The leader., 1902-12-10


said board, as shown on minute
book No. 2, page 397, for the
erection, construction and COM
pletion of a new, two-sory brick
Jail for said Lincoln county, and
the furnishing and equipping the
same with suitable furnishings,
appliances, attachments, fixtures
and property; and whereas, it be-
ing shown to the satisfaction of
the board that said bonded in
debtedness shall not exceed five
per centum on the assessed value
of the taxable property of Lincoln
county appearing on the assess
ment rolls of the year 1901
which assessment rolls show to-
tai valuation of 1882, 743. 90;
and, whereas, it further appear
ing to the satisfaction of the
board that Lincoln county has no
outstanding bonded Indebtedness
whatever-nor has it any out
standing Indebtedness, save and
except note given for the pur-
chase price of its county convict
farm of 50, O75-and it further APP
pearing to the satisfaction of the
board that notice of the proposal
to provide for the issuance of the
bonds of said county to the amount
of not exceeding twenty thousand
($2O, 100000, for the purpose of
raising money for the erection,
construction and completion of a
new, two-story brick Jail for Lin
coin county, and furnishing the
same with proper and suitable at
tachments, appliances and prop
erty, has been published in The
Leader, a public newspaper print
ed, published and having gener-
al circulation in Lincoln county,
for more than three weeks preced-
ing this date, and that within that
time ten per centum of the adult
tax payers of the county, exclu-
Esive of those who pay poll tax
only, have not petitioneed against
the issuance of the said bonds
aforesaid, for the purposes afore-
said, nor has there been any petit
ton filed against their issuance
whatever; and it further appear
ing to the satisfaction of this
board that said bonds, when is
sued, can be fioated and sold to a
better advantage if issued in ac-
cordance with section 81, chapter
125, of the laws of the State of
Mississippi, approved February
Is, 1900;-now therefore, it is
ordered by the Board of Super
visors of Lincoln county, Miss,
that for the purpose of raising
money for the erection, construc-
tion and completion of a new, two
story brick Jail for Lincoln coun-
1ty, Miss, and the furnishing and
equipping the same with suitable
furnishings, appliances, attach
ments, fixtures and property, in
accordance with plans and specifi-
cations now on file in the Office of
the clerk of the chancery court
of said county and the building of
a suitable iron fence enclosing the
property of Lincoln county, upon
which the court house is now sit
uate, and upon which the said Jail
is to be erected, the bonds of Lin
coin county to the amount of not
exceeding twenty thousand dollars
$50, 000.00) shall, and will be is
Isued on the first Monday of Feb
ruary, A. D. 1908, at a regular
meeting of this board, to be held
in the Office of the clerk of the
chancery court of said Lincoln
county in the city of Broohaven,
Miss, which bonds may be sold
either at public or private sale up
ion the date of their issuance.
All such bonds shall be Autograph
led with suitable devices to pre-
vent counterfeiting, shall be in
sums of five hundred dollars each
and shall be registered as they
are issued; be numbered in regu-
lar series from one upward: be
signed by the president of the
board and countersigned by the
clerk, who shall impress the seal
upon each bond as it is issued ;
and every such bondshall specifyon