The Grenada sentinel., 1899-05-06
Many Questions Asked and Answered.

n NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Many Questions Asked and Answsrsd.
It would be good thing If every
State should have department OF
bureau of statistics, in which data could
be collected and tabulated relating t.
the agricultural, industrial, educational
and other public interests Of the State.
In the absence Of such in Mississippi,
the secretary Of State is applied to
from every direction, and on almost
every subject. Here arc some ques.
tious, and the answers 10 resporse,
from the publishers Of the Annual
Statistician and Economist San Fran
cisco:
l. Arc your legislative sessions annual Of
biennial? Biennial
.. What is tho day Of the meeting Of the leg
islaturs " expressed BY law? Flrst Tuesday
after hrst Monday In January In every even
year.
8. What day Of the month and year will ysur
nsxt legislature meet? January z, 1870.
l. Arc State elections annual. biennial Or
quadrennisl? Quadreunial.
g. On what day arc Your State 4lections held?
''On tho Tuesday next after the nrst Monday 10
November, 1895. and every four years there.
after"
4 What day Of the month and year WIN your
next State election 10 hsld9 November :, 1859.
2. What arc the names Of governor and lieu
tenant-governor In ofies March 1. lsSe? Anselna
J. McLaurin. governor; J. H. Jones, lieuten.
aAt-goysrnor.
g Politics Of each? Democratic. e
. Give names Of state officials, and salary of
each:
Anselm J. McLaurln. governor; $500.
J. H. Jones. lieutenant-g governor; $50 n pres.
tdent OF the senate, regular session; $e.0O PEI
diem for special sessions.
j. l.. Power, secretary Of state; S2,o0o.
W. D. Holder. auditor public accounts; s2,Sop.
A. O. May. treasurer; $2.5oQ
Wiley N. Nash, attorney -yeneral; $500.
A. H. Whitfield, superintendent Of education;
s2,OOO.
+. ". Brown. clerk supreme court; 500 for
recording decisions, and prescribed fees.
X H. Nall land commissioner; $500. .t
Writ Adams. revenue agent; fees; 20 per cent
on all collections.
j. j. Evans, J. d. McInnis, M. N. Evans, rail.
road commissioners; each $9,Ooo.
These are the only elective State oficers.
10. How many years Is your governors term
Of office? Four.
II. WHAT day Of the month and year will the
present executive term expire? Tuesday, Jam
uary ,6 1900.
70. What is the limitation Of redemption Of
tax sales? Two years.
i2 WHAT tho statute Of Limitations regard
Ing judgments, notes and open accounts7
Seven, six and three years, respectively.
u. What is the legal annual interest? 9 Dor
cent, but contracts as high a. 10 per cent may
be made.
Is. What amount 10 usurous In Mississippi
Beyond 10 pei. cent.
le. How many lines. and miles Of wire, u
telephones In the State?
II. How many telegraph lines, and miles Of
wire? For the year ending June ~. lsss. 2,s47,-
S5B miles, In course Of construction April, 1883.
estimated s5 miles.
ls How many miles Of railroad completedP
How many In course Of construction?
10 Amount Of revenue. from all sources, Tor
the last fiscal year7 The last fiscal year re.
ported is 1897. Total si.7ls, ,4sess.
20. Amount Of gross expenditures9 For same
pe.o1' s.'aoo
., ~, .u"' -" ~ VI os*to .noeo.oaness' Oondeof
''''o'S 10. So' An's on oc.ooes I, i~!.
..'.s- n1 "V".p ao'o aeot-scnool Iunos. on
20 "n.s "o" ,n.eaes' a'oae u pa'o-$l'6lz,
.. ~ .s"'0 " '"Aa'on w SsS'e On esch $ioH
%. How many judges in your supreme eour,9
Three.
a. How many st.ts sen.tor.9 4. Ho,,
many assembl ymen? 1888.
Is. Please give information as to Uuited !
States senator's from your State? The lsglsla- |
W sure .na. meets Iuesa.y' January 1850. will,
Uuitsd s,ais. senator ,or ~. .Sorl e'so. Uns
March ), 1901, and one for the term oi six yesrs
beginning March 4, 1901. Ono person may Be
eeo.ea ios ootn terms The act Of congress Of
"i,sa A. s,s,s. % .sn.," ' n, .'. 10. .ns s'ec.on o.
after the meeting and orrantz ati"n - ths % Iss..
lature."
The present senator's are: fernando D. |
w1,.,, vy w"oss S,,'s Term expte March isos and
3. 1901. Both % pemosrsts snU'' '''" eAp''e' "afcn
q. Names Of representative, in congress from
March =, 1882 IA
TSna. TSnnM. Al'en-firs. Di.t.ict.
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