The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1884-03-05
MISSISSIPPI LEGISLATURE.
sENATE FoRTYsIxTH DAY.

MISSISSIPPI LEGISLATURE.
SENATE FORTYsIxTH DAY.
MoNDAr. March 8. 1884.
2 Senate met pursuant to adjournment.
d Hon. R. o. Reynolds in the Chair.
r AL members present except Msssr
, Marshall, Nsrtin, Mitchell, Eolsnd, Owe
Psekwood, Roans Of Calhoun, and Roam
Of Webster.
o Leave of absence was granted from ds
E TO day 70 Senator Paekwoed on seceanf {
!. sickness.
HoCsE .6KsaAGEs-
r The following House bills we're receive
) and disposed Of as follows:
Referred 70 the COMMITTEES on Finance:
No. 6s-To prevent the double assess
ment and collection OF taxes on tie sam
property.
No. i5s-To authorize the Governor +
offer reward for the discovery and arres
of criminals.
. No. 556-ProhIbiting the circuit ant
chancsry courts from allowing account
except when itemized and verified by ain
+ davit
: No. $3.50 adopt tax collectors re
csipt and for other purposes.
House Joint Resolution-In reference Il
) taxation of printing presses, etc.
No. 446-To amend an act to secure x
the State the five per cent. fund now due
or that may hereafter become due from
the Federal government and for other pur
poses.
No SOTO authorize the board of su
pervisors of Lincoln county to levy an ad
ditional tax to pey the outstanding debt OF
said county, and for other purposes.
No 923-To authorize an assessment OF
lands in the year 1884 in Lincoln county.
No 926-TO authorize the board of su
pervisors of Lincoln county to cause reg
istratiou of outstanding warrants of said
county and for other purposes.
No. 925To enable Lincoln county to
borrow money to build new court house.
| No. 922-For relief of T. G. Myatt, Of
Lauderdale county.
: No. 942-To extend time for payment
and collection of certain taxes in Copiah
county.
No 6GI-For relief of J. Madison Mas
/ sey, citizen of Tate county.
! No. 6l0-To facilitate the construction
| of the Gulf and Ship Island Railroad and
for other purposes.
To the Judiciary Committee:
| No. 115--To amend an act dividing Yal-
obusaa county into two circuit and chan
Gerry districts and for other purposes.
No. 1910 amend section 2S04, Code.
| No. 1910 amend section 1882, Code.
No. 2s9- secure mothers in the Gus
tody of their children
No. 3I2-To amend section 1876, Code,
relating to making up the issue in trials of
the right of property.
No. 316-To amend the laws of this State
in relation to the service of process.
No. 545-Io amend section 1910, Code.
No. 557-Amending section 1915, Code.
in regard to chancery rules.
No. 645-To amend sections l774 and
1860, Code, to make the same apply o
chancery courts.
No. lb7--Io amend section 1885, Code,
40 as to enable the vendor to subject per-
sonal property sold to seizure for the pur
chase money.
No. 1sI-To change the order OF argu-
ment in criminal prosecutions.
No. h54 To amend section 1890 Code.
No. 5s9-'Co amend section 2105. Code
No 157-ro amend section 2294, Code.
No. 69l-To amend the laws of this State
i'll relation 10 circnit judges and circuit
courts.
No. 100 To amend the laws of this
State III relation to the action of forcible
entry and unlawful detainer.
No 836-To extend the time of holding
the circuit court in Perry county.
No. 110--For relief of Rachael Alexan-
der.
No a0s To create al additional consta-
bic for Clay county.
No S54-For relief Of ". q. Cooke of
Tate county.
No. S57 To change the names of Ma
linda and Annie Aiason.
No, S93-In relation to chattle mort
ages and deeds Of trust on growing crops
and stock i'll Montgomery county.
No. S92 To amend chapter 287, Code.
No. 7Si-Io create an additional Justice
and constable in district No. 5, Leake
coratr.
No, 3jl-For the better protection Of
contracts between landlord and tenant, en-
ployer and employee, and for other Eurpo-
ses.
No. 949-To require railroad companies
to fence their tfacks and erect cattle guards
in certain places.
No 546-To amend section 1854, Code.
No. 765-Fo ameEd section 2063, Code.
To COMMITTEES ON Registration and Elec-
items:
No. 200-To construe section 1873, Code.
No. 20G-To amend section 10, Code, to
provide for the payment of certain cleo
ton services.
To Committee ON Railroads:
No 270-To amend an act to authorize
the MemT his and yicksburg Railroad Com
papy and Ship Island and Mississippi Val
ley Railroad Company to effect a CONSOLE
dation, approved March 3. 1882.
No. $50 70 amend section of an act
to inco1 pcFa1e the New Orleans, Baton
Rouge. Fiaksburg and Memphis Railroad
Company.
No. IS Re incorporate the Helen1, Water
Valley, aberdeen and birmingham Railroad
Company. nc
No, Sii-Fo incorporate the BALDWIN,
Marietta and Purple Shell Springs Rail
road Company and to define its powers.
No. S72-To amend an act approved
August 8, 1870, TO incorporate the Mem
phis and Sicksburg Railroad Company.
No. 732-To amend an net approved
March |, 1878. to authorize the constfuc
ton aud use OF street railroads in the city
OF Vicksburg.
No. 941-To Incorporate the Meridian,
koseiusko and Grenada Railroad Com
pany.
No. 2f6 To incorporate The Tornbigbee
aud Grand Trunk Railroad Company.
No. 4i6-To amend an act to incorpo-
rate the New Orleans, Baton Ronge, Ficks- |
burg and Memphis Short Line Railroad
Company, approved March 5, 1882.
House amendment to
Senate bill No. $50 incorporate the |
Mississippi River and Deer Greek Railroad |
Company.
Amendments amend section 5 by strik- |
ing out in the two last lines of said section |
the words: ALSO strike out all of that part
OF said section - which exempts said rail |
road from taxation Also add to said sec
ton 4 .Rlso strike out of section 20 of
said act Incorporating the Meridian, Vino |
ma and Helena Railroad Company so far as
the same applies to this act
The effect of the first amendment is to
exempt the company from taxation for
twenty years,
To the Committee on Agriculture. Com
meree and Manufactures:
No. S79-To empower the board Of su-
pervisors of Yazoo county TO have the pub
lie roads properly worked and for other
purposes.
No. SOTO declare what shall be a law
full fence in Sharkey county.
No 444-To amend sections 1914 and
1915 Code.
No SOTO amend chapter q, acts
1882, in relation to hog law in Madison
county.
No. 313-To amend section 29Dl Code,
in relation to the larcency of live stock.
No. $50 To prevent live stock from nm
ming at large in a certain supervisors die
trict in Tanica county and for other puf-
poses.
No. sIs-To provide for the protection
Of crops IN any supervisors district or ter
ritorial division OF Marshall. Pamela and
Union counties.