The Bolivar County Democrat. (Rosedale, Miss.) 1887-1969, 1915-01-16
PROCEEDINGS Of THE BOARD
Regular January Meeting
Held in Cleveland

To the Honorable Board of Supervisor
of Bolivar County:
We herewith tender our resignation
az trustees of the Bolivar County Ag
rlcultnral High School. to take effec
on this date.
Respectfully.
w. G. Hardee,
j. M. Gilbert.
Ordered that the said resignation be
and the same is hereby accepted, and
L. H. Gaines and Wayne Thompson are
hereby appointed in their stead.
1t is ordered by the board that the
boundary line Of the Boyle voting pre-
cinct be changed SO as to include terri.
tory this day added to the fifth super
visors district by order Of the board
this day entered upon its minutes at
Cleveland.
It Is further ordered that the clerk OF
this board notify the commissioners
of election Of this county at once Of
said election precinct. in order that q
registration may be held in accordance
with law.
Ordered this the fourth day Of Jan.
1916.
It appearing to the board that there
is vacancy In the Office of justice of
the peace of the third supervisors dis
trict formerly held by F. M. Dooley,
same being in the northern justice of
the peace district In said third supervis-
ors district and that the unexpired term
for said Office is more than six months.
it is ordered by the board that the COM
missioners Of election shall Immediately
upon receipt Of certified copy of this
order (which certified copy the clerk Of
this board is directed to send to the said
election commissioners at once) give
notice as directed by law Of an election,
same to be held on Monday the 9Th day
of FEBRUARY. 1916 for the purpose Of FL
ling the said vacancy.
Ordered this the 4th day Of January,
1916.
The cause coming on this day to be
heard upon petitions and counter peh-
tions for and against the changing OF
the boundary line Of the fifth supervisor
district, and it appearing to the board
that the best interest of the general
public requires that the boundary line
of the lifth supervisors district be
changed so as to make the district
include the following territory, tp:wit:
All Of township 20, range 6; township
2l, sange 6; township 81, range 5. Sec
tions 31-36 inclusive, township 81 range
S; sections 31-36 inclusive, township 22,
range 6. In other words the north
boundary of the said fifth supervisors
district is by this order fixed one mile
north of the present north boundary
line of the said district.
It is therefore ordered that the clerk
of this beard notify the commissioners
of election OF this county at once of the
said change in said date in order that
registration may be held in accord
ance with law.
Ordered this the 4th day Of January,
1915
This cause coming on this day to be
heard upon the petitions OF the resi-
dents of the territory hereinafter des-
scribed for the establishment of a vot-
ing precinct at Skene; said county and
state, and it appearing to the board
that the best interest of the people re-
siding in said territory demandsthe es-
tablishment of voting precinct at said
point. It is therefore ordered by the
board that voting precinct in the fifth
supervisors district of Bolivar county,
Mississippi, and which said voting pre-
cinct shall embrace the following terri
tory, to-wit'
Bounded on the north by the north
ern boundary line of sections thirty-five
(35 and thirty-six (36). township twen-
ty-two (22), range seven (O west, and
sections 81, 80, SO, "a IS and S6, town
ship %, range six (6) west; bounded on
east by line between ranges 5 and 3;
and bounded on west by Bogue Pha-
liza; on south by the northern boundary
line of the Shaw precinct in said coun'
ty.
It IL further ordered that the clerk
Of this board notify the commissioners
Of election Of this county at once OF tne
said election precinct recently estab
lished, in order that registration may
be made In accordance with law.
Ordered this the 4th day Of January
1915.
Ordered by the bosrd that Chas
Clark be and 10 hsreby employed D,
this bosrd to effect settlement o.
county's claim against w. L. Dosse'
| for bridge mrterial either by suit o.
compromise. ,.,.
1916.
The former order Of this board en-
tered at this meeting for the extension
Of the boundary line Of the afth super
risors district one mile porth OF CO.
hxent boundary line coming on 70 b
{ near spon q motion duly made' second
90 ana S,-ried for reconsideration Q
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