Columbus Democrat. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-18??, 1839-11-02


w calls III general system q nierns' improve
rneni, which Wil teal greatly 90 Is WenJb, pspuh.
ton, AMI resources, encourage i,s agriculture. ard
promote H. commerce:
Therefore,
Section I. Be d enacted by ihc Legislature o. the
SAFE OF Mississippi. That there shall BE- elected d,
il.ai haiot 81 bith houses IT the legislature, iirce
persons, etizens Of this State. who shall BE- c.ta.
misss5onsn Tor the internal improvement IT thi.
Siaie AMI they shall Be siylcd .ihe board of inter
Hsl Improvement for the State Of Ms. 6 ppi -
They shaa Re elected biennisliy; anil q ans yaean-
e. shsl hapPcn IN tie SAID board By death. lenio-
val from The Slate, Or rtlusai 20 act. The Governor
% the time being shall apP,ui 10 Oh such vacancy;
which appointment shat eonhaue enid the hesi
meeting of the legislature.
See. ?. re !, further cnaricJ, Tia, The sun Of
Eve mliuns % dn.lars b. raised, BY tie means -
losn TO saul board IT nierus improvement; ta lsr..
'late which loan Of i've millions of dollars he E,ih
OF the state be, end ile same is hereby. pledged
both for tie security Of The principle AMI interest
and That tSn thousand i've hundred bond,, OF iNn
thousand dollars each. 10 wii: six hundred and
twenty-five payahic in Eileen years SIX bundled
sud twenty-five payable In twenty years. SIX hun.
drei aud twenty-five payable "a istnty years and
bearing interest at thr rate of SIX per ccntem Ter
anisum. shall be signed hyIh Governor II ths STATE,
aud eaunerigued ~ llie r,essor,r m tie onler
u
q hissi~sipp, and under tic seal OF the STATE
See. 5. BE il imther enacted, rlat the ssd
bonds 50 issued shall be 10 the following words, 70
wts
hoow 81 men by these presents, That he State
Of Misssap,a acknowledges 10 b. indebted 10 Tie
board OF internal improvement d, tie State Of Nj.
sissippl IN The SUN a two thousand doaFs: which
sum the SAID State Of Mississippi promises 10
pay 10 current money Of The L ned States 10 the of.
DER ~ The President of The board Of internal I'M
prSvement Of tho State Of Mississippi ON the
with interest al the rate of six percent PEI annur
payable hall yeafy, at the place named ia tie en.
dogsement thereto viz: on the If owe.
~ year. uniil the payment Of the sail princlpa
sum. In testimony whereof the Governor Of he
State OF Mississipp has signed, and the Trcaa,Ar
oithe State has cnnutersigned, these presents. and
caused the zeal Of tho State 10 be affixed thereto Of
JACKSON 'hs IN The year Of our Lord
Gorcraor.
TREASURER
Sec. T. De il further cnaeel, That sad bonds
may be Transferable, by tie endnrsemcat 81 dc
president Of said hoard, to the order Of any pcfson
whomsoYer, or 20 The bearer and said endorsement
Sliall TX lhe pace the sall principal aud Interest
shall be pad
Sec. s. BE i further enacted That the said sum
al ave millions, when obtained hy the lunn aloc-
slid, shall be deposited IN the Union or Planters
Dank, or both, said bank or hanks will undertake
and agree 10 pay the interest aecrnng on said bonds
for the time the money 81 deposited slall icnan on
dcpuSir, and charge The state with the amounts r..
galy drawn ereIrom, with interest ut tie same
rate upon the amount 40 dawn, iiom Tie date the
check nr checks drawnng the same shall be paid.
aud keep The same subject 10 the order of said
board or snch disposition the Legislature shall dl.
rect. And If the said bank or banks shall refuse
TO make such agreement, then the board shall ,c.
posiie The same, on the best terms they can obtain
IN any Of The specie-paying incorporated barks in
this State
Sec. 9. BE il Iurther enacted, Tia, ,he said
board 81 internal Improvement is hereby authorized
and required 10 cause TO be constructed rail road
from the Mississippi City, il The Mississippi CITY
Campanv shall obgale themselves 10 give to tie
STATE, TO aId 10 constructing the said road one hall
nl The neil proceeds OF the sales of ihe remaining
unsold lots embraced 10 The snrvey Of he said civ;
and, u said company shall refused TO make such DO.
nation, then from some other point near The said
city, 70 some point 10 Ponoioc county mud latte.
fa's ihefeltou one extending TO some point IN fish
tmlnsp county and one extending TO the Mississippi
fivcr ~ some point IN The county Of runira And IA
ctscl which, they are hereby authorized 10 nuke
snth contract or contracts moi Inconsistent with TIC
PROVISIONS Of THIS act as may be necessary to prr.
chase such lands al the examinations Of sad rnad
aud alieFals and all Tho intermediate points for the
Siale, as they mty deem necessary, and Of adyan.
tsgc 10 The Stale
Sec. 7 Be il further enacted TIN, he said
board 81 internal Improvement are hereby author.
1ed and required d causr 10 he constructed rail
road from The city of JaekSnu 10 connect viii Tie
rad road from The Mississippi City, at ponloloc, OF
some other suitable place Ia nnrtliwatdy direction
from The city Of Jackson.
Sec. :. Be il luHhor enacted. That they shall
have power 10 employ oil such encrgnecrs, over.
seors, agents lahnrers, aud servants as may be ne
eessary to effect the intent o this net, and allow
them proper compensation for t,ieir services; i
purchase and introduce into THIS Stale any number
Of Slaves which they may find necessary o. ustlu
~ The construction Ct rall roads or Tie improve
ment q rivers; which SLAVES, wien purchased
shall be the property Of the State, and subject /,
such disposition a, The legislature may make, The,
shall cause such improvements TO be made in ia
navigation Of the various rivers oi' tbs State, q
ihs! shall deem necessary; and, e. tbat purpose
she som nfiye hundred thousand dollars az the sun
hereby raised shall be applied BY said board,
Sec. 3. Be il mr,her enacted, That the So,
board Of internal improvement shall have power
sue ana he sled plead and he mpieadcd contrag
and be contracted with aud do all such things a
may he necessary for the purpose herein cnrSrtct
ana not inconsistent with the constitution and law
81 this State They shall report 10 every sessinn d
~ $500 49, ttNti'Ni A'httal, stNclal or hhtlul
ed statement II their proceedings showing III
contract Of contacts they have made, the estimate
81 rail raads, The amount exptned by them, an
every thing connected with their duties The
shall have such compensation as the legislature ma
from iisne 10 inle e'aw; and the chei engineer an
alI olicrra CONNECTED with said hoard shah, seee
ally before cnterine upon DE duties take ana e,l
scribe an oath lai'auily % discharAg tie duties
cir office, and that they viii not directly &c ind
rcrlly be Interested 10 any contract which they ms
make, purchase, speculation, Or any thing else co
nected with tie duties or their ollicc--a copy
which oath shall b. flied il. the office of the Seer
taty cf State,
Sec. 10. Be it further enacted, That Tie "a
board d internal improvement may elect one
their own body president thereof; and. IN al ca
tracts made by aud with said board, the sicnatu