The Port Gibson herald, and correspondent. (Port Gibson, Claiborne Co., Miss.) 1848-18??, 1850-03-29

take receipt therefor, and deposite The same in
the hands of the Probate clerk, within ten DAYS.
Sec. 20. Be IL further endced. That in fraction
al townships, viz: townships situated partly in
the county Of Hinds and partly in the adjoining
counties, having Unbiased school land the voters
of the whole township SHALL on the first Monday
in April next, or at any time thereafter elect five
special trustees who shall take the oath prescrib
ed in the constitutions and proceed 10 divide the
said school lands, according to the value of the
different portions OF said land, and according to
the number of white children, between the ages
ofsx and Twenty years, residing in said township,
on the different sides of the county line; and the
said trustees shall make out duplicate reports of
said division, designate the portion set apart to
the different counties by metes and bounds; and
said report shall be recorded in the Probate
clerks Office of the county Of Kinds, and Of the
| other counties in which portion OF said town
ships may be, and thereafter, the portion OF said
| sixteenth sections set apart for the county Of
Hinds, shall be under the control and manage
ment of the trustees elected under the 4th section
OF this act; and il all, or any puFtion OF said
sixteenth sections belonging to townships lying
on both sides of the county line, shall have been
leased, the said special trustees shall divide the
bonds or notes given for said lease, and so much
of said bonds or notes as shall be set apart for
the county Of Kinds, shall be renewed and mad6
payable 10 the trusteees elected ander the fourth
section Of this act, and shall, in like manner, be
under their control and management.
Sec. 23 BE II further enacted, That il shall be
the duty of the clerk of the Circuit court OF the
county, upon the final adjournment of each term
OF said Circuit court, to make out a complete
statement Of all fines. forletures and pecuniary
penalties for the violation of any penal statute,
or for any other crime or misdemeauor, aud to
file the same with the county trearurer, within
ten days after such final adjournment court.
Sec. "a. Be II further enacted. That it shall be
the duty OF the Sherffo Of the county, Immediately
upon the adjournment feach term Of said Circuit
Court, TO pay over to the county treasurer, all
moneys which he shall have collected on
account any such fines, forfetures and pecuni
ary penalties, and take the receipt Of said treasu-
rer for the same.
Sec 25 Be ii further enacted, That immediate
ly after the passage Of this act it shall be the duty
Of the trustees of township i've, range one east,
to cause an enumeration TO be made of all the
white children in said township between the
ages OF six and twenty years, distinctly setting
limits Of the city of jackson; the number residing
! in said township without the limits Of said city
J and within the county Of Kinds; and also the
number residing within that part Of said town
ship which lies in the county of Rankini as socn
: as said enumeration shall be made, It shall be
1.-THE duty OF said trustees to make divisions of the
sixteenth section fund of said tow nship, accord
ing tothe number OF children in each of said por-
tons; andthereaer, the distributive share OF the
: CITY of Jackson, shall be under tho exclusive
control of the authorities Of said city; The distrl
butve share of that part of said township, lying
! without the limits of said city, and within the
r county of Kinds, shall be under the exclusive
! control of the trustees of said township. and the
: dsiributive share of that part of said township
lying in the county Of Rankin shall be under The
: exclusive control of the trustees OF township five
e range tao east in said county OF Rankin.
0 Sec 26. BE ii further enacted, That hereafter
the trustees of township five, range one east, shal
be elected by the voters Of that part Of said towr
) ship living without the oity of Jackson and with
n in the county nf Kinds; PrOuided, That any por
: ton of the youth of said township, residing with
out the limits of the city of jackson, shall have
the privilege OF attending the schools in said city
i and shall have the benefit of their portion OF th
d school funds of said township, towards the sup
b port Of said city schools.
Il Sec. 2T. BE ii further enacted, That all acts o
a general character, now in force, in relation t
y sixteenth sections and common schools be, ant
they are hereby repealed SO far as relates TO tn
d county of Kinds.
+ Sec %. Be At further enacted, That the fore
S going act shall apply to the counties Of Madisol
], and Claiborne except so uchthereOf, as exempt
e special appropriations heretofore made in thos
s counties, and SO omuch as requires the Presiden
y or Clerk of township TO superntend the election
d in the township; and SO much as reviYes all law
J. in relation to schools and school lands, prior t
II ls48 on the rejection of this bill; and that al
,f laws and parts OF laws by which any special ap
= preparations are now secured to any arademy 0
Is college in either Of the said counties OF MadSo
or Claiborne be, and the same are hereby repealed
d Sec. 90. Be ii further enacted, That the frs
Is annual election for the said counties OF Madlso
e and Claiborne shall be lea under the snperinter
h dance of any two heads Of families in each town
D. ship, to be appointed by The Presidents Of tn
ID Board of Police in said counties respectively, an
shall be held, and returns OF votes made accord
Is ing to the provisions of the fourth section OF th
IN act, and if majority OF the voters OF either {
I the said counties of Madison or Claiborne, sha
,e vote against this act, all laws relating to school
" and school laws in force on the first day Of Apri
d lS48, be, and the same are hereby revived an
l. no others in said county, 50 rejecting this act.
i'd Sec. 80, BE 1t further enacted, That net PR
fits accruing, from tolls arising from the brdg
NJ across the Bayou Pierre, between the towns
:, Port Gibson and Grand Gulf, shall constitute
. part of the common school fund" Of ClaiboTn
i. county. ~
! ! Sec. 81. And he il further enacted, That TIL
! act shall be in force and take effect from and a
4 ter its passage.
At JOHN ]. McRAE,
Speaker Of The House IF Representatives.
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