The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1895-05-24
TENNESSEE STATE NEWS
The General Assembly Is Meet in Extra
EossIon.

The General Assembly % Meet IN AAtrA
EoBslon.
Nashville, May l6.-Gov. Turney to
day issued the following proclamation,
calling an extra session OF the General
Assembly.
Whereas, the regular session Of the
/ General Assembly of the State of Tenn
nessee has expired, leaving important
and vital matters Of legislation undis-
posed Of; now, therefore, by virtue Of
the power and authority in me vested
| by section OF article 3 OF the constitt-
ton OF the State, /, Peter Turneyi gov
ernor Of the State Of Tennessee, do by
/ this proclamation convene the General
/ Assembly Of Tennessee in extraordinary
| session in the capitol at Nashville, on
/ Monday, 9th day OF May, 1898, at the
hour OF u o'clock rn. And when assem-
bled they will take under consideration
and enter upon the following legislative
business, to-wit:
l. To enact all legislatian, either in
| dependent or amendatory, that they
shall deem necessary to provide main
prison and stockades sufficient for the
accommodation OF the State convicts, to
the end that the lease system may be
terminated at the expiration OF the
present lease, on the 1st day of January,
| 1895, and to provide, in the event that
! the new prison cannot be ready by JAM
uary /, 1896 when the present lease exc
pires, to properly accommodate, in con-
nection with the stockade at the coal
mines and in the old prison, all the
State con victs-for the leasing, hiring
or working of the surplus convicts tenn
porariiy, and not later than the last day
| OF the regular session of the next GEN
eral Assembly 10 be held in January,
1897. Tho terms of such leasing to be
! open to all, and to be the best attain
l able bid. TO make requisite appropria-
tion to maintain and care for convicts
in the event no leasing or hiring shall
be made.
.. To make such appropriations of the
| public moneys as they shall deem nee
essary and proper to defray the current
expenses of the State government and
of the State institutions and for other
! public purposes.
8. To pass a revenue bill, or amend
existing laws fixing rate of ad valOrem
and privilege taxation for State, county
and municipal purposes.
4. To pass an act regulating State
banks and to provide for their examina-
ton.
5. To establish levee district for the
protection of the overlooked land in the
counties of Dyer, Lake, Lauderdale and
Obion.
6. To amend the laws for registration
of voters so as to make registration less
/ frequent
Many other important and meritori-
Gus subjects have been pressed upon the
| attention of the executive as worthy of
place il this call for an extraordinary
| session. Among these are the questions
of calling a constitutional convention,
and making an appropriation for the
| Tennessee Centennial. But as these
matters were considered and rejected at
| the regular session, and might, by their
presence in this call, embarrass other
important necessary legislation, the eX-
/ ecu tive is constrained to omit them.
/ Besides, it is my opinion, after due
| deliberatiOn, it is not within the legiti-
mate power of the Legislature to appro-
pirate public moneys for centennial.