Private Acts of 1955 Chapter 414

SECTION 1. That the county line between Smith and Putnam Counties is hereby changed so as to take from the Twelfth Civil District of Jackson County and place in the Eighteenth Civil District of Putnam County the following prescribed land:

A certain tract or parcel of land in the Twelfth Civil District of Jackson County, State of Tennessee, belonging to Jess Rogers bound and described as follows, on the north by the land of Haskel Billingsley, on the south by the land of Haskel Billingsley on the east by Rid McHenry and on the west by the A. W. Flatt land, and containing by estimation 50 acres and known as the B. A. Julian land.

A certain tract or parcel of land in the Twelfth Civil District of Jackson County, State of Tennessee, belonging to Jess Rogers and described as follows: Beginning on a beech tree near the creek on Rid McHenry’s line, thence with said line to the A. W. Flatt corner, thence eastward with the said Flatt line to the B. A. Julian line, thence with said line to Rid McHenry’s corner, thence with aid McHenry’s line to the creek, then with said creek to the beginning, containing 42 acres more or less. This is known as the Pink Pippin place.

A certain tract or parcel of land in the Twelfth Civil District of Jackson County, State of Tennessee as follows:

Beginning on a beech, James Goolsby’s corner and running thence south 72 poles to a hickory and chestnut, thence north 8½° east 14 poles, thence north 72° east 16 poles thence south 72½° east 12 poles thence south 62½° east 32 poles to a beech and ash pointers thence south 69° east 8 poles thence south 46° east 14 poles to a chestnut in the scantland line thence north 19 poles to a buckeye and red bud pointers, thence north 81½° east 18 poles to a buckeye stump James Goolsby’s corner thence north 16 poles to the creek thence north 61° west down the creek 77 poles to a beech near the bank of the creek thence north 12° east 36 poles to five maples thence east 52 poles to a beech in the scantland line, thence north 62 poles to a line and walnut thence west 80 poles to a sugar tree thence south 7° west 20 poles to a sugar tree thence south 21° west 14 poles to a beech, thence south 26° west 16 poles to a sugar tree thence south 30° west 20 poles to a walnut thence south 25° west 10 poles to an elm thence to a beech the beginning corner.

Also an adjoining tract of land as follows beginning on a rock 2 poles south of the northeast corner of Goolsby’s 25 acre tract of which this is a part and running 1½” west 11 poles to a stake in Martins Creek thence down the same south 70° west 16 poles to a stake at the mouth of a branch thence north 22° west 10 poles to a black walnut thence north 57° east 8 poles to a hickory thence north 65° east to the beginning.

Consisting of 142 acres and 97 square rods known as the Alvin V. Goolsby tract located about 11½ miles southwest of Gainesboro, Tennessee, on the public road leading from Martins Creek to Bloomington Springs, Tennessee in the Twelfth Civil District.

Beginning on two black oaks down to the right of Ellison Goolsby’s on a ridge at Ben Green’s land, and running as follows: south 16½° west 20 poles to a bunch of chestnuts; thence south 12° east 18 poles to a bunch of chestnut stumps; thence south 27½° west 20 poles to a stake near oak stump; thence south 14½° west 20 poles to stake; thence south 36° east 6 poles to an oak; thence south 39° east 10 2/5 poles to a chestnut; thence south 26° east 17 1/5 poles to a hickory; thence south 10° east 6 4/5 poles to a little beech thence south 12° east 24 2/5 poles to a stone corner at Clabbords Branch; thence south 49° west 9 1/5 poles to stake in the edge of Martins Creek; thence up the said creek south 30½° east 20 2/5 poles to stake in edge of creek; thence south 56° east 12 2/5 poles to stake at the edge of creek Jack Holloway’s corner; thence south 40° west 18-2/5 poles to stake; thence south 9° east 12 poles to stake in wire fence; thence south 5½° west 7 1/5 poles to a stake near a sassafras; thence south 2° east 9 poles to a dogwood on top of the hill near a maple; thence north 88 ° west 31 3/5 poles to a stake; thence north 80° west 10 4/5 poles to a stake at the top of the big falls; thence north 84° west 21 poles to a hornbeam on the edge of the branch; thence down said branch north 28° west 17-4/5 poles to a willow in the branch; thence south 61½° west 21-1/5 poles to a popular on top of the hill known as a corner; thence north 39° west 22 poles to a poplar; thence north 31° west 8 poles to a black walnut; thence north 53½° west 11 poles to a poplar; thence north 25° west 10 poles to a maple; thence west 6 3/5 poles to an oak tree; thence south 78° west 8 poles to a beech; thence south 80° west 7 2/5 poles to a stake Jack Holloway’s and Wade Walter corner; thence north 4° east 27 poles down the wire fence to a stake; thence north 48½° west 7 poles to a stake at the edge of Martins Creek; thence north 43½° east 12 poles to stake at the mouth of the hollow where B. A. Julian lives; thence up the branch north 16½° west 8 2/5 poles to stump; thence north 5° west 8 4/5 poles to stake in the branch; thence north 11° east 16 4/5 poles to a stake in the B. A. Julian Hollow; thence north 13½° east 7 1/5 poles to B. A. Julian’s line; thence up the hill south 83° east 9 3/5 poles to a black walnut tree; thence south 86½° east 12 poles to stake on top of the point; thence north 33° east 8 poles to chestnut stump; thence north 10½° east 8 poles to a black oak, thence north 14° east 7 poles to a small chestnut; thence north 22½° east 13 1/5 poles to a stake at the double white walnut; thence north 44° east 19 poles to an oak stump thence north 46° east 9 3/5 poles to an oak; thence north 40° east 11 poles to a stake B. A. Julian and Alvin V. Goolsby’s corner; in Ellison Goolsby’s line; thence north 71° east 10 poles to an ash; thence 45½° east 20 poles to a stake in the edge of the road; thence south 74° east 15 4/5 poles to a chestnut, Cowen Loftis corner; thence south 34½° east 4 poles to a small chestnut at a large stump; thence south 1° west 7 3/5 poles to a stake; thence south 40½° east 19 poles to the beginning containing 142 acres, 97 square rods.

SECTION 2. That this Act shall take effect from and after the passage, the public welfare requiring it.

Passed: March 18, 1955.