Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1888-02-14
LEGISLATIVE NEWS.

A bill TO incorporate the Mammo
Cave Hotel and Railroad Compan
has been referred to the Commit
on Railroads.
A House bin already passed upo
authorizing Graves county to levy
al UdlOrem tax for the purpose
building a new courthouse passe
the Senate also and one authorizin
the came county to issue bonds TO
certain purposes was then passed.
Other Senate bills passed as fol
l,ws:
Incorporating the Floyd and Chest
nut street Church of Christ, at Louis
vile, Incorporating the Bank of Pike
vile, Pike county, and one amending
the charter of the Union County Fair
Company.
The following bills have passed the
House: One to charter the Central
City Water Company; one to incor-
porate the Mt. Minish Cemetery Com
pany, of Owen county; one to incor-
porate the town of Somerset; one
amending the charter of the town of
Georgetown; one TO incorporate the
town of Salt Lick, in Bath count II
800 % ;,,oo-,,o,..,o .I---e-.saoY Oouhly
=. Sss company also one to incorpo'
rate the Shelby county Baptist Minis
terIal Aid Society one TO incorporate
the District of Clinton, in Campbell
county one to renew the charter OF
the Alexandria and Flagg Spring
Turnpike Road Company, in Camp
bell county; one to amend an act 10
establish new charter for the town
of Elkton, Todd county, the charter
having been approved in 'S4 one for
the benefit of G. j. Watkins, of Trigg
county one to incorporate the Nor
rison Male and Female Seminary, in
Boyle county; one providing that
none of the provisions of the chapter
in the General Statutes on "Gaming'
shall be construed to apply to shooting
matches for shares in any animal oil
fowl, and that this shall be lawful, anc
that any one engaging in such spor
shall not be liable TO arrest or in
dictment one fixing the time whei
Ln no.nya1 al phan
and fixing the compensation of al
members. In the bill the time TO
converting is set for October 3, and tn
pay is fixed at $500 with fifteen cent
mileage.
A bill has been offered by Nj
Worrell of Graves county, making
misdemeanor for fraudulent pack
ing and pricing tobacco, the punish
Ineut on conviction to be fine of $40
or less at the discretion of the cour
The bill applies TO Graves county onl,
A similar one should be offered an
passed by the representatives of a
the countiesin the State. A bill II
quiring proprietors of patent med
cines to furnish formula of the
mixtures after being fully discussed
passed.
The bill giving laborers and en-
ployes engaged in building railroad
under sub contractors lien on th
original contractor or the companie
property was passed by very larl
majority.
A bill setting aside capital punisl
ment and fixing the punishment f,
capital offenses at life imprisonmel
has been introduced. Much oppos
ton has already been expressed al
il is not at all likely that the bill wi
pass; also one has been oflert
making she punishment for arson
confinement in the penitentiary f
not less than ten years. The follow
ing bills have been introduced al
are under consideration one fixir
the punishment for a person fri
stubble of forests, at fine of Slt
aud imprisonment from three
twelve months in the county Jail OF
incorporating the North Jelico Co
Company one fixing the pay of d
Clerk of the Court of Appeals an
Supreme Court, the amount to |
paid by fee bills, legal fees and con
missions of the two Courts, collecte
by the Auditor; one providing thu
ifany Judge of Superior Cour
Court of Appeals, Circuit or any Otht
Court, or any Clerk of Said Cour
Commonwealth Attorneys or othe
person in a high position in tn
Courts, imbibe too freely ofintoxicanI
while on duty, he shall be fined fror
$50 to $500. II is safe TO predict ths
the latter bill will only be introduced