Crossville chronicle. [volume] (Crossville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1922-01-18
LADORS OF COUNTY COURT
At ITS QUARTERLY SESSION
Sheriff Walker Allowed $500 Ex.of.
ficio Fee; County Offices to
Be Investigated.

Court convened in Quarterly session
Monday of last week. They CLOSED
their labors so late Tuesday that we
were unable to secure the proceedings
but give the result of their delibera.
tions now.
All justices were present. Judge 5
N. Smith made his quarterly report
which was published last week. Sup
erintendent J. S. Cline made his an
nual report, which was accepted and
ordered spread of record.
w. M. Clifton was granted permiS-
sion to peddle patent medicines in the
county without license, because OF
physical disability.
Geo. P. Burnett rendered his resig-
nation as a member of the county
Board of Education and the nam.s
of J. S. Reed and D. M. Swicegood
were voted upon to fill the vacancy.
Mr. Reed received votes and Swice-
good 4. Geo. P. Burnett also rendered
his resignation as member of the
lohu ~
loshbough was elected to fill the va
cancy.
M. r. Reed and Litton Thurman
were elected members of the Reve-
COMMITTEES.
The following committees were ap-
pointed by the court:
Tax Levy-U. S. Rose, r. A. Powell,
]. A. Frey.
Jail-c. H. Mccoy, VIM. Woody,
Jas. Tucker.
Poor House-O. B. Rector, Thos.
Selby. D. w. Lundy.
Finances -R. A. Powell, VIM.
Woody, C. ]. Wheeler.
Owing to the severe sickness of
John @. Burnett it was ordered by
the court that all checks drawn by
the Highway Commission be required
to only bear the signatures of J. W.
Dorton and J. A. Kemmer.
1t seems that Sheriff Walker was
called to Crab Orchard by the mayor
OF that town in an effort to appre-
hend supposed violaters of the
bone dry law, but the effort seemed to
bring no good results and the court
felt that not sufficient care had been
exercised to determine if there was
real violation and the court declined
to pay the item of So for car hire.
The court declined to pay the in
quest bill over the body of Mr.. Webb,
who was killed by his stepson some
weeks ago, on the grounds that there
was an eye witness to the killing,
which rendered an niuqest unneces-
sary and illegal.
Litton Thurman was released IRON
road work and poll tax because OF
physical disability.
The money that had been borrowed
from the county by Judge S. N. Smith
amounting to approximately $4,000,
was approved by the court, but
resolution was passed forbidding any
person to borrow money for the coun-
ty until after it had been approved by
the court as a whole in quarterly seS-
sion.
Hugh L. Woody was released from
$1,000 personality as same had been
eroneously entered upon the tax book.
J. D. McClarneySwas elected no.
tary public. s@
Insurance was taken on the court
house in the sum of $4,000 for five
years.
An order was passed appointing a /
committee Of three to investigate the |
financial condition of every county Of
ficer and that the committee be EN-.
powered to employ such assistance
as they deem necessary. The commit
tee was directed to report its findings
at the next quarterly term of court.
Those named on the committee were:
R. A. Powell, J. F. Brown and Q. B.
Rector. Judge S. N. Smith was made
ex-officio member of the committee
The following persons were restored
to road duty and payment of poll tax:
NV. Treadway, Eb Watson, Oscar
Smith, Bart Reed, George Reed. Jim
Baker and Bob Tilley. /,
All appropriation, for persons OUT
lied of the porhsuse were cut of, ex-
,ept in 50 far as the law designated.
Sheriff G. w. Walker was allowed
500 as ex.oRicio fee for the year
oc.. the same to be paid quarterly. II