Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1921-10-20
PROCEEDINGS OF BOARD of SUPERW
SORS OFCHICKASAW COUNTY oct. TERM


K srd day and first Monday of October
1921, the Board Of Supervisors Of
Chickasaw County, met at the Court
House in the town Of Houston, at 8:3C
escIock a. m. There we've present
y A. Martin, President, District /, j,
n. Bryant, District 2, H. w. Nelson,
1 District 4 and A. B. Carlisle, District
8 members, P. e. Hadley, member
district 8, being absent account Of his
nat being physically able to attend.
he Board was attended by J. C. Will
Iiams, Clerk, and J. G. Be1sley, Sher-
ifE, when the following things we're
md and done, to-wit:
Esa vlset $5,OO0.0O Consolidated
School District Bcnds.
Be it ordered by the Board that
is the intention to issue bonds in
che sum of five thousand dollars
aPainst the Van Vleet Consolidated
School District.
That said bonds will be issued on
Monday, fke 7th dav cf November, A.
d. 1921, at OkoIona, Mississippi, un-
less 20 PER cent &C the qualified voters
af said District protest in writing on
or before that date, against the issu-
aree. Of said bonds.
Egypt Consolidated School District
Organized.
This day c6me to be heard the pc
tition to levy and tax and issue bends
aagainst q Consolidated School Dis
trict to be known as the Egypt Consol-
iGated District and happening to
the Board that majority of the quel-
ified electors of the territory cSmpos-
ing the Egypt School District, Cook
School District, Pikeville School Dis
trict and Gum School District:
Il is therefore, ordered and resolved
the Board to issue said bonds in the
sum Of sixteen thousand dollars, for
the purposes stated in said petition,
~ the Board that il IS the purpose of
and It is further ordered by the Board
shat the Clerk Of this Board publish
t1is resolution Of the Board declaring
the intention of this Board to issue
said bonds and make said levy for
three weeks and posting same in three
public places in said District, and that
s2id bonds will be issued on the first
Monday in November, "A. D., 1921, un-
less twenty per cent Of the qualified
voters Of said District shall file writ
ten protest against the issuance of
said bonds on or before that date.
Chickasaw-c Clay Consolidated School
District Organized:
II is ordered by this Board that
the Petition Of w. A. Ford, ct al,
for the consolidation Of the Burkitt
Institute School District in Chicka-
saw County and the West Brook
School District in Clay County and
also asking for a.bond issue o., Sew
enteen thousand FIVE hundred dollars,
and ten mill tax levy on the prop
exty in said Consolidated School
District be and is hereby granted in
10 far as this Board has authority,
subject to the action of the Clay
County School Board, cooperating
with this County, in this line con-
EoIidation.
It appearing to the Board that
Walter Alexander, Drainage Com
missioner for Houlka Drainage Dis
trict Number 2, has petitioned this |
from duty such Commissioner,
aHd that his resignation as such |
Commissioner be accepted and put
into effect Immediately.
II further appearing that A. J.
Ferry, has been recommended as
Commissioner to take the place Of
Tie said Alexander, resigned, as
aLch Commissioner Of said District
the said Berry being suitable and
proper person for such appointment,
II is the order Of this Board that
the resignation Of Walter Alexander
Ee and the same is hereby accepted,
snd A. u Berry, appointed as Drain
sge Commissioner of Houlka Drain-
age District number 2, the said resig-
I.stion and appointment to take effect
upon the said Berry's entering into
Bond in he sum of 100000 andI
same having been approved BY the
clerk of this Board.
n n. MiIIsaps Granted 5000 Loan
Coming On to be considered by the
hoard TIE petition of F. M. Millsaps,
aaling that he be granted loan Of
5000 for = period IF one year out
e some available sinking fund now
on hand in the couhty's funds, and
4 appearing to the Board that he
proposes % give tie county proper
security for said loan, 4 is the order
x the Board that he ~, and he 81
nsrsby granted loan Of 5000 for
i period 81 one year from this date