The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1938-05-12

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20. Twp. IA, Range A East, west OF
of NWA of Sec. %, Twp. IA, Range
4 East, containing 200 acres more 81
less, that the said j. E. Burch be and
he is hereby assessed with the said
above decribed lands and the assess
ment on the said land is hereby fix
ed at $4,000.
1t appearing that before the next
regular meeting Of this Board GER
tain bonds and coupons will become
due and payable, and that it is neces
sary that same be paid when due
and presented for payment; it il
therefore ordered that the Clerk OF
this Board issue warrants out of the
proper funds when same are present.
ed for payment.
1t is hereby ordered hat application
has been filed with the Board of Su-
pervisors and with the State Tax Com
missioner, by B. w. Humphrey ask
ing for reduction IN personal prop
erty.
1t appearing to the Board of Super
visors of Holmes County, Mississippi,
that the terms of j. M. Kimbrough as
commissioner of Black Creek Drain
age District will expire June 1st, 1898,
and that the term of II. L. Brock,
Commissioner, who succeeds j. s.
Shurlds as commissioner. will expire
June /, 1888, and that the term of
It. C. Parrish. Commissioner will ex-
pire January 1884.
( 1t is therefore ordered that the
said J. NJ. K~imbrough be reappointed
term of six years from June 1, 1888,
and that H. L. Brock be appointed
for a term of six years from june
/, 1888, who with the said I. c. Par
IRISH, commissioner, shall compose the
commissioners of Black Creek Drain
age District of Holmes County, Mis-
sissippi, for and during said tern
above given.
Pursuant to due and legal adver-
tisement for one tractor for the use
and benefit Of Pickens-Richland
Road, the bid of the Miss. Culvert &
Machinery Co. being the lowest and
best bid Is hereby accepted.
Pursuant to due and legal adver-
tisement for one grader for the use
and benefit Of Tchula Road District
No. 5, for n grader, the bid of the
Miss. Tractor 4 Equipment Co. be-
ing the lowest and best bid is hereby
accepted.
Whereas L. J. Hand. U. M. SPRING
field, and w. L. Wright, Trustees of
the West Consolidated Line School
at West, Miss. have petitioned the
Board Of Supervisors Of Holmes Coun-
ty, Miss. to approve a loan Of $4,000
in anticipation Of taxes for the pur-
pose of paying expenses authorized
by law in operating said school with
in said district, and it appearing that
said loan Is and will be less than 50
per cent Of the anticipated revenue
accrue to the district, therefore
said proposed loan Is approved by
this Board, said loan to be evidenced
by a note bearing the signatures of
a majority of the members of the
trustees of said school district aid
the County Superintendent of Educa-
ton, due February Is, 1889. and the
Clerk Of this Board is directed to give
notice hereof to prospective money
lenders for sealed bids to be receiv-
ed on or before II o'clock moor Mon
day, June 9Th, 1898, as provided by
Section 6728 Code 1880.
Ordered this the End day of May
1898.
1t appearing that according to an
order entered at the August 1881
meeting of the Board Of Supervisors
0 credit of $500 was allowed r. f
Irby on an n assessment; and
il further appearing that according
to Tax Receipt No. 1896 he paid hi.
1887 lakes without the benefit of this
credit: it is therefore ordered thai
the Clerk Of this Board issue refunt
warrants to r. E. Irby on a $l37.0t
valuation.