Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1874-08-22
Proceedings Board of Supervisors
Special meeting Board of Supervi
\ sors NOXubee Co., Saturday,
( August Is, 1874.
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NOXubee County. (

The State of Mississippi, |
N0Xubee County.
AT a special meeting of the Board
OF Supervisors Of said county, begun
and held at the Court House in the
town Of Macon on Saturday, the
18th day of August, 1874, due and
legal notice Of which having been
given by posting IA notice thereof as
the law requires. Present J.. b.
! Allgood, President, District No. 3;
! Geo. Hardy, Dist No. 5; Solomon
White, Dist No. 1; James Constan-
tine, Dist No. 4. Absent James
r. Moore, District No. .. Present :
Also, Clerk and Sheriff.
Ordered, that James II. Moore, a
member Of the Board, be fined the
sum Of five dollars, falling to attend
this day, as he was bound to do.
In the matter Of the new Bond of
w. NJ. Common, Sheriff of said
county. Said matter coming on this
day to he heard, and the new Bond
of VIM. NJ. COmnOr, Sheriff of said
county, which was filed Oh the 18th
day of August, 1874, coming on
this day to he examined, and it
appearing to the Board that said
Bond is i'll the penalty Of fifteen
thousand dollars; conditioned ac-
cording to law with security APP
proved by the Board, it is therefore
ordered that said Bond he and the
same is hereby approved and order
ed to he recorded.
Ordered by the Board that Rich
ard wilkins he allowed the sum of
two dollars per month, commencing
at this date, for the support of
Ellen Wilkins, a pauper idiot, and
that no warrant issue hereOn until
ordered by the Board hereafter.
Ordered that William McDayid
be appointed Oyerseer of Road No.
81 in place of G ID Moore, deceased,
and that he have the hands hereto
fore assigned to said road.
Ordered that John OBrien be
allowed the sun of fifteen dollars
and seventy-fve cents for work
done on the Poor House, repairing
a house, and for 1900 boards and
two bedsteads, and that he have
his warrant, payable out Of the
county treasury.
Ordered that the Macon and
Arkansas road shall be opened and
put in good condition thrO' Moses
COckrelrs field within ten days from
this date.
In the matter of the petition of
Thomas w COckrell and five others
to abolish that part of the Macon
and Camp Ground road from Moses
b COckrelrs to theOld Camp Ground.
Said petition coming OH this day to
be heard and the same being con
sidered, it is ordered that said peti-
ton he dismissed.
Ordered that the following sums
be allowed to the Commissioners,
Clerks and Policemen hereinafter
for holding a special election
on the 18th day Of July, 1874, for a
member Of the Board Of Supervisors,
viz;
G Sllipman, Commissioner, two
days, 5000.
ID G Farmer, Commissioner, one
day, $500.
Edward Finn, Commissioners, one
day, $500.
j McKena, Clerk, one day, 81 90
J w Hopkins, Clerk, one day, 2 90
I j Reed, Clerk, one day, 2 90
A Saunders, Clerk, one day, 2 90
j L Grace, Policeman, 3 days, 9 90
Eleck Tyler, Policeman, l day, 3 90
g w Edwards, Police, l day, 8 %
Ordered by tile Board that the
named persons be and
they are hereby selected to serve as
Jurors Of said county Of
at a term Of the Circuit
of said county to be held at
the Court House in the town Of
on the First Monday in
October, A. ID. 1874:
Supervisors District, No. I'D l.
Fitzgerald, Murray Robinson, Will
Strobe and Frank Lewis.
Supervisors Dist, No. 2-Hiram
Samuel Conner, Mat Major
ner and Randall Mcleod.
Supervisors Dist, No. 3-JacOb
Holberg, Durant Owens, Walker
Pitts and Lawrence I Yates.
Supervisors Dist, No. 4-TMner
Bird, VIII Gillespie, Robert Cults
and Ephraim Cotton.