The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1900-02-17
PROCEEDINGS OF THE BOARD OF
SUPERVISORS.
Term 1900.

Thursday morning Feb. 8, 1900, Board met
pursuant to adjournment, present same as
on yesterday,
Proceeded with the examination of the Pc
tition of W. d. Gibbs, ct al, asking for local
option election.
Board adjourned to meet at o'clock Fri
day moralng Feb. o, 1900.
Friday morning Feb. 0, Board met pursu-
ant TO adjournment, present same as on yes
terday.'
Board proceeded with the examination of
the petition of w. d, Gibbs. ct al, asking for
local option election.
Be 1t remembered that at this the regular
term (Feb. 1900 of the Board of Supervisors
of Grenada county and State of Mississippi,
came on for hearing the petition in writing
signed by W. d. Gibbs, Z. j. Gibbs, j. T.
Arndale, T, II. Weir and many others, pre-
sented to this Board on the 9th day of Feb.
1900, the same being the second day of said
term, applying for an election, under section
1910, OF the code - 1872, to beside as to the
sale of liquors as described in section 1874 of
the code Of 1892. in said county upon COM
plying with all the requirements of chapter
81 of said code of lSg2. and the Board, after
examining fully, completely and thoroughly
the Assessors books, the Poll books. the
Registration books and the Tax books as to
who and how many qualified electors there
are in said Grenada county, doth find that
there are one thousand and sixty-fve quail
fled electors in said county, and of this
number the Board further finds that there
are four hundred and one qualified electors
who have signed said petition in their own
handwriting, or by their marks properly at
tested, and possess all the qualifications of
such electors, calling for said election, and
it appearing to the Board that more than
the required number as prescribed by stat
ute have signed said petition, after elimi-
mating all from said petition who were not
qualified electors praying for said election,
1t is, therefore, considered by the Board and
so ordered, that said election be held, and
Thursday the 18th day of March 1900, is here
by fixed for holding said election, being
within forty days after the presenta-
ton Of said petition. and not within
fifteen days, to determine whether or
not the liquors, bitters or drinks mentioned
in the first section of this chapter shall be
sold within the limits of said Grenada coun-
ty. 1t is further ordered that c. H. Guy, l..
T. Gardner and J. Ii. Campbell are suitable
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the same opinion as to the question to be
voted upon, be and the same are hereby
nominated and appointed special commits
sioners to hold said election US the law d.
reefs, and make their report accordingly,
and of said above named commissioners, l..
T. Gardner is hereby designated and APP
pointed the one to prepare the ballots as the
law directs. Ordered and adjudged this the
9th day of February 1900.
S. 7. TATUM, President.
j. 5, KING. Clerk.
In the matter of the local option election,
this day W. NJ. Mcintosh and others, coun-
ter-petitioners, filed their petition and bond
praying an appeal from an order his day
made, granting a local option election and
ordering the same held on the 18th day of
March, 1900. 1t is ordered that said petition
be granted and said bono approved. Order
ed this 9th day of February, 1900.
S. 7. TATUM, President.
In the matter of the application for the ap-
premiership of Lille Richardson, aged II
years; Moss Richardson, aged 10; Columbus
Richardson, aged IA; Ike Richardson, aged
Il, and John Richardson, aged Q years: This
cause coming on to be considered and it now
W 'H1 " .thab inv aIl
ed poor orphan children nave been reported
to the Court by j, H. James,, member of the
Board of Supervisors in the district in which
they live. as proper and suitable persons to
be apprenticed under section 1859. code 1852,
and it further appearing that Wy att Shrop-
shire is their grandfather and a suitable
person to have the control and custody of
said children. and he having filed a bond
with W. f. Tillman as surety, conditioned as
section $3.50, code 1892 provides, to provide
said children with a suficiency of good
wholesome food, necessary clothing, wash
ing and lodging, to treat said children hui
namely, and also to send them to school
until they can learn to read and write, and
perform any ordinary calculation incident
TO the business of the Master, and at the ex-
p~iration of the apprenticeship to furnish
each one with two new suits of clothes. in
Guiding hats and shoes Of a suitable kind.
1t is therefore ordered that said children be
and they are hereby apprenticed to said
Wyatt shropshire until the females are IS
years of age, and the males are each 81 years
of age, Ordered this 9th day OF Feb. 1900.
By order of Board of Supervisors.
S. T. TATUM, President.
j. S. KING, Clerk.
Ordered that the Board draw pay as follows;