Washington telegraph., 1853-01-05
Columbia County.
Az AcT to establish the county of Columbia


See. l. BE IL enacted by tie General
assembly Of The State or' Arkansas, That
All that portion Of Hampstead county lying
east of the range line between range twenty
two and twenty-one, and north of the town
ship line between township thirteen and
fourteen, be, and the same i hereby cutoff
Of said county of Hampstead and declared
to be a part of the county Of Ouachita.
See. 2, That all justices of the peace. and
constables residing in that portion Of Hemp
stead county, hereby cutoff and embraced
within the county Of Ouachita, shall hold
their respective Offices, possess the same
powers, be entitled to the same fees, and
subject to the same penalties, as they would
have been il the county Of Hampstead; but
they shall use the name Of the county Of
Ouachita, and be restricted within lis limits,
except in cases that may be pending before
them at the time Of the passage Of this act:
in at such cases, they shall possess the pow
CT and jurisdiction that they arc now entitled
to by law, for the final adjudication and SET
tlement of all said cases
Sec. 3. That the present and late shcriffs
Of the county Of Hampstead shall have The
same right and authority to pass into that
portion of Hampstead county, hereby cutoff
and made part Of the county of Ouachita, as
they now have, for the purpose Of collecting
any fees or arrearages Of taxes that may be
due said sherifs, and shall have the same
authority to collect such fees and taxes that
may be due. as they now have by law.
See. 4. That new county to be called
Columbia, 7" to have and enjoy al tie rights,
privileges and immunities of al independent
county. be, and the same is hereby estab-
lished, with the following boundaries, to wit:
beginning on the Louisiana line in the cen
tre W range twenty-thrcc ard running north
with the centre " said range To the line Be-
tween township thirteen and fourteen, thence
east with said line to the corner of sections
four and five in township fourteen. range
twenty, thence south six miles. thence east
four miles, thence south Six miles. to TIE
south-east corner of township fifteen, range
twenty. thence east OF the township line Be-
tween townships fifteen and sixteen to the
corner ol sections four and five, in township
sixteen, range eighteen, thence south to the
township line between townships eighteen
and nineteen, thence west Oh said line Six
miles, thence south to the Louisiana line,
thence west to the place of beginning.
Sec. 8. That it shall be the duty of the
plaintiffs ID all civil cases, and Of tie clerk
of the Circuit Court Of the county hereby
established in all criminal cases. to procure
from the clerks of the Circuit Courts of the
counties of Lafayette, Union, Hampstead
and Ouachita, transcript from the record
Of their respective counties, Of all suits both
civil and criminal pending against any per-
son or persons residing within tie county
hereby established; also the DISPOSITIONS and
other papers ON file relating to any OF said
cases ~ pending in any W said counties. on
or before tile first day VT tie circuit rcurt. W
the first term thereof, " the county W COL
umbia, which transcripts, derositions anil
papers, 10 filed shall ba'tallcn and consider
cd a records cf the Circuit Court of the
county Of Columbia, and be proceeded IN as
though said suit, " salts, HAD originated m
said county " Columbia.
Sec g. That MI executions that NAV have
been issued, or that may hereafter De issued
upon any Judgment rendered IN anv court of
said counties of Lafayette, Union. Hemr-
stead and Ouachita, against any person or
persons residing within the limits Of the
county hereby established, previous to the
passage of this act, shall be handed over to
the sheriff of the county of Columbia. and
shall be by him collected III the same man
ner as it said judgments. upon which said
executions were issued, had been rendered
in the county Of Columbia.
Sec q That all administrators. executors
and guardians residing in the county hereby
established, and who had, before the takinr
effect of this act, administered unon am
estate, or taken upon him, her, or them, the
execution Of any last will and testament or
the guardianship of any minor residing with
III the county hereby established are hereby
required to procure from the clerk Of the
counties Of Lafayette Union, Hampstead
and Ruachita, a true and perfect transcript
from qhe record OF all such matters az Tcrtain
TO thdI respective trusts, also all parers be-
longing thereto on file in the offices of the
clerks of the probate courts in said counties
Of Lafayette Union Hampstead and Qua
chIta, and to file the same In the office of the
clerk of the probate court Of the county here
BY established and shall therenDon proceed
to make settlement or their respective trusts
according to law; and be subject to the same
penalties as they would have been before the
passage Of this act
Sec s, That it shall be the duty Of the
clerk Of tie county Of Columbia. Immediately
after his election to give notice III writing
under the seal Of his office, if there bv any
seal, If not, under his private seal. to tbe
clerks and sherifis of the counties of I.afayette
Union Hampstead and Ouachita. of his eIec-
ton, also of the election " sheriff for said
60. of Columbia, wierenpon It shall be the
duty of the clerks ofthe different courts in the
counties Of Lafayette, Union, Hampstead and
Ouachita, upon the application Of the plaint-
if plaintiffs in any case or cases which NAV
be pending in anyofsaid courts, who may re-
side in The county Of Columbia, to make out
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