The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1920-07-09
SPECIAL SESSION
OF COUNTY COURT
Regular Session Details Postponed
To Also Hear Tax Rate Deter
mination July IL.

On account of the assessment of
county property as passed upon By
the county equalization board and
forwarded to the state board not
having been returned on Monday, on
y minor business was transacted BY
the County Court in regular July
session and the larger matter of bus
mess routine, also fixing the countg
tax rate were deferred till the spa.
clal meeting of the court, which was
called for Monday July IL.
The absence of county judge, D n
| Spaulding on account of illness, also
was the reason for the postponement
of so much of the business until the
Following Monday. Esq S T Doty
was appointed by the court to preside
in the absence of Judge Spauldino
The following magistrates answered
to roll call:
S j Cross; w P Erwin; D M Ne
bles; NJ P McCampbell, R S Ora
ham; A Steele; G F Dinkins; L A
Simpson; w G Wiggins; J D Nor
ris; 7 l. Williford; James Wilson; !.
L Edgar; w S Maxwell; w Lyon;
j A Patterson; w J Mabrey; j j
Thompson, Jr; S T Doty; w C
French; A G Alexander; Charlie,
Owen; Guy C Pressnell; R F Dortch;
| e Robins; K H Hooper; L l. Nance.
Business passed upon by the court
on Monday included the appointing
of those who are to serve on the
grand and travers juries at the cir
cult court which convenes here Mon
day; several minor appropriations;
and an order to release the county
trustee from the obligation of polls
he is unable to collect.
Esq Steele moved the adoption of
a resolution to the effect that the
faith and credit of the county was
pledged to pay their apportioned one
half of the sum due Calhoun & Co
for road work, the same to be paid
when the state paid the other half.
His motion carried.
A resolution submitted by l. A
Simpson ordering the county Judge
to transfer to the trustee $4,000 of
the general county fund to be paid
out for emergency expenses of the
county as the judge shall deem ad-
visable. The judge was also ordered
to execute tho contract giving Henry
County the right of way on the L &
N right of way near Routon.
County Attorney F E Bryant ap-
pearing by request before the court
discussed the new assessment law.
explaining that it would mean large
reduction in the county rate. His
figures were of course mostly esti-
mates, but he showed how under the
new assessment by the board of e.
qualizers of $16,947,000 which he
said did not include railroad property
would total in round figures some
$40, 100000 and would likely not
be reduced or changed by the state
board, that the rate to be fixed on
next Monday by the court should not
exceed ~ or rs cents, as against
the old rate of $240 The old rate
it is understood was 20 on the $10O,
and under the new law will be 25
cents on the same. This Mr. Bryant
showed would be good one third
reduction as the 1920 assessment was
about three times that of the pre-
vious year. In his estimates, he re-
uuCeu Ihe HlgH SCHOOL JdX some, ana
raised several other taxes. He pro-
posed IT for common schools; .12
IL for county purposes, a slight
raise here; .08 forthe special tax on
refund bonds; 2 1-2 on highway
bonds; 7 for high schools; 10 for
bridges; Is for highways; total 72.
After a meeting of the special tax
committee, which was called for last
Saturday but failed to meet, rec
ommendation will be made, and on
next Monday the County Court in
extra session proposes to fix the
county rate. Mr. Bryant's estimates
while as he explained were merely
suggestive, will be used as a basis to
work on.