The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1913-09-13
SEPTEMBER PROCEEDINGS Of SUPERVISORS

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1.-TWO and one haIf) mills be levied upon
! all the taxable property of this county,
which is outside the limits OF the sepa-
rate school districts, to be used for the
maintenance of the public schools of
! this county for the years t9i3-t4, after
! the expiration of the four months re-
quired and provided for by the consti-
tuition and to be collected as other taxes
| for general school purposes and to be
| paid into the county treasury to the
credit Of the school fund.
| Ordered by the Board that tax of 4
/ (four mills) be and the same is hereby
levied upon all taxable property Of this
county for the fiscal year 1918 to be
known as bond tax for purpose of Gre
ating sinking fund to be used to pay
the interest on the county bonds as the
same accrues and to liquidate said bonds
as the same mature.
Ordered by the Board that a tax of
two (2) mills be and the same is hereby
levied upon all the taxable property Of
this county for the fiscal year of 1913
for road and bridge purposes and to be
paid into the county treasury to the Gre
dit of the road and bridge fund.
Ordered by the Board that the Board
adjourn until to morrow at o'clock.
WILEY SMITH,
President Board of Supervisors.
Wednesday morning, September 3rd,
the Board met pursuant to adjournment.
Present as on yesterday.
Ordered by the Board that the certi-
ficates of appointment issued to Arthur
Thigpen, William Lewis and Charley
Thigpen by the Superintendent of Ed
ucation of this county on Sept. 2, 1918,
for admission as students to A. & M.
College of Mississippi be approved and
the clerk of this Board is directed to at
test the same.
Ordered by the Board that Russell
Davis, road commissioner, be allowed
the lumber necessary for public road
purposes for the month of September,
1918.
Ordered by the Board that the follow
ing amount be allowed M. l.. Ansley
for making frame for township map and
payable out of general county fund, as
per bill on file, $3.50.
Moved by H. S. Weston and seconded
by N. T. Mauffray, that the amount of
$12.00 paid out of the general county
fund be allowed to Jack English to take
care OF Robert Gill, a pauper from Sept.
1st to October Ist, 1912, the said Robert
Gill being held as material witness to
appear before the next grand Jury.
Ordered by the Board that the clerk
be directed to advertise for bids to fur
nish 100000 barrels of oyster shells for
public road purposes.
The amended plans and specifica ii ons
for furnishing and erecting mile posts
and sign boards on the public roads of
the county are accepted and ordered fl
ed and the clerk of this Board is direct
ed to advertise the sale of contract for
furnishing of map showing the public
roads as located thereon throughout the
county, according with said plans and
specifications, to the lowest bidder for
cash at the front door of the courthouse
within legal hours, on the first Monday
in October, 1913, the board reserving
the right to reject any and all bids.
Ordered by the Board of Supervisors
of Hancock county that all persons liza
BILE to work on the public roads under
the general laws of the State in Section
44I6 of the Code of 1906, are hereby re-
quired to work on the public roads of
Hancock county for eight days between
the 1st OF September and the 3tst of
August of each and every year and
shall work at the place to which they
may be directed by notification from the
road commissioner of said county and
that any one so liable to work and 80
notified on the first day appointed for
him to work pay over the sum of three
(3) dollars as commutation tax which
snail be paid into the road fund of the
county, and failure OF any person so
liable to appear and work when so di-
| rected and notified or in lieu thereof to
| paw over to the tax-collector of said
county said communication tax of three
dollars, shall be misdemeanor and such
persons upon conviction shall be fined
| in the sum of ten dollars and costs and
stand committed until paid, provided
that said road commissioner shall give
each person 80 liable to work five days.
notice of the time and place to appear
and work.:
Ordered by the Board that the fol-
lowing amounts be allowed to the mem
bers of the Board for their per diem and
mileage for attendance at this meeting
of the Board, payable out of the general
county fund:
Wiley Smith, . days and Al miles,. Il a5
H. S. Weston, 3 days and 40 miles, ,...... noo
J. E. Smith, days and 20 miles, .......... Is so