Grayson County, Texas
Est. March 17, 1846
Laws of the State of Texas.
AN ACT
To create the County of Grayson
| Territory Defined. | .....Section 1. Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Texas,
That all the territory included within the following limits in the
county of Fannin, to wit: Beginning on Red River at a point when
reduced to a straight line, thirty miles west of the eastern boundary
line of Fannin county; thence south twenty-five miles; thence west
thirty-five miles; thence north to Red River; thence down said river
as it meanders to the beginning, be, and the same is hereby created a
new county, to be known and called by the name of Grayson.
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| Rights and privileges. | .....Sec. 2. Be it further enacted, That the inhabitants residing
wihtin said limits shall be entitled to all the rights, privileges,
and immunities enjoyed by the inhabitants of the several counties in
the State, except as to the right of separate representation and a
separate land district, for which purpose the new county aforesaid
shall be considered a part of Fannin county until entitled by numbers
to separate representation.
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| Jurisdiction. | .....Sec. 3. Be it further enacted,That the county of Grayson, shall
exercise jurisdiction over all the territory embraced within the
following limits, to wit: Beginning at the south-west corner of
Grayson county; thence west to a point south of the source of the
upper Washita; thence north to Red River; thence down the same to the
north-west corner of said county of Grayson.
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Commissioners appointed.
Location of county site. | .....Sec. 4. Be it further enacted, That James Thompson, James B.
Shannon, George C. Dugan, Richard McIntyre and Micajah C. Davis, be,
and they are hereby appointed commissioners, whose duty it shall be
to find the centre of said county, and select two places within three
miles of said centre, having due respect to donations that may be
offered of land, or other property for a town site for the use of
said county. The commissioners shall then proceed to hold elections
at the precincts in said county; and the place receiving the greatest
number of votes, shall be the county seat of said county, and the
place so selected shall be known and called by the name of Sherman;
after which, the commissioners shall proceed to lay off a town, and
sell the lots therein on a credit of twelve months; and after
reserving one dollar per day each, for each and every day they may be
required to serve as commissioners--appropriate the remainder of the
proceeds arising from such sale to the erection of the necessary
public buildings for the use of the county.
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| ....Sec. 5. Be it further enacted, That this act take effect from and
after its passage.
| Approved 17th March, 1846. |
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