The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1882-04-26
AN ACT for the removal of the countryside Of sunfower
county.

AN ACT for the removal of the countryside Of sunaower
county.
WHEREAS, the several acts heretofore
passed providing for an election submitting
the question Of the removal of the county
site of Sunflower county to the voters of
said county, have failed in their purpose;
and
WHEREAS, the final construction of the
Georgia Pacific Railroad through said county
has materially affected the relative advaH-
tages of the then proposed sites and has
properly restricted the contest to the wo
places, J~ohnsonville and Indian Bayou. O.,
therefore
SECTION L. Be it enacted bu tile LeqisId-
ture Of the State Of Mississippi, That a
special election be held on the first Tuesday
in May next in the county of Sun1ower at
which the question of the removal Of the
countryside from Johnsonville to Indian
Bayou POst-office otherwise known as
Eureka,) shall be submitted to the qualified
voters of said county. The said election
shall be conducted according to the law
providing for general elections, ten days
notice thereof having first been posted as
required by law. The expense therefor shall
be betrayed as in other elections. and if by
reason Of any casualty or other cause such
election shall not have been held, the same
shall be ordered and held as soon thereafter
as shall be practicable, in the manner pro-
vided by law for filling vacancies in county
offices.
SEC. 3. Be 1t further enacted. That in
order to have a full registration of the voters
In said county, the clerk of the circuit court
is hereby required to attend at least one day
in each election district within thirty DAYS
prior to said election for the purpose of
registering voters entitled thereto, having
first given ten days notice of the time and
place appointed by posting the same at the
door Of the courthouse of the county.
SEC. 3. Be 1t further eHdeted, That the
ballots at said election shall have written
or printed upon them the words for
removal" or against removal" and if a
majority of the votes cast at such election
shall be for removal" the county site shall
be and is hereby removed and established
at the said place of Indian BAYOU Post
office, and the result of said election shall
be certified to the board of supervisors of
said county and be copied uponits minutes.
SEC. f. Be Il further enacted. That In
the event that said election shall result in
favor OF said removal the following named
persons, to-wit: W. NJ. Duncan. Phillip
Raiford, Jno. d. Watts, Wilson Ray and
C-H- Bell, any three of whom may act, or
failing to act such other persons as may be
selected by the board of supervisors of the
county, are hereby appointed as commits
sioners to select a location for the construc-
ton of the public buildings of said county,
which said location shall be within one
fourth of a mile of the present Eureka
Depot of said Georgia Pacific Railroad
pTOcided, a suitable lot of n acre OF
ground be donated therein TO the county in
fee simple title, otherwise they shall not be
restricted to that limit.
SEC. 3. Be If further enacted. Thatinc case
the vote shall be for removal as aforesaid as
soon as the same shall be certified to the
J board Of supervisors, the president thereof