The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1904-04-08
NEW COUNTY
COURT In SESSION.
Big Crowd Present at First
Meeting.
J. W. C. Church Makes Things In
teresting Judge Gordon and
Chairman Turner Submit
Reports.

Maury County's new County Cour
met for it's first session at 1880 O'Clock
last Monday in the Circuit Court room.
The members were late in arriving, anC
three roll calls were necessary before a
lquorum could be obtained.
Quite a large crowd of spectators were
present TO watch the proceedings CT the
first day. among them being several
prominent citizens and members of The
old court
Judge Gordon was attired in a brar
new suit OF clothes, in honor of the &C.
casion.
Judge Gordon's Report.
The first business of the day was the
reading of Judge Gordon's report, which
was received and ordered spread on the
minutes. The report was quite inter-
esting, in that Judge Gordon recon
mended the adjustment of the follow
ing voting precincts in the county, in
order to reduce the cost of holding cleo
tons: Golfers Mill, Massey's shop.
Water Valley, Neapolis, Southport and
Enterprise. The cost of holding the re-
cent election for magistrates was 1851 80.
TIE expenses of the county for the
past three months was 80, 854 62, accnr-
ding to the report.
Judge Gordon called attention 10 his
report to the law providing for the Sc
rectlon OF jurymen, aud asked the mem
bers Vt the court to observe the moral
law and be careful to put no unworthy
men on the jury. Especially he hoped
that care would be taken to put no
drinking men on the jury. There had
been just criticism on this account here.
tofore, he said, and as this was a new
court, and there WAS no question as to
its legality he hoped il would See to it
that every act done was. in accordance
with the law, and that the members |
would do nothing to bring reproach /
upon themselves.
He reiterated his former recommen-
iation to purchase the Mt. Peasant |
turnpike, on the terms heretofore made |
Dy the owner of the pike, MIR. Garrett |
Rainey, S. 000,-and that the pike be
continued as a public's road, '.as free
as air and water. > There was no rea-
son against buying the pike, and many
were for buying it. The road districts
through which it passed, he said, were
amply able to Keep it in frst-class con-
1ition
Revenue Boards Report.
Mr.. w B. Turner. Chairman of the
County Board of Revenue, then SUBJ
nitted his report. 1t showed shat $685.
If the charity appropriations had been
,xpended: that in the hands of Judge w
}. Gordon, as a special bridge fund,
here was 50 ,329 81; that S2l ,476. 76 of
bridge warrants had been issued in the
asst quarter, which aided to 800, 700.
he amount of bridge warrants out
landing Dec. 81, made total of $751;
1916. Warrants to the amount of
8 1876 had been cancelled within the
uarter, leaving outstanding in bridge
'arrants $4,000. County warrants TO
be amount of S53353, are outstanding
he school fund will approximate $685.
10, the special highway tax from the
Ak aggregate, S1,64e O4. Trustee Kan
on has $78, 1880 in bank, and cash s
, safe amounting to 80, $40. The books
the various county officers were found
, be correct. The report was received
nd ordered spread upon the minutes. q
Court House Question. s
Upon motion of Esq. George w !,
ayes the court house question was ),
until Tuesday morning at 10 a
clock. Esq Hayes first asked that it
, postponed until Wednesday,, and that h
whole day be given to it., but there
az opposition and Tuesday morning
as fixed. 1t was stated that there we're
veral gentlemen in the city who de
red to submit plans.
J.. w. q. Church "at the Bat.
The question of electing the tax
SCISSORS was then taken up, and over
e method of electing squabbe oc-
rred, which occupied over an hours
ne. A motion was made to vote by
Hot and Esq G. W. Hayes made
notion in lieu to vote by aye and nay
lis was seconded by j w. G. Church,
10 made a lengthy speech in favor of
? latter method In fact, it was the
~ legal method. and he quoted the
de, Section ll47, to bear him out.
q. Brooks, of the eighth district, said
It this question had come up before,
4 that County Attorney Greenlaw
d given an opinion that voting by
Hot was also legal. Mr.. Church said,
ding the open Code up, well, here
he law. Are You going by the law. or
the opinion of the County Attorney.
dge Gordon said that he knew it was
law that the vote should be by ave -
nay. Mr.. Church said "Then It's
lr duty to order the vote by aye {
nay" Later on Mr.. Church again
d the law he had cited, and Judge -,
rdon said, II conceive that to be the "
!, as read by Mr.. Church. y Mr..
urch then said: Then don't you
ceive your duty from it, Mr.. Char
u?'' Pa
Judge Gordon said he would rule that of
election be by viva voce vote. tn,
county Attorney Greenlaw, who was So
stnt, arose and stated that the Su alb
me Court had decided that in the
'tion of officers coonty courts could
4 majority vote, use either method
lot or viva voce. ea
lr. Church demanded that the de- CIR
90 Of the Supreme Court be read. ~
ir. Greenlaw said be did not have It eA
him, but would send after il. or
10 suggestion, it was then decided to air
until the decision of the Supreme rel
Id be read. bv
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