Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1871-10-05
COUNTY COUNT.
Lists OF Demands upon fhe County that
Will be Paid I'm Warrants and Of
other that VIII be Considered.

The county court met yesterday pursu-
ant TO adjournment. The following JUS
tees were present. Thomas @ Becky,
chairman, D M Witherington, WP York,
B f Duncan, Thomas L Giles. a B Hale,
John SDellmln, Patrick NJ Winters, W
H Moncrief. w II Sneed, Elijah Pullism,
EW Caldwell, G. NJ Bartlett, Henry C
Brewer, william Wallace, D A Hsrrell, J
W Allen, Harrison Irby, William n wal
ker, Henry T Jones, Thomas Holman, ir.,
g o Bnntyn, W q HoeRel, J r Brown,
John E Burke, John T Elliot, Samuel A
Moore, Robert B Miller, " B Gibson, @
I Brooks, O Massey, jeremiah Massey,
r r Stone.
The following order of the court pro-
duced a discussion which lasted till the
hour of adjournment. 1t was finally
passed By q vfpa yoce vote:
Whereas. 1t Is b duty of the county
court Of Shelby county to protect the
county from injustice ON the one side, and
to do justice on the other in regard 70 the
/ claims set up against the county for ser
vices claimed to nave been rendered the
county during the usurped authority of
the late county commissioner;
And whereaB, The warrants issued and
known as the Barbour Lewis warrants
are wholly void therefore,
Il is ordered by the court. that this court
will not recognize any Of the warrants
issued by Barbour Lewis, as president of
the late board of county commissioners,
as OF any validity whatever. snd that it
will never pay any of them;
But It Is further ordered, that the chair.
man of b county cur be directed TO
receive upon presentation by the holders
warrants, that are now registered in this
office in pursuance 70 a former order of
this court, for the purpose of sscertsiniug
the nature n character of the considera-
ton pom which they were given.
1t is further ordered by the court, that
the said chsirmsn be directed and au-
thOrized to issue warrants in the name of
Shelby county, to the owners of the fol-
lowing classes of demands against the
county Of Shelby, upon the presentation
by the claimant of said Lewis warrants,
as an index to the consideration for which
they were given, provided the claimants
will accept them upon condition that they
are not receivable in payment of taxes for
the wear 1871.
Which said classes are for the following
services and purposes, viz:
l. Jury service.
2. Fees and salaries of clerks, and other
lawful officers, for legal fees to be paid by
the county.
s. Legitimate court cost.
4. Burying paupers.
5. Legal expenses incident to poor house
and county hospital, including surgeons
fees.
8. Building and repairing bridges and
removing drift from same.
4 Assessing property and correcting
assessments.
8. Legal charges and expenses in trans
porting prisoners and lunatics, and ex-
penses authorized by law for the benefit
OF lunatic and insane persons.
9 Legal charges for feeding Jurors.
10 Services as jsnitor.
IL. Services as engineer at jail.
II. Stoves, furniture, window-shades,
room, and safes and for moving same.
Is. Records for courts and registers Of
fee.
IA. Revenue improperly collected by
the county.
Is. Rent of court-houses.
Is lndexing county records, as required
by law.
II. Engine and boiler at jsiI.
Is. Fees Of Thos. r. Smith IS county
attorney.
10 Tools for overseers of roads, as su-
thorized by law.
It is further ordered by the court that
the action of this court upon the herein |
after described demand be deferred until |
the January term of this court, and that
9 committee OF five be appointed by the
OF this court to examine the |
nature and character of the consideration
upon which said demands may be found |
ed, and report tn the January term Of this
court upon each class of said demands. |
They will report fully the consideration
which each class is founded, and sll
other facts that thsy may deem necessary
to give the court q clear conception of the
nature and validity of each claim, and
they are authorized to take proof, If ne
cessary. to obtain the above required
facts They will also report such claims
ss they may deem meritorious In one class
those that they fud 10 be founded
upon illegal considerations in others.
The said classes upon which ssid oom-
mittee are required TO examine and re-
upon at the next term of this court,
are as follows, viz:
l. Taking census of the scholastic popu-
alton.
2 Stationery for courts.
8. Post mortem examinations,
4. Registration notices, services at
s~lectlon. rent Of houses for election.
8. Hauling water to Jail.
g. Fees of sttorn svs.
Z. Painting courthouse rooms by BY
Ter.
s. Use Of abstract books.
8 Engraving plates for county.
10. For old warrants cancelled.
II. Jail contract warrants, from l to
776.
:" 0NaA WoINauAa, nOm 1ffO 70 Zul0s
IL. Plumbing and fitting jail.
IL Architect services at Jail.
IL Jail guards.
~. Assistants, jsiler and watchmen,
ID. Special jail tax.
IA Expenses as superintendent.
10. Examining committee.
10 Local notices in Ledger,
II, Expenses to Okolons
Is. Bills rendered and incidental ex-
enses, 4.
l9. Stationery for county commission /
rs :
20. Loss on warrants. j,