The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1909-10-06
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS.
OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS OF REGULAR
SEPTEMBER MEETING. 1909.
FIRST DAY.
State of Mississippi,
Lincoln county.

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State of Mississippi,
Lincoln county.
Be it remembered that at a reg.
ular meeting Of the Board Of Sn'
pervisors of said county and State.
begun and held in the Chancer.
Clerks Office in the court house d
the city Of Brookhayen, county anG
State aforesaid, on the first Mon
day Of October, the same being The
4th day of October, A. ID. 1909,
there were present Hon. z. P,
Jones, president, Of Dist. No. 4
w. Fl. Furr, Dist. q; 9. M. Bris.
ter, Dist. 8; Geo. HI. Moak. Dist,
4; L. f. Noble, Dist. 5; J.. F.
Greer, Sheriff. and R. w. McNair,
clerk, the following proceedings
were had and done, to-wit::
Loan of Jail Sinking Fund and
E 1-2 of Sec. 16, T.5, R. s east,
Fund.
This matter came on to be heard
on the application of r. S. wv.
Coon. the sum Of SIPS, and the
Board having fully considered the
same and it appearing to the Board
that the said R. S. w. Coon has a
good and perfect title to the fol-
lowing described land, the n e Ia
of n W IA Of Sec. II, I. 5, R. 8
east, and that the land is assessed
for $3.50 on the land assessment
rolls Of Lincoln county; It is
therefore ordered by the Board
that said loan be made in ac-
cordance with Section 331 of the
Code of 1906 of the State Of Mis-
sissippi, for a term Of FIVE years
from this date, upon the execution
and delivery of deed Of trust and
note for the said amount of $125
from r. S. w. Coon and his wife,
payable to Lincoln County. The
said note to be made due and paya-
BILE on tn 4th day of October, A. D.
1914, with interest at the rate Of s
per cent on 500, borrowed from
the jail sinking fund, and interest
at the rate of 10 per cent on the
81 rs borrowed from the e1-2 of Sec.
16, T. 5, R. 5 east, fund, interest
payable annually on the 4th day
of each and every October, until
the said note is paid in full. The
said R. s. w. Coon and his wife to
keep the dwelling on the above
land insured for at least $500 with
mortgage clause therein payable to
Lincoln county. the premium on
the said policy to be paid by the
said r. s. w. Coon and his wife.
In the matter of the election of a
guard on the County Convict and
Poor Farm.
This matter having come on to
be heard on the application of w.
M. Diamond and E. G. Martin. to
be elected guards on the farm, and
the Board having cast their ballots
and it appearing that the said w.
M. Diamond received the majority
of the votes it is therefore ordered
that he be constituted guard on
the county farm whenever a vacan-
cy occurs on the farm for said
guardship, subject to notice from
JIG. Miller, superintendent Of the
county convict and poor farm.
In the matter of the release Of Till
man Smith, a convict on the
county farm.
This cause coming on to be heard
and the Board having fully consid-
cred the same, and it appearing to
the satisfaction of the Board that
the said TiIlman Smith has been a.
good and efficient prisoner and that
on account of his meritorious con-
duct the Board is Of the opinion.
that the said Tillman Smith should
be released from the county farm
in accordance with Section s,
Chapter 109 Of the Act of 1908; Tt
is therefore ordered by the Board
that TiIlman Smith be released and
that J. G. Miller, Supt. Of Farm.
be instructed to finally discharge
the said TiIlman Smith from
further service on the Farm
In the matter Of the appropriation
Of $500 to be expended for the
diversification Of farming and
the destruction Of boil weevils.
This matter having come Oh to
be heard by the Board, and the
Board not being fully advised in
the matter, 1t is ordered BY the
Board that this matter beI passed
until tomorrow TUESDAY at III
D. 'clock.
ACCOUNTS ALLOWED.
Foote q Davies Co.. acct. for
Ghancery Clerk. $500; A. G. Sea-
d X r f0t4