The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1914-01-10
State of Mississippi,
Hacnock County.

meeting OF the Board OF Supervisor
I of Hancock County, State of Missis-
sippi, was begun and holden at thu
Court House in the City Of Bay st
Louis, on the First Monday of Janu.
ary, A. D. 1914, the same being ths
5th day of said month, and the place
and date for holding said meeting
There were present Wiley Smith, pres
ident; H. S. Weston, j. E. Smith, N
T. Mauffray and Joseph L. Favre, as
sociate members; E. Van Whitfield
sheriff, and A. A. Kergosien, clerk Of
said board.
The report of prisoner by the sher-
if was read in open board, approved
and ordered filed.
The report of John Craft, county
superintendent of education, was read
in open board, approved and ordered
filed. +
N. T. Mauffray, Joseph L. Favre and
Wiley Smith were appointed COM
mittee to inspect and go over the aud
itors' books and make their report to
this board accordingly.
Ordered by the board that VIM
Ruhr, Sr., be appointed at salary
of two dollars and fifty cents ($2.50),
per months to look after, rent, collect
and take care of the county's prop
erty recently purchased of M. E. Ans
ley ct ux on Nicholson avenue.
The report of Wiley Smith, COM
mittee appointed at a former, meet
ing to investigate the County Home
at Gainesville, was read in open board,
accepted and ordered filed.
The resignation of Mary Mars as
keeper of the County Home was read
in open board, accepted and ordered
filed.
Whereas the Board of Supervisors
of Hancock County gave notice to the
Banks of Hancock County that under
the amended chapter 1877 of the law,
Of 1910, and in pursuance of the
amendment to said chapter, passed by
the Legislature at its special session
IN November 1911 that the said board
would receive bids (proposals) for the
privilege of keeping the county funds
of said county;
And whereas the banks submitted
at this the January 1914 meeting their
proposals and the board having con-
sidered said proposals and believing
the proposal of the Hancock County
Bank in the words and figures follow
ing to-wit:
Bay st. Louis, Miss, Jan. 14th, 1914
To the President and Board of Super
sors, Hancock County, Mississippi
Bay ST. Louis.
Gentlemen:-We submit this oui
application to be designated as the
County Depository for the year 1914
we will pay interest at che rate of "a
per cent per annum on daily balances
If appointed we will furnish the
bond required in a surety company au-
thorized to do business in the State
of Mississippi.
Respectfully submitted,
HANCOCK COUNTY BANK,
BY JOSEPH F. CAZENEUVE,
Vice President and Cashier.
Contains the best terms for acting
as depository for the public funds,
It is therefore ordered that the public
funds of said County of Hancock be
placed in said Hancock County Bank
on it qualifying Us a County Deposi-
tory by placing % depot as security
with the County Treasurer the surety
bond of the United States Fidelity and
Guarantee Company, a surety Com
pany authorized to do business In the
State of Mississippi In the sum OF
$50 100000 thirty thousand dolars)
and the president of this board and
the clerk Of the board of Supervisors
of Hancock County are hereby direct
Fed to issue to said Hancock County
Bank a commission as the County De-
pository of said Hancock County, or
said bank fling said surety bond with
the County Treasurer, and that the
term of office of the said depository
shall be one year from the date Q.
the issuance of the commission.
Ordered by the board that the ap.
pointment of Richmond G. Smith
Mcqueen and Charley B. Murphy as
deputy assessors of Hancock County
made by F. C. Bordages. Sr., asses
sor of Hancock County, be and ths
same are hereby appointed.
The treasurer of Hancock Count.
presented his report for quarter end
ling January 1st, 1914, showing tn
following balances, to-Wit:
Balance in General County Fund
/ s3I65; balance in Bond Fund, $40,
! 944.37; balance in County Road Fund
S0.09; balance in Road and Bridg
Fund, sI3,897.95; balance in Forestr
and Game Fund, 81, 1,S04.77; balance j
School Fund, 1915; balance in Con
solidated School Fund, $52.317; ba
ance in Institute Fund, $15.67; bal
balance IN the 10th section fund, bot
principal and interest, s4,134.47, an
said report being examined by u
board and the vouchers exhibited wit