Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-07-06
COUNTY AFFAIRS.
A Brief Term Of the Quarterly Court.
Dubious Operation Of the New Law
Affecting that Honorable Body.
COUNTY AFFAIRS.

The Quarterly Court of Davidson
county, as reduced by Act Of the
last General Assembly, met at 10
O'Clock yesterday to hold the July
term. Judge Ferriss presided and the fol-
lowing magistrates were present: Justices
Alternately, Baskette, Bigley, Bush, Butler,
Brantly, Claiborne, Chandler, Childress,
Caropbell H, Campbell r. D., Cheatham,
Davidson, Dillahunty, Galbreath, Howell,
Harris, Lapsley, Marshall, Miller, Norvell,
PEBBLES, Read, Spain and Simpkins JnO. NJ.
Altogether the court appeared lonesome.
The absence Of more than one familiar voice
was felt.
The Commissioners Of the Poor and
Superintendent of the County WOrkhOuse
made formal reports.
On motion of Justice Brantley an apprO-
priatiOn Of SO per month was allowed to
compensate John g. Marshall as SupeTin-
tendent of the County WOrk-hOuse.
An appropriation was made TO pay the
assistant assessors fO- their services, the
amount due each to be certified by the
County Assessor.
Some ancient claims against the county,
presented by J. W. Bigley, A. c. NOrvell
and John NJ. Shelton, were referred to
/
Baskette and Gray, to report to the next
term.
a claim of JanitOr Williamson praying
to be reimbursed for lawyers fees amount
ing to $50, incurred in the courthouse
janitOr test case was allowed.
On motion of Justice Gleayes an apprO-
priation for half the yearly compensation
Of standing committees was made.
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on the Circuit Court at the next term.
The following were elected to act as jury
men for the next term of the Circuit Court:
First District, Eli Hoffman, y. n. Fletcher,
and p. W. Brien; second, Jerre Bowen;
Third, r. J. Moore; Fourth, B. F. Gleaves;
Fifth. Jos. w. Bigley; Sixth, I. d. Morgan;
Seventh, Anderson PEBBLES; Eighth, ". b.
Hill: Ninth, John Nevill; Tenth, J. P.
Walker: Eleventh, z. B. Chickering,
Twelfth, F. P. Sullivan; Thirteenth, Mike
Quinn; Fourteenth, J. 5. Dillahunty; Fiji
ieenth, J. J. Corley; Sixteenth, B. T. Hurt;
Seventeenth, Herbert Blair; Eighteenth, P.
". Maxey; Nineteenth. D. ). Graves;
Twentieth, JnO. c. Matthews; Twenty
first, j. NJ. Cole; Twenty-secOnd, Thos.
Campbell; Twenty third, Marshall Ayers;
Twenty-fOurth, JnO. Graves; Twenty fifth,
Geo. BUrch.
Justice Cheatham rose and asked the
Honorable Court whether any information
could be then and there had as to the
whereabouts of his friend Maxey. [SeDsa-
toni
some one remarked that the venerable
member was enjoying the quiet shades Of
the Eighteenth District.
A batch Of road business was attended
to and the order Of business was completed.
it being about noon, and all the work Of
the term having been finished in the space
| Of two hours.
Justice Davidson moved that this court
now adjourn till the January term. Not
| entertained.
Justice Campbell moved that the MEM
bers receive only One-half days pay, as they
had served the county only One-half day
/ this time. . Not entertained.
The business being completed the court
unanimously adjourned till the October
! term.
Judge Ferris indicated a perpleXity in
which the court would be placed at the
| October term. If the members for the
| present term. were to be excluded at that
! term-the Court TO be composed Of the
/ other half of the Justices, swhO would
there be to approve the minutes OF the
present term?
Quite discussion took place on this point,
and il was generally agreed that the court
was placed in an awkward predicament by
/ the law reducing its number by cutting it
in twotnd providing that the halves should
| sit alternately. Ii was also generally agreed
| that some Of the members present should
claim their seats at the October term, and
l IN q ka a test case.