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code of the state of Mississippi is hereby declared to be in full force and effect.

SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That it shall be the duty of the several militia officers commanding companies, to appoint, once in every three months, patrol detachments, in their respective beats, agreeably to the provisions of the act to which this is an amendment.

SEC. 3. 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enacted, That all acts and parts of acts coming within the meaning and purview of this act be, and the same are hereby repealed.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, January 12, 1830.

AN ACT, to define the boundary lines between the counties of
Jackson and Hancock.

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 Jackson and Hancock shall, from and after the passage of this act, be as follows, to wit: beginning on the range line that now divides Jackson and Hancock where the fourth parallel township line, south of the line of demarcation, crosses the same; thence running said line to the northern boundary of the first township; thence along said boundary line, meeting the original line running to or from the eastern boundary of the state, any law to the contrary notwithstanding.

Approved, February 5, 1830.

AN ACT, to reduce the number of the terms of the county court, and the orphans' court in the county of Covington.

SEC. 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the state of Mississippi, in General Assembly Number of convened, That from and after the passage of this act, there of terms of shall be but three regular terms of the county court held court. in and for the county of Covington.

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SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That said courts shall Time of be holden respectively on the second Mondays of March, holding July and November, in each and every year, to continue in session four judicial days if business so long require and no longer; and that hereafter there shall be four regular terms of the county and probate court of the county of Simpson, to wit: on the fourth Mondays May, August, November and February, in each and every year, and may continue four days if business so long require.

SEC. 3. And be it further enacted, That from and after the Number of passage of this act, there shall be but three regular terms terms of of the probate or orphans' court held in and for said county

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of Covington, in each and every year, which courts, shall be holden respectively at the same time, and on the same days that the county courts of said county are holden as required by this act: provided, that the judge of probate of said county, shall have the power when he may deem it necessary to call special terms of said courts respectively. Approved, January 5, 1830.

AN ACT, to subject a portion of the lands occupied by the Choctaw tribe of Indians, to the legal process emanating from the county of Covington and the county of Jones.

SEC. 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the state of Mississippi, in General Assembly convened, That so much of the lands now occupied by the Choctaw tribe of Indians within this state as are included in the following boundaries, shall be attached to, and subject to the jurisdiction of the county of Covington, viz: beginning at the north-east corner of said county, thence westwardly with the northern boundary line of said county, to where the same strikes the eastern boundary line of Simpson county, thence due north fifty miles, thence due east an equal distance with the first named line, thence south to the beginning.

SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That so much of the said lands occupied by the said Choctaw tribe of Indians, as are included in the following boundaries, shall be attached to, and subject to the jurisdiction of the county of

Jones, beginning at the north-west corner of said county, of Jones; thence due east to the north-east corner of said county; thence due north fifty miles, thence due west to the north-east corner of that portion of said land attached by this act to the county of Covington, thence due south to the beginning.

Approved, January 30, 1830.

AN ACT, to provide for reporting the decisions of the Court of
Chancery, and for other purposes.

Whereas, the honourable John A. Quitman, chancellor of the state of Mississippi, has proposed to report and publish the decisions of the court of chancery in this state, and also, adopt and publish a system of rules of practice in chancery, and has liberally and generously proposed to render that service without compensation for his services, and it is deemed by the present general assembly of importance to the state that the decisions in chancery should be published-Therefore :

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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 the honourable John A. Quitman shall be, Chancellor and he is hereby authorized to adopt a system of rules of adopt syspractice in the court of chancery and publish three hundred copies thereof, and also, to report and publish three. hundred copies of the decisions of the court of chancery of this state.

SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That the said John A. Quitman shall be, and is hereby appointed an agent for, and on behalf of the state, to contract for and superintend the publication of the aforesaid three hundred copies of a system of rules, and three hundred copies of decisions, as specified in the first section of this act, so soon as the same shall be respectively prepared for publication.

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SEC. 3. And be it further enacted, That upon the per- Account formance of the contract to be entered into for the publica. of contraction of a system of rules of practice and decisions in chan- paid.

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cery, as specified in this act, it shall be the duty of said John A. Quitman to give to the contractor or contractors a certificate for the amount due him or them, respectively, which shall be audited by the auditor of public accounts and paid by the treasurer out of any money in the treasury not otherwise appropriated.

SEC. 4. And be it further enacted, That two hundred Two hun- copies of the decisions aforesaid shall, under the direction dred copies to be sold. of the said Chancellor, be sold at a price to be fixed by him, and to effect a sale thereof he shall be, and he is hereby, authorized to place the same in a book store or stores for sale, and the proceeds of the sale thereof shall be paid into the treasury of this state, and the balance of the said copies of decisions shall be disposed of as the legislature may hereafter direct.

SEC. 5. And be it further enacted, That the said, chancellor shall be, and he is hereby, authorized to make such disposition of the rules of practice to be published as he may deem proper, having in view the defraying of the costs of publishing the same.

Approved, February 10, 1830.

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AN ACT, to carry into effect the seventh section of the charter of the
Bank of 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, agreeable to the seventh section of the above recited chapter, the time has now arrived when the necessities of the country require that the seventh section should be carried into full force and effect.

SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That the president and directors of the bank of the state of Mississippi, be, and direc- and they are hereby required, on the second Monday of in August next, to open books of subscription for one thousand shares of the capital stock of said bank, at the courthouse in the county of Marion in the same manner, and under the same regulations as the books of subscription shall have been opened at Port Gibson and Woodville.

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SEC. 3. And be it further enacted, That so soon as one thousand shares are subscribed for, and paid, agreeably to the requisitions of the present offices of discount and deposite, now established by the parent bank, an office of discount and deposite shall be established on Pearl river, at such place as the president and directors of said bank may deem most suitable.

Approved, February 5, 1830.

AN ACT, to repeal parts of an act entitled 'an act to prescribe the mode of changing the venue in civil cases;' passed January 20, 1823.

SEC. 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Repre· sentatives of the state of Mississippi, in General Assembly convened, That so much of the act recited in the title of this act as requires the party making application for the change of venue to pay to the clerk any costs which may have accrued, shall be and the same is hereby repealed. And the costs shall abide the final termination of the action, as if the venue had not been changed.

Approved, February 5, 1830.

AN ACT, to amend an act, concerning Hawkers and Pedlars.

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and Monroe

SEC. 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the state of Mississippi, in General Assembly convened, That hereafter, on application of any person for Amount license to hawk and peddle in the counties of Monroe and of pedlar's Lowndes, to the clerk of the county court of either of said Lowndes counties, the said clerk is hereby authorized and required counties. to grant such license for the term of one year, on the applicant's paying to the clerk granting the same, for license to convey merchandise on foot, the sum of five dollars; to travel with a horse or other beast of burden, the sum of five dollars; to travel with a two-wheel carriage, the sum of ten dollars; to travel with a four-wheel carriage, the

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