The Bolivar County Democrat. (Rosedale, Miss.) 1887-1969, 1906-06-09

day and date mentioned in the foregoing
notice a majority Of the resident heads
of families met at the place therein de-
signated when and where the following
proceeding were had, to-wit:
After the meeting being called to or.
der, Geo. II. Stephens was nominated
chairman and J. c. Walker, secretary.
The Chairman explained the purpose OF
sire of those present that the said 10th
section, or so much thereof as possible,
he leased for term of seven years, in
order that the land night be put in
state of cultivation and become reve-
nue bearing. Whereupon A. E. Graham,
representing the Shaw Hardware &
Lumber Co., submitted the following
proposition to lease 400 acres OF said
10th section, township 20 range 6, for
term of seven years, commencing Jan
uary 1st, 1907, to-wit: 1--WE agree to
lease lots l., 2, 8, 4, Z. 8, 9, 10. + and
Is OF section 16. township 20 range 6
west containing 400 acres, and TO erect
brick pack, each cabin to have 16 16
main room, and 10 feet shed room, each
room ceiled overhead and put tongue
and grooved floor in every main room;
and each cabin to have a foot gallery
i'll front; all the cabins to be construct
ed out of good understandable lumber,
frames to be of gum and boxing either
pine or cypress. Also to drive pump at
every house and put a tour wire fence
around the above described land and
put this said land in H. good state OF
cultivation. Said lease to commence
January 1st, 1907, and run for seven
years. We agree to put all of said land
in good state OF cultivation by the end
the 5th year of said lease, and failing TO
do so said contract shall be declared for
feited and our bond put i'll suit for dam
ages sustained by reason of non-compli-
ance with said contract. We will fur
llish sufficient bond for the faithful per-
iorn,ance of contract"
The above and foregoing proposition
was laid before the meeting andit was
the unanimous consent that the same be
accepted and that the concert of the
resident heads of families be presented
to the board OF supervisors Tor such ac-
tion as said board might dcer, proper.
GEO. H. STEPHENS, Chalrnian.- s
j. &. WALKER, cietary.
STATE OF MISSISSIPPI T.
COUNTY OF BOLIVAR,
Personally appeared before me the un-
dersigned authority in and tor the town
Of Shaw, said county and state, Geo. H.
Stephens and J. J.. Patton, township
trustees, who after being by me duly
sworn deposes and say that the forego-
ing approval to lease 400 acres of sec
tion 16, township 20, range west, is a
resident heads OF families of township
20, range west, at a meeting held by
the said resident heads of families OH
Saturday the 10th day of May, A. D.
| 1906, and the consent above set forth
was the unanimous consent OF all those
present at said meeting. and it was the
iulI desire and wish OF all those present
that the said land be leased Oh the terms
submitted by E. A. Graham, represent
ing the Shaw Hardware & Lumber Co.
Geo. II. Stephens,
J. ]. Patton. Township Trustees.
| Sworn to and subscribed before m.
this the 31st day of May A. d., 1896.
lSeal] Jacob X. Meadow,
Notary Public.
Ordered that the following named
paupers be added to the pauper list o
| the county, and that the clerk issue war
rants to each of them on the first day O
each month, commencing on the frs
day OF July, 1906, for $4.OO each.
BRIDGE RECEIVED.
IL. w VI IiliS
having reported on his inspection o
bridge built by j. w. Baird, across Six
mile Lake, seven miles west of Merigold
that said bridge had been completed ac
cording to contract and specifications
1t is ordered that said bridge be and th,
same is hereby received and accepted by
this board, and the contract price order
ed p id.
LEASE OF 10TH SECTION.
! To the Board of Supervisors, Cleve-
land, Miss. Gentleman
| will give you all for the 10th Sectio
near Beulah, Miss, that has, beer
leased to Mr. j. b. Walton, $4,000 TO
the 1906 lease, $4,000 for the ] 90
| lease, $225.o0 for the next five YEAR
putting in cultivation and under ienc
about 20 acres more than has been dead
cned on the lease, during my term c
lease, keeping up all repairs, fences. well
and houses.
Yours truly, F. c. JONES'"
1t is ordered by the board that til
above proposition be and the same
hereby accepte5, and that Thos.S. Owen
county Superintendent of Education c