The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1870-06-23

re company, No. 4, OF NlckSburg.
Section /. Be it enacted by the LegislA
ture OF the State of Mississippi. That Geo
smith. Geo. w. Hutchinson, III. ID. Bruser
l.. NJ Hall, John Rodge, Joseph Spengler
and others who are, or may become mem
bers Of said Company. are hereby constitu
ted body corporate, by the name and styl'
OF w ashington Steam Fire Company No
3, OF fieksburg,' and as such said Company
may nave common seal, shall have powe
| 10 sue and be sued, plead and be impleaded
defend and be defended; possess all power
and privileges of body corporate, and gen
orally TO do all such acts as pertain TO
body incorporate.
See. ?. Be it further enacted, That sait
corporation shall have power to preScrib'
rules and regulations for its own govern
Inent by the members of said corporation
for the election of such officers as shall bs
found necessary, for the admission of mem
bers, and all other rules for the proper gov.
| eminent of said Company.
| Sec 3. Be it further enacted, That as
condition of this Charter, said Company
| shall always keep fire engine for the pur-
pose of said Company, and all proper and
useful hose for the eXtinguishment of fires
and that the members thereof shall be eX-
| empt from militia duty, except in time OF
Instruction or public danger. or when call
ed upon by the civil authorities.
sec. 4. Be il further enacted, That said
! Company shall have power to hold and pos
| sess real and personal estate TO an amount
not exceeding in value twenty-five thou
sand dollars, when acquired; and to take
the same by purchase, gift or devise; and
| that the house and lot in which they keeL
their engine and apparatus, or any other
property of said Company. necessary or en-
ployed for the purpose OF protection of said
engine and apparatus, be and the same is
hereby exempted from all taxation; Pro-
vided, That no property shall be exempt
from taxation, except property used eXclu-
| SiVely for fire purposes.
See. 3. Be ii further enacted, That said
Company shall be, and continue, a fire COM
pany of the city of Vicksburg, and be sub
| iect to the ord nances of said city. regula-
! ting the fire department; and whenever said
| company shall cease to exist, their engine,
engine-hOuse, lot and all the properly OF
said company shall belong to the said city
| of Vicksburg, for the use and benefit of said
fire department, and be appropriated by the
/ Mayor and Council of said city, or their sue
cessorsin Office, in such manner as they
| NAV dem necessary for the protection of
tie property of said city.
See. 6. Be it further enacted, That this
act shall take effect and be in force from and
after is passage.
Approved, June II, 1870.
! AN ACT for the relief of persons purchas-
ing public lands in this State, during the
late war, with United States Military
/ Bounty Land Warrants.
/
| lands il this State were entered or purchas-
ed iron the State authorities, and in many
stances paid for in whole CT in part, with
| UnitedStates Military Bounty Land War
rants, and,
Whereas, All such entries or purchases
are null and void, and the said Military
Bounty Land Warrants are now remaining
il the office of the Secretary of State. with
no power vested in the said Secretary of
State, tosurrender them to the proper own
ers thereof. Therefore,
| Section l. Be it enacted by the Legisla-
ture of the State of Mississippi, That the
Secretary of State be, and he is hereby re-
quired 70 surrender to any person or persons
using IN United States Military Bounty
Land Warrants, in the entry of lands, be-
longing to the United states, within TINS
! State, during the late war, or to his or her,
or their assignees or legal representatives,
any Bounty Land Warrants SO used; Pro-
| vded. the said Secretary of State shall first
require the person or persons applying for
the same to furnish sufficient proof OF his or
her or their personal identity, and right to
the same.
See. 2 Be it further enacted, That this act
take effect and be in force from and after
its passage.
Approved, June IL, 1870.
AN ACT to provide for the districting of
Grenada County.
Section l. Be it enacted by the Legisla-
ture of the State of Mississippi, That the
county of Grenada is hereby attached to and
made part of the Eleventh Chancery Dis
trict. Further, That the said county of
Grenada is hereby attached TO and made
part of the Thirteenth Judicial Circuit.
Sec. 2. Be it further enacted, That the
time for holding Chancery Court in said
county of Grenada shall be rs follows COM
mencing on the second Monday of March,
June, September and December of each
mi oil
That the time for holding the Circuit Court
in the said county of Grenada shall be as
follows: Commencing on the second mon
day of May, September and January of each
year. and continue for twelve days.
Sec. 3. Be it further enacted, That this
act shall take effect from aud after its pas
sage.
Approved, June IL, 1870.
AN ACT to provide for the issuance of
Certificates of Indebtedness by the Estate,
and for other purposes
Section l. Be it enacted by the Le9isla-
ture of the State of Mississippi, That the
Auditor OF Public Accounts of this State,
shall have prepared certificates ofindebted-
ness, of denominations not larger than five
~ dollars, nor less than one % dollar,
which shall be signed by the Auditor, and
countersigned by the Governor Ofthis State,
and shall be substantially in the form fol-
lowing, viz:
[..-.-, 1s7O.I MOI
Receivable as----Dollars, in pay
ment of dues to the State.
Auditor.
......s..-..---- Governor.
And the aggregate amount of such eer-
tificatcs shall not exceed five hundred thou
sand dollars.
Sec. 2. Be it further enacted, That said
certificates, when prepared upon such pa
per, and with such devices as the Auditor
may determine, upon, and signed as afore-
said, shall be numbered and registered in
the Sffice of the Auditor of Public Accounts
and by him paid into the State Treasury,
upon the warrant of the Auditor, as in 9TH
er cases of payment into the Treasury, and
shall be charged to the Treasurer, as other
payments, and the Treasurer shall enter
said certificates as such assets, and shall
exchange them, in all eases when practicable,
for the warrants issued by the Auditor of
Public Accounts of this State.
See. 3. Be il further enacted, That said GER
tifieates of indebtedness shall be received by
ax-oOlleotorS, and all other officers, in pay
ment of any taxes or other dues to the State,
except the special tax ordered in section IL
of this aet-for the full sum expressed on
their face, and in payment foranything
sold by the State; and the faith of the State
is pledged for the receipt and redemption of
all such certificates of Indebtedness.
Sec 4. Be it further enacted, That the sum
of five (5) thousand dollars, or so much
thereof as may be necessary, is hereby APP
propnated for the purpose of defraying the
expresses to be incurred in carrying the
foregoing sections of this act into effect, to
be pad upon account rendered and approx
ed by the Auditor of Public Accounts, who
shall issue his warrants therefor upon the
Treasurer.
Sec 5. Be it further enacted, That for
the purpose of retiring the certificates OF in
debtIness authorized to be issued by this
act, u4e State Treasurer be and is hereby
authorized and instructed to prepare bonds,
In the name and on behalf of the State. IN
der has signature, and the seal of the State,
TO the amount of five hundred thousand dol
lars Tor which the above mentioned certifi-
Gates OF Indebtedness shall be exchangable
at their par value.
Sec 6. Be il further enacted. That here