The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1919-05-15
PROCEEDINGS OF MAY MEETING
OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
State of Mississippi,
County of Rankin.

AOuuty VI ndHklH.
Be it remembered that on this
first Monday of said month ano
the time fixed by law for the
same, there was begun and helG
at the Office of the chancery
clerk in the town of Brandon
Mississippi, a regular meeting OF
the board of supervisors of said
county, there were present, j. J
Daniel, president; w. E. Laird, w
H. Till, J. B. Williamson, and R
A. Kennedy with S. D. Donnell
sheriff of said county, and J. A.
Robinson, clerk of said board OF
supervisors; and the board being
opened in due form of law by said
sheriff. the following proceedings
were had and done to-wit:-
In re Tax Refund Under Sec
tion 4346 Code.
1t appearing to the board of
supervisors of Rankin Co., Miss
issippi, that Mrs. Martha C
Shultz is assessed with % cattle,
valued at $4,000 for the year
1918, and it was the intention of
the said Martha Shultz to give
them in to the tax asses
or at $4,000 and it was the in
tention of the assessor to put
them down at $4,000, but
through miscalculation he put it
down $4,000, and the taxes paid
on the difference between $4,000
and $560.00 being $4,000, and the
taxes paid on the $4,000 was, and
is an erroneous payment of taxes
under section 4346 of code 1906,
and that said Martha Shultz
ought to be refunded said taxes
under said section as the law di-
reefs; therefore,
1t is ordered and adjudged that
the said erroneous payment of
taxes for said year be certified
to the auditor of public accounts,
under said section 4346 and that
said taxes so enormously paid in
to the county treasury on $4,000
valuation as taxes, for said year
be paid out of the proper county
funds on certificate of the au-
ditor of public accounts, and the
clerk is hereby expressly author
ICED and directed to Issue said
warrant when said certificate
shall have been received and
filed in his Office.
Ordered this May 5th., 1919.
In re County superintendent
Report.
Board of Supervisors of Rankin
county Gentlemen | beg to
make the following report for
April, 1919.
April 1st., 1919 to May 1st.,
1919, $2722.15. Salary for April,
1919, $135.50. Postage for April,
1919, $4.30. Total $4,000.
H. H. Bullock, Supt.
In re feed contract awarded
and county map awarded and tent
contract awarded.
Be it ordered by the board of
supervisors that w. G. Barnes be
awarded the contract to furnish
beats No. 2, 8, aand 5 with royal
mixed feed at $3.10 and oats at
S1.01 per bushel, and R. R. Busick
to furnish beat No. 3 with one
tent ID K 16 feet at $4,000 and one
tent 20 80 feet at $181.5O and
e Taylor-Wills Grocery Co., is a.
warded the contract to furnish
beat No. with mixed feed at So
rs per sack and oats at 87c per
bushel. And J. L. & 0. Buchanan
are awarded the contract to furn-
ish beat No. 4 with Royal feed at
1920 and No. 2, oats at 97cents
per bushel. And H. L. McCaskill
is awarded the contract to furn-
ish a map of Rankin county at
$l25.00.
!. In re road inspection.
Whereas, section 4447 of code
1906 provides that each member
of the board of supervisors shall
inspect every road, bridge, and
ferry in his district twice in each
year and shall file a report under
oath of the condition if the roads,
bridges and ferries inspected by
him, with the clerk Of the board,
ETC.. Therefore be it ordered that
each member Of the board of su-
pervisors be and he is directed
and ordered to comply with said
requirements of the law and to
report as therein provided, prior
to the first Monday in July, 1919.
Ordered this 5th day of May,
1919.
In re Township Trustees Re
quest Granted.
Be it ordered by the board OF
supervisors that the request OF
township trustees of township z
s. to pay H. B. Kersh for Reho-
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