Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1886-05-27
Resolutions of the Bar at
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eess Of the Chancery Court at !
Wayncsboro, hel ! on the Sth day OF
May 1886 at the Court-house 10
Waynesboro, Hon. Robt 7. Cypert
was called to the chair, aud stated
the object of the meeting to he to
give expression to the Appreciation
OF The Att ,rn1ys and Oil 'ers OF the
Coutt, OF the official career OF Cham
celIor of said Court, the Hon. Geo.
Ii. Nixon. whose second term is nov
drawing to ~ close, and thereupon
Frank Boyd was, On motion elected
secretary.
On motion Jno. A Pitts, r. II.
Haggard, Jno. f. Montague and e.
W. Shipman Shift, were appointed
committee to draft resolutions cX-
pressivc of the sense Of the meeting,
.
After retiring the committee &C.
turned and presented the following
resolutions, which were unanimously
adopted, To Wit: ~
Whereas, the Hon. Geo. Fl. Nixon :
second term as Chaucellnr OF Lhe 9th
chancery division of Fsnneasee Is
now drawing to a close, the present
Term OF court now in session, being
the last lie will lol 1T aynesboro
during his present term of office;
and whereas during the waole SIX
teen Years Of his oiliciaI life rs such
chancellur he has not failed TO attend
and hold tlle chancery court OF this
county at The ume appointed by law
| III single instance aud has no,
suffered Tie litigation of said coull
10 accumulate and go untrled IN any
degree Whatever, where the same
was realty ior trial AMI whereas
| his official course has been CHAR &C.
ter,zed by constant ana uhremlLtInS
Industry, energy, Edfuess and I'M
partially, towards tisants, and by
Uniform courtesy AMI ilberallty lo-
warts the solicitors and officers of
the court. and whereas Iii view OF
these facts, we are unwilling and Ii
would be unjust To him, 10 allow
him to depart from our midst With
out dlsLlnct and public recogh :
tion of our appreciation OF MS court
cous and uneXampled promptness
and his valuable and impartial sci
vices in Tie conscientious discharse
Of duty
Therefore Resolved: b. the mem
bers of the bar and Oil :ers of the
chancery court of this county tina
the Hon. Geo. Nixon by his prompt
ness puuctualiLy and inpartiality
in The discharge Of his duties ~
chancellor has earned for himself al
enviahle reputation as an etlicien'
and honest public officer and eutltlct
himsr If to the highest encominm tina
can be bestowed as II reward 10
faithful service, We'll done thol
good and faithful servant" BY hi
patience, torbearance and c0nrtcs,
toward us, the solicitors, and oil Ger
of the court, he has won our highes
esteem, and we hereby declare Lha
our warlnest AMI most cordial wishe
for his success and continued health
aud happiness shall always atten'
him in future; and We commend hi
distinguished career as Chancel 10
of this Division, as an exalnpl
worthy of emulation by all who ma.
be called upon to serve their fello'
citizens in places of public trust.
Resolved that these resolutions be
presented to said Chancery Court
by the chairman of this meeting
with the request that they be sprea,
upon its minutes and that cop
be furnished to the Hon. Geo, NlXol
as full testimony Of our esteel
or him personally and officially.
JNo. A. PlTTs.
Il. L. HAGGARD.
G. w. SuirMAN.
j L. Moata gue.
R,bt, 2. Cypert, Chr.