The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1898-01-07
TENNESSEE STATE NEWS
Call For An Extra Session of the Legis-
lature.
STATE OF IENN NEsSEEt
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT,
TEMP, Dec. %, 1881.


To the members of the General Assembly of the
State of Tennessee;
Whereas, Various matters OF public interest,
requiring immediate legislation, are apparent
creating extraordinary occasion for the assem-
bling Of the Legislature Of the State; now, there
fore, ], Robert l.. Taylor, governor OF the state
OF Tennessee, by virtue of the power vested In
me by section 8 Of article of the constitution
of the State, do by this proclamation convene the
general assembly of Tennessee in extraordinary
session, in the capitol at Nashville on Monday,
the 18th day ofJanuary, 1898, at the hour Oh II
O'Clock noon, for the purpose OF considering
and legislating upon the following matterSs
to-wit:
l. To extend the limits of the city of Mem
phis and declare the conditions upon which
such extension is made, and to repeal the char
ters of Madison Heights and Idlewild, in Shelby
county.
2. To authorize the city Of Memphis to issue
bonds for the purchase, building or extension
of waterworks, and for the complete sewerage
of said city.
B. To regulate the expenditure of tho turn
pike tax.
A. To enlarge the taxing powers of the city
of Memphis.
5. To authorize Memphis to issue bonds for
school buildings in the territory TO be annexed
6. To provide for the assessment of railroad,
telegraph and telephone properties for State'
county and city taxation; to provide for back
taxing and back-asSeSSing railroad, telegraph
and telephone property for State, county ana
municipal purposes, and to provide the means
and manner of assessing and reassessing ana
back-taxing railroad, telegraph ana telephone
properties as above indicated.
Z. To enact such curative and remedial legis~
lation needful to cure and remedy defects. if any,
in existing statutes on the subject OF assess
ment and taxation of railroad, telegraph ana
telephone properties.
8. To enact such legislation as may DE needed
to cure defects if any, in the assessment made
under existing statutes of railroad, telegraph
and telephone properties for the years 1897 anu
1898.
9. To enact legislation, if deemed necessary, TO
validate and adapt the assessments made anoer
chapter 5, acts of the general assembly of Ten
nesSee of 1897 for the years 1897 and 1898, upon
railroad, telegraph and telephone properties.
10. To enact such laws, prospective or retro
spective, as may be needfu to prevent taxpayers
from enjoining, hindering and delaying making
assessments, and from enjoining, hinderlng ana
delaying the certiication OF taxes levied and
assessed for State purposes, or the collection or
payment of the same; and to afford taxpayers
denying and contesting the validity of such
taxes, or denying and conteSting liability there
for, adequate and proper remedies for the recoV-
cry or repayment of the same in case they are
illegally assessed or levied or collected, and 10
pass such measures as may be deemed proper
concerning injanctions against the ceruhcatlon
and collection of State taxes.
H. To enact laws, if deemed proper, imposing
or creating privilege taxes with respect to rail-
roads, cigarette dealers and circuses.
II. To amend existing laws imposing privilege
taxes upon cigar and fruit stands.
49, To amend the charter of Bolivar, in Harde-
man comfy.
Il. To abolish the charter of Martin, in Weak
ley county, and reincoporate the same, ana 10
confer the power to issue bonds for waterWorks
and electric light purposes.
15 To authorize municipal corporations in
corporated under chapter ia of the acts of 1888,
to secure park facilities or lands within OF
without the corporate limits for park purposes,
and provide for the improvement and mainten-
ance of parks.
16. To authorize the creation of park assOcia-
tions, with power to buy and sell, lease or re-
ceive by gift, lands for parks, to adorn, improve
and maintain the same, under such limitations
and with such powers and restrictions as may
be imposed by law.
II. To authorize an amendment to the char
ters of street railway companies, enabling them
to make such contracts or agreements with re-
spect to securing or aiding in the establishment
of parks, and to maintain or aid in maintaining
the same.
18. To appropriate money to carry into effect
such legislation as may be enacted upon The
subjects embraced in this call, and the expenses
OF this extraordinary session of the legislature
In testimony whereof, /, Robert L. Taylor,
have hereunto set my hand and caused the great
seal of the State to be affixed at the capitol in
Nashville, December %, 1897.
ROBERT L. TAYLOR, Governor.
By the Governor;
VIM. S. MORGAN, Secretary Of State,