The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1878-03-13
LAWS OF THE
sTATEOF MISSISSIPPI.
PUBLISHED ny AurHoR1rY.

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STATE OF MISSISSIPPI
PUBLISHED BY AUrHoR1TY.1
AN ACT to change the 18th Senatorial Dis
trict into two Districts.
SECTION /. Be it enacted by the Legislature
of the State of Mississippi, That the 18th Sen
atOrial District of this State, composed of the
counties of Lowndes, Oktibbeha and Clay,
be, and hereby, is made into two districts,
as follows, tO-wit: LOwudes county shall
constitute the thirty-third Senatorial District
and shall be entitled to Senator, the
counties of Clay and Oktibbeha shall eonsti-
tute the Eighteenth District, and shall be
entitled to one Senator; Provided, This act
shall not affect the present representation of
said Eighteenth (l8th) District during the
terms of the Senators now representing said
Eighteenth District, while they remain in
office.
SEC. 2. Be it further enacted, That when a
vacancy shall occur in the said thirty-third
district by death, resignation, expiration of
office, or otherwise, election shall be held
in said thirty third district to fill said vacan-
cy, and the person elected shall be Senator
from said district thirty-three, during the I'M
expired term of the Senator vacating said
Office shall be successor of the Senator
whose term had or may expire.
SEC. 3. Be it further enacted, That this act
shall take effect and be in force from and after
its passage.
APPROVED, March !, 1878
1AN AL 10 Cndnge the tunes nOIulnR LnS
Circuit Courts in the counties of Perry,
Marion, Hancock, Harrison and Jackson.
SECTION l. Be it enacted by the Legislature
of the STATE of Mississippi, That the terms
of the circuit court in the counties of Perry,
Marion, Hancock Harrison and Jackson, shall
hereafter be held as follows:
In the county of Perry, on the third Mon
days of April and October, and continue six
days.
In the county of Marion, on the fourth
Mondays of April and October, and continue
six days.
In the county of Hancock, on the first Mon
day after the fourth Mondays of April and
October, and continue twelve days.
In the county of Harrison, the third
Mondays after the fourth Mondays of April
and October, and continue six days.
In the county of Jackson, on the fourth
Mondays after the fourth Mondays of April
and October, and continue twelve DAYS
SEC. 2. Be it further enacted, That all acts
and parts of acts in conflict with this act be
and the same are hereby repealed, and that
TINS act shall take effect and be in force from
and after its passage.
APPROVED, March f. 1873.
AN ACT to change the time of holding the
Circuit Court in the County of Calhoun.
SECTION l. Be it enacted by the Legislature
Of the State of Mississippi, That the circuit
court of Calhoun county shall hereafter be
held on the third Monday in July and Decem-
ber and continue twelve days, if business so
long requires.
SEC. 2. Be it further enacted, That all pro-
cess, recognizances, bonds, publications and
notices made returnable to or requiring ap-
pearances at the June term 1878, shall be
held to be returnable to, and requiring APP
pearance at the July term of said court
fixed by this act.
SEC. 3. Be it further enacted That this Act
take effect and be in force from and after its
passage.
APPROVED, February 26, 1878.
AN ACT to change the time of holding the
Circuit Court in the County of Chickasaw.
SECTION l. Be it enacted by the Legislature
of the State of Mississippi, That the times of
holding the circuit court in the first district of
Chickasaw county, be and the same is hereby
changed from the third Mondays in March
and September, to the second Mondays of
April and October and in the second district
of said county, the times of holding the
circuit court be and the same is hereby
changed from the first Mondays of April and
October, to the third Mondays of March and
September; and the terms of said courts in
said districts shall continue the number of
judicial days now provided by law.
SEC. 2. Be 1t further enacted, That this act
take effect and be in force from ninety days
after its passage.
APPROVED, March 2, 1873.
AN ACT to repeal act entitled, IAN act to
regulate the venue of suits in certain cases,
approved April 10, 1878.
SECTION l. Be it enacted by the Legislature
of the State of Mississippi, That act emit |
tied, IAN act to regulat the venue of suits in
certain cases. approved April 10, 1873, be
and the same is hereby repealed.
SEC. 2. Be it further enacted That this Act |
take effect and be in force from and after its |
passage.
APPROVED, March 5, 1878.
AN ACT to repeal an act entitled, IAN act to
secure more speedy trial of the writs ef
mandamus and prohibition in certain cases" |
approved February 70 1873.
SECTION l. Be it enacted by the Legislature |
of the State of Mississippi That an act en- |
lad an Ff n oil Of
writs of mandamus and prohibition in certain |
cases, approved February H 1875, be and |
the same is hereby repealed.
SEC. ,. Be it further enacted, That this act /
shall take effect and be in force from and after |
its passage.
APPROVED, March 4, 1878.
AN ACT to amend secti on 2733, Revised |
Code, 1871.
SECTION l. Be it enacted by the Legislature |
of the State of Mississippi, That section 2733 |
of the Revised Code, 1871, be amended by in |
sorting the words hickory black chinquapin, |
chestnut, birch, any tree on which grows n |
muscadine, or any other grape vine between |
the words cherry and ''or," in the third line
SEC. > Be it further enacted, That this act |
take effect and be in force from an d after its
passage.
ApPRoyED, March l, 1878.
AN ACT supplementary to and amendatory |
of act entitled, IAN act to encourage and !
Ripley and Kentucky Railroad"
SECTION l. Be it enacted by the Legislature
of the State of Mississippi That an act emit
tied, IAN act to encourage and facilitate the
building OF the Ship Island, Ripley and Ken
lucky Railroad" be amended follows That
said company shall be authorized and en-
powered to build branch road of the same
guage, and with the same rights, benefits,
immunities and privileges and franchises
given in the act of which this is amendatory,
from some point in Union or Pontotoc county
via. Ashland in Benton county, and on the
most practicable route from thence to the
Tennessee State line. with Grand Junction, in
Tennessee, the objective point, and as the
northern terminus of said branch road.
SEC ,. Be it further enacted That the
company incorporated in the act of which
this is amendatory, shall have authority to
commence work on said branch road when in
the judgment of the board of directors, it is
expedient do so F.; Provided, That this work
shall not impair the means conveyed for the
building of the main line, impede the
building of said main line; and provided.
further, That the friends of said branch road
shall be required to subscribe at least ten
thousand dollars in money, land. labor and
material for the construction of said branch
road.
SEC. s. BE it further enacted, that this Act
take effect and be in force from and after its
passage.
APPROVED, March !, 1878.
AN ACT to amend section of an act entitled
IAN act to regulate the compensation, in
certain cases, of the sherifs of this State,
approved April 10, 1876.
SECTION l. Be it enacted by the Legislature
of the State of Mississippi, That section of
an act entitled San act to regulate the com-
pensation in certain cases. of the sherifs of
this State approved April 10, 1876 be and
the same is hereby amended by striking out
the words forty cents. in the second and
third lines thereof, and inserting in lieu of
cents, nor more than thirty cents per day, to
be determined by an order of the board of