The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1880-03-02
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STATE OF MISSISSIPPI
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AN ACT TO divide the County OF Pamela into
two Circuit and Chancery Court Districts,
and for other purposes.
SECTION l. Be II enacted by the Legislature
of the State Of Mississippi, That for the pur-
pose Of holding two circuit and ehancery
courts Of Panolo 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 honse, in the town Of Sardis, in saiu
county, on the fourth Monday after The fourth
Monday Of Mach .aad September, aud con-
tiuue twelve DAYS Ind the circuit buare fer |
the second district OF said county, shall be
held at such court room, In the town OF Bates
Vile, In said county, as hereinafter provided
for on the sixth Monday after the fourth
Monday Of March and September and continue
twelve days; and the chancery court for the
frst district Of said county shall b' held at
Sardis, on the eighth Monday after the fourth
Monday Of March and September, and con-
tinue twelve days; and for the second district
| the chaneery court shall be held at Batesyille,
| and in such room as may be hereinafter pro-
yided for on the tenth Monday after the fourth
| Monday Of March and September, ana con-
time twelve days; and the circuit court OF
! Tallahatchie county shall be held on the elghth
Monday after the fourth Monday of March
| and September, and continue twelve days
| and tho circuit court Of Grenada county shall
| he held on the tenth Monday after the fourth
| Monday of March and September, and con-
tinue twelve days. =,
SEC. z. BE ii further enacted That the fol-
lowing described lines shall be the dividing
lines Of the first and second districts OF Panola
county, viz: commencing at point where the
Tallakatchie river intersects the east boundary
line Of said county, thence with the meander-
inQs Of said river In a southwest direction 70
q point where said river intersects the north
boundary line Of section tz4) twenty-iour'
township (Sl eight, range ~ seven wesI, IN
said county; thence running due west from
, said point of intersection on section line 10
the northeast corner Of section 90 nineteen,
township (8) eight, range ~ nine west, 70
the point Of intersection with the western
boundary line Of said county, and oil OF said
: county living north Of said described line
shall constitute the hrst district, ana al ina
: norton of said county lying south OF SAID
!. described line shall constitute the second
district. ,
! sEo, 3. Be It further enacted, That suits
sbaIl be commenced In each Of said Districts
against defendants as IL each District was
county and change OF venue from either
of said Districts to the other or from either
! district TO any county in the State, or from
I anv county to either Of said Districts, shall
: be had In the same manner and in the same
! character Of suits as now allowed by law from
: one county 10 another, and that the Jurls-
diction of the said Courts Of the said DISTRICTS
! ! shall be the same as IL each District was
a separate county. -,
$50 4 Be il further enacted, That the Sher
III OF Pamela county shall be the proper ofhcer
TO execute all process now required by law 70
be executed by The Sheriff, and TO return the
e same TO such District Of said county as the
. same may belong.
|, SEC. s. Be Il further enacted, That the
: Clerks Of the Circuit and Chancery Courts Of
+ said county shall be the Clerks Of each Dis
: trict as aforesaid, and shall keep an ONO.
K both at Sardis and and ct Batesville, in whlci
= all books, dockets, papers and documents be
!: longing TO each Of the courts Of said District
q shall be kept respectively, and all the dock
ets records books, ect required by law 70 b'
Il KENT by said Clerks Of said Circuit and Chan
= cerv Courts in each county in this State, shall
Q be Kept by said Clerks al Sardis and Bates
. Vile for each Of said Districts respectively
. and the enrolment Of judgment or decree II
the District where obtained, shall be alien oi
a the property liable 10 execution Of the part
y against whom the same may be rend cred j
any part Of the county.
" SEC. 6. Be it further enacted, That the law
= in relation to the selection and liabilities Q
" services ofjurors shall be applicable to eac
District in the same manner as II each III
!. trict was q separate county, SC far as the sam
n' NAV apply and no person shall be required
serve as grand or petit juror except In ID
n District in which he resides, and the gran
OF and petit jurors shall be selected In each VI
an trict in the same manner as II the same was
r. county.
SEC. 7. Be il further enacted, That a
N crimes and misdemeanors shall be cognizab
al only in the Court Of the District Of said cou
NO ty in which the oifense may be committed,
o1 II each District were q separate county.
no SEC g. Be il further enacted, That proce'