Oxford eagle., 1916-05-25


the prayer contained in said petition.
IL Is therefore ordered that thu Clerk
Of this board give notice 10 the quail
feel electors u said district, a. the
law directs, notify ing said electors
that it J. the purpose and intention of
the BOARD of Supervisors to create
said district into a Rad district under
Chapter lis. laws Of 1910, Of the State
of Mississippi, and amendments there
to at it, next regular meeting unless a
sufficient number of the qualified
eltet"rs therein petition sgainst the
creation and organization Il said
district into road district, aforesaid.
Whereas, the gravel roads in Beat
one, lie almost wholly in the corporate
limits Of the city Of oxford, and there
being only $50 feet Of gravel ROAD out
side of sand corporation, which said
$50 feet was constructed at time
wlreu the Commissioners hid not know
definitely where the corporate line
wa
Aud whereas all of said gravel roads
in the said city are maintained by the
city Of oxford.
And whereas, the controversy has
arisen and been presented 10 the
Board a. To where and how the tax
collected under Chapter I2p. law Of
1914 shoald be expended
And whereas, il appears that such
tar heretofore has been expended in
Supervisors district No for the
purpose Of maintaining the Bond Issue
Roads
And whereas, it appearing 10 the
ioArd, however, that il would be in
equitable to expend all Of the tax col
leeted under said Chapter on the $50
feet mentioned above, and it appearing
also from the meaning and spirit Of
the Chapter aforesad, that such an
expenditure was never in the minds Of
the Legislature.
Now therefore il i ordered by the
Board that all the privilege tax col
lected under Chapter i2O, laws of 1914,
be and the same. from and after this
date Is hereby, by virtue of Section o,
Of said chapter to he placed to a sepa-
rate fund, TO be known and designated
as Automobile Tax Road and Bridge
Fund" and in the future until this
order Is revoked or amended this fund
shall be- used exclusively for the
repairing, improvement, extension,
maintenance or constructing Of the
roads and bridges of the county.
Ordered that b. T Winter be re-
funded the sum of $500 for errone-
Ously paid road tax
II appearing to the BOard that the
lands assessed to Harry cain, Ed
Williams, E. " Williams, Cannon S
Gibson J. J. McCarty, Sarah Blake
and Lucy Bailey, which was on the Sr'
day OF April 1916, sold for taxes, and
bought in by the State of Mississippi,
was not properly assessed. The said
land being described by void descrip-
tion, and the land commissioner hav-
, ing sent said list of lands back to the
Board. and under Section 2el7 it be-
, comes the duty of the Board t.
properly assess said lands. Ii Is there
+ fore ordered that q. X. Collins be and
I he Is hereby ordered to assess said
/ lands. aud furnish this Board with a
. legal description To said lands, ii
order that this card may properly
assess aud collect taxes on same.
( Ordered that q. W. Shipp and ). VI
Parham be appointed as committee t.
. take up bridge work done at Markets.
i, crossing ON YOcona River, and make
their report 10 this Board
+ Ordered that the following be al
lowed the sum opposite their respect
I i've names tO-wit:
/, J A. Parks, 3 days per diem, 3 day'
extra Is miles s22 50.
. H. p Stephens, 3 days per diem,
; days extra miles s1s.S0
T Raynum, 3 days per diem.
I day extra, 20 miles @lE-OO.
! c. ". Shipp, 8 days per diem, days
extra, IL miles $3.50.
:. VI. Parham, } days per diem, :
/ days extra u miles s2s.1O.
5. NJ Sneed, Sheriff 5000.
W. NJ. Woodward, Clerk $500.
Ordered that L. V. Nunnally be al
lowed the sum of s29.l. for work on
+ roads Beat ?.
1T. Brown be allowed the sum oi
a 81 so for work ON roads Beat /.
= VT. Brown be allowed the sum oi
! sl.O0 for work ON roads Beat >.
Court do now adjourn until the next
regular meeting IN June, 1916.
B. J. A. PARKS, Pres.