The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1897-12-31
THE EXTRA SESSION.
General Assembly Called to Meet
January II.
Numerous Questions of Interest to the
People of Tennessee Set Forth
in the Call.

Gov. Taylor issued the following
call Wednesday night:
estate OF TENNESSEE EX. Dept.
Nashville, Tenn, Dec. 20, 1897.
"T'o the Members Of the General ASSEM-
bly, Of the state Of Tennessee"
Whereas, various matters of pub
lie interest, requiring Immediate
legislation, are apparent, creating
extraordinary occasion for the as
sembling of the Legislature of the
State.
Now, therefore, I, Robert L. Tay-
lor, Governor of the State of Tennes-
see, by virtue of the power vested in
me by section 8 of Article III. of the
Constitution of the State, do, by
this proclamation, convene the Gen
eral Assembly of Tennessee in eX-
traordinary session in the Capitol at
Nashville, on Monday, the 18th day
of January, 1898, at the hour of Il
o'clock, noon, for the purpose of con-
sidering and legislating upon the
following matters, to-wit:
II. To extend the limits of the
city of Memphis, and declare the
conditions upon which such extern
sion is made, and to repeal the
charters of Madison Heights and
Idlewild, in Shelby County.
80. To authorize the city of Mem
phis to issue bonds for the purchase,
building of and extension of water
works, and for the complete sewer
ing of said city.
80. To regulate the expenditure of
the turnpike tax.
II. To enlarge the taxing powers
of the city of Memphis.
80. To authorize Memphis to issue
bonds for school buildings in the
territory to be annexed.
sc. To provide for the assessment
of railroad, telegraph and telephone
properties for State, county and mu-
nicipal taxation to provide for BACK
taxing and back-assessing railroad E,
telegraph and telephone properties
for State, county and municipal pur-
poses, and to provide the means and
manner of assessing, re-assessing
and back-taxing railroad, telegraph
and telephone properties, as above
| indicated.
~. To enact such curative and re-
medal legislation, needful to cure
and remedy defects, if any, in exist
ing statutes on the subject of the as
sessment and taxation of railroad,
telegraph and telephone properties.
"8. To enact such legislation as
may be needful to cure defects, if
any, in the assessment made under
existing statutes of railroad, tele-
graph and telephone properties for
the years 1897 and 1898.
20. To enact legislation, if deemed
necessary, to validate and adopt the
asses sments made under chapter 5,
Acts of the General Assembly of
Tennessee, of 1884, for the years 1897
and 1898, upon railroad, telephone
and telegraph properties.
40. TO enact such laws, prospec-
tive or retrospective, as may be
needful to prevent Taxpayers from
enjoining, hindering and delaying
making assessments, and from en-
joining, hindering and delaying the
certificatiOn of taxes levied and as
sessed for State purposes, or the col
lection or payment of the same, and
to afford Taxpayers denying and
contesting the validity of such taxes.
or denying and contesting liability
therefor, adequate and proper RENE
dies for the recovery or repayment
of the same in case they are illegal
ly assessed or levied, or collected
and to pass such measures as may
be deemed proper concerning pend
ing iniunctions against the certifica.
ton and collection of State taxes
I'll. To enact laws, if deemed pro-
per, imposing or creating privilege
taxes with respect to railroads, Gig.
arctic dealers and circuses.