The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1905-09-07
BOARD OF
SUPERVISORS.
Full Proceedings Of the Regular Sep
tember Session-Tax Levy
Made for 1oO5>6.

tember Session-Tax Levy
Made for 1866.
Board met Monday morning, all
members and officers present, when
the following business was had and
done, to-wit:
SALE OF TIMBER.-In the mat
ter of the sale of timber on section 16,
township s, range 4 east, on tie re-
commentator of the trustees Of said
townships endorsed by the citizens Of
said township; the board on motion,
ordered that when Joel f. johnson
shall pay to D. W.. benson, treasurer
of Rankin county, the sum of one
thousand and fifty dollars, that said
Johnson shall be and is hereby allow
ed to cut and remove all timber on
said section, of every kind and de-
scription not heretofore sold It is
further ordered that said Joel f.
Johnson shall be allowed the term of
seven years in which to cut and re-.
move said timber, and for said pur-
pose he is hereby granted free ingress
and egress to said land to remove said
timber, also the privilege of erecting
mills thereon for the purpose of cut
up said timber into dimension sizes !;
it is further ordered that said Johnson
is allowed the privilege of cutting and
removing any other timber on said
section, which he may purchase from
parties now owning the same, within
seven years from this date.
| TRUSTEES T. 8, R. 3, APPLICA-
TION GRANTED. The application
of trustees OF township 3, range 3 for
$40. 60 to pay teacher at Messy Oak
school was granted.
| MINOR CHILD APPRENTICED -
Ordered that Richard David Under
wood, minor child of Joseph Under
wood, be apprenticed to J. J. and S..
j. Daniel for the term commencing
lSept. 4, 1905. and ending Dec. "a,
1921.
ROAD PETITION GRANTED
Ordered that the application of J. f.
Robinson ct aFfor change of road No.
20 beat 2, be granted as prayed for,
and j.. F. Robinson and Joe Wynn
were appointed commissioners to lay
out and work said road
| CONTRACT A WARD E Don
opening the sealed bids filed for build.
ing bridge across Dry Greek in
Kings lane in beat 4, the board award
ed the contract to f. S. Shivers for
the Sum of $66. 80, said bridge to be
completed within sixty days from this
date and an approved bond filed with
the chancery clerk for keeping said
bridge in good repair for five years.
| PENSION COMMISSIONERS
Ordered that the following allowances
be made to pension commissioners and
clerk, 1905:
P. B. Berry, one day ay----------$2 90
A. B. Stubblefield, one day. 2 90
L. j. Ratliff one day---- 2 90
J.D. Ferguson, one day 2 90
Sol Dobson, clerk, one day. 2 90
TUESDAY MORNING.
| Board met pursuant to adjourn
ment.
| INSOLVENT BACK TAX RE-
PORT. L. Buchanan, sheriff and
tax collector of Rankin county, having
filed his report of insolvent back taxes
In Rankin county, assessed and turned
oven to him for collection by the state
revenue agent, and the board of super
visors having examined the same and
being satisfied that said report is cor
rect; ordered that said sheriff in his
settlement with the auditor Of public
accounts be allowed credit of So 20
state tax, on account of back taxes.
1t is further ordered that said sheriff
be allowed a credit of 1864 by the
county auditor on account of insolvent
back taxes.
/ OVERSEER APPOINTED. &C Ordered
that g. W. Mcmillan be and is hereby
appointed overseer of road No. 35 beat
in place of j. E. Ross, removed.
| COUNTY LEVY. Ordered by the
board that the levy for county pnr-
poses for the fiscal year 1905, shall be
four and one half miles on the total
valuation Of real and personal proper
| ty in Rankin county and that two
mills be assessed on the total valua.
tion of real and personal property, in
said county for the purpose Of extend
ing the public school term for the
term of 1866. 1t is further ordered
that j. L. Buchanan, sheriff and tax
collector of said county, be and is
hereby authorized to collect said taxes
as the law directs.
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