The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1916-05-11
BOARD or SUPERVISORS.

The Board of Supervisors met
in regular session Monday morn
ing, May /, with all members
and officers present when the
following business was had and
done, to-wit:
In re New Prospect Consolida-
ted School District Bond Issue;
So. OOO.-All things having been
done according to law for the is
suance of the bonds of the said
school district in the sum of
$4,000 for the purpose OF erect
ing, repairing and equipping the
school building as provided un-
der Chapter 255 of the Laws OF
1912, the Board ordered that
bonds in the said amount be IS
sued and to be dated June l,
1916, and bear interest at the
rate of 6 per cent per annum,
payable annually on the LIST day
of June of each year, until the
maturity of said bonds, and the
said bonds shall mature 20 years
after date. The Board Of Super
visors shall levy annually tax
sufficient to pay the interest on
said bonds and provide suffi-
cient sinking fund therefor at
their redemption; and the said
SPECIAL Tax shall be levied on all
property real, personal and
mixed III said school district, and
collected as other taxes are col
lected, Lit is further ordered
that all of said bonds shall be
sold at a price not less than their
face value.
Supervisors District Loans. -
Whereas, it appears to the Board
of Supervisors that Supervisors
Districts Nos. 8, 4 and 5 have no
funds sufficient to carry on the
work of building and construct
ing the public roads of the said
districts until taxes are paid; and
Whereas, under S. B. No. 128,
of the Laws of 1916, the Board
of Supervisors is authorized and
empowered to borrow, from time
to time, a sum of money not to
exceed a certain amount; and
Whereas, it will be necessary
for the said Board to borrow a
certain sum not to exceed the
said amount authorized; there
fore,
Be it ordered by the Board OF
Supervisors that the sum OF
So, 500 is hereby borrowed from
John w. Faulkenberry for road
work in Supervisors District No.
3. that the sum of 81, 900 is
hereby borrowed from the Pela-
hatchie Bank for road work IN
Supervisors District No. 4; that
the sum of So. 500 is hereby bor
rowed from Rankin County Bank
for road work in Supervisor, S
District No. 5; all said sums to
bear interest not to exceed 6 per
centum per annum and to be
PAYABLE at any time, in the dis
erection of the said Board, not to
exceed IL months from date.
Superintendent of Education
Bullock made his monthly re-
port; showing the following:
Amound paid to teachers from
April / to May l, $1,000. (The
salary of the superintendent was
continued until the next meeting
on account of certain changes
made by the present legislature,
Mr. Bullock claiming under the
present law his salary should be
$131 per month instead OF $780,
TUESDAY.
On motion the following allow
ances were made, to-wlt:
Jennie Gray, pauper support ----$ Z 81
cite Lewis. same 2 SO
Patience McLaurin, same-------- 5O
Celia McAfee, same------------- z oU
M Eann;e M NS,.S''s same un e- 3 Sc
Miss T ,;zzie Shepperd. same SOC
Wash THOMPSON same - 2 sc
Mrs Fav Webb. salary 25 0C
II f. Nh MUSICIAN naI 49, $50 rs 90
= and ID cook Deinue' So 80 - 81 OF
'o fnrr w,,,sa 49, Z 81
&C. Shepherd, salary as live !,