The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1903-01-14

for that purpose; and the board
shall never employ any other fiscal
agent for the sale or negotiation of
such bonds than the county treas
urer; nor shall it allow compensa-
tion to any person for such
sale or negotiation. All the
expenses of preparing the bonds,
publishing the notices, and hold
ing such elections shall be paid out
of the county treasury. 1t is fur
ther ordered by the Board of Su-
pervisors that the bonds proposed
to be issued as aforesaid for the
purposes aforesaid on the first
Monday, the same being the End
day Of February, A. D. 1908,
shall bear date of Feb. 1, A. D..
1908. Bonds No. 1 shall be due
and definitely payable on the End
day of February, A. D. 1904, and
the bonds No. 9 to 10 inclusive
shall be definitely due and payable
in nineteen annual consecutive
years, and the bonds Nos. 20 to 40
inclusive shall be definitely due
and payable on the End day Of Feb
ruary, 1928. All of the said bonds
shall have interest coupons attach
ed, the interest payable annually.
Both the principal and the interest
shall be due and payable as afore-
said at the Western National
Bank, New York. All of said
bonds may be sold at either public
or private sale upon the date of
their issuance, or at any time
thereafter. It is further ordered
by the board of supervisors of
Lincoln county, that said two or
ders passed and adopted on the
5th day of November and the 4th
day of Deceber, A.. D. 1902, be re-
spectiveIy and in so far as they
relate to issuing the bonds for a
new Jail be and the same are here
by rescinded and repealed, and
that this order take effect after its
passage.
In the matter of the resignation
of Hon. R. d. Lanier, Justice of
the Peace from district No. 1.
This cause coming on to be
heard, on the letter of resignation
of Hon. r. d. Lanier, a Justice of
the Peace for and. from district
No. 1 Lincoln county, and it ap-
pearing to this board that the said
Justice of the Peace has been duly
elected to the Office of Mayor of
the city of Brookhaven and quail
fed as such, wherefore it is order
ed by this board, that his resigna-
tion be and the same is hereby and
here now accepted. 1t appearing
further to the satisfaction of this
board that there is now vacancy
in said Office and that an election
to fill said vacancy will entail
great and unnecessary expense to
the county land that a general cleo
tion for all the county and district
officers will be held this year,
therefore it is ordered by the board
that no election be held to fill
said vacancy and that his excel
lency, A. H. Longino, Governor
of the State of Mississippi, be
requested to fill said vacancy by
provisional appointment in accord
ance with section 103 of the State
constitution, until an election is
held and said vacancy filled.
In the matter of back taxes made
by Hon. Writ Adams, State Rev
enue Agent, against G.. E. Wiley
for the years 1898 to 1899, inclu-
sive:
This cause coming on to be
heard on the affidavit of c. E.
Wiley, praying for the relief of
back taxes assessed against him
by Hon. Writ Adams, State Rev
enue Agent, for the years 1898 to
1899 inclusive, and the board hav-
ing considered the same, is of the
opinion that the said C.E Wiley
is not delinquent for back taxes
due the State and county for all of
said years, nor is he delinquent
for anv back taxes whatever, save
and except the sum of $3.50, sub
ject to assessment for the year
1894. Wherefore, it is ordered
by the board that the said c. E.
Wiley be and he hereby is re-
lieved from SAID assessment, as
made by said State Revenue Agent
for all of said years, except for
the year 1894 in the amount of
$3.50.
In the matter of the assessment
of back taxes by Hon. Writ
Adams, State Revenue Agent,
against S. E. Easterling and 0.
w. Easterling for the years 1889
and 1895 inclusive.
This cause coming on to be
heard on the affidavit of O. W.
Easterling for himself and his
wife, S. E. Easterling, praying
for relief of back taxes against
them by Hon. Writ Adams, State
Revenue Agent, for the years 1889
to 1895 inclusive, and the board
Having considered the same is of
the opinion that said parties were
not delinquent for back taxes due
the State and county for all of said
years as filed by the State Rev
enue Agent, nor are they delin-
quent for any back taxes whatso-
ever on solvent credits save and
except the sum of 1920 subject to
assessment for the year 1894;
wherefore it is ordered by the