The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1870-07-22
County Court, July 1870.

| from abroad.
County Court, July 1870.
| The 18th and 1st districts of Maury
county were changed so Ito include L,
NJ. Kitchen in the 18th district instead
Of the lst, es'heretofore. uIi'nH
The Sth and seventh districts were so
changed as to include the farm of John
CsMOore, i'm the eth instead of the Sth as
The 24th and 2Ist districts were 30
changed as to include the farms and res
licences Of Geo. w. Furguson, C. G. But
Ter, stephen Dark, w. j. Sowell, and j..
III. Sharber in the oath instead of the 2lst
district, as heretofore, and said line was
restored to its old'original. boundary.
The line between the 4th and 9th dis
tricts was so changed as to include the
farms of John Scribner in the 9th dis
trict instead of the 9TH as heretofore.
1t was ordered and rdecreed by the
Court that hereafter all bills Of cost from
the Circuit Court of Maury county, duly
certified by the Clerk and Judge of said
Court, under the seal of the same, and
approved by the Attorney-Generalo fthe
District, and Chairman of the County
Court of said county, shall constitute
sufficient evidence for the entry of the
same upon the revenue docket of the
County Court, and that warrant shall
be issued thereafter to the Clerk ..of the
County Court, or any person authorized
by him in writing, by the said Chairman
for the full amount OF the bills of cost so
allowed.
Robt. NJ. Nicholson was appointed
Guardian of Josephine Sharp, minor of
VIM. Sharp, decd.
S. III. Pogue was qualified as Justice of
the Peace in the Hampshire country.
Aaron S. Goodwin was appointed guar
dian of w. z. Z. Atkinson, Nancy T.,
n. c. p, c. NJ. p, and S. l.. V. Adkin-
son, minor children of VIM. Atkinson,
decd.
In the case of Calvin Sparkman, Ad-
ministrator, VS.. Woodland heirs, Clark
d Conis' report as to the sale of land:
SI9O.S7, paid S3S Lot No. 2 and 3, pur-
chased by A. X. Standridge, at S1,O50,
paid cash, S6SI. Lots No. } and 4, bought
by j. w. Ashworth, at S40l.07, paid cash
Mrs. Opheiia j. Holmes had her dover
assigned to her, containing 49, acres and
valued at $40 per acre.
Thos. A. Harris, j. p, reported the
sum of S34, for fines collected by him
under the small Offense law.
The County Court Clerk has been en-
GTSSl1C dIlu dCtlNc Ill tLt ulStlldTSt Ol Ills
duties, and has collected and reported to
the Chairman of the Court, for the last
quarter, Sc, $50 State Revenue, and 81
1882 County Revenue; total, Sill ,6S4.32
This amount has principally been col
lected from the merchants in the county,
who, the clerk reports, have paid their
taxes with great promptness. There is
not delinquent merchant in the county.
1t is true that small amount Ofthis rev.
enue has been collected off the marriage
license, and we ascertain that the Clerk
expects large revenue from this source
next autumn, as great many of the
20 ing people are preparing to marry in
in the Fall
To the WIorshipfm County Court of
Maury C5unty:-Pursuant to an order of
Your Torship's Court at previous
term appointing me to investigate and as |
certain the amount due Maury county,
from w. b. Embry, Tax Collector for |
the years 1860 d 1861, with authority to |
employ council to secure the collection
of the same.
beg leave to report that from an ex-
animation of the Revenue books and the |
Minutes of the County Court, / ascer- !
tanned that there came into the hands Of !
taxes reported by him, the sum of $685.
267 .O5, and that he ::disbursed as appears |
by the Treasurer's receipts, and including |
for collections and insol- |
yency reported by him and allowed by |
the County Court, the sum of $50, 815.SS, |
leaving balance due the county 81, 451.l7. |
To secure the payment of which 1 EN- |
ployed f. G. Huntington, ESD, to file a |
bill in the Chancery Court in the name |
of Maury county VS.. J. b. IFrierson, adj
and others; upon which the |
cause was referred to the Clerk & Mas
ter to take and state an account as to |
whom the uncollected taxes rightfully |
belonged, who npon proof reported they |
to the County, and decree
was pronounced confirming said Report.
| also made an order to take and state an /
with A. f. Johnston, Tax Col
lector, wEOreported he had received some |
g, 200. The decree authorized him to
paw the amount to the Clerk Il Master,
and when so paid that the Clerk d Mas
ter should pay it over to the County
Trustee the sum of S9S1.90, and execution
has been issued and placed in the hands
of the Sheriff for S743. II, which L under
stand will be paid shortly. L have also
had an order maze to take further &C
count with said johnson and am salts
fed we shall find a sufficiency eventually
to lIquidate the whole debt. Mr.. Dun
nington agreed to look to the county for
and has rendered valua-
BILE all. Ircco.nI end an appropriation for
the amount of his fee. l have also devo-
ted good deal of time in examining the
records and the books of the former Trus-
tee to get up the facts as reported, and
decided upon in favor of the county, and
ask the WOrshipful Court
for such allowance as my services are
worth in the premises. Respectfully
submitted. PowHATAN GORDON.
July Term, 1870.