The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1876-04-15

APPROVED, APRIL 18th, 1876.
AN ACT to abolish the office of Cotton wegher in this
their duties.
SECTION 1. BE IL enacted By the Legislature
Of tie State of mississippi, That all the offices
of cotton weighers in this State be, and the
same are hereby abolished, and all laws in
reference to the weighing of cotton are hereby
repealed.
SEC. 2. BE 1t further enacted, That hereafter
any person in this State who may desire to
weigh cotton for compensation, shall be allowed
to do so upon the conditions hereinafter pre-
scribed he shall give,bond, with two or more
sufficient sureties, in the sum Of one thousand
dollars payable to the State of Mississippi;
conditioned to faithfully perform the duties OF
cotton Weigher; weigh all cotton which may
be offered to him for that purpose correctly,
and to charge no more for such services than
the amount allowed by law The sureties shall
justify to said bond that they worth the
penalty Of the same in real estate not exempt
from execution, independent of all their just
debts and legal liabilities, and that said real
estate is located in the county where the bond
is given which said bond shall be approved
by the board Of supervisors of such county,
and filed and recorded by the chancery clerk
Of the county as in cases Of official bonds
Sec g. Be 1t further enacted, That in addition
to giving such bond, the said cotton weigher
shall pay annually privilege tax of twenty
dollars to the State, and twenty dollars to the
county in which he may weigh cotton, and shall
receive from the clerk OF the circuit court OF
such county license as cotton weigher in that
county, for which he shall pay the circuit clerk
one dollar as a fee for issuing such license, and
tbo nt Of hn tav Of tu
shall be filed with said circuit clerk, as his
warrant for issuing such license.
Sec. 4. Be 1t further enacted, That such
cotton weigher shall be allowed for Weghin Q
cotton such sum as may be agreed to or con
tracted for between himself and the person
who desires to have the cotton weighed, not to
exceed in any event more than twenty cents
per bale for each bale weighed.
Sec 5. Be 1t further enacted, That any
person aggrieved may bring suit on such cotton
weighers bond for any loss or damage such per
son may sustain by reason of the fraudulent
weighing of his cotton by such cotton Weigher
overcharging for the services such suit to be
brought in the name of the party aggrieved
and in case of recovery, judgment shall be en-
tered against such cotton weigher and thesure-
ties on his bond for the amount of damages
proved, with interest and costs, including an
attorneys fee in each case.
Sec. 6. Be 1t further enacted, That any per
son who shall weigh any cotton in this State for
compensation, without first complying with the
provisions of this Act, shall be guilty of a
misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof,
shall be punished according to law, for the
same; Provide0, That the provisions of this
Act shall not be so construed as to effect in
any manner the rights and privileges Of the
cotton weighers of the counties of Warren,
Yazoo, Claiborne and Alcorn, during the time for
which they, the said cotton weighers, were cleo
ted; Pro0idea, That nothing herein contained
shall authorize or require the cotton weigher
of Yazoo county to weigh any cotton unless by
the consent of the buyer and seller, and then
only at a price agreed upon by the buyer and
seller, not to exceed ten cents per bale and,
Pr0rtded, further, That the provisions of this
Act shall not apply to the city of Canton, in
Madison county, except that nothing herein
contained shall authorize or require the cotton
weigher of Canton to weigh any cotton unless
by the consent of the buyer and seller, and
then only at a price agreed upon by the buyer
and seller, not to exceed ten cents per bale.
Sec. z. Be 1t further enacted, That this
Act shall be in force and take effect from and
after its passage.
APPROVED, April TO- 1876.