The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1878-02-13
LAWS OF THE
STATE OF MISSISSIPPI
published BY AUTHORITY.

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PUBLISHED BY AUTHoRITY.I
AN ACT to create an additional Justice of
the Peace in the third Supervisors District
of Kinds County.
SECTION l. Be it enacted by the Legislature
of the State of Mississippi, That the office Of
al additional Justice of the Peace be, and the
same is hereby, created for The third Super
visors' DIS rict of Kinds county.
SEC. 2. Be it further enacted, That the Gov
ernor be. and he is hereby, authorized and re-
quired to appoint said additional Justice who
shall hold his Office till the next general cleo
ton.
SEC 8 Be it further enacted, That this Act
take effect and be in force from and after its
pa sage.
APPROVED, February s. 1873.
AN ACT to provide against possible frauds
or mistakes in the issuance of Witness and
Jury Certificates.
SECTION l. Be it enacted by the Legislature
o. the State of Mississippi, That it shall be
the duty of the Clerks of the Circuit Courts
throughout the State, within ten days afte {
the adjournment of their respective Courts,
20 furnish, under OATH to the Board of Super
yisors of their respective counties, list of
all allowances to jurors, and to witnesses in
State cases. who shall have proved their at
tendance as now provided by Law, reciting
the style and number of the case and the
names and amounts allowed witnesses in each
case.
SEC = Be it further enacted, That said list,
when completed, shall be kept by the Clerk of
the Board of Supervisors, for the use of
said Board Of Supervisors, who shall refer to
ii when witness and jury certificates pre-
scented for allowance out of the County Treas
ury; and upon the granting of an allowance
to any juror or witness in said cases, the
name and amount so allowed shall be checked
off on said list by the Clerk in the presence of
the Board of Supervisors
SEC. 3. Be it further enacted, That if any
or m prnb . of Board q
shall fail to perform the duties ke~ein required
of them such Clerk or member of the Board
of Supervisors shall be fined in any sum not
less than ten nor more than one hundred dol
lars, imprisoned IN the county jail not ex-
ceeding thirty days.
APPROVED, February :, 1878.
JOINT RESOLUTION providing for the pay
of Lieutenant Governor.
SECTION l. Be it Resolved by the Legislature
Of the State of Miss ssippi, That the annual
pay of the Lieutenant Governor be fixed at
Eight Hundred Dollars, as now provided by
law, and such mileage in attending the sit
tings of the Legislature as shall be allowed
members thereof, such pay to be drawn in the
same mode and manner as the pay of mem
bers of the Legislature is now regulated.
SEC 2 Be il further Resolved, That all Acts
and parts of Acts, in conflict herewith, be,
and the same are hereby, repealed, and that
this Joint Resolution take effect and be in
force from and after its passage.
APPROVED, February 8, 1873
AN ACT to extend the provisions of An Act
entitled, AN Act to incorporate the "Abe-
deem Guads,H volunteer company of
CITY of Aberdeen; the "Autry Rifles, Of the
Holly Springs, Miss; the 'DeSoto Blues"
of fernando, Mss; the Prairie Rides of
Okalona, Miss; the ."Oktibbeha Rescues,"
of Starkvillt Miss; the Lee County
Guards" of Baldwin, Miss the Rankin
Guards" of Brandon Miss; the ''TunIca
Guards of Tuniea county, Miss; the .'Nox
ubee Rifles Of Macon, Miss. and the
"Senatobia Invincibles," of Senatobia,
Miss" approved January 10, 1877, to the
s'Centenuials, of Pleasant Hill, DeSoto
county, Miss, and the "Old Guard Military
Relief Association of Vicksburg, Miss.
SECTION /. Be it enacted by the Legislature
of the State of Mississippi, That the provisions
of An Act entitled, " An Act to incorporate
the Aberdeen Guards, volunteer company in
the city of Aberdeen the 'Autry Rifles, of
Holly Springs Miss; the 'DeSotU Blues, OF
fernando, Miss; the Prairie Slhes, OF Oko-
Iona. Miss; the 'Oktibbeha Rescues, of
Starkville, Miss the Lee County Guards, of
Baldwin. Miss; the Rankin Guards, Of Bran
don, Miss; the 'Tunica Guards, OF Iunlca
county, Miss; the 'Noxubee Rifles, of Macon.
Miss; and the 'Senatobia Invincibles of Sem
atobia, Miss, approved January 10, 1877, be,
and theE are hereby, extended &c the"Centen-
malls" volunteer company of Pleasant Hill,
DeSoto, county, Miss, and the, Old Guard
Military Relief Association, of Nlcksburg,
Miss, which are hereby created bodies cor
porate and polite, under these names re-
spectively.
SEC. 2 Be it further enacted, That this Act
take effect and be in force from and after its
APPRevED, February s. 1878.
AN ACT to incorporate the Home Guards. !"
a volunteer company in the town of Summit,
Pike county, Mississippi.
Section /. Be it enacted by the Legislature
of the State Of Mississippi That the Home
Guards" a volunteer company IN the town OF
Summit Mississippi, and their successors, De,
and they are hereby, created and MAGE o9ay
polite under the above name and style, ana 10
have all rights and privileges incident to such
body corporate, not inconsistent with ene ia" .
of this State or of the United States
SEC. = Be it further enacted, That the SAID
company may adopt such Bylaws ana negu-
lations Tor the government of themselves, as
they may deem necessary or expedlenti fro-
yided That said company shall at no time
consist of a less number than thirty members,
nor more than hundred, exclusive OF
officers.
SEC. g. Be it further enacted, That the OH
GERS of said company shall consist OF one cap
tain one First Lieutenant and one second
Lieutenant, with the usual number OF non-com-
missioned officers and the said commissioned
officers shall be commissioned by the GOV
ernor. and take rank with officers of equal
rank in the militia of the State, according 70
the date of their respective commissions
SEC e. Be it further enacted, That the ON
GERS and members of said company shall be con-
sidered as minute men, and shall be subject TO
the immediate corr mand OF the uoferhoIt anu
shall when ordered by the commanding ofhcer
of said company, upon the requisition Of any
peace officer, take arms and parade for the
purpose of preserving the peace, suppressIng
riots or unlawful assemblies, or assisting pub
lie officers in the discharge of their duties
when military force may be legally required
by them.
SIC s. Be it further enacted, That the ofh-
GERS and members of said company be exempt
from all other military duty, except such as
are referred to in the preceding section, an
such az is required Of them by their Constltu-
| tion and Bylaws.
SEC g. Be 1t further enacted, That the Off
GERS now in command of said company shall
| be commissioned by the Governor, and their
commissions bear date from the passage Of this
| Act
SEC. 7. Be It further enacted. That when
ever the above namtd company shall mas