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An Act to establish a County Court within each County in this State, for Orphan business, for County Police, for the Trial of Slaves and for other purposes. 1817-1818 58 (1817)

handle is hein.slavery/ssactsms0030 and id is 1 raw text is: t48 V hree ju. - lices to form Wourt. 'Their pow- ers ondjuris- Oction, AN ACT 'o establish a County Court.witlIn eact Count? in this State, for Orphan busi- County Police, for the Trial of Slaves and for other prposes. SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and Flouse of Representatives of the State -of 1Jssissippt in General .Assembly conven- ed, That there shall be established it each county in this state, a court, to be styled the county court, to consist of three justices to be electedby the joint -vote of both houses of the general as. sembly, and commissioned by the go. vernor, justices of the peace and of the quorum during good behaviour, and one of which shall also be commission- ed chief justice thereof which court -shall hold four stated terms a year, ana the said court and chiefjustice there- of; shall have, possess. and exercise all the powers and jurisdiction of a court of probate, for the granting of letters testameritary, and of administration, foi- orphaus' business, for county polic, and for the trial of slaves, and general- ly, both in and out of term, all the pow- ers and jurisdiction belonging and ap- pertaining by the laws of' the Mississip- pi territory at the time of the adoption of the constitution of this state, to the county court and chief justice thereof respectively; and all the laws then in force in said territory, not contrary to the laws and constitution of this state, which applied or related to the count

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