Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1875-10-14
, COUNTY REVENUE
'> MATTERS.


pointed by the County Court to Set.
tie with |. A. Branscom, late Rev.
enue Collector Of Arlington county
Tennessee, his DephtieS,a Agents and
aa al! other parties connected with the
Collection Of Public Revenue, since
r,-1S6S to the present.time, belonging TO
the Countrywide to the County Court
at its October Term 1875.
Mr.. CHAIRMAN AND GENTLEMEN OF
tsn TIE C0UIT: .hoo8vc
Your Commissioners appointed for
the purpose indicated in the caption
TO this report, at the September Term
1876 ofthis Worshipful Court, after
Fourteen days patient and steady
labor, beg leave to submit the fol-
lowing as the result Of their delibera-
tions, upon the matters referred to
them in the order of their appoint
ment: |-i '~.'
In the outset Of our Investigations
we adopted aplan Corporations which
have been followed in every case, and
as our conclusions are mainly based
upon figures, no one can certainly be
induced to discredit the figures, until
thye have. for themselves,pondered as
carefully and impartially as we have
done,the evidence upon which our con-
cllsions are based. This brings us to
our first work which was to adjust
and settle the matters, which had
been placed in the hands of the Con.
stables and agents of Mr.. Cox, who
for all practical purpose in this re.
port, may be regarded as the active
agent, and representative Of Mr.. l.
a. Branseom, and j. r. Spurgen, a
co-surety Of Mr.. CoNs on Mr., Brans-
CONS bond as Revenue Collector.
These came forward promptly and
gave an account !Ofh their steward
ship I'M the collection Of Taxes.
VIZ; District. No. I, Harvey Rich.
sardsoh, District Nos 2 & 8, Calvin
Mathes !; District Nos At & Is, 10.
seph Shields; District, No. 5, John
Bacon; District No. G, n. V. Gam.
mon District No. 8, A. Fine; Dis
trict No. 8, w. Swingle; District
Nos 10 & II, no report, District No.
u, David Barnes {; District No. IS,
David Mitchell; District No. Ia, w,
II. ,McPeake; District No. Is, j. j,
Howren; District No. l6. w. ii. NJ
Smith District No. II, Moses Moore
District No. 10, p. c. Morrison. And
to their promptness and the noticeable
desire manifested by all Of them to
have a full and fair investigation ol
the Tax. matters. your Commission
ers are largely indebted for the ma
I erial necessary to prosecute then
labors. - II
The books went into their hands il
May last and the'aggregate result o
their work in the county may be sta
ted as follows = "
Collections made for 1868 5 500
Collections made for 1869 1885
Collections made for,lS70 242,0;
Collections made for 1871 574.9'
Collections made for 1872 624,5'
Collections made for 1873 l,441.8'
Total y - ! Lss,ls6,26
Orthis amount they sex-
hibited vouchers satisfactory
to u.s. Il. S. Cox, as Re-
ceiver for Gr Nk $l,692,6'
Back Tax Collector ~ l039,5
Total \ = ss@,75a,1
From Collections o. 5sl66,2
Take payments to Cox 2,752,1
Leaving balance of < s4s4,1
, which amount added to
$1S9,59 School orders ' -
Releases, &C, makes $623,6
a $574,29 Of which has been paid owe
to the County Trustee. Leaving i
the hands of the Constables after ne
', justing $6,67 overpaid, viz by Josep
Shields $6,ll by w. II. McPeali
'12cts, and by II. 1Ric hardson Act
The sum of $49,40 there is in th
hands OF W. ii. NJ. Smith,. Sal ,68
/ J.J Howren $lJs55 and d. "
. Mitchell $2,S4s All the others hay
n exhibited the Trustees receipt in fu
Q of their aceoents, and We recommen
II that said settlements and the pa,
ments made thereon, with the mco
j. lected Tax lists returned by said of
GERS, upon their paying in full a
j. amounts found in their hands by Il
, Commissioners, he and the same
y hereby declared final, and in full
any receipts executed by either
them to Guyperspni for the Gollectic
of such Tax lists prior to this. date.s
We further recommend that the d
linquent Tax lists yet uncolleoted
shown on said books be returned
is the Constables of any dist let ,whe
y they will undertake TO collect Il
same and for the Court to proviC
for appointments where constable
!. decline to serve or the Office is V
m cant, such officers tocollect the sam
al with their fees and commissions ,
n lowed by law as on other CLAIM
=" placed in their hands and pay Il
same to the Trustee, and submit the
reports monthly to the Chairman
= this Court keeping collections (
! each each year separate. ig0usfI(