The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1919-05-10
OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS BOARD Of SUPER SIJFPER||-
USORS Of HANCOCK COUNTY FOR MAY

disc, ----------- 21.69
C1aad Monti, accessories, - 157.o0
.Jchn VI. Lott, drift bolts,-- Ito
c. /. Joyner, bridge tender,
and oil, 25.40
Mrs. John Rutherford, bridge
:endar, --------.--- $500
James Lee. labor, - 5000
Leland Kinmore, Iabor,- 5000
Jas Lee, feeding mules, ETC., 14.50
Jordan River Turpentine Co.,
nails. etc. ------ 22.37
John r. Ladner timber, - 1000
A. Swanson, drift bolts, ---- $40
John T. Ladner, labor. -- 1000
Noise A. Ladner, labor 1000
Zenon NJ. Ladner, labor, - 1000
Jordan River Lumber Co.,
nails, -------------- 1.20
Ordered by the Board that the fol-
lowing amounts be allowed and paid
, cut of the School Fund, as per bills
II ile, examined and approved;
John Craft, salary, ------ 10O.33
Ordered by the Board that the fol
lowing amounts be allowed and paid
out of the Road Fund, as per bills on
file examined and approved:
August Peucheu, labor, - 5000
Louis Roberts, labor, 1925
Deane Motor Transportation
Co., LIP annual contract, 100000
To the Honorable Board of Super
visors, of Hancock County, Miss.
Your petitioner, the Jordan River
Lumber Co., would respectfully show
unto your honorable Board that said
petitioner is the owner of the follow
ing described land, to-wit: NE IA Of
3W IA and Sc Ia of SW IA of
section 2; NE IA of NV IA and NV
a OF NV IA Of Section IL; NV Ia
Of SW IA and Sc IA of SW IA Of
Section 12, all in Township south
81 Range IA west, in Hancock county,
| Mississippi, and that the said land to-
;other with the timber thereon was
assessed to your petitioner on the
and assessment roll Of said county
tor the years 1917 and 1918. Peti-
| ioner would further show that or
August 18th, 1877, it sold all of III
! lmber on the above described land
! o the Ingranl-Day Lumber Company
| md that the said Ingranl-Day Lun-
| ser Company cut and removed the
| ilnber from all Of said lands between
| he date of its purchase and the 1st
| .ay Of February, 1918. That the
lsessment Of the timber on said land
| i1onH have been taken from the as
assnent roll after said timber was
| ut and removed, but such action
| vas not taken. That when this pc
| 1tioner paid it's taxes for the wear
1913 it was required to pay taxes G
| he timber on the above describes
ands, which said timber had been c71
! I'D removed before the 1st of Feb
Uary, 1913, as aforesaid.
The premises considered, your pc
t.oner prays that the taxes on IT,.
fnber assessments on said land f,
ne year 1918 be rofunAed to it und
e provisions of Section 4346,
3er 122, of the Mississippi Code
500, and that your honorable bod
make such representation to the A
liter Of Public Accounts of the Sta
Of Mississippi as may be necessary
obtain the said refund OF said taxes
enormously paid as aforesaid
An affidavit of A. S. Mitchell, sec
retary and manager OF the Ingram
Day Lumber Company, certifying
that said timber was cut and remov-
ed before the 1st of February, 1918,
is presented to your honorable Board
herewith.
The total assessed valuation on all
the above described land was $685.
CO. Most respectfully submitted.
By T. F. Smith, Agent.
State Of Mississippi,
County of Harrison:
Personally appeared before me, the
undersigned authority in and for
said county and State, A. S. Mitchell,
secretary and manager of the Ingram
Day Lumber Company, who, being by
me duly sworn, deposeth and caith
that on the 18th day of August, 1917,
the Ingram Day Lumber Company
purchased from the Jordan River
Lumber Company the timber on the
following described land, to-wit:-
NE Ia of SW Ia and Sc IA of SW
IA of Section 2, NE IA of NV IA
and NV IA of NV IA of Section II,
NV IA and w 1-2 of SW Ia and Sc
south, range IA west, in Hancock
county, Mississippi, and that the said
Ingram Day Lumber Company cut
| and removed the timber from all the
above described land before the first
day of February, A. D. 1910.
A. S. MITCHELL.
Sworn to and subscribed before me
this the End day of April, A. d. 1919.
Seal.) w. L. FOX, Notary Public.
Commission expires May IT, 1920,
District No. 2, Harrison Co., Miss.
The Board having considered the
foregoing petition and being satisfied
that facts set out therein are true, it
is, therefore, ordered that said re-
fund be granted and the clerk of this
Board certify same TO the auditor of
public accounts.
/ Ordered by the Board that the
/ board adjourn until tomorrow at 8
/ o'clock A. NJ.
i H. S. WESTON, President.
( May,