The leader., 1905-09-09
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
Official Proceedings Of the Regular
September Term, 1904.
State of Mississippi,
Lincoln County.
FIRST DAY.

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ular meeting Of the Board of Su-
pervisors begun and held in the
chancery clerks Office at the court
house Of said county in the city
of Brookhaven on the first Monday
of September, 1905, the same being
the 4th day of September, the
time and place fixed by law for
holding said court, there we're
present: The Hon. P. z. Jones,
district No. J.: j. G. Bryant, dis
trict No. q; G. M. Brister, district
No. g.; Edward Smith, district
No. 4; John Walker, district No.
IS; R. G. Applewhite, sheriff; and
R. w McNair, clerk.
The following proceedings were
had and done, to.wlt:
Brookhaven, Miss,
Sept. 4, 1905.
To the Board of Supervisors,
Lincoln county:
This is to certify that Bud
Hunsucker, now ON the county
farm of this county, is in servitude
for gaming.
/ have seen him on number of
occasions. He is a permanent
cripple, and has been suffering
from malaria.
consider him partially disabled
from manual labor.
] recommend him to the consid-
GRAFTON of the board.
S. G. WILSON, NJ. D.,
Lincoln Co. Health Officer.
Z. o. CROSBY,
r. G.. APPLEWHITE,
Sheriff.
In the matter of the application of
Bud Hunsucker, county con-
vict, for discharge from the
county convict farm.
This cause coming on to be
heard on the application of Bud
Hunsucker, a county convict, for
discharge from the county con-
yict farm, and it appearing to
the satisfaction of the board that
said convict has served out and
worked more than 30 days on said
farm and that he is now disabled
and unable to perform manual la
Dor and that his disability is ap-
parently permanent, as shown by
the certificate of Hon. S. q. Will
son, county health officer, and
that Of Hon. r. G. Applewhite,
sheriff of the county, and L. o.
Crosby, reputable citizen there
of; wherefore it is ordered by the
board that the said applicant be
discharged from custody upon his
paying $500 to the clerk of this
court. 1t further appearing to
the satisfaction of the board that
the charge upon which the said
applicant was convicted was that
|of gaming, and that his weakness
in this direction is almost lrresist-
ible and a growing menace to the
community in which he resides;
wherefore it is further ordered
that applicant is discharged on the
condition that he shall and will
be of good behavior for the term
Eof two years from this date.
For a breach of this condition
it shall be the duty Of the sheriff
of this county to at once arrest
the said appellant and place him
upon the county convict farm,
there to remain until he shall
serve the entire sentence imposed
by the Honorable Circuit Court
of Lincoln county.
/ hereby consent and agree to
the above proposition.
I'll. G. HUNSUCKER.
Brookhaven, Lincoln county,
Miss, Sept. 4, 1905. To the
Honorable Board of Supervisors:
Gentlemen / hereby submit my
twelfth monthly report for your
consideration and approval,
have inspected for Ben Burns
the road from Jim Boone's to
Pleasant Hill church, the Wellman
road and find them worked up in
accordance with plans and specifi-
cations.
! have inspected for William
Russell the Charles Conn road,
the upper China Grove road, and
find them worked up in accord
ance with plans and specifications.
/ have inspected for Albert
Evans the BrookhaVen and Sum
NIT road from Thayer to the Pike
county line, the little road at
Bogue Chitto, the johnson Sta
tion road, the Holmesville road,
the Billy Brown road, the Sasser
mill road, the Bogue Chitto and
Meadville road, the road from
Bogue Chitto and Meadville road
to Pike county line, the Auburn
road, the Jim Penn road, the Jack
son and Liberty road, the Sweet
Water road, the Similo road, the
Hudson road, the Buie road, and
find them worked up in accordance
with plans and specifications ex.
Icept some defects caused by the
heavy rains. They have all been
lgone over and bad places fixed.
III have not had The time TO 90
lover them again. The Bule road
has bad place on It that needs a
bridge.
/ have inspected for I. P. vii.
Hanson the Brookhaven and Wes-
son road, the ME. Zion road, the
lroad from section house to Pike
llcounty line, the road from Jack.