The weekly American banner. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1855-18??, 1856-06-13

for work done by him on The Court House was this
day presented for allowance and the Board upon con.
siderationof the same allowed the sam Of SIS to be
in full Of said warrant issue thereof. sr
Ordered that warrant issue to Rev. Levi Pierce
for 1852 for the use of the Pond for 13 months.
The petition of W. Pickett and others for the
employment Of j. T. Russell to make out Lank book
and maps of the landsin Yazco county for the use
the county was receiveved and filed.
The proposition of j. T. Russell Esq ;, TO make out
land books and maps of the land in the county for
the sam of 220 90 was recesved and the same on
consideration was rejected.
Ordered that T j. johnson be appointed overseer
Of road No. 10, Baat No from Brooks House to
Kibby's ferry road for the ensuing l2 months with
hands 40 heretofore
Ordered that J. G. Spiars be appointed overseer
IF road No l5 beat No. l. from Liverpool to Ridge
Road for the ensuing l2 months with hands as here
fore appropriated.
In the matter Of tho petition fJonn P Street and
others it s ordered bp the Board that James Dew
lin, John p Street James r. Compton, Samuel
Goodwin, s. G. Chambers snd Peter B. Cook be ap-1
pointed commissioners to view mark and lay out
route for road from the Plank road at or near tbs
residence of n g. Nye to the Short Creek road at or
near 9he residence of. N. DevEns any five to act
and to meet at such time and place as shi be deelg-
mated by the Sheriff and thvt they make report Of
their verdict in this behalf at the next term of this
Board.
| Upon reading and consideration Of the peti-
tition oi s. T. Msssey and others being a ma
jority OF the voters of the Town of Yazoo City
as we'll as the petition of . large number of la
dies residents in said town, It's ordered by the
J Board that the sum for license to retail ven-
emous or spiritual liquors in said town Of Yazoo
City for IL months be and the same is hereby
liked and established at $iee0 and for the other
portions of the counry to remain as heretofore
established by this Board.
Ordered that The sam of $1,000 be and is
hereby set apart out Of the general 'nnd o. the
County for the use oil the poor to be expensed
by the commissioners of the poor and that a
warrant Issue upon said commissioners on the
Treasurer for the same.
Ordered that tn repnr, Of Hampton Cox as
overseer OF read NJ. 78, Beat No from Ben
ton to intersection of Vicksburg be- received and
aled and that he be re-appointed overseer OF
same or the ensuing twelve months with same
ha,as.
4 Ordered that the report of p ) Burrus ar
overseer OF RoadNo. 9 Beat from Cypress
Bridge to Cypres Bridge be received and tina,
; he be reapponted or ensuing twelve months
!, with hands as heretofore.
! Ordered that the report o. r. K Pickett as
overseer OF road No Is. beat No from C Tfllys
place to the " nth end OF Pickst,'s lane be re-
ccived and filed and that ie be reappointed for
the nsuing twelve mouths with same hsnds.
The petition of Jerry Connors signed by q
majority Of the voters of Yazoo City recon-
mending him as a suitable pe1son to keep a re
tail grocery sto havieg remained on fie owe,
thirty days for certain PETITIONS and inc having
l., \ l.bo L Ia .
hbted the Treasurer receipt for S7oo the
amount requr by law Tor Ii. ense and having
l.o entered into bond wi h security which il
"a prove d conditioned according TO .aw. 1t il
:hpreupon ordered by the Board that License
issue to him to retail venomous and spiritua
Ionnrs in the house now occupied by him fol
| the space Of 70 months from the 9Th o: February
1855 n
Ordered that the Clerk of this Boad be al
lowed the sum of fee hundred dollars per annun
FOR all srrv ces performed and to be periormet
r by him as Clerk of this Beard, ,commenci G witt
t Is last election ala sum to be paid to him quar-
Ily and to be in lieu of per diea and ali othe
{ work done fr tue county. 50
Z Ordered that the Clerk Of this Board remem
ber all the divisions of Roads in this county com
n ,nencing at number one and numbering in con
0 .ecutivey and that he insert the new numbers an
O the Be,tin all overseers Commissions to be issr
r d ut this term a. d that the numbers thus give
o I've strictly observed and carefully preserved.
d Ordered that warrant issue to Mrs. III. n
II Prwett, for six months pay from lst Novembe
e 1855, for publishing The proceedings ofhis B sr
for TWENTY-FIVE dollars Upon the Treasurer:
= Ordered that M. p CheathaIn be appointe
- ~ oyerseer of Road No 40. Beat No l, from Liver
= noo to fuckers old place for The ensuing twey
mouths with the hands heretofore appropriated.
erl Ordered that Theodore j Crimes beappainte
to oyerseer OF Road NJ 3s, beat No g. from Wall
d pr's old school house to mile post .r the ensuin
twelve months with hands heretofore appropri.
!, ted.
y Ordered that jams Spiars be appointed ave
. seer of Road No 20, Bat M 3. from Session
place to Tsimbles Oil place for the ensuing twel,
er months with hands as heretofore appropriated.
lie Ordered that r b. L ,ften be appointed ovc
M YER Of Road 40 SO, B at No Il from north bar
th Tcfcva to Joel Stevens place, for the ensuir
ltw.lve months with same hands: - @ es
y 81 Ordsfea that R.ctarsi Martin be appoint,
a. a. eyerscer of the Road now eyerseed by hun beir
10 1.-THE Road tnro. gh Jesse Gardners land, with 4
: hands and upoa the terms heretofore prescribed
Is Report 3f David Hagan as overseet Of Ro'
id oe received and fled. -,
{ The members If the Board having examin,
3 Ithe different apartments OF the county jail as
80 the sanity condition thereof, report the same
20 in good condition that Ii kept cleaniy In
IA it's apartments-s sasfz hn.a. .as.o -
y Ordered that relrcy and Nichols be allowe
"a tStD for layirg pavement, and packing door ST
Z and finishiinn materials IN Jail yard. and that
Warrant issue th.retore. .Tass Ca a.A
Ordered that q .G Nye and = II Voolfolk
i'd annointed Commissio on the part of this Boa
IN fn enquire Into; aFlef the per CT fund belong,
ad tolifis cm1rf5 lid Commissioners to reports