The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1907-03-09
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS OF THE REG
ULAR MARCH MEETING.
SECOND DAY.

tuesday morning, March 5, the
board met pursuant to ADJOURN
ment; present same as yesterday.
In the matter of the apprentice
ship of Ernest Carter an orphan
to r. w. Boyte.
Tins cause coming on to be
heard on the report of Hon. G. NJ.
Brister, member of this board,
for and from District No. 8. that
Ernest Carter, a male child IA
years of age, is in his district an
orphan, whose father is dead and
whose mother is unable to sup
port him and who has no other
relatives able to suitably maintain,
support and educate him, and Mr..
r. w. Boyte, highly reputable
citizen of said district appearing
before the board and asking that
said orphan be apprenticed to
him in accordance with Chapter
106 of the Code of 1906, and it ap-
pearing to the satisfaction of the
board on the recommendation Of
Hon. 9. Nj. Brister that said Mr..
r. ". Boyte is highly reputable
citizen and that he shall and will
engage to provide said Ernest
Carter, apprentice, with sufi
cheney Of good and wholesome
food, necessary clothing, washing
and lodging, ssshaIl treat said APP
prentice humanely and shall and
will send him to school until able
to read and write and perform
any ordinary calculation incident
to the business of the master, and
at the end of the apprenticeship
shall and will Furnish said appren-
tree with two suits eff new cloth
ing. including har aud shoes of a
substantial kind, the said Ernest
Carter is this day apprenticed to,
the said r. W. Boyte until he ar
rive at the age of 81 years in ac-
cordance with chapter 106 of the
Code Of Mississippi of 1906.
10 the matter of the addition Of r..
S. Boone's land being added to
the partial stock law in. Beat /.
This cause coming on to be
heard on the petition of j. S.
Boone to be added to the partial
stock law district in Beat / as
provided in Section 1885 of the
Code Of 1906, and the board hav-
ing heard and considered same, it
is the opinion Of the board that
the prayer Of the petitioners
should. be granted. Yeas, Jones,
Furr and Walker; nays, Brister
and Smith,
PARTIAL STOCK LAW.
This cause coming on to be
heard on the application of a. M.
Summers and IS other resident
freehoIders and ieaseholders for a
term of three or more years in the
territory described in. the petition.
praying for 4 partial stock law In
District No. 8 and the board bay-
ing carefully considered the same
| is Of the opinion that the petition
tpraying for said partial stock law
IN said territory does not contain.
a two;th1rds majority of the resi-
| dent freeholders and leaseholders
| for a term Of three or more years
| In said territory; wherefore it is.
ordered by the board that the
prayer Of the petitioners be and
the same is here now denied and
that said territory shall not be
added to the partial stock law dis
ltrict now existing in district No.
IL.
Ordered that The Board do now
adjourn Till tomorrow morning at.
8 o'clock.
q. T. JONES, Pres.
| Phohibitionists seem to have
lcaptured the negro vote 10 Madis
| son county Fl the negro can be.
| kept il line victory will perch on
1.-The banners of the dry element
The hunting season IS at an end
until November 1
Yazoo City needs another ice
| Factory