The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-10-03
Egnew and Reichmann Not to Sit.
Able Report OF Gen. Peters and
County Attorney Jordan.
No Prima Facie Title to an Odlce
Which Does Not Exist.
Tho Interesting and Unlimited De-
bate Which Followed.
The Proceedings in Detail orville Yer
gers Maiden speech Report OF
tho Bridge Commlssion-Ac.
counts Allowed.

| ty court met yesterday, although the hour
announced was o o'clock. The members
came struggling in slowly, aud it took
some time TO gather quorum. After the
roll had been called the reading of tho
minutes was dispensed with and County
| Attorney Jordan arose and announced
that he and the attorney general had care.
fully and diligently examined the cases Of
squire Egnew and Mr.. Rcichmann, sub
miltcd to them the day before, and had
prepared u written report, which would bo
read 10y the attorncy.gcncral.
Attorney General Peters thcroupon ad-
vanccd To the platform, and, taking his
stand near the chairman's desk, read tho
following report
10 the Honorable County Court of shelby County:
In response To your inquiry as to whether or not
elected Justices ol the peace oi shelby county aud
entitled in seats in the county court, We have tho
honn to IMPORT thcruu as follows
The Constitution ut tennessee IN Article q SEQ
ton u. provides that "thcrv shall bc two Justices
ui the peace aud one constable elected in each dis
! lr.cL Nv hc qualified voters hcryin, except dis
| tti,is Including county towns, which shah elect
| thrc Justices aud two cuusahlcs,"
| II further provides that 'thc Legislature shall
! have power Ia provide iur the appointment oi an
| additional nunb,r uf iustccs ~ the peace In in.
| cuunmird towns" (-Cc Constitution uf tennessee
Article o, section o.
The Legislature of the State. IN pursuance of
thusc constitutional provisions, has passed scVcul
statutes which utc found abbreviated In the Code
| IN the following language, viz
Dor zach district of every county IN this State
cN,rpi Those Districts including county towns, two
hut VOTERS thprrlu"
"for the district including the city IT Nashville
twn ig,ligc' oi ne rgnc, may H. elected for each
Nurl lN the puuliu,l NuiCn therein"
'luf V,rn Other disifi"t in the state including
county town. Time Justices ui the u,noc may DO
cIvrt NN thuIutIluvi Nuiyr th,Wiu''
..lur fever, county town, of incorporated town,
one justice tu lv elected by the qualified voters
ihyriu tuly ui Tennessee . and T., -cyiions
tN Hnl ll code ui tennessee, \. nnd v. sections
a,iu and H1l
Al The invent election a Justice " DE peace
judge uuillr N,Eyr Wbs ylrJ ct flr the TaNiug
iiturl, ur the cii, ut Memphis which b. county
town uf Hu luyurIsIfttui tuau. Within tur pur,icw
oi ths statute, aud o. such h ynuucd ~ clecta
ii 40 al, passed Nav 2t ,s'e the county sea, oi
| rhchl count, was ditvr,d in %, fvmuy,d. .houh
Nc people ~ vote, iu thu lltth civil district, u
faii county, aud within tly ourpUmir limits of tho
| ,.u ui Memphis. Anngi Vass,si Marfh : ls5L
niiuf wriiur that The Nuiy had buru iu fnuf ufthc
| proposition. natiuus aud confirms the nIuiutnl III
| The county sUit ''frm Raleigh o. the iinh civil
| iI.irlrt " aid county ant within fhc Uprp0mtc
| Nmiis ~ ihH ,itf ut Memphis and amends tho
| utnrf aH 30 "us b. puihuf.fo s1Ii county s,at ~
rbrll. county a. De- removed a. uul lHUlirl iu any
ri'il district Niihiu tlr corporate limits Of thcciy
M. Diuuiy .eat uls acropIIurIy so removed and
tr 'rufih hHusr is now n h, van ,Ilii district of
thr ruurif Lui UIuu iuy view. which suyms o. be
,uNfyIY HuIuiraHvi Iu. that under tlu iuryEuiug
legislation thr liNh civil iItIIrt bee Whtrh tho
.uuftuuuss D. luUaiHi is entitled tp tHrr. ustIrrs
ul iHr UrHrv Che NuIH" uI That district ln the a..
| cont ur.iIuu Hs th,l have repeatedly heretofore
| l"ur. ,l' .rl Thrive llHs ia iur thr lltu ,lNu
| Whur uirs o. the uhloa nfu not contested ur
| twill t,us h. sasu rn, ,to Tiub ciyl district
] ln uhlth ihr yuufi huuHr D. situated. hTs thrUo
/ Justices ui thr IHtUr nui tHu yIW ui Memphis ns
! county uf Incorporate town, Dos uur magistrate.
| to-. lH.ur ulr quota 81 uHEisiui,s 30 which they
! ", sr ai,.s,-itbst the claim a. thosc Offices by
! ihr truilrn'u usinri g. hasrl uruu The theory
Do lrg1'Iy rnifui % u',Dt iHrrr Iu.iIrr aui asa
tlu Hi iHH luuffrUufh and iIiiIfuth dsffI.tH rNs
t.u .ufH tHr fiu pf WUmrH|s Hut rmHHT.s q
JHHfu "i %. irfriiuu r''h ono ~ ihrsn districts
T. district "iuHiuiiuF county fuHu. aud T. "a.
uuyi 90 t'"'i thrr mt.IHiffIUs
m5sn,1s 81 .r lgn.r u.i n iin, ,..fs auI ,i5' ,ii
lHi,' iiiU manifest irf.ui nu ui thn l'f'.HiIfr
Iuus Hr UHfIHH tHHf fhr rtaiH Boo uur sHtfIHu rrn.
Nashville two Iust'Hrs iur rIrb uHHl HHy IH elect.
o. I.r'N allowing iIr Hil.NunHl uHHi.Iu -
U.H u..f HHf'#Hs fHH.iI.H N.#f 90" UEtu other
distinct boo tTr rHI#. Iu.'#IU" county town.
iH.." lNi'.. n' '.' .f'.l h' H,'l .IfgI1d.
IHr Is uHi hI fhr LEGISLATURE lu ih.s Hl'.uu ne
tI. .IuU sIuHH Hs 10 IH ymI.uEUi Iu t. Immediate.
4. HH#.iIHF aHfHu u'IHuF 90 iHo II.fIH ln
uH..H N#HHtIIr b. lu.HItHI IHHt I. H. embracing
Hu tHI.H. t#HHH fuUU Hui lTIHg re- t.uUrmUIHyrl
lI fH" o. .t.f.HfH iU Tsf. m1irTIH if unjust uUutNe
tIH .iHt construction lur manifest iufiHsr ~
f..i.. Iu Ir elected Iu tIyV civil district. whish
,mITuul HtrfI tHuH within Is territorial limits
Nrd ias.ir BE- g. % we'll .,ulgi ruir iu inter
TUfuH "IfIT.H tHHf auUl. shall D. construed ac.
luuI.nH IH fU".f l.IsI. uuiiulp meaning. unless
uU lIE... ..lEu iHi.Hi. plnluly upinuut through
La
A. u..i boo iIII. UHHur' I'un in any other than ia
u..l.I Hul . sIHniuUlinn.
Wgrri'r - b.0luunp, declines Che verb
10 ,ura.r tash1t lu. tosurouui to crm-
pr.'. iHwurrhgni. i1 unninlu in 'u.Hn.
/ .uIHUIuuur HuE ut tHra' t,uHs fH| tHH uufi
! actually usHi Hui che mDluIus viii riHH'n rfc'
h.ruruftH. II.ffI..s uamsi nor 40 90 ~ thrm
| combined. HIHr'uHr" tHr .Iy uf M'WIHis. They
iu.IuIU Iu Hri Hul1 sHIu1 ui o. nWl one -
| tHrW uIIf small im,iiHnI ~. ~ D. ~ US
tH. faIf ilsf sffI. Hf Hni Ui disfilf "uHfHHug
fir #FIfI IUH.r Uuf fH|l county town such HIsa
uI.i .llull thrrghI lr.umca district .l..lliIs'
r. ulIuiy town. hud D. entitled q" i.rH mH. /.
iHr,H % tIr contention % tlsIWlH. asH..' 4,
iHIu flr .ffsui1,uth aud H|rth .ItlI districts .fs
r..I 1I.u ,uyH.i il ihrrt mHf.siuirH H. ru
Of r.fn ui ihoF Districts extends iut1 tHg uu Z
"a alIl bs ,sgn Cha, 'h, rl,lm ~ railrurrlias.
t.H. ui ihH pHfUr iuf ihr districts iu question r.E
y..Huly ui.fru'ai.i words iu tHr HIaI. HU' ~
IY ihr Legislature. The uflr HatH HuF I..f.t II'
rIIlIuH county town shall have IN|.. 'NH|..Fa
] thH contention ~ iHr claimants Z. iN .. HHN Ni.
| lHri il. ludIug any part OF county hHl 'AaA
| have HhUH.
iItt ius Legislature Intended 20 on Hu aiii.
| tIUHHl magistrate fu HEtu District rI.| UhN'Iifi
| IuIla county iuun Hul rmHHH"H HU Hun."h =.
Dr. No iI easily aui would rIaIu'U ha.U ghT...'i
Iia fHff.H.f hf 40 IuHt| isuauaFr ". .Ii un tl,a
puus.f .u ibg terms rmpluI rl ou i.. culsiail'
] iHo Language ussl fufHiIs tu|H q U.H. .I.t1a.
/ % arHuH tHN clear INHi ihH tuu H p uhmNl
] uu uaf "In|IuiH. ruuuV iHHn. sri ..Hi thgf ~
rill uny rlUf.gi tJ sIrii iH' lA.hh OF we
/ rutIt ls canisuisi by CO., claimant that ihey
tatua rf|ms faFIa f.I'H fnUfUu iu ihH. ilcl nave
rlHir .ssIHns EEL IusIrr ui i1. rri.c Hull ls.u,d
tH tfYHt Nf fNH Governor Ul fNn state Hhlgh iufl
I iurh,f Iusisi gnttig tucm 10 .gat in iha county
ir our opinion. thsst commissions isugd By Tie
| UUtlflHf iu mistake Ui yIin.f Co.'S uf IlW. an
bod have tHr Uilrt ui Cvatiug ui.cs uut uihgfWle
oriIlsfIly. IN Contested cirIiiHn 01sos. rnu.
mission is puma iayIr gtidCnru ut ii'r U uihIg.
tuf this ia bot su when The uhrr uutH LOT chht u
thpfr BE- 90 ufHUc there ran he uo uirf aht 80
pflua faHIs iluo by virtue ~ commissions 20
otherwise. Nor Gao theW lr, Boz such case %
Ia. tHf u.nrff The Wlr recognizing tuU authority
ni one rinihed uith The tudluca ~ uhIu aud ever
c.slla aud claiming The hEhi " eNtruss it lung
ugaA asCyaarlll prssupposo he 0tssenee oia De