The leader., 1904-01-13
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS.
Official Proceedings Of the Regular
January Term, 1904.
FIRST DAY.
FIRST DAY.

regular meeting of the Board of
Supervisors of Lincoln County,
in the State of Mississippi, begun
and held at the office of the Clerk
of the Chancery Court, in and for
said county and State, at the court
house in and for said county in
the city of Brookhaven on the
first Monday in January, A. D.,
1904, being the fourth day of
said month, the time and place
fixed by law for the meeting of
the Board of Supervisors in the
State of Mississippi, there were
present, Hon. Il. P. Jones, mem
Der elect for and from District No.
/; j. G. Bryant, member elect
from District No. 2; Hon. G. NJ.
Brister, member elect for and
from District No. 8; Hon. j. B.
Wills, member elect for and from
District No. 4; and Hon. John
Walker, member elect for and
from District No. 5; Hon. R. W.
McNair, Clerk of said Board,
and Hon. R. G. Applewhite,
Sheriff. Hon. W. F. Parsons,
retiring president of the Board
of Supervisors, called the meeting
to order and announced that all
members elect were present, and
each of them had been duly quail
flied by taking and subscribing to
the oath of Office prescribed by
law and the Constitution of the
State of Mississippi, and given
bond In accordance with chapter
seventeen, of the Code OF Missis.
sippi and that the Board was then
ready for organization and to
proceed to elect a president.
On motion, duly seconded, it is
ordered by the Board of Super
visors that this Board do now
proceed to elect by ballot pres
ident, who shall serve as such
for the term of four years, from
this date and until bis successor
is duly elected and qualified.
Hon. z. P. Jones, having receiv-
ed the majority of the votes cast
for said office of president,
was declared duly elected as
President of the Board of Super
visors of Lincoln County, for the
term of four years from this date,
and until his successor is duly
elected and qualified; whereupon
said election was made unanimous,
and the Hon. w. F. Parsons
placed him in the chair in a neat
and complimentary speech, and
presented him with gavel. His
Honor, Z. P. Jones, then called
the Board to order, and announced
that the Board was ready for the
transaction of all business which
might properly come before it.
Hon. r. G. Applewhite, Sheriff
elect, and Hon. R. W. McNair,
the clerk of the Chancery Court
and ex-officio clerk of the Board of
Supervisors, being present in
open court and each having quail
fed and subscribed to the oath of
office, prescribed by law and the
Constitution of the State, and gave
bond according to law, and each
and both of them entered upon
respective duties.
The official bond of r. Cap
plewhite, sheriff, with himself
as principal, and the United States
Fidelity and Guaranty Company,
a Maryland Corporation, in the
sum Of $40, 1000, conditioned ac-
cording to law for the faithful
performance of his duty as sheriff
in and for Lincoln County, for the
term of four years from this date,
and until his successor is duly
elected and qualified, was, on mos
ton, duly approved by the proper
officers and ordered filed and re-
corded in the records of official
bonds, for Lincoln county. Said
R. C. Applewhite, tax collector
in and for Lincoln county, there
upon entered upon with himself,
and the United States Fidelity &
Guaranty Company as his surety
in the penalty of$25, 900, condition
ed according to law, for the
faithful performance of said Office
as tax collector, during his con-
tinuance therein, and until his
successor is duly elected and
qualified, said bond having been
approved by the proper officers,
is hereby approved by the Board,
and the clerk is ordered to file the
same and record it in the records
of official bonds in said Lincoln
county.
Hon. r. w. McNair, clerk Of the
Chancery Court in and for Lin
coin County, and ex-oficio clerk
of the Board of Supervisors, Of
said county, submitted his bond
as such with himself as principal,
and Felix May A. Hurst, and w.
E. Parsons as his sureties, in the
penalty of IS 900, conditioned ac-
cording to law for the faithful
performance of his duties as such
during his continuance therein
and until bis successor is duly
elected and qualified, which bond
was received and the same hav-
ing been approved by the proper
officers, it is hereby approved, and
Che clerk of this Board is direct
ed to file and record the same 10