The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1916-02-25
PRISONS
WORTH s2,266,832
ADVERTISEMENT OF PROPERTIES
SHOWS LARGE VALUE IN
CREASE FOR YEAR.
May DEFEAT MILITIA BILL

Bill For $25o.ooo Appropriation To
the National Guard is Referred
10 Committee-News Of Cap
itoi Happenings.
The report of A. J. Mosley of Clarks-
dale and Pat Henry of Brandon, ap-
praisers Of the state penitentiary
property appointed by Gov. Brewer.
have filed their report with the v
ernor and the secretary Of the peni-
tertiary board of trustees. The re-
port shows the total value of both
real and personal property belonging
to the several convict farms and the
office of the board in this city. and is
interesting because Of the increase
shown in values since the report OF
the appraisers one year ago.
The value OF personal property is
now placed at S645 .317.S5; realty is
valued at $1,621, 515-the total being
S 2,266.s32.35. ,
One year ago the appraisement >
showed personally valued at $751;
95s. 60: realty. $1.496, 19O-total, 81
934,147.62.
This gives an increase in values Of
1892, 6S4.73. The lands on ne four
convict farms are valued as follows:
Rankin, $25 per acre; Oakley. $50 an
acre; Belmont. $50 an acre. and
Parchman. $s5 an acre.
May Defeat Guard Bill.
The part the state guardsmen played
in the Clarksdale affair. when the
troops forcibly entered the Coahoma
county courthouse. may cause them TO
lose their state appropriation.
A bill appropriating SIS, 900 a year
to the support and maintenance of he
national guard was introduced In the
house a few days g and referred to
the appropriation committee, Of which
Mr.. Howerton is chairman. 1t was ex-
pected that the bill would be Gu:
half in two by he committee. but
there is now a movement on foot, 1t
is said. to cut out the appropriation
entirely, except as to the salary OF
the Acknowledgement, because OF the
part the state troops played at Clarks.
dale.
People VIII Vote on Division.
With much time spent by the lower
house in considering the Sunflower
county division bill, seeking to divide
the county into two judicial districts.
with Indianola county seat Of the first
and Ruleville county seat Of the sec.
ond district, q bitter fight was engen-
dered before it was passed with an
amendment to submit the matter to q
vote of the people.
The local and private legislation
committee, through Acting Chairman
Johnson, of Holmes, sent up a commit
tee amendment to refer the question
of division to the people of the pro-
posed second district. and Mr.. Clarke,
of Sunf1ower, offered a substitute to
submit the matter to q vote of all the
people of the county. On roll call the
Clarke substitute amendment to sub
NIT the question to a vote of the Ell
tire county was adopted by a vote OF
IS to SO. Mr.. Purvis moved to recon
slider. The bill in amended form then
!. | passed by a unanimous vote.
During the discussion Gov. Bilbo re-
: NAMED in the chamber for some time.
Compulsory Education Bill.
Among the important bills that have
: been introduced in the lower house is
, that of Representative O'Neal, provid'
ing for compulsory education. II the
t bill becomes a law, after Sept. !, 1917,
l "every parent, guardian or other per
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control of any child or children be
-, tween the ages Of 8 and Is years shall
be required to sent such child or chill
= dren to a public school or to a pr1
waite. denominat.onal or parochta
school taught by a competent instruct
e or, and such child or children shal at
8 tend school for at least so days, during
each and every scholastic year. ex
9 cent in cases where school periods are
reduced.
Children who have completed the
Z common school course OF STUDY are
q exempted from the act. Also chlldren
living more than WI and a half miles
v from a schoolhouse unless there If
public Transportation within reason
able walking distance. 1t also e1
empts children who are physically o.
mentally incapacitated for schoo
work, and in cases Of extreme povert!
a Of parents.
r The bill was referred to h com
mittee on education.
Soions See Ha~ttiesburQ.
= One hundred and twenty-five mem
bers Of the senate and lower house o
the Mississippi legislature made a trll
. to Hattiesburg by special train In re
= Spouse to an invitation Of the cit
zens Of Hattiesburg and officials o
the State Normal College to inspec
that institution and be the guests o
, the city for the day. 1t was the firs
= time many of the legislators had loos
}, ed over the normal college. m the'
n have nothing but words of praise 10
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