The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-07-08

 on the passage of said motion !. T. Glaze and l.. R. Kendrick voted for said motion and Pleasant Shaw and R. ]. Grifhn voted against said motion. and 1t appears on said motion the votes tie. A. F.. L0ngshore voted for said motion. and
 the same is carried and 1t is ordered by
 the court that the said two mill tax be and the same Is hereby levied on all the
 taxable property of Shelby County
 "In acordance with said motion, the Tax Assessor of Shelby County was in-
 structed to make an assessment of two
 mills on all the taxable property in said
 county. MT. J. s. Pitts the Tax Asses | sor, made such assessment, and on Octo- | Der 9. 1902. warrant was issued to him
 for 313o.s5. his commissions therefor.
 "On July IA, 1902, the commissioners passed the following resolution, On mo-
 tion of Pleasant Shaw to vacate and set
 aside the levy of two mills, levied at the June term of this court to build a court
 house and jail at Calcis, the same was seconded by R. J. Griffin, and on a vote
 being taken Pleasant Shaw and R. J. l Grimm voted for said motion,l and J. T. Glaze and l.. R. Kendrick voted against
 said motion, and there being a tie, A. P. Longshore, Judge of Probate. voted against said motion and the same was de4 clared lost l "'On motion of L. R. Kendrick, the court ordered and adjudged that no con-
 tract be let to build the jail and court house at Calcis and no taxes for this purpose be collected. until the question is settled by law, as to the legality of the levy of two mills to build said court l house and jail, and on vote l.. R. Ken drick, Pleasant Shaw and R. J. Griffith, voted for said motion and J. T. Glaze | voted against said - and the said motion is declared carried
 "On July A, 1902, the court met pursuant to adjournment and passed the following motions, On motion of L.. R. Kendrlck to set aside and yacatetthe order passed on July 1A 1902, deferring, the building of the jail and court house at Calcis until the question of . two mill tax for the purpose has been settled; the said motion | was seconded by J. T. Glaze. and on the | vote being taken, l.. R. Kendrick and J. T. GG.s yated to vacate and set aside said ordt ;, ...4 Pleasant Shaw and R. J. Griffin voted against vacating said order and there being a tie, A. P. Longshore. Judge of Probate, voted in favor of said l motion, and the said motion was declared carried
 "second motion, July A. 1902. l "'On motion of L. R. Kendrick the levy of two mills heretofore levied, to build a court house and jail at Calcis, | the same was seconded by I. T. Glaze, and on a vote being taken L. R. Kendrick
 and J. T. Glaze, voted to set aside and
 vacate said levy and Pleasant Shaw and R. J. Grimm voted against said motion.
 and there being a tie. A. P. Longshore. Judge of Probate, voted for said motion l and 1t was declared carried, and said two mill tax heretofore levied by said court l for the purpose of building a court house and Jail at Calcis was set aside and vacated
 "Third motion. July 24. 1902.
 "On motion of L. R. Kendrick, $100Oo
 in bonds for the purpose of building court house and jail at Calcis were au- thoraxed to be issued, to be payable in | one, two three and four years as follows:
 Twenty-Five hundred dollars payable January 1st, 1904.
 l twenty-five hundred dollars payable I January 1st, 1905.
 Twenty-Five hundred dollars payable January lst. 1906.
 l Twenty-Five hundred dollars payable l January list, 1907.
 'srhe same to be sold to the highest bid | der for said bonds, and at lowest rate | of interest, and 1t is further ordered that
 said bonds shall not be sold for less than 1 par, and the Probate Judge is authorized ! said bonds at such time and place as he may see fit, and the interest on said bonds shall be paid semi-annually.
 The effect of these motions was to set | aside the levy of two mills for the erec- | ton of the court house and Jail at Calcis
 and to make no contract to build the
 same. until the legality of the question
 was settled.
 while the minutes of the court do not show the legal question raised, Judge l Longshore states that a legal and con- stitutional question was raised Of making the entire county pay for said court house and jail at Calcis The contention being | that the tax payers of tine beats, which voted for the erection of the new court house and jail should pay for the erec- | ton of the same. as the venue Of all cases, civil and criminal. in said six pre- cincts should be at said court house. Notwithstanding the motion that no | contract should be made to erect said court house and jail, until said legal question should be settled on August 4th, 1902, a contract was made with M. c. Banks, for the erection and completion
 of a court house and jail at Caicis' the
 same to be completed by February 4. 1903, and said M. c. Banks should receive
 s6,S ,SeO therefor, said contract is signed for Shelby County, by A. P. L1ongshore. Probate Judge, and Pleasant Shaw and IJ. P. Glaze. commissioners.
 "On August f. 1902, contract was made with the Manly Manufacturing Company to put cells in the new jail to be erected by Shelby County at Calcis, the consider alton therefor being $2,S5O This contract
 was also signed by A. P. Longshore. Judge of Probate, and Pleasant Shaw and IA. P. Glase, commissioners.
 "On February 5. 1908, warrant was is- sued to w Chamberlain for architectural | services for $34l.25. and warrants have been issued to the Manufacturing Com
 pany on the above contract for $2,75O.
 "On September 4. 1902. the commission CTS passed the following motion:
 |" On motion 1t was ordered that the $l0,OOO of bonds ordered to be issued by a former order of this court. for the pur- pose of building court house and jail
 at CaIcis, Ala, be indefinitely postponed. 1 and on said motion L. R. Kendrick and Pleasant Shaw voted in favor of indefin- itely postponing the issue of said bonds. and R. J. Grifin and J. T. Glaze voted against the postponing of the issuance of said bonds. and there being tie, A. IP. Longshore. Judge of ProbaAA voted in favor of indefinitely postponing the is- suance of said bonds
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