Acts of 1872 (Ex. Sess.) Chapter 19

COMPILER’S NOTE:  Section 6 of this act is the only section which applies to Hancock County.

SEC. 6.  That the county line between the counties of Hawkins and Hancock be changed so as to include in Hawkins county all that portion of Hancock county lying east and south-east of the following line: Beginning at a point in the south fork of War Creek, where the line of Hawkins and Hancock counties crosses the same; thence a direct line to the north-east corner of Lawrence Drinnon’s land, on the top of Copper Ridge; thence westwardly along on the top of said Ridge to a point on the same due north of the west corner of a farm in Lee Valley, owned by the heirs of John Wolfe, deceased; thence due south to said West corner; thence with the line of said farm south-easterly to John J. Wolfe’s west corner; thence with said Wolfe’s line south-easterly to the top of Clinch Mountain; thence due south to the line of Hawkins and Hancock counties.  The citizens of said fraction of Hancock county hereby attached to Hawkins county having by their written petition made known to this General Assembly their desire to be detached from said county of Hancock and attached to said county to Hawkins.

SEC. 7.  That this act take effect from and after its passage, the public welfare requiring it.

Passed December 15, 1871.