The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1882-03-22

7 take efee1 and be be in force from and after it
J APPRoYED, March o. .N1ss2
e AN ACT to change the time of holding thi
It Circuit Court of Lauderdale and Pike Goun
IS ties.
e SEcTToy l. Be II enacted BY the Legislator,
4 of the State of Mississippi That the cireui
/ court of Lapderd .le county, shall herea ter b,
e held as follows, to wit commencing on the frs
q Monday OF July and January in each year, ant
continue TWEEN y-four Judicial d sys, il business
q should require
SEC. 2 Be it further enacted, That all bond,
I and reeognizances aud all process Of any kinC
: for the appearance of any party, returnahle Il
the terms of the said circuit court as eretof0rt
held, shall be valid and binding for the term.
: of said court, provided by this act as if said
bonds, recognizaa ces and process had been takeT
or returnable to the terms of said court as now
J. provided by this act
SEC. 5. Be it furtaer enacted, that the time
1 fer holding the circuit court IN the county oi
o Pike be as follows: said court shall commence
on the second II nday in January and third
Monday in August in each year and continue
twelve days respectively, if the business Of the
7 court so requires.
; SIC L Be it further enacted, That all acts,
aRd parts of acts in coHfict with this act be,
! and the same are he ebArepealed and this act
2 shall be in force after its passage.
APPROVED, March 9, 1882.
i AN All TO lnCFAaS the saltfIeS OF the Cunef-
intendents of Education of Newton Smith,
Jasper, Hppah and Calhoun counties.
SECTION l. Be it enacted by the Legislature
of the State of Mississippi, That the salaries Of
the county superintendents of education
of the counties of Newton, Smith,
as follows: for the county of Newton,
one hundred and Fl ty dollars; for the county Of
Smith, one hundred and twenty dollars; for the
county of Jasper, one hundred and forty dol
lars; for the county of Tippah, twl hundred
dollars; and for the couuty of Calhoun, one
hundred and fifty dollars.
SEC. 2 Be it further enacted, That this act
take effect and be in force from and after its
passage.
AN ACT to amend the law in relation to the
University of Mississippi.
SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the Legislature
of the State of Mississippi, that majority of
the whole number of the board Of trustees shall
| constitute a quorum, and majority OF said
quorum present shall be competent to transact
| all business
SEc. ?. Be it further enacted, That this act
take effect and be in force from and after its
i passage.
ApPRovEp, March 9, 1882.
AN ACT to define and survey the County line
between the Counties of Clarke and Wayne.
SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the Legislature
i OIL the state OF MISSISSIPPI, InaJ the ilne De-
/ tween the counties OF Z Ike and Wayne shall
be as follows to wit: To commence at poiat
where the Choctaw boundary line crosses the
| rang line between ranges thirteen and four cen,
/ md run thence east with sa Choctaw boun-
lary line to the northwest corner of the Hiawa-
nee reserve, thence direct to the northeast
ner of said Hiawanee reserve, and thence along
said Choctaw boundary line to the Alabama
| State line.
SEC. 2. Be it further enacted That the board
suna Uis of fha of ftlarra and /
Wayne be empower d to employ the surveyors
Of their respective counties to survey and mark |
said county line, and to employ chain bearers,
md obtain the necessary field notes for MAX |
ing said urvev, and said boards of supervisors |
ire empowered to ply for said field notes, and |
tso to pay for the service of said surveyors and |
chain bearers a reasonable compensation, out |
OF their respective treasures, on shalt of said |
exp nses to be paid by each of said counties
SEC. be 1t further enacted, That this act |
take effect from its passage.
APPROVED, March Z, 1882.
AN ACT to amend an act entitled Han act to |
ascertain tn outst.n ling indebtedness of the
Liquid fling Levee District, and for other
purposes" approved March g. 1880.
Waereas, 1t is repre- esente by j. L. AIcorn,
Of Coahoma county, in this State, that he was
1t the time of the passage of the above recited
lct, and still is the holder and owner of twenty
three bonds known as 'liquidating leyee scrip
consisting of ten pieces, designated new sc les
taree pieces, 'surplusage, and ten pieces known
tnd designated, as old or first SERIES aggre
sating in amount, tWenty-three hundred and
5hirty-three dollars and seyenty-eight c'nts
xclusiye of, interest, and which leyee scrip is
)y the terms, of tbs act referred to, held to be
barred; and
Whereas, The.sa Alcorn represents that he
1ecame the no der of said scrip in the course
If his bu ,iness; that it cost him full face
salue and that he has never at any time ac
lu red ownership of any of said leyee scrip at
,ess tn IN its par value and
Where IS, The said Alcorn further represents
that he was in utter ignorance of the provi ions
y the act referred t., until about the first of
July, $780, when by the terms of said act, the
scrip held by him had already been barred;
md
Whereas, Whit is herein said of the said
Alcorn is in the main, true John Powell, of
Grenada county, who owns six surp usage GER
If :ates of said levee scrip amounting in the
'ggre GATE without interest, to ninety dollars;
therefore
SECTION l. Be it enacted by the Legislature
If the state of mississippi, That the provisions
ii such sections of the act to which th is
lmendatory as are applicable, shall be so modi-
led aud extended as to make it the duty of the
sx-ofieio liquidating levee commissioners in said
ct described, to tax u, and cancel the levee
scrip and surplusage certiica es held by said
hcorn and Powell IN this act referred to, and in
place thereof issue to themNnew bonds, bearing
late 7th June, 1880, thereby placing said Alcorn
ind Powellupon level of equality W tn the scrip
/ ders who complied in all respects VITA the
provisions of the act TO which this is amenda-
Tory.
Whereas, Malcolm Mcneil. formerly of Goa
loma county in this State, but now of Chicago,
illinois, is the owner of the following liquidat
LeVee Scrip, to wit: No 9 I, for 100 O0; No
1921 for $4,000; No. 2265, for 90; No. 1855,
Tor 5000: and II
Whereas Marcus Jones, Of Memphis, Tennes-
see, who is executor of Mrs. Mary ID. Tobin, d =
ceased, late citizen of Bolivar county, Missis-
sippi, is the no d n of liquidating levee bond,
salled surplusage certificate, No. 1872 for $780,
%, and j. d. Stafford. administrator OF Jas. d.
Zugler, deceased is the hold r of similar cer-
tifcate No 425, for $12,S7 both of said last
lamed parties having died with yellow fever in
said county of Bolivar in the year 1879; now
therefore:
SEC. 2 Be it further enacted, That upon sur
rander of said SC lip as required by said act of
1880, said liquidating commissioners are direct
ed to issue to said parties holding sa scrip and
surplusage certificates new scrip or bonds as
required by said act of 1880.
SEC. 8, Be it further enacted That the priv
ileges here eonferr d, shall be exercised within
the period of (20) days from the passage of this
act and not thereafter, aad that this act take
effect and be in force from and after its passage.
APPROVED, March 2, 1882
JOINT RESOLUTION in relation to sundry
acts of incorporation.
Be it Resolved by the Legislature of the State
incorporate the Arkansas and Mississ ppi. Rail-
oAd Company. and of an act to incor rporate the
Meridian, Winona and Helena Railroad Com
pany, approved March 9th, 1882, and an act to
incorporate the Vieksburg and Mississippi Rail-
road Company, approved March 9th, 1882, in re-
lation to taxation and maximum rates, shall ap-
ply only o railroads hereafter constructed, and
the right Of the State To tax and regulate rates on
roads already cons ructed shall not be effected |
oy the consolidation of any such roads wi b
the roads incorporate, under said acts or under
any other acts OF incorporation, passed at the /
present sess sion Of the Legi >lature.
Be it further Resolved, That an act to ineor- ]
porate the New Orleaas, Bason R guge, Yicks-
burg and Memphis Short Line Railroad Com |
pany is amended 50 as to Mcguire two-thirds /
Of the qualified voters Of any county, city or (
town to V te in favor Of any proposed subscrip- |
ton to said railroad before the same shall be
legal and binding on such county, city or town.
Resolved further, That .e provisions Of the |
first section OF this reso ution shall be taken
as part Of the act Of Incorporation of said COM
panies named in said section, and the pro-
visions Of the second section shall likewise be