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AN ACT TO see ire certain school funds belonging Tho
county o Lafayette

! county of Lafayette.
| WHEREAS, By an Act Of the Legislature,
approved 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, APP
proved 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Act was repealed; and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 r. r. Chiffon, treasurer of said sepa-
rate school district of the town of Oxford. the
sum of six hundred and thirty five and 80 ] 90
dollars belonging to the school fund OF said
separate school district; and
WHEREAS, The teachers of the public schools
in the town of Oxford have certain unliquidated
claims az ainst said funds for services rendered
during the past school year; therefore,
SECTION L. Be 10 enacted BY the Legislature
of the State of Mississippi, That the present
board of mayor and aldermen of the town of
Oxford is hereby authorized and empowered =,
audit and allow said claims, and upon sucn allow
ance of said claims, the said iuayor is hereby
authorized and required to draw his warrant for
the amounts so allowed, upon the said r. r.
Chiffon, treasurer as aforesaid
SEC. 2. Be II further enacted. That upon the
presentation of said warrants, drawn as above
required, the said r. K. Chiffon, treasurer as
Aforesaid, is hereby authorized and required to
pay the, same out of the said school funds in
bis hands
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r. r. Chiffon treasurer as aforesaid is hereby
authorized and required, after paying all claims
allowed, as provided for in the preceding sec
tions of this Act, to pay any balance Of the said
school funds remaining i'll his hands, to the
county treasurer of lafayette county upon said
treasurer's receiptng therefor, to be credited
to the schol fund Of the county.
Sec. 4. BE 1t further enacted, That the said
r. r. Chiffon, treasurer aforesaid, is hereby
required to submit to the board Of supervisors
of Lafayette county, at its regular meeting in
April, 1877, or as soon thereafter as practicable,
a statement setting forth the amount of school
funds remaining in his hands at the time
said separate school district abolished, the
amount paid on claims as allowed by the pro-
visions of this Act, the amount of his commits
sions and the amount paid over to the county
treasurer
SEC. 5. BE 1t further enacted, That this Act
take effect and be in force from and after its
passage.
APPROVED, January 10th, 1877.
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AN ACT TO authorize Supervisors OF Noxubee
county certain lands other purposes
APpRovED, February lst, 1877.

SECTION l. Be it enacted By The Legislature
Of the State Of Mississippi, That the board
of supervisors of Noxubee county are hereby
authorized and empowered TO bid for and pur
chase any lands which may be sold by the sher-
If OF Noxubee county by virtue of any execu
ton or executions issued a certain Judgment
rendered in the circuit court Of said NOxubee
county, on the eighth day of September, $40, in
favor of the State of Mississippi for the use OF
said county against William NJ. Conner, late
tax collector of Noxubee county, and William
Z. Conner, William NJ Conner, Jones W. Her
ron, and Robert w. Heron, his sureties on
his official bond as tax collector of said Noxu-
bee county.
SEC 2. Be 1t further enacted, That should
said board of supervisors deem it advisable to
bid for and purchase any lands which may be
sold under and by such execution or executions
as aforesaid, the deed of conveyance in such
lands shall be made by the said sheriff to the
president of said board of supervisors of said
county for the use of said county of Noxubee
Sec. 3. Be 1t further enacted, That should
any lands be purchased under the provisions Of
this Act, the said board Of supervisors, when
ever it shall be deemed advisable, and for the
best interest of said county, shall have full pow
er and authority to sell and dispose of the same
or any part thereof upon such terms as they
may think proper and upon the sale thereof
the deed of conveyance therefor to the pur
chaser or purchasers shall be signed by the
president of the board of supervisors with the
seal of said board attached, which deed Of con
veyance, when signed as aforesaid and delivered
shall convey to the purchaser purchasers all
the interest and title vested in said county, by
virtue of the purchases aforesaid.
SIC. 4. Be 1t further enacted, That this Act
take effect and be in force from and after its
passage
APPROVED, February 1st, SIT.
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AN ACT authorizing the board of supar7 sore "a 10 4
of Warren 10 order re-asssessmcui oi Ae veal cNi
said county.
SECTION 1. Be IL enacted by IN. Llg@1
! Of the State Of mississippi That the D
OF supervisors Of the county of Warren,
and they are hereby authorized auJ emP|
ed to order re assessment OF tue real ei
in said county, should s2id boarl.Hits jgdsl
deem such re assessment necessary ana a1I
bic; PrOUlded, said order shall be made ahI
tered upon the records Of said board. on OIL
fore the first Monday Of April, "A. ~. ia'' 3; \
SEC. 2. BE it further enacteR. That sHl
said board of supervisors deem ,ucbTe 's'
ment necessary and advisable YI 'fIef,
same to be made, it shall thereufoh He me
of the clerk Of said Board TO inmedialelF
tify the Auditor Of licfAccouHl5 OIL
action, and it shall be theduty oil 7lId Aul
upon receiving such NOTIFICATION, ~ i1fHl-"
mediately to said CLERK three Lana assessor
rolls for the purposeoi making -aII ASSESSING
which said rolls stall be prepared according
section nine ofan Act in relation 10 pu
revenues, anF' for other purg. e- appro
April 18th, 1916.
SEC. 3. BE 1t furher euact,H That the
SCISSOR ofsaid county, shall have pr pared at
expense Of said county, suitable blanss for
making said assessments, which blanks 81
have attached thereto an oath tO be taken
subscribed JefOre said assessor or his dept
which said oath shall in all respects, meet
requiremsnts Of section eighteen Of the
above ysferred to.
SEC 4. Be- tfurther enaeteH, That The asse
or ~ said county shall receive as compensate
for making said assessment, in case the same
cdered to be made, the commission now aIlo
ed by Jaw, the same to be paid out OF
he COUNTY treasury Of Warren county upon
completion of said re assessment and the recc
ion of the same by said board OF supervisors.
SIC. 5. Be ii further enacted, That this a
hall take effect and be in force from and ait
is passage.
APPROVED, February 1st, 1871
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id county be enabled to bid at the sale of said
lands. under said execution, therefore
SEcTfoN l. Be 1t enacted 6y tie Legislature
Of the State Of Mississippi, That the board of
lied to purchase any land that may be sold
under said execution either by agent heretofore
appointed or hereafter to be appointed, at a
sum not to exceed the amount of said judgment,
and if purchased hereafter, TO sell said land so
purchased upon such terms as may appear most
advantageous to the interest of the county,
SEC. g Be- 1t further enacted, That this Act
take effect an be in force from and after its
passage.
APPROVED January 3Oth, 1877.
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AN ACT to extend the provisions of Act entitled can
county to regi
Of said county and for other purposes approved March
SECTION /. Be 1t enacted By tie Legislature Of
the State Of Mississippi, That section one OF
an Act entitled Gan Act to authorize the board
of Supervisors of Lauderdale county to cause
said county, and for other purposes" approved
March 3Ist, 1876, be so extended as to author
ize and empower the board of supervisors OF
Lauderdale county to make publication by order
of said board requiring all outstanding warrants
upon the treasury of SAID county issued prior
to the first day of July 1876 and not heretofore
registered as by order of said board under the
provisions of section one of said Act, shall be
presented to the clerk of said board, within
80 days after the publication of such order in a
newspaper published in said county, which pub
LEGATION shall be made as soon as NAV be after
such order is made and shall continue once
week for three weeks, and all warrants
required by such order to be presented which
shall not be thus presented for registration
within said time, shall be barred by limitation.
and shall not thereafter be receivable for county
taxes, nor constitute a valid claim against said
county.
Sec 3. Be 1t further enacted, That warrants
so presented for registration shall be by the
clerk of said board registered in accordance
with the provisions of section of said Act to
which this is merely an extension.
SEC. 3. Be 1t further enacted, That all war
rants presented or registered within the time
prescribed by the order of said board of super
yisors may be presented and bonded as other
warrants registered under the provisions of the
Act to which this is extension, and all of the
provisions of said Act as to the manner. form
and character of said bonds being hereby fully
extended to the holder or holders of said war
rants, and said bonds shall refer to the said Act
of which this is new extension, and not to this
Act.
SEc, g. Be 1t further enacted, That all Acts
or parts of Acts in conflict with this Act be
and they are hereby repealed, and this Act
shall take effect and be in force from and after
its passage.
APPROVED February 1st, 1877.
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Gompanv. now held by, am ~belong ing to, said
county orsAdafns. sss..
sssgc 2. Be 1t further ssectsd, That said
sale shall be made in such 1manner as sald
board Of supervisors may direct, but no sale
shall be made for less than fS34y thirty-three
and one third per cent. of the face value Oh
such stock.
SEC g. Be Il. fatrtAsr enacted, That the money
arising from sale of said stock shall be applied
to. and used in. the redemption of the railroad
debt of sIid county; AMI that this Act shall take
effect and be in force from and after its pas
ge.
APPROVED. February 1st, 1871
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SECTION 1. Be 1t enacted By the LEGISLATURE Of
the State Of Mississippi, That the board o.
supervisors of Alcorn county, in said State, NAV
cause to be built levee and turnpike road with
the bridges and culverts necessary for the pas
sage of the water across Tuscumbia bottom and
river in said county, at such point as they may
deem best for. the convenience Of the citizens
thereof and the travelling public, and at any
point to be selected by said board between
the Tennessee line and the old town of Dan
vile, and that said board may NIL. sncn co;,
tracts as may be necessary for the construction
of the same
SEC. 3 Be 1t further enacted That said
BOARD OF supervisors may receive from any per
son or persons, who may desire to contribute to
Tie construction of said levee and turnpike
any money, labor or materials necessary to be
used in building the same, and that said board
may contract for the building of the same bv a
lease thereof, to any person or persons and bv
contributing such amounts of the public funds
as may be necessary, together with the lease To
insure the erection and construction of said
levee and bridges above high water mark, and
said board shall have the power to fix the rate
of tolls to be paid by persons crossing said
levee, not to exceed five cents for each loose or
lead horse, ten cents for each man and horse.
twenty five cents for each one horse wagon
buggy or carriage fifty cents for each two horse
wagon, seventy-five cents each four-horse
wagon, and one dollar on each wagon with six
or more horses, and that said board may collect
the same through its agent and shall authorize
any lessee to whom said levee may be leased.
to collect such tolls may be fixed on the
the same.
SEC. 3. BE 1t further enacted, That when
said levee and turnpike shall be constructed,
that said board shall have power to lease the
same upon condition that it shall be kept in
good repair, and on such other terms as will
insure good road across said bottom and river
with the least cost to the taxpayers of the
county.
SEC. 4. Be it.further enacted, That said board
may exempt citizens of said county of Alcorn
from the payment of TOLL or make any distinc
ton it may deem proper between citizens of
said county and persons residing out Of said
county, as to the toll to be paid by them respec
lively; proeided, the above rates shall in no
case be exceeded or charged
SEC. 5. Be at further enacted That the
said board may accept the surrender of the
franchise granted by an Act to authorize the
construction of -a-bFidge- across Hatchie
river in the county Of Tippah, and for other
purposes, approved November 21st, 1865, and
may cause to be repaired and maintained the
turnpike Hatchie river bottom, and
bridge across said river on the road known as the
Ripley and Jacinto road in the county of Alcorn,
and State of Mississippi; and for this purpose
the said board may exercise all the powers con-
ferred by the preceding sections of this Act,
so far as the same applicable.
APPROVED. February LIST, 1877.
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AN ACT to authorize a re-asscssiucut and relenr
lands Ia Sharkcy county.

AN ACT to nuthorize a re-as.cssrueu, aud reispr.
lands In Sharkcy county.
SECTION 1. BE II caactcd dy The E.gHa
Of the State If 1ljSsisSjppi That The h
of supervisors Of Sharkcy county b,
they are hereby authorized 10 cause ara
sesment of lands, in whole or in part, TO BEN
in said county at the expense of said c0T
on or before the LIST Monday Of August, \
to be examined and corrected as now prov
by law.
SEC. 2. BE ID FURTHER eHacted, That d
said board shall order an entire assessment
lands in said county, the Auditor Of Public
counts shall furnish the Necessary books
that purpose. But if only a part of the d
shall be assessed, the clerk of said board s
keep list Of all changes which shall be Dob
and shall furnish the sheriff of said county
the Auditor of Public Accounts each with
titled copies thereof
SEC. 3. Be II furtha eaacted, That If
land owner or agent in said county ,
under oath, file list of land with the c.er
said board, stating that said land haJ been
properly assessed, it shall be the duty ~
board to review and correct the assessment
such lands, to be certified q, provided in
End section Of this Act; if any of said ia
shall have been sold or forfeited 60 the s..
the owner or any person interested in
lands may redeem the came at the newly as.
ell value Of the same without damages there
SEC. 4. BeU further caactcd That this
take effect and be in force from and after
passage.
APPROVED, January 3lst 1871.
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SECTION 1. Be 1t enacted by tie Legislature
Of the State Of Mississippi, That an Act emit
tied can Act to provide for and regulate the
custody and control of the school land fund
arising from the 10th section in Choctaw
18th, 1876, be, and the same is hereby so
amended to extend the provisions and
privileges of said Act to the county of Calhoun.
SEC. 2. Be Il further enacted, That the
first election of trustees provided for in the
first section of the Act, to which this is an
amendment, shall be held in the said county of
Calhoun, on the first Saturday in April, 1877.
at which time the election Of said trustees
shall be held, whose term of office shall expire
at the time of the next general election of
board of trustees, as provided for in section
eleven of the Act to which this is amendatory
SEC. 3. Be 1t further enacted, That this A ct
take effect and be in force from and after its
passage.
APPROVED, January both, 1877.
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AN ACT to legaZe the assessment of n school 10 he ~
mayor and board of aldermen of the city Canton in thu
county of Madison.
WHEREAS, Owing to a misunderstanding he
tween the board of supervisors of Madison
county, and the board of mayor and aIdermen
OF the city of Canton. as to whose duty il was
to levy the tax, no tax for school prr
poses was levied upon the property in the div
of Canton, for the year a. ID. 1S76; and
WHEREAS, to prevent the children of SAID citv
from being deprived of-school facilitiesfor the
year A. ID. 1877, the mayor and board of alder
men, of said city of Canton, have Ieyfed and a.
sessed tax of two mills on the dollar. nr5n
the assessable property of saidcity, for such
school purposes, due and payable by. tbe 18th
day of February, A. D. 1877 yand
WHEREAS, The time for levging and collectinf
such tax has expired on the LIST dav0f Decem.
Der, A. D. 1876. !
SECTION 1. Therefore bit enacted 6v the Z0-
islat~re Of the State Of Mississippi, That ths tax
of two mills so imposed by the mayof and
board of AldermenO of the city Of Cantbu. he
and the same is hereby declared legal.
SEC. 2. Be ii further enacted, That the TAX col I
fector of said citylbe and is hereby eTbnov,arsd
to levy, distrainEand sell the proDesy of nera
sons failing to pay said tax SO imposed as ti,IIy
and completely as he could do in the collection
of other taxes imposed by said board Of tnayor
and aldermen OF the city of Canton under IN ii
sEc. e De It further enacted, That this AT
shal take effect and be in force from ard after
its passage. 90 @''1i
APPROVED, January "a, 1s7a.
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SECTION l. Be It enacted By the Legissaturs
Of TIE State Of Mississippi, That the board Of
supervisors of the, county of Adams be, and
of their sound discretion, the interest of the
county will thereby be promoted, to sell Ger
tam st0clnin the Natchez and Jackson Railroad
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February 1st, 1877.

AN ACT amend and construe Act entitled Act
authorize the board of supervisors of Kemper county
registration of the outstanding warrants of said
county and for athepurposes approved April Ieh 1876
SECTION 1. Be 1t enacted by the Legislature
of the State of Mississippi, That the true
intent and meaning of an Act to authorize the
board of supervisors to cause registration of
the outstanding warrants of.said county, and
for other purposes, approved, April 10th, 1876,
was that if the board of supervisors of said
county avail themselves of the provisions of
said Act, and determined to have funded the
of said county according to the
provisions of said Act, they were thereby emf
powered and directed to. require that all the
Indebtedness of said county existing prior to
the first day of July, 1885, should be registered
and funded according to said Act, whether said
was evidenced by warrants on the
county treasurer or not and ifyevideacede by
warrants, whether such warrants were issued
prior to or subsequent to the FIRST day of July,
1879. s.esssst sllasa Il sai.ast
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SECTION l. BE II eaacte3 J,U. ILL.,.
Of the State ct mississippi. That q -
of section two OF AN Act to amend A.. '-
entitled An Act authorizing and ra. az
the board of Supervisors Of Union ., ,t-..
pay Lee county the amount of sfba,l ,..
lected from the people living I'm MI 4,....
in the years 1872 and 1873" apnroyal n,
23d, 1876, as requires the agent named .'-
section to pay over the amount of r,oa'- Pa
lected by him to the county trea,nrs. q, +,
county, be and the same is hereby raoo.,., q
SEC 2. Be IL FURTHER saqct.L T5,-
board of supervisors of Lee county. at tba.. 4
meeting after the passage of mi. Acr t.,.,
lied to appoint three commissioner ,t
duty it shall be>to let out o. the loves, l.i
the building Of school houses IN nh. ro..
OF Lee county known as the As section. X
amount to be paid for said buildings ma, Il. .
coed the amount of money originally 's-
and collected for said purpose.
SEC. B. Be Il. furtHer cUattfL ThatwEs,
said buildings are completed and received
said commissioner, they shall draw an III,
on the agent appointed to collect said ma.
from Union county in favor OF the contract,
contractors for the amount Of money agreed
be paid for said buildings. not TO exceed
amount in his hands
SEC 4. BE Il fuyther epucteE That beIf
mentioned agent shall report TO the bo9r.
supervisors Of Lee county the maunerm vl
he has disbursed the money iu his hand,
file his vouchers in the Office O, the clerk
said board, and that this Act take elect aha
in force from and after its passage
APPROVED, January Goth, 1871
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ACT authorizing Board Supervisors of the
ty Of Adams In this State seil if in discretion
the interest of the viii thereby be promoted
tain railroad stock helonging said
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WHEREAS, In the circuit court of Carroll
county, judgment was obtained in the suit of
State of Mississippi, use Of Holmes county
against I'll. b. Loverine ct al, in favor of plain
tif. for the sum of forty thousand dollars, upon
which execution has issued and been levied
upon lands of defendants in said suit; and
WHEREAS, 1t is necessary, to enable said coun
ty to realize the fruits of said judgment, that
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county dispose of certain funds in the treasury said
county
WHEREAS, In building Jail in the county of
Scott, tax was levied and collected in excess
of what necessary to build said Jail, and
said is now in the treasury of said county,
and the board of Supervisors are not authorized
to expend the same; therefore,
SECTION 1. Be 1T enacted By the LEGISLATURE
Of tie State Of Mississippi, That the board Of
supervisors of Scott county be authorized and
empowered to use and expend said surplus of
Jail tax for such county purposes as they may
think best for said county.
Sec. z. Be 1t further enacted, That this Act
shall take effect and be in force from and after
its passage.
APPROVED, January, u, 1877.
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aFnt u eoES4tlon. -'4ly g5r-..-aa
SECTION ]. Be It snQcteaByt1,T.
the State Of Mississippi. mat ,1L...gt.latg, o.,
supervisors OF ltawamba county ooari q
hereby authorized to settle with J > ana ,d "a,
son, county superintendent of edr.,'. Il jane,
vices rendered as such from The W., e.I. oT s
April, 1875, to the 2Sth day Of Ma. '',t day \
if the claims Of the said J. r. .Iamsa., n ;u.
and proper, they may issue . r r.Iso be ,f
said Jamerson for the amount So 'Ja''4A' to d
SEC. ?. Be ftJUrthe1 eDact,a. Tb, o, aIlast
take effect and be in force from ars ,a 4l' 4.
passage. "-1 ate, .
APPROVED January 18th, 1877.