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Be it Remembered that a County Court was begun and held at the Court House in the Town of Dyersburg for the County of Dyer, State of Tennessee, on the first Monday (it being the Seventh day) of January in the year of our Lord One Thousand Eight Hundred and fifty & in the Seventy-fourth year of American Independence. Present and holding said Court the Worshipful THOMAS J. CONNELL Esquire Chairman, SAMUEL McDAVID and ALEXANDER B. STALLCUP Esquires quorum, JOSEPH N. PIERCE, JOHN F. SINCLAIR, HENRY WYNNE, BENJAMIN W. PERRY, SILAS FERRELL, HENRY WYNNE, SAMUEL WALKER, JOHN G. H. WILSON, HENRY P. STRAWN and JOHN WYNNE Esquires Justices of said Court (a majority of all the Justices), Zaccheus B. PHILLIPS Sheriff of said County AND JAMES H. DOYLE Clerk of said Court, when, after proclamation in due form, the following proceedings were had, viz:
On Motion an election was held for quorum Justices and chairman of the Court when THOMAS J. CONNELL, SAMUEL McDAVID and ALEXANDER B. STALLCUP were elected quorum Justices, of whom THOMAS J. CONNELL Esquire was elected Chairman.
A majority of all the Justices of this Court being present and concurring therein, the Taxes for the year 1850 were levied at the following rates, towit: County Tax on each hundred dollars worth of Land, Slaves, Town Lots, Jewelry &c - Five cents; Bridge Tax on each $100, 5 cents; Pauper Tax four and one fourth cents, Jury Tax 4 1/4 cents, making in all 18 1/2 cents. On the privileges of selling Merchandise, Groceries, Drugs &c, and keeping Stud horses and Jacks one fourth the amount of the State Taxed, and on the privilege of Tippling Twenty dollars. And the County Tax on each White Poll 35 cents. And that the Clerk of this Court collect and account for the Taxes on Priviliges in the same manner that he is required to collect and account for the State Tax.
This day an election was held for an Entry Taker for Dyer County to fill the vacancy occasioned by the resignation of SAML. McDAVID instead of ROBERT D. BOGGUSS who had failed to give Bond and qualify, whereupon FRANCIS G. SAMPSON having received a majority of all the votes cast was declared duly elected.
A majority of all the Justices of this Court being present and a majority of those present concurring therein, an election was held for a Tax Collector of Dyer County, which resulted in the election of Zaccheus B. PHILLIPS to that office.
Issued 9th Jany 1850 Ordered by the Court that JONATHAN D. SCOBY, WILLIAM J. SCOBY and HENRY P. STRAWN be appointed a Jury of view to examine and mark out an alteration in the Lake Road on HENRY REED's Land...
Issued 9th Jany 1850 On a motion to allow THOMAS J. CONNELL Esquire, Nineteen Dollars and fifty cents for Thirteen days services as quorum Justice of this Court in the year 1849. One Third of all the Justices of this court being present those voting for said allowance were Esquires McDAVID, STALLCUP, SINCLAIR, PERRY, PIERCE, HENRY WYNNE, STRAWN and WALKER. So said allowance was made and ordered to be paid by the County Trustee.
Issued 9th Jany 1850 On a motion to allow ALEXANDER B. STALLCUP Esquire, Nineteen Dollars and fifty cents for Thirteen days services as quorum Justice of this Court in the year 1849...
Issued 9th Jany 1850 On a motion to allow SAMUEL McDAVID Esquire, Eighteen Dollars for Twelve days services as quorum Justice of this Court in the year 1849...
Issued 9th Jany 1850 On a motion to allow Zaccheus B. PHILLIPS Sheriff of this County, Fifty Dollars for his ex-officio services for the year 1849...
Issued 9th Jany 1850 On a motion to allow ALBERT G. FERGUSON Seven Dollars and fifty cents for his services as Revenue Commissioner for the year 1849...
Issued 9th Jany 1850 On a motion to allow ABNER BENTON Seven Dollars and fifty cents for his services as Revenue Commissioner in the year 1849...
This day ALBERT G. FERGUSON and ABNER BENTON produced in open court here a settlement made with JOHN WYNNE Trustee of this County, which was received by the Court and ordered to be recorded.
Issued 9th Jany 1850 On a motion to allow JAMES H. DOYLE Clerk of this Court Twenty Dollars for his services in reference to Common Schools, Twelve Dollars and fifty cents for keeping Record Book, Revenue Book & Claim Book, Nine Dollars for recording and issuing eighteen Pauper orders, Six Dollars and Thirty eight cents for recording and issuing fifty one Road orders [goes on and on]...
Issued 9th Jany 1850 On a motion to allow REBECCA REDDICK Forty Dollars for keeping her blind son a pauper for the year 1849. One Third of all the Justices of the Court being present. Those voting for said allowance were Esquires CONNELL, McDAVID, STALLCUP, SINCLAIR, PERRY, PIERCE, HENRY WYNNE, WALKER and STRAUN. So said allowance was made and ordered to be paid by the County Trustees.
On a motion to allow HANNAH W. NOLEN Forty Dollars for keeping her Idiot son a pauper for the year 1849...
Issued 9th Jany 1850 On a motion to allow THOMAS J. CONNELL Forty Dollars for the benefit of MRS. HENSON and her fitty child a pauper for the year 1849...
Issued 9th Jany 1850 On a motion to allow HENDERSON CLARK Eighteen Dollars for provisions furnished to WM. HERREN a blind pauper in the year 1849...
Issued 9th Jany 1850 On a motion to allow BENJAMIN W. PERRY Three Dollars for 50 pounds of Bacon furnished REDDING CAMPBELL a pauper of this County in the year 1849...
Issued 9th Jany 1850 On a motion to allow JOSEPH N. PIERCE Five Dollars for repairing the Butment of Dyersburg Bridge...
Issued 9th Jany 1850 On a motion to allow ISAAC SAWYER Forty four Dollars for building a Bridge across the slough near Lewis Creek...
Issued 9th Jany 1850 On a motion to allow THOMAS J. CONNELL Two hundred and Eleven Dollars for Leveling Pond Creek Road...
Ordered by the Court that MRS. HANNAH W. NOLEN be allowed Fifty Dollars for keeping her Idiot son a pauper for the year 1850.
Ordered by the Court that MRS. REBECCA REDDICK be allowed Forty Dollars for keeping her blind son a pauper for the year 1850.
Ordered by the Court that STEPHEN WETHERS furnish MRS. HENSON and her fitty child provisions to the amount of Forty Dollars for 1850.
Ordered by [the Court] that BENJAMIN W. PERRY furnish REDDING CAMPBELL a pauper of this County such provisions as he may need for the year 1850 and present his account to the next January term of this Court. This day was produced here in open Court the nuncupative Will of JAHIEL M. McCORKLE deceased; Whereupon came R. A. H. McCORKLE and J. FRANCIS ALGEA who being first duly sworn depose and say that they were personally acquainted with the said JAHIEL M. McCORKLE the Testator in his lifetime, that he, being very near his dissolution and unable to write, requested them especially to bear witness to his last will and desire, that they believed the Testator to be in sound and disposing mind. It is therefore ordered by the Court that said will be received by the Court and set up as the Last will and Testament of JAHIEL M. McCORKLE deceased, and that it be recorded by the Clerk.
This day EDWIN A. McCORKLE and ROBERT A. H. McCORKLE were appointed Administrators with the will annexed of JAHIEL M. McCORKLE deceased. Whereupon came the said EDWIN A. and ROBERT A. H. McCORKLE into open court here together with HENRY P. STRAWN their security and entered into and acknowledged...
Issued 9th Jany 1850 Ordered by the Court that JAMES FIELDS, SAML. McDAVID, HENRY WYNNE, DAVID PARRISH, GEORGE MILLER, JOHN WYNNE and STEPHEN KING be appointed Commissioners to examine and consider the expediency of briging the bottom and slough between the Dyersburg Bridge and THOS. FITZHUGH's...
Issued 9th Jany 1850 On a motion to allow CONNELL & FERGUSON Four Dollars and sixty cents for Goods furnished... [doesn't mention who the goods were furnished to]
Issued 9th Jany 1850 Ordered by the Court that THOMAS H. FITZHUGH be appointed overseer of that part of the Ripley Road between the South east corner of THOS. FITZHUGH's field and the Yellow Bluff Ferry, instead of NATHAN KING resigned...
Issued 9th Jany 1850 Ordered by the Court that EMERETH A. FERGUSON be appointed overseer of that part of the MICHELL Road between Dyersburg and the Skiff Branch, instead of P. T. A. WALKER resigned...
This day JAMES S. FERRELL was appointed Administrator of the estate of DENT FERRELL deceased Whereupon came the said JAMES S. FERRELL into open Court here together with DANIEL E. PARKER, ALFRED ENOCHS and HENRY WYNNE his securities...
Issued 9th Jany 1850 Ordered by the Court that ROBERT MASSEY be appointed overseer of that part of the Jackson Road between Dyersburg Bridge and the Bridge over Pond Creek...
This day JOHN E. ROBERTS Administrator of the estate of JOHN C. GOODWIN deceased returned to Court here an Inventory and Account of Sales of said estate which was received by the Court and ordered to be recorded.
This day FRANCIS G. SAMPSON who was elected Entry Taker of Dyer County on the first day of the present term of this Court, came into Court and tendered his resignation of said office which was received.
This day JOHN H. RIDENS obtained leave to record his Stock Mark which is a crop, half crop and split in the right ear, and a swallow fork in the left ear.
This day JOHN FINLY obtained leave to record his Stock Mark which is a crop and two splits in the left, and an upper half-crop in the right ear.
This day ALLEN FINLY obtained leave to record his Stock Mark which is a crop and two splits in the left ear, and a crop off the right ear. Ordered that Court adjourn till Court in course.
THOS. J. CONNELL, J.P.
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