The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1882-03-22
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meet at the usual places of holding elec
tions in such county, city or town, for the
purpose of voting 8 for" or against
such subscription and the officers afore-
said shall appoint inspectors for such cleo
ton, which shall, in all respects, be con-
Quoted as other elections are in such
county, city or town, ercept that no poll
books shGtL be useI, and the return thereof
made in the same manner, and the result
thereof shall be entered on the minutes of
the board of supervisors, in the case OF a
county, and of a city, In the respective
minutes of such city or town.
SEC 3. BE il further eHGeted, That for
the purpose Of determining who are legal
voters, and the number OF them In any
county. city or town wherein the question
ofsubscription shall be proposed as afore-
said, men, geneJ0L and complete TegiStrd-
ton of all the legal voters of such county,
city or town, shall be made on the day and
at the same time and place OF taking the
vote upon such subscription, and the regis
tration thus made shall be conclusive evil
dence, in all matters affecting the validity
of such vote in all the courts of this State.
of the true number of legal voters in such
county, city or town at the time OF taking
such vote, and no person not registered on
that day shall be entitled to vote III such
election, or be counted in determining the
result.
SEC. 4. BE it FURTHER enqcted. That the
registration of voters provided for i'll the
preceding section shall be made by the in
spectors appointed to hold and conduct the
election as set out in section 2 of this act,
and shall be made substantially IN all re-
spects as provided by chapter of the
Revised Code of 1880, upon new registra-
ton books to be furnished to them by the
board of supervisors of the county, or the
board of mayor and aldermen OF the city or
town, wherein such vote is to be taken,
which registration books shall be similar In
all respects to the registration books now
in use throughout the State, but the inspec-
tors shall not be required to take down the
section township, range, or ward of the
city or town. in which such voter resides,
but shall vote in the election district in
which he resides.
SEC D. BE- IL ~fHst1 acted, That the
inspectors aft feturn with the
other returns, nj the board OF
supervisors or moor
porated city or town ection is
held, ca -~1Ass rue and
correct mem as
afOresaN poi such
clerks to ~ eserve the
same in theirG
D.
shall be the dut%Sof tie Doafd of super
visors of the county and of the board of
mayor and aldermen of any incorporated
city or town, wherein any election is held
under the provisions Of this act, to convene
at their respective places of meeting, att
some early day thereafter, and for this pur-
pose a called meeting of said board may be
had to canvass the returns and declare the
result of such election, which result, when
determined rs aforesaid. shall be enteredI
upon the minutes of such board.
SEQ 7. Be it further eltcted, That if it
shall appear from the returns made by said
inspectors of election and the registration
books as aforesaid, that twO-thirds OF the
legal voters of such county, city or town,
have voted for subscription, it shall be the
duty of the president of the board of super
yisors of such county, OF the chief executive
officer of such Incorporated city or town, to
subscribe to the capital stock OF said rail
road company, in the name of such county,
city or town, the amount so voted to be
subscribed. He shall also execute to said
company, in the name of such county, city
or town, bonds bearing interest at rate not
greater than six per cent. per annum, which
bonds shall be payable to bearer, and shall
ruH for a term of not more than thirty years,
and the interest on the same shall be made
payable annually; and which bonds shall
be signed by the president, mayor or other
executive officer, and be attested by the
clerk of the board of supervisors, or of the |
city or town, as the case may be, In whose
name the bonds are issued; and true
record shall be kept fall such bonds so
issued said bonds shall be delivered to the
president or secretary of said railroad COM
pany, for the use of said company, and the
bonds shall not payable until after the rail
road is completed through the county where
the subscription is made.
SEC. s. Be it further enacted, That it
shall the duty of the board of supervisors,
in any such county, or the board of alder
men, in any such city or town annually,
after the execution and delivery of such
bonds as aforesaid, to compute and assess
upon all taxable property of such county,
city or town, sum sufficient to pay the in /
terest and costs of collection. and disburse-
ment upon all bonds, and also for the re-
demption of said bonds, so issued by the
respective counties, cities or towns; which I
tax shall be extended upon the assessors /
books, made out for the collector, as other
taxes are. i'm column designated .'interesti