The Arkansas advocate., 1834-01-10
An act to erect and establish the county
of Mississinpi.

all that part of the county of Crlttenden, which lies north of line commencing at the point on the Mississippi river, where the northern boundary line of township nine, north, lntersects the same, and running from thence due west until if intersects the St. Francis, be separated from the county of Crlttenden, and erected into new county, to be called and known by the name of Mis- sisslppi-
 esc. 2. saad de U frsistiaer eaaefsd, That, rom and after the taking effect of this act, tae county hereby established shall be vest ed With all the powers, privileges, and im- muntIes of q separate aud distinct county and that in ali wrlts and prosecutions, both civil and criminal, pending in the circuit court in the county of Crittenden, at the taking effect of this act, against any per- son residing ln the county hereby es- tabiished, it shall be the duty of the pain- tlii or iile prosecuting attorney to procure, from the clerk of said county, transcript l of all records and proceedings in such case, dispositions and other papers on file. pertaining to the trial of such case, and file the same, fifteen days before the sitting ot the first court in the county hereby es- tablished, with the clerk of the circuit court of such county, which, when filed, shall be considered as q record of the said county. And all executions to be issued, after the taking effect oi' this act, OH judgments ren- dered ln the Grittenden county circuit court, against any person residing Tn the county hereby established, and for all >fines, fees 1 .-Ix .L- IAI,. 1. pursuance of such process or proceedings, commenced or served at the taking effect of this act, shall be delivered to tue proper officer of the county Of Mississippi. And all executors, administrators, or guardians, who may have taken upon hun, her, or them, the execution Of any last will or testament, or administered upon any estate, within that part of the county of Gfttenden hereby made the county of Mississippi, or who may re- side III such county hereby made, shall be at liberty to obtain copy of their respec- tive cases, and file the same with clerk of the county of Mississippi, and make settle ments in said county as they would have been suhjectto ln the county of Grittend ai i SEe. 3. .9ad De u further enacted, That 1 the seat of justice ill the county of Missis- sippl shall be at the house of Peter G. Reeves, until otherwise provided for.
 l SEC. 4. .dad De it further eaacted, That I the citizens of the county of Mississippi shall assemble together, on the seventh day of January, in the year of OUT Lord one thou sand eight hundred and thirty-four. at the places where the late election was held for members of the general assembly, and ofli- cers of the county of Crittenden, which are situate within the county hereby established, and elect all their county officers.
 l SEC. 5. .8sd be It fustber enacsed, That the sheriff of Crittenden county shall, and 1t Is hereby made his duty to, give twenty day's notice oi said election provided in the preceding section of this act, by written notice oi the same, posted up in each of the townships within the limits of the county hereby established.
 l SEC. 6. gffnd De t juihep enacted, That the same judges who presided at the late elections shall hold the election for officers i, the townships for which they were ap- pointed judges to hold the late election i'll the county of Ciittendon, and which may De situate situate within the county hereby established. l SEC. 7. .aisd De U .jtsriher esiacied, That, when said election shall be finished, one of the judges of each township, who shall hold the election, shall take the poll-book of said election, and convey the same to the house of Peter G. Reeves, by this act made the temporary seat of justice, on the eleventh day of January next, and the said judges ] shall on said days proceed to open the poil- books and count the votes, and If 1t shall ap- pear that there IS a tie, or an equal number of votes given to the same candidate, then a majority of said judges shall decide and the said judges shall make out all abstract, containing the number of votes given to each candidate, and transmit the same to the governor of the Territory, by mail, who shall thereupon commission the officers so elected.
 l Sec 8. fad be it fnvil,c'' cnacfed, That it shall be the duty of the clerk of the cir csiit court of tie county of s5E:tsendeE, ses. the county hereby established shall be or ganized, to make out transcript of the whole debt of the county of Crittenden, due at the passage of this act, and deliver the same to the sheriff of said county, who shall present t te the clerk of the county of Mis- sissippi, whose duty it shall be to charge said county with one-third part of such transcript, and issue certificates therefor, I payable to the sheriff of the county of Crit tenden. or his successors in office for the payment of which debt twenty-five per , centum Of the taxes assessed III the county Of Mississippi. for county purposes, shall De | i ann,,allx annranriated until the whole of the