The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-04-27
II COUNTY COURT.
The PrsceedIngs OF That Tribunal
YesteI day.

AN1A
The County Court met yesterday,
Chairman Slaughter presiding, and
transacted the following business:
The Citizsns Street Rsilroad Com
pany petitionei for right of way on
the following highways: Commenc-
ing on Walnut street at DuBose
avenue, thence east on DuBose
avenue to Middle street, thence
south on Middle street to Vance
street and thence east on Vance street
To Pigeon Roos. road; and further say
they desire to extent their Linden
s'rset line to the north gate of Elm
wood Cemetery and ask for right Of
way for said purpose over Grove ave.
nue. and Dunlap avenue. Referred to
County Chairman and County Sur
yeyor, with power to act.
SPECIAL DEPUTY sHERIFFs.
In the matter of the petition of G..
G. Dent, as counsel for w. s. Pope ct al,
appointed hvspecisl order of the Grim.
nal Cour. Judge in the Countee case,
Chairman Slaughter and County Attor-
ney made the following report: "We
ara Of the opinion that the judge of the
Criminal Court had no power 10 direct
the Sheriff of Shelby county to incursn
expense Of the pa'ure Get forth in the
annexed petition, and thus bind the
county to pay the same. But this
court has always adopted the policy OF
paying for any valuable services rem
dered by the citizens OF the county
for it's protection and benefit. So, il
the court believes upon q con-
sideration of all the cilcum-
stances that the persons depu-
tizsd by the Sheriff under said order
performed and rendered valuable serv-
ices to the county in this matter, then
The count might allow such pay as they
think those services were worth. The
case is one that addresses itself to the
discretion Of the court" Report filed.
The petition Of MIS-. Ann E. II.
Field to be given 800 for damages
sustained by running a road through
her premises in the Twelfth District
was d~issllowed.
The county jail inspectors were or
dered to have certain repairs done at
the Jail.
MRS. C~oNAwAY's PETITION.
Mrs. M. Z. Conway relied her petit
ton to be appointed a notary public,
and as IN exhibit to said petition filed
the following clipped from the press:
"LoUIsvTLLE, KY, January %, 1882.
"Mrs. NJ. J. Pottinger was appointed
a notary public to-day by Judga Styles,
Of the Common Pleas Court. She is
the fir:t lady examiner ever APP
pointed"
"NEw YORK, January S.
"Chicf-Justice McAdam Of the City
Court rendered a decision to-day in an
action brought by VIM. @. Findlay
against Leander II. Thorne ct al,
touching upon the question of female
notaries. The judge decides that
q verification certified by a female
notary is valid as to q third per
son and furnishes no ground for re-
turning the pleading. In this case a
counter claim was put in in the defend
ants answer. The reply war made that
the counter claim, which was returned
because the certificate to the first was
signed by a female notary public. The
defendant interposed an objection on
the ground that the notary public being
a female was ineligible to q public
Office and could not, therefore, legally
perform the functions of a notary.
This female notary was appointed by
the Governor and confirmed by the
Senate. The court grants the reaction
to compel the defendant to accept the
reply as properly verified"
Mrs. Conway also sets out the fact
she ia a widow woman untrammeled
by any marital relations.
The court also passed on a number
Of bills and made q number of appro-
%priations; also passed upon quite a
number Of applications for reduction
oil and correction of assessments.
The Memphis City Railway Com
pany tiled a petition for right of way
on the Randolph road, north of Raleigh
road, north of city.
The court adjourned to next Mon
daV,