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AN ACT 70 allow Judges of Supreme Court to retire
from the duties said Office account of age and lnhr-
nifty
SECTION 1. BE 1T enacted by tie Legislature
of the State of Mississippi, That when any
Judge of the Supreme Court shall have served
one term of office as such judge, and who under
a second appointment is serving second term,
may have served at the age OF seventy years.
who by reason of age and infirmity may have
become unable to perform the full duties OF
said office, it shall be lawful for such Judge to
retire from the duties of said Office and to notify
the Governor thereof.
Sec O. Be 1t further enacted, That when
any Judge as aforesaid shall notify the Governor
of his inability to perform the duties OF sad
office as aforesaid and of his retirement there
from. said office shall thereupon become vacant,
and it shall become the duty Of the Governor
to make an appointment to fill the vacancy for
the balance of the term of the said retiring
Judge, as now provided by law in cases of resig-
nation or death.
Sec. 3. Be 1t further enacted, That upon
the retirement of such judge for the reasons
aforesaid, that his salary shall not entirely
cease by reason thereof, but such judge shall
be entitled to receive the sum Of three thou
sand dollars per annum, payable quarterly until
the full end and term of said judges last ap-
pointment, if he shall live so long, to cease at
the death of said Judge
Sec f. Be 1t further enacted, That when the
chief justice of said court shall so retire from
Office that of the remaining judges of said court,
the judge having the longest term to run shall
be chief justice of said court, until another
chief justice shall be legally chosen.
Sec. 5. Be 1t further enacted, That this
Act shall take effect and be in force from and
after its passage.
APPROVED, April II, 1876.
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circuit and Chanccry Court Dis.
tricts.

FIRsT-Tishomingo Alcorp Prent;ss T.o
Da' Lee, Monroe and Chickasaw.
SECoND-Tippah, Benton. Marshall Iofa...
falobusha, Union, Pontotoc and Calboun
iHnIRD-DeS0to, Tate Pamela, Tallabatcb;o
drenada Tunica and Coahoma.
f0WUR R Washington, Issaoueno
flfrHcoLehore, Carroll, Montgomery. Chloe
taW, Sumner, Holmes and Attala. onoc-
and Winston. No&uoee
SEVENTH - Kemper, Lauderda,a c,
wayne Perry, Green, Jackson, Harrisa.e'
Hancock, Pearl and Marion. a'iison'
1IaHTHIRanki3 Leake, Neshoba, Scott Nav
1on' Jasper, Smith, Simpson, Coyinaton
= Madison, Kinds and Cop;ab
iESTH.Ciaiborne, Jefferson. Adams. WIKI
son' Ani'e' FRANKLIN, Lincoln and Pike.
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to call meeting Of the board. for the trans
action of its business, or Of the electors for the
purpose of holding such election as soon after
the 1st Monday of February, as practicable no
tice of such meeting being given by posting writ
ten notices thereof in at least three public
places in such township; and that all Acts and
parts of Acts in conflict with this Act, be and
are hereby repealed.
SEC. 13. Be 1t further enacted, That the
provisions Of this Act be extended to and ap-
plicable in the counties of Sumner, Lowndes,
Winston, Yazoo, Leflore, Montgomery and Car
roll: also that this Act take effect and be in
force from and after the first day of June 1876.
APPROVED, APRIL 18th, 1876.
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JOINT RESOLUTION to amend article w. section (6
of the Constitution.

JOINT RESOLUTION amend article ", section (6)si,
of the Constitution.
Resolved by the Legislature Of the State O
Mississippi, (two-thirds of each house agreeing
thereto), That the following amendment to the
Constitution of the said State as a substitute
for section six co. of article four 0V) Of said
Constitution be submitted to the qualified
electors Of said State at the next general cleo
ton for adoption on rejection, namely:
"Ihe Legislature shall meet at the seat OF
government, on the first Tuesday after the first
Monday in January, in the year A. ID. eighteen
hundred and seventy eight and biennially
thereafter, unless sooner convened by the Gov.
ernor. The time and place of meeting may
be altered by law
Read in the House, st time March 31st, 1876
and passed. Yeas IS, nays 0.
Read in the House, End time, April LIST, 1876
and passed. Yeas IS, nays 0.
Read in the House, 3rd time, April Sd, S76,
and passed. Yeas 81, nays 2.
Fl. M. STREET,
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
Read IN the Senate 1st time, and passed the
1st reading by two thirds VOTE on call of the
yeas and nays, April 3rd, 1876.
Read in the Senate End time, and passed the
End reading by two thirds vote, on call of the
yeas and nays, April 9Th, 1876.
Read in the Senate 3rd time, and passed the
Bird reading by two thirds vote, on call of the
yeas and nays April 6th 1876
VIM. II. SIMS,
President pro tenn of the Senate
APPROVED, April 18th, 1876.
j. M. STONE,
Governor.
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CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICTS.

toe, Lee, Itswamba. Monroe, Chickasaw
Clay, Oktibbeha and Lowndes
SEcoND-Tippah, Union, Benton, Marshall
Lafayette, Yalobusha, DeSoto, Tate, Pamela
and Tallahatch:e.
TaIRD-Lefore, Sunfower, Grenada, Carroll.
winston, Noxubee, Kemper, Neshoba and
Attala anu
FoURTH-Holmes, Madison, Leake. Scott. New
Ton, Lauderdale, Smith, Jasper, Clarke.
Fi;F Eth Rankin, Copiah, Simpson, Cow
1ngton, Lawrence, Amite, Franklin P;I,a
Lincoln, Marion, Pearl. Hancock parrr
Green, Harrison and Jackson. 80
oIxTHTTunica, Coahoma, Bolivar, WASHING
ION, lssaquena, fazoo, Warren, Claiborne.
Jefferson, Adams and Wilkinson.
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CONTRACTS and SUPPLE

The CLARION Office is now reSo'
orders for any of the following O'
the rate of 81 per quire, or S+WP"
dred. These Blanks have been pisP~
us, at different times, by emlnen' "~
and conform, in all particulars o"
of Mississippi. The No. pTeceuns
Blank is the No. given in our gene.
logue, and parties ordering n'l !,
No, and we will understand wha'
ed:
No. 35.-Contract for Share ~O'T
No. 36.-Contract for Wages
No, 37.--Mortgage to Secure Au'~
Planters
No. 3S.--Merchants' Lien anu
Securing Existing Tndebi'ol'
IIlUTU Au FduCCo
No. 39.-Landlords' Mortgsge
Rent Money
No. 40.-Landlords' Mortgage
Share of Crop
No. 4I.-Deed Of Trust Tor heH'
plies
No. A2.-Deed of Trust 10 =
vances by Merchants-'
ally used. j,
No. A3.-DeeG Of Trust lot o
poses
Special Blanks printed 10 wv
o1sble terms Address
POWER & BIaE>
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Blanks! p,N
For Justices of tba "
Sherfffs, Lawva.s ace Q
and Planter.

The following Blanr,
on sale at TIE CTa Cts are kep
WILD; VIII be added as the de DS 9F'ia = +
Justify. Orders filled p rlsna NAV
receipt OF the price, or gh, nv Fpay {,
A liberal deduction " EXPRESS
ordered by the ream "I pe Evt
from the following ljst Farties ~
Der at the beginning of the l,ay I giVsS
is One Dollar per quire. -i T, l,ae'
end of each line give the me me issa,s
to each quire. lumber ~
No. l-Justice summOns-s
s-Justice Subpe1a-4s
s-Mittimus' or Commitments,
4-Aftidavit before Justio.
VARIANTS. G
S-JuStiee Bench warrant-s
e-Affidavit for Search w,,,
7-Search Warrant and D..
''''al' CO..,
"-AfhdaVit for Peace war,D,..
io--Bond to Keep the Peace,
H--Ailidavit and BOndtor Att,e,,.
~ Attachment Writ-24.
is -Affdavitand Bond fOrApOe,.
iA--Atfidavit in Replevin bear
is.
L5- Writ of Replevin-4S,
f6-Affidavit for and Distress Va.
H--Justice Appeal Bonds
1s-Justice EXecution-24
HS-Unlawful Entry and DetsiDs,-
so--Atfidavit for Garnlshmen,-.s
ai--Justice Garnishment-R.
22-Garnishment, by Circuit C.,,
2s-Affidavit before Justice-5, -,
Se-4S.
24-Circuit Court Summops-4
25 Circuit Court Executiop-a
26-Chancery Court InjunctlOn--a
27-Chancery Injunction Bond-a
2s-Recognizance on Indictment b,al
Jury-A.
u29-Sheritt7s Sale, form for gsna
poses-2I.
3O-Ollicial Bond for State, CouD.y !
nicipal Officers 4.
3E--EXecutor's Bond, Oath and Letter.
SO Gual dams Bond, Cath and Iar|
observation-disclosures Bond, Oath al
terS-24.
34-CommissiOn for DOwer-24
S5-COntract for Share of Crop-A
36-Contract for Wages-A.
3S-Mortgage to Secure Adma
Planters-24.
3S-Merchants' Lien and AOrgg
curing Existing Indebtedness and Il
Advances-24.
3O-Landlords' Mortgage Lien, h
Money-24.
4O-Landlords' Mortgage Lien Ms
of Crop--A.
Aided of Trust for Rent anlS4
"a.
42-Deed of Trust to Secure AdHaaI
MercAants--N.
43-Deed of Trust, for general Pl
-24.
44-Warranty Deed-4.
A5-Commission to Road OVERSEE "A
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fine Of not less than fifty (s5o,0o) dollars, nor
more than one hundred (s100) dollars,
SEC. 13 Be at.further enacted, That this Act
take effect and be in force from and after Its
passage.
APPROVED, March "a, 1876.
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AN ACT to change the of the county of Colfax
SECTION 1. Be 1t enacted by the Legislature
Of the State Of Mississippi, That the name of
the county of Colfax be, and the same is hereby
changed to the name of Clay.
Sec 2. Be 1t further enacted, That this Act
take effect and be in force from and after its
passage.
APPROVED, April 10, 1876.
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To Whom it May COllt"'

Jackson, Mss, Feb. J. 4
NOTICE HAS BEEN G., YEN this@s
IN the st. Louis Nut" al Life lns1ii'5 m I
pany, and the Mou-.. d City Mutual H. |
rance Company both of st. LOUIS ~
six month '.eir deposit hffe Urn
w. L. State gT'''
February Is, 1s76.-w6m
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APPROVED, April 10, 1876.

AN ACT to amend Section 28l2 of the Revised Code of
1871, and Act amendatory thereof approved 9th
February 1876 in relation acknowled deeds
and mortgages.
SECTION 1. BE 1t enacted By the Legislature
Of the State Of Mississippi, That Section
1912 of the Revised Code of 1871, and an Act
amendatory thereof, approved 9th February,
SIC, shall extend and apply to all cases where
the parties or witnesses shall reside, or be in
any other State.
Sec. 2. BE 1t further enacted, That this Act
shall take effect and be in force from and after
its passage.
APPROVED, April 10, 1876.
AN ACT to amend Section 2093 Article w. Chapter of
the Revised Code of 1871 in relation to the support
convict patients in the Lunatc Asylum.
SECTION 1. Be 1t enactedBy the LEGISLATURE
Of the State Of Mississippi, That section 2O93,
article 4, chapter II of the Revised Code of
1871, be amended by striking out all of said
section after the word s'pad' in the eighth
line, and insert the following, to-wit 8 And
provided for in the same manner and out of the
same fund which is employed in the mainten-
ance and support of other insane persons con-
fined in the Lunatic Asylum
SEC. 2. Be 1t further enacted, That this Act
shall take effect and be in force from and after
its passage.
APPROVED, April 10, 1876
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AN ACT abolish the office of Cotton Wegher in this
State provide for bonded weghers and prescribe
fhair1 ntioC
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AN ACT to amend Section 2093 Article w. Chapter Al of
the Revised Code of 1871 in the support
convict patients in the Lunatic Asylum.
Smyrna times., 1876-12-06
About Eggs.

A traveller in Sicily paid his bill at an
Inn, and found out, after he had gone
some distance on the road, that he had not
osen charged for a couple of hard boiled
eggs Hewas very honest man, buthehad
pressing business. So, instead of going back
to pay then and there, he waited till he came
his rounds again. This was not till ten
years after. No wonder, therefore, when
he asked the innkeeper, ado vou know
meT' the man said, "Not I, indeed y
WE'LL" replied the traveller, "ten wears
ago ate two hard-boiled eggs in your
house without paying for them. You
didn't put them down on the bill; and
was in desperate hurry, and couldn't
come back when l found it out. But
things have prospered with me since then ::
and | reckon that if give you fifty pieces
twelve shillings) that will fairly represent
what the price of the eggs has gained in my
hands" But the landlord was fraud. so
he said, "Fifty pieces, indeed; | must
trouble you for deal more than that. It's
just the want of those eggs that has hin.
dered me from making my fortune. "How
soT Why they would have turned to
hens and the hens would have given me
chickens-a whole poultry yard full. Well,
with the poultry yard should have bought
some sheep, and by now should be quite n
big flockmaster." But the traveller could
not see things that way, so the innkeeper
put him into the court, and the Judge pro.
nounced against him. He appealed, but
there didn't seem much chance of his
being any better off, when a briehess bar
rister, NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS., touched him on
the shoulder and said, "Leave it to me.
and I'll get you righted." Why, I've had
the best lawyers in Palermo" replied the
traveller; how can you expect to do what they
failed in?" "Try me, said the other. and
he was SO urgent that the traveller said
Yes" just to get rid of him. The case
was called, and the innkoeper's counsel
had made a grand speech, when there was
a noise outside, and in rushed Mr.. BrieAess.
fiinging his arms wildly about, and looking
like one who had seon ghost. "Helpl y
cried he, "helpl in the name of all the
saints. What shall we do? All the big
fish ofArenelea are marching up to Palermo
to eat us up, bones and ALL" "Why, YOU
madman," cried one of the judges, awho
ever saw fish walking on dry land?n "And
who, your Excelleney," replied Briefless.
"eyer heard Of hard.boiled eggs turning
into chickens?" So the innkeeper lost
even his fifty pieces and had to pay costs
into the bargain.--AH Ae Year Round.
Smyrna times., 1876-12-06
Brown, the "Mind Reader"

Most every one has, by this time, heard of
Brown, the man who can tell the thoughts
OF other people by process he calls "mind
reading" Hewas in Wilmington lastweelz
where he lectured before very INTELLIGENT
audience. The Commercial gives the follow.
ing account of his experiments:
A committe of the audience was selected
at Mr.. Browns request, to see that the ex.
periments were fair, consisting of w. T.
Croasdale, J. B. Herdman, DIR. Roy, w. B.
Sharp, S. N. Pusey, and Allen Gawthrop.
The first expsrimentwas as follows: The
committee chose as a subject Allen Speak.
man, who went upon the stage. Mr.. Brown
then retired behind the scenes, with the
committee, and Mr.. Speakman, coming
down from the stage, hid shoe.buttoner
in tho pocket of Mr.. J. B. Clarkson. one of
the audience. Mr.. Brown then returned
blindfolded, took Mr.. Speakman'sleft hand
in his own left hand, raised it with the hack
to his (B.'s) forehead, and after moments
pause, led Mr.. Speakman down amonost
the audience, where he passed up and down
a short time, but finally went to Mr.. Clark.
son and said the article sought was in that
Gsntleman's pocket.
Mr.. Brown then proposed that some one
to be selected to think intensely of some
other one in the audience. Mr.. Tbos r.
Eaton was selected and Mr.. Brown. taking
his hand in the same manner, led him into
the audience, but presently stopped, saying
to Mr. Eaton that he had not his mind
liked on the person, and Mr.. +. admitted
this was so. Another person, DR.. S. w
Murphy, was then selected, and the exper.
iment proved successful, Mr.. Brown desic.
mating Mr.. chas. V. f. Whiteley as the one
he was thinking Of, which DR.. Murphy stated
to be correct.
Other remarkable demonstrations were
made, the last was being perhaps most con.
elusive. Mr. VIM. B. Sharp went with Mr..
Brown, the latter blindfolded, through the
audience, Mr.. Sharp thinking Of the fea.
lures and general appearance of some one
in the audience, (John Jones, ESQ., They
then returned to the stage, and Mr.. Brown
removing the bandage, went down and
pointed out Mr.. Jones as the person whose
lineaments Mr.. Sharp had in mind.
Smyrna times., 1876-12-06
Care Of House Plants in Winter.

The Gardeners MonHysome time agocaIIad
attentlon to the success of lady who filled
her hower-pots to the brim and oven mound.
ed the earth in the centre. In reference 70
thls 1t says, this plan will not please skilled
gardeners, nor ought it to do so. Thev will
get along better in the old way. But an
extended experience with window oardop.
ing teaches us that the pot plants almost
always fail from too much ratber than too
little water, and we feel therefore, that there
Is virtue in the full pot plan. 1t is almost
impossible to over-water not when il is
packed quite full of earth. Saucers must
OF course be kept under window plants,
IN order to guard the carpets from water
6ut the water was not to be allowed 10
stand IN the saucers; when it has all nassed
through the pot, the saucers sbonld bo
emptied. Hanging baskets, on the other
hand are generally too dry. Besides the
daily waterings, about once a week tbav
should be immersed in bucket of watar
window plants should not be kent very
warm at this season. They should have all
the sun and air, and as little of the artificial
heat the room as possible. These remarks
apply especially to mignepette, which is
very impatient of indoor confinement
Succulents, such as cacti, are excellent
window plants in this respect as the drv
ar does not affect them. To keep the air
about the plants moist, is one of the secrets
OF window'eulture. Some who have very
hne windows we'll stocked with fine plants.
make glazed cases with folding doors of
them, by which, when the room is highly
heated and very dry, they can be enclosed
IN an atmosphere of its own. In such cases.
terms and MOSES can be grown to perfec.
tlon' and pendent plants in hanging vases
give Brazilian forest appearance to our
happy Christmas home.
Smyrna times., 1876-12-06
Anna Dickinson as an Actress.

AS Is generally known, Anna Dickinson.
the lecturer, of Philadelphia, has gone on
the stage, and is acting the character of
Anne Boleyn" in a play she has written
herselt. The newspapers criticise her
acting pretty sharply. She acted in Phila-
delphla last week, and we take the follow
ing extracts about her from the papers of
that city. The critics are evidently full of
kindly feeling for the woman and the
lecturer, but they have little admiration to
spare for the actress.
Ihe Times says: "She runs over, so to
speak; there is not enough room for her
IN An'e Boleyn, and it seems like a vain
attempt to put bushel into a peck
measure. She longs to gesticulate, to use
her hands and arms, but dares not for fear
she will not do the right thing. Her
dignity is the dignity of the school teacher,
not OF the queen. Her love-making is
artlhclal, her anger weak and childish. and
her pathos hard and unreal. Out of her
sell, entering into a new character with
other thoughts, feelings and purposes. is
new to her. She knows of nothing imnos
sl6le with her indomitable will. and too
late finds herself burning to express a feel.
ing and knowing not how. 1t cannot bo
Sald that Miss Dickinson has a genius for
the stage, nor is it certain that she has
adaptability enough to promise success in
time. If she is willing to learn. ready TO
see her shortcomings, her energy and deter
mination will accomplish much, but there
is SO much room for improvement that ner.
iectlon lies far in advance of her present at
tainments."
1t Is the opinion of the Iag1sircr that
there was no grace in her action. Her
gestures were weak, little puerile; her face
was as lmmobile as that of a speaking and
wlnklng doll; the eyes opened and shut,
the lips were closed or parted; other than
that the face was expressionless; her voice
was hard, didactic, and her words wara
uttered square through the nose. Sbo
spoke piece tamely, and illustrated il
with awkward, tiny gesture. She did not
express passion or interpret feeling; she
did not act-she lectured."
The Press declares that cher mind NAV
seethe with intense thought, her pulse
throo with overpowering emotion, but both
must lind vent in burning words, not in
lacial expression, natural gestculations, or
ever changing attitudes. Miss Dickinson
mas rare talent, and is not yet adapted to
the drama. She is the queen of the plat.
iorm-not of the stage. She is SO natural
IN the one that she cannot be artificial in
inc other. Her intensity is that of the
orator, not of the actor. Her rhetoric is
that OF the statesman, which units her for
interpreting even her own poetrv.n
Smyrna times., 1876-12-06
Root Sugar.

Our farming and manufacturing readers
who have unemployed capital or land
Should give careful attention to the attempt
which is making to introduce the manufac.
ture OF beet-root sugar into this country.
1t has never been fairly tried here, owing
to the cost and heavy duty upon the
machinery necessary and the inequality in
the beet-producing qualities of certain
soils. A meeting of Californian and North.
ern men who propose to move in the
matter was held in Philadelphia last week.
and the testimony of leading foreign agri,
culturlsts collected, which sets the under.
taking IN most favorable light. Accord.
ing to Mr.. George May Powell, from u to
~ tons OF beets can be raised to the acre.
which at six dollars per ton would pay the
farmer twice as well as wheat. He also
stated that "the refuse from the factory
using 500 acres of beets would be equal for
stock feeding to 500 acres of hay. Such a
factory should produce about 72O tons of
sugar and 100 tons of sirup." Capital
invested in this way should pay the manu-.
tacturer % per cent.
Mr.. POwells sangline statement is proba.
bly, colored by his hopes, and we would not
advice any capitalist to plunge into the
manufacture with the expectation of 25.per
cent the first year. Experts in the busi.
ness assert that the finest sugar cannot be
produced from the beet without the admix
ture OF cane juice, and that the sirup for
edible purposes is worth just nothing at all.
However, this is matter for capitalists and
experts to settle, and it certainly is worth
the earnest consideration of our people.
1he SlOO,OOO,O ,OOQwhich Mr.. Powell declares
we are sending out of the country annually
Tor sugar had much better be kept in it. if
possible. The foreign commissioners pres
ent gave testimony very encouraging to the
experiment. Specimens of beet sugar
made in Russia and France were exhibited.
ana were pure, white, and sparkling. The
Hon' Julian Dannfeldt from Sweden stated
That the manufacture had succeeded
admirably in his country; the same testi.
mony was given by the Australian Commits
sloner. The Canadian Government has re-
Gently offered a bonus of s. 900 per year for
ten years to the first company which sue.
ceeds in this business, and also offors 70
take off 80 per cent. excise duty from the
product. The Commissioner from tho
Argentine Republic, where cane sugar is
made, stated that it was more economical
to import the beet sugar for home consump.
ton. He however warned the experiment.
ers that both the soil and beets produced
should be thoroughly analyzed before
money was put into factories.
The machinery for factory costs about
S0O'OOO. The manufacture has paid fair
percentage in France and Belgium for the
last fifty years, and there is no reason wbv.
especially with the cheap labor in the
South and California, it should not nav
here.-N ]. Tribune.