Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1916-10-17
Locating Seat of Justice.
The following is of interest:

Locating Seat of Justice.
The following is of interest:
On the 10Th day of October, 1882
Commissioners Nehemiah Holland and
David Musick, under an act of the
general assembly of the territory of
Arkansas, approved Nov. 27, 1927,
located what they called the seat of
justice for jefferson county. They took
deed to two acres of land which was
donated by John w. and James T.
Pullen and had the surveyor lay off,
and file the plat with the court de-
scribing it and giving the scale as
ten poles to one inch. In their report
they named it "Pine Bluff Town"
They witnessed their signatures as of
October 18th, 1882. At this time
Greed Taylor was sheriff of Jefferson
county.
The old records of seventy years
ago are written in long hand and are
easily read, the spelling being cor
rect and the hand legible. The judge
Of the county court at that time when
the clerk wrote the proceedings up
was called Worshipful so and 500
whoever might be judge.
The first records Of the county court
of Jefferson county show that court
was held at the home of Joseph Bonnie
on Monday, April 10, 1880, with VIII
liam P. Hackett as judge. This was
over sc years ago. At that time a IL
cense was granted to Abraham Dar-
! denne to run a public house; also tn
keep public ferry across the Ark
ansas river and to charge, after pay
ing the sheriff the county tax of 81,
the following sums: For man and
horse, rs cents; single man, 12k
cents, tit will be noted there is moth
ing said about married MANI, wagon
and four horses, So; wagon and two
horses, $3.50; Cattle and sheep, 6 Ia
cents; on motion of Sam C. Roane,
$50 was appropriated for one pau.
per. At this time Matilda Vaugine
was appointed guardian for Joseph
Vaugine, county and probate court
being conducted at one and the same
time. John Dodge was made justice
of the peace upon a commission be-
ing issued to him dated Nov. 20, 1929.
Three law suits were heard and de-
termined by the court, one on account
and the other two on notes. Commits
sioners were appointed to lay off a
public road from the courthouse to
Union county.
An EARLY Term of Court.
At the next term of the court all
judgments that had been rendered
were set aside because the parties had
agreed among themselves. 1t was de-
termined by the court that section ten
in township five, south. range eight
west, was valuable land, so Antoine
Barraque was appointed trustee for
Il. hot
tain to said trust. Francis VaLgine
was appointed road overseer on the
road CROSSING lower Plum bayou. The
the tax list for said county, the sheriff
the clerk was directed that to all as
Fowler was prosecuting attorney and
the attorneys practicing here at that
time were written of as "Colonel" so
and so. Letters of administration was
granted to Paul Vauglne on the estate
of George Davidson, late Of Pulaski
county, but now of jefferson county.
This was done, however, after his CIV
ing sufficient security in the form of
a bond to John Pope, territorial gov
ernor. In the county court, law suits
were tried by jury. Ore Of the not
aablet cases being that of James
Scull against Greed Taylor. The grand
jurors were paidsurder the act Of the
general assembly of the territory of
Arkansas. passed N November 10,
1929. The clerk of Puiasisi county de-
nanded and received from Jefferson
county the poll books of Vaugine
township, and Greed Taylor present
ed the certificate. jefferson county !
was then in the: Second judicial dis |
trict.
q County Orders Sale of Girl.
In the probate court, on Wednes-
day, July 81, 1880, it was ordered
by the court, that Greed Taylor. as
administrator of the estate of Paul
Vaugine, deceased-it having been
determined that he did not have suf-
ficient personal assets to pay his debts,
and the court being familiar with an
act concerning executors and admin
istrators. of November 20, 1825-the !
court ordered that negro girl named
Louisa, aged about 20 years belonging |
to said estate, should be sold by Greed
Taylor for the purpose of liquidating
the debts.
They had a coroner during that day |
and time, and all cases tried, outside |
of individual lawsuits, were entitled |
United States against SO and 50.
In the matter Of estates, when an
administrator was appointed notice |
had to be published after letters were |