The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1886-03-03
MISSISSIPPI LEGISLATURE.
sENATE-FoRTY-FoURTH DAY.
MONDAY, March l. 1856
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MONDAY. March !, 1856.
Senate met pursuant to adjournment
Lieul-Gov. Stands in the chair
SENATE BILLS on THIRD READING.
To amend the charter of The Natebez
Jackson & Columbus Railroad COMPANY
Passed
For tile relief OF tax assessors in this
State. Indefinitely postponed.
To pay the Board OF Levee Commission
ers for the Yazoo-Mississippi Delts. cer-
tain money belonging to said Levee Board
| and used by the State. indefinitely post
poued.
To prevent swine and goats from run
ming at large in the county Of DeSoto and
to define what shall be lawful fence in
said county. Passed.
This statute shall not 80 into effect and
be enforced until majority Of all the land
| owners in said county shall petition the
| board of supervisors OF said county asking
said board to fix a day when said law shall
/ go into effect. whereupon said board OF
supervisors, either at regular or called
meeting, shall make an order on the
minutes Of said board fixing the time when
| said law shall go into effect. Said board
shall publish the time when said law shall
90 into effect for four successive weeks in
some newspaper published in said county
To Incorporate the Natchez Comprt - 4
Warehouse Company. indefinitely post
poned.
To amend the Mississippi 4 Tennessee
Railroad charter. Passed.
An act authorizing railroad companies To
consolidate, and TO aid, lease to or from. or
purchase from or sell 20 other railroad
companies. Passed.
To amend sec. 1854, Code Of 1880. 50 as
to extend the protection Of said section to
the EMPLOYEES of railroad companies in
this State. Recommitted to judiciary.
To incorporate the Natchez Street Rail-
road Company. Passed.
To provide for the election of member.
of, and to create State Board OF Fqualiza- |
ton, and Tor other purposes Referred 10
a special COMMITTEES consisting of Messrs |
Reynolds, Houston, Love, Boyd, and Dill |
lard.
Mr. Boyd called up House bill, an act
to amend an act entitled an act to faeil- |
itate the construction of the Gulf d Ship |
Island Railroad. and for other purposes.
approved March 10, 1884. Referred TO |
Railroad Committee.
HOUSE BILLS ON THIRD READISe.
To repeal sec. 1859, Code of 1880. in re-
lation to contracts to cucumber growing
crops. Made special order for Tuesday
morning.
To define and punish the crime Of teach
ing p0lygamous doctrines and principles, |
and of persuadine others 10 adopt and
embrace the same. Passed by the follow
ing vote:
YEAs-Messrs. Bachelor. Boone, Boothe,
Boyd, Brennan, Dickson billiard. Dodds
cage, Gayles, Gully, Hamilton, Of Kinds,
OF Holmes, Houston Kemp,
Love, Luse, Morris, Owen, Packwood,
Powell, Rey nolds, Ross, Smith, Whitney,
Yerger,-29.
NAYs-Mr. Burkitt. /
ABSENT AND THOSE not VOTING Messrs.
Austin, Barron, Binford, Buchanan Casey,
Jean, Guyton Harvey, Seal, Sim0nton
,ykes, Thrasher, and Walker.
Mr.. Burkitt had the following protest
cad; | vote against this bill, because |
egard it as out OF place, unnecessary and
TO our State; at the same time
want it known TO the public that | have !.
0 sympathy with poiogamy or Mormon
M
For the preservation of certain records +
the Office of the Auditor OF Public Ac- i
,unts. Passed. f
joint Resolution TO appoint a committee n
, look into and consider the propriety OF f,
,ducing the number of judicial aud
lancery court districts and report by o
i'll or otherwise. Concurred in by Sen f,
lie. Il
The blank in the resolution was filled =
= committee OF two, Messrs. billiard and u
NTH.
To amend sec. 1901 Code 1885, in refer
nee to larceny, and for other purposes. {
definitely postponed. q
To amend sec 1906 chapter II, Code 1880. :
Indefinitely postponed.
For the relief OF certain soldiers and Y
lilors of the late war between the States. 81
assed with amendments. 81
Mr.. Walker called up Senate Bill-An t
IT authorizing the board OF supervisors Of
ny county of this State to require rail- t
fence their tracks. Bill passed with f
At 2:l0 tae Senate adjourned until 7:30 l.
clock.