Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1894-07-13
LEGAL NEWS.
NOTES.

| NOlhs.
John Ritzert was appointed tax collee-
tor for Donegal twp. aud George E. AcGill
for Karns City.
Saml. B. Zeigler was appointed constable
at Zelienople.
The will Of Mary Ross, late of Buffalo
| on estate Of Olive |. Green of Allegheny
twp. were granted to George X. Green.
On Monday last Co. Treasurer Martin
! left the amounts of taxes on mercantile
appraisements against some fifty of our
| billiard and restaurant men, and store
keepers in the hands of Justice for col
lection, the law requiring him to do SO,
and the cases will be heard next Monday
| Tuesday Several of these parties have
gone out of business, but as they neglect
| ed to appear before the Appraiser an
| Appeal day, and state their case, aud have
the matter corrected, they may be liable
for the amount taxed against them.
Sixty-three writs have already been
| placed in the Sheriff's hands for Sept
term.
A mortgage from the Bridgewater Gas
Co to the Union Trust Co. for S6OO,OO0,
was filed in Butler, Saturday This Gas
| Co. enters the southwestern corner OF this
county, and supplies the Rochester Tum-
! bier works and other large concerns with
gas.
VIM. II. Davis who assigned his prop
erty TO Franklin Miller some years ago,
petitioned for reassignment, and publlca
tion was ordered.
J L. Beatty. E. j. Shaffner, Jno. Rimer
aud others were appointed policemen for
the Petrolia Camp-meeting.
A.G. Williams was appointed a COM
missioner in lunacy as to Marcus Covert
of Brady twp. and also to Josiah NJ. Gov
ert.
Regarding costs, recent decision by
the Court of Armstrong Co., closes as fol-
lows. THE act of 1887 was intended to
remedy the hardships of that of 1860. 1t
changed the position of the county from
that of ultimate guarantor liable only after
all the proper legal remedies had been
used against the party on whom the costs
had been imposed to that OF liability IN the
first instance and charged it with the duty
of using all the legal means of collection
from the proper party to reimburse Itself
The act provides that the county shall be
liable at once on the termination of the
prosecution by the bill of indictment being
ignored by the grand jury or by verdict
of traverse jury. and sentence OF the
court therein"
The court concludes: "In this case we
have verdict of guilty, a motion for. a
new trial heard and refused, and
suspension of sentence" The court held
that this was an end of the case, and that
the county was at once liable.
LATE PROPERTY TRANSFERS.
Calvin Tinker to Uriah Tinker 125 acres
in Cherry for 81, ,000
Thos ". Cochran to Emily j. Shrader
lot id Penn for 81.
Henry Wolf to Henry Zurkhann l acre
in Jackson for $50.
Saml. Barnhart to John Barnhart 10
acres in Oakland for 81.
P. II. Marburger to Henry Zurkhann
acres in Jackson tor 1880
T. c. Wallace to W. I'll. Wallace ~
acres in Forward for 81.
Martin Wahl to Clara j. Graham lot 10
Forward for $40.
Elizabeth Hal!er to Robt Mccullough
lot in Prospect for $500.
Chas. SwartZlander to W. S. Kepple lot
in Bueua Vista for $50
Matthew Williams to J. D. Williams 90
acres in Forward for 81 1869.
Henry Miller to L. G. Anderson A acres
in Concord for 81, 200
Cath Hocl1,to W. G. Campbell 2 acres
in Donegal for $l20.
Chas. Read to VIM. Denny 140 acres in
Clearfield for 81 600.
S, Walker Stewart to John G. and Jas.
W. Hughes lot in Butler for $625,