Acts of 1819 Chapter 3

SECTION 1. That the boundary lines of the county of Rhea, shall be as follows to wit: beginning at the mouth of the first creek above the Cherokee Agency, that empties into Hiwassee River, on the north bank; thence down the said river to its confluence with the Tennessee River; thence down said river including Jollys Island in said county, to the line of the county of Hamilton; thence with the line of Hamilton county to the Bledsoe county line; thence with said county of Bledsoe to the county of Morgan; thence with said county of Morgan to the county of Roane; thence with the line of the county of Roane to Whites Creek; thence down said creek to the mouth thereof crossing Tennessee River and running south forty five degrees east, eight miles from the mouth of said creek; thence due south to the top of the ridge dividing the waters of Soowee Creek from those of Mouse Creek; thence along the top of said ridge to the head of the creek that runs to the beginning; thence down said creek to the beginning.

SECTION 2. That the boundary lines of the County of Roane shall be as follows, to wit: beginning at a point on the south side of Tennessee river opposite the mouth of Whites Creek, then south forty-five degrees east ten miles; then a direct line, to a chain of ridges four miles south of Browders ferry on the Big Tennessee river; then with said chain of Ridges to the mouth of Holston river.

SECTION 3. That John W. Brazeal is hereby appointed a surveyor, to run and mark the said lines of Roane County in the manner pointed out in this act, and that the county court of Roane County, are directed to make him such allowance for running said line, as they may think proper, to be paid out of any monies in the hands of the trustee of said county of Roane, not otherwise appropriated.

SECTION 4. That the surveyor shall be appointed, by the county court of Rhea county, to run and plainly mark the lines of said county Rhea, where they are not bounded by natural boundaries, or the lines of other counties, and that said court, shall make the surveyor such allowance as they may think proper, to be paid by the trustee of said county of Rhea out of any monies in his hands not otherwise appropriated.

SECTION 5. That all laws and parts of laws, coming within the preview and meaning of this act, be, and the same are hereby repeated, and that this act shall be in force from and after the passing thereof.

Passed: November 19, 1819.