The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1870-07-14

AN ACT to create "A new county in this
state TO be called Union County. and 20
change the boundary lines between Pom
tOtoc and Lee counties.
Section /. BE it enac'ed by the Legisla-
ture Of the State OF Mississippi, That an
additional county shall be and Is hereby
created in this state TO be called Union
County, TO be bounded as follows, viz:
Commencing at the point GU the line be-
tween the counties Of Tippah aud Marshal.
where the lines between townships five
and six 8 crosses the basin meridian, thence
due east with said township line 20 the
county line OF Prentiss county, intersecting
IL at the northeast corner or township six
6. range g. east, thence south on line be-
tween ranges five aud six o, 70 the south-
east corner Of section twelve IL township
eight s, range five 8, east thence west on
line between sections twelve IL and thir-
teen ~. 20 the northeast corner OF section
thirteen Ii. township eight ,, range three 3.
east. thence south y mile on township line
between ranges three 3, and tour 4, east,
thence due west 10 Mud Creek, In POntOtOc
county, thence down said creek TO where 10
empties into Tallahatchie river, thence
down tile channel Of said river TO the point
where II crosses the line between the coun-
ties of POntotoc and Lafayette, thence north
on said line and county line between the
counties of Tippah and Marshal, TO the
place Of beginning
Sec. 2. Be IL further enacted, That the
Governor shall appoint five persons who
shall constitute Board Of Supervisors for
said county, who shall hold their Offices,
and discharge the duties required by the
Constitution to be performed by Board
Of Supervisors until the next general
election, and until their SUCCESSORS are duly
commissioned aud qualified, who shall as
semble on the second Tuesday after the
passage OF this act, or a. soon Thereafter,
as may be. at New Albany, In PontOtoe
county. and organize by electiDR one OF
their number President and one Secretary,
and after having been sworn by some officer
competent to administer oaths, faithfully TO
discharge the duties imposed upon them by
law, said Supervisors. or a majority Of them
shall proceed TO organize said county by
laying of said county into five s districts.
Zee. 3. Be IL further enacted, That they
/ shall appoint a Sheriff Coroner, Assessor,
Treasurer, Surveyor. a Clerk Of the Circuit
Court Clerk Of che Chaneery Court and
| a competent number Of Justices Of the
Peace for said county, who shall hold their
Offices and discharge the duties thereof,
/ until the next regular election, and until
their successors are duly commissioned and
qualified.
eral election shall be held Ia said county
for all officers, for whom the qualified cleo
1 tors In said county shall be entitled % vote,
at the same time and In the same manner
In which elections are required ~ Law 70
be held In the several counties Of THIS state
AAA"N Il
4 county seat Of Union county SHAH % AocAt-
"a at The town 81 New Albany, IN section
eight COS. township seven 90. range three
II as. East. and the Board Or Supervisory
mppointed BY section two CA or this act
ar,s hereby authorized 20 locate said county
aeaf. esquire iaId by grant, GiE purchase
az Otherwise. for the l0cHlIou VI cOufl
6ot1se and jmll for said county Of Union
} 70 contract for the erection OF suitable
buildings thereon; 90 provide suitable on
; ces for the courts aud officers o. said county
until said court house and jail are compile
ted and may do all other acts and thing
necessary ana proper In the premises, u
the proper organization OF said county.
See. 6. Be it further enacted, That al
suits low pending. or which shall be com
menced prior TO the organization OF Uniof
county. In which the citizens of.said coun'
~ are interested, shall remain Ia the coufu
OF the respective counties where such suit
have been Instituted, there TO be hnAiiy DC
terminrd. =.
: See. z. Be It further enacted, That notn
ing IN this ACT shall be construed a. 20 tak,
3 from the officers 81 the cOunties from whici
Union county IL formed. and the tnnaoi
rants thereof until the officer apPolnte'
nnd.r tile provisions of this act shall hay'
. been Only commissioned anc quAllhed, AM
entered upon the discharge Of thelr duties
Sec. 8. Be Il further enacted, That tn