The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1906-04-04
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS OF THE REG.
ULAR APRIL MEETING, 1904.
FIRST DAY.
The State Of Mississippi,
I.incnln County,.

lne state or MISSISSIPPI,
j Lincoln County.
Be it remembered that at reg
ular meeting of the Board Of
Supervisors begun and held in the
office of the clerk of the chancery
court in the City of Brookhaven,
Lincoln county, Miss, on the first
Monday in April, the same being
1.-THE second day of April, 1906,
there we're present the Hon. q. p.
Jones, of District No. /, presi-
dent; j. G. Bryant, District No.
Ii; G. M. Brister, District No. 81;
Edward Smith, District No. A;
John Walker, District No. s; r.
lC. Applewhite, sheriff; r. w.
McNair clerk. There were had
and done the following proceed
ings, to-wit:
The petition of ID. E. Newell
and others for a partial stock law
in the west half of towns 10 s
range Z east was this day fileu.
The petition of Estus G. Smith
and others for a partial stock law
for term of three years or more
in district No 1. was this day fled.
The petition of j. X. Ratcliff
and others for a public road to
commence at the Brookhayen and
Meadyille road at or near Rank
Rushing's and running a southern
course to and intersecting the
Summit and Meadville road at or
near Mr.. VIM. Kings, a distance
of about Z miles, was this day
granted and the following COM
missioners to lay out said road
were appointed, to-wit: J. w.
Reed and Charlie Nettles.
In the matter of the petition of
N. N. Smith and others for a
public road.
This cause coming on to be
heard on the petition of N. N.
Smith and others for "a public
road commencing at the old Ap-
plewhite place and running in a
southwesterly direction, a distance.
of FIVE miles to the county line,
and the same being considered by
the Board it is ordered that the
prayer of the petitioners be grant
ed and that Jesse M. Paxton and
Land Scott be and they are here
by appointed commissioners to
lay out said roads.
Bridge Order. 1t is ordered by
the Board that the bridge across
Bayon Pierre on the Wesson and
CaseyVille road near old Red Star
be and the same is herenow dis
continued.
G. D. Hodges, one of the trus-
tees appointed by the Board of
Supervisors, has reported and
paid into the county treasury for
wood sold off of the 10th section,
township 5, range 8 east, the sum
of $500.
In the matter of the petition of
5. j. Wooley and others for a
stock law in township s, ranges
5 and s of Lincoln county, Miss.
This matter coming on to be
heard on the petition of S. j.
Wooley and others petitionlng the
Board to declare in force the
stock law in township s, ranges 5.
and 6, and it appearing that the
petition had been filed for more
than 80 days as required by law
and no counter petition having
been fled, it is the opinion Of the
Board that the prayer Of the petit
TONERS should be granted. It is,
therefore, ordered that the stock
law be declared in full force from
and after the first day of Feb,
1907, in said township 8 ranges 5.
and 6, Lincoln county.
ACCOUNTS ALLOWED.
Sartin & Chandler Bros, Lum-1
ber, $35.72; East Union Lum-
Der Co., lumber for farm ordered
by Mr.. Jones, $67. .32; G. Fl. Penn
to repairing Jail door, So. so; Price.
Drug Co., drugs for pauper,
$1.85; Geo. G. Myers, cost in case
of State vs.. John Herring, Sill.
b. I. Hobbs, stationery for cir
cult clerk, So; Geo. D. Barnard e
/ G0 sfatinuerv for S,7pf * 70.