Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1872-06-12
Tax Sale.
state of Tennessee, jefferson County.
Circuit Court. at cambridge. April Torn Is

OHcut COURT NJ cambridge, April Term, 1872.
Whereas, Samuel McSpadden. collector OF
public taxes for the county of Jefferson for tho
years loiO and 1871, reports the following tracts
oil lana 10 the Court as having been assessed for
taxes Tor SAID years, which taxes are due and re-
main unpaid, and that the respective owners or
claimants thereof have no poods or chatteIs 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 0, in or near The
town OF Messy Creek, valued at $1,000 for
me 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 1868 and perhaps
following years, and begins at a corner near the
lot OF ) Fain, on the Il T Va & G Il,
thenee running with said railroad west TO tho
line between } F Rhoten and Louis Mcdaniel,
thence with said line north, crossing the NOISY
Greek to the corner thence up said creek in
Guiding the water power to the line of said Rho
ten and tie dowery lands of Mrs d G Branner.
thence southerly, crossing said Creek with said
line TO the line between Ashmore and said Foin
ana thence to the beginning, Taxes for the
year 1870, Sl02; clerks fee, / 80; printers fee,
% collectors fee 90. Amount of taxes
and costs, $106 90.
The above described property assessed for the
year 1871 as the property of the East Tennessee
Zine Company. Valued at $4,000 Taxes for
the year 1871 337 80; clerks fee, so; printers
fee, so; collectors fee CO. Amount of taxes
and costs S3Il so
ParIhenas L Turnkey for the year 1871, Of
about 700 acres. Valued for said year at 5000
lying IN the 9th civil district of Jefferson coun-
ty, on the south side of French Broad river, nd
joining the lands of VIM Evans, S b TAYLOR
and the heirs of William Helms deceased Tax
es for the year 1871, 81 90: clerks fec, l SO;
printer fee, so; collectors fee, 90. Total
amount of taxes and costs, S85 co.
One lot of land of about 400 acres assessed
for the year 1870, as the property of VIM nj
Branner, lying in civil district No Of Jeffer-
Qdell, Isaac Newman. James Rankin, Joel
johnson s and others. Valued for the year 1870
at 1000 Taxes for the year 1870, 1855 rs;
clerk fee' so; printers fee, so; collectors
The last above described tract of land assess
cd to VIM Nj Branner for the year 1871 valued
for said year at 5000. Taxes for the year 1871,
~ W clerk fee, 90 printers fee 80 collec-
90 wv -N"'''''' u taxes ana costs 40
One tract of land about 33s acres. lying in
evil district No 3 assessed for the year 1870 as
the property of Mrs ID G Branner, said tract is
the same occupied by Mrs ID G Branner during
said year 1870 and is the same devised to her bv
her late husband, John II Branner, in his viii
prooaitSed in, IN the county Court for said coun-
II zoo Taxes for the year 1870 "a 65; clerks
Zee, % printers fee, 80; collectors fee, CO.
Amount of taxes and cost, % g.
one tract of land, of 800 acres living in civil
district No. Q, assessed for the year 1871 as the
property of Mrs d G Branner, said tract il The
same occupied by Mrs ID c Branner during the
year a;r W. W., ana odjSins the lands of Sam
ga bar c ana others. Valued for the year 1871 at
90 oV9 Taxes for the year 1871, 4i3 o. clerks
Zee; 9oi printers fee, so: collectors fee,
w. Amount of Taxes and costs All 81
One tract of land assessed AS Tho nronert, of
Mary Denton, for the year 1870 of about IS0
acres, lying in civil district No. 6, adioinjnS
me 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, 500; clerks Fee so; printers fee
collector fee, 90. Amount of taxes and
The last above described tract was also assess
ed to Mary Denton for the year 1871. Valued
Tor said year at 500 90. Taxes for the wear 1871
20 clerks fee, so; printers fee, SO; col
10 rs. ''
Whereupon the said Samuel McSpadden
collector ms aforesaid moved the Court for judg-
land referred to as aforesaid
II 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 severally
thereon Tor the years 1870 and 1871.
IL Is ordered by the Court that said tracts of
land be sold, or so much thereof, as will be of
value sufficient Of 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, MS present collector
OF the taxes aforesaid, are hereby commanded
TO proceed to sell said tracts of land as 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 5 McCuistion, Clerk of our said
Court, at office in cambridge, the first Monday
of April, 1872.
S. S. McCUIsTIoN, Clerk.
I'm FER JNo; Ii, MEEK, Deputy Clerk.
will offer for sale TO the highest bidder for
cash in hand, at the Court House door in tho
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 rs will be of value sufficient TO satisfy
the taxes, cost ond charges thereon
SAMUEL MCSPADDEH
Revenue Collector