The Port Gibson reveille. [volume] (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1890-current, 1912-03-07
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS.

The board of supervisors of Clai'
borne county met in regular ses
sion Monday, March 4th, 1912
Present-C. B. Darden, presidents
]. w. Person, w. ]. Pearson, F.
A. Peyton, w. w. Trim, MEMBERS
b. H. Morehead, clerk; S. H,
Bagnell, sheriff.
Ordered that B. E. Humphreys,
R. S. Morehead and R. L. Hamil-
ton be and are hereby appointed
trustees of school lands in Dist.
No. known as Richland place.
Ordered that the clerk issue war
rant to Henderson Fowler, Dist.
No. 2, for So poll tax enormously
assessed to him.
| Ordered that the clerk issue war
rant to r. c. Palmer for $25 for
right of way for public road, Dist.
No. 4. on his filing deed to county
for same.
Ordered that the clerk issue loan
warrant on general fund in favor
of the sinking fund for $4,000 in
| lieu of the warrant now outstand
ing.
Ordered that the Protestant
Cemetery Associations bid for
$1,000 of the loan warrants, at 6
per cent per annum, to be issued
at this meeting, be and the same is
hereby accepted, and the clerk be
and is hereby authorized to issue
warrants on the general fund of
$1,000 each for the above amount.
Interest to begin March 5th, 1912.
Ordered that the Mississippi
Southern Banks bid for $23, 500
of the loan warrants at 6 per cent
per annum, to be issued at this
meeting, be and the same is hereby
accepted and the clerk is hereby
authorized to issue loan warrant on
the general fund for SI2, 200 ID de-
nominations of $1,000 each and on
the road fund for $II,5oo in de-
nominations of not more than 81.
.ooo each. Interest to begin March
Ofdered that the clerk issue.war-
rant 10 Joe Booker, Dist. No. H,
/ for S. for poll tax srroneously as
sessed.
Ordered that the bid of r G..
Howard for furnishing boat and
keeping ferry across Big Black At
McCaa place, in Dist. No. 2, az
and for the sum of $25 per month,
beginning April 1st, 1879, be and
the same is hereby accepted, upon
his entering into bond in the sum
OF $500, to be approved by the
president of the board.
Ordered that the sale by B. H.
Shaifer of 100 cotton wood trees to
Ioe Brand at and for the sum of
$3.50 cash, be and the same is
hereby ratified by this board. The
said timber being on the school
land near Point Facile.
The several road contractors
presented their monthly reports,
which were received and flied.
DR.. !. V. May, county health of
hcer, presented his monthly report,
which was received and filed.
T. V. Rush, Supt. of Education,
submitted bis monthly report,
which was received and filed.
The bond of G. c. Johnson,
with Stephen Thrasher and Chas.
F. WheeEess as sureties, as Justice
of the Peace in Dist. No. 2, was
Iapproved and ordered filed.
In the matter of the back tax as
sessment against the estate O
Jacob Bernheimer, deceased, it was
; agreed by the attorneys and tht
board that this matter be contin
ued to the next meeting of th,
board.
) In the matter of the eradication
; of the cattle tick. the board EN-
powered w. R. Trim, w. ]. Pear
son and c. B. Barden to appoin
one Inspector each in their dis
tricts, to begin work March 18th
: and to be contracted with at th,
April meeting of the board.
It is ordered, that the sheriff re
frain from collecting poll tax from
+ Bog RagIand for the fiscal yea
1911, be being under age.
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