The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1903-09-16
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS OF REGULAR
SEPTEMBER TERM, 1908.
Continued from last week.
FIFTH DAY.

1OuHuulCub, pTCBcHb SdIuC dS IlIuIo-
day, and proceeded to make divers
land changes.
The petition of R. p. Furr and
others to change the public road
or the Wesson road and Monti-
cello road to a point beginning at
R. P. Furr's place on the little
Bahala road, was at this meeting
amended; said road running
south to point near the three
mile board on little Bahala.
Ordered, That the board do now
adjourn until tomorrow morning
at 8 o'clock.
SIXTH DAY.
Saturday morning, Sept, 18th,
1908, the board met pursuant to
adjournment; present same as
yesterday
ACCOUNTS ALLOWED.
Price Drug Co., penholders and
pen points for court house, $1.35;
Geo. D. Barnard & Co., stationery
for clerk and County Assessor,
$5. so; j. c. Bryant, 3 days inspect
ing bridge, $4.00; John Walker,
. days inspecting bridge, $4.00.
To the Honorable Board of Su-
pervisors: / have inspected the
roads in my district and find them
all in passable condition, but
not worked up to plans and speci-
fcations. Mr.. Bake Smith has
worked two or three roads since
I inspected them.
j. C. BRYANT.
TAX LEVY.
1t is ordered by the Board of
Supervisors of Lincoln county,
Mississippi, that the following
tax levy be and the same is here
now made for the fiscal years 1908
and 1904, on all of the taxable
property, both real and personal,
in the said county, the same to be
collected at the same time and in
the same manner as State taxes are
collected, to-wit: For general
county fund, ~ mills; For in
terest on Jail bonds, n mill; For
sinking fund for jail bonds, n
mill; For school, IA mills; For
roads, / mill; Total county tax,
~ mills.
ORDER APPROVING PER
Z SONAL ASSESSMENT e
ROLLS.
1t is ordered by the board that
the personal assessment rolls filed
by j. G. Cosnahan, county assess
or, be and the same is hereby APP
proved as correct, and the clerk
Of the court is ordered to make
copies thereof, as provided by law.
NEW JAIL,
1T is ordered by the Bord of Su-
pervisors of Lincoln county, that
the Pauly Jail Co. be and it is
hereby allowed the sum of one
thousand dollars, being final pay
ment for the new jail for Lincoln
county, and the clerk of the court
is authorized and directed to issue
a warrant therefor to the county
treasurer, directing the said sum
of one thousand dollars to be paid
the said Pa4lY Jail Co., or w.
S. Hull & Bro, its duly author
lied agents, whenever the build
ing committee composed of Capt.
A. E. Moreton, S. P. Oliver and
w. F. Parsons shall certify to The
said clerk that all imperfections
cited and pointed out in the re-
port of said committee are cured.
Writ Adams, State Revenue
Agent, VS.. j. L. and M. j. White.
This cause coming on to be heard
on the application of j. i. and M.
j, White to be relieved from the
back tax assessment levied by the
State Revenue agent against them
for solvent credits which it is al
legged heretofore escaped taxation,
and the same being considered no
good cause shown, it is ordered
oy the board that the prayer of
the petitioners is hereby granted
and they are relieved from all
back taxes levied by the State
Revenue Agent; and the sheriff
and tax collecor shall be allowed
credit in his report to this board
as erroneous.
The report Of the members of
the board for inspecting public
roads are on file for the year 1903.
It is ordered by the board Chat
the building committee appointed
by the board To spperintend the
construction of the new Jail, COM
posed Of Capt. A. b. Moreton, S..
|P. Oliver and w. r. Parsons, be
and they are allowed the sum of
$50. 90 each, and the clerk Of the
court is directed to issue to each
or them d variant for $50. 90, pay
|able out of the Jail fund.
The assessment en- lIQts T and s
in Becker subdivision was reduced
from $I 500 to $500, the same be
| ing doubIy assessed.
Assess to F E, Vernon slip
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