The governor is the chief executive of the state whose function is to administer the laws of the state. One of the activities used to accomplish this function is the monitoring of bills being considered for passage by the state legislature. This series consists of correspondence, telegrams, newspaper clippings, petitions, resolutions, reports, and bills regarding pending legislation in which the Governor was interested. The records contain the governor's messages to the legislature and reports to the governor on the legislature's activity in regard to specific legislation. There is correspondence between the governor and individual legislators. Some of this correspondence consists of the notice from Governor Graves calling the legislature back for a special session. Much of the correspondence was composed and signed by Pitt Tyson Maner, the Governor's secretary. This series also contains correspondence from constituents voicing their opinion for or against a specific bill. In addition to the usual legislature regarding taxes and education, the legislature considered an anti-sedition bill, a sterilization bill, and bills augmenting the funding needed to instigate the federal relief and recovery programs. Homestead exemptions, pensions, house racing, and toll bridges were other topics for which legislation was introduced.
