The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1878-03-27


this Act within ninety days after the p .ss-
age thereof, or be thereafter drbarrcd there
from.
SIC. 8. Be it further elqc.ed, Tu1t This
Act shall take eject and b. in force from
| an after Us pts.a-e
APPRovEU, March I, 1878.
AN ACT to provide for the settlement OF a
controversy Ia regard ~ a certain con-
struc.ton levce tax in Sharkey county.
| WHEREAS, A controversy exists between
! the board OF Mississippi Levee COmmlssio
ers anu certain tax payers or Sharkey
| county in reference O. the levee construction
| TAX levied by said board tor the d.cai year
| 1916. resulting tn sale OF certain lands ln
san county Tor the non payment 90 said
tax. aud ALLEGATION which is now pending
! IN said county; and,
WHEREAS, The said board and the parties
interested desire authority q Cpmprunfsa
ana settle said controversy upon tho basis
OF ne payment OF one-halt ot the tax
levied aud,
WHEREAS. The said sale was made ID the
state, AMI has The effect 90 suspend fha coll
lection OF the STATE aud county revenues
upon SAID lands, bv reason al which 90 b. de-
sirable that said controversy be adjusted as
proposed; therefore.
SECTION l. BE- ia enacted bv the LegIsla-
ture Of the State OF the Mississipui That
all lands la the said county Of Sharkcv
winch were sold O. the State iu the wear
1877 for the non-p payment Of the levee con-
structon tax may be redeemed by the own
ers upon the payment 90 the Auditor OF
FuOhc Accounts for account Of tho said
levee board, ct oue-halTutth tax for which
the same were sold, together with the costs
OF sucn sale ,aud together with am other
taxes which may be delinquent thereon, as
now provided by law; and 81 a. the period
OF ninety DAYS from t6e pt-sagr OF inns act
be anu the same is hereby allowed for thar
purpose, during which time the said lands
shall not be subject To sale by the Auditor.
Provided That before such redemption n
allowed, and within sixty days from tho
passage OF this net, said board ot levfa
commissioners shall notify the said An litor
IN writing, under their seal, of their accpp-
lance OF aud agreement 10 the said cumuro-
mi>e hereby authorized, itstid board shalIs1
agree 10 accept the same; and 10 such notl-
hcat'on be NOT given. then this act shall be
OF no effect.
SIC BE it further enacted, Thatupo1
all lands which were SO sold TO the State for
the non payment of the levpe construction
tax alone, the sheriff Of said county. be and
he Is hereby required to collect all state.
county ana ofhrr taxes for the fiscal year
1871, IN Ike manner as 10 said lands had not
been 80 sold; aud ~ upon making the re-
dtn ntiQn authorized by this ACT or at any
other time. any person whose lands we're So
sold rs Aforesaid, shall produce To the Audi
tor his tax receipt, cor other satisfactory
evidence showing thar bee has paid he state.
county or other tnNes Tor Tie said fiscal
!Otl 1870 b'l"ol' SAd Iauds snail De eutl-
lied e. credit therefor. aud the Auditor
Sh all debit the said sheriff with the taxes SO
shown To have been paid, aud require him
10 account therefor at his next ,citlrmrnt.
aud on receipt ct such take, tho Auditor
shall account u the treasurers of The tevee
board and OF said county OF Sharkcy or 9th
rr proper officer for their proper proportion
Dt the same
SEC. BE it further enacted, That this
act shall take eject aud be iu force from aud
tfter its passage.
APPROVED March D. 1873.