The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1876-02-13
SENATE BILL NO. go.

AN ACT to provide for the discharge of pris-
oners in Noxubee and other counties, who
have committed their sentence by labor on
public bridges, roads, or other works, under
an Act approved March 2, 1875.
SECTION l. Be it enacted by the Legsla-
ture of the State Of Mississippi, That it shall
and may be lawful for any prisoner who
shall hereafter be employed TO work out the
sentence of any court in the various coun-
ties named in the Act approved March 2,
1875, on page "a OF pamphlet Acts of 1873,
viz: Leake, Attala, Alcorn, Prentiss. fish
omingo, Lauderdale, DeSoto, Tate, Calhoun.
lalobusla, Marshall, LoWndes, ColfaX, Ok
tibbeha, Franklin, Jackson, Harrison, Han
cock, Marion. Pearl, Perry. Green, Lincoln,
Lawrence, Pike, Lee, Itawamba, Scott, New
ton, Jasper. Claiborne, Yazuo, Winston
Choctaw, Sumner, Pontotnc, Tippah. Ben
ton, Lafayette, Carroll. Montgomery, NOx-
ubee, Le1lore, kemper ana Union, after
they have performed the service required
by the court under said Act, to give one
days notice OF an intention to take the in
solvents oath, to the Clerk of the Oh emit
Court or Clerk of the Chancery Court of the
county where such service has been per-
formed instead of the notice required bv
law TO be given TO the District ATTORNEY,
and either of said clerks may administer
the oath 10 the applicant upon the schedule
being filed as the law requires, and upon
taking the oath such prisoner may be dis
charged.
SEC. ,. Be it further enacted, That this
Act shall take effect and be in force from
and after its passage.
Approved February ., 1876.
AN ACT to designate the holidays to be OBJ
served IN the acceptance and payment If
hills of exchange, bank checks and prom
issOry notes.
SENATE BILL NO. A.
SECTION l. Be it enacted by the Leoisla-
ture OF the State of Mississippi, That the
following days, viz: The first day of Janu-
airy, commonly called New Years Dav
the twenty second day of February. known
rs Washingtons birth day; the fourth day
OF July, called Independence Day; the
twenty-titth day of Decembe known as
Christmas Day, shall for all purposes what
soever, rs regards the presenting for nav
ment or acceptance, and of the protestino
ana giving notice of the dishOnor of bills Of
exchange, bank checks and promissorv
notes, made after the passage of this Act,
be treated and considered as the first day
OF the week, commonly called SUNDAY.
ana as public holidays, and all such
hllls, checks and notes otherwise presentable
Tor acceptance or payment on the said days.
snail be deemed to be preSentabe for ac-
ceptance or payment on the secular or
business days next preceding such holt
days.
SEC. ,. BE it further enacted, That. when
ever the first day of January, the twenty
second day of February, the fourth dav of
July, or the twenty-tifth day OF December.
Shall fall upon Sunday, the Monday next
Ioilowing shall be deemed public holiday
Tor all or any of the purposes aforesaid:
lroVided, however, that i'm such case all bills
Oh exchange, checks and promissory notes
nlaue after the passage of this Act, which
"ouiu oIherWlse De preSentable for accept
ahce or payment on the said Monday. shs II
DE deemed to be presentable for acceptance
OF ayment on the Saturday preceding.
SEC. 3. BE it further enacted. That all
Acts or parts of Acts inconsistent with |
inns , Act are hereby repealed, but such re- |
a pea5 Sil"ll not ailect any Act done or pro-
ceeding, or suit Instituted. prior to the ms
age of this Act. WV pass
Approved February 9th, 1876.