American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1873-07-26

house warrants to the amt of five
Thousand dollars be issued to F. b.
Pratt, in part payment of the con.
tract awarded him Tor repairs upon
| the court house.
Ordered, That George Adams be
and he is hereby appointed weigher
of cotton at Madison Station, sub
.ject to the action OF this Board. 1t
is further ordered that the fee of
said cotton weigher shall be Is cts.
for each and every bale of cotton
weighed, and that he shall well and
faithfully perform all the duties of
said Office.
Ordered, That the Mayor and COM
mon council of the CITY of Canton
be notified by the sheriff of the
county that the room in the court
house now occupied by the Mayor
Of the city will be hereafter required
for county purposes, and that they
be respectfully requested to vacate
said room on or before the 1 day of
Sept 1873.
Ordered, That 8. S. CalhoOn, F.
B. Pratt and r. j. Ross be appoint
ed a committee to decide upon the
arrangement of the court house,
with authority to make such chang
es in judges bench, attorneys desks
and seats, heating apparatus, DC,
as they upon consultation with court
and bar shall deem desirable, and
the sheriff is authorized to make
purchases necessary to carry out
the arrangement. of said committee.
Ordered, That the sheriff of &c
county is hereby instructed to keep
the door Of the cOurt-rO ON always
securely locked, except during SEES
sionS of the several courts, and that
he shall not allow the courtroom to
he used by any person or persons
for any purpose whatsoever, except
for the use of the courts and their
officers. The sheriff is further in
structed to cause the Outer-dOOrs of
the courthouse to be securely lock-
ed every night upon the closing of
the several Offices in the courthouse
and remain so locked until the OPEN
ing of said Offices in the morning,
| anu ~ hCCtJ Sdlu uOOIS IOChCNl
Sundays. The sheriffis also instruct
ell to prosecute al! persons who shall
be guilty of defacing in any manner
the courthouse of the county.
Ordered, That j. NJ. Richards and
Elijah Ware be appointed a commit
tee to examine the acts, vouchers.
NC, of the county treasurer, and
report to this Board.
j. NJ. richards in the chair-The
estimate of the superintendent of
schools, dated June Goth, present ed
pro. tenn, Elijah Ware, Rich'd Tay.
lOr, John Divine, members, voting
in the affirmative.
Ordered, That the following &C
counts be allowed and paid out of
any money not otherwise appropri-
ated now remaining in the county
treasury, to the credit of the gener-
al and courthouse funds, respect
lively:
General Fund.
Elijah Ware, bill for services as NJ of B. j. SIS 30
W. B. Alswnrth, bill for lumber for jail fee. 300
| J. T. Boyd. bill for repairing bridge,... 81 20
J. T Boyd. bill for building bridge on Pan
| tueT creth,- OzUVu
COMrt-h OMse Fund.
c. Fl. Manship. bill for services. .. 26 So
L: schn .H,.1 bin for tin W., work 80 s.
Ordered by the Board, That thel e
be and is hereby assessed for coun-
ty taxes for the year 1873, upon all
the taxable property of the county,
the following rate per centum upon
the valuation of same, as appears
upon the assessment rolls OF the
county, to-wit: 81 mills upon the
dollar for general county purposes,
the same to be collected in United
States currency or county warrants.
l mill on the dollar for the support
of the poor Of the county, to be col
lected in U. S. currency or poor
warrants of the county; 2 mills on
the dollar for repairs OH the court
house aud Jail, to be collected in
U. S. currency or courthouse war
rants: 4 mills on the dollar for
schoolhOuse purposes. superintend-
ent's salary and deficit in teachers
funds, to be collected in U. s. cur
rency and school warrants.
Order ed, That the assessment roll
of poll and personally for the fiscal
year 1873, as this day presented by
S. S. Ii. TOles. assessor of taxes for
Madison county, Miss, be received
and filed, subject to correction for
thirty days, as provided for by law.
Ordered, That this Board adjourn
until Thursday, July 10, 1873
| JULY IL, A. ID. 1878.
Board met pursuant to adjourn
ment. Present, VIM. Breck, Pres't;
J. NJ. Richards, Elijah Ware. Rich'd
| TAYLOR. John Divine. members: Il.