The Laws of Texas, 1822-1897 Volume 4 Page: 963

                                
Laws of the State of Texas.

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river with its meanders, to the north-west corner of Wilbarger
county; thence due South with the west line of the last named
county to the beginning, shall constitute the county of Hardeman,
(named in honor of the deceased brothers Bailey and Thomas J.
I-Hardeman,) the county seat thereof shall bear the same name.
Sec. 20. The following limits to wit: beginning at the northwest
corner of Kerr county, on the south line of Kimble county;
thence west with the line of Iimble to its south-west corner; thence
due south to the north line of Dawson county, with the boundaries
of Dawson, Uvalde, Bandera and Kerr to the beginning, shall constitute
the county of Edwards, (named in honor of Hayden Edwards,
deceased, one of the first American settlers of Nacogdoches,)
the county seat thereof shall be called Edwardsville.
Sec. 21. The following limits, to wit: beginning at the southwesicorner
of Frio county, being also the corner of La Salle and
Zavalla counties, thence west with the south line of Zavalla to its
southwest corner, thence due south thirty miles; thence due east
to the west line of La Salle county, thence due north with said west
line to the beginning; shall constitute the county of Dimmit,
(named in honor of Phillip Dimmit, deceased,) the county seat
thereof shall bear the same name.
Sec. .22. The following limits, to wit: beginning at the southwest
corner of Frio county, being also the corner of Zavalla and
Dimmit counties; thence with the east line of Dimmit and due
south forty-two miles; thence due east to the south-west corner of
McMullen county; thence with the west line of MciMullen and the
south line of Frio, to the beginning, shall constitute the county of
La Salle, (named in honor of the first discoverer of Texas, in 1685.)
The county seat thereof shall bear the same name.
Sec. 23. The following limits, to wit: beginning at the southwest
 corner   of  Mc[Mullen   county, thence   due   east  six
miles; thence south to the north east line of Starr or Hidalgo
county; thence following the north east line of Starr to a
point due south of the south-west corner of MlcMullen county;
thence in a direct line north to the south-east corner of La
Salle  and  the   south-west  corner  of  McMullen    counties;
thence with the boundaries of IMcMullen and due east to the
beginning, shall constitute the county of Duval, (named in
honor of Captain Burr H. Duval, who fell at Fannin's mas(963)