Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1859-07-21
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LINCOLN
COUNTY COURT RECORDS

/ COUN 7 COOh hECOnDo'
Continued
appointment of Constables-Ree
tion of the Stray Pen and Jail,
/ Rates of Ferriage across Elk
! iyer-ASsessment of County
Tax, etc.
MONDAY, the 25th of February, 1911.
The Court met according to ad-
tournament.
Thomas Towry resigned the office
of Constable in Lincoln county.
William C. Able appointed IA Con-
stable and took the oath q office,
and entered into bond with Thomas
Towry and Hargtgroye.
Brice Nj. Garner appointed Dep
uty Register, and to"k the oath
faithfully to discharge the duties as
such.
Robert Chapman appointed Con-
stable, took the oath of office, and
gave for his security Nathan G. Pin
son aud Wright Williams.
The Court adjourned till tomorrow
morning 10 o clock.
TUESDAY, the 2Gih February, 1911.
The Court met according to ad-
jOurnment.
Nothing of public interest done on
this day.
Court adjourned till tomorrow
morning 9 o'clock.
WEDNESDAY, 9th day February, ,lSll
The Court met according to ad-
tournament.
Ordered by the Court, that Eze-
kiel Norris, bepermitted to build a
Grist Mill, on Norris Creek, at or near
the mouth of said Norris Creek.
Ordered by the Court, that the
Stray Pen be received, built in the
town Of Fayetteville, for the coun-
ty of Lincoln, as being sufficiently
we'll done according to the plan and
dimensions, and ordered to be rcceiv-
ed of James Miller.
The Commissioners have received
the Jail of Ephraim Parham, as be-
ing agreeable to the plan and dimen-
sions of said Jail, and that said Par
ham be entitled TO receive the allow
ance (say the amount which he un-
dertook TO build the Jail lor) $40
SIZE. Issued 9th August, 1911.
The Ferriage across Elk River in
Lincoln county, shall be as follows,
viz:
For Wagon and team and driver, 20
Cart. ....'. oo
Pleasure Carriage. .............Sl w
Man and Horse. e............ lZl2
Footman. 614
Horses, Cattle, Sheep, and Hoss, p head
Justices present at the time Of
la, ing the County Tax for the year
1911:
John Whitaker, Eli Garrett, Phil
10 Koonce, William Dickson, James
Fuller, Jesse WoodrooG Wright Will
liams, Nathan G. Pinson. We, the
aforesaid Justices, do say the Taxes
for the county of Lincoln, fer the
year 1911, shall be as high as the
State Tax, and that there shat! be
further Tax Of three cents on each
one hundred acres of land, and three
cents on each white poll, and three
cents on each black poll, collected
for a poor tax.
Ordered by the Court, that Ephra-
ion Parham be allowed twelve dollars
for the time he has furnished house
to hold Court in, up 10 this term
February term, 1911. Issued 9th
August, 1911.
Ordered by the Court, that the
Sheriff immediately, this evening, let
the building Of temporary Court
House on the Public Square. as near
the centre as the brick house alres'
dy let will admit of. to be eigh-
teen feet by twenty feet in the clear
round logs, with a good cabin roof,
seat made for the Bar, Court and
Jury, of good plank sufficiently
strong Also. a resting place for the
feet of the Court. and that Vance
Greer, Ezekiel Norris, and James
Bright be Commissioners to receive ",
tbe same, the house to be built ready
for the setting Of May Court
TT to lanes Fuller for $50.