Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-02-03
LAWS 0F TENNESSEE.
BY AUTHORITY.

BY AUTHORITY.
An act to establish the County of Crockett
in honor of and to perpetuate She memory
OF David Crockett, one of Tenuessee's dis
tinguished sons.
SECTION l. Be it enacted by the Gen.
eral Assembly of the State Of Tennessee
That new county be and the same is here
by established, to be composed Of fraction.
taken from the counties of Haywood, Madi-
son, Gibson and Dyer, to be known and
designated, by the name OF Crockett County,
IN honor OF and to perpetuate the memory
OF David Crockett, one of Tennessee's distin-
guished sons.
SEC. 2. Be it enacted, That the county of
Crockett shall be bounded as follows. to-wit:
Beginning at a stake at the edge of low water
mark Of the middle fork Of Forked Deer
River, with three birch and three small cy-
press pointers marked C. c. L., which stake
is situated south go east, eleven miles and
one chain from Dyersburg, the county site of
SAID Dyer County, running thence south 10
west % chains, thence south $50 west. so
chains, thence south 23o west, so chains
thence south 80 west, so chains; thence
south 3350 west s chains; thence south 393o
west 80 chains; thence south 4f3o west, so
chains; thence south 494o west, so chains:
thence south 544o west, 80 chains; thence
south 6O0 west, so chains; thence south 65Io
west, 80 chains; thence south 500 west, so
chains; thence south 749o west. % chains.
70 stake IN the south fork of FOrked Deer
River, thence up said river with the main
channel thereof to point in said river II
miles and one chain; from the town Of
Brownsville, the county site of Haywood
County, thence leaving said river. so as
not to approach said town of Brownsville
nearer than IL miles, as follows. to-wit:
Running north 80 SOY east "a chains;
thence south $50 1O\ east so chains; thence
50 east so chains; thence south 748o
east 80 chains; thence south 600
east 80 chains; thence south $40 east
so chains; thence south $500 east so chains;
thence south $3.50 east so chains; thence
south 48fo east 8 chains; thence 43o lO\,
east 10 chains, to a stake in said South
Fork Of FOrked Deer river, eleven miles
from the said town Of Brownsville; thence
up said river with the main channel thereof
to stake, with a gum, poplar and beech
pointers, the beech marked c. G. L., April
l3, 1871; thence north 4Io. east by a line
known as the McLemore line, $50 chains TO
a stake in the middle fork of the Forked
Deer river, about chains above the cross
ing of said river by the Mobile and Ohio
Railroad; thence down said river with its
main channel to a stake in said river. eleven
miles and one chain from Trenton, the coun-
" site OF Gibson county, with sweet-gum,
maple and holly pointers, marked G. C. L.;
thence leaving said river 50 IS not to ap-
proach the town of Trenton nearer than
eleven miles, as follows, to wit: North
$3.50, west 8 chains; thence north S3Io.
west 80 chains; thence north 1919, west so
chains; thence north 728o, west so chains;
thence north 670, west 50 chains; thence
north 6230, west so chains; thence north
$500, west % chains to a stake in said mid
lie fork of FOrked Deer river; then down
said river with its main channel to a stake.
eleven miles and one chain from Trenton,
he county site of said Gibson county; thence
eaving said river so as not to approach
nearer than eleven miles of Trenton, as fol- |
Ows, to wit: Running north 23o, west 20 |
'hains; thence north l80, west so chains:
hence north 1873, west so chains; thence |
forth l77o, west so chains; thence north |
J, west 40 chains to q stake at l0w-water |
mark in said river, with o fOrked water-oak |
'Ointer, marked C. G.. L., eleven miles and
ne chain from the said town Of Tren-
on; thence down the main channel of said
liver TO the beginning, as surveyed and
marked by Gen. VIM. ConnOr, of Lauderdale
ounty, Tennessee.
SEC. 3. Be ii further enacted, That for the
urpose of organizing the county Of Crockett
nat William g. Beasly, John F. Sinclair, J.
rank Robertson, David James, Asa Dean,
:. J. Wood, Z. J. Hicks and J. E. Pearson
hall be and they are hereby appointed Com
lissiOners on the part of the several frac-
ons in which they reside, who shall, before
ntering on the discharge of their duties.
IKE an oath before some Justice of the
eace faithfully and impartially to discharge
u the duties incumbent on them in this act.
nd IN all cases of vacancies that NAV occur
mOng said Commissioners previous to the
rganizatiOn of the County Court of said
1unty Of Crockett the same shall be filed
= the Commissioners, and all vacancies Oc-
ITring after the organization Of such court,
le vacancies so occurring shall be filed by
nd court Of the county Of Crockett. The
i'd Commissioners shall enter into such |
md and security as may be required by
lie said County Court of Crockett. made |
iyable to the Chairman thereof, conditioned
T the faithful performance of their duty as
quired by this act. 4 majority of said
commissioners shall constitute a Board COM
tent 10 do all things herein enioined on
em. They shall keep a regular record of
| their proceedings as Commissioner. which
all be returned to the County Court Of .
rocket at its first session, and the same
all be recorded by the Clerk thereof on
e records of said court, and they shall
axe such returns after the organization of
i'd county as shall be directed thereby.
SEC. 4. Be 1t further enacted, That it shall
the duty of said Commissioners, viz:
illiam n. Beasley and John F. Sinclair, in !
e fraction Of Dyer County, Of Frank
lbertson and David James, in the fraction
Gibson; Asa Dean and F. J. Wood in the
action Of Haywood; and T. J. Hicks and
E. Pearson, in the fraction of Madison 5
)unty; and they are hereby fully authorized
ID Empowered to canvass and take the $
nsUs Of the qualified voters residing in the
actions in which they reside, proposed to
stricken OFF in said new County of
'ockett. After the enumeration shall be
mpleted, the Commissioners after giving
irty days notice shall open and hold an
ection at all the voting places in the frac-
)ns proposed stricken off, and at such other
aces as they may designate in said fractions
which election, those flvoring the new
unity shall indorse on their ballots, "New
1unty," those opposing, shall indorse on
cir ballots, ''NO New County," and if after .
uniting all the votes so taken as aforesaid
shall appear that two-thirds Of all the (
laIifed voters residing in each of said
actions have given their vote to the formal
IN of said new county, then and in that
Sc, the county of Crockett shall be, and IS
reby declared a county, with all the
wers, privileges, and advantages, and sub
It to all the liabilities, and duties with