The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1881-11-23
PROCLAMATION
By Governor Alvin Hawkins, of
Tennessee.
Ca1lingl am Extraordinary Ses-
sion of the Legislature.
Special to the Kno8 vile Chronicle.
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The Governor has issued a proc
lamation converting the legislature
in extraordinary session at noon
Wednesday, December seventh, and
when assembled will enter upon the
following legislative business:
First. To fix and declare the
number of Senators and Represen-
tatiVes composing the General As
sembly of the State of Tennessee,
and to make an apportionment Of
the same as provided by sections
four, five and six of an act, article
two, of the Constitution of the State.
Second. To correct any error
which may have been made, if any,
in engrossing or otherwise the bill
passed by the General Assembly on
the sixth of April, 81, entitled "an
act to defray the expenses of this
General Assembly and to defray the
current expenses of the State gov
ernment for the next two years APP
proved April 18th, 1881" touching
an appropriation to the bureau OF
Agriculture, Statistics and Mines
so as to carry into effect the true in
tent of General Assembly, as to
the amount Of said appropriation.
Third. Fixing time of holding the
several courts in the Eleventh Judi
cial Circuit.
Fourth. To enable the severa
counties in the State to comprom
Use judgments against them and IL
issue negotiable judgment certif.
Gates, according to the terms of sale
compromise, and to provide for the
payment Of the same.
| Fifth. To authorize the appIica
ton of so much of the fund already
appropriated for purposes of higher
or normal education as may be JUS
and necessary for the higher or nor
NAL education of the children 0
Tennessee Of African descent. =
Sixth. To make such additional
appropriation as may be necessary
to pay the fees of clerks in cases il
which lands have been condemned
and sold for taxes, and purchased by
the State during the years 1873
and 1879.
| Seventh. 70 make such addition
al appropriation as may be neces
sary to pay the expense of the en-
umeration recently made under tn,
provisions of an act of the genera
assembly entitled can act to pro
| vide for the enumeration of tn,
male inhabitants of the State 2
years Of age and upward" passet
April 2, 1881, and approved Apri
| 7, 1881.
| Eighth. To provide for the pay
ment of S361.1O, for which the Com
| ptroller of the State was, by an &C
of the general assembly entitled
"An act to compensate Clinton
| Alden as special Judge of tn
| Twelfth Judicial Circuit. Passe,
! March 25, 1881. Approved MarcI
| %, 1881, =" directed to draw his war
rant on. the Treasurer of the State
Ninth. To make provision 70
the pay OF, 0z,5UU, Tor WHO
the Comptroller of the State was, b,
an cttOf the general assembly, en-
| titled, "An act for the relief of Gee
| E. Huckaby, former trustee {
Wayne County, passed April I'll
1881, and approved April 7th, 1881
| instructed to draw his warrant o
the Treaurer of the State.
Tonth. To make all needful pre-
vision for the organization and in
corporation of manufacturing com
panies.
Eleventh. To provide for the pay
ment of the necessary expenses in
cident to said extraordinary sesssio,
of the general assembly, a,..