Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1886-10-14
County Court.

The regular quarterly session Of the
'Squires' court convened at the court
house October 4.
A number of releases from payment of
poll tax were granted to insolvents, etc.
The farm of Jesse Duncan was trans
ferred from the 10th to the 9th civil dis
trict. ii
r. L. Patton, rendered his resignation
as superintendent Of schools for Wash
ington county, which was accepted, and
the court elected Matthias Mead to fill out
Mr.. Patton's ~unexpired term.
Three commissioners of the poor were
elected for the ensuing year, as follows:
L. Fl. Shipley, L. L. Bayless, r. M. Hop
per.
M. B. Vance and w. H. Treadway,
were chosen as officers to wait on the
next tenn Of the circuit court.
The following were appointed to serve
as jurors at the next term of the circuit
court to be held at Jonesboro on the third
Monday after the fourth Monday in No
vember, given by districts, to-wit.:
First-W. N: Broyles.
Second-Wm. Woodruff.
Third-A. E. Payne.
Fourth-James Cloyd.
Fifth-Charles Gookin.
Sixth-A. Treadway.
Seventh-T. NJ. Wells.
Eighth-W. T. Leach and W. S. Har-
yey.
Ninth-Montgomery Broyles.
Tenth-Jamcs Collins, ST.
Eleventh-W. B. Bowman.
Twelfth-P. r. Ford.
Thirteenth-Wm. G. Hale and ]. II.
Kincheloe.
Fourteenth-R. M. X. Deakins and
John Kiser.
Fifteenth-A. B. Cummings.
Sixteenth-W. II. M. Smith and Thos.
Shipley.
Seventeenth. L.. Musselman and
James Collier.
Eighteenth. F. Yeager and T. J.
Williams.
The report Of the commissioners of the
poor for the year ending October, 1885,
was adopted as presented and appropria-
tions made accordingly.
The committee on settlements reported
that they had examined the vouchers of
the trustee and reports of clerks of courts
and found settlements made to be correct.
The Jail commissioners reported that
the Jail was in good condition, and that
the prisoners were well furnished with
food, water, and bedding. They recon-
mcnded that an addition be erected al
the east end Of the Jail building for
dining-room and kitchen. The repor
was adopted.
The committee appointed to inquire in
to the condition of the old records In tn,
county clerks office, and to consider til,
propriety of either making an appropria
ton for the purpose of arranging in or
der, transcribing and binding the record
from 174 to 1900, or, permitting tn,
Tennessee Historical Society to tax,
charge of them and hold the records il
trust for the county as its property, a
/ proposed by said society, reported tina
| they were of opinion that, as the record
are valuable only as historical relics,
would be better to give them into the Gus
tody-of the society on the following con
ditions:
1. That said Historical Society cause
full and complete transcript of said rec
ords to be made, the correctness of whicl
is to be verified by the clerk Of the count
court under his seal; said transcripts t
be made in a well bound book O
books, to be and remain in the possessio
, Of the clerk OF the court.
: 2. Said society Is to held the origins
of said volumes in trust for the count,
8 of Washington.
8. That said society shall pay all tn
5 expenses incident to making said trar
script and transmitting records.
: The report Of the commissioners az
pointed to lay Off and set apart homcstea
D and dover to Mrs. Jane Fine was cor
!, firmed.
B G. P. Laws qualified as constable.
4 Appropriations for the quarter wer
. made and the trustee ordered to pay III
4 several amounts.
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