The weekly American banner. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1855-18??, 1856-02-01
VOL. 1--N0. 37..
HOARD OF POLICE.

I
Monday Morning, Dc smber l7ta, 1855.
The Honorable Board ef Police OF YazoJ
County met pursuantto adjournment.
Present--N. G. NYE, President.
]. III. Voolfolk T b AIsop, John w.
Jones, NJ X. Greer, ]. NJ Holings-
worth, Clerk; NJ. A. Jenkins, Sher
] iff
Ordered by the Board That James H Nolan,
William Hewett AM William Pickett, be. and
| they are hereby appointed Commissioners to
hold an election for School Trustees, in town
ship ten of Range one Est.
Upon reading and filing the petition of Sam
Euel d Graham and others, purporting to be
majority of the citizens of Township eleven,
Range two east to lease the unsold portion of
the sixteenth section, belonging to said town.
ship. 1t is further ordered by the Board, that
the Trustees of said township, be, and they are
hereby authorized to sell the west half OF the
southwest quarter OF said Township, accorling
to law.
Ordered by the Board, That the School Com
mlssioners of the County be required to account
to the Trustees of common schools and school
lands, in Township eleven of Range two East
for the school fund in their hands to which the
latter may by law be entitled to.
Upon reading AMI fling the report of Martin
Stubblefeld and others, Commissioners to mark,
lay out, aud review road near Elias Fishers.
| 1t is thereupon order, by the B ard, that the
same be received aid ID all things, and that the
same be and is hereby established public
road.
! Ordered by tn ,ard, That the sum Of eight
hundred dollars, be, and that the same is hereby
appropriated out of the County Treasury to the
overseers of the poor, for the ensuing year.
On fling and consideration ofsthe petition of
E. M. Yerger and others, for Change Of the
~ r 4 II yTh;tasS apIu prsckla,c 10
ordered by the Board. William R Hill, Hiram
Harrison, John Mcfarland, James Johnson.
Richard Powell, Leonard L Hyatt and Har-
rison Barksdale, Citizens of this County and dis
interested Il the matters contained in said PEE
Lion, be appointed Commissioners. and as such
hereby directed y n,jority Of them.
\ to meet on'the day OF next, at
the residence Of said E III Yerger and examine,
review, mark and lay out route for ROAD {romA
/ some point on the Yazoo River to Silver Greek
aud that they report their verdict in this behalf
| at the neqt regular meeting eft this Board.
Ordered by the Board, IT at the following ac-
counts be allowed and thet warrants issue there
/ of. -
To L Julien, for Record Book furnish
! ed Circuit Clerk, $32 SO
To Joab O'Neal, for one Wolf scalp, a 90
/ To Samuel V Stewart, for forty cords
of wood for Court House, 10 90
To James r Compton, for glazing
Court House windows, 20 II
To Francis Vincent, for Box Candles
for Court, l5 %
To E L Bower & Co, for Furniture
i furnished Sheriff and Clerk, 83 IS
To Yazoo Democrat, for six Months
salary, DO 90
On reading and consideration of the petition
of M Heath and others to erect two gates on
The road, running through Mrs Lees plantation
of which Charles GUlnn is overseer, 1t is
ordered by the Board, that said gates be erect
ed in accordance with the prayer of said peti-
tion ers.
Ordered By the Board, That N G Nye, James
w Barnett and w R d Phipps, The commit-
tee TO whom was referred the petition Of w r
, D Phipps and others at last meeting forsa new
bridge across Piney creek be allowed further
J time to report.
Thomas Shirley Ranger of Yazoo County this
day presented his account and report which was
examinl d and allowed, there appearing in said
! account a balance due him of one Dollar and
seven cents.
Maatha jenkins, Sheriff of Yazoo Coun-
! lty this day presented his account to the Board,
: (which. on motion was referred to Committee
/ / of three, consisting of Messrs. Nye, Voolfolk
and Jones.
:, dent be instructed TO employ OeOfge VtiklH>
: : son to attend to the suit of the County against
) :, John Deason's sureties in the High Court oi
!, : Errors and Appeals.
: Ordered, That N g. Nys. Presiden, of this
Board. be and he is hereby authorized to con-
, ira for such repairs as may hereafter be found
K necessary for the Count House and Jail and also
p to furnish such Books, Stationary &c as may be
J. Ireouired in the Offices at the Court House.
d Ordered, That the Clelk of this Board furnish
II the Edltress OF the American Banner witt, an
le abstnct of the proceedings of this and the for
n mer meeting Of this Board for publication.
J. Ordered by the Board, That the following pei
"a diem allowances, be m ide to-wit.
N G. Nye, one day 50 0o
y B Alsop, one day 0e
~ III Voolfolk, one dav &c
: IN r Greer, otreAday W
IL III w Jones, one day Ot
:. - j III Hol,ingsworth, Clerk one day. 3 0t
= M A Jenkins. Sheriff. one day, OF
n N. G. NYE President.
a Attest, ]. M. HoLLISGsvoRTH, Clerk.
: : BY John Brumfeid. D. c
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