Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-12-23

District No. 3, ]. H. Burnett, District No.
4, d. A. Witt, DistFict No. 5, Ward Ballow,
Distfict No. 8, d.. Lancaster, District No
9, David Smith, District No. 10, Jas. McKin-
ney, District No. IL, Vim. Gam, District No.
ID, Edwin Atwood, District No. 10, w. NJ.
Nixon, District No. 20, Jas. G. Wyatt, Dis
trict No. n, W. v. r. Hallam, District No.
II, Thos. CruschfeId, District No. IA. VIM.
Bridges, District No. Is, II. j. Perkins,
District No. 16, Jno. P. Yetten, Districi
No. n, ID. A. McEathrOn, District No. Is.
are appointed Commissioners, whose duty
it shall be, upon being notified that the re-
suit Of said election has been in favor of
said removal, to select one or more places
for the location of the new county seat, and
make written report of such selection TO
the next term of the County Court of said
county, which report shall be spread upon
the minutes of said court.
Sec. Z. Be it further enacted, that a ma
jority of the Commissioners appointed by
section 8 Of this act, shall be authorized to
act, and majority of these acting shall
have the power to select the place or places
for the new county seat, and report to the
County Court.
Sec. s. Be it further enacted, tina. the
County Court on notifying the Commits
sioners as herein provided, shall designate
the time and place for them to meet, and
said Commissioners shall thenmeet and act
or adjourn 10 another day. -. go
Sec. 8. Be it further enacted, that upon
filing said report with the County Court, the
same shall be sDread upon the minutes, and
the court shall order the Sheriff of Smith
county to open and hold an election in the
several precincts of said county to fix
the location Of the new county seat. At said
election the voters shall write upon their
ballots the name of the respective places
voted for, designated in the report of said
Commissioners, and the place receiving the
highest number of votes cast in said cleo
ton shall be the county seat Of Smith
county. o - - s 49,
Sec. 10. Be 1t further enacted, that upon
the return of the Sheriff of said election to
the County Court, it shall be the duty Of
said court to provide for the removal of the
county seat from Carthage TO the place
thus selected, and said court is author
lied to sen the public buildings and real
estate at Carthage belonging TO the county,
and to provide for the erection of
the necessary public buildings at the
new county seat, in such way as the
court may deem best for the interest Of the
county.
Sec. IL. Be it further enacted, That if
the said county seat shall be removed as
herein provided for, the records, books
and papers of the various courts and county
officers at Carthage, shall be removed to
the new county seat and the courts held
there; and all bonds, records, papers, obi
cations, reeognizances and process previ-
Ously executed, shall have the same force
and effect as if the county seat remained az
Carthage, but the several courts shall be
held at Carthage until proper arrangements
are made for holding the same at the new
county seat as herein provided.
Sec. IL. Be it further enacted, That all
laws and parts of laws in conflict with this
act, be, and the same are hereby repealed
Passed Dec Is, 1871.
1a JAMES ID. RICHARDSON,
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
JOHN C.. VAUGHN,
Speaker of the Senate.
Received at Executive Office, Dec. Is,
1871, and approved Dec. Is, 1871.
JOHN @. Brown, Governor.