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1. Boundaries and Area: ^^ 
 
 It is proposed to take the following territory 
 from the surrounding Counties, viz: 
 
 Jefferson, 400 square miles. 
 
 Tuscaloosa, 165 square miles. 
 
 Walker, 36 square miles. 
 
 Shelby, 17 square miles. 
 
 Bibb, 7 square miles. 
 
 Giving the new County 625 square miles. 
 
 This would leave the old Counties with the 
 following area: 
 
 Jefferson, 880 square miles. 
 
 Tuscaloosa, 1,250 square miles. 
 
 Walker, 794 square miles. 
 
 Shelby, 828 square miles. 
 
 Bibb, 633 square miles. 4f 
 
 2. Population: 
 
 The population of the new County, as estimated 
 from last Census, would be 18,540, more than 
 sufficient to entitle it to one representative in the 
 Assembly, and the population is rapidh increas- 
 ing. Of the 18,540, about 15,000 are taken from 
 Jefferson County, the territory taken from otlver 
 Counties being sparsely settled. 
 
 3. Taxable Values: 
 
 The present taxable values of the proposed new- 
 County are about 14,500,000, which sum is greater '^ 
 
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 than that of fifty-five of the present sixty-six 
 Counties in the State. 
 
 4. Courts; 
 
 Notwithstanding the special Court facilities of 
 the present County of Jefferson (a new Judge 
 having been provided at the last session of the 
 Legislature) everv branch of the Courts are over- 
 crowded and getting further and fuither behind, 
 which fact works great hardship on the residents 
 of the lower end of the County by the delay and 
 expense experienced in reaching their cases. 
 
 5. Is it the wish of the People in j| 
 the Territory? 
 
 This is answered by the petitions from over 
 four-fifths of the voting population in every sec- 
 Jf tion of the proposed new County. In fact, the 
 people are practically unanimous for it, there 
 being no opposition in any section of the new 
 County. 
 
 6. Political Status: 
 
 The proposed new County has been safely 
 Democratic by si large majority in all elections 
 for the years i888, 1890 and 1892, as will be seen 
 by the official returns in both State and National 
 elections. Statistics prior to 1888 are not given, 
 as the City of Bessemer, the largest town in the 
 territory, was not in existence prior to 1887, and 
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 the election of August, 1SS8, was the first held 
 there. Furthermore, prior to 18S7 the territory 
 in the proposed new County was very sparsely 
 settled. 
 
 The inhabitants of the territory composing the 
 proposed new County, knowing that they have all 
 the Constitutional requirements, area and popu- 
 lat on, knowing also that their taxable values are 
 large and sufficient to support the new County 
 government, and further, knowing that all con- 
 tiguous counties are left in such condition as to 
 full}- meet all Constitutional requirements, will 
 present their case to the members of the General 
 Assembly, relying on their sense of right and 
 justice to secure them the rights guaranteed 
 under the Constitution, and believing that the 
 right of self government will not be denied 
 them. 
 
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