The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1884-03-26

vested and said bonds anu coupons may De
called IN and paid off in the option of the
Treasurer, whenever, In his judgment, the
amount of money in the treasury and the de-
mands of the State shall justify such call, or
whenever the Legislature may direct; pro
pided, that the Treasurer may also hypothecate
the bonds hereinbefore provided for, If IN his
Judgment he can do so for short time at the
rate of interest provided for the bonds herein.
SEC 8. Be it further enacted, That the State
tax for general purposes OF the State govern,
ment, including a tax to pay principal and
interest on the bonds of the State, for each OF
the years 1884 and 1885, tax of two and one
half mills, and no more, is hereby hXed, ana
the several boards of supervisors OF the several
counties of this State, are hereby prohibited
from levying tax which with the State tax
hereby fixed, shall exceed twelve dollars and
fifty cents on the one thousand dollars of taxa
BILE property. Pogided, that to meet any out
standing Indebtedness In any county, may eX-
coed the rate of twelve dollars and fifty cents
on each one thousand dollars of taxable prop
erty, but shall not in any event exceed fifteen
dollars ON each one thousand dollars of taxa
BILE property Pr0Dided further, that in the
counties of Adams, Choctaw, Jefferson, Boil
var, Washington and Lincoln the boards of
supervisors may levy taxes, which added to the
State tax shall not exceed twenty-one dollars
on the one thousand dollars And in the coun-
ties Of Amite Wilkinson and Oktibbeha, the
whole tax, including State and other purposes,
shall not exceed eighteen dollars on the one
thousand dollars Of taxable property. Pro
oided further, That nothing in this act contain
ed shall be construed as to affect the levy of the
tax required to be assessed by section 10 of an
act entitled san act to incorporate the Natchez
& Jackson Railroad Company" approved July
21st, 1870. PT00ide1 further, that the provis-
ions of this act shall not be taken or construed
as in any way affecting the operation OF an act
entitled san act to authorize the board of SUI
II
tax to pay outstanding teachers warrants, APP
proved March 1st, 1884. PrOUided yfurihfr, that
in the county of Chickasaw the board of super
Visors may levy tax, when added to the State
tax, shall not exceed twenty three dollars on
the thousand. Pr0oided also, that the boards
of supervisors of Issaquena county shall BE-
authorized to levy for county purposes, not
more than fifteen dollars on one thousand dol
lars of property and in the county of Tunica,
a tax for all purposes, State and county, not to
exceed sixteen dollars on one thousand dollars
of property
SEC. A. Be it further enacted, That all acts
and parts of acts in conflict with this act be
and the same are hereby repealed and that this
act shall take effect and be i'll force from and
after its passage.
Approved, March Is, 1884
AN ACT faithful delinquent personal
SECTION 1. Be it enacted 6y lie Legislature
Of the State Of Mississippi, That the laws of
State relating to the duties of the tax collector
in respect to personal and delinquent poll
taxes, be SO amended as to require the taX-col
lector whenever he shall make return to the
board of supervisors of the list of persons de-
linquent for personal and poll taxes, to prepare
and present the same in alphabetical order, in
each separate supervisors district, and If i'll an
incorporated city or town, in each ward, and
stating whether white or colored opposite each
name, and shall number the same l. 2, 3 &C.
through the list, and shall set down opposite
each name and number the amount of poll and
delinquent personal tax due the State and
county separately and respectively due by
each person, together with all damages due
thereon; ps0cided, such clerks shall not be al
lowed more than fifty per centum of the net
proceeds of such delinquent taxes paid into the
county treasury.
SEC. g Be it further enacted, That the several
boards of supervisors in this State as soon rs
they shall receive any delinquent poll and per-
sonal tax list, and shall critically have eXamin-
ed the same and found it to be correct, shall
cause to be prepared and delivered to the clerk
of the chancery court i'll their respective coun-l
ties for each supervisors district or ward, a
stub receipt book in blank, with stubs and re-
ceipts corresponding in names, number and
amount with the persons in the delinquent list i
such receipts shall be in the form following:
Delinquent Tax Receipt No., $, Re-
ceived of--- amount of poll and
personal tax due by him for the year 188- to
the county and-dollars due the State
Signed, Chancery Clerk
Countersigned, Sheriff
This-day Of, 1SS-
Said receipts shall be signed by the chancery
clerk. except that fac-simile of his signature
in Autograph may be used. The stubs to be re-
tanned in such books shall correspond in num-
Der, name and amount, with the receipts, to be
to the sheriff in the manner hereinaf-
ter provided.
SEC g. Be it further enacted, That immedi- /
ate after the receipt by him of such stub receipt
books, the clerk of the chancery court shall sep
arate the blank receipts signed by him from
the stubs, and shall deliver the same to the
sheriff and collector, first taking his receipt
therefor which receipt shall specify that such
sheriff and tax collector has received from such
clerk receipts numbered from l to - inclu-
sive, and shall include all of such receipts by
their number in each supervisors district or
ward.
SEC A Be it further enacted, That the sheriff
md tax-collector shall be chargeable upon his
official bond with the amounts OF money speci-
led in such tax receipt, in the same manner
hat he is now chargeable by law for privilege
license receipts delivered to him by the Audi
or of Public Accounts.
SEC. B. Be it further enacted, That after the .
delivery to him of the blank receipts hereinbe-
ore provided for, it shall not be lawful for any
herfff to receive from any person any delin-
uent taxes due by him, unless he shall deliv-
/ to the person paying the same the particular G
eceipt intened therefor and specifying the t
anne of such delinquent, and any violation of Q
MS section shall constitute misdemeanor, n
by fine not to exceed one hundred a
ollars. @
SEC. 8. Be it further enacted, That If the u.
heriff shall receive or collect from any person q
less amount than the sum called for BY such o.
sceipt. he shall make q corresponding charge
the face Of such receipt by erasure and inter- ia