The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1891-04-09
BUNDLES OF BILLS APPROVED BY
GOV. BUCHANAN.
Work of the Forty Seventh General
Assembly of Tennessee In
Creating New Laws.

list that follows, compiled by the Nash
vile Herald, shows the bills passed bv
the Forty.seventh General Assembly
that have received the signature OF the
Governor;
To compile the laws incorp rating
Columbia.
To attach Lake county to the
Twelfth Judicial Circuit.
To prevent selling cigarettes to
minors.
To relieve persons operating steam
laundries in towns Of 1000 and under,
from privilege taxes,
Comforting police powers on asylum
guards.
Repeating the law regulating the
election Of President and Vice Presi
dent.
Incorporating Lafayette.
To allow turnpike companies OPP
Grating in 1861 to complete roads il
two years,
Regulation turnpike tools. Sec
ton l,944, NJ ,llik,n Il Vertrees' code.
Amending the law in regard to Tor
eign corporations. Requires registra
ton.
Extending the corporate limits OF
Clarksvile.
To prevent pool-selling except in in
closure whore race isrun.
To give orphan asy lums custody
and control OF the children entrusted
10 them
Give police powers to hospital
watchmen.
To extend the jurisdiction of re.
cords, etc, in back tax cases.
Changing line between Cheathan
and Dickson counties.
Appropriating money for copying
multiIated records at the mountain
isIrict land office.
Making it a misdemeshor to Gu
wires or destroy poles OF electric ligh
companies.
Repeating act declaring Sandy Riv
or navigable
Extending the corporate limits o
Knoxville.
Creating a Bureau Of Labor Stats
tics and Mine Inspector.
Amending the charter Of Paris.
Amending tn. Normal School la"
Changing the time Of the Circui
Courts Of McMlnn county.
To empower taxing districts to car
Gel double assessments.
To increase the power of taxin
districts.
Abolishing the law and CHANGER
Court at Union City.
\ Funding the bonds held by Mrs. e:
President Polk.
Extending the corporate limits
Nashville
q Prohibiting working on Sunday
To regulate the practices of dentistr.
I To empower school directors t. c
tablish aud divide school districts
Amending the charter Of Beth
College.
= To change terms of courts in Ha
cock.
= Au horizing Gallatin to issue bond
Changing time OF Chancery Cour
in Grundy county.
To allow Overland to issue bonds.
Authorizing Murfreesboro to levy
school tax.
Incorporating the town OF Atho,
Changing the line between Mel
and Roane counties.
Changing the line between Monr
and London.
Amending the charter OF somm,
vii g.
Providing for the payment OF t
direct tax to those entitled heirs, e.
cutors and administrators.
To repeal section 100 of the Nj. &
code.
DeclarinE the terms on which I
eign corporations shall do business
the State
To incorporate the town of FIJI
j vile.
To change the time Of holding
Chancery Courts of Warren county
Providing for the comfort of pass
= gers on railroad trains.
To empower the West Tennes
Baptist Convention to sell real est,
Changing the terms OF the Oh
: Gerry Courts of Warren and Coffee
Allowing counties over 10000 ,
upwards to build asylums.
Allowing G, E. Sharpe to bull
dam across First Knox Creek.
ice, Authorizing Greenville to is
bonds.
To authorize Knoxville to is
bonds.
To amend the charter Of Rutherf,
8. To amend chapter 266 Of the act
1889.
Amending the act repeating
charter OF Hickory Valley.
nie'' Amending the charter Of Ur
City.
Amending section of the act
1885.
Changing the line between
counties Of Rutherford and Cam
M To amend the pension law.
~ To provide for the election VI
physicians.
Authorizing Bristol to issue bo