The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1939-01-12

1880 FO 1A
appearing to satisfaction of the Stat
Tax Commission that the assess
ments contained in the same hav,
been made and the roll prepared il
conformity to the requirements o
law, and that the assessments hav,
been fixed in accordance with tn,
orders of this Commission, 1t is there.
fore ordered that the said Real AS
sessment Roll be and the same il
hereby approved, subject to the pro.
visions of Chapters Is & 20 Laws OIL
1888 Extraordinary Session.
Ordered and adjudged this the 19tt
day OF December, A. d. 1888. Amount
subject to Levee Taxes; Acres 118 800;
valuation ~$1,524.943.
The State Tax Commission
BY Bruce Van Zandt
AID Valorem Commits
I, A. s. Coody, Secretary Of the
State Tax Commission OF the State
Of Mississippi, do hereby certify that
the above and foregoing is a true and
correct copy OF an order OF the State
Tax Commission adopted on the date
therein stated, and as shown In the
Minutes of the said Commission.
Witness my signature this the 10Th
day Of December, 1888.
A. s. Coody,
Sec'y, State Tax
Commission.
The orders OF the State Tax Com
mission giving their final approval
to the Real and Personal Assessment
Rolls Of Holmes County for the year
1888 having been received, considered
and entered, it Is therefore ordered
that the Real and Personal Assess
ment Rolls for the year 1898 be, and
they are hereby, finally approved; and
it is further ordered that the Clerk
Of this Board be directed to deliver
to the Sheriff and tax collector cop
les of said assessment rolls together
with a copy Of this order; and the
same shall be his warrant and authori-
ty to collect all taxes in conformity
Herewith.
Ordered this January 2, 1889.
j.. M. Kimbrough, Secretary of
Black Creek Drainage District, has
this day filed his report of the Board
of Supervisors.
Pursuant to due and legal adver-
tisement for furnish lumber during
the first quarter of 1889, the follow
ing being the lowest and best bids
are hereby accepted, white oak and
post oak; Beat / North Of Railroad
to J. D. Parrish; Beat 1 South Of
railroad to J.. w. O,Kelly; Beat 2 to
G. d. Thornton; Beat 8 to J. A.
Hearn; Beat 4 to L. F. Heard; Beat
5 to J. D. Parrish; cypress for the
county to A. L. Howard.
Pursuant to due and legal adver-
tisement for furnishing gasoline and
motor oils and greases for the year
1889 the following bids were receiv-
ed; and 1t appearing that all Of said
bids on the same grades of gasoline
oil and greases the same; it is
therefore ordered that all of said
bids be and they are hereby, accepted
the same being on file in the office
of the Chancery Clerk as follows:
Standard Oil Company, Lion Oil Re-
timing Company. Sinclair Reclining
Company, Pan American Petroleum
Corporation, The American Oil Com
pany, The Texas Company, Missis-
sippi Road Supply Company, the Lisco
Company, Georgia-C Carolina Oil Com
pany, The National Refining Com
pany, State Oil 4 Supply Company.
Mississippi Lubricating Company, Mi
sissippi Oil Corporation, Swan-Finch
Oil Corporation.
Ordered this January End, 1888.
The following deputy assessors are
appointed to serve as field deputies
at $2.70 per day: j. W. Sally, Van
Lawshe. Jr., Joe Cerame, J. p. Moore.
J. w. Parkinson, Jim Wdlburn and
J.. r. Booth and Mrs. Jean Weathers-
by and Miss Vernice McNeer as Of
flee deputies at $4,000 pei month
and Miss Graye Carter as office dep
uty at $500 per month and all saia-
ries shall not exceed $4,000 for
the calendar year Of 1888.
In accordance with notices and pub
lication made to banks for bids for
the privilege Of keeping county funds
or any part thereof Holmes County
for the. year Of 1889, as provided by
Chapter 105 Code of 1880, and amend
ments thereto, and bids having been
received from the banks of Holmes
County, on Monday the End day OF
January, 1889. by the Board Of Su-
pervisors Of Holmes County. in the
and form provided by law,
and it appearing that the banks OF
Holmes County have submitted the
following bids, without interest, to-
wit:
Holmes County Bank and Trust
Company Of Lexington, Miss, IS per
cent of the public funds of said
ty, not to exceed the sum Of $3.50. O00.-
90;
First National Bank Of Lexington,
Lexington, Miss, IS per cent of the