Acts of the General Assembly of the State of Georgia Georgia Law, Georgia Georgia. Acts and resolutions of the General Assembly of the State of Georgia MILLEDGEVILLE: PRINTED BY S. GRANTLAND 18101100 English

ACTS OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF GEORGIA: PASSED AT MILLEDGEVILLE At an Annual Session, IN NOVEMBER AND DECEMBER , 1810 18101100 18101200 Published by Authority. MILLEDGEVILLE: PRINTED BY S. GRANTLAND, STATE PRINTER 1810.

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INDEX. * * Pages 151 and 152, by mistake, were numbered twice. A. ACADEMIES, Commissioners of, in the several new counties authorized to purchase 1000l. worth confiscated property 25 Commissioners of confiscated property required to make titles to them, proviso, 26 In Richmond county, trustees authorized to lease out certain common of Augusta 29 Mount Enon incorporated 140 Trustees appointed ib. In case of vacancies, how filled 141 In Scriven county, commissioners of appointed, 152 Clark and Jackson, joint do. ib. Richmond, Freeman Walker appointed a Trustee of 153 Thomas Flournoy appointed do. 164 Warren, Timothy Mathews appointed do. 153 Franklin, Commissioners of, appointed 154 , 166 Pulaski, Laurens, Montgomery, Telfair, Wilkinson, Twiggs, Bulloch and Lincoln counties, Commissioners appointed for each, 165 Wayne and Jones, commissioners appointed for 166 Tatnall, Morgan and Randolph, commissioners for 67 C olumbia, commissioners appointed for 175 Administrators (see Executors) Agicultural Society incorporated, 3 Authorized to establish a lottery for the purpose of raising the sum of $10,000 dollars 5 Appropriation act for 1811, 126 Augusta, town of, Vendue Masters appointed for 167 B. Bank of Augusta, incorporated, 9 President and Directors, their powers and authority with regard to 10 Directors to be chosen annually 11 Number of votes to which each stock-holder shall be entitled, ib. May authorize any other stock-holder by power of attorney to vote, 12 Shall take an oath before voting, ib. Directors to elect out of their own body a President 13 Capital stock $ 300,000, ib.

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Shares, $100 each 18 $50,000, reserved to the state for a certain length of time ib . Capital stock may be increased to $600,000 with a reservation to the state of a certain number of shares, ib . Eligibility of a Director, 14 Directors to elect Cashier and other officers Clerks, 15 Cashier to give bond and security, ib . Cashier and other officers to take an oath, ib . What number of Directors shall form a board, 16 A majority of directors shall have power to call a general meeting of the stock-holders, ib How to proceed in case of the death, resignation or removal of the President, ib . Shares, how transferred, ib . Bills or notes to be binding on the corporation, 17 Transferred stock, must be entered in a book kept for that purpose by the company, ib . Lands and Tenements how held and disposed of, ib . Company not to be concerned in commerce, c. with certain exceptions, 18 Bills, bonds, notes, c. how to be signed, ib . Debts not to exceed three times the amount of capital, 19 In case of excess who liable, ib . Dividends of the profits when and how declared, ib . Directors to keep fair and regular entries of their proceedings, 20 Time to which the corporation shall continue and how dissolved, ib . Persons counterfeiting bills of, shall suffer death, 21 Treasurer authorized to receive bills of in payment of taxes, 154 Bank Planter's, incorporated, 79 Capital stock of $1,000,000 ib . Shares, $ 100 each, ib . One thousand reserved to the state for a certain time, ib . Subscriptions when and how opened, and under the superintendance of certain persons, ib . Who shall be authorized to subscribe, ib . Manner of paying subscription, ib . In case of failure shares forfeited ib . General regulations, provisions, c, 80 , 81 Directors when and how elected 81 82 In case of vacancies, how filled 83 President shall be chosen from among the directors 82 Directors to appoint officers, clerks, c. 83 Number of votes stockholders may be entitled to ib . Eligibility of a director ib .

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Number of directors required to form a board 84 Not less than twenty stockholders shall be competent to call a general meeting ib . Cashier or Treasurer to give bond and security ib . Lands and tenements to be held only in special cases ib . Debts not to exceed three times the amount of capital 85 In case of excess directors liable in their individual capacities ib . Stock, how transferred ib . Company not to be concerned in commerce c. certain exceptions 86 Bills, notes, c how to be signed ib . Dividends of profits when and how declared ib . To keep fair and regular minutes 87 Limitation of charter, and how dissolved ib . Treasurer may receive the bills in payment of taxes 154 Baldwin county allowed two Representatives 72 Abraham Miles appointed Justice Inferior court of 158 Barnes John, act for his relief 94 Barrett Thomas (see Vendue Masters) Berrien, Thomas M. (see Notaries Public.) Bevill Paul, (see Lumber-Measurers.) Bird William (see Notaries Public.) Bulloch county, allowed one representative, [Illegible Text] and Montgomery, line between defined [Illegible Text] Jonathan Robinson appointed a justice of the Inferior court of 159 Burke county, allowed three representatives, 72 John Davis appointed a justice Inferior court of 150 Butler Pierce, Tax-Collector of [Illegible Text] authorized to receipt to him on receiving the full amount of Tax, without enforcing double tax, 152 Blackshear Elijah, Governor requested to pay him out of the Contingent Fund the sum of $ [Illegible Text] 176 Brailsford John N. (see notaries public) Branham Henry, (see do.) Brunswick, town of, Commissioners appointed for 166 Bryan county allowed one representative 72 Reuben S. [Illegible Text], appointed a Justice of the Inferior court of 159 Broad river, company incorporated for the improvement of 106 C. Calfrey Lewis and John Coats, exclusive right given them to run a line of stage-carriages between the cities of Savannah and Augusta, 36 No other person allowed that privilege, unless by their consent ib .

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May be prosecuted for an attempt to do so 36 Required to give bond and security to the Governor 37 Camden county, Grand and Petit Jurors how to be drawn for (see Jurors) Allowed two representatives, 72 Justices Inferior court appointed for 150 Campbell Robert (see Notaries Public.) C arleton, Henry, Jr. (see do.) C auder David L. (see Lumber-Measurers) C arlton Thomas sen. (see Notaries Public) C larke county, allowed three representatives, 72 John Smith appointed Justice Inferior court of 151 and Jackson county academy, joint commissioners of, appointed 152 C hatham county, allowed three representatives 72 C lerk Superior court of Twiggs county, certain acts of his declared valid (see Twiggs county) C lerks, certain acts of deputies with regard to recording deeds, mortgages, c declared good evidence 97 Duty with regard to entering satisfaction on judgments after the return of execution 133 To keep a docquet book for that purpose 134 Shall keep subpoena doquets ib . Also C riminal docquets ib . C ollins Peter H. and lawful representatives of James Simms, act for their relief 93 Columbia county allowed three representatives 72 Coffee John, resolution relative to his conduct as Surveyor of the 8th district Wilkinson, 170 Comptroller General, authorized to issue to John Mills a Bounty Warrant, on certain conditions, 22 To issue a Funded Certificate to Charles O. Scriven 88 To [Illegible Text] a Bounty-Warrant [Illegible Text] the name of Oliver Rock to Hugh M`Donald, 175 Confiscated Property, commissiorers of directed to postpon the sale of a Lot in Savannah 151 In the eastern district to be sold in Savannah, 173 In the upper district to be sold in Milledgeville or Augusta, ib . Governor to ascertain the amount due the commissioners and direct the treasurer to credit their bonds in the treasury, 174 Constitution, first section of the third article of proposed to be amended, 137 Criminal Code, Committee of the Legislature appointed to systematize, digest, arrange, c. 149 Governor requested to draw upon the Contingent Fund in favor of the Chairman for a sum not exceeding 100 dollars, [Illegible Text] D Downing Elward pardoned, [Illegible Text]

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Divorce, oath of Special Jury in cases of 76 D'Antignac John (see Notaries Public) Devereux and Thweatt, Governor requested to draw upon the Contingent Fund in their favor for $196 69 152 Dobbins Bryson (see Lumber-Measurer) E. Effingham county allowed one representative 72 Justice of the Inferior court of appointed [Illegible Text] Elbert county allowed three representatives, 72 Wm. Forsam appointed a justice of the Inferior court of, 152 Escheat, whose and what property subject to 135 Evidence, deeds, mortgages, conveyances and other writing if recorded by a Deputy clerk good evidence in courts of law, 97 Grants, Copy Grants, Testimonials or other documents issued from the office of the Secretary of State, by a Deputy, declared legal, proviso, 97 Certain Grants shall not be received as evidence, ib . Transfer of any bill, bond, note, c. 98 Executions, issued from a justices court, in case of a dispute touching personal property how decided, 62 Executors of Wills, when and how to qualify 144 In case of application for letters dismissory, duty of the court of Ordinary 145 Guardians, executors and administrators to render yearly statements to the Inferior court ib . Securities for administrators or guardians, how relieved when the principal is likely to squander away property, 146 F. Farmer Elizabeth, name altered, 88 Female Asylum Society (see Savannah) Ferry, Henry Joyce authorized to erect over Oconee river, 77 Rates of toll allowed, 78 Flournoy Thomas (see Academy of Richmond) Fractional Surveys, (see Lands) Franklin county allowed three representatives, 72 Joseph Chandler appointed justice Inferior court of 155 Frazer James (see Vendue Masters) Frederica, town of, commissioners authorized to sell and make titles to Jo. Turner for five acres of the Common of said town, 27 Money to be applied to the use of the Academy, ib . George Abbott appointed a commissioner of 165 Free negroes, or persons of color coming into this state how to act and to be dealt with, 117

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G. Gardner John (see Lumber-Measurers) Gibson John C. (see Notaries Public) Glenn George, (see do.) Glynn county allowed one representative, 72 Justices Inferior court appointed for 160 Glover Eli (see Notaries Public) Grants, time extended to fortunate drawersin the land Lotteries to take out 6 Greene county, Inferior court of, authorized to have transscribed the records of said county, 70 Officers to deliver up the records to the court ib . When copied they shall be examined, ib . Shall be considered as original records, ib . Extra tax may be levied to defray the expence ib . Allowed three representatives, 72 William W. Strain appointed a justice of the Inferior court of, 176 Greensboro' town of, commissioners authorised to sell the Alleys or Hamlets in, proviso, 75 Proceeds of sales may be applied to repairing, pews seats, Meeting-House, c. ib . Green John (see Lumber Measurers) Greer William (see do.) H. Hancock county allowed three representatives 72 Justice Inferior court appointed for 150 William Chandler appointed do. 166 Hanny James (see Lumber Measurers) Hardee John appointed commissioner of a road from Noddings point to road leading from Barrington to St. Mary's, 153 Hartford, town of, (see Pulaski county) Harvey Thomas and Martha his wife, divorced, 32 Hills John, resolution on the subject of a survey of the coast of this state in his possession, 172 Governor requested to ascertain from Major Hopkins whether the drafts tendered by Mr. Hill are genuine, and whether he has transfered his right to said Hills or not, [Illegible Text] Hopkins Elisha B. (see Lumber-Measurers) I. Irvine Kenneth, act for his relief 31 Jackson county allowed three representatives 72

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and Clark county academy, joint commissioners of appointed 152 Hugh Montgomery appointed Justice Inferior court of 154 Peter Boyle appointed do. 160 Jefferson county allowed two representatives 72 and Montgomery, line between particularly described 98 Joice Henry, authorised to erect a ferry over the Oconee 77 Rates of toll allowed him ib . Jones county, part of Putnam added to 52 Allowed three representatives 72 Wm. Horton appointed Justice Inferior court for 163 Jones William (see Notaries Public) Dudley, (see Academies) Elizabeth, commissioners of confiscated property directsd to make and execute titles to the children of, for a certain tract of land 162 Charles, Tax-Collector of Richmond county to allow him a certain credit 169 Judgments, priority of, how decided 61 Jurors, grand and petit, may be drawn in Twiggs county by Inferior Court, Clerk of Superior Court and Sheriff 44 Inferior court of Telfair, Laurens, Wilkinson, Pulaski and Montgomery counties may draw 45 In Wayne and Camden counties also 85 Special, how to be struck c 92 Justices courts, executions issuing from (see executions) K. Ker George, jun. (see Notaries Public) King William, (see ditto.) L. Land Lotteries, time allowed fortunate drawers in, to take out their grants 6 When purchasers of Fractional Surveys of, remove from the state, the land subject to be levied on c. 110 Sheriff not to make titles to, unless the demand of the state on such fraction is settled for 111 Duty of the Treasurer with regard to ib . Fractional surveys of, in the 7th district of Baldwin and other lots, to be sold 121 Commissioners for that purpose to give bond and security to the Governor, and take an oath 122 Manner of taking bond and security of purchasers 123 Governor to cause grants to be made out 124 Purchasers neglecting to pay, how dealt with 125 Property of purchasers and securities bound from date of their bond ib .

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Method of collecting money from purchasers ib . Fractional Surveys of, in the 8th district of Wilkinson, resolution relative to the re-survey of 170 Laurens county, Inferior court to draw Grand and Petit Jurors for 45 Allowed one representative 72 Commissioners appointed to fix upon a site for the Public buildings in 95 Their general powers and duty with regard to ib . Proceeds of the sales of lots to be applied to building courthouse and jail ib . Inferior court required to give up to purchasers of lots in Sumpterville, their notes or bonds c. 96 Act establishing site of Public Buildings at Sumpterville repealed ib . Commissioners to dispose of the land at Sumpterville ib . Laws and Journals of the Legislature to be printed by Seaton Grantland 162 To be distributed by the Executive ib . Legislature, Commissioners of Milledgeville to have made seats or chairs for accommodation of members of 155 Governor requested to have purchased suitable Carpets for the floors of Senate Representative Chambers 156 Liberty county, lottery authorized to be established for the benefit of Midway Church in 46 Allowed two representatives 72 Justice Inferior court appointed for 164 Lincoln county, allowed two representatives 72 Little Micajah, heirs of, and John M`Leod, act for their relief 112 Lottery may be established by Agricultural Society, (see Agricultural Society) May be established in St. Mary's (see St. Mary's) Lloyd Thomas E. (see Notaries Public) Lucas William (see Lumber Measures) Lumber Measurers for Savannah, John P. Oats appointed 151 Bryson Dobbins appointed for do. 152 Alton Pemberton, John Gardner, William Greer and Joshua Pierce for do. 154 Wm. Lucas, Paul Bevil, Thomas Scruggs and John Green appointed for do. 158 For Darien, David L. Cauder and Elisha B. Hopkins 153 For St. Mary's, Daniel Miller and James Hanny 169 M. Mann John H. (see Notaries Public). Mathews Timothy (see Acadmey)

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Midway Church, Lottery authorised to be established, to raise [Illegible Text] for enclosing the burial ground of 46 Commissioners appointed to carry the lottery into effect, 47 Milledgeville town of commissioners authorised to sell a certain number of lots in, 62 Shall advertise the sale of, sixty days ib . Conditions of sale. 63 Who authorised to vote for commissioners of, 67 Town divided into four wards ib . When and how to elect commissioners of 67 Commissioners to elect an Intendant 68 Election of commissioners, how advertised and held ib . May leafe the Fisheries and cleared land of ib . Tax on inhabitants heretofore levied, how to be collected and disposed of ib . General powers and authority, ib . Vendue Master appointed for 167 Manghan Thomas [see Notaries Public] [Illegible Text], Elections in Regimental or Battallion districts, how held and by whom ordered 89 Who to preside at such elections, 90 Elections for Major by whom advertised and how held and conducted ib . Coloners and Majors to be elected by the people liable to do Militia duty. 91 Convention of officers from Camden, Glynn Wayne counties, where and how called 91 Miller Daniel [see Lumber Measurers] Mills [Illegible Text] Bounty Warrant to be issued to [see Comp. Gen.] Montgomery county Interior court to draw [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] Petit Jurors for. 45 And Bulloch counties line between defined and established 53 And [Illegible Text] counties, line between to be run 54 Commissioners appointed for that purpose, ib . Expence how to be paid 55 Allowed one Representative 72 [Illegible Text] Jefferson counties line between [Illegible Text] 98 Monticello town of, commissioners appointed 42 Their powers and authority 42 When and how elected 43 Mordecai Samuel M (see Notaries Public) Mordecai [Illegible Text] (see do) Morgan county allowed three representatives 72 M'Donald Hugh Comptroller General to issue a duplicate Bounty Warrant in the name of Oliver Rock to 175 [Illegible Text] Eliza, name altered 88 [Illegible Text] county allowed two representatives 72 Henry [Illegible Text] appointed justice Inferior court of 164 Mount Enon Academy [see Academies]

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M Leod John, and the heirs of Micajah Little, dec. act for their relief, 111 M Wright Mary, act for her relief 45 N. Names of certain persons altered 88 Neal David appointed justice Inferior court Warren county 149 Negroes Free see free negroes Nelson John and Celia his wife divorced, 24 Notaries Public Jefferson county, Thomas M. Berrien appointed for 150 Augusta John D'Antignac do 150 Hancock, Thomas Maughan do 151 Chatham George Ker, Jr. do ib . Richmond, John Mann and Wm Jones do [Illegible Text] Greene, Henry Carleton Jr. do 154 Augusta Richard H Wilde, Robert Campbell and Thomas C. Russell appointed for 158 avannah, Thomas E. Lloyd. Samuel M. Mordecai John N. Brailsford Joseph H. Clark, George Schley, George Glenn, and Charles Pope appointed for ib . [Illegible Text] William [Illegible Text] William King appointed for 160 Morgan, Thomas Carleton Sen. and Sterling Grimes do 164 Baldwin William Rowe do 167 Chatham, Sampson Mordecai do 169 Jefferson, John Guyton do ib . Randolph, John C. Gibson and Eli Glover do 175 Putnam, Henry [Illegible Text] do 176 O. Oconee river, company incorporated for the improvement [Illegible Text] from mouth [Illegible Text] Creek near [Illegible Text] to Big Shoals at John Barnett's 47 Oats John P. see [Illegible Text] Measurers. Ogechee river, company incorporated to open from mouth of Canouchee to mouth of Rocky Comfort 100 [Illegible Text] county allowed three representatives, 72 [Illegible Text] Sarah, resolution for her relief. 174 P. Pemberton Alton see Lumber-Measurers. Pierce Joshua. see do [Illegible Text] Charles. see Notaries Public Pulaski [Illegible Text] commissioners appointed for the town of Hartford in 37 To give bond and security to the Inferior court and take an oath ib . Inferior court to transfer, money, bonds [Illegible Text] c. to the commissioners of the town of Hartford under a certain penalty. 38 Commissioners to make a [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] of money and lay before Grand Jury, c. ib .

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Inferior court to draw Grand and Petit Jurors 45 Allowed one representative, 72 Putnam county, part of added to Jones county 52 Commissioners appointed to superintend running the line 53 Expence to be defrayed by the county of Jones, 53 Extra session of the Superior court to be held in 56 Allowed three representatives 72 Justices Inferior court appointed for 160 R. Randolph county allowed three representatives 72 Rents collection of, not lawful to proceed by distress and sale 74 May be recovered as other debts are, proviso, 75 Representatives apportioned among the several counties throughout the state, 71 Richmond county academy (see Academies) Allowed two representatives 72 Roads, commissioners appointed to lay off one from Henry Joyce's Ferry to the public road leading to Savannah, 73 From Milledgeville to the town of Hartford 99 Persons living within a certain distance liable to work on, 100 Justices of the Inferior courts of Burke, Jefferson and Richmond to appoint Commissioners of for their respective counties, 115 Rowe William (see Notaries Public) Russell Thomas (see do.) S. Savannah and Tugalo rivers, not lawful to obstruct more than one half of 33 Penalty for so doing and how recovered 34 Commissioners appointed to survey and view obstructions in 34 Power to remove obstructions 35 Savannah Female Asylum Society incorporated 58 Board of Trustees how formed and when and how elected 59 Vacancies how filled ib . Trustees c. appointed ib . Receipts and disbursements to be exhibited annually to the Board 60 May pass bye-laws, appoint officers, c. ib . Husband not liable for any loss, subscription or engagement of his wife ib .

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Liable in certain other cases [Illegible Text] Not lawful to apply the funds to any other purpose whatever 61 Lot advertised by the commissioners of Confiscated property directed to be postponed 151 Governor requested to ascertain the title of the state thereto 151 Lumber-Measurers appointed for (see Lumber Measurers) Notaries Public appointed for (see Notaries Public) Scriven county allowed two representatives 72 Academy, commissioners appointed for 152 Justices Inferior court appointed for 159 Schley George (see Notaries Public) Scriven Charles O. act for his relief 87 Scruggs Thomas (see Lumber-Measurers) Sheriffs, in Hancock and Washington to publish their sales in one of the Milledgeville papers 56 In Montgomery and Tatnall in do. or Savannah ib . In Franklin and Lincoln in one of Augusta 56 And Deputy Sheriffs, certain acts of legalized 97 To keep execution dockets and return them to Clerks office, 134 Simpkins Eldred, admitted to plead and practice law, upon taking the customary oaths, 63 Simms James, and lawful representatives of Peter H. Collins, act for their relief, 93 Sims Zachariah, resolution authorising a loan to him for carrying into operation a paper manufactory, 168 Sibbald George (see Tax-Collectors) Slaves, persons selling liquors to, or purchasing any commodities from without licence, how punished, 114 Free, coming into this state to register their names with the Clerk of the Superior court 117 How dealt with on failing to do so, [Illegible Text]. 118 Smith Josiah, name altered 88 Stage-Carriages (see Calfrey Lewis and John Coats) State-House, Commissioners of Milledgeville to place in the hands of the proper law officer the bond of the Undertakers, proviso, 172 Sthal Charles, act for his relief, 22 St. Mary's Lottery, commissioners of authorized to dispose of certain funds that may arise from 27 Notaries public appointed for (see Notaries Public) Lumber-[Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] for (see L. Measurers)

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T. Tatnall county, line to run between, and Montgomery 54 Allowed one Representative 72 Justices Inferior Court appointed for 164 Tax, Collectors, property of, shall be bound as well for county as state tax, from time of signing bond 30 Executions issued against, and property claimed by a person not a party to said execution, how tried 30 Inferior court authorized to issue execution against for county tax ib . Justices Inf. court not authorized to do the duties of ib . Receiver or Collector of ib . Receivers and Collectors to be elected on the 1st Monday in January annually by the people 132 Three Justices of the Peace to preside at and superintend the elections of ib . To be commissioned by the Governor 133 Governor requested to publish the outlines of the act authorizing the election of 155 Collectors of Montgomery, Tatnall, Bulloch Bryan counties to sell so much of the land of George Sibbald as will satisfy his tax due the state 151 In case of no purchaser, Governor authorized to purchase in behalf of the state to the am't of his taxes ib . [Illegible Text] county, justices Inferior court to fix upon a place to hold the courts, elections and other county business 32 Shall be held at the house of Mark [Illegible Text] until a place is fixed on ib . Inferior court to draw Grand and Petit Jurors for 45 Allowed one representative 72 Justices Inferior Court appointed for 159 Treasurer authorized to receive the bills of the Bank of Augusta and of the Planters Bank in payment of taxes 154 Tugalo River (see Savannah river) Twiggs county, site of Public Buildings where fixed 41 Commissioners of the court-house and jail appointed ib . Their powers and duty ib . To lay off and sell town lots ib . Inferior Court of, when to be held 44 Inferior court, with Clerk Superior Court Sheriff to draw Grand and Petit Jurors for ib . All officers, when the [Illegible Text] of Wilkinson was divided falling into this, to hold their commissions 45 Allowed two representatives 72 Proceedings of Archibald M'Intire late Clerk of the Superior Court of, declared valid 78

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Courts and elections to be held at the House of John Hardin until courthouse is erected [Illegible Text] Inferior court to advertize and hold an election for Clerk Superior Court of ib. Lot heretofore purchased for site of Public Buildings given back upon certain conditions to the person purchased of ib. Purchasers of Lots may cancel their obligations ib. Jacob Ricks appointed a Justice Inf. Court of 152 Tavern and Shop-Keepers (See Slaves) V. Vendue Masters, Augusta, Jas. Frazer T. Barret app't'd 158 Milledgeville, Alex. Greene appointed for 167 W. Wafford's Settlement, laws extended over the persons resident in 7 Added to Jackson county 3 Walton county, allowed one representative 72 Resolution relative to 157 Governor to employ Mr. Ellicott to ascertain the 35th degree of North Latitude 157 To pay him out of the Contingent Fund ib. To inform the Executive of N. Carolina of the subject ib. Walker Freeman, (see academies.) Warrenton, town of, incorporated 39 Commissioners appointed ib. Their powers, authority, c. ib. Commissioners, when and how elected 40 Extent of the corporation ib. Warren county, allowed three representatives 72 David Neal appointed Justice Inferior Court of 149 Washington county, extra session of Sup. court to be held in 23 Allowed three Representatives 72 Wayne county, Grand and Petit Jurors for, how drawn 85 Allowed one Representative 72 Justices Inferior court appointed for 149 , 175 Moses Harrison appointed a commissioner of the court-house and Jail of 151 Wilkinson county, Grand Petit Jurors for, how drawn 45 Allowed one Representative 72 Commissioners appointed to fix on site for Public Buildings in 66 General powers, duties c. with regard to ib. Abraham Lucas appointed a Justice Inferior court of 167 Wilkes county allowed three Representatives 72 Manufacturing Company incorporated 141

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General provisions and regulations 142 Wilde Richard H. (see Notaries Public) Wilkins Paul Hamilton, resolution directing the Treasurer to deliver to the Commissioners of Confiscated Property a funded certificate claimed by him 161 Wills (see Executors) Wrightsboro' town of, commissioners authorised to sell three fifty acre lots 8 Authorised to appropriate the proceeds to erecting a house of worship, c. 9

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ACTS OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF GEORGIA; PASSED IN NOVEMBER AND DECEMBER, 1810. To incorporate the Agricultural Society of Georgia. AN ACT WHEREAS John Bolton, John Cumming, Thomas Young, Thomas Telfair, John M. Berrien, Curtis Bolton, Joshua E. White, Richard Richardson, Steele White, Ebenezer Stark, Nichol Turnbull, Noble W. Jones, William Scarborough, Oliver Sturges, Benjamin Burroughs, Barna M'Kinne, Benjamin Maurice, Charles Perry, Hugh Ross, Hazen Kimball, Joseph Carruthers, John Hunter, Henry Hall, Jabez Longworth, Jonathan Meigs, William Woodbridge, John P. Williamson, James Dickson, David Williford, Stephen Martell, William T. Williams, Richard M. Stites, John Anderson, John Eppinger, John Eppinger, Jr. [Illegible Text] Cope, John G. Williamson, William Taylor, Thomas Phelps, Jonathan Battelle, Charles Oddingsells, Robert J. Houston, Benjamin Ansley, Frederick Ball, George Woodruff, Francis Roma, John Lawson, Richard Wall, Archibald S. Bulloch, Lemuel Kollock, Hugh M'Call, Gurdon J. Seymour, William Mein, Edward White, Alfred Cuthbert, Henry Holcomb, Thomas Gardiner, John Caig,

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George Scott, Tobias V. Gray, James G. [Illegible Text] John Grimes, George Anderson, William B. Bulloch, William Gaston, John H. Deubell, James Bilbo, Robert Small, Tho's L. Malone, Tho's Mendenhall, James B. Read, Abraham Richards, Theodore A. Scheodde, Andrew Low, Richard F. Williams, George Harrall, Ralph May, Zachariah Miller, Calvin Baker, B. Ogden, Thomas Bourke, Samuel Barnet, George Jones, L. N. Alard, A. Devuillard, Thomas Dicheneaux, J. J. Coiron, J. J. Blanchard, and N. Nazarat, have by their petition represented that they have associated themselves formed a Society for the purpose of collecting the different modes of Agriculture that are in practice in this State, to suggest such improvements as experience has shewn to be beneficial; to excite among their fellow citizens a desire of making experiments for the renovation of exhausted Lands, and for the amelioration of such as in their natural state are unproductive or unfit for cultivation, which objects are highly laudable and interesting to the citizens of this State, and deserve the fostering care of its Legislature. 1. Be it therefore 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 the several persons herein before named, and others who now are, [Illegible Text] may hereafter become members of the said Agricultural Society, and the successors, officers and members thereof, shall be, and they are hereby declared to be a body corporate in deed and name, by the name and style of the Agricultural Society of Georgia, and by the said name and style shall have perpetual succession of officers and members, and a common seal to use, with power to make, alter

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change and amend such bye-laws and regulations as may be agreed on by the members of the said Society. Provided, That such bye-laws and regulations be not repugnant to the Constitution and laws of this State, or of the United States. 2. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the said Society by the name and style aforesaid, shall have, hold, and enjoy, and shall be invested with all manner of property, both real and personal, and all monies due, or to become due to the said Society, and shall have, hold, receive and enjoy all donations, gifts, grants, hereditaments, privileges and immunities which may now belong to the said Society, or to which it may hereafter become entitled. And the said Society by the name and style aforesaid, shall be, and is hereby declared to be capable of suing and being sued, impleading and being impleaded, and of using all necessary legal steps for recovering or defending any property whatever which the said Corporation may have, hold, claim or demand. 3. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the said Corporation be, and they are hereby, authorised to establish a Lottery upon such scheme and plan as they may devise, for the purpose of raising a sum not exceeding Ten Thousand Dollars, to be applied exclusively and entirely to the objects for which the said Corporation has been established, and to and for no other purpose whatever. BENJAMIN WHITAKER, Speaker of the House of Representatives. JARED IRWIN, President of the Senate. Executive Department, Georgia, DAVID B. MITCHELL, Governor. Assented to, 6th December, 1810.

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AN ACT To continue in force an act, passed the twenty-second day of December, one thousand eight hundred and eight, giving further time to the fortunate drawers in the late Land Lotteries to take out their grants. 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 the time allowed by the above recited act, for taking out grants, be, and the same is hereby extended and continued until the twenty-fifth day of December, one thousand eight hundred and eleven. BENJAMIN WHITAKER, Speaker of the House of Representatives. JARED IRWIN, President of the Senate. Executive Department, Georgia, DAVID B. MITCHELL, Governor. Assented to, 29th November, 1810. To pardon Edward Downing. AN ACT WHEREAS at a Superior Court held in and for the county of Greene, for September term, in the year of our Lord, one thousand eight hundred and ten, a certain Edward Downing of the county aforesaid, was convicted of the crime of murder, and was sentenced by the court to be executed on Friday the 28th of the same month, but on the petition of sundry persons, principally inhabitants of the county of Greene aforesaid, to His

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Excellency the Governor, praying a respite for the said Edward Downing, the same was granted until Friday the 30th day of November, instant. 1. Be it therefore enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Georgia, in General Assembly met, and by the authority of the same, That from and immediately after the passing of this act, the said Edward Downing shall be, and he is hereby declared to be fully and entirely pardoned, exonerated, and discharged from the pains and penalties of his said conviction, as though he never had committed the said offience, on payment of legal costs. BENJAMIN WHITAKER, Speaker of the House of Representatives. JARED IRWIN, President of the Senate. Executive Department, Georgia, DAVID B. MITCHELL, Governor. Assented to, 27th Nvember, 1810. AN ACT To amend the first section of an act, entitled an act, to extend the Laws of this state over the persons resident in Wafford's settlement, and for organizing the same. 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Georgia, and it is hereby enacted, That the law shall be extended over all that part of the said settlement known by the name of Wafford's settlement, which is included within the line run under the direction of James Blair, a Commissioner on the part of the United States, and Walter Adair on the part of the

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Cherokee nation of Idians. And the said citizens inhabitants of said settlement, shall be added to the county of Jackson, and shall be entitled to all the privileges of other citizens of this State, subject nevertheless, to the same restrictions as the inhabitants of said settlement, included within the [Illegible Text] line run by Hugh Montgomery, under the direction of James Blair, Commissioner on behalf of the United States, and James Vann and Kaetehee, Commissioners on the part of the Cherokee nation of Indians, as pointed out by the third section of the before recited act. BENJAMIN WHITAKER, Speaker of the House of Representatives. JARED IRWIN, President of the Senate. Executive Department, Georgia, DAVID B. MITCHELL, Governor. Assented to, 6th December, 1810. AN ACT To extend the powers of the Commissioners of the town of Wrightsboro', in the county of Columbia. 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 the Commissioners of the town of Wrightsboro' shall be, and they are hereby authorised to sell three fifty acre lots in the Common of said town, known in the plan thereof by numbers three, four and five, after giving twenty days notice in one of the public Gazettes of Augusta, of the time and place of such sale.

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2. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the said Commissioners are hereby authorised to appropriate five hundred dollars out of any monies in their hands, or that may arise from the sales of said lots, to the purpose of erecting a house of Worship in said town Provided, said house shall be free for all denominations of Christians to worship in. 3. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, that the Commissioners of said town or a majority of them, shall be, and they are hereby empowered after the completion of the Seminary of Learning, and the appropriation of the five hundred dollars towards the House of Worship, to appropriate any other money that may come into their hands, to the improvement of the said town, as they may think fit. BENJAMIN WHITAKER, Speaker of the House of Representatives. JARED IRWIN, President of the Senate. Executive Department, Georgia, DAVID B. MITCHELL, Governor. Assented to, 6th December, 1810. To incorporate the Bank of Augusta. AN ACT WHEREAS Thomas Cumming, President, and John Howard, Richard Tubman, John M `Kinne, James Gardner, Hugh Nesbit, David Reid, John Moore, John Campbell, John Willson, Anderson Watkins, John Carmichael and Ferdinand Phinizy, Directors of the said Bank, have petitioned the Legislature

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that they the said President and Directors, and others the Stock-holders of the said Bank, may be incorporated under the name of The Bank of Augusta. And Whereas it is deemed expedient that the said Company be incorporated under proper restrictions; therefore, 1. BE it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Georgia in General Assembly met, and by the authority of the same, That the said Thomas Cumming, President, John Howard, Richard Tubman, John M`Kinne, James Gardner, Hugh Nesbit, David Reid, John Moore, John Campbell, John Willson, Anderson Watkins, John Carmichael and Ferdinand Phinizy, Directors, with all such persons as are now, or may hereafter become Stock-holders in the said Company, be, and they are hereby incorporated and made a body politic by the name and style of The President, Directors, and Company of the Bank of Augusta, and, so shall continue until the first of May, one thousand eight hundred and thirty. And by that name shall be, and are hereby made able and capable in law, to have, purchase, receive, possess, enjoy, and retain to them and their successors, lands, rents, tenements, hereditaments, goods, chattels and effects of what kind, nature, or quality soever, and the same to sell, grant, demise, alien or dispose of, to sue, and be sued, plead and be impleaded, answer and be answered, defend and be defended in courts of record, or any other place whatsoever; and also to make, have, and use a common seal, and the same to break, alter and renew at their pleasure, and also to ordain, establish, and put in execution, such byelaws, ordinances and regulations as shall seem necessary and convenient for the government of the said Corporation, not being contrary to the Laws or

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to the Constitution of this State' or of the United States, or repugnant to the fundamental rules of this Corporation; and generally to do and execute all and singular such acts, matters and things which to them it shall or may appertain to do; subject nevertheless to the rules, regulations, restrictions, limitations and provisions hereinafter prescribed and declared. 2. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That for the well ordering of the affairs of the said Corporation, there shall be thirteen Directors chosen annually on the first Monday of December in each year, the first election to be on the first Monday of December, one thousand eight hundred and eleven, until which time the present Board of Directors shall continue in office. 3. And be it further enacted, That in all future appointments of Directors, the number of votes to which each Stock-holder shall be entitled, shall be according to the number of shares held, in the proportions following; that is to say, for one share and not more than two shares, one vote; for every two shares above two, and not exceeding ten, one vote; for every four shares above ten, and not exceeding thirty, one vote; for every six shares above thirty, and not exceeding sixty, one vote; for every eight shares above sixty, and not exceeding one hundred, one vote; and for every ten shares above one hundred, one vote; but no person, Corporation, Copartnership or Body Politic shall be entitled to more than thirty votes, and no share or shares shall confer a right of suffrage, which shall not have been holden three calendar months previous to the day of election, and unless it be holden by the person in whose name it appears, absolutely and bona fide in his own right, or in that of his wife, and for his or her sole use and

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benefit, or as executor or administrator, or guardian, or in the right and use of some Copartnership, Corporation, or Society, of which he or she may be a member, and not in trust for, or to the use of any other person; any Stock-holder being absent, may authorise by power of attorney under seal, any other Stock-holder to vote for him, her or them. 4. And be it further enacted, That a fair and correct list of the Stock-holders shall be made out at least two weeks before any election of Directors, to be submitted to the inspection of any Stock-holder who shall require to see the same, to the end that public information may be given to the parties concerned of their co-proprietors and Stock-holders; and to prevent a division of shares, in order to obtain to the person or persons so dividing them, an undue influence, the managers of elections for Directors, shall administer to every Stock-holder offering to vote, the following oath; You A B do swear (or affirm) that the stock you now represent, is bona fide your property, and that you are a citizen [Illegible Text] the United States, and that no other person or persons is or are concerned therein; and to any person voting by proxy, or for a minor, or in right of, or [Illegible Text] for any other person entitled to vote, the following oath; You A B do swear (or affirm that the stock of C D, whom you now represent, to the best of your knowledge and belief the [Illegible Text] of the said C D, and that he is a citizen of [Illegible Text] United States, and that no other person or [Illegible Text] is or are concerned therein; and any Stock-[Illegible Text] refusing to take such oath or affirmation shall [Illegible Text] allowed to vote at such election. 5. And be it further enacted, That those [Illegible Text] shall be duly chosen at any election, shall be [Illegible Text] of serving as Directors by virtue of such [Illegible Text]

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until the end or expiration of one day next succeeding the first Monday of December in each year, and no longer; the said Directors at their first meeting after each election shall choose one of their number as President, and in case of the death, resignation, or absence from the State, or removal of a Director, his place may be filled up by a new choice for the remainder of the year by the Directors. But should it so happen that an election of Directors should not be made on the said first Monday of December in each year, or any other day appointed by the Stockholders, the said Corporation shall not for that cause be deemed to be dissolved, but it shall be lawful on any other day to hold and make an election of Directors, in such manner as may be regulated by the rules and ordinances of the said Corporation. 6. And be it further enacted, That the following rules, limitations, and provisions shall form and be fundamental Articles of the Constitution of the said Corporation. RULE I. The Capital Stock of the Bank shall consist of Three Hundred Thousand Dollars, divided into shares of One Hundred Dollars each, of which Fifty Thousand Dollars shall be reserved until the first of January, one thousand eight hundred and twelve, on the original terms, to be then or at any prior time taken by the State, according to the pleasure of the Legislature, whereby the Governor, Treasurer, and Comptroller General shall be entitled at each succeeding election to exercise the right of appointing two of the Board of Directors. RULE II. The Capital Stock may be increased at any time to the amount of Six Hundred Thousand Dollars, whenever a majority of the Stock-holders shall so

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determine at any stated or special meeting, by authorising the Directors to receive subscriptions for or disposing of shares of One Hundred Dollars each, to any person or persons in such manner as they shall think fit, in which case such new subscribers shall become parties to this Association, reserving for the State of Georgia the one sixth part of such increased Capital, to be subscribed for at the first session of the Legislature, after the Capital shall be so increased; and should the Legislature fail to subscribe for part or the whole of the Capital so reserved, it shall and may be lawful for the Directors of the Bank to dispose of that part of the Capital so reserved for the State, and not subscribed for as aforesaid to individuals, upon the same terms as are prescribed for the disposal of the other part of such encreased Capital: And upon the State's subscribing for such encreased Capital, she shall be entitled to appoint one additional member of the Board of Direction, in the same proportion, and in the same manner as is prescribed in the fundamental Articles of this Association. Provided, That if any profit shall be made by such disposition, the same shall enure to the use and benefit of all the Stock-holders previous to the time of every such extension or increase. RULE III. None but a Stock-holder, being a citizen of the State of Georgia, shall be eligible as a Director, and no Director of any other Bank shall be at the same time a Director of this Bank; and if any one of the Directors after being elected, shall at any time during the term for which he shall have been chosen, cease to be a Stock-holder, the remaining Directors, or a majority of them, shall at their next meeting, pass an order, declaring him thus ceasing to be a

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Stock-holder as aforesaid, to be no longer a Director of the said Bank, and shall forthwith proceed to fill up by a new election, his place for the remainder of the term for which he shall have been elected. RULE IV. The Board of Directors, for the time being, shall have power to elect a Cashier, and such other officers and clerks under them, as shall be necessary for executing the business of the Company, and to allow them such compensation for their services respectively as they may deem reasonable, and shall be capable of exercising such other powers and authorities, and of making, revising, altering, or annuling all such bye laws and regulations for the government of the said Company, and that of their officers and affairs, as they or a majority of them shall from time to time think expedient, not inconsistent with law and to use, employ, and dispose of the joint stock, funds or property of the Company, (subject only to the restrictions herein contained) as to them or a majority of them shall seem expedient. RULE V. The Cashier before he enters upon the duties of his office, shall be required to give bond with two or more securities, to the satisfaction of the Directors, in such sum as the Board of Directors may by their bye-laws order and direct, from time to time, with condition for the faithful performance of his duties; and the President, Cashier and other officers of the Bank, shall take the following oath on entering on the duties of their respective offices; I A. B. do solemnly swear (or affirm,) that I will well and faithfully discharge the duties of President, or Cashier, or other officer (as the case may be) of the Bank of Augusta; which oath shall be subscribed and entered on the minutes.

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RULE VI. Not less than seven Directors shall form a [Illegible Text] for the transaction of business, of whom the President shall always be one, except in case of [Illegible Text] or necessary absence, in which case his place [Illegible Text] be supplied by any other Director, whom the majority of Directors present shall nominate for [Illegible Text] purpose. RULE VII. A majority of the Directors shall have power call a general meeting of the Stock-holders for [Illegible Text] relative to the concerns of the Company, [Illegible Text] at least thirty days notice in one of the [Illegible Text] papers printed in Augusta, Washington, ([Illegible Text] county,) Milledgeville and Savannah, specifying [Illegible Text] object of such meeting. RULE VIII. That in case of death, resignation, or removal the President, the Directors shall appoint one [Illegible Text] their number to fill the vacancy, who shall [Illegible Text] office during the remainder of the term for which predecessor was elected. RULE IX. The Shares of the Capital Stock shall be [Illegible Text] on the books of the Company, according such rules, as conformable to law, may be established in that respect by the Board of Directors. RULE X. The bills obligatory and of credit, under the [Illegible Text] of the said Corporation, which shall be made to a person or persons, shall be assignable by [Illegible Text] thereupon under the hand or hands of such person persons, and of his, her or their assignee or signees, and so as absolutely to transfer and [Illegible Text] property thereof in each and every assignee or signees, successively, and to enable such [Illegible Text]

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assignees to bring and maintain an action thereupon in his, her or their own name or names. And bills or notes which may be issued by order of the said Corporation, signed by the President, and countersigned by the principal Cashier or Treasurer thereof, promising the payment of money to any person or persons, his, her or their order or to bearer, though not under the seal of the said Corporation, shall be binding and obligatory upon the same in the like manner, and with the like force and effect as upon any private person or persons, if issued by him, her or them, in his, her or their private or natural capacity or capacities, and shall be assignable and negotiable in like manner as if they were so issued by such private person or persons; that is to say, those which are, or shall be payable to any person or persons, his, her or their order, shall be assignable by indorsement, and those which are or shall be payable to bearer, shall be negotiable and assignable by delivery only. RULE XI. No transfer of Stock in this Company shall be considered as binding upon the Company, unless entered in a Book or Books kept for that purpose by the Company. RULE XII. That the lands, tenements and hereditaments which it shall be lawful for the said Company to hold, shall be only such as shall be necessary for its immediate accommodation, in relation to the convenient transacting of business, and such as shall have been bona fide mortgaged to the Company by way of security; or conveyed to it, or to some person in trust, for the use of the Company, in satisfaction [Illegible Text] security for money actually loaned, or advanced, [Illegible Text] in satisfaction of, or security for debts previously

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contracted, or due to the said Company, or purchased at sales upon judgments which shall be obtained for such debts; and in every instance in which the said Company may become owners or [Illegible Text] of lands, tenements, or hereditaments, the Board of Directors are empowered to sell or dispose of the same, in such manner as they shall deem beneficial to the use of the said Company. RULE XIII. The Company shall in no case directly or indirectly be concerned in commerce or insurance, [Illegible Text] in the importation or exportation, purchase or sale [Illegible Text] any goods, wares, or merchandize whatever, ([Illegible Text] of Exchange, Notes and Bullion only excepted) except such goods, wares or merchandize, as shall be truly transferred, conveyed, or pledged to then by way of security, for money actually loaned [Illegible Text] advanced, or for debts due, owing, or growing due [Illegible Text] the said Company, or purchased by them, to [Illegible Text] such debts so due to said Company, or [Illegible Text] effect insurance on the property that may [Illegible Text] or be thus pledged to the said Company, for its [Illegible Text]. RULE XIV. All bills, bonds, notes, and every other contract [Illegible Text] engagement, on behalf of the Company, shall be signed by the President, countersigned or attested by the Cashier of the Company, and the funds of the Company shall in no case be held responsible for any contract or engagement whatever, unless the same shall be so signed, countersigned, or attested as aforesaid, and the Books, papers, correspondence, and the funds of the Company, shall at all times be subject to the inspection of the Board of Directors. RULE XV. The total amount of the debts which the Bank

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shall at any time owe, whether by bond, bill, note, or other contract, shall not exceed three times the amount of its Capital (over and above the monies then actually deposited in the Bank for safe keeping). In case of excess, the Directors under whose administration it shall happen, shall be liable for the same in their private capacities, and an action of debt may in such case be brought against them, or any of them, their or any of their heirs, executors or administrators, in any court in this state having jurisdiction, by any creditor or creditors of the said Corporation, and may be prosecuted to judgment and execution, any condition, covenant, or agreement to the contrary notwithstanding. But this shall not be construed to exempt the said Corporation, or the lands, tenements, goods or chattels of the same, from being also liable for, and being chargeable with the said excess. Such of the said Directors, who may have been absent, when the said excess was contracted or created, or who may have dissented from the resolution or act, whereby the same was so contracted or created, may respectively exonerate themselves from being individually liable, by entering, if present, their dissent upon the Books of the Bank, at the time the debt may be so contracted, and forthwith giving notice of the fact to the Stockholders at a general meeting which each of the said Directors shall have power to call for that purpose. RULE XVI Dividends of the profits of the Company, or of so much of the said profits as shall be deemed expedient and proper, shall be declared and paid half yearly, and the said dividends shall from time to time, be determined by a majority of the Directors, at a meeting to be held for that purpose, and shall in no case exceed the amount of the nett profits actually

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acquired by the Company, so that the Capital [Illegible Text] thereof shall never be impaired by dividend. RULE XVII. If the said Directors shall at any time wilfully a knowingly, make or declare a dividend which [Illegible Text] impair the Capital Stock, all Directors who [Illegible Text] be present, at the making or declaring such divide and assenting thereto, shall be liable in their [Illegible Text] capacities to the said Company, for the mount or portion of said Stock, so divided by [Illegible Text] said Directors, and each Director who shall be [Illegible Text] at the making or declaring of such divider shall be deemed to have consented thereto, [Illegible Text] he shall immediately declare in writing his [Illegible Text] on the minutes of the proceedings of the Board. RULE XVIII. The Directors shall keep fair and regular [Illegible Text] in a Book provided for that purpose, of their [Illegible Text] and on any question when two [Illegible Text] shall require it, the Yeas and Nays of the [Illegible Text] voting shall be duly inserted on their minute and those minutes be at all times on demand [Illegible Text] to the Stock-holders when at a general [Illegible Text] the same shall be required. RULE XIX. The Corporation shall continue until the [Illegible Text] day of May, one thousand eight hundred and [Illegible Text] but the proprietors of two thirds of the [Illegible Text] Stock of the Company, may by their [Illegible Text] vote, at a general meeting to be called for that [Illegible Text] purpose, dissolve the same at any prior [Illegible Text] Provided, that notice of such meeting and of it object, shall be published in one of the News-[Illegible Text] printed in the City of Augusta, Savannah, [Illegible Text] Milledgeville, for at least twelve months [Illegible Text] to the time appointed for such meeting.

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7. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That immediately on the dissolution of the Company, effectual measures shall be taken by the existing Directors for closing all the concerns of the Company, and for dividing the Capital and profits, which may remain among the Stockholders in proportion to their respective interests. 8. And be it further enacted, That when the increase of the Capital shall take place, no person or persons shall in his, her or their own right, or in the right of any other person subscribe for more than ten shares until after the expiration of three months, and should there be any shares unsold after the aforesaid time, the same may be subscribed for by any person or persons, and the Directors shall advertise the same for the space of three months in the News-papers aforesaid. 9. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That any person or persons who shall print, sign or pass, or be concerned in the [Illegible Text] signing, or passing any counterfeit note or notes, bill or bills, of the Bank of Augusta, knowing them to be such, or who shall [Illegible Text] or be concerned in the altering of any genuine note or notes, bill or bills of the said Bank, and shall be convicted thereof, shall suffer death. BENJAMIN WHITAKER, Speaker of the House of Representatives. JARED IRWIN, President of the Senate. Executive Department, Georgia, DAVID B. MITCHELL, Governor. Assented to, 6th December, 1810.

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For the relief of Charles Sthal. AN ACT WHEREAS it appears that Charles Sthal became security for the appearance of one George Demison as an evidence in a certain case then pending in the Superior court of Camden county, and from unavoidable circumstances was unable to attend, for remedy whereof; 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 the Justices of the Inferior [Illegible Text] of Camden county, be, and they are hereby directed to remit the penalty incurred by the said [Illegible Text] Demison's failing to attend. BENJAMIN WHITAKER, Speaker of the House of Representatives. JARED IRWIN, President of the Senate. Executive Department, Georgia, DAVID B. MITCHELL, Governor. Assented to, 8th December, 1810. For the renewal of a certain Bounty [Illegible Text] therein mentioned. AN ACT WHEREAS John Jones by his petition to [Illegible Text] Legislature has prayed the renewal of a [Illegible Text] Warrant in the name of James Mills, for six [Illegible Text] and forty acres of land; 1. Be it therefore enacted by the Senate [Illegible Text] House of Representatives of the State of [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] General Assembly met, and by the authority of [Illegible Text]

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same, That it shall be lawful for, and the Comptroller General is hereby required to take in the outstanding evidence of the claim of the said James Mills, and issue a new one in lieu thereof, Provided, he shall find the voucher or vouchers to be genuine; any thing in any law to the contrary notwithstanding. BENJAMIN WHITAKER, Speaker of the House of Representatives. JARED IRWIN, President of the Senate. Executive Department, Georgia, DAVID B. MITCHELL, Governor. Assented to, 8th December, 1810. AN ACT To authorise the Judge of the Middle District to hold an extra session in the county of Washington. WHEREAS there was a failure of the Superior court which should have been holden in and for Washington county, on the first Monday in November instantAnd whereas inconveniencies are likely to result therefrom, for remedy whereof; 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 the Judge of the Superior court for the Middle Circuit be, and he is hereby authorised and empowered to hold a court in and for the said county of Washington on the second Monday in January next, and that all officers of said court, jurors and witnesses be required to attend under the

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same penalties, and under the like restrictions, as if the said court had been holden at the period [Illegible Text] pointed out by law for the holding of said court. 2. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the jury drawn to serve at [Illegible Text] court which should have been holden in and for the said county of Washington on the first Monday in November instant, be considered held and taken [Illegible Text] the jury for the term to be holden in pursuance of this act, they being summoned to attend said court at least ten days prior to the sitting thereof. 3. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That all and every person and [Illegible Text] who were bound by recognizance or otherwise to [Illegible Text] the court which should have been holden [Illegible Text] Washington county on the first Monday in November instant, and who shall not have been [Illegible Text] by due course of law, be, and they are hereby [Illegible Text] under the same penalties to attend the [Illegible Text] which shall be holden in pursuance of this act. BENJAMIN WHITAKER, Speaker of the House of Representatives. JARED IRWIN, President of the Senate. Executive Department, Georgia, DAVID B. MITCHELL, Governor. Assented to, 8th December, 1810. To divorce and separate John [Illegible Text] and Celia his wife. AN ACT 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly met and by the authority of the same, That from and immediately [Illegible Text]

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the passing of this act, the matrimonial connection, or civil contract of marriage made between John Nelson and Celia his wife, late Celia Boykin, shall be completely annulled, set aside and dissolved, as fully and effectually as if no such contract had never heretofore been made and entered into between them. 2. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the said John Nelson and Celia Nelson, late Celia Boykin, shall in future be held as separate and distinct persons, altogether unconnected by any mistical union or civil contract whatsoever, at any time heretofore made or entered into between them. BENJAMIN WHITAKER, Speaker of the House of Representatives. JARDEN IRWIN, President of the Senate. Executive Department, Georgia, DAVID B. MITCHELL, Governor. Assented to, 8th December, 1810. AN ACT To authorise the Commissioners of the Academies in the several new counties of this state, to purchase one thousand pounds worth of Confiscated Property. WHEREAS the General Assembly of this State did on the 20th day of December, 1792, pass a law authorising the Commissioners of the Academies of the several counties in this State to purchase one thousand pounds worth of Confiscated Property, and as there are several new counties in this State which have not yet received such donation;

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1. Be it therefore enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Georgia, in General Assembly met, and by the authority of the same, That the Commissioners of the several county Academies in this State, or their agents, who have not heretofore received One Thousand pounds worth of Confiscated Property, shall be and they are hereby authorised to purchase at any sales of Confiscated Property to the amount of One Thousand pounds for each county, and the Commissioners for the selling of Confiscated Property are hereby authorised to receive their bids to the above amount, and to make sufficient titles to them for the same, and their successors in office. 2. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That where the Commissioners of any of the county Academies as aforesaid, have heretofore become purchasers of any Confiscated Property, either by themselves or agents, the said Commissioners of Confiscated Property are hereby authorised and required to make titles for the same to them, and their successors in office, as well as for all other property which they or any of them may hereafter purchase at such sales; Provided nevertheless, That if any Commissioners so purchasing or having purchased at such sales, having heretofore received any part of the One Thousand pounds as allowed by the before recited act, that in that case they shall only receive such sum as will in all make the sum of One Thousand pounds as aforesaid. BENJAMIN WHITAKER, Speaker of the House of Representatives. JARED IRWIN, President of the Senate. Executive Department, Georgia, DAVID B, MITCHELL, Governor. Assented to, 8th December, 1810.

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AN ACT To authorize the Commissioners of the town and Commons of Frederica, to sell five acres of the Commons belonging to said town. 1. BE it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Georgia in General Assembly met, and by the authority of the same, That the Commissioners of the Town and Commons of Frederica, are hereby authorised to sell unto Joseph Turner, five acres of the commons of said town, and make him titles in fee simple, he paying a valuable consideration for the same; and the monies arising from the sale, to be applied to the use of the Academy of said county. BENJAMIN WHITAKER, Speaker of the House of Representatives. JARED IRWIN, President of the Senate. Executive Department Georgia, DAVID B. MITCHELL, Governor. Assented to, 8th December, 1810. AN ACT To authorize the Commissioners of St. Mary's Lottery to dispose of the funds that may arise from the same. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the state of Georgia, in General Assembly met, and by the authority of the same, That the Commissioners of the St. Mary's Lottery shall be authorized and empowered after the compleating the Dam or Dyke contemplated prevent the [Illegible Text]

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of sea water, shall estimate the amount of costs and charges attending the same, opposite each lot. And should not the leasor, proprietor or leasee thereof, pay up to the town Treasurer said costs and charges, the lots before which the work shall be done, shall be, and are hereby declared liable for the annual payment of six per cent interest on the amount expended as aforesaid, to be appropriated by Council to public purposes. BENJAMIN WHITAKER, Speaker of the House of Representative. JARED IRWIN, President of the Senate. Executive Department, Georgia, DAVID B. MITCHELL, Governor. Assented to, 8th December, 1810. AN ACT Amendatory to an act, entitled, an [Illegible Text] to enable the Trustees of the Richmond Academy to lease out the Commons of Augusta, and for other purposes therein mentioned, and to [Illegible Text] their powers. WHEREAS the cultivation of the flat lands [Illegible Text] south of the City of Augusta, will greatly [Illegible Text] towards the promotion and preservation of the [Illegible Text] of the inhabitants, as well as aid in the support the Academy, which is represented to be in a [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] and thriving situation, and deserved ontitled to the further patronage of the [Illegible Text] 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives

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of the State of Georgia in General Assembly met, and by the authority of the same, That from and after the passing of this act, it shall and may be lawful for the Trustees of the Richmond Academy from and after the expiration of the present leases, to lease out any part or the whole of the said Commons in lots, for one or more years, at their discretion, the rents of which said Commons to be considered as part of the funds of the said Academy. BENJAMIN WHITAKER, Speaker of the House of Representatives. JARED IRWIN, President of the Senate. Executive Department, Georgia, DAVID B. MITCHELL, Governor. Assented to 8th December, 1810. AN ACT To alter and amend the 3d section of an act, entitled an act, to impose a tax for the support of Government, for the year eighteen hundred and eight. WHEREAS by the said 3d section of the before recited act, it is enacted that all the property of the Tax Collector and his securities of which they, or either of them were possessed at the time of entering into bond, shall be bound from the time of signing the same for the amount which may be due the State. And whereas it is but reasonable and just that the State and County Tax should be upon the same footing for remedy whereof; 1. BE it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly met, and it is hereby

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enacted by the authority of the same, That from and after the passing of this act, all the property of the Tax Collector and his security or securities, as well for the county as State tax shall be bound from [Illegible Text] time of signing such bond. 2. And be it further enacted, That when any execution may be issued against any Tax Collector [Illegible Text] taxes due this state or any county within this [Illegible Text] and when the Sheriff may levy the same on [Illegible Text] claimed by any person not a party to said [Illegible Text], the same proceedings shall be had [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] for the trial of the right of real or personal [Illegible Text] within this State; Provided nevertheless, That [Illegible Text] such trials shall be had before the Superior [Illegible Text] of such county wherein such levy was made. 3. And be it further enacted, That it shall [Illegible Text] may be lawful for any three or more Justices of [Illegible Text] Inferior court of each county within this State to [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text], in their own names, for the use of the county, executions against any Tax Collector and his [Illegible Text] or securities who may be in default for [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text]. 4. And be it further enacted, That no Justice [Illegible Text] the Inferior courts within this state shall [Illegible Text] exercise the duties of Tax Collector or Receiver [Illegible Text] Tax Returns. 5. And be it further enacted, That all laws and parts of laws heretofore passed in this State militating against this act, shall be, and the same are [Illegible Text] by repealed. BENJAMIN WHITAKER, Speaker of the House of Representatives. JARED IRWIN, President of the Senate. Executive Department Georgia, DAVID B. MITCHELL, Governor. Assented to, 8th December, [Illegible Text].

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For the relief of Kenneth Irvine AN ACT WHEREAS at a Superior court in Liberty county in March last, there was by verdict a fine of three hundred dollars inflicted upon the said Kenneth Irvine for default in returning the names of Slaves liable to work upon the roads. And whereas it appears that his default originated from ignorance and negligence, rather than from an intention to evade the performance of his duty. 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly met, and it is hereby enacted, That the said fine be, and is hereby remitted, and that the Justices of the Inferior court for the county of Liberty be ordered to stay execution. BENJAMIN WHITAKER, Speaker of the House of Representatives. JARED IRWIN, President of the Senate. Executive Department, Georgia, DAVID B. MITCHELL, Governor. Assented to, 8th December, 1810. AN ACT To repeal an act, entitled an act to remove the courts, elections, and other county business of the county of Telfair, passed the 22d day of December, 1808; and to determine upon a proper seat for the same. 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives

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in General Assembly met, and by [Illegible Text] of the same, That from and after the [Illegible Text] of this act, it shall and may be lawful for [Illegible Text] Justices of the Inferior court of the county Telfair, to meet and determine upon any spot lot of land, as the seat of the courts, [Illegible Text] and other county business in the said [Illegible Text]; Provided, the same is within the eighth [Illegible Text] of the said county, and upon the Ocmulgee [Illegible Text] any law to the contrary notwithstanding. Sec. 2. And be it further enacted by the authority [Illegible Text], That the elections and other county [Illegible Text] shall be transacted at the dwelling-house [Illegible Text] Mark Pregon, in the eighth district, on the said [Illegible Text] Ocmulgee, until the public buildings shall be [Illegible Text]. BENJAMIN WHITAKER Speaker of the House of Representatives. JARED IRWIN, President of the Senate. Executive Department, Georgia, DAVID B. MITCHELL, Governor. Assented to, 8th December, 1810. To divorce Thomas Harvey and [Illegible Text] his wife. AN ACT 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of [Illegible Text] of the State of Georgia in General [Illegible Text] met, and by the authority of the same, [Illegible Text] from and immediately after the passing of this [Illegible Text] the matrimonial connection or civil contract of [Illegible Text] made between Thomas Harvey and [Illegible Text]

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his wife, late Martha Saffold, shall be completely annulled, set aside and dissolved, as fully and effectually as if no such contract had ever heretofore been made and entered into between them. 2. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the said Thomas Harvey and Martha his wife, late Martha Saffold, shall in future be held as separate and distinct persons, altogether unconnected by any mistical union or civil contract whatsoever at any time heretofore made or entered into between them. BENJAMIN WHITAKER, Speaker of the House of Representatives. JARED IRWIN, President of the Senate. Executive Department, Georgia, DAVID B. MITCHELL, Governor. Assented to, 8th December, 1810. AN ACT To keep open Savannah Tugalo rivers, and to prevent obstructions in the same, calculated to impede the free passage of boats and fish, so far as respects the county of Franklin. 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Georgia in General Assembly met, and by the authority of the same, That from and immediately after the first day of February next, it shall not be lawful for any person or persons to obstruct or cause to be obstructed, more than one half of Savannah and Tugalo rivers from the mouth of Lightwood-log creek, to the Indian boundary

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line in said county, by dams, fish traps, or other obstructions, and that one half of said streams which shall include the main current, shall at all times be kept open for the free passage of boats and fish. 2. And be it further enacted, That any person or persons that shall offend against the provisions contained in this act, he, she, or they shall be subject to the penalty of fifty dollars for each day he, she, or they shall so offend, to be prosecuted and recovered in the Superior court of said county, to be recovered by bill of indictment, by the proper law officer to the Grand Jury of said county; and such trial shall be had thereon, as heretofore practised in the Superior courts of this State in State cases and prosecutions against any person or persons who offend against, or violate any law or laws enacted for the preservation and interest of the citizens of this state; and upon conviction, the informer shall be entitled to one fourth of the penalty incurred by a violation of the provisions contained in this [Illegible Text] and the other three fourths to be placed in the clerk's office of the Inferior court, for the purpose of keeping open the said rivers; and shall be subject to the Commissioners of said rivers, to be by them applied to the improving of the navigation of said rivers. 3. And be it further enacted, That Joseph Walters, Richard Gray, John Mullins, John D. Terrell, and Joel Yowell, be, and they are hereby appointed Commissioners, who shall have complete power to survey and view any obstructions in said [Illegible Text] which may be considered in violation of the provisions contained in this act, and on their giving five days notice to any person or persons, their agent or attorney, who shall obstruct said rivers or [Illegible Text] any obstructions now in said rivers, in violation of

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this act, then and in that case, they or a majority of them shall have competent power to remove, or cause to be removed such obstructions, by calling their aid, if necessary, any number of citizens of said county; Provided nevertheless, that no penalty imposed by this act, shall take place prior to the first day of February next. BENJAMIN WHITAKER, Speaker of the House of Representatives. JARED IRWIN, President of the Senate. Executive Department, Georgia, DAVID B. MITCHELL, Governor. Assented to, 8th December, 1810. AN ACT To secure to Lewis Calfrey and John Coats, their heirs and assigns, the sole and exclusive right of running a line of Stage Carriages between the cities of Savannah and Augusta, for the term of ten years. WHEREAS the exclusive right to run a line of Stage Carriages for the conveyance of passengers and their baggage, between the city of Savannah and the city of Augusta, was by law vested in James Gaffney and Lewis Calfrey for the term of five years, commencing on the first day of October one thousand eight hundred and six, and which term will expire on the first day of October, one thousand eight hundred and eleven, and which exclusive right is now vested in the said Lewis Calfrey and

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John Coats, who have petitioned the present Legislature for the exclusive right of running the said line of Stage Carriages between the aforesaid cities of Savannah and Augusta, to be extended to them for the further term of ten years; to commence from the first day of October eighteen hundred and eleven; 1. Be it therefore enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Ceorgia, in General Assembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That the said Lewis Calfrey and John Coats, their heirs and assigns, shall have the sole and exclusive right of running a line of Stage Carriages for the conveyance of passengers and their baggage, between the City of Savannah and the City of Augusta, for the term of ten years, to commence on the first day of October, one thousand eight hundred and eleven. 2. And be it further enacted, That if any person or persons shall within the said term, presume to run any Stage. Carriage or Carriages in any manner for fare or hire between the places aforesaid, without the consent or concurrence of the said Lewis Calfree and John Coats, their heirs or assigns under their hands and seals first obtained, every such person or persons so offending, shall [Illegible Text] and pay to the said Lewis Calfrey and John Coats, their heirs and assigns, double the amount of the sum demanded or received by the said person or persons, to or from any point or place within the limits of the said city Savannah and city of Augusta, comprehending all the different routs between the same, to be recovered by the said Lewis Calfrey and John Coats, their heirs and assigns, by action of debt before any magistrate or court having [Illegible Text] thereof; Provided, the said Lewis [Illegible Text]

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[Illegible Text] John Coats do give bond in the sum of two [Illegible Text] five hundred dollars with good and sufficient security to His Excellency the Governor, for [Illegible Text] running of Stages for the aforesaid term. BENJAMIN WHITAKER, Speaker of the House of Representatives. JARED IRWIN, President of the Senate. Executive Department, Georgia, DAVID B. MITCHELL, Governor. Assented to, 8th December, 1810. AN ACT To amend an act, entitled, an act to make permanent the seat of the Public Buildings in the county of Pulaski. 1 BE it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Georgia in General Assembly met, and by the authority of the same it is hereby enacted, That George Walker, Jacob Snell, Allen Tuke, William S. Lancaster and Josiah Everett are hereby appointed commissioners for the town of Hartford in the county of Pulaski, the same being the site of the public buildings for said county. 2. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, that the said commissioners shall give bond and security to the Inferior court and their successors in office, in the sum of Forty Thousand Dollars, and take an oath to appropriate the money [Illegible Text] from the sale of said lots, for the building of a Court-House and Jail in the town aforesaid, and for other county purposes that shall be by them

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deemed of public utility under the inspection [Illegible Text] the Inferior court of said county. Sec. 3 And be it further enacted, that the [Illegible Text] of the Inferior court or a majority of them of [Illegible Text] said county of Pulaski shall on the first Monday [Illegible Text] January next, or within twenty days thereafter, [Illegible Text] at the town of Hartford, and transfer all [Illegible Text] which have not heretofore been laid out for [Illegible Text] purposes, bonds, and securities which they have [Illegible Text] in consideration of the sale of lots in the [Illegible Text] aforesaid, to the commissioners aforesaid, under [Illegible Text] penalty of Forty Thousand Dollars; which said [Illegible Text] sum, on the failure of the compliance of the [Illegible Text] Justices or either of them holding public money [Illegible Text] from the sales of said town lots, bonds, [Illegible Text] or other security, may be sued for and [Illegible Text] any court of Justice in this state having [Illegible Text] thereof. Sec. 4 And be it further enacted, That when [Illegible Text] any lots in the said town shall hereafter be sold [Illegible Text] the commissioners of the said town of Hartford, [Illegible Text] amount of monies due for the lots shall be made [Illegible Text] to the aforesaid Commissioners or their [Illegible Text] in office who are hereby made a body [Illegible Text] and authorised to sue and be sued, to [Illegible Text] and be impleaded in any court of law or [Illegible Text] this state having cognizance thereof. 5. And be it further enacted, That the [Illegible Text] mentioned Commissioners shall annually at [Illegible Text] first sitting of the Superior Court in every year [Illegible Text] said county of Pulaski, lay before the Grand [Illegible Text] of said county a fair statement of the monies, [Illegible Text] and other securities that they shall have [Illegible Text] or that may remain in their hands, or either of [Illegible Text] arising from the sales of said town lots, under [Illegible Text] of the Clerk of the Superior Court of [Illegible Text]

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county; and it is hereby made the duty of the Grand Jury to attend the same, and make a fair statement on their presentments thereof, any law to the contrary notwithstanding. BENJAMIN WHITAKER, Speaker of the House of Representatives. JARED IRWIN, President of the Senate. Executive Department, Georgia, DAVID B. MITCHELL, Governor. Assented to, 13th December, 1810. AN ACT To Incorporate the town of Warrenton in the county of Warren, and to vest certain powers in the commissioners thereof. 1. BE it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Georgia in General Assembly met, and by the authority aforesaid, That David Bush, George Cotton, Chappel Heath, Jeremiah Butt, and Hamilton Goss, be Commissioners of said town, and they and their successors in office shall have full power and authority to pass all bye-laws and regulations which may be necessary for the improvement and repairing of the streets of said town, and the preservation of the public good; Provided nevertheless, That such bye-laws and regulations shall not be repugnant to the Constitution and laws of this State, and that no penalty thereby imposed shall extend to corporal punishment, except to people of color; and Provided also, That the said Commissioners shall not impose any tax upon the citizens of the said town, which shall exceed one

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dollar on each pool within the term of one [Illegible Text] 2. And be it further enacted, That the [Illegible Text] Commissioners shall continue in office until the [Illegible Text] Monday in January, one thousand eight [Illegible Text] and twelve, and on the first Monday in every [Illegible Text] thereafter, on which day, all the free male [Illegible Text] citizens of the said town who have given in [Illegible Text] taxable property, and who are entitled to vote [Illegible Text] members of the General Assembly, shall [Illegible Text] at the court-house in said town, and by ballot [Illegible Text] other Commissioners, who shall continue in [Illegible Text] for one year, at which election two Justices [Illegible Text] Peace for the said county shall preside; [Illegible Text] nevertheless, That the said Commissioners [Illegible Text] re-eligible to the said appointment. 3. And be it further enacted, That the [Illegible Text] corporation shall extend to, and take all the [Illegible Text] lots that have been originally laid off in said [Illegible Text] and also shall comprehend all the land within [Illegible Text] hundred yards of the said court-house, it being [Illegible Text] centre of said corporation. BENJAMIN WHITAKER, Speaker of the House of Representatives. JARED IRWIN, President of the Senate. Executive Department, Georgia, DAVID B. MITCHELL, Governor. Assented to, 8th December, 1810. AN ACT To establish and make permanent the [Illegible Text] of the public buildings in the [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] Twiggs. 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives

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of the State of Georgia in General Assembly met and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That the court-house and other public buildings for the county of Twiggs shall be erected at or near Joiner's Spring above Savage's Creek, on Lot No. 73, in the 25th district, late Wilkinson, now Twiggs county. 2 And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That John Harden, Jacob Ricks, William Davis, Lovet B. Smith and James M'Cormick be, and they and their successors in office are hereby appointed Commissioners of the Court-House and Jail of the said county of Twiggs, and they or a majority of them are hereby authorised to purchase as a site for the public buildings not less than 75 nor more than 200 acres of the said lot No. 73 above described; and they or a majority of them are hereby authorised to contract for and superintend the building of the court-house and jail for the said county of Twiggs at the place mentioned in the first section of this act, after giving at least thirty days previous notice in one or more of the public Gazettes in the Ocmulgee District. 3. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the said Commissioners be and they are hereby authorised to lay off on such Land as may be so purchased as aforesaid, such number of lots as they or a majority of them may think proper, and the same to expose to public sale, after giving thirty days notice as above, on credit, at four equal annual instalments, the purchaser giving bond with approved security to the said Commissioners and their successors in office for the amount of such salesThe proceeds of said sales to be applied to the erection of the public buildings in said county and for other county purposes.

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4 And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That all acts parts of acts militating against this act be and the same are hereby repealed. BENJAMIN WHITAKER, Speaker of the House of Representatives. JARED IRWIN, President of the Senate. Executive Department, Georgia, DAVID B. MITCHELL, Governor. Assented to 8th December, 1810. To regulate the town of Monticello [Illegible Text] the county of Randolph. AN ACT 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 Richard Holmes, Henry Walker Stokeley Morgan, James Armour and Francis [Illegible Text] Martin, Esquires, be and they are hereby [Illegible Text] Commissioners of the said town of Monticello, [Illegible Text] they and their successors in office shall have [Illegible Text] power authority to make and ordain all such by laws regulations, which they may deem necessary for the government of, for the improvement and [Illegible Text] of the streets of said town, and for the [Illegible Text] of the public Springs; Provided, that [Illegible Text] bye laws and regulations shall not be repugnant the Laws and Constitution of this state, and that penalty thereby imposed, shall extend to life or [Illegible Text] or corporal punishment of any white person. [Illegible Text] also, That the said Commissioners [Illegible Text] not impose any poll tax upon the citizens of the [Illegible Text]

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town which shall exceed one dollar on each poll within the term of one year. 2 And be it further enacted, That the said Commissioners shall continue in office until the first Monday in January in the year 1812, at which time and on the first Monday in January in every year thereafter, all the free male white citizens of said town, who have given in their taxable property and are entitled to vote for members of the General Assembly, shall convene at the Court-House in said town and proceed to elect by ballot five Commissioners, who shall continue in office for the term of one year, at which election any two Justices of the Inferior Court, or Justices of the Peace of said county (who are not candidates) shall preside. 3. And be it further enacted, That nothing herein contained shall extend, or be construed to [Illegible Text] to prevent the re-election of any Commissioner who may be elected in pursuance of this act. 4. And be it further enacted, That said Commissioners shall have power to elect a Marshal to execute their Decrees, whose fees shall be the same as the Constable in all cases. BENJAMIN WHITAKER, Speaker of the House of Representatives. JARED IRWIN, President of the Senate. Executive Department, Georgia, DAVID B. MITCHELL, Governor. Assented to, 15th December, 1810.

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AN ACT Amendatory to an act for laying out the county of Twiggs, passed 14th December 1809, and also to enable the Justices of the Inferior Courts of Telfair, Laurens, Wilkinson, Pulaski Montgomery counties to draw Grand Petit Jurors for their respective counties 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 the Inferior Courts for the county of Twiggs shall be holden on the first Monday [Illegible Text] February and October in each year. 2. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the Justices of the Inferior Court [Illegible Text] the county of Twiggs, or a majority of them, together with the Clerk of the Superior Court and [Illegible Text] of said county be, and they are hereby authorized on the first Monday in January next, [Illegible Text] on the first Monday in January in every [Illegible Text] years thereafter, or at any other time that to [Illegible Text] shall be convenient, being at least sixty days previous to the time pointed out for holding the said Superior and Inferior Courts in the said county [Illegible Text] Twiggs, to break the seal or seals of the Jury [Illegible Text] of the county aforesaid, and to draw from thence sufficient number of persons to serve as Grand [Illegible Text] Petit Jurors in the Superior Court of said [Illegible Text] as also a Petit Jury for the Inferior Courts; and [Illegible Text] Jurors being drawn, the said Jury box again to [Illegible Text] and deliver, together with the key or keys to [Illegible Text] proper officer or officers, as pointed out by law.

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3. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the Justices of the Inferior Courts of Telfair, Laurens, Wilkinson, Pulaski and Montgomery counties be, and they are hereby authorized to draw Grand and Petit Jurors for their respective counties at any time that to them shall be convenient, being at least sixty days previous to the time appointed for the holding of the Superior Courts of their respective counties, in like manner as pointed out for drawing Grand Petit Jurors for the county of Twiggs, by the 2d section of this act. 4. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the true construction of the fifth section of the act to which this act is amendatory, is that all officers shall hold their respective appointments in the county in which they respectively resided at the passage of said act, and not otherwise. 5. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That all acts and parts of acts militating against this act be and the same are hereby repealed. BENJAMIN WHITAKER, Speaker of the House of Representatives. JARED IRWIN, President of the Senate. Executive Department Georgia, DAVID B. MITCHELL, Governor. Assented to, 13th December, 1810. For the relief of Mary M`Wright. AN ACT 1. BE it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Georgia in General Assembly [Illegible Text], and by the authority of the same, That from and

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after the passing of this act it shall and may be [Illegible Text] for the officers of the proper departments of [Illegible Text] state, to issue a Grant to Mary M`Wright for [Illegible Text] tract of land in the 14th district Wilkinson known by the No. three hundred and forty [Illegible Text] any law to the contrary notwithstanding. [Illegible Text] she relinquish her claim to Fraction No. [Illegible Text] said district. BENJAMIN WHITAKER, Speaker of the House of Representatives. JARED IRWIN, President of the Senate. Executive Department, Georgia, DAVID B. MITCHELL, Governor. Assented to, 13th December, 1810. AN ACT To authorize certain [Illegible Text] therein named, to establish a [Illegible Text] for the purpose of raising Fifteen [Illegible Text] Dollars, to enclose the [Illegible Text] ground of Midway Church in [Illegible Text] county. 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of presentatives of the State of Georgia in General [Illegible Text] met, That it shall and may be lawful for Commissioners hereinafter named, to establish [Illegible Text] whereby they may be enabled to raise [Illegible Text] of Fifteen Hundred Dollars, for the purpose of closing the Burial Ground of Midway Church in [Illegible Text] county, under such scheme and regulation they or a majority of them may deem necessary

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proper, to carry into effect the above recited act. 2. And be it further enacted, That James Powell, Daniel Stewart, and John Elliott be, and they are hereby appointed Commissioners to carry into effect the aforesaid Lottery. BENJAMIN WHITAKER, Speaker of the House of Representatives. JARED IRWIN, President of the Senate. Executive Department, Georgia, DAVID B. MITCHELL, Governor. Assented to, 13th December, 1810. AN ACT To incorporate a company for the improvement of the navigation of the Oconee river from the mouth of Fishing Creek near Milledgeville, up to the Big Shoals at John Barnett's. WHEREAS the improvement of the inland navigation of every country is of primary importance to its inhabitants, and as few countries enjoy greater natural advantages than this state for the extension of commerce; and it being conceived that the clearing out, removing obstructions, building dams, sinking canals and erecting locks upon the river from the Big Shoals at John Barnett's to the town of Milledgeville, would greatly conduce to the interest and convenience of the inhabitants settled to the North and South Western parts of this state; 1. Be it therefore enacted by the Senate and

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House of Representatives of the State of Georgia General Assembly met, by the authority of the [Illegible Text] That a company shall be established by the name style of the Oconee Navigation Company, and [Illegible Text] all those who associate themselves by [Illegible Text] to that effect, or their successors and assigns, [Illegible Text] be and they are hereby created and made body politic and corporate, and by that [Illegible Text] and style are hereby made able and capable in [Illegible Text] to have, purchase, receive, possess, enjoy and tain to them and their successors, lands, [Illegible Text], goods, chattels and effects of [Illegible Text] kind, nature or quality soever; and the same to [Illegible Text], alien, or dispose of; to sue and be [Illegible Text] and be impleaded, answer and be [Illegible Text] in courts of record, or other places, and [Illegible Text] to make, have and use a common seal, and same to break, alter and renew at their [Illegible Text] and also to ordain, establish and put in [Illegible Text] such bye-laws, ordinances, and regulations, as [Illegible Text] seem necessary for the improvement of the [Illegible Text] of said river, by locks, dams, canals or [Illegible Text] as they or a majority of the directors [Illegible Text] named, or their successors in office, may [Illegible Text] necessary to carry that object into effect; [Illegible Text] such bye-laws, rules, regulations and [Illegible Text] are not repugnant to the Constitution or the [Illegible Text] laws of this state. 2. And be it further enacted, That for the [Illegible Text] ordering of the affairs of the said Corporation, [Illegible Text] shall be nine directors, for whom there shall be election on the first Monday of January in [Illegible Text] year after January next, by the share-holders [Illegible Text] majority of them, at such place as they or a [Illegible Text] of them may direct, and by a plurality of [Illegible Text] actually given, shall decide upon the directors [Illegible Text]

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shall succeed; and are hereby made capable of serving as directors by virtue of such choice until a future election shall be holden in terms of this act: and the said directors or a majority of them, shall at their first meeting appoint one of their members as president; and may exercise the power of filling all vacancies that may happen in their own body for the time being. Sec. 3. And be it further enacted, That Jas. Turner, Zachariah Sims, Henry Todd, Joseph Phillips, Thomas W. Grimes, Richard Park, John Garner, Thomas Reid, and Joseph Cooper be, and they are hereby appointed directors; and are hereby constituted a body politic with a corporate capacity for the express purpose of carrying the provisions of this act into complete effect, and that they or a majority of them shall convene at such time and place as they may think proper to appoint for that purpose, and to meet upon their own adjournment, and so soon as 100 shares shall have been subscribed for, the Board of Directors or any three of them may give public notice in one of the Milledgeville Gazettes pointing out the time and place of meeting to arrange and commence the operation of the said corporation. Sec. 4 And be it further enacted, That the Directors for the time being, shall have power to appoint such officers and servants under them, as shall be necessary for executing the business of the said corporation, and to allow them such compensation for their services, respectively, as shall be reasonable, and shall be capable of exercising such other powers and authorities for the well governing, and ordering the affairs of the said corporation as shall be described, fixed and determined by the laws, regulations and ordinances of the same.

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Sec. 5 And be it further enacted, That when the said corporation shall have so removed the obstructions in that part of the Oconee River between the town of Milledgevile, the mouth or junction of the Appalachee that Boats can safely pass up or down the s'd river, then the s'd corporation shall have full power to levy, collect and receive a toll on all articles carried up or down the said river, not exceeding 25 cents for every hundred weight, except lumber, which shall not exceed the rate of 50 cents for every thousand feet; and also levy a toll in proportion to that distance from any other place on the said river between the said town of Milledgeville and the Big Shoals at John Barnett's. Sec. 6 And be it further enacted, That the following rules, restrictions, limitations and [Illegible Text] shall form the fundamental articles of the Constitution of the said Corporation; the number of votes to which each share-holder shall be entitled, shall be according to the number of shares he, she or they shall hold, in the proportions following, viz: for one share and not more than four shares, one vote; for five shares and not more than nine, two votes, for ten shares three votes; and for every five [Illegible Text] above ten, one vote. None but a share-holder shall be eligible as a director; no director or president shall be entitled to any emolument unless the same shall be allowed by a majority of the share-holders at a general meetingnot less than five Directors shall constitute a Board for the transaction of any business, of whom the President shall be one, except in cases of sickness or necessary absence, in which case his place shall be supplied by another director. Every treasurer before [Illegible Text] upon the duties of his office shall be required to give bond with

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two or more securities to the satisfaction of the directors in a sum not less than double the amount of the anticipated funds that may be committed to the charge and safe-keeping of the said Treasurer, conditioned to be of good behaviour and faithful performance of the trust reposed in him. The share or shares in the said corporation shall be assignable and transferable according to such rules as shall be instituted in their behalf by the laws and ordinances of the same. Yearly dividends shall be made of so much of the profits arising from the Corporation as shall appear to the directors adviseable, and once in every-two years the directors shall lay before the shareholders at a general meeting for their information an exact and particular statement of all debts due or owing, and all monies received and expendedAnd the President and Directors for the time being, before they enter on their duties of their office shall take and subscribe on the books of the corporation the following oath, I, A B will faithfully discharge the several duties confided to the trust reposed in me by the corporation, to the best of my skill and abilities, so help me GodAnd each officer that may be appointed under and by virtue of this corporation before they enter on the duties of their respective appointments shall take and subscribe the same oath in like manner. Sec. 6. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the said corporation shall remain and continue a body politic under the restrictions limitations and provisions aforesaid until the first day of June, 1830, and from thence to continue in full force and virtue until the Legislature of the state of Georgia do by a special appropriation remunerate

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the said corporation in full of all expenditures with legal interest thereto. 7. And be it further enacted, That nothing [Illegible Text] contained shall be so construed as to authorise the directors or any other person or persons whatsoever, to interfere with, or injure any Mill-Dam [Illegible Text] is now made or begun on said river without the consent of the owner or owners thereof. BENJAMIN WHITAKER, Speaker of the House of Representatives. JARED IRWIN, President of the Senate. Executive Department, Georgia, DAVID B. MITCHELL, Governor. Assented to, 15th December, 1810. To add a part of Putnam county to Jone county. AN ACT WHEREAS a number of the citizens of [Illegible Text] county have petitioned this Legislature [Illegible Text] to be added to Jones county: 1 Be it therefore enacted by the Senate H. of Representatives of the State of Georgia in General [Illegible Text] met, and by the authority of the same it hereby enacted, That all that part of the said county of Putnam which lies in the bend of [Illegible Text] Creek, between the said creek and a straight line run from the upper corner of Lot No. 222 to [Illegible Text] corner of Randolph county on Lot No. 121, [Illegible Text] Lots lying in the district originally numbered [Illegible Text] the plan of Baldwin county, be, and the same

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hereby annexed to, and shall constitute a part of the county of Jones. 2. And be it further enacted by the authority afresaid That Wilkins Jackson, William D. Lane, and John Broadnax, Jr. be and they are hereby appointed commissioners to superintend the running and marking the said line, and the Surveyor for the county of Putnam is hereby authorised and required to run, and cause the said line to be distinctly marked under the direction of the aforementioned Commissioners or a majority of them. 3. And be it further enacted, by the authority aforesaid, That all the expense incurred by, and in consequence of running and marking the said line, shall be defrayed by the county of Jones; Provided the said expense shall not exceed the sum of thirty dollars. BENJAMIN WHITAKER, Speaker of the House of Representatives. JARED IRWIN, President of the Senate. Executive Department, Georgia, DAVID B. MITCHELL, Governor. Assented to, 15th December, 1810. AN ACT To make known and establish the dividing line between Bullock and Montgomery counties. 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Georgia, in General Assembly met, andby the authority of the same, That the dividing line between Bullock and Montgomery counties shall be known and established as

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herein mentioned, to wit; beginning on great [Illegible Text] at the mouth of Deep Creek, thence [Illegible Text] the main course of said creek to the head [Illegible Text] thence a direct line with said Creek to big Canouchee thence down said Canouchee to where [Illegible Text] Montgomery and Tatnall lines strike the same. 2. And be it further enacted, That all acts [Illegible Text] against this act be, and the same are [Illegible Text] repealed. BENJAMIN WHITAKER, Speaker of the House of Representative. JARED IRWIN, President of the Senate. Executive Department, Georgia, DAVID B. MITCHELL, Governor. Assented to, 15th December, 1810 AN ACT For running the line dividing the [Illegible Text] of Montgomery and Tattnall, [Illegible Text] making plain the same. 1. BE it enacted by the Senate and House of [Illegible Text] of the State of Georgia in General [Illegible Text] met, and by the authority of the same, [Illegible Text] from and after the passing of this act Travis [Illegible Text] pen of Montgomery county, and Arthur [Illegible Text] Tattnall county, be, and they are hereby [Illegible Text] and appointed to run and mark distinctly [Illegible Text] dividing line between the counties of [Illegible Text] and Tatnall, beginning at the mouth of [Illegible Text] creek on the Oconee river, and from thence in [Illegible Text] course to the mouth of Wolf Creek on the [Illegible Text] Canouchee, being the boundary line established [Illegible Text] Law when the county of Tatnall was laid off [Illegible Text]

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the county of Montgomery, but never correctly marked. 2. And be it further enacted, That after the line has been run and marked agreeable to law, and a return made of such service to the Justices of the Inferior court of each county they are hereby authorised to make such compensation, as in their judgment may appear reasonable. BENJAMIN WHITAKER, Speaker of the House of Representatives. JARED IRWIN, President of the Senate. Executive Department, Georgia, DAVID B. MITCHELL, Governor. Assented to, 15th December, 1810. AN ACT To amend the 3d section of an act, entitled an act, pointing out the duty of Sheriffs in selling lands under execution, passed the 22d December, 1808. 1. BE it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Georgia in General Assembly met, That from and immediately after the passing of this act, so much of the above recited act, requiring the Sheriffs of the different counties in this state to advertize their sales in some public paper, printed in their respective circuits, so far as respects the counties of Hancock, Washington, Lincoln, Franklin, Montgomery and Tattnall, be, and the same is hereby repealed. 2. And be it further enacted, That the Sheriffs of

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the counties of Hancock Washington shall [Illegible Text] their sales in one of the Milledgeville papers, the Sheriffs of the counties of Montgomery Tattnall shall be they are hereby required to publish their sales in one of the Milledgeville or Savannah [Illegible Text]; and the Sheriffs of Franklin and Lincoln [Illegible Text] one of the public papers of Augusta, any law to the [Illegible Text] notwithstanding. BENJAMIN WHITAKER, Speaker of the House of Representatives. JARED IRWIN, President of the Senate. Executive Department, Georgia, DAVID B. MITCHELL, Governor. Assented to, 15th December, 1810. AN ACT To authorise the judge of the [Illegible Text] Court of the Ocmulgee District to [Illegible Text] an extra session in the county of [Illegible Text] WHEREAS there was a failure of the [Illegible Text] court which should have been holden in and for [Illegible Text] county in September last, occasioned by the disposition of the Judge; and whereas [Illegible Text] are likely to result therefromFor [Illegible Text] whereof, 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of [Illegible Text] of the State of Georgia in General [Illegible Text] met, and it is hereby enacted by the [Illegible Text] of the same, That the Judge of the Superior [Illegible Text] of the Ocmulgee District be and he is hereby [Illegible Text] empowered to hold a court in for said [Illegible Text] of Putnam on the 4th Monday in Jan. [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text]

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that all officers of said court, jurors and witnesses be required to attend under the same penalties and the like restrictions as if the said court had been holden at the period heretofore pointed out by law for holding said court. 2. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the jury drawn to serve at the court which should have been holden in and for said county of Putnam in September last, be considered held and taken as the Jury for the term to be holden in pursuance of this act, they being summoned to attend at least ten days prior to the sitting thereof. 3. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That all and every person and persons who were bound by recognizance or otherwise to attend the Court which should have been holden in said county of Putnam in September last, and who shall not have been discharged by due course of law be, and they are hereby required under the same penalties to attend the court which shall be holden in pursuance of this act. BENJAMIN WHITAKER, Speaker of the House of Representatives. JARED IRWIN, President of the Senate. Executive Department, Georgia, DAVID B. MITCHELL, Governor. Assented to, 13th December, 1810.

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AN ACT To incorporate the Savannah Female Asylum Society in the city of Savannah. WHEREAS by a petition presented to the Legislature from a number of Ladies in the city of Savannah, it is represented that they together with their associates have formed a society for the very [Illegible Text] charitable and laudable purposes of protecting, [Illegible Text] and instructing orphan children of their own sex in said city, and have prayed to be incorporated. 1. Therefore be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Georgia in General Assembly met, and by the authority of the same, [Illegible Text] all such persons of the female sex as now are, [Illegible Text] hereafter shall become annual subscribers to the mount of not less than three dollars per annum [Illegible Text] the said association, shall be and are hereby constituted a body corporate and politic in fact and [Illegible Text] name, by the denomination of the Savannah Female Asylum in the city of Savannah, and by [Illegible Text] name shall have perpetual succession and [Illegible Text] in law capable of suing and being sued, [Illegible Text] and being defended in all courts of law and place in all manner of actions and cases whatsoever, [Illegible Text] may have a common seal, and change the same their pleasure, and shall by that name and style [Illegible Text] capable in law of purchasing, holding and [Illegible Text] any estate, real or personal, for the use of [Illegible Text] corporation. 2. And be it further enacted by the authority [Illegible Text], That the estates and concerns of the [Illegible Text] corporation shall be managed, directed [Illegible Text] of by a board of Trustees, to be composed of a [Illegible Text]

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and second Directress, a Treasurer, Secretary and ten Trustees, to be elected by a plurality of ballots of the members resident in the county of Chatham, being annual subscribers as aforesaid, and present at such elections yearly on the 2d Saturday in December, at such place in said county and at such time of the day as the board of Trustees may from time to time by ordinance or otherwise appoint, and of which public notice shall be given; and if any vacancy shall be, occasioned by the death, resignation, removal or otherwise, of any one of the said board, the same shall be filled for the remainder of the year by such person or persons, being annual subscribers aforesaid, as the board of trustees for the time being or the major part shall appoint; and until the election on the second Saturday in December one thousand eight hundred and eleven, the board of Trustees shall be as follows, viz. Ann Clay, first Directress, Sarah C. Noel, second Directress, Catharine Stebbins, Treasurer, Frances Stebbins, Secretary, Sarah Evans, Mehitable Kollock, Rebecca Newell, Mary Wall, Elizabeth Irvine, Hannah Hill, Catharine Stites, Martha Stevens, Mary C. Taylor, and Hester Johnson, Trustees, and that a majority of said board shall be requisite to transact business, and in case the first or second Directress give non-attendance, the members present may appoint a directress pro tempore. Sec 3 And be it further enacted, That if the annual election shall not be made on the stated day, the said corporation shall not be thereby dissolved, but the members of said board continue in office until a new election, which shall be made at such time and place, and after such notice, as the board shall prescribe, and in case an equally of votes shall be given

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for any one or more persons as a member or members of the said board of Trustees, the board shall determine which of such persons shall be considered as elected, and which determination shall make it lawful for such person or persons to take her or their seat accordingly. 4. And be it further enacted, That the said board shall, at least at every yearly election, exhibit to the members of the said Corporation an exact account of the receipts and disbursements of the preceding year. 5. And be it further enacted, That the said board may from time to time make bye-laws, ordinances, and resolutions relative to the management and dispositions of the estate and concerns of the said Corporation, and the regulation of the persons exercising the offices aforesaid, not contrary to law; and may appoint such other officers, agents servants as they may deem necessary to transact the business of the said Corporation, and designate their duties. 6. And be it further enacted, That the husband of any married woman who is or may be a member or officer of the said corporation, shall not be liable to the said corporation for any loss occasioned by the neglect or misfeasance of his wife, or upon any subscription or engagement of his wife, but if he shall have received any money from his wife belonging to the said corporation, or the same shall have been applied to his use, he shall be accountable therefor, or if the husband's goods shall be attached, or if he shall have become insolvent, such money if received after the passing of this act, shall be paid by the trustees or assignees in preference to all other debts. 7 And be it further enacted, That if the said

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corporation shall apply their or any [Illegible Text] of their funds to any other purposes than those contemplated by this act, and shall thereof be convicted in due course of law, then the said corporation shall cease and determine, and the estate real and personal thereof shall be forfeited to, and [Illegible Text] in the people of this state. 8 And be it further enacted, That this act be, and is hereby declared a public act, and that the same be construed in all courts and places benignly and favourably, for every humane, charitable and laudable purpose therein contained. 9. And be it further enacted, That all laws and parts of laws militating against this act be, and the same are hereby repealed. BENJAMIN WHITAKER, Speaker of the House of Representatives. JARED IRWIN, President of the Senate. Executive Department, Georgia, DAVID B. MITCHELL, Governor. Assented to, 15th December, 1810. AN ACT To point out a regular and definitive rule for the priority of Judgments, obtained in the several courts of this state. 1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Georgia in General Assembly met, and by the authority of the same, That from and after the passing of this act, all judgments obtained in the Superior, Inferior or Justices Courts of this state shall be entitled to the right [Illegible Text] claim of any money received by the Sheriffs, Coroners or Constables, agreeable to the date of such judgment or

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judgments, and that all the property belonging [Illegible Text] the defendant or defendants, shall be bound [Illegible Text] subject to the discharge of the first judgment [Illegible Text] judgments, obtained in either of the aforesaid [Illegible Text] provided, the demand of such right is made [Illegible Text] any of the aforesaid officers have paid the [Illegible Text] over to the plaintiff in interest, any law, usage [Illegible Text] custom to the contrary notwithstanding. 2. And be it further enacted, That where [Illegible Text] dispute may arise touching personal property, [Illegible Text] on by virtue of any execution issued from a [Illegible Text] court, that the justice or justices at their [Illegible Text] court, shall in open court draw five jurors, in [Illegible Text] same manner as they are authorized for the trial [Illegible Text] appeals in justices courts, which jury shall be [Illegible Text] in the same manner and take a like oath. BENJAMIN WHITAKER, Speaker of the House of Representatives. JARED IRWIN, President of the Senate. Executive Department, Georgia, DAVID B. MITCHELL, Governor. Assented to, 13th December, 1810. AN ACT To authorize the Commissioners of [Illegible Text] to sell and dispose of [Illegible Text] in said town. 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House [Illegible Text] Representatives of the State of Georgia, in General Assembly met, and by the authority of the [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] from and after the passing of this act, the [Illegible Text] Commissioners shall be, and they are hereby [Illegible Text]

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and empowered to sell and dispose of any number of lots in said town, not exceeding twelve, and not already disposed of, in any part of said town as may be deemed most advantageous to the State, and to make titles in fee simple to the same. Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That the Commissioners aforesaid shall advertise the sale of the said lots in three of the public Gazettes of this State, at least sixty days previous to the sale thereof to the highest bidder, [Illegible Text] sale shall take place on the lots respectively to be sold. 3. And be it further enacted, That the payments for the said lots shall be by three annual instalments, to commence twelve months from the date of the sales aforesaid, the purchaser to give [Illegible Text] with approved security to the Commissioners aforesaid, and their successors in office, for the payment of the purchase [Illegible Text] with a mortgage on the premises. BENJAMIN WHITAKER, Speaker of the House of Representatives. JARED IRWIN, President of the Senate. Executive Department, Georgia, DAVID B. MITCHELL, Governor. Assented to, 15th December, 1810. AN ACT To admit Eldred Simpkins to plead and practice in the several courts of law and equity in this state. WHEREAS Eldred Simpkins, Esquire, having been regularly admitted to practice as an Attorney

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and Solicitor in the several courts of law and [Illegible Text] in the state of South Carolina, and the said [Illegible Text] Simpkins having petitioned this Legislature for [Illegible Text] admission to the like privileges in this State; [Illegible Text] granting of which, 1. BE it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Georgia in General Assembly met, and by the authority of the same, [Illegible Text] from and immediately after the passing of this [Illegible Text] that Eldred Simpkins, Esquire, of Edgefield [Illegible Text] South Carolina, be and he is hereby [Illegible Text] to plead and practice in the several courts of [Illegible Text] equity in this state, upon taking the usual [Illegible Text] such cases made and prescribed by law. BENJAMIN WHITAKER, Speaker of the House of Representatives. JARED IRWIN, President of the Senate. Executive Department Georgia, DAVID B. MITCHELL, Governor. Assented to, 13th December, 1810. AN ACT To alter an act, entitled, An Act for [Illegible Text] better selection and drawing [Illegible Text] Petit Jurors for the several counties this state, passed on the seventh [Illegible Text] December, 1805, so far as it respects counties of Wayne and Camden. 1. BE it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Georgia in General Assembly met, and by the authority of the same, [Illegible Text]

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it shall be the duty of the Justices of the Inferior Court, together with the Clerk and Sheriff of the said counties of Wayne and Camden, (or a majority of them) to convene on the first Monday in January next, or in case of failure from accident or otherwise in meeting on that day, on any subsequent day that may be agreed on by a majority of them, within sixty days thereafter, and proceed to the selection of Grand and Petit Jurors, as is in the said recited act pointed out. 2. And be it further enacted, That it shall be the duty of the said Justices, together with the Clerk and Sheriff aforesaid of the said counties of Wayne and Camden, to convene annually, on the first Monday of January, or within sixty days thereafter, and select Grand and Petit Jurors, as pointed out in the first section of this act, and the recited act aforesaid. 3 And be it further enacted, That so much of the said recited act, as is repugnant to this act be, and the same is hereby repealed. BENJAMIN WHITAKER, Speaker of the House of Representatives. JARED IRWIN, President of the Senate. Executive Department, Georgia, DAVID B. MITCHELL, Governor. Assented to, 13th December, 1810. AN ACT To alter and amend the 4th section of an act, passed the 14th December, 1809, to divide the county of Wilkinson. 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives

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of the State of Georgia in General Assembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That John Hatcher, Abram Lewis, Matthew Caswell, William Stubbs and John Horne, be, and they are hereby appointed Commissioners to fix on a site for the Public Buildings of Wilkinson county, and shall purchase for the use of said county not less than one hundred, nor more than two hundred two and an half acres of land, at the most convenient place, at or within two miles of the centre thereof; and they or a majority of them are hereby empowered to lay off what number of lots they may think proper, and sell the same in the following manner, viz. one fourth part of the purchase money payable in twelve months from the day of sale, one fourth part payable in two years, one fourth part payable in three years, and the remaining fourth part in four years thereafter, and shall take bond from the purchaser with good personal security for the same, payable to the Inferior Court and their successors in office; and the money arising therefrom shall be for the use of building a Courthouse and Jail in said county, which said Commissioners are hereby empowered to contract for the same, as soon as they or a majority of them may think proper, first giving thirty days public notice in some of the public Gazettes, and three or more different places in said county. 2 And be it further enacted, That all acts and parts of acts touching or in any wise appertaining to the same, be, and the same are hereby repealed. BENJAMIN WHITAKER, Speaker of the House of Representatives. JARED IRWIN, President of the Senate. Executive Department, Georgia, DAVID B. MITCHELL, Governor. Assented to, 15th December, 1810.

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AN ACT To amend an act to appoint Commissioners for the better regulation and government of the town of Milledgeville. 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Georgia in General Assembly met, and by the authority of the same, That all lot holders whether by purchase or lease for year or years in the town of Milledgeville, who shall have been resident therein for six months prior to the first Monday in January next, shall be entitled to vote for Commissioners for said town. 2. And be it further enacted, That the town of Milledgeville shall be divided into four wards in the following manner, to wit; The intersection of Washington and Jefferson streets forming the town into four divisions shall constitute the four wards, which shall be known and designated as follows: The north-western division shall be called and known by Ward number one. (No. 1.) The north-eastern division by Ward number two. (No. 2.) The south-eastern division by Ward number three. (No. 3.) And the south-western division by Ward number four. (No. 4.) And the electors of each Ward shall meet at some place within the bounds thereof, herein after designated, on the first Monday in January next, and on the first Monday in January in every year thereafter, and then and there between the hours of ten o'clock in the forenoon three o'clock in the afternoon, proceed, by ballot, to the election of one Commissioner for each Ward. And when the Commissioners chosen as aforesaid shall have been duly qualified as by the act to which this is amendatory, they shall meet at the

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State-House and proceed to the choice of a fit [Illegible Text] proper person, not one of their own body, to act [Illegible Text] Intendant of said town. 3. And be it further enacted, That three [Illegible Text] shall preside at the different election [Illegible Text] Commissioners of each Ward of said town, [Illegible Text] it shall be to give ten days public notice [Illegible Text] the place of holding said election, and shall [Illegible Text] under their hands and seals the persons so [Illegible Text]. 4. And be it further enacted, That the said Commissioners shall have power to lease for one year [Illegible Text] a [Illegible Text], the [Illegible Text] and cleared land belonging [Illegible Text] the Town and [Illegible Text] thereof. WHEREAS the Commissioners aforesaid did [Illegible Text] an Ordinance levy a tax upon the citizens of said town; and was in part collected by their [Illegible Text] and which tax others of said citizens refused [Illegible Text] pay. 5 Be it therefore enacted, That the said tax [Illegible Text] collected, and that which remains to be [Illegible Text] shall go into the funds of the said Town, to [Illegible Text] any debts which may have been contracted by [Illegible Text] Commissioners; and that those citizens who have not paid their said tax so imposed by the said commissioners and who refuse to pay the same, shall be compelled so to do by distress and sale of [Illegible Text] property in any manner which a future board of Commissioners may direct and adopt. 6 And be it further enacted, That the Commissioners and Intendant to be appointed in [Illegible Text] of this act, in addition to the authority herein before vested in them, shall have power to pass such bye-laws and ordinances as they shall deem necessary and proper for the better regulation of the [Illegible Text] for the preservation of the springs; for the [Illegible Text]

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[Illegible Text] and repairing of the streets; for the preservation of good order within the town; for preventing illicit traffic between slaves and shop keepers, and for compelling a due observance of the Sabbath, and to appoint the necessary officers for carrying such Ordinances into effect; Provided, such; bye-laws and ordinances shall not be repugnant to the Constitution and laws of the state, and provided, it shall not be lawful for said Commissioners to assess or levy any tax whatever on the inhabitants of the said town exceeding the one fifth of the general tax; and provided also, that nothing herein contained shall be so construed as to take from the Inferior Court of Baldwin county, the power of contracting for the huilding and keeping in repair the necessary bridges across the creeks within the town tract of land. 7 And be it further enacted, That it shall be the duty of the Commissioners aforesaid, to rent to the highest bidder, on the first day of February next, and annually thereafter, that part of the town common called the Ferny Landing opposite James Rousseau's Ferry, deposit the proceeds thereof in the [Illegible Text] of this state. 8. And be it further enacted, That all laws and parts of laws vesting in the Commissioners of the town of Milledgeville any other powers than are herein expressly defined shall be, and the same are hereby repealed, and the authority of the aforesaid Commissioners hereby revoked. BENJAMIN WHITAKER, Speaker of the House of Representatives. JARED IRWIN, President of the Senate. Executive Department, Georgia, DAVID B. MITCELL, Governor. Assented to, 15th December, 1810.

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AN ACT To authorize the Inferior Court of [Illegible Text] county to transcribe the records of [Illegible Text] county into bound books, and to [Illegible Text] firm the same in courts of record. 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of presentatives of the State of Georgia in General [Illegible Text] met, That the Inferior Court for the [Illegible Text] of Greene, or a majority of them be, and they hereby authorized and empowered to cause [Illegible Text] fairly transcribed into boundbooks, the whole any part of the records of said county. 2. And be if further enacted, That it shall the duty of the officers of said court, or any [Illegible Text] having charge of any of the records of said [Illegible Text] to deliver them up to the court, the said [Illegible Text] a majority of them, are hereby required to [Illegible Text] and proper person to transcribe the records [Illegible Text] said, and take bond with good and sufficient [Illegible Text] for the faithful execution of the duties [Illegible Text] said, who also take and subscribe an oath that effect. 3 And be it further enacted, That after the [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] copy shall be finished, the Inferior [Illegible Text] shall appoint two fit and proper persons to [Illegible Text] and correct the manuscript copy, and when [Illegible Text] rected as aforesaid, the copy and original shall [Illegible Text] received by the aforesaid court, and deposited [Illegible Text] the offices to which they respectively belong. 4 And be it further enacted, That the said [Illegible Text] records shall be considered by the officer court as original records, and shall be received [Illegible Text] such in all or any court of record, nor shall they [Illegible Text]

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any of them be barred in evidence by the courts of record throughout this state, any thing to the contrary notwithstanding. 5 And be it further enacted, That the said Court shall be, and they are hereby authorized to levy an extra tax upon the county of Greene, to defray the expences of transcribing the aforesaid records. BENJAMIN WHITAKER, Speaker of the House of Representatives. JARED IRWIN, President of the Senate. Executive Department, Georgia, DAVID B. MITCHELL, Governor. Assented to 13th December, 1810. AN ACT To apportion the Representatives among the several counties in this state, according to the third enumeration, in conformity to the seventh section of the first article of the Constitution. WHEREAS the seventh section of the first article of the Constitution directs, that the House of Representatives shall be composed of members from [Illegible Text] the counties, according to their respective numbers of free white persons, including three fifths of [Illegible Text] the people of colour; in order therefore to [Illegible Text] the Representatives of each county respectively, to the said third enumeration or census; 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Georgia in General Assembly met, and by the authority of the same, That

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in future the representation of the respective [Illegible Text] shall be apportioned in the following [Illegible Text]. Jones, three; Laurens, one; Columbia, [Illegible Text] Scriven, two; Twiggs, two; Wayne, one; [Illegible Text], two; Camden, two; Oglethorpe, three; [Illegible Text], one; Elbert, three; Tattnall, one; [Illegible Text], one; Franklin, three; Warren, three; [Illegible Text] two; Effingham, one; Jackson, three; [Illegible Text] three; Wilkinson, one; Bulloch, one; [Illegible Text], three; Morgan, three; Glynn, one; [Illegible Text] three; Burke, three; Randolph, three; [Illegible Text] three; Hancock, three; Lincoln, two; [Illegible Text] three; Clark, three; Richmond, two; Liberty M'Intosh, two; Bryan, one; Telfair, one; Walton, one. BENJAMIN WHITAKER, Speaker of the House of Representatives. JARED IRWIN, President of the Senate. Executive Department, Georgia, DAVID B. MITCHELL, Governor. Assented to, 15th December, 1810. AN ACT To make valid the proceedings of late Clerk of the Superior Court Twiggs county, and to point out place of holding county elections of Superior and Inferior Courts of county. Sec. 1 BE it enacted by the Senate and [Illegible Text] Representatives of the State of Georgia in [Illegible Text] Assembly met and it is enacted by the authority of

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same, That all the acts and proceedings of Archibald M`Intier, lately acting as Clerk of the Superior Court of Twiggs county, so far as such acts and proceedings were consistent with the duties and powers of a Clerk of a Superior Court, shall from henceforth be deemed, held and taken as lawful, legal and valid to all intents and purposes. Sec. 2 And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That from and after the passage of this act the Superior and Inferior Courts of the said county of Twiggs, and all county elections shall be held at the house of John Harden in the said county, until a Court-House shall be erected at the site pointed out by law for holding courts in said county. Sec. 3 And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That it shall be the duty of the Justices of the Inferior court of Twiggs county to advertise for and hold an election for a Clerk of the Superior Court of said county on the third Monday in February next, they giving thirty days notice thereof at three or more of the most public places in said county. Sec. 4. And be it further enacted, That the Lot of Land in the twenty-fifth district Wilkinson, now Twiggs county, known by the number fifty-five, granted to Dunn, and by hun conveyed to the late Commissioners appointed for the purpose of fixing on a suitable and [Illegible Text] place for the erection of the public buildings in the said county of, Twiggs; is hereby declared to be [Illegible Text] in the said Dunn, his heirs and assigns, upon his refunding to the present Commissioners for fixing [Illegible Text] the site of Public Buildings; so much of the consideration money as he may have [Illegible Text], and cancelling

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such obligations as may have been given him for such purchase. 5. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That it shall and may be lawful for the purchasers of lots at the place formerly fixed on as the site of the Public Buildings in Twiggs county to rescind and render void their contracts made on their respective purchases, upon their cancelling the titles by them respectively held; and upon their doing so, the justices of the Inferior Court, or other persons holding obligations given for such lots are authorised and required to give up such obligations [Illegible Text] cancel the same, any law to the contrary notwithstanding. BENIAMIN WHITAKER, Speaker of the House of Representatives. JARED IRWIN, President of the Senate. Executive Department, Georgia, DAVID B. MITCHELL, Governor. Assented to, 15th December, 1810. To regulate the collection of rents. AN ACT WHEREAS the present mode of collecting rents in this state by distress and sale is oppressive in [Illegible Text] consequences, and frequently ruinous to poor [Illegible Text], for remedy whereof, 1 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, it shall not be lawful for any person or persons [Illegible Text] proceed by distress and sale for the recovery of

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rents due, as has heretofore been the practice in this state; But that all rents hereafter to become due, shall be recovered in the same manner as other debts, dues, or demands of equal degree are, any law to the contrary notwithstanding. Provided. That any landlord upon making oath of the amount due him for rent, and that the tenant is about to leave the premises or depart the county, shall be allowed to hold such tenant to bail, although the term at which the payment of the rent may have been stipulated, shall not have expired. BENJAMIN WHITAKER, Speaker of the House of Representatives. JARED IRWIN, President of the Senate. Executive Department, Georgia, DAVID B. MITCHELL, Governor. Assented to, 13th December, 1810. AN ACT To vest power in the Commissioners of Greensborough to sell and convey certain lands therein mentioned. 1. BE it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly met, That the Commissioners of the town of Greensborough for the time being, or a majority of them, are hereby authorised and empowered to sell and convey by general warrantee titles in fee simple, all or any part of the alleys or hamlets, belonging to the town of Greensborough, under such regulations and restrictions as they may think proper to adopt, provided, such regulations and restrictions shall not go to [Illegible Text]

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the general interest of the citizens of said town. 4. And be it further enacted, That the money arising from the sales of said alleys and [Illegible Text] shall be in the power of the said Commissioners for the time being, or a majority of them, to appropriate the whole or any part thereof to the building [Illegible Text] seats and other repairs that may be necessary for the Meeting-house or place of public worship within the corporation of said town, any thing to the contrary notwithstanding. BENJAMIN WHITAKER, Speaker of the House of Representatives. JARED IRWIN, President of the Senate. Executive Department, Georgia, DAVID B. MITCHELL, Governor. Assented to, 15th December, 1810. To prescribe the oath of the Special [Illegible Text] in cases of Divorce. AN ACT WHEREAS some doubts have been [Illegible Text] in the Superior Courts of this state with regard to [Illegible Text] proper oath to be administered to the Special [Illegible Text] in cases of Divorce, 1 BE it therefore enacted by the Senate [Illegible Text] of Representatives of Georgia in General [Illegible Text], and it is hereby enacted by the authority of [Illegible Text] same, That the oath to be administered to the [Illegible Text] Jury in all cases of Divorce, shall be in [Illegible Text] words following, viz. You shall well and [Illegible Text] the cause depending between A. B. plaintiff [Illegible Text]

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C. D. defendant, and a true verdict give according to equity, and the opinion you entertain of the evidence produced to you, to the best of your skill and knowledge, so help you God. BENJAMIN WHITAKER, Speaker of the House of Representatives. JARED IRWIN, President of the Senate. Executive Department, Georgia, DAVID B. MITCHELL, Governor. Assented to, 13th December, 1810. AN ACT To authorize Henry Joice to erect a ferry across the Oconee river at or near his landing. WHEREAS it would be of general good to the community, that a ferry should be established at or near the said Joice's landing, Sec. 1. BE it therefore enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Georgia in General Assembly met, and by the authority of the same, That the aforesaid Henry Joice, his heirs or assigns, are hereby authorized to erect a ferry on the Oconee river at or near his landing, and to receive a toll for the same at the following rates, to wit: For a loaded waggon, team driver, fifty cents; for an empty waggon, team and driver thirty-seven and a half cents; for a four wheel pleasure carriage fifty cents; for a two wheel pleasure carriage twenty-five cents; for a loaded cart, team and driver twenty-five cents; for an empty cart, team and driver

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eighteen and three quarter cents; for a [Illegible Text] and rider six and a quarter cents; for every [Illegible Text] horse or mule six and a quarter cents; for each [Illegible Text] of cattle two cents; for each head of hogs, [Illegible Text] or goats one cent; for every rolling hogshead, [Illegible Text] and driver eighteen and three quarter cents. 2. And be it further enacted, That James [Illegible Text] Abraham Jones, Edward Blackshear, Joseph [Illegible Text] and Hugh M'Donald be and they are hereby [Illegible Text] pointed Commissioners to lay off a road [Illegible Text] from said ferry on both sides of said river to [Illegible Text] the same shall intersect the public market [Illegible Text] leading from and to the city of Savannah, any [Illegible Text] the contrary notwithstanding. BENJAMIN WHITAKER, Speaker of the House of Representatives. JARED IRWIN, President of the Senate. Executive Department, Georgia, DAVID B. MITCHELL, Governor. Assented to, 13th December, 1810. AN ACT To incorporate the Planter's Bank of the State of Georgia, and to repeal an [Illegible Text] entitled an act to incorporate the Planter's Bank of the State of Georgia, passed the 5th day of December, 1807. 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 [Illegible Text]

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of the same, That a bank shall be established in the city of Savannah, the capital stock whereof shall be one million of dollars, to be divided into ten thousand shares of one hundred dollars each, of which one thousand shares shall be reserved until the first day of January eighteen hundred and twelve, on the original terms, then or at any prior time to be taken by the state, according to the pleasure of the Legislature, whereby, the state at any subsequent election shall be entitled to the appointment of two directors, and if they be not then taken by the state, to be disposed of in manner hereinafter provided. Sec. 2 And be it further enacted, by the authority aforesaid, That subscriptions for constituting the said bank shall be opened at the city of Savannah on the first day of February next, under the superintendance of Charles Harris, John Bolton, James Johnston, Edward Swarbrick, Wm. B. Bulloch, John Caig, George Anderson, Edward Stebbins, John P. Williamson, George Scott, Wm. Mein, Jno. M. Berrien, Andrew Low, John Cumming and Zachariah Miller, a majority of whom shall be competent to the discharge of their duties, and the books of subscription shall be kept open for the space of six months, during which time it shall and may be lawful for any person or copartnership, being citizens of the United States, corporation or body politic established in the U. States to subscribe for any number of shares not exceeding one hundred, except as herein before provided relative to the state. Provided, that if the whole number of shares be not taken up within the space of six months, then and in that [Illegible Text] it shall and may be lawful for any person or [Illegible Text] being citizens of the United States, corporation or body politic established in the United

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States, to subscribe for any numberof the shares [Illegible Text] subscribed for as aforesaid, the sums respective subscribed for shall be payable in manner following viz. ten per cent at the time of subscribing; [Illegible Text] per cent at the expiration of three months [Illegible Text] after; and the balance of the sums so subscribed such time as the same shall be required by the [Illegible Text] rectors; Provided, that sixty days previous not of the time at which such payment is required to made, be given in one of the Gazettes of [Illegible Text] Augusta and Milledgeville, and provided, that payment shall be required at any time between first of July and first of November in any year. 3. And be it further enacted by the authority foresaid, That if there shall be a failure in the [Illegible Text] of any sum subscribed by any person, [Illegible Text] or body politic. when the same is [Illegible Text] to be paid by this act, or when it shall be [Illegible Text] to be paid by the Directors, the share or shares on which such failure shall happen or accrue, [Illegible Text] be for such failure forfeited, and may be again [Illegible Text] and disposed of in such manner as the [Illegible Text] shall order or provide, and the sums which [Illegible Text] have been paid thereon shall enure to the [Illegible Text] the said corporation. 4. And be it further enacted by the authority foresaid, That all those who shall become [Illegible Text] to the said Bank, their successors and [Illegible Text] shall be, and they are hereby created [Illegible Text] a corporation and body politic, by the name [Illegible Text] style of The Planters' Bank of the State of [Illegible Text] and by that name shall be, and are [Illegible Text] made able and capable in law to have, [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text], possess, enjoy and retain, to them [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] successors, lands, rents, tenements, [Illegible Text] goods, chattels and effects, of whatsoever kind [Illegible Text]

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or quality the same may be, to an amount not exceeding in the whole one million three hundred thousand dollars, including the amount of the capital stock aforesaid; and the same to sell, grant, demise, alien or dispose of, to sue and be sued, plead and be impleaded, answer and be answered, defend and be defended, in courts of record, or any other place whatsoever; and also to make have and use a common seal, and the same to break, alter and renew at their pleasure; and also, to ordain, establish and put in execution, such bye-laws, rules and regulations, as shall seem necessary, and convenient for the government of the said corporation; Provided, That such bye-laws, rules and regulations be not contrary to the constitution and laws of the state, or the United States; and generally to do and execute all and [Illegible Text] such acts, matters things as to them may or shall [Illegible Text], subject nevertheless, to the rules, regulations, restrictions, limitations and provision hereinafter prescribed. 5. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That for the well ordering the affairs of the said corporation there shall be thirteen Directors, who shall be elected as soon as two hundred and fifty thousand dollars in gold and silver coin shall have been received on account of the subscriptions for the said stock, and on the first Monday in January in each and every year thereafter, by the stockholders, or [Illegible Text] of the capital stock of the said corporation and by plurality of the votes actually given in, and those who shall be duly chosen at any election, shall be capable of serving as Directors by virtue of such choice, until the end or expiration of the first Monday of January next ensuing the time of such election, and no longer. And the said Directors at their first meeting

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after each election, shall choose one of their [Illegible Text] as President, and in case of his death, [Illegible Text], removal from the state, or from the board direction, the said Directors shall proceed to fill [Illegible Text] vacancy by a new election for the remainder [Illegible Text] year; Provided always, and be it further enacted, That as soon as the sum of two hundred and [Illegible Text] thousand dollars in gold and silver shall have [Illegible Text] actually received on account of the subscription [Illegible Text] the said stock, notice thereof shall be given by [Illegible Text] Commissioners herein before named, in one at [Illegible Text] of the public gazettes of Savannah, Augusta, [Illegible Text] Washington and Athens; and the [Illegible Text] Commissioners shall, at the same time, in like [Illegible Text] notify a time and place within the said City [Illegible Text] Savannah, at the distance of ninety days at [Illegible Text] from the date of such notification, for proceeding [Illegible Text] the election of directors, and it shall be lawful [Illegible Text] such to be then and there made; and the [Illegible Text] who shall be then and there chosen, shall be [Illegible Text] first directors, and shall receive from the said [Illegible Text] the money which may have been [Illegible Text] by them, and shall be capable of acting by [Illegible Text] of such choice, until the end or expiration of [Illegible Text] first Monday in January next ensuing the time [Illegible Text] making the same, and shall forthwith thereafter commence the operations of the said bank at [Illegible Text] said City of Savannah; And provided further, [Illegible Text] in case it should at any time happen, that an [Illegible Text] on of directors should not be made, upon any [Illegible Text] when pursuant to this act it ought to have [Illegible Text] made, the said corporation shall not for that [Illegible Text] be deemed to be dissolved, but it shall be lawful [Illegible Text] any other day to hold and make an election of directors, in such manner as shall have been [Illegible Text] by the rules and bye-laws of the said corporation

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and provided, than in case of the death, resignation, absence from the state, or removal of a director, his place may be filled up by a new choice for the remainder of the year, by the remaining Directors. 6. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the directors for the time being shall have power to appoint such officers and clerks under them, as shall be necessary for executing the business of the said corporation, and to allow them such compensation for their services respectively, as shall be reasonable; and shall be capable of exercising such other powers and authorities for the well governing and ordering the affairs of the said corporation, as to them shall appear conducive to the interest of the institution. 7. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the following rules, restrictions, limitations and provisions shall form and be fundamental articles of the constitution of the said corporation. 1st. The number of votes to which each stockholder shall be entitled, shall be according to the number of shares he shall hold, in the following proportion, that is to say, for one share, one vote; for two shares and not exceeding five, two votes; for every five shares above five, one vote; Provided, That no person, corporation, or body politic or corporate shall be entitled in his, her or their own right, to more than thirty votes. And after the first election, no share or shares shall confer a right of suffrage, which shall not have been holden three calendar months previous to the day of election. 2d. None but a stockholder, entitled in his own right to ten shares, and being a citizen of the state, and not being a director of any other bank, shall be eligible as a director; and if any one of the directors after being elected, shall at any time during the

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term for which he shall have been chosen, [Illegible Text] be a stockholder, his seat shall thereupon [Illegible Text] vacated, and the remaining directors, or a [Illegible Text] of them, shall at their next meeting pass an order claring him no longer to be a director. 3d. The stockholders shall make such [Illegible Text] to the President for his services, as shall [Illegible Text] to them reasonable. 4th. Not less than five directors shall [Illegible Text] a board for the transaction of business, of whom President shall always be one, except in case of [Illegible Text] or necessary absence; in which case his [Illegible Text] may be supplied by any director, whom he, by [Illegible Text] under his hand, shall nominate for the [Illegible Text] 5th. A number of stockholders not less than [Illegible Text] who together shall be proprietors of two [Illegible Text] shares or upwards, shall have power, [Illegible Text] time, to call a meeting of the stockholders, for [Illegible Text] relative to the institution, giving at least [Illegible Text] days notice in a public gazette in the city of [Illegible Text] in the city of Augusta, in the city of [Illegible Text], and at Washington and Athens, [Illegible Text] such notice the object or objects of such [Illegible Text] 6th. The Cashier or Treasurer of the Bank the time being, before he enters upon the duties his office, shall give bond with two or more [Illegible Text], to the satisfaction of the directors, in a [Illegible Text] less than twenty thousand dollars, with [Illegible Text] for his good behaviour and the faithful discharge his duties. 7th. The lands, tenements and [Illegible Text] which it shall be lawful for the said corporation hold, shall be only such as shall be requisite for immediate accommodation, in relation to the [Illegible Text] transaction of its business; and such as [Illegible Text] have been [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] mortgaged to it as security

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conveyed to it in satisfaction of debts previously contracted in the course of its dealings, or purchased at sales upon judgments which shall have been obtained for such debts. 8 The total amount of the debts which the said corporation shall at any time owe, whether by bond, bill, note or other contract, shall not exceed three times the amount of their capital stock, over and above the amount of specie actually deposited in their vaults for safe keeping. In case of excess, the directors under whose administration it shall happen, shall be liable for the same in their individual, natural and private capacities, and an action of debt may in such case be brought against them or any of them, their or any of their heirs, executors or administrators, in any court of record intex United States, having competent jurisdiction, or either of them, by any creditor or creditors of the said corporation, and may be prosecuted to judgment and execution, any condition, covenant, or agreement to the contrary notwithstanding. But this shall not be construed to exempt the said corporation or the lands, tenements, goods and chattels of the same; from being also liable for, and chargeable with; the said excessAnd such of the said directors who may have been absent when the said excess was contracted, or created, or who may have dissented from the resolution or act whereby the same was so contracted or created, may respectively exonerate themselves from being so liable, by having their dissent, if presont, entered on the minutes of the said corporation. 9. The Directors shall have power to issue to the subscribers their certificates of stock, which shall be transferable on the books of the Cashier only, by personal entry of the Stockholder [Illegible Text] legal representative or attorney duly authorized by special power for that purpose.

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10 The company shall in no case directly or [Illegible Text] be concerned in commerce or insurance, [Illegible Text] in the importation or exportation, purchase or [Illegible Text] of any goods, wares or merchandize whatever ([Illegible Text] of Exchange, notes and bullion only excepted) [Illegible Text] such goods, wares or merchandize as shall [Illegible Text] truly transfered, conveyed or pledged to them [Illegible Text] way of security for money actually loaned and [Illegible Text] or for debts due, owing or growing due [Illegible Text] the said corporation, or purchased by them to [Illegible Text] such debt so due to the said corporation, or to [Illegible Text] the insurance on the property that may be [Illegible Text] or be thus pledged to the said company, for its [Illegible Text] curity. 11 The bills obligatory and of credit, notes [Illegible Text] other contracts, whatever on behalf of the [Illegible Text] corporation, shall be binding and obligatory [Illegible Text] the said company provided the same be signed [Illegible Text] the President, and countersigned or attested by [Illegible Text] Cashier of the said corporation; the funds of [Illegible Text] corporation shall be in no case held liable for [Illegible Text] contract or engagement whatever, unless the [Illegible Text] shall be so signed and countersigned or attested [Illegible Text] aforesaid; and the books, papers and correspondence, and the funds of the company shall [Illegible Text] times be subject to the inspection of the Board [Illegible Text] Directors and stock-holders, when convened according to the provisions of this act. 12 Dividends of the profits of the corporation, [Illegible Text] of so much thereof as shall be deemed [Illegible Text] and proper, shall be declared and paid half year [Illegible Text] (the first half after the bank shall have been in operation, excepted,) and the said dividends [Illegible Text] from time to time be determined by a majority of [Illegible Text] Directors at a meeting to be held for that purpose and shall in no case exceed the amount of the [Illegible Text]

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profits actually acquired by the corporation, so that the capital stock thereof shall never be impaired. 13 The Directors shall keep fair and regular entries, in a book to be provided for that purpose, of their proceedings, and on any question when two directors shall require it, the yeas and nays of the Directors voting, shall be duly inserted on their minutes, and those minutes be at all [Illegible Text] on demand produced to the Stockholders, when at a general meeting the same shall be required. 14 The corporation shall exist and continue until the first day of January one thousand eight hundred and forty; and immediately after the dissolution of the said corporation, effectual measures shall be taken, by the directors last appointed and acting, for closing all the concerns of the company, and for dividing the capital and profits which may remain then among the stock-holders, according to their respective interests. 8. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That an act passed the 5th December, 1807, entitled, an act to incorporate the Planter's Bank of the State of Georgia, be and the same is hereby repealed. BENJAMIN WHITAKER, Speaker of the House of Representatives. JARED IRWIN, President of the Senate. Executive Department, Georgia, DAVID B. MITCHELL, Governor. Assented to 19th December, 1810. For the relief of the Reverend Charles Odingsell Screven. AN ACT 1. BE it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives

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of the State of Georgia in General [Illegible Text] met, and it is hereby enacted, by the [Illegible Text] of the same, That the Comptroller General of [Illegible Text] state be, and he is hereby required to [Illegible Text] certificate issued at Augusta on the second of [Illegible Text], seventeen hundred and ninety three John Wereat, then Auditor of the state, in [Illegible Text] the estate of James Screven, deceased, for two [Illegible Text] pounds, and to issue to the Rev. [Illegible Text] Screven, the holder thereof, another [Illegible Text] for the like amount in lieu thereof, any [Illegible Text] the contrary thereofnotwithstanding; [Illegible Text] said Charles [Illegible Text] Screven shall give bond and [Illegible Text] security to indemnify the state in case [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] should prove to be spurious or a [Illegible Text] BENJAMIN WHITAKER, Speaker of the House of Representatives. JARED IRWIN, President of the Senate. Executive Department, Georgia, DAVID B. MITCHELL, Governor. Assented to, 15th December, 1810. To alter and change the names of [Illegible Text] persons therein mentioned. AN ACT 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of [Illegible Text] in General Assembly met, and [Illegible Text] hereby enacted by the authority of the same, [Illegible Text] from and after the passing of this act, [Illegible Text] M`Girth shall be known and called by [Illegible Text] name of Eliza BoydElizabeth Farmer shall [Illegible Text] called and known by the name of Elizabeth [Illegible Text]

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and Josiah Smith shall be called and known by the name of Josiah B. Harris. BENJAMIN WHITAKER, Speaker of the House of Representatives. JARED IRWIN, President of the Senate. Executive Department, Georgia, DAVID B. MITCHELL, Governor Assented to, 13th December, 1810. AN ACT To repeal the first and second sections of an act entitled, an act to amend an act entitled, an act to revise, amend and consolidate the several Militia Laws of this state, and to adapt the same to the Congress of the United States. 1. BE it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That from and after the passing of this act, when any vacancy may happen in any Regimental or Battallion district within this state, of any Lieutenant Colonel of such regiment or Major Commandant in counties containing but one battallion, by death, resignation, or otherwise, it shall be the duty of the Brigadier General commanding such regiment or battallion, within thirty days after receiving information of such vacancy, to order a new election, and give the men commanding officer of the regiment at least

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thirty days notice of the time and place where such election shall be held. 2 And be it further enacted, That it shall [Illegible Text] the duty of such commanding officer of such [Illegible Text] to advertise such election as aforesaid, at [Illegible Text] twenty days in each Captain's district within [Illegible Text] regiment, in one or more of the most public [Illegible Text] in such district, of the time and place such [Illegible Text] shall be held. Provided, such election shall be [Illegible Text] at such regimental [Illegible Text] ground. 2. And be it further enacted, That it shall [Illegible Text] the duty of any two or more captains or [Illegible Text] within such regimental or battallion district (as [Illegible Text] case may be) with two or more Justices of the [Illegible Text] wherein such election may be held, not [Illegible Text] themselves candidates, shall preside at, and [Illegible Text] intend such election, and the said presiding [Illegible Text] civil and military, shall within thirty days [Illegible Text] certify under their hands and seals the person [Illegible Text] persons having the highest number of votes, [Illegible Text] together with the state of the poll, shall be [Illegible Text] to the commander in chief, who shall [Illegible Text] ten days after such transmission, commission [Illegible Text] person or persons so elected: provided [Illegible Text], if two counties compose one regiment, in [Illegible Text] case the election shall be held at the several [Illegible Text] muster grounds on the same day, and the [Illegible Text] of such election be each to the Governor, [Illegible Text] shall commission as aforesaid, provided such [Illegible Text] is not contested. 4 And be it further enacted, That it shall [Illegible Text] the duty of the Lieutenant Colonel [Illegible Text] within thirty days after receiving information of vacancy having occurred in any Battallion [Illegible Text] within their respective regiments, by death, [Illegible Text] or otherwise, of the Major of such [Illegible Text]

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district, to advertise for the election of such Major to fill such vacancy, in one or more of the most public places in each Captain's district, within such Battallion district, provided such election shall be held at the Battallion muster ground within such Battallion district. 5 And be it further enacted, That such officers, civil and military, shall superintend the election of such Major, and certify in like manner as for the Lieutenant Colonel as aforesaid; and it shall be the duty of His Excellency the Governor to commission the Major or Majors so elected upon the same principle as herein-before pointed out for the election and commissioning of the [Illegible Text] Colonel. 6 And be it further enacted, That all such Colonels and Majors shall hereafter be elected by the Militia hable to perform Militia duty, under the respective command of such Colonel or Major (as the case may be) when so elected. The candidates having the highest number of votes shall be elected. 7 And be it further enacted, That when any county in this state shall contain two or more regiments, it shall be the duty of the Adjutant General to convene each regiment at their respective Regimental muster grounds, whenever it shall be necessary to convene such regiments for the purpose of annual inspection. 8 And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the convention of the field, staff, company and non-commissioned officers of the regiment composed of the counties of Camden, Glynn and Wayne, which shall be called for the purpose of training said officerss, the said convention shall be

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had at some place as near the junction of the [Illegible Text] of the said counties as convenience will admit, [Illegible Text] determined on by a majority of the Militia office in each county present at such convention, and til such place shall have been agreed on, the [Illegible Text] of meeting shall be at Burwell Atkinson's. 9. And be it further enacted, That the [Illegible Text] and second sections of the before recited act shall and the same are hereby repealed. 10. And be it further enacted, That all [Illegible Text] and parts of laws heretofore passed on this [Illegible Text] militating against this act, be, and the same are [Illegible Text] by repealed. BENJAMIN WHITAKER, Speaker of the House of Representatives. JARED IRWIN, President of the Senate. Executive Department, Georgia, DAVID B. MITCHELL, Governor. Assented to, 13th December, 1810. To amend the several Judiciary acts [Illegible Text] in force in this state. AN ACT 1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of presentatives of the State of Georgia in General [Illegible Text] sembly met and by the authority of the same, That special jurors shall be taken from the Grand [Illegible Text] list of the county, and struck in the presence [Illegible Text] Court, in the following manner; the Clerk [Illegible Text] produce a list of the Grand Jurors present, and [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text], from which the party, Plaintiff Defendant, or their Attorney, may strike out

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alternately, until there shall be but twelve jurors left, who shall forthwith be empannelled and sworn, as special jurors to try the appeal cause; and in all cases the appellants shall strike first; and in case of refusal in either to strike such special jurors, after due notice given for the purpose, and proof thereof, the Judge before whom such notice is given for such special jury to be empannelled, shall on behalf of such absent party, or his attorney, proceed in the same way and manner, as if the party absent or refusing had been present or consented to the same. BENJAMIN WHITAKER, Speaker of the House of Representatives. JARED IRWIN, President of the Senate. Executive Department, Georgia, DAVID B. MITCHELL, Governor. Assented to, 15th December, 1810. AN ACT For the relief of the heirs and lawful representatives of James Simms, and for the relief ofter H. Collins. 1 BE it enacted by the Senate House of Representatives of the state of Georgia in General Assembly met, and by the authority of the same, That the Justices of the Inferior Court of Columbia county he, and they are hereby authorized and required to release and exonerate the heirs and legal representatives of James Simms and Peter H. Collins, from a judgment entered up in Columbia Superior Court, [Illegible Text] a scire facias against James Simms and Peter H.

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Collins, on the fourth of March eighteen hundred and nine, on their paying all costs which have accrued on the same. BENJAMIN WHITAKER, Speaker of the House of Representatives. JARED IRWIN, President of the Senate. Executive Department, Georgia, DAVID B. MITCHELL, Governor. Assented to, 15th December, 1810. For the relief of John Barnes. AN ACT Sec. 1. BE it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Georgia in General Assembly met, and by the authority of the same, That the Justices of the Inferior Court of Washington county, or a majority of them, be, and they are hereby fully authorized and empowered, if they think proper, to relieve the above named John [Illegible Text] from the payment of the judgment entered against him as security for the appearance of one [Illegible Text] Barnes, upon payment of costs. BENJAMIN WHITAKER, Speaker of the House of Representatives. JARED IRWIN, President of the Senate. Executive Department, Georgia, DAVID B. MITCHELL, Governor. Assented to, 15th December, 1810.

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To fix the site of the Public Buildings in Laurens county. AN ACT 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Georgia, in General Assembly met, and by the authority of the same, That John G. Underwood, Jethro Spivey, Benjamin Adams; John Thomas, and William H. Mathews, [Illegible Text], and they are hereby appointed commissioners; and they, or a majority of them, are hereby authorized and empowered to purchase or procure by donation, any quantity of land not exceeding two hundred two and an half acres, at or within two miles of the place known by the name of the Sand-Bar, on the Oconee river, as a site for the public buildings in the county of Laurens, and as soon as the said Commissioners shall have procured the said land, they shall cause as many lots to be laid off and sold, at four equal instalments, as they may deem necessary, and after giving sixty days notice in the Georgia Journal and one Augusta paper, of the time and place of sale, shall proceed to dispose of the same at public auction, on such terms as they or a majority af them may deem most conducive to the interest of the county. And the Commissioners aforesaid, or a majority of them, are hereby authorized and empowered, to appropriate the money arising from the sale of said lots, for the erection of a courthouse and Jail for said county, and in case any surplus funds should remain in the hands of the Commissioners aforesaid, after the completion of the said courthouse and Jail, they shall pay the same to the justices of the Inferior Court of the county, to be appropriated to county purposes. Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That the Inferior

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court are hereby required to give up to the purchasers of lots in Sumpterville, their notes or bond for the same, and the titles for said lots, if any, be cancelled. 3 And be it further enacted, That the act entitled an act to establish the site of the Public Buildings in the county of Laurens, to appropriate the monies arising from the sale of lots, passed on the first of December, 1809, be, and the same is here by repealed. 4 And be it further enacted, That the commissioners aforesaid, or a majority of them, are hereby authorized to dispose of the land helonging to said county at the place called Sumpterville, on such term and in such manner, as they may think most expedient, and apply the proceeds to aid the building of the courthouse and jail, any law to the contrary notwithstanding. BENJAMIN WHITAKER, Speaker of the House of Representatives. JARED IRWIN, President of the Senate, Executive Department, Georgia, DAVID B. MITCHELI, Governor. Assented to, 13th December, 1810. AN ACT To legalize and make valid certain act of sheriffs and clerks, and to regulate the admission of evidence in the several courts of law equity in this state, so far as relates to certain papers. WHEREAS considerable doubts have arisen

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the courts of this state, relative to the official returns of Sheriffs and Deputy Sheriffs, whose bonds and oaths have not been entered on the minutes of the court before which such officers may have qualified. And whereas doubts have also arisen in said Courts as to the propriety of admitting deeds to go as evidence before a jury, which a deputy clerk may have certified as to the enrollment; for remedy whereof, 1. BE it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Georgia in General Assembly met, and by the authority of the same, That the official returns of all Sheriffs and Deputy Sheriffs shall be and the same are hereby legalized and made valid to all intents and purposes, as if made by a sheriff or deputy, who had been qualified according to law. 2. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That all deeds, mortgages, conveyances, and other writings enrolled by any deputy Clerk in the proper court, and certified by him as such, the same shall be received and admitted as evidence in any court of this state, in like manner as if the same had been recorded by the chief clerk. 3. And be it further enacted, That all grants, copy-grants, testimonials, or any other document or paper whatsoever, heretofore issued cut of the Secretary of State's office, purporting to be signed by a deputy Secretary of State, shall be held and taken as legal, provided, the said paper shall be ascertained to be genuine; Provided nothing contained in this act shall be so construed as to admit any grant obtained on the south side of the Oconee and Appa-Iachee rivers, previous to the late land lotteries, as evidence in any court within this state. 4. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid,

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That in all cases brought by any [Illegible Text] or endorsees, assignee or assignees, on any bond, bill or note, before any court of law and equity in this state, the assignment or endorsement, without regard to the form thereof, shall be sufficient evidence of the transfer thereof, and the said bond, bill or note shall be admitted as evidence, without the necessity of proving the hand writing of the assign. or or assignors, endorsor or endorsors, any law, usage or custom to the contrary thereof notwithstanding. BENJAMIN WHITAKER, Speaker of the House of Representatives. JARED IRWIN, President of the Senate. Executive Department, Georgia, DAVID B. MITCHELL, Governor. Assented to 15th December, 1810. AN ACT To amend an act to ascertain the dividing line between the counties of Montgomery and Jefferson. 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly met, and by the authority of the same it is hereby enacted, That the dividing line shall be as follows, to wit; begining [Illegible Text] the Sunbury road at the Uche path, thence along said road to the head waters of Rocky Creek, thence down the main creek to its junction with Williamson's Swamp, thence down Williamson's Swamp to its junction with Ogechee river; and in future this shall be known as the line between the [Illegible Text]

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of Montgomery and Jefferson, any law to the contrary notwithstanding. BENJAMIN WHITAKER, Speaker of the House of Representatives. JARED IRWIN, President of the Senate. Executive Department, Georgia, DAVID B. MITCHELL, Governor, Assented to, 15th December, 1810. AN ACT To authorize certain commissioners to lay out a road from Milledgeville to the town of Hartford in the county of Pulaski, to [Illegible Text] the road now open from Hartford to the Twiggs county line. 1. BE it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Georgia in General Assembly met, and by the authority of the same it is hereby enacted, That Aaron Feagen and B. M'Crary be, they are hereby appointed Commissioners for the county of Baldwin, and that John King, Thomas Durham and Thomas M'Ginty be, and they are hereby appointed Commissioners for the county of Wilkinson, and Robert Sherrard, John Hays and Thomas Dennard be, and they are hereby appointed commissioners for the county of Twiggs. 2. And be it further enacted by the [Illegible Text] aforesaid, That all the hands subject to work on roads, agreeable to the general road law in this state, residing within three miles of said road, shall [Illegible Text] liable to work on said road, under the direction

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of the aforesaid Commissioners, and in default, they shall be subject to the same fines and penalties as are [Illegible Text] by the general road law of this state. 3. And be it further enacted, That the said [Illegible Text] missioners shall carry the road as is hereafter [Illegible Text] out, to wif; from Milledgeville to [Illegible Text] Ford on Commissioners Creek; from thence [Illegible Text] Green's Ford on Big Sandy Creek; from thence [Illegible Text] Pasmore's on the Old Uchee Path; from thence [Illegible Text] Luke Bozeman's on Shellstone creek; from [Illegible Text] to intersect the road as aforesaid. 4. And it is hereby enacted, That the said [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] with full power and [Illegible Text] to carry this law into effect; [Illegible Text] is also made the [Illegible Text] of the aforesaid commissioners to attend to [Illegible Text] same, any law to the contrary notwithstanding. BENJAMIN WHITAKER, Speaker of the House of Representatives. JARED IRWIN, President of the Senate. Executive Department, Georgia, DAVID B. MITCHELL, Governor. Assented to, 15th December, 1810. AN ACT To incorporate a company for the [Illegible Text] of opening the Ogechee [Illegible Text] from the mouth of Canouchee to [Illegible Text] mouth of Rocky Comfort, and for [Illegible Text] improvement of the navigation [Illegible Text] of. WHEREAS it has ever been deemed [Illegible Text]

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primary importance in every good government, by facilitating the intercourse between every part of its territory, to generalize the national character cement more strongly the bonds which unite its citizens together; and also thereby to give additional incitement to the spirit of commercial and agricultural enterprize, and blend more intimately the two interestsand as the experience of all ages and all nations has proven, that these important objects are more effectually accomplished by the opening of rivers and the improvement of inland navigation, it therefore becomes the duty of all Legislatures to attend to the executing the perfecting of the sameAnd whereas the [Illegible Text] river from the boldness and depth of its [Illegible Text] affording at most seasons of the year sufficient water for the passage of boats, and from the numerous population and great fertility of the lands in its [Illegible Text], commanding a great quantity of produce, which will be borne down its current, deserves the attention of the state, and will affectuate the objects above mentioned; 1. Be it therefore enacted by the Senate House of Representatives of the State of Georgia, in General Assembly met, That Walter Robinson, John Berrien, John Powell, Littleberry Bostwick, Sen'r. and Michael Shellman, Esquires, Be, and they are hereby appointed Commissioners for receiving subscriptions for the purpose aforesaid, for the sum of ten thousand dollars, to be divided into one thousand shares, at ten dollars each share, which subscription shall be opened at such time and place as may be appointed by the said Commissioners or their successors in office, who are hereby required to give sixty days notice thereof in one or more of the public Gazettes of Louisville, Savannah, Augusta and Milledgeville,

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and shall be kept open for the space of ninety days, during which time no one person, association or company shall be allowed to subscribe for any greater number of shares in his, her or their own right, than ten, and if at the expiration of the time hereby appointed, it shall appear that the subscription shall not have been filled, then it shall and may be lawful for any person, association or company, to subscribe for the whole or any less number of the shares which remain unsubscribed for. Sec. 2 And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That so soon as the said shares shall have been subscribed for that the subscribers therefor and their successors shall be, and they are hereby declared to be a body corporate, in name and deed, by the style denomination of the Ogechee Navigation Company, and by the said name and style aforesaid shall have perpetual succession of officers and members, and a common seal to use, and shall have power and authority to make, alter, amend and change such bye-laws and regulations as may be agreed by the members: Provided, that such bye-laws and regulations be not contrary to the laws and constitution of this state, or of the United States. Sec. 3 And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That they shall have full power and authority under the said style and denomination, to sue and be sued, implead and be impleaded, answer and be answered unto, in any court of law, or at any tribunal having jurisdiction thereof, and the rights and privileges of the said society or corporate body, in any court of law or at any tribunal whateyer to defend; and shall be and are hereby declared to be vested with all the powers and advantages, privileges and [Illegible Text] of an association or society of people incorporated for the purposes and intentions of their said association.

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Sec. 4. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That as soon as the said subscription shall have been filled, the said commissioners shall call a meeting of the subscribers for the purpose of electing officers and organizing the company, at which meeting there shall be chosen by ballot from the subscribers seven directors, who shall choose from amongst themselves a President, and shall also choose such other officers as may be deemed necessary for carrying on the business of the said company: and in the election of the said directors each person having one share shall be entitled to one vote; each person having more than one share and not less than five, two votes; each person having more than five shares and not less than ten, three votes; and so on in this ratio. Sec. 5. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That as soon as the said President Directors shall have been elected, such officers as shall be necessary for carrying on the business of the said corporation, they shall proceed to open the river [Illegible Text] from the mouth of Rocky Comfort to the [Illegible Text] of Canouchee, provided nothing herein contained shall be so construed as to authorize the said corporation to demand any [Illegible Text] for any lumber, boats or article whatever, which may pass down the Canouchee river; and to improve the navigation thereof, in such manner as the said company shall [Illegible Text] best calculated to promote the objects of their association; and for this purpose shall be, and they are hereby authorized to fill up all channels, cuts, dead rivers, lakes, c. as they may think proper, and to cut down and remove trees which may be growing upon the banks of the river, and which may tend to obstruct the navigation thereof

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to the distance of twenty yards back from the [Illegible Text] on each side. Sec. 6. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That from and after the said company shall have been organized as aforesaid, it shall [Illegible Text] be lawful for any person or persons to obstruct [Illegible Text] in, any manner to impede the opening clearing [Illegible Text] of the said river by throwing or felling trees [Illegible Text] in or by any other means whatever, and if any [Illegible Text] or persons shall so offend, he, she or they [Illegible Text] upon conviction thereof, before any court [Illegible Text] jurisdiction thereof, be liable to pay for every [Illegible Text] offence, a sum not exceeding twenty dollars, [Illegible Text] half to be appropriated to the use of the [Illegible Text] and the other half to the use of the said [Illegible Text] Sec. 7. And be it further enacted, That [Illegible Text] thing herein contained shall be so construed as [Illegible Text] affect any established bridge or ferry upon said [Illegible Text] and as soon as the said corporation shall [Illegible Text] completed the improvement of the [Illegible Text] thereof, so that boats of five ton burthens can [Illegible Text] pass up and down said river, from the mouth [Illegible Text] Rocky Comfort to the mouth of Canouchee [Illegible Text] that then the said corporation may demand a [Illegible Text] upon all produce or manufacture of any kind [Illegible Text] may be sent down said river, made or [Illegible Text] above the mouth of Canouchee river, not [Illegible Text] twelve and an half cents per [Illegible Text] weight, and not exceeding twenty-five cents [Illegible Text] thousand feet for all kind of squared or sawed [Illegible Text] twenty-five [Illegible Text] per thousand for all oak [Illegible Text] and twelve an half cents per thousand for all [Illegible Text] which may be sent down the aforesaid [Illegible Text] prepared for market, above the mouth of the [Illegible Text] river, and the said corporation may [Illegible Text] twelve an half cents per hundred weight for [Illegible Text]

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kind of produce or manufacture which may be carried up the aforesaid river, above the mouth of the Canouchee river. 8. And be it further enacted, That nothing herein contained shall be so construed as to authorize the said corporation to cause any obstruction to be made, so as to obstruct the mouth of the Canouchee river. 9. And be it further enacted, That the said corporation may demand the aforesaid toll for the term of twenty years, from and after the navigation of the said river may have been completed; Provided nevertheless, that in case the toll to be collected by this act should not produce a sufficient sum to reimburse the said company, the amount of principal and interest by them subscribed, they shall be authorized to demand the said toll, until they shall be fully reimbursed in the principal and interest of the sums subscribed, and no longerAnd at the expiration of twenty years, or at such other period as the aforesaid company shall be reimbursed in the amount of principal and interest of the sum so subscribed, no longer toll shall be required or demanded. Sec. 10 And be it further [Illegible Text] by the authority aforesaid, That this act shall not be construed as to debar citizens living in the vicinity of the river from the right of seine hauling, keeping flats for ferriage, or canoes not coming under the denomination of boats of burthen. Sec. 11 And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That all laws and parts of laws militating

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against the provisions of this act be and the same are hereby repealed. BENJAMIN WHITAKER, Speaker of the House of Representatives. JARED IRWIN, President of the Senate. Executive Department, Georgia, DAVID B. MITCHELL, Governor. Assented to, 15th December, 1810. AN ACT To incorporate a company for the improvement of the navigation of Broad river. WHEREAS the improvement of the inland navigation of every country is of primary importance to its inhabitants, and few countries enjoy greater natural advantages than this state, for the extension of commerce, and it being conceived that the clearing out and removing the obstructions in Broad river, between the confluence of the same with the Savannah river to Hudson's fork of said river, would greatly conduce to the convenience and interest of the inhabitants settled on the north and north-western parts of this state. Sec. 1. BE it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Georgia in General Assembly met, That Shaler Hilyer, Nicholas M. Marks, Thomas M. Barnett, Elisha Brewer, and [Illegible Text] Webb, be, and they are hereby appointed commissioners for receiving subscriptions for the purpose of improving the navigation of Broad river, to the amount of ten thousand dollars, to be

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divided into one thousand shares at ten dollars each share, which subscription shall be [Illegible Text] at such time and place as may be appointed by the [Illegible Text] Commissioners, who are hereby required to give sixty days notice thereof, in two or more of the public Gazettes in this state, and shall be kept open for the space of ninety days, during which time no one person, association or company shall be allowed to subscribe for any greater number of shares in his, her or their own right, or in the right of any other person or persons whatsoever than ten: and if at the expiration of the time hereby appointed, it shall appear that the subscription shall not have been filled, then it shall and may be lawful for any person, association or company to subscribe for the whole or any less number of shares which remain unsubscribed for. 2 And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That so soon as the said shares shall have been subscribed for, that the subscribers therefor and their successors shall be, and they are hereby declared to be a body corporate in name and deed, by the style and denomination of the Broad River Navigation Company, and by the said name and style shall have perpetual succession of officers and members, and a common seal to use, and shall have power and authority to make, alter, amend and change such bye-laws and regulations as may be agreed on by the members: Provided, that such bye-laws and regulations be not contrary to the laws and constitution of this state or of the United States. 3 And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That they shall have full power and authority under the said style and denomination to sue and be sued, plead and be impleaded, answer and be answered unto, in any court of law, or at any

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tribunal having jurisdiction thereof; and the rights and privileges [Illegible Text] the said society or corporate body in any court of law, or at any tribunal whatsoever, to defend, and shall be, and are hereby declared to be vested with all the powers and advantages, privileges and emoluments of an association or society of people, incorporated for the purposes and intentions of their said association. 4 And be it further enacted, That as soon as the said subscription shall have been filled, the said Commissioners shall call a meeting of the subscribers for the purpose of electing officers and organizing the company, at which meeting there shall be chosen by ballot from among the subscribers, seven directors, who shall choose from among themselves a President, and shall also choose other officers as may be deemed necessary, and in the election of said directors, each person having one share shall be entitled to one vote; each person having more than one share and not less than five, two votes; each person having more than five shares and not less than ten, three votes; and so on in this ratio. 5 And be it further enacted, That as soon as the said President and Directors shall have been elected, and such officers as shall be necessary for carrying on the business of the said corporation, they shall proceed to improve the navigation of the said river from the confluence of the same with the Savannah river, to the mouth of Hudson's fork, in such manner as the said company shall deem best calculated to promote the object of their association, and for this purpose shall be and they are hereby authorized to remove all and every obstruction in the said river, which may tend to obstruct the navigation thereof.

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6 And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That from and after the said company shall have been organized as aforesaid, it shall not be lawful for any person or persons to obstruct or in any manner to impede the opening and clearing out the said river by throwing or felling trees therein, or by any other means whatever; and if any person or persons shall so offend, he, she, or they shall upon conviction thereof, before any court having cognizance thereof, forfeit and pay for every such offence, a sum not exceeding twenty dollars, one half to be applied to the use of the informer, the other half to the use of the said company. 7 And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That as soon as the said river shall have been sufficiently opened and cleared by said company, to admit the passage of boats, then the said corporation shall have full power to collect and receive a toll on all articles carried up or down said river, not exceeding twenty-five cents on every hundred weight, except lumber, which shall not exceed fifty cents for every thousand and also levy a toll in proportion to that distance from any other place on said river between the confluence of the same with the Savannah river to the mouth of Hudson's fork, for the keeping the navigation in repair. 8. And be it further enacted, That the said corporation shall remain and continue a body politic, under the limitations, restrictions and provisions aforesaid, until the first day of June eighteen hundred and thirty. Provided nevertheless, That the Legislature of this state may at any time after the passage of this act extinguish the charter hereby granted to the said Company, upon paying to them the amount of their original stock, together with legal interest thereon from the date of the subscription,

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deducting from the amount of interest such sum as may have been collected from tolls, over above the necessary expences of the undertaking. 9 And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, that this act shall not be so construed as to debar citizens living in the vicinity of said river from the right of seine hauling, keeping flats for ferriage or canoes, not coming under the denomination of boats of burthen. BENJAMIN WHITAKER, Speaker of the House of Representatives. JARED IRWIN, President of the Senate. Executive Department, Georgia, DAVID B. MITCHELL, Governor. Assented to, 15th December, 1810. AN ACT To amend the 5th section of an act, entitled, an act to sell and dispose of the Fractional Parts of Surveys of Land in the counties of Baldwin Wilkinson passed the eighth day of December eighteen hundred and six. 1. BE it enacted by the Senate and House of [Illegible Text] in General Assembly met, and by [Illegible Text] authority of the same, That in all cases where [Illegible Text] purchaser of fractional survey or surveys of [Illegible Text] under and by virtue of the before recited act, [Illegible Text] have removed from the limits of this state, and [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] no property whereby the Treasurer's [Illegible Text] can have recourse, then and in that case such [Illegible Text]

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survey shall be made subject to the discharge of the instalments, as the same may become due. 2 And be it further enacted, That no sheriff or other officer shall be authorized to make or convey a title to any purchaser of such fractional survey, until a certificate shall be produced from the Treasurer of this state, to the officer selling such fractional survey as aforesaid, setting forth that the demand on such survey is settled for by the purchaser. 3 And be it further enacted, That it shall be the duty of the Treasurer to receive of the purchaser the amount of the execution for which such fractional survey was sold, and to take a mortgage on the premises for the amount of the bond unsettled for, on such survey so sold, provided nevertheless, that it shall be the duty of the purchaser to pay the cost accruing on such sale. 3. And be it further enacted, That so much of the fifth section of the before recited act as militates against this act be and the same is hereby repealed. BENJAMIN WHITAKER, Speaker of the House of Representatives. JARED IRWIN, President of the Senate. Executive Department, Georgia, DAVID B. MITCHELL, Governor. Assented to, 15th December, 1810. For the relief of John McLeod and the heirs of Mieajah Little, deceased. AN ACT 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of

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Representatives in General Assembly met, and it [Illegible Text] hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That the Sheriff of Wilkes county be, and he is hereby authorised and required to sell any land in the county of Wilkes which may be found subject to an execution or executions, issued from the Treasury this state, or by the county of Wilkes, for taxes [Illegible Text] this state, or the county of Wilkes, against John [Illegible Text], upon a twelve months credit, according law regulating sheriffs sales in this state, taking not with good sufficient security under a magistrate jurisdiction, from the purchaser or purchasers, [Illegible Text] payable to such sheriff, twelve months after [Illegible Text] sale, for the use of this state. 2. And be it further enacted, That it shall the duty of such sheriff, immediately after [Illegible Text] notes so to be taken as aforesaid may become [Illegible Text] to proceed to the collection of the same in the [Illegible Text] summary and expeditious manner, and pay [Illegible Text] the same when collected to the treasurer of [Illegible Text] state, or the county of Wilkes, as may be direct by the proper authority. 3. And be it further enacted by the authority foresaid, That the Justices of the Inferior court the county of Wilkes or a majority of them, are [Illegible Text] by required to stay all proceedings against these John M`Leod and the administrators of Micajah [Illegible Text] deceased, or his heirs or representatives, security for the said John Darracott as Tax Collector for said county for the county tax, until the [Illegible Text] day of December eighteen hundred and twelve. 4. And be it further enacted, That the Treasurer of this state be, and he is hereby required to [Illegible Text] all proceedings against John McLeod and the [Illegible Text] Micajah Little, deceased, as security of John [Illegible Text], Tax Collector for the county of Wilkes, [Illegible Text]

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the twelfth day of December eighteen hundred and twelve. Provided nevertheless, that if it should so happen that the said land should be sold by virtue of any execution or executions during the indulgence herein given the said John M'Leod and the administrators of Micajah Little, deceased, that then and in that case it shall be the duty of the Treasurer of this state, or the justices of the Inferior court of the county of Wilkes, or a majority of them, to claim the proceeds of such sale in the way prescribed by law in like cases. 5. And be it further enacted, That it shall be the duty of the Treasurer of this state to make all necessary and legal exertions to collect any money which may be due and owing this state by John Darracott as Tax Collector for the county of Wilkes. BENJAMIN WHITAKER, Speaker of the House of Representatives. JARED IRWIN, President of the Senate. Executive Department, Georgia, DAVID B. MITCHELL, Governor. Assented to, 15th December, 1810. AN ACT To repeal and amend some parts of an act for the better regulation of Tavern and Shop-keepers, and more effectually to prevent their trading with slaves, passed at Milledgeville, on the 22d December, 1808. 1. Be it enacted by the Senate House of Representatives

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of the State of Georgia, in General [Illegible Text] met, That from and after the passing of this, so much of the above recited act as relates to [Illegible Text] oath on receiving licenses be and the same is [Illegible Text] repealed. 2. And be it further enacted, That if any [Illegible Text] of spirituous liquors, or any other [Illegible Text] shall sell to any slave any spirituous liquors or [Illegible Text] thereof, or shall purchase from him, [Illegible Text] them any commodities without the license or [Illegible Text] of the owner, or such other persons who [Illegible Text] have the care or government of such slaves, [Illegible Text] person so offending upon conviction thereof [Illegible Text] of the Superior Courts in this state, shall be [Illegible Text] a sum not more than three hundred nor less [Illegible Text] one hundred dollars, and that all fines and [Illegible Text] imposed under this act shall be paid over, [Illegible Text] thereof to the prosecutor, and the other [Illegible Text] into the hands of the Justices of the [Illegible Text] court where such fine shall be so imposed, to [Illegible Text] them applied to county purposes; and that all [Illegible Text] or parts of laws militating against this law, are [Illegible Text] repealed. BENJAMIN WHITAKER, Speaker of the House of Representatives. JARED IRWIN, President of the Senate. Executive Department, Georgia, DAVID B. MITCHELL, Governor. Assented to, 15th December, 1810. AN ACT To amend an act passed at [Illegible Text] on the thirteenth day of December

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the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and nine, for regulating and keeping in repair the public roads, causeways and bridges in the counties of Burke, Jefferson and Richmond. 1. BE it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Georgia, and by the authority of the same, That the Justices of the Inferior Courts for the counties of Burke, Richmond and Jefferson, at any time, when convened in their respective counties, or a majority of them, shall have power to appoint commissioners of the public roads, causeways, and bridges within their respective counties, in the way and manner as pointed out by the above mentioned act, and likewise to fill all vacancies which may happen in said appointments by death, resignation or otherwise; and the said commissioners so appointed, or a majority of them, shall convene at the usual muster ground of the captain's district to which they respectively belong, once in each year, for the purpose of apportioning the hands liable to work on the public roads, causeways, bridges, within or bordering on the same, as directed by the said act; and also to appoint overseers and warners conformable thereto; and they or a majority of them, shall likewise meet at the said muster ground, as often as they may deem it necessary for the purpose of filling all vacancies which may be occasioned by the death, resignation or removal of any of the overseers or warners belonging to any part or section of the public roads within such district: and no Commissioners of the public roads, appointed under the act aforesaid, shall in any case exercise authority as such, except within the district for which he is appointed, except in roads dividing of districts.

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2. And be it further enacted, That if the overseers and warners appointed by the commissioners of the public roads, causeways and bridges, under the act aforesaid, do not within two days after being notified of their respective appointments, make their resignation to the commissioners, or some one of them by whom they were appointed, such overseer or warner shall be considered as having aecepted of such appointment, and shall be liable to all the pains and penalties imposed by the said act, for any neglect or omission of duty; and all overseers and warners belonging to the public roads within the said counties, shall be subject to be tried for default or neglect of duty by the commissioners of the public roads, causeways and bridges of the captain's district for which they are respectively appointed, in the same way and manner as is directed by the said act, for the trial of persons in default for non-performance of duty in respect to working on and keeping in repair the public roads, causeways and bridges within the same. Sec. 3. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That all returns of the number of slaves liable to work on the public roads within the said counties, shall be given in to the district commissioners respectively, or some one of them, when required, on the oath of the person owning or having the charge or management of such slave or slaves; and for each refusal or neglect so to do, or for each and every erroneous or false return, he, she or they so offending shall be subject to pay a fine of five dollars in each and every case. 4. And be it further enacted, That such part or parts of the above mentioned act as is contrary

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to the directions of this act be, and the same is hereby repealed. BENJAMIN WHITAKER, Speaker of the House of Representatives. JARED IRWIN, President of the Senate. Executive Department, Georgia, DAVID B. MITCHELL, Governor. Assented to, 13th December, 1810. AN ACT For regulating and governing free persons of color coming into this State, or residing therein. 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 after the first day of March next, all free persons of color (native Indians excepted) who shall arrive in this state, shall within ten days after his or her arrival therein, except in a county in which there is a sea-port town, where two days shall be allowed and no more, register his or her name with the Clerk of the Superior court of the county in which he or she shall have arrived, in a book to be kept by the Clerk for that purpose, and shall at the same time declare to the said Clerk his or her occupation or calling, the place of his or her residence and birth, the place from whence he or she shall last have come, the object for which he or she shall have come into this state, and the name of the person or persons in whose employment or service he or she may be engaged at the

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time of his or her arrival, all which shall be registered in the aforesaid book by the said clerk. Sec. 2 And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, that if any free person of color coming into this state after the first day of March aforesaid, shall neglect or refuse to comply with the aforesaid provisions of this act (native Indians excepted) he or she so neglecting or refusing shall forfeit pay for every such neglect or refusal, the sum of thirty dollars, to be collected before any justice of the Peace of the county, on the information of one or more competent and credible witness: which sum when collected shall be paid, one half to the informer, and the balance to the Justices of the Inferior court for county purposes. Sec. 3 And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That when information shall be given to any Justice of the Peace, stating that a free person of color had come into this state, and had not complied with the aforesaid provisions of this act; [Illegible Text] shall be the duty of such Justice to issue his warrant, and cause such free person of color to be apprehended and brought before him, and shall thereupon investigate the case in a summary manner. And upon conviction of the charge, the fine aforesaid shall be imposed, and if not immediately paid together with the costs of prosecution, the said justice shall cause such free person of color to be committed to the common jail of the county, [Illegible Text] to remain without bail or mainprize, until the [Illegible Text] fine and costs be paid, [Illegible Text] until he or she be otherwise discharged according to the provisions [Illegible Text] this act. Sec. 4 And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That if any free person of color shall [Illegible Text] committed to prison under the authority of the [Illegible Text]

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going provisions of this act, and shall remain in confinement for the space of six months without having paid the said fine and costs, and the costs of his or her imprisonment, it shall be lawful for the said jailor and he is hereby required to hire out at public outcry, the said free person of color for such length of time as shall yield a sum of money sufficient to extinguish and discharge the said fine and costs, with the costs of imprisonment and costs of hire; Provided, that thirty days previous notice of the time and place of sale be given in one of the Gazettes of this state and at the court-house of the county. 4. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That when any free person of color shall have arrived in this state and shall have registered his name in manner aforesaid, he or she at the time of such registry shall pay to the clerk before whom the same is made a tax of twenty dollars, together with the sum of one dollar as a compensation to the said Cleak for making such registry, which tax shall be forthwith paid into the hands of the Tax Collector for the use of the state Provided nevertheless, that the said tax shall not be exacted or received from any free person of color who shall be a resident or inhabitant of this state who shall have gone abroad with an intention of returning; provided that such term of absence shall not have exceeded the space of six months. Sec. 6 And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That if any free person of color arriving in this state and complying with the provisions contained in the first section of this act, shall refuse or neglect to pay to the said Clerk the tax aforesaid, he shall be proceeded against in the manner pointed out by the third and fourth provisions of this act,

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due proof being first made of such failure or neglect. 7. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the Judge of the Superior or the Justices of the Inferior Courts of the respective counties of this state, shall upon the written application of any free negro or person of color, made at any regular term of the said courts, praying that a white person resident of the county in which such application may be made, and in which such free person of color shall reside, may be appointed his or her guardian; and upon the consent in writing of such guardian, appoint such white person the guardian of such free person of color. And the said guardian of such free negro or person of color, shall be and is hereby vested with all the powers authority of guardians, for the management of the persons and estates of infants; and all suits necessary to be brought for or against such free person of color, shall be in the name of such guardian, in his capacity of guardian; Provided nevertheless, that the property of such guardian shall in no case be liable for the acts or debts of his ward. Sec. 8. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the said Judges of the Superior, or Justices of the Inferior court, shall at their discretion require security from such guardian as may be appointed, for the proper management of the affairs of his ward. And such guardian shall be allowed the same compensation for the discharge of his duties as guardian, as is allowed the guardians of infants by the laws of this state. BENJAMIN WHITAKER, Speaker of the House of Representatives. JARED IRWIN, President of the Senate. Executive Department, Georgia, DAVID B. MITCHELL, Governor. Assented to, 15th December, 1810.

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AN ACT To sell dispose of the squares fractional parts of surveys of lands in the 7th district, formerly Baldwin, now Twiggs county, which remain yet unsold or disposed of, the same being [Illegible Text] by David M`Cord, Surveyor, appointed by His Excellency the Governor to re-survey the Fractional Surveys in said District, which were originally surveyed by Benajah Smith, surveyor, and other lots therein mentioned. Sec. 1. BE it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Georgia in General Assembly met, and by the authority of the same it is hereby enacted, That all the squares and fractional parts of surveys of land, reserved to the state in the seventh district, formerly Baldwin, now Twiggs county, which remain yet unsold or disposed of, the same being reserved to the state by a late land law, making distribution of the lands lately acquired from the [Illegible Text] Nation of Indians, by a treaty concluded at the City of Washington the fourteenth day of November, one thousand eight hundred and five, by Henry Dearborn, Secretary at War, being specially authorised therefor, by the President of the United States, lying and being on the Oakmulgee river, together with lots number three hundred and seventy-seven, in the fourth district, formerly Baldwin county, drawn by John Clark, number four hundred and twelve in the second district, formerly Baldwin county, drawn by Thomas Culbreath, and lot number seventeen in the fifth district,

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formerly Baldwin county, drawn by [Illegible Text] Eltuff, shall be sold in seperate lots, to the [Illegible Text] bidder, in the town of Milledgeville, at the [Illegible Text] House door, in the following manner, to wit; [Illegible Text] Commissioners hereafter to be appointed shall, [Illegible Text] advertisement to be published immediately after [Illegible Text] passing of this law, by first giving sixty days [Illegible Text] in the Gazettes of Athens, Augusta, [Illegible Text] Washington and Milledgeville, in which [Illegible Text] shall be particularly specified the day or [Illegible Text] on which the squares and fractions in said [Illegible Text] will be sold, and the terms of the sale. [Illegible Text] the Commissioners shall proceed to sell the [Illegible Text] between the hours of ten o'clock in the forenoon [Illegible Text] three o'clock in the [Illegible Text] commencing by [Illegible Text] sale of the lowest square in said seventh [Illegible Text] which has not been yet sold or disposed of, [Illegible Text] so continue on from day to day, 'till they shall [Illegible Text] the sale of all the squares and fractions [Illegible Text]. 2 And be it further enacted by the authority foresaid, That three Commissioners shall be [Illegible Text] by joint ballot of the Legislature, and [Illegible Text] or a majority of them, shall be sufficient to [Illegible Text] this act into effect, who shall, before they enter [Illegible Text] the duties required of them by this act, give a [Illegible Text] and several bond, with two or more sufficient [Illegible Text] to His Excellency the Governor for the [Illegible Text] being, and his successors in office, in the [Illegible Text] thirty thousand dollars each, for the due and [Illegible Text] performance of the trust reposed in them; [Illegible Text] bond shall be taken by His Excellency the [Illegible Text], or by any two of the Justices of the [Illegible Text] court of the county where such commissioners [Illegible Text] reside, and immediately transmitted to the [Illegible Text] department; and shall moreover take and [Illegible Text]

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the following oath: I A. B. do solemnly swear (or affirm, as the case may be) that I will faithfully discharge the duties imposed on me by this act, and that I will make due return of all bonds and other securities to the treasury of this state which come into my hands as Commissioner aforesaid. So help me God. Sec. 3 And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the Commissioners shall take bond of the purchaser, payable in four annual instalments, together with good and sufficient security, which bond and security may be given by the person or persons purchasing, his, or their attornies or agents duly authorised to execute the same, and shall be taken in the name of, and made payable to His Excellency the Governor for the time being, and his successors in office, and by the Commissioners shall be deposited in the office of the treasurer, within twenty days after the sales are completed; and each Commissioner shall receive as a compensation four dollars per day while in actual service, and three dollars for every twenty miles in coming to and returning from the seat of government. 4. And be it further enacted, That the Commissioners aforesaid shall take bond and security of all and every purchaser, payable in the following manner, that is to say; one fourth part thereof in twelve months after the said [Illegible Text] one fourth part at the end of twelve months thereafter; one fourth part at the end of twelve months thereafter; and the remaining fourth part at the end of twelve months thereafter. And said Commissioners shall not be more than eight days on such sales, Sundays excepted. 5. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid,

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That it shall be the duty of His Excellency the Governor to cause grants to be made out for all the aforesaid squares and fractional parts of surveys in the aforesaid seventh district, formerly Baldwin, now Twiggs county, together with the squares or lots aforesaid which have not been sold or otherwise disposed of, leaving a blank for the name of the person to whom the same shall issue; which grants shall be put into the hands of the Commissioners appointed to dispose of said squares and fractions aforesaid, by them filled up and delivered to the purchaser, on the purchaser's paying the sum of four dollars twenty five cents on each grant, which shall be received by said Commissioners, by them paid into the treasury; and it shall be the duty of the Surveyor General and Secretary of State to insert the name of each purchaser in the record of such plats and grants, remaining in such offices, and it shall be the duty of the Commissioners to lay a correct statement of their proceedings under this act before the next Legislature; Provided nevertheless, That the said grants shall express in the face of them, that the land therein granted shall be subject to the payment of the purchase money due the state therefor, in preference of all other lands whatever, whether by judgments existing before, or entered after the date of such grants; but the said land shall not be sold to satisfy the first, second and third instalments, except the Legislature shall expressly direct the sale thereof. 6 And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid. That if the purchaser of any of the aforesaid squares or fractions shall neglect or fail within six months after the same may become due, to pay the first or any of the succeeding instalments it shall be the duty of the treasurer to issue an execution

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for the amount of the [Illegible Text] and interest that may be then due, directed to the Sheriff where such purchaser or securities may reside, which shall be levied on their goods and chattels, lands and tenements, and all the property of which the purchaser is possessed at the time of giving such bond, shall be bound; and when any such purchaser shall be in default for any one of the instalments, execution shall issue against such purchaser and his securities; all the property of which such securities shall be possessed of at the time the bond was given, shall be bound for the whole of the purchase money which may then or thereafter become due; and the money so collected by the Sheriff, except the cost, shall be paid into the Treasury within three months after the execution shall have issued; but if the money should not be [Illegible Text] as aforesaid, then the execution shall be by the Sheriff returned to the Treasury within the time above expressed; but should the sheriff neglect or refuse to return the money or execution as aforesaid, it shall then be the duty of the treasurer to issue his execution against the sheriff and his securities for the amount of the said execution or executions put into his hands, directed to the Coroner of the county where such sheriff or his securities may reside, whose duty it shall be to levy, collect and return the same within three months thereafter. BENJAMIN WHITAKER, Speaker of the House of Representatives. JARED IRWIN, President of the Senate. Executive Department, Georgia, DAVID B. MITCHELL, Governor. Assented to, 15th December, 1810.

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To appropriate money for the political year eighteen hundred and eleven. AN ACT 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, That the sum of fifteen thousand dollars be, and the same is hereby appropriated as a Contingent Fund, subject to the orders of the Governor. 2 And be it further enacted, That the sum of two thousand dollars per annum be, and is hereby appropriated for the Governor's salaryTo the Secretaries of the Executive Department (not exceeding two) five hundred dollars each; the Secretary of State, two hundred dollars; the Treasurer twelve hundred dollars; the Surveyor General, two hundred dollars; the Comptroller General, six hundred dollars; the Clerk of the House of Representatives, three hundred dollars; the Secretary of Senate, three hundred dollars; the Judges of the Superior Courts, fourteen hundred dollars each the Attorney General three Solicitors General, one hundred and fifty dollars each; which said several sums of money shall be, and they are hereby appropriated for their use, to be paid quarter yearly, by warrant from the Governor on the Treasurer, out of any monies not otherwise specially appropriated. 3 And be it further enacted, That for the compensation of the members of the House of Representatives and Senate, three dollars each per day during their attendance, and the sum of three dollars for every twenty miles in coming to and returning from the seat of government; and the sum of four dollars per day to the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives during their attendance; and the sum of three dollars

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each for every twenty miles in coming to, and returning from the seat of government; to the Clerk of the House of Representatives and Secretary of Senate, during the sitting of the Legislature four dollars each per day, and the sum of sixty dollars each for contingent expences; to the two engrossing clerks and one assistant clerk to the House of Representatives and two engrossing clerks to the Senate, four dollars per day each; to Frederick Freeman, clerk to the committee on Finance, sixty dollars; to William Rousseau, clerk to the committee on the state of the republic, the sum of sixty dollars; to the Messenger and Door-Keeper to both branches of the Legislature, the sum of three dollars each per day; to the Adjutant General, twelve hundred dollars per annum, to be paid quarter yearly. 4 And be it further enacted, That the following sums be, and they are hereby appropriated to the several persons hereinafter named for taking the Census or third enumeration of the inhabitants of this state, viz. Oglethorpe countyTo John Beasley thirty-two dollars thirty-seven and an half cents; Nicholas M. Marks, twenty-three dollars twenty-five cents; William [Illegible Text] thirty-one dollars seventy-five cents. Jackson countyTo James M. C. Montgomery twenty-nine dollars twenty-five cents; Bozeman Adair eighteen dollars fifty cents; Levi Lowry twenty dollars and twenty-five cents; Tandy Key thirty-one dollars twelve and an [Illegible Text] cents. Burke countyTo Jonathan Lewis sixteen dollars fifty-six and a quarter cents; Stephen Blount, twenty-nine dollars sixty-eight and three quarter cents; Isaac Wimberly fifteen dollars forty-three and three quarter cents; David Hall twenty-nine dollars

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sixty-two and an half cents. Baldwin countyTo Harris Allen twenty-four dollars and fifty cents; Thomas H. Kenan twenty-two dollars, twelve and an half cents. Twiggs countyTo James Patton thirty-five dollars sixty-eight and three quarter cents. Effingham countyTo John G. Needlinger, twenty dollars thirty-one and a quarter cents. Wilkes CountyTo James Patterson thirty dollars six and a quarter cents; Thomas Anderson nineteen dollars; Robert B. Washington twenty-four dollars eighty-one and a quarter cents; Richard Foster twenty-six dollars six and a quarter cents. Columbia countyTo Michael Smalley thirty-six dollars thirty-seven and an half cents; William Fleming thirty-two dollars fifty cents. Randolph countyTo Richard Carter thirty dollars fifty-six and a quarter cents; Williamson Robey twenty-four dollars eighty-one and a quarter cents; Thomas Ramsey twenty-two dollars sixty-eight and three quarter cents. Morgan countyTo Etham Stroud thirty-one dollars twelve and an half cents; Ludwell Watts thirteen dollars eighty-seven and an half cents; J. B. Whatley twenty-four dollars. Pulaski countyTo David Duhart twenty dollars fifty six and a quarter cents. Camden countyTo Nimrod S. Miller seventeen dollars thirty-seven and an half cents. Wayne countyTo Elias Fort four dollars ninety-three and three quarter cents. Wilkinson countyTo Daniel S. Pierce twenty-nine dollars sixty-eight and three quarter cents. Laurens countyTo Hugh Thomas twenty-one dollars sixty two and an half cents.

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Scriven countyTo Thomas F. Lovet sixteen dollars eighty-one and a quarter cents; Benjamin Lanier twelve dollars fifty-six and a quarter cents. Montgomery countyTo William Neil twenty-six dollars seventy-five cents. Lincoln countyTo William Mays twenty-one dollars eighteen and three quarter cents; John Fleming nineteen dollars and seventy-five cents. Warren countyTo Harden Prewitt thirty-seven dollars; Radford Butt twenty-eight dollars forty-three and three quarters of a cent. Tatnall countyTo Allen Johnson thirteen dollars forty-three and three quarters of a cent. Glynn countyTo John Morgan six dollars ninety three and three quarters of a cent. Jefferson countyTo George W. Hardwich twenty-three dollars and fifty cents; Thomas Hancock twenty-six dollars sixty two and an half cents. Elbert countyTo Charles Sorrells twenty-five dollars six and a quarter cents; Absolam Stenchcomb twenty-eight dollars six and a quarter cents; Thomas Cook fourteen dollars six and a quarter cents; Peyton Bibb twenty-one dollars twelve and an half cents. Putnam countyTo Isaac Moorland seventeen dollars eighteen and three quartercents; Henry Dance twenty-nine dollars eighty-seven and an half cents; Simon Holt twenty-four dollars twelve and an half cents. Clark countyTo Gabriel Hubert twenty-one dollars forty-three and three quarters of a cent; John Silman eighteen dollars twelve and an half cents; James Bransford twenty-one dollars thirty-one and a quarter cents. Hancock countyTo William B. Crowder twenty-one

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dollars eighteen and three quarters of a cent; Samuel M. Devereux nine dollars sixty-two and an half cents; Henry Greene thirty-four dollars and fifty cents; Isaac Birdsong seventeen dollars and fifty cents. Franklin countyTo Eli Bryan seventeen dollars eighteen and three quarters of a cent; John Collins twenty-nine dollars sixty eight and three quarters of a cent; Pollydore Naylor twenty-six dollars twenty-five cents; Joseph Morris twenty dollars eighteen and three quarters of a cent. Bulloch countyTo Jarvis Jackson twenty dollars eighty one and a quarter cents. Greene countyTo William Browning thirty dollars twelve and an half cents; Thomas Dawson twenty six dollars sixty-two and a half cents; Reuben Ransom twenty-one dollars fifty-six and a quarcents; Evans Mirrick twenty dollars twelve and a half cents. Jones countyTo Ebenezer Moore thirty-four dollars ninety-three and three quarters of a cent; John Hopson thirty-five dollars twenty-five cents. Washington countyTo Mark Howard twenty-five dollars thirty-one and a quarter cents; Tilman Dixon twenty-three dollars thirty-seven and an half cents; Ezekiel Taylor twenty-nine dollars thirty-seven and an half cents. Chatham countyTo Job T. Bolles eighty-seven dollars thirty-seven and an half cents. Richmond countyTo C. Rozer and Peter Donaldson thirty-six dollars eighty-seven and an half cents. Walton countyTo John Clark eight dollars seventy-five cents. 5 And be it further enacted, That the sum of twenty-two dollars be, and is hereby appropriated to James Blair for his attendance as a witness in

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the year 1806, on the inquiry into the official conduct of the Honorable Charles Tait. To Peter Pharr the sum of sixty dollars for winding up the Clock and keeping clean the stair-case, passages, c. To Alexander Greene eighty-dollars for airing, scouring and taking care of the State-House in the recess of the Legislature and making fires of wet days. To John Collins twenty-three dollars forty-three and threee quarters of a cent, it being an error in the receivers list for Franklin county in the year 1808. To Zachariah Sims three thousand dollars agreeably to a concurred resolution, he first complying with the said resolution by giving to His Exceliency the Governor, bond with approved personal security and a mortgage on real estate. To Seaton Grantland sixteen dollars for printing one hundred and five copies of the Augusta Bank Bill agreeably to a resolution. To John M`Kinnon six hundred and eight dollars in full for his services as Commissioner of Confiscated Estates, as per his account rendered. To William Mein, Esq. of Chatham county, five hundred and twenty-six dollars, with legal interest from the fifteenth day of June, one thousand seven hundred and eighty-four, agreeably to a concurred resolution of the eleventh December, one thousand eight hundred and ten. To William Davis of Burke county the sum of one hundred dollars, being the amount of Tax collected of Gilbert Neyland, and directed to be returned agreeably to a joint resolution of the General Assembly of the eleventh December eighteen hundred and ten. Which said several sums shall be paid out of any

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monies, now in the Treasury, not otherwise specially appropriated. BENJAMIN WHITAKER, Speaker of the House of Representatives. JARED IRWIN, President of the Senate, Executive Department, Georgia, DAVID B. MITCHELL, Governor. Assented to, 15th December, 1810. AN ACT To point out the mode of electing a Receiver of returns of Taxable Property Fax Collector for the several counties of this state, and to repeal the 27th section of an act, entitled an act to raise a tax for the support of government for the year 1805, passed the 12th December, 1804. 1. BE it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Georgia in General Assembly met, and by the authority of the same, That on the first Monday in January annually, the electors in the several counties in this state, entitled [Illegible Text] vote at the general elections be, and they are hereby authorised and required to elect by ballot at the courthouse of the respective counties, a Receiver of Returns of Taxable Property and Tax Collector for each county in this state, which said election shall be held under the direction of three Justices of the Peace, who shall transmit all returns of said elections to the Governor for the time being, in twenty

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days, who shall commission such person or persons so elected. 2 And be it further enacted, That the twenty-seventh section of the above recited act, all other acts or parts of acts militating against this act be, and the same are hereby repealed. BENJAMIN WHITAKER, Speaker of the House of Representatives. JARED IRWIN, President of the Senate. Executive Department, Georgia, DAVID B. MITCHELL, Governor. Assented to, 15th December, 1810. AN ACT To define the duties of the Clerks of the Superior Inferior Courts of this state and Sheriffs. WHEREAS a practice has prevailed in the Superior and Inferior courts of this state, for judgments to be kept open notwithstanding the Sheriff may have returned the execution or executions bottomed on such judgments satisfied; and whereas great evil might grow out of such practicc, for remedy whereof; 1. BE it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly met, it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That from after the first day of February next, it shall be the duty of such clerks immediately after the return of such sheriff of such execution or executions, as the case may be, to enter such satisfaction on such judgment, either in whole or in part, as per sheriff's return. 2. And be it further enacted, That it shall be the duty of such Clerks to keep a docket book, for the special purpose of entering the names and stating

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the cases of the parties, plaintiff or plaintiffs and defendant or defendants, and enter such satisfaction as aforesaid 3. And be it further enacted, That the respective Clerks of the Superior and Inferior Courts of this state, shall keep regular Subp[oelig]na dockets, and the said Clerks of the Superior courts shall also keep seperate dockets for all criminal cases, which shall be entered in their regular order. 4. And be it further enacted, That the different sheriffs in this state shall keep fair and regular execution dockets, wherein they shall enter all executions delivered to them, and the dates of such delivery, together with all their actings doings thereon, and file the same in the clerk's office out of which such executions may have issued, on or before the first day of the meeting of the Court to which they may be made returnable, which said dockets shall remain in the said offices, subject to the inspection of all persons concerned therein. 5. And be it further enacted, That where it shall appear by the Sheriff's return on any execution or executions, that the same has been paid by a security or securities, it shall be the duty of the Clerk to make such entry in such docket book, and such security or securities shall have the use and control of said execution, for the purpose of remunerating him or themselves out of the principal for whom he or they stood security. BENJAMIN WHITAKER, Speaker of the House of Representatives. JARED IRWIN, President of the Senate. Executive Department, Georgia, DAVID B. MITCHELL, Governor. Assented to 15th December, 1810.

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To explain amend the Escheat Laws. AN ACT WHEREAS the Escheators in many counties of this state are causing vexatious law suits, by pointing out property not contemplated by the escheat law of 1801, to wit, the estate of citizens of this state, who bequeatned their estates to persons residing in foreign parts; for remedy whereof, 1. Be it enacted by the Senate House of Representatives of the State of Georgia in General Assembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That in all cases where a citizen of this state or of the United States, shall die or may have died, possessed of or entitled to any real estate, and shall leave no heir who can inherit the same, because of his or her being alien; that in such case the said real estate shall not be held or considered subject to escheat, but the executor or administrator of such deceased citizen shall and may proceed in the manner pointed out by law, to make sale of such real estate, and to pay over the proceeds of such sale to the devisee or devisees named in the will of such deceased citizen, or to the legal representatives of such deceased citizen. Provided always nevertheless, That nothing herein contained shall be so construed to affect cases where the escheator in any county shall have already proceeded to make a disposition of property under the escheat laws of this state, and the proceeds thereof shall actually have been paid into the treasury of this state. 2. And be it further enacted, That all cases where a citizen has heretofore died leaving real estate as before mentioned, and shall have made a disposition thereof by will, and the Executor or Executors of such deceased citizen have proceeded to make sale of such real estate for the benefit of the

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heirs of such deceased citizen, such sales shall be so far as it regards the title of said deceased citizen, held and considered valid and legal, any law to the contrary notwithstanding. 3. And be it further enacted by the authority [Illegible Text] That no personal estate of any deceased person shall be considered subject or liable to [Illegible Text] in this state, except in cases where such deceased person shall have made no disposition of the same by will, and shall have no legal representative to inherit the same. 4. And be it further enacted, That perishable articles of aliens shall be sold after giving twenty days notice in two or more places in the county where such articles may be; the other property of such alien shall be disposed of agreeable to the [Illegible Text] act of 1801. BENJAMIN WHITAKER, Speaker of the House of Representatives. JARED IRWIN, President of the Senate. Executive Department, Georgia, DAVID B. MITCHELL, Governor. Assented to, 15th December, 1810. To alter the first section of the third article of the Constitution. AN ACT WHEREAS the first section of the third article of the Constitution is in the words following, [Illegible Text] The Judicial powers of this state shall be [Illegible Text] in a Superior Court and such Inferior [Illegible Text]

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as the legislature shall from time to time ordain and establish. The judges of the Superior courts shall be elected for the term of three years, removeable by the Governor on the address of two thirds of both houses for that purpose or by impeachment and conviction thereon. The Superior courts shall have exclusive and final jurisdiction in all criminal cases, which shall be tried in the county where the crime was committed, and in all cases respecting the titles to land, which shall be tried in the county where the land lies, and shall have power to correct errors in Inferior Judicatories by writs of certiorari, as well as errors in the Superior courts, and to order new trials on proper and legal grounds; Provided that such new trails shall be determined, and such errors corrected in the Superior court of the county in which such action originated.And the said court shall also have appellate jurisdiction in such other cases as the Legislature may by law direct, which shall in no case tend to remove the cause from the county in which the action originated. And the judges thereof in all cases of application for new trials, or correction of errors, shall enter their opinions on the minutes of the court. The Inferior court shall have cognizance of all other civil cases, which shall be tried in the county where the defendant resides, except in cases of joint obligors, residing in different counties, which may be commenced in either county, and a copy of the petition and process served on the party or parties residing out of the county in which the suit may be commenced, shall be deemed sufficient service, under such rules and regulations as the Legislature may direct; but the Legislature may by law; to which two thirds of each branch may concur, give concurrent jurisdiction to the Superior

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courts. The Superior and Inferior courts shall set in each county twice in every year, at such stated times as the Legislature shall appoint. 1. BE it therefore enacted by the Senate House of Representatives of the State of Georgia, in General Assembly met and by the authority of the same, That the Judicial powers of this state shall be vested in a Superior, Inferior and Justices courts, and in such other courts as the Legislature shall from time to time ordain and establish. The Judge of the Superior Courts shall be elected for the term of three years, removeable by the governor on the address of two thirds of both branches of the General Assembly for that purpose, or by impeachment and conviction thereon. The Superior courts shall have exclusive and final jurisdiction in all criminal cases (except as relates to people of color, and fines for neglect of duty and for contempt of court, for violations against road laws, and for obstructing water courses, which shall be vested in such Judicature or tribunal as shall be or may have been pointed out by law), which shall be tried in the county where the crime was committed; and in all cases respecting titles to land, which shall be tried in the county where the land lies; and also concurrent jurisdiction in all other civil cases, and shall have power to correct errors in Inferior Judicatures by writs of certiorari, as well as errors in the Superior courts, and order new trials on proper legal grounds, provided that such new trials shall be determined, and such errors corrected in the Superior court of the county in which such action originated. And the said court shall have appellate jurisdiction in such other cases as are or may be pointed out by law, which shall in no case tend to remove the cause from the county in which the [Illegible Text]

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on originated; and the judges thereof in all cases of application for new trials or correction of errors, shall enter their opinions on the minutes of the court. The Inferior courts shall also have concurrent jurisdiction in all civil cases (except in cases respecting the titles to land) which shall be tried in the county where the defendant resides, and in case of joint obligors or joint promissors residing in different counties, the same may be brought in either county; and a copy of the petition and process served on the party residing out of the county in which the suit may be commenced, shall be deemed sufficient service, under such rules and regulations as the Legislature have or may direct. The Superior and Inferior courts shall set in each county twice in every year, at such stated times as have or may be appointed by the Legislature. 2 And be it further enacted, That so soon as this act shall have undergone the requisitions required by the Constitution, it shall become a part of the Constitution of this state. BENJAMIN WHITAKER, Speaker of the House of Representatives. JARED IRWIN, President of the Senate. Executive Department, Georgia, DAVID B. MITCHELL, Governor. Assented to, 15th December, 1810. To incorporate Mount Enon Academy. AN ACT Sec. 1. BE it enacted by the Senate and House

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of Representatives of the State of Georgia in General Assembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That Henry Holcombe, Jesse Mercer, Abraham Marshall, James Matthews, George Franklin, Edmond Shackleford, William B. Johnson and Benjamin S. Scriven, be, and they their successors in office, are hereby declared to be a body politic and corporate, by the name and style of The Trustees of Mount Enon Academy in the county of Richmond, by which name and style they shall be capable in law of suing and being sued, pleading and being impleaded; and they and their successors in office are hereby authorised to have and use a common seal. Sec. 2 And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the said Henry Holcombe, Jesse Mercer, Abraham Marshall, James Mathews, George Franklin, Edmund Shackleford, William B. Johnson and Benjamin S. Scriven, as aforesaid, and their successors in office, or a majority of them, shall be, and they hereby are authorised to make such bye-laws and regulations as are necessary to the government of an Academy; and that they shall be invested with all manner of property, both real personal, all donations, grants, privileges immunities whatsoever, which may belong to the institution at Mount Enon, in the county of Richmond, at the time of passing this act, or which may be hereafter made, conveyed or transferred to them or their successors in office; to have and to hold the same for the proper use, benefit and behoof of the said Academy, uncontrolled by any other Academy or institution whatever. Provided, such bye-laws, rules and regulations are not repugnant to the Constitution or laws of this state. [Illegible Text] 3. And be it further enacted by the authority [Illegible Text]

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foresaid, That should any vacancy happen by the death or resignation of any of the Trustees of Mount Enon Academy, the survivors or remaining Trustees shall fill the same in such manner as shall be pointed out by the bye-laws and regulations of the Trustees aforesaid. BENJAMIN WHITAKER, Speaker of the House of Representatives. JARED IRWIN, President of the Senate. Executive Department, Georgia, DAVID B. MITCHELL, Governor. Assented to, 15th December, 1810. To incorporate the Wilkes Manufacturing Company. AN ACT WHEREAS Matthew Talbot, Bolling Anthony, Benjamin Sherrod, John Bolton, Frederick Ball, Gilbert Hay and Joel Abbot, as Managers of the Company eatablished in Wilkes county in this state, have by their memorial represented that a Company has been formed for the purpose of manufacturing Cotton and Woollen Goods (by machinery to be erected in Wilkes county) with a capital stock of ten thousand dollars, to be encreased conformably to the articles of association of said Company, to any sum not exceeding fifty thousand dollars; and the said Managers having petitioned the Legislature for a charter of incorporation to enable them more effectually to accomplish the laudable and patriotic objects of the Company; 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Georgia in General

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Assembly met, and by the authority of the same, [Illegible Text] the said Matthew Talbot, Bolling Anthony, [Illegible Text] Sherrod, John Bolton, Frederick Ball, [Illegible Text] Hay and Joel Abbott, together with such [Illegible Text] persons as are now or may hereafter become subscribers and stockholders of the said Company their successors and assigns, shall be and they [Illegible Text] hereby created a body corporate, by the name [Illegible Text] style of The Wilkes Manufacturing Company and by the said name shall be and are hereby made able and capable in law to have, purchase, [Illegible Text], possess, enjoy, and retain, to them, their successors and assigns, lands and tenements, good chattels and effects, of what kind, nature or quality soever, and the same to sell, grant, demise, [Illegible Text] or dispose of, to sue and be sued, plead and [Illegible Text] impleaded, answer and be answered, defend and [Illegible Text] defended, in courts of record, or before any judicial tribunal; and also to make, have and use a common seal, and the same to break, alter and renew [Illegible Text] their will and pleasure, and also to ordain, [Illegible Text] put in execution, such rules bye-laws regulations as shall seem necessary and convenient for the government of the corporation, not being contrary [Illegible Text] the laws and constitution of this state, or of the United States. Provided nevertheless, That all such rules, bye-laws and regulations, as have already been adopted by the Stockholders or Managers and not contrary to the laws and constitution [Illegible Text] this state or of the United States, shall be and continue in force, and be equally binding on the [Illegible Text] stockholders and managers, as if the same had been made in pursuance of this act. 2. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That for the government conducting [Illegible Text] affairs of the said Company, there shall be a [Illegible Text]

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of Managers, consisting of seven Stockholders, to be chosen by the Stockholders from year to year, that Matthew Talbot, Bolling Anthony, Benjamin Sherrod, John Bolton, Frederick Ball, Gilbert Hay and Joel Abbott, shall be and they are hereby appointed Managers, to continue in office until the next election by the Stockholders; and should it so happen that the Managers should not be appointed on the day pointed out by the articles of association or bye-laws entered into by the said Company, the Corporation shall not for that reason be dissolved, but the persons in office as Managers shall continue until superceded by a new election. BENJAMIN WHITAKER, Speaker of the House of Representatives. JARED IRWIN, President of the Senate. Executive Department, Georgia, DAVID B. MITCHELL, Governor. Assented to, 13th December, 1810. AN ACT For the more effectnally securing the Probate of Wills, limiting the times for Executors to qualify and widows to make their election, and for other purposes therein mentioned. 1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Georgia in General Assembly met, and by the authority of the same it is hereby enacted, That the Inferior Court when sitting

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for ordinary purposes, shall be known only as the Inferior court setting for that purpose, and that their clerk shall be known as the Clerk of Ordinary only; and that the said Inferior court when setting for Ordinary purposes, shall have the original jurisdiction of all Testate and Intestate Estates, appointing Administrators and Guardians, to qualify Executors, Administrators and Guardians, and to bind out orphans, and all such other matters and things as appertain or relate to estates of deceased persons, whether testate or intestate. WHEREAS it frequently happens that a person appoints in his last will and testament two or more Execntors, one of whom only qualifies under the said will; and if such qualified Executor dies, the other Executors nominated in the will of the Testator cannot qualify, by which means the Estates of the Testator are placed in the hands of an Administrator de bonis non, withthe will annexed, and the person in whom the Testator confided prevented from acting: For remedy whereof: 2 Be it enacted, That from and after the passing of this act, it shall and may be lawful for any Executor named in the will of the Testator to qualify under the said will at any time, provided the qualification of one or more takes place within twelve months after the decease of the testator Provided also, That the executor and executors who do not qualify within twelve months from and after the decease of the testator, one of whom shall do so within twelve months after the decease of the only qualified executor. 3 And be it further enacted, That it shall be lawful for any executor or executors, administrator or administrators, who may have fully discharged the duties assigned to him or them, to petition the Ordinary

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court for a discharge from his or their executorship or administration, upon which petition the said court shall order a citation to be issued requiring all persons concerned to shew cause, (if any they have) why the said executor or executors, administrator or administrators on the day therein to be named, should not be discharged; which citation shall be published in one or more gazettes of this state for the space of six months; if no cause is shewn to the contrary, and it shall also appear from an examination into the situation of the testators affairs and estates that the said petitioning executor or executors, administrator or administrators have faithfully and honestly discharged the trust confidence reposed in him or them, that he or they shall be forthwith dismissed and released from his or their liability, as Executor or Executors, Administrator or Administrators. 4. And be it further enacted, That it shall be the duty of all Guardians, Executors and Administrators to render a full and correct account of the estate and condition of all such estates as they may severally have in their possession, to the Inferior Court while sitting for ordinary purposes, in the county for which they may have been appointed, once in each and every year which account shall contain a statement on oath of the transactions of the estate to the last day of December preceding such return, together with the necessary vouchers relating thereto; and it shall be the duty of said court after examining the same to [Illegible Text] or reject such accounts, and it shall be the duty of such court to order the Clerk of such court to [Illegible Text] all such settlements in a bound book, to be [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] the Inferior court for that purpose; and [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] Clerk shall receive for [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] such recording, [Illegible Text]

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the sum of fifty cents for each settlement so recorded. 5. And be it further enacted, That the third section of an act entitled, an act for the more effectually securing the Probate of Wills, c. [Illegible Text] the tenth day of December, eighteen hundred and seven be, and the same is hereby repealed. 6. And be it further enacted, That nothing herein contained shall operate to vacate the commission of any clerk of any court of Ordinary, who shall heretofore have been commissioned as such. 7 And be it further enacted, That the said Inferior court shall meet for ordinary purposes on the first Monday in January next, and on the first Monday in every other month thereafter; provided, that when the business of the court shall require it, the Justices may by adjournment hold meetings at any other time, or at at any other day than those before appointed for their meetings. And provided also, that two or more of the said justices of the Inferior court shall be authorised in vacation time, to admit any Executor of a will to prove the same before them; but there shall be a court, and at a regular and legal time of meeting thereof, before the same shall be admitted to record. 8. And be it further enacted, That the said court shall have power and authority upon complaint made and cause shewn by any security of any Administrator or Guardian, that his principal is mismanaging his estate upon which he is the Administrator or Guardian, to pass an order requiring such Administrator or Guardian to shew cause, if any they have, at the next term; why such security should not be discharged from his securityship, and such Administrator or Guardian compelled to give new security, or their administration or guardianship

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revoked as to the said court shall seem expedient, and upon the revocation of such administration, or upon the revocation of any letters testamentary as provided by law, and granting administration de bonis non, suits brought by or against the former administrator, shall not for this cause be [Illegible Text] but the removal of such administrator or executor being suggested on record, a sci. fa. may issue to make such administrator de bonis non, a [Illegible Text] at any time after the granting of such letters de bonis non. 2 And be it further enacted, That all laws militating against this act be, and they are hereby repealed. BENJAMIN WHITAKER, Speaker of the House of Representatives. JARED IRWIN, President of the Senate. Executive Department, Georgia, DAVID B. MITCHELL, Governor. Assented to, 15th December, 1810. ERRATUM90 th p. 28 th line, read sent instead of each.

RESOLUTIONS, Which orignated in the House of Representatives. In the House of Representatives. Thursday, 8th November, 1810. Resolved, that Messrs. Telfair, Ware, Hill, Iverson and J. Jackson be a committee on the part of this House, to join such other committee as may be appointed by the Senate, to systematize, digest, so far as expedient, to ameliorate the Criminal Code of this state, that they report what progress they shall have made previous to the adjournment of this House. And be it further Resolved, that the aforesaid Committee be directed to hold one meeting after the rising of the present session of the Legislature, and before the sitting of the next, and that they report through the Governor to the next session of the Legislature, such system as shall be adopted by them. IN SENATE, 9th November, 1810. Read and concurred; and added on the part of Senate Messrs. Davis, Walker, Spalding Barnett. Approved, 16th November, 1810. In the House of Representatives. Thursday, 8th November, 1810. Resolved, that David Neal be and he is hereby appointed a Justice of the Inferior Court for the county of Warren, in the room of Jeoday Newsom, resigned. Approved, 16th November, 1810. In the House of Representatives. Friday, 9th November, 1810. Resolved, that John Wallace and Richard Leverett,

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esquires, be, and they are hereby appointed Justices of the Inferior Court for the county of Wayne, in place of Lewis Linder James Fort, esquires, resigned. Approved, 16th November, 1810. In the House of Representatives. Friday, 9th November, 1810. Resolved, that Thomas M. Berrien be appointed a Notary Public for the connty of Jefferson. Approved, 16th November, 1810. In the House of Representatives. Monday, 12th November, 1810. Resolved, that John D'Antignac, Esquire, be, and he is hereby appointed a Notary Public for the City of Augusta. Approved, 22d November, 1810. In the House of Representatives. Monday, 12th November, 1810. Resolved, that William Scott, Stephen W. Moore, Abram Bessent and John L. K. Holzendorfbe, and they are hereby appointed Justices of the Inferior Court for the county of Camden, in place of James Seagroves, John Floyd, Thomas King, and Wm Johnston, resigned. Approved, 22d November, 1810. In the House of Representatives. Wednesday, 14th November, 1810. Resolved, that Thomas Cooper be, and he is hereby appointed a justice of the Inferior Court for the county of Hancock, in the place of William Rabun, Esquire, resigned. Approved, 22d November, 1810.

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In the House of Representatives. Wednesday, 14th November, 1810. Resolved, that Thomas Moughon be, and he is hereby appointed a Notary Public for the county of Hancock. Approved, 22d November, 1810. In the House of Representatives. Wednesday, 14th November, 1810. Resolved, that James King, esquire, be, and he is hereby appointed a Justice of the Inferior Court for the county of Effingham, in the place of Robert Burton, esquire, resigned. Approved, 22d November, 1810. In the House of Representatives. Thursday, 15th November, 1810. Resolved, that George Ker. junior, be, and he is hereby appointed a Notary Public for the county of Chatham. Approved, 22d November, 1810. In the House of Representatives. Friday, 16th November, 1810. Resolved, that Moses Harrison, esquire, be, and he is hereby appointed one of the Commissioners for the courthouse and Jail for the county of Wayne, in place of William Knight, refusing to serve. Approved, 1st December, 1810. In the House of Representatives. Friday, 16th November, 1810. Resolved, That John Smith (round head) be, and he is hereby appointed a Justice of the Inferior Court for the county of Clark, in the place of William Strong, Esquire, deceased. Approved, 1st December, 1810.

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In the House of Representatives. Saturday, 17th November 1810. Resolved, That Joseph Chandler, of Broad river be, and he is hereby appointed a Justice of the Inferior Court of Franklin county, in the place of John R. Brown, Esquire, resigned. Approved, 1st December, 1810. In the House of Representatives. Monday, 19th November, 1810. Resolved, that William Forsam be, and he is hereby appointed a Justice of the Inferior Court of the county of Elbert in the room of John Johnston, resigned. Approved, 1st December, 1810. In the House of Representatives. Thursday, 22nd December, 1810. Resolved, that John Bryant, Elijah Lipsey and [Illegible Text] Daley be, and they are hereby appointed Commissioners for the Academy of Scriven county. Approved, 1st December, 1810. In the House of Representatives. Thursday, 22nd December 1810. Resolved, That David Wilt and Reuben Hill, be added to the Board of Commissioners of the joint academy of the counties of Jackson and Clark. Approved, 1st December, 1810. In the House of Representatives. Thursday, 22nd November, 1810. Resolved, That Bryson Dobbins be, and he is hereby appointed Lumber Measurer for the city of Savannah. Approved, 1st December, 1810.

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In the House of Representatives. Wednesday, 14th November, 1810. Resolved, That John Peter Oates be, and he is hereby appointed a Lumber and Wood Measurer for the city of Savannah. Approved, 11th December, 1810. In the House of Representatives. Thursday, 22d November, 1810. Resolved, That the sale of Lot No 10. Hicks Tything, Percival Ward, in the city of Savannah, now advertised and to take place on Monday next be, and the same is hereby postponed until the meeting of the next Legislature, and the Commissioners of Confiscated Estates are hereby directed to proceed accordingly. And be it further resolved, That His Excellency the Governor be, and he is hereby requested to take the necessary steps to have the present possessor of the said lot evicted therefrom and to establish the title of the state thereto, provided, she has such title. Approved, 11th December, 1810. In the House of Representatives. Friday, 23d November, 1810. Resolved, That the Tax Collectors of the counties of Montgomery, Tatnall, Bulloch and Bryan be, and they are hereby directed to sell so much of the land held by George Sibbald deceased, as will be sufficient to pay the taxes due by him to the state, and if no purchaser can be found, the Governor is hereby authorised to purchase the same in behalf of the state, provided he does not exceed the sum due the state for taxes by the said Sibbald. Approved, 11th December, 1810.

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In the House of Representatives. Saturday, 24th November, 1810. Resolved, That His Excellency the Governor be, and he is hereby authorised and required to draw upon the Contingent Fund, in favor of Messrs. Devereux and Thweatt for the sum of one hundred and ninety-six dollars and fifty-nine cents, being a balance due them for a number of tents furnished for the use of the state, pursuant to an act of the Legislature passed in the year 1808. Approved, 11th December, 1810. In the House of Representatives. Thursday, 29th November, 1810. Resolved, That Jacob Ricks be, and he is hereby appointed a Justice of the Inferior Court for the county of Twiggs in lieu of Robert Glenn, Esquire resigned. Approved, 11th December, 1810. In the House of Representatives. Thursday, 29th November, 1810. Resolved, That the Tax-Collector of the county of M'Intosh be, and he is hereby authorised to receipt in full to the honorable Pierce Butler or his agent in this country, for his taxes, due in the county of M`Intosh for the year eighteen hundred and nine, on the said Tax-Collector receiving from Mr. Butler or his agent, the full amount of such Tax, without enforcing the law for double taxing such as may omit to make their returns in due time. Approved, 11th December, 1810. In the House of Representatives. Thursday, 29th November, 1810. Resolved, That John Hardee be, and he is hereby appointed a Commissioner of the road leading

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from Nodding's point to the public road from Barrington to St. Mary's in the county of Camden, in the room of Benjamin Turner, removed out of the county. Approved, 11th December, 1810. In the House of Representatives. Thursday, 29th November, 1810. Resolved, That Freeman Walker, Esquire, be, and he is hereby appointed a trustee of the Richmond Academy in the place of John Catlett, esquire, resigned. Approved, 11th December, 1810. In the House of Representatives. Wednesday, 5th December, 1810. Resolved, That John H. Mann be, and he is hereby appointed a Notary Public for the county of Richmond, and that William Jones be, and he is hereby appointed a Notary Public for the city of Augusta and county of Richmond. Approved, 11th December, 1810. In the House of Representatives. Saturday, 1st December, 1810. Resolved, That Timothy Mathews, Esquire, be, and he is hereby appointed a Commissioner for the Warren county academy, in the room of Arthur Fort, removed. Approved, 15th December, 1810. In the House of Representatives. Saturday, 1st December, 1810. Resolved, That David L. Cauder and Elisha B. Hopkins, be, and they are hereby appointed Lumber-Measurers for the port of Darien, in addition to those already appointed. Approved, 15th December, 1810.

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In the House of Representatives. Saturday, 1st December, 1810. Resolved, That Alton Pemberton, John Gardner, William Greer and Joshua Peirce (provided he becomes a resident of Chatham county) be, they are hereby appointed Lumber-Measurers for the city of Savannah. Approved, 15th December, 1810. In the House of Representatives. Wednesday, 12th December, 1810. Resolved, That Henry Carleton be, and he is hereby appointed a Notary Public for the county of Greene. Approved, 15th December, 1810. In the House of Representatives. Wednesday, 12th December, 1810. Resolved, That Dudley Jones be, and he is hereby appointed a Commissioner of the Franklin county Academy, in place of Russel Jones, resigned. Approved, 15th December, 1810. In the House of Representatives. Wednesday, 12th December, 1810. Resolved, That Hugh Montgomery be, and he is hereby appointed a Justice of the Inferior Court of Jackson county, in the room of Etheldred Wood, resigned. Approved, 15th December, 1810. In the House Representatives. Wednesday, 12th December, 1810. Resolved, That the Treasurer of this state be authorised to receive the Bills of the Bank of Augusta

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and the Planter's Bank of the State of Georgia, in payment of Taxes. Approved, 15th December, 1810. In the House of Representatives. Thursday, 13th December, 1810. Resolved, that His Excellency the Governor be authorized and required to publish the outlines of an act passed the present session of the Legislature, providing for the election of Receiver and Collector of taxes by the people in each county of this state, on the first Monday in January next, and annually thereafter, in such public prints as he may deem best calculated to diffuse the most certain and general information. Approved, 15th December, 1810. In the House of Representatives. Thursday, 13th December, 1810. Whereas it has been found from experience, that the seats with which the members of the General Assembly have been and now are accommodated, are extremely inconvenient, and tend greatly to protract legislative proceedings. And whereas it is also found, that the noise arising from the walking of members has a tendency to embarrass and confuse the business of legislation; for remedy whereof, Be it Resolved, that the Commissioners of Milledgeville be authorized and required to cause to be made for the State House, half-circular seats or chairs, suitable and convenient for the accommodation of the members of the General Assembly, which shall not exceed one hundred and fifty in the Representative Chamber, and fifty in the Senate Chamber; one hundred and twenty of which in the

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Representative Chamber and forty in the Senate Chamber shall have attached thereto a writing desk, or table, with a drawer, lock and key; which said seats shall be arranged in such order as to the said Commissioners shall appear most convenient. And be it further resolved, that His Excellency the Governor be authorized and requested to cause to be purchased suitable carpets for the floors in the Senate and Representative Chambers, and to draw upon the Contingent Fund for the payment of said work and carpets. Approved, 15th December, 1810. In the House of Representatives. Thursday, 13th December, 1810. The Committee on the State of the Republic, to whom was referred that part of the Communication of His Excellency the Governor relative to Walton county, Report, That your Committee are of opinion, and it must be evident to every reflecting mind, that for sister States, whose interests are so nearly allied, to be at variance, is an evil of no inconsiderable magnitude, especially when the difference would admit of so easy and honorable adjustment, as that which exists between North Carolina and Georgia. They deem it honorable and righteous, dignified and just, for every state, in order to preserve the harmony of the union, ever to offer such openings of accommodation as reason and justice may require, and wrest from posterity any question which may eventuate in future dissentions and animosities. They deem it a duty which they owe to the inhabitants of the disputed territory, known as Walton county, to bring to as speedy an issue as possible, a question

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which so nearly interests them. How long it may be pending before Congress, how long this people will be deprived of that dearest of privileges, the citizenship of an indisputed land, your committee cannot divine, unless such steps be taken as will clearly enable each state to ascertain the true foundation of its claims, and to afford whichever may have misapprehended them, a decent and honorable opportunity of receding. They therefore recommend the following resolution; Resolved, that the Governor employ Mr. Ellicott to ascertain the thirty-fifth degree of North Latitude; and in case North Carolina will not associate some other artist on her part, that he be authorized to instruct the said artist to ascertain it, for the satisfaction of the state of Georgia. And be it further resolved, that His Excellency the Governor be, and he is hereby authorized and requested, to pay the artist thus employed out of the contingent fund. Be it further resolved, that His Excellency the Governor be requested to communicate to the Executive of North Carolina, the wishes and reasons of the state of Georgia, for a speedy and final adjustment of the respective claims of each state, to the territory known in this state as Walton county; and that they have on their part employed Mr. Ellicott as an artist for this purpose. And in case of a coincidence of the state of North Carolina in this resolution, that then, the observation taken shall be final and conclusive. Approved, 15th December, 1810.

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Resolutions, WHICH ORIGINATED IN SENATE. In Senate, 6th November, 1810. Resolved, that Abraham Miles, esquire, be, and he is hereby appointed a justice of the Inferior court of the county of Baldwin, in the place of Elijah Owens, esquire, resigned. Approved, 12th November, 1810. In Senate, 6th November, 1810. Resolved, that Richard H. Wilde, Robert Campbell and Thomas C. Russell, be, and they are hereby appointed Notaries Public for the City of Augusta and county of Richmond. Approved, 16th November, 1810. In Senate, 6th November, 1810. Resolved, that William Lucas, Paul Bevil, Thomas Scruggs and John Green, be, and they are hereby appointed Lumber-Measurers for the Port of Savannah. Approved, 16th November, 1810. In Senate, 7th November, 1810. Resolved, that James Frazer and Thomas Barrett be, and they are hereby appointed Vendue Masters for the City of Augusta. Approved, 16th November, 1810. In Senate, 7th November, 1810. Resolved, that Thomas E. Lloyd, Samuel M. Mordecai, John N. Brailsford, Joseph H. Clarke, George Schley, George Glen and Charles Pope, be,

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and they are hereby appointed Notaries Public for the county of Chatham. Approved, 16th November, 1810. In Senate, 6th November, 1810. Resolved, That the Executive appointment of Reuben S. Saffold as a Justice of the Inferior Court of the county of Bryan, in the room of James Bird, esquire, resigned, be, and the same is hereby confirmed. Approved, 16th November, 1810. In Senate, 8th November, 1810. Resolved, That John Pollock, William Black and Daniel Blackburn be, and they are hereby appointed Justices of the Inferior court for the county of Scriven, in the room of Caleb Howell and Robert Williamson resigned, and Jacob Dunn removed. Approved, 16th November, 1810. IN SENATE, 7th November, 1810. Resolved, that Jonathan Robinson be, and he is hereby appointed a Justice of the Inferior court for the county of Bullock, in the room of Stephen Denmark resigned. Approved, 16th November, 1810. In Senate, 7th November, 1810. Resolved, that John Pearce and William Hendley be, and they are hereby appointed Justices of the Inferior court for the county of Telfair, in the room of Henry Joice and William Carrell resigned. Approved, 16th November, 1810. In Senate, 7th November, 1810. Resolved, That the Executive appointment of Peter

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Boyle as a Justice of the Inferior Court of the county of Jackson in place of Buckner Harris removed, be, and the same is hereby confirmed. Approved, 16th November, 1810. In Senate, 7th November, 1810. Resolved, that the Executive appointment of Col. John Davis, as a Justice of the Inferior court for the county of Burke, in the place of David Emanuel, deceased, be, and the same is hereby confirmed. Approved, 16th November, 1810. In Senate, 7th November, 1810. Resolved, that William Bird and William King, Esquires, be, and they are hereby appointed Notaries Public for the county of Effingham. Approved, 22d November, 1810. In Senate, 8th November, 1810. Resolved, that Leighton Wilson and John Gignilliat, Esquires, be, and they are hereby appointed Justices of the Inferior Court for the county of Glynn. Approved, 22d November, 1810. In Senate, November 8th, 1810. Resolved, that the Executive appointment of Willis Roberts as a Justice of the Inferior court for the county of Putnam, in the place of Robert Iverson, esquire, resigned, be, and the same is hereby confirmed; and that James B. Clopton be, and he is hereby appointed a Justice of the Inferior court for the county of Putnam, in the place of Edward Lane, esquire, resigned. Approved, 22d November, 1810. IN SENATE, 20th November, 1810. The Committee to whom was referred the petition

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of Paul Hamilton Wilkins, beg leave to report the following resolution: Be it Resolved, by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Georgia in General Assembly met, and by the authority of the same, That the Treasurer of the state be, and he is hereby directed to deliver to the Commissioners of confiscated sales, a Funded Certificate, deposited by them in the Treasury of the state for safe keeping, and receipted for by Edwin Mounger to the said Paul Hamilton Wilkins, that the Commissioners may finally settle with the said Paul Hamilton Wilkins, in terms of their original assumpsit. Approved, 22d November, 1810. IN SENATE, 19th November, 1810. Report of the Joint Committee to contract for the printing of the Laws and Journals of the present session. Your Committee Report, that they have received proposals from several different printers, and up on opening and examining the same, are of opinion, that the proposals made by Mr. Seaton Grantland are moderate and reasonable, and something less than the work was executed for at the last session, viz. two and one third cents per sheet for the Laws and Resolutions, and two and three quarter cents per sheet for the Journals. They therefore recommend the following resolutions: Resolved, that Seaton Grantland have the printing of the Laws and Concurred Resolutions of the present Legislature, at the rate of two and one third cents per sheet of sixteen pages octavo, to be delivered to the Executive by the first day of February next; also the printing of the Journals of both

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branches of the Legislature at after the rate of two cents three quarters per sheet of eight pages quarto, to be delivered to the Executive by the first day of March next; the work to be executed in the same manner and of as good materials as it was the last year. The said Seaton Grantland to give bond and good security to His Excellency the Governor for the due performance of the contract, in the penal sum of three thousand dollars. Resolved, that fifteen hundred copies of the Laws and Concurred Resolutions (except such Resolutions as relate to elections) of the present session, and twelve hundred Journals of each House, be printed and distributed as heretofore. Approved, 24th November, 1810. IN SENATE, 14th November, 1810. The Committee to whom was referred the petition of Elizabeth Jones, Report, that they examined the vouchers accompanying the same, wherein it appears, that George Walton, in the year one thousand seven hundred eighty three, purchased of the Commissioners of confiscated property, a certain tract of land, containing one hundred acres, on Savannah river, at the mouth of Redd's Mill Creek, near the town of Augusta (now in the county of Columbia), which said tract of land was sold as the property of Lacklan M'Gilvery; And whereas the said George Walton, on the ninth day of March one thousand seven hundred and eighty-seven, did transfer his right to James Stallings, who did on the second day of January, one thousand seven hundred and ninety-two, transfer his right to Thomas Jones, and the said George Walton did draw an order in favor of the said The

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Jones on the commissioners of confiscated property requiring them to convey, the said tract of land to the said Thomas Jones, who is since deceased. And whereas also, it appears that James Stallings has paid and discharged the purchase money for the said land, and it appears that no deed of conveyance has as yet been made, Recommend the following resolution; Resolved, by the Senate and House of Representatives of the state of Georgia in General Assembly met, that the present commissioners of confiscated property, or a majority of them, do make and execute titles for said land, to the heirs of Thomas Jones deceased, to wit; Susannah, Thomas, Penelope, Joseph, Elizabeth, Mary, Barbary, Tabitha, Samuel Jones, the children of said Jones, provided that nothing herein contained shall be so construed as to bar Elizabeth Jones, the widow of the said Thomas Jones from her right of Dower to the said tract of landAnd provided also, that nothing herein contained shall be construed to impair or injure the claim of any person or persons having or pretending to have a claim to the said tract of land, further than such claim would have been affected if the titles had been made by the commissioners of Confiscated Estates at the time of the original sale. Approved, 24th November, 1810. In Senate, 12th November, 1810. Resolved, That the Executive appointment of William Horton as a Justice of the Inferior Court of Jones county in the place of Hillary Pratt, Esquire, resigned, be, and the same is hereby confirmed. Approved, 24th November, 1810.

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In Senate, 14th November, 1810. Resolved, That Martin Harden and [Illegible Text] Brinson be, and they are hereby appointed justices of the Inferior Court of Tatnall county, in the place of Batt Wyche and John [Illegible Text] Bryan, resigned. Approved, 24th November, 1810. In Senate, 15th November, 1810. Resolved, That the Executive appointment of Thomas Flournoy, Esquire, as a member of the Board of Trustees of the Richmond Academy be, and the same is hereby confirmed. Approved, 24th November, 1810. In Senate, 13th November, 1810. Resolved, That Thomas Carleton, Senior, and Sterling Grimes be, and they are hereby appointed Notaries Public for the county of Morgan. Approved, 24th November, 1810. In Senate, 19th November, 1810. Resolved, That John A. Cuthbert and John Dunwoody be, and they are hereby appointed justices of the Inferior Court of Liberty county in the room of Thomas Bacon, Senior, and Elijah Baker, Esquires, resigned. Approved, 24th November, 1810. In Senate, 14th November, 1810. Resolved, That the Executive appointment of Henry Gignilliat, as a justice of the Inferior Court of the county of M`Intosh in the place of Emanuel Wamberzie, resigned, be, and the same is hereby confirmed. Approved, 24th November, 1810. IN SENATE, 20th November, 1810. Resolved, That William A. Harper, Henry Fulgam,

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George G. Gaines, William S. Lancaster, George Walker (of Pulaski county), Henry Sheppard, Jonathan Sawyer, Thomas Davis, John G. Underwood, John Fulwood (of I aurens county), Robert Flournoy, James Alston, Robert L. Troup, Abraham Jones, David M'Cormick (of Montgomery county), Thomas Mitchell, William Carrol, Mitchell Griffin, Abraham F. Powell, Augustin Cray (of Telfair-county), John Hatcher, Mathew Caswell, Daniel Hicks, Stephen Gafford, Jeremiah Loftin (of Wilkinson county), Jacob Ricks, James M'Cormick, James Johnston-Thomas Daniel, Abraham Wood, (of Twiggs county) be, and they are hereby appointed Commissioners of the academies of their several counties. Approved, 24th November, 1810. IN SENATE, 20th November, 1810. Resolved, That Robert Ware, John H. Walker, Henry Jones, William Dowsing, Gibson Clark, Robert Fleming, and Thomas Murry be, and they are hereby appointed Commissioners of the Academy of Lincoln county. Approved 24th November, 1810. IN SENATE, 20th November, 1810. Resolved, That Samuel Lockhart, Sheppard Williams, Charles M`Call, John Rawly and William Hollaway, be, and they are hereby appointed Commissioners of the academy of the county of Bullock. Approved 24th November, 1810. IN SENATE, 9th November, 1810. Resolved, That George [Illegible Text] be, and he is hereby appointed a Commissioner of the town Commons of [Illegible Text], in the county of Glynn, in place

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of A. D. Lawrence removed, and that John Harris and John Morgan be, and they are hereby appointed Commissioners of the town and common of Brunswick in said county. Approved, 24th November, 1810. IN SENATE, 20th November, 1810. Resolved, That John E. Carson, Frederick Be all and John Mutten be, and they are hereby appointed Commissioners of the Academy in Franklin county, in place of Larkin Cleveland, Thomas P. Carnes, and Robert Walton, removed. Approved, 24th November, 1810. IN SENATE, 13th November, 1810. Resolved, That William Chandler be, and he is hereby appointed a justice of the Inferior court of Hancock county in the place of William Terrell, esquire resigned. Approved 24th November, 1810. IN SENATE, 21st November, 1810. Resolved, That James Foil, George Lender, Moses Harrison, John Wallace and John Fort, Esquires be, and they are hereby appointed Commissioners of the Wayne county academy. Approved, 4th December, 1810. IN SENATE, 27th November, 1810. Resolved, That Abner Biddle, Thomas White, Reuben Cole, David White and Wormley Rose be, and they are hereby appointed Commissioners of Jones county Academy. Approved, 4th December, 1810. IN SENATE, 22d November, 1810. Resolved, That Clement Bryan, John P. Blackman, Richard Cooper, Moses Welsberry and Ezekiel

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Clifton be, and they are hereby appointed Commissioners of the Tatnall county academy. Approved, 4th December, 1810. In Senate, 27th November, 1810. Resolved, That Abraham Lucas be, and he is hereby appointed a justice of the Inferior court for the county of Wilkinson in the room of John T. Fairchild, resigned. Approved, 4th December, 1810. In Senate, 22d November, 1810. Resolved, That John E. Dawson, William Mitchell, James Mitchell David Files and John B. Whatley be, and they are hereby appointed commissioners for the Morgan county Academy. Approved, 4th December, 1810. In Senate, 23d November, 1810. Resolved, That Alexander Greene be, and he is hereby appointed Vendue Master for the town of Milledgeville. Approved, 4th December, 1810. In Senate, 24th November, 1810. Resolved, That Peter W. Gautier, David Adams Jarret Beasley, Zachariah Harvey and Charles Crawford be appointed commissioners of the acade. my of Randolph county. Approved, 4th December, 1810. In Senate, 23d November, 1810. Resolved, That William Rowe be, and he is hereby appointed a Notary Public for the county of Baldwin. Approved, 4th December, 1810.

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IN SENATE, 22d November, 1810. The select committee to whom was referred the petition of Zachariah Sims, praying a loan of four thousand dollars, to enable him to complete the establishment of a paper manufactory in Greene county in this state, are of opinion, that the prayer of the petitioner is reasonable and ought to be granted. Your committee have received information from persons of the most respectable standing in society for integrity and capicity to judge, that Mr. Sims's expenditures have been great to accomplish the said object, and his works are in considerable forwardness, and that with the aid of the solicited loan, he will in a very few months, have his said works in complete operation, to the great benefit of the state. Your committee therefore recommend that the prayer of the petitioner be granted, and that the sum of three thousand dollars be loaned to him, upon his giving bond with two securities, to be approved of by His Excellency the Governor, for the return of the money into the Treasury of this state, within the term of three years from the time of his ceiving the same, and that the said payment be further secured by a mortgage on the real estate of the said Zachariah Sims, to the full value and amount of the said loan, to be judged of by the justices of the Inferior court of the county of Greene, or any three of them. Resolved, That there shall be appropriated to the said Zachariah Sims, out of any monies unappropriated, the sum of three thousand dollars, to enable him to carry into operation a paper manufactory, upon his giving bond and sufficient security to His Excellency the Governor for the return of said money with interest, into the Treasury of this state, at

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the expiration of three years next after the said Zachariah Sims shall receive the same. Approved, 10th December, 1810. IN SENATE, 28th November, 1810. The committee on finance beg leave to report. On the petition of Charles Jones, your committee recommend the following resolution: Resolved, That the Tax-Collector of Richmond county be, and he is hereby authorised and required to allow the said Charles Jones credit, in a settlement of his taxes for the year 1808, the sum charged improperly for the tax on a Billiard table, as stated in the said petition. Approved, 13th December, 1810. IN SENATE, 28th November, 1810. Resolved, That [Illegible Text] Mordecai be, and he is hereby appointed a Notary Public for the county of Chatham. Approved, 13th December, 1810. IN SENATE, 28th November, 1810. Resolved, That John Guyton be, and he is hereby appointed a Notary Public for the county of Jefferson. Approved, 13th December, 1810 IN SENATE, 28th November, 1810. Resolved, That Daniel Miller and James Hanny be, and they are hereby appointed Lumber-Measurers for the city and river St. Mary's in the county of Camden. Approved, 13th December, 1810.

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IN SENATE, 8th December, 1810. The committee on the state of the Republic to whom was confided the duty of reporting upon that part of His Excellency the Governor's Communication relative to the survey of John Coffee, that of the re-survey of Mr. Sturges, of the 8th district of Wilkinson county, Report, That having maturely deliberated on the subject matter of difference on the two surveys of the said district, are of opinion, that from the satisfactory nature and the respectability of the testimony adduced to the committee, they are unanimously of opinion, that the inundation of the waters on the low grounds, the dead riuers, lakes and lagoons upon the Ocmulgee river, has been the entire cause of producing the difference in the survey. We feel ourselves authorised to draw this conclusion specially from the testimony of Mr. Gatlin, who declares upon oath, that he acted as marker for Major Coffee in the survey of that district, and was frequently necessitated to wade to his breast in water, and at times to swim, in order as near as possible to ascertain the margin of the river, and in many instances they were at a loss and indeed found it impracticable assuredly to identify the same; this also appears from the report of Mr. Stewart, who re-surveyed the premises; a man who we presume is not liable to suspicion of collusion or impropriety; as also from the testimony of Mr. Harris, that when Mr Sturges made his re-survey of the said district, the river was uncommonly low, so that the dead river or cut-offs in the bends of the said river, were either dry or did not run; it follows of course, that the margin exhibited by Mr. Sturges and that exhibited by Major Coffee's survey must be different, and that in many instances arable land is found between their respective lines.

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The committee are therefore decidedly of opinion, that no degree of blame can or ought to be attached to Major Coffee; the rectitude of his conduct in making the surveys aforesaid is indisputable, and his reputation in that respect unimpeachable. We also state with pleasure, that we have entire confidence in the accuracy of the re-survey of said district, made by Mr. Sturges, and with respect to the surplus land discovered by the same, recommend the following resolution, to wit; Resolved, That the Commissioners to be appointed to sell the Fractions of the 7th district in Twiggs county, be directed by law to sell sixteen hundred and fourteen acres of land, as discovered in the eighth district of Wilkinson county, by re-survey of Daniel Sturges, Esquire. Approved, 15th December, 1810. In Senate, 11 th December, 1810. The Joint Committee appointed to call on the State Commissioners for the town of Milledgeville, for information relative to the disposition of the money appropriated by this state for building a State-House, and to obtain information why the State-House has not been completed agreeable to contract The Committee beg leave to report the result of their enquiry, to wit; that they have received information from the State Commissioners, that they have paid over to the Undertakers for building the State-House all the money which was confided to their immediate management; but they state, that the last appropriation made by the state for building the State-House was incorporated in the appropriation law, in favor of Scott and Thomas; therefore

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placed beyond their control or management. The Undertakers for building the State-House, informed the committee, they have been prevented from compleating the State-House, in consequence of the indisposition of their workmen, and several of them have been called from them contrary to their approbation; therefore, they beg of the state an indulgence of ninety days, at the expiration of which time they pledge themselves the State-House shall be compleated. The Committee recommend the following resolution; Resolved, that the State Commissioners for the town of Milledgeville, be authorized and required to place or cause to be placed in the hands of the proper law officer for immediate suit, the bonds of the Undertakers for building the State-House, provided, the said Undertakers do not finish the State-House in a complete manner within ninety days from this date; and that the said Commissioners do appoint fit and proper persons to value the State-House, and report the result of the valuation to the next Legislature. Approved, 15th December, 1810. IN SENATE, 22d November, 1810. The Committee to whom was referred the memorial of John Hills, on the subject of a survey of the coasts of the state of Georgia, report, that from all the information they can procure upon the subject, they are impressed with the opinion, that the original drafts, proposed to be surrendered to the state of Georgia by Mr. Hills, were made by Hopkins, M'Lane Co. and that it would be unjust in the extreme to make any arrangement with Mr. Hills, until assured that the survivor (to wit, Major Hopkins) had transferred his claim to Mr. Hills.

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Your committee therefore recommend the following resolution; Be it resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the state of Georgia in General Assembly met, and by the authority of the same, that His Excellency the Governor be, and he is hereby required to ascertain from Major Hopkins, whether the drafts tendered by Mr. Hill are his original surveys, and if so, whether he has transferred the same to Mr. Hill or not; and that His Excellency be requested to report to the next legislature the result of the said enquiry; so that if necessary, provision may be made for the carrying fully into effect the very desirable object. Approved, 15th December, 1810. IN SENATE, 6th December, 1810. Resolved, by the Senate and House of Representatives of the state of Georgia, in General Assembly met, that all the confiscated property hereafter advertised or to be advertised by the Commissioners of Confiscated Estates, situate in the Eastern district of this state, shall be sold at the City of Savannah; all property of the same description, situate in the upper district, shall be sold at Augusta or Milledgeville, as a majority of the Commissioners shall deem most expedient for the interest of this state; provided, that notice be given of such sales, agreeably to the laws now in force regulating such sales. And that there be paid by the purchaser or purchasers at confiscated sales, (except for Academies) one and an half per cent in cash, towards the resurveying and defraying the expense of such sales. Approved, 15th December, 1810.

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IN SENATE, 24th November, 1810. The Committee on the State of the Republic report on the petition of Sarah Oliver, the following resolution: Be it resolved, by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly met, and by the authority of the same, that the Attorney, or Solicitor General and Sheriff, or other officers, be directed to stay all further proceedings against the estate of James B. Oliver, deceased, on account of the debt due by said estate to this state, for the term of three years from the passing of this resolution, upon her paying the interest of the same, and giving satisfactory security to His Excellency the Governor, to secure the payment of the balance at the expiration of said term. Approved, 15th December, 1810. IN SENATE, 13th December, 1810. The Committee to whom was referred the communication of the Commissioners of Confiscated property, Report, that they have had the amount of sales before them, and find they have sold to the amount of sixty-eight thousand four hundred and forty-four dollars, and have closed their sales. Your Committee therefore recommend the following resolution: Resolved, That His Excellency the Governor be, and he is hereby requested to ascertain the amount of commissions due the Commissioners of Confiscated Estates for their services, and that he may direct the Treasurer to credit the same on their respective bonds due this state for the amount thereof. Approved, 15th December, 1810.

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IN SENATE, 24th November, 1810. Resolved, That James Wood, Esquire be, and he is hereby appointed a Commissioner of the Columbia county academy in place of John Appling deceased. Approved, 4th December, 1810. IN SENATE, 29th November, 1810. Resolved, That John C. Gibson and Eli Glover be appointed Notaries Public for the county of Randolph. Approved, 13th December, 1810. In Senate, 5th December, 1810. Resolved, That John Fort, Esquire be, and he is hereby appointed a justice of the Inferior Court of the county of Wayne in place of Matthew Jones, Esquire, removed. Approved 15th December, 1810. IN SENATE, 23d November, 1810. Upon the petition of Hugh M`Donald, your committee are of opinion, that the prayer of the Petitioner is just and ought to be granted, and recommend the following resolution: Resolved, that the Comptroller General be authorized to issue a duplicate bounty land warrant, No. 576, for 800 acres, in the name of Oliver Rock, which was renewed the 30th of November, 1081, upon the said Hugh M`Donald giving bond with security to his Excellency the Governor in the sum of Eight Hundred Dollars, conditioned to indemnify the state against any loss which hereafter may be sustained by reason of the said warrant being formerly issued as aforesaid. Approved, 15th December, 1810.

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IN SENATE, 13th December, 1810. Resolved, That His Excellency the Governor be requested to draw upon the Contingent Fund, for a sum not exceeding one hundred dollars, in favor of the Chairmain of the joint committee, on the Criminal Code, for the purpose of providing paper and to pay the postage that may be necessary on the occasion. Approved, 15th December, 1810. In Senate, 13th December, [Illegible Text] Resolved, That his Excellency the Governor do pay out of the Contingent Fund, the sum of twenty-six dollars to Elijah Blackshear, agreeable to a concurred resolution. Approved, 15th December, 1810. In Senate, 4th December, 1810. Resolved, that William W. Strain be, and he [Illegible Text] hereby appointed a justice of the Inferior Court of the county of Greene, in the place of James Nesbit, esquire, resigned. Approved, 15th December, 1810. In Senate, 7th December, 1810. Resolved, that Henry Branham, Esquire, be, and he is hereby appointed a Notary Public for the county of Putnam. Approved, 15th December, 1810.