The weekly clarion., 1880-03-24
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OF THE
STATE OF MISSISSIPPI
[PUBLIsHED BY AUTHoRITY.]

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AN ACT to make an appropriation for tht
/ erection of fre-pVoof building in the City
OF Jackson, contiguous thereto, for th'
Mississippi Asylum for the Blind.
SECTION l. Be il enacted by the Legislature
of the State of Mississippi, That the sum O
/ fifteen thousand dollars be- and the same is
I hereby appropriated, or so much thereOfas NJ ~
/ be necessary, out of any money in the treasury
| not otherwise Appropriated, for the purpose
/ OF erecting hre-Proof building in the city
! of Jackson, or contiguous thereto, for the
| Mississippi Asylum for the Blind, together
/ with the necessary outbuildings.
SEC. :. Be it further enacted, That the sum
/ of fifteen thousand dollars may be drawn by
requisition of the Governor on the Auditor OF
/ Public Accounts for warrant on the State
Treasurer to be PAYABLE 10 the President OF
Secretary of The Board of Trustees of said
Mississippi Asylum for the Blind, which sum
of money any part of the same, shall only
be drawn by requisition of the Governor on
the Auditor of Public Accounts, for a war
rant on the State Treasurer, and made pay
a BILE to the President OF Secretary of the Board
of Trustees of The SAID Mississippi Asylum
for the Blind.
SEC. g. Be it further enacted, That the Board
of Trustees of'said Asylum, are hereby author
lied TO employ an architect for the purpose
of afting plan suitable for the purposes
naGled in this Act, and the said Trustees are
further authorized a nd EN- powered 70 let out by
contract o the lowest and best bidder he build
ing of the said Asylum, after advertising for
proposals for thirty days, in two newspapers
that they may elect for such advertising,
reserving the right to reject any and all bids
for the same, and they shall accept no bid
without the approval Of the Governor of this
State.
SEC T. Be it further enacted, That The con-
tractor for the erection of the said building
shall enter into bond, with good and sufficient
security in such sum the said Board Of
Trustees shall deem sufficient, for the faith
F1l prfo re of he
SEC. 5. Be it further enacted, That no part
of the money herein appropriated, shall be
used in the purchase of the ground or lot.
upon which to erect the said building but the
Trustees aforesaid, shall have authority to
select the site for the same, and 10 erect the
building thereon after acquiring title to the
same in the name of the Trustees of the Mis-
sissippi Asylum for the Blind, and said site
shall be III the corporate limits of the city of
Jackson, or contiguous thereto.
SEC. 8. Be it further enacted, That when the
said building is completed, or sufficiently So
for occupancy for the purposes named IN this
Act, the Trustees are hereby authorized and
empowered to sell the property now occupied
Blind Asylum, at private sale, upon such
terms and at such price as as they may deter
mine, with the advice and consent of the
Governor and to make deed to the same !;
and any and all money realized from the sale
of the said property, shall be paid into the
State Treasury, or the same may be expended
on necessary improvements on the said build
ings herein provided for, or for the out build
ings needed therefor; Pr0oided. That the said
money so realized from the sale of the said
property shall not be so expended, except by
the advice and with the consent of the Gov
ernor Of the State.
SEC T. Be it further enacted, That the note
for twenty-five thousand three hundred and
twenty nine dollars and ninety-one cents of the
New Orleans, ST. Louis and Chicago Railroad
given and made payable to the Treasurer of
the State, due January l, 1881, or the proceeds
arising therefrom, be, and the same is hereby
appropriated and set apart for the purposes
named in this Act much thereof may
be necessary to erect the said building for the
purposes named, and under the restI lotions
herein imposed; and if the entire indebted
ness of said railroad, is paid into the Treasury
before the first day of January, 1881, then the
said sum of twenty-five thousand dollars of
said money shall be set apart for the erection
of the said Asylum, PFoUided, that no other
money shall be in the treasury to carry out
the provisions of this Act
SEC. s. Be it further enacted, That this act
take effect and be in force from and after its
passage.
Approved March 5th, 1880.
AN ACT entitled an Act to provide for the
preservation of the Field Notes, Maps,
Records and other papers appertaining to
land titles, within this State, and for other
purposes.
SECTION l. Be it enacted by the Legislature
of the State of Mississippi That the Commits
sioner of Swamp Lands, be and he is hereby
empowered, to have copied and transcribed
ali such parts of the field notes, maps, records
and other papers appertaining to land titles,
with this State, turned oyer to the State by
the Department of the Interior under Act
of Congress, approved June 18th, 1910, and
amendments thereto, as have not already been
copied and transcribed.
SEc. 2. Be it further enacted, That the said
field notes, records and other papers required
to be copied and transcribed, as provided in
sectioni one of this Act, be copied and tram
scribed into strong leather bound books, such
as are usually used for the record of deeds in
the Office of the chancery clerks of this State,
aud that, after they are so transcribed. the
Commissioner of Swamp Lands be, and he is
hereby required to carefully compare them
with the originals, and certify to their cor
rectness on the last page of each record book
SEC. B. Be 1t further enacted, That said
Commissioner have said maps copied on to
good strong map paper, and certify, on the
copy of each map, TO its co1rectnessi and
that after all said maps are copied, said
Commissioner deliver the same to tue Public
Printer, to be by him bound in strong leather
or canvass binding, and returned to the othce
of aid Commissioner
SEC A. Beitfurther enacted, That said Com
missioner of Swamp Lands do have and receive
for such copies and transcripts, the same fees
now provided by law for the pay of chancery
clerks for transcripts and record of deeds in
their offices; Provided that for the copy of
maps herein provided for, he shall receive the
same fees, as now allowed by law, for the same
duties, to the clerks of the chancery courts
4 nd Eropidea further, That the aggregate
amount paid for the copy Of said field notes,
ceed seven hundred and fifty dollars.
SEC. 5. Be it further enacted, That after the
duties herein required fully performed,
aud the fee bill of said Commissioner is ex-
amined and approved by the Governor, the
Auditor of Public Accounts, upon the presen-
tatien of seid fee bill, so approved, shall
issue warrant on the Treasurer Of the State
for the amounto of same; Pro0ided, 1t does not
exceed seven hundred and fifty dollars.
SEC. s. Be ii further enacted, That the sum
of seven hundred and fifty dollars, or much
thereof as is necessary, be and the same is
Le-ehy appropriated, out of any funds in the
Treasury not otherTise appropriated, for the
purposes of this Act.
SEC Z. Be it further enacted, That the Com |
missioner of Swamp Lands shall charge all |
persons. who desire certified copies and tran
scripts of any record in his Office, the same |
this State for certified copies aud transcripts |
of any record or map in their Offices; and that |
said Commissioner make a quarterly state |
ment each year of all fees paid him, as provided
in this section, and pay the same into the |
I fe@sury Of the State on the warrant of the |
Auditor. ts
SIC. s. Be it further enacted That this Act |
be in force and take effect from and after its
Approved, March 9th, 1880
AN ACT to provide for the ascertainment of |
the Indebtedness of the State account of
the Seminary Fund and for the payment of
ihtsfsst IheFee4.
WHEREAS, Under an act of Congress proEid |
ing for a grant of land for the support of a |
Seminary of Learning within the State of
Mississippi the Legialstare of this State by |
enactment thereof accepted the said grant in 1
fort he ntrrr me- ed in Of