Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1870-06-04


then the county of Christiana shall be and
4 the same is hereby declared to be county,
with all the powers, rights and privileges,
and subject to all the liabilities and d1ties
with other counties In this State.
Sec. 8. Be it further enacted, Thai said
Commissioners shall appoint judges and
clerks to hold said election, and also some
suitable person as an officer in each place
designated in such fraction, who shall
have all the powers and perform all the
| duties imposed By law upon other officers
and inspectors holding elections under The
laws os this State, and who shall, after
The polls are closed, aud the vote counted,
1 make out and certify the result, and re-
turn the same with a copy of the poll
books to the Chairman of said b lard of
Commissioners, who shall, when the re
turns are all received, in the presence of
said Board, proceed 10 compare the vote
certify the result, and the election therein
/ provided for shall be held on the same
| day in each of said fractions, and if for
| any cause the election as herein provided,
| shall not be held in either of said frac-
lions, on the day appointed, said Board
shall provide for another election as here
in provided in such fractions.
Sec. 6. Be it further enacted, That
said Commissioners shall have power and
il shall be their duty to divide said coun-
| ty into such number of civil districts as
the convenience of the inhabitants may
require, (but in no event shall there be less
than ten civil districts in said county,
| designating the boundaries of and giving
the place of holding elections ia said
districts, and they shall perform such |
other duties as may be necessary to carry |
out the provisions of this act
Sec. Z. Be it further enacted, That |
said Commissioners shall appoint such |
suitable persons as they think proper to |
open and hold the election for said county |
of Christiana and those so appointed |
shall have power to appoint deputies, |
clerks and judges, and by himself and de- |
puties to administer all the necessary oaths, |
and do and perform all other duties now |
imposed upon officers holding similar
elections, and such deputies shall opeu
and hold an election within thirty days
after the result of the first election is
known, for the purpose of electing full
quota of county officers, which election
shall be held in each civil district in said |
county of Christians, and the officers so
elected shall hold their Offices until the
next regular election of county officers
takes place throughout the State.
Sec. S. BE it further enacted, That
said Board of Commissioners at its first
meeting shall designate place within the
limits of said county of Christiana where
Sid board shall meet; they shall meet
upon their own adjournment, and may be |
convened at any time by their chairman.
Sec. 9. Be il further enacted, That the
different courts for the said county of
Christiana, shall be held in the town of
Loudon, and all process issuing from
any of said courts returnahle to that place
shall be legal, and such courts shall be
subject TO the same rules and regulations,
and exercise the same powers as courts of
similar jurisdiction in other counties;
said county shall be attached to the third
Judicial Circuit, and the Circuit Courts
thereof shall be held by the Judge of said
Circuit on the second Monday of April,
August and December, in each and every
year, and shall be attached TO the eighth
Chancery district and the Chancery Court
shall be holden on the fourth Monday Of |
June and December in each and every
year. The County Court of Christiana
shall have the powers conferred by law
upon County Courts, and meet at the
time prescribed by law.
Sec. 10. Be it further enacted, That
when both parties TO suit at law, or
equity, reside in the same fractional part
OF an old county, they shall have the right,
upon application to the court wherein the
suit is pending, to have the same removed, |
with transcript of the records, to the
new county hereby created.
Sec. IL. BE ii further enacted, That all |
officers of said county shall continue to
hold their Offices and perform the duties
thereof until others are elected and quail
fed according tG law.
Sec. II. BE it further enacted, That it
shall be the duty of the Tax Collectors of
ROane, Monroe and Blount counties to pay
over to the Trustees of Christana county,
when elected and qualified, that portion of
the county tax of said counties Us has
been collected by such Tax Collectors
within the boundaries of Christiana coun-
ty for 1870, and said Trustees receipt
shall be voucher TO said Tax Collector on
settlement with the Trustees of said cCuG-
ties of ROane, Monroe and Blount
Sec. IS. Be it further enacted, That
the Commissioners herein provided for
shall receive such compensation as may he
allowed them by the County Court after
the organization of the county
Sec. IA. Be it further enacted, That
the fractions taken from the counties of
Rome, Monroe and BlOunt to form the
county Christians shall continue liable
for their pro rata of al debts contracted
by their respective counties prior TO the
separation, and be entitled TO their pro-
portion of any stock or credit belonging
to such old counties, and that this act take
effect from and after its passage, the pub
lie welfare requiring it.
Passed May q, 1870.
w. ON. PERKINS,
Speaker Of the House of Representatives.
D. B. THOMAS,
Speaker of the Senate
Approved June 2, 1870.
d. w. c. SENrER,
Governor.
| certify that the foregoing is true
copy of the original, now on file in my
office. T. II. BUTLER,
Secretary of State.
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