The Port Gibson reveille. [volume] (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1890-current, 1919-06-12
borne County, Mississippi. as pro-
vided by law. Respectfully,
r. D. GAGE, Chairman,
N. j. HUMPHREYS,
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N. ]. HUMPHREYS,
H. r. GUTHRIE, Secretary.
Highway Commission LIST Supervis.
ors Road District, Claiborne county
Mississippi.
And whereas, this Board BY an or
der has appointed three Commission.
ers Of Roads in said District, to-wit.
H.R. Guthrie, M, Humphreys and
K. ID. Gage, who are qualified elect
ors Of said district and real estate
owners therein. And whereas the
said Commissioners have requested
this Board by petition which is on
file in this cause To issue the bonds Of
the 1st Supervisors Separate Road
District IN the sum of S60,000.00 and
whereas it appears to this Board that
the sum Of S60,000.00 does not ex-
ceed 10 per cent Of the assessed val
uation Of all taxable property in said
district, and whereas the said Com
missoiners hav petitioned this Board
in accordance with law, and it appears
TO the satisfaction of the Board that
said amount should be issued, it is
therefore, ordered, adjudged and de-
creed by this Board that the bonds
Of "the 1st Supervisors Separate Road
District Of Claiborne County, Missis-
sippi", be and the same are hereby
issued in the sum of S60,000.00 for
the purpose Of constructing public
roads in said district.
II is further ordered that said bonds
be issued in the following manner
to-wit: They shall be dated first day
Of July, 1919, and shall mature as To-,
lows Bonds numbered from l to 20
both inclusive, shall mature 2 bonds
each year, July LIST, 1920 to 1929 both
inclusive. Bonds numbered from 21
to 80, both inclusive, shall mature G
bonds each year, July 1st from 1929
to 1889, both inclusive Bonds num-
bered from 81 to 100, both inclusive
shall mature 3 bonds each year July
1st from 1910 to 1914, both inclusive.
Whereas, at the regular term Of
the Board Of Supervisors of Claiborne
County, held in Port Gibson, March
3rd, 1919, here was presented to the
Board of Supervisors a petition sign
ed by more than twenty per centum
Of the qualified electors Of the pro-
posed Fourth Supervisors Separate
Road District" Of said county, pray
ing that the said proposed Separate
Road District Of Claiborne County,
be placed under the provisions Of
Chapter 176 Of the Laws Of Missis-
esippi Of 1914, and that the bonds Of
said District be issued for the pur-
pose Of constructing certain public
roads therein, and asking that the
Board of Supervisors publish notice
Of its proposal to issue bonds Of the
said District as provided by said Act;
and
Whereas, an order was entered in
said cause during the said regular
term Of the Board Of Supervisors Of
Claiborne County, in March 1919,
granting the prayer Of the petition
and directing that notice be given Of
the purpose Of the Board Of Super
visors to allow said proposed Sepa-
rate Road District TO come under the
provisions Of Chapter 176 Of the Laws
of Mississippi Of 1914, and to issue
the bonds Of said District in an a.
mount not TO exceed ten per centum
Of the assessed value Of all the tax
able property in said District, said
bonds to bear a rate Of interest not
exceeding six per centum per annum;
and
Whereas, notice Of the intention Of
the Board to issue the bonds Of said
Separate Road District for such pur-
pose was ordered to be given as re-
quired by said act and notice was
given in accordance with the pro-
visions Of said act by publication for
more than three weeks in the Port
Gibson Reveille, a weekly newspaper
published in said County Of Claiborne
and having general circulation
therein, proof Of which publication
is on file in this cause and directed
to be recorded herewith; and
Whereas, at the said March term
thereof an order was rendered or
dering an election in said proposed
Fourth Supervisors Separte Road Dis
trict Of Claiborne County to be held
on the 18th day Of March, 1919, to
determine whether or not said sep
arate Road District Of Claiborne
County should be allowed to come un-
der the provisions Of Chapter 176 Of
the Laws Of Mississippi Of 1914, and
whether or not the bonds Of said Dis
trict should be issued in accordance
with the provisions Of said act for
the purpose of constructing improved
roads In said district as provided for
in said act; and,
Whereas, 1t was further ordered
that notice Of the said election should
be given according 10 the provisions
Of the Chapter on Registrations and
Election" Of the Code Of 1906, and
the election Commissioners Of Ciai-
borne County were directed forth
with to give notice Of said election
and to hold the same according TO the
provisions Of said Chapter on "Reg-
istratione and Elections and that
said Commissioners canvass the re-
turns and certify the results to the
Board Of Supervisors at its next reg
ular meeting; and
Whereas, 1t now appears and IS so
adjudged, that due and legal notice
Of said election was given by publi-
cation in the Port Gibson Reveille, a
newspaper published IN said Claiborne
County, and having a general circu-
/ lati0n therein in the issues thereof Of
March 9Th, 18th, goth, and 9th, and
also by posting said notice at each
Of the voting precincts Of said dis
trict for more than ten days before
said election, which said notice is d.
rected 60 be recorded herewith, and
is as followsi
4 NOTICE OF ELECTION, PROPOSED
ROAD DISTRICT:
BY order Of the Board Of Superyis-
ors an election win be held at all the
/ precincts in proposed 4th Supervisor
Road District IN Claiborne County
Mississippi, on 2Sth day Of March
1919 for the purpos Of deciding wheth-
er said district shall come under the
provisions Of Chapter ITO, Laws o.
1914, and issue bonds for the con
struction and maintenance Of i'm
proved roads.
j. X. HIGHLENDER.
g. 4. PHIIL.LIPS.