The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1910-04-21
A SUMMARY OF NEW LEGISLATION
Some Of the More Important L0zvs Enae-
ted at the Session Recently Closed

The following is digest of the Inn
portant Legislation enacted by the legis-
latpre at its recent session.
Creation of office of county attorney
salary of incumbent to be from 5000 to
$4,000 per year, at discretion of the board
Of supervisors
Increase of circuit court system to sew
enteen districts, and increase of chan
Gerry court system to nine new districts.
Creation of Office of supreme court
commissioner, with two incumbents, who
shall perform all the duties of supreme
Judges, save that they have no vote in
reaching the decisions.
Appropriation increases for the ensuing
biennial period amounting to $I,o77,ooo,
of which nearly one half goes to the
ommon school and pension funds.
Acts authorizing the establishment of
the new counties of George and Walthall.
A pure food law, modelled closely after
the Federal statute, with proper arrange
ments for the enforcement
A revision and equalization of the
salaries of several state officials and state
house employees, allowing additional as
the attorney generals Office.
A statute providing that municipal
primary elections shall conform, as nearly
as possible, to the statutes governing state
and district primaries.
A statute increasing terms of municipal
officials from two to four years.
Appropriation of $4,000 to be used CO.
operation with Federal government in the
eradication of the Texas cattle tick, and
adding the governor and attorney general
to membership of the Live Stock Sanitary
Commission.
A law providing for the establishment
of county agricultural high schools, and
eliminating defects heretofore encountered
Establishment of three new agricultural
experiment stations, making a total of
seven of the state, under the direction of
the n. and M. College
Providing for the establishment of NUM-
cipal and county repositories, and abolish
ing the Office of municipal treasurer.
Adjustment of the boards of trustees
of the four large state educational in
situations at Oxford, Rodney, StarkviIle
and Columbus, and creation of a general
Oodiu VI eluseCSS " NC COhPoSCu u lille
members.
An act giving municipal authorities
the right to inspect machinery and appli-
ances of public service corporations and
condemn same if found unfit or unsafe
for use.
A statute. comforting power on the
governor, in case of calamity to any COM
munity or portion of the state resulting
from fire, flood, famine or similar visi-
tation, to borrow $4,000 for relief of
sufferers.
Statute making the punishment for the
sale of cocaine imprisonment in the peni-
tertiary.
Authority to boards of supervisors to
offer premiums for the best horticultural,
agricultural and live stock, exhibits each
year.
Establishment of a state charity hos
pital to be- located in the dity of Jackson.
Establishment of a state normal and
training school for teachers to be located
at such place as the board of trustees
may select.
Making the birthday of General Robert
u. Lee, Jan. 10, legal holiday
lAotel sanitary law, proposed by the
Mississippi Travellers, popularity known
as "'clean bed street. act"
Extension of lease to Mississippi State
Fair on the. old capitol and adjacent
grounds.
Statute for prohibiting corporations
from purchasing capital stock of competing
corporations. requirement of their fran
chiseS, plants or euuipment
Authorization of a 5000, 600 state bend
ISSUE to meet prospective deficit in revenues
Tor the next-t two years.
Definition of proceedings relative to
the formation of drainage districts.
Authorizing counties to contribute to
the supporeof the Old Ladies' Home
Simpli6oation of the form of privilege
license, and the assessment thereof.
Authority to the board of trustees of
the Mississippi penitentiarY TO purchase
1000 acrsss of land for convict tanning
purposes
Prescribing additional methods for work
inng the public roads,
Provision for Observation-Disclosures of county
agricultural experiment stations
Prohibiting the shipment of oysters in
thee shell outside-ofs the state.
Creation of am intef-insurancc system
for manufacturing industries, and provid-
ing ZOE supervision thereof.
Constitutional amendment making circuit
Judges and chancellorss elected by the peo-
piles.
Allowing cities and towns to float Sc
curities to be used in. making donations to
state institutions.
Authorizing municipalities to create
water commissions.
General revision Of the: game and fish
laws.
Providing for-the publication of new
digest of the decisions of the Mississippi
suPfsns Gangts
/ Revision of die sfrsstesa relative to the
practice CT medicine and rarmacy.
Prohibiting the drinking Of liq~-~~a
railroad passenger trains.
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