The Brookhaven leader., 1884-10-16
PROCEEDINGS
or the Board OF Supervisors Of Lin
coin County.
OCTOBER TERM, 1884.


The Board of sup, rvisors met in spec
ial session at the Court Housc, in the
town of Brookhaven, Oct. 9th, 1884,
when the following business was trans
acted, to-wit:
Ordered that the following named road
overseers be each fined the SUN of five
dollars for being in default OF making
their sem-annual report, viz: G.. w.
Dunn, ID. b. Sasser, JOSEPH Beard, G. A.
Beard, @. A. johnson, Henry Gaines, c.
l.. Oliver, Luther Blue, Jr., James Eizey.
Mingo Adams, Capt. Wright aud G.. w.
Talbrrt
Ordered that Il. II. Moake bo appointed
overseer of Road No. IL.
Ordered that Road No. 100 commence
at Mt. Zion Church and end ut DIR. G.. w.
Ford's, and that Geo. W. Jones be ap-
pointed overseer of said road.
Ordered that Road No. l01 be changed
70 as to commence at the Copiah county
line and end at the Mcmillan Min
place.
Whereas, Sec. Sj8 of the code of 1880,
requires each road overseer to erect (f
not already erected) mile boards, mark
ing thereon the number of miles from
the Court House or principal town to
which the same leads, and further pro-
vides forfeiture of $25 by the road oveI-
seer failing to perform this duty; and
where rs, Sec. .S:S Of SAID code requires
the replacement Of such mile-bOar,!s rs
have been destroyed or displaced;
Therefore, BE it ordered that each over
seer of public roads be required To report
at the December meeting IL be held on
the 2nd Monday If Decent CT next, of the
number of milc-boards on his road, and
whether the same have been erected as
required by law (the expense of which,
if to be erected, viii be paid by the coun-
ty), and in the event of failure to erect
such mile boards there will be fine I'M
posed as required of this Board by Chap
ter 90 of the Code of 1880. Said mile
boards to be in plain Roman letters as
required by law.
Ordered that the County Contractor be
instructed to turn over to the Sheriff of
this county, all the prisoners now in the
custody of said Contractor.
Ordered that the voters of this county
be requested TO assemble at their several
voting places on the 4th day of NOvem-
Der next, to express or communicate to
the Board their wishes and views rela-
tive to an appropriation of $500, or some
other sum 10y the county, for the purpose
of making an exhibit at the Cotton Cen
tennial in New Orleans, and the Presi-
dent of this Board is requested to call a
on Saturday, Nov. 9Th next, to determine
finally as to the appropriation.
| Ordered that the following changes be
made in the assessment of land for 1854
to-wit: The swt of sec 10 and nw4 sec
80 all in 5, T 7, be changed from Joe l..
Meade to Is. f. Brister d Co., and 10
acres in Sc corner of set of SET sec Is, t 8,
s be changed from the State of Missis-
sibpi to Gardner Turner.
The following claims We're audited and
allowed, tn-wit:
Louis Jenkins, burying pauper. -. Sc. 90
NJ. W. NrTils, member, mileage at
| this term. l. III
j. W. Maxwell, member, mileage at
THIS term. ..........1.lU
| w. j. Williams, member, mileage
a. This term. Gu
B. NJ. Holloway, member, mileage
at this term. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 80
r. w. McNair, Sheriff, attending on
on Board l day. 90
F. NJ. Martin, Clerk, attending on
Board day. 800
+, NJ. MARTIN, Clerk.