The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1878-02-20
APPROVED, February l., 1873.


/ \ y All IN relation to the Board OF AlSSlS-
sippi Levee Commissioners.
/ SECTION l. Be it enacted by the Legislature
Of the State OF Mississippi, That 1t shall here
/ after be unlawful for any member or officer
/ Of the Board Of Mississippi Levee Commits
/ sIOners or for any member OF the Boards OF
Supervisors of the counties of Bolivar Wash
/ inGton, Issaquena and Sharkey, 10 have or own
/ any interest or snare, either directly or Indi-
rectlv. in any contract made or let by SAID
Board of Leyee Commissioners, Tor tine con-
( structi0n or repair OF any levee or IN any con-
/ tract whatever for supplies or materials US q
/ for Ievee purposes; or for any member or Off
| Ger of said Board Of Levee Commissioners and
/ Boards Of Supervisors to receive, directly or
/ Indirectly, for his own use and benefit, any
portion or share of the money other things
! paid for the construction or repair Of such
/ levees.
/ SIC 2 Be it further enacted, That vio-
lation of any Of the provisions of the pre-
/ ceding section of this Act, shall be deemed r
mlsdemeanor, ana puuls ma bic, on conviction,
4 by removal from Office and by fine of not
/ less than one hundred nor more than five
hundred dollars, or by imprisonment in the
! county jail not less than one month nor more
I than SIX months.
SIC 8 BE it further enacted, That upon
( conviction Of any such officer or member of
/ said Board, as provided in the foregoing sec
1 ton, the place of such member officer is
t hereby declared vacant, and the Board of
! Lcvee Commiss toner's or the Board Of Super
\ visors, if 10 them appertalniug, shall forth
! with convene and ill or provide for filing
T
SEC /. BE 10 fur,her enacted, That this Act
take effect and be in force sixty days from and
after its passage.
APPROVED, February II, 1878.
AN ACT to amend section 2ss4. of the Code of
1871, relating to the statute Of leofails in
criminal cases.
SECTIOY l. Be it enacted by the Legislature
of the State of Miss ssippL That section 26s4,
Of the Code of 1871, be amended by adding
thereto. the following: " Nor shall any judg-
meut be rendered in the Supreme Court IN any
case because of a failure OF the Court below TO
ask the accused what he had to say why the
sentence Of the law should not be passed upon
him; nor shall any verdict or dgment be re-
Versed or aunUlled in the Supreme Court be-
cause the transcript OF the record in said
Court fails to show proper organization Of
the Grand Jury. or fails to show that the pris-
oner was present N Court during he trial, or
during any portion thereof, nor for any errors
or omissions occurring before sentence which
might have been taken advantage Of in the
! Court below. and which shall not have been so
taken advantage Of unless said transcript
shows that these errors and omissions were
taken advantage of by motion or otherwise in
the lower Court; and when said motions are
make in the lower Court, it shall always be
competent for the Court to amend any i'm
proper entries or supply any omissions, SO as
| to make the record conform to the facts as they
occurred
APPROVED, February II 1878
AN ACT oprovide for removing distractions
Ia creeks and other water courses in Prem
tiss county.
SECTION l. Be il enacted by the Legislature
of the State Of Mississippi, That whenever
persons owning land in tie county of Prem
tiss. through which any creek other water
course may run, may desire to have such
creek other water course cleared Of OBJ
structions, deepened or Strengthened, and can
not agree among themselves as to the time,
manner or expense of such work, the Boa d
of Supervisors shall, upon the application ana
petition of two-thirds in number and interest
of the persons interested, appoint three disin-
tcrested citizens TO examine the land and water
course running through the same and make
an estimate OF the cost of such work. and the
proportion of such cost to be paid by each one
OF the interested parties, and report the same
10 the Board Of Supervisors.
SEC. , Be it further enacted, That upon
the report OF such Commissioners or major
iy of them, that the petitioners represent
two-thIrds IN IN crest and number of the
persons interested within the bounds or linz
| It's proposed TO be improved, the Board of
Supervisors shall have said petition entered
on the minutes of the Board, together with the
resort of the Commissioners, and cause no.
tlcs to be served on each party interested, of
the decision Of the Commissioners.
SRc. s. Be ii further enacted, That each
person interested shah have the option to
perform his or her proportion Of the work
required, to gay the estimated value of the
same and upon refusal or neglect TO do either
the other parties in interest are hereby auth
orized TO perform all Of the work for which
they. or either Of them, or any other person
employed or contracted with by them. to do
such work shall have the same lien on the
land included in the bounds or limits proposed
20 be improved Is provided by law for
4as caaniea on lands upon which improse mentsE
are erected BIZ Ihem, and upon the amount
due they shall receive ten per cent per annum
proecss for collection - the mechanics af0re-
said.