The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1869-01-16

The actual Mount Of warrants issued by
your Chairman for the past year is
$5,714 06, to which may be added one for
the poor amounting to $l06 25; making the
expenses of the year $500 81.
1t is proper to remark that accounts for
the rent of offices for the past year have not
been presented vet, but~about the same
the January term, 1868, and is included in
the above total, making the estimate about
correct
l have to report the signing and issuing
to your agent, E, P. McNeal, Esq, I03
county bonds of 500 each; 81 of which fall
due April l, 1870; like number due April
l, 1871, and 50 due April l, 1872, all of
which have been sold on better terms than
your limit, as will appear by your agents
report, thus exhibiting confidence which
this Court will not disappoint.
l cannot close this communication with
out congratulating you and all the people of
the county, on the successful completion of
this noble structure, this temple of justice,
so we'll ARRANGED in all its parts for the pur
poses intended, and in all respects fully up
to contract and especially that your COM
missiOners have the ability, from taxes and
the loans before mentioned, to fully pay the
contractors for the same. A full reprrt of
settlement will be made ut our next April
term,
Respectfully submitted
Jno II Bills, Chairman
An election was held for Chairman and
Quorum Justices, for the year 1869, which
resulted as follows: Jno H Bills Chairman,
and A. H. Rose and j. B. Fawcett Quorum
Justices.
An election was also held for Coroner,
Ranger and Standard keeper, which re-
suited as follows, to-wit: j. c. Prewitt,
Coroner, William Nuckolls, Ranger, and
Jno H. Johnson, Standard keeper.
Maj. E. P. McNeal, Financial agent, ap-
pointed by the Court to receive and sell
County Bonds, reported that he had re-
ceived 1O3 bonds, 500 each, making
SO, 800, and disposed of them for the sum
of S, ,472.
Order allowing the Court House Commits
sioners until the April term of the Court to
make their report.
A settlement with J. Watson, County
Trustee, presented, showing amount re-
ceived by him for County purposes during
the year 1865, S8,536 16, and amount
paid out $7,O67 OIL, leaving balance il
his hands, of 81 469 10, and amount re
ceived by him for Court House purposes
during the year 1868, $I1, $40 68 and
amount paid out $l2,475 81, leaving
balance due him of 1884 49,
Order fixing the salary of the Chairman
and Quorum Justices for the year 1869 al
follows: To the Chairman while holding
courts, So SO per day, and $3.50 per year al
financial agent. TO the Quorum Justices
each, while holding courts, 50 per day.
Order Levying taxes for the year 1869, a
follows, to-wIt:
On each sl0O worth of taxable property
I6 cents.
On each Free Poll so cents.
On Merchants Druggists, Peddlers, Jew
elers, Confectioners, and Tippling Houses
s25.
On circuses and shows, for profit per day
s25.
: On each deed presented for Probate, on
. Mill on the dollar.
On each Foreign Insurance Compan
having an agency in the County, S25.
Also that a special tax for Court HOus
! purposes be levied as follows:
On each 500 worth of taxable propert
! IA cents.