Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1870-06-14

to pay their proper proportion of all pub
lie expenses for the year up to the time of
organization rs aforesaid, and the County
Courts of the old counties respectively
and also of the County Court of the new
county shall each appoint three suitable
persons on the part of each, TO apportion
the public debt that each county may
owe, and also to apportion the public
security or stocks, that may be owed by
either of the old counties, and also to
apportion the revenue assessed for county
purpose, which may have been collected
by The old counties for the year 1870,
and in making such apportionment the
aggregate value of ali taxable property
and polls in each shall be taken as the
basis of said apportionment, and each OF
the fractions inclusive in the new county,
and shall remain liable and pay their pro-
portion of the debts of the old county
from which they may be stricken of, and
the County Courts of each of said counties
are fully authorized to make such orders
and regulations as may be necessary to
carry out the provisions ofthis section, SO
far as TO effect fair and equitable appor-
tionment of the debts owing, stocks own
ed and revenue collected by each.
Sec. II. Be it further enacted, That
the fraction of Hawkins county south OF
Holston river adjoining the present line
of Granger county on the west and the
line of jefferson county on the south
east, by line to commence at or near
Mount Sterling on the Jefferson county
line eleven miles distant from Rogersville,
running thence direct line to the Hol-
ston river, so as to keep eleven miles
from Rogersville thence down the Hol-
ston river with its meanders, to the point
where the present line between Hawkins
and Granger counties strikes said river,
may be included and constitute part of
the county or Hamblen established by
this act, and the Commissioners hereby
appointed shall designate two public
places in said fraction, and cause an cleo
ton to be held therein on the same day
and in the same manner, and under the
same regulations, provided IN this act for
the fractions of Jefferson and Granger
counties, at which all persons as herein
provided, shall be entitled to vote for or
against the new county as herein pro-
posed and if two-thirds of ell the quail
fed voters in said fraction of Hawkins
county, shall vote for the new county,
then said fraction of Hawkins county as
above described, shall constitute part of
said county of Rambler, with all the rights,
powers, privileges and liabilities con-
ferred by this act upon the fractions of
Granger and jefferson counties, and said
Commissioners shall lay off said fraction
into civil districts, not to exceed two in
number, and cause an election to be held
therein for a county site, and for county
officers on the same day, as is provided by
this act for the fractions of Granger and
jefferson counties, and if thirds of
all the qualified voters in said fraction
vote for the county, then all the provisions
of this act applicable to the fractions of
Jefferson and Granger counties, shall
also apply to said fraction of Hawkins
county, but if two-thirds of all the quail
fed voters in said fraction of Hawkins
county shall fail to vote for the establish
ment of the new county, their refusal to dc
so shall in no manner affect the establish
ment of the county of Hamblen, as pro-
vided in this act, cut of the fractions of
the counties of Jefferson and Granger.
Sec. IS. Be it further enacted, That
the public welfare requires that this ACT
shall take effect from and after its passage.
Passed May 81, 1870.
W. ON. PERKINS,
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
D. 3. THOMAS,
Speaker of the Senate.
Approved June s, 1870.
D. w. G. SRNTER,
Governor.
l certify that the foregoing is true
copy of the original, now on file in my
office. T. II. BUTLER,
Secretary of State