Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1884-02-01
JACKSON. MISS.
Proceedings OF the Legislature-A Large
Number OF Bills introduced
i'm Both Branches.
Liquor Bills Made the Special Order for
Tuesday-Jefferso Davis Invited
to Address the Assembly.
JACKSON, MISS.
A Large Amount of business Transacts
by the LEGISLATURE

A Large Amount of business TranSac ed
by the Legislature.
Special to the Appeal
JACKSON, January 31-.Se1idte.-Bills in
troduced and referred: For relief of the
sureties on the bond of. S. Montgomery,
of Adams; to amend the law allowing the
supervisors and authorities of cities to inn
pose privilege taxes; to permit non-resi-
dent sureties on official bonds in Coahoma !;
for the relief of w. B. Wright and I. c..
Dockery, ex-sheriff and sheriff, respec-
lively. of Tate county; to regulate labor
and ehroafage agriculture in the State; to
fix the compensation of clerks in certain
cases; to amend the law in reference
to sureties on official bonds of county
officers; to provide compensation to
the circuit clerk of Grenada county for
services in certain criminal cases; to in
corporate the Terry, Brandon and North
western Railroad Company; authorizing
supervisors OF any county to require rail-
roads to fence their tracks; to prohibit the
sale of Intoxicating liquors in fernando; !;
resolution proposing an amendment to the
constitution; relative to moneys arising
from licenses for retailing spirituous
liquors; toprovide for more efficient and
convenient registration of voters; to incor-
porate the Aberdeen street railway; to re-
peal the law in the code in relation to
tramps; to authorize the survey and sale
of certain marsh lands; to authorize the
cr,y rof IIanoAal- L.
son, Marion, Perry and Greene coun-
ties to employ civil engineer
for building bridges; to prevent
the sale of Intoxicating liquors in
Mooresville; to create three justices of the
peace in the Fourth District in Kinds; in
relation to the funds arising from the lease
of the penitentiary; in relation to pro-
ceedingS against garnishees; to amend the
law in relation to the ownership of prop
erty as it appears on the assessment rolls !;
in relation to the statutes of limitation in
suits against public officers.
Bills passed: Permitting appeals from
mayors courts to circuit courts; to change
the time OF holding the Chancery Court
of Pike county; to regulate the place of
trial OF writs of hdbeGs corpus; in relation
to the confirmation of sales under DEGREES
in chancery; amending the law in relation
to motions for trials in circuit courts; /;
House bill prohibiting the sale OF intoxi-
eating liquors in Tate.
Bills defeated: To authorize the super
visors of Pike to compromise the indebt-
edness of G. G. Gibson; to amend the
law as to bonds of coroners.
Adjourned till Monday next.
HouSe.-Bills introduced and referred:
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estate; to remove the seat of government
OF the State of Mississippi from the city of
Jackson to the city of Meridian; to allow
the complainant and defendant to testify
against and for each other in trials for di-
vorce; to prevent boards of supervisors
from allowing claims presented to them at
the terms OF the courts at which the
claims are presented; amending the law
as to the distribution of the five-cent fund
due or to become due from the Federal
government; to regulate the distribution
of the common school fund; to allow
chancery clerks at any time to take proof of
wills, grant letters testamentary, letters of
guardianship, administration, ETC.; to
amend the election laws, and making it
the duty of the supervisors to appoint
commissioners of election to submit all
amendment to the constitution requiring
moneys arising from fines or for liquor
licenses to be paid into the county treas
ury Of the county where the same accrue
for school purposes in said county, instead
of paying it into the State treasury to be
distributed generally; to amend the law
authorizing the purchasers of railroads
bought under execution, foreclosures, etc,
to organize as incorporated companies; to,
amend the law relative to unlawful CO.
habitatien; to amend the law apportion-
ing students from the several counties in
the Agricultural and Mechanical College;
to amend the law relative to the larceny of
animals; ia amend the charter of Bay st.
Louis resolution proposing an amendment
to the constitution relative to school
funds.
Bills passed: To provide for an addi.
tional justice of the peace and constable
in District of Jefferson county; to reeu-
late the sale and purchase of forfeited tax
lands; prohibiting the sale OF intoxicating
liquors in Clarke county; to amend the
law regulating insurance deposits; fixing
the jurisdiction of justices of the peace in
two Circuit Court districts in Chickasaw
county; in relation to notices of building
bridges by supervisors; Senate bill as to
the boundaries of Adams and Wilkinson
counties.