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cuit court of Tunica county, the sum of fifty dollars, in full compensation in cases where the state failed in the prosecution in 1841, inclusive.

Art. 42. (Section expunged.)

Art. 43. To Daniel Thomas, sheriff of Hinds D Thomas

county, for services of boy attending high court of errors and appeals, at November term, the sum of twenty dollars.

Art. 44. To John Morris, for services as constable, at the October term, 1840, of the circuit court of Tunica county, the sum of six dollars.

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Art. 45. To Henry C. Bennet, on account of counterfeit money, drawn out of the state HC Bennet treasury of this state. the sum of fifty dollars:

Art. 46. To S. P. Bailey, for bringing pris oners from New Orleans to Raymond jail, on charge of horse stealing, by order of the Executive, the sum of two hundred and seventynine dollars.

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Art. 47. Το T. M. Ellis, for articles fur-TM Ellis nished the state, the sum of nine dollars and

twenty-five cents.

Art. 48. Το R. L. Graves, for medical services rendered a prisoner in the jail of Choctaw county, the sum of five dollars.

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Art. 49. To William R. Robinson, as ad-w R Rob

ditional compensation for taking the census of Coahoma county, the sum of fifty dollars.

inson

Art. 50. To Samuel Cooper, assignee ofs Cooper Robert P. Deselner, for one thousand copies of tactics and regulations for militia, and expenses on the same, seven hundred and seventy-three dollars and eighty-seven cents.

Art. 51. To John Handy, the sum of two's Handy hundred and fifty dollars, for services as dis

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trict attorney, pro. tem. for the seventh judicial district.

Art. 52. To William M. Smith, for publishing various proclamations, the sum of one hundred and fifty dollars.

Art. 53. To Charles M. Price, the sum of twenty-eight hundred dollars, for public printing.

Art. 54. To Sarah Phillips, for wood fur* Phillips nished on account of the state, the sum of sev

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en hundred and sixty-two dollars.

Art. 55. To Davis and Gaines, for chairs furnished the senate chamber, the sum of eighty two dollars.

Ατις 56. Το F. Patterson, as additional compensation for taking the census of Bolivar ocunty, the sum of forty dollars.

Art. 57. To Bennet R. Allen, the sum of three thousand and four hundred dollars for money paid by him into the treasury of the state, and that the suit instituted on the part of the state, against him for the same, be dismissed.

Art. 58. To Charles M. Price, for printing two hundred copies report of committee on the Auditor's office, together with the Auditor's report, twenty-four dollars.

Art. 59. To boy Henry, for water furnished the two Houses, at its present session, twenty-four dollars.

Art. 60. To R. B. Crosby, sheriff of Clark county, for victualling, clothing, &c. prisoners Hill and Eaton, in the jail of Clark county, the sum of fifty-eight dollars and seventy-five cents.

Art. 61. That the sum of thirty dollars 1. w. Greer be, and the same is hereby allowed to J. W.

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Greer, for services rendered in repairing side lamps, and chandeliers for State Capitol. Art. 62. To James S. Fall, for preparing James S. index to the acts of 1840, one hundred dollars.

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Art. 63. To R. N. and N. M. Goode, R. N. &. N. twelve dollars, for work done for court M. Goode. room of the Court of Appeals.

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Art. 61. To Benjamin Albertson, for inserting notice to the tax collectors, the sum Albertson. of five dollars.

Art. 65. To William A. Jackson, late William A. assessor and collector of Amite county, the Jackson. sum of seven dollars.

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Art. 66. That the sum of fifty-eight dollars and forty cents be allowed to Charles terville. Netterville, late tax collector of Wilkinson county, being the sum erroneously charged against him, by a committee of the House. of Representatives, on account of the taxes due the state, for 1837, and the Auditor of Public Accounts, shall receive the same, and credit said Netterville therewith.

Art. 67. To James M. Downs, as extra compensation as Secretary of the Senate, the James M. sum of one hundred and nine-two dollars.

Art. 68. Το F. L. Swann, as extra com-F.L. Swann pensation as assistant Secretary of the Senate, the sum of one hundred dollars.

ams.

Art. 69. To S. R. Adams, as readings. R. Adclerk of the Senate, the sum of one hundred dollars.

Art. 70. Το C. M. Price, State Printer, c. M. Price.

for printing done for the use of the Senate, during the present session, the sum of four hundred and forty dollars.

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Art. 71. To George B. Adams, deputy Adame.

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sheriff of Hinds county, the sum of fortyfive dollars, for services of boy attending the Supreme Court of Chancery, at June term, 1810; the sum of forty-three dollars, for services of boy attending on the High Court of Errors and Appeals, at the January term, 1840; the sum of twelve dollars, for boy in. the High Court of Appeals, at the July term, 1840.

Art. 72. Το C. M. Price, State Printer, for printing two hundred copies of an act entitled "an act to provide for funding the treasury warrants of the state of Mississippi, "issued prior to the first day of January, 1811, passed at the present session, according to the provisions of the 23d section of said act, the sum of fifty dollars.

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Art. 73. Το Richard M. Corwin, as Forwin, Clerk of the House of Representatives, the sum of one hundred and ninety-two dollars, as extra compensation.

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Art. 74. To Wm. H. McCardle, James McCardle, M. Chiles, and John W. Morris, as extra Jad Chiles; compensation as reading and assistant Clerks W. Morris. of the House of Representatives, the sum

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of ninety-six dollars each.

Sec. 2. Be it further enacted, That the act entitled "an act defining the duties of the Sheriffs of the different counties of this State, in relation to runaway slaves," &c. approved February 16, 1839, be, and the same is hereby repealed.

Sec. 3. Be it further enacted, That the C. M. Price. Sum of one thousand dollars be allowed to Charles M. Price, for printing done on account of the Executive Department.

Sec. 4. And be it further enacted, That

E. S. Farish be allowed the sum of fifty dol-ES Farish. lars, for servant hire and board, attending on the House of Representatives, at the present

session.

Approved, February 6, 1841.

CHAPTER 12.

AN ACT to fix the apportionment of Representatives and Senators in this state.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Mississippi, That the following shall be the apportionment of Representatives in the Legislature of this State, at the next biennial and all future sessions thereof, to wit:

The county of Adams one Representative.
The city of Natchez two Representatives.
The county of Amite two Representatives.
The county of Attala one Representative.
The county of Bolivar one Representative.
The county of Carroll two Representatives.
The county of Chickasaw one Representa-

tive.

The county of Choctaw two Representatives.
The county of Claiborne two Representa-

tives.

The county of Clarke one Representative.
The county of Copiah two Representatives.
The county of Covington one Representa-

tive.

The county of Coahoma one Representative.

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