The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1938-08-25

The above named dates for the
equalization Of the said assessment
Tolls for giving notice for hearing
objections 10 the assessments are
fixed, subject to any change or modi-
fication required by any law which
may be hereafter enacted.
1, A. S. Coody, Secretary of the state
Tax Commission of the State of Mis-
sissippi. do hereby certify that the
above and foregoing is g true and
correct copy of an order adopted ny
the said Commission on the date
therein stated as the same appears
of record in Minute Book l. at page
II, an official record in said office
and in my official care asd custody.
This day came on, to be considered
by the Board of Supervisors of Holmes
County, Mississippi the matter of the
equalizing the assessment of real and
personal property for the year 1888.
and the Board affirmatively finds
and adjudicates that Roy Lyon. the
Tax Assessor of Holmes County, Mis-
sissippi. has completed and filed the
1888 real and personal assessment rolls
of Holmes County, Mississippi; and
in accordance with the provisions of
Section 1851, Mississippi Code of 1880.
has delivered said rolls in legal form
to the Clerk of the Board of Super
visors of this county, on or before
the first Monday of August. 1893:
An extension of 80 days having been
granted to him for filing said rolls
at the July, 1888 meeting of this
Board. and the State Tax Commits
sion under the date of July 16, 1898;
and that said Assessor has made and
appended to said real and personal
rolls the affidavit in the form and
as provided by law;
1t is Therefore, Ordered and Ad-
judged, That this Board of Supe,-
visors will Immediately at it's August
1888 meeting proceed to equalize such
rolls. and will cause to be assessed
any person, or thing. found to be
omitted; and correctly value any
property found to be under-valued;
carefully examine the land roll, and
do all things required by Section
3164, Code of 1880. and other laws;
and cause all corrections to be made
in the said rolls and will complete
such equalization at least ten days
before the September 1888 meeting
and will Immediately, by newspaper
publication, notify the public that
such rolls, so equalized are ready and
IN
Ordered and adjudged this the
LIST day of August, 1888.
Whereas, at the July meeting, 1885,
of the Board of Supervisors of Holmes
County, Mississippi, the Clerk Of this
Board was directed to advertise for
bids and the sale of the NWA Of
Section S, Township 10, Range l East,
known as the w. J. Paul Land ac-
quired by Holmes County at Deed Of
Trust foreclosure sale for the benefit
of Township IA. Range East School
Fund. And whereas in accordance
with said order and notice of sale
duly made and published said land
was offered for sale to the highest
bidder, it is therefore ordered that
". Reinhard, President OF this Board
be and he is hereby authorized and
directed to execute a deed to said
land to the said r A. Wilkes on pay
ment of said bid, and said sum be
credited to Township IA. Range 3
East School Fund
Ordered this the 1st day of August.
A. D. 1888
Wheres-, J w. Eakin ard w. e.
Hearn, O. the Coxburg Consolidated
School at Coxburg, Miss, have petit
toned tie Board of Supervisors of
Holmes County, Mississippi to APP
prove ,oan of $4,000 in anticipa-
tion of taxes for the purpose of main
tenance and equipment authorized by
law in operating said school within
said district, and it appearing that
said loan is and will be less than 80
per cent of the anticipated revenue
to accrue to the district, therefore
said proposed loan is approved by
this board, said loan to be evidenced
by note bearing the signature of
a majority of the members of the
trustees of said school district and
the County Superintendent of Edu-
cation, 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
ieceived on or before II o'clock noon
Monday, September 5th, 1888. as pro-
: ided by Section 672S Code of 1880.
1t appearing that it is necessary
= advertise for creosote piling TO be
used for bridge purposes for the third
quarter of 1888 the Clerk of this
Board is therefore directed to adver-
tise for bids to be received at the
September 1888 meeting of this Board,
lie Board reserving the right to re-
ject any or all bids.
Ordered this the first day OF AUG
ust, A. d. 1888.
It appearing that it is necessary |
to build bridge on one arm of Pinch
aack said bridge being in District |
No 6; The Clerk of this Board is