PROPERTY, taken for debt, proceedings on, 51-how disposed of, 52-of
deceased persons, collection and keeping of, 96-taken in execution, jury to
try the right of claimants to, 100-when may be sold, 104-of minors sold,
subject to purchase money, 173—right of trial of, and value of, 342, 357.
PUBLIC BUILDINGS, appointment of, commissioners of, 554-commissioners
of, his duty, may appoint a clerk, 826-to give bond, salary, vacancy, governor
may remove, may employ a guard, 827-duties and powers, 828-9.
PUBLIC HIGHWAYS, all navigable streams declared, penalty for obstructing,
&c. 112.
PUBLIC LANDS, the three per cent. proceeds from the sales of, 87.
PUBLICATIONS, fees for copies of, 319.
PUBLIC WORKS, corporations of towns may employ runaway slaves on, 31.
QUARTER-MASTER'S duty, 621, 623.
QUARTER-MASTERS-GENERAL, salary of, 124-to issue arms, &c. to
volunteers, 361-appointment of, 440-duties, 496—and salary, 499-duty,
624-duty of assistant, 525.
QUITMAN, John A. chancellor, to adopt rules of practice, and publish reports
of decisions, 223.
RAIL ROADS, Northern Bank may construct, 587-8-penalty for injuring,
657-8-9-
589-act to incorporate the Pontotoc, Oxford and Delta companies,
Mississippi and Alabama, 814.
RAIL ROAD companies may sell unsold stock, when subscribers to pay, deed
of release, 693-companies shall accept this act, may sell bonds, non-residents
not to hold stock, 694-Mississippi, supplement to charter, 702 to 706-Benton
and Manchester, act to incorporate, 706 to 717-Hernando company, act to
incorporate, 727 to 735-act to incorporate the Grenada, 740-1-Liberty, act to
incorporate, 748-9-Tombigbee, charter amended, 823-Mississippi, charter
amended, 830-1-Hernando, amendment of charter, 834—5—Grand Gulf rail
road and banking company, amendment of charter, 836-7-Raymond, act to
incorporate, 853 to 856-Paulding and Pontotoc, incorporation of, 869, 881-
the Mississippi and Alabama, may establish a branch in Madisonville, 887—
Aberdeen and Pontotoc, charter amended, 887 to 890-Lake Washington and
Deer Creek, incorporation of, 893.
RANGERS, to report quarterly, allowance, advertising, 146-securities of, how
relieved, 251-to give bond, 354-election of, and duties, 477.
RANGTEN, attached to Jackson county, 252.
RANKIN county, organized, boundaries, courts of, 164-transfer of suits to,
courts to be held at Jackson, election of sheriff, and coroner, representative,
militia, 165-court house and jail, time of holding courts, 166-election pre-
cincts, 167-special tax, 168-place of holding election in, 194-special tax,
204, 227, 678-time of holding courts in, 801-to establish rates of ferriage
across Pearl river, in certain cases, 808.
RAYMOND, town of, courts of Hinds, to be held in, 170.
RAYMOND rail road company, incorporation of, capital stock, 853-commis-
sioners, amount payable, 854-rights, powers and privileges, 855-exempt from
taxation, roads, transfers, 856.
REAL ESTATE of deceased persons, may be sold, 102-of minors when to be
sold, 173.
RECEIVERS, in chancery cases, 866.
RECOGNIZANCES, may be continued without renewal, 36-conditions to be
annexed to by justices, 37-forfeited, how to proceed against, 143—return of
to criminal courts, 552.
RECORDS in Hinds and Yazoo counties to be transcribed, 756-7.
REGIMENTAL, courts-martial, 280.
REGISTERS of orphans' court, securities of, how relieved, 251—to keep office
at court house, 293-duties of, 321-to deliver papers, records, &c. to probate
courts, 445.
RELIGIOUS societies, may receive and hold property, 800—to appoint trustees,
no vested privileges, 801.
RENTS of school lands, how appropriated, 19.
REPLEVIN, writ of, how sued, 409-act to repeal the act extending the action
of, 577.
REPORTER, of decisions of supreme court, 158-9.
REPRESENTATIVES in the general assembly, 91-2, 213-apportionment of,
327, 526-7-8, 695-6.
RESIGNATIONS, of officers of militia, to whom made, 27-in the militia, to
whom made, 612.
REVIEW, bills of, to be granted by the chancellor, 411.
REVIEWS, of the militia, 628.
REVISOR of the laws, appointment and duty of, 525-compensation, 526.
REWARDS, to be paid by owners of slaves, 63.
RIFLE, penalty for fighting with, 736-for using in fights, 738.
RIVERS, &c. for the improvement of, 322-penalty for obstructing, 397.
ROADS, commissioners to lay off, 58-width of, 59-what are public, 364-per-
sons failing to work on, 365-overseers of, 365-labour on roads, list of persons
subject to, 365-6-time of working, 367-new ones, 368-horse-racing on
forbidden, 370-teams, &c. allowed, instead of labour, 371-non-residents'
commutation, 371-neighbourhood roads, allowance for, 371-width of, 371–
when shall cease, 372-private, county court may order to be laid out, 372—to
be divided into districts by board of police, 388-failure to work on, 389—to be
laid out by jury, 392—what deemed public, 392-not to be changed, 395—in
Hinds county, 465-6.
ROAD commissioners, their duty, powers of, 112-fines to be sued for in the
name of the president, 167-8-vacancies in the board filled, 171-clerk of, may
issue warrant on county treasurer, 309-their powers transferred to county and
probate courts, 364-5.
ROADS and canals, proceeds of three per cent. fund, applied to, 569.
RUNAWAY slaves, to be employed in towns, 183-4.
SALARIES, of judges of probate and county courts, 53-of public officers,
576-7.
SALE, of property under execution, postponement of, 341.
SALES of real and personal estate, under decree, 865.
SCHEDULE, penalty for rendering a false one, 50.
SCHOOLS, election of trustees of, 17-establishment of, 171-trustees of, in
Warren county, 178.
SCHOOL lands, to appropriate the rents of, 18-to be leased, 97-trustees to
establish schools, 171-in Jefferson county, 253-to be leased, 302-in certain
counties to be leased, 330-in Wilkinson county, 332-to be leased, terms of
lease, 452-proceeds of reservations, to be loaned out, 453-electing trustees of,
539-bonds, notes, &c. for, 540-sections to be sold, 542.
SCIRE FACIAS, extended to cases of devastavit, 216.
SCOTT county, boundaries of, 514-to lay off, 518-additional territory, 822.
SECONDS in duels and fighting, penalty, 736.
SECRETARY of state, to notify electors, 23.
SECRETARY of state, duty in election of electors, 381-to reside at seat of
government, 480-his duties, 481-2-salary, 576-to act as land commis-
sioner, 881.
SECURITIES of clerks, sheriffs, &c. how relieved, 251.
SECURITIES for debts, their redress, 338-remedy of, 339-their property not
liable while the principal has any, 718-plaintiffs liable for trespass for execu-
ting in certain cases, 719.
SEDITIOUS pamphlets, and penalty on white persons circulating, 328-on
blacks, 329.
SEMINARY lands, to be leased, 56-bonds in relation to, valid, 93-when pay-
able, 94-to be leased, 105-to be leased, 331-commissioners to value, their
oath, 458-advertisement of certificate, 459-compensation of commission-
ers, 460.
SENATORS to congress, time and manner of electing, 295.
SENATORS, in the general assembly, 92-apportionment of, 327, 528, 696–7.
SERGEANT, orderly, of militia, appointment of, duty, 76-penalties, &c. 77.
SERVANTS, masters liable to fines for offences of, 160-punishment of for set-
ting fire to woods, &c. 161.
SETTLERS, in the town of Jackson, relief extended to, 31.
SHERIFFS, to transmit certificates of election to secretary of state, 22-fees of,
43-4-to account for jury tax, 79-defaults of, 80-to pay over money, 89—
penalty for neglecting certain duties, 91-to sell property, where executed in
certain cases, 94-to make oath of having paid full value of vouchers, 103-4-
when they may sell property, 104-commissions in stay of executions, &c.
106-compensation in chancery courts, 148—to pay money over to plaintiffs,
penalty, 151-proceedings against, liable for deputy, penalty for making false
returns, 152-failing to return execution, 153—to contest election of, 155—jury
to try contested elections, 156—to attend superior courts of chancery and
supreme court, 177-fees, 197-securities of, how relieved, 251-duties of,
281-2-fees, 291-to keep office at court-house, 293-duties, 304-fees, 345-6-
compensation, 374-election of, 379-to deposite their books, and other duty,
383-allowance, 384-to attend board of police, 387-to notify jurors, to lay off
roads, 392-duty, 400-5-mileage, 404—to give notice of elections, 414-to be
returning officers, 415-election of, 417-duty at elections, 419-penalty for
acting improperly at elections, 420-for refusing to hold elections, 422-duty
at elections, 423-duty, 438-to supply criminals with food and drink, com-
pensation, 483-duty of in the fifth and sixth districts, 505-duty, 508-duties
of, 532-fees, 532-duties, 550-actions on their bonds, bonds, fees of judge,
575-of several counties, allowed for extra services, 666-duty of, 718-duty
of, 750-51-of Marshall, Tippah and De Soto counties, compensation of, 819-
duty of in relation to criminals, &c. expenses to be paid, compensation, 846—
to swear to accounts, 847-penalty for neglect of duty, 884—of Madison county,
time to make return of executions, sales by, 892-may sell furniture, same
power to those of Rankin, Holmes, Copiah, Warren, Jasper, Yazoo, Yalla-
busha, Jefferson and Adams, 893-of Lauderdale and Yazoo counties, bonds of,
penalties in all bonds, exceptions, 894.
SHERIFF'S sales, in the county of Wilkinson, times of, 886.
SIMPSON county, courts, when held in, 38-county courts to appoint commis-
sioners to locate seat of justice, 38-jail and court-house, 39-time and place
of holding courts in, 65-militia of, 72-election of militia officers, 73-orphans'
court, 113-seat of justice, 114-commissioners, 114-public buildings, 115–
place of holding election in, 194-special tax in, 203–special tax, 230.
SLAVES, runaway, how disposed of, 30-may be employed on public works,
31-owners may redeem, 31-venire facias in trials of, 54-penalty for allow-
ing to keep stock, 63-declared merchandise, 83-not to sell spirituous liquors,
90-1-act concerning runaways, repealed, 101-runaways to be employed in
towns, 183-and free negroes and mulattoes, act concerning construed, 201-
punishment for assault on whites, 201-liquors not to be sold to, 351-expenses
in prosecuting, 354—trial of, 408-law prohibiting sale of liquors to, repealed,
439-constitution in relation to, amended, 478 who are venders of, 524—tax
on slaves sold, 525-introduction of, as merchandise, prohibited, penalty, notes
given for them, void, 758—oath of other importers, 759.
SMITH county, boundaries of, 514—to lay off, 518.
SPECIAL judges, salary, 576.
SPECULATION on public money, to prevent, 103-4.
SPIRITUOUS liquors, not to be sold within two miles of places of worship, 90—
not to be sold to slaves, 351.
STAFF, of commander-in-chief, compensation of members, 499.
STAFF, in the militia, chief's power of removal, repealed, 324.
STATE house, &c. act for the erection of, enforced, 413-appropriation for,
468-9-appointment and duty of architect, 469-powers of architect, duty of
governor, 521-salary of architect, duty and power, 521.
STATE library, act to provide for, 837-trustees, appropriation of funds, annual
meeting of trustees, president of meetings, reports of proceedings, appointment
of librarian, contingent expenses, 838.
STATEMENT, plaintiffs, form of, 289.
STATUTES of limitation, concerning, 252.
STEAM-PACKET company, Natchez, act to incorporate, 848, 851.
STOCK of Planters bank, money to be vested in, 375.
STRAYS and drovers, section concerning repealed, 92, 120-posting strays,
sale of, &c. 224.
SUBSTITUTES in the militia, 630.
SUITS, frivolous and vexatious, for preventing, 252-3-transfer of, 405—how
they may be brought against the state, 475-discontinuance of, against endər-
sers, 718.
SUPERIOR courts, act to amend the act establishing, 304-bills of exception,
errors, new trials, judge not to charge, 314.
SUPERSEDEAS, writs of, in what time to be granted, 294.
SUPREME court, opinions, copies of, compensation therefor, publication, 85—
removed to Monticello, 95-to establish rules of proceeding, and determine on
qualifications of applicants for license, 107-a session to be held in Natchez,
146-decisions, 158-may grant new trials, 314-books and papers transferred
to high court of errors and appeals, 443.
SURPLUS revenue of the United States, 590.
SURVEYORS, acting as witnesses, compensation, 134.
SWORDS, penalty for fighting with, 736-for using, 738.
SWORD-CANES, penalty for fighting with, 736-for using, 738.
TALES jurors, allowed pay, 307.
TALLAHATCHEE county, 512-13-15-to lay off, 517-terms of court,
time of holding courts in, 818.
TALLAHATCHEE river, penalty for obstructing, 566.
TAXES, when to be paid into the treasury, 24-special, levied in Covington
county, 34-in Copiah county, 66-jury tax, 78-9-auction, 83-collector
may distress, 84-additional, assessed, 88-on watches and clocks, 88-in
Yazoo county, 118-rates of, 154-pedlars, 154-special, in Hinds and Ran-
kin, 168.
TAX, special poor, in Hinds, 169-on cattle, 171-special, in Copiah county,
in Hinds county, 202-in Simpson county, Covington and Perry counties,
203-in Rankin and Jones counties, 204-in Wayne and Jackson counties,
205-in Washington county, 206--for the encouragement of learning, 219-in
Amite, 226-in Rankin and Washington counties, 227-in Jones and Green
counties, 228-in Perry and Copiah counties, 229-in Simpson county, 230-
in Covington county, 231-collector of, in Claiborne, to give bond, 236-spe-
cial, in Hinds, 236-on cattle, 303-on white males, on slaves, on land, 311–
double tax, 312-on transient merchants, 523-4-on slaves sold, 525—on bank
stock, 846-to repair or build court house, jails, &c. 884-individual reserva-
tions to pay, 885.
TAX collectors, of Copiah county, 66-to pay grand jurors, Ɛ0—may distress,
84-duty of, 523-4.
TCHULA lake, penalty for obstructing, 566.
TENANCY, joint, lands held in, to be sold, 522.
TENURE of office, limited, 529.
TESTIMONY, documentary, act regulating the taking, 317-8-9--recorded
instruments good, certificates, 760-documentary, 762–3.
THREE per cent. fund, act concerning, 119-auditor authorized to sell, appro-
priation of proceeds, 569-of Marion county, 851-2-of Covington county,
852-3.
TIPPAH county, boundaries of, 535-commissioners to organize, 563.
TISHAMINGO county, boundaries of, 535-organization of, 563.
TOMBIGBEE rail road company, charter amended, 823.
TRANSIENT merchants, to give bond, 523-4.
TREASURER, county, per centage allowed, 55-duty, 79-penalty for non-
performance of duty, 81-not allowed credit for vouchers, unless he make oath
of the payment, 103-to act as escheator, 122-compensation, duties, 123—
securities of, how relieved, 251.
TREASURER of the state, salary, 84-election and accounts, 155-term of
office, oath, 447-form of bond, 448-deposite of bond, duties, 449-50-liability,
450-trial of, further duties, salary, 451—vacancy, 485-salary, 576—to act as
land commissioner, 881.
TREASURER of trustees of schools, 18.
TRIALS, new, when to be granted, 718.
TRUSTEES of churches, may sue and be sued, &c. 800.
TRUSTEES of the poor, exempt from jury service, 747.
TRUSTEES of schools and school lands, election of, 17-duties of, 19, 98-in
Warren county, 178—in Pike, Wayne, Jones, Covington and Copiah counties,
to lease school lands, 302-in Rankin county, 308-to vest money, 331-in
Wilkinson county, 332-to lease school lands, 452--to make reservations, 453-
to give bonds, 454-election of, 539-duties, 541. .
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