Place of holding elections in Perry county. ing elections, as requires the holding of elections at the house of Robert Garranny, and at the house of Prestly Jerman, in Perry county, be, and the same are hereby repealed, and in lieu thereof, the house of William Griffin shall be a place of holding elections in said county. SEC. 22. And be it further enacted, That hereafter the Do. in Co- place of holding elections in the south-western election piah county district, in Copiah county, shall be at the residence of John Allred, instead of Daniel Clowers. Additional SEC. 23. And be it further enacted, That all that part of election dis- Copiah county lying in township ten, and west of the tricts estab. western boundary of range seven, shall constitute one said county. other election district, and the elections for said district shall be held at the residence of John McGrew. lished in Place of holding elections tablished in SEC. 24. And be it further enacted, That all that part of Copiah county, lying south of the northern boundary of township nine, and east of the western boundary of range seven, shall constitute one other election district, and the elections for said district, shall be held at the residence of Thomas Matthews. SEC. 25. And be it further enacted, That hereafter the place of holding elections in the north-western district, in Copiah county, shall be held at the residence of John Strong, senior, instead of Leonard Kinebrues. SEC. 26. And be it further enacted, That there shall be Additional an additional election district in the county of Lawrence, to district es- wit: at the house of Thomas Graham, on the Toppesaw Lawrence creek, and that the house of Perry Kees shall be the place of holding elections, in lieu of that of William Smith's; and that the store-house of William Griffin shall be the place of former dis holding elections, in lieu of the house of William Sparks, and that the house of Henry Taylor shall be the place of holding elections, in lieu of that of Mr. Blanchard, in said county. county, and several changes made in tricts. districts es SEC. 27. And be it further enacted, That three election Election districts be allowed and established in the county of Washtablished in ington, one at the house of John Flanakin, one at the house of William Miller, and the other at the house of John De Hart, in said county. Washing ton county. SEc. 28. And be it further enacted, That the provisions of this act shall not be so construed as to change the places sions of this of holding elections therein provided for, by a change of The provi occupancy, but that the houses and places above specified, at not to be shall be the places of holding the aforesaid elections, ac- affected by a change of cording to the full extent and meaning thereof. occupancy. either pre his county. SEC. 29. And be it further enacted, That any person entitled to a vote at any election held under the constitu- A person tion and laws of this state, and in conformity therewith, may vote at may vote at any election precinct or district, within the cinct within county, city, town, or district wherein he resides, entitled to separate representation in either branch of the general assembly of this state, any law, usage, or custom to the contrary notwithstanding. as to certain SEC. 30. And be it further enacted, That the provisions of this act confining the time of holding elections at places Exemption other than the respective court-houses, or places of holding counties. courts, in the several counties of this state, to that of one day only, shall not be construed as to operate upon the counties of Copiah, Jefferson, Franklin, Adams, Monroe, Hinds, Wilkinson, Simpson, and Yazoo. officers SEC. 31. And be it further enacted, That it shall be the duty of the several sheriffs or other officers, holding elec- Duty of tions in the several counties herein named, to hold elec- holding tions at the several places herein provided for, and to conduct and manage the same, in all things, according to the provisions of this act, and according to the several laws regulating elections in this state. SEC. 32. And be it further enacted, That all acts and Repealing parts of acts contravening the provisions of this act, be, and clause. the same are hereby repealed. Approved, February 8, 1827. AN ACT to amend the forty-fifth section of the act, entitled 'An act to reduce into one the several acts concerning the establishment, jurisdiction, and powers of the Superior Courts of Law, passed June 28th, 1822,' and for other purposes. Forty-fifth SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the state of Mississippi, in General section of Assembly convened, That from and after the passage of former act, this act, the forty-fifth section of the act to which this strued. how con clause. is an amendment, shall be so construed as to embrace all actions on the case, for work and labour, care and diligence, and materials found, or either, and all other actions of assumpsit, whether the same be specially enumerated herein, or in the act to which this is an amendment. SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That the limitation of Repealing six years, mentioned in the fourth section of the act entitled 'an act for the limitation of actions, and certain proceedings in civil cases, and for preventing frivolous and vexatious suits,' passed June the seventh, one thousand eight hundred and twenty-two, be, and the same is hereby repealed; Limitation and that in lieu thereof, all actions enumerated in the said fourth section, except actions on promissory notes, shall be prosecuted in three years next after the cause of such action shall have accrued, and not after. of actions. clause. SEC. 3. And be it further enacted, That the limitation of Repealing two years, mentioned in the eleventh section of the act, mentioned in the second section of this act, is hereby repealed; and that in lieu thereof, all actions founded upon any account for goods, wares, and merchandise, sold and delivered, or for any article charged in any store account, shall be commenced and prosecuted in three years, and not after. clause. SEC. 4. And be it further enacted, That the act, entitled Repealing an act to repeal so much of the several laws, as allow pay to grand jurors, and for other purposes,' passed the thirtyfirst of January, one thousand eight hundred and twentysix, be, and the same is hereby repealed. Certain powers vested in judge of probate. SEC. 5. And be it further enacted, That the powers vested in the judges of the circuit courts of this state, in and by the twenty-seventh section of the act, entitled 'an act to reduce into one the several acts and parts of acts concerning the establishment, jurisdiction, and powers of the superior courts of law,' in relation to bail in certain cases, be, and the same are hereby extended to, and vested in the judges of probate, in and for the several counties of this state. Approved, February 8, 1827. INDEX. ABATEMENT, pleas of, when allowed, 141-pleas in, not necessary to verify by ABERDEEN and Pontotoc rail road and banking company, amendment of ABSENT defendants, how notified, 172. ACADEMY, trustees of schools to establish in Wilkinson county, 542-Her- ACCOUNTS, auditor's, how audited, 428. ACKNOWLEDGMENT, form of defendant's, 290. ACTS of the legislature, publishing of, 531. ACTIONS, triable at first term, 161. ADAMS county, probate court of, 55-place of holding elections in, 194. ADJUTANT-GENERAL, duties of and compensation, 274-5-appointment of, ADMINISTRATOR, per centum allowed to, 54-not to remove property of ADMINISTRATORS, scire facias against, 216. ADMINISTRATORS, executors and guardians, may purchase real estate, 316– ADULTERY and fornication, punishment of, 176. ADVERTISEMENT of personal property by the sheriff in a newspaper no AGENTS, of creditors or plaintiffs, entitled to certain provisions in attachments, AGRICULTURAL bank, may establish a branch at Franklin, increase of capital ALABAMA and Mississippi, accounts between to be settted, 175. ALLOWANCE to assessors and collectors, 427-8. AMITE county, boundaries of, 70-drawing of jurors, 120-special tax, 226. AMNESTY, granted to Henry S. Foote, 883. APPEAL, damages in cases of, when judgment is affirmed in the county of ARCHITECT, state, appointment of, 554, duty, 556-appointment, powers, and ARREST, for debt, condition of freedom from, 50-of militia officers, for what ARTILLERY, volunteer, rank of, to be regulated by a military board, 844. ASSESSORS of taxes, to take census, 57-to designate the number of inhabi- ASSISTANT quarter-masters-general, three to be appointed, to give bond, 360— ATTACHMENT, agents of plaintiffs entitled to certain provisions, 72, 301. ATTORNEY-GENERAL, and district attorneys, to be allowed reasonable com- AUCTIONEERS, appointment of, to give bond, &c. 81-to render account of AUDITOR of public accounts, to lease seminary lands, 56-his compensation, |