The leader., 1901-06-12
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS.
Official Proceedings of the Reg.
ular june Meeting.

in the city OF Brookhaven, Miss. and
county aforesaid, on the LIST Monday O,
June, 1901, there we're present w. F
Parsons, president; ]. c. Bryant, mem
Der from Dist. No. 2; w. J. Williams
member from Dist No. 3; Joseph Sas.
ser, from Dist. No. 4; John Walk.
er, from Dist. No. 5; r. R. Applewhite
sheriff; r. w. McNair, clerk.
Be 1t ordered by the Board of Su.
pervisors that L. Bouchillon be releas
ed as overseer of Road No. AS and tina,
Ben Ratliff be appointed in his stead
as overseer.
To the Honorable Board of Supervisors:
GENTLEMEN beg to report that
have examined the Brookhaven and
bahala road No. and, finding the
same in good condition, recommend
payment of s25 on this road.
w. j. WILLIAMS.
To the Honorable Board of Supervisors:
GENTLEMEN beg leave to report
that l have examined the Brookhaven
and Caseyville and Red Star roads and
the Summit and China Grove roads
and find the same in good condition
recommend payment of amount due
on the Summit road, less $50, and the
payment of s25 on each of the others
j. G. BRYANT.
Be it remembered by the Board OF
Supervisors Of Lincoln county, and il
is hereby ordered, that DR.. John
Thomas, of said county, be cited to ap.
pear before this Board at it's July
meeting and on the first day of the
term, to show cause, if any he can,
why the articles of apprenticeship of
the infant daughter of Margaret Gar.
ner may not be revoked for reasons
complained of by the said Margaret
Garner, as violative of the articles of
apprenticeship.
In the matter of the application of
Robt. Carter, county convict, to be
released from the Jail of Lincoln
county.
This cause coming on to be heard on
the application of Robt. Carter, a con-
vict confined in the Jail of Lincoln Co.,
under sentence by the Circuit Court,
on a charge of retailing, and it appear
ing to the satisfaction of the Board on
the petition of the member of the
Board of Supervisors of Copiah
county, Miss, and the recommends
ton of DR.. J. 7. Butler, a practicing
physician, R. r. Applewhite, sheriff of
Lincoln county, and S. P. eagle, a
reputable citizen of said county, that
said convict, Robt. Carter, is unable
to do manual labor, and is now suffer
ing from infirmities permanent in their
nature, it is ordered by the Board that
said Robt. Carter be, and he is this
day released from Jail and the custody
of the sheriff, on the condition that he
shall not hereafter engage either di
rectly or indirectly in the sale or bar
ter of liquors, bitters or other drinks
which, if drank to excess, will produce
intoxication.
1t is ordered by the Board of Super
visors that the members OF the Board
and the County Attorney be appointed
as whole to attend the meeting OF
the Good Roads Convention at Jack
son, to be held on the 14th and 18th
inst.
COUNTY HEALTH OFFICERS REPORT.
There have been three cases of mild
smallpox in the county since my last
report. All recovered without expense
to county. No cases of scarlet fever
or other infectious diseases in the
county since my last report.
j. T. BUTLER,
County Health Officer.
ACCOUNTS ALLOWED.
Geo. ID. Barnard 4 Co.. Pinch rubber
rule for Chancery Clerk .-.....--....------.- q;
Henderson & TurnbOugh surrey to Coun-
ty Farm for Grand Jury---------.-----.-----. q
II. p. lotteries. bread for smallpox pa
tients for March o
Frank NJ. Peyton for weeks services as
stenOgrapher for Circuit Court. May
Term, 1901, Code 1892, Sec. 32i2, a $40
per week -. 40 o.
b. T. Hobbs. County Printer, stationery
for Chancery Clerk, $50; same for Co. .
Assessor, $3.50
A. Stafiier repairing court house clock N
W. j. Williams, for temporary relief OF
Mrs. Melissa GOdbOld. "
T. s. Hoggatt, temporary relief OF Mrs. =,
Jesse May and child. temporary relief, IL U
BroOkhaven Ice Mfg. Co., ice for Court
. ~
To X. X. Applewhite sheriff
Conveying John Sasser to Jackson ana ~
return. IL
Removal of Tom Pritchard to and from
HaZehurst. -----...-.-..--.- "
Return of Witness Baggett to MagnOlla
SummOning jurors impanelling grand lu-
rors, serving public orders of court ETC., ~
for !. year ~
Sherff's fees in cases where State falls III -
prosecution ----.-.---- ~, -.
X. X. Applewhite and deputies for May Tern
of Circuit Court, as follows:
II. X. Applewhite, sheriff, II days s. "a y
J. b. +. Campbell. deputy sheriff, same "a " "
Jacob Smith, deputy sheriff. IA days, Is "
L. A. Larkin. deputy sheriff, IA days 70