Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1870-07-19
TENNESSEE.


mat the citizens of Dickson county,
State of Tennessee, be, and they are here.
by authorized, on the second Tuesday in
| November, to vote at the different voting
places in said county for change of the
county site from the town of Charlotte to
the town of Burns, Sneedville and White
Bluft' Stations, on the Nashville and
Northwestern Railroad.
| Sec. 2. Be it further enacted, Thai the
persons voting for or against said change
shall vote by ballot, said ballots for the
change shall have written or printed on
their face, Removal" Those against
said change shall be, s'No Removal. {"
And if majority of the votes cast shall
be In favor of removal, then the same
shall be changed under such regulations as
the County Court of said county, shall
prescribe, and that the different Judges of
election shah certify with the returns of
the other elections held at the same time
as to whether the majority of votes cast
are in favor of removal or against, and
the Governor on receipt of such certifi-
cate of said Judges shall officially inform
the Chairman OF Judge of the County
Court of said county of the same.
Sec 8. Be it further enacted, That if
neither one of the aforesaid places desig-
mated shall receive the required constitu-
tional number of votes 70 select the county
seat at the first election under this act,
the place receiving the smallest number of
votes shall be dropped off, then it shall
be the duty of the Sheriff of said county,
to order new election from time to time
until one of said places shall receive the
requisite number of votes to locate the
county site of said county or reject the
removal of the same.
Sec. f. Be it further enacted. That
this act take effect forty days from its
passage, the public welfare requiring it.
Passed June ~, 1870.
w. ON. PERKINS,
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
d. B. THOMAS,
Speaker of the Senate.
Approved July 8, 1870.
rs, -. D. w. c. SENrRR,
-s . Governor.
certify that the above is a true copy
OF the original, now on file in my Office.
T. II. BUTLER,
Secretary of State.
An act to consolidate the Offices of Surveyor and
Entry Taker.
Section 1, Be it enacted by the General
Assembly OF the State of Tennessee, That |
from and after the passage of this act the
offices OF Entry Taker and Surveyor are
hereby consolidated. |
Sec. 2. Be it further enacted, That
hereafter the County Surveyors in this
State shall do and perform all the duties
that now appertain or belong to the Office
of Entry Taker, and receive all the nav |
and emoluments arising from the perform |
ance of said duties; said Surveyors being
responsible in like manner as Entry |
Takers now are by law, for the perform |
ance of the said duties of said office.
Sec. 3. Be it further enacted, That ali |
laws or parts of laws in conflict with this /
act be and the same are hereby repealed, |
and that this act take effect from and after |
its passage, the public welfare reuuiringit.
Passed July 6, 1870.
w. ON. PERKINS, |
Speaker ofthe House of Representatives.
d. B. THOMAS,
Speaker of the Senate.
Approved July s, 1870.
d. w. c. SENTER,
Governor.
An act for the relief of all solvent railroads that
have paid the interest on their bonds.
Section l. Be it enacted by the General
Assembly of the State of Tennessee. That
all solvent Railroad Companies, char
tered by the Legislature of this State.
who have up to this time paid all the in
terest to the State, due on bonds loaned /
them by the State, be, and the same are
hereby authorized to suspend the pay
ment of the sinking fund until the first /
of January, 1872, in conformity with the
provisions of an act passed for the relief
OF the Nashville and Decatur Railroad |
Company on the 22d of February, 1870,
Chapter IS.
Sec. 2. Be it further enacted, That the
provisions of the second section of said
act shall be adopted as part of this act.
and that this act shall take effect from
and after its passage.
Passed July z, 1870. |
w. ON. PERKINS.
Speaker Of the House of Representatives. +
d. B. THOMAS, |
Speaker of the Senate.
Approved July 8, 1870. |
d. W c. SENTER,
Governor.
l certify that the above are true copies
OF the originals, now on file in my Office.
I. II. BUTLER,
Secretary of State.
An act to repeal the 10th section Of an act to amend
the Revenue Laws Of the State, passed March |
13, 1868 i
Sec. l. Be it enacted by the General
Assembly of the State of Tennessee, That
section 10 of an act of the General As
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