The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-03-02
MISSISSIPPI LAW MAKERS.
PROCEEDINGS OF THE STATE LEGIs-
LATuRE AT JACKSON.
Bills Introduced, Reported and Passed
by the se,Ate and House - The
/. Governor Approves Number OF
Bills.

the Town OF Ollve Branch, In DeS0tc coun-
ty. To repeal chapter Ill, OF acts Of 1884,
being an act 10 secure the faithful collec-
ton Of delinquent personal taxes.
BY Mr.. Bnford: To aid in the erection
Of monument to the Confederate dead Of
the State Of Mississippi.
BY Mr. Yerger: To amend the act 10 au-
thorize the supervisors OF Washington
county to issue bonds to pay outstanding
Indebtedness, which passed.
By Mr.. Cutrer: To prevent injury by
hogs TO the public levecs in the fazoo
Mississippi delta lcvee district, which
passed.
BILLS PASSED.
House hill 10 change the fiscal year,
passed with amendments.
House bill 10 authorize supervisors Of
Wilkinson county TO levy an annual tax on
al gales across public roads in said county.
House bin for the relief Of .. X Banks,
Of lssaquena county.
House bill, TO incorporate the Vicksburg
Electric Railroad company.
House bin, N amend the charter Of the
street railroad company OF Vicksburg,
passed.
House bill, TO empower the supervisors
oi Prentiss 10 exempt the town OF Boone
vile from taxation 30 build fences.
House hill, 10 create the Office Of cotton
weighcr of Pentiss county.
Senate bill, for the relief OF Pete Delhi
berg. Of Pamela.
House bill, 10 incorporate the town OF
Netileton, with amendment
House bill, % authorize the supervisors
at lssaquena TO provide certain township
maps.
House bill, TO extend TO Bolivar the law
authorizing counties, cities and towns 10
subscribe 10 capital stock Of railroads.
House bill, 10 amend tho charter Of the
town OF Shaw.
House bill, 10 reincorporate the town OF
Bonner, with amendment.
House bill, in relation 10 the county rev.
enue Of Lafayette county.
House bull, 10 incorporate tho Macon
Street Railway company.
House bill, ior the relief OF Mn s. A.
Brooks, Of Noxubee county.
EXECUTIVE SESSION.
Levee commissioners confirmed: For
Coaboma county, w. III. Stovall and J. w.
Hdrdge; Tor DeSoto county, John y.
Withcrs; for Lciiorc county, +. s. Mayre;
for Quitman county, J. v. Cook; for Sun
flower county. Thomas VI. Collins; forTal-
lahntchie county, ID. w. Sturdivant; for
1uni,a county, g. q. Crews and II. q.
Myers; for lazoo county, X. s Kicks; for
Holmes county, W. T.. Kern; on part Of
railroad, q. W. McGinnis. Adjourned.
ToDAY's PROCEEDINGS.
Senate. Bills passed: HOUSE bill, 10 In.
corporate Mount Carmel Normal college,
with amendments.
HOUSE bill, 20 divide Marion county into
two circuit and chancery court districts,
House bill, TO provide compensation 10
the circuit clerks OF Lincoln, Jefferson,
Amiie and Franklin counties for services
In certain criminal cases.
House hin, for the relief Of w. II. Hap
per, deceased.
House bill, TO authorize supervisors Of
Wilkinson 10 refund tho bonded debt
thereof
House bill 10 rsurvey State lands for
homestead purposes
House bill, for the relief OF fontain
Barksiale, Of lazoo county.
Senate bill, 10 incorporate the Missis- |
kippi Southetn Railway company.
House bill, 20 incorporate town Of
Blue Springs, In Union county, with
amendments.
HOUSE bill, for relief Of Mrs. NJ. II. |
Burlington, OF Grenada county.
House bill, Ia make cotton wcigher
elective IN Oktibbeha county.
House ball, IA authorize supervisors Of
lcwnde- 70 procure a map Of said county.
Senate bin, IA amend the charter Of
the town Of Olive branch, DeSoto county.
IIoug bill, for the relief OF John Guy,
oi DcSoto.
House hill, 10 authorize supervisors Of
Towndes and Copiah counties, amended
by adding Adams, LAWRENCE, simpson,
Novington, Desoto, Wayne, Sharkey, CAL
houn, IalQbusha, Clark and Jasper, aud
reducing he compensation rom 500 10
SiOO.
Senate bill, ~ amend the school law
~ relates TO Tunlca county.
Houe, bili, % authorize supervisors Of
Tunica TO levy n tax Tor 1855 "a pay the In.
debiedness OF said county.
Senate bill, 10 repeal ON act amending
sccuons - and ~ OF tho code, defining
the dividing line between Claiborne and
Jefferson counties.
HOUSE bill. FOR the relief II the cIiizcus
81 the Filth supervisors district 81 lee
county.
IIouse bin, TO incorporate the Tomblpbcc
Normal institute.
House bill, for the relief Of G. T.. Cilmer,
Of Calhoun county, and w. X. Woods, n
minor, Of Iandcrlale county.
House bill, 10 provide for the issuance
o. bonds for school building by the city OF
meridian, with amendments
hou-Apill, 10 amend the act Of 1880 a.
encourage nee turnplkes In Holmes and
Attnla counties
House bin. 10 Graham additional tu.ti,o
Of the peace aud constable In Clay county.
Hons bin, Tor the relief Of NJ. l.. Buck
ley and ". NJ. Buckley, of Clarke county.
House hill, for plici Of Mrs. A.V. Rich.
ards, with amendment.
House bill, 10 extend the corporate lin.
IT, Of Wctson.
Senate bin, 10 amend the charter Of the
city of Siafkyille.
House bill, 10 authorize the supervisors
oil kempcr 10 let ont a certain piece OF
road.
House bill. 10 incorporate the Philadcl.
phia high school In Ncshoba county and
% prohibit the sale Of liquor In two miles
" Sainc.
lIous iii Tor the relief Of ]. W. Quarlcs
and :, G. Conlcy, II Alfalfa county. with
amendment.
HOUSE bill. for the relief Of N. y. WIN.
son, J. III. Pointer and A. T. Tucker. Of
panola.
Bills INTRODUCED AND nEYERgED.
by Mr Williamson; To provide Tor com.
pcnsai,on Of the assessor 81 Kinds county