The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1919-03-06

lot Of land, valued at 1856, for the
years 1917 and 1918, and the
proof is that it is an over-valua-
tion, as there are no improve
ments on the land, and $26 is a
fair valuation of the said 1-acre
lot, and the taxes paid on the
$3.50 generalization is an erron-
eous payment of taxes under Sec
tion 4346 of Code of 1906, and
that the said HI. Catron ought to
be refunded said taxes under said
Section, as the law directs; there
fore, it is ordered and adjudged
that the said erroneous payment
of taxes for said years be certified
to the auditor of public accounts
under said Section 4346, and that
said sums so enormously paid in
to the county treasury on said
$3.50 as taxes, for and during said
years, be paid out of the proper
county funds on certificate of the
auditor of public accounts, and
the clerk is hereby expressly au-
thorized and directed to issue
said warrant when said certifi-
cate shall have been received and
filed in his Office.
In re Beat Loan-Be it ordered
by the Board of Supervisors that
]. A. Robinson, clerk, be and he is
hereby authorized and empowered
to issue warrant on road mainten-
ance fund Beat No. 3, in the coun-
ty, to pay the Rankin County Bank
$1,023.0O due said bank on loan.
In re Feed Contract Awarded
Be it ordered by the Board of SUI
pervisors that w. G. Barnes be
and he is awarded the contract to
furnish Beats Nos. 2, 3 and S
with Royal Feed at $2.98 per sack
and oats at 81 cents per bushel,
and A. P. Dear is awarded the
contract to furnish Beat No. l
with oats at the sum of 80 cents
per bushel, and Taylor-Wills Gro
Gerry Co. is awarded the contract
to furnish Beat No. / with Sweet
Feed at $2.55 peer seek, and i. e.
& 0. Buchanan is awarded the
contract to furnish Beat No. a
with oats at 80 cents per bushel
and Sweet Feed at $3.10 per sack.
In re Contract Awarded for
Wagon-Be it ordered by the
Board of Supervisors that the Pc
lahatchie Hardware Co. be a.
warded the contract for one John
Deere 2 1-2, 2 inch tire wagon at
and for the sum of $3.50.
In re Bridge Contract Awarded
Be it ordered by the Board that
J. M. Tucker be awarded the con-
tract to build a bridge across
creek between w. T. Whites and
w. B. Ross place, at and for the
sum of $3.50 according to plans
and specifications now on file in
the office of the Chancery clerk.
In re Bids Advertised For
Be it ordered by the Board of Su-
pervisors that the clerk advertise
for bids to be received up until
noon on the first Monday in April
1919, to build a bridge across the
creek near Meek's Ferry, on Jack
son and Meek's Ferry Road, ac-
cording to plans and specifica-
tions now on file in the Office Of
the chancery clerk, the Board re-
serving the right to reject any or
all bids.
In re Road Commissioner Ap-
pointed-Be it ordered by the
Board Of Supervisors that T. M.
Harrell be and he is appointed
road commissioner for Beat No. 4
Of Rankin county in the place and
stead Of j. H. Noblin at and for
the sum Of $75 per month, and the
clerk of this Board is authorized
and empowered to issue warrants
out ofsthe proper funds to pay
said amount each month, under
Chapter 257 Laws Of 1912, and
amendments thereto. It is furth-
eer ordered that the Board has a
right to dismiss the said commits
sioner at its pleasure.
In re Tax Refund Under Section
1916 CodeIt appearing to the
Board of Supervisors Of Rankin
county, Miss, that the Citizens
Bank is assessed with $3.50. 90
worth Of realty for the year 1913
and the proof is this amount is
included in it's capital stock, and
the taxes paid thereon was an er-
roneous payment Of taxes under
Section 4346 Of Code 1906, and
that the said Citizens Bank ought
to berefunded said taxes under
said Section as the law directs
therefore. it is ordered and ad.
judged that the aaid erroneous
payment Of taxes for said year be
certified to the auditor Of public
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