[Mississippi Laws]:

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[VAST COLLECTION OF MISSISSIPPI STATE LAWS, 1831 - 1870]. An interesting collection of mid-19th-century Mississippi state laws from the period between 1831 and 1870. These session laws deal with issues relevant to a growing state in the American south, including slavery, Mississippi River development, and later, legal matters related to Reconstruction, among a multitude of other concerns. A complete list of the imprints is as follows:1) LAWS OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI, PASSED AT THE FIFTEENTH SESSION OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY.... Jackson: Peter Isler, 1831. 172,xviii pp.2) LAWS OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI, PASSED AT THE SIXTEENTH SESSION OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY.... Jackson: Peter Isler, 1833. 252,xxv pp. First two leaves chipped, with minor loss of text.3) LAWS OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI, PASSED AT THE SEVENTEENTH SESSION OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY.... Jackson: George R. Fall, 1834. 200pp.4) LAWS OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI; PASSED AT A REGULAR BIENNIAL SESSION OF THE LEGISLATURE.... Jackson: G.R. & J.S. Fall, 1836. 440pp.5) LAWS OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI, PASSED AT AN ADJOURNED SESSION OF THE LEGISLATURE.... Jackson: G.R. & J.S. Fall, 1837. 67pp. A photographic facsmile of the original work.6) LAWS OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI; PASSED AT A REGULAR BIENNIAL SESSION OF THE LEGISLATURE.... Jackson: B.D. Howard, 1838. [4],[ii]-viii,[9]-368pp.7) LAWS OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI, PASSED AT AN ADJOURNED SESSION OF THE LEGISLATURE.... Jackson: B.D. Howard, 1839. 491pp. Includes the te

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