Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1862-03-19

ncy received upon sale of said cotton
all money received by suit upon the
bonds herein required to be executed
and all forfeitures that may be recover
ed under this act, and said fund only
are hereby pledged for the redemption
Of the said Treasury Notes, nor shall
any portion of the same be applied
or appropriated to any other purpose
whatever until all Of the said Treasury
Notes are redeemed
SEC 10. Be it further enacted, That
the said Treasury notes shall be recoiv-
able in payment of all taxes now due
or that may hereafter become due, to
this State, or to any county or school
fund or municipal corporation. Said
notes, when SO received for taxes may
again be paid out by the Treasurer, up.
on any warrant Of the Auditor drawn
upon the general Treasury, and the
same may also be paid out by the dis
bursting officers Of counties and munci.
pal corporations, and by persons having
control of any school fund.- ,''created by
taxation, when authorized to do SO by
the proper authority. Such of said
notes as are received into the Treasury,
in payment of said advances, shall be
cancelled by the TREASURER, and preserv-
ed in his office. Prouidcd, that this
section shall not apply to the Treasury
Notes issued, or that may hereafter be
issued, under the ordinance of the Con
vcntion, entitled IAN ordinance to raise
means for the defense Of the State, "
passed January Goth, 1861 or by vir,
tue of an act approved Doth day of No
vember, 1861, entitled, An act max
ing the Treasury Notes issued under an
ordinance of the State Convention re-
ceivable in payment of dues to the State
at all times, before and after the period
fixed for their redemption, and for other
purposes.
SEC. II. Belt further enacted, That
the Governor shall by proclamation, from
time to tine, in his discretion, make
known that the Treasurer is able to re-
deem all, or a specified portion of said
4 Treasury Notes and, upon presentation
said notes shall be redeemed in the gold
and silver 50 received deposited in pay
ment of said advances, and when so re
redeemed said Treasury Notes shall be
cancelled.
SEC u. BE it further enacted That
no property whatever shall be exempt
from seizure and sale, under execution
issued upon Judgment recovered in any
suit upon any bond herein required, or
other cause of action, originating nnder
the provisions Of this act.
SEC. l3, Be it further enacted, That
any person who shall, wilfulIy, swear
falsely in relation to any fact required
to be alleged in his or her petition, pre-
sontcl upon application to obtain an ad
vance upon cotton, under this act, shall
be liable to Indictment for perjury and
on conviction thereof, shall be imprison
ed in the Peniientiary not less than five
nor more than ten years
SEC. II Be it further enacted, Thai
any person who shall fail to pay thu
amount of bis or her advance, IN Polt
and silver, or in the Treasury Notes is
sued under this act, previous to sale o
, his or her cotton and shall wilfully fal
| to deliver tho number of bales of cotton
: on which he or she obtained an advance
| in accordance with bis or her receip
herein required to be executed or, wh'
shall prevent or attempt to prevent
sale Of said cotton--or prevent or atemp
to prevents a payment of the proceeds o
said cotton, in discharge of his or hel
advance, by the person to whom sall
cotton may be delivered whilst said ad
vance, or any part thereof is unpaid
shall be liable to Indictment, and OF
) conviction thereof shall be imprisoqet
, in the Penitentiary not more than nv
wears. In addition totsaid punishment
said party so offending shall forfeit AM
nav to the State double the amount du'
nnon said advance, to be recovered II
the name of the State Of Mississippi II
anv court having jurisdiction thereof
A6v money SO recovered shall be place
} in the Treastry, with the fund arisin
Q from the payment of said advances, an
(. applied, if Necessary, to the redemption
: Of said Treasury Notes, Provided, Tha
+. any person to Indictment and forfeiture
/, under this section may apply to th
Governor forpermlssion to pay his or he
t Indebtedness, due upon said advance
;, aud, upon such payment, the GoVcrnc
e NAV, in bis discretion, decline to inst
d tutc or may discharge any prcceedip
= under this section, pending against sue
+ delinquent M
Y Src Is. BE it further enacted, Thi
anv public officer or other person wh
/ shall embezzle, or in any way, whatev(
# issue or appropriate, any Of the sal
# Treasury notes or who shall embezHl
/. or issue, use or appropriate, in any ma
}, ner whatever, any of the fund connect'
y with the issue and retention of sa
. Treasury notes, not in accordance wi
to the provision Of this act, shall be lab
Is to indictment therefor ; and on convl
re ~, ahnll be nnnished by imprls0nme