The leader., 1897-09-08


Convicts of the second class, 50 per
month for every month worked.
The Imprisonment placed upon each
prisoner is deducted. This is without
regard to fines and costs, as the month
ly wages which he pays the county for
convicts must be applied by the board
to the pay ment Of fines and costs. In
order for tn Q board to know what Buie
$ due the county, it should require
the sheriff and clerk to furnish the
board list of all convicts delivered
to Buie, and the expirations of their
terms. They should then calculate
tho number of months each first class
hand worked and charge Buie s6 for
each month, the same process with
second class hands at 50 per month.
1t is not expected nor is it the law that
Buie should pay the fines and costs in
addition to the &c per month. Buie
has no right or power to collect fines,
and IL he has done this, he is the hold
er of county money, and is subject to
the same law as other county officers
for collecting county money. We have
been informed that Mr.. Buie has col
lected something over 300 in fines. II
this is true, the board should pass an
order requiring him to pay over this
money to the county treasurer at once.
Respectfully submitted,
CHRIsMAN & BRENNAN,
County Attorneys.
It is ordered by the board, That the
clerk Of this board and the sheriff be
required, on or before the first Mon
day in October, 1897, to ascertain and
file an itemized bill of particulars
showing the amount the county con-
vict contractor is due, and in arrears
to the county for hire Of county con-
victs in accordance with the opinion
Of Chrisman & Brennan, county attor-
neys this day received.
Telephone.-It is ordered, That J. H.
Stevens, Jr., and his associates be
granted the right to erect and main
tain telephone wire or wires along
the public road leading from the coun-
ty line of Pike county, Miss, via John
son Station to Brookhaven {; provided,
said wires are are erected so as not to
interfere with public travel, or the
right of land owners along said road.
ACCOUNTS ALLOWED.
C. T. Montgomery, day inspect
ing bridge. ge............... ..... = 90
R. W. McNair, feeding prison
ers to Sept. 8th, 1897. ......... 92 10
OFFICERS COST IN Ex-PARrE Newell HUTsoN
Chas. McNair, sheriff's fee. .... 500
Chas. McNair, conveying lunatic
to asylum. 9 30
Felix May, clerks fees. ......... 3OOl
DR.. c. A. Barber, ex. Of lunatic.. 2 80
DIR. j. w. Bennett, ex. of lunatic. 2 80
1t is ordered, That Eli Case be ap-
pointed overseer of the Jackson and
Liberty road from Cobbs' store to Nor
tons cross roads.
1t Is ordered, That Ed. Summers be
appointed overseer of the Brookhaven
and Topisaw road in place of James
w. Wooley, resigned.
PAUPER.
G. T. Montgomery, for relief of
Jesse May and child. .......... 16 90
7. c. Crawford, keeping paupers
for the month of August. ...... 10 90
Chas. McNair, care court house
for August. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 10 w
Insolvent and delinquent taxes
Chas McNair, tax collector, having
this day filed his report of delinquent
and insolvent taxpayers, duly sworn
to as required by law, and the board
having made examination of said list,
and believing said list to be in all
things correct, it is ordered that said
tax collector be credited with the fol-
lowing amounts of State and county
taxes, tOwit:
State tax NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 90 O4
County tax y q
fOiIs. ......... 1910 w
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ERRONEOUS REALTY.
1t is ordered, That Chas. McNair be
credited with the following amounts
of erroneous assessments on realty, to-
wit:
State tax on erroneous realty. y 80
County tax on erroneous realty. 10 %
ERRONEOUS PERSONALITY AND POLLs.
1t is ordered, That Chas. McNair,
sheriff, be credited with the following
amounts on erroneous assessments on
personality and polls, towit:
State tax on erroneous personality 1882
County tax on erroneous perso-
Erroneous polls. s..................12 122 90
ROAD CONTRACTS.
It is ordered, That contracts for
working roads of second class from
Summit and Brookhaven road at 6s4
miles from Summit, and intersecting
johnson Station road one mile from
Sasser's mill, be let to w. H. Brown
for term of years from date at and
for the sum derived from labor of
hands and communication money on
hands belonging to said road; said
road to be worked and kept in condi-
tion as required by specifications for
working second class roads as adopted
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