The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1908-01-23
New State Officials.

The legislature reduced the
state treasurer's bond from
$3.50, 600. 90 to 500, 100000, which
Geo. R. Edwards, Jr., treasurer
elect, gave and was sworn in
with other state officials, except
Governor-Elect Noel, on Monday.
The governor was sworn in Tues
day, and the complete list is:
Governor, E. F. Noel, Of Holmes;
Lieutenant Governor, Luther
Manship, of Kinds; Secretary of
State, JOS. w. Power, of Kinds;
Auditor, E. j. Smith, Of Kinds;
Treasurer, Geo. r. Edwards, Jr.,
of Alfalfa; Attorney General, r.
V. Fletcher, Of Pontotoc;. Com
missioner of Agriculture, Fl. E.,
Blakeslee, of Union; Revenue
Agent, Writ Adams, Of Kinds;
Supreme Court Clerk, Geo. M.
Myers, of Marshall; Insurance
Com'r, T. M. Henry, of Kinds;
Land Commissioner, E. H. Nall,
of Kinds. F. M. Lee, of Pike,
Jno. A. Webb, of Kinds and w.
R. Scott, of ChoctaW, are the
new Railroad Commissioners. w.
A. Montgomery, of Kinds, Leroy
T. Taylor, Of Lee, and ]. M.
Bishop, of Lafayette, are the
Prison Trustees.
F. M. Lee was elected Presi-
dent of the Railroad Commission
and T. R. Maxwell, secretary.
Col. w. A. Montgomery was
elected president of the Peniten-
tiary Board of Trustees, and
Lawrence Yerger clerk in the
place of w. J. Brown elected by
the old board, which had filled
many of the places by elections,
which the new set of officials de-
clared was illegal.
Other officers were elected in
the same way, and all protested
against by Mr.. Smith, the old
member, who had assisted in the
selection of the old set of ofic-
ers on the first of January, but
he was voted down every time.
The following resolutions were
offered by Mr.. Taylor and voted
for by himself and Colonel Mont
gomery, Mr.. Smith voting nay:
Whereas, the Board Of Peni-
tertiary Trustees for the State of
Mississippi having qualified ac-
cording to law and taken possess
sion of said offices together with
all records, books, papers and
the affairs of said Office, and en-
tered upon the discharge of the
duties imposed upon them by
law, deem it to the best interest
of the public service that all the
agents and employees under this
board shall be selected by this
board.
Therefore, for the above rea-
son and because we believe the
public service requires it, we
hereby discharge and dismiss all
the persons selected by the out
going board, and declare their
offices vacant.
Proper vouchers will be issued
for services rendered to date.
So ordered this the Goth day of
January, 1908.
In order that no such difficult
ties may occur again, Mr.. Taylor
offered the following:
All employees Of the peniten-
tiary who are selected by the
trustees shall be selected, and
their terms Of office shall COM
mence on the day when the in
coming trustees under the law
shall enter into office, and an
nually thereafter.
There seems but one way to
settle the differences, and to I'M
ravel the tangle into which a
double set of minor officers has
gotten the trustees of the peni-
tertiary, and that is to appeal to
the courts. Injunctions and GUS
tiers are probable. In the mean
time Secretary Brown declines
and refuses to get out, and the
trustees have two. secretaries as
we'll as two officers in most other
positions as follows:
| Physician Sunfower Farm
DR.. w. C. Watts, DR.. McCallum
being ousted.
Travelling Sergeant w. F.
Marshall, Fox Simpson being
ousted.
Commissary Clerk H. B. La
cey, A. C. Davis ousted.
Chaplain Rev. w. Brame,
Rev. j. E. Gray ousted.
Physician Oakley Farm DR..
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