The Tupelo journal., 1912-09-27
Notice

In the Matter of Providing for the Working
Of Public Roads in the Second and Fourth
Districts.
Whereas, the Board of Supervisors of Lee
County, Mississippi, entered an order upon
the minutes Of said board at the August, 1912,
term thereof, directing notice to be given Of
its intention Of working the public roads in
Supervisors Districts Nos. Two and Four &C
cording TO the provisions of Chapter 257 OF
the laws of 1912, of the state Of Mississippi:
And, whereas, said notice was given by
publication in the Tupelo Journal, a weekly
newspaper published in said county and hav-
ing a general circulation in said district for a
period of three weeks next before the Septem-
Der, 1912, meeting Of this Board;
And, whereas, said notice provided that up
on the petition of 20 per cent. OF the qualified
electors Of said Districts against the adoption
of said manner Of working said public roads,
or asking for an election on said question, that
an election would be ordered in said district to
determine said question;
And, whereas, no such petition against said
action of said Board, or asking for said cleo
ton, has been filed with this Board;
1t is therefore ordered by this Board that
the public roads in Supervisors Districts Nos.
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shall be worked in accordance with the pro
visions of Chapter PSI of the Acts of the
Legislature of the state of Mississippi of 1912;
and also any amendments thereto 1t is furth-
er ordered by the Board that all persons sub
ject to road duty in said district shall pay the
Communication tax of $500 per year, each, &C
cordine to the provisions of said law. Said
Communication tax shall be paid to the tax COL
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of August, 1913, and each year thereafter.
And any person liable to road duty in said dis
trict, failing to paw such Communication tax on
or before the said date, in any year, shall be
deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and punished
by fine of not exceeding ten dollars for each
~offense, when prosecuted and convicted in the
manner provided by law for the prosecution of
persons charged with a misdemeanor.
1t is further ordered that the tax assessor
shall at the time appointed by law for making
assessments of the personal property in said
districts and county, make a list of all the
persons in said districts liable to road duty;
and shall furnish the same to the tax collector
OF said county, in a separate we'll bound book
prepared for said purpose, on or before the list
day of June Of the year 1918. and each year
thereafter.
~ aAtbSi OidCiCa thdt lit a
Of said county shall collect said Communication
tax as provided by said law and this order of
the Board of Supervisors, and make report to
the county auditor as provided in the %collec-
tion of other taxes; and he shall pay the
amount so collected by him to the county
treasurer or to the county depository, if there
be one in said county; and the said tax collec-
tor shall report the number of persons SO as
sessed who have failed to pay said commute
ton tax, in the same manner as provided for
reporting other delinquent taxpayers.
1t is further ordered that the roads of said
districts shall be worked without the appoint
ment Of a commissioner, but shall be worked
under the directions of the supervisors of said
districts.
1t is further ordered that additional funds
Tor the purchase Of teams and implements,
and working of said roads. be raised by an ad-
valorem tax to be levied by this Board at the
time provided by law for the levying of other
adyalorem taxes, on the assessed valuation Of
all the property in said district. That the
fund so raised shall be collected by the tax
collector of said county at the same time and
in the same manner provided by law for the
objection of the other advalorem taxes collect
"a in said county. And said taxes when SO
collected shall be paid into the county treasu-
or the county depository as other taxes are
paid in.
1t is further ordered that the county treas
urer or the county depository, if there be one
IL said county, shall keep a separate account
# the funds so raised from the advalorem tax
nd the Communication tax herein referred to;
md shall designate said fund, Road Fund,
second Supervisors District Of Lee County,
mississippi" and Road Fund, Fourth Super
lisors District of Lee County, Mississippi"
AL expenditures made in the working of said
roads shall be made by allowance of the
;oard of Supervisors of Lee County, Missis-
sippi, and paid by a warrant drawn on said
fund And said depository or treasurer, as
The case may be. shall make report to this
,;oard of the receipts and expenditures OF said
funds in the manner provided by law for the
handling of the other funds of said county.
Ordered by the Board this the 4th day of
September, 1912. 25-3t
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