The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1904-03-24

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

the passing Of bills is concerned, al
though it will not adjourn until Tues
day at noon:
The Uniform Textbook Bill, creatins
a textbook commission, to procure
for use in the public schools uniform
system of textbooks.
Revising the Chancery Court dis
tricts OF Mississippi, creating a 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 fol-
the holding Of courts.
Authorizing the board of supervis-
ors of any county having a popula-
ton OF 10000, in which there exists g
municipality which maintains a fire
department, to appropriate $3.50, 700 q
year towards the maintenance of this
department, for the protection afford.
ed property belonging to the county
To provide for the codifcation 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 vii
lagos to fix the rates and charges fol
the supply Of water, electric light, OF
gas furnished by any individual OF
company.
The general privilege tax bill
Amending section |, 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 $32,942 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 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.
Appropriating $1,000, annually, for
the maintenance of the Confederate
annex at Vicksburg.
Authorizing the Yazoo-M 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
liens of the state.
Appropriating 1901, 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.
Comforting on illegitimate children
all rights conferred on legitimate
children
Amending sections l, 2, and 4 Of
chapter l20, 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 Levee
Board, and regulating the duties of
the employees of the board
Appropriating 1921, 900 to defray
the expenses Of the State Insane Hos
pital.
Appropriating 100000 for the
soldiers and sailors Of the Confeder-
ate Army.
Appropriatoing 100000 for the
support of the Mississippi Peniten-
tiary.
Appropriating $1,250,00 exclusive
of poll tax, annually for the support
of the common schools of Mississippi
Appropriating $13S,5OO to defray
the expenses Of the East Mississippi
Insane Hospital.
Appropriating $169,O46.1S for the
support Of the University of Missis-
sippi.
Appropriating $4,000 for the sup
port Of the Natchez H~pital.
Apropriating$43 400 for the support
Of the State Institute for the Deaf
and Dumb.
Appropriating s29.95Q for the sup