The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1873-04-25
The Court House Bill.

An Act to Provide Tor the Permanent
Location Of the Seat oi Justice Of Pike
County,
SGcr1ov l BE it enacted by the lcgisla-
ture of the State.0f Mississippi, That an
election shall be heldon the first Monday N
June, in the year eighteen hundred and
seventy-three, in The different election pre-
cincts in said county Of Pike, under the
direction and supervision OF the Board oil
Registrars of said Pike county, and under
the statute regulating elections at which
election the qualified electors ot'said county
shall vote for Removal, or "No Removal,
and on the same ticket shall vote for "Sum-
nit" or "Mngnolia," US each elector may
| desire, as the permanent seat OF justice Of
said county. On the ticket cast at such
election shall be printed or written, IKE
moyal.o or "No Removal and at the same
time and on the same ticket designate
nSnmmit" or "Nagnolia." Those opposing
fine removal shall have on their ticket "No
Removal and also at the same time and
On the same ticket shall vote for summit
or "AagnoliaG" :.
Sec. ?. BE it further enacted, That il il
shall appear at said election that majority
| of the votes cast are for Removal, anc
for either "Summit" or "Magnolia," then
the nlace having majority Of all the votes
cast shall thereafter be the permanent seal
of mstice of said county; but if neither
Mace should receive majority OF all tht
\ votes cast for ssRemoval,n then there shal
be another election on the first Monday il
July, in the year eighteen hundred an'
seyenty.three, to be conducted as aooV
provided for, at the second election Ihos'
favoring Magnolia as the permanent seat o
Justice Of said county, shall have printed Q
written on their tickets "Magnoliai' thos
fayoring Summit, shall have printed or writ
ton on their ticket "Summit;" and at SAT-
election the place having the plurality
otes.shall thereafter be the permanent sea
of Justice of said county.
Sec. 3. Be it further enacted, Ihat s
soon as it may be determined at what plae
the nermanent seat of iusticel TO be located
n shall be the duty Of the Board OF ,Supe
: yisors of said Pike county immediately
procure a suitable house or room Tor tn
) holding all the courts that are required
: / he held at the court house of said count,
and also 20 procure houses or rooms sllti
BILE for the clerks Of the courts and sheriff
offices, and to order all OF tile record
papers, furniture, cases, &c, pertaining
The clerks and sherifi9s Offices. to be r
moved to such house or houses as may
provided for that purpose.
Sec. 4. Be it further enacted, That aft
procuring house or rooms for the holdir
e Of courts. and Offices for the clerks al
: sheriff, then all the courts required by Ia
10 be held at the court house shall ther
after be held at the place selected as u
permanent seat seat Of Justice, and IN u
bouses or rooms provided in the third Sc
tion of this act Provided, however, that
al the time Of selection Of a house
room for the holding Of the courts, al
court should be in session at the prese
q. seat Of justice, said court shall continue
3 session until the expiration Of the term,
go long as business may require. -
Sec. S. Be it further enacted, That
shall be the duty Of the Board Of Sup