The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1878-02-15
LAWS OF THE
STATE OF MISSISSIPPI
(PUBLIsHED BY AUTHoRITY.1

AN ACT oprovide for removing distractions
in creeks and other water courses in Prem
tiss county.
SECTION l. Be it enacted by the Legislature
Of the State OF Mississippi That whenever
persons owning land i'll the county of Prem
tiss, through which any creek or other water
course may run, may desire to have such
creek or other water course cleared of OBJ
structions, deepened or straightened, and can
not agree among themselves to the time,
manner or expense Of such work, the Board
Of Supervisors shall, upon the application and
petition of two-thirds in number and interest
Of the persons interested, appoint three disin-
terested 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
to the Board of Supervisors.
Sec. 2. Be it further enacted, That upon
the report of such Commissioners, or major
ity of them, that the petitioners repr esent
two-thirds in in crest and number of the
persons interested within the bounds or linn
its proposed to be improved, the Board of
Supervisors shall have said petition entered
on the minutes of the Board, together with the
report of the commissioners and cause no.
tice to be served on each party interested, of
the decision of the Commissioners
SEC. 3. Be it further enacted, That each
person interested shall have the option to
perform his her proportion of the work
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, any other person
employed or contracted with by them to do
such work, shall have the same lien on the
land includedin the bounds or limits proposed
to be improved, as IS provided by law for
mechanics on lands upon which improvements
are erected by them, and upon the amount
due they shall receive ten per cent. per annum
interest, and shall be entitled to the same
process for collection as the mechanics afore-
said.
SEC. f. Be it further enacted, That no person
shall be required to pay for clearing out, deep
en1ng, or otherwise improving any water
course, unless, in the opinion of the
Commissioners, or majority of them, the
benefits derived from such i'm provement shall
exceea the cost of the same.
SEC. D. BE 1t further enacted, That any land
adjaceno to the water courses to be
improved, may be included in the provisions
of this bill, ii such land will be benefited by
such Improvement, whether the water course
actually runs through such land or not.
SEC. 8. Be it further enacted, That said
Commissioners may demand and receive from
the parties in interest, to be apportioned and
collected as other expenses of the improve
ments herein provided for, the sum of one dol
lar and fifty cents per day, each, during the
time actually employed.
APPROVED, February IA, 1878.
AN ACT authorizing the Boards of Supervi
sors of Wayne and Greene counties TO order
special levy for the purpose of paying the
outstanding Indebtedness of these counties.
SECTION l. Be it enacted by the Legislature
of the State of Mississippi, That the Boards
of Supervisors of Wayne and Greene counties
be, and they are hereby, authorized TO levy, in
their respective counties, a tax of two mills on
each dollars worth of taxable property, to be
used exclusively in reducing the Indebtedness
of said counties, respectively, outstanding on
the first of January, 1878.
SEC. 2. Be it further enacted, That said lew
shall be made at the same time and in the
same manner that the levy for general county
purposes is made; that the tax shall be col
lected in currency only, at the same tine that
the other county taxes are collected, and shall
be paid by the Collectors into the Treasury of
their respective counties.
Sec. 3. Be it further enacted, That it shall
be the duty of the Boards of Supervisors Of
every year, at II O'clock noon, to SELL in front
of the Court House, in their respective coun-
ties, at public outcry, to the highest bidder.