The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-03-04
MISSISSIPPI LEGISLATURE.
THE EDUCATION BILL PASSED
THE HOUSE.
ALarge Number Of Bills Passed the
Senate-Important TO Insur-
ance Companies.
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JACKSON, MISS, March 3.-Send'G.-
Bills passed last night: Repeating the
acts heret fore passed Incorporating
ihe town Of Brandon and %reincorpor-
ating the same; - ascertain the in
debtedness of Simpson county prior
10 April !, 1884.
House bills passed the Senate: Au-
thoring the reduction OF the bond OF
the Chsncery Clerk OF Greene county
recurring the Secretary OF State to
furnish the law library oil Memphis,
Tenn, with acts and journals oil the
Legislature in future; altnoring Clay
county to purchase tools for working
nublic roads; for the relief Of o. I.
Stumbling, a minor OF Lee county;
amending the prohibition liquor law
Of Smithyille, Monroe county; to in
corporate the town OF Anding TO
amend the charter OF Nszoo county;
10 authorize the Supervisors OF Will
kinson TO levy an additional tax au.
thorizing Itawamba TO levy a special
tax for outstanding school warrants;
TO authorize Corinth to regis
ter c 9 tain warrants; for the en-
Iorcement OF liens on water crafts,
with amendment; to authorize Mar
sh,ll county to settle a certain claim,
with amendmentsi for the relief OF X.
B. Overton Of Marshall county; re.
pealing the chaitsr OF the town oil
tevereltsville, in Tallahatchie county;
repeating the act authorizing the AL.
dermen OF Grenada TO elect the City
Marshal 10 ascertain the outstanding
indebtedness OF Lincoln county;
amending the act authorizing Mar
shall county 10 dispose Of it's former
iall to amend the %pTohibilory liquor
law OF Walthall; amending the act
authorizing the Supervisors OF Wilkin-
son county 10 levy taxes for county.
purposes; amending the charter OF
oakland, in Yalobusha county; to
amend the charter Of the NatGhez
Building and Loan Association. adj
journed.
Bills passed to-day: To prohibit
the sale OF Intoxicating liquors a. Eel
! ogship Church authorizing Lincoln
county to purchase field notes for the
relief Of II. II. Wynn; House bills,
one each, amending the charters Of
the towns Of Brooksville, Greenville
and Chester, and n each incorpor-
ating the towns Of Fulton and Hunt
iDgton bills to prohibit the sale OF in
toxicatiDg liquors at Chapman
Church, towns OF Pelahachie and
Chesterville; bills for the relief Of r,
B. 0verton, Margaret Shankly and M.
McCachern; TO confirm the order OF
supervisors; authorizing the chan
Gerry clerk OF Grenada to provide a
new index OF deeds; in relation 10 the
Board Of Pilot Commissioners OF Pas
oagoula Bay; TO aid the County
Boards OF Health and Quarantine in
Hancock and Harrison counties TO
authorize Jackson county TO purchase
certain property TO exempt Scranton
Fire Company No. l ftom road duty F;
TO amend the law in reference to the
co1trol OF the sixteenth section.
HoUsR.
Last nights session was occupied on
the public education bill without re-
suit. The said bill passed to-day by q
vote Of 50 yeas to 3 nays. The follow
ing other bills passed: To submit to
the qualified electors OF Coshoma the
question Of the removal and location
anew Of the county site; a bill grant.
ing relief from penalties imposed aud
to render enforcible certain contracts
under section $50 Of the code. This
has reference to the relief sought
by reason Of the late decision by the
Supreme Court in the case Of Mr..
Pollard vs.. insurance company To
amend the code In relation to insur'
anoe companies.
Judge J. w. Watfen, by invitation,
addressed the House this afternoon In
advocacy Of the bill fixing his lee In
the Railroad Commission cases.
The bill passed the House allowing
insurance companies not licensed by
the State 10 transact business without
making deposit or paying privilege
tax, but by paying 4 per cent. ofigross
receipts. This bill, should II become
a law, will operate unjuetly ID those
companies that have paid the privi-
lege tax and made deposits, and will
not benefit the citizens Of theSState at
large. II will make the procurance Of
insuTaace on gin-houses and cotton
risks more difficult.