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Bond Issue, Holly Bush School
District-Be it remembered that
on the 9Th day of July, 1920, the
same being a regular meeting day
of the board of supervisors of
Rankin county, Miss, a petition
was presented to this board con-
tanning the signatures of major
ity of the qualified electors of the
Holly Bush Consolidated School
District, a school district in said
county and state, petitioning for
bond issue in the sum of $4,000,
under Chapter 255 of the Laws Of
1912, and amendments thereto,
and for the purposes named in
said Act of the Legislture of Mis-.
sissippi, and,
Whereas, the said school dis
trict contains more than 25
square miles, and said petition
having been first approved by the
school board Of Rankin county,
the board is of the opinion that
said bonds ought to be issued,
therefore, it is ordered and re
solved that said bonds shall be is
sued at the regular August, 1920,
meeting of the board of supervi-
sors in the sum of $4,000, payable
in serial, and bearing interest at
the rate of 6 per centum per an
mum, payable semi-annually, pro-
vided majority of the qualified
electors in said Holly Bush con-
solidated school district, voting at
an election to be held in said
school district on the 31st day Of
July, 1920, vote in favor of the
said bond issue.
1t is further ordered and re-
solved that an election be held in
said school district at the Holly
Bush school house located there
in, on the 31st day Of July, 1920,
to determine whether the said
bonds shall be issued. J. T..
Holmes, J. S. Cawthorn, and l. M.
Murray are hereby appointed
commissioners to hold said cleo
ton, and the county election COM
missioners are authorized and di-
rected to give the necessary notice
of the intention of this board to
issue the said bonds for the pur-
pose of erecting, repairing and
equipping school buildings for
said school district as is provided
for them to do in Chapter 2O7,
Laws of 1920.
Superintendent's Rep0rt-To the
Honorable Board of Supervisors
of Rankin county. Gentlemen: I
beg to make the following report
for the month of June: Aggre-
gate amount paid out of the COM
mon school fund, $31O; salary for
June, $189.58; June postage, 81;
total, $191.58. H. P. Barksdale.
Bridge Bids-Ordered that seal
ed bids for building bridge in
Beat No. S, near Walter Barnett's
place, according to plans and spec
ifcations now on file in the office
of the chancery clerk, be received
up until noon on the first Monday
in August, 1920, the board reserv-
ing the right to reject any or all
bids. /:
Bridge Bids Advertised For
Be it ordered that the clerk of this
board advertise for bids to be re-
ceived up until noon on the first
Monday in August, 1920, for build
ing bridge across Loggin's creek,
near G. B. Coward's place, n Beat
No. 3, according to plans and spe-
cifications now on file in the office
Of the chancery clerk.
Ordered that the following al
lowances be made out of Beat No.
/ road maintenance fund:
L. O. Mullican, self and
hands ----- ----------$339.85
Paul Boteler, culverts = 1000
j. w. Taylor, hands and
teams ------ ------- 1900
Don MORRISON, 3 1-2 days 1925
Byron Courtney, work - 1915
John Cockerell, work 80 1925