the same, either at the town of Clinton or within two miles of the centre of said county, and to contract for the building the same, who are hereby authorized to receive, by donation or purchase, a quantity of land sufficient for said purposes.

tax how

SEC. 13. And be it further enacted, That the special tax authorized to be levied by virtue of this act, shall be as- Special sessed by the assessors, and collected by the collectors, in collected. the same manner, and at the same time, as the state tax is assessed and collected for the several counties in this state; and when the said tax shall be collected, it shall be paid over to the commissioners of each county respectively, to be applied as heretofore directed by this act.

Collector

SEC. 14. And be it further enacted, That the assessor and collector of taxes of the said county of Rankin, shall give to give bond and security to the presiding justice of the county bond. court of said county, in the penal sum of one thousand dollars, conditioned to comply with this act.

Election precincts in

SEC. 15. And be it further enacted, That the election preeincts for the county of Rankin, shall be at the house of John Graham, at the house of William Steen, and at the Rankin house of Harry Long, until the commissioners shall provide a court-house for said county, and thereafter at such court-house.

county.

clause.

SEC. 16. 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acts, and parts Repealing of acts, which come within the purview and meaning of this act, be and the same are hereby repealed.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, February 4, 1828.

AN ACT, to amend an act, concerning Highways, Ferries and

Bridges.

name of

dent of the

SEC. 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Repre- Suits to be sentatives of the state of Mississippi, in General Assembly brought in convened, That all fines, penalties and forfeitures, accruing the presiand recoverable under the provisions of the act concerning board of highways, ferries and bridges, passed June twenty-ninth, road comone thousand eight hundred and twenty-two, shall be sued

county treasury.

for and recovered in the name of the president of the board of road commissioners of the proper county, and all such moneys so accruing and recovered, shall be paid into the county treasury.

SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That all costs necesCosts to sarily incurred by overseers, justices of the peace, or other be paid out of the officer or officers, in the recovery and collection of fines and forfeitures, accruing as aforesaid, shall be certified by the justice or clerk to the president of the said board, who shall hereafter issue his warrant upon the county treasury for the same: Provided, the said president and board of commissioners shall be of opinion that such allowance ought to be made.

Approved, February 6, 1828.

courts of

Rankin

counties

AN ACT, supplemental to an act, entitled 'an act, to divide Hinds county, and to organize a new county out of the same, and for other purposes,' passed February 5, 1828.

SEC. 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the state of Mississippi, in General Assembly County convened, That the county courts of the counties of Hinds Hinds and and Rankin, at the first terms of said courts, after the passage of this act, or in case they fail, at their next terms, be to levy a authorized to levy a special tax, not exceeding fifty per cent. on the state tax, which said tax shall be assessed and collected as directed in the thirteenth section of the act, to which this is a supplement, to be appropriated by the commissioners to fix on the seats of justice for the said counties respectively, to the erection of public buildings.

special tax.

SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That the clerk of Clerk to the county and probate court of Hinds county be required papers to to transmit the papers of the county court which should

transmit

Rankin

county.

properly belong to Rankin county, to the proper officer of said county, as soon after the passage of this act as may be convenient; and to transmit the papers of the probate court, relating to estates, of which the property is in Rankin county, to the clerk of the probate court of said county, as soon as he may be called on by the proper authority.

court of

SEC. 3. And be it further enacted, That the county court of Hinds county be authorized, at their next regular term, County to levy a special poor tax for said county, for the year 1828, Hinds not exceeding ten per cent. on the state tax, to be collected to levy a special by the tax collector of said county, and by him paid over to poor tax. the order of the commissioners for the poor, for the said county of Hinds.

Approved, February 16, 1828.

AN ACT, to remove the several courts of law of Hinds county, to the town of Raymond, in said county.

SEC. 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the state of Mississippi, in General Assembly Courts to convened, That from and after the passage of this act, the Raymond. circuit, county, and probate courts of Hinds county, shall be held in the town of Raymond, in said county.

be held at

SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That the clerks of Clerks to said courts, be authorized and required to remove all pers, &c. books, records, and papers, belonging to said offices, or courts aforesaid, immediately after the passage of this act, to the said town of Raymond, where it shall be their duty hereafter to keep the said offices.

SEC. 3. And be it further enacted, That all acts, or parts

Repealing of acts, contravening the provisions of this act, be, and the same are hereby repealed.

clause.

Approved, January 17, 1829.

AN ACT, to alter the times of holding the county courts of Warren county, and for other purposes.

SEC. 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the state of Mississippi, in General Assembly Times of convened, That instead of the first Mondays of February, holding co. May, August, and November, the county courts of Warren Warren county, shall hereafter be holden, on the third Mondays in said months, in each and every year.

courts

county.

in

SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That so much of an Repealing act, entitled 'an act, to divide Yazoo county, and to organize clause. a new county out of the same,' as restrains the orphans'

court of Madison county to four terms in each year, be repealed, and that the provisions of the ninth chapter of the revised code, be revived and extended to the said county of Madison.

Approved, January 22, 1829.

AN ACT, to amend an act, to amend the several acts relative to the Public Revenue.

SEC. 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the state of Mississippi, in General Assembly convened, That in addition to the property subject to taxation, there shall hereafter be assessed, levied and collected, by the assessors and collectors of the proper counties, on all stocks of cattle within this state, belonging to persons resident within the limits of this state, the sum of six and one-fourth cents per head, to be paid by the said collectors into the county treasury, for county purposes, at the time required by law to pay over other county taxes. Approved, February 5, 1829.

AN ACT, to change the mode of appointing Commissioners of
Roads.

SEC. 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the state of Mississippi, in General Assembly convened, That whenever any vacancy shall happen in the board of road commissioners, said board shall report such vacancy to the next county court, whose duty it shall be, to fill such vacancy, any law to the contrary, notwithstanding, and report the same to the said board of road commissioners.

Approved, February 5, 1829.

AN ACT, to amend an act, entitled 'an act, to appropriate the moneys arising from the rents of school lands, and for other purposes.'

of school

SEC. 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the state of Mississippi, in General Assembly convened, That hereafter it shall be lawful for the trustees Trustees of school lands, within the several counties of this state, lands to establish as many schools in each township, as they may establish deem necessary, and to apportion the money arising from the rent of the school sections respectively, equally among

to

schools &c.