The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1915-04-15

granted.
E. d. Myers, county treasurer, hav-
ing filed his first quarterly report, and
the same having been examined by the
| board, it is therefore ordered that the
said report be and the same is hereby
approved, showing the following bal
ances on hand, to-wit:
General county fund ------$14, $50. 81
Pension fund 248 81
Institute fund 113. SO
| Fannin separate school fund l,O69.O W
| School house improvement 7VI. 90
School fund 469. 81
acc account 1888. Is
Johns consolidated interest," 1,275.O3
Roads and bridges privilege 294. 70
Road fund, beat 2, mainten-
ance account S,175. n
Road fund, beat 2, interest
and sinking account ------ a, 1872. Ia
Road fund construction ac-
count beat 2 --- 1888
Beat No. l Road fund, main
tenance account So 3,459.4
Road fund, beat No. A, main
tenance account------ 1,246. "a
Road fund, beat No. 4, inter
est and sinking account 1897. AZ
Agricultural high school fund 2, 178. 90
Cross Roads school fund 70. 81
Richland school fund ---- 283. %
Stems Creek school fund.- 29O.O
Briar Hill school fund 1890 392. 70
Clear Creek school, interest 395.37
Township fund, principal - l,69O.28
Township fund, Interest," l,107.55
Deed to timber Sold.
| Be it ordered that whereas in pursu-
ance to an order of this Board made at
the regular April 1915 term on the =
day Of April 1915, Jno, M. Berry OF
Florence, Mississippi, has paid into the
| County Treasury of Rankin County,
| Mississippi, the sum of Twenty Dollars
| in cash, in payment for all the timber
and wood on the land described as Sec
ton 16, Township 8, Range s., in Ran
| kin County, Mississippi, with the right
to cut and remove the same for aperiod
Of five years from the 9Th day of April
1915, subject to all rights of other
parties granted by this Board hereto
/, fore and the President Of this Board
| has executed a deed accordingly, which
has been properly filed in the office of
: the Clerk of the Chancery Court of
Rankin County, Mississippi, for record:
Now, therefore, the said actionof the
| said President of this Board in execu-
| ting saidgdeed is hereby ratified, ap-
proved and confirmed and all the rights
| title and interest of the inhabitants of
said Township, the State of Mississippi,
and the County of Rankin, in and to
all merchantable timber of any and all
varieties, and wood on said land is
| thereby and hereby vested in the said
Jno. M. Berry and the assigns with the
right to cut and remove the same with
| in a period of five years from the 9TH
day of April 1915.
1t appearing to the Board OF Super
visors that at former meeting OF this
board that K. w. Wynn was enormously
assessed with $4,000 for back tax as
sessment by We Revenue Agent.
1t is therefore ordered that the said
assessment be and the same is hereby
set aside.
In Re Apprenticeship OF. Minors:
E. B. Warner and AS. Purvis, Masters.
This day this cause coming before
Board of Supervisors upon report OF
III. 9. Patrick, member of the said
Board from District No. 5, agreement
to apprentice by the mother, Veota
Purvis Eubanks and application OF E..
B. Warner and A. s. Purvis to appren-
tice the said minor children, and the
Board having considered the same
carefully, is Of the opinion that the
said minors, Germany Purvis, age 10,
a male, Ipeda Purvis. age 8, a female,
Imeda Purvis, age 3, a female, Cleve-
land Purvis, age z, male, and Clifton
Purvis, age Id, male, should be app
prenticed under Sections 1882 and 1888
of the Code of 1905;
! 1t is therefore ordered that the
said Germany Purvis and Ineda Purvis
be and the same. are hereby apprentice
ed to E. N. Warner and the said Cliff
| ton, Cleveland and Imeda Purvis be and
they are hereby apprenticed to A. S.
Purvis,- according to law:
1t is further ordered that the said e.
b. Warner is to enter into bond in the
sum of $500. 90 for his faithful compli-
ance with the law, and the said A. ).
| Purvis is to enter into bond in the. sum
of $500. 90, for his faithful performance
with the law in such matters,
Ordered this the 7th day OF April
1915.
Be it ordered that the bids OF the fol-
lowing named persons for the following
named articles for the working of the
public roads in Supervisors District No.
| |. under Chapter 257 of the laws OF
| 1912, be and the same are hereby ac-
cepted, tp-Wit:
Road Austin Road Machine from
Austin sWeston Co., ait 1926. 90, Road
Drag from Good Roads Machine Co. at
| SIS. De. / pair of mules from j. ID. San
differ. at $3.50. 90, i pair mules, wagon
and harness from w. T. Glenn at $325s 0O,
| / pair mules from J. q. Ainsworth at
$3.50. 90.
The said bids being the lowest