American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1851-1863, 1861-12-28
BOARD OF POLICE.

BE- it remembered, that special meet
Ing Of the Board of Police of Madison
county. Miss. was begun and held at the
Courthouse thereof, on Monday, the % /
day of December. \. d. 1861, pursuant
to notice according to law.
Presentation. ]. r. Powell. Pres't ;
G. G Cooper, T. J. Hart, G. j. Hume,
members.
Absent-W. C. Love, member.
Upon petition of G. s. Skidmore and
others fled at the November meeting of
this Board. it was
Ordered, That the road leading from
w. g. Pride's to James NJ. Jones place
and the road from ohm Robinson's to
the Clinton road, be discontinued as
c unity roads: and that new road be
opened from John Robinson's 10 James
NJ Jones' it was fut er ordered that
James NJ. Jones be appointed Overseer of
said new road. and to command the same
haads allotted him formerly on the road
from Pride's TO the Kinds county line.
Jesse r. Powell was sgainted Com
missioner to have repaired. or rebuilt, as
he may think most advisable, two bridges
on the Jackson road, between Henry
.Scimers and Hugh Lewis.
Ordered. That G. G. Cooper be APP
pointed Commissioner to have repaired
the bridge on the Ways Bluff road. be-
tween John l.. Jones and Mrs. Holli
days.
Ordered, That VIM. Parker be and is
hereby appointed Leader of Patrol in
his neighborhood. in District No. A j.
J Lamar, appointed at the last meeting
of the Board. refusing to serve, having
served the year previous.
Ordered, That the following claims
against the county be allowed and paid
out of any moneys in the County Treas
ury not otherwise appropriated:
To W. ]. Taylor for five pair blankets fur
nished persons in county jail at five
dollars per pair...-.. ............s IS 90
To Fitchett & Kenoyer for making coffin
aud burial OF a soldier from Texas. Is 90
To r. NJ Barton, County Treasurer, for
commission on 50 .740 Al at per cent.
from voucher 1888 to voucher $50, .-... 81 Il
To W. H. Miller. for board of Mrs. Sutton.
pauper. from 10th August, 1861, to lst
To Luckett & Gain. for lumber furnished
for county bridges. ..-...-...- 81
To A. r. Haddnx Sheriff TO pay Inspectors
and Clerks at the November election, los 90
To John Robinson, for repairing causeway
furnished for nseway, sl2o co.. -. GO 90
To WIN. Riley. for lumber for county bridge IA II
10 John l.. Jones' for articles furnished TO
Susan Il. Patrick. pauper. AZ
To d. @. Jones, for provisions, &C., furnish
To Mrs .' E. waila e. for board Of ri. os- = =
born's children. paupers. from LIST oc-
tober. 1851, to LIST January, 1862. IS 90
Ordered, That the Clerk OF this Board
renew the tavern license of Colin Pearce.
for the house near the railroad depot.
upon his paying into the County Treasu-
~ the sum of fifty dollars; and also of
the house on the Public Square of the
sum of twenty five dollars. and giving
bond, conditioned to law, for twelve
months from the date of his last license,
to keep said inns or taverns.
The annual report of r. M. Burton.
County Treasurer. having been filed to
this term of the Court, and the Board
having now carefully examined the same
with the accompanying vouchers, and
the same being found in all things cor
rect. it was
Ordered. That said annual report of
R. N. Burton. County Treasurer, be and
is hereby allowed and confirmed, and
that it be recorded.
Ordered, That Wm. G. Love, men,
Der. be and is hereby fined i've dollars.
for non attendance at the present meeting
OF this Board.
Ordered, That the Board do now ad-
journ until the meeting in course
j. r. POWELL, Pres't.