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An Act to establish Boards of Police and define their powers and jurisdiction and for other purposes. 1833 5 (1833.1)

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AN ACT to establish Boards of Police, and define their powers and
jurisdiction, and for other purposes.
Section 1. Be it enacted by the Legislature Oflooards of
the State of Mississippi, That there shall be estab- Police es
lished in each county in this state a board of police, tIblished.
to consist of five members, a majority of whom
shall constitute a quorum to transact business, who
shall be elected on the first Monday and day fol-
lowing in May next and continue in office until
the first Monday in November, eighteen hundred
and thirty-five, and until their successors are duly
qualified.
Sec. 2. The said board, at their first mectingo,
or so soon thereafter as may be convenient, shall be divd
divide their respective counties-into five districts, ed into
Ihom each of which the qualified electors of the district.
district shall elect one member for the term pre-
icribed in the Constitution, under such rules and
!egulations, as said board may adopt. The said
listricts shall be fully defined by miles and bounds,
.nd entered of record in their minutes: Provided,
Chat the county court of each county shall meet
-n the second Monday in April next, for the pur-
pose of dividing their respective countics into five
districts, for the election of ene member of said
board from each, on the first Monday And day fol-

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