Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1895-05-07
Weather and CrOp,.

of favorable weather conditions. and all
agricultural interests have continued to
prosper. Good showers have occurred
over the whole State, which softened
the soil where it had begun to become
hard from drouth and caused rapid
termination of seeds which had been
planted during the previous week. In
a few scattered localities the rains were
somewhat heavier than were needed, and
did some damage to lowlands by causing
small streams to overflow. In numerous
instances the showers were also accom-
panied with hail, but no damage seems
to have resulted from this source, ex-
cept in few localities.
Cotton is beginning TO grow nicely in
the south and in the middle and north
ern portions of the State continues to
come up to good stand. Cotton scrap
ing will soon begin in the south.
The showers have been very beneficial
to corn by causing fresh impetus to
its growth. In the southern counties
old corn has received its first cultiva-
tion.
Complaint continues to be made OF
some damage to corn by cut worms and
bud worms in scattered localities.
Truck, gardens and vegetables of
every kind cont tinue to flourish.
Strawberries are plentiful and Irish
potatoes will soon be plent tiful.
Pastures are unusually good this sea-
son. The oat crop has advanced during
the week.
Rulings of the eAttorney-GencraI.
Attorney General Johnson has written
letter to Coy. Stone in relation to JUS
tices of the peace and constables, defin-
ing sections 239a and 767 of the Code Of
1892, saying:
THE law provides two justices OF the
peace for each supervisors district; the
board Of supervisors has the power to
subdivide into three justice districts, in
which case there shall be three justices,
and the boundaries Of each must be
accurately described. Section 767 pro-
vides that 'one constable shall be chosen
in each districts when there are three
justices OF the peace districts in super
visors district three constables must be
elected. The supervisors cannot form
justice district out OF parts of two
supervisors districts. All local and
special statutes are repealed by the Code
of 1892. and section 1892 is the law gov
erning this subject"
In letter to State Supe rintendent
Preston the Attorney-General says
teacher cannot engage in the sale of
school books, while employed as a
teacher. He may, however, surrender
his license tn the county superintendent,
thus ceasing to be a teacher, and engage
in the sale of school books or any other
business \ teacher thus resigning
would be compelled to stand another
examination if he wanted to teach again.
In letter to the president Of the
board of supervisors of Choctaw County
the Attorney General says section 36O5
Of the code permits election districts to
be changed but it cannot be done within
six months Of an election"
In reply to letter from J. Holmes
Baker. of Sunflower County, the Attor-
ner-General says when sheriff sum
mons iuries in coroner's inquest, he
acts as sheriff. not constable. and is en-
titled to sheriff's fees.
To Cochran g. Bozeman. of Meridian,
the Attorney-General writes that when
county ,convicts are being worked on the
roads the officers are entitled to their
costs from the county after the convict
has performed the labor and not before.
He thinks sherifs who capture escaped
convicts and bring them from other
counties are entitled to pay for such
services.
An Amusing Witness.