of commander-in-chief, special courts-martial, 634-secrecy of sentence, extent
of punishment, publication of sentence, 635-rules and regulations of courts-
martial, witnesses, power of president of court, delinquent witnesses, 636-con-
tempt of court, duty of sheriff, jailor's duty, special judge-advocate, 637-mar-
shal's duty, appeal, fines, and penalties, 638-fines of colonels, of lieutenant-
colonels, 639-of a captain, lieutenant, and ensign, and other officers, 640-of
non-commissioned officers, musicians, and privates, 641-excuses, neglect to
call election, members of courts-martial exempt from trial, president to collect
fines, 642-fines of minors, duties of constable, application of fines, warrant for
fines, 643-duty of sheriff, application of fines, application of money, 644—
commutations, duty of collector, fees of officers and witnesses, 645—pay of
inspector and aid, 646-fees of defendant's witnesses, volunteer companies,
elections, 647-rules and regulations, volunteer companies, equipments, officers'
liability, fines, 648-volunteer companies, when disbanded, right of command,
649.
MILITIA system, act to amend, 324.
MILITIA service, persons exempt from, 276-7, 492—who subject to and exempt
from, 613.
MILITIA officers, for what causes may be arrested and tried, 277.
MINISTERS of the gospel, coloured persons not to exercise the functions of, 352.
MINORS, property of, how protected, 96-guardians of, 173-real estate of,
when to be sold, 173.
MISSISSIPPI and Alabama, accounts between, to be settled, 175.
MISSISSIPPI and Alabama rail road company, charter amended, privileges of
the Jackson and Brandon company transferred to, 814—may establish a branch
in Madisonville, its capital, 887.
MISSISSIPPI city company, incorporation of, site of the city, shares of the com-
pany, directors, 668-subscriptions, rail road, privileges, toll, agents, clerks,
669-votes of stockholders, wharves, may hold real estate, biennial elections,
rule of charter, 670.
MISSISSIPPI legion, organization of, 67-appointment of officers, arming, rules,
courts-martial, time of service of members, duties, 68.
MISSISSIPPI rail road company, supplement to charter, privilege of banking,
office at Natchez, obligation of notes, 702-rates of interest, amount of notes,
meeting of stockholders, capital, may deal in checks, 703-duration of charter,
rights and privileges, books opened, 704-branches, examination of books,
amount of gold and silver, 705-refusal to redeem notes, directors of branches,
branch at Monticello, 706-charter amended, 830-1.
MISSISSIPPI shipping company, act to legalize certain proceedings of, 656
MISSISSIPPI Union bank, supplement to its charter, 755—act incorporating,
capital, opening of books, 766-7-8-managers, owners of real estate, 769—faith
of the state, loan, interest of loans, form of bonds, 770-payment of capital and
interest of loan, mortgages, except on slaves, insurance of buildings, 771—
incorporation of subscribers, by-laws, number of directors, 772-stockholders to
pay cash, when to go into operation, appointment of commissioners, 773-pre-
sident, election of directors, 774-vacancies, officers to give security, qualifica-
tion of directors, 775-issue of notes of ten dollars, profits applied to payment of
bonds, stockholders may examine affairs, 776-not to suspend specie payment,
penalty, revoking the charter, power of directors, duty, 777-exempt from taxa-
tion, loans, mortgages, &c. failure of stockholders, surrender of property of
stockholders, 778-transfer of stock, election of president, execution of bonds,
amount of credit to stockholders, 779-offices of discount and deposite, location
of bank, directors of branches, 780-officers of branches, loans and discounts at
branches, renewal of bonds, 781-rates of interest, removal of offices of dis-
count, loans to such counties, to other counties, winding up of affairs, 782-
banking districts, re-payment to stockholders, salary of commissioners, when
loans may be made, 783-reference to next legislature, subscription to shares
by the governor, 784-commissioners to appraise property, 785-6-opening of
books, notice of, oath of appraisers, 787-forms of notes and mortgages, trans-
fer of shares, restriction to residents, graduation of stock, 788-commissioners
to sell bonds, their compensation, superintendents of books, 789-90-estimate
of lands to be mortgaged, branches at Ripley and Ponola, repeal of former con-
flicting acts, 791-2-advance may be paid in current bills, dissatisfaction with
graduation, 792.
MONEY collected by sheriff, &c. to be paid into state treasury, 332.
MONROE county, damages allowed in cases of judgments affirmed, 20-juris-
diction of courts in, transfer of suits, time of holding courts, 60-chancery court
in, 86-place of holding elections, 193-place of holding courts, 209-transfer
of suits to Lowndes court-house and town, 210-Athens, 211-special tax,
212-to have two representatives, court of probates, 214-seat of justice, 218-
election precincts, 233-act establishing court of probates, 293-boundaries of,
538-terms of probate court, 701, 845.
MOUNT CARMEL male and female academy, act to incorporate, real estate,
trustees, 744-quorum, 745.
NATCHEZ, president and selectmen to appoint patroles, 28, 62-supreme court
to be held in, 146-bank of, 747-8.
NATCHEZ steam-packet company, incorporation of, 848 to 851.
NAVIGABLE stream, penalty for obstructing, 397-Yallabusha, Lusascuna,
declared a, 566-penalty for obstructing, 566.
NEGROES, dogs belonging to, may be killed, 63.
NEGROES and mulattoes, their children to be returned, 179-to be bound as
apprentices, 179-80-required to quit the state, 349-license to remain, 350—
not to be employed in boats, 351.
NESHOBA county, boundaries of, 514-to lay off, 518-time of holding circuit
court in, 886-7.
NEWSPAPER, laws to be published in, 192.
NEWTON county, boundaries of, 566-commissioners to organize, police court,
site of courts, 567-time of holding circuit court in, 886-7.
NON-RESIDENTS, commutation for road labour, 371.
NORTHERN bank, incorporation of, commissioners, 582-3-rules and regula-
tions, 583 to 586-may deal in exchange, 586-directors, election of, tax upon
stock, rail roads, 587-alteration and amendment of charter, 832-3-4.
NOTARIES public, official records of, 319-official acts conclusive evidence,
456-duty of, deposition, 457—justices of the peace to act as, 577.
NOTES, all the drawers to be sued in one action, 353-drawers and endorsers to
be sued in joint action, 717.
NUISANCES, county court to define what are, 370.
NOXUBEE county, boundaries, 511-commissioners to lay off, 516.
OAK, live, penalty for cutting, 103.
OATH, when defendants may make, 21-assessors of taxes to take, and to admi-
nister, 57-penalty of those refusing to take, 57-of officers of government in
relation to duelling, 303—of officers of the militia, 490.
OFFICE, tenure of, limited, 529.
OFFICE, confession of judgment, 289.
OFFICERS, refusing to give bond, 252.
OFFICERS, county, when to exercise their office, 575.
OFFICERS, of militia, vacancies in commissions, how filled, 27-resignations,
to whom made, 27-vacancies, 77-of the state, allowed to be absent one
month, 174-cause for arrest and trial, 277-of volunteers subject to militia
rules, &c. 287.
OKTIBBEEHA county, boundaries of, 512-commissioners to lay off, 517.
ORPHANS' courts, in Covington, Jones and Simpson counties, terms and sessions,
113-special terms, 114-in Hancock, Wayne and Marion counties, 131—of
Adams county, terms extended, 142-may order sales of property, 319-20-
papers, records, &c. to be delivered to clerk of probate court, 445.
OVERSEERS of the poor to make return of negro children, 179.
OVERSEERS of roads, vacancies, how filled, 58-their duties, 59-in Claiborne
and Warren counties, 70-how appointed, 365-exempt from militia and jury
duty, 366-duty, 367-to report defaulting taxable persons, 368-may let out
roads, 369-duty, 370-penalty for neglecting duty, 373-to be appointed by
board of police, 388-to employ teams and ploughs, report failures, lay off roads
into divisions, 389-failing to do duty, measure roads, erect mile posts, 390—
failing to erect mile posts, duty, penalty, 391-may appoint assistant, 392-to
repair bridges, 394-penalty for refusing to serve, 395-of clerk, 395—probate
court to furnish lists of, 571-delinquents, 572, 701.
OXFORD, male and female academies, act to incorporate, 809.
PARADES, of the militia, 627-8-9.
PARTNERSHIPS, limited, act authorizing, 839 to 844.
PATROLES, how appointed, 28, 62-their duties, 63, 220, 221, 326-by whom
controlled, 382-3-every citizen to perform, 383.
PAULDING and Pontotoc rail road company, incorporation of, 869, 881.
PASCAGOULA river, re-appropriation of three per cent. fund for, 378-9.
PEACE, breach of, penalty for sheriffs, justices of the peace, or other civil
officers, for neglecting to prosecute, 884.
PEARLINGTON, clerks to keep offices in, 69.
PEARL river, rates of ferriage across, 808.
PEDLARS, unlicensed, 98-tax on, 154-license in Lowndes and Monroe
counties, 225-6.
PERRY county, part of Hancock attached to, 71-special tax, 203, 229-elec-
tion precincts, 233-boundary, 301.
PENITENTIARY, act to establish, 543-site of commissioners, 544-appropria-
tion for, convicts in to be employed in erecting, plan, 545—site to be near Jack-
son, 546-to be superintended by commissioners, 546.
PHYSICIANS and surgeons, license to be recorded, 108-list of licenses to be
given to grand jury, 109-practising without, penalty for, 110-time for re-
cording extended, 145-laws not to operate in Monroe county, 189.
PIKE county, boundary lines, 70, 108-firing woods, prairies, marshes, &c. 530.
PINCKNEY academy, act to incorporate, trustees, meeting, quorum, 742-loca-
tion of building, 743.
PISTOLS, penalty for fighting with, 736-for using, 738.
PLAINTIFFS, form of statement, 289-to give security for costs, 315-liable
for trespass for causing execution against endorsers, in certain cases, 719.
PLAINTIFFS in chancery, shall answer to new matter, 863-4.
PLANTERS BANK, establishment of, 237-stockholders liable for losses, sub-
scriptions for stock where opened, 238-superintendents, their duties, 239-40-
name and style of bank, 240-governor to subscribe, 241-bonds for stock,
241-2-faith of state pledged, bonds to be sold for specie, 242-bank to pay
interest, surplus, sinking fund, deficiency of dividends to be supplied, 243-
governor and senate to appoint seven directors, stockholders to elect six direc-
tors, governor to sell stock of bank of Mississippi, 244-three per cent. fund
part of stock, fines and escheats to become capital of bank, power of the direc-
tors, duties of president and directors, 245-non-residents ineligible as directors,
board of directors to issue notes, 246-president and cashier to give security,
amount of notes limited, half of capital to be loaned on mortgage, commis-
sioners to appraise lands, 247-money to be apportioned, mortgage, principal
bank may be removed to seat of government, bank at Vicksburg, 248-state-
ment of transactions to be furnished the legislature, moneys to be deposited,
249-semi-annual dividends, when mortgaged premises to be sold, capital stock
exempt from taxation, governor and senate to appoint seven directors, 250-
governor to supply vacancies, five directors to be elected, 251-act amendatory,
subscriptions to be opened, 297-duty of superintendents, commissioners to
negotiate loan, 298-governor to subscribe for stock, when stockholders meet
to elect directors, 299-branch at Monticello, 300-branch of, at Port Gibson,
359-branch at Monticello, 360-stockholders' liability, rate of interest, with-
drawal of branches, foreigners allowed to hold stock, 362-sale of mortgaged
property, recording mortgages, charter, how amended, number of directors to
discount paper, mode of appraisement, loans to directors, 363-governor to
appoint six directors, election of directors, of president, 433-votes of stock-
holders, books of subscription, commissioners' duty, 434-deduction of sub-
scriptions, literary and three per cent. fund, removal of directors, charter, 435—
loan, bonds for payment, stock and faith of state pledged, surplus, 436-branches
and their capital, stock may be increased, 437-loans and discounts, 438-
amendment of charter, branch in Tchula, increase of capital, 700.
PLEAS, defendants not to sever, in joint actions, 718-19.
PLEAS, in abatement, not necessary to be verified by affidavit, 824.
POLICE, boards of, to establish, police districts jurisdiction of the board, 385—
board to meet at court house, time of meeting, compensation, 336-clerk,
duties of board, 387-fine for non-attendance of members, public roads, to
direct who shall work on, to appoint overseers, their duty, 388-vacancies,
how filled, 392-to contract for building bridges, contracts good, clerk of, war-
rant on treasury, toll bridges, 393-to let out ferries, 397-penalties, how col-
lected, 398-appeals from, 398-to appoint inspectors of elections, 415-vacan-
cies, how filled, 455-6-in the new counties of the Choctaw territory, 518-19—
allowance to clerks, for extra services, 531-officers in new counties, 563—4—
duties of, 570-election of members, boundaries, 573-duties of, in insurrec-
tion or invasion, 627-sales of lands by, valid, 684-districts, money, 752-
of Marion county, in relation to three per cent. fund, 851-2-of Covington
county, 852-county, to lay special tax, 884-members may solemnize the rites
of matrimony, 835-duties of, 886.
POLICE districts, boundaries, 573.
PONOLA county, boundaries of, 537-commissioners to organize, 563-terms
of circuit court, 679.
PONOLA turnpike and bridge company, act to incorporate, 816.
PONTOTOC county, boundaries of, 536—commissioners to organize, 563.
PONTOTOC, Oxford and Delta rail road company, incorporation of, 657-8-9.
PONTOTOC female academy, incorporation of, 868–9.
POOR children, money from school lands in Wilkinson county, applied to the
education of, 333.
PORT GIBSON academy, act to amend its charter, 812.
PORT GIBSON, bank of, incorporation of, 659 to 666.
PORT GIBSON insurance company, act to incorporate, amount of capital, where
books to be opened, incorporation, name and style, 794-may insure ships,
steamboats, &c. pledge of real estate as security, 795-convention of stockhol-
ders, election of directors, their duty, appointment of clerks, 796-re-opening
of books, vote of stockholders, may vote by proxy, forfeiture of stock, record of
mortgages, 797-notice of payments, renewal of policies, dividends, 798—re-
sponsibility of stockholders, not to exercise banking privileges, annual state-
ment of affairs, officers to give bond and security, 799-this a public act, books
subject to inspection, 800.
POST NOTES, act to authorize, 680-receivable for taxes, 681-rates of interest,
banks accepting this act, 681-redemption of, reception of by bank, right of
repeal, amount limited, 682-damages on, 894-5.
PRAIRIES, penalty for setting on fire, 159.
PRAY, P. R. R. elected to revise the laws, 525. (See revisor.)
PRESIDENT and vice-president, U. S. election of electors, 21, 134.
PRESIDENT of board of police, returning officer of militia election, 500, 519.
PRINCETON, in Washington county, 220.
PRINTER, public, to be elected, his duty, 191-2-to give bond, 193-how to
publish the acts of the legislature, 531.
PRINTING offices, no coloured persons to be employed in, 329.
PRINTING, public, number of copies, of laws, of journals, 163-secretary of
state to read proof sheets, &c. 164, 191-rates of, 192-time allowed, secretary
of state to furnish copy, 208.
PRISON bounds, extended to the limits of the counties, 50-to ex tend to the
limits of the town or corporation, 254.
PRISONERS, allowed medical attendance, 187-criminal to be supplied with
food, &c. 483.
PROBATE court, in relation to, clerk of county court to be clerk of probate
court, 53-proceedings of judge of, to be valid, 54—of Adams county, may sit
without the limits of Natchez, 55-to offer runaway slaves to work on streets,
&c. 183-in Covington county, 222-appeals from, 295-establishment of the
court, 444-election of judges and clerk, tenure of office, their oath, disqualifi
cation, vacancies, clerk to give bond, 444-seal of court, election to fill vacan-
cies, register of orphans' court to deliver papers, &c. penalty, compensation
of judges and clerks, pro tem., furnishing clerk's office, 445-duties of clerks,
transfer of suits, all laws relating to, powers, &c. of orphans' courts now in
force, applied to this court in, fifth and sixth districts, 506-powers of,
and judges, acknowledgment of deeds, &c. 507-to furnish lists of overseers
of roads, 571-term of, in Monroe, 701-in Monroe county, time of holding,
845-times of holding, in several counties, 895-judges of, empowered to take
bail, 892.
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