Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1869-12-31

Colt, s. II. Ball and w. s. White shah be
aud they are hereby appointed commission.
ers, aud shall take an oath before some
Justice Of the Peace to faithfully aud i'm
partially discharge the duties imposed up
on them by this act, a msjoriiy of whom
m ~ act in all cas-, s and they shall keep a
record of their proceedings aud return the
same to the County Court at its 6rst sess on
for Ole therein.
Ssc. 4. Ba 1t further enacted, That the
commissiopsfs are hereby directed TO cause
elec,tUrf to be held, after giving twenty
days notice at such time as they may deem
best, In one or more places In each Of the
fractions stricken OF Ctom the counties Of
Washington. Sullivan, Hawkins and Greene
for the purpose Of ascertaining whether 9
IN j1rity Of the people residing In those frac-
tions are in favor OF, or opposed To the es-
Enlistment OF Powell comfy and all male
citizens Of the United States, and Of this
STATE, q resident In said fraction in which
he may offer hs,vots six months next pre-.
ceding the day OF election, shall be entitled
10 vote; and those who favor the establish
ment OF Powell county. shsli have written
or printed On the tickets the words " New
County !" those opposed to the same, the
words 81 Old County, Aud ihe Judges and
other officers appointed by said commission
eIs to hold said election, shall make olt
and return to said commissioners the next
day, the result of the votes cast in each
ractiOn be In favor of the new county, then
the county Of Pow, II 10 hereby declared to
be a county, with all the powers, privileges
and advantages, and subject to all the liz
bilities with the other counties In this State.
Provided, said election shall take place on
ar before the first Monday In February /,
| 1870.
Sec. 8, Be II further enacted, That if
said county is established in accordance
with section 4 OF this act, it shall be the
duty Of said commissioners TO give public
notice OF this fact, and to proceed to lay Of
the new county into such a number Of civil
districts, nut to exceed fifteen, as they MY
think proper, and to order q general eiec-
tioh for all the necessary county aud dis.
! trict officers, 10 take place with the general
election throughout the State, on th. lirst
Saturday In March, 1870, and 10 be held
under the same rules and regulations as In
o:ber counties; and the officers holding said
election shall make returns Of the same to
the county commissioners, who shall com.
pare the votes and declare the result vi the
election.
Sec. 6. Be it further enacted, That Il
shall be the duty of said commissioners to
Immediately forward to the Governor, the
names Of the persons elected Justices of
the Peace at said election, who shall cause
commissions 10 be issued for the same with
out delay; and the Justices so elected aud
commissioned, for tha term Of six years,
shall, on the grst Mond ~ in April, 1870,
meet at Fall Branch, and organize the
County Court, qualiyf and take the neces,
sary bonds from the county uffcers cleo
and take general control of the public affairs
of the cpvnty.
Sec. I. Be II further enacted, That when
when said County Court shall have provided
q suitable place for holding courts, it shall
be the duty Of the Judge and Chancellr
presiding in the first districts, to which
Powell county Is hereby attached, to open
aud hold regularly al Fall Branch term
Of the r courts, to commence resp ctv, ly
ON the Il 81 Monday after the hodi 6 OF last
co urt, for each term in their district under
the same rules and regulations governing
Other courts IN This State, provided, tnHt iu
all cases, where htigsnts IN the courts OF
either of the oil Counties from which Pow
ell county was taken snail desire u. the
same may 10y order of court be transferred
| to Fall Branch.
Sec. 8. Be it further enacted, That II
shall be the duty OF the tx collectors ol
| the counties OF Washington, Sullivan Haw>
! kjns and Greeue l., transfer to the tax col
! l,ctor fOr Powell couniy the collection VI
1 All the. taxes asTessed In the fractions vi
the counties as aforesaid by the assessors
! Of the old counties for the year 1870, who
| shall collect tbs ssms under the same rules
! and restrictions gov, rning other collectors
! la this State, provided that nothing in this
act shall be 20 construed as to rel, a,e the
citizens stricken off To compose said Powell
county from pay ing their pro rata of any
railroad tax now duo aud owing to the couh-
ties from which they are taken.
Sec. 9. Be- IL enacted, That the jurisdic-
! tion aud powers Of such Justices of the
Peace for the old counties as may, by this
| act, be attached to the new county, shall
remain as nov fixed by law, until the expi-
ration of thier term, unless they may elect
to vacale the same for a similar position 10
the new county, in which case no vacancy
thus made shall be filed by the old coun-
ties from tue territory stricken of for Pow
ell county.
Sec. 10. b 1t further enacted, That in
all elections for members of the General
Assembly the fractions Of counties compo-
sing the county Of Powell shall continue to
vote with the old counties TO which they be-
longed, until the the next general appor-
t'onment of representatives.: Provided, that
all fractional portions taken of of or from
the county Of Hawkins, north Of Holston
river, are hereby declared to be no part OF
the county Of Powell, one year after its or
ganiz alton, but shall be part and parcel OF
Hawkins county In every relation as though
the county of Powell had never been estab-
lished; and the same shall also apply TO that
part OF the county Of Sullivan north Of said
raVer.