Chap. 252 (S. B. 228).. Page 364 AN ACT to amend chapter 176, laws of 1924 so as to change the rate of interest on guaranty certificates from 6% to 4% where no contract rate exists. Chap. 253 (H. B. 93). Page 365 AN ACT to clothe corporations, either domestic or foreign, with power to own and utilize lands in this state for agricultural or other purposes, to the extent of ten thousand acres, and to repeal chapter 162, laws of 1912, chapter 156, laws of 1918, and chapter 245, laws 1922. Chap. 254 (H. B. 68)... Page 366 AN ACT exempting shares of stock of non-resident corporations from taxation whether or not the said corporation pays taxes on its property or capital stock in this or any other state where organized or where it does business. Chap. 255 (S. B. 187). Page 366 AN ACT to authorize the report of the organization of every corporation within sixty days from the passage of this act, as required by section 930 of the code of 1906. Chap. 256 (H. B. 198). Page 367 AN ACT authorizing railroads, streets or interurban railroads, mining, lighting, power, telephone and telegraph corporations and all other corporations, companies, persons and associations of persons having rights and powers to condemn property under any of the statutes of Mississippi to enter upon the lands and waters of any person to make examinations and preliminary surveys to determine the most advantageous routes and sites, and prescribing the terms and conditions upon which such right may be exercised. Chap. 257 (H. B. 320). Page 367 AN ACT to amend section 230 of the code of 1906, 207 Hemingway's code, so as to authorize abstract companies with a paid up capital of $50,000.00 or more to make and certify through the president, secretary or other principal officer of such company. Chap. 258 (S. B. 69).. Page 368 AN ACT to amend section 4267 of the code of 1906 so as to provide that corporations and joint stock companies (both foreign and domestic) be taxed on their property as persons and that their shares of stock be exempt from taxation; and to provide for the exemption from taxation, of bonds issued by foreign or domestic corporations and of securities and debts bearing no interest. Chap. 259 (S. B. 137). Page 369 AN ACT to amend section 1, chapter 282, laws of Mississippi, 1914, so as to reduce the tax on certain lines of railroad in the Mississippi levee district. Chap. 260 (H. B. 532). Page 370 AN ACT to authorize and to provide for the conversion of a domestic fraternal benefit society into a domestic stock life or stock life and disability company. Chap. 261 (S. B. 84). Page 372 AN ACT to aid and encourage insurance companies incorporated under the laws of the state of Mississippi and to provide the kind and method of taxation of such companies. Chap. 262 (H. B. 190)..... Page 373 AN ACT to amend section 1, chapter 188, of the laws of 1922, which was an act to amend chapter 306, of the laws of 1920, so as to permit life insurance companies to write life insurance policies not exceeding $2,500.00 on any one life, and policies or contracts issued on the group plan, irrespective of the amount of such individual policies or contracts, without medical examination of the insured. Chap. 263 (H. B. 91). Page 374 AN ACT to encourage the live stock industry, to create a state wide stock law, and prevent the spread of Texas fever ticks. Chap. 264 (H. B. 206)... Page 375 AN ACT reorganizing the state live stock sanitary board, specifying who shall constitute the same, delegating powers and authority for regulating live stock matters and the right to establish and maintain quarantine lines, prevent the introduction and spread of infectious or contagious diseases and appoint inspectors and officers for the enforcement of regulations, and repealing laws in conflict thereto. Chap. 265 (H. B. 207). Page 377 AN ACT to authorize the boards of supervisors in the various counties to appropriate monies out of the general county fund to be used in cooperation with state live stock sanitary board and the United States bureau of animal industry in eradicating the cattle tick and other infectious and contagious diseases of live stock, and designating how and when the work of tick eradication shall be conducted and to provide for the expense incurred in the handling and care of undipped cattle, and to prescribe penalties for violations of the provisions of this act, and repealing all laws with reference to tick eradication. Chap. 266 (H. B. 477).. Page 381 AN ACT providing for the improvement of streets, highways and roadways running along and forming a part of the boundary of a city or town in this state, empowering the governing authority of such town or city to assess a part of the costs to the property adjoining the said street, highway or roadway within the said city or town, providing for the method of such assessment, providing that an agreement may be entered into between such governing authority and land owners owning property adjoining such street, highway or roadway without such town or city for the payment of part of such costs, and providing that such governing authority of such town or city may enter into contract with the board of supervisors of a county whereby parts of the costs of such improve. ment may be paid by such county or a road district within such county, providing that a tax may be levied to pay such costs so agreed on, and empowering board of supervisors and such governing authority to make such agreements and contracts. Chap. 267 (H. B. 110). Page 383 AN ACT to authorize and empower the boards of supervisors and boards of aldermen to provide for advertising of the resources and possibilities of the various communities, counties and sections of Mississippi. Chap. 268 (H. B. 628). Page 383 AN ACT abolishing all municipalities with less than one thousand inhabitants which have failed to maintain a municipal government for a period of two years. Chap. 269 (H. B. 410). Page 384 AN ACT empowering the governor to appoint to fill vacancies in municipal elective offices in cases not provided for otherwise by law, and in cases where a majority of the board of aldermen or commissioners shall die, resign or be removed from office. Chap. 270 (H. B. 710). Page 385 AN ACT to authorize municipalities and counties to make appropriations in aid of fairs and fair associations in certain instances. Chap. 271 (H. B. 758). Page 385 AN ACT to except from the limitations of indebtedness all bonds, notes and other obligations heretofore or hereafter issued by municipalities for so much of the cost of local improvements as shall have been or shall be assessed upon property benefited by such improvements, or paid for by said municipality as its part of the cost. Chap. 272 (H. B. 291). Page..386 AN ACT to empower and authorize municipalities to borrow money and make loans to citizens for the purpose of constructing sidewalks, curbs and gutters, storm sewers, drains and covered ditches. Chap. 273 (H. B. 669).. Page 387 AN ACT requiring refund of all erroneously paid taxes by municipalities and providing manner in which said taxes shall be refunded. Chap. 274 (H. B. 803).. Page 387 AN ACT to amend section 3329 of the code of 1906, so as to give to municipalities the right to regulate or prohibit interference with public or private property, or the use thereof, by smoke, soot, cinders or unnecessary noises of mills, laundries and manufacturing plants. Chap. 275 (H. B. 293).. Page 388 AN ACT to amend section 3367 of the code of 1906 section 5864 of Hemingway's code, so as to provide for the collection of penalties by cities or towns on privilege licenses. Chap. 276 (H. B. 290). Page 388 AN ACT to amend chapter 149 of the laws of 1916, so as to provide that municipalities may supply water and electricity to consumers outside the city limits, and prescribing the rate for such consumers. Chap. 277 (S. B. 87).. Page 389 AN ACT to amend chapter 25 of the laws of 1917, Hemingway's code section 1102 to read as follows: so as to bring meat markets in municipalities of over 5000 population under the provisions of the Sunday observance law. Chap. 278 (H. B. 1280).. Page 390 AN ACT creating and validating the creation and organization of separate road districts, fixing and confirming the boundaries thereof, validating the authorization, issuance and sale of bonds thereof, and the contracts and agreements made by the board of supervisors, authorizing the performance of contracts and payment therefor, providing for the issuance of additional bonds, and providing for the payment of bonds and authorizing levy of taxes for constructing and maintaining of roads therein, and payment of bonds therefor. Chap. 279 (H. B. 292). Page 393 AN ACT to validate all municipal bonds, notes, certificates of indebtedness and other obligations. To validate all municipal bonds, etc., regardless of defects. Chap. 280 (S. B. 434).. Page 394 AN ACT to validate the creation of any and all school districts or levee districts or drainage districts or other taxing districts, in the state of Mississippi, and to validate all bonds, notes, certificates, loan warrants, or other obligations of any county, consolidated school district, rural separate school district, municipal separate school district, or other school district, or drainage district, or levee districts or other taxing districts, issued and sold within the state of Mississippi, or contracted to be sold. Chap. 281 (S. B. 304). .Page 395 AN ACT authorizing the attorney general to take such steps as may be necessary to secure data to validate the road bonds heretofore issued by the various road districts of the several counties of the state, and to employ such assistants, attorneys, clerks, stenographers, and other help as may be necessary or incident to the preservation of the credit of the state of Mississippi, by validating or making legal said bonds. Chap. 282 (S. B. 321). Page 396 AN ACT to validate all acts, proceedings, orders and resolutions of boards of supervisors and road commissioners of road districts in the matter of the sale of county bonds and road district bonds and the price received therefor, and the employment and payment of fiscal agents to sell same, where such county bonds and road bonds were sold and the consideration therefor paid more than three years prior to January 1, 1926; and abating any suits filed by any officer or representative of the state, county, or such road districts to recover any monies or penalties on account of any of such matters, where such suits have been brought subsequent to January 1, 1926; and for other purposes. Chap. 283 (S. B. 320).. Page 397 AN ACT to validate all orders, resolutions, proceedings and acts of the board of supervisors and the county superintendents of education of the various counties in allowing expense accounts to such county superintendents of education which were used to pay interest on teachers pay certificates to banks cashing same at par for such teachers their salaries when due, where such orders, resolutions, proceedings and acts of the board of supervisors were passed and the payment of such interest was made more than three years prior to January 1, 1926:-and abating any and all suits brought by any officer, or representative of the state or county to recover any monies or penalties on account thereof, where such suits were brought subsequent to January 1, 1926-and for other purposes. Chap. 284 (H. B. 41)........... Page 398 AN ACT to validate the acts of the various boards of supervisors of the state in insuring county court houses and other property belonging to the counties against loss by cyclone and tornado, and to validate the auditing, allowing and paying by the boards claims presented for such insurance premiums. Chap. 285 (H. B. 212). Page 398 AN ACT validating proceedings of boards of supervisors, creating road districts and bringing such districts and supervisors districts or beats under the general road laws, and validating bonds issued by or on behalf of road districts and of supervisors districts and beats, and levying general taxes for the payment thereof. |