Acts of 1841-42 Chapter 179

COMPILER'S NOTE: Sections 1 and 3 do not pertain to Marshall County. Therefore, they have been omitted.

SECTION 2. That the territory lying north and east of a line beginning at the south west corner of Marshall county, on the old line dividing Maury and Giles counties; running thence a south east direction to James Reynolds; thence to David Wilks; thence to Thomas Gills; thence south east, so as to strike the corner of Marshall county, south of Cornersville and Lincoln county line, be, and the same is hereby attached to said county of Marshall: Provided, that in running said line, Giles county shall not be reduced below six hundred and twenty-five square miles, to be ascertained by actual survey: and provided also, that a majority of the qualified voters living in said fraction, and voting in the election hereinafter provided for, shall vote in favor of being attached to said county of Marshall: Provided, that before that fraction of Giles county intended to be attached to Marshall county, shall hold any election, or by any other manner, be recognized as a part of Marshall county; said county of Marshall, or section so intended to be detached from and added to said Marshall county, at their cost, shall cause the county of Giles to be surveyed by a sworn surveyor, who shall not be a resident in either county, or fraction, and if, upon the actual survey of said county of Giles, it shall be ascertained that the said county of Giles will not be reduced below the constitutional number of square miles, then, and in that case, the said fraction shall compose a part of Marshall, as provided in this act; said
surveyor shall make return of the plat and certificate to the Secretary of State, and the Governor shall make proclamation accordingly.

COMPILER'S NOTE: Two "Section Fours" appear in this act. The first Section four does not pertain to Marshall County.

SECTION 4(sic). That the constable in the Cornersville District, in Giles county, shall open and hold an election at the town of Cornersville, at such time as he may appoint, after giving ten days notice at three of the most public places in said fraction, at which way qualified votes, being in said fraction, shall be entitled to vote, and should a majority of said voters vote in favor of being attached to said county of Marshall, the Territory lying South and East of said line, as aforesaid, shall be, and the same is hereby attached to Marshall county.

Passed: February 4, 1842.