American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1874-08-08
Proceedings Of the Board of
SuperviS-, ITS.
AUGUST 3, A. d., 1874.


Madison county, State of Missis-
sippi. begun and held in the city of
Canton, at the Court House, on
Monday, the 3rd day of August,
A. d., 1874,
Were present
jeff. Jones, President,
Jno. Divine, Memb'rs.
Rich'd Taylor,
II. J. Ross, Sheriff,
Z. S. Jeffrey, Clerk.
Ordered, That the report of the
appointed to examine
the report of j. T. Boyd. Esq.
County Treasurer, for the County
of Madison, State of Mississippi,
he received and accepted, and the
said County Treasurer's report be
recorded.
Ordered, That the petition of o.
A. Lucket. ST., for changes iu the
assessment Of land be referred to
K. j Ross, Sheriff, to make the
necessary changes.
Ordered, That twelve dollars ($12)
per month be allowed to Peter Ste
vens for keeping Sandy Nicholson,
a pauper, until such time as he may
be moved to the Poor House, from
the LIST day of August, A. d. 1874.
Ordered by the Board, That from
and after this date 10 accounts on
expenditures for the maintenance
and burial of paupers i'll Supervi-
sors District No. l, will be allowed
by the Board of Supervisors, unless
ordered by Edward Dickersnn,
member of said Board for District
No. l.
1t appearing to the satisfaction of
the Board that ii certain lot In the
city of Canton, assessed to Mrs. a.
S. Ellsworth, for the sum of $780, 90,
now belongs to Judith Lodge, No.
LOG, and il to he used for church
and school purposes; it is Or'seIe ed
that all taxes on The same be
abatrd, and that it hereafter appear
on the assessment rolls as church
property.
1t appearing to the satisfaction
of the Board that an error has been
made III the assessment OF two
vehicles, to w. X. Chambers. t" the
amount of Que hundred dollars ;
it is therefore ordered that his
assessment he reduced from that
amount. valuing the two vehicles
at $500.
Ordered, That the petition of
Mary V. Bailey, for change OF as-
>es>mtnt i'll the value OF land, ETC.,
be denied.
Orde, ed, That s. II. Fl. Toles.
being the lowest bidder, at $1,000
per month Tor each pauper under
his Care, Is hereby appointed Keep
er Of the Poor House Of .1adi>On
county, MIsSis sipW.
Ordered, That tue list of Jurors
for the Year 1874. as furnished by
s. II. II. TOles, Assessor of Mali
sou county, Mississippi, cont aiming
2,43O nam-s, he received, aud that
said Assessor be allowed the sum
of 347 go, amount of bis fees for
the same.
Ordered, That the hands on the
Muse and Magruder places, on road
No. 26, Jerry Payne, O"erseer, be
transferred TO road No. 81, Richard
Levy, Ovrrseer.
Ordered. That the following nam
ed persons are hereby appointed to
act as Grand Jurors. at the next
term OF the Circuit Court. to he
held at the Court House, in Madi-
son county, Mississippi, Oh the
fourth Monday OF September, A.
d., 1874, aud on the 2Sth day OF
said month:
DISTRICT NO 1.
n. r. Smith, Paul Marshall,
John g HOwcutt, Isaiah Love.
DISTRICT M. 2.
T. j. Gee, Bailess Fairfax,
Hugh Henry, Gus. Massey,
DISTRICT NO. 3.
j. NJ. Stone, Stokes Greer,
ID. p. Montgomery, Hiilman Pry or.
DISTRICT NO. 4.
G. w. Walker, Haywood Hays,
Richard Levy. T. Merchant.
DISTRICT NO. 5.
z. Stewart, VIM. Lewis,
w. II. Milton, John Martin.
Ordered, That s II. II. Toles,
Assessor of Madison county, Mis-
sissippi, be allowed 2 per centum
on the amount OF school tax and
county levi-s, to be paid in war
rants drawn in p, OpnrtiOIlal amounts
against the respective County
funds.
Ordered, That J. NJ. Richards, E.
S. Cobb, and "A. Cooper, he, and
they are hereby, appointed u com
mittee to examine the work done
10y Il. Haw thurnr, for which ac
counts are now Oh file in the Clerks
office. and report on Same to thi.
Board at the next regular meeting
Oh the first Monday of October. A
d., 1874.
Ordered, That the following ac
counts lie allowed and paid OUT OF
any monies now remaining i'll the
County Treasury, not otherwise APP
propriated, 10 the credit of the
GENERAL, Court House and Jai'
Bridge and Poor Funds, respcc.
lively:
GENERAL FUND.
jeff. Jones, bill rendered as
member of Board, and
mileage -......s34 OF
Edward DickeIsOn, bill rrnd
for services as member OF