The Port Gibson reveille. [volume] (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1890-current, 1917-05-17
OF
SUPERVISORS

court house on Monday, May 9TH
1917.
The following were present L
B. Allen. Pres, A. e. Calender
]. M. Nelson, Chas. L. VIII, I
w. Fife, Members: Jos. Davenport
sheriff; B. H. Morehead, clerk.
Chas. L. Will, who was duly
elected to fill the unexpired tern
of the late w. R. Trim. took th,
oath of Office and FLED his bond,
which was approved by the presi-
dent and clerk of this Board.
The following orders and entrie!
were had
Ordered that c. L. Will be put
In charge of the pavilion at Her
manviIIe. and that be be given ful
power as regards the repair and
care of 1t and the grounds.
In the matter Of the public road
through lanes OF John J. Jones,
this matter coming on to be heard,
IL was ordered that the petition
presented be granted. It Is fur
ther ordered that the deed pre-
sented by John ]. Jones be accept
ed and approved and recorded, and
that upon completion of the grace
now being done by said Jones on
laid road and lis acceptance and
approval by Charles VIII, member
of this Board from the 4th District,
a warrant issue to said John ]
Jones by the clerk OF this Board ter
$4,000.
Inthe matter of Claiborne Coun-
~. Mississippi, road and bridge
bonds, $40, 900.
Be it remembered that on the
9TH day of May 1917, same being
the first Monday of said month.
The Board of Supervisors of Clai-
borne County, Miss, met at the
court house In the town Of PORT
Gibson, Miss. the same Deing the
lime and place fixed by law for the
regular meeting of said Board,
there being present
L. B. Allen, president; A. c.
Calender, ]. NJ. Nelson. c. L
Will, I. w. Fife. members; B. H
Morehead. clerk; Jos. Davenport,
sheriff.
After due proclamation by the
sheriff the following proceedings
were had
Mr.. A. c. Calender offered the
following resolution and order
Whereas the Board of Super
visors of Claiborne County, Missis-
sippi, at lis regular April, 1917
meeting, after due publication OF
notice OF Intention and In the abb
sence of a petition against The
issuance of said bonds, ordered.
that for the purpose Of building
bridges and constructing public
roads in said county. bonds OF
Claiborne County, Mississippi. in
the sum Of FortyThousands Dollars
($4o. .ooo) be issued under Sections
331 to 33s. inclusive. of the Code
of Mississippi of 1906. and amend
ments thereto, to be dated April 8,
1917, to be of the denomination OF
$1,000 each, to be numbered from I
to 40, inclusive, to be payable on
April 8, 1887, and to bear interest
at the rate of Eve per centum per
annum. payable annually, evidenced
by coupons annexed to said bonds,
both principal and interest to be
payable at the Hanover National
Bank, In the City of New York
State of New York, and
Whereas, 1t Is desirable to pro-
vide for the form and manner Of
execution of such bonds and fol
the levy Of taxes for the payment
of principal and interest thereof
also to adopt an official seal fol
Claiborne County, Mississippi;
Now, therefore. be It resolved
and ordered that said bonds shal
be Autographed or engraved anC
printed In two or more coIors Il
prevent counterfeiting, shall b
signed by the President Of th.
Board of Supervisors and counter
signed by the Clerk Of said Board
who shall impress the seal OF th'
County upon each bond. ant
shall register said bonds In a booi
kept for that purpose In his oficl
and the coupons annexed to salt