Holly Springs gazette., 1844-03-30

! shall be filed for record, in lie office of m.
clel K of the board of police. bv .he prpsidpn
of the board, and shall be recorded and trans
miiied 10 the Auditor of Public Account.
within ten days after lis execution. bv the
clerk Of the board Of police, under a penalty
OF one hundred dollars. Ia be recovered hy
motion made bv the district attorney. found
ell on the certificate OF the Auditor, n M
paid into the treasury OF the State: which
said bond shall be pun IN suitefor anv breach
! thereof affecting tue assessment of taxes for
The use of The countvor State. and Shall not
! be void on the first recovery, but may be pnl
IN suit from time 10 time, until the whole
/ penalty is exhausted.
| SEC l3. Be i further enacted, That here.
If er all lands subject tc taxation in this Safe.
shall be classel according to the following clas-
Sf alton. o vi: The counties of Wilkinson.
Adams Jefferson. Claiborne. Warren. Wash.
ing;on, Bolivar, Coahoma. Tunica d 800.
P,,lola Tailahatchie. Carroll. Holmes Madi-
son, Hind NoAlbee, Lownde~, Yaz,o. Issaque
va, and Sun-Hoser shall constitute he fist; the
counties OF MarshaIl. riPpah. Pontotnc Lafay.
elite Monroe, Yalpbusl7, ChIckasaw Oktlbbe-
ha. Choctaw, Auala. Kemper, Lauder dale,
Anlire. Fra I'm, Crpiah, aud Rankin, shall
constitute the second class; The counties of
IlshemlI &c, ta" ba. Clark, Neshoba. Leake.
ScoII, VI Inston, jasper, Smith. Newton. Smp.
SoB, Lbwrerce, CovIngton, J"nes, Wa>ns.
Greene, Perry, Pike. Hancock. Jackson, Har.
ri on, ana Marion, shall constitute The laird
district.
SEC H. Be- it further enacted, That the
first qualify oil lands IN class numDer one,
,hal he, and the same is hereby rated al
twenty dollars per acre the second quality
al twelve dollars per acre The third quality
a 10 t1r- the ipnrl 81
al three dollars per acre the fifth qna1ty al
one dollar per acre ;-tiie first quaIiiv al
ltads In class number two al twelve dollars
per acre: the second quality al seven dollars
per acre; the third quality at three dollars
per acre; the ionrth quaiIly al one dollar and
twenty five cents per acre; aud the fitth
quaiIty N seventy five cents per acre: the
!ir> qua ~ oi Iand4 IN class number three
At seven d Ill rS per acre; the second qnaliit
! at tour dnilars per acrai the third q,,s.htq ~
two dollars per acre; The fnnrth quality a
one dollar per acre; and the fiith qoaiilv 1
1 itly rents ter acre
SEC. Is 81 IL further enacted, That IT..
! Board ot P,'cc ~ the several count le>. af'
herrhy required once in yer, FIVE wears. d.
ung from The appointment al commissioners
under the ari o one thou eIgst hundre
a, d forty Two, 10 appoint one honest an'
dI-creet ciiize oi their county, who, being
duly sworn bv some person authorized Il
administer oaIhS. shall, hrtween the frs
siav Of March and the first dav of July, II
the year of his appointment. determine tn
quality al all the iands IN their several coun
ties, according 10 the principles OF this ac'
and such >iichtIon. SD made, shall b
reIurn-d intp The Office of thecierk of tn
Prohate Court ni such county.
SEC l6' b. il further enacted, Tha
each of the sal commissioners. before en-
tpriog into the discharge OF The duties OF sa 4
office. shall enter :nIo bond, with two o
more sufficient Securliles, 10 he approve'
bv the Judge Of Probaies of the proper coun
u, PAYABLE TO the governor of the State, anr
his Successors in office, in The penal sum q
FIVE thousand dollars, cond,ioneI that h.
wlii faithfully and mpar:ialiv execute an
perform all the duiie, required bv this acl
10 he pprfnrned Nv him during his contuu
ance in office. which bond shall he rerorde,
II the office ui the clerk of the Problte Court
within ten dayS after The execution thereof
and may be put in suit toi any breach there
of Tor the use OF the county or State, an
shall not he void IN The first recovery, bu
may put IN suit .irnD time 10 time, until ia
whole penalty is exhausted.
SEC. IL. BE ii further enacted. That
any commissioner, appointed as aforesaId
shall wifaily make and certify false return
or shall knowingly omit to determine In
lquaiiy of lands oil any person or persons, q
BODY corporate, within said county, subiec
10 taxation, OF shall Gail or refuse 10 execni
and perform any Of the duties required b
this act To be performed by Kim, such com
missioner shall forfeit and pay the sum {
one thousand dollars for each offence, 10 b
recovered bv exs cnton of debt upon hi
bond, and shall moreover be liabe 10 lndici
ment or pre.entment. and upon convlciio
ihereof. shall be imprisoned al the discreiio
of the court. noi exceeding three months.
SEC. Is Be further enacted, That
+ determining the qualiiy OF the lands ~ th
different classes. the said commissioner sha
lake into consideration the iinpro einenis o
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