The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1902-09-11
BOARD PROCEEDINGS
A 2-Mill Levy Made for the Longer Free
School Term.
THURSDAY MORNING, SEPT.

THURSDAY MORNING, SEPT. 4
Board met pursuant to adjourn
ment,, at o'clock, same present al
yesterday.
Ordered that r. J. Harper be ap
pointed overseer of road No. 81, bea
5, in place of J. w. Mills, removed
from said road.
Ordered that E. G. Lee be appoint
ed overseer of public road No. 80, bea
8, commencing at the Baptist churcl
in Fannin, and ending at Ellis place
| Ordered that the following allow
anes be made, tc wit:
]. E. Noble, nails and lumber 70,
road overseers, beat 3, $11.O2.
W. R. Taylor and company, ar
ticles for Jail, ST.. 70.
j. G. Atkins, assessor, for enumerat
ing 1867 educable children. 1902
$159.34.
L. L. Myers, 80 feet lumber TO,
road, beat 5, SOC.
W. S. Crook, express and drayagt
on books for Office, SOC.
Ordered that the southeast quarter
southwest quarter, section 8, and west
half northwest quarter, section 10,
and east half northeast quarter, Sec
tion 8, all being in township 4, range
5, belonging to W. E. Huff, be attach.
ed to the full stock law territory
granted at former meeting of this
board on petition of J. G. Grain ct al,
order to take effect four months from
date.
Ordered that the account of L. A.
Comfort of So for repairs to two wells
at county farm and poor house, and
the account of w. S. May for So. SO
for 1000 letter heads for superinten-
dent of education, be continued.
Ordered that the account of w. W.
Robson, justice of peace, for inquest
costs in case of Charlie Bate, who
was Killed, be dismissed.
In the matter of the final account
OF W. S. Crook, sheriff, Of Rankin
county, made to this board at the
August term, 1902. the board having
ascertanied that said report was not
complete, and should be corrected. it
is hereby ordered that w. S. Crook,
sheriff, be charged with the sum of IA
cents state tax and % cents county tax
as additional back collections; it is
further ordered that IN his final settle
ment with the auditor of public ac-
counts, he be allowed the following
additional credits for the fiscal year.
1901, to-wit:
On realty state tax 81. 80.
State tax, delinquent and erroneous
back taxes $47.2O.
County tax, delinquent and erron-
eous back taxes $55. 96.
The land roll of Rankin county.
Miss. filed by J. G. Atkins, assessor
OF said county, on the 2nd day of
August, 1902, having been examined
and corrected by the board of super
ylsors and the board being satisfied
that said roll as corrected is correct,
it is ordered that said roll of realty as
now stated, be received and approved,
and that the clerk of this board make
two copies thereof as the law directs,
one to be delivered to the auditor of
public accounts, and one to the sheriff
cf this county.
Ordered by the board that the sum
OF $3.50 indebtedness, assessed to H.
Holyfeld estate in Clear Creek pre-
cinct, be transferred to N. K. Holy
field
Ordered that the following allow
ances made at the August term Of tie
circuit court, 1902, be approved:
For state witnesses, $249. S5.
For stenographer, R. L. Peyton,
$50.
For sheriff and deputies, $427. 25.
For W. G. Steen, clerk, $144.
For jurors fees, 1924.
The board made an increase in val
uation of realty for 1902, amounting
to $31, ,857.
Ordered that the levy for county
purposes for the fiscal year, 1902, shall
be five and one half mills of the total
valuation Of realty and personal, in
said county, and the tax collector Of
said county be and is hereby author
lied to collect the said amount, as the
law directs.
On motion it was ordered by the
board that a levy Of two mills be and
is hereby made on the total valuation
OF the real and personal property Of
Rankin county for the purpose of ex-
tending the public school term, 1902
and 1908, and the sheriff of Rankin
county is hereby authorized and di-
rectfd to collect the Same as the law
dirdcts. On the question Of making