The Bolivar County Democrat. (Rosedale, Miss.) 1887-1969, 1917-01-06

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sein township rs. range s. west. for
more than FIVE days prior to the time
fixed for meeting. to-wit; more than S
days prior to the 2sth day of October.
1916, the hesds of families of said town.
Ship attended meeting pursuant to
such call and notice given at convent
emily located school house in said town.
ship and range. to-wit; the Duncan pub
lie school house in said township and on
the day nsmed,s to-wit: Oct. %. 1916.
the trustees attended said meeting and
ofganized the said meeting and took the
sense thereof % to whether the land
named below shouid be rented for a
term Of yesrs. and the sense of the
met eetine and agreement reached thereat
was al follows:
Thst the northwest quarter Of the
northeast quarter of section sixteen
(l6) Of said TO knship and range should
be leased to Milton Robinson for term
Of seven years. beginning Jan. l. 1917,
on the following terms and conditions.
to.wit: That the said Milton Robinson
shuuld put the entire tract above men
toned in q good state Of cultivation.
build q good four room dwelling house
thereon, also barn. and drive pump;
the said dwelling house to be built there
on is to consist Of two front rooms lex
l6 and two shed rooms l6x8. an 8-foot
porch across the entire front. together
with q stack chimney In the middle; the
barn to be q crib i2 feet square with
shed on each side not less than ten feet
wide; the purhp, Of course. to be put
down iA 1 satisfactory manner; all of
said work to he III workmaniike man.
ner. and the material used therein to
be Of good and substantial sort.
We, the undersigned trustees, hereby
recommend to the board of supervisors
that the proceedings Of said meeting be
approved and that the superintendent
of education be ordered to execute
LEASE and contract in accordance with
the law on the terms above named.
Witness our signatures this the 3lst
day of October, 1916.
r. P. Hesrn,
B. S. Holt,
Township Trustees.
Ordered that the foregoing lease be
made as recommended.
REPORT OF TOWNSHIP TRUSTEES.
To the Hon. Board Of Supervisors OF
Bolivar County, Mississippi:
Whereas, a meeting Of the heads of
families residing in township 22. range
6. west, in Bolivar county, Mississippi,
was duly called by the undersigned
township trustees of the township afore-
said. to be held at Ragland school house,
q school house conveniently located in
said township on Saturday. the 18th day
of November. 1916, at sthe hour OF 2
O'Clock p. m., for the purpose Of taking
the sense Of said meeting a. to whether
or not the lands in the 18th section OF
said township should be leased for
term of years. and, if so. upon what
terms: and
Whereas, notices Of said called meet.
ing were duly posted in three public
places in said township for more thsn
five days prior to the date fixed for
holding said meeting; and
Whereas. pursuant to such call and
notices 40 posted as aforesaid. . meet
ing of the heads of families residing in
the township aforesaid was duly held at
the time and place fixed in said call and
notieee, to-wit; at the Ragland school
house In said township. on Saturday, the
18th day of November. 1915: and
Whereas, the undersigned township
trustees for said township. attended
the said meeting and organized same
and took the sense thereof a. to wheth-
er certain land in the 18th section of
said township. which are not now in cul-
tivation, should be rented for term OF
years, and the sense of the meeting and
the agreement reached By the heads Of
families and the township trustees at
said meeting was as follows:
That S. ]. Morgan be given q lease
on the south half Of the southeast
quarter. Also that J. NJ. Howard the
southeast quarter of the northwest quar-
ter of section l6. township 22. range 6.
west. Also E. E. Hopkins the north
west Quarter Of the southwest quarter
of section 16, township 22. range s west.
Now, therefore, we. the undersigned
township trustees of the township afore-
said. do respectfully recommend that
the tracts Of land situated in the 10th
section of said township, be leased to
the parties named above on the follow
ing terms and conditions, to-wit:
That the lease to run for seven years
beginning Jan. /. 1917. and ending Dec.
31st, 1923. That the above named par
ties be required to put in q good state
of cultivation all of the land on the
above described tracts of land suscepti.
BILE to cultivation.
That each party be required to build
at his own expense on each 20 acres put
in cultivation one single cabin Of the
following description: