The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1916-02-10
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HANDLING MONEY.
NOVEMBER COURT
TERN MAY BE CUT
Supervisors Transact Business
OF importance at Regular
Monthly Meeting.

For several years past Aftesia has
been growing at very rapid rate.
and II the board Of supervisors de
ode TO accept bid from the httesia
State Bank to handle the public
funds, that town may soon become
the official financial cente- Of the
county, Some time ago the board.
m compliance with the laws Of the
state, advertised for bids .oa hand
ling the county funds, and the only
response came from the Aitesia
concern, which offered to pay in
terest at the rate of per cent. on
Gaily balances The bid was ready
for the county solons when they be-
gan their meeting Monday, and on
Tuesday DR.. N ID. Guerry and Mr..
j. N. Roberts, president and vice
president, respectively, of the bank,
We're here for personal confer
ence with members of the board. In
the event that the bid is accepted
the bank will be required to give
bond in the sum of $l75,000 for the
faithful handling of the money, and
conference resulted in postponement
of final action in the matter until
the March meeting of the board. In
reaching this decision the county
solons were influenced not only by
the inclination to give the Artesia
financiers ample time to consider
the question of making bond but
by the probability that within the
next month the Legislature may
make come shaages ia the law el-
fecting county repositories.
An important step taken by the
board was the adoption of resolu
tlon requesting the Legislature to
enact law providing for the abol-
ition of the November court term.
This term is primarily for the trans
action of civil business, and as all
litigation of this character can be
disposed of at the session held in
April and September the holding of
this term entails upon the county
an additional expense which many
people consider entirely unnecessary.
Hon. L. H. liatchett, president of
the board, IS among those who deem
the November court term an unnec-
essary expense to the county, and it
was at his suggestion that the resolu-
tion requesting the Legislature to
take the necessary steps to provide
for its abrogation was adopted.
The officials in attendance upon
the meeting were Hon. L. II. Hatch
EFT, president, Messrs. G, X. Harris,
II. H, Walters, j. A. Watson and j.
NJ Ledbetter, associate members of
the board, Hon, J. B. Williams, sher-
iff. and Mai b. A. Lincoln, clerk, and
in addition to the matters noted
above the following business was
transacted:
Ordered that G. NJ Flynn be noti-
fled that he will move engine, boilei
and other machinery across the coun
ty bridge at his own risk and thai
the county will not assume any re
3ponsibility of any accident incident
thereto of any kind.
The estate Of W. ID. Prowell, De
ceased, and former sheriff of tho
county, agree to comply with the re,
cent auditors statement and refunl
20 the county $3.50.
Ordered that W. R. Prowell be re
funded county tax and road wori
on erroneous assessment of 800.
Ordered that Louis Harris be re
funded road tax on account of owe
age
Ordered that j. s. Dowde be re
funded road tax on account Of dis
ability.
Ordered that Johnson Cannon b
refunded poll tax on account of owe
age.
! Ordered that Simon Loeb and RrC
be relieved Of assessment Of w. l.
| n +. IA Of s. + If ). W. Sectio
| /, Township II, Range l9 west, 10
acres, enormously assessed.
Ordered that Simon Loeb and Br,
be refunded county tax and road ia
! erroneous assessment Of land, S70t
Ordered that +. l.. Vaughn be r,
: funded road tax, duplicate paymen
Ordered that G. F. Duncan be r.
funded county and road tax on e
! roneous assessment of $50.
, Ordered that 7. /. Logan be r
: funded poll tax account over age.
$ Ordered that Willis Banks be r.
funded county and road tax on e
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