The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1873-04-10
GENERAL LAWS
STATE of MISSISSIPPI

!, AN ACT TO reduce the number ct Circui
Judges in this State. aud tor other pur
poses.
SECTION l. Be it enacted BY the Lesisla
tufe OF the State of Mississippi Thar, here
after, the Circuit Court Districts OF thi
State, SHALL be composed of the following
: counties respectively. viz:
: The First District shall be composed O.
: the counties Of Green, Hancock. Harrison
Jackson, Jones, Marion. Pearl, Perry ana
: Wayne.
The Second District shall be composed 81
/ the counties OF Adams. Amite. Franklin.
Wilkinson, Lincoln and Pike.
: The Fourth District shall be composed OF
the counties ct Clark, .Covington, Jasper.
) Rankin, Simpson and Smith.
The Filth District shall be composed of the
counties OF Claiborne, Copiah, Lawrence
. and Jefferson
The Sixth District shall be com posed of
the counties OF Landerdale, kemper, Nesho-
ha. Newton and Scott.
The Seventh District shall be composed OF
the counties Of Coliax, Lowndes, Noxubee.
Oktibbeha and Winston.
The Eighth District shall be composed of
4 the counties of Calhoun. Choctaw, Chicka-
saw, Pontotoc, Iippah, Union, Montgomery
and Benton.
The Ninth District shall be composed of
the counties Of AlcoTu. Itawamba, Lee,
Monroe. Prentiss and Tishomingo.
The Genth District shall be composed OF
TIE counties OF Lafayette. Marshall, Grena-
ua, aiOhusha and Carroll.
The Eleventh District shall b. composed
Of the counties of Bolivar, Issaquena, Le-
fore, SuntloWer and Washington.
The Twelfth District shall be composed OF
the counties of Coahoma, DeSoto, Panola
Ialahatc4ie and Tunica.
The Fourteenth District shall be compos-
81 Of the counties OF Attaia, Holmes, Leake,
Madison ana laZOo.
The Fifteenth District shall he com posed
+ OF the counties OF Kinds and Warren.
/ Circuit Court shall be held in each county
! IN this State twice in each year, and shall
/ commence at the times aud continue for the
+ number OF judicial days hereinafter speci-
( fed to-WiL:
FIRST DISTRICT.
la the county of Hancock on the first
Monday of March ana September and con-
time SIX days.
In the county Of Harrison, on the second /
Monday OF March and September and con-
tiTUe six days
In the county of Jackson. on the third |
Monday of March and September, and con- I
tinue six days.
In the county of Green. on the fourth |
Monday OF March and September, and con
tinue six days.
I'm the county Of Wayne. on the first I
Monday OF = april and October and continue /
SIX days.
In The county Of Perry, on the second /
Monday of April and October, and continue |
SIX DAYS.
In the county of Jones. on the third Non
day Of April and October. and continue six
days.
in the county of Marion, on the fourth
Monday OF April aud 0.tobsr. and continue
twelve days.
IN the county Of Pearl. on the second
Monday Of May ana November, and con-
JIuue six days
SECOND DISTRICT.
In the county of Lincoln. on the fourth
Monday of February and August, and con-
inua eighteen DAYS.
IN me county Of Amite, on the third Mon
day of March and september, and continue
In the county of Wilkinson. on the first
Monday Of April ana October, ana continue
eighteen days.
Ia he county Of Adams, OF the fourth
Monday ct Api1 ana October, aud continue
IN the county of Franklin, on the fourth
Monday of May and November, and con-
time twenty days.
In tie county of Pike on the second
Monday of June and December and con
ginuc eighteen days.
FOURTH DISTRICT.
In the county OF Clark, on the first Mon
day of March and September, aud continue
twelve days.
In the county of Jasper. on the third
Monday of March and September. and con-
tiuue twelve days.
In the county of Smith, on the first Mon
day of April and October, and continue six
days.
In the county o Coyin@ton. on the second
Monday on April and October and continue
six days
In the county of simpson, ON the third
Monday OF April and October, aud continue
In the county OF Rankin. on the fourth
Monday of April aud October, and coatinue
eighteen days.
FIFTH DISTRICT
In the county of Lawrence. ou the first
Monday Of April and October, and continue
six days.
Monday of May and November, and con-
tiuue eighteen days.
i'm the county OF Copiah. on he second
Monday OF April and October, aud continue
thirty days.
In the county of jefferson, on the first !
Monday of June and December, and con-
unue eighteen days
SIXTH DISTRICT. /
Ia the county # Kemper, the first I
Monday OF March and September, and con
tjnUe twelve days. l
I'm the county OF Neshoba, on the third t
Monday OF March and September, and con- '
time six days. a
In the eou ty of Scott, on the first Mon /
day after the fourth onday of March and
september, and continue twelve days.
Ia the county OF Newton. on the third I
Monday after 81 fourth Monday of March u
and Septem 5er aa.. continue twelve days. Il
II tire et4p-F e.. i.auderd8la on the first
n Fn' Nay and November, and con- b
) as t0 we days.
SEVENTH DISTRICT. :
In the county of Oktibbeha on the first Z
Monday Of March September. and con- =
inue twelve days.
In the county OF Colfax, on the first Mon
# EaIs & n. md
welYe days.
In the county OF Noxu5ee on tie first
Monday OF April and October, and continue i
Eighteen days.
In the county of Lowndes, on the fourth .
Monday OF April and October, and continue =
welve days. i
Ia the county of Winston, on the fourth :,
Monday OF May and November, and con- !
inue twelve days.
EIGHTH DISTRICT l.
In the county Of Choctaw, on tie first y
Monday in March aud Septem Der, and con-
In the comfy OF Calhoun, on the third
Monday Of Marcn and September, and con- I
niue twelve days.
In the Second District of the county of
ThiekaSaw, on the second Monday after the Il
bird Monday of March and September, Il
md continue eighteen days. 81
In the First District of said county of Ii
Chickasaw, on the fifth Monday after the a
bird Monday OF March and September, ii
md continue twelve days. ;
In the county of Pontotoc. on the second Il
Monday OF January and July and con- G.
inue twelve days. e
In the county of Montgomery on the b
econd Monday of May and November, Il
nd continue six days. q
In the county of Benton. on the third il
Monday OF February and August, and con- Il
inue eighteen days. v
In the county of Tippah on the drst Mon p
lav of February and August, and continue a
MelYe DAYS. =