Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1872-05-29
Tax Sale.
State Of Tennessee, Jefferson County.


Circuit Court at cambridge. April Term, 1872.
Whereas, Samuel McSpadden. collector of
public taxes for the county of Jefferson for the
years 1871 and 1871, reports the following tracts
oil land TO the Court as having been assessed for
taxes for said years, which taxes are 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. o. in or near the
town of Messy Creek, valued at $1,000 for
.he year 1870 the taxes for said year being $lo2
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 1S68and perhaps
iIo,Iowyng years and begins at corner near the
lot OF > N fain, on the L Il Va & G. II r.
thence running with said railroad west to tho
line between j + Rhoten and Louis Mcdaniel
thence with said line north crossing the Mossy
Sresk 10 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 Branner
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, Sl02; clerks fee, so; printers fec
90 collectors fee, 90. Amount of taxes
and costs, Sl06 90.
The above described property assessed for tho
year iSll as the property of the East Tennessee
Zine Company. Valued at $25, 900. Taxes for
the year 1871, 337 So clerks fee, l so; printers
fee, | So collectors fee 90. Amount Of taxes
One tract of land assessed as the property of
Parmenas L TURNKEY, for the year 1871, of
about $50 acres. Valued for said year at 6OoO
ying IN the 9th civil district of Jefferson coun-
ty, on the south side of French Broad river ad-
joining the lands of VIM Evans, S d Taylor
and the heirs of William Helms, deceased Tax
es for the year 1871, 81 90: clerks fee, 60;
printers fee, so; collectors fee, / 90. Total
amount Of taxes and costs, SS5 90.
One lot of land Of about 400 acres assessed
Tor the year 1870, as the property of VIM Nj
Branner, lying in civil district No. of Jeffer-
Qdel Isaac Newman. James Rankin, Joel
johnson and others. Valued for the year 1870
at l9OI6. Taxes for the. year 1870 1855 rs;
fee 90. Amount of taxes and costs, l5S Is.
The last above described tract of land assess
ed to VIM M Branner for the year 1871 valued
for said year at 5000. Taxes for the year 1871,
81 90 clerks fee, so; printers fee So; colec.
tors fee, co. Amount Of taxes and costs 49,
One tract of land about 388 acres. living in
civil district Noo assessed for the year 1870 as
the property of Mrs ID G Branner said tract Is
the same occupied by Mrs d G Branner during
said year 1870 and is the same devised TO her BY
her late husband, John Branner, in his viii
ty, said tract was valued for the year 1870 Al
Il coo Taxes for the year 1870, "a IS clerks
fee, 80; printers fee, So collectors fee, 90
! Amount of taxes and cost, 90 65.
One tract of land, of 800 acres lying in civil
district NO. 3 assessed for the year 1871 as the
property Of Mrs d G Branner, said tract Is the
same occupied by Mrs ID G Branner during the
Fain, VIM Haworth, S d Williams, II II Hub
| bard and others. Valued for the year 1871 AZ
30 ego. Taxes for the year 1871, 4fs 81 clerks
fee, co. printers fee, so; collectors fee,
w. Amount of Taxes and costs, AIT 81.
One tract of land assessed as the property Of
Mary Denton, for the year 1870 of about 1870
acres, lying IN civil district No. 6, adjoining
fReIands Of Charley .Qiekes. on the east and The
| fnr w OIL ~ 70. H.
year 1870, s 90; clerks fee, So printers fee,
collectors fee, CO. Amount of taxes and
costs, 900
The last above described tract was also assess
ed to Mary Denton for the year 1871. Valued
for said year at 500 90. Taxes for the year 1871,
6 rs; clerks fee, l so; printers fee l so; col
lector's fee, co. Amount of taxes and costs,
| IS.
Whereupon the said Samuel McSpadden,
collector as aforesaid moved the Court for iudg
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 severally
! thereon for the years 1870 and 1871.
1t 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 rs the law directs in the sale Of
| land for taxes
You, Samuel McSpadden as present collector
of the taxes aforesaid, are hereby commanded
| to proceed to sell said tracts of land 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, McCuiston, Clerk Of our said
Court, at office in cambridge, the first Monday
Of April, 1872.
S. 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 ms much
thereof as will be of value sufficient TO satisfy
the taxes cost and charges thereon.
| SAMUEL MCSPADDEN,
| Revenue Collector.
nhanrerV Sale Of Land and CifV PrOn.