The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1882-03-22
A PROCLAMATION
By GOYERNOR ia WINS
CONVEYING THE LEGISLATURE IN EX-
TRAoRDINARY SESSION, THURS
DAY APRIL 9th, 1882.
THE STATE DEBT IGNORED.

Governor Hawkins on 10th Is
sued the following proclamation
converting the Legislature in extra
ordinary session April 9th, 1882:
Whereas, There are various mat
ters of public interest which require
legislation before the next session OF
the General Assembly,:
Now, therefore, by virtue of the
power and authority in NE vested,
by Section 9, Article III of the con-
stitution of the State, 1, Alvin Haw-
kins, Governor of the State of Ten
nessee do, by this proclamation, con-
vene the General Assembly of Ten
nessee in extraordinary session, in
the Capitol at Nashville, on Thurs
day, the 9th day of April, 1882, at
the hour of II o'clock, M, for the
purpose of entering upon the follow
ing legislative business, tO-wit:
1st -Redistricting the State into
ten Congressi aal districts, and pro-
viding fer proper representation in
the Congress of the United States.
2nd-The amendment of the act,
passed April 18th, 1881, entitled Gan
act to to provide revenue for the
State of Tennessee and the counties
thereof in so far as the same relates
to taxes for the year 1882:
3rd-The amendment of existing
laws so as the more efficiently to
provide for the assessment and col
lection of back taxes.
4th The amendment of existing
laws fixing the compensation Of
sheriff for summoning juries.
5th-The amendment of an act
passed March 23d, 1881, entitled
San act to regulate the working and
laying out of public roads"
6th-The amendment of existing
laws in relation to the assessment
of property belonging to railway
companies for taxation.
7th-The making provision for
the relief of l1tigants, and the more
speedy disposition of causes on the
Supreme Court dockets, by the es-
Enlistment of intermediate courts
or otherwise.
Sth-T The making provision for
the safe keeping of the public reve-
nues, which are nor, or may here
after be, collected by providing
for the investment of the same
in interest bearing securities or
otherwise.
9th-The removal of the peniten-
tiary of the State from its present
site.
10th-The making provision for
the relief of persons rendered desti-
tute in consequence of the drought
of 1881, or by the recent overfows.
11th-The making competent the
testimony of persons rendered in
famous in cases of violence by con-
victs in the penitentiary.
12th-The amendment of existing
laws in relation to the assessment |
and taxation of property belonging
to educational institutions, and re-
ieving the same of taxation for the
years 1881 and 1882.
18th The amendment ofexisting
avs touching the compensation of
county trustees.
14th-The amendments of existing
avs authorizing the chartering of
Operations so as to provide for
hartering companies under what
3 known as the cooperative sys-
en-"
15th-Tho making an Iappropria-
ion to pay for the engraving of
onds of the State under the author
y of an act passed April 9th, 1881, +
ntitled Gan act to compromise and .
sttle the bonded indebtedness of {
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16th-The making an appropria- t
ton TO pay reason able counsel fees