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

SECTION l. BE II enancted by the Legf&la-
ttlre At tie .State IT Nississippi, That the Re
vised Code Of the Public Statute Laws OF the
State Of Mississippi, prepared under its author
ity by J. 4. r. Campbell, and reported to the
Legislature by him, and revised and reported
bv a Joint Committee OF the two Houses, p
pointed for that purpose, and adopted by the
two Houses of the Legislature, the draft
Whereof adopted IS now IN the hands OF
said committee, be and the same IS hereby
adopted and declared to be the Code OF Mis-
sissipDi TO take effect and be Of force as there
in provided.
SIC. ? Belt further enacted, That the said
Revised Code be deposited by the said com
ujttee in the Office OF the Secretary OF state
and it shall be carefully preserved by him as
the Revised Code Of this State, adopted and
declared to be such by this act.
SEC g. b II ttf1they enacted, That ). A. +.
Campbell. the commissioner who prepared the
said code, shall superintend and direct its
publication, and shall arrange and number the
chapters and sections. prepare suitable mar
giua notes and references to decisions OF the
Supreme Court OF the State, far as is appro-
pirate, and he shall make full and accurate
index and for his said services, he shall be al
lowed the sum Of three thousand and five hun
dred dollars payable when the work shall be
completed; and the Auditor OF Public Ac-
counts shall issue his warrant therefor which
shall be paid out Of any money IN the treasu-
rynot otherwise appro priated; and the said
sum is hereby appropriated for that purpose.
SEC. +. b. II FURTHER eaacted, That the said
j. A. i. Campbell and the Governor Of this
State, hereby appointed commissioners to
contract. on behalf OF the State, on the best
terms they can obtain, for the printing, press
work and budding OF five thousand copies Of
tie said Code in the best style of lawbook
printing. and to be, in all respects, equal TO
the Revised Code of o57, and when the pre-
scribed number OF copies OF SAID Code. as con
tracted for. shall be delivered to the Secreta-
~ of State and he shall so certify, ami the
Governor shall certify that the printing and
binding Of the copies conforms to the require
mcnt OF this section, the Auditor Of Public
Accounts shall issue his warrant, in favor Of
the said commissioners for such sum OF mon
ey as the Governor shall certify to be required
to pay for the printing, binding and delivering
OF such books, and this shall be taken as an
appropriation of such sum.
SEC >. Be IL further enactea That the said
commissioners, ii they find it TO the interest
of the State, may contract for the printing OF
five thousand copies of the said Code, and for
the binding OF three thousand copies of SAID
Code. leaving the remainder unbound, and to
be bound thereafter, from time to time, as
NAV be called for by the State; and, if it shall
be found that the marginal notes and refer
ences to decisions will too greatly increase the
cost of the publication of the said Code, they
may in the discretion Of the said commission
ers. be dispensed with. Said commissioners
shall contract with the State Printer, at a
price not to exceed two dollars and half a
copy for printing, binding and delivering the
copies of said Revised Code, if they shall be
satisfied that such contract will be properly
executed according to the requirement of this
act.
SEC g. BE Il further enacted, That there
shall be printed, with said Code, and at such
place as the said j. A. z. Campbell shall de-
termine, this act, and the Constitution of the
United States, and the Constitution of this
State, and the acts of Congress prescribing
the time and manner of electng Senators IN
Congress. and those relating to naturalization,
and the authorization of the records in each
State, so as to have effect in other States.
SIC. Z. BE 1t FURTHER eHacted, That all acts
of public and general character passed at
the present session of the Legislature, shall be
incorporated in and made part of said Revised
Code and if there shall be any conflict be
tween such acts and said Code, said acts passed
as acts separate rom the said Code, and not
as part OF it. shall prevail, and conflicting pro-
visions of the said Code shall yield thereto
and the said j. y. L. Campbell shall lncOrpo-
rate all of said acts in the said Code, at the
appropriate place for each, so as to effect the
purpose of this section. but this shall not be
held to affect the provisions of the said Code
as to the manner of contesting elections.
SIC. s. BE 1t ftrther enacted, That when
the required number of copies of the SAID
Code shall have been delivered, the Secretary
of State shall distribute the same in the fol
lowing manner, to-wit: fifty copies shall be
deposited in the State Library, one copy shall
be transmitted to the Executive OF each state
and Territory of the United States, ten copies
to the Library of Congress, five copies to the
State University, and one copy to each OF the
following officers, to wit the Governor, mem
bers of the present Legislature, Secretary OF
State Auditor Treasurer, Acknowledgement,
District Attorneys, Judges of the Supreme
Court, Chancellors, Judges of the Circuit
Courts. the District Judge of the United States
in this State. Clerk of the Supreme Court OF
this State. and of each Circuit and Chancery
Court OF this State, and Clerk Of the Circuit
and District Courts of the United States IN
this State and the Marshals of said Districts,
the Superintendent of Public Education, the
Commissioner OF immigration and Agrlcul
ture, the Commissioner of Swamp Lands
Sheriffs. Justices OF the Peace, Coroners
members of the Board of Supervisors, Treas
urers, Assessors, Surveyors, and one copy to
the Code Commissioner, and also one copy to
the State Reporter, and the residue shall be
deposited in the Secretary of States office, to
be sold by him at three dollars per copy, and
he shall make a report thereof to the sue
ceeding Legislature.
The printing of the Code shall be completed
by the first day of October, one thousand eight
hundred and eighty, and shall on or before
that day be delivered to the Secretary OF State
for distributions whose duty it shall be to dis
tribute the same in the manner now provided
for the distribution of the laws and Journau
of the Legislature.
The copies distributed to the aid officers o
the State Shall remain the property OF the
State, and attached to the offices respectively
and they shall be delivered to the successor
in Office of said officers.
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