When Cannon Was Laid Out As Marshall County
TENNESSEE LEGISLATURE
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES A bill to provide for the appointment of commissioners to take in a list of taxable property and polls, and to define their duties - read a first time and passed. Ordered that 150 copies to be printed.
Mr. Rogers, from the select committee, to which was referred the bill to establish the county of Marshall, made the following report, "The committee have had the subject under consideration, and they find that there is in the bounds of said county as set forth in the original bill three hundred and thirty five square miles, composed of 203 1/4 square miles from Warren, 15 square miles from Smith, 70 square miles from Rutherford, and 38 square miles from Wilson, which will more fully appear from a plat herewith, marked with black lines. the committee have examined a Map, reported to have been made out by Henry Trott, Jr. and have calculated the same, and find that there are not as many square miles as stated by him. The error is in the calculation of Warren County principally, which will also appear from the Map made by Henry Trott, Jr. and by your committee herewith submitted - the difference is 18 square miles. At the request of the members from Warren County, your committee have added from the county of Warren 108 square miles, which is also laid down in the plat herewith, which added to the 335 square miles within the survey laid down by Henry Trott, Jr. will make, within the lines laid down in the county of Marshall, 443 square miles. The lines of the plat laid down by the committee for the county of Marshall are designated by red ink. Your committee have laid down the situation of Danville, from the best information they were able to procure, which will also appear by reference to the plat, which is one mile east from the line of Rutherford County. The committee have prepared a section, containing the boundaries of the county of Marshall, which they recommend to be authorized by law _ bill, and the amendment thereto - all which is respectfully submitted. John A. Rogers, Chairman |