The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1922-12-14
Tax Levy For New Year Made by
Pearl River Board Of Supervisors
All NItems For County
Identical With Those
OF Last Year

River Coutny, Mississippi, met in
regular session in the court house in
the Town Of Poplarville, on the 4th
day Of December, 1922. There were
present, J. 5. Moody, President, MEM
ber from District No. /; Hamp S.
Stewart, District No. q; George w.
Amacker, District No. 8; w. H.
Burks, District No. 4; D. r. Johnson,
District No. s; John T. Boyd, Sheriff;
and H. X. Rouse, Chancery Clerk.
b Appointment of Committees
It was ordered that the following
Committees On application for loans
Of 18th Section funds be appointed:
On applications of Joe T. Smith
G. w. Strahan, Walter Stewart,
and A. Malley-J. S. Moody and
G. w. Amacker. Applications of J.
D.. Mitchell and Rudolph Ladner-
Hamp S. Stewart and D. R. johnson.
Applications Of II. U. Stevenson and
George E. Westbrook-D. r. johnson
and J. S. Moody. Application of
Eugene Loveless-W. H. Burks and
Hamp S. Stewart. Application of
W. E. Stewart-Hamp s. Stewart
and J. s. Moody.
Committee Reports
Upon favorable recommendation of
G. w. Amacker and ]. S. Moody,
committee appointed to inspect and
appraise certain properties offered
Is sureties for 10Th Section loans,
that the property was Of twice the
value Of the loan asked, it was or
dered that Joe T. Smith be loaned
the sum Of 100000; G. w. Strahan
the sum Of $4,000; A Malley an
additional loan Of $4,000, and Wal
ter Stewart the sum of $4,000, Of
the 10th Section funds, when they
shall have complied with the laws
in such cases.
County Demonstration Agent EmS
ployed.
!. It was ordered that Miss Eula
Tatum, be employed as County
Home Demonstration Agent for Pearl
River County Mississippi. for the
year beginning December 1892, and
ending December 1, 1928, at q salary
Of Twelve Hundred ($120O.00) Dol
lars per annum, payable monthly by
order Of the Board.
Orders to Advertise
The Clerk Of the Board was order
ed to advertise for bids for County
Depository. (See Advertisement
The Clerk Of the Board was or
dered to advertise for bids for
County Depository for Tax Col
lectors funds. (See Advertisement
The Clerk of the Board was or
dered to advertise for bids to pub
hsh the proceedings Of the Board
and Legal notices. (see Advertise
ment.)
The Clerk Of the Board was order
ed to advertise FOR bids for County
supplies for the next three months
(See Advertisement.)
18th Sec. School Fund Allowance
It was ordered that the Trustees Of
Thomas Consolidated School be al
lowed the sum Of $4,000, payable
out Of the Interest Fund belonging
to Township / South, Range IA West,
the Trustees of said Township hav-
ing recommended that said allowance
be made.
COUNTY TAX LEVY
The State Of Mississippi, Pearl River
County, Board Of Supervisors, De-
cember Term, A. D. 1922.
BE IT REMEMBERED, That on
/. Wednesday, the 9Th day Of December,
"A. D. 1922, the same being one Of
the days Of the aforesaid meeting
of said Board of Supervisors, the
following among other proceedings
MAS had and entered Of record on
the records of said Board, in the
words and figures following to-vit.
Il Is hereby ordered by the Board
of Supervisors Of Pearl River County,
4 Mississippi, that the following tax
rates be and the same are hereby
, iniposed and levied for the fiscal
Soar 1928, beginning October, 1st,
1o3o Is III Of the taxable property
it3tn said county, to-wit:
E6l County -------8 Mills
M and Bridges -----------9
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