Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1870-06-23

dale shall be held ia the town of Harris
vile, and all process issuing from any of
said courts returnable to this place shall
be legal, and such courts shall be subject
to such rules and regulations and exercise
/ the same powers as courts of similar ju-
risdiclion in other counties. The County
i Court of Trousdale shall have the powers
4 conferred by. law upon County Courts,
and meet at the time prescribed by law,
Sec. 10. Be it further enacted, That
4 when both parties TO suit at law or
| equity reside in the county of Trousdale,
upon application Of either party to the
court in which suitis pending, it shall
| be removed to the ueW county, and the
| Clerk of the Court in the old county,
shall transmit transcript of the records
| in such suit to tho appropriate Clerk of
| the new county, aud when the defendant
| to such suit resides within the new
county and the plaintiff does not, shen !
upon application of the defendant to the
Court in which said suit is pending, it |
shall be transferred TO the appropriate |
Court of the new county.
Sec. Ii. Be it further enacted, That |
all officers of the said county shall con-
tinue to hold their Offices and perform |
the duties thereof until others are elected |
and qualified according to law. 4
Sec. u. Be it further enacted, That 1t |
shall be the duty of the Tax Collectors of |
SNnner, Macon, Smith and Wilson coun-
ties, to pay over to the Trustee of Trous-
dale county, when elected and qualified,
that portion of the county tax of said
counties which have been collected by
said Tax Collectors within the boundaries
of Trousdale county for 1870, and the
said Trustees receipt shall be voucher
to said Tax Collectors on settlement of
the Trustees of their respective counties. |
Sec. Is. Be it further enacted, That
the Commissioners herein provided for
shall receive such compensation as may
be allowed them by the County Court after
the organization of the county.
Sec. IA Be it further enacted, That it
shall be the duty of the County Court of
said county of Trousdale, within three
months after their organization, to sub
NIT to vote of the qualified voters of
said county the permanent location of the |
county site, and whatever place receives
the highest number of votes shall be the |
county site. 5-HF
Sec. Is. Be it further enacted, That no |
tax shall be imposed upon the people of
said county of Trousdale for the purpose
of building courthouse within four
years after its organization.
Sec. 16. Be it further enacted, That
the fractions taken from the counties of {
Sumner, Smith, Macon and Wilson, TO
form the county of Trousdale, shall con-
tinue liable for their pro rata of all debts
by their respective counties
prior to the separation, and be entitled to
their proportion of any stock or credit
belonging TO such old counties, and this
act shall take effect from and after its ]
passage, the public welfare requiring it.
Passed June 81, 1870.
w. ON. PERKINS,
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
D. 3. THOMAS,
Speaker of the Senate. &
Approved June q, 1870. IL
d. w. G. SENTEB, i
Governor t
certify that the above is true copy
IF the original, now on file in my Office. !
7. II. BUTLER,
Secretary of State. !