The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1870-04-15

ton, $4,000; John Trannin, charity, ss5
90; Sam Mathews, pauper coffin for Mis-
Morine, $50; F. NJ. Dooley, Jailor q
Naury county, $500; Bridge across Duel
River ct lannon's Greek, 100000; J. r
Shelton, Coroner, for holding elections
$500; J. s. Harris, Commissioner o
Registration, $500; X. II. Foster, exces
of Poll Tax, 1910; 8. NJ. Silivan, guard
ing Jail 4a nights. $500; Jack Porter, tn
same, $500; w. J. Dale, balance in full
for INDECENT families, $4,000; A. Barr
5pauper collins, sS1 so; n. Curry, excess
Of tax Sl5.65; A. D. Frierson, Books
Stationary. etc., $500; r. D. Ricketts,
Sheriff Of Maury courty, $l56.75; Calvin
Brown, excess Of tax, $500; j. T. Cart.
ner, work on Jail, s10.75; J. L.. Williams
G. & NJ, for books for Chancery Court
$3.50; s. Timmons, H. Zellner, e. G
Alexander, Bridge Commissioners, s12
90; Paul and Toull for Magistrates Dock
cts, $500; 6. NJ. Galbraith, . paupel
collins, $1,000; J. NJ. Mayes& Co., locks
for Court Room, 1915; Lamb q Boyd,
pauper collins; S22 so; Andrews, Mayes
& Co., locks and hand cuffs, $3.50; the
same, for hammers, etc., for public road
$7.55; James Hubble, pauper collins
$500; Ed O'Neil, weights and measures,
$500; w. s. Bliss, printing blanks,
S4l.OO.
The Court received report of Commits
sioners appointed to assign dover to
Mrs. Ann Scott, 100 acres on Catbey's
Creek.
Samuel b. Bratton was appointed AS
SCISSOR for the 18th civil District of Maury
county, from April LIST, 1870. James
Walker was appointed Assessor for the
18th civil District of Maury county, from
April LIST, 1870.
Jas. II. Wilkes produced his commits
sion as Magistrate, from Gov. Senter,
and took the required oath of office.
1t was ordered that the District line
between civil district No l and Is be
changed as to include the farm of Moses
Latta in District No Is instead OF No l.,
as heretofore. go
Columbus Menett was ordered TO be
notified to give addi ional security as adj
ministrator. at the instance of r.. n.
Foster.
District line between ed and End civ
il Districts were changed, hereafter to
run as follows: Beginning at Rutherfords
Creek where the old Davis ford road
crosses the said creek, running with said
creek to the mouth of Snow Greek, thence
up said Snow Creek to where the ford
leadino from Spring Hill to Hunts Cross
Roads crosses said Snow Creek, thence
North on the line dividing the lands Of
JONES Flack and David Kerr, and on the
line dividing the lands of B. C. Wells and
job. Stepleton, and on the line dividing
the lands of James P. Wells and W. B.
McLemore, Sr., to the Williamson Coun-
ty line so as to include +. h. Odil, Da-
yid Kerr and K. McLemore in the END
District of Maury county.
RATES OF TAXES.
The following is the rate of taxes re-
ported by the Commissioners W. Wood,
T. \. Burke. and D. McCaw, to-wit:
All real estate taxable by the State %
con the 800 value; each Insurance
Company 25 dollars |; peddlers, one half
that of the State; AuctiOneers, one fourth
that of the State tax; Banks, banking
companies, one half that of the State;
shaving notes, one half that of the State;
all theaters, one halfthat of the State; Oh.
all circuses and shows, ETC., one half that
of the State; all artists one half that of
the State; privilege of tipping, one half
the State tax. And all other occupations
or privileges taxable by the laws of the
State will be a tax for county purposes at
the rate of one half the amount assessed
by the State.
James II. Passmore was appointed
Administrator of the estate ofMargaret
Brown, deceased.
The last will and testament of Mrs.
Elizabeth Nelson, deceased, was Or
dered to be recorded.
Walter Akin was appointed Admins
istrator for the estate of Hugh b. Por-
ter, deceased.
Walter Akin appointed Administra-
for the estate of w. r. Porter, deceased.
Rufus P. Fitzgerald appointed special
Administrator for the estate of Rich
ard B. Hight, deceased.