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The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1877-01-31

AN ACT to legalize the assessment of school
tax by the Mayor and Board of Aldermen
Of the city of Canton, in the county of
Mad son. u
WHEREAS, Owing to misunderstanding be-
tween the board of supervisors of Madison
county, and the board of mayor and aldermen
of the city of Canton, as to whose duty II was
10 levy the tax, no tax for school purposes was
levied upon the property in the city of Can.
ton for the year A. D., 1876; and, whereas to
prevent the children of said city from being
deprived Of school facilities for the year a. De'
1877, the mayor and board of aldermen of said
city of Canton, have levied and assessed a
tax of two mills on the dollar, upan the assess.
able property of said city, for such school
purposes, due and payable by the 18th day Of
February. A. D., 1877; and, whereas, the time ue
for leyying and collecting such a tax has ex.
pired on the LIST of December, A. D.. 1876.
SECTION /. therefore, be IL enacted b., ~.
Legislature Of the State Of Mississippi, Thai the
tax of two mills so imposed by the nayor and
board of aldermen Of the city Of Cainiton. he
end the same is hereby declared legal w
SIC. 2. BE Il further enacted, That the collec-
tor Of said city be and is hereby empowered to
levy, 'distrain and sell the property of persons
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AN ACT to encourage the breeding of good
~ stock in this State.

o,n,ov1 Re II enacted by the Legislature Of
,ts Stats of Mississippi. That in order to en-
c@e rage the propoga of good stock in this
Sat STATE there Shall Hereafter be lien in favor
Of the owner of all stations, jacks and bulls
upon the colts and calves sired by sucn Of
the Value Of the price agreed for the ser,
vices of said animals between the owners OF
the colts and calves so sired;
SEC. 2 Be 1T further enacted, That such lle II
shall be enforced by suit before any magistrate
having jurisdiction of the debt; the writ,
.;mJ ament and execution shall describe the
colt or calf, on which the lien is claimed under
the provisions of the first section OF TINS ACT,
and when the Judgment is rendered, such colt
or calf shall be declared liable to be sold to
nav the debt and costs in such suit, and when
: declared shall be levied on and sold as prop
ertv is usually levied on and sold under exec
ution at law.
APPROVED, January IS, 1877.
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AN ACT act authorizing the board of super
visors of the county of Scott to order re
assessment of the real estate of said count,

AN ACT act authorizing the board of super
visors of the county of Scott to order re-
assessment of the real estate of said county.
SECTION /, Be it enacted 6y the Legislature OF
the State Of Mississippi, That the board of SUI,
pervisOrs of the county of Scott be, and they
are hereby authorized and empowered to or
der q re-assessment of real estate in said
county, should such board in its judgment
deem such re-assessment necessary and adyi-
sable; provided, said order shall be made and
entered upon the records of said board on or
before the first Monday in April, 1877.
SEC. 2. Bet further enacted, That should
said board deem such re-assessment necessary
and advisable, and order the same to be made,
it shall thereupon be the duty of the clerk OF
said board 10 Immediately notify the Auditor
Of Public Accounts of such action, and it shall
be the duty of said Auditor upon receiving
such notification, to furnish Immediately to
said clerk, three land assessment rolls for the
purpose of making said assessment, which
said rolls shall be prepared according to sec
ton nine of an Act entitled an Act in relation
to public revenues and for other purposes APP
proved April Is, 1876.
SEC. 3. Be ufmther> enacted, That the asses
sor of said county, shall have prepared at the
expense of said county suita Bile banks for
making said assessment; which blanks shall
have attached thereto, on oath, to be taken
and subscribed before said assessor or his
deputy; which said oath shall in all respects
meet the requirements Of section eighteen of
the act above referred to.
SEC. 4. BE 1T further enacted, That the asses
sor of said county, shall receive as compen-
sation for making said assessment in case the
same is ordered to be made, the commission
now allowed by law, the same to be paid out of
the county treasury Of Scott county, upon
completion of said re-assessment, and the re-
ception of the same by said board
Sec. 5. BE 1T further enacted. That this act
shall take effect and be in fierce from and after
its passage
APPROVED, January 16 1876
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falling to pay said tax 50 imposed a. dulay
az cher lakes imposed by said board OF mayor
AMI aldermen of the city OF Canton uhuef INC
ch Src Be II further enacted That this Act
Ill ,ete effect and be in force from ana AFTER
its passage ,e 1877
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SENATE.

JUDICIARY. = Taylor, Reynolds, Morgan,
Catchings, Johnston Pratt, Everett.
FINANcE.-Allen, McCaskill, Carter, Catch
ings, Smith.
AGRIcULTURE, COMMERCE AND MANUFAc-
TUREs.-McNeil, Calicott Stewart, Hooker,
Chalmers, Griffin.
EDUCATION .-Foote Terry, White, Jewell,
Smith, Bills, Currie.
PUBLIC WoRKs.-Carter, Shirley, Thomp-
son.
PRINTING. = FitzGerald, Oldham, Barry,
White, Johnston.
RAILRoADs.-Furlong Foote, Allen futile,
McCaskill.
CLAIHs.-Metts, Thompson, Fewell, Smith,
Bills
MILITrA.-Furlong, Hooker, Mendenhall
FEDERAL RELATIONS. -Fewell Thornton,
Catchings, Tuttle Everett.
ENGRossED BILLS. - Mendenhall, Tu. tie.
Thompson.
COUNTIES AND COUNTY BouxpBRIEs.-Mc-
Caskill, Hooker, Carter, Smith, FitzGerald.
PENITENTIARY AND Prisons. Allen, Cali
colt, McCaskill, Tuttle Terry, Mcneil
HUMANE AND BENEVOLENT INSTITUTIONS
Johnston, Barry, Thornton, Furlong, Everett
PUBLIC LANDs.-Oldham, Nets, Griffin.
COMMUNICATING Barry, Thomp-
son, Griffin, White.
LEvEEs.-Catchings, Morgan, Everett, Fitz-
Gerald
REGISTRATION AND ELECTION Reynolds,
Catchlngs Thompson, Pratt, Barry
UNFINISHED BUSINESS. Mendenhall, Old
ham, McCabe.
BANKS AND BANKING. Morgan, Hooker.
Stewart.
CONTINGENT ExHENsEs = Mcneil. White.
Fitz Gerald
Observation-Disclosures Terry, futile.
SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON CHANcERY AND
CHANcERY Courts. Thompson Fitz Gerald.
Barry, Fewell Hooker.
SENATE JOINT COMMITTEES.
EXECUTIVE CONTINGENT FUND. - Barry.
Nets, Currie.
STATE LIBRARY.-Thompson Oldham, Fur
long.
ENROLLED BLLs.-Hooker, Carter, Pratt
STATE UNIVERSITY - Thompson. Calicott
Griffin, Chalmers.
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APPROVED, January 16, 1876.

AN ACT to authorize the board of supervisors
of Washington county to employ a legal adj
wiser.
SECTION l. Be 1t enacted by the Legislature of
the State of Mississippi, That the board of SUI
pervisors of Washington county be, and is
a legal adviser and counsel at yearl sal
airy of not more than three hundred dollars.
payable out of the county treasury
Sec. 2 Be 1T further enacted, That this Act
take effect and be in force from and after it's
passage
APPROVED, January 16, 1877.
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AN ACT to change the time of holding the Cir
cult Court of Lawrence county.

SECTION l. Be IL enacted by the Legislature Of
the State of Mississippi, That the time of hold
ing the Circuit Court of Lawrence county be
and the same is hereby changed from the third
Mondays of May and November to the fourth
Mondays of May and November aud shall
continue as now provided by law and process
returnabe to said Court on the third Monday
of May, 1877, shall be taken and treated
as returnable on the fourth Monday.
SEC. 2. Be it further enacted, That this Act
take effect and be in force from and after its
passage.
APPROVED, January 49, 1877.
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AN ACT to provide for the re-assessment q
lands in 1ssaquena county.

% T6-aSSNSSmont OF
lands in Issaquena county.
SECTION l. Be 1T enacted bv the Leo;sz,t,,r. ~
me State Of Mississippi, That the assessor Of
taxes OF Issaquena county be and he is hereby
required to re-assess the lands of Issaouena
county, at the same time the assessment of
peIIsoihalfy tor the year 1871 ia made by him,
ana the auditor OF public accounts is hereby
required to furnish him with the books
necessary for that purpose; Provided Thai
all expenses for said re-assessmept shall be
pald out OF the treasury Of said county.
shall take effect and be in force fran, W. ACT
its passage. oni anu AFTER
APPROVED January 18th, 1877.
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SECTION l. Be At enacted 5v the I.o;.,-.
the State # Mississippi, That the ya.S'a a!nar,y
Public Accounts be and he is hereby inailOr Of
to cancel the sale for taxes of the uuoossl1qetei
quarter of section eighteen, TOWNSHIP i;OOut9eaa
range one west, the property of the M;sp sI Of
Female Seminary, made by the s6ers p
ry, A. D., 1876, the said property 6eino Sanua.
from taxation under the revenue lawss e exc
State. Vi tbs
SEC. 2. Be it further enacted, That II. :,
tor of Public Accounts and The countv a audi
urer of said county of Kinds be and - uea''
hereby authorized and required to aI TpeY sr'
said sheriff credit on account for INV tbo TIE
and county taxes assessed against iba 'lste
land and that this Act take effect and nd h sad
force from and after its passage. oe 10
APPROVED January 18th, 1877.
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AN ACT to authorize the board of supervi-
sors Of ltawamha county to settle with j. r.
Jamerson, county superintendent Of educa-
ton.
SECTION l. Be 1t enacted by the Legislature Of
the State Of Mississippi, That the board of SUI
pervisors of ltawamba county be and are
hereby authorized to settle with J. R. Jamer-
son, county superintendent of education, for
services rendered as such from the first day
of April 1875, to the 28th day CT May, 1875;
and if the claims of the said j. r. Jamerson
be just and proper they may issue warrant
to the said Jamerson for the amount so deter.
mined.
SEC. 2. Belt further enacted, That this act
take effect and be in force from and after it's
passage.
APPROVED, January 18th, 1877.
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AN ACT to create an additional justice of the
neace in the county of Bolivar

SECTION l. Be 1t enacted by the Legislature of
the State Of Mississippi That the Governor be
and is hereby authorized and required to ap-
point one additional justice of the peace in SUI
pervisor district, No. four az in the county
of Bolivar. And said justice of the peace shall
airy, 1873 and said office created shall be
filled at the next general election as now re-
quired by law for filling other county Offices.
SEC. 2. Be it further enacted That this act
take effect and be in force from and after it's
passage.
APPROVED. January 18th, 1877
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Tooth drawers are practical philoso
pliers that go upon very rational by
pothesis-net to cure, but to take away
the part affected-Steele.
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AN ACT to change the time of holding the
ChanceIy Court in Marshall county.

SECTION l. Re at enacted by the Legislature of
the State. of Mississippi That the chancery
court OF Marshall county SHALL from and af-
ter the passage of this Act be held as follows
to-wlt: One term to begin on the fourth
Monday in January, and one on the fourth
MONDAY In July of each year, and each term
shall continue for eighteen judicial days if
business shall require it.
SEC. q BE 10 further enacted, That all laws
and parts OF laws in conflict with this Act. be
and the same are hereby repealed.
SEc. 3. BE it further enacted, That this law
shall take effect and be ia force from ana ak
ter its passage.
APPROVED, January l6, 1877.
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AN ACT to authorize the State Superintend
ent Of Public Education to dispose of ma ps
of this State now in his office.

Of THIS State now IN his ofhce
SECTION l. Be it enacted By the Legislature of
the State of Mississippi That the State super
intendent of public education be, and he is
hereby authorized to dispose of all the maps
of Mississippi now on hand in his Office, at
one dollar per map in United States currency.
Sec. 2. Be 1t further enacted, That it shall be
the duty of the State superintendent of public
education to quarterly render an account of
all moneys thus received, and pay the same
into the State treasury, to be credited to the
teachers fund
SEC. 2. Be at further enacted, That this Act
take effect and be in force from and after its
passage.
APPROVED, January II, 1877.
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THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI. !

County, this day, personally came -, who
being duly sworn says that on the - day
0 dw D did make to for the fol
ing purposes - the following proper
the ~ day of -, A. D, d. ---~e before u-r III
of the county, of - in - State, &C
knowledge the above described Conveyance
or Instrument and that said Conveyance or
Instrument was delivered to - Clerk of the
= Court, to be by him recorded, and that
the original conveyance or Instrument above
described was burned, lost Or destroyed, on or
prior to the 10th day OF September A. d. 1876
Which athavit may be admitted to record in
| the proper office of said Franklin county. and
copies of the same certified as provided by law.
shall be considered primd tacie evidence of the
| contents of the original, and shall have pri,na
tacie the legal force and effect of the original.
and shall be evidence in all the courts of law
or equity IN this State, subject to the proof of
the falsity of such affidavit
SEC o. BE tttwther enacted That the general
index OF deeds now on file ia the chancery
clerks office of said county, compiled by vir-
tue of an Act entitled "An Act to provide for
lndexing the record of deeds in Frank lin
county, approved, January I'D, 1876, or GER
tined copies of any part thereof, shall bead
INVISIBLE in evidence to show the facts set
forth In said general index, including date of
deed OF other instruments, names of parties
thereto, and description of property in all
vases "Here the original record Of such deeds
or other instruments have been burned, de-
stroyed or lost.
SEC. T. Be itfarther enacted That all deeds
to lands sold for taxes due the State and coun
ty, where the time for the redemption of the
same had expired prior to the said 10Th day of
September 1876 shall be deemed and held
Prand Jdcte correct, and valid and sufficient to
pass the title thereto, bat not conclusive
SEC .. BE atfurther enacted, That this Act
take effect and be. in force from and after its
passage.
APPROVED, January Is, 1877.
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AN ACT for the relief of the Miss;s.;..
male Seminary, an Incorporated ins,Ppl f.
for the education of Youth 'Nstitution
, 1877-03-24

Section :, Article was then recon
sidcred and on motion was amended so
as to read "Washmgton Territory" in
stead OF this community"
The Articles OF Re incorporation were
then adapted in tto by unanimous
vote oi the Athcnrum
Mrssrs Morse, Ward and Ferguson
were then appointed committee to
d!aw up code Of Bylaws OF Il pcrma.
nrnt character to take the place ot By
Laws now existing, to he placed before
the Board Of Trustees It's soon as pIacti
cable, anu 10y them submitted to the
AthrnrUm.
The committee on financial exhibit
were required to complete theirrrport as
soon us practicable and place the same
before u meeting of The Trustees. the
same to he submitted to smd Trustees OF
the Athcncum
Committee on Bylaws were appoint.
ed an additional committee to inquire in
to the number OF shares OF stock each
present member is entitled to, and re-
port the same toa meeting Of the Trus-
tees
A recess was then taken by all except
the Trustees.
1t being then made known, in accord
ancc with law, that NJ. ". Packard,
Treasurer elect and also one of the Cfus
tees OF the Atheneum, had refused to
qualify and give the necessary bonds re-
quired by law the office OF Treasurer
was then declared vacant and j. II. Pms.
kett was appointed by the Trustees 10
the Office of Treasurer, thereby hecom-
ing also one Of the Trustees as provided
for by the pre- existing Articles Of In
corporation Of said Atheneum.
On motion Athencum apjourncd sine
die.
A. LocHRIE, Librarian.
, 1877-03-24
The sinHsAish /.

Having occasion recently to visit s. j.
Records logging camp on the Samish
these few notes cOncering that country
may be of interests to the readers of the
STAR.
On the Libby from Seattle, was Mr.. r.
NJ G. Becker, with his bride, bound for
their new home or rather for the beauti-
ful rancho Of Mr.. BIS, which it is expected
Mrs. Becker will make by her grace and
art home indeed for them l,oth on
Fidalgo Island. Mr.. and Mrs. Coupe,
Mrs. Hancock and many others were
aboard. Moore an employee in Mr., RS
camp advised us to get off at La Conner
and take row boat to the camp.
The winter has been so open and dry,
that the spring work is well advanced,
more land being already plowed this
winter and spring tor grain than last
spring was put in grain altogether, in
the whole Swinomish flats around La
Conner.
One gentleman having some three
hundred acres plowed this season. Mr..
Calhoun stated that he had upwards OF
two hundred acres ready for sowing.
1t is estimated that the yield of grain,
as well as the number Of acres put in
grain on the tide marshes around the
mouth of the Skagit will be about twice
as great as last year
A fair estimate for the total yield
being somewhere between 100000 and
100000 bushels Of oats, barley aud wheat
with an average season.
Mr.. Records camp is situated on Larry's
Slough, at the south edge OF the Sanish
flats, distance some twelve miles from
La Conney, some two or three miles from
the Samish river, and some five miles
south of the Samish post office at Dean
brothers store and sawmill,
This slough is only some three miles
long, yet loggers estimate that 100000
600 feet of logs can be cut and proftably
hauled into this single slough. These
logs are clearer, straighter, and longer,
so they command about one dollar more
per thousand than logs from the head of
the Sound.
This slough runs along the north end
of low fir ridge, which extends to the
Skagit river on the south, with tho tide
, 1877-03-24

Minutes ofa meeting of the SnohO-
mish Atheneum, held at the SnOhomish
Exchange Saturday, March II, 1877, for
the purpose of adopting or rejecting the
Articles of ReincorpOration rt the Sno-
hOmish Atheneum as previously placed
before the Board of Trustees by the com
mittec appointed to draft said Articles,
which, on being read, examined and cor
rected, it was decided by said Board OF
Trustees that the same should be sub.
mitted to the sutfragcs of the Atheneum
Meeting called to order ut . o'clock p
NJ. The President, L. G. Ferguson, in
the chair Minutes Of the last two trus-
tee meetings read, and on motion, were
adopted rs read
On motion of committee on financial
exhibit an extension Of time was grant
ed for the completion of their work.
The Librarian then Iead the Articles
of Reincorporation in full, after which
it was moved and seconded that we pro.
ceed to all examination of the draft of
Articles of Re.incorporation section by
section, either to accept or reject the
same separately, carried,
The preamble and all the sections of
Article /, except section 7, were adopted
as read. Section being lott for fur
ther consideration after an examination
Of the different sections contained in Ar
ticle Q.
On motion, Superintendent Scientific
Department and Superintendent Music
and Theatrcals, were made elective ofli-
GERS, and the proper corrections were or
dGred made to effect this amendment in
Section of Article ..
On motion, Section 6 OF Article 2 was
amended to read stock represented, - in.
stead OF stockholders present"
, 1877-03-24

rpsidino there awhile, other business
took him away from there. SO that prac-
ticnl farmers came 10 rep,r,l this first nt-
tcn,nt Il, dikinr in our valley rs Il par-
tiol filuro This Los done more than
ANYTHING else, hamcning Mt the time it
did 70 dieter rrac,ical farmers from i'm
nr,yirg th. Srohomi.h tidp lands AL.
thorrh th. Dnc,,r's nloco ia one that
with ,hp bnildinos now there, wou,d pny
mai, I,r,. rotnr,s wh, sbnpll n,irrhosr
II even ot q hiuh rricr. provided he
vorkrd il in nr,ctic. manner.
The Preston ranch MAS rrferrrd to in
- nri,r article Thi. ronch contains aver
siytv acres oftid. marsh fiat ia higb
snouch so that oats virldinr AN hun
dred bushels TO the acre have been
urown thcrn wi,hopt onv dixie hrsides n
,rgn omour, If t;do lands ~ no hilsrd
In the hondo of nr,cticol t,rr.rs this
would viold . vary ,rg, rcvenue The
prps,,n Rros ,ro .vcnnont lopy.,s hut
noor farmers After roisipg enougb
crono ,o ,ost ,I,o min. or roo,th ,h,, lnv
in their soil thcv have directed all Their
roo,rroeS IN Icrrir,, and hoyinr he,one
irv,Ived tho;r onIordi1 ranch ,s NOW
offered ot shcrifr's sole and will nrobnbIv
he hid in ,t ona.toprth its NET vaIpe r,
ia b,,.d thot nroctioaI formor will se-
cure ir
Mr. Flonnican has obopt seventy acres
, 1877-03-24

Ever since the Utsahdy sale, week
ago last Tuesday, speculation has been
rife as to what the new proprietors in
tended to do with it.
1t seems that ID, b. jackson in bidding
in the property, bid it in not for the.
corporate Puget Mill Co. but rather
for CYRUS Walker, himself and perhaps
Others prominently connected with that
Company,
From careful inquiries made as to
what will probably he done with this
splendid property, it seems that these
gentlemen do not propose to let this
property lie idle. Men are already at
work repairing the wharf and puttiug
things to right. A large Wholesale aud
retail store, sufficient to supply the wants
OF the surrounding country, II grain
warehouse, etc will be built, so that
nearly 100000 bushels Of grain will
probably be shipped from Utsalady this
season. The mill will doubtlessy run
enough to supply a large local demand
tor lumber IN Whatcom and Island Co.
while at no distant day whoever holds
the capital that controls Utsalady and its
destiny will be by the force of circum-
stances ultimately compelled to open up
the Skagit above the jam, with its wealth
of coal, timber, and fertile soil.
For the present, the fortunate possess
ors of this key point Of the lower Sound,
will furnish nearly all that is really
needed to develop this the garden
country of the Sound.
That is plenty OF capital ia the hands
of men who know how to use it Tor their
own as we'll as the advantage of the
public.
The question only arising is what will
animate them, and the prospective use
they will make of the great public trust
rcposed in their hands,
With the growth Of more correct
social ideas, ! it is gradually being more
and still more clearly perceived, that he
who is gifted with great wealth, extra.
ordinary talents or high positions in lie,
holds them not 80 much as an instrument
Of merely personal qualification and
Ngrandisement, but as public trust,
wherein in the long run he secures the
most for himself, who best appreciates in
what this trust consists, andA seeks to
carry it ont in all the practical relations
OF life.
The Sound from Bclingham Bay to
Tacoma is covered with town sites,
where the proprietors Of them sought
to own all the land, to carry on all the
business, and possess all the wealth, and
what is very significant, is that each half
deserted tOwustc has a tale ~ tell Of its