The Lexington advertiser., 1933-08-17
August Proceedings
Board of Supervisors
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in need of funds for purchase of road
machinery, tools, and material, notice
is hereby given as provided by law, that
it is the intention of the Board of Su-
pervisors of said county to borrow
$350000 for said purpose in anticipatior
of 1888 taxes at rate of interest not to
exceed per cent per annum, payable
February Is, 1884, at depository of said
county, and it is further ordered that
| notice be given by the Clerk of this
Board as provided by law to submit
sealed bids therefor Monday, Septembe
4th, 1888.
Notice is hereby given that sealed bids
will be received by the Board of Su-
pervisors of Holmes County, Mississip-
pi, until Monday September 4th, 1888, at
IL o'clock noon, at the Court House in
Lexington, Mississippi, for the loan OF
$350O.OO to Holmes County for the pur-
chase of road machinery, tools, equip
ment and material in Supervisors Dis
trict No. 2, being the same as Road Dis
trict No. 2, Of said county, at rate of
interest not to exceed SCI per annum
due and payable February Is, 1884, for
, which loan warrant will be issued as
provided by law, payable out of 1888
taxes. levied for said purpose for said
district.
1t appearing to the Board that the
real and personal property assessed to
C. T. Bailey for years of 1928, to 1882
inclusive in Section %, "a 25 Twp. Is
Range East. was and is situated in
Lexington Special School District, and
that he paid said special school tax
thereon to City of Lexington, and il
further appearing that during said
years he also paid the sum of S164.6e
general school tax on said property, and
that the same has been carefully audited
by P. H. Williams, Supt. of Education;
therefore on recommendation of sale
P. H. Williams, Superintendent. it is
ordered that warrant issue to said c
T. Bailey for $164.66 on general school
tax fund of Holmes County, as same
was an illegal collection. and illega
assessment.
This is to certify that the State Tax
Commission has received from the Tax
Assessor the recapitulation of the Per
sonal Assessment Rolls of the above
named County for 1888; that to the best
of it's knowledge and belief, Roy Lyon
Tax Assessor of said County is not in
default with reference to making and
filing the said assessment rolls; and
there in so far as the Commission is
concerned you are at liberty to make an
allowance and pay the salary of the
Assessor.
This matter coming on for hearing
ho foro ha Roar upop patitiop nf MOrric c
Lewis for refund of taxes paid for the
real estate owned by Miss Rena Nelson
in the town of Goodman, Mississippi,
and being Lot "a in said town, and it
appearing to the Board that said prop
erty was assessed at the sum of S1500.00
for the year 1880 and no taxes having
been paid thereon same was sold by the
Sheriff for delinquent taxes said year
on June /, 1881. at which sale said prop
erty was purchased by Morris Lewis at
and for the sum of S74.00, same being
state and county taxes, county district
taxes, costs and damages. And the
Board finding that said property be-
longed to the Lutheran Church at Good
man and was used by them as Church
property during the year 1880 and same
was liable for taxes and should not have
been assessed for said year and said
sale was void, and the said Morris Lewis
having paid his said bid should be re-
funded and that the Clerk Of this Board
issue proper warrant or warrants to
said Morris Lewis for all county and
district taxes.
P H. Williams, Supt. of Education
has this day filed his monthly reports.
1t appearing to the Board that bonds
and bond interest coupons will mature