The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1878-04-17

COUNTIES, TOWNS AND COURT HOUSES
Adams and Pickering We're the first
two counties organized in the territory;
and by an act of 1902 the name of
Pickering was changed to Jefferson
Soon afterward Jefferson was divided
and Claiborne county established; and in
the same year and month, January 500,
Adams county was divided and Wilk'n-
son established. Touching the first
county seat of Jefferson, Greenville, We
have the following act passed February
u, 1905.
WHEREAS, 4 town has been laid Our or
the lands of the executors OF David OIum.
deceased the lands OF Abij1h Hunt, and III
lands OF Ferdinand L. Claiborne. adjoining
the couri-h~u,e of J cfferson county, and If
being necessary that the same should be
established by law, The ~rfo-e;
10. SIC. l. Said town shall be kaown
and diStiu2 ui~it-ti BY the name OF Green
vile in ID inorv and honor OF NJ tiOr-Gan-
eral Natha9iel Green, aud the sam l. here
By established ~ eeabiy 10 the present
plan: and said proprietOra are hereby re
quiredt file "a copy OF said plan in the
clerks office Of jefferson county, within six
months after the passing OF thi~ act
SEC IL Dru-y w. BraZ ale. Henry ID
Downs. Armstrong Ellis, Robert McCraT
and Robert Cox, b., an i th"y sie re e0E
constituted and appointed trustees for the
regulation of sal Town. ami veste with
iuli power AID aurh"rjss Tor hat pHrp Sc
Greenville became town OF consider
able Importance Here the late Joseph
T. Davis practised law successfully and
Jefferson Davis his younger brother and
ward, whose name has become illustrious,
when a boy of tender years, attended the
village school. Years Afterwards the
court house was moved to Fayette, Il
more central location. and the place
upon which the town of Greenville stood
is now waste. a single dilapidated
building alone remains of what was once
a hourishing and prosperous town.
An act of March l, 1908, provided as
follows:
81. SEC. l. John Ellis. John B1lls. Pier
son Lewis, David Burney and james Eos
ter, be and they are hereby appointed com
missioners to contract tor and receive titles
to two acres of land from John Foster in
the town of Washington, in the II lme OF the
county of Adams whereOn TO erect court
house, jail, pi!lory and stocks.
IL 1909, James Robertson, Thomas
Waggoner, Joshua Collins, Robert
Montgomery and James Chandler were
appointed Commissioners to fix on the
most convenient location for the cree
ton of public buildings in Amite coun-
ty;" and they "were authorized to pro
cure, by purchase or otherwise, not
less than fifty acres of land and
not more than one and half miles from
the centre of said county, including "A
good spring" for the county seat, and the
town "when laid out should be called and
known bv the name of Liberty" And
in December 18th, 1909, we have the
following additional act in reference to
the organization of the county;
y. SEC. IL. Hugh Davis, Nehemiah Car
ter, William Coin, Daniel Williams, Henry
Hunter.Jr., John Foster and Isaac johnson.
be and they are hereby appointed commits
sioners to establish a site whe reOn 20 erect
IA courthouse, Jail, pilory and stocks in
the county aforesaid, within one and
fourth mile east and west of the fifteenth
road, leading from Fort Adams to John
Lows and the said commissioners, or a ma
jority of them, are hereby authorized to
contract for and receive titles tn five acres
Of land In the name of said county, from
any person or persons. authorized to con
vey the same, on which to erect Il court
house aud other public buildings.
%. SFC. III. Joseph Tanner, Peter Robert
and Abraham Scott, be and they are hereby
appointed commissioners with full power
II. lfrae
petent person to erect tor the said county
on the site so established for the public
buildings of said county. n court house,
pjllory aud stocks, on such plan and ia
such manner as they, or II ms ity of them.
may think proper; Provided, That the sum
for building the same shall not exceed five
thousand dollars.
In the same year, the lines of Franklin
county were established and.
John Spires, Richard Col, man, Dougal
M'Laugbln, Stephen Middleton ana Sam
ueI RatcIff. majority of them,
shall be ami they are hereby appoiI IS
ell commissioners, with fun power and an
thority TO purchase twenty-five acres of
land, Whereon to erect Il courthouse, jail,
stocks and pillOry for said Franklin county
that they contract with so.ne qualified per
son or persons for erecting sand buildings,
taking bond with approved security for thu
performance of the same according To the
Dian. anu ID Dc HnlSlCu at ltG Ilulc pre-
scribed by the said commissioners.
In 1916, ethe site of justice for the
county of Franklin, hxed upon by the
in the 2nd section of the
act to which this is an amendment, upon
tract Of twenty five acres of land received
of James Cain, as a donation FIR the use
of said county, is hereby made the per
site ofjustice for said county"
Warren county was organized in 1909,
under the provisions of the following
act:
81. SEC. ". All that part of the Mis- |
sissippi Territory which lies north of the |
river Big Black. is hereby erected into |
new county, which shall hereafter be called |
aud known by the name of Warren; and |
Benjamin Hicks. James Scarlet, Jonas |
Griffin, Jesse Smith and stephen Gibson are |
hereby appointed commissioners they or
4 ma ority of them. shall have full power
and authority to fix on the most central and
place, on which the public
buildings in said couHty shall be erected,
aud to procure by purchase, or otherwise,
not less than twenty, nor more than one
hundred acres of land, at the most suitable
place as aforesaid, for the erection of the
'aid public buildings which tract Or parcel
IF land, when obtained, shall be laid out by
he said com missioners, preserving two
Gcres as public square, on which the pub
lie buildings are to be erected) which shall
be sold at public auction, at twelve months
redIt, the purchaser giving bond and Sc
urity to be approved of by said commits
toner's; and the money arising from such
ale (after paying for the land which shall
ave been purchased as aforesaid,3 shall be
pplied by said commissioners towards de-
raying the expenses of erecting the public
of the said county. And the
own so laid out as aforesaid, shall be called
nd known by the name of Warrenton.
In 1911, the counties of Greene, I
Wayne and Marion, were laid off