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An Act to amend an act entitled an act to extend the Railroad beyond Jackson. 1850 234 (1850.1)

handle is hein.slavery/ssactsms0258 and id is 1 raw text is: LAWS OF MISSISSIPPI. President of the Board of Police of said county. in any court having competent jurisdiction; and such fine, when collected, shall be placed in the hands of the treasurer of said county, to be applied by said Board-of Police, to. the constructioi of a court house, or other public buildings in said town. SEC. 10. And be it further enacted, That 'all acts and parts of acts coming under the perview of this act, shall be, and the same are hereby repealed, and that this act shall be in force from and after its.pas- sage. Approved March 9, 1850. CHAPTER 131. AN ACT to amend an act entitled an act to extend the Railroad beyond Jackson. SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the Legislature of Three the State of Mississippi, That instead of five, the comnis- Governor be authorised to appoint three commis- sioners to sioners, in the same manner, and with the same be appoint- aoi.n. powers, as prescribed in the act to which this is an ,amendment; and that the Governor shall have power to remove from office any of said commis- sioners, whenever in his opinion the interest of said road may require it. SEc. 2. Be it further enacted, That said board Tosellof commissioners be, and they are hereby author- slaves. ised and empowered, by and with the advice and consent of the Governor, to sell and dispose of any of said negroes which in their opinion may be unsuit- able to the labor to be performed on said road; and in the event of funds not being raised from any other source necessary to keep said negroes em- ployed on said work, they are hereby authorised to sell all of said negroes over the number of sixty, together with any other property belonging to said road, which may not, in their opinion, be necessary to carry into effect the provisions of this act; and the money arising from said sales shall be placed in the treasury of this State to the credit of the Two Per Cent. Fund, and shall constitute a part thereof, to be applied to the further construction of the road. To employ SEc. 3. Be it further enacted, That said board elveo of commissioners are hereby required to employ U34

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