The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1909-09-18
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS.
OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS OF REGULAR
SEPTEMBER MEETING. 1909.
Road Contracts fOr District No. 5 10 Be
Let at October Meeting Assessment
Roll Approved and Tax Levy
Made.
SIXTH Day.

Saturday morning. September
III, 1909, at 9 o'clock a. m. the
Board met pursuant to adjourn
ment; present, same as yesterday.
It is ordered by the Board that
Hons. Z. F. Noble and George H.
Moak be and they are hereby ap-
pointed by the Board of Supervis-
ors to lay out the road beginning
at j. G. Johnsor's place IL miles
east of Brookhayen, Miss, and
running in a southwesterIy direc-
tion a distance Of about 2 1-2 miles,
intersecting the public road at B.
B. Boyte's place.
1t is ordered by the Board that
Hons. L. F. Noble and George H.
Moak, members OF this Board, are
appointed by the Board as commits
sioners to lay out public road
commencing at John Johnson's
place and running west about 1-2
miles and intersecting Union pub
llic road at Jim Williams place. I
They will report their acts in the
premises to the next meeting Of
this Board.
In the matter Of the petition Of
Loring H. Smith.
This cause coming on to be heard
on the petition of Loring Ell. Smith
to add to the stock law district the
following described land, to-wit:
S W Ia of S e Ia and / 2 of W
IA Of S W Ia. Ser. q T. z, r. 6,
east; n e Ia Of S e Ia and 1-2 OF
s e Ia, Sec. 3, T. Z. R. 6. and e
IA less S 1-2 of S e IA Of n e II,
Sec. 10, 7. :, R. 6. and the n e IA
of Sec. 15, T. Z, R. 6 east, and it
appearing to the Board that all of
said above property lies and is ad-
joining to the present stock law
district; it is the opinion of the
Board that the prayer of the said
petitioner should be granted. 1t is 1
therefore ordered by the Board
that the said above described land
of Loring H. Smith be added to
and included in the present stock
law district.
In the matter Of the petition Of A.
r. Smith.
This cause came on to be heard
on the petition of A. R. Smith to
add to the stock law district the
following described land. to-wit::
In Ia of Sec. IL, and 1-2 of W
la. Sec. 12, T. Z, R. 6. east; and 1t
appearing to the Board that said
land lies and is adjoining the pres
ent stock law district, and the
Board having heard and considered
the same, is of opinion that the
prayer of the petitioner. A. R.
Smith, should be granted. 1t is
therefore ordered by the Board
that the above described land Of A.
R. Smith be and it is hereby added
to the present stock law district.
In the matter of the petition Of
]. K. Anderson, praying certain
changes in the land assessment for
the year 1909, returned and filed by
j. G. Cosnahan, Assessor.
This cause coming on to be
heard, and it appearing to the
Board that the prayer of the petit
tioner should be granted; it is
therefore ordered by the Board that
the land assessment of j. r, Ander-
son be changed SO as to read as fol-
lows. to-wit: the s 1-2 Of e Id
and n IL of S es174s of B. H. and |
M. Road (25 1-2 acres) and that
part of the n e ia Of S ED north
Of B. Fl. e M. road and south of a |
certain old road forming the south
ern boundary line of the land
formerly owned by S. F Magee IA |
acres) and that part of the n e / A
of 5 W ia south of B. Ell. & M.
road and east of land now owned by
Mrs. Mary j. Maxwell (13 acresl |
and S 1-2 of Sc IA of Il E IA. Sec.
~. +. NJ. range s and also 5 acres
in the n e corner Of the n e IA of /
Sec. go, T. q, R. 8. The aggregate
valuation of lands assessed to the
petitioner by ] G. Cosnahan, as
SCISSOR. to remain as he returned.
In the matter Of the petition Of
Isaac Furr and Monroe Fur.
This cause coming on to be heard
on the petition Of Isaac Furr and
Monroe Furr. to add to the stock
law district the following described
land. to-wit: W IA of Sec. 2, Z.
6, r. 5 east. and the Board having
heard and considered the same, is
of opinion that the above owners
and petitioners prayer should be
granted. Itjs therefore ordered
by the Board that said above de-
scribed property be and tits hereby
added to and included in the stock
law district.
In the matter Of the discharge
Of HartWell Scott. a county convict.
Whereas, Hartwell Scott was
convicted Of retailing at the Nov
ember term 1907, of TIE Circuit
Court Of Lincoln county, Missis-
sippi. and sentenced to pay fine
Of $500 and $19.65 costs, and so
days in jail. and it appearing to \
the Board that the said Hartwell
Scott has served % months Of his
time on the county farm and that
bis service has been faithful and
meritorious during that time Ii is
therefore ordered BIZ the Board
that the said HartweIl Scott be al
lowed two months time for faith
ful labor and good behavior and
that he be finally discharged BIZ The
Superintendent of the county