to give ob bond be given and entered into, give to the obligor, a certificate, that he has taken such bond in due form, as required by this act; which certificate shall exempt said obligor from being required to enter into any other bond Collector for the term of two months from the date of such certificate; or certi and the tax collector is hereby authorized, to collect forth-ficate. with, the amount of any tax due from such merchant or vender of merchandise or slaves, or of bond, if forfeited; by distress and sale of property of the principal and security, or either of them, any law to the contrary notwithstanding. Not law son not to act as auC Penalty for doing SEC. 5. And be it further enacted, That it shall not be lawful for any person not having been commissioned as ful for per auctioneer, agreeably to the provisions of this act, to ex- commis pose to sale at auction by public outery, any goods, wares, sioned merchandise or slaves, under the penalty of one hundred tioneer. dollars for each offence: Provided, nevertheless, that nothing in this act shall be construed, so as to affect the sales of property of deceased persons, or sales of property required by law; Provided, also, that nothing in this act shall Provisos. authorize a tax to be collected on the sale of any slave or slaves, sold by one citizen of this state, to another citizen thereof. SEC. 6. And be it further enacted, That if any person Person shall render a false return, or account of sales herein pro- false return rendering vided for, he shall be deemed and held guilty of perjury, guilty of and being thereof convicted, shall suffer all the pains and penalties prescribed by law for that offence. perjury. collected under the of this act SEC. 7. And be it further enacted, That all taxes, penal- Money ties, and damages collected or recovered under this act, by any tax collector, attorney general or district attorney, shall provisions be paid by him into the state treasury, and on failing so to to be paid do, judgment shall be rendered against such defaulting tax into the collector, attorney general, or district attorney, with thirty sury. per cent. damages, on the full amount of money so omitted to be paid in. state trea Slaves merchan SEC. 8. And be it further enacted, That slaves are hereby declared declared merchandise, within the meaning of this act. dise. Approved, February 20, 1825. make dis AN ACT, supplemental to an act, entitled 'an act prescribing the mode of ascertaining and assessing the taxable property in this state, and for collecting the public revenue, and the acts amendatory thereto.' SEC. 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the state of Mississippi, in General Assembly When col- convened, That hereafter it shall be lawful for the colleclectors may tors of taxes in this state, to make distress, or make sale of for any goods, chattels, lands or tenements, of delinquents, who may not have made payment of taxes due, at any time after the first Monday of November; any law to the contrary notwithstanding. tress taxes due. counts to SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That it shall be the Auditor of duty of the auditor of public accounts, to settle the accounts public ac- of the state with the bank of the state of Mississippi, as to settle with the dividends that are or may become due, on the stock in of the state said bank belonging to said state, and pay it into the sippi. state treasury for the use of the state. the bank of Missis Approved, February 4, 1825. AN ACT, to amend an act, entitled 'an act concerning the salaries of certain officers therein named, fixing the compensation of the members of both houses of the General Assembly, and their officers, and prescribing the mode in which new security may be required in certain cases. SEC. 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the state of Mississippi, in General Assembly convened, That from and after the passage of this act, the annual salary of the auditor of public accounts, and state treasurer, each, shall be twelve hundred dollars, any law to the contrary notwithstanding. Approved, February 4, 1825. AN ACT, relative to the Supreme Court, and to prescribe the duties of the Judges therein. Judges to appoint one own num liver the writing. SEC. 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the state of Mississippi, in General Assembly convened, That the judges of the supreme court, at each of their term of the said court, shall appoint one of their number, ber, to deto deliver the opinion of the supreme court in writing, upon opinion of any suit, controversy, matter or thing, whatsoever, which the court in may be brought in or presented for adjudication in said court. And it shall be the duty of the judges of the said court, to cause said opinions so written and delivered, to said opinbe filed by the clerk of the supreme court, with the papers filed. of every suit, matter or thing, which said opinions may have relation to. To cause ions to be Clerk shall on application furnish the same. shall make SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That it shall be the duty of the clerk of the supreme court, to furnish any person on application, with a copy of said opinions, and the clerk a copy of shall be entitled to demand and receive for each copy, fifteen cents for every hundred words, contained in said copy. And His comthat the judges of this state, when in the supreme or circuit pensation. courts, where they shall make any decision affecting the Judges constitutionality of any law passed by the legislature, out a full shall make out a full report of the case and decision there- report their decion, and sign the same, and within twenty days thereafter, sion and transmit a copy thereof, to the governor of this state, who the same to shall immediately have the same published in some public governor. newspaper, printed within the state, for the information of the citizens thereof, and the governor is hereby authorized to pay for the printing thereof out of the contingent fund. published. Approved, February 4, 1825. transmit of He shall cause the same to be AN ACT, to authorize the holding of a special Chancery Court for the western district of the state of Mississippi, and for other purposes. SEC. 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the state of Mississippi, in General Assembly Special term proconvened, That the chancellor, be, and he is hereby autho- vided for. rized and directed, to hold a special chancery court in the chancery city of Natchez, for the trial of all causes undecided in the superior court of chancery, for the western district, on the first Monday in March next, and said court may continue in session four weeks, if business so requires it, and no longer. SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That the state shall Additional be divided into one other chancery district, viz: the district. county of Monroe shall form a district, and a court of chancery shall be holden by the chancellor, at the courthouse of Monroe county, on the first Monday of September, in each and every year, and shall be holden twelve judicial days, if business so long require, and no longer. Time of holding court therein. have pa mitted to SEC. 3. And be it further enacted, That it shall be the Clerk to duty of the clerk of the superior court of chancery, for the pers trans- eastern district, to transmit all papers in relation to any Monroe suits now pending in said court, which may have originated in Monroe county, to the court established by this act, there to be tried and determined, as if the same had originated therein. county. Approved, February 4, 1825. AN ACT, to amend an act, entitled 'an act, to establish an addiditional Board of Medical Censors, for the state of Mississippi.' members SEC. 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the state of Mississippi, in General Assembly convened, That any two members of the eastern board of Any two medical censors, shall have the power and authority to fill may fill any vacancies, which have or may occur in said board, as fully and effectually, as a majority thereof. vacancies. SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That the said medical Where to board shall hereafter hold their meetings in the town of meet, Monroe, in the county of Perry. Approved, January 4, 1826. AN ACT, concerning the three per cent. Fund. SEC. 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives, of the state of Mississippi, in General Assembly convened, That his excellency the governor of this state, be and he is hereby authorized to collect from the general government, from time to time, the three per cent. fund, which this state may be entitled to from the proceeds of the sales of public lands, and to deposite the same in the treasury of this state, to be appropriated as may be directed by act or acts of the legislature of this state, and the treasurer shall open an account of said funds to be denominated 'the three per cent. fund,' and said fund shall not be used for any other purposes than those authorized by law. Approved, January 25, 1826. 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.' 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 taxes already imposed by Additional tax. |