Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-03-29
YESTERDAY IN THE COURTS
Jefferson County Savings Bank Brings Suit to
~ Recover Taxes-Deeds Filed in
the Probate Court.

The week ended yesterday in the courts
as quietly as it began last Monday. Only
| one case of importance was worthy of
notice. 1t is that of the Jefferson Coun-
| ty Savings bank, which wants $1O22 q
from the county and state forthe alleged
unjust collection Of taxes. The suit is
directed against Tax Collector Robert
G.. Hewitt The complaint says that
taxes were paid on all the shares of
banking stock for 1895. Continuing, the
complaint reads: Plaintiff further says
and AYERS that there was also assessed
against the plaintiff as a corporation the
said sum of $1022.27 as state and county
taxes upon real and personal estate be-
longing to the said corporation. Plaintiff
further says and AYERS that in the said
assessment of shares there was included
the value of all real and personal prop
erty belonging to the said corporation,
and no deduction was made from the
said aggregate value" Yet. 1T is al
legged, the collector collected the personal
and real tax under duress amounting to
$l02227, on March Is, 1896. The suit will
be watched with great interest by all
interested in the banking houses.
Probate Court.
The following deeds were filed yester-
day:
j. W. Minor to J. C. Rogers, lot 2, block
13, Spaulding, Ala; $780,
Roy lot and east half of lot z, block 5,
north, lots Z, s, 8 and 10 in block 103,
north lots IL, IL and 10, in block 318,
north; lot 20 and 80 feet off the north end
of each lots Is and 10, in block 161, south; ;
$40, 900.
William Mclaughlin and wife to s. A.
Bice, part of northeast quarter of north
west quarter of section 10, township 18,
south of range west; $500.
Simpson Grocery company of Georgia
10 s. K. Hogue, lots and 8, block 80;
$500.
Marriage Licenses.
The following parties will join hands
for the journey of life:
MIR. Thomas Lucian Moses and Mary
Inez Shelby.
Mr. M. Gurley and Miss Julia v. Allies.
Mr.. W. r. Goodwin and Miss Medic
Weens.
Mr. w. A. Mickle and Miss Georgia. Ann
Parker.
Mr.. w. s. Sims and Miss Ollie Gilbert.
Stopped Sometimes.
Clerk Stiles usually takes a kind inter-
est in the contracting pairs" The happy
swain appreciates the pleasant manner
of the kind clerk His good humor seems
to presage a life of unalloyed bliss and
happiness for the applicants of the laws
license, but 1t sometimes happens when
youthful lovers rebel against the calmer
Judgment of stern parents that the good
clerk is compelled to sadly shake his head
and say, May, nay, Pauline" or will
ne" as the case may be. For instance,
look at this, the first on the prohibitory
file that met the reporters eye:
-, Ala, 12 1896.
Mr. judge for bide eney marige licens
to be given to - and -- for his age
is 10 the 10 of October next.
-, his mother.
i Another:
---, Ala, June "a. 1895.
Probate Judge of Jefferson County
Ala: Please don't assure nor allow to be
assured from your office license for the
marriage of - to She is our
daughter, and under age, and we oppose
her marriage. Respectfully,
+ and
This is short but effective:
To Probate Judge OF Jefferson County,
Ala:
Don't issue a marriage license to -.
She is only 16 years of age