The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1913-04-18
". c. MH|TTHORNE
IS AGAIN ELECTED AS
C0UNTY'sATTORKEY
NAMED BY JUSTICES FOR AN.
OTHER TERM WITHOUT
OPPOSITION.
". R. N. M'KISSICK FOR SURVEYOR
All Bridge and Road Matters Are
Passed Up to Await the Action Of
the General Acknowledgements of
Revenue Commission.

The regular quarterly term OF the
country court for April convened
Monday at 10 o'clock with all the
justices present with the exception of
Church and the newly elected official,
w. P. Russell. from the second dis
irict
Justice Russell came in shortly aft
er the court had convened, having ap-
Piled at the Office of the county clerk,
qualified and received his commits
mission, which had been in waiting
for him several days.
His bond was signed voluntarily by
l.. G. Church, w. H. Beal, w. O.
|Witherspoon and B. F. Haywood, the
last named being brother OF the
man whom Mr.. Russell succeeds in
the court. Esq. Church went to
Nashville this morning on an urgent
call to be present at the opening of
the senate. Esq. c. C. Denton, who
is a member of the lower house, was
present and answered to his name
from the fifth district.
The subject of bridge matters was
passed over pending the determine
ton of the status of the new road
law which has passed several read
ings in the legislature, the county
road commissioners being designat-
ed as supervisors of all bridge work
by this bill, the commissioners being
appointed by the court in some mat
eJs pending.
On motion NJ. NJ. Edgar, T. E, Cor
don, James M. Fitzgerald, B. A. Cald-
well, w. C. Whitthorne. and c. H.
McAlpine were elected notaries pub
lie. In the matter of releases the
court again as at the January term
took a stand for more system about
releasing from road and poll tax du-
ty.
The proposition to establish ., vot-
ing place at Campbells Station was
withdrawn.
The committee appointed at the
last term for the purpose of looking
to the issuance of interets bearing
warrants for the purpose of liquidat-
ing the outstanding county indebted
ness, was continued, to report either
at a called session or the July term.
The report of the revenue commits
sion follows:
To the Worshipful County Court of
Maury County:
| We, ]. T. Williamson and I B.
Forgey, members of the revenue com
mission for said county, respectfully
submit this our report for the quar-.
ter ending April 1st, 1913, the other
member of the commission being alb
sent.
We met on the LIST day Of April>as
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anime the books and accounts of the
various county officers. We checked
over the county warrants in the Office
of the county Judge and went over
his books, accounts and vouchers and
found everything correct.
We found from an examination OF
the books and records in the Office Of
the county court clerk, the circuit
court clerk and the clerk G. Master
and of the justices of the peace fol
the 9th civil district that all revenue
collected by them or paid into theiI
Offices had been accounted for and
correctly reported.
From an examination of the hooks
accounts and records in the Office OF
the county trustee and comparison
lof same with the books and records
as kept by the county judge we found
all revenues collected by him proper
ly accounted for and correctly stated
The accounts for safe keeping and
boarding prisoners in the county jail
as submitted by the sheriff were
found upon examination to be cor
rect.
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