The daily clarion. [volume] (Meridian, Miss.) 1863-1866, 1865-12-05
AN ACT


cery, Probate and Police Courts {
jackson County, aud for other pul
poses.
Section l. Be it enacted by the Leeis
lature of the State of Mississippi. Tha
all Deeds, conveyances, contracts, O
other written instruments in relation t.
the title OF either real or personal prop
erty, or any other document or instru
ment necessary or required by law to b.
recorded, which was recorded previou
TO Ist of January 1864, in the offic,
| OF the clerk of the Probate Court il
jackson County, in this State, may bt
again recorded in said office, when sc
recorded shall have the same legal effect
and force as they would have, had not
the records of the same been DESTROYED by
nre. That IN all cases where the original
record OF any deed, conveyance, contract
or other written instrument in relation to
real or personal property or any other
document or instrument required by the
laws OF the State to be recorded. have
been destroyed by fire or otherwise he
fore the 1st day of Jrnuary 1864. and the
original deed or other instrument or
q document having been recorded is lost or
mlslaid, then any duly certified COW of
the same may be recorded in said Office
and shall have the same legal force of the
originals and shall relate back to the date
OF the first record Of the same. Provided
that all deeds, conveyances, documents
or other written instrument contemnIatad
IN thus act by the provisions of this act
snal! be recorded in the office of the
clerk OF The Probate Court of Jacksoo
County within six months from the mas
sage OF this act. FO
y
Sec; z. Be it further enacted. That
lt snail be lawful for the Probate Court
o. 0I jackson County, to re-instate upon the
locker and records of said court. all or.
GERS hnal or interlocutory judgments or
1ecrees made by said court before the lst
d January 1864, and all grants of Letters
d ADMINISTRATION, Letters Testamenfarv
letters eL Ltt OF Guardianship and all probates
y '" MS ana shall relate back to the
,ate OF the original order, Judgment or
hall issue pi00eSS
Sec. 8 Be it further enacted, That the
IA oeslflng to reinstate any order
1uglnent or decree in the Probate Court
i saiu county, as provided for in the
eoonu Sec'lon OF this act shall first file a
eoi'Ion = IN sald court, setting forth fully
ne reasons Tor such application upon
'hlch the clerk of said court shall ;ssp
otlce or summons directed to the nersor
persons, interested or effected IN
'ay In said application which shall hs
xecuted by the Sheriff of said count,, =
east ten days before the trial term onJ "a /
case any person, or persons interastnd :
sald apple ltion shall be non.ree;do,,t
the state, publication as to them shall
2 made as In other cases of of non~rea
ents; Said petition shall be n1aood
pom the trial Docket heard and tr;eJ
0on me petition, answer and nroofs
iA' II the Court after hearing of said o.
leatlon shall be of the opinion. that tbo
ue[' Judgment OR decree should be ra,
stated, decree shall be made in
lance "a: with the prayer of said petition-
.lcn s'alI nave the same force ond
ect Oh the original order, Judgment or
cree upon which all legal writs shall
Sec. 4. Be it further enacted That
person or persons, desiring to rein.
te upon the records of the Ciro1,;I
ahcery or Police Courts, of ,Jackson
'nty any order, final or interlocntorv u
gnent or decree of said courts which
,e , heretofore made, in any cause in
courts and destroyed by fire which
Sulneo the records and papers IF
! court before the lst day of Januaru
+ may relnstste the same in tbe
le manner provided for reinstat;ro
Iie' Judgments and DEGREES in the
oa.e ;a court of said county In the 3rd
aon an., vi :hlS ACT upon which the ne
ntI'S snaiI issue and relate back
It or decree. JUG
C. ;. Be it further enacted, That y
!, ;ne papers on hie in any case of
.. nanS;; laSion; guardIanship,l or other
% penuIle IN the Probate Court of
son son county we're destroyed by fire at
ed, 1t shall be lawful for sa;d % "Ie VIZ,
use new papers to be substituted - w
'lace OF those DESTROYED where So S.I; store
ms any authentic data on which 80 ia his
such new papers or when frono
or other evidence the court shall ha
eo that the papers proposed To he
ltuted are substantially the 60 SHE
'se destroyed and when paners shan
substituted, they shall be recordad
. = same manner as the orioinoIs
nave oeen and shall in ali ~
of the originals, oe ana
" ne IL 1urther ecacted, That in tacles !
q penang IN the Chancerv, Cir. All K
nd Police Courts of Jackson G, Cir- Button
papers on file In said ca,,sa nly' %aue Ios." = Z
ca oy he at the time the records H.
courts were burned, it shall he
lof said courts to cause new naners
uostltuted in lieu of the or;o;pei consisti
tnere remains any authentic da.a oHA'e "a
e.. ~ iounu such new papers or
rom parol or other evidence ~
nan De satisfied that the nanars Goid Z /,
"a TO be substituted are substan
ne same as those DESTROYED gnd
papers or other documents aro ~ Silver
lted' they shall be recorded in the s.
amer that the law required the
; TO De recorded. and that said Guitar '
q which the papers or anv of Pins, &c
ave been substituted in anv " tha Yo1s assV,as ms
neutioned in this act. shall M ne article of Of
to trial, judgment or final DE de-. Silver, Silver w
the case may be, in the sama &c. S.''I iT, 2
as though the papers or none - os my line, :
10 not been DESTROYED. m11nship :
Be it further enacted Th.4 :. wareos : :
the duty OF the Board of Counto and and m msrss
procure from the proper ds Was sy svse Sesse, !
! map OF all the oyerHawed Having
'ald county, with q tract hooI
the entlies that have been mada am prep
BE iIturther enacted, That the dispatch:
OF this act is hereby made an Al
% all the courts of Newton and h,i, tssons s E v
oouhties whether the nnhl;c By Express ess
we're DESTROYED hv a. - can send =