Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1872-05-21
Tax Sale.
State of Tennessee, Jefferson County.

Whereas, Samuel McSpadden, collector of
public taxes for the county of Jefferson for the
years 1870 and 1871, reports the following tracts
Of land to the Court as having been assessed for
| taxes for said years. which taxes due and re-
main unpaid, and that the respective owners or
claimants thereof have no goods or chattels on
which he can distrain for said taxes in said
| county, to wit
| One tract of land or town lot or lots Of eleven
acres lying in civil district No 9, in or near the
| town Of Messy Creek, valued at $1,000, for
the year 1870 the taxes for said year being S1O2.
| Said tracts Of land or lots are assessed as the
property of the East Tennessee Zinc Company,
and are the same used and occupied by said
| company in the years 1867 and 1863 perhaps
! following years, and begins at corner near the
| lot Of S n Fain, on the E T Va Il q Il r,
| thence running with said railroad west to the
| lire between j f Rhoten and Louis Mcdaniel,
thence with said line north, crossing the Messy
| Greek to the corner, thence up said creek IN
Guiding the water power to the line of said Rho
ten and the dowery lands of Mrs ID G. BraDner,
| thence sOutherly, crossing said Creek with said
| line to the line between Ashmore and said Fain
and thence to the beginning, Taxes for the
| year 1870 S102; clerks fee, 50; printers fee,
| l 50 collectors fee, 60. Amount Of taxes
| and costs, SlO6 90.
| The above described property assessed for the
| wear 1871 as the property Of the East Tennessee
| Zine Company. Valued at $4,000 Taxes for
! the wear 1871 327 80, clerks fee, so; printers
| fee | So collectors fee l 90. Amount of taxes
| and costs, S341. 80
! One tract Of land assessed rs the property of
Parmenas L TURNKEY for the year 1871, Of
| about $50 acres. Valued for said year at G,000,
lying in the 9Th civil district of Jefferson coun
ty, on the south side of French Broad river, adj
| joining the lands Of VIM Evans, S Taylor
and the heirs Of William Helms deceased. Tax
es for the year 1871, 81 co: clerks fee. | 50:
| printers fee l 80; collectors fec, CO. Total
| amount of taxes and costs, $50 90.
| One lot of land Of about 400 acres assessed
| for the year 1870, as the property of VIM VI
Branner, lying in civil district No. 9 of Jetfer-
son county adjoining the lands Of Saml G
! Odell, Isaac Newman, James Rankin Joel
! johnson and others. Valued for the year 1870
at 1903 Taxes for the year 1870, 155 Is;
clerks fee, 80; printer fee, l So collectors
fee 90. amount OF taxes and costs, $50 IS.
The last above described tract of land assess
ed to VIM NJ Branner for the year 1871 valued
for said year at 5000. Taxes for the year 1871.
IL co. clerks fee l So printers fee l 80; collec-
tors fee, l 90. Amount of taxes and costs, A.
80
One tract Of land about :i3S acres. living in
civil district No 9, assessed for the year 1870 as
the property of Mrs G Branner, said tract is
the same occupied by Mrs D G BTanner during
said year 1870 and is the same devised to her bV
her late husband John Il Branner, in his will
probated in the county Court for said coun-
ty, said tract was valued for the year 1870 at
| Il 600. Taxes for the year 1870 81 6j; clerks
fee l so; printers fee, l 50; collector fee 90
Amount Of taxes and cost % G5
One tract of land, of 800 acres, lying in civil
district No. g. assessed for the year 1871 as the
property OF Mrs d G. Branner said tract is the
same occupied by Mrs D Branner during the
year 1871 and adjOins the lands Of Saml n
Fain, VIM Haworth, S d Williams, H II Hub
bard and others Valued for the year 1871 at
so 60. Taxes for the year 1871, Ais 81 clerks
fec l so; printers fee, 1 50: collectors fec,
l 90. Amount Of Taxes and costs, All 81
One tract of land assessed as the properly of
Mary Denton, for the year 1870 Of about $50
acres, ying in civil district No. g. adjoining
the lands Of Charley DickeS on the east and the
lands Of Robert Thornton and Others valued
tor the said year 1870 at 500 CO. Taxes for the
year 1870, co. clerks fee 50; printers fee.
collectors fee, %, Amount Of taxes and
costs, 8 90
The last above described tract was also assess
ed to Mary Denton for the year 1871. Valued
for said yearat 500 90. Taxes for the year 1871,
q 20; clerk fee, l 30; printer fee | 80: col
| lectorS fee, OO. Amount of taxes and costs.
! 10 70.
Whereupon the said Samuel McSnaddon
collector as aforesaid moved the Court for judg-
ment of condemnation against said tracts of
! land referred to as aforesaid
1t Is therefore considered by the Court that
| Judgment be, and the same is hereby entered
| up against the tracts of land aforesaid in the
name of the State and County for the sum an
neXed to each, being the amount of taxes TO-
gether with all costs and charges due severalIv
thereon for the years 1870 and 1871.
1t is ordered by the Count that said tracts of
| land be sold, or SO much thereof, as will be of
value sufficient o. each of them to satisfy the
taxes aforesaid, together with all costs and that
the same be sold as the law directs in the sale Of
land for taxes.
You, Samuel McSpadden, as present collector
| of the lakes aforesaid, are hereby commanded
to proceed TO sell sld tracts of land us the law
directs, in satisfaction of the taxes and costs
aforesaid.
Herein fail not and make due return Of this
writ according TO law.
| Witness, S S McCuistion, Clerk of our said
| Court, at office in cambridge, the first Monday
Of April 1872.
IS. S. MCCUIsTIoN, Clerk.
Per JNo. B. MEEK, Deputy Clerk.
l will offer for sale to the highest bidder for
cash in hand; at the Court House door in the
town OF cambridge, Tenn, on the first Monday
Of July, next, being the first day of said month,
the before mentioned tracts Of land, or as much
thereof as will be of value sufficient to satisfy
! the taxes cost and charges thereon.
| SANTTET MTSp