The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1918-06-14

was the best bid, j. c. Meyer q Company
bidding par without blank bonds, and re-
duced to writing is as follows:
Board of Supervisors, Grenada County
Mississippi. For not exceeding 100000
of SCH bonds of your County as set out
and described in the preceding order. we will
give you par and interest to date of de-
livery and blank bonds, bonds to be delivered
as rapidly as possible and only after being
legally approved by my attorney.
1t is agreed that if you accept this offer
any of said bonds with full certified copies
of all records evidencing to said attorney the
legality of this issue in every respect.
Respectfully submitted.
BANK OF COMMERCE & TRUST CO.
By L. X. THOMPSON.
Memphis Tenn.
Which upon being put was ordered ac-
cepted and spread upon the Minutes and the
accept said bids in writing. which upon be-
ing put was ordered carried all members
present voting yes on roll call.
Whereas. the Legislature of the State Of
Mississippi. at its regular session of 1918,
passed an act. making it unlawful for the
Board of Supervisors of the various counties
in the STAGE of Mississippi to issue war
rants upon any funds of said counties, un-
less there was money in the Treasury be-
longing to said funds for payment thereof;
and whereas, it appears that there is not
sufficient funds in the General Fund and
Road Funds of Grenada County to meet
current expenses of said County for the
current year: and whereas, said Legislature
authorized the Board of Supervisors to bor-
row money and eecute County Loan War
rants therefor to an amount necessary to
meet and defray the current expenses of the
County, and authorized the Treasurer of said
county to loan said money to the County
out of any funds in the Treasury not other
wise appropriated for said purpose: and
whereas. 1t IS necessary for the Board of
Supervisors of Grenada County to borrow
he sum of $4,000 to meet and defray the
current expenses of said County; and
whereas, the Treasurer of said Grenada
County has in his hands money belonging
to the Board Sinking Fund of said County
to an amount sufficient to make said loan
and which is not otherwise appropriated, and
will not be needed to meet any obligations Of
laid County maturing within the period for
which said loan is desired and said Treas
urer is willing upon the advice of the at
'orney general as to it's legality to 1oar
said County said sum of $4,000 90, upon it,
of loan warrants of said County
as provided by law.
1t is therefore ordered by the Board thai
he Clerk of the Board be and he is hereby
directed and instructed to give notice. as
required by law, that this Board will at it's
~egular July. 1918 meeting. issue and exc
ute the loan warrants of Grenada County |
n the sum of SIS. 5000. 90 for the purpose OF
money to defray the current ex-
renses of said County, said notice to be in
he following words and figures, to-wit:
Notice to Taxpayers of Grenada County,
Mississippi:
Notice is hereby given that at the regu-
ar June 1913 meeting of the Board of
of Grenada County, Mississippi. |
n order was adopted and entered on its
Minutes directing the Clerk of the Board
% give notice that at the July term. 1918.
# said Board of Supervisors of said Gre
NADIA County, the Board will issue and exc
ute loan warrants of said County to the
amount of Sic, 600. 90 for the purpose of
money to defray the current ex-
penses of said Grenada County for the cur
rent year. unless a petition protesting against
he issuance thereof shall be filed with said
Clerk on or before the LIST Monday of July. |
1918, by ten per cent of the taxpayers of
said County. !
Ordered by the Board that the Clerk ad-
rertise for bids for working and maintain-
'ng the public roads in District Four. Ger
NADIA County. Mississippi. contract to be
awarded to the lowest and best bidder. bids
70 be received at the regular meeting of the
Board in July. 1918. The Board reserves the
right to reject any and all bids.
Ordered that the report of ]. T. Spears
be and the same is hereby adopted and ap-
proved.
Ordered that the following officers and
members of this Board be and they are
hereby allowed their mileage and per dem
'or their attendance at this meeting of the
Board, to-wit:
C. c.. Provine, S12.10.
J. E. Carpenter. $3.50.
w. V. Horton. $500.
D. R. Childers. $500.
R. v. Mason. $500.
w. II Crowder. $500.
NJ. z. Powell. $500. /
w. M. Mitchell, $500.
Ordered that the above amounts be al
owed to the officers and members of this
Board be and the same are hereby continued
until the next regular meeting.
Ordered that the Board do now adjourn
until court in course.