American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1872-03-09

may be more accessible, SO as not
to involve the tedious amount of
and exhaustion which we
have undergone. Also, that tho
country people residing in its vicin-
lty bo better posted as to its where
abouts, thus saving the constaRtt in-
terrogatiOns required aHE Sne NOR
LITIGATION inflicted. We have also
examined the report of the Com
missioners of the Poor, and recon-
mend its adoption, &c.
j. NJ. RICHARDS,
ELIJAH WARE,
RICHARD TAYLOR.
Ordered. That I. N. Holiday, 1st
district: w. G. Kearney, End dis
trict; G W. Galloway, 3rd district;
J. A. Magruder, 4th district; j. A.
McMurtray. 9Th district, be appoint
ed Supervisors of the Poor for the
year ending March 1, 1873.
Ordered. That upon the cert,fi-
cate of the Supervisors of the Poor.
the Clerk Of this Board be and is
HCASOy o"1hOriZcsA W AS5tto u war
rant to the Keeper of the Poor
House, j. B. Whitehead, for his
salary due him for the quarter end
ing the 81, of March, 1872.
Ordered, That the overseer on the
Brownsville and Vernon road re-
move enough of the Bogue Chit.o
bridge 40 as to render it impossible.
Ordered, That a license issue 20
5. s. Green to retail VinOus and
spirifuous liquors in less quantity
than 1 gallon on his complying with
the terms of lthe statute, &C.. and
paying the sum of two hundred
dollars.
SPECIAL ELECTION NOTICE.
State of Mississippi, Madison
County, tO-wit: At meeting of the
Board of Supervisors of Madison
county, held at the court house on
Wednesday, March 6, 1872, the fol-
lowing order was adopted: Upon
the petition of fifteen citizens and
taxpayers and voters of the county
of Madison, this day flied for sub
scriptiOn by the county Of Madison
to the capital stock of the Vicks-
burg, Canton and Yazoo City Rail
Road Comp my, and for the sub
mission of the question OF subserip-
ton to the qualified voters of said
county. and the Board of Super
visors deeming it proper. Ii is
hereby ordered by the Board that
the question of subscription by said
county to- said Railroad Colapany
be submitted to the qualified voters
OF this county at a special election
to be held according to law, on
Saturday, the 30th day of March,
A. d. 1872,
Said subscription to be made OH
the following terms, to wit:
The said subscription to be for
the sum of two hundred and fifty
Thousand dollars, for which bonds Of
said county shall be issued, bearing
seven per cent per annum interest,
payable semi annually, in twenty
years after date said bonds to be re-
deemable at the option of the county
in ten years, and said bonds TO be
delivered 10 said Railroad Com
pany in sums as follows, upon she
grading and furnishing the cross
ties and suitable bridges for the
iron, at the rate of five thousand
dollars per mile in sums of not less
than twenty five thousand dollars.
and upon the compile ton of each and
ievery mile of said rail road at the
rate of five thousand dollars pNe
mile, for the first twenty, five miles
from Canton toward Vicksburg, of
which the Board of Supervisors of
said county shall be the Judge upou
proof to be made before them, and,
further, that said bonds shall De
applied to the construction of the
first twenty-five miles OF said fafe
road leading from Canton to Vicks-
burg. Said election shall be cou-
Quoted in all respects according 10
law, and those who vote for sub
scription. shall deposit ballot with
the words "For Subscription and
those Who vote against such sub
scriptiOn, shall deposit a ballot with
the words written or printed there
on, against Subscription" Order
ed This, the 9th day of March, 1872.
Ordered, That the following ae-
counts be allowed and paid out OF
any moneys remaining in the Conn
ty Treasury not otherwise appro-
priated belonging to General and
Jail Funds respectively.
| General Fand.
John Divine, bill rendered for services as
NJ OF of Supervisors AMI Milage- S35 SIS
Richard Taylor. bill rendered for services
"a n Of OF Supervisors and Village IS 60
Elijah Ware. bill rendered for services as
M OF B Of Supervisors and Mi,aye... 81 %
Canton Nail. bill rendered for adv't of
Meeting and subscription TO paper yrs 10 so
Canton Mail, bill rendered for blanks &c. 20 so
John Otis. bill rendered for services as
School Director and NJ lage 81 SO
Jsil Fund.
l.. Antram. bill rendered for lumber and
carpenter 8 work, &c. at Jail. % 90
to be paid on the certificate of the Sher-
id that the work has been done.
Ordered. That the Board adiourn
until the Is t MOnda Nm July, A. d.
1872.
E. s. JEFFREY, Clerk,
E. III. LEIUTwHER, ID. q.
STATE OF MISSISSIPPI
Madison County.
I, e. S. Jeffrey, Clerk of the Chan
Gerry Court in and for said county,
do hereby certify that the foregoing
is true and correct copy OF