Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1858-02-19
By Authority.
LAWS OF TENNESSEE.

| AN ACT to establish the County Of SegUatcAis, IN
this STATE and to change the county lLlsy JstOszB the
counties Of Grlldy and FraHkiia, HGrsAaH and
| Lincoln, Hdrdsman and AeNaiTy.
SECTION / Be Il enacted Bytks General assembly
0fLe State Of Tennessee, That county is hereby
established, by the name Of Sequatche, and formed
out Of the county Of Hamilton, and bounded as
follows: beginning on white oak at the head
waters Of the middle prong Of Collins river near
John LOckheart's, being corner Of Marion and
Grundy counties; thence southerly three-fourths
Of mile, small white oak; thence easterly to the
bluff Of Cumberland mountains, opposite 7. Hicks,
and opposite Hendricks creek; thence following the
meanders of Hendricks creek, formerly the south
ern boundry line Of the second district Of Marion
county, 10 SeQuatchie river. thence following the
meanders Of said river to Sandifer's creek; thence
up said creek 10 its source, near Henry Graysons
mill; thence south-essterly, up Walden's ridge, to
the Hamilton county old line (which is supposed to
divide Walden's ridge in the centre); thence north
easterly with said line, to q poplar on the Hamil
ton and Bledsoe county line thence north-Westerly
to a lot line which lot line was the north boundary
of The tenth district Of Bledsoe county thence fol-
lowing the course Of said lot line to Brush creek
to its intersection with the Bledsoe and Van Buren,
county lines, near J. Hiteheock's thence south
westerly, with the Van Buren, line, 10 q white oak
on the old Savage road, being corner Of Van Blu
rem, Grundy and Hamilton formerly Marion) coun-
ties; thence soUtherly to the beginning corner,
with the county line between Grundy and Hamilton,
formerly Marion) '-
Sec o Be Il further enacted, That the said county
of Sequatchie shall have all Of the powers and
privileges and be subject to all the restrictions Of
other counties in this State and the citizens thereof
shall vote with the counties from which they are
takea for members Of the General Assembly until
the next appointment, agreeable to the provisions
of the fifth section Of the tenth article of the
amended constitution
Sec. g. Be It enacted That for the due admins
traton Of justice, the different courts to be held in
the said county Of Sequstchie, shall be holden at
new meeting house near William Rankins on Coop's |
Greek, until the seat of justice for said county
shall be located and suitable house erected for
the purpose of holding the courts in and the county
court shall, in the intermediate time, have full |
power to adjourn the courts to such other place in
said county they may deem better suited for the
holding of the same, and to adjourn to the seat of
Justice when in their judgment, the necessary ar
rangements are made for the holding said courts I
and all wrts and other process returnable to either
place. shall be returned to the place to which said
courts may have adjourned by the county court as /
aforesaid; and the said courts to be holden in and
for said county of SeqUatche aforesaid shall be
under the same rules regulations, and restrictions
and shall have hold, and exercise, and possess the
same power and jurisdiction as are possessed by
said courts in other counties Of this State.
Sec. T. Be Il enacted, That all officers, civil and
military, which Were on the twentieth Of September
last, in the fractions of which said county of Sc
ouatchie was formed, shall continue to hold their
off e and exercise all the powers thereof-hsEe the
same Jurisdiction other officers in this State as
they had on said twentieth of September, until
others are elected under the provisions of the
Constitution, and said county Of Sequatehie shall
be placed upon an equal footing and possess equal
powers and privileges in sl respects other coun-
lies in this State
sec s. Be It enacted That the circuit courts shall
be held for the county Of Sequstehie by the Judge
II the third judicial circuit on the fourth Monday
n January, May, and September, and shall hold its
erms at the school house near William Rankin's
N COOps Greek, until notified that the justices Of
aid county have removed the holdings Of the court
# said county to the seat of justice and shall ad-
Ourn to the seat Of justice.
Sec. g. Be Il enacted &c, That it shall be the ,
uty Of the county court Of said county, so soon as
he commissioners appointed by this act shall de-
ignate suitable place for the seat of Justice for
aid county which shall be within four miles of the
enter Of said county, 10 appoint FIVE commissioners
O whom the said commissioners appointed by this
ct, shall convey the land acquired for the use of
he county aforesaid on which II shall be the duty
f the commissioners appointed by the county
ourt to cause q town 20 be laid OF with "a MANY 2
treets and Of such width as they may deem proper
nd necessary, and with such sized lots as they a
hink proper reserying three acres for a public
luare upon which q court house shall be erected
nd lot shall be reserved sufficient for Jail and
hall reserve such lots Tor churches as they NAV
ee proper; and said town, when laid off then be
noWn by the name Of Dunlap; and the said com R
ssoners shall proceed to sell the lots upon at least
Felve months credit; they shall reserve lot suis-
lie for county academy, and shall give due notice G
the time and place of sale, which shall be on the
remises and shall take bond with sufficient securi-
from the purchasers of said lots payable to them u
lives and successors in Office and shall make titles 81
fee simple, as commissioners to the respective
Irchaser. 80
Sec. = Be Il enacted That the proceeds of the sale
'oresaid shall be a fund in the hands Of said COM
issioners for defrayng the expenses incurred in
e purchase of the land on which the county Y
at is rested and located and also Of the erecting M
court hourse and Jail for said county and the | pc
i'd commissioners shall superintSnd the building e.
the court honse and jail and other necessary =
lildngs and shall let out said buildings as the .
unity court may order, upon such terms as said
urt may order and shall take bond with sufficient
curty from the persons TO whom the same is let L.
yable to themselves and successors in Office, in
3 sum Of ten thousand dollars conditioned for the
thful performance Of the contract. n
Sec. s. Be Il enacted, That said commissioners =
all before they enter upon the duties Of their
pointment, take an oath that they will truly and ,
thfuly perform the different duties BY this act 10
Joined upon them according to their best judg- the
mt ami shall enter into bond and security in the hs
u Of I've thousand dollars to the chairman Of the