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PDF versionSECTION 1. That the boundary of the Tenth Civil District of Greene County, Tennessee, is hereby enlarged so that the same shall comprise the following described territory which is bounded as follows, in addition to any territory that formerly comprised the Tenth Civil District of Greene County, Tennessee, not included in the following description:
BEGINNING at the center of the bridge over Holley's Creek on the Tusculum Pike, and running thence with said Pike, North 71 deg. 46 min. West 330.3 feet; thence North 83 deg. 27 min. West 435 feet to the center of Andrew Johnson Highway; thence crossing the Robinson lands North 37 deg. 58 min. West 1038.8 to the N.E. corner of the Sam Freeman lot; thence with the East boundary of Forest Hills, North 18 deg. 41 min. West 516.5 feet to an iron stake, corner to Britton; thence with Britton, North 82 deg. 53 min. East 357.2 feet to an iron stake; thence North 40 deg. 50 min. East 14.2 feet to the center of Holley's Creek; thence up and with the meanders of said Creek, and with the lands of Britton and other, in a general direction of North 35 deg. 11 min. West 1417.3 feet to the center of the bridge over said Creek, on the Snapps Ferry Road; thence crossing the Southern Railroad North 6 deg. 48 min. West 648.2 feet to a stake in Moore's line; thence with Moore and Parkins North 86 deg. 33 min. West 270.7 feet to a rock, corner of Moore, Tweed and Parkins; thence crossing Parkins South 65 deg. 20 min. West 616 feet to a stake in Easterly's line; thence with Easterly and Parkins North 43 deg. 02 min. West 867.8 feet to a post; thence crossing Easterly and with the line of Carter, Austin and Burns, South 46 deg. 12 min. West 1954.5 feet to a post, corner of Carter in Hankins' line; thence crossing Hankins' South 89 deg. 34 min. West 772 feet to an iron stake, corner of Hankins and McAmis in Taylor's line; thence with McAmis South 64 deg. 17 min. West 1974.8 feet; thence with Knight and Simpson North 18 deg. 48 min. West 431.6 feet; thence with Knight South 66 deg. 30 min. West 468 feet to the old corporation line; thence North 44 deg. 34 min. West 524 feet to the Kingsport Highway at Fry Street, an original corner on the old Corporation line; thence with said old Corporation line, South 66 deg. 57 min. West 4754.0 feet, crossing the Baileyton Pike, to an iron pin; thence North 84 deg. 25 min. West, 159.5 feet to a hickory; thence with Hardin and Brown, North 33 deg. 13 min. West 950 feet to a stake in Brown's field; thence South 45 deg. 44 min. West 1861.5 feet to a cedar, on the East side of the Rogersville Road; thence South 65 deg. 43 min. East 188 feet to the center of Walnut Road, thence with the center of said Road, South 28 deg. 44 min. West 1714 feet to a Black Oak on the South side of Arnold Road; thence along said road North 53 deg. 54 min. West 366.4 feet to an automobile Axle in the West line of Seaton Avenue, Holt’s corner; thence North 58 deg. 19 min. West 517.1 feet to a stake; thence South 73 deg. 37 min. West 1020 feet to a 20 inch locust; thence South 56 deg. 57 min. West 475 feet to a concrete post; thence crossing the Knoxville Highway South 48 deg. 41 min. West 68.7 feet to a post; thence with Rader South 64 deg. 48 min. West 234.2 feet to a post; thence North 34 deg. 22 min. West 74 feet to a post; thence with Rader and crossing Knoxville Pike, South 37 deg. 26 min. West 1186.8 feet; thence South 42 deg. 37 min. West 1027 feet to a post; thence South 42 deg. 32 min. East 83.6 to the old Knoxville Road; thence with said road, North 69 deg. 50 min. East, 763 feet; thence North 87 deg. 22 min. East 468.8 feet; thence South 84 deg. 47 min. East 159.5 feet; thence South 68 deg. 40 min. East 436.6 feet; thence South 58 deg. 27 min. East 93.3 feet to the Knoxville Pike; thence with said Pike South 55 deg. East 150 feet to Smith Lane; thence along said Lane, South 30 deg. 30 min. West 165 feet to a rock; thence South 14 deg. 15 min. West 929 feet; thence with Smith South 61 deg. 30 min. East 218 feet to a rock; thence South 36 deg. 25 min. East 475.4 feet to a rock; thence South 15 deg. 31 min. East 389.9 feet to a Post; thence South 31 deg. 13 min. West 849.5 feet to a Black Oak stump; thence South 14 deg. 36 min. West 907.8 feet to West Irish Street; thence with said Street South 80 deg. 06 min. West 333 feet; thence South 12 deg. 23 min. East 212 feet to the center of the Southern Railroad; thence South 43 deg. 48 min. West 726.8 feet to a post, Ricker’s corner; thence with Ricker North 39 deg. 55 min. West 507.8 feet; thence South 57 deg. 56 min. West 1781 feet; thence South 39 deg. 49 min. East 513.1 feet to a post; thence South 44 deg. 22 min. West 463.6 feet to a post at the Northwest corner of Hawk’s year; thence South 29 deg. 02 min. West 867 feet; thence South 38 deg. 16 min. East 282.4 feet to a Post; thence South 52 deg. 03 min. West 313.7 feet to a post; thence crossing Craddock Drive, South 3 deg. 03 min. West 63.9 feet to an Iron pin; thence along the South side of Craddock Drive, South 51 deg. 53 min. West 1168 feet to Fann Drive; thence South 27 deg. 55 min. East 218.4 feet; thence South 51 deg. 53 min. West 130.3 feet; thence South 56 deg. 45 min. West 264.7 feet; thence South 30 deg. 15 min. East 409 feet to an iron stake at the Newport pike; thence crossing said Pike, and Bird and Cutshaw and Fillers, South 64 deg. 26 min. East 4897.6 feet to a post; thence with Godwin, Disney and Keiker, South 59 deg. 08 min. East 787.2 feet to an iron stake at the Asheville Highway; thence crossing said Highway North 62 deg. 58 min. East 204.5 feet to Shipe's corner; thence with Shipe South 38 deg. 35 min. East 499 feet to a stake; thence North 45 deg. 18 min. East, 592.7 feet; thence North 24 deg. 54 min. East 1306.2 feet to an iron stake near a light pole, King's corner; thence North 24 deg. 43 min. East 1349 feet to a post, corner of Reaves and Smithson; thence North 51 deg. 25 min. East 1696 feet to a post corner to Knight and Kirk; thence crossing the Kirk lands North 40 deg. 20 min. East 563.8 feet to an iron stake by a post at the corner of the woods; thence North 60 deg. 11 min. East, 2509.2 feet to South Main Street, corner of Mays and Harmon; thence with Harmon, Bell, Baxter and Leming, North 56 deg. 58 min. East 2392.2 feet to the Jones Bridge Road; thence South 56 deg. 07 min. East 73 feet; thence with Brown North 29 deg. 25 min. East, 228 feet to a post, thence North 42 deg. East 1759 feet to a Black Oak South of Ottinger's chicken house; thence crossing Ottinger, Smith, Fry, et al, North 59 deg. 42 min. East 3464 feet to the Buckingham Road; thence along said Road, South 66 deg. 52 min. East 233 feet; thence South 61 deg. 13 min. East 51.9 feet to Luttrell's corner; thence with said Luttrell North 43 deg. 42 min. East 628 feet; thence North 59 deg. 42 min. East 163 feet; thence North 63 deg. 36 min. East 405 feet to a point in the line of Eastside Subdivision; thence South 41 deg. 19 min. East 419 feet to Poe's line; thence with Poe, North 28 deg. 09 min. East 527 feet; thence South 34 deg. 24 min. East 87.4 feet; thence with King and Cobble North 54 deg. 52 min. East, 622.4 feet; thence with Mt. Bethel Road, North 37 deg. 48 min. West 29 feet; thence with Hope North 50 deg. 19 min. East 1105.5 feet to a post; thence South 41 deg. 18 min. East 517.4 feet to the road; thence along and with said road North 65 deg. 56 min. East 410 feet, thence North 53 deg. 45 min. East 364.8 feet thence North 34 deg. 59 min. West 855.6 feet to a post; thence North 52 deg. 31 min. East 905.8 feet to a Rock; thence North 2 deg. 56 min. East 214.1 to a Rock, thence North 22 deg. 17 min. East 1534.5 feet to the Beginning.
SECTION 2. That the boundaries of the Eighth, Ninth and Thirteenth Civil Districts of Greene County, Tennessee, are hereby contracted to the extent that the boundary line of the Tenth Civil District of Greene County, Tennessee, described in Section 1 hereof, encroaches upon any territory that was formerly within the boundaries of the said Eighth, Ninth and Thirteenth Civil Districts of Greene County, Tennessee, and so that the boundary line between the Tenth Civil District of Greene County, Tennessee, on the one hand and the Eighth, Ninth, and Thirteenth Civil Districts of Greene County, Tennessee, on the other, shall be the boundary line described in Section 1 hereof.
SECTION 3. That all laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act be, and the same are hereby repealed.
SECTION 4. That this Act shall have no effect unless the same shall have been approved by a two-thirds vote of the Quarterly County Court of Greene County on or before the next regular meeting of such Quarterly County Court occurring more than thirty (30) days after its approval by the Chief Executive of this State. Its approval, or non-approval shall be proclaimed by the presiding officer of the body having jurisdiction to approve or reverse, and shall be certified by him to the Secretary of State.
SECTION 5. That this Act shall take effect from and after passage, the public welfare requiring it.
Passed: March 15, 1961.