Washington telegraph., 1863-01-14

"tSD'oed OF me General Assembly Of the STATE
q Arkansds, That our Senators be instructed,
ana onr Representatives in Congress be re-
quested to use their influence in the Confed-
crate Congress, to have an appropriation
made Tor the purpose of paying said troops for
their services, expenses, and losses; and also
all other troops raised under similar calls.
approved December !, 1862.
AN ACT 10 Establish the County Of Cross
DE Z" enacted Ly the General Assembly Of the
State Of arkansas
SEcTIoSl- That all that portion Of Town
ship number twelve. north, and Ranges number
one, two, three, four. five, six and seven. east.
Pc and the same il hereby stricken from the
county Of Craighcad, and attached to, am
made part Of the county Of POinsett; and
mat portion commencing the Sc ction line
between Sections eleven and fourteen, Town
snip SIX, north. Of Range four, east, thence
east on the section line, to the southeast cor
ner OF Section twelve, Township six, north. of
Range five, cast; thence south on the town
ship line, to the southeast corner Of Township
three, north, of Range FIVE, east; thence west
on the township line to the St. Francis river;
thence UP said river to the section line be-
tween sections eleven and fourteen, Township
SIX, north, Of Range four, east, (to) the begin
nlng, be, and the same is hereby stricken from
the county Of Crittenden, and attached To, and
made part Of the county Of 81. Francis.
SEC. :. All that portion Of the counties Of
Poinsett, St. Francis, and Crittenden, en-
braced within the following boundaries, Wit
Beginning al the north west corner OF Town
ship nine. north, Of Range one. east: thence
east, TO the northeast corner Of Township niue.
northr ot Range TX, east; thence south, 10 the
southeast corner Of Township nine, north. Of
Range SIX, east; thence west, to the south
west corner Of Township nine, north, of Range
.lXr easti thence south. u tine southeast cor
ner Of Section twelve, IN Township six, north,
Of Range five, east; thence west, to the south
west corner u Section seven, in township six
north, III Range one east: and thence north.
to the beginning, shall be, and the same j.
hereby created and established separate
county, called the county Of Cross: the tenn
porary sent nj justice XII said county of Gross
(ahd until the same may be permanently 10
oated,) shall be at Wittsburg. in said county.
SEC. 3. Said county Of Cross shall be- an
form q part of the Senatorial District. clm-
posed of the counties Of st. Francis, Poin-ett.
and Cross, and known as the Thirteenth Dis.
trict anu until the next apportionment Of Rep
resentalivcs III the General Assembly, all i'll
hahltants Of said county Of Cross, residing in
those portions Of the same now taken from,
ana heretofore belonging to the counties cl
Puin-eu- &C. Francis, aud Crittenden. shall
vote for Representatives, as heretofore, ia
said counties, respectively. in which said
portion we're situate, and To which they h.
lJnEed before tile passage ut this act
sEc. !. Said county Of Cross shall he at
inrtcd 70, and form a part Of the First Jg-
dicial Circuit: and the Circuit Courts i'll ann
ior said county, shall Ne holden On thc last
Mondays In April and October.
SEC. .. As soon as practicable after the
passage Of this act. il shall be the duty or rhe
Governor to issue d. proclamation for an elrc-
ton. to be held in and for said county Of Cross.
on a certain dag. 10 be therein named. and
allowing one months notice, from the date of
such proclamation, for the election Of one
Probate Judge, one Clerk, one Sheriff. and all
other inferior county officers, as provided by
law for other counties: such elections ID he
held Gt the usual places OF voting heretofore ia
said county; and to he conducted in all res
poets according to the laws concerning elections
in like cases
SEC 8. The County Courts in said county
Of Cross, shall be holden on the first MONDAYS
in January, April, July, and October: and the
Probate Courts in said county, shall be holden
on the first Tuesday after the first MONDAYS ii
said months.
Gross. N hereby fully authorized and empOw-
cred to adjust ana settle with the counties ~
Poinsett, St Francis, and Crittenden, for the
due proportion, according to population At the
time of The separation created by this net. OF
The debt, if any, owing by those counties, res
pectively, and to which said county of Cross
shoGld contribute
SEC. =. IL shall, in like manner, be the duty
Of the County Court in the county of Poiusett
to adjust and settle with and pay to the county
Of Craighead, due proportion. according to
the population in that portion Of said county,
by the first section Of this act attached to said
county of Poinsett, of the debt if any, owing
by said county Of Craighead.
SIC q AT the same time and places that
may be fixed by the proclamation Of the Gov
ernor for the election of other county officers
there shall he elected in and for said county
Of Cross, three Commissioners for the purpose
of selecting and locating the permanent seat Of
justice IN said county; and who shall be
elected, qualified, and proceed according to
the provisions contained in Chapter "A Of the
Revised Statutes, concerning county seats !;
and shall have and exercise the ike powers and
duties as therein provided for Commissioners.
SEC 10. All civil and criminal suits pending
in said counties Of Poinsett, st. Francis. and
Crittenden, against persons residing in said
county Of Cross, shall, upon application Of
such persons to the proper court, be remove
to the Circuit Court Of the said county Of
Cross, according to the statutes providing for
changes Of venue, in civil and criminal cases,
respectively; and in like manner, upon the
application of the executor or admin stratOr
all administrations of the estates of deceased
persons and guardians who resided in what i
now the county of Cross, may be removed to
TIE Probate Court of said county.
SEC. III. This act shall take effect and be in
force from and after its passage
Approved Nov. Is, 1862.
AN ACT to Repeal Sections One, Six, Seven
Eight and Nine Of Chapter log OF the Di-
rest Of the Statutes of Arkansas.
SECTION ] /. Be IL enacted By the GsH,rai A.
ssra5Ly Of the State Of Arkansas, That sec
tons one, SIX, seven, eight and nine Of Chapter
one hundred and six Of the Digest Of the Stat
utes of Arkansas, be and the are hereby re-
pealed.
SIC. Q. BE- IL further enacted, That this act
be in force from the time ofits passage.
Approved November 29th, 1862.
AN ACT to Revive Swamp Land Scrip.
SECTION l. Be Il enacted by he General As
ssrably Of ne Slate Of Arkansas, That all Swamp
Land Scrip now outstanding and unredeemed,
which IS or which may hereafter become bar
red by anyexisting law, is hereby revived and
kept in full force and virtue; Froridei That
nothing IN this Act shall BE- 50 construed a. To
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