The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1905-12-30
WORK MAPPED OUT
FOR LEGISLATURE.
SYNOPSIS OF MEASURES PROPOSED
FOR LAWMAKERS AT COMING
SESSION.
Annotated Code Commission and Il.
Proposed Revision Will Be Subject
Of Much Discussion.

With the passage Of the Christ
mas holidays public interest vii
be centered in the biennial session
lof the Mississippi Legislator,
which convenes on the End 0
January for a period that will un
Idonbtedly be the longest in many
years.
The session also promises to b,
the most important since the mem
orable gathering in 1892 when the
present code was adopted, closely
following the enactment Of th'
new constitution.
More new laws have been map
ped out, and more radical changes
suggested, than ever before in thu
history of the State. Governor
Vardaman will not attempt to sun
up ali of the proposed measures
in his biennial message, but vii
con6Ee his discussion chiefly te
those matters that have beer
brought directly before him.
The convening of the session is
only few days off, and q
general summing up Of the more
important matters slated for pub
lie discussion is apropos at this
time. The following is a summary
of the more notable matters slated
for consideration:
Constitutional prohibition, pre-
ceded by statutory measure for
bidding the sale Of liquor in any
part Of the State.
Increase of the Supreme Court
bench to five members.
Formation of several new coun-
ties from present subdivisions
and separation of other counties
in two chancery and circuit court
districts.
Formation of at least one new
circuit court district, and proba-
bly, new chancery court district.
Change in the system of peni-
tentiary management, placing the
conyicts under direct personal
control Of a superintendent Of
prisss1 ard ahelishing the board
of control. Other notable penal
changes are also proposed.
Appropriation of 100000 for
improvements on the insane hos
pitfalls in jackson and Meridian.
Establishment of a blind insti-
tute for negro children.
Appropriation Of 100000 for
monuments to the Mississippi
troops who fell during the seige
of Vicksburg.
Increased pay for circuit judges
and chancellors.
Appropriation of 100000 for
the establishment of State nor
NAL and training school for teach
ers.
Floating Of a State bond issue
of not less than one million dollars
to pay of existing Indebtedness
and meet prospective indebted
ness.
Creation of a system of State
bank inspection, placing same un-
der jurisdiction of the insurance
department.
Uniform quarantine law as pro-
posed by the State board of
health, based on the experience of
the recent yellow fever infection.
Increased appropriation for the
State educational institutions at
Columbus, Starkyille and Oxford,
amounting to fully S250,000.
Increased appropriation for
Mississippi National Guard, the
adiutant general having requested
an allowance of SIS, 900 per year.
Creation Of a State insane COM
mission to make regular inspec-
tions Of the insane hospitals Of
the State.
Establishment Of a new depart
lGent Of State government to be
known as the department Of agri-
culture and immigration.
Creation Of d department. Of ar
chives and history.
Creation ofa system of county
courts to handle civil and criminal
litigation, with specific iurisdic-
ton.
Establishment Of a reformatoly
prison for boys.
Exemption Of all money from
taxation loaned at q rate of inter-
est less than six per cent.
Change ID system Of jury in
struction, requiring the circuit
judge to compile d summary Of
the law bearing on the case.
Establishment Of county depos-
itories.
Enlarged compensation for
county assessors.
Increased appropriation for the
support and enlargement of the
soldiers home at Beauyoir.
Establishment of d State ehari-
III hospital at jackson or some
other central point ii the State.
Change in age limit Of the law
Of consent to at least sixteen
years.
Enlarged powers for boards Of
Numerous changes proposed
BY code commission relative to-
power Of municipalities.
Annual land essments.
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