Monday Nov. 5th 1849

State of Tennessee)

Wayne County) Be it remembered that a quorum County Court was began and held for the County of Wayne at the Court house in the town of Waynesboro on the fifth day it being the first monday in November one thousand eight hundred and forty nine the following Justices present and presiding to wit W CARTER Chr. MONTAGUE & JONES his associates

Ordered by the Court that Green WILSON be appointed overseer of the road of first Class in the place of A J ARNOLD and that he work from the two mile to the four mile post on the Waynesboro & Savannah Road and that he have [James -–crossed out] the hands alloted to ARNOLD to work under his direction Isued Nov. 26th 1849

Came Thomas W HILL who was this day chosen and appointed Guardian of Augustus W BATT minor heir of Amanda BATT dec’d and entered into bond in the sum of six hundred dollars with John C G WILSON and John G HILL his securities which was approved of by the Court and ordered to be recorded Where upon the said Thomas W HILL took the necessary oath for his qualification

This day came in to Court Matthew J SIMS who was on the 11th day of October Last duly and constitutionally elected Justice of the peace by the qualified voteres of Civil District No. 8 Wayne County To fill the unexpired term of Alexander GRAY Resigned and presented to the Court his commission Where upon the said M J SIMS took the necessary oaths for his qualification

Came Elijah D BURNS who was on the 20th day of October 1849 Duly and Constitutionally elected Justice of the peace by the qualified Voters of Civil district No. 4 Wayne County Tennessee to fill the unexpired term of Hiram ROBERTS Resigned and presented to the Court his Commission Whereupon the said E D BURNS took the necessary Oaths for his qualification

Ordered by the Court that George W BARKER be appointed overseer of the road of first Class in the place of John CARTER and that he work the same bounds and have the hands in the same bounds that James WILSON formerly worked. Rescinded Dec’r term 1849

Ordered that court Adjourn till Court in Course / / s / / W CARTER, Chr, A. MONTAGUE D J JONES