American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1880-01-10
Board Of Supervisors.
MONDAY, Jan. 5, 1880.

Board OF Supervisors.
MONDAY, Jan. 5, 1880.
Be it remembered that at regu>
lar session of the Board of Super
visors of Madison County, State OF
Mississippi, begun aud held in the
City of Canton, at the Court House,
on Monday, the 9Th day of January.
A, d., 1880.
Were present: j. II. Powell, e.
Fl. Green, Robt. T. Cheek, J. L. F.
Moore, G. J. Hume, members of
Board; j. T: Priestley, sheriff; E. 8.
Jeffrey, clerk.
The meeting was called to order
by the clerk. 1t was moved and
seconded that j. Il. Powell be elect
ed President of the Board by accli.
nation, which motion 6oing put to
vote J.R. Powell, was unanimous,
~ elected ~ President of the Board.
by acclimatiOn, X. T. Cheek having
expressed his desire to retire there.
from.
The official bonds of Will. II. Bal
ley, as Clerk of the Cbapcery Court,
and ex oflSciO Clerk Of the Board Of
Supervisors Of Madison county,
Mississippi, being presented to the
President Of the Board for his aP
proval, were duly approved. and
the oath Of Office being administers
ed by the President to said w. III.
Bailey, he entered upo0 the dis
charge of his Office.
On motion j. L. F. Moore, the
following preamble and resolution
was unanimously adopted and Or
dered spread upon the minutes:
WHEREAS, The term Of Office of
E. s. jeffrey, Clerk of this Board,
expires by law this day,
.Resotyed unanimously BY the
Board Of Supervisors OF Madison
county that the thanks of the Board
be, and they are hereby rendered to
e. 8. jeffrey, for the very able man.
ner in which he has discharged the
duties Of said Office, and for the uni
form urbanity and spirit of accom-
mediation which have characterized
hls official conduct.
Resolved, that copy of this res0-
luton be prepaT ed by the clerk of
this Board, under it's Off ci al seal
and delivered to said Jefliy ~ ties
timonial of our regard for him as
gentleman and our appreciation of
his faithfulness and poIiteness as
an officer.
Ordered that the fnes heretofore
imposed by this Board on the fol-
lowing named road overseers, be re-
mitted upon the payment of the
Sheriffs and Clerks costs, Wis: j.
T. johnson, j. NJ. Randall, Patrick
Burns, Milton Wangonner, sJohn
Long, 8. j. Chambers, j. A. Mat
lock, William Garter, Frank Jones
Dan Davis, Guilford Taylor, G. Il.
Weathersby, Joe Brown, j. A. Reid,
w. II. Lavender, e. 8. Cobb, Henry
Sutherland, w. p. Wallace.
Ordered that the clerk Of this
Board issue duplicate warrants Oh
the bridge fund IN lieu of warrant
No. 118, for $1,000, in favor of Lew.
Is Finley and T. J. Smith; and war;
rant No. 1l9 in favor of Lewis Fin
ley for e5 90, (both OF the above de-
scribed warrants being Of the series
Of 1879, and burned by aecident)
upon the said Lewis Finley and T.
Smith, entering into bonds
bonds In double the amount of said
Ordered that the fine heretofore
imposed upon j. e. Cordts for neg>
lect Of duty as mmissioner to lay
ont road be RENTED upon paying
the sheriA's and clerks costs.
Ordered that the penalty Of the
official bonds of Mark Joseph, Sam.
mel Million, Thomas Fawcett, r. Il.
Andrews and A. Johns as Justices
IF the peace be reduced from two |
thousand to one thuusaud dollars.
Ordered that the penalty OF the
official bonds Of w. Il. Chambers,
John p. Bransford and w. II. Ca.
gle, cOnstables, be reduced from
,ne thousand to FIVE hundred dol,
lars.
Ordered that the annual report Of
B. E. Jones as ranger, be received
and fled.
Daniel Chambers appointed road
,verseer of road No. 4, vice Frank
Jones, resigned.
T. q. Steen, was appointed over.
'eer of road 1l3, vice Fl. 3. Dick,
j. NJ Simpson was appointed
,verseer of road No. 1l6, vice w, Fl.
Baker, resigned.
Frank Whitworth was appointed
,verseer of road 100, vice Melvin
resigned.
Ordered that the penalty of the
official bonds of owen Van Vacter
md Leon Bailey, be reduced from
b 900 to 81, 900.
George Adams was appointed
,verseer of road 20. vice Robert
resigned.
Ordered that III. A. Magruder be
with for the year 1880,
o feed, clothe and maintain the
,aupers of Madison county, Mt the
,oOr house at the rate of e12 per
.apita per month and that he enter
INTO bond with eureties to be ap-
proved by this Board in the sum
# q. 600, conditioned for the taith-
I'll performance Of this contract.
Ordered THAT VIM. A. Clanton,
L. d. be contracted with for the
ear 1880 to provide medical at
ention to paupers in the poor house
or the sum of 600 per year. 1t
= further ordered that he be requir.
d to visit said poor house at least