The leader., 1903-02-11
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS.
Official Proceedings of the Regular
February Term 1903.
FIRST DAY.

Lincoln County.
Be it remembered that at reg
ular meeting of the Board of Su-
pervisors of the county and
State aforesaid, begun and held
at the court house in the chancery
clerks Office in the city of Brook.
haven, Lincoln'county, on the first
Monday in February, the same
being the second day of February,
A. D., 1908, there were present
the Hon. w. F. Parsons, presi-
dent, from district No. 1; j. C.
Bryant, district No. 2; w. j.
Williams, district No. 3; C. Mont
gomery, district No. 4; John
Walker, district No. 5, being
absent; DR.. Applewhite, sheriff,
and r. w. McNair, clerk. There
was had and done the following
proceedings:
An order for the issuance OF
$4,000 for the bonds of Lincoln
county, of the erection, con-
struction and completion ola new
two-story brick Jail for said
county and the building of a
fence enclosing the court house
yard and said Jail.
Whereas, at a regular meeting
of the Board of Supervisors OF
Lincoln county, Miss, held in the
Office of the clerk of the chancery
court of said county in the court
house thereof, in the city of Brook
haven, on Tuesday, the 9th day of
January, A. d. 1903, an order was
duly passed and adopted providing
for the issuance of the
bonds of said county in the sum
not exceeding 500, 900 on the first
Monday, the same being the sec
ond day of February, 1903, as
shown on minute book No. 2, page
40S, for the purpose of raising
money with which to erect, build
and complete a new two-story
brick Jail for Lincoln county on
lands owned by said county in the
court house yard thereof, and
furnishing the same with suitable
fixtures, appliances and attach
ments, and the erection of an iron
fence enclosing the court house
yard of said county upon which
said jail is to be built; and, where
as, it being shown to the satisfac-
ton of this board that the bonded
Indebtedness of said county, in
Guiding said issue of $4,000 shall
not exceed 5 per centum on the
assessed value of the taxable prop
erty of Lincoln county appearing
on the assessment rolls for the
year 1901, which assessment rolls
show the total valuation of S.
952, 743; and, whereas, it further
appearing to the satisfaction of
the board that Lincoln county has
no outstanding bonded Indebted
ness whatever, nor has it any out
standing indebtedness save and
except note given for part pur-
chase price for the county convict
and poor farm for $2,075; and it
further appearing to the satisfac-
ton Of this board that notice of
the proposal to provide for the is
suance of the bonds of said county
to the amount of not exceeding
$780, 900 for the purpose of raising
money for the erection, construc-
ton and completion of new two
story brick jail for Lincoln county
and furnishing the same with suit
able attachments appliances and
property, and the erection of an
iron fence enclosing the court
house yard of said county upon
which said Jail is to be built, has
been published in The Leader, a
public newspaper printed, publish
ed and having general circulation
in said Lincoln county for more
than three weeks next preceding
the second day of February, A. D.
1908; that within that time 10
per cent. of the adult tax payers
of the county exclusive of those
who pay poll tax only, have not
petitioned against the issuance of
said bonds 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 foated and sold to a
better advantage if issued in ac-
cordance with section 81, chapter
1875, of the laws of the State, APP
proved Feb. Is, 1900. Now,
therefore, it is ordered by the
Board of Supervisors of Lincoln
county, Miss. that for the pur-
pose of raising money for the cree
ton, construction and completion
or new, CWo-StOry Drlck jail for
Lincoln county on land owned by
said county in the court house
yard thereof, and furnishing and
equipping the same with suitable
furniture, appliances, attach
ments, fixtures, and property in
accordance with the plans and
specifications now on file in the
Office of the clerk of the chancery
court of said county and the build
ing of suitable iron fence enclos-
ing the property of Lincoln coun-
ty upon which the court house is
now situated, and upon which
said Jail is to be built, this board
doth hereby issue the bonds of Lin
coin county in the sum of $40, 900.
All such bonds shall be Autograph