The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1908-01-23
Proceedings of the Board of
Supervisors.

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Tn addition to acting on tire
usual large number OF bills, the
Board OF Supervisors transacted
the following business at their
meeting the first Monday in this
month:
Hon. Geo. II. Ethridge was APP
pointed Attorney for Board for
year 1908.
In the matter of the petition
OF g. Ii. kimbrough ct al, pray
ing Tor the removal of gates and
condemning a righr OF way over
hte land of Mrs. Marian Giles
Neville. on the Evansville and
Gainesville public road, N. G,
Briggs and l.. l.. Shunlate, two
members of the Board represent
ing districts other than thc one
in which said road is prayed for
aud is situated, were appointed
as a committee to view and lay
out said road If practicable, and
report to the Board at its next
meeting.
Assessment of land described
as L. J OF N. z. / and E. J OF N.
w. / OF N. E. /. ordered changed
from o. l.. Pool to w. L. and E.
A. Edmonds.
Commissioners appointed to
view and mark out the new Gill
lis road. in District No. 4, report
ed that they found it a practica>
bic route and recommended that
it be opened ut once Us a road tor
public travel. Report OF Com
missioners adopted by Board,
and road ordered opened.
Commissioners appointed to
view and mark out public road
from Lloyd Sanford's by Pleasant
Grove Church to Meridian road
in District No. 4, reported that
they iound it a practicable route
and recommended that it he
opened at once as road for pub
lie travel. Board adopted report
and ordered road opened.
Commissioners appointed to
view and mark out public road
from Frank Johnson's to Scooba
and Louisville road in District
Nc. 4, reported that they found
it a practicable route and recom>
mended that it be opened at once
as a road tor public travel, The
Board adopted the report and
ordered road opened.
Alex johnson WAS ordered dis
charged from imprisonment, on
payment OF fine and Court costs,
The Board 'Xamined the CouH-
ty Treasurer's books, and found
them correct.
Land assessment roll of county
ordered changed SO as to 81 ow
N. w. ! Of s. w. / of Sec. 5,
Twp II, L. Is. assessed to A
w. Haley.
D.. g. Mclean ordered relieved
from payment ut road tax for
year 1907.
Lee Trimble allowed $500 for
road tax tor 1907, erroneously
assessed and collected.
DR.. g. II. Bell was employed
;ts physician tor Jail and poor
house for year 1908.
County Attorney ordered to
appeal case OF Mrs. Mariah Giles
Neville VS.. The Board OF Super
visors of Kemper County and A.
B. Tart, Sheriff OF Kemper Co.,
to Supreme Court OF Mississippi
Assessment OF Lot II, OF Block.
3, in town of DeKalb, ordered
changed from Geo. Ii. Ethridge
to G. A. Hopper.
Board PASSED upon the list OF
uncOllected taxes of year 1907,
and ordered that A. b. Tartt, ex.
Sheriff, be credited with same
and that j. l.. Harbour, Sheriff,
be charged with same.
A. b. Tart, ex Sheriff, ordered
charged with additional assess
mcnts made by him.
l.. l.. Shumate and Ed Luke
were appointed Commissioners
to view and lay out public road
as prayed for in petition OF g..
W. Barr ct al, and report their
findings to the next meeting OF
the Board. J
l.. l. Shnmate and Ed Luke
appointed Commissioners
view and lay out public road
rs prayed tor in petition of F. X.
Penny ct al, and to report their
iudings to the next meeting OF
thc Board.
Assessment of fraction Il acrc)
IF land in Sec. q, T. II, X. is.
ordered changed from Geo. ii.
Ethridge to Wallace Davis.
l.. L.. Shum2te, Ed Luke and
J. l.. Robson were appointed a