The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1878-03-27
ArPRovEp, March 4, 1873.

AN ACT 10 amend an act entitled, "nu act 10
create an additional county ia this State 40
be called Sharkey county, aud TO change
the boundarc lines OF Warren, lssaQueua
and Washington counties,
SECTION /. Be IL enacted By the Legislature
of the State OF Mississippi, That section one
(ll Of M act entitled IAN Act 30 create an adj
dttiOnal county in this Stale to be called 5har-
key COUNT which became a law by limita-
ton March 18th, 1876, be, and the same is here
by amended so as 10 more accurately define
the boundary lines of SnaTkey county as fol-
lows, tO-WIt: Commencing ut the uorth-WesL
corner Of section three 90 township thirteen
Obj range seven a. west, thence in "a direct
line 90 the north line Of township fourteen 49,
thence east along said township line between
townships fourteen (l1) and d iteen l5l t0 tho
east line Jt Washington county. The u0rth-east
corner of township fou teen Oi) range four
a. west, thence down the west boundary OF
fAzOo county 10 where h. connects with tho
Sunaower river, following the meauderiuRs
thereof 10 the south line of township ton I0J
range five tJl west thence west along said
township south line TO the northwest corner
Of township nine t9l range seven t7J. wesr;
theno- north on the range line bstwecn rauges
seven 90 and eight 49, 20 its intersection with
the east prong Of otcels bayou cuce uD
said east prong following the mcaudcriuga
thereof 10 Indian bayou; thence zap said
Indian bayou following its meandcriuEs no
whore n iRtorseets the west boundary line OF
section twenty-seyeu (2D, township thirteen
(I3l range scv0n a., west; thence northwarda
ly along the west boundary lines of sections
twenty-seven "a, twenty two t22L Gfteen
l5l ten (lOA aud three l3) 20 the place of
beginning
SIC. Z. Be il further enacted That the north
boundary line Of tssnquenH county shall begin
at ts0 northwest corner Of SIC ION three,
township thirteen OBJ, range seven l1L west;
thence along the township line between town
ships thirteen (l3), and fourteen Cl4) west 20
the Mississippi river, thence down the NJ sis-
sippi river TO the north west corner of War
rem county, thence east al ng said county
line TO the southwest corner OF township nine.
range %, west, thence south along The range
line between ranges Two and three no the
Yazoo river, thence along the fazop river 90
range line between ranges th ee aud four
east thence north along said range line 20 tho
I-saauOng county liHe, thence east nloIr tho
present line between Warren and I4sa0ucna
counties, 10 the southeast co ucr OF lasnauenn
county, thence along the eastern boundary
Of said county 20 the south line Of township
(lO) in said county, thence west along tho
township line between townships nine ~ and
ten llO) 10 the northwest corner Of tOwughip
nine 90 range seven az west, being the
southwest corner Of ShArkey county, thence
| along the western boundary Of Sharkey couu-
| ty TO the beginning, tO-wit. northwest corner
Of section three (5h township thirteen, range
seven %, west.
SEC. 3. Be IL farther enacted That all acts
! in conflict with This act are hereby repealed
and that this act shall take effect and be in
/ force from and after its passage.
APPROVED, March 5, 1878