Signal-Copiahan. (Hazlehurst, Copiah County, Miss.) 1885-1888, 1886-04-29
Sale Of Seed Cotton.


In the seed In Copiah county, and In
the I'd and 9th Districts Of Oktibcha,
4th and 9th districts in Lownds
counties, and all TINT part OF Noxn-.
bee county north and cast OF tue
Noxubec river, and for other pur-
poses: y i,
Legislature of the State OF Missis.
sippi. That it shall not be lawful
for any person to sell or buy cotton
In tle'see,l within tho county of
Copial,, and In the 81 and 9th dis
tricts of Oktibeha, 4tll and 9th dis.
triets In Lownds counties and all
that part Of Noxubcc county north
and east OF the Noyubce rivef IN
the State of Mississippi, except un.
der tho regulations hereinafter pro.
vided.
SEC. 9. That 1t shall he the duty
of the board of supervisors of said
counties, upon petition signed by
ten or more free holders resident
within any supervisors district to
which this Act applies in said
counties, praying the board to reg.
ulate within the provision of this
Act the selling and buying of cot
ton in the seed IN said districts to
designate and fix::One or moro places
not 10 exceed six in such district
only at which cotton In the seed
shall be sold, and no cotton shall
be bought or sold in the seed in
such district except such places so
fixed by said board; besides it shall
be the dirty of said board to desis.
nate on what day or days of the
week and between what hours there.
of cotton in the seed may be offered
and sold in such district.
SEC. 3. That the said board in
designating the place in any dis.
trict where cotton In the seed may
be bought or sold shall have regard
to the publicity of the place or
places so designated, and in no in
stance shall q place be designated
off of some public road in such dis.
trict.
SEC. 4. 1t shall he the duty of
any person buying cotton in the
seed uuder the provisions of this
Act to give to the seller thereof a
receipt in writing naming the per
son from whom bought, the true
date of tho sale and delivery there
of, number of pounds bought ETC.,
which said receipt shall be attested
by at least two credible witnesses
by their genuine signature written
thereon.
SEC. 5. That any person or per
sons who shall violate the pr0vis-
ions of this Act IN selling or buying
cotton in tho seed, and who shall
not conform to every provision of
this Act aud the regulations OF said
board of supervisors rs to the time
and place tor sell and buying, shall
be held guilty of u misdemeanor,
and upon conviction thereof before
any justice of the peace of said
county or by the circuit court, 1t
shall I've the duty OF such justice OF
the peace or circnit Judge before
whom such conviction Is had to
fine both seller and buyer each in a
sum of not less than ten dollars nor
more than twenty-five dollars, or
imprison each in the county jail
not less than ten days or more than
six months.
SEC G. ltshall he tlleduiy of the
board of supervisors TO enter upon
the minutes of their court ut some
regular meeting thereof any and all
orders made Hnder the provisions
of this Act, which order or orders
when entered as aforesaid, together
with this Act, shall be Published in
some newspaper of said counties
respectively once week for four
consecutive weeks.
SEC. Z. That no prosecution shall
be commenced under the provisions
of this Act after the expiration of
one year from the commission of
the Offense, and that this Act take
effect and DO inforce from aud after
its passage
Approved Mach 9th, 1886.