Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1886-01-29
THE LEGISLATURE.
Special to Commercial Herald.
HOUSE.


HOUSE.
JACKSON, Jan. 25-The house con
Cured in senate amendments to the
bill Incorporating the birmingham &
Atlantic railroads.
Act to define jurisdiction Of justices
of peace; tabled subject to Gail.
Bills from senate rred-Requir-
> ing TWO or moreschool trustees in each
school district to know how to read
and write; to amend chapter 70 of the
code in relation to proceedings in
mandamus cases; to provide for
amendments on criminal proceedings;
TO amend section 2,757 of the code IN
relation.to neglect or refusal of civil
officers to perform duties required Of
them by law; to provide for the col
lection of taxes on certain railroad
land in Bolivar and other counties; in
relation to duties Of supervisors
of poor to secure performance of con-
tracts by telegraph companies.
To require justice of peace to bring
their dockets before grand juries
passed.
Defining what shall constitute false
pretense; tabled subject to call.
To allow Hon. B. T. Trimble to re-
tire on half pay; passed.
To increase poll tax to two dollars ;
indefinitely postponed.
Bills introduced and referred-In
relation to disposing Of exempt proper
ty to regulate sale Of liquor to mi
nors in relation to assessment of real
property in relation to public schools;
in relation to filing pleas in chancery
court; to reduce cost of supervising
railroads to allow justices Of the peace
fees in criminal cases ; to require only
one guardian bond where there are
several minors being joint owners of
property.
Resolution providing for constitu-
tional amendment providing for the
election of supreme judges; referred,
Resolution amending joint rules Of
both houses, requiring corporations to
have their charters printed when in.
troduced in the Legislature; lies over.
SENATE.
House bills considered-Act TO
amend act to incorporate the town Of
Tchula; passed.
TO require the board of supervisors
of Scott county to inspect all public
works let out by them; tabled.
To amend section 468 of the code
in relation to public revenue; passed,
Authorizing the leYying Of a special
tax in Hancock county; passed.
70 amend act in relation to hogs,
. sheep and goats running at large in
district one, two and three Of Oktib.
heha county; passed.
Authorizing the board of super
visors of Wilkinson, Benton and
Holmes, to purchase certain volumes
of Mississippi reports.
Recommitted--To provide the cir
cult clerk of Grenada county with vol.
umes of reports.
TO authorize the board of super
visors of Lee, Tate, Noxubee, Lafa-
yette and Holmes counties to hold regu-
lar meetings; passed.
To create an additional justices of
the peace in Bolivar county; passed.
To amend charter Of the town of
Woodville; passed.
To amend the charter Of the town Of
Heidelberg; passed.
M opoand n.at fn innnEnnrotn Wnoh-
ington steam fire company No. 3,
passed.
To repeal an act to constituted three
wire fence lawful fence in the county
of Holmes; passed.
To repeal chapter 302, section l, 2
and 8 of the acts of 1884; passed.
To amend chapter z, section 1924 Of
the Code, so far as relates to Green
county; passed.
To amend chapter Is, acts of 1884,
relative to hunting with dogs and gun
on the lands Of another; passed.
TO repeal an act to prevent live
stock running at large in certain su-
pervisors districts in Tunica county;
passed.
To transfer certain special funds in
Jackson county; passed.
To authorize sale Of a certain lot of
ground in the town Of Charleston,
Tate county; passed.
To provide for the payment of out
standing teachers warrants in Neshoba
county; passed.
TO incorporate Shiloh Camp-ground;
passed.
The joint resolution to appoint a
Joint committee to whom will be re-
ferred chapted 16 Of the code, was
adopted. Messrs. Hamilton, of Holmes,