The north Mississippi herald., 1919-01-17
PROCEEDINGS OF
CO. SUPERVISORS

house in the First District of said
County and State in the town of
January, 1919, it being the 9th day
of January 1919 with the following
officers and members present:
H. P. Pate, Pres. Beat
J. j. Copeland, member Beat 8
G. 7. Lyon, member Beat
w. G. Vickery, member Beat S
L. 7. Wisdom, Clerk
Dave Patterson, sheriff by deputy
r. F. Kimmons, attorney.
The Court being open in due form
of law by the sheriff and the follow
ing were had, to-wit:
Whereas, there was presented to
the Board of Supervisors of Yalo-
busha Co., Miss, at the regular De-
cember meeting, 1918, thereof, a pc
tition containing the names of twenty
per centum of the qualified electors
of the proposed 5th Road District of
Yalobusha Co., Miss, asking that the
said District be permitted to come
under the provisions of Chapter 176
of the Acts of the Legislature of tn
State of Mississippi, 1914; and where
as, at said December meeting, 1918,
of the Board of Supervisors notice
was given that it was the purpose of
the Board to create, organize and es-
tablish Separate Road District and
to issue the bonds of said district for
the purpose of constructing improved
roads as provided for in said Chapter
176, of the Acts, at the January meet
ing of the Board. 1919, unless in the
meantime the required number of the
qualified electors of said district pc
tition against the issuance of such
bonds, in which event an election
would be ordered to determine the
sense of the electors of such district
on the subject as provided for in said
Chapter 176, Acts 1914. and it was
eraar,& shst sa:a nctice eh1ula he
published for three weeks next pre-
ceeding said meeting in January
1919, in the Coffeeville Courier,
newspaper published in said County,
Mississippi, and having a general cir
culation therein; and, whereas, the
said notice was published in said
paper for three weeks next proceed
ing said January meeting of the
Board in 1919, in the issue of Decem-
her latt 2Gth 9th, 1919. and~Janu-
ary 3rd, 1919, of tne SAID ,peI an
Whereas, twenty per centum of tn,
qualified electors Of the said proposed
Road District have petitioned against
the issuance of said bonds, be it there
fore ordered that an election shall be
held in said proposed Sepa tie Road
District to determine whether or not
said District shall come under the
provisions of the said Chapter 176 of
the Laws of Mississippi of 1914, and
the bonds of the said district be is
sued for the purpose of construc-
ton of maintaining roads in said Dis
trict; that said election shall be held
on the 28th day of January, 1919,
and shall be conducted according to
the provisions of the Chapter on
Registrations and Elections" found
in the Mississippi Code of 1906 as
far as applicable, the tickets to be
used in such elections to contain the
following: "For the issuance of
Bonds" and either below or above it
Against the issuance of Bonds"
1t is ordered that the election COM
missioners of the said County. are
directed forthwith to proceed to give
notice of the said election and to
hold the same in accordance with this
order and the provisions of said Chap
ter on Registration and Elections" T"
and that said Commissioners canvass
the returns of said election and GER
tify the result to this Board of their
next regular meeting in February,
1919.
Ordered this the 7th day of Janu-
ary, 1919.
In the matter Of the sale of the
s50,0O0.O0 Supervisors District NO.
Four Road Bonds.
Whereas, at the December 1918,
meeting of this Board Committee
composed Of George Lyon, Super
visor from District Four, and the
Road Commissioners of Supervisors
District Four, were appointed as a
Committee to bell the $50,0000 90.
Supervisors District Four Road Bonds
at Oakland, Mississippi on December
18th, 1918. And,
Whereas, in accordance with the in
structions Of this Board said Com
mittee advertised the sale Of the said
bonds on the said date sold said bonds
to the Bank Of Commerce E. Trust
Company. at Memphis, Tennessee at
q price Of per, accrued interest and
$l,50O.00 premium, the purchaser to
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