The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1867-01-26
Synopsis Of the Proceedings Of the
County Court.
John 81. Bills, Chairman Presiding
A. I f. Bose. Bose, Quorum Justices.

!. 4. B. F. Fs%.sss RS1s; Quorum Justices.
The following is a synopsis of business
transacted in the County Court Of Harde-
man county, at its January term, 1857:
An election held for Chairman and Quo
rum Justices for the year 1867, which re-
suited in the election of John r. Bills, Chair
man, and a. H. Rose and J. B. Fawcett,
Quorum Justices.
Order levying the following taxes on prop
erty, polls and privileges for 1867, to,wit:
For county purposes on each Sl0O worth of
taxable property, l23 cents; taxable free
poll, SO cents; merchants, druggists, ped
dlers, grocers, jewellers, confectioners or
tippling houses, $25i circuses, shows or con-
certs for profit each day, $25.
Foreign insurance companies having an
agency in Hardeman county, S25.
Also special tax for building court house,
to-wit: On each 800 worth of taxable prop
erty, 20 cents; taxable free poll, IS cents;
merchants, druggists, peddlers, grOcers, jew
elers, eonfectioners or tippling houses, Sl2 So
Circuses, shows or concerts, for profit
each day, Sl2 so.
Foreign insurance companies having an
agency in Hardeman county, $l2 SO.
The following persons were appointed to
serve as Jurors at the February term of the
Circuit Court, to-wit: District No. l, J. n.
McLelland and J. c. Prewitt; district No. 2,
Wm. Powell and TheOphilus Higgs district
No. 3, J. J. Polk and Thomas Boyle; district
No. 4, J. w Wilkes and James Mitchell (;
district No. 5, Milton Cross and RObt Gin
ton; district No. 6, G. T. Dorion, VIM. Muck
oils and W. r. Kearney; district No. Z, B.
F. Ussery and ]. B. Wilkerson; district No.
8, Alex. Black and R. s. Carter; district No.
| g, S. T. Avant and s. r. McAlezandeE dis
trict No 10, D. A. Ferguson and Burrell
Sauls; district No. IL, Henly Stone and w.
s. Carson; district No. II, ". R. Howell
and ]. S. Sasser district No. 13, Jno. Craw-
ford and VIM. McKinnie; district No. IA
Thos. E. MeClendon and ]. B. Young; dis
trict No Is, Matthew Brooks and w. B.
! Rainey; district No. Is, a. B. Grain and
Thos. Blair; district Ne. II, Hamon Hudson
and Volentine 4rease. F. T. Myers and
James Murdough, cOnstables, to wait or
said court
| The following named persons were ap
pointed revenue commissioners for the year
/ 1867: District l, J. c. Prewitti district 2, A
II. Rose; district 3, J. J. Polk; district 4, J.
W. Wilkes; district 5, NJ Campbell; district
s, C. H. Dorion; district 7, D. J. Newberni
district 8, J. w. Holdford; district 9, s. T
Avant; district TO- P NJ Crawford distric
IL, A. II. Thorton; district u, W. R. How
ell; district Is, J. NJ Mitchell; district IA
Wiley Fort; district Is, W. B. Rainey; dis
trict Is, Geo. MoClendon; district II, Chas
McCommOn.
A Abatement with J. Watson, County Trus
tee, was presented showing amount received
By him during the year 1866, of S6l79 81
and amount paid out Of S6576 OS, leaving il
his favor Of 1896 %, which settlement wa
approved and ordered to be recorded.
A settlement of the county revenue CO.
lected by the clerk county court on priv
Ieges for theyear 1866, amounting tOSl900 2
was presented, approved and ordered to b
recorded, and the County Trustees receiE
for the amount, which was also approved.
A statement of the County Revenue co
lected by the Clerk of the Circuit Court 70
the year 1866, amounting to sI9 so, was pr'
sented, approved and ordered to be recorde
and the county Trustees receipt for th
amount, which was also approved.
Ordered that the chairman be allowe
g so per day for services as presiding ma
istrate, and $50 perquarter as financial agen
and the Quorum Justices be each Above
s. per day for services holding court an
that the Justices each be allowed 8 per da
for attending and holding the quarterly cour
for the year 1855.
Ordered that the review commissioners
allowed so each for assessing the taxes
their respective districts for the year 1857.
Order appointing Geo. S. Gibson, A. q