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

as An ACT to authorize the Board Of supe
yisors of Chickasaw county to convey
% certain brick school house and lot,
z city of 0kolona, owned by said count
10 To said city.
II Whereas, Chickasaw county owns ce
40 tain brick school house and lot in 0kolon
and are without the means of keeping san
= !. IN suitable repair for school purposes, ar
y = Il is not expediont for said county to DO 3
9 and
9 Whereas, Said city of Okolona has el
3 pended large sums Of money on the sam,
y ! and is able and willing to receive sal
2 property and keep the same in good an
1 snitahle condition for school purposes
7 therefore
q SECTION /. Be it enacted by the Legisla
: ture of the State of Mississi ppi, That tn
board of supervisors of said county o
Chickasaw, be and are hereby authorized B.
I deed to convey to said city Of Okolona, al
: the right, title, and interest of said county
{ of ChickasaW, in and to said brick sehoo
! house and lot, to be kept by said city fo
school purposes.
SEC 2. Be it further enacted, III at this
act shall take effect and be in force from
and after its passage.
Approved, March Is, 1884.
AN ACT to enable the Board of Supervi-
sors of the coanty of Monroe and the
corporate authorities of the city of Aber-
deem to purchase, erect and maintain q
Poor House and House of Correction.
SECTION /. Be it enacted BY the Leg
isiatpre of the State of mississippi, That
the board of supervisors of Monroe county
be, aud they are hereby empowered to sell
and convey the poor house of the county
and the adjacent lands,
SEC. g Be it further enacted, That said
board-of supervisors are further empowered
to purchase suitable site for poor house
and lands adjacent, and to levy special
| tax to pay therefor and erect suitable build
ings thereon.
SEC. g. BE it further enacted, That the
| board of supervisors of Monroe county are
empowered TO erect a house of correction
| for the confinement and punishment of iuve-
nile offenders convicted of misdemeanors,
and may levy a special tax for this pur
pose, and make rules and regulations for
the government thereof, and have full
power in the premises.
SEC. 4. Be it further enacted, That the
corporate authorities of the city of Aber-
deem are hereby empowered to give sucl,
aid to the er ction OF a poor house and oi
a house of correction by the board of su
pervisor- of Monroe county as 10 them may
seem just aud proper, and may levy spec |
ial tax for this purpose.
SEC 5. Be it further enacted, That this |
act take effect from and after its passage.
Approved, March 5. 1884.
AN ACT to authorize the Board of Sn-
peryisors of Montgomery county TO issue
bonds for the purpose of building
bridge and pike across Big Black river
and swamp in said county.
SECTION |. Be it enacted by the LPgis-
lature of the State of Mississippi, That
the board of supervisors of Montgomery
county be and they are hereby author
lied and empowered to issue bonds of
said county, if the public welfare OF
the same imperatiVely demand it, to
the amount OF twenty thousand dollars,
or so much thereof may be neces-
sary, to build a bridge and pike across
Big Black river and swamp in said county,
At q point to be designated by the COM
missioners hereinafter named; and said
board of supervisors may sell and dis
pose OF said bonds al their face value for {
the purpose of building sale bridge and {
pike in said county; said bonds shall be
payable at a period not more than five
years from the date OF their issuance, and |
shall bear interest at the rate of eight per
cent. per annum. But the said board shall '
determine the respective dates at which
,aid bonds shall become due and payable; I
,aid bonds shall be signed by the presi |
lent of said board and countersigned by '
he chaneery clerk of said county, and shall q
nave impressed upon them the seal of the ;
.hancery court of said county.
SEC z. Be it further enacted, That the {
aid board be and they are hereby author +
zed and required to levy special tax on s
III tsxable property Of said county to pay >
md discharge said bonds, which shall be Z
,aid in United States currency, and shall &
lot be applied to any other purpose what
oever, until said bonds and interest are
ully paid. Said tax shall be collected n
y the tax collector Of said county at the
anne time and in the same manner that q
he State taxes are collected, and shall be 0
'aid by him to the comfy treasurer, to be u
sed by the board OF supervisors in liquida-
ion OF said bUnds; provided, that said a
pecial tax shall not exceed, in any one a
ear, the State tax of said county; and, p
rovided further, that said bonds shall be Il
in payment of said special tax.
SEC. 3. Be il further enacted, That said
onds shall be issued in sums Of not less A
han one hundred dollars nor more than
ne thousand dollars each.
SEC. f. Be it further enacted, That X.
!. Ward, John Crowder and Milton Hen
erson be and they are hereby appointed =
to locate the point for build ~
IL said bridge and pike across said river +.
nd swamp in said county, and that it be 10
J located that said bridge aud pike shall :,
,rm one continuous line of travel across n
lid river and swamp. Should any one or i,
lore of said commissioners fail to act, +,
ON any cause, then the appointment OF II
,me other person Oh persons may be made in
: the said board ofsuperyisors, that such Is
,eation may be made.
SEC 5. Be il further enacted, That the he
resident Of the board Of supervisors shall =
I'll q meeting Of the board as early as -
ract'cable after the passage of this act, to q
,rsider and determine the provisions II
lereof; and if at such meeting said board "
sem the building of said bridge end pike A
!, be of imperative demand, they shall q
lereupon forthwith proceed to contract
r building the same. subject to the regu- 90
tions and laws governing other public ~
-idge building of the county.
SIC. 6. Be il further enacted, That the
nit of time for the completion Of said
-idge and pike shall be optional with the A.
,ard Of supervisors o. said county; pro-
ded. said board, for good cause shown,
AZ extend time TO contractors for such
lmpletion.
SEc. Z. Be il further enacted, That this la
1 take effect and be in force from and bo
ter Its passage. IN
Approved, March IA, 1854. by
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y ACT tn authorize the Board Of Super sa