Grainger County news. (Rutledge, Tenn.) 1917-current, 1921-03-02

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authority necessary and proper in the
exercise thereof; provided, either
party may have the right Of appeal
from any judgment, order, decree or
action of said County Judge, as is
now allowed by the laws of the State
in other cases.
Section 5. Be 1t Further Enacted,
That the duties of the County Judge
of the County Court of Granger
County shall not interfere with the
duties of the County Court Clerk of
said County as now provided by law;
the said Clerk shall be and continue
the Clerk of said County Court to be
held by the County Judge under the
provisions of the Act, and shall
have and perform ali the powers, jur-
isdiction and authority incident to the
office of County Court Clerk.
Section 6. Be 1t Further Enacted.
That the said County Judge for
Granger County shall be the account
ing officer and agent for said Coun-
ty, and as such shall have the power
and it shall be his duty:
(D To have care and custody of
all County property.
(2) To control all books, papers
and documents pertaining to his of
flee and the County.
(3) To audit all cl;-ms against the
County, and when approved by him
he shall certify the same to the Clerk
of the County Court who shall issue
warrant therefor on the County
Treasury and signed by the County
Court Clerk.
(4) The County Judge shall coun-
tersign all warrant issued by the
County Court Clerk upon the Coun-
ty Treasury, and no warrant shall
be a valid claim against the County
unless signed by the County Court
Clerk and countersigned by the
County Judge.
(5) To audit and settle the &C
counts of the County Trustee, and
those of any other collector of rev.
enues, taxes or income payable into
the County Treasury, and those of
any other person entrusted to re-
ce i've and expend any money at the
County, and to require said officer
or other persons to render and settle
their accounts as required by law, or
the authority under which they may
act.
(6) To cause to be entered by the
County Court Clerk is well bound
book to be known as warrant book
in the order of issuance, the number,
date and amount, and the name of
the drawee of each warrant drawn
upon the County Treasury.
90 The County Judge shall keep
in a suitable and well bound book an
account of the receipts and expendi-
lures Of the County in such man.
ner as VIII clearly show the assets
of the County, and the debts payable
to and by it, balancing said account
annually, and to exercise the gen.
eral supervision over the financial
concern of the County.
(8) No money shall be drawn out
of the County Treasury except upon
a warrant issued by the County Court
Clerk, and countersigned by the
County Judge.
(9) The duties directed to be per-
formed by the County Court Clerk in
the administration of insolvent es-
states shall be as heretofore, except
that which is judicial in it's nature.
Section 7. Be 1t Further Enacted,
That from and after the first Mon
day in April 1921, it shall be the duty
of the County Court Clerk of said
County to keep in preserved and well
bound dockets all cases provided for
in this Act to be tried in said Coun-
ty Court, and to enter upon said doc
kets all suits showing the names of
the plaintiffs and defendants, all mo-
tons and actions that may become
before said County Judge for trial,
and he shall also enter upon said doc
ket memorandum of all papers fill
ed in each case pending in the said
Court, and no suit or action or mo-
ton before said Court, shall be tried,
except it appears on said docket, and
all suits and motions and actions
shall be tried, continued or disposed
of in order in which they appear on
said docket.
Section g. Be 1t Further Enacted,
That whenever said County Judge is
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