The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1922-11-11
OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS BOARD Of SUPERVF
sORS, HANCOCK COUNTY, MONTH NOVEMBER


that Supervisor H. S. Weston did not
participate in said matter) the fol-
lowing resolution and order was
unanimously adopted, to-wit:
Whereas, it is necessary to borrow
its expenses for the current year;
and,
Whereas, at its regul;r September,
1922, meeting the order of this Board
was made announcing the intention
of this Board to borrow twenty tkous-
and ($20,000.00) dollars for the
Road and Bridge Fund, in anticipa-
ton of taxes for the year 1922 to de-
fray the expenses of the county for
said year, and to issue the negoti-
able note of said county therefor,
maturing not later than February 15,
1923, and bearing not more than 6
per cent interest per annum from the
date of said loan until paid, said loan
to be made on November 6, 1922;
and
Whereas, advertisement of SAID
resolution and of said intention of
said Board announced thereby and
therein has been duly made in a
newspaper, to-wit, The Sea Coast
Echo, for the period and in the man
ner provided by law; now
Therefore, it is resolved and or
dered that Hancock County, Missis-
sippi, do borrow the sum of $780,
100000 from the Hancock County
Bank, of Bay st. Louis, Mississippi,
at the rate of six per cent per annum
thereon from this day until said loan
shall be paid, said loan to mature on
the 18th day of February, 1928; and
that Joseph L. Favre, president pro
tenn. of this Board supervisor H. S.
Weston, president of this Board, hav-
ing declined to participate in the
having relinquished the chair to said
Joseph L. Favre), do execute the
promissory note of said Hancock
County, Mississippi, through it's
Board of Supervisors, evidencing said
loan and its said terms, and that said
note be attested by the Clerk of this
Board and delivered to said Hancock
County Bank upon its paying over
the principal sum of loan, to the ac-
count of Hancock County to the
County Depository.
On motion duly made and second
ed and unanimously adopted (save
that Supervisor H. S. Weston did
not participate in said matter) the
following resolution and order was
unanimously adopted, to-wit:
Whereas, it is necessary to borrow
money for Hancock County to meet
it's expenses for the current year;
and,
Whereas, at its regular September,
1922, meeting the order of this Board
was made announcing the intention
of this Board to borrow nineteen
thousand seven hundred and ninety
three $19,793.00) dollars for the
School Fund of the County, in an
ticipation of taxes for the year 1922,
to defray the expenses of the county
for said year, and to issue the ne
gotiable note of said county there
for, maturing not later than Febru-
ary 18th, 1923, and bearing not more
than six per cent interest per annum
from the date of said loan until paid,
said loan to be made on November
9th, 1922; and,
Whereas, advertisement of said
resolution and of said intention of
said Board, announced thereby and
therein, has been duly made in a
newspaper, to-wi+, The Sea Coast
Echo, for the period and in the man
ner provided by law; now
Therefore, it is resolved and or
dered that Hancock County, Missis-
sippi, do borrow the sum Of $l9,-
| 793.0O from the Hancock County
Bank, of Bay st. Louis, Mississippi,
at the rate of six per cent per an
mum thereon from this day until said
loan shall be paid, said loan to ma
ture on the 18th day of February,
1928; and that Joseph l.. Favre,
president pro tenn. of this Board (Su-
pervisor H. S. Weston, president of
this Board, having declined to par
ticipate in the proceedings relative
to said loan, and having relinqulshed
the chair to said Joseph L. Favre), do
execute the promissory note of SAID
Hancock County, Mississippi, through
its Board of Supervisors, evldenclng
said loan and it's said terms, and that
said note be attested by the Clerk Of
this Board and delivered to said Han
cock County Bank upon its paying
over the principal sum of said loan
to the account of Hancock County, to
the County Depository.
There coming on for hearing the
report of the Clerk of this Board IN
the matter of the sale of the contract
for the building Of the Bayou Ma
room road and the Clerk of the Board
reporting that Green I. Brown is
the lowest and best bidder at and for
the sum of $4,000; it is therefore
ordered that the said bid be and IS
hereby accepted and the report OF
the Clerk approved and that the said
Green T. Brown is hereby granted
thirty days to file bond as provided
by the specifications. Said bond TO
be approved by the President and
the Clerk of this Board.
Report of the County Agent was
received and ordered filed.
Whereas by an act of the Legisla..
ture, Chapter 416 of the Laws OF
1922, Miss Louise Breland may be
allowed $4,000 for damage done
certain personal property; it is
therefore ordered that the sum of
$4,000 be and is hereby appropri-
ated and allowed Miss Louise Bre-
land.
Whereas, Ernest Ladner, Ben Will
liams, Tom Colson and Dave Hyman
have made good and faithful prison
ers, and whereas the Board believes
some recognition should be accorded
said prisoners for said work: