The Magnolia gazette., 1884-04-03

AN ACT to amend Chapter forty. Eve,
(46) Section one Thousand two hun
dred and forty-four Of the Revised
Code of 1880, in relation to personal
property exempt.
SECTION l. Be it enacted by the Leg.
islature of the State of Mississippi, That
chapter 45. section 1874 Of the Revised
Code Of 1850, be and the same is hereby
amended rs follows: Insert between the
words "debtor" and "and" in the tenth
line Of the eighth subdivision of said
section the following: Also fifty bush
els Of cotton seed, forty gallons Of sor-
ehum or molasses, one thousand stalks
Of Louisiana cane, and one bride and
saddle.
SIC. 2. BE it further enacted, That
this act take effect from and after it's
passage.
Approved, March IA, 1884.
AN ACT 10 amend section 1855, Revised
Code of 1880. so as to enable the vend-
or to subject personal property sold to
seizure for the purchase money.
SECTION l. Be it enacted by the Leg.
islature Of the State of Mississippi, That
section 1855, Code OF 1880, be amended
by adding the following at the conClu.
sion OF said section, to.wit: Aud if the
plaintiff shall desire to establish lien
on such personal property whilst in the
hands Of the fret vendee he shall on
tlling his declaration or evidence Of debt
make affidavit stating that such proper.
ty was sold by him for the debt in whole
OF N part, sued on, or for labor done
thereon, or for material furnished, as
the case may be, describing in his aft.
dayit the property, and the clerk or
justice of the peace shall issue his writ
Of SEIZURE and summons, and it shall be
the duty of the sheriff or constable to
take possession of the property and shall
safely keep the same, and dispose of the
same III al respects, as now required by
law in cases Of replevin. And if the
defendant shall replevy the same, the
writ shall be returnable to the court rssu
ing the process in the first instance. If
upon the trial the plaintiff shall estab.
lish bis debt aud shoV that the same was
for the purchase money of that identical
property, he shall in addition to the
judgment for the debt, have also a spe-
cial execution for the sale Of such prop
erty.
Sec. Be it further enacted, That this
act take effect and be in force from and
after Its passage.
Approved, Mlrch III. 1884.
AN ACT to authorize boards Of super
visors to contract for the making of an
index of land titles, and fer other
purposes
SECTION l. Be it enacted by the Leg.
islature Of the State Of Mississippi. That
the boards of supervisors are hereby
authorized aud empowed 30 have pre-
pared 0n index of titles to the lands in
their respective counties or an index
thereof by land-numbers, and 10 those
counties haYing two court districts, such
index may be mado tor each of said dis.
tricts. and my make an allowance there.
for out OF the county treasury.
SEC. 2. Be it further enacted. Thai
any such index Of titles shall be plainly
written in good indelible ink in books to
ne furnished by the board OF supervisors.
and shall contain complete synopsis of
the initial letters Of each aud every own.
Ell OF every section of land and subdiyi.
sion thereof in the county as may appear
from the recorded deeds, last wills and
testaments of title, and an intelligent
reference to the nature of such deed will
or othes auniment Of title and also in
what book and thereof the name is
recorded or may be found. That an
index by land numbers shall contain a
reference to the book and page OF each
conveyance.
SEC. 3. Be II further enacted, That
after the completion OF such index of
titles it shall be the duty of the chan.
Gerry clerk after recording any deed, last
will and testament or other muIiment
OF title to enter tho same III the index of
titles as required in the foregoing sec.
ton, and for each subdivision OF land m
which any such entry is made the chan
Gerry clerk shall be entitled to fee of
fifteen cents for each conveyance, to be
paid by the party having such instrument
recorded, and for failure TO make such
entry, the chancery clerk and the sure.
ties on his official boud shall be liable
for any damage resulting therefrom, and
to penalty of ten dollars at the suit of
any citizen of the county.
Approved, March IL, 1884.