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!. section s 81 Of said act, approved February J.
/ Isl. OF which this ACT IS an -rylatory.- who
tall hold their office for he term of two year s
"a herein prescribed; Provided, that If any
vacsncy or vacancies sGali occur by death or
resignation among said directors, the place or
| places may be filed for the unex pired term BY
said board of mayor and aldermen.
SEC D. Be Il further enac;ed, That the pup
lie schools aforesaid shall be open 10 all the
Children OF said township within the linita-
tons liked By the gene al laws of the State
VINO shall have the same rights and privileges
III said schools as the ehi dreu resident within
The Co poration limits Of said city OF Column
bus.
SEC Be il further enacted. That said
board of ma vor and aldermen shall have the
exclusive right TO fix the compensation to be
paid the several grades of teachers in the said
schools Provided, the highest concentration
shall not be in excess Of sixty dollars per
month for any teacher; and Provided further
that the board Of school di ectors shall grade
the teachers in tire. grades, according to the
certificate OF the said county superintendent
of education.
SEC. 8. Be it fur her enacted, That all acts
and parts OF acts in conflict with the provis-
ions of this act, be and the same are hereby
repealed, and that this take effect and be
In force In thirty DAY 5 after its passage.
APPROVED March 5, 1878.
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ar NOT ess than 6ve, the said schools
shall b. kept open.
sc .. BE it lurthsr enacted. that all a -
IA IA Parts o. acts IN conflict with this act be
ana ne sane are hereby repealed, and that thi )
its passage va anu Ai'eF
APPROVED, March 4. 1873
AN ACT TO authorize the board of supervisors
RANKIN county to purchase lands at execu-
ton sales.
cSgcrIoN l. Be it enacted by the Legislature
OF the State of Mississippi That the board Of
suPeFslsors OF RANKIN county at their first
regular meeting after the pas age Of this ,ct
snail have an order spread upon Iheir minutes
authorizing nd directing the treasurer o, said
county N ali cases where lands are subjected
to execution sales by reason of any Indictment
rendered against any principal or surety on
any ONO al bond by court o. competent
jurisdiction, to attend said sale and TO hid on
ana 10 arches said land, if deemed to the
interest OF SAID county at such amount as
Ne may consider just and proper for the use
~ the county, and it shall be the duty of the
sherlh or coroner to make deed CONVEYING
Iands so purch sed, 10 the president Of the
board Of supervisors and the county treasurer
ana their successors in Office, for the use of
said county.
SEC. 2. Be it further enacted. That il shall
be the 1uty OF the county treasurer to report
MS action 10 the board Of supe: visors at their
next succeeding meeting after said purchase
VINO snall make a minute of the same. and
recorded.
which recording they hereby authorized
TO make an allowance of one dollar 10 the
clerk OF the ehancery court, and to the sheriff
the amount necessary to pay costs of suits in
which such executions issue.
SEC .. BE II further enacted That said |
board OF supervisors shall make an order di- |
rectlhg the county treasurer to credit the /
ia igmeHt or execution aforesaid, with the !
sum for which the land was struck off less |
costs Of suit, and it shall be his duty to enter
such credit
SFC 4 Ra
board of supervisors, by and with the advice |
OF the county treasurer, at any time. may sell |
any of said lands such terms as will best /
subserye the interest of the county, and the /
president of the board of supervisors aud the
county treasurer are hereby authorized to
make deed thereto, conveying such interest as
the county may have.
SEC. >. Be it further enacted, That all acts
and parts of acts in conflict with this act are
hereby repealed
APPROVED, February %, 1878
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sc oot fusl shall b. reserved for the beneht
~ he ScaosFs 10 be sukirt during ~ latter
half OF he year. aud o. tue lob Of January
follow sha 1 b. exp nded in the same an
neF as abav' provided.
SIC. ? Be it fuFther enacted. That so much
Of The g-n raj school laws of the State shall
apply 10 Wayne county, as may he nece sary
to furnish il with the essential machinery Tor
carrying oiit the provisions of this act.
SEC. D Be il further enacted, That in all
schools claiming tn benefits Of this act, free
tuition shall b. given to at least one-6ith of
the pupils Attending each school, and such pu-
pills shall not be requ red TO pay any charge,
whatever, for instruction in said school.
Monthly Tepnrts of teachers must show what
pupils are al owed free tuition and such re-
ports must be approved by the chairman of
the board # trustees having jurisd ctiOn over
such school.
SE,. 8. Be it further enacted That all laws
and carts # laws ia nfIct with this act are
hereby repeal Il, and that this act sail take
effec from an after its passage.
APPRovE Ma ch = 1873.
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AN ACT o incorporate the Capital Light
Guards OF Jackson, Mississippi.

SECTION J. Be il enacted bv the Legislature
of the 81 ,te of Mississippi, That J. c. Rietti,
J. ". Clingau, f. II. Reber. J. H. Norris
Tia ris Barksdal-, Isadsre Schwartz, j. c.
Galceran. K. Sproules c. A Lusk, J. W. Fite,
g. {. Eyrich, J. s.. Galbreath, J. W. Langley
ID. Shelton. Jr. Writ Johnston, John Nc Don-
uell, j W. Smylie. W. Q. Lowd and J. W.
Carraway, Of jackson, in the county of Kinds
and State of Mississippi. and such other
persons may be associated with them, are
hereby constituted body polite and cor
Dora;e under the style of the Capital Light
Guards
SEC ?. Be it further enacted, That the said
corporation shall have, use and enjoy all the
rights, privileges and pow Is Inferred by an
act entitled An Act O." incot porafe the 'Aber-
deem Guards a volunteer company in the city
OF Aberdeen, NJ IS; the 'Autry fles. Of Okla
Iona, Miss; the % >tibbeha Rcscues, of Stark
VILE Miss. the Lee County Guards, of Bald
wyn, Miss; the Rankin Guards of Brandon,
Miss; the 'Tunica Guards, of Tunca county,
Miss; the 'Noxubee Rifles, of Macon, Miss;
aud the 'Senatobia Gnvihcibles,' Of Senatorial
Miss approved January 10, 1877, upon the
said corporations mentioned in said act.
SEC. B. Be it further enacted, That this act
take effect and be IN force from and after it's
passage.
APPROVED, March 4, 1878.
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0 said aet: But n ) an - J.I.s proyi. sh II
construed 10 prevent ga c ; a.eh3-Its'.z
on levyIng tax for th= payment of said
Don l. and coupons or any property laxabl=
uni-r the general laws Of the star AMI also
on any privilege which By the laws Of ih=
81 te, mas be taxable By sad ely fer an,
pa po Sc; nor shall said provi~o b. cons IA d
% . 10 authorize the L 6tsltfurs a. any N
TO limit the amount of taxes 10 b csll CT
BY said city 50 as 70 impair its power, aud
taaf to make provlsi for the payment Of the
debts extracted under this act.
SIC. q. Be II further enac Ell, That IA Jhe
7th line Of the l4h section Of said enrolled
Ac the words, .-or coupons" sbalI be insert
cd after the word ''bon1s.'
SEC A. Be l. further enacted That this Act
shall take effect and be in force frsm and after
its assage.
APPROVED, March s. 1878
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APPROVED, March 5, 1878.
AN ACT to authorize the board supervisors
of Marshall county to bring up the abstract
titles of real estate in said coun "

AN ACT to authorize the board supervisors
of Marshall county to bring up the abstract
titles of real estate in said couny.
SECTION l. Be it enacted by the Legislature
of the State Of Mississippi, That the board Of
supervisors of Marshall county, State of Mis-
sissippi, be and they ere hereby authorized
and empowered to employ some competent
person to have transcribed from the book
heretofore provided by said board, for the
purposes hereinafter named, into well bound
book or books to be prov by said board
for that purpose, which book, or books, shall
be appropriately divided and laid off into sec
tions, quarter sections townships and ranges,
and which shall show the claim or abstract Of
title to all the real estate in said county, the
grant0rs and grantees, mortgagOrs and MORT
gagees and references, and to the page and
deed book in which the deeds cOnyt yances
are found, and TO bring up the abstraci Of title
OF ali real estate aforesaid in said new book,
up to the date of its completion and &C
ceptance by said board, entering therein all
abstract of title in the manner hereinbefore
named of all deeds or con eyances to realty,
recorded in id county from its organization
including any that may have been omitted
from the present work For said book,
when finished, said board may allow reason
able compensation to be paid out of the coun-
ty treasury, not to exceed six hundred dol
lars
SEC 2 Be it further enacted, That the clerk
of the chancery court of said county shall at
ter the completion Of said book and acceptance
by said board, keep up the entries in said
book or in similar books 10 be provided by
said board for that purpose, from time to lme
as necessity may require, uaking a proper
entry therein of every deed to realty fled for
record in his Office the time of filing, for the
making of said which entry lie shall be emit
tied to receive the sum of ten cents from the
person or persons having said deed recorded ;
and said book or books shall be called the
Abstract of Titles" and shall be a part of the
records of said count, and transcript there
from duly certified by said clerk. shall lie evil
nQnco n of this State
SIC. 8. Be it further enacred, That should
said clerk fail to make the proper entry in
said abstract oftitles as aforesaid of any deed
left with him for record, he shall be liable %
the person or persons so damaged thereby, in
the penalty as is now prescribed by law for
| failing to index any deed recorded by him.
Sea-. Be 1t further enacted, That this act
take effect and be in force from and after
| IFS passage.
ApPRoVED, March ], 1878.
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APPROVED, March 4, 1878.

AN ACT to carry into effect section twelve
(l2) of an Act entitled. can Act to create
an additional county In this State TO be
called Sharkey county, and to change the
boundary lines Of Warren, I>saqueIa and
Washington coun ie-," that became Law
by limitation March 20, le76, so far as said
section twelve relates TO Washington,
Issaquena and Sharkey counties.
SECTION l. Be it enacted bv the Legisla-
ture of the State OF Mississippi, That the
boards of supervisors of the counties of
Washington. Issaquena and Sharkey be, and
they are hereby, required without delay to
appoint each, two commissioners who shall
constitute the representatives OF their re-
spectiye counties 70 ASCERTAIN and report a.
speedily as q sSible to the boards of super
visars of thslr respective counties the pro-
portion OF the debts of Washington and
I-SaqGena counties existing and outstanding
on the 29rh dt, of March, 1876 that is pro-
perly and justly due and ewing to each of
said counties by Sharkey county.
SIC. 2. B. it further enacted, That the
commissioners of Sharkey and Issaquena
counties shall meet at MayeTsville in lSsa-
quena county on the first Monday Of June,
1878 TO ascertain and determine tho claim
OF lssaQuena county against SharkeV county
and the com missi1neFs fOrW ashington coun
ty and Sharkey county shall Lleet at Green
vile, in Washington county, on the third
Monday in June. 1873. to ascertain and deter
mine the claim of Washington ag ainst Shar-
key county. At which times and places said
commissioners respectively shall ASCERTAIN
and determine "a foIiows: First. the amount
of Indebtedness outstanding and due by the
counties of Issaquena and Washington, re
spectively, on the 29th day of March.
1876 Second. the assessed value of the real
and personal property withsn the limits OF
the said counties of Washington and Issa-
quena, respectively, at the assessments oil
| real and personal estate next preceding the
| said oath day of March, 1876. Third, the
assessed value on the 2eth day of March
| 1915, OF the real and personal property be-
longing TO the said counties of Washington
| and IssSquena. respectively, but which :, a.
| by said act of that date place. within tn,
limits of Sharkev co11unty. Fourth, the pro
F, ~. 10. sIon of the debts of Washington anC
Issaquena counties due hv the said county
OF Sharkey upon the basis of proportion
that the assessed value of the real and per
soBal property, ascertained and determined
as hereiRbefOre provided. taken from thu
said counties of Washington and Issauueni
and by said acT of the 10Th lag Of March
/ 1876. placed withip the limits Of the county
/ OF Shsrkey, bears to the assessed value o
| the Whole Of the real and personal propert,
Of said counties of Washington and Issa
quena aseertained and datefInined in til
| manner hereinhefor provided. But moth
i fhg In this section contained shall pEeelud
The said commissioners. in their discretion
from taking intQ account and estimate th
l relative Interests OF the said counties o
sharkey, Washington and Iasaquena, In th
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AN ACT for the relief OF J. r. and g. n.
BOYD

WHEREAS During the years 1877 and 1873.
J. r. and =. r. Boyd purchased from the
s ate Of Mississippi, 400 acres Of land
claimed b. said State, under and By virtue Of
tax titles; and
wHEREAs, Upon examination IL appears
and in fact IT, shown from the records in the
United States Land office, that said lands be-
long to the United States, and were CHROME
ously asaeased by the FAX ass ssOr Of Choctnw
county, and were sold 70 the State by the tax
collector Of said county, and were purchased
from the State by the said J. r. and 8. T.
Boyd; and
WHEREAs, The said J. r. and g. 3. Boyd
paid into the State Treasury the sum Of $40
| IA as State tax on said lands, aud received
deeds from the State now, therefore,
Section I. Be Il enacted BY The Legialotur-
Of the State Of Mississippi, That the sum q
| SO IA be, and Il hereby appropriated out Of
any money IN the state Treasury not othcr-
/ wise appropriated for the payment of the
/ same aud tie Auditor 81 Pubic Accounts is
| harshY authorised 10 Issue his warrant ON he
Il treasurer oftha State ia favor 81 d H and 81.
r. Boyd for said amount.
Bno. = b IL further onaoied That thia eot
/ be ia force FROM and after ifa pacaaGe.
APpnovED, March O 1873
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AN ACT to change the boundary lines of
DeSoto county.


SECTION l. Be it enacted by the Legislature
of the State of Mississippi, That the boun-
dairy lines of Desc county be changed so a 8
to run North on the section line from the north
east corner of section four, township three
and range five west to the northern b1un lary
line of the Stat of Mississ ppi, and all that
part OF Marshall cOun Y that lies west OF said
line, namely. the west half of township on
and two, in range one, west is hereby added
to, included in, and declared to be a part of
DeSoto county, the same being all that part o r
Marshall county that formerly included
in DeSoto county, and was added to and de-
clared to be part Of and attached to MaIshall
county by the fourteenth section OF an act 10
create Tate county. approved April ID, 1873.
SEC :. BE 1t further enacted, That all suits
now pending, in which the citizens Of the ter-
ritory here attached to DeSOtO county are in
terested shall remain in the courts of the
county where / tstItuted, there to be fully de-
termined. And it shall be the duty of the
supervisors of DeSOto county to procure
from the clerk of the chancery court of Mar
shall county a certified copy of the assessment
Of the lands hereby annexed to DeSoto couu-
ty or they may have such land ass ssed.
SEC 3. Be it further enacted, That the pro-
visions of this act shall he imperative until
ratified by a majority of the qualified electors
living in the territory proposed to be added to
DeSoto county by this act. And rovided, fur
Their, the question shall be submi tied by the
board of registrars of Marshall county, on the
first Tuesday after the first Monday in May
next, to the qualified electors living in said
territory; at such election, II a majority o.
said electors shall vot. against the change
herein proposed, then the boundary lines of
Marshall county shall remain now fixed by
law.
SEC. 4. Be it further enacted, That should
maj orty of the qualified elec Ors in said terri
tory vote for the change herein proposed, then
in that event the lines Of said county of Mar
shall shall be changed as proposed by this act;
Provided, That said election shall be by ballot,
and he d at some central place in said terrific
ry, and conducted according to the laws made
and provided for the cleo ton of county officers.
The electors shall have written or printed on
their ballots For Marshall county, or For
DeSoto county, and the county having the
largest number of votes shall pay the expenses
Of said election.
SEC s. Be it further enacted That section
fourteen of said Act creating Tate county, and
all other acts and parts of acts in conflict with
this act be- and the same are hereby, repealed.
and this take effect and be in force from
and after its passage.
APPROVED, March Z, 1878.
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AN ACT for the benefit of the schools of
Wayne county.


SECTION l. Be it enacted by the Legislature
Of the State or Mississippi, That hereafter
all schools taught in Wayne county may re-
oeive their pro rata OF the pubic school fund
Of said county on the following conditions
SEC. z Be il further enacted, That the
teachers Of all schools entitled to the benefit
Of this act shall hold certificates Of quali6aa
tion from the Superintendent Of Education Of
said county, and forward to said Superintend-
ent monthly reports of days taught, enrolled
pupils, branches taught, number Of pupils In
each branch acreage eAify attendance and
total attendance, in their respective schools
SEC q, Be Il farther enacted, That by the
tenth day Of July each year. the superintend-
ent Of education of said county, shall from the
data furnished him, in compliance with Sec
tton Of this act, issue his warraut en- the
county treasurer in fayoE af each teacher for
the pro katak of the public school fund to which
bis snhaol 10 entitled under the provisions Of
this act for any portion of the six months end
ing July Of the same year, provided, that
only one-ha1f Of the public school fund shall
be expended on schools laugh during the frat
kalf " the year The other half of The public
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who a1aaIl apprsise RnI sell The same Al pubic
ton, afe giving due notice thereof of the
time and place of sale. Out OF The proceeds
Of said sale they shall frsf pay all damages,
DenaItie,, and costs and credii the balance to
III township fuad; Provided, That when any
zt4cx saal ee sold under the provisions of this
section. the person taxing up and eonhuing
and feeding the same shall receive only one
half of the fees and penalties above described.
SEC. II. Be IL further enacted, That chapter
cLxXXIx OF the acts OF 1876 BE- and the same
is hereby repealed.
SEC. =. b. it further enacted, That this act
tax effect and be in force from and after its
passage.
APPROVED March 5, 1873
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AN ACT to permit the board of supervisors Of
Copah county to have their proceedings
nnblished.

SEcrIoS l. Be it enacted by the Legislature
of the State of Mississippi. That the Beard Of
Supervisors of Copiah county be, and they are
hereby authorized and required TO have their
proceedings published, IN some newspaper
published and printed in said county of Co
piah Provided, the cost of the same shall not
exceed tle sum of one hundred dollars in any
one year; Provided, that if there be more
than one newspaper printed and published in
said county, tn. said board of supervisors be-
and they are hereby required to let out said
printing by contract to the lowest bidder
giving first thirty days previous notice of the
time for letting out the same for the reception
of bids therefor, and the said board shall give
said contract to the lowest bidder therefor
or if said board prefer, they may divide the
said public printing of their proceedings
equally among the several newspapers print
ed and published in said county.
SEC. 3. Be it further enacted, That all acts
and parts of acts in conflict with this act, be
and the SAM are hereby repealed, and that
this act take effect and be in force from and
after its passage.
APPROVED March 4, 1878. IA
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APP BOWED, March 5. 1878.

AN ACT to repeal section $3.50 of thu Revised
Code Of 1871 in relation 10 working the pub
lie roads, and to insert in lien thereof the
following sections; also to amend section
2303 relating to the same subject.
SEXTON /. Be i; enacted by the Lsgis lature
of the State of Mississippi, That all blind and
deaf and dumb persons and ali persons dis
ahled by disease otherwise, shall be exempt
from working the public roads, and no other
male persons between the ages of eighteen and
hity; Provided, That ministers actually in
charge of churches shall be exempt under the
provisions of this act.
SEC 2 Be it further enacted, That section
2355 be, and the same Is hereby amended by
inserting after the fourth word in the fourth
line, the following words: For each one
horse pillow with team and gears aad a hand 10
mag the same, TWO days labor"
SEC. 3. Be il further enacted, That the teams,
Plows hoes and other implements necessary
10 be used fer road working belonging TO any
person whatever. shall be liable to he called
for by the road oyerseer to be used in working
the roads; Provided, Such teams and imple
ments shall only be called for 10 extent
pr spnr ionate to The services required of in
dividuals who are not exempt from road duty
SC. 4. Be it further enacted, That one days
notice 10 road hands shall be the legal notice
n <tead of three day notice now required
by law
SEC. 3 b. it further enacted That section
2331 of he vised Code of 1871. be amended
By striking out the words and fifty cents in
the second line of said section.
APPROVED, March ), 1873.
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AN ACT to correct errors in the s Vcas1nrv
% oompromiss is bonded Indebtedness, and
to amend the same
arcrYox |. Be it enacted by the Legislst.nsire
a. ~ state OF Mississippi, That the woTa IN y
kexestn shall be inserted in the last nns % =.
the frSt SECTION after. the words n;gII, III
line shaIi be punctaated BY inserting COM
M ii lieu OF . period after the WORD levy,
ard inaertinr & sernicolon in lieu OF eecnlAA
Afaar word needed. -. ASa
loving shall be adde3 ~ rs sssqaasn s''ss'''''