The weekly Panola star. [volume] (Panola, Miss.) 1857-1881, 1872-05-04

Public Accounts
sfc q lle u inftlief enacted. Tha
II shall be- tie duty n The Auillo
n Public Accounts ~ inclnAe IN W.
annual estimate u ihs eaFrvut ~
Iensos ~ the state. sn estiHase NJ
The payment ol the annual iateres
IN said bonds AID The principal al
maturity.
Src ). 10 II further enacted, Thai
all taxes o. other ducs 10 the state
shall hereafter bc paid IN the lau ful
money Of the United States. or in
certificates Of indebtedness Of thi.
state, or warrants drawn By the
State Auditor on and after March
first, 1879. and the funds hercatttr
paid into the Treasury shall be first
applied to the payment Of warrants
drawn by the Auditor OF Public Ac-
counts bearing date on or after
March LIST, 1872, in order Of the date,
and number 0t their issuance, prior.
ity over all being given to warrants
ISSUED TO deiny the ordinary OK,
pcnses of the state government, and
tor the support OF education and the
charitable institutions of the state,
and 10 warrant shall be paid out Of
such order of priority unless there
shall be sufficient funds remaining in
the Treasury to meet all warrants of
prior issue, and the Auditor of Pub
lie Accounts shall daily make re.
turn to the Treasurer OF the number
and amounts OF all warrants issued
oy him; Provided, That the Treas
urer shall in no case exchange any
warrant held by him OF date subse-
qucnt to March lst, 1872, for any
warrant issued Of date priorto March
lst, 1872, under pain OF the penalties
provided 10 section 7 Of this acty
SEo. 6. BE It further enacted, That
the Treasurer shall keep suitable
books in which he shall register and
describe all warrants taken up by
him, and tor which he shall issue
bonds, in which he, shall specify in
separate columns the number, date
amount, to whom payable, when
aud for whom funded, the number
and general description OF the bond
given therefor, aud such other de.
scription as be may deem proper
said book shall also be kept open tc
the public inspection, and said
Treasurer shall make monthly re,
ports to the Governor of all war;
rants as aforesaid, and the said
Treasurer at the time Of making hi
monthly reports, shall, in the pres
ence Of the Governor, cancel all sait
warrants as aforesaid. h ''"4
SEC, 7. BE further enacted, ThaV
If the Auditor, Treasurer, or any
other persons shall, by any falst
representation, fraud or deceit
wrong or defraud any person in is
suing, funding or paying any war
rant, or in the issuance or paymen
OF any bond, or in the payment 0
any interest, coupon, or interest
provided for in this act, such Audi.
tor, Treasurer; or other person, Shall
be deemed guilty Of felony, and on
conviction thereof, shall be fined MOI
less tLan five hundred dollars and
imprisoned in the penitentiary not
less than two years, and such con-
viction shall work a forfeiture .oi
his Office, and he shall never there's
after be eligible to any Office Of trust
or honor in this state, and any false
entry or false accounts required by
this act shall be subject to the pain
and penalties,
SIC. 8. BE il further enacted, That
in prosecution for larceny Of any
warrant, bond or coupon, the said
warrant, bond or coupon shall be
deemed to DO OF the value expressed
on its face,
SIC. o. BE It further enacted, That
q tax of one half Of one mill on the
dollar, be and the same is hereby
levied, for the years 1872 and 1878,
on the real aud personal property Of
the state subject to taxation, and q
tax Of one and one-half mills on the
dollar il also hereby levied On said
property for all years Subsequent TO
1873, until the bonds provided tor in
this act, and the interest on the same
shall llhaye been paid, which shall be
collected in the same manner and at
the same time as other state taxes,
and the same shall only be receiva-
bic in the currency Of the United
States, and the fund thus created Is
hereby set apart. and appropriated
for the purpose Of paying the .princi-
pal and interest Of the bonds proyid-
cd form this act; Provided, That
any surpmsthat may remain in the
hands Of the Treasurer, after paying
the principal and interest Of each
series as it becomes due, shall be ap-
piled to the retiring OF the next suc-
ceeding series Of bonds, according tc
the nnmber Of said bonds.
SEC. 10. Be it further enacted
That section IL Of an act to provide
tor the issuance Of certificates Of ID
debtedness BY the state, and foI
other purposes, approved june lS
1870, be amended, by inserting atte
the word "act," in the third line
the words, Cor warrants drawn D,
the Auditor Of Public Accounts oI
the State Treasurer on Or after tlI'
first dayof March, AID. 1872 !
Provided, Thaswheneser certificates
| of indebtedness are paid into tn.
Treasury they shall forthwith b
cancelled and no reissue shall b
poada in THAR stead s ss4@34s .f,