The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1878-02-26


two, (32l thirty-thres, 1881 thirty-four, (3i)
thirty 1--we, 1857 and thirty six, 1861 shall be
and constitute as aforesaid, the Huiberton
Lsvee District, which it is the purpose of this
Act to protect and reclaim as aforesaid, by
the agency of said Board Of Commits sioners
and the lands embraced and included in said
Levee District, shall be, and are hereby, de-
clared to be and are made chargeable aud
liable, as hereinafter declared, for all the
costs, OUTLAWS, charges and expenses to be in
CURED or made for the levees, works and i'm
provements provided for and contemplated by
this Act, or in maintaining the same.
SEC. 8. Be it further enacted, That for the
purpose of building, repairing, constructing
and maintaining the levees and works atore-
said and for carrying into effect the object
and purposes of this Act, tax of one cent
per pound on every pound of lint cotton
raised on said lands or any part thereof, and
ten cents per bushel all corn over and
above one hundred and fifty $500 bushels,
except the following lands in township twenty
seven, CD range five 8, to-wit: Sections
nine, co. ten, (l0) eleven, Q1) twelve, ID
teen, (16) seventeen. 90 eighteen, (10) nine
teen, (19) twenty, (20) twenty zone, CD TWEEN
ty two, (22) twenty-three, (23) twenty-four,
GA twenty-five, (25) twenty-six, (26) twenty
seven, GU twenty eight (28) twenty mine.
(29) thirty 500 thirty-one. (3l) thirty-two (32)
thirty three, (33) thirty-four, (34) thirty-hve
1857 and thirty six, 1861 and all cotton raised
on said last mentioned lands a tax of two
levied and made for the period of ten years
only from the date of this Act, to be due and
payable on or before the first day of Septem-
Der, 1878 and annually thereafter for said
period, and to secure the payment of the same,
prior lien is hereby created and given on all
of said cstton and corn so grown, also on all
the lands on which the same is grown.
SEC. 9. Be it further enacted, That for the
purposes aforesaid, and to enable them to
carry out the purposes of this Act, the said
D.. Tav ,s,.ig a.a hall haua
power to borrow money, aud to that end, may
issue the bonds Of said Board to the amount
of one hundred thousand dollars, in such sums
and denominations not less than fifty dollars
each, as the said Board may pres cribe which
bonds shalt be signed by the President and
couutersi gned by the Treasurer of said Board,
and be made payable to order or bearer, in not
less than two nor more than ten years after
The first day of January, 1879, and shall
bear rate of interest not exceeding eight
per cent. per annum, for which interest
coupons may be attached, payable at
such place and time as the Board
may contract. Said bonds shall be
negotiable as promisory notes or bills of ex-
change, and may be sold and negotiated in
any market in of the State, on the best
terms that can be obtained for the same but
in no case shall any of them be negotiated or
sold at a greater discount than ten per cent.
Said Board shall fix a place or places for the
payment of the primo lpal and interest of said
bonds and coupons, and said bonds or cou-
pons shall be receivable, after maturity, at
par in payment of any charge assessment
fixed, LEVIED or made by this Act. And the
Treasurer of said Board shall keep a faithful
and correct egstry, as they are issued, of the
number, amount and place of payment of all
bonds and coupons that may be issued and
sold or used under this Ac which registry
shall also specify the letter and number of the
bonds so issued, sold or used. Said Treasur-
Ell shall also keep faithful and correct ao-
count, showing the date, letter, number,
amount and place of payment of every bond
paid by the said Board. or received in pay
ment, as Aforesaid, by said Board, and the
dates when 50 paid CT received and no bond
SO aid or received in payment by said Board
shall again be used or re-issued, but every
such bond shall be promptly cancelled by said
Treasu err. All moneys borrowed by said
Board, or arising from negotiations sale OF
any of said bonds, shall be promptly paid into
the Treasury of said Board, and shall consti
trte levee fund, ard be used and applied to
carry into effect he objects and purposes OF
this Act Provided, That the Tax Collector
shall make his settlements under this Act
with the Treasurer of the Board under oath
that he shall set forth in that settlement full
statement of the levee tax of each individual
embraced in the District, specifying the
amount paid by each in cash, the amount in
bonds and the date of each such payment
| to be deposited for public inspection with the
! Treasurer of the said Board, and a duplicate
thereof to be kept in his own Office for public
ins pection; and that he shall be liable to1
| damages, at the rate of three per cent. pei
month for all moneys, which shall have been
| shown by the said books, to have remained in
his hands to the credit of said Board, for over
one month.
| Sec. 10. Be it further enacted, That the
| charges and assessments fixed, levied and
made, as aforesaid, by this Act, shall be, as
they are from time to time collected and they
are hereby constituted special fund anG
trust to be by said Board first, in pay
ment of any bonds that may be sold or used
as before provided undeg this Act, and Of any
money that may be borrowed under s provis
| sions; secondly, for the payment of any other
debts liabilities OF said Board, and wher
collected, the same shall be paid into the
| Treasury of said Board, for the pui poses
aforesaid; said charges, assessments by this
Act fixed, levied and made as aforesaid, unit
all the bonds, obligations and liabilities o
said Board shall be first paid and discharged
And should any of said charges assess
ments not be collected as herein provided Their
the holder of any bond or obligation of SAID
! Board, which may be due and unpaid, may
apply to the Judge of the Circuit Court or O
the Chancery Court, of any District included
in the Levee District for a mandamus direct.
ed TO said Board, by which mandamus sale
Board shall be ordered and compelled to pro-
coed to have collected and paid over SAID
charges and assessments as herein provided
Sec IL. Be it further enacted, That the
! charges ana assessments liked, levied anG
made as aforesaid by this Act shall be col
lected by the Tax Collector appointed by the
President and confirmed by the Board, who
shall give bonds in penalty double the
probable amount of the charges and assess
ments to be collected by him, with good anG
sufficient securities, to be APP roved by said
Board which bond shall be payable to The
President of said Board and his successors in
Office and shall be upon condition that such
Tax Collector will faithfully and promptly
| n isch a roo ho n mt #
and will, well, truly and promptly account
| for and pay over to the Treasurer ofsaid Board
all moneys received or collected by him as
such Collector and upon breach OF said con-
dition, said bonds may, from time to time, as
may. be necessary, be put in suit and prose.
cuted in the name of the President of said
| Board for its use, or in the name of said
Board and the amounts received and collected
upon any of said bonds, shall be paid into the