Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1871-01-04
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| On Lille insurance Companies, 500
nights performance, 500
On Slight of Hand, Legerdemsin or other
| exhibitions per day, except circuses and menag-
cries, each day and night, S..
| On Theatres, 500.
Each petition filed in the Courts for division
| or distribution of estates, So
| Each appeal; writ of error, or eertiorari from
the Circuit to Supreme Court, So.
Each appeal or certiorari from Justice of
| the Peace, 81.
| Each presentment or Indictment, $3.50
Each original suit, $3.50.
| On artists for gallery in Knoxville, $50, pay
able semi-annually. Any other portion of soun-
| ty, So payable semi-annually.
On race tracks one mile 500; half mile, $50;
Billiard tables so each table, and same for
railroad tax.
Ten pin alleys, 500, and the same for railroad
purposes.
Shooting galleries S25 each, and the same
fer railroad purposes.
Brokers of real estate, $50.
Hotel and tavern keepers each room in the
house, except two, 50c.
Livery stables each stall, Soc.
Omnibusses, $40; hacks and carriages run for
pay, 30; drays, 81; carts, 81.
PeddIers of sewing machines, $40
Peddlers of liquors, $50.
Horse and mule dealers SIS
Cattle dealers, So.
Brewers, $40.
Pawnbrokers, $50
Butchers S.
Marriage licenses, 81.
The expenditures of tho county foy the year
1870 were, SIS, 5346S.
The assets of the county for the same time
were, $35, 6S7.4S
The subscription to the Knoxville and Ken
lucky and Knoxville and Charleston railroads
was 100000, Of this amount Judge Jones has
purchased in of the county bonds So, zoo The
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SECOND DAYS PROCEEDINGS.
The court met yesterday pursuant to adjourn
ment.
A memorial was presented by VIM Rule,
Hon. Geo. Andrews, Prof NJ. G. Butler, J.. A.
Rayl and Perez Dickinson setting forth the
urgent demand for free common schools, and
asking the court TO take such steps as will pro-
vide for the organization of such system of
free schools in Knox county. The court was
addressed on the subject by Hon. o. P. Tenn
pie, Colonel John Baxter and Mr.. w. A. Hen
derson, each of whom presented in mastery
manner the advantages offree schools.
Justice G. ". M',bry moved that the court pro-
eeed to levy n school tax for the year 1871, Of
two mills to each dollar of taxable property,
and one dollar on each poll to be in lieu Of all
other county tax on polls, for the support of
free common schools The motion was prompt
ly seconded by Julius Ochs Justice L. D.
johnson demanded the ayes and noes on the
proposition. The vote was as follows: Ayes
Justices Jourolmon, Och., Yardley, Conner,
Cole. Murphy, Tarver, Clapp, Lester, Norris,
F. c. Hansard, Fowler, Ogg, McCloud, Bishop,
Tunnel, Yarnell, w. T. Smith, Mabry, Max
well, Nickle, Moses, Doyle, Ford, Gifin, Dunn,
Callen, Cliff, Jack, Armstrong, Carter, A. F.
Smith, Chumlca, l. n Hansard, johnson, and
Anderson-36.
Noes-Smpson, Llewcllen, Clayton, and
DArmond-4,
Julius Ochs, 6. W. Mabry, John L. Moses,
j. P. Ford, w. A. A. Conner, and John Tun
mel, were appointed Commissioners, with full
power to make such arrangements under the law
as are necessary TO carry out the intent Of the
foregoing order of the Court.
The Court proceeded TO elect census taker
to take the voting population of Knox county,
as contemplated by a recent act of the Legi.la-
turc. l. z. Alley, G. w. Summers, and John
Chumlea were put in nomination for the posi-
ton. On the second ballot, Mr.. Chumlea hay
ing received majority of the votes cast, was
ucclaFSQ elected.
The following gentlemen were appointed Tax
Assessors for 1871:
lst district Julius Ochs 3D. Matt Simpson;
Sd, S. D. Cole 4th, S. j. Tarver; 9Th, John
Lester; 9th, j. W. Fowler 18th, j. NJ. Nc
Cloud Sth, Jno Tunnel; 9th, VIM. Llewellen;
10th, W. T. Smith 18th, W. n. Maxwell; 18th,
j. H. Nickle; 18th, ]. T. Doyle; 14tb, j. 7.
Ford 10Th, d. F. ID Almond; 10th, III. i.
Cliff; 18th, Jno p Jack 18th, ]. NJ Cardwell;
18th, A. F. Smith Goth. T. N. Hansard; Dist,
L. d. johnson.
James NJ Murphy II. Clapp and John Gibbs
were reelected Poor House Commissioners for
the year.
Sheriff Gossett presented his report of the late
election, relative to taking stock in the Holston
River Bridge Company, by which it appears the
measure lacked eleven votes of receiving the re
quisite three-fourths vote required by law.
Justice John L. Moses submitted PROPOSE
ton to submit the question to the people again,
which was carried Objection being made that
the proposition was not explicit enough on some
points. section was drawn up to obviate all OBJ
jections mentioned, pending the discussion of
which, the Court adjourned until 10 O. clock this
morning.
Fresh Bread.
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