The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1876-03-04

ninety dollars on said real estate, and that
aid deed of trust had not been satisfied or
cancelled; and further, that unless said deed
If trust should be paid, that he would proceed
@ sell said real estate and,
Whereas, There had been mo appropriation |
10 meet said unknown debt. Therefore, the |
Board of Trustees, having the good OF the
State at heart, did araw-ffom the treasury OF
said Normal School, certain OF the money de-
posted there for the purpose of paying the
salaries Of teaohers-said teachers consent
ing thereto-sufhcientto satisfy said deed OF
trust; and, .s-rss za,.
Whereas, It is fact in consequence thereof,
the said teachers have received no pay Ior sew
eral months; and,
Whereas, 1t appears that it is simply an act
of Justice that said teachers should have the
full sum of their salaries; therefore,
SECTION l. Be it enacted by the Legislature
of the State of Mississippi That sixteen hun
dred dollars be appropriated from any money
in the Treasury, not otherwise pproprlated
for the support of the State Normal School at
Holly Springs, and the Auditor of Public Ac-
counts is hereby authorized and directed to
draw his warrant on the Treasurer for said
amount; and the District-Attorney of the 10th
Judicial District shall at once bring suit, IN
the name of the State of Mississippi, against
the Attorney who gave an erroneous legal
opinion in the case, to recover the amount now
required to be paid by this State.
SEC 2 Be it further enacted, That this Act
take effect and be it force from and after Its
passage,
Approved, February 23d, 1876.
AN ACT making an appropriation to defray
the expenses Of the Judiciary Department.
SECTION /. Be it enacted by the Legislature
of the State of Mississippi That the sum of
twenty-one thousand dollars be and is hereby
appropriated out of any money in the Treasury,
not otherwise appropriated to pay the sala-
ries of the Judicial officers of the State for the
months of January and February.
SEC. 2. Be it further enacted, That this act
take effect and be in force from and after its
passage. -o
Approved, February 25th 1876.
| AN ACT to amend an Act entitled an Act to
| provide for the removal of disabilities of
| minority in all cases where necessity ex-
lists, without legislation approved April 9th,
1872.
SECTION l. Be it enacted by the Legislature
of the State of Mississippi, That an act entl-
tied {" an act to provide for the removal OF dis
abilities of minority, in all cases where neces-
sity exists, without legislation" approved
I April 9Th, 1872, be and the same is hereby so
amended that when any minor, desiring to
have his or her disabilities of minority re-
moved, shall have no near kin resident in this
State, such minor may, by next friend, file his
or her petition in the Chancery Court of the
county where such minor may reside, setting
, forth fully in such petition the reasons why
such removal of disabilities is desired, and
stating the names of the nearest of kin to said
minor, resident in any other States, and also
the postofice address Of such next of kin, il
the same be known; and upon the filing OF
such petition, publication shall be made for
such next of kin, as now provided for non
resident defendants in the Chancery Courts
Provided, that where there are no next of kin
known to such minor, no process or publica-
| ,I,o aH 10 ha do
SEC 2 Be it further enacted, That at The
9 return term Of such publication, or if no pub
! LEGATION is required to be made, then at thu
: first term of Court ten days after the filing
: such petition, the Court may proceed to hea
: the allegations of such petition, and the proof
I submitted Herewith, and may make such or
! der and decree therein as to the Court ma.
! seem most advisable for the interest of tn
! minor; and record of all such proceeding
: shall be made, as in other cases of the remova
of disabilities; Provided, that no decree re
: moving the disabilities of any minor u nde
! this act shall be made unless the allega ton
. of the petition therefor be supported by tn
= testimony of at least two credible witnesses.
Z SEC 3. Be it further enacted, That this &C
shall take effect and be in force from and afte
q its passage.
' Approved, February 18th, 1876.
: A JOINT RESOLUTION, to ascertain tn
! amount of taxes collected by the severa
, Tax Collectors of the State, and for othe
purposes.
Be it resolved by the Legislature of tn
! State of Mississippi, That the Auditor of Pub
4 lie Accounts be authorized and required t
: Immediately address a circular to the seyera
> Tax Collectors of the State, requiring them t.
y report to him Immediately under oath, tn
q following viz: First the total amount of Stat
: taxes collected by them their immediat
predecessors, up to the date of making sue
y report, for and on account of the fiscal yea
! 1875, and the amount collected since the set
II Element by such collectors of taxes of 1877
: for and on account of delinquencies for 1874