requisitions of this act, and the said assessor and collector shall be allowed the same per cent. for collecting said special tax as is allowed by law for collecting the state tax. Approved, February 11, 1830.

AN ACT, to establish and change election precincts in certain counties therein named.

SEC. 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the state of Mississippi, in General Assembly Election convened, That the elections now directed by law to be precincts in held at the house of John McRae, in the county of Jackson, shall hereafter be held at the house of Madam Elliott, on the west side of Pascagoula bay, in said county.

Jackson

county.

Do. in Hancock county.

SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That an additional election precinct shall be established in the county of Hancock, and the elections in said precinct shall be held at the house William C. Seaman, on the bay of Biloxi, in said county, and the elections in said precincts shall be conducted according to laws regulating elections in this state. SEC. 3. And be it further enacted, That three additional Additional election precints shall be established in the county of Hinds Hinds, and elections for said precincts shall be held at the house of James Robbins, in said county, and at the house of Jesse Alford, and in the town of Jackson, and the elections in said precincts shall be conducted agreeably to the laws regulating elections in this state.

precincts in

county.

Jones county.

election

Copiah county.

SEC. 4. And be it further enacted, That the election now directed by law to be held at the house of John McCormack, in the county of Jones, shall hereafter be held at the house of Richard Nesom, in said county.

SEC. 5. And be it further enacted, That an additional Additional election precinct shall be established on Bahala creek, in precinct in the county of Copiah, and the elections for said precinct shall be held at the premises occupied last year by John Carpenter, on the road leading from Gallatin to Monticello, in said precinct, and the elections in said precinct shall be conducted agreeably to the laws regulating elections in this state.

Election precincts in

ton county

SEC. 6. And be it further enacted, That the election precincts at Beatie's bluff, George Koher, and David Bailey, in the county of Madison, shall be, and they are hereby Washingabolished, and in lieu thereof, there shall be elections changed. hereafter held at the house of Ruth McCarty, and at the town of Livingston, and at the town of Vernon, in said county.

Do. in Cov

SEC. 7. And be it further enacted, That the elections now directed by law to be holden at the house formerlyington co. occupied by Harrison Watson, on Dry creek, in the county of Covington, shall hereafter be holden at the village of Mount Carmel in said county.

precinct.

SEC. 8. And be it further enacted, That an additional election precinct shall be established in the county of Additional Covington, and the elections for said precinct shall be held at the house of William H. Flowers in said county.

SEC. 9. And be it further enacted, That the election in the Percy's creek precinct, in the county of Wilkinson, Precinct changed in heretofore held at the house of J. W. Jeter, shall hereafter Wilkinson be holden at the house now occupied as the store-house of county. Abraham Quine, in said county.

Yazoo

SEC. 10. And be it further enacted, That two additional election precincts shall be established in the county of county. Yazoo; the one to be holden at the house of Robert Spyers; the other at the house of David Page.

coun y.

SEC. 11. And be it further enacted, That the election precinct heretofore established at the house of Pyson, Lowndes in the county of Lowndes, be and the same is hereby removed to the house of Robert Dowdle, in the said county of Lowndes.

SEC. 12. And be it further enacted, That there shall be an addition precinct established in the county of Monroe, Monroe and that the place of holding said election shall be at the house of Benjamin Land.

SEC. 13. And be it further enacted, That the election precinct in the county of Perry, heretofore holden at the house of George Harrison, shall hereafter be held at the house of Jason Sapp, in said county.

county.

Perry

county.

Repealing

SEC. 14. And be it further enacted, That so much of the eighty-fourth chapter of the acts of the general assembly, clause.

passed on the eighth day February, 1827, as relates to Amite county, be, and the same is hereby repealed, except the part that changes the place of holding an election at Jabez Butler's, in place of Noble Johnson's.

Approved, February 11, 1830.

AN ACT to amend an act, entitled an act, concerning strays, stock and drovers.

SEC. 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the state of Mississippi, in General Assembly Not law- convened, That it shall not be lawful for any person or percattle, &c. sons to take up and post any cattle, hogs or sheep, on his or until notice her plantation, until he, she or they, shall have given ten thereof by advertise- days notice thereof, by advertisement at three of the most

ful to post

ment.

If

they

two-thirds

public places in their county, and until said stray or strays shall have been known as such for three months previous to their being posted.

SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That if any stray of sell not for whatever kind shall not when exposed to sale, sell for twoof appraise-thirds of its appraised value, the ranger shall offer and sell on the same to the highest bidder on a credit of six months, taking bond and security of the purchaser, payable to the ranger and his sucessors in office.

ment to be

sold credit.

At what

shall take

SEC. 3. And be it further enacted, That all sales of strays time sales shall take place on the first day of each term of the county place. court of the respective counties at the court-house thereof. SEC. 4. And be it further enacted, That all strays, horses, Strays to mares, mules, jacks, jenneys and colts above two years old, be brought shall be brought to the court-house of the county where house. said strays have been taken up, on the first day of each county court, and there publicly exposed from twelve till four o'clock of said day.

to

court

SEC. 5. And be it further enacted, That hereafter all Where stray horses, mares, mules, jacks, jenneys, colts, and oxen, shall be sold at the court-house of the proper county.

sold.

SEC. 6. And be it further enacted, That all acts and parts of acts conflicting with this act, be and the same are hereby repealed.

Approved, February 10, 1830.

AN ACT, to change the time of holding the Chancery Court in the eastern and third districts, and for other purposes.

in

SEC. 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the state of Mississippi, in General Assembly Time of holding convened, That from and after the passage of this act, the court chancery court in and for the third district, shall be hold third trict. on the second Mondays of February and August, in each and every year.

court

dia

of

SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That from and after the passage of this act, the orphans' court of the county of Orphans? Wayne, shall be held on the third Mondays of January, Wayne March, May, July, September and November, in each and held. every year and not oftener.

county

court.

SEC. 3. And be it further enacted, That the regular terms of the county courts in and for the county of Wayne, Do. county shall be held on the third Mondays of March, June, September and December, and may continue for the time prescribed by law.

Chancellor may appoint special terms

district.

SEC. 4. And be it further enacted, That the chancellor of the state of Mississippi, shall have power to appoint special terms of the superior court of chancery for the western district whenever he shall conceive it necessary of court for for the despatch of the business of said court, and shall at western such special terms, possess all the powers and jurisdiction which is possessed by said court at its regular terms, except that process shall not be made returnable to any special term of said court, and provided, that it shall and may be lawful for the said court, and in its discretion at any special term to continue all suits depending in said court until the regular terms of said court, whenever the absence of counsel shall in the opinion of said court make it proper to do so, and provided also that nothing herein contained, shall

alter or change the powers and jurisdiction of said court at its regular terms.

SEC. 5. And be it further enacted, That all acts and parts of acts coming within the meaning and purview of this act, be and the same are hereby repealed.

Approved, February 6, 1830.

AN ACT, to amend an act prescribing the mode of ascertaining and assessing the taxable property within this state, and for collecting the public revenue; passed June 25, 1822.

SEC. 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the state of Mississippi, in General Assembly convened, That hereafter the collector of taxes in Claiborne county shall give bond and security in the sum of fifteen thousand dollars.

SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That so much of the act to which this is an amendment, as requires the collector of taxes in Claiborne county, to give bond and security in the sum of ten thousand dollars, be, and the same is hereby repealed.

Approved, February 10, 1830.

AN ACT, to authorize the county court of Hinds county, to levy a special tax, and for the purposes therein named.

SEC. 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the state of Mississippi, in General Assembly convened, That the county court of Hinds county is hereby authorized and required, at their first or second regular term after the passage of this act, to levy a special tax, not exceeding twenty-five per cent. on the state tax, if the same shall appear to them necessary, for the purpose of completing the building of the court-house and jail of said county; which tax shall be collected in the same manner that the state tax is, and be paid into the county treasury by the first Monday in January next, and applied by the county court to the aforesaid purposes.

Approved, February 12, 1830.