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


and that this act take effect and be in force
from aud after its passage.
Approved, March S, 1882.
AN ACT t. amend an act entitled act to incorporate the
la4ue Chiro County Of Lincoln, State Of Mis-
sissippi," approved March the 18th, ISL
Section !. Be it eaocted By the LegiSza-
tire of tie STATE OF Mississippi, That sec
ton one of an act entitled an IAN act to III
corporate the town Of BOgue ChitTo, county
Of lincoln. State Of Mississippi" approved
March the 18th, 1871. be and the same IS
hereby so amended as to read as follows,
viz: The town Of BOgue Chitt0, i'll the
county Of Lincoln, is hereby incorporated
and the corporate limits Of said town shall
be as follows: commencing at q point IN the
centre Of the Chicago, St. Louis Il New Or
leans Railroad track opposite the one hun
dred and nineteen mile board; thence east
four hundred and fifty feet $50; thence
south parallel with said railroad one mile;
thence west to the Brookhayen and Summit
road; thence north along the east side Of
said road one mile; thence east to point OF
beginning.
SEC. ,. Be it ,t'urtder cnactcd, That the
second section Of said above recited act, be
and the same is hereby amended so as to
read as follows: That on the first Monday
of March, a. d., 1882, or as soon thereafter
as practicable. the inhabitants Of said town
who are qualified voters Of the county Of
Lincoln shall elect by ballot mayor and
three selectmen and one marshal, citizens
Of said town, who shall hold their offices for
one wear from the end second Monday of
March. A D. 1882. and until their successors
are qualified said election first held under
this act shall be conducted under the direc-
ton Of the Justice or justices OF the peace
for beat one % Of said Lincoln county, who
shall give notice Of the same by posting
notices thereof in three public places in
said town and the justice or justices shall
issue certificates of election to the persons
who shall be elected mayor, selectmen and
marshal, and shall return their whole pro
ceedings certified by them to the chancery
clerk Of the county Of Lincoln and the
same shall be recorded in the record Of
deeds; said Justice or justices shall be paid
five dollars for holding said election and the
said chanCery clerk shall be allowed ten
cents per hundred words for recording the
returns Of said Justice or justices; the same
to be paid by the treasurer Of said town
upon the warrant Of the mayor and select
men. out Of any moneys not otherwise APP
propriated; after said first election it shall
be the duty of the persons returned rs
elected to meet within twenty days Of sad
election and organize: after the reorganlza
ton of said mayor and selectmen Of the
town of Bogue Chitto above provided, they
shall order future GR51uGl elections on the
first Monday of March, and provide by Ordi-
nance for conducting the same and they
shall provide by ordinance for filling vacan-
cies that may occur in the offices Of said
town.
SEC 3. Be Il FURTHER enacted, That the
third section Of the act aforesaid hereby
amended, be and the same is hereby
amended by adding thereto at the end
thereof the following words: And the said
bond as justice of the peace shall be given
in twenty (2O) days after the said mayor
shall have been elected.
SEC T. BE it FURTHER eBdcted, That the
fourth section Of the aforesaid act, be and
the same is hereby amended by adding
thereto at the end thereof the following
words: "Said bond as constable shall be
given within twenty days after the said
marshal shall have been elected.
SEC ). BE it FURTHER enacted, That the
fifth section of the aforesaid act, be and the
same is hereby amended by adding thereto
at the end thereof the following words, viz
Which oath, together with the iurat of the
officer administering the same, shall be en-
rolled on the minutes of the said mayor and
selectmen of the town of Bogue Chitto
SEC. g. Be IL further eRacted. That the
tenth section of the aforesaid act, be and
the same is hereby repealed.
SEC. Z. Be it further enacted, That the
mayor and marshal of said town shall, be-
fore entering upon the discharge of their
duties as such, each execute and deliver
bond with two good and solvent sureties in
a penalty of five hundred dollars, payable
to the mayor and selectmen of the town of
Bogue Chitto conditioned for the faithful
discharge of their respective official duties,
and that they will well and truly pay all
damages that may result to said town or to
any person or corporation from failure to
perform and discharge all oftheir
official duties said bonds shall
be approved by the chaneery clerk of the
county of Lincoln, and shall be by him re-
corded in the record of bonds for county
officers at the expense of the principal
obligor in the bond, and shall be filed and
also recorded together with the approval of
said clerk on the minutes of said town, and
certified copies from either record shall be
in evidence.
Sec s. Belt further enacted, That it shall
be the duty of the mayor and selectmen of
the town of Bogue Chitto, to keep a well
bound book in which they shall record
neatly and intelligently all of their official
acts and proceedings, and they shall cause
to be kept full and complete index to
their minutes. and any failure to comply
with this section shall be misdemeanor;
and the mayor and each of the selectmen
to such failure, shall be liable /
to criminal prosecution, and on CONVICTION
shall be fined not more than fifty dollars
SIC. 8. Be 1T further enacted, That the
mayor and selectmen of the town of Bogue
Cnitto shall select some discreet citizen of |
said town as town treasurer; they shall. by
ordinance, prescribe the duties of said