The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1904-10-12

convicts humaneIy and supply
them with plenty of pure and
wholesome food and comfortable
clothing, to be furnished him for
that purpose by the Board of SUI
perVisors from time to time and
Shall under all circumstances keep
them on the county convict and
poor farm during the term of
commitment, as shown by the
proper detention warrants. A
failure to observe these rules and
regulations and such other rules
and regulations as may be adopted
by The Board from time to time
shall be deemed and held a breach
for which the said superintendent
may be removed by the Board at
any time upon 10 days notice in
aggravated cases. For a faithful
discharge of his duties as superin-
tendent and proper, just and
correct accounting for all moneys
and property coming into bis
hands for or on account Of Lincoln
county, he is required to furnish
bond in the penalty of $1,000 be-
fore entering upon the discharge
of his duties, which bond may be
put in suit at any time for any
dereliction of duty on the part Of
said superintendent. And in adj
dition thereto he may be removed
at any time.
It is ordered by the Board Of
Supervisors that Hon. j. B. Wills,
Hon. j. G. Bryant and Hon. E.
f. Brennan, county attorney, be
appointed as a committee to in
spect the county auditors books
and report the same to the Board
of Supervisors.
To the Honorable Board of Su-
peryisors of Lincoln county:
Gentlemen We, the under
signed committee, composed of
members of the Board appointed
to examine the books of the coun-
ty auditor most respectfully beg
leave and report that we have ex-
amined the books of the county
auditor and find the same we'll
kept and properly balanced, and
as far as we are competent to
Judge, are just, true, and in all
respects correct.
We further beg leave to report
that the taxable property of Lin
coin county is now largely in ex-
cess of S4, 800, 900.
Respectfully submitted,
j. G. BRYANT.
j. B. WILLS,
Sworn to and subscribed before
me this the 9Th day of October,
1904. r. w. McNAIR,
Clerk.
Public Roads. In the matter of
the report of Hon. G. /. Mont
gomery, superintendent of the
public roads of Lincoln county.
This cause coming on to be
heard on the report of Hon. 9. T..
Montgomery, superintendent of
the public roads of Lincoln coun-
ty, Mississippi, and the Board
having considered and especially
SO much and such parts of said re-
port as relates to the public roads
in the territory lying West Of the
Illinois Central Railroad as con-
tracted to Williamson & Evans,
is Of opinion that said Williamson
& Evans have in all respects put
said public roads in said territory
up to the plans and SPECIFICATIONS
filed with the clerk Of the Board
of Supervisors. It further APP
pearing to the satisfaction Of the
Board that the said Williamson
& Evans had not put and Kept
said public roads in said territory
up to the plans and specifications
according to contract for the ifs
cal year ending August 31st, 1904,
and that the Board extended the
time to Oct. list, 1904, within
which to put the public roads ac-
cording to plans and specifications
to entitle them to a settlement for
the. said fiscal year ending August
31st, 1904. It further appearing
to the satisfaction of the Board
that the said Williamson & Evans
worked the roads and put them up
to plans and specifications In the
extended time and were SO report
ed up BY the road superintendent
within the thirty days allowed
them By the Board for that pur-
pose; Wherefore it is ordered b.
Che Board that said Williamson &
Evans be settled with ID full for
the fiscal year ending August 3Ist,
1904, and that a warrant or war
rants issue to them for all money s
in the hands Of the county treas
urer belonging to the road fund
for the territory lying West Of
the Illinois Central Railroad for
the fiscal year 1901, ending Au-
gust S1st, 1904, and that a.War-
rant or warrants likewise issue