American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1873-12-06
Proceedings Of tie Beard Of Supervisors.
DECEMBER I. A. ID. 1873.

DECEMBER 1, A. ID. 1873.
Be 1t remembered, that :. special
me ting of the Board of Supervisors
in aud for the County of Madison,
State of Mississippi, begun and held
at the Court House thereof, in the
city of Canton, on Monday the 1st
day of December. 1873, were pres
emit VIM. Brock, President, j. NJ.
Richards, Richard Taylor, John
Divine, members, II. J. Ross, Sher-
if, E. S. Jeffrey, Clerk. Absent,
Elijah Ware, member.
Ordered, That the following nam
ell Overseers, for failure to make
returns AS prescribed by law. in
SECT ion 1865 of the Revised Code Of
1871, of the State of Mississippi, b..
linrd each the SUN Of tweu,y 4 liars;
and that scira f;,cias issue to each
of them. returnahle the LIST Monday
au.i fifth day Of JANUARY, A. -. 1874.
10 show cause. if any they can, why
the Judgment for such fine should
not b.. made fiual: Ned Nicholson,
Peter Williamson, Lee King, Silas
Williams, Friday Boldly, Thomas
Ward J. n Jones Jshn Wi kinson.
Cbs,s. Stewart, w. f. Ross, John
Martin, Shed Saddter, Daniel Suth
erland, ThOs Shredder, w. Fl. Mil
ION.
The petition Of R.'H. Bennett TO
retail viBous and sriri Ous liquors at
at Camden, in Supervisors Dist.
No. ), having been presented and
died more than one month, and be-
ing signed by a majority of the legal
voters of al Supervisors Dist,
and no objections thereto or count
er petition being presented; it is
Ordered by the Board that a license
he granted the said X. II. Beunett
to retail vinious and spurious liquors
at Camden, upon his paying two
hundred dollars, $4,000, amount of
said license into the county Treasury
and giving bond as required by the
statute
The petition Of Perry Stone & Co.
20 retail vinous and spiri uOs
liquors at Madison Station, in Su
pervisor's Dist. No. 3. having been
presented and filed more than one
month, and being signed by a ma
jOrity Of the legal voters Of said
Supervisors Dist, and no objections
thereto, or counter petition being
presented; 1t Is ordered by tho Board
that a license bp granted to the said
Perry Stone & Co. to retail rinOus
and spurious l'qnors at Madison
Station. nPon his paying two hun-
bred 5000 dollars, amount of said
LICENSE, into the County Treasury,
and giving bond as required by the
statute.
1t appearing to the Board, upon
showing made, that the lot now as
sessed to the heirs Of e. b. Ander-
sOn, situsted in the city Of Canton,
and more fully described Is follows:
II feet off the west side Of lot Que
IN square 2 of said city. is wrong
fully assessed at the value Of $1,000
and that said lot is not worth more
than $3.50; 1t is therefore ordered tina,
the same he assessed at the value
of $3.50. and that the Sheriff make
the necessary changes On the as
-AsSment roll and that the Clerk fur
nish the Auditor Of Public Ac-
counts with II copy of this order.
II appearing, to the satisfaction OF
the Board, npon showing made, that
Two lots now assessed 10 the he'll
of =. Noonan, deceased, situated ia
the suburbs of the city Of Canton,
lwere wrongfu.ly assessed at the val.
Il. of 81, 600. and that said lots are
not worth more than $500. 1t is
therefore ordered that the same be
issrssrd at the value of $500, and
that the Sheriff make the necessary
change on the assessment roll, and
that the Clerk furnish the Auditor
of Pui,iic Accounts with "A copy OF
this order.
Ordered, that the report of the
following named Overseers who
were delinquent at the October
meeting of the Board he now re-
ceived, viz:
t. II. Avery, Vincent Jones, Oil :
yer WoOdman. Alexander Stewart,
}. II. thinner, ID. p. Montgomery,
j. NJ Stone. +. NJ. Barron, NJ. G..
Ewing. John L. Sharpe.
Ordered, That the report of David
/ Pih.tee. Clerk uf The Circuit Cont,
I Oh Jurors ttli liit'ttt~ lRStftt 81 lEt-
4 SEPT, mb.r term, 1878. of said court
DE accepted and ordered to be
placed "n file. =
Ordcred, BY the Board that the
accounts of Walker Dnrfey and
York Scott, which were referred to
+. 4. Pratt, ESD, attorney of the
Board, for his opinion thereon, be
and they are hereby disaIiOwci.
Ordered. That the following &C
counts br allowed AID uaid out of
any moneys now remaining in this
County Treasury hot otherwise sp
propriatei to the credit of the
general courthouse, Jail and school
funds, respectively.
GENERAL FUND.
Washington Battie-Bill rem
dered for repairing bridge
across Bear Creek, on the
Canton and Haley road 500 90
Washington Battie-Biil rem
dered for building bridge
on the Canton aud Haley
road. across branch of
Bear Greek, 100 90
Kelly & Murphy-Bill ren-
herrd for one sign hoard, 90
Monroe Par>er-Bsii render