Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1875-09-09
DIED.
At her residence in The 18th district
en- the 18th Of August, Mrs. NANCY
FULKEEsoN aged 81 years.
Proceedings of the County Court.

The jurors for next Term of Cir.
cut Court were appointed.
Death Of Hiram Bowman proven
in open Court, and Guardian appoint.
ed for minor child. application for
letters of Administration was con.
tinued until next Term.
The fixing Of the salary of County
superintendent was continued until
the October Term.
Ordered by the Court that T. H..
Reeves, S. II, Miller, j. A. Sheppard
and j. G. Deaderick be and they are
hereby appointed Special Commits.
sioners to settle with any and all col.
lectors of public taxes in Washing.
ton county, for the years 1868 to 1873
inclusive, as well as any Deputies or
Agents, Securities OIL any other per.
son or persons, at any time response
bic for any part of the public revenue
for either, all, or any one, or part of
any of said years. Said committee
shall have power to send for persons
and papers, administer oaths and do
and perform any other act or thing,
that this Court might legally do in
the premises, to the end that a final
settlement may be made by and be.
tween all Of said persons so respon.
sible for said revenue. And as O O
as the committee have made a set.
Element with any one or more of said
parties. the books upon which the set.
Element is based shall be filed with
the Clerk of this Court. And when
all the tax books now out for these
years are so filed, it shall he the duty
Of the Clerk to prepare from said book
or books a list of fall unpaid taxes in
the county, for the use of the back
Tax Collector Of Washington county.
On motion, and for satisfactory
reasons appearing to the Court, it is
ordered that r. NJ. Young, Sheriff of
Washington county, he required to
come forward and justify his present
bond as Sheriff, or give other and suf.
ficient security on said bond at the
October Term, 1875, of this Court,
and that.the Clerk of this Court issue
to said r. NJ. Young notice of this
motion.
Ordered by the Court that any
money found in the hands of any one
intrusted with the collection of the
back taxes upon settlement with the
commissioners, shall be paid over to
the County Trustee for safe keeping,
until the further order Of the Court.
This order only applies to County
Revenue.
Rev. Col. Morrow submitted his re.
port of Tax collected for the month
Of August past. The aggregate Of
faxes collected dttring that month
by him was Sl67,7O.
All persons were notified by the
Chairman that the Commissioners
appointed to settle with Tax Collec.
tors would commence its work next
Monday at the Court House in this
place, and persons we're notified to
come forward on that and succeeding
days and exhibit their vouchers and
make settlement.
Ordered by tie Court that the res.
ignation of f. S. Cox, as back tax
collector to be accepted to take effect
on the final settlement with the Com.
missioners this day appointed.
Clerk Lattrell submitted his re.
port of costs due to jurors, &C., for
the last term of the Circuit Court.
Total cost to the county, for the Au.
gust Term was $317,79,
Ordered by the Court that j. F..
Smith, w. +. Tilson and w. S. Strain
be and they are hereby appointed a
committee, and granted authority by
this Court to negotiate a sale of the
county farm, and also the county
Jail, lot and improvements thereon,
with a view of establishing a Jail,
a house for the accommodation of
the poor, and also a County Work
House, all to be, if practicable. erect
cd on the same Enclosure. Said com.
mittee will also look out ground suit.
able for the erection of said build.
ings, and make report to the next
term of this Court.