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"Whereas, the -City of Bay St. Louis is beginning a now form of government, to-wij^ The Commission ^orm of Government, having abolished the old Aldermanic Form, and, ?\VhcT.eas,/the finances of th? city has not beeo audited by an auditor for many ynirs and it is necessary for a complete audit to be made for the city accounts for the past 1'our years and, it being necessary also under the law to make quarterly, semiannually and annual audits which are to be published' as provided for by law, and,
??Whereas, Mr. James 0. Jones is a competent auditor and is familiar wiih accounts of municipal corporations in the Stnte of Mississippi, ?Therefore, be it resolved that Mr. James 0. ;Jones be and is hereby employed by the City of Bay-St. Louis for the purpose of making said auditp for the City of Bay St. Louis for four years previous to January 1st, 1928, and to file with this Board a complete audit of the accounts of the City of Bay St. Louis for said period and that Mr. James 0. Jones be and is hereby further employed for the purpose of making quarterly, semi-annual and annual audits as required by law and his fee to be paid as mutually agreed, being $300 per year* which isi to. include the original foUr-year audit and yearly auditing of the books and accounts of the City of"Bay'St.tLouis
-	1 for the year 1928; he to be"paid $150 upon completion of'. the'^four-?.year *%$?... audit and,yearly auditing of tha books' ?f$> - 'and accounts of.the,City 6f Bay St.
?	Louis- fox the year 1928^ -he to >be paid $150.,upon completion''ofthe ?A four-year'audit,and'$150 at the1, end J^of
;.pNo'o thei^lppowtth entia^ere:'ma~d e1 ^^for-th^'presenti including that*of mar-
of the city of Bay St. Louis Mayor Traub spoke of the excellent schools, the modern- waterworks system and the fine hard-surfaced highways;
He foresees for the Bay an active interest and integral part in the entire Coast development and is- optimistic for the coming year in his own-municipality.	'	J
A. P. LOTT WEf COMED.I
N. 0. States Press special:	1
Crystal Springs, Missv Jan. I 2.? Friends of A. Palmer Lott are giving him a welcome lipon his return,from a several month?s sojourn in Europe. Mr. Lott is an ex-service man, and prominent in Legion affairs throughout the state. He was intrusted with a letter from the mayor of Bil6xi,-a former Frenchman, to the mayor of Paris. The ?Stars and Stripes,?j published in the French capital . made complimentary reference to MrJ Lott during his stay in that city. R. E. Lott, father of Palmer /..ott is a! well-known realtor of Crystal Springs. , - ,
MANY DEEDS FILED AT G'PORT.
Deeds filed in the chancery clerk?s office of Harrison county between Christmas-and New Year show:.a; total of $80,017.33, which Bhows thd-real t3^ate market still active, regardless of the holidays when there is ge ieral-X..a.
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?-f, GOLFERS TO .VISIT COAST IN*;.
JANUARY^^S#
^Seventy-five Dixie gblfera w 11 ar-special train over the;L.l & ;N.-.-'fsilfoa'd January. 24th, etliPaar Christian ? fiind ? entertainment hiaa rbe< ri arranged f o? the'nt thrOugh av.Chamber of Commerce committee. The schedule 'indud;<;.,bre^kfastat:thfi?Inji*By-The-, ?Sea?4uhch;ioril:at:.:Pirie HilhtClubl'and golfihg.,6n[Lthie Piria-Hills course^with a^8ighi-iseeift?'trip ?lo'hj?vthtf- Coastvta i:S'plplet?|thi^^ay,^;TheV;Chamlie^!pi .Comnttrc&Xrfirarrahg^
"from thelnn^By-The^Sea to Pioi Hill* ind ihe kuto trip?ilong th?': Coasts &&
elude:
Building of a state printin for the publication of school which will be sold at coat.
Use of convict labor in the facture of bricks for pavin) highways.
Repeal of the state income t
Removal of University of sippi, or individual department Oxford to Jackson.
Sale of I governor?s mansion utilization!as a place for the < rnent of archives and history, tl ernor to occupy the home h-ov pied by the head of the state hospital in North Jackson.
The state school book p measure is considered Governo Bilbo?s ?pet? measure, which 1 would cause him ?to simile on i er measure until it was adopte
PROF. HEMMERSBACHi VI!
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Biloxi News: Prof. J. A. ht? bach, of Washington, D. C., is ing his friends ii> Biloxi after ; sence of ten years.	,1
Prof. Hemmersbach was orga: the Church of Nativity and co ed an orchestra'during his te residence, in this city. . He has friends here who are glad to se
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