The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1878-02-05

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SECTION l. Be it enacted by the Legislature
of the State of Mississippi, That section l776
If the Revised Code Of 1871, be. and the same
u hereby so amended as to dispense with the
newspaper publication provided for in said
secti6u in all cases where the defendant has
been duly served with notice of the filing of
the bill, and fails to appear, and plead an
swer or demur to the same.
SEC 2. Be it further enacted, That all laws
and parts of laws, in conflict with this Act
he and the same are hereby repealed and
that this Act be in force and take effect from
and after its passage.
APPRovED, February 2 1873.
AN ACT to amend An Act entitled " An Act
TO abolish the office of Cotton Weigher in
this State; to provide for bonded weighers,
and prescribe their duties, approved April
10 1876, for Rankin county.
SECTION /. Be it enacted by the Legislature
of the State of Mississippi That An Act emit
lied AN Act 10 abolish the office of Cotton
Weigher in this State; to provide for bonded
weighers, and prescribe their duties" ap-
proved April 10, 1876 be, and the same is so
amended to make it the duty of Cotton
Weighers or their agents, in Rankin county,
to be at their respective places of business
from 7 clock A. NJ. until o'clock P NJ, to re-
ceive and weigh COTTON, from the 10Th day Of
September to the 1st day of March of each
year.
SEC 2. Be it further enacted, That this Act
take effect and be in force from and after it's
passage.
APPROVED, February End, 1873.
AN ACT to reduce the penalty of the bond of
the Sheriff of Choctaw county.
SECTION l. Be it enacted by the Legislature
of the State of Mississippi, That the penalty of
the Sherif7s bond of the county of Choctaw
he and the same is herebr reduced from fifteen
thousand dollars, as now provided by section
l2l9JtwO hundred and nineteen, Revised Code
1871, to the sum of five Thousand dollars.
SEC. =. BE 1t further enacted, That all laws
in conflict with this Act be and the same are
hereby repea ed, and that this Act take effect
and be in fore from and after its passage.
APPROVED, February 2 1878.
AN ACT to create an additional Justice of the
Peace in District No. l, Washington county.
SECTION |. Be it enacted by the Legislature
of the State of Mississippi That an addition
al Justice Cfthe Peace, and an additional Con-
stable for District No. l, Washington county,
be- and the same are hereby created, and the
Governor of this State is hereby authorized
and empowered to fill the offices herein Great
ed by appointment, until the same can be filled
by election now provided by law.
SEC. 2. Be it further enacted That this Act
take effect and be in force from and after its
passage.
APPROVED, February, 1878.
AN ACT to amend section 81, of the Revised
Code Of 1871, in relation to giving notice to
Distuct Attorneys
SECTION l. Be it enacted by the Lagis lature
of the State Of Mississippi That section 81 of
The Revised Code of 1871, be, and the same is
hereby amended by striking out the following
words i'm the eighteenth line Of said section,
to-wit: Provided, the District Attorney of
the district shall have ten days previous no.
lice of the time and place Of delivering such
schedule" and inserting in lieu thereof, the
following words: " Provided, the Sheriff of
the county in whose charge he may then be-
have three days previous notice of the time
and place of delivering such schedule, and it
shall be the duty of said Sheriff, notice
thereof to investigate the case, and see
whether a truthful schedule has been delivered
on the part of the prisoner"
SEC 2 Be it further enacted, That this Act
take effect and be in force from and after its
passage.
APPROVED, February 2, 1878.
AN ACT to authorize the Board of Super
visors of Yazoo county to borrow money.
SECTION l. Be it enacted by the Legislature
of the State of Mississippi, That the Board of
Supervisors of Yazoo county, be, and they are
hereby authorized to borrow money, to be
used only in the payment of legally author
lied claims against said county, in sum not
to exceed ten thousand dollars for the year
1878 and sum not to exceed ten thousand
dollars for the year 1919, and to pay such rate
of interest therefor a. may be agreed upon by
said Board of Supervisors and the person or
persons with whom such loan or loans may be
negotiated; and that the evidences OF the
money so borrowed shall he the warrants of
said county. legally issued, expressing on
their faces the amount thereof, the date OF IS
suanee the name of the person or persons to
whom issued the rate of interest to be paid
thereon and the time of the maturity OF all
such warrants; and that all such warrants
shall bear interest at the rate expressed on
their face from the Date thereof, respectively,
until paid.
SIC , Re II further enacted, That this Act
take effect and be in force from and after It's
MASSAGE. , 1910
'PPRovED, February ,, 1878
II ~ c, to authorize the Board of Super
nv nv of Smith county to have the records
f gal 70 IN dexed with direct and inverse
II indexes.
/ srcr,ox1 Re If enac' ed by the Legislature
/ of the State of Missis sippl, mat IDe Doaru oi
/ Sunervisors of Smith county be authorlzeo' at
their discretion to have the records OF DEEDS
1 of said county re-indexed both direct and
II inverse indexes. ~, -. -.
SEC. ,. Be it further enacted, That this Act
4 be in force from and after its passage
APPROVED, February :, 1873.
n
n AN ACT to provide for the appointment of an
additional Justice of the Peace and Consta-
Bile in the Yazoo Beat, in Warren county.
SECTION l. Be it enacted by the Legislature
of the State of Mississippi, Inat IN aaui i
to the three Justices of the Peace and three
Constables, now provided for by law, In the
Yazoo Beat or Supervisors District NO. Z IN
Warren county, Mississippi the Governor OF
this State be- and he is hereby auth0rlzed, 10
4 Sppontone additional Justiceo of the Peace ana
on additional Constable for said Beat, whose
dist. It and jurisdiction shall extend over all
that port on of said Beat which lies north of
the Yaloo o = Old river, such additional Jus
of the Peaae and consta6ie to 10 be- a. fhs
Of such appini1%eRRsss qua and th fss shall
hold their rnsnective a, sees until the next gem
eral election in said cou uty' anu until 'neii
successors shall be qualified. mr.. Tho erot
SEC. > Be it further enacted, Ina. IN ann.
'acancy which may occur before tie heA a 81
eral election If Justice of the Peace and Con