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The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1880-03-17

AN ACT to amend an Act ENTITLED an Act
to repeal Section three hundred and ninety
one of the Revised Code of 1871, in relation
to contested elections and to substitute
section in lieu thereof, approved March 9th,
1873
SECTION l. Be it enacted bv the Legislature
of the State of Mississippi, That an Act enti-
tied an Act to repeal Section three hundred
and ninety-one of the Revised Code of 1871, in
relation to contested elections and to substitute
a section in lieu thereof, approved March oh,
1873, be amended by striking out the words,
but such appeal shall not operate as super
sedeas,'' in the proviso to the first section of
said Act, and inserting in lieu thereof the
+ flowing words: that appeal by either
party to the Circuit Court, or to the Supreme
Court the person returned elected by the
Board of Registrars other proper authority
shall hold the office in controversy un til the
appeal be finally determined; Provided, That
if the judgment of said Justice Court be
against the person returned elected, and an
appeal be taken to the Circuit Court by him,
he shall enter into bond with security within
twenty days from the time of such appeal.
payable to the contestant in a sum to be fixed
BY any Chancellor or Judge of the Circuit
Court, and to be approved by him, conditioned
to pay the contestant all damages which he
may sustain by reason of such appeal should
said contest be finally decided in favor of said
contestant
SEC 2. Be it further enacted, That this Act
take effect and be in force from and after its
passage.
Approved, March 2, 1890
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shall proceed to sell the said land, or so much
and such parts of the lands of each delinquent
tax payer, as will pay the amount of taxes due
by him, and ali costs and charges, to the high
est bidder, for cash. He shall first offer forty
acres. and If the first parcel offered does not
produce the amount due, then he shall add
another similar subdivision, and so on, until
the requisite amount is produced, or until all OF
the land constituting one tract and assessed as
the property of the same owner is offered and
such sale shall be continued from day to day
within the hours for sheriff7s sales until com
pleted but neither a failure to advertise nor
error in an advertisement shall invalidate
sale, at the proper time and place for taxes, of
any land on which the taxes were due and not
paid, and any person sustaining damage by
reason of any such failure or error may recover
therefor on the official bond of the tax colIec-
tor guilty of such failure or error
SEC. 81. Lands in cities and towns shall be
sold by lots or other subdivisions or descrip-
tions by which it is assessed, and it shall not
be necessary to offer less than lot but it shall
not be an objection that less than lot was
sold if it shall bring enough to pay the taxes
for which it is sold.
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JOHN M. SMYLIEG
REAL ESTATE AGENT.

DERsONS WISHING TO SELL, RENT,
I or PURCHASE REAL ESTATE will find it
to their interest to call, or correspond with us
in reference to same.
l will give special attention to business be-
fore the United States Land Office; Home
stead Entries; Final Homestead Proofs; pur-
chase or locate with Cash, Scrip, or War
rants Any and all kinds of Land Business
Solicited.
will furnish Maps, Field Notes, etc. Ger
tilted copies fRem the originals for less they
can be had elsewhere.
P o. Box 162, JACKSON, MISS.
dee. 81 60-1Y.
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SALE OF LAND FOR TAXES.

SEC. 81. After the fifteenth day of January
the tax collector shall advertise all land in his
county on which the taxes have not been paid
or which is liable to sale for other taxes, for
sale at the door of the court house of his county
on the first Monday of March following; such
advertisement shall be inserted for three
weeks, in some newspaper published in the
the lands to be sold in numerical order, as they
are contained in the assessment roll, in sub
stance as follows:
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COLLECTION OF TAXES.

SEC AZ. On receipt of the assessment rolls,
the collector shall Immediately proceed to col
Iect the taxes; and it shall be the duty of
every person assessed to pay his taxes to the
collector on or before the fifteenth day of
December.
SEC. 43. All taxes remaining unpaid on
the fifteenth day of December, shall immedi-
ately be collected by the collector, by distress
and sale of any personal property liable
therefor; and such sale shall take place at the
court house door, unless the property dis
trained shall be too cumbrOus to be removed !;
and five days notice of the time and place of
sale shall be given, by advertisements, put up
in three public places in the county, one of
which shall be at the court house door: and
the collector shall be allowed to collect and
RETAIN in addition to the taxes, all necessary
expenses of removing and keeping the prop
erty distrained, and one dollar for such seiz
ure and sale.
SEC A. All coins made current by the laws
of the United States, United States treasury
notes, and national currency and all warrants
drawn by the auditor on the state treasurer,
during the fiscal year for which the taxes are
due, shall be received by tax collectors in pay
ment of taxes due to the state; and, in addition
10 such current coins and currency, all claims on
the county treasury audited and allowed, &C
cording to law, shall be received in payment
of county taxes, unless otherwise provided
by law.
SEC As The collector shall assess and col
lect taxes on all land liable to taxation, left
unassessed by the assessor, and on all land
that may become liable to taxation before the
next assessment; and he shall also assess such
other persons and property as he may find un-
assessed by the assessor; and he shall report
to the board of supervisors on the hrst Mon
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NAME
OF OWNER.

or by such other designation as it may be as
sessed. Land in cities and towns shall be de-
scribed in the advertisement as it is described
on the assessment rolls.
Sec. So. On the said first Monday of March,
if the taxes shall remain unpaid, the collector
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1880-03-17

PRINTING oFFIcE FOR SALE.
A SECOND HAND PRINTING PRESS,
II with outfit for country Office for sale
cheap. Apply to YAZOO CITY HERALD.
mara. 'S0-1mw.
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Sec SIS. If upon offering all the land of any
delinquent tax payer constituting one tract, no
person will bid for it the whole amount of the
taxes and all costs, the collector shall strike off
the same to the state. He shall execute con-
veyances to individuals purchasing lands at
such sales; and he shall, on or before the
first Monday of April thereafter transmit to
the auditor of public accounts a certified list
ofthe lands struck offby him to the state, spec-
tying the day of the sale, and the amount of the
taxes for which the sale is made, and each item
of cost incident thereto; and the auditor shall
correct such list, if necessary, by the records
of his office, and strike from it any land i'm
properly on it. and return it to the collector for
correction, if necessary, which such collector
shall correct as instructed by the auditor and
to him as corrected, and when such
list is corrected, it shall be recorded in the
auditors Office and shall then be certified by
the auditor and be transmitted 90 the clerk of
the chancery court of the county and be by
him recorded in book kept for that purpose;
and such list of lands sold to the state shall be
in lieu of conveyances, and shall vest title in
the State to all lands embraced in such list as |
to the state would.
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COMPENSATION OF OFFICERS, PUBLISHERS, ETC


SEC Sc The collector shall be allowed an
additional compensation of ten per cent. on
all taxes collected by him after the fifteenth
day of December, to collected from the delin-
quent tax payer by distress or otherwise; he
shall also be allowed one dollar for every con-
veyance made by him for land sold to individ-
uals for taxes, and one dollar for each distress
and sale ofpersonal property; the clerk of the
chancery court shall be entitled to twenty
five cents for taking and certifying the ac-
acknowledgement of each conveyance, and ten
cents for every legal subdivision of land sepa
rately described in the list of lands sold to the
state, for recording the same, and twenty
cents for each separately described division of
land advertised shall be allowed to the pub
Usher of the newspaper for advertising it, which
fees shall be charged by the collector in the
bill of costs, and be collected by him, for the
persons entitled thereto. The auditor shall
also be entitled to five cents for every legal
subdivision of land separately described in the
list of lands sold to the state and recorded by
him, but the state shall not be liable for and
shall not pay any of the foregoing fees except
those due the publisher of the newspaper for
advertising the lands sold to the state, which
shall be allowed to the collector by the audit
or, on settlement, and shall be paid by the
collector to the person entitled thereto. The
fees due to the clerk of the chancery court, and
the auditor under this section, shall be col
lected on the redemption or purchase OF the
land, as hereinafter provided for, and shall be
paid to the parties entitled thereto.
TO be continued in SUPPLEMENT-
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and to require written answers thereto on
oath, which oath the assessor is authorized to
administer; and if any person being so inter
rogated shall refuse to answer such inter
rogatories on oath. within reasonable time
he shall be liable to pay the sum of five hun
dred dollars. to be recovered by action, in the
name of the board of supervisors OF the county,
for the use Of the county; and it shall be the
duty of the assessor to cause such suit TO be
brought.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1880-03-17

SEC 80. The president and cashier of any
bank in this state or other joint stock com
pany, the capital stock Of which is taxable,
shall. on or before the first day of June in
every year deliver to the assessor of the
county in which said bank company is To-
Gated a written statement. under oath, Of the
capital stock paid in and its market value.
except such as is not liable 10 be taxed and
on failure TO furnish such statement, the tax
shall be assessed on the whole capital authori-
zed by the charter
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-09-16

ouing Is that the country Is now on the
rising tide OF business prosperity; and that
an important reason for this has been the
comparatively sound condition OF the cur
rency since the resumption oil specie pay
ment; that this order Of things Is threaten;
ed by the unexpected strength OF unsoun,a
political elements, as shownin yesterday .
election; and that on the whole there u
now reason to be cautious. ltistrue that
ifthe GFeenhackers should have an impor'
tsnt voice in national legislation the cur;
rency would be inflated by increased
issues oil promises to pay money, or by
increased issues OF clipped dollars; 80
that there might be ftful condition oil
affairs In which spectators would thrive.
This, it must be admitted, would be q poor
substitute for policy which aims 70 keep
the entire currency at par with gold, and
which thus far not only has succeeded In
doing so, but which, since the resumption
Of specie payments, has been instrument
III, so far as any policy could be, In enor.
monsly increasing the stock Of real money
(oi the highest commercial value) in the
country. tbs strange that the voters oil
Maine should not by this time have dis
covered that substantial prosperity goes
hand in hand with sound currency, and
that what IL called cheap money means
uncertain returns for labor and high
prices for the neCessaries OF lille.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-09-16
THE NJ. CLAIRsVILLE FAIR.
PrepnratIons for the Great ie.union-
The Town Gay with Decorations ana
Alive with Enthusiasm-WheeiI Wis.,

ST. CLAIRsvIILE, o., Sept. Is, 1880.
This morning rose without cloud, and
to those in charge Of the fair to begin to-
day, who had been troubled by many
gloomy iorebodings, this was great re-
lief. The day has been spent in re-
ceiving and placing the exhibits in the
different departments. The show will be
fine, particularly as to stock. Although
Floral Hall is scarcely in shape yet, we
find some things ready to mention. Brues
& Golfer Of your city have a fine display
OF goods in their line. Also Lucas music
house is represented by some fine instru-
ments. A picture OF George Brown, a
ieweler OF our town, is on exhibition. 1t is
i crayon by Miss Lulu, his daughter, who
spent last winter at the Cooper Institute
School OF Design. We shall give full
account OF exhibits tomorrow when they
are in order.
The ladies OF the NJ. L. Sunday school
are on hand with their booth, where you
can be well served with refreshments 1t
In town the streets are alive with bunt.
ing. A large arch spans the main street
ut The Public Square. Most Of the bust
ness houses are profusely decorated,
while private houses are bright with the
National colors. We cannot refrain from
making particular mention ofthe National
Hotel. The proprietor, Thomas Clark,
has done himself proud by the elaborate
ness OF his decorations. The ladies hav.
ing in charge the dinner for the soldiers
report rations more than abundant. The
very empty tables which are built on the
grounds here look inviting.
Miss Mamie Lukens, Of Wheeling, is
visiting Matte Darrah, and Miss Cora Zane
and Miss Etlie Halstead are the guests OF
the Misses McKelvey here.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-09-16
General Garfield rs Member OF the
electoral Commission.

We referred yesterday to the fact that
ex-senator Hendricks, OF 1ndiana-who
endorsed Garfield so warmly just before
he was nominated for PresIdent-made q
speech at Indianapolis few evenings
since to show that Garfield, as one Of the
prc minent men Republicans and Demo-
crats) Of the country who were requested
by President Grant to go to Louisiana I'M
mediateIy after the Presidential election
of 1876, had counseled, aided and
abetted the decision finally arri-
we'd at by the Louisiana Return
ing Board. Mr.. Hendricks further
lsbored to show that General Garfeld's
position in Congress prior to his appoint
mept as member Of the Electoral Com
mission by a Democratic House (recollect
that iact), was Inconsistent with that u.s.
sumed by him as member OF said Com
mission. Now let the facts speak for
themselves on this point. General Gar
field made speech against the Electoral
Commission bill when it was before the
House, aud instead OF advocating any
right or power on on its part to go behind
the returns, he objected to the bill on that
very ground, because 1t did assume to go
behind said returns See his speech OF
January %, 1877. He said:
The bill assumes the right OF Congress to
90 down into the colleges and inquire into
MI the acts and iaCts connected with their
work. 1t assumes the right Of Congress
10 90 down into the States, to review the
net OF every officer, 10 open every ballot
box, and TO pass judgment upon every
ballot cast by seven millions OF Americans.
know the bill ia not proposed as q per-
mAnent law; but l know equally well that
II the Congress OF our centennial year
pass this measure, they will destroy for
ever the constitutional plan Of efecting a
President. It makes Congress
q vast irresponsible returning board, with
all the vices and none OF the excuses for
the returning boards Of the States
This was quite different thing from
saving that he thought the commission
ought to assume this stretch OF power; 1t
was a iorcible presentation Of the fact
that the bill allowed the commission to
take It If they chose, -and he deemed it a
"usurpaIion in every meaning OF the
word.n Toward tho close Of the same
speech, he thus expressed his idea of the
bill:
The two houses OF Congress say in effect
a. 80 comwisaion: ''We transfer our
powers to YOU. Construe them for your;
selves. Use or refuse them, asyou please"
This language is perfectly consistent
with his attitude, after the bill had be.
come law against his efforts and he had
been chosen to sit upon the commission
when he declined to fuse" this power
which he had denounced as so dangerous.
In his opinion as commissioner, in the
cosa n Florida, he said that the trainers OF
the bill left 1t to the commission to decide
what powers Congress had in challenging
the Presidential vote OF State, as de-
termined by the State authorities, although
81 was unwilling to place it in the power
Of any commission to declare that the
houses possess such authority" He con-
cludes, Of course, that Congress had no
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-09-16
OBITUARY..

1t is with sincere regret that We to-day
chronicle the death Of Miss Ella Moore, OF
Wheeling, W. Va, youngest sister OF Capt
W. II. Moore, one OF our well known citizens
Miss Moore had been in failing health for
some months, but had improved within the
last few weeks, sufficiently so to visit her
William KRAFT, Esq, at Par
kersburg, at whose residence she died this
morning ny above sisted. Her original sick
ness we believe, was oCcasioned by some liver
affection, but the telegram conveying the sad
news, states that her death was the result Of
rheumatism OF the heart. Miss Moore was
The youngest child Of Mr.. and Mrs. James b.
Moore, Of Chapllne street. Wheeling,
and being their child at home, was
their declining years The deceased was well
known in this place from having visited here,
and had warm friends wherever her acqualn-
lance extended. The announcement OF her
death will be read with genuine sorrow. On
the occasion OF Miss MoOre's last visit mere
during the holidays, she was the very picture
OF health, aud her death is only another lessen
nj tie uncertainty OF life. BeiRg in the
twenty.second year OF her age, just entering
Az It were a life OF usefulness, the sadness oil
her taking Is thereby increased. During her
wears of health Miss Moore was the en-
bodiment of life and mirthfulnesS
and constituted the life Of the house
hold and Of the circle in which, she
moved. She possessed IN addition, all tne
virtues and womanly graces that command
love and respect, wherever known. MODEST
accomplished and with an amiable dlsposl.
ton, Miss Moore possessed the 9ualltieS t9at
made ali her acquaint ances, her friends. Her
death is a severe blow 10 her whole kindred
connection with all OF whom she was an es-
pecial iayorite. Nc KeepOrt Times, Sept. IL.
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The rise in railroad securities all along
the line has q substantial basis in the fact
that the roads are earning more money
than ever before. This is the case both
East and West, the Denver, South Park
and Pacific In new country returning
about as large earnings in consequence Of
its high rates as the Eastern roads or the
"southwestern association" betting Mis-
souri, showing nearlyas large an increase
as the Pennsylvania railroads. For July the
Railroad Gasetk gives returns from 81 rail-
roads, covering So per cent OF the mileage
Of the country. These show an increase
Of 80 per cent in earnings over July oil
last yesr. The mileage Of these roads has
increased in the same interval Is per cent,
40 that there is net increase left Of over
10 per cent, which is indicated in another
form by the circumstance that the average
earnings per mile Of road have risen 81
per cent The Philadelphia and Reading
Ia the only road in the list which shows
decrease since July 1879. For the seven
months ending with July, forty-six roads
reported by the same iournaL which
include one.third of The railroad mileage
Of the country, return an increase in their
total earnings Of 81 per cent and their av'
erage earnings per mile OF ID per cent.
Less complete returns extending over Au'
gust show au even greater improvement
The Financial Chronicle reports, without
giving the mileage, that iorty-two roads
have increased their earnings 81 per cent
in August and thirty-seven roads show a
rise OF 271 per cent in their earnings for
the eight months ending September l.
This growth, which is the largest in the
case Of the New York Central and next
largest in the case Of roads like the Wabash,
whose consolidation has added to their
mileage, is due principally to heavy
freight movements, bnt where passenger
returns are given they show an advance
equally large.
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Something for the Junior Garfield ana
Arthur Boys OF wheeling.

A number of lads in Erie, Pa, having
organized boys Garfield and Arthur
Club, informed General Garfield Of the
fact in a letter, in which they said; 1--WE
meet three times week and read your
life, sing Republican songs and make
speeches as well as we can. We don't
know very much about politics, but we
pitch into the Democrats" In reply Gen.
Garfield wrote: 81 am greatly pleased to
learn both from your communication and
other sources Of the deep interest you are
taking in the pending campaign, and l
am particularly glad to have an oppOrtu'
nifty TO recognize and encourage the earn
est effort you are making to inform your.
selves concerning the political issues oil
the day. From youth to old age never for
an instant falter in guarding the life and
sacred honor OF your country"
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-09-16

CURRENT signs in New York State, none
Of decisive importance, it is true, indicate
that the State is steadily gravitating TO-
ward the Republican side. Governor
Cornell puts the case with the keenness
of a practical politician by saying that while
10000 non. psrtisans voted for Tilden be-
cause they wanted change, the same
men will vote for Garfield because they
do not want change. Probably in no
State in the Union does business and the
state Of business have more immediate
effect on politics than in New York State.
This influence is all on Garfeld's side
this fall. For one thing good year on
the canals always helps the party in power,
and the Erie canal has not in years known
a better season. A school district canvass
which the Republicans have just COM
Melted in one Of the smaller canal coun-
ties, Orleans, shows go Democrats who
will vote for Garfield. This is a mere
straw and a small one; but such straws
are constantly growing more numerous
and unless the October elections bring a
change New York will have to be counted
on the Republican side.
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REPUBLICAN, MEETINGS.

Grafton, septetnbCr9O, Gen: y; Coz, Jr: r,mD
P,IkcTsIufg, September q. Hon. John a. camp
hail and Hon. W. /. Stevenson it, A
Volcano, September IS, Of night hon. Sonn a
C,rnirII and Hon, ". T. Stevenson. =, a.,
IaTrisyilIo, September %, john A. Campbell "
r.. SJeycTSgn rnd Captain Z. Y. Cole. 49,,
tvs.I IJnIon, SrpII mbtr 20, same speakers
ClsT6Hburg, October !, rame bP.aEers'
8 Cslnn, October 2, same IpeaRefS.
BridgepOTt, October I, same sptAEHt. n II
sHi(m, October 8, John a. CamPptn III" " +
Pugh o.Lo,,
EiEttTsyille, October 7, same speaker.
M!ddlebouine, October 8, same speakers.
New MlFtipaylllG, October ., JaIue speaker
WhscIIny. October II, Hon John A, Camphell'
September Is, at lIttleton, Sams speaker