The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1938-07-21

of offering premiums for excellence
in the production and raising of crops
and livestock and the advertising the
resources of said county:
Dorothy McBee, Supt. of Education,
has filed her reports, with the Board
of Supervisors.
1t appearing to the Board that
Henry w. Shurlds ct al are assessed
for the year 1887 with SEA of Sec
ton IL, Township IA, Range 1 West
at a valuation of $6330.OO and it fur
Their appearing to the Board that
said and belongs to the State of
Mississippi. and it further appear
ing to the Board that Henry w.
Shurlds ct al are also assessed for the
year 1887 with Lots one to eight,
North of Lake, Section %, Township
Is, Range / West at a valuation of
81, 334.OO, and that said land belongs
to and ds assessed to e. L. Jones for
the year 1887, therefore it is ordered
by the Board that said assessments
be, and they are hereby cancelled,
and the sheriff credited with said
assessment.
It is hereby ordered that the Board
do now adjourn until tomorrow morn
ing at 9 o'cloct A. M.
Jesse H. Walton,
President Pro Tenn.
Pursuant to ad adjournment the Board
Of Supervisors OF Holmes County,
Mississippi met in the Court House
in the City OF Lexington, On this
the 9Th day of July A. d. 1898, and
being the third day Of the term with
the same members and officers pres
ent as on yesterday.
When the following proceedings
were then and there held and he'd.
George w. Crow, of Tchula, in Beat
Five, is hereby appointed rcprssen-
tative of Holmes County to take the
trip and tour of tho Know Mississippi
Better Train this year 1898 for the
purpose of advertising the resources
of Holmes County and for otl.er pur-
poses provided and authorized by
law.
1t appearing that under the pro-
visions of Sections 254 and 255 of the
Code of 1880, as Amended by House
Bill 404, Chapter 1877, Laws of 1888
the president of the Board of Super
visors is directed to sign on a space
the Claim Docket each and every
claim allowed by the Board of SUI
pervisors at their various meetings,
after which claims have been audited
| onl o11pvvaI an duo prpaf.
1t is further ordered that the Clerk
of this Board have made a rubber
stamp conforming to this require
ment and having a fac smile sigma
ture of the president thereon, both
of v. Reinhard and Jesse H. Walton.
1t is further ordered that each and
every claim allowed on the Claim
Docket shall be stamped with this
fac smile rubber stamp signature,
and that such stamping shall be as
valid as if the actual signature CT
the president, or the president pro tenn
were written thereon, the stamping
signature being hereby adopted for
the purpose of signing the Claim
Docket, as the actual and legal sig
nature of the president of this Board
of Supervisors.
Whereas, it appears to the Board
of Supervisors of Holmes County,
Mississippi that Roy Lyon, Tax As
SCISSOR of said county, has been I'M
able to complete and file the real
and personal assessment rolls of said
county as required by Section 1851
Mississippi Code of 1880, on or before
the first Monday of July, 1888, and
Whereas, 1t further appears to
the said Board that the said Asses
sor will require thirty days addition
al time in order to complete and
file the said real and personal as
sessment rolls.
It is therefore ordered by the Board
that the failure of the said Assessor
to file the real and personal assess
ment rolls of said county on OF be
fore the first Monday of July, 1888,
be certified to the State Tax Com
failure upon the part of the said
Assessor, and that this Board finds
md states to the State Tax Commits
sion that it will require thirty days
additional time for the said said As
lessor to complete and file the said
rolls, and his Board recommends
ha the said State Tax Commission
by order entered on its Minutes pro-
vide when said rolls shall be COM
pleted and filed, and that it fix the
date when this Board shall meet for
the purpose of equalizing the said
rolls and the assessments therein con-
aimed, and the time when objections
, ~olls shall be heard and determined
10 the assessments contained in said
by this board of Supervisors.
Pursuant to due and legal adver-
tisement for two Auto Patrol tires
for the use and benefit of the Tchula
Road District, the bid of the Tchula
Hardware Company at and for tho
sum of $142.O0 each being the low-
est and best bid is hereby accepted.
Resolutions declaring the Intention
of the Board of Supervisors of Hol-
mes County. Mississippi. to issue