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ACT % amend and act entitled act to provide for hs
payment 81 the bonded debt Of Kinds county, appfoseu
February lat 1871
WHEREAS. Some few of the holders OF the
bonds of said county, issued under an act
to fund the floating debt of Kinds county;
and to Issue sinking fund bonds. approved
April 10Th, 1873, failed or neglected TO pre-
sent the same to be exchanged Tor the new
bonds, provided for by the act approved
February 1st, 1877, within the period OF one
year, as provided for in the 4th seetlon
thereof, and that the same are yet out
standing; and e
WHEREAS, The board of supervisors g
said Kinds county have doubts as 70 their
right and authority to apply to the pay
ment or purchase ofsuch outstanding bonds,
issued under the said act Of 1878. the
coupons thereof, or any judgments obtained
on the one or the other. any Of the money
raised By taxation, under the 9th section @
said act Of 1877 and subsequent Legislation.
for the payment Of the interest and principal
Of the bonds issued under said last men.
toned act. while they. as the sans time.
believe that such outstanding bends issued
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AN ACT to authorize the Board Of Supervisors Of Leore
county lay and establish float roads and private ways
in said county.
SECTION /. Be 1T enacted 5y the LegiSla-
1Te of the State of Mississippi, That any
person or persons who may own any yalu-
able cypress, ash or other timber IN any
breaks, bayous, creeks or float roads IN
breaks leading to bayous IN Iefiore county,
in this State, which by reason OF the inter
vening land or lands of another, cannot be
transported or fioated to any naFigable or
other stream. which would otherwise fur
nish an outlet to market, and shall desire
to open float road or way over and through
the bayous, breaks or slashes OF and belong
ing to any intervening owner, he shall
apply BY petition to the board Of superyl-
sOrs Of said county of Leflore, and the same
proceedings shall be had thereon, as IN the
case Of a public road prouidsa, the dam
ares assessed shall be be paid By the person
applying for said float road or way, and he
shall pay all the costs and expenses incur
red in such proceedings peogilea further,
any party or parties owning mill at
mouth Of bayous may keep boom at the
mouth Of the same, and parties hoatlng
timber through said bayou shall pay
owner or owners Of said mill full value Tor
all timber that may escape into river BY
use of same. and after floating timber
through t0 replace boom OF pay owner Or
owners Of boom what Il IS worth to replace
the same; said damages. unless agreed On
by the parties, to be aseeTEalned as by law
provided IN ccndemning private property
for public roads.
SIC. 2. Be it Jilrkher enacted That this
ACT take effect and be e force from and aftel
/ It's passage
approved. February g, 1889
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AN ACT to authorize the Board Of Supervisors Of Lee
County to for the making abstrct Of the land
records OF said county.
SECTION /. Be 1t enacted By the Legisla-
tltre of the State Of Mississippi, That the
board of supervisors of said county OF Lee,
be and they are hereby authorized as soon
after the passage of this act as practicable,
to have the title to all lands recorded IN
said county since its organization, alb
stracted. and that said board of supervisors
award the contract therefor to the lowest
responsible bidder, after giving notice Tor
sealed bids for same, as IN case OF other
public works: pr0m led, said board may
reject all bids and make contract there
for at discretion.
SEC 2. Be it further enacted, That said
board of supervisors be authorized to pur-
chase all books and maps, and surveys OF
maps of the several towns IN SAID county, SO
that the chain of title TO all lands that now
appear of record in said county, Qncludlng
the blocks and lots of the said several
towns in said county, can be fully and
completely distracted. That separate books
be used for abstracting the title to blocks
and lots or SURVEYS of each of said several
towns in said county, and that the books
for abstracting the title to all other lands
in said county be arranged with reference TO
ranges. one for each range, and so that only
one quarter of land will be distracted 10
the page, with column for name of grantee:
prantor, date of conveyance, number OF
acres conveyed, book and page where re-
corded, and that the abstract of title to
lands in said county as far as now com
pleted, be copied first on the.books to be
procured for such abstraeting, such copying
to be included in the contract OF such alb
stractine aforesaid, and that the cost OF
such abstracting be paid out OF the county
treasury of said county of Lee, on the
allowance thereof by the board of super
SEC. 8. Be it further enacted, That after
such abstracting is completed, it shall be
the duty of the clerk of the ehancery court
of said county to keep up the same, free Of
charge, as conveyances of land in said
county may be filed for record, That this
act take effect and be in force from and
after its passage
Approved, February %, 1882
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AN ACT to require the of public roads IN Lee
county to absh and maintain foot logs and have poles
across the Streams of said county not brdged
SECTION /. Be 1t enacted 6y the LegtslG-
tire of the State Of MissiSsiPpi, That 1t
shall be the duty of the overseers OF the
public roads in Lee county, Mississippi,
and they are required within sixty days
after the passing of this act, to place, estab-
lish and maintain across all the streams IN
said county not bridged. when such streams
cross the public roads thereof, a strong and
substantial foot log hewn on one side, and
hand pole, for the use and accommodation OF
persons travelling on foot. The cost OF such
work shall be allowed by the board Of super.
visors of said county on the certificate OF
the proper overseer 2rooided, the charge
shall be just and reasonable.
SEC. 2. Be 1t further enacted, That for
any violation Of the first section Of this act
the overseer of such road shall be guilty OF
a misdemeanor and on conviction shall be
fined in the sum of not less than five and
not more than twenty dollars.
SEC. 8. Be it further ena~ted, That this
act take effect and be in force from and at
ter its passage.
Approved March 7, 1882.
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Approved, March Z, 1882.

AN ACT to authorize the Board of Supervisors of Lowndes
county appropriate funds for repairing stoneWa lns
tute,
WHEREAS, the Sfonewall Institute, situa-
ted in Crawford, Lowndes county, is owned
and controlled by said county, in the interest
and for the use of free public school; and
WHEREAS, the said building is so much
in need of repairs as to be no longer ade,
quate for the purpose of carrying on said
school, therefore,
SECTION 1. Be 1t enacted By the Legisla-
tire Of the State Of Mississippi, That the
board of supervis ors of Lowndes county be
and are hereby empowered to appropriate
an amount sufficient for repairing the Stone
wall Institute, and they are hereby author
lied to direct the issuance Of warrants on
the school fund or any other fund not other
wise appropriated in the hands of the treas
urer Of said county for an amount not
exceeding two hundred and fifty dollars for
that purpose.
act take effect and be in force from and after
its passage.
Approved, March 6, 1882
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AN ACT to the time of regular meetings OF the Board oil
Supervisors of Holmes County aud for other purposes
SECTION 1. Be it enacted By tie Legtsla-
tairs Of the State Of Mississippi, That the
board of supervisors of Holmes county, be
and are hereby authorized to hold regular
meetings on the first Monday IN every
month whenever the business before SAID
board shall be sufficient to require such
meeting; and that section 2l4O OF the Coae
of 1880, in so far as it applies to the county
of Holmes. be amended by inserting the
word fifty" instead of twenty-five" IN the
4th line Of said section.
SEC. 2. BE 1t further enacted, That the
meetings of the said board of supervisors,
held in pursuance of this act, and all thelf
proceedings thereat, shall be placed on the
same footing as the meetings and proceed
mos of boards of supervisors held at times
fixed by the general law of this State; pro
gid-d that notice of the time OF meetings
held in pursuance of this act, shall either be
given in the adiOurning order OF the last
meeting of said board, preceding the hfst
Monday at which the meeting herein author
lied. is to be held, or shall be published IN
some newspaper in said county Tor at least
one week prior to such meeting.
SEC. 3. BE it further enacted, Ihat sald
board NAV. in its discretion, appoint COM
missioner for said county who shall possess
reasonable mechanical knowledge, ana VINO
shall hold his Office at the pleasure OF SAID
board. and whose duty shall be to carefully
examine all public works constructed under
section 2179 of the Code of 1880, and see
that the contracts therein provided for, are
faithfully complied with, and shall submit
to said board before such public work IS
received and paid for, sworn report OF MS. MS
examination of such public works, stating
whether the contract for said public works
has been fully complied with, which report
shall be preserved by the clerks OF SAID
board: and said board may allow said com
missioner reasonable compensation Tor ms
services, not exceeding in amount two dol
lars for each day necessarily employed ID
the discharge of the duties hereby I'M,
posed upon him; prorided, that u saio
commissioner is for any reason unable
or declines to promptly discharge the
duties imposed by this act, the president o.
said board, or the member in whose district
such public works is situate, may appoint
some suitable person to discharge the
duties imposed upon said commissioner. py
this act. and who shall be compensated
therefor as said commissioner would have
been.
SEC. 4. Be 1t further enacted, That tins
act take effect from and after its passage
Approved, March 4, 1882.
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AN ACT to authorize te Board Of Supervisors Of Kemper
county compromise with g. FELTON, and his saretles
on his official bond as Treasurer Of said county
SECTION /. Be it enacted 5y the LegisIa-
ture OF the State Of Mississippi, That the
board of supervisors of Kemper county,
together with the members next preceding
the present board, be and they are hereby
authorized and empowered to compromise
and settle with j. Ct. FELTON,, former treasurer
Of said county, and his sureties on his OH
cial bond as treasurer of said county, for
and on account of any indebtedness GO said
county growing out of any default OF said
j. Ct. FELTON, while treasurer of said county
as aforesaid proDided, said compromise
and settlement be made by the first day o.
january, 1888.
SEC. 2. Be III further enacted, That this
act take effect and be in force from and afteI
its passage
Approved, February %, 1882.
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AN ACT authorizing aud requiring the Board Of Supervisors
of Kemper County, to bond certain outstanding warrants
of said county.
SECTION 1. Be 1t enacted by the LegisZG-
ture of the State Of Mississippi, That on
production of proofs before the board of
supervisors of Kemper county of failure,
innocently, to have bonded in the bonds OF
said county, six Kemper county warrants
for thirty-fiVe dollars each, belonging to the
estate of R. J. Moneley, deceased, and four
other warrants of said county, one for ten
dollars. another for ten dollars, a third for
twenty-five dollars and the fourth for twenty
four dollars, now belonging to. I. W
Brame, it shall be the duty of said board,
by an order, to direct the clerk of said
court to issue a written bond, under the
hand and seal Of Office Of said clerk, in the
form and words of the printed bonds OF said
county, to each of the persons entitled
thereto for the full amount expressed IN
the face of said warrants.
SEC. 2. Be 1t further enacted, That this
act take effect and be in force from and
after its passage.
Approved, March 2, 1882
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AN ACT to regulate the payment of County Warrants il
Kemper County, md for other purposes

sEor1oN1. Belt enacted 6ytAe Legislature
oftbe State Of Mississippi, That all claims
against the county of Kemper be examined
by the board of supervisors, and if allowed
by them to be numbered and paid according
to priority Of number.
Sec. 2. Be 1t further enacted, That there
shall be but one general county fund IN SAID
county, except for school purposes, and that hal
these two funds, and that this bill take
effect from and after its passage.
Approved, February "a, 1882.
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SECTION /. Be it enacted by the LegiSld-
ture of the State Of MiSSiSSippi, That in
allowed by law, the clerk Of the circuit
court of Lincoln, Jefferson, Amite and
Franklin counties for fees in State cases
where the State fails in the prosecution, or
in cases of felony where the defendant Is
convicted and the costs cannot be made out
of his estate, there shall be allowed to him
a sum not to exceed one hundred and fifty
dollars to be allowed in the manner and on
the terms now prescribed by law in section
445 of the Code of 1880
SEC. 2. Be 1t further enacted, That TINS
Act take effect and be in force from and
after its passage.
Approved, February 28, 1882
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Of Monroe county to settle with the bondsmen OF
Joseph A. johnson s deceased late Treasurer OF Monroe
county.
SECTION 1. Be 1t enacted by the Legista-
tire of tie State of mississippi, That the
board of supervisors of the county OF Monroe
be authorized and empowered to settle or
compromise as in their discretion they may
deem proper, with the bondsmen or suretles
of Joseph A. johnson, ST., deceased, late
treasurer of said county, in the matter OF
the loss Of certain moneys belonging to the
county, viz: the sum OF five hundred ana
thirty-tive and twenty live one-hundredths
dollars. by the failure of the bank Of Sprott
& French, late bankers in the city of Aber-
deem
{. SEC. 2. Be 1t further enacted, That this
act take effect from and after its passage.
Approved, February IA, 1882.
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for extra services.
tire the State of Mississippi, That whereas
in the month of February, 1881, the court
house of Kemper county was burned,
together with the registration books Of said
county, thereby causing the circuit clerk OF
said county to make an entire new registra,.
ton, requiring a considerable amount OF
labor, that the treasurer Of said county is
hereby authorized and required to pay
George Hampton, circuit clerk of said
county the sum of one hundred dollars for
services thus rendered, out Of any moneys IN
the treasury not otherwise appropriated, and
that this take effect act from and after It's
passage.
Approved, February 25, 1882.
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SECTION /. Be it enarted by the Legisld-
tuye of the State IF MissisSippi, That the
board Of supervisors of Jones county be
and are hereby authorized to purchase OF
H L. Sumrall, bridge across Tallahoma
creek, in said county, built and owned by
said Sumrall, and that the said board, FOL
the payment of such sum as may be agreed
upon, not to exceed one hundred dollars
shall direct the issuance of warrant on the
bridge fund, or any other fund not otherwise
appropriated in the hands of the treasurer
of said county.
SEC. ?. Be it further enacted, That this
act take effect and be in force from and af
ter its passage.
Approved, February "a, 1882.
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county to hold their meetings the ls Monday il each
month
SECTION /. Be II enacted By The Legssza-
t,tre OF tie Stqte Of Mississippi, That the
board of supervisors of Jasper county, MIS-,
sissippi, be and they are hereby authorized 1e
to hold regular meetings of said board lin
addition to the time of meetings now fixed
by law on the first Monday in each month !;
prori49d, the members Of said board shall
only receive the per diem now fixed by law
and no more; and pro0ided further, that
said meetings shall not occupy a greater
number of days than. now allowed by law;
SEC. 2. Be it further enacteG, That all
business transacted at such meetings, shall
be as legal as if transacted at the regular
meetings now fixed by law.
SEC. 3. Be it further enacted, That this
act take effect and be in force from and
after its passage.
Approved, February s, 1882.
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AN ACT to authorize the Board OF Supervisors OF Neshob
county oleyy tax pay outstanding school warrants


AN ACT authorize the Board OF Supervisors Of Neshoba
county levy pay outstanding school warrants
SECTION 1. Be it enacted 6y the LegtsLG-
tire OF. the State of Mississippi, That the
board of supervisors of Neshoba county be
and they are hereby authorized to levy
special tax, not exceeding % per cent on
the county tax, for the year 1882, for the
purpose of paying outstanding school war
rants of said county.
SEC. 2. Be 1T further enacted, That II after
the payment Of said warrants said fund snail
not be exhausted, the balance thereof shall
be transferred to and be applied as the
school fund of said county for the year 1882.
SEC. 8. Be 1t fuTt]seT enacted, That all OF
said warrants shall be presented to and reg
istered by the treasurer of said county on
or before the first day Of August, 1882,
otherwise the same shall be barred. And It
shall he the duty Of the chancery clerk OF
said county to publish this act in neWspa-
per published in said county, forfour weeks,
commencing not more than fifteen days from
the passage Of this act, and II there shall be
no newspaper published IN said county,
then BY posting copies of this act In ten
public places in said county, and the board
Of supervisors of said county shall make
sufficient allowance to pay for said publlca-
ton.
SEC. q Be it further enacted, That said
lew shall not be included in the limit estab-
lished for the levy of State and county taxes
for the year 1882, but may be in excess
thereof to the extent Of the levy provided
for in this act
SEQ 5. BE u Iatftasr enacted, That this
act shall take effect and De inforce from and
after its passage.
Approved, March,, 1882
AN act Is compensate persons of tespass b stock i
hoxnbee County, Mississippi
SECTION & Be IL en1cted by fhe Lsqisla
+ tnre 81 tie Safe 81 il7ssissipEf. That n ad'
dition - the present laws for the protection
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SECTION /. Be 1t enacted By The Legisza-
tatre of the State Of Mississippi, That here
after the sheriff of Lafayette county be and
he is hereby authorized to receive forty
cents for victualing prisoners each day.
SEC. 9. Be it further enacted, That all
acts or parts of acts in conflict herewith, be
and the same are hereby repealed, and that
this act take effect and be in force from and
after its passage.
Approved, February Is, 1882.
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AN ACT to amend chapter CCv Sheet Acts $780, entities
an act to empower the Board Of Supervisors OF Marshall
COUNTY to borrow honey build Jail, approved March
G., 1850. y
SECTION /. Be it eaacted By the LegiSZa-
ture of the State Of Mississippi, That sec
ton ~ second of chapter cow, sheet acts
1880. be amended by striking out in the 3rd
line, the words "Aprit 1st, $780," and insert
"of the day on which said bonds are
issued
SEC. 2. Be 1T further enacted, That this
act take effect and be in force from and
after its passage.
Approved, February 27, 1882
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ANACT to provide for the payment of Deputy Clerk Of the
Circuit Court of Marshal County, IN this state during
the terms of said court.
SECTION /. Be it enacted By the LegiSIc-
tire of the State Of Mississippi, That 1t
shall be lawful for the clerk OF the circuit
employ a deputy clerk during the sessions
of the civil and criminal terms of said cir
cult court, and such deputy clerk shall be
allowed three dollars for each day he shall
attend upon said court, payable out OF the
treasury of said county, as the like fees now
allowed and paid to the clerk Of said court
for his attendance on said court.
SEC. 2. Be it further enacted, That this
act take effect and be in force from and after
its passage.
Approved, March9, 1882.
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AN ACT II provide reasonable compensation for the Clerk
of the Circuit Cours of Lincoln, Jefferson, Amte ana
Franklin counties in this State for services IN certain
criminal eases
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Az ACT for the relief Of the Board Of Supervisors Of
Loxndes county.
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act take effect and be in force from and after
its passage.
approved, February 1e. 1882

An ACT in relation to sheris fees in Lafayete COUNTY
and for other purposes
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AN ACF t. authorize the Board of Supervisors OF Jasper
County hold their meetings on the lst Monday eacn
raauth
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AN act 10 authorize the Board Supervisors Of Isaquena
county to furnish books essar and stationery to the
Sheriff and Tax-collector and for other purposes.
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AN ACT 10 authorize the Board of Supervisors Of Lee
County for the making ahstrct 81 the land
records Of said county.
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AN ACT to authorize and empower the Board Oh oapefN
Of Monroe county to settle with the bondsmen OF
Joseph Johnson deceased late Treasurer OF Monro
county.
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AN ACT to require the overseers of public roads in Lee
county establish and maintain foot logs and have poles
across the S reams of said county not bridged.
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to compensate the Circuit Clerk of Kemper county
for extra services.
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AN ACT to authorize the Board of Supervisors OF Jene
county to purchase bridge.
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AN ACT to authorize the Board of Supervisors OF LoTndes
county appropriate funds for repairing stonewa lns
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AN ACT authorizing aud requiring the Board Of Supervisors
Kemper County bond certain outstanding warrants
of said county.
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AN ACT b fix the time Of regular meetings OF the Board oil
Supervisors of Holmes County, aud for other purposes
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AN ACT to authorize the Board Supervisors Of Lefore
county lay and establish float roads and private ways
In said county
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AN ACT to prevent Hogs Sheep and Goats from running al
large in Supervisors Districts l. 2 and OF okuoDena
county.