Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1919-10-23

Ordered that the Board adjourn
20 meet tomorrow morning at 9
clock.
Be it remembered that the Board
of Supervisors of Chickasaw county
met at the Court House in the town
of Houston, on Thursday the 9th
day of October, 1919, at 9 o'clock,
pursuant to adjournment. There
we're present members and officers
as of yesterday, when the following
proceedings were had and done, to-
wit
Ordered that the following claims
De allowed and warrants issued
therefor:
Times-Post, notices and publica-
tions, $4,000.
R. M. Young, blacksmith work,
Dist. A, $2O.40.
Houlka Hdw. & Furn. Co. mdse.,
$39.8S. Z.
]. D. Adams & Co., material for
grader, Road fund, Dist. 2, $4.14.
Socktahoma Drainage District No. 1.
This day this cause came on to be
heard before the Board of Superyis
ors on petition of the land owners
in the territory proposed by said pc
ition, as filed with the Clerk at the
September meeting hereof and at
that meeting an order was duly en-
5ered directing Clerk Of the Board
to publish notice in the Times-Post,
a newspaper published in Houston,
Chickasaw County, Mississippi, and
having general circulation in the
proposed district, for two consecu-
tive insertions, directed to the own
ars of land proposed to be embraced
n the proposed District as described
in said petition and formerly order
Of this Board giving notice of the in
5ention of the Board to take action
looking to the organization of said
District, and it further appearing
that the Clerk so made publication Of
such notice as required by law and
the said order, due and proper proof
If which said publication is now on
Tile with this Board so showing as
The law requires, and that the pray
err of said petitioners should be
granted, there being several of such
land owners present before the
Board and offering no objection
thereto, it being the day and time
Ind place designated in said publ
cation for the appearance of such
land owners to show cause, If any
hey could, why said District should
lot be proceeded with, it is there
ore ordered by the Board that 7. NJ.
Holmes, competent engineer Sc
ected said petitioners, end who is
satisfactory to this Board. be and he
S hereby appointed to make sur
Jey of the proposed District and as
certain the region which will be ben
fitted by the proposed improvement,
lcter and cost of drainage and max
md giving a general idea of it's char
ing such suggestions as to the size of
The drainage bitches and their loca-
ton as he may deem advisable, up
on his entering into bond in the sum
Of 100000, to be approved by this
Board, conditioned according to law,
and Will H. Smith, Jack Beatty, and
Milton Davis are hereby appointed |
is temporary commissioners upon |
heir qualifying according to law as
such and entering into bond in the
sum of 100000 each, to be approx
q by this Board, conditioned ac-
,ording to law, and taking the pre-
icribed OATH
FAX Levy for Chickasaw County, Mis-
sissipPi, for the Year 1919.
1t is ordered by the Board that a
AK of 5 and one-fifth mills on the
,rty of the county for the purpose of
lollar be and the same is hereby as
essed against all the taxable prop
general County expenses.
1t is ordered by the Board that a
ak of two-fifths of mill on the dol
ar be and the same is hereby levied
IN all the taxable property of the
county for the purpose of maintain
ng the Agricultural High School
1t is ordered by the Board that
AK of mills on the dollar be and
axable property of the County, for
he same is hereby levied on all the
h purpose of maintaining the Pub
&c Roads of the County.
It is ordered by the Board that a
ak of three-fourths of a mill be and
he same is hereby levied on all taxa
Id property of the County, for the
purpose of paying interest on the
court House Bonds.
It is ordered by the Board that a
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