The daily clarion. [volume] (Meridian, Miss.) 1863-1866, 1865-11-28

To provide for tie removal Of he Seat o. o1sfce
Of Laudsrdale County aud J0T other purposes.
Section l. Be. IL enacted by the lie gIs

4 . pTOCbde I0T ne TeHtCALt ~ t'te A1cNA$ y O |
Of LaudsrdaIe County aud J0T other purposes.
Section |. Be 1t enacted by the Legs
azure OF the state oil NJ ssls~lppI, La
he B Jard OF Police OF SAID county, at IN
hrst term OF SAID court amer the passas
o. this act, or al some succeeding Term
snail appoint three disInterested ana uis
Greet Citizens Of said county as Commi7
.Iouers oi Pubic Banult G for ala county
II vir,ue OF Inls act, AID who shall D
AID they are hereby authorized and T.
quired to receive aud accept oonatiJns o.
al and money or other property fron
he citizens of Meridian or Maroon STA
ion, or ootu, an IRON otner persons, l.
e amount IN value OF AT IL ast hiseoi |
hOLsand dollars tor the Purlo-e o. oahu>
ng a courthouse aud ali Tor SAID county |
as ueI eInafter ployldSd.
s c. 2. Be IL further enacted, Ina
lie SAID Commissioner sh IL take liz
tiles and c1uVeyances 10 SAID donailoh.
In their own name, for the use and pur
use provided tor III TINS act, Win th'
,,udilIous that the seat OF uslce OF salu
ounty shall be removed and located III
| he manner provided tor IN this act.
| Sec. 3. Be 1t furLneI enacted, That St
| soon as the amount OF fifteen thousand
| dollars In value Is donated and We'll sc
cured TO be paid by CITIZENS OF MerldlaL
| or Marion Station, or Doth places Ih'
| ,ald Commissioners shall report the saIu
| donations with the securities Tor the pay
nent thereof 10 the next ensuing term o.
| ne Board OF County Police tor SAID county
for annroyal and ratification by said court
| So BE ii fur,ner enacted, Ina
| no said Board of Police shall, upon the
| coming In OF said report, proceed to eX
| mine and investigate the character anu
.mount of SAID donation aud the Sc
curilies for the payment thereof auo \
satisfied that the same Is sufhclehI Id
am, unit and the payment theieol amp!
secured, for the purpose OF ouliaibs
courthouse and jail IN sald county d.
4ither Meridian or Marion Station, as may
he designated in the manner required III
this oct Provided the said Board OF Ponce
hall then order an election to be helo
for said county, to be advertised, helo anu
conducted, in like manner as genera
elections are bylaw held and conoucteo'
giving at least thirty days notlce.
Sec. 5 Be it further enacted Iha'
soid election shall be held for the purpose
of determining the choice OF the w.
fed voters of said county, between the
49,, of Meridian and the town OF Marion
!: station for the future seat OF justice o.
sid county as in this act provided; aho
f Tor this purpose the said voters shall a.
r snch election provide themselves VIII
n written or printed tickets on winch shal
@ bo Tho words "Removal Merldlan" o.
~Ramoval Marion Station" and upol
9 counting the votes and comparing th'
V uolIs as IN other elections, the place re
! ce,vino the highest number OF votes, shal
# No held and deemed the seat OF justice Q
said courty according to 'ths> provision
n of this act. INIT ,b
,e ,1ace selected and determined npon
in the qualified voters OF said county IN ia
of manner provided herein, shall De IN
b. seat of Justice of said county, ouI u
20 courts shall not be held there uhllll VI
ne cour, house shall be erected, or us erec'lo
Up and completion certainly GeterLli lit
on non Inv the Board of County Ponce an
as tbe title to the property devoted by IL
or. o;tizans and friends of the place electe.
70 I'LL vnst absolutely in the SAID Comm
10. y;opars for the purpose herein PROVIDED
Ier "a the Board of Police shall order II
odd Commissioners to make sale or sue
di- disnosition of said property ana ups
m snch terms as they may deem most d
MIA courageous for the purpose OF pulIoli
ter said courthouse ana JAIL. r,4 -
ic &C. Re it further enacted, mat sa
M, Commissioners. upon making SAFE Oh %
ust donated property or any part thereof,
of ond thev are hereby directed and requiF
,ct 70 make and execute full and compit
in titles to the purchaser or purchasers
be said property, and the proceeds Apply
tin tho nnrpose of erecting said buildlr
the nnder the orders and directions oil ST
ters Board of County Police r.,
of Sec. s. Be it further enacted IL
ted said Commissioners, as soon as an amol
cen If money. sufficient in their Judgm,e
is i realized or paid in from the proceeds
ory. said donated property, shall advertise
and let ont to con tract, the erection ana co
the nletion of said courthouse and jan 10
xed lowest and best bidder on such terms
,om- conditions as they may deem most
CONTAGIOUS to the public, and may req
. as hond and security tor the faithful exc
the ton of said work and the sald coufVno
, of and iaiI. when erected ana c9mple
for and the grounds thereto attached as : :
Iiss.. no set apart for that purpose oy saiu :
toes ,s;ssionars shall thereafter be vested
rhed ia become the absolute property OF
,nish county of Lauderda-e, and sald Com
he'd Sioners shall receive three dollars
= of dav for each day actually engaged OF
been the money realized under this act.
,ndes Sec. 9. Be it further enacted,
four this act shall take effect from lis pass
rinth Approved NOV. - l00'
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