Arkansas true Democrat., 1859-03-09

thereof.
 SEC. 6. All laws and parts of laws in consistent with the provisions of this act. are hereby repealed, and this act shall take effect and be in force from and after it's pas sage.
 APPROVED, 21st Feb, 1859.
 AN ACT Co establish He county of Craiq-
 head
 SEC. l. Be i enacted 5y tie General As senabty of the State of Arkonsas, That a new county, to be called Craighead, to have and enjoy all the rights, privileges, and mmunities of an independent county. be and the same is hereby established with the following boundaries, viz: Beginning at the corner of section thirty and thirty one, in township twelve north, range one east, thence east with tine section lines to the corner of sections twenty-five and thir- tY-slx, township twelve north, rlnge three east, thence north with the range line to the quarter section corner on the west side of section thirty, township twelve north, range four east, thence east with the open lines, and quarter section corners in that tier of sections to the quarter section cor ners, on the east side of section twenty five, township twelve north, range seven east, (thQs quarter section corner is in lake, and has never been established, thence north with the range lines, between ranges seven and eight east to the Missouri line, thence west with the same to the mid dle of the St. Francis river sunk lands, thence down the same to the township line between township fifteen and sixteen north, thence west with the same to the corner of fractional sections one and two, in town ship fifteen, north range three east, thence south to the corner of sections one and two, eleven and twelve, in township fifteen north, range three east, thence west with the section lines to fractional section, cor her of section three and ten, on Cache Lake, thence south with Cache Lake to its inter- section with the line between sections if teen and twenty-two, thence west to the corner of sections fifteen. sixteen, twenty one and twentv-two, thence south with the section lines to the corner of sections thir- ty-three and thirtv-four on the township line, thence west with the township line to the fifth principal meridian, thence with the same to the beginning.
 SEC. ?. That it shall be the duty of plaintiffs in all civil cases, and of the clerk of the circuit court of the county hereby established, all criminal cases, to procure from the clerks of the circuit courts of the counties ot Poinsett, Mississippi and Greene, a transcript from the records of their re- Spective counties of all suits both civil and criminal, pending against any person or persons residing within the county hereby established, also the dispositions and other papers on file relating to any of said cases, so pending in any of said counties on or before the first day of the circuit court at the first term thereof of the county of CralShead, which transcript, depositionS, and papers so filed shall be taken and con- sldered as records of thn circuit court of the county of Craigheao, and to be pro- ceeded in as though said shit or suits had originated in said county of Craighead
 SEC. 5. That all executions that may have been issued or that may hereafter be issued upon any judgment rendered in any court ot said counties of Poinsett. Missis- Slppl and Greene against any person or persons residing within the limits of the county hereby established. previous to the taking effect of this act. shall be handed over to the sheriff of the county of Craig head, and shall be by him collected in the same manner as if said judgments upon which said executions were issued had been rendered Tn the county of Craighead
 SEC. i. That all executors, administra- tors and guardians residing in the county hereby established, and who had, before the taking effect of this act, administered up- on any estate, or taken upon him, her or them, the execution of any late will and testament or the guardianship of any minor residing within the county hereby estab- Ished, are hereby required to procure from the clerks of the probate courts of the counties of Poinsett, Mississippi, and Greene, true and perfect transcript from the record of all such matters as pertains to their respective trusts; also all papers be- longing thereto on file in the offices of the clerks of the probate courts in said coun- ties of Greene, Poinsclt and Mississippi, and to file the same in the office of the clerk of the probate court of the county hereby established and shall thcreupon proceed to make settlement of their reSpec- tive trusts, according to law, and be subject to the same penalties as they would have been before the passage of this act
 SEC ,. That 1t shall be the duty of the clerk of the county of Craighead, immedi- atelv after his election, to give notice in writing under the seal of his office, if there be any seal, if not under his private seal, to the clerks and sheriiis of the counties of Greene, Poinsett and Mississippi of his election, also of the election of sheriff for said county of Craighead, whereupon it shall be the duty of the clerks of the diff ferent courts in the counties of Greene, Poinsett and Mississippi, upon the applica- ton of the plaintiff or plaintiffs in any case or cases which may be pending in any of said courts, who reside in the county of Craighead, to make out a true and perfect transcript from the record of all such mat ters and things as pertains to any of the said cases, and to certify the same to be true and perfect, and to attach the seal of his office thereto also upon the application of the clerk of said county of Craighead or of the prosecuting attorney for the dis trict. in which said county of Craighead may be embraced for transcript of any criminal case or cases that may be pending in said courts against any person or per sons residing in said county of Craighead, to make out and certify the same as above provided, and to envelope the transcript in each case, together with the papers thereto belonging, to seal them up, and direct it to the clerk of the county of Craighead.
 SEC 6. That all justices of the peace and constables residing in that portion of Poinsett, Mississippi and Greene counties, embraced within the county of Craighead, 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 in the counties from which they were cut off; but they shall use the name of the county of Craighead and be restricted within its limits, except in cases that may be pending before them at the time of the taking effect or passage of this act, and in all such cases they shall possess the same power and jurisdiction as they are now entitled to by law for the final