The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1882-04-12

An act the Board Of d 81 70 the
Sheriff and Ta1-collector, and for other purposes.
WHEREAS, The law provides for the circuit |
court upon an allowance to be made IN term
time. that the sheriff keep well bound
book to be called the execution docket, etc,
Section 800, Code of 1880; and
WHEREAS, There is no other direct pro- I
vision for furnishing said officers with any /
books and stationery absolutel Unnecessary |
for the transaction of the business OF SAID
office; and yet by law he Is bound to keep
as q public record book called cash book
and tax-receipt books, township maps, delin-
duent list and writ books, both criminal
and civil dockets, and book in which are
kept the privilege-tax account and other
blanks and stationery required by law to DE
furnished as copies, and for the Intelligent
transaction beyond term Of one officer,
and for a record that should descend to his
successor and successors III Office, and
WHEREAS Certain other officers are bound
to furnish their own stationery without
any remuneration commensurate with the
expense: wherefore, to prevent and remedy
said loss and enable the county to have
some reliable record in the sherlff's and
tax-colector's office and relieve the officers
of embarrassment,
SECTION l. Be 1t enacted By Tie LegtSLG-
tire of the State Of Mississippi, That the
board of supervisors of Issaquena county
be and they are hereby authorized to furnish
the sheriff's Office Of said county from time
90 time as may be needed, the following
books blanks and stationery, to-Wlt: one
cash book or books, for each year II neces-
sarv, collections commencing with year
1882; receipt books printed In duplicate
form with sufficient blank space to accom-
MEDIATE the taxable values assessed from
| oI riff n <pt
which are recorded all criminal process,
together with the return of the execution
thereof: also one civil writ docket, where all
I process of civil nature shall be kept sepa-
| rate from criminal procedure one privilege
| tax book, where can be recorded all the
collections on account of the sale OF liquors,
| and the various privileges taxed as now
! provided by section $50 OF Code OF 1851;
one book in which are to be made maps OF
each township and range of said county,
showing the taxable lands as they shall
appear assessed to individuals, lands held
bv the State now and those that may accrue
! to the State by reason of tax sales made
from year to year, lands vacant and swamp
lands, school lands, batture lands that nave
attached themselves to the main lands from
time to time and also to show the lands
exempted from taxation by casualty, caving
banks. lands exempt after being thrown out
and subjected to overflow by reason OF
changed location of leVees, etc.; also the
board are authorized and required to furnish
said sheriff and taX-collector with Well
bound book in which shall be recorded IN
numerical and alphabetical order all delln-
quent taxpayers to better tacllltate the
collection of said revenue and protect the
county from paying witnesses, Jurors ana
other debtors, who stand charged with taxes
unpaid the State and county, together with
blanks and stationery not to exceed IN any
one wear the sum of one hundred dollars,
all of which said books, maps and stationery
to be paid upon warrants on the county
treasury, upon due proof OF accounts with
vouchers of cost properly sworn to by sal q
sheriff from time to time as they snail
become necessary to be furnished.
SEC. 2. Be 1t .fufther enacted, That the
hoard of supervisors, when in their judgment
it may be necessary, on account OF the lne1h
Cheney Of the Jail of said Issaquena county
that they be and they are hereby authorized
and empowered to pay to the sherlh ano
TAILOR of said county sum OF money not &c
exceed the sum of thirty-iye dollars pei
month or at that rate per day, except IL
extraordinary occasions of threatened riot
ous violence, then in that event the sheriff
shall discharge his duty as now required oy
section 344. of Code of 1880, which salC
sum of money allowed said sherlH shal
, enable him to employ one guard LOT SAL
Jail. who shall have the authority OF a ]allo
TO protect the Jail from intruders and bette
secure the safe-keeping of all prisoners con
, fined therein; prd0idfJ, that no such allow
ance be made by said board until the accoun
i of said sheriff shall be properly stated an
sworn to before some competent of1eef Z
| administer an oath.
: SEC. 3. Be 1T further enacted, mat In
8 board of supervisors of said county be an
they are hereby authorized to allow TO Cd
4 snp - - &c
t necessary, clothing. bedding, medicines, etc
) as NAV be needful to the comfort OF all an
, any person or persons confined in his ia
/ on account of lunaey, where the subject ha
3 No friends or property, and is unable I
supply themselves, and while waiting to 2
$ introduced into the Asylum OF this otat'
and then only after the amount mas pee
proven and sworn to by the sheriff, Wnlc
said account shall be filed as other voucher
In clerks Office.
SIC. A. Be 1T further enacted, That
: chancerv clerk Of Yalobusha county be az
d he Is hereby authorized to transcrlbe frol
the records at Coffeeville, Mississippi, sue
e parts of the land records, papers, &C.
# pertain to lands situated in what IS know
J. as the second judicial district OF SAID count.
q and he is hereby authorized to pHrcna:
aI,ch record books and blanks as may
raanired for the purposes of this section
d 1roUided. that said clerk shall not be require
8 s. l9eoir, sueh work until the board Of supe
s visors Of said county shall have provide
S for the purchase of such books and blank
and shall agree with said clerk as 20 &
Of compensation to be allowed MN lor Z
II work herein provided for and said boa
8 are hereby authorized to contract Tor sn
Z work and to make an allowance Tor
IS EXPENSES PAYABLE out Of the county treasul
81 and said transcripts shall be delivered 70
3 ehancerv clerk at bis Office il said seco