Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1901-07-11
PROCEEDINGS COUNTY COURT


County Court met at Jasper Monday
and Tuesday OF last week and transact
ed the following business:
Judge Kelley's report read as follows;
GENERAL FUND.
Bal. Sept /, 1900, 3 s,663 81
Snndries to June IL, 1901, 11,s04 90
Total, $50, 46s 66
Warrants cancelled, 9,749 90
Bal. slO,71s 70
BRIDGE FUND.
Bal. Sept. 1, 1901, 3. SAL Sc
Sundries, juno II, 1901, LIP rs
Total, 1854 "a
Warrants cancelled, Alb So
Balance, s 44O 81
ROAD FUND.
Bal. Sept. /, 1900, s 0O8 %
Sundries June IL, 1901, 2,79S 30
Total, $a,o82 28
Warrants cancelled, 921 65
Balance, S2,71O So
SCHOOL FUND,
Bal. Sept. 1, 1901, SIS, s2s II
Sundries June IL, 1901, 1886 4S
Total, s2s, o95 25
Warrants cancelled, 1O.S51 10
Total, S12, ,s44 IS
Total balances, S96,71 81
Ordered spread on the minutes.
Report of Poor House Commissioners
read and adopted. Contract renewed
with W. p Quarles for three years to
provide food and clothing for ordinary
paupers at 81 per month each; insane,
Ss, Repairs were ordered to keepers
house.
p II. Thach was the only candidate
for County Attorney and was unani-
mously elected,
Prof. A. f. Moore questioned the le-
gality of Prof. d, A. Tate's position as
uperintendent, of public instruction.
Prof, Tate gave his authority on the
question. The question was referred
to examination August Is, 16 and II.
Miles Merritt was refused $40 for his
services as tax assessor in 4th district
as the law was unconstitutional and his
services useless.
A. R. Hall, S. B. Raulston and D, NJ.
Tate were elected finance committee,
A. R. Hall expert accountant of same.
The following were elected Notaries
Public: A. A. Cook, S. II, Raulston, j.
W. Morrison, w. E. McCurry, T. NJ. Ea-
kin, w. II. White, G. M. eagle, Byron
Pope and D. A. Tate.
Road Commissioner Daniels report
read, but itemized statement of servic-
es requested and Judge instructed to
accordingly.
The Judge was authorized to supply
Shannon's Code and dockets to Justices
needing them.
DR.. A. Peay of Whitwell, presented a
bill for S1O9 for attendance on smallpox
but it was placed on file for 80 days
The Board of Health was endorsed
IN its work of stamping out smallpox.
P. II. Jackson was refunded taxes on
4SS acres of mountain land he did not
own, and also 1900 tax on same.
The Judge, Attorney and Clerk were
declared Auditing Committee. All &C
counts must be filed with them 80 days
before court meets.
Mrs Vina Robertson was allowed 81
per month as pauper.
The venire for August term of Circuit
Court is as follows:
1st Farrell Tate, Thos, Burroughs.
9nd---James Hart, julius Parmley,
8rd---B. F. Condra, ]. D. Defer
4th---Dave Lsyne, j. H. Vinzant.
5th---James Layne, William Harris.
6th---A. Anderson. ]. Ii. Sexton, Jr
7th---P. Il. Ramsay, l. N. Wyrick.
sth---Thos. Choat, Sr., Polk Durham.
9th---J. e. NARROW, JEFF Raulston.
10th--.E. Tate, John Coffelt
11th--Grant Smith, Tom Collins.
12th---I. B. Lappin.
13th---C. c. Anderson, Jas. Harris.
14th--Amos Weleh, Chas. Wiseman.
15th---J. f. Hash, A. M. Picket.
16th---R. o. Beene, w. R. Anderson.
The venire for the December term i
as follows:
1st---Fred ampbell, George Grow.
2nd---John 81 alton, T. A. Lankford.
Srd--sam Billingsley, Fayt Griffith.
4th---Wes Mosier, P, H, Jackson.
5th---DaVe Pitmsn.
6th-.-Lewis Carlton, Alex. Hicks.
7th-.-J Thach, J. P. Havron.
sth---John Harp, Fred Beene.
9th---W. NJ. Beene, w. o. Beene.
1Oth---J. B. Thompson, C. w. Andei
, son.
11th--R. S. RaulstoD, Thos. Deakini
12th--Frank Wooten.