The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1871-12-07
PUHrJC laws.

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AN ACT to repeal IN act entitled nm act to
abolish the Chanccry Court at Mudisonyillc,
monroe County, Tennessee, and to rc-cstab-
lish said Court.
Section 1. Be it enacted by the
General Assembly of the State Of
Tennessee, That an act entitled,
can act to abolish the Chancery
Court Of jacksonville, Monroe
County, Tennessee" passed Jan
uary "A, 1871, be and the same is
hereby repealed.
Sec. 3. Be it further enacted. That
the Chancery Court at Madison
vile, Monroe County, be and the
same is hereby established, and
said county shall hereafter be a
separate chancery district, and be
and the same is hereby attached to
the third chancery division.
See. 3. Be it further enacted.
That said Chancerv Court shall be
held on the third Monday of April
and October. and all writs, process
and precepts heretofore issued from
the Chancery Court at Athens. Ten
nessee, in causes within the iuris-
diction of the court hereby estab-
ished, shall be and are hereby
made returnable to the next regular
term Of the Chancery Court at Mad
isonville.
Sec. +. Be it further enacted, That
all causes within the jurisdiction Of
the court established by this act,
which are now pending in the Chan
Gerry Court at Athens, Tennessee.
shall be and the same are hereby
transferred to the Chancery Court
at jacksonville, and shall stand in
said court in The same plight and
condition. and be proceeded with in
the same manner Is they DO and
would be in said Chancery Court at
Athens.
Sec. ). Be it further enacted,
That all property, papers, records
and books, including the book con-
tainin" the record of so much OF the
proceedings of the May term, 1871,
OF Chancery Court at Athens, as
were had in causes within the iuris-
diction Of the court established by
this act, which belongs to the for
mer Chancery Court at Madison
vile, and also those which pertain to
causes originating within the juris-
diction of said court since its estab-
ishment shall be transferred to the
Chancery Court at jacksonville; but
such transfer shall not be made I'M
til after the Chancellor of said Third
Chancery Division shall have APP
pointed Clerk and Master for said
Chancery Court at jacksonville,
nor until said appointee shall have
been duly qualified by giving a
bond as Clerk and Master Of said
court in the manner and form as re-
CURED by law, with good and suf-
fcient security, to be approved by
said Chancellor. Upon the eXecu-
ton and approval Of said bond, the
Chancellor shall direct the Clerk
and Master of the Chancery Court at
Athens to turn over and transfer to
said appointee, all the said property,
papers and records, ETC., as required
by the first part Of this section.
Sec. 6. Be it further enacted, That
until a Clerk and Master of the
Chancery Court at jacksonville
shall be appointed and qualified in
the manner as required in the fifth
section Of this act, the Clerk and
Master Of the Chancery Court at
Athens shall continue to perform
the duties of Clerk and Master nee
essary in all causes belonging to the
court hereby established.
Sec. 7. Belt further enacted, That
this act take effect from and after its
passage, the public welfare requir-
ing it,
Passed November %, 1871.