Whig and tribune. [volume] (Jackson, Tenn.) 1870-1877, 1874-01-10
county Court-Januory Term. 1874.

/ Synopsis OF proceedings Of the Quarterly
! County Court Of Madison County, Janu
AIRY Term, 1874:
/ Report Of Financial Agent was received
and ordered to be aled. IL shows that the
disbursements Of the County were about
So Og3 IN excess OF the revenue, for the
year 1873.
and \. K. Reid and j. Il. Chappeii, Quo
rum Associates for the year 1874.
Appropriations to the amount OF some
a., :i5J GS were made-in addition 10 which
the Justices holding Quorum Court for
1873 were allowed each Sc per diem
and the Road and Bridge Commissioners
each 8 per diem for each days actual SER
vice.
John Y. Thompson presented his COM
mission from the Governor OF the State rs a
Justice Of the Peace for the eth Civil Dis
trict. was duly qualified and took his seat
rs "a member Of the County Court Of Madi-
son county.
T. II. Ba.weIl having been by Sheriff Il.
VI. May, appointed ore Of his regular Dep
uties. appeared in ePcn court and was
qualified.
Reports from the Board OF Road and
Bridge Commissioners, and from james
BlackmOn, Chairman o! the Commissioners
for the Poor Asylum, were received and
ordered fled.
The following order in regard to County
Warrants, will be read with interest by all
who desire to he informed rs 10 the indebt-
CdncssOf the county:
at is Ordered by The Court that tho
Chairman be required To advertise for all
persons holding County Warrants 20 pre-
sent them to the Trustee for registration;
and that the collector Of taxes be required
not TO receive any Warrants in payment OF
taxes till the same shall have been regis
tered, aSd that the Chairman require re-
port Of the same from the Trustee in order
10 ascertain the outstanding indebtedness
OF the county.
The following rate Of County Tax for
1874 was fixed, to wit;
ON taxable property, zoe on every 800.
:" Each Pall-for School purposes, 81 90.
Each Circus and Menagerie, each day
and night 500.
-. OmnIbuSeS. each, same as State tax.
Pcddlers. Playing Cards, Sewing Ma
chimes and shaving notes, same as
State tax
ON All Priyilegcs-f0r School purposes
9Th State tax.
All other privileges arc taxed same as
last wear.
viii Proyen-Thc win Of William ii.
Hunt was admitted to record and Robert
Hunt qualified as Executor.
Henry r. Birdsong having been duly
elected n Constable for the 10th Civil Dis
trict, appeared, executed his bond and was
qualified.
a petition uumCrOuSly signed was pre-
scented to Court praying that the line be-
tween the counties of Madison and Crock
EFT be so changed as TO re-attach to Madi-
son county portion Of territory detached
to form Crockett county. The petition was
received and the County Surveyor ordered
Ito run and survey the rev line As set out
ia said petition, by courses and distances,
and return his survey To thc Clerk OF the
County Court Of Madison county, together
with Il plat of the lands embraced in the
territory pCtltiOncd 10 be attached; with
the number OF acres. names Of the owners
Of each tract ct land with the value thereof
- assessed in the County OF Crockett"
agrccabIy 10 an act Of the Legislature pass
Ell March 2Ist, 1873, approved March 10Th,
1873.
small Oncuccs-A number of Magistrates
reported the fines collected bv them under
the small OliCnse Law" F. A. kCeln,
ESQ. Of Denmark, reporting the highest
amount. $3.50; and J. w. Leonard, Esq, Of
Carroll. the next highest amount, SO.
CharceTy Court ROOm-The Clerk and
Master Of the ChanCeTy Court i authorized
TO lease the Hall. connected with the Stod-
dcrt House. for a term Of two years, for the
use OF the Chancery Court and for his
Office.
] Tax releases were granted 10y the Court
+ on the value Of Sl6,293 OF real estate and
several Polls.
The following named Justices were ap-
pointed Revenue Assessors for the year
D 1874 tn-vit-