The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1870-01-15
Synopsis of the Proceedings OF
the County Court.
John III. Bills, Chairman.

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transacted in the County Court of Harde-
man at its January term. 1870:
The Chairman presented his report which
was read and approved, and is as follows
to-wit:
TO the WorsAipful County Court of Har-
de1nan County, IN session January term,
1870:
/ Your chairman submits herewith his an
nual report of settlements with the several
! Clerks, Tax Collector and County Trustee,
showing the financial condition of the
/ County this day. ~
The receipts into the County Treasury
from all sources during the past year for
/ County purposes. AL 60
! To which added balance on hand
last settement.-,.-.. ................Sl, ,469 10
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Taa CREDITS
County warrants paid. 993 O9
His comsn 5 per cent. 1929 65 Sc, ,292 IA
Due county this day.....................s6I O6
Rece pts for Court House funds from all
sources during the past year .....$3, ,290 25
CREDITS.
By bal due Trustee, last settlem't 1874 SO
By coupons paid......................... $4S5 so
By warrants paid .............-.........S5 $50 25
By commission per cent on amount
paid 09 81, ,103 81
Balance due Court House fund. so, 1856 So
Your Chairman has issued warrants for
the past year, as appropriated, to-wit:
| For expenses of Hardeman Circuit
Court 033 06
| For Justices asssessig g taxes Of 1869. 1925 00
For Justices holding quarterly Courts in
1So9..... W
For support and burying paupers in
1909 -. ,0Oz 10
| For Chairman 5 salary in l869.......Sl50 90
| For Chairman and Quorum Justices holding
Courts IN 1869 W
For roads and bridges in l869.........S80 90
! For Court House Bell, Carpeting, Lighting
rods, Jail expenses, ETC., etc, ......$1 ,937 65
AMOUNT WARRANTS ISSUED. ............$6,1 100 49
! The whole amount of County Warrants
issued since the reorganization of the Courts
at the close of the late war, for county
purposes, l54- ~
| To which add, ante Bellum Warrants
paid S935 20
Total ,Oo9 %
OF which is paid and caneeled...S $40 90
Leaving outstanding warrants.....$2,4 ,449 "a
All of which will be paid by the balance
of taxes of 1869, uncollected as yet, and
leave the County Treasury with an excess
of at least 81 $50 after all deductions and
commissioners.
! The Court House, special tay for 1869
will nett an ample amount to pay the
interest on County Bonds, and the first in
stallment or one-third of the debt falling
due lst April next
The Bridge Tcr levied the past year, with
all charges off will nett about $3.50 only
$50 of this has been appropriated.
When the present court was organized
our Treasury was wholly insolvent with an
Anti Bullum debt upon US, war
rants ~
And other just claims, which we have
p2ld -...... ,OSI II
Ifotal . .................. 026 A
We have paid in addition to our current
expenses, and now have the satisfaction to
know that when the past years taxesare
Icollected, we have ample means to pay
every warrant now cut with an excess as
above stated Respectfully
Submitted, =.
JNo. II. Bills, Ch'mn.
An election was held for Chairman and
Quorum Justices, for the year 1870, which
resulted as follows Jno H. Bills, Chairman,
and A. II. Rose and J. B. Fawcett, Quorum
Justices. l.a....zf
Order fixing the salary of the Chairman
and Quorum Justices for the year 1870, as
as follows: To. the Chairman while holding
Court, So so per day, and $3.50 per year as
financial agent
To the Quorum Justices, each, while hold.
ing Courts, 50 90 per day;
Ordered that the cancelled warrants, paid
by the County Trustee, to present timeebe
burned in presence of the Court, which was
accordingly. done.
Order leyYlng taxes for the year 1870, as
follows, to-wit:
FOR COUNTY PURPOSES.
On each 500 worth of taxable property,
l6 cents.
On each free poll, so cents.
On merchants, druggists, peddlers, jewel
ers, confeetioners, and tippling houses, S25.
+ On eircuses and shows for profit per day,
25 dollars
On each deed presented for probate, one
mill on the dollar. 80
Also that special tax to pay County
bonds and interest as follows:
On each 100 dollars worth of taxable
property, y cents.
On each free poll, SO cents. ns4..
On merchants, druggists, peddlers, jewel
ers, confectioners and tipplingI houses, II
dollars and so cents,
On clreuses and shows for each day, u
dollars and so cents
Also special tax for building and repair
ing bridges as follows