| December
5, 1811
Madison County created from Oglethorpe, Clarke, Jackson, Franklin & Elbert Counties
ACTS OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF GEORGIA;
Passed in November & December, 1811.
1811 Vol. 1 -- Page: 114
Full Title: To lay out a new county out of the counties of Oglethorpe, Clark, Jackson,
Franklin and Elbert.
§ 1. BE it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Georgia
in General Assembly met, & it is enacted by the authority of the same, That a new
county shall be laid off out of the counties of Oglethorpe, Clark, Jackson, Franklin &
Elbert, that is to say; beginning on the south fork of Broad river at the mouth of Brushy
creek, thence along the dividing ridge between the said Brushy creek and Beaverdam creek
to the Clark county line; thence a direct line to where the Jackson county line crosses
little Sandy creek, thence a direct line to the first fork of Big Sandy creek above Espy's
mill; thence up the Eastern fork of the same to Knight's old store, (including the same);
thence to the head of Black's creek, in such manner as to leave all the waters of Big
Sandy creek in Jackson county; from thence down Black's creek to Strickland's saw mill,
thence a direct line to where the Franklin county line crosses Hudson's fork of Broad
river; thence down the meanders of the same to the confluence thereof, with the north fork
of Broad river; thence down the meanders of the said north fork of Broad river to the
confluence of the same with the south fork of the said Broad river; thence up the meanders
of the same to the beginning; & all that part of the counties of Oglethorpe, Clark,
Jackson, Franklin & Elbert comprehended within the lines aforesaid, shall form a new
county, known by the name of Madison; and that the Justices of the Inferior court
hereafter appointed for said county, or a majority of them, shall be vested with full
power and authority to fix on the site for the public buildings for said county, which
shall be as near the centre of said county as convenience will admit of; at which place
the courts and elections shall be held as soon as suitable buildings are erected thereat;
and said commissioners or a majority of them are authorised and empowered to contract with
fit and proper persons for the purpose of building a Court-house and Jail in said county;
which after at least thirty days notice, shall be let to the lowest bidder, provided, that
until the Court-house shall be erected, the elections and courts of said county shall be
held at the house of Henry Strickland.
§ 2. And be it further enacted, That the Surveyor of Jackson county be, and he is
hereby authorised and required to run and plainly mark the several artificial lines herein
before designated, which shall be paid for by the county of Madison.
§ 3. And be it further enacted, That all militia officers and Justices of the Peace
who are comprehended within the county of Madison, shall hold their respective commissions
in like manner as if they had been commissioned for said county.
§ 4. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the county of Madison
shall be added to, and become a part of the Western Circuit of this state, and the
Superior court in said county shall be held on the first Monday in April and October, and
the Inferior court of said county shall be held on the first Monday in February and
August.
§ 5. And be it further enacted, That the Justices of the Inferior court of the county
of Madison, or majority of them, shall be, and they are hereby authorised and required to
purchase a tract of land, not less than fifty acres, on which to fix the site of the
public buildings, and lay off the same in lots, and sell and dispose of the same at public
auction, to the highest bidder, on a reasonable credit; and the proceeds of said sale,
after paying the first cost of said land, shall be appropriated to the payment of the
public buildings and other county purposes.
§ 6. And be it further enacted, That there shall be an election held at the house of
H. Strickland on the first Monday of January next, for the purpose of electing a clerk of
the Superior and Inferior courts for said county, a sheriff, coroner, county surveyor,
collector and receiver of tax returns.
§ 7. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the county of Madison
shall be added to, and become a part of the first Brigade of the fourth division of
Militia of the state of [Illegible Text].
§ 8. And be it further enacted, That the Justices of the Interior court for said
county shall convene at H. Strickland's as aforesaid, as soon as possible, and from the
best information which they may be able to procure, select grand and petit jurors, and
proceed to drawing said jurors for the ensuing courts in the manner pointed out by the law
regulating the selecting & drawing grand and petit juries in this state.
§ 9 And be it further enacted, That the suits now pending in any of the counties from
which the county of Madison has been taken off, shall not be transferred to said new
county, except on actions for real estate, but remain and be finally tried in the
respective counties in which they may be now pending.
ROBERT IVERSON, Speaker of the House of Representatives.
MATHEW TALBOT, President of the Senate.
Executive Department, Georgia,
DAVID B. MITCHELL, Governor.
Approval Date: Assented to, 5th December, 1811.
November 20, 1813
Part of Clarke County added to Madison County
ACTS OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF GEORGIA;
Passed in November & December, 1813.
1813 Vol. 1 -- Page: 59
Full Title: To add a part of Clarke county to the county of Madison.
§ 1. BE it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Georgia
in General Assembly met, and it is enacted by the authority of the same, That from and
immediately after the passage of this act, all that part of Clarke county which would be
included by a line commencing where the Madison county line intersects the Clarke county
line, thence along the dividing ridge between the waters of Beaver dam & Brushy
creeks, to the head of Brushy creek, including all the waters of the same, thence to where
the Jackson county line crosses Little Sandy creek, shall be added to, and become a part
of the county of Madison, and that the county Surveyor of Madison be, and is hereby
authorized to run, and plainly mark the lines herein contemplated -- provided
nevertheless, that the county of Clarke shall not be chargeable with any part of the
expence thereof.
BENJAMIN WHITAKER,
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
WILLIAM RABUN,
President of the Senate.
PETER EARLY, Governor.
Approval Date: Assented to, 20th November, 1813.
December 6, 1813
Creation of Danielsville as County Seat
ACTS OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF GEORGIA;
Passed in November & December, 1813.
1813 Vol. 1 -- Page: 60
Full Title: To extend the powers of the Commissioners of the court-house and Jail of
the county of Madison.
WHEREAS, in and by virtue of an act of the General Assembly of this state, laying out
the county of Madison, the Justices of the Inferior court of the county aforesaid, or a
majority of them, were authorized amongst other things, to purchase fifty acres of land
for the purpose of fixing thereon the scite of the public buildings for said county, and
to lay off the same into lots, and to sell the said lots under certain restrictions, &
to apply the proceeds thereof to the building the Court-house and Jail of said county,
& for other county purposes, and to contract for the building the Court house and Jail
for said county;
And whereas the said Justices of the Inferior court have proceeded to contract for the
building the Court-house of said county, and have also made sale of a number of lots --
And whereas it is expedient that the same Commissioners, or a majority of them, should
continue to act as Commissioners, so far as to carry into effect and complete the contract
by them made, for the building the Court-house of said county, and to execute titles to
such lots as they may have sold;
§ 1 Be it therefore enacted by the Senate & House of Representatives of the state
of Georgia in General Assembly met, & it is enacted by the authority of the same, That
Edward Ware, James Sanders, William Furgus, Isaac Strickland and Charles Sorrells, or a
majority of them shall be, and they are hereby authorized to act as Commissioners, so far
as to empower them, or a majority of them, to execute titles to such lots as they may have
heretofore sold, and to carry into effect and complete the contract by them made for
building the Court-house of said county -- provided nevertheless that in case they should
refuse or neglect to perform the several duties herein required of them, then & in
that case, the Justices of the Inferior court of said county for the time being, or their
successors in office, or a majority of them, shall have full power and authority to do and
perform the same.
§ 2. And be it further enacted, That the Justices of the Inferior court of the
aforesaid county of Madison for the time being, and their successors in office, or a
majority of them, shall be considered as Commissioners of the Court-house and Jail of said
county, and clothed with the same powers as are given to the Justices of the Inferior
court of the county of Madison, by an act of the General Assembly of this state, passed on
the fifth day of December, eighteen hundred and eleven.
§ 3 And be it further enacted, That all acts, and parts of acts, which militate
against this act be, and the same are hereby repealed.
BENJAMIN WHITAKER,
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
WILLIAM RABUN,
President of the Senate.
PETER EARLY, Governor.
Approval Date: Assented to, 6th December, 1813.
December 17, 1823
Part of Franklin County added to Madison County
ACTS OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF GEORGIA,
Passed at Milledgeville, at an annual session; in November and December, 1823.
1823 Vol. 1 -- Page: 55
Short Title: To add a part of the county of Franklin to the county of Madison.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Georgia, in
General Assembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That all that
part of the county of Franklin which lies below Black's creek and between the Madison
county line and the Hudson's fork of Broad river shall be and the same is hereby added to
and declared to be a part of the county of Madison.
DAVID ADAMS,
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
THOMAS STOCKS,
President of the Senate.
G. M. TROUP, Governor.
Approval Date: Assented to, Dec. 17, 1823.
December 19, 1829
Part of Clarke County added to Madison County
ACTS OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF GEORGIA,
Passed at Milledgeville, at an annual session; in November and December, 1829.
1829 Vol. 1 -- Page: 28
Full Title: An Act to add a part of the county of Clark to the county of Madison.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Georgia in
General Assembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That from and
immediately after the passage of this act, that part of Clark county lying North East of a
line beginning at a point on the Madison county line, where a line crosses said Madison
county line, known by DeEstangs line and runing with said DeEstangs line, south,
forty-four degrees, east, one hundred and thirty-five chains, and seventy-two links to the
line of the county of Oglethorpe, thence with the line of the county of Oglethorpe to the
Madison county line -- including eight hundred and twelve acres, which shall be added to,
and become a part of the county of Madison.
WARREN JOURDAN,
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
THOMAS STOCKS,
President of the Senate.
GEORGE R. GILMER, Governor.
Approval Date: Assented to, Dec. 19, 1829.
December 26, 1831
Part of Oglethorpe County added to Madison County
ACTS OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF GEORGIA,
Passed at Milledgeville at an annual session in November and December, 1831.
1831 Vol. 1 -- Page: 79
Full Title: An Act to add a part of Oglethorpe county to the county of Madison.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Georgia in
General Assembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That from and
after the passage of this act, all that part of Oglethorpe county lying north and west of
a line commencing at the [Illegible Text] of Beaverdam Creek, where the same empties into
the south fork of Broad River; thence up said creek to the [Illegible Text] of Mill Shoal
Creek; thence a direct line to the fork of Mill Shoal Creek; thence up the south fork of
said creek to the Madison county line -- shall be added to and become a part of the county
of Madison.
ASBURY HULL,
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
THOMAS STOCKS,
President of the Senate.
WILSON LUMPKIN, Governor.
Approval Date: Assented to, Dec 26, 1831.
December 25, 1837
Part of Elbert County added to Madison and part of Madison County added to Elbert
ACTS OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF GEORGIA,
Passed at Milledgeville, at an annual session; in November and December, 1837.
1837 Vol. 1 -- Page: 69
Full Title: An Act to add part of the county of Elbert to the county of Madison, and
part of the county of Madison to the county of Elbert.
Section 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of
Georgia, in General Assembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same,
That from and immediately after the passage of this act, all that part of Elbert county
lying West of a line to commence at, or near the dwelling house of Angus Johnson, at the
corner of Franklin, Madison and Elbert counties, running thence down the road leading from
Carnesville, in Franklin county, to Elberton, in Elbert county, to the Little
Hollysprings, or, to the junction of the Daniel's ferry road, with the said Augusta road,
thence S. 50 W. until it intersects with the present county line, be added to, and become
a part of Madison county, and that all that part of Madison county, lying East of a
continuation of the last mentioned line, to the ford on Millshoal Creek, at the mouth of
the first large branch above Thomas McAllister's, and thence to the present corner,
between Elbert and Madison counties, on the East bank of Broad river, be added to, and
become a part of, the county of Elbert.
Sec. 2. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That all the citizens
that reside in that part of the county of Elbert, and in the county of Madison, be
entitled to, and enjoy all the privileges as fully and effectually, as if such change had
not taken place, or if they had been citizens in the county, they may be attached to
twelve months preceding the passage of this act.
Sec. 3. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the Surveyor of the
county of Elbert, do forthwith proceed to run and cause to be well marked, a line
commencing at the intersection of the Carnesville and Daniel's ferry road, near the Little
Hollysprings, running the said line agreeable to the 1st section of this act, and that he,
the said Surveyor of the county aforesaid, shall be entitled to, and receive from the
county funds, two dollars and fifty cents per mile, for his services for the same:
Provided, the Surveyor, first present to the Treasurer of the county, a certificate of the
completion of the work.
Sec. 4. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That all laws and parts
of laws militating against this act be, and the same are, hereby repealed.
JOSEPH DAY,
Speaker of the House of Representatives,
ROBERT M. ECHOLS,
President of the Senate.
GEORGE R. GILMER, Governor.
Approval Date: Assented to, 25th December, 1837.
December 4, 1841
Line between Madison and Oglethorpe Counties altered
ACTS OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF GEORGIA,
Passed in November and December, 1841.
1841 Vol. 1 -- Page: 67
Full Title: An Act to alter and change the lines between the counties of Oglethorpe and
Madison...
Section 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of
Georgia, in General Assembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same,
That from and immediately after the passage of this act, the line separating the counties
of Oglethorpe and Madison shall be so altered as to run from the mouth of Mill Shoal creek
up the southeast prong of Beaver Dam creek, till it strikes the road running from Beaver
Dam meeting-house to Athens, thence along the Athens road aforesaid till it strikes the
Clark county line, thence along said line till it strikes the line separating the counties
of Clark and Madison: Provided, that the residence and possessions of John Sims and Henry
Patterson shall remain and be considered as a part of the county of Oglethorpe.
WILLIAM B. WOFFORD,
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
ROBERT M. ECHOLS,
President of the Senate.
CHARLES J. McDONALD, Governor.
Approval Date: Assented to, December 4th, 1841.
February 21, 1850
Part of Madison County added to Clarke County, to include George A. Jarrell's residence
ACTS OF THE STATE OF GEORGIA, 1849-50.
1849 Vol. 1 -- Page: 133
Full Title: An Act to alter and change the county line between the counties of Jackson
and Clark, so as to include the residence of Greensby W. Barber and Robert F. White, of
the county of Jackson, in the county of Clarke, also, to change the county line between
the counties of Madison and Clark, so as to include the residence of George A. Jarell of
the county of Madison in the county of Clarke.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Georgia in
General Assembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That from and
after the passage of this act, the county line between the counties of Jackson and Clark,
shall be so altered and changed as to include the residence of Greensby W. Barber and
Robert F. White of the county of Jackson, in the county of Clark.
And be it further enacted, That the county line between the counties of Madison and
Clark be and the same is hereby so altered and changed so as to include the residence of
George A. Jarrell of the county of Madison in the county of Clark.
Approval Date: Approved, February 21, 1850.
December 26, 1851
Part of Jackson County added to Madison County, to include William Saunders'
residence
ACTS OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF GEORGIA,
Passed in Milledgeville, at a biennial session in November, December and Januart 1851-52.
1851 Vol. 1 -- Page: 71
Full Title: An Act to add a part of the county of Jackson to the county of Madison, so
as to include the residence of William Saunders.
77. SECTION I. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of
Georgia in General Assembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same,
That from and after the passage of this Act, a portion of the present boundary line
separating the counties of Madison and Jackson counties, shall be changed as follows, to
wit:
Beginning at the place where the line of said counties strike the southern boundary
line of the lands of William Saunders, of Jackson county; running thenec so as to cut off
from the county of Jackson, the lands, tenements and residence of William Saunders, and
add the same to the county of Madison.
72. SEC. II. And be it further enacted, That the residence of William Saunders being
cut off by the aforesaid lines from the county of Jackson, be and the same are hereby
added to the county of Madison.
73. SEC. III. And be it further enacted, That said new boundary line be run and plainly
marked by some competent Surveyor, a plat of which shall be made out by said Surveyor, and
returned by him to the Clerks of the Inferior Courts of said counties, who are hereby
ordered to record the same on the Minutes of their Court respectively, and the expenses of
said survey, and the recording such plat, be paid by the said William Saunders.
Approval Date: Approved, December 26, 1851.
January 20, 1852
Part of Madison County added to Clarke County, to include Obadiah Thompson's
residence
ACTS OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF GEORGIA,
Passed in Milledgeville, at a biennial session in November, December and January 1851-52.
1851 Vol. 1 -- Page: 72
Full Title: An Act to alter and change the county line between the counties of Clarke
and Madison, so as to include the land and residence of Obadiah Thompson, of the county of
Madison, in the county of Clarke.
76. SECTION I. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of
Georgia in General Assembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same,
That from and after the passage of this Act, the county line between the counties of
Clarke and Madison, shall be so altered and changed as to include the land and residence
of Obadiah Thompson, now of the county of Madison, in the county of Clarke.
77. SEC. II. And be it further enacted, That all laws and parts of laws militating
against this Act, be and the same are hereby repealed.
Approval Date: Approved, January 20, 1852.
February 9, 1854
Part of Jackson County added to Madison County, to include James M. Sailors residence
ACTS OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF GEORGIA,
Passed in Milledgeville at a biennial session in November, December, January and February
1853-54
1853 Vol. 1 -- Page: 313
Full Title: An Act to add a part of the County of Jackson to the County of Madison, so
as to include the residence of James M. Sailors.
SECTION I. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of
Georgia in General Assembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same,
That from and after the passage of this Act, a portion of the present boundary line
separating the counties of Madison and Jackson shall be changed as follows, to wit:
Beginning at that portion of the line of Jackson and Madison where it strikes the
southern boundary line of James M. Sailors, and running thence along the line of said
James M. Sailors, so as to cut off the lands of said James M. Sailors to the county of
Madison, and that the lands of, and residence of said James M. Sailors be and the same is
hereby added to the county of Madison.
SEC. II. And be it further enacted, &c., That said new boundary line be run and
plainly marked by some competent Surveyor, a plat of which shall be made out by said
Surveyor, and returned by him to the Clerks of the Inferior Courts of said counties, who
are hereby ordered to record the same on the minutes of their Courts respectively, and the
expenses of said survey and the recording such plat be paid by the said James M. Sailors.
Approval Date: Approved, February 9th, 1854.
December 20, 1860
Line between Madison and Jackson Counties altered
ACTS OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF GEORGIA,
Passed in Milledeville, at an annual session in November and December, 1860
1860 Vol. 1 -- Page: 140
Full Title: An Act to change the lines between the counties of Jackson and Madison...
11. SEC. I. Be it enacted, & c., That the line between the counties of Jackson and
Madison shall be as follows: To commence at the southwest corner of the land of James R.
Chandler where the same touches the road which is now the line between said counties;
thence north eighty, west seventeen chains, to a post-oak; thence south twenty-one west,
twelve chains and seventy-five links, to a pine; thence south twenty-seven, east
twenty-seven chains and thirty links to an ash; thence south seventeen, west thirty-eight
chains and fifty links to a beech; thence north seventy-nine, east forty chains to a post
oak; thence north forty-two chains to the road which now forms the line between said
counties of Jackson and Madison; thence along said road to the beginning post-oak corner.
Approval Date: Assented to December 20th, 1860.
August 24, 1872
Part of Jackson County added to Madison County, to include lands of Harrison Hix
ACTS AND RESOLUTIONS OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF GEORGIA,
Passed at its session in July and August, 1872
1872 Vol. 1 -- Page: 439
Full Title: An act to change the line between the counties of Madison and Jackson, so
as to include in the county of Madison the lands and residence of Harrison Hix.
Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly, etc., That, from and after the
passage of this act, the line between the counties of Madison and Jackson be so changed as
to include in the county of Madison the lands and residence of Harrison Hix.
Approval Date: Approved August 24, 1872.
February 28, 1877
Part of Clarke County added to Madison County, to include lands of James Johnson
ACTS AND RESOLUTIONS OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF GEORGIA,
Passed at the regular January Session, 1877.
Full Title: An Act to change the line between the counties of Madison and Clarke; also,
to change the line between the counties of Habersham and Franklin.
SECTION I. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of
Georgia, in General Assembly met, That from and after the passage of this Act, the line
between the counties of Madison and Clarke be changed so as to include all the lands
belonging to James Johnson, of Madison county, in said county of Madison; and that the
county line between the counties of Habersham and Franklin be so changed as to include the
residence of Robert A. [Illegible Text] in the county of Habersham.
Approval Date: Approved February 28, 1877.
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