The Greenville times., 1883-12-22

To Make The Coaaty Of Ha,hIustop
Ia this state 4 Sfpersts Circuit
and thaHceFy CeuFt Dis
frltt, and for other
PupoSss.

SECTION ]. BE il enacted by III
! Legislature ofthe State of Missis
j sipp, that the County Of Washing
] ton, IN this State be. and the sam,
: Is hereby made and created a sep
: arste Circuit and Chancery Cour
District, to be known and distin
gnished as the Thirteenth Judicia
! District, and the Circuit and Chan
Gerry Courts thereof shall be held
as follows, to-wit:
a Circuit Court for the travsac.
tion Of criminal business, on the
first Mondays OF February, June
and October, and continue three
weeks, if business shall 80 long re.
qnirei \ Circuit Court, for the
transaction Of civil business. ON
the first Mondays Of May and DO.
cember, and to continue for three
weeks, If business shall so long re.
quire.
SEC. =. BE il further enacted.
that a Judge and a Chancellor for
said District shall be appointed in
The mode prescribed by the con
stItutlon, who shall possess the
qualifications prescribed by the
constitution for Circuit Judges
The salary of the Circuit Judge Of
SAID District shall be Two Thou.
sand Dollars per annum, and that
OF the Chancellor Two Thousand
Dollars per annum, to be- paid.
one'half by the State, in like man.
ner, as the salaries Of other
Judges aud Chaneellors are paid
ana the other one.half by the said
County OF Washington, as herein.
alter provided; but il shall be Ian.
ful, for the same person to bc no. |
pointed to both Of said Offices. and |
IN case, the same person shall hold /
both Of said Offices, then his sala.
~ Tor both offices shall be only
Three Thousand and Five Hun
dred Dollars per annum, so long
as he shall continue so to hold
The same, of which SUN the State
'hall pay only Fifteen Hundred
dollars, and the said county Of
Washington the residue.
SEC 3. BE it further enacted.
hat there shall be District AT. I
orney for said District, who shall
'e a resident Of said county, and 9
'lecied in the manner, provided Q
y law for the election of District !
attorneys, whose salary shall be t
I'VE Hundred Dollars, to BIO paid o
a the manner hereinafter proyi. =
cd for, and who shall receive |,
aeh foes and commissions, as pro. '
lded for by the general lawssf
40 State for District Attorneys !,
VI neither the State nor county .,
any event, be liable therefor. h,
SEC. 4. BE it further enacted. =,
'at 1t shall bc the duty of tho r.
oard of Supervisors OF said conn. y,
) TO levy annually special tax. IN
ne paid In currency, to provide Z.
iulld sufficient for the payment ~
the salary of the District At. or
rney, aud the portions of the
larics Of the Judge aud Chan. N
ilor, to be borno by the county. al
9 same to be leyied aud collect. on
at the same time, and in like Gr
amer, ne the taxes for conniy IA
rposes are required by law to hi,
levied aud collected. an
SEC. .. lie 1t further enacted. III,
", ihasmuch, as tho means. pro. ia,
led IN the next preceding sec. N.
H. will not, prior to tho first an,
oil January 1885, put the coun. s
Treasurer in possession Of A TIM
ID "l'll which to pay the salary Gle
the District Attorney, and tho car
inty's portion Of the salaries of eoi
Judge aud Chancellor. and. in no ,
Ter to provide a fund to paw Tro
sa'afy from the date of the ap. aim
htmcht of said officers, to tho Of !
day OF January 1885. the of :
ard ofSuperyisors of said conn. boz
shall, at its first regular meet. =,
; held after the passage of this ho
appropriate and cause to be T,o,
apart, by tho Treasurer of said md
lty, out of any moneys in the ions
aslry to the credit eff the gen. Iao,,
county fund, sum sufficient III.
pay said salaries for the time :,
ELL designated, aud such sum vh;,
i be transferred to said Treas. f.o
from the general county fund li,o,
aid special fund. o
kc' q. Be it further enacted ae', g
80 much OF the foregoing sal. po.,
s as shall be payable by the oor,,
MY shall be due and payable .a;d
tl'ly, and shall be paid by the w;,h
ity Treasurer, to the judge. ~. .
oeellor and District Attorney r.o,,;
'eetlvely in warrants, drawn .a,,,
ne oierk Of the Board of su. ~. !.
~ ~ his a
tba sol,...'. ". '''ef enacted, has b
W iHE ices ana costs .,.4..s.