The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1915-03-26
HARRY ATKINS ELECTED
TRUSTEE OF OBION COUNTY
Special Meeting of County Court
Last Saturday.

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by the Clerk of the County Court
of Obion County, the Court met last
Saturday in special session to elect
a Trustee to fill the vacancy caused
by the death of Johnsie Sanders
Thirty-five magistrates were pres
ent as follows
T. d. Corum, J. T. Owens, J. C.
Isbell, W. H. Sanders, A. E. Cald-
well, j. F. Kersey, j. F. Holloway,
w. e. Shropshire, T. P. Palmer, S.
M. Fields, N. L. Williams, w. H.
Pyle, ]. T. Lasley, G.. r. McDade,
H. H. Hunt, G. M. Montgomery, p
Fl. Carroll, w. A. Midyett, H. B.
Fleming, w. H. Cutler, A. B. Lon
don, J. P. Cloar, T. P. Finch, w. j.
Hopper, J. D! Mcbride, H. E. Will
liams, w. G. Morris. w. w. Mayes,
r. Polk, S. R. Bratton, A. Wilson,
| H. G. Corley, ]. w. Buchanan, H. N.
Sellars, j. L. Crockett.
Soon after convening Saturday af-
ternoon several points of order were
suggested, among which the Court
could not afford to recognize any
private agreement in it's action.
| Therefore members of the Court
were free to vote for any candidate
they chose.
Ballots were prepared and the re-
suit was as follows: H. A. Atkins,
%; P D. Hornbeak, 10; w. C. Nor
is, 1. The result showed the sense
of the Court in favor of allowing
the former deputy, Harry Atkins, to
fill out the unexpired term of his
father-in-law, Johnsie Sanders,
which expires Sept, 1916. The vote
against Mr.. Atkins was no test as
to the strength of other candidates.
Evidently it was simply the express
sion of the Court of whether or not
Mr. Atkins should serve, and large
majority decided in his favor.
Mr.. Atkins has virtually made out
all the books in the office since the
incumbency of Mr.. Sanders, at the
direction Of Mr.. Sanders, of course,
and he has been very accurate in
all his entries. His books are also
complete. Every department Of the
revenues cand be seen at a glance
received and disbursed and
on hand at the end of every
week or month-and each fund ,
separate and distinct from the 9TH ,
Or. The books are perfectly legible I
and Of easy reference. They are per- I
laps the most complete since the Of |
Ice has been established. So much t
or efficiency. The Trustee is G
young man but one Of mature char l
Icter and fine citizenship. His bond r
vas made when he was elected last
saturday. Every thing was ready
nd Mr.. Atkins took charge prompt
y Monday after Court adjourned. r
his gives Mr.. Sanders family the "
enefit of the office for the balance a
f the term, at the same time places :,
he Office in safe hands, and the ac- !,
ion of the Court is to be commend VI
d.
On account of the death of Mr.. -
anders the Office had been closed y,
Or some days, and the collection of q,
axes delayed to some extent. There II
IRE motion was made to postpone
le time Of adding the penalty until =
pril 1, 1915, which has been done .,
| many counties of the State on GO
count of the hard times. The n
ourt decided that it had no juris- e,
ction in the matter, and Repre- ~,
ntative McDade, who was present hi
member of the Court, volun- +b
cred to get a bill through the q
'gislature this week for that pur- or
se. Therefore taxpayers may de- od
nd on having further time until
)ril 1 to pay their taxes without q n
nalty or costs. . =
These matters having been at wi
nded to the Court had discharged tu
business under the call, but ESQ. an
'lloway wanted an expression of ha
e Court as to the general State
I'd or. highways bill now before the wh
gislature, which proposes a tax col
county unit highways, to be sup hel
mented by the counties, those fat
mites declining to take advantage has
the law not to participate in the sen
tie tax. Everyone in the court
Use was asked to vote, and the
wd went on record as opposing -
bill.
he bill published last week in the ~
,arnron4 ~, So go ~ = mex
result of a conference of citizens I
e last week, was also made an is roa
for test vote. and the result HoJ
majority against the change ina
county government from the pres ers
system. will