Knoxville Whig and chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1875-1882, 1875-05-05
(Communicated,) ..
LAW AND DUTY CONDENSLD.
To the business Men OF Knoxville and
Knox County.

A number Of my fellow-citizens have
asked me to publish the following in
formation aud instructions. Books,
containing the laws that govern Ad-
ministrators, Guardians, and those en-
gagged in pursuits called privileges"
are not accessible TO all aud for that
reason I cheerfully comply with the
request, hoping that trouble and ex-
pense may thereby be saved to all who
are interested
ADMINISTRATIONS AND EXECUTORS.
Administrators are required by the
law which they swear To observe:
| /. To file with the Clerk OF the
/ County Court an inventory of all the
goods and chsttels belonging TO the
deceased, and verify the same on oath
before the Clerk. This should be done
as soon after the appointment of the
administrator or executor as cOnve-
nient-the statute requires the invent
DRY to be filed by the succeeding term
of the Court
2. A sale of the personality belong
ing TO the estate, should take place as
soon after appointment of Admins
traitors and Executors, as preparation
and notice can be given-eXcept in
cases OF Executors, where the will of
the deceased directs different dispo-
sition OF his property. The sale should
be made after ten (l0) days notice of
the time, terms aud place of sale the
place of sale should be the late resi-
dence of the deceased, or the most con-
venient place offering the best bidding
and least expense of sale. The admin
istrator or executor fixes the time and
terms of sale according to his own
Judgment, having due regard to the
condition Of the property, a. well as
the financial condition of the county,
remembering all the while, that he
may give more, but can not give less
than ten (l0) days notice of the sale.
An account of The sale must also be
filed with the clerk, verified as in the
case of an inventory.
Administrators and Executors are
required to make a settlement with
the County Court Clerk, ut the end OF
the second year after appointment,
and renew the bond and make IA like
settlement every year thereafter, and
renew the bond every two years. Be-
fore an account can he taken, the
clerk must give the parties in interest
five days notice of the taxing of the
account, and if any Of them are non.
+ residents, ten days notice is required
Administrators should keep mem
orandum book in which TO note al
sums received by them, giving name
date and amount. In paying Out
money belonging to the estate, or fol
which they expect credit on settle
ment, an account, stating items
amounts, and date, should be taker
from the party, and his name to thu
, receipt.
,, This is requisite to make a GOOD
! voucher on which to base "A credit il
stating the account.
These general rules govern both ad
ministrators and executors, excep
where the will of the deceased direct
q otherwise. And for neglect of thes
r requirements of the Code both ar
, alike liable to indictment by the Crane
jury and to fine and punishment b.
the Criminal Court.
GUARDIANS.
The law governing guardians il, il
some respects, the same as that govern
ing administrators.
!, Guardians are required to file will
Y the clerk a report containing a list o
i all the property belonging to the ward
He can only sell the property of hi
3 ward by application to the court ant
n an order OF the court allowing the sale
Y Guardians must settle once each yea
r and renew their bonds every tw,
g years. He is chargeable with interes
# on his wards money, and can spen'
= for his ward no more than the intereS
e of his money, or the income of his es
2 tate, except by order of the court al
: lowing him to spend the principal.
Guardians should in all cases wher,
S they pay out money for their wards
f take an account stating items, prices
J, charges, &C., in full. The accoun
! should be made out in the name of tn
: ward for whom the purchase, or ex
;, penditure is made, and the receip
should state that the guardian paid tn
account.
Papers in this shape will be gooC
vouchers on settlement and may saw
d guardians and their securities law
suits in the future.
! PRIVILEGES.
Il The language of the law on the sui
d ject of Privileges is as follows;
e 1.-The occupations and bushes trans
actions that shall be deemed privileges
o and be taxed, and no. pursued anC
o done without license, are:
% Merchants, commission (wholesal
70 and retail,) Auctioneers, Architects
o Cigar Stands, Civil Engineering
o Plumbers and Gas Filters, Dental Sur
70 geons, Lawyers, Artists and Photo
10 graphers, Brewers, Banks or Banking
Brokers of all kinds, Butchers, Baga
10 telle Tables, Billiard Tables, Jenn,
10 Lind Tables, Pool Tables, Circuses
a Menageries, Exhibitions for profit
10 Sleight-Of-haud and Legerdemair
Hacks, Carriages, Drays, and wheele
II Vehicles run for profit, Hucksters
: Sample Sellers, Cattle Dealers, CLAIM
Agents, Horse and Mule Dealers
Lumber Dealers, Stock Yards, Sal
Stables, Fruit Stands, Shooting Gal
leries, Hotels or Taverns, Expires
a Wagons and Carts, Transfer Wagons
y Intelligence Offices and Keepers, Liy
:, cry Stables, Omnibuses, Peddlers c
! Patent Rights, Peddlers of Paten
!. Medicines and Nostrums, Peddlers c
:, Merchandise, Pawnbrokers, Liquo
J Dealers wholesale and RETAIL Skatin
. Kinks, Steam Ferries, Sewing Ms