The prairie news. [volume] (Okolona, Miss.) 1851-1875, 1858-07-29
From the Petrol.
A History of Chickasaw County

NO. y.
In our fourth number we brought up
the thread of our history to the close OF
The meeting Of the Police Court on the
! 7th of May, 1886. When, after closing
the Polls, it was ordered, That the Board
adjourn, TO meet again at Norton's Store,
on the second Monday in June following.
June 18th, 1S36.--The Board met this
day, according to adjournment, and here
we note the following entry on the jour
nal of the proceedings of that meeting:
Benjamin Bugg-absent, and fined
five dollars.
"Ordered that Judgment nj. 81. be en-
tered" ..B
We have been thus particular in this
seemingly small matter, but it will be
seen that the board were the first body
in our county who entered up fine that
it proceeded in the first against one OF Its
oun members. This we will notice again
at the proper time, and show that, not
withstanding Judge Bugg was the first
man who was ever fined in Chickasaw
county, be was the first one in whose case
fine was remitted ON his showing cause
justifying his absence. Further, We opine
that we shall find that gentleman first on
the list among those who were public men
in the early history of the country, In
those things which reflect credid upon his
character us a man, and honor upon bis
conduct as an officer of the county. And
now, while the ripening bloom of age has
whitened his locks with the maturity of
though and experience, there is no man
who stands higher in the regard Of his
fellow-ciiizens. Long may he live to en-
joy the happiness of domestic bliss and
the consciousness of having discharged
faithfully his trusts as public servant,
and the esteem and gratitude of his coun-
ty-men.
At this meeting of the Board the first
| levy Of taxes was made, viz On money
tloaned at interest-one eighth Of one per
cent; On pleasure carriages-half per
cent. on valuation; On transient merch-
ants--half per cent. on amount OF sales !;
On sales of merchandise-One eighth per
cent. on amount of sales the year proceed
ing the assessment; On slaves-tbirty-
one and fourth cents for all over five
and under sixty years of age; On free
negroes-one dollar and fifty cents on
Males over twenty-one years Of age On
white pole-eighteen and three-fourth
cents for each male over twenty-one and
under forty-6ve years of age; On sales
at auction-one half per cent on amount
of sales; On billiard table-two hundred
and fifty dollars per annum, each; On
bank stock-one eighth of one per cent
At this time it was ordered by the
Board, that there be Special Tax, of
the same amount as the foregoing maxi
ing the county tax equal to the State tax.
For licence to retail spirituous liquors,
twenty dollars. The following persons
were appointed at this time to serve as
Captain of Patrol in the different districts:
lst District VIM. Goodman, jr.
\ I'd District, Thos. Ivy.
Sd &c" Wm. Downing.
i 4th James Vance.
a The next meeting of the Board was
4 held on the goth of June, 1856, at the
Indian House. on Section 20, Township
l3, Range 8, east, at which time Thomas
Gates was fined FIVE dollars, and the fine
imposed on Mr.. Bugg at the last meeting,
was remitted.
The Board now proceeded to the loca-
tion of the county Site" and at this
meeting received the following proposals.
We quote from the minutes:
"Joel Pinson offers on Section 5,
Township IA, Range 8, east--tifty acres,
reserving the right to select four lots on
the square for his own benefit.
Edward Featherston offers on Section
; SO, Township l3, Range 2, east-eighty
acres, unconditional also, on Section 81,
Township 10, Range 3, east-eighty
acres.
&C. w. Martin offers on Section 81
Township IA, Range 3, east--eighty acres
reserving lot for himself, and for ths
, two clerks and sheriff, ore lot each.
james Galloway offers on Section
] 10, Township IA, Range 3, east-eighty
acres, reserying two lots for himself OF
the square, and two back lots, and for th,
two clerks and sheriff, one lot each"
u Having received the above proposals
they adjourned to commence an examin
! alton of the above situations, and to meet
again at Gates Store, on Wednesday fol
lowing, at IL o'clock, A. M 80
Here We will close the present number
and again resume the thread Of our bis
: tory with the meeting of the Board al
Gates Store, on the 22d Of june, 1886.
Il Yours, &c, TIN TUkPENflNE.
rOf one hundred and seventy-twc
! recorded British dueis, sixty-three Of tn,
combatants were killed, and ninety -si,
: wonnded: in three cases both combat