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ALEXANDER ~ NTGOMER Y, f.tejident ( ihe .Legi/Ja:i'lJe Council.
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. I. Be it enaa:cd by the Legifla-.. and Hoqfe of Reprcfentattvcs of
{ti,ppi Tc,rritory, in <.e~eral Aifembly
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AN ACT To a.mend an aEl, e11tit!ed u an 'fct co1tctrnin):
aflorn:cs ' gene,·al."
SECTION 1. Be it enatl:ed by the Legifla. •ive Council and Houfe of Reprefentatives of tile Miffiffippi Territory, in General Aifembly convened, That the attorney general in and for the counties weft of Pearl Riv.er, be allowed the annual compenfation of eigbt hundred ' dollars for attending the ' fup'erior courts of W11kinfon, Adams, .Jeff:rfon, C laiborne, Warren, Fran}din and Amjte countres; and the attorney general for the di(lr~ of Wa8i- · ington, ~be annual c:ompenfatioi, of three hundred doKars. for attending .the luperior courts of W"ilfbington, Baldwin and \Varne counties, to be paid in the manner diredcd by thf' abo.ve reciled act.. · , ' ,
Sx.c. 2 ~ And be it /Mrth'lr enatltd, That fo much of the .acl: to which this is an amendment as· comes within the purv.iew of this acr, be, and the lame i.s ~ereby repealed.
!<ERDINAND L\ CLAIBORNE, Speaker ~ the Hortje of Repre
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ALEXANDER MONTGOMER. Y, Pr.ejident .of the , Legifla:ive Council.
,Approved t'he 27th November, I 810. D.A VID HOLMES, ·
!Juvernqi· ef the Mij/ij/ippl Ter·rito1y~
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DAV'ID 'ff OL.MES, <Jovernor of th~ M_usiuippi u ,m.'t,!'y.
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Be it enacted by the· Legiflative Council and HoufCE of Reprefcntatives ~£, the ~if. . fiffippi Terri tory, in General ~fiem_bly, C~D· vei1ed, ,Tbat fo much of the th1rttentb ~ ion of the act, to wludr- th is is an amt ndment, as authonfes the taxing of treble c.ofts againft tbe perfon t omplained ga1nft in cafe he be caft,. be, and the fame is hereby ~ aletl.
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ALEXAN Ek td()NT MERY, · · Prtsid, ,,t il the Legisl11twiClft11tif. }, , . \
~-jiprov~d,3d I1ec. 18,10. . .• • l)AVID HOLMES, " 'Go;vur .ef tlu Misns~i,,. Tlrrit"1•
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' Be ,i-t ena.cbd by ' the. Legiflauve Council and Houfe of Reprefentat"ve o( the Miffif.
· ftppi Te'rritory, in Ge :Mlembly con-vened, .That there fh'all ect:ed in fpc<;ie from...every' p~rfon in. the eounty of Adams liable to pay taxes, by the collcc\or of faid countv at the time he collet\-s the territorial 'tax for the year eig~teen hundred and eleven,
. a f um equal .to one 1tCOl h paFt of the tertitor'ial &&~ whi"h- iuch perfon may be liab~c to pay_.
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for tlie purpofe of fuppl ying certain deficiencies ~ which ~a!e occurred un:Ier ~· an act providing ,, for building and keeping 10 repair for five . years,Jhree bridges over St.,Catharine's creek i.n.ta:i~ county,'' and " ~n act to make appro~ pr~at,ons for the year eighteen hundred and tel), and for other purpoles," and that of faid tax when collected faid collector lhall pay into the h~nck of the c~mftliffioners appointed by the fa1d 6dl mentioned afr, for each of faid
' . bridges t.~ ji .. . Ode hunlired and fixty dollars, and' to John 9F'ofl:er the fum of two hundred and eighty-fix doUars and fixty-fev'en cents, in ·run com~nfation· for t• acres, of 1an4 lR 1bc town·Qf \Valhington, bouo-ht of him 1jy the '-commifiioners appornted by law
·· f.or the ' purpofe · whereon to .-:erect the ~public buildings for the c~unty of Adams; w,hich faid tax: _(hall be colletl:ed', paid and accounted for in the manner prefcri11ed by faid acts. v .
FERDINJ\ND L. ~LAIBOR.NE-, " _ , 1/t#tr'f/.~ &J;i of lt.1pr4t11t'!_!i1111;,
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ALEXANDER MONTGOMtR Y; . - President qf the Lezis~tive Co1111,il. ,
,,lipproved, 3d' Dec~mber,r1810. . ·-: ' I . ~- '
DAVIDH~MES, . ~1t,1r-n.or·oftln Jt;;,usi,;i Ttrritar:,!
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:ro ameni ~, An aEl (Ofic.erni,,g the'.· Militt'a oj the Mississippi Trrr_itorj." ~ I
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t. Be rt enatftecl lby tt~·~ ~giflative (~ounctl -aad Hoofe ·of:Repre~eotntives of th~
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Lt 1s l M(fiiffippi Territory, )r:i.-. :Ge~~ AB"cmbly convened, Tbat the 'Go,ernQr, whenever he .
·, may}cem· It _n.ece~a.r-y ~- fi~all have ~Wff;· ~-D~ authority to .appo1ni aad c_o1ntn1llion fu~li fielct offi cers o£.c.avahy M nuy ,.bt;ncFeffaty m . or-
. rganizing the fe~~ , ~ ?,P~ o~·~ vAlry ·withiu. · ,the t"r1'1tory : '""'' '. · · · ·'
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, S Kc. 2. An4, be it 'fo (k,,, ,pz.a'!uil" 'rhat th~ Governor, ,whenever_.. l\~.: ~liY, ·deem \t nee,e{.; fary, fflall liave-- poweM1.1)1J , a'i:1:.hority to Of• gaoize one or more volun:teer companies of :artillery; light ini ~ntry_ 311d rifleq1~,. ip jacb county within the, ~;! · 1?.row.*.tl• AQ'W· ei:e,·, (~f~ or.g,:ni'Z«ti~~'->f .tt'ctj_ :eomp~~ic:,s . fhaU not : mat ct+,IIY , _1p;ure the battalion C('.)314,f.lq _.in .1~4.ictive reg.imcnts :_ .A11<I pro'i'JU/e.J. aifo.,, .ti ½jl!J,dl. -v,,ol~ r: <:ompa-
1 n~es, when ra1[e and otg~ ~a: lluil ,be,fu~ . ject (o the . fame r . r.egu!ations, and ,ordci:; from_tbe_ cal':ntmlQ.d'ing officers otJhe battalions an&rcgiment-sfo ~f1ich tht:y 01 ~11 be_im~exeg_. as other , C0!11pjll1C.l of mlhtU( -Wlthm t'frc ter.rit.or.y. ' Sec. 3 · And be it ft,1~ 1 her 't,;aEf(d, -That
ever,r non-.~ 1..uni(fiP.f(t:d 9-UiFe·r qr. pcivate.~ho ·fha.ll~b . ~ -~talion or regi-~ . ~~ly not-iftc:d ' thereof; .
·\~ 'ft be• ned i{in adtlu1on to th~ fines' hereto) fore impofed .by -law) (or e~1tffy fuch offence~. one fifth part . of the- amo:ur,t of bis territotial . . tax for tbe preceding ye:u-~ :o be . collected, . accounted for_. arid apprap . . te:d. -in t_he fame manner ·is other fioes are ·etced to -b~ by l ''W _; ' ~ .. , ~
Sec. 4. Ai1d'be tffmthe~ e11a8ed, Th~t the fergsant m·ajor, for co.lli:CllO!l of fines, in adw . dition to his -t:ompenfafion li erltok,re giv,n by bw, th all he allowed the fu1 th:r fu m.ot fevcnty iiv~L cerus for ci.-ery wai.rant to .him i:iir.eclc:d, -
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t9 be ~ollected from the 'ref pectivc de!inqu~ nts · . : in_ the fame n1annc·r·as~ wanant~ ar~ heretofore ·
· by law direplcd to pc collecled. · SEc. , s~ .. · :.,1nfi be it jurJher en11E1ed, That
there _Jball ~ a.111ufter of cad( battaiaon On(e. , a ycaf, . to b~,' y11peint.ed, 'by, the. commancl:ng; . officer-0£ tb~ 1ment to wh ich foch bat-·
· talii;>ps .r~f(?C~iY~?' -~o~g, and a ~ufter of J
each rcgtm~nF ~ '·year, at fucb time and · pl11ce ~s ,. iliaU , jg ... !4)).ointed by the commansf{l'Aruf~ili~~'31· not qe, the duty
•of the bfla$:'";~4\ii~t~ .attc~.,.ba,ttalioa mµfter withi11 th.is terrttog. , 1• 1 1 · : '
· ~he. 6. ,. And lu.j.t f itrdir tll,/i{ful., That the tw~ ,iy.{eventh)e~n,9f the act concerning th~_nJJlitia o( the Mrllimppi Te1ritory, and all other a¢ts ot parts.9t acl.s com'ing wit~io the purvie1¥>·a.nd me4Pjqg of this a~, be, aJ:ld the. fame hereby a~ caled_-
·_ FE,RDINANDl~.·C,t:AJdO){NE. -·,.'''Speaker of lhe RMIJ-e o/_ lfi'l,refi11iati'l.ll~
" 'ALi~~R .MeN-T~O E~ Y, , . . · '·:l'rijident·if~1 1'if~t. 't.fi:Jfij.
.Approved, ~3d Dec~. 181,0. ·. : , .Jt.i:. 1 DAVID HOLMES, · · . j ·. . . .· / GfJwrn~r 'of th,t }1ississip/i Ter,i1'm,. ~ - . "' .
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To amend an actJ en1it!t:d " An ,ut Jorile 11ppomtme1JI '.if • Auditbr of f ub/u .tfqi,1111is, afcert_aint11;{ lz f dz,ties in ~ ce, an(ijr/r ·olher pu, poje s."
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SEc. 1 • . Be it enacled by th.e Legi1lati1.·e Council and H oufe of Rcprdentatives of the Miffiffippi Territory, in G~neral A1f1:mbJr.
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convened, Th:1:t ;ill ,wa't'rants 'itt"oed_' by tbe.' auditor ·t>f pu_bltc; · af counts on -.the t~t.p~~ri.!'I
· treaturer before the firft day ~f Nov.enfbe~, one thoufand, eight hundred and tcn,,_ thalll?e
r returned to the audi'l:or of public .. accounts, , ' to be by him re-ai.n:li-t.ed;' ,and di{ auditor of
public accod1its·, ~fter rc-~uditing the f.l;Dle, ' {hall delive\' the warran't tct+t#e perfoh entitled
thereto, 'retaiqirig the ,~rah'ts fo returned, which thall be confidered as dffcharged by the tefti.tory. ·
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SEc. 2 • . And /,e Jt.'fa,1!11' entrt/ilJ; Th~t'•ll warraots itf oed previous to the t~rhe ~tbrefa1d·, ·
lhallbet~ ~-vcraltolledors. o. t the .t~ · - •. • , . "' l ny tax or cfcbt due tbe tfflf-Oty, , · -be'tbe .1-~f':qf J~~ ' territorial treafuret ~ e h e"'C$fS t\i,e taii\c upoo his bQok\'to-prefcnt tbtm to '\he audtlor of public ~CC0\lfitS~•.tO be by lunrre-audited as ft"""'elaid. . .. ' . ' . - ' r . -.,u, ! ' ' ' f l ~
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~Ee. 3~ And be it fi,rther enaEl;d, That all warrants not received by the colletlors · ,as afore,faid and w,hith lhaJ,l_ not be "-prefen~d .to tli~ auditQtibul?H«N1£mu,nts, to~ re-au8it- -cd by, tbf~ffo"ns holoini foch warranh, on or before the tiM1e the ref pect:i»£· '.colle'ttors arc bqund by law t,o pay · in their taxes for the year eighteen hundred and eleven, {hall not be received ~s evidc11ce of the pubt~c dd;,t.
S~c. 4. .And be it further - cl6J, That the feventh feet-ion of the act entitled ., an act to amend an act, entitled, an act eftablilhing the ' fees of the feveral officers therein named, and for other purpo{es," thall not be fo conftrued as·to authorife an aU~wance by the fup.erior court of law an<l equity of :my county to the . .
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the rate of .
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.. i<l:aa, !11all be held, enjoyed and poffdied by the ta1d Stockholdei;s tor and during, the term 0t twenty-four years.
SEc. 3. And be ti furtL,· ena{led, That lo much ot the faid ad as comes v. itlnn the purview of this att, be o.nJ tbe 1.-i:nt.: is berdlj rc:pealed,
FERDI~JA:\D L. CL\180RNE, Speaker of the· Ilfluf qf Reprefintative s,
ALEXANDER MONTGOMERY, ,Prm"Jmt oj th~ Lrgi;/r.tiue Councd.
Approved, 3d Dec. 1810.
DAV ID HOLMES, GoNrnor of the Mini;sippi TerriJor'j.
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1 o amend an act mt it led " A11 act to pre'i:i::.: the e'"..•tl Jractice of ,~ami11g."
SECTION 1. Be it er.afte<l by the Lrgi{h, tivc Council and Houfc of Repdcntatives of tbe M1ffi!Iippi Territory, in Genc:ral .'\ffemh:y conH·nec.l, Tliat no pcrfon or pcrfons fk.ll bnC'aiter undntake _to r.ide by Lottery, ally fum of money or to uif1)0le 0f by lottery any property. eitlicr of his, her or their own, or tor any ot11cr pcrhin or 1,edons whatever, unlefs he, n1e or tl'C:V ::e authorikd by hw; and 1f a;1y perlon or pc; 1ons (hall attempt to r:\ile any fom of nwuy, or 10 d1li1olc of any property hy a lottery, exc.cpt :.,s berei!1 autlicriled,cach pcrfon co11ce111cd thc1ein l11all torfrit tlte lum of one thou!aml do1la1s, to be rrcovc1cd by inforrnati01i ur rnJ1dmrnt, iu any court, li.i.\··
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any thre~ of the i•JtliLts of fa:d county; int} county of \Vath11111,ron, at the cou~t liou, therwf, under the luperinttndcncc ul F1anc Stnn,?_er, Natt Chrilh11,1s and j.Jhn M'Fa1 land; 1n the count)' of H,1ldwit1, at t5ie vrnr· hou!e thereof and at Jolin M'Dan:e\'s, u:1:k the foperintendcncc ot Joli:1 l-Lr1~n, r.Jl1 Johnfon and \V1lliam l:htes at the CJUi.
houle; L"r.eroccs I. Brpnt, John IJL;\brd an,1 JoCeph St1g3ins at the nouk ol John .\t·D.rniel; in the county of \Vayne, at th:.: cou;:t hou!e thereof, un la tbc hqJcrir1tc:1Jcnce cf James Mcrgan, JJfi.1l1 Skinrier ::.nJ J0lin Brewer.
SEC. 3. A11,l be it further cn:;{fed, Th:it th~ dec\:ion tGr the reprc:Centatives atoreli:d f1i:i!l be bclcl at the aforc:fa1d plac~s ~t the l:.1:ne ti.n! as prdcribed by the act cnt ,tld " An ad tv amend an :1,~ cc,1cern1ng elc.:ti,;t'ls."
SEc. 4. A11ri he it jurth~, e;ii1neJ, Tint the fuenfE, foperintcndents and clerks of tbe aforel:.ud counties fhall perf0rm all the duties req':11rcd of them by th~ exifling laws oi tlllS territory.
FERDl~ANT1 L. CLAIBORNE, St,wker of the Hwfe cf Reprif,r.t:.ti·utr.
ALEXA~DER r,IONTGO'.\IERY, l'r,su!mt if tl: D,,i,lati-ve Cv:J"lcil •
.'.ppro\·~cl. 3d Dec. tS 10.
DAY1D HC:L:\JLS, (;o\!er,:cr ~{ ti. .. .: ,ifL:JJ·i::)pi 1tn<:~rJ,
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· 'darn·, county, between the hours ot ten o .. cloclt '!11 . lh~ ,nornm~! and _f"ur .~cl~ k _in the _~ven•
, 1ng., · ~l'!der tl\,c fop~rin~e:Bii~ of J. Kem~, , . P,a,ke-Waltor., and \V1llta.m-Crothers·. ii.\ · .. ' ,,. Sac . 5.- -Aj!lk'n:f?.t!,r· ,i,.Sed .. 'that ~I :· , perll)Qs 0~ 1nuhe1de,, ·or ownu~g-ah.>t 1« . the ~4 tow~ ~ ~~-... . tfril ... be ,en. lttled · , to ;Jote fo({~ -·-jj · , .· ·. . · . : ·.' .\ ~ • • '1'-
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