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An Act to cause an Enumeration of the Inhabitants of this State to be made. 1865 93 (1865.1)

handle is hein.slavery/ssactsms0405 and id is 1 raw text is: LAWS OF MISSISSIPPI. maintenance of the poor of the freedmen, free ne- groes ond mulattoes of this State, under such reg- ulations as may be established by the boards of county police, in the respective counties of this State. SEc. 7. Be it further enacted, That if any freed- man, free negro or mulatto shall fail, or refuse to pay any tax levied according to the provisions of On failure st. the sixth section of this act, it shall be prima facie he aea ed evidence of vagrancy, and it shall be the duty of the sheriff to arrest such freedman, free negro or mulatto, or such person refusing or neglecting to pay such tax, and proceed at once to hire, for the shortest time,, such delinquent tax payer to any one who will pay the said tax, with accruing costs, giving preference to the employer, if there be one. SEC. 8. Be it further enacted, That any. person feeling himself or herself aggrieved by the judg- 11ow appea.+, ment of any justice of the peace, mayor or alder- . man, in cases arising under this act, may, within five days, appeal to the next term of the county court Gf the proper county, upon giving bond and security in a sum not less than twenty-five, nor more than one hundred and fifty dollars, condi- tioned to appear and prosecute said appeal, and abide by the judgment of the county court,' and said appeal sball be tried de novo in the county court, and the decision of said court shall be final. 8=.. 9. Be it further enacted, That this act be in force, and take effect from its passage. Approved November 24, 1865. CHAPTER VII. AN ACT to cause an. Enumeration of the 1Nhabitants of this State to be made. SECTION 1. Be it enactedby the Legislature of the State of Mississippi, That it shall he the duty of Assepsors it the assessors of the several counties in this State' s tion. to make an accurate enumeration of each and ev-

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