Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1881-04-27

A BILL to be entitled IAN act to amend
the act Of 1870, chapter %, now section
3l6h of Thompson & St;g r code estab.-
fishing the probate court of Shelby coun-
ty"
Sec. l. Be it enacted by the genera! as
ascend bly, ofthe State of Tennessee, That
the probate court of Shelby county shall
have and exercise ell the jurisdic ion of
the county court which may be exercised
ut Its general terms except that pertain
ing to public roads and the appointment
OF Oveiseer3 thereof, and that pertaining to
ferries, water courses md local improves
ments and public buildings and except
also the Jurisdiction, powers and duties
conferred upon the chairman of the county
court as chairman and rs financial agent
of the county.
zee. 2 Be it further enacted, That said
court shall have and exercise all the iuris-
dicton and powers of chancery court
over all the persons and matters embraced
within its jurisd elton by said section BIG h
of The code and by this act and shall also
have and 'xercise AL the powers AMI iuris~
dlction of he persons and matters commit
ed to 5 jurisdiction which are now con-
terred by law in t. county courts or
county judges IN otber counties
Sec. Be it further enacted, That this
act take effect from and alter It's passage,
the public welfare requiring it,
Ptsssd April 3, 1881.
GEO H MORGAN,
Speaker of the Senate.
IL. b. RAM>EY,
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
Approved April S. 1881.
ALVIN HAWKINS,
Governor.
A BILL to be entitled AN act to change
time of holding the chancery court in
the ninth chau Gerry division''
Section l.. Be 1t enacted by the general
assembly of the State of Tennessee, That
the chancery court of the ninth ch merry
division of the State of Tennessee shall
after the first day of May, 1881, be held at
the times and places herinafter mel toned,
to'wlt, at n ewburg, Lewis county, Thurs
day before the first Mondays in March and
September; at Cehtervilie. Hickman coun-
~, first Mondays in March and September :;
at Linden, Perry county, second MONDAYS
in March and September; a. Decaturyil' e.
Decatur county, tt 9 third Mondays in
March and September; at Lexington, Hon.
derson county, fourth Mondays in Marco
| and Septem Der :; at Purdy, McNairy
county, second Mondays in April and OK
| tober; at Savannah Hardin county. third
| Mondays in April and October; at Waynes-
| boro, WAYNE county, first Mondays in
May and November; at Lawren eburg,
| Lawrence county, second Mondays in May
ana NoVemOeri at Charlotte, Dick son
| county, first Mondays in June and Decem-
Der; at Waverly, Humphreys county,
| second Mondays in June and December :;
| at Ca den, Benton county, third M ondays
| in JuLe and December.
Sec. Z. Be it fu Their enacted, That all
| process issued after the first day of Nav.
1881, shall be made return able to tire time
fixed by this act, and that this act take
effect from and after the first day of Nav
next.
Passed April 5, 1881.
Fl. B. r AMSEY,
| Speaker of the House of Representative
GEO. III MORGAN,
Speaker of the Senate.
Approved April g. 1881
ALVIN HAWKINS,
Governor.
A BILL to be emit lei IAN act to amend
the act of 1873, chapter 81, Titled IAN
act for the protection of cemeteries in the
State of Tennessee
Section |. Be it enacted by the general
assembly of the State of Tennessee, That
section 4 OF the act of 1873, chapter "a, be so
amended that it shall not be necessary to
give notice required in said section before
an arrest can be made.
SEC 2 Be it further enacted, That section
6 of said act be So amended as to authorize
the court. upon the conviction of any per-
son for violation of said act, To order the
imprisonment of such person for perio1
of not more than thirty days.
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