The clarion., 1884-03-12

AN ACT to further amend an Act t
ascertain the outstanding indebtedness
of the Liquidating Levee District an
for other purpose, approved Marc
9th, 1880.
Whereas, 1t appears that Mary +
Pittman, of North Carolina, WAS at th
time of the passage of the above enti
tied act and is now the holder and own
er Of the following described liquidatin,
levee bonds. new series, tO-wit: first in
Staitment No. 172; second installnen
Nos. 1862, 163, 164 and E65; third install
ment Sos. 165, 1866, l6S and III
fourth installinent Nos. los and 170
! fifth instalIment Nos. l67, 1863 and Ill
in all fourteen bonds, amounting tC
1875 95; and that Frank B. Dancy, oil
North Carolina, was at the passage oi
said act and still is the holder and own
er of the following liquidating levee
| bonds, new series, to-wit: first install
ment Nos. 162, 1853, l64, 165 and 1876;
second installment No. 1866; third in
staIlment Nos. 169 and 40; fourth in
stallment Nos. 167, 169, Ill and l72;
fifth installment Nos l68 and 10; in
all fourteen bonds amounting to $1975.95,
all of said bonds being issued at Jack
son, Mississippi, June l, 1867; and
Whereas, 1t appears that said parties
are bona fide holders of such bonds by
inheritance and did not come into pos
session of the same or any of them by
speculation, and that at the time of the
passage of said act of March 6, 1880
the said Mary F. Pittman, was mar
ried woman, the wife of N. j. Pittman.
and still is, and that the said FraRk B.
Dancy, was a minor; and
Whereas, 1t appears that the said
Mary E. Pittman, and her husband and
the said Frank B. Dancy and hisguardian
the said N. j. Pittman, were at the time of
the passage of said act of March 6, 1880,
and have been ever since, nOn-residents
of the State of Mississippi, and citizens
of the State of North Carolina, and
that all of said parties were wholly ig-
norant of said act and acquired no
knowledge or notice of the same or any
proceedings Hereunder until the latter
part of December, 1882, when it was too
late by the terms of said act to present
said bonds for resistance; therefore,
SECTION /. Be it enacted by the leg
islature of the State of Mississippi, That
upon surrender of said bonds as required
by said act of 1880, within twenty DAYS
from the passage of this act, the Liquid
ating Levee Commissioners are directed
to issue 20 said parties, new bonds, as
required by said act, thereby placing
said parties upon an equality in all re-
spects with scripholders who complied
with the provisions of the said act of
which this is amendatory.
SEC. 2. Be it further enacted, That
the said Liquidating Levee Commission
ers shall also issue to w. L. Heming-
way, bonds as provided for in said act Of |
1880, and the said liquidating act in |
lieu of suFplusage certificate No. 1904
for $9T. 1900, and bond 80. 212 for |
el87. .S3 100 upon the surrender of said |
certificate and bond within twenty days
after the passage oflthis act.
SEC. 8. Be 1t further enacted, That /
The said Liquidating Leyee Commission
srs shall also issue to the Manhattan
Bank of Memphis, Tennessee, bond as
provided in said acts and amendatory
tets, in lien of surplusage certificate
within the time above named.
SEC, 4. Be il further enacted. That
aid Liquidatipg Leyee Commissioners
hall issue to j. i. Mckee new bonds as
provided In said act of 1880, and the act
thereto. in lieu of surplus
ge certificates 10 I704, forl3I 90; No.
lOt6, f0F $40 .l)0; No. 1TI7, for $500;
70. I7I9, for s2s. .0ll; No. 1876, for $500;
70. 2542, for el5. 90 No lYOa, foF $500,
nd No. l702, for $500, and said Liqui-
ating Lepee Commissioners shall elso
sue to J. r. Busby new bonds Is pro-
ided in this act, in lieu Of surplus on
artifcate No. 462, for $500, and sur
lusaae certificate No. 171e, for e25.OO.
I'D 70 g. a. Miller new bond for levee
0nd 30. n, for SEQ .0Ql Provided that
id Liquidating f,evse GQnalie i0ners
lall be frst s tislied, after examination.
mt all the said bonde end certificates
this act mentioned, Wers duly andf
gaIly issued and have never been taken
) q paid. and upon the surrender and
sncellakion of alI said bonds and cerkii.l
it's, tie said Llaa el1r I.eves fyom-
issi0negs nRe ap and required
pay hid new bonds % the holaern
ere9t With InteIe s. reo red ~ I'D
5 g 1850 md tAs soid a torY act gs
= lok tie eulplas now ie hende .
.lss fran sha col on of ths liaui-l u
ting IeYse ~.