The Brandon news., 1918-01-17
BOARD PROCEEDINGS.

the following business was Aau
and done, to-wit:
The prosposal of the Rankin
County Bank as depository for
the year 1918 was accepted. 2 per
centum on daily balances being
offered. The Pelahatchie Bank
was selected as depository for
the funds of Beat No. a road
maintenance, the Pelahatchie
Election Precinct Good Roads
bond issue and interest and sink
ing funds, the school fund of
Clarksburg Consolidated school
district. Lodabar school district
and New Prospect Consolidated
school districts, and the Cross
Roads and Shiloh districts, 2 per
centum on daily balances being
offered.
County Observation-Disclosures
ed that S. V. Burks be and he is
appointed county commissioner
of agriculture under Chapter 103
of the Laws of 1908, at salary
OF S100 per month. tits further
ordered that the said commits
sioners shall be subject to dis
charge by the said board at its
pleasure and without notice.
Taxes Enormously Paid -
Whereas, certain taxes have been
enormously paid into the county
treasury to the credic of the Pei
hatchie Election Precinct Roads
L ct interest and sinking fund
cunt by certain parties here
alter named on property without
the limits of the said road dis
trict, which said taxes ought to
be now refunded; therefore,
1t is ordered and adjudged that
$11.61 be refunded to j. T.
Knight, Sr.; the sum of 48 cent
to E. G. Knight; the sum of SIS.
O4 to Mary Brown; the sum of
S1O.98 be refunded to G. J. Win
stead; the sum of $9.43 to w. O..
Knight; the sum Of $2.55 to A.
O. Rhodes; and the sum of $1.13
TO L. E. Burnham. 1t is ordered
that the clerk issue warrants pay
able out of the said Pelahatchie
Election Precinct Roads district S
interest and sinking fund in said
sums to the said named parties.
Inventory of Counry Farm-To
the Honorable Board of Super
visors of Rankin County. Gentle
men: We, your committee ap-
pointed to visit county farm and
make an inventory of the proper
ty and products of said farm beg
leave to report that we met on
the 14th day of December, 1917,
and proceeded to take said inven-
tory, viz: 275 bushels of corn,
$4OO; s tons of hay, $120; 1876 gal
Ions of molasses, $100; 2 mules,
$3.50; 9 cattle $3.50; 6 hogs $50;
moving machine and rake $50;
molasses mill, $35; disk harrow,
$25; Wagon and harness, $40; 1
cage $500; wash pot 81; l rifle
SIS; farm tools, $35. Total $1774.
J. B. Williamson,
w. H. Till, Committee.
Minor Apprenticed = Oscar
Bate, an illigitimate minor,
without support, was apprenticed
to Eugie and Lucy Bate, as pro-
vided by law.
Townships Loan-W. H. Till
and R. A. Kennedy, committe
appointed to inspect the applicat-
ions of Jonas Holmes for loan
of $3.50, and for B, C. Holmes for
$3.50, on certain lands in Rankin
county, reported that they found
the property offored as security
sufficient, and recommended that
said loans be made, upon approx
ed abstracts of titles being furn-
by the attorney of the board.
Township Loan. B. William
son and w. H.Till, committe ap-
pointed to inspect the application
of C. A. Smith for a loan of $100
on certain lands in Rankin coun-
ty, reported that they found the
property offered as security suffi-
cient, and recommend that said
loan be made upon an approved
abstract of title.
Township Loan. B. William
son and w. Fl. Till, committee
appointed to inspect application
of Mrs. M. A. Bethune for a loan
Of 200 on certain lands in Rank
ID county, reported that they
found the security offered suffi-
Gent, and recommended that
said loan be made upon an ap-
proved abstract of title.
Ordered by the board that the
following named citizens be and
they are hereby appointed trust
ees for the several townships of
the county of Rankin for the
year 1918:
T. 8, r. ii. I. Long. G. w.
Sebren, J. L. Mcdonald.
r. 3, r. 20. f. Laird, j. A.
Butler, w. N. Traylor.
T. A, r. Horace Pearoe,
Craft Thomas, j. u. Holcomb.
T. A, r. 2-J. w. Taylor, j. M. !,
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