The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1878-01-10
GOVERNORS MESSAGE.
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GOVERNORS MESSAGE.
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of Health for the protection of life and health and
prevent spread of disease in the State of Mississippi
and for other purposes" / appointed the Goth OF
March, the following named physicians Sanitary Com
missoners for the State at large: F. W. Dancy of Holly
Springs; W. nj. Compton, of Jackson and ID. s. Phares
of Woodville and the It'll Of April upon the recommen
dation of the State Medical Association appointed the
following named physicians as Sanitary commissioners
for the Congressional Districts tow: For the lst Dis
tric j. M. Taylor, Of Cornth, and A u Sythe, OF 6aid
wyn; the I'd District T. d. Isom, OF Oxford and john
Wright of Sardis: for the Sd District, f. w Hughes, OF
Grenada and s. v d. Hill, of Macon; for the 4th District,
G. Galloway of Canton and T. J. Mccormick of Yazoo
CITY: for the 9Th District Robert Kells of Jackson and
c. A Rice, of Brandon; for the 9th District H. o. Whar
ton of Port Gibson, and p f. Whitehead of Vcksburg.
The Commissioners in Jackson, the 18th of April,
and organized the State Board OF Health" The first
Annual Report Of the State Board which herewith
transmit to you is very creditabe to those who parci
pated in its production. The gratitude Of the people
should always be extended to those who labor for the
public good and especially when that labor is performed
gratuitously.
1t is alleged that by the proper enforcement of sanitary
rules and regulations, many diseases prevenable
All efforts calculated to effect an object desirable,
should be encouraged and fostered Sanitary legislation
is becoming important feature in the economy of other
State Governments, and it is matter of pride that the
physicians OF State side by side with the
most progressive of their profession
tits urged that additional legislation is necessary to
enable the Board to extend the sphere of its usefulness
and to accomplish all those results hoped tor by It,
commend the suggestions and recommendations contained
in the Report, to your careful consideration
PEARL COUNTY
Pearl County was by the Act of February 81,
1872. (Acts 1872. page 100 According to the election
returns the county has less than 200 voters having cast
in 1875 40 votes in 1876, 1913 votes: and in 1871 100
votes. The entire population cannot exceed 1000 or l.,
200 AS originally formed, 1t is doubtful II the county
contained 400 square miles In 1876 the Legislature IN
creased area by attaching it all that portion Of
Marion county lying and being south of the 3st degree
Of 9n0m
between the two counties, (Acs 1876, page 276) The
State realty in Pearl county, for 1875 $40 15
and personality, SAIL 35 In 1875, the OF $5l6 50
was paid into the State treasury ana In 1870 S6oo w
The total valuation of realty in 1876, $3216 and
of personally, $99435 The Act of 1872 made it the
duty the Board of Supervisors to proceed at to
erect suitable buildings for court house and JAIL AL
though five years have elapsed since the county
ated step has been taken to build either court
house Jail The public offices not remunerative.
There much crime in Pearl county, and strong and
unmsaEable tendency awlessness Last spring. just
prior to the term of the Circuit Court, the church,
which the court be held destroyed by fire. and
with all the indictments and papers apperainng to all
the courts and all the public records reports and statutes
This manesty the work of an incendiary or of in
cendiaries.
1t is impossible to execute the criminal law without
court house and JAIL and without public officers who
will make and assist otherwise in bringing guilty
to justice. The absence of any means Of appliances
for the enforcement Of the criminal law in Pearl county,
and the consequent failure enforce it. have doubtless
embodened the awless to believe that they will never
be punished, and that they violate the law with i'm
and there is certainly strong necessity for bringing the
cuprt to justice, in order TO protect the good citizens,
only of the county ITSELF but also of the adjacent
counties by inspiring some respect for law, and some
terror in the minds of evildoers. Bat things now
stand there little hope of executing the criminal law
in that county
1t is wholly improbable that suitable public buildings
will be erected lii the county The county is too
to pay for such buildings and to bear the other
penses incident to the execution Of the criminal law
have felt it to be my duty to call your attention to The
state of affairs in Pearl county. l do it with the hope
that aEpC
great evils and public that have resulted
from the Act of S72 The Legislature surely possesses
sufficient constitutional power in the premises. 1t is
certainly to be deeply deplored that any portion of the
territory of the State should be in the condition in which
Pearl county is represented to be. And is equally
tain that remedy must exist
ASSIGNMENT DISTRICT ATTORNEYS
On the 10Th of February last, made assignment OF
District Attorneys in accordance with the requirements
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