The Bolivar County Democrat. (Rosedale, Miss.) 1887-1969, 1917-01-06
PROCEEDINGS OF THE BOARD
Regular January Meeting Held at
Cleveland,

oS ~ EeAcuiOcIcu IldI On tuIS the ISL
day of January. 1917, the same being
the first Monday in January, the board
of supervisors met in regular session at
the court house in said county in the
town of Cleveland. Miss, with the fol-
lowing members present:
w. A. Speakes, president; H. L.
Wilkerson, W. E. Litton and j, L.
Smith, members; P. B. Woodland,
clerk; and L. G. Dean, sheriff After
due proclamation by the sheriff the
following proceedings were had to-wit:
1t appearing to the board that there
is an error in the land Assessment Roll
of Bolivar County. Mississippi, first dis
trict, on line l9 of page Al in that the
land thereon appears as assessed at ITO
acres of land protected by levee where
there are only 43 acres protected by le-
wee.
1t is therefore ordered that the She
riff correct the said assessment roll on
line 10 so as to show 43 acres protected
by levee instead of ITO.
State of Mississippi, County of Bolivar.
Personally appeared before the Under
signed, a notary public in and for said
county and state. w. C. Boyd, who
being by me first duly sworn, states on
oath thathe is acquainted with the lands
of j. H. Zaddeck assessed as lots num-
bers II, l8, % and "a less ten acres in
section S, township "a. range Z, west.
that said lands are assessed as ITO acres
protected by levee: that your aftiant
has gone over said land. knows il thor
oughly, and makes affidavit now and
herein that there are not more than 43
acres of said tract protected by levee.
W. C. Boyd.
Sworn to and subscribed before me
this 2l day of November, 1916.
R. S. mcknight.
(seaD Notary Public.
1t is hereby ordered by the board that
order passed at the Aug. meeting 1916,
changing the assessment of R. L. Payne
on the land roll of 1916. page Is. line 81
be recended, and assessment be made
to read as same first appeared on land
roll. Ordered this the first of January.
1915.
Mr.. w. A. Speaks offered the follow
ing:
Whereas, due notice has been given
as required by law, of this boards in
tention to issue s67. 900 refunding bonds
at this meeting. and
Whereas, no petition has been pre-
seuted signed by ten per cent OF the
adult tax payers petitioning against the
issuance of said bonds, therefore
Be it ordered and adjudged, that
s67, 900 of refunding bonds of this coun-
ty be issued under authority granted in
chapter II, code of Mississippi 1906. and
any amendments thereto. Said bonds
shall be dated February l, 1917, and ma.
ture Feb. l, 1887, without prior option;
shall bear interest at the rate of ~
cent per annum, payable semi-annual'
", both principal and interest to be pay
able in New York City or Rosedale'
Miss, at the option of the holder; be in
denomin ations of $1,000 each; be signed
by the president of this board and coun'
tersigned by the clerk, who shall I'm
press the seal upon each bond as 1t Ii
issued, and the interest coupons attach
ed shall bear the Autographed signature
of the same officials. Said bonds ano
coupons shall be in substantially the
following form:
FORM OF BOND
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
STATE OF MISSISSIPPI,
BOLIVAR COUNTY,
REFUNDING BOND.
M 1000 Dollars.
Know All Men By These Presents:
That the County of Bolivar in the
State of Mississippi. for value received
will pay to bearer One Thousand Dol
lars in lawful money of the Unitec
States of America, with interest from
date at the rate of ~ per cent per an
mum. payable semi. annually on the LIST
day of February and August OF each
wear. as evidenced by and on the pre-
sentation and surrender of the annexed
coupons az they severallv become due;
both principal and interest payable at
the Hanover National Bank, New YORK
City, N. Y. or the County Treasurer's
Office at Rosedale. Miss. at the option
of the holder, and for the prompt pay
ment of this bend, both principal and