The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1865-12-10
AN ACT

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| To provide for and aid in supplying til
| loss of the Records, judgments. De
crees and papers in the Circuit, Chan
Gerry, Probate and Police Courts o
| Jackson County, and. for other pur
! poses. a
| Section l. Be it enacted by the Legis
lature of the. State of Mississippi, Tha
ali D9eds, conveyauces, contracts, o.
other written instruments in relation t.
the title Of either resa or personal prop
erty, or any Oft sstfu
ment neces 81
recorded,
to lst Of
of the cler
| Jackson
agaih rec
redorde,
and f.
| .sh p:. ~ ,.,na,
recort mo snyeyancs,s contract
, or 9th h.astrument In relation to
real or personal properly or any other
document or Instrument required by the
laws of the State to be recorded, have
been destroyed by FIRE or otherwise be-
fore the lst day of Jrnuary 1864. and the
original deed or other instrument or
d document having been recorded is lost or
imislaid, then any duly certified copy 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 contemplated
10 this act by the provisions of this act
shall be recorded in the Office of the
CLERK OF the Probate Court of jackson
County within six months from the pas
sage of this act. 5 = ).
Sec. 2. Belt further enacted, That
it shall be lawful Tor the Probate Court
of jackson County, to re instate upon the
Docket and records of said court, all or
ders, final or introductory judgments or
DEGREES made by said court before the LIST
of January 1864, and all grants of letters
OF Administration, Letters Testamentary,
Letters of Guardianship and all probates
of Wills and shall relate back to the
date of the original order, Judgment or
decree upon which the necessary process
shall ISSUE ..ss.sr.<s
Sec. 8 Be il further enacted, That the |
party desiring to reinstate any order,
Judgment or decree in the Probate Court |
If said county, as provided for in the
second section of this act shall first file a |
petition in said court, setting forth fully |
he reasons for such application upon |
which the clerk of said court shall issue 4 |
lotice or summons directed to the person |,
If persons, interested or effected in any I
gay in said application which shall be
xecuted by the Sheriff of said county at
east ten days before the trial term, and
o case any person, or persons interested
D said application shall be NONRESIDENT
{ the State. publication as to them shall
e made - IN 0tuer USAc1 u VI suuuSres;fI
lents.s Said petition shall be placed
ponthe trial Docket beard and tried
pom the petition, answer and proofs.
nat if the Court after hearing of said APP
LEGATION shall be of the opinion, that the
rider, Judgment or decree should be re-
STATED. q decree shall be made in &C.
,rdance with the prayer of said petition 5
hich snail hare the same force and
feet Of the original order. judgment or
ecree, upon which al legal Rrits shall
sue. ss
Sec. q. Be It further enacted. That
y personaor persons, desiring TO rein
ate upon the records Of the Circuit,
1anoery or Police Courts, of jackson +.
unity any order, final or interloculory, i
dgment or decree of said courts which Il
sre heretofore inside, IN any cause IN q
id courts, and destroyed By Ere which g
nsumed the records and papers of b
id court before the 1st day of january I.
81, may reinsiate the same ia the / K
me manner provided for reinstatirg <
ders, judgments and DEGREES in the g
obate Court of said county Id the 3rd n
ction Of this act upon which the ne @
ssary virus shall issue and relate back 81
the date of the original order. judgs e
ant or decree. S. 81
Sec. s p Il further enacted, Thaslys