The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1938-09-15

I Education and the Board of Trustees
Of the Coxburg Consolidated Schoo
District be, and they are hereby, al
rected to execute to the First Ma
ional Bank of Lexington, their nego-
table note in the sum Of $1,000 due
and payable February Is, 1889, in an
ticipation of the collection Of taxes
for the year 1888, and bearing in
terest at the rate of per cent pei
snnum from date until paid
It appearing that. under authority
granted by Sections 284, 2S5 and 2St
Il the Code Of 1880, Board of Super.
yisors are authorized to donate mon
sy from the county treasury to pro
mote and encourage community ac-
tivities, including fairs; 1t is, therefor,
ordered that the sum of $500 bt
donated to A. H. Green for the use
+, md benefit of the colored fair to
be held in Lexington in October: and
the sum of $500 be donated tc
Clarence Bailey for the use and ben
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held in October; and the Clerk o.
| his Board is hereby ordered to issuo
warrants payable out of the general
county fund.
1t appearing that it is necessary
hat the Board of Supervisors I'd
ertise for bids for furnishing lum.
or for bridge purpose during tae
.ourth quarter of 1888; it is, there
ore, ordered that the Clerk of this
,oard advertise for bids to be sub
,litted at the October, 1888 meet.nS
this board to furnish White Ca
'ost Oak and Cypress lumber 10.
idge purposes, delivered whercTo-
eeded in the county, for the fou t.
darter of 1888, the Board reserv.u}
ne right TO reject any or all bids.
Whereas by order of this Bo@rl
( even date herewith Dorothy McEc
apt. of Education of Holmes Count
;as authorized to lease at private
:ontract for a period not exceedin,
uly 1888, for such rentals as tn
aid Dorothy McBee, may deem req
enable, the following described lam
'hich became subject to lease on thu
In day of July, 1894:
262 acres in the Mp of Section t6
'ownship 10, Range East, situate
n Holmes County, Mississippi and {,
appearing to the Board that the SAD
Dorothy McBee, Supt., has leased sai5
and to the Board of Trustees of tao
A. III. s. and Junior College for G
3eriod of fifteen years, from the 9th
DAY of July, 1888, at and for an an
lual rental of $500.
-. X. Ellis, members of the Board
u Trustees of Holmes Count Agr,-
-u.tural High School-Junior College
aom District No. One, tenders his
sesignation, which is hereby accept
"a.
:. II. Marlborough of Lexington i.
hereby appointed member OF the
Soard of Trustees of Holmes County
agricultural High School, Col.
-ege from District One to fill out
he unexpired term of w. e. Ellis
rigned, said unexpired term ending
January LIST, 1912.
1t is hereby ordered that the Board
do now adjourn until tomorrow
morning at 9 o'clock A. M.
V. Reinhard,
President
Pursuant to adjournment the Board
Of Supervisors of Holmes County
Mississippi, met in the Court House
N the City of Lexington on this the
9Th q 7th day of September, A. L.
1883, and being the second and third
cay of the term with the same mem
GERS and officers present as on yes
.erday.
When the following proceedings
we're then and there held and had
IN Re; Adjustment of Taxes.
Pursuant to adjournment the DC ard
Supervisors of Holmes Count
spent their time in adjustment o.
taxes.
1t is hereby ordered that the Eoaro
40 now adjourn until tomorrow
morning at 9 O'Clock A. M.
v. Reinhard,
President
Pursuant to adjournment the Board
OF Supervisors of Holmes County
Mississippi met In the Court Hnus.