Petition to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus; November 6, 1861

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Petition to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus; November 6, 1861

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Adams, H. B.Alexander, G. H.Bell, J. F.Bell, W. T.Bradshaw, A. H.Bruce, T. P.Brute, James Buck, Unknown Collier, G. W.Deterley, J. L.Deterley, M. M.Fears, R. L.Felkey, S.Goff, R. C.Green, A.Hooter, W. L.Johnston, Unknown Kitchens, B. F.Kitchens, J. B.Lakeman, F. M.Leggett, Samuel Mason, Henry Mathews, W. F.McAlister, Alexander McBroom, D. T.McBroom, W.McCain, W. G.Pettus, John Jones, 1813-1867 Reiff, Louis Roblin, C. W.Ross, U. B.Sanders, J. G.Shiegler, W. D.Slater, B. J.Webster, Jacob Webster, N. B.Webster, W.

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Warren County
State of Mississippi
November 6^th 1861

To His Excellency,
John J Pettus

Sir

We the undersigned citizens of Township Eighteen, North of Range Five East would respectfully request your Excellency to lay before the Legislature our petition for a Special act for the above Mentioned Township to read as follows,

Section 1^st_,, Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Mississippi that hereafter there shall be five School Trustees Elected in the County of Warren State of Mississippi on the first Monday in January 1862 and there-after in each year in and for said Township, 18 North of range five East, being and lying in the County of Warren, and shall hold their office for one year and no longer, without being re-elected

Section 2^nd_,, No Man shall be entitled to Vote for Trustees except he be a Married or has been a Married [?] and a settled Citizen of Said Township

Section 3^rd_,, The Trustees shall only be lenders of said Moneys belonging to Said Township and not borrowers of the same themselves and shall Make all Moneys Loaned by them on account of Said Township, payable on the 1^st_,, day of January in each and every year there after with principal and Instant and shall secure the same with safe Security and all Moneys or other evidence of debt either

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principal or Interest or by Illegal Management herretofore committed by other Trustees or any person or persons shall be fully settled for, and or refusal to do so, suit shall be brought against all persons so offending by the Trustees as is heretofore provided for by Law

Section 4^th_,, The Said Trustees shall not employ any Teacher to Teach a School in and for Said Township except he be of good moral Character and be qualified to teach the various branches of an English education, and that all Children from the age of 6 years to 21 years old shall be entitled to go to Said School So teached in and for Said Township

Section 5 ^th_,, It shall be the duty of Said Trustees, before they or either of these proceed to the discharge of the duties required of them by this act, to enter in Bond with security as may be approved of by "The Board of County Police" of the County in which they may reside, payable to the President of Said Board of County Police and his Successors in Office, Conditioned for the faithful discharge of the duties required of them by this act, and Said Board of County Police shall direct and Said Trustees shall also take an oath before Said Board of County Police that [unclear] do such Trustees according to Law, to the best of their skill and Judgement

The above together witth the undermentiond Signatures is a Copy of the original the Single Men (altho Citizens) relinguishing their rights to married portion of the Community.

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Married Men

G. W Collier
<h3>Mathews, W. F.</h3> " ref="#S32033529">W. F. Mathews
<h3>Alexander, G. H.</h3> " ref="#S32033530">G. H. Alexander
<h3>Adams, H. B.</h3> " ref="#S32033531">H. B. Adams
<h3>Deterley, J. L.</h3> " ref="#S32033532">J. L. Deterley
<h3>Slater, B. J.</h3> " ref="#S32033533">B. J Slater
<h3>McBroom, D. T.</h3> " ref="#S32033534">D. T. M^cBroom
<h3>Bradshaw, A. H.</h3> " ref="#S32033535">A H Bradshaw
<h3>Ross, U. B.</h3> " ref="#S32033536">U. B. Ross
<h3>Roblin, C. W.</h3> " ref="#S32033537">C. W Roblin
<h3>McCain, W. G.</h3> " ref="#S32033538">W. G. M^cCain
<h3>Hooter, W. L.</h3> " ref="#S32033539">W. L. Hooter
<h3>Bell, W. T.</h3> " ref="#S32033540">W. T. Bell
<h3>Fears, R. L.</h3> " ref="#S32033541">R. L. Fears
<h3>Bell, J. F.</h3> " ref="#S32033542">J. F. Bell
<h3>Goff, R. C.</h3> " ref="#S32033543">R. C Goff
<h3>Brute, James</h3> " ref="#S32033544">James Brute
<h3>Shiegler, W. D.</h3> " ref="#S32033545">W. D. Shiegler
<h3>Webster, Jacob</h3> " ref="#S32033546">Jacob Webster
<h3>Mason, Henry</h3> " ref="#S32033547">Henry Mason
<h3>Leggett, Samuel</h3> " ref="#S32033548">Samuel Leggett
<h3>Green, A.</h3> " ref="#S32033549">A [Paper folded] Green
<h3>Kitchens, J. B.</h3> " ref="#S32033550">J. B. Kitchens
<h3>Kitchens, B. F.</h3> " ref="#S32033551">B. F Kitchens
<h3>Sanders, J. G.</h3> " ref="#S32033552">J. G. Sanders
<h3>Bruce, T. P.</h3> " ref="#S32033553">T. P. Bruce
<h3>Felkey, S.</h3> " ref="#S32033554">S. Felkey
<h3>Reiff, Louis</h3> " ref="#S32033555">Louis Reiff
<h3>Deterley, M. M.</h3> " ref="#S32033556">M M Deterley
<h3>McBroom, W.</h3> " ref="#S32033557">W. M^cBroom
<h3>Webster, N. B.</h3> " ref="#S32033558">N. B Webster
<h3>McAlister, Alexander</h3> " ref="#S32033559">Alx^s M^cAlister
<h3>Webster, W.</h3> " ref="#S32033560">W. Webster
<h3>Lakeman, F. M.</h3> " ref="#S32033561">F. M. Lakeman

This is the entire voting population of this Township with the exception of Four, Two absent and Two to whom it has not been presented to

The Petitioners respe-ctfully presents their compliments to Messr. Johnston and Buck their Representatives and [unclear]—able Consideration

The above is a true Copy of the Signatures—See original attached