The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1884-04-16

cinct, both justices of the peace shall not Ie
side in the same voting precinct. II
SEC 2 Be it further enacted, Ihat TINS aol
take effect and be in force sixty days after
its passage.
Approved, March 10, 1884
ACT include certain portion Of the county Of an
in District Bolivar, Washington ssaqueha ~
Sharkey counties
SECTION l. Be it enacted by the LEGISLATURE
of the State of Mississippi, That the Levee
District as now constituted by law, embracing
fine counties of Bolivar Washington, lssaqueha
and Sharkey, be and the same is hereby SO eA n
tended as to embrace and include therein al
that part of the county OF Warren IN tlls oeise
which lies west of township IS, range east! IL
the county of Issaquena. and north OF the line
of the plantation owned by Mrs Bette 3. VIII
1 lis in said county, so that the southern line Oh
the portion of Warren county hereby aadea "
/ the L.evee District. shall extend along the
northern lines of said lands of said Bttue d.
Willis from Steels B you to Eagle Lake.
| SEC. 9 Be it further ent c.ed, That the same
tax upon cotton land and personal properly
levied and assessed by law or authorized Dy
law to be levied and assessed by the Board OF
Mississippi Leree Commissioners upon the cot
ton, land and personal property III the couh
ties of Bolivar Washington, issaquena ahd
Sharkey shall be- and is hereby levied, assessed
and collected in that portion OF w arrtn county
which BY the first section of this act Is adtted
to the said LeVee District.
SEC. Be it further enacted, That all laws
now in force in relation TO the assessment anu
collection of taxes for the use of the Board OF
Mississippi Levee Commissioners in the coull
!. ties aforesaid shall extend and be applied 10
that portion of the county of Warren added oJ
this act to the said Le1ee District. as Well as
all laws authorizing the condemnation O. puf.
chase of land by said board for the purpose OF
constructing or repairing levees along the Mis-
: SiSsppl river
/ SEC. A. Be it further enacted, That the tax
therein before authorized upon the cotton grown
J and raised in that part Of Warren county sinai
be collected in such manner as the SAID Boafo
: of Mississippi LeFee Commissioners snail pre-
: Scribe and if any person shall snip uahspoF
!, or cause to he shipped, transported or carrlee
= beyond the limits Of the said LeVee DlstrleF
anv cotton subject and liable to the tax afore
4 said with intent to eyade the payment 81 SAFE
3 tax. such person shall be deemed and hele
! guilty of felony and upon CONVICTION tntreo
y shall be confined in the State penitenlary for
!, term of not less than one nor more three years
j at the discretion of the court.
SEC. s. Be it further enacted, That when th'
said Board of Mississippi Levee COMMISSION
ers shall levy and assess the tax on lana II
al said district, they now are authorized 10 10
snch levy and assessment shall be held to In
clude that portion of the county OF Warren D,
{ this act included in said Levee District, an
! whenever said levy shall be certified by tn
IS secretary or treasurer Of said board to tn
O sheriff of Warren county, it shall be the out.
of said sheriff to collect said tax upon that POI
. ton of Warren county SO included IN sal
= Levee District in the same manner ana at IN
same time as is now provided by law for tn
e collection of State and county taxes; and
g the said tax upon the land shall not be PAID o.
} the owner or owners thereof on or before tn
18th day of December in each year the sam
y shall be delinquent and after that date dam
. ages at the rate Of ten per cent snail oe addee
To the amount so DUE and the said lands shal
be subject to sale by said sheriff for said tax l
the same manner and at the same time as
now provided by law in cases OF lands dellI
qlent for such tax in other counties mere
an tofore composing the said district and shall b
subject to all the laws relating to the sale an
re redemption OF lands In the remaining PoIelo
g of said district
r Sac 6. Be it further enacted, That the sheri1
u Iof Warren county shall, on or before the Is
n day of November, 1884, and annually thereai
If ter enter into bond III such penalty as til
J; said Board of Mississippi LeVee Commissioner
shall prescribe, not to exceed I'VE Thousand
dollars. with good and sufficient security to b
lannroyed by the Chancefy Clerk OF Ware
lco1ntv conditioned that he will faithfully col
lect and pay over to the said Board OF Commits
be sioners the tax that may be by 1t levied upol
e the said land and it shall be the duty OF salt
sheriff to render to the secretary and treasurer
of said board on or before the second Monday II
q March in each year statement OF all taxes
| collected by him under this act, and shall
IS nromptly pay over to said secretary and treas
Ilrer all monies received by him for the use Q
/ said board and for his services in making sucl
n collections the said sheriff shall be allowed tn
If same commissions now allowed him by law 10
II collecting State and county taxes.
) SEC. /. Be it further enacted, That 1t shall
d he the duty of said Board of Mississippi Leve'
commissioners, in the event it shall accept thii
It act which it is hereby empowered in its discre
IS tion to do to extend its present lines OF levee
from its termination at the lower end Of lssa
Iouena county, near the bank OF the Mlssls
sippi river so as to connect It with the private
ct IeTee at Brunswick Landing, in the county o.
& Warren and to keep the same IN repair to the
81 same extent and In the same manner as It e
{ now required to build and maintain leVees 70
! its nresent district and said board shall be and
s IS hereby authorized and empowered to con
s atrncf repair and maintain leVee from said
s brunswick Landing to Eagle Lake, and along
z the shore of Eagle Lake to the southern line Of
s the portion of Warren county hereby added 70
!, said Levee District
Y SIC. 5. Be il further enacted, That this act
a shall lake effect and be in force whenever the
I said Board Of Mississippi LeVee Commission
!. ers bv resolution spread upon its minutes,
: shall accept the same and cause to pc Med n
|. j he Office Of the Secretary Of State copy Of
"a snch resolution duly certified By It's Secretary
Approved March 18th, 1884.