The Bolivar County Democrat. (Rosedale, Miss.) 1887-1969, 1915-04-10


for court at Rosedale, per plans
and specifications OH file in cfflce
of chancery clerk at Rosedale.
State of Mississippi,
County of Bolivar:
Personally appeared before ME,
N, S. Toler, a Notary Public in
and for the aforesaid comfy and
State, ], w. Jerffreys. who being
BY me first duly sworn according
to law, deposeth and says that lie
is the owner of the south east quar-
ter of the north east quarter (seA)
of the neA) of section eighteen
(18), township twenty-five (25)
west of Bolivar county, Miss, that
the said land is properly assessed
to him on the land assessment rolls
of Bolivar county, Mississippi; that
he paid the taxes OH said land for
the fscial year 1914 under tax re-
ceipt 1913, Afisnt further states
and says that portion of said
land is situated in the corporation
limits of the town of Duncan; that
the said PORTION of the said lend
so situatedin the corporate limits of
the town of Duncan is assessed to
him by the municipal authorities of
said town as one thousand (1000)
feet off the east side of said tract of
land, but it has never been assess
ed to him by that town in lots or
blocks. Affiant further states and
says that the assessor of Bolivar
county Mississippi has assessed af-
fiant with all of block FIVE go and
block six (6) less lots one (l) and
two (2) of the town of Duncan and
that the said assessment is erroneous
and a double assessment as the
said lots and blocks are embraced
in and forms portion of the said
south east quarter of the north east
quarter (seA) of the (neA) of
section eighteen (1s). township
twenty-five Is, range FIVE S, west,
]. w. Jeffreys.
Sworn to and subscribed before
me this the 9th dav of March, A..
D. 1915. N. S. Toler.
In the matter of the assessment
of J, B. Tho mas with one E. M, E.
automobile for the year 1912 at
five hundred dollar valuation. 1t is
ordered by the board that the val
ue of same be reduced to two hun
dred dollars.
1t is further ordered that the
clerd certify cOpv OF this order
aud send to the sheriff.
Ordered this the 5th day of April
A, D. 1915.
State of Mississippi county Bolivar,
Personally appeared before the
undersigned authority in and forthe
county and state aforesaid, J. B.
Thomas, who being frs, duly sworn
states on oath that the E.. M. E.
automobile owned by HIM in the
year 1912, and assessed to him bv
the state revenue agent for the said
wear, was not worth the sum of
$4,000 as assessed, but that the
value on same on February fist,
1912 was $4,000
Sworn to and subscribed before
nae, this the 9Th day of March. 1915
1t appearing to the board that
lblock FIVE and 6 less lots one and
two of the town of Duncan is en-
bsaced in and f0rms part of the
south east quarter of the north east
quarter SEA of ne1-4 of section
eighteen township twenty Eve,
range FIVE west of Bolivar county
MississiF pl. belonging to J.W.
Jeffereys, audit further appearing
that the taxes appearing that the
taxes on said land for the year 1914
were properly paid by the said ]
lW. Jefferies under receipt 1881,
and that the assessment on sale
| block FIVE and less lots one ant
two to the said ]. w. Jeffreys con
stituted a double assessment, as th'
same had already been assessed Il
the said J. w. Jeffreys, being EN-
braced in said sec IA of the he Il
of said said section l8. 1t is there
fore orderedlthat the assessment 0
said blocks S and E less lots ane
II 2 of the town Of Duncan to }