Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-07-12
DAVIDSON COUNTY COURT.
Finance Committees Report. Taken
Up,
various Motions and Resolutions.

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O'Clock, Judge Turner in the chair.
On molten of Squire Maxey the court
Instructed the Clerk Of the County Court
to enforce the collection of the county tax
of ten dollars on the agents of insurance
companies.
The court then took Up the report of the
Finance Committee "a full synopsis Of
which has already been published in the
UNION AND AsERIcAN), and Esquire Clai-
borne, Chairman Of the committee, an
swered several questions propounded By
various members Of the court.
On melton Of Squire Paul, the court
adopted the following recommendation Of
the Finance Committee
To obviaie the difficulties to which We
have referred, N the future We suggest a
pan which would effectually prevent err
rors, and greatly facilitate correct settle
ments. 1, is, 10 brief, 20 prepare for the
Collectors books which shall contain re-
ceipts properly flied up for each tax pay
er, alphabetically arranged, with margin
like a cheek book, which shall exhibit the
name of the tax payer, the amount due,
aud date Of payment. When the taxes are
paid, the receipt therefor is detached and
delivered, the margin beisg kept by the
Collector. When settlements are made
from time to time, with the
Collectors, they are bsld responsible
for every receipt that can,
not be found in their books, and the money
viii be required Of them This pls' it IS
true, will coHt the county something but
not rear So much as the fees of printers,
and others, which ere incurred in the old
pan; whiie it Is a protection TO the tax
payer and Colecter Elise. II the ore has
lost his receipt, the margin Of the proposed
book viii, at all times, show the payment,
aud the Collector can. by no possibility,
fail 10 knew hat he has received payment.
The Clerk Of the Court was directed to
have prepared the books referred to by the
Finance Committee.
On motion Of Squire BasEette, the &C
tion OF the Finance Committee in selling
Sl4,41S 10 in uncurrert money YVES ap-
proved.
On motion of Squire Paul, the sum of
81, $40 in uncuTent money, received from
". D. Robertson, Revenue Collector, was
ordered to be left with the Clerk Of the
County Court
The Finance Committee was directed.to
sell uLcurgent money in the hands of the
County Trustee, aud make an exact distri-
button to each district for school purposes.
Squire Claiborne, Of the Finance Com
mittte offered a resolution designed to
raise money for paying the interest on the
due and past due coupons, which was
tabled, and Squire Claiborne said he could
not suggest anything further for getting
the county out of its financial diff entities.
TIE question Of>paying eff the S42, 900
due and past due coupons, was discussed
at length, and various motions were made
and voted down.
Squire Msxey then offered the following
resolution in lieu Of ell others, which was
adopted:
Resolved, That the County Trustee is
hereby authorized TO notify the boilers
CT coupons that the County Court under
stands, from a decision of the Supreme
Court, that they are entitled TO interest at
seven per osnt; and that as soon as the
county can, by taxation, raise the money,
the principal and interest shall be paid.
Squire Maxey then offered paper, Pre-
testing against the action Of the court on
Monday, in voting to take stock in the
Edge field and kentucky. Railroad. The
paper SAYS that the signers protest against
SAID sctiOn Of the court as being IN vio'G-
ton of section %, article of the coustitu-
ton, ard also in violation Of section !,
thspter so of an set passed Jan. Is, 1871,
and approved Jan. Is, 1871, and entitled
''aE act to enforce article =, section 90 Of
the constitution" The protest was signed
by Esquires Maxey, Chandler, Wright, J.
W. Bigley, Steele, l. B. Bisley, Hows,
Graves, and Sullivan.
Inc protest was ordered 20 he spread on
the minutes.
Squire Bsskette offered The following
resolntisn, which was adopted: Be it or
dered Ey the County Court, That the
Judge Ct the G unity Court be, and he is
hereby requested to draw his warrant on
the comfy Delinquent tax collectors for the
amounts Que by them respectively, to the
county, and that The County Trustee be
direct d, if not paid, to collect tie
same, as directed hy law.
Squire Msxey offered The fol owing,
which Wa adopted:
Resolved, That it is the opinion Of this
Court thai the Collectors of revenue can
not hare condemned and advertised for
sale The real estate Of delinquent tux pay
ers, residents Cf the county, until they
have EXHAUSTED the personal estate Of said
tax payers, II will this Court pay the
costs # said condemnation, nor is it the
opinion Of this Court that the owners of
lands can legally be required to psy said
costs.
Sqtire NcCarley offered a resolution in
relation to sending papers to the Asylum,
hut pond Dg decision on the resolution. the
Court Adjourned TIL 10 o'clock this morn
ing