The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1900-08-04
IMPORTANT RUIN
SYNOPSIS OF THE OPINIONS
DERED BY THE ATToRNH
GENERAL.
How Back Taxes Are To
Assessed--Ex Exemption.
Factories-About SheI
Making Arrests.

Making Arrests.
Following additional opini
were rendered by Attorney q
raj McClurg during last month
To j. M. Parchman, Peniten
ry Warden--A person in a coti
Jail charged with n felony avail
trial in default of bail in bald
eases, may on his written read
and at his own expense be do
cred to the sergeant of a ST
farm of his own selection to
worked without compensation
til the trial Of his case to whi
trial he must also pay all expd
ses. None but ahle-bodied pI
oncrs ae permitted to so anti
pate the result of trial. Act
March II, 1900.
To Il. w. Brown, Clerk y
preme Court Section 897 of II
Code requires the sheriff to cd
lcct in addition to the executid
and cost bill, all fees, costs al
commissions accruing in such cd
lection. He should require q
execution debtor to pay ali III
costs Of the collection, turninN
over to the Judgment creditor and
the officers the full amount did
them without any deduction "a
commissions or other costs.
To TalIahatchic county - TlIx
Legislature Of 1900 ordered tlA
election held on the district queA
tion and it was the duty Of thd
county election commissioners IA
hold the election without beina
so ordered by the Board OF Supa
ervlsors, and the Board should
make allowances to the electiotl
officers for thcit fees out of the
county treasury. This act PROD
ylded for an assessment upon thd
dismembereds district to pay alI
expenses ofatife election held un1
der seatl0fs 3643 and 1855 Of the
Code, Should be paid as provided
IN section 1907 of the Code.
TO Copiah County-The sheriff
OF one county following one charg-
ed with crime into another coun-
ty and arresting and returning him
Is not entitled to the compensa-
ton provided in paragraph V of
section 2000 of the Code for re-
moving a prisoner. Had the sher
If OF the county where the person
was found made thd arrest and
turned him over to the other sher-
III, he wonlu then be entitled 20
the fee for ga prisoner otherwise
removed.
TO Marion County-The Board
OF Supervisors should make an
allowance under section 2,464 OF
Code for maps prepared by the
county superintendent of public
education and the county school
board to aid in properly locating
school houses as directed by Sec
ton 1908 of the Code.
To Covington County - Back
taxes should be assessed accord
ing to the levy of each defaulted
year respectively, each year to be
considered separate assessment
of the personality.
A man OF women over twenty
one years of age, unmarried, may
be the head Of a family aud en-
titled to. the exemptions provided
in section | 1858.
To the Auditor-A factory cs-
tabllshed September |, 1899, and
engaged in the manufacture In Il
finished state and ready for use of
of sash, doors, blinds, tables
boxes, desks, counters and bank
fixtures, is entitled to exemption
from State, county and municipal
taxes if it does not belong to any
trust, pool or combine.
To Madison county-Under sec
tlon o26 Of the code the mayor
who it also ex-oflicio a justice Of
the peace, may hold an inquest
anywhere in the county and re-
celve the compensation al
lowed by law out of the county
treasury; provided, there is NO
coroner or one cannot be had in
time. The condition should be
clear before allowing the mayor
to take the place and fees Of the
constitutional officer.