Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1858-03-25

AN ACT to change the line between the counties of
Grundy and Sequatchie, jefferson and GraipQer
Van Buren, and White, DeKalb and Smith Polk
snd Bradley, Wilson and Cannon, Rutherford
and Coffee, Haywood and Madison, and the conn
ties Of Anderson and ROane
Sec. l. Be Il enacted By the General Asssz6l, Of
the State Of TeaHeses, That the county line bef Wse
Jefferson and Granger, be changed as TO- Include
the farms Of William Taylor and Jesse Hunts in the
county Of jefferson.
Sec. 2. Be II enacted, That the line betws en- the
counties Of Grundy and Sequstehie be chan ged as
follows, to wit: Beginning at stake in the line be-
tween said counties at point south Of the Brener
place. at the head Of the east prong Of Coli rs river
running thence direct line to said Brener place in
Guiding the sams in said county of Seouatehie
thence down with the said east prong Of said river
to James W. Tates place, including the sime in said
county Of SeQuatchie, thence with the base Of the
ridge west of said river nOFthWardly ar ound to the
widow Wrights residence thence direct line to the
little Jake eagle old place. now occupied by James
eagle ineudingthe same inSeQuatchie county thence
direct line to Basel Bess place the Hills trace
cid road, including the same in SeQuatohie county
thence with said road in the direction Of Hills Greek
to where the Grundy and Warren county lines cross
the ,same, thence with the GrnRdy line eastward
ly to the Grundy and Sequstchis county cUrner.
Sec. 8. Be it enacted, That the line between the
counties Of Van Buren, and White be changed so as
to include the residence Of VIM. 8. Mitchell in the
county Of White.
Sec A. Be Il enacted That section the twenty first
Of an act passed the 11ih day Of February, 1864
entitled act 10 establish The County Of Putnam, be
and the same is hereby 80 amended that the lines
between the counties Of DeKalb and Smith shall
hereafter run as follows, to wit; Beginning the
DeKslb county line on the extreme height of
the ridge above ]. Robison's, running thence with
the meanders Of said ridge to the Cany Fork river
at ThOmpsOn's bluff, interesting the DeKalb county
line the opposite bank Of said river at Bird
g.. a, LII. L n
Starns, ]. Williams and J. KerlOy in DeKslb county
See. 5. Be It further enacted That the line between
the counties Of Polk and Bradley be 50 changed as
TO include DR.. W. B. Wright's farm in Polk county.
Sec. 6. Be Il further enacted, That the county line
between the counties Of Wilson and Cannon be SO
changed to include the lands Of James King, in
the county of Cannon.
Sec T. Be q further enacted That the line between
The counties of Rutherford and Coffee be 80 changed
to run with the old line between said counties,
running on the summit Of the main dividing ridge,
between the waters of Stone and Duck rivers, in
GLIDING Smith Carneys dwelling house in Ruther-
ford county, and that the citizens hereby attached
to Rutherford county are endowed with ell the
rights and privileges Of other citizens Of said coun
ty Of Rutherford
Sec. g. Be it further enacted That the county line
between the counties of Haywood and Madison be
so changed as to include theresdence and houses
of John W. McKissaok in the county Of Madison.
Sec. 9. Be It enacted, That the foregoing sections
of this act, shall take effect from and after its pas
sage.
Sec. 10. Be It enacted, That the dividing line be-
tween the counties of Anderson and ROane, be
changed as follows: Beginning on a beach in the
Roane county line, near NJ. c. Winter, running
South thirty-Rine east, and crossing Poplar Greek
at two hundred and ninety-tWO chains, the same
course continued in all three hundred and twenty
eight chains, to a Walnut in William c. Grifhth's
line, thence south forty-fve east eighty chains to
black oak sapln on the top Of the Black Oak ridge,
thence north sixty-tWo east thirteen chains to a
large black oak thence south fifty east crossing the
Kingston road at one hundred chains, the same
course continued in ell one hundred and ninety
eight chains to q stake the top Of the East Fork
ridge thence with the top of said ridge south forty
west, to the Roane county line, including in the
county of ROsne the residences and farms Of D. L.
Bradley, John R. Galbreath, Samuel Tunnel, VIM,
Rite, W. C. Griffith, and J. C.. Roberts.
Sec. II. Be Il further enacted, That the tenth
section Of this act shall not take effect until the first
day Of May next and nothing in this act shall be
so construed to prevent the citizens living within
the above boundary from voting at the next March
election in the county Of Anderson for county Off
GERS, to prevent the revenue collector for the
county Henderson from collecting thetaxe assessed
against them in the county Of Anderson for the pre-
sent year, 1858.
Passed March 4, 1853
DANIEL S. DONEBSON,
Speaker Of the House Of Representatives.
JOHN G. BURCH,
Speaker Of the Senate.