The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1875-04-28
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AN Act to Lessen the Number oil
Justices Composing the Quar-
terly Court.
sWE SEc1IoE l. BE it enacted by the
General Assembly of the State OF
Tennessee. That only one Justice Of
the Peace from each civil district,
except the district including the
county seat and only two Justices
from such county seat district, and
only one Justice of the Peace from
each town ward entitled to one or
more Justices, shall compose the
Quarterly County Court and be en-
titled to vote and to draw pay for
attendance and the Justices Of each
oiyildistfiet and ward shall alternate
ia alphabetheal order in their attend
ance, if there be more than one JUS
vtieo in any civil district or ward;
Provided, however, that if the JUS
tice entitled to attend at any term
efailssto attend, that the. other JUS
lice from the same district or ward
may attend and be entitled to vote
and to pay ~ 1EfsHEnE y
SEC. 2. Be It further enacted, That
three-ffths of the Justices entitled to
attend shall constitute a quorum, and
ssneh quorum is hereby vested with
g{alI Che powers. Jurisdiction and au-
thority now conferred by law upon
Quarterly Courts, it being the object
Of this act. to reduce the number of
Justices composing said Quarterly
Eoarts, but in no way to limit or
change the powers and jurisdiction
of said courts.
SEC 8. Be it further enacted, That
should any office be required to
be filed or vacancy occur In
ssany Office required to be flied by
the County Court, it shall be the du
ty Of the clerk,-or if there be no
selerk, his deputy, and if there be no
s9elerk or deputy, heacting Chairman
to give at least ten days notice TO
every Justice Of the Peace Of his
county to assemble at the Court
h house Of his county in order to fill
such office or vacancies, and in FILL
ing all of said offices and vacancies.
all Of the Justices of the county shall
be entitled to attend and draw paw
but shall not draw pay for more than
q one day. and majority of all the
Justices of the county shall be nee.
essary to constitute a quorum.
8 SIC. 4. Be it further enacted, That
Applications for appropriations by
theQuarterly Courts of this State
shall bemade first to the Quorum
Court sitting last before the meeting
of the Quarterly Court at which the
Appropriation is to be passed upon.
IS SEC. 5. Be it further enacted, That
it shall oe the duty of the Clerk of the
County Court to keep a book in
which said applications for appropri-
alton shall be entered when made
to the Quorum Court, and the same
shall be open for the inspection of
Istiie citizens Of the county.
SEC, 6-Be it further enacted, That.
the Quarterly Courts shall not con-
slider or make any appropriation an
less the same shall have first been
entered in a book as heretofore re
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SEC. Z. Be it further enacted, That
SO much Of an act to revise the stat
3utesf Of the State Of Tennessee.
passed in the year 1858, and com
monty called the Code, and especial
y lly as mach OF section 4179 to 4196 /.
inclusive orsaid Code as is in conflict
with this act. be and the same are
hereby repealed. T.
Passed March I9. 1s75H ga ~