Private Acts of 1822 Chapter 99

SECTION 1. That the town heretofore laid off for the seat of justice in the county of Madison, by the name of Alexandria, shall be known and distinguished by the name of Jackson, and that Stokely D. Hays, William E. Butler, Herndon Harrolson, Vincent Harrolson, William Stoddard, Daniel Horton, William Arnold and Adam Huntsman are hereby appointed commissioners for the town of Jackson, in addition to the commissioners appointed by the county court of Madison, under the authority of an act passed by the General Assembly on the 16th November, 1821, for the purpose of establishing the permanent seat of justice in Madison and other counties, and that the said last mentioned commissioners shall have and possess equal powers in all respects with the commissioners appointed by said county court of Madison.

August 17, 1822.