The Bolivar County Democrat. (Rosedale, Miss.) 1887-1969, 1918-03-09


of Section Sixteen, Township Twenty
three, Range Five West. The rental
to $500 per year as fixed by the
Board of Appraisers.
f. E. Jones,
s. F. BERRY,
Township Trustees.
w. 3. BARKS,
Ordered by the board that the Su-
perintendent of Education make the
lease as recommended above
Whereas, e. Y Walker is the legal
owner of the sw or and W hf of Sc
or and sw or of ne or and hf of
NV or of Section 81, Township 21,
Range 5 West, Bolivar County, Mis-
sissippi, containing eco acres, and
Whereas, the said land appears on
the assessment roll for the year 1917
at a valuation of $15,040, such as
sessment showing cultivated land of
ESQ acres; and,
Whereas, it appears that the said
land was not owned blythe said E. Y.
Walker on February 1. 1917, but
purchased by her in March, 1917,
fter the assessment thereon had been
made for the year 1916. and
Whereas, said assessment rolls
were delayed at Jackson for some
time and were not approved by the
Equaliza ton Board until some time
Just before Christmas, and were not
available in the hands of the sheriff
for the collection of taxes until the
the middle of January, 1918; and,
Whereas, it appears that the as
5essment is erroneous as to the
cleared portion of the property, and
the value now given the land is
clearly an generalization,
1t is therefore ordered by the
board that the ASSESSMENT be changed
50 as to read as follows.
| 33 acres OF cleared land at
| S55 per acre .-A.--.......-.-.-.-..S4 S4840
| 272 acres of cutoy3r land at
| $14 per acre Observation-Disclosures 1908
IQtai $864S
J And that the clerk of this Board
certify this change to the State Tax
| Equalization Board and to the audi
or of public accounts.
Further ordered, that refund be
made to the said e. Y. Walker for the
| oyerpayment of the 1917 taxes, a1ft
that the clerk OF this Board issue his
warrants to the said e. Y. Walker
as follows:
Com fNon county fund over
charge cn $6392 at 1-2
mills ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. IL
Shaw Separate District Road
fund overcharge on $6392
at 5. mills ............-.-.. 31.9;
Op'bred this the 9Th day OF March
A. l.. 1913.
Cleveland, Miss. Feb. 23, 1918.
Mr.. II. L. Wilkinson, Supervisor 81
District, Bolivar County, Miss.
Dear Sir-I beg to submit herewit!
report for your road districts in tat
division Of the road fund.
Total collected for the Sd Super
visor's District, including Alligator
| Duncan and Shelby districts, S27,
063 04, distributed as follows:
Alligator District .-.-$ 5,327.9
Duncan District ............-... 6,6S7.7;
Shelb; District -..-..... 15,047.2!
'-i '.- - $27,063.
This includes the collections TO
January and February, the Januar.
collections having been paid into thu
depository, amounting to $19,63 Z 5
leaving an additional amount o
$7,42729, which will be paid into the
| depository on the next settlement o
= the sheriff, which will be about tn,
2Oth Of March.
Respectfully submitted,
80 L. e. ROBY.
Ordered that the clerk draw war
rant in favor OF Wm. Watson OF
common school fund for $500, ant
common county 1852, and on Shelby
Road District for $3.50 for tax re
fund. -
Ordered by the Board Of Super
visors Of Bolivar County, that A. B
virgins Joe Fink and A. j. Smith
he and they are hereby appointed tt
get as appraisers Of lots in that par
of the town of Merigold that is stu
! ated in Section Sixteen, Township
Twenty-three, Range Five West.
1 Approved,G ""
/ G. II. ARMSTRONG,
! Superintendent OF Education. =
/ To the Honorable Board of Supervis
ors OF Bolivar County:
I We, the undersigned trustees O.
Township Twenty-three. Range Five
| West Bolivar County, Mississippi, re
spectfully recommend to your honor
4 able body that you authorize and di
!, rect the Superintendent of Education
/ of Bolivar County to- execute a lease
for a period Of twenty-five years tt
4 Hamilton Hendricks to the following
4 described property in Bolivar County
Mississippi, to-wit:
Lots One % and Two (2) in the
McBroom Addition to the town O.
Merigold, Mississippi, being in Sec
ion Sixteen 16). Township Twen
ty-three (23), Range Five (5) West
The rental as fixed on said lot by
the appraisers appointed by your hon
crable body is to be $500 per veal
per lot, and payable on or before the
st day of December of each year.
FRANK e. JONES,
S. F. PERRY.
Township Trustees.
: Ordered by the Board that tn,
lease be executed according to thu
above recommendation.
Ordered, that R. z. Stacy be ap
pointed road commissioner of Sepa
rate Road District No. One, vice j
c. West resigned.
Ordered by the Board Of Supervis
ors of Bolivar County, Mississippi
that the assessment of e. T. Ben
nett on the north half of the north
west quarter of Section Three, Town
ship Twenty-three, Range Six West
he changed from 81 acres to 50 acres
the true acreage of said land, anC
the sheriff is ordered to make a cor
rection on page 43, line 20 of the land