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The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1873-05-01
GENERAL Law, No. 90 T
AN ACT supplemental to an act entitled
an act to amend the revenue laws, and for
other purposes, approved April ). 1872.

AN ACT supplemental to an act entitled
an act to amend the revenue laws. and for
other purposes, approved April ), 1872.
SECTION l. Be it enacted by the Legisla-
ture of the State of Mississippi, That it
shall be the duty of the poll tax collector.
when collecting the delinquent poll tax, to
collect all deIinqOineies on account Of per
sonal property. the amount so collected. not
for poll tax, shall not be applied for any
purpose other than the purpose as now
prescribed by law.
SEC. Be it further enacted, That if any
person who may be called upon for an in
solvent tax shall present a sheriffs receipt
for tire same it shall be the duty of the poll
tax collector TO take up said receipt and
give his own receipE therefor, and at the
next meeting of the Board of Supervisors
shall present the same. whereupon the said
Board shall charge up such sheriff the
amount as shown by said receipts.
SEC. B. Be it further enacted, That it
shall be the duty of the clerk of the Board
OF Supervisors To certify TO the Auditor of
Public Accounts, under seal of his office,
such sums as may be found 70 be due the
State. a.A 1c 4seH
SEC. 4. Be it further enacted. That there
shall be allowed the poll tax colIeetor in
full fol- above services six per cent. upon all
amounts by him collects ed, sor so reported,
and shat this act take effect from and after
its passage.
Approved April 4, 1873.
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AN ACT to aid IN developing the resour
OF Mississippi.

AN ACT to aid Ia developing the resources
OF Mississippi.
WHEREAS. There exists at present an ex-
tensive, prosperous and growing CONNER
cial trade between the state of Mississippi
and Northern, South American, Mexican
and West Indian ports, through her port of
PascagOula. which trade although much
hampered by bar AT the mouth Of Pasca-
goula river, still amounts to one million
OF dollars per anuum, and could be largely
and indefinitely increased by deepening
the channel two or three feet through said
bar so as to admit vessels of two or three
times the capacity OF vessels which can
now enter the river to the mills, which
would lessen the cost of transportation on
lumber-to which the above trade is, now
almost exclusively confined, at least two
dollars per thousand feet; and,
WHEREAS, It has been estimated BY com
petent engineers that the hereinafter men
toned comparatively small sum would be
sufficient to attain the end proposed, and so
essential TO the prosperity of the trade, and
therefore to the welfare Of the state at
large; now, therefore,
SECTION l. Be il enacted by the Legisla-
ture of the State of Mississippi. That the
sum of twenty-five thousand dollars be,
aud is hereby, appropriated out of any
money in the State Treasury not otherwise
appropriated. for the purpose of deepening
the channel at the mouth of East Pasca-
goula River, i'm the state of Mississippi I;
and that the Auditor of Public Accounts
be, and is hereby. directed and required TO
issue his warrants for the same in favor of
the Commissioners hereinafter named and
provided for; Provided, That the Com
missioners shall first furnish the Auditor
sufficient evidence that the sum of five
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GENERAL Law. No. l27.
AN ACT to incorporate the Mississippi IN
New Orleans Railroad Company.

AN ACT TO incorporate the Mississippi and
New Orleans Railroad Company.
SECTION I. BE it enacted by the Legisla-
tire of the State of Mississippi, That c.
NJ. Wilcox. \. C. Edwards. NJ. b. Hewsun,
J. w Lee and W. VI. Hancock, and such
other persons a may be associated with
them. their successors and ass gHs be, and
they are hereby, made aud constituted "a
body polite and CORPORATE. by the name OF
the Mississippi and New Orleans Railroad
Company. and by that name may #sue and
be sued, plead aud be implicated, iu amy
court in this State, 90 make and have
common seal. and the same 30 break and
renew at pleasure, and said company is
hereby authorized and empowered 90 To-
cate, construct and finally complete sin
gle or double railroad or way. from the
town OF ShubuJa. ON the Mobile and Ohio
Railroad. on and by the most feasible
route toward and to the town of Shields
bOrO. or to any point on the NV Orleans,
Mobile and Texas Railroad. iu the county
of Hancock. in the State of Mississippi,
and TO transport take and carry property
and persons upon said railroad or way, by
steam or otherwise, as said company may
choose to apply.
SEC ?. Be il further enacted, That Sec
ton , g. j ,. 6, I, :. g 10. II. p, 10 Ia, 10
Is. Il. Is. 10, 20, 81, y, b 81 and -, Of an
act entitled an act TO incorporate the West
Point, Starkyille and koseiuSk0 Railroad
and the same are hereby, made applicable
and part of this act.
SEC. 3, Be- iJ further enacted. That this
act take effect and be in force from and
after its passage.
ApDrOVCd \ Dril 10. 1873
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GENERAL LAW, No. 49,. ]

AN ACT TO authorize the assessment al
the lands of Jefferson county.
WHEREAS Under the existing law of this
state the assessment of lands can only be
made once in four years; and.
WHEREAS, The assessment of the lands OF
Jefferson county for the year ISL is incom-
plete imperfect and, in many respects, so
defective as 70 cause the loss annually, both
10 State and county, of much revenue that
should be derived from said lands; there
fore.
SECTION l. Be it enacted by the Legisla-
ture of the State of Mississippi, That the
tax assessor of Jefferson county be. and he
Is hereby, required to re-assess the lands of
said Jefferson county, at the same time as
the personal assessment is made for the
year 1873; and that the Auditor of Public
Accounts be required TO furnish and for
ward the necessary books required for said
re-aSSeSsment.
SEC. , Be it further enacted. That this
act take effect and be in force from aud
after its passage.
Approved March -. 1873.
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[GENERAL Law. No. l3G. |

AN ACT to authorize new assessment OF
the lands of Washington county, MissiS-
sippi.
WHEREAS, 1t appears to the Legislature
BIZ certain petitions and affidavits before
them, that the lands of Washington county
were enormously assessed in the assessment
of 1870; therefore.
SECTION Be it enacted by the Legisla-
ture of the State of Mississippi. That the
assessor of Washington county be, and he
i hereby, ordered TO proceed at once to
make a new assess ment OF the lands of the
county, the assessment to be made under
The law governing regular assessments, ana
the assessor to receive the srme compensa-
ton as for a regular assessment TO be paid
out of the County Treasury upon the order
Of the Board of Supervisors.
SEC. ?. Be it further enacted, That the
Auditor OF Public Accounts be, and he is
hereby directed to furnish said assessor
sach books and blanks as will be required
To make a full and complete assessment of
all the lands of the county.
SEC. 3. Be it further enacted, That this
act take effect and be in force from aud
after its passage.
Approved March H. 1878
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The following appointments have been
made bF tIa Governor.
MERIDIAS. Nd. 81. ~ .iiam- Notary IuUr
To. vice CJrmlch, lg-. -ue..
TATE CeUNrN.--B. D.. N.-f. lUIHe.rE
aud Circuit Clerk; w. IL. Pace. Treasurer.
Geo. +. Wright lur91r. aGl Ranger. IU0-.
:. Tate and Joseph y. Walker. B.EFI Uf
Supervisor
HOLLY rPRISGs.- ". Boule-. Trustee
Normal School Vice JuI-. -,elru-. rec
signed.
ALCORN UNIVERSITY Workman How
ard, Trustee, vice Rev. HlUIHUu, time tN-
pired; RObt Gleed. re-appointeI.
MISSISSIPPI 4ptuu- John Nel-
son and john Burns, Pilots.
COMMISSIONERS no NIENNA.-Ihe follow
ing gentlemen have been commissioned by
the Governor % represent tic Interests of
oflthe State at Vienna: y W. r. S0ady. of
Columbus, Miss; DIR. BENZ. Whitield. Cliu-
ton. Miss b. Samuel- Corinth, Miss; w.
G. Millsaps, Union Church, Jefferson county,
Miss.
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-oyed March 20 1873.
GENERAL Law. No. 139.

AN ACT to authorize the enumeration
OF the scholastic population OF Tippah
county
WHEREAS. The enumeration ri the schO-
lastic population Of Tippah county, mad
by the assessor Of axes in the year 1872 is
manitestly erIoHc'Ts and incomplete; AID,
WHaEEAs. TIE i5eagd of school Direct
ors have refused 10 pay said assessor for
said erroneous enumeration of 1872: there
fore.
SECTION l. Be iC enacted by the Legisla-
ture of the State of Mississippi That the
assessor Of Tippah county, in making his
assessment OF said county for the year 1873.
be required to make Il re-epum Grafton of
the scholastic population Of Tippah county,
and that the Superintendent of Public Ed
ucation for said county be, and he is here
by, authorized TO base his enumeration re-
port To the Auditor OF Public Accounts. for
the year 1873, upon the RECOMMENDATION pro-
vided for ia this act; Provided, That said
assessor shall not receive com pensaJiOu for
more than one enumeration.
SEC ,. Be it further enacted That this
act take effect aud be in force from and
after its passage.
Approved March 20, 1873.
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GENERAL Law. No. I35 ]

AN ACT 10 authorize the re- assessment of
the land, OF Neshoba county.
WHEREAS, Under the existing law of this
State, the assessment Of lands cannot be
made before the year 1870; and,
WHEREAS. The assessment OF the lands of
Neshoba county, for the year 1871, was so
imperfectly and enormously made as to
render it impossible TO collect the taxes
without great prejudice 60 the revenue,
both OF the county ana State, a. we'll as a
great Inconvenience to the officers and tax
payers OF the county; therefore,
SECTION /. Be il enacted by the LPgisla-
tire of the State OF Mississi pDi. That the
Board of Supervisors of n eshoba county be-
and they are hereby. authorized t. order
the tax assessor of said county 70 assess the
lands of that county, at the same time and
in the same manner as he assesses the per-
sonal properly for tire year 1873; Provided,
That thc expense OF the same shall be
paid Qua 81 the County Treasury. hen the
said Bo4ri are satisfied tina it has been
correctly done.
SEC. ,. BE il further enacted. That this
ACT shall take effect and be in il zee from
aGd after its passage.
Approved March 20 1873
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owed March II, 1873.
AN ACT to authorize a new assessment
lands in COpiah county.

AN ACT to authorize a new assessment of
lands in Copiah county.
SECTION l, Be 1t enacted by the Legisla-
'ure of the State of Mississippi, That the
Board of Supervisors of Copiah county be.
add they are hereby authorized and en-
powered to order a new assessment of the
lands of the county of Copiah, and there
upon the assessor of taxes of said county is
authorized and required to proceed at once
70 make said new assessment of said lands
according TO the provisions of the revenue
laws of this State; and said asSeEsm ent
shall have the same force and effect as
though the same had been made and re-
turned according to the provisions made
by the revenue laws of this State; Pro
vded that said assessor shall receive the
same compensation for said new assess
ment as is now established by law for said
service; and provided further, that said
compensation shall be paid out of the
Treasury of COpiah county.
SEC. 2. Be it further enacted, That this
act take effect and be in force from and
after its passage.
Approved March 4. 1873.
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AN ACT Ia amend section one tHou~lHt
and t1veny- SIEVE. OF tire Revised Code -
1871.
SECTION l. BE il enacted ls tGe T.Zj>ia-
ture OF the stare OF u i~- ssitu5, That the
said section one thousand and tNputv-ScVeu
of said Code be- and the same s. hereb;.
amended BY adding thereto the. upr,ls fol-
lowing to-wit: And upon the 4, ling in
of the rcport of the sale Of ans prog ertv.
real or personal. under decree for BE fore
closure or satisfaction of any ns .rtgage.
deed of trust or ether lien of aHy kind
resting and existing thereon. II There be
any balance due the morIgagee. ceS-ui que
trust or lien creditor, the court shah. upon
motion of the complainant, grant and en-
ter Judgment against the mortgagee or lien
debtor tor the fail amount or such balance.
which Judgment shan have the like force
and effect of and bear like interest OF Il
Judgment at law, and execution may be is
sued thereon as in other eases,
SEC. , Be 1t further enacted. That Ibis
act take effect ami be in force from and
after It's passage.
Approved April >. 1873.
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i approved March 4. 1873.


AN ACT to define the duties of the State
Geofogist and for other purposes.
SECTION /. BE it enacted by the Legisia
ture of the State of Mississippi. That the
State GeoIogist shall be eX-officio Professor
of Agriculture and Geology of the State at
the University of Mississippi.
SEC. 2. BE it further enacted. That the
Geologist and his assistant shall submit
their accounts for expenses incurred in the
prosecution of the Geological and Agricul-
rural Survey of the State to the Governor
for his examination and approval as here
totore provided; and his requisition upon
the Treasury for the amount shall be suffi-
Gent authority for the Auditor to issue his
warrant for the same; Provided, the sum
shall not exceed the amount now prescribed
by law.
ADprOyed March 20 1874
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Approved March 20, 1873.
GENERAL LAW, No. IS.
AN ACT to amend section 1853 of the Re
Vised Code of 1871.

Vised Code of 1871.
SECTION l. Be it enacted by the Legisla-
tnre of the state of Mississippi, That section
1913 of the Revised Code of 1871 be, and the
same Is hereby, so amended AS to require
the publication provided for in said section,
in cases where no newspaper in the county
where the suit is commenced, to be made in
the newspaper published nearest the cOun-
ty seat where the suit is brought. or in
some newspaper published in an adjoining
county, instead OF some newspaper pub
lished at the capitol of the State
SEC. 2. Be it further enacted, That this
act take effect and be in force from and after
its passage.
Approved March 81, 1873.
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lGENERAL Law. No. 81

L'i--'Ni'+Ai- A-A'' ~ '-'4
AN ACT to repeal section 1919 of the Code
of 1871.
SECTION /. Be il enacted by tba Legsla-
ture OF the state of MissjssipfG, That Sec
ton l549 of article - OF the Code OF ISL
be. and the same Is hereby, repealed
SEC. ;. Be it further enacted. That this
act shall take effect and be- ia force from
and after its passage.
Approved March y 1873.
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owed April 10, 1875.


AN ACT to amend an act entitled an act
Il amend the revenue laws and for other
purposes, approved April .. 1872
SECTION l. BE it enacted by the Legisla-
tire of the State of Mississippi That sec
tionS three and five of an act 20 amend the
revenue laws and for other purposes, au-
proved Apri, >, 1872. be SO am ended that in
ease il shall appear to the satisfaction OF the
Board ou the return day OF rhe citations.
that all tie citations issued have not been
served for any cause, or tnar the proper
publication has nos been made. the Board
OF Supervisors shall thcrcupou order he W
citations to be issued. aud publication 70 be
made retuluable ou day tJ DE- fixed by
said Board. not longer than thirty days
thereafter, whereupou such proceedings
shall be had as provided for IN said act e.
which this act Is ameudatory.
SEC. ,. Be IL further enacted, That la all
cases of nonresident owners. and where
the owner or owners of any lands returned
as delinquent for taxes shall be unknown,
publication shall be made for such nom
resident or unknown owner or owners IN
the manner herein prov ided.
SEC. 3 Be it further enacted, That an
publication under tile act OF which this i
amendatory, and under th, act, shall be in
the form following. to-WIt:
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NOTICE TO TAxPAYEE-.

The following named persons are hereby
cited to be and appear before Jhe Board OF
Supervisors OF -- county, on ---. 10 show
cause, If any they can. why the lands de-
scribed opposite rheir names respectively
should not be sold ior the taxes due thereon.
Name Of owner. description OF land and
number, amount OF tax. aud the form of
notice herein prescribed shall pr used ia all
cases of publication required in the act TO
amend the revenue law, and for other pur-
poses, approved April ,. 1872.
SEC. Be 10 further enacted, That I'm al!
cases where lands shall be struck or to The
State for taxes, the clerk of the Board OF
Supervisors shall make ont and present to
the uditor OF Public Accounts a bill Of
casts incurred in each case, including the
usual fees for issuing and serving the eta
ton and costs of publication. showing to
whom the same shall be owing. which bill
of costs shall be certified uudgr the hand
and official seal of said clerk, ard presented
to the Auditor within six months after the
same has become due, aud fbe Auditor
shall thereupon issue his warrants upon the
State Treasurer accordingly I'M favor Of
the several persons To whom such sum. are
due; Provided, That the several publiea-
tions herein required To be made shall he
paid for at the same rate - fixed b. sec
ton 1899 Of fhe Code for advertisements bv
sherif1s OF the sale OF lands i0T axes
SEC. 5. Be it further enacted. That the
sheriff and tax collector shall make the
sale Of All lands delinquent for tlxe- Ia the
manner now provided by law. and all sales
made in accordance with thr provisions OF
this act are hereby Iegaiiz and declared
valid.
SEC. 6. Be iI further enacted That this
ac shall take effect and be iu force from
and after its passage.
Approved Ap-u D, 1873.
The Portland daily press., 1873-02-08

II was pretty clear to her. There was
lresh ire writing on the credit side Of an account.
Inc old general had had the book from the
SaiteI anu upon his taule that tenth of May.
LAcnanglng the bills for some customer, he
iiao iald them on the open book and absently
cioseu IL. 1t was then returned to it's old
place in the garrett His mind being distract
ed by his pecuniary troubles, the transaction
!. OF the bills had made no mark upon his men,
ory. This was our theory.
Amy had dreamed, singularly, that she was
greatly comforted by book, and this was the
reason of her coming and calling for the one
we had first examined"
''And you say Amy married Roy?"
Say, ay; and their boy they've named
Frank Manly Elwell. Turn to, Hal, must
look after my gill, the Sunset"
l obeyed; and in moment more thougnt
landed On wharf in Bramblehead, and
the first sign that met my eye was Job
Jones, Dealer in Coal, Wood and Bark, for
Cash Only" A beak-nosed; fery-eyed little
| old man leaned over an old-fashisned door
| that was divided in the middle. half shut and
! half open
eJob JONES'" said /, Crank Manly aud
Roy Elwell have judged you unjustly. That
cord Of wood they thought you owed for"
| continued, as his CLASSY eyes seemed 70 de-
| mand an explanation. The little man was 81
| lent, but he gave me a look which said plain
| ly enough, "What is human justice to me, or
| injustice ?"
And Job Jones, for could not think of
him as any other being, became instantly a
statue of ice; tear trickled from each eye,
and another trembled splendidly from its
nose, and in the sunshine they became
| I awoke, and instead of Job Jones, my
eyes fell upon Jim the steward who was set
| ting the breakfast in the cabin Of the Sunset,
on the table over which this tale was told to
me as tell it to you-only that drowsy gIeam
of the cabin-light falls not upon fhe paper,
and never will.-FTom the February 4ldine,
The Portland daily press., 1873-02-08

Sleep, baby, sleep! What ails my dear,
What ails my darling thus to cry2
Be still my child and lend thine car
To hear me sing thy lullaby
My pretty lamb forbear to weep;
Be still my dear; sweet baby, siOeF'-
While thus thy lullaby sliiS sliiS,,;no be.
For thee great blessings TipehiDs ~
Thine Eldest Brother is kihS;, Ill.,
And hath kingdom bouSnt III 'NS''
Sweet baby, then forDeai io. ~ bahH tsiIaa,
Re still, my babe; sweet naoy, sieep.
A little infant once was He;
And strength in weakness then was laid
Irnon His virgin mothers knee,
That power to thee might be conyeyeI
Sweet blby, then forbear to weep:
Be still, my babe; sweet baby, Seen.
The wants that He did then sustain
ID maSe We Pnrchased u wealth, my babe, for thee
Anu nv uy nis torments and His pain
Thy rest and ease secured be.
MY baby, then forbear to weep:
BE still, my babe; sweet baby. sleen
Ihou hast, yet mere to perfect bliss
a promise and an earnest got
VI gaming everlasting bliss,
Ihougn thou, my babe, perceivest il not.
sweet baby, then forSear to weep;
BE still, my babe; sweet baby Sleep.
Sweet baby, sleep, and nothing fear;
For whosoever thee offends
by thy Protector threatened are,
= And God and angels are thy friends.
Sweet baby, then forbear to weep;
be still, my babe; sweet baby, sleep.
The Portland daily press., 1873-02-08
PORTLAND s. OGDENSBURG R. Il
GRAND TRUNK RAILWAY OF CANADA.
ALTERATION OF TRAINS.
WINTER ARRANGE EMENT.

,-------- On ami after Monday, Nov 4th
Issss s2eas-.es Trains will run follows:
Ewv-wHI Passenger train for South Paris at
Z. 80 A. NJ; for Island Pond, Quebec,
Montreal and the west at 130 z. NJ. Stopping at ali
stations.
Mail train stopping at all station) for Island
Pond connecting with night mail train for Quebec,
Montreal and the West.
Accommodation for South Paris and intermediate
stations at 500 p. NJ.
From Montreal, Quebec, Island Pond, Gorham
and South Paris at $50 P. NJ.
From So. Paris at 8. 20 A. NJ,
Pullman Palace Drawing Room and Sleeping Cars
are attached to the Mail Trains between Portland and
Montreal.
Express trainsrun through to Montreal without
change Of cars al Islaud Pond.
The Company not responsible for baggage to
any amount exceeding $50 in value and that person
aD unless notice is given and paid for at the rate of
one passenger for every $500 additional value.
G. J. BRIDGES, Managing Director.
II. BAILEY, Local Superintendent.
Portland, june 20 1872. iun21tf
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PORTLAND & ROCHESTER, RAILROAD,
Winter Arrangement. a

Esssse.4ssssssH Passenger trains leave Portland
EMR@sVH7for Rochester and dintermediate stations
- at 7.15 A. NJ and 1.30 P. NJ. making
direct connection at Rochester with trains for Boston,
over Boston s. Maine and Eastern Railroads. Also
connect at Rochester with Dover and Winnipiseogee
Railroad for Alton Bay, and with Portsmouth Great
Falls and conway Railroad for Conway
Leave Rochester for Portland and way stations at
730 A. Nj. and II NJ. ~
The 730 train connecting with down train on
portsmouth, Great Falls and Conway Railroads, and
the II O'Clock train making direct conneetion nj
Rochester with trains from Boston, leaving Boston
$50 A. 4d. via Eastern Railroads.
Leave Portland for Saco River at go P. NJ.
Leave Saco River for Portland at $50 A. NJ
Stages connect as follows:
At Gorham for West Gorham, standish, and No.
Limington, daily.
At Buxton Centre for West Buxton, Bonny Eagle
and Limington daily.
AT Centre WATERFORD for Limerick, Newfield Par
sonsfield and Ossipee, Tuesdays Thursdays and Sat-
urdays, returning alternate days.
daily.
WILLIAM H. TURNER, Superintendent.