The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1896-09-11
lOhicial.l
Board of Supervisors
JACKSON COUNTY.

The board met IN regular session
Monday, September Z, 1896.
Paupers allowed for August SHE
each.
Petition OF Il. Swartw0ut and 9TH
crs for public road granted and w. II.
Pool and W. j. Farragut appointed
commissioners to work and lay out
the same.
Tax levy for county made for the
year 1896 as follows: General county
tax, 80 per cent Of State tax; court
house and Jail tax, Is per cent OF the
State tax; bridge tax, 10 per cent OF
ohe State tax; quarantine tax, s per
cent OF the State tax. Total levy for
county purposes 81 mills.
The following allowances were made:
A N Ladnier. overseer for sign. boards. . Is 2 "a
Miss Cox, teaching Ia, r.. 3 school 80. II SO
miss y Bond. teaching same sch00l...,... IS 90
VI wood, county attorney, quarter salary IS IS
w Broome, repairing Red Greek bridge. a %
W L RAMSAY. assessor, enumerating educa.
bic children for 1896 ............... g5 43
Ordered by the board that a third
Justice OF the peace for supervisors
district No. 3, Jackson county, be
elected at the next general election to
he held on the 3D. day OF November.
1896, and that hereafter three justices
OF the peace be elected as the law re-
quires for said supervisors district
No. 8.
The Treasurer authorized to loan
$500 for three yeats out OF 3 per cent
fund to John Y. Morgan.
Tho fnllnuipu .oll,,vaou. .
made: U1 -
e Z chidsey Justice Of the peace inquest rs 90
y u Moore; sneilh, inquest. $ 90
IL Jacobs, ID Ttehei1,, Joseph Treliern, VIM.
Bang, Hy Pool and B y. Browne, six
jurors Of inquest ate each ............ Q 90
WACox, M. d., slvices at inquest. .......,. S 90
1 n Mayors, stationery. 3 90
) FCassanova, blankets tor Jail. ......... $50 90
Bids for furnishing records, blank
books, t~ax-receiptS, warrant books,
pay-certihcates, stationery and legal
forms and other books and blanks as
are used by county and district officers
having been made according to law,
and the Vicksburg Printing and Pub
fishing Co. Of Vicksburg, Msss., hay.
Ing made the 10 vest and best bid to
furnish records, blank books, tax-re-
ceipts, warrant books, pay-certifcates,
blank stationery and other blank
books; 1t is, therefore. ordered that
said Company be awarded for furnish.
Ing the last mentioned articles for the
term OF two years from the first Mon
DAY or July, 1886, as per bid now on
file, and the bond submitted with said
bid is hereby accepted and approved.
And p. X. Mayors, of the DEMoCRAT-
STAR being the lowest and best bidder
for legal forms and printed blanks and
other blanks as used by county and
district officers. 1t is further ordered
that he be awarded the contract for
furnishing said last mentioned sup.
plies for the term Of two years from
the first Monday of July, 1896, as per
bid on file, and the bond submitted
with said bid is accepted aud ap.
proved.
Joseph FURRY, contractor to build
bridge or Little Red creek is allowed
to the first Monday OF November
within which to complete contract.
Mrs. Ella Golf is placed on the pau.
per list from and after Sept. /, 1896.
List Of assessments for back taxes
filed by the assessor Is accepted and
approved.
b. J. Golf, overeeer of road 20 IS al.
lowed $l.25 for sign.boards and mile
posts.
Officers and members allowed their
mileage and per diem and the board
adjourned to the first Monday In DC.
tober, 1896.
o. RANDALL, President. /
F. II. LEWIS, Clerk.