cognizances qualified, to take recognizances for any person, to appear Justices of the peace, at a future court, to annex a condition, that the accused in taking reand his securities, shall be liable, on said bond or recog- to annex a nizance, until the principal shall be discharged by due condition. course of law. causes in SEC. 4. And be it further enacted, That the several courts of law and equity in this state, shall take up the Court to causes for trial, or hearing in order, as they stand on the take up docket, and try or continue the same before the said court regular shall proceed to the trial of any other cause: Provided, That such court may set any cause for trial or hearing, at any future day in the term. order. to continue SEC. 5. And be it further enacted, That all executions issued, or that may hereafter be issued, by a justice of the Executions peace, shall continue in force, for one year, without being in force one renewed, unless earlier satisfied, any former law to the one year. contrary notwithstanding. Approved, January 23, 1824. AN ACT, providing for the distribution of the acts and journals of the of acts and vided for. SEC. 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the state of Mississippi, in General Assembly Distribution convened, That it shall be the duty of the secretary of state to employ some suitable person, or persons, to carry and deliver the acts and journals of the present and all future sessions of the general assembly, to the clerks of the superior courts of each county, within this state; and the secretary is authorized to pay any sum of money not exceeding three hundred dollars for the same, and the auditor of public accounts be, and he is authorized to issue his warrant on the state treasury for the same. required. SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That the persons or persons, so contracting to distribute the acts and journals as Bond aforesaid, shall bind him or themselves in a bond of six hundred dollars with security to be approved by the secretary of state, payable to the governor of the state for the time being, and his successors in office, for the due and speedy performance of the contract. Approved, January 23, 1824. AN ACT to divide and define the limits of Copiah county, and for other purposes. SEC.1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the state of Mississippi, in General Aseembly Boundaries convened, That all that portion of Copiah county west of of Copiah and Simp- Pearl river shall form and constitute the county of Copiah; ties. and all that portion of said county east of Pearl river, son coun John holding shall form one county to be known by the name of Simpson, in memory of the late honourable Josiah Simpson. SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That the county and Courts to circuit courts of Copiah, shall in future be held at the house of John Welch, until otherwise directed by law; and the county of Simpson shall be attached to the second judicial district; and the circuit court held therein, on the first Mondays in April and October, and may be held six days at each Time of term, and no longer, and the county courts of said county of courts in Simpson, shall be held on the first Mondays of January, Simpson April, July and October, and the court of probate in said county of Simpson on the fourth Monday in every month. SEC. 3. And be it further enacted, That the county courts County of the said counties of Copiah and Simpson, respectively, appoint shall appoint commissioners, agreeably to law, to locate a sioners and seat of justice, for their respective counties, which comtheir duty. missioners shall locate the said sites, within two miles of the county. courts commis to centre of their respective counties, and the said commissioners are hereby authorized, to purchase from individuals, or from the United States, or receive by donation, any quantity of land not less than twenty-five, nor more than eighty acres, for the use of the said counties, respectively, and the To lay said commissioners, are hereby authorized and required to town &c. lay off a town on the land so purchased in each of their counties respectively, with streets at least sixty feet wide; the lots to be of such size, as the said commissioners may think expedient, not more than one-half acre; and the said com missioners shall offer the said lots for sale on a credit of twelve months, the purchasers giving bond with approved security, the said commissioners giving thirty days notice, by advertisement in four of the most public places in said counties respectively. courthouse. tion of two made in acres to be each town. SEC. 4. And be it further enacted, That the money arising Money to from the sales of the said lots, shall be applied to building a be applied to building jail and court-house, in the said counties, under the direc- of Jail and tion of their county courts respectively. SEC. 5. And be it further enacted, That the said com- Reservamissioners shall reserve, in each of the towns aforesaid, two acres of land, near the centre of said towns, whereon to erect the public buildings of said counties; and so soon as the said buildings shall be completed, the courts of the said Counties shall be holden at the respective court-houses. SEC. 6. And be it further enacted, That the town in the Names of county of Copiah, shall be known by the name of Gallatin; and the county town in the county of Simpson, shall be known by the name of Westville, in memory of the late Col. Cato West. towns. SEC. 7. And be it further enacted, That all acts and parts Repealing of acts, coming within the purview and meaning of this clause. act, be and the same are hereby repealed. Approved, January 23, 1824. AN ACT, to amend an act, entitled 'an act, establishing the fees of certain officers therein named.' 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 clerks of the supreme court, clerks of the superior court of chancery, commissioners in chancery, clerks of the circuit courts of law, clerks of the county courts, registers of the orphans' courts, sheriffs, coroners, constables, judges of probate, attorneys and counsellors at law, justices of the peace, attorney-general and notaries public, respectively, to demand, receive and take, the several fees, hereinafter mentioned, and allowed, for any business by them respectively done by virtue of their several offices, and no more-that is to say: To the Clerks of the Supreme Court. For entering the appearance of either party in person or by attorney, (to be charged but once,) every rule entered on rule docket, copy of every rule, entering every continuance, administering an oath or affirmation, docketing every cause to be charged but once, entering every judgment, copy thereof for every hundred words, entering every decree, copy of the same for every hundred words, 371 37 25 374 25 374 75 15 1 50 15 filing the record upon a writ of error, certiorari, or 15 50 copy of such record for every hundred words, taxing costs in any suit or action and copy thereof, every order in court, a search for any thing above a year's standing, and 25 reading the same or any part thereof if required, 25 And there shall be allowed by the supreme court to their clerks, reasonable office rent,to be paid on the order of the court, annually, out of the treasury of the state, on the auditor's warrant; for every other service the same fees, allowed the clerks of the circuit courts for similar services. To the Clerks of the Superior Court of Chancery. filing each bill, answer, replication or other paper, copies, per hundred words, entering appearances, entering each rule, entering each continuance, entering each dismission, discontinuance, or nol pros. 25 setting down cause for hearing, each writ, 124 1.00 For enrolling or recording each decree, every hundred words, each injunction or other bond, entering each motion, administering each oath and certifying the same, entering the sheriff's return, entering each order, for every dedimus potes tatem, 15 50 181 25 124 124 1 00 For all other services the same fees as are allowed for similar services, to the clerks of the circuit courts of law. To Clerks of the Circuit Courts of law, in civil cases. For each writ, other than those hereinafter mentioned, docketting each cause to be charged but once, filing all the papers in each cause, entering each appearance, entering each motion, rule or order, declaration in ejectment, $1.00 124 25 124 entering non-suit, discontinuance or nolli prosequi, 12} scire facias, (except against jurors when excused,) 1 25 |