The Bolivar County Democrat. (Rosedale, Miss.) 1887-1969, 1914-09-19
PROCEEDINGS Of the BOARD
Regular September Meeting
Held at Cleveland.
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CONTINUED FONM LAST WEEK.
The county board of supervisors OF
Bolivar county. state of Mississippi,
have appointed inspectors to examine
cattle Of this county for the purpose Of
detecting the presence OF ticks which
transmit cattle fever and..to enforce the
necessary disinfection of animals and
Dremises under the regulations OF the
state live stock sanitary board and the
laws of Mississippi. in cooperation with
the representatives of buresu of an
imal industry Of the U. s. department
of agriculture.
All cattle and premises known to be
infected with fever ticks. have been
ouarantined according to law and will
be kept in quarantine until released by
written order issued by the veterinary
Inspector in charge OF tick eradication
in Mississippi.
We hereby agree to maintain the in
spection and control of quarantined cat
tie and prmises in this county necessary
to prevent the Illegal admission into
this county Of any cattle from adjoining
counties and states within the quaran-
tined area.
In view of the above and because of
the further fact that the United States
department of agriculture will release
all of Bolivar county north and west Of
a line beginning ut point on the Sun
flower. Bolivar county line where the
line separating township % and town.
ship "a intersects said line, then follow
ing said line west to the intersection in
southerly direction to the Bolivar
Washington county line, from federal
quarantine. if the action requested in
this petition be taken by the live stock
sanitary board of Mississippi we. the
said county board Of supervisors do Pc
tition the live stock sanitary board Of
Mississippi to cause the said portion Of
Bolivar county to be released from
quarantine in order that non-infected
cattle may be moved without restric-
tiOns.
The Mississippi live stock sanitary
board hereby agrees to maintain con-
troll Of cattle and enforcement Of quar-
antine laws and regulations in the said
mentioned territory herein receomme-
nded for released from quarantine.
Signed, County Board Of Supervisors,
w. A. Speakes, Pres.
C. T. Jacobs, Mem.
j. L. Smith, Mem.
B. F. Lemons, Mem.
Approved. Secretary State Live
Stock Sanitary Board, Chief Bureau of
Animal Industry.
1t is hereby ordered by the board If
supervisors that Norman r. Alien, an
attorney, be and is hereby authorized to
take such proceeding a. is necessary
and if necessary to file suit against G.
1. CRAWFORD to recover possession OF
l6O acres of section l6, township 2l,
range 3 west and to collect rents for
1914 and value Of timber cut since ex-
p,rat'on OF lease. He to have as fees
10 per cent of all money recovered.
To tie Honorable Board of SUPERVISOR
of Bolivar County, Mississippi.
On August 2eth 1914 tho h.ads .,
families met n the sthoo, hou.e a,
Duncan. Miss after dus notice arq
petitioned the board of superv :sors Il
lease to G. G. Roe. the east half Of
section l6, township Is. range s west.
for term of seven years. and sell ths
timber thereon to said G. G.. Roe unde,
terms and conditions set forth in sale
petition. / have heretofore purchased
the timber right on the above iescri acc
land, but am willing with the board tt
cancel my contract II thew enter into s
contract with the said G. G. Roe. feel.
ing the best interest of the schools il
said township demand it,
If contract ID ordered to be made
( with the said G. G. Roe. this shall be
your authority. 20 far ~ I am concern,
ed to cancel nv contract for the timbe,
rights on sai6 land