The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1878-03-02
AN ACT to divide the County Of Pamela into
two Circuit and Chancery Court Districts,

AN ACT to divide the County of Pamela into
two Circuit and Chancery Court Districts
and for other purposes.
SECTION l. Be it enacted by the Legislature
of the State of Mississippi, That for the pur-
pose of holding two Circuit and Chancery
Courts of Pamela county, the said county shall
be divided into two Districts to be called the
First and Second Circuit and Chancery Court
Districts of Pamela county; and the Circuit
Court for the First District shall be held at
the Court House, in the town of Sardis, in
said county, on the fourth Monday after the
fourth Monday of March and September, and
continue twelve days. And the Circuit Court
for the Second District of said county shall be
held at such Court room, and at such place
hereinafter provided for, on the sixth Monday
after the fourth Monday of March and Sep
TENDER, and continue six days. And the
Chancery Court for the First District of said
county shall be held at Sardis on the eighth
Monday after the fourth Monday of March
and September, and continue twelve DAYS
And for the Second District the Chaacery
Court shall be held at the time and place and
In such room as may be hereinafter provided
on the tenth Monday after the fourth Monday
of March and September, and continued six
days.
Sec. 2. Be it further enacted, That that
portion of Pamela county lying north of the
Iallahatchle river and described as follows
shall constitute District Number One, viz
Commencing at point where the said river
intersects the east boundary line of said coun-
ty, thence with the meandering of said river
in a southwest direction to a point where said
river lntersects the east boundary line of Sec
ton (32) thirty-two, township (8l eight rance
~ seven, west, in said county. Thence run
ming due north on section line to the northeast
corner of section (20) twenty in the same town
ship and range. thence running due west on
the section line to the western boundary line
OF said county. The above described lines
constituting the southeast and south boundary
line of the First District And all that nor
ton of said county lying south of said ITALIA
hatchle river and that portion Of said county
lying north of said river and west and south
of the following described lines shall consti-
tute the Second District, viz: Cemmencino at
point where the Talahatchie river inter
sects the east boundary line of PanolaIcountv
thence southwest with the meanderings of said
river to point where it intersects the east
boundary line of section (32) thirty two. town
ship (o) eight, range (7) seven, west. in said
county. Thence running due north on section
line TO the northeast corner of section (2O1
twenty, same township and range. Thence
running due west on section line to the ives
tern boundary line of said county. The above
described lines constituting the nortbwestand
north boundary line of the Second District
SEC B. Be it further enacted, That all civil
ACTIONS nay De commenced in the District of
said county In which the defendants. or anv
OF them, may reside except when Otherwise
PROVIDED and except actions of eiectmento
ana actions of trespass quare eIoresuner
Ireglt, which shall be brought in the District
OF the county IN which the property is situa-
ted and in such cases process may be issued
h TO the otner District or to any other county !;
improperly sued in any action not local ont
OF the District of his residence, the venue
shall 81 be changed on his application to the
District of his residence. " 'Ao
SEQ DEC; :: BE it further enacted, That the
onerln OF Pamela county shall be the nroner
omcer to execute all process now required by
Jaw TO De executed by the Sheriff, and to re-
turn the same to such District of said county
as the same may belong.
SEC. 5. Be it further enacted That tho
Clerks of the Circuit and CHANGER >. Conrts IF
sad county shall be the Clerks Of each Dis
trlct as aforesaid, and shall keep an Office both
at oardls and ct the place in the Second Dis
h trlcs, as hereinafter provided, in which all
Ing to each Of the Courts of said Districts