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Ware Geosee Ogden and the estate Of @ q Mead.
And that James Ware be appointed overseer on
the other division to work fromJ w Alley 70 ares
residence with the hands Of himself the estate OF y
g. Mead and George Ogden. - r.
7 Ordered that Court now adjourn until tomorrow
4''' ''''' VIVA N.G.NYE, President.
Tuesday morning 10 o'clock, May Goth, 1856
Board of Police pursuant TO adjournment
Present-N. g. NYE, President;
j. II. Voolfolk, member; &
J.W. Jones, ssss4 g.,sssa @lis ,aai
NJ R. Cree,
L. B. Alsop, ta
MA. Jenkins Sheriff,
j. M Hollingsworth, Clerk. -
The minutes Of yesterdays proceedings were read
and approved eMe
Ordered that the report of James Burnes as over
seer of the road from Andrews landing to his
Burnes) house on Lake Tokeba be received and hled
and that he be reappointed oyerscer OF same Tor the
ensuing twelve months with all the hands heretofore
appropriated.
| Ordered that the report of James M. Griffin as
overseer Of the road no 65 beat no A, from Holmes
county line to William Capshaw's, be received and
filed, and that Hiram Thomas be appointed over
seer of the for the ensuing twelve months with
the hands as heretofore with the addition of those of
Spencer Ball. ~
Ordered thai the report Of John Pendes overseer
| of road no 49, beat no A, from Piney Greek near Il
o Swayze's to Holmes county line, be received and
filed, aud that Edward w Cooper eappointed over
seer of same for the ensuing twelve months with same
| hands. *A
/ Ordered that the report of. Henry Hagan as over
seer of road from Martinf Creek to intersection OF
Valley road be received and filed and that he bere
appointed oyerseer Of same for the ensuing twelve
months with the hands of John Everett and John
Lehr and all those heretofore appriated except those
of John Willis.
Ordered that the report of Thomas A Manor as
oyerseer of the road commencing at Short Creek and
extending to the upper end of r Stevens field, be
received and filed and that he be reappointed over
seer of same for the ensuing twelve months with the
same hands.
Upon filing and consideration ofthe petition
of Henry Hagan for change in the road at, or
near his residence which passes through his field
1t is ordered that said Hagan be, and he is here-
by authorized to change said road SO that the
same will run upon the south side of his field con-
tinung to:use the old Road until the new one to
be made by said change he placedin good repair.
! by the said Hagan.
, The following allowances for holding inquests
To J. H. Lawrence, for holding induest on negro
man drowned off steamer Home, belonging to DIR.
Mansfield five dollars.
To George w. Jones, Constable, for summon
ing Jury of Inquest, three dollars.
To J. H. Lawrence holding inquest on body OF
. Samuel Y Stewart, ten dollars.
To john BrumGeld fot sumnioning Jury, three
dollars. I'M :.
e seer of Road No 30 Beat No 4, from West end
e pckett,s lane to Township Bluff be received and
3 fled. and that William w Hendricks Sc appoint.
ed oyerseer of same ior the ensuing twelve months
with same hands,,
!, Ordered that the report of Thomas Jones as
f oversesr of Road No II, Beat No /, from Plain.
: vile road to near Kbbys ferry. :2received and
d filed, and that he be re-apported verseer of The
: same for the ensuing twelve months with samt
$ hands.
Ordered that the report of John Ingersoll al
Road oyerseer be received and fled,
Upon motion John w Purvss, Addison Burris
! and NJ Cheatham were appointed Commission.
ers of the poor for the ensuing twelve months.
; Ordered that the account Of Harrel g. Foster
for making coffin for paupcr, amounting to twelve
d dollars and fifty cents be allowed and that war
e rant issue therefore. s
Il Ordered that the Yazoo City and Tchula o.
II Valley road leading by Mrs. Regan's and Johr
Ingersoll's, be, and is hereby divided as follows
= = First division from the corporal limits of Yazo
City to Mrs. Regan's gate, and that David Ha
gan be appointed oyerseer of same for the ensnn!
t twelve months with the hands of John Willis
d Daniel Jones, James G, REILLY and his own.
b Thompson be appointed ovcrseer on the Vale,
road for the ensuing twelve months to work from
Z Mrs. Regan's gate to Pney Bridge with th
4 hands of Mrs. Regan's, w r D Phipps, and "
o r Phipps., 81
Third Division. It is ordered that joseph "
r Morton be appointed overseer on third division
+ of Valley road to work from Piney Bridge to
= mile post with his own hands and those of the es
'f tate Of Powers, N H Ingram, John Carson, Sr
le John Carson, Jr., David Carson, Eli MeGinty
John Maswell, John McAllister and M Girls
!. we'll.
J Fourth Diysion-It is ordered tina. John In
4 gerso be appointed overseer on the 4th division
bfor the ensuing IL months with his, own hand
rs and those of Frank Hill to work the same roa
s from the mile post to Tcheva Creek.
at Fifth Division-Il is ordered that George W
'e Cooper be appointed overseer in the Yale
= road tor the ensuing IL months to work from
i. Fcheya Creek to Holmes county line with hi
be own hands and to work the road leading unde
ne the Bluff. - 4.s8 '.rA1
Ordered that Isasc Garrard be allowed so s.
as for keeping Mary Arnold lunatic and paupe
* two years from April 1862 to 1854 and that
oe warraut ssue thereof. III sFsa
t. Ordered, That the report of C. F. Hame
as Treasurer of the Board of School commits
as sioners of this county be received and hled.
of Ordered, that C. r. Hamer be allowed thre
d, per cent commissions on all MONIES paid out b
ne him as Treasurer of the Board OF Schooicom
de missioners Of Yazoo 9 unity. - sai
q Upon motion it was ordered that NJ. c. Chea
r. tam. q. r. Hamer and w. r. d. Phipps, b
- - and are hereby appointed School commissioner
ne ne of Yazoo countv for the ensuing twelve months
,er Upon fling and consideration of the petitio
to ofI.'R. Young and others, for that purpose,
bel i ordered by the Board. that J. H. Fennis, !
Ibermitted to change the road from Dover to Y,
er-l xoo City, where it passes through his lands