The Bolivar County Democrat. (Rosedale, Miss.) 1887-1969, 1907-03-09
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
Proceedings of the Regu-
lar March Meeting.
State OF Mississippi,
Bolivar County.

| First judicial District of said county
was begun and hel ut the court house
of said county i'll the town of Rosedale,
on the 4tl dav, the same being the first
Monday of March. 1907. and being the
place and the time designated bv law
! for holding such meeting. Present: 5.
C.Taylor President OF the board. ]. {.
Lauderdale. J. c. Rainer,W. A. Speakes
and L. Fl. Wray, members of said board.
J.. T.. Edwards, clerk, and Claud Seals.
sheriff. After proclamation duly made
bv tile sheriff. the board proceeded to
business and the following proceedings
were had. to-wit:
$S1 80 REFUNDED TO Mrs. M.B.SiLLERs
From funds of Section 16, township
"a. range G. School fund.
1t appearing to the board that Mrs.
NJ. .B, Sillers paidintothe county treasury
for section 16. township "a. range 6, as
shown by receipt No. .391 SO. 1873, interest
for November, 1904 to November 1st,
1905, and that she paid in same inter-
est again under receipt No. 404, togeth-
er Will, the principal. being double pay
ment of interest: 1t is therefore ordered
that the said $S1 SO be refunded to said
Mrs. NJ. B. Sillers out of the funds OF
section 16. township "a, range 6, and
the clerk of this board is ordered to issue
warrant to her for said amount, paya-
BILE out of said funds.
Ordered this the 4th day of March, 1907.
CHANGES AND REDUCTION IN REALTY.
Ordered by the board that, whereas,
the assessment in y. G. Mcclure annex
to the town of Rosedale as follows:
"Henrv Ferguson. house aud lot" is er-
roncous in that there is no such sup-
division in the town of Rosedale! the
lot owned by Henry Ferguson being lot
No 5, in said annex. and the taxes hav-
ing been paid thereon-lt is therefore
ordered bv the board that the said as
sessmcnt Henry Ferguson house and
lot in said annex I've stricken from the
roll. and the clerk OF this board is di-
rected to certify the same to the 1crilt
and tax collector and t" the auditor OF
public accounts at jackson.
Ordered hv the board. that whereas
tbe assessment in south Rosetlnle oi
Bette Walker lot Harvey lot; Lora-
in Van Buren lot 2, Harvey lot; Mary
Jones lot 3, Harvey lot. IS erroneous i'll
that it is q double assessment. the same
being assc >cd to Marv Harvey, by
whom it is now owned and the same is
hereby stricken from the roll and the
clerk of this board is hereby directed to
certify the same to the sheriff and tax
collector and to the auditor OF public
| accounts nt Jackson.
Ordered bv the board, that whereas
the n. sessmcnt to Ellen Jackson ot Dod-
son lot in the town of Rosedale is crro-
| neous, in that she owns no part o' sad
| lot nor did at the time of the assessment,
be and the same is hereby stricken from
the assessment roll aud that the clerk
of this board certify same to the sheriff
| of this county and to the state auditor
art Jackson.
REDUCTIONS AND RELEASES OF PERSON
, Atty.
1t nppearing to the satisfaction ol the
| hoard that Joe Gee is erroneousiv asses
sed with $500 90 on the Personal Roll
for the wear 1906; it is therefore ordered
| that the said assessment be stricken
| from the roll. and that the clerk property
certify this order to tax collector and
auditor ofpnblc accounts.
1t appearing to the satisfaction OF the
board that the assessment OF the GLE
Edge Cooperagc Company Of 100000
ior the year 1906. is erroneous; it is
hereby ordered that same he stricken
from the roll, andthat the clerk properly
certify this order to the tax collector and
auditor Of public accounts.
1t appearing to the satisfaction OF the
l
| the Personal Roll of COG. at Dceson for
| $3240. 90 and assessed at Gunnison ON
said Roll for said year with $f72O.O0;
1t is therefore ordered by the board
| that the said assessment at Deeson be
and the same is hereby stricken from
said roll. and that the sheriff and taX
collector cancel the receipt heretofore
and issue ore for the assesSmentat Sun
nison. and that the clerk properly GER
tifv this order to the tax collector aud
anditor at Jackson.
COMMITTEE OF BOARD TO LAY OUT NEW
Ordered by the board that whereas =
petition has been presented signed by ter
or more free-holders of tins county pray
ing that the public road running IRON
/ Sun flower river To Merigoid lie alteret
and changed us shown in the petition
and that one OF the petitioners is ownel
of the land through which the roae
runs and it appears to the satisfaction
J of the board that the interest and con
yenience of the community in the local
| ity of said road would be beniitttcd
BIZ said change, it is therefore ordered
that E. H. Wray and J. {. Lauderdal'
members of this board residing in dis
! tricts other than that where
said road is located, be and are hereb,