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An Act appointing commissioners to fix on a place to erect a court house, prison and stocks in Smith county. 1803 121 (1803)

handle is hein.slavery/ssactstn0005 and id is 1 raw text is: . fI f ) ' HA P. LXXr. Au ACT appointing commiflioners to fix oi a place to eret a court houle, prifon and fiocke in'Smith county. SECTION 1. BE it enacted by the General 4enibly of the State of 7ennefee, That-James Draper, Jame Guinne, John Garden, joicph Coflems, and Henry Tooley be and the.y are hereby appointed commiflioncrs, and they, or a majority of them, are authorifed to fix on a place on Cumberland river, not below Bledfoeborough, nor above the mouth of the Caney Fork, fort he purpofo ofereding a court houfe, prifon and flocks. Sec. 2. Be it enacted, That the laid - coimil-ioners are hereby authorifed to purchafe fortyacres of land on faid Cumberland river, within the bounds aforefaid, on the mofi reafonable terms, having regard to fituation and water, on fame part of which fhall be eraed the court houfc, prifon and flocks for the ufe of laid county, and the faid commifli- oners or a majerity of them, fhall take a deed in fee fimple in trut for the c6unty to themfelves and their fuccelors in office for the ufe and benefit aforefaid, and fhall as foon as may b., after purchafing and obtaining a tide thercto procaed to lay Off a town thereon to be called and known by the name of Livinglion, provided it benot at Bledfoebo- rough, referving two acres for public ufes in or near the center thereof, on which fhlil be ereaed the court hofife., prifon and flocks for faid county, which two acre that b, denominated the public fquate. S:. 1, Be it enacted, That thc thid comnillionrs or 4 mnajority of them be and they are hercby authorifld and -cquired to aidvertife and fd ;he lcs in faid town to the highed bidder on a credit of fix months, taking bodvd.ith rtuiciet Adurity for the purcha- money,..to thcmf:elves' nd thtkir facc. iors in otice, to and for thc iile Of fid touanty, And they 're hereby authurifed to ,xtcut: deeds zo The purchairs which thfi g e ood and valid in lw, to all intents and purpofes, and thl money arfing from th lhn bf faid lots, thik be applied to the payment of tha hand by th-v purchafed as aforethid; and the r:fidac ,h.reof to thZ Digitized from Best Copy Available

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