The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1878-03-27

public buildings. bridges aud o:her- pablL
works in EACH at said COUNTIES. a
SEC, 5. BE IL further enacted, That II saiC
commissioners shall at the meetings herein
before designated, aSeeFtained and deter
mined the matters hereiu submitted for tbeir
/ consideration and agreement. they shall al
once report la writing over the signatures
OF All OF the commissioners attending IN,
meeting the result OF their deli berati 1ns "a
the boards OF supervisors OF the respective
counties represented tnereaf, which report
shall be- entered at length upon the minute
! or records OF saba boards OF supervisors
But II the SAID commits >ioners should fail 70
agree upon ant determine any OF the mat
1 ters herein submitted for their cons Iteration.
| they hall at their said meetings or meeting
state IN writing, signed By them. the matter
! of difference. together with all facts and
| ngrrvS relative thereto, and forward th.
same TO the circuit judge OF the 4th circuit
4 district OF the STATE; said Judge il hereby
made an umpire TO drteTmin ne said matter or
matters In dispute 50 submitted To him. and
snail decide Tie same as early as practicable
and transmit his decision in writing To the
presidents of the boards OF supervisors OF
OF the counties represented by said COM
msSiOners, and said decision snail be final
| and binding on said counties, and shall be
entered OF record on the minutes of the
boards of supervisors OF said counties.
SEC 1. Be it further enacted, That when
the proportion OF the debts of Isssquena
hiih W dNhii& loii COUNTIES que DN Sn2FkeE
county is ascertainsd and determined under
The provisions of this act. il is hereby made
the duty Of the board of supervisors of
Sharkey county immediately To provide for
the payment of the same by levying a tax
upon the tINab values OF said county i'm
the manner following: The board of super
vlsHrs of said county shall raise, annually,
by taxation the sum OF two thousand dol
lars, so long rs said amount Or any part
thereof shall be necessary. u be applied in
IN If -ti1 .Ial.F !
appnriioned between said counties of ISsa-
quena and Washington, in proportion to the
amounts due them respectively. To this
end special tax shall be levied sufficient 10
raise the proportion of said sum 10 be paid
TO the county OF Issaquena, and in like
manner, special tax sufficient to rai> the
proportion TO be paid to said county of
Washington; the said taxes shall BE- levied
ana collected at the same tithe and ia the
same manner as other general county take.
anu the said amounts shall be due aud pay
aole To the said counties of ISsauuena and
W Washington, respectively. within Sixty days
after the first regular meeting OF the board
OF supervisors OF Sharkcy county, after the
time fixed by law for the sheriff 10 make his
hnal settlement with the treasurer. Aud
the taxpayers of said county of SharkeV
or The treasurer thereof, under the direction
OF the board of supervisors, shall be per
mltted TO pay the said taxes, or TO discharge
SAID indebtedness, in the warrants or bonds |
% i L.
IngIon, as the case may be, or i'm currency,
or Doth, aud the tax collector of Sharkcv
county shall preserve the identical warrants
ar bonds received. by him in payment of
SAID taxes. and pay the same in To the trea
>urer, accompanied by his afli lAVit that the |
same were 50 received and not otherwise
TO be used by said treasurer, i'm settlement
with SAID counties of Issaq uena, and Wash |
lngton, respectively.
SEC. D. Be it further enacted. That at the |
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OF Sharkey county shall report To the board |
or supervisors OF said county the amount OF |
tax received by him from the tax collector |
OF the county, under the provisions of this |
Act. ThereupOn said board of supervisor. |
snail make an order directing said Treasurer
- pay out to the respective treasuIers OF |
w ashington and Issaquena counties, the
'um due sad counties respectively, for thaf
year, in the funds on hand or in tile war
rants or bonds OF said counti-s to be pur-
chased by him as they may direct, and lake
receipt for the same. Said treasurer OF
Sharkey county shall report in writing 10
ne BOARD OF supervisors OF his county, the
pay ments under their order; which report
mall be accompanied by the receipt there
or, and said report and receiptS shall b,, re- |
,eived aud filed by the clerk OF said board
u supervisors, and entered on the minutes
IF said board
SEC. 6. Be it further enacted That n
rom any cause the commissioners, or any
he meetings herein provided for the presi-
lent OF the board OF supervisors OF the
county of such commissioner or com mis-
toner's Is hereby empowered aud reauirpd
. appoint in writing, some other suitable
arson 10 act in the place of such commits
Toner or commissioners, who shall discharSe
he duties OF commissioners herein DroviI-
ii fer. tAnd ii at the time and place OF
Meeting, the commissioners of either coun-
y, or any one OF them, shall fail 10 attend.
nd further time for said meeting, shall be
etused by those who do attend, such Gem
nissiOners as do attend at said meeting.
hall proceed 10 carry out the provisions OF
his Act as far As they relate TO them0 And
heir agreement shall be final and couclu
ON missioner from tIIuII county auV,,tst. -.
meetings he shall he authorized To fniy
epTesent his county at said meeting. and
hereat he shall be entitled to two votes on
my proposition which may be the subject
# consideration; and the said com mission
rs may adjourn from day to day or time to
ime, at their discretion, and shall keep a
minute OF their proceedings.
SEC. Z Be it further enacted, That all
cts and parts of Acts, in conflict with this
Act, be and the same is hereby repealed. and
hat this Act take effect and DO in force
rom and after its passage.
APPROVED, February %, 1878.