The Bolivar County Democrat. (Rosedale, Miss.) 1887-1969, 1915-09-11
PROCEEDINGS Of the BOARD
Regular September Session
Held at Cleveland

Be it remembered that . regular
meeting Of the board of supervisors was
begun and holden at the court house in
the town Of Cleveland. second judicial
district Of Bolivar county, Mississippi.
Sept. 6. 1915. the same being regular
meeting day. There being present and
presiding W. A. Speakes. president: G..
T. Jacobs. B. F. Lemons. J. L. Smith
and S. D. Knowlton. members; E. H.
Wrsy, clerk and L. E. Edwards. sher.
iff; after due proclamation made by the
sheriff the following proceedings were
had, to-wit:
Ordered by the board of supervisors
of Bolivar county. Mississippi. that the
assessment Of poll taxes sgsinat Alex
Rogers be and the same 10 hereby strick-
en- from the assessment roll, It appear
ing that the said Alex Rogers is more
than 62 years Of age and under the law
IS exempt from the payment Of these
taxes. line SO psee lss.
Ordered this 9th day Of Sept. 1915.
State of Mississippi. Bolivar county.
Personally appeared before J. c. Rob-
erts a notary public, in and for the
aforesaid county and state, Alex Rog-
ers, who being by me first duly sworn
I according to law, deposes snd says that
he is now upward of 81 yesrs Of age
and is therefore. exempt or should be
exempt from the payment Of road and
poll taxes.
Alex (his mark) Rogers.
Sworn to and subscribed before me
this the 9Th day Of Sept. A. D. 1915.
(Seal) ]. Z. Roberts. N. r.
Ordered by the board Of supervitors
Of Bolivar county. Mississippi. that the
land described as the south half Of lot
l6 Of section SO. township "a. range s
west,l of Bolivar county, Mississippi.
and assessed to the American Mission.
ary Society on line 70 page So. of assess
ment roll for 1915. be and the same 10
hereby stricken from the roll. the said
land being the property Of religious
association and not being used for prof
| It but for the purposes Of said asso-
citation.
Ordered this 9Th day Of Sept. 1915.
Ordered by the board that the clerk
advertise for bids or proposals to rent
the county farm for the year 1916. and
to care for the county psupers during
the year 1916. said advertisement to
call for bids for 90 much money per &C.
re for the year 1916. and 10 much mon
ey for each pauper per month for the
year 1916.
Ordered this 9Th day of Sept. 1915.
Ordered by the board Of supervisors
of Bolivar county. Mississippi. that the
assessment Z .,pesring on line 2S page
! 81 of the assessment roll of land for 49,
| Is. be and the same is hereby changed
| to read the southwest quarter OF the
northeast quarter of lot Z, less 4 acres
in the southeast corner Of said lot in
section "a, township "a. range 5 west;
and further ordered that the acres IN
the southeast corner of said lot z. be
and the same are hereby assessed to
Vinie Rucker, she being the owner OF
the said four acres and not James Ruck-
er, - it appears on the assessment
rolls. Ordered this the 9Th day OF Sep
tember. 1916.
To the Honorable Board of Supervisors
of Bolivar County. Mississippi; to
the July. 1916. Meeting:
We. the qualified electors OF the
Cleveland White school district in the
above named county and state, the
same containing twelve square miles,
by order Of the board Of educntion OF
said county and state dated June llth.
1916. spportioning to said Cleveland
White school district sections Is. l6. II.
l8, 10, 20, 81. q. q, %. % and 80. oil
in township 22. range s west. in con-
formity to. under and BY virtue Of
house bill No. 225. chapter l89. an act
providing for the levying and collecting
Of taxes on property for rural school
districts purposes. of the sheet acts OF
1914, do hereby petition this honorable
board to levy mill tax annually on
the property Of said district for the
purpose of suppIementing the salaries