The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1882-02-08

STATE OF MISSISSIPPI.
PUBLISHED BY AUTHoRITY.7


JOINT RESOLUTION ]. 10 instruct and re-
quest Senators oud Representatives of the
| State of Mississippi in. Congress TO use
every effort to have Bonnie Carree Crevasse
closed
Whereas, The material advancement of any
portion of the State of Mississippi, must utti
mately rebound to and effect the general well
fare Of the State. and
Whereas, The Sea Cost counties of the State
| are entirely dependant for commercial success
and public health upon the purity of thai
porti n OF the waters of the Gulf IF Mexico
known as Lake Borgne, or Mississippi Sound,
which affords at once food, health and pros
perity to the citizens of said Sea Coast coun-
ties and
Whereas The material interests ofthis por-
ton of the State have long been imperilled and
are now seriously injured and impaired by the
influx OF fresh water from the Mississippi
River through the Bonnie Carree Crevasse
in the State of Louisiana, and
Whereas, All attemp s TO repair and close
up said crevasse. have thus far have been I'M
successful therefore be it
Resoi we'd BIZ the Senate of the State of Mis-
sissippi, the House eoncurring, That our Sem
ators and Repres 4ntatiyes in Congress be, and
are hereby requested and ibsiru ted to use
their best efforts to secure the passage Of such
legislation and to procure such adequate APP
preparations from the Government as viii ef-
fectually and permanently secure the closing
date.
APPROVED january Both, 1882
AN ACT to change the name of Sumner Coan-
ty to Webster County.
SECTION l. Be it enacted by the Legislature
of the State of Mississippi, That the name OF
Sumner county, in this State, be changed to
Webster county, by which name it shall here
after be known and called.
SEC 2 Be it further enacted, That this act
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passage.
Approved January 80, 1882.
AN ACT To authorize the county superinteu-
dents Of Public Education of Tuniea and
Quitman counties to employ teachers in GER
tain cases at higher raie of compensation
than is now allowed by law.
Whereas, It is the policy of the law to secure
educational advantages 10 every edueable
child in the State, and
Whereas, In certain sparcely settled lecali-
ties it is impossible to secure competent teach
at the per capita rate now allowed by the
school law, therefore.
SECTION /. Be it enacted by the Legislature
of the State of Mississippi, That the Superin-
iatendents of Public Education of Tu-
MICA and Quitman counties, by and
with the consent of their respective Boards
of Supervisors, or the president there
of in vacation, may establish schools and
contract with teachers at at higher rate of
compensation than the per capita rate now
allowed by law; but in no case to exceed forty
dollars per month where the average atten-
dance is less than twenty-five.
Sec 2 Be it further enacted, That all con- /
tracts made with teachers under this law shall
specify the amount of compensation agreed |
upon, and shall not be valid unless endorsed
blythe approval of the Board of Supervisors of
the counties.
SEC g. Be it further enacted, That this act
shall take effect and be in force from and after
its passage.
APPROVED, February, 2. 1882.