The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1882-03-22

AN ACT for the benefit of the Agricultural and Mechanical
College OF this State.
SECTION /. BE 1t enacted by the LegtSla-
tire of the State of Mississippi, That the
board of trustees of the Agricultural and
Mechanical College Of this State, be and
they are hereby authorized and empowered
to acquire for the use of said College, the
following described lands lying contiguous
and adjacent to the grounds thereof, by pur-
chase from the owners of such lands, or the
administrator, executor, or guardian OF
such owners, viz South half Of the south
east quarter of section thirty-five (35) town
ship nineteen 40 range fourteen (l41 east;
the southwest quarter of the northwest
quarter and part of the northwest quarter
of the northwest quarter (seven acres more
or less) of section one ca and one hundred
and forty-two (142) acres more or less OF the
north east quarter of section two a. (being
all of said quarter except that owned by j.
T. Davis and w. f. Yeager,) all in township
eighteen (18)range fourteen( IA east, in Ok
tibbeha county, State of Mississippi to
agree upon the value of said lands and to
pay for the same out of any money IN their
hands subject to their control. And when
the owners of any of said lands shall not
be of age, OF shall have departed this life, it
shall and may be lawful for his, her or their
guardian, executor or administrator, by and
with the consent, approval and order OF the
ehancery court of Oktibbeha county, TO
make, execute and deliver for said owner to
said board of trustees, upon the payment OF
the agreed price, a conveyance to said lands,
which shall vest in said board all the title
held or claimed by said owners in and to
said lands as fully and completely as if said
conveyance had been executed by said
owners if alive or of fUli AGE
SEC. 2. Be 1t further enacted, That If the
said board of trustees cannot agree with the
owners, or their executors, administrators
or guardians, as to the value of the said
lands adjacent or contiguous to the grounds
of said college, and necessary or convenient
for its uses and purposes, it shall and may
| be lawful for the president of said board to
present to and file with the chancery clerk
of said county of Oktibbeha petition set
| ting forth the fact in each particular case,
and praying jury of inquest to ascertain
and determine the value of the lands which
the said board may determine to approprl-
ate, and thereupon the said clerk shall forth
with issue an order to the sheriff of said
county commanding him to summon in
stantly jury Of twelve disinterested free
holders or householders, residents of said
county, to 90 upon and review the premises
/ and inquire of the damages sustained and
the compensation such land owner or other
person interested is entitled to ]; and the
Jury so summoned shall have five days no
fice of the time and place Of meeting, and
shall be sworn by the sheriff justly and
truly to value and assess the damages thai
may be sustained by, and the compensation
to be paid to the owners of said land, orothel
person interested, and the said jury shall
render their verdict and inquisition in wri
ting, and return the same TO the said clerk
and such verdict and inquisition shall be final
between the parties. except as hereinafter
provided If any juror So summoned shall
] fail to attend, the sheriff shall Immediately
summon others Of like qualifications, and /
the Jury so summoned shall, at any time
fail to agree after being kept together !