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

torney for the 18th district to duty as the
district attorney of the 18th district hereby
created, and he shall hold his Office until
the expiration of his present term of office
and until his successor is elected and quail
fed, and the salaries of such judge, chan
cellor and district attorney shall be the
same, and paid in the same manner as
other such officers.
SEC. 3. Be it further enacted, That cir
cult courts shall he held in the nth district
as hereby constituted as follows:
In the county of Warren on 1st Mondays
of January, April and October for civil
business, and on LIST Mondays of March,
June and November for criminal business,
each term to continue four weeks or less,
except the April and November terms
which shall be three weeks or less.
In Adams 1st Mondays of May and De
cember for civil business, and lst Mondays
of February and September for criminal
business, each term to be three weeks or
less.
In Sharkey 4th Mondays of April and
November. each term to be one week or
less.
SEC. 4. Be it further enacted, That no
grand jury shall be summoned or empan-
eed al the terms of court in Adams and
Warren set apart for civil business.
SEC. s. Be it further enacted, That
chancery court shall be held in said district
as follows:
In Warren LIST Mondays of May and No
yember for four weeks or less.
In Sharkey 4th Mondays of January and
June for one week or less.
In Adams LIST Monday of January and
June and continue three weeks or less.
SEC. 6. Be it further enacted, That all
bonds, recognizances, process, including
publication of summons, citations, subpoe-
mas and notices heretofore made or here
after to be made before the terms of courts
hereby created) shall be good and effectual
as returns to the next term of the courts
hereby created succeeding the passage of
this act as if made returnable to such term
on its face.
SIC. 7. Be it further enacted, That all
acts and parts of acts in conflict with this
act, be and the same are 30 far as they con-
fiict, hereby repealed, and that this act take
effect 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
ison lst Mondays in April and October and
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 10
and insert As.
I'd. Add az section BE it further en-
acted, That the chancery court in the 10th
chancery district shall be held as follows:
In county of Amite, third Mondays of
May and November for twelve days or less.
In Pike, first Mondays of June and De-
cember for twelve days or less.
In Lincoln, fourth Mondays of June and
December for twelve days or less.
In jefferson, fourth Mondays of April
and October for twelve days or less.
In Adams, first Mondays of March and
September for "a days or less.
In Claiborne on first Monday of April
and October for twelve days or less.
In Wilkinson, second Monday of Jau-
uary and July for twelve days.
In Franklin, second Monday of May and
November for six days or less.
Mr.. billiard offered the following amend
ment, which was adopted: Add as new
section
That the several acts creating the clev-
enth and twelfth judicial districts for cir
cult and chancery courts, and the acts
making Warren county a separate judicial
district, and the act making Adams county
a separate judicial district, and all acts
to said acts be and the same
are hereby repealed, and all privilege
taxes in said Warren and Adams counties
shall be paid as in other counties.
Ma Harvey offered the following amend
ment, which was adopted: Add
That this act take effect and be in force
from and after its passage.
Mr.. Whitney offered the following
q nendment which was adopted:
Strike out lines 81, 30, 23, "a, 20 and 26,
in section 4, and insert: sin county of
jefferson on LIST Monday in May and No
vember for II days; in Claiborne, Sd Mon
DAYS in April and October for II days.
Mr.. Reynolds offered the following
which was odopted:
add following section, That the District
Attorney of the 18th Circuit District shall
be assigned to duty in the counties of War
rem and Adams and shall assist the other |
District Attorneys in those counties, and |
shall be entitled to half the fees and per-
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salary of $4,000, and all laws conflicting |
herewith are hereby repealed.
On motion of Mr.. billiard the bill and
were referred to special
committee with instructions to report on
me at $3.50 o'clock this evening. Messrs.
Reynolds, holland and Kyle were appointed
Is said committee.
The privileges of the Senate were ex-
ended to Col. o. b. Collins, of Clarke.
A message was received from the Cover
Tor communicating his approval of
Senate Joint Resolution No. S-Author-
zing the Joint Standing Committee on
Public Offices to employ experts and pro-
riding pay for same.
The Committee on Claims. through Mr..
holland, recommended the passage of
House bill No. 594-For relief of II S.
)ancy and Mrs. A. NJ. Todd, of Marshall
ounty.
House bill 529-For relief of r. F. Beck,
heriff and tax collector of Warren county.
House bill 929-For relief of j. L. Mikel,
r-tax collector of Lincoln county.
House bill S30-For relief of John G.
'ortis, late treasurer of Newton county and
ureties.
House bill cato authorize the Cover
or to appoint counsel and defend GER
ain suit now pending in the Supreme
curt of the United States where the State
4 Mississippi is defendant, was referred I
. the Judiciary Committee.
Senate bill 165-In relation to the funds i
rising from the lease of the Mississippi I