The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1898-02-16
TWENTY-EIGHTH DAY.

The senate met at 10 O'Clock.
Mr. Wells called up the stock law Dill, ana Of
fered an amendment to the bill, which was an
amendment to section 205j of the code and chap
ter II of the laws OF 1897, making same read on
majority" instead OF "twO-thirds vote Oh
the freeholders.
Mr. Clark did not want the majority rule to
control in his comfy and others where the STOCK
law is now in force, and his amendment to that
effect was adopted. The bill as amended was
then adopted
Mr. Smith moved to table the motion to recon-
slider the vote by which the convicts were Or
dered put on the levees which was done.
The special order for the morning was senate
bill No 81, to provide for the government OF
communities without municipal oflicers. IL IS
for the benefit OF the town OF Clarksdale, which
is without mayor or board OF aldermen, those
officers having resigned TO escape suit for So
QUO OF railroad bonds. The object OF the bill Is
10 make the town taxing district and nave Inc
governor appoint board OF three commission
ers TO run the district thus foEyed.
Alter lengthy discussion 1t was defeated.
Mr.. Bowers then called up senate bill No. O.,
to prevent communication or flirting with in
mates of female colleges, aud offered the follow
ing amendments:
Section 3. 1t shall likewise be unlawful to
lirt, correspond or communicate with, either
orally or in writing, or wink at any Sunday
school pupil or teacher while in or near the sun
day school, or going TO or returning therefrom
or with any female typewritist, organist, or
member of any church or Sunday school choir
while in the actual discharge of their duties or
going to or returning therefron. and any person
offending against the provisions of this section
shall be punished as above provided.
sec. 4. None of the provisions OF this act
shall be in force. with reference TO any female
school, seminary, college or other institution of
learning until an election as TO enforcing the act
shall have been first held IN said school, semin-
airy, college or other institution OF learning.
The ballot to be used In said election shall be
written or printed For flirting and Against
flirting and at said election all female pupils OF
such school, seminary, college or other lnstitu-
ton of learning, as we'll as all unmarried female
teachers under the age of 10 shall be permitted
TO vote. III the majority of the votes cast at
said election be cast Against flirting Then this
act shall thereby become in force as TO said
school, college, seminary or other institution OF
learning, but II the majority Of votes az said
election be cast For flirting said school, col
lege, seminary or other institution or learning
Shall be exempt from the provisions Of this act.
sec D. Any typewrtist, by her own vote.
and any church or Sunday school choir, by u
majority vote, shall have the right to suspend
the provisions OF this act insofar as they are
affected thereby.
Sec. 6. The provisions of this act shall be in
full force upon all picnic grounds and navigable
lakes and rivers OF the State, and onthe Missis-
sippi Sound and Cult OF Mexico within three
marine leagues from the shore"
The bill WIS recOnmiIted.