Nashville union and dispatch. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1866-1868, 1867-01-08
Proceedings Of the Davi dsOn County
Courf Jnuuary Term

Proceedings Of tile Davidson COunI
j Court, January Term.
, Court convened at the courthouse i
+ Nashville, January It'll, 1867, his Homo
Judge William A. Glenn, presiding.
Magistrate Present-John NJ Bush, in
@ Briles, Thos p Bumpass, w d Baker,
VI Brien L il Childress. W J Chandler
p = Coleman, Euoch Cunningham. Jno |
Cowan, = NJ Cullum, + Garfield, Jane
VI Campbell, VIM Curtis, T D Cassadav
ley Drake, Alfred Dunn, JOS T Ellis
ton, A S Edwards, D S Graves, Benajal
Grayi WIN w Garrett, Michael Gray, Holli
HagaT, james Haynie, Gilpin Halum, G
| Z Long. Nashlev Kennedy, VIM 4 Knight
| VIM kerigan, VIM 4 Mathews Henry
Mcneil, VIM i Meacham, Thos McCarty
p W MaEey, james NOrVell, James I
Patterson, I NJ Patterson, J r w Pearcy.
y A Phelan, Charles Rich, Jno w Ruck er.
W d Robertson, II G Scales, James II
Still, VIM NJ Stephens, l. X Spain, Geo w
| Spain, c NJ Stewart, Thos 7 Saunders,
james Sloan, Jno NJ Tardif, Herbert
! Towns, w J Taylor, J6o Taylor NJ W
! Thompson, Jas Williams, W II Wilkin-
! SOD, Isaac Whitworth, n B Willis
On motion Of Squire Towns the regular
| order of business was suspended, for the
purpose Of electing the county officers
A resolution vas read before the cOut,
| presented by Mr.. Maxey, to the effect that
the salaries of the officers aud the fees Of
jurors should be reduced
A resolution was adC,Ied that the
County Jailor be elected t. mold his Office
at the pleasure of the court, not exceeding
term Of two years.
A recess OF ten minutes was then had, to
give the candidates time to distribute
tickets. The recess being over, nomina-
tons for Jailor were made The following
gentlemen were put in nomination
Patrick Walsh, Joel A Battle, T T
Sanders II Menifee, James Phillips, NJ
I Cotton, + 3 Bigley, J II Galbraith, Jas
MCGinniss, Geo NoryeIl Kindred Ray,
) G Sawyers L A Harris Edward Jones.
The nominations being closed, the cleo
ton was proceeded with.
On the first ballot Walsh received IL
votes Ray II, Galbraith 9, and Battle 6,
the others scattering.
On the second ballot there was no cleo
ton, Walsh receiving II votes Battle 9,
Cotton ?, and Ray 5.
It was then moved and carried that
after the third ballot the two hindmost
candidates be dropped.
On the third ballot Walsh received Is
votes, Battle 10, Cotton G, Galbraith Il, the
others scattering.
The hindmGat candidates were now
dropped, and the fourth ballot taken, which
resulted in Walsh, receiving IA, Gal
breath 10, Battle 9, Cotton = Ray and
Sanders . votes. There being still no
election, the fifth ballot was proceeded
with, the contest becoming highly interest
ing as the voting narrowed TO the leading
candidates. The fifth ballot resulted as
follows: Walsh lG Cotton 7, Galbreath 9,
Battle II, Sanders II, and Ray y. There
being still 10 election, Cotton and Gal
breath were now dropped, and the sixth
ballot was had, the contest being between
Messrs. Walsh, Battle, Sanders and Ray.
This ballot resulted in Walsh receiving
~, Kay 10, Sanders 20, and Battle lG
votes. There being still no election. the
seventh and last ballot was had, the con-
test being between Sanders and Walsh.
with much interest manifested. This final
ballot resulted in Walsh receiving 25 yotes
and Sanders Al. T. +. Sanders was, there |
fore, declared duly elected JaiIOr of David |
son county, he having received a majority |
OF all the votes cast. The election created |
much Interest, the court room being TANNED |
with spectators and the friends Of the re- |
speCtive candidates.
After the election Of Tailor the court pro- |
ceeded to the election Of Assessors. Before |
going into the election this resolution was |
offered:
Resolved, That there be elected as As
SCISSORS Of personal and real estate, one in
each ward Of the city Of Nashville, and one
IN each civil districtin the couny, except the
hTst and that their compensation be as fol-
lows First ward $50, I'd S75, Sd $50,
4th 500, 5th S7j 9th $50, eth S75. 9Th
SO, 9th SO, 10th SIS. For the ID district
$40 Sd $40, 4th $40, 9th $40, 9th $50, 9TH
$50 Sth $50, 9th $40, 10th $50, 18th $50,
18th $50, 18th SIS, I4th $50 18th 500,
10th $50 18th $50, 18th $40, 18th $50, |
10Th $40, Dist $50, 22d $50, 23d $50, oath |
$50, and for the 18th $50. The resolution
vas lost.
The court then proceeded to the cleo
ion Of
DISTRICT ASSESSORS.
The result was as follows. District No.
). II. Currey, No. w. D. Baker, No. 3
lanes Norvell, No. 4 Alfred Creal. No. 3
derburt Towns, No c John @. Briley, No.
Jas. II. Still, No. 8 Geo. W. Spain,
No. Jas, T. Patterson, No. 10 Horace
Scales, No. II Thos. p. Bumpass, No. u
Ashley Kennedy, No. l3 NJ. Gray, No. IA
!. Dillihunty, No. Is j. W. Bush, No. l6 !