The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1877-04-13
Let Justice tie Done. ThO' the
Heavens FAIL,

sseaSeus Fail.o
! My highly esteemed friend. the LAWYER
sheriff having transferred his case 10 tne
/ h1aitg side Of the Docket and made me
/ fl'intih thereby giving me the righf 10
/ etose havyp had resort 10 more Especial
tlrA'ingC than Stephenson Gritty ever
Ane"i having gone through the war of
The rebellion. the official vote Of Fulton
county Ae ops Fables and the Bible. hav-
ing exhausted his STOCK OF stale Jokes.
worn OUT Anecdotes and would be- wit;
having trio burlesqae, nnl aspired TO
sAfoAsn comes in - tht ~ last, in the
ann vista Of his own surroundings hold
ing last 10 Sec. 10 page 272, asserting
ihi ne asserting. '.iierating and re- tier
tnng, that this is the only lac no,c in
force as regards the county levy. ask
him 90 explain what certain sections
copied IA my article OF March 10Th. mean,
/ fnd them on the Statute book.l lie
says they are '-ac0rsc than frash" f. this
an answer Has he the impulenee 60
suppose that because he j. lawyer Of
- yen standing, that his bare assertion.
viii SETTLE the question, aud satisfy the
people lie makes bat one point ia his
whole two weeks "mounfain in labor
business. and that is 10 his closing para
graph when he Jegs ~ question and wants
10 gt9i His hftie lore giarre" Now this
may be "love quarrel but the self-styed
lawyer sheriff will think before have
done with him, that /. AZ least am in earn-
est terribly in earnest, for intend 20
have the question settled before quit IL.
tLe point az issue between IA il simply
this. hold. that under the law, IL -
tue duty Of the Sheriff TO present his de-
iinqueut list Of county levy tax payers at
the October Court OF Gains aud make
settlement Of his accounts as collector Of
the county revenue that the list then
allowed should be Immediately transcribed
10y the clerk and handed back 10 the Sher-
1T :or collection, aud that lac should Rt
the County CONT in January rcfgn said
lisa and make fagi settiement OF same.
Mr.. W. contends that AT Coart Of CZaims
in J1pH1ry Is the time prescrib bed by law
Tor the first Presentaton OF the delinquent
list, aud plants himself upon Sec. 10.
Ignoring all the other law My opinion
that Mr.. Walker totally misapprehends
sec. 10. 10 not think II fns any refer
ence TO the frst present. aHon of the list for
allowance, but refers alone to the return
Of said list after the same has been ailoped
by the Court OF Claims. ! believe | am
sustained ia this opinion by precedents
for time whereof the memory Of man
ruunelh not 10 the contrary" for every
one Of Mr.. Walkers predecessors have
\
Of Claims and made their settlements
I heH and final settlement in January fol-
/ lowing. tlt has been left Tor .him
/ take new departure.) / am also sus-
/ tanned by Sec 10. itself. for the words
/ January Court Of Claims" do not
/ occur ia that section--it is "January
/ County Court every time The Coun-
~ Court may ireceive and settle
/ ielinquent list which has been allowed,
when returned by the Sheriff under OATH
/ bag ~ tak-s "a Court of Claims 10 allow
/ one. Again, am sustained by the fol-
/ lowing opinion Of the Attorney General.
/ winch IS, understand endorsed by the
I lion. VIM. Lindsay, Chief-Justice Of the
! state Of Kentucky:
STATE or KENTUCKY.
4 OFFICE Or ATTORNEY GEyERAL
Frankfort, April Z, 1877.
/ Hon. J. H. Montgomery, Judge Fulton
County Court, Hickman, Ky:
DEAR Sts:-Yours 10Th March. has lust
reached me.
Itis clearly the duty Of The County
1 Court 10 c0tnc q atHemeHt Of tie sherifs
/ 1ccoia,ts IN Ociojer OF each year, aud as
/ much Oitener pr,or % Ocf9bcr as he shall
/ thin1 10 advisable. Should this settle
ment in October nor be had, still il is the
/ positive duty OF the sheriff 20 return 20
/ che Caunty Court list Of all delinquents
/ 30 the January Court.
J Ia other words the duty Of g. e Court is
/ 20 cause the sheriff TO settle ia October.
/ The du.y # The sh,riF is 10 settle ~ October
and HtPOET FINALLY in January
For revenue due Stare. sheriff should
/ in October report lists Of insolvents, and
such have removed; whereupon the
Court strikes such as is proper 10 not
credit with, the same idea sayDieuenied by
/ hs rJt'y ~ the c00,y cred,f0rs CONTROLS in
regard Co county levy. Hoping this will
/ prove sufficiently clear and brief | ana
very truly, THos. +. Moss
Attorney General. 4
ooh what fail is here NY country :
mcn!'
VIII ar ". please tell MS how he can
make 80 t.fai fcfhrmeHt Of the County levy
iu January, % he presents his delinquent
list Do .u for he first time2 lie lays great
I stress upon the dead statute has lie
vet 20 learn chat the Court Of Appea' =
have decided thai when the General
Statutes are silent upon any point. the
OH SialHfe TtlaaoD tn JOr,et Fie upOA
such a lawyer.
My hi- hiy esteemed friend " you have
got yourself ia a false position. You are
uyin0to Bulldozs the people, like you
hnvee een doing iu your singular request
that must be granted" IL won't win
gou bad better c,se III. Withdraw your
defense, confess judgment for cost be
ready 90 present your delinqaents in Oc-
tober, aAd may you live long aud pros
per-
Aud now my friend, we have had our
"two shots each, arc you satisfied IL
you are, am more Than willing TO let
ths matter drop. ! think / have sus-
tanned my position and will now strike
bands With you in friendship, and let
+ by-goncs be by-goncs.'
}. II. MoETGoMERY.
The ciergymeu Of Nashville have
declared their opposition To extrava-
1 rant funerals. Considering the super.