American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1851-1863, 1861-11-16
Board OF Police.

Be II remem bered that i irregular meet
ing Of the Board Of Police 81 Madisor
county vas begun and held At tie Court
house thereof on the FIRST Monday and
fourth day Of November. A. d. 1861,
according 10 Law.
/ Presesk-J. r. Powell, President g
j Hume. G. 6. Cooper, members Geo
Ward. Clerk A r. Haddox, Sheriff.
Thomas l.. Hart. member elect from
District No. 4 IN said county, to Gil the
vacancy occasioaed By the resignation oil
w L Brooks. appeared and was duly
qualified according TO Law and took bis
seat.
OxIerea. That the Assessment Rolls
Of real and personal estate of Madison
county be and are hereby approved and
confirmed
Ordered. That B. r. Allen, Assessor
Of Taxes for Madison county. be author
lied to assess the lands Of D. G. Gordon
lying In the county Of Kinds and in this
county.
Ordered. That the Military Assessment
Roll Of Madison county be and is hereby
allowed and confirmed, and that B. R.
Allen be allowed the sum of fifty dollars
Tor making out SAID roll.
Ordered. That B. r. Allen. Assessor
of Taxes for Madison county. be and he
is hereby allowed the sum Of fiye hum
dred dollars in addition to the sum of tw 0
HUNDRED dollars allowed him at the last
meeting Of the Board. for making out
the Assessment Rolls of the real and
personal estate of said county
The bond of Jos. W. Barnes 10 keep a
county bridge across Lively creek. be-
tween The Wire road and the Starkie
Collins place. for FIVE years, was receiv-
ed. approved and ordered TO be fled.
The following accounts were allowed
and ordered TO be paid out of any moneys
in the County Treasury not otherwise APP
propriated
10 j W Barnes. for building bridge across
Lively creek. and additional lumber
furnished -. sI0s 90
To 4 r fiaddox sheriff. for balance due In
spectors and Clerks at the October cleo
TO f'itchett & Eeneycr. for making eofIin for
john Kennedy, a panper, and taking it
ont 10 VIM Benefits. ...... IL 90
To ; Whtcofnb, for articles. money. &c.
furnished Mrs Mum aud Mrs Hit,
To Powell fer Der diem and mileage a. "
member of Board OF Police aud Road
Commissioner to date. .....'......... SO 40
To John Handy. for lumber furnished for
county bridges. ................. I6 90
To GeoIgeJ Hume. for per diem and mile
age member of Board of Police and
Road Commissioner to date 20 90
The petition of G.. S. Skidmore and
others. for change in the Livingston
and Clinton road. from w. G. -Pride's TO
James NJ. Jones', was received and laid
over until the next meeting of the Board.
The returns of an election held at
Livingston, on the 9TH of October. 1861
for Trustee of Schools and School
Lands in Township No. g. Range |. East,
10 I'll the vacancy oceasioned by the res
ignatiou Of Thomas C. Ballou, by which
il appears chat B. S. Kicks was duly
elected to fill said vacancy. were receiv-
ed, approved and ordered to be filed.
Ordered, That p. NJ Smith and John
j. Lamar be and are hereby appointed
Leaders of Patrol in their respective
neighborhoods.
Ordered. That VIM. Richards be re.
quired 70 work the road on which he is
now Overseer 20 Wyse's shop. and that
The hands of n G. Rousseau and j. r.
Mayson be placed on said road.
f. D. Ward. Deputy Clerk. was APP
pointed TO correspond with the President
of the Board Of Police of Carroll county.
IN relation TO the payment of certain
moneys cut of the Treasury of this
county fos the relief Of paupers from said
county.
Ordered. That the Board adjourn
until the meeting in course.
j. r. POWELL, Pres't.
Gro. WARD. Clerk.