The Mississippi Creole. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1841-1851, 1850-03-23

Sec. 6. Be It further enacted, That
the county of Madison shall be entitled
to three members of the Board of Di
rectOrs Of said corporation, who shall
be appointed by the Board Of Police Of
said county.
Sec. Z. Be IL further enacted, That
the question of subscription Of stock
by the county of Madison in said Rail
Road, be submitted to the people of
said county at an election 10 be held On
the second Monday of April 1850, when
if it shall appear that a majority of the
number Of votes east for the several
candidates for Governor of this State
at the November election eighteen hun
dred and forty nine, are ir favor of said
subscription; then the said Board are
required to subscribe the same as here
in before provided, unless a majority
of the number of votes 81 cast as afore.
said for the candidates for Governor
shall vote in favor of the subscription
Of said stock, then the question of sub.
scription shall again be fully submitted
to the people of said county on the first
Monday of November next thereafter,
and this act shall not take effect unless
a majority of the number of votes cast
as aforesaid for Governor shall be in
favor of said subscription-provided
always that said Board of Police shall
not subscribe for said stock, nor issue
said Bonds until the sum of at least one
hundred Thousand dollars shall have
l been subscribed for stock in said Raj
. Road by individual or company stock
E holders.
Sec. s. Be IL nrtke, enacted, Tha
r said Board of Police shall appoint to-
or more persons for each precinct il
n said county TO conduct said election
whose duty 1t shall be to ask each vote
whether he is for or against the sui
scription of said stock, and record an
return the same to the clerk of the Pre-
e bate court Of said county, to be by hir
reported to the said Board, provide
that none but qualified voters for mem
n bers of the Legislature shall beentitle
y to vote
y Sec. g. Be 1t further eaected. That tn
n Board Of Police Of said county be au
thorized, and they are hereby require
ID tosubscribe the full amount Of the three
is per cent fund and all interest thereo
er now in the hands Of said Board, or ma
to hereafter come into their hands as add
tional county stock in said Road, an
that the dividend on the same shall b
rs appropriated by said Board as othe
r. dividends arising under this act.
lie Sec. 10. Be 1t further enacted, Th'
re it shall not be the duty of the Board
ut Police of said county, to subscribe sal
es three per ZEN fund, as stock in sal
Rail Road, until after the citizens
saiu county have consented TO the su'
scription Of stock as provided form Il
Il seventh section Of this act, nor un
10 after the sum of at least mi hundr'
:, thousand dollars shall have been su
scribed for stock IN said Rail Road
individual or company stockholders.
Sec. II. Be 1t further enacted, Til
the time of holding said election sh'
be advertised for at least four wee
y. consecutively, preceding said electi
in the Newspapers printed in the toV
+. of Canton, and by notices posted up
n, FIVE Of the most public places In sa
county.
a. Sec. IL. Be it further enacted, Til
this act shall go into operation and
of full force and effect from and aft
he its passage. ?
~ Passed the Senate 26th Feb, 49,
~ J. A. ORR, Sec'y,
Passed II. of Reps March 2, 1850