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An Act declaring what laws of a public nature shall be incorporated in the Revised Code, and providing for the publication thereof. 1822 226 (1822.6)

handle is hein.slavery/ssactsms0070 and id is 1 raw text is: 226* LAWS OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPpR I
AN ACT, declaring what'lawsof a public nature shall be in-
corporated in the Revised>Code, and providing for the pub-
lication thereof
- SEc. 1. Be it enated by-hdSenate- and House af Represen-:
tatives of ike State of Mississippi, inGineral Assembly convened,,
That there shall be published an idition of the laws of this
state, in which shall be contained the following matters, to-
wit:-
1: An act, to reduce'into ofie, the several acts and parts ei
'adts,.concerning the establishment, jurisdiction and powers,
of the Suiperior Courts of law
2. An act, concerning the appointment, jurisdiction and
powers of Justices of the Peace, within this state.
3. An act, concerning the establishment, jurisdiction, and
powers of Inferior Courts of law, in the several counties of
this state.
4. An act, to reduce into one the several acts, concerning
the organization and discipline of the Militia of this statei-
and to-repeal the-laws beretofdre- enacted on that subject.
5. An act, to reduce into one the several acts, concerning,
executions, and for the relief of insolvent debtors.
6. *An act, to reduce into one the several acts, concerning;
the writ of habeas corpus, and to annul the remedy by writ,
de homine replegiando.
7. An act, to reduce into one the several acts, concerning.,
escheats.
8. An act, concerning conveyances.
9. An act, concerning the appointment and duties of Con'-
stables.
10. An act, for the punishment of crimes and misdemeanors,
Il. An act, concerning the appointment and dutiesof Sher-
iffs.
12. An act, directing the method of proceeding in courts of
equity against absent debtors and other absent defendants,
and forregulating the proceedings on attachments against ab-
iconding debtors.
13. An act, for the limitation of actions, and certain pro-
ceedings in civil cases, and for preventing frivolous and vexa-
Mous suits.
14. An act, for the better securing the payment of rents,
and preventing the fraudulent practices of tenants, and to reg-
ulate the practice of suing out and prosecuting writs of re-
plevin.
15. An act, concerning the salaries of certain officers there-
OWnamed, fixing the compensation of the members. of bot-

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