The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1898-01-06
GOVERNOR
ISSUES A CALL.
Various Matters of Public
Interest
Which Require Attention by The
Solons.
Eighteen Subjects are Included In the Execu-
tives Enumeration Of Matters
to be Considered.
Nashville, Tenn, Dec. SO.-Gover-
nor Taylor issued the following call:
Estate of Tennessee,

Nashville, Tenn, Dec. SO.-Goyer-
nor Taylor issued the following call:
Estate of Tennessee,
Executive Department,
Nashville, Tenn, Dec. 80, 1897.
"To the members of the General As
sembly Of the State of Tennessee:
Whereas, various matters Of public
interest, requiring immediate legisla-
tion, are apparent, creating extraordi-
nary occasion for the assembling Of the
Legislature of the state.
Now, therefore, I, Robert L. Taylor,
governor of the state of Tennessee, by
virtue of the power vested in me by
section of article 1, of the constitution
of the state, do, by this proclamation,
convene the general assembly of Ten
nessee in extraordinary session in the
capitol at Nashville on Monday, the
18th day OF January, 1898, at the hour
of 10 o'clock noon, for the purpose Of
considering and legislating upon the
following matters, to-wit:
/. To extend the limits Of the city Of
Memphis, and declare the conditions
upon which such extension is made,
and to repeal the charters Of Madison
Heights and Idle Wild in Shelby
county.
| Q. To Authorize the city Of Memphis
to issue bonds for the purchase, build
ing or extension of waterworks and for
the complete sewering of said city.
9. To regulate the expenditure Of
the turnpike tax.
4, To enlarge the taxing, power Of
the city of Memphis.
s. To authorize Memphis to issue
bonds for school buildings in the terri
tory to be annexed.
8. To provide for the assessment oi
railroad, telegraph and telephone
properties for state, county and munisi
pal taxation. To..provide for back tax
ing snd back assessessing railroad, tele-
graph and telephone properties fol
state, county, and municipal purposes
and to provide the means and maHnerl
of assessing, reassessing and backtax
ing railroad, telegraph and telephon,
properties as above indicated.
Z. To enact such curative and rene
! dial legislation needful to cure ant
! remedy defects, if any, in existing stat
ues on the subject of assessment anC
taxation of railroad, telegraph and tele
phone properties.
s. To enact such legislation as ma,
be Aeedful to cure defects, if any, il
4 the assessment made under existing
statues Of railroad, telegraph, and tele
phone properties for the years 1897 ant
1898.
.. To enact legislation, if deeme'
necessary, to validate and adept the as
, ssssments under chapter 5, acts Of tn
! general assembly of Tennessee of 1896
for the years 1897 and 1898, upon rail
road. telephone and telegraph proper
ties,
10. To enact such laws, prospective
or retrospective, as may be needful Il
prevent taxpayers from enioining, hin
dering and delaying making asssss
ments, and from enioining, hinderini
and delaying the certi6cation of take
levied and assessed for state purposes
or the collection or payment of tn
same, and to afford taxpayers dsnyin
and contesting the validity of sue
taxes, or denying and contesting liza
bility, therefor, adequate and prope
remedies for the recovery or repay
ment of the same in case they are lille
gally assessed or levied, or collected
and to pass such measures as may b
deemed proper concerning pending in
functions against the certifcation an
collection of state taxes.
II. To enact laws, if deemed proper
imposing or creating privilege take
with respect to railroads, cigarett
dealers and circuses.
= 10. To amend existing laws imposin
& privilege taxes upon cigar stands an
I fruit stands.
!, 13. To amend the charter OF Boliva
v in Hardeman county.
IT A. To abolish the charter of MAJ
n tin, in Weakly county, and re-incorpo
= ate the same, and to confer the pow,
a to issue bonds for waterworks and ele,
/ tric light purposes.
| is. To authorize municipal corpori
y tions, incorporated under chapter IL
acts of 1888, to secure park facilities {
10 lands within or without the corporal
limits for park purposes and provid
for the improvement and maintanan'
of same, or to aid the improvement
maintenance Of parks.
10. To authorize the creation Of pal
associations with power to buy and sci