The Yazoo Whig and political register. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1840-1842, 1842-05-27
laws or MISSISSIPPI,
PASSED AT THE LATE SESSION OF THE LDeIsLATURI

LA VS. VI MlSS1SSARRls
PASSED At THE LATE SESSION OF TIE LBGIsLArURE.
AN AcF supplementary to an act to provide
for the revenue Of the State, approved
February 9th, lS4l.
Section /. Be e enacted b. the LegisIG-
tUre Of the State Of Mississippi, That in
addition to the articles made taxable by the
first section Of the act to which this is an
amendment, each stallion for whose services
as such money or any other valuable thing is
received, tax of FIVE dollars, or a sum equal
to the price Of the season of one mare, and
for each Jack the sum of two dollars and fifty
cents.
Sec. 2. Be It further enacted, That so
much of the fifth section of the act Of which
this is an amendment, as requires the own
er or owners Of lands to render to the as
SCISSORS OF taxes the amount of lands which
he, she or they may own, together with the
quality and value thereof per acre, be and
the same is hereby repealed.
Sec. 8. Be It further enacted, That here.
after all lands subject to taxation in this
state, shall be taxed according to the fol-
lowing classification, to wit: The counties
Of Wilkinson, Adams, Jefferson, Claiborne,
Warren, Washington, Bolivar, Coahoma, Tu.
MICA, De Soto, Pamela, Tallatchie, Holmes,
Carroll, YazOO, Madison, Kinds, LOwndes
and NOxubee shall constitute the FIRST class
the counties Of Marshall, Tippah. POntotoc,
Lafayette, Monroe, YallObusha, ChickasaW
Octibbeha, ChOctaw, Alfalfa, Kemper, Lau.
deTdale, Amite, Franklin, Copiah and Ran
kin shall be constituted the second class
the counties of Tishimingo, Clarke, Itawam
ba, Neshoba, Leake, Scott, Winston, Jasper
Smith, Newton, Simpson, Lawrence, Gov
ington, Jones, Wayne, Green, Perry, Marion
Pike, Hancock and Jackson shall constitute
the third class.
Sec. A. Be Il further enacted, That the
first quality Of lands in class number one
shall be, and the same are hereby rated a
twenty dollars per acre the second quality
at twelve dollars per acre; the third quality
at seven dollars per acre; the fourth quality
at three dollars per acre; the fifth quality
at one dollar per acre ;-the first quality o
lands in class number two, at twelve dollar.
per acre; the second quality at seven dollars
per acre; the third quality at three dollar
per acre; the fourth quality at one dollar
and twenty-five cents per acre; the 9th a
seventy-6ve cents per acre ;-the FIRST qua
lily Of lands in class number three at sever
dollars per acre; the second quality at fou
dollars per acre; the third at two dollars p
acre; the fourth at one dollar per acre, anC
the fifth quality at fifty cents per acre.
Sec. 5. Be Il further enacted, That thu
board Of police in'the several counties be
and they are hereby required at their frs
meeting after the passage of this act, ant
once in every FIVE years thereafter, to appOin
one honest and discreet citizen Of thei
county, being freeholder and householder
who after being duly sworn BY some persol
authorized to administer Oaths, shall, be
tween the FIRST day of March and the frs
day of July in the year of his appointment
} determine the quality Of all the lands il
their several counties according to the prin
ciples of this act: and such classification
so made shall return into the Office of th
clerk Of the probate court Of such county.
Sec. 6. Be It further enacted, That eacI
OF said commissioners, before entering upol
! the discharge Of the duties Of said Office
: shall enter into bond, with two or more goo,
and sufficient securities, to be approved b
!. the Judge Of probates Of the proper county
/. payable to the governor Of the State, ant
his successors in office, in the penal sum G
Eve thousand dollars, conditioned that b
I viii faithfully and imPartially execute an
, perform all the duties required by this ac
!; to be performed BY him during bis continu
ance in. Office, which bond shall be records
: in the Office Of the clerk Of the probate cOuI
0 within ten days after the execution Thereof
and may be put in suit for any breach there
Of for the use Of the county or state, an
shall not be void on the 6EstiEecovery, bu