Abstracted by Harold Keisling Tennessee counties’ census records prior to 1830 are difficult to locate because of a fire at the National Archives storage facility. Fortunately, Overton County’s enumeration for 1820 survived. Notes from the abstractor: This work is intended … Continue reading →
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Continue reading →Litigation Tax Private Acts of 1982, Chapter 231 SECTION 1. There is levied a privilege tax on litigation in the amount of five dollars ($5.00) upon all original civil suits and cases filed in Circuit, Chancery and General Sessions Courts … Continue reading →
Historical Notes Sheriff The following act has no current effect but is included here for reference purposes since it once applied to the Pickett County Sheriff’s Office. Private Acts of 1949, Chapter 695, provided that the Sheriff of Pickett County … Continue reading →
Road Law Private Acts of 1957, Chapter 104 SECTION 1. That Chapter No. 295 of the Private Acts of 1941, the caption of which is set out in the caption hereof, be and the same is hereby repealed, as of … Continue reading →
Health – Historical Notes The following summaries are included herein for reference purposes. Private Acts of 1915, Chapter 590, authorized persons who had been assistant pharmacists for not less than ten consecutive years to conduct the business of druggists in … Continue reading →
Private Acts of 1967-68 Chapter 2 COMPILER’S NOTE: This act establishes the civil districts of Pickett County, which are not necessarily the same as county legislative body districts. SECTION 1. That the civil districts of Pickett County be and they … Continue reading →
Chancery Court SECTION 1. The Chancery Court of Pickett County shall have jurisdiction relating to the probate of wills and the administration of estates of every nature, including the estates of decedents and of wards under guardianships or conservatorships and … Continue reading →
Boundaries – Historical Notes The following is a summary of acts that authorized boundary changes for Pickett County. Acts of 1885, Chapter 117, changed the boundary between Overton and Pickett Counties to include in Overton all of the tract … Continue reading →
Public Acts of 1883, Chapter 122 SECTION 1. That the county line between Clay and Pickett county be so changed as to include the lands of F. M. Taylor and the lands of the Taylor heirs, to wit: Commencing on … Continue reading →
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