The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1877-03-07

conviction thereof shall be fined not less than
five hundred dollars, and be imprisoned in the
penltentiary not less than two years.
SEC. II. Be Il FURTHER enacted, That this Act
be IN force and take effect from and after
its passage.
APPROVED, February LIST, 1877
AN ACT to fund the outstanding debt of Washington
county to provide therefor and for other pur
+ poses.
SECTION 1. Be 1t enacted By tie Legi s7ature
Of the State Of Missi88jppi That it is hereby
made the duty of the board cf supervisors OF
the said county of Washington, to meet at the
county site thereof on the first Monday in
June, A. ID. 1877, and then and there to take
up and cancel all warrants and bonds hereto
fore funded Of said county then Outstandi ng,
and which have been registered according to
law, except school warrants issued since the
passage of an Act entitled IAN Act to amend
the laws Of the State in relation to public edu-
cation approved April 18th, 1873, and the
special court house warrants of said county, and
such bonds as were heretofore issued to one
Martin Keary; PrOeided, however, that such
bonds, so issued to said Keary may also be
funded as herein provided, should the board Of
supervisors of said county Of Washington, at
their meeting as herein provided for, be salts
fed that said bonds are legal charge against
said county, and to issue to the holder thereof
bond or bonds of said county for the amount
thereof in exchange at par, payable to such
holder or bearer with interest thereon at eight
per cent. per annum from the date OF issuance,
which said bonds and the interest coupons
thereto attached shall be signed by the Pres-
dent of the board of supervisors and counter
signed by the clerk of said board, but the sig
nature to the coupons may be a fac StmiIe en-
craving.
SEC. 2. Be 1t further enacted, That the
bonds to be issued as aforesaid shall be mum
bered from one progressively, and shall be in
following form, viz
= SINKING FUND BOND No
State of Mississippi,
Washington county.
Know all men by these presents, That the
county of Washington, State' of Mississippi,
will. on the first day of March, 1888, pay at the
office of the treasurer of said county to
or bearer the sf-- dollars IN lawful
money of the United States of America with
interest thereon at the rate of eight per cent
Ger annum payable on the first day of Feb
ruary, 1879, and thereafter annually at said of
fee on presentation and surrender of the cou-
pons hereto attached, as they shall severally
FaII due.
1ss,, cd by virtue of an Act of the Legislature
Of tbe State of Mississippi, entitled :" ln Act to
fnnd the outstanding debt OF Washington
county. to provide areEenue therefor and for
other purposes" approved---A' H. io' T.
In witness whereof the signature of the tfesll
dent and clerk of the board OF supervisors OF
said county of Washington is hereunto made,
and the seal of said board OF supervisors here
unto attached this first day of June, a. j. 1877.
SEC. g. Be 1t further enacted That the
clerk of said board of supervisors shall cause to
be Autographed said bonds, with such deyices
for Identification and to prevent imitation, as
NAV be agreed upon by the President OF sad
board of supervisors and himself, and said
clerk shall also register said bonds as the same
are issued in book, to be kept by him for that
purpose and take the receipt of the party Tor
same upon the delivery thereof
SEC. i. Be 1t further enacted, That the said
hoard of supervisors of Washington county, for
the purpose of raising fund in currency to pay
off and discharge current expenses of said
county in addition to issuing the above bonds,
are hereby authorized to issue further add
tionaI and other series of bonds, not to exceed
Sl5 OOOin form as hefeinbetore provided, except
that said bonds shall be known aRd headed as
.sReyenue Bonds" and shall bear interest at
the rate of ten per cent per annum' anu shaiI
mature on the first day of February, 1878, and
which said revenue bonds or so many thereof
as said board of supervisors may deem neces-
sarv for the support and maintenance OF their
said county from June 1st, 1877, to February
LIST, 1873, said board of supervisors are hereby
authorized to sell or dispose OF at discount
not exceeding ten per cent.
SIC 5. Be 1T further enacted, That the
bonds to be issued by virtue of this Act shall
he issued in denominations of 800 and $500
and that the cost of the preparing and issuing
said bonds shall be paid for by an order of the
hoard of supervisors on the county treasurer.
Sec. 6. Be 1t further enacted, That after
the first day of June, 1877, it shall be unlawful
for the board of supervisors OF SAID county OF
Washington, the president or clerk thereof, to
issue any warrant or order GA the county
treasurer for the payment of money unless
there be in the hands of said treasurer at SAID
time. and that may be properly applied to the
navment Of said order or warrant a sufnclent
amount of currency to pay the same, and should
any of the foregoing persons violate the Provls,
ions of this Act, he OK they shall be deemed
guilty of a felony and shall be punished on
Conviction thereof by fine of not less than 800,
=, nv Imprisonment in the penitentlary not
go than two years; prorided, however, the
nrovisions of this section shall not take ehect
ppnIess said board of supervisors succeed IN sell
inc or disposing of said revenue bonds
SEC. 7. Be 1t further enaeted' mat ai'er
tbe said first day of June, 1917, no warrant VI
ordor of the board of supervisors OF ashingaoh
county Except the school warrants heFelhoe
fore mentioned, and they only for school teach
oTss tax1 shall be receivable in payment OF taxes
due said county
SIC S. Be 1T further enacted, mat II oll
.ha FIRST dav of February OF any year, SO long
~ on az tho bonds issued by virtue OF TINS ACT
90 ding and unpaid, there be IN the hands