The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1910-07-07
WEDNESDAY,, JULY 6,191o.

terday, when the following proceedings
were had and done, to-wit:
Road Petition Continged-Ordered tha
| the petition of r. E. Patrick, ct al, tc
change public road in beat $, be and is
hereby continued.
Account Continued-Ordered that the
account of E. T. Alexander for 1908
feet of lumber for bridge at w. B. Col
lier's place, be continued for further in
vestigation.
Road Hand Exempted-On certificate
of DR.. A. 6. McLaurin, w. L. benson was
on motion, excused from public work for
II months.
Ordered that the following allowa ances
be made, to-wit:
L. NJ. Moss, ]. p, statutory 1910 S $50
c. B. Horne, constable, statutory 1910 7.2s
Geo. Robinson. ]. p, fees nWolf
ana Kudd cases 1910
Geo. Robinson. constable, fees in
Wolf and Rudd cases :. ~. 1865
A. P. White, ]. p, fees in Scott and
Lewis cases. :. :. :. -. 1850
A. P. White, constable, fees in Soft
and Lewis cases :. :. -. !. 12.so
A. P. White, constable, statutory
19AO.. S.CS
w. NJ. Corley, J. p, fees in Henry
Griffin case. 49,. . HOS
Petition to Issue Bonds for Roads-This
day petition containing the namts OF
certain qualified electors of district number
of Rankin county, state of Mississippi.
for issuance of 100000 in bonds Vi
said district, for road purposes under th
provisions of the laws of 1910, chaptei
I49, and it appearing that said petition
contains the names of 20 per cent of quail
fed electors of said district number ?. l,
is therefore ordered that the following
notice be filed, and that the following no.
tice be published in the Brandon News.
newspaper published in Brandon. sale
county, for three weeks as provided by
said law, and that petition lie over until
next meeting of the board, as provided
by said law
Be 1t remembered that there has beer
presented to the board of supervisors a
petition containing the names of more
than 20 per cent of the qualified electors
of district number 2, of Rankin county
Mississippi, asking that said district be
permitted to come under the provis-
ions of an act of the legislature of the
state of Mississippi, at the 1910 session
thereof, entitled =
"An act authorizing the board of su.
perviSors to construct and maintain public
roads in any one or more supervisors dis
| tricts in the various counties of the state :;
to issue bonds and levy taxes for tha,
| purpose and providing for the manner
in which said roads shall be constructed
and maintained; and how bonds shall b,
issued and taxes levied for that purpose,
being chapter I4o of the laws of the state
of Mississippi, passed at the special ses-
sion of the Mississippi Legislature, helo
in the city of jackson, commencing Jan
uary 4, 191o and ending April 26, 1910.
| Therefore, the board of supervisors pro.
| poses to issue, at its next regular meeting
beginning on the first Moday in August
| 1910, the bonds of said district in the
| sum Of 100000 bearing interest at the
rate of S per cent per annum, interest
payable semi annually. in the man.
ner and form provided by such act, unles.
20 per centum of the qualified electors OF
said district shall petition against the is
suance of said bonds within that time
and notice of this proposal shall be pub.
| lished in the Br randon News, a newspapel
printed and published in the town of Bran
don, in said Rankin county, Mississippi
with general circulation in said county
for three weeks next preceding the sal,
meeting of the said board of supervisor.
to be held On the first Monday in August
1910, the bonds issued to mature in q.
years, the principal of said bonds payable
in IS annual installments of $4,000 after
! ten years to the lapse of said rs years
Treasurer's Report-D. B. Ward, treas.
urer of Rankin county, Mississippi, having
filed his report for the fiscal quarter end
ing June goth, 1910, showing the follow
ing balances on hand. to-wit:
County fund balance =. ;. $1o,217.16
Pension fund balance :. -. 1880
| School fund balance :. :. s,os7.26
Fannin separate school district bal. 4oa.ro
Township fund balance, prin. ;. :. soo.rr
Township fund bal. interest - I,7o1 40
And the board having carefully ex.
amined said report, and finding it in ell
things correct, on motion, approved tn.
1 same. and ordered il TO be recorded a.