duty of the police court of said county, upon application of said Moore, to regulate and Rates of establish such rates of toll as to them may seem equitable and just; but no allowance or compensation whatsoever shall be demanded or received, whenever said bridge shall be out of repair or unsafe to travel over.

Sec. 3. And be it further enacted, That the above act be, and is hereby declared to remain in full force for twenty years from the passage of this act; Provided, said bridge is completed within one year from the passage of this act.

Approved, January 27th, 1841.

CHAPTER 115.

AN ACT to authorize the Auditor of Public Accounts to cancel and rescind contracts in relation to the sale of lots in the city of Jackson.

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SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Mississippi, That the au- Auditor ditor of public accounts be, and he is here- to rescind by authorized to cancel and rescind, upon the application of any person or persons who have purchased lots in the city of Jackson, any contract in regard to the same, provided, however, that the auditor must be satisfied that all applicants under the provisions of this act and their security or securities, are insolvent.

Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That no contract shall be rescinded where any portion of the purchase money has been paid to the state.

Approved, February 6th, 1841.

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CHAPTER 116.

AN ACT to incorporate the Macon Lodge No. 40, of Free and Accepted Masons.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Mississippi, That the officers and members of the Macon Lodge Lodge in- number forty, of Free and Accepted Masons, in the town of Macon, in Noxubee county, and such other persons as may hereafter become members of said Lodge, or Association, shall be, and they are hereby made, constituted and declared a corporation or body politic, by the name and style of "Macon Lodge No. 40," and by such name may have perpetual succession, shall sue and be sued, plead and be impleaded, defend and be defended, in all courts of law and equity in the state; and may have and use a common seal, and alter and change the same at pleasure, and may receive by donation or purchase, and have, hold, use, manage and convey any property, real, personal and mixed, or either, of value together, not to exceed ten thousand dollars.

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Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That the said corporation may, from time to time, etc. elect such officers as they may deem expedient, make all such by-laws, rules, and orders as they may judge useful or necessary to govern and regulate the affairs of the said corporation, not contrary to or inconsistent with the constitution and laws of this state, nor of the United States; and may order and prescribe the time, place, and manner of calling and holding their general, regular, and special meetings, and of electing their own officers: Provided, this act shall not interfere with, or affect the rights of the present incumbents in office, until their respective terms of office shall have expired by their own limitation, according to the rules and regulations under which they were severally elected; and that this act take effect and be in force from and after its passage.

Approved, February 6th, 1841.

CHAPTER 117.

AN ACT to incorporate "Grenada Lodge, No. 6, of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows," of the town of Grenada, Mississippi.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Mississippi, That F. A. Tyler, Allen Gillespie, John T. Bayliss, Daniel Stanford, John C. Abbott, Samuel C. Caldwell, P. Coffman, O. C. Wilcox, A. Howard, T. N. Waul, H. L. Ward, and their associate members, of Grenada Lodge, No. 6, of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, of the town of Grenada, Mississippi, and their regular successors, be, and they are hereby created a body politic and corporate for the term of fifty years in succession, by the name and style of "Grenada Lodge, No. 6, of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows," for the purpose of more fully and effectually relieving the members and their families in sickness and distress, maintaining and educating orphan children, and dispensing charities, and by that name shall be competent to contract and be contracted with, sue and be sued, plead and be impleaded, defend and be defended, in all the courts of this state, and matters whatsoever, with full power and lawful authority to acquire, hold, use, occupy, and enjoy, by purchase, gift, grant, or device, any real or personal estate, not exceeding in value twenty thousand dollars, and the same to sell, convey, improve, lease, or rent, or otherwise dispose of, as may to the members and their associates and successors, aforesaid, seem meet, for the objects aforesaid; to make, have, and use a common seal, and the same to alter, break, and renew at pleasure; to appoint such officers as they may deem necessary, prescribe their duties, require of them such security as the members may deem necessary to secure the faithful performance of their respective duties, and remove them at pleasure; to make, ordain, establish, and put in execution, such by-laws, rules and regulations, not inconsistent with the constitution and laws of this state or of the United States, as shall be necessary for the good government of said society, and the prudent and efficient management of its concerns: Provided, that in no case shall any member be allowed more than one vote on the same question: Provided, also, that said society shall in no wise engage in banking, insuring property, or any other thing not expressly granted by the provisions of this act.

Sec. 2. Be it further enacted, That the right of any future legislature to alter, amend, or repeal this act is hereby reserved.

Sec. 3. And be it further enacted, That this act take effect, and be in force, from and after its passage.

Approved, February 1st, 1841.

CHAPTER 118.

AN ACT to change the time for holding the Court. of Probate, in the county of Hancock.

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SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Mississippi, That from and after the passage of this act the Probate Court of Hancock county shall be holden on the first Monday of January, March, May, July, September, and November, of each and every year.

Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That this act shall take effect and be in force from and after the last day of February next. Approved January 25th, 1841.

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CHAPTER 119....

AN ACT to incorporate the Holly Springs Library and Debating Society, in the county of Marshall.

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SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Mississippi, That C. Parish, M. B. Huling, W. Goodman, P. W. hold real Lucas, H. W. Walter, A. B. Bradford, H. estate. H. Whitaker, William Finley, and their associates, be, and they are hereby created a body politic and corporate, by the name