Talbot County GaArchives History .....Flint River Commissioners 1833 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/ga/gafiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Virginia Crilley http://www.genrecords.net/emailregistry/vols/00003.html#0000642 July 9, 2005, 5:45 pm Book Title: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ACTS OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF GEORGIA, PASSED IN MILLEDGEVILLE, AT AN ANNUAL SESSION IN NOVEMBER AND DECEMBER, 1833. [missing title] ELECTIONS. 1833 Vol. 1 -- Page: 95 Sequential Number: 068 Full Title: AN ACT to create Election Districts in the county of Cherokee, and other counties hereinafter named, and to punish those who may attempt to defeat the same. .... it shall and may be lawful for elections for Governor, Electors of President and Vice-President of the United States, Representatives to Congress, members to the Legislature, and county officers, ...... And be it enacted by the authority aforesaid, That there shall be established an election precinct at the store house of Charles Medlock, in the county of Hancock; and also an election precinct at the store of David Murtford, on lot No. 108, in the fourteenth district of originally Muscogee, now TALBOT county; and at the house of Harral Flowers, in Captain Dingley's district, in the county of JONES, instead of James Huckaby's, as heretofore; and also at the store house of Benjamin Irwin, in the first district of Pike county, it being at this time the place of holding Justices' court in said district; that the precinct at the house of James Brumbaly, in Carrol county, be removed to the house of George Read, at the place of holding Justices court, in the said district; and also at the house of Thomas Overstreet, in the county of Decatur, at a place called the Pleasant Grove; in the county of Morgan, at the house of John M`Murry, near Billup's old store, there shall be an election precinct, under the same rules and regulations, and same privileges, as are required by this act. And be it enacted by the authority aforesaid, That from and immediately after the passage of this act, it shall and may be lawful for elections for Governor, elections for electors for President and Vice President of the United States, Representatives to Congress, members of the Legislature, and county -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Page: 98 officers to be held at the houses of the following persons and following places herein after named in the following counties, to wit. In the county of Upson there shall be an additional election precinct established at a place called Union Hill. In the county of Thomas at the place of holding justices' courts in the sevem hundred and fifty-fourth district, and at the house of John Sloane, in the eighth district formerly Irwin, now Thomas county. In the county of Crawford, at the house of John F. Myrick. In the county of De Kalb, at the house of William Conn. And be it enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the election precincts heretofore established in the following counties, shall be moved to the following places, to wit The precincts heretofore established at the house of Samuel Scott in Capt. Bolton's district, in Newton county, shall be moved to the house of Early Greathouse in said county -- that the precinct at the house of John W. Lea in Telfair county, shall be moved to the house of James Ryalls in Capt. Burk's district -- that the precinct at the store of Patrick J Murry in the county of Hall, be moved to the store of Jacob Hollinsgworth in said county -- that the precinct established at the house of Robert Duncan in the county of Talbot, shall be moved to the house of George Pierce, of Capt. Killum's district in said county -- that the precinct at the house of Ingraham Bass of Campbell county in Capt. Knight's district, be moved to the place of holding justices' courts in said district, and that an additional precinct be established at the house of Hugh W. Brewster, of Capt. Allen's district in said county of Campbell -- that there shall be an election precinct established at the house of Matthew Whitfield in the three hundred and sixty-third district in the county of Jasper. And be it enacted by the authority aforesaid, That election precincts shall be established at the several places of holding justices' courts in the county of Randolph, from and immediately after the passage of this act, and in case any of said courts shall move their place of holding said courts, the election precincts there established shall move with them, and the place to which said court shall move shall be the place of holding elections for that district. And be it enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the election precinct in the county of Wilkes, held at the muster ground of the thirty-ninth battalion Georgia militia, be removed to the Village of Danburg in said county, and the election to be held at such house as the presiding officers may designate, -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Page: 99 and to change the name of the precinct known as Scott's and Deubury's store, to that of Raytown in said county. SEC. 9. And be it enacted by the authority aforesaid, That all laws and parts of laws militating against this act, be and the same are hereby repealed. THOMAS GLASCOCK, Speaker of the House of Representatives. JACOB WOOD, President of the Senate. WILSON LUMPKIN, Governor. Approval Date: Assented to, Dec. 24th, 1833. 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