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CESSIONS TO THE UNITED STATES.
of Yancey, with all the rights, privileges and immunities of the
other counties in this State.
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AN ACT SUPPLEMENTAL TO AN ACT PASSED AT THE PRESENT
SESSION OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY, ENTITLED "AN ACT TO
ERECT A NEW COUNTY BY THE NAME OF YANCEY."
(Passed in the year 1833.)
9. Be it further enacted, That it shall be the duty of the county
courts of Buncombe and Yancey, at their spring sessions, to appoint
two commissioners respectively, who shall receive such compen-sation
as the said courts shall determine, whose duty it shall be to
ascertain and mark the dividing line between said counties, when-ever
the same shall be necessary.
10. And be it further enacted, That the said commissioners
shall commence their survey at Daniel Carter's fork field and run a
direct line from thence to Barnard's station ; from which point the
line shall run along the old Warm Spring road to James Allen's
road : and with his road, so as to include his house, to the Ten-nessee
line ; any thing in the act to which this is supplemental to
the contrary notwithstanding.
(See Burke and Buncombe.)
CESSIONS TO THE UNITE
STATES.
TENNESSEE.
AN ACT FOR THE PURPOSE OF CEDING TO THE UNITED STATES OF
AMERICA, CERTAIN WESTERN LANDS THEREIN DESCRIBED.
(Passed at the session of 1789.)
Whereas the United States in congress assembled have repeat-edly
and earnestly recommended to the respective states in the
union claiming or owning vacant western territory, to make ces-sions
of part of the same, as a further means, as well of hastening
the extinguishment of the debts, as of establishing the harmony
of the United States ; and the inhabitants of the said western ter-ritory
being also desirous that such cession should be made, in
order to obtain a more ample protection than they have heretofore
received : Now this State being ever desirous of doing ample jus-tice
to the public creditors, as well as the establishing the harmony
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