The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1900-03-16
new LAWS OF MISSISSIPPI

An Act to provide for compulsory vac
cinaIion, aud to provides penalty Tor on
forcing same.
SEC. '. be il enacted hy the Legisla
tnre Of the State Of Mississippi. That fhu
Bomd of Supervisors in tle counties l.
which small pox exists, are hereby EN-
powered to pass ordinances for providin;
tor compulsory vaccination. to enforc'
same as hereinafter provided.
SIC. =. The President or Clerk of tn,
| Board Of Supervisors shall make applica
| tIon to the Secretary of the State Boar,
of Health for a sufficient quantity q
bovine virus to do The necessary vacci
Mating, and the cost of said virls shall b,
borne bv The county 50 ordering.
SIC. Z. The Board of Supervisor ma
make contracts with any reputable ply
sician or physicians to do the v%accinatin;
and pay for anne.
$40 Any person refusing to he vac
cinated when requested by theanrhorixr,
Representatives oI the Board Of snprrvis
ors. shall he punished rs for n misde
meanor. Provided, however. sarifactor,
evidences Of successful vaccination With,
the preceding i've Years shall constirut,
u sufficient desense TO any prosecution
under This Act.
SEC. s. That all Acts in conflict w,tl
this Act be aud hereby repealed.
SEC. 6. That this Act take effect an,
be in force trom and after its passage.
Approved February ). 1900.
An Act to amend section 3ll Of the IN
notated code of l>92, go as to require tn.
Boards of >nlervisors Of The several conn
ties tn decide in advance whether or moi
bonds issued 10 bnild court houses, jails
poor houses, bridges. and for the purpose
of ref. ding any outstanding bonded in
d~ebiedncss, shall be payable after tiv,
Years at the option of the county.
Sic. /. b il enacted by the Legisla
tire Of the state Of Mississippi, That sec
ton 81 of the annotated code be amend
ed so as to read ny follows:
See ion 81, may issue bonds for certain
purposes-fnr the purpose of provilin.
the county with u courthouse, Jail an,
poor house, aud for bIihlin. bridges. ant
for rcfnnding any outstanding bonded in
debtedness oi the county, the board %
SuIbtIN ISJIS iILN lSkuC tUc UUIItS vi ltt
county to any amount which. added to al
it's bonded indebtedness. shall not exceed
five per ceutum on the assessed value o
the taxable property of the county, an
prarins on the assessment rolls. of til,
preceding year. anil which shall matnr,
not later than twenty-five wears from lh,
date of their issuance, and bearing inter.
est at Il rate not exceeding seven per cen
INN per anuum. n, yable Annually. n, Tin,
board shall elect. and such bonds (nro
vided the board shall 50 elect and stat,
mn ,he f,ce of th. honl.l shall II. nav,
bic after Ave wears :t tbe ontion Of in,
county. All such bond, shall be li,bo
grunl,rd with sni,,bl. I.vires Tn n,rvrnI
courte,frIt,pu shall In. in sums of ou,
hundred or five hundred dollars each an,
shall be ,enis,ered us they ure issued b,
numbered in \ regular series from one mn
ward be sirued iy the president of th.
board and couutersipn4d bv the clerk
who shall IMPRESS the seal mon each bon,
AS il is issnrd aud every such bon,i sl,al
spccjfy ON its face the pnrpose for which
il wasi,sned and tle total ',nouut autbor
izcd TO h, issued. aud euch shall he mad,
payable to a person by name. the pur
| chaser. followed nv the worls "vr benrer.'
and the bonds, 81 issue.l shall not le sol,
Tor less than heir f,ce value. The boar
shall lew auuua lv a ~speciul tax. to h,
used exclusively in having the iu,rrrs
on such bonds and in proyidiun Il sinkin.
fund for their redemption.
Approved Fe bruary Is, 1900.
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