Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1914-06-11

oE napier l1J. Laws OF Alis>lSa
sippi. for the year 1910. and the
amendments thereto. the proceeds
of which viii be used in construct
ing public highways IN the dis
trict set forth in the petition of j.
II. Han. et al. field at the june
1914. netting Of this Board . Su-
pcrvisors, Aforesaid and that this
Board purposes and intends to is
sue bonds for said purpose at the
regular July meeting 1914, as the
law directs. unless the required
number of qualified electors petit
ton against the issuing of said
bonds, as the law requires Wit
ness my signature and seal of Of
flee, this the 3 day of June 1914.
w. N. Woodward.
1lerk Board a Supervisors.
Ordered this the , day of June
1914. in open session aud nj rcgn-
lar meeting.
This day came on IN be ronsid-
cred the petition of X. l.. Single
ton. ct al. who are qualified cleo
tors of Supervisors Districts Nos.
I and 5 Of Lafayette County. Miss
az shown by exhibit "A"' hereto
attached and made a part of this
petition, would respectfully ask.
that the territory described and
set forth in exhibit IA be per-
mitted 10 come under the provis.
ions of Chapter las and the "a
1912 and amendments thereto in
house bill No. $50 of the Acts Of
the legislature OF 1914. of the
State of Miss. We wonld further
show to your Board, that the ter
ritory ar described and set forth
in exhibit "a" which il made u
part of this petition needs 4 bet
ter system of highways. to consist
one or more highways for the
convenience and comfort of the
travelling public. which are to be
constructed by contract and here
after maintained by the proceeds
of bond Issues and advalorem tax
es as provided for in said chapter
and that the Board OF Supervisors
and hihgway commissioners of
said proposed road district be au-
thorized to ISSUE bonds for the pun
pose Of constructing and maintain
ing IA or nor highways in
said proposed district. by contract
as provided for in said chapter IA
of the laws Of Miss. of 1912, and
amendments thereto in house bill
No. $50 of the legislature of the
State Of Miss. o1914. We would
respectfully ask that this petition
be heard promptly as provided
in Section 2. of said Chapter.
Respectfully submitted, X. =. Sint
Teton and 30 others.
The Exhibit "a" rs filed with
the above petition shows numbers
Of land as follows: All of Sec
ton 81 in Township Q. Range 2,
West. also Sections 26.27, "a, IS.
IL and West !. of Section 80. and
East J. of Section -. Township 9
Range 3. West. also Sections 6. 4.
Is. II. % and 81. Township 10,
Range .. West. also SECTIONS 1, .,
., 4, 5. =. Q. 10. III. II. IL. IL. Is
-. IL. ~. 81. -. %. -. IS. 20, 81
-. II and 36, Townsip 10, Range
,. West.
And it appearing 10 the Board
that the petition is sufficient in
form and according TO law. and
contains the names of Twenty per
cen Of the qualified electors of
proposed district AZ set forth in
the petition, The board having
considered same doth order that
the Clerk of this Board. W. u.
Woodward, give and publish the
following notice. according TO law
in The Oxford Eagle, a weekly pa
per- having n circulation in the
proposed district. as follows:
Notice of the purpose of the
Board of Supervisors to issue
bonds and construct highways in
a portion of Beats Four and Five
of Lafayette County. Miss"
Notice is hereby given that the
Board OF Supervisors of Lafayette
County. Miss. has under consid-
Grafton the question of issuing
under and by virtue of
l49. Laws of Miss. for,
the year 1910 and the amendment
thereto. the proceeds of which
will be used in constructing publ.
highways in the district set forth
in the petition of r. p. Singleton.
ct al filed ut the June 1914 meet
ing of this Board of Supervisors,
aforesaid. and that this Board pur
poses and intends to issue bonds
for said purpose at the regular
July meeting 1914, as the law
directs. unless the required num-
Der of qualified electors petition
against the issuing of said bonds,
as the law requires. Witness my
and seal of office, this
the 3rd day of June 1914.
w. NJ. Woodward,
Clerk Board of Supervisors.
Ordered this the srd day Of
June 1914, in open session and at
regular meeting.
The Clerk Of this Board adj
for eoafa1 b,I. ~ All ~