Laws of the State of Mississippi: Embracing All Acts of a Public Nature from January Session, 1824, to January Session 1838, Inclusive

Mississippi

state, 1838 - Law - 932 pages

Contents

• An act to appropriate the moneys arising from the rents of school lands and: 17
• An act to repeal an act entitled an act to divide Covington county and form: 23
• An act to provide for the payment of the fees of coroners: 29
• An act to amend the one hundred and seventh section of an act entitled an act: 36
• An act to divide and define the limits of Copiah county and for other purposes: 38
• An act further to extend relief to debtors: 49
• An act to provide for leasing the seminary lands: 56
• An act supplemental to an act entitled an act to reduce into one the several acts: 64
• An act to define the boundary lines of Pike Lawrence and Amite counties: 70
• An act authorizing proceedings in certain cases therein named against unknown heirs: 78
• An act supplemental to an act entitled an act prescribing the mode of ascertaining: 84
• An act concerning the three per cent fund: 87
• An act to repeal so much of the several laws as allows pay to grand jurors and: 93
• An act to amend an act to appropriate the moneys arising from the rents of school: 97
• An act to amend the twentyfirst section of an act to reduce into one the several: 104
• An act to provide for the payment of witnesses in certain cases: 111
• An act to establish a permanent seat of justice in and for the county of Yazoo: 117
• An act to repeal the fifteenth section of the act entitled an act further to extend: 123
• An act to authorize the county courts of the several counties therein named to make: 130
• An act to divide Yazoo county and to organize a new county out of the same: 136
• An act to amend the one hundred and fortieth section of the orphans court act passed: 142
• An act to provide for holding one term of the supreme court at Natchez: 146
• An act further to amend an act entitled an act concerning attorneys and counsellors: 153
• An act to prevent the damages which may happen by the firing of woods marshes: 159
• An act to extend the provisions of an act entitled an act to prevent the damages: 160
• An act to remove the several courts of law of Hinds county to the town of Ray: 165
• An act to change the mode of appointing commissioners of roads: 171
• An act requiring the sheriffs of the several counties in which the supreme court: 177
• An act organizing a board of internal improvement: 183
• An act to define the boundary line between the counties of Jefferson and Claiborne: 191
• An act to levy a special tax for the counties therein named: 202
• An act to amend an act entitled an act to provide for the election of a public printer: 208
• An act to amend an act entitled an act to establish a court of probate for the grant: 214
• An act to establish permanently the seat of justice of Washington county: 220
• An act to define the boundary lines between the counties of Jackson and Hancock: 221
• An act to establish and change election precincts in certain counties therein named: 234
• An act for the relief of the securities of public officers in certain cases: 251
• An act to amend an act prescribing the mode of ascertaining and assessing the taxa: 292
• An act to define the boundary line between the counties of Jackson and Hancock: 300
• An act for the further distribution of the laws and journals of this state: 308
• An act to amend an act entitled an act to reduce into one the several acts and parts: 314
• An act to amend an act entitled an act to reduce into one the several acts concern: 319
• An act to provide for the improvement of the navigation of the several watercourses: 322
• An act to regulate the taking of documentary testimony in certain cases and: 328
• An act further to amend the acts concerning the jurisdiction and powers of justices: 334
• An act to amend an act entitled an act to reduce into one the several acts concern: 341
• An act to suppress malicious injuries to personal property and for other purposes: 345
• An act the better to provide for the payment of expenses incurred in the prosecution: 354
• An act to require the executive of this state to appoint three assistant quartermasters: 360
• An act to alter and amend an act entitled an act to reduce into one the several acts: 382
• 30: 393
• An act to organize and establish circuit courts and to define their powers and juris: 400
• An act to establish and organize a separate superior court of chancery and define: 409
• An act to define the duties of the auditor of public accounts and to establish: 423
• An act concerning the attorneygeneral and district attorneys: 429
• An act to amend an act entitled an act to render cotton receipts promissory notes: 432
• An act better to provide for the payment of persons summoned to guard criminals: 437
• An act to carry into effect that part of the fourth article of the constitution which: 444
• An act to authorize the trustees of the school lands within each township in this: 452
• An act to provide for selling the thirtysix sections of land granted by the United: 458
• An act to repeal an act entitled an act to reduce into one the several acts and parts: 465
• An act to declare in force the several acts concerning the mode of election: 473
• An act to designate in what manner and in what courts suits may be brought against: 475
• An act to repeal the sixteenth section of an act entitled an act respecting: 483
• An act to amend an act to organize and establish circuit courts and to define their: 501
• An act to amend an act entitled an act to carry into effect that part of the fourth: 507
• An act to organize the counties laid off in part of the territory acquired by the United: 516
• An act further to amend an act entitled an act to reduce into one the several acts: 522
• An act to amend the 9th section of an act entitled an act to organize and establish: 528
• An act to direct the mode of publishing the acts of the legislature: 531
• An act to amend an act entitled an act to authorize the trustees of the school lands: 539
• An act further to provide for the erection of a penitentiary in this state: 546
• An act to appoint commissioners of public buildings in this state and for other pur: 554
• An act to define the boundary line between the counties of Jackson and Hancock: 565
• An act to prescribe the method of proceeding against delinquent overseers of roads: 571
• An act to repeal the law extending the action of replevin: 577
• An act to incorporate the Northern Bank of Mississippi and for other purposes: 582
• An act to authorize the reception of that portion of the public revenue of the United: 590
• An act to extend the time of holding the circuit courts for Hinds county and: 603
• An act to amend an act entitled an act concerning the appointment and duties: 613
• An act to incorporate the Mississippi City Company: 649
• An act to legalize certain proceedings of the commissioners of the Mississippi Ship: 656
• 84: 665
• An act to extend the powers of the police courts in certain counties therein named: 666
• 85: 673
• An act to extend and change the terms of the circuit court in the county of Han: 676
• An act to incorporate the Greensborough academy in the county of Choctaw: 683
• An act to authorize rail road companies to dispose of their unsold stock: 693
• An act to amend the charter of the Planters Bank of the state of Mississippi: 700
• An act to prevent the evil practice of duelling in this state and for other purposes 785: 735
• An act to incorporate the Tuscalemeter turnpike and bridge company: 739
• An act to exempt from sale and set apart blank square number nine south in: 745
• An act supplemental to an act entitled an act to establish the Agricultural Bank: 751
• An act to exempt firemen therein named from performing military duty: 757
• An act to amend an act concerning attorneys and counsellors at law passed June: 764
• An act supplementary to an act to incorporate the subscribers to the Mississippi: 784
• An act to change the time of holding the circuit court of Marshall county: 792
• An act granting certain powers and privileges to the officers of organized religious: 800
• An act to authorize McKee and Patterson to build a bridge across the Yocnapatafa: 806
• An act to amend the charter of the Port Gibson academy: 812
• An act to change the time of holding the circuit courts of the several counties com: 818
• An act in relation to pleas in abatement: 824
• 104: 825
• An act to amend an act entitled an act supplementary to an act entitled an act: 830
• 105: 833
• An act to amend the charter of the Grand Gulf rail road and banking company: 836
• 106: 841
• 107: 849
• 108: 857
• An act for the relief of the assessors and collectors of the counties of Bolivar: 863
• An act to incorporate the Paulding and Pontotoc rail road company: 869
• An act to dispose of the unsold lands belonging to the state of Mississippi donated: 881
• An act to increase the revenue of this state: 885
• An act to extend the provisions of the sixtyfourth section of the act entitled: 889
• An act in relation to the sheriff of the county of Madison and for other purposes: 892
• company: 903
• 140: 906
• 516: 908
• 316: 912
• 174: 913
• 252: 915
• 400: 916
• 766: 920
• 142: 922
• 525: 924
• 112: 925
• 209: 926
• 458: 927
• 145: 928
• 793: 931

Bibliographic information

• Title: Laws of the State of Mississippi: Embracing All Acts of a Public Nature from January Session, 1824, to January Session 1838, Inclusive
• Author: Mississippi
• Publisher: state, 1838
• Original from: Harvard University
• Digitized: Oct 17, 2008
• Length: 932 pages