The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1941-10-23

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zoo. Sidney Ewing 200; Young vii
liams 200; Robert Jones 200; Dock
Thomas 200; Jimmie Page 200;
James Anderson 200; Mckinley
Young 200; Grady Thomas 200:
Phillip Thomas zoo; Will Jones
14.O0: Henderson and. Baird Hdwc
Co. 1900; Wade Hdwe. Co. 9.57;
Standard Oil Company 537.04; Same
32S.18; Same 1929; Mcmillan Pet
Corp. 413.78; John Hargent 1910;
S. v. Farmer 1900; Hudson Tate
1000; W. L. Singleton 148.O0; City
Of Ruleville $500; A. B. Archer
26. 90; Dorothy McBee 229.16; Ruth
IIolloman 1900; Dorothy McBee
$50; Delta Electric Power Assoc.
SO; Lawrence Printing Co. 6.7O; G.
Garland Lyell, Atty. $500; Peter
man Bros. 5000; Sou. Bell Tel. and
Tel. Co. $50; Luther Stay 5000:
Dorothy McBee Supt. of Educa-
| ton has this day filed her report
The Board Of Supervisors is re-
quested to levy a tax of one mill for
! maintenance and five mills for bond
service, on the betterments as shown
by the assessment roll of the Black
Creek Drainage District, as the same
now exists, for the year Of 1871,
assessment roll now on file with the
Chancery Clerk and the Cheriff of
Holmes County, Mississippi, for the
purpose Of paying interest on Re-
funding Bonds and Bonds, and main
training the canals and improvements
in said Dk rict, daring next twelve
months. .4f.
1t appearing that certain bonds
and coupons will become due and
payable before the next regular
meeting of this Board and that it il
necessary that same be paid when
due; it is ordered that the Clerk Of
this board issue warrants payable out
of the proper funds when said bonds
and coupons are presented for pay
ment.
This Board Of Supervisors being
requested by said Board of Drainage
Commissioners to make a tax levy of
four per cent "a per cent) on the
the amount of the assessed benefits
on the lands of said Drainage Dis
trict; it is hereby ordered that a tax
levy of four per cent "a per cent?
on the amount of the assessed bene-
fits on the lands of said Drainage
District as shown by the assessment
rolls of said Drainage District, for
the purpose of paying the principal
and interest on the bonds and main
tenance and other necessary expen-
SEES of said Dra;rage district be and
is, hereby made for the year 194I.
1t is hereby ordered that the board
do now adjourn until tomorrow morn
ing 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 in the City Of Lexington, on
this the 7th days Of October, A D.
1941, and being the second day OF
the term with the same members and
officers present as on yesterday.
When the following proceedings
were then and there held and had:
1t appearing that certain areas in
Holmes County are infested with Ar
gentine ants and that same should be
eradicated; it is ordered that the sum
of $4,000 be and the same is here
by, appropriated for the fiscal year
balboa for eradications of ants.
Coming on to be heard the petition
and claim of James Fryer for DANA
ges for injury 10 mule and the Board
having heard evidence in support Of
such petition and claim the Board Of
Supervisors in the exercise Of its
discretion does disallow said claim.
1t appearing that at the August,
1941 meeting Of this Board the Clerk
was directed to advertise for bids to
be received at the September 1941
meeting Of this Board, and said bids
were not passed on at the September
meeting and were held over until the
October, 1941 meeting, and the bid
!. T. o. Buford to furnish a wagon and
bed being the lowest and best bid is
|; hereby accepted.
1t is hereby qSdered that the
tax levies for Fiscal year l94l-194a
, have been made by the Board of Sup.
+; ervisors at the October Meeting.
Whereas, the Clerk Of the Board
Of Supervisors Of Holmes COUNTY
r has filed with the State Tax Com,
] mission q copy Of the Personal AS
: assessment Roll of said County as of the
: first day Of January, l941, in thu
: manner prescribed by Section 318s
, Code Of 1880 and other laws; And i
: appearing to the satisfaction of tn.
State Tax Commission that the rol
: and the assessments contained in til,
: same have been made. and the rol
prepared in conformity to the re