Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1921-01-06
THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI
Executive Department
Jackson.
TO WHOM THESE PRESENTS
SHALL COME-GREETING:

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virtue of Section 1911 of the Cole
of 1906, Hem. Code Sec. o80S) |,
as Governor of the State of Missis-
sippi, on December %, 1920, desig-
mated Mr.. P. B. Fur of Oxford,
Lafayette County, Mississippi, he be-
ing a competent person to take cor
rect census Of the municipality Of Ok
ford, Mississippi, by al instrument in
writing to this effect, for the reason
that | believed that the final census
returns of the United States Govern
ment as to said municipality were
fraudulent in that it purported to
show and did show a larger number
of persons in said municipality than
the number of 1000, when in truth
and in fact, was of the opinion that
there were many less than this num-
Der of persons in said municipality,
and
WHEREAS, the said P. B. Fur, by
virtue of the said instrument in writ
ing has performed his duty in taking
what | deem to be correct census of
sad municipality, and has filed with
me an instrument, the same being a
numerical list of the names of all cit
liens in said municipality, and has
verified same by an affidavit and SUBJ
mtted such instrument to be as the
result of his labors in taking said CEN
sus, which said numerical list shows
the total number of persons in said
municipality to be 1907, and, there
fore, the municipality of Oxford is not
entitled to be classified as a ety. but
only as town." and hence, should
be reclassifed accordingly. Therefore,
| do hereby re-classify the muaicip
atty of Oxford by changing it from
that of city, as heretofore classified,
to the class of a town, and it is here
Dy designated as a town only, under
the laws of this state, and its class of
a city is hereby annulled, aad it shall
no longer function as city, but as a
town only, and
WHEREAS, some years ago said
municipality of Oxford, having elect
ed to come under the law with refer
ence to a commission form of Govern
ment, and having come under said law
as city, and said municipality now
beng re-classified and designated as a
town only, it is, therefore, in my opin-
ion, upon the above facts, that the
commission form Of Government of
said municipality is at an end and it
is so declared to be upon the issuance
of this proclamation. It is my opin-
ion that said commission form Of Gov
eminent can no longer fuaction and in
order that the municipality may have
proper officers with full and complete
powers to function and to do and per-
form all the duties necessary to nun
icipalities:
Now, Therefore, I, Lee M Russell,
Governor of the State of Mississippi,
by virtue of the authority vested in
me under the Constitution and Laws
of this state, do hereby issue this my
PROCLAMATION
changing the classification of the mu-
nicipality of Oxford from that Of the
"City OF. Oxford" to the Town of Ok
ford" and hereby designate and APP
point the following qualified electors
and resident citizens Of said municip-
atty as officers taerein, to-wit: @. B.
Boone, Mayor, Paul B. Furr, Alder
man; F. b. Patton, Alderman; Lee
Baggett, Sr., Alderman;.T. A. Dunn,
Alderman; and J. r. Crow, Alderman
at Large; and P. T. Gamble Marshal.
Each of sad officers is hereby directed
to take the oath of office and execute
an official bond as the law directs.f0r
each of said officers, and to take
charge of the business. required of
each as the law directs. The former
Mayor and Commissioners are here
by instructed to turn over all docu-
elents and records and other property
of the said municipality in their pos3
session to the new officers above dese
ignated, and the municipal officers Of
said municipality shall publish this
Proclamation as the law directs IL
such cases. 1t is further ordered
that the cost of taking said census by
r. B. FUR be paid out of the Treasury
of said municipality as the law directs.
In Testimony Whereof, Ishave here
unto set my hand and caused the
= Great Seal of the State of Missis-
sippissto be, affixed, this the Goth
day: Of December, A. p. 1920.
BY the .Govefnsr:
LEE. M: RUSSELL
Secretary of State. = 1 4
+ TIA. Dunn, Clerk If the tow:l Of
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