The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1898-10-12

and guards to prevent all persons, bag
gage and freight from coming into
Lincoln county from the county oi
Jefferson, and authorizing the sheriff
Hon. r. G. Applewhite, to place such
inspectors and guards on the roads
leading from said jefferson county to
Lincoln county is here now repealed
and rescinded, and said guards are
hereby discharged from further ser.
vice, and the said sheriff is relieved
from further responsibility in the
premises.
On motion, duly seconded, it is or.
dered by the Board that the President
of this Board be and he is hereby author.
lied and empowered to appoint suitable
persons, members of this Board, quar-.
antine inspectors, who shall have and
exercise full power and authority to
employ guards in their respective Dis
tricts for the roads leading from JEFF.
ferson county and all other infected
points, to this county and fix their
compensation. Whereupon, the pres
jdent, w. L. Parsons, appointed Hon. L.
c. Montgomery for District No. 4; Hon.
Zetus Linton, for District No. 5; Hon.
j. G. Bryant, for District No. 2, and
Hon. S. A. Brister for District No. 3.
Said quarantine officers shall be en-
titled to 500 per day for the days
actually engaged in the prosecution
of the duties to which they shall be
assigned. They shall visit each road
and guard appointed by them in their
respective beats when necessary, and
report to the President of this Board
such information as may come to their
knowledge touching the introduction
and spread of yellow fever in the
adjoining counties. And whenever
yellow fever shall be officially declared
to be in any of the adjoining counties,
other than jefferson county, the said
quarantine officers are authorized and
empowered, and it shall be their duty
to station a sufficient number of
guards on the roads leading from such
infected county to Lincoln county, as
close to the county line as possible.
They shall fix the compensation for
said guards in advance and prescribe
their duties as the nature of the case
may warrant, which shall be promul-
gated by this board from time to time
as may become necessary; provided,
however, that no rule or regulation
shall be passed contrary to the rules
and regulations adopted by the State
Board of Health and the laws of this
State.
ACCOUNTS ALLOWED:
W. $. Applewhite, qu'ntine guard Al days 1915
FEES IN CASES WHERE STATE FAILED IN
PROSECUTION.
J. W. East. J. P.,Iy'r ending Sept. 80, '98 $500
j. NJ. King, j. r., 1866
). H. Pepper, Constable, same 25O0
OFFICERS COSTS WORKED OUT ON FARM.
J. W. East cost in cases of John Bethea S. 20
J.. J. Decell. Constable. same. 30
j. w. East, witness fees in above case.---.. 200
COUNTY CONTRACT PRISON.
The County Health Officers report
as to the sanitary condition of the
prison on the county convict farm was
received and filed, and it is here now
ordered upon satisfactory evidence, as
shown by the report of the County
Health Officer, that the addition to the
county convict prison has not yet been
built, and that it is in an unsanitary
condition otherwise, wherefore the
said County Convict Contractor, Dan
Buie, be and is here now fined in the
sum of $500, which fine will be made
absolute unless he shall at the next
regular meeting of this Board, show
cause, if any he can, why said addition
has not been built, and the prison put
in good sanitary condition, as hereto
fore ordered by the board.
Dr. J. W. Bennett, County Health Officer,
! inspecting County Convict Prison. etc $1,000
ROAD CONTRACTORS PAID.