Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-03-26
QUARTERLY COURT.
The Number and the Pay OF justices
Cut DOWn, Etc.

Cut DOan, Etc.
The following act entitled an act to
lessen the number of justices composing
the Quarterly Court and reducing the per
diem pay of justices, while SO sitting as
a court, has become a law:
Section l. Be it enacted by the Gene
raj 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 entitled to vote and
draw paw for attendance; and the Jus
| tiaes of each civil district and ward shall
alternate in alphabetical order in their
attendance, if there be more than one
Justice in any civil district or ward;
nrovided. however, that II the Justice
entitled to attend at any term fails to
attend that the other Justice from the
same district or ward may attend and be
entitled to vote and to pay.
Sec. 2. Be it further enacted, That
three-6fths of the Justices entitled to
attend shall constitute a quorum, and
such quorum is hereby vested with all
the powers, jurisdiction and authority
now conferred by law upon Quarterly
Courts, it being the object of this act to
reduce the number Of Justices compos-
ing said Quarterly Courts, but in no way
to limit or change the powers and juris-
diction of said courts.
Sec. 8. Be it further enacted, That
should any Office be required to be filled
or vacancy occur in any Office required
to be filed by the County Court, it shall
be the duty Of the clerk, or if there be
no clerk, his deputy, and there be no
clerk or deputy, the acting chairman to
give at least ten days notice to every
Justice of the Peace Of his county to
assemble at the courthouse of his county
in order to fill such office or vacancies,
and in filling all Of said offices and va
cancies, all Of the Justices of the county
shall be entitled to attend and draw pay
but shall not draw pay for more than
one day; and a majority of all the JUS
tees OF the county shall be necessary to
constitute a quorum.
Sec. 4. Be it further enacted, That all
applications for appropriations by the
Quarterly Courts of this State shall be
made first to the Quorum Court sitting
last before the meeting Of the Quarterly
Court at which the appropriation is to
be passed upon.
Sec. 8. Be it further enacted, That it
shall be the duty Of the Clerk of the
County Court to keep a book in which
said applications for appropriation shall
be entered when made to the Quorum
Court, and the same shall be open for
the inspection Of the citizens of the
county.
Sec. 6. Be it further enacted, That
the Quarterly Courts shall not consider
or make any appropriations unless the
same shall have first been entered in a
book as heretofore required.
Sec. Z. Be it further enacted, That so
mnch of an act to revise the statutes Of
the State of Tennessee, passed in the
year 1858, and commonly called the
Code, and especially as much of section
4lf9 to 4l96 inclusive of said Code as is
in conflict with this act, be and the same
are hereby repealed.
Passed March Is, 1875.
The act cutting down the per diem pay
of jurors and justices sittingin Quarterly
Court is as follows:
Section l. Be it enacted by the Gen
eral Assembly of the State OF Tennessee
That an act entitled IAN act to compen
safe justices of the peace and jurors
passed November Il, 1866, and an &C
entitled IAN act to amend an act, passed
November q, 1866" passed Decembei
4, 1867, beso amended as to read. tina
al, justices Of the peace of this State
attending Quarterly Courts of their re
spective counties, shall be entitled Il
and receive one dollar and fifty cent
per diem for their attendance; and al
jurors attending any of the courts O
this State shall be entitled to and receiv
one dollar and fifty cents for their a,
q tendance.
Sec. 2. Be it further enacted, Tha
this act take effect from and after il
I passage, the public welfare requiring it
!, Passed March 3. 1875.