The Greenville times., 1888-04-14
LAWS.

Az ACT to amend section four.
ellpter four hundred and sixty-nine
aets of 1886.
Section. l. Be it enacted by the Leg
islature of the State of Mississippi, /
That section four, chapter four hun
dred and sixty-nine, acts of 1886, be
and the same is hereby amended by
striking out the word twO,s in the
fifth line, and inserting the word -four
in lieu thereof
Sec. 2. Be it further enacted, That
this act take effect and be in force
from and after its passage.
Approved, Feb. IA, 1888.
AN ACT to authorize the Secretary
of State to exchange any surplus Re
ports of the Decisions of the Supreme
Court of Mississippi
Sec. /. BE it enacted by the Legisla- , !
ture of the State of Mississippi, That
the Secretary of State be and he is
hereby authorized to exchange any
surplus numbers of the Reports of the
Decisions of the Supreme Court of
Mississippi for any other numbers of
SAID Reports, where there is deficiency
in the sets of said Reports in the State
library, or in the Office of the Secretary
of State.
Sec. 2. BE it further enacted, That
this act take effect and be in force
from and after its passage.
Approved, March 5, 1888.
AN ACT to authorize all counties in
this State that have not already COM
plete abstract of land titles and deeds
of trust on real property distracted,
etc.
Sec. /. BE it enacted by the Legisla-
ture of the State of Mississippi, that
each and every county in this State
hat has not alre ady complete abstract
of all the lands titles, deeds of trust on
treal estate, recorded in their respective
counties distracted, commencing with
Deed Book and run through.
Sec. 2. BE it further enacted, That
I he boards of supervisors of the said
SC veral counties of this State award
the contract there for to the lowest re-
ponsible bidder. after giving notice
sfor sealed bids for same, as in cases Of
other public work; provided, said
boards may reject all bids and make a
contract therefor at discretion.
Sec. 8. BE 1t further enacted, That
said board of supervisors be and they
are hereby authorized to purchase said
abstract books, suitable and of the
latest improved methods for said alb
stracting, the same to be paid for out
of the county treasury of county, upon
the allowance of board Of supervisors.
Sec. 4. BE it further enacted, That
this act take effect and be in force from
and be in force from and after its pas
sage.
Approved, March 6, 1888
There is an obvious commission in
Section ! of the above. We havepub-
lished it as ii appears in the official
journal.l
AN ACT to amend section 1904, of
the Code of 1880, in relation TO at
tachments for rent not due in certain
cases.
Rection 1. BE It enacted by the Leg
islature of the State of Mississippi,
That attachments for rent and claims
for supplies sued out by virtue of Sec
tion 1904 of the Revised Code of 1880,
in cases where such rent or claim is a
lien upon agricultural products, shall
be maintained and deemed rightfully
sued out, If 1t shall appear that the
landlord or lessor had just cause to
suspect and believe that the tenant
would remove any part of such agri-
cultural products from the leased
premises without the consent of said
landlord or lessor before said rent or
claim shall have fell due.
Sec. 2. BE il further enacted, That
this act take effect from and after its
passage.
Approved, March 7, 1888.
AN ACT to prevent The seduction Of
females.
Section /. BE il enacted by the Leg
islature of the State of Mississippi,
That any person who shall obtain car
nal knowledge of any woman, or fe-
male child over the age of sixteen
years, by virtue of any feigned or pre-
tended marriage, or any false, or feign-
ed, OF express promise of marriage,
shall, upon conviction, be imprisoned
in the penitentiary not more than ten
years, and fined not more than five
thousand dollars provided, that the
testimony of the female seduced, alone,
unsupported by other evidence, either
positive or circumstantial, shall not be
sufficient for conviction under this act
Sec. 3. BE it further enacted, That
this act take effect and be in force from
aud after its passage.
Approved, March q, 1888.
AN ACT to provide for obtaining and
publishing reports of banking institu-