The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1876-03-19
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AN ACT to amend sections FIVE and six of an
act to change the boundary lines of the coun-
ties of Sumner, Choctaw and Winston and
for other purposes, approved March ID 1875.
Whereas, By section five of the above re-
cited act, Samuel Delooch, o. G. Davis and AL
bert u. Dung, Were appointed Commits sioners
to locate the county site Of Sumner county at
the geographical center Of said county, or as
near thereto as suitable site could be obtain
ed and,
Whereas, Said Commissioners, in pursuance
of sad section i've of said above recited act
have located said county site, and have notif-
ed the Board of Supervisors of said county,
and have turned over to said Board all maps
plots, surveys and agreements for the gifts or
donations of lands to said county; and
Whereas, Said Board of Supervisors have
not provided buildings on the Site located by
SAID commissioners, as contemplated by sec
tons five and six of said above recited act;
now, therefore.
SECTION /. Be it enacted by the Legislature
of the State of Mississippi, That the various
courts contemplated by law to be held at the
county site OF said county, shall be held in the
town of reensboro, until the second Monday
IN May, 1876; and after that time said courts
shall be held on the land donated to said
county for county purposes at or near place
called Mount Tabor in said county, EXCEPT as
hereinafter provided by this act.
SEC. :. Be it further enacted, That the Board
of Supervisors of said county of Sumner shall.
building or buildings on some portion of the
land donated to said county and laid off by
the Commissioners aforesaid for the county
town, and when the building or buildings shall
have been provided, the Board shall at anv
regular or called meeting of said Board he
fore the second Monday IN May, cause to be
entered upon the minutes of said Board an
order designating the building or buildings
TO be used for holding the various courts of
SAID county, and for the offices of the sheriff.
and clerks of said county and the order 80
entered upon the minutes OF said Board shall
be notice to the officers or persons in possess
sion of the records of said county, whose duty
1t shall be, Immediately after the second Mon
day In May, 1876, TO remove the records afore-
SAID to the building or bulldogs provided and
designated as aforesaid, and any officer or
person attempting to evade the provisions of
TINS act, shall be subject to indictment in the
circuit Court OF said county, and upon con-
vlct1on, shall be fined in a sum not exceeding
hve hundred dollars and imprisoned in the
county jail not exceeding six months, either
or both, In the discretion of the court
DEC. s. Be 1t further enacted That if at the
time Tor holding any court, or for conducting
any proceeding by any court of the county,
10 De held under this act before the second
Monday In May, 1876, it should be impractical
Die TO hold such court conduct such pro-
ceedings in Greensboro. then the sheriff of
SAID county of Sumner shall designate a D ace
or building, anywhere within five miles of
SAID town, for holding such court or conduct
ing such proceedings or if, at the time for
holding any court or conducting any proceed
ing by any court to be held under this act. af
ter the second Monday in May. 1876, it shall he
lmpracticable 10 hold such court or to conduct
such proceedings at the place herein fixed for
SAID court to be held, then thessheriff aforesaid
may designate place or building within five
miles of the place herein fixed for such court
to be held
= SEC " B. Be it further enacted, That the pro-
ceedIngs of the various courts heretofore held
In Greensboro, shall be deemed and held yalids
provided said proceedings in other respects
conformed to law. Pee's
SEC A. Be IT further enacted, That this act
take effect and be in force from and after ;ts
passage. i's
Approved, February /, 1876.