The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1867-02-07
LAWS OF NEIssIsszPPI.
Public Acts, Called Session, 1866 & 81,
By AUTHORITY.

/ ssN +5s ~ 81
An Act to amend the laws in relation to
| writs of error and appeals to the High
| Court of Errors and Appeals in certain
| cases, and for other purposes.
Section 1. Be it enacted by the Legisla-
| ture of the State of Mississippi, That writs
of Error and Appeal, to operate as superse-
IDEAS, may be taken and prosecuted to have
any Judgment or decree heretofore rendered
in a civil case Of any inferior tribunal foun-
ded upon any cause made or incurred prior
to the firstday of june, 1865, reviewed by
the High Court of Errors and Appeals, with
out bond or security, except for costs in said
High Court of Errors and Appeals, and no
Judgment for damages shall be entered upon
the atfirmance of such Judgment or decree,
or upon dismissal of the same for failure to
prosecute with effect. ~ s-.s.s ~.
Sec. 2. Be it further enacted, That the
first day of each torn of said High Court of
Errors and Appeals shall be the sole return
days of said Court for the cases provided for
in the first section of this act. and said Court
shall not dismiss any such case therein for
the want of assignment of errors, abstract,
brief or appearance of the plaintiff in error,
or appellant, or for want of prosecution, but
said Court shall examine the record and
render their Judgment upon the matters APP
pearing therein in the order, the records in
said Court shall be fled therein.
Sec. 3. Be it further enacted, That this act
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Approved Oct. 3d. 1866. -
/ An Act to authorize the Treasurer of the
State of Mississippi to receive Auditors
Warrants for Taxes.
Section /. Be it enacted by the Le0islo-
ture of the State of Mississippi That the
Treasurer is hereby instructed to receive
from the several Sherifs of this State all
Warrants rant issued since the 10th day of octo-
Der, 1865, in payment ofthe taxes due from
the several counties, or that hereafter NAV
become due, and enter the same on his reg
lstratlon hook received in payment of taxes,
and that hereafter the Sheriffs shall not be ,
required to endorse on Auditors Warrants
received in payment Of taxes
Sec. 2 Be it further enacted That all
laws and parts of laws coming in conflict
with this act, are hereby repealed and that
this act be in force from and after its pas
sage.
Approved Oct 80, 1866
An Act to limit the time for the com
mencement of prosecutions for certain Of
Section !. Be it enacted by the Lepisla.
ture of the State Of Mississippi. That ali
felonies crimes and mis.lemeanofs. which
shall have been committed in this State
prior to the, list day of June 1865, and for
which prosecutions by indictment, present.
ment or information shall not have been
commenced in the proper court within six
months from the passage Of this act shall be
forever barred.
Sec. q Be it further enacted, That this
act shall take effect and be in force from and
after its passage.
Approved October 3Oth, 1866
Not the least of the good things
which we are promised next summer,
is bountiful crop Of pure, thick ice.
Our st. Louis exchanges say the ice
season in that section was diligently
improved The crop gathered on the
Upper Mississippi and at Peoria is
said to be unusually large. Ice ought
to be cheap next summer.