The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1876-05-03
an ACT abalish the Lsvee Board Of District No i and
20 ilav the debt o sail Board

Commissioners, Secretary, treasurer, ana Col-
lector of Levee District No. !, as now exlsung
and organized under the laws of this State, ap-
nroved March 17th 1871, be and the same are
| hereby abolished. And that the Auditor oil
Pnblic Accounts and the Treasurer OF the State,
he and they are hereby constituted and ap
pointed the Levee Board of District NO l, &c
oAfci0. with no other salaries. perqulstes, or
emoluments. than now pertain to their re-
spective offices. They shall be responsible on
| their official bonds, for the safe keeping ana
proper management of the Levee tunds oil
said District, and discharge all the duties
| of Levee Board, Secretary and treasurer
of same and all laws and parts OF laws
touching the Levee fund of District No. !, the
collecting and disbursement Of the tax levied
on account of said District, shall operate ana
be as binding upon them as upon the Commls-
sioner Secretary and Treasurer Of said District.
| 1t being the intent and purpose OF this Act TO
substitute the Auditor of the State and the
Treasurer thereof, 0BIci0, as such Commls.
soner, Secretary and Treasurer, in place and
stead of the Board of Levee Commissioners,
Secretary and Treasurer of Levee District No.
| l, now in office.
SCI, 2 Be it further enacted, That the State
| Treasurer shall keep separate book, or books,
in which all the transactions and records OF the
property and status of the Levee fund of said
District No. 1, shall be kept and he shall be
the actual custodian of the money and assets
belonging to the said fund and shall bear to-
wards it the same relation which he does to the
State funds. The Auditor shall act in the ca
pacity of Auditor thereto, and the existing
rules, regulations and accounts, to the State
funds, shall apply as far as practicable to the
| said Levee fund, but the said rules and regu-
lations may be simplified by the said Auditor
and Treasurer, with the approval of the Gov
ernor if it can be done without removing the
proper checks, which should exist, on the part
of one against the other; an annual account of
the receipts, disbursements, debts, property, as
sets and liabilities of said Levee District No. ,
shall be contained in official reports of the Au-
ditor and Treasurer to the Legislature.
Sec. 3. Be 1t further enacted, That the com
missioners, secretary, treasurer, collectors Of
said levee district No. /, and all others having
any of their property in possession. shall turn
over all the books, papers, records, deeds, or
other property, to the Auditor of the State, TO
be by him kept in his office like books,
papers and records Of the State are now kept.
Sec. 4. Be 1t further enacted, That the sec
rotary and treasurer of said board, and all com
missioners, collectors, or others having any
money, bonds, coupons or assets belonging to
said board, shall turn the same over to the
State Treasurer, to be by him kept, and dis
| bursed according to law.
SEC. 5. Be 1t further enacted, That the assess.
ment of the lands Of said levee district made
for the year 1875. shall remain as the assess.
ment thereof until otherwise ordered by law
and that it shall be the duty of the Auditor to
transmit to the sheriff of each county cert.
! fed copy of said assessment, in book for use
on or by the first day of October in each year,
to be by him used in collecting the evee tax
of said district No. 1.
SEC. 6. Be 1t further enacted, That hereafter
the taxes levied and assessed for said district
No. l shall be collected by the sheriifs of the
several counties composing said district at the
same time the State and county taxes that
all advertisements of the sale of lands for the
non payment of taxes shall be made in one
advertisement, having separate columns for the
different kinds Of taxes and showing the amount
of each and all sales of land for non payment
OF levee taxes shall be made at the same time
and in the same manner as sales of land for
non payment Of State and county taxes and
each section or tract of land belonging TO any
one person shall be included in one deed it
being the meaning and intent Of this Act
that all the powers and duties of the collectors
OF levee taxes, of district No. J. shall devolve
on the sheriffs Of the counties composing the
same, and become part of their duties as
public officers under the laws now in force: and
that for any failure to collect said taxes or ac
count for the same, according to law, thew shall
be liable, as officers, upon their official bonds,
as for like failure in regard to State and county
taxes, as to penalty, damages and modes of
procedure.
SEC. Z. BE 1t further enacted That for said
levee taxes, the said sheriff shall receive the
due bonds and coupons of said levee district |
in full discharge of the same. except that he
snail collect two per cent. of the same in |
United States currency, to pay the costs Of col |
lection and the debts of said board not secured
by bonds, and the said sheriff shall settle with
the Auditor, and pay to the Treasurer such |
collections so made and in the funds as col. |
lected by him.
SEC. s. Be 1t further enacted, That all %.
demption of said lands, and purchases of the
same after the time Of redemption has exnirad |
shall be made from the Auditor for the redamn
ton and purchase Of such lands and only one
deed shall be made for all such lands as NAV
be made, redeemed or purchased at anv one
Time, by any one party, and the deeds shall re-
cite the different amounts received for each
different kind of taxes and the Auditor shall
receive In payment such funds as are receiva /
bic in payment of the different kinds of taxes
respectively.
SEC. 8. BE Gt further enacted That the An
ditor and Treasurer shall have full mower RI
settle up, under the laws now in force. the nm.
finished business of the said Ievee hoard ofl
district No. l, and to pay any OUTSTANDING liza
blhtles of the same in such funds as NOV ha
applicable to the same, and if at anv time
tnere snail be In the hands of the Treasurer
any sum of money to the credit Of said levao Il
1und OF district No. /, he shall use the Same in
payment Oh debts not secured by bonds. and
the surplus, II any, In buying in the outstand
ing ponds or coupons of levee district No / tn
the pest advantage, and, prior to any such pur
chase, ne snail invite proposals for any such
iund 10 be made to the Auditor, by publication
In some newspaper in Jackson Mississinni and !
Memphis, Tennessee, in his opinion hest caIc
lated to give the greatest publicity and ill.,