Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1904-03-25

MEASURING UP
SYNOPSIS OF THE MOST I'M
PORTANT WORK.

whose session is now ended, SO far as
the passing of bills is concerned, al
though it will not adjourn until Tues
day at noon:
The Uniform Textbook Bill, creating
a textbook commission, to procure
for use in the public schools uniform
system of textbooks.
Revising the Chancery Court dis
tricts of Mississippi, creating new
district, making eight in all, and fix
ing the time for the holding of the
sessions and the number of days.
Revising the Circuit Court Districts
of the State, and setting the time for
the holding of courts.
Authorizing the board of supervis-
ors of any county having popula-
ton of 100000, in which there exists a
municipality which maintains fire
department, to appropriate $250,O0O a
year towards the maintenance of this
department, for the protection afford
ed property belonging to the county.
To provide for the codification and
annexation of all the general statutes
of Mississippi, the commission to be
composed Of three men selected by the
Governor.
To enable cities and towns and viii
lagos to fix the rates and charges for
the supply of water, electric light, or
gas furnished by any individual or
company.
The general privilege tax bill.
Amending section l, of chapter Al,
Of the Laws of 1898, authorizing
boards of supervisors to sell timber
and wood on sixteen section lands, and
to lease, not for a term exceeding
twelve months, for turpentine pur-
poses.
Appropriating $50, 2,942 to defray the
expenses of conducting the State Cap
itol.
Authorizing the issuance of $780,
900 worth of State bonds bearing in
terest not exceeding 3 IL per cent.
Appropriating $4,000 to purchase
or build a patrol-boat for the use of
Oyster Commission, to protect the ma
tural reels.
Appropriating 100000 for the pur-
chase of a site, and the erection of
buildings for the State Institution for
Deaf and Dumb.
Increasing the salary of the COVER
nor's private secretary to ST. 800, an
nualy. xn
Appropriating $4,000, annually, for
the maintenance of the Confederate
annex at Vicksburg.
Authorizing the Yazoo-Mississippi
Delta Levee Commissioners to pay the
Interstate River Improvement and
Levee Association the sum of 81 900.
To exempt from taxation bonds of
the two levee districts held by the cit
izens of the state.
Appropriating $5O1, ,344.1S to de-
fray the expenses of the Legislative,
Executive and Judicial Departments
of the state.
Changing the time for the holding
of the terms of the Supreme Court to
the second Monday of November, and
first Monday of April.
Conferring on illegitimate children
all rights conferred en- legitimate
children
Amending sections /, 2, and 4 OF
chapter 120, of the Acts of 1902, re-
garding the length Of the meeting OF
the boards of supervisors, and pro
viding for additional compensation
provisions applying to counties hav-
ing more than 10000 inhabitants.)
Abolishing the Office of cotton tax
collector of the Mississippi Levet
Board, and regulating the duties OF
the employees of the board.
Appropriating $2S1, 600 to defray
the expenses Of the State Insane Hos
pisaL
Appropriating $5OO,OOO for the
soldiers and sailors of the Confeder
ate Army.
Appropriatoing $5O0,000 for tht
support of the Mississippi Peniten
tiary.
Appropriating $1,250,OO exclusive
of poll tax, annually for the suppor1
Of the common schools of Mississippi
Appropriating $l3s,5OO to defray
the expenses of the East Mississippi
Insane Hospital.
Appropriating $169,O46.18 for ths
support Of the University Of Missis
sippi.
Appropriating $37, 900 for the sup
port of the Natchez Hc-pital.
Apropriating$43 400 for the suppor'
Of the State Institute for the Deai
and Dumb.
Appropriating $2s,95O for the sup