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An Act to amend an act entitled an act to amend the levee laws in Washington county. 1852 370 (1852.1)

handle is hein.slavery/ssactsms0285 and id is 1 raw text is: Bridges or their fixtures, or any of the materials provided for its construction or use, every such person or persons so offending, shall, on convic- tion of any of the aforesaid offences by satisfac- tory proof, in any Court having competent juris- diction, be fined for the benefit of said Corpora- tion, in four fold the amount of injury proved to be sustained, and collected as other judgments ob- tained before said Courts. SEc. 11. Be it further enacted, That the Presi- dent and Directors may declare and pay annual Dividends dividends to the stockholders from the profits aris- ing from the tolls received on said Bridge, but if there shall be a failure of the payment of any sum subscribed to the capital stock of said Company, by any person or persons, the party failing shall lose the benefit of any dividend which may have accrued prior to the time of making such payment, and during the delay of the same; Provided, how- ever, That the President and Directors shall at all times reserve from the profits of said Bridge such sums of money as they may deem necessary and proper for the repair and contingent expenses of keeping said Bridges and embankments in good condition for travel. SEC. 12. And be it further enacted, That this act shall take effect from and after its passage. Approved March 15, 1852. CHAPTER 253. AN ACT to anend an act entitled an act to amend the levee laws in Washington county, approved Feb. 1st, 1850. SECTION. 1. Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of .Mississippi, Those persons who advanc- Persons ed money towards the building and completion of entitled to levees under the act to which this is amendatory scrip. expecting the same would be refunded them upon the collection of the levee tax, shall, upon the re- port of the Levee Commissioners, acting at the time in the several districts that the money was so advanced, be entitled to county scrip, issued by order of the Board of Police, for the sum so ad- vanced respectively, and said scrip shall bear in- terest at the rate of six per cent. per annum, from the time the money was advanced until paid. 0 L;Aws OF M*1ississippi.

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