Acts of 1853-54 Chapter 2

SECTION 1. That section second of an Act to establish the county of Union, passed January the third, one thousand eight hundred and fifty, shall be so amended that the boundary line of said county shall be as follows, to-wit: Beginning at a sweet gum in the Knox county line at the end of the Clinch mountain, and four chains south of Nance's Ferry road; thence running north thirty-eight east one mile and thirty-four poles to the top of a chain of Clinch mountain thence north twenty-five east one mile and forty-two poles to the top of a spur of said mountain thence north six west three quarters of a mile, crossing the main range of Clinch mountain thence north forty-five east along the side of the mountain, one mile, to a white oak on the top of a spur leading down the mountain opposite Wm. Donchurs; thence north, crossing Flat creek, two miles and twenty poles, to a beech on the bank of Dyer's branch; thence north ten west two hundred and twenty poles, to the top of Copper ridge; thence north one mile and three quarters, to the top of Lag mountains; thence twenty-five east one hundred and ninety-two poles, to a sugar tree near John Beeler's; thence north eighty east one hundred poles, to a stake near John Woolfinberger's house; thence north eighteen east, five miles and eight poles, to Clinch river, three quarters of a mile above Copp's ford; thence down the south bank of said river, as it meanders, five miles and a quarter, to a large double sycamore below Dodson's island; thence north twenty-five west, crossing Clinch river, one hundred and eighty-two poles, to a white oak, four poles north of the Big Valley road; thence north thirty-five west, five miles, to Powell's river,at a Spanish oak forty poles below the mouth of Camp creek; thence down the meanders of said river to a point twelve miles from Jacksborough, at a spring near John Craig, jr.'s house on Powell's river, as run and marked by A. W. Armstrong; thence with the line as run and marked by said Armstrong, to Clinch river; thence crossing the river in the same direction to the south bank of said river; thence down the meanders of the river, to Henderson & Co's. survey, two miles above the mouth of Powell's river; thence with the line of Henderson & Co. south fortyfive east, half a mile, to a white oak in said line; thence south thirty-eight east, four miles and one hundred and ten poles, to Byron's fork on Hynds' creek, four poles above a large white oak; thence a direct line to the top of the Chestnut or Hynds' ridge, the Knox county line, as run and marked by said Armstrong; thence with the Knox county line on the top of the ridge, to the road crossing from Martin Gentry's to Knoxville; thence south thirty-five east, two miles, crossing Raccoon Valley road and Bull Run creek, to a stake near Marvel Hill's house; thence south seventy-five east, about two miles, to a point where the said Armstrong departed from the line as run and marked by Daniel B. Capps; thence with the line as run and marked by said A. W. Armstrong; thence north seventy-eight east, to the end of Clinch mountain, along a line as run and marked by the Commissioners of Union county, to the Knox county line; thence with said line to the beginning.

SEC. 2. That the line herein designated, is hereby declared to be the established line of Union county, and that the commissioners of said county are hereby authorized to proceed at once to organize said county, according to so much of the provisions of the acts to establish Union county as are not inconsistent with this act.

SEC. 3. That the Circuit Court of said county, shall be held on the first Mondays after the fourth Mondays of January, May and September, and shall be held at the place specified in the 6th section of an act entitled "an act to establish the county of Union,” passed January 3d, 1850; Provided, it shall be lawful for the Judge holding said Court, to hold the same at Liberty Meeting House, if he thinks it best to do so, until a Court house shall be provided at the seat of justice.
Passed Nov. 21, 1853.