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February 3, 2008
MISSISSIPPI WEB SITE
2008




STEVEN
A. McCALEB
103 ALVERADO DRIVE
LONG BEACH, MISSISSIPPI 39560
PHONE & FAX: (228)-868-8428

Awarded 19 June 1969
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EBAY
is this a corrupt
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THE SELLER HAS CHANGED HIS EBAY WEB NAME TO:
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and
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"You are the winning buyer for the item below.
Thank you for your business!
Item title: 25 Crankbaits 25 Inline lures fishing tackle Crank lot
Web address:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=280196049767
Item number: 280196049767
Buyer User ID: samccaleb
Seller User ID: tandpstuff
Your total is:
$29.99 per item
To be calculated insurance (optional)
$0.00 Sales discounts (-) or charges (+)
To be calculated shipping/handling
Tom
morgan
917 E 8th st
anderson, IN 46012
Thank you again for your purchase"
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NO LONGER A REGISTERED USER OF EBAY BECAUSE I QUESTIONED THE EXCESSIVE SHIPPING CHARGES
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Excessive Shipping Charges |
No longer a registered user |
Feb-11-08 18:24 |
| 12YELLOW Rooster Tail type spinner lure Fishing lot 1/8 (#280194639323) | US $4.99 | View Item |
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I feel I paid Excessive Shipping Charges |
No longer a registered user |
Feb-01-08 12:38 |
| (6) BALL BEARING SpinnerBaits Spinner Baits BB lot NIP (#280194687137) | US $3.99 | View Item | |
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I feel I paid Excessive Shipping Charges |
No longer a registered user |
Feb-01-08 12:38 |
| 12Green Rooster Tail type spinner lures Fishing lot 1/8 (#270205905381) | US $4.99 | View Item | |
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I feel I paid Excessive Shipping Charges |
No longer a registered user |
Feb-01-08 12:38 |
| 12White Rooster Tail type spinner lures Fishing lot 1/8 (#280194639343) | US $4.99 | View Item | |
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I feel I paid Excessive Shipping Charges |
No longer a registered user |
Feb-01-08 12:38 |
| 72 Crankbait lures ZIP fish tackle Crank baits bulk lot (#280194639256) | US $89.99 | View Item | |
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I feel I paid Excessive Shipping Charges |
No longer a registered user |
Feb-01-08 12:38 |
| (11) Premium Buzz Baits Lures Fishing Tackle Bait G lot (#270205892056) | US $4.99 | View Item | |
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I feel I paid Excessive Shipping Charges |
No longer a registered user |
Feb-01-08 12:38 |
| 12 BALL BEARING SpinnerBaits Spinner Baits BB lot NIP (#280194319059) | US $8.99 |
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EBAY MUST BE WORRIED THAT I WILL TELL THE TRUTH ON HOW IT MAKES ITS MONEY!!!!!!!!!!
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I am having a dispute with a company selling its wares on WWW.EBAY.COM, I bided on a few item concerning the same type items, and I felt that I was over charged in the items I bided and own.
I contacted ebay, rswebhelp@ebay.com , and voices my concerns about what I considered to be EXCESSIVE SHIPPING CHARGES, and I still do. (see shopping labels below:
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PLEASE WAIT FOR PICTURES TO COME UP:

ACTUAL CHARGES:
$19.25
Dear STEVEN MCCALEB,
This email confirms that you have
paid tandpstuff (tandpstuff@yahoo.com)
$196.53 USD using PayPal.
Now that you’ve completed your
payment, we encourage you to recover your PayPal password.
You’ll be able to check out faster next time and access your
payment history for all the items you purchase on eBay.
Payment Details
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Dear Steven,
Thank you for writing eBay in regard to your shipping price concern for
the items you purchased from "tandpstuff". Please accept my apology for
the delay in responding to your email.
To address your concern about shipping charges, I’d like to inform you
that eBay has recently begun taking measures to ensure that all concerns
about excessive shipping are addressed and any violations are remedied.
However, many of these steps will take some time to implement. In the
meantime, the seller is responsible for determining the shipping and
handling charges. Although eBay encourages sellers to clearly describe
the charges in the listing, so that buyers understand the terms, they
are not required to do so. In every case, buyers should confirm with the
seller what the total cost of shipping and handling will amount to prior
to bidding.
Also, there are some instances in which additional services, such as
signature or delivery confirmation, may cost extra. There may also be
additional expenses that the seller incurs when selling their items. I
hope you understand that sellers may also take this into account when
determining shipping and handling charges.
More information can be found here:
http://pages.ebay.com/help/sell/shipping-faqs.html
Of particular interest is the subheading "Amounts Charged for Shipping"
as this will explain why the rates may vary.
As eBay is only a venue, we cannot verify if a seller is making a profit
on the shipping of their products. For example, an item you purchased
has an actual shipping fee of one dollar. The actual shipping charge on
the packaging may not reflect the true expenditure needed to send the
package to you. Things such as the packaging itself, a third party
mailing service, travel to and from the location they mail their items
from if they live in a rural area. As you can see, these are just few of
the factors that may be used to determine shipping and handling charges.
If you are ever unsure about the shipping and handling a seller is
charging, you may contact the seller directly and ask about those
charges.
To request the seller's phone number, follow these steps:
1. Click the "Advanced Search" link at the top of most eBay pages.
2. Click the "Find Contact Information" link under the "Members" heading
on the left side of the page.
3. Enter the member's User ID and the Item number.
4. Click the "Search" button.
Lastly, always remember to be sure that you understand and agree to the
shipping charges before placing a bid on an auction. Generally, it is
best to address any questions or concerns to the seller prior to bidding
as their answer to those questions could greatly affect your desire to
purchase the item.
If you need further assistance, please don't hesitate to reply to this
email and let us know.
Sincerely,
Hal
eBay Customer Support
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Dear Steven,
Thank you for writing eBay in regard to your shipping price concern for
the items you purchased from "tandpstuff". Please accept my apology for
the delay in responding to your email.
To address your concern about shipping charges, I’d like to inform you
that eBay has recently begun taking measures to ensure that all concerns
about excessive shipping are addressed and any violations are remedied.
However, many of these steps will take some time to implement. In the
meantime, the seller is responsible for determining the shipping and
handling charges. Although eBay encourages sellers to clearly describe
the charges in the listing, so that buyers understand the terms, they
are not required to do so. In every case, buyers should confirm with the
seller what the total cost of shipping and handling will amount to prior
to bidding.
Also, there are some instances in which additional services, such as
signature or delivery confirmation, may cost extra. There may also be
additional expenses that the seller incurs when selling their items. I
hope you understand that sellers may also take this into account when
determining shipping and handling charges.
More information can be found here:
http://pages.ebay.com/help/sell/shipping-faqs.html
Of particular interest is the subheading "Amounts Charged for Shipping"
as this will explain why the rates may vary.
As eBay is only a venue, we cannot verify if a seller is making a profit
on the shipping of their products. For example, an item you purchased
has an actual shipping fee of one dollar. The actual shipping charge on
the packaging may not reflect the true expenditure needed to send the
package to you. Things such as the packaging itself, a third party
mailing service, travel to and from the location they mail their items
from if they live in a rural area. As you can see, these are just few of
the factors that may be used to determine shipping and handling charges.
If you are ever unsure about the shipping and handling a seller is
charging, you may contact the seller directly and ask about those
charges.
To request the seller's phone number, follow these steps:
1. Click the "Advanced Search" link at the top of most eBay pages.
2. Click the "Find Contact Information" link under the "Members" heading
on the left side of the page.
3. Enter the member's User ID and the Item number.
4. Click the "Search" button.
Lastly, always remember to be sure that you understand and agree to the
shipping charges before placing a bid on an auction. Generally, it is
best to address any questions or concerns to the seller prior to bidding
as their answer to those questions could greatly affect your desire to
purchase the item.
If you need further assistance, please don't hesitate to reply to this
email and let us know.
Sincerely,
Hal
eBay Customer Support
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Dear Steven,
Thank you for writing eBay in regard to your report about reporting
seller "tandpstuff" and his shipping price which you find excessive.
Steven, I understand your concern. I've reviewed the listing you've won
item number 280194639256 and I noticed that your seller had included a
Shipping Rate Calculator in estimating the shipping price of the item,
in placing your postal code in it, the calculator shows a value of
$20.89 which is the same shipping price listed in the invoice the seller
had sent you.
I understand that you feel that this amount is excessive and I
understand your concern. At this time, I would encourage you to contact
your seller directly and try to work this out. I would recommend that
you communicate with him directly and ask him about the shipping price
in his auction and amicably find a solution that could work for the both
of you.
To contact the seller, follow these steps:
1. Go to the item page and click on the seller's name.
2. Then click on the "Contact Member" button on the Member Profile page.
3. Write a message to the seller explaining your issue and then click
"Send."
If you prefer, you may want to ask your seller about the reason for his
shipping amount requested. If he told you that he's not satisfied with
the winning bid or that he would be using the money to cover up for his
eBay or PayPal fees, then this must be considered as a form of Fee
Avoidance. To report such activity, I would ask you to send us a copy
of the email you received where the seller stated his reason for
excessive shipping. To report such incident please go to:
http://pages.ebay.com/help/policies/listing-circumventing.html
http://pages.ebay.com/help/policies/listing-shipping.html
What should you know for future reference?
The seller is responsible for determing the shipping and handling price
of their listed items. We always advise the bidders to be very careful
when bidding on auctions. It is important that they read the entire
description so that there are no surprises if the seller has listed a
high shipping cost. If you do not notice any specifics on shipping, you
should always contact the seller before placing a bid.
Listing items at a very low bidding price and high shipping price is
usually considered Fee Circumvention. However, in order to take action
against these reports, the auctions must be reported before they have
ended. Otherwise, we cannot take action against such a violation.
If you prefer, you may also would want to consider offering your seller
to mutually cancel the sale. We can release both of you from obligation
to complete the transaction, but the process involved needs to be
initiated by the seller.
If you and your seller have agreed not to complete the transaction, your
seller can receive credit without harming your reputation. If the
seller's request for a Final Value Fee states that an amicable agreement
was reached, then going through the Unpaid Item process will not
negatively reflect on your eBay account.
As the cancellation of this transaction must be initiated by the
seller, I have provided you with information about this process. If the
seller does not know how to do this, please pass this information on to
him.
In these circumstances, eBay does not refund the initial listing fee. If
your seller would like to receive a credit for the Final Value Fee,
please have him or her follow our Unpaid Item Process.
To begin the Unpaid Item Process, please have your seller follow the
steps below:
1. Click on the "My eBay" button located at the top of any eBay page.
You may be asked to log in if you haven't already.
2. Next, click on the "All Selling" link located on the left-hand side
of the page.
3. From there, click on the "Report an Unpaid Item" link located under
the "Related Links" section on the left side of the page.
4. From this page, you will be prompted to enter the item number and
instructed on how to proceed from there.
For more information about this process, and to file for Final Value Fee
credit, please go here:
http://pages.ebay.com/help/policies/unpaid-item-process.html
Again, let me reassure you that if you and the seller mutually agree not
to complete the sale, this will not reflect negatively on your account,
nor result in an Unpaid Item warning.
Also, I have reviewed all the emails you have sent us and it would seems
to me that you were also previously trying to report an excessing
shipping listing however, the listings you were trying to report
(280194639256 and 70205892056) seems to be already ended. I greatly
appreciate your effort in trying to report to us potential policy
violation and if you ever saw such listing you can easily report such
listings by clicking on the "Report This Listing" link at the bottom of
that listing page.
You can also report such listings by following the steps below:
1. 1) go to www.ebay.com
2) Click "Help" at the top of the page
3) Click "Contact Us" on the left side
4) Check the radio button : Listing Violations
5) Click "Continue".
6) Under Step 1 : Select a subtopic, Listing policy violations (improper
keywords, outside links, excessive shipping, etc)
7) Under Step 2 : Select a subtopic, choose "Other listing policy
violations"
8) Under Step 3 : example choose "Miscategorized items"
9) Click "Continue"
10) Click "Email Us" in the middle
11) Fill out the information with as much details as you can so that the
Trust and safety team can investigate the situation in greater detail.
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It seem as though ebay is geared towards the seller and not the buyer, why would anyone want to contact the seller over a dispute, ebay representatives should settle a dispute.
Can I retract or cancel my bid? |
For information on infringing or illegal items or for information on
other eBay listing guidelines, please view the following URL:
http://pages.ebay.com/help/sell/item_allowed.html
You may also want to review our current policies at the following URL:
http://pages.ebay.com/help/policies/listing-ov.html
I understand your frustration regarding this matter and apologize for
the inconvenience it caused you.
Sincerely,
Marnia
eBay Customer Support
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I requested that my bid be retracted!!!
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But yet ebay will allow a seller to charge Excessive Shipping Charges, so is ebay working for the buyer of the seller. What I can tell most people charge a descent shipping charge, then there are some that make a living on Excessive Shipping Charges. Please be careful!!!
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I sent the seller an email stating that I have
requested my bid be canceled and that I have requested ebay intervene on my
behalf on what I believe to be Excessive Shipping Charges.
STEVEN A. McCALEB
USN RET
(SEABEE)
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Dear Steven,
Thank you for writing eBay in regard to your recent transaction with
tandpstuff.
We are very concerned about violations on the site and have thoroughly
investigated your report. The eBay Privacy Policy prevents me from
discussing the specifics of our investigation. I can tell you, however,
that in this instance we didn't find evidence that a violation occurred.
I understand your concern about this situation, and we can reopen the
investigation if we receive additional information about the possible
violation. Please feel free to contact the SafeHarbor team with
additional information about this account.
Thank you for your time.
Sincerely,
Collean
eBay Customer Support
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Whether you're new to eBay or an experienced buyer and seller, the eBay
Security & Resolution Center can help you protect yourself on eBay and
online. For more information, please click the "Security Center" link at
the bottom of most eBay pages.
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For our latest announcements, please check:
http://www2.ebay.com/aw/announce.shtml
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I have not paid for this item, and I will ship it back when it arrives
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| Subject: | INV NOTICE: eBay Registration Suspension - Publishing Contact Information - mccaleb4thdist@aol.com | Received: | Feb-12 |
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Dear Steven,
Thank you for writing eBay in regard to your account suspension.
After investigating a report that you published contact information of
another eBay user on an online public area, we contacted you to ensure
that you were aware of our policy against this form of activity.
Please note that "online public areas" include, but are not limited to,
Web pages, online forums, newsgroups, About Me pages, Board posts, and
Feedback comments.
Any personal contact information that can be obtained through eBay,
other than the User ID, is considered private. Privacy is a building
block of eBay. When members register an eBay account name, they expect
their personal information to be kept private. Therefore, publishing
contact information related to an eBay member is not permitted.
We previously requested that all contact information belonging to
another eBay member, published at the specified URL, be removed within
24 hours or your eBay account may be suspended. Since you failed to
comply with our request, your account is now suspended.
Your account will remain suspended until all published contact
information of another eBay user has been removed.
Thank you for your time.
Sincerely,
Wilhelm
eBay Customer Support
| Subject: | Re: FA91003 Your recent email to eBay's Trust and Safety Department (KMM2826... | ||||
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Thanks you for the email, I do not remember reading the part about not placing my web page about, Excessive Shipping Charges, please feel free to email that part of your contract, once I have read that section I will consider removing my web page.
| Subject: | FA91003 Your recent email to eBay's Trust and Safety Department (KMM282920631V3874L0KM) | ||||
| Date: | 2/15/2008 1:31:50 P.M. Central Standard Time | ||||
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| Subject: | FA91003 Your recent email to eBay's Trust and Safety Department (KMM282920631V3874L0KM) | ||||
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Dear Steven,
Thank you for writing back in regard to the suspension of your account.
As previously mentioned, your account was suspended from eBay due to the
violation of our site policy as stated below:
<<PUBLISHING CONTACT INFORMATION OF ANOTHER USER>>
After reviewing your account and your past correspondence, we've once
again decided that your eBay account will not be reinstated.
If you wish to know more about eBay's User Agreement which provides all
eBay policies and guidelines, please visit the following link:
http://pages.ebay.com/help/policies/user-agreement.html
Thank you for your time.
Sincerely,
Garfield
eBay Customer Support
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Thank you for responding too my recent email, I believe you made the right decision by suspending me from Eby, I would have done the same thing.
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Welcome Member of Bank of America,
Due to concerns regarding your recent activites involving your account
and for the safety and integrity of the online
banking community we have issued this warning message.
It has come to our attention that your account information needs
to be updated due to inactive member status, frauds and/or spoof
reports.
We will appreciate if you could spend several minutes out of your online
experience and renew
your records to prevent your account running into future problems or
even failure with the online service.
However, failure to update your records will result in
temporary/permanent account suspension.
This notification expires Feb 19, 2008.
Once you have updated your account records your internet banking
service will not be interrupted and will continue as normal.
Just follow the link below
and renew your account information.
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Dear Steven,
Thank you for writing eBay in regard to having problem while transacting
through PayPal.
To help you as quickly and efficiently as possible, I've forwarded your
email directly to a PayPal representative. We do this to ensure the
security of your PayPal account information.
When you have PayPal inquiries, you'll get answers faster if you contact
PayPal Customer Service directly. To reach PayPal Customer Service, log
into your account and send a secure email through the following Web
page:
http://www.paypal.com/us/cgi-bin/helpscr?cmd=_help&t=escalateTab
It is my pleasure to assist you. Thank you for choosing eBay.
Sincerely,
Sean R.
eBay Customer Support
I WONDER WHY EBAY WOULD SEND THIS MESSAGE SINCE I HAVE ALL READY BEEN SUSPENDED FROM EBAY?
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Appealing Unpaid Item Strikes and Suspensions
When buyers do not pay for
items they have bought or won, they have violated eBay’s
Unpaid Item Policy,
and and eBay may issue a strike on the buyer’s account.
However, sometimes a buyer may receive a strike despite
having paid for the item.
An Unpaid Item strike can be removed if:
Note: If you are a seller and would like to remove an Unpaid Item Strike from a buyer’s account, see Removing an Unpaid Item strike. Accepted proof of paymenteBay accepts any of the following as proof of payment:
Providing proof of payment to eBay
Note: Hard copy appeals often take up to 10 business days to process.
Note: Hard copy appeals often take up to 10 business days to process. Examples of Unpaid Item strike removalsExample 1 – Mary buys a lamp from Steve and mails him a check for the item. Unfortunately, the check is delayed in the mail for over 2 weeks. Concerned about non-payment, Steve files an Unpaid Item claim against Mary which results in Mary receiving a strike. The next day, Steve receives Mary’s check for payment and ships her lamp with an apology note. Mary can now appeal the unpaid item strike by sending a photocopy of the note and cashed check. Example 2 – Sarah is purchasing designer glass beads from Colin. She wishes to buy 10 beads and places a multi-quantity bid for 10. She later finds out that she has bid on 10 lots and each lot contains 10 beads. Not knowing what to do with so many beads, Sarah only pays for one lot but offers her apology to the seller. Satisfied with the apology, Colin excuses Sarah from purchasing the remaining 9 lots and files an Unpaid Item claim to recover Final Value Fee credits. Sarah received an Unpaid Item strike, but she can now appeal that strike by sending the email communication excusing her from the transaction to eBay with the appeal. |
I have checked too see if punishment has gone both ways on my complaint of Excessive Shipping Charges, and it seem, even though ebay stated that the I was correct on my complaint, nothing that I see has be done concerning the seller.
I have never removed a web page
once I have posted the web page, so it seems I am
the only person being punished.
I would like to know, under the
Freedom of Information Act, what if any punishment
the seller has received.
You can check my web page
concerning this matter:
Please reply,
Sincerely,
STEVEN A. McCALEB
USB RET (SEABEE)
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THIS IS WHAT HAPPENS WHEN ONE CHALLENGES THE CITY OF LONG BEACH, MISSISSIPPI,
YOU GET BLOCKED SO YOUR ANSWERS WILL NOT BE ANSWERED!!!
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Delivery Status Notification.
Delivery to the following recipients failed.
cityoflongbeachms@hotmail.com
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I DO NOT READ WHERE ONE HAS TOO OBTAIN 50 SIGNATURES TO BE ON THE BALLOT!!!!!
DATE POSTED 2/27/2008
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By: /s/signed Rebecca E. Schruff, City Clerk NOTICE OF SPECIAL ELECTION CITY OF LONG BEACH, MISSISSIPPI
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN to the qualified electors of WARD 6, City of Long Beach, Mississippi, that a special election will be held in the City of Long Beach, Mississippi, on Tuesday, the 1st day of April, 2008, for the purpose of electing a WARD 6 ALDERMAN for the City of Long Beach, Mississippi, to fill the vacancy in said office. The said election will be held at the following polling place within the City of Long Beach, Mississippi, to-wit:
Ward 6 - Quarles Elementary School, Commission Road
If no candidate shall receive a majority vote at the election, the two candidates receiving the highest number of votes shall have their names placed on the ballot for the election to be held one (1) week thereafter on April 8, 2008. The polling places for said election shall be open at 7:00 o’clock a.m. and kept open until 7:00 o’clock p.m. on the aforesaid date and all qualified electors of the City of Long Beach, Mississippi, registered to vote by the registration deadline, Saturday, March 1, at 12:00 o’clock NOON, will be entitled to vote in said election. ORDERED, this the 19th day of February, 2008, Mayor and Board of Aldermen of the City of Long Beach, Mississippi. |