The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1878-02-13
AN ACT for the benefit of common schools in
the city of Holly Springs.

inc CITY VI AlOtly SPRINGS.
WHEREAS, Marshall county, in this State,
has surplus Teachers Fund for common
schools of nearly ten thousand dollars; and,
WHEREAS, The City of Holly Springs, in
! said county, has heretofore leased buildings
| for its common schools, but is now DESTROYS of
erecting school house for this purpose and,
| WHEREAS, The Holly Springs Female Insti-
! tute, corpor alton created by the laws of this
! State, owns lot in said city, known as the
| Institute lot on which it is willing and de-
sirous that said school house for common
schools shall be erected; therefore,
| SECTION l. Be it enacted by the Legislature
of the State of Mississippi That the Board of
| Supervisors of said county OF Marshall and
the Board of school Directors of said city of
| Holly Springs, shall pay cause to be paid
to the Trustees of the Holly Springs Female
Institute, the proportional part of the Teach
| ers tund now in the Treasury of said county
| that was paid in by the taxpayers of said
city of Holly Springs. And with this money,
| or any other they may have or shall hereafter
| have, said Trustees and School Directors shall
| build school house on said Institute lot,
which shall be used as school house for
common schools in said city, and in which
either male female school union of
both shall be taught as may be deemed most
advisable by said School Directors, or their
successors, as long as said school house shall
exist, and be used for the purposes of COM
mon school.
SEC. z Be it further enacted, That this Act
take effect and be in force from and after its
passage.
APPROVED, February Z, 1873
AN ACT to allow the Boards of Supervisors
of Jackson and Hancock counties to pub
fish their proceedings.
SECTION J. Be it enacted by the Legislature
of the State of Mississippi, That the Boards of
Supervisors of Jackson and Hancock counties
are hereby authorized to publish their pro-
ceedings in some newspaper published in
said counties Provided, The costs shall not
be more than one hundred dollars per annum.
Gur r. - hat AZ
shall take effect and be in force from and after
its passage.
APPRovED, February Z, 1878.
AN ACT to fix the penalty in cases of Rape
Section l. Be it enacted by the Legislature
of the State of Mississippi, That from and af-
ter the passage of this Act, in all cases where
any person shall be convicted of the crime of
Rape, as defined by the laws Of this State, the /
penalty shall be the same as is now provided |
by law in cases of Murder, and the jury shall |
have the right to fix the penalty as the jury |
now has by law in cases of murder.
Sec Be it further enacted, That this Act |
shall only apply to offences committed after +
its passage, and that this Act take effect and T
be in force from and after its passage.
APPROVED, February Z, 1878.
AN ACT to reduce the official bonds of the
Sheriff, Circuit and Chanccry Clerks of
Itawamba county.
SECrroN J Be il enacted by the Legislature
Of the State of Mississippi. That hereafter
The official bond Of the Sheriff OF Itawambn
county shall be seven thousand i've hundred
dollars; the official bond Of the CIRCUIT Clerk