University of Mississippi eGrove Report of the Secretary of State to the Legislature of Mississippi 1899 Report of the Secretary of State to the Legislature of Mississippi [from] 1898-99 Mississippi. Secretary of State Follow this and additional works at: https://egrove.olemiss.edu/sta_sosrpt Recommended Citation Mississippi. Secretary of State, "Report of the Secretary of State to the Legislature of Mississippi [from] 1898-99" (1899). Report of the Secretary of State to the Legislature of Mississippi. 3. https://egrove.olemiss.edu/sta_sosrpt/3 This Book is brought to you for free and open access by eGrove. It has been accepted for inclusion in Report of the Secretary of State to the Legislature of Mississippi by an authorized administrator of eGrove. For more information, please contact [email protected]. Elected Governor of Mississippi. November 5. 1895. for the term of four years. TABLE OF CONTENTS PAGE. EXECUTIVE APPOINTMENTS— State officers.............................................................. 1 U. S. Senators............................................................ 1 Supreme Court judges............................................. 1 Circuit judges........................................................... 2 Chancellors............................................................... 2 District attorneys.................................................. 2 State Lunatic Asylum............................................ 3 East Mississippi Insane Asylum......................... 3 Institution for Deaf and Dumb............................. 3 Institution for the Blind....................................... 4 Natchez Hospital.................................................... 4 State Charity Hospital, Vicksburg. .. .............. 4 State University.................................................... 4 Industrial Institute and College........................... 5 Alcorn Agricultural and Mechanical and College 6 Agricultural and Mechanical College.................. 5 State Normal School, Holly Springs.................. 6 State Board of Health............................................ 5 State Board of Dental Examiners....................... 6 State Board of Pharmaceutical Examiners..... 6 Levee Commission for Yazoo-Mississippi Delta. 6 Commissioners Mississippi Levee District ... 7 Commissioners Palmyra Levee District............. 7 COUNTY OFFICERS, APPOINTED— Chancery clerks........................ 8 Circuit clerks........................... 8 Sheriffs.................................... 8 Treasurers................................ 9 Superintendents of Education 9 Assessors ................................. 9 Surveyors................................. 9 Coroners..................................... 10 Supervisors............................... 10 Justices of the peace................ 12 Constables................................. 17 Municipal officers....................... 21 Municipal officers, elected.......... 39 Notaries public............................ 46 iv TABLE OF CONTENTS. 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COUNTY OFFICERS, APPOINTED—Continued— Commissioners of deeds. 49 Election commissioners . 51 STATE, DISTRICT, LEGISLATIVE AND COUNTY OF­ FICERS— State officers, 1900-1903.......................................................... 53 Legislature, 1900-1903............................................................ 53 House of Representatives, 1900-1903................................... 54 County officers, 1900-1903..................................................... 57 County superintendents of education... ......................... 63 Beat officers, 1900-1903.............................................................. 64 Chronological............................................................................. 83 The Senate, 1900-1903, by counties........................................ 85 House of Representatives, 1900-1903, by counties............... 87 Legislative apportionment............................................ 94 and 95 Vote lor State officers, November, 1899.................................. 96 Vote at State election, November, 1895................................ 105 Presidential vote in Mississippi in 1896.............................. 105 Vote for Governor, 1817-99....................................................... 106 Presidential popular vote, 1896............................................... 106 Congressional election, 1896..................................................... 109 Congressional election, 1898............... ........................... ....... 112 Congressional districts.............................................................. 117 Population by race, polls, registered vote........................... 118 The Levee Amendment............................................................ 126 Judiciary Amendment... ........................................................... 127 General directory .... ...... ......................................... 129 Circuit and chancery courts................................................... 134 Supreme court............................................................................. 139 Federal courts in Mississippi...................... ......................... 139 Party nominations and executive committees..................... 141 Corporations created and recorded..................... ................ 144 Corporations, classified summary lor 1896-7-8-9................. 151 Counties and town sites........................................................... 152 Population of Mississippi, 1890................................................ 153 Population of United States, 1890...................................... 156 Educational statistics for 1899................................................. 157 Mississippi’s health record....................................................... 158 Salaries of public officers......................................................... 159 Seat of government..................................................................., 160 Humane and educational institutions................................... 160 Realty and personalty valuation, taxes and polls, 1898-9.. 161 Mississippi finances.................................................................. 163 Distances county sites to Jackson.......................................... 164 Primary, general election and registered vote by race, 1899 166 Governors and Secretaries of State........................................ 172 TABLE OP CONTENTS. 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ROSTER OF STATE OFFICERS— Governors................................................................................. 174 Lieutenant governors........................................................... 177 Secretaries of State................................................................ 178 Auditors public accounts.................................................... 1,79 State treasurers..................................................................... 180 Attorneys general................................................................. 181 Clerks high court of errors and appeals and supreme court................................................................................. 182 Superintendents of public education................................. 182 Railroad commission............................................................. 182 State librarian........................................................................ 183 Swamp land commission...................................................... 184 State revenue agent............................................................... 184 Supreme court judges................................ ..................... 185 Superior court of chancery.................................................. 186 United States Senators........................................................... 187 Representatives in Congress............................................... 188 Confederate Congress............................................................ 190 Legislative committees, session 1900.................................. 191 House committees................................................................. 192 Joint standing committees.................................................. 193 Report of Secretary of State. Jackson, Miss., December 28,1899. To His Excellency, A. J. McLaurin, Governor of Mis­ sissippi : Sir: I have the honor to submit a report of the transactions of this office for the period from October 1st, 1897, to September 30th, 1899, together with some data relating to the biennial period 1896-1897, that could not be prepared for last report, and including all charters recorded to 15th inst. The report is intend­ ed to exhibit not only the work of the office for the past two years, but also to present a general summary for the full term of four years. The commissions issued and recorded from January 21,1896, to December 28,1899, number 5,155. Of these 3,580 were to officers elected by the people; 1,575 to of­ ficers appointed by the Governor. The appointive of­ ficers include: state officers ................................................................... 3 United States Senators .............................................. 2 Judges of the Supreme Court.................................... 2 Circuit Judges................................................................ 12 Chancellors..................................................................... 9 District Attorneys ....................................................... 4 Trustees of Educational