The leader., 1899-02-15

anu OtiCtfs pIcocht.
ACCOUNTS ALLOWED.
T. C. Crawford. keeping paupers for
r. G. AppieShite. feeding prisoners
for month Of January % 70
Benton, Jordan. conveying pauper to ~
r. C. g. AppIewhite care Of court house. 5 %
b. T. Hobbs. stationery for Circuit Clerk,
s4.i0; same for sheriff, $50; same for
Chancery Clerk. S175---.-.----.---.------- IL 20
In the matter of the apprenticeship
of - Garner, a pauper, to John w.
Boone,
This cause coming on to be heard,
on the report of Hon. w. F. Parsons,
member for district No. l, that =
Garner, a poor orphan male child 13
years of age, is in his district, and that
John w. Boone desires him to be ap-
prenticed to him, and it appearing to
the satisfaction of this board that the
said applicant John w. Boone is man
of good character with suitable means
for said orphan to be apprenticed to
him; therefore it is ordered by the
Board that - Garner be, and is this
day apprenticed to the said John W.
Boone until he arrives at his majority
of 81 years of age: and that desiring
said apprenticeship, the said John w
Boone shall agree and engage to pro-
vide said apprentice with suf1ciency
of good and wholesome food, necessary
clothing, washing and lodging; to treat
the apprentice humanely and also to
send him to school until he can learn
to read and write and perform any
ordinary calculation incident to the
business of the master; and at the ex.
piration of the apprenticeship to fur.
nish such apprentice with two suits OF
clothes, new clothing, including hats
and shoes of a suitable kind; and the
person before this Board, the said
- Garner is apprenticed to him, sub
ject to and in accordance with Chapter
100 of the Annotated Code of Missis
sippi of 1892.
In the matter of the loan of 18th
section funds to Louis l.. Magee.
This cause coming on to be heard on
the application of Louis l.. Magee fol
loan of $4,000, and it appearing tC
the satisfaction of the Board that the
said Louis l.. Magee having filed with
the clerk of this Board deed in trust
ON the lands therein described consti
tuting his homestead in section Ii and
Ia in township Z north, range Z east, In
Lincoln county, Miss, with an abstract
of title to said lands and the certifi-
cate of the county attorneys and Hon
Felix May, clerk, attached thereto, in
accordance with chapter "a of the laws
of Mississippi of 1894; therefore, said
loan is hereby made, and the Hon
Prentiss Buie is directed to pay over
to him the said sum of $4,000.
PAUPER CONTRACT.
The motion adopted on yesterday by
this Board, rejecting all bids for the
care of county paupers, is this day re-
considered and w. H. Young being the
lowest bidder therefor, is this day
elected Superintendent of the Poor
House at and for the sum of $500 per
month on the following conditions:
is to provide all paupers with pure and
| wholesome food and suitable clothing;
he is to treat them humanely and pro-
vide nurses for them when unwell and
shall furnish them with medicine and
medical attention when sick, and shall
with his family live on the Poor House
Farm during the term of his lease: and
for the faithful performance of his
contract he shall enter into bond with
the State of Mississippi in the sum of
$4,000, with good and sufficient sure
ties, to be approved by the President
of the Board of Supervisors and the
clerk hereof the contract to be filed
with the clerk of the Board, and said
contract and bond to be recorded as
required by law; in default of which
the President of this Board and the
clerk are empowered and authorized
to contract with and employ suitable
person as Superintendent of the Poor
House for the next ensuing IL months,
upon such rules and regulations as
may from time to time be presented
by this Board.
PER DIEM AND MILEAGE.
1t is ordered, That the members and
officers be allowed their per diem and
mileage:
w. F. Parsons. 500
j. c. Bryant, days. miles. SEC
$. A. BriSter days, IL miles .-..-.-..-..... 9l0
G. T. Montgomery. days. IL miles. 95C
ZetuS Linton, 2 days, AZ miles. --.-...... S4J
II. c. Applewhte, sheriff. days-..--.-.....-. 400
Felix May. clerk, days. 6OC
1t is ordered, That the Board do now
adjourn.
W. PARSONS, President.
| FELIX MAY, Clerk.