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An Act To extend the jurisdication of the State of Alabama over the Creek Nation. 1828 65 (1828)

handle is hein.slavery/ssactsal0124 and id is 1 raw text is: 182. Mverymonth,.to the said commissioners, or to such officer or person as the said board of commissioners shall or may, by their by-laws, appoint to receive the same. Sec. 6. And be it firther enacted, That if any person or penlity fr persons shall willly neglect the requisites of this act, neglect any such person or persons, on conviction thereof, shall pay a fine not less than one hundred dollars nor exceeding five hundred dollars, at the discretion of the jury, for each and every offence against this act. Approved, January 29, 18M9. AN A CT 'l'o extend the jurisdiction of the Sitate of Alabama over the Creek Nation. Srction I . Be it enrtted by tIe Senatr and Hiouse of Ieplresn- taties of the State, of labama in Generul Asmembly convened, That all the territory within the following boundaries, to wit: Beginning on the bank of Coosa river at the mouth of Kiarmulga creek, and running thence wih Mcintosh's road to the Georgia line ; thence with the said line northwardly to Limits dr the boundary line between the Creek and Cherokee Nations; SI.Ulaii i, thence westwardly with the said last named boundary to the mouth of Will's creek on Coosa; thence down Coosa to the beginning, shall be added to and form a part of the county of St. Clair. And all the territory in the following boundaries, to wit: Beginning at the mouth of Kiamulga, and running thence down the Coosa river to Fort Wil- liams; thence in a direct line to Miller's bend on the Chatahoochic; thence with the boundary line between Al- abama and Georgia, to where it crosses McIntosh's road; of Shelby thence with said road to the beginning, shall be added to extended and form a part of the county of Shelby. And all the ter- ritory within the following boundaries, to wit: Beginning at Fort Williams and running down Coosa river to We- tumpka falls ; thence along the Indian boundary line to the road leading from Pensacola to Kendall Lewis' old stand on the Federal road; thence along said road to the Chata- hoochic river, and all territory north of the aforesaid line, and not attatched to an. other'county, shall belong to and tantgi. form a part of the county of Montgomery; and all Indian usry exte'll territory lying south of the before described line, shall be- Of P'ike ex. long to and form a part of the count) of Pike. tended Sec. 2. And be it further cnacted, That the jurisdiction Jurisdiction of the circuit courts of the above named coUnties he, and of cir.co'rts the saine is hereby extended over their respective limits extended as established in the precceding section. Sec. 3. And be it litrther enacted, That the jurisdiction orphan's of the orphans' courts and courts of revenue of the above courts and named counties shall, after the first day of March, one 'ourt, of thousand eight hundred and thirty, be extended over so extended much of their rcspecti% e limits as now constitutes a part of afer March the Creek Nation. 1st, 180 Sec. 4. And be itfurther enacted, That it shall be the duty of the court of roads and revenue in the above 9untes, on the fimrt NLonhday in July next, or sihortly there-

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