The Bolivar County Democrat. (Rosedale, Miss.) 1887-1969, 1906-07-07
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS.
Minutes Of ths Regular JaIy Mksdag Held
a Clevolaad.

BE it remembered that regular meet
ing of the board of supervisors of Boil.
var county, Miss, was begun and
held at the court house in Cleveland,
second district of said county, on Mon.
day, July 2nd, same being the first
Monday Of said month. At said meet
ing there were present the following
officers and members of said board,
to-wit: S. C. Taylor, president; w.
A. Speakes, J. c. Lauderdale and J.
C. Rainer, members; L. E. Edwards,
clerk, and Claud Seals, sheriff.
The board having been duly opened by
proclamation of the sheriff, the follow
ing proceedings were had and same
were ordered made of record upon the
minute book of the board:
TAX ROLL CORRECTED.
ftappearing to the board that in
1900 there was assessed to w. ]. Woot.
en- house and lot in the town. of Dun.
can, and there was assessed as "un.
known" lots two e.. three (3), four AZ
and five in block twelve u2) in the
town of Duncan, and it further appear.
ing to the board that the said w. ].
Wooten paid tax on the house and lot
in the town of Duncan, as shown by
tax receipt No. los, and it furthur ap.
pearing to the board that lots 2, 3, 4,
and of block IL were sold to the state
in 1901 for the nonpayment of lakes for
1900, and it further appearing to the
board that the lot paid on by W. J.
Wooten is the same land as said lots
in block IL, and that there has been
double assessment, it is therefore ord.
cred by the board that the said double
assessment be, and the same is hereby,
corrected by striking from the land
roll of 1900 lots 2, 3, 4 and S of block
IL, and it is further ordered that a
copy of this order be certified to and
sent to the land commissioner SO that
the sale of the said lands to the state
for the uon-payment Of said taxes NAV
he stricken from the list of lands held
by the state.
ASSESSOR GIVEN MORE TINE.
Whereas w. J. Wooten. tax assess
or of and for this county has failed to
complete and return either his person
al assessment or land assessment as
provided by law, and whereas the
board is of opinion that the said ass
essor is capable and that good cause
for his said failure has been shown
and the board being satisfie that said
failure is in no wise attributable t
the fault or neglect of said assessor,
but that It is due to conditions render
ing 1t impossible for the said assessor
to have completed and returned thu
said assessments by this date; and the
board being further satisfied that thu
said assessor is thoroughly capable
and competent TO properly, and as pro
vided by law, complete and return thu
said rolls, and that said rolls will o<
80 completed and returned by the firs'
Monday in August 1906. 1t is there
fore ordered, and the board doth now
order, that the time fer the completion
and return of the said rolls be and II
extended until the first Monday ir
August 1906, and the said assessor
will act and proceed accordingly.
Ordered and adjudged this End da,
OF July 1906, the same being the frs
Monday in said month.
ROAD ovERsEERS APPOINTED.
Ordered that the following named
persons be and are appointed over
seers of public roads as follows to-wit
J. L. Ebling overseer of public road
from Lambs store TO Black ridg'
across Bogue phalia, and 1t is further
ordered that all persons liable to roas
duty living on farms or plantations
adjacent 10 said road, be and are as
signed to work same.
Ordered that Wilburn Jones be ap
pointed overseer Of public road fron
Black ridge across Bogue Phalia te
the Ebliug place near Gunnison