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Election Precincts and Officers
of Election.
Election Precincts in Justices Precinct
No. 1.

Election Precincts in Justices Precinct
No. 1.
At the February term. 1852. of the ConlmlS-
,ioners' Court of Washington county, the FOL
lowing order was made, establishing Election
Precincts i'll and for Justices Precinct NO. l.
Election Precinct No. 1.
= II is ordered by the Court that Election Pre-
cinct No. /, shall embrace all the territory IN
Justices Precinct No. /. lying within the fol,
lowing boundaries to-wlt: Commencing AT
creek to where the old Washington and Al
bridge Ferry road crosses SAID creek; thence
east with the said Observation-Disclosures Ferry
road to the west corner OF Johll Doran neIa ~
its intersection with another road leading
south between the Hatfield place and the toW-
Ter place to the intersection of the washington,
Independence and Brennan road: thence west
with the Washington, Independence and Bren-
ham road To where the, Washing
ton and Chappell Hill road interSects
road; thence along the Washington and Chap
nell Hill road TO the southwest corner OF Jones
Crooks tract Of land; thence in esSterly Dr.
rection along the dlNldlng me between orooh ;
place and Robert Moore'S place, and between
the places of Mrs. Dill and John NJ. Brown to
the road i'll front of Walter NorTood's place;
thence along the road leading from NorWood'S
place to Courtney, to where said last named
road interSeCtS the road leading from Wash
ington to Courtney; thence along the Wash
ingtOn and Courtney road TO Rocky creek
thence down Rocky creek to the BraZoS;thence
up the BraZos river to the beginning. That
the voting place for said Election Precinct No.
/. shall be at the Justices court room IN the
town of Washington.
Election Precinct No. ..
Election Precinct No. !. Justices Precinct
No. l, shall embrace all of that portion OF Jus.
tees Precinct No. 1, which lies south and east
of Jackson's creek; that the voting place Tor
said Election Precinct shall be at Graball.
Election Precinct No. >.
Election Precinct No. , in Justices Precinct
No. shall embrace all of the territory IN us
Precincts l. > and >. and lying between Jack
sons creek and New Years creek: that the
voting place of said election Precinct shall be
at Flewellen's store.
At the February Term, 1890, the following or
der was made by the Commissioners Court to-
wit:
1t is ordcredby the Court that Election Pre-
cinct No ). be discontinued and the territory
heretofore embraced i'll said Precinct Is dlNl-
Beginning at the Brazos river at the north
west corner of the Vim. and Peter Kerr League
To the most eastern northeast corner OF the
Johnathan Newman League: thence south with
the dividing line between said Newman League
and the L. Davis, Jackson. NJ. Il. Gray, Benla-
min F. Sanders and Mary Ann Early League
TO the point where Jackson creek crosses SAID
line: thence down said creek to the crossing OF
the Brenham- Washington road: thence
With said road to: thss, Bizzyll PIIaGee:
Fiewellen's farm to the nearest corner OF
the BoSse tract, thence including said tract 10
line between J. ". Brown and q: ). Dill tract
thence with lane between l. Il. LLaIs and T.
W. George place condensation with Washing
ton and Graball road; thence with SAID road
to the east corner OF the JerichoT plantation
and including the same and the Isaac Hurt
place TO the BraZOS river: thence up the river
r. T1,aanIef.S n f1p niApF of haulnnInn.
Election Precincts in Justices Precincts
No.
At the February, 1886, term of the Commits
sioner's court the following election Precincts
we're established in Justices Precinct No. =
tO-Tlt:
Election Precinct No. 9 commences wehre the
line between Justices Precinct Nos. and
crosses New Years creek; thence down New
Years creek to the Crockett ford; thence south;
ward on direct line TO where the Chappei
Hill and Buckhorn road crosses inc railTf :,l
tion to where the line between Justices RE
cinctS and , crosses the railroad; thence with
the line between said Justices Precincts to the
beginning. The voting place OF SAID Election
Precinct shall be at the town of Chappell Hill
Election Precinct No. =.
Commences at the Crockett ford on Men
Years creek; thence down said creek to the
BraZos river: thence down said river to thu
line between Washington and Austin counties
| thence with said county line to where the
Chappell Hill and Buckhorn road crosses thu
same; thence northWard with said road to the
railroad: thence northward along the western
boundary of Election Precinct No to the be
ginning. The. voting place. Of SAID Election
| Precinct shall be at Routt'S gin.
Election Precinct No. 8.
Begins at the Caney creek ford, where til,
! Chappell Hill and Buckhorn road crosses tht
same; thence, up said creek, which Is the hnt
where the Chappell Hill and Semproniou'
road crosses the creek: thence with sald Chap
pell Hill and Sempronious road 10 where I
crosses the railroad; thence east witt
| Hill and BuckhOrn road crosses the same
| thence with said road to the beginning. The
voting place of said Election Precinct Shall bt
| at Chadwick gin, on the Garrett place.
Election Precinct No.9
Begins at Caney creek, where the Chapel
thence up said creek with the line between
Washington and Austin counties to the south
west corner of Justices Precinct No. :, ant
| southwest corner of Justices Precinct No. 3
thence northward with the line between salt
precincts to where said hne crosses the
railroad; thence east with said railroad L
where the Chappell Hill and SempronlouS roaI
| crosses the same; thence with Chappel d! HI
| and SeInprOnious road to the beginning. Iht
voting place of said Election Precinct shall bt
at Folders gin.
Election Precinct in Justices Precinct No
$.
| At the February term. 1885. the following or
der WAS made by the Commissioners court
! to-wit:
Philip Coe leeue be detached from Election
! Precinct No. H. and attached Ia Election Pre-
| cinct No. 10.
| Election Precinct No. 10.
| Election Precinct No. 10, in Justices Precinc
| No j. shall embrace all Of the territory III Jus
tees Precinct No. B included within the follow
ing boundaries, tO-wlt: Beginning al the cor
porate line of the city of Brenllam, at the poin
| of the division line of wards One and -Four I
| and a; thence to the Central railroad; theme
| with said railroad 10 the western bOundar.
| line of the A. Harrison league; thence nortl
| with said league line 10 the southwest corne
of the James Clark league; thence with the sal,
| league line west to the boundary line of jus
! tees Precinct No. :, thence with said lea Irl
| line in northerly direction To New \ ear
creek: thence down New Years creek to Bren
| ham and Washington road, leading to huyken
| dall's creek; thence with SAID Brenham an'
| Washington road TO TO the corporate limits u
| BRENNAN and the division line of Wards Nos
| = and 3. and Nos. ! and 4. 10 the place of be
| ginning, including Wards Nos. l and =. Tn
| voting place for SAID Election Precinct shall ID
at the Courthouse IN the city of BRENNAN.
Election Precinct No. IL.
Election Precinct No. II, in Justices Precinc
No, b, shall embrace all of the territory in Jus
| tice's Precinct No. 3. embraced within the fol
| lowing boundaries, to-wit: beginning at tn
| corporate line of the city of Brennan, on tn
road leading from BRENNAN to- Washington
| via Kuykendall creek; thence with said roat
creek to the boundary line of Justices Pre-
cinct No .: thence with the said bOundar