American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1873-02-08
Proceedings Of the Board Of SUPERVISORS.

CANTON, Feb. 3. 1873.
| Be it remembered. That a regular meeting o.
| the Board OF Supervisors in and for the county
OF Madison, begun and held at the court house
| in the city of Canton. Monday. February Sd
A. D. 1873. were present VIM. Breck, Presi
dent; J. N. Richards, Elijah Ware. Richard
Tayler. John Divine; members; R. J. Ross, Sher'
Ordered by the Board That the petition signed
by VIM. d. Lott md others, asking for the priv
lege Of erecting two gates across the Natchez
Trace Road, on the land Of said W. B. Lott, be
granted for the term OF one year from this date.
| Orde red by the Board. That the petition sign
ed by w. W, Powell and others asking for the
privilege Of erecting two gates across the Moore
Ferry and jackson roads, one of the gates to be
placed about one-hslf mile South Of MoOre'a
Ferry, and the ether gate about one-half mile
South of the first gate: be granted for the term
| Ordered by the Board, That the petit on sign.
ed by c. C. Cauthens and others, requesting that
the road leading from McMurtray's mill to the
Red Dog Ferry be re-opened, he granted and it is
further ordered that G. c. Cauthens be appoint
ed OveTseer Of said road to command the hands
living on said road.
| Ordered, That the taxes assessed against Mrs,
D. J. Barrett, wife of d. j. Barrett, residing in
Ma Olsen county. on personally be and the same
are hereby rescinded, as the tax was enormously
assessed.
Ordered, That the Clerk of this Board make
| publication in the American Citizen, q public
newspaper. printed and published In Canton,
Miss, citing Emma E. Efinger. whose residence
d. H.
Scott whose residence and postofice is unknown;
the heirs of George Clark. deceased, who are IN
known; Mrs. NJ. A. Smith, whose residence and
posivffice is at M1rfreesborO, Tenn; Mrs. NJ. A.
Booth whose present residence and postOdlce il
at Baltimore. Maryland, and the unknown own
ers of lot No. I, section 81. township g. range
west, to be and appear before the Board OF Su
pervisors of Madison county. on the I'd Monday
and tenth day Of March, A. ID. 1873. and pay the
taxes on the lands assessed to them as follows
viz:
The said Emma E. Efiin-er, on IL acres off Sc
portion Of WI NE4 section "a, township Il, range 4
East, amounting to ninety cents.
The said H. Scott w on N 9s Ea SE y sec H. town
range east, amounting to four dollars and twenty
five cents.
WI Sc. and SWi Z, town. 3, range west / in
terest in 81 81 NW4 and W. Of NWt and Sw4
IL town range west; in crest in all of le
town g, range west ! interest in N. E4 Nw4 and
wy NW@ sec. 70, township Z, range west amount
ing % M do dollars s nna ss I ssa
H. town. 10, range east amounting to ten dol
The said Mrs. NJ A. Booth, on lot and residence in
Canton, amounting to twentyfour dollars and forty
cents.
The unknown owners of lot No. L. Sec "a, town
g. range 3 west, amounting to five dollars and
cents-and al costs together with ten per cent dam.
ages, or show that said have been paid, and
in default of such showing, JUDGMENT FIR the sale
thereof will be entered at sd slips OF said Board,
against said lands condemnng the same, much
thereof according law snail be sufficient tosat
isfy said taxes, costs and damages.
1t is ordered by the Board. That the lands as
sessed to the following named persons hereaf-
ter set forth, be condemned for non payment CT
taxes, costs and damages, and sold by the Sheriff
of Modison county Mississippi. on the I'd Mon
day and 10th day Of March 1873, to satisfy the
same, as follows, to wit
Mrs. E. C. Grigsby, g acres off sw cor. WI NV.
49, town. 8 range e. lot and residence in Canton
amounting in all to $14 81.
Robert and Margaret Doyle, WI sw4 sec. 9. town
ship TO- range el sci 3, township 10, Be;
mel e nw and 10 off end Sc. and 30 acres
off n end el sw section 10 township 10 lge Be; w
Of vi sec II, 10, range Be II acres off
WI NV sec u town 10 grange Be; e4 mel and e! wy
net less A ceres H. town. 10, range Pc, amount
ing to S9l 30.
T;esrse j. HUM, FL less - acres out of N end WI
mel section 81, township D. range west and -
off s end nwf and 81 sw4 sec 81, town Z, range lw
WI mel and WI of u, town 4 range lw 81 set md
ali el swI east Bogus Ohito Greek, sec 80 Town g,
range ow, amounting to 500 10.
S. l. Mosby, 10 int. in wy net sec 3D. town Q,
range 2e, amounting to 81 l6
Heirs Robt Slaughter lot 8, COUGHS Hill in Can
ton amounting to u %.
Edwin Iamben, w! feb and e4 WI and WI swi
Sec 90 town range lw el sci, less acres, 3d.
town 9, range lw, amounting 10 go IL