The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1874-10-28
MAYNARD CORNERED.
The Narragansett Struck by a
ThunderbOIt.
Horace q Double Back Action
SALARY 6EV-aTF1Qr


Horace O Double Back Action
| Salary Grabber.
Nashville Union and American, 1sth.f
| Had thunderboIt struck him, Horace
Maynard could not have been more stun
ned and disconnected than he was on yes
terday, when Judge Porter charged him
with holding special term of the Su-
Court at Knoxville, in 1857, being then,
as member of Congress, incompetent
to hold such court, and with receiving
from the State Illegal payment for this
unconstitutional service The Judge
substantiated this charge Of double deal
ing by producing the following account.
warrant, receipt, and certificate:
estate of Tennessee Horace May
nard DR.: To holding special term of the
Supreme Court in Knoxville in Sept,
1867, $500. -
Approved: w. G. BRowNLow,
Governor, etc."
COMPTROLLER OFFICE, Nash
vile, Nov. %, 1s67.-To the Treasurer
of fhe State of Tennessee: Pay to Horace
Maynard three hundred dollars, the
amount due and owing on account of hold
ing term Supreme Court as special Judge
at Knoxville. G. w. BLACKBURN.
No. 1868. Comptroller of the Treas
ury."
" NASHVILLE, Tenn, Nov. 90, 1867
Received of John r. Henry, Treasurer
of the State of Tennessee, 5 800, the
amount of warrant No. 1868, due on ac-
count of holding term of the Supreme
Court at Knoxville.
HORACE MAYNARD,
by JOHN r. HENRY"
''STATE OF TENNESSEE, CoMPTRoLL-
ER's OFFICE-John c. Burch, ComptroIl-
er of the Treasury of the State of Ten
nesee, do hereby cerify that the above
and foregoing are true copies, the origi
nal of which are now on file.
Witness my official seal and sigma
ture at Nashville, this 18th day of Octo-
Der, A. D. 1874.
JOHN CHURCH, Comptroller"
That Mr.. Maynard has managed to live
on the public crib pretty much all his
life, and INDUCES no osqueamishness about
back-pay or salary grab, is well known.
But this taking of double salaries in vio-
lation of the Constitution of the State,
which he aspires to govern, gives the
freshness of variety to his love of official
pap. We append the clauses of the Con-
stitutiOn which forbid such double pay,
in order that all may read for themselves.
1.-THE Judges of the Supreme and In
ferior courts shall, at stated times, re-
ceive a compensation for their service,
to be ascertained by law, which shall
not be increased or diminished during
the time for which they are elected
They shall not be allowed any fees or
perquisities of office, nor hold any office
of trust or profit under this State or the
United States. ."-[Constitution of Ten
nessce, Art. VI, Sec. z.
No Judge of any Court of law or
equity, Secretary of State, Attorney Gen.
eral, Register, Clerk of any Court of
record, or person holding any Office un-
der the authority of the United States,
shall have a seat in the General Assem-
bly,; nor shall any person in this State
hold more than one lucrative office at
the same time; provided, that no ap-
point ment in the militia, or to the Of
fee of Justice of the Peace, shall be
considered lucrative office, OF operate
as disqualification to seat in either
House Of the General Assembly. y
[ Part II, Sec. 26.