The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1884-03-12
MISSISSIPPI LEGISLATURE.
sENATE-FIFTY-FIRsT DAY.
SATURDAY, March 8, 1881.

the county superint sndenls of education O
jefferson and Franklin counties Passed
House bill $3.50 repeal chapter Z
at 1882. 50 far as ihessame relates IL
franklin county. Passed.
House BIZ 744-To prohibit the sale OF
living away of intoxicating liquors in tn,
1t judicial district Of Pamela county.
MIR. Kyle offered an amendment. which
was adopted. striking out sections and s
The bill then passed.
House bill 976-For relief of j. ]. An.
tsrzJn- tax collector Of Union county
Referred to the com nitiee ON Claims
U1 motion of Mr.. Smith, the Senate
took up House sage asking for com
t.. t.ce of conference on
House hiIl 51O-To facilitate the con.
s.-1rtIoA pf the Gulf and Snip Island rail
r9ti ANA for other purposes; and apr ONT
gL5E lij committee on the part Of The
5-ls-e. p -7-Fs. Smit !, billiard ana Powe'
Hon Oil 4l4-fo amend an act to IL
C J. .o-aJe the Board of Levee Commission.
erz ssr Bolivar, Washington and Issaquena
en- ties, and for other purpos es, approved
Mach -. 1866. and the several acts
a.a-n lutory thereto.
sIr. G1ylss offered the following amend
m-lt which Was adopted: Add
pr Be il further enacted, That the
Board Of Mississippi Leyee Commissioners
~.s=u have authority, and the same is here
% given to them, to issue certificates of in
G-btesluess 10 be paid ont of the tax col
l-,tei in and for the year 1884, payable in
mot more tlan twelve months after the pas
Of this act and to an amount not to
ez--rd fifty thousand dollars TO enable them
To- make necessary repairs on the levee dur
ing and after the present high water and to
81 ri more efficiently against breaks in
Same. Bill passed.
Is billiard offered the following reso-
iUtcH which was adopted:
Whereas, In the opinion of the Ways
ald Means Committee of the House, there
% be "A deficit in the State Treasury. if
the appro riltious equal the amount of
the toJse bin and that the available sources
of -agenue will fall short by 100000 or
mo a..
Therefore, Resolved, (the House concur
rugi. That committee of five on the part
%. the Senate be appointed to confer with
TIE Nsys and Means Committee Of the
Home Tor such other committee as the
iou-e may appoint which as Joint Com
mittee shall report to the two Houses such
me cures rs may be found necessary to
meet ia. contingency of such deficit
The following We're appointed as the
mnittee on the part of the Senate:
Mes@rs. billiard, Noiand. Walker, Boyd
AMI Reynolds.
The special order was taken up.
nate hin No 363-To abolish the I1th
and i2.h circuit AM chancery court dis
gficts aud TO reorganize the judicial dis
tr;cls of the State and for other purposes.
Mr.. Harvey offered the following amend
ment, which WAS adopted:
Strike out all of the 18th line in section
, and insert the following: In the county
Of Holmes on the 4th Monday of April and
the first Monday Of November and continue
l. lays; in Carroll, l7t district, on third
Monday OF May and fourth Monday in No
~auGer aud continue - days. and in I'd
district on first Monday in December and
coutinue - days: in Madison on fourth
Monday of March and September and con
time IT days; in Letlore on first Monday
of January and July and continue II days.
Mr.. Marshall offered the following sub
atitute for the bill aud amendments, which
Ia4, or motion IF Mr. Reynolds, laid ON
lha table;
AN ACT to abolish the 18th and 18th Ju-
diciai Districts Of the State of Mississippi
pr, to create new Judicial District and
h< the terms of court therein, and for
other purposes.
SECTION /. Be it enacted by the lie sisla-
tHre of the state of Mississippi. That the
iltn ana 18th judicial Districts of this State
he aud the same are hereby abolished, and
NV Judicial district 10 be known as the
1l:h, l. hereby created to be composed of
t:,c cpnuties of Adams Warren and Shar-
key. the last named being hereby detached
from the ith Judicial District for that Pur-
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gir'sly after tie passage at this act the
4 ,e,.-nnr- shall appoint circuit judge and
at-p a chancellor for the district hereby
c~eltei. who shall hold their respective
of ,es for the judicial terms prescribed by
the Constitution, and shall assign the pres
eat incumbent of the Office of district at
to@aey for the 18th district 20 duty - the
.i.asgl1G attor1el of tie nth district hereby
Va tgI, and he shall bold his Office until
ll,e "a piratioa of hia present term of Office
aaI antiI his successor is elected and quail
ieI and the salaries of such judge, chan
cc!lor aud district attorney shall be the
same, and paid in the same manner as
othsr sach officers.
Sso. 3. Be further enacted, That cir
al: eeugta shall Is hold IN the nth district
= hereby conAlitateA as follows;
Ia the county Of Warren on 1st Mondays
- January, AnriI ard October for civil
business, aud On Iss Mondays of March,
Juls aud Noyenberfor criminal business,
el6h term 10 continue four weeks or less.
except the April and November terms
which shall be three weeks OF less.
IN Adams 1st Mondays of May gnd De
,si.ber tef civil Business. and lst Mondays
ST February and September for criminal
business. each term to be three weeks or
Ie=s.
Ia sherkey 4th Mondays of April and
November, each term to be one week 81
Is. 4. be II tuVther enacted, Fiat no
grant Jury shall be summoned or empan-
eled at the terms of court in Adams and
/ Warren set apart for civil business.
SEE. ). Be it further enacted, That
e.lansery court shall be held in said district
as follows
II. 1karron Isl Mondays Of May ara No
.a.aher for four weeks or less.
In Sharkey 4th Mondays of January and
June for one week or less.
In Adams 1st Monday of January ana
Jane and continue three weeks or less.
Sc. 6. Be it further enacted, That all
bonds. recognizaDees, process, including
publication OF summons, citations, subpoe-
has and notices heretofore made or here
after 10 be made (before the terms of courts
hereby createdl shall be good and etfectual
as returns to the next term of the courts
SqeeI.y eaSated succeeding tEe passage OF
tRis act as if made returnable to such term
oa its face.
SIC. :. Be it further enacted, That all
acts and parts of acts n conflict with this
act, be and the same are so far as they con
fiet, hardly repealed. and that thls aft take
eject and be in force from and after its
passage.
Mr.. Harvey offered the following amend
ment, which was adopted;
Strike out in section for county of Mad
isGn LIST Mondays in ARrjl and oetolsr aIsd
insert Sd Mondays in January and July.
Mr. Luse moved to recommit the bill and
amendment This motion were lost.
Mr.. Reynolds offered the following
amendments which was adopted;
LIST. In line 10, section 3, strike out 80
and insert 4S,
al. Ado as section = Re II further en-
acted, That the ehaneery court in the 10th
chsncery district shall be held as follows
In county of Amite, third Mondays Of
Nay and November for twelve days or less
III IKE uEst Va -
cember for twelve days or less.
"a Lnooln, fourth Aenda5s OF June anC
December for twelve days or less.
In jefferson. fourth Mondays of Apri
and October for twelve days or less.
In Adams, first Mondaysof March anS
September for "a days or less.
In Claiborne on first Monday of Apri
and October for twelve days or less
Ia Wilkinson. second Monday OF dau
uafy and July for twelve days.
In franklin, second Monday of May ane
EoEember for six days or less:
Mr.. billiard offered the following amend
tasnt. which was adoptedi Add as ReS
section
That the several acts creating the eley
enih and twelfth judicial districts for cir
cult and chancery courts. and the act
making Warren county a separate judicia
district, and the act making Adams count
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