American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1873-01-18
Proceedings Of the Board Of SupGrVlSMS.

A. ID. 1873. were present WIN. Breck, Pres
dent; j. NJ Richards. Elijah Ware. Richar
Taylor, John Dyue members: r J. Ross, SheI
DC. D eA '-
} way. W. C. Kearncy and ]. A .McMurtray be re
appointed, and Willis Greenwood vice J.
| Magruder lie appointed Supervisors OF the Poo
tor said county tor the year 1873
, Ordered hat the bid Of the American Citize
for the sum of two hundred end twenty-five dol
lars for publishing the Procee iings. Orders &c.
of the Board o. the year 1873. be accepted.
Ordered. That publication tie made in thu
American Citizen for thirty days to contractor:
for b ds on the following bridge: Lower brldg'
on Panther Creek. in township 10, range East
As per specifications file in the Clerks Office
Ordered by tile Board That in the of Jno
B. Massey. petitioner for the refcnding to him Of
the State and county taxes paid by him to the
tax ,lector of Ma 1ison county for the year 1872
upon $l4, 900 of loaned money; it appearing u
The satisfaction OF the Board that this assessment
was illegally made and that said taxes were Tn
justly collected from the said John b. Massey
1t is ordered by the Boaie that the sum OF $50 70
gene raj county taxes. and the sum OF $50 %
school tax, paid by the said John b. Massey on
said sum OF $:4 OO". be returned t" him by the
county, for which said sum of Sis SO. warrant
upon the County Treasury is hereby ordered to
be issued.
Ordered. That James Owens be appointed
: overseer vice Sa- W Sides. resigned on the
Canton and Jackson Old Wire roEd and that
John Robinson he appointed overseer, vice James
Stebbins, resigned, ON the Camden and Boles
Ferry road: and ames Fields be appointed over
seer, vice Leroy Dinkins, resigned. on the Match
eZ Trac. road.
1t appearing to the satisfaction of the Board
that there is a clerical error of $i1 80. State tax.
against the tax collect page l42 Of the real
estate roll of this county, it is therefore ordered.
that said be corrected, and that the Auditor
Ct Public Accounts and County Treasurer allow
said Tax Collector credit for $l7 60, State tax;
and it is further ordered that the county tax for
| 1871. amounting to $79 20, paid INTO the County
Treasury through said error, be refunded to said
Il. J. Ross. Tax Collector. aud that WARRANT on
the County Treasury issue therefor.
| Ordered. That Z. G.. Postell be Responded
School Director for District No. 5, ana that he
quality immediately.
John Healy, to peddle on foot in said county, on
his complying with the statutes in such cases
made and provided.
ordered Tnat the additional assessments and,
collections AS made by r. J. Ross, Sheriff and
Tax Collector, be accepted.
Ordered That the list OF delinquent and usol-
vent tax. payers of Madison county. Miss. for the
fiscal year 1872. of Il. j Ross. Sheriff and Tax
Collector. be allowed, as set forth in the iecapt
ulation. VIZ +: $i42O 81 on personally.
STATE OF MISSISSIPPI,
To r. J. Ross, Sheriff
For attendance of self aud Depu upon the
Board OF Supervisors of Madison county trour the
LIST January to 3lst December, 1872, 20 days. at
400 $50 90
Ordered That R. ]. Ross. Sheriff. be allowed
eighty dollars for attendance OF self and Deputy
and that the same be paid out Of the State Urea
sury.
Ordered by the Board, That each member
thereof be required to visit and inspect Nil Public
" orks done by its order for the county in his
District, and report on same to this Board with
out delay. IL is further ordered that all claims
pre'ented against the county be required 10 be
sworn to and dOcketed ut least one day before
the meeting of this Board, as well as all petit
items and other business to come before it; and it
Is also further OrdeIed that warrants shall he
HI-f tt,a
utes OF the meeting at which the allowance
ordered have been fully entered on the Minute
Book.
ordered, That the Report of the Overseers of
the Poor be accepted, and that the accounts for
f440 20 due the Overseers of the Poor and Poor
House Keeper be allowed. and that the same be
spIead upon the minutes Of this Board.
DECEMBER 18Th. 1872.
REPORT OF SUPERVISORS OF THE Poor OF MAD
IsON COUNTY. Miss.
TO the Honorable Board of Supervisors
of Madison County, State Of Mississippi.
We, the Supervisors of the Poor, do make this
second semi-annual report for the Year 1872 Of the
state d condition of the poor which have been
Ger our Supervision during TINS year i1un1 the
er of Poor House. We accepted the bid Of J. b.
Whitehead. for Keeper again for the year 1873 at the
rates Of nine dollars per head, month"; for which
he is to board, clothe SHOE furn sh bedding
when SICK furnish fir. wooc, etc. employed Doct j.
T. Magruder physician, for the quarter of 1873. at
twenty dollars per month. There have been two pau
pers received during he last six months, and i've
nave ieH curing the same time one WAS al missed
ne lett OF ms "wu accord OF voluntarily ana three
died. making eighteen cared for during this3 year
ie'2. mere nave been SIX aamissi Ms anu esht as
missions during the year. leaving AT ms Time ten IN
for. and allowance. recommended To- be made All t.e
3lst Decrmber Is72 a, per items which accompauy
this repor: expenses of this wear 81 O7 IT, Done by
order 81 the Sup.ryisors of the Pc r. Deccemb.r
I3tb 1872
JAMES A. MCNJIRTR & r. Sp
Respectfully submitted to your Honorable BODY
SIrf. snfM .lhis
j. A McMURTRAY, S. B. s p.
4. l., -. A.,
Ahwahees recon,enu f 70 70 p I'm 'e s y, ,.e roor
house ny inc supervisors vi 'n@ roor "i M""Soh CO.
1871 Dec. ID To J. b. Whitehead, Keeper of Poor
House, DIR.
To Rose Shaw fine 80 days, at Soc per day $27 90
To Borcas fiarwell, we W. 20 days, q 90
10 Sophro, III Harwel . =. w
10 Mary Harwen :. w
10 itachei Har"e'i, . - W
10 penny w mite wni'e' 90 :. W
IL, 10 Shariey war :, . - Z, ~
10 merry ,'hi'"' . - W
- ~ " n. poon "Ite "a q. ~ ~
10 Dinah nourk' i've ~ DAYS - W
ne man from canton, no name nearly covered 80
with crawiers, white, 10 days W
keep as clean as pos ible L. 90
To burial OF the man, A Handy, VIM. Boon
and Sally Russell, 40 o.
s,,, eo
Contra subject TO a reduction for John Rodo. ~
,rs, who leti voluntarily before The end Of
last quarter to the end Of which allowances
Were made i'd paid, u days zoe per day, 20
the of last quarter, 8 days at 3Oc l 80
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