Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-10-18
COUNTY couRT.

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Fifth and Last Day OF cine October
Term-The Counsy Warrant Protest
and Paeiflc lSaiIroad--
etc.
The County Court met yesterday morn
ing, Judge Ferris presiding.
j q PUBLIC ROADS. - r-f 8
: Overseers were appointed for numerous
public roads in the county, and appropria-
tons madefor repairs, purchase of tools,
etc. a'
COUNTY WARRANTS-AP PROTEST.
Justice Maxey presented a written pro-
test of members of the court, against the
action of the court providing that the
money, $50, 1000, paid the county OF David
son by the Edge6eld and Kentucky Rail-
road, be used in the payment of outstanding
county warrants. Justice Maxey asked
that the protest be spread upon the minu-
ties. The protest is in words as follows:
We, the undersigned, Magistrates OF the
county of Davidson, State Of Tennessee,
protest against the order by the County
Court, Oct. IA, 1872, appropriating S42,O0O
received from the sale Of the Edgefeld and
Kentucky railroad, or so much thereof as
is necessary to take up the outstanding
county warrants, given for the ordinary ex-
penses of the county, which was passed by
a vote of 81 for and IL against it. This
we consider violation of section 4l9O OF
the Code of Tennessee, which is in the fol-
lowing words, tc-wit: "a majority OF alt
the Magistrates Of the county is required
TO levy tax or to appropriate money in
excess of $50" The number OF Magls-
trates in the county of Davidson is %. Ac-
cording to this, 80 would constitute ma
jority. There was an implied agreement
at the time the citizens of Davidson county
took stock in railroads that the funds de-
rived from them, either by sale or divl-
dends, should be applied to the payment OF
the bonds given by the county to the roads.
There will, 10 very short time, be due
about $615, 900 Of these bonds. The coun.'
ty not having provided a sinking fund for
the payment of the bonds, can rely only on
the stock in these roads for the redemption
of the bonds, as it would be impossible by
taxation to meet their payment when due.
We protest against the said order, also,
for the following reasons: Because there
is no necessity, since the outstanding war
rants for ordinary county purposes amount
to about $4,000. There is now in the
hands of the County Trustee, for ordinary
purposes, say $4,000; back taxes now being
collected by the County Commissioner,
$4,000; in the hands of last years tax col
lector uncollected taxes, $4,000; to be
realized, by the Clerk of the County Court
for privileges, etc, $1,000. In addition to
this, the assessment of the present year
will realize for ordinary county purposes,
about $4,000, altogether amounting to
$4,000. This, we believe, is ample to
meet the outstanding warrants, and also to
pay any just claim that may be brought
against the county before next years as
sessment. No injustice is done the holders
of county warrants, as the county has al
lowed interest on the same until paid. We
further pray an appeal in accordance with
section 3,147 of the Code of Tennessee,
which is in the following words, to-wit:
"Any person dissatisfied with the sentence,
judgment or decree of the County Court,
may pray an appeal to the Circuit Court OF
the county, unless it is otherwise provided
by the Code" P. w. MAXEY,
JOHN TAYLOR,
W. CURTIS,