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SEc. 4. Be it further enacted, That when said clerk of said
probate court, of Hempstead county, shall have transcribed the
contents of said record book B, of wills and testaments as above
described, he shall be entitled to receive from the cointy court
of Hempstead county, compensation therefor, at the rate of ten
cents for every hundred words so by him transcribed as afore-
said.
SEc. 5. Be it further enacted, That this act take effect from
and after its passage.
APPROVED, 7th January, 1857.
AN ACT to provide for making and repairing levees in Chicot
county.
SSaTIon
1. County Court to provide for the elet-
tion of levec inspectors-qualiflca-
tion of voters-County Court to ap-
point Inspectors in th6 meantime-
Sheriff to notify them-duties of the
inspectors.
2. Duty of County Court in relation to
the election-Inspectors to take oath
of office.
8. Board of Levee Inspectors--its duties
and meetings.
4. Treasurer-his duties.
5. Levee Districts-qualifications of In-
spectors..
6. Vacancies in the board-how filled-
penalty of not acting.
7. Repairing and building levees.
8. Mode of proceeding to repair and build
any levee.
9. Contrao&k to be let to the lowest bid-
der.
10. Contractors to give bond.
11. Competisation of Inspectors.
12. Duty of Inspectors in times of over-
flow-right to call out hands-pen-
alty for neglect of such call -an ex-
ception. -
SECTION
13. Directions for making the levees.
14. Assessment and rate of. taxation.
15. Mode of assessing, leveeing and cal-
lecting the levee tax.
16. Collection of the levee tax-power .to
sell property for non-payment of tax
-penalty for sheriff's failure to dis-
charge his duty.
17. Bond and compensation of sheriff-
to pay proceeds of taxes to treasurer
of the levee inspectors.
18. Mode of proceeding where damages are
claimed on account of the location of
any levee.
19. Mode of proceeding where lands out
side of the levee are assessed and tax-
ed.
20. Mode of proceeding to obtain in june-
tion to suspend the construction or
repairing of any levee.
21. Clerk of the county to.act as secretary
of Board of Inspectors-his compen-
sation.
22. Power given the Inspectors to carry
out the objects of this act.
SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of
Arkansas, That for the purpose of establishing a just and equi-
table system of making and repairing levees in the county of
Chicot, it shall be the duty of the county [court] of Chicot, at the
general election hereafter to be holden for the election of State
and county officers, at the same time and in the same manner
as is provided by law for holding said elections, to hold an elec-
tion for as many levee inspectors for Chicot county as there are
levee districts in the county, who shall serve for two years, and
until their successors are elected and qualified; Provided, That
no person shall-vote in the election of said board of levee inspec-](ViewImageLocal?handle=hein.slavery/ssactsar0128&div=1&collection=&method=preview&ext=.png&size=3)