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Monday 5th January 1857.

ibid       A legal number of the Justice of the peace being present and voting therefore it is ordered by the court that Hugh Baker be allowed Six dollars payable out of the State Treasury for a wolf killed in Sevier County over four months old and that the Treasurer of the State of Tennessee pay the same.

ibid       This day Elijah Hatcher produced to the court a wild cat scalp which it was proved to the satisfied of the court that it was killed in Sevier County it is therefore ordered by the court that he receive a certificate which shall be received in payment of his poll tax.

Ordered by the court that the line between the First and Second Districts of Sevier county be changed as follows to wit said change to commence on the top of the Ridge opposite the mouth of the lane between B Brannon & William Huskey and then up said lane a south course to the line of the first district so as to include Beverly Brannom and Jacob Tyson in the first district.

ibid       Ordered by the court that John W Atchley be appointed overseer of the road from the ford of flat creek below Felkers to the Jefferson county line and he is hereby required to keep said road in lawful repair with the hands on the farms of John W Atchley & W P K Atchley

                                    Road 2 Clap.

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ibid       A Legal number of the Justices of the peace being present and voting therefore it is ordered by the court that A F Galyan be allowed Six dollars payable out of the state Treasury for a wolf killed in Sevier county over four months old and that the Treasurer of the State pay the same.

Monday 5th January 1857

ibid       Ordered by the court that the hands on the farm of B M Chandler be assigned to work on the road from his house to Rawley Romines over which Henry Ward is overseer

ibid       Ordered by the court that James Ogle be appointed overseer of the road from the forks of the road below G W Catons on Birds creek to Aaron Whaleys in the Glades and he is hereby required to keep said road in lawful repair with the hands heretofore assigned

                                    Road 3 Clap.

ibid       Ordered by the court that James Shepherd be appointed overseer of the road from the ford of the creek at Y J Morris to Almon Frys house and he is hereby required to keep said road in lawful repair with the hands heretofore assigned

                                    Road 2nd Clap.

ibid       Ordered by the court that Mark Keeler be appointed overseer of the road from Wm Naughers to the Widow Layfollets and he is hereby required to keep said road in lawful repair with the hands heretofore assigned

                                    Road 2nd Clap

ibid       Ordered by the court that George Rule be appointed overseer of the road from the East end of the bridge on Gists creek to the forks of the road near Henry Bakers and he is hereby required to keep said road in lawful repair with the hands heretofore assigned

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                                    Road 2 Clap

Monday 5th January 1857.

ibid       Ordered by the court that Wm. L. Huffaker be appointed overseer of the road from the ford of the creek at Widow Henrys to the cross roads and he is hereby required to keep said road in lawful repair with the hands heretofore assigned.

                                    Road 2nd Clap.

ibid       Ordered by the court that Fuquay Pollard be appointed overseer of the road from the Hill below George Underwoods to the Jefferson County line and he is hereby required to keep said road in lawful repair with the hands heretofore assigned

                                    Road 2 Clap

ibid       Ordered by the court that Noah Hurst be appointed overseer of the road from the upper end of the Willhite road to the long branch next to Y J Morris and he is hereby required to keep said road in lawful repair with the hands heretofore assigned

                                    Road 2nd Clap.

ibid       Ordered by the court that R. R. Reagan be appointed overseer of the road from a white oak tree above Isaac Ogles Sr. to a walnut tree above D W Reagans shop and he is hereby required to keep said road in lawful repair with the hands heretofore assigned

                                    Road 2 Clap.

ibid       Ordered by the court that Alexander Mize be appointed overseer of the road from West J Trotters shop to the ford of Middle creek and he is hereby required to keep said road in lawful repair with the hands heretofore assigned

                                    Road 2 Clap

ibid       Ordered by the court that Moses Russell be appointed overseer of the road from the cross roads near the Pawpaw hollow to the Knox county line and he is hereby required to keep said road in lawful repair with the hands heretofore assigned

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                                    Road 2nd Clap.

Monday 5th January 1857

This day the court proceeded to vote for and elect three commissioners whose duty it shall be to examine all applicants to teach Free Schools and give certificates of Compency and after counting out the votes it appeared that the following was the state of the vote to wit

William L. Scruggs                                12 votes

R. H. Hodsden                                     11 votes

B D Brabson                                        11 votes

R Birdwell                                              6 votes

Wm Roberts                                           4 votes

W. W. Mullendore                                 4 votes

Albert Brown                                         4 votes

J S McNutt                                            3 votes

 

it was therefore considered by the court that the said Wm. L. Scruggs  R H Hodsden & B D Brabson are duly elected as such commissioners

This day the court proceeded to the election of a Revinue Collector for the year 1857 and after voting and counting out the votes it appeared that John T. Shields received thirteen votes and that Jesse Stafford received eleven votes.  It is therefore considered by the court that the said John. T. Shields be appointed Revinue Collector for Sevier County for the year 1857.

The jury of view heretofore appointed to view and mark out an alteration leading from the Newport road to Dandridge road just above George Foxes, said alterations to commence at the West end of a new field of Wm Foxes running straight along the end of said field nearly a south course so as to intersect the Newport road at the South West corner of said field and to extend said road by passing directly across the Newport road then on the line between Mark Fox and George Fox, then on the line between Mark Fox and Martin Bakers, also that they report as to the propriety of disanulling the two roads

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Monday 5th January 1857

running near the above named road, make the following report to wit

            We the undersigned after being duly Summoned and sworn according to law do hereby report that we have viewed and marked out the road directed to be viewed by the county court and report for the same as a good and practable rout for said road and recommend the said road to be established as a 3rd clap road agreeable to the above order of court, and being further directed to report as to the propriety of disanulling the two roads running near the above named roads do hereby recommend the same to be disannulled.

Witness our hands this 3rd day of January 1857

                                                                                                J Walker

                                                                                                Daniel Duggan

                                                                                                Preston Maples

                                                                                                Henry Houk

                                                                                                Wm Felker

                                                                                                Cornelius Fox

 

it is ordered by the court that the above report be in all things confirmed, and that the petitioners have leave to close the old roads when ever the new road is opened and put is good repair

Court adjourned until tomorrow morning 8 o clock

                                                                                                Saml Pickens

                                                                                                Isaac Trotter

                                                                                                John McMahan

                                                                                                N. J. Huffaker

                                                                                                I. H. Cate

                                                                                                J. M. Evans

                                                                                                Wm Trotter

                                                                                                M. Davis

                                                                                                John Whaley

                                                                                                C. Johnson

                                                                                                James Proffitt

                                                                                                S W Randles

                                                                                                N. M. Baker

                                                                                                Jno. T. Havis

                                                                                                Wm Whaley

                                                                                                R M Creswell

 

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Tuesday 6th January 1857

Court met pursuant to adjournment present & presiding the Honl Saml Pickens County Judge & the following Justices of the peace to wit

John McMahan   Jas Proffit, Wm Whaley, L Bogart, N M Baker, I Trotter, J T Havis, C Mills, W J Trotter, J Gaut, M Davis, R M Creswell, S W Randles, J M Evans, C Johnson, John Whaley, N J Huffaker & J H Cate,

The jury of view heretofore appointed to view and mark out an alteration in the road near H S Catletts upon his petition made the following report to wit, We the jury duly summoned and sworn do make the following report as a jury of view.  Alter the road by leaving the old road beginning at a stake at the foot of the Hill below Catletts house thence running on the south side of the branch and intersect the old road at a white oak all as marked out all of which is respectfully submitted this        day of October 1856

                                                                                                Wellington McMahan

                                                                                                Mathew Tarwater

                                                                                                John Rule

                                                                                                Joseph Anderson

                                                                                                Samuel Rule

 

It is therefore considered by the court that said report be confirmed and that the petition be allowed to close the old road whenever he shall open and put in good repair the new part of the road.

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Tuesday 6th January 1857.

A Legal number of the Justice of the peace being present and voting in the affirmative it is ordered by the court that the following allowances be made payable out of any moneys in the hands of the county Trustee not otherwise appropriated to wit,

Lowery McBath Coronor holding inquest on

the body of Elias Smith $5 & summoning 1 Witness 25                          $5 25

 

Jury of Inquest on the body of Elias Smith

W W Casey                                                                                                         50

Jas Williams                                                                                                          50

Joab Rolen                                                                                                           50

Joseph Huff                                                                                                          50

J. H. Shields                                                                                                         50

Pleasant Proffit                                                                                         50

Jas Proffit                                                                                                             50

John. R. Shults                                                                                          50

Thomas Mathes                                                                                                    50

Wm A Baxter                                                                                                       50

Beverly Branom                                                                                                    50

Wm Williams                                                                                                        50

John W Shults a witness                                                                                        75

 

Rhoda Huff widow of Joseph Huff for   )

the services of her decd. husband as a   )

Juror of Inquest                                                )                                               "  50

 

P M Atchley late Trustee for balance                 )

due him on Settlement of County revinue           )                                               170.50

 

H. M. Thomas for part of town lot added          )

to public square                                                )                                               100.00

 

Richard Lanning for part of town lot                  )

added to public square                                                                            75.00

 

S. B. Henderson for part of town lot                 )

added to public square                          )                                                 50.00

 

Hodsden  McNutt  Shields & Scruggs for         )

part of town lot added to public square )

and warrant to issue when ever title is    )

made                                                                )                                               100.00

 

William Mitchell for powder furnished   )

to blow rocks on the road                                 )                                                 $1.25

 

Berry Hogan wood furnished for court                                                      2.00

 

R. K. Graham for wood furnished grand Jury Nov 1856                                        1.00

 

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Tuesday 6th January 1857

ibid       Ordered by the court that Merrel Breeden be appointed overseer of the road from the mouth of Willhite creek to George Hurst Sr. and he is hereby required to keep said road in lawful repair with the hands heretofore assigned

                                    Road 3 Clap

ibid       Upon the petition of James Proffit & others it is ordered by the court that John Shults  Alexander Baxter  Pleasant Shults, Jacob Tyson  Beverage Branom & Thomas Mathes be appointed a jury of view to view and extend the road leading through Jones Cove up Duns creek in Sevier County to Emerts Cove in Sevier County and that they report to the next quarterly term of this court

ibid       Upon the verbal petition of John Whaley it is ordered by the court that Wm Bohannon  John Whaley  Joel Kear  James Huskey  Isaac Bradley  A J Bradley & D W Reagan be appointed a jury of view to view and mark out such alterations as they may think necessary in the road from the Baptist Meeting house to the creek below James McCarter and that they report to the next quarterly term of this court & or any five or more of them may act.

ibid       Ordered by the court that William Williams be appointed overseer of the road from the forks of the road above Y J Morris to the point of ridge above Berry Williams upper field and he is hereby required to keep said road in lawful repair with the following hands to wit, Jas Proffits farm, Alexr. Stinnets farm, Joab Rolens farm Beja. Proffit farm, Pleasant Proffits farm & Berry Williams farm

                                    Road 3 Clap.

 

 

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Tuesday 6th January 1857.

ibid       Ordered by the court that William A Baxter be appointed overseer of the road from the point of the ridge above Berry Williams upper field to the road leading from Cocke County to Emerts Cove and he is hereby required to keep said road in lawful repair with the hands on the following farms towit  Thomas Mathes farm, Robert Mathes farm  Pleasant Shults farm, John Shults farm, Wm A Baxters farm & John Williams Sr. farm

                                    Road 3 Clap.

A legal number of the justices of the peace being present and voting therefore, it is ordered by the court that the following taxes be assessed for the year 1857 to wit

For county purposes Twenty eight cents on the hundred dollars worth of taxable property and twenty five cents on each poll

For Poor purposes two cents on the hundred dollars worth of taxable property,

and that a tax of Twenty five cents on the hundred dollars worth of taxable property and twenty five cents on the poll be assessed to pay for the building of the court house and Jail

That a county tax of the amount of the state tax be assessed for the privelege of Exhibiting Shows and Hawking & Pulling and upon all other privileges one half of the state tax.

It is ordered by the court that the assessor apply to the attorney General of the state for his opinion whether the late revinue act passed at the last session of the Legislature repeals the act assessing a school tax and an act levying a tax for the Lunatic Hospital and should it be decided by the attorney General that the law assessing the school tax and Lunatic Hospital tax are not repealed the county tax on property be reduced to twenty four cents and the county tax of twenty five cents on the poll be set aside and appropriated to paying the school tax

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Tuesday 6th January 1857

ibid       Ordered by the court that Robert H. Roberts be appointed overseer of the road from M Davis to the Road at Hugh Blairs and he is hereby required to keep said road in lawful repair with the hands heretofore assigned

                                    Road 2 Clap.

This day W H Trotter & C Mills presented to the court their resignations as Trustees of Nancy Academy which resignations were received by the court.

ibid       Ordered by the court that John Mitchell be appointed overseer of the Streets of Sevierville and he is hereby required to keep said streets in lawful repair with the hands living in the town of Sevierville

This day the court proceeded to bind out to L W Burns a collored (sic) child by the name of Rebecca aged eight years until she attains she attains the age of twenty one years after the manner of an apprentice for which said Burns agrees to Educate her until she can read and when she attains the age of twenty one years he is to give her one bed and furniture one good milk cow & calf one spinning wheel & cards and three suits of clothing one of which is to be a good out going suit.

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It is ordered by the court that the sheriff procure some person to deliver to John Kear superintendent of the poor house two children of Jane Wells.