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An Act authorizing the Sheriffs of this State to receive Confederate Treasury Notes in payment of runaway slaves sold, and for other purposes. 1863 111 (1863)

handle is hein.slavery/ssactsms0381 and id is 1 raw text is: LAWS OF MISSISSIPPI. CHAPTER VI. AN ACT authorizing the Sheriffs of this State to receive Con- federate Treasury Notes in payment of runaway slaves sold, and for other purposes. SEC, 1. Be it enacted by theLej slature of the State of Mississippi, That the sheriffs of this State be and they are hereby authorized to receive in payment of runaway slaves sold under the provis- ions of law, Confederate treasury notes. SEC. 2. Be it further enacted, That the several boards of police shall be authorized to use for county purposes any funds paid into the treasury of their respective counties by the sheriffs thereof, as proceeds of runaway slaves, provided that said boards of police hold themselves liable to refund to the claim of any owner of slaves so sold when called on. SEC. 3. Be it further enacted, that this act be in force from 'and after its passage. Approved, November 26, 1863. CHAPTER VII. AN ACT to revive and amenl an act to extend the time for the collection o the taxes of the current fiscal year, approved December 20, 1861, and for other purposes. SEC. 1. Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Mississippi, That the time for the collec- tion of all the State and County taxes for the fiscal year, commencing on the first day of May last, and each succeeding fiscal year thereafter, and the same is hereby extended, as follows, to wit: In- Duty of tax mediately after the first day of June next, and collectors. annually thereafter, the tax collector shall proceed to collect the taxes by distress and sale of personal property, and to advertise the lands of all persons who shall not have previously paid their taxes for sale on the first Monday of July following. The tax deeds to purchasers shall be filed with the probate .clerk, on or before the second Monday of the said month of July, and the collectors shall at ill

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