The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1940-01-11

lands of said district In accordance
with the betterments against county
as provided by law.
1t is hereby ordered that the fol-
lowing have filed applications with
the Board of Supervisors and State
Tax Commissioner asking for a re-
'duction in assessments, as follows
r. l.. Wallace, j, T. Odom, l.. r.
Heard.
In accordance with notice and pub
LEGATION made to banks for bids for
the privilege of keeping county funds
or any part thereof Holmes County
for the year 1910, as provided by
Chapter log of $50, and amendments
thereto, and bids having oeen receiv
ed from the banks of Holmes county,
on Tuesday, January End, 1910, by
the Board of Supervisors 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-w1t:
Holmes County Bank and Trust
Company of Lexington, Miss, IS per-
cent of the public funds of said
county, not to exceed the sum of
$50, 10000.
First National Bank of Lexington,
I axinnfan AH;ce OK ,1ooa +Ln
public funds of said county, not to
exceed the sum of $3.50, 100000.
Merchants and Planters Bank of
Tchula, Miss, 10 percent of the pub
lie funds of said county not to ex-
coed the sum of 500, 100000.
Merchants & Farmers Bank, Du-
rant, Miss, 5 percent of the public
funds of said county not to exceed
the sum of 100000,
Bank Of West, West, Miss, s per
cent of the public funds of said
county, not to exceed the sum OF
$4,000. 90.
Pickens Bank, Pickens, Miss, S
county, not to exceed the sum of
100000.
Peoples Bank, Durant, Miss, 5
percent of the public funds of said
not to exceed the sum of
$40, 10000.
All of said funds by said banks
% be secured as provided by law.
And it appearing 70 the Board of
that the foregoing bids
proposed the best terms having IN
view The safety of said funds, it is
therefore ordered that said bids be
md the same are hereby accepted the !
Board of Supervisors shall have the
light to designate which and now
of any one fund shall be kept
IN deposit in any one of he deposit
cries, and do adopt rules for receiv.
ng such deposits.
1t is further ordered by this Board
hat the commissions, bonds and Sc
'urities of each OF the present de-
'ositories for public funds now in
he hands Of said repositories shall
'emain in force as heretofore order
ID for the current year until new
arrangements shall be made in ac-
,odrance with Chapter 1O5 of the
Avs Of 1880, the same to be III
affected until commissions
Ire issued to the above named banks,
security provisions in said Chap
:er 105 of the Code of 1880, and
thereto.
Ordered this the End day Of Janu-
Try, 1910.
Whereas at this the January meet
ng 1910 banks in Holmes County.
Mississippi, were selected and Gre
ted repositories of the public funds
If said county:
Therefore it is nov ordered by this
Board the rules and regulations Of
his Board governing repositories for
he years Of 1882 to 1899 inclusive
We and the same are hereby readopt-,
ID as The same appears on the Min
ties Of this Board at the January
Term 1882 and re-adopted by this
at each subsequent January
Meeting.
1t is further ordered tina. the Clerk
# this Board ION the LIST Monday
4 each month hereafter present to
he Board a statement as required
said rules and regulations and
IS required by law, and of each and
very public fund of said county, as
hown by the books and accounts
4 said funds, as kept by the Chan
cry Court Clerk of Holmes County,
nd as Auditor and Clerk of this
soard as provided by law.
And it is further ordered that the
and amounts of public
unds of said County as awarded to
aid county repositories be MAIN
aimed through the years as far as
provided each of the said
furnish adequate secur-
ty therefor as provided by law, and
n the event said security is not
promptly furnished by one or more
- .l