of Leake county. east corner of Scott county, and running from thence north, Boundaries with the line between ranges No. 9 and 10 east, to the line between townships No. 12 and 13; from thence west, with the line between townships No. 12 and 13, to the line between ranges No. 5 and 6 east; from thence south with said line between ranges No. 5 and 6 east, to the line between townships 8 and 9; and from thence east to the place of beginning, shall form a new county to be called Leake county. of Attala SEC. 16. And be it further enacted, That the territory within the following limits, to wit: Beginning at the north- Boundaries east corner of Leake county, and running from thence west, county. with the line between townships No. 12 and 13, to the line between ranges No. 5 and 6 east; from thence south with said line between ranges No. 5 and 6 east, to the centre of township No. 12, of range No. 5 east; from thence directly west, to the Big Black river; from thence up said river, to the point at which the line between townships No. 16 and 17 crosses said river; from thence east, with the line between townships No. 16 and 17, to the line between ranges No. 9 and 10 east; and from thence south, to the place of beginning, shall constitute a county, to be called Attala county. SEC. 17. And be it further enacted, That all the territory lying north of Choctaw county, and within the Choctaw Choctaw nation, be, and the same is hereby attached to said Choctaw county. county: Provided, said territory north of Choctaw county, shall not be taken as part of said Choctaw county, in the location of a county site thereof. chee SEC. 18. And be it further enacted, That all the territory lying north and between the Tallahatchee county and the Tallahatboundary line of the Chickasaw nation, shall be and the county. same is hereby attached to said Tallahatchee county: Provided, that said territory shall not be taken into consideration in the location of the seat of justice for said Tallahatchee county. Territory SEC. 19. And be it further enacted, That all the territory south of a line, running from the junction of the Buttehatchey added to river, with the Tombecbee river, to the north-east corner Lowndes of Oktibbeeha county, and east of and between Oktibbeeha county. act to take effect. county and the Tombecbee river, and north of Noxubee county, be, and the same is hereby attached to, and shall hereafter form and constitute a part of Lowndes county. SEC. 20. And be it further enacted, That this act shall When this take effect and be in full force and operation from and after its passage: Provided, that this act shall not affect any suit or action, either in law or equity, now pending in any of the courts of this state, but the same shall remain in the courts in which the same is now pending, and progress to final determination. added to SEC. 21. And be it further enacted, That the territory Territory south of the line drawn from the western boundary of Leake county, through the centre of township No. 12, of range No. 5 east, and extended west to the old Choctaw boundary, and west of Leake county, shall be attached to and form a part of Madison county. Madison county. Territory added to Wayne county. SEC. 22. And be it further enacted, That all the territory south of Clarke county; known as the Higoowannee reserve, be, and the same is attached to, and shall constitute a part of Wayne county. Approved, December 23, 1833. Commissioners appointed to lay off Kemper and Noxubec Counties. AN ACT to organize the counties laid off in part of the territory acquired by the United States from the Choctaw tribe of Indians, at the treaty of Dancing Rabbit Creek, and for other purposes. SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Mississippi, That Gabriel Felder, John Hardeman, E. T. Mitchell, James Gillespie, Jesse Crawford and Alfred W. Everett, be and they are hereby appointed commissioners to organize Kemper and Noxubee counties, and full power is hereby given to said commissioners, and to either of them at any time after the passage of this act, to organize said Kemper and Noxubee counties in the most speedy manner, under such rules and regulations as may be prescribed by said commissioners, or either of them. SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That John Billing ton, Hogan, Norton, Richard Hester and Calvin Cushman, be, and they are hereby appointed commissioners sioners for to organize Oktibbeeha and Choctaw counties, and full power is hereby given unto said last named commissioners, Commisand to either of them, to organize said Oktibbeeha and Oktibbeeha Choctaw counties, at any time after the passage of this act, Choctaw under such rules and regulations as said last named com- counties. missioners, or either of them, may prescribe. and sioners for SEC. 3. And be it further enacted, That Booth Malone, James Bevil and Erasmus L. Acce, be, and they are hereby Commis authorized to organize Winston county; and said last men- Winston tioned commissioners, or either of them, are hereby vested county. with full power to organize said Winston county at any time after the passage of this act, under such rules and regulations as may be prescribed by said last named commissioners, or either of them. sioners for county. SEC. 4. And be it further enacted, That Edmund G. Whitehead, James Collins, Titus Howard, Absalom Her- Commisring and William T. Collins, be, and they are hereby Carroll authorized to organize Carroll county; and full power is hereby vested in said last named commissioners, or either of them, at any time after the passage of this act, to organize said county of Carroll in the most speedy manner, under such rules and regulations as may be prescribed by said last named commissioners, or either of them. sioners for county. SEC. 5. And be it further enacted, That Jesse B. Garth, John H. Byers, Green Hastings, Samuel Gwin, A. S. CommisCampbell, William J. Oldham, Samuel B. Marsh, Robert Yallabusha Dawson and John H. M'Kinney, or either of them, be, and they are hereby authorized to organize the county of Yallabusha; and full power is hereby vested in the said last named commissioners, or either of them, at any time after the passage of this act, to organize said Yallabusha county, in the most speedy manner, under such rules and regulations as they or either of them may prescribe. sioners for hatchee SEC. 6. And be it further enacted, That A. B. Sanders, John Tyson, George W. Martin, Robert T. Gage, Samuel CommisGwin, and A. S. Campbell, be, and they are hereby Tallaappointed commissioners to organize Tallahatchee county; county. and full power is hereby granted to said last named commissioners or either of them, at any time after the passage of this act, to organize said Tallahatchee county in the most Commis sioners for Leake counties. speedy manner, under such rules and regulations as they or either of them may prescribe. SEC. 7. And be it further enacted, That James Prewett, Joshua J. Parker, John M. Elder, William H. Bole, Attala and Achilles Walton, be, and they are hereby appointed commissioners to organize Attala and Leake counties, or either of them, and full power is vested in said last named commissioners, or either of them, at any time after the passage of this act, to organize said Attala and Leake counties in the most speedy manner, under such rules and regulations as they or either of them may prescribe. Commis sioners for Smith, Neshoba counties. SEC. 8. And be it further enacted, That John J. Smith, Gilbert D. Gere, James L. Jolly, Samuel Hathorn, Morgan McAfee, F. Carr, Jo. Boggan, John Riley Dunn, D. W. Scott, and Hopkins, sen'r., John P. Smith, Robert Laird, James Boykin, James Furlow, be, and they are hereby appointed commissioners to organize the counties of Smith, Scott, and Neshoba; and full power is hereby vested in said last mentioned commissioners, or either of them, at any time after the passage of this act, to organize said counties of Smith, Scott, and Neshoba, or either of them, in the most speedy manner, under such rules and regulations as may be prescribed by them or either of them. Commissioners for SEC. 9. And be it further enacted, That Samuel Grayson, Asa Hartsfield, Robert James, William Ellis, H. W. Jasper, Ward, Henry Hale, George Evans, C. Dyer, N. Martin, Clarke, and and J. Bidevell, be, and they are hereby appointed commiscounties. sioners to organize the counties of Jasper, Clarke, and Lauderdale county Lauderdale; and full power is hereby granted to said last named commissioners, or either of them, at any time after the passage of this act to organize the said counties of Jasper, Clarke, and Lauderdale, or either of them, in the most speedy manner, under such rules and regulations as they or either of them may prescribe. SEC. 10. And be it further enacted, That the members Boards of of the police court of the several counties organized by this police. act, shall be commissioned by the governor, upon the certificate of the commissioners, or either of them, appointed by this act, that such persons are duly elected members of said police court, and said members may be qualified by any of powers and said commissioners, by any justice of the peace in this state, SEC. 11. And be it further enacted, That the presidents of board of of the boards of police in and for the counties organized by President this act, be, and they are hereby appointed returning offi- police cers of their respective counties of the first election that returning shall be holden in said counties for all state and county officers then to be elected. SEC. 12. And be it further enacted, That the boards of county police of said counties, be, and they are hereby vested with full power to designate the place where the seats of justice for said counties shall be located, which seats shall be at the geographical centre of said counties, unless the centre should on some account be unsuitable, then, in that case, said location shall be made at the most convenient point within five miles of said centre, and said boards of police may receive by donation or purchase, any quantity of land for the use of said counties, not exceeding eighty acres. officer. state. SEC. 13. And be it further enacted, That it shall be the duty of the secretary of state to deliver to the board of Duty of secretary of police of each of the counties named in this act, or to the commissioners appointed to organize the same, ten copies of the revised code, ten copies of the revised constitution, and ten copies of the acts of each session of the legislature since the year eighteen hundred and twenty-three, if the same be at his command, to be distributed among the officers of said counties in the manner prescribed by law. SEC. 14. And be it further enacted, That all justices of the peace and constables that may be elected in said coun- Tenure of ties, shall remain in office until others are elected and office. qualified; and this act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage. Approved, December 25, 1833. |