Woodville Republican. (Woodville, Miss.) 185?-current, 1902-10-11
Proceedings Of the Board Of Supervisors.
THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI, !
WILKINSON COUNTY. (


Of said County began and held al
the Court House in the town OF
Woodville, said County, on the Isl
Monday, being the 9th day Of Oct
tober, A. D. 1902.
PRESENT.
T. T. Ventress. President, A NJ.
Shepherd, |. A Carter, G 7. Net
terville, w. L. Jenkins, members.
e. IL. NEYLAND, Sh' If.
c. A. Coon, Clerk,
This day Jos Johnson, Supt. Of
Education presented his report for
the month OF Sep. 1902 which was
ordered to lie fled and is approved.
Ii is further ordered That a warrant
issue to him for 1921 payable out
of the school fund.
This day David Carter, Treasurer
of said county presented his report
for the several county funds which
we're examined and approved and
ordered to be recorded.
In the matter of petition of w. Jen-
kins and Co. to have certain names
stricken from Road tax assessment roll
be and the same is hereby rejected.
In the matter Of petition Dan Cohen
forreduction Of assessment Of property
it is ordered that the same is hereby
rejected.
Ordered that the following names be
stricken from Road tax assessment
Roll: Dave Eaby being only II years.
old, and John Eubanks and Richard
Vaughn both being over 80 years old.
Also ANGUS Bryant he being over age,
And Leonard Stewart he being I'M
able to do manual labor. Louis Cor
don he being over 80 years of age
Pompy Lyons lie being a cripple and
John w. WiSner he being unfit for
manual labor, and Gains Lyons he be-
ing a student at present time and
Hachariah Turner pastor Of church.
Ordered that the following land be
assessed to ID. w. Alexander instead
of ID. BaberS viz. Lot nine in lower
of Fort Adams.
To the Hon. Board of Supervisors of
Wilkinson County.
Gentlcmen--I beg leave to report
that / have the following prisoners
now in Jail; Jim ID. Wilson awaiting
action Of circuit Court, Ar Perkins a.
waiting action of Grand Jury and Jim
Mercer serving sentence from Circuit
Court
Respectfully submitted.
G. II. NEYLAND, Sheriff.
The following sums ofmoney having
been deposited with the County Treas
urer to the credit Of the school funds
by the Trustees tO-wit:
CentreyilIe $500, Centreyille, col. ,
20, Bay Ridge 50, Fort Adams 800,
HuY $3.50, Greenwood 100,
1t is ordered that warrant issue to
the Trustees of the following school as
follows: Centreyille $1,000, COL, 40,
Bay Ridge 100, Fort Adams 600, Hux
70, SunnySide %, Hamilton % Bunch
%, K. Z. %, Hopewell 20. Joseph %,
Caledonia %, Rosetta %, Crooked
Creek p, Whites %, Cold Spr'gs when
deed determined %, Glenwlld 20.
Newt0nia 25, Greenwood 200, Dry,
Fork p.
To The Hon. Board of Supervisors of
Count.
Gentlemen.-I hereby report that
did on the lst day Of August 1902 Rent
the two rooms in the South end of
lower floor of Masonic building for the
use of the Sheriff, Chancery clerk,
Treasurer, and Board of Supervisors
as offices during the erection of the
new court house for the sum Of SO
per month.
Respectfully.
c. H.NEYLAND. Sheriff.
Ordered that a warrant issue to
trustees oft1, II /, W, for $50. to build
School house payable out of funds l,
L,
Ordered that the following names be
from Road tax assessment
rolls: Nose Wilson, he being over 81
years Old and Levi Bethley he being
pastor i'm charge of church.
Bids to do all county practice for
one year from Oct, 1St 1902 we're opened
and read as follows:
DR.. ChaS e. CatchingS practice and
furnish medicine and drugs $3.50, Dr..
L. w. Magruder Sl75 Ordered that
the contract be awarded to DIR. l.. w.
for and at the sum of Sl75.
On ACCOUNT of change of ownership
ordered that the following land be as
SeSSed to 5. V. A. McCearley the S e I,
section %, containing so, acres more
or less and the !, of W /, of n /,
20, acres Section 80, all in 3, + l, west
instead Of to j. r. Smith
Ordered that the clerk advertise for
bids to work new road recently laid
out by Hopewell church.
In the matter of the proposed issu-
ance OF bonds for building new court
house, the Board reserves the option
allowed by law to redeem same after
five years from date of issuance.
Ordered that the following order be
adopted: Resolved. and ordered that
for IA period Of three years, next ems
suing no deer, buck, doe or fawn shall
be caught, trapped, shot or killed in
said county, aud that each violation
or this resolution and order shall he a
misdemean0r and shall he punished
by fine Of not less than S25 and hy
Imprisonment in the county Jail for
thirty days, ana it shall be the duty
Of ali Justices of the Peace to make
inquiry into all violations Of
this ordinance, and to enforce it's pro-
visions. In prosecution under this or
dinance, "A Justice Of the Peace can
Try an offender from any district.
To The Hon. Board Of Supervisors of
Wilkinson County.
Geutlemen.-Haying recently in
spected the several roads under my
supervision, l submit the following
report,
Woodville and Fort Adams road 10
TAR condition.; too fiat, not having
been worked for some time.
PinckneYyille road, some very bad
places, too low in places and generally
too narrow. From Mill's fork to Dun
bar creek in g)nd travelling condition,
bill near Beasley creek entirely too
steep. A small bridge is needed over
hru M II vast of 70. bir, f.,oHrto1