Year: 1868

!, An Act to amend an act for th
i protection of Sheriffs and othe
civil officers of the State, pass
ed June 7th, 1865, and for othe
purposes.


! SECTION l. Be it enacted by tn
General Assembly of the State of


Tennessee, That so much of al


act passed June 7th, 1865, entitled


can act for the protection of Sher
liffs and other civil officers Of tht


State" as requires the county


guards in said act provided for, t.


consist OF citizens of the county


in which they may serve, be, anc


the same is hereby repealed, ane


the Sheriff may recruit said


county guards by the employment


of the loyal citizens Of this State


SEC. 2. Be it further enacted,


That the County Court of the


county in which such guards may


be employed by the Sheriff under


the provisions of this act, and the


act this is intended to amend,


shall not have power to disband


said county guards until a copy
of the order of the court disbanding
said guards be first approved and
endorsed by the Judge and Attor-
ney General fthe circuit in which
the county may be situated.


Sec. 3. Be it further enacted,
That said County Guards shall
furnish their own arms and sup
plies, and shall be allowed two dol
lars per day for each man and one
dollar per day for each horse the
Sheriff may deem it necessary to
use, to be paid out of the county
treasury, upon the demand of the
Sheriff, accompanied by his certi-
fed report to the Clerk of the
County Court setting forth the
number of guards and horses and
number of days served.


Sec. 4. Be it further enacted,
That in case any County Court
shall fail or refuse, at its first quar-
terly session after the organization
of thy County Guards provided
for in this act and the act this is
to amend, to make a suf-
ficient appropriation for the pay
ment of said guards, the Sheriff
shall notify the Governor of such
failure or refusal, and shall present
to the Governor copy of his re-
port; whereupon it shall be the
duty of the Governor to send an
assessor of his own appointing, who
shall levy and collect enough to
pay said guards, and to continue
them three months longer, from
he tax payers of the county land
said assessors shall be allowed six
dollars per day for his services
n assessing and collecting said
axes, to be estimated by the Gov
,rnor IN advance and collected
With the taxes levied for the pay
nent of said guards. Provided,
hat if any balance remain in the
lands of said assessor, he shall pay |
he same over to the County Trus-
zee and take a receipt therefor !
md, Provided, that said taxes shall
,e levied upon real estate alone,
nd the process Of collection here
n provided may be repeated as Of
en- as may be necessary.


Sec. 5. Be it further enacted, |
That the assessor herein provided
or shall have all the powers of
Sheriff and Tax Collector for the
,urpose of his office, and may have
ommand ct the county guards
'rovided for in this act, if he shall
eem the same necessary, and if
n his opinion, bidders will not ap-
ear and bid for property distrain-
d by him, he may after one no
ice and failure to sell for want Of
idders, carry said property to any
ounty in this State and sell the.
anne upon the same terms and in
he same manner as is now provi-
ed by law for the sale of proper
y distrained, for State and county
axes, and if in such cases real es-
ate be levied upon, he shall sell
be same in like manner in any
ounty of the State, and return
he facts to the Circuit Court of
be county in which he may sell
be same, and also to the Circuit
ourt of the county in which the
cal estate may lie, and judgments
f condemnation shall be entered
4 each of said. counties, and the i