The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1878-03-06
APPROVED, February %, 1878.
AN ACT to Revise and Codify the Laws of til
State of Mississippi

AN ACT to Revise and Codify the Laws of the
State of Mississippi.
WHEREAS, There is an urgent necessity for
the revision and codifcation If the laws OF
| this State; and
WHEREAS, The Hon. j. A. P Campbell,
| Judge of the Supreme Court of the State, has
expressed willingness to perform the work
| therefore.
| SECTION l. Be it enacted by the Legislature of
| the State of Mississippi, That the Hon. J. A. P
| Campbell is hereby authorized and empower
| ed to revise and codify all the laws of this
| State of general nature, and submit the
same to the Legislature of this State its reg
ular session on the first Tuesday after the first
Monday in January, A. D. 1880.
SEC = Be 1T further enacted, That for such
| services the said J. A. P. Campbell shall be
entitled to receive out of the Treasury CT the
| State the sum of fifteen hundred dollars Isl,
500,) when such service shall have been per-
formed.
SEC g. Be it further enacted, That in the
event of the death, failure or refusal to act of
the said j. A. P. Campbell, before such labor is
completed, 1t shall be lawful for the Governor
to appoint some suitable person in his stead,
who shall be fully empowered to carry out the
terms and intention of this Act, receiving
therefor such reasonable compensation as may
be agreed upon between such person and the
Governor. not to exceed the sum Of fifteen hum
dred dollars.
SEC f. Be it further enacted, That this Act
take effect and be in force from and after its
passage.
APPROVED, February q, 1873.
AN ACT to amend section 219, of the Revised
Code of Mississippi, of 1871, fixing the
amount of the Sheriffs bonds in the differ
ent counties, in so far as the same applies
to Issaquena county.
SECTION l. Be it enacted by the Legislature
of the State of Mississippi, That section 219,
of the Revised Code of 1871, be, and the same is
hereby, so amended as to reduce the Sheriff s
bond of Issaquena county, required to be given
under said section, from fifteen thousand dol
lars to eight thousand dollars.
SEC. 2 Be it further enacted, That all Acts
and the same are hereby, repealed, and that
this Act take effect and be in force from and
after its passage.
APPROVED, February rs, 1873
AN ACT to prohibit the sale of vinous and
spirituous liquors in the town of Walthall
and in three miles of said town.
SECTION /. Be it enacted by the Legislature
of the State of Mississippi, That it shall be
unlawful for any person to sell, barter, or in any
manner dispose of any vinous or spirituous Ii
quors in the town of Walthall, in Sumner coun-
ty or within three miles of said town and any
upon conviction thereof shall suffer all the
pains and penalties prescribed by the general
laws of this State as punishment for retail
ing yinous and spirituos liquors without
license Provided, further, That this Act shall
not be so construed as to prohibit the sale of
such liquors by any person already having a
license, until such license shall have expired
SEC. 2. Be it further enacted, That this Act
take effect and be in force from and after its
passage.
APPROVED, February Is, 1878.
AN ACT to require the Secretary of State to
furnish the Circuit Clerk of Franklin coun.
ty with Georges Digest and copies of Re-
ports.
WHEREAS, On the 10th day of September.
1876, the Court House in the County of Frank
lin was destroyed by fire. together with all
the records, law books, reports, etc; there
fore,
SECTION l. Be it enacted by the Legislature
Of the State of Mississippi, That the Secre-
tory of State be. aud he IS hereby, authori zed
and required to furnish to the Circuit Clerk of
the County of Franklin, one COPY of GEORGES
Digest and one copy each of such Mississippi