Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1920-08-20
State OF Mississippi. County Of Greene.
Board Of Supervisory, August Term, 1920
Third Day Of said Term.
Wednesday Morninsl g orcIcok,
Aug. 4, a. o. 1920.

members OF the Board, all officers OF
The court ana the attorney for the board
Th.9e coming on for hearing the az
.plica ton of Newton James to purchase
all the "merohantable timber, and woQu
OF any and all varieties and kinds stand
Ing, lying OF being upon entire section
ls Township MorEh, Range . ~ West ST.
And II appearing to the ,Board ina !
the said Newton James has offered Tor
said timber tho sum of Five Hundred
t$500.0 p) Dollars. and that said price is
fair ana Reasonable, s;ind that itiiwill be
to the best nut rest Of the Township i9l
this Board 10 accept said offer and sell
said timber and wood fls,alaYti.. l.,
Il I IL Is by the Board ordered that all the
merchaitailei timber and wood OF AL
Kinds and varieties upon said land Is
hereby sold To the said Newton James az
ana a"do d fer the sum Of Sws .t6 c,t
and remove said timber at any time
llwithin five years from date and the
President of this Board is ordered ana
directed gP0n paymsns Of sa me sSm on ~
Treasury to make, execute and deliver
on behalf of said Board d timber deco
to the said Newton James conveying ~
the merchantable timber and wood OF All
kinds and vAfieties upon the above de-
scribed land with the right to cut ahu
remove said timber and WOOD az any
time within live C5) years from date.
ordered BY the Board that j. j. Nc
Innis be allowed 1871, payable from
c b. and L. Fund gas furnished on ac-
count of County laiL ID ,. ,,,.,.,,
Ordered by the Board that Weop
Galley. sheriff he allowed $500, payable
from General County Fund; for car hire
conveying prisoner to jail from Nicely.
Ordered by the Board that 9. n.
Fletcher be allowed $500. payapte rom
General County Fund. for on hog hiiieu
by Wfnfred Naples on June u, INV
Ordered by the Roard that the follow
ing named parties be allowed the ahou.'
set opposite their respective names pay
able from General County Fund, Tor
cattle killed while being dipped. to- VII
r. W. Mills. $1,000; one Heriprd pun
killed. ,.,,s
There coming on for hearing the petit
ton of the Y iigin Pine Company pray
ing for reduction in certain timbers de-
scribed in said petition, ana the saiIe
being heard and understood py Ibis
Board:
AID 1t appearing to. the Board that
the allegations of said petition are trpe
and correct, and that the timber on sara
i 1920 and tl.at the said Virgin Pine
Company should have the reductions
prayed for in said petition
It. Is ordered by the Board that the
assessment of the timber upon the entire
Section H. Township North. Range y
West be reduced from 5.3lO,0OO TO y
s15 900 and the timber valuation be re-
duced from $23,455.00 ~ WI lSO.oV ana
her be reduced from SS4 1890 to S2S',
$50, co. and the assessment be chanseu
from Piave Mill Company to the virgin
Pine Company.
assessment upon the North half. south :
west quarter, and West half OF south .
east quarter Section ~, ToWasllp
North, Range w, be reduced from =
900 900 feet to $40. 900 feet and the tim
her valuation be reduced from S24, -oV
to S3420 90 and the total valuation oil
sa lid land and timber be reduced from
s25, 235.00 to 81 $4,000. and the assessment
he changed from .PiaNe Mill Company 70
the Virgin Pine Company
IL is Further ordered that the clerk OF
this Board be and he is hereby required
to make the change upon the Assessment
said changes to the tax collector OF
Greene County Mississippi. and the State
Tax Commission, and that he make the
proper credits. as by law required and as
prayed for in said petition.
There coming on FOR hearing the pc
tition of the Turner Lumber Company
asking for change in the assessment
Of certain lani and timber. and the same
having been heard and understood by
This Board '4fH "a
And it appearing to the Board that the
allegations of said petition are true and
correct. and that the change from AL
bert T. Ferrili to Turner Lumber Com
pany should be made; HtFH ei 90.
II is by the Board ordered that the
timber assessment upon the Southwest
quarter Of Southwest quarter less
Range West be reduced from ,12S 600
TO naught and the timber valuation be
reduced from $4,000 to naught. and the
total valuation of said land and timber
be reduced from sTi5 90 to $1,000. and the
assessment of said land and timber be
changed from ALBERT T. Ferifll to Turner
Lpmb er Company, ltits
There coming ON for hearing the petit
nf - a far re-
duction in certain timber described in
SAID petition, and the same having been
heard and considered by the Board;
And 1t appearing to the Board that the
allegations Of said petition are true and
correct and that the timber on said land
was cut and removed prior to- Feb. J.
1920. and that the reductions prayed
for in said petition should be granted. <
1t is by ire Board ordered that the
timber assessment upon the Southwest
quarter of Northwest quarter, North hall
Of Southwest quarter. southeast quarter
of Southwest quarter, Southwest quarter
of Southeast quarter. Section 8 Town
ship North. Range West be reduced
frqrq 1000 feet to naught, and the
timber valuation be reduced from IS,
5hS.G0 to naught and the total valuation
of both land and timber be reduced from
So. 226 90 to S3es 100, ,i-li ta, .a5,ai,.s ..n.
| II is further ordered that the timber
assessment upon the Southeast quarter OF
Northeast quarter, Northeast quarter OF
Southeast quarter, South half of South
west quarter. West half of Northwest
quarter of Southeast quarter Southwest
tquarter of Southeast quarter Section 6
Township 3 North. Range West, be re-
duced from 1066.O00 feet to, naught anc
the valuation of said timber be reduced
| from So. $4,000 to naught. and the tota
lvaluation of land and timber be reduced
! from 1850 90 to $4,000.
! II IS further ordered that the assess.
ment OF the timber upon the Southwest
quarter of Northeast quarter. Northwest
quarter of Northwest quarter, Section z
| Township North. Range West, be re-
dnced from 10000 feet to 100000 feet
and the timber valuation be reduced from
80 $500 to 81 260 90. and the total valu-
alton Of land and timber be reduces
from 81, $50. 90 TIC $f.420. 90.
| II Is further ordered that the timbei
assessment supon the West half of North
east quarter North half of Southeast
quarter Section 8, Township 3 North
Range West. be reduced from 500. o0t
| to 44S, 900, ami the total valuation of lane
and timber b. reduced from s5645.e0 te
81 $500. and the total valuation of lant
nrd tireher be reduced from s5,s65.00 tc
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