The daily clarion. [volume] (Meridian, Miss.) 1863-1866, 1865-12-10
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ties, and for other purposes.
SECTION l. Be it enacted by the Legislature
ofthe Stale of Mississippi, That Isaac Hudson
and Christopher l. Field, residing In BOLIVIA
county, VIM Hunt and George Il. Fall, residing
in Washington county, W. s. Langley and W
T. I!ernaid, residing in Issaquena county, be
and are hereby each appointed Levee Com
m 'ssioner for the county in which they respec
lively reside. They shall hold office until tn,
first Monday in January, 1868, and until theil
successors ia office are elected and qualified
The Commissioners above appointed and Their
successors in Office, shall constitute, and are
hereby declared to be, body polite and cor
porate, by the name and style of "The Board
Of Letee Commissioners for the Counties OF
Bolivar, Washington and Issaquena, and by
that M me may sue and be sued, plead and be
inrleaded, and have perpetual succession for
the term of twelve years, for the purposes here
matter designated; They may have common
seal, may make such bylaws and regulations
from time to time as they may deem proper.
not inconsistent with the charter and the laws
OF this State, for the purpose of carrying into
effect tho objects of this corporation. They may
appoint all officers and agents which they ma
deem necessary and suitable in the conduct OF
their business, and may do all other acts and
things not inconsistent with the laws of this
State, which may be proper to carry into effect
SEC. 2. Be it further enacted, That it shall
be the duty of the boards of police in the coun-
ties OF Bolivar, Washington and Issaquena to
meet at the court house in their respective
counties on the first Monday in January, 1868,
and on the first Monday in January everv two
years thereafter, to elect two Levee Commits
sioners for each of SAID counties to hold their
term of Office for two years, and until their sue
&c sorS are duly elected and qualified, and which
| oil cho1 no ~
successors OF the Levee Commissioners appoint
ed IN the first section Of this act, and have all
the rights and powers conferred upon them |
Provide That the boards of police of said
counties shall elect only the Levee Commits
sioncrs for the county in which said boards OF |
police have jurisdiction. And upon a vacancy
occurring by death, resignation or other cause,
III the office of Levee Commissioner, such va
cancy shall be filled by election by the board of
police in each county respectively in which such |
vac ncy may occur; Provided, however, that
a lure Of the boards of police to elect a Levee
q m nl5sl' ner for their respective counties eth
or at the time fixed for the regular election, or
to fill vacancy, shall not have the effect to
dissolve the corporation created by this act
and If no cleo ion be made at the time regular
Jv appointed, it may be made at any subsequent
time.
oE2. 3. BE it further enacted That the said
board OF Levee Commissioners shall have pow
er, and 1t Is hereby made their duty to rebuild
or elevate the old levees or make
new embankments or levees, when they NAV
regard such to be necessary, in the counties of
Bolivar, Washington and Issaquena which le-
wees shall be constructed upon the Mississippi
river front, or such other places as said board
may determine. They shall have power to en- i
poy all engineers and agents necessary for the
work. They shall determine the base, heighth, i
slope and elevation of the levee and may aban- r
lon amy portion Of the old levee, that they may t
regard as improperly built or unsafe, and may n
build new levees, repair old, on such ground as a
hey may select, and make all needfnl regula-
lohs' and do all acts necessary in their opin- 8
on to secure the counties under their charge b
rom overflow by the waters of the Mississippi tt
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SEC. 4. BE it further enacted That for the is
urposc OF building, repairing and constructing Is
he evees aforesaid, and for carrying into effect o.
he objects and purposes of securing the coun-
eS OF Bolivar, Washington and Issaquena from re
Verhow by the Mississippi river, there shall I'll
e and is hereby levied and assessed a uniform a
TX OF ten cents per annum on each and every IA
ere OF land in said counties, except lands held 80
y the State in trust otherwise The Chick ~,
saw school lands, and other school lands now ~ '.
<emPt from taxation, and except the lands w. ~
e east OF the Sunhower river, in Washington ~
'unty; which tax shall be continued for the %
er"" OF twelve years, and shall be payable an su
aally on or before the first day of March in RI,
ch year from the first day of March, 1867, to sfc
e first ia, of March, 1879, inclusive hi
Sec 5. Be it further enacted, That in addi- CHI,
On to the land tax levied and assessed inI shs
ction four of this act, there shall be and is fro
reby levied and assessed uniform tax of mi,
e cent per pound per annum, on..each and ito
cry pound of lint cotton that may be raised ma
d gathered in the counties of Bolivar, Wash dis
yton and lssaquena; which tax shall be col ma
ted annually on or before the first day of off
arch in each and every year from the first ma
y of March, 1867, to the first day of March, pei
%, inclusive and no cotton raised in either tax
tho counties aforesaid shall be shipped or dan
moved from the same until the tax as afore- poi
d on the same has been paid, and the receipt cell
the sheriff for the payment has been given, sha
.horzlng the shipment or removal Of said mar
ton; and ifany person shall ship or remove piat
? cotton from the county in which it was J, ;
'ed' without first having paid the tax on cot .nc
proposed to be shipped, and without having anG
sheritfs receipt therefor, such person shall ana as
felt and pay double the tax levied as atore - ene