LEGISLATION CONCERNING ELECTION DISTRICTS IN HENRY COUNTY, GA

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ACTS OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE State of Georgia, PASSED IN MILLEDGEVILLE AT AN ANNUAL SESSION IN NOVEMBER AND DECEMBER, 1831. 
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ELECTIONS. 

1831 Vol. 1 -- Page: 125

Sequential Number: 100 

Full Title: AN ACT to establish election [Illegible Text] or districts in the several counties hereinafter named, in addition to those already established, at the several places therein specified, and to punish those who may attempt to violate the provisions of the same: viz. the counties of Twiggs, Washington, Franklin, Habersham, Madison, Henry, Stewart, Newton, Early, Jones, Marion, Lincoln, Talbot, Meriwether, Hancock, Decatur, DeKalb, Fayette, Laurens, Coweta, Carroll, Randolph, Heard, Greene, Bulloch, Clark, Campbell, and Hall; and to repeal in part an act passed the nineteenth December, 1828, entitled an act to establish and regulate district elections in the county of Talbot.

Sec. 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Georgia, in General Assembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That from and after the passing of this act, it shall be lawful to hold elections in the several counties hereinafter named, and at the places therein severally specified: viz. for Governor, Electors of President and Vice President, members of the Legislature, members of Congress, and county officers.

Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That the places of holding elections in the county of Twiggs, shall be at Marion, the Court-House of said county, as heretofore; also, at the house of Hartwell H. Tarver, the place of holding court in Capt. Rainey's district, and at the house of Benjamin B. Smith, the place of holding Justices Court in Capt. Bostick's district; and at the house of Samuel M. Granbury, or the place of holding Justices Court in Captain Samuel Strutman's district.


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Sec. 3. And be it further enacted, That the place of holding the elections in the county of Washington, shall be at the Court-House and Muster Ground, in the ninety-fourth Company District, Georgia Militia, they now being established at the store of Wm. P. Hardwick, commonly called Davisborough, and that the same be established in lieu of the election ground heretofore established at the house of Robert Whitfields, in Capt. Whitfields' district.

Sec. 4. And be it further enacted, That the place of holding the election in the county of Franklin, shall be at the place of holding the Justices Court in Captain Royston's militia district in said county.

Sec. 5. And be it further enacted, That the place of holding the election in the county of Habersham, shall be at the place of holding the Justices Court on lot number forty-four, in the fifth [first] district in said county.

Sec. 6. And be it further enacted, That the place of holding the election in the county of Madison, in addition to that already established at the court-house, shall be at the place of holding Justices Court in that part of said county that lies north of the north fork of Broad River, which shall be considered to form one election district in said county.

Sec. 7. And be it further enacted, That the places of holding elections in the county of Henry, shall be at the house of William Brown, in the district commanded by Capt. Kellum, in said county, and at the house of Francis Miller the district commanded by Capt. Colquham, in said county; also at the house of John Anderson in Capt. Smith's district; and at the place of holding Justices Court in Capt. House's district, in addition to the others already established in Henry county.

Sec. 8. And be it further enacted, That the places of holding elections in the county of Stewart, shall be at the house of Galby Mathews, in the twenty-fifth district of formerly Lee now Stewart county; and also at the town of Roanoak, in the twenty-second district of said county; and at the court-house in said county of Stewart.

Sec. 9. And be it further enacted, That the places of holding elections in the county of Newton, shall be at the store house of Robert Leeks, in the four [five] hundred and forty-sixth district, and at the house of John Thomasons in the five hundred and sixty-seventh district, and at the house of James E. Todd, in the four hundred and twentieth district, G. M. in addition to the places already designated by law.


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Sec. 10. And be it further enacted, That the place of holding the election in the county of Jones shall be at the house of Luke Roberts, in captain Winter's militia district in said county.

Sec. 11. And be it further enacted, That the place of holding the election in the county of Early, shall be at the town of Fort Gaines in said county.

Sec. 12. And be it further enacted, That the two additional places of holding elections in the county of Randolph, shall be, one at the house of Tilman S. White, and the other at the house of Lee Jeffers, in said county.

Sec. 13. And be it further enacted, That the place of holding the election in the county of Heard, in addition to the one at the court-house, shall be at the place of holding Justices Court on the west side of the Chattahoochee, in the fourteenth district formerly Carroll now Heard county, or at some place as said Court may hereafter sit in said district, the same being established by the commanding officer of the militia district.

Sec. 14. And be it further enacted, That there shall be another election district in the county of Greene, in addition to that held at Greenesborough in said couty, viz. at the house of Littlebury Stovall, in the one hundred and forty-fifth militia district in said county.

Sec. 15. And be it further enacted, That there shall be another additional election district in the county of Bulloch, at the place of holding Justices Court in the forty-fourth militia district in said county.

Sec. 16. And be it further enacted, That the places of holding elections in the county of Clark, shall be at the court-house as heretofore, and at the store-house of E. L. Newton, in the town of Athens.

Sec. 17. And be it further enacted, That elections as aforesaid shall be held at the following places in Marion county and no other, to wit: at the house of Thomas Taylor in the first district of said county, and at the house of Moses Hill in the second district of said county; at the store of Wesley Williams, in the fourth district of said county; at the house of Eli Brewer, in the thirty-second district of said county; at the store of David and McIver in said county, and at the court [house] in said county.


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Sec. 18. And be it further enacted, That the place of holding the election in the county of Campbell shall be at the place of holding Justices Courts in the fifth district in said county, in place of the house of Wm. Morgan.

Sec. 19. And be it further enacted, That from and after the passage of this act, it shall and may be lawful for the general elections for Governor, members to Congress, Electors for President and Vice President of the United States, members of the Legislature, Militia Officers, and county Officers, to be held at the following places in the county of Lincoln, to wit: at the store-house of John McDowell, in the village of Goshen; at the court-house in [Illegible Text], of said county, and at the store-house of William Curry, under the superintendance of two Justices of the Peace, two Justices of the Inferior Court, or two freeholders, or a majority of them, under such regulations and provisions as have been prescribed by an act entitled an act to prescribe the manner of holding elections at the several election districts in the several counties of this State, and to punish those who may defeat or violate the election laws of force in this State, passed on the 23d day of December, 1830.

Sec. 20. And be it further enacted, That the additional places of holding elections in the county of Talbot shall be at the house of William Brooks, the place of holding magistrates Courts in captain Dupree's district, of said county; also at the house of Gardner H. Davis, on lot number one hundred and eighty-one in the fifteenth district of originally Muscogee now Talbot county; also at the house of William Rushin, on lot number one hundred and thirty-five in the twenty-fourth district of originally Muscogee now Talbot county; also at the house of Caleb M. Norwood's, in captain Young's district in said county.

Sec. 21. And be it further enacted, That from and after the passage of this act, the election precinct in the county of Hall, formerly held at the house of Pleasant Hulsey, shall in future be held at the fork store of Patrick J. Murray, in said county, under the same laws, rules, and regulations as govern all precinct elections in said county.

Sec. 22. And be it further enacted, That the places of holding elections in the county of Meriwether, in addition to those already provided, shall be at the house of Mr. Lanier, in formerly the ninth district of Troup; and also at the place of holding Justices Courts in the first district of said county.


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Sec. 23. And be it further enacted, That an election district be, and the same is hereby established in the town of Powelton, in Hancock county, and that elections for Electors of President and Vice President of the United States, of Governor, members of the General Assembly, and county Officers, and members of Congress, shall be held at the house of Charles W. Callier, in the town of Powelton, and that the elections held in said district, shall be held, superintended, returned, and directed, according to the provisions of an act passed the twenty-third December, 1830, to prescribe the manner of holding elections in the several election districts in the several counties of this State, and to punish those who defeat and violate the election laws of this State; and that all the penalties prescribed in said act, are hereby declared to be in full force, so far as relates to the violation of this law, in said district.

Sec. 24. And be it further enacted, That it shall and may be lawful for an additional election district to be formed, and held at the house of Lyman Shepherd, in the twenty-first district of originally Early now Decatur county, under the rules and regulations of the general election laws for said county now of force.

Sec. 25. And be it further enacted, That an additional election district be, and the same is hereby established at the house of James Dearmonds, in Rockbridge district, in the county of DeKalb, for the like purposes, and subject to the same rules and restrictions as provided for in the establishment of other election districts of said county -- any law, usage, or custom to the contrary notwithstanding.

Sec. 26. And be it further enacted, That there shall be two additional election districts in the county of Fayette, one at the house of Wright Martins, in captain Lambert's district, and one at the place of holding Justices Courts in captain Crook's district.

Sec. 27. And be it further enacted, That an additional election district shall be established at the house of James Lee, in the third district of Coweta county, or the place of holding Justices Court in Captain Adkinson's district in said county, under the same rules and regulation that govern other election districts in the county of Coweta.

Sec. 28. And be it further enacted, That so much of an act passed the nineteenth of December, 1828, entitled "an act to establish and regulate district elections in the county


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of Talbot, as creates an election district at the house of [Illegible Text] Cormack's, or the place of holding Justices Courts in Capt. John [Illegible Text] district, be and the same is hereby repealed.

Sec. 29. And be it further enacted, That from and after the passage of this act, there shall be one additional election district in the county of Carroll, at the place of holding the Justices Courts in the ninth district of Carroll county, and all elections held at said place shall be governed by the same rules and regulations that now are in force regulating elections in said county of Carroll.

Sec. 30. And be it further enacted, That the elections held at the places designated in the counties in the foregoing sections, shall be superintended and conducted in the same manner as provided by an act passed on the twenty-third of December, 1830, to prescribe the manner of holding elections at the several election districts in the several counties of this State, and to punish those who may defeat or violate the election laws of force in this State.

ASBURY HULL,

Speaker of the House of Representatives.

THOMAS STOCKS,

President of the Senate.

WILSON LUMPKIN, Governor.

Approval Date: Assented to, Dec. 26, 1831.


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ACTS OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY, OF THE STATE OF GEORGIA, PASSED IN MILLEDGEVILLE, AT AN ANNUAL SESSION, IN NOVEMBER AND DECEMBER. 1840. 
ACTS OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF GEORGIA, PASSED IN NOVEMBER AND DECEMBER, 1840. 
ELECTIONS. 

1840 Vol. 1 -- Page: 72

Sequential Number: 071 

Full Title: AN ACT to remove the Election Precinct from John Lovejoy's in the 12th district of Henry county, to the House of Alonzo P. Morris, the place of holding Justice's court in said 12th district of said Henry county, and to establish an election precinct at Pittsburg or Berry's Store, the place of holding Justice's court in the 6th district of said county of Henry.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Georgia in General Assembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That from and after the passage of this act, that the election precinct at the house of John Lovejoy, in the twelfth district of said Henry county, shall be and the same is hereby removed to the house of Alonzo P. Morris, the place of holding Justice's courts in the said twelfth district of the said county of Henry.

Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That all elections heretofore held at the house of John Lovejoy, as designated in the above act, be and the same shall be held at the house of Alonzo P. Morris, in the said twelfth district of said county of Henry, and to establish an election precinct at Pittsburg or Berry's Store, the place of holding Justice's courts in the sixth district in the said county of Henry; and all elections held at said precincts, shall be held at the same time and in the same manner, and subject to the same laws and regulations prescribed by law for the holding of elections at other precincts in said county of Henry.

Sec. 3. And be it further enacted, That there shall be an election precinct established under the existing laws of this State, at the Muster Ground of the forty-sixth district in the county of Bulloch.

Sec. 4. And be it further enacted, That all laws and parts


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of laws, militating against this act, be, and the same are hereby repealed.

CHARLES J. JENKINS,

Speaker of the House of Representatives.

THOMAS STOCKS,

President of the Senate.

CHARLES J. McDONALD, Governor.

Approval Date: Assented to, 23d December, 1840.

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Act/Resolution 167 of 503
ACTS OF THE STATE OF GEORGIA, 1849-50. 

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1849 Vol. 1 -- Page: 137

Sequential Number: 167 

Full Title: AN ACT to add a part of the county of Henry to the county of Butts, and to designate the time for holding elections for county officers in the county of Gordon for the year 1850.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Georgia in General Assembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That from and after the passage of this act, the county line between the counties of Butts and Henry be and the same is hereby altered so as to include the residences of A. P. Johnson, William Young,


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Andrew J. Grimmet, William B. Shields, Paschal H. Jackson, Jonathan Collins, George R. Lewis, Minton Jinks, Jesse Hendly, Isaac N. Bishop, and Martin Couger, now in the county of Henry, and that their residences and the lands on which they now reside, be added to and become a part of the county of Butts.

Aad be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the persons included within the county of Gordon, entitled to vote for members of the General Assembly, shall on the first Monday in May next (instead of the first Monday in February next, as authorized by the act laying off and organizing said county,) elect five Justices of the Inferior Court, a Clerk of the Superior and Inferior Courts each, a Sheriff and Coroner, a Tax Collector and Receiver of Tax Returns, and a County Surveyor.

And be it further enacted, That all laws and parts of laws militating against this act, be and the same are hereby repealed.

Approval Date: Approved, February 23, 1850.

ACTS OF THE STATE OF GEORGIA, 1849-50. 
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1849 Vol. 1 -- Page: 164

Sequential Number: 214 

Full Title: AN ACT to abolish, change and establish new election precincts in the counties hereinafter named, and to confer certain powers upon the Interior Courts, and to authorize three freeholders to manage and superintend elections in certain cases.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Georgia in General Assembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That from and after the passage of this act, an election precinct be established at Long Cane post-office, in the county of Troup, to be known as Long Cane precinct; and that the election precinct in Elbert county known as the Academy precinct be changed and removed to the factory at Anthony Shoals in said county; and that the election precinct in the first district in the county of Irwin be changed and removed to the Law Ground of said first district; and that an election precinct be established at the house of Jas. Harrison, in the twenty-first district of Stewart county; and an additional election precinct at Western's Cross Roads, in said county of Stewart, in the nineteenth district; and an election precinct be and the same is established at the house of Thomas Majors in the 1034th dist. G. M. in the county of Marion; and that the election precinct heretofore established at Choice's Store, be and the same is hereby removed to the place of holding Justices' Courts in the 415th dist. G. M., in the county of Gwinnett; and that there be an additional election precinct established at the house of William Kembell, to be known as the Locust Grove precinct, in Henry county.

SECTION 2. And be it further enacted, That an election precinct be and the the same is hereby established at Laney's Mills in the county of Harris; and that the election precinct in the 763d dist. G. M., in Thomas county, be removed and hereafter held on lot of land 398 in the 10th district of originally Irwin, now Thomas county, and at the place of holding [Illegible Text] Courts for said district; and that an election precinct be established at the place of holding Justices' Courts in the 585th dist. G. M., Dooly county; and that an election precinct be established at the house of Mathew Johnson, in Henry county.

SECTION 3. And be it further enacted, That an election precinct be and the same is hereby established at the house of Andrew Brownings, in the county of DeKalb; and that the election precinct near the Courthouse at Trickum in 807th dist. G. M., in Marion county, be and the same is hereby removed to the house of Jesse Wall, 961st dist. G. M., in Marion county; and that the election precinct known as Cross Roads in the 683d dist., G. M., in the county of DeKalb, be removed to Lithonia post office in said county and district.


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SECTION 4. And be it further enacted, That the precinct heretofore held at the house of Michael McElwreath in the 730th dist. G. M., in the county of Campbell, be and the the same is hereby removed to the place of holding Justices' Courts in said district, any law to the contrary notwithstanding.

SECTION 5. And be it further enacted, That an additional precinct is hereby established at Salem Academy in the 183d dist. G. M., in the county of Lincoln.

SECTION 6. And be it further enacted, That the places of holding Justices' Courts in each militia district which now are or may be hereafter established in said county of Heard, are hereby constituted election precincts, at which all elections may be held.

SECTION 7. And be it further enacted, That the Inferior Court of the county of Heard shall have authority, upon the application of a majority of the citizens of any militia district, to remove any of the places of holding Justices' Courts and precincts to any more central or convenient place in such district by an order of court, which shall be entered on the minutes.

SECTION 8. And be it further enacted, That the election precincts herein established, or which may be hereafter established, shall be governed by the laws now of force for governing elections.

SECTION 9. And be it further enacted, That from and after the passage of this act, there shall be established an additional election precinct in the county of Clark, at the store of Thomas F. Lowe, and the name of said precinct shall be called Rockwell.

SECTION 10. And be it further enacted, That from and after the passage of this act, there shall be an election precinct at Fayewell in the county of Marion.

SECTION 11. And be it further enacted, That from and after the passage of this act, the election precinct of the 763d dist. G. M., of Thomas county, shall be fixed at the place where the Justices' Court for said district is held, any law to the contrary notwithstanding.

SECTION 12. And be it further enacted, That from and after the passage of this act, an election precinct shall be established at the house of Noah Griffin, in the 10th district of the county of Lowndes.

SECTION 13. And be it further enacted, That the election precinct heretofore established and known as Smith's precinct be, and the same is hereby removed to the usual place of holding Justices' Court in the 434th dist. G. M.; and also, that the election precinct heretofore established and known as Tucker's Chapel precinct [Illegible Text] and the same is hereby removed to the usual place of holding Justices' Court in the 570th dist. G. M., both of said precincts in the county of Hall.


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SECTION 14. And be it further enacted, That from and after the passage of this act, there shall be an additional election [Illegible Text] at Tunnell [Illegible Text], in the 872d dist., G. M., in the county of Murray; and also an additional election precinct at the house of Samuel R. McCamy, in the 11th district of said county of Murray.

SECTION 15. And be it further enacted, That the election precinct heretofore established at Holt Clanton's in the county of Columbia be, and the same is hereby changed to the place fornerly known as Darby's, on the Washington road, now owned by Henry J. Smith, in said county.

SECTION 16. And be it further enacted, That each place of holding a Justices' Court in each militia district in the county of Dade is hereby declared to be an election [Illegible Text] and all precincts now established, which are not at a place of holding a Justices' Court in said county, are hereby abolished.

SECTION 17. And be it further enacted, That the election [Illegible Text] now held at the house of Daniel Granthom, sen., be changed to the place of holding the Justices' Courts in in the [Illegible Text] dist. G. M., in Irwin county.

SECTION 18. And be it further enacted, That the election [Illegible Text] heretofore established at Teloga Springs, in the county of Chattooga, be removed to the place of holding Justices' Courts in the 927th dist. G. M. in said county; and also that additional election [Illegible Text] be established at Trio Factory, in the 870th dist. G. M., and at Cooper Loveless' house, in the 5th district of said county of Chattooga.

SECTION 19. And be it further enacted, That the Inferior Courts of the several counties in this State shall have power to establish election [Illegible Text] in their respective counties, not to exceed one in each militia district, and to change the same upon the recommendation of the Grand Jury.

SECTION 20. And be it further enacted, That in each election [Illegible Text] in this State, it shall be lawful for three freeholders to manage any election which may be held in such district, in case there is no Justice of the Inferior Court or Justice of the Peace present; and in any such case either of such freeholders shall authorized to administer any oath which it is necessary to administer for the purposes of such election; and the said three freeholders shall certify said election, as in other cases, which shall be as valid as if it had been [Illegible Text] by a Justice of the Inferior Court or Justice of the Peace and two freeholders.

SECTION 21. And be it further enacted, That at said election [Illegible Text] there may be held elections for Governor, Members to Congress, Electors of President and Vice-President of the United States, Members to the State Legislature, and all county officers.

Approval Date: Approved, February 11, 1850.


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PART II.--PRIVATE AND LOCAL LAWS. 
ELECTIONS AND PRECINCTS. 

1853 Vol. 1 -- Page: 345

Sequential Number: 381 
Law Number: (No. 292.) 

Full Title: An Act to abolish, change, and establish certain [new] Election Precincts in the Counties hereinafter named.

SECTION I. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Georgia, That after the passage of this Act, the following election precincts shall be established under the laws now regulating election precincts in this State, to wit: At Tessentee Court Ground, in the County of Habersham, and at the place called the Double


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Ponds," in the one thousand and sixtieth district, G. M. in the County of Ware; and at the house of John M. Backers in the thirteenth land district in the County of Chattooga; and at the house of Asa P. Vandaver in the County of Hall, in the three hundred and eighty-fifth district, G. M.; and at Bryant's Law Ground in Franklin County; and at the place of holding Justices' Courts in the seven hundred and fifty-seventh district, G. M., of Macon County; also, at Oneal's Mills in the county of Troup; also, at the house of Lewis Smith in the county of Liberty; also, at the place of holding Justices' Court of the nine hundred and fortieth district, G. M. in the county of Chattooga; also, at the usual places of holding Justice's Court in the five hundred and eleventh district, G. M. of Pulaski County; and also at the usual place of holding Justices' Court in the Mineral Spring District of Stewart County. 

SEC. II. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That in every place in the counties of Baker, Randolph, Stewart and Carroll, where Justices' Courts are now held, or may hereafter be held, shall be made and constituted election precincts, in addition to places already established or that may be hereafter established by legal authority, except the election precinct in the nine hundred and fifty fourth district, G. M. in Randolph County, and it is hereby abolished by this Act. 

SEC. III. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That there shall be an election precinct established at Emanuel Crawford's residence, in the tenth district G. M., of Effingham County; also, at Busbyville, in the county of Houston; also, at Public Square, in the county of Green; also at Fishdam, in the County of Elbert; also, at Lewis' Court Ground, in the County of Troup; also at the house of Solomon O'Dell, in the eighth district of Henry County; also, at the house of Stokes Joiner, at the Town of Reynolds, in the County of Taylor; and also Fish dam ford, on Broad River at the house of Thomas J. Bullard, in the County of Elbert. 

SEC. IV. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That each and every place of holding Justices' Courts in the County of Sumter, be and the same is hereby made and created an election precinct; and that the precincts now established in the seven [eight] hundred and thirty-sixth district, G. M., in the County of Campbell, be and the same is hereby removed to the place of holding Justices' Courts in said district; and that the precinct now established in the eight hundred and sixth district, G. M., in the County of Coweta, be and the same is hereby removed to the place of holding the Justices' Court in the said district; and that the election precinct now established at the house of Zara Paulk, in the second district of Irwin County be abolished, and the same be removed to the house of Silas B. F. Townsend in said district; and that the election precincts held in the County of Pike, at the places of holding Justices' Courts in the five hundred and fortieth, five hundred and ninety-second, five hundred and fifty-first, and five hundred and eighty first districts, G. M. in said county, be and the same [UNK] are [UNK] hereby abolished; and that the election precinct now established at Rosseau Spring, in the eighth district of Columbia County, be and the same is [UNK] are [UNK] hereby removed to A. F.


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Candler's store, at Raysville in the tenth district of said county; and that the precinct established at the house of "Golba [Goba] Matthews," in the twenty-fifth district of the County of Stewart, he and the same is hereby changed to the place of holding Justices' Courts in said district. 

Approval Date: Approved, December 20th, 1853.

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