The Semi-weekly leader., 1920-01-14

In the Matter of the Proposed Issue
of Bonds for Erecting an Addi-
tiOnal Dormitory and Class Rooms
for COpiah-LincOln Agricultural
High School.
Whereas, the Board of Supervisors
of Lincoln County, Mississippi, has
therefore, resolved and determined to
accept the terms of the law relative
to the locating and establishing of
Agricultural High Schools, and has,
in conjunction with the county Of Co.
piah located and established a Joint
Agricultural High School known as
Copiah-Lincoln Agricultural High
School; and
Whereas, 1t has become necessary
to erect an additional dormitory and
class rooms for the accommodation
of the young men and young women
of the counties availing themselves
of the opportunities for acquiring a
higher education afforded by said
school at said school; and
Whereas, the county of Copiah has,
through its proper authorities, issued
the bonds of said county in the a
mount of twenty-five Thousand Dol
lars to cover it's half of the expense
of said necessary and permanent i'm
provements at said joint school; and
Whereas, petition has been filed
with this board asking that this
Board take the necessary steps to
supply the half of the funds which
should be contributed by this Lin
coin County for said purposes.
1t is therefore ordered by this
Board, and so adjudged that said i'm
provements are necessary, and 1t is
further ordered that 1t Is the inten-
tion of this Board>to issue the bonds
of Lincoln County, Mississippi, at the
regular February 1920 meeting of
this Board to the amount of Twen-
ty-Five Thousand Dollars for the pur-
pose of providing one half of the
funds for erecting an additional dor
mitory and class rooms for the Co
piah- Lincoln Agricultural High
School, and 1t is here and now adju-
dicated and determined that said a
mount, together with the bonded in
debtedness of Lincoln County does
not exceed ten per centum of the tax
able property of said county appear
ing on the assessment rolls for the
year 1919. Said bonds shall be is
sued in compliance with the terms,
conditions and directions provided in
Chapter $50 of the Laws of Missis-
sippi of 1912 and the funds arising
from the sale Of said bonds shall be
expended as provided in said Chap
ter, all Of the details as to rate of
interest and the denominations of
said bonds and the maturities there
of to be fixed by subsequent order
of this Board.
1t is further ordered that an cleo
tion be and the same Is hereby call
ed to be held on Tuesday the Third
day Of February, 1920, as required
by Chapter 200 Of the Laws of Mis-.
sissippi Of 1918 at which election
shall be submitted to the qualified
voters of the county the question as
to whether or not said bonds shall
be issued, and to this end the election
commissioners Of Lincoln County are
hereby ordered to hold such election
and give notice thereof in the same
manner as special elections are held
by law for filling vacancy in a
county office.
At said election the ballots to be,
voted shall contain the following
heading: THE Board of Supervisors
OF Lincoln County, Mississippi, pro-
poses to issue bonds Of the County in
the sum Of s25,000.00 for the pur-
pose OF providing one half of the
funds to build an additional dormi-
tory and class rooms at Copiah-Liu-
coin Agricultural High SCHOOL,: and
oelow such heading shall appear the
words: For the issuance of bonds"
and Against the issuance of bondsD
with sufficient space for the noak-
ing OF the usual cross mark bv the.
voter. Said election Commissioners
shall canvass the returns of said elee--
ton and report the result thereof So,
ms . Board at the regular February.
1920 meeting.
BE 1t further ordered that a eopv-
p this order be delivered to said e.
lection commissioners, and that
sopy OF this order be published for
-hree consecutive weeks next before
,Ine me February. 1920 meeting Of this.
S. D. McNair,
Clerk Of the Board Of sunerviuor-
Srooknayen, Miss, Jan. 9. ls2e,