The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1879-04-24
The Work Of Our County Members.

Among the bills introduced by.
our members of the present Legis-
1ature the following became laws:
An act requiring the names of al
the members of mercantile firhi
to- be written in the license. This
will prevent the covering up OF
property SO as to avoid just debts
An act 70 give magistrates juris
dIction over misdemeanors. Thou
sands of dollars taxes will be saved
and many offenders who have hith-
erto escaped will be punished under
this law. Besides 1T will make the
offices of magistrate and constable
worth something.
AN act to reduce county assess
ments from 40 cents to 30 cents.
The burdens of the State will be
lessened annually by this act one
hundred and fifty Thousand dollars
as shown by the comptroller's re
port.
An act giving lien to farm la
borers. Now when a man does
work. upon farm he can get pay
for it, if he raises any crop by his
labor.
An act to prevent the sale of cot
ton in small quantities after night.
This will check the pilfering OF cot
ton SO much complained of. Here
tofore no man, white or black, was
free from danger of having his cot
ton carried off at night, and if the
law is executed it will save thou
sands of dollars.
An act requiring the teaching. OF
the elementary branches of agricul
ture in the public schools. The in
tention of this law is to give farm
ers more Intelligence in their par
ticular calling, and to make farming
not only a livelihood but pleasure
The educated doctor or lawyer not
only makes money, but actually
finds his profession a source of en-
ioyment and pastime. So it ought
to be with the farmer, and when
this becomes the law our boys will
not be so anxious to leave the most
honorable of all callings to become
endangered by the temptations OF
town life. 1t will take time for our
teachers to prepare themselves, but
when they are prepared no subject
taught will prove more profitable or
delightful, both to the teacher and
pupil All countries'that are max
ing much progress in agricultural
pursuits have these branches taught
in their schools.
An act to amend the charter of
Pulaski by which her corporation
laws can he better enforced.
An act bringing several former
citizens back into Giles.
An act to render more safe travel
upon turnpikes.
The school laws were changed so
as to save Giles from seven hundred
to one thousand dollars annually.
Road bills were introduced and
strenuous efforts made to have
them passed, but owing to the press
of business and conflicting views
upon the subject nothing was done.
Other measures were introduced,
but as there were similar bills the
latter were substituted, in some in
stances, for the former. No local
measure was sought by citizens Of
Giles that was not obtained. 1t
should be remembered that the con-
sheraton of the State debt-the
all-important question-prevented
the passage of many good. bills, es
pecially one relating to public
roads. =
Whether or not the country will
be benefited awaits TO be seen, but
from our recollection of the various
bids as they we're introduced we
know that our members did all that
men could to give US good and
wholesome laws, and especially is
this true with reference TO the great
body OF our community the farm
ers. Whatever may be said Of past
Legislatures the farming class can
not say of this one, and especially
our own members, that their inter
leste yeR nuS carefully euoksa eslsg.