The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1877-01-31
take effect and b. in force FROM aud after rs
AFFaovED, January q. 1876.
AN ACT 70 correct N stake ia the byuaiar
line between CarrslI and Lef2re c,nnties.

AN ACT to correct a N stake ia the bJuaiary
line between Carroll and Lef2re Counties.
SECTION / Be Il enacted 5y the Legi IGtars II
the State b Mississippi, / EaI tie boundary
line between Carroll and Lefore counties
commencing at the Holmes county Hse on the
South, shall run from thence 10 the North
west corner Of township eighteen, ran-e Two
East, as now fixed b. law, said boundary line
from the North west corner of said io@ nsbip,
to the Grensd a county line, shall, hereafter
be fixed follows: Commencing at sad
north west corner Of SAID township ruHnia z
east on township line, to the south east corner
of section thirty. wo IN township nineteen. Of
range two cas-. thence north BIZ section lin
TO thu aorlh cast corner OF section seventeen,
township twenty, range two east. thence vest
by section lines, u the middle Of the 1alo-
busha river. thence north III the center Of said
river and by the meanderings Of the same TO
the yenada county line And al Of tie ter
ritorv of Letiore county now lying east OF the
line herein defined Is hereby annexed 10 and
made a part Of Carroll county.
SIC = Be Il further en1ctsi That this act
shall take effect and be in force from and after
It's passage.
Approved January %, 1876.
An ACT 10 incorporate the Aberdeen
Guards volunteer company Of the oi- y of
Abe deem; The Autry Rifles OF Holly
Springs Miss; The DeSOtO Blues. OF Her
nando, Miss The Prairie Rifles, OF Uko-
Iona. Hiss; The 0kfibbeha Bescues," OF
Starkville Miss; THE Lee County Guards.
Of BALDWIN; The Rankn Guards, of
Brandon Miss.; The Tuniea Guards, OF
Tuuica county Miss; The Noxubee Rifles,
OF Macon Miss. and The Senato5 ia Irwin
cibles of SeIatobia, Miss.
Section l. Be 1t enacted By the Legislature Qf
the State Of Mississippi. That the Aberdeen
Cfuar,is" a volunteer company in the city CT
Aberdeen; The Autry Rifles, OF Holly
Springs. Miss; The DeSo,o Blues. of Her
nando. Miss; The Prairie Rifles, of Okolo-
Sgal kvIlie. Miss; The Rankin Guards. Of
Brandon Miss; The TUuica q ards, o. Tu-
MICA county, Miss The Noxubee Rifles, Of
Mo-, Mis-, AID -.Ii'o 5vuatobia InVIroi-
hIeg Of Senatobia Miss, and their success
sors be. and they are hereby made and created
bodies polite under tie above names and
STYLES and to hay- all the rights and priv
leges incident TO such bodies corporate. not
inconsistent with the laws of this State or OF
Il e United States.
SEC , Re IL further enacted, That the said
companies may adopt such bylaws and regu-
laIions fer the government OF themselves as
they may deem necessary or eEpedient; pro-
uidsd hat said companies shall at no time
consist OF a less number than thirty members.
nor more than one hundred-excluslye OF OIL
GERS.
SEC. 3 Be it further enacted, That the officers
Of said companies shall consist +, one captain,
one ii lieutenan, and Two second ECU, euants,
win their usual number of non commissioned
officers, and he said commissioned officers
ttke rank with officers Of equal rank IN tue
mi tiia OF the State according to date OF their
respective commissions.
SIC T. Be Il further enacted, That the officers
and members said companies shall be con-
sidered as Minute Men and shall be subject
to tie immediate command OF the Cover nor,
and shall wneu ordered by the commanding
office OF said com"anies upon The lequisi-
ton o. any peace officer, ,ake arms and pai ade
for re purpose % preserving the peace, sup
pressing riots, unlawful assemblies, or
assisting public officers IN the discharge of
their duties, when m.liJar5 force may be le-
gally required by them.
SEC. ). Be IL further enacted, That the office rs
and members Of said companies be exempt
from oil 0 her military duty, except such as
are referred TO in the preceding section, and
sucn as is required OF them by their cOnstitu-
ton and laws.
SEC. g. BE- II further enacted That the officers
now in command Of said com panies shal be
commissioned by The governor, and their CON-
missions bear date from the passage of this
Act.
SEC = Be 1t further enacted That whenever
the above named companies sha make appli-
C. ton to The governor of this State ior the use
OF any OF the public arms equipments and
ammunition, he shalt be and is hereby
tholi=ed to issue his warrant upon the proper
officer haviDg in charge such ms, equipments
and ammunition of the State, requiring him
TO de liver to such applicant such arms, equip
ments and ammunition, if in his possession
at his commando ProUided that no such
shall file or cause TO be filed. in he office of
the Secretary of State, good and sufficient
bond, in sum double The amount in value of
the arms equipments and ammunition applied
for, conditioned for t+eir safe keeping and
delivery to the proper authorities, when
quired on the approval of the governor.
SEC. g. BE II further enacted That four or
more volunteer companies organized under
this or 4 similar Act may organize "A ha tai
ion or regiment and elect battalion regi-
mental officers, who shall be commissioned by
the governor.
SIC 9. Bet further enacted, That all volun-
teer companies in this State, organized under
the provisions Of this Act shall be required to
drill al least SIX times in each year, The time
and place of drill to be given by the com
handing officers of said companies.
SEC. 10. BE IL further enacted That all the
rights and privileges given in this Act,
hereby extended TO the Columbus Riiemen. n
the county Of Lowndes in tn S State, in add
ton TO tiiose now given them by law.
SEC. II. Be 1t further enacted, That this Act
take effect and be in force from and after its
passage.
Apr WE'D January 49, 1877.