The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1882-03-29
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STATE OF MISSISSIPPI.
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AN ACT to regulate the trial of causes in the
Circuit Court Of Lauderdale county.
sEcT1ox 1. Be It enacted by the Legislature
Of The State of Mississippi That it shall be the
duty Of the clerk of the circuit conrt OF Lauder
Ia county in his offies in the courthouse of
said county. on the LIST Monday in May and No
vember In each year, 10 set or cause TO be set
for trial, on day certain Of the next succeeding
term of said term, each and every cause on the
issue, or trial, aud State dockets IN SAID court
SEC 2 Be it further enacted, That lmme-.
diately after the causes on said issue and state
doekets shall have been so set Tor tFlal on days
certain named il shall be the duty OF said cir
cult clerk to publish, in some newspaper printed
in said county. full list Of the eanses so set
for trial. wi h a statement of the days on which
said causes will be called for trial and said pub
Iicat on shall be made for three successive
weeks
SEc 3 Be it further enacted, That the causes
so set for trial by id clerk shall be called by
the Judge of said court at the term next succeed
ing the day which such causes were set Tor
trial in he order and on the day named IN
said published notice Of said clerk but the
court may at the request and with the consent
OF the parties 10 any sut, or the attorneys o.
record oil -ueh parties, hear any cause SO set for
trial on any other convenient day than the one
named by said clerk in setting such ease as
aforesaid
SEC. /. Be it further enacted, That all per-
sons parties, Witnesses and all others required
by law to a tend on the trial Of any cause SO
Sc, shall be required 10 at end said court only
from the day on which such case shall be 80 set
for tr al by said cl TX and the comp nsatlOn OF
witnesses shall begin only on the day so set for
the trial Of such cause.
SIC 3 Be it further enacted, That in each
and every ease 50 set by said clerk, there shall
be taxed and collected in the cost bill tax fee
o. twenty-five cent. 70 defray he expense Of the
publication hercinbefore provided for, which
said sum when collected shall be paid into the
county treasury and The board of supervisors Of
said county be and it is hereby authorized to
al oW the claim of the printer to publishing said
not &c, on proper proof thereof, supported by
proper atidavits Of such printer and said clerk,
Tor al amount equal to that allowed by law in
like eases.
SEC. 6. BE it further enacted, That this act
take effect and be in force from and after its
passage.
APFRovED, February Is, 1882.
An ACT u amend sections "a and "a Revised
Code Of 1880, as to the boundaries OF dams
and Wilkinson counties and to determine
and define the same.
SECTION /. BE it enacted by the Legislature
OF the State Of Mississippi, That the stream
her tofore known as Coasting Bayou, and
flo sing Trough Wilkinson county, be and the
same is hereby declared to be, as to its main
channel, in law, it is in fact, the channel OF
the HomOchitto river, and the same is hereby
made the dividing line and boundary between
tue hdiu counties Oh AudulS anu W likluSDu
throughout It's entire course.
SEC. 2 Be it further enacted, That nothing
in this act is TO be construed changing the
boundaries of said Counties as to Tansy Island,
now existing and defined by law.
SEC. 3. Be il further enacted That the lands
hereby transferred from Wilkinson to Adams
county. shall continue TO be assessed and taxed
in Wilkinson county till the next general
assessment Of lands in this State and that at
the next general assessment of lands hereafter
in this state that sac lands hereby transferred
from Wilkinson county to Adams county, shall
be deemed and held a part Of said Adams
county and assessed as other lands in said
county of Adams, and the same shall not be
assessed in the county of Wilkinson.
SEC 3. BE it further enacted, That this act
take effect and be in force from and after its
passage.
APPROVED, March 7, 1882.
AN ACT to amend section 407, Revised Code
1880, so far relates to certain officers in
Clarke County.
SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the Legislature
of the State Of mississippi, That one-half of the
penalty of he bonds of all county officers of
Clarke county, except the bonds of the treasurer,
sheriff and tax-cOleetor, may be based upon
personal property, at the option of the board of
supervisors of said county.
APPROVED, February IL 1882.