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Public Acts of 1974 Chapter 501

COMPILER'S NOTE:  The following act is a public act of special application and is not codified in Tennessee Code Annotated.

SECTION 1.  The boundary between McNairy county and Chester county is hereby changed where such boundary line meets the West line of the property of Clarence E. Bullman and wife, Annie Lee G. Bullman as follows:  Same South along the West boundary of property to corner, then going East along South property line to corner, then going North along East property line to present Chester-McNairy county line, putting all property of Clarence E. Bullman and wife, Annie Lee G. Bullman in Chester county.  The land affected by such change so as to be placed entirely in Chester county is generally bounded and described as follows:

TRACT NO. 1

Parcel One:  In the old 16th Civil District of McNairy County, Tennessee.  BEGINS at a stake with gum pointers at the south west corner on the Gateley land, runs south 85 degrees east 64 poles to a stake with oak pointers in the Hopewell road, then north 50 degrees east 20 poles to a stake in the road, then north 52/5 poles to a stake with post oak pointer on Gateley's line, then west 94 poles to the beginning corner.  Containing 2-3/4 acres more or less.  This is the same property which Elvie Gateley bought from U. N. Bullman as shown by deed of record on January 10, 1945 in Register's Office of McNairy County, Tennessee in Book 36, Page 6.

Parcel Two:  In the 3rd Civil District of Chester County, Tennessee.  BEGINNING at a post oak and 2 black oak pointers; thence west 36 poles to a stake with 2 post oak pointers; thence south 20 poles to a stake with post oak and black oak pointers (Black jack pointers); thence west 72 poles to a stake post and hickory pointers; thence south 10 poles to a stake with black oak and post oak pointers; thence west 125 poles to a black oak and 2 post oak pointers; thence south 64 poles to a black oak and post oak pointers; thence east 55 poles to a stake with black and black jack pointers; thence south 97 poles to a gum with post oak pointers; thence east 94 poles to a stake with black jack pointers; thence south 12 poles to a stake with black jack pointers; thence east 68 poles to a hickory with black jack pointers, the south west corner of Rolla Anderson tract; thence north 108 poles to a stake in the same; thence north 10 degrees East 29 poles to a stake with black jack and post oak pointers in the mouth of the lane; thence east 2 poles to a stake with black jack and chestnut pointers; thence north 30 degrees east to a stake with black jack pointers; thence north 50 degrees west 76 poles to the beginning containing by estimation 240 acres, be the same more or less.  This is the same property which Elvie Gateley bought from C. M. Gateley as shown by deed of record in Register's Office, Chester County, Tennessee in Book 38, Page 236.

Parcel Three:  In the 3rd Civil District of Chester County, Tennessee.  BEGINNING at a point on the Sweetlips-Enville Road, same being the beginning corner of the calls on the D. E. Gateley farm, his most northwest corner, runs thence with the meanders of the present Sweetlips-Enville Road, approximately 71 poles to a point where the road strikes the present north boundary line, which point is approximately 4 poles from a rock and post oak pointer which marks the northeast corner of the present D. E. Gateley farm; thence north and west with the north boundary line of the D. E. Gateley farm approximately 76 poles to the point of beginning.  This is the same property which D. E. Gateley and wife, Sue Nelle Gateley bought from W. P. Gateley and wife, Esther Gateley as shown by deed of record in Register's Office, Chester County, Tennessee, in Book 46, Page 432.

TRACT NO. 2

Beginning at a stake, runs north 70 poles to a stake on Homer Young line, then North 77½ degrees West 88 poles to a stake in-- --in old Purdy and Lexington road, then south 15 degrees West 23 poles to ditch, then south 76½ degrees East 33 poles to a stake in ditch, then South 42 poles to a stake, then East 29 poles to a stake, then South 50 poles to a stake, then East 4 poles to a stake, then South 61 poles to a ditch, then East 77 poles to a stake, then North 100 poles to a stake, then west 49 poles to the beginning, containing 83 acres, more or less.

The other consideration is to reimburse our son Clarence Bullman in the payment to the Federal Land Bank of which they hold deed of trust, he-Clarence Bullman is to take care of same and allow us to live on the farm our lifetime.  If we should have other property such as personal property at our death he is the heir to such belongings.

COMPILER'S NOTE:  The second paragraph describing Tract No. 2 is reprinted as it appeared in the original act.

TRACT NO. 3

In the old 16th Civil District of McNairy County, Tennessee.  BEGINS at the South West corner of the Lish Gateley land runs West 77 poles to a stake, then south 26 poles to a stake with post oak pointer.  Then East 128 poles to a stake in the Hopewell Road, then North 35 degrees East 17 poles in the road, then North 85 degrees West 64 poles to the beginning corner containing 20 acres more or less.

SECTION 2.  This Act shall take effect on becoming a law, the public welfare requiring it.

Passed:  March 6, 1974.