The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1940-09-12
Minutes Of Board OF
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Supervisors
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Griffin Chew. Co. 1886; Sharpe Ser
vice Station 1927; Lion Service
Station 2.75; Lion Service 1853; Lion
Service Station IO.OO;aLion Service
Station 2.04; Sharpe Service Station
3.45; Lion Oil Company 1884; Tchula
Automotive Service $50; Tchula
Hardware Co. 3.71; Lion Service
Station 4.25; Henderson & Baird
Hdwe 6.3S; Henderson & Baird
Hdwe 1896; Sharpe Service Station
2.96; Miss. Tractor & Equip Co.
11.35; Health Department $4,000;
Dorothy McBee 229.16; Dorothy Nc
Bee 4.80; Ruth Holloman 1900; H.
H. Sykes 1000; Miss. Stationery Co.
3.73; The Tucker Printing Co. ITO;
Glide Mansell $500; Standard Oil
Co. 1903; Lion Oil Refining Co.
1887;
Pursuant to due and legal adver-
tisement for the sale Of the timber on
the w. E. Spencer place, the bid of
E. r. Green, being the best bid is
hereby accepted.
1t appearing that under Section
284 of the Code of 1880 Boards of
Supervisors are authorized and en-
powered to make a tax levy each year
for the purpose Of advertising the
resources Of the counties; and it
further appearing that a request has
been made to this Board to support
the Delta Council at Stoneville, Mis-
sissippi; therefore it is ordered that
a levy be made, when other tax le-
vies are made for the year 1910,
in an amount sufficient to support
the work of the Delta Council in the
sum Of 100000 for the tax year
1910.
1t appearing to the Board of Sup
ervisors of Holmes County, Missis-
sippi, that after. due and legal ad-
vertisement and notice of the inten-
ton of the said Board of Super
visors to borrow the sum of $780,
100000 for the use and benefit of
the General County Fund, as pro-
vided by order of this Board at the
August, 1910, thereof in anticipa-
ton of the collection of taxes for
the year 1910, that no, objections or
protest has been made to said loan;
and it further appearing that the
First National Bank and the Holmes
Bank & Trust Company each SUBJ
mitted a bid at and for the sum of
2 percent per annum, the same being
the lowest and best bids received, and
the same being considered by the
Board, the said bids are hereby ac-
cepted; and the Clerk of this Board
is hereby directed to issue and de-
liver to the said First National Bank
and to the Holmes County Bank &
Trust Company negotiable notes Of
Holmes County, Mississippi, as fol-
lows:
Three notes to each of said
banks for $4,000 each, bear
ing interest at the rate of 2
per cent per annum from date
+ until paid and being due and
payable on February Is, 1941,
and in anticipation of the col
lection of taxes for the year
1910, as provided by Section PSI
and 252 of the Code of 1880;
and of Chapter 235 Of the Laws
of 1882, & amendments thereto,
said notes to be delivered when
said sums have been paid into
the County Treasurv.
1t appearing that certain bonds
and coupons will become due and
payable before the next regular
meeting of this Board and that it is
necessary that same be paid when
due; it tbs ordered that the Clerk
of this Board issue warrants pay
able out of the proper funds when
said bond and coupons are present
ed for payment.
1t appearing to the Board of Sup
ervisors Of Holmes County, Missis-
sippi, that in accordance with petit
ton of the Commissioners of Chicopa
Drainage District of Holmes County,
Mississippi, a maintenance and bond
service tax or levy was ordered by
this Board for the year of 1899 and
that the sheriff and tax collector
was ordered to collect said tax, and
it now appears that at a meeting of
the Commissioners of said District
On July /, 1910, the following ac-
tion was taken:
at is further ordered that the
sheriff be and hereby is directed
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