The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-11-18

MIN Id VI ULAh o.
TOBER. l94s. MEETING OF
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS CT
JACKSON COUNTY. MISSIS-
SIPPI.
TUESDAY MORNING, the 4th
day of October, A. D., 1949, at
1000 o'clock A. M. the Board of
Supervisors of Jackson County,
Mississippi, met pursuant to re-
cess taken on the Bird day of
October, A. D., 1949.
Present and in attendance same
as on October 3, 1949.
After proclamation by the sher-
iff the following things were had
and done, to-wit:
ORDER Re- TWO MILL LEVY
HARBoR AND DOCK
PURPOSES
There coming on for considera-
ton by the Board of Supervisors
of Jackson County, Mississippi,
certified copy of resolution by the
Port Commission of the City of
Pascagoula, Mississippi in which
a request was made that the
Board of Supervisors of Jackson
County, Mississippi certify for
collection the two mill state levy
for port purposes, said resolution
being in words and figures as
follows:
CERTIFIED EXTRACTS OF
MINUTES OF MEETING OF
THE PORT COMMISSION OF
THE PORT OF PASCAGOUEA.
MISSISSIPPI HELD ON THE
23RD DAY OF SEPTEMBER.
l949.
There came up for considera-
ton and discussion the matter of
the levy and collection of an adj
valorem tax of two mills IN each
dollar of the total assessed valua-
ton of all the taxable property
in Jackson County, Mississippi,
for port purposes as provided by
Section 1877, Mississippi Code of
1912 and the following resolution
was offered by Mr.. Gautier who
moved its adoption, to-wit:
RESOLUTION O ING
THE BOARD OF SUPEHVIS-
ORS OF JACKSON COUNTY.
MISSISSIPPI a N D T H E
SHERIFF AND TAX COLLEc-
TOR OF JACKSON COUNTY.
MISSISSIPPI TO TAKE SUCH
STEPS AS ARE PRESCRIBED
BY LAW TO PROVIDE FUNDS
FOR THE PAYMENT OF
PRINCIPAL AND INTEREST
ON S263.000.00 PORT I'M
PROVEMENT BONDS ISSU-
ED BY THE CITY OF PASCA-
GOULA. DATED MARCH l.
ls49.
WHEREAS, on the 21st day of
March, l949, pursuant to request
contained in resolution of this
Commission adopted on the 7th
day of February, 1949, the Board
of Supervisors adopted a certain
resolution as the same appears OF
record in Volume %, at Pages
395-400 of the Minutes of the
Board of Supervisors of Jackson
County, Mississippi; by which
resolution the said Board of Sup
ervisors pledged and dedicated to
the payment of principal and in
terest on the aforesaid issue OF
Port bonds the entire proceeds OF
the two mills. state tax on each
dollar of the total assessed valua-
ton of all the taxable property
in Jackson County, Mississippi, as
levied under authority of Chapter
209, Laws or Mississippi, 1884,
now Sections 1877 to 1889, both
inclusive, Code of 1912; and
WHEREAS, by said resolution,
the Board of Supervisors pledged
to annually continue the levy OF
said tax on all taxable prop
erty in Jackson County, Mis-
sissippi if no state ad valorem tax
equal to or greater than said two
mill tax shall be hereafter levied,
all as provided by law; and by
which resolution said Board oil
Supervisors pledged itself tc
adopt proper resolution to direct
the Chancery Clerk, who is Ex-
Officio Clerk of the Board OF
Supervisors, in certifying to the
Tax Collector of Jackson County
the amount of tax levied and tc
be collected for the year l949 ane
for each year thereafter, in each
taxing district, to include in such
certificate a two mill state &C
valorem tax on each dollar oil
the total assessed valuation of al
of the taxable property in Jack
son County, Mississippi for the
purpose of paying principal ano
interest on Port Improvement
Bonds; and
WHEREAS, the City of Pasca-
goula, at the request contained in
resolution adopted by the Pcrf
Commission on said 7th day o.
February, 1949, proceeded with
the issuance, valuation and sale
of Port Improvement Bonds II
the amount of Two Hundred Six
ty-three Thousand (S263, 100000,
Dollars, dated March l, l949 fol
the purpose of exchanging Thir-
teen Thousand (Sl3,000.00) Dol
lars par value of bonds to be IS
sued for like amount of then out.
standing Port Improvement Bonds
of previous issue, and for the
purpose of repairing and improv,
ing present port facilities IN thai
part of the Port of P~ascagoula
Situated within the corporate
limits of the City of Pascagoula
and
WHEREAS, said issue of Two
Hundred Sixty=three Thousand
(S263, 10000 Dollars Port I'm
provement Bonds are now out
standing and a part of the interes'
and principal thereof becomes due
and pavable in each of the year!