The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1882-03-18

1uAN hNAANHNo AtNANNN "ifAN'NN
January 27th, 1871, approved Feb
ruary 25th, 1873, be and is hereby
so amended as TO provide that the
penalty Of sheriff S bonds required /
by said act, to he fixed by the I
Board of Mississippi Leyee Com
missioners, shall be fixed by said |
Board at its next meeting for the
purpose Of assessing and leyymg
its advalorem tax held after the
passage of this act, and the pen
atty then fixed, and the bonds for
the same executed by the several
sheriffs, shall be for aud shall cover
the then term of office of the in
cumbent sheriffs; ana thereafter
said Board of Levee Commission
ers, Mt its meetings held for the
purpose of levying and assessing
said adyalorem tax, next preceding
the expiration of the term Of office
of any sheriff, shall fix the penalty
of the bond to be executed as re
quired by said section Z by his sue
cessor in office: and before enter
ing upon the duties of said office
of sheriff, and as n part of his quail
ifieation as such. Said new sheriff
shall execute a bond in the penalty
so fixed, and in all respects as re-
quired by said section 4; except
that said bond shall continue IN
force and shall be for his full tern
of Office, and until his successor
has qualified and in the event o
the election or appointment of ;
sheriff to ill a vacancy, he shall
before entering upon the duties o
his Office, and as II part of hi
qualification as such sheriff, exc
cute a bond as required by salt
section Z, and this amendment, i
the penalty provided for his pred
ecessor.
See. 3. That section s of sal
, act mentioned in the last section
, be and is hereby so amended as I,
provide that upon the failure 9
any sheriff to make the MONTH
settlements required by said SEE
tion, and in the manner and at tn
time therein specified, he shall !
addition to the penalties prescr
bed in said section, forfeit to sal
Board Of Mississippi Levee Con
missioners the sum Of five hundre
: dollars for each such failure; sal
, sum to be recovered from sal
sheriff and the suretics on h
bond as collector of the adval,
rem tax Of said Board, by motto
before the Circuit Court of I'll
county of said sheriff, in the sam
manner and upon the same motto
as is now provided by law for M
tions against sheriiis tor failui
TO pay over money collected |
virtue of an execution.
: Sec. G. That said Board of Nj
q sissippi Levee Commissioners J
q and are hereby authorized to pu
?. chase the necessary ground
;. their district. and to build thercC
n suitable Office for the condu
@ and management Of their busines
q and to hold the same exempt fro
Il taxation to the same extent tn
d property held by the State
f. county is exempt.
l. Sec. Z. That said Board of VI
A. sissippi Levee Commissioners SIN
T. have full power and authority al
'e it is hereby made their duty
ct build, construct and maintain su
y levee or levees in the county
in Coahoma in the same manner al
d upon similar proceedings as are
H. qnired in their district as may
II necessary for the protection of a
II. part of the Mississippi Leyee d
le trict from overflow, and t. Il
end may accept and receive dol
m tions of any private levees, decla
te the same public levees and thcl
pc after maintain them as such.
a. Sec. 8. That said Board
r. Levee Commissioners is here
h, authorized and empowered
ii agree, contract for and purcha
j. with and from any land owner,
,e the guardian of any minor, or t
of executor or administrator Of a
e. estate, where the owner or dc
at sers are not sui iuris and there
id no guardian, the right of way
o. any public levee proposed to
H. built, if they deem such purcha
n. more advantageous than a pl
ID ceeding of condemnation, and t
II. deed or contract of such gllardi;
rv executor or administrator sh
DC convey the title of said minor
ID persons not sui juris as fully az
pt executed by person Of full al
or and such guardian, executor or
II. ministrator shall be accountal
90 nm his hnnd tn thp uarfipg in int