The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1921-07-08
Quarterly Court

of the court There were present 34Iof
the So Justice belonging to the court at
the present time.
The opening Of the court was delayed
for half hour beyond its regular time
for alleged purpose of finding loop hole
10 the new school law, but many mem
bers of the court and citizens believe
for the purpose Of perfectng slate to
be put thru the court for putting GER
tain favorites OF politicians on the new
Board, In spite of the opinion of At
torney General Thompson of Nashville
which is published in the digest of the
law received here, members Of the court
put off action on the matter of the new
law until Tuesday morning. Then, up
on the advice of Capt. h. c. M lorma n
County Attorney, the court adopted a
resolution declaring it the opinion of the
court that the new law does not apply
to Fayette county and the two old
Boards continue to operate the schools
as in the past.
Not in ages has as much trading, log.
roolng, and other machine politics en-
tered into any matter before the court
as did all day Monday into the selection
of asIate to be accepted by enough of
the court to be put thru, And had it
been possible for such agreement be-
tween the different.politicisns the elec.
tion would have been pulled of on
schedule Monday, but it was put off for
Ia * of such an agreement and Tuesday
mocLing the opinion of Capt, Moorman
AMI other local attorneys that the law
does not apply to this county came to
the relief of the political ring here In
town that was trying to hog the whole
thing. Pity. too, that politics should
have gotten into the election, The two
old Boards continue in Office for the
present and until the law is passed up
on by the Supreme Court,
Upon the. adoption BY the court of
the resolution mentioned. W. G. Shell
ton offered his resignation as a men,
ber of the High School Board, and it
was accepted by the court aud Capt. Z.
A. Maddox. w. C. Crawford Of Willis
ton and w. I. Logginswere nominated.
Loggins being elected on the first bal
lot with II votes, Maddox receiving 8
and Crawford 3.
Chairman Shelton read brief finan-
cial statement, showiDgithat when pres
ent bills and outstanding warrants are
paid the county will have about SIS.
900 left from the recent 0,0c0 bond
issue aud this must run nine months
as but few taxes will be collected until
next February. This is the condition Of
th. General Fund. Of course.
But small part Of the docket was
disposed Of Tuesday and the court re.
sumed Wednesday morning at 8 and
after disposing of the school matter
mentioned above proceeded with the
docket.
The docket carried this time 1A0 cases
to be disposed of by the court, and 10
addition there was a large number of
miscellaneous matters to be handled as
is always the case. The last named
consumed all the morning Of Tuesday
and much other time during the two
days the court was in session. Actual
work on the docket was carried thru in
pretty quick order by the court when
it once got to it.
Two of the worst stretches of road in
the county received consideration when
an appropriation of $1,000 was made to
levee and gravel Cypress bottom.
Stage road, the gravel haviug.been given
by A. Weber & Co. from deposits on
their lard nearby, and the other an in
crease in the appropriation for work
at DeWitt's on the State Line road in
the tenth district. This last named ap-
preparation was increased from $1,000 to
$500,
Application for $500 for part pay of
County Demonstration Agents salary
remainder OF theyesr failed bv tie vote,
just as it did at the January term Of the
court,
The 1921 tax rate was fixed at sl.12
on the 500, with the state tax estimat-
ed 1t q cents of this sum. Last year
the rate was n on the 500, and the
real and personal aggregate OF tax
values in the county was 81, 00c, 900.
Tnis year the aggregate ss fixed by the
Equalization Board just completing its
work is s1l. 900. 600. This means rough
ly that the entire tax this year on
real and personal property viii be $3.50.
900. while last year it was slSS. 900. e
very slight decrease for this year.
While the vsluations we're lowered the
the rate was raised.
The rate is distributed to the several
funds IS follows: General fund so
cents, Elementary school fund 80 cents,
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