The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1917-12-13

ordered and adiudged that, under
Chapter 1873 Of the laws OF 1914, the
sum of 100000, be borrowed from
the Rankin County Bank. of Bran
don, Mississippi, at the rate of six
per centum per anum; that the Pres
ident of the Board Of Supervisors be
and he is authorized, directed and
empowered to execute and deliver to
the said Bank a promissory note in
the name of the County, in the said
sum, payable on or before the ist day
of March, 1918.
1t is further ordered and adjudged
that the said sum shall be expended
to pay teachers salaries in schools,
outside of separate school districts,
in said County, and the same shall be
repaid out of the common school
fund of said county with interest
In re Manager of County Home
Be it ordered by the Board of
Supervisors of Rankin County, That
l.. ID. Smith be and he is appointed
manager of the County Home of
said County, under Section 1866, and
amendments thereto, at salary of
$500 per month for self and cook,
payable monthly, out of the general
county fund.
1t is further ordered that the
Clerk of the Board of Supervisors
be and he is directed, authorized and
empowered to issue to the said man
ager warrant on said fund monthly.
The term of said Manager shall be
twelve months, ending January LIST.
1919, and shall be subject to dis
missal at the will and pleasure of
the said Board of Supervisors at any
time prior to the said twelve months.
In re County Physician.-Be it or
dered by the Board of Supervisors of
Rankin County, Mississippi, that w.
H. Watson, M. d., be and he is here
by employed as physician for the
County Home for the year, beginning
December list, 1917, and ending
November 30th, 1913, at salary of
twenty-five Dollars per month, pay
able monthly out of the county
treasury under Section 1856 of Code
1906, with amendments thereto.
1t shall be the duty Of the said
physician to attend and prescribe
for such paupers as may be con-
fined at the County Home, and
such other paupers as may be
brought to his office in Brandon,
Mississippi, and attend and prescribe
for such parties as may be confined
in the county Jail without extra
charge to the county.
1t is further ordered that the
Clerk of the Board of Supervisors be
and he is authorized, directed and
empowered to issue the said war
rant, monthly, as is herein pro-
vided s, III ff
Be it remembered, that more than
two-thirds of the resident freehold
ers and leaseholders for term Of
/ three or more years, have petitioned
his Board to add Sections S, 6, Z, g.,
IL, 49, 10, 20, 20, 80, 81 and 81 of
Township 5, Range to the stock
aw district Immediately west there
IF, created by order of this Board
entered in Minute Book H, on page
5O6 It is therefore ordered by this
Board that said Sections hereinbe-
fore named in Township 5, Range 4,
be and hereby are added to the stock
law district heretofore created as
aforesaid. And the said territory
having been heretofore treated as
being in the stock law district for
more than seven years last passed,
this order shall take effect and be in
force on and after this date.
Be it remembered that the sum of
$500 be and the same is borrowed
from the Pelahatchie Bank at per
cent per annum from date until
paid for the road maintenance work
Of Supervisors Nisctrict No. 4, Ran
kin County, under Chapter OF S. b..
1873 of the Laws of 1916, that the
President of this Board is directed,
authorized and empowered to exc
cute note for said district to the
said bank in said sum bearing inter
est at said rate and to mature within
six months.
Committee Report your COM
mittee, appointed to examine and
audit the books kept by J. A. Robin
son, county auditor, beg to report
that we have examined the. same
and find the books are accurately
and neatly kept, and are posted up to
the present. We recommend that j.
A. Robinson be allowed the sum OF
$500 for his services as county au-
ditor for the year 1917.
w. H. TILL,
J. B. WILLIAMSON,
Committee.
Road Commissioner Appointed
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