The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1938-01-20

was assessed with NEk MEX, Sec. 20,
Twp. Is, Range 3 E, valuation $4,000
Page 387 line 90 on the Land Roll for
1867. Change the description to read
the NWA NWk, Section 20, Twp. Is,
Range 8 East, being 40 acres.
Pursuant to advertisement for bids
for furnish white oak, post oak, and ey-
press lumber for bridge purposes for the
first quarter of 1888, all prices includ-
ing delivery charges wherever needed,
the following being the lowest and best
bids are hereby accepted; J. d. Parrish,
north Of railroad Beat 1; L. F. Heard,
south Of railroad Beat l, J. S. Foster
Beat 2, L. F. Heard Beat 8; L. B. Spencer
Beat 4; L. B. Spencer Beat s.
It appearing that Road District No. s,
is in need Of q new Truck for the use
and benefit Of said road District No. s,
to be used for maintaining the roads in
said district; the Clerk of this Board
is therefore directed to advertise for
bids to be received at the February, 1898,
meeting Of this Board, the Board rcserv-
ing the right to reject n or all bids,
for the purchase Of 1 Chevrolet Truck
with 1871 v inch wheel base, dual chassis
with cab, oil bath air cleaner, heavy
duty radiator and overload springs, and
with z foot Anthony hydraulic dump
body for the use and benefit Of Road
District No. s; and for the sale Of one
old Ford VS. Ton Truck, 1882 model
which II purchased by the successful
bidder for the new truck, nay be cred
tied to the purchase price Of the new
truck.
II appearing that certain me as
sessments have been made on the Per-
sonal Assessment Roll for the year 1887;
il il therefore ordered that the sheriff
be credited with the following erron-
eous assessments N. L. Moore, car, did
not own; Mrs. w. C. Perry, car, did not
own; Henry and Perry, office fixtures
and merchandise. did not own; J. w.
Eakin, with trucks assessed too high;
R. B. Lin, car, did not own
It appearing that certain
assessments have beer made for the
year 1887 and that the taxes on these
assessments have been paid; it is there
fore ordered that the Clerk of this Board
issue refund warrants to the following:
Gus Porter & Moore Bros.
Whereas at the December Term, 1887,
of this Board an order was passed, en-
tered, and published as required by Sec
stion 1922 of the Code of 1880, re-estab-
fishing the office of County Prosecuting
Attorney in and for Holmes County, Mis-
sissippi.
And whereas said order has been duly
published for the time and in the man
ner as therein provided, and no petit
ton Of the qualified electors of said
county has beer presented or filed
against the re-establishment Of said Of
flee of County Prosecuting Attorney;
1t is therefore ordered that said Of
flee be and the same is hereby finally
ordered re-created and re-established
with all duties and powers provided by
Chapter 101 of the Code Of 1880.
1t further appearing that Pat M. Bar
rett, attorney at law, and a member of
the Bar of Holmes County, and a quail
fled elector Of said county, has been
duly and legally appointed and commits
stoned by the Governor of the State of
Mississippi as County Prosecuting At
torney for Holmes County, Miss, and
has taken the oath provided by law.
1t appearing to the Board that Section
16, Township 16, Range l East has new
er been leased, and that the timber
thereon has been sold for the benefit of
said Township fund, and that said land
is not susceptible of cultivation on ac-
count of overflow waters and that it is
only fit for the growing of timber and
as a game preserve;
Therefore on application of X. H.
Diggs, County Game Warden, said land
is hereby leased to said Game Warden
and his successors in office for a period
of fifteen years for the propagation of
game and as game preserve, with the
understanding that said timber now
standing on said land the further growth
thereof is retained by the Board for the
benefit of said school fund for future
use or disposition as the case may be,
the same to be protected from fire by
the Game Warden as far as practicable.
Said lease being subject to any future
disposition of said land for Federal or
State or other drainage authorities that
may develop said territory and include
the same in flood control district.
1t appearing that certain bonds and
coupons will become due and payable
before the next regular meeting of this
Board and that it is necessary that same
to be paid when due; it is therefore or
dered that the Clerk Of this Board is
sue warrants out of the proper funds
said bonds and coupons are pre-
for payment.
This day came the commissioner OF
the Chicopa Drainage District Of Holmes
County, Miss, said commissioner being |
E. T. Nelson and Carl Parrish, and it
appearing that on Oct. IL. 1887, the Cir
cult Court Of Holmes County, Miss, had
that ssid commissioner make
additional levy on said district for
the year 1887 Of IS mills, and the same
having been considered it 10 hereby or
dered that an additional levy Of IS mills
be made, and that the Board Of Super
visors of Holmes County, Miss, be and
are hereby requested to make an
additional levy Of IS mills on the lands
in the Chicopa Drainage District for
the year 1881.
In accordance with the foregoing re-
quest and application Of the Commits |
Of the Chicopa Drainage District,
q levy Of IS mills is hereby made on the
lands of said district, in accordance with |
the assessed benefits Of said lands. for
the year Of 1887. No assessment roll
has been certified to and pre-
scented to this Board As provided by Law.
We, the Commissioners Of Black Greek