The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1876-03-19
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY.

AN ACT to Prohibit the Sale in this State state
W thin certain hours, OF seed cotton, 'Sorh'
Wheat and Cotton ginned but not oaled.
WHEREAS, 1t has been represented that
many producers and owners vi SEED COTTON
Indian corn. and cotton ginned but not baled,
in mis- : ate have been heretofore damaged
by dishonest persons engaged In TRADE PR
vately buying and Darterlng Tor the same, dl
Iafe n nd unsea sonable hours during the hISnI-
t;rne and encouraging dishonest persons Sc
cretly TO bring such agricultural produces ~
tbeir places Of business at such unseasonaole
hours: and whereas, it is proper 20 PieFeh55
Ibo continuance of such fraudulent trade ana
,ofSc in rhe future. and thus secure to the IN
dnstrions and honest farmers OF the state the
fruits of their labor; therefore, ~
SFcTIoy |. Be II enacted by The Legislature
Of the State of Mississippi, That he1 eatteT II
eboII he a rnisdemeanor under the laws Of this
State for any person or persons to buy or sen
either nv having or receiving money Thereon,
or by exchange or barter OF properly oI any
description thereof, or deliver or receive under
contract of sale or purchase, any cotton III the
seed or einned but not baled, between the
hours of sunset on any day and sunrise on the
day next succeeding ~, Au
SEC 2 Be il further enacted, mat ii shall
also he a nisdemeanor for any person no
reoularly engaged as principal or clerk IN the
mercantile warehouse, grocery, livery or leeu
stable business, paying privilege tax uhdeF
the laws of this State, TO sell, or exchange OF
barter any Indian corn, or wheat between the
hours OF sunset on any day and sunrise OF the
-dav next succeeding: saving and excepting
that green corn for table pse may De poughI
and sold by any person between daybreaK ana
sunset of any day.
clerk also be a misdemeanOr for any principal
or employee engaged in the mercantile ware
house grocery, livery or feed stable BUSINESS
ar anv other person, not being at the Time d
yyayfarjnp man or traveller who buys corn 10
atp oil N beast.
change trade or barter for any Indian corn
or wheat between the hours of sunset on any
day and sunrise on the day next succeeding
By limitation March 10Th, 1916.
AN ACT in relation to the transportation of
messengers upon freight trains by the rail-
road companies Of this State
Whereas, Certain railroad companies, doing
business in this State, now refuse to carry
passengers upon their freight trains, on account
of the strict legal liability attaching TO car
riers Of passengers and, ,
Whereas. Such refusal on the part of said
railroads to carry passengers upon their trelght
trains, results, generally, IN great !nconVe-
nience annoyance and loss to the cltlZens To-
Gated upon the line of said roads. Therefore,
SECTIoN |. Be it enacted by the Legislature
of the State of Mississippi That all railroad
companies, running trains IN this State, shall
hereafter carry upon their freight trains all pas
senrers who shall desire to ride thereon, and
applying to passen gers upon passenger trains
in relation to purchase Of tickets and SO forth,
and such passengers, upon freight trains, shall
he furnished with the best accommodations
that said freight trains may have at that time
that such passengers may apply for passage
Provided that railroads shall not be required
to furnish passengers upon freight trains any
additional accommodations, TO those which
freight trains ordinarily have.
SGC. ?. Be it further enacted, That, IN case
of damage or injury to any passenger or pas
sengers upon any freight train, the railroad
company shall not be- liable therefor except
upon proof of frauds malice or gross negli
gence on the part of the company its agents
or employees; Provided, that the provisions
of this section shall not apply to mixed OF
Accommodation trains, sO-called, which are
now run for the transportion of both passen
gers and freight.
SEC. 3. Be it further enacted, That any rail
road company, who shall refuse to carry upor
any freight train, any person, applying TO
passage thereon, who shall conform to thu
rules of the railroad prescribed for passengers
upon passenger trains, shall forfeit and pay
TO the person so refused, the sum of fifty dol
lars, to be recovered by action before any
Court of competent jurisdiction.
SEC 4. Be it further enacted, That the pro
visions of this act shall not apply to through
freight trans run by Geographic order
Sec 5. BE it further enacted, That this &C
shall take effect from and after its passage.
By Limitation, March 18TH 1876.