At a County Court began and held for the County of Benton at the Courthouse in the Town of Camden on the first Monday in October it being the 6th day of said Month in the year of our Lord One thousand eight hundred and forty five & 67th year of American Independence. There being present and presiding on the bench the worshipfuls, Esqrs. D.P. Hudson, Chairman, Samuel H. Davidson, E. Perkins, Nathan Williams, John W. Davidson, Wm. H. Smally, J.K. Thomas, Geo. W. Farmer, Thos. R. Jett, Wm. Barnes, J.D. Rushing, E. Alsop.
On Motion it is ordered by the Court that Thos. Andrews be appointed
overseer of the road in room of William Wright to work from Denis Stockdale to
the top of the ridge, hands as follows; William Wright, Wm. Stockdale, Denis
Stockdale, Joseph Hansel, Charles Robins, Evans Boland, Cullen Wright, John
Wright, G.W. McDaniel, John Legate, James Coffman and John Roads and all other
hands in the bounds shall work under said Andrews on said road which is
established in the 2nd Class.
On Motion it is ordered by the Court that John Cole be appointed overseer of
the road in room of John McAuley to work from the
Cross roads to the County line, hands as follows; John Garrett, Joseph Walker,
John Walker, Stephen Garrett, Sidney Cole, Julius Cole, Joseph Cole, George
Townsend, Nathaniel Townsend and all other hands in the bounds shall work under
said Cole on said road which is established in the 2nd Class.
The Clerk of this Court presented a
settlement Made with Berry W. Wheatly administrator
of the estate of Starling Wheatly, deceased which
said settlement was examined and approved by the Court and ordered to be
recorded.
The Clerk of this Court presented a
settlement Made with W.M. Malin, administrator of the
estate of James Malin deceased which said settlement
was examined and approved by the Court and ordered to be recorded.
On Motion it is ordered by the Court that
James R. Childers be appointed overseer of the road in room of Charles Barnes
to work from the Creek to the Camden road leading to Wyatt’s Mill, hands as
follows; David Alsop, John Ragsdale, Haggard Bird,
William Barnes, D.N. Shilling, Zechariah Childers and all the other hands in
the bounds shall work under said Childers on said road which is established in
the 2nd Class.
The Clerk of this Court presented a settlement Made with Mary Barnett,
guardian of Sam Martin
Barnett which said settlement was
examined and approved by the Court and ordered to be recorded.
The Clerk of this County presented a settlement Made with A.J. Benton,
administrator of the estate of Wilie Norman dec., which said settlement was examined and approved by
the Court and ordered to be recorded.
On motion it is ordered by the Court that Robert Swift be appointed overseer
of the stage road to work from Lewis Cross’s to the Carroll County line and all
the hands that formerly worked under Jesse W. Elmore or in the bounds shall now
work under said Swift on said road which is established in the 1st
Class.
On Motion it is ordered by the Court that John Garner, James Garner, C.J.
Garner and Obediah Bullock be appointed a jury of
Review to view and mark an alteration in the Mason Point road upon the lands of
C.J. Wheatley, Obediah Bullock, W.W. Wheatlyy, Geo. Phifer, James
Garner and to Make report to the Next term of this Court of the advantages and
disadvantages arising to the public and to individuals should said alteration
be established.
On Motion it is ordered by the Court that Michael Vickers and Elizabeth
Barnes be appointed Administrator and Administratrix
of the estate of Charles Barnes deceased and that letters of Administration be
granted upon said administrators entering into bond as required by law.
On Motion it is ordered by the Court that Elisha Jackson, Wm. Hyer, Wm. Akers, John Wynn, John Horn Barger be appointed a jury of review to view and mark an alteration in the road leading from Anders' ferry so as to lease said road at the head of Crooked Creek and so as to intersect Point Mason road at the slough bridge in Sandy bottom and to make report forthwith of the advantages and disadvantages arising to the public and to individuals should said alteration be established.
On Motion of Elisha Jackson to establish a public
ferry on
William Akers and others who were this day appointed a jury of review to
view and Mark an alteration in the road leading from Anders’ ferry
Made report to this Court which was received and it is ordered by the Court
that the said alteration be established a highway of this County.
On Motion it is ordered by the Court that Lewis Hyer
be appointed overseer of the road to work from Anders’ ferry to the
Slough Bridge in Sandy bottom, hands as follows; Elisha
Jackson, Wm. Akers, Robert Jackson, Noah Wyatt, Burrell Wynn,, W,K. Wynn, James
Lindsey, Wm. Lindsey, Wm. Waters, Jos. Weatherlly,
Jas. Stagner, Nathan Stagner,
Huriah Stagner, Geo. Stagner, West Daniel, Jason Myrick, B. Allen, B. Gross,
A.W.C. Matheny, Lanson Nichols, due Simeon Nichols, Wm.
Metheny and Perry Mathis and other hands in the
bounds shall work under said Hyer on said road which
is established in the 2nd Class.
The Court then proceeded to Make an appropriation
to John W. Davidson for services rendered as commissioner of the Town of
The Court then proceeded to Make an appropriation to Levin Cottingham for services rendered as commissioners of the
Town of Camden and said Cottingham produced an
account for 26 days, services & lawyer’s fee $5.00 for which the Court
allowed him one dollar per day, Making in all $31.00 and there being present
and presiding on the bench a Majority of all the Justices in Benton County and
all voting in the affirmative. It is
ordered by the Court that the sum of Thirty one dollars be allowed & paid
said Cottingham by the Trustee of this County out of
any money in the Treasury for general County purposes not otherwise
appropriated.
Personally appeared in open Court Charles J. Wheatly
who was this day chosen and appointed guardian of the Minor heirs of John
Nobles deceased and together with him, E. Perkins his security who appeared in
open Court and acknowledged the due execution of their bond in the penal sum of
one hundred dollars conditioned as
the law directs.
On Motion of Abraham Davidson, it is ordered by the Court that the ferry on
The Court then proceeded to appoint a jury to serve at the Next term of the
Circuit Court to be held for the
1st Dist. William Allison, Larkin
Tippett, 2ndDist. James M. Camp, Francis Baber 3rd Dist.
officer and that a Venire facias
issue accordingly.
The Court then proceeded to Make an appropriation to the Clerk of the
Circuit Court of this County for books to keep the records of the Circuit Court
for a Minute book at $5.00 and two docket books at 60 cents each $1.20 Making
in all $6.20 cents and there being present and presiding on the bench a
Majority of all the Justices in Benton County and all voting in the affirmative.
It is ordered by the Court that the sum
of six dollars & 20 cents be allowed and paid by the Trustee of said County
out of any Money in the Treasury for general County purposes not otherwise
appropriated.
The Sheriff then proceeded to let out William Rushing a pauper of this
County to the lowest bidder and it appearing to the Court by the report of the
Sheriff that Hugh Alsop agreed to keep said pauper
one year for $36.00, he being the last and lowest bidder. It is therefore ordered by the Court a
Majority of all the Justices in
On Motion of William Sykes who Made oath according to law and together with
him James Sykes and Lewis Lashlee his securities who
appeared in open Court and entered into and acknowledged the due execution of their
bond in the penal sum of Three hundred dollars conditioned as the law directs. It is therefore ordered by the Court that he
have letters of Administration upon the estate of A.R. Sykes deceased to be
Made out in due form of law when required.
The Court then proceeded to make an appropriation to Wm. P. Morris, Clerk of this Court for the following services rendered by him (to wit) for recording the report of the common school commissioners & copy to superintendent for settlement with Trustee and for Trustees’ bond to draw school fund $7.00 and for 101 Jury tickets at 6¼ Cts. each $6.31¼ Making in all $13.31¼ and there being present and presiding on the bench a majority of all the Justices in said County and all voting in the affirmative. It is therefore ordered by the Court that the said sum of $13.31¼ be allowed and paid by the Trustee of Benton County, out of any Money in the Treasury for general County purposes not otherwise appropriated.
Personally appeared in open Court Burrel Beard and
Joseph R. Mathews Justices of said County and tendered their resignations as
such which was received and thereupon it is ordered by the Court that the
Sheriff proceed forthwith to open and hold an election in the first and second
districts to fill said vacancies.
On Motion it is ordered by the Court that John Hagler
be appointed overseer of the road to work from Chalk Level to Darby’s old place
and all the hands that formerly worked under Jefferson Hicks or in the bounds shall
work under said Hagler on said road which is
established in the 2nd Class.
On Motion it is ordered by the Court that Eli Hatly
be appointed overseer of the road to work from Thomas Osburns
to Cypress Creek and all the hands South and west of the old Eagle Creek
road that runs from the Perry County Line to Willis Beard’s by Osburn’s thence to Birdsong and all the hands that formerly
worked under R.M. Jordan or in the bounds shill now work under said Hatly on said road which is established in the 2nd
Class.
The Court then proceeded to make an appropriation to John Wynn for keeping
Nancy French, a pauper of this County and there being present and presiding on
the bench a Majority of all the Justices in
The Court then proceeded to the election of a Commissioner for Sandy river
to fill the vacancy occasioned by the resignation of William McCutcheon and
there being present and presiding on the bench a majority of all the Justices
in Benton County and after voting by ballot and the votes being counted it
appears that Wm. K. Perkins is duly elected said commissioner. Whereupon the said William K. Perkins appeared
in open Court and together with him E. Perkins, Lewis Hyer,
B. Beard and C.J, Wheatley,
his securities who appeared in open Court and
entered into and acknowledged the due execution of their bond in the penal sum
of Ten thousand dollars conditioned as the law directs and the said W.K.
Perkins subscribed and took the oath required by law.
The Commissioners who were appointed at a former term of this Court to draft
a plan for a jail to be built for the County of Benton presented their plans to
this Court and which was received and approved by the Court and which are as follows: (to wit)
The wall to be made of brick 25 by 20 ft., the foundations to be made of
substantial well burnt brick for 2 feet above the surface of the ground from
the foundation work, the wall of the lower story to be two brick or 18 in.
thick and the upper story to be 1½ brick
thick, the heighth of the wall is to be18 ft., the
upper room 7 feet above the floor and the balance to be in the lower room, the
room for the dungeon to be 20 ft. square from outside to outside, a partition
of Brick to be run up to the upper floor 1½ brick thick, the outside of said partition to
be faced as the outside wall, the floor of the dungeon to be laid with a
platform of good sound post oak or white oak timber hewed a foot square (the
first course at least to be clear of sap) and three tier deep and of sufficient
length to extend from wall to wall of the dungeon, a wooden wall of good sound
oak timber hewn a foot square all around the inside of the dungeon 2½ ft. thick
with the ends of the timber to front inside said timber to have Mortises or
Notches cut in the center of them 6 in. wide & 3 in. deep - so that a
streamer or girder of good sound oak timber 6 inches square the whole length of
this wall to be placed in in such manner that they will
confine all the blocks in the tier below and above the streamer and so that the
blocks will come together and fit close upon each other and the whole dungeon
to be raised in like manner and every course of blocks cut & streamers let
in as before described to be within one foot of the top of the same and then
the whole of the dungeon to be floored over with good oak timber hewn to one
foot square and all laid close together, the inside wall and overhead to be sealed
over with white oak plank 2 inches thick nailed with 20 penny nails not more
than 2 inches apart all over and the residue of space to be filled with 6 or 8
penny nails only 1 inch apart.
and the floor to be laid with oak plank 1 inch thick, a window to be left
through the wall of the dungeon 36 by 20 inches with 3 rows of grates of iron 1
by 2 inches square. The door of the
dungeon to be 4 feet high & 2½ feet wide and 2 shutters Made of solid oak
timber 4 inches thick. Each and each
lined over on both sides with sheet iron and hung with good and substantial
hinges Made of bar iron to extend across the door 2
inches wide & at least
¾ thick & fastened with good and sufficient bolts and locks Made for that
purpose.
The upper floor to be laid with 1¼
inch poplar plank tongue and grooved and well nailed down, a partition
to be run through the center of the upper row of brick and to be the length of
one brick thick with a door in such part of the same may be directed; the
debtors room to have one window on each side with 12 lights 8 by 10 inches with
one set of grates in each, 2 windows of the same size in the Jailor’s room with
a good Chimney & fire place in the same.
The roof to be well sheeted with plank and covered in with yellow poplar
or
D.P. Hudson W.P.
Morris
J.K. Thomas A.
Lashlee Irvin
B. Carns.
Whereupon it is ordered by the Court that the Commissioners of the Town of Camden proceed to let out the building of said Jail to the lowest bidder on the 2nd Monday, January Next and that they advertise the same at the Courthouse doors of the Towns of Waverly, Paris, Huntingdon, Jackson and Camden, and that the same be completed on or before the first of May 1847 and that the payments to be Made in installments as follows, the first payment of
of five hundred dollars to be Made within three months of the letting out of said Jail and the second payment of five hundred dollars to be Made the first of January thereafter and the residue if any, to be Made after the completion of the work, by the Commissioners of said work.
Court then adjourned until tomorrow morning
D.P. Hudson E. Perkins J.K. Thomas
Court met according to adjournment – present and presiding – D.P. Hudson, E. Perkins and J.K. Thomas.
On Motion it is ordered by the Court that E. Perkins, James R. Childers and D.P. Hudson be appointed Commissioners to lay off and set apart a sufficiency of provisions to serve the widow and family of Charles Barnes deceased one year and to Make report to the Next term of this Court.
Court then adjourned until Court in Course.
D.P. Hudson E. Perkins J.K. Thomas