Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-03-18
EXTRA SESSION CALLED.
TO Meet ia Nashville ON the 9Th
OF April.


sion Thursday, the 9th of April
Various and sundry subjects, no
including the State debt, are men
toned for consideration, as follows;
/. Redistricting the State into tel
Congressionsl Districts and providing
for proper representation in the Con
gress of the United States.
2. Amendment of the act passel
April Z, 1881, entitled IAN act to pro
vide revenue for the State of 1ennes
see and the counties thereof" in 81
far as the same relates to taxes for thl
year 1882.
3. Amendment of existing laws so
as the more efficiently to provide fol
the assessment and collection Of bacl
taxes.
4. Amendment of the existing laws
fixing compensation Of Sherifs fol
summoning juries.
3. Amendment of an act passed
March 23d entitled, IAN act to regu-
late the working and laying out Of
public roads,"
6. Amendment OF existing laws in
relation to assessment of property be-
longing to railroad companies for tax
alton.
z. Making provision for relief oflit
gants and the more speedy disposition
Of causes on Supreme Court docket:
by the establishments Of intermediate
courts or otherwise.
8. Making provision for safe keeping
of public revenues which are now
or may hereafter be collected by pro
viding for investment of same in in
terest bearing securities or otherwise
g. Removal of penitentiary Of State
from Its present site.
TO- Making provision for relief Of
persons rendered destitute in conse
quence of the drought OF 1881, or b.
recent oVerfows.
IL. Making competent the testimony
of persons rendered infamous in cases
Of violence by csnvicts in the peniten-
tiary.
II. Amendment Of existing laws in
relation to the assessment and taxa.
ton of property belonging to eduea-
tional institutions, and relieving the
same of taxation for the years 1881 and
1882.
Is. Amendment of existing laws
touching the compensation of county
trustees.
IA. Amendment of existing law;
authorizing the chartering of corpora
lions so as to provide for ehartering
companies under what is known as the
cooperative system.
10. Making an appropriation to pay
for the engraving of bonds Of the State
under authority of an act passed
April 5, 1881, entitled an act to com
promise and settle the bonded indebt-
edness of the State Of Tennessee.
l6. Making an appropriation to pay
reasonable counsel fees to defendants
solicitors in the case Of Thomas j
Lynn and others VS.. the Comptroller,
Treasurer and Secretary Of State, now
pending in the Chancery Court al
Nashville.
IL. Making provision for the cor
rection of errors ofrevenue collectors
18. Making provision for the bitter
protection Of the State capitol anC
grounds, and regulating the salaries
of the Superintendent thereof and hi,
employees.
10. Authorizing the Trustees o.
Ripley Male Academy to sell anC
convey Academy property.
20. Fixing times for holding Circuit
and Chancery Courts for the counties
Of Clay, Putnam, Macon, Pickett
0Verton, Cumberland and Jackson.
81. Changing the line between thu
counties OF Hamilton and James.
%. Amendment of existing lawl
governing tobacco boards of trade
in this State. ~
q. Making appropriations for thu
payment OF Mrs. Buchanan for ser
vices heretofore rendered by her a.
assistant engrossing clerk of thu
House, and Of John Terry, porter fol
the Senate, for services heretofore
rendered by him for which no appro
priation has been made.
"a. Authorizing the city OF Clarks
vile to levy and collect additional
taxes for school purposes.
%. Providing for the appointment
of clerk for the Superintendent o
Public Instruction, and an Assistant
State Librarian, and fixing the salaries
thereof.
rs. Making an additional appropri
alton to the State Library.
z. Making an appropriation for thu
payment Of warrant No 1874. ISSUED
by the Comptroller to w. C. Brandon
under a writ Of mandamus from tn,
Circuit Court eff Knox county.
q. Relief Of the Trustee Of Green,
county on an account of the State
revenue alleged to have been stoler
from him.
~. Payment OF costs in felony case
originating in the State courts anC
transferred TO Federal courts.
30. Authorizing the city of Nash
vile to issue bonds for the purpose o
building waterWorks.
81. Providing for the payment o
warrants issued by the Comptroller I,
to the County Judge of Lincoln count,
under authority of an act passed Al
the last regular session.
81. Regulation of the term Of ofie
aldermen in the city of jackson.
80. Making an additional appro
priation to pay the expenses o
the committee Of investigation ap
pointed by the Senate at the last extr
session, and for printing the report o
said committee.
"a. The Payment of warrant
issued by the Comptroller to tn
University Of Tennessee under the au
thOrity Of an act passed at the last reg
ular session.
IS. The Payment Of militar
companies for services rendered b
them unon call Of the Governor