The Bolivar County Democrat. (Rosedale, Miss.) 1887-1969, 1918-08-10

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per month.
The Board having before it the
statement of the Valley Bank of the
funds of Road District Number One
showing receipts and expenditures Of
said funds from date of last report
to April Ia, 1918, which time said
accounts were audited by account
ants of the Board, finding that said
accounts showing a blanace on hand
OF the general account of s2255.36
and the highway account of s79.-
S06.29, be and the same is hereby
approved and the vouchers filed as
provided by law.
Ordered, that the clerk draw a
warrant on the highway fund of
Phalia Separate Road District, Beu
IAN Highway, and paid by Valley
Bank, account for $4,000, said fund
to be accounted for in payment Of
freight bills on gravel shipments.
ordered, that the clerk draw
warrant in favor of B. ]. Powell for
$4,000 in payment of land taken,
and for $3.50 for cotton taken, said
warrants to be charged in funds of
Riverside Separate Road District.
Whereas, on January 5, 1893.
Emaline and James Ratcliff executed
a dede conveying to Georeg Wise,
president of the Board of Supervisors
OF Bolivar county Mississippi, for the
use end benefit of said Bolivar coun
ty, the southwest quarter of section
rs township "a, range west, in
Bolivar county, Mississippi, which
conveyance is recorded in Deed Book
"B-3" page $50, of the records Of
deeds in the office of the chancery
clerk of said county, and
Whereas, on the - day of -.
1899, Mrs. E. A. Kirk bid the sum
of 100000 for said lands (the s. W.
or. Of. Section 26, Township "a,
Range 8 West), which said bid was
accepted by the Board of Supervis-
ors Of said Bolivar county, and an
order was entered on the minutes of
said Board, ordering a deed to be
executed to the said Mrs. E. A. Kirk
for the consideration of 100000,
and conveying to her the southwest
quarter of Section 26, Township "a,
Range s West, in said county, which
said orddr Of the Board is recorded
in Minute Book "F'', page 331, of
the Minutes of the Board of Super
visors of Bolivar county, Mississippi;
and,
Whereas, as deed was executed by
John M. Kirk. president of the Board
Of Supervisors of Bolivar county,
Mississippi, on February Z, 1899, and
recites that it. is made by authority of
and act of the Legislature of the
State of Mississippi, Chapter "a, page
Ill, of the laws of 1898, and an or
der of the Board of Supervisors of
Bolivar county, passed at their regu-
lar meeting in February, 1899, said
deed conveying to the said Mrs. e.
A. Kirk the Southwest quarter of
Section 26, Township "a, Rnage
West" and on the 2Sth day of Au-
gust, 1899, the said Mrs. E. A. Kirk
conveyed said land, the said south
west quarter of Section 26, Township
"a, Range West, to Bessie Kirk,
said deed being recorded in deed book
"D-4", page 207, of the records Of
deeds on file in the office of the
chancery clerk of Bolivar county
Mississippi, at Rosedale, Mississippi;
and
Whereas, it now appears to the
Board that the Act of the Legislature
approved January 27, 1893, author
izing the Board of Supervisors to sell
said lands, enormously described the
Ian das being situated in Range 8,
and consequently the deed executed
by George Wise, as president OF the
Board of Supervisors. to Mrs. +. A.
Kirk also described the land as be-
ing situated in Range Z, instead ct
Range s; and the deed from Mrs. E.
A. Kirk to Bessie Kirk described the
land being situated in Range z, IN
stead of Range 8; and
Whereas, by an act of the Legs
lature passed at the 1918 session
thereof, entitled an act to amend
Section | of Chapter "a, of the laws
of 1898, being an act entitled to
authorize the Board of Supervisors Of
bolivar county to sell and convey
certain lands in said county, ana 10
nrovide fer disposition of purchase
money received therefor so as 10
change the description of the Iand
described therein from Range Z to
Range s, at page 342 OF the laws OF
mississippi. 1898, the Board OF super
visors is authorized and empowered
to sell and convey by deed executed
bv the president of said board, the
southwest quarter of Section 20 IN
township "a, in Range 8 west, IN
said Boliavr county, Mississippi; ano'
Whereas. for the purpose or cor
recting the erroneous description de-
scribed in the deed from said George
Wise. president of the Board or ou-
nervisors of Bolivar county to the
said Mrs. z. A. Kirk, and for the con-
sideration heretofore PAID 10 saiu
Bolivar county by the said Mrs. r. A
Kirk, and for the further considera-
ton of S100 cash to be paIu py
pessie Kirk Ballou, formerly Bessie
Kirk, 4,o
II is therefore ordered by the
Board of Supervisors that w. "a
Snakes. president of said Board, pe'
and he is hereby authorized and dl-
rected to execute a deed conveying 10
ciad Ressie Kirk Ballou, the south-
west quarter of Section 26, TownshlI
o. Range 8 West, in Bolivar county
Mississippi. 20 .r
Ordered this, the 5th day OF Au-
pust A. D. 1918.
eN' w. A. SPEAKES,
President Board of Supervisors Boi-
war County, Mississippi.
II is ordered by the Board that the
clerk be and he is hereby authorizes s',
and directed OF audit the variol
| amounts of road taxes pald on stanu.
ing timber outside the public levet snS
for fr the years 1915 and 1917, and