The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1884-03-09

islature of the State of Mississippi, en-
titled an act to fund the outstanding
debt of Sunfower county and TO pro-
vide for revenue therefor, and for 9TH
er purposes, approved, A. ID. 1884.
In witness whereof the signature of the
president and clerk of the board of su-
pervisors of said county of Sunfower is
hereunto made and the seal OF the said
board of supervisors hereunto attached.
This-day Of, 188-
SEC. 4. BE it further enacted, That
the clerk of the board of supervisors of
said county shall cause TO be lithograph-
ed said bonds with such devices for iden-
tifcation, and to prevent imitation, as
may be agreed upon by the president of
said board and himself; and said clerk
shall also register said bonds as the same
are issued, in book to be kept by him
for that purpose, and take the inscript
Of the party for same upon delivery
thereof
SEC. 8. Be it further enacted, That the
bonds to be issued by virtue of this act
shall be issued in denominations of $25
and 500, and the coupons thereto shall
be the same number as the bond to
which they are attached; and the cost
of preparing and issuing said bonds
shall be paid for by an order of the
board of supervisors on the county
treasurer; and when any warrant or 9th
er evidences of Indebtedness shall be
presented to be funded, it shall be the
duty of the board to issue bonds as
herein provided in an amount as near
the sum required a. may be, and TO is
sue new warrant on the treasury for
the residue, which shall be depomi-
mated on their face Exchange War
rants, and said warrants so issued
shall not be received for taxes, but may
be exchanged for bonds when sufficient
amount thereof may be presented for
that purpose as provided herein.
SEC. 6. Be it further enacted, That
when any warrant Is Cancelled according
to the provisions of this act, 1t shall be
done by the board Of supervisors in open
session; and under its direction the clerk
OF said board shall then enter upon the
registry OF such warrant memorandum
thereof.
SEC. 7. Be 1t further enacted, That
after the first day of February, A. D.,
1885, 1t shall be unlawful for the said
board of supervisors of said county of
Sunhower, the president or clerk thereof,
to issue any warrant or order on the
county treasurer for the payment Of
money, unless there be in the hands Of
said treasurer, at said time, and that
may be properly applied to the payment
of said order, or warrant, sufficient
amount OF currency to pay the same,
except such as may be issued in exchange
according to section of this act; and
should any Of the foregoing persons
violate any Of the provisions of this act,
he, or they shall be deemed guilty Of q
felony, and shall be punished on convic-
ton thereof by a fine of not less than
five hundred dellars, and by imprison-
ment in the penitentiary not more than
two years.
SEC. s. Be 1t further enacted, That
after the first Monday in June, A. d.,
1884, no warrant or order of the board
Of supervisors of SunAower county lex
cept school warrants, and they only for
school teacher's tax) shall be receivable
in payment Of taxes due said ceunty;
provided, however, that warrants issued
between the 18th day Of June, 1885, and
the lst day of February, 1885, may be
received for the general county tax
levied for the year 1884, but the interest
coupons upon the bonds herein author
ized shall Be receivable for the tax to be
levied therefor; and the interest coupons
upon the bonds issued to the @. G. & B.
II. r., shall be received for the tax 10
be levied therefor as now provided by
law.
SIC. 9. Be il further enacted, That