The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1878-03-06

Reports as can be spared fgom the said seere-
SIC. 2 Be it further enacted, That this Act
take effect and be in force on and after is
passage.
APPROVED February p, 1878.
A.; ACT for the relief of H. VI. McCallum
Sheriff and Tax Collector of Perry county.
WHEREAS. When the Court House and
records of Perry county were DESTROYED by
FIRE on the 14th day of November, 1871, privl-
lege tax license blanks, amounting TO ninety
dollars (S90.00) belonging to II. NJ MeCfllum,
Sheriff and Tax Collector OF Perry county,
were also destroyed by the contiagration, and,
as the same stands charged against said Nc
Callum, Sheriff and Tax Collector, on the
books of the Auditor of Public Accounts ;
therefore,
Section l. Be it enacted by the Legislature
of the State of Mississippi, That the Auditor
of Public Accounts be authorized to credit II.
NJ McCallum, Tax Collector of Perry county,
for the sum of ninety $4,000 dollars on account
of privilege, when final settlement for State
SEC 2 Be IT further enacted, That this Act
take effect and be in force from and after its
passage.
APPROVED, February %, 1873
AN ACT to authorize the Board of Supervi-
sors of Marshall county to pay the expense
incurred by the Borad of Registrars in re-
vising the registration lists for 1877 in said
county.
WHEREAS, A revision of the registration
lists pending the last election in Marshall
county was necessity; and,
| WHEREAS, Such revision could only be ac-
complisheI by the Board OF Registrars carry
| ing with them the whole of the registration
books, weig Ching one hundred and ten pounds !;
| and,
WHEREAS, Said Board of Registrars in
CURED the expense of hiring vehicle to haul
| said books therefore
SECTION /. Be it enacted by The Legislature
of the State of Mississippi, That the Board of
| Supervisors OF Marshall county be authorized
TO issue n warrant on the Comfy Treasurer
for the sum of S45 90. much thereof as
the said Board may deem necessary 10 detray
| the expenses incurred by the Board of Reg
| istrars in carrying said books.
SEC. z. BE it further enacted, That this Act
take effect aud be in force from and after its
| passage.
APPROVED, February %, 1873.
AN ACT to amend an Act entitled, san Act
| to provide for the registration of voters,
amending and repeating the laws relating 2
thereto, am for other purposes. approved
| April Z, 1876.
SECTION |. Be it enacted by the Legislature
of the State of Mississippi, That an Act
entitled, IAN Act to provide for the registra-
| ton of voters amending and repeating the
| laws relating thereto and for other purposes. -
| approved April Z, 1876, be, and the same is
hereby, amended by striking out of the first
! section thereof the words, "or the person upon
| whom the powers ana duties OF Governor have
devolved, and the President pro tempore OF
| the Senate, or when the President pro TEN
| pore of the Senate shall, under the Constitu-
zion and laws of the State, become Governor"
which said words commence next after the
word Governor in the second line and
| Immediately before the word the" where it
| first occurs in the eighth line of said section
SEC 2 Be it further enacted, That this Act
shall take effect and be in force from and
after its passage, and all laws AMI parts Of
laws in conflict with This Act be, and the same
are hereby, SO amended as to conform to the
prov lsiOns of this Act.
APPROVED, February %, 1873.
AN ACT to release to the Methodist Eps-
copal Church South, of South Union. in the
County of Sumner, certain lands held bv
the State under tax sale, and for other pur-
poses.
WHEREAS, The east half OF the northwest
quarter of section %, township u, range g.
east in the County of Sumner, was on the
tenth day of May 1916, sold to this State
for taxes and,
WHEREAS, A church house of the said Meth
odist Episcopal Church South, was then. and
Is now upon fifteen acres on the north end of
said east half of north west quarter and the
said fifteen acres were then owned by said
Church, therefore
SECTION l. BE it enacted by the Legislature
Of the State of Mississippi, That the said State
does hereby release to said Church all Of its
right, title and claim to said fifteen acres in
the north end of said east half of northwest
quarter, section 70, township 81 range 8, east.
SEC. z. Be ii further enacted, That this Act
take effect and be in force from and after its
passage.
APPROVED, February 26, 1878.
AN ACT ratifying the organization of the
Central Mississippi Railroad Company, and
its consolidation with the New Orleans
Jackson and Northern RaiIrod Company
into the Chicago, Saint Louis and New Or
leans Railroad Company, and incorporating
said last named Company
SECTION l. Be it enacted by the Legislature
of the State Of Mississippi, That The organl-
cation of the purchasers of the Mississippi
Central Railroad into "A corporation in this
State under the name of the Central Missis-
sippi Railroad Company, on the 9th day of
November, 1877, and the consolidation of said
Central Mississippi Railro Company with
the New Orleans, Jackson and Northern Rail-
road Company with (into) a corporation known
as the Chicago, St Louis and New Orleans
Railroad Company, under, and IN pursu-
by them on the 18th day of November
1871 be, and they are hereby. each, severally
ratified and confirmed as of their respective
dates aforesaid, and the exercise within this
State by the Chicago, st, Louis and New Or
leans Railroad Company CHE consolidated
company aforesaid of all the franchises,
rights, privileges and powers heretofore grant
ed by the State to the Mississippi Central Rail-
road Company and the New Orleans, Jackson
and Great Northern Railroad Company, and
to the New Orleans, St. Louis and Chicago
Railroad Company, are hereby rauted and
confirmed.
SEC. 2 BE it further enacted, That the
Chicago, st. Louis and New Orleans Railroad
Company aforesaid is hereby, declared to be a
corporation of this State, and as such corpora
ton is invested with all the rights, privileges,
franchises and powers heretofore grant
ed to the Mississippi Central Railroad
Company, or to the New Orleans, Jack
or to the New Orleans, ST. Louis and Chi
cago Railroad Company in their several acts
of incorporation in this State, and Acts
amendatory thereof; Provided, That one D-
rector shall reside in the State of Mississippi
Provided further, That this Act shall be of no
force or effect until the debt due the State of
Mississippi by the Mississippi Central Rail
Dad Company shall have been adjusted as
provided in the Act approved February l, !
1877, entitled, IAN Act to authorize purchas-
ers of railroads under foreclosure of mortgage
to organize Incorporated companies"
Provided further, That nothing herein con- |
tanned shall exempt the Chicago, st. Louis and |
New Orleans Railroad Company or its proper |
ty from taxation.
SEC 3. Be it further enacted, That if the
New Orleans, ST. Louis and Chicago Railway |
Company carry out in good faith the agree |
ment to pay the Indebtedness due by the Mis- |
sissipp Central Railroad to the State this Act |
shall continue in force, but if the said compa- |
ny shall fail to pay off and discharge said in |
debtedness within sixty days from the time !
the several installments fall due this Act |
shall be null and void.
SEC T. De " Iurther enacted mat TINS ACT |
take effect and be in force from and after its |
passage.
APPROVED, February q, 1873.
AN ACT to regulate the sale of cotton in the |
seed, and cotton ginned but not baled, in the |
counties of Adams, Carroll Claiborne Gre |
NADIA, Kinds, Jefferson, Lef1ore, Lowndes |
Quitman, Tunica, Warren and Wilkinson.
SECTION l. Be it enacted by the Legislature |
of the State of Mississippi, That hereafter it |
shall be a misdemeanor under the laws OF this |
State for any person to buy, either by paying |
money or by exchange, or barter of property |
Of any description therefor, or receive under |
contract 0f sala ar nurc has so the couutipq oFl