American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1851-1863, 1861-07-20
BOARD OF POLICE.


said county, on the third Monday and l5tl
: day of judy, A. D. 1861, pursuant to motto.
according to law.
Present-Memabers-J r. Powell, Georgt
j. Hume, w. L. Brooks; George Ward
Clerk, A. r. Hsddox. Sheriff.
VIM. C. Love and c. @. Cooper, member.
elect from the lst and 5th Police Districts
appeared, were duly qualified according tt
law, and took their seats
John G. Cameron, defaulting Juror
summoned to assess the damages, if any, te
/. r. Bass, by running public road through
a portion of his lands, appeared, made an
excuse and was discharged.
Ordered, that G. G. johnson, Hugh Lewis
and j. w. Griffin, defaulting Jurors, sum-
moned to assess the damages, if any, to be
sustained by j. r. Bass, by construction Of
: public road from Madison Station to the
mouth of the lane At J. d. Murrell's across
said Bass land, be and are hereby fined the
sum of twenty dollars for said default unless
they appear at the next regular meeting OF
this Board and make satisfactory excuse for
the same.
/ Ordered, that the Sheriff of Madison coun-
ty be and is hereby required to summon a
Jury of good and lawful men of his county
to assess the damages, if any, to be sustained
by Isaac R. Bass, by the laying out of a
public road across his land from Madison
Station to the mouth of the lane at j. d.
Murrell's, and that said Jury report to the
next regular meeting of this Board.
Ordered, that G. G. Cooper be appointed
Commissioner to contract and superintend
the erection of a bridge across Kentuckta
creek, on the Camden and Thomastown
road, and that the contractor be required to
give bond, with good and sufficient security
to keep said fridge in good order for five
years from its reception by him.
Ordered, that the following accounts
against the county be allowed and paid out
of any moneys il the County Treasury not
otherwise appropriated, viz:
To Fitchett & Kenoyer for making coffin
and burying Henry Barr, pauper. .sl3 90
To C. C. Felty for making coffin for a soldier
u Killed on the railroad. ................. 90
To Daniel H. Gilmer for repairing bridge, &c 90
To John t. Cameron, &c. for holdi22inquest
on Henry Barr, deceased. -. Is 90
To Mrs. Matilda Smith for board &C., of C.
C. Nelson, a Ipaaper, for four months,
ending lst August, 1861. ............. 50 0o
To A. L. Couch & Co., for articles furnished
Mrs. E. Patrick, pauper. -..-......... Is So
To L. Julienne, books fer Assessor, for 1861 81 90
To Mrs. E. NJ. Moore, FER board, &C., of Ella
Snead, pauper, fo' four months, ending
LIST May, lSe1.-.. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. -
4 Ordered, that Committee of three from
each Police Districtbe appointed to canvass
said Districts and collect all the surplus
guns that can be Obtained in said Districts,
and deliver the same to the Sheriff of this
county, and the following persons were APP
pointed, viz:
District No. 1-Rlhard Winter, William
Edwards and j. M. Richards.
j District No. Flames III. Rhodes, j. X.
Kearney and HI. G. Ilackman.s
i District No. 3-H.J. McKie, J. w. Grit
fin, R. E. Andrews and j. A. Forrest.
{! District No. 4-bhn T. Cratin, F. NJ.
Baldwin and G. Falkaer
District No. Sd J. Covington, j. P.
i George and Robert Hicks.
i Ordered, that the following named per-
sons be appointed as Commissioners to as
sess the value of all the guns that may be
obtained in pursuance of the foregoing or
/ der, viz:
i r. E. Leonard, Join Kyle, A. II. Dinkins
and John t. Cameron.
| Ordered, that the fine of FIVE dollars, as
| sessed against John W. Adams as a default
ing Road Overseer, at former meeting of
this Board, be and tle same is hereby re-
mitted; and that the Clerk of this Board is
sue a warrant to said Adams on the County
Treasury for said sum.
Ordered, that the Clerk of this Board be
/ fined the sum of five dollars for neglect of
duty at the last meeting Of this Board.
| The report of A. II Gurley, late Ranger
of Madison county, from December 8, 1860,
to April Is. 1860, showing balance due the
county of SIS 20, WIS received, and, being
examined, was approved and ordered to be
filed.
i Whereas, at former meeting of this
!, Board, an appropriation of $500 was made
to each company from this county entering
the Confederate service, to be paid when
said company may be ordered to march
and
Whereas, T. NJ. Griffin, Captain of the
madison Guards received said sum on be-
half of said company; and said company not
having as yet been mustered into the Con-
i federate service; therefore
Resozrsd, That said Captain-now Lieut..
Col. Grifin--be and he is hereby instructed
to pay into the County Treasury of this
county said sum of five hundred dollars; and
that the Clerk of this Board furnish said
Griffin with copy of this resolution.
Ordered, that j. r. Davis and j. L. Meek
j be released from further liability for keep
/ ing up the bridge on Doak's creek below the
Mississippi Central road, on their paying to
the County Treasury the sum of $50 and
releasing their claim to all the timbers, &C..
belonging to the bridge last built at that
point; and that William G. Love be appoint