Acts of 1851 - 52 Chapter 302

COMPILER’S NOTE:  Section 1 of the Acts of 1851-52, Chapter 302 is the only section that pertains to Hawkins county.

SECTION 1.  That the line between the counties of Hancock and Hawkins be altered and changed as follows - beginning where the line of said counties now cross the fords of Turkey creek below C.A. Manis’s and running a due north course to the top of the river ridge, and with said ridge, eastwardly to George Herd’s line, then with said Herd’s line, eastwardly crossing the dry branch to two marked sugar trees, thence south, so as to intersect the present line, at the branch by John Smith’s and to include Lewis Anderson in the county of Hawkins.

Passed:  February 27, 1852.