The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1899-01-05
h. Peoples, J. N. Oopp.


The salary of the county attorney
was fixed at $50. 90 per annum.
Isaac Poor was permanently released
from road duty and poll tax.
J. G.. Crumley was permanently re-
leased from road duty.
Charlie Salts was permanently re-
leased from road duty.
Preston Copass was released from
road duty and the payment of poll tax
permanently.
Jesse Collins was permanently re-
leased from payment of poll tax.
e. e. Shipley was transferred from
the 18th to the nth district for all pur-
poses.
Tom Sherfey was released from road
duty for one year.
The court made an order that no re-
leases from road duty be granted, I'M
less the party or parties be present and
have a DOCTORS certificate as to disabili-
ty, or if the party is unable to attend
in person a doctors certificate to that
effect must be offered.
On motion it was ordered by the
court that the privilege tax of Brewing
companies for county purposes for sell
ing beer in the county for the year
1893, be reduced from 5000 to 800.
TUESDAY.
On motion of Esq. Lyle, the chair
man was authorized to refund 500. IA to
the Southern Railway, being amount
of taxes over paid for 1897, under Judge
Ulark's order.
L. H. Shipley was released from pay
ment of county taxes for 1893, on &C.
count of the loss of his barn by fire.
The assessment of Charles Simmer
man was reduced from $3.50 to $3.50.
A motion by Oy H. Lyle and second
ed by &. r. Duncan to elect three COM
m%issioners to survey and estimate the
cost of building necessary roads pre-
paratory to issuing bonds to pay for
same was defeated by a vote of 20 to s.
The Chairman appointed the follow
ing committee on tax levy; E. A. Ship
ley, Cy H. Lyle and J.T Carr.
The land Of j. M. Martin in the 9Th
district was transferred to the 9th dis
trict.
The fees of Election Commissioners
as a body, was fixed at $15. 90 for each
state and county election and at So 90
for each district election.
The committee on tax levy fixed road
duty at five days and the report was
adopted.
A resolution to petition the legisla-
ture to purchase a new Code for each
magistrate, was defeated.
The following jurors we're selected
for the next term of the circuit court:
1. J. r. Dunbar; 2. J. p. Hufine;
8, B. G. Campbell; 4, Embrey Hufine,
VIM. Waller; 8, Joe Slonaker, John
Byerly; 8, l.. b. Tucker; Z, j. A. Sher-
fy, Isaac Howard; s, @. R. Taylor, A.
@. Benfeld; 8, j. o. Morrell, J. A.
Campbell; 10, d. V. Cash, d. Baker.
II, G. NJ. Chase; 10, G. W. Barnes, j.
F. Martin; 10, Jasper Lewis; IA, J. @.
Bacon; Isaac Galloway; Is, A. J. Sla-
gle; 16, Thomas Shipley; II, E. o.
Brabson; 1S, ]. M. Nave.
The chairman was authorized to re-
quest our representatives in the legis-
lature to introduce q bill amending
Section 1, Chapter 211 of the Acts of
1891, so as to read after the words ''sur-
vey, inspect and classify any road or
roads, instead Of ''all roads,"
The following resolutions were offer
ed and adopted,
Resolved, That on condition the citi-
zens in the community Of Glaze's Ford
AuI II ptoOO III UOhd uuo ouDSCIlpbAOn
to be paid in on the construction of a
bridge at that point, it is the sense of
this court hat a suitable tax levy be
made for the purpose Of paying the re-
mainder Of the cost of such bridge, not
to exceed the sum of $1,000, and that
such construction be made under the
future direction of this court"
Whereas, The people are needing a
bridge at or near DEFAULTS ford, and a
number have agreed to make donations
to build the same, it is ordered by the
court that the chairman appoint q COM
mittee of three with power to act and
ascertain how much subscription on
said bridge will be given, and if all
rights of way will be given, and get