The Chickasaw messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1880-1900, 1888-03-22


/ AN ACT in relation to the Judi
oial Districts for Circuit and
Chancery courts.
Section /. Be il enacted BY the
Legislature Of the State Of Missis-
sippi. That the State shall be d.
vided into eight judicial districts
4 tor circuit courts as follows:
Sec. 2. The FIRST district shall
consist Of the counties Of Tisho-
Imingo, Alcorn, Prentiss, Lee, TIA
wanda, Clay, Chickasaw, Monroe,
Oktibbeha, Lowndos and Ponto-
toe.
Sec. 10. The State shall be d.
vided into six judicial districts for
chancery courts as follows;
Sec. IL. The first district shall
consist Of the counties Of Clay,
Chickasaw, Monroe, Pontotoc, Lee,
Itawamba, Union, Prentiss, Tisho-
mingo, Alcorn and Webster.
Sec. II. That the Hons. w. n.
Rodgers, S. H. Terrell, Locke f.
Houston, J. H. VIM, c. II. Camp
bell, Ralph North, J. B. Chrisman
and A. G. Mayors Circuit Judges
respectively of the 9th, 7th, LIST,
4th, 9Th, llth, 10th, and Sth Judi
oial Districts as now constituted,
be and they are hereby assigned
to duty as circuit Judges to the
districts created by this act as fol-
lows:
To the First District the Hon. L.
+. Houston.
Sec. Is. That the Hons. Baxter
Mcfarland, S. Evans, J. G. Hall,
w. r. Trikg, Warren Cowan, T. B.
Graham, Chancellors respectively
of the LIST, 9TH, Srd, 4th, llth, and
Sthdistricts as now constituted, be
and they are hereby assigned to
duty as chancellors to the chance
~ Districts created by this act as
follows:
To the First District, Hon. Bax-
ter Mcfarland.
Sec. 20. A court to be styled the
circuit court of the county Of
-, shall be held IN each county
in this State, and shall commence
at the fines and continue for the
number of days hereinafter speci-
fed, if business requires, to-wit:
Sec. 81. In the county of Tish1
omingo on the second Monday in
January and July, and continue
six days.
In the county of Alcorn on the
third Monday in January and July,
and continue twelve days.
In the county Of Prentiss on the
first Monday in FEBRUARY and Au-
gust, and continue twelve days.
In the county Office on the third
Monday in FEBRUARY and August,
and continue twelve days.
In the county of Itawamba on
the first Monday in March and
September, and continue six days.
In the county of Clay on the
second Monday in March and Sep
TENDER, and continue twelve days.
In the county of ChickasaW,
First District, on the second Non
day in April and October, and
continue twelve days, and in the
Second District on the fourth Mon
day of March and September, and
continue twelve days.
In the county of Monroe on the
fourth Monday in April aud Octo-
Der, and continue eighteen days.
In the county Of Oktibbeha on
the third Monday in May and No
vember, and continue twelve days.
In the county of Lowndes, on
the first Monday OF June and De-
cember, and continue eighteen
days.
In the county of Pontotoc on
the first Monday in January and
July, and continue six days.
Sec. 20. A court to be styled
the Chancery court of the county
of--shall be held in each
county in this State, and shall
commence at the time, and contin-
ne for the number of days, herein
after specified, il business requires.
For the First District:
Sec. 30. In the county of Mon.
roe on the first Monday in Febru.
airy and September and continue
twelve days.
In the county of Chickasaw,
First District, on third Monday in
February and September and con,
tinue six days. In the Second Dis
trict on the fourth Monday in Feb.
ruary and September and continue
six days.
In the county OF Clay on the first
Monday in March and October and
/ continue six DAYS.