The leader., 1905-02-11
Lum Philips, . county {

appearing to the satisfaction Of
the Board that the said convict
has worked out the sentence of inn
prisonment imposed by the court
and that under the law his conIine.
ment cannot in any sense be long,
er than two years; wherefore it is
ordered BY the Board that the
said Lum Philips, a first class
hand, is ordered to be discharged
from the county convict farm, up
on his paying to the superintend-
ent Of the county farm Of Lincoln
county, the sum of $160, which
covers the unexpired term and all
costs at the rate of SO per month,
and that the superintendent. of the
county convict farm make an en-
try on the detention warrant of
said convict accordingly.
In the matter of the personal as
sessment Of Pearl River Lum-
ber Co.
This cause coming on to be
heard on the application of the
Pearl River Lumber Co, a Mis-
sissippi corporation to change its
assessments of personal property
for the year 1904 from $500, 900 to
$40, $50, and it appearing to the
satisfaction of the Board upon the
statement of Hon. G. w. Max
well, county assessor, that the
personal assessment of the Pearl
River Lumber Company, include
and embrace the real estate of
said company IN Lincoln county,
and that the same was enormously
made by the county assessor,
wherefore, it is ordered BY the
Board of Supervisors of Lincoln
county that the personal assess
ment of Pearl River Lumber
Company be and the same is here
now changed to the sum of $70,-
$50, in accordance with section
3799, of the code. It is further
ordered by the Board that the
clerk be and he hereby is direct
ed to certify to the auditor of
public accounts this order correct
ing the clerical error of the assess
or.
This order was passed and
adopted by the Board at the De-
cember meeting, 1904, but by in
adYertence or otherwise, the same
was not entered upon the minutes,
wherefore said order is herenow
ordered to be spread upon the
minutes.
The Hon. Edgar Green, county
superintendent Of education, this
day fled his monthly report: same
was received and approved and
his salary and postage allowed;
salary, $50. .19; postage, So. 40, to-
tai $3.50.
In the matter of the petition Of
j. w. Sartin, ct al, for the
building of bridges.
This cause coming on to be
heard on the petition Of j. w.
Sartin and is others petitioning
the Board of Supervisors to build
a bridge across Kees' creek, near
Nations place, and one across
Walkers creek, near p. B. Null
lin's place and the same having
been considered By the Board and
the petition having been on file
for 30 days, as required by law, it
is ordered by the Board chat the
petition be granted and the clerk
is herenoW authorized to adver-
tise for bids to be let at public
outcry at the courthouse door on
che first Monday in March, 1905,
to the lowest responsible bidder.
70 the Honorable Board of Su-
pervisors Of LincoInscounty.
Gentlemen: / beg leave to
make my first report as superin-.
tendent of county convict and
poor farm for the month Of jan,
1905. ] have six paupers and 15
prisoners of first class hands, that
have worked on their fines.
I Joe Larkin, Leo. Haywood,
Geo. Butler, Jno. Davis, ghas.
Robertson, Noah johnson. each 81
days, at $6. 20; total, $37. 90; Jack
Gray, 81 days, $4s20; Jim Mat
thews, 19 days, $3.50; Hiram
Leggett, 15 days, $500; Lum
Philips, 8 days, so cents; Geo.
Washington, Ellis Sartin, 3 DAYS,
$50 cents; Coot Jones, 81 days,
$6. 20; Willie Wilson, 3 days, 40
cents.
Working on their days: Lum
Philips, 28 days; Hartwell Scott,
Will Walls, Bill Jacobs, Andrew
Dixon, Joe Sutton, each 81 days;
Leo Brown, Ruby Smith, each 10
days; Wise King, 81 days; AL
bert McDayid, 7 days. No es-
|capes since last report.
Prisoners discharged Susan
Holloway, by cash, $50; Willie
Wilson, BIZ cash, $500; Leo
Brown, by cash, $500; Ruby
Smith, $3.50; Jim Matthews,
500: Elias johnson, $40; Geo.
Washington sos Jack Gray
5000. Lodging for four men
lone night $S, making d total col
lection BY me of 1925. 80. Coot
Jones worked his time ont.
Since last report / have cleaned
|up so acres of land; most Of il
lready for the pIow ] have built
lone mile of new fence and repair
/ ed one mile.
g. MILLER,
Supt. Go. Farm.
ACCOUNTS ALLOWED.