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

AN ACT to provide for the CONFRONT Use Of
certain claims held by Patrick G.. Meath
and the Emmett Bank, of Memphis, Ten.
nessee, against the Liqui1ating Levee
District. and now In litigation In the
United States Circuit Court, at jackson.
WHEREAS, Patrick q. Meath and the EN-
met Bank, OF Memphis, Tennessee, are the
holders of certain warrants for the aggre-
gate thirty-four thousand dollars principal,
for leNee work done in the county Of Issa-
Quena before the late war, which claim un-
der the provisions OF the act of Decem her
2, 1858, organizing general leVeG system
in this State, was made q liability of the
general Ievec board organized by said act
TO be assumed and paid by said board aud
was also p divided for and intended To be
novated az lquidated under the prOVi sions
of the act of February g, 1867, org Angling
the board commonly known az the liqui-
dating leNee board, which claim is subject
to credit OF twenty thousand eight hun
dred and seveuty-nine doll4rs, being the
amount OF decree OF the said circuit court
of the United States, rendered on The SECOND
day of June, 1876, for payment OF which
provision was made by AN oct of the Legis
laFure, approved January 81, 1871, entitled.
''an act to relieve the counties OF Issaquena
and Sharkey from the payment OF a certain
decree in the United ) ates circuit court
which is properly liability al tue levee
board organized under 4u act approved De-
cemher 2, 1858; :" aAd,
WHEREAS, The remainder Of said claim,
amounting TO about forty thous and dollars,
is how in litigation in the said Unit ed Stater
circuit cou in suit against said county q
lsSaQueua; and
WHEREAS, The said Patrick o. Meath and
Emmett Bank, of Mem phis, Tennessee, are
willing to accept in settlement thereof
twenty thousand dollars ia the liquldating
leVte board scrip. or bonds, authorized TO
be issued by the said act of February Is,
1867, commonly known as thu lauidating
L. = Ia which guh-f4nfnalIy he M
terms OF settlement accorded by said act to
"ther creditors Of said leyee district; there
fore,
SECTION l. Be it enacted By she Legisla-
ture OF the State OF Mississippi, That the
liquidating levee com nissiOners appointed
under the provisions OF said Act OF Febru-
airy Is, 1867, and the Acts since as-ed
amendAtory thereof, be and they are here
by authorized and required u
issue and deliver to the said Patrick c.
Meath and Emmet Bank, of Aemphis,
bonds in the same form, az the same date,
and bearing interest from the same time
and at the same rate, as the bonds pro-
vided for by said original Act OF Fsbruary
ID, 1867, and conforming In all respects 20
| said original bonds texcept that IL shall b.
uOted thereon that they are issued Ia pur-
suanee of this AcC-) TO the amognt Of twen-
| ~ thousand dollars of principal the same
| TO be issued In SUCH suns Of not less than
| one hundred dollars each, as the said Pat
tCA VI l4tAbu ala DAbk VI MEN,
! phis, shall elect and require; aud the said
bonds when So issued shall have sne same
effect and validity, and he entitled To n,
same benefits and advantages "a now appeF-
tain 20 the 0onds or scrip issued and our.
: /, Landing under the provisions Of said 0rigi
nal Act; Provided, however, That befOr,
the said bonds shall be so issued aud deliv
cred, the said Patrick g. Meath and Emme
Bank, OF Memphis, shall sign and deliver 4
the said liquidating levee commissioners, &
be by them filed and preserved with thu
records OF their Office, receipt therefor Il
which it shall be stipulated and acknOwl
edged shat the said Patrick G.. Meath an,
Emmett Bank, of Memphis, accept the same
together with the proviaions OF this Act
and OF the said Act OF january 81. 1871
above Teeite0 By its title, in fall settlemen
OF all and every claim held by them o
either Of them emhFaeed within the provis
ions and pnTview OF the said original AZ
O. February Is, 1857, and as a full and salts
factory provision for and settlement OF III
said decree OF the said United Statea Cifcu
Court before mentioned.
SEQ. 2. Be IL further enacted. That On
said Emmet Bank aud Patrick q. Meath