The Bolivar County Democrat. (Rosedale, Miss.) 1887-1969, 1920-01-03

within the boundaries of said dis
trict as bounded and described in
the last order of this Board will
be benefited by the proposed i'm.
provements and that they have as.
sessed the estimated benefits to
such land as shown by their spe-
cial report to this Board herewith
filed, and as shown by the assess
ment filed herewith, showing the
assessment which they have made
on said lands beyond the bound
aries of the district as already
established.
Your Commissioners therefore
ask that their report be confirmed
and that the said assessment roll
showing the acreage in said dis
trict, and the benefits and better
ments to accrue to the said lands
in the sum Of $a5, ,464.52, be con-
firmed and approved, and that a
tax of 3 per centum on said bet
terments be levied for the first
year 1920, to pay for the said pre-
liminary cost.
Your commissioners ask that
they be permitted and authorized
to issue serial OF 20 year bonds in
the denominations of not less than
$500, to be payable at such time
as may hereafter be fixed by your
commissioners that the amount of
such bonds to be so issued to be
the sum of S. ......, which is the
estimated cost of the said drain
age improvements.
Your Commissioners therefore
ask this Board, either at this time
or at the December meeting, 1919,
or at some time thereafter, to en-
ter upon its minutes an order
which shall have all the force Of
a judgment, providing that there
shall be assessed ON the real prop
erty Of said drainage district, in
cluding lands to be added thereto
as aforesaid, tax to pay the es-
timated cost of the improvements,
together with 10 per centum add
ed for unforeseen contingencies
which tax is to be paid by the real
property in the proportion to the
amount Of assessment of benefits
or betterments thereon, which
shall be paid in annual install
ments not to exceed ten per cent
in any one year to be provided for
in said order.
w. I. .PEARMAN, Chmn.
Il. SEELBINDER, Sec.
Commissioners CT the Lead Bayou
Drainage District of Bolivar
County, Mississippi.
To the Honorable Board of Super
visors Of Bolivar County, Miss:
The undersigned Commissioners
of Lead Bayou Drainage District
of Bolivar County, Mississippi, in
addition to their general report
and assessment roll this day filed
herewith, make this their specia,
report and respectfully show to
this Board that they find that
other lands not embraced within
the boundaries Of the said Lead
Bayou Drainage District rs here
tofore organized will be benefit
ed by the proposed improvements
to be made in the said district,
said outside lands being partic-
ularly described as follows, TO-
wit:
All Of that part of Sections 3.
and 33, township % north, range
5 west, and Sections 4, 5, s and 8,
in township % north. range )
west, lying between the east bank
of Jones Bayou and the eastern
boundary line OF the right of way
of the Yazoo and Miss. ..ssippi Val
ley Railroad Company, and also
The north half of the northeast
quarter Of Section 16, and the
north half of the north half of
Section Is, and the north half of
the southeast quarter of the north
west quarter of Section IA, and
The north half of the northeast
quarter of Section IA, and the
northwest quarter of Section Is,
all being in township q north,
range 5 west.
Your Commissioners have as
sessed and do hereby assess the
estimated benefits to the afor.-
said lands as shown by the assess
mcnt roll herewith filed by them
and which is referred to as part
Of this special report.
Said Commissioners therefore
pray that the clerk Of this Board
give notice Of this special report,
and special assessment by publ
cation thereof as required by the
statute in such cases made aud
provided and thav this Board shall
at it's next succeeding session, af-
ter the time for filing Of protests
by the owners Of the said district
in fact be benefited bv making the