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


Section !. Be il enacted by the Gen
cral Assembly of the State of Tennessee,
Thatinconformity to the fourth section of
the tenth article of the Constitution OF the
State of Tennessee, a new county be, and
the same is hereby established, to be COM
posed of fractions to be taken from the
counties of jefferson and Granger, to be
known and designated IS Hamblen county.
Sec. 2. Be It further enacted, That
the boundaries of the county of Hamblen,
shall be as follows, viz: Beginning at
four cedars on the northern bank of Nola-
chucky river, at Che point where the
boundary line between Jefferson and
Green counties to RAIDERS Spring at or
near Bulls Gap; thence with the line be-
tween Hawkins and jefferson counties to
Mount Sterling at or near the house of
VIM. Pangle; thence with the line between
Hawkins and Jefferson counties to Cheeks
cross roads; thence with the line between
Hawkins and Granger counties to the cen
ter of Holston river; thence down the Hols-
ton river with the meanders thereof to
the mouth of Hull's branch; thence
from the mouth of .Hull's branch
south % degs east one mile and 120 poles
to stake; thence east miles and 16
poles to a stake; thence south " dogs east
! mile to a stake; thence south II degs
cast mile to stake; thence south 65
degs east ! mile to q stake; thence
SO degs east / mile 10 q stake; thence
south So degs east mile TO a stake; thence
soSth ~ degs east ! mile to a stake;
thence south Al degs east l mile to q
ctol-o. tbopoa go,,tl, OK dave aoot 1 ,,,;la 40
a stake; thence south 20 dogs east one
mile to a stake; thence south % degs east
one-half of l mile to stake on the north
ern bank of French Broad river; thence
south 60 degs east of the French Broad
river to the mouth of Nolachucky river;
thence up the Nolachucky river with the
meanders thereof, and with the line be-
tween Jefferson and Cooke counties to the
beginning.
Sec. s. BE it further enacted, That
for the purpose of organizing the county
of Hamblen under this act, that
William Courtney, w. S. Reese, Wilson
c. Witt and James Davis, of Sefferson
county, and John G. Tate, e. ]. Burnett,
and Rufus E. Rice, of Granger county,
shall be, and they arc hereby appointed
Commissioners, who shall Immediately
after this act goes into effect, take an oath
before some Justice of the Peace, faith
fully and impartially to, discharge the duties
imposed upon them by this act, and all
vacancies occurring in said Board of
Commissioners from any cause, shall be
flied by the other Commissioners. A ma
jority of said Commissioners shall con-
stitute board competent to do all things
herein enjoined on them. They shall
Immediately after this act takes effect,
meet at Morristown and organize said
board by the election of chairman and
clerk for said Board of Commissioners,
whose duty it shall be to keep true
minute of the proceedings of said board
in book to be kept for that purpose,
and the minutes of each meeting shall be
read and approved by the board and
signed by the chairman from time to time,
and the minutes of the proceedings of
said board shall be returned to the County
Court of Hsmblen county at its first ses-
sion and shall be recorded by the clerk of
said court on the minutes of said court,
and the record of the proceedings of said
Board so kept and entered on the minutes
of the County Court of Hamblen county,
shall be evidence in all the courts of this
State when duly certified, in the same
manner as the records of the proceedings
of other courts in this State.
Sec. 4. Be II further enacted, That
said Board of Commissioners at its first
meeting, shall designate place within the
limits of said Hamblen county, where
said Board shall meet from time to time.
They shall meet upon their own adjourn.
ment, and may be convened at any time
by their chairman.
Sec. 5. Be it further enacted, That i
shall be the duty of said Commissioner:
to designate five public places il
the fraction taken from Granger county
and shall give public notice by printed o.
written advertisements for at least thirty
days, posted up at five or more public
places in each of said fractions; that on
day TO be designated by them, and at tn
places designated, an election will b
opened and held at which all persons en-
titled to vote for members of the Genera
Assembly, who have resided in the frac
ton proposed to be stricken off for sil
months Immediately preceding said cleo
ton, shall be entitled to vote, and eacl
voter who desires to vote for the establish
ment of the "neW county shall have o.
his ticket the words 'New County" and
those desiring to vote against the ''nev
county" shall have on their tickets tn
words cold County" and if upon count
ing all tie ballots cast in said election, i
shall appear that two-thirds of all th'
qualified voters in each of said fraction
have voted for the ''new county," thel
the county of Hamblen shall be, an
the same is hereby declared to be, a COun
ty, with al! the powers, rights and priv
leges, and subject TO all the liabilities an
duties with other counties in this State.
Sec. 6. Be it further enacted, This
said Commissioners shall appoint Judge
and Clerks to hold said election, and ais
some suitable person as an officer at eac
place designated in each of said fractions
who shall have all the powers and PEI
form all the duties imposed by law upo
other officers and inspectors holding ele'
tons under the laws of this State; an
who shall, after the polls are closed an
the vote counted, make out and certif
the result and return the same, with
COPY of the poll books, to tie Chairma
of said Board, who shall, when the +,
turns are all received, proceed, in Il
presence of said Board, to compare Il
votes and certify the result, and the ele'
ton herein provided shall be held on Il
same day in each of said fractions; al
if from any cause the election as here
proyideG shall not he held in either I
said fractions on the day appointed, sa
Board shall provide for another electlc
as herein provided ill such fraction; al
if said Commissioners shall believe upC
investigation, which they are hereby full
authorized to institute into the manner
holding said election, that any improp
or fraudulent practices have been PERM
ted, they shall have the power TO decla
the election so held in either fraction
be void, and shall proceed 10 hold anoth
election in said fractiOn-first givil
thirty days notice, as herein provided.
Sec. Z. Belt further enacted, That imm
diately after the election for or against q
new county, if two-thirds of the qualifi
voters in each of said fractions vote
the new county, then said COMMISSIONS
shall proceed to lay off said county
namblen into districts of convenient si2
not to exceed twelve in all, and cause
plat TO be made describing the boundari
of said districts and shall have the SAL