The Yazoo Whig and political register. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1840-1842, 1842-04-08

ment, shall cause the same to be dismissed.
on the defendant or defendants producing
the receipt of the clerk for all the costs Of
such indictment.
Sec. 10. BE 1t further enacted, That the
boards Of police and corporate authorities
respectively shall designate in such license
granted by them, the particular place and
house in which vinous and spirituous LIQUOR
may be sold, by the person to whom such Ii
cense is granted, and no license granted I'M
der the provisions of this act shall authorize
any person or persons TO sell vinous or spi-
rituous liquor at any other place or house
than that specified in said license.
Sec. IL. Be 1t further enacted, That it
shall be the duty of the tax collector of each
and every county in the State TO demand
and receive, from the treasurer of his coun-
ty, all such moneys as shall have been paid
into the county treasury, under and in virtue
of the provisions of this act, for the use of
the State, and to pay the same into the
treasury Of the State, when he makes his
annual return of the State tax for his county.
Sec. IL. Be 1t further enacted, That the
clerk OF the board of police, and of towns
and cities in which license shall be granted,
shall be authorised to demand and receive,
from the person or persons to whom license
is granted, for each license, the sum Of one
dollar, and for each bond the sum of one
dollar and fifty cents, and the clerk of the
board of police shall make returns to the
Auditor of Public Accounts on or before
the first day of February of each year, of
al,
under the provisions of this act.
Sec. l3. And be 1t further enacted, That
so much of the act to which this is an a.
mendment, as conflicts with the provisions
of this act, be, and the same is hereby re-
pealed, and this act shall take effect and be
In forco from and after its passage.
Approved, February %, lS42.
AN ACT to regulate the practice and pro-
ceedings in suits against garnishees.
Section l. Be II enacted by the Legislature
Of the State Of Mississippi, That no final judg-
ment against punishment shall go against a
surety or endorser, until judgmen: shall go
against the principal endorser or endorsers,
! if they be residents of the State.
Sec. 2. Be ii further enacted, That in all
proceedings against those who may be debt
! ors TO banks in this State by punishment, the
final judgment shall be only given against
them, to be discharged in the issues Of the
BANKS.
! Sec. 3. Be II further enacted, That any
person or persons who may be summoned as
garnishees of any bank IN this State, may
either before judgment or after, tender in
| payment and satisfaction o. such demand or
| Judgment, the amount thereof in the issues
of the bank.
Sec. A. Be 1t further enacted, That the
summons of garnishment shall be returnable
to, and the issue tried in the circuit court o.
E the county where the garnishee resides.
Sec. 5. And be 1t further enacted, Tha
, this act shall take effect and be in force from
and after its passage.
: Approved, February 25th, A. D. 1842.
+ AN ACT prescribing the duty Of Count!
Treasurers.
| Sec. l. Be 1t enacted By the Legislature o
the State of Mississippi, That hereafter it shall
be the duty of all persons having a claim o
claims against any county treasury in thi
State, to present such claim or claims within
9 one wear from the date of said claim, to thu
2 county treasurer of the county wherein sucl
T claim or claims shall have originated; and
Y shall be the duty Of such county treasure
: to keep well bound book, in which he sha
e make an entry, describing the claim and th
;. date of such presentation-and also, endors
: his name across the back of said claim, wit
the day and date of such endorsement; an
> shall pay the same according to priority {
such presentation, any law, usage or custom
j. to the contrary Notwithstanding.
Sec. 2. Be it further enGcted, That a
o CLAIMS not presented to said treasurer afore
IS said, are hereby declared to be forever barred
y Sec. 3. Be 1t further enacted, That an
:, county treasurer falling or refusing TO comPl
= with the provisions of this act, shall forte
u and pay for every offence the sum OF tift
II dollars, which sum may be recovered betol
n any Justice of the peace of the said count
~ wherein such offence may have been con
Of mitted; one half of said fine to go to tt
ut informer. and the other half to the count
ct treasury for county purposes.
Sec. a. And be 1t further enacted, That tn
act shall take effect and be in force from an
ne after the first day of April next.
e, Approved, Feb. 25, 1842.
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