Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1873-03-15
Registry Of Deeds

Below is the number of deeds reg
istered in the month of February
furnished us by Mr.. Rogers, the Reg
lister:
H C Merritt to John Bradley, trus-
tee, lot, So, 900.
M E Keats and others to l. E Fos-
ter, interest in land, $780,
J n Broneau and wife to ] E Fos-
ter, interest in land, $50.
w. B Halyard, to J E Foster,
land, $50.
W B Collins to Henry Mallory,
col. title bond, $500.
w B Collins to w Collins, colored,
title bond, $3.50.
r Elliot to G M & Thomas Hef-
lin, land, $500.
G NJ & Thomas Hefiin to w ]
Sherron, land, 81 900.
M III Keats to Mary A Foster,
land, $500.
s c Harris to R &LS Collins,
land, 500.
Paw Johnson to G NJ johnson,
land, $500.
Mrs Jane E Bradley to B o Keesee,
land, Sl60.
James Duboise to Bryant Outlaw,
land, $1,000.
John Lewis to Missouri Lockert,
lot, $40.
E M Barker and others assignes
of Settle & Son, bankrupts, to John
E Moore, lots, 1855.
JE Moore to GAINESVILLE III & l.
Co., lot, 500.
GAINESVILLE II & L Co. to Chas. c
Everett, lot, 1871.
j B Trahern & J Carrot to J B
Trahern, lot in New Providence, S2,-
500.
JB Trahern & ] CARROT, to ] ]
CARROT, land, 81, 800.
e M Barker to ] w Hale, lot 81
600.
wv Hale to Mrs Fanny Oppenhei-
mer, lot, 81, 800.
Charles G Smith to Boilin, lot,
$3.50.
F. johnson to George M Johnson,
land, $500.
Cuthbertson to S B Cunningham,
land, 5000.
J w Foster and wife to H TLyle,
land, 5000.
S Neblett to Ross Neblett, land,
$500.
Montgomery County E G w Holt,
lot.
Holmes to toSamuel ii Jones,
5000.
Samuel Dunbar and wife to j @
Thomasson, interest in land, $3.50.
In the State Senate, ON the LIST
inst, the following new bill was
offered by Mr.. Lindsey:
To punish and prevent drunkenness,
and to amend the tipping laws. 1t
provides that it shall be misdemean-
or for any person to appear in state
of intoxication in any of the public
streets or public places in this State,
and makes it the duty of all Sheriffs
or police officers, to arrest without
warrant, all persons so found, and car
ry them before any Justice or City Re-
corder. If convicted, a fine of from
so to $50 shall be imposed, or impris-
onment in the county Jail or work
house. 1t also makes habitual drunk
enness a misdemeanor, the convicted
party to be fined from $50 to $50, and
also, by Imprisonment in the county
Jail for from one to six months. 1t
further gives Grand Juries inquisitorial
powers concerning the offense of habit-
ual drunkenness, and requires the
Judges of the State to give the same in
special charge to the Grand Jury, the
Attorney General to have $50 for each
conviction, and SO where true bill is
found, but no conviction had All
fines arising under the act to go to
county public schools. 1t makes all
persons convicted of being an habitu-
al drunkard ineligible to any Office of
profit or trust, whether State, county
or municipal, for a period of one year
from date of conviction. Any person
may be retired for the same offense,
after six months from any former con-
viction. 1t makes it the duty of all
vendors of spirituous, vinous or malt
liquors, to keep constantly posted, in a
conspicuous place of their business
houses printed copy of this act. A
fine of from $25 to $50 shall be i'm
posed for a violation of this section.