The north Mississippi herald. (Water Valley, Yalobusha Co., Miss.) 1888-1929, 1920-01-23
ORDERS.

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ORDERS.
This day came on to be considered
the selection and appointment of an
attorney for the board, upon motto I
duly made and seconded, Gilman
Woods as attorney and upon yea
and nay vote, J. L. Harrison voting
nay, was duly elected as such at.
torney, it is therefore hereby order
ed by the board that Gilman Woods
be and he is employed as attorney
for the board for the period of l
year from this date, and salary fixed
at $500 per year payable monthly.
Ordered this Jan. 5, 1920,
This day came on to be considered
the claim of l.. L. Long, No. 1853 for
the amount Of $4275 as a refund
for the surplus of proceeds of sale
of a chestnut sorrel mare sold as an
estray through the Justice of the
Peace Court Of C. L. Chadwick in
District No. 2, Yalobusha County,
and it appearing TO the boaro that
the said chestnut sorrel mare was the
"a ESCeDy ordered tIiel tIt~ 80 ,tf--.t
be and it is hereby allowed for let
the warrant of this county issue pay
able out of the general county fund. |
There coming on to be heard the
report Of Clarence Roane, W. ).
Sissell and j. r. sissell, special cleo
tion commissioners who were ap-
nointed by this board at the regular
Dec. 1915 meeting to hold an. cleo
ton. to elect three drainage com
miss;oners for Yalobusha County,
Miss, and it appearing from SAID
report that said Commissioners
gave notice of said election as they
were directed by this board, and sad
election was held on the 10th day OF
December, 1919, at the county
Court House in Water Valley, Miss.
said time and place being fixed by
this board and it further appearing
from said report that five votes
were cast in said election and the
following candidates received the
number opposite their names: j. II.
Gore. d votes; w. s. Lawshe, .
votes: E. NJ. Baddley, a votes. j.
H. Gore, w. S. Lawshe and y. M:
Baddley having received the nighest
number of votes cast, they oeing tne
only candidates voted for. in SAD
election are by said election Com
missioners to be elected Drainage
Commissioners for said County ana
State. 1t is therefore ordered oy
the board that said election was
duly and legally held as ordered by
this board and said election ls mere
by confirmed, and the said ). n.
Gore, w. S. Lawshe and +. NJ
Raddlev are hereby declared by this
board to be the 3 drainage Com
missioners for Yalobusha County,
Mississippi, and upon their enter
ing into bond in the sum OF $ooo,
conditioned according to law, and
when said bonds have been approx
ed by this board they shall enter
upon ther duties as such commls-
sioners clothed with all the power
conferred by law on such drainage
commissioners.
Came on to be considered by the
Roard the matter Of letting OF ths
roads advertised by the Clerk OF
said Board the roads in District No
Q and bids having been received ant
Considered, said bids are rejected
and the Clerk directed to mak'
nnblication for the letting OF sai'
roads at the regular February meet
;np to be held at Water Valley, tn
Second District Of Yalobusha Conn
ty. A.. poxa Iaruar,
S, 1920.
II appearing to the Board tina
the General Loan Fund has becom
Yearly @ exhausted and that sufficien
funds are not on hand to pay tn
ailowances of this Board, made a
the december, 1919, meeting a
shown on page 459 of this Mlnut m
Rook, to II. H. Creekmore, attorne
for his services amounting TO o., e.
oTo 90: it is therefore hereby oroei u
ed by the Board that the sala or.
iowance M be paid out of the Genest eri
County County Fund and the Clerk OF tn,
BOARD is directed to issue ~arra'
therefor