The Bolivar County Democrat. (Rosedale, Miss.) 1887-1969, 1917-12-08

The folio bing claims, approved by
two commissioners, and authorized
by Chapter 174, Acts Of 1914, are
now audited and allowed:
Highway Fund Shaw District
E. C. McCarty .......$ 1915
H. A. Litton ................. 311.75
The following claims, approved by
two commissioners. and authorized
by Chapter 174, Acts of 1914, are
now audited and allowed:
| Boyle Separate Road District
P. B. Woodland ..........-.$4.5 5 0
State Of Mississippi.
County of Bolivar.
First judicial District.
In the matter of the additional as
sessment for back taxes of the Rose
dale Grocery COMPANY for the year
1915:
claimed to represent the value of
This cause coming on to be heard
upon the pleas, answers and objec-
tions of the Rosedale Grocery Com
pany to the assessment of the capt
tai stock of said company by the
collector of said county for the year
1915, at the instance of the State
Revenue Agent, assessing said capital
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claimed to represent the value of it's
personal property; and after consid-
ering the evidence introduced on the
hearing, the Board being satisfied
that the said property and capital
stock Of said company was fully,
fairly and legally assessed, as pro-
vided by law, for the said year 1915,
and that no part of the property or
capital stock of said company has
escaped taxation; 1t Is therefore Or
dered by the Board that said assess
ment of the capital stock of said COM
pany, as having escaped taxation for
said year, be, and the said is hereby
annulled and cancelled. and the said
assessment is hereby ordered to be
stricken from the assessment rolls,
and the assessment as heretofore
mad eby the assessor for the said
year 1915, as the same appeared on
the assessment rolls of said county
before said assessment was made by
the said Tax Collector under the in
structions of said Revenue Agent for
the said year 1915, be retained as
made by the Assessor, and the said
assessment made by the Assessor for
the said year 1915 is held by the
Board to be a good and valid assess
ment OF the property, capital stock
and surplus and undivided profits of
the said Rosedale Grocery Company
for the said year 1915.
Ordered, this the Sd day of De-
cember, A. D. 1917.
State of Mississippi,
County of Bolivar,
First Judicial District.
In the matter of the additional
assessment for back taxes of the
Mississippi Delta Planting Company
for the year 1915.
This cause coming to be heard
upon the pleas, answers and objec-
tions of the Mississippi Delta Plant
ing Company to the assessment Of the
capital stock of said company by the
Tax Collector Of said county for the
wear 1915, at the instance of the
State Revenue Agent, assessing said
capital stock of said company for
amounts claimed to represent the
value of it's stock in excess of its real
and personal property; and after con-
sidering the evidence introduced on
the hearing, the Board being salts
fled that the said property and capi-
tai stock of said company was fully,
failry and legally assessed, as pro-
, yided by law for the said year 1915,
and that no part Of the property or
CAPITAL stock of said company has es-
caped taxation; it is therefore or
dered by teh Board that said assess
ment of the capital stock of of said
company as having escaped taxation
for said year be, and the same is
hereby annulled and cancelled, and
the said assessment Is hereby ordered
to b stricken from the assessmnt
rolls. and the assessment as hereto
fore made by the Assessor for the
said year 1915, as the same appeared
on the assessment rolls of said county
before said assessment was made by
the said Tax Collector under the in
struction of said Revenue Agent for
the said year 1915, be retained as
made nv the assessor, and the assess
ment made by the said Assessor /
the said year 1915 is held by the
BOARD to be a good and valid assess
ment of the property, capital STOCK
and surplus, undivided proflts OF the
said Mississippi Delta Planting Com
pany for the said year 1915.
Ordered, this the Sd day OF De-
cember, A. d. 1917.
Hon and calls the attention OF the
Grand jury and our people to the
fact that our entire county is now
embraced in separate road dlstrlcts'
Sith the best men to be had as con-
nissioners, and that we believe all
are imbued with the spirit OF COD
structing goods roads. and we sag-
yest that this Board is open to any
atizen Of this county who will make