The Bolivar County Democrat. (Rosedale, Miss.) 1887-1969, 1916-02-26

enter into bond payable to the state
of Mississippi, in the sum of FIVE
Thousand dollars, securities to be
approved. by the clerk of this board
conditioned according TO law, as
prescribed by chaptet 29 Of the Mis-
sissippi code OF 1896.
To the Honorable board of super
visors of bolivar county Mississip-
pi.
Gentlemen
Pursuant to notice heretofore
given and posted in three or more
public places in township rs, range
5 west, for more than Eve days pri-
or to the time fixed for: the meeting
to wit, more than Eve days prior to
the 22d day of January. 1916, the
heads of families of said township,
attended meeting pursuant to
such call and notice given at a
convientlty located schoolhouse in
said township and range, to-wit.
at the Duncan White public school
house in said township and range,
aud on the dav named, to-wit, on
the ED day of JaBuaryl 1916, the
trustees attended said meeting aud
organized the same and took the
sense thereof as to whether the
lands named below should be rent.
ed for a term OF years, and the
sense of the meeting and agree
ment reached thereat was as fol-
lows:
The east half Of the southeast
qnarter of sect on is to belrcuted to
Jim Holt for term OF seven years
on the terms aud conditions
hereinafter stated. The said lease
shall begin on January Ist, 1916.
and expi.e December 31st, 1922;
for the use and reut ofsaid land Jim
Holt shall pay the sum of $50 per
annum. said rent, to be evidenced.
by the seven rent notes as the said
Jim Holt, to be made payable on
or before the 18th day of Novem-
Der of each year during the life of
such lease and, in addition
thereto, he shall clear up and put
in a good state of cultivation not
less than seventy acres of the land
so leased by him, aud also build
good four-room house on each
forty acres thereof, said houses to
be built in workman manner and
of good material. and each to con-
sist of two main rooms. 19xI6, with
a brick sack chimney in the ceuter
and two shed rooms, 9x16. with the
necessary brick use; he sllal! also
drive pump at or near each houses
and bnild a barn with crib and
sheds sufficient for the shelter and
care of two head of stock; all of
which is to be done in satisfactory
manner. The said Jim Holt shall
surrender the property hereinbefore
described in a good state of re
pair.
We, the undersigned trustees,
hereby recommend to the board of
supervisors that the proceedings OF
said meeting be approved, and that
the superintendent Of education be
ordered to execute leases and cen
! tracts in accordance with law on
the terms above named.
Witness our signatures this the
4th day of February, 1916.
B. S. HOLT,
r, H. HEARN.
Township Trustee,
Sworn to and subscribed before
me, this the 4th day of Febr uary,
A. y,
o, G. WOLFE, JR.
Justice Of the Peace.
Ordered that above be and the
same is hereby, approved. and su-
perintendent Of education is order
ed to execute lease in accordance
with said recommendations. requir
ing bond in sum of 81, 200 for the
faithful carrying out of the terms
of said lease,
January 7, 1916.
To the Honorable board of super
pervisors OF Bolivar county.
Geutlemen:
I hereby make requisition for