Chap. 324 (S. B. 140)... Page 449 AN ACT to amend section 236 of chapter 283 of the laws of Mississippi for the year 1924 relative to expense connected with sixteenth sections. Chap. 325 (H. B. 197). Page 450 AN ACT to amend section 185 of chapter 283 of the laws of 1924, so as to provide that if a majority of the votes cast at an election in all of the counties involved, the bonds of the district shall be issued by the county in which is located the largest valuation of taxable property within the district. Chap. 326 (H. B. 403). Page 451 AN ACT to amend chapter 298 (senate bill No. 545) acts 1924, the same being, an act to amend chapter 168, of the laws of 1920, the same being, an act to amend section 5 of chapter 122 of the laws of 1910, as amended by chapter 254 of the laws of 1912, as amended by chapter 193 of the laws of 1916, so as to fix the amount of state aid to agricultural high schools, in order to determine the amount of state aid to agricultural high schools meeting certain requirements and to allow state aid to consolidated schools doing vocational work in agriculture and home economics under certain conditions. Chap. 327 (H. B. 437). Page 454 AN ACT to prescribe the qualifications, duties, and powers of the secretary of the state tax commission. Chap. 328 (S. B. 470) Page 455 AN ACT to fix the salary of the secretary of the state tax commission, and to authorize the state tax commission to employ an additional clerk Chap. 329 (H. B. 438). Page 456 AN ACT to prescribe an official seal for the state tax commission, and providing for the use of same. Chap. 330 (H. B. 814). Page 456 AN ACT directing the capitol commission to assign adequate quarters for use of the state tax commission. Chap. 331 (H. B. 333). Page 457 AN ACT to amend section 3597 of the code of 1906 (section 6219 of Hemingway's code) being section fixing the qualifications and salary of the superintendent of the penitentiary. Chap. 332 (H. B. 334).. Page 457 AN ACT to authorize the board of trustees of the Mississippi state penitentiary to insure the state's cotton and cotton seed, and to pay the premium out of any appropriations made for support and maintenance of the state penitentiary. Chap. 333 (S. B. 417). Page 458 AN ACT to authorize the board of trustees of the state penitentiary to pay the sum of $375.00 to S. W. Montgomery for services rendered in classing cotton. Chap. 334 (S. B. 437). Page 458 AN ACT to authorize and empower the board of trustees of the state penitentiary, within their discretion to pay A. S. Robinson the sum of $74.85. Chap. 335 (H. B. 552). Page 458 AN ACT to amend section 3627 code of 1906 (section 6259 Hemingway's code) so as to change the date of making inventory of the penitentiary from the first day of January to the first day of July of each year. Chap. 336 (S. B. 480). Page 459 AN ACT to authorize the board of trustees of the Mississippi industrial & training school, at their discretion, to pay a deficit of $198.40 for the year 1923, out of appropriation heretofore made for 1926 and 1927. Chap. 337 (S. B. 351).. Page 459 AN ACT to amend section 1, chapter 111, of the laws of Mississippi, 1916, (section 4964 Hemingway's code) so as to provide for acquisition and operation of industrial enterprises. Chap. 338 (H. B. 625). .Page 460 AN ACT to authorize and empower the board of trustees of the Mississippi school for the blind to utilize the unexpended balance of the 1925 support fund for equipment purposes. Chap. 339 (H. B. 170). Page 460 AN ACT to amend chapter 321 of the laws of 1924, being entitled, "An ACT to create a state service commissioner and fixing his duties and compensation." Chap. 340 (H. B. 652). Page 461 AN ACT fixing and equalizing the salary of the director of the department of archives and history and the salaries of his co-workers. Chap. 341 (S. B. 239). .Page 462 AN ACT fixing the salary of the state factory inspector, and repealing all laws in conflict herewith. Chap. 342 (H. B. 1366). Page 462 AN ACT to amend section 1 of chapter 288 of the laws of Mississippi of 1922, so as to provide for one clerk additional to the one now em. ployed in the office of the auditor of public accounts, whose special duty it shall be to examine the reports, tabulate the records, and keep the accounts in said office, of the receipts and disbursements of the excise tax on gasoline. Chap. 343 (H. B. 1392).... Page 462 AN ACT to provide for additional salary for the general bookkeeper and auditing clerk in the state auditor's office. Chap. 344 (S. B. 274)... Page 463 AN ACT to provide for more office and storage room for the state auditor's office, to amend section 12 of chapter 116 of the laws of 1924 so as to provide extra clerical help in the automobile registration department and to provide for the disposition of old land and personal rolls in the auditor's office. Chap. 345 (H. B. 709)..... Page 463 AN ACT to provide for the employment by the insurance commissioner of certain clerks, stenographers, and other clerical help, fixing the maximum salary for each of the deputy insurance commissioner, and providing for the payment of traveling expenses and office equip ment. Chap. 346 (H. B. 1353).. Page 465 AN ACT fixing the salaries of employees in the governor's office and designating the titles. Chap. 347 (H. B. 22).. Page 464 AN ACT to repeal chapter 327 of the laws of 1924 entitled an act providing that the heads of certain institutions, boards and departments shall file monthly with the state auditor certain reports, and providing penalty for failure to do so. Chap. 348 (S. B. 12).. AN ACT to repeal chapter 136 of the laws of 1912. Chap. 349 (S. C. R. 4). Page 464 Page 465 A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION appointing a committee of the two houses to advise the governor that the legislature is in session and ready to receive any communication he may desire to lay before them. Chap. 350 (S. C. R. 12). Chap. 351 (S. C. R. 17). Page 465 Page 466 A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION requesting the governor to appoint delegates to the Cotton Growers Convention to be held in Memphis, Tennessee, February 3, 1926. Chap. 352 (S. C. R. 27).. Page 466 A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION expressing the appreciation of the legislature of Mississippi to the Feild Co-operative Association, to B. B. Jones, of Jackson, Mississippi, president, for liberality in the support of education in Mississippi. Chap. 353 (S. C. R. 29).. Chap. 354 (S. C. R. 31). Page 467 Page 468 A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION expressing appreciation of the legis lature to the attorney general and his staff for the expeditious, efficient and economical manner in which they have secured, information and data, and the preparation of the bills to validate and describe the various road districts of Mississippi; and to authorize the payment of reasonable compensation by the attorney general to his clerical and stenographic force for extra services rendered out of the appropriation. Chap. 355 (S. C. R. 32). Page 468 A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION providing for a State Commission on Colleges to frame recommendations to the Legislature of 1928 concerning adjustments in the colleges in the state. Chap. 356 (H. C. R. 1).. Page 469 A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION providing for a joint session of the House and Senate to hear the governor's message. Chap. 357 (H. C. R. 3). Chap. 358 (H. C. R. 13).. Page 470 Page 470 A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION memorializing Congress to grant to the various states of the union federal aid for the drainage and reclamation of swamp and overflowed lands. Chap. 359 (H. C. R. 15).. Page 471 A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION providing for a joint committee of the House and Senate to investigate tax levies in counties, school and road districts, and municipalities. Chap. 360 (H. C. R. 18). Page 471 A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION to restore and replace the county library of the second district of Chickasaw county, destroyed by fire in 1924. Chap. 361 (H. C. R. 22) Page 472 A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION to restore and replace the county library of Prentiss county, Mississippi, destroyed by fire in 1924. Chap. 362 (H. C. R. 23). Page 473 A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION inviting Sir Richard Winfrey, M. P. to address the Mississippi Legislature. Chap. 363 (H. C. R. 27).... Page 473 A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION to restore and replace the county library of Rankin county, which was destroyed by fire in 1924. Chap. 364 (H. C. R. 28). Page 474 A RESOLUTION authorizing the acceptance of certain funds from the United States government, as authorized by act of Congress. Chap. 365 (H. C. R. 32). Chap. 366 (H. C. R. 34). Page 474 Page 475 A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION to appoint a committee on the part of the House and Senate to investigate and consider the necessity for providing room for the expanding departments of the state. Chap. 367 (H. C. R. 25). .Page 475 A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION inviting William Hemingway to address the legislature of Mississippi. Chap. 368 (H. C. R. 36). Page 476 A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION expressing the regret and sympathy of the legislature of the state of Mississippi of 1926 in the death of the late Major John George Quekemeyer, a distinguished soldier who served with credit in the army of the United States. Chap. 369 (H. C. R. 37). Page 476 A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION inviting Mr. Henry Ford to address the Mississippi legislature. |