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AN ACT, to amend an act, entitled 'an act, to establish and organize the Supreme Court, and to define the powers and jurisdiction thereof.

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SEC. 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the state of Mississippi, in General Assembly convened, That it shall be the duty of the supreme court of this state to establish rules for proceeding in said court, tablish rules and also rules for bringing causes to issue and the proper for proceedconducting of the business in the several circuit courts of and for ing therein, law in this state, and to cause a copy thereof to be deposited bringing with the state printer, within twelve months from the pas- issue in the sage of this act, whose duty it shall be to print four hun- courts. dred copies thereof, to be distributed among the several counties of this state in equal proportions; and it shall be the duty of the said court whenever they shall alter, amend or enlarge said rules, as soon thereafter as may be to cause such amendment, alteration or enlargement to be deposited as aforesaid, and the said printer shall print the same as is above directed.

SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That hereafter it shall be the duty of the supreme court to determine the qualifications of all applicants for license to practice as attorneys and counsellors at law in the several courts of this state; and if, after examination, as is now prescribed by law, the said court shall be of opinion, that the person applying is duly qualified, and has the other requsites required by law, they shall grant him a license conformably to 'an act concerning attorneys and counsellors at law,' passed June 25, 1822: and so much of the said last recited act as comes within the purview and meaning of this act, be, and the same is hereby repealed.

Approved, February 8, 1827.

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AN ACT, to authorize the sale of certain lots in the town of Jackson.

SEC. 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the state of Mississippi, in General Assembly convened, That it shall and may be lawful for the auditor

of public accounts and state treasurer, to dispose of lots number three and six, fractional square number one, south, in the town of Jackson, at private sale, on such terms as they may think advisable, the purchaser giving bond with approved security for the amount of the purchase money, payable in two equal annual instalments, any law to the contrary notwithstanding.

Approved, February 7, 1827.

AN ACT, to define the boundary line between the counties of Pike and Lawrence.

SEC. 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the state of Mississippi, in General Assembly convened, That the boundary line between the counties of Pike and Lawrence shall be as before established by law, with the following amendment, to wit: the same to commence on the fifth parallel township line where the western boundary line of Granbury Blunt's land joins the same, thence north, along said line, to the north-west corner of said Blunt's land, thence east, until it becomes opposite the eastern boundary line of Jesse S. Brown's land, on which he now resides, thence south to the fifth parallel township line, so as to include the lands and residence of the above named Granbury Blunt and Jesse S. Brown, in the county of Pike.

SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That the aforesaid proposed line shall not extend further north than one mile from the aforesaid fifth parallel township line.

Approved, February 2, 1827.

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AN ACT, to amend the several acts relative to the admission of Physicians and Surgeons to the practice of Medicine and Surgery in the state of Mississippi.

SEC. 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the state of Mississippi, in General Assembly convened, That within six months after the passage of this act, it shall be the duty of every licensed practitioner of

medicine and surgery, within this state, to cause such license to be recorded in the clerk's office of the circuit court of the county wherein such practitioner resides; and it shall be the duty of all persons hereafter licensed by either of the medical boards of censors, of this state, to practice medicine and surgery within the same, to cause such licenses to be recorded as above provided, for persons already licensed within six months after obtaining such license; and any person neglecting or refusing to have such license recorded as aforesaid, shall forfeit the same, and be subject to all the penalties incurred by persons practising without a license.

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SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That the clerks of the several counties shall be entitled to receive as full compen - compensasation for recording such licenses, the sum of two dollars for each.

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SEC. 3. And be it further enacted, That it shall be the duty of the clerks aforesaid to make out a list of all persons Clerk to holding permanent or temporary license in their respective list of phycounties, and furnish the grand jury of their proper counties with the same, on the first day of each term of their respective courts.

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SEC. 4. And be it further enacted, That it shall be the This act to be given duty of the several judges of the circuit court to give this in charge to act in charge to the grand jury at every term of their the grand jury. several courts.

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SEC. 5. And be it further enacted, That it shall be the duty of the grand jury in each and every county of this Grand jury state, at each and every term of their circuit courts, to pre- presentsent all such persons as, of their own knowledge, or from ment. information, practice physic or surgery without license; and on such presentment, it shall be the duty of the clerk of said court to issue a writ directed to the sheriff of the proper county, requiring the appearance of such offender before the next circuit court, to be holden in and for the county where such offence may have been committed.

SEC 6. And be it further enacted, That all persons practising physic or surgery under temporary license, as is pro- license Temporary vided for, in the act to which this an amendment shall, to be within one month after such temporary license may have

been issued, be compelled to record the same in the manner and at the place, prescribed in this act for recording permanent licenses, and every person holding a temporary license and refusing to record the same as prescribed, shall be taken, and deemed as practising without license, and shall be liable to all the penalties prescribed by this act against persons practising without license.

SEC. 7. And be it further enacted, That any person pracPenalty for tising under temporary license, who shall persist in pracpractising after expi- tising under such license, after the term for which such of license was given, shall have expired, shall be taken and

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deemed as practising without license, and shall be liable to all the penalties prescribed by this act against persons practising without license.

SEC. 8. And be it further enacted, That every person Penalty. or persons offending against the provisions of this act, shall on conviction thereof, be fined not exceeding five hundred dollars, and be imprisoned not exceeding six months.

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SEC. 9. And be it further enacted, That it shall be the duty of the secretaries of the several boards of medical Secretary, censors of this state, immediately after each session of such medical boards, to transmit to each of the other boards, a list of the transmit to names of such applicants as have been licensed, and such other as have been rejected; and also a list of all such persons as of appli- may have been practising under temporary license, previous to such meeting, and whose license had by law expired at the time of such meeting.

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SEC. 10. And be it further enacted, That all licenses obtained granted by either of the boards of medical censors of this from either state, shall be sufficient authority for such licentiate to authorize practice physic and surgery within the limits of this state: tiate to Provided, that at the time such license was obtained, the practice where person obtaining such license, actually resided within the in the state. limits of the district where such license was granted.

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SEC. 11. And be it further enacted, That hereafter the When and sessions of the eastern board of medical censors shall be where sessions held on the first Monday in November, in each and every board to be year at Monticello, in the county of Lawrence; and on the first Monday in May, in each and every year, at Monroe, in the county of Perry.

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SEC. 12. And be it further enacted, That in addition to the eastern and western board of medical censors, already established by law, there shall be a board of medical cen- lished. sors established in Monroe county, to consist of five members, who shall hold their sessions on the first Monday in April and October, in each year, at the court house in said county.

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SEC. 13. And be it further enacted, That all acts and parts Repealing of acts, which come within the purview and meaning of this act, be and the same are hereby repealed.

Approved, January 27, 1827.

AN ACT, to provide for the payment of witnesses in certain cases.

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SEC. 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the state of Mississippi, in General Assembly convened, That all witnesses attending on the present CompenGeneral Assembly who have been duly summoned on behalf witnesses of the state, and all witnesses who may hereafter be legally attending summoned on behalf of this state, to attend any future ses- Assembly. sion of the General Assembly, in either branch thereof, for the purpose of giving testimony in cases of impeachment or other matter of investigation, where such testimony may be lawfully required, shall be allowed the sum of two dollars and fifty cents, for each and every day he, she, or they may be so in attendance; and also the further sum of ten cents, for each and every mile he, she, or they may travel, in going to, and returning from the place where such testimony may be rendered.

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SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That the sum or sums due to such witness, shall be ascertained by the oath or Amount of affirmation of such witness, his agent or attorney; which ascertained. oath or affirmation, the clerk of the House of Representatives, or secretary of the Senate, as the case may be, is hereby authorized to administer, and thereupon to issue a certificate to such witness, for the full amount of the sum so ascertained.

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