The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1876-05-10

such clerk to be paid 1xeF49 zeoHn1YE9E
nrer and it shall be the duty Of such clerk 81
to pay The same forthwith; but until other
wise ordered by said board II shall be the duty
Of said clerks to retain all moneys coming into
their hands.in pursu ancesef this Act, to be ap-
piled to the payment of the salary or salaries
of the said Judge and chancellor as hereinafter
directed And statement in pursuance of
this section shall be required Of said clerks
before the meeting of said board to levy taxes
for the iscaF year 1917, unless otherwise .spe-
cially ordered by said board
~ SEC. Z. Bs-it further enacted, That so much
of the salary or salaries Of said judge and
chancellor as shall be payable by the county
of Warren, under this Act, shall be due and
4 payable monthly, on warrants TO be issued by
the said board of supervisors, payable out of
the special fund to be provided under this Act,
in currency; but any funds in the hands of said
clerks or either of them, arising from the
docket and license fees aforesaid, shall be APP
piled by them to the payment OF said warrants,
on presentation thereof for that purpose and
if any such warrant shall be thus paid in full,
said Judge or chancellor shall endorse the same
as paid in full, signing his name, and deliver
the same to said clerk voucher; but if
paid in part only, then the clerk shall take the
receipt of the judge or chancellor for the
amount paid, and shall also endorse such
amount as credit upon such warrant, and sign
his name; Prouided, however, That if the said
offices of Judge and Chancellor SHALL at any
time be held by different persons, then the
fund in the hands of the circuit clerk shall be
appropriated to the payment of the warrants
of the circuit judge, and that in the hands of
the chancery clerk to the payment of the
rants OF the chancellor.
SEC. 8. Be it further enacted, That no grand
jury shall be selected summoned for the
terms of said circuit court designated for the
transaction of civil business.
SEC. 9. Be 1t further enacted, That the judge
of said circuit court, whenever in view of the
number and condition of the prisoners con
fined in the Jail of said county, and of the pub
lie health of the city of Vicksburg, it shall be
in his opinion expedient and proper, may order
a special term of said court, for the transaction
of criminal business, to be held at any time
in the months of July, August or September,
ten days subsequent to the making of such
order, which shall be published for that space
of time previous to such term in some newspa-
per published in said city Of Vcksburg; and
at such term, preference shall be given to the
cases of prisoners conliAed in Jail and unable
to give bail; and the court shall not be bound
to sit longer than may be necessary to dispose
of such cases. The order for such special term
shall be made and signed by the judge and
filed with the clerk and shall be entered
on the minutes of such special term when
vehed; but no failure or irregularity in the
publication thereof shall affect the validity of
any judgment or proceeding given had at
such term. In such order, the judge may, if he
think proper, direct the clerk 10 issue writ or
writs of Uenare .tacias for grand jury and petit
jury, one or both, to attend said term: or the
court, on converting, may order the issuance of
such writs; but no such Juries shall be sum-
moned for said term unless so ordered
SEC. 10. BE 1t further enacted, That nothing
in this Act shall be so construed as to deprive
defendants Of the benefits of an Importance
term; but the same shall be regulated accord
ing to the laws now in force.
SEC. II. BE 1t further enacted, That all laws
and parts of laws, in conflict with the provi-
sions Of this Act, be and the same are hereby
so modified as not to apply to said county of
Warren and that this Act take effect and be
in force from and after its passage
APPROVED, April IL, a76.