Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1898-01-15
ERuOR's MESSAGE.

bn. Miss, Jan. 4.-I'hc iIsissage
EMcIaurin To the MisslssA1 leg
Twas read Tuesday. 1t ish full
BIS: \
<man of the Senate and lhne of
btativcs-In discharglng th Wty
BIT upon me, to give the .'els-
Information Of the state Y the
kent. and recommend for plsid-
kuch measures as may be dened
and expedicnt, shall haiere-
such bills and other matte slas
10 Il special session as pr1ifd
Constitution. In performln4us
hay be permitted, notwithsl M
Fisitation of floods and feyef 70
hate you and the people o1'he
son the Blessings of liberty tnq
bich we enjoy, and the ind'9rt
bomy upon which the hopefot
Ee are buildel. TO guard N
this liberty and encourage
Ia economy, should be the eeA \
|of legislation, n-
message of April y, 1876 eT
the auditors and treasurer
statement Of the amorat OF
ii disbursements 9hd warfah
\ the fiscal year piding Septelq
S9G. The reports of the aug
treasurer will show the coniN
q finances up to the LIST of oc
b7. From these reports 1t wa
that the receipts for the hsca
October |, 1896, to Scptembcl
inclusive. were 81, ,492,01S,o2
bO6.6S balance in the treasur'
81 day of October 1896. makln'
bf S1,510,9S5.G0. AS shown II
er message mentioned, "of TN
on hand on October l, ISM
BGS was available, the remain
n donation of the United State
pricnltural and mechanical col
See page 1.
sbursements for The last bsca
be seen TO have been Sl,4o0'
hid $500 special warrants issue
10 act of the Legislature al'
february 10, 1894, found on pag
acts of 1894, paid and caneeleo
n total of Sl,i57, ,134.'a dis
The total amount of warrant
thc auditor for the last flscn
lin be seen, is Sl,3Sl,5lS
bt thc necessity of the treasury
Bd day of June, 1897, under a
i Legislature, approved May l..
borrowed from the First Stat
Columbus, Miss, $2o.oo0 at
interest per annum. On july :
borrowed $4,000 from Il. " ;
[ 5h per cent interest per al
d on July u, 1891, ! borrowe
~, w. ~. Manhattan Saving
a',,s, f,omnnny OF Memphi'
,.,,t in,eres, nor yiTrrm. m
4, ~. Il, ~ these loans is MAI
on ar before the 10th day
1voo ~ me. law directs. M
49,, 4. ,,v,,,lc scmi-annualiy, t,
- J,nn,ry and July. The
10 covered into the State treasul
,l,r. and thcrcupon the oblig
,hn st,tc were signed and deli
had closed the agreement wi
Virden for the $4,000, becau
thcn pressing necessity of Il
before | knew that the mon'
had from the Manhattah IA
TX and Trust Company at low
interest. The amounts we
as the treasurer required al
h them. The second note d
e by the Bradford Construct.
ON the compromise effected
Writ Adams, State reyen
as been paid to the reyen
Id the money, less his comm
ycred by him into the treasul
tc to the transaction where
bpromise was effected is fou
! of my former message to 70
q body heretofore mentioned. L
hount of the collections MADE
{ revenue agent for the last "
,rs is S57,S56.27.
evenuc agent instituted su
The Yazoo & Mississippi Vail
nois Central Railroad compan
ut thrce-ouarters of a MILL
toxes alleged by him to be d
. and the counties traversed
known Ms the l.. n. o. x
for the years 1892, 1893, Is
on what was prior to the y
bctobcr 1892 the property of I
O. New Orleans Il Texas Ia
,n,nv PAYMENT of these Ia,
stnd IN thc alleged exemption
|.oad company from taxation
certain sections in the legislat
of ,bo railroad company extel
!, os far ns the Legislature
! ~ i, section in an act author
oonsol;dotion
,hn 1ofond,nts in this suit.
:. '"v N,;es;ss;nn; Vollcy Railrt
y ~ tha consolidation of ot'
" aon,n,n ~ Mos Tho Mobile & Nor
';,nan5 comnonv incorpora
: ,h Iao;s,atnro apnroyed !
" onn,a;ned @ n section. numbe
% h",,5 enable II TO declare i.
sho stooLholders nm annual d
%, q .or cont nnon its copital st
u .%,a,o r ;ts dchts and liabilit
" os ,S7o No 90 900
,,;an ~ -, ,e on oct to outhorize
!, ''v ~ v;oLshnro Railroad G,
" W, Ni;ss;ss;nn; Valley e. s
y a,,'".d w.. \ Comnanv to effect
a.'hTas ;, .,,;'. .oot;nn 81 wos made 70
= = : '"as ,,s,a,;aatnd ss comnonv
% goo maaa ota This consolt
700, no,,ap p's affoetod
Marah % IsaI an ameudatory
ssd ontbor;y;nr Tho Mcmphi
10 Railroad Comnonv to con,
Il, anv nther camnanv. wi