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AZ All to prohibit the sale of v;nona and
1 p,i.uous liquors in the town of Eliisville
I es county, In this State or within Eve
miles of sail town
| SECTION l. Be ii enocfe5 h, r. T.r
He Stote Of Mississippi That h..rea;,er :, SO
aI PC lawful Tor any person or u rsons IN
o 90; oI give away vinous spirituous or intoxi~
] v;.h;s url1ks By whatsoever name called
with sne nm Of the town of Ellisviile. or
H. I'M. nVe milo of said town pyopfded thar
! sn,s Act shall not be so Construct as ~ 80.
nipt. the sale of wine 70 ,sacramental nprnasoss
eca rrlu'rs Tor medicinal purposes by apoth-
section 9fe5 ruggists who have complied with
stSsy Nfoo OF the Revised Code of 1871 pro-
&c lhat In al cases of such sales Of lianors
III ineulclhaI purposes, the purchaser ehalI
p;;sen' the prescription of PRACTISING nhv
Owe Lii anu II any physician Shall knowingly
sre prescription to any person or ners9ns
ior YIN us or spirituous or irtoxicot;pg IL
49,, W whatsoever name called to be uspd
baid "l:G ma as a remedial agent, shall be
IT, sulIty OF an otfense, and on conviction
thereof shall be liable and spb;eot ~ IN
pains and penalties prescribed in the 6rst
oeo'ioa OF this Act for persons who violate it's
PROVISIONS; proc'ded further, that Ills Act
saIa ~ .oI oe SO construed as to prohibit the
safe OF such liquors by any nerson aIreadv
having license until such license shall ha ~
expired i'0eh'e snail nave
th 81 80" :. De ~ FURTHER enacted That neither
Wv. .he BOARD OF supervisors nor any other bodv
oans may hereafter be authorized to issue IL
EEense 10 any person or persons to sell such
liquors, vlnous, spirituous or Intoxicating
IG;raHihs, oy whatsoever name called. within the
10 limits specified in section first of this ACT and
II any person or persons shall violate the
ppop Of this Act such person OF persons
ing competent jurisdiction thereof shall he
nned IN sum of not less than thirty nor
more than one hundred dollars for each offenss
ana confined in the county Jail not less than
omeney nor more than sixty days, at the dis
SEC. 3. Be it further enacted That this Act
passage. '' "''oi us
APPROVED, January Is, 1877.
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AN ACT for the relief of S. D. Rhodes, sheriff
of Rankin county.

OF Rankin county.
WHEREAS, s. D. Rhodes, sheriff and tax col
lector of Rankin county, had to collect the
taxes for the years 1875 and 1876, during the
fall of 1876; and,
WHEREAS, His labors were thereby dou-
bled SO that he had not been able, by employ
ing the most efficient aid to be had to com
plete his collections and make the demand on
delinquent and insolvent taxpayers required
by law; therefore,
SECTION l. Be 1t enacted By the Legislature of
the State Of Mississippi, That S. d. Rhodes,
sheriff and tax collector of Rankin county, be
allowed until the 1st Monday in February
1877, to make his report of delinquent and in
solvent taxpayers in his county, and that he
is hereby authorized and directed to continue
TO make demands, seize property and collect
axes as provided by law until said first
Monday of February, 1877.
SEC 2 BE IT. further enacted That it shall be
the duty of the board of supervisors of Rankin
county to meet on the 1st Monday in February
1877, for the purpose of taking action on the
report mentioned in the first section OF this
act, as now required by law to be done on the
LIST Monday in January 1877, and that their
action on the same shall be lawful and
binding as if done on the LIST Monday of jan
uary, 1877.
SEC g. Be IL further enacted That this act
take effect and be in force from and after its
passage.
APPROVED January 18th, 1871
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AN ACT 10 authorize the Board of SHnervis.
ors or Noxubee county to settle and com
promise certain iud gme Mt rendered in he
Circuit Court of said county against ". NJ
Connor and his sureties on his official bond
as tax collector of said county. aud for
other purposes.
SECTION ]. BE IL enacted by the Leg stature OF
the State OF Mississippi Tn az the Board OF SUI
pervisors OF the county Of Noxubee be and
they are hereby authorized and empowered TO
compromise, settle, and dispose OF q certain
Judgment rendered in the Circuit Court of
s Sa1 county on the Sih day of September,
1916, for the use of said county of Noxuhae
against VIM. NJ. Connor late tax collector of
SAID county, William Z. Connor, and William
NJ Connor, James W. Heron and Robert w
HerrOn, his sureties on his official bond as
tax col ector of said Noxubee county. and all
SUITS now pending In the Circuit Court of said
county for the use of said county of Noxubee
against the said William NJ. Conner and his
said sureties on his said official bond, said
board OF Supervisors are hereby empowered
70 august, compromise and settle the same
upon such terms as they may believe TO be for
pTop'ded said compromise shall be made and
agreed upon on or before the first dav of Jam
uary next.
SEC. z BE IT. further enacted, That said Board
OF Supervisors are hereby authorized and en-
powered to settle pr compromise with and re-
lease any one or more of said sureties from
said judgment, and said Su; now PENDING in
the Circuit Court Of Noxubee county, but such
settlement or release shall not affect the right
or remedy of the said Noxubee county against
the other debtors for the amount remaining
due and unpaid, and shall not operate to re-
lease any of the other of the said debtors,
either Of principal or sureties
SEC. 3. BE IL further enacted That this act
axe effect and be In force from and after it's
passage
APPROVED Ianuorv
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AN ACT to encourage the breeding of gooC
stock in this State

the State Of Mississippi That in order to en-
courage the propagation of good stock in this
State, there shall hereafter be lien in favor
of the owner of all stations, jacks and bulls,
upon the colts and calves sired by such stall
lions, jacks and bulls for and to the extent of
the value of the price agreed on for the SER
vices of said animals between the owners of
the colts and calves so sired
SEC. z. Be it further enacted That such lien
shall be enforced by suit before any magistrate
having jurisdiction Of the debt; the writ.
judgment and execution shall describe the
colt or calf on which the lien is claimed under
the provisions of the first section of this Act
and when the judgment is rendered, such colt
or calf shall be declared liable to be sold to
pay the debt and costs in such suit, and when
declared shall be levied on and sold as prop
erty is usually levied on and sold under exec
ution at law.
APPROVED, January Is, 1877.
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AN ACT to change the time of HOLDING the Cir
cult Court of Lawrence county.
SECTION l. Be it enacted 6u the Leoislot,,re n,
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
onu4;y Oh May ana November, and shall
continue as now provided by law, and process
returnable to said Court on the third Monday
OF May, 1877, shall be taken and treated
as returnable on the fourth Monday.
SEC. = Be at further enacted, That this Act
passage.
APPROVED January 10. 1877
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AN ACT to authorize the Board of Supervis-
ors of Scott county to dispose of certain
funds in the Treasury Of said county.
WHEREAS, In building Jail in the county
of Scott, a tax was levied and collected IN ex-
cess of what was necessary to build said jail,
and said excess is now in the Treasury of
said county, and the board of supervisors are
not authorized to expend the same there
fore,
SECTION l. Be IL enacted by the Legislature Of
the State of Miss ssippi, That the board of SUI
peryisors of Scott county be authorized and
empowered to use and expend said surplus of
iaii tax for such county purposes as they may
think best for said county.
SEC. 2. Be ilfurther enacted, That this Act
shall take effact and be in force from and af-
ter it's passage 80, ,o--
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AN ACT to authorize the board Of supervi-
sors of Itawamba county to settle with j. r.
ton.
SECTION l. Be ii enacted by the Legislature Of
the State Of Mississippi That the board of SUI
pervisors of Itawamba county be and are
hereby authorized to settle with ]. R. Jamer-
son, county superintendent of education, for
of April. 1875, to the 28th day of May, 1875;
and if the claims of the said J. r. Jameson
be just and proper they may issue warrant
to the said Jamerson for the amount so deter
mined.
SEC g Bel 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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taxes of lssaquena county be Ind h is her,
required TO re-assess the lands of Issaquena
county, at the saTe time The assessment of
personally Tor the year 1877 is mace by him
anu me auditor of public accounts is hereby
required to furnish him with the books
necessary Tor that purpose; Prortded, That
paid out OF the Treasury Of said couufv
oEc. BE AZ further enacted That ills Act
shai take effect and be- force from and fter
its passage.
APPROVED January 18th. 1871
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APPROVED, January II, 1877.
AN ACT for the relief of the Mississippi Fe-
male Seminary, an incorporated institution
for the education of youth

male Seminary, an incorporated institution
for the education of youth
SECTION !. BE 1t enacted by the Legislature Of
ne |otate u Mississippi, That the Auditor of
Public Accounts be and he is hereby ;nstrncto3
TO cancel the sale for taxes of the southeast
quarter oil section eighteen, township six of
range one west, the property of the Mississippi
Female Seminary, made by the sheriff of
Kinds county on the first Monday in Janua-
ry, A d., 1876, the said property being exempt
from taxation under the revenue laws of this
State.
SEC. 2. BE 1t further enacted That the Audi
tor Of Pu6lic Accounts and The county treas
urer of said county of Kinds be and they arc
hereby authorized and required to allow the
SAID sheriff credit account for the State
and county taxes assessed against the said
land and that this Act take effect and be in
force from and after its passage
APPROVED January 18th, 1877
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AN ACT to authorize the State Superintend-
ent of Public Education to dispo of maps
of this State now in his office.

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 IL 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 1t further enacted, That this Act
take effect and be in force from and after its
passage.
APPROVED January II, 1877.
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F'lHERN SHAVING SALOON


nsom "oN DERS respectfully notifies his
b PssrV e Is and friends, that he has removed
|@bl s,n street, to the Kells' Building, on
sbi. street., few doors from CLARION Off
s, rcl has been furnished with all the APP
|QkSs Of first class BARBER SHOP. He
viii Nip sufficient force of good workmen
Wing " " MS utmost to give satisfaction in
~eOn' Dec. 6. ism.
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to lands sold for taxes due the State and coun-
y, where the time for the redemption of the
same had exrired prior to the said 18th day of
September, 1876, shall be deemed and held
Prtma fdcie correct, and valid and sufficient TO
bass the title thereto, but not conclusive.
SEC. 8. Be IL further enacted, That this Act
take effect and be in fierce from and after its
passage.
APPROVED, January l6 1877
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Talobusla geSoto and RANKIN co,a.;.
j

the State Of Mississippi, That Section 1887 oftbs
Revised Code OF 1871, in relation to the sup
port OF the poor within incorporated towns
ana TOR other purposes, SO far as tn same an.
plles 20 the towns now or hereafter TO be incol
bor t.n In the equities of Scott Yalobusha.
RANKIN ard DeSoto in said State, be and the
same IS hereby repealed and amended
SEE = Be At further enacted That the poor
wrhin The limits of such incorporated towns
In sala SCOTT. falobusha, Rankin and DeSoto
counties shall be supported and maintained
hereafter as are other poor persons in said
APPROVED, January IS 1877
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AN ACT to authorize the board of supervisors
of Washington county to employ legal ad-
viseR.
SECTION l. Be it enacted by the Legislature OF
the State of Mississippi, That the board OF SUI
pervisors of Washington county DE, ana Is
perehv authorized and empowered to employ
a legal adviser and counsel at a yearly sal
ary of not more than three hundred dollars,
navable out of the county treasury.
SEC. 2. Be ii further enacted, That this ACT
80 Ia effect and be in force from and after its
passage. - ,o--
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Stolen.

EROM the residence of JACOB WONDERS
L. on Monday night last, CHESTNUT SoR-
REL PoNY-BUILT HORSE, about fourteen
hands high, star on forehead, fax name and
tail; of medium size, and a knot where the
saddle has worn. A liberal reward will be
paid for the recovery of the animal.
Dec 81 70
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AN ACT TO prohibit the sale of vinous and
spiri uous liquors within three miles OF the
town OF Buena Vista in the county of Chick.
asaw, State of Mississippi.

the State Of Mississippi That it shall hereafter
be unlawful for any person to sell, barter or in
a ymanner dispose of, for profit or gain, any
vinous or spirituous liquors, within three
miles OF the post-otfice in the town of Buena
Vista, in the county of Chickasaw
SEC. ,. BE 1T further enacted That justices of
the peace of Chickasaw county shall have
concur Mt jurisdiction with the circuit court
oyer offences committed under this Act, and
that for each and every violation Or evasion
of this Act, the party so offending, upon con-
viction, shall be fined not less than fifty dol
lars nor more than one hundred dollars, or by
imprisonment in the county Jail for not less
than thirty, nor more than ninety days, or
by both, at tn discretion Of the court.
SEC BE az further enacted, That this Act
be in force from and after it's passage
APPROVED, January Is, 1877.
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Peeler Cotton Seed +!

IN 000 BUSHELS pure PEELER COTTON
IU.UUU SEED for sale, put up in sacks
of from 4 to bushels. Raised on the Planta-
tons of L. A. Campbell, Silver Creek, Yazoo
county. Refers, by permission, to Capt. j. j.
Cowan, Messrs. e. A. Manlove & Co; and
Messrs. Fulkerson. and Cotton Factors gener-
ally of Vicksburg. Address all orders to
d. w. LAMKIN g. CO,
jan. 49, 77-daw2m# VICKsBURG.
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IONSOREAL.
h. ohERT CARROLL.

IN that respectfully inform the public,
slNESSS u Is still engaged in the BARBER
sSRR S., az MS old stand, next door to the
a'e S rs. where those seeking q clean
~ are :class Haircut, or a real Sham
Us; Hal" II are my Terms-Shaving 10
eAt. cutting, b cents Shampooning,
'ss odd, RoBT. CARROLL.
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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 county

AN ACT act authorizing the board of super
visors of the county of Scott to order a re-
assessment of the real estate OF said county.
SEcTIoN1 Be 1t enacted By 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 a re-assessment of real estate In SAID
county, should such board In Its Judgment
deem such re-assessment necessary and adVl-
sable: provided said order shall be made and
entered upon the records of said board on or
before the first Monday in April, 1871
SEC 2 Belt further enacted, That should
said board deem such re-assessment necessary
and advisable and order the same to be made,
II Shall thereupon be the duty of the clerk of
said board 10 Immediately notify the Auditor
of Public Accounts of such action, and 1T shall
be the duty of said Auditor upon recelvlng
such notification, to furnish immediately TO
said clerk, three land assessment rolls Tor the
nurpose of making said assessment, winch
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, ap-
| proved April 10, 1876.
SIC r, n further enacted. That the asses-
sor of said county, shall have prepared at the
expense of said county, suitable b'anKs LOT
| making said assessment; which blanks snali
| have attached thereto, on oath, to pc taken
and subscribed before said assessor or ms
deputy; which said oath shall in all respects
meet the REQ uirements of section eighteen OF
/ the act above referred to.
SEC. 4. Be it further enacted That the asses
sor of said county, shall receive as compeh-
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 reasses s hnard anu ''
SEC. 5. Be it further enacted That this ac
| sbalI take effect and be in force from and after
its passage. :. ,o-e
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2urlyE closing out sale of entire
.,t,,,be New York Bazaar at cost. They
,3to retire from business by the 18th OF
..n,,r and will offer their entire stock
.ni-ye cost. oC-
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GPAs EXCURSION TICKETS will
- 40 an the 18th. Eleven dollars for
:" ,oa trip from Jackson. Apply to
IA Webb.
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naiIy bscribers.

.nob as the Legislative session will
f Id one month, subscribers to Daily
gho have paid two dollars for Leg
W" session. will be credited with one
:. Weekly subscription. The Daily
y y 1,soontinued at close of session.
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APPROVED, Janua' y 10, 1877.
AN ACT to secure certain school funds be-
LONGING to the county of Lafayette

AN All to secure certain school funds be.
longing to the county of Lafayette.
WHEREAS By an Act of the Legislature. an.
proved March 4th, 1875, the town of Oxford
in the county of Lafayette, was made sepa-
rate school district; and whereas, by an act
OF the Legislature, approved March 9th, 1876
the above mentioned Act was repealed; and
whereas, at the time the aforesaid repeating
act went into effect there remained in the
hands of X. X. Chiffon, treasurer of said sep
arate school district of the town of Oxford.
the sum ofslx hundred and thirty -fiye and So
lhO dollars belonging to the school fund of
SAID separate school district; ami whereas
the teachers CT the pubic schools in the town
of Oxford have certain unliquidatcd claims
against said funds for services rendered du-
ring the past school year therefore
SEcTIoN /. BE ii enacted by the Legislature Of
the State of Mississippi, Thai the present boa I'd
OF mayor and aldermen of the town of Oxford,
is hereby authorized and empowered to audit
and allow said claims, and upon such allow
ance of said claims the said mayor is hereby
authorized and required to draw his warra Mt
for the amounts so allowed, upon the said r.
X. Chiffon, treasurer as aforesaid
Sec ,. Be 1T further enacted That upon t! e
presentation of said warrants, drawn as above
required, the said Il. Il. Chiffon, treasurer as
aforesaid, IS hereby authorized and required
to pay the same out of the said school funds in
his hands
SEC. 3. BE it further enacted, That the said
r. r. Chiffon, treasurer aforesaid, is here
by authorized and required, after paying all
claims allowed as provided for in the prece-
ding sections of this Act, to pay any balance
of the said school funds remaining in his
hands, to the county treasurer of Lafayette
county upon said treasurers receipting
therefor, to be credited to the school fund of
the county.
SEC. 4. Be it further enacted, That the said
R. r. Chiffon, treasurer as aforesaid,i is hereby
required to submit to the board of supervisors
of Lafayette county, at its regular meeting in
April, 107fyor as soon thereafter as practical
BILE, statement setting forth the amount of
the time said separate school district was
abolished, the amount paid on claims as al
lowed by the provisions of this Act, the
amount of his commissions and the amount
paid over to the county treasurer.
Sec. 5. Be itfurther enacted, That this Act
take effect and be in force from and after its
passage.
APPROVED, January l6, 1877.
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az n, AL to change the time of boiling the
ChanceIy Court in Marshall county.

OVI1
SFc1lo. ]. Be IL enacted By the Legislature 81
court OF Marshall county shall. from AMI a
ter tie passage Of this Act, be held as follows
,o-wlt Que 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.
stc. = Re further enacted, That all laws
ana parts OF laws in conflict with this Act be
ana the same are hereby repealed
SEC. . BE It further enacted That this law
shall take effect and be in force from and Of.
ter its passage.
APPROVED, January 16. 1877.
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AN ACT to create an additional justice of the
peace 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 APP
point one additional justice of the peace in SUI
pervisor district, No. four ~ in the county
of Bolivar. And said justice of the peace shall
hold his Office until the LIST Monday in Janu-
airy, 1878, and said Office created shall be
filled at the next general election as now re-
quired by law for filing other county offices.
take effect and be in force from and after its
passage.
APPROVED. January 13th 1877.
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rac House, on yesterday, voted one
ID dollars to the Jackson Fire De-
nsot upon the motion of Hon. Geo.
n.,nar seconded in an eloquent speech
no R S. Hudson, in which he paid a
,.hn+, to tiremen generally.
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ACT to amend section 24lO, of the Revise
AN no71 In relation to suits again

ACT 10 amend section 24l0, of the Revised
"A G Code of 1871, in relation to suits against
corporations. ~. Iso;,1ature OF
of Mississippi. That section 24lo, OF
re e Kew Reysed Code of s7 be 50 amended as to
the .hori1s suits to be brought against lnsur,
anee in in Which bs so the
loss may if lire rpe eSsy and in es such
ty where the nsne he served upon any agent
suits ,h pr9 sampa msy in the state and when
Served shall be sufficient to bind the company
SEC Be il further ENACTED w uhat the 81 provis
and Acts 81 IN the same are hereby
repealed. .oA 1877