Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1890-04-08
COUNTY COURT.
The Proceedings of That Body
Duly Recorded.
The Judges Bond Comes in Signed by A
Howell and A. H. Munford. Report
Of the Jail Commissioners.


to-day.
The minutes of the January term
were read and approved.
Judge Tyler's bond was then read
to the court. 1t is for $1,000 and was
signed by G. w. Tyler, A. Howell
and A. III. MunfOrd. The bond was
accepted by the County court and
delivered to the clerk. Why this
had not been done before is a ques-
ton the LEAF-CHRoNICLE can't
answer.
At the conclusion of Judge Tyler's
reading OF his report Monday.
Squire Corban said it was a very
important matter and moved the APP
pointment of a committee to eX-
anime it thoroughly and report at
the next meeting of the court.
Judge Tyler objected, saying
that an expert was appointed at
the last term of the court
for that purpose and the regular COM
mittee had submitted its report just
read by the clerk, and he thought
that should be sufficient. Squire
Corban made some explanations for
his motion, repeating that he thought
it an important matter and that was
the proper way of passing on. it, as
the court was unable to judge clearly
of it from hearing it read. Just then
another motion was made that the
report be received and spread upon
the minutes. This motion was put
to the house and carried. The report
then became the property of the court
and the clerk, its proper custodian.
Judge Tyler, however, took possess
sion of the manuscript, saying to the
court that he would keep it few
days before turning it over to the
clerk, as it was necessary to make
some corrections.
1t was then moved that the report
be furnished to the city papers for
publication on the condition that
they would publish it free of charge
This motion was carried, when Judge
Tyler stated that he had made ar
rangementS with the Democrat to
publish it, and the other papers could
get it after it was revised. Squire
Caldwell moved that the court en-
dorse Judge Tyler's administration
of county affairs by rising vote.
The motion was put and all of the
magistrates stood up.
1t was ordered by the court
that the clerk should receive
the legal rate for enrolling Judge
Tyler's report on his books.
The Jail con missioners reported
that they had made arrangements
with VIM. Manning for attending
the wOrk-house prisoners. Since the
last term of the court the suits
brought by the sheriff against the
county have been compromised.
The county pays the sheriff's attor-
neys $40. The costs of suit are di-
vided. They also report that the
county had a claim against the State
for boarding prisoners during the
term of litigation, and that the same
has been compromised. The State
allows the sum, $l,99l.40 to go as a
credit on judgment the State had
obtained against the county in a
former suit. The remainder of the
judgment has been paid, amounting
to 81 ,56S.l2. The suits have all been
settled and everything is quiet for
the time being. This report is
signed by S. A. Caldwell, J. IL.
Achey and c. w. Tyler,
The rate of taxation was fixed
same as last year-l5 cents on the
hundred dollars for schools, Is cents
for revenue, and 80 cents for railroad
purposes and 81 90 poll-taX for State
and county. Livery stables, photog-
raphers, laundries, etc, were relieved
of all special taxes except one privi-
lege tax, same as merchants pay.
Squire G. ID. Bailey moved to re,
store Mrs. Hamilton, Mrs. Revel and
j. ID. Soloman to the pension roll at
S. per month, dating from January
|. and it was carried unanimously.
Sid c. Batson, T. NJ. Reynolds,
John S. Neblett and j. X. Ramey
were elected to act in conjunction
with Judge Tyler as board of equal
ization of taxes.
The venire for the May term of
the Circuit court was appointed as
follows: Garrett Brakeman, j. w.
Darnell, Green Smith, johnson Ford,
b. ID. Lea, N. S. Smith, Isaac Leigh,
w. J. Major, NJ. J. Crotzer, Ed
Lewis, NJ. {. Pitman. J. r.. Ussery,
Green Brown, w. J. Smith, Pete
Trotter, c. II. Daily, w. H. Mockbee,
II. S. Davis, j. n. Ussery, James