The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1937-07-22

this day filed her general schoo
budget for the session of 1887
and 1888, with this Board; and
1t further appearing that the an.
tlcipated revenues of said budget
will not be sufficient to pay her
anticipated expenditures; and
that said budget in all respects
is not out of line in any expense
item it is therefore ordered that
the said general school budget be
adopted and that a tax levy of s
mills be placed on all taxable
property outside of the separate
school districts for the benefit
of the general school fund for the
tax year 1887.
It appearing. that the Tchula
Road District is in need of a
truck for the use and benefit Of
said road district the Clerk OF
this Board is therefore directed
to advertise for bids to be re-
ceived at the August, 1887, meet
ing of this Board, the Board re-
serving the right to reject any
or all bids, for the purchase for
the Tchula Road District of one
1897 Chevrolet IL Ton Truck,
1917 inch wheel base, dual
wheels, with 32x6 10 ply tires on
rear, with 6 inch rims low speed
rear axle, overload springs, TOOK
100 balloon tires on front, bids to
be submitted with and without
body; and for the sale of l Sec
ond hand IL ton vs. Ford Truck
which is purchased by the sue
cessful bidder and said sale price
may be applied on the purchase
price of the new truck.
It appearing that the Cruger
Road District is in need of a
truck for the use and benefit of
said road district; the Clerk of
this Board is therefore directed
to advertise for bids to be receiv-
ed at the August, 1887, meeting
of this Board, the Board reserv-
ing the right to reject any or all
bids, for the purchase for Cruger
Road District of one VS. Ford
IN Ton Truck, 1917 inch wheel
base, dual wheels, without body
and for the sale of l VS. Ford
III Ton Truck, which is purchas-
ed by the successful bidder said
sale price may be applied on the
purchase price Of the new truck,
1t appearing that Road Dis
trict No. 2 is in need Of a new
pickup for the use and benefit OF
said road district; the Clerk OF
this Board is therefore directed
Ito advertise for bids to be receiv-
ed at the August, 1887, meeting
of this Board, the Board reserv-
ing the right to reject any or all
bids, for the purchase for Road
District No. 2, Of a " Ton We
Ford Pickup, with closed cab
and for the sale of a " Ton
Chevrolet Pickup, 1885, Model.
with closed cab, which if pur.
chased by the successful bidder
the said sale price may be appli.
ed on the purchase price of the
new pickup.
This day came on to be consid.
cred by the Board of Supervisor
of Holmes County, Mississippi
the matter of equalizing the as
sessment of personal property fol
the year 1887, and the Boaro
affirmatively finds and adjudi
Gates that Roy Lyon, the Tax As
SCISSOR Of Holmes County, Missi
ssippi, has completed and flee
the 1887 Personal Assessment
Roll of Holmes County, Mississ
ippi; and in accordance with tht
provisions of Section 1851, M;ssi
ssippi Code of 1880, has deliver
ed the said roll in legal form te
the Clerk of the Board Of Super
visors Of this county, on or be.
fore the first Monday Of July
1887; and hat said Assessor has
made and appended to said per-
sonal roll the affidavit in the
form and as provided by law;
1t is, therefore, odrered and
adjudged, that this Board OF
Supervisors will Immediately Il
this, its July, 1887 meeting, pro-
coed to equalize such roll, and
will cause 20 be assessed any
person, or thing, found to be
omitted; and correctly value any
property found to be under-ya'u-
ed; and do all things required
by law; and cause all corrections
to be made in the said roll, and
uy.ll nan,pJafn c,,oh ap,,a,u.f .AY