Police Court Minutes: 1837-38


December Term 1837

   It was ordered by the court that Lewis H. Gideon be allowed twelve dollars for four day services in the Probate Court as clerk of the same to be paid out of any money in the county treasury not otherwise appropriated.
   Ordered by the court that James S. Bourland be allowed one days service in the Police Court as President of the Board three dollars at the December term 1837.
   John Beene for one days services as member of the Board of County Police three dollars.
   Eliba Allen for three day service at three dollars per day in said ____.
   Harvy Jamison for ____ service at three dollars per day.
   Nathaniel Terry for like services two days at three dollars per day.
   William Russel for like services two days at three dollars per day.
   Lewis H. Gideon for three days services in Police Court as Clerk at three dollars per day.
   Charles Warren for three days attendance at said court as sheriff at two dollars per day.
   The foregoing allowances to be paid out any money in the county treasury not otherwise appropriated.
   It was ordered by the court that John Roberts be allowed six dollars for two days services in the Police Court as member of the Board at three dollars per day out any moneys in the county treasury not otherwise appropriated.
   Ordered by the court that next Circuit Court for this county of Itawamba be held in the ward house of Duncan Clarke, Esq. in the Town of Fulton.
   On the petition of given citizens of Itawamba County for a jury of review on a route in the ___ of Ripley.......
   It was ordered by the court the clerk of this court issue a ____ to the sheriff of this county commanding him to summon James W. ____, ___ W. Green, E.G. Thomas, Elisha Thomas, Arthur Par, Thomas Hayden, John ___ Stahl, Alfred Maxcy, William D. Causby, James Files, John Thomason, Gilbert Dulaney to be and appear at the place and that said sheriff may ____.
   ........ of twelve months now therefore if the said William H. Toomer shall well and truly keep an orderly house and strictly observe the law in relation to retailers of spiritous liquor and do and perform his duty in every respect as a retailer of  spirits according to the law there the above obligation to be void otherwise to be and remain in force and ______.
W. H. Toomer (s e a l)
L.H. Gideon (s e a l)
E.G. Thomas (s e a l)
    William H. Toomer and Co. made application to the court for a license to authorize his retaile spiritous liquors in their house in the Town of Fulton for the span of one year from the date hereof the said W.H. Toomer and Co. ____ in to court complied with the requested ___ of law ___.
    Ordered by the court that the Clerk of this Court issue to William H. Toomer and Co., authorizing them to retail spiritous liquors at their house in the Town of Fulton for the space and term of one year from the date hereof.

Police Court -- January Term 1838

   Ordered by the court that Joseph H. Beene be and he is hereby appointed overseer of the road from the ridge near John Pearce's old place to Yaknaba on the Tombigbee River and that he be allowed all the hands to work on said road who do now resides or hereafter may reside withing one half mile of said road.
   Ordered by the court that John Thomason be and is hereby appointed overseer of poor in and for the ____ district of Itawamba.
   Ordered by the court that the precinct heretofor existing as Ironwood Bluff be abolished and that also the precinct at Sullasnis(?) be abolished.
   John Wylie who was at an election held in Itawamba County on the first Monday of ____ 1837 elected to the office of judge of the Probate Court of said County having failed to take the oath of office prescribed by the constitution within the time prescribed by law. It is therefore considered by the court that this office is vacant and the sheriff of said county hold an election on Monday 29th January 1838 and ____ following for the office of Probate Judge, to fill the vacancy occured by the resignation of Joshua Toomer.......

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