Arkansas true Democrat., 1859-03-09

as IS now provided by law; Provided, That said commissioners shall locate the county seat within three miles of the center of sald county, taking into consideration the most eligible places, donations and the general interest of the people of said county.
 SEC. 3. That the present and late she riffs of the counties of Greene, Poinsett, and Mississippi, shall have the same right to pass into the county of Craighead as they now have, for the purpose of collect Ing any fees or arrearages of taxes that may be due said sheriffs, and shall have the same authority to collect such fees and taxes as they now have by law within the limits cut off from their respective coun- ties
 SEC. 10. That the clerks and sheriffs of the counties of Greene, Poinsett and Mis- siSsippi shall be allowed the same compen- sation for services required of them by this act as they are now entitled to for similar services, which shall be paid by the county of Craighead
 SEC. II. That the poll-books of the elec- tions provided for in this act, shall be re- turned to the clerk of the county of Poin- sett, and the same shall be by him opened, counted and certified to the Governor in the same manner as is now provided by law.
 SEC. F. That the clerk of the county court of Poinsett, shall give the requisite numbers of persons receiving the highest number of votes for county commissioners, their certificates of election, which certif- cate, shall have the same force and effect as If given by the clerk of the county of Craighead
 SEC. 13. That so soon as may be, after the sheriff, clerk, and presiding judge of the county court of said county of Craig head, shall be commissioned and qualified, a county court shall be holden, the sheriff giving public notice in each of the town ships in said county, at least ten days be- fore the holding of said court.
 SEC. II. That the county court of the county of Craighead shall be holden on the second Monday in January, April, July and October, in each year, and that the justices of the peace in and for said county, shall meet at the county seat on the first day of the first term of said court for the purpose of electlng associate judges of said county court Tn the same manner as is now pre- scribed by law.
 SEC. 15. That the temporary seat of justice for said county of Craighead shall be at the store of William Purvear in Greenfield township, Poinsctt county. until otherwise provided for by law, and all ex- cautions and process issued by the clerks of the circuit, probate and county courts of the counties of Greene, Poinsett and Mis- SlSSlppl aSalnSt any person or persons re- siding within the county of Craighead, as now established, and all transcripts, records. papers, and dispositions, which may be filed in the office of the clerk of the circuit court of the county of Craighead, shall have the same force and effect at the temporary seat of iustice of said county, as they would or could have had at the place of holding courts in the counties of Greene, Poinsett, and Mississippi.
 SEC. l6. That the probate courts of said county of Craighead shall be holden on the first Monday in January, April, July and October.
 SEC. IT. That until the next apportion- ment of the State for representatives to the General Assembly, the voters of the seve- ral counties of Greene, Poinsett and Mis- sissippi shall give their suttrages for Sena- tors and members of the lower house with in the county in which they resided, before the establishment of the foregoing county of Craighead
 SEC. Is. Be 4 .taTtber enacted, That all that part of Mississippi county lying south of the south boundary of Craighead coun- ty, and west of the range line. between ranges seven and eight east be and is hereby attached to the county of Poinsett
 SEC l9 That this act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage
 APPROVED, l9th February, 1859.