Leake County is bounded by beginning at the northwest corner of township twelve, range six, east; thence east on the line between townships twelve and thirteen to the range line between ranges nine and ten, east; thence south on said range line to the township line between townships eight and nine; thence west on said line to the range line between ranges five and six, east; thence north on said range line to the beginning. The county site is Carthage.Codes, 1857, ch. 2, art 60; 1871, § 54; 1880, § 58; 1892, § 382; 1906, § 446; Hemingway's 1917, § 3866; 1930, § 3927; 1942, § 3062; Laws, 12/23/1833.
Mississippi Legal Code