Greene County herald., 1900-09-07

be authorized to advertise for bids fol
building bridge on Boykin creek. State
Line road, near Joe Byrd's place, tc
be leJ at the front door of the court
house in the town of Leakesville, on
the first Monday of October, 1900.
| Party contracting will be req uired to
| enter into bond in penalty of double
amount of his bid for keeping said
bridge In good repair for five years
from date of completion. Work to be
done in substantial and workmanlike
manner.
Odered, that whereas contract for
building bridge on McInniss mill
creek, was awarded to 0. II. Hillman
for the sum of $4,000, he having en-
tered into bond as required by the
board, with Dan Ball, r. d. Cochran
and W. w. Valley as sureties, the
same is accepted and approved.
Ordered, that whereas, contract for
building bridge on Dockens creek,
near Lucedale, was awarded to John
d. Webb and Hugh McInnis, at the
price and sum of $4,000, they hav-
ing entered into bond as required by
the board, with J. J. McInnis and W.
NJ. Dorsett as secureties, the same is
accepted and approved.
Ordered, that James Faulk, Editor
Greene County Herald, be allowed the
sum of $25.00 for publishing the pro-
ceedings of this board for last half
year, beginning September 1st, 1899,
and ending September 1st, 1900.
Ordered, that James Faulk, Editor
Greene County Herald, be allowed
81. 90 for one years subscription, fur
nished the chancery clerks Office,
from September 1st, 1899, to Septem-
Der 1st, 1900.
Ordered, that J, L. Prime and j. N.
Dunnam, be allowed the sum of so. 90
oach for one days service as commits
sioners to lay out public road from the
Paulding road, Indian Hill, to Augusta
road at Sand Hill Church. G. B. and
F. Fund.
Ordered, that G. O. Backstrom, Jno.
Mcintosh and w. G. Roberts, be al
lowed $500 each out of @. B. and +.
Fund for one days service as COM
missioners to examine three bridges
on Big Greek.
Ordered, that w. W. Waller, tax
collector, be allowed credit for taxes
on land struck off to the State at tax
sale, not redeemed for the following
years, to-wit: 1898, 1897, 1896, $SOS7
Ordered, that this board adjourn
till tomorrow morning eight O'Clock.
G. p. SMITH, President.
Tuesday Morning.
Board met pursuant to adjourn.
ment. Present as on yesterday. Or
dered, that on and after the first day of
OCTOBER, 1900, it shall pe unla wful for
any person who Is non resident of
the state of Mississippi to shoot,
wound, injure, kill, catch or pursue
with such intent. any deer, turkeys,
rabbits or squirrel or any quail-usu-
ally called partridges-turtle dove,
sometimes called Mourning dove. or
any Starling-oommonly called Field
Lark, in Greene county, Mississippi,
except he do SO in person upon his
y,
any nonresident person violating this
provision and regulation, shall be gull
ty of msdemeanor, and upon con-
viction shall be fined not less than SO
nor more than S25, or be imprisoned
in the county Jail not exceeding ten
days.
The following is list OF Confeder-
ate pensioners approved by the county
board of inquiry:
Form No. 2-Redden Denmark.
Form 3-Harriet B. Landlord, Mar
garet q. Ezell, J. J. Waltman, Eliza
beth s. Plait, Rebecca Kittrell, Mariah
l.. Nauliy.
Form No. Ara Williams, Rich
ard Lotion, E. L. Cochran. James Nj.
Churchwell, P. G. Hillman, VIM. NJ.
Neel, G. G. Bre wer, .,Jno. F. Dunn,
David Williams, David Young, Alex
Dunnlnan, Samuel J. Smith, Dan
Brewer.
Ordered, that the fines and for
FIXTURES te placed In the general coun
ty fund.
Ordered, that Mrs. Thorn as Grand
be placed on the pauper list from
date, at the rate of S4 per month.
Ordered, that James Freeman S pane
be erased from the pauper list
Ordered. that the personal assess
ment roll filed by r. d. Cochran, as
sssor. be and the same is hereby ap-
proved corrected and the clerk is or
dered TO make copies provided by law.
Ordered. that the sum of 81 be al
lowed DR.. L. A. Gibson for medicine
furnished J. L. Beech while in prison
in Covington county.
Orderd by the board, that all virgin
timbered lands be assessed at not less
than So per acre, and that no land
in the cCupty be assessed at less than
sos par acre.
G. 0. Backsirom was appointed as
president pro tenn IF this board by G.
p Smith, president, he being called
away on account Of sickness of his
father,
Ordered, that this board adjourn un-
til tomorrow morning at O'Clock.