[68] Revised Code of Miss., 1857, pp. 72-73.
[69] Hutchinson's Code of Miss., (1798-1848) pp. 188 and 202.
[70] Miss. Rev. Code, 1875; pp. 417-18.
[71] Miss. Rev. Code., 1857, pp. 70-72.
[72] For provisions, Cf. Proceedings of Constitutional Convention, 1861, pp. 12-15.
[73] Miss. Laws, 1862-63, p. 70.
[74] Indigent beneficiaries were divided into three classes, viz: (1) Those entirely dependent. (2) Those deficient in breadstuffs. (3) Those deficient in bacon. No beneficiary could receive more than 6 bushels of corn, 1 bushel of wheat, and 50 pounds of bacon during the year.
[75] Miss. Laws, Feb'y and March, 1865, pp. 3-10.
[76] Miss. Laws, 1862-63, pp. 153-155.
[77] Miss. Laws, 1866-67, pp. 412-414.