Administration - Historical Notes

County Legislative Body

The following act once applied to the quarterly court or the county legislative body of Johnson County and is included herein for historical purposes.

1. Private Acts of 1921, Chapter 921, provided that the compensation for justices of the peace attending a regular or special session of the Johnson County Quarterly County Court be $4.00 for each day’s attendance.

County Trustee

The following act once affected the office of county trustee in Johnson County, but is no longer operative.

1. Private Acts of 1933, Chapter 53, required the Johnson County Trustee to collect all delinquent land taxes, at his own expense.

General References

The following private or local acts constitute part of the administrative and political history of Johnson County but are today no longer operative because they have either been superseded, repealed, or failed to receive local approval.

1. Private Acts of 1867-68, Chapter 54, authorized the Johnson County Court to subscribe to the capital stock in Home Mineral R. R. Company, up to an amount of $25,000.
2. Private Acts of 1897, Chapter 174, directed the comptroller to issue a warrant upon the treasurer of the state for $100 in favor of Isaac R. Love for the arrest and conviction of J. Frank Tinker, who was charged with the murder of Crockett Carter.
3. Private Acts of 1921, Chapter 679, enabled the trustees of cemeteries, cemetery corporations and other cemetery organizations in Johnson County to condemn land for burial purposes.
4. Private Acts of 1949, Chapter 597, required coal truck drivers to have weight tickets or be subject to a fine up to $50 for each offense.