Military board. officer shall receive, as a compensation for such services, the sum of three dollars per day, for each day he may be so employed, or may be necessarily travelling in the discharge of said duty, to be paid out of the state treasury upon the certificate of the governor as to such appointment, and the affidavit of such officer to the correctness of the account. SEC. 56. The commander-in-chief and the major-generals shall be, and are hereby, constituted a military board for the purpose of determining and settling any disputes or controversies which may arise between officers of equal rank, in relation to their commands; and the decision of said board shall be final upon the subject. VOLUNTEER COMPANIES. SEC. 1. And be it further enacted, That the twentyVolunteer second article, under the head, Volunteer Companies, of companies. an act entitled 'An act to revise the militia system, approved February 12, 1830,' be, and the same is hereby declared to be in full force, except the eighth and last section of said article, which is hereby repealed. held. of board of returning officer. CONCLUSION. SEC. 1. The first election for major-generals, brigadierFirst elec- generals, colonels, lieutenant-colonels, and majors, shall tion when be held in the several counties in this state, in the manner prescribed by this act, on the first Saturday in March next, President under the superintendence of the president of the board of police police in each county, who is hereby made the returning officer for that special purpose, and in case the said president of the board of police, from any cause, does not act, then the same duties shall be performed by the judge of probate in each county; and it shall be the duty of the said returning officer to give notice, or cause it to be done, by advertisement at the several places of holding elections in the county, or in a newspaper printed in in the county, if there be any, at least twenty days before; and it shall also be his duty to appoint the inspectors of elections and Expenses of cause notice of the same to be given to them; and the incielection to dental be paid out expenses which be incurred on account of said may of the coun- election, shall be paid out of the county treasury of the proper county; and it shall be the duty of the colonel, Further duties. ty treasury. organize lieutenant-colonel, and major elected in each county, or a majority of them, to proceed immediately after they are Officers to commissioned to organize their respective counties, by counties. dividing the same into battalions and companies, and order elections to fill all company officers, and other necessary duties according to the provisions of this act. clause. SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That all other acts Repealing and parts of acts heretofore enacted in relation to the militia of this state be, and the same are hereby repealed. Approved, December 25, 1833. AN ACT to amend an act to organize and establish Circuit Courts, and to define their powers and jurisdiction in law and equity, approved March 2d, 1833, and for other purposes. districts SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state New of Mississippi, That two additional judicial districts for judicial the state of Mississippi, be, and the same are hereby, cre- created. ated, to be known and designated as the fifth and sixth judicial districts. district. SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That the counties of Fifth Jackson, Greene, Perry, Wayne, Jones, Jasper, Clarke, and Lauderdale, shall form and constitute the fifth judicial district. SEC. 3. And be it further enacted, That the counties Sixth of Lowndes, Monroe, Noxubee, Kemper, Winston, Oktib- district. beeha, Choctaw, Yalabusha, and Tallahatchee shall form and constitute the sixth judicial district. SEC. 4. And be it further enacted, That the counties of Second Hinds, Rankin, Madison, Yazoo, Holmes, and Carroll, shall district. form and constitute the second judicial district. district. SEC. 5. And be it further enacted, That the counties of Fourth Copiah, Covington, Simpson, Smith, Scott, Neshoba, Leake, and Attala, shall form and constitute the fourth judicial district. when SEC. 6. And be it further enacted, That a Circuit Court Courts shall be held in each county in the second, fourth, fifth and holden. every sixth judicial districts of this state twice in each and year, and shall commence on the days, and may continue for the time herein specified, that is to say: In the county of Hinds on the first Monday of March and September in each and every year, and may continue eighteen judicial days, if business so long require, and no longer. In the county of Rankin, on the fourth Monday of March and September in each and every year, and may continue six judicial days, if business so long require, and no longer. In the county of Madison, on the first Monday after the fourth Monday of March and September in each and every year, and may continue twelve judicial days, if business so long require, and no longer. In the county of Yazoo, on the third Monday after the fourth Monday of March and September in each and every year, and may continue twelve judicial days, if business so long require, and no longer. In the county of Holmes on the fifth Monday after the fourth Monday in March and September in each and every year, and may continue twelve judicial days, if business so long require, and no longer. In the county of Carroll, at the place that may be designated by the county police of said county; on the sixth Monday after the fourth Monday of March and September in each and every year, and may continue six judicial days, if business so long require, and no longer. In the county of Copiah, at the court-house of said county, on the first Monday of May and November in each and every year, and may continue twelve judicial days, if business so long require, and no longer. In the county of Covington, at the court-house of said county, on the third Monday of May and November in each and every year, and may continue six judicial days, if business so long require, and no longer. In the county of Simpson, at the court-house of said county, on the fourth Monday of May and November in each and every year, and may continue six judicial days, if business so long require, and no longer. In the county of Smith, at such place as may be designated by the police court of said county, on the first Monday after the fourth Monday in May and November in each and every year, and may continue six judicial days, if business so long require, and no longer. In the county of Scott, at such place as may be designated by the police court of said county, on the second Monday after the fourth and Monday of May and November in each and every year, may continue six judicial days, if business so long require, and no longer. In the county of Neshoba, at such place as may be designated by the police court of said county, on the third Monday after the fourth Monday of May and November in each and every year, and may continue six judicial days, if business so long require, and no longer. In the county of Leake, at such place as may be designated by the police court of said county, on the fourth Monday after the fourth Monday in May and November in each and every year, and may continue six judicial days, if business so long require, and no longer. In the county of Attala, at such place as the police court of said county may designate, on the fifth Monday after the fourth Monday in May and November in each and every year, and may continue six judicial days, if business so long require, and no longer. In the county of Jackson, at the court-house of said county, on the fourth Monday of March and September in each and every year, and may continue six judicial days, if business so long require, and no longer. In the county of Greene, on the first Monday of April and October, at the courthouse of said county, and may continue six judicial days, if business so long require, and no longer. In the county of Wayne, at the court-house of said county, on the second Monday in April and October in each and every year, and may continue six judicial days, if business so long require, and no longer. In the county of Perry, at the court-house of said county, on the third Monday in April and October in each and every year, and may continue six judicial days, if business so long require, and no longer. In the county of Jones, at the court-house of said county, on the fourth Monday of April and October in each and every year, and may continue six judicial days, if business so long require, and no longer. In the county of Jasper, at such place as may be designated by the police court of said county, on the first Monday in May and November in each and every year, and may continue six judicial days, if business so long require, and no longer. In the county of Clarke, at such place as may be designated by the police court of said county, on the second Monday of May and November in each and every year, and may continue six judicial days, if business so long require, and no longer. In the county of Lauderdale, at such places as may be designated by the police court of said county, on the third Monday of May and November in each and every year, and may continue six judicial days, if business so long require, and no longer. In the county of Lowndes, at the court-house of said county, on the second Monday of April and October in each and every year, and may continue twelve judicial days, if business so long require, and no longer. In the county of Monroe, at the court-house of said county, on the fourth Monday of April and October in each and every year, and may continue twelve judicial days, if business so long require, and no longer. In the county of Noxubee, at the house of T. S. Howard, until the police court of said county shall otherwise direct, on the second Monday after the fourth Monday of April and October in each and every year, and may continue six judicial days, if business so long require, and no longer. In the county of Kemper, at such place as may be designated by the police court of said county, on the third Monday after the fourth Monday of April and October in each and every year, and may continue six judicial days, if business so long require, and no longer. In the county of Winston, at the house of Booth Malone, until otherwise directed by the police court of said county, on the fourth Monday after the fourth Monday of April and October in each and every year, and may continue six judicial days, if business so long require, and no longer. In the county of Oktibbeeha, at the house of Calvin Cushman until otherwise directed by the police court of said county, on the fifth Monday after the fourth Monday of April and October in each and every year, and may continue six judicial days, if business so long require, and no longer. In the county of Choctaw, at such place as may be designated by the police court of said county, on the sixth Monday after the fourth Monday of April and October in each and every year, and may continue six judicial days, if business so long require, and no longer. In the county of Yalabusha, at such place as may be designated by the police court of said county, on the seventh Monday after the |