Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1902-03-13
NEW LAWS.
Titles Of Btii- and R--alutiss- Passed ~
the Late Legislature.


follow
To cure defects in the bonds Of the
town " Oxford.
To empower the board OF supervisors
Of Harrison county 20 order a court
house removal eiertion
To regulate the fishing and canning
Of oysters in Mississippi waters. and
70 repeal chapter - OF the code and
chapter 10 Of the laws of Isss
To appropriate money 10 defray the
expenses Of the penitentiary iavestigat-
ing committee
To prevent the uniutended defeat Of
criminal prosecution and % enforce
ment 0f penalties by statutory changes
of criminal laws.
To repeal section 1915 Of the code.
and prevent the granting of liquor L.
eenses in towns of less than Goo lnhab-
itants having police protection.
Increasing the salaries of the govern
or and the Supreme Court Judges.
Amending charter OF Rosedale. 81
as 20 permit that town 10 issue bonds
for schoolhouses. watsrworks. etc.
Amending chapter Is. acts ot 1896.
and changing the charter of the Mo-
bile. Jackson 4 Kansas City Railroad
Making an Appropriation for the sup
port Of the State University
To provide for the appointment Of
an assistant attorney general
Authorizing Attaia county % loan
sf.5o0 OF the general fund 10 the school
fund
To validate and confirm the proceed
tngs Of the Nashville 4 Mississippi
Railroad Company. and to authorize
the directors 70 proceed. under the
provisions OF the charter. to build said
road
To amend section ;. chapter -. acts
of 1900.
To authorize the board OF levee COM
missione-s for the Yazoo- Mississippi
Delta district to issue bonds. not ex-
ceeding $3.50 009. for the purpose OF
raising funds for high water emsr-
gencies.
To amend section i.7It of the code
relative 10 the costs in proceedings TO
establish eseheats.
To authorize the yazoo- Mississippi
Delta levee commissioners 10 borrow
money for certain purposes.
To pay the deficit OF the trustees OF
the Agricultural and Mechanical Col
lege for the amount borrowed TO in
stall the textile school.
To authorize the YazOo- Mississippi
Delta commissioners TO issue refund
ing bonds.
To authorize the city OF Natchez 10
issue bonds 70 buy the waterworks.
Authorizing Simpson county to in
vest its courthouse and Jail fund
Providing for paying interest on the
original seminary fund and the 1894
land grant to the university.
To defray the expenses OF the State
board of health.
To relieve the Delta Bank from
double taxation and TO require the
fazoo-9lississippi Delta Ievee commits
sioners to pay the said bank ss4304.
To authorize the Yazoo- Mississippi
Delta levee commissioners To levy a
privilege tax.
Establishing State department Of
[ history and archives
Providing for the support of the de-
partment OF history and archives.
Authorizing the Valley road to &C
quire a portion OF the southern.
Amending the act appropriatius
money for the penitentiary investigat-
ing committee. so As TO provide for the
payment Of all lawful expenses thereof.
To provide for the support of the
National Guard
To provide for the payment OF in.
terest on State House bonds.
Setting aside portion OF the Cap
ftot grounds for Confederate park.
To authorize the Mississippi Leves
Commissioners 70 build i protection
levee in Warren county.
To amend section 3.77I OF the code
and providing for the assessment OF
lands every four years.
To amend section $3.50 OF the code
and chapter 3s. acts OF 1900 and fix.
ing the salary of the clerk OF the rail.
road commission at 81 .900.
Requiring the penitentiary inven.
tory TO be made on January l. instead
OF September l.
Curing the defects in the land bill,
which was interlined.
Increasing the salary OF the Adiu-
tant-General to $500 a year
Appropriating money for the com.
pletiOn OF the new State House and for
beauufying the grounds and moving
the archives.
To amend chapter 81. acts 1890. pro
viding for issuance of State House
bonds.
To provide for the better enforce.
ment OF the antitrust laws
To establish a separate department
Of insurance and TO regulate insurance
companies
To amend section = OF chapter "a
Of the laws OF 1900. so as to change the
compensation Of the Board of Inquiry
n -
members thereof
To appropriate money for the sup
port of the common schools
To pay the university interest due
on account OF the 1894 land grant from
March 10. 1900. TO November 1. 1901.
To defray the expenses OF the Legis-
lature-
To authorize Columbus TO issue re-
funding bonds.
To authorize Columbus to issue
bonds for a new city hall. complete
sewerage plant and build a school
building
To defray the expenses OF the State
Hospital for the Insane
To defray the expenses OF the Insti.
tute for the Blind
For the relief Of Wade Polk. tax col
ActuOE u L<tNErAGr EouuLF-
Providing for the enumeration OF
educable children this year
Authorizing West Point 10 issue
school bonds
For the relief Of W T. Gwin, ex-tax
collector Of Webster county.
To transfer certain land records to
the Office OF the Land Commissioner
and the various chancery clerks from
the Auditors Office
For the support Of the Natchez
Hospital.
Making an appropriation 70 correct
land descriptions
Authorizing the supervisors OF Yazoo
TO transfer money from the special
road fund to the general fund
To empower the Supervisors OF Tip
pah county TO ioan its sixteenth sec
ton school fund
Making an appropriation for re-
supplying the wards OF the Vieksburx
hospital with beds.
For the maintenance OF the COnfed-
crate Hospital annex at Vicksburg
For the support OF the State Normal