The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1870-04-07
March 20 1850
~ to remove The Seat Of Justice Of Clark

Act to remove the Seat OF justice OF lark
county from Quitman to Enterprise
SyrTIoN /. BE it enacted bY the Iegisla-
IN of the State of Mississippi. That ON the
~ dav of August, a. ID. 1870, the Seat of
Ta.tice Of Clark county shall be peTmanent-
~ located Al the city of Enterprise, in said
county,. and on that day, or as soon thereaf-
al Il practicable. the Sheriff and the Clerks
oftbe tircnt and Chancery Courts of said
County shall remove the books, papers, re-
IRIS ard other property of their respective
osiees from the town of Quitman to offices
- he proyided for them in the said city of
Tnterprise. And whenever the court house.
-eonireA BY this act to be built in the said
ejty Of Enterprise, is in condition suitable
N he occupied, the said offices OF the said
sheriff and clerks shall be Immediately re-
moved thereto; and from that day the said
sfv of Enterprise shall become the seat of
iustice Of said county.
80. .. Be it further enacted, That the
BOARD Of supervisors of said county, to be
hereafter created by law, shall except do
nation Ofmoney proposed to be made by cit
liens of said county, to aid in the construc-
ton OF the public buildings, and use the
same as contemplated by the donors; and
the said board shall except donation of two
acres of land made by Hon. Henry Mus
grove for that purpose, and erect thereon
Court House and other necessary public
buildings, and the said supervisors shall
meet " ltHiil IllAiL1 dAbGl LnEiA
zatiOn and propose plans and specifications,
and take all the steps necessary for the i'm
mediate erection oPsaid Court House; they
shall appoint a building committee to SUI
perntend the construction of said building,
and the work shall be commenced as early
a practicable, and completed by the first
day Of August, y. ID. 1870.
SEC. 3 Be il further enacted, That the
lew of taxes heretofore made by the board
Of Police for the purpose OF creating fund
70 build Court House for said county be
and the same is hereby legalized, and the
Tax Collector OF said county shall complete
the collection of the same within the time
limited by law for the collection of other
taxes; and it shall be used in the construc-
ting the Court house and public buildings
provided for in this act. Ii the said fund,
with the donations of money authorized to
be excepted, shall be found insufficient for
the erection of the necessary public buildings
for said county, the said Board of Supervi-
sOrs shall have power to levy any addition
81 tax required for the purpose.
SEC 4. Be it further enacted, That the
said Board of Supervisors shall have power
and authority to sell at public sale, to the
highest bidder, for cash, any lands and pub
Tic buildings in the town of Quitman, be-
longing to said county, and they shall use
the proceeds of such sale in the construction
Of Or completion of the public buildings
herein pTUNlutu IoIs
SEC. 5. Be it further enacted, That before
any Judge of Court shall grant any writ of
niunctiOn,I or other restraining process,
whereby the said Board of Supervisors, or
any officer, person or persons, shall be him
dered delayed, Orpostponed in the discharge
of any duty required of them by this act,
the person or persons petitisning for the
same shall furnish the officer proposed to be
restrained, with copy of the petition. or
bill, on which the application for the writ is
based and gave him five days notice of the
time and place of making the same; and.the
officer shall be heard by himself, or counsel,
by the Judge or Court, in opposition to
granting the same, fine appears and desires
to be heard.
SEC. q. Be it further enacted, That if the
said Board of Supervisors, or any other Off
Ger of said county, shall wilfully fail or re-
fuse 10 discharge any duty imposed on them
|by this act, or wilfully delay the discharge
|of the same unnecessarily, they shall be
deemed guilty of a misdemeanor in Office,
and subject to Indictment therefor, and on
conviction each member of said Board and
.otheer, so convicted, shall be fined not ex-
Nreeding five hundred dollars and moved |
from Office.
4 SEC. l. Be it further enacted, That this act
ehall take effect and be in force, from and
lfer passage, and that all laws and parts of
aWS ia conflict with this act, and hereby
REPEALED
Approved March 18th. 1870. -