Signal-Copiahan. (Hazlehurst, Copiah County, Miss.) 1885-1888, 1886-03-11
BOARD OF INSTRUMENTATION
LIST, 1856.
STATE OF MISSISSIPPI, !
H. CopIAu COUNTY.

thereof in the town Of llazlehurst on
Monday, the LIST day OF March, n. d..
lass; there being present Joel Lilly
prcsilcn, presiding, W. c. Smith, W.
!. Ru,lcr, y. g.. Ssltcr aud j. III.
Garth. members; I. j. Ilargravcs,
| sheriff, andJ. ID. CRANBERRY, clerk,
and cour, being opened according to
law.
Ordered, That John Settle he ap-
pointed oyerscer Of Port Gibson road
No. 4, in place Of Monroe Hicks, re-
moved.
That W. Il. Cook he appointed
ovcrsccr OF Mt. Pleasant road No. 80,
in place OF 49, iloGg. removed. And
that Mcdaniel Harris be transferred
to, and work .aid,road.
That Ii + Walden be appointed ov-
crsccr Of Georgetown road No 2, in
place Of ID. W. Matheny, removed.
That J 20 Powell be appointed over
seer Of Nelson road No 20, in place OF
G Il Nelson.
That the sheriff refund to LENDER
sou Vardaman one dollar-poll tax or
roniously assessed against him, ne be-
ing miuor.
On reading the petition OF Il. I.
Lcggclt ct al praying for change Of
the Thaddy Pierce road No ~, il Is
ordered that G. ii weeks, TT. Leggctt
and l. VI Leonard b. appointed COM
missioncrs to mark ont the proposed
changes in said road provided they
agree To serve without expense TO the
county,
Upon opening sealed bids for the
contract for keeping paupers in the
poor house, furnishing them food and
such things a. the laS requires. II APP
pcaring that II. Penn had bid to keep
the same for $50 per month for each
paupcr. Ii i therefore ordered that
II Penn bc awarded said contract at
said bid Of s.. so per each psupcr, up
on his complying with the law.
Ordered that Bllrkmon BridgerS
be appointed oyCrsCcr % Iiaalchurst
and Hopcwrll road No --- in place Of
PJ Young. oycrsCcr On lOungs road
and tbs, hc be assigned the following
hsnds. viz: Emanuel Sandifcr. Eph-
ram Hamilton. Chas llclton, Adam
Sanditcr, Harry Slndifcr, Orange
Spencer, Tom Reid and Sandy Wealth
crsby.
That Il + GuyneS. \ J Mcfarland
aud u + Allen, disappointed commits
sioners to Let out the repairing Of the
bridge across Copiah creek in Aliens,
lane on Jackson road No 90, provided
the same can he done for less than
SlCO.
That the hoard advertise Tor sale, til
the frat Monday in April, the follow
Ing lands to-wit: The NJ or of see.
SO, { I. r3w. known n the old poor
house tract also, the old public square
in Gallatin. situated in see. L., 10,
~ q. said lands To he sold ON a credit
q Z one and two wears, the purchaser To
give bond with approved security FOR
the payment ~ the purchase money,
with interest at the rate of 10 per 81
per annum; and, that joel Lilly ,prcsi-
don't ~ this board be- and lac is hereby
appointed a commissioner To make said
sale AMI convey the said lands.
That the sheriff refund to Jim John
SON one dollar-poll tax enormously
assessed AGAINST laid Jim johnson it
being represented To the board that he
i, u minor.
That the board adjourn until to-
morrow morning at 9 O'Clock.
TUESDAY, MARCH "a, 1886.
Board met pursuant to adjournment
OF yesterday.
Ordered, That W. a. Hickman be
transferred from Bcaurcgsrd road to
Jackson road No 70.
That W. NJ. Price he granted the
privilege ofcrecting gates on his place
on the Coor's Springs road No. "a,
and that he be required TO keep said
gates in good repair.
Upon reading the petition Of a NJ
Martin ct al PRAYING to X j Ellington
to change the Sinclair road No 5s, on
his land. IL is ordered that II } FL
lington have permission to make the
change prayed for, on condition that
he open, work aud put in good condi-
ton laid proposed change, and that
A l. Barry, A N Martin and II j
Mckinley be appointed commissioners
TO review said change when made.
That the petition Of B + GOA ct al
PRAYING for the establishment Of free
white school at what j. known as the
Campbell school house In district Nos,
bc not granted.
Whereas, Sandifcr white school in
District No 5, is located near other
schools, and the number Of pupils at
tending said school i 10 small that the
law il violated in its continuance,
therefore il is ordered that said Sam
differ school DO discontinued at the end
Of the second month Of this term.
That the petition for the establish
ment OF a free colored school ut Cherry
Valley in District No. 5, he not granted.
That the colorcd school known AS
White Oak in District 5, be re-estab-
lished.
That Court adjourned until to-mor-
row morning at O'Clock.
WEDNESDAY MARCH 3rd 1886.
Board met PURSUANT to adjournment
OF Yesterday.
Ordered that the order passed yes
ter,lay requiring the Sh,riff to refund
81, poll tax collected from Jim John
son. be rcscindcd and that the Sheriff
\ retain sail tax