Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1873-03-31
cIRCrIT COURT ELL.

An act 10 reduce the number OF circuit judges
IN this state, and for other purposes.
SECTION ]. BE ii enacted by the legislature OF
the state Of Mississippi, That hereafter the
circuit court districts Of this state shall be
composed OF the following counties, respect
iNely, viz: The first district shall be COM
posed Of the counties Of Green, Hancock, Har-
Tison, Jackson, Jones' Marion, Pearl, Perry
aud Wayne. The second district shall be
composed of the counties OF Adams, Amite
Franklin, Wilkinson, Lincoln and Pike. The
fourth district shall be composed Of the coun-
simpson and smith The nth district shall
be composed Of the counties Of Claiborne,
EOpiBh, Lawrence and Jefferson. The sixth
district snail ee composed OF the counties Of
I.quderdale, Kemper, Neshoba, Newton and
scott. The seventh district shall be composed
of the counties Of COlfax, Lowndes, NoxuDee,
Oktibbeha and Winston. The eighth district
shall be com passed Of the counties OF Calhoun,
thOctaw, Chickasaw, POntOtOc, Tppah,
Union, Montgomery and Benton. The ninth
district shall be composed OF the counties OF
Alcorn. Itawanba, Lee, Monroe, Prentiss and
TlshoningO. The tenth district shall be COM
posed OF the counties OF Lafayette, Marshall,
5srenada Yalobusha and Carroll. The elev-
enth district shall be composed of the coun-
ties OF Bolivar, lsssquena, Lefore, SunnOwer
and Wash ingtOn. The twelfth district shall
be composed OF the counties Of Coahoma, De
soto Pamela, Tallahatchie and Tunica. The
fourteenth district shall be cOmcOsed Of the
counties OF Attala, Holmes, Leake, Madison
and NazoO. The fifteenth district shall be
composed OF the counties or Kinds and War
section ? Be il enacted. ETC., That the fol-
lowing annual salaries shall be allowed the
several officers hereinafter named, tO-wit:
Governor. $500; governors private secretary
Sl5lO; lieutenant-gOVernOr, $500; secretary of
state $500: clerk OF the secretary OF state,
SlJy05 auditor o. pubic accounts s1Joy; deputy
auditor. 5000. To each clerk allowed the audi
tor OF public accounts. as follows Clerk
school fund department, $500. general book
keeper, sl5U0; individual bOOk-keeper, slJ00;
warrant clerk. $3.50; 10 each additional clerk
authorized by law, $500; state treasurer, $3.50.
To each clerk allowed the state treasurer, to-
wit; General book-keeper, $3.50; disbuFsing
clerk. $500; attOrney-general, $50; judges Of
the supreme court each, $500; judges OF the
circuit court, each, $500; chancelloTs, $500:
district attorneys, $500; superintendent OF
pubic education, 500; keeper Of the capitol
and librarian, Sl0GJ; clerk OF the superinfend-
ent Of education, 5000; superintendent (or
keeper OF the penitentiary, SDt0; physician
81 the penlteniiary, slO00; clerk OF the peni-
tentiary, Sl2Oo
section 3. Be 1t further enacted, That tie
annual salaries above provided for state and
district officers, shall be paid quarterly out of
the State treasury, on the warrant of the audi
tor OF public accounts, computing from the
first day Of January OF each year: and the
warrants shall be issued for each quarters sal
AIRY in such sums as the officers shall respect
lively designate.
section I. Be il further enacted That this
act take effect and be in force from and after
May I, A. ID. 1873.
Passed March 2Sth. Goes TO the house for
concurrence in senate amendments.