The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-10-31
MISSISSIPPI LBVEEs.
Action OF the Constitutional Conven-
ton on the Subiect.

IlOu on the SuDJoCL
JACKSON, MISS, Oct. 30.-The conven-
ton to-day finally disposed OF the report of
the committee on levees by the adoption of
the following sections:
SECTION 8 There shall be q board Of levee
commissioners for the YazOO- Mississippi delta
levee district, which shall consist OF
member from each county OF parts of
counties now or hereafter embraced within
the limits of said district. and the governor
may appoint stCc Ih0lder in the Louisville,
New Orleans and Texas Railroad Company as
an addi ional commissioner. and there shall
also be board Of levee commissioners for the
Mississippi evee district.
SEC & When the terms Of the present levee
commissioners OF said districts shall expire.
and thereafter whenever a vacancy shall occur
there, or be about to occur. the governor shall
make an appointment to MI said
This provision shall not require the appoint
ment of the commissioner for the Louisville,
New Orleans and Texas Railroad Company, ex-
cept in the discretion of the governor.
SEC. T. TIE several leyee authorities herein
before mentioned shall have, and hereby are
granted authority and power to appropriate
private property in their res ectlve districts
for the purpose of constructing, maintaining
and repairing the levees therein, and when any
owner of lands, or any other person Interested
therein. should object to the location or build
ing Of a levee, or shall claim compensation for
any land that may be taken, or for any damage
that they may sustain In consequence thereof
the owners of such land or other person inter
ested therein may forthwith apply for an assess
ment of the damages to which said person
claiming same NAV be entitled.
SEC. g. No bill changing the boundaries OF a
district or affecting the taxation of the revenue
OF the Yazoo, Mississippi delta levee district or
the Mississippi levee, shall be considered 0y the
legislature, unless said bills shall have been
published In some newspaper in the county in
which Is situated the donlicile Of the board OF
levee commissioners of that levee district to be
QffQNfAd he 70 in
PRODUCTION OF the bill
SEC 10. The legislature is hereby directed to
impose for levee purposes, in addition TO the
levee taxes heretofore levied or authorized a
uniform tax OF not less than cents an acre and
not more than s cents per acre per
annum upon every acre of land now or here
after embraced within the limits of either or
both OF said levee districts. No levee board
shall ever be permitted to buy in land,
sold for taxes, but the state, as In all cases
shall have prior lien for taxes and thereto.
SEC. IL No property situated between a levee
and the Mississippi river shall be taxed for levee
purposes; nor shall damages be paid 10 any
owner OF said lands because of their being out
side the levee.
money necessary to repair, elevate strengthen
and complete levees along the Mississippi river
the board of levee commissioners are hereby
authorized to issue autographed or engraved
bonds to the amount Of $4,000 in such form
and bearing such a rate of interest as they may
determine upon.
On motion OF Mr.. Smith the following
was adopted:
The legislature shall enact laws to prevent all
trusts combinations, contracts and agreements
inimcal to the public welfare.
A resolution of Mr.. Robinson Of Wilkin
granting a pension of SIS year to INDECENT
confederate soldiers, as amended by strik-
ing out the words "seventy-ive dollars"
and leaving the legislature to fix the
amount.
Mr.. Streets resolution granting ten years
exemption from taxation to manufacturers
of cotton, wool, silk. furs or metals, or
manufacturing implements of use in
finished stated, hereafter established, was
adopted