American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1851-1863, 1863-06-19
BOARD OF POLICE.

COuull WAS DtBuu hhH hNlN ~ F"N ~NN's
house thereof on the third Monday and
18th day Of June, A. D. 1868, when were
Present-J. r. Powell. President I.
L. Hart, G.. J. Hume, c. G. Cooper,
Members; B. r. Allen, Clerk; W. ].
Taylor. Sheriff.
Ordered by the Board. That the fol-
lowing accounts be allowed and paid out
Of the different funds in the county treas.
ury not otherwise appropriated:
To B. r. Allen. one ream paper and amt paid
J.F Bosworth for printing blanks. ...... SIS 90
To Fitchett a Kenoyer, making coffin and bu-
rying negro boy Merritt, hanged, property,
OF o. X. Singleton, .........,.......,.....l 10 w
To Patton, wyche & Co., furnishing Mrs Bar.
nett one pair shoes, $40; Mrs. Iogue and
daughter one pair shoes each, SIS; Mr..
Crane and daughters, one pair each, s26; "a 0o
To V. Werner Il Co.. erecting gallows and
making five packing boxes, &c.. ........ 81 40
To Mrs. Parker, INDECENT family. so 90
To Mrs. Hughes, - .....".... 80 w
To Geo. G. o Cain, furnishing so lbs bacon to
Mrs. Ann Rimmer. soldiers wife. .. 25 90
To W. C. Hurst, furnishing Mrs. E. Holley AZ
lbs bacon. Observation-Disclosures 90
To Geo. 6. o Cain, board of Henrietta 0'Cain,
soldiers wife, from lst August, 1862, to
lst May, 1863. 8 mos. at $40 per month. 80 90
To j. G.. Thigpen furnishing Mrs. Z. Wallace
30 bushels corn. ......................IOO w
To Mrs. Barry Wilson. ................... so 90
To Miss Jennie Wilson, INDECENT family, 80 90
To Mrs J. p. Cawthen, so 90
To A. NJ. Locke, furnishing Mrs. E. Wallace,
INDECENT family. Is bushels corn at l.50,
and hauling same. .....................22 80
To f. f. Divine, furnishing Mrs. Joiner, sol.
ders wife, .................4O 90
To Vim. Hanna, for board Of Mrs. McMillon
and two children from lst May, 1862, to lst
May, 1868, IL mos. at $40 per month";. !. .l20 90
To H. X. Barwick, furnishing Mary Huff with
292 lbs pork at Csc. $73; salt for same, 81;
Is bushels meal, l.50, s22.5O; IS lbs bacon.
at 6Jc., Si2.0.. ......................l4o ~
Ordered by the Board. That James A.
McMurtray be and he is hereby appoint
ed Overseer Of the Poor 10 District No. 5.
Ordered by the Board, That ]. ]. Car.
ter be and be is hereby appointed Leader
Of Patrol in District No. /.
Ordered by the Board. That the hands
Of VIM. Nancy be and are hereby appro-
priated to Jno. N. Alsworth, Overseer Of
Canton and Beatie's Bluff road.
Ordered BY the Board. That the APP
pointmen! Of James N. McCauley as dep
uty Assessor, by Samuel Hamben, As
SCISSOR Of Taxes, be and the same is here-
by confirmed.
Ordered by the Board, That the hands
Of Charles Thompson be and are hereby
appropriated to j. G. Branch, overseer Of
Robinson road.
Ordered by the Board, That VIM. ].
Taylor be authorized to erect on the Jail
lot. at his own expense, meat house and
stable, and that he be permitted to remove
the same at any time he may think proper.
Ordered by the Board, That the acct
Of 0. Van Vacter for forty-six and 33>lc0
dollars. for publishing proceedings Of the
Board, advertising, &C.. be allowed.
Also the following amounts:
To Mrs. r. Graves, an INDECENT family. -. so 90
To Mrs. +. N. Hargon, 49,. so 90
Ordered BY the Board, That Peter
Brown be and he is hereby appointed
Overseer Of the Poor in District No. l.
Ordered. That the Board do now ad-
journ until meeting in course.
]. r. POWELL, Pres't.