The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1882-04-26

AN ACT for the removal Of the countryside Of sunhower
county
WHEREAS, the several acts heretofore
passed providing for an election submitting
the question of the removal of the county
site of Sunfower county to the voters of
said county, have failed in their purposes
and
WHEREAS, the final construction of the
Georgia Pacific Railroad through said county
has materially affected the relative advan-
tages of the then proposed sites and has
properly restricted the contest to the two
places, Johnsonville and Indian BayouP O.,
therefore
SECTION L. Be it e11acted 6y tile Legisza-
ture Of tie State Of Mississippi, That
special election be held on the first Tuesday
In May next in the county of Sunfower at
which the question Of the removal Of the
countryside from Johnsonville to Indian
Bayou Post-ofice otherwise known as
Eureka shall be submitted to the qualified
voters Of said county. The said election
shall be conducted according to the law
providing for general elections, ten days
notice thereof having first been posted as
required by law The expense therefor shall
be betrayed as in other elections, and if by
reason of any casualty or other cause such
election shall not have been held, the same
shall be ordered and held as soon thereafter
as shall be practicable, in the manner pro-
vided by law for filling vacancies in county
offices.
SEC. 2. Be 1t further enacted, That in
order to have a full registration Of the voters
III said county, the clerk of the circuit court
is hereby required to attend at least one day
in each election district within thirty DAYS
prior to said election for the purpose of
registering voters entitled thereto, having
first given ten days notice of the time and
place appointed by posting the same at the
door OF the courthouse of the county.
SEC. 8. Be 1t further enacted, That the
ballots at said election shall have written
or printed upon them the words " for
removal or against removal, and if
majority of the votes cast at such election
shall be . for removal" the county site shall
be and is hereby removed and established
at the said place of Indian Bayou Post
Office, and the result of said election. shall
be certified to the board of supervisors of
said county and be copied upon its minutes.
SEC. 4. Be ii further enacted, That in
the event that said election shall result in
favor of said removal the following named
persons, to-wit: w NJ Duncan. Phillip
Raiford, Jno. D. Watts, Wilson Ray and
G. III. Bell, any three of whom may act. or
failing to act such other persons as may be
selected by the board of supervisors of the
county. are hereby appointed as commits
sioners to select a location for the eonstruc-
ton of the public buildings of said county,
which said location shall be within one
fourth of a mile of the present Eureka
Depot of said Georgia Pacific Railroad;
eTOCided, a suitable lot of one acre of
ground be donated therein to the county in
fee simple title, otherwise they shall not be
restricted to that limit
SEC. 5. Bet further enacted. That in case
the vote shall be for removal as aforesaid as
soon as the same shall be certified to the
board Of supervisors, the president thereof