The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1870-04-28
LAWS OF THE STATE OF
MISSISSIPPI.
Az ACT in relation to Cireuit Com,

AN ACT in relation to Circuit Courts.
Sec. 1. Be it enacted by the Legislature q
the State of Mississippi, That the State shaJ
be divided into Fifteen Judicial Circuit
Court Districts as follows, to-wit:
1. The first district shall be composed o
tn counties OF Jackson, Harrison Hancock
Marion and Perry.
@The second district shall be composed
OF the counties of AInite, Lawrence, Pix,
and Wilkinson.
3. Thethird district shall be composed o.
the counties of Adams, Claiborne, Franklin
and Jefferson
4. The fourth district shall be composed
of the counties ofClark, Jones, Jasper Greene
and Wayne.
5. The fifth district shall be composed Of
the counties of Copiah, Covington, Rankin
| Simpson and Smith.
6. The sixth district shall be composed OF
the counties of kemper, Lauderdale, NeslIo-
ba, Newton and Scott.
Z. The seventh district shall be comDOSed
of the counties of Lowndes, Noxubee. Ok
tibbeha and Winston
s. The eighth district shall be composed
of the counties of Calhoun ChickasaH
| Choctaw and Pontotoc.
o. The ninth district shall be composed OF
the counties of ltawamba. Lee and Monroe.
10. The tenth district shall be composed
OF the counties of Marshall, Tippah and
! Tishomingo.
il. The eleventh district shall he COM
posed OF the counties of Issaquena, Bolivar
Coahoma, Tunica and Washington.
/ u. The twelfth district shall be composed
oft counties of DeSoto. Pamela, Sunhowe r
and TallahatchIe.
18Th. The thirteenth district shall be COM
posed of the counties of Lafayette, Ialo-
busha. Carroll and Holmes.
IA. The fourteenth district shall be COM
posed Of the counties of Attala, Yazoo,
Madison and Leake.
! 10. The fifteenth district shall be compo-
sed of the counties of Kinds aud Warren.
/ Sec. 2. Be it further enacted, That a court
\ to be styled 1.-THE Circuit Court of the Coun-
/ ty of--' shall be held in each
county Of this State three times in every
/ year, and shall commence at the times, and
continue for the number OF judicial days
hereinafter specified, if business so long re-
| quires, tO-wit:
FOR THE FIRST JUDICIAL DISTRICT.
In the county of Jackson. commencing on
the first Monday of March, July and No
/ vember, and continue twelve days.
III the county of Harrison, commencing
on the third Monday of March. July and
November and continue twelve DAYS.
In the county of Perry, commencing on
the first Monday after the fourth Monday of
March, July and November, and continue
six days.
In the county of Marion, commencing on
the second MONDAY after the fourth Monday
of March, July and November, and continue
twelve days.
In the county of Hancock, commencing
on the fourth Monday alter the fourth
Monday of March, July and November, and
continue twelve days.
FOR THE SECOND DISTRICT.
In the county of Wilkinson. commencing
on the first Monday of March, July and
November, and continue eighteen days.
In the county of Amte, commencing on
the fourth Monday of March, July and No
vember, and continue twelve days.
m tho of PiER punanriuu
the second Monday after the fourth Monday
of March, July and November, and continue
twelve DAYS.
In the county of Lawrence, commencing
on the fourth Monday after the fourth Mon
day of March. July and November, and con-
tinue twelve days.
FOR THE THIRD DISTRICT.
In the county of Claiborne, commencing
on the first Monday OF March, July and No
vember, and continue twelve days.
In the county of jefferson, commencing
on the third Monday of March, July and
November, and continue twelve days.
In the county of Eranllu. commencing
on the first Monday after the fourth Mon
day of March, July and November, and
continue twelve days.
In the county of Adams, commencing on
the third Monday after the fourth Monday
of March, July and November, aud cOntin-
ne eighteen days.
FOR THE FOURTH DISTRICT.
In the county of Greene, commencing on
the first Monday of March, July and No
vember, and continue six days.
In the county of Wayne, commencing on
the second Monday of March, July and
NoVemb Der, and continue six days.
In the county of Clark, commencing on
the third Monday of March, July and No
vembeG and continue twelve "a Give days.
In the county of Jones, commencing on
the first Monday after the fourth Monday
of March, July and November and continue
twelve days.
In the county of Jasper, commencing on
the third Monday after the fourth Monday
of March, July and November, and continue
twelve days.
FOR THE FIFTH DISTRICT.
In the county of CoYington, commencing
on the first Monday OF March, July and
November, and continue six days.
In the county of Smith, commencing on /
the second Monday of March, July and |
November. and continue six days.
In the county of Rankin, commencing on |
the third Monday of March, July and No |
vember and continue twelve days
In the county of Copiah, commencing on |
the first Monday after the fourth Monday /
of March, duly and November, and con-
tinue eighteen days.
In the county of Simpson, commencing \
on the fourth Monday after the fourth Non
day of March. July and November, and
six days.
FOR TUE SIXTH DISTRICT.
In the county of Kemper, commencing on
the first Monday OF March. July and No
vember, and continue twelve days.
In the county of Neshoba- commencing
on the third Monday of March, July and
November, and continue six days.
In the county of Scott, commencing on
the fourth Monday of March, July, and
November, and continue twelve days.
In the county of Newton, commencing on
the Sc cond Monday after the fourth Monday
Of March, July and November, and continue
six days.
In the county of Lauderdale, commencing
On the third Monday after tile fourth Mon
lay of March, July and November, and con-
sinue twelve days.
FOR THE SEVENTH DISTRICT.
In the county OF Oktibbeha, commencing
IN the first Monday of February, June and
October, ard continue twelve days.
In the county of Lowndes, commencing
IN the third Monday of February, June and
October. and continue twenty-fouT days.
In the county of Winston, commencing on
he third Monday after the fourth Monday
# February, June and October, and con-
inue twelve days.
In the county of NoXubee, commencing ;
N the fifth Monday after the fourth Mon
lay of March, July and November, and con-
jnue twelve DAYS.