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

/ forrad hv chapter %, of the Revised 1oue. ~, y.
1871 to landlords, are hereby given 70 sne
Tnr,,n,;ss;oners of said Levee Board, except
.hat thew shall not give bond for each lndl-
- case of distress, but shall pc held on
.he;r official bonds for anysuniawfni seizure
and in case no persanal properly Gun us
ts,,nd then the Collector shalt levy on anu
III .he land !, which said cotton and corn
/ - either shall be raised as at oheriH SAFE,
and the said sale shall have all the Ioroe ana
fleet of a Sheriff sale under execution, anu
| 10 purchaser shall obtain possession OF the
| s an nv action of unlawful deta1ner out
minors and persons non compos menus shalI
have two years after attaining their niayoa'. -
or removal of their disabilities, IN whic1 10
radeem their lands. And the sara boafd is
berehv authorized and empowered to buy In
said lands and hold or sell the same.
SEC. 10. Be it further enacted That when
the owner of lands, or other persons lnteres.eu
tbarein shall object to the location or bulld-
inc of the levee on such lands, or snail claim
any compensation for any land that may De,
taken or by damages that may be sustained IN
consequence thereof, the PRESIDENT OF saiu
Roard or such owner of said land, or other
nerson interested therein, nay forthwith
apply by petition in writing, setting forth
the facts to the Clerk of the Board of Superyls-
ors of the county, who shall forth tn issue an
order to the Sheriff commanding htm TO sum-
mon instantly, twelve dislnterested house
holders. residents of the county, as Commls,
sioners, to go upon and view the premises anu
inc uire the damages sustained ana the COM
pensation such owner or other person inter
ested. is entitled. Said Commissioners shall
have five days notice of the time and place OF
meeting, and shall be sworn by the sherlf,
instly and tralv TO value and assess the DAM
ages that may be sustained by, and the com
pensation to be paid to- such owner or other
person. Said Commissioners shall render
| their requisition in writing which shall be
| returned to said Clerk by said Sheriff, and
I G kkn wiz
person so summoned shall fail to attend, the
Sheriff shall Immediately summon others OF
| like qualifications, and If said Commissioners
| shall fail TO agree, after being Kept together
reasonab'e time, to be Judged by the Sheriff
| they shall be discharged, and new Commls-
sioners shall be summoned Upon payment
| or tender of the amount so found and asses
sed by said Commits sioners, it shall be lawful
| for said Board of Levee Commissioners to
| proceed forthwith, without further delay or
obstruction to locate nd bui Id the levee. Said
| Sheriff shall give two days notice of the time
! and place of meeting of said Commissioners
| to such owner other person interested IN
| said la Ids, and to the President of said Boards
/ of Commissioners, or some agent CT SAID Board,
| if to be found in the county.
| SEC A. Be it further enacted, That if it
shall appear to the said Board of Levee Com
| mi ssioners that the proceeds of said charges
and assessments, fixed as aforesaid by this
/ Act, will exceed the amount necessary to pay
off and discharge the bonds with accrulng
interest, that may be issued under said Act,
and also all other Indebtedness and La
bilities that may be incurred by said Board
4 under the provisions of this Act, then said
/ Board may reduce or suspend in part the col
| lection of said charges and assessments, but
| a sufficient amount thereof shall be regularly
collected to pay off all such bonds, debted-
ness and liabilities, with all INTEREST," ano
such reduction or suspension shall in no wise
prejudice the rights of the holder of any such
bond any other creditor of said Board.
hold dina hon II oh
be his right (the holder of such bond other
creditor,@ to insist on and enforee the collec-
ton of the whole of the charges and assess
ments herein made, if necessary to the pay
menL and discharge of the bouds coupons or
other debt or liability of said Board
See. 5. Be it further enacted, That if any
person sh all njoin the collection of any part
of the charges, and assessments made as
| aforesaid by this Act, the Court shall in dis
! so wing such I'M JUNCTION, award that the party
enjoining shall pay, as damages, not more
than double the amount of charges and assess
ment, the collection of which has been i'm
properly delayed by such I'M junction; and the
/ Court shall award an execution for the same,
! in favor of the Pre- ident of said Board, fer
| the use of said levee fund and for all costs ;
and such decree shall be a lien prefer red to all
| other liens and incumbranceS upon the prop
erty of such party.
SEC. Is. Be it further enacted, That if any
person shall willfully cut in ure or destroy
| any part of said levee, procure the same to
De uOHe, the person SO aHtnuIng snail De gull
! ty of felony, and, upon conviction thereof,
shall be punished by imprisonment in the
Pententary Of this State, for term not ex-
ceeding thirty years, and not less than six
months.
Sec. II. Be it further enacted, That said
Board shall at all times cause to be kept and
preserved a full account and record of its acts
and proceedings and Of all funds received and
payments made and of all bonds issued and
sold or used, and of all bonds redeemed Oh
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and doings of said Board and it's officers and
agents, shall at all times be subject and liza
BILE to examination by the Governor of this
State, or his agent appointed for that purpose
and by any committee appointed by the Legi s.
lature and said Board Of Levee Commission
ers shall. in the month Of January in each
year cause to be prepared and forwarded to
the said Governor, full and detailed report
showing the acts and sdoings of said Board.
the condition of SAID levees, the work done
thereon, the amounts received, the amounts
disbursed, and the engagements, debts and
liabilities of said Board, and the condition OF
its affairs and any member of said Board
may, for good cause. be removed as provided
by law as in cases of county officers.
SEC. l0 Be it further enacted That it shall
be the duty of said Levee Inspectors to re-
quire and compel the owners OF hogs, cattle
and horses, and mules to keep the same off the
leyees in time of high water whenever, in
hejudgment of such Inspector such stock are
+, likely to endanger the leyee, and such Inspec-
/ tor shall give notice to such owners and
every such owner who, after such notice, shall
neglect or refuse to confne his or her stock
and keep them off the levees. shall pay a fine
OF not less than twenty-five dollars, nor more
than one hundred dollars for each and every
/ disobedience to such notice, to be recovered
at the suit of the Levee Inspector, or his sue
cessor in office in any Court of competent in
risiiction ; and the amount recovered and col
lected shall be paid into the Treasury of said
Board of Levee Commissioners
i SEC. -. Be it further enacted, That, in con-
sideration of the building, repairing CON
structipg and maintaining the levees and
will inure to the public lands in the said Dis
trlct and which will accrue to the State at
| larOa all Stafn To- h Oh l.