The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1900-01-10
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS.
Omciai Proceedings of the Regular
January Term. 1900.


LINCOLN COUNTY.
FOURTH DAY.
Thursday morning, January A, 1900.
at 10 o'clock, Board met pursuant to
adjournment. Present same as day
before.
CONTRACT FOR CITY OF BRooKHAvEN
CoNvICTs.
1t is ordered by the Board that the
Mayor and Board of Aldermen of the
City of Brookhaven, Miss, be and they
are this day allowed to send all con-
victs committed by the Mayor, Police,
Justices or Ex-officio Justices of the
Peace of the City of Brookhaven. for
non-payment of fines and costs, and to
serve terms of Imprisonment, to the
county convict farm, and upon said
convicts working out said fines and
costs and serving out the Imprisonment
imposed by such officers as required
by law and the order of this Board, the
said Mayor and Board of Aldermen of
the City of Brookhaven shall receive
out OF the county treasury, when al
lowed by this Board, five dollars and
fifty cents $3.50 per month for each
convict of the first class committed as
aforesaid and two dollars and fifty
cents $3.50 for each convict Of the
second class.
SUPERINTENDENT COUNTY CONVICT FARM.
Thomas c. Crawford having been
duly elected by this Board as Superin-
tendent of the County Convict Farm
for one year from this date at and for
the monthly salary of Fifty Dollars per
month appeared in open court and pre-
sented his bond in the penal sum of
two thousand dollars payable to the
State of Mississippi, conditioned for
the faithful performance of his duties
as such superintendent, under such
rules and regulations as may be pre-
scribed by the Board of Supervisors
touching the government of the county
convict farm and management OF the
convicts. Said bond is signed by him
self as principal and F. Fl. Hartman,
w. F. Davis and J. G. Cosnahan as his
sureties, with the additional condition
that the said T. G. Crawford shall in
demnify and save harmless the county
of Lincoln against any and all damages
of every kind, character and description
arising from or growing out of the
government of the said farm or man
agement of the convicts committed to
his charge. as well as the safe keeping
of all stock. horses, mules and cattle,
agricultural implements, forage, and
all property entrusted to his charge
necessary to the conduct of the said
farm and convicts. Said bond, on
motion, was received and approved by
the Board and ordered to be recorded
in the records of bonds of county
officers.
1t is further ordered by the Board
that the Hon. R. w. McNair, the Clerk
of the Chancery Court, shall at once
open an account with the said T. G.
Crawford and charge him up with all
property and live stock Of every kind
and nature delivered to him this day
as Superintendent of the County Con-
vict Farm. which property and live
stock shall be delivered up to his sue
cessor or such other person as the
Board of Supervisors may direct.
1t is further ordered that this Board
reserves the right to remove the said
superintendent at any time for any
breach of the conditions of this con-
tract or dereliction of duty or other
cause upon giving him five days notice
of the intention of the Board and
nature of the charges preferred against
him.
1t shall be the duty of the said 7. G.
Crawford to give his entire time and
attention to the government of the
said farm and control and manage
ment of the convicts placed thereon or
delivered up to him by order of the
Board of Supervisors under any agree
ment or contract, and to remain on
said farm in person at all times, when
ever necessary, so long as convicts are
on the said farm, under his control or
in his custody.
LIST OF UNCOLLECTED TAXES FILED BY
&c. ApPLEwHITE UNDER SEC.
1851 OF CODE.
Hon. R. c. Applewhite, outgoing
Sheriff and Tax Collector of Lincoln
county, in the State of Mississippi, filed
a list of uncollected taxes as required
by law in accordance with Section 1851,
of the Code of Mississippi of 1891, show
ing the following items for which he Is
this day credited, to wit:
Total realty as per lists and
personal thereon. ...........S 3I4I AZ
Total polls. .......,,.......... 34oo