The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1878-03-06
AN ACT to punish
private property,

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private property,
SECTION l. Be it enacted by the Legislature
of the State of Mississippi, That If any per-
son shall trespass, intrude or go upon the
ways, lands or buildings of any citizen OF this
State after having been personally notlned by
said citizen, his agent or employe, to abstain
from trespassing, intruding or going upon,
or if any person shall refuse or neglect to
leave such ways lands or buildings after hav-
ing been requested so to do by the owner, his
agent or mploye, he shall be guilty Of mis-
demeanor, and 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 fine
and costs not paid or said bond is
not given, the person so offending against
this Act shall be committed to the county
Jail for a period of not less than ten nor more
than thirty days; Provided, That nothing in
this Act shall be so construed as to prevent
any action for civil damages IN cases OF
trespasses; And provided further, That
nothing in this Act shall be construed rs
applying to any parsons hunting upon lands
lying out in common, or to bona tide lmml-
grants, or emlgrants or travellers camping on
such lands for a period of not more than
twelve hours, or persons, their agents or
employees going upon lands unenclOsed for
the purpose of looking after or attending to
stock belonging to said persons.
SEC. 2 Be it further enacted, That if any
person shall take, remove, or carry away, or
cause to be taken. removed or carried away,
without the consent OF the owner or MS agent,
any horse, mare, gelding mule, sheep, cattle,
hog dog poultry other live stock shall,
where such taking, removing or carrying
away shall not amount to larceny under the
laws of this State, be guilty of misdemeanor,
and shall be punished by fine in any sum not
exceeding twenty dollars, or by Imprisonment
in the county Jail not exceeding thirty days,
or by both such fine and Imprisonment at the
discretion of the Court.
SEC 8. Be it further enacted, That this Act
shall take effect and be in force from and af-
ter its passage.
APPROVED, February %, 1873
AN ACT to make the County of Adams in this
State; a separate Circuit and Chancery
Court District, to provide for defraying the
expenses of the Courts therein, and for the
appointment and remuneration of District
Attorney for said county.
SECTION l. Be it enacted by the Legislature
of the State of Mississippi, That the County of
Adams in this State be- and the same is here
by, made and created separate Circuit and
Chancery Court District, to be known and
designated as the Twelfth Judicial District
and the Circuit and Chancery Courts thereof
shall be held a.. follows, to-wit: Circuit
Court, for the transaction of civil business, on
the first Monday of March, June and Deem
Der, and continue three weeks, if business
shall so long require; Circuit Court, for the
transaction of criminal business, on the first
Monday of April and October, and continue
three weeks, if business shall so long require;
Gerry and probate business, ON the first Mon
day of February, May and November, and
continue three weeks, if business shall so long
require.
SEC 2 Be it further enacted, That the Off
ces of Circuit Judge and Chancery Judge of
said District shall be held by one and the same
person who shall be resident of said county,
and shall be appointed as other Judges are
now required to be appointed by law. The
salary of the Judge and Chancellor of said
District shall be two thousand dollars per an
mum, and shall be paid as hereinafter provid-
ed
SEC 8. Be it further enacted. That there
shall be one District Attorney for said Ju-
dicial District, who shall be resident of said |
county and elected in the manner provided by |
law and whose salary shall be FIVE hundred
dollars per annum, to be paid in the manner |
hereinafter provided He shall also receive |
demeanors tax fee of ten dollars, and for all |
convictions for felonies tax fee of
fifteen dollars; he shall also be allowed |
ten per centum on all moneys collect |
ed in actions brought and conducted |
by him at the suit of the State; neither |
the State nor said county in any event to be- |
come responsible for said fees or commissions. |
SEC. 4. Be it further enacted, That it shall |
be the duty of the Board of Supervisors of |
Re paid in currency, sufficient TO provide q
fund for the payment of the salaries of said
Ju6g e and Chancellor, and District Attorney,
the same to be levied and collected st the same /
time and in like manner as other taxes for
county purposes are required by law to be
levied and collected, but affer one levy shall
have been made in pursuance of this section.
said Board shall in fixing the the amount of
any subsequent levy take into consider