The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1873-07-11
quarterly Court.-.suIy Term. 1873

Quarterly Courf.-.yuly Term, 1873
II The Chairman called the Court to order
and on the Clerk calling the roll, the fol
lowing business was transacted
4 w J Andrews offered bis resignation as No
tary Public, and Chas Cecil was appointed il
his stead. .-
w O Gordon presented his commission, an
was sworn in as aJustice of the Peace for tn,
Goth civil district. ah.e
III T Gordon, Superintendent OF Public
Schools, read circular letter from tie Stat
Superintendent.
On motion the Superintendent of Public
Schools was authorized to charge all applicants
for certificates to teach, the sum of 81, the
same to go to the school fund.
WI Watkins, of the It'll district, ON &C
count of infirmitIes, was released from work
ing on road or paving poll tax.
Esq. Burke read the law requiring the Coun
tY Courts to provide proper sewerage for the
iails, and the Jail committee, on motion, was
| authorized to proceed to have the same done,
giving the work TO the lowest bidder
On motion of Esq. Mckay. permission was
| granted A T Vestal to erect gates on a road.
On motion of Esq. Page, it was ordered that
| in future all sums exceeding $40 to be appro-
priated by this body each magistrate present
| shall vote, and that the roll De called and the
| names of the az es and noes be entered on the
4 L
jority voting in the affirmative as the law in
| regard to appropriations require.
/ The committee appointed TO levy the county
| tax for 1873 made the following report:
We, your committee; appointed at former
! ty, polls and privileges, for the present year,
| 1873, beg leave to report as follows. to wit:
On taxable property, the sum OF thirty cents
on the hundred dollars, and an additional five
| cents for school purposes. On polls for school
| purposes S1.O0. For all privilege, on which
The state assesses tax Collected for
| CHAS. CLEAR,
4. T. G GE Committee.
| Esq. Nichols stated that the taxable proper
| ty of the 10th civil district for 1873, not in
| Guiding the 81 900 exemption, or the Is per
cent ABDUCTION, amounts to the sum of $991,-
| III II. 9s
Esq Williams reported that in his district
| the assessment is increased 100000, as over
last year.
The tax collector presented his report, the
| reception of which was postponed until the
next term.
WI Wilkes gave bond and qualified as
Administrator of estate of G Alternately,
deceased.
R Luther Fariss gave bond and qualified as
Administrator of the estate of Susan Sherrod,
deceased.
A N Akin gave bond and qualified as admin
istrator of A Thompson, deceased.
Thos Fleming gave bond and qualified as
guardian of wife
W Stone, Jno N Wiltshire, d n Johnston,
j A Grimes, S w Smith, ] W Gordon land j NJ
Terry appointed jury of view to locate
road.
W C Martin, Howell, Goodman. C
l. Brown, g W Howell, G Whit kinzer, APP
pointed jury of view.
Commissioners were appointed to divide
hands between Barham, John Hinson,
Richard Brown, w ID Tucker, W FL Brown,
R Cathey, W Addison, B Bunch, C Green,
R Kinnard, and I Sellers, oyerseers. j
Caldwell, N G Hardison, NJ A Williams. W
NJ McCrady, W Dobbin, | Sanders, john
Odil, ST., appointed as said commissioners.
j w Allen, j L Howard, w J Addison, ]
Sowell, and M Holcomb appointed COM
missioners to divide hands between S Allen,
r o Kinnard and David Dobbins, overseers.
B Billie, j N Scribner, d McClannahan, j
w Akin and r L FaTris, appointed committee
to apportion hands between I L Beard and
Grimes, overseers.
w B Wilson, Jno Mayes, Ewing,J o
Beasley, C V Cyrus, Alfred Loftin and Alex
Rummage appointed jury of view, to lay out
new road, commencing at the ''new bridge"
John Booker, Edward Harris, David Max
well, John NJ Francis, S NJ Neelley, Wilson
Trousdale and Marion Cockrill, be appointed
commissioners TO divide hands between A T
Alexander and other overseers,
Baker White was granted permission to
erect gates.
Petition of J NJ Ellington, E Hardison and
Martin Hardison for change ofroad. granted.
ii T Cheairs, N F Cheairs, and VIM Grafton
appointed commissioners to divide hands be-
tween overseers.
Z L Porter, Marshall Mills, VIM FoxalI, Jno
Moore and FL V Haley, appointed a jury of
view to report upon the propriety of closing
road.
Settlement OF s A Young, guardian, by A
Burke, administrator of A Young, dec cas-
ed, referred back to the Clerk with instrue-
tions to notify the guardian of Eva and Sallle
Campbell.
Settlement of Cheatham, guardian,
confirmed.
Inventory of the estate of s Crawford,
deceased.
Final settlement of j N Mayes, guardian OF
John p Brown, confirmed, and the ward being
of age, the guardian was released.
w Irwin, guardian, and T h Watkins,
guardia n, settlements confirmed.
The Clerk was ordered to give notice to W
B kannon to make return of an inventory of
the estate of Mrs NJ A Whitaker.
The settlement of Alfred Fleming, trustee,
confirmed, and he allowed $3.50 per year for
Settlement of Miss Mamie Baird, guardian
confirmed
Settlement of Jas p Moore, guardian, con-
frmed.
Itwas ordered by the Court that the Clerk |
DIOCSCU 10 Sell t1E III the GdsG Vi y " |
Lavender, ct al, VS.. Dock Dudley and wife, ct |
al, after giving publication.
W NJ MckiSsick appointed administrator OF |
the estate of Robert McKissick, deceased. |
Last will and testament of Harris Dark ad |
mitted to probate, and Jas II Morton qualified |
as executor with will annexed.
Leon FrerSoE gage apprentice bond for |
Martha Ii Floyd.
The report of the jury of view changing the |
location OF the road on the premises of A II
Kerr, not received on account of informalities. |
A II Kerr appealed from the decision Of the |
court in The road case rendered against him,
and gave bond.
Report of C G McEwen, Jas II Parish, ct al,
changing road, accepted.
Charles Cecil gave bond and qualified as
Notary Public.
APPROPRIATIONS.
A Adcock & Bro, $50 for ironing prisoners
and work on Jail cells Joseph Satterfeld SIS
for pauper collins; A Barr Sis for pauper cof-
fin; Sims Latta, waiting on the different
courts. stationery, etc, SlG7 80 Renfpo, ct
al, inquest on infant child Of Eliza Jones, COL, |
$685. HARRISON & Bell IS for putting in glass
printing A l. Prewett, State cost, $3.50 i
Mayes & Co., $4,000 for tools for
roads on which the following persons are over
seers: W s StraYhorne, P r Ii Joyce, John A
Miller, Alexander, F Wright, J F I
Jones, Harvey Harris, II B McKissack, J Ii
Frierson, w A Derrvherry, l. MsrrQw,
] ! AIszslder ind . q Vaughn; John T
SparkInan, ct al, holding inquest over the
body of G Fitzgerald; SIlas Thompson, So 80
excess of taxes; j z McGaw So for carrying
pauper to poor house; VIM Latta $40 for
clothing furnished prisoners Dowell
BIO for pauper collins; d K Hays So for car
rying pauper TO poor house.
The following persons were appointed road
1gersaeTs. Ia.t3p doyee VIA Latta, I l.
Beard, n p Grimes j WIN Hughes, Il Lisen-
oy, c Goodwin, J A Moss, Genie Greenlaw,
John w King, W H Kinzer, Thos Kirkpatrick,
Ed Stone. Jay Anderson, g Hug les, John NJ
81 arkman, Thos Roscoe, and james Curry.
TRIBUTE OF RESPECT, |.
Al n called meeting OF the st. James
Lodge No. los, off. and A. Masons, the fol-
owing preamble and resolutions were
adopted:
WHEREAS, 1t has pleased an AlI-wise Gre
ltor in his providence to remove from our
midst, by death, on the 10Th of June, our
friend and brother MICHAEL kINzER; and,
WHEREAS, In life he was esteemed hCn-
Ired and loved hy ell who knew him, espe- |
;iaIIyhis brethren Of his Lodge; therefore,
l5ea0Iued LIST, THAT while we bow with sub
mission to His will who doth all things
light, still we mourn the loss of our brother
whose company was so pleasant, whose ad-
vice was so wholesome, and whose hands
we're ever so ready to work for the prosper
y of his Lodge.
ResolUed, End, That we viii ch9tiah his