Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1916-09-14

which 10 on nle with this board, amt
reference - also made mere to the ex-
niDIt to sad petition winch shows that
part Vi said district when Was asked
co be made into a separate road DIS
trIct SAID proposed district Is known
as Iaylors Road District TOUR pc
titloners would further show unto the
Court that said petition was MED be
fore the August, 1916, meeting vi this
Board; that on August IN, 1916, one
MIR. l. h Walker, and Ealkner, Rus
sell and ralkner, Attys-, wlta0ar aa-
thority from and without the know
ledge Of the undersigned, petitioned
this Honorable Board TO amend said
petition which was filed on August
+th. 1916, 50 that said proposed dis
tr1er would not embrace the same
part Of said district as contained IN
the petition as originally MED and as
signed by your petitioners That TINS
honorable Board saw nj TO grant the
amendment as prayed for b. Ar. l.
Z. Walker; mat this Honorable Boapi
has advertised not the district as con-
tanned in the petition rs signed BY
the twenty per cent of the qualified
electors, but have advertised and nov
propose TO organize into a separate
road district another part of the said
Supervisors District number four,
winch is not the same As said twenty
per cent contained in their petition
that said change was made without
the knowledge, consent, or authority
Of the undersigned. that they never
agreed to said change and the SAID
change Ia made against their vii and
wish That your undersigned petit
TONERS were unaware Of the said
change until the same was called TO
their attention in the advertisement
IS ordered by tls Board; that this i
the flrst opportunity they have had to
protest against said change. That
the underslgnel petitioners, together
with the other signers to the petit on
as originally fled asked that Ger
tain part Of said Beat Four be or
ganized into a separate road district,
out this Honorable Board Is now pro-
eeeding to organize a different part
Of said Beat from that as prayed for
in the said original petition That
this Board IN proceeding TO organize
district as prayed for in a petition
as signed by only Mr.. l. L. Walker,
and Fallmer, Russell and Falkner, and
not by twenty per cent Of the quail
fed electors as required by law
That this petition is filed as protset
against the action of the Board in
changing the petition as originally
filed by them. That they filed the
petition for a certain district and IN
der the law they feel that in justice
to them this Honorable Board should
not disregard their petition and grant
one signed by only one elector. Prem
ises considered your petitioners would
respectfully pray that this Honorable
Board will proceed further with the
oganization Of said Taylor's Road
District, and that they declare their
action and order as entered At the
August. 1916, meeting null and void
Respectfully submitted.
J. v. COOPER,
T. H. HOLLOW ELL.
l. b. JONES,
B. r. JONES"
Came on for hearing before the
Board and was heard the above petit
ton Of J. V. Cooper, l. B. Jones, r.
H. Hollowell and b. r. Jones. the
same being filed September 9th, 1916.
md the Board having before the filing
of siad petition-and without know
ledge that any such petition existed.
already passed upon and placed upon
their minutes, all orders relative t.
the matters and things therein
Therefore, the Board refuses to set
aside, cancel and annul any former
orier of this Board, but allows the
same to stand; and this petition Is
ienied.
Odered that the Board do now ad-
| iourn until tomorrow morning at 5
o'clock a. m
j. A. PARKS, Pres.
Fifth day of September term. Sept
/ sth, 1916. Court met pursuant to adj
I journment with the same members
and officers present as of yesterday.
Ordered that $. NJ. Parham and H.
P. Stephens be appointed a commit
/ tee 10 view change Of road as petit
toned for by NJ. T. Collins, ct al, and
make their report 70 this Board.
Ordered that Gore Lumber Com
pany be allowed the sum of S6-5S for
lumber for county.
Ordered that S.M- Sneed be allow
ed the sum of S1.00 for summOning
witness before Pension Board
Ordered that ]. P. Bland be allow
ed the sum of $3.50 for witness fees
before Pension Board
! Ordered that The Independent be
I allowed the sum of $3.50 for pub
I fishing notice for Yocona Road dis
Il trict Commissioners No. 2.
Ordered that NJ. P. Bush be allowed
the sum Of 5000 fer work on College
Hill levee.
This day came on to be eonsideryle
the following report Of the Roai
Commissioners of the Yocona Road
District No. 2. which is as follows
} to-wit:
State of Mississippi,
County of Lafayette.
To the Honorable Board of Supervis-
ors of Lafayette County and State
Of Mississippi:
Gentlemen:
We, the undersigned road commits
sioners Of Yocona road district No
2, beg leave to make the following
report for the month of August. That
you allow Morrison Bros. $14.00 FOL
slip work; Rye Lauderdai-