The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1878-02-28


Mississippi, the Governor be, and be is hereby
authorized to appoint one Justice of the Peace
aud one Constable for said Supervisors Dis
trict who shall have their office on the Jack
son RoBd, In the southern portion Of said Dis
trict, and who shall bold their respective Of
fees until the next general election for coun-
ty and beat officers in SAID county, and until
their successors in office shall be qualified.
| SEC. z. Be il further enacted, That Mt the
next general election for county and beat Of
hcers, held in said county, and bennially
thereafter, there shall be elected three JUS
| tees of the Peace and three COnstables in said
Fifth Supervisors district Of said county; one
Of said Justices and one OF said Constables
shall keep their office in the southern portion
Of said Supervisors District as aforesaid
Ssc. 3. BE It further enacted, That this Act
take effect and be in force from and after its
passage. 'NH
APPROVED, February 25, 1873.
| AN ACT to authorize the Board of Superb
sors of che County OF Warsen TO compromise
certain bonded indebtedness Of said county.
! WHEREAS, A suit is now pending in the
| Circuit Court Of the United States for the
Southern District Of Mississippi, against the
| Board Of Supervisors of The County of Warren,
upon the interest coupons OF certain bonds
| heretofore issued by said county to the Missis-
sippi Valley and Ship Island Railroad Com
pany, and judgment is likely to be rendered
in said suit against said county, now, there
fore,
SECTION l. Be it enacted by the Legislature
Of the State OF Mississippi, That fer the pur-
| pose Of enabling the County of Warren to
compromise its bonded Indebtedness repre-
scented by what is known as the Mississippi
| Valley and Ship Island Railroad Bonds, the
Board Of Supervisors OF said county shall be;
aud they are hereby, authorized and
empowered TO issue new bonds Of
the said county to an amount not
| exceeding the sum Of the principal and accru-
! ed intsrest Of said bonds now outstanding, to
be dated the LIST day Of February A. D., 1873,
to be payable twenty years after date, and TO
bear interest at the rate Of six per cent per
amman, payable on the first day of February
in each year Said bonds shall be in such
form and Of such denominations as the said
Board of Supervisors may prescribe, with aview
| to their convenient use, and shall be prepared
under the direction Rof the said Board, and at
the expense Of said county, and shall be issued
under the signature of t1e Preside It, and the
! seal Of said Board, and attested by the Clerk
thereof, under such regulations as the said
Board of Supervisors may prescribe.
SEC. z. De IL further enacted, That the said
Board of Supervisors shall have the power to
| issue the said new bonds in compromise and
settlement Of the principal and accrued inter
est of the outstanding bonds of said county
| mentioned III the nrSt. section OF THIS Act, upon
| the following terms and conditions, tow I:
| The said Board of Supervisors shall issue and
deliver to the holders Of the bonds heretofore
issued b. the said county to the M sis.ippi
Valley and Ship Island Railroad Company,
the said new bonds of said county, TO an
amount equal to fifty per cent. of the principal
aud accrued interest OF the bonds now held by
| them whenever the holder or holders thereof
shall present and deliver the same for cancela-
| lion, and the accept anoe by such hold rsof new
bonds, rep esenting fifty per cent. of the bonds
so delivered up, shall b, deemed are linquish
| nent by them of all claims against The county,
81 tar a. said bonds may be concerned, and shall
be taken as an agreement by them, that the
remaining fifty per centum of the princi-
pal and accrued interest Of the bonds so
delivered up, shall be converted into like
new bonds as bereinbetore provided, and
| shall be applied by the said Board Of
Supervisors as foil avs, t0-wit. The said
Board of Supervisors shall issue and deliver
to Trustee, to be jointly selected by said
Board and said Railroad Company, or its as
signs rev bonds representing the said re-
naming fifty per cent of principal and inter-
est of the bonds delivered and cancelled as
afore aid, 10 be held by said Trustee and used
in aid of the .eons truotion OF said railroad and
to be delivered by said Trustee to said Rail
road Company or its assigns, upon such
terms and conditions as may be agreed upon
| Dy hnu DthWteu hNt Shlu DuhTu VI pupeANlSOTS
and said Railroad Company, or its assigns
SEC. 3. Be it further enacted, That it shall
be the duty of the said Board of Supervisors to
levy annually a special tax sufficient to pro-
vide fund for the payment of the full amount
lof the annual interest to accrue upon
such Of said Bonds, as shall be then
outstanding, and to provide sinking
! fund equal in amount to one.twentieth of the
principal of the bonds that may be issued and
outstanding under the authority of this Act,
! which shall be applied, after the payment of
accrued interest, from time to time, to the
purchase Of said bonds, atnot exceeding their
par value, which said tax shall be levied and
| collected in the same manner, and at the same
time as provided by law, for the levy and coli
lection of other taxes, and said tax shall be
paid in lawful money of the United States, or
in the matured interest coupons of said bonds,
and the revenue accruing therefrom shall not
be appropriated 70 any other purpose. ~ .rr
| $50. e. Be il further enacted, That this Act
shall not be construed as compulsory, or man
datory upon said Board of Supervisors to
make the aforesaid adjustment and oompro-
mise.
SKc. 6. Be it further enacted, That this Act
take effect and be in force from and after
/ its passage. ELLlL
APpRovED, February %, 1878.
AN ACT to punish certain offences against
private property.
| SEcrIoN l. Be il enacted by the Legislature
of the State of Mississippi, That if any per
son shall trespass, intrude or 60 upon the
ways, lands or huildingsof nycitizen of this
State, after having been personally notified BY
said citizen, his agent or employee, to abstain
from so trespassing, intruding OF going upon,
or if any person shall refuse or neglect to
leave such ways, lands erbuildings after hav-
ing been requested so 20 do By the owner his
agent or employs he shall be guilty of a mis-
demeanor aud, on conviction thereof, shall be
fined not exceeding twenty dollars, and be re-
quired to give bond with securities, in the
penal sum OF fifty dollars, to keep the peace
| for one year, and in case the said hne
not given, the person so offending against