The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1902-03-05
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS.
Official Proceedings of the Reg
MAR February Term, 1902.

Mar February Term, 1oO2.
STATE OF MISSISSIPPI,
Lincoln County.
BE it remembered at regular meet.
ing of the Board of Supervisors OF
said county and State begun and held
ON the first Monday in March, being
the 3rd day of March, 1902, at the
conrt house in the city of Brookhaven,
Lincoln county, Mississippi, there
we're present Hon. W. +. Parsons, pres
dent District No. j; J. c. Bryant,
District 9; w. j. Williams, District 3;
Jobn Walker, District ); K. X. Apple
white. sheriff, and X. w. McNair, clerk.
Joseph Sasser, District 4, being absent;
The following proceedings were had
and done:
ROAD ORDER.
II is ordered by the board that the
petition, signed by ID. A. Dawson and
ten others for a change to be made In
the China Grove and Brookhaven Road,
beginning at the residence of d. A.
Dawson. bearing to the south side OF
the road as il now runs and connect
ing with said road again about a half
mile east of starting point, be granted,
with the express understanding That
the said ID. A. Dawson is to open out
said road and to put the same In hrst-
class condition according to the plans
and specifications now on lille IN the
chancery clerks office, of Lincoln
County, Mississippi.
The petition of H. j. Farley and
others for the privilege of hanging
gates on the Port Gibson and Brook
haven road, was received and filed, as
required by law.
ACCOUNTS ALLOWED.
deeds and freight -. ........ Sic Is
rants ,.,.'.....-.... II 7j
d. NJ. Price, erroneous assessment on
personal property .----..,-.-..--- ..--.;.--, 6o
ing same night ......',.-.. 2 20
T. T. Terrell, conveying prisoner and
guarding same night 70
c. b. Perkins, door spring, stove pipe
+. II. Lewis, putting door spring on Chan
Gerry Clerks -. 10
Il. X. Applewhite. Sheriff, days attend
ance on Chancery court "
T. W. Keenan,, ID. s., 4 days attendance on
Chancery court ,,'...............--.. s OC
b. T.. Smith, days attendance on Chan
Willie Furr. ID. s., 4 days attendance on
Chancery court -...--, .--....--.-.. W
Albert Blue janitor, 4 days attendance
on Chancery court W
Il. W. McNair, clerk, days attendance
on Chancery court oo'
INQUEST ON THE BODY OF JOHNNIE FORD
G. S. Lambrlght, jr. coroner, day oC
s. f. Magee, F. J. Cassidy. j. 7. Lotion,
| +. b. Smith, j. NJ. Carlisle. G.. A. Love,
jurors, each day, Sl.O0-tOtal g. "
In the matter of the official bond OF
D. l.. Easterliug, County Treasurer.
This cause coming on to be heard
and it appearing to the satisfaction OF
this board that John McGrath, one OF
the sureties on the official bond OF
County Treasurer ID. l.. Easterling, de.
parted this life on or about the 18th
day of January, A. D. 1902, and that
because thereof the said ID. l.. Easter
ling was cited to appear before this
Board and enter into a bond as such
treasurer, and in accordance with said
order and citation the said ID. l.. East
erling appeared before the board and
rendered new bond in the penal sum
of twenty thousand dollars with him
self as principal, and J. w. McGrath
Geo. Bowsky, Louis Cohn and f. F
Becker as sureties conditioned accord
| ing to law for the discharge of his
office as treasurer, and safe keeping OF
the general county funds of Lincoln
county, therefore said bond and the
sureties thereon are fully approved
and the clerk of this bond is directed
to file the same and record it in the
record of official bonds in and fol
Lincoln county, in the State of Missis-
sippi.
In the matter of the official bond Of
D. l.. Easterling, County Treasurer.
The cause coming on to be heard
and it appearing to the satisfaction Of
the board that John McGrath, one Of
the sureties on the official bond o.
County Treasurer d. L. Easterling, de
parted this life on or about the 13tt
day of January, A. d. 1902, and thai
because thereof the said D. l.. Easter
ling was cited to appear before this
board and enter into bond as sucf
treasurer, and in accordance with sale
order and citation, the said ID. l.
Easterling appeared before the boarC
and rendered a new bond in the pena
sum of eleven thousand dollars, with
himself as principal and J. w. Nc
Grath, Geo. Bowsky, Louis COIN ant
F. F. Becker as his sureties, con
ditioned according to law for tn,
faithful discharge of his office a
, treasurer and safe keeping of thu
school funds of Lincoln county
wherefore said bond and the suretie
thereon are fully approved and thu
clerk of this board is directed to fill
the same and record it in the record O
official bonds in and for Lincoll
county, in the State of Mississippi.
Ordered that the board do now ad
journ until tomorrow morning at
: o'clock.
SECOND DAY