Columbus Democrat. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-18??, 1839-08-10
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Section 1. b teasetJt ay lie Lec.sa,-t' OF 'rs
State %. N>s,>ipqi That thtgo shall b tsc,gt, oy
FH.ut % ai e. both houses 81. tie legislature, three
persons, cuzens 0t thi, STATE. who shal bg e.u.
mi,,sousss '1r the .niyiua Improvement, ~ tn,
Stale; and ihty shall. be- STYLED 'thc botnt of inter
mn. improvement Tor the State sd Misses PIP. ~
They shall bee elected bcunaly; auj q ans T5cae-
cy S.a4 happen ia lAO >aid boatt, by death, ieWo-
val from The STATE, or refusal 10 act che Governor
log The time being sha. appoint 10 oil vacancy;
which appointment shst continue until The neat
ueciIn. ot the legislature.
Sec. ,. Be- il further enacted, That Tie sum Of
hsc lions of dollars b ui>gd by The mtaas OF
o'n io said board Of internal Improvements 10 isoi.-
tsle which oan Of 1--we millions Of dollars, N.c t1lh
of the state be, and the same is hereby, pledged
batd Tor The security OF the principle aud Interest,"
aH3 hat two Thousand i've hundred bonds OF l"o
thousand dollars each, TO witt SIX hundred and
twenty-five payable "a fifteen years SIN hundred
aud twenty-five payable 90 twenty years, sN hum
drei aud twenty-five payable u twenty wears and
bearing interest a. the rate OF STA per cyntum per
annum sa. be signed by the Governor of tins STATE,
aut oouulersgued by the IfoSaurer 10 TIC order
uI The hoIrt Of internal improvement OF the State
Ct Mississippi and under the seal of The STATE
Sec. 5. Be u further enacted fhst tAc sald
bonds SO issued shan be m Ihc following wofds, to
w.u
kpaw all men hy these presents that the State
of Mississippi acknowledges To- De indebted 10 the
board OF internal improvement of the State ol MIS-
slsSppi IN the sum of two thousand dollars, which
sum the sand State Of Mississippi promises 10
pay IN current money Of the unted States to the or
der oi the President of the board of Internal ln-
proycment Of the State Of Mississippi on the
with interest at the rate of SIX per cent per onnun
payable half yearly at the place named IN the en-
dorSemCnt thereto viz; ON the ol cyt-
~ year until the payment of the said principal
sum- IN testimony whereof the Governor OF the
State OF Mississippi has signed, aad lie Treasurer
OF the State has cuuntcrSgncd these presents, and
caused the sea, Of The State TO be affixed thereto al
Jackson, tbs Ia The year Of uur Lotj
Governor,
Treasurer.
See 4 BE IL further cnactel, That said bonds
may be Transferable, by the endorsement OF the
president OF said board, To thc ogder Of any person
whomsoycr or 10 the bearer and sald endorsement
shall hN the pace the said principal aud interest
shall be paid.
See 8. BE it further enacted, That the said sum
Of five millions, when obtained hy the loan atore-
said, shall be deposited IN the Union or Planters
Bank or barh, ifsaIJ bank or banks will undertake
aud agree 10 pay the interest accrung on said bonds
for the time the money 70 deposited shall Ieman nn
deposDtc and charge the state with the amounts c-
gally drawn theretram with interest at the same
rate upon the nnnuqt ~ drawn, iIon the date the
check or checks drawing the same shall be paid,
aud keep the same subject 10 the order OF sand
board or such disposition as the legislature shall d..
rect And # tie said bank or banks shall refuse
to make such agreement then the boatd shall de-
posite the same on the best terms they can obtain
N any Of the spccie-paNng incorporated barkslo
this State.
Sec 8. Be 1t further enacted, That the SAID
board of internal Improvement is hereby authorized
and required 10 cause TO be constructed rail road
from the Mississippi CiW,if the Mississippi City
Campnny shall ohlgate themselves 20 give 10 the
STATE, 10 and IN constructing the said road one bali
OF the nett proceeds Of the sales Of the remaining
unso!d .os embraced IN the surveyor the said .cJty;
and, # said company shall refused TO make such do
nation ton from so",s other punt neat the SAID
city, 10 some point ia Pontotoc county; aud lallc-
rails hcrclrom, one extending 70 some neal IN ;. En.
emIngo county and one tX,end.es 10 the Mississippi
'EeI a' s"'c ,G,ut IN The county Of Tunca. And, 10
S'.@, which, they are hereby authorized to make
such contract or contracts not inconsistent with the
PROVISIONS Of this act az may be- necessary 70 pur-
chase such lands at the examinations Of said road
and latteras, aud all the Intermediate points for The
STATE as they may deem necessary nnd Of advan-
t3ge to the State
Sec 7, BE II further enacted, That the sad
board Of internal Improvement are hereby author
ized and required - cause To be constructed rail
road from the city Of Jackson, 10 connect with The
rail road from the Mississippi City, at Poniotor or
some other suitable place ~ n0rlhw1rdIy direction
from the city Of Jackson,
Sec 8. Be 1t further enacted That they shall
have power to employ all such enrrgpcers over
seers, agents, llbncrs aud servants, as may BE- ne
cCssary To effect Tie intent o this act, and ALLOW
them apoper confMkau ior their services 70
purchase and introduce into this State any number
Of Slaves which they may find necessary Or useful
in the construction Of rail roads or the improve
ment Of riycr>i which slaves, when purchased,
shall be tie property Of the sute, and subject 10
such disposition as the legislature may make, They
shall cause such Improvements to be made ~ the
navigation Of the various rivers Of tbs State, as
they shall deem necessary; and, tr that purpose,
the sum Of five hundred thousand dollars 81 the sum
hereby raised shall be applied 10y sud board.
Sec, 9 BE it further enacted, Tint The SAID
board Of internal improvement shall have power to
sue ana be sued, plead and be mpIcaJcd contract
aud be contracted with, and do oil such things as
may be necessary for the purpose herein cncacicd,
and not inconsistent wilh the constitution and laws
OF tins State. They shall report 10 every season Of
the legislature whether general, special Or ADJOURN
ed, a statement Of their proceedings showing the
contract or contracts they have made, the estimates
Of raIl roads. the amount eXpened by them, aud
every thing connected with their dutes. They
shall have such compensation AZ The legislature may
from time to time allow; and the cllei engineer aud
all officers connected with SAID board shall, sever
ally, before entering upon ne duties lake and sub
scribe an oath iailhu,y - discharge tie duties OF
their Office, aud dat they wl not directly Or ind-
recly be interested 10 any contract which they may
make, purchase, speculation, Or any thing che con-
nected with tie duties Of their ojce-a copy Of
which oath Shall be filed H. the office Of tie Secfe-
tlry OF State.
Sec 10. Be it further enacted, Tia, the said
board Of internal Improvement may elect one IF
their own body president thereof and IN ali con
tracts made by and with said board, the signature
Of the President shall be binding thereon. They
may make such bylaws, rules aad regulations as
may be necessary for their government, not neon
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