Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1891-08-07
THE GOVERNORS PROCLAMATION.
The Legislature Called to Meet August
3lst, at Noon.

Gov. Buchan, it having "been
made manifest that the public well
fare requires immediate legislation
upon several matters of general in
terest, which are Of such nature as to
create extraordinary occasion for the
assembling Of the Legislature of tho
State" has convened the Forty
seventh General Assembly to meet
in extraordinary session on Monday,
August 81, at Y nj. Following are
the features embraced :
1. TO pass such statutes as will en-
able the Executive to comply with
tho requirements of the Constitution
"that he shall execute the laws" and
to this end to create and place at his
disposal such force, civil or military,
or both, AS will lie sufficient for that
purpose.
2. TO enact, amend or repeal such
laws with reference to the peniten
tiary of the State, as shall be deemed
promotive Of the public good, as the
leasing, working and sufr-k eping OF
the cOnvicts; the removal, rebuild
ing and enlargement Of the State
prison, the consideration Of measures
that will reduce the contact and
competition of convict with free labor
to the minimum and c0nduC6 at the
same time to the humane treatment
of the convicts, and also, the Policy OF
prison Inspectors.
3. To pass statutes to modify,
amend or add to the system of crimi
nal laws and procedure in this State ;
the passage of laws prohibiting the
use Of script or its equivalent by per
sons or corporations in payment OF
their debts, providing penalty for
violation Of same, and laws that will
punish with penalties any interior
with State cOnvictS,
A TO pass statutes, to add to,
amend or repeal the registration ana
election laws Of the State, and es.
pecialIy to repeal or amend the chap
ter 223 Of The acts Of 1891.
5. TO pass an act dividing the
State into representative, Pictorial
and senatorial districts. and appor
tioning Representatives and Senator,
among these districts.
6. TO amend the act of the last scs
sion Of the Legislature, dividing the
State into Congressional districts, eS
pecially SO as to include SequatChi,
county i'll some Congressional dis
trict.
7. To pass statutes making sucI.
changes in judicial circuits and
Chancery divisions, and the time Of
holding courts therein as shall he
deemed proper and necessary by tn,
General Assembly.
8. TO amend an act Of the last scs
sion of the Legislature establishing a
law court at Cumberland Gap in
Claiborne County, so Us to provide
for paying the eXpences incident to
the creation of said court.
9. 70 consider and if deemed ex
pcdjent, TO make an appropriation to
defray the expenses of making Il Ten
nessee exhibit at the Worlds Colum
bian Exposition, to be held at Chica
go.
TO- TO pass such laws for the en-
enlargement and benefit of The
militia Of the State rs the public wei
fare demands.
II TO amend the existing revenue
and assessment laws in such manner
as may be deemed necessary and
proper in view of any increased eX
penditure, or decreased revenues OF
the State, that may result from the
legislation Of the extra session of the
General Assembly.
II. TO make all necessary appropri
atiOns to defray the expenses of the
militia in the late troubles at BriCe
vile and Coal Creek and of this cX.
traordinary session of the General
Assembly, and for other necessary
purposes.
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