The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1899-09-06
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS.
Omciai Proceedings of the Regular
september Term. 1899.
STATE OF MISSISSIPPI
LINCOLN COUNTY.

STATE OF MISSISSIPPI,
LINCOLN COUNTY.
FIRST DAY.
Be 1t remembered that at a reeula,
meeting OF the Board of Supervisors
begun and held at the Chancery Clerk.
Office at the Court House on Monday
September 4, 1899, there were presen,
the Following officers and members, to
wit: W. +. Parsons, j. G. Bryant, s.. A
brister and z. Linton, members; X. C
Applewhite, sheriff, and Felix May
clerk.
CHANGE OF ovERSEERs.
Ordered, that w. o. Hammell be ap
pointed overseer on road No. 70.
Ordered, that w. 7. Jordan be ap.
pointed overseer on road No. 81.
ACCOUNTS ALLOWED.
Parsons. Moreton & Co., mdse. for Britt
Harvey, smallpox case se..................- ~ 0T
I. c. Crawford. keeping 10 paupers for
month of August ......................... Ha
y; Enestr0m, temporary relief Of pauper.. 400
W: u: ,Ssovington, 4os feet Of lumber and
s9,aIleEOss ,aI Sis;,SnsIy y Co, Justice docket ''
rellx May. express on above. 20
mississippi House, road warrant book 4.6J
p. y; Hobbs, stationery for sheriff.. Sc
I'M
J: %. Williams, lumber for road........... 500
Siias Johnson. work on CRATES In court
AIss1s hsssf Blue, ianlior................ &c &c
Max Priebatsch, busters. I.0C
In the matter Of the petition of ]. E.
Daughdriu and others, praying for q
new public road commencing at or near
II. N. Brister's place on the Bogue
Chitto road and ending at the 11-mile
post on the Brookhaven and Topisaw
road, and no counter-petition having
been filed against it; it is therefore Or
dered, that said petition be granted
and said road be laid out; provided,
however, that it be laid out and made
without expense to the county. John
Daughdrill, E, Ritohie and P. c. Hemp
hill are hereby appointed as commits
sioners to lay of said road.
18TH SECTION SCHOOL FUND.
Ordered, that the clerk of this Board
be instructed to issue warrant for
s27.75 to J. M. Afford, as per request of
trustees 10th section, township 5,
range 8.
Ordered that the clerk of this Board
be instructed to issue warrant for
5000 to c. M. Wallace, as per order
of trustees 10th section, township 5,
range 8.
COUNTY SUPERINTENDENT REPORT.
Ordered, that the report of Edgar
Green, county superintendent, be ap-
proved and received and his salary and
postage allowed-salary, $4,000; post
age, s1.90.
HABEAs CORPUS.
Ordered, that r. C. Applewhite be
allowed $500 for attendance one day
with prisoner; that s. P. Oliver clerk,
be allowed $500 for one days attend
ance.
H. c. Conn, Chancellor.
FEES OF OFFICERS WHERE STATE FAILED
IN PROSECUTION.
W. T. Pepper, j. p. fees in different cases
J. A. Decell and T, j. Paxton, constabie's ~
fees In different cases on file $500
Adjourned until Tuesday at 10 o'clock
q. m.
SECOND DAY.
Tuesday, Sept. 5th, 1899, Board met
pursuant to adjournment, all members
and officers present.
Ordered that the clerk of this board
be instructed to issue warrant for 1884
to c. M. Wallace for teaching, as per
order of trustees, 10th section, township
5, range 8, interest fund.
TAX LEVY.
1t is ordered by the Board of Super
visors of Lincoln county, Mississippi,
that the following tax levy be made for
the fiscal year 1899 and 1900, on all tax
able property, both real and personal
in said county, the same to be collected
at the same time and in the same man
ner rs State taxes are collected, tOwit
For general county fund --...--..--5 5 mills.
For polls, each 500.
ACCOUNTS ALLOWED.
7. 5. Hoggatt. temporary relief of pauper,
Williamson & Smith, lumber for bridge
near Keystone mills $50
G. II. Penn splicing iron in Jail wall. 30
w. +. kyzar building bridge across Ty-
ler's mill creek, as per cOntract.....--. 239. 80
c. NJ. Brister, lumber and nails for bridge 5.62
ASSIGNMENT OF ROAD HANDS.
Ordered by the Board that hands be
assigned to work on all the first-class
roads towit:
THE several assignments here made
will be published hereafter.l