AN ACT, to establish two other election districts in the county of election 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 election districts already Additional established by law in the county of Jefferson, there shall be districts established. and are hereby established, two others, viz. all that part of said county lying within the limits of captain Smith's company beat, in the eastern part of said county, shall be established one election district, and all elections in said district, shall be held at the Union school-house, near the residence of Charles McDugalas, Jr. and the other election district shall be, and is hereby confined within the limits of captain Bettington's company beat; and all elections shall be held at Beech Hill meeting-house, within said district. Elections to be regu SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That all elections held at the places aforesaid shall be regulated in the same manner, lated accor and at the same time as is provided by law, for holding ding to law. elections in this state. Approved, January 22, 1824. AN ACT, to alter and amend the Militia laws of the State. how filled. SEC. 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Mississippi, in General Assembly convened, That when company vacancies of commissions Vacancies shall occur, the commanders of regiments, shall issue an order to the company, to hold an election to fill such vacancy or vacancies, directed to the officer highest in grade, (he not being a candidate,) or, to any other person, under the same restriction; who shall conduct the election according to the existing militia laws of the state. to furnish SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That it shall be the duty of the Governor, and commander-in-chief, to furnish Governor the regimental commanders, with blank commissions, for commiscaptains, lieutenants, and ensigns; and all resignations of sions to company officers shall be made to the regimental comman- ders. der, who shall be authorized to accept the same, and order the vacancy to be filled forthwith. Approved, January 22, 1824. comman sioners of trols, &c. AN ACT, to alter and amend an act, entitled 'an act to reduce into one the several acts, concerning Patrols.' SEC. 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Mississippi, in General Assembly Commis- convened, That from and after the passage of this act, that roads shall the commissioners of roads in each captain's district, shall appoint lea once in three months, appoint a discreet, prudent man, as a ders of pacaptain or leader of a patrol, with two other men subject to militia duty, within said district, for the term of two months, agreeably to the provisions of an act, entitled 'an act, to reduce into one the several acts, concerning patrols:' Provided, That the leader of such patrols, shall be a slaveholder; Provided, That this act shall extend only to the to extend counties of Adams, Wilkinson, Jefferson, and Franklin ; to certain and provided further, that the president and selectmen of the city of Natchez, shall appoint leaders of patrols within the limits of said city, and the leaders of patrols so appointed, shall be under the same obligations and perform the same duties, as the leaders of patrols are now required to perform. This act, counties only. SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That so much of the Repealing clause. second section of the last above recited act, as makes it the duty of captains or commanding officers of militia companies to appoint patrols, and all other acts and parts of acts as comes within the purview and meaning of this act, be and the same are hereby repealed. Approved, January 23, 1824. AN ACT, to establish an additional election district in 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 Election convened, That in addition to the election districts already district es established in Warren county, there shall be one other, the tablished. country lying north of parallel township sixteen, and including the county to the northern line of said county, shall compose the district, and the election for said district shall be held at - Pratt's house, at the Yazoo Bluffs, or as near there as convenient. SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That the place for holding elections in the second election district, of said county, shall be changed from the Walnut Hills, to Vicksburg, to be held at the house of Hartwell Vick, or as near there as possible. Approved, January 23, 1824. AN ACT, to provide for the payment of the Fees of Coroners. SEC. 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Mississippi, in General Assembly convened, That when an inquest shall be held upon the body of any person, who has died by the violence of another, the coroner shall be paid his legal fees from the treasury of the state, and the verdict of the jury certified by the clerk of the circuit court, shall be a sufficient voucher to the auditor; and when an inquest shall be held upon the body of any person who has died by casualty, or suicide, the coroner shall be paid his legal fees from the county treasury, where the act was committed, upon a warrant from the county court. SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That all fees of coroners, due at the time of the passage of this act, shall be paid in the manner following, to wit: In all cases where the verdict of the jury of inquest, shall have been 'death by the violence of another,' the amount shall be paid out of the treasury of this state, and the auditor of public accounts, is hereby authorized to issue his warrant for the same, upon the claimants producing a certificate from the county treasurer of his county, that the sum claimed has not been paid by the county. In all those cases where the verdict shall have been, that the death of the person or persons, occurred from casualties, or suicide, the county courts are empowered and required to make provision for paying the same out of the county treasuries, respectively. Coroner, how paid his fees. clause. SEC. 3. And be it further enacted, That all acts and parts Repealing of acts, conflicting with, or coming within the meaning and purview of this act, be and the same are hereby repealed. Approved, January 23, 1824. When committed jailor shall his owner, place of residence,&c. mit state AN ACT, to amend an act, entitled 'an act, to reduce into one the several acts concerning slaves, free negroes, and mulattoes.' SEC. 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Reprea slave is sentatives of the State of Mississippi, in General Assembly to jail, as convened, That when any slave or slaves shall be committed a runaway; to any jail in this state, as a runaway or runaways, it shall interrogate be the duty of the jailor of said county, to interrogate him, him as to her or them, as to his, her, or their owner, or owners' name, or names, and place of residence; and the account thus received, together with a description of the slave or slaves, the jailor shall forthwith transmit by mail to the owner or To trans- owners, named by the slave; and if the statement made by to said slave or slaves, shall prove to be false, it shall be the duty of the jailor, without delay, to give the said slave or each of them, twenty-five lashes, well laid on, and interrogate him, her or them, anew, and transmit the intelligence obtained together with a description as aforesaid, to the owner or owners again named, and whip as before directed, if a second false account is given; and so on for the space of six months, it shall be the duty of the jailor alternately, to interrogate and whip as aforesaid, whenever the said slave or slaves, may give a false account of his, her, or their owner or owners' name and place of residence. ment owner. Further duty. case jailor description SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That if any jailor Remedy of advertise any negro and make a false description of his or owner, in her person, or in writing to the owner or owners, make a give false false description of the negro or negroes, confined under his of slave. care, so that the owner, from these circumstances, could not know his or her slave, or slaves, in that case the owner or owners, shall recover against the said jailor before any court of competent jurisdiction, a sum not less than twenty, nor exceeding one hundred dollars; and should the owner or owners of any such slave or slaves improperly described, have his or her slave or slaves sold out of jail, in consequence of such false description, the owner or owners shall recover against any such jailor and his securities, the full value of such slave or slaves before any court of competent jurisdiction; provided also, that no jailor shall hereafter be permitted to liberate or take out of prison, any negro or slave under any other pretence, than is provided for by this act. Corporation, may employ slaves on public SEC. 3. And be it further enacted, That when runaway slaves are confined in a prison within the limits of a corporate town, the corporation of said town, shall have power and authority, to employ such slave or slaves, on any public work for the benefit of such corporation; provided they become liable for the maintenance, and safe Proviso. keeping of such slave or slaves, while in their employment. may re claim his slave. SEC. 4. And be it further enacted, That the owner or How owner owners of any slave or slaves, who may be sold out of jail, under the provisions of an act, entitled 'an act to reduce into one, the several acts, concerning slaves, free negroes, and mulattoes,' be and the same (or their agent, legally authorized) are hereby empowered, on their paying or offering to pay all costs and charges and ten per centum per annum thereon, attending the apprehension, confinement and selling out of said negro or negroes, to reclaim and redeem said negro or negroes, within six months after the sale of said negro or negroes. clause. SEC. 5. And be it further enacted, That all acts, and Repealing parts of acts, conflicting with, or coming within the meaning and purview of this act, be, and the same are hereby repealed. Approved, January 23, 1824. AN ACT, for the relief of actual settlers in the town of Jackson. till the year ex tended to SEC. 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Mississippi, in General Assembly convened, That an indulgence until the first day of Janu- Indulgence ary, in the year eighteen hundred and twenty-six, shall be 1826, extended to all such person or persons as may have taken actual and improved pre-emption lots in the town of Jackson: Jackson. Provided, the improvements have been made agreeably to the act, or acts, authorizing the same, nevertheless, an extension of the time of payment shall be given to all actual settlers, until the first day of January, one thousand settlers in Proviso. |