Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1886-10-09
cAANcERY COURT.


PctAASa etttaot sho htot 1AoANas IA W
tober.
The Chancellor filed his comission
and his oath Of Office; which were duly
spread upon the minutes.
The next business was the preeenta-
ton Of The financial report OF the Clerk
and Master, which H. q. Merritt pre-
sented at the request OF the Clerk and
Master, and in presenting same, pre-
sented also the pass-books Of the banks
who kept bis financial accounts.
He also presented the petition Of the
Clerk and Master, which is as follows:
PETITION OF CLERK AND MASTER.
TO Hon. Geo. 3. Seay.
Chancellor Of the 9Th Chancery Di-
vision State OF Tennessee, holding court
at Clarksville, Tenn.
The petition OF Polk G. Johnson,
Clerk and Master Of the Court.
Petitioner states that he was appoin-
ted Clerk and Master Of your court OH
Feb. 2lst 1883, by order duly recorded
on the minutes, Book Is, page $685.
This appointment was conditioned,
as required by law, upon petitioner en-
tering into bond and security as fol.
lows
First, 5000 to account for Revenue:
Second, 10000 to keep records safely.
Third, $4,000 as special Commissioner
to account for and pay over all moneys
received.
Ali OF these bonds were duly execu-
ted and the securities upon them we're
as follows; James e. Bailey, John F.
Couts, Horace H. Lurton, Chas. G.
Smith, A. Howell, and T. d. Johnson.
Since the execution OF said bonds,
James E. Bailey has died and Horace
H. Lurton has been elected one of the
judges OF the Supreme Court.
Petitioner, under those circumstance,
thinks it proper to ask the court to al
low him TO enter into new bonds and
security for the faithful performance oil
duty, in order to release the estate OIL
James e, Bailey from any future re.
sponsibility, and also Judge Lurton
who holds the high judicial position tc
which he has been recently elected.
| Your petitioner, now presents to the
court, his financial report as required
by law. and which he has therefore
done twice year, for the past sixteer
years, all them having been duly re
corded on the minutes and subject Il
the inspection Of all persons.
Petitioner only asks to be allowed Il
make new bonds, which he now ten
ders to the court.
Polk G. JOHNSON.
The bonds we're approved by The
cout, being for S65, 900.
The docket was then called end thu
trial OF cases began. A committee was
appointed by the court, consisting OF ]
w. Scales, H. G. Merit and w. A
Quarles to report upon the financial re
port of the Clerk and Master. Thu
committee reported as follows:
TO the Hon. Geo. E. Seay, Chancellor:
Your committee, appointed by you
Honor to examine the books and &C
counts OF the Clerk and Master P. G
Johnson and report to the present term
respectfully report that they have care
o fully examined the statement of his &C
cout with the several banks OF this cit,
and we have carefully compared thi
financial report with his pass books i
the several banks those named an
find them to correspond exactly, an
find the amounts etated by the cashier
Of these banks to be to his credit, to b
correct, comparing with the sums this
should be to his credit according to tn
above statement.
We entirely commend his metho
Of keeping these accounts, as just acct
rate and easy OF examination aud yer
fcation.
Respectfully submitted.
+ +. " y. S sGAaas, Committee.