Acts of the General Assembly of the state of Georgia, passed in Milledgeville, at a biennial session in November, December, and January, 1851-'2 [volume 1]



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 MACON: SAMUEL J. RAY 18511100 English

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ACTS OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF GEORGIA, PASSED IN MILLEDGEVILLE, AT A BIENNIAL SESSION IN NOVEMBER, DECEMBER, AND JANUARY, 1851-'2. 18511100 18511200 18520100 PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY. MACON: SAMUEL J. RAY STATE PRINTER. 1852.

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TABLE OF TITLES, DIVISIONS AND [Illegible Text] PART I. PUBLIC LAWS. TITLE I. ACADEMIES AND FREE SCHOOLS, 1 TITLE II. APPROPRIATIONS, 9 TITLE III. ATTACHMENT AND GARNISHMENT, 19 TITLE IV. BANKS AND BANKING. ART. I. GENERAL LAWS, 21 ART. II. CENTRAL BANK, 27 ART. III. PRIVATE CORPORATIONS, 28 TITLE V. CENSUS, 45 TITLE VI. CONSTITUTIONAMENDMENTS, 48 TITLE VII. COUNTIES AND COUNTY LINES, 51 TITLE VIII. COUNTY OFFICERS, 77 TITLE IX. DEAF AND [Illegible Text], 80 TITLE X. ELECTIONS, 82 TITLE XI. EVIDENCE, 90 TITLE XII. EXECUTORS, ADMINISTRATORS, ORDINARY, c. ART. I. COURT OF ORDINARY, 91 ART. II. DUTIES, c., OF EXECUTORS, c. 99 ART. III. WILLS, 104 TITLE XIII. INSOLVENT DEBTORS, 106 TITLE XIV. INTERNAL TRANSPORTATION. ART. I. RAILROADS, 107 ART. II. STEAMBOAT CANAL Co's. 163 ART. III. TURNPIKES PLANK ROAD Co's. 170 TITLE XV. JOINT STOCK COMPANIES, 193 TITLE XVI. JUDICIARY. I. SUPREME COURT, 214 II. SUPERIOR INF'R COURTS. ART. I. CIRCUITS AND SESSIONS, 219 ART. II. ACTION, PROCEEDINGS, PARTIES, c. 234 ART. III. HABEAS CORPUS, 236 ART. IV. HUSBAND AND WIFE, 237 ART. V. LIEN, 237 ART. VI. LIMITATION OF ACTIONS, 238 ART. VII. MANDAMUS, 241 ART. VIII. PRACTICE, 242 ART. IX. SALES, 242 ART. X. STATUTE OF FRAUDS, 243 TITLE XVII. JUSTICES OF THE PEACE, 245 TITLE XVIII. LAND. ART. I. ERRORS IN GRANTS, 247 ART. II. HEAD RIGHTS, WARRANTS, c. 248 ART. III. FRAUDULENT DRAWS, FRACTIONS, c. 250

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TITLE XIX. LAWS, 532 TITLE XX. LUNATIC ASYLUM, 542 TITLE XXI. MILITIA, 552 TITLE XXII. PEDLERS, 602 TITLE XXIII. PENAL LAWS. ART. I. AMENDMENTS TO CODE, 261 ART. II. OTHER ACTS, 269 TITLE XXIV. PHYSICIANS, 271 TITLE XXV. RIVERS. ART. I. ALTAMAHA AND TRIBUTARIES, 272 ART. II. CHATTAHOOCHEE TRIBUTARIES, 276 ART. III. COOSA AND TRIBUTARIES, 278 TITLE XXVI. ROADS, BRIDGES, AND FERRIES, 280 TITLE XXVII. SLAVES, PATROL, AND FREE PERSONS OF COLOR, 286 TITLE XXVIII. TAX, 288 PART II. LOCAL AND PRIVATE LAWS. TITLE I. ACADEMIES, COLLEGES, TEACHERS OF POOR, c. 297 TITLE II. APPROPRIATIONS, 343 TITLE III. ATTORNEYS, 353 TITLE IV. CHURCHES AND CHARITABLE INSTITUTIONS, 355 TITLE V. CITIES AND TOWNS, 386 TITLE VI. COUNTY OFFICERS, 438 TITLE VII. COUNTY REGULATIONS, 447 TITLE VIII. COUNTY SITES COURT-HOUSES, 455 TITLE IX. ELECTION PRECINCTS, 461 TITLE X. EXECUTORS, ADMINISTRATORS, ORDINARIES, c. 466 TITLE XI. GRANTS, 471 TITLE XII. INCORPORATIONS, 475 TITLE XIII. JURORS, COURTS, c. 482 TITLE XIV. LEGITIMATING ACTS CHANGE OF NAMES, 496 TITLE XV. LOTTERIES, 504 TITLE XVI. PARDONS, 508 TITLE XVII. PEDLERS, 501 TITLE XVIII. PHYSICIANS, 515 TITLE XIX. PILOTAGE, 513 TITLE XX. RELIEF, 515 TITLE XXI. RIVERS AND DAMS, 521 TITLE XXII. ROADS, BRIDGES, AND FERRIES, 522 TITLE XXIII. TAXES, TAX COLLECTORS, c. 529 TITLE XXIV. VOLUNTEER COMPANIES, 536

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STATUTES OF GEORGIA, PASSED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF 1851 1852. PART I - PUBLIC LAWS. TITLE I. ACADEMIES AND FREE SCHOOLS. SEC. 1. Education Fund. SEC. 2. Distribution of Income. SEC. 3. OrdinarySchool Commissioner. SEC. 4. Provision for Chatham county. SEC. 5. Provision for Union county. SEC. 6. Duties of School Commissioner. SEC. 7. Act to be given in charge. SEC. 8. Repealing clause. SEC. 9. Georgia Academy for the Blind. SEC. 10. Constitution and By-Laws. SEC. 11. Gifts and bequests to. SEC. 12. Officers. SEC. 13. Powers of Trustees. SEC. 14. Selection of Indigent Blind. SEC. 15. Appropriation therefor SEC. 16. Visitors to Military Institute. SEC. 17. State CadetsSelection. SEC. 18. Pledge to teach SEC. 19. Appropriation [Illegible Text] SEC. 20. BoardQuorum, c. SEC. 21. Expenses to be paid. SEC. 22. Repealing clause. An Act to provide for the Education of the Poor. Approved January 22, 1852. 1. SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Georgia, That Eighteen Hundred and Thirty-Three Shares of the Capital Stock of the Bank of the State of Georgia, Eight Hundred and Ninety Shares of the Capital Stock of the Bank of Augusta, and One Hundred and Eighty-Six Shares of the Capital Stock of the Georgia Railroad and Banking Company, all belonging to this State, be hereby set apart as a permanent fund for the education of the Poor; and the said Fund shall be increased by so many Shares of the Capital Stock of either of said Banks, as can be purchased with the unexpended balance, if there

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be any, in the Treasury of the thirty thousand dollars appropriated to defray the expenses of the State Convention of 1850, and with all the available assets of the Central Bank, after the payment of its debts; and the Treasurer of the State is hereby required to make such purchase in whole or in part, according to the means at any time available therefor, and the scrip of the Stock so belonging to the State, and [that] is to be purchased, shall be under the control and management of the Treasurer for the purposes aforesaid. Banks stock [Illegible Text] apart as a fund for the education of the Poor. Other stock to be purchased. By the Treasurer. Who shall have the control. 2. SEC. 2. The income of the Permanent Fund aforesaid, shall be divided yearly among those counties which may have at the Treasury of this State, by the First of December in each year, lists of their poor children, in the manner hereinafter pointed out; the division to be in proportion to the number of names on the respective lists, and the quota of each county to be paid to the School Commissioner's order, under the seal of his office. Income how distributed. Quota of each county. To whom paid. 3. SEC. 3. The Ordinary of each county shall be ex officio School Commissioner thereof, and shall take an oath and enter into an obligation as part of his official bond as Ordinary, to discharge all the duties of School Commissioner, as prescribed by this Act, and to faithfully apply all the moneys which may come into his hands in that capacity. He shall also be entitled to retain as a compensation for his services as such Commissioner, two and one-half per centum upon all such moneys as he may receive, and the same per centum upon all such moneys as he may pay out, under the provisions of this Act; Provided, That no provision of the foregoing Act shall repeal or militate against the provisions of an Act assented to the 24th of December, 1847, prescribing the mode of disbursing the Poor School Fund, and the election of District Treasurers, entitled an Act to amend an Act to provide for the Education of the Poor, so far as the counties of Lumpkin and Rabun are concerned. Ordinary to be School Commissioner ex officio. Oath bond Compensat'n. Lumpkin and Rabun counties excepted. 4. SEC. IV. And be it further enacted, That all the duties imposed by the provisions of this Act upon the Ordinaries of each county, shall in the county of Chatham be discharged by the Justices of the Inferior Court, and the said Justices are hereby authorized to appoint one or more fit and proper persons who shall Act as School Commissioner or Commissioners for said county, and who shall discharge the duties imposed by this Act upon the Select Commissioner under such regulation as the said Inferior Court may prescribe. Provision as to Chatham county. 5. SEC. V. And be it further enacted, That the county of Union be exempt from the provisions of this Act, and

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that the Poor School Fund of said county be disbursed under the heretofore existing law; Provided, That said county is not to be excluded from the benefit of any Fund raised under this Act. Union county excepted. 6. SEC. VI. The duties of School Commissioner in each county, shall be the following: He shall levy and cause to be collected by the Tax Collector of the county, such Tax as may be recommended by the Grand Jury of the first Superior Court in each year, for the purpose of educating the Poor, and shall take charge of the same when collected. He shall, each year, between the first of September and the first of November, make and keep in a book for that purpose, a list of all such children in the county, between the ages of eight and sixteen * * Six to sixteen by Act of 1850 (New Digest 7.) years, as he may deem unable, from the poverty of themselves or parents, to procure a plain English education without public assistance; and to assist him in making such list he shall appoint two persons in each Militia District, to give him information respecting the poor children thereof; which persons shall take an oath in writing, before the Ordinary, to faithfully discharge the duties of their appointment, and to return only such children, as in their opinion, are entitled to the benefits of this Act. He shall, within the first week of November, each year, forward one copy of said list for that year to the Treasurer of this State, and shall, by the first of December in each year, have at the State Treasury his order, under the seal of his office, for the quota of his county in the State dividend aforesaid. He shall lay a copy of this list for the year next last before the Grand Jury of the first Court in each year, and shall also lay before them his written estimate of what County Tax will be necessary to secure the tuition of all such children as may be entitled to be placed on the list for the year then present. He shall pay Teachers of Poor Children in the following manner, that is to say: He shall keep on file every such account for the tuition of children on the list for each year, as shall be rendered to him on or before the 25th of December in that year, proven by the oath of the Teacher, specifying the number of days each child was taught, not exceeding the usual rates of such Teacher, nor exceeding such maximum as may be established by the Ordinary in each county; and after the 25th of December he shall proceed to pay all such accounts in full, if the funds in hand be sufficient, or rateably, if insufficient, and always keeping as a fund for the next year, any surplus which may be left. Duties of School Commissioners. List of children between the ages of 8 and [Illegible Text] years. Assistants in each district. Their oath. List to be sent to Treasurer. Order for quota. Copy list to be laid before Grand Jury. Also estimate for Tax. Mode of [Illegible Text] of [Illegible Text] Teacher [Illegible Text] of surplus.

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7. SEC. VII. The Judges of the Superior Courts shall give this Act specially in charge to the Grand Juries of the first courts in each year, together with suggestions and arguments upon the duty and policy of educating the poor; Provided, That the returns of poor children in the counties embraced in the third and fifth sections of this Act, shall be made under the oath and in the manner prescribed in the sixth section; and Ordinaries in said counties shall be entitled to retain their commission on the State Fund received, but not on its disbursement. The Judges to give this in charge. Provision as to Rabun, Lumpkin and Union Co's. 8. SEC. VIII. All laws and parts of laws at all conflicting with this Act, are hereby repealed. * * This Act modifies the provisions of the Act of 1843, (New Digest, page 5,) especially the second and third sections. The discretion given by the second section, in apportioning the funds, is repealed by the sixth section of this Act Repealing clause. JAMES A. MERIWETHER, Speaker of the House of Representatives. ANDREW J. MILLER, President of the Senate. HOWELL COBB, Governor. Approved January 22, 1852. (No. 2.) An Act to incorporate and endow the Georgia Academy for the Blind 9. SECTION I. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Georgia in General Assembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That Nathan C. Munroe, Absalom H. Chappell, John B. Lamar, Edwin B. Weed, James M. Green, Edwin Graves, and Robert A. Smith, Trustees of the Georgia Academy for the Blind, and all who, according to the Constitution and Laws, are or shall become members thereof, be and they are hereby declared to be a body corporate, by the name and style of The Georgia Academy for the Blind, and by the same corporate name shall have perpetual succession, be capable to buy, hold, and sell real and personal estate, make contracts, sue and be sued, to use a common seal, and to break or renew the same at pleasure. The Georgia Academy for the Blind incorporated. Powers and liabilities.

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10. SEC. II. And be it further enacted, That the said Academy shall be governed by such Constitution and Laws as are now in existence, until the same be altered by the members thereof; and that the members of said Academy shall have power to make, alter, or repeal their Constitution and Laws, in such manner as they shall deem expedient: Provided, That nothing in the same be contrary to the Constitution and Laws of this State, or of the United States. By-Laws. 11. SEC. 3. And be it further enacted, That the Trustees of said Academy shall be empowered to receive all gifts, grants, legacies, privileges and immunities, which now belong to said Academy, or which hereafter may be made or bequeathed to it, and no misnomer of the corporation, or other technical error, shall prevent its right from vesting whenever it may appear, or shall be ascertained that it was the intention of the party or parties, to give, grant, or bequeath any property, real or personal, or any right or interest to the said corporation. Gifts and Bequests. 12. SEC. IV. And be it further enacted, That the Trustees aforesaid, shall have the power of appointing such officers, teachers, and matrons, as may be necessary for said Academy; to fix their salaries and prescribe their duties, and the same, or any of the same, to remove or discontinue when they may think proper. Officers...Appointment. Removal. 13. SEC. V. And be it further enacted, That the Trustees aforesaid shall have a general supervision and control over the affairs of said Academy, shall prescribe the course of studies, establish the rates of tuition, adjust the expenses, and adopt such regulations, not otherwise provided for, as the interest of the Academy may require. Powers of the Trustees. 14. SEC. VI. And be it further enacted, That the Trustees aforesaid, shall select indigent blind persons from different counties of the State, between the ages of twelve and thirty, and maintain and educate them gratuitously, so far as the funds of said Academy will admit. The said Trustees shall present an Annual Report to his Excellency the Governor, containing the number of such indigent pupils, with their names and places of residence; also, a detailed report of the condition of said Academy, and of the number of pupils therein; accompanied with a statement of all Receipts and Expenditures during the preceding year. Selection and education of indigent blind Annual Report to the Governor. 15. SEC. VII. And be it further enacted, That to aid the funds, and defray the expenses of the said Academy, his Excellency, the Governor, is hereby authorized and required to draw his warrant on the State Treasurer, in favor of the Trustees aforesaid, for the sum of five thousand dollars,

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to be paid in the year 1852, and shall draw his warrant on the State Treasurer, in favor of the said Trustees, for the further sum of five thousand dollars, to be paid in the year eighteen hundred and fifty-three. * * For former provision in favor of Indigent Blind Persons,see New Digest, 220. $10,000 appropriated. Approved January 19, 1852. (No. 3.) An Act to provide for the education of a certain number of State [Illegible Text] in the Georgia Military Institute; to defray the expenses of the same, and for other purposes therein mentioned. 16. SECTION I. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Georgia in General Assembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That his Excellency the Governor shall annually appoint six fit and proper persons, who shall constitute a Board of Visitors for said Institute, whose duty it shall be on or before the first day of February next, and annually thereafter, at such times as they themselves shall designate, to meet at said Military Institute; and then, in conjunction with a Committee of six of the Trustees of said Institute, to establish and declare such rules and regulations for the government of said Institute, as may be deemed necessary and proper. Said Visitors shall inspect the public arms and other property of said Institute, and make a minute and full report of their condition, as well as the condition of said school, to the Governor, to be by him laid before the General Assembly at its regular sessions. Board of Visitors. Annual meeting. Rules and regulations. Duties. Report. 17. SEC. II. And be it further enacted, That said Board of Visitors shall have power and authority to admit as State Cadets, in said Military Institute, any number of young men not exceeding ten, and who shall not be under fourteen nor over twenty-five years of age; the selection of said young men to be made upon undoubted evidence of fair moral character, and in the proportion of one from each Congressional District of this State, and two from the State at large; Provided, That Cadets shall be taken [Illegible Text] from each county in the Congressional District, until

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all have sent one. In the event any of said districts should fail to offer an applicant, or from reasonable objections, to be judged of by said Board of Visitors, the said Board, after giving due notice of such deficiency, shall proceed to fill the vacancy or vacancies, with proper applicants from any of the other districts: Provided, That said Board shall not confer the appointment of State Cadet upon any applicant whose pecuniary means are sufficient to defray his own expenses in said Institute, and should it be ascertained, after any appointment is made, that the pecuniary means of such appointee are sufficient to defray his own expenses, such Cadet shall be transferred to the list of pay Cadets in said Institute, and cease to enjoy the privileges conferred upon the State Cadets, and the vacancy thus created filled by appointment of said Board. State Cadets. Between 14 25 years of age. Selection how made. Vacancies how filled. Provision as to property. 18. SEC. III. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That every Cadet who shall be received in said Institute, on State account, shall be required to sign a written pledge of honor, to act in the capacity of Teacher in one of the schools within this State, for the term of two years, after finishing his course of said Institute, unless excused for sufficient reasons by the Board of Visitors, with the concurrence of the Governor of the State: Provided, That nothing in this Act shall be so construed as to deprive said Cadet of any portion of his tuition fees in the schools in which he shall teach. Pledge of State Cadets to teach. How excused. 19. SEC. IV. Be it further enacted, c., That the sum of Two Thousand Dollars annually be and the same is hereby appropriated out of any unappropriated money in the Treasury, for the support and education of the Cadets, not exceeding ten in number, that may be admitted into said Georgia Military Institute, as herein before provided for. That the Governor of this State and his successors in office, shall draw his warrant upon the Treasurer of this State, in favor of the Treasurer of said Institute, for one-fourth of said sum of two thousand dollars, at the expiration of every three months, upon the production to his Excellency of a certificate of the President of the Board of Trustees, countersigned by the Secretary, with the Seal (if any) of said Board, that said Institute is furnishing tuition, board, washing, fuel, lights, and all other necessary expenses in said Institute, except clothing, books and stationary, for all of said State Cadets, admitted as aforesaid and not transferred to the list of Pay Cadets, under the second section of this Act. $2,000 appropriated. To be paid quarterly. On what evidence. 20. SEC. V. Be it further enacted, c., That his Excellency the Governor, and his successors in office, be and hereby are nominated and respectfully appointed ex officio

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President of said Board of Visitors, provided for by this Act,; that any four of said Board of Visitors shall form a quorum competent to the transaction of all business, and that all vacancies in said Board; by death, resignation or other cause, shall be immediately communicated to the Governor by the residue of said Board, who shall thereupon proceed to supply the same. Governor [Illegible Text] ex [Illegible Text]. Four to form a quorum. Vacancies how filled. 21. SEC. VI. Be it further enacted, That all reasonable expenses incurred by the members of said Board of Visitors, in discharging the duty hereby imposed upon them, not including, however, any wages or per diem compensation, shall be allowed them by the Governor, and caused to be paid by his warrant in their favor, respectively, drawn upon the State Treasurer. Expenses of visitors to be paid. 22. SEC. VII. Be it further enacted, c., That all laws and parts of laws militating against the provisions of this Act, be and the same are hereby repealed. Repealing clause. Approved January 21, 1852.

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APPROPRIATIONS. * * See Deaf and Dumb, sec. 1. 2. Internal Transportation, (W. A. R. R.) sec. 20. For various appropriations for the relief of individuals in separate Acts, see part II.Private and Local Acts. For appropriations for Improvement of Rivers, see Title Rivers. TITLE II. SEC. 1. $30,000 for Members. SEC. 2. How paid. SEC. 3. $4,000 Printing fund. SEC. 4. $4,000 for repairs Executive Mansion. SEC. 5. How disbursed. SEC. 6. $20,000 Contingent Funds. SEC. 7. $50 to W. Dearing. SEC. 8. Various salaries. SEC. 9. Military fund. SEC. 10. Printing fund. SEC. 11. Officers of Asylum. SEC. 12. For State House Clock. SEC. 13. Members of Assembly. SEC. 14. Secretary and Clerks. SEC. 15. Doorkeeper and Messenger. SEC. 16. Inspector of Penitentiary. SEC. 17. Guard and others. SEC. 18. Payments by Treasurer. SEC. 19. Committee on W. A. R. R. SEC. 20. Clerk of Com. on Pen. SEC. 21. Military Storekeeper at Savannah. SEC. 22. To Jesse C. [Illegible Text] SEC. 23. To David Kramer. SEC. 24. John J. Word SEC. 25. H. [Illegible Text] Deadwyler. SEC. 26. Witnesses on contested election. SEC. 27. J. [Illegible Text] and others. SEC. 28. For repairing Arsenal. SEC. 29. To Drs. [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] Mercer. SEC. 30. Military Storekeeper,Milledgeville. SEC. 31. Library fund. SEC. 32. State LibrarianDuties. SEC. 33. To James R. [Illegible Text] SEC. 34. To debts of [Illegible Text] SEC. 35. Repairs to do SEC. 36. To James [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] SEC. 37. To B. F. Dense. SEC. 38. To B. B. Moore. SEC. 39. To Jno. [Illegible Text] SEC. 40. T. R. R. [Illegible Text] SEC. 41. For taking Consus. (No. 4.) An Act to appropriate money for the purposes therein designated. 1. SECTION I. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives, and it is hereby enacted by the authority, aforesaid, That the sum of thirty thousand dollars be and the same is hereby set apart and appropriated out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the partial payment of the Members of the present Legislature and its Officers. $30,000 appropriated to pay Members of the Assembly. 2. SEC. II. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the Treasurer be, and he is hereby authorized, to pay upon the receipt of the several Members of the Legislature or its Officers, an amount not exceeding seventy-five per cent. of the pay and mileage to which they would be entitled, assuming the compensation allowed by the Appropriation Acts of 1849 and 1850, as the basis of such advances, provided, that in no case whatever, shall

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such Treasurer be authorized to make advances for services not performed. Treasurer to pay 75 per et. over to them. 3. SEC. III. Be further enacted, That the sum of four thousand dollars be and is hereby appropriated as a part of the printing fund for the year 1852, and the Treasurer be and he is hereby authorized to pay the same to Samuel J. Ray, the State Printer, upon the warrant of his Excellency the Governor. $4,000 appropriated as part of Printing Fund. Approved, November 22nd, 1851. (No. 5.) An Act to appropriate money for repairing and furnishing the Erecutive Mansion, and for erecting an additional building within the enclosure of the same for servants 4. SECTION I. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Georgia in General Assembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That the sum of four thousand dollars be, and the same is hereby appropriated out of any monies in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the repairs of the Executive Mansion; the purchase of furniture therefor, and for the erection of an additional building for servants. $4,000 appropriated for [Illegible Text] of [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] c. 5. SEC. II. And be it further enacted, That the sum of money appropriated by this Act, or so much thereof as shall be necessary, shall be expended by the Chairman of the Joint Committee appointed to examine the Executive Mansion under the supervision of the Governor. To be [Illegible Text] by the Chairman of Joint Committee. Approved, November 25th, 1851. (No. 6.) An Act appropriating money as a Contingent fund for the political years Eighteen Hundred and Fifty Two and Eighteen Hundred and Fifty Three, and for the payment of [Illegible Text] chargeable to the Contingent fund of Eighteen Hundred and Fifty One.

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6. SECTION I. Be it enacted by the [Illegible Text] 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 sum of ten thousand dollars be appropriated as a Contingent fund for the year eighteen hundred and fifty two; and the sum of ten thousand dollars be appropriated as a Contingent fund for the year eighteen hundred and fifty three; and that the sum of four thousand dollars be appropriated to the payment of the arrearages chargeable to the Contingent fund of eighteen hundred and fifty one. $10,000 [Illegible Text] Fund for 1852 [Illegible Text] each. $4,000 for [Illegible Text] for [Illegible Text] (No 7.) An Act to appropriate money for the purposes therein designated. 7. SECTION I. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Georgia in General Assembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That the Governor of this State be, and he is hereby authorized and requested to draw his warrant upon the Treasury, in favor of Wm. Dearing, of DeKalb county, for fifty dollars and eighty-seven cents, it being the amount over paid by him in taxes to the State for the year 1849; and that Young L. G. Harris, a Representative from Clarke county, be authorized to draw and receipt for the same. [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] to [Illegible Text] Dearing, for over payment for Tax. Approved, January 22nd, 1852. (No. 8.) An Act to appropriate money for the support of the Government for each of the political years 1852 and 1853, and for other purposes therein specified. 8. SECTION I. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Georgia in General Assembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of

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the same, That the following [Illegible Text] of money, be and the same are hereby appropriated, and set a part for the support of Government, for the political years eighteen hundred and fifty-two and eighteen hundred and fifty-three, to-wit: For the payment of the Salary of his Excellency, the Governor, Three Thousand Dollars per annum for each year; For the payment of the Salaries of the Secretary of State, Treasurer, Comptroller General, and Surveyor General, Sixteen Hundred Dollars each, per annum, for each year; For the payment of the Salaries of the Secretaries of the Executive Department, not exceeding three, Twelve Hundred and Fity Dollars, each, per annum, for each year; For the payment of the Salaries of the Attorney General and the Solicitors General, Two Hundred and Twenty-five Dollars each, per annum, for each year; For the payment of the Salaries of the Judges of the Supreme Court of the State of Georgia, Two Thousand Five Hundred Dollars each, per annum, for each year; For the payment of the Salaries of the Judges of the Superior Courts of the Northern, Western, Middle, Southern, Eastern, Ocmulgee, Flint, Chattahoochee, Cherokee, South-Western, Macon, and Blue Ridge Circuits, the sum of Eighteen Hundred Dollars each per annum, for each of the years, Eighteen Hundred and Fifty-two, and Eighteen Hundred and Fifty-three. [Illegible Text] of Governor. State House officers. Governor's Secretaries. [Illegible Text] and Sol'r General. Judges of [Illegible Text] Court. Of the Superior Court. 9. SEC. II. And be it further enacted, That the sum of One Thousand Dollars be appropriated as a Military Fund, for the year Eighteen Hundred and Fifty-two, and One Thousand Dollars, for the year Eighteen Hundred and Fifty-three. Military fund. 10. SEC. III. And be it further enacted, That the sum of Twelve Thousand Dollars, be appropriated as a Printing Fund, for the year Eighteen Hundred and Fifty-two, and Five Thousand Dollars, for the year Eighteen Hundred and Fifty-three. Printing fund 11. SEC. IV. And be it further enacted, That the sum of Sixteen Hundred Dollars, be appropriated for the payment of the Salary of the Physician and Superintendant of the Lunatic Asylum, for the year Eighteen Hundred and Fifty-two, and the same amount for the year Eighteen Hundred and Fifty-three; The sum of Seven Thousand, Six Hundred and Forty-five Dollars for the pay of the Trustees, Attendants and Servants hire, Treasurer and Subordinate officers, for each of the years Eighteen Hundred and Fifty-two and Eighteen Hundred and Fifty-three; and for the support of Pauper patients in said Asylum, the sum of Ten Thousand Dollars per annum, for each of the years Eighteen Hundred and Fifty-two and Eighteen Hundred and Fifty-three. Officers of [Illegible Text] Asylum.

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12. SEC. V. And be it further enacted, That the sum of fifty dollars per annum, for each of the years eighteen hundred and fifty-two and eighteen hundred and fifty-three, be appropriated to pay some fit and proper person, to be selected by his Excellency the Governor, for winding up and keeping in repair the State House Clock. Provided, the said person so selected, shall put in thorough repair, the Clock in all its parts, at as early a day as is practicable. For repairing, c., State House clock. 13. SEC. VI. And be it further enacted, That the sum of six dollars each per day, be paid to the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives, during the present session of the General Assembly, and the sum of four dollars for every twenty miles travel, in coming to and returning from the Seat of Government. The sum of five dollars each per day to the Members of the General Assembly during the present session. Provided, That no member shall receive pay for any time, after having left for the remainder of the session, or for any time he may have been absent without leave, except from sickness of himself or family; and the sum of four dollars for every twenty miles travel, in coming to, and returning from the seat of Government. To members of General Assembly. 14. SEC. VII. To the Secretary of the Senate and Clerk of the House of Representatives, five hundred dollars each, for the year eighteen hundred and fifty-two. Provided, That no warrant shall issue for the first quarters salary, of either, until his Excellency, the Governor, shall have satisfactory evidence, that they have respectively made or caused to be made, and attached to the Journals of their respective Houses, a good and sufficient index; and have neatly labelled and filed away, all the Reports of Standing Committees, and all other papers of any importance, connected with either House. The sum of seven dollars each per day to the Secretary and Assistant Secretary of the Senate, the Clerk and Assistant Clerk of the House of Representatives, and the sum of eight dollars per day, be paid to the Journalizing Clerk of the House of Represensentatives, and the Journalizing Clerk of the Senate, during the present session, and the sum of fifty dollars each, to the Secretary of the Senate, and Clerk of the House for contingent expenses of their respective offices. The sum of six dollars each, per day to the Enrolling and Engrossing Clerk of the Senate and House of Representatives, during the time they may be actually employed in their respective offices, which shall only be allowed them upon the certificate of the Secretary or Clerk, stating that he required their services, and that they were performed as charged for. Secretary of Senate and Clerk of the [Illegible Text] of Rep., and clerks.

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15. SEC. VIII. The sum of six dollars each, per day to the Door Keepers, and Messengers of the Senate and House of Representatives, during the present session. Door keepers messengers. 16. SEC. IX. For the salary of the Inspector of the Penitentiary, the sum of five hundred dollars per annum, for each of the years eighteen hundred and fifty-two and eighteen hundred and fifty-three. Inspector of Penitentiary 17. SEC. X. And be it further enacted, That the sum eleven hundred dollars, for the payment of wages of State House Guard, for each of the years eighteen hundred and fifty-two and eighteen hundred and fifty-three. The sum of five hundred dollars per annum, for the pay of Messenger to the Executive Department, for each of the years eighteen hundred and fifty-two and eighteen hundred and fifty-three. That the sum of three hundred and sixty-one dollars and twenty cents, be paid to Eli H. Baxter, executor or administrator of Thomas W. Baxter, deceased, it being the amount audited and allowed to him, under an Act passed 24th December, 1845, setting apart money for the payment of audited accounts against the Penitentiary, which sum not being called for within the time allowed by the law, on account of the illness of the said T. W. Baxter, reverted back to the Treasury. The sum of ten thousand dollars balance, for the purpose of paying for three thousand copies of T. R. R. Cobb's Digest, subscribed for by his Excellency, Governor Towns, under a resolution of the last Legislature. State House Guard. Messenger of Ex. Dep. To E. H. Baxter, [Illegible Text] of T. W. Baxter. To R. R. Cobb, for Digest. 18. SEC. XI. And be it further enacted, That the Treasurer, be authorized to pay from time to time, to officers of the Government, whose salaries are appropriated by this Act, seventy-five per cent. of the amounts, for which service has actually been rendered at the date of said payment, taking receipts from said officers for the same, which receipts shall be his vouchers, and are hereby declared as offsets to the extent of said payments, to Executive warrants drawn at the end of the quarter, for said officers salary. Payments by the Treasurer before the quarter [Illegible Text] 19. SEC. XII. And be it further enacted, That the sum of three hundred dollars, be appropriated for the payment of the expenses incurred by the Committee, appointed under a resolution of the House, to examine the Western and Atlantic Railroad, and that the same be drawn by the Chairman of said Committee, by Warrant of the Governor. Expenses of Committee on W. A. R. 20. SEC. XIII. And be it further enacted, That the sum of one hundred and fifty dollars, be paid to the Clerks of the Joint Standing Committee on the Penitentiary. Clerk of Com. on Penitent'y. 21. SEC. XIV. And be it further enacted, That the sum of three hundred dollars be appropriated, annually, to pay the Military Store-keeper at Savannah, for each of the

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years eighteen hundred and fifty-two and eighteen hundred and fifty-three; and that the sum of two hundred dollars, be appropriated to T. Verstille, late Military Store-keeper at Savannah, for his salary from the 1st May, 1850, to the 1st of January, 1851, the fund from which he was to have been paid, having reverted to the Treasury when he applied, and that the same be paid to the Senator from the first District. Military store-keeper at Savannah. 22. SEC. XV. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the sum of ninety dollars, be and the same is hereby appropriated, to be paid to [Illegible Text] C. Farrar in satisfaction for eighteen days service, as Secretary of the Board of Commissioners of the Western and Atlantic Railroad, in attending at Milledgeville, in eighteen hundred and forty-three, under an Executive Order, (where the Books and Papers of said Road had been taken) to make a final settlement of the actings and doings of said Commissioners. To [Illegible Text] C. Farrar. 23. SEC. XVI. And be it further enacted, That the sum of one hundred dollars be appropriated, to pay David Kramer, for scouring the rooms in the upper story of the State House, sunning and dusting carpets and airing the rooms, for each of the years eighteen hundred and fifty two and eighteen hundred and fifty-three. To David Kramer. 24. SEC. XVII. And be it further enacted, That the sum of one hundred dollars be appropriated to John J. Word, Solicitor of the Cherokee Circuit, for professional service performed on the part of the State, and that the Treasurer be authorized to pay the same to Lewis Tumlin, Senator from the county of Cass. To John J. Wood. 25. SEC. XVIII. And be it further enacted, That the mileage and per diem, for [Illegible Text] whole of the session of Henry R. Deadwyler, late a member of the House of Representatives, be paid to Benjamin Thornton, Representative from Elbert county, and that fifteen dollars be paid to Z. H. Clark, the expenses of the Committee in transporting the remains of the said Deadwyler to his home. H. R. Deadwyler. 26. SEC. XIX. Be it further enacted, That the sum of twenty-one dollars be appropriated severally, to Wm. Johnson, J. H. Johnson, Floyd Malone, Wm. Mobley, William A. Maddox, J. J. W. Cargile, Robert Brown and John Wyatt, and to each of them, and that the Treasurer be authorized to pay said sums to Samuel H. Blackwell, Representative from the County of Jasper. That the sum of twenty-four dollars, be appropriated to Isaac L. Parker, and that the Treasurer be authorized to pay the same to John L. Barnett, a member from the county of Butts, and also, that the sum of twenty-seven dollars be appropriated

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to Joel C. McDowell, and that the Treasurer be authorized to pay the same to Samuel H. Blackwell, Representative from the county of Jasper, for attendance as witnesses before the Committee on Privileges and Elections of this House, in the case of the contested election from the county of Jasper. That the sum of eighteen dollars and four cents, to be paid to George Jones of Savannah, it being the amount of taxes overpaid by him to the Tax Collector of Jefferson county, the said Tax Collector having made affidavit to the fact of said Jones paying said amount, and that the same be paid to P. B. Connelly, Senator of the Ninth District. To [Illegible Text] on contested election. To George Jones. 27. SEC. XX. And be it further enacted, That the sum two hundred and five dollars, be appropriated to pay Jared Tomlinson, who served the State as Senator from the fifteenth Senatorial District, in the Legislature of eighteen hundred and forty-nine, and eighteen hundred and fifty, said Tomlinson on account of serious illness, not having presented his audited account, until the warrant of the President and Speaker for that session had been closed. That Messrs. Baynes and Williams, be paid per diem pay allowed in this Act, for the time which they served as members of the House of Representatives from Jasper county, and their mileage in coming to and returning from the seat of Government. To Jared Tomlinson. Messrs. Baynes and Williams. 28. SEC. XXI. And be it further enacted, That the sum of fifteen hundred dollars, or so much thereof, as may be necessary, be and the same is hereby appropriated for the repairing of the Arsenal in Savannah, the said repairs to be under the control and direction of the Governor. Repairing Arsenal. 29. SEC. XXII. And be it further enacted, That the sum of three hundred dollars be appropriated to Doctors Talmage, Pearce and Mercer, one hundred to each, as a compensation for their services and expenses, in making their Educational Report, under a Resolution of the last General Assembly. To Doctors Pearce and Talmage. 30. SEC. XXIII. And be it further enacted, That the sum of one hundred and fifty dollars, be and the same is hereby appropriated, to pay the Military Store-keeper at Milledgeville, for each of the years eighteen hundred and fifty-two and eighteen hundred and fifty-three. Military store-keepers at Milledgeville. 31. SEC. XXIV. And be it further enacted, That the sum of one thousand dollars, annually, to be set apart to be used by his Excellency, the Governor, at his discretion, in supplying the library with such books, as may be required, for the years eighteen hundred and fifty-two and eighteen hundred and fifty-three. Fund for Library.

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32. SEC. XXV. And be it further enacted, That the sum of three hundred dollars, be appropriated for the salary of State Librarian, for each of the years eighteen hundred and fifty-two and eighteen hundred and fifty-three, and that it shall be his duty to take charge of and keep in good order, the Books in the Library, that he make ont annually, a schedule of all the Books in the same, and Report the same to his Excellency the Governor, and that he shall be further required to receive from the State Printer, the Laws and Journals of each session of the Legislature, and that the distribution of the same, to the various counties, shall be under his direction, and all receipts of Clerks of Courts, shall be given to the said Librarian, for such Laws and Journals, as well as all other Books distributed, and that he be required to file said receipts. State [Illegible Text] 33. SEC. XXVI. And be it further enacted, That the sum of one hundred and fifteen dollars, be paid to James R. Butts, late Surveyor General, for making four new Maps in place of those on file in the Surveyor General's Office, too much mutilated to be useful. To James R. Butts. 34. SEC. XXVII. And be it further enacted, That the sum of eighteen thousand dollars, or so much thereof, as may be necessary, be and the same is hereby appropriated to pay the debts of the Penitentiary, contracted prior to the fifth day of January, eighteen hundred and fifty two. To pay debts of Penitentiary. 35. SEC. XXVIII. And be it further enacted, That the sum of five thousand dollars or so much thereof, as may be necessary, be and the same is hereby appropriated, to repair the Penitentiary Buildings, the fence around the square, and to purchase material for the use of the Institution. Repair of Penitentiary buildings. 36. SEC. XXIX. And be it further enacted, That the sum of one hundred and ninety-three dollars, be appropriated for James R. Butts, into Surveyor General, it being the amount paid by him for Clerk hire, during the session of eighteen hundred and forty-nine, and eighteen hundred and fifty, and for recording plats in eighteen hundred and fifty and eighteen hundred and fifty-one. To James R. Butts. 37. SEC. XXX. And be it further enacted, That the sum of fifty dollars, be appropriated to pay B. F. Dense, for his attention to and lighting the Chandaliers in the Senate and Representative Chamber. To B. F. Dense. 38. SEC. XXXI. And be it further enacted, That the sum of ten dollars be appropriated to pay to Hon. B. B. Moore, Chairman of the Committee on the Penitentiary, being the amount paid by him to the Savannah Republican, and the Augusta Constitutionalist, for advertising to

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claimants against the Penitentiary, to present their claims. B. B. Moore. 39. SEC. XXXII. And be it further enacted, That the sum of twenty-two dollars and fifty cents, be appropriated to the payment for services rendered by John Cutchen, of Union county, as Drum Major for the seventh division of Georgia Militia, for the year eighteen hundred and fifty, and that J. P. Wellborn, be authorized to receive and receipt for the same. To John Cutchen. 40. SEC. XXXIII. And be it further enacted, That the sum of thirty-five hundred dollars or so much thereof, as may be necessary to pay Thomas R. R. Cobb, for copies of his new Digest, purchased under authority of a Resolution passed by the present Legislature. To T. R. R Cobb. 41. SEC. XXXIV. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the sum of twenty-five thousand dollars, be and the same is hereby appropriated to be used as a compensation for taking the Census, or enumeration of all free white persons and people of color in this State for the present year, or so much thereof, as may be necessary. For taking [Illegible Text]. Approved, January 21, 1852.

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ATTACHMENT AND GARNISHMENT. * * As to Attachment for Tolls on Plank and [Illegible Text] Roads[Illegible Text] Internal Transportation [Illegible Text] 178. TITLE III. SECTION 1. Against Joint Contractors, c. SECTION 2. Fees for following Property. (No. 9.) An Act to amend the Attachment Laws of this State. 1. SECTION I. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Georgia in General Assembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That from and after the passage of this Act, whenever any one or more partners, joint contractors, or joint promissors, may or shall place him or her or themselves in such a position, as would under the existing Laws authorize an Attachment to issue for an individual debt, that upon oath made by the creditor, his agent or attorney at law, or in fact, an Attachment may issue in the same manner and upon the same conditions as in ordinary cases of Attachment, against such partner or partners, joint contractor or contractors, joint promissor or promissors, and may be levied in the same way as though the Attachment had been sued out upon the individual indebtedness of such partner, joint contractor, or joint promissor, Provided, the said deponent shall in addition to the oath required by Law in cases of Attachment further swear, he has reason to apprehend the loss of said debt or some part thereof, unless said Attachment shall issue; and Provided further, that the sueing out of such Attachment shall not effect any remedy that the attaching creditor may now have at Law or in Equity against the other partner or partners, joint contractor or contractors, or joint promissor or promissors; Provided, that the Attachment shall not issue when the joint promissor or obligor, or partner shall reside beyond the limits of this State at the time of creating the debt, nor when the said joint promissor or obligor or partner is only removing beyond the limits of any county, and not beyond the limits of the State. Where one joint contractor or co-partner becomes liable to Attachment proceeding to attach joint property. Additional Oath. This [Illegible Text] to be cumulative. Esceptions to this Act. Approved, December 30th, 1851.

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(No. 10.) An Act to fix the fees of Sheriffs, Constables and [Illegible Text] in certain cases therein specified, and to provide for taxing the same. 2. SECTION I. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Georgia in General Assembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That from and after the passage of this Act, in all cases where the plaintiff or plaintiffs in Attachment shall require any Sheriff or other levying Officer of this State, to follow with any Attachment, any property which may be run out of the county in which such Attachment may issue, such Sheriff or other levying Officer shall be allowed for such service the sum of five cents per mile in going and returning, to be taxed and paid as other [Illegible Text] now provided by Law. Additional fees where officer follows property. 3. SEC. II. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That all laws and parts of laws militating against this Act, be and the same are hereby repealed. Repealing clause. Approved, January 7th, 1852. Note of Decisions of Supreme Court in vols. IX X, on the subject of Attachment and Garnishment: Land cannot be levied on and sold under the order of a J. P. in Attachment returnable to Justices Court. It must be by virtue of the fi. fa., founded on the Judgment or AttachmentIX Ga. 506. The Garnishee may defend by showing that the [Illegible Text]. has no interest in the JudgmentIX Ga. 510. The transfer of the suit on a note, will enable the transferree to sue out process of garnishment on the judgment(Ibid.) An [Illegible Text] by an [Illegible Text]. that he is informed and believes that the [Illegible Text] resides out of the State is insufficientIX Ga. 598.

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BANKS AND BANKING. TITLE IV. ART. I. GENERAL LAWS. ART. II. CENTRAL BANK. ART. III. PRIVATE CORPORATIONS. ART. I. GENERAL LAWS. SEC 1. Small Bills. SEC 2. Repealing Clause. SEC 3. Receivers' Bonds. SEC 4. Receiver, [Illegible Text] Bank. SEC 5. How made a party. SEC 6. Receiver ad litem. SEC 7. Disposition of assets. SEC 8. Repealing clause. SEC. 9. Change Bills prohibited. SEC. 10. Penalty for violation. SEC. 11. One half to informer SEC. 12. Taxation, c. SEC. 13. Repealing and [Illegible Text] clause. SEC. 14. Small Bills. SEC. 15. Repealing clause. (No. 11.) An Act to amend an Act to permit all the specie paying solvent Banks of this State, to issue Bills of a denomination less than five dollars. 1. SECTION I. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Georgia in General. Assembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That from and after the passage of this Act, all specie paying and solvent Banks in this State, be and they are hereby authorized to issue bills of the denomination of one, two, three, and four dollars, to an amount not exceeding twenty per cent. of their Capital Stock. * * Former Act, ( New Digest, 120,) restricted them to five per cent See same provision re-enacted, Sec. 14 of this Title. Specie paying Banks may is sue small bills up to 20 per cent of their capital. 2. SEC. II. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That all laws and parts of laws militating against this Act, be and the same are hereby repealed. Repealing clause. Assented to December 27th, 1842. This Act approved January 15, 1852.

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(No. 12.) An Act to regulate the mode of executing the Bonds of Receivers of Banks, appointed according to the provisions of the Act assented to December 13 th 1842. 3. SEC. I. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Georgia in General Assembly met, and it is hereby enacted by authority of the same, That whenever, hereafter, any Receiver or Receivers shall be appointed under and by virtue of an Act to amend an Act entitled an Act to compel the several Banks of this State to redeem their liabilities in specie, and to provide a forfeiture of such as may refuse, assented to on the 18th of December, 1840, and an Act entitled an Act for the relief of certain Banks which have suspended specie payments, against which judicial proceedings have been instituted for the forfeiture of their charters, assented to on the 10th December, 1841, assented to December 13th, 1842, it shall be the duty of the Governor of this State, to require of such Receiver or Receivers, Bond with good security, to be judged of by him, in such sum as, in his discretion, may be just and proper, * * The Act of 1842 (New Digest, 118, ) required the bond to be for double the amount of stock subscribed for and paid into the said Bank. conditioned for the faithful discharge and performance of the Trust reposed in him or them, 1 1 DECISION SUPREME COURT.The Act of 1832 authorizing the Governor to appoint a Receiver is constitutional and valid. IX. Ga. [Illegible Text], 253. See also X. Ga., 10. any law to the contrary notwithstanding. Receivers hereafter appointed to give bond with good security to the Governor in such sum as he shall deem right. Approved January 19, 1852. (No. 13.) An Act to amend an Act entitled an Act to compel the several Banks of this State to redeem their liabilities in specie, and to provide a forfeiture of such as may refuse, assented to on the 18 th day of December 1840, and an Act entitled an Act for the relief of certain Banks which have suspended specie payments, against which judicial proceedings have been instituted for the forfeiture of their charters, assented to on the 10 th

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of December, 1841; and also an Act further amendatory of said Acts, assented to on the 13 th of December, 1842. * * For these Acts see New Digest, 115, 117, 118. Whereas, under the provisions of the before recited Acts, judicial proceedings were instituted against the Ocmulgee Bank of the State of Georgia, which resulted in a forfeiture of its charter, as provided in said Acts; and whereas, under the provisions of the second section of said amendatory Act, assented to on the 13th day of December, 1842, Scott Cray, Esq. was appointed Receiver of said Ocmulgee Bank, and has since departed this life without fully completing said trust; and whereas, under the provisions of said last amendatory Act, no Receiver has been appointed as a successor to said Scott Cray, and no person can be found willing and competent to act as such, therefore, 4. SEC. I. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Georgia in General Assembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That the Judge of the Superior Court of Bibb county, at the next term of said Court, or at any regular term of said Court afterwards, shall have power and authority to appoint, and it shall be his duty to appoint a Receiver to receive of the legal representatives of said Scott Cray, deceased, or other person or persons having custody of the same, the property and assets of said Bank, with all the powers, duties, obligations and privileges touching the same, conferred on the said Receiver by the before recited Act: Provided, That such Receiver, before entering upon the duties of his office as Receiver, shall give bond in such sum as said Judge shall deem adequate for the protection and safety of said funds, with good security, to be approved of by said Judge, payable to the Governor and his successors in office, and conditioned for the faithful performance of the trust reposed in him. See abovesection 3 of this Title. Judge of Inferior Court of Bibb may appoint Receivers for Ocmulgee Bank. Powers and liabilities. Bond. 5. SEC. II. And be it further enacted, That in all cases of suit pending in law or equity, in the Courts of said State, instituted by or against the said Scott Cray, Receiver as aforesaid, in behalf or against said Bank, such suit or suits shall not abate, but the Receiver appointed under the first section of this Act, shall, on motion, be made party plaintiff or defendant (as the case may be) to the same, without delay, and the case or cases proceed. How made a party to suits pending. 6. SEC. III. And be it further enacted, That in the

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event, that at the next term of said Bibb Superior Court, no Receiver shall be appointed and qualified for said Bank as contemplated by the first section of this Act, then the Judge of the Superior Court of any county wherever any suit or suits at law or equity may be pending, instituted by or against said Scott Cray, Receiver as aforesaid, or in behalf of or against said Bank, shall appoint a Receiver ad litem to prosecute or defend said suits, and such suits so pending shall not abate, but such Receiver ad litem so appointed, shall on motion, and without delay, be made a party plaintiff or defendant (as the case may be) to the same, and the case or cases proceed; and the Court appointing such Receiver ad litem, shall allow him such compensation for his services as shall be deemed adequate compensation for such service, to be paid out of the assets of said Bank. Receiver ad litem. How appointed and made a party. 7. SEC. IV. And be it further enacted, That in the event that any money shall come into the hands of any Receiver ad litem, appointed under the third section of this Act, from any case prosecuted by him as aforesaid, the same shall be paid over by him for distribution among the creditors of said Bank, to the Receiver appointed under the first section of this Act: Provided, That at the time of the receipt of such money, such Receiver shall have been appointed and qualified; and in the event that no such Receiver shall have been appointed and qualified, then such money shall, by the Judge of said Court appointing said Receiver ad litem, be distributed among the creditors of said Bank pro rata, having due regard to all legal liens: and printed notice to the creditors of said Bank of the time and place of said distribution, and of the amount of the fund to be distributed, shall be given once a month for four months, in one of the public Gazettes of the State, and such Judge shall pass such intermediate order for the safe keeping of said money, as shall be deemed adequate for its preservation for distribution as aforesaid. Disposition distribution of money collected by Receiver ad litem. by the Judge. Notice to [Illegible Text]. Safe keeping of the money ad [Illegible Text]. 8. SEC. V. And be it further enacted, That all laws or parts of laws militating against the provisions of this Act, be and the same are hereby repealed. Repealing [Illegible Text]. Approved.

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(No. 14.) An Act in relation to the issuing of Change Bills, and private Banking; for the punishment of the same, and to authorize the Banks of this State to issue Bills of certain denominations, and for other purpsses, c. Whereas a great number of acts have been passed by the Legislature on the subject of Change Bills and Private Banking, of which some contain provisions in conflict with others; some expressly repeal others; some impose taxes upon Change Bills, and thus are claimed to legalize the issue of such Bills; and some are obscure and hard to be understood, whereby it has become difficult, if not impossible, to tell what the law is on the subject, to the great encouragement of such as are disposed to indulge in the practice of issuing such Bills, and the practice of Private Banking; therefore, 9. SEC. I. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Georgia in General Assembly met, That from and after the passage of this Act, no person or body corporate shall make, issue, pay away, or put in circulation any Bill or Note, Check or other device calculated or intended as a circulating medium, as money or instead of money, or to serve wholly or in part as money, except such person or body corporate shall have been previously authorized by law to issue the same. Issuing of change bills prohibited [Illegible Text] by [Illegible Text] Banks. 10. SEC. II. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, If any person or body corporate shall violate any of the provisions of the first section of this Act, or shall aid in its violation, they shall be liable to be [Illegible Text] therefor, and on conviction shall, for every offence, be punished in the case of a corporation by a fine of not less than fifty nor more than five hundred dollars, at the discretion of the Court; and in the case of a natural person by a fine of not less than fifty and not over five hundred dollars; or by imprisonment in the common jail of the county for a period not over six months, at the discretion of the Court; but no person who is not concerned in the issue of any such Bills or Notes, shall be liable to any penalty for paying the same away or putting the same in circulation. Penalty for violation. By a corporation. By an individual. 11. SEC. III. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, Whenever the punishment shall be by fine, the proceeds shall be paid, after deducting the expenses of prosecution, one-half to the informer, and the other to the County Treasury. One-half of the fine to the informer.

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12. SEC. IV. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the Bills, Notes or Checks, if paid away or tendered in payment contrary to the prohibitions of this Act, shall, notwithstanding any thing contained in this Act, be valid and collectable, the same as any other Note, Bill or Check, and shall be subject to taxation at the diseretion of the Legislature; and Acts imposing taxes upon them shall not be considered as legalizing the making, issuing, paying away or tendering in payment, such Bills, Checks or Notes. Bills, c., [Illegible Text], nevertheless collectable. Subject to taxation. 13. SEC. V. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the Act entitled an Act more effectually to prevent evils of Private Banking, and to stop the issuing and circulation of the Bills and Notes of unchartered Banks and Private Bankers, and the Bills and Notes usually called Change Bills, approved December 18th, 1818, and all other Acts respecting Change Bills or Notes, or Bills or Notes under the denomination of Five Dollars, are hereby repealed; * * The Acts repealed by this clause are: 1stSection 4 of the Act of 1818, (New Digest, 98.) 2dThe Act of 1830, (New Digest, 98. ) 3dThe Act of 1841, in reference to Change Bills, (Ibid, 847. ) and all the penalties imposed by the same, or by any of them, are hereby remitted. Repealing section. Penalties [Illegible Text]. 14. SEC. VI. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That all specie paying and solvent Banks of this State, be and they are hereby authorized to issue small Bills of the denomination of one, two, three and four dollars, under the liabilities and restrictions of their respective charters: Provided no Bank shall issue an amount of such Bills under the denomination of Five Dollars, above twenty per centum on the Capital Stock of said Bank actually paid in See same provision in Section 1 of this Title. Specie paying banks may issue small bills to the amount of 20 per cent. of capital. 15. SEC. VII. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That all laws and parts of laws militating against this act, be and the same are hereby repealed. Repealing clause.

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ART. II. CENTRAL BANK. (No. 15.) An Act supplemental to an Act passed 28 th December, 1843, making it the duty of the Governor, whenever the public interest shall require it, to cause the assets of the Central Bank to be deposited in the Treasury of the State. * * Forthis Act see New Digest, 896. 16. SEC. I. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Georgia in General Assembly met, That it shall be the duty of the Governor, when in his discretion it becomes the interest of the State, to place the assets of the Central Bank in the Treasury of the Stateto appoint a competent commission thoroughly to examine into the condition of the Bank and transfer its remaining assets to the office of the Treasury, with instructions to report to the Executive Department the result of their investigations; and it shall be in the discretion of the Governor to take such other measures as shall insure the speedy and faithful settlement of the affairs of the Bank. Governor may appoint commission to [Illegible Text] amine and report condition of the Bank. Other measures. Approved December 10, 1851.

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ART. III. PRIVATE CORPORATIONS. SEC. 17. Augusta Ins. Banking Co. Charter extended. SEC. 18. State Bk. Charter extended. SEC. 19. Number of Directors. SEC. 20. Quorum3 in summer. SEC. 21. Manuf. Mechanics Bk. of Columbus. SEC. 22. Capital, shares SEC. 23. Directors, President. SEC. 24. Cashier, other Officers. SEC. 25. Cashier's Bond, Officers' oath. SEC. 26. Commissioners to take Stock. SEC. 27. Calling in installments, c. SEC. 28. Stock forfeited. SEC. 29. Votes, Proxies SEC. 30. Qualification of Directors. SEC. 31. Pres. salaryQuorum SEC. 32. Holding Lands. SEC. 33. Limit on Liabilities. SEC. 34. Transfer of Stock. SEC. 35. Authentication of contracts. SEC. 36. Books open to inspection. SEC. 37. Call of meeting by Stockholders. SEC. 38. Notice of Instalment. SEC. 39. Minutes of DirectorsDividends. SEC. 40. Charter for 20 years. SEC. 41. Individual liability. SEC. 42. The LaGrange Bank. SEC. 43. Commissioners to take stock. SEC. 44. Capital amount. SEC. 45. Meetings of State Directors. SEC. 46. Transfer of Stock. SEC. 47. VotesProxies. SEC. 48. Qualifications of Directors. SEC. 49. OfficersSalaries. SEC. 50. BondsOaths. SEC. 51. Limit on Liabilities. SEC. 52. Redemption of Bills. SEC. 53. Call of Meetings. SEC. 54. Minutes of Board. SEC. 55. Dividends. SEC. 56. Loans to Stockholders. SEC. 57. Payments to Bank. SEC. 58. The Atlanta Bank. SEC. 59. Capital. SEC. 60. DirectorsPresident. SEC. 61. Forfeited stock. SEC. 62. OfficersBondsOath. SEC. 63. VotesProxies. SEC. 64. Call of Meeting. SEC. 65. Transfer of Stock. SEC. 66. Authentication of Contracts. SEC. 67. MinutesBooks. SEC. 68. Notice and ProtestSuits SEC. 69. Proof of Books. SEC. 70. Loans to Officers. SEC. 71. IssuesLiabilities. SEC. 72. Payments to Banks. SEC. 73. Dividends. SEC. 74. Individual Liability. SEC. 75. Transfer after failure. (No. 16.) An Act to extend the Charter of the Augusta Insurance and Banking Company. 17. SECTION I. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Georgia in General Assembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That the powers and privileges authorized and conferred by the Act, passed on the 26th of December, 1827, entitled an Act to incorporate the Augusta Insurance and Banking Company of the City of Augusta, and to repeal the Act passed on the 9th day of December, 1822, and by other Acts amendatory thereof, be and the same are hereby continued and authorized to be exercised until the first day of January, eighteen hundred and seventy-eight, under the restrictions and liabilities prescribed in said Acts. Charter extended to 1878. Approved, January 20, 1852.

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(No. 17.) An Act to extend the Charter of the Bank of the State of Georgia, and the Acts amendatory thereof, and further to amend the same in relation to the number of Directors. 18. SECTION I. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Georgia in General Assembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That the Charter of the Bank of the State of Georgia, granted on the sixteenth day of December, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and fifteen, and the several Acts amendatory thereof now of force, be and the same are hereby prolonged to the sixteenth day of December, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and eighty; and whereas, by an Act passed on the eighteenth day of December, in the year eighteen hundred and twenty-six, further to amend the Act of Incorporation of the said Bank, it is provided, that the number of Directors shall be ten, of whom six shall be elected by the Stockholders, and four by the State; and whereas, the State has since that period disposed of a large portion of its Stock in the said Bank; Therefore, Charter extended to 1880. Preamble. 19. SEC. II. Be it enacted by the authority aforesaid, That hereafter the State shall be entitled to one Director so long as she continues to be the owner of Stock in the said Bank, which Director shall be elected by the General Assembly, at each regular session, and shall serve until his successor shall be elected; and that eight Directors shall be elected annually by the Stockholders. The State to have but one Director. The Stockholders eight. 20. SEC. III. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That five Directors being a majority of the whole Board, shall constitute a quorum, except that during the months of July, August, September and October in each year three Directors who must be [Illegible Text] of whom the President or President pro tem shall always be one, shall be sufficient, any thing contained in the Act of Incorporation to the contrary notwithstanding. Five to constitute a quorum. Three in the summer months, if unanimous. The President 21. SEC. IV. Be it further enacted, That all laws or parts of laws conflicting with this Act, be and the same are hereby repealed. Repealing clause. Approved, November 25th, 1851.

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(No. 18.) An Act to incorporate a Bank in the City of Columbus, to be called the Manufacturers and Mechanics' Bank of Columbus. WHEREAS, the Manufacturing interests of the City of Columbus requires the establishment of a Bank, and the concentration of Banking Capital in that City, for the purpose of facilitating its manufacturing interests: 21. SECTION I. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Georgia in General Assembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That Hines Holt, R. M. Gunby, Wm. H. Mitchell, John E. Dawson, together with all such persons as may hereafter become Stockholders in said Company, be and they are hereby incorporated and made a body politic, under the name and style of the Manufacturers and Mechanics Bank of Columbus, and by that name shall be capable in law to sue and be sued in any of the Courts in this State; to have purchase, hold, possess, receive and retain to them and their successors, lands, tenements, hereditaments, goods, chattels and effects of any kind whatsoever, and the same to sell, grant, demise, alien and dispose of at their pleasure; and also to make, have and use a common seal, and the same to alter or renew as they may deem proper, and also, to make, ordain and establish such bye-laws, ordinances and regulations as shall seem necessary and convenient for the government of said corporation, not being contrary to the Constitution or Laws of this State, or of the United States, or repugnant to the fundamental laws of this corporation and generally be vested with all the rights and powers which usually appertain to corporate bodies. Corporations. Name. Powers and privileges. By laws. 22. SEC. II. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the Capital Stock of the said Bank, shall consist of Two Hundred and Fifty Thousand Dollars which may be increased by the Stockholders at a regular meeting, to a sum not exceeding Five Hundred Thousand Dollars, which shall be divided into shares of One Hundred Dollars each. Capital $250,000 May be increased to $500,000. Shares $100 23. III. SEC. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That for the proper management of the affairs of said Bank, there shall be five Directors who shall be elected annually on the first Monday in December in

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each year by the Stockholders, when a majority of the votes given in shall be necessary to a choice. The first election shall take place whenever the Capital Stock herein provided for shall be subscribed, and the Directors when chosen, shall serve until the first Monday in December thereafter, and if at any time there be a failure to elect on the day thus designated, the old Directors shall act until their successors are elected and qualified. At the first meeting of the Directors after their election, they shall select one of their number as President, and in case of his death, resignation or removal from the State or from the Board of Directors, or the death, resignation or removal of any one or more of the Directors thus chosen, the remaining Directors shall have power to elect one of their number as President, or another Stockholder duly qualified as Director for the balance of the year ending the first Monday in February thereafter. Five Directors Vacancy. 24. SEC. IV. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the Board of Directors of said Bank, 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 Bank, 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 authority of making, revising, altering and amending all such bye-laws and regulations for the government of said Company, and that of their offices and affairs as they or a majority of them shall from time to time think expedient and not inconsistent with law, and to use, employ and dispose of the joint-stock, funds or property of said Bank, (subject to the restrictions herein contained) as to them or a majority of them shall seem expedient. Cashier and other officers. Compensation. Powers of Board. 25. SEC. V. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the Cashier of said Bank 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 they may by their bye-laws direct, conditioned for the faithful performance of his duties and the proper application of the funds of the Bank which may come to his hands; 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, Cashier or other office (as the case may be) of the Manufacturers' and Mechanics' Bank of Columbus, which Oath shall be subscribed and entered on the minutes of the Board. Cashiers bond Oath of Officers.

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26. SEC. VI. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That for the purpose of carrying into effect this Act, and establishment of said Bank, Grigshy E. Thomas, Harvey Hall, James C. Cook, Sterling F. Grimes and Joseph Hill, be and they are hereby appointed Commissioners, for the purpose of receiving subscriptions to the Capital Stock of said Company. The said Commissioners shall meet on the first Monday in February next to receive such subscriptions, after having advertised in the Gazettes of the City of Columbus thirty days. When the amount of Two Hundred and Fifty Thousand Dollars shall have been subscribed, [Illegible Text] fide, and the sum of ten per cent thereon shall have been paid in gold and silver, [Illegible Text] the Bank notes of this State paying specie to said Commissioners, or a majority of them who are hereby authorized to act, they shall give thirty days notice to the Stockholder for an election of Directors of said Bank. After the election of Directors, the said Commissioners shall pay to the Directors the amount of money received by them for subscriptions to the Capital Stock of said Company, and [Illegible Text] discharged from their duties: Provided, that if the [Illegible Text] of Two Hundred and Fifty Thousand Dollars shall not be subscribed at the meeting of said [Illegible Text] they may adjourn from time to time, until said amount shall be raised. [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] 27. SEC. VII. And be it further enacted by authority aforesaid, That the Directors of said Bank shall call in from time to time, such instalments on the capital stock of said Bank [Illegible Text] to them may seem advisable, until the whole [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] paid in; that in all such [Illegible Text] nothing shall be [Illegible Text] or received, except gold or silver, Provided, [Illegible Text] the [Illegible Text] Directors shall not be authorized to issue any [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] Bank, until the sum of One Hundred and Twenty-five Thousand Dollars shall be paid into the [Illegible Text] and of which sum, Fifty Thousand Dollars shall be in [Illegible Text] gold and silver. [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] 28. SEC. VIII. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That if any subscriber or subscribers to the Capital Stock of said Bank, shall fail or refuse to pay in [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] as they shall be called for by the [Illegible Text] then the amount which such subscriber shall have [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] paid in his stock, shall be forfeited to the Bank at its option; or the Bank may [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] payments until the whole amount is paid. All forfeited stock the Directors shall have power to sell. [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] 29. SEC. IX. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That in all elections for Directors of said Bank, and in all [Illegible Text] coming before the Stockholders, each

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Stockholder shall be entitled to [Illegible Text] vote for each share which he or she shall hold in his or [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] right, or in a representative capacity; and any Stockholder being absent, may authorize, by power of Attorney, under seal, any Stockholder to vote for him, her or them. Votes in elections, c. [Illegible Text] 30. SEC. X. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That no person but a Stockholder, entitled in his own right to twenty-five shares of the Capital Stock of said Bank, and being a citizen of this State, shall be eligible as Director of the Bank; and if any one of the Directors of this Bank shall during the term for which he was elected, cease to be a Stockholder, his seat shall thereupon become vacated, and the remaining Directors shall at their next meeting proceed to fill the vacancy. Stockholders only to be directors. Seat [Illegible Text] on selling out. 31. SEC. XI. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the Stockholders may make such compensation to the President for his services as they may deem proper; and a majority of the Board of Directors shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business, of which the President shall always be one, or in case of his absence the remaining Directors may elect a President pro tem from their number to act in such absence. President's [Illegible Text] Quorum. 32. SEC. XII. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the lands, tenements and heriditaments which it shall be lawful for said Corporation to hold, shall be such only as may be requisite for its [Illegible Text] accommodation in relation to the convenient transaction of its business, and such as may be bona fide mortgaged to it as security, or conveyed to it in satisfaction of debts due to the Bank, or purchased at sales upon judgments for such debts. Shall hold no [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] except for necessary [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] 33. SEC. XIII. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the total amount of the debts which the said Bank shall at any time [Illegible Text] whether by bond, bill, note or other contract, shall not exceed three times the amount of their stock actually paid in, over and above the amount of moneys deposited in said Bank for safe keeping. And in case of excess, the Directors assenting thereto, shall be liable for such excess in their individual capacities, and shall be liable to be sued in any of the Courts of record in the United States, having jurisdiction of the case in an action of debt, and any creditor of said Bank, shall be authorized to institute such suit: Provided, That nothing herein contained shall be construed to prevent the effects of the Corporation from being liable likewise for said excess. [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] 34. SEC. XIV. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the Directors of said Bank shall

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cause to be issued to [Illegible Text] Stockholder, a certificate for the amount of his stock in said Bank; and no transfer of stock shall be made except by personal entry of the Stockholder, his Attorney duly authorized or legal representative in the books of said Bank: Provided, That no Stockholder indebted to the Bank shall transfer his or her stock until all debts due the Bank by him or her shall be paid. Certificate of Stock. Transfers. 35. SEC. XV. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the notes, bills, obligations or other contracts in behalf of said Bank, shall be binding and obligatory [Illegible Text] said Company: Provided, the same be signed by the President and countersigned by the Cashier of said Bank, and the funds of the Bank shall in no case be bound for such countracts unless the same be so signed and [Illegible Text], except for [Illegible Text] signed by the Cashier in [Illegible Text] course of business. 1 1 For the construction placed by the Supreme Court upon similar clauses in other Bank [Illegible Text] see [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text]. The Central Bank, 1 Kelly, 430. [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text], [Illegible Text]. Ga. Rep. 84. Contracts how signed [Illegible Text]. Except check: 35. SEC. XVI. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the books, papers, funds, and correspondence of said Bank, shall, at all times, be subject to the inspection of the Board of Directors and of the stockholders, when convened according to the provisions of this Act. Books, [Illegible Text] open to [Illegible Text]. 37. SEC. XVII. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That any number of stockholders representing five hundred shares or more of the capital stock of said Bank, shall have power at any time to call a meeting of the stockholders for purposes relative to the institution, giving at least sixty days notice thereof, in two of the public Gazettes of the city of Columbus, specifying in such notice the object of the meeting. Call of meeting by Stockholders. 38. SEC. XVIII. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That no instalment on the Capital Stock of said Bank shall be required without giving sixty days notice thereof, in the Gazettes of Columbus, or by letter addressed to the stockholders at their residence. Notice of [Illegible Text] for [Illegible Text]. 39. SEC. XIX. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the Directors of said Bank shall keep regular minutes of their proceedings, in a Book kept by them for that purpose; and on any question before the Board the [Illegible Text] and nays may, be required by any member of the [Illegible Text], which shall be duly recorded; and those minutes [Illegible Text], at all times, be subject to the inspection of the Stockholders, at a regular meeting. The Board of Directors

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shall, from the profits of [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] leaving the capital unimpaired, declare from [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text], semi annually, dividends on the capital stock of [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text], to be paid to the stockholders or their orders. [Illegible Text] of [Illegible Text]. [Illegible Text] Dividends. 40. SEC. XX. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the said corporation shall [Illegible Text], and the [Illegible Text] hereby conferred shall [Illegible Text] for [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] of twenty years from the first day of February, [Illegible Text], and no [Illegible Text], except for the purpose of winding up its [Illegible Text], unless by a subsequent Act of the Assembly of this State. Character to [Illegible Text] 20 years. 41. SEC. XXI. And be it further enacted by the [Illegible Text] aforesaid, That the persons and property of the Stockholders in the Manufacturers and [Illegible Text] Bank of Columbus, shall, at all times, be bound for an amount [Illegible Text] to the proportion of stock which he, she or they shall [Illegible Text] in said Bank, for the ultimate [Illegible Text] of the [Illegible Text] or Bills of said Bank, and any Bill-holder may institute suit against them as in cases of a partnership for the purpose of enforcing such liability. 1 1 For decision of Supreme Court on a similar clause in a Bank Charter, [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] vs. Morris, VIII Ga. Rep. 468; Same case, X [Illegible Text]. 162. [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] for [Illegible Text] of [Illegible Text]. Approved, January 27th, 1852. (No. 19.) An Act to incorporate a Bank in the town of [Illegible Text], to be called the LaGrange Bank. 42. SECTION I. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Georgia in General Assembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That [Illegible Text] McLendon, Orville A. Bull, Augustus B. Fannin, Joseph Poythress, Edward Broughton, John Douglass, S. [Illegible Text], B. B. Amoss, D. E. [Illegible Text], [Illegible Text] Broome, and E. L. Ellsworth. and their associates and successors, shall be and are hereby incorporated and [Illegible Text] a body politic by the name and style of the LaGrange Bank, to be located at LaGrange, in the county of Troup, and shall continue until the first day of May, 1875, 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,

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hereditaments, so [Illegible Text] as may be necessary for the erection of necessary banking [Illegible Text], and such as have been bona fide mortgaged to it as [Illegible Text], or 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, [Illegible Text] the same to sell, grant, demise, alien, or dispose of, to sue and be sued, plead and be impleaded, answer and be answered unto, defend and be defended, in any Court of Law on Equity in this State, or elsewhere having competent [Illegible Text]; to make, have and use a common seal; and the same to break, alter and renew at their pleasure, and to make and ordain such by laws, rules and regulations as they may deem expedient and necessary to carry out the objects of the [Illegible Text]; Provided, such by laws, rules and regulations be not [Illegible Text] to the Constitution or Laws of this State, or of the United States. [Illegible Text]. Name. Duration. Powers and [Illegible Text]. Land. 43. SEC. II. The aforesaid Jesse [Illegible Text], Orville A. Bull, Augustus B. Fannin, Joseph [Illegible Text], Edward Broughton, John douglass, S. Curtright, B. B. Amoss, D. E. Beeman, and E. L. Ellsworth, or any three or more of them, be and they are hereby constituted a Board of [Illegible Text] whose duty it shall be to open a Book of subscription for shares in said Company, on the third day of April, 1852, and shall continue open for thirty days at such place and for so many hours [Illegible Text] day, as the said Board of Commissioners may determine on; and any Capital [Illegible Text] remaining unsubscribed for at the expiration of said [Illegible Text] days, shall be disposed of by said Commissioners, or the Directors to be hereafter chosen, in such manner as [Illegible Text] may direct. [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] 44. SEC. III. The Capital Stock of said Bank shall be two [Illegible Text] thousand dollars, ($200,000,) which may be [Illegible Text] to [Illegible Text] hundred thousand dollars, ($500,000,) which shall be divided into shares of one hundred dollars, ([Illegible Text],) but the company may commence business as soon [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] hundred thousand dollars in specie shall have been paid, which ratio shall be [Illegible Text] in all future increase of Stock. [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] 45. SEC. IV. Upon the expiration of thirty days herein before allowed for subscribing to the stock of said Bank, it shall be the duty of said Commissioners to convene the [Illegible Text] or subscribers by giving ten days notice in [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] more of the public newspapers of LaGrange, of the time and place of [Illegible Text], who may then or at any time thereafter, proceed to the election of a Board of seven [Illegible Text], [Illegible Text] such rules and regulations as they [Illegible Text] for that purpose. [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text]

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46. SEC. V. The Directors shall have power to issue to the subscribers their [Illegible Text] of Stock, and [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] of [Illegible Text] in this Company shall be considered [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] upon the Company unless entered in a book or books [Illegible Text] for that purpose by the Company, by [Illegible Text] entry of [Illegible Text] Stockholder, his legal representative [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] duly authorized by special power for that purpose; Provided, that no Stockholder indebted to the Bank shall transfer his [Illegible Text] her Stock until all debts due said Bank by such Stockholder, shall be paid. Certificates of stock. Transfer. [Illegible Text] 47. SEC. VI. The number of votes in electing [Illegible Text] to which each of the Stockholders shall be [Illegible Text], [Illegible Text] be according to the number of shares he shall hold; each share to be entitled to one vote, from one to one hundred shares, but no Stockholder shall be entitled to [Illegible Text] than one hundred votes, and no share or shares (after the first election) shall confer a right of suffrage which shall not have been holden by the person in whose name it [Illegible Text] at least three calendar months previous to the [Illegible Text] of election, and unless it be holden by the person in whose [Illegible Text] it appears, absolutely and bona fide in his own right, or in that of his wife and for his or her sole use and [Illegible Text], or as Executor, 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 stockholder being absent may authorize, by power of attorney under seal, any other Stockholder to vote for him, her or them. [Illegible Text] in [Illegible Text]. [Illegible Text]. 48. SEC. VII. None but a [Illegible Text] entitled in his own right (which he shall swear to if required) to ten shares of said Stock, and not being a Director of any other Bank, shall be eligible as a Director; and if any one of the Directors of said Corporation shall, after being elected, become a Director of any other Bank, or accept of any appointment or office from any other Bank, or [Illegible Text] to be a Stockholder, his seat shall thereupon become vacated, and the remaining Directors, or a majority of them, shall upon their next meeting pass and enter upon their Minute Books an Order declaring him to be no longer a Director. Qualification of [Illegible Text]. Vacancies how [Illegible Text]. 49. SEC. VIII. The Directors so appointed shall at their first meeting thereafter, proceed to the appointment of a President from their own body, and the said President and Directors may appoint a Cashier, and such other officers under them as they may deem necessary and expedient for carrying the provisions of this Act into effect, and shall make compensation to them for their services, as shall appear to them reasonable; and shall be capable of [Illegible Text] such other powers and authorities of making [Illegible Text],

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altering or annulling [enacting] 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 and not [Illegible Text] with laws. President. [Illegible Text] and other officers Salaries. By Laws. 50. SEC. IX. The Cashier, before he enters on the duties of his office, shall be required to give bond with [Illegible Text] or more securities to the satisfaction of the Directors, [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] sum as they may, by then by-laws, order and direct [Illegible Text] 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 solemly swear (or [Illegible Text]) that I will well and faithfully discharge the duties of President, Cashier, or other officer, (as the case may be,) of the LaGrange Bank; which shall be [Illegible Text] and entered upon the minutes. [Illegible Text] Officers' oath. 51. SEC. X. And be it further enacted, That from the time that this Act shall take effect, the total amount which the Bank shall at any time owe, whether by bond, bill, note or other contract, shall not exceed three times the amount of its capital actually paid in. [Illegible Text] not to exceed 3 times capital. 52. SEC. XI. The persons and property of the Stockholders in said Bank shall be pledged and bound in proportion to the amount of the shares that each individual or Company may hold in said Bank, for the ultimate [Illegible Text] of the Bills or Notes issued by or from said Bank during the time he, she or they may have held such stock, in the same manner as in common commercial cases or simple cases of debt. Ultimate [Illegible Text] of bills. 53. SEC. XII. Any [Illegible Text] of Stockholders not less than twenty, who together shall be proprietors of two hundred shares or upwards, shall have power at any time to call a meeting of the Stockholders for purposes relative to the Institution, giving at least sixty days notice in one of the public Gazettes of the town of LaGrange, specifying in such notice the object of said meeting. Call of meeting of [Illegible Text] 54. SEC. XIII. The Directors shall keep fair and regular minutes of their proceedings, and upon any question where a Director shall require it, the yeas and nays of the Directors voting shall be inserted in said Minutes, and the books and papers, correspondence and funds of the Company, shall at all times be subject to the inspection of the Board of Directors or Stockholders, when convened according to the provisions of this Act. [Illegible Text] of Board. 55. SEC. XIV. Dividends of the profits of the Corporation, or of so much thereof as shall be deemed expedient and proper, shall be declared and paid [Illegible Text] yearly, (the

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first half after the Bank shall have been in operation excepted,) and the said dividends shall from [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] be [Illegible Text] by a majority of the Directors, at a [Illegible Text] to [Illegible Text] held for the purpose, and shall in [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] amount of the net profits actually [Illegible Text] by the [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] so that the Capital Stock [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] never be [Illegible Text] Dividends. Limit 56. SEC. XV. No Stockholder shall be permitted to [Illegible Text] row money from said Bank [Illegible Text] the faith or pledge of their Stock, but shall be subjected to the same rules. [Illegible Text] regulations in borrowing money therefrom, as any other customer of the Bank. [Illegible Text] to [Illegible Text] 57. SEC. XVI. Any Bank or [Illegible Text] thereof, who may make a demand of Specie from said Bank, shall be [Illegible Text] pelled to receive either the Bills of said original Bank or any of its branches in payment. [Illegible Text] to Banks Approved, January 27, 1852. (No. 20.) An Act to incorporate a Bank in the city of [Illegible Text] to be called The Atlanta Bank. WHEREAS a number of persons in the city of Atlanta and its vicinity, interested in the welfare of that place, have capital which they are desirous of employing in facilitating its business, advancing its interest and lessening its dependence on the Banks of other places, by whose or ders discounts are controlled, and often stopped when they are most wanted and [Illegible Text] in order to purchase the produce brought to this market, and owing to the accessability of said city by means of the many Railroads which converge as that point, a Bank there would be a public convenience; 58. SECTION I. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Georgia in General Assembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That John F. Mims, William Ezzard, E. W. Holland, J. O. McDaniel, Clark Howell, J. [Illegible Text] B. O. Jones, J. A. Hayden, Richard Peters, William M. Butt, Lemuel P. Grant, [Illegible Text] Mason, James A. Collins, Joseph Winship, Barrington King, Willis P. [Illegible Text] C. W.

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Arnold, John D. Stell, T. M. Jones, N. S. Angier, James T. Humphries, Stephen Terry, Joseph Thompson, and J. F. Loyd, and such persons as they may procure to take Stock under this Act, be and they are hereby incorporated and made a body politic by the name and [Illegible Text] of The Atlanta Bank, with Banking privileges, located at Atlanta, and so shall continue until the first day of January, 1872; and by that name shall be and are hereby [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] and capable in law to have, purchase, receive, possess, enjoy and retain to them and their successors, lands, rents, tenements, so far as may be necessary for the erection of necessary Banking Houses only, and not otherwise; 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, [Illegible Text] and be defended, in any Court of Law or Equity in this State or elsewhere, having competent jurisdiction; to make, have and use a common seal; and the same to break, alter and renew at their pleasure, and to make and ordain such by-laws, rules and regulations as they may deem expedient and necessary to carry into effect the objects of the Institution; Provided such by laws, rules and regulations be not repugnant to the Constitution or Laws of this State, or of the United States. [Illegible Text] Name. Powers [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] Duration. Lands. Seal. By Laws. 59. SEC. II. The Capital Stock of said Bank shall be three handred thousand dollars, to be divided into three thousand shares of one hundred dollars each, and [Illegible Text] among the aforesaid Stockholders. Capital 300,000 dollars. 60. SEC. III. For the well ordering of the affairs of said Corporation, there shall be elected by the Stockholders not less than five Directors, as soon as Gold and Silver coin to the amount of twenty thousand dollars of the subscription for said Stock shall have been received; and said five Directors so elected, shall be capable to serve as such until the first Monday in October, 1853, and shall be eligible to [Illegible Text] on which day; and in each and every year thereafter, on the same day, Directors shall be chosen by the proprictors or owners of the Capital Stock of said Corporation, when a majority of the votes given in shall be required to make a choice, and the Directors thus chosen shall, at their first meeting, and at the first meeting after each and [Illegible Text] such elections, make choice of one of their own members as President, and [Illegible Text] case of his death, or [Illegible Text] or removal from this State or from the Board of Directors, the remaining Directors shall proceed to fill the [Illegible Text] for the remainder of the year; and in case it shall at any time happen that the Stockholders [Illegible Text] fail or [Illegible Text]

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by this Act, the said Corporation shall not for such omission, failure or neglect be [Illegible Text] to [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] but it shall be lawful on any other day to hold and [Illegible Text] an election of Directors in such manner as shall have [Illegible Text] or may be [Illegible Text] by the rules and [Illegible Text] of the [Illegible Text] Corporations and, Provided, that in the case of [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] removal from the State or from the [Illegible Text] of any [Illegible Text] his place may be filled by a new [Illegible Text] for the [Illegible Text] of the year, by the remaining [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] Annual [Illegible Text] President. [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] 61. SEC. IV. If there should be a failure in the payment of any sum or sums subscribed by any [Illegible Text] copartnerships or body politic, when the same is required by the Directors to be paid, the share or shares of Stock upon which said failure occurs, shall be for such [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] and may again be sold or disposed of in such manner as the Directors may order and provide, and the proceeds of the sale, and the sum or sums which may have been paid thereon, shall revert to and belong to said corporation; Provided, That sixty days notice of the time at which such payment is required to be made be given in one of the public Gazettes of Atlanta. [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] 62. SEC. V. The Directors for the time being shall have power and authority to appoint such officers and clerks under them as may be necessary for executing the business of the said Corporation, and shall allow them together with the President, such compensation as they may deem reasonable, and shall require of the Cashier and other officers under him, such bonds conditioned for their good behavior, and the faithful discharge of their duties as to [Illegible Text] may be satisfactory, and the President, Cashier and other [Illegible Text] of the Bank shall take the following Oath before entering on the duttes of their respective [Illegible Text] I, A. B. do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will well and faithfully discharge the duties of President, Cashier, or other office (as the case may be) of the Atlanta Bank; which oath shall be entered and subscribed in the minutes of the Corporation. [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] Oath, 63. SEC. VI. The number of votes to which each Stock holder shall be entitled at any meeting or election, shall be according to the number of shares he may hold, [Illegible Text] share to be entitled to one vote: Provided, That no share or shares shall confer a right of suffrage, unless the same shall have been holden by the person in whose name it appears, at least three months previous to the day of election, and unless the same be holden by the person in whose name it appears absolutely and bona fide in his right or in that of his wife, and for his or her sole use and benefit, or as [Illegible Text]

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co-partnership, 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 Stockholder' being absent, may authorize by power of Attorney under seal, any other Stockholder to vote for him, her or them: Provided, That said power of Attorney is filed in Bank sixty days before the day of election. Votes in elections. Proxies, 64. SEC. VII. Any number of Stockholders who shall together be the owners and proprietors of one hundred shares or upwards, shall have power at any time to call a meeting of the Stockholders, for purposes relative to the institution, giving at least sixty days notice in one of the public Gazettes of Atlanta, specifying in such notice the object of the meeting. Call of meeting of stock holders. Notice, 65. SEC. VIII. That the Directors shall have power to issue to the subscribers their certificates of stock, signed by the President and countersigned by their Cashier, and which shall be transferable in the books of the Cashier only by personal entry of the Stockholder, his legal representative or Attorney duly authorized by special power for that purpose: Provided, That no Stockholder indebted to the Bank shall transfer his or her stock, until all debts due said Bank by said Stockholder shall be paid, unless by consent of the Directors entered upon their minutes. Certificates of Stock. Transfers. 66 SEC. IX. The bills obligatory and of credit, notes and other contracts, whatsoever, in behalf of said Corporation, shall be binding upon the said Company: Provided, the same be signed by the President and countersigned by the Cashier of the said corporation, and the funds of said corporation shall in no case be liable for any contract or engagement whatever, unless the same be signed and countersigned as aforesaid. Authentication of contracts, Minutes, 67. SEC. X. The Directors shall keep fair and regular minutes of their proceedings, and upon any question when a Director shall require it, the yeas and nays of the Directors voting shall be inserted in their minutes, and the books, papers, correspondence and funds of the Company shall at all times bo subject to the inspection of the Board of Directors or Stockholders when convened according to the provisions of this act. Veas [Illegible Text] Books, c., open to inspection. 68. SEC. XI. No notice or protest shall be necessary to charge any maker or endorser of any note, bill or other obligation discounted by said Bank, and in all suits commenced by said Corporation upon any note, bill, bond or obligation upon which there shall be any indorser or indorsers, the maker or makers together with the indorser or indorsers or their representatives, may be embraced and sued in the same action, and no proof of notice demand or protest

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shall be required on any trial to authorize a recovery. Notice and protest dispensed with. Suits by the bank, 69. SEC. XII. In no suit, or action in any Court of this State in which the said Bank may be a party, shall it be lawful for the other party or parties to require the said Bank to produce the books of the Bank into Courts [Illegible Text] evidence, nor shall it be lawful for such party or [Illegible Text] to require by subpoena or otherwise, the attendance of any officer of the said Bank in Court, on the trial of such case. But whenever in any such suit it may become necessary for the [Illegible Text] of justice, that the evidence [Illegible Text] in the said books or the testimony of such officer should be had, it shall and may be lawful for either party in any such case, requiring such evidence or testimony to [Illegible Text] out a commission in the usual manner, to examine the officers of the said Bank as to the contents of said books, or as to their own knowledge of the facts, notwithstanding such officer may reside in the county in which suit may be pending. Books not to be required in Court, [Illegible Text] 70. SEC. XIII. It shall not be lawful for the President, Directors or Officers of said Bank, to borrow any amount of money from said Bank, either directly or indirectly, as maker, endorser or acceptor. Loan to officers [Illegible Text]. 71. SEC. XIV. The Atlanta Bank shall be permitted, and are hereby authorized to issue bills or notes of credit payable to bearer on demand, signed by the President, and countersigned by the Cashier; but the total amount of 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 the capital stock actually paid in, and in case of excess, it shall be the duty of the President and Cashier to notify the Governor in writing of such excess, upon the receipt of which, it shall be the duty of the Governor to issue his Proclamation declaring the charter of said Bank forfeited in consequence of said excess, and calling a majority of the Stockholders, who shall have power and authority to adopt such measures as may be deemed prudent and effectual in bringing the affairs of said Corporation to a speedy close. But said Bank shall issue no bills or notes or checks, until one hundred thousand dollars of the capital stock have been actually paid in, in specie. [Illegible Text] issue bills, Limit of [Illegible Text], Penalty for violation, No bills to issue until 100,000 dollars in [Illegible Text] is paid in, 72. SEC. XV. Any Bank or branches thereof, which may make a demand of specie from the Atlanta Bank, shall be compelled to receive the bills of the said Bank making the demand. Payments to Banks, 73. SEC. XVI. That dividends of the profits of the Corporation or so much thereof as may be deemed expedient and proper, shall be declared and paid half yearly, and the

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said dividends shall be determined from time to time by a majority of Directors at a meeting to be held for that purpose, and shall in no case exceed the amount of the net profits actually acquired by the corporation, so that the capital stock thereof shall never be impaired. Dividends, Limit, 74. SEC. XVII. That the persons and property of the Stockholders in the Atlanta Bank, shall at all times be pledged and bound in proportion to the number of the share or shares that each individual or company hold, posess or interested in, or entitled to in the said Bank, for the payment and discharge of the debts or contracts of said Bank, or for the ultimate redemption of all notes or bills issued or that may hereafter be issued by and from the said Bank, in the same manner as in simple actions of debt or common commercial cases. Individual liability of stockholder, 75. SEC. XVII. All transfers of said stock shall be wholly void, if made within six months previous to the failure of said Bank; but that said stock so transfered shall be deemed and held liable for the debts of the Institution, notwithstanding said transfer. Transfers after failure, Approved, Jan. 27, 1852.

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CENSUS TITLE V. SEC. 1. Appointment of Takers. SEC. 2. Duties-Returns. SEC. 3. Their Oath. SEC. 4. Return to Governor. SEC. 5. Appointment by J. P. SEC. 6. Counties failing. SEC. 7. Oath of [Illegible Text] in. SEC. 8. Fees of [Illegible Text]. SEC. 9. Penalty for false [Illegible Text]. (No. 21.) An Act to provide for the taking the Census of the State of Georgia, in pursuance of the requirements of the twenty-fifth Section of the first Article of the [Illegible Text] of the State of Georgia. 1. SECTION I. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Georgia in General Assembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That it shall be the duty of the Justices of the Inferior Court for the several counties of this State, or any three of them in each county respectively, on the first Monday in January, Eighteen Hundred and Ffty-Two, or within sixty days thereafter, to appoint one or more persons in each county, not to exceed one to each Battalion district in each county, whose duty it shall be to take a full and accurate Census or enumeration of all free white persons, and of color, residing therein on the first day of April, Eighteen Hundred and Fifty-Two. [Illegible Text] Court to [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] to take the [Illegible Text]. 2. SEC. II. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That it shall be the duty of the person so appointed as aforesaid, to keep a book in which shall be recorded the names of each head of a family, together with the number of persons returned by each head of family as belonging to his or her family, distinguishing therein in separate columns, the free white persons from those of color, the slaves from citizens; all Deaf and Dumb and Lunatic in a separate column, all white male children between the age of six and sixteen years in a separate column, and all white female children between the age of six and fifteen in a separate column, and it shall be their duty to return the same to the Clerk of the Superior Court of their respective counties, certified under their hands and seals, on or before the first day of October, One Thousand Eight Hundred and Fifty-Two. Books of Returns. Contents. To be [Illegible Text] by 1st of October, [Illegible Text].

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3. SEC. [Illegible Text] And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That it shall be the duty of the Justices of the Inferior Court of the several counties of this State, or any one of them, before issuing an order to any person or persons to take the Census of their respective counties, to administer to such person or persons the following oath, to wit: Oaths of takers of Census. I, A. B., do solemnly swear (or affirm, as the case may be,) that I will, to the best of my ability, do and perform all duties required by law, as taker of the Census for the county of -----, and faithfully and duly execute the trust confided to me. So help me God. 4. SEC. IV. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That it shall be the duty of the Clerks of the Superior Courts of the several counties of this State, on or before the first day of November, Eighteen Hundred and Fifty-Two, to transmit to his Excellency the Governor the returns to them made by the takers of Census for their counties respectively, under their hands and seal, to be by him laid before the General Assembly of the State of Georgia at its next session. Returns to be transmitted by the Clerk by 1st of Nov. to the Governor. To be laid before General Assembly. 5. SEC. V. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That in case the Justices of the Inferior Court of the several counties, or any of them, of this State, shall on any account fail to make the appointment of a person or persons to take the Census or Enumeration of the county, agreeably to the first Section of this Act, then and in that event the Justices of the Peace presiding over the district in which the Court House is situated, together with any two or more of the Justices of the Peace of said county, shall have and exercise like powers respecting the appointing of a person or persons for taking the Census of such County, as are herein given to the Justices of the Inferior Court. On failure of Inferior court four Justices of the Peace may appoint takers. 6. SEC. VI. And be it enacted by the authority aforesaid, That if the Census or Enumeration of any county shall not be taken and returned according to the provisions of this Act, then and in that event said county shall be entitled to but one Representative in the Legislature, until the Census of such county shall have been taken and returned in conformity to the Constitution of this State. On failure to return Census county to have but one Representative. 7. SEC. VII. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That all persons appointed to take the Census of any Battalion district, of or in any county of this State, under the provisions of this Act, are hereby authorized and required to administer to all heads of families or others, before receiving his return of Census of the number of his or her family, the following oath, to wit: Oath of persons giving [Illegible Text] returns.

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I, A. B., do solemnly swear (or affirm, as the case may be,) that I will give in as members of my family only such as belong to my family, either present or absent, in the character of wife, children, slaves, and boarders, and free persons of color, on the first day of April, One Thousand Eight Hundred and Fifty-Two. 8. SEC. VIII. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That each person appointed to take the Census under the provisions of this Act, shall receive as [Illegible Text] the sum of twenty-five cents for each family taken in by him. * * Fund appropriated. See Title Appropriations, Section 41. [Illegible Text] 9. SEC. IX. And be it further enacted, That [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] not be lawful for the person or persons appointed [Illegible Text] this Act to return the name of any person, except in [Illegible Text] formity with the provisions of this Act, and that any violation of this Section shall be punished on conviction by fine and imprisonment, at the [Illegible Text] of the Court. [Illegible Text] Approved, January 8, 1852.

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CONSTITUTIONAMENDMENTS. TITLE VI. SEC. 1. Senator to each county. SEC. 2. Apportionment of Representatives. SEC. 3. Court of Ordinary (No. 22.) An Act to alter and amend the third Section of the first Article of the Constitution of this State. Passed, February 5, 1850. Re-Passed, January 19, 1852. 1. SECTION I. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Georgia in General Assembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That as soon as this Bill shall be passed agreeably to the requirements of the Constitution, the following shall be adopted in lieu of so much of the third Section of the first Article of the Constitution as relates to the Senate: * * See New Digest, 1111, 1112. Also, 247. One Senator to each county. The Senate shall be composed of one Senator from each County, chosen biennially by the electors thereof, on the first Monday in October, until the day of election is altered by law. (No. 23.) An Act to alter and amend the first paragraph of the [Illegible Text] Section of the first Article of the Constitution of this [Illegible Text] Passed, February 26, 1850, and re-passed November 26, 1851. Whereas the first paragraph of the seventh Section of the first Article of the Constitution of this State, as amended in eighteen hundred and forty-two and eighteen hundred and forty three, provides that the House of Representatives shall be composed of 130 members, each county shall

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shall have one Representative, and no county shall have more than two Representatives; thirty-seven counties having the greatest population, counting all free white persons and three-fifths of the people of color, shall have two Representatives, * * See New Digest, 1112. Also, 246. c. 2. SECTION I. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Georgia in General Assembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That so soon as this Bill shall have passed, in accordance with the requirements of the Constitution, the following shall be adopted in lieu of the first paragraph of the seventh Section of the first Article of the Constitution, to wit: Apportionment of Representatives among the counties. The House of Representatives shall be as follows: Each county shall have one Representative, and no county shall have more than two Representatives; thirty-seven counties having the greatest population, counting all free white persons and three-fifths of the people of color, shall have two Representatives. The said apportionment shall be made by the General Assembly at the session next after each future enumeration of the inhabitants of this State, made under the Constitution and Laws thereof, but at no other time. (No. 24.) An Act to alter and amend the sixth Section and third Article of the Constitution of the State of Georgia. Passed, Feb. 22, 1850. Re-passed, December 5, 1851. Whereas, the sixth Section of the third Article of the Constitution of this State roads in the following words, to wit: The powers of a Court of Ordinary, or Register of Probates, shall be vested in the Inferior Courts of each county, from whose decisions there may be an appeal to the Superior Court, under such restrictions and regulations as the General Assembly may by law direct, but the Inferior Court shall have power to vest the care of the records and other proceedings therein, in the Clerk or such other person as they may appoint; and any one or more Justices

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of the said Court, with such Clerk or other person, may issue Citations and grant Temporary Letters in time of vacation, to hold until the next meeting of the said Court; and such Clerk or other person may grant Marriage Licenses. * * See New Digest, 1122. 3. SECTION I. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Georgia in General Assembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That so soon as this Act shall have passed agreeable to the requirements of the Constitution, the following shall be adopted in lieu of the Section above recited, to wit: The powers of a Court of Ordinary or Register of Probates, shall be vested in an Ordinary for each county, from whose decisions there may be an appeal to the Superior Court, under such restrictions and regulations as may be, or may have been prescribed by law. The said Ordinary shall be [Illegible Text] officio Clerk of said Court, and may appoint a Deputy Clerk. The Ordinary, as Clerk, or his Deputy, may issue Citations and grant Temporary Letters of Administration, to hold until permanent Letters are granted; and said Ordinary, as Clerk, or his Deputy, may [Illegible Text] Marriage Licenses. The Ordinaries in and for the respective counties, shall be elected as other County Officers are, For mode of election, see New Digest, 198. on the first Monday in January, Eighteen Hundred and Fifty-Two, and every fourth year thereafter, and shall be commissioned by the Governor for the term of four years; in case of a vacancy in said office of Ordinary, from any cause, the same shall be filled by election, as is provided in relation to other County Officers, [Dagger] [Dagger] New Digest, 212. and until the same is filled, the Clerk of the Superior Court for the time being, shall act as Clerk of said Court of Ordinary. For Act carrying this clause into effect, see Title Executors, c, Section First. Powers of Probate court vested in an Ordinary. Appeal. Clerk. Citations and temperary Letters. Marriage License. Election. Vacancy.

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COUNTIES AND COUNTY LINES. TITLE VII SEC. 1. Repealing former Laws. SEC. 2. Polk county laid out. SEC. 3. Districts to which attached, SEC. 4. Election of County Officers. SEC. 5. County site. SEC. 6. Site pro tem. SEC. 7. Officers pro tem. SEC. 8. Suits pending, c. SEC. 9. Terms of Court, c. SEC. 10. Line of Paulding Cobb changed. SEC. 11. New county site in Paulding. SEC. 12. Payment to citizens of Van Wert. SEC. 13. Repealing clause. SEC. 14. Whitfield county laid out. SEC. 15. Districts to which attached. SEC. 16. Election of officers. SEC. 17. County site. SEC. 18. Election precincts. SEC. 19. Officers pro tem. SEC. 20. Processes, service, c. SEC. 21. Terms of Courts. SEC. 22. Old county's debts. SEC. 23. Repealing clause. SEC. 24. Spalding county laid out. SEC. 25. Election of county officers. SEC. 26. County site. SEC. 27. Officers pro tem. SEC. 28. Processes, service, c. SEC. 29. Pending suits, c. SEC. 30. Juries, how drawn. SEC. 31. Extra tax authorized. SEC. 32. Repealing clause. SEC. 33. Taylor county laid out. SEC. 34. Districts, to which attached. SEC. 35. Election of county officers. SEC. 36. County site. SEC. 37. Site pro tem. SEC. 38. Officers pro tem. SEC. 39. Processes, service, c. SEC. 40. Terms of court. SEC. 41. Repealing clause. SEC. 42. Line changed, Telfair and Appling. SEC. 43. Pulaski and Telfair. SEC. 44. Repealing clause. SEC. 45. Baker and Thomas. SEC. 46. Lowndes and Thomas. SEC. 47. Merriwether and Coweta. SEC. 48. Hall and Gwinnett. SEC. 49. Baker and Randolph. SEC. 50. Telfair and Irwin. SEC. 51. Hall and Lumpkin, et al. SEC. 52. Repealing clause. SEC. 53. Jasper and Newton. SEC. 54. Gordoa and Floyd. SEC. 55. Wilkes and Lincoln. SEC. 56. Paulding and Polk. SEC. 57. Jasper and Jones. SEC. 58. Cass and Floyd. SEC. 59. Paulding and Cobb. SEC. 60. Paulding and Polk. SEC. 61. Thomas and Baker. SEC. 62. Between several counties. SEC. 63. Floyd and Polk. SEC. 64. Ware and Wayne. SEC. 65. Campbell and Fayette. SEC. 66. Repealing clause. SEC. 67. Ware and Wayne. SEC. 68. Repealing clause. SEC. 69. Ware and Telfair. SEC. 70. Repealing clause. SEC. 71. Madison and Jackson. SEC. 72. Sanders residence. SEC. 73. Line to be [Illegible Text]. SEC. 74. Baker and Randolph. SEC. 75. Repealing clause. SEC. 76. Clark and Madison. SEC. 77. Repealing clause. SEC. 78. Macon and Crawford. SEC. 79. Pike and Spalding. SEC. 80. Repealing clause. SEC. 81. Murray and Gordon. SEC. 82. Floyd and Gordon. SEC. 83. Processes, suits, c. SEC. 84. Stewart and Randolph. SEC. 85. Cass and Polk. SEC. 86. Twiggs and Bibb. SEC. 87. Repealing clause. SEC. 88. Marion and Macon. SEC. 89. Repealing clause.

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(No. 25.) An Act to repeal all laws heretofore passed changing the residence of citizens of this State from one county to another, without altering the boundary lines between the said counties. 1. SECTION I. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Georgia in General Assembly met, That all laws of this State heretofore passed, which change the residence of citizens of this State from one county to another, without altering the boundary lines of the said counties so as to include the lot of land or residence within the boundary lines of the county to which it is annexed, be and the same are hereby repealed. Acts repealed which change the residence without including the land. Approved, January 7, 1852. (No. 26.) An Act to lay out and organize a new county from the counties of Paulding and Floyd; attach the same to a Senatorial, Judicial and Congressional District, and to attach a portion of Cobb county to the county of Paulding, and to provide for the location of a county site in such new county, and also in the county of Paulding. 2. SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Georgia in General Assembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That from and after the first day of April next, a new county shall be laid out and organized from the counties of Paulding and Floyd, to be included within the following limits, to wit: New county laid out from Paulding and Floyd, Beginning at the south-west corner of lot of land number four hundred and eight, in the first district of the third section of now Paulding county; running thence due north to south-west corner of lot of land number twelve hundred and seventy-nine, in the eighteenth district of the third section of the last named county; running thence west of north until the line reaches the north west corner of lot of land number thirty-one, in the eighteenth district of the third section, where it reaches the line dividing the

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counties of Cass and Paulding; thence west along the line dividing the counties of Cass and Paulding, until the line shall reach the south-east corner of the twenty second district and third section, number three hundred and forty-two; thence due north to the north-east corner of lot of land number three hundred and forty-one, in said last named district; thence due west to the Alabama line; thence east of south along the line dividing the States of Georgia and Alabama, until it reaches the south-west corner of the county of Paulding; thence south of east along the line dividing the counties of Carroll and Paulding, until it reaches the south-east corner of lot of land number four hundred and eight, in the first district of the third section of now Paulding county, the starting point. [Illegible Text]. 3. SEC. II. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the new county described in the first section of this Act, shall be called and known by the name of Polk county, and shall be attached to the Fortieth Senatorial district, the Blue Ridge Judicial circuit, and to the fifth Congressional district, and to the First Brigade of the Eleventh Division Georgia Militia. Name. Blue Ridge circuit, 5th congres'al district, and 1st brigade 11th division. 4. SEC. III. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the persons included within the said new county, entitled to vote for the same, shall on the first Monday in April next, elect five Justices of the Inferior Court, a Clerk of the Superior and Inferior Court each, a Sheriff and Coroner, a Tax Collector and Receiver of Tax Returns, and County Surveyor, for said county, and that the election of said county officers shall be held at Cedar Town Court House, now in the county of Paulding, in the second district of the fourth section, and shall be superintended and conducted in the manner preseribed by law, and the Governor, on the same being certified to him, shall commission the persons returned to him as elected at such elections, to hold their offices respectively for the term prescribed by law. And that the Justices of the Inferior Court after they shall have been commissioned, shall proceed to lay off said county into Militia Districts, and advertise for the election of the requisite number of Justices of the Peace in such districts, and the Governor, on being duly certified of the elections of such Justices of the Peace shall commission them according to law. Election of county [Illegible Text]. Militia districts, Election of Justices of the Peace. 5. SEC. IV. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the Justices of the Inferior Court of said county, after they shall have been commissioned, shall have power and authority to select and locate a site for the public buildings in said county, and the said Justices or a majority of them, are hereby invested with full power to purchase

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a treat of land for the lecation of the county site, to divide the same into lots, and sell each lot at public sale for the benefit of said county, or to make such other arrangements or contracts [Illegible Text] the county site or location of the public buildings as they may think proper. County [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] therefor, 6. SEC. V. Be it further eracted by the authority aforsaid, That the elections of the county generally, and the public business thereof, shall be held and transacted at Cedar Town, in the second district of the fourth section, until the public site shall be located by the Inferior Court as aforesaid, and until the organization of the Militia Districts, after which, in each of said districts, there shall be election [Illegible Text] and votes received at them accordingly. Elections at Cedar Town, protem. 7. SEC. VI. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That all officers now in commission, who shall be included within the limits of said new county, shall hold their commission and exercise the duties of their several offices within the said county, until their successors shall have been elected and commissioned. Officers protem. 8. SEC. VII. And be it further enacted by authority aforesaid, That the papers appertaining to all suits pending in either of said counties out of which this new county is formed, where the defendant resides in such new county, shall be transferred to the proper officers of such new county, and there tried and disposed of; * * Such is the law in the absence of this provision. X Georgia Reports. 241. and that all mesne process, executions, and other final process in the hands of the Sheriffs, Coroners and Constables, of the counties of which the new county may be formed, and which property belongs to said new county, and which may have been levied, or in part executed; and such proceedings therein not finally disposed of at the organization of said new county, shall be delivered over to the corresponding officers of said new county, and such officers are hereby authorized and required to proceed with the same and in the same manner as if such process had been originally in their hands; Provided, That in all cases, publication of the time and places of sale, and proceeding of the like character in the new county, shall be made for the [Illegible Text] now prescribed by law, and all such process which properly belongs to the counties out of which such new county may be formed, which may be in the hands of the officers of said new county, shall in like manner be delivered over to the officers of said county, to be executed by them in the manner herein prescribed. Muits, c., pending, to be [Illegible Text] to new county. Process, Fifas c., to be delivered to new officers, Their duty, [Illegible Text]

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9. SEC. VIII. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the Superior Courts for said new county shall be held on the third Mondays in February and August, * * Changed to second Monday in March and September by a subsequent Act.See Title Judiciary: Art., Sessions, c. and the Inferior Courts on the third Mondays in April and October. Terms of [Illegible Text] court. 10. SEC. IX. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the dividing line between the counties of Paulding and Cobb shall be changed to run as follows, to wit: Line between [Illegible Text] and [Illegible Text] Commencing at the north-east corner of lot of land, number two, in the twentieth district of the second section of now Cobb county, and thence running due west through the nineteenth district and eighteenth district of the second section of Cobb county, to where said line reaches the Campbell county line, and all that portion of territory now lying in said county of Cobb, west of said described line, be and the same is hereby attached to the county of Panlding. 11. SEC. X. Be it enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the Inferior Court of said county of Panlding, shall have full power and authority to select and locate a site for the public buildings in said county, and the Justices of said Court, or a majority of them, are hereby invested with full power to purchase a tract of land for the location of the county site, to divide the same into lots, and sell each lot at public sale for the benefit of said county, or to make such arrangements concerning the county site or location of the public buildings, as they may think proper. New county site in Panlding, to be located and [Illegible Text] 12. SEC. XI. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That from the sale of town lots at the new county site to be located in such new county, it shall be and is hereby made the duty of the Inferior Court of such new county, to pay to the citizens resident within the corporate limits of the town of Van Wert, whatever amount of damages they may sustain to their property within the corporate limits of said town by the removal of the county site therefrom, such damages to be assessed by five freeholders to be appointed by the Inferior Court of said new county. [Illegible Text] to [Illegible Text] of Van Wert. How [Illegible Text] 13. SEC. XII. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That all laws and parts of laws militating against this Act, be and the same are hereby repealed. Repealing [Illegible Text] Approved, December 20, 1851.

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(No. 27.) An Act to lay out and form a new county out of the county of Murray, and to organize the same. 14. SECTION I. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Georgia in General Assembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That from and immediately after the passage of this Act, a new county shall be laid out from the county of Murray, to be included within the following bounds, to wit: Beginning at the south-west corner of the county of Murray; running from thence east with the line between Murray and Gordon counties, until it strikes the mouth of the Conasauga river; thence up and with the meanders of said river, to the mouth of Sugar Creek; thence with the meanders of said creek to the Tennessee line; thence west with said line to the line of Walker and Murray county; thence south with the line of Murray and Walker to the [place of] beginning. [Illegible Text] 15. SEC. II. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the new county described in the first Section of this Act, shall be known by the name of Whitfield county, and be attached to the Cherokee Judicial Circuit, to the fifth Congressional District, and to the forty-fifth Senatorial District, and to the first Brigade of the twelfth Division Georgia Militia. Name. To what [Illegible Text] attached. 16. SEC. III. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the persons included within the said new county, entitled to vote for Representatives in the General Assembly, shall on the first Monday in February, 1852, proceed to elect five Justices of the Inferior Court, a Clerk of the Superior Court, a Clerk of the Inferior Court, a Sheriff, a Coroner, a Tax Collector, and Receiver of Tax Returns a County Surveyor, for said county; the election for said officers shall be held at Dalton, Tilton, Tunel Hill, and Varnal's Station, and shall be conducted in manner as is now prescribed by law, and the Governor, on the same being certified to him, shall commission such persons as returned to him as elected at such elections, to hold their respective offices for and during the terms prescribed by law; and that the Justices of the Inferior Court, after they shall have received their commissions, shall proceed to lay out and divide said new county into Militia Districts, and advertise for the election of the requisite number of Justices

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of the Peace, and the Governor, on being duly certified of the election of such Justices of the [Illegible Text] shall commission them according to law. Election of county [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] dist's. Elections of Justices of Peace. 17. SEC. IV. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the Justices of the Inferior Court of said Whitfield county, shall have full power and authority to select and locate a site for the public buildings in said county, and the said Justices, or a majority of them, are hereby authorized to purchase a tract or lot of land for the location of the county site, to lay off the same into lots, and sell the same at public sale for the benefit of said county, or make such other arrangements or contracts in relation to the location of the county site and public buildings as they may deem most advantageous to the public good. County site. [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] 18. SEC. V. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the elections of the county generally, and the [Illegible Text] for all elections shall be established at the places of holding Justices Courts in the several districts in said county, and votes received at them accordingly. Election [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] 19. SEC. VI. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That all Justices of the Peace and Bailiffs within the limits of said new county, shall hold their commissions and exercise the duties of their several offices within the said limits of the aforesaid county, until their successors shall have been elected and commissioned. Officers protem. 20. SEC. VII. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That all mesne process, executions, and other final process in the hands of the Sheriff, Coroners, and Constables of the county of which the new county may be formed, and which properly belongs to said new county, and which may have been levied or in part executed, and such proceedings therein not finally disposed of at the time of passing this Act, shall be delivered over to the corresponding officers of said new county, and such officers are hereby authorized and required to proceed with the same and in the same manner as if such process had been originally in their hands; Provided, That, in all cases, publication of the time and places, and proceedings of the like character in the new county, shall be made for the time now prescribed by law, and all such process which properly belongs to the county out of which said new county may be formed, which may be in the hands of the officers of said new county, shall in like manner be delivered over to the officers of said county to be executed by them in the manner herein prescribed. All processes to be deliver'd to officers of new county. Their duty. [Illegible Text]

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21. SEC. VIII. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the Superior Courts for said county shall be held on the first Monday in April, and Tuesday after the first Monday in October; * * Changed by subsequent Act to second Monday in April and October. See Judiciary. and the Inferior Courts on the first Monday in January and July. Terms of courts, 22. SEC. IX. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That whereas there is now an outstanding debt against the county of Murray, that said new county shall pay or cause to be paid one-half of said debt, and the Justices of the Inferior Court of Murray county, and the Justices of the Inferior Court for said new county, shall have full power to adjust and settle the same, and all things by them done in relation thereto shall be binding; and for the purpose of paying said one-half of said debt, the Justices of the Inferior Court of Whitfield county shall be authorized and required to levy an extra tax on the citizens of said county. New county to pay one half of the old debt, Extra tax, 23. SEC. X. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That all laws and parts of laws militating against the provisions of this Act, be and the same are hereby repealed. Repealing clause, Approved, December 30, 1851. (No. 28.) An Act to lay off and organize a new County from the Counties of Pike, Henry and Fayette. 24. SEC. I. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Georgia in General Assembly met, and it is hereby enacted by authority of the same, That there shall be a new county laid out and formed from the counties of Pike, Henry and Fayette, to be bounded as follows: Beginning on the line now separating the counties of Henry and Butts, where the Towaliga river crosses the said line, and running up the middle of the stream of said river to the point where the western line of lot of land number one hundred and eighteen in the original second district of Henry county crosses the same; thence north

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along the line as run by the Surve or in laying off said district into lots, to the north-east corner of lot number one hundred and forty-nine in the said district; [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] on the original surveyed line to the south west [Illegible Text] of lot number one hundred and eighty-two, in the original third district of Henry county; thence north across two ranges of lots; thence west along the surveyed line to [Flint river in Fayette county; thence down the middle of the main stream of said river to the south line of the eighth range of lots in the county of Pike; thence east along the surveyed line to the principal branch of the Potatoe Creek, in Pike county; thence down the run of the creek across one range of lots;] thence east along the surveyed line to the line now separating the counties of Pike and Monroe; thence north along the said line to the south-west corner of Butts county; thence with the line separating Butts from Pike and Henry counties, to the beginning; that the territory thus included shall form a new county, to be called the county of Spalding; that the same shall be attached to the Flint Judicial circuit, to the third Congressional district, to the thirty-second Senatorial district, and to the second Brigade of the eighth Division Georgia Militia. Boundary, Name, Districts to which attached, Election of cou'y officers, 25. SEC. II. And be it further enacted, That the qualified voters within said new county, shall on the first Monday in February next, at the several election precincts now established by law, and which are included within the said new county, proceed pursuant to the election laws now of force, to elect all county officers necessary for the organization of the said new county, according to the laws of this State; and the Inferior Court thereof, so soon as commissioned, shall lay off the said new county into Militia Districts, and advertise for the election of the requisite number of Justices of the Peace, and the Governor on being duly certified of the elections aforesaid, shall commission the persons elected according to law. County site, 26. SEC. III. That the Inferior Court of said new county shall select and locate a site for the public buildings thereof within the limits of the city of Griffin, and provide for the erection of the same, and make such temporary arrangements for the transaction of the public business of said new county in the meantime as may be necessary and proper. Officers pro tem. 27. SEC. IV. All officers now in commission who shall be included within the limits of said new county, shall hold their commissions and exercise the duties of the several offices within said county, until their successors shall have been elected and qualified.

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28. SEC. V. That all mesne process, executions, and other final process in the hands of the Sheriffs, Coroners, and Constables of the counties of which the new county may be formed, and which properly belong to said new county, and which may have been levied or in part executed, and such proceedings therein not finally disposed of at the time of passing this Act, shall be delivered over to the corresponding officers of said new county, and such officers are hereby authorized and required to proceed with the same and in the same manner as if such process had been originally in their hands; Provided, That in all cases, publication of the time and places of sale and proceedings of the like character in the new county shall be made for the time now prescribed by law, and all such process which properly belong to the counties out of which said new county may be framed, which may be in the hands of the officers of said new county, shall in like manner be delivered over to the officers of said counties to be executed by them in the manner herein prescribed. [Illegible Text] to be [Illegible Text] to [Illegible Text] of new county, Their duty, 29. SEC. VI. And be it further enacted, That all actions now pending in either of the counties from which the said new county is taken, wherein the defendant or defendants may be included in said new county, shall be transferred with all papers relating thereto, and trial had in said new county where the defendant resides. * * Third Mondays in May and November by a subsequent Act. See Judiciary [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text], 30. SEC. VII. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the Inferior Court, Clerk of the Superior and Inferior Courts and Sheriffs of said new county, shall as soon as convenient after their qualification, from the best information they may be enabled to procure, make a selection of the Grand and Petit Jurors, and proceed to the drawing thereof as pointed out by law, for the ensuing Superior and Inferior Courts. [Illegible Text] to be drawn by [Illegible Text] court, 31. SEC. VIII. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the Inferior Court of said new county shall have power to levy and collect an extra tax for county purposes, in each of the years eighteen hundred and fifty two and eighteen hundred and fifty three, of such per cent, on the State tax, as to the said Court may seem necessary and proper. Extra tax for county [Illegible Text], 32. SEC. IX. And be it further enacted, That the Superior Courts of said new county shall be held on the fourth Mondays in February and August, * * See X Georgia Reports. and the Inferior Courts on the fourth Mondays in May and November. Terms of court,

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32. SEC. X. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That all laws and parts of laws militating against this Act, be and the same are hereby repealed. [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text], Approved, December 20th, 1851. (No. 29.) An Act to lay out a new County from the Counties of Talbot, Macon and Marion, and to attach the same to a Senatorial District. 33. SEC. I. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Georgia in General Assembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That from and after the passage of this Act, that a new county shall be laid out from the counties of Talbot, Macon and Marion, to be included in the following boundaries, to wit: Beginning at Walker's Ferry on Flint river in Talbot county, running thence along Walker's [Illegible Text] Road to Prattsburg; thence due south until it [Illegible Text] the twelve mile station on lot number two hundred and fourteen, in the fifteenth district of Talbot county; [Illegible Text] along the Fort Perry road to Patsiliga Creek; thence up said creek to the district line between the fifteenth and sixteenth districts; thence on said line until it strikes [Illegible Text] Creek in Marion county; thence down said creek until it strikes Turner's Bridge, Macon county; thence along the road leading to the burnt bridge on Whitewater Creek, Macon county; thence on a straight line running north east until it strikes Horse Creek on the south-west corner of lot of land number one hundred and sixty-two in the thirteenth district, Macon county; thence to the north-west corner of lot number one hundred and ninety-four in said district; thence on a direct line due east until it strikes Flint river between lots [numbers] two hundred and forty six and two hundred and forty-seven in the first district of Macon county; thence up said river to the mouth of Patsiliga Creek; thence along the old Talbot line to Walker's Ferry, the starting point. [Illegible Text], 34. SEC. II. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the new county described in the first section of this Act, shall be called and known by the name of Taylor; and shall be attached to the [Illegible Text]

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Judicial Circuit, to the third Congressional district, and to the twenty-eighth Senaforial district, and to the first Brigade of the second Division Georgia Militia. Name. Districts to which attached, 35. SEC. III. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the persons included within said new county entitled to vote for the same, shall on the first Monday in February next, elect five Justices of the Inferior court, a Clerk of the Superior and Inferior Court each, a Sheriff and Coroner, a Tax Collector and Receiver of Tax Returns, and County Surveyor, for said county; and that the election of said county officers shall be held at the Fifty Mile Station on the Muscogee Rail Road, and shall be conducted and superintended in the manner prescribed by law, and that the Justices of the Inferior Court, after they shall have been commissioned, shall preceed to lay off said county into Militia [Illegible Text], and to advertise for the election of the requisite number of Justices of the Peace in said Districts, and the Governor on being duty certified of the election of such Justices of the Peace, shall commission them according to law. Election of co. officers, Militia [Illegible Text], Election of J. P. 36. SEC. IV. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the Justices of the Inferior Court of said county shall have full power and authority to select and locate a site for the public buildings in said county; and the said Justices, or a majority of them, are hereby invested with full power to purchase a tract of land for the location of the county site; to divide the same into lots and sell each lot at public sale for the benefit of said county, or to make such other arrangements or contracts concerning the county site or location of the public buildings, as they may think proper. County site. Arrangement [Illegible Text], 37. SEC. V. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the elections of the county generally, and the public business thereof, shall be held and transacted at the Fifty Mile Station on the [Illegible Text] Railroad, until the public site shall be located by the Inferior Court as aforesaid, and until the organization of the Militia Districts, after which, it each of said districts, there shall be election [Illegible Text], [Illegible Text] votes received [Illegible Text] them accordingly. Site pro tem. 38. SEC. VI. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That all [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] in commission, who shall be included within [Illegible Text] limits of said new county, shall hold their [Illegible Text] and exercise the duties of their several offices [Illegible Text] the said county until their successors shall have been elected and commissioned. Officers pro tem, 39. SEC. VII. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That all [Illegible Text] process, executions and

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other final process, in the hands of the Sheriffs, Coroners and Constables of the counties of which the new county may be formed, and which properly belongs to said new county, and which may have been levied or in part executed, and such proceedings therein not finally disposed of at the time of passing this Act, shall be delivered over to the corresponding officers of said new county, and such officers are hereby authorized and required to proceed with the same, and in the same manner, as if such process had been originally in their hands; Provided, That in all cases, publication of the time and places of sale and proceedings of the like character in the new county, shall be made for the time now prescribed by law, and all such process which properly belongs to the counties out of which said new county may be formed, which may be in the hands of the officers of said new county, shall in like manner be delivered over to the officers of said counties, to be executed by them in the manner herein prescribed. [Illegible Text] to be delivered to officers of new county, Their duty, Proviso, 40. SEC. VIII. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the Superior Court for said county shall be held on the third Mondays in May and November, and the Inferior Courts on the second Mondays in February and August. Terms of court, 41. SEC. IX. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That all laws or parts of laws conflicting with this Act, be and the same are hereby repealed. Repealing clause, Approved, January 15, 1852. (No. 30.) An Act to change the line between the counties of Telfair and Appling, so as to include the residence of Washington Nelson, of the county of Telfair, in the county of Appling, and to change the line between the counties of Pulaski and Telfair. 42. SECTION I. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Georgia in General Assembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That the line dividing the counties of Telfair and Appling, shall be and the same is hereby altered and changed so as to include the residence of Washington Nelson, a liner, now of the county of Telfair, and the lot of

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land whereon he now resides, to the county of Appling. [Illegible Text], 43. SEC. II. And be it further enacted, That the county line between the counties of Pulaski and Telfair, be so altered as to include the residence of John B. Coffee and Peter Coffee, now of the county of Pulaski, in the county of Telfair. [Illegible Text], 44. SEC. III. And be it further enacted, That all laws and parts of laws militating against this Act, be and the same are hereby repealed. Repealing clause. Approved, January 12, 1852. (No. 31.) An Act to change the boundary line of the county of Thomas, so as to add lot of land number one hundred and ten in the tenth district of Baker county, adjoining the present line of the county of Thomas, and lots of land number five hundred and twenty-five and five hundred and twenty-six in the twelfth district of Lowndes county to the county of Thomas, and to add lot number ten in the third district of Baker county, to the county of Randolph: and to add the lot known as Sherwood Mills, in Hall county, to the county of Gwinnett: and to add lot number twelve in the sixth district of Telfair county, to Irwin county; and to add lots number six and twenty-seven in the eleventh district of Meriwether county, to the county of Coweta. 45. SECTION I. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Georgia in General Assembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That from and after the passage of this Act, lot of land number one hundred and ten, in the tenth district of [Illegible Text] [county], shall be added to and form a part of the county of Thomas, any law, usage or custom to the contrary notwithstanding. [Illegible Text]. 46. SEC. II. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That lots number five hundred and twenty-six and five hundred and twenty five, in the twelfth district of [Illegible Text] county, adjoining the line of Thomas county, be and the same is hereby added to and made a part of the county of Thomas. [Illegible Text]. 47. SEC. III. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That lots number six and twenty-seven in the eleventh district of Meriwether county, adjoining the

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line of Coweta county, be and the same is hereby added to and made a part of the county of Coweta. [Illegible Text] added to Coweta, 48. SEC. IV. And be it furt h er enacted, That the line between the counties of Hall and Gwinnett be so changed as to include a lot of land known as Sherwood Mills in Hall county, in the county of Gwinnett. Hall Gwinnett line changed. 49. SEC. V. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That lot of land number ten in the third district of Baker county, be and the same is hereby included in the county of Randolph. No 10, third Baker, added to Randolph. 50. SEC. VI. And be it further enacted, That lot of land number twelve in the sixth district of Telfair county, be and the same is hereby added to the county of Irwin. No 12, sixth Telfair added to Irwin. Approved, January 12, 1852. (No. 32.) A n Act to alter and change the line between the counties of Lee and Sumter, so that lot number fifty-three in the fifteenth district of Sumter, whereon Moscs W. Bryan resides, shall be added to and included in the county of Lee; and to change the lines between the counties of Lumpkin and Hall, between the counties of Cobb and Cherokee, and other lines therein named. 51. SECTION I. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Georgia in General Assembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That from and after the passage of this Act, the line between the counties of Hall and Lumpkin be so changed as to include within the county of Hall the following lots of lands, to wit: Numbers one, ninety-two, one hundred and one, and all that part of lot number one hundred and fifty three on which John Welchel, Jr. now lives, all of the eleventh district of Hall county: and that the line between the counties of Lee and Sumter be so changed as to include within the county of Lee, lot of land number fifty-three in the fifteenth district of Sumter county; and that the line between the counties of Cobb and Cherokee be so changed as to include within the county of Cobb, lot of land number twelve hundred and eighty-two of the fifteenth district of Cherokee county originally; and that the line between the counties of Floyd and Cass be so changed as to include within the county of Floyd, the following lots of lands, to wit: Numbers one hundred

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and eighty-one, one hundred and eighty, one hundred and fifty, one hundred and fifty-one, one hundred and twenty, one hundred and twenty-one, ninety, ninety-one, sixty, sixty-one, thirty, thirty-one, and number one, all of the sixteenth district of Cass county. Lines chang'd between Hall [Illegible Text]. Lee [Illegible Text]. Cobb and Cherokee. Floyd [Illegible Text] 52. SEC. II. And be it further enacted, That all laws and parts of laws militating against this Act, be and the same are hereby repealed. Repealing clause. Approved, January 22, 1852. (No. 33.) An Act to alter and straighten the line between the counties of Jasper and Newton, so as to include the premises of Obediah Fielder, A. S. Bell, Aaron Parker, William Pope, S. Conway, D M. Bell, Christopher Fincher, and Andrew J. Fincher in the county of Newton; and to alter the line between the counties of Gordon and Floyd; and the line between the counties of Wilkes and Lincoln; and the line between the counties of Polk and Paulding. 53. SECTION I. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Georgia in General Assembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That from and after the passage of this Act, the line between the counties of Jasper and Newton be and the same is hereby altered and straightened so as to include the premises of Obediah Fielder, A. S. Bell, Aaron Parker, William Pope, S. Conway, D. M. Bell, Christopher Fincher and Andrew J. Fincher, in the county of Newton. Line changed [Illegible Text] Jasper and Newton. [Illegible Text] 54. SEC. II. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the line between the counties of Gordon and Floyd, be altered and changed as follows: [Illegible Text] and [Illegible Text]. Commencing at the south-east corner of lot of land one hundred and forty-two in the twenty-fourth district, third section of originally Cherokee, now Floyd county, and running due west on the land to Oostanaula river, and up said river to the present Gordon county line. 55. SEC. III. And be it further enacted, That the line between the counties of Wilkes and Lincoln be so changed as to include within the county of Wilkes the residence of William M. Jones, and the dwelling house on the plantation of Toliver Jones. Wilkes and Lincoln.

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56. SEC. IV. And be it further enacted, That the line dividing the counties of Paulding and Polk, be so changed as to include the whole of the nineteenth district of the third section of now Polk county, within the county of Paulding. Paulding and Polk. 57. SEC. V. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That all laws and parts of laws be and the same are hereby repealed, so far as they may militate against the provisions of this Act. [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] Approved, January 22, 1852. (No. 34.) An Act to repeal an Act approved December 29 th, 1847, entitled an Act to alter the line between the counties of Jones and Jasper so as to add a part of lot number forty-four thirteenth district of Jones county, to the county of Jasper. 57. SEC. I. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Georgia in General Assembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That from and after the passage of this Act that the above recited Act be and the same is hereby repealed, and that the said land is hereby re-attached to the county of Jones. [Illegible Text] Jasper and [Illegible Text] SEC. II. And be it further enacted, That so much of the lot number forty, in the twelfth district of originally Baldwin, now Jasper and Jones counties, as lies in Jasper county, be and the same is hereby added to the county of Jones. Jasper and [Illegible Text] Approved, January 12th, 1852.

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(No. 35.) An Act to change the line between the counties of Cass and Floyd, so as to add certain lots of land therein named to the county of Floyd; and to define the line between the counties of Paulding and Cobb; and to define the line between the counties of Paulding and Polk; and to change the line between the counties of Walker and Gordon; and to change the line between the counties of Cass and Paulding; also, the line between the counties of Murray and Gordon; also the line between the counties of Cass and Gordon; also, the line between the counties of Thomas and Baker; and the line between Floyd and Polk; and the line between Ware and Wayne. 58. SECTION I. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Georgia in Genral [Illegible Text] met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That from and after the passage of this Act the line between the counties of Cass and Floyd shall be so changed as to include in and have added to the county of Floyd the following lots of land, to wit: Numbers one hundred and eighty-one, one hundred and eighty-two, one hundred and fifty, one hundred and fifty-one, one hundred and twenty-one, one hundred and twenty, ninety and ninetyone, in the sixteenth district of the third section of Cass county. Line changen between [Illegible Text] and Floyd. 59. SEC. II. Be it further enacted, That the dividing line between the counties of Paulding and Cobb shall be as follows: Line between Paulding and Cobb defined. Commencing at the north-west corner of lot number one in the twentieth district of now Cobb county; due south along the sectional line to the north line of the nineteenth district of said county; thence due east along the district line one mile; thence due south to the line of Campbell county. 60. SEC. III. And be it further enacted, That the dividing line between the counties of Paulding and Polk shall be as follows: Between Paulding and Polk. Commencing at the south-west corner of lot of land number four hundred and eight, in the first district of the third section; running thence due north to the south-west corner of lot of land number twelve hundred and seventy-nine in the eighteenth district of the third section; running thence east of north until it reaches the north-west corner of lot of land number thirty-one, in the eighteenth district of the third section, where it reaches the line dividing the counties of Cass and Paulding.

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61. SEC. IV. Be it further enacted, That lot of land number one in the eighth district of Thomas county, being the residence of Thomas Cuthrell, be and it is hereby added to the county of Baker. No. 1, eighth Thomas, [Illegible Text] to [Illegible Text] 62. SEC. V. And be it further enacted, That the county lines between Walker and Gordon counties be changed so as to add lot of land number two hundred and thirty-five, twenty-sixth district and third section in Walker county to the county of Gordon; also, the county lines between the counties of Cass and Paulding, be changed so as to add lots of land number thirty-five, and thirty-six, eighteenth district and third section in the county of Paulding, to the county of Cass; and also, the county lines between the counties of Murray and Gordon be changed so as to add lots of land two hundred and fifty-four and two hundred and fifty-five, in eighth district and third section in Murray county, to the county of Gordon: also, the county lines between the counties of Cass and Gordon, be changed so as to add lot of land number one hundred and thirty-six, twenty-third district, third section, in Cass county to the county of Gordon. Line changed between Walker and Gordon. Case Paulding. Murray and Gordon. 63. SEC. VI. Be it further enacted, That the line between the counties of Floyd and Polk be so changed as to commence at the north-east corner of lot number three hundred and forty-one, twenty-second district and third section, and to run west along the land line to the north west corner of lot number nine hundred and sixty-two, third district and fourth section; thence south to the north west corner of lot number eleven hundred and seventy-eight, in the third district and fourth section; thence west to the Alabama line. Floyd and Polk. 64. SEC. VII. And be it further enacted, That the county lines between the counties of Ware and Wayne, be so altered as to include in the county of Wayne, the residence ot Daniel Herring and William Purdum. [Illegible Text] and Wayne. SEC. VIII. And be it further enacted, That all laws and parts of laws militating against this Act, be and the same are hereby repealed. Repealing clause. Approved, January 13, 1852.

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(No. 36.) An Act to change the line between the counties of Campbell and Fayette, so as to include the residence of John Griffin and Thomas S. Roberts, now of the county of Fayette, in the county of Campbell. 65. SECTION I. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Georgia in General Assembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That from and immediately after the passage of this Act, the line between the counties of Campbell and Fayette be, and the same is hereby so altered and changed as to include the residences of John Griffin and Thomas S. Roberts, now in the county of Fayette, in the county of Campbell. Line between Campbell and [Illegible Text] 66. SEC. II. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That all laws and parts of laws militating against this Act, be, and the same are, hereby repealed. Repealing clause. Approved, January 14, 1852. (No. 37.) An Act to change the line between the counties of Ware and Wayne so as to define the same. 67. SECTION I. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Georgia in General Assembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the [Illegible Text] That from and after the passage of this Act the line between the counties of Wayne and Ware be and the same is hereby changed as follows: Line between Ware and Wayne changed. First [Illegible Text] where the line between said counties crosses the Great Satilla river, and running thence up said river to the Indian Bluff; thence along the branch running in at said Bluff, to Cross Swamp; and thence along the said Cross Swamp to the Little Satilla; thence [Illegible Text] Little Satilla to the line of Appling county; thence down said line of Appling to the line of Wayne county. 68. SEC. II. And be it [Illegible Text] enacted, That all laws and parts of laws militating against this Act, be and the same are hereby repealed. Repealing [Illegible Text] Approved, December 26, 1851.

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(No. 38.) An Act to change the line between the counties of Ware and Telfair. 69. SECTION I. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Georgia in General Assembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That the line between the counties of Ware and Telfair shall be changed so as to add the residences of Hardy Hall and Parrish Langford, of the county of Telfair, to the county of Ware. Line changed betw'n Ware and Telfair 70. SEC. II. And be it further enacted, That all laws and parts of laws militating against this Act, be and the same are hereby repealed. Repealing clause. Approved, December 16, 1851. (No. 39.) An Act to add a part of the county of Jackson to the county of Madison, so as to include the residence of William Saunders. 77. SECTION I. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Georgia in General Assembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That from and after the passage of this Act, a portion of the present boundary line separating the counties of Madison and Jackson counties, shall be changed as follows, towit: Line changed betwe'n Madison and Jackson, Beginning at the place where the line of said counties strike the southern boundary line of the lands of William Saunders, of Jackson county; running thenec so as to cut off from the county of Jackson, the lands, tenements and residence of William Saunders, and add the same to the county of Madison. 72. SEC. II. And be it further enacted, That the residence of William Saunders being cut off by the aforesaid lines from the county of Jackson, be and the same are hereby added to the county of Madison. Wm. Sanders residence ad'd to Madison. 73. SEC. III. And be it further enacted, That said new

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boundary line be run and plainly marked by some competent Surveyor, a plat of which shall be made out by said Surveyor, and returned by him to the Clerks of the Inferior Courts of said counties, who are hereby ordered to record the same on the Minutes of their Court respectively, and the expenses of said survey, and the recording such plat, be paid by the said William Saunders. Line to [Illegible Text] and recorded. Approved, December 26, 1851. (No. 40.) An Act to change the line between the counties of Baker and Randolph, so as to include lot of land number ten in the third of Baker, in the county of Randolph. 74. SECTION I. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Georgia in General Assembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That the line dividing the counties of Baker and Randolph, shall be and the same is hereby altered and changed so as to include lot of land number ten, in the third district of Baker, in the county of Randolph. Line changed between Baker and Randolph. 75. SEC. II. And be it further enacted, That all laws and parts of laws militating against this Act, be, and the same are, hereby repealed. Repealing clause. Approved, January 12, 1852. (No. 41.) An Act to alter and change the county line between the counties of Clarke and Madison, so as to include the land and residence of Obadiah Thompson, of the county of Madison, in the county of Clarke 76. SECTION I. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Georgia in General Assembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That from and after the passage of this Act, the county line between the counties of Clarke and Madison,

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shall be so altered and changed as to include the land and residence of Obadiah Thompson, now of the county of Madison, in the county of Clarke. Line changed between Clark and Madison, 77. SEC. II. And be it further enacted, That all laws and parts of laws militating against this Act, be and the same are hereby repealed. Repealing clause, Approved, January 20, 1852. (No. 42.) An Act to alter and change the line between the counties of Macon and Crawford, so as to [Illegible Text] to and include within the county of Macon, lots numbers one hundred and twenty-two and one hundred and thirty-seven of the eighth district of orginally Houston now Crawford county; also, to alter and change the line between the counties of Pike and Spalding. 78. SECTION I. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Georgia in General Assembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That from and after the passage of this Act, the line between the counties of Macon and Crawford be, and the same is hereby, so altered and changed as to add to and include within the said county of Macon, lots numbers one hundred and twenty-two and one hundred and thirty-seven of the eighth district, of originally Houston, now Crawford county. Line changed between [Illegible Text] Crawford. 79. SEC. II. And be it further enacted, by the authority aforesaid, That the county line of Pike shall be so altered as to include the residences of William Anderson, Matthew Anderson, Francis Anderson, Benjamin F. [Illegible Text] Gideon Kirk, John C. Matthews, J. W. Hancock, Ezra Johnston, [Illegible Text] Davis, J. S. Bottoms, S. Dossey, J. O. Dossey, A. B. Trammel, David Huckaby, Henry F. Jackson, Thomas Holsey, William B. Horton, and Wiot A. Harper, now of the county of Spalding, in the county of Pike. And Pike and Spalding. 80. SEC. III. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That all laws and parts of laws militating against this Act, be, and the same are hereby repealed. Repealing [Illegible Text] Approved, January 12th, 1852.

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(No. 43.) An Act to add a part of the counties of Murray and Floyd to the county of Gordon; and to add a part of the county of Randolph to the county of Stewart; and to change the line between the counties of Cass and Polk. 81. SECTION I. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Georgia in General Assembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That from and after the passage of this Act, that the line dividing the counties of Gordon and Murray shall be as follows: Line changed between Murray and Gordon. Commencing where the Coosawattee river crosses the line dividing Gilmer and Murray counties in twenty-fifth district, second section of originally Cherokee; running thence down said river until it reaches the north line of lot of land number two hundred and seventy-six, in the eighth district of the third section of now Murray county; thence west until said line shall reach the thirteenth district of the third section of now Murray county; thence north to the north-east corner of lot number two hundred and seventy, in the thirteenth district of third section in said last named county; thence west to the line dividing the counties of Walker and Murray, and all that portion of Murray county lying south of said line, be and the same is hereby added to the county of Gordon. 82. SEC. II. And be it further enacted, That a portion of the county of Floyd, commencing at the north-east corner of lot of land number eighteen, in the twenty-fifth district and third section of said county; running thence due west along the land lines to the north-west corner of lot number thirteen; thence due south to the south-west corner of lot number twenty-four; thence due east to the north-west corner of lot number fifty; thence due South until you strike a branch running through lot number three hundred and twelve, in twenty-fifth district, third section of Floyd county; thence down said branch until it runs into main prong of John's Creek; thence down said creek to the Oostenaula river; thence up said river to the north east corner of lot number ninety-eight, in twenty-fourth district of third section of Floyd county; thence east to Gordon county line, be and the same is hereby added to and made a part of the county of Gordon. Floyd and Gordon. 83. SEC. III. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That all suits, prosecutions, executions, and all and every mesne or final process, commenced or pending

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in any of the Courts in Murray or Floyd counties, when the [Illegible Text] in them reside in the limits of the territory added to the county of Gordon, and all papers in the hands of the Sheriffs, or other officers, of the above named counties, be transferred to the dockets and like officers of the county of Gordon, and be placed upon the dockets with the same entries as standing upon the docket of the courts from whence transferred. [Illegible Text] suits, c., to be transferred to Gordon co. 84. SEC. IV. And be it further enacted, That the county lines of Stewart and Randolph counties be so changed as to add the lot of land on which John Blackshear, of Randolph county, now resides, to the county of Stewart. Line changed between [Illegible Text] and Randolph. 85. SEC. V. And be it further enacted, That the county lines between the counties of Cass and Polk be so changed as to add lots of land numbers twenty-seven and twenty-eight, in eighteenth district of third section of now Polk county, to the county of Cass. [Illegible Text] Polk. Approved, January 1st, 1852. (No. 44.) An Act to add lot of land number sixty-two, in the seventh district of originally Baldwin, now Twiggs county, to the county of Bibb. 86. SECTION I. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Georgia in General Assembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That lot of land number sixty-two, (62) in the seventh district of originally Baldwin, now Twiggs county, the same being a part of the plantation of Elisha Davis, of Bibb county, be and the same is hereby added to the county of Bibb. Line changed between Twiggs [Illegible Text] Bibb. 87. SEC. II. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That all laws and parts of laws militating against this Act, be and the same are hereby repealed. Repealing [Illegible Text]. Approved, January 20, 1852.

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(No. 45.) An Act to add so much of the second district of originally Muscogee as is now included within the county of Marion, to the county of Macon. 88. SECTION I. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Georgia in General Assembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That from and after the passage of this Act, so much of the second district of originally Muscogee as is included within the county of Marion, be and the same is hereby added to the county of Macon. Line changed between [Illegible Text] and [Illegible Text]. 89. SEC. II. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That all laws and parts of laws militating against this Act, be and the same are hereby repealed. Repealing clause. Approved, December 26, 1851.

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COUNTY OFFICERS. TITLE VIII. SEC. 1. Seals of Office. SEC. 2. Failure misdemeanor. SEC. 3. Advertisements. SEC. 4. File of Papers. SEC. 5. Repealing Clause. SEC. 6. Acts of Deputies legalized. SEC. 7. Contested Elections. (No. 46.) An Act to compel the Clerks of the Superior and Inferior Courts, and the Courts of Ordinary of the several Counties of this State, to buy a seal of office for each of said Courts SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Georgia in General Assembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That from and after the passage of this Act, it shall be the duty of the Clerks of the Superior and Inferior Courts and Courts of Ordinary of the [Illegible Text] counties of this State, to buy a good and substantial Seal of Office, (where there is not one already provided,) for each of said offices, with the name of the county and court inscribed thereon, and said seals shall be paid for by the several County Treasurers, out of any funds in their hands belonging to the county, and receipts of said Clerks for the amount paid shall serve as a proper voucher for said Treasurers, in any settlement thereafter had with the county. Clerks of [Illegible Text] and Inferior Courts and Ordinaries shall [Illegible Text] a Seal. Paid for by County [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text]. 2. SEC. II. And be it further enacted, That if any of the Clerks of the Superior and Inferior Courts and Courts of Ordinary of the several counties of this State shall neglect or refuse to buy a seal of office as required by the first section of this Act, within six months after the passage of this Act; said Clerks or Ordinary so failing or refusing shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and on indictment and conviction in the Superior Court shall be fined the sum of fifty dollars, one-half to the prosecutor and the other to county purposes. [Illegible Text] Approved, January 12, 1852.

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(No. 47.) An Act to regulate the Advertising of Clerks, Sheriffs, and other State and County Officers, and to provide for the preservation of the Newspapers containing said Advertisements, and for other purposes. 3. SECTION I. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Georgia, in General Assembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That from and after the passage of this Act, the Clerks, Sheriffs, and other State and County Officers of the State of Georgia, shall be authorized and empowered to publish their advertisements in any newspapers they may select, having a general circulation in their respective counties of districts. * * By Act of 1850 (New Digest 580) these advertisements were required to be published in the County, if there was a newspaper there published, c. That Act is repealed by this. This Act also repeals the provision as to Estrays, in Sec. 1, Act of 1816. New Digest 261. May publish advertisements in any paper. 4. SEC. II. Be it further enacted, That it shall be the duty of said Clerks, Sheriffs, and other officers, to procure and preserve for public inspection, a complete file of all newspapers in which their said advertisements appear, Similar provision as to C. C. O., by Act of 1839. New Digest 286. and to have said files bound in volumes of suitable size, to be deposited and kept with the records of the Courts in each county. File of newspapers to be kept. Repealing clause. 5. SEC. III. Be it further enacted, That all laws and parts of laws militating against this Act be and the same are hereby repealed. Approved, January 22, 1852. (No. 48.) An Act to [Illegible Text] the acts of certain Deputy Clerks of the Supeperior Courts, Inferior Courts, and Courts of Ordinary of this State. WHEREAS, By the Act of December 19th, 1817, the several Clerks of the Superior, Inferior, and Corporation Courts and Courts of Ordinary of this State, are authorized to appoint Deputies; And, whereas, it has been decided by some of the Superior Courts of this State, that all declarations, processes,

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and other official papers, and instruments signed by such Deputies are illegal and of no effect, for remedy whereof. 6. SECTION I. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representative of the State of Georgia in General Assembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That from and after the passage of this Act, all writs, declarations, processes, and other official instruments that have heretofore, or may hereafter be signed by any such Deputy Clerk of the Superior, Inferior, or Corporation Court, or Court of Ordinary, shall be as legal and binding to all intents and purposes, as if the same had been signed by such principal Clerk, any law, usage, or custom to the contrary, notwithstanding. * * New Digest 199. Acts of [Illegible Text] in signing writs, processes, c. made valid and authorized. Approved, January 12, 1852. (No. 49.) An Act to add an additional section to the Act supplementary to the Act for the appointment of County Officers, approved December 4 th, 1799. 7. SECTION I. Be it enacted by the General Assembly, That the following section be added to said Act: That in case when any of the elections provided for in said Act, or any election for Ordinary or any county officer, hereafter to be elected by the people, shall be contested, on due proof of the grounds on which said election shall be contested, being made before the Governor, it shall be his duty to commission the person having the highest number of legal votes, or order a new election, as the circumstances of the case may require. In contested elections Governor to commission the one having highest legal [Illegible Text]. Approved, January 22, 1852. NOTE. Decisions Supreme Court. A County Treasurer is not legally in [Illegible Text] until he gives bond and security; 9 Ga. 185. Ten days notice must be given him before the Inferior Court can issue a fi. fa. for the balance in his hands [Illegible Text] A Sheriff's bond, attested by only two of the Justices of the [Illegible Text] Court held good as a voluntary bond: 9 Ga. 314. It is not necessary to [Illegible Text] that the Sheriff should be liable for the acts of his deputies, in order to make him so. [Illegible Text] A County Treasurer cannot resist the payment of a debt directed by the proper authority to be paid out of the public funds; 9 Ga. 334, 367. Where a Sheriff's bond is taken by three Justices of the Inferior Court, it is not [Illegible Text] for the same Justices to discharge the bond by taking another; 9 Ga. 585.

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TITLE IX. DEAF AND DUMB. SEC. 1. $8000 Appropriation. SEC. 2. $700 more. (No. 50.) An Act to alter and amend an Act entitled an Act to provide for the indigent Deaf and Dumb citizens of this State; also to provide for the appointment of a Commissioner, to regulate his duties, affix his salary, and appropriate money therefor * * For previous Acts see New Digest 219. by increasing the annual appropriation, and for other purposes. WHEREAS, the benevolent designs of the Asylum for the indigent Deaf and Dumb of this State, cannot be attained with the present annual appropriation of four thousand five hundred dollars, for remedy whereof 1. SEC. I. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Georgia in General Assembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That the sum of Eight Thousand Dollars, instead of four thousand five hundred, as now appropriated by law, shall be and the same is hereby appropriated annually out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the support of the indigent Deaf and Dumb in the Georgia Asylum, and that his Excellency, the Governor be authorized to draw his warrant on the Treasurer in favor of the Board of Commissioners for the Georgia Asylum for Deaf and Dumb, for that amount or so much thereof as may be found absolutely necessary, yearly, until the Legislature shall otherwise direct. $8,000 annually appropriated. 2. SEC. II. Be it further enacted, That the sum of Three Hundred Dollars be, and the same is hereby appropriated for the purpose of erecting a water ram, in the creek near said Asylum, to supply the building with water, as also for feeding an artificial fountain; that the sum of Four Hundred Dollars be appropriated for purchasing and [Illegible Text] up a sufficient number of slates for the [Illegible Text] of said Asylum; and that His Excellency, the Governor, be, and he is hereby authorized to draw his warrant upon the Treasurer, in favor of the Board of Commissioners for the

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Georgia Asylum for the Deaf and Dumb, for these sums, or so much thereof as may be necessary. $300 for [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] $400 for [Illegible Text]. 3. SEC. III. Be it further enacted, That all laws and parts of laws militating against this Act be, and they are hereby, repealed. Repealing [Illegible Text]. Approved, January 13, 1852.

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ELECTIONS. * * As [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] elections of County Officers, see that Title, Section 7. TITLE X. SECTION 1. Superintendent's oath. SECTION 2. List of voters for Grand Jury. SECTION 3. Duty of Clerk of Superior Court. SECTION 4. Duty of Grand Jury. SECTION 5. Numbering ballots, c. SECTION 6. Contested elections. SECTION 7. Repealing clause. SECTION 8. Election of Judges of Sup. Court. SECTION 9. By Districts, Times, c. SECTION 10. [Illegible Text] elects. SECTION 11. [Illegible Text], Proclamation, c. SECTION 12. Vacancies. SECTION 13. Qualification for office. SECTION 14. Alternating. SECTION 15. Appointment by Governor. SECTION 16. Repealing clause. SECTION 17. First Congressional district. SECTION 18. Second Congressional district. SECTION 19. Third Congressional district. SECTION 20. Fourth Congressional district. SECTION 21. Fifth Congressional district. SECTION 22. Sixth Congressional district. SECTION 23. Seventh Congressional district. SECTION 24. Eighth Congressional district. (No. 51.) An Act more effectually to [Illegible Text] fraud in elections in this State, and to detect and punish the same, 1. SECTION I. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Georgia in General Assembly [Illegible Text], and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That it shall be the duty of all Superintendents or Managers of any Election, after the first day of May next, held by authority of any law or laws of this State, whether they be Freeholders, Justices of the Inferior Court, or Justices of the Peace, to take and subscribe the following oath or affirmation Oath of [Illegible Text] All and each of us do solemnly swear (or affirm) that we will faithfully superintend this day's election; that we are Freeholders, Justices of the Inferior Court, or Justices of the Peace of this county; that we will make a just and true return thereof; that we will not knowingly permit any one to vote unless we believe he is entitled to do so, according to the laws of this State, nor knowingly prohibit any one from voting who is entitled by law to vote; and we will not divulge for whom any vote was cast, unless called on under the law to do so. And if there be no Justice of the Peace, or other officer,

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authorized to administer oaths, or if any one be present and shall refuse to qualify the Superintendents, it shall be lawful for the Superintendents to take and subscribe the oath before each other, and their liabilities shall be the same as though the oath had been taken before an officer authorized to administer oaths. [Illegible Text] whom taken. 2. SEC. II. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That it shall be the duty of all Superintendents of Elections, after [Illegible Text] first day of May next, held by authority of any law or laws of this State, in any county thereof, in addition to the copy or list of voters now required to be returned, * * For former provisions, or to lists of voters, see New [Illegible Text], 131, 237, 245. to cause one list of the names of the voters, who voted at said election at which they presided, to be returned to the Clerk of the Superior Court for said county, within three days after said election, for the use of the Grand Jury of the county, and it shall be the duty of the managers to have the names of all persons who voted, and whose votes were challenged, plainly and distinctly marked on said list so returned, As to challenged voters, see New Digest, 237, See. VI. of Act of 1830. and said list of voters shall have attached to it a copy of the original oath of Managers, signed and certified by them; and on failure so to do, the Managers shall be liable to indictment, and upon conviction shall be fined in a sum not less than fifty dollars each, nor more than five hundred dollars each, at the discretion of the Court; and, moreover, shall be liable to an indictment for false swearing, and punished according to the existing laws in such cases. List of voters for Grand [Illegible Text] Names of challenged voters to be [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] 3. SEC. III. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That it shall be the duty of the Clerk of the Superior Court of each county in this State, to deliver said return and list of voters to the Grand Jury of their respective counties, on the first day of the next term of the Superior Court for said county, and on failure to do so, he shall be liable to a fine of not less than one hundred dollars. [Illegible Text] shall [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] to Grand Jury. $100 time for [Illegible Text] 4. SEC. IV. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That it shall be the duty of the Grand Jurors of their respective counties, to examine the list of voters so returned, and if there be found on said list any voter or voters, who were not entitled to vote according to the existing laws of this State, to present said illegal voter or voters for voting contrary to law; and upon conviction, he or they shall suffer the same pains and penalties as are inflicted by the laws now of force in this State; and in the event that there be no list of voters returned to the Grand

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Jury, in accordance with the provisions of this Act, of any election held according to law since the last term of the Court, it shall be the duty of the Grand Jury, for their respective counties, to ascertain the delinquent Clerk or the Managers, and make presentment of the party in default, and, upon conviction, he or they shall suffer the same pains and penalties as are inflicted upon Managers of elections by the second section of this Act. Duty of [Illegible Text] Jury [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] to. [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] 5. SEC. V. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That it shall be the duty of Managers of Elections, at the several places of holding elections in this State for Governor, Members of Congress, Members of the Legislature, Clerks of the Superior and Inferior Courts, Sheriffs, Coroners, County Surveyors, and all other officers elected by the people of this State, Militia officers excepted, to cause the number annexed to the name of the voter to be entered upon his ticket, and on counting out the tickets, said Managers of the election shall not suffer the tickets to be examined by the by-standers, but shall carefully preserve them, and seal them in a strong envelope and return them to the Clerk of the Superior Court in each county, to be preserved by him for sixty days, after which time, if there is no contest about or protest against any such elections, he shall proceed to burn said tickets without opening or examining the same; which tickets shall not be subject to examination by any one, unless such election shall be contested. Ballots to [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] 6. SEC. VI. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That should any of the elections held according to the laws of this State be contested, it shall be the duty of the Clerks of the said Superior Courts to deliver the tickets of said contested election or elections, together with the list of voters, to the proper authorities as now provided by the laws of this State, * * See [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] 237, Section IV. of Act of 1830. whose [Illegible Text] it shall be to proceed to purge the polls of said election, by opening said [Illegible Text] of tickets, and ascertaining the illegal vote or votes by the numbers on the list of voters and tickets, and the person or persons having the highest number of votes polled within the lawful hours, after deducting such illegal votes, shall be declared elected. Contested [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] 7. SEC. VII. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That all laws and parts of laws militating against this Act, be and they are hereby repealed, [Illegible Text] Approved, January 27th, 1852.

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(No. 52.) An Act to provide for the election of all the Judges of the Superior Courts, by the free white people of the State of Georgia, and for other purposes therein named. Approved, January 12th, 1852. 8. SECTION I. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Georgia in General Assembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That from and immediately after the passage of this Act, it shall not be lawful for the General Assembly of this State, or either branch thereof, by joint ballot or otherwise, to elect or appoint the whole or any portion of the Judges of the Superior Courts of said State. General Assembly shall [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] Judges. 9. SEC. II. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That in each Judicial Circuit or district in this State, an election shall be had and held for one Judge of the Superior Courts of said District or Circuit in the [Illegible Text] following, on the day and time hereinafter specified, that is to say, for the Eastern, Middle, Northern, Western, Ocmulgee, Southern, Flint, Chattahoochee, and Cherokee Circuits or Districts, which said election for a Judge of the Superior Courts, in and for the aforesaid Circuits or Districts, shall be had and held on the first Monday in October, in the Year of Our Lord Eighteen Hundred and Fifty-Three, and on the first Monday in October in every fourth year thereafter; and also for the Coweta, South Western, Macon and Blue Ridge Circuits or Districts, there shall be had and held in and for said Circuits or Districts an election for a Judge of the Superior Courts there of, on the first Monday in October, in the Year of Our Lord One Thousand Eight Hundred and Fifty-Five, and on the first Monday in October in every fourth year thereafter, which said election shall be opened, held, managed, and conducted and closed in the same manner and under the same rules and regulations, as are now, or hereafter may be, prescribed by law for holding elections for members of the General Assembly of this State; and all free white male persons qualified by law to vote for members of the General Assembly, shall be and they are hereby declared to be entitled and qualified to vote for one Judge of the Superior Courts in their several and respective Judicial Circuits or Districts, but no one not a resident citizen of the District or Circuit for at least six months immediately proceding such election, shall be entitled to vote;

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and any person entitled to vote in one county may vote in any county in such district. [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] Voters [Illegible Text] 10. SEC. III. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the voters at said election shall designate on each ticket or ballot the name of the person voted for as Judge of each Circuit or District, and the person having the highest number of legal and qualified voters, shall be declared, as hereinafter provided, to be elected Judge of said Circuit or District; Provided, he shall have the qualifications hereinafter prescribed. [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] 11. SEC. IV. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the Managers and Superintendents of said elections, at the Court House and the several election precinets in each county in said Circuits or Districts, or any one or more of them from each precinet, on the day after the election shall meet together at the Court House of said county, and then and there count, compare, consolidate, add together the returns to them produced by the Managers or Superintendents of the precinet elections, and return and certify the same and the result thereof, within twenty days thereafter, to the Governor of this State, for the time being, under the same rules and regulations as are now or hereafter may be prescribed by law in relation to the election of Members of the General Assembly of this State, except as the same may be altered by the provisions of this Act; and thereupon, it shall be the duty of the Governor for the time being, within five days after the expiration of the aforesaid twenty days, together with the [Illegible Text] of State, to compare, consolidate, count up and add together the legal votes cast or polied for each candidate from each county in said Circuit or District, or from such as may have made returns as hereinbefore required, and immediately thereafter the Governor shall issue his [Illegible Text] declaring the person having the highest number of legal votes polled in said Circuit or District, and qualified as hereinafter provided for, to be duly elected Judge of the Superior Courts thereof, notifying and requiring said person so elected to appear before two or more Justices of the Inferior Court of the county in which he then resides, who are hereby authorized and required to administer to him in writing the usual oath of office, which said oath the Clerk of the Inferior Court of said county shall enter and record on the minutes of said Court, and transmit under his hand and seal of office, if there be one, and if not, under his own seal, a certified copy thereof to the Governor, as soon as may be; and thereupon the Governor shall cause the usual commission to be made out, issued

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and transmitted to the person so elected Judge of the Superior Courts as aforesaid. And if any person so elected and notified shall neglect to appear before the aforesaid Justices and take the usual oath of office, within thirty days from the date of the aforesaid proclamation, unless prevented by providential cause, the Governor shall declare said office vacant, and immediately order another election to be held to fill said vacancy, which shall be held on a day not less than thirty days after the date of the publication of said proclamation, and the same shall be conducted in the same manner and under the same rules and regulations as are hereinbefore prescribed. [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] of Governor. [Illegible Text] Oath of office. Certified copy transmitted to Governor Commission. Failure to qualify for [Illegible Text] days [Illegible Text] the office. Vacancy how filled. 12. SEC. V. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That whenever a vacancy occurs, or it shall happen that there shall not have been any election or choice of a Judge of the Superior Courts, in either or all of said Districts or Circuits, from any cause whatever, that then and in all such cases it shall be the duty of the Governor, to order a special election for a Judge or Judges, as the case may be, to fill such vacancy or vacancies; which said special election shall be held in all cases on a day not less than thirty days after the date of the publication of said proclamation after said vacancy occurs, and the same shall be managed and conducted in every respect as hereinbefore prescribed. [Illegible Text] how [Illegible Text] 13. SEC. VI. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That no person shall be qualified for and eligible to the office of Judge of the Superior Courts of this State, who shall not have been a resident citizen of this State for ten years immediately preceding his election, and and who shall not have been a resident inhabitant of the Circuit or District in which he may be elected, for at least one year next before his election, and who shall not have arrived at the age of thirty years, and who shall not have been duly admitted and licensed to plead and practice in the several Courts of Law and Equity in this State, (except the Supreme Court,) five years, at least, prior to his election. [Illegible Text] for [Illegible Text] 14. SEC. VII. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid. That each and all persons who now or may hereafter at any time, hold a commission as Judge of the Superior Courts of this State, shall continue to hold the same, and perform the duties of said office, until the expiration of the time for which he or they have been elected and commissioned, and until their successors shall be elected, qualified and commissioned in manner and form as herein before provided for; Provided, that nothing in this Act shall be so construed as to prohibit the Judges of one

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Judicial District from presiding and holding Courts in any of the Districts or Circuits of this State under such [Illegible Text] as have heretofore been customary and allowed by law. Judges in office to serve out then term. Judges, may [Illegible Text] 15. SEC. VIII. And be it further enacted, That in case of vacancies by death, resignation or otherwise, the Governor shall appoint until a new election is ordered and had and the person elected is commissioned. Vacancies filled by [Illegible Text] until [Illegible Text] is [Illegible Text] and [Illegible Text] 16. SEC. IX. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That all laws and parts of laws militating against this Act, and the true intent and meaning thereof, be and the same are hereby repealed. Repealing clause. Approved, January 27th, 1852. (No. 53.) An Act to amend an Act entitled an Act to lay off and divide the State into Eight Congressional Districts, and to point out the mode of electing Members to Congress in each District, and to provide against illegal voting so far as to re-organize said Districts. 17. SECTION I. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Georgia in General Assembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That from and after the passage of this Act, the counties of Chatham, Effingham, Bryan, Liberty, McIntosh, Tattnall, Bulloch, Emanuel, Montgomery, Lowndes, Telfair, Appling, Glynn, Camden, Wayne, Ware, Laurens, Clinch, Thomas and Irwin, shall compose the First Congressional District. * * For former Apportionment see New Digest, 243, 246. First [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] district. 18. SEC. II. The counties of Muscogee, Stewart, Randolph, Early, Decatur, Baker, Lee, Dooly, Sumter, Macon, Pulaski and Marion, shall compose the Second Congressional District. [Illegible Text] 19. SEC. III. The counties of Harris, Talbot, Upson, Pike, Butts, Monroe, Bibb, Houston, Crawford and Spalding, shall compose the Third Congressional District. Third. 20. SEC. IV. That the counties of Troup, Meriwether, Coweta, Heard, Campbell, Fayette, Henry, DeKalb and Cobb, shall compose the Fourth Congressional District. [Illegible Text] 21. SEC. V. That the counties of Dade, Walker, Murray, Gilmer, Chattooga, Floyd, Gordon, Cass, Cherokee,

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Paulding, Carroll and Polk, shall compose the Fifth Congressional District. [Illegible Text] 22. SEC. VI. That the counties of Union, Lumpkin, Rabun, Habersham, Hall, Forsyth, Gwinnett, Walton, Clark, Jackson, Madison and Franklin, shall compose the Sixth Congressional District. Sixth. 23. SEC. VII. That the counties of Newton, Morgan, Green, Jasper, Putnam, Jones, Baldwin, Hancock, Washington, Wilkinson and Twiggs, shall compose the Seventh Congressional District. Seventh. 24. SEC. VIII. That the counties of Elbert, Oglethorpe, Lincoln, Wilkes, Taliaferro, Warren, Columbia, Richmond, Burke, Jefferson and Scriven, shall compose the Eighth Congressional District. Eighth. Approved, January 22, 1852.

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EVIDENCE * * In cases of Injuries to Rafts, burdenof proof on the owner of [Illegible Text]See Internal Transportation, Section 153. TITLE XI (No. 54.) An Act to amend the Act of Eighteen Hundred and Thirty-Eight regulating the taking testimony in certain cases. 1. SECTION I. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Georgia in General Assembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That in addition to the cases already specified in the Act assented to twenty-eighth of December, Eighteen Hundred and Thirty-Eight, * * New Digest, 268. the party plaintiff or defendant, where he has but a single witness to prove any particular point or fact in his case, may take his testimony by commission, exactly as in cases provided for by said Act of Eighteen Hundred and Thirty-Eight, with the restrictions and limitations therein set forth. [Illegible Text] Approved, January 5th, 1852. NOTEAn unanthorized registry of a deed does not make it evidence with [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] of its execution. [Illegible Text] Ga., 440. The registry of a voluntary deed is no notice to a subsequent purchaser. [Illegible Text] Ga.

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EXECUTORS ADMINISTRATORS, COURTS OF ORDIN ARY, GUARDIANS, ORPHANS, WILLS, [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] TITLE XII. ART. I. COURT OF ORDINARY. ART. II. DUTIES, C., OF EXECUTORS, ADMINISTRATORS AND GUARDIANS. ART. III. WILLS. ART. I. COURT OF ORDINARY As to Lunatic Slaves, c., see Title Slaves and Free Persons of Color. The Ordinary is ex officio School Commissioner. See Title Academics and [Illegible Text] Schools, See. 3. As to a Seal of Office, see Title County Officers, Sec. 1. As to Deputy, see same Title, Sec. 6. SEC. 1. NameExisting Laws. SEC. 2. C. C. O., Adm'rs., c.Repealed. SEC. 3. Duty of Clerks hereafter appointed. SEC. 4. Executor, c., electedOrdinary. SEC. 5. Disqualified in future. SEC. 6. Mandamus vs. Inferior Court. SEC. 7. Office of Ordinary. SEC. 8. Terms of Court. SEC. 9. ElectionQualification. SEC. 10. Dedimus, c. SEC. 11. Sales of Realty and Slaves. SEC. 12. Sales of Personalty. SEC. 13. Vacancieshow filled. SEC. 14. Bonds. SEC. 15. Oath. SEC. 16. Bonds of Administrators, c. SEC. 17. ReturnsVouchers SEC. 18. Fees. SEC. 19. Appeal. SEC. 20. Practice of Law. SEC. 21. Return of C. C. O. to Judge. SEC. 22. Repealing clause. SEC. 23. Acts legalized. (No. 55.) An Act to carry into effect the amended Constitution of this State in reference to the Ordinaries of said State, and for other purposes. 1. SEC. I. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Georgia in General Assembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That from and after the passage of this Act, the several Courts established in pursuance of the provisions as contained in the above recited amended Constitution shall be known by the name and style of the Court of Ordinary, [Dagger] [Dagger] See New Digest, 283, for name of Old Court. and that the person who shall be or may have been elected in pursuance of the provisions of said amended Constitution, shall be known as the Ordinary, and that all laws now of force which apply to the Justices of the Inferior

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Court sitting as a Court of Ordinary, and to the Clerks of said Court, and which are not inconsistent with the provisions of this Act, be and the same are hereby continued and made applicable to the proceedings of the said Courts of Ordinary and to the Ordinary of said Court. * * For these Laws, see New Digest, 281, et. seq. Name and style of the Court. The Ordinary Existing laws continued in force. 2. SEC. II. And be it further enacted, That all Laws which now authorize the Clerk of the Court of Ordinary to receive any estate of any kind under any circumstances into his hands, be and the same are hereby repealed, Laws repealed [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] Act of [Illegible Text] (New Digest, [Illegible Text]) Act of 1815, (New Digest, [Illegible Text]) [Illegible Text] III, and VI, of Act of 1839, (New Digest, [Illegible Text]) Act of [Illegible Text] (New Digest, [Illegible Text]) [Illegible Text] also, [Illegible Text] IV, of Act of 1850, (New Digest, 339.) and that in all cases where any estate is now or shall be unrepresented either in the first instance by the failure of any person to apply for letters of Administration or letters Testamentary or letters of Guardianship or after applying have now or shall hereafter fail or refuse to give the bond and qualify as required by law, or if a vacancy shall occur by the death, dismission or otherwise, of any Administrator or Administrators or Administratrix, Executor or Executrix or Executors, Guardian or Guardians, or shall be [Illegible Text] for any other cause, then and in all such cases, it shall be the duty of the Ordinary to vest the Administration or Guardianship of such estate either in the Clerk of the Superior or Inferior Court of the county, or in any other person or persons residing in said county whom he shall deem fit and proper for such Administration or Guardianship, in his discretion, requiring bond and security as in other cases: Provided, always, that the said Ordinary shall first give thirty days public notice as heretofore required by law, in such cases. Laws [Illegible Text] Estates in Clerk's hands [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] 3. SEC. III. And be it further enacted, That the said Ordinary shall, within three months after his qualification, require all Clerks of the former Court of Ordinary who have been appointed by the said Court, Administrators or Guardians on any estate, and have not given good and sufficient bond for said Administration or Guardianship, to come to a full and fair exhibit and account of the condition of said estate, or estates, and either to give bond and security as now required by law, or in the event of his failure to do so to be dismissed, and the said Ordinary shall forthwith appoint another Administrator or Guardian as now required by law under the foregoing provision of this Act. [Illegible Text] 4. SEC. IV. And be it further enacted, That upon the first election for Ordinaries in this State, any person who

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may be elected shall not be disqualified for said office by reason of his being at the time of his election an Executor, Administrator or Guardian, but immediately upon his qualification for said office his letters testamentary, or of administration or guardianship, shall abate, when such letters were obtained in the county for which he was elected Ordinary, and in cases when such Ordinary has received such letters upon his own application and when the estate is not represented by any other person, it shall be his duty forthwith to issue a citation, calling upon all persons interested in such estate or ward to appear and apply for letters, which shall be granted in accordance with all the provisions of law, regulating the granting of such letters; and if no application be made, the administration of such estate or guardianship shall devolve upon the Clerk of the Superior Court of the county, or such person as shall be appointed by the Judge of the Superior Court, and in cases where such Ordinary may by virtue of any former office held by him have been appointed Administrator or Guardian, the said office and duty shall devolve upon the Clerk of the Superior Court of the county, to whom the proper letters shall be issued and whose duty it shall be, in all cases where such administration or guardianship is thrown upon him, to receive from the said Ordinary the estate in his hands, and to make a prompt settlement of the accounts of said Ordinary with said estate, * * See, also, Sec. 21. and should [Illegible Text] Ordinary neglect or refuse to discharge any of the duties pointed out in this section, he shall be proceeded against by Mandamus at the instance of the Clerk of the Superior Court, or any person acting in behalf of the estate or ward in his custody; and if in any case any Ordinary who may be elected shall fail justly to account for all estates and moneys in his hands as Executor, Administrator or Guardian, he shall forever after be disqualified to hold said office. [Illegible Text] Citation is such cases. If no applicant, Judge of Superior Court to appoint. If Ordinary or former Clerk was Administrator, c., Clerk of Superior Court to be his [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] 5. SEC. V. And be it further enacted, That the Ordinary, after his election and qualification, shall not receive any estate in his hands as Executor, Administrator or Guardian during his continuance in office, and from and after the expiration of the first term of office of the Ordinary, no Executor, Administrator or Guardian, whilst he holds such office in the county of his residence, shall be qualified or competent to hold the office of Ordinary. Executor, Administrator and Guardian disqualified [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] Ordinary. 6. SEC. VI. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That if the Justices of the Inferior Court of any

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county, or a majority of them, shall refuse to deliver up to any Ordinary, to be elected under the provisions of the amended Constitution, the books and papers belonging to the Court of Ordinary of said county in their legal custody and possession when demanded by said Ordinary, it shall and may be lawful for said Ordinary to go before the Judge of the Superior Court of the county of his residence, and make affidavit before him of the fact that he has been duly elected and commissioned as such Ordinary, and shall produce to said Judge his commission, and that he had demanded of said Justices the books and papers belonging to the Court of Ordinary in their custody and possession, and that the said Justices of the Inferior Court, or a majority of them, fail, neglect or refuse to deliver up the same to him; and upon such affidavit being made, it shall be the duty of the said Judge of the Superior Court forthwith to issue his writ of mandamus, to be directed to the said Justices of the Inferior Court, which shall be served by the Sheriff of the county, requiring the said Justices, within five days after the issuing the same, to show cause before him why they have not delivered over to said Ordinary the said books and papers as demanded by him; and the said Justices of the Inferior Court failing, neglecting or refusing to show good and sufficient cause at the return of said mandamus, the said Judge of the Superior Court shall forthwith issue against said Justices an absolute mandamus, and upon their failing forthwith to comply with the same, the said Judge of the Superior Court being satisfied of that fact by affidavit of said Ordinary, shall proceed against said Justices of the Inferior Court as in cases of contempt. [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text]. [Illegible Text]. 7. SEC. VII. And be it further enacted, That the said Ordinary shall keep his office at the county site, or such other place as is authorized by law; which office shall be open for the transaction of all business at all times except Sunday; Provided, that no will shall be admitted to record, or letters Testamentary or of Administration or Guardianship, or letters Dismissary be granted, or any order for the sale of real estate or negroes be granted, except at a regular term of the Court. [Illegible Text]. [Illegible Text] 8. SEC. VIII. And be it further enacted, That the regular terms of said Court shall be held on the first Monday in each month, except January, which shall be on the second Monday thereof, which shall be opened and attended as the Court of Ordinary has hitherto been. * * Therefore, once in two months, (New Digest, 281.) [Illegible Text]

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9. SEC. IX. And be it further enacted, That the returns of all elections for Ordinary shall be made to the Governor, in the same manner as the returns are now made by law of elections for the Justices of the Inferior Court, * * See New Digest, 206. and the person having the largest number of votes for said office shall be commissioned by the Governor; and the person so commissioned shall within ten days See New Digest, 202. after notice is given that said commission has issued, take the oath and give the bond prescribed by this act, and in default thereof said office shall be declared vacant by the Justices of the Inferior Court of said county, and the person so failing shall be ineligible to fill said vacancy. Election of Ordinary. Shall qualify in ten days. 10. SEC. X. And be it further enacted, That the Governor, when he issues said commission, shall also issue a dedimus to the Justices of the Inferior Court of the several counties respectively, authorizing them, or a majority, to administer the oath and take the bond herein prescribed. And any one or more of said Justices who shall receive said dedimus and commission shall immediately give notice thereof to the person so commissioned. [Illegible Text] Duty of Inferior Court. 11. SEC. XI. And be it further enacted, That notice of every application for leave to sell real estate or negroes shall be published in some public gazette, weekly, for two months, instead of four months as heretofore required, and all notices of the sale of said property shall be published in the same manner forty days after said leave is granted, instead of sixty days as heretofore required, which sale shall be on the first Tuesday in the month, and at the Court House or other place as now required by law. [Dagger] [Dagger] For previous Law, see New Digest, 313, 328, 319. Notice of leave to sell [Illegible Text] 2 months Sale 10 days. 12. SEC. XII. And be it further enacted, That any Executor, Administrator, or Administrator ad [Illegible Text] shall have power to sell all personal property other than negroes, of a perishable nature after inventory and appraisment, upon notice of said sale as may to the Ordinary seem just and proper, provided that at least ten days notice be given. For the Law heretofore, see New Digest, 302. Sec. III of Act of 1805 ( Ib. 314) [Illegible Text] not inconsistent, with this Act Sale of [Illegible Text] other than negroes. 13. SEC. XIII. And be it further enacted, That when ever any vacancy may occur in said office by death, resignation or otherwise, it shall be the duty of the Justices of the Inferior Court of the county in which said vacancy may happen, immediately thereafter to order an election to be held to fill said vacancy, and give twenty day's public notice thereof, and every person who may be elected to fill

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said vacancy shall be commissioned in the like manner as his [Illegible Text], for the unexpired term of said office, and shall be entitled to demand, have and receive of and from, any Clerk of the Superior Court, who may have acted [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] Ordinary, any and all records and other papers and things appertaining to said office; and any Clerk of the Superior Court who shall refuse to deliver the same shall be liable to rule and attachment in the Superior Court of said county for contempt: Provided, in case of a tie the Justices of the Inferior Court shall order a new election in the same way and manner as in a case of a vacancy. [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] 14. SEC. XIV. And be it further enacted, That each and every Ordinary, before he shall enter on the duties of his [Illegible Text], shall give bond and security, in the sum of two thousand dollars, for the faithful discharge of his duties as a Clerk, by himself and his deputy, which bond shall be approved by three Justices of the Inferior Court and be made payable to the Governor for the time being, and his successors in office, and shall be filed and recorded in the same manner as Sheriff's bonds. And said Ordinary shall have power to take bond and security from his deputy, for the faithful performance of his duty as such. Bond. Bond of [Illegible Text]. 15. SEC. XV. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the Ordinary elected or to be elected as aforesaid, shall, before he is commissioned and enters on the duties of his office, take and subscribe, before the Justices of the Inferior Court, of the county of his residence, or a majority of them, the following oath or affirmation: I. A. B., do solemnly swear or affirm (as the case may be) that I will well and faithfully discharge the duties of Ordinary for the county ofduring my continuance in [Illegible Text] according to law, to the best of my knowledge and ability, without favor or affection to any party, and that I will only receive my legal fees of officeso help me God. And each and every deputy appointed [Illegible Text] the provisions of this Act shall take and subscribe a similar oath before said Justices. Oath. [Illegible Text] 16. SEC. XVI. And be it further enacted, That all bonds relating to the probate of wills, or the administration or guardianship of estates, heretofore required to be payable to the Justices of the Inferior Court when sitting for Ordinary purposes, and their successors in office, or to the Inferior Court or the Justices thereof, under whatever name or style, * * See New Digest, 308, and notes shall from and after the time at which this Act shall take effect, be payable to the Ordinary and his successors in office. [Illegible Text]

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17. SEC. XVII. And be it further enacted, That no return of any Executor, Administrator or Guardian, shall be allowed until after the expiration of thirty days from the filing of the same, [1] [1] For construction of the Law, as to passing returns, prior to this Act, see 10 Ga. 65. and it shall be the duty of the Ordinary to record all vouchers offered with said returns, and return said vouchers to said Executor, Administrator or Guardian on demand for the same, and said Ordinary, for recording such vouchers, shall be entitled to ten cents for every hundred words. [Illegible Text] Vouchers to be recorded.Fees. 18. SEC. XVIII. And be it further enacted, That the fees of said Ordinary, for the examination and recording of returns upon estates, shall be as follows, to-wit: On all estates not worth more than TWO thousand dollars, the same fee as heretofore allowed for examing and recording a return; on estates worth more than two thousand and not more than ten thousand dollars, twenty-five per centum in addition to such former fee; and on estates worth more than ten thousand dollars, fifty per centum on such former fees. And all other fees and charges for services rendered by said Ordinary shall be the same as now fixed by law. Fees of Ordinary. 19. SEC. XIX. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That in case either party in said Court of Ordinary shall or may be dissatisfied with any decision of the said Ordinary thereof, then, and in all such cases, such dissatisfied party may within four days after the decision and judgment of the said Ordinary therein, be allowed to enter an appeal to the Superior Court, under the same rules and restrictions as are now prescribed by law for entering appeals from the Inferior Courts sitting for Ordinary purposes. * * For these regulations, see new Digest, 283, 497. Appeal to Superior Court. 20. SEC. XX. And be it further enacted, That it shall not be lawful for the Ordinary, nor any legal partner of said Ordinary, to practice in said Court of Ordinary, or be retained as counsel in any cause originating in said Court, and carried by appeal or writ of error to any higher Court, nor shall such Ordinary or his legal partner receive any fee or reward for any service rendered or counsel given in any matter connected with said Court, other than the fees authorized by law to said Ordinary; and any Ordinary violating the provisions of this section, or permitting its violation by any legal partner practising in said Court before him, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and on conviction shall be fined and imprisoned at the discretion of the Court, and shall forfeit his commission, and

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shall be ineligible to re-election: Provided, nothing in this section shall prevent said Ordinary from practising in any other cause, in any other Court. [Illegible Text] and partner prohibited from [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] giving [Illegible Text] in [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] is his Court. Violation[Illegible Text] 21. SEC. XXI. And be it further enacted, That at the first term of the Superior Courts of each county, after the election of the Ordinary, it shall be his duty to report to the Judge of the said Court the estates in his hands unrepresented, and which devolve upon the Clerk of the Superior Court, or other persons, by the provisions of this Act, and also a statement of the condition of said estates, and it shall be the duty of the said Judge to compel the said Clerks to take out Administration or Guardianship on the same, if he has neglected or refused so to do, or to appoint a Receiver or Guardian under such rules as he may prescribe, and the said Clerk, or such Receiver, if such be appointed, shall be subject to such orders in chancery as may be made from time to time respecting the management of any estate committed to him, and shall also account to the Ordinary, in the same manner as other Administrators all his transactions with regard to said estates. Return of Ordinary on [Illegible Text] in his hands to the Judge of Superior Court. Duty of Judge. 22. SEC. XXII. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That all laws and parts of laws militating against this Act, be, and the same are hereby, repealed. [Illegible Text] Assented to January 21, 1852. (No. 56.) An Act [Illegible Text] render valid all records made, or other official Acts done in certain cases therein specified. Whereas, doubts have been suggested of the legality of all records made, or other official acts done by persons who were Clerks of the Court of Ordinary, since the passage of an Act, entitled An Act to alter and amend the sixth Section and the third Article of the Constitution of the State of Georgia: 23. SECTION I. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Georgia in General Assembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That all records made, or other official acts done, by any former Clerk of the Court of Ordinary, since the fifth day of December, 1851, be, and the same are hereby,

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made valid to all intents and purposes, and that any exemplification of said records, executed in due form, shall be admissable as evidence in all Courts of law and equity in this State. Acts of Interior Court as Court of Ordinary [Illegible Text]. Approved January 22, 1852. ART. II. DUTIES, POWERS, BONDS, SALES, C. * * See former Art. I., (Court of Ordinary,) Sec. 11, 12, as to sales of realty and personaltySec 16, as to bonds of Administrators, c., to whom [Illegible Text] Sec. 17, as to returns of Executors, c., recording of vouchers, c., Sec. 19, as to Appeal. See [Illegible Text], as to public sales; also, as to mode of suit upon bonds of Executors, Administrators and Guardians. SEC. 24. Com. to dec'd Executors, c. SEC. 25. Extra Commissions. SEC. 26. Repealing clause. SEC. 27. Pay for traveling, c. SEC. 28. Guardian by Will, c.Bond. SEC. 29. Repealing clause. SEC. 30. Adm'rs Bondsamount, of. SEC. 31. Realty of Free Negroes. SEC. 32. Repealing clause. SEC. 33. Foreign Gua'nincompotent, c. (No 57.) An Act to point out the mode of paying commission to Administrators, [Illegible Text] and Guardians, and for other purposes therein named. WHEREAS, it is doubtful, according to present laws, whether Executors, Administrators and Guardians, are entitled, on death, removal or discharge, to commission for paying out the estates of which he or she or they are Executors, Administrators or Guardians, and, whereas, it is also doubtful when any after appointed Executors, Administrators or Guardians are entitled to any commission for receiving said estates, for remedy whereof 24. SECTION I. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Georgia, in General Assembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority aforesaid, That, hereafter, when any Executor, Administrator or Guardian shall die or be removed or discharged from office before he, she or they shall have administered or paid over the estate of which he, she or they are Executor, Administrator or Guardian, then and in that case said Executor, Administrator or Guardian, or representative of any deceased Executor, Administrator or Guardian, shall receive no commission on the money or effects which

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he, she or they shall pay to his, her or their successor or successors, and that no after appointed Executor, Administrator or Guardian of said estate or ward, shall be entitled to any commission on the money or effects which he, she or they shall receive from his, her or their predecessor, or the representative of his, her or their predecessor. [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] 25. SEC. II. And be it further enacted, That the Court of Ordinary shall, in all cases arising under this Act, allow such extra pay for extra services as may be by them deemed equitable and just. Ordinary may allow extra [Illegible Text]. 26. SEC. III. And be it further enacted, That all laws and parts of laws militating against this Act, be, and the same are hereby, repealed. Repealing clause. Approved, January 19, 1852. (No. 58.) An Act to compensate Executors, Administrators and Guardians in certain cases. 27. SECTION I. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Georgia in General Assembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That where Executors, Administrators or Guardians, in the discharge of their duty, have been required or shall be required to travel out of the county of their residence, the Court of Ordinary shall allow to them the amount of their actual disbursement, to be ascertained by the statement of the Executor, Administrator, or Guardian, on oath; and shall also allow them a reasonable compensation for the time devoted to the service, to be adjudged by the Court; Provided, said Court shall be satisfied that such attention and service was necessary to the interest represented, and that such allowances shall be subject to revision by a Court of Equity as heretofore in similar cases. Extra pay for travelling out of county. How and [Illegible Text] much [Illegible Text]. Approved, January 20, 1852.

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(No 59.) An Act to secure the property of Minors against the mismanagement of their Guardians, by requiring bond and security. 28. SECTION I. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Georgia in General Assembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That from and after the passage of this Act, whenever any child or children shall have any Guardian, by statute appointed, or by the deed or will of the father or mother of said child or children, and any property shall descend to said child or children by virtue of the act of distributions, or of any will, deed or gift, other than from said parents, it shall be the duty of the Court of Ordinary, Executors, Administrators or Trustee, as the case may be, having the control of said property, to withhold said property from said Guardian until bond and good security be given, as in other cases of Guardianship, to be judged of by the Court of Ordinary, for the faithful performance of said trust; Provided, that if such Guardian shall fail or refuse to give such bond and security, then, and in that case, said Court may appoint some other fit and suitable person to act as such, first compelling said person to give bond and good security, as is now required in other cases of Guardianship. [Illegible Text]. Or else [Illegible Text] other [Illegible Text]. 29. SEC. II. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That all laws and parts of laws militating against this Act, be, and the same are hereby, repealed. Repealing clause. Approved, January 22, 1852. (No. 60.) An Act to alter and amend an Act, entitled An Act to protect the Estates of Orphans and to make permanent provisions for the Poor, approved, December 18 th, 1792, so far as relates to the amount of the bond to be given by Administrators, also, to authorize the sale of Real Estate of free persons of color, and to provide for the disposition of the proceeds. 30. SECTION I. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Georgia in General

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Assembly act, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That from and after the passage of this Act, every Administrator shall be required to give bond, with good and sufficient security, in a sum equal to double the amount of the estate they shall be appointed to administer. * * For Act attended, see New Digest, 308, 309. The bond must be payable to be Ordinary and his [Illegible Text] - see See 16 of this Title. Administrators Bond to be double the [Illegible Text]. 31. SEC. II. And be it further enacted, That all the laws of this State, applicable to the sale of real estate of minors in the hands of Guardians New Digest, 325 shall apply to and govern the sale of real estate owned by free persons of color by their Guardians, to be observed and contormed to; and no sale shall be valid without the permission of the Court of Ordinary, which Court shall prescribe the mode and property in which the proceeds shall be disposed of or invested. Sale of Fire Persons of Color. 32. SEC. III. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That all laws and parts of laws militating against this Act, be, and the same are hereby, repealed. Repealing [Illegible Text]. Approved, January 22, 1852. (No. 61.) An Act to amend an Act relative to Guardians of Minors receiving and recovering property belonging to their Wards, assented to, 25th of December, 1837. 33. SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Georgia in General Assembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That it shall not be lawful, by virtue of any thing in said [Illegible Text] contained, for any foreign Guardian to receive or recover any property from any Guardian of person and property, or person or property, appointed by the laws of this State, or from any testamentary Guardian, when the said Guardian, or any friend of the ward or wards, shall by affidavit suggest that the said foreign Guardian is an incompetent person to take charge of such ward or wards, or his or their property, or that the security given by him is insufficient, or that the removal of the property would be injurious to the interest of such ward; and whenever such affidavit is made, the Court, before whom the application of said foreign Guardian is made, may receive proof

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other than that set forth in the said Act of 1837, of the competency of the said foreign Guardian, of the sufficiency of his security, and the injury likely to accrue by the removal of the property, and upon an issue being made and proof [Illegible Text] to the satisfaction of the Court that the said foreign Guardian is incompetent, or his security insufficient, or that the removal of the property will be injurious to the interest of the ward, the application of the said foreign Guardian shall not be granted, any law, usage or custom to the contrary notwithstanding. * * For the Act of which this is [Illegible Text], see [Illegible Text] Digest, [Illegible Text]. [Illegible Text] Approved, January 12, 1852. DECISIONS OF SUPREME COURT ON THIS SUBJECT, in Volumes IX and X.An Executor may bring Ejectment, IX Ga., 53. Ordinary Letters to administer rights and credits, c., give authority to administer on Real Estate. (Ibid.) A Bond by an Administrator to convey land in contemplation of a sale under order of Court is void. IX Ga., 114. Letters of Administration must be [Illegible Text] at first term after citation, unless the application is regularly continued. IX Ga., 135. An Executor cannot appeal without security, where the judgment is against him personally. IX Ga., [Illegible Text]. The widow of an [Illegible Text] is not entitled to have advancements to children brought into [Illegible Text] for her benefit. IX Ga., 189. If she dies in the year, not having made her election, her Executor cannot do so for her. Ibid. In a proceeding to set aside Letters of Dismission, it is competent to show a fraudulent misrepresentation to the Court granting them. IX Ga., 217. The widow and family are entitled to one years' support whether the estate be solvent or insolvent. IX Ga., 261; see also X Ga. 37. For the purpose of marshaling the assets of an [Illegible Text] Estate, an Executor or Administrator may file a bill. IX Ga., [Illegible Text]. The power of an Administrator with the Will [Illegible Text], is [Illegible Text] to the property disposed of by the Will. IX Ga., 460. An Executor procuring Letters Dismissory by fraud, will not be protected thereby. IX Ga., 547. The mode of procuring them specified. Ibid. Time and mode of passing returns. X Ga., 63. A minor who has a separate estate, although his parents are alive, is an Orphan in the meaning of the Act of 1799, giving a lieu on [Illegible Text]. X Ga., 65. This lien takes precedence of all others. Ibid. Twenty years only will bar the claim of a Ward upon his Guardian. Ibid. The person entitled to the estate is entitled to the administration. X Ga., 98. The husband of a married sister, (she being sole [Illegible Text],) has [Illegible Text] of an uncle. Ibid. Under the Act of 1845, an Administrator de [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] may proceed against the removed Executor or Administrator for an account; since that Act, as a general [Illegible Text], the creditors cannot. The purchaser of land from an Administrator is put in the same situation that the [Illegible Text] was in. X Ga., 312. As to Widow's Dower, see X Ga., 321, 435. Where the Administrator fails to sue for personal property until barred by the [Illegible Text] of Limitation, the minor distributors are barred also. X Ga., 358. An execution against an [Illegible Text] estate, may be levied within the twelve months of exemption from suit. X Ga.

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[Illegible Text]. III. WILLS. SECTION 34. Wills of personaltyhow [Illegible Text]; SECTION 35. How evoked; SECTION 36. Probate thereof; SECTION 37. [Illegible Text] wills excepted; SECTION 38. Publication of Act. (No. 62.) An Act to require all Wills of personal property to be executed and proved in the same manner as is now prescribed by law for the execution and proof of devises of Real Estate. 34. SEC. I. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Georgia in General Assembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the the same, That from and after the first day of June next, all Wills and Testaments of personal property shall be in writing, and signed by the party so willing and bequeathing the same, or by some other person in his presence and by his express direction, and shall be attested and subscribed in the presence of the said testator by three or four credible witnesses, or else they shall be utterly void and of none effect. Wills of [Illegible Text] how [Illegible Text] and [Illegible Text]. 35. SEC. II. And be it further enacted, by the authority aforesaid, That all laws and parts of laws now of force in this State, and applicable to the revocation of devises of Real Estate, shall extend to Wills and Testaments of personal property. Revoked in same [Illegible Text] 36. SEC. III. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That all laws and parts of laws now of force in this State, prescribing the mode of proof of devises of Real Estate, are hereby extended to Wills and Testaments of personal property. * * [Illegible Text] the laws referred to in this and the preceding Section, see [Illegible Text] Digest, 1128, 1129; (Statutes of Frauds, Sections V, VI, and XXII.) [Illegible Text] 37. SEC. IV. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That this Act shall not be construed to extend to [Illegible Text] Wills. As to [Illegible Text] Wills, see New Digest, 1129; (Statute of Frauds, XIX, XX, XXI.) [Illegible Text] 38. SEC. V. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That as soon as this Act shall be passed, it shall

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be the duty of the Governor to cause the same to be published in three or more [Illegible Text] the public Gazettes of this State, at least once in every week until the first day of June next, and that all laws and parts of laws militating against the provisions of this Act, be and the same are hereby repealed. Publication of [Illegible Text] Act. Repealing clause. Approved, January 21, 1852, NOTE.The birth of a child revokes a Will under the Act of 1836, where no positive provision is made for such child. X Ga., [Illegible Text].

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INSOLVENT DEBTORS. TITLE XIII. (No. 63.) An Act to amend an Act entitled an Act to exempt from levy and sale under execution, certain property therein mentioned, assented to December 11 th, 1821; and to extend the provisions of the same. 1. SECTION I. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of [Illegible Text] of the State of Georgia in General Assembly [Illegible Text] and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That every white citizen of this State, male or female, being the head of a family, (in addition to the property mentioned in the above recited Act,) shall be entitled to own, hold and possess, free and exempt from levy and sale, by virtue of any judgment, order or [Illegible Text] of any Court of Law or Equity in this State, founded on any [Illegible Text] made after the first day of May next, or any process [Illegible Text] from the same, one [Illegible Text] or yoke of oxen, or [Illegible Text] and cart or ox waggon, where said head of family owns no [Illegible Text] subject to all the provisions of the before recited Act. * * For the Act of 1841, see [Illegible Text] Digest, 389; see also the note on page 385. 1 1 Exempt also from sale for taxes. Unpublished decision at Columbus, [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] Approved, January 22, 1852. [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] in casa taking the liberty of prison bounds, must be [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] by the Sherill at the end of six [Illegible Text] without special order. [Illegible Text]

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INTERNAL TRANSPORTATION. TITLE XIV. ART. I. RAILROADS. 1. GENERAL LAWS. 2. STATE ROADS. 3. PRIVATE CORPORATIONS. ART. II. STEAMBOAT AND CANAL [Illegible Text] 1. GENERAL LAWS. 2. PRIVATE CORPORATIONS. ART. III. [Illegible Text] AND PLANK ROADS 1. GENERAL LAWS 2. PRIVATE CORPORATIONS. ART. I. RAILROADS. 1. GENERAL LAWS. * * For Act exempting certain of the employees of Railroad Companies [Illegible Text] Road duty, see Title Roads, Bridges, Ferries, c. SECTION 1. Through Rates. SECTION 2. Publication; Liability. SECTION 3. W. A. R. R. may join. SECTION 4. Repealing clause. SECTION 5. Sign boards at crossings. SECTION 6. [Illegible Text] Duty. SECTION 7. Penalty on Directors SECTION 8. Penalty on Engineers. (No. 64.) An Act to authorize the several Railroad Companies of this State to establish through rates for the transportation and conveyance of produce, merchandize, and passengers, over their respective routes jointly. 1. SECTION I. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Georgia in General Assembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That from and after the passage of this Act, it shall be lawful for any two or more of the Railroad Companies of this State, to establish and agree upon a through rate or tariff of freights for the transportation and conveyance of Produce, Merchandise and Passengers over their respective roads jointly; and to levy and collect such rates or tolls for such transportation as they may be by law entitled

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to on their respective roads; Provided, That the charges or rates for such joint transportation over two or more of said roads, shall in no case be higher than the established local rates of said companies when added together. Two or more companies may establish through [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] 2. SEC. II. Be it further enacted, That whenever any two or more of said companies shall establish such through rates as aforesaid, they shall publish the same in one or more of the public Gazettes of this State; and such publication shall be evidence of the joint undertaking of said companies so to transport Produce, [Illegible Text] and Passengers, and they shall be held to the same obligations and liabilities for such joint business as they are by law held for their local or individual business. [Illegible Text] of [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] 3. SEC. III. Be it further enacted, That said Companies, or any of them, may make and agree upon through rates as aforesaid, with the authorized officers of the Western and Atlantic Railroad. W. A. R. maybe a party 4. SEC. IV. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That all laws or parts of laws conflicting with this Act, be and the same are hereby repealed. [Illegible Text] Approved, January 20, 1852. (No. 65.) As Act to prescribe certain rules and regulations to be observed by the [Illegible Text] Railroad Companies in running engines upon their [Illegible Text] tracks, and [Illegible Text] a penalty for the violation of the same 5. SECTION I. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Georgia in General [Illegible Text] met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That the several Railroad companies in this State shall be required by the first day of February next, to [Illegible Text] and put up in a substantial manner sign boards parallel with their track, and over each and every public road where the same crosses the Railroad track, and sufficiently high to allow the passage under them of any vehicle commonly used upon said roads, and to have painted in large letters on each side thereof, Look out for the Engine when the Whistle blows. [Illegible Text] 6. SEC. II. And be it further enacted, That each of said companies shall cause to be fixed on the line of their track

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and at the distance of two hundred yards from the centre of each public road, on each side of said road, a post, and the Engineer shall be required, whenever he shall arrive at either of said posts, to blow the whistle of the Engine until the Engine arrives at the public road, and shall more over, be required to check the speed of said Engine, so as to enable him to stop said Engine should any person or thing be crossing said track on said public road. [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] to whistle and [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] 7. SEC. III. And be it further enacted, That should any company fail or neglect to put up said sign-board and posts as required by the first Section of this Act, the President and Directors of such Company shall each be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon indictment and conviction thereof, in the county where such failure occurs, shall each be subject to a fine of not less than five hundred nor more than one thousand dollars. Neglect to comply, a [Illegible Text] in Directors. Penalty. 8. SEC. IV. And be it further enacted, That upon the failure of any Engineer to comply with the requisitions of this Act, he shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon indictment and conviction thereof in the county where such failure occurs, he shall be punished by fine or imprisonment, or both, at the discretion of the Court; and the Company in whose employ said Engineer shall be engaged shall be held accountable for the payment of said fine. Neglect by Engineer [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] Penalty. SEC. V. And be it further enacted, That nothing in this Act shall be so construed as to prevent any Railroad Company from being liable in action for damages at the instance of any person or persons injured, or whose property may be injured by the running of their Engines and Cars upon their respective roads; and that all laws and parts of laws militating against this Act, be and the [Illegible Text] are hereby repealed. Approved, January 22, 1852. NOTE.Is a Railroad subject to [Illegible Text] and sale at [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] IX Ga. [Illegible Text] Proper proceeding in Equity. (Ibid.)

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2. STATE ROAD. * * As to through rates with other Companies, see Ante [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] of this [Illegible Text] SECTION 9. Future Government of; SECTION 10. Superintendent, Term; SECTION 11. Duties and Powers; SECTION 12. Treasurer, Duties, c.; SECTION 13. Auditor, Duties, c.; SECTION 14. Bonds, to whom payable; SECTION 15. Cash for freights SECTION 16. Tickets For Passengers; SECTION 17. Act of 1850 continued; SECTION 18. Election of Superintendent; SECTION 19. Repealing clause; SECTION 20. $525,000 appropriated. SECTION 21. Bonds to be issued; SECTION 22. Sale of Bonds; SECTION 23. Proceeds of road pledged; SECTION 24. Surplus paid into Treasury; SECTION 25. Contract for Iron ratified; SECTION 26. Farther contract. SECTION 27. 7 per cent bonds issued; SECTION 28. Sale, c. of Bonds; SECTION 29. Authentication; SECTION 30. Proceeds of road pledged; SECTION 31. Route through Cassville; SECTION 32. Conditions; SECTION 33. Old route to be abandoned; SECTION 34. Repealing clause. (No. 66.) An Act for the government and management of the Western and Atlantic Railroad. 9. SEC. I. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Georgia in General Assembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That from and after the passage of this Act, the Western and Atlantic Railroad shall be governed, and its business conducted in accordance with provisions of this Act, hereinafter contained. Future [Illegible Text] of the [Illegible Text] 10. SEC. II. It shall be the duty of the Governor of this State to appoint an officer, who shall be styled [Illegible Text] Superintendent of the Western and Atlantic Railroad, and who shall hold his office until the first of January, Eighteen Hundred and Fifty-Four, or until a successor is qualified. This officer may be removed by the Governor at any time during the term of his appointment, and may be re-appointed from term to term. He shall also give bond and security, to be approved by the Governor, in the [Illegible Text] of twenty thousand dollars for the faithful discharge of the duties of his office. Superintend't Term of [Illegible Text] Removal. [Illegible Text] Bond. 11 SEC. III. It shall be the duty of the Superintendent of the Western and Atlantic Railroad to [Illegible Text] all the operations of the road connected with its construction, [Illegible Text] and management. He shall [Illegible Text] all the subordinate officers of said road, who shall be responsible

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to him, but those appointments shall be subject to the approval of the Governor. He shall have power to remove said officers, and to re-appoint others in their stead. It shall be his duty, by and with the consent of the Governor, to establish rates of freight and passage, and to make all necessary arrangements respecting such rates with other roads. He shall also contract for and purchase machinery, cars, materials, work-shops, and all other things necessary and proper for the construction, repair and equipment of the road and its general working and business; but all contracts and expenditures which exceed the sum of five thousand dollars, shall be subject to the approval of the Governor. He shall also have power, by and with the consent of the Governor, to make contracts with the Government of the United States for the transportation of mails over the said road, and to arrange schedules for running trains at such times, either by day or night, * * Day Schedule required by resolution, 1849. Par. 400 as they [Illegible Text] deem expedient. He shall also have power, with the approval of the Governor, to settle all claims against the Western and Atlantic Railroad, and should any dispute arise concerning any claim which cannot be amicably settled, the claimant shall be authorized to bring suits in any of the Superior Courts of the several counties of this State through which the said road passes, against the Superintendent of the Western and Atlantic Railroad in his official character. The judgment which may be obtained, shall be against the said Superintendent in his official character, and shall be satisfied by him from the assets of said [Illegible Text] but shall not bind his person or individual property. The said Superintendent shall also have power to sue officially for any claim due the State on account of the said road. [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] officers. [Illegible Text] of treight. Contracts for machinery, materials, etc. [Illegible Text] 5,000 dollars to be approved by the Gov't. [Illegible Text] of [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] for running [Illegible Text] Settlement of [Illegible Text] Suits [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] the [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] how [Illegible Text] Suits by the Superintend't It shall be the duty of the Superintendent to make all necessary rules and regulations for the proper conduct of the business of the road, and the enforcement of discipline and subordination, and he may impose penalties for a violation of said [Illegible Text] and for breaches of duty by all persons in the employment of said road. Rules for [Illegible Text] of the road. It shall also be the duty of the Superintendent to appoint all necessary accountants and clerks to perform the proper office duties pertaining to the business of the road, and he shall see that the books and accounts of the road shall be so kept, at all times, to show accurately the condition of its fiscal affairs. Appointment of [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] All disbursements made on account of said road shall be by warrant of the Superintendent, drawn upon the

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Treasurer; or vouchers approved by the Superintendent, and countersigned by the Auditor. [Illegible Text] It shall also be the duty of the Superintendent to have settlements with all agents of the said road for all money received by them, as promptly as may be practicable, and any agent neglecting or refusing to make a settlement when required, shall be discharged. It shall also be the duty of the Superintendent to make out and transmit to the Governor a quarterly statement, exhibiting the transactions of the road, its receipts and expenditures, which shall be published in one or more of the public Gazettes at the seat of Government. Settlements with agents. Defaulting agent [Illegible Text] Quarterly [Illegible Text] to the Governor, To be published. The salary of the Superintendent shall be Three Thousand Dollars per annum, payable quarterly. Salary of [Illegible Text] The said Superintendent shall, before entering upon the discharge of his office, take and subscribe in the presence of the Governor, the following oath, which shall be filed in the Excentive office: Oath. I (A. B.) do solemnly swear that I will faithfully and impartially perform all the duties of my office; that I will make no appointment nor do any act from fear, favor, reward, or the hope thereof, but that in all things I will be governed solely by regard to the interest of the State of Georgia, and that in the discharge of my duties I will neither make or permit to be made, any discrimination in favor of or against any Railroad Company in the State, or other persons or parties having business connections with, or relations to, the Western and Atlantic Railroad. It shall be the duty of the Governor to make out and deliver to the said Superintendent a commission under the seal of the State, and the Superintendent, for any corrupt or fraudulent conduct in violation of his duty and the oath herein [Illegible Text] shall be liable to impeachment. Commission, [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] 12. SEC. IV. It shall be the duty of the Governor to appoint an officer, who shall be styled the Treasurer of the Western and Atlantic Railroad, who shall hold his office for the same term and subject to the same provisions as herein before specified for the Superintendent. The Treasurer shall give bond with security, to be approved by the Governor, for the faithful discharge of the duties of his office, in the sum of thirty thousand dollars. It shall be the duty of the Treasurer to have the custody of all funds belonging to the road, and to pay out the same upon such warrants as in this Act provided; to receive all moneys from agents, accounting and collecting officers of the road, upon a settlement of their accounts with the Superintendent, and all such sums as may from time to time be applied

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by the Excentive authority for the use of said road, under any appropriation made by law. Treasurer. Term of [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] If at any time, from the earnings or receipts of the road, a larger amount of money shall accumulate in the hands of the Treasurer, than is necessary for immediate disbursement, the Governor may order such fund to be deposited by the Treasurer in the Treasury of the State, or at such other place as the Governor may designate. * * See Post. Sections 23 and 24. [Illegible Text] of [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] It shall be the duty of the Treasurer to make a quarterly statement of the receipts and disbursements of his of fice, which shall be published with the Superintendents. The salary of the Treasurer shall be Two Thousand Dollars per annum. Quarterly returns. Salary. 13. SEC. V. It shall be the duty of the Governor to appoint an Auditor of Accounts for the Western and Atlantic Railroad. It shall be the duty of the Auditor to examine and pass all bills and accounts against the road, and no warrant shall be paid by the Treasurer unless certified by the said Auditor. It shall also be the duty of said Auditor to examine and supervise all books kept by the subordinate accounting officers of said road. The salary of the Auditor shall be Fifteen Hundred Dollars per annum, and he shall give a bond with security, to be approved by the Governor, for the faithful discharge of the duties of his office in the sum of Fifteen Thousand Dollars. Auditor, Duties. Examination of Books. Bond. 14. SEC. VI. All bonds required by this Act shall be made payable to the Governor of this State and his successors in office. Bonds payable to Governor. 15. SEC. VII. No agent at any station of the Western and Atlantic Railroad shall give credit for any freight on goods transported over the said road or permit such goods to be removed from said stations until the freight shall be paid, with the exception of freights collectable by other companies having business connection with the said road. Freights to be paid in cash. 16. SEC. VIII. It shall be the duty of the Superintendent to require Tickets for Passengers to be sold at every Station or Depot on said Railroad, and passengers neglecting to obtain such tickets shall be charged an extra price, and every conductor of Passenger or Freight trains shall be required to make a settlement of the tickets and passage money received by him at the termination of every trip. Tickets [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] 17. SEC. IX. All the provisions of the Act approved February twenty-third, Eighteen Hundred and Fifty, entitled an Act to provide for the collection and safe keeping

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of the revenues of the Western and Atlantic Railroad, to punish those who may attempt to defraud the same, and for other purposes therein contained, not altered, repealed by, or in conflict with this Act, are hereby declared to be of force. * * For this Act, see New Digest 418. [Illegible Text] 18. SEC. X. And be further enacted, That the term of office of the Superintendent to be appointed by the Governor under the provisions of this Act, shall expire on the first day of January, Eighteen Hundred and Fifty-Four, and that his successor in office shall be elected by the next Legislature. Superintendent [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] to be elected by the [Illegible Text] Assembly, 19. SEC. XI. And be it further enacted, That all laws and parts of laws militating against this Act, be and the same are hereby repealed. This Act abolishes the office of Chief Engineer, and repeals all those provisions in former Acts giving the Governor discretionary power in appointing Agents c. All the former laws will be found in New Digest, p. 401, 422. Repealing clause. Approved, January 15, 1852. (No. 67.) An Act to provide means for the equipment, construction and repair of the Western and Atlantic Railroad, and to pay off the existing liabilities of the same. Whereas the Western and Atlantic Railroad has [Illegible Text] been equipped in such manner as to enable it to do the business which presses upon it, and is in need of such repairs as will enable it to perform its work with satisfaction to the public, and without loss to the State; and whereas its accruing revenue is insufficient to enable it promptly to be placed in the condition which the interest, both of the State and the people absolutely demand. 20. SEC. I. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Georgia in General Assembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That a sum of money, not to exceed Five Hundred and Twenty-Five Thousand Dollars, be raised in the manner herein after provided, and that the said sum be and is hereby appropriated for the equipment, construction and repairs of the said road, and to discharge the existing liabilities of the same, which shall be audited in

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such manner as the Governor shall direct, before they are paid. $595,000 appropriated for the equipment of repair, c., of the read. 21. SEC. II. And be it further enacted, That to raise the said sum of money, the Governor of this State be, and he is hereby authorized and directed to issue bonds of the State of Georgia in sums of Five Hundred Dollars each, to an amount not exceeding in the whole, Five Hundred and Twenty-Five Thousand Dollars, which bonds shall be payable twenty years after their date, and bear an interest of six per centum per annum, payable semi-annually, and shall have coupons attached thereto, and the principal and interest shall be made payable at such place or places within the United States as the Governor may deem most advantageous for the public interest. Bonds to be issued to that amount. Description. 22. SEC. III. And be it further enacted, That the Governor shall dispose of said bonds at such time and in such manner as he may deem most beneficial for the State, and shall, from time to time, place the proceeds of said bonds in the hands of such officer or officers of said road, as may be authorized by law to receive them, to be expended for the purposes set forth and declard in this Act. Sale of bonds. Proceeds how disposed of. 23. SEC. IV. And be it further enacted, That the proceeds of the Western and Atlantic Railroad, after deducting the expenses of said road, and after the payment of all other sums for which the same have been heretofore set apart and pledged, shall be applied to the payment of the interest and principal of the bonds hereby authorized, in the manner specified in the Fifth Section of the Act of the General Assembly, approved December twenty third, Eighteen Hundred and Forty-Seven, entitled An Act for the completion of the Western and Atlantic Railroad, and for providing funds for the same. Proceeds of the road pledged for the payment of the bonds. 24. SEC. V. And be it further enacted, That after defraying the usual and necessary expenses of the Western and Atlantic Railroad, and defraying the expenses of relaying such parts of the said road which may become necessary, and which are not provided for by this Act, the income of the road shall be paid into the Treasury * * See antc. Section 12. and become a fund to extinguish the interest and principal of the public debt charged upon said income. [Illegible Text] Approved, January 12, 1852.

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(No. 68.) An Act to ratify the contracts for the purchase of Iron for the Western and Atlantic Railroad, made by the Governor and Chief Engineer, and to provide means for the payment of the same. 25. SECTION I. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Georgia in General Assembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That the contract made by the late Governor of this State, George W. Towns, and the Chief Engineer of the Western and Atlantic Railroad, with Messrs. Padelford, Fay Co., of Savannah, for the sale and delivery to the State of one thousand and five tons of Iron Rails for the use of said road, at the price of Forty-Three Dollars and Fifty Cents per ton, and which quantity of Iron has been delivered to the Chief Engineer, be and the same is hereby ratified and confirmed. Contract for iron ratified. 26. SEC. II. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the contract made by the late Governor of this State, George W. Towns, with Padelford, Fay Co., of Savannah, for the purchase by them, as agents of the State, of three thousand two hundred tons of Iron rails, be and the same is hereby ratified and confirmed according to the terms of the said contract, as set out in the Executive order passed at the Executive Department on the 28th day of June, Eighteen Hundred and Fifty-One, which order embraces the conditions of the said contract. Contract for additional quantity of [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] 27. SEC. III. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That to raise finds for the fulfillment of these contracts, the Governor shall issue the Bonds of the State of Georgia in sums of Five Hundred Dollars each, to the amount necessary to a full and exact compliance with the terms and conditions of the said contract. The Bonds so issued shall bear an interest of seven per centum per annum, payable semi-annually, with coupons attached thereto. The said Bonds shall be divided into two classes, and the principal of the first class shall be payable ten years after their date, and of the second class twenty years after their date; but may be redeemed by the State at any time after the expiration of ten years from their date, and shall be so expressed. The interest and the principal of the said Bonds shall be made payable at such place and places within the United States, as the Governor may deem most advisable and best calculated to promote the public convenience. Seven percent bonds to be issued to pay for the [Illegible Text] Description of bonds. 28. SEC. IV. And be it further enacted by the authority

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aforesaid, That it shall be the duty of the Governor to is sue the said Bonds in time for a full compliance with the terms of the contracts hereby confirmed, and to dispose of the same in the manner most advantageous for the interests of the State. Time of [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] 29. SEC. V. The Bonds hereby authorized shall be an authenticated by the signature of the Governor and that of the Secretary of State, and stamped with the seal of the State, as provided by the Act of December 18th, 1838. * * For this Act, see New Digest, 408. Authentication. 30. SEC. VI. The proceeds of the Western and Atlantic Railroad, after deducting the expenses of the Road, and after the payment of all other sums for which the same have been heretofore set apart and pledged, shall be applied to the payment of the interest and principal of the Bonds hereby authorized, in the manner specified in the fifth Section of the Act of the General Assembly, approved December twenty-third, Eighteen Hundred and Forty Seven, entitled an Act for the completion of the Western and Atlantic Railroad, and for providing funds for the same. For this Act, see New Digest, 416. Proceeds of the road pledged for the [Illegible Text] of the bonds. Approved, December 4th, 1851. (No. 69.) An Act to change the line of the Western and Atlantic Railroad, so as to run through the town of Cassville. 31. SECTION I. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Georgia in General Assembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That from and after the passage of this Act, the Chief Engineer or Managers of the Western and Atlantic Railroad, be authorized and directed to have surveyed the most practicable route for said road to run by the town of Cassville, in the county of Cass, leaving the present track or line of said road at some point above Cartersville Depot, and intersecting the present track at some point between Cassville and Kingston Depots; Provided, that sufficient guaranties be entered into, to be approved by the Superintendent, for the payment of whatever expense

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the State may sustain by the change of said road as aforesaid. Route [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] to be surveyed. Condition precedent. 32. SEC. II. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That in having the above route surveyed, the Chief Engineer or Managers of the said Western and Atlantic Railroad, shall consult with the citizens of Cassville as to the most practicable route by said town, and that when the route so surveyed shall be graded by the citizens of Cassville, at their own expense, and the right of way thereof granted to the State of Georgia, the Chief Engineer or Managers of said road, so soon as they shall be informed of the same, shall, as soon as practicable thereafter, have the superstructure and iron laid down upon said route. The citizens of Cassville to pay for the superstructure and iron on the increased distance, by reason of the [Illegible Text] in the route; and the grading to be finished and ready for the superstructure in time not to delay the repairs upon the Western and Atlantic Railroad. Citizens of [Illegible Text] to make the [Illegible Text]. Right of way to be free. Superstructure and iron to be [Illegible Text] by by the State, Except in the [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text], 33. SEC. III. Be it enacted by the authority aforesaid, That so soon as the route by Cassville shall be completed, the Chief Engineer or Managers of said Western and Atlantic Railroad, shall order the old line to be abandoned, and in lieu thereof, to adopt the new route by the town of Cassville; Provided, That the maximum grade of said new route shall not extend, nor the minimum curvature be less than that now in use on the Western and Atlantic Railroad between Atlanta and Kingston, and in all other respects the grading shall be equal to that on the present road; Provided, further, That the distance shall not be [Illegible Text] over one mile by reason of said alteration. [Illegible Text], 34. SEC. IV. Be it enacted by the authority aforesaid, That all laws and parts of laws, militating against the provisions of this Act, be and the same are hereby repealed. Repealing clause. Approved, January 12, 1852.

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3. PRIVATE CORPORATIONS. No. 70. Central Railroad Company. No. 71. The Ga. R. R. B'k'g. Co. No. 72. The South-Western R. R. Co. No. 73. The Cherokee R. R. Co., and the Atlanta LaGrange R. R. Co. No. 74. Milledgeville Gordon Railroad Company. No. 75. Barnesville Railroad Company. No. 76. Brunswick Florida R. R. Co. No. 77. Brunswick Canal R. R. Co. No. 78. Gainesville R. R. Company. No. 79. Carrolton R. R. Company. No. 80. Savannah Albany R. R. Co. No. 81. Columbus and West Point R. R. P. R. Company. No. 82. Zebulon Branch Railroad. No. 83. Coosa Chattooga River R. R. No. 84. Lawrenceville R. R. Company. No. 85. Talbotton Railroad. No. 86. Clarksville and Tugalo Railroad or Plank Road. No. 87. Georgia and Florida R. R. Co. No. 88. Indian Springa Railroad. No. 89. Culloden Railroad. No. 90. The Blue Ridge Railroad. CENTRAL RAILROAD AND BANKING COMPANY. SEC. 35. May lease connecting Roads. SEC. 36. Directors May make lease. SEC. 37. Privileges extended. SEC. 38. [Illegible Text] clause. (No. 70.) An Act to authorize the Central Railroad and Banking Company of Georgia to lease and work such Railroads as now connect, or may hereafter connect, with the Central Railroad, and to authorise the Board of Directors of such Railroad Companies as now have or may hereafter have their respective Railroads connecting with the said Central Railroad to make leases thereof for a term of years, or during the continuance of their respective Charters. 35. SEC. I. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Georgia in General Assembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That it shall and may be lawful for the Central Railroad and Banking Company of Georgia to lease and work for such time and on such terms as may be agreed on by the parties interested, the Augusta and Waynesboro' Railroad, the Milledgeville and Gordon Railroad, the Eatonton Branch Railroad, the South-Western Railroad, and such other Railroads as now connect, or may hereafter connect with the Central Railroad, and to collect, by suit or otherwise, the fares of travel and the charges of transportation on Railroads so leased. Central Railroad may [Illegible Text] and run other roads. 36. SEC. II. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the respective Boards of Directors of the incorporated Companies owning the Railroads above mentioned, or owning such other Railroads as now connect

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or may hereafter connect with the Central Railroad, shall have power and authority so to lease to the Central Railroad and Banking Company of Georgia their respective Railroads for such term of time and on such other terms as they respectively may deem best. Directors may make the lease. 37. SEC. III. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the locomotive engines, and other property, and the operatives of the said Central Railroad and Banking Company of Georgia, employed on such leased Railroads, shall have and enjoy the same protection as are granted to the property and operatives of the respective Companies hereby authorised to grant leases to the said Central Railroad and Banking Company of Georgia. [Illegible Text] of the roads [Illegible Text] to Central Railroad Company. 38. SEC. IV. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That all laws and parts of laws militating against this Act, be, and the same are hereby repealed. Repealing clause. Approved, January 22, 1852. THE GEORGIA RAILROAD AND BANKING COMPANY, THE WASHINGTON RAILROAD COMPANY. (No. 71.) An Act to authorize the consolidation of the stocks of the Georgia [Illegible Text] and Banking Company and of the Washington Railroad, or Plank Road Company, incorporated, February the fifth, eighteen hundred and fifty, and for other purposes. 39. SECTION I. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Georgia in General Assembly [Illegible Text], and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That the Georgia Railroad and Banking Company and the Washington Rail or Plank Road Company be authorised and [Illegible Text] to consolidate their stocks, the said Georgia Railroad and Banking Company issuing stocks in their said Company to the stockholders of the Washington Railroad, or Plank Road Company, on terms of equality with the general stockholders, in amount equal to the amount held by them respectively in the stock of the Washington Railroad, or Plank Road Company, and that the two Companies aforesaid, after the consolidation of their stocks, shall be known as one corporate body, under the name and style of the Georgia Railroad and Banking

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Company, and that said corporate body shall be authorised to exercise all the powers and privileges conferred by existing laws upon the Georgia Railroad and Banking Company, and be under all the liabilities and restrictions imposed on the same. [Illegible Text] To be known [Illegible Text] the Georgia Railroad and Banking Company. 40. SEC. II. And be it further enacted by the authority of the same, That all laws and parts of laws militating against this Act, be, and the same are, hereby repealed. Repealing clause, Approved, January 21, 1852. THE SOUTH-WESTERN RAILROAD COMPANY; THE CHEROKEE RAILROAD COMPANY; THE ATLANTA AND LA GRANGE RAILROAD COMPANY. SEC. 41. S. W. RailroadRoad to Flint River. SEC. 42. Privileges extended. SEC. 43. Repealing clause. SEC. 44. Bridges across Chattahoochee. SEC. 45. Cherokee Railroad Company. SEC. 46. RoutePowers, c. SEC. 47. Capital, c. SEC. 48. Right of way, c. SEC. 49. DirectorsPresident. SEC. 50. Consolidating stock. SEC. 51. General powers. SEC. 52. Individual liability. SEC. 53. The Atlanta LaGrange Railroad CompanyLists. SEC. 54. Right of way. (No. 72.) An Act to amend the several Acts heretofore passed, incorporating and relating to the South-Western Railroad Company, and to authorize said Company to build and maintain a Railroad from the South-Western Railroad at Fort Valley, crossing the Flint River to, or near to, a place called Wolf Pen, in the county of Macon, and there to join the Railroad of the Muscogee Railroad Company. WHEREAS, the Muscogee Railroad Company, which was authorized by an Act of the General Assembly of the State of Georgia to connect their road with the South-Western Railroad at Fort Valley, or at any point between Fort Valley and the city of Macon, has relinquished the right of extending their Railroad any further than a point at or near a place called Wolf Pen in the county of Macon, there to join a Railroad from Fort Valley, which the South-Western Railroad Company contemplate to build: 41. SECTION I. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Georgia in General Assembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That it shall and may be lawful for the South-Western Railroad Company, and said Company is hereby

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authorized and empowered to build construct and maintain a Railroad from, and connecting with, the South-Western Railroad at Fort Valley, and running thence across the Flint River to, or near to, a place called Wolf Pen, in the county of Macon, and there to join the Railroad of the [Illegible Text] Railroad Company, and such Railroad hereby authorized to be constructed, shall, to all intents and purposes, be part and parcel of the South-Western Railroad. May build a road from Fort Valley to [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] To [Illegible Text] Co. 42. SEC. II. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That all the rights, privileges and powers, whatsoever, heretofore granted to the South-Western Railroad Company, shall extend over the Railroad hereby authorized to be built. The same [Illegible Text] 43. SEC. III. Be it further enacted, That all laws and parts of laws militating against this Act be and the same are hereby repealed. [Illegible Text] Approved, January 22, 1852. (No. 73.) An Act to [Illegible Text] an Act, entitled an Act to amend an Act to incorporate the South-Western Railroad Company, with power to extend Branches to Albany, in the county of Baker, and Fort [Illegible Text] in the county of Early, or to points below those places, on the [Illegible Text] and [Illegible Text] Rivers, and to punish those who [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] injure the same, assented to, December 27 th, 1845, and for other purposes, approved, February 23 rd, 1850, and to incorporate the [Illegible Text] Railroad Company, and to amend the Act incorporating the Atlanta and LaGrange Railroad Company. 44. SECTION I. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Georgia in General Assembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the state, That from and after the passage of this Act, the said South-Western Railroad Company shall have power and authority to build and construct one or more Railroad Bridges across the [Illegible Text] River, in this State, at any point or points where the said South-Western Railroad, or any branches thereof, shall reach the said Chattahoochee River; Provided, always, that said bridge or bridges so constructed shall not impede or in any manner interfere with the navigation of said River, or the chartered rights of any other Company. S. W. Railroad Co. may [Illegible Text]

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45. SEC. II. And be it further enacted, That William Peek, William E. West, Springer Gibson, Thomas II. Sparks, Walton Jones, Alfred Shorter, Wade S. [Illegible Text] William T. Price, William Clarke, Andrew M. [Illegible Text] John R. Alexander, John II. Lumpkin, Dennis Hills, William F. Jones, Wilson O. B. Whatley, Hosea Camp, William H. C. Prior, Robert Gibson and Edward Ware, or such of them as shall associate under the name, or such other persons as shall associate under said name, shall be, and are hereby, incorporated and made a body politic, with all the rights and privileges common and necessary to such corporations, under the name of the Cherokee Railroad Company. [Illegible Text] 46. SEC. III. And be it further enacted, That said Company shall be authorised to build a Railroad from the town of Rome, in Floyd county, and the termination of the Rome Railroad, through Cedar Valley, in the county of Polk, to the Alabama line, to connect with such Railroad as may be chartered and authorised to be built by the State of Alabama, from Jacksonville, in the county of Benton, to the Georgia line, charging such amount for freight and travel as may be deemed expedient, and to open books and procure subscriptions of stock, at the rate of one hundred dollars per share, at such times and places as may be thought proper, to elect President and Directors, to borrow money make contracts, hold real and personal estate, to and for the use of said road, that they may have a common seal, sue and be sued, plead and be impleaded in any Court of law and equity in this State, and, by a board of Directors, make all such rules and regulations, or by-laws, as are necessary and proper for the good of the corporation and effecting the objects for which it is created; Provided, such rules and regulations be not repugnant to the constitution and laws of this State and the United States. To build a road from Rome to Alabama [Illegible Text] Rates of freight. Books openedPowers and privileges. By Laws. 47. SEC. IV. And be it further enacted, That the Capital Stock of said Company shall be five hundred thousand dollars, in shares of one hundred dollars each, which said Capital Stock may be increased or diminished, [Illegible Text] time to time, by the said Company, as the wants and [Illegible Text] of the same may require, and that they be authorized to unite and consolidate their stock with the stock of such Railroad as has been or may be hereafter chartered by the Legislature of the State of Alabama for the purpose of uniting and connecting with the Railroad hereby chartered, at the State line, upon such terms and upon such conditions as shall be agreeable to said Companies. Capital, [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] 48. SEC. V. And be it further enacted, That the Board

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of Directors, of the aforesaid Company, shall have power to select and take, or receive as a donation, such strip or strips of lands, between the points selected, for the beginning and the terminus of said road, and of such width as they may deem necessary for the construction of said road, and in all cases in which any difficulty may arise between individuals or corporations and said Company, or their Directors, as to the right of way or damages to the land on which the same may be located, it shall and may be lawful for either to apply to the Sheriff of the county in which such land may be located, who shall summon a Jury of five freeholders, who shall enter upon the land sought to be appropriated to the use of said Company, and award, in writing, the amount of damages, if any, to be paid by the said Company, either party having the right to appeal to the Superior Court of said county, under the same laws and regulations which apply to appeals in said Court, and in all [Illegible Text] such freeholders and the Jurors in said Superior Court, in addition to the usual oath, shall be severally [Illegible Text] in assessing damages, to take into the account the prospective value of the road to the land and premises through which it may run, and to hear evidence touching the same, and upon the payment of damages so assessed, as aforesaid, the fee simple title to such lands as may be necessary for the location of such road, building Depots and other purposes, shall rest in said Company. Right of way. [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] Appeal [Illegible Text] 49. SEC. VI. And be it further enacted, That the affairs of said Company shall be under the management and control of the Board of Directors, elected by the stockholders [Illegible Text] said Company, who shall elect a President from their own body, which said Board of Directors shall have all necessary power to choose and select their Engineers and other officers, and to fix and allow the salaries of all the [Illegible Text] and agents of said Company. [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] 50. SEC. VII. And be it further enacted, That if at any time the said President and Directors, with the advice and [Illegible Text] of the stockholders, shall think proper and advisable to consolidate the Company hereby chartered with the [Illegible Text] Railroad Company it shall and may be lawful for them so to do for the purpose of forming a continuous line of Railroads from Jacksonville, in Alabama, or from the State line to the intersection of the Rome Railroad with the Western and Atlantic Railroad, upon such terms and conditions as shall be agreeable to each of said roads. [Illegible Text] 51. SEC. VIII. And be it further enacted, That the Company aforesaid shall have a perpetual succession of members, and shall be deemed a common carrier, as respects

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all goods, wares, and merchandise, and property entrusted to them for transportation, and that said Company shall have full power and authority to do and perform all and every corporate acts as are permitted or allowed to other Companies incorporated for similar purposes. [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] General corporate powers. 52. SEC. IX. And be it further enacted, That the private property of each stockholder shall be bound for the payment of the debts of said Company, in proportion to the amount of stock owned by each stockholder. [Illegible Text] 53. SEC. X. And be it further enacted, That it shall be the duty of the Atlanta and LaGrange Railroad Company to keep, all times, at their principal office or place of doing business, a stock list containing the names of the stockholders in said Company, and the number of shares owned by each, which list of stockholders shall at any and all times be subject to the inspection of any person desiring to see the same, and any transfer of the stock so owned by each stockholder, within six months prior to the attainment of judgment against the Company, shall not discharge his private property, but it shall still be bound under the provisions and in the manner pointed out under the seventh section of the Act incorporating said Company. [Illegible Text] Transfers of stock. 54. SEC. XI. And be it further enacted, That in all controversies between said Company and land owners, as provided for in the charter of said Company, the Commissioners and Juries shall take into consideration the benefits as well as injuries arising to the land owner from the construction of said road. [Illegible Text] Approved, January 15, 1852.

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MILLEDGEVILLE AND GORDON RAILROAD COMPANY. * * [Illegible Text] SEC. 55. State bonds bear [Illegible Text] c.; SEC. 57. Lease to C. R. R. authorized. SEC. 56. Repealing certain Sections of Act of [Illegible Text] (No. 74.) An Act to alter and amend an Act entitled an Act to authorize the subscription by the State to the Capital Stock of the Milledgeville and Gordon Railroad Company, passed 6 th February, 1850. 55. SECTION I. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Georgia in General Assembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That the Bonds of the State provided for in the first Section of the said Act, entitled an Act to authorize the subscription by the State to the Capital Stock of the Milledgeville and Gordon Railroad Company, shall draw interest, payable semi annually at the Treasury of the State, and shall have annexed [Illegible Text], or interest warrants, for such semi annual interest; Provided, That the Milledgeville and Gordon Railroad [Illegible Text] shall guarantee to the State the payment of six per [Illegible Text] annually, on the amount of Stock so owned by the State in said Company. The bonds of the State to [Illegible Text] six per [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] payable [Illegible Text]. [Illegible Text] to the [Illegible Text] 56. SEC. II. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the second and third sections of the said [Illegible Text] passed the sixth day of February, Eighteen Hundred and Fifty, be and the same are hereby repealed. 2d and [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] of Act of [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] 57. SEC. III. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the President and Directors of the said [Illegible Text] and Gordon Railroad Company, shall have authority and power to lease the said Company's Railroad, upon such terms and for such term as they may deem best, to the [Illegible Text] Railroad and Banking Company of Georgia. [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] Approved, January 19, 1852.

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BARNESVILLE RAILROAD COMPANY. SEC. 58. Charter revived: SEC. 59. Rights of other companies; SEC. 60, Creation of stock; SEC. 61, [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text]. (No. 75.) An Act to revive and make of force an Act to incorporate the Thomaston and Barnesville Railroad Company with power to construct a Railroad from some point on the Monroe Railroad, at or near [Illegible Text], in Pike county, to the town of Thomaston, in Upson county; and to punish persons who may wilfully injure the same; and to confer all corporate powers [Illegible Text] to effect said object, assented to December twenty-third, Eighteen Hundred and Thirty-Nine. WHEREAS, by the Act aforesaid, five years were allowed for the completion of said road, which has not been done, therefore said charter has been forfeited; and whereas, by an Act approved December twentieth, Eighteen Hundred and Forty-Nine, said Act passed December twenty third, Eighteen Hundred and Thirty-Nine, was [Illegible Text] and made of force, provided that said Railroad Company shall commence [Illegible Text] in two years from that date. And whereas said Railroad Company have not commenced operations according to the provisions of said last named Act, therefore, 58. SECTION I. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Georgia in [Illegible Text] Assembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That from and after the passage of this Act, the Act to incorporate the Thomaston and Barnesville Railroad Company with power to [Illegible Text] a Railroad from [Illegible Text] point on the Monroe Railroad, at or near Barnesville, in Pike county, to the town of Thomaston in Upson county, and to punish those who may injure the same, and to confer all corporate powers necessary to effect said object, be and the same are hereby made as valid and binding in law as though there never had been any forfeiture thereof; Provided, That the said Railroad Company shall commence operations in two years from this date, and complete the same within six years from this date; Provided, that nothing in this Act shall be so construed as to exempt the stock of said Company, Railroad and Equipments from any tax that the Legislature may hereafter assess. [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text], [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text]

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59. SEC. III. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That said company, their associates, successors and assigns, be and they are hereby authorized and empowered to create the original stock of one hundred and fifty thousand dollars, or so much thereof as may be [Illegible Text] to establish the aforesaid Company, upon the subseription of thirty-thousand dollars, in the manner [Illegible Text] by the Act hereby revived. Stock how [Illegible Text]. 60. SEC. IV. And be it further enacted, That all laws and parts of laws militating against this Act, be and the same are hereby repealed. [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text]. Approved, January 22, 1852. [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] AND [Illegible Text] RAILROAD COMPANY. SEC. 62. [Illegible Text] SEC. [Illegible Text] SEC. [Illegible Text]. Organization of company. (No. 76.) An Act to amend the [Illegible Text] Acts heretofore passed in this State, incorporating the [Illegible Text] and Florida Railroad Company, and the several Acts amendatory thereto. 61. SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the Senate [Illegible Text] House of [Illegible Text] of the State of Georgia in General [Illegible Text] met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That the number of votes to which each Stockholder in the [Illegible Text] and Florida Railroad Company shall be entitled, shall be according to the number of shares he, she or they shall hold; that is to say, each Stockholder shall be entitled to one vote for each and every share he, she or they may hold. Votes of [Illegible Text] 62. SEC. II. And be it [Illegible Text] enacted, That for the purpose of the organization and re-organization of said [Illegible Text] and Florida Railroad Company, that Levi J. [Illegible Text], Thomas E. [Illegible Text], R. J. Walker, Samuel W. Brooks, [Illegible Text] Davis, William Chancey, and Robert Collins, shall constitute a Board of Commissioners for said Company, and the said Board, or a majority of them, shall have authority at such time or times, and at such place or places, as they may deem advisable and expedient, to open [Illegible Text] of subscription as they or a majority of them may think best and for the interest of said Company. [Illegible Text] Approved, January 22, 1852.

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and the same proceedings shall be had in relation thereto as is provided in the thirteenth section of the aforesaid Act in relation to the forfeiture of Stocks for the non-payment of instalments. 67. SEC. III. And be it further enacted, That said assessments shall only be made for the completion of the Canal, and shall be in equal ratio upon the Stockholders, according to their respective shares or interests; Provided, always, that no assessment shall be made against the State on account of its interest in the said Company. Mode of [Illegible Text] GAINESVILLE RAILROAD COMPANY. SEC. 68. Part of charter repealed; SEC. 69. Individual liability. (No. 78.) An Act to repeal the ninth and nineteenth sections of an Act incorporating the [Illegible Text] Railroad Company, approved December 28 th, 1817, and for other purposes therein mentioned. 68. SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Georgia in General Assembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That the ninth and nineteenth sections of the above recited Act, be and the same are hereby repealed. Ninth and sixteenth [Illegible Text] of charter [Illegible Text] 69. SEC. II. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the private property of the Stockholders in the said Railroad Company, shall be liable to the amount of Stock respectively subscribed by them, or either of them. Individual [Illegible Text] ability of Stockholders. Approved, January 22, 1852.

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CARROLLTON RAILROAD COMPANY. SEC. 70. Incorporated; SEC. 71. Route, rates, c.; SEC. 72. Rights of way, SEC. 73. General powers. (No. 79.) An Act to incorporate the Stockholders of the Carrollton Railroad Company. 70. SECTION I. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Georgia in General Assembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That Appleton Mandaville, John T. Mador, John W. Wood, Sheppard K. Williams, Joseph C. Benson, Franklin C. Diamond, William W. Merrell, Thomas Chandler, Frederick D. Palmer, Thomas Bonner, Zadoe Bonner, and D. M. Bloodworth, and such others as shall associate under said name, shall be and are hereby incorporated and made a body politic, with all the rights and privileges common and necessary to such a corporation, under the name of the Carrollton Railroad Company. Corporators. Name of company. 71. SEC. II. And be it further enacted, That said Company shall be authorized to build a Railway from the town of Carrollton, Carroll county, to any point on the Atlanta and LaGrange Railroad, between the city of Atlanta and the town of Newnan, or at Newnan, that said Company may select, charging upon every mile when completed, such amount for freight and passengers as may be deemed expedient and just; and for procuring Stock in the same, to open books and procure subscriptions of Stock at the rate of one hundred dollars per share, at such time and places as may be thought proper; to elect Presidents, Directors, Agents, and Servants; to borrow money, make contracts, and hold real and personal estate to and for the use of said road. Route. Rates of freight, c. Organization. 72. SEC. III. And be it further enacted, That in all cases where a question of right of way may arise, and the parties be unable to agree, the Sheriff of the county in which said land is situated, shall summon a Jury of twelve Jurors, freeholders of said county, who shall assess the damages to be paid by said Company for running said road through the land of any citizen, saving to either party the right of appeal to the Superior Court, under the laws now in force regulating appeals to that Court, and in all such cases, such Jury shall, in addition to the usual oath, be severally sworn in assessing damages, to take into

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the account the enhanced value of the land from the building of said road passing through said land. Right of way. Jury. Appeal. Oath of jury. 73. SEC. IV. And be it further enacted, That said Company shall be authorized to make such contracts for, and to appropriate all lands and materials necessary for the construction of said road, making just and proper compensation therefor, according to the plan set forth in the third section of this Act, and to take such other measures, not unlawful in themselves, as may be necessary to build said road and carry out the objects of the same, and that all laws and parts of laws militating against this Act, be, and the same are hereby, repealed. General powers. Approved, January 19, 1852. SAVANNAH AND ALBANY RAILROAD COMPANY. (No. 80.) An Act to amend an Act to incorporate the Savannah and Albany Railroad Company, with power to extend the said road, and to construct branches, and for other purposes, approved December 25 th, 1817, so as to extend the time for the commencement and completion of said road, and the continuance of said charter. 74. SECTION I. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Georgia in General Assembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That the time for the commencement and completion of the Railroad, Plank Road and branches, authorized by the said recited Act, and the amendment thereto, approved February 21st, 1850, be extended to ten years from and after the passage this Act, and that the said charter of incorporation shall continue thirty years from and after the completion of said road and branches. Time for commencement and completion, and duration of [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] Approved, November 20th, 1851.

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COLUMBUS AND WEST POINT R. AND P. R. COMPANY. SECTION 75. Incororpated. SECTION 76. Capital. SECTION 77. Organization. SECTION 78. Right of Way. SECTION 79. Taxation. SECTION 80. Obstructing, c. SECTION 81. BooksContracts. SECTION 82. DebtsLimit upon. SECTION 83. May build Railroad. SECTION 84. Time of [Illegible Text] c. SECTION 85. Duration of Charter. SECTION 86. Liability of Stockholders. SECTION 87. Crossing of public roads, c. (No. 81.) An Act to incorporate the Columbus and West Point Railroad and Plank Road Company, and to punish persons for violating the same. 75. SECTION I. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Georgia in General As embly met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That for the purpose of constructing a Railroad or a Plank Road, as said Company may deem most conducive to the interest of the public, from the City of Columbus to West Point, in Troup county, along the Eastern side of the Chattahoochee river, John Banks, James M. Chambers, Samuel A. Bailey, James R. Jones, William A. Redd, James K. Redd, Hampton S. Smith, Grigsby E. Thomas, Alfred Iverson, Wiley Williams, John R. Dawson, John Forsyth, John Foataine, Marshal J. Welborn, Hu A. Haralson, Josephus Echols, William H. Chambers, William F. Fannin, and [Illegible Text] Winston, and their associates, successors and assigns, be and they are hereby created a corporate body politic, by the name and style of the Columbus and West Point Railroad Company, with vested rights and privileges, and by such corporate name and style shall be capable in law to purchase, accept and hold, sell and convey, personal and real estate, make contracts, sue and be sued, to make bye-laws, appoint all necessary officers, and prescribe their duties, and to do all lawful acts properly incidient to and connected with the objects of said corporation, and necessary for the government and transaction of its business; to make and use a common seal, and the same to alter and destroy at pleasure; Provided, That their by-laws be not repugnant to the Constitution and laws of the United States, and of this State. Incorporated. Style. Powers and Privileges. Seal. By-Laws. 76. SEC. II. And be it further enacted, That the Capital Stock of said Company shall not exceed One Million of Dollars, to be divided into shares of not exceeding one hundred dollars each; and the Board of Directors shall prescribe the mode and conditions of subscription for said stock in said company, and issue certificates for the same. Capital $1,000,000. Subscription.

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77. SEC. III. And be it further enacted, That for the organization of said Company, said persons herein before named, or a majority of the same, shall appoint the times and places at which subscription for Stock in said Company may be made, and shall immediately thereafter appoint a convenient time and place for the meeting of subscribers for Stock, of which they shall give notice in the public gazettes published in the City of Columbus, and in West Point and Lagrange, at which time and place theysh all proceed to the election of seven Directors, who shall form and constitute the first Board of Directors, one of which said Directors shall be elected President thereof; and said President and Directors shall hold their offices for one year and until their successors are elected, and shall prescribe in their by laws the manner of holding the subsequent annual elections for President and Directors; and in all cases the Stockholders shall be allowed to vote in person or by [Illegible Text], [Illegible Text] power of attorney duly executed. The number of votes to which each Stockholder shall be entitled shall be according to the number of shares he, she, or they may hold, in his, her or their, own right, or as trustee, for three months prior to the election, one vote for each share. The Board of Directors shall have power to fill all vacancies which may occur in their Board, or other offices, until the regular annual election by the Stockholders, and shall fix the compensation of the President of the Board, and all other officers of said Corporation; not less than three Directors shall constitute a Board for the transaction of business, of whom the President shall always be one, except in case of sickness or necessary absence, in which case, his place may be supplied by any one of the Directors present, to be elected President pro tem. by a majority of the Board present. Subscription for Stock. Organization of Company. Directors and President. Votes. Power of Board of Directors. [Illegible Text]. 78. SEC. IV. And be it further enacted, That the said Board of Directors shall have power to select and take, or [Illegible Text] as donations, such strips of land as they may deem [Illegible Text] for the construction, convenience and protection of said Road; and in case of disagreement between the owner or owners, and the said Board of Directors, in regard to the damages or price of any such necessary strip or strips of land, [Illegible Text] may and shall be lawful for said Board to appoint one [Illegible Text] freeholder as appraiser, and the owner or owners of such land, another [Illegible Text] free holder, if he, she or they, should think proper, and the Justices of the Inferior Court, or a majority of them of the county in which such land may lie, shall appoint another [Illegible Text] freeholder; but if such owner or owners shall [Illegible Text] to appoint said appraiser on his, her or their part,

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then two shall be appointed, by the Justices aforesaid, all of whom shall be sworn before a Justice of the Inferior Court or Justice of the Peace, to make and return to said Court a just, true, and impartial valuation of the [Illegible Text] or value of such strip or strips of land thus required by said Company, and their award shall be in writing, and made and signed by at least a majority of said appraisers, and accompanied by a plat and full description of said land, which shall be taken and held as the judgment for the amount against said Company, and may be enforced by an execution from the said Inferior Court, and the said plat and description of said land and award shall be recorded in the said county in the same manner as deeds, and shall vest a fee simple right to said land in the said corporation; Provided, That if either party shall be dissatisfied with the award of the appraisers, he, she, or they, may appeal to the Superior Court of the county in which said land lies, and have the damages ascertained by the verdict of a special Jury, at the first term, and such verdict shall be conclusive and binding on both parties. [Illegible Text] of way. [Illegible Text] A ward. Appeal. 79. SEC. 5. Be it further enacted, That the said Railroad and its appurtenances shall not be subjected to be taxed by the State higher than one half of one per cent. upon its nett income, nor shall any other tax be levied or collected on the Stock or property of said Company. Minimum tax 80. SEC. VI. Be it further enacted, That the said Company shall build and keep in good order substantial bridges, or ways of passage across said Railroad, wherever it may cross a public road; and if any person shall wilfully or [Illegible Text] destroy, or in any manner hurt, damage, injure, or obstruct, or counsel, aid, assist or advise, any other person or persons, to hurt, or otherwise injure or [Illegible Text] said Road, or any of the appurtenances or [Illegible Text] thereunto appertaining or belonging, such person so offending shall be liable to be indicted for a [Illegible Text], and on conviction thereof shall be imprisoned at hard labor in the Penitentiary, at the discretion of the Court, [Illegible Text] a term not less than four years, and shall further be liable to pay all expenses of repairing or rebuilding the same, and all damages occasioned thereby. Bridges, c., across public road. [Illegible Text], c. A [Illegible Text]. Punishment. 81. SEC. VII. And be it further enacted, That the books, papers, and correspondence, and the funds of said Company, shall at all times be subject to the inspection of the Board of Directors and the Stockholders, at any and every meeting thereof, when required; and all bonds, notes, or other evidences of debt, or contract or liability, or engagement on behalf of said Company, shall be binding and obligatory on said corporation, when the same shall be

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signed by the President of said Company, and counter-signed or attested by the Secretary thereof; and the funds of said Company shall in no case be held responsible for any contract or engagement, unless the same shall be so signed, countersigned or attested as aforesaid. Books, c., open to in [Illegible Text]. Contracts how [Illegible Text] cated. 82. SEC. VIII. And be it further enacted, That the Stockholders in said Company shall be liable in proportion to the number of shares held by them respectively, for the debts of said Company, which shall not exceed one-half of the Capital Stock. Individual liability of Stockholders. Debts not to [Illegible Text] one-half capital. 83. SEC. IX. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the aforesaid grants, power, privileges, immunities and franchises, shall be used and applied to the construction of a Railroad between the aforesaid points, should said Company deem the same necessary and proper. May build a Railroad. 84. SEC. X. And be it further enacted, That the said Company shall begin the construction of the said Railroad or Plank Road within two years from the date of this act, and shall complete the same within seven years, and on failure of either of these requisitions, this charter, with all the privileges hereby granted, are declared to be null and void. Operations to [Illegible Text] in two years, and be completed in seven, or [Illegible Text] the charter. 85. SEC. XI. And be it further enacted, That the exclusive right granted by this act to the said Railroad or Plank Road Company, to construct and keep up a Railroad or Plank Road from West Point to Columbus, shall be and continue for and during the term of thirty years after the completion of the said works, as authorized, by this Act. Charter to continue 30 years. 86. SEC. XII. And be it further enacted, That the private property of each and every Stockholder shall be bound and liable for each and every debt said Company may contract, in proportion to the amount of Stock each may own, and as such shall be liable to levy and sale under an execution, against said Company, upon a return being made thereon by the proper officer, of no corporate property to be found. Liability of Stockholders. How [Illegible Text] 87. SEC. XIII. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That should it be necessary for said Company to cross any public road, they shall make good and sufficient crossing places; and should it be necessary for them to take along any public road, they shall clear out a good and sufficient road by the side of the said Plank Road, at their own expense; and should said Company fail to comply with the provisions of this section, they shall be subject to the same pains and penalties as persons obstructing public roads, according to the existing laws of this State. Duty as to public [Illegible Text], [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text]. Approved, January 22, 1852.

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ZEBULON BRANCH RAILROAD. SECTION 88. Incorporated; SECTION 89. Capital, c.; SECTION 90. Organization; SECTION 91. Right of Way; SECTION 92. Bridges c. at public roads; SECTION 93. Books, Contracts; SECTION 94. [Illegible Text] of Stockholders; SECTION 95. Contribution. (No. 82.) An Act to incorporate the Zebulon Branch Railroad. 88. SECTION I. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Georgia [Illegible Text] General Assembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That for the purpose of constructing a Railroad communication between the town of Barnesville, or some convenient point on the Macon and Western Railroad, between Barnesville and Milner, or at Milner and Zebulon, in Pike county, John [Illegible Text]. Milner, James Neal, John G. Westmoreland, John J. Caldwell, William D. Redding, Wiley E. Mangham, William P. Tyler, Allen W. [Illegible Text], William W. Arnold, Hartford Green, Thomas C. Triee, Gilben J. Green, William P. Irvin, Stephen O. Jones, P. H. McDowell, Charles F. Redding, Clark M. Dickerson, and John A. Wimbray, and such other corporations and individuals as may be associated with them and their assigns, shall be and are hereby made a body corporate, by the name and style of the Zebulon Branch Railroad Company, and by said corporate name shall be capable in law to buy, hold and sell so much real and personal estate as may be necessary for said purpose; to make contracts, sue and be sued, make by-laws, and to do all other lawful acts properly incident to a corporation, or necessary and proper for the transaction of the business for which it is incorporated, and to have and use a common seal, and the same to alter or destroy at pleasure. Incorporated. Style. [Illegible Text] and Liabilities. 89. SEC. II. And be it further enacted, That the capital stock in said company shall not exceed the sum of Seventy-Five Thousand Dollars, to be divided [Illegible Text] shares of not exceeding one hundred dollars each, and the Board of Directors shall prescribe the mode and conditions of the subscriptions for the stock in said company, and issue certificates for the same. Cap. $75,000. Subscription. 90. SEC. III. And be it further enacted, That for the organization of said company, the said persons herein be fore named, or a majority of them, shall appoint the time and places at which subscriptions for Stock in said Company may be made, and shall immediately thereafter appoint

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a convenient time and place for the meeting of the subscribers for stock, of which they shall give notice by publicly advertising the same; at which time and place the said Stockholders shall proceed to the election of seven Directors, who shall form and constitute the first Board of Directors, one of which said Directors shall be elected President of said Board; and said President and Directors shall hold their offices for one year, and shall prescribe in their by-laws, the manner of holding their subsequent annual elections for Directors, and in all cases the Stockholders shall be allowed to vote in person or by proxy, under power of attorney. The number of votes to which each Stockholder shall be entitled, shall be according to the number of shares he, she, or they may hold in his, her, or their right, or as trustee, one vote for each share. The said Board of Directors shall have power to fill all vacancies which may occur in their Board, or other offices, until the regular annual election by the Stockholders, and shall fix the compensation of the President, and all other officers of said Corporation. No less than five directors shall constitute a board for the transaction of business, of [Illegible Text] the President shall be one, if present; if absent, on [Illegible Text] of sickness or other cause, his place may be supplied by any one of the Directors present, who shall be, by a majority of the Directors present, elected President [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] Directors. President. Votes. Vacancies [Illegible Text] by Board. [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] 91. SEC. IV. And be it further enacted, That the said Board of Directors shall have power to select and take, or receive as donations, such strips of land, as they may deem [Illegible Text] for the construction, convenience and protection of said Railroad; and in case of disagreement between the owner or owners and the said Board of Directors, in [Illegible Text] to the damages or price of any such strip or strips of land, [Illegible Text] may and shall be lawful for said Board of Directors to choose one disinterested freeholder as an appraiser, and the owner or owners of such land another disinterested freeholder, if he, she, or they, should think proper, and the Justices of the Inferior Court, or a majority of them, of the county in which such land may be, shall appoint [Illegible Text] disinterested freeholder; but if such owner or owners shall decline to appoint an appraiser on his, her, or their part, then two shall be appointed by the Justices aforesaid, all of whom shall take an oath before some Justice of the Inferior Court, or Justice of the Peace, to make and return to said Inferior Court, a just, true and impartial valuation of the damages, or value of such strip or strips of land thus required by said Company, and their award shall be in writing, and signed by at least a majority of

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the appraisers, and accompanied by a plat and full description of the said land, which shall be taken and held as a judgment for the amount against the Company, and may be enforced by an execution, to be issued by the Clerk of the Inferior Court aforesaid, upon an order of said Court directing the said execution to issue. And the said plat and description, together with the award, shall be recorded in the said county, in the same manner as deeds, and shall vest the right and title to said strip or strips of land in the said corporation. And should either party be [Illegible Text] with the amount required by the award to be paid, he, she, or they, may appeal to the Superior Court of the county where the land lies, and have the damages ascertained by the verdict of a special Jury, as in other appeal cases. Right of way. [Illegible Text] Effect [Illegible Text] Appeal. 92. SEC. V. And be it further enacted, That the said Company shall build and keep in good order substantial bridges or ways of passage, across said Railroad, wherever it may cross a public road. Bridges at [Illegible Text] of Public works. 93. SEC. VI. And be it further enacted, That the books, papers and correspondence, and the funds of said Company, shall at all times be subject to the inspection of the Board of Directors, and to the stockholders at every meeting thereof, and that all bonds, notes, or other evidences of debt, contract, liability or engagement on behalf of said Company, shall be binding and obligatory on said Corporation, when the same shall be signed by the President of said Company and countersigned or attested by the Secretary thereof. Books, [Illegible Text] open to inspection. [Illegible Text] of Contracts. 94. SEC. VII. And be it further enacted, That the private property of each Stockholder, equal to the amount of his Stock, shall be liable for the debts of the Incorporation. In the event of the neglect or refusal of the Incorporation to pay any debt owing by the same, the creditor or creditors thereof may sue the Company in their corporate name, and upon obtaining execution against the Company it shall first be levied upon the corporate property of said Company, which shall be first liable, and upon the return of the proper officer of no corporate property to be found, said execution may then be levied upon an amount of the private property of any Stockholder of the Company, equal to the amount of his, her, or their stock; If that be not sufficient to satisfy the said execution, then it may be levied upon the private property of any other Stockholder, equal to his, her, or their Stock, and so on until the execution is fully satisfied, and in all cases the levying officer shall be the judge of the amount of private property necessary to satisfy the fi fa. Individual liability of Stockholders. How enforced

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95. SEC. VIII. And be it further enacted, That in case any Stockholder or Stockholders shall be compelled, under the foregoing section, to pay any amount upon any execution or executions obtained against the Company, it shall be kept open for his or their benefit, and may be levied by him or them upon the private property of any or all the other Stockholders, in proportion to their respective shares of Stock. Mode of compelling contribution from other stockholders. Approved, January 12, 1852. COOSA AND CHATTOOGA RIVER RAILROAD COMPANY. SEC. 96. Incorporated; SEC. 97. Capital; SEC. 98. Books of Subscription; SEC. 99. [Illegible Text] of Sales; SEC. 100. [Illegible Text] of Company; SEC. 101. President, c; SEC. 102. Right of Way; SEC. 103. Cases of Disagreement; SEC. 104. Privileges; SEC. 105. Route; Duration of Charter; SEC. 106. Time of Commencement, c.; SEC. 107. By-Laws; Officers; SEC. 108. Instalments on Stock; SEC. 109. Scrip; Transfers; SEC. 110. Individual Liability; SEC. 111. Public Roads crossing; SEC. 112. Connection with W. A. R.; SEC. 113. Payments [Illegible Text] Labor; SEC. 114. Treasurer; Duty; SEC. 115. Stockholders; Transferring; (No. 83.) An Act to incorporate the Coosa and Chattooga River Railroad Company. 96. SECTION I. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Georgia in General Assembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That for the purpose of constructing, keeping up and using a Railroad communication from or near Ringgold, on the State Road, or such other point on the State Road as the Company may select, to the State line of Alabama, through the counties of Walker and Chattooga, the subscribers for the capital stock hereinafter mentioned, and their assigns, shall be a body politic and corporate, by the name and style of the Coosa and Chattooga River Railroad Company, and by said corporate name shall be capable in law to purchase, accept, hold, and convey real and personal estate, make contracts, sue and be sued, to make by-laws, and to do all other acts properly incident to a corporation, and necessary and proper for the construction of the works and transaction of the business for which said Company is incorporated, and to have and to use a common seal, and the same to alter and destroy at pleasure. Incorporated. Route. Style. Privileges and Liabilities.

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97. SEC. II. And be it further enacted, That the Capital Stock shall be Four Hundred Thousand Dollars, divided into shares of one hundred dollars each, but shall be liable to be increased from time to time, and by such sum or sums as may be deemed expedient by the majority of the Board of Directors for the time being shall be authorized to prescribe the terms and conditions of subscription for such additional stock as may from time to time be required. Capital $400,000. 98. SEC. III. Be it further enacted, That the original Capital Stock of Four Hundred Thousand Dollars, books of subscription shall be opened as follows: in the town of Summerville, under the direction of Benjamin Branner, Andrew P. Allgood and Leander W. Crook, for the sum of One Hundred and Seventy-five thousand Dollars; at Lafayette, in Walker county, under the direction tion of Spencer Marsh, Thomas E. Patton, Richard M. Aycock, for the sum of One Hundred and Fifty Thousand Dollars; at the town of Ringgold, in Walker county, by R. A. Ramsey, I. T. Leet and S. D. Anderson, for the sum of Seventy-Five Thousand Dollars. The books of subscription shall be opened at each of the aforesaid places on the first Monday in February next, and a majority of the Commissioners of each place shall be competent to do all acts incident to their office, and if any of the Commissioners above named shall decline acting, the quorum on being duly informed thereof, shall be authorized to appoint other Commissioners instead of him or them declining so to act. The sets of Commissioners at the above named places shall give two weeks notice in the Courier and Southerner, at Rome, of the time and place of opening their respective books of subscription; upon the books being opened as aforesaid, the Commissioners shall receive from individuals, companies and corporations, subscriptions for any number of shares of Stock not exceeding two hundred shares to any one individual, company or corporation, until two days have elapsed, after which the shares not previously taken, or any number thereof, may be subscribed for and taken by any individual, company or corporation, and no subscription shall be received and allowed unless there shall be paid to the Commissioners, at the time of subscribing, the sum of five dollars on each share subscribed, for which the Commissioners shall give to the subscriber a certificate setting forth the number of shares taken by each subscriber, and amount per share paid thereon. [Illegible Text] for Subscription. Notice. Limit of 200 [Illegible Text] to each Stockholder. five Dollars to be paid on each share. 99. SEC. IV. And be it further enacted, That the books shall be kept open for subscription at each of the above

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named places for the space of ninety days, and being closed on the last day, each of the other sets of Commissioners shall transmit their subscription books, certified and signed, to the commissioners at Summerville; and the Commissioners at Summerville shall thereupon make out a general list, setting forth the names of the subscribers, the number of shares taken by each subscriber and the sum paid thereon; and if on summing up all the subscription, the sum shall amount to the sum of Two Hundred Thousand Dollars, the said Company may be organized and go into operation thereon; and after the organization of the Company all future subscription of Stock shall be received by the Board of Directors of the Company, and in the event the whole amount of Stock subscribed within ninety days after opening of the books of subscription, as above subscribed, shall fall short of the sum of Two Hundred Thousand Dollars, their subscriptions for the amount of Stock necessary to make up the said sum of Two Hundred Thousand Dollars shall be received after the close of said ninety days only at Summerville and Lafayette, and as soon as the subscription shall amount to said sum of Two Hundred Thousand Dollars, the Commissioners at Lafayette shall transmit their books to the Commissioners at Summerville, and these latter shall make out and prepare a general list as above pointed out, and the said Commissioners shall at once proceed to take measures as hereinafter prescribed for the organization of the Company. Consolidation of Subscription. [Illegible Text] 100. SEC. V. And be it further enacted, That in order to the organization of said Company so soon as the amount of subscription of Stock shall equal or exceed the sum of Two Hundred Thousand Dollars, the Commissioners at Summerville and Lafayette, or any three or more of them, shall give notice thereof in the public gazettes of Rome, for three weeks, a meeting of the Stockholders to be held at some convenient time and place; at that time and place the Stockholders shall attend in person or by proxy duly constituted by writing, sealed and attested, and shall proceed to the election by ballot of seven Directors of said Company, and the election of Directors, and in all other matters of said Company, in which the votes of Stockholders have to be taken, each Stockholder shall have a number of votes equal to the number of shares of which he is a proprietor at the time of voting; at the election of the first Board of Directors, the Commissioners at Summerville and Lafayette, or any three or more of them, shall proceed and conduct the election, and shall make a record of the proceedings in said election, under their hands and

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seals, and shall deliver to each of the Directors chosen a certificate of his election. Organization of Company. Directors. Votes. 101. SEC. VI. And be it further enacted, That the Board of Directors shall choose one of their own number as President of the Board, whose term of office shall be one year, and the election of Directors shall be held annually according to such by-laws as may be made for that purpose, and in case of a vacancy occurring in the Board, between the stated period of election, the Directors, or a majority of them, may elect from among the Stockholders a person to fill such vacancy; and in case it shall so happen that the day of the annual election of Directors shall pass without an election being made, in whole or in part, it shall and may be lawful on any other day to make such election in such manner as may be presented [prescribed by] the by-laws of the Corporation, subject always to the rules hereinbefore prescribed, as to the number of votes to which each Stockholder shall be entitled. President. Vacancy in Direction, how filled. Election. 102. SEC. VII. And be it further enacted, That the said Railroad Company shall have power and capacity to purchase, have and hold, in fee simple, or for years, to them and their successors, lands, tenements, or hereditaments, that they, may find necessary for their site on and along, to locate, run and establish said Railroad, and also to purchase and to hold any lands contiguous to or in the vicinity of said Railroad, that they may find necessary for procuring all proper materials for constructing, repairing, as equally guarding and sustaining said Railroad; and also all land, contiguous thereto that may be found necessary for the erection of toll houses and store houses, and other buildings or accommodations that may be found necessary or useful to said Railroad, or the business thereof; and also all rights of ways on land, and all necessary privileges on water courses, that may be on or across the route of said Road; and the said Company shall so construct the said Railroad across any public road or highway that may be on the route of said Railroad; Provided, That the said Company shall so construct said Railroad across all public roads, as not to injure or obstruct the same. Right of way. Crossing of public roads. 103. SEC. VIII. And be it further enacted, That in all cases where lands or rights of way may be required by said Company for the purposes aforesaid, and the same cannot by want of agreement between the parties agree as to price, or for any other cause be purchased by the Company from the owner thereof, the same may be taken at the valuation to be made by three Commissioners, or a majority of them, to be appointed by the Judge of the Superior

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Court of the county where the land or right of way may be situated; Provided, That if the Judge for the time being shall be a Stockholder, then the arbitrators shall be one selected by the Corporation, one by the party at issue, and a third by the Inferior Court of the county; and the said Commissioners before they act shall take an oath before some Justice of the Peace, or other judicial magistrate, faithfully and impartially to discharge the duties assigned them. In making said valuation, said Commissioners, or a majority of them, shall take into consideration the loss or damage which may accrue to the owner in consequence of the land being taken, or the right of way obstructed, and also the benefit and advantage that such owner or owners may receive from the establishment of said Railroad, and the excess of loss or damage over and above the benefit and damage, shall form the measure of damage. The proceedings of said Commissioners, accompanied with a description and plat of said laid land, shall be returned under the hands and seals of said Commissioners to the Court whence the commission issued, there to remain of record; and the lands or right of way shall vest in said Company in fee simple, upon payment or tender of the amount of valuation; and in case the said Railroad Company, or the owners of the soil or right of way shall be dissatisfied, an appeal may be taken to the Superior Court of the county where the land lies, or the right of way exists, and the award of damages may be traversed before a special Jury, and that finding shall be final and conclusive between the parties. Proceedings to obtain right of way in [Illegible Text] of [Illegible Text]. Oath of Appraisers. Effect of award. Appeal. 104. SEC. IX. And be it further enacted, That the said Coosa and Chattooga River Railroad Company, shall have the sole and exclusive right of transportation and conveyance of persons, produce and merchandize, and all other things over and along said Railroad, to be by them constructed, so long as they shall see fit to exercise such sole and exclusive right, and the said Company, in the exercise of the right of carriage and transportation, shall be regarded as common carriers, and liable as such; and said Company shall be authorized to fix by-laws and charges and rates of transportation and carriage, on said Railroad, provided said rates shall not exceed the sum of three-fourths of a cent per mile for every hundred pounds on heavy articles, and five cents per cubic foot for every twenty-five miles on other articles, and five cents per mile for every passenger. And said Railroad Company shall be authorized to make all by-laws and regulations touching said Road, and the use and business thereof, which may be

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deemed expedient; Provided, The same be not repugnant to the provisions of this Charter, nor the Laws and Constitution of this State nor of the United States. Exclusive privileges. Common carriers. By-Laws. Rates. 105. SEC. X. And be it further enacted, That said Railroad Company shall construct the Railroad authorized by this act, beginning at such point or points as may be selected by the Board of Directors as most conducive to the interest of said Company, and the whole and exclusive right to make, keep up, and use a Railroad along the route and between the points designated, and shall be vested in said Company for and during the term of fifty years, to be computed from the time when said Railroad shall be completed from at or near Ringgold, on the Western and Atlantic Railroad, or such other point as may be selected by the Company, through the counties of Walker and Chattooga, to the Georgia and Alabama line; but after the expiration of the said fifty years, all the exclusive right above granted shall then cease. Yet said Company shall continue incorporated, and entitled to keep up said Railroad by them, to be built for the transportation of persons and things for hire and gain, and the Legislature may renew and extend said exclusive right on such terms as may be prescribed by law, and accepted by said Company. Route. Duration of Charter. 106. SEC. XI. And be it further enacted, That in case Two Hundred Thousand Dollars of the Stock of said Company shall not be taken within three years after the passage of this act, and the work be commenced within one year thereafter, and completed in five years thereafter, then the privileges and rights granted are to be forfeited and lost to said Company. Time of commencement and completion of road. 107. SEC. XII. And be it further enacted, That the power of making the by-laws, and appointing such officers, agents and servants, as the business of the Company, and of entering into contracts in its behalf, and controlling generally its officers, shall be exercised by the President and Directors of said Company. By-Laws. Officers. 108. SEC. XIII. And be it further enacted, That after the Company chartered by this act shall be organized, the President and Directors shall be authorized from time to time, to call on all the Stockholders for the payment of such installments on the shares subscribed, as they may deem necessary and expedient for the prosecution and completion of the works therennto connected, until the whole Stock subscribed for or paid in, and the Board of Directors shall give sixty days notice in the Southerner and Courier at Rome, by publication once a month, of the amount of installments so required to be paid in, and the time of payment.

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And a failure on the part of any Stockholder to pay, or secure to be paid, according to the rules of the Company, any of the installments so called as aforesaid, shall induce a forfeiture of the share or shares on which default shall be so made, and all payments thereon, and the same shall vest in and belong to the company, and may be restored to the owner or owners, by the Board of Directors, if they deem proper on the payment of all arrears on such shares, and legal interest thereon, or the Directors may waive the forfeiture after thirty days default, and sue the Stockholders for the installments due at their discretion. Instalments how called in Notice thereof Forfeiture of Stock. Discretion of Directors. 109. SEC. XIV. And be it further enacted, That it shall be the duty of the President and Directors, as soon as may be convenient after the organization of the Company, to issue to each Subscriber, Scrip or Certificate of the Stock held by him, and of the amount paid thereon, and the Shares of the said Stock held by any person shall be assignable and transferable in law, and the Board of Directors shall and may by by-laws regulate the mode of issuing certificates and making transfers of Stock Provided, That no one person or company shall be allowed to subscribe for more than two hundred Shares Provided, That nothing contained in the foregoing Charter, shall be so construed as to prevent the construction of all such roads, as shall be ordered by the Inferior Court of the counties through which the Railroad shall pass. Scrip for Stock. Transferable. 110. SEC. XV. And be it further enacted, That the individual Stockholders shall be liable for the debts of the Corporation, equal to the amount of his or their Stock; and in the event or neglect of the Corporation to pay any debts owing by the same, the creditors or creditors thereof may sue the Company in their corporate name, and upon obtaining execution against the Company, it shall first be levied on the corporate property of said Company, to wit: the Road or any portion thereof, the cars, c. c., which shall be first liable, and upon the return of the proper officer or officers of no corporate property to be found, said execution may then be levied upon an amount of the private property of any Stockholder of the Company, equal to the amount of his Stock; and if that be not sufficient to satisfy the said execution, then it may be levied on the private property of any other Stockholder, equal to his Stock, and so on until the execution is fully satisfied. And in case any Stockholder or Stockholders shall be compelled under this section to pay off the execution or executions against the Company, it shall be kept open for his or their benefit, and may be levied by him or them upon private

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property of any or all the Stockholders, in proportion to their respective Shares of Stock. Individual liability of Stockholders. How [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] how [Illegible Text] 111. SEC. XVI. And be it further enacted, That the said Company shall build and keep in good order substantial Bridges or ways of passage across said Railroad, wherever it may cross a public road, and if any person or persons shall wilfully and maliciously destroy, or in any manner hurt, damage, injure or obstruct, or shall council, aid, assist, or advise any person or persons, in any manner, to hurt, damage, injure or obstruct, said Railroad, or any of the appurtenances or appendages thereunto belonging or appertaining, such person or persons so offending, shall beliable to be indicted for a misdemeanor, and on conviction shall be imprisoned at hard labor in the Penitentiary, at the discretion of the Court, for a term not less than five years, and shall further be liable to pay all expenses of repairing or rebuilding the same. [Illegible Text] of public [Illegible Text]; how kept up. Obstructions to Road. A [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] 112. SEC. XVII. And be it further enacted, That the Coosa and Chattooga River Railroad Company, be and they are hereby authorized to connect with the Western and Atlantic Railroad, at such point as they may select or deem necessary for the advantage of said Railroad Company. Connection with Western A. R. Road 113. SEC. XVIII. And be it further enacted, That nothing in this Act shall be so construed as to prevent any Stockholder from contracting and paying for his Stock in labor on said Railroad for the remainder of his Shares, after the subscription has been received. Payment for Stock in labor 114. SEC. XIX. And be it further enacted, That the Commissioners selling out Stock, shall appoint a Treasurer, who shall give bond and sufficient security, and receive all money paid in by said Stockholders, for the forthcoming of said sum or sums so received, and in the event that said Company shall fail in constructing said Railroad, all sums so received shall be returned to the Stockholders, except necessary expenses, any law to the contrary not withstanding; Provided, That nothing in this Act shall be construed to exempt the Stock or Railroad equipments of said Company from any tax that the Legislature may hereafter assess. Treasurer. Duty 115. SEC. XX. And be it further enacted, That nothing in this Act shall release the Stockholders who may transfer his Stock, from his liability to any and all the debts of said Company, owing at the time of said transfer, in proportion to the amount of Stock so held by him. Stockholder [Illegible Text] still liable Approved, January 22, 1852.

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LAW [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] COMPANY. [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] (No. 81.) An et to [Illegible Text] the [Illegible Text] Railroad Company. 116. SEC. I. Be it [Illegible Text] by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Georgia in General Assembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That from and after the passage of this Act, Nathan L. Hutehins, Robert B. Camp, Samuel F. Alexander, Burton Cloud, and James M. Gordon, and their associates, successors and assigns, be, and they are hereby, created and declared a body corporate and politic by the name and style of the Lawn [Illegible Text] Railroad Company, and in and by that name may [Illegible Text] and be sued, plead and be impleaded, in any Court of Law or Equity in this State, may have and use a common seal, and may purchase, hold and convey any property, either real, or personal, or mixed, [Illegible Text] for the purpose hereinafter mentioned. Incorporated. Style. Privileges. 117. SEC. II. And be it further enacted, That said Company shall have power and authority to survey, lay out, construet and build a Railroad, either from Convington, Social Circle, [Illegible Text] Stone Mountain, or Atlanta, or any intermediate point on the Georgia Railroad, to the town of [Illegible Text] in the county of Gwinnett, and the same to equip, use and enjoy, with all the rights, privileges and immunities, [Illegible Text] as to banking power, granted to the Georgia Railroad and Banking Company, and subject to the same [Illegible Text] imposed upon said Company, so far as the same may be applicable under this Act and the Act incorporating said Georgia Railroad and Banking Company, and the several Acts amendatory thereof heretofore passed; Provided, That nothing in this Act shall be construed to exempt the Stock, Railroad and equipment of said Company, from any Tax that the Legislature may hereafter assess. Route. Power [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] 118. SEC. III. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That all laws or parts of laws conflicting with this Act, be and the same are hereby repealed. [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] Approved, January 22, 1852.

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TALBOTTON RAILROAD COMPANY. SEC. [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] SEC. [Illegible Text] Powers and privileges; SEC. [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] to [Illegible Text] road. SEC. [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] (No. 85.) An Act to incorporate the Talbotion Railroad Company. 119. SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the [Illegible Text] 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 for the purpose of constructing a Railroad communication from some point at or near the town of Talbotton, in the county of Talbot, with the privilege of connecting with the Muscogee Railroad, now being constructed from the city of Columbus, at such point and upon such terms as may be agreed upon by the respective companies, William Stallings, Thomas A. Brown, Thomas H. Persons, John H. Weeks, Edmund H. Worrell, James J. Tooke, William Ragland, Levi B. Smith, Jesse Carter, Thomas B. Turner, William B. Collier, James Z. Dismuth, William T. Holmes, Robert H. Dixon, Isaae Cheney, Robert Gamble, Dyer C. Hod, William H. Ellison, Zachariah B. Trice, Henry Leonard, James P. Leonard, John H. Walton, and James D. Cottingham, and such other individuals as may be associated with them, and their assigns, shall hereafter be a body corporate by the name and style of the Talbotton Railroad Company, with power and authority to create a Capital Stock not exceeding one hundred thousand dollars, to be divided into shares of the value of one hundred dollars each, to be subscribed for and transferred, called in and paid under such terms, conditions and restrictions as may be prescribed by said Company. Route. [Illegible Text] Style. Capital $100,000. 120. SEC. II. And be it further enacted, That said Talbotton Railroad Company shall be authorized to have and exercise all the powers, privileges, rights and [Illegible Text] and be subject to all the limitations and restrictions in the purchase of the right of way, building, constructing and running said road as are prescribed for the [Illegible Text] Railroad Company, excepting as to taxation by the Act of 27th December, 1845, and the Acts amendatory thereof. Powers and [Illegible Text]. 121. SEC. III. And be it further enacted, That said Talbotton Railroad Company shall be authorized to sell or transfer its privileges, or said Road, to said [Illegible Text] Railroad Company, or to lease to the same for a term of years

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on such terms as may be agreed on by said Companies. May be leased to [Illegible Text] R. R. Co. 122. SEC. IV. And be it further enacted, That all laws and parts of laws militating against this Act, be, and the same are hereby, repeated. Repealing clause. Approved, January 15, 1852. THE CLARKESVILLE TUGALO RAILROAD OR PLANK ROAD CO. SEC. 123. incorporated; SEC. 124 Capital, organization: SEC. 125. Powers and privileges. (No. 86.) An Act to incorporate the Clarkesville and Tugalo Rail or Plank Road. 123. SECTION I. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Georgia in General Assembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That George D. Phillips, Phillip Martin, Renben Nash, John S. Dobbins, John H. Wylie, Patton Jarrett, Joseph B. Whitehead, Nathan Hunter, and Jeremiah Taylor, and their associates, be, and they are hereby, declared to be a body politic and corporate under the name of the Clarkesville and Tugalo Railroad Company, for the purpose of constructing a Rail or Plank Road from the town of Clarkesville, in the county of Habersham, to some convenient point on the Tugalo river, to intersect a Plank or Railroad running from Anderson Court House, South Carolina, and as such shall sue and be sued, plead and be impleaded. Incorporated. Name. Route, 124. SEC. II. And be it further enacted, That the Capital Stock of said Road shall consist of two hundred thousand dollars, to be divided into shares of one hundred dollars each, that said Company shall be under the direction of a President and seven Directors, to be selected by the Stockholders, and to hold their office for the period of one year and until their successors are elected, that said Directors shall have the power of making such by laws as may be deemed necessary for the management of the affairs of the Company, not conflicting with the laws of this State, that the corporation before mentioned shall have the privilege of opening Books of Subscription for the purpose of

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obtaining the necessary amount of stock to build said road, in such manner as they may deem necessary and best. Capital $200,000. President and Directors, By Laws. Books for subscription. 125. SEC. III. And be it further enacted, That said Company shall possess and enjoy all the rights, immunities and privileges which are had, possessed and enjoyed by the Central Railroad and Banking Company, except the privileges of Banking and exemption from taxation, and shall be subject to all the pains, penalties, liabilities, restrictions, and limitations, which are incident to and binding upon said Company. Approved, January 12, 1852. GEORGIA AND FLORIDA RAILROAD. SEC 126. Incorporated. SEC 127. May consolidate Stock. SEC 128. By Laws. (No. 87.) An Act to incorporate the Georgia and Florida Railroad Company, and to confer certain powers and privileges therein mentioned. 126. SECTION I. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Georgia in General Assembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That Joseph Bond, P. M. Nightingale, James M. Mercer, N. W. Collier, W. W. Cheever, Benjamin Jourdan, David A. Vason, Nelson Tift, Michael Young, Thomas Jones, Elijah R. Young, Thomas B. Wynn, M. B. Jones, W. G. Ponder, Hardy Bryan, James L. Seward, and their associates, or a majority of them, and assigns, are hereby constituted a body politic and corporate, under the name of the Georgia and Florida Railroad Company, and under said corporate name, they, or a majority of them, shall have authority to construct a Railroad from Oglethorpe, or some other point on the Southwestern Railroad, to Albany, in Baker county; and they shall also have authority to construct a Railroad from Albany to Thomasville, in Thomas county, and from thence to the Florida line, in the direction of Tallahassee. And the said Company are also authorized to construct a Plank Road, or a graded or a Macadamized Road, in connection with, or in lieu of their Railroad. And for the purpose of constructing said Road or Roads, procuring

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the right of way, and managing all the affairs of said Company, they are hereby invested with the same powers and privileges which have been granted to the Savannah and Albany Railroad Company by its original Charter, and the Acts amendatory thereof, which are not inconsistent with the rights and privileges which have been granted to the Savannah and Albany Railroad Company. [Illegible Text]. Route. [Illegible Text] Road. Powers and [Illegible Text]. 127. SEC. II. And be it further enacted, That the Georgia and Florida Railroad Company may at any time incorporate their Stock with the Stock of any other Company, on such terms as may be mutually agreed upon by such Companies; Provided, That the Road and other property of this Company shall be subject to such taxation as the Legislature may deem equitable and just. Consolidation of Stock. Taxation. 128. SEC. III. Be it further enacted, That the said Georgia and Florida Railroad Company, shall have authority to make all such by by-laws, rules and regulations, for managing the affairs of said Company, as they shall deem proper, not inconsistent with the Constitution of this State or the United States; and may by said by-laws, from time to time, determine the amount of Stock necessary to carry [Illegible Text] the purposes of said Company, and the construction of said Road or Roads. By-Laws. Approved, January 22, 1852. INDIAN SPRING RAILROAD COMPANY. SEC. 129. [Illegible Text]. SEC. 130. Powers and Privileges. (No. 88.) An Act [Illegible Text] incorporate the Indian Spring Railroad Company. 129. SECTION I. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Georgia in General Assembly met, [Illegible Text] it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That from and after the passage of this act, Robert Collins, James Dean, Robert A.L. Atkinson, James D. Head, Allen [Illegible Text], William J. Head, and Charles F. Newton, and their associates, successors and assigns, be and they are hereby created and declared to be a body politic and corporate, by the name and style of the Indian

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Spring Railroad Company, and in and by that name, may sue and be sued, plead and be impleaded, in any Court of Law or Equity of this State. May have and use a common seal, and may purchase, hold and convey, any property, either real or personal, or mixed, necessary for the purposes hereinafter named. Incorporated. [Illegible Text] and [Illegible Text] 130. SEC. II. And be further enacted, That said Company shall have power and authority to survey, lay out, construct and build a Railroad from Forsyth, in Monroe county, or some other point on the Macon and Western Railroad, between Forsyth and the city of Grillin, to the Indian Spring, in [Illegible Text] county, and the same to equip, use and enjoy, with all the rights, privileges and immunities granted to the Macon and Western Railroad, and subject to the same liabilities imposed upon said Company, so far as the same may be applicable under this Act, and the Act incorporating said Macon and Western Railroad and Banking Company, and several Acts amendatory thereof, heretofore passed, and with full authority to receive and take the right of way for said Railroad of like width, and under the same restrictions and liabilities as are prescribed in said Acts, or either of them, or the Act incorporating the Monroe Railroad and Banking Company, Banking privileges only excepted; Provided, That nothing in this Act shall be construed to exempt the Stock, Railroad and equipments of said Company, from any tax that the Legislature may assess. [Illegible Text]. Privileges. Right of way Taxation, Approved, January 22, 1852.

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CULLODEN RAILROAD. SEC. 131. Incorporated. SEC. 132. Capital. SEC. 133. Organization. SEC. 134. Votes. SEC. 135. Elections, vacancies. SEC. 136. Officers. SEC. 137. Instalments. SEC. 138. Public Roads crossing. SEC. 139. Right of Way. SEC. 140. Minutes of Board SEC. 141. Duration of Charter. SEC. 142. Consolidation of Stock. (No. 89.) An Act to incorporate the Culloden Railroad, with powers to construct a Railroad from the town of Culloden, in Monroe County, to the town of Barnesville, in Pike county, and there to connect with the Macon and Western Railroad, and to confer all powers necessary to effect said object. 131. SECTION I. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Georgia in General Assembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That for the purpose of constructing, building and keeping up a Railroad communication from the town of Culloden, in Monroe county, to the town of Barnesville, in Pike county, located on the Macon and Western Railroad, or to some other suitable and convenient point on said Railroad, the subscribers for the capital stock hereinafter mentioned and their successors and assignees shall hereafter be a body corporate, by the name and style of the Culloden Railroad Company, and by the said corporate name shall be and are hereby made capable in law to have, purchase, receive, enjoy and retain to themselves and their successors, lands, rents, tenements, hereditaments, goods and chattels of all kinds whatever, and the same to sell, grant, demise alien or dispose of; to sue or be sued, plead and be impleaded, answer and be answered unto, defend and be defended in all courts of record, and also to make and ordain all necessary bye-laws, rules and regulations for the government of said corporation, to make and have a common seal, and the same to alter, break or renew at pleasure, and do all other lawful acts incident to a corporation, Provided, such rules, bye-laws and regulations are not [Illegible Text] to the laws and constitution of this State or of the United States. Route. Incorporated. Powers and [Illegible Text]. By-laws. 132. SEC. II. Be it enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the Capital Stock of said Company shall consist of Three Hundred Thousand Dollars, divided into shares of One Hundred Dollars each. Capital $300,000 133. SEC. III. Be it enacted by the authority aforesaid, That for the organization of said Company, the following persons, to-wit: Williams Rutherford, John Castling, Jas.

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Lyons, Dr. David Kendall, Dr. D. W. Hammond, Wiley Futrail and John L. Woodward be and the same are hereby constituted Commissioders whose duty it shall be to appoint a [Illegible Text] time and place for the meeting of the Stockholders of said Company, which they shall advertise in one or more of the public Gazettes of this State for three weeks in succession, previous to the day of meeting, at which time and place the subscribers to Stock may attend in person or be represented and vote by proxy, and no one but a Stockholder shall be capable of being a proxy, and the appointment shall be in writing, signed by the appointing member, and duly authenticated by the oath of a subscribing witness endorsed thereon or annexed thereto by a lawful Magistrate, and the meeting being assembled, and the proxies examined and admitted, the Commissioners, or a majority of them, shall present a ballot box in which the subscribers may vote for officers of said Company by ballot, and the presiding Commissioners shall count the ballots and declare the result of the election, and shall make out and deliver to said officers elect proper certificates under their-hands. The officers to be elected as aforesaid shall consist of ten directors, out of which said number of directors the board shall choose a President. Organization. Votes. Direction. President. 134. SEC. IV. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That in the said election for directors, the vote shall be taken by the following rule: Each Stockholder shall be entitled to a number of votes equal to the number of shares he or she may hold in the Stock of said Company. Votes in Election. 135. SEC. V. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the election for President and Directors shall be made annually, according to a bye-law to be made for that purpose, and in case any vacancy occurs in the Board of Directors between two periods of general election the said Board or a majority of them, at any stated or regular meeting of the Board, may elect by ballot from among the Stockholders to fill the vacancy so occuring, until the next general election of Directors. Elections annually. Vacancies. 136. SEC. VI. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That after the President and Directors shall have been elected as aforesaid, it shall be always in their power at any meeting of the Board, a majority being present, to nominate and appoint a Secretary, Treasurer, and all other officers and agents that may be deemed necessary, or may be prescribed by the bye-laws of said Company, removable at the pleasure of the Board. Other officers. 137. SEC. VII. And be it further enacted by the authority

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aforesaid, The said Board of Directors may call in instalments on the Capital Stock subscribed when the interest of the Company require it, and the failure of any Stockholder to pay any instalment so called in within the time appointed for the payment thereof, shall operate as a for 4 of the share or shares upon which such failure to pay occurred, which share or shares so forfeited as aforesaid; and all payments thereupon paid, shall accrue to the benefit of the said incorporation, and shall be disposed of as the Directors shall order or provide: Provided, That sixty days previous notice shall be given of the time and place of payment of such instalments, and that not more than fifteen dollars upon each share shall be called in any one time, and that no more than one instalment shall be called in in any three months. [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text]. [Illegible Text] Notice. 138. SEC. VIII. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the said Company shall have full [Illegible Text] to conduct their road over and across all public roads or highways, and by suitable bridges over and across all or any Rivers, [Illegible Text] waters or water courses that may be in the route, Provided, the said Company shall so construct their Railroad as not to obstruct the same. [Illegible Text] of [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] 139. SEC. IX. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the Board of Directors of said Company shall have full power to select and take, or receive as a donation, such strip or strips of land between the points selected for said road, and of such width and shape as they may deem necessary to the construction of said Railroad, not to exceed one hundred feet on each side of said road; and in case the owner or owners of said land and said Company should disagree in regard for the damages and price of said land, which may be necessary for the purpose aforesaid, it may and shall be lawful for the Company to appoint two [Illegible Text] free-holders, and the owner or [Illegible Text] of said land shall also appoint two competent and [Illegible Text] free-holders, all of whom shall be sworn by a judicial officer of this State to do equal justice between the parties, and they shall then proceed to the premises as a committee of arbitration and appraisment, and they shall make their award of valuation of damages in writing, to be approved and signed by them or a majority of them, which amount the Company shall pay to the owner or owners of [Illegible Text] land, and the fee simple shall vest in the said Company forever, and the award shall be recorded in the office of the Superior Court in the same manner as deeds. In case the owner or owners of such strip or strips of land shall refuse to

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appoint on their part referees, then and in that event, the [Illegible Text] Court of the county where the land lies, or a majority [Illegible Text], shall, upon the application of said Company, appoint said referees, and in case the committee last [Illegible Text] in either way appointed cannot agree upon the amount of damages and valuation, they shall choose a fifth man who shall be sworn as aforesaid and be added to the committee, and in case either party be dissatisfied with the award of the committee of arbitration, they shall have the right of appeal to a special Jury in the county where the land may lie, which appeal shall be tried at the first term of the Superior Court where the land lies, aftersaid appeal is made and the decision in whichsoever way made by the special Jury shall vest in the said Culloden Railroad Company the land in question, and in the other party a judgment for the value thereof, thus ascertained and determined, provided that no difference or disagreement between the said Company and any land holder or corporation shall operate by injunction or otherwise to suspend the progress of said work, but the same shall in all cases be continued without interruption on adequate security being given by the Company to the land-holder or corporation, to pay such damages as shall be assessed in manner aforesaid. [Illegible Text] of [Illegible Text]. [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text]. [Illegible Text]. [Illegible Text]. 140. SEC. X. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the said President and Directors shall cause to be kept, fair and regular entries in a book to be kept for that purpose, of all their proceedings. [Illegible Text]. 141. SEC. XI. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the powers, rights, privileges and immunities herein granted and conferred, shall be and continue in force for and during the term of thirty years, to be computed from the passage of this act. Duration of [Illegible Text]. 142. SEC. XII. Be it enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the Stockholders of the corporation hereby created, shall have power and authority to contract with the [Illegible Text] Western Railroad Company touching the union or amalganation of the whole or any part of the road herein proposed to be constructed. [Illegible Text]. Approved, January 22d, 1852.

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THE BLUE RIDGE RAILROAD COMPANY. SEC. 143. Incorporated. SEC. 144. Capital. SEC. 145. Subscription. SEC. 146. Organization. SEC. 147. Officers. SEC. 148. Lands, c. SEC. 149. Right of Way. SEC. 150. Privileges. SEC. 151. Intrusions, By laws, c. SEC. 152. Scrip for Stock. (No. 90.) An [Illegible Text] to open and construct a Railroad from the terminus of the North Carolina [Illegible Text] or near the Locust Stake, on the [Illegible Text], and thence by the most practicable route by way of Clayton, in [Illegible Text] county, to intersect the South Carolina Railroad at Anderson Court House. Whereas, The State of North Carolina has granted to the upper counties of said State a charter for a Railroad, to commence at the Hiwassee or [Illegible Text] Railroad, and thence to the State line of Georgia at or near the Locust Stake, on said line, and whereas, it is very desirable to the upper counties of this State, and also to a great portion of the State of Tennessee and North Carolina, to have a Railroad communication through that section of the country. Preamble. 143. SECTION I. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of [Illegible Text] of the State of Georgia in General Assembly met, and it is [Illegible Text] enacted by the authority of the [Illegible Text], That for the purpose of opening and constructing a Railroad communication from the terminus of the North Carolina Railroad at or near the Locust Stake on the State line, and thence by the most practicable route by way of Clayton, in Rabun county, to intersect the South Carolina Railroad at Anderson Court House the subscribers for the Capital Stock hereinafter mentioned, and their assigns, shall be a body politic and corporate by the name and style of The Blue Ridge Railroad Company, and by said corporate name shall be capable in law to purchase, accept, hold and convey real and personal estate, make contracts, sue and be sued, to make by-laws, and to do all lawful acts properly incident to a corporation, and [Illegible Text] and proper for the construction of the works and transaction of the business for which said Company is incorporated, and to have and use a common seal, and the same to alter and destroy at pleasure. [Illegible Text]. [Illegible Text]. Name. Power and [Illegible Text]. Seal. 144. SEC. II. And be it further enacted, That the capital Stock of said Company shall be One Million of Dollars, divided into shares of One Hundred Dollars, but shall be liable to be increased from time to time, and by such sum or sums as may be deemed expedient by the majority

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of the Board of Directors of said Company for the time being, Provided, That said Capital Stock shall not be so increased as to exceed in the whole the sum of Two [Illegible Text] of Dollars, and it is also enacted that the Board of Directors for the time being shall be authorized to [Illegible Text] the terms and conditions of [Illegible Text] for such [Illegible Text] Capital [Illegible Text] as may from time to time be required. Capital [Illegible Text] May be [Illegible Text] 145. SEC. III. And be it further enacted, That for the original Capital Stock of One Million Dollars Books of subscription shall be opened at Clayton, in Rabun county, by the following commissioners, who are hereby authorized and made competent to do all acts incident to their said office, to-wit: Samuel Beck, Thomas Kelley, James [Illegible Text] James Stonecipher, and William McKinney, and if any of said commissioners should refuse to act, others in their place shall be appointed by the remaining commissioners, and there shall be no more than five commissioners. Said commissioners at the above named place, at any time, after giving twenty days notice of the day and place in two or more public places in said county, shall open said Book of subscription and [Illegible Text] from individuals, companies or corporations, subscriptions for any number of shares of Stock not exceeding two hundred shares to any one individual, company or corporation, Banking companies excepted; and no subscriptions shall be received and allowed unless there shall be paid to the commissioners at the time of subscribing the sum of five dollars on each share subscribed, for which the commissioners shall give the subscriber a certificate setting forth the number of shares taken by such subscriber and amount per share paid thereon, and if after ten days the shares are not taken they may be subscribed for without limiting the number of shares, and said Book of subscription shall remain open for sixty days; or longer if necessary, at the [Illegible Text] of the commissioners, and when closed on the last day, said commissioners shall certify and sign to its being a correct list of said subscriptions, and shall thereupon make out a general list setting forth the names of the subscribers, the number of shares taken by each subscriber, and the sum paid thereon, and if on summing up all the subscriptions the same shall appear to [Illegible Text] to the sum of Four Hundred Thousand Dollars, the said Company may be organized and go into operation thereon, and after the organization of the company all future subscriptions for Stock shall be received by the Board of Directors of the Company, and the said companies shall at once proceed to the measures

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as [Illegible Text] prescribed, for the organization of the Company. Books of subscription. [Illegible Text]. [Illegible Text]. Organization. 146. SEC. IV. And be it further enacted, That in order to the organization of said Company, so soon as the amount of subscriptions of Stock shall equal or exceed the sum of Four Hundred Thousand Dollars, the said commissioners or any three or more of them, shall give notice thereof in any public Gazette, and in one or more public places in Rabun county, and advertise in such Gazette and public places, a meeting of the Stockholders to be held at Clayton in said county on a day to be specified, at which time and place the Stockholders shall attend in person or by proxies duly constituted by writing, sealed and attested, and shall proceed to the election by ballot, of nine Directors of said Company, and in the election of Directors, and in all other matters of said Company in which the votes of Stockholders have to be taken, each Stockholder shall have a number of votes equal to the number of shares of which he is proprietor at the time of voting. Meeting of Stockholder. Election of Director. Votes. At the election of the first Board of Directors the commissioners, or any three or more of them shall preside and conduct the election and shall make a record of proceedings in said election under their hands and seals and shall deliver to each of the Directors chosen a certificate of his election. 147. SEC. V. And be it further enacted, That the Board of Directors shall choose one of their own number as President of the Board, whose term of office shall be one year, and the election of Directors shall be held annually according to such by-laws as may be made for that purpose, and in case of a vacancy occurring in the Board between the [Illegible Text] periods of election, the Directors, or a majority of [Illegible Text], may elect from among the Stockholders a person to [Illegible Text] such vacancy. And said Directors may hold elections for office, is at any day, (should it occur that the regular time of electing should pass without such election,) [Illegible Text] giving ten days notice thereof. And they shall elect a [Illegible Text] and Secretary in the same manner, and to serve the [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] of time as the President and said Treasurer, shall give [Illegible Text] and satisfactory security in any amount to be [Illegible Text] by said Directors. [Illegible Text]. [Illegible Text]. [Illegible Text]. 148. SEC. VI. And be it further enacted, That said Company shall have power to purchase and hold in [Illegible Text]-simple to them and their successors, any lands or tenements, or [Illegible Text], that they may find necessary for the site on and along which to locate, run, and establish said Railroad; and also to purchase and hold any lands

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contiguous to or in the [Illegible Text] of said Railroad, that may be necessary in [Illegible Text] materials for constructing and repairing said Road, and such as may be necessary for erecting of toll houses, store houses, and other [Illegible Text] and accommodations that may be necessary and useful to said Railroad, or the business thereof. And also all rights of way on land, and all necessary privileges on water courses that may lie on or across the route of said Road. And the said Company shall have power to conduct said Railroad across any public road or highway that may be on the route of said Railroad; Provided, The said Company shall so construct said Railroad across all public roads, as not to injure or obstruct the same. [Illegible Text]. Crossing of public roads. 149. SEC. VII. And be it further enacted, That in all cases where lands or rights of way cannot be had for want of agreement between the parties as to price, or for other cause, the same may be taken at a valuation to be made by three Commissioners, or a majority of them, to be appointed by the Inferior Court of Rabun county; Provided, That if a Justice of said Court should be a Stockholder, then the arbitrators shall be one selected by the corporation, one by the party at issue, and the third by the Inferior Court, acting without the said interested Justice, and said Commissioners, before they act, shall severally take an oath before some magistrate of the county, faithfully and [Illegible Text] to discharge the duties assigned them, and shall return their proceedings therein under their hands and seals, to the Court, whence the commission issued, there to remain of record, and the lands or rights of way shall vest in said Company in fee-simple, upon payment or tender of the amount of the valuation. And in case the said Company, or the owners of the soil or right of way, are dissatisfied, an appeal may be taken to the Superior Court of Rabun county, and the award of damages traversed by a special Jury, and their finding shall be final and conclusive between the parties. Proceedings to obtain right of way in [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text]. Oath of [Illegible Text]. [Illegible Text] of [Illegible Text]. Appeal. 150. SEC. VIII. And be it further enacted, That said Blue Ridge Railroad Company shall have the sole and exclusive right of transportation and conveyance of persons, produce, merchandize, and all other things over and along said-Railroad, to be by them constructed, as long as they see fit to exercise said right. And said Company, in the exercise of said right, shall be regarded as common carriers, and liable as such, and said Company shall be authorized to fix by by-laws the charges and rates of transportation and carriage on said Railroad. And said Company are authorized to make all by-laws and regulations touching

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said Road, and the business thereof, which may be deemed expedient; Provided, They make none repugnant to the laws of the land. Exclusive [Illegible Text] Common carriers. By Laws. 151. SEC. IX. And be it further enacted, That all trespasses and intrusions on said Road, of an injurious intent or tendency, shall be a misdemeanor, and on conviction in the Superior Court, shall be punishable by fine or imprisonment in the common Jail of the county, at the discretion of the Court; and that the power of making by-laws, appointing such officers and agents as the business of the Company may require, and of entering into contracts in its behalf, and controlling generally its affairs, shall be exercised by the President and Directors of said Company; and that said President and Directors, shall be authorized from time to time, to call on the Stockholders for the payment of such instalments on the Shares subscribed, as they may [Illegible Text] necessary and expedient for the prosecution and completion of the aforesaid Railroad, and the works therein [Illegible Text], until the whole of the Stock subscribed for is paid in. And the Board of Directors shall give ninety days notice in a public gazette, by publication once a month of the amount of the [Illegible Text] so required to be paid, and time of payment; and a failure by any Stockholder to pay up any one instalment so required, shall induce a forfeiture of the Share or Shares on which such default is made, and of all past payments thereon, and the same vest in and belong to said Company, and may be appropriated as they shall see fit, to the purposes for which the Company is chartered. Intrusions, c Misdemeanor. Penalty. Power of Directors. Instalments. [Illegible Text] of [Illegible Text] 152. SEC. X. And be it further enacted, That said President and Directors shall, as soon as may be after the organization of the Company, issue to each subscriber Scrip or Certificates of the Stock held by him, and of the amount paid thereon, and the Shares of said Stock held by any person, shall be assignable and transferable in law; and the Board of Directors shall and may regulate the mode of [Illegible Text] certificates, and making transfers of Stock. Scrip for Stock. Transferable. Approved, January 22, 1852.

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ART. II. STEAMBOATS AND [Illegible Text]. 1. GENERAL LAWS. SEC. 153. Injuries to raftsburden of proof. (No. 91.) An Act to protect rafts and raftsmen from wanton injuries committed by steamboats navigating any of the rivers or waters of the State. 153. SEC. I. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Georgia in General Assembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That whenever any raft, navigating any of the rivers or waters of this State, shall be injured by any collision with a steamboat, or whenever any person upon said raft shall be injured by such collission, it shall be sufficient in any action brought on account of such injuries to any raft or person on the same, for the Plaintiff to prove the injury complained of, and the damage sustained, and that the same was caused by collission with a steamboat, and the burden of proof shall be upon the owner of the steamboat, Captain, or other party lawfully sued; to show that the collision and injury were unavoidable, after using all reasonable means and precautions to avoid the same, or that the same was caused by want of proper care in those navigating the raft, without fault upon the part of the steamboat. In cases of injuries to rafts by steamboats, the burden of proof on the owners of beat. Approved, January 17, 1852.

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2. PRIVATE CORPORATIONS. No. 92. New York and Savannah Steam Navigation Co. No. 93. [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] Canal Co. No. 94. Union Steamboat Co. No. 95. Magnolia Steam Pucket Co. NEW YORK AND SAVANNAH STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY. SEC. 154. Capital increased; SEC. 155. Dividends; SEC. 156. Repealing clause. (No. 92.) An Act to alter and amend an Act entitled an Act to incorporate the New York and Savannah Steam Navigation Company. 154. SECTION I. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Georgia in General Assembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That the Directors of the said New York and Savannah Steam Navigation Company, or a majority of them, [Illegible Text] and they are hereby authorized and empowered to [Illegible Text] the Capital Stock of said Company to any amount not exceeding one million of dollars, at such time and in such manner as they may think best. Capital stock may be increased. Not to exceed $1,000,000. 155. SEC. II. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That dividends, out of the net earnings of said Company, may be declared at any time or times when deemed advisable. Dividends, 156. SEC. III. And be it further enacted, That all laws and parts of laws militating against this Act, be, and the same are hereby, repealed. Repealing clause. Approved, January 22, 1852.

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SAVANNAH AND [Illegible Text] CANAL COMPANY. SEC. 157. Extension authorized; SEC. 158. Repealing clause. (No. 93.) An Act to authorize the Savannah and Ogeechee Canal Company to extend the Savannah and Ogeechee Canal to the [Illegible Text] river. 157. SECTION I. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Georgia in General Assembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That from and after the passage of this Act, the said Savannah and Ogeechee Canal Company are authorized and empowered to extend the Savannah and Ogeechee Canal from its present terminus on the Ogeechee river, to the Altamaha river. May be extended to the Altamaha river. 158. SEC. II. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That all laws and parts of laws militating against this Act, be, and the same are hereby, repealed. Repealing clause. Approved, January 22, 1852. UNION STEAMBOAT COMPANY. SEC. 159. Incorporated; SEC. 160. Capital, $21,500; SEC. 161. May be increased; SEC. 162. Privileges; SEC. 163. Election of officers; SEC. 164. Directors; SEC. 165. Minutes; [Illegible Text]; SEC. 166. Transfer of [Illegible Text] SEC. 167. Report; [Illegible Text]. (No. 94.) An Act to incorporate the Union Steamboat Company of Georgia and South Carolina. Whereas certain individuals have associated for the purpose of conducting a Company trade on the Savannah river, between Savannah and Augusta, Georgia, and Hamburg, South Carolina, by steam and other boatsto enable them advantageously to transact said business, have applied to this General Assembly for an Act of incorporation, and whereas similar incorporations heretofore granted, for like purposes, have been useful to the public, [Illegible Text]. 159. SECTION I. 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 George W. Garmany, Moses A. Cohen, Jeremiah W. Stokes, Orlando A. Wood, Joseph J. Claghorn, and John [Illegible Text] Jr., trading and doing business under the name, firm and style of Wood, Claghorn Co.; Alexander Thomas, Sames Skinner, Andrew Burnside, Edward J. Jones, and Samuel N. Papot, trading under the name, firm and style of Jones Papot; their associates and successors are hereby made and created a body politic and corporate by law, by the name and style of The Union Steamboat Company of Georgia and South [Illegible Text] for the purpose of conducting a carrying trade by steam and other boats on the Savannah river, and by the name and style aforesaid may sue and be sued in all Courts of Law and Equity, may have and use a common seal, and make such by-laws for their regulations and government as they may see proper; Provided, The same be not inconsistent with the laws of this State or of the United [Illegible Text] and may hold, purchase, receive, retain, enjoy, sell and transfer real and personal property of such [Illegible Text] as the necessities of the business may require. [Illegible Text] Style. Powers and [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] 160. SEC. II. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the Capital Stock of said Company shall [Illegible Text] of two hundred and fifteen shares of one hundred dollars each, which shall be held by the present members of the Company and their assigns, in the respective proportions already fixed among themselves, and for which the proper officers of said Company shall issue certificates in the manner provided for in their by-laws. [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] Certificates 161. SEC. III. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That by a vote of two thirds of the holders of the whole Capital Stock, at any meeting regularly called for the purpose, the Stock of said Company may be [Illegible Text] from time to time by the [Illegible Text] of new Stock of one [Illegible Text] dollars per share, as said Stockholders may find it [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] That the whole amount of Capital Stock shall never exceed one hundred thousand dollars. May be [Illegible Text] to $100,000. 162. SEC. IV. And be it further enacted, That said Company shall be authorized, by steamboats of any [Illegible Text] and by other boats and vessels, as they may find it [Illegible Text] to navigate for the transportation of freight or [Illegible Text] or both, any of the waters of Georgia, in [Illegible Text] with other Companies or private individuals. [Illegible Text] of [Illegible Text] 163. SEC. V. And be it further enacted, That there shall be an election held annually on the second Tuesday

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in July, by the Stockholders, for a President and four Directors, who shall constitute a Board of Directors; each Stockholder shall be [Illegible Text] to one vote for each share of Stock he holds, and any Stockholder may, by written authority, empower any other Stockholder to vote in any election as his proxy. Should the election, from any cause, not be holden on the appointed day, it may be holden on any subsequent day, on fifteen days public notice being given in one or more of the Gazettes of Savannah and Hamburg. Election of officers, 164. SEC. VI. And be it further enacted, That the chief management and control of the affairs of the Company shall be vested, till otherwise ordered by the Stockholders, in the Board of Directors, (the President of the Company being a member of the Board ex officio, ) who may appoint all officers, and regulate their duties and compensation, as to them may seem expedient for the interest of the Company. [Illegible Text] Other officers. 165. SEC. VII. The Directors of the Company shall meet twice a year or oftener, and cause regular minutes of the proceedings to be entered in a book kept for that purpose. Not less than a majority of the Board shall constitute a quorum for business. Meeting of [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] 166. SEC. VIII. And be it further enacted, That the Stock of the Company may be transferred in the books of the Company, and in no other manner whatever, by the Stockholders or their legal representatives, in such manner as the regulations of the Board of Directors may point out. Transfer of [Illegible Text] 167. SEC. IX. The Directors shall, on the second Tuesday in January and July of each year, submit to the Stockholders a written statement under oath or affirmation of the Treasurer of the Company, setting forth the general assets of the Company, and the amount of all their existing debts up to the thirtieth of June and thirty-first of December, and make such dividend to the Stockholders from the profits of their business, as to them may seem expedient; Provided, That they shall, in no case, [Illegible Text] upon the capital of said Company to make any dividend whatever. [Illegible Text] report. Dividends. Approved, November 22, 1851.

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MAGNOLIA STEAM PACKET COMPANY. SEC. 168. Incorporated. SEC. 169. Capital. SEC. 170. May be increased. SEC. 171. [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] SEC. 172. Board of Directors. SEC. 173. Powers. SEC. 174. Meetings of Board. SEC. 175. Transfer of Stock. SEC. 176. Dividends. (No. 95.) An Act to incorporate the Magnolia Steam Packet Company. Whereas certain individuals have associated for the purpose of conducting a company trade between Savannah, Georgia, and Palatka, Florida, by steam and other boats, to enable them advantageously to transact said business, have applied to this General Assembly for an Act of incorporation. And whereas similar incorporations heretofore granted for like purposes have been useful to the public. 168. SECTION I. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of [Illegible Text] of the State of Georgia in General Assembly met, and it is hereby [Illegible Text] by the authority of the same, That M. A. Cohen, Jacob Waldburg, T. M. Turner, John W. Anderson, E. H. Cohen, Samuel Solomons, H. A. Crane, Orlando A. Wood, Joseph S. Claghorn, and John Cunningham, Jr., trading and doing business under the name, firm, and style, of Wood, Claghorn Co.; P. L. Wade, Joseph George, Jr., C. A. Greiner, J. W. Nevitt, Charles Hamilton, John Bessent, Hiram Roberts, of Georgia; A. H. Cole, of Florida; George T. Rodman, of New York; their associates and successors, are hereby made and created a body politic and corporate by law, by the name and style of the Magnolia Steam Packet Company, for the purpose of conducting a carrying trade by steam and other boats, between Savannah, Georgia, and Palatka, Florida, and by the name and style aforesaid, may sue and be sued, plead and be impleaded, in any Court of Law or Equity. May have and use a common seal, and make such by law for their regulations and government, as they may see proper; [Illegible Text] The same be not inconsistent with the laws of this State, or of the United States; and may hold, purchase, receive, retain, enjoy, sell and transfer real and personal property of such description, as the necessity of the business may require. Incorporated, Style. Powers and [Illegible Text] By Laws, 169 SEC. II. Be it enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the Capital Stock of said Company shall consist of Two Hundred and Ninety Shares of One Hundred Dollars each, which shall be held by the present members of the

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Company, and their assigns, in the respective propositions already fixed among themselves, and for which the proper officer of said Company shall issue [Illegible Text] in the manner provided for in their by-laws. Capital [Illegible Text] 170. SEC. III. Be it [Illegible Text] That by a vote of two thirds of the holders of the whole Capital Stock, at any meeting regularly called for the purpose, the Stock of said Company may be increased from time to time by the creation of new Stock, of One Hundred Dollars per Share, as said Stockholders may find it expedient; [Illegible Text] That the whole amount of Capital Stock shall never exceed one hundred thousand dollars. May be [Illegible Text] to [Illegible Text] 171. SEC. IV. Be it enacted, That the said Company shall be authorized, by steamboats of any description, and by other boats or vessels, as they may find it convenient to navigate for the transportation of freight or passengers, or both, any of the waters of Georgia, in common with other companies or private individuals. Privileges of Navigation. 172. SEC. V. Be it enacted, There shall be an election held annually on the first Monday in January, by the Stockholders, for a President and four Directors, who shall constitute a Board of Directors, each Stockholder shall be entitled to one vote for each Share of Stock he holds, and any Stockholder may, by written authority, empower any other Stockholder to vote in any election as his proxy Should the election, from any cause, not be holden on the appointed day, it may be holden on any subsequent day, on fifteen days public notice being given in one or more of the gazettes of Savannah. President and Directors. [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] Elections. 173. SEC. VI. Be it enacted, The chief management and control of the affairs of the Company shall be vested (till otherwise ordered by the Stockholders) in the Board of Directorsthe President of the Company being a member of the Board ex officio who may appoint all officers, and regulate their duties and compensation, as to them may seem expedient for the interest of the Company. Power of Direction. Officers. 174. SEC. VII. Be it enacted, The [Illegible Text] of the Company shall meet twice a year or oftener, and cause regular minutes of the proceedings to be entered in a book kept for that purpose. Not less than a majority of the Board shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business. [Illegible Text] of [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] 175. SEC. VIII. Be it enacted, That the Stock of the Company may be transferred on the books of the Company, and in no other manner whatever by their Stockholders, or their legal representatives, in such manner as the regulations of the Board of Directors may point out. [Illegible Text] of [Illegible Text]

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176. SEC. IX. Be it enacted, That the Directors shall, on the first Monday in July of each year, submit to the Stockholders a written statement, under oath or affirmation of the Treasurer of the Company, setting forth the general assets of the Company, and the amount of all their existing debts, and make such dividends to the Stockholders, from the profits of the business, as to them may seem expedient; Provided, That they shall in no case encroach upon the capital of said Company, to make any dividend whatever. Report of Treasurer. Dividends. Approved, December 25th, 1851. ART. III. TURNPIKES AND PLANK ROADS. 1. GENERAL LAWS. SEC. 177. Evasion of Tolls, Penalty. SEC. 178. Repealing clause. (No. 96.) An Act to prevent crading the payment of tolls on Plank Roads in the State of Georgia. 177. 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 if any owner, carrier or other person in charge of any vehicle, live stock, or other thing or things, shall pass by any toll gate or other place appointed for taking tolls on any Plank Road in the State of Georgia without paying to said Plank Road Companies the tolls due to said Companies established by authority of law, that in every such case the person or persons so offending shall forfeit and pay to such Plank Road Company triple the usual tolls, which may be collected by the President of said Company or any one [Illegible Text] to collect tolls, by attaching the property of such person or persons before any Court having jurisdiction of the same, Provided, That the defendant, or defendants shall have the right to replevy said property, and make special defence under the same regulations as is usual in attachments cases in this State. On failure to pay [Illegible Text] triple tolls may be recovered. By attachment Replevy. Proviso. Provided, There is some one at the toll gates to receive the tolls. 178. Be it enacted, That all laws and parts of laws militating against this act be and the same are hereby repealed. Approved, Januray 22d, 1852. As to the rights of Plank Road Companies to appropriate a public Highway Sec [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] 175

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2. PRIVATE CORPORATIONS. No. 97. Macon, Perry Albany P. R. Company. No. 98. Columbus Greenville P. R. c. No. 98. Columbus [Illegible Text] P. R. c. No. 98. Atlanta and [Illegible Text] P. R. c. No. 99 [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] T P [Illegible Text] Company No. 100. [Illegible Text] P R Company No. 101 [Illegible Text] P R Company No. 102 Dade [Illegible Text] T P [Illegible Text] No. 103. Savannah and Albany R R. Company. No. 104. [Illegible Text] Bridge T. Co. THE MACON, PERRY AND ALBANY PLANK ROAD COMPANY. SEC. 179. Incorporated; SEC. 180. Route; SEC. 181. Organization; SEC. 182. Farther provisions. (No. 97) An act to incorporate the Macon, Perry and Albany Plank Road Company, and to confer certain powers and privileges. 179. SECTION I. It is hereby enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Georgia, That the Mayor and City Council of the City of Macon, Joseph Bond, R. A. L. Atkinson, Samuel Felder, John Felder, William Brown, Jas. Kendrick, W. M. Davis, W. T. Swift, C. West, J. Laidler Sen'r. N. W. Collier, W. W. Cheever, David A. Vason, R. Q. Dickson, Nelson Tift and Lott Warren, are hereby made a body politic and corporate, under the name of the Macon, Perry and Albany Plank Road Company, with all the usual or necessary powers and privileges for carrying into effect the objects of the incorporation, which are not contrary to the constitution and laws of this State. Incorporated. Name. Powers and privilege. Route. 180. SEC. II. The said Company is hereby authorized to construct a Plank Road from the City of Macon, through or near Perry, to or near Henderson, and from thence, in as nearly a direct line as practicable, to Albany, in Baker county, crossing the Flint river by a Bridge at any point within the county of Dooly, which said Company may deem best. 181. SEC. III. The persons incorporated under this act, or a majority of them, may proceed to organize their Company by electing not less than seven Directors, who shall be charged with the management of the affairs and business of the Company, and whose powers and duties and term of service shall be prescribed in the articles of Association or by-laws of said Company. Organization of Company. [Illegible Text] By-laws. 182. SEC. IV. The fifth, sixth, seventh, eighth, ninth, tenth, eleventh and twelfth sections of an act to authorize the

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incorporation of Joint Stock Companies for the construction of [Illegible Text] Graded or Plank Roads, approved February 23, 1850 * * For this Act see [Illegible Text] Digest 431. are hereby added to and made a part of the Charter of the Macon, Perry and Albany Plank Road Company. [Illegible Text] Approved January 22, 1852. THE COLUMBUS AND GREENVILLE P. T. R. CO. THE COLUMBUS AND LANNAHASSEE P. T. R. CO. THE ATLANTA AND SWEET WATER P. T. R. CO. SEC. 183 Col. Green. P. T. R. Co SEC. 184 CapitalSubscription. SEC. 185 SharesVotes. SEC. 186. Organization. SEC. 187. Power and Privileges. SEC. 188. Title to Road, c. SEC. 189. Obstructions to, c. SEC. 190. Tolls, c. SEC. 191. Col. Lann. P. T. R. Co. SEC. 192. [Illegible Text] S. W. P. . T. R. Co. SEC. 193. Their power and privileges. SEC. 194. Duration of Charters. SEC. 195. Time of construction comp. SEC. 196. Repealing clause. (No. 98.) An Act to incorporate the Columbus and Greenville Plank Road and [Illegible Text] Company, and the Columbus and Lannahassee Plank and [Illegible Text] Road Company, and the Atlanta and Sweet [Illegible Text] Plank and [Illegible Text] Road Company, and for other purposes therein mentioned. 183. SEC. I. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of [Illegible Text] of the State of Georgia in General Assembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the [Illegible Text], That Hampton S. Smith, John Banks, Seaborn Jones, R. J. Moses, Randolph L. Mott, John L. Mustain, George W. Winter, John C. Reese, John A. Deblois, or a majority of them and their successors and assigns, are hereby declared and constituted a body corporate, by the name and style of the Colambus and Greenville Plank and Turnpike Road Company, for the purpose of constructing a Plank and [Illegible Text] Road from the city of Columbus towards Greenville, in Meriwether county, and towards Talbotton, in [Illegible Text] county, together with such extensions, branches and bridges, as they may find expedient or necessary, and by that name and style may sue and be sued, plead and be impleaded, answer and be answered, in any Court of Law or Equity in the State of Georgia, or the United States, and may have and use a common seal, and the same alter and amend at pleasure, and may have and hold real and

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personal property necessary to carry on their business advantageously, with full power to transfer or convey the same. Incorporated. Style. Route. Powers and [Illegible Text]. 184. SEC. II. That the Capital Stock of said Company shall not [Illegible Text] One Hundred and Fifty Thousand Dollars, and that subscriptions to the same shall be regulated by the said persons herein before named, or a majority of them and their associates, as to the number of Shares, the times, places, manner and mode of subscription, the amount to be paid in, and the times when the same shall be paid, and the mode of payment, with full power to declare forfeitures under certain rules to be before prescribed, when Stockholders fail to comply, and to do all things necessary to ensure the prompt payment of the several instalments of Stock when required; Provided, That any regulation thus adopted shall be uniform as to all subscribers, and Provided also, That should any Stockholder fail to pay his subscription, according to the regulations of said corporation, the said corporation shall have power, on giving ten days notice to such defaulting [Illegible Text] to move for and obtain payment in either the Superior or County Court of the county in which such Stockholder may reside, for the amount he may be in [Illegible Text], with five per cent, thereon for damages, and also the costs of suit. Capital. Subscription. Collection of instalments. 185. SEC. III. That the Capital Stock of said Company shall be divided into Shares of One Hundred Dollars each, to be assignable and transferable on the books of said Company, and on all questions arising at business meetings, each Stockholder shall be entitled to one vote for each Share he may own, until the same shall reach one hundred votes; Provided, That the Shares of Stock held by each Stockholder shall be registered on the Stock book of said Company, which shall at all times be open to the inspection of Stockholders. [Illegible Text] Votes. 186. SEC. IV. That as soon as fifty thousand dollars shall be subscribed, the said corporation shall proceed to organize by calling together the Stockholders, and electing five Directors, one of whom shall be appointed President by the said Board of Directors, which Directors shall be chosen annually at such time and place as the Directors may determine upon; Provided, That the Directors for the time being shall serve until their successors are elected, and they or a majority of them shall form a quorum for the transaction of business, and shall have power to make all such by-laws and ordinances as to them may appear needful touching the management of the Road to be constructed, the effects of the said corporation, and all such matters

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as may appertain to the same, not inconsistent with the Constitution and Laws of the State of Georgia; and they shall have power to employ such officers, agents, and [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] they may deem necessary for the transaction of the business of the corporation, and to displace, remove, or discharge such officers, agents or servants, at pleasure. Organization. Directors. By-Laws. Officers and [Illegible Text] 187. SEC. V. That it shall or may be lawful for said corporation to construct and make a Plank and Turnpike Road, from the city of Columbus, towards the town of Greenville, in Meriwether county, together with such branches as may be deemed [Illegible Text] on such convenient route as said corporation may select; Provided, No public road now in use shall be threby obstructed, without first obtaining the consent of the Inferior Court of the county where such obstructions may be contemplated; And provided further, That in the event said corporation shall not be able to obtain the right of way from the owner or owners of land through which the said Road may pass, such compensation shall be paid to the owner or owners of the land through which the same may pass, as may be assessed by a Jury, upon a writ of ad quad damnum to be sued out and [Illegible Text] in the mode prescribed by the fourth section of an Act entitled an Act to incorporate the Muscogee Railroad Company, and to punish persons for violating the provisions of the same, passed and approved on the twenty-seventh day of December, in the year eighteen hundred and forty-five, and said section is hereby adopted as part of this Act, as fully as though the same were herein inserted. Powers and Privileges. Use of public road. Right of way. 188. SEC. VI. And be it further enacted, That all lands, rights and property acquired by said Company, with said Road when completed, and all profits which may [Illegible Text] therefrom, shall be vested in the respective shareholders, their heirs, legal representatives or assigns, forever, in proportion to their respective Shares. Title to Road c. 189. SEC. VII. And be it further enacted, That in case any person shall wilfully injure or obstruct the said Road, or use the [Illegible Text] and refuse to pay the tolls prescribed in [Illegible Text] of the powers hereby vested in said corporation, whereby the said Company shall sustain any loss or damage, he shall forfeit and pay to the said Company the amount of all damages which they may sustain in consequence thereof, to be sued for and recovered in the same manner as is provided for by law, for individuals in like cases, and shall be further subject to indictment, and punished by [Illegible Text] or imprisonment, or both, at the [Illegible Text] of the Judge trying the offence. [Illegible Text] Penalty.

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190. SEC. VIII. That said Company shall have power of demanding and exacting tolls for transportion or travel of persons or property, provided that a tariff of tolls shall be annually ostablished and published on each toll gate upon said Road for the information of the public, and shall not be in any manner increased until the next annual meeting unless thirty days previous notice shall be publicly given at the places and in the manner before stated, of such contemplated change. Tolls. 191. SEC. IX. And be it further enacted, That John Woolfolk, Grigsby E. Thomas, Raphael J. Moses, George W. Winter, Charles Claghorn, John Banks, Seaborn Jones, or a majority of them, their successors and assigns be and they are hereby declared a body politic under the name and style of the Columbus and [Illegible Text] Plank Road, and Turnpike Company, with the privilege of making and constructing a Plank and Turnpike Road towards Lannahassee and Lumpkin, in Stewart county, with the privilege of extending the same to such point as may be deemed expedient in [Illegible Text] county, together with such extensions, branches and bridges as may be deemed expedient or necessary by said Company. Columbus [Illegible Text] see [Illegible Text] Road and [Illegible Text] Company. Incorporated. Style. Route. 192. SEC. X. And be it further enacted, That Richard Peters, R. A. Williams and Alex. W. Mitchell, of the county of DeKalb, and James Rogers of the county of Campbell or a majority of them and their successors and assigns be, and the same are hereby declared and constituted a body corporate and politic, under the name and style of the Atlanta and Sweetwater Plank and Turnpike Road Company, for the purpose of constructing a Plank and Turnpike Road or either from the city of Atlanta by the Sweetwater Factory, in Campbell county, with the privilege of extending the same by Villa Riea or Carrollton to the Alabama line, at such point on such line as may be deemed expedient, together with such extensions, branches and bridges as may be deemed expedient by said Company. Atlanta and [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] Road [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] Incorporated. Style. Route. 193. SEC. XI. Be it further enacted, That the said Companies in the ninth and tenth Sections named, shall be subject to all the rules, regulations and restrictions, and shall be, and are hereby vested with all the rights, privileges, immunities, benefits and advantages which are [Illegible Text] conferred, granted and conveyed to the Columbus and Greenville Plank and Turnpike Road Company with a Capital Stock not to exceed One Hundred and Fifty Thousand Dollars. Powers and [Illegible Text] 194. SEC. XII. Be it further enacted, That the aforesaid acts of incorporation in this bill mentioned shall remain

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in force for and during thirty years and no longer. [Illegible Text] of Charter, 195. SEC. XIII. Be it further enacted, That the said Roads shall be commenced within one year, and completed in seven years from the passage of this act, or the above act of incorporation shall be forfeited, provided that the failure to [Illegible Text] and complete one of the above Roads shall not take effect, the incorporation of the other complying with the conditions of this act of incorporation. Time of [Illegible Text] and completion, [Illegible Text] SEC. XIV. Be it further enacted, That all laws and parts of laws militating against this act be, and the same is hereby repealed. Repealing [Illegible Text] Approved, January 22, 1852. [Illegible Text] AND MARTHASVILLE TURNPIKE PLANK ROAD CO. SEC. 197. Incorporated; SEC. 198. Capital; shares; SEC. 199. [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] SEC. 200. [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] SEC. 201. [Illegible Text] of construction; SEC. 202. [Illegible Text] of way; SEC. 203. [Illegible Text] and Toll [Illegible Text] SEC. 204. Exclusive Privileges; SEC. 205. By-Laws, officers; SEC. 206. Payment for Stock; SEC. 207. Extension to Hawkinsville; SEC. 208. Injuries, Payment of Tolls; SEC. 209. Using Public Roads. (No. 99.) An Act to incorporate the Henderson and Marthasville Railroad and [Illegible Text] Company. 197. SECTION I. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Georgia in General Assembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That John R. Cook, John A. Hunter, Virgil Powers and F. P. [Illegible Text] of [Illegible Text] county, and Jones [Illegible Text] J. T. [Illegible Text] N. G. Lewis and William West, of Houston county, and Charles Thomson, of Bibb county, together with all persons who shall become Stockholders [Illegible Text] to the provisions of this Act, shall be and they are hereby constituted a body politie and corporate by the name and style of the Henderson and Marthasville Plank Road and Turnpike Company, for the term of thirty years from and after the passing of this Act. Incorporated. Style. Duration of [Illegible Text] 198. SEC. II. And be it further enacted, That the Capital Stock of said Company shall be thirty thousand dollars which shall be divided into fifty dollars each. Capital, Shares, 199. SEC. III. And be it further enacted, That the business of said Corporation shall be managed by a Board

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of Directors to consist of three or more, as may be appointed by the Stockholders, to be chosen from among themselves; each Stockholder to be entitled to one vote for each and every share of Stock owned by such Stockholders, which vote may be given in person or by proxy, duly appointed in writing; that whenever the sum of fifteen thousand dollars shall have been subscribed for of such Capital Stock, it shall be the duty of the persons named in the first section of this Act, giving twenty days notice, to call a meeting of the Stockholders at some suitable place, for the purpose of choosing Directors of said corporation, and the persons chosen at said meeting shall hold their offices until others are elected in their stead, and in every succeeding year the Directors shall be elected by said Stockholders on the first Monday in January. Directors. [Illegible Text] of Stockholder Annual meeting. 200. SEC. IV. And be it further enacted, That the corporation hereby created is authorized to construct a Plank Road or Turnpike Road, or portions thereof of either description, from Henderson, in Houston county, to Marthasville, on the South Western Railroad, in Macon county; and where constructed of timber and plank, shall be eight feet wide, but the particular manner of building said road shall be in all other respects determined by the Directors of said corporation. Route. [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] 201. SEC. V. And be it further enacted, That said Corporation shall, within three years from the passing of this Act, construct one-half of said road and [Illegible Text] the same within five years, and on failure to complete the same within five years, then and in that case said corporation shall be deemed and considered as dissolved, and its rights hereby granted wholly cease. Time for [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] of road. Penalty. 202. SEC. VI. And be it further enacted, That where the proper agent of said corporation, and any landholders through whose lands the said Plank and Turnpike Road may pass, cannot agree upon the amount of injury, the same may be taken at a valuation to be made by three appraisers, one of whom shall be appointed by the Judge of the Superior Court of the county wherein the land may be located, one by said corporation, and one by the owner of the land; but if such owner shall fail to appoint an appraiser, then the Judge of the Superior Court shall appoint two, and the corporation one appraiser, all of which appraisers shall be disinterested freeholders of the county wherein the land is located, and shall, before they act, severally take an oath before some Justice of the Peace, faithfully and impartially to discharge the duties assigned to them; the award of whom, in writing, which shall be returned

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within twenty days to the Superior Court of the county, and be recorded in the Clerk's office of said court, shall operate as a judgment for the amount against the Company, and shall be enforced by an execution from the Superior Court; but either party shall have the right of appeal, to be tried by a special jury at the next term there after of the Superior Court of said county, and the decision shall vest in said company the fee simple of the land in question, and in the other party a judgment for its value thus [Illegible Text] which may be confirmed by the ordinary process of said Court; Provided, nothing herein contained shall authorize the taking, under the award of the appraisers, more than one hundred feet in width of said land; Provided, further, That said corporation may, at any time within twenty days after the rendition of final judgment, where possession of the land has not been taken, abandon the right to the property [Illegible Text] by filing a notice to that effect in the office of the Clerk of said Court, in which [Illegible Text] the judgment shall be void, except as to [Illegible Text] and Provided, also, that the progress of said road shall not be [Illegible Text] or stopped by injunction, or otherwise, [Illegible Text] adequate security being given [Illegible Text] payment of the damage when so ascertained. [Illegible Text] as to [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] of award. [Illegible Text] Proviso. [Illegible Text] of [Illegible Text] to [Illegible Text] the [Illegible Text] No [Illegible Text] 203. SEC. VII. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That whenever any three continuous miles of said road shall be completed, it shall be lawful for said corporation to [Illegible Text] a Toll Gate thereon, and appoint a Toll Collector for the same, and to [Illegible Text] other Toll [Illegible Text] in like manner as said road progresses, at the discretion of the Directors and the [Illegible Text] corporation, and Toll Collectors may demand and receive such rates of Toll as the Board of Directors may determine as reasonable and proper. [Illegible Text] and Toll Gates. 204. SEC. VIII. And be it further enacted, That the exclusive right to make and keep up and use a Plank Road or Plank and Turnpike [Illegible Text] or branches of said road, from [Illegible Text] to the Southern Railroad, shall be vested in said corporation for and during the term of ten years from the passage of this [Illegible Text] excepting nevertheless, from this provision, any Plank or Turnpike Road authorized by the State of Georgia, proceeding from [Illegible Text] through Perry and thence joining the South-Western Railroad. [Illegible Text] 205. SEC. IX. And be it further enacted, That the power of making by-laws, and appointing officers, agents and servants, as the business of the corporation may require, and of controlling generally [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] and of entering into

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contracts in its behalf shall be exercised by the President and Directors. [Illegible Text] and [Illegible Text] 206. SEC. X. And be it further enacted, That the Directors aforesaid shall have power to [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] for stock [Illegible Text] in the same manner as other debts are collected, in any Court having [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] of the amount due by any Stockholder, or the failure to pay on the part of any Stockholder any [Illegible Text] or in stalments called in by the Board of Directors, may induce a forfeiture of said Stock and all payments [Illegible Text] thereon, at the option of the Board of Directors of said Company. [Illegible Text] 207. SEC. XI. And be it further enacted, That said Plank or Turnpike Road may, at the option of said Company, be extended to Hawkinsville, or to any intermediate point on the most eligible route from [Illegible Text] to Hawkinsville, when an amount of stock sufficient for that purpose shall have been subscribed, for which purpose the Capital Stock may be increased to Seventy Five Thousand Dollars, said extension to be subject to all [Illegible Text] and liabilities, and to have all privileges and powers in every respect, as are conferred by the [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] of this Act. [Illegible Text] 208. SEC. XII. And be it further enacted, That any person that shall [Illegible Text] injure, break or throw down any gate which shall have been [Illegible Text] on said [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] to the provisions of this Act, or dig up or [Illegible Text] injure or spoil any part of said road, or anything the [Illegible Text] belonging, or [Illegible Text] or fraudulently [Illegible Text] any such gate without payment of the toll, or shall, with his team, [Illegible Text] or sled, or other vehicle or animal, turn out of said road and pass any gate thereon, and again [Illegible Text] on such road, shall, for any such offence forfeit to said corporation a sum not less than ten dollars in addition to the damages of such [Illegible Text] act, which [Illegible Text] may be recovered by said corporation in an action of debt in any Court [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] thereof. [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] 209. SEC. XIII. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That if it becomes [Illegible Text] for said Plank Road to cross any public road, or take along any public road, the said Plank Road Company shall at their own expense, make a good and sufficient [Illegible Text] place where the public road is [Illegible Text] and clear out a [Illegible Text] and sufficient road by the [Illegible Text] of said Plank Road in all [Illegible Text] where any public road is taken by said Company, and on their falling to comply with the provisions of this section, the said Plank Road Company shall be subject to the [Illegible Text]

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pains and penalties as now [Illegible Text] by the laws of this State upon persons [Illegible Text] public highways. [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] Approved, January 22, 1852. [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] COMPANY. SEC. 210. [Illegible Text] SEC. 211. [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] SEC. 212. [Illegible Text]. SEC. 213. [Illegible Text]. SEC. 214. Privileges. SEC. 215. Title to Road, c. SEC. 216. Injuries to Road. SEC. 217. Tolls and Toll Gates. SEC. 218. Individual [Illegible Text] SEC. 219. Repealing clause. (No. 100.) An act to incorporate The [Illegible Text] Plank Road Company, and for other purposes therein named. 210. SECTION I. Be it enacted by the [Illegible Text] and House of [Illegible Text] of the State of Georgia, in [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the [Illegible Text], That Anthony Porter, Jas. P. Seriven, John W. Anderson, Langdon Cheves, Charles A. L. Lamar, Carrol A. [Illegible Text] Edward C. Anderson, Michael Pendergrast, or a majority of them, their successors and assigns are hereby [Illegible Text] and constituted a body [Illegible Text] by the name and [Illegible Text] of the Ogeechee Plank Road Company, for the purpose of constructing a Plank Road from the City of [Illegible Text] in Chatham county, on or over the [Illegible Text] road or highway leading from the city of Savannah to the [Illegible Text] river, at what was formerly known as [Illegible Text] now King's bridge, said road to commence at the Southern limits of the said city of Savannah, and to extend to the [Illegible Text] mile post on said [Illegible Text] highway, or to such [Illegible Text] point between the said seven mile post and the eight mile post on said highway, as the said Company may find expedient and necessary, the [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] and the plank which are to be secured to them to be laid upon the bed of said [Illegible Text] road or highway, and by that name and style may sue and be sued, plead and be [Illegible Text] answer and be answered in any Court of law and equity of the State of Georgia or of the United States, and may have and use a common seal and the same to alter and amend at pleasure, and may have and hold [Illegible Text] and personal property necessary to carry on their business [Illegible Text] with full power to transfer and convey

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the same, provided that before this [Illegible Text] shall [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] highway, the said Company shall [Illegible Text] approval of the Inferior Court of Chatham county, and of the Commissioners of Roads of said county. Incorporated. Style. [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] 211. SEC. II. And be it further enacted, That the Capital Stock of said Company shall not exceed Fifty Thousand Dollars, ($50,000) and that the subscriptions to the same shall be regulated by the persons hereinbefore named, or a majority of them and their associates, as to the number of shares, the times, places, manner and mode of subscriptions, the amount to be paid in, with the time or times when the remaining portions shall be paid, and the mode of payment, with full power to declare forfeitures (under certain rules to be before prescribed,) when Stockholders fail to comply, and to do all things necessary to insure the prompt payment of the several instalments of Stock when required, Provided, That such regulations thus adopted shall be general and operate on all subscribers alike. [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] 212. SEC. III. And be it further enacted, That the Capital Stock of said corporation shall be divided into shares of One Hundred Dollars each, to be assignable and transferable according to such regulations as said corporation may adopt, and on all questions arising at business meetings, each Stockholder shall be entitled to one vote for each share he may own, Provided, That the subscriptions for Stock shall be registered in a book to be provided by said corporation, which shall at all times be opened to the inspection of Stockholders. [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] 213. SEC. IV. And be it further enacted, That said Company shall not be considered as organized until Stock to the amount of Twenty Thousand Dollars shall be subscribed, after which the Stockholders shall elect five or more Directors to manage the property, business and affairs of said [Illegible Text] one of whom shall be appointed [Illegible Text] by the other Directors, which Directors shall be chosen annually at such time and place as the [Illegible Text] may determine upon, Provided, That the Directors for the time being shall serve until their successors are elected, and they or a majority of them shall form a [Illegible Text] for the [Illegible Text] of business, and shall have power to [Illegible Text] all such by laws, rules and ordinances as to them may appear [Illegible Text] and needful touching the management of the [Illegible Text] to [Illegible Text] constructed, and effects of the corporation, and all [Illegible Text] matters as may appertain to the same, not inconsistent with the constitution and laws of the State of Georgia, and they

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shall have power to employ such officers, agents and laborers as they may deem necessary for the transaction of the business of the corporation, and to displace, remove and discharge such officers, agents or servants at pleasure. [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] 214. SEC. V. And be it further enacted, That it shall and may be lawful for said corporation to construct and make a Plank Road from the city of Savannah, commencing at the southern limits of the said city to the seven mile post, or [Illegible Text] intermediate point, as they may decide, between the seven [Illegible Text] post and eight mile post, on and over the bed of the [Illegible Text] road or highway, leading from said city to formerly Hill's, now King's bridge, at the Ogeechee river, upon [Illegible Text] the consent and approval of the Inferior Court of Chatham county, and of the Board of Commissioners of Public Roads for said county. [Illegible Text] 215. SEC. VI. And be it further enacted, That all laws, rights and property acquired by said Company, with said Road, [Illegible Text] completed, and all profits which may accrue therefrom shall be [Illegible Text] in the respective Stockholders, their heirs, legal representatives or assigns forever, in proportion to their respective shares. [Illegible Text] Road [Illegible Text] 216. SEC. VII. And be it further enacted, That in case any [Illegible Text] shall wilfully injure or obstruct the said road whereby said Company shall sustain any loss, he shall [Illegible Text] and pay to said Company the amount of all damages which they may sustain in consequence thereof, to be sued for and [Illegible Text] by action in any Court having jurisdietion thereof, in the same [Illegible Text] is previded by law for [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] like case and shall be further subject to [Illegible Text] and upon [Illegible Text] to be [Illegible Text] by fine or [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] or both at the diseretion of the Court. [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] 217. SEC. VIII. And be it further enacted, That the said [Illegible Text] are [Illegible Text] with the right and power of exacting and [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] for persons or property passing [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] they may require and from time [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] and [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text], That such rates of toll [Illegible Text] not [Illegible Text] a [Illegible Text] of more than fifieen per cent per [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] of [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] and over and above the [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] Road after the payment of incidental [Illegible Text] and that for the purpose of collecting said tolls said [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] have power to erect such number of toll [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] said [Illegible Text] and at such places [Illegible Text] they may deem [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] and [Illegible Text] convenient. [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] 218. SEC. IX. And be it further enacted, That the [Illegible Text] of said Company may be made liable for the [Illegible Text] of [Illegible Text] Company to the amount of Stock by them [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] but for no greater amount. [Illegible Text]

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219. SEC. X. And be it further enacted, That all laws, and parts of laws militating with or against this Act be, and the same are hereby repealed. [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] Approved Jan. 22, [Illegible Text] SATILLA PLANK ROAD COMPANY. SEC. 220. Incorporated. SEC. 221. Privileges. SEC. 222. Capital. SEC. 223. Right of way. SEC. 224. When public road taken SEC. 225. Exclusive Privileges. SEC. 226. Injuries to Road SEC. 227. Right [Illegible Text] SEC. 228. Description [Illegible Text] Road SEC. 229. Rates of Toll. SEC. 230. Payment for [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] SEC. 231. Way through [Illegible Text] (No. 101.) An Act to incorporate the [Illegible Text] Plank Road Company. 220. SECTION I. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Georgia in General Assembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That for encouraging an [Illegible Text] for the produce of the southern section of this State, now foreed through Florida at a great expense, for the want of a suitable communication through the Okefenokee Swamp, by means of a Plank Road or a Canal through said Swamp, or partly both Plank Road and Canal, leading to the Great Satilla river, and thence to the Atlantic, Wm. B. Johnston, Rich and Mitchell, William Carter, Felix G. Arnett, Isaac W. Mitchell, and their successors and assigns, be and are hereby declared a body corporate under the name and style of the Satilla Plank Road Company, and with the privilege of making and constructing a Plank Road, from any point on the Satilla or St. Mary's River, through the Okefenokee Swamp, to any point on the Flint river, and with the further privilege of [Illegible Text] said swamp, either in whole or in part, and of draining any part, if found practicable, and of constructing [Illegible Text] and branch Plank Roads, as far as the said Company may deem the same expedient. Objects of [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] 221. SEC. II. And be it further enacted, That the said Company be capable in law, by their corporate name, to purchase, hold, sell and convey, any real and personal estate, make contracts, sue and be sued, make by laws, and do all lawful acts properly incident to a corporation,

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and necessary and proper for the transaction of the business and construction of the work for which it is incorporated, and to have and use a common seal, and to alter, change, and destroy at its pleasure. [Illegible Text] By [Illegible Text] Seal. 222. SEC. III. And be it further enacted, That the Capital Stock of said Company shall be Fifty Thousand Dollars, or such other sum as may be deemed expedient, divided into Shares of One Hundred Dollars each, but may be increased from time to time, as may be deemed expedient by a majority of the Stockholders, representing a majority of the Stock of said Corporation for the time being; Provided, That said Capital Stock, when increased, shall not in the whole exceed the sum of Three Hundred Thousand Dollars; and each Stockholder shall be entitled to one vote for every share of Stock held by him, her, or them. Capital not to [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] Votes. 223. SEC. IV. And be it further enacted, That in all or any case where land or private rights of any man may be required by said Company for the construction, location, running and establishing said Plank Road of suitable breadth and dimensions through the whole course of said Road or Canals, and the same cannot, for the want of agreement between the parties as to price, or any other cause, be purchased from the owner or owners thereof, the same may be taken at a valuation to be made by Commissioners, one of whom shall be appointed by the Judge of the Superior Court of the county wherein the land may be situated, upon the application of either party, by giving two days notice in writing to the other party, one by the Company, and one by the owner of the land; and if either party shall decline to appoint a Commissioner, then the Judge of the Superior Court shall appoint twoone at large, and one for the party deeliningand all of the Commissioners shall be disinterested freeholders of the county wherein the land lies, and shall before they act, severally take an oath before some Justice of the Peace or other judicial officer, faithfully and impartially to discharge the duties assigned them, and their award shall be in writing, and shall operate as a judgment for the amount awarded against the Company, and shall be enforced by an execution from the Superior Court of the county, which the Clerk of said [Illegible Text] is required to issue, as in other cases of judgment in said Court; but either party may have the right of appeal at any time within four days after the award is made, and reduced to writing, to try the same by special Jury, at the next term of the Superior Court of said county, and the [Illegible Text] shall vest in the Company the fee simple of the

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land in question, and in the other party a judgment for its value, thus ascertained, which may be enforced by the ordinary process of said Court; Provided, That in making said valuation, the Commissioners, and in case of appeal, the Court of Appeal, shall take into consideration the loss or damage which may occur to the owner or owners, in consequence of the land being taken, or the right of way obstructed, and also the benefit and advantage, he, she, or they may receive from the erection and establishment of said Plank Road, and shall state particularly the nature and amount of each, and the excess of loss and damage over and above the benefit and advantage, which shall form the measure of valuation of the said land or right of way; Provided, also, That no difference or disagreement between the Company and any land holder, shall operate by way of injunction, or otherwise to suspend the progress of said work, but the same shall be continued without interruption, on adequate security being given by said Company to the landholder to pay such damages as shall be assessed in manner and form aforesaid; Provided, That nothing in this section shall be so construed as to authorize the Commissioners to make any estimate or valuation by which the landholder shall become indebted to the corporation. [Illegible Text] Oath of [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] How enforced Appeal. [Illegible Text] Specification in [Illegible Text] No injunction 224. SEC. V. And be it further enacted, That whenever it may become necessary for said Plank Road Company, to use any part of a public highway for the construction of said Plank Road, the Judges of the Inferior Court of the county, or a majority of them, may agree with said Company upon the compensation and damages to be paid by said Company, for taking and using such highway for the purposes aforesaid; Provided, That no public road or highway shall be so obstructed by said Company as to prevent the free passage of all persons who may desire to travel such public road or highway. Such agreement shall be in writing, and shall be recorded in the office of the Clerk of the Superior Court of the county through which the highway may pass. In case such agreement cannot be made, the compensation and damages for taking such highway for such purposes, shall be [Illegible Text] in the same manner as the compensation and damages for taking the property of individuals, and such compensation and damages shall be paid to the Inferior Court of the county, for county purposes. [Illegible Text] when public [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] take a for use. [Illegible Text] 225. SEC. VI. And be it further enacted, That the said Company shall have the exclusive control of said Plank Road, so as to be entitled and empowered to receive and

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collect tolls on all and every vehicle, of whatever character and denomination, and all other things or animals which may pass over said Plank Road; and that for the collection of tolls, the said Company, or its proper officers, may stop or detain all vehicles, produce or merchandize, or live stock, or other thing or things, passing on said Plank Road, until the owners or carriers thereof shall pay the toll that shall be fixed by said Company. And if any owner, carrier, or other person in charge of any vehicle, live stock, or produce, or merchandize, or other thing or things, shall pass by any toll gate, or other place appointed for taking tolls, without making payment therefor, he, she, or they, so offending, shall forfeit and pay for each offence, treble the amount of toll usually required to be paid, to be sued for and recovered by action at law, in any Court having competent jurisdiction thereof, together with the cost of suit. [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] Collection of [Illegible Text]. [Illegible Text] of [Illegible Text]. Penalty. 226. SEC. VII. And be it further enacted, That if any person shall wilfully and maliciously destroy, or in any manner hurt, damage, injure or obstruct, or shall wilfully and maliciously cause, or aid and assist, or counsel and advise, [Illegible Text] other person or persons to destroy, or in any manner hurt, damage, or injure or obstruct, the said Plank Road, or any vehicle, right or privilege connected therewith, such person or persons so offending, shall be liable to damages in the eivil side of the Court, and shall also be liable to be indicted for a misdemeanor, and on conviction thereof shall be fined or imprisoned, or both, at the discretion of [Illegible Text] Court. [Illegible Text] to [Illegible Text]. [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text]. 227. SEC. VIII. And be it further enacted, That the right to make, keep up, and use a Plank Road, between the [Illegible Text] and Flint Rivers, through the Okefenokee [Illegible Text], shall be vested in said Company. [Illegible Text]. 228. SEC. IX. And be it further enacted, That the Plank Road to be built by virtue of this Act, shall not exceed [Illegible Text] feet in width, [Illegible Text] of wells, watering places and [Illegible Text], and shall be so [Illegible Text] as to make, secure [Illegible Text] maintain, a smooth and permanent road, the track of which shall be made of timber, plank, and hard material, so that the same shall form a hard and even [Illegible Text], and so [Illegible Text] as to permit carriages and other [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] and easily to pass each other; and also [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] to permit all carriages to pass on and off, when such [Illegible Text] is intersected by other roads. [Illegible Text] 229. SEC. X. And be it further enacted, That the said Company, or its President and Directors, shall have power to fix, from time to time, the rates of toll to be charged on

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said Road, but said rates shall not be altered oftener than once a year, and shall be posted up at every toll gate, or other place of collecting toll. [Illegible Text] 230. SEC. XI. And be it further enacted, That the President and Directors of said Company may require payment of the Stock subscribed, at such times and in such proportions as they may see fit, under the penalty of the forfeiture of the Stock by the Stockholders, and all previous payments thereon, and they shall give reasonable notice of the payments thus required, and of the time and place of payment. The Shares in said Company shall be deemed personal property, and may be transferred in such manner as the by-laws may prescribe. Payments [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text]. Transfers of Shares. 231. SEC. XII. And be it further enacted, That said Company shall have the right of way through the Okefenokee Swamp, of one hundred feet on each side of said road, free of charge. Right of [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] Swamp. Approved, January 22, 1850. DADE COUNTY TURNPIKE COMPANY. SEC. 232. Incorporated; SEC. 233. Description of Road; SEC. 234. Supervisers; SEC. 235. Tolls and Toll Gates; SEC. 236. Time of completion; SEC. 237. Injuries to Roads; SEC. 238. No Banking powers; SEC. 239. Repealing clause. (No. 102.) An Act, to incorporate the Dade County Turnpike Company, and to grant certain privileges to the same. 232. SECTION I. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Georgia in General Assembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That a suitable Turnpike Road of the proper dimensions, be constructed from a place now known as Old Squired Town, in Dade county, the most practicable route to the Nashville and Chattanooga Railroad at or near Watsons Old Stand, thence to the State line of Georgia and Tennessee, so as to intersect a Turnpike Road, chartered by the Legislature or Commissioners of Tennessee, and that Josiah W. McBee, and any and all others who may become associated with him be, and they are hereby constituted a body politie and corporate by the name and style of the Dade County Turnpike Company, and by said corporate name shall be capable in law to buy, hold and

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sell real and personal estate, make contracts, sue and be sued, plead and be impleaded, answer and be answered, defend and be defended, and to make all by-laws necessary for the government of said corporation; Provided, The same be not repugnant to the laws and constitution of this State or of the United States. Route of Road. [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] 233. SEC. II. And be it further enacted, That said Road shall be twenty-four feet clear of timber, and when it is necessary to dig so as to make said road the more practicable, such dug portion shall be at least sixteen feet wide, and the grade of said road shall be determined on by a Board of Commissioners hereinafter appointed. Description of Road. 234. SEC. III. And be it further enacted, That Shaderick C. Hale, Isom Cole and William Street, be, and they are hereby constituted a Board of Commissioners whose duty it shall be to decide as to the grade of said road, taking into consideration the difficulties to be overcome, and also to determine when said road is built according to this charter, and their decision as to the grade, and then and in that case, and not until then, the beforementioned Company may establish a gate on said road for the purpose of demanding toll; Provided, The report of said commissioners as to the completion of said road be published at Trenton and three or more other public places in said county. Commissioners to [Illegible Text]. 235. SEC. IV. And be it further enacted, That the said Company shall have power to erect a toll gate at such place on said road as they may think proper, and charge, demand, and collect the following rates of toll, viz: For each six, five or four horse or ox wagon, forty cents; for every two horse or ox wagon, twenty-five cents; for each two horse pleasure carriage, thirty cents; for each one horse carriage, buggy or sulky, twenty cents; for each man and horse, ten cents; for each horse, jack, jenny or mule, led or driven, five cents; for each head of cattle, sheep or goats, two cents; for each head of hogs, one cent; Provided however That the citizens of Dade county shall not be required to pay [Illegible Text] on said road. [Illegible Text]. [Illegible Text]. 236. SEC. V. And be it further enacted, That said Turnpike Road shall be commenced within six months from and after the passage of this Act, and be completed within two years thereafter, and when finished shall vest in said Company in fee simple. [Illegible Text]. 237. SEC. VI. And be it further enacted, That any person or persons injuring the property of said Company by cutting timbers in or across said road, or obstructing it in any way, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and on conviction the [Illegible Text] shall be fined at the discretion of the Court,

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and also be liable to an action for damages at the suit of the party agrieved [Illegible Text]. 238. SEC. VII. And be it further enacted, That nothing in this Act contained shall be so construed as to authorize said Company to exercise banking privileges or [Illegible Text] change bills, checks or drafts, in any manner whatever. [Illegible Text]. 239. SEC. VIII. And be it enacted, That all laws and parts of laws militating against the provisions of this Act be, and the same are hereby repealed. [Illegible Text]. Approved, Jan. 22, 1852. SAVANNAH AND ALBANY RAILROAD COMPANY. SEC. 240. May construct. SEC. 541. Organization. SEC. 242. Further provisions. (No. 103.) An Act to amend an Act, to authorise the Savannah and Albany Railroad Company to make and use a Plank Road and branches, in connection with their Railroad and branches, or in [Illegible Text] thereof, approved, February 21 st, 1850, so as to authorize the construction of Macadamized, Graded or Plank Roads, and for other purposes therein named. 240. SECTION I. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Georgia in General Assembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That from and after the passage of this Act, the Savannah and Albany Railroad Company shall have authority to construct Macadamized, Graded or Plank Roads in connection with their Railroad and Branches, or in lieu thereof, as the said Company shall deem expedient. [Illegible Text]. 241. SEC. II. And be it further enacted, That a majority of the persons incorporated under the name of the Savannah and Albany Railroad Company, together with their associates, may proceed to organize their Company by electing not less than seven Directors, who shall be charged with the affairs and business of the company, and whose powers and duties and term of service shall be prescribed in the articles of association, or by-laws. [Illegible Text]. 242. SEC. III. And be it further enacted, That the fifth sixth, seventh, eighth, ninth, tenth, eleventh and twelfth sections of an act to authorize the incorporation of Joint Stock Companies for the construction of Macadamized,

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Graded, and Plank Roads, approved February 23d, 1850, * * For this Act [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] Digest 431. be and are hereby added to and made a part of the charter of the Savannah and [Illegible Text] Railroad Company. Power and [Illegible Text] Approved Jan, 22, 1851. OGLETHORPE BRIDGE AND TURNPIKE COMPANY. SEC. 243. Incorporated; SEC. 244. Capital; SEC. 245. Shares; transfers; SEC. 246. Organization; SEC. 247. Assessment of damages; SEC. 248. Tolls; SEC. 249. Injuries to road, c.; SEC. 250. Liability of Stockholders. (No. 104.) An Act to incorporate the [Illegible Text] Bridge and Turnpike Company, and to [Illegible Text] those who may wilfully injure the same. 243. SECTION I. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of [Illegible Text] of the State of Georgia in General Assembly [Illegible Text], and it is hereby enacted by authority of the same, That William W. Chapman, R. H. Sims, J. U. Horne, John N. Price, Stephen S. Boone, William A. Black, E. G. [Illegible Text], George W. Fish, P. L. J. May, and their associates, successors and assigns, be, and they are hereby constituted a body corporate by the name and style of the Oglethorpe Bridge and [Illegible Text] Company, for the purpose of building, constructing, and keeping up and using a bridge over the river Flint, and a road or turnpike through and over the swamp and low grounds of said river, at or near the city of Oglethorpe, in the county of [Illegible Text], or in the [Illegible Text] of said city of Oglethorpe, and by said corporate name shall be capable in law to purchase, have, hold, receive, possess, sell and convey real and [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] for the purposes of this incorporation, to [Illegible Text] and be sued, plead and be impleaded, answer and be answered [Illegible Text], defend and be defended, in any [Illegible Text] of Law and Equity in the State of Georgia, or the [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text], to make, have and use a common seal, and the [Illegible Text] to alter or destroy at their pleasure. [Illegible Text] Style. [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] 244. SEC. II. And be it further enacted, That the Capital Stock of said Company shall not exceed Fifty Thousand Dollars, and that subscriptions to the same shall be regulated

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by the said persons hereinbefore named, or a majority of them, and their associates, as to the number of shares, the times, places, manner and mode of subscriptions, [Illegible Text] amount to be paid in, with time or times when the [Illegible Text] portions shall be paid, and the [Illegible Text] of [Illegible Text], with full power to declare forfeitures, (under certain rules to be before prescribed,) when Stockholders fail to comply, and to do all things necessary to ensure the prompt payment of the several instalments of Stock when required; Provided, That any regulation thus adopted shall be general and operate on all subscribers alike. Capital. [Illegible Text] 245. SEC. III. And be it further enacted, That the Capital Stock of said corporation shall be divided into shares of one hundred dollars each, to be assignable and transferable according to such regulations as said corporation may adopt, and on all questions arising at business meetings, each Stockholder shall be entitled to one vote for each share he may own; Provided, That the subscriptions of Stock shall be registered in a book to be provided by said corporation, which shall at all times be open to the inspection of Stockholders. [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] and [Illegible Text] 246. SEC. IV. And be it further enacted, That after the Stock in said Company shall have been subscribed, the Stockholders thereof shall elect three or more Directors to manage the property, business and affairs of said Company, one of whom shall be appointed President by the other Directors, which Directors shall be chosen annually at such time and place as the Directors may determine upon; Provided, That the Directors for the time being shall serve until their successors are elected, and they, or a majority of them, shall form a quorum for the transaction of business, and shall have power to make all such by laws, rules and ordinances, as to them may appear needful, touching the management of said bridge and turnpike to be constructed, and effects of the corporation, and all such matters as may appertain to the same not inconsistent with the Constitution and laws of the State of Georgia, and they shall have power to employ such officers, agents, and laborers as they may deem necessary for the transaction of the business of the corporation, and to displace, remove or discharge such officers, agents or servants at pleasure. [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] 247. SEC. V. And be it further enacted, That in the event the said bridge, or the [Illegible Text] or [Illegible Text], pier or piers thereof, or the said Turnpike Road to be constructed, shall be on or upon, or shall pass over or through the land or lands of any other person or persons other than said corporation, and the owner or owners of said land or

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lands cannot agree as to the compensation therefor, to be paid by the said Company to the said owner or owners, then the said Company shall pay to the owner or owners of said land or lands, such compensation or damages (and the said owner or owners shall receive and accept the same,) as shall be assessed in the mode and manner prescribed and pointed out in the fourth section of an Act entitled An Act to incorporate the South Western Railroad Company, with power to extend branches to Albany, in the county of Baker, and to Fort Gaines in the county of Early, or to points below those places on the Flint or [Illegible Text] rivers, and to punish those who may wilfully injure the same, and to incorporate the Columbus and South-Western Railroad, approved on the twenty-seventh day of December, in the year eighteen hundred and forty-five, and said section is hereby adopted as part of this Act, as fully as though the same were herein inserted. [Illegible Text] 248. SEC. VI. And be it further enacted, That the said corporation shall be allowed to demand and receive for [Illegible Text] over said bridge and turnpike road, the same tolls as are by law now allowed to the Mayor and Council of the city of Macon to demand and receive for crossing the bridge owned by said city of Macon, across the river [Illegible Text]. Toll. 249. SEC. VII. Be it further enacted, That in case any person shall wilfully injure or obstruct the said bridge or turnpike road, or should injure the abutment or abutments, pier or piers, of said bridge, or any part of said bridge, whereby said Company shall sustain any loss, he shall forfeit and pay to said Company the amount of all damages which they may sustain in consequence thereof, to be sued for and recovered in the same manner as provided for by law for individuals in like cases, and shall be [Illegible Text] subject to indictment and punished by fine or [Illegible Text], or both, at the discretion of the jury trying the [Illegible Text]. [Illegible Text] Penalty. 250. SEC. VIII. And be it further enacted, That the Stockholders of said Company may be made liable for the debts of said Company to the amount of Stock by them respectively taken or owned, but for no greater amount. [Illegible Text] 251. SEC. IX. And be it further enacted, That all laws and parts of laws militating against this Act, be, and the same are hereby repealed. [Illegible Text] Approved, January 22, 1852.

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JOINT STOCK COMPANIES. TITLE XV. No. 105. Augusta, Atlanta, and Nashville [Illegible Text] Telegraph Co. No. 106. Rome Branch Mag. Tel. Co. No. 107. [Illegible Text] Manufacturing Co. No. 108. [Illegible Text] Manufacturing Co. No. 108. Augusta Gas Light Co. No. 108. Macon Gas Light Co. No. 109. Sweet [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] Co. No. 110. [Illegible Text] Steam Mill Co. No. 111. [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] Co. No. 112. [Illegible Text] Pat. Steam Brick Co. No. 113. Rock Island Factory Co. No. 114. [Illegible Text], c.; other [Illegible Text]. No. 115. [Illegible Text] Banks, and other Institutions. AUGUSTA, ATLANTA, AND NASHVILLE MAGNETIC TEL. CO. SEC. 1. Incorporated. SEC. 2. Capital, c. SEC. 3. Purchase of other lines. SEC. 4. Organization. SEC. 5. [Illegible Text] Term, c. SEC. 6. [Illegible Text] with [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text]. SEC. 7. Powers and Liabilities. SEC. 8. Connecting [Illegible Text] SEC. 9. Crossing Roads, Rivers, [Illegible Text]. SEC. 10. [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text]. SEC. 11. Operatives, [Illegible Text], [Illegible Text]. SEC. 12. Service of [Illegible Text]. (No. 105.) An Act to incorporate the Augusta, Atlanta, and [Illegible Text] Magnetic Telegraph Company. 1. SEC. I. Be it enacted by the [Illegible Text] 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 James M. Bean, John [Illegible Text]. Glover, and John P. King, and such persons as now are, or hereafter may be associated with them, including the [Illegible Text] in this State who may have acquired from Samuel [Illegible Text]. B. Morse the right to construct and carry on the [Illegible Text] Magnetic Telegraph, by him invented and patented, through this State and other States, on the route leading [Illegible Text] the city of Augusta, through Atlanta, to the city of Nashville, in the State of Tennessee, be and they are hereby made and declared a body politic and corporate in law, for the purpose of constructing, erecting and maintaining a line of the said Telegraph, on the route aforesaid, or any other route through and within this State, and of transmitting intelligence by means thereof, by the name and style of the Augusta, Atlanta, and Nashville Magnetic Telegraph Company. Corporators. [Illegible Text] Style. 2. SEC. II. That the Capital Stock of the said Company shall consist of Eighty Thousand Six Hundred and Seventy Five Dollars, in shares of One Hundred Dollars each, to be

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issued to the said James M. Bean, John H. Glover, and John P. King, and to those who have heretofore, or may hereafter contribute funds for the construction and improvement of the said line of Telegraph, in such proportions as the said James M. Bean, John H. Glover, and John P. King, and the said subscribers and contributors have heretofore agreed, or may hereafter agree upon; Provided, That when the basis on which such Stock shall be issued has been once fixed, it shall not thereafter be altered; and Provided, also, That funds raised, or to be raised for the construction of the said Telegraph, putting the same in operation, and maintaining, adding to, and improving the same, shall be such only as are necessary for the said purposes, and shall not be invested or employed for any other purpose. Capital Shares. 3. SEC. III. That the said corporation shall have power and authority to build or purchase any connecting or side line in this State, having acquired the right to do so from the owners of Morse's Patent, and may enlarge its capital for that purpose. May [Illegible Text] any [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] 4. SEC. IV. That the persons mentioned in the first section of this Act, shall have power to call a meeting of the corporate body hereby created, giving three weeks notice of the time and place of such meeting, in at least one public gazette, published respectively in the cities of Augusta and Atlanta, in the State of Georgia, and Chattanooga, in the State of Tennessee, for the purpose of choosing a President, Secretary and Treasurer, together with a suitable number of Directors, as may be determined on by the Stockholders, for the management of their affairs. Organization. [Illegible Text] 5. SEC. V. That the President and Directors, Secretary and Treasurer, shall hold their respective offices for one year, and until their successors respectively shall be elected; and shall exercise such powers pertaining to the building and management of the said Telegraph, not repugnant to, or incompatible with, the Constitution and Laws of this State, and the United States, as may be authorized by the by-laws of the said corporation. Term of office. Authority. 6. SEC. VI. And be it further enacted, That the contract entered into on the eleventh day of October, 1850, by William L. Mitchell, Chief Engineer of the Western and Atlantic Railroad, and D. W. Gaust and J. M. Bean, on the part of said Company, be and the same is hereby ratified and affirmed, and that at every election, each share shall entitle its holder to one vote, and absent Stockholders may vote by agent or proxy, on producing written authority so to do. And in case of an equal number of votes on

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both sides, the election shall be decided by lot, and the Chief Engineer of said Railroad, or other officer having the chief control of said Road for the time being shall by himself, or his proxy duly authorized, east the vote to which the State is entitled under said contract. Contract with Western and Atlanta Railroad [Illegible Text] Votes at elections. 7. SEC. VII. That the Augusta, Atlanta, and Nashville Magnetic Telegraph Company, hereby incorporated, shall have power and authority to sue and be sued, implead and be impleaded, answer and be answered unto, defend and be defended, in any action, suit or proceeding whatsoever, in any Court of Law or Equity, having competent jurisdiction; to make and use a common seal, and the same to alter at pleasure; to purchase and hold such real and personal estate as the lawful purposes of the said Corporation may require; and the same to sell and convey, alien, or in any wise dispose of, in whole or in any part, when no longer so required. To appoint such officers and agents as may be necessary to manage the business of the said Corporation, and allow them a suitable compensation therefor to make by-laws not repugnant to the laws of the land, and generally to use, exercise, and enjoy, all rights, privileges and franchises, which are incident or appertaining to incorporations. Powers and [Illegible Text] of Company. 8. SEC. VIII. That the said Corporation shall have power and authority to contract with any person or persons, or bodies corporate, for the purpose of connecting its lines of Telegraph with lines out of the State. [Illegible Text] with other [Illegible Text] 9. SEC. IX. That the Augusta, Atlanta, and Nashville Magnetic Telegraph Company, shall have power and authority to set up their fixtures along and across any high road or high roads; and any railroad which now or may hereafter belong to this State, and any waters or water [Illegible Text] of this State, without the same being held or deemed a public [Illegible Text] or subject to be abated by any private person; Provided, The said fixtures be so placed as not to interfere with the common use of such roads, waters, or water courses, or with the convenience of any land owner, further than is unavoidable. And the said Corporation shall be responsible for any damages which any corporation or private person shall sustain by the erection, continuance, and use of any such fixtures; and in any action brought for the recovery thereof, by the owner or occupier of any lands, the damages to be awarded may at the election of the said Corporation, include the damage of allowing the said fixtures permanently to continue, on the payment of which damages, the right of the Corporation to continue such fixtures shall be confirmed, as if granted by

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the parties to the suit; Provided, That no person or body politic shall be entitled to sue for or recover damages as aforesaid, until the said Corporation, after due notice, shall have refused or neglected to remove the fixtures complained of within a reasonable time; and every person or persons who shall destroy or commit any trespass upon the fixtures of the said Corporation, erected in pursuance of the authority hereby given, actually interrupting, or with intent to interrupt the operations of the Telegraph of the said Corporation, shall pay to the said Corporation the sum of five hundred dollars for each and every such trespass, and shall be further liable for all damages which the said Corporation may suffer in repairing the injury, and in the interruption of its business, to be recovered in an action of trespass, and shall be further liable to indictment, and on conviction be fined or imprisoned, or both, at the discretion of the Court in which such indictment shall be tried; and if any person incurring the penalty aforesaid, shall, through [Illegible Text] or any other cause, be unable, or shall fail to pay the penalty and damages aforesaid, and shall a second time destroy or commit a trespass upon any such fixtures as aforesaid, such person shall be subject to be imprisoned for not less than one month, nor more than six months, upon being duly convicted thereof before any Court of competent jurisdiction. May run along or across highways, rivers, c. [Illegible Text] Responsible for damages. How awarded and [Illegible Text] Notice to [Illegible Text] to remove. [Illegible Text] to [Illegible Text] c. Penalty. Indictment For second [Illegible Text] 10. SEC. X. That the said Corporation shall be bound, upon the application of any of the officers of this State, or of the United States, acting in the event of any war, insurrection, [Illegible Text] or other civil commotion or resistance of public authority, or in the punishment or preventive of crime, or the arrest of persons charged or suspected thereof, to give to the communications of such officers immediate dispatch; and if any officer, clerk, or operator, of the said Corporation, shall refuse, or wilfully omit to transmit such communications, or shall designedly alter or falsify the same for any purpose whatsoever, he shall be subject, upon conviction thereof before any Court of competent jurisdiction, to be fined and imprisoned according to the discretion of the Court, and in proportion to the aggravation of the offence for transmitting such communications. The said Corporation shall charge no higher price than shall be usually charged by it for private communications of the same length. And the said Corporation shall be bound in like manner, at all times, upon the application of any other person, not an officer of the State or the United States, to give

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like immediate dispatch to each and every communication. And should any officer, clerk, or operator, of the said Corporation, wilfully omit to transmit such communications, or shall alter or falsify the same, he shall be deemed guilty, and punished in like manner as is provided in the foregoing part of this section relative to the communications of public officers. [Illegible Text] to [Illegible Text] by [Illegible Text] of [Illegible Text] in [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] Penalty for [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] Penalty for [Illegible Text] 11. SEC. XI. That the clerks and operators actually engaged in the transmission of intelligence at the several Telegraphic Stations of the said Company, shall be, and they are hereby, exempt from the performance of jury, militia or patrol duty. Operators [Illegible Text] from Jury [Illegible Text] and Patrol duty. 12. SEC. XII. That the service of process of any Court of this State, shall be legal and valid on said body politic and corporate, if the same shall be left at the office of the Company within any district of this State; Provided, The President of the Company is absent from, and beyond the limits of the said district, and that this Act shall be deemed a public Act. Service on corporation; how [Illegible Text] Approved, January 27, 1852. *For general Act on this subject, see New Digest, 735, 736. ROME BRANCH MAGNETIC TELEGRAPH COMPANY. SEC. 13. Incorporated; SEC. 14. Capital c.; SEC. 15. Organization; SEC. 16. Officers; SEC. 17. Votes c.; SEC. 18. General powers; SEC. 19. Connecting [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] SEC. 20. Assessment of [Illegible Text] SEC. 21. Governmental [Illegible Text] SEC. 22. Individual [Illegible Text] SEC. 23. [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] c.; SEC. 24. Service of [Illegible Text] (No. 106.) An Act to incorporate the Rome Branch Magnetic Telegraph Company. 13. SECTION I. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Georgia in General Assembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That W. S. Cothran, Robert Batty, James M. Bean and such persons as now are, or hereafter may be, associated with them, including the subscribers in this State who may have acquired from Samuel F. B. Morse the right to construct and carry on the Electric Magnetic Telegraph on the route leading from Kingston, Georgia to the city of Rome, in the same State be, and the same are hereby made and declared to be a body politic and corporate in law, for

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the purpose of constructing, erecting and maintaining a line of the said Telegraph on the route aforesaid, and of transmitting intelligence by means thereof, by name and style of the Rome Branch Magnetic Telegraph Company. [Illegible Text] Style, 14. SEC. II. That the Capital Stock of said Company shall consist of Two Thousand Nine Hundred and Seventy-Five Dollars in shares of One Hundred Dollars each, to be issued to the said W. S. Cothran, Robert Batty, James M. Bean, and to those who have heretofore, or may hereafter, contribute funds for the construction and improvement of the said line of Telegraph, in such proportions as the said W. S. Cothran, Robert Batty, James M. Bean and the subscribers and contributors as aforesaid have heretofore agreed or may hereafter agree upon. Capital. 15. SEC. III. That the persons mentioned in the first section of this Act shall have power to call a meeting of the corporate body hereby ereated, giving them three weeks [Illegible Text] of the time and place of such meeting in at least one public [Illegible Text], published respectively at Rome, Georgia, for the purpose of choosing a President, Secretary and Treasurer, together with as suitable a number of Directors as may be determined on by the Stockholders, for the management of their affairs. Organization, 16. SEC. IV. That the President and Directors, Secretary and Treasurer, shall hold their respective offices for one year, and until their successors respectively shall be elected, and shall exercise such powers purtaining to the building and management of the said Telegraph, not [Illegible Text] to, or incompatible with the constitution and laws of this State and United States as may be authorized by the by laws of the said corporation. Term of office, 17. SEC. V. That at every election each share shall entitle [Illegible Text] holder to one vote, except that no Stockholder shall be entitled to give more than one sixth of the entire vote to which the Stockholders are entitled, and absent Stockholders may vote by agents or proxies, producing written authority from them. In case of an equal number of votes on both sides, the election shall be decided by lot. [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] 18. SEC. VI. That the Rome Branch Magnetic Telegraph Company hereby incorporateed, shall have power and authority to sue and be sued, plead and be impleaded, answer and be answered unto, defend and be defended in any action, suit or proceeding whatsoever, in any Court of Law or Equity having jurisdiction, to make and use a common seal, and the same to alter at pleasure, to purchase and hold such real and personal estate as the lawful purposes of the said Corporation may require, and the same to sell and

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convey, alien or in any wise dispose of, in whole or in any part, when no longer so required, to appoint such officers and agents as may be necessary to manage the business of the said Corporation and allow them a suitable compensation therefor, to make by laws not repugnant to the laws of the land. Seal. [Illegible Text] 19. SEC. VII. That the said Corporation shall have power and authority to contract with any person or persons or bodies corporate for the purpose of connecting its lines of Telegraph with lines out of this State. Connecting with other lines. 20. SEC. VIII. That the Rome Branch Magnetic Telegraph Company shall have power and authority to set up their fixtures along the Railroad without the same being held or deemed a public nuisance, or subject to be abated by any private person, Provided, the said fixtures be so placed as not to interfere with the common use of such roads, waters or water courses, or with the convenience of any land owner further than is unavoidable, and the said Corporation shall be responsible for any damages which said Corporation or private person shall sustain by the erection, continuance and use of any such fixtures, and in any action brought for the recovery thereof by the owner or occupier of any lands, the damages to be awarded may at the election of the said Corporation include the damage of allowing the said fixtures permanently to continue, on the payment of which damages the right of the corporation to continue such fixtures shall be confirmed as if granted by the parties to the suit, Provided That no person or body politic shall be entitled to sue for or recover damages as aforesaid until the said Corporation, after due notice, shall have refused or neglected to remove the fixtures complained of within a reasonable time, and every person or persons who shall destroy or commit any trespass upon the fixtures of the said Corporation erected in pursuance of the authority hereby given actually interrupting or with intent to interrupt the operations of the Telegraph of the said Corporation, shall be liable for all damages which the said Corporation may suffer in repairing the injury and in the interruption of its business, to be recovered in an action of trespass, and shall be further liable to indictment, and on conviction be fined or imprisoned, or both, at the discretion of the Court in which such indictment shall be tried; and if any person incurring the penalty aforesaid shall, through insolvency or any other cause, be unable or shall fail to pay the penalty and damages aforesaid, and shall a second time destroy or commit a trespass upon any such fixtures as aforesaid, such person shall be subject to be imprisoned for

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not less than one month nor more than six months upon being duly convicted thereof before any Court of competent jurisdiction. May run along the Railroad, [Illegible Text] of [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text]. 21. SEC. IX. That said Corporation shall be bound, upon the application of any of the officers of this State or of the United States, acting in the event of any war, insurrection, riot or other civil commotion, or resistance of public authority, or in the punishment or prosecution of crime, or the arrest of persons charged or suspected thereof, to give the communications of officers immediate dispatch, and if any officer, clerk or operator of the said Corporation shall refuse, or wilfully omit to transmit such communications, or shall designedly alter or falsify the same for any purpose whatsoever, he shall be subject upon conviction thereof before any Court of competent jurisdiction, to be fined and imprisoned according to the discretion of the Court, and in [Illegible Text] to the aggravation of the offence; for transmitting sueb communications the said corporation shall charge no higher price than shall be usually charged by it for private communications of the same length. Preference to certain [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text]. Penalty for neglect or refusal, 22. SEC. X. That the member of the said Corporation shall be liable jointly and severally for all debts and contracts made by such Corporation until the whole amount of the Capital Stock authorized to be subscribed as aforesaid shall have been actually paid in; and no note or obligation given by any Stockholder, whether secured by pledge of the Stock in such corporation or otherwise, shall be considered as payment of any part of the Capital Stock until such notes or obligations, shall have been actually paid. Liability of Stockholder. 23. SEC. XI. That the clerks and operators actually engaged in the transmission of intelligence at the several Telegraph Stations of [Illegible Text] said Company shall, be and they are [Illegible Text] exempt from the performance of jury, militia or [Illegible Text] duty. Operators released from [Illegible Text] and other duty. 24. SEC. XII. That the services of the process of any Court of this State shall be legal and valid on said body [Illegible Text] and corporate, if the same shall be left at the office of the Company within any district of this State, Provided, The President of the Company is absent from and beyond the limits of the said district, and that this Act shall be [Illegible Text] public Act. Service of [Illegible Text] the [Illegible Text], Approved, January 21st, 1852.

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CURTWRIGHT MANUFACTURING COMPANY. SECTION 25. Incorporated. SECTION 26. Seal--By Laws. SECTION 27. General Powers. SECTION 28. Buildings, Dam, c. SECTION 29. Capital. SECTION 30. Oath of President SECTION 31. Individual liability. SECTION 32. Duration of [Illegible Text]. (No. 107.) An Act to grant corporate powers and privileges to the Curtwright Manufacturing Company. 25. SECTION I. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Georgia in General Assembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That John Curtwright, Artemas Gould, John M. Adams, John Cunningham, Henry Merrell, and such others as now are, or may hereafter become associated with them, be and they are hereby known and recognized as a body corporate and politic, by the name and style of the Curtwright Manufacturing Company, and by that name may sue and be sued, plead and be impleaded, answer and be answered to, in any Court of Law and Equity in this State, with full power to have, possess, and enjoy, all franchises, and all property, both real and personal, which now are, or may hereafter be, held by said Company. Incorporated. Name. Powers and [Illegible Text] 26. SEC. II. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That said Company shall have power to use a common seal, to adopt such by-laws, rules and regulations for their government as they may deem necessary, and to alter the same at their pleasure, and to appoint such officers, agents and servants, as may be needed in and about the transaction of their business. Seal. By-Laws. [Illegible Text]. 27. SEC. III. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the object of said Corporation shall be the manufacture of cotton, wool, wood, iron, and other metals, grain and other products; and for this purpose they shall have power to purchase, receive, have, hold, sell and convey, all such real estate, water privileges, and other franchises, slaves, and other personal property, as may be necessary and convenient in the transaction of said business; Provided, That said real estate and [Illegible Text] privileges shall be confined to the shoals of the Oconee, and other lands, in the counties of Greene and Putnam; And, Provided, also, That said Company shall never hold at one time exceeding three thousand acres of land. General [Illegible Text]. 28. SEC. IV. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That said Company shall be authorised to put up such buildings, and to make such improvements, and

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to erect one or more dams across the Oconee river, on their own lands, and to build and construct such works as may be necessary and convenient for the free and full use of their water privileges at the said shoals of Oconee, in and about the business of manufacturing, as contemplated in this Act, and to establish and maintain store-houses for the sale of goods manufactured by them, and other articles of merchandize, upon their said lands, and not elsewhere, and for the purchase of such produce as their business may require; Provided, Nothing herein contained shall debar them from selling their own manufactured articles, by agents, in such markets as they may choose. [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] Sale of goods. 29. SEC. V. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the Capital Stock of said Company shall not exceed Five Hundred Thousand Dollars, to be divided into such sized shares, and otherwise controlled and regulated, as said Company, or its authorized agents, may deem best. Capital. 30. SEC. VI. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That at the time when the said Company shall adopt the provisions of this Act, an oath or affirmation shall be made before a Judge of the Superior Court, Justice of the Inferior Court, or Justice of the Peace, by the President or Agent, thereof, of the amount of capital actually paid in and employed by said Company, which shall be published in the two nearest gazettes once a week for one [Illegible Text] and be recorded in the Clerk's Office of the Superior Court of the county where said corporation is located, and which shall be [Illegible Text] whenever there is any increase of Capital Stock created, and the same actually paid in; [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] Nothing shall be considered as Capital Stock paid in, but gold and silver, or notes of specie paying Banks, or property at its sworn valuation. Oath of [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] 31. SEC. VII. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the members of said Company shall be liable jointly and severally, for all debts and contracts made by their authorized Agents, or President, if at any time it shall be made to appear that the amount of capital sworn to as above specified, was not bona fide so paid in and employed; and the whole amount of debts which said Company, organized under this Act, shall at any time owe, shall not exceed its Capital Stock actually paid in. And in case of any excess of indebtedness by said Company, [Illegible Text] said Capital Stock, the officers and agents by whom such excess shall be created, shall be jointly and severally liable to the extent of such excess, for all the debts of the Company then existing, and for all that shall be

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contracted, so long as they shall respectively continue in office, and until the debts shall be reduced to the amount of the Capital Stock actually paid in and employed. [Illegible Text] Amount of [Illegible Text] 32. SEC. VIII. And be it further [Illegible Text] by the authority aforesaid, That this Act shall continue in force for fifty years from the date of its passage; and that all laws and parts of laws militating in any way against its provisions, be and the same are hereby repealed. Duration of [Illegible Text] Approved, December 17, 1851. HANCOCK MANUFACTURING COMPANY. AUGUSTA GAS LIGHT COMPANY. MACON GAS LIGHT COMPANY. SEC. 33. Hancock Manufacturing Co. SEC. 34. Former acts [Illegible Text] SEC. 35. Power to mortgage, c. SEC. 36. Gas Light Co. of Augusta. SEC. 37. General powers. SEC. 38. Capital. SEC. 39. Directors, c. SEC. 40. Election of SEC. 41. Injuries, [Illegible Text] SEC. 42. Macon Gas Light Co. (No. 108.) An Act to amend an Act entitled an Act to authorize all the free white citizens of the State of Georgia, and such others as they may associate with them, to prosecute the business of Manufacturing, with corporate powers and [Illegible Text] passed on the 22 d day of December, 1847, so far as the Hancock Manufacturing Company are [Illegible Text] and to incorporate said Company, and to grant to said Company certain [Illegible Text]; to incorporate and confer certain powers upon certain Gas Light Companies in Augusta and Macon. 33. SECTION I. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Georgia in General Assembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority aforesaid, That William Terrell, Benjamin Harris, Thomas M. Turner, Thomas M. Hunt, William D. Winn, James Thomas, Theophilus J. Smith, and their associate Stockholders, and their successors, be and they are hereby created a body politic, under the name and style of the Hancock Manufacturing Company, and as such are [Illegible Text] to sue and be sued, plead and be impleaded, to have and use a common seal, and to do and perform all other acts which said corporation would be entitled to do under the Act of which this Act is amendatory, or which said Act was [Illegible Text]

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to confer, and entitled to all the privileges conferred by said act. [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] and [Illegible Text] 34. SEC. II. Be it further [Illegible Text] c., That all acts [Illegible Text] done by said Company or their officers, in [Illegible Text] with the Act of which this Act is amendatory, is hereby declared to be valid and binding in law, in the same manner as if the same should be done after the passage of this Act. [Illegible Text] 35. SEC. III. And be it further enacted, c., That the Company are authorized to mortgage the property belonging to the Company, for the purpose of raising money to purchase cotton, or paying the wages of operatives, or both; [Illegible Text] however, this power shall not be construed to authorize the Company to owe at any time more than the amount of its Capital Stock paid in, and existing at the time in property and good demands due the Company, without subjecting the officers creating such debt or debts, to the pains and penalties pointed out in the fifth section of said Act, of which this Act is amendatory. Power to [Illegible Text] c. Amount of in [Illegible Text] 36. SEC. IV. And be it further [Illegible Text] That Thomas W. Miller, William M. D'Antignae, Lonis A. Dugas, William E. [Illegible Text] Thomas Barrett, Edward Thomas, John Bones, Hubbell W. Risley, Daniel B. [Illegible Text] Turner Clanton, Thomas S. Metealf, James Hoy, Jr., Henry H. Cumming, and their associates, subseribers to the Capital Stock of the association intended to be hereby incorporated, and their [Illegible Text] be, and they are hereby, made and declared to be a body corporate and politic, in deed and in law, by the name and style of the Gas Light Company of Augusta, and as such shall have power to adopt, make, and use, a common seal, and the same at their pleasure to alter and [Illegible Text] to make and [Illegible Text] such by-laws, rules and [Illegible Text] not repugnant to the laws of the land, as they may deem necessary or convenient for the government of the corporation; to have perpetual succession of members and officers conformably to such by-laws, rules and regulations; to sue and be sued, to plead and be impleaded in any Court of Law or Equity; to purchase, receive and hold, lands, tenements, goods and chattels, and the same to sell, [Illegible Text] and assign, and generally to have, exercise and enjoy, all such rights and privileges, and be subject to all such liabilities as are incident to bodies politic and corporate. The [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] 37. SEC. V. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the said Corporation shall have full power and authority to make, manufacture, and seil Gas, to be made of coal, resin, or other materials, for lighting the

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streets, public and private buildings, and other places in the city of Augusta, and shall be, and is hereby, authorized and empowered to lay down in any and all of the streets, lanes, avenues, alleys, squares and public grounds of said city, gas pipes and other apparatus for conducting gas through the same; and to [Illegible Text] therein such gas posts, burners and reflectors, as may be necessary or convenient; Provided, That the public track shall at no time be interrupted or impeded by the laying down or [Illegible Text] thereof, and that the said streets, lanes, avenues, alleys, squares and public grounds, shall not be thereby injured, but shall be left in as good state and condition as they were before the laying down of said pipes, conductors, or other apparatus, and the erection of said posts. General powers. 38. SEC. VI. And be it further [Illegible Text] by the authority aforesaid, That the capital of the said corporation shall be divided into shares of Twenty-Five Dollars each, and be transferrable only on the Transfer Book of the Company, and until such transfer is regularly made thereon, shall be held bound and liable for all debts due, [Illegible Text] to the Corporation by the holder thereof, and by order of the Directors, in [Illegible Text] to such by-laws as the Stockholders may adopt in relation thereto, may be sold at public [Illegible Text] for the purpose of paying any debt or debts due by the individual Stockholders to the Company, they accounting to such Stockholder for any surplus of the proceeds of such sale remaining after the payment of such debt or debts. Capital Transfers. [Illegible Text] on Stock 39. SEC. VII. And be it further [Illegible Text] by the authority aforesaid, That the affairs of said Corporation shall be managed by a Board of five Directors to be elected annually on such day as may be fixed by the by-laws of the Company, of whom one shall be elected to preside over the Board, to be known as, and to discharge the duties of President of said Corporation; and that at all elections of Directors, and in all meetings of the Stockholders, each Stockholder shall be entitled to one vote for each share of stock standing in his or her name; and said stock may be represented by the attorney or proxy of the Stockholder. [Illegible Text] President. Votes. 40. SEC. VIII. And be it further [Illegible Text] by the authority aforesaid, That if at any time an election of Directors should not take place on the day appointed by the by laws, the corporation shall not be dissolved for that cause, but the Directors previously elected shall continue to exercise as heretofore the functions of their office, as such, until others be elected in conformity to the by-laws. Election of [Illegible Text] 41. SEC. IX. And be it further enacted by the [Illegible Text] aforesaid, That if any person or persons shall wilfully

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do, or cause to be done, any act or acts whereby to injure any pipe, conductor, cock, metre, machine, or other thing whatever, appertaining to the Gas Works of said Company, whereby the same may be stopped, obstructed or injured, the person or persons so offending shall be considered guilty of, and shall be indicted for a misdemeanor, and being thereof duly convicted, shall be punished by fine not exceeding two hundred dollars, or imprisonment in the common jail not exceeding sixty days, or by both fine and imprisonment, not exceeding the said sum and time; and such criminal prosecution shall in no wise impair the right of action for damages, which the said Company is hereby authorized to institute in any Court having cognizance and jurisdiction of the same. Injuries to [Illegible Text], c. A [Illegible Text]. Punishment. 42. SEC. X. Be it enacted, That the Mayor and Council of the city of Macon, and their successors in office, and such others as they may associate with them, shall be known as the Macon Gas Light Company, with the same powers and privileges as are granted to the Gas Light Company of Augusta, in the preceding sections. Macon Gas Light Co. incorporated. Approved, January 21, 1852. SWEET WATER MANUFACTURING COMPANY. SEC. 43. Incorporated. SEC. 44. Capital. SEC. 45. Manufacturing Privileges. SEC. 46. Holding property. SEC. 47. Liability of Stockholders. SEC. 48. Repealing clause. (No. 109.) An Act to incorporate the Sweet Water Manufacturing Company. 43. SECTION I. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Georgia in General Assembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That Charles J. McDonald, James Rogers, and their associates, shall be, and they are hereby, declared to be a body corporate and politic, under the name and style of the Sweet Water Manufacturing Company, and by that name and style may sue and be sued, plead and be impleaded, answer and be answered unto, in any Court of Law or Equity in this State, having competent jurisdiction; and shall enjoy perpetual succession of officers and members; may have and use a common seal; may make,

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ordain, and establish such by-laws, rules and regulations, as they may deem necessary and expedient to carry into effect the objects of the Company; Provided, Such by-laws, rules and regulations, are not inconsistent with the laws of this State or of the United States. Incorporated. Name. [Illegible Text]. By-Laws. 44. SEC. II. And be it further enacted, That the Capital Stock of said Company shall not exceed Two Hundred Thousand Dollars, which shall be divided into shares of One Hundred Dollars each, but the Company may commence business as soon as Fifty Thousand Dollars shall have been paid. Capital. 45. SEC. III. And be it further enacted, That the said Company, organized as aforesaid, shall be authorized to manufacture, bleach, dye, print and finish, all yarns and goods, of which cotton or other fibrous material forms a part. Also to manufacture leather and shoes, and to manufacture flour, and vend their manufactures and other merchandize. Manufacturing privileges. 46. SEC. IV. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the said Company shall be authorized to purchase, receive, hold and possess, any property, real or personal, for the use, benefit, and advantage of said Company, and to sell and dispose of the same; Provided, That said Company shall hold no more real estate than is necessary for the convenient transaction of their business, unless the same be received in payment of their debts, or be purchased at public sale, under execution in their favor. May [Illegible Text] property. [Illegible Text]. 47. SEC. V. And be it further enacted, That the subscribers or Stockholders in said Company, shall be liable in proportion to the number of Shares held by them respectively, for the debts of said Company, which shall not exceed one-half of the capital paid in; and if the debts exceed such amount, the Stockholders shall be jointly and severally liable for the whole; and no transfer of Stock made with intent to avoid individual liability, shall exempt the transferring Stockholder from such liability. Liability of Stockholders. [Illegible Text]. 48. SEC. VI. And be it further enacted, That all laws and parts of laws militating against this Act, be and the same are hereby repealed. [Illegible Text]. Approved, January 20, 1852.

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LAGRANGE STEAM MILL. SEC. 49. Incorporated. SEC. 50. Capital. SEC. 51. Manufacturing Privileges. (No. 110.) An Act to incorporate the Lagrange Steam Mill Company, and for other purposes. 49. SECTION I. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Georgia in General Assembly and, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That Sammel Curtright, John Young, and Isaac C. Beman, and their successors, are hereby created a body corporate, in the name and style of the LaGrange Steam Mill Company, for the purpose of sawing lumber, and using any machinery for planning or otherwise making the [Illegible Text] and for the manufacture of flour and meal, with power to use a common seal, to sue and be sued, and to hold any property necessary for the above purposes; and to make such by-laws, and elect such officers, as may be necessary and lawful for the conducting the business authorized by this Act. Incorporated. Name. [Illegible Text]. 50. SEC. II. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the Capital Stock of said Company shall be Thirty Thousand Dollars in Shares of One Hundred Dollars each. Capital. [Illegible Text]. 51. SEC. III. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That said Company shall have power to card wool, manufacture the same, or any kind of cotton goods, when in their opinion their interest require their appropriating their powers and means to that purpose. [Illegible Text]. Approved, January 22, 1852. [Illegible Text] MANUFACTURING COMPANY. SEC. 52. Incorporated. SEC. 53. Powers and Privileges. SEC. 54. Repealing clause. (No. 111.) An Act to incorporate the Lawrenceville Manufacturing Company. 52. SECTION I. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Georgia in General Assembly

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met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That from and after the passage of this Act, Samuel F. Alexander, President, and Hamilton Garmany, Joseph P. Brandon, William J. Russell, Jesse Low, James M. Gordon, Richard D. Winn, and James P. Simmons, Directors for the time being, and their successors, associates and assigns, be and they are hereby declared to be a body corporate and politic, by the name and style of the Lawrenceville Manufacturing Company. [Illegible Text]. Style. 53. SEC. II. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That said Company shall have all the rights, privileges and immunities extended to them, and be subject to all the liabilities contemplated and provided (except as to the manner of becoming a corporation) for such Companies in and by an Act assented to on the 22d day of December, 1847, entitled an Act to authorize all the free white citizens of the State of Georgia, and such others as they may associate with them, to prosecute the business of manufacturing, with corporate powers and privileges. Powers and Privileges. 54. SEC. III. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That all laws and parts of laws militating against this Act, be and the same are hereby repealed. Repealing clause. Approved, January 22, 1852. SAVANNAH PATENT STEAM BRICK COMPANY. SEC. 55. Power and Privileges; SEC. 56. Repealing clause. (No. 112.) An Act to incorporate The Savannah Patent Steam Brick Company. 55. SECTION I. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Georgia in General Assembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That from and after the passage of this Act, Chas, Green, Robert A. Lewis, Adam Short and Joseph M. Turner, of the city of Savannah, and such other persons as now are, or may hereafter become associated with them and their successors, be and they are hereby incorporated a body politic and corporate, by the name of The Savannah Patent Steam Brick Company, and under the name aforesaid to sue and be sued, plead and be impleaded

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in any Court of Law or Equity in this State, to have and use a common seal, and with power to said corporation to contract for, purchase, lease, hold or sell, all such property, real, personal or mixed, as may from time to time be necessary and proper for the purpose of fully carrying out the object of said incorporation, and further to make all such by laws, rules and regulations as they or a majority of them may deem necessary, for the better government and management of said corporation; Provided, Said by-laws, rules and regulations be not repugnant to the Constitution and laws of this State or of the United States. Incorporated, Powers and Privilegers. 56. SEC. II. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That all laws and parts of laws militating against the provisions of this Act, be and the same are hereby repealed. Repealing olause. Approved, January 18th, 1852. ROCK ISLAND FACTORY COMPANY. AUGUSTA MACHINE WORKS. COWETA FALLS MANUFACTURING COMPANY. HOW ARD FACTORY. SEC. 57 May repair and keep up Dam; SEC. 58. Owners of land protected; SEC. 59. Repearing clause; SEC. 60. May issue Bounds, SEC. 61. [Illegible Text] 8 per cent.; SEC. 62. How sold; SEC. 63. How payable; SEC. 64. In Stock; SEC. 65. [Illegible Text] Machine Works; SEC. 66. Howard Coweta Falls [Illegible Text] (No. 113.) An Act, to secure to the Rock Island Factory certain privileges and for other purposes therein named, 57. SEC. I. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Georgia in General Assembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That the Rock Island Factory is hereby authorized to repair, keep up, or reconstruct in a more substantial manner, the dam which said Rock Island Factory has now in use, extending from the western bank of the [Illegible Text] river to a bed of rocks in or on said river commonly known as Rock Island, together with such abutments and fixtures on and along said Island as may enable said Rock Island Factory the more successfully to propel their present machinery, or such other as they may deem proper to put in [Illegible Text] for manufacturing or mechanical purposes. [Illegible Text] repair and keep up their [Illegible Text] dam.

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58. Be it further enacted, That nothing hereia contained shall be so construed as to change or impair, infringe upon or alienate any right legally claimed or possessed by any of the owners of the land or lands adjacent to or in the neighborhood of the said dam or said Rock Island. 59. Be it further enacted, That all laws and parts of laws repugnant to or militating against this Act be and the same are hereby repealed. Repealing clause. Approved, Dec. 10, 1851. (No. 114.) An Act, to authorize the Rock Island Factory of Muscogee County, the Augusta Machine Works, by their proper officers, the [Illegible Text] Falls Manufacturing Company, the Howard Factory, and all other Manufacturing Companies in the State, to issue and sell the Bonds of the Companies and secure the same, and for other purposes herein named. 60. SECTION I. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Georgia, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That the Rock Island Factory be authorized to issue the Bonds of the Company to the amount of Thirty Thousand Dollars in sums of not less than One Hundred Dollars each, the same to be secured by deed of trust or mortgage of the real or personal estate of the said Company or both; Provided, The private property of the Stockholders shall be responsible for the redemption of the said Bonds in proportion to the Stock held by them. Authorized to issue Bonds. 61. SEC. II. Be it further enacted, That said Bonds may bear interest at the rate of eight per cent. per annum. At 8 percent. [Illegible Text] 62. SEC. III. Be it further enacted, If the President and Directors of said Company shall be unable to negotiate the same at or above a par value, they may order the same to be sold at public vendue, the whole or any part of said Bonds to be offered in lots of not over Five Hundred Dollars each, giving ten days notice of the sale in one of the public gazettes of the city of Columbus, Georgia, any law, usage or custom to the contrary not withstanding. May [Illegible Text] sold at [Illegible Text]. 63. SEC. IV. Be it further enacted, That the said Bonds may be drawn payable in money or in Stock of the Company, at the option of the holder or holders, at such time and upon terms as may be set forth in the Bonds. In what parable.

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64. SEC. V. Be it further enacted, If the holder or holders of any of the Bonds shall elect to take Stock in payment instead of money, the Directors, through their proper officers, shall be authorized to issue shares of Stock at One Hundred Dollars per share, and the holders thereof shall be entitled to the same privileges, benefits and franchises as the present Stockholders of said Rock Island Factory. How paid in Stock. 65. SEC. VI. And be it further enacted, That the Augusta Machine Works, by their proper officers, shall be, and they are hereby authorized to issue their Bonds to the same amount of like denominations and rate of interest secured in the same manner and under the same restrictions as are herein before specified in relation to the Rock Island Factory. These [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] Machine works. 66. SEC. VII. And be it further enacted, That the privileges and powers conferred upon the Rock Island Factory by this Act be likewise extended to the Coweta Falls Manufacturing Company and the Howard Factory. And to [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] Company and How and [Illegible Text]. Approved, January 22, 1852. THE PEOPLES' SAVING'S BANK OF AUGUSTA. THE REPUBLICAN BLUES BUILDING AND LOAN ASSOCIATION. THE [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] LOAN ASSOCIATION. THE FRANKLIN BUILDING AND LOAN ASSOCIATION. THE [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] LOAN ASSOCIATION. [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] Band.; SEC. 68. Loan Associations. (No. 115.) An Act to [Illegible Text] a Saving's Bank in the City of Augusta and to incorporate and confer certain powers upon certain Associations therein named. 67. SEC. I. 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 authority of [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text], That Henry H. Cumming, Robert H. Gardner jr., [Illegible Text] Grump, Gary F. Parish, George M. Norton, J. H. Mann, Christopher C. Taliaferro, Robert F. Poe, Henry Moore, James Harper, John Foster, George Jackson, James Miller, Artemas [Illegible Text] and John M. Adams or a majority of them, be, and they and their associates, successors

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and assigns are hereby declared to be, a body corporate by the name and style of The Peoples' Saving's Bank, in the City of Augusta, with all the powers and privileges, and subject to all the duties granted, specified and declared in and by an Act passed on the 18th December, 1827, entitled an Act to incorporate the Savings' Bank of Augusta, which are hereby granted and continued to them for the purposes of their Association. [Illegible Text] 68. SEC. II. And be it further enacted, That the members of The Republican Blues Building and Loan Association, and of The Chatham Mutual Loan Association of the City of Savannah, and the members of The Franklin Building and Loan Association, and of The Oglethorpe Infantry Loan Association, of the City of Augusta, respectively, their successors and assigns, be and they are hereby made and created, bodies politic and corporate, for the purposes of their association, and under the Constitutions and By-Laws heretofore respectively adopted by them, with power to sue and be sued, to make and adopt all such rules and regulations and amendments of their said Constitutions and By-Laws as they may deem advisable, with power to receive and hold and dispose of any and all property conveyed or mortgaged as security for any loan or debt; and no member of either of said associations shall transfer any portion of his or her shares or interest therein, without the consent of the Directors, unless all debts and loans due from him shall be paid. Various Loan [Illegible Text] Incorporated. Approved, January 20, 1852.

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JUDICIARY. * * For Act in reference to establishment of lost papers in Justices' Courts, see Title [Illegible Text], [Illegible Text] of the [Illegible Text]. For Act organizing the Court of Ordinary, see Title Executors, c. Art I. TITLE XV. I. SUPREME COURT. II. SUPERIOR AND INFERIOR COURT. I. SUPREME COURT. SEC. 1. Clerk's Cost. SEC. 2. Amendments. SEC. 3. Original Bill of Exceptions. SEC. 4. Opinions recorded. SEC. 5. Proceedings [Illegible Text] defaulting Clerk. SEC. 6. Judge; resigning, dying c. SEC. 7. Trial of reversed cases. SEC. 8. Act; when to take effect. SEC. 9. Relief of certain suitors. SEC. 10. First Fifth Districts changed SEC. 11. Sessions at Americus. SEC. 12. From Talbotton to Columbus. (No. 116) An Act to repeal the first and second sections of an Act approved 23d February, 1850, entitled an Act to curtail the labor of the Supreme Court, and to reduce the cost in said Court, and to [Illegible Text] amendments in said Court. 1. SECTION I. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Georgia in General Assembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the [Illegible Text], That the first and second sections of the above recited Act, be and the same are hereby repealed. For this Act see New Digest, 154. See also Post Sec. 4. Act reducing cost [Illegible Text] Approved, January 19, 1852. (No. 117.) An Act to regulate the practice of the Supreme Court and of the [Illegible Text] Courts of this State, and for other purposes, and to [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] in the Supreme Court, and to change the districts, [Illegible Text] and places, of holding the Supreme Court. 2. SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of [Illegible Text] of the State of Georgia in General Assembly

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met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority aforesaid, That when the original writ of error, original citation and notice, and the original bill of exceptions, shall be filed and served within the time prescribed by law, no cause pending in the Supreme Court shall be [Illegible Text], but any other error or defect shall be amended instanter. * * Ample provisions for amendments made by Acts of 1850. [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text], 455 [Illegible Text] 3. SEC. II. And be it further enacted, That the original bill of exceptions, after being filed in the Clerk's office of the Superior Court, shall be copied by the Clerk thereof, and the copy retained by him, and filed in office, and the original sent up with the papers in the cause. This repeals Sec. III. of Act of 1850 An Act to [Illegible Text], c. [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text], 454. And also Sec. II. of Act of 1850 An Act in relation to the Supreme Court. Ibid, 455. Original Bill of Exceptions to be sent up, and copy retained. 4. SEC. III. And be it further enacted, That the law which requires the decisions of the Judges of the Supreme Court, to be handed to the Reporter, to wit: the first section of an Act to curtail the labor of the Clerk of the Supreme Court, and to reduce the cost in said Court, and to authorize amendments in said Court, approved February 23d, 1850, be and the same are hereby repealed; [Dagger] [Dagger] See also Sec. I. of this Title. and hereafter said decisions shall be handed to the Clerk so soon as written out, and shall immediately be recorded by him, and then turned over to the Reporter. [Illegible Text] to be recorded by the Clerk. 5. SEC. IV. And be it further enacted, That when any Clerk of the Superior Courts shall fail, refuse, neglect, or omit to certify and send the whole or any part of the papers in any cause certified to the Supreme Court, it shall and may be lawful for the party, or his or her attorney, to make oath thereof, and upon application to any one of the Justices of the Supreme Court, either in term time or vacation, a rule nisi shall issue under the order of said Justice or Court, requiring said Clerk to show cause why said papers should not be certified and sent up, and to show cause why he should not be punished as for a contempt, for his refusal, failure, neglect or [Illegible Text] of duty, which rule shall be returned to the next, or then present term of the Court for the District to which said Clerk belongs, under such rules and regulations, and upon such service, as said Justice or Court, in vacation or term time, may direct. And upon the return of said Clerk being made, the said Court may pass such order in the premises as may seem right and proper; Provided, That no punishment for contempt as aforesaid, shall exceed that now prescribed by law for contempts. See Rule [Illegible Text] of Supreme Court of Georgia. [Illegible Text] against Clerk [Illegible Text] to [Illegible Text] up the [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text].

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6. SEC. V. And be it further enacted, That when any party [Illegible Text] a cause desires to except to the decision of any Judge of the Superior Court, and he shall resign, or his term of office shall expire before the expiration of the time within which the bill of exceptions should be tendered by law, the said Judge shall be considered so far an officer capable of certifying or refusing to certify the same, and subject to all the responsibilities for such refusal, as though he were in office. And when any Judge as aforesaid shall die or remove beyond the limits of the State before the expiration of the time aforesaid, and the party complaining should not have nor tendered his said bill of exceptions, the right of said party to his said exceptions shall not thereby be lost, but the same verified by the affidavit of two attorneys of the Court, within the time prescribed for tendering bills of exceptions, shall entitle said cause to be heard in the Supreme Court, as though the same had been certified by the presiding Judge. [Illegible Text] How [Illegible Text] in case of death or removal beyond the State. 7. SEC. VI. And be it further enacted, That when any cause shall be sent back to the Superior Courts by the Supreme Court, the same shall be in order for trial at the first term of the said Superior Court next after the decision of the said Supreme Court. And where either party may have [Illegible Text] their continuances on the appeal, the said Superior Courts shall have full power and authority to grant one continuance to said party as the ends of justice may require. Position of [Illegible Text] 8. SEC. VII. And be it further enacted, That all causes in either the Supreme or the Superior Courts of this State, may be tried under the provisions of this Act, or of those of which it is amendatory, until the first day of May next, when this Act shall repeal all laws and parts of laws militating against any of its provisions. This Act [Illegible Text] 9. SEC. VIII. Whereas the Legislature, at the present session, has [Illegible Text] a new Judicial District, known as the Macon District, embracing certain counties, to wit: Bibb, [Illegible Text], [Illegible Text], Twiggs, Dooly and Macon, and annexed the same to the Third Judicial District of said State. And, whereas, it may be the case, that immediately previous to the passage of the Act organizing said new Circuit, cases were decided in the three last mentioned Circuits which belonged to other Judicial Districts; and whereas, doubts are entertained as to whether said cases so determined previous to the passage of said Act organizing said new Circuit, should be returned to the next term of the Supreme Court to be held in and for the District to which the said three counties belong, or to the next term of the Supreme

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Court to be held at Macon for the third Judicial District; for remedy whereof, Be it enacted, That all such cases as are mentioned in the preamble of this Act shall be made returnable to the Supreme Court to be held in the Judicial District to which said county belonged at the time the case was tried and determined, or to the Judicial District to which said counties of Twiggs, Dooly and Macon, are now annexed, at the option of the plaintiff in error; Provided, That this Act shall extend only to cases tried and determined in the Superior Courts of said last mentioned counties, immediately preceding the passage of the said Act organizing the said new Circuit, and shall not extend to any cases tried and determined since the passage of said Act. [Illegible Text] 10. SEC. IX. And be it further enacted, That the Middle Judicial District shall be added to the First Supreme Court Judicial District in which said Supreme Court shall hereafter sit, alternately at Savannah and Augusta, on the second Monday in January and June of each year, and that the Southern Judicial District be added to the Fifth Supreme Court Judicial District, in which said Supreme Court shall hereafter sit, on the first Monday in May and November in each year, at Milledgeville. [Illegible Text] Approved, January 22, 1852. (No. 118.) An Act to change the times and places of holding the Supreme Court of the State of Georgia, in the Second Supreme Court Judicial District. 11. SEC. I. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Georgia in General Assembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That hereafter the Supreme Court shall sit in Americus on the second Monday, instead of the fourth Monday of July, in each year, as heretofore. [Illegible Text] 12. SEC. II. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That hereafter there shall be no session of the Supreme Court held in the Second District aforesaid at Talbottoninstead thereof the said Court shall hold its sessions for said District in the City of Columbus, in each and every year hereafter on the fourth Monday in January,

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and that all writs of error and other precepts made returnable at Talbotton, shall be heard and determined at Columbus. Changed from [Illegible Text] to [Illegible Text] Approved, January 15, 1852. NOTE OF [Illegible Text]When a Writ of Error is dismissed no damages are recoverable in the Court below. LX Ga. 112. The Writ does not lie to a voluntary non suit. LX Ga. 207. Nature and effect of Writ of Error discussed in LX Ga. 286. The Brief of the evidence filed on a motion for a new trial, is no part of the record, and will not dispense with the Brief in the Bill of Exceptions. IX Ga. 546. As to embodying Interrogatories and Documents evidence in the Bill of Exceptions, [Illegible Text] N Ga. 1. As to parties to Writ of Error and Severance in assigning Errors, sec X Ga. 1. A [Illegible Text] will not be granted on account of the absence of counsel if the original counsel are before the Court. X Ga. 46.

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2. SUPERIOR AND INFERIOR COURTS. ART. I. CIRCUITS AND SESSIONSSec. 13. ART. II. ACTION, PROCEEDINGS, PARTIES c.Sec. [Illegible Text] ART. III. HABEAS [Illegible Text]Sec. 74. ART. IV. HUSBAND AND WIFE.Sec. 75. ART. V. LIEN.Sec. 76. ART. VI. LIMITATION OF ACTIONS.Sec. 77. ART. VII. MANDAMUS.Sec. 82. ART. VIII. PRACTICE.Sec. 84. ART. IX. SALES.Sec. 85 ART. X. STATUTES OF FRAUDSec. 87. SEC. 13 Blue Ridge and Macon Circuits laid out; SEC. 14 Repealing [Illegible Text]; SEC. 15 Sessions in Blue Ridge Cirenit, SEC. 16 Witnesses, Jurors c. to attend; SEC. 17 Return of writs, c.; SEC. 18 Superior Court of Cobbthree weeks; SEC. 19 Judge may hold adj'd Conrts; SEC. 20 Trial of criminals in Cobb co.; SEC. 21 Sessions in Cherokee Circuit; SEC. 22 Repealing [Illegible Text]; SEC. 23 Superior CourtRichmond; SEC. 24 Common Pleas of Augusta; SEC. 25 Superior Court of Baker co.; SEC. 26 Jurors may be retained; SEC. 27 Several pannels may be drawn; SEC. 28 Superior Court of Marion co.; SEC. 29 Inferior Court to draw Jarors; SEC. 30 Witnesses c. to attend; SEC. 31 Sessions in Macon Circuit; SEC. 32 Two pannels of Jurors in Bibb c.; SEC. 33 Witnesses c. to attend; SEC. 34 Inferior Court of Bibb; SEC. 35 Sessions in South-western Circuit; SEC. 36 Witnesses c. to attend; SEC. 37 Return of writs c.; SEC. 38 Jarors for Sumter and [Illegible Text]; SEC. 39 Inferior Courts of Sumter and [Illegible Text]; SEC. 40 Return of writs c.; SEC. 41 Adjourned [Illegible Text]legalized; SEC. 42 Fall Term of [Illegible Text] county; SEC. 43 Spring Term of Clark county; SEC. 44 Session for two weeks; SEC. 45 Two panels of [Illegible Text]; SEC. 46 Return of writs; SEC. 47 Inferior Court of Floyd; SEC. 48 Inferior Court of Chattooga; SEC. 49 Inferior Court of Appling; SEC. 50 Inferior Court of Forsyth; SEC. 51 Superior Court of Taliaferro, Madison and Elbert; SEC. 52 Inferior Court of Heard; SEC. 53 Sessions in Flint [Illegible Text]; SEC. 54 Sessions in Coweta [Illegible Text]; SEC. 55 Witnesses c. to attend; SEC. 56 Return of writs [Illegible Text] SEC. 57 Jurors in [Illegible Text] and other counties; SEC. 58 In Henry, Upson and Spalding; SEC. 59 In Merriwether, Coweta, c.; SEC. 60 Inferior Courts of Upson, Pike and Spalding; SEC. 61 Witnesses c. to attend; SEC. 62 Return of writs, c.; SEC. 63 Inferior Court of Early [Illegible Text] SEC. 64 Inferior Court of DeKalb co; SEC. 65 Inferior Court of Carroll co; SEC. 66 Inferior Court of Harris co. (No. 119.) An Act to create and lay off two new [Illegible Text] Circuits; one to be called Blue Ridge [Illegible Text] to be composed of the Counties of Campbell, Cobb, Cherokee, Forsyth, Lumpkin, Union, Paulding, Carroll and Gilmer, and to add the same to the Fourth Supreme Court Judicial District, and the other to be called the Macon Circuit, to be composed of the Counties of Bibb, Houston, [Illegible Text] Dooly, Macon and Crawford, and to add the same to the Third Supreme Court Judicial District. 13. SECTION I. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Georgia in General Assembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That from and after the passage of this Act there shall be, and is hereby created, a new [Illegible Text] Cireuit, to

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be called the Blue Ridge Circuit, to be composed of the counties of Campbeil, Cobb, Cherokee, Forsyth, Lumpkin, Union, [Illegible Text] Carroll, and Gilmer, and said [Illegible Text] is hereby added to the Fourth Supreme Court Judicial District; and also that from and after the passage of this Act, there shall be, and is hereby created, another new Judicial [Illegible Text] to be called the Macon [Illegible Text] to be composed of the counties of Bibb, Houston, Twiggs, Dooly, Macon and Crawford, and said last named Circuit is hereby added to the Third Supreme Court Judicial District. Blur [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] laid out. To belong to 4th Supreme [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] Macon [Illegible Text] laid out. To belong to 3d Supreme [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] 11. SEC. II. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That all laws and parts of laws militating agains this Act, be and the same are hereby repealed. Repealing clause. Approved, Nov. 24, 1851. (No. 120.) An Act, to appoint the time of holding the Superior Courts in the Blue [Illegible Text] and Cherokee [Illegible Text] of this State, and to legalize and make [Illegible Text] all Writs, Executiens and other [Illegible Text] made [Illegible Text] to the Superior Courts of the several Counties in said Circuits at the [Illegible Text] at which said Courts have heretofore been [Illegible Text] and for other purposes. 15. SECTION I. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Georgia in General Assembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That the time for holding the Superior Courts in the Blue Ridge Circuit of this State shall be as follows: In the county of Campbell, on the third Monday in February and August, in each and every year. [Illegible Text] of holding Counts in Blue [Illegible Text] Circuit. In the county of Carroll, on the fourth Monday in February and August, in each and every year. In the county of Paulding, on the first Monday in March and September, in each and every year. In the county of Polk, on the second Monday in March and September. In the county of Cobb, on the third Monday in March and September, in each and every year, and to hold for two weeks, in the manner and under the rules and regulations now preseribed by law. In the county of Cherokee, on the first Monday in April and October, in each and every year.

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In the county of Forsyth, on the second Monday in April and October, in each and every year. In the county of Lumpkin, on the third Monday in April and October, in each and every year. In the county of Union, on the fourth Monday in April and October, in each and every year. In the county of Giliner, on the first Monday in May and November, in each and every year. 16. SEC. II. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That all persons subp[oelig]ned, summoned or bound as witnesses or suitors, jurors, or in any other capacity whatever, to attend said Courts at the times which by the law now in force said Courts now are to be holden, shall be, and they are hereby required and bound by virtue of said summons, subp[oelig]nas, bond or other process heretofore issued to attend said Court at the time specified in this Act. Parties c. to attend at such Sessions 17. SEC. III. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That all writs, processes and precepts whatsoever, heretofore issued, and returnable to the times of said Courts as now [Illegible Text] by law, shall be [Illegible Text] and held as returnable to the times of said Superior Courts as now fixed and determined by this Act. Writs [Illegible Text] to be [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] 18. SEC. IV. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That if the business of the [Illegible Text] Superior Court shall require it, it shall and may be lawful [Illegible Text] said Court to continue in session for three weeks, (or so long as the business may require) whenever it shall happen that there are five Mondays in the month of March or September, and in such case the Jurors drawn and summoned for the second week of said Superior Court, shall continue to serve as Jurors the third week of said Court. [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] may [Illegible Text] three week. 19. SEC. V. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That it shall and may be lawful for the Judge of said Circuits to order and hold adjourned terms of the Superior Courts of any of the counties herein above mentioned, whenever the busines of such Courts may require it. Judge may order adjourned Terms. 20. SEC. VI. And be it further enacted, That Monday of the second week of each session of the Superior Court of Cobb county shall be the day for the trial of criminal cases in said county, and it shall be the duty of the Judge of said Court to take up the criminal docket on said day, and continue the trial of said criminal cases from day to day until said criminal docket is gone through with. Trial of Criminal [Illegible Text] in Cobb county. 21. SEC. VII. And be it further enacted, That the time for the holding of the Superior Courts in the Cherokee Circuit of this State shall be as follows: [Illegible Text] of Court in [Illegible Text] Circuit.

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In the county of Chattocga, the second Monday in February and August. In the county of Floyd, to commence the third Monday in February and August, in each and every year, and to hold for three weeks, if necessary, and under the rules and regulations now prescribed by law. In the county of Cass, to commence on the second Monday in March and September in each and every year, and to hold for two weeks, if necessary, in the manner and under the rules and and regulations now prescribed by law. In the county of Gordon, on the fourth Monday in March and September, in each and every year. In the county of Murray, on the first Monday in April and October, in each and every year. In the county of Whitfield, on the second Monday in April and October, in each and every year. In the county of Walker, on the third Monday in April and October, in each and every year. In the county of Dade, on the fourth Monday in April and October, in each and every year. 22. SEC. VIII. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That all laws or parts of laws militating against this Act, be and the same are hereby repealed. [Illegible Text] clause. Approved, January 12, 1852. (No. 121.) An Act to change the time of holding the Superior Court of the [Illegible Text] of Richmond, and the Court of Common Pleas of Augusta. 23. SECTION I. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Georgia in General Assembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That from and after the passage of this Act, that the Superior Court of the county of Richmond shall hereafter be held on the fourth Monday of January and June, in the present year, and each year thereafter. Superior Courts in Richmond 4th Monday in January and June. 21. SEC. II. And be it further enacted, That the sessions of the Court of Common Pleas of the City of Augusta, in the county of Richmond, shall hereafter be on the first Monday in March, on the fourth Monday in May, on the first Monday in September, and on the first Monday in December, in the present and each succeeding year, until changed by law, instead of the times heretofore prescribed. Sessions of Common Pleas. Approved, January 21, 1852.

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(No. 122.) An Act to authorize the Superior Court of Baker county to be held such time as may be necessary to do the business and to regulate the service of Jurors in said county. 25. SECTION I. It is hereby enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Georgia, That the regular terms of the Superior Court of Baker county shall hereafter at the discretion of the Judge, be continued from week to week as long as may be required to do the business, or the said Court may be adjourned to any convenient time, so that the business of the Court be not unnecessarily delayed. Judge may continue Session as long as [Illegible Text]. 26. SEC. II. The presiding Judge is hereby authorized to retain the two panels of Grand and Petit Jurors beyond the week for which they were severally drawn, and in his discretion he may equalize the service between them according to the length of the term. May retain the [Illegible Text]. 27. SEC. III. The presiding Judge may, in his discretion, draw a distinct panel of Grand and Petit Jurors for each week of each adjourned term of said Court, and have them numbered and summoned for the week during which their services will be required; and in such case the said Jurors shall be discharged at the end of the week for which they were summoned. May [Illegible Text] several [Illegible Text] Approved, Jan. 22, [Illegible Text]. (No. 123.) An Act to alter and change the time of holding the Superior Courts in the county of Marion, to allow said county two weeks instead of one for the term of said Court, to authorize the Judge of said Court to draw two panels of Grand and Petit Jurors, and to authorize and require the Justices of the Inferior Court of said county to draw an additional panel for the next term of said Court. 28. SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Georgia in General Assembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That from and after the passage of this Act, the time of holding the Superior Courts in the county of Marion shall be on the fourth Mondays in February and August, instead of the first Mondays in March and September; that said county shall have two weeks instead of one for

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the terms of said Courts; that the Judge of said Superior Courts shall hereafter draw two panels of Grand and Petit Jurors for each term of said Superior Court, the panel for the first week to be known as No. 1, and the panel for the second week to be known as Jury No. 2. [Illegible Text] of Superior Court of [Illegible Text]. [Illegible Text]. 29. SEC. II. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the Justices of the Inferior Courts of said county of Marion are by this Act authorized and required to meet at the Court House on the fourth Monday in January next, and draw from the Jury box of said county another panel of Grand and Petit Jurors to serve the second week at the next term of said Court under this Act. [Illegible Text]. 30. SEC. III. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That all parties, whether jurors, suitors or witnesses, bound by [Illegible Text], summons or recognizance to appear before said Superior Court on the first Monday in March next, shall by this Act be bound to attend said Superior Court on the fourth Monday in February next, and that all bills, writs and processes made returnable to said Court on the first Monday in March next shall be held and considered as returnable to the fourth Monday in February next. [Illegible Text]. [Illegible Text]. SEC. IV. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That all laws and parts of laws militating against this Act, be and the same are hereby repealed. Repealing clauses Approved, December 10, 1851. (No. 124). An Act to regulate and fix the times for holding the Superior Courts in the Macon Circuit, and to fix the [Illegible Text] for holding the Inferior Courts of Bibb county. 31. SECTION I. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Georgia in General Assembly [Illegible Text], and is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That the several Superior Courts of the Macon Circuit shall be held as follows, viz: [Illegible Text]. In the county of Crawford, on the second Monday of March and September, in each and every year. In the county of Twiggs, on the third Monday in March and September, in each and every year. In the county of Macon, on the fourth Monday of March and September in each and every year.

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In the county of Dooly, on the second Monday in April and October, in each and every year. In the county of Houston, on the Fourth Monday in April and October, in each and every year. In the county of Bibb, on the second Monday in May and November, in each and every year. And the Courts in the counties of Dooly, Macon and Houston shall hold their sessions two weeks each, if the business thereof require it. 32. SEC. II. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That in and for each of the counties of Bibb, Houston, Dooly and Macon, there shall be drawn two pannels of Grand and Petit Jurors, between which the service shall be apportioned by the presiding Judges, respectively, as near as they may be able to do at the opening of the Courts respectively. Two panels of Jurors in Bibb, Houston, Dooly and Macon. 33. SEC. III. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That all persons summoned, subpoened or bound as suitors, witnesses jurors, or in any other capacity to attend the Superior Courts in and for said county, as now appointed, shall be and are hereby required and bound by virtue of said summons, subpoena or other precept heretofore issued, to attend said Courts at the times respectively, as specified and fixed in this Act, and that all writs recognizances, precepts and processes whatever, heretofore issued or that may hereafter be issued, returnable to the terms of said Courts as now fixed by law, shall be considered and held returnable to the terms of said Courts as fixed and regulated by this Act. [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] to attend. Writs c to be returned. 34. SEC. IV. And be it further enacted, That the Inferior Court of the county of Bibb shall be held on the second Monday in January and July. Inferior Court of Bibb. 35. SEC. V. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That all laws and parts of laws militating against this Act, be and the same are hereby repealed. Repealing clause. Approved, Jan. 12, 1852.

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(No. 125.) An Act to alter and fix the time of holding the Superior Courts in the Southwestern Circuit, and to change the time of holding the Inferior Courts in the counties of Sumter and Lee, and to require the Judge of said Circuit to hold Court two weeks in Sumter and Lee at each term of said Court, if the business is not disposed of in a shorter period, and to draw two panels of Grand and Petit Jurors in said counties of Sumter and Lee; and to legalize the adjourned terms of Decatur, Early and Baker Superior Courts, and to change the time of holding the Fall Term of the Superior Court in the county of Stewart. 35. SECTION I. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Georgia in General Assembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That from and after the passage of this Act, the time of holding the Superior Courts in the Southwestern Circuit, shall be as follows: Sessions of Superior Courts of Southwestern Circuit. In the county of Sumter, on the second Monday in February and August. In the county of Randolph, on the second Monday in March and September. In the county of Early, on the fourth Monday in March and September. In the county of Decatur, on the second Monday in April and October. In the county of Baker, on the third Monday in April and October. In the county of Lee, on the first Monday in May and November. 36. SEC. II. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That all persons summoned, subp[oelig]naed or bound as suitors, witnesses, jurors, or in any other capacity, to attend said Courts at the terms which by the law now in force, said Superior Courts are to be holden, shall be and are hereby required and bound by virtue of said summons, subp[oelig]na or other process heretofore issued, to attend said Courts at the time specified in this Act. All persons to attend. 37. SEC. III. And be it further enacted, That all suits recognizances, precepts and processes, whatever, heretofore issued returnable to the terms of said Courts as now fixed by law, shall be considered and held as returnable to the terms of said Courts as fixed and determined by this Act. [Illegible Text] Writs, c., to be returned. 38. SEC. IV. And be it further enacted, That the Judge of the Superior Court of said Circuit at each term in the counties of Sumter and Lee, shall draw two panels of Grand and [Illegible Text] Jurors, to be designated as panels number one

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and two, respectively; panel one, to serve the first week, and panel two to serve the second week of the terms of said Courts; and the Judge of said Circuit required to hold Court two weeks in the counties of Sumter and Lee, if the business is not done in a shorter time. Two [Illegible Text] of Jurors for Samter and [Illegible Text] counties. Inferior Courts of Lee and Sumter. 39. SEC. V. And be it further enacted, That the time of holding the Inferior Courts of the county of Sumter shall hereafter be held on the second Monday in May and November, and the Inferior Courts of the county of Lee shall hereafter be held on the fourth Monday in January and July. Jurors c., Writs c., how returned. 40. SEC. VI. And be it further enacted, That all Jurors drawn and summoned, and all writs, precepts and processes of all kinds shall be returned to the time specified for holding the Inferior Courts in said counties of Sumter and Lee. Certain [Illegible Text] Courts legalized. 41. SEC. VII. Be it further enacted, That the adjournment of Decatur county Superior Court to the second Monday in January 1852, and the adjournment of Early county Superior Court to the third Monday in January 1852, and the adjournment of Baker county Superior Court to the second Monday in February, 1852, be and the same are hereby declared legal and valid, and all business transacted at the said adjourned terms shall have the same force and validity as if done at a regular term of said Courts. Fall term of Superior Court of [Illegible Text] county, 42. SEC. VIII. And be it further enacted, That the Fall Term of the Superior Court of Stewart county shall be held on the third Monday in October, in each year. Repealing clause. SEC. IX. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That all laws and parts of laws militating against this Act, be and the same are hereby repealed. Approved, January 12, 1852. (No. 126.) An Act to change the time of holding the Spring Term of the Superior Court in Clark county, and to authorize and require the Judge of the Superior Courts of the Western Circuit to hold Court two weeks at each Spring Term of said Court in Clark county unless the business of said Court can be done in a shorter time, and to provide for the same and fix the time of holding the Inferior Courts of Floyd, Forsyth, Chattooga and Appling counties. 43. SECTION I. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Georgia in General Assembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the [Illegible Text] of

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the [Illegible Text] That from and after the ensuing first term of the Superior Court of the county of Clark, to be held on the second Monday in February next, the time of holding the first or February term of said Court shall be altered and changed to the first Monday in February in each and every year. Spring term Superior [Illegible Text] of Clark. 44. SEC. II. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That after the time at which the first section of this Act is to take effect, it shall be the duty of the Judge of the Superior Courts of the Western Circuit to hold Superior Court in Clark county for two weeks at each Spring or February Term of said Court, unless the business of said Court can be done in a shorter time. [Illegible Text] to continue two weeks. 45. SEC. III. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That at each and every August Term of the Superior Court of said county of Clark, hereafter to be held, separate and distinct panels of Grand and Petit Jurors shall be drawn for the succeeding or February Term of said Court in the same manner as said Jurors are now drawn; one panel of Grand and Petit Jurors to serve the first week of said February Term of the Superior Court, and to be thence discharged for the term, and the other, or second panel of Grand and Petit Jurors to serve the second week of said term, and all of said Jurors shall be summoned to serve in such manner. Two panels of [Illegible Text] to [Illegible Text] drawn. 46 SEC. IV. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That all writs, bills, precepts, subp[oelig]naes and processes returnable to said February Term of the Superior Court of Clark county shall be returned and served in accordance with this change. Writs c. how returned. 47. SEC. V. And be it further enacted, That the time of holding the Inferior Courts of Floyd county shall be on the third Monday in April and October, in each and every year, and that all suits, precepts and processes returnable to said Courts as heretoforeheld, shall stand returnable to the terms of said Courts as prescribed in this Act. Inferior Courts of Floyd. 48. SEC. VI. And be it further enacted, That the time of holding the Inferior Courts of Chattooga county shall, from and after the first Monday in February next, be on the third Monday in April and October, in each and every year; and that all suits, precepts, and processes returnable to the said Courts as heretofore held, shall stand returnable to the terms of said Court as prescribed in this Act; Provided, That no Court shall be held on the third Monday in April immediately succeeding the first Monday in February next. Inferior Court of [Illegible Text] county. 49. SEC. VII. And be it further enacted, That the time of holding the Inferior Courts of the county of Appling

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shall be on the first Monday in February and August, in stead of the third Monday in June and December. [Illegible Text] 50. SEC. VIII. And be it further enacted, That the time of holding the Inferior Courts of Forsyth county shall be on the second Monday in January and July in each and every year, and that all bonds, writs, [Illegible Text] and processes heretofore made or issued, shall be returnable to said Courts as fixed by this Act. Superior Courts of Forsyth county. Approved, January 17, 1852. (No. 127.) An Act to change the times of holding the Superior Courts of the counties of Taliaferro, Madison, and Elbert, and the Inferior Court of the county of Heard. 51. SECTION I. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Georgia in General Assembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That from and after the passage of this Act, the Superior Courts of the counties of Taliaferro shall be held on the fourth Mondays in February and August, in each and every year; the Superior Courts of the county of Madison shall be held on the first Mondays in March and September, in each and every year; the Superior Courts of the county of Elbert shall be held on the second Mondays in March and September of each and every year; and that all writs, processes, and other matters heretofore returnable, or that may hereafter be made returnable to said Courts respectively, shall be made in accordance with the alterations herein made; and all witnesses, parties, and jurors, shall be bound to attend said Courts respectively, at the times herein designated; Provided, That this Act shall not interfere in any way with the adjourned term of Elbert Superior Court, to be held on the third Monday in this present month of January, 1852. Superior Courts of [Illegible Text] Madison, and [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] 52. SEC. II. Be it further enacted, That the Inferior Court of the county of Heard shall be held on the second Monday in July and January, in each and every year; and that all writs, bills, processes, declarations, and other proceedings returnable to said Courts at the time of heretofore holding the same, be taken and considered as returnable to said Courts at the times specified in this Act for said Courts to be holden. Inferior Court of Heard

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SEC. III. And be it further enacted, That all laws [Illegible Text] against this Act, be and the same are hereby repealed. Repealing clause. Approved, January 22, 1852. (No. 128.) An Act to alter, and fix the times of holding the Superior Courts in the Flint and [Illegible Text] Districts, to allow a longer time for holding a part of said Courts, and to authorize the drawing of other Jurics for a part of them, and to fix the time of holding the Inferior Courts in the counties of Upson, Pike and Spalding. 53. SECTION I. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Georgia in General Assembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That from and after the passage of this Act, the Superior Courts of the county of Monroe shall be held on the fourth Monday in February and August; the Superior Courts of the county of Butts shall be held on the second Monday in March and September of each year; the Superior Courts of the county of Newton shall be held on the third Monday in March and September of each year; the Superior Courts of the county of Pike shall be held on the first Monday in April, and Tuesday after the first Monday in October, of each year; the Superior Courts of the county of Henry shall be held on the third Monday in April and October of each year; the Superior Courts of the county of Upson shall be held on the first Monday in May and November of each year; and the Superior Courts of the county of Spalding shall be held on the third Monday in May and November of each year; and said Superior Courts shall sit two weeks in each of the counties of Monroe, Newton, Henry, Pike, Upson, and Spalding, provided the business in said counties make it necessary. Superior Court in [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text]. 54. SEC. II. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That from and after the passage of this Act, the Superior Courts of the several counties composing the Coweta [Illegible Text], shall be held on the following times, to wit: The Superior Courts of the county of Meriwether shall be held on the third Monday in February and August, in each year; in the county of Coweta, on the first Monday in March and September, in each year; in the county of

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Fayette, on the third Monday in March and September, in each year; in the county of DeKalb, on the first Monday in April and October, in each year; in the county of Heard, on the fourth Monday in April and October, in each year; in the county of Troup, on the second Monday in May and November, in each year. Superior Courts of Coweta circuit. 55. SEC. III. And be it further enacted, That all persons summoned, subp[oelog]n[aelog]d, or bound as suitors, witnesses, jurors, or in any other manner or capacity, to attend said Courts, at the time which by the laws now in force they are holden, shall be bound by said bond, summons, subp[oelog]n[aelog], or other process heretofore issued, to attend said Courts at the time specified in this Act. [Illegible Text], c., to attend. 56. SEC. IV. And be it further enacted, That all writs, precepts and processes, of any kind or nature whatever, shall be made returnable to the several terms of said Courts herein specified. Writs, c. [Illegible Text] how returned. 57. SEC. V. And be it further enacted, That the Justices of the Inferior Courts of the counties of Henry, Spalding, Meriwether, Fayette, and DeKalb, as soon as convenient after the passage of this Act, shall draw an additional panel of Grand Jurors, and an additional panel of Petit Jurors, for each of said last named counties, to serve the last weeks of the terms of said Courts, in said last named counties. [Illegible Text] 58. SEC. VI. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That it shall be the duty of the Judge of the Flint Circuit, at each term hereafter held, to draw two panels of Grand Jurors, and two panels of Petit Jurors, for each of the counties of Henry, Upson, and Spalding, to be designated as panels number one and two; panel number one to serve the first week of the term of said Court, and panel number two the second week. [Illegible Text] 59. SEC. VII. And be it further enacted, That it shall be the duty of the Judge of the Coweta Circuit, at each term hereafter held, to draw two panels of Grand Jurors, and two panels of Petit Jurors, for each of the counties of Meriwether, Coweta, Fayette, and Heard, to be designated as panels number one and two; panel number one to serve the first week of the terms of said Courts, and panel number two the second week; and to draw three panels of Grand Jurors, and three panels of Petit Jurors, for each of the counties of Troup and DeKalb, to be designated as panels number one, two and three; panel number one to serve the first week in each term of the Court of the county for which they were drawn; panel number two to serve the second week; and panel number three the third week. [Illegible Text] Three of Petit Jurors in [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] DeKalb.

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60. SEC. VIII. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That from and after the passage of this Act, the time of holding the Inferior Court of the county of Upson, shall be on the first Monday in February and August in each year; the time of holding the Inferior Court of the county of Pike, shall be on the first Monday in January and July of each year; and the time of holding the Inferior Court of the county of Spalding, shall be on the third Monday in January and July of each year. Inferior [Illegible Text] of Upson. Of Pike. Of Spalding 61. SEC. IX. And be it further enacted, That all persons summoned, subp[oelog]n[aelog]d, or bound as suitors, witnesses, jurors, or in any other capacity, to attend said Inferior Courts at the time which by the laws now in force they are holden, shall be bound by said bond, summons, subp[oelig]na, or other process heretofore issued, to attend said Courts at the times specified in this Act. All [Illegible Text] to take notice. 62. SEC. X. And be it further enacted, That all writs, precepts and processes, of any kind or nature whatever, shall be made returnable to the several terms of said Inferior Courts, herein specified. Writs, c. SEC. XI. And be it further enacted, That all laws and parts of laws militating against this Act, be repealed. Repealing [Illegible Text] Approved, January 22, 1852. (No. 129.) An Act to change, alter, and fix the time of holding the Inferior Courts in the county of Early. 63. SECTION I. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Georgia in General [Illegible Text] met, and it is [Illegible Text] enacted by authority of the state, That the time of holding the Inferior Courts of the county of Early, shall after the January term next, be so changed and fixed that it shall be holden on the third Monday in July and January, instead of the second Mondays in said months, as heretofore provided by law. And that all writs, precepts and processes, returnable to said Court heretofore, shall be, and they are hereby, made returnable and triable on the third Monday as aforesaid; any law to the contrary notwithstanding. Inferior court of Early [Illegible Text]. Writs, c. Approved, January 22, 1852.

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(No. 130.) An Act to alter the time of holding the Inferior Courts for the counties of DeKalb and Carroll. 64. SECTION I. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Georgia in General Assembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That from and after the passage of this Act, the Inferior Courts of the county of DeKalb shall be held on the third Mondays in June and December, instead of the fourth Mondays of said month, as now provided for by law. Inferior [Illegible Text] of DeKalb. 65. SEC. II. And be it further enacted, That the time of holding the Inferior Courts of the county of Carroll, be changed so as to be held hereafter on the fourth Mondays in May and November, in each and every year; Provided, That nothing in this Act shall be so construed as to prevent the holding of the next regular term of said Court, at the time heretofore prescribed by law. Inferior [Illegible Text] of [Illegible Text] SEC. III. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That all laws and parts of laws militating against this Act, are hereby repealed. Repealing [Illegible Text]. Approved, January 7, 1852. (No. 131.) An Act to alter the time of holding the Inferior Court of Harris county. 66. SECTION I. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Georgia, in General Assembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That from and after the passage of this Act, the time of holding the Inferior Court in and for the county of Harris, is hereby [Illegible Text] and changed from the fourth Monday in July and January, to the second Monday in June and December. [Illegible Text] SEC. II. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That all laws and parts of laws militating against this Act, be and the same are hereby repealed. [Illegible Text] Approved, January 22, 1852.

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ART. II ACTIONPROCEEDINGS THEREIN, C. * * For Act [Illegible Text] reference to the lien of judgments, on property sold to bona fide purchaser, see Art. VI., Limitation of Actions, Sec. SEC. 67. Process issued by Dep. Clerk. SEC. 68. [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text]how issued and served. SEC. 69. [Illegible Text] on Adm'r. and Executors Bond. SEC. 70. By legatee or distributee. SEC. 71. By Ward or Guardian's Bond. SEC. 72. Suit rs. Sureties alone. SEC. 73. Principal's property first exhausted. (No. 132.) An Act to legalize and make valid any process heretofore signed by Deputy Clerks, or which may hereafter be signed by them. 67. SECTION I. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Georgia in General Assembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That all processes which may have hitherto issued, or may hereafter issue, from the Superior and Inferior Courts of this State, signed by the Deputy Clerk, either in his own name or that of the Clerk, shall not be dismissed, but the said process shall be as sufficient in law as though the same had been signed by the Clerk himself, See [Illegible Text] Officers, Sec. 6, for similar Act passed by same Assembly. any law to the contrary notwithstanding. [Illegible Text] Approved, January 22, 1852. (No. 133.) An Act to define and point out the mode of service of Writs of [Illegible Text] facias. 68. SEC. I. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Georgia in General Assembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That all writs of scire facias shall be directed to all and singular the Sheriffs of the State of Georgia, and copies thereof issued by the Clerk of the Court in which said scire facias is pending, may be served by the Sherift of the county in which the party to be notified may reside, and the original returned to the office of said Clerk, and

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that an original and copy or copies may issue for each county in which any party to be notified may reside. * * For former Acts on the subject of scire [Illegible Text] see New Digest, 474, 476. For decision of Supreme Court upon the law prior to the pessage of this Act, see X Ga. Rep., 557. [Illegible Text] fa., how [Illegible Text] and [Illegible Text] And be it further enacted, That all laws and parts of laws militating against this Act, be and the same are hereby repealed. Repealing clause. Approved, January 22, 1852. (No. 134.) An Act to regulate the mode of sucing the Bonds of Executors, Administrators, and Guardians. 69. SECTION I. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Georgia in General Assembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That upon the rendition of a judgment in favor of a party against an Executor or Administrator, upon any liability of the decedant, and a return of nulla bona by the Sheriff or other officer authorized to make the same, the said party may at once proceed to sue the bond of the Administrator or Executor, and may recover judgment against the principal and his sureties in the same action; and if the principal has removed beyond the limits of this State, or has departed this life, and has no legal representative, then he may sue the sureties on said bond. Upon judgment against Administrator or Executor, and return of Nulla Bona, suit may be [Illegible Text] on bond [Illegible Text] principal and [Illegible Text] 70. SEC. II. And be it further enacted, That when any Executor or Administrator shall fail to settle and account with any distributee or legatee of the estate he represents, it shall be lawful for such distributee or legatee to institute his suit upon the bond of such representative in the first instance, and to recover judgment against the principal and his sureties, without a suit against the Administrator or Executor in his representative character. Legatee [Illegible Text] distributee may sue on bond [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] instance. 71. SEC. III. And be it further enacted, That when any Guardian shall fail or refuse to settle and account with his ward, upon his coming of age, such ward may institute his suit in the first instance against his Guardian and sureties, without first sueing the Guardian. The [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] his guardian. 72. SEC. IV. And be it further enacted, That when in any of the before mentioned cases, the Administrator, Executor or Guardian, shall remove or reside beyond the

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limits of this State, or shall place himself in such a situation as that by the laws of this State an attachment would lie against a debtor, it shall be lawful for a party in interest to institute his suit against the sureties of the bond of such Administrator, Executor or Guardian, in the first instance, without a judgment against either, in his representative character. Where [Illegible Text] principal cannot be [Illegible Text] the [Illegible Text] may be in the first [Illegible Text] 73. SEC. V. And be it further enacted, That when judgment shall be obtained against principal and sureties, as aforesaid, the property of the sureties shall not be levied on until that of the principal shall be exhausted, which shall be evidenced by a return of nulla bona; and that all laws militating against this Act, be and the same are hereby repeated. * * For former Act on this subject, and the construction given thereto by the Supreme Court, see New Digest, 484, and Note [Illegible Text] Principal's property to be [Illegible Text] exhausted Approved, January 15, 1852. ART. III. HABEAS CORPUS. (No. 135.) An Act to require persons applying for a writ of Habeas Corpus ad [Illegible Text] in any State case, to give the prosecutor notice of the time and place when said application will be heard. 74. SECTION I. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Georgia in General Assembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That from and after the passage of this Act, that [Illegible Text] Court shall sit upon and determine any application for a writ of habeas corpus ad subjiciendum, in any case, unless the applicant for said writ, or his attorney at law, shall have previously given timely notice to the prosecutor, or his [Illegible Text] of the time and place of the meeting of the Court to determine upon said application; See [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] 543, [Illegible Text] Provided, Said [Illegible Text] or his attorney, resides in the county where the person is confined. Notice to be given to [Illegible Text] of [Illegible Text] for [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] SEC. II. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That all laws militating against this Act, be and the same are hereby repealed. Repealing [Illegible Text] Approved, January 22, 1852.

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ART. IV. HUSBAND AND WIFE. [1] [1] A feme sole drew a lot of land, married, and husband died before grant is sued; right to grant survives to wife. X. Ga. 786 (No. 136.) An Act for the relief of married women, whose husbands have deserted them. 75. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Georgia in General Assembly convened, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That in all cases where a married woman has been deserted by her husband, and has, while so deserted, by her exertions and those of her children, or otherwise acquired property of any kind, the same shall be exempt from the payment of said husband's debts, and be vested in said married woman for her sole and separate use, not subject to the debts, constracts, or control of said husband. Husband deserting, the Wife's [Illegible Text] vest in [Illegible Text] Approved, December 30, 1851. ART. V. LIEN. (No. 137.) An Act to amend an Act entitled an Act to give all persons employed on Steamboats and other water crafts on the [Illegible Text] Altamaha, and Ocmulgce rivers, a [Illegible Text] on said [Illegible Text] or water crafts, for his, her, or their wages, and for wood and provisions furnished, and to point out and facilitate the mode of the collection of the same, assented to December 7 th, [Illegible Text] so as to extend the provisions of the same, and in favor of Machinists. 76. SECTION I. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Georgia in General Assembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That all Machinists in this State who may furnish any kind of Machinery, or who may repair the same, which may be put up or used in any mill building, steamboat or vessel, in any county, or in any of the rivers or waters of this State, shall be entitled to the same lien, and may enforce it in the same way, as is provided in the Act of the General Assembly above recited in the title of this Act. * * For the former Acts on this subject, see New Digest, 426, [Illegible Text] 429, 537. [Illegible Text] Approved, January 19, 1852.

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ART. VI. LIMITATIONS OF ACTIONS. Sec. 77Judgmentswhen enforced; Sec. 78Color of Title; Sec. 79Adverse Possession. SEC. 80Def't [Illegible Text] or removing; SEC. 81Limitation of Bills of Review. (No. 138.) An Act to limit the lien of Judgments, rendered in any of the Courts of this State. 77. SECTION I. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Georgia in General Assembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That from and after the passing of this Act, no Judgment rendered in any of the Courts of this State, shall be enforced by the sale of any property, real or personal, which the defendant has sold and conveyed to a purchaser for a valuable consideration and without actual notice of such Judgment; Provided, Such purchaser or those claiming under him by such sale and conveyance, have been in [Illegible Text] possession of such real estate for four years, and of such personal property for two years before the levy shall have been made thereon. * * By Act of 1822, (New Digest 497,) See. IV., seven years of realty and four years of personalty. Repealed by this Act. [Illegible Text]. SEC. II. And be it further enacted, That all laws and parts of laws militating against this Act, be and the same are hereby repealed. Repealing clause. Approved, January 22, 1852. COLOR OF TITLEADVERSE POSSESSION. (No. 139.) An Act amendatory of the Statute of Limitations. 78. SECTION I. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Georgia in General Assembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That possession of real estate adverse to the plaintiff for a period of seven years, under color of title, shall profeet a defendant in ejectment from recovery, and

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bar the plaintiff's right of entry forever, but no color of title shall arise under a forged or frandulent conveyance, process or record of any kind. When the person claiming title had notice of the fraud; Provided, That nothing in this Act, shall be construed so as to effect any title which has already accrued under the law now of force. [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] 79. SEC. II. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That possession alone without title shall not constitute adverse possession, but such possession shall be deemed and held as subservient to the person holding legal title. [Illegible Text] SEC. III. And be it further enacted, That all laws militating against this Act, be and the same are hereby repealed. Repealing clause. Approved, January 22, 1852. DEFENDANT ABSCONDING OR REMOVING. (No. 140.) An Act to stop the running of the Statute of Limitations in all cases where the defendant shall abscond, or remore beyond the limits of this State. 80. SECTION I. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Georgia in General Assembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That from and after the passage of this Act, the several Statutes of this State passed for the limitation of the various kinds of actions and barring of suits, shall in all cases cease to run or operate in favor of any person against whom any right of action shall accrue, who shall abscond or remove before action is brought, beyond the limits of this State until his or her return to the State. * * Similar provision in Act of 1805, (New Digest, 564;) See also Act of 1839; ( Ib. 568,) more limited in its operation. Statute does not run in favor of persons absconding or [Illegible Text]. Approved, January 1, 1852.

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BILLS OF REVIEW. (No. 141.) An Act limiting the bringing Bills of Review to three years from the date of the decree. 81. SECTION I. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Georgia in General Assembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That from and after the passage of this Act, all bills brought to review and reverse any decree of any Court of Equity of this State, shall be brought within three years from the date of the decree sought to be reviewed and reversed, and not after; Provided, However that this Act, shall in no ease affect the rights of persons within the age of twenty-one years, feme corert non compos mentis, or imprisoned, who shall have three years after the removal of such disability tobring said bill of review. [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] SEC. II. And be it further enacted, That all laws and parts of laws militating against the foregoing are hereby repealed. [Illegible Text] Approved, December 16, 1851. [Illegible Text] OF SUPREME COURT ON THIS TITLE.A declaration may be amended so as to aver a new promise. IX Georgia A. [Illegible Text] possession does not operate against a minor. IX Ga. 23. The statute does not run against [Illegible Text] constructive trust until there is a right to [Illegible Text]. [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text]. Where the consideration of a note was a parol warranty, the failure may [Illegible Text]. The statute runs in favor of a Sheriff, receiving money on a fi. fa. from the date of the receipts. IX Ga. 413. [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text]

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ART. VIL MANDAMUS. SEC. 82. ReturnTraverse. SEC. 83. If falseMandamus absolute. (No. 142.) An Act to authorize the relator in any Writ of Mandamus, to traverse the answer or return of any person, officer, corporation, or Court, of this State, to any Writ of Mandamus issued by the Superior Courts of this State. 82. SECTION I. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Georgia in General Assembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That from and after the passage of this Act, whenever any person, officer, corporation or court, of this State, shall make any answer or return, under or by virtue of any writ of mandamus issued by any of the Superior Courts of this State, or of any of the Judges of the said Superior Courts, the same shall be made on oath, to be taken at the time of making such answer or return, and the relator in said writ of mandamus shall be at liberty to traverse the truth of such answer or return; and upon such traverse an issue shall be formed and tried by a special jury at the term of the Superior Court at which said answer or return shall be made; and if made out of term time, then to be tried at the term next after the making of said answer or return, as in the case of other traverses. Answer to be on oath. And may be [Illegible Text]. Tried by special [Illegible Text]. 83. SEC. II. And be it further enacted, [Illegible Text]., That if the Jury, on the trial of the issue as aforesaid, shall find said answer or return to be false, it shall be the duty of said Superior Court to award a mandamus absolute to issue against said person, officer, corporation or court, of this State. [Illegible Text] SEC. III. And be it further enacted, c., That all laws and parts of laws militating against this Act, be and the same are hereby repealed. Repealing [Illegible Text]. Approved, January 7, 1852.

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ART. VIII. PRACTICE. (No. 143.) An Act to prescribe the order of the argument of counsel in criminal cases. 84. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Georgia in General Assembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That from and after the passage of this Act, the order of the argument of counsel in criminal cases, shall be the same as it now is in civil cases: that is to say, after the testimony is closed on both sides, the State's counsel shall open and conclude the argument to the Jury, except in those cases in which the defendant shall introduce no testimony, but in that event the defendant's counsel shall open and conclude the argument to the Jury after the testimony on the part of the State is closed. Order of argument the same as in civil cases. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That all laws and parts of laws militating against this Act, be and the same are hereby repealed. Repealing clause. Approved, January 22, 1852. ART. IX. [Illegible Text] * * As to the paper in which sales shall be advertised, see County Officers, Sec. 3. SEC. 85. Continued from day to day. SEC. 86. Notice in advertisement. (No. 144.) An Act to amend the law in relation to public sales. 85 SECTION I. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Georgia in General Assembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That from and immediately after the passage of this Act, it shall and may be lawful for any Sheriff, Coroner, Constable, Tax Collector, Guardian, Trustee, or any other officer of this State, when selling property at public sale by virtue of any law of this State, to continue such sale from day to day until such sale may be completed. Public sales may [Illegible Text] from day to day. 86. SEC. II. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That when any Trustee or other officer shall desire

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to continue his sale from day to day by virtue of the foregoing provision, it shall be his duty to give notice of such intended continuance in the advertisement of such [Illegible Text] * [Illegible Text] SEC. III. And be it further enacted, That all laws and parts of laws militating against this Act, be and the same are hereby repealed. Repealing clause. Approved, January 7, 1852. ART. X. STATUTE OF FRAUDS. (No. 145.) An Act to give a construction to the fourth section of the Statute of Frauds, so far as the same relates to a party defendant being chargeable upon any special promise to answer for the debt, default, or miscarriages of a third person, c. 87. SEC. I. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Georgia in General Assembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That from and after the passage of this Act, that part of the 4th section of the Statute of Frauds, so far as the same relates to a party defendant being chargeable upon any special promise to answer for the debt, default or miscarriages of a third person, c., be so construed as to make any party defendant liable and chargeable upon any special promise to answer for the debt, default or miscarriages of a third person; Provided, The same be reduced to writing; and that the express agreement, in writing, to answer for the debt, default or miscarriages of a third person, be sufficient to sustain an action on the same, although no consideration may be expressed in the written agreement to do the same. See New Digest 1127, and Note. [Illegible Text] Approved, January 19, 1852.

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NOTES OF DECISIONS OF SUPREME COURT. [Illegible Text] Statute. Gives concurrent jurisdiction to the law Courts in all cases specified in Judiciary Act IX Ga. 65. Amendments Are allowed at any time before the case is finally submitted to the Jury IX Ga. 133. Appeals. An appeal under the Act incorporating the Irwinton Bridge Company, carries nothing but the question of damages IX Ga. 359. If no time is specified in which an appeal must be entered, the general law of four days applies IX Ga. 405. Must be entered personally or by attorney. Should attorney at law enter an appeal without special authority IX Ga. 487. Appeals may be entered by consent without paying costs X Ga. 426. Bad. An affidavit that plaintiff claimed a certain sum Held to be sufficient IX Ga. 501. On return of sci. fa. there need be no Jury trial unless an issuable plea is filed Ibid. The ca. sa. should not be returned until the Court to which it is made returnable X Ga. 138. Bills and Notes. A Bill payable at either of the Banks in Macon is within the proviso of the Act of 1826, dispensing with demand and notice IX Ga. 303. Charge of the Court. See X Ga. 46, 439. Claim Laws Are cumulative not mandatoryIX Ga. 28. Where damages are obtained on first trial, and on the appeal the claim is withdrawn, the case goes on as to the damages IX Ga. 196. The plaintiff in fi. fa. may dismiss his levy on the appeal X. Ga. 370. Costs Cannot be taxed for witnesses not sworn X Ga. 443. Costs in alander cases X Ga. 500. Judgment and Execution. The lien of a judgment is divested by a sale under a younger judgment IX Ga. 164, X Ga. 148. Where a levy is indefinately [Illegible Text], it cannot be enforced by a sale seven years thereafter IX Ga. 400. To transfer a [Illegible Text] a formal deed is not necessary; any paper showing the intention is sufficient IX Ga. [Illegible Text]. Where a Sheriff makes a levy and does not sign it, but afterwards dismisses the levy and signs the entry, the two together make a return X Ga. [Illegible Text]. Sci. fa. where and how issued and served X Ga. [Illegible Text]. [Illegible Text] Papers Must be established in the county of defendant's residence X Ga. [Illegible Text]. Mortgage Is a security for the debt onlyX Ga. 65. Pleading. The plaintiff need not set out his proof on the record I X Ga. 208. A new promise need not be set out in [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text]I X Ga. 418. A partial failure of consideration can be pleaded only where a total could be at common law I X Ga. [Illegible Text]. A demand for rent may be sued under the form for an account prescribed by Act of 1817 X Ga. 368. Those forms are not amendable Ibid. The provision in the Act of 1799, as to denying deeds, c., on oath, does not apply to deeds not then sued on, but introduced collaterallyX Ga. [Illegible Text]. In a suit by Ward against the Guardian, alone on his bond, it is not necessary to aver or prove a judgment against him in his representative capacity. Set off. The judgment, and not the fi. fa., is the proper matter of set off I X Ga. [Illegible Text]. As to beneficial improvementsSee I X Ga. 133, 440. Time of allowing a set off not bearing interestSee IX. Ga. [Illegible Text]. Usury paid on a former contract may be pleaded as a set offX Ga. 389. Sheriff. His return should show definitely the amount and nature of costs charged [Illegible Text] Ga. 310. His levy and deed must describe the property with reasonable [Illegible Text]X Ga. [Illegible Text]. [Illegible Text] On a Claim Bond who has paid off the fi. fa., entitled to control it against the principal I X Ga. 179. [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] a judgment not [Illegible Text] with usury is transferred, and the [Illegible Text] then gives time on an usurious contract, the principal of the judgment alone can be recovered I X Ga. 32. The defendant is not bound to pay up the principal and lawful interest, in order to entitle him to read the answer of plaintiff to [Illegible Text] filed under the Act of 1847X Ga. 349.

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JUSTICES OF THE PEACE. * * Act authorizing Constable to continue his sales from day to daySee Title XV, Judiciary, sections 85 and 86. TITLE XVI. SEC. 1. Papers lost by Justice Peace; SEC. 2. Lost by other persons. (No. 146.) An Act to establish lost papers in the Justices' Courts of this State and for other purposes therein specified. Whereas, it often happens that notes, bills, bonds, summons, executions, and other papers belonging to Justices' Courts frequently are lost, destroyed or mislaid, and thereby delays occur in the administration of justice in the said Courts, in consequence of the doubts that exist as to the authority and mode of establishing such lost papers in said Courts, for remedy whereof 1. SECTION I. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Georgia in General Assembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That from and after the passage of this Act, when any note, bill, bond, or any other evidence of debt, or any summons, execution, or any other papers belonging or appertaining to any suit or other proceeding in any of the Justices' Courts in this State shall be lost, destroyed, or mislaid from the hands of the Magistrates, then and in that case, the Magistrate or Justice of the Peace may by reason and in virtue of his office, establish instanter, in substance, a copy in lieu of the original. Office papers in Justices' hands established immediately. 2. SEC. II. And be it further enacted, That when any note, bill, bond, or other evidence of debt, or any summons, execution, or other paper or papers, belonging or appertaining to any suit or other proceeding in any of the Justices' Courts in this State shall be lost, destroyed, or mislaid by any other person than the presiding Magistrate or Justice of the Peace, or in any manner become so lost, destroyed or mislaid, the party or parties plaintiff, defendant, or defendants, or any other person interested, wishing to

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use said lost papers, shall be permitted to establish and use in lieu of such lost original, a copy in substance of the same, by making affidavit that such paper to be used is in substance a copy of the original, and that the original is lost, destroyed or mislaid, and is not in the power, custody or control of the party seeking to use it, and the papers so established, as mentioned in the first and second sections of this Act, shall and may be used in any suit or other proceeding in any Justices' Court in this State wherein such suit is pending in lieu of said original; Provided, That this Act shall be so construed as not to authorize the establishing of any paper in any of the Justices' Courts in this State which is not in suit or appertaining to some suit or other proceedings in said Courts; and, Provided further, That if either party, plaintiff or defendant shall claim to be surprised on account of the establishing of any such lost paper, said plaintiff or defendant may be entitled to a continuance for one term. On affidavit to copy and loss of original Confined to [Illegible Text] Other party may continue. SEC. III. Be it further enacted, That all laws and parts of laws militating against this Act, be and the same are hereby repealed. Repealing clause. Approved, January 17, 1852. NOTES OF DECISIONS OF SUPREME COURT.A Justice of the Peace may make entry for a constable, where he acts merely as a scribe. IX Ga., 325. A copy of the summons should be served by the constable on defendant, personally or at his residence, and the constable should make an entry of service thereon and sign such return.IX Ga., 471. These documents should be preserved. Ibid. [Illegible Text] cannot be sold by order of the magistrates under [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] to Justices Courts: it must be by virtue of an execution [Illegible Text] upon the judgment on the attachment.IX Ga. [Illegible Text].

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LAND. TITLE XVII. ART. I. ERRORS IN GRANTS. ART. II. HEAD [Illegible Text] LAND WARRANTS, C. ART. III. [Illegible Text] DRAWS, FRACTIONS, C. ART. I. ERRORS IN GRANTS. (No. 147.) An Act to authorize His Excellency the Governor, to cause to be corrected, errors in the transcription of Grants in the office of Secretary of State, upon certain conditions therein named. WHEREAS, Errors have occurred in the transcription of grants in the Secretary of State's office, which prevents parties from obtaining true copies of lost grants for remedy whereof 1. SECTION I. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Georgia in General Assembly met, That whenever, upon the application of any person for a copy grant, it shall be made satisfactorily to appear to His Excellency the Governor, that the original grant issued correctly, but that an error has occurred in the transcription of the same in the office of the Secretary of State, it shall be his duty to cause such error to be corrected, and the copy grant to issue in accordance with such corrected transcription. * * On the subject of Errors in Grants, [Illegible Text] New Digest [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] NOTE OF DECISIONS OF SUPREME COURT.An order of the Governor correcting a supposed [Illegible Text] in a grant after the rights of third persons have attached, is [Illegible Text] and void.X Ga. 445. Errors in Secretary of State's office. Approved, January 22, 1852.

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ART. II. HEAD RIGHTS, LAND WARRANTS, C. SEC. 2. Time extended; SEC. 3. On surveys already made; SEC. 4. Surveys excepted; SEC. 5. Surveys in Columbia; SEC. 6. Grants on transferred warrants to purchaser. (No. 148.) An Act to amend and continue in force An Act entitled an Act to amend the several Acts in relation to issuing of Head-right Grants in this State, so far as to extend the time for granting the same until the twenty-fifth day of December, 1851; and to extend the provisions of said Act of the fourteenth of December, 1849, to the twenty-fifth day of December, 1862. 2. SECTION I. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Georgia in General Assembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That from and after the passage of this Act, the provisions of the above [Illegible Text] Act, and all the Acts of which this Act is amendatory, be and the same are hereby re-enacted and continued in force until the twenty-fifth day of December, (1862) eighteen hundred and sixty-two. Time extended to December, 1862. (No. 149.) An Act to amend the several Acts, in relation to issuing grants on Head-rights in this State, so far as to extend the time for granting the same until the twenty-fifth of December, eighteen hundred and fifty-three. Also to make valid certain surveys and grants, therein specified. 3. SEC. I. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Georgia in General Assembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That any land heretofore surveyed under the laws regulating surveys on head rights in this State, may be granted to the person or persons, for whom the same may have been surveyed, upon the payment of the usual fees by the twenty-fifth day of December, eighteen hundred and fifty-three. Time extended on [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] made. To 1853. 4. SEC. II. Be it further enacted, by the authority of the same, That nothing in this Act shall be so coustrued,

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as to effect any surveys, that have been made under the provisions of the Act of eighteen hundred and forty-nine. Not to effect [Illegible Text] 5. SEC. III. And be it further enacted, That in all cases where surveys have been made, and grants issued for lands described by the county Surveyor, and in said grants as lying in the county of Richmond, which after the issue of such grants have been ascertained by a more accurate survey of the county line to lie in the county of Columbia, in whole, or in part, the said surveys and grants shall be as good and valid to all intents and purposes, as if the said lands had been in said surveys and grants properly described. [Illegible Text] SEC. IV. And be it further enacted by the authority of the same, That all laws and parts of laws militating against this Act, be and the same are hereby repealed. Repealing clause. Approved, January 27, 1852. (No. 150.) An Act for the benefit of persons purchasing Head-right warrants. 6. SECTION I. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Georgia in General Assembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority aforesaid, That from, and immediately after the passage of this Act that all surveys made in this State under Head-right warrants, which have been transferred, that the grant or grants to the same shall issue in the name of the purchaser; Provided, Satisfactory evidence of the transfer be furnished his Excellency the Governor. [Illegible Text] SEC. II. Be it further enacted, c., That all laws and parts of laws militating against this Act, be and the same are hereby repealed. [Illegible Text] clause. Approved, January 17, 1852.

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ART. III. FORFETTED LOTS; FRACTIONS, C. SEC. 7. Informers, time extended; SEC. 8. Afterward, grant to any one; SEC. 9. Grant to State's half; SEC. 10. Time to purchasers of fractions; SEC. 11. Grant fees in Ware county; (No. 151.) An Act to limit the time for taking out grants to the State's half and informer's half, of any lot of land [Illegible Text] drawn in any of the land and gold lotteries of this State, and to provide for the granting of the same, after the expiration of said time. 7. SECTION I. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Georgia in General Assembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That the time for informers to take out grants, to their half of lots of land [Illegible Text] drawn in any of the land and gold lotteries in this State, and which had been condemned as [Illegible Text] drawn in any judicial proceeding, shall be extended until the first day of March next, and if any such informer shall fail to take out his grant by that time, that his right to do so shall be forever forfeited, and considered as reverted to the State. Time for informers to take [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] extended. 8. SEC. II. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That from, and after the first day of March 1852, any person or citizen of this State, by paying into the Treasury the sum of Two Thousand Dollars, shall be entitled to receive from the State, a grant, in his, her, or their name, to both halves of any lot of land, [Illegible Text] drawn in any of the land and gold lotteries of this State, and which had been [Illegible Text] as [Illegible Text] drawn, by any judicial proceeding, and where the informer had failed to take out a grant to his half, and from and after the first day of April thereafter, by paying into the Treasury Fifteen Hundred Dollars, from and after the first day of May thereafter, by paying into the Treasury the sum of One Thousand Dollars, from and after the first day of June thereafter, by paying into the Treasury the sum of Five Hundred Dollars, from and after the first day of July thereafter, by paying into the Treasury Two Hundred and Fifty Dollars, from and after the first day of August thereafter, by paying into the Treasury Twenty-Five Dollars, and from and after the first day of September thereafter, by paying into the Treasury the sum of Five Dollars. After 1st March 1852, any person may take out the [Illegible Text], on paying $2,000. April 1st. $1,500. [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text]., $1,000. June [Illegible Text]., $500. July 1st., $250. August 1st., $25. September [Illegible Text]., [Illegible Text]. 9. SEC. III. And be it further enacted, That in all cases of [Illegible Text] drawn lots as aforesaid, where the informer

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hath heretofore received, or may hereafter, within the time above limited, receive a grant to his half of any such lots, and no grant has passed to any one for the [Illegible Text] half, of any such lot, that then, and in all such cases, any citizen by paying into the Treasury one-half of the sum hereinbefore specified, shall be entitled to, and receive a grant from the State for the State's half of any such lot of land. Grants to the [Illegible Text] SEC. IV. And be it further enacted, That all laws and parts of laws militating against this Act, be and the same are hereby repealed. Repealing clause. Approved, January 22, 1852. (No. 152.) An Act to extend the time for purchasers of fractions and square lots of land, sold under the provisions of an Act assented to 30 th December, 1847, to authorize the Governor to appoint fit and proper persons to sell and dispose of the undrawn lots in the land and gold lotteries, heretofore had in this State, and to limit the time for fraction purchasers to pay for and take out grants for fractions, to pay for and grant the same under certain conditions. WHEREAS, Under the provisions of the Act of the 30th December, 1847, above recited, a number of fractions which were forfeited under its provisions, were sold by authority of the Governor, and some of the purchasers have failed to comply with the terms stipulated by the Governor, and whereas, some of the lots so declared forfeited and sold had been paid for in full, the purchasers thereof holding the certificates, and the Supreme Court having ruled that such certificates, bearing evidence that all the purchase money had been paid, was sufficient title 10. SEC I. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Georgia in General Assembly met, That purchasers of fractions under the provisions of the Act of 30th December, 1847, who have not paid up the whole of the purchase money for the fractions or lots bid off by them, be allowed until the 1st day of October next, to pay the same, and that upon their payment of said purchase money, as herein provided, and the payment of the grant fee, the Governor is authorized to cause grants to issue to said purchasers; Provided, That no payment shall

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be received upon, nor no grant issued for any lot or fraction, for which the whole of the purchase money had been paid previous to the 30th December, 1847, that on and after the first day of June next, lot of land No. 60 (sixty) in the 7th (seventh) district of Gwinnett county, drawn by Stephen Murray, of Burke county, shall, if not previously granted, revert to the State, and shall be sold by order of the Governor at public outery before the Court-House door of said county at such time, and under such rules and regulations as he may appoint, and on the purchaser complying with the terms of such sale, a grant shall issue of such land to such purchaser. Time extended [Illegible Text] purchasers to take out [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] October, [Illegible Text]. Lot no. 60 in [Illegible Text] co. to be [Illegible Text]. Approved, January 12, 1852. (No. 153) An Act to for the price of Grants for lands in the Tenth and Eleventh Districts of Ware County, sold under an Act passed the eleventh day of February, Eighteen Hundred and Fifty. WHEREAS, An Act was passed on the eleventh day of February, eighteen hundred and fifty, authorizing the Governor to have surveyed and sold, the unsurveyed lands in Ware county, and, whereas, said Act does not fix the price of grants, for said lands. [Illegible Text] fees to lands in Ware. 11. SEC. I. 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 price for grants for full lots shall be Two Dollars, and for fractional lots under three hundred [Illegible Text], One Dollar. Approved, January 20, 1852. NOTE OF [Illegible Text] OF SUPREME COURT.Under our Statutes pointing out a [Illegible Text] of [Illegible Text], a Court of Equity will take jurisdiction of the matter, except in cases of special difficulty.IX Ga. 1. The Act of 1817, providing for the forfeiture of fractional lots which had been paid for but for which grants had not issued, is unconstitutional and void X Ga. [Illegible Text].

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LAWS. TITLE XVIII. SEC. 1. Mode of publication; SEC. 2. To be bound; SEC. 3. CompilerDuty. (No. 154.) An Act to prescribe the manner in which the Laws of this State shall be printed and published. WHEREAS, The body of the Statute Laws of this State is increasing so rapidly as to render any future Digest of the same almost impracticable, and whereas, it is important and desirable that the Acts of each successive Legislature shall be published in so convenient and durable a form as to constitute from this time a series of Statutes at large, 1. SECTION I. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Georgia in General Assembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That it shall be the duty of the public printer for the time being to print and publish the Acts of the present and all future Legislatures in a form uniform in size, and in style equal in mechanical execution to the new Digest of the State Laws of Georgia. Duty of public printer [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] Laws. 2. SEC. II. Be it further enacted, That in order to preserve the Laws from destruction, it shall be the duty of His Excellency the Governor, to have the same bound at a price not exceeding thirty cents per volume. Governor shall have them [Illegible Text]. 3. SEC. III. Be it further enacted, That it shall be the duty of His Excellency the Governor to procure some fit and proper person to prepare the several Acts for publication, whose duty it shall be to distinguish the Public Laws from those that are private and local; to arrange the Public Laws under appropriate titles; to prepare for publication side notes and head notes, for convenience of reference; to add notes referring back to such previous legislation as may be modified or repealed; and notes giving the decisions of the Supreme Court upon that subject matter since the last publication of the Laws, together with a [Illegible Text] index. * * Under the provisions of this Act these Acts are arranged. Governor to [Illegible Text]. His duty. Approved, January 12, 1852.

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LUNATIC ASYLUM. * * As to [Illegible Text] Slaves, [Illegible Text] Title Slaves, [Illegible Text] TITLE XIX. SEC. 1. AppropriationsContracts. SEC. 2. [Illegible Text] of convicts in Penitentiary. (No. 155.) An Act to appropriate money for making useful and necessary improvements in connection with the Lunatic Asylum. 1. SECTION I. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of [Illegible Text] of the State of Georgai, in General Assembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the the same, That the sum of Twenty-Four Thousand Eight Hundred Dollars, or so much thereof as may be necessary is here by appropriated for making such useful and necessary improvements in connection with the Lunatic Asylum as may be [Illegible Text] important and necessary to the interests of the Institution, by the Board of Trustees and His Excellency the Governor; Provided, That all contracts for buildings and improvements contemplated by this Act shall be subject to letting by sealed proposals after being advertised for two months previous to such letting, in three of the principal gazettes of this State, be selected by the Governor, and, Provided also, that the debts of said Institution be paid out of said sum. [Illegible Text] Dollars for [Illegible Text] Mode of [Illegible Text] contracts. [Illegible Text] to be [Illegible Text] 2. SEC. II. And be it further enacted, That the convicts in the Penitentiary shall be employed in [Illegible Text] such works as they or any of them may be competent to perform, and that the work done by said convicts shall be eredited to the Penitentiary, and the amount of their labor be paid over to the principal Keeper thereof. [Illegible Text] in [Illegible Text] may be [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] SEC. III. And be it further enacted, That all laws and parts of laws militating against this Act, be and the same are hereby repealed. [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] Approved, January 15, 1852.

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MILITIA. TITLE XX. SEC. 1. Exemption of Cavalry Corps. SEC. 2. Squadrons of Cavalry. SEC. 3. Two to form a Regiment. SEC. 4. Act of 1822 extended. SEC. 5. Squadron 1st division, exempted. SEC. 6. Organization of reg't of Cavalry. SEC. 7. Baldwin Blues incorporated. SEC. 8. 1st Reg't, 1st Brigade, 1st Div. SEC. 9. Arrangement of Beats. SEC. 10. OfficersElection, c. SEC. 11. Re organization of Regiment. SEC. 12. Augusta Guards incorporated. SEC. 13. OfficersCourt of Inquiry. SEC. 14. Exemptions of Members. SEC. 15. Report to Civil Officers SEC. 16. Notice of Ct. Mart l, 10th Reg't. SEC. 17. Executions, 10th Regiment. (No. 156.) An Act to grant exemptions to Cavalry Corps, and for the formation of Squadrons of Cavalry, and to confer certain privileges upon the Baldwin Blues. 1. SECTION I. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Georgia in General Assembly met, and [Illegible Text] is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That from and after the passage of this Act, all members of Cavalry Corps in this State, be and they are hereby exempted from the performance of road duty. * * See New Digest, 763, for former provision on this subject. Members exempt from road duty 2. SEC. II. And be it further enacted, That Squadrons of Cavalry may be formed in any Division, Brigade or Regiment in this State, and such Squadrons shall be attached to their respective Divisions, Brigades or Regiments, and the officer commanding any such Squadron when organized, shall report immediately to the Major General to whose Division or Brigade, or to the Colonel to whose Regiment he is attached. Squadrons of cavalry may be formed in any regiment, c. 3. SEC. III. And be it further enacted, That when two Squadrons are organized in any Division or Brigade, such Squadrons shall form a Regiment, and shall be commanded by a Colonel. The senior Squadron shall be under the command of a Lieutenant Colonel, and the other under the command of a Major. Two to form a [Illegible Text]. Organization. 4. SEC. IV. And be it further enacted, That all the provisions of the Act passed on the twenty-eighth day of December, 1822, in relation to the formation of Squadrons of

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Cavalry in the First Military Division of this State, * * For this Act in full, see Dawson's [Illegible Text], 280; [Illegible Text] Digest, (1837,) 599 so far as they can be made applicable to the formation of Squadrons in Divisions, Brigades, or Regiments, and their governments when formed, be and the same are hereby declared to be of full force in all the Divisions, Brigades and Regiments, in this State, to be carried into effect by the officers commanding the same, respectively, and by the officers and members of the Squadrons authorized to be formed by this Act. Provisions of Act of [Illegible Text] extended. 5. SEC. V. And be it further enacted, That in the formation of other Squadrons, the present organization of the Squadron attached to the First Division shall not be interfered with. Squadron of first division. 6. SEC. VI. And be it further enacted, That when the Major General of any Division in this State shall, upon application, determine to authorize the establishment of a Regiment of Cavalry within his Division, he shall proceed without delay to the organization of the same; and for this purpose he shall issue his order to the senior officer of Cavalry in his Division, authorizing and requiring him to proceed to hold an election for a Colonel and [Illegible Text] Colonel to command the same, upon forty days notice thereof being given at some convenient place, to be designated in said order, at which time and place the commissioned officers of Cavalry expecting to form said Regiment, shall attend and give their votes, and the persons receiving the highest number of votes shall be commissioned by the Governor as Colonel and Lientenant Colonel; Provided, that the returns of said election shall be certified by a commissioned officer of Cavalry within the said Regiment, who was not a candidate for said offices, and one Justice of the Peace, who shall jointly preside at the same. Organization of regiment of cavalry. Elections. 7. SEC. VII. And be it further enacted, That the Volunteer Company of Infantry now existing in the city of Milledgeville, under the name of the Baldwin Blues, be and the same are hereby incorporated and made a body politic, under that name and style, and that said Company is vested with all the privileges granted to the Metropolitan Grays, in an Act assented to on the 31st December, [Illegible Text] entitled an Act to incorporate a Volunteer Corps of Infantry in the city of Milledgeville, and grant to it certain privileges. For Acts in reference to other Volunteer Companies, see Part II, Private and Local Laws. Baldwin Blue incorporated.

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SEC. VIII. And be it further enacted, That all laws and parts of laws militating against this Act, be and they are hereby repealed. Repealing clause, Approved, January 22, 1852. (No. 157.) An Act to alter and amend the Militia Laws of Georgia, so far as they relate to the 1 st Regiment, 1 st Brigade, 1 st Division, Georgia Militia. 8. SECTION I. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Georgia in General Assembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That from and after the passage of this Act, the four Beat Companies attached to the 1st Regiment, 1st Brigade, 1st Division, Georgia Militia, be divided into two Companies each, and that hereafter said Regiment be composed of eight Beat Companies, to be designated as follows: Organization of 1st Regiment 1st Brigade 1st Division. In 1st Beat Companies, A B; in 2d Beat Companies, C D; in 3d Beat Companies, E F; in 4th Beat Companies, G H. 9. SEC. II. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That Companies A and B, of 1st Beat, and C and D, of 2d Beat, constitute a Battalion to be known as the 1st Battalion of 1st Regiment, 1st Brigade, 1st Division, Georgia Militia, and be commanded by a Lientenant Colonel, and that Companies E and F, of 3d Beat, and G and H, of 4th Beat, constitute a Battalion to be known as the 2d Battalion of 1st Regiment, 1st Brigade, 1st Division, Georgia Militia, and be commanded by a Major. These two Battalions to constitute the 1st Regiment, 1st Brigade, 1st Division, G. M., and to be commanded by a Colonel. Arrangement of [Illegible Text]. 10. SEC. III. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the officers of said Regiment shall be elected and commissioned in the manner prescribed in the present Militia Laws of Georgia, and amenable to all of said laws, and that the Colonel of said Regiment be entitled to a full staff. Officers, [Illegible Text] c. 11. SEC. IV. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the organization of said Regiment be left to a convention of the commissioned officers attached to said Regiment, and the said re-organization be completed within three months after the passage of this Act. Reorganization of regiment. SEC. V. 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. Repealing clause. Approved, January 20, 1852.

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(No. 158.) An Act to incorporate a Volunteer Corps of Infantry in the City of Augusta, and to grant [Illegible Text] it certain privileges: * * For other Acts in reference to Volunteer CompaniesSee Part II, Private and Local Laws. also to amend the [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] of this State, so far as relates to the Tenth Regiment. 12. SECTION I. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Georgia in General Assembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That the Volunteer Corps of Infantry now existing in the city of Augusta, under the name of Augusta Guards, be and the same is hereby incorporated and made a body politic and corporate, by the above name, and by that name, or any other which a majority of said corps shall select, be and they are hereby made capable in law to sue and be sued, plead and be impleaded, and to have a common seal, and to hold such property real and personal, by gift or purchase, as may be found necessary for the convenient and beneficial administration [Illegible Text] the affairs of the said corps, with authority to establish by-laws for the government thereof; Provided, Said by-laws shall not infringe the Constitution and laws of this State, or of the United States; and the Governor, on the requisition of the Captain, be requested to furnish the said corps with arms. [Illegible Text] Powers and [Illegible Text] 13. SEC. II. And be it further enacted, That the officers of said Company shall be as follows: that is to say, for forty rank and file, including non-commissioned officers, one Captain, one First [Illegible Text] one Second [Illegible Text] one Third Lientenant, and one Ensign, and said officers shall constitute a Court of Inquiry, to hear and determine on all cases of [Illegible Text] or breach of the by-laws of said corps, as well as all trials for unmilitary and ungentlemanly conduct, and to award suitable punishment therefor, from whose decision there may be an appeal to a Division Court Martial, convened by the Major General of the Second Division of Georgia Militia; and in case of no appeal within ten days after the award of judgment by said Court of Inquiry, the said judgment shall be final, and enforced as [Illegible Text] of said Courts of Inquiry are directed to be enforced by the laws of this State. Officers Court of [Illegible Text] Appeal. Judgment. 14. SEC. III. And be it further enacted, That all persons enrolled as members of said corps, or who may hereafter enrol themselves members thereof, shall be exempt,

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and they are hereby declared to be exempted from all militia duty, excepting what shall be required of them as members of said corps, and from all road, patrol and jury duties, so long as they faithfully continue in the service of said corps, and do and discharge all the duties required of them as members thereof; Provided, Said exemptions shall not, and they are hereby declared not to excuse or exhonerate the members of said corps from doing militia duty in times of invasion, insurrection, rebellion, or actual war; and, Provided furthermore, It shall be the duty of the commanding officer of said corps, and he is hereby expressly required, to report to the proper civil authorities the names of all such member or members who may or shall at any time be dismissed, or who may or shall withdraw from said corps, in order that said exemptions or privileges hereby extended, may in such cases [Illegible Text] and be determined. Exempt from [Illegible Text] duty. Road, Patrol and [Illegible Text] duties. [Illegible Text] Report of members dismissed or withdrawn. 15. SEC. IV. And be it further enacted, That a certificate of the commanding officer specifying the names of the members of said corps, shall be made out and delivered to the Inferior Court of Richmond county, and all other civil authorities exercising control over the road, patrol, and jury duties, in and for said county, which said certificate shall be deemed and held sufficient evidence to exempt the persons therein named from doing road or patrol duty, or serving on any of the juries in and for said county during the time that such persons shall belong to said corps. Report of members [Illegible Text] to exemptions. 16. SEC. V. And be it further enacted, That in all cases where persons shall be summoned to attend parade in any of the Militia or Volunteer Companies attached to the Tenth Regiment of Georgia Militia, it shall be lawful to append to said summons a notice to attend a Court of Inquiry in case of default of attendance at muster, the time and place of said Court being therein stated, and no other notice shall be required of said Court, at said [Illegible Text] and place. Notice of Court [Illegible Text] with [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] to [Illegible Text] Tenth [Illegible Text] 17. SEC. VI. And be it further enacted, That all [Illegible Text] for [Illegible Text] for non-attendance at Company, battalion, or Regimental parades and reviews, within the limits of said Tenth Regiment, shall be directed To any Constable of this State, and shall be levied and collected by a Constable in the same way and manner, and under the same liabilities, as if they issued from a Justices' Court. Executions [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] in Tenth Regiment. SEC. VII. And be it further enacted, That all laws or parts of laws militating against the true intent and meaning of this Act, be and they are hereby repealed. Repealing [Illegible Text] Approved, December 17, 1851.

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PEDLERS. TITLE XXI. SEC. 1. Foreigners prohibited: SEC. 2. Violation, misdemeanor: SEC. 3. Proof requisite. (No. 159.) An Act for the prevention of foreigners peddling in the State of Georgia. 1. SECTION I. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Georgia in General Assembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That from and after the passage of this Act no foreigner coming into this State, shall be permitted to peddle or vend any goods, wares or merchandize, as an itinerant trader, unless said foreigner shall have taken the oath of allegiance to the United States, or shall have been a resident of the State of Georgia for the term of five years previous to said peddling. * * There was a similar provision in another Act, which may be found in Part II. Private and Local Laws, Title Peddlers. No [Illegible Text] allowed to peddle. Until he takes oath of [Illegible Text], or been a resident [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] 2. SEC. II. And be it further enacted, That any foreigner violating the provisions of this Act, shall be indicted for a misdemeanor, and on conviction shall be punished by a fine not less than five hundred dollars, and on failure to pay said fine shall be imprisoned for six months in the common jail of said county, where said conviction takes place. Violation, [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] Puni [Illegible Text] 3. SEC. III. And be it further enacted, That on the trial of any foreigner for a violation of this Act, all that shall be required of the State to prove, is the peddling or vending of said goods, wares or merchandize, by said foreigner, and unless said foreigner shows that he has been a resident of this State as heretofore required, or that he has taken the oath of allegiance, he shall be convicted for the offence of a misdemeanor, and punished as aforesaid. Proof [Illegible Text] for [Illegible Text]. SEC. IV. And be it further enacted, That all laws and parts of laws militating against this Act, be and the same are hereby repealed. [Illegible Text] clause. Approved, January 19, 1852.

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PENAL LAWS. * * For act making it penal in Clerks to fail to procure [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] Title County Officers, Sec II. For act in relation to misconduct of managers at elections, [Illegible Text] Title Elections, Sec. II. As to Clerk. Sec. III. Illegal voting, Sec. IV. For act imposing penalty on foreigners peddling, [Illegible Text] Peddlers, Sec. I. TITLE XXII. ART. 1. AMENDMENTS TO CODE. ART. II. OTHER ACTS. ART. I. AMENDMENTS. SEC. 1. Forcible Entry c., service; SEC. 2. Living with Negro in adultery, c. SEC. 3. Definition of adultery, c.; SEC. 4. Selling or buying with false weights, c.; SEC. 5. Importation of Slaves. SEC. 6. Cruel treatment of Slaves. (No. 160.) An Act to amend the fifteenth section of the ninth division of the Penal Code, as to service of summons upon persons guilty of forcible entry and detainer in certain cases. WHEREAS. It so happens that persons residing on or near to the county line in one county are guilty of forcible entry and detainer or [Illegible Text] entry or detainer, in the adjoining county; and, whereas, by the provision of said sections of the Penal Code, no mode is pointed out for perfecting service in such cases, for remedy whereof 1. SECTION I. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Georgia in General Assembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That when any person, or persons shall be charged with forcible entry and detainer, or either, not residing in the county where the lands or tenements are alleged to be forcibly entered or detained are situated, service shall be perfected upon him, her or them, by the Sheriff or Constable, as though he, she, or they, resided in the county or district in which such lands or tenements are situated. [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] person guilty of for [Illegible Text] entry, c., [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] of the county.

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SEC. II. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That all laws and parts of laws militating against this Act, be and the same are hereby repealed. [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text]. Approved, January 12, 1852. (No. 161.) An Act to add an additional section to the tenth division of the Penal Code of this State. 2. SECTION I. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Georgia in General Assembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That from, and after the passage of this act, the following section shall be added to the tenth division of the Penal Code [Illegible Text] of force, and shall be part thereof. Any white man, and woman of color, of any shade of complexion whatever, free or slave, who shall live together in a state of adultery or fornication, or of adultery and [Illegible Text] such white man shall be guilty of adultery or fornication as the case may be, and be indicted for the same, and on conviction shall be fined or imprisoned in the common jail of the county, or both, at the discretion of the Court; Provided, Such fine shall not exceed Two Hundred Dollars, and such imprisonment longer than three months. Living in [Illegible Text] or [Illegible Text] with [Illegible Text] Punishment. 3. SEC. II. And be it further enacted, That the same conduct between parties specified in the first section of this Act, which would amount to adultery and fornication, or adultery or fornication, if committed by free white persons. shall be held and deemed the same offence when committed by such persons as are named in the first section of this Act. What amounts to adulters or [Illegible Text] with a [Illegible Text] Approved, January 12, 1852.

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(No. 162.) An Act to be entitled an Act to alter and [Illegible Text] the fourth section of the eleventh division of the Penal Code. 4. SECTION I. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Georgia in General Assembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That from and after the passage of this Act, the fourth section of the eleventh division of the Penal Code shall be amended, so as to read as follows: If any person shall knowingly buy or sell by false weights or measures, he or she shall be deemed a common cheat, and on conviction shall be punished by fine or imprisonment in the common jail of the county, or both, at the discretion of the Court. * * New Digest 821. The Code before said nothing of buying. [Illegible Text] Approved, January 20, 1852. (No. 163.) An Act to repeal the first section of an Act approved 19 th December, 1819, entitled an Act to repeal all laws respecting the importation of Slaves into this State, and to give certain powers to Municipal Corporations in relation to Slaves, and to amend the Act hereby revived. 5. SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Georgia, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That from and after the passage of this Act, the first section of an Act of this State, approved December 19th, 1849, entitled an Act to repeal all laws respecting the importation of slaves into this State, and to give certain powers to municipal corporations in relation to slaves, be and the same is hereby repealed. The laws revived by this act are here given in a note, as they were omitted in the New Digest, being then repealed. Laws in reference to [Illegible Text] of slaves [Illegible Text] 6. SEC. II. And be it further enacted, That the penalty prescribed by the Act hereby revived, shall be so changed as to dispense with the penitentiary imprisonment therein prescribed, and to give one-half the fine therein prescribed, to such person as may inform against and prosecute the offender. [Illegible Text] changed. Approved, January 22, 1852.

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NOTEOFTENCES RELATIVE TO SLAVES. 287. SECTION I. If any person or persons shall bring, import, or introduce into this State, or aid or assist, or knowingly become [Illegible Text] or interested, in bringing, importing, or introducing into this State, either by land or by water, or in any manner whatever, any slave or slaves, each and every such person or persons so offending, shall be deemed principles in law, and guilty of a high misdemeanor, and may be arrested and tried in any county in this State, in which he, she, or they may be found, and on conviction, shall be punished by a fine of not exceeding five hundred dollars each, for each and every slave, so brought, imported, or introduced, and imprisonment and labor in the penitentiary for any time not less than one year, nor lenger than four years; Provided, always, that this Act shall not extend to any citizen of this State residing or [Illegible Text] therein; nor to any citizen of any other State coming into this State, with intent to settle and reside, and who shall on so coming in, actually settle and reside therein; * * And see Section 174, Prince's Digest. who shall bring, import, or introduce into this State from any other State of the United States, any slave or slaves for the sole purpose of being held to service or labor by the person or persons so bringing, importing, or introducing such slave or slaves, his heirs, executors or administrators, and without intent to sell, transfer, barter, lend, hire, mortgage, procure to be taken or sold under excention or other legal process, or in any other way or manner to alien or dispose of such slave or slaves, so as to vest the use and enjoyment of the labor or service of such slave or slaves in any other person or persons than the person or persons so bringing, importing or introducing such slave or slaves, or in his or her heirs, executors, administrators, legatees, or distributees, whether such sale, transfer, barter, loan, hiring, mortgage, procurement of levy or sale, under execution or other legal process, or alienation, or disposition of such slave or slaves, shall be for the life or lives of such slave or slaves, or for any other period of time; and Provided further, That any person or persons hereby authorized to bring, import, or introduce any slave or slaves into this State, shall, before such slave or slaves is or are actually so brought, imported or introduced therein, go before the Clerk of the Superior Court of some county in this State, and make and subscribe an affidavit in writing, which shall be lodged with such Clerk, stating that he or

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she is about to bring, import and introduce into this State, a slave or slaves, in terms of this Act, particularly describing such slave or slaves by their names, ages and qualifications; that he or she is the true and lawful owner of such slave or slaves; that the said slave or slaves is or are about to be brought, imported or introduced into this State, for the sole purpose of being held to service and labor by him or her his or her heirs, executors, administrators, legatees or distributees, and without any intention to sell, transfer, barter, lend, hire, mortgage, procure to be taken or sold under execution, or other legal process, or in any way or manner to alien, or dispose of said slave or slaves, so as to vest the use or enjoyment of the labor or service of such slave or slaves in any other person or persons, either for the life or lives of said slave or slaves, or for any other period of time, or in any way or manner, to defeat, avoid, or elude the true intent and meaning of this Act; and a similar oath stating the actual importation of such slave or slaves, shall be made by such person before the Clerk of the Superior Court of the county where such person resides, or intends to settle and reside, of which a certificate and copy of the affidavit shall in each case be granted by such Clerk. Bringing slaves into the State, [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] and [Illegible Text] I to 4 [Illegible Text] Proviso. [Illegible Text] may [Illegible Text] slaves for [Illegible Text] own [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] must file with some clerk a manifest on oath before he brings them, And with his county clerk afterwards. 288. SEC. II. No person or persons whatever, shall be exempted from the penalties mentioned in the preceeding section, who shall fail or neglect to comply with the requisites therein mentioned and specified, or who shall fail or neglect to make and subscribe the said affidavits in manner and form as therein set forth. No defaulters in this, to be exempted, 289. SEC. III. In all cases of prosecution under the first section of this division, or under this Act, it shall be sufficient to allege in the indictment that the slave or slaves, was or were, brought, imported, or introduced into this State, contrary to the true intent and meaning of this Act. Indictment how trained, 290. SEC. IV. Any person or persons claiming an exemption from the penalties of the first section of this division or Act, shall plead specially such his defence, and shall be held to due proof thereof, and the Jury shall be specially charged to inquire into the intent of such person or persons, which intent may be interred from the circumstances of the case, and any sale, transfer, barter, loan, hiring, mortgage, procurement of levy or sale under execution, or other legal process, or other alienation or disposition of such slave or slaves, for the life or lives of such slave or slaves, or for any other period of time; or any offer to sell, transfer, barter, lend, hire, mortgage, procure to be levied on or sold under execution, or other legal process,

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or in any way or manner to alien or dispose of such slave or slaves, for the life or lives of such slave or slaves, or for any other period of time, so as to vest the use or enjoyment of the labor or service of such slave or slaves, for the life or lives of such slave or slaves, or for any other period of time, in any other person or persons, than the person or persons so importing or introducing such slave or slaves into this State, his or her heirs, executors, administrators, legatees, or distributees, contrary to the true intent and meaning of this Act, if made within one year after such slave or slaves shall have been brought, imported, or introduced into this State, shall be conclusive evidence of such unlawful intent in violation of this Act. [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] of [Illegible Text] 201. SEC. V. This Act shall not extend to prevent any person traveling into this State, from bringing therein any such slave or slaves as may be needful for his or her comfortable and useful [Illegible Text] upon his or her journey; nor to any person or persons bringing into this State any slave or [Illegible Text] found on board any ship or vessel which may be taken as a prize of war, or seized for an infraction of any law of the United States, and brought into this State in such ship or vessel at the time of such capture or [Illegible Text] but it shall not be lawful to sell, or in any manner contrary to this Act, to dispose of said slave or slaves within this State, and such sale or other disposition of such slave or slaves in any way or manner forbidden by this Act, or offer to sell or dispose of the same, shall be conclusive evidence of an intent to bring such slave or slave into this State, contrary to the true intent and meaning of this Act, and shall subject the offender to the fine and imprisonment [Illegible Text] and set forth in the first section of this division or Act; and the same obligations shall be imposed upon any person or person claiming an exemption under this section, and the same rules shall obtain as to the pleading and the evidence, and the jury shall exercise the same power of judgment of the fairness of the intent, as is given and are provided in the [Illegible Text] sections of this division. [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] and prize [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] be [Illegible Text] in but [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] 202. SEC. VI. If any person or persons shall purchase, hire, receive, or get into his, her, or their possession, any slave or slaves, knowing such slave or slaves to have been imported or introduced into this State illegally, and contrary to the true intent and meaning of this Act, such person or persons so offending, shall be guilty of a high [Illegible Text] and on conviction therefor, shall be fined in a sum not exceeding Five Hundred Dollars, for each and every slave so illegally in his possession. And it shall be the

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duty of every civil and militia officer in this State to aid and assist in carrying this law into effect. Knowingly to [Illegible Text] such [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] 293. SEC. VII. This Act shall not [Illegible Text] to [Illegible Text] any person or persons from giving, hiring, or [Illegible Text] any negro or negroes to his, her, or their legal child or children, for one year or more; Provided, That such child or children do and shall keep and retain such slave or slaves, for the space of one year from the time of receiving such slave or slaves, or otherwise, such child or children so receiving, shall be subject to the pains and penalties of this Act. [Illegible Text] 294. SEC. VIII. It shall be the duty of every Clerk of the Superior Court, before whom any oath required to be taken by this Act, shall be made, to keep a bound book, in which shall be recorded the affidavits required to be made, and the certificates necessary to be given, agreeably to the provisions of this Act, and also to record in said book, all other instruments of writing, or statements which may be necessary to be made to him for carrying the intention and provisions of this Act into effect. And every such Clerk shall receive as a compensation for the services necessary to be [Illegible Text] by him by virtue of this Act, the sum of Three Dollars, to be paid by the person for whose interest the services may be performed. * * All laws prohibiting the introduction of slaves into this State, were repealed in 1824 [Vol. IV. 410]; but reinstated by the twelfth section of the act of 1829. See Sec. 133, which repeals the repealing Act. See also the very general terms of the fifth and seventh sections of the Act of 1835, [Sec. 167 and 169 of this title,] which would seem to [Illegible Text] as to male slaves, all the savings, exceptions, and qualifications of this Act. Prince's Digest. Clerks shall record [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] and [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] NOTERESTRICTIONS ON [Illegible Text] REMOVED. 174. SEC. I. From and after the passage of this Act, so much of the existing law concerning the introduction of slaves into this State, as inhibits emigrants or persons professing a determination to settle in this State, the privilege of hiring or lending out their slaves, within the period of one year after the removal of said slaves to this State, [Illegible Text] and the same is hereby repealed, and that such actual or expected settler be exempt from all the restrictions and penalties heretofore imposed upon the act or the offer of hiring or lending such slaves within the time specified; Provided, nevertheless, It shall be the duty of such new comer or person intending a residence in this State, to apply to some one duly authorized to [Illegible Text] an oath, and make affidavit that they have not introduced such slave or slaves with a view to speculation, but with the intent solely of being held to service by themselves, personally, or their legal heirs and representatives. Restrictions on [Illegible Text] removed. But they shall make oath [Illegible Text] their intentions.

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(No 164.) An Act to alter and amend the [Illegible Text] section of the thirteenth division of the Penal Code of this State, and for other purposes therein contained. 6. SEC. I. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Georgia in General Assembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That the twelfth section of the thirteenth division of the Penal Code of this State, be and the same is hereby so altered and amended, as to read as follows, to wit: * * This [Illegible Text] inserts [Illegible Text] and also beating, cutting, or wounding, or by [Illegible Text] and unnecessarily [Illegible Text] or tearing with dogs, on the original [Illegible Text] any owner, overseer, or employer of a slave or slaves, who shall [Illegible Text] treat such slave or slaves by unnecessary and excessive whipping, beating, cutting or wounding, or by [Illegible Text] and unnecessarily biting or tearing with dogs, by withholding proper food and sustenance, by requiring greater labor from such slave or slaves than he, she, or they are able to perform, or by not affording proper clothing for such slave or slaves, whereby the health of such slave or slaves may be injured and impaired, or cause or permit the same to be done, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and on [Illegible Text] thereof shall be punished by fine or [Illegible Text] in the common jail of the county, or both, at the [Illegible Text] of the Court. Cruel treatment of slaves. [Illegible Text] Punishment. SEC. II. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That all laws and parts of laws militating against this Act, be and the same are hereby repealed. Repealing clause. Approved, January 1, 1851.

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ART. II. OTHER ACTS. * * See note to General Title Penal Laws. SEC 7. Carrying deadly [Illegible Text] SEC 8. Forbidden unless openly; SEC 9. Violation, [Illegible Text] SEC 10 Act of [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] SEC 11 [Illegible Text] with [Illegible Text] SEC 12 [Illegible Text] therefor. (No. 165.) An Act to prohibit the sale of deadly weapons, and to prescribe the manner of carrying the same, and to punish for a violation of the same, and to repeal an Act entitled an Act to guard and protect the citizens of this State against the unwarrantable and too [Illegible Text] use of deadly weapons, assented [Illegible Text] the 25 th, December, 1837. 7. SECTION I. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Georgia in General Assembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That from and after the passage of this Act, it shall not be lawful for any person or persons whatever, to have or carry about their persons, any pistol (except horseman pistols,) dirk, sword in a cane, spear, [Illegible Text] knife, or any other kind of knives manufactured and sold for the purpose of offence and defence, save and except in the manner hereinafter mentioned. [Illegible Text] c., not to [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] except in the manner [Illegible Text] 8. SEC. II. No person or persons shall have or carry about their persons, any one or more of the weapons [Illegible Text] and embraced in the first section of this Act, except such person or persons shall have or carry such weapon or weapons in an open manner and fully exposed to view. [Illegible Text] 9. SEC. III. Any person or persons violating any of the provisions of this Act shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and on conviction shall be punished by fine or imprisonment, or both, at the discretion of the Court. Violation, a [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] 10. SEC. IV. An Act entitled an Act to guard and protect the [Illegible Text] of this State against the unwarrantable and too prevalent use of deadly weapons, assented to December 25th, 1837, be and the same is hereby repealed, For this Act and the Act of [Illegible Text] amendatory thereof (both of which are repealed by this Act) [Illegible Text] New [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] and all laws and parts of laws militating against this Act, be and the same are hereby repealed. Act of [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] This Act Approved, January 12, 1852.

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(No. 166.) An Act to amend an Act entitled An Act to protect Religious Societies in the exercise of their religious duties, approved December 13 th, 1792. 11. SECTION I. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Georgia in General Assembly met, and it is hereby enacted by authority of the same, That if any free white person shall violate the provisions of the before recited Act, it shall be deemed and held in law a misdemeanor, and shall be indictable in the Inferior Courts of this State, as in other criminal cases; and it shall be the duty of the Justices of the Peace of this State upon sufficient proof being made before them of a violation of the provisions of the aforesaid Act, to bind the offender or offenders to be and appear at the Superior Courts of this State by recognizance, as in other criminal cases. Interference with [Illegible Text] worship a misdemeanor. 12. SEC. II. If any free white person shall be convicted for a violation of the aforesaid Acts, he or she shall be fined in a sum not exceeding Fifty Dollars nor less than Ten Dollars; [Illegible Text] That if the offenders are unable to pay such [Illegible Text], they shall be imprisoned in the common jail of the county, not more than sixty days, nor less than five days, at the [Illegible Text] of the Court. * * [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text]. [Illegible Text] SEC. III. Be it further enacted, That all laws and parts of laws militating against this Act, be and the same are hereby repealed. Repealing clause. This Act Approved, January 19, 1852.

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PHYSICIANS * * For Act endowing the Southern [Illegible Text] Medical College, see Part [Illegible Text] Academies, c., Act No. 187. TITLE XXIII. (No. 167.) An Act to authorize the Board of Physicians of this State to hold their annual meetings in Milledgeville, or any other place they may appoint within this State. 1. SECTION I. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Georgia, in General Assembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That from and after the passage of this Act, the Board of Physicians of the State of Georgia, be authorized and empowered to hold their annual meetings in the City of Milledgeville, or any other place they may appoint within this State. [Dagger] [Dagger] By Acts of 1850, New Digest, 892, required to be in Macon. DECISIONS SUPREME COURT.Notes and contracts with a [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] come within the provisions of the Act of 1825X [Illegible Text] 570 [Illegible Text] SEC. II. Be it further enacted, That all laws and parts of laws militating against this Act, be and the same are hereby repealed. Repealing [Illegible Text] Approved, November [Illegible Text], 1851.

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RIVERS. TITLE XXIV. ART. I. ALTAMAHA AND TRIBUTARIES. ART. II. CHATTAHOOCHEE AND TRIBUTARIES. ART. III. COOSA AND TRIBUTARIES. ART. I. ALTAMAHA AND TRIBUTARIES. * * See [Illegible Text] Digest, [Illegible Text], [Illegible Text] seq. SEC. 1. Appropriated for clearing out. SEC. 2. How drawn and paid. SEC. 3. Commissioners named. SEC. 4. [Illegible Text] report. SEC. 5. [Illegible Text] in Cypress [Illegible Text]. SEC. 6. [Illegible Text] SEC. 7. To continue fifteen years. SEC. 8. Comm'rs, c., for Canoochee. SEC. 9. Free use of pound. SEC. 10. [Illegible Text] toPunishment. SEC. 11. [Illegible Text]. (No. 168.) An Act to appropriate money to improve the navigation of the Altamaha, Ocmulgee, and Oconee rivers, and to appoint Commissioners for the same. 1. SECTION I. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Georgia in General Assembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That the sum of Ten Thousand Dollars be and the same is hereby appropriated for the improvement of the navigation of the Altamaha, Ocmulgee and Oconee rivers. [Illegible Text] 2. SEC. II. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the sum hereby appropriated be set apart out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to be drawn from the Treasury by warrant from the Governor, [Illegible Text] to be placed in the hands of the Commissioners for the Altamaha river, hereinafter named, one-third in the hands of the Commissioners for the Ocmulgee river, hereinafter named, and the other third in the hands of the Commissioners for the Oconee river, hereinafter named, upon each set of Commissioners giving bonds with approved security, to the Governor, and his successors in office, for the faithful application of the said amounts to the objects contemplated and specified in this Act. That said

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sets of Commissioners shall each of them proceed to the discharge of their duty in such manner as may in their judgments seem most likely to promote the object of the appropriation. That a majority of each set of Commissioners shall at all times be competent to transact business; and should any vacancy occur in either of said Boards of Commissioners, it shall be the duty of the Governor, upon its being made known to him by the remaining Commissioners, to fill such vacancy. [Illegible Text] Bond of Commissioners. Commissioners' duty. Majority may act. Vacancy how filled. 3. SEC. VI. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That William Mann and William [Illegible Text], of Tattnall county, and Joseph Tillman, of Appling county, and James Walker, of McIntosh county, be and they are hereby appointed Commissioners for the Altamaha river; that George Wilcox, of Irwin county, James W. Lathrop, of Pulaski, James A. Rogers and James Boyd, of Telfair county, be and they are hereby appointed Commissioners for the Ocmulgee river; and that Hardy Smith, of Laurens county, William Joyce, John McArthur, and P. H. Lowd. of Montgomery county, be and they are hereby appointed Commissioners for the Oconee river. Commissioners named. 4. SEC. IV. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That it shall be the duty of each Board of Commissioners aforesaid, to make a report to his Excellency the Governor, on the first Monday in September, in each and every year, of the management and disposal of the said several sums appropriated as aforesaid. Their report. SEC. V. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That all laws and parts of laws militating against this Act, be and the same are hereby repealed. Repealing [Illegible Text] Approved, January, 19, 1852. (No. 169.) An Act to confer certain privileges upon certain person, therein named, and for other purposes therein mentioned. WHEREAS, John B. Coffee, A. McIntyre, and John McIntyre, are desirous of removing obstructions in Cypress Creek, from the bridge on said Creek, where the road from Hawkinsville to Jacksonville crosses, down to the [Illegible Text] of said Creek, where it empties into the Ocmulgee river, so as to render it capable of drifting timber down to said

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river; and, whereas, it would be too expensive, and cost them too much, unless they had certain privileges secured to them, by which they might be remunerated; therefore, SEC. I. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Georgia in General Assembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That John B. Coffee, A. McIntyre, and John McIntyre, be and they are hereby authorized to clear out and remove obstructions in Cypress Creek, in Telfair county, or straighten or cut away any portion of the banks thereof, so as to put the same in good order, for drifting or floating timber of any description, down to the Ocmulgee river. Removal of [Illegible Text] in [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text]. SEC. II. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the said John B. Coffee, A. McIntyre, and John McIntyre, are hereby [Illegible Text] with authority, upon their clearing out said Cypress Creek as aforesaid, to charge not more than fifty cents a thousand for such timber or timbers as any person or [Illegible Text] may float or drift down said [Illegible Text]. [Illegible Text] on Timber [Illegible Text] down. SEC. III. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That said John B. Coffee, A. McIntyre and John McIntyre, shall have the privilege of the use of said Creek, and charging others for the privilege of floating or drifting timber of any sort thereupon, for the term of fifteen years.Said privilege to be to them known and secured from Cypress Creek bridge to its mouth, where it [Illegible Text] into the [Illegible Text] river; any law, usage, or custom, to the contrary, notwithstanding. To continue for [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text]. Approved, January 22, 1852. (No. 170.) An Act to [Illegible Text] certain persons hereinafter named, [Illegible Text], and to authorize said persons to obstruct a portion of the channel of the [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text], in the county of Bryan, at their own expense, for the [Illegible Text] and safe keeping of the Timber, or such [Illegible Text] of Timber that may be carried down said river for market, by any person or persons who may hereafter be engaged in the Timber business upon the waters of the said river [Illegible Text]. WHEREAS, Those, or many of those, who have been heretofore engaged in the lumber business upon the waters of said river, have sustained heavy losses by reason of having no safe or convenient place of taking up their timber, and

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confining the same, previous to its [Illegible Text] into the Great Ogechee river, where the same were liable to be lost, there fore have [Illegible Text] the General Assembly for the passage of an Act authorizing a partial obstruction of the said river Canoochee, and for that purpose the appointment of certain Commissioners to carry the same into effect; for remedy whereof, 8. SECTION I. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Georgia in General Assembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That John Deloach and James Wilkinson, of the county of Bulloch, Benjamin Brewton and A. D. Eason, of the county of Tattnall, Enoch Daniel and Z. L. Boggs, of the county of Liberty, William Strickland and Gordan J. Goodson, of the county of Bryan, be and the same are hereby appointed Commissioners for the purposes hereinafter stated. And the said Commissioners, or a majority of them, are hereby authorized [Illegible Text] enter in and upon the said river Canoochee, at or near a Bluff known as the Nancy James Bluff, and drive, or cause to be driven into the bed of said river, a double row of posts, fifteen feet a part; Provided, Said obstructions shall be so placed as to leave one-third, or forty feet of the main bed of said river at the place designated, of sufficient depth of water, open and free for all boats, flats, and other water craft, to pass free and unmolested. [Illegible Text] Duty. Proviso. 9. SEC. II. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That as soon as said work shall have been completed, the same shall be considered free to all, and for all and every person or persons engaged in the timber business on said river Canoochee; Provided, That no one person shall be allowed to keep his timber in said pound or check a longer time than may be considered absolutely necessary, but shall be required to give place to others of equal interest to himself, within a reasonable time, or within a time that may be designated and [Illegible Text] upon by said Commissioners; and in case there shall arise any dispute between persons on or upon the premises, the same shall be submitted to the Board of Commissioners, or a majority of them, and their decision shall be held final and conclusive in the premises. Use of [Illegible Text] to be [Illegible Text]. Proviso. [Illegible Text] 10. SEC. III. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That if any person or persons shall wilfully or maliciously tear down, remove or destroy, any of the said posts or works which may at any time be erected by said Commissioners under the authority of this Act, such person or persons so offending, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor,

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and be subject to indictment before the Superior Court of the county of Bryan, and on conviction thereof, shall be subject to fine or imprisonment, or both, at the [Illegible Text] of the Court. Injury to [Illegible Text] c. A [Illegible Text], [Illegible Text]. 11. SEC. IV. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That whenever any vacancy occurs by death, resignation, or otherwise, the same shall be filled by the remaining Commissioners, by a selection of some fit and proper person from the county in which said vacancy shall have occurred. [Illegible Text]: how filled. SEC. V. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That all laws and parts of laws militating against this Act, be and the same are hereby repealed. [Illegible Text] Approved, January 13, 1852. [Illegible Text] * * As to Dam of C. D. Stewart and othersSee Part II, Title XXI, Rivers and [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] No. 366. SEC. 12. Warsaw [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] Co. SEC. 13. Stockholders SEC. 14. Organization. SEC. 15. Board of Directors. (No. 171.) An Act [Illegible Text] authorize certain persons therein named, to clear out and [Illegible Text] the [Illegible Text] of the Chattahoochee river above the Western and Atlantic Railroad, and for other purposes therein named. 12. SECTION I. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Georgia in General Assembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That Nathan L. Hutchins, Barrington King, Jackson Gregory, Joseph H. Nesbit, Evan Howell, George M. Waters, Matthew Strickland, William Rogers, Charles Harris, Newton McDill, Hardy Strickland, William S. Williams, and William [Illegible Text] and their future associates, be and are hereby created and constituted a body politic and corporate, by the name and style of the Warsaw Navigation Company, and by that name may sue and be sued, have a common seal, and do all acts, and pass all by-laws, not inconsistent with the laws of this State, which may be necessary to carry into effect the objects of the association, as contemplated by this Act. Warsaw [Illegible Text] Company, in [Illegible Text]

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13. SEC. II. And be it further enacted, That all persons owning lands adjoining the river Chattahoochee, above the place where the Western and Atlantic Railroad crosses it, shall have the privilege of becoming members and Stockholders in said Company, and all other persons who may wish to do so, by subscribing and paying for any number of Shares of the Stock of said Company. Stockholders and members. 14. SEC. III. And be it further enacted, That so soon after the passage of this Act as may be convenient, the above named persons, or any of them, may open Books for Subscription of Stock in said Company, at such times and places as they may determine. That the Capital of said Company shall be divided into Stock of Fifty Dollars per Share, and shall be applied exclusively to cleaning out and [Illegible Text] said river navigable for such boats as may be suitable to the stream, and to no other purpose; and that so soon as the sum of Ten Thousand Dollars shall be subscribed, or a sum sufficient in the opinion of the persons aforesaid, to commence and [Illegible Text] said work, there shall be a meeting of the Stockholders called, who shall elect a President, a Secretary and Treasurer, and a Board of Directors, to consist of seven members of the Corporation, who shall hold their offices one year, and until their successors are elected and qualified; that it shall require a majority of all the Stock to elect the above officers, each Share being entitled to and count one vote. Books of subscription. Shares Proceeds; how [Illegible Text] Officers. 15. SEC. V. And be it further enacted, That the said Board of Directors shall have power to pass all by laws and ordinances, in appointing [Illegible Text] employing hands, appropriating the funds to pay for the same, and direct the manner in which the work shall be done. And that said Company have five years to complete the work, and render the river navigable as far up as [Illegible Text] Ferry, in Gwinnett county; and should they find it practicable to extend the work to Winn's Ferry, in Hall county, that they be allowed five years more for that purpose, and shall have the right to continue the work above the last point, at the discretion of the Company; Provided, That no mill or other water machinery shall be damaged by said Company. Powers of Board of [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] to [Illegible Text] the work. Approved, January 12, 1852.

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ART. III. COOSA AND [Illegible Text]. SEC. 16. Five Thousand Dollars appropriated [Illegible Text] SEC. 17. CommissionersDuty. SEC. 18. BondCondition. SEC. 19. HiwasseeChannel. SEC. 20. Removal of obstructions. SEC. 21. Sheriff's ReturnFees. SEC. 22. Resistance, c. (No. 172.) An Act to appropriate money for the improvement of the navigation of the Coosa river, between Rome and the boundary line between the States of Georgia and Alabama, and to appoint Commissioners for that purpose. 16. SECTION I. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Georgia in General Assembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That the sum of Five Thousand Dollars be, and the same is hereby appropriated out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the removal of obstructions to Steamboat navigation on the Coosa river, between Rome and the boundary line between the States of Georgia and Alabama. $5,000 to remove [Illegible Text]. 17. SEC. II. And be it further enacted, That Alfred Shorter, Daniel R. Mitchell, W. E. Alexander, Wade S. Cothran, be and they are hereby appointed Commissioners, with full authority to receive from his Excellency the Governor, on his warrant, the money hereby appropriated, and to superintend and direct the improvements contemplated by this appropriation; and it shall be the duty of said Commissioners to report to his Excellency the Governor, anterior to the meeting of the next General Assembly in the year 1853, the improvements made, with a statement of the disbursements for the same, and to return to the Treasury any unappropriated balance that may remain in the hands of said Commissioners. Commissioners named. Duty. Report. Balance. 18. SEC. III. And be it further enacted, That said Commissioners shall give bond and security to the Governor and his successors in office, in the sum of Ten Thousand Dollars, for the faithful discharge of their duty; Provided, however, That said sum of Five Thousand Dollars appropriated as aforesaid, shall not be used in said improvement until a sufficient sum shall have been raised by others to complete the improvement of said river. Bond of [Illegible Text] Not to be used until a [Illegible Text] Approved, December 30, 1851.

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(No. 173.) An Act to keep open, remove, and prevent obstructions to the [Illegible Text] passage of Fish, c., in the [Illegible Text] river, from the North Carolina line to Osborne's Mills, in the county of Union, State of Georgia. 19. SECTION I. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Georgia in General Assembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That from and after the passage of this Act, no person shall obstruct more than two-thirds of the current of the Hiwassee river, from the North Carolina line to Osborne's Mills, in the county of Union, State of Georgia, by building of fish traps or [Illegible Text] dams, or throwing of any other obstruction in said river. * * For former Act, see New Digest. 838. [Illegible Text] of [Illegible Text] to be kept open. 20. SEC. II. And be it further enacted, That where any obstruction further than is hereby permitted shall now exist or hereafter be placed in said river, the Inferior Court of the county wherein the obstructions may be found to exist, shall, on the information of any person, issue an order directed to the Sheriff of the county, requiring him to proceed within ten days after the date of said order, to cause such obstructions to be removed according to the provisions of this Act. Removal of [Illegible Text] 21. SEC. III. And be it further enacted, That the Sheriff shall make a return of said process to the Court from whence it issued, with his actings and doings thereon, and he shall be allowed Three Dollars for his fees, and One Dollar and Fifty Cents per day for each hand employed by him for the purpose of removing such obstructions. And the Court shall cause executions to issue against the parties so placing the obstructions in said river, and so removed, to be collected by the Sheriff by levy and sale, as in other cases. [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] How collected 22. SEC. IV. And be it further enacted, That should any person or persons resist or molest an officer in the discharge of the duties required by this Act, they shall be liable to indictment in the Superior Court in the county whence the offence was committed, and on conviction thereof, shall be fined in a sum not less than Twenty nor more than One Hundred Dollars, and imprisoned in the common jail of the county not less than one nor more than three months, any law or usage to the contrary notwithstanding. [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] Punishment. Approved, January 14, 1852.

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ROADS, BRIDGES AND FERRIES. * * For [Illegible Text] incorporating other Bridges, see Part II, Local and Private ActsTitle, [Illegible Text] Roads, Bridges and Ferries. TITLE XXV. SEC. 1. Public roads over [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] SEC. 2. Private ways; SEC. 3. Assessment of damages; SEC. 4. Costs, how paid; SEC. 5. Preachers, exempt; SEC. 6. [Illegible Text] R. [Illegible Text] on condition; SEC. 7. Albany Bridge Company; SEC. 8. May build Bridge, c.; SEC. 9. Capital, Tolls; SEC. 10. Smith's Bridge; SEC. 11. Injuries thereto; SEC. 12. Not to interfere with Ford; SEC. 13. [Illegible Text] and Tumlin's Bridge. (No. 174.) AN ACT to amend the second section of an Act entitled an Act [Illegible Text] the Inferior Courts of the several counties in this State, to order the laying out of Public Roads, and to order the building and keeping in repair of Public Bridges, approved, December 4, [Illegible Text] 1. SECTION I. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Georgia in General Assembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the the same, That from and after the passage of this Act, so much of the second section of the before recited Act, be amended so as to include and embrace within its provisions all [Illegible Text] ground, and that whenever any person or persons shall feel him, her or themselves aggrieved by reason of any road being laid out through his, her or their uninclosed ground, he, she or they shall be entitled to compensation, in the manner and after the form pointed out in said section of said Act, for inclosed land, any law to the contrary [Illegible Text] For this [Illegible Text] see New Digest, [Illegible Text]. Compensation for [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] lands. This Act Approved, December 26, 1851.

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(No. 175.) AN ACT to prescribe the mode of laying out private ways, and for other purposes. * * For previous law, see New Digest, [Illegible Text] 2. SECTION I. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Georgia in General Assembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That any person desiring a private pass-way over the land of another, may, upon twenty days' notice to the owner or owners of the lands through which the same is designed to pass, apply to the Inferior Court of the county in which the lands are situated, either at the regular term of said Court, or at any time said Court shall meet to transact county business, to have five Commissioners appointed, a majority of whom may act, to view and mark out said road, if, in their judgment, the same shall be necessary; and it shall be the duty of said Commissioners to lay out said road so as to do the least damage, and to be of the least inconvenience to said land, consistent with the objects of said road, which commissioners shall make their return within thirty days after their appointment, and before entering upon their duty, shall take and subscribe an oath, truly, faithfully and impartially to discharge their duties, and when said report shall be made it shall be lawful for any party in interest to controvert said return, and the Inferior Court, in its discretion, may lay out such road as it may deem right and proper, without reference to said report, and which said road shall be opened at the expense of the party applying. Mode of obtaining private ways. Commissioners. Their duty. Return. Their oath. 3. SEC. II. And be it further enacted, That the person or persons, through whose land said road may pass, may apply to the Inferior Court for the appointment of a jury to assess the damages sustained by laying out said road through his or their lands, and said Court shall draw eighteen Jurors from the Grand Jury box, twelve of whom shall form a Jury. And it shall be the duty of the Clerk of the Inferior Court to certify the names of such Jurors to the Sheriff, who shall notify such Jurors to meet and view said road, which time of meeting shall not exceed twenty days from the time of his (the Sheriff) receiving said notice, and he shall give to the Jurors eight days' notice of the time and place of meeting. And it shall be the duty of the Sheriff to attend said Jury, and to administer to them the following oath: You do solemnly swear

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that you will well and truly determine the damage sustained by (A. B.), from the private way of (C. D.) passing through his lands, and a true verdiet give, so help you God; which [Illegible Text] shall be delivered to the Sheriff, and, with all the papers in the cause, shall be delivered by him to the Clerk of the Inferior Court, and upon the payment of said damages and all costs, by the party applying, the right to said private way shall [Illegible Text] fully in him and his heirs and assigns. [Illegible Text] Jury. Their oath, [Illegible Text] 4. SEC. III. And be it further enacted, That the costs of this proceeding shall be the same with the costs for similar proceedings had in laying out a public road. [Illegible Text] SEC. IV. And be it further enacted, That all laws and parts of laws militating against this Act, be and the same are hereby repealed. Repealing [Illegible Text]. Approved, January 17, 1852. (No. 176.) AN ACT to [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] or [Illegible Text] Preachers of the [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] from working on Public Roads in this State. 5. SECTION I. Be it enacted by the [Illegible Text] and House of Representatives of the State of Georgia in General Assembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That from and after the passage of this Act, no ordained or licensed Minister or Preacher of the Gospel, shall be compelled to work on any public road in this State, any law or custom to the contrary notwithstanding. [Illegible Text] Approved, November 22, 1851. (No. 177.) AN ACT to amend the Road Laws of this State, so far as [Illegible Text] persons constantly employed in conducting transportation and repairing track upon the different Railroads in this State. 6. SECTION I. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of

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Representatives of the State of Georgia in General Assembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That from and after the passage of this Act, all persons constantly employed in conducting transportation or repairs of track upon any of the Railroads of this State, shall be exempt from common road duty upon the payment of four dollars per annum, for each and every person so employed, which sum shall be paid to the Treasurer of the county in which such persons may be so employed, said fund to be applied to the purpose of keeping up the Roads and Bridges of such county. [Illegible Text] SEC. II. Be it further enacted, That all laws and parts of laws repugnant to or militating against this Act, be and the same are hereby repealed. [Illegible Text] Approved, January 22, 1852. (No. 178.) AN ACT to incorporate the Albany Bridge Company, and for other purposes therein specified. 7. It is hereby enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Georgia, That Nelson Tift and A. [Illegible Text]. Brisbane, and such persons as they may associate with them, and their successors and assigns, are hereby [Illegible Text] a body politic and corporate under the name of the Albany Bridge Company, and by such corporate name shall be capable of making contracts, [Illegible Text] and being sued, and they are hereby invested with all the powers, rights and privileges which are usually granted to such incorporations, or which may be necessary to carry out the objects of said incorporation; and said Company shall have authority to make such by-laws and regulations as may be deemed proper, not contrary to the Constitution and Laws of this State. [Illegible Text] 8. The said Albany Bridge Company shall have authority to construct and keep up a Bridge across the Flint river, at, or opposite to, the city of Albany, in Baker county, on their own land, or on such land as they have purchased the right to build a Bridge on, and they shall have authority to erect such piers in the river as may be necessary for the support of said Bridge. [Illegible Text]

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9. The Capital Stock of said Company shall be Fifteen Thousand Dollars, including the amount which has been paid for the right of way, to be divided into shares of Fifty Dollars each, and said Capital Stock may be increased, at any time thereafter, to any sum not exceeding Fifty Thousand Dollars, as may be found necessary for carrying out the [Illegible Text] of said Company. The tolls for crossing said Bridge shall be such as are authorized by law to be charged for crossing the Bridge at the city of Macon, or the Bridge at the city of Columbus. Capital [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text]. Tolls, Approved, [Illegible Text] 22, [Illegible Text]. (No. 179.) AN ACT to allow Nathaniel Smith, of Hall county, to ask and receive tolls for the use of his Bridge across the [Illegible Text] river, near the Shallow Ford, in said county, and to [Illegible Text] Cornelius D. Terhune and George W. Tumlin, to construct a Bridge upon their own land, in Cass county, over the [Illegible Text] river, and to charge and collect tolls from persons crossing the same. 10. SECTION I. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Georgia in General Assembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That from and after the passage of this Act, Nathaniel Smith shall be entitled to ask and receive tolls from all persons who may hereafter cross the Chattahoochee river on his Bridge, in Hall county, at and after the following rates, to wit: For each loaded wagon, with four horses, mules or oxen, Fifty Cents; for each empty road wagon and [Illegible Text], Thirty-Five Cents; for each four-wheel pleasure carriage, Fifty Cents; for each barouche, buggy, and carry all, Twenty-Five Cents; for each sulky or gig, Twenty-Five Cents; for each horse-cart or ox-cart, Ten Cents; for each man and horse, Ten Cents; for each led horse or mule, Three Cents; for each loose horse or mule, Three Cents; for each head of neat cattle, Two Cents; for each head of sheep, goats or hogs, One Cent. N. Smith authorized to take [Illegible Text]. 11. SEC. II. Be it further enacted by the authority of the same, That if any person, shall damage, destroy or injure the said Bridge aforesaid, they shall be subject to indictment in the Superior Court of Hall county, and be subject to a fine at the discretion of the Court. [Illegible Text]

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12. SEC. III. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That nothing in this Act shall be so [Illegible Text] as to privilege said Nathaniel Smith to interfere with, or obstruct in any manner, the existing Ford, known as Shallow Ford, on the Chattahoochee river, near his Bridge aforesaid, or to prevent the passing through the same. [Illegible Text] 13. SEC. IV. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That Cornelius D. Terhune and George W. Tumlin, be and they are hereby authorized to construct a Bridge upon their own land, in Cass county, over the Etowah river, and charge and collect tolls from persons crossing on such Bridge. [Illegible Text] SEC. V. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That all laws and parts of laws militating against this Act, be and the same are hereby repealed. Repealing [Illegible Text]. Approved, January 12, 1852. [Illegible Text] OF SUPREME COURT ON THIS TITLE.The Act of [Illegible Text] giving private ways without just compensation, held unconstitutional. [Illegible Text] Ga., 37. The Act authorizing the opening of public roads over unenclosed lands, with out compensation, is void. IX Ga., 311 Grants to land on water courses confer no right of Public Ferry, but only a right of [Illegible Text] Ferry. [Illegible Text] Ga., [Illegible Text], [Illegible Text].

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SLAVES. PATROLS, AND FREE PERSONS OF COLOR. TITLE XXVI. SEC. 1 Arrest of Insane slaves, c.; SEC. 2 Duty of Inferior Court; SEC. 3 Costs, by whom paid; SEC. 4 Fees, collection; SEC. 5 Owner may confine. (No. 180.) An Act, to protectect the citizens of this State from danger, by the running at large of lunatic and insane slaves or free persons of color. 1. SECTION I. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Georgia in General Assembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the [Illegible Text], That upon the application of any person, under oath, setting forth that any insane or lunatic slave, or free person of color is running at large, and is a public nuisance, or dangerous to the public, the Justices of the Inferior Court of the county shall issue a warrant, directed to the Sheriff, Deputy Sheriff, or any Constable of said county, requiring him to bring such slave or free person of color before them. [Illegible Text] slave [Illegible Text] of color may be arrested on [Illegible Text]. 2. SEC. II. And be it further enacted, That it shall be the duty of said Inferior Court, as soon as possible after said arrest, to examine in a summary manner into the facts of the case, and if it shall appear that such slave or free person of color in truth is a public nuisance, or that his or her running at large is dangerous to the community, they shall forthwith commit him or her to the common jail of the county; Provided, That five days notice of said trial is given to the owner or guardian of said slave or free person of color. Inferior Court to examine into the [Illegible Text]. [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text]. 3. SEC. III. And be it further enacted, That when any slave shall be committed to jail, by and under the second section of this Act, it shall be at the cost of the owner of said slave; and the Justices aforesaid shall, in their order of commitments, give judgment against the owner for the cost of the proceedings, to be collected by execution, in the name of the officers of Court against the said owner; and in case the same shall be a free person of color, then the

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cost thereof shall be paid out of any property that the guardian, of said free person of color may hold as such guardian, for which a fi. fa. may issue, and on a return of no property, shall be paid by the Inferior Court of said county. The owner of [Illegible Text] to pay [Illegible Text] cost. Judgment therefor. The property of [Illegible Text] person of color, If none, then to be paid by the county. 4. SEC. IV. And be it further enacted, That the Sheriff or Jailor of the county shall be allowed at the rate of Four Dollars per month for the keeping of such slave or free person of color; and at the end of each and every month the Clerk of the Inferior Court, may on the application of said Sheriff or Jailor, under oath, stating that said fee for dieting such slave is not paid, issue an execution against the owner of said slave, for the amount due in the name of the Jailor or Sheriff, and upon the return of said execution unsatisfied, the Inferior Court shall pay the same out of the county. Fees of jailor, [Illegible Text] therefor. 5. SEC. V. And be it further enacted, That at the hearing or after commitment, the owner of such slave may take him or her into his own possession and custody by entering into a bond or recognizance, with security in the sum of Five Hundred Dollars, conditioned that such slave shall be kept in close and safe custody, which bond shall be payable to the Justices of the Inferior Court of the county, and shall on its breach be forfeited and recovered by scire facias and judgment in the Inferior Court. The owner on giving bond may take the slave into his own [Illegible Text]. Approved, January 17, 1852. NOTE OF DECISIONS OF SUPREME COURT.In prosecutions of slaves under the Act of 1850, it is not necessary to aver the preliminary proceedings [Illegible Text] the Magistrates.IX Ga. 264. The constitutionality of that Act maintained Ibid. Under a verdict for manslaughter the Superior Court may punish. Ibid So much of the Act of 1770 as authorizes the Defendant to give in [Illegible Text] of justification under the general issue, is repealed by the Judiciary Act. IX Ga. 297. On trials under the Act of 1850, it is illegal to give in evidence the opinion of the committing Magistrates that the slave was guilty of murder. IX Ga, 492 A person detained under judgment of Inferior Court, that he was a [Illegible Text] person of color, cannot, upon habeas corpus, enter into the question whether he was a [Illegible Text] person.---IX Ga., 535. The origin and history of slavery in Georgia.-- IX Ga., 555. At [Illegible Text] Law killing a slave is not felony.--- Ibid. A direction in a will, that a slave should be carried to a free State and there [Illegible Text], and giving $2,000 to Trustees for such slaves, is valid, [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] opposed to Act of 1818.---X Ga., 263.

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TAX. TITLE XXVII. SEC. 1 Taxable property; SEC. 2 Real Estate defined; SEC. 3 Personal Estate defined; SEC. 4 Lands not granted; SEC. 5 Monied corporations; SEC. 6 Free persons of color; SEC. 7 Professional [Illegible Text]; SEC. 8 Poli Tax; SEC. 9 ReturnsDouble Tax; SEC. 10 Assessments by Receiver; SEC. 11 Classification; SEC. 12 Oath of Tax Payer; SEC. 13 [Illegible Text] Digest; SEC. 14 Assessment of Rate; SEC. 15 Maximum of Taxes; SEC. 16 Rate of Tax; SEC. 17 Reduction if too great; SEC. 18 Receive and collect Fees; SEC. 19 Nett Digest; Specie Funds; SEC. 20 Tax on certain Slaves; SEC. 21 On Banks, Agencies, c.; SEC. 22 Increase of rate per cent.; SEC. 23 Tax fi. fas.; SEC. 24 M. W. RailroadTax on; SEC. 25 Rome Branch Railroad; SEC. 26 Land in Clinch, Rabun. c. (No. 181.) An Act to levy and collect a Tax for each of the political years 1852 and 1853, and thereafter until repealed. 1. SECTION I. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Georgia in General Assembly [Illegible Text], and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the [Illegible Text], That from and after the passage of this Act, all real and personal estate within this State, whether owned by individuals or corporations, resident or non-resident, shall be liable to taxation subject to the exemptions hereinafter specified. All [Illegible Text] and [Illegible Text], 2. SEC. II. And be it further enacted, That the term real estate as used in this Act, shall be construed to include land itself, all buildings or other articles erected upon or [Illegible Text] to the same, all mines, minerals, fossils and quarries, in and under the same, except mines belonging to the State; and the term personal estate as used in this Act, shall be construed to include all chattels, moneys, debts due from solvent debtors, whether on note, bill, draft, judgment or mortgage, or open accounts, goods, wares and merchandize, capital invested in shipping or tonnage, or capital otherwise invested; negroslaves, pleasure carriages, public stocks, and stocks in monied corporations; also, such portion of the capital of incorporated companies liable to taxation on their capital as shall not be invested in real or personal estate. [Illegible Text]. [Illegible Text].

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3. SEC. III. And be it further enacted, That the following property shall be exempted from taxation, to wit: all exempted from taxation by the Constitution of [Illegible Text] State, or under the Constitution of the United States, all lands belonging to this State or the United States, every building erected for the use of, and used by a college, incorporated academy or other seminary of learning, every building for public worship, every school house, court house and jail, and the several lots whereon such buildings are situated, and all the furniture belonging to each of them, all books and philosophical apparatus, not held as merchandize, and for the purpose of sale, every poor house, alms house, house of industry, and any house belonging to any charitable institution, and the real and personal estate belonging to any charitable institution, or connected with the same, the real and personal estate of any public library and other literary associations, all stocks owned by the State, and by literary and charitable institutions; also, all plantation and mechanical tools, all household and kitchen furniture not above the value of Three Hundred Dollars, not held for purpose of sale or as merchandize, all libraries, all poultry, and Two Hundred Dollars value of other property belonging to each tax-payer, and also the annual crops and provisions of the citizens of this State, and all fire arms and other instruments, and all munitions of war, [Illegible Text] held as merchandize, and all wearing apparel of the tax-payer and family, and the holder or owner of stock in any incorporated Company liable to taxation on its capital, shall not be taxed as an individual for such stock. [Illegible Text] 4. SEC. IV. And be it further enacted, That all land held under warrants and surveyed, but not granted by the State shall be liable to taxation in the same manner as if actually granted. Lands [Illegible Text] but not granted to pay Tax. 5. SEC. V. And be it further enacted, That all monied or stock corporations deriving income or profit from their capital or otherwise, except as before excepted shall be liable to taxation. Monied [Illegible Text]. 6. SEC. VI. And be it further enacted, That each and every free person of color in this State, between the ages of eighteen and fifty, shall be taxed annually the sum of five dollars. * * See also section 20. [Illegible Text]. 7. SEC. VII. And be it further enacted, That the sum of five dollars shall be levied upon all practitioners of law physic, dentistry and daguerrean artists. [Illegible Text] men. 8. SEC. VIII. And be it further enacted, That each and

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every male citizen between the ages of twenty-one and sixty years, shall be taxed annually thereafter Twenty-Five Cents. Poll Tax. 9. SEC. IX. And be it further enacted, That the Receiver of the tax returns in each county shall receive all returns to him on the oaths of the persons making them, and at such valuation as they may affix, and if any person shall fail to make a return, or to affix a value, the Receiver shall make such valuation and assess the tax thereon, from the best information in his power to obtain; and in cases where no return is made, or no valuation made by the person returning, he shall assess a double tax. Returns to Receivers. Duty of Receiver on failure. 10. SEC. X. And be it further enacted, That it shall be the duty of the Receiver to assess all real and personal estate not returned or not assessed by the person returning the same at the full market value. Assessments at full market value. 11. SEC. XI. And be it further enacted, That the Receiver of tax returns shall require all persons to give in each and every tract or parcel of land he or she may own, specifying its location, quality, and the number of acres, if known, and the aggregate value, including the value of the buildings, machinery, toll bridges or ferries on the same, a classification of the personal estate, subject to taxation, as defined in the second section of this Act, specifying the number of negro slaves and their aggregate value, and the aggregate of all other chattels, moneys, debts due or to become due from solvent debtors in whatsoever form, and each classification shall be entered in separate columns. [Illegible Text] of classifying returns. 12. SEC. XII. And be it further enacted, That the Receivers of tax returns throughout the State, shall administer to each and every person giving in his or her taxable property, the following oath, to-wit: You do solemnly swear (or affirm as the case may be) that the account which you now give in, is a just and true account of all the taxable property which you were possessed of, held or claimed on the first day of January last, or was interested in or entitled unto, either in your own right, or in the right of any other person or persons whatsoever, as Parent, Guardian, Executor, Administrator, Agent or Trustee, or in any other manner whatever; and that it is not worth more than the valuation you have affixed to it, to the best of your knowledge and belief. So help you God. Oath of Tax payer. 13. SEC. XIII. And be it further enacted, That it shall be the duty of the several Tax Receivers within the State to take in all taxables hereinbefore enumerated, and enter the same in his book or digest, with the appraised value thereof, following the classification specified in the second

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and eleventh sections of this Act, and return a copy of the same, made out in fair and legible hand-writing, to the Comptroller General, and one to the Clerk of the Inferior Court, and one to the Tax Collector, on or before the first day of July in each year, in which digest, shall be carefully made out, an abstract, stating each subject of taxationthe amount of aggregate value of each, the number of acres of land, number of slaves, polls, free persons of color, professions, dentists and deguerrean artists. Receiver's Digest. 14. SEC. XIV. And be it further enacted, That when the Comptroller General shall have received said digest, he is hereby required to examine the same carefully, to detect any errors therein contained, and having corrected the same if any shall be found to exist, he shall then foot up each column, and ascertain the aggregate amount of each and all the digests, and report the same to His Excellency the Governor, who, with the assistance of the Comptroller, shall assess such a rate per cent., not exceeding one-twelfth of one per cent. on the entire amount as will raise an amount of revenue, corresponding to the wants of the State, and notify the several Tax Collectors throughout the State, of the rate per cent. so imposed, and the amount to be collected by him in each county. Duty of Comptroller. Rate [Illegible Text] by Governor and Comptroller. 15. SEC. XV. And be it further enacted, That the amount so required to be assessed and collected shall not exceed the sum of Three Hundred and Seventy-Five Thousand Dollars annually. Maximum 375,000 Dollars. 16. SEC. XVI. And be it further enacted, That the amount of tax to be paid annually to the State, upon the amount of real and personal estate, taxable under this Act, shall be one-twelfth of one per cent. * * See next Act, section 22. which shall be levied and collected, and accounted for according to the existing laws, together with the poll tax, and tax on practitioners of law, medicine, free negroes, dentists and daguerrean artists. Rate 1-12 of 1 per cent. 17. SEC. XVII. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That it shall be the duty of the Comptroller General, with the assistance of the Treasurer, after the return of taxes have been made by the Tax Receivers of the several counties in this State, to make an estimate of the sum total of taxes, which will be raised under this Act, according to the per cent. assessed, and if it should appear that the sum total should exceed the amount of taxes required by this Act to be raised, then the Comptroller General shall issue his circular directing the Tax Collectors of this State to make such deduction in an equal

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ratio upon every thing taxed, according to value, as will reduce the sum total of taxes as nearly to the amount required by this Act to be raised as is practicable, the Comptroller specifying the per cent. deduction necessary to be made. Duty of Comptroller and Treasurer in the event 1-12 per cent. raises too great an amount. 18. XVIII. And be it further enacted, That the Tax Receivers and Collectors shall receive the same compensation now allowed by law. Compensation to Receiver and Collector. 19. SEC. XIX. And be it further enacted, That to nett the digests, as provided for in the seventh section of the Act of 1845 for the Receivers, the default list shall be deducted; and for the Collectors, the insolvent list shall be deducted from the total amount of the digests, and that all taxes due and payable under any of the provisions of this Act, shall be paid in gold and silver or in the bills of specie paying banks of this State. Nett Digests. Taxes paid in Specie lands. 20. SEC. XX. And be it further enacted, That the fourth and fifth sections of an Act passed the 22d day of February, eighteen hundred and fifty, to levy and collect a tax for each of the political years 1850 and 1851, and thereafter [Illegible Text] and the same are hereby continued in full force and effect, saving and excepting so much of the fourth section as is in the following words, to wit: not being over sixty years of age or valueless from decrepitude or disease. * * See New [Illegible Text], [Illegible Text]. Taxes on certain slaves. 21. SEC. XXI. And be it further enacted, That nothing in this Act shall be so construed as to relieve Banks, Railroads or Agencies of foreign Banks from any special tax heretofore assessed on them or any of them. Special Tax [Illegible Text] on Banks, c. SEC. XXII. And be it further enacted, That all laws and parts of laws militating against this Act, except such parts of the Tax Acts now in force in this State, as may be necessary to carry out this Act, and which are declared in full force, be and the same are hereby repealed. This Act revolutionizes our whole system, and no better synopsis of the previous legislation modified or repealed by this Act can be given than is furnished by this clause of the Act itself. All the former specific taxes are repealed except those retained specially by this Act. All the laws necessary for the enforce ment and collection of Taxes under this Act are retained. Repealing [Illegible Text]. Approved, January 9, [Illegible Text].

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(No. 182.) AN ACT supplementary to an Act, entitled an Act to levy and collect a Tax for the political years 1852 and 1853, approved, January 9, 1852. WHEREAS, By the fifteenth section of the above entitled Act, to levy and collect a Tax for the political years Eighteen Hundred and Fifty-Two and Eighteen Hundred and Fifty-Three, it is enacted that the sum of Three Hundred and Seventy-Five Thousand Dollars shall be raised for the support of the Government of this State for each of said years; and, whereas, by the fourteenth section of said Act it has been further enacted, that to raise the said sum, for said political years, not more than one-twelfth of one per cent. shall be assessed on the actual value of all the property liable to taxation under the provisions of the above entitled Act; and, whereas, His Excellency, the Governor of this State, in a Special Message made to the House of Representatives, has expressed his doubts whether the said sum of Three Hundred and Seventy Five Thousand Dollars, necessary for the support of the Government of this State for each of the said political years Eighteen Hundred and Fifty-Two and Eighteen Hundred and Fifty-Three, can be raised by the assessment of only one-twelfth of one per cent. on the estimated value of the property subject to taxation under said Act, and hath recommended to the General Assembly, as a [Illegible Text] measure, in case the said rate per cent. specified in said Act, shall not be sufficient to raise the said sum for said political years Eighteen Hundred and Fifty-Two and Eighteen Hundred and Fifty-Three, to pass an Act supplementary to said Act, authorizing him and the Comptroller General, on the return by the several Tax Receivers of this State, of the Digest of property subject to taxation under the provisions of said Act, and the value of the same, and upon the examination and footing up of said Digest, it shall satisfactorily appear to them that the said sum of Three Hundred and Seventy-Five Thousand Dollars cannot be raised by an assessment of one-twelfth of one per cent. on the value returned in said Digest, that they may be authorized and empowered to increase the said rate per cent. so much, and no further, as may be sufficient to raise the said sum of Three Hundred and Seventy-Five Thousand Dollars, as aforesaid; now, therefore, for remedy whereof 22. SECTION I. 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 if, upon the return by the several Tax Receivers of this State, of their respective Digests, containing the property subject to taxation, and its value, in pursuance of the provisions as are contained in the said Act entitled an Act to levy and collect a Tax for the political years Eighteen Hundred and Fifty-Two and Eighteen Hundred and Fifty-Three, it shall appear to His Excellency, the Governor, and the Comptroller General of this State, upon the examination and footing up of the same, that the said sum of Three Hundred and Seventy-Five Thousand Dollars, necessary for the support of the Government of this State for the said political years, cannot be raised by an assessment of one twelfth of one per cent. on the aggregate value of all the property as returned by said digest, and subject to taxation, then, in such case, it shall and may be lawful for his Excellency, the Governor, and Comptroller General of this State, and they are hereby authorized to increase the said rate per cent. specified in said Tax Act, so much, and no more or further, than will be sufficient to raise the said sum of Three Hundred and Seventy-Five Thousand Dollars, necessary for the support of the Government of this State for each of the political years as aforesaid; and [Illegible Text] forthwith to issue an order to each of the Tax Collectors of this State, requiring them and each of them to proceed and collect and receive of and from each Tax Payer the amount of his Tax, at and after the rate per cent. so increased, and necessary for the purposes aforesaid. Rate per cent may be [Illegible Text] by the Governor [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] to [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text]. And no more. 23. SEC. II. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That when the Tax Collector of any county shall hereafter issue an execution for taxes in arrear, the same shall be directed to all and singular the Sheriffs and Constables of this State, and shall be levied by either officer when the Tax due does not exceed Thirty Dollars; but where the Tax exceeds that sum, the execution shall be levied by the Sheriff alone, and said officers shall be liable to be proceeded against by rule, in their respective courts, as is prescribed by law in relation to other executions. Tax fi. [Illegible Text] how issued, directed and [Illegible Text]. Rule [Illegible Text] officer. SEC. III. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That all laws or parts of laws militating against this Act, be and the same are hereby repealed. Repealing clause. Approved, January 21, 1852.

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(No. 183. AN ACT to prescribe the rate of Tax which shall be paid by the Macon and Western Rail Road, and the Rome Branch Rail Road Companies, and the manner and time of giving in and paying the same. 24. SECTION I. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Georgia, in General Assembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the the same, That the President of the Macon and Western Rail Road Company, shall, on or before the first day of January, Eighteen Hundred and Fifty-Three, and annually thereafter, pay into the Treasury on oath, one-twelfth of one per cent., or such other rate per cent. as has been or may hereafter be assessed by the Governor, under an Act passed at the present session, upon the real and personal property of the citizens of Georgia, on the amount of its Capital Stock actually paid in, as a Tax on the Capital Stock of the aforesaid Rail Road Company, its appurtenances and furniture; and also, the same rate per cent. on its money, bonds, notes, accounts or other obligations due, or to become due, and all other property owned by said Company, distinct from the Rail Road and its appurtenances, which is taxed by the laws of the State, if owned by individual citizens. And if the same Tax shall not be given in, and paid in the manner and by the time specified in this Act, the said Company shall pay a double Tax, to be collected by execution, to be issued by the Treasurer. M. W. R. R. to pay same [Illegible Text] Tax with citizens generally. On what assessed. Double Tax on [Illegible Text] to give in. 25. SEC. II. Be it further enacted, That the provisions of this Act, be and the same are hereby extended to the Rome Branch Rail Road Company, and that all laws and parts of laws militating against this Act, be and the same are hereby repealed. Rome Br. R. R. to pay the same. Approved, January 22, 1852. (No. 184.) AN ACT to compel persons owning Five Thousand or more Acres of land in the counties of Clinch, Decatur, and Rahun to give in, and pay Taxes for the same in said counties. 26. 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 all persons owning lands in the counties of Clinch, Decatur, and Rabun, who owns Five Thousand or more Acres of land lying in said counties, to give in and pay taxes for the same, in said counties, and it shall be the duty of the Receiver of Tax Returns of said counties to assess a double Tax on all defaulters owning Five Thousand or more Acres of land in said counties, who shall refuse or fail to return their land to the Receiver of Returns of Taxes for said counties. Persons owning 5,000 acres in Clinch, Decatur, and Rabun, to give in and pay in those counties. SEC. II. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That all laws and parts of laws militating against this Act, be and are hereby repealed. Approved, January 22, 1852.

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STATUTES OF GEORGIA1851-'2. PART II.LOCAL AND PRIVATE LAWS. TITLE I. ACADEMIES, * * Several Acts relative to [Illegible Text] may be found under Title Churches and [Illegible Text] Institutions, being included in same Act with such Churches, c. COLLEGES, FREE SCHOOLS, TEACHERS OF POOR, c. No. 185 Oglethorpe University. No. 186 Georgia Military Institute. No. 187 Southern [Illegible Text] Medical College. No. 188 [Illegible Text] Synodical College. No. 189 Newnan Female College. No. 190 Griffin Collegiate [Illegible Text]. No. 191 Brownwood University, c. No. 192 South Western and Albany Male and Female College. No. 193 Central Female College, c. No. 194 Southern and Western Female College. No. 195 LaGrange Female College. No. 196 South. other Female Colleges. No. 197 [Illegible Text] Female Institute. No. 198 Southern Liberal Institute. No. 199 Washington Co. Fem. Institute. No. 200 Camden County Academy. No. 201 Atlanta Fliat River Academy. No. 202 Barnesville Male and Female High Schools. No. 203 Mt. Zion and other Academies. No. 204 Oak Bridge Academy. No. 205 [Illegible Text] other Academies. No. 206 Baldwin Male Female Acad. No. 207 Poor School Fund in Chatham. No. 208 School Fund in Lowndes. No. 209 School Fund in Twiggs. No. 210 School Fund in Walker. No. 211 Teachers in [Illegible Text]. No. 212 Teachers in Early county. No. 213 Teachers in Hall county. No. 214 Teachers in Jasper county. No. 215 Teachers in Laurens county. No. 216 Do. in Newton county. No. 217 Do. in Pike county. No. 218 Do. in Epson county. No. 219 Do. in Walton and Henry. (No. 185.) AN ACT to amend the several Acts incorporating [Illegible Text] University, and to appoint additional Trustees. WHEREAS, by the Act of incorporation of Oglethorpe University, the direction and management of the University, and of the Manual Labor Institution attached thereto, was vested in Hopewell Presbytery, or any other assembly or body to which said Presbytery may transfer its authority over said Institution; and, whereas, the control and

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superintendence of said University have been transferred by Hopewell Presbytery to the Synods of Georgia and South Carolina, and said Synods having appointed eighteen Trustees each, and the Synods of Alabama having by invitation of the Georgia and South Carolina Synods, appointed eighteen Trustees 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 the transfer of the direction and control of Oglethorpe University, and of the Manual Labor Institution attached thereto, by Hopewell Presbytery, to the aforesaid Synods of Georgia and South Carolina, and the appointment of eighteen Trustees by each of said Synods of Georgia, South Carolina and Alabama, hereto made, and hereby confirmed and rendered legal, and that hereafter all the acts and proceedings of said Trustees, or a competent quorum thereof, heretofore had in pursuance of said charter, are hereby confirmed and rendered valid; and that hereafter each of said Synods shall continue to have authority to appoint eighteen Trustees on its part, or any less number, at its discretion, for the terms or periods of time established by the existing regulations, or such as may hereafter be adopted for the government of said institution of learning, and the same to renew at pleasure. And the Trustees now appointed, and their successors, shall possess and exercise all the powers and authority conferred on the Trustees by the Act of incorporation, and by the Acts amendatory thereof, subject to the proviso in said Act of incorporation. Transfer to [Illegible Text] of Georgia and South Carolina legalized. Organization of Board of [Illegible Text], c Approved, January 22, 1852. (No. 186.) AN ACT to incorporate the Georgia Military Institute, and for other purposes therein named. * * For Act appropriating a certain amount annually for the education of State cadets. see Part 1, Academics, c., Sec. SECTION I. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Georgia in General Assembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That David Irwin, Andrew J. Hansell, Wm. P. Young, John H. Glover, Martin G. Slaughter, David

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Dobbs, John Jones, Charles J. McDonald, William Harris, Mordecai Myers, and James [Illegible Text], together with their associates, and such persons as may hereafter become associated with them as Stockholders in the premises, and their successors and assigns, be and they are hereby constituted a body politic and corporate, by the name and style of the Georgia Military Institute, and by that name and style may hold real and personal property, to any amount necessary for the purposes of the same; shall have and use a common seal, and shall be capable of [Illegible Text] and being sued, pleading and being impleaded, and shall have power by and through its Board of Trustees, to make such by-laws, rules and regulations, for the government of the same, as may be deemed necessary and expedient; Provided, The same be not contrary to the Constitution and Laws of this State, or of the United State. Georgia Military [Illegible Text], incorporated. Name and style. Powers and [Illegible Text]. SEC. II. And be it further enacted, The Trustees and Faculty of said Institute be, and they are hereby authorized, to confer the degree of graduate of the Institute, upon such Cadets as are found qualified to receive it, after full examination upon all the branches of the arts and sciences, and of literature, that are taught in the same. Power to [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text]. SEC. III. And be it further enacted, That the real and personal property of said corporation, be and the same is hereby exempted from all taxation, so long as the same is used for the exclusive purpose of education. [Illegible Text] SEC. IV. And be it further enacted, That the Professors, Teachers and Cadets of said Institution, shall be, and they are hereby exempted from all Militia, Jury and Road duty, so long as they are members of the said Institute. Professors, [Illegible Text], [Illegible Text] from [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] and Road duty. SEC. V. And be it further enacted, That his Excellency the Governor, be and he is hereby authorized, to apply to the United States Government, (under the law of Congress for the distribution of arms to the States,) for one hundred and twenty stand of short muskets, with accoutrements, and for eighteen small swords, and also for a battery of four six-pounder field pieces, for the use of said Military Institute. The said arms to be received from the General Government in lieu of other arms of equal value due to the State of Georgia, and that his Excellency be authorized to deliver the said arms, when received, to the Trustees of the said Institute, upon the usual security being given that said arms be properly taken care of and returned to the State when called for. Governor to [Illegible Text] arms, [Illegible Text]. SEC. VI. And be it further enacted, That all laws and parts of laws militating against this Act, be and the same are hereby repealed. Repealing clause. Approved, December 8, 1851.

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(No. 187.) AN ACT to endow the Southern Botanico Medical College at Macon, Georgia. SEC. I. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Georgia in General Assembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That the sum of Five Thousand Dollars, be and the same is hereby appropriated to and for the use and benefit of the Southern Botanico Medical College of the State of Georgia, for the purpose of enabling the Board of Trustees of said Institution to errect a building, procure apparatus, library and museum, and for such other purposes as the Board in their judgment may deem most prudent. $5,000 appropriated. SEC. II. Be it further enacted, That the said appropriation shall and may be drawn from the Treasury of the State in semi annual payments by the Treasurer of said Board, on presenting an order for the same, with the proper signatures, and [Illegible Text] of the said Institution, one-half to be paid on the first day of March 1852, and the other half on the first day of September thereafter. How to be drawn. SEC. III. And be it further enacted, That one Student from each Congressional District in this State, shall be entitled to receive the necessary instruction for graduation in said College, free of charge, said Students to be selected and all vacancies in said number to be filled by the Faculty of said Institution. [Illegible Text] Approved, January 21, 1852. (No 188.) AN ACT to incorporate the Griffin Synodical College, and to grant to such corporation certain rights, immunitics and [Illegible Text]. SECTION I. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Georgia in General Assembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That John B. Reid, Hugh P. Kirkpatrick, Curtis Lewis, James H. Stark, Egbert P. Daniel, William W. Chapman, James S. Long, James S. Jones, Andrew R. Moor, W. J. Keith, W. M. Cunningham, J. B. Stevens,

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J. G. Alexander, R. T Marks, Andrew J. Peden, Washington Poe, William Markham and Cyrus Sharpe, Trustees, and their successors, be and they are hereby constituted a body politic and corporate under the name and style of the Griffin Synodical College, that they may have a common seal, a perpetual succession of officers and members and are hereby declared capable of sueing and being sued, impleading and being impleaded, answering and being answered unto, and said corporation may take, have, possess and acquire by gift, grant, purchase, bequest or devise lands, tenements, hereditaments, goods, chattles, and other estates, and may collect all donations now due them, or hereafter to fall due them by donation, subscription or otherwise, and all the estate acquired or hereafter to be acquired by them, said corporation may have, use, improve and convey. [Illegible Text]. Name and style. Powers and Liabilities. SEC. II. And be it further enacted, That the Trustees aforesaid their successors in office shall be empowered to receive all gifts, grants, legacies, privileges and immunities, which may be made or [Illegible Text] to them, and that no [Illegible Text] of the corporation or other technical error shall prevent its rights from testing, when it may appear, or shall be [Illegible Text] that it was the intention of the party or parties to give, grant, bequeath or devise any estate, property, right or interest to said corporation. [Illegible Text] SEC. III. And be it further enacted, That all the estate to be held by said corporation, shall be for the use of the Synod of the Presbyterian Church of the State of Georgia, to be applied to educational purposes, in the [Illegible Text], [Illegible Text] and support of a College, for the education of females and female teachers in the city of Griffin, and all the actings and doings of said Trustees shall be subject to the supervision and control of said Synod, who shall from time to time, fill all vacancies in the Board of Trustees and all the estate of said corporation shall revert to the donors, if said College or School shall be aband [Illegible Text] by the Synod. [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] SEC. IV. And be it enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the Board of Trustees shall be composed of eighteen members, at least two-thirds of whom shall be Ministers and Laymen of the Presbyterian Church, and shall hold their office during their residence within a convenient distance of the city of Griffin, or during their own pleasure or the pleasure of the [Illegible Text], so long as their qualification as a minister or member of said church may continue, but such number as may be prescribed by the by-laws may constitute a quorum for the transaction of business from time to time. [Illegible Text]

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SEC. V. Be it further enacted, That said corporation shall have power to make such by-laws for the government of said College and corporation, as to them may seem proper, not inconsistent with the Constitution and Laws of this State or of the United States, to prescribe the course of study, elect all necessary officers and professors, and dismiss the same at pleasure, provided such rules as they may deem proper to confer through the faculty of the College such honors, degrees, medals and privileges as are usually conferred in other Colleges. By-laws. Course of [Illegible Text] Officers. Degrees. SEC. VI. And be it further enacted, That the lots, buildings, and other property of said corporation shall not be subject to the payment of city or other taxes. Property exempt from Taxation. SEC. VII. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That all laws and parts of laws militating against this Act, be and the same are hereby repealed. Repealing [Illegible Text]. Approved, January 22, 1852. (No. 189.) AN ACT to incorporate Newnan Female College. 85. SECTION I. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Georgia in General Assembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That from and after the passage of this Act, John Ray, Hugh Brewster, Dabney P. Jones, Andrew J. Berry, Jeptha V. Davis, Robert Fleming, Joseph J. Pinson, Edward M. Story, J. Y. Alexander, Andrew B. Calhoun, Gilbert D. Greer, and Thomas A. Latham, and their successors in office, be and they are hereby constituted a body corporate and politic, under the name of the Trustees of Newnan Female College. Said Board of Trustees shall consist of twelve members. Newnan Female College [Illegible Text]. Board of [Illegible Text] SEC. II. And be it further enacted, That the Trustees aforesaid, in their corporate character and name, shall have perpetual succession, and when any vacancy shall occur in said Board of Trustees, by death, resignation, or otherwise, the remaining Trustees, or a majority of them, shall have the power of filling such vacancy. [Illegible Text] how filled. SEC. III. And be it further enacted, That the Trustees, or a majority of them, shall have the power of appointing

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annually, a President, or Principal Teacher; said President, when appointed, shall have power to employ any number of Professors, or Assistant Teachers, he may think necessary; and said Trustees shall have power to make and enforce all laws and regulations, not repugnant to the Constitution and Laws of this State, that may be required for the well being of the Institution, prescribe a course of study, establish the tuition, and to do and perform all other things that the interest of the College may require. President. [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] SEC. IV. And be it further enacted, That the President of the College, by and with the consent of the Trustees, shall have power to confer all such Literary Degrees as are usually conferred in Colleges and Universities, and shall preside at all the public exercises of the College. Degrees. SEC. V. And be it further enacted, That the said Trustees be empowered to receive all gifts, grants, legacies, privileges and immunities, which may be made or bequeathed to said College under this Act, and no misnomer of the corporation, or technical error, shall prevent its rights from vesting, when it shall appear or be ascertained that it was the intention of the party or parties to give, grant, or bequeathe, any property, real or personal, or any rights or interest, to said College; also, to use a common seal under the name aforesaid, and shall be capable of [Illegible Text] and being sued, pleading and being impleaded. [Illegible Text] gifts, c. Seal. SEC. VI. And be it further enacted, That lot number fifty-eight, (58) in the town of Newnan, Coweta county, and the buildings located thereon, and incorporated by Act of February twenty-third, Eighteen Hundred and Fifty, as Newnan Male and Female Seminary, shall not be subject to any judgments or executions that may hereafter be obtained against the Trustees herein before mentioned, or their successors in office. Lot [Illegible Text] from sale. SEC. VII. And be it further enacted, That the Act of February twenty-third Eighteen Hundred and Fifty, incorporating Newnan Male and Female Seminary, in the town of Newnan, Coweta county, and all former Acts incorporating Male and Female Academies in Newnan, and all former Acts in relation thereto, and all Acts which militate against this Act, be and the same are hereby repealed. Repealing clause. Approved, January 12, 1852.

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(No. 190.) AN ACT to incorporate the Griffin Collegiate Seminary for Young Ladies, and to appoint Trustees for the same. SECTION I. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Georgia in General Assembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That from and after the passage of this Act, John B. Reid, William R. Phillips, William W. Chapman, John G. Hill, Archibald A. Gaulding, William Freeman, Absolom Gray, William Cline, Rufus W. McCune, Arch M. Noll, Augustin L. Borders, J. Jefferson Purce, and their successors in office, be and they are hereby constituted a body corporate and politic, by the name and style of the Griffin Collegiate Seminary for Young Ladies, said Board to augment in number by the present Board at pleasure; Provided, That not more than twenty-four shall at any time exist. Board of Trustees [Illegible Text] SEC. II. And be it further enacted, That the Trustees and their successors in office, under the name and style aforesaid, may use a common seal, and shall be capable of [Illegible Text] and being sued, pleading and being impleaded; also, to have, take, possess, and acquire, by gift, grant or purchase, lands, tenements, hereditaments, goods, chattels, and other estates, and the same to be used for purposes of education. Powers, [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] SEC. III. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the Trustees, or a majority of them, shall have power to appoint a Principal for the Seminary, and that said Principal shall have the right and power to appoint Assistants, prescribe a couse of studies, to make and enforce all such laws as the internal policy of the Seminary may require, establish the rate of tuition, adjust expenses, and adopt such regulations as the good of the Seminary may require. Appointment of [Illegible Text] His powers. SEC. IV. And be it further enacted, That the Trustees aforesaid, in their corporate character and name, shall have perpetual succession, and when any vacancy shall occur in said Board of Trustees, by death, resignation, or otherwise, the remaining Trustees, or a majority of them, shall have the power of filling such vacancies. Vacancies, how filled. SEC. V. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the Principal of the Seminary shall have power to confer all such honors, degrees, medals, and privileges, as are usually conferred in Colleges and Universities,

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and shall preside at all the public exercises of the Seminary. [Illegible Text], c. SEC. VI. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That all laws and parts of laws militating against this Act, be and the same are hereby repealed. Repealing clause. Approved, January 22, 1852. (No. 191.) AN ACT to incorporate Brownwood University, located in Troup county, and to confer powers on the same, and to [Illegible Text] the Presbyterian Church, in the town of Marietta. SECTION I. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Georgia in General Assembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That from and after the passage of this Act, Otis Smith, President, and any number of Trustees he may hereafter appoint, not to exceed thirty, and their successors in office, be and they are hereby constituted a body corporate, for the purposes of education, under the name and style of Brownwood University, and as such may have a common seal, sue and be sued, plead and be impleaded, answer and be answered unto, and shall have, take and hold, by gift, grant, bequest, or otherwise, real or personal estate, or other property, corporeal or incorporeal, for the purposes aforesaid. Brownwood University in corporated. Powers and [Illegible Text] abilities. SEC. II. Be it further enacted, That the President of said University shall have power to appoint such number of Professorships, and employ such number of Professors, Adjunct Professors, Tutors, and Assistants, as he shall deem necessary; and may make and enforce all such by-laws, rules and regulations, as he shall deem necessary and convenient for the good government and well being of said University, which shall not be repugnant to the Constitution and Laws of this State, or of the United States, may prescribe a course of study, establish the rate of tuition, and to do and perform all other things that the good of the University may require. [Illegible Text], [Illegible Text] By-Laws. SEC. III. Be it further enacted, That said President and Professors, or Assistants, shall have power and authority to confer such honors, degrees, medals and privileges, as

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are usually conferred in Colleges and Universities, to grant diplomas, in manner and style as they shall deem appropriate, and the President, or such Professor or Assistant as he shall appoint, shall preside at the public exercises of the University. [Illegible Text] degrees, c. SEC. IV. Be it further enacted, That said President shall have power to appoint Trustees, if he shall deem such an appointment desirable, and not otherwise, and the failure to appoint shall not in any way affect this charter, and he shall fill all vacancies. Said corporation shall have perpetual succession. Trustees. SEC. V. Be it further enacted, That the charter granted by this Act shall be limited to the term of thirty years, and all laws and parts of laws militating against this Act, be and the same are hereby repealed. Limit of charter. SEC. VI. Be it further enacted, That from and after the passage of this Act, the Presbyterian Church, in the town of Marietta, shall be called and known by the name and style of the Presbyterian Church at Marietta, and that Norman L. Chester, Andrew J. Hansell, Thomas R. Huson, William J. Russell, and E. M. Allen, and their successors in office, be and they are hereby appointed a body politic and corporate, by the name and style of the Trustees of the Presbyterian Church at Marietta, Cobb county, and as such, shall be capable in law to [Illegible Text] and be sued, to receive by gift, devise, bequest, or purchase, to hold, use, and dispose of any property which may be given, or which may belong to said Church, and shall have power to make all by-laws necessary and proper for carrying their powers into effect, and may have and use a common seal, and appoint such officers as to them may seem proper and necessary, and to remove the same at pleasure; Provided, The same shall not be contrary to the Constitution and Laws of this State. [Illegible Text] church incorporated. Powers, [Illegible Text] SEC. VIII. Be it further enacted, That when any vacancy in the Board of Trustees shall happen by death, resignation, or otherwise, the same shall be filled by the election or appointment of others, by the remaining Trustees, or a majority of them, in such manner as they may direct by by-laws, any law or usage to the contrary notwithstanding. [Illegible Text] in Board. Approved, January 12, 1852.

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(No. 192.) AN ACT to incorporate the Baptist Female College of South-Western Georgia, and to incorporate the Albany Male and Female College, and to confer certain privileges upon the Trustees therein named. SECTION I. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Georgia in General Assembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That from and after the passage of this Act, Roger Q. Dickinson, David A. Vason, Ebenezer W. [Illegible Text] Joel W. Perry, William H. Wade, Jesse H. Campbell, James Clark, Francis F. Leig, William Janes, John W. Wilson, Thomas Muse, William L. Crawford, Richard Thornton, John U. Fletcher, Jesse Stallings, and their successors in office, be and they are hereby constituted a body corporate and politic by the name of the Baptist Female College of South-Western Georgia, and that they, as Trustees for educational purposes, may proceed to [Illegible Text] themselves, and appoint all necessary officers to carry into effect the objects of their incorporation, and shall hold their offices of Trustees as aforesaid, until their successors shall be elected, as hereinafter provided for. Incorporated. Name. Officers. SEC. II. And be it further enacted, That the Trustees and their successors in office, under the name and style aforesaid, may use a common seal or scroll, and shall be capable of [Illegible Text] and be sued, pleading and being impleaded; also, to have, take, possess, and acquire, by gift, grant, or purchase, lands, tenements, hereditaments, annuities, notes, subscriptions, obligations, or other evidences of debt, goods, chattels, and other estates or property, and the same to use, lease, improve, collect and convey, in fee simple; and they are specially empowered to receive all gifts, grants, legacies, privileges, and immunities, which may be made or bequeathed to it, the said Baptist Female College of South-Western Georgia, and that no [Illegible Text] of the corporation, or other technical error, shall prevent its rights from vesting, whenever it shall be ascertained that it was the intention of the party or parties, to give, grant, or bequeath, any property whatsoever to the corporation. Powers of Trustees. [Illegible Text] SEC. III. And be it further enacted, That the said College being the property of a number of persons subscribing to the same, under the supervision of the Bethel Association, the said Trustees having been elected by said Association, shall hold their offices as aforesaid, until the next regular

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meeting of said Association, and until their successors shall be elected in manner following, to wit: The said Bethel Association shall on such day as may be designated by such body, annually proceed to the election of not less than seven nor more than twenty-one Trustees, a majority of whom shall be members of the Baptist Church in good standing, and that said College shall be under the management and control of the Trustees as aforesaid, who shall annually make a full report of its condition to said Bethel Association. The said Trustees shall have the power from time to time, to fix upon the number of their body necessary to constitute a quorum for business; Provided, The same shall never be less than one-third of the number elect for the time being; and they and their successors in office shall have power and authority to make all such laws, rules and regulations, for the government of said College, or for the transaction of business by their own body, as they may deem fit and proper; Provided, Nothing in said by-laws, rules and regulations, be [Illegible Text] to the laws of this State and the United States. Election of Trustees. Annual report By-Law c. SEC. IV. And be it further enacted, That the said Trustees as aforesaid, and their successors in office, in their corporate character and name, shall have a perpetual succession, and when any vacancy shall occur in their number by death, resignation, or otherwise, the remaining Trustees, or majority of a quorum, may fill such vacancy, till the next election by the Bethel Association. [Illegible Text] SEC. V. And be it further enacted, That the Trustees aforesaid, and their successors in office, shall have power and authority to negotiate loans, or enter into any contract which a majority of the Trustees shall deem necessary for the use of said College, and to secure said contract and loans, or other negotiations, by pledging, hypothecating, or mortgaging, any of the property of said corporation, [Illegible Text] the College buildings, library, apparatus, or other [Illegible Text] and the lot or lots on which any or all of said buildings may be situated, which said property shall be held free from levy and sale, under any judgment or [Illegible Text] of any Court whatever. Power in making [Illegible Text] c. SEC. VI. And be it further enacted, That the President or Principal of said Faculty, and in his absence, the oldest member of the Faculty, as the case may be, by and with the consent of the Trustees, shall have power to confer all honors, degrees, and license, as are usually conferred in Colleges or Universities, and shall preside at all public exercises of the said Collegiate Institute. [Illegible Text] Degrees, c. SEC. VII. And be it further enacted, That the real and

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personal estate which may be owned by and vested in said College, be and the same is exempted from State and County taxes, any law to the contrary notwithstanding. [Illegible Text] from taxation. SEC. VIII. Be it further enacted, That N. W. Collier, Kenan Herd, David A. Vason, Lott Warren, and R. O. Dickenson, and their associates, be and they are hereby incorporated under the name of the Albany Male and Female College, with the powers, rights and privileges, contained in the first, second, fifth, sixth, and seventh sections of this Act. Albany Male and Female [Illegible Text] Approved, December 22, 1851. (No. 193.) AN ACT to incorporate the Central Female College, under the care of the Methodist Protestant Church, Georgia District, located in Culloden, and to [Illegible Text] Mount Vernon Academy, in Butts county. SEC. I. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Georgia in General [Illegible Text] met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That John Webb, John Bass, William M. Biggers, McKendree Tucker, Isaiah C. Wallace, John B. McDaniel, James Lavender, William Griffin, Hezekiah McGruder, Philemon Ogletree, Henry A. Smith, Thomas [Illegible Text] Dudley W. Hammond, John L. Woodward, Caleb M. Norwood, Irwin H. Woodward, and John W. Persons, and their successors in office, be and they are hereby constituted a body corporate and politic, under the name of the Central Female College, under the care and direction of the Methodist Protestant Church, Georgia District. The Central Female College incorporated. SEC. II. And be it further enacted, That the Trustees aforesaid, and their successors in office, under the name and style aforesaid, may use a common seal, and shall be capable of sueing and being sued, pleading and being impleaded; also, to have, take, [Illegible Text] and acquire, by gift, grant, or purchase, lands, tenements, hereditaments, goods, chattels, and other estates, and the same to use, lease, improve, and convey in fee simple. Powers, c. of Trustees. SEC. III. And be it further enacted, That the Trustees aforesaid shall be empowered to receive all gifts, grants,

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legacies, privileges, and immunities, which now belong to, or may hereafter be made or bequeathed to it, and no misnomer of the corporation, or other technical error, shall prevent its right from vesting whenever it shall appear or be ascertained that it was the intention of the party or parties to give, grant, or bequeath, any property, real or personal, or any right or interest to the said corporation. Gifts, [Illegible Text], c. SEC. IV. And be it further enacted, That the Trustees aforesaid, and their successors in office, shall have power to borrow money, negotiate loans, or enter into any contract or contracts, which they, or a majority of them, shall deem necessary to, and for the use of said College, and to secure said loans, contracts, or other negotiations, by pledging or mortgaging the property of said Institution, or in any other way which they, or a majority of them, shall or may determine. Contracts by Trustees. SEC. V. And be it further enacted; That the said Trustees, or a majority of them, shall have power and authority to make all such rules, laws and regulations, for the government of said College, as they may deem fit and proper; Provided, That nothing in such by-laws, rules, and regulations, be repugnant to the Constitution and Laws of the State of Georgia, or the United States. By-Laws. SEC. VI. And be it further enacted, That the Trustees aforesaid, in their corporate character and name aforesaid, shall have perpetual succession; and where any vacancy or vacancies shall occur in said Board of Trustees, by death, resignation, or otherwise, the remaining Trustees, or a majority of them, shall have the power to fill such vacancies; and the said Trustees, or a majority of them, shall have the power of increasing the number of the Board of Trustees to twenty-three, whenever they, in their diseretion, shall deem the same proper for the interest of said College. Vacancies how filled. SEC. VII. And be it further enacted, That the Trustees, or a majority of them, shall have the power of appointing a President, Professors, Secretary, Treasurer, and Steward, and all other officers they may think necessary for said College, and the same, or any of the same, to discontinue and remove when they may think fit; Provided, A majority of the Trastees concur in such removal. [Illegible Text], [Illegible Text], c. Other [Illegible Text]. SEC. VIII. And be it further enacted, That the Trustees shall prescribe the course of studies to be pursued in said College, appoint and fix the salaries of the different officers, establish the rate of tuition, adjust the expenses, and adopt such regulations, not otherwise provided for, as the good of said College may render necessary. [Illegible Text].

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SEC. IX. And be it further enacted, That the President of the College, by and with the consent of the Trustees, shall have power to confer all such honors, degrees, and licenses, as are usually conferred in Colleges or Universities, and shall preside at all the meetings of the Trustees and at all the public exercises of the College. Degrees. SEC. X. And be it further enacted, That all the meetings of the Board of Trustees shall be held in the village of Culloden, in the county of Monroe, and a majority of the Trustees living, shall, at all times, be competent to transact any business appurtaining to the College, and to exercise all powers, privileges, and duties herein before conferred on the Board of Trustees. Meetings of Board. Quorum. SEC. XI. And be it further enacted, That Thomas J. Saunders, William McLane, Hampton T. Dicken, Egbert P. Daniel, and Daniel Higgins, and their successors, be and they are hereby declared a body corporate, by the name and style of the Trustees of Mount Vernon Academy, in Butts county, and they may use a common seal, and be capable of [Illegible Text] and being sued, pleading and being impleaded; also, to have, take, possess and acquire, by gift, grant, or purchase, lands, tenements, hereditaments, goods, chattels, and other estates, and the same to be used for the purposes of education; and said Trustees, in their corporate character, shall have the power of exercising all the corporate powers necessary for the purposes of their incorporation, that are not contrary to the Laws of the State, or the Constitution of this State, or the United States. Mt. [Illegible Text] Academy incorporated. Approved, January 21, 1852. (No. 194.) AN ACT to change the name of the LaGrange Female Collegiate Seminary. SECTION I. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Georgia in General Assembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That from and after the passage of this Act, the name of the LaGrange Female Collegiate Seminary, be changed to the name of the Southern and Western Female College, and that all the rights and powers and

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privileges granted to the LaGrange Female Collegiate Seminary, continue to the said Southern and Western Female College, any law or usage to the contrary notwithstanding. [Illegible Text] Approved, January 14, 1852. (No. 195.) AN ACT to change the name of the LaGrange Female Institute, incorporated by Act of the Legislature, approved, December 17, 1847, and for other purposes therein mentioned. SECTION I. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Georgia in General Assembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That from and after the passage of this Act, the name of the LaGrange Female Institute, incorporated by Act of the General Assembly, approved, 17th of December, 1817, be and the same is hereby changed to the name of the LaGrange Female College, and that all the powers, privileges and immunities, granted to the LaGrange Female Institute, shall continue and inure to the LaGrange Female College. LaGrange Female Institute changed to LaGrange Female College. SEC. II. And be it further enacted, That the Trustees, in whom is vested the title to the houses and lots on which the LaGrange Female Institute has heretofore been situated, are authorized to sell the same, at public outery, so soon as the same can be done on such terms as they shall deem best, subject, however, to the lien or liens of Joseph T. and Hugh B. T. Montgomery, or either of them, on the same. Trustees authorized to sell houses and [Illegible Text] SEC. III. Be it further enacted, That all laws and parts of laws militating against this Act, be and the same are hereby repealed. Repealing [Illegible Text]. Approved, December 26, 1851.

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(No. 196.) AN ACT to incorporate the Southern Female College, located in the town of Covington, Newton county, and to authorize the Trustees of the Female Seminary of the said county to convey the lot of land in the town of Covington whereon the Female Academy now stands, to the Trustees of said College; and also to incorporate the Chalmers Female College, located at Scottsboro'; also, to incorporate the Baptist Church of Christ, at Macon, and to appoint Trustees for the same; also, to amend an Act entitled an Act to incorporate Madison Collegiate Institute, assented to 17th day of January A. D. 1850. SECTION I. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Georgia in General Assembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That Joseph S. Anderson, William D. Conyers, John P. Carr, John B. Hendrick, Joseph H. Murrell, Robert O. Usher, Thomas F. Jones, William P. Anderson, Columbus L. Pace, John Harris, and John J. Floyd, and their successors in office, be and they are hereby constituted a body corporate and politic by the name of the Southern Female College. Southern Female College, incorporated. SEC. II. And be it further enacted, That the Trustees and their successors in office, under the name and style aforesaid, may have and use a common seal, and shall be capable of sueing and being sued, pleading and being impleaded; also, to have, take, receive, possess and acquire by gift, grant or purchase, lands, tenements, hereditaments, goods, chattels, or other estates, and the same to use, lease, improve, and convey in fee simple. [Illegible Text] SEC. III. And be it further enacted, That the said Trustees and their successors in office shall be empowered to receive all gifts, grants, legacies, privileges and immunities which now belong to the said College, or which may hereafter be made or bequeathed to it; and no misnomer of the corporation or other technical error shall prevent its rights from vesting wherever it may appear, or shall be [Illegible Text] that it was the intention of the party or parties to give, grant or bequeath any property, real or personal, or any right or interest to the said corporation. Gifts, be [Illegible Text], [Illegible Text] SEC. IV. And be it further enacted, That the Trustees aforesaid, and their successors in office shall have power and authority to borrow money, negotiate loans, or enter into any contract or contracts which they or a majority of them shall deem necessary to and for the use of said College, and to secure said contracts, loans or other negotiations

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by pledging or mortgaging the property of the said Institution, or in any other way which they or a majority of them shall or may determine. Contracts of Trustees, SEC. V. And be it further enacted, That the said Trustees and their successors in office, or a majority of them, shall have power and authority to make all such laws, rules and regulations for the government of the said College as they may deem fit and proper; Provided, Nothing in such by-laws, rules and regulations, be repugnant to the Constitution and Laws of the State of Georgia or of the United Sates. By-Laws and regulations. SEC. VI. And be it further enacted, That the Trustees aforesaid, in their corporate character and name, shall have perpetual succession, and when any vacancy shall occur in the said Board of Trustees, by death, resignation or otherwise, the remaining Trustees, or a majority of them, shall have the power of filling such vacancy or vacancies. Vacancy; how filled. SEC. VII. And be it further enacted, That the Trustees or a majority of them shall have the power of appointing a President, Professors and Tutors, and all other officers they may think necessary for said College, and the same or any of the same to discontinue and remove when they think fit; Provided, A majority of said Trustees concur in such removal. President, Professor, c SEC. VIII. And be it further enacted, That the Trustees shall prescribe the course of studies to be pursued and taught in said College, appoint and fix the salaries of the different officers, establish the rates of tuition, adjust the expenses and adopt such regulations, not otherwise provided for, as they deem necessary for the interest of the College. Course of Studies, [Illegible Text], c. SEC. IX. And be it further enacted, That the President of the College, by and with the consent of the Trustees, shall have power to confer all such honors, degrees and licenses as are usually conferred in Colleges or Universities, and shall [Illegible Text] at all the public exercises of the College. Degrees. SEC. X. And be it further enacted, That the Trustees of Newton County Female Seminary be, and they, or a majority of them, are hereby authorized by deed to convey to the said Southern Female College, the lot of land situated in the town of Covington, known as the Female Academy lot, with all the rights, members and appurtenances belonging to the same, and to convey any other property belonging to the said Seminary, that they may think proper, to the said College. Trustees of Academy to convey land. SEC. XI. Be it enacted, That Washington Baird, Principal, and Seaton Grantland, Farish Carter, A. H. Hansell, J. T. Tucker, H. V. Johnson, Tomlinson Fort, S. K. Talmage,

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J. W. Baker, M. Grieve, I. L. Harris, D. R. Tucker, and James C. Whitaker, and their successors in office be and they are hereby constituted a body corporate and politic, under the name and style of the Chalmers Female College, to be located at Scottsboro', with powers to have and use a common seal, sue and be sued, plead and be impleaded, and to have, take, hold and enjoy, any real or personal estate, or other property for the purposes of female education. Chalmers Female College, incorporated. SEC. XII. Be it further enacted, That the said Principal and his successors in office, shall have power and authority to employ associate and assistant Teachers, to make all needful and proper rules and regulations for the government of the Institute and its scholars, not repugnant to the Constitution and Laws of this State, to prescribe the course of studies, fix the rates of tuition, and confer such honors, degrees, medals and privileges, as are usual in Colleges and Universities, and to grant suitable diplomas. Power of Principal. By-Laws. Degrees. SEC. XIII. And be it further enacted, That the Board of Trustees, or a majority of them, shall have power to fill all vacancies in their own body, and, upon failure to do so, that the Principal be authorized to appoint, and that said Principal have the right to appoint his successor, and upon his failure to do so, and a vacancy in said office, the Board of Trustees have authority to elect a Principal. Vacancy in Board. SEC. XIV. Be it enacted, That Jonathan A. Virgin, William S. Lightfoot, John H. Ellis, Samuel P. Richards, Robert Findley, and their successors in office be and they are hereby declared to be a body corporate, by the name and style of Trustees of the Baptist Church of Christ, at Macon, with power to hold any property, either real or personal, which may now belong to or be hereafter acquired by said Church, either by purchase, gift or bequest, for the use and benefit of said Church, and they and their successors in office are hereby declared capable of sueing and being sued, and of making all by-laws that may be necessary for the government of said corporation, not inconsistent with this Act or the Constitution and Laws of this State, and of using all legal means for defending or recovering any property whatever, which they, the said Trustees or their successors, may hold, claim or demand, now or hereafter. Baptist Church in Macon. Incorporated. SEC. XV. And be it further enacted, That the above named Trustees shall continue in office until the Friday preceding the second Sabbath in January, eighteen hundred and fifty-two, (1852) when the male members of said Church shall, at their usual place of worship, proceed to the

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election of five Trustees, selected from the members of their body for one year thence ensuing, and on Friday preceding the second Sabbath in January, every year thereafter, an election shall be held in like manner, any member of the Board being re-eligible, and in the event there be a failure to hold an election at the time above directed, an election may be held on any other day thereafter, the members of the last Board in all cases to continue in office until their successors shall have been elected. Trustees; Election, c. SEC. XVI. And be it further enacted, That any vacancies which may occur in the Board of Trustees, by death, removal, resignation or otherwise, may be filled by the vote of the majority of the male members of said Church at any meeting called for that purpose. Vacancies; how filled. SEC. XVII. And be it further enacted, That all Acts done and performed by said Trustees of the Baptist Church of Christ, at Macon, under and by virtue of the Act of incorporation aforesaid, be and the same are hereby legalized and confirmed, provided the same be not repugnant to the laws of this State. Former Acts legalized. SEC. XVIII. Be it enacted, That the name of the corporators mentioned in the Act entitled an Act to incorporate the Madison Collegiate Institute, assented to seventeenth day of January, eighteen hundred and fifty, of which this Act is amendatory, shall be and the same is hereby changed from Madison Collegiate Institute, to Georgia Female College, and that by said name of Georgia Female College, they shall hereafter be known, and designated with all the rights, privileges and immunites, which were conferred upon them by said Act, of which this is amendatory. Georgia Female College. SEC. XIX. And be it further enacted, That all contracts heretofore made, by and with said corporation, and all notes and other evidences of debt held by them for donations, or otherwise, shall be enforced and collected by them in their said corporate name of Georgia Female College. [Illegible Text] SEC. XX. And be it further enacted, That at any time hereafter, when they may deem it advisable to do so, the Stockholders in the said corporation, who by the provisions of the Act of which this is amendatory, are empowered with the authority to elect Trustees for said corporation, may upon due notice being given them, a majority of Stock being represented, transfer such power of appointment of Trustees to any corporate body in said State, or they may confer the power of such appointment and [Illegible Text] upon the Board of Trustees then existing; Provided, That in such transfer of power, the Stockholders shall east one vote for each share of Twenty-Five Dollars

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of Stock, he or she may be the owner of; said meeting of Stockholders, to be held in the town of Madison, Morgan county, State of Georgia. [Illegible Text] SEC. XXI. And be it further enacted, That whenever the said Stockholders shall transfer the power of appointment of Trustees, as hereinbefore provided, the declaration of the same shall be entered upon the minutes of the Board of Trustees of said corporation, and shall be signed upon said minutes by the proper hands of the Stockholders making such transfer of such power as aforesaid, and that said minutes shall be evidence of such transfer of such power, and admissable as evidence of the same, when and wherever the fact of such transfer of such power may be come material for the interest of said corporation. [Illegible Text] Approved, December 3, 1851. (No. 197.) AN ACT to incorporate the Americus Female Institute, in the county of Sumter. WHEREAS, The Rev. P. A. Strobel having permanently located in the village of Americus, for the establishment of a High School for the education of young ladies; and, whereas, the Stockholders of the Female Academy have yielded up all their right, interest, title and possessions, in said Institution, to the Rev. P. A. Strobel SECTION I. 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 from and after the passage of this Act, that the Rev. P. A. Strobel is, and is hereby constituted and appointed sole Trustee, and the same is hereby incorporated by the name and style of the Americus Female Institute, and by that name shall sue and be sued, and have perpetual succession. [Illegible Text] SEC. II. And be it further enacted, That the Rev. P. A. Strobel, under the name and style aforesaid, shall be capable of accepting and being invested with all manner of property, privileges, and immunities, whatever, in any wise appertaining or belonging to the said Academy, and shall be capable of sueing and being sued, of pleading and being impleaded; also, to have, possess, and acquire by

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gift, grant, or purchase, property, both real and personal, to have and to hold the same for the proper use and benefit of the said Americus Female Institute. [Illegible Text] SEC. III. And be it further enacted, That he, the Rev. P. A. Strobed, shall have privilege, and the power of associating with himself, any person or persons whom he may deem worthy and competent to assist in the noble task of education. Assistant Teachers. SEC. IV. And be it further enacted, That this Academy shall be known by the name and style of the Americus Female Institute. Name and style. SEC. V. And be it further enacted, That the said P. A. Strobel, and his associates, shall have the right to confer upon all students who may graduate at the said Institute, diplomas, such as are conferred in other kindred institutions in this State. Diplomas. SEC. VI. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That all laws and parts of laws militating against this Act, be and the same are hereby repealed. Repealing clause. Approved, January 7, 1852. (No. 198.) AN ACT to incorporate an Institution for the promotion of Moral and Theological information, embracing Common School Education, Arts, Sciences, Law and Medicine, with Apparatus, Books, Maps, Charts, Printing Establishment, c., to be [Illegible Text] a SOUTHERN LIBERAL INSTITUTE, at Griffin, in the county of Spalding. SECTION I. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Georgia in General Assembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That from and after the passage of this Act, all such persons as now are, or may hereafter become Stockholders, shall, and they are hereby declared to be a body corporate and politic, under the style and title of a Southern Liberal Institute, with power to choose from among themselves, from time to time, such officers as may be agreed on for the proper management of the Institution, which officers, when chosen, shall have power to do business in behalf of the said Institution, make all contracts for the [Illegible Text] of Teachers and Professors of the Arts and Sciences, Law and Medicine, purchase such apparatus

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as they may from time to time deem necessary and expedient, with such books, charts, c., as in their judgment may be thought to be advisable; establish a Printing Press for the aid of the objects herein recited; employ one or more Ministers of the Gospel, and do all needful acts and things for the purpose of general education, and the diffusion of moral and theological knowledge, and of right contract for, purchase and hold, real and personal property, for any or each of the aforesaid objects, and the President and Directors, and their successors in office, shall be, and they are hereby made capable of [Illegible Text] and being sued, impleading and being impleaded, and of using all necessary and lawful means for the recovery or defending any property, and of collecting debts, dues or demands, which they may claim in behalf of said Institution, and of raising money for the benefit of said Institution, and the promotion of either of the objects aforesaid, by stock, subscription, or otherwise, as may be deemed advisable, and for the interest of the said Institution, have and use a common seal at pleasure, with liberty to alter the same, and to do all other acts incident to a corporation for the purposes aforesaid, under the name and style of the President and Directors of the First Southern Liberal Institute, and when so chosen and elected by the Stockholders of said Institution, shall have the power and authority to pass all needful rules, and make regulations for the promotion of the objects aforesaid, in accordance with their own constitution; Provided, The same are not inconsistent with the Constitution and Laws of this State, and of the United States, for the good order and government of the said Institution. Southern Liberal Institute incorporated. Powers of officers, c. Privileges and liabilities. Name. By-Laws. SEC. II. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the amount of Capital Stock of said Institution, shall not be less than Ten Thousand Dollars, nor more than Twenty Thousand Dollars, except by the consent of the holders of three-fourths of the Stock subscribed and paid in. Capital. [Illegible Text] SEC. III. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the value of Shares by subscription, shall not be less than Ten Dollars, and that each Stockholder is entitled to a vote in all elections for officers of the Institution, for each Share subscribed, under such regulations as may be set forth in their constitution, rules and by-laws. Votes. SEC. IV. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That all contracts made by the advice and consent of a majority of the Directors, to be obligatory and binding upon said Institution, shall be in writing, and signed by the President, and countersigned by the Secretary. Contracts new made.

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SEC. V. And be it further enacted by the authority of the same, That the officers of this Institution shall consist of a President, Vice President, five Directors, Secretary, Treasurer, and Librarian, if considered by a majority of the Stockholders necessary, whose election shall take place annually in the city of Griffin, at such time as a majority of the Directors, when elected, may appoint. Officers. SEC. VI. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the holders of three-fourths of the Stock actually subscribed and paid in, consenting thereto, may from time to time increase the Capital Stock of said Institution, as they may deem expedient or necessary to carry out any of the designs of this Act, or as may be judged for the interest of the Stockholders, or the good of the public, in the promotion of any, each, or all, of the objects [Illegible Text] in this Act. Capital may be increased. SEC. VII. And be it further enacted by the authority of the same, That it shall be the duty of the officers of said Institution to meet quarterly in the city of Griffin, at such time as they, or a majority of the Directors, may appoint, to look into the condition of the Institution, examine the pupils of the School, and employ such Teacher or Teachers, person or persons, with such, and as many Professors of the Arts, Sciences, Law or Medicine, as they may believe to be advantageous to the Institution and benefit of the community. Quarterly meeting of Officers. SEC. VIII. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That it shall be the duty of the President and Directors, to have the personal property and houses of the said Institution insured in one or more responsible Insurance offices; Provided, The same can be effected on reasonable terms by the year, or for a term of years, as may be thought best for the interest of the Stockholders. [Illegible Text] SEC. IX. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the Directors shall in no case make or contract any debts on account of any apparatus, machinery, books, maps, charts, printing materials, or other thing, for the purposes of the Institution, to any amount over one half the Capital Stock actually subscribed and paid in; that the debts of the Institution shall not at any time exceed half the amount of the Capital paid in; and for the better securing such persons as may be creditors of the Institution, (in the event of any such debts being created by said Stockholders,) the officers severally of this Institution shall give good bond and security in such amounts as shall be fixed by the Stockholders holding a majority of the Stockthe Directors and President making

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their bonds payable to the creditors of the Institution, in the event of the creation of any such debt. The other officers making their's payable to the President and Directors of the Institution, and their successors, in such sums as they may deem requisite for the faithful discharge of the trust reposed in them. And it is further made the duty of the Secretary to have such bonds recorded within thirty days after their election, in the Clerk's office of the county, where the same may be inspected by all persons interested. [Illegible Text] SEC. X. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That all Stock subscribed and paid for according to the rules prescribed by the majority of the Directors of this Institution, may, on application, after twenty days notice, be sold or transferred from one individual to another, and shall be considered by this Institution in respect to themselves, and between themselves, as the subject matter of levy and sale, so far as paid in. Transfers of Stock. SEC. XI. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That all Stock taken and paid for fully to the amount subscribed, is and shall be considered in perpetuity, and cannot be forfeited so as to deprive the Stockholder of his right to a proportionate share of the dividends of the Institution, or his right to tuition, according to this charter, and the constitution and by-laws of said Institution, to be framed by the Directors as aforesaid, or both, as he may deem advisable and best to his interest. Right of Stockholders. SEC. XII. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, and it is enacted by the same, That in all cases, Stockholders failing to comply with the conditions of this charter, and the constitution and rules hereafter to be laid down by the Directors, their Stock shall be forfeited only at the option of the Directors; and in case of forfeiture declared by the Directors, it is positively provided that said Stock may be forfeited, and that all payments that may have been previously made shall avail nothing; but such Stockholders shall stand upon the same footing, from the time of the failure, as persons who never subscribed. Forfeiture of Stock. SEC. XIII. And be it further enacted, That all laws, now existing, repugnant to this Act, are hereby repealed. Repealing clause. Approved, January 22, 1852.

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(No. 199.) AN ACT to incorporate the Washington County Female Institute in the town of [Illegible Text], and appoint Trustees for the same. SECTION I. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Georgia in General Assembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That William Smith, Green Brantley, Joseph Bangs, James R. Smith, Augustus A. Cullins, William Hodges, Nathan W. Haines, Isham H. Saffold, and James S. Hook, be and they are hereby appointed Trustees of the Washington County Female Institute. Washington County Female Institute incorporated. SEC. II. And be it further enacted, That the said Trustees, and their successors in office, be and they are hereby declared to be a body politic and corporate, by the name and style of the Trustees of the Washington County Female Institute, and as such shall be capable and liable in law to sue and be sued, plead and be impleaded, and to make all such by laws and regulations as may be necessary for the government of said Institute; [Illegible Text], The same be not repugnant to the Constitution and Laws of this State. [Illegible Text] and [Illegible Text]. SEC. III. And be it further enacted, That the said Trustees shall be capable of holding personal and real estate, all gifts, grants, and immunities, which may now belong to said Institute, or which may hereafter be conveyed to the Trustees thereof, or to their successors in office, for the benefit of the same, and that when any vacancy may happen by death, resignation, or otherwise, of any one or more of said Trustees, the survivors, or a majority of them shall fill said vacancy. [Illegible Text] Vacancy how [Illegible Text] SEC. IV. And be it further enacted, That all laws and parts of laws, militating against this Act, be and the same are hereby repealed. Repealing clause. Approved, December 26, 1851. (No. 200.) AN ACT to appoint Trustees for the Camden County Academy, c. WHEREAS, the original Trustees of said Academy, situated

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in the town of St. Mary's and their legally appointed successors, have all vacated their places, either by death, resignation, or removal, and whereas, the said Academy owns and is rightfully entitled to considerable property, which there are now no legal Trustees to control for the use of said Academy SECTION 1. Be it therefore enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Georgia, in General Assembly met, That Abraham J. Bessent, Henry Bacon, James Stewart, James M. Smith, Julius A. Baratte, John J. Dufour, and Robert P. Burton, be and they are hereby appointed Trustees of said Academy, and are hereby declared to be a body politic and corporate, by the name and style of the Trustees of the Camden County Academy, and shall be capable and liable in law or equity, to sue and be sued, plead and be impleaded, purchase, and hold property, and to have and use a common seal, and to fill all vacancies which may occur in them, and to do all other things, which by law a body corporate or politic may do. Trustees of Camden Co. Academy incorporated. SEC. II. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the said Trustees shall be entitled to take into their possession, and to hold and use for the use of said Academy, all property of whatever kind which rightfully belongs to said Academy, as fully as the said original Trustees and their successors, by them legally appointed, might or could have dono, had they still continued in office, as Trustees of said Academy, and shall be entitled to sue for and recover said property, and to do all acts in relation to the same as might or could lawfully have been done by said Trustees, had they still continued in office, any law, usage or custom to the contrary not withstanding. Power [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] of the [Illegible Text]. Approved, January 22, 1852. (No. 201.) AN ACT to incorporate the Male Academy at Atlanta, and Flint River Academy, in Upson county, and to appoint Trustees for the same. SECTION I. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Georgia in General Assembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of

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the same, That from and after the passage of this Act, John F. Mims, Clark Howell, George Gunty, Stephen Terry, A. F. Luckie, W. P. Orme, and John Collier, and their successors in office, be and they are hereby constituted a body corporate and politic, by the name and style of the Trustees of the Male Academy of Atlanta. Male Academy at Atlanta [Illegible Text]. SEC. II. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That said Trustees, and their successors in office, under the name and style aforesaid, shall be capable of sueing and being sued, pleading and being impleaded, also [Illegible Text] have, take, possess and acquire, by gift, grant, or purchase, lands, tenements, hereditaments, goods, chattels, and other estates, to be used for purposes of education only. Powers and [Illegible Text]. SEC. III. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the Trustees, or a majority of them, shall have power to appoint a Principal for the Academy, and that said Principal shall have the right to appoint Assistants, [Illegible Text] a course of studies, to make and enforce all such laws as the interest of said Academy may require, establish the rules of tuition, and to adopt all such regulations as the good of said Academy may require. Principal His power. SEC. IV. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the Trustees aforesaid, in their corporate character, and name shall have perpetual succession, and when any vacancy shall occur in said Board of Trustees, by death, resignation, or otherwise, the remaining Trustees, or a majority of them, shall have the power of filling such vacancies. [Illegible Text] of [Illegible Text]. SEC. V. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That Daniel Denham, George W. Ray, Eustice II. Reeves, Benjamin F. Torbert, Robert B. Mann, Anderson [Illegible Text], and Jesse De Loach, and their successors, be and they are hereby declared to be a body corporate and politic, by the name and style of the Trustees of the Flint River Academy, with all the privileges granted in the preceding sections of this Act. [Illegible Text] Approved, January 20, 1852.

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(No. 202.) AN ACT to incorporate the Barnesville Male and Female High School, and to appoint Trustees for the same. SEC. I. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Georgia in General Assembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That Gideon Barnes, Charles G. Turner, Samuel S. Kendrick, Alexander Garden, James H. Fryer, Albis Stafford, Jordan T. Jackson, James M. Willis, and Daniel Hightower, and their successors in office, shall be and they are hereby declared to be a body corporate, by the name and style of the Trustees of the Barnesville Male and Female High School. Trustees of [Illegible Text] High School incorporated. SEC. II. And be it further enacted, That the Trustees, and their successors in office, under the name and style aforesaid, may use a common seal, and be capable of sueing and being sued, pleading and being impleaded, also to have, take, possess and acquire, by gift, grant, or purchase, lands, tenements, hereditaments, goods, chattels, and other estates, and the same to be used for the purposes of the High School aforesaid. Privileges and [Illegible Text]. SEC. III. That the Trustees aforesaid, or a majority of them, shall have power to appoint a Principal for the High School aforesaid, and also Assistants to the same, and the said Principal shall have the right and power to prescribe a course of studies, to make, and enforce all laws that the internal policy of the said High School may require. Principal. [Illegible Text] powers. SEC. IV. And be it further enacted, That the Trustees aforesaid, in their corporate character and name, shall have perpetual succession, and when any vacancy shall occur in said Board of Trustees, by death, resignation, or otherwise, the remaining Trustees, or a majority of them, shall have the power of filling such vacancies. Filling of [Illegible Text]. SEC. V. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That all laws or parts of laws militating against this Act, be and the same are hereby repealed. Repealing clause. Approved, January 20, 1852.

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(No. 203.) AN ACT to incorporate the Mount Zion Academy, in the county of Murray, and the Hawkinsville Academy, and appoint Trustees therefor, and the Fort Valley Female Seminary or High School. SECTION I. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Georgia in General Assembly met, That William Peebles, John Leonard, John Johnson, Uriah Duncan, and Thomas J. McMullen, be and they are hereby appointed Trustees of the Mount Zion Academy, in the county of Murray; that said Trustees, and their successors in office, constitute a body corporate and politic, capable and liable in law to sue and be sued, plead and be impleaded, and shall make such by-laws for the government of said Academy as they may deem proper for its good management, not repugnant to the Constitution and Laws of this State or of the United States; that said Trustees have power to purchase, hold, sell and convey real estate for the use and benefit of said Academy, and [Illegible Text] all vacancies that may occur in said Board, and a majority of said Board shall be competent to transact any business connected with the management of said Academy. Mt. Zion Academy [Illegible Text], Powers and Liabilities SEC. II. And be it further enacted, That John V. Mitchell, Dr. R. N. Taylor, James W. Lathrop, John Anderson, and Robert S. Anderson, be and they are hereby constituted and appointed Trustees of the Hawkinsville Academy, and they, and their successors in office, are hereby declared a body corporate and politic, under the name and style of the Trustees of the Hawkinsville Academy, with the privilege of using a common seal. Hawkinsville Academy incorporated. SEC. III. And be it further enacted, That the said Trustees and their successors in office, or a majority of them, are authorized to make such by-laws for the government of said Academy as they may deem best for its interests; Provided, Such by-laws are not repugnant to the Constitution and Laws of this State or the United States; and that they be entrusted with, and shall have control of all property, real or personal, which now belongs or may hereafter belong to said Academy; and the same to use as they or a majority of them and their successors in office may deem best for the promotion of education. Powers and [Illegible Text] SEC. IV. And be it further enacted, That said Trustees or a majority of them, shall have power to fill all vacancies which may occur in their Board. They shall be capable

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of suing and being sued, pleading and being impleaded, in any Courts of Law and Equity in this State. [Illegible Text]. SEC. V. And be it further enacted, That from and after the passage of this Act, Allen Wiggins, George W. Persons, John J. Hampton, William A. Mathews, Adolphus D. Kendrick, Miles L. Green, William J. Anderson, D. N. Austin, Judson Kendrick, William [Illegible Text]. Hollinshed, Mathew Dawsey, Benjamin Barns, Robert M. Patterson, and James A. Miller, and their successors in office, be and they are hereby constituted a body politic and corporate, by the name and style of the Fort Valley Female Seminary or High School. Fort Valley Female Seminary incorporated. SEC. VI. And be it further enacted, That the Trustees and their successors in office, under the name and style aforesaid, may use a common seal, and shall be capable of sueing and being sued, pleading and being impleaded, also to have, take, possess and acquire, by gift, grant or purchase, lands, tenements, hereditaments, goods, chattels and other estate, and the same to use, have, improve or convey in fee simple. Powers and liabilities. SEC. VII. And be it further enacted, That the Trustees as aforesaid, and their successors, be empowered to receive all gifts, grants, legacies, privileges and immunities, which may be made or bequeathed to said corporation, and no misnomer of the corporation or other technical defect shall prevent its right from vesting when it may appear or it shall be ascertained that it was the intention of the party or parties to give, grant, or [Illegible Text] any property, real or personal, or any right or interest to the said corporation. Gifts, [Illegible Text] c. SEC. VIII. And be it further enacted, That the Trustees aforesaid, and their successors in office, shall have power and authority to negotiate loans or enter into any contract or contracts, which they, or a majority of them, shall deem necessary for the use of said Seminary, and to secure said contracts, loans or other negotiations by pledging or mortgaging the property of said Institution, except the buildings of the Institution and the lot or lots on which they may be situated. Contracts by Trustees. SEC. IX. And be it further enacted, That the said Trustees and their successors in office, or a majority of them, shall have power and authority to make all such laws, rules and regulations for the government of said Institution, as they may deem fit and proper; Provided, Nothing in said by-laws, or rules and regulations, be repugnant to the Constitution and Laws of the State of Georgia, or the United States. By Laws c. SEC. X. And be it further enacted, That the Trustees

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aforesaid, in their corporate character and name, shall have perpetual succession, and when any vacancy shall occur in the said Board of Trustees, by death or resignation, or otherwise, the remaining Trustees, or a majority of them, shall have the power of filling such vacancies. Filling of vacancies. SEC. XI. And be it further enacted, That the said Board of Trustees shall consist of fifteen members, which number may be reduced to twelve, as vacancies may occur, if the remaining Trustees, or a majority of them, shall so determine. Fifteen Trustees, SEC. XII. And be it further enacted, That the Trustees, or a majority of them, shall have power of appointing a President, Professors, Secretary, Treasurer, and all other officers they may think necessary for said Institution, and the same or any of the same, to discontinue or remove when they may think fit; Provided, That a majority of the Board of Trustees concur in such removal. President, Professors c. SEC. XIII. And be it further enacted, That the Trustees shall prescribe the course of studies, (by advice of the President or Principal) of the Institution, to be pursued and taught in said Seminary, and establish the rate of tuition, adjust the expenses and adopt such regulations not otherwise provided for, as the interest of the Seminary may require. Course of [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] SEC. XIV. And be it further enacted, That the President or Principal of the Institution, by and with the consent of the Trustees, shall have power to confer all such honors, degrees, and license as are usually conferred in Female Colleges, and shall preside at all the public exercises of the Institution. Degrees, c. SEC. XV. And be it further enacted, That all meetings of the Board of Trustees, shall be held in the village of Fort Valley, in Houston county, and a majority of the Trustees acting, shall at all times be competent to transact any business appertaining to the interest of the Seminary, and to exercise all powers, privileges and duties herein before conferred on the Board of Trustees. Meetings of Board of Trustees, SEC. XVI. And be it further enacted, That should the buildings and property of said corporation, cease to be used for educational purposes, for three consecutive years, then the same shall revert and become the property of the subscribers to the Seminary, or their legal heirs, or repreresentatives, in porportion to the amount of their several subscriptions. Reversion in [Illegible Text] of [Illegible Text]. SEC. XVII. And be it further enacted, That all laws and parts of laws, militating against this Act, be and the same are hereby repealed. Approved, January 22, 1852.

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(No. 204.) AN ACT to add an additional number of Trustees to Oak Ridge Academy, in Talbot county, and to provide for the removal of the same. SECTION I. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Georgia in General Assembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That from and after the passage of this Act, William T. Hall, Thomas Green, J. C. Calhoun, John Howard, William Hawkins, Michael Gommaley, and E. C. Ratchford, be and are hereby appointed Trustees of Oak Ridge Academy, in Talbot county, in addition to those already appointed. Additional Trustees, SEC. II. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the above named Trustees, together with those heretofore appointed, are hereby authorized to remove said Academy, from the place of its present location, to lot of land, Number One Hundred and Twenty-Four, in the Twenty-Second District, of Talbot county, any law to the contrary notwithstanding. Removal of Academy authorized. Approved, January 17, 1852. (No. 205.) AN ACT to incorporate the Attapulgus Female Academy in the county of Decatur, the Crawfordville Academy in the county of Taliaferro, and the Starkville Academy in the county of Lee, and appoint Trustees therefor. SECTION I. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Georgia in General Assembly met, That James Gibson, Andrew McElroy, Emery Lassiter, William Smith, Thomas R. Smith, Charles J Munnerlyn and John P. Dickinson, be and they are constituted a body corporate and politic, under the name and style of The Trustees of the Female Academy at Attapulgus; that John Chapman, Peter Blome, William Reid, John J. Moore, Pierson B. Monk, George L. Bird, George W. Mitchell, William M. Harrison, James R. M. Reid, and James Farmer, and their successors in office, are hereby constituted

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a body corporate under the name and style of The Trustees of Crawfordville Academy; and that William W. Gilmore, George C. Ticknor, Edward V. Munro, Willis A. Hawkins and Eason Smith, be, and they are hereby constituted a body corporate and politic, under the name and style of The Trustees of the Starkville Academy. [Illegible Text] Female Academy. Crawfordville Academy. And Starkville Academy incorporated. SEC. II. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the said Trustees, in their respective corporate capacities, may have and use a common seal, sue be sued, plead and be impleaded, in any Court of Law and Equity in this State: shall have power to make all by-laws for the government of their said corporations, respectively, not repugnant to the Constitution and Laws of this State or of the United States, and shall have power to fill all vacancies which may occur in any of their Boards. Powers and privileges. SEC. III. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That said Trustees shall be invested with all manner of property, both real and personal, which now belongs or hereafter may belong to the Academies respectively, of which they are appointed Trustees, and the same to sell and dispose of as in their judgment may most conduce to the advancement of education. Academy [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] in them. Approved, January 22, 1852. (No. 206.) AN ACT amendatory of an Act assented to 22d December 1834, To alter the laws relating to County Academies so far as relates to the county of Baldwin. SECTION I. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Georgia in General Assembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That I. L. Harris, R. M. Orme, James U. Horne, Tomlinson Fort, and B. A. White, and their successors in office, be and they are hereby constituted and appointed Trustees of the Male and Female Academics in the city of Milledgeville, with all the powers which are conferred upon the Trustees of said Academies by the Act of which this is amendatory. Trustees [Illegible Text] for [Illegible Text] and Female [Illegible Text].

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SEC. II. And be it further enacted, That in case of a vacancy in said Board of Trustees, the remaining Trustees shall have power to fill said vacancy. Filling of vacancies Approved, January 22, 1852. (No. 207.) AN ACT to authorize the Justices of the Inferior Court of Chatham county to set aside and invest a sum of money, to be inviolably preserved as a permanent fund for the support and maintainance of Common or Free Schools in said county, and for other purposes. WHEREAS, The Justices of the Inferior Court of Chatham county have set aside, and appropriated from the surplus funds of said county, the sum of Ten Thousand Dollars, as a special fund for the support of Common or Free Schools in said county, and whereas, it is deemed desirable that the said sum, together with such additions as may from time to time be made to it, should be rendered a permanent and inviolable fund for so important an object SEC. I. 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 Justices of the Inferior Court of Chatham county, be and they are hereby authorized to set apart from the funds of the said county, the said sum of Ten Thousand Dollars, which, together with such other sums as may from time to time be added thereto, shall be, by the said Justices and their successors, invested in some productive stocks and securities, and shall be inviolably preserved as a permanent special fund for the sole purpose of supporting Common or Free Schools within said county, and that the income alone of the said fund, shall be applied to the said purpose, and shall be by the said Justices paid over from time to time, by three special warrants against the said fund on the County Treasurer, in such sums, as in their discretion may be required, to the Commissioners of Common Schools for the said county, or other persons duly authorized to receive the same for the support of Common or Free Schools in the said county, and for no other purposes whatsoever. $10,000 to be set apart by the Inferior Court as a permanent fund. SEC. II. And be it further enacted by the authority

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aforesaid, That the bonds certificates of Stock, or other securities, in which the said principal sum shall be invested, shall be placed in the custody of the Treasurer of the said county, whose duty it shall be to receive and safely keep the same, and to receive the income thereof, and pay out the same to the warrants of the Justices of the Inferior Court, and who shall render in an account to be laid before the Grand Jury of Chatham county, at their first session in each year, stating the amount of the principal of the said fund, the nature of the stocks and securities in which the same may be invested, the amount of interest or income received upon the same, and the sums paid out during the preceding year, or since the rendering of his previous account, supported by proper vouchers for each item, which account, when examined and certified as correct by the Grand Jury, shall be published by the County Treasurer, at the charge of the county, in two at least of the [Illegible Text] gazettes in the city of Savannah, and that the said Treasurer shall be paid as a compensation for the services to be charged upon the income of the said fund, at the same rate per centum on the amount of income so received and disbursed as he is now or may hereafter be entitled by law to receive for the receipt and disbursement of other county funds, and for any breach of duty in regard to the said fund, or any misapplication or embezzlement thereof, shall be subject to all the pains and penalties, and be, with his securities, liable to the same modes of proceeding as are, or may be hereafter fixed and provided by law, for similar offences with reference to other county funds entrusted to him. Treasurer to be [Illegible Text] of bonds. His duty. Report to Grand Jury. Publication. [Illegible Text] Penalty for embezzlement. SEC. III. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid. That all official bonds, hereafter to be given by any Treasurer of said county, shall be held and deemed to include all his duties and responsibilities herein created and [Illegible Text], and the securities thereon be held liable for the faithful discharge thereof, by the said Treasurer, and his safe keeping, disbursement, and account of all the [Illegible Text], bonds, certificates of Stock and other securities, which shall come to his possession by virtue of this Act. [Illegible Text] SEC. IV. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the Commissioners of Common Schools of the said county, and all others to whom any money shall be paid, for the purpose contemplated in this Act, shall, on the last day of December in each year, render to the Justices of the Inferior Court of said county, a faithful and detailed account of all the monies received and disbursed by

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them, during the year, and to whom and for what purposes paid out, which account shall be laid before the Grand Jury, with the Treasurer's account, and published with it in the gazettes. Report of Commissioners of Common Schools. SEC. V. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the fund created by this Act shall be deemed, and is hereby declared to be a fund separate from, and independent of any other fund, for the purpose of education in the county of Chatham, and that nothing herein contained, shall be construed in any manner to affect the right of the Justices of the Inferior Court, under laws now existing or hereafter to be passed, to levy an extra tax, or to appropriate the surplus funds of the county, for the purposes of education, or to deprive the said county of any share of any fund for the purpose of education now existing, or hereafter to be created by law or otherwise. This fund to be kept [Illegible Text]. Extra tax. SEC. VI. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the Justices of the Inferior Court of Chatham county, and their successors in office, be and they are hereby created [Illegible Text] officio Trustees of the fund hereby established for the purposes herein contemplated, and that it shall be their duty from time to time, to invest in productive stocks and securities, under the trust, and for the purposes herein contemplated, the surplus income and increase of the said principal fund, remaining at the expiration of each year, after the payment of all legal charges upon the same, and also to invest in like manner all other sums which may, in any manner, be appropriated [Illegible Text] addition to the same, and that they shall be capable of receiving donations and bequests of property to be held under the same trust, and for the same purpose, and have power to sell and exchange at their discretion, any of the said stocks, securities, or property, the proceeds of which sale or exchange, it shall be their duty to re invest, without delay, in other stocks, securities and property, to [Illegible Text] held and applied, under the same trust, and in the same manner, and that upon the neglect or refusal of the said Justices of the Inferior Court, to perform any of the duties required by this Act in relation to the said fund, or to invest, or reinvest the proceeds of the same without delay, according to the true intent and meaning hereof, a writ of [Illegible Text] may issue from the Superior Courtof Chatham county upon the application of the Solicitor General of the Eastern District, in the name of the State of Georgia, and upon the recommendation of the Grand Jury of the said county, to compel the performance of the said duties, and that if the said Justices of the Inferior Court, ex officio

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Trustees as aforesaid, shall at any time wilfully misapply or divert from its proper purpose, the said fund hereby created, or any portion thereof, or shall break into the capital of the said fund, or if they shall at any time, by waste, neglect, or mismanagement, cause a loss, dimunition of the said fund, or commit any other act in relation to the same, [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] the intention of this Act, and inconsistent with the duties and character of Trustees, they shall be held responsible therefor, in the same manner, and upon the same principles as Trustees in Equity, and shall be liable to a suit in Equity by Bill to account, to be instituted upon the recommendation of the Grand Jury of Chatham county, by the Solicitor General of the Eastern District, in the [Illegible Text] of the Governor of the State of Georgia, to which Bill answers shall be put in, or the Bill be taken pro [Illegible Text] at the first term of the Court, and if a decree shall be rendered upon such proceedings against the said Justices, [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] Trustees as aforesaid, it shall award against them the amount of damage decreed, together with twenty per cent. interest upon the same, from the time of the commission of the first act of [Illegible Text] found in the decree, until paid, and the cost of the proceedings, including the counsel's [Illegible Text] of the Solicitor General, to be taxed by the Court with reference to the nature and extent of the services rendered, which said damages and interest when recovered, shall be invested according to the provisions of this Act. Justices of the Inferior Court. [Illegible Text] Their power c. Penalty for [Illegible Text] Proceedings against them. SEC. VII. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That all laws and parts of laws militating against this Act, be and the same are hereby repealed. Approved, December 16, 1851. (No. 208.) AN ACT to alter and repeal an Act passed the 26th of December [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] the Academy and Common School Funds of the State of Georgia, and the several subsequent Acts passed in relation thereto, so far as relates to the county of [Illegible Text] and to authorize the Trustees of the Troupville and Mill [Illegible Text] Academies in said county, to draw part of said fund for the use of said Academies. SECTION I. 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 the Act passed the 26th day of December 1837, consolidating the Academic and Common School Funds of the State of Georgia, and all subsequent Acts passed in relation thereto, be and the same is hereby repealed so far as relates to the county of Lowndes, and the apportinment of said Academic' funds due the county, or may hereafter be due said county of Lowndes, be and the same is hereby set apart for the use of the Troupville and Mill Creek Academies in said county, and the Trustees of said Academies shall have power to draw the same under the laws in force prior to the passage of the Act to which this refers; Provided, The same shall not interfere with the existing laws in relation to Poor Schools in said county. [Illegible Text] of [Illegible Text] Fund in Lowndes Co. SEC. II. And be it further enacted, That all laws and parts of laws militating against this Act, be and the same are hereby repealed. Repealing clause. Approved January 22, [Illegible Text]. (No. 209.) AN ACT to amend an Act to provide for the education of the poor, so far as the county of Twiggs is concerned. SECTION I. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Georgia in General Assembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That an election be held in each Militia District in the county of Twiggs, at the usual places of holding Justices' Court, on the first Saturday in February next, and on the first Saturday in January, in each and every year thereafter, by the persons entitled to vote for members of the General Assembly, for a Treasurer in each District of said county, to receive and receipt for the portion of the Poor School funds to which said Districts are entitled. [Illegible Text] to be selected in each [Illegible Text] SEC. II. Be it enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the person receiving the highest number of votes shall be declared elected Treasurer of said District, and shall hold his office for the term of one year, and shall be commissioned by the Justices of the District, upon his giving bond and good security for double the supposed amount

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due to said District, which bond shall be payable to the Inferior Court, and liable to be sued upon for a [Illegible Text] thereof. [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] SEC. III. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the Inferior Court of said county, is authorized and it is hereby made its duty to pay to the Treasurer of each District, their proportional part of said fund. [Illegible Text] SEC. IV. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the said Treasurers shall pay over to the teachers of poor children in their respective Districts, pro [Illegible Text], the amount received from the Inferior Court, upon their presenting their accounts authenticated as directed by law; Provided, Said distribution is made under the same rules and regulations as now required by law, in proportion to the number of scholars who [Illegible Text] to receive its benefits. [Illegible Text] SEC. V. And be it further enacted, That all laws and parts of laws militating against this Act, be and the same are hereby repealed. [Illegible Text] Approved, January 15, 1852. (No. 210.) AN ACT to repeal so much of an Act entitled an Act, so far as relates to Walker county, [Illegible Text] to February 14th 1850, to authorize and require the Justices of the Inferior Courts of [Illegible Text] and Walker counties, to proportion the Poor School Fund of said counties among the several Districts, agreeable to the number of poor children returned by the Magistrates, and to [Illegible Text] a [Illegible Text] to receive and pay out the same to the [Illegible Text] of each District. SECTION I. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Georgia in General Assembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That the above Act, be and the same is repealed, so far as relates to the county of Walker, any law to the contrary notwithstanding. [Illegible Text] Approved, January 15, 1852.

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(No. 211.) AN ACT to authorize and require the Justices of the Inferior Court of the county of DeKalb, to pay Jonathan N. Hadden and Sophia A. Clark, out of the Poor School Fund of said county, for the year 1851 or 1852, the amount the said Hadden was entitled to receive for teaching poor children in the years 1846 and 1849, and the amount the said Sophia A. Clark was entitled to receive for teaching poor children in the years 1847 and 1848. WHEREAS, Jonathan N. Hadden, in the year 1846, taught five poor children in the county of DeKalb, whose tuition amounted to Nine Dollars and Sixty-Five Cents, for which he received no compensation, by reason of the Magistrates having failed to return their names to the Inferior Court as required by law, and that in the year [Illegible Text], he taught thirty-six poor children, whose tuition amounted to Seventy-Eight Dollars and Seventy Cents, and which the Trustees or Commissioners of the Poor School Fund of said county, refused to pay him on the ground that his account was not returned within said year [Illegible Text], and it being just that he should receive as many cents in the dollar of the amount of said accounts as other teachers of poor children received on their accounts in the same years SECTION I. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Georgia in General Assembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That the Justices of the Inferior Court of the county of DeKalb, or a majority of them, shall, and are authorized and required to pay to Jonathan N. Hadden, out of the Poor School Fund of the county of DeKalb, for the year 1851 or 1852, before the same shall be distributed by them, as many cents in the dollar of his account for teaching poor children in said county in the years 1846 or 1849, as were paid in those years to other teachers of poor children in said county. Inferior Court to pay J. N. Hadden. SEC. II. And be it further enacted, That Sophia A. Clark, be paid out of the Poor School Fund of 1851 or 1852, of the county of DeKalb, the same proportion on her accounts for teaching poor children in the years 1847 and 1848, as is hereby authorized to be paid Jonathan N. Hadden, in the first section of this Act. Also, Sophia A. Clark. Approved, December 5, 1851.

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(No. 212.) AN ACT for the relief of Thomas B. Andrews, and Thomas M. Murray, teachers of poor children of the county of Early, for the years 1844, 1846, 1847 and 1848. SECTION I. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of [Illegible Text] 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 Court of the county of Early, be and they are hereby required to pay Thomas B. Andrews and Thomas M. Murray, teachers of poor children in said county, the amount of One Hundred and Forty Six Dollars and Fifty-Four Cents, out of any money which may be coming to said county, for the purpose of paying teachers of the poor children of said county. Inferior [Illegible Text] of Early [Illegible Text] pay certain teachers, SEC. II. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That all laws and parts of laws, militating against this Act, be and the same are hereby repealed. [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] Approved, January [Illegible Text] 1852. (No. 213.) AN ACT for the relief of the teachers of poor children of the county of Hall, for the years 1844 and 1846. SECTION I. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of [Illegible Text] 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 Interior Court of said county, be and they are hereby required to pay the teachers of poor children in said county, for the years eighteen hundred and forty four and eighteen hundred and forty-six, out of any surplus which may arise after the payment of all accounts for teaching poor children, for the year eighteen hundred and fifty-one, or any subsequent year, until all the accounts for said years, eighteen hundred and forty-four and eighteen hundred and forty-six, be fully paid. [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] of [Illegible Text] to pay certain teachers, SEC. II. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That all laws and parts of laws militating against this Act, be and the same are hereby repealed. [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] Approved, January 22, 1852.

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(No. 214.) AN ACT for the relief of James Newton, of Jasper county. WHEREAS, James Newton has been engaged in the business of teaching, in Jasper county, for the four years last past, in which time he has given [Illegible Text] to many poor children entitled to the benefit of the Poor School Fund, under the laws of this State, and whereas, the Justices of the Peace in the districts wherein he has taught, have failed to make returns of the poor children to the Inferior Court, as required by law, by reason of which the said Inferior Court have made no provision for the payment of the accounts of said Newton, therefore SECTION I. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Georgia in General Assembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That the Justices of the Inferior Court of Jasper county, be and they are hereby directed to [Illegible Text] the accounts of the said James Newton, for teaching poor children entitled to the benefit of the Poor School Fund, for the years eighteen hundred and forty-seven, eighteen hundred and forty-eight, eighteen hundred and forty-nine, and eighteen hundred and fifty, and that the said accounts, after being approved by said Court, shall be paid out of any surplus fund now, or hereafter, in the hands of the Commissioner of the Poor School Fund for Jasper county. [Illegible Text] court of [Illegible Text] to [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] SEC. II. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That all laws and parts of laws militating against this law, be and the same are hereby repealed. [Illegible Text] clause. Approved, January 12, 1852. (No. 215.) AN ACT to authorize the Treasurer of the Poor [Illegible Text] Fund in the county of Laurens, to pay over to William J. [Illegible Text] and Archibald McMillan, the amount of their accounts for [Illegible Text] poor children in the year 1851, in said county of [Illegible Text]. WHEREAS, William J. Daniel and [Illegible Text] McMillan, have been engaged in teaching school in the county of [Illegible Text]

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during the present year eighteen hundred and fifty-one, and whereas, the Justices of the Peace in the [Illegible Text] wherein they have been teaching, failed to make the necessary returns of poor children in said districts, to entitle them to receive from the Treasurer pay, therefore SECTION I. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Georgia in General Assembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That the Treasurer of the Poor School fund for the county of Laurens, be and he is hereby authorized to pay to William J. Daniel and [Illegible Text] McMillan, the amount of their claims for teaching poor children in the year eighteen hundred and fifty-one, any law or usage to the contrary notwithstanding. Treasurer to pay [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] Approved, January 14, 1852. (No. 216.) AN ACT for the relief of D. T. White, of Newton county. SECTION I. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Georgia in General Assembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That the Commissioners of the Poor School Fund for the county of Newton, be and they are hereby authorized to cause the Treasurer of the Poor School Fund for said county, to pay to D. T. White a Justice of the Peace of the Four Hundred and Seventy-Sixth District, Georgia Militia, the sum of Seventy-Four Dollars and Eighty-One Cents, the amount paid by him to G. B. [Illegible Text] and Hull Simms, teachers in said county, for certain poor children, in consequence of his having failed to make his return in time; Prorided, The Commissioners shall be satisfied of the [Illegible Text] of his claim. D. T. White to be [Illegible Text] amount [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] to [Illegible Text] SEC. II. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That all laws and parts of laws militating against this Act, be and the same are hereby repealed. Repealing clause. Approved, January 15, 1852.

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(No. 217.) AN ACT to authorize the Treasurer of Pike county, or the Treasurer of the Poor School Fund for the said county, to pay over to D. E. Stubbs, or his lawful representative, the sum of money therein named, and to authorize the Treasurer, or person having the control of the Poor School Funds in Cherokee county, to pay over to Achillius Foster, and James McDaniel, Wm. Knox and John Holcomb, the amount due them for teaching in the years 1850 and 1851. SECTION I. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Georgia in General Assembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That the County Treasurer of Pike county, or the Treasurer of the Poor School Funds of said county, be and he is hereby authorized to pay over to D. E. Stubbs, or his lawful representative, the sum of Twenty-Seven Dollars and Sixty Cents out of any surplus Poor School Fund raised by said county, which may remain in his hands after paying the accounts created during the year for which said tax may have been raised; Provided, The accounts shall be [Illegible Text] made out, as the law directs, before the same is paid. Treasurer of Pike to pay D. E. [Illegible Text] SEC. II. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That it shall be the duty of the [Illegible Text] or person having charge of the Poor School Funds of [Illegible Text] county, to pay the amount due Achillius Foster, James McDaniel, Wm. Knox, and John [Illegible Text] for teaching poor children, in the years eighteen hundred and fifty and eighteen hundred and fifty-one; Provided, Their accounts are made out, and allowed them according to the law regnlating such accounts, in said years. And others. SEC. III. And be it further enacted, That all laws and parts of laws militating against this Act, be and the same are hereby repealed. Approved, January 14, 1852. (No. 218.) AN ACT for the relief of the Teachers of poor children of the county of Upson, for the year 1850. SECTION I. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Georgia in General Assembly

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met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That the Justices of the Inferior Court of said county, be and they are hereby required to pay the teachers of poor children in said county, for the year eighteen hundred and fifty, out of any surplus which may arise after the payment of all accounts, for teaching poor children for the year eighteen hundred and fifty, or any subsequent year, until all the accounts for said year of eighteen hundred and fifty be fully paid. Inferior Court of [Illegible Text] to pay certain teachers. SEC. II. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That all laws and parts of laws militating against this Act, be and the same are hereby repealed. Repealing clause. Approved, Jan. 7 1852. (No. 219.) AN ACT to authorize and require the Justices of the Inferior [Illegible Text] of Walton and Henry counties, to pay to Thomas G. [Illegible Text], of Walton county, and William Hadden, of Henry county, certain sums of money for teaching the poor children of said counties, in the years 1848 and 1849. SECTION I. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of [Illegible Text] of the State of Georgia in General Assembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the [Illegible Text], That so soon as the Justices of the Inferior Court of [Illegible Text] county, shall draw the Poor School money for the present year, they are hereby required to pay to Thomas G. Wood, Twenty-Five Dollars, for teaching the [Illegible Text] Children of said county, in eighteen hundred and forty-nine, for which the Court failed to pay him for. [Illegible Text] SEC. II. And be it further enacted, That the Justices of the Inferior Court of Henry county, or a majority of said Court, shall be authorized to draw the Poor School money for the present year, and they are hereby required to pay to William Hadden, Sixteen Dollars and Nine-Five Cents, for teaching a part of the Poor Children of said county of Henry, for the year eighteen hundred and forty-eight, for which the Court failed to pay said Hadden; Provided, That said Hadden establishes his account on oath. [Illegible Text] SEC. III. And be it further enacted, That all laws and parts of laws militating against this Act, be and the same are hereby repealed. Repealing [Illegible Text]. Approved, January 8, 1852.

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APPROPRIATIONS. * * A good many private appropriations were necessarily included under the General Laws.See that Title, in Part I. TITLE II. No. 220. Joseph MarshallU. Smith. No. 221. L. S. DeLyon and others. No. 222. R. S. Willingham. No. 223. L. F. Harris, Adm'r. c. No. 224. Ira Sanburn. No. 225. J. J. TookeT. H. Polhill. No. 226. Elias James, and others. No. 227. G. MooreJ. T. Humphries. No. 228. X. G. MeFarland. No. 229. W. C. Dun. No. 230. James Gibson. No. 231. S. Jones. (No. 220.) AN ACT to appropriate and refund to Joseph Marshall, Tax Collector of Decatur county, a certain sum of money therein named, and to reimburse money to Uriah Smith for over-payment of taxes. WHEREAS, Joseph Marshall, Tax [Illegible Text] of Decatur county, is also Receiver of Tax Returns for said county; and whereas, as said Receiver, he made a return on his books, to the office of the Comptroller General, of a nominal slave in said county, as being liable to pay a tax of One Hundred and Fifty Dollars; and whereas, as said Tax Collector, for the purpose of making a settlement with the State of the taxes due from said county, he, before and without receiving said sum, paid over to the Treasurer the said sum of One Hundred and Fifty Dollars; and whereas, the said Joseph Marshall returned said slave as a nominal slave, under a misapprehension of the factfor remedy whereof SECTION I. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Georgia, in General Assembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That the sum of One Hundred and Fifty Dollars be, and the same is hereby appropriated, to refund to the said Joseph Marshall the sum aforesaid; and the Governor is hereby authorized and required to draw his warrant upon the Treasurer therefor, in favor of the said Joseph Marshall. [Illegible Text] appropriated to Joseph Marshall SEC. II. And be it further enacted, That the Governor draw his warrant on the Treasurer of this State, in favor of

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Uriah Smith, of the county of Morgan, for the sum of Seventeen Dollars and Eighty-Five Cents, to reimburse him for that amount paid into the Treasury, improperly, upon his taxable property, and that the same be paid to N. G. Foster, Agent for said Uriah Smith. [Illegible Text] 85-100 to Uriah Smith. Approved, January 22, 1852. (No. 221.) AN ACT for the relief of Levi S. DeLyon and Asher Ayers, and to authorize the Governor to draw his warrant on the Treasury in their behalf, for the amount stated. SECTION I. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Georgia in General Assembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That from and after the passage of this Act, that, for as much as Levi S. DeLyon, in the year eighteen hundred and fifty, gave in all his real and personal property in the county of Effingham, of which he was then a resident, upon which he paid to the Tax Collector of Effingham county the sum of Twenty-Six Dollars Twenty-Five Cents and Four Mills, as appears by the receipt of John Dasher, Tax Collector for Effingham county for the year eighteen hundred and fifty, and a portion of the said property being doubly assessed by the Receiver of Tax Returns for Chatham county, for the said year eighteen hundred and fifty, upon which assessment an execution against the said Levi S. DeLyon issued, and he was compelled to pay the sum of Sixty-Five Dollars and Fifty-Two Cents to the Tax Collector of Chatham county. That with a view to correct so palpable a wrong, the Governor be directed to draw his warrant on the Treasurer in favor of the said Levi S. DeLyon, for the sum of Sixty-Five Dollars and Fifty-Two Cents, so paid in Chatham county for the said tax of eighteen hundred and fifty. [Illegible Text] 52-100 to L. S. DeLyon. SEC. II. And be it further enacted, That his Excellency, the Governor, be and he is hereby authorized and required to draw his warrant on the Treasurer for the sum of Twenty Dollars and Fourteen Cents, in favor of Asher Ayers, Agent for Mrs. A. Cutter, for a double tax illegally assessed against him in the county of Chatham, the tax having been paid for the same property in the county of Bibb. [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] to Asher [Illegible Text].

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SEC. III. And be it further enacted, That his Excellency the Governor, be and he is hereby authorized and required to draw his warrant on the Treasurer in favor of John T. Coxe, for the sum of Nine Dollars Thirty-Seven and a Half Cents, the same being the amount of State Tax paid by him on a house and lot in the city of Macon, the tax on the said house and lot being paid also by Charles Thompson, as Trustee for Mrs. J. T. Coxe. [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] to John T. [Illegible Text] Approved, January 12, 1852. (No. 222.) AN ACT for the relief of Reuben S. Willingham, Tax Collector of Lincoln county. WHEREAS, Reuben S. Willingham, Tax Collector of the county of Lincoln, issued his separate fi. fas. against Lucinda Frails and Sarah Frails, for the sum of Ten Dollars each, for having failed to pay a double tax assessed against each as free persons of color, for the year eighteen hundred and fifty, and the said defendants in fi. fas. took an oath of illegality, declaring that they were free white persons, which oath of illegality and fi. fas. was returned to the Inferior Court of Lincoln county, at February Term, eighteen hundred and fifty-one, and upon investigation the Court sustained the affidavit of illegality. And, whereas, the said Willingham, Tax Collector aforesaid, paid the State Treasurer the sum of Twenty Dollars, the tax assessed against the said Lucinda Frails and Sarah Frails SECTION I. 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 from and immediately after the passage of this Act, it shall be the duty of his Excellency the Governor, to draw is warrant on the Treasurer of this State for the sum of Twenty Dollars, in favor of Renben S. Willingham, Tax Collector of Lincoln county, the same being the amount of State Tax so by him paid into the Treasury, on account of the tax of Lucinda Frails and Sarah Frails, which they were relieved from as stated in the preamble to this Act; and that the Treasurer pay said sum to Benning B. Moore, Senator from the Thirty-Fifth Senatorial District. [Illegible Text] to [Illegible Text] S. Willingham, Approved, January 21, 1852.

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(No. 223.) AN ACT for the relief of Lewis [Illegible Text]. Harris, Administrator on the estate of Nathaniel [Illegible Text]. Harris, [Illegible Text], and to authorize the Governor to draw his warrant on the Treasury in his favor, for the [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] mentioned. [Illegible Text], The said Lewis F. Harris, as the Administrator on the estate of Nathaniel F. Harris, [Illegible Text], did make his return of the taxable property belonging to said estate for the year one thousand eight hundred and fifty, to the [Illegible Text] of Tax Returns for the county of Washington, where said estate is principally located, including therein certain real estate belonging to his said [Illegible Text], [Illegible Text] and being in the city of Savannah, and county of Chatham, and [Illegible Text] paid to the Tax Collector of the county of Washington, the tax assessed therein, [Illegible Text] to the sum of Seventy Dollars and Ninety-Three [Illegible Text]; and, whereas, the Tax Receiver for the said county of Chatham, for the year one thousand eight hundred and fifty, did double tax the said Lewis F. Harris, [Illegible Text] as aforesaid, for that portion of the estate of his [Illegible Text], lying and being in the city of Savannah, and [Illegible Text] of Chatham, and which he had returned as aforesaid, by reason whereof [Illegible Text] hath been compelled to pay to the Tax Collector for the said county of Chatham, the sum of [Illegible Text] Dollars and Eighty-Eight Cents, illegally [Illegible Text] against him as such Administrator as aforesaid; for [Illegible Text] whereof SECTION [Illegible Text]. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of [Illegible Text] in General Assembly [Illegible Text], and it is hereby [Illegible Text] by the authority of the same, That from and after the [Illegible Text] of this Act, his Excellency the Governor, be and [Illegible Text] is hereby directed to draw his warrant on the Treasury in [Illegible Text] of the said Lewis F. Harris, Administrator on the [Illegible Text] of Nathaniel F. Harris, for the sum of [Illegible Text] Dollars and Eighty Eight Cents, being the amount [Illegible Text] against said estate by the Tax Receiver of Chatham county, and collected from him by the Tax Collector of said county of Chatham. [Illegible Text] Approved, January 17, 1852.

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(No. 224.) AN ACT to refund to Ira Sanburn, of [Illegible Text] county, a certain sum of money therein named. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Georgia, That the sum of Eighty-Three Dollars be refunded to Ira Sanburn, for money paid the Agent of the State for fractions of land, No. 231, 229, 232, and 230, in the Fifteenth District of Decatur countythe State having made no title therefor to the said [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text], there being no such fractions. And the Governor is hereby authorized to draw his warrant upon the Treasurer therefor, in favor of the said Ira Sanburn. [Illegible Text]. Approved, January 12, 1852. (No. 225.) AN ACT to appropriate money to James J. [Illegible Text] of the county of Talbot, and to Thomas [Illegible Text]. [Illegible Text] of the county of Jefferson, on account of the over payment of taxes. SECTION I. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Georgia in General Assembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That the sum of Seventeen Dollars and Fifty-Five Cents be and the same is hereby appropriated to pay James J. Tooke, of the county of Talbot, for taxes overpaid by him, in consequence of a mistake having been made by the Receiver of Tax Returns of said county, by entering the amount of Five Thousand Dollars worth of town property as taxable, when the real amount was only Five Hundred Dollars. And that James W. [Illegible Text], Representative of the county of Talbot, be authorized to draw and receipt for the same. [Illegible Text]. SEC. [Illegible Text]. Be it further enacted, That Five Dollars be also paid to Thomas [Illegible Text]. Polhill, of the county of Jefferson, as guardian of Robert Hill, a free man of color, as James T. Bothwell, former guardian, had returned the said Robert, and paid the taxes for the year eighteen hundred and fifty-one, and that the same be paid to P. B. [Illegible Text], Senator from the Ninth Senatorial District. [Illegible Text] to T. [Illegible Text]. [Illegible Text]. Approved, January 22, 1852.

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(No. 226.) AN ACT to appropriate money to compensate certain persons therein named, for pursuing and arresting James Williams, who is charged with the offence of murder, and to reimburse said persons for expenditures in having said James Williams committed to jail, and to appropriate a sum of money to pay John Mullins a reward paid by him, for the arrest of Alfred Crawford. SEC. I. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Georgia, in General Assembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That the sum of One Hundred and Fifty Dollars, be and the same is hereby appropriated to pay Elias James, and William McLendon, of the county of Thomas, for the services of themselves and horses, and expenses incurred by them, in pursuing and arresting one James Williams, charged with the offence of murder in Thomas county, and now under sentence of death, and that the Governor draw his warrant in favor of them, or either of them, upon the Treasury, for said sum. [Illegible Text] to [Illegible Text] arresting James Williams. SEC. II. And be it further enacted, That the sum of One Hundred Dollars be and the same is hereby appropriated to John Mullins, of Monroe, the same having been paid by him as a reward for the arrest of Alfred Crawford, charged with the offence of murder, and that the Treasurer be and he is hereby authorized to pay the same to John L. Woodward, Representative from said county. [Illegible Text] to John Mullins. SEC. III. And be it further enacted, That all laws or parts of laws militating against this Act, be and the same are hereby repealed. Approved, January 22, 1852. (No. 227.) AN ACT for the relief of the Estate of James Mapp, deceased, of [Illegible Text] county, and James T. Hemphill, of DeKalb county. WHEREAS, in the year eighteen hundred and fifty, the estate of James Mapp, of Greene county, was, while litigation was pending as to the establishment of his will, represented by his widow, under temporary letters of Administration,

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and she having given in the property of said estate to a Justice of the Peace, who did not return the same to the Tax Receiver, or Clerk of the Inferior Court, and said estate was doubly [Illegible Text], for remedy [Illegible Text] SECTION I. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Georgia in General Assembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That upon satisfactory proof of the facts as before [Illegible Text], it shall be lawful for the Governor to draw his warrant upon the Treasury in favor of Green Moore, Administrator of the estate of James Mapp, deceased, for the amount of the tax imposed on said estate for its default. Double Tax [Illegible Text] to Administrator of James Mapp. SEC. II. Be it further enacted That the sum of Eighteen Dollars, be appropriated to [Illegible Text] to James T. [Illegible Text], that amount of tax assessed and collected on property as his in the county of Scriven, in the year eighteen hundred and forty-nine, which had been removed by him to the county of DeKalb, and paid taxes on there, or was paid by others in the year eighteen hundred and forty-nine, and that the Governor draw his warrant on the [Illegible Text] for the same. [Illegible Text] to James T. [Illegible Text]. Approved, January 12, 1852. (No. 228.) AN ACT for the relief of X. G. McFarland, of the county of Walker. WHEREAS, X. G. McFarland, of the county of Walker, in compliance with the provisions of the Act relating to reverted lands, assented to December [Illegible Text], eighteen uhndred and forty-two, made application for the grants to lots number Two Hundred and Fifty-Seven, in the Twenty-Fifth District, and Third Section, number One Hundred and Ninety-Three, in the Twenty-Seventh District, and Third Section, Five Hundred and Sixty-Two, (North half) Thirteenth District and First Section, [Illegible Text] Five Hundred and Thirty-Four, in the Third District, and Third Section, number Two Hundred and Thirty-Eight, in the Twelfth District and First Section; and number Three Hundred and Eighty-One, in the Fifteenth District and First Section. Whereas, the said X. G. McFarland, through his Agent, having applied to the proper department, for the grants for said lots of land, and which then

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appeared to have been granted. Whereas said lots of land were subsequently granted as reverted lots, whereby the Treasury of the State received the sum of One Hundred and Forty-Five Dollars more than would have been paid in, had the grants issued to the said X. G. McFarland, the rightful owner of said lots. SECTION I. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Georgia, in General Assembly [Illegible Text] and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That his Excellency, be and he is hereby authorized to draw his warrant on the Treasury, for the said sum of One Hundred and Forty-Five Dollars, in favor of said X. G. McFarland. [Illegible Text] to N. G. [Illegible Text] Approved, January 17, 1852. (No. 229.) AN ACT for the relief of William C. Dun, Tax Collector of Jasper county. WHEREAS, it appears from the books of the Receiver of Tax Returns of Jasper county, as turned over to William C. Dun, Tax Collector of said county, for the year eighteen hundred and fifty-one, that John Robinson, has been returned to the Receiver as a citizen and tax payer of Lovejoy's District, of said county, when in truth, and in fact, there is no such person in said district; and, whereas, the tax assessed on the property as given in, amounts to the sum of Five-Dollars and Fourteen Cents, which has been paid over to the State, by said Tax Collector. SECTION I. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Georgia in General Assembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That his Excellency, the Governor, be and he is hereby authorized and requested to draw his warrant upon the [Illegible Text], in favor of William C. Dun, Tax Collector of Jasper county, for the sum of Five Dollars and Fourteen Cents, it being the amount of tax paid over to the State, by said Tax Collector, more than was due. Five Dollars and fourteen cents, to W. C. Dun. Approved, January 12, 1852.

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(No. 230.) AN ACT for the relief of James Gibson of the county of Wilkinson, and to authorize and require the Governor to draw his warrant upon the Treasurer in favor of said Gibson or his agent, for the sum of Nineteen Hundred and Two Dollars and Two Cents. WHEREAS, it appears by the petition of James Gibson, and the testimony therewith submitted, that the said Gibson holds a warranty title from the State of Georgia to a certain negro man named July, bearing date the eleventh day of April, eighteen hundred and thirty-four, and that at the October term of Wilkinson Superior Court, eighteen hundred and fifty a judgment was rendered against the said Gibson in an action of Trover, for said negro man July, in favor of one Samuel N. Papot, for the sum of Sixteen Hundred and Fifty Dollars, and that the said Gibson was compelled to and did pay out in obedience to said judgment, the sum aforesaid, together with the sum of Fifty Two Dollars and Fifty-Nine Cents, costs of Court, and the further sum of Seventy-Five Dollars Attorney's fees for defending his title from the State, making in the whole the sum of Seventeen Hundred and Seventy-Seven Dollars and Fifty-Nine Cents, which amount, with lawful interest thereon, from the twenty-sixth day of October, eighteen hundred and fifty, (the time of payment,) to the twenty-sixth October, eighteen hundred and fifty-one, is One Hundred and Twenty-Four Dollars and Forty-Three Cents, making in the aggregate, the sum of Nineteen Hundred and Two Dollars and Two Cents, which the said Gibson has been compelled to pay out and lose in consequence of the failure of his title from the State of Georgia, and whereas justice and good faith alike demand that the State should restore and refund to the said Gibson, the said sum so paid out by him SECTION I. 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 immediately after the passage of this Act, His Excellency, the Governor, be he and is hereby authorized and required to draw his warrant upon the Treasurer of this State in favor of James Gibson, or his agent Arthur E. Cochran, for the sum of Nineteen Hundred and Two Dollars and Two Cents, to be paid out of any monies in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, any law to the contrary notwithstanding. $1,902 02 to [Illegible Text] Gibson. Approved, January 13, 1852.

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(No. 231.) AN ACT to indemnify Scaborn Jones for loss sustained by him in consequence of the State selling him a fractional lot of land, to which it had no title. WHEREAS, fractional lot of land number ten, in the Seventh District of Muscogee county, was sold by the State in April, eighteen hundred and forty-nine under the Act of eighteen hundred and forty-seven, entitled an Act to authorize the Governor to appoint fit and proper persons to sell and dispose of the undrawn lots in the land lotteries heretofore had in this State, and to limit the time for fraction purchasers to pay for and take out grants for fractions, and was bought by Seaborn Jones, of Muscogee county, for Four Hundred and Thirty Dollars, the whole of which he paid to the State, in April, eighteen hundred and forty-nine, besides also Three Dollars as a grant fee; and, whereas, the fraction was claimed by one John G. Winter to be his, and thereupon arose a legal suit between Jones and Winter, to try the title to the fraction, which was finally carried from the Superior Court of Muscogee county, to the Supreme Court; and, whereas, the Supreme Court decided that the title of Winter was good, and that the grant to Jones was void, and that the State had already, before making the grant to Jones, parted with its title to the fraction; and, whereas, the cost and expenses of the litigation aforesaid were considerable to Jones, namely, Ten Dollars in the Superior, and Twelve Dollars in the Supreme Court, besides in the Supreme, a counsel fee of One Hundred Dollars, therefor SEC. I. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Georgia in General Assembly met, That upon the presentation by the said Seaborn Jones, to His Excellency the Governor, of satisfactory evidence that the grant issued by the State to him for the fraction aforesaid, has been declared void, and return of said grant, his Excellency the Governor, is hereby authorized to draw his warrant on the Treasurer in favor of said Seaborn Jones, for the amount of the purchase money paid by him, with interest from the date of its payment, as also for the sum of Twenty-Two Dollars, the amount of Court costs to which said Jones was subject, in said case, as also the grant fee of Three Dollars. Purchase money, interest and cost [Illegible Text] to S. Jones. Approved, January 12, 1852.

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ATTORNEYS. TITLE III. No. 232. John W. Duncan. No. 233. A. F. Braham. (No. 232.) AN ACT to authorize John W. Duncan to plead and practice Law in the several Courts of Law and Equity in this State, on certain conditions therein named. SECTION I. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Georgia in General Assembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority aforesaid, That from and after the passage of this Act, John W. Duncan, now a resident of the county of Chatham, in this State, be and he is hereby authorized to plead and practice Law in the several Courts of Law and Equity in this State, upon his undergoing an approved examination according to law, under the same liabilities, and having the same privileges, as if he were a natural born citizen of this State. John W. Duncan authorized to plead and practice. Approved, January 14, 1852. (No. 233.) AN ACT to authorize Alfred F. Braham to plead and practice Law in the several Courts of Law and Equity in this State, on certain conditions therein named. WHEREAS, Alfred F. Braham, an Englishman by birth, who has been living in the United States for the last four years, who is now an inhabitant of the State of Georgia, and has been for three years past, and who has filed a declaration of his intention to become a citizen of the United States, in the Clerk's office of the Superior Court of the county of DeKalb, but that sufficient time hath not yet

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[Illegible Text] to entitle him to take the oath of allegiance, and who has been for some time past engaged in the study of law, and who is desirous to become a practitioner of the [Illegible Text] SECTION I. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Georgia in General Assembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That from and after the passage of this Act, Alfred F. Braham, now a resident of DeKalb county, in this State, be and he is hereby authorized to plead and practice law in the several Courts of Law and Equity in this State, upon his undergoing an approved examination, according to law, under the same liabilities, and having the same privileges, as if he were a natural born citizen of this State. Alfred [Illegible Text]. Braham [Illegible Text] to plead and practice. Approved, December 19, 1851.

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CHURCHES AND CHARITABLE INSTITUTIONS. * * The Acts incorporating several Churches may be found under Title I, [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] being a part of Acts belonging property to that Title. For Act incorporating Augusta Orphan [Illegible Text] Cites and Towas, Act No. 272. TITLE IV. No. 234. Preachers' Aid Society, c. No. 235. Hebrew Benevolent Society. No. 236. [Illegible Text] Asylum for the Poor. No. 237. Savannah Female Asylum. No. 238. Jewish Congregation. No. 239. Anderson Meeting House. No. 240. Several Baptist Churches. No. 241. Churches, Lodges, Divisions, c. [Illegible Text]. No. 242. Churches, Campgrounds, Lodges, c. No. 243. Fraternal, and other Lodges. No. 244. Carrollton Chapter. No. 245. Sundry Lodges, c. (No. 234.) AN ACT to alter and change the name of the Relief Society of the Georgia Annual Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church South, to that of the Preachers' Aid Society of the Georgia Conference; also, to authorize the Church [Illegible Text] and Vestrymea of St. Paul's Church, in Augusta, to sell a portion of their lot. SECTION I. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Georgia, That from and after the passage of this Act, the name of the Relief Society of the Georgia Annual Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church South, incorporated by an Act of the General Assembly of this State, passed in the year eighteen hundred and thirty-eight, and amended in the year eighteen hundred and fifty, be and the same is hereby altered and [Illegible Text] to that of the Preachers' Aid Society of the Georgia Conference, and that all the rights, privileges and immunities conferred by the Act of incorporation upon members of the said Relief Society of the Georgia Annual Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church South, shall be enjoyed and held by them under the name of The Preachers' Aid Society of the Georgia Conference, and that all laws militating against this Act, be and the same are hereby repealed. Relief Society, [Illegible Text] to [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] Society. SEC. II. And be it further enacted, That the Church Wardens and Vestrymen of St. Paul's Church, in Augusta, be and they are hereby authorized to sell and convey

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the portion of their lot in Augusta, authorized to be sold by the Act passed on the twenty-third of December, eighteen hundred and twenty-six, without reference to the proviso contained in said Act, and that all laws militating against this Act, are hereby repealed. [Illegible Text]. Approved, December 30, 1851. (No. 235.) AN ACT to incorporate The Hebrew Benevolent Society of Savannah. SECTION I. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Georgia in General Assembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That from and after the passing of this Act, Solomon Cohen, President, and R. [Illegible Text], Vice President, and all others who [Illegible Text] are or may hereafter become members of the association called, The Hebrew Benevolent Society of Savannah, be and they are hereby declared to be a body corporate under the name and style of The Hebrew Benevolent Society of Savannah, and shall be capable in law of receiving any devise or bequest, and of holding and enjoying any real or personal estate whatever; acquire by purchase, gift, devise or bequest, and shall have perpetual succession of officers and members; may have and use a common seal, and under the name and style aforesaid, may sue and be sued, plead and be impleaded, answer and be answered unto, in any Court of Law or Equity in this State, having the requisite jurisdiction. [Illegible Text] Powers and [Illegible Text] SEC. II. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That said Society shall have power and authority to invest its funds in any species of property whatsoever, and sell, lease or exchange any property by it acquired in any manner whatsoever. Power to invest [Illegible Text] and [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] SEC. III. And be it further enacted, That the said Society shall have power and authority to make and establish such by-laws, rules and regulations, for its own government, as it may deem expedient and necessary, and the same to alter, repeal, revoke, suspend or amend; Provided, That the same shall not be repugnant to the Constitution and Laws of this State, and of the United States. By-laws. Approved, December 19, 1851.

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(No. 236.) AN ACT to alter and [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] for their support, and to authorize the Inferior Court of [Illegible Text] county, to bind out poor children to said [Illegible Text], under certain [Illegible Text], and to provide for their education. SECTION I. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Georgia in General Assembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That so much of the first section of the Act, * * Act passed in [Illegible Text], Pam. 133. to which this is amendatory, as is contained in the words upon giving twenty days notice thereof, in one of the public gazettes of said county, and at the Court House, be and the same is hereby repealed. Part of Act of incorporation repealed. Approved, January 22, 1852. (No. 237.) AN ACT to amend an Act entitled an Act to incorporate the Savannah Female Asylum, in the city of Savannah. WHEREAS, It is the object of said Society, to educate, clothe and support, such poor and destitute female children, as are orphans, or whose parents are unable to support them; and, whereas, it is necessary to carry out the benevolent intentions towards such children, that said Society should have the power of receiving them as apprentices until the age of eighteen, and also of transferring such indenture of apprenticeship, for the purpose of having such children instructed in a useful art or [Illegible Text] SECTION I. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Georgia in General Assembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That from and after the passage of this Act, that the said Savannah Female Asylum, in the city of Savannah, be and it is hereby authorized to receive female children, as indented apprentices, for the purpose of education and support, from any age under eighteen years, [Illegible Text]

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their arrival at such age; and such female children having been indented, as is herein provided, shall be under the same control, and subjection to said Society, as [Illegible Text] indented to a master to learn any trade, profession, or calling. Female Asylum may [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] as [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] until the age of 18 years. SEC. II. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That as such female children are usually received at a tender age, that in all cases where such female child is under the age of fourteen years, that it shall not be necessary for such child to sign said indentures, but the signature of the parent or guardian, or person for the then time standing in the place of such parent or guardian, and having control of such child, shall be sufficient, and the indenture so signed shall be as binding on such child as an indenture of [Illegible Text] is by the common law upon the [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] the same; Provided, That the said indenture shall be [Illegible Text] by a Judge of the Superior Courts of this State, or a Justice of the Inferior Court of Chatham county, who shall be satisfied of the power of the person to bind [Illegible Text] such child, and the propriety of such child being so [Illegible Text] and the said Judge or Justice shall give a certificate [Illegible Text] under his hand, which said certificate shall be [Illegible Text] evidence of the facts therein contained, in any Court of Law or Equity in this State. Signature of parents, c., [Illegible Text] How attested. SEC. III. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the said Savannah Female Asylum, in the city of Savannah, shall have the power to bind out such female children as are so indented to it, for the purpose of having them [Illegible Text] a useful trade, calling or occupation. Such children may be [Illegible Text] out to learn [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] SEC. IV. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That all [Illegible Text] and contracts of binding heretofore [Illegible Text] by said [Illegible Text] from the parents and guardians of children heretofore received by it, be and the same are hereby declared valid and binding to all intents and [Illegible Text] as though the same had been [Illegible Text] after the [Illegible Text] of this Act, and in [Illegible Text] with its provisions. [Illegible Text] SEC. V. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That all law and parts of laws militating against this Act, [Illegible Text] and the same are [Illegible Text] repealed. [Illegible Text] Approved, January 22, 1852.

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(No. 238.) AN ACT to amend the charter of the Jewish Congregation of Savannah. SECTION I. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Georgia in General Assembly met, and it is hereby enacted by authority of the same, That from and after the passage of this Act, the annual meeting of said congregation shall be held on the first Monday in January next, and on the first Monday in January in each and every year succeeding. Annual meeting to be on first Monday in January. SEC. II. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the officers elected in August last, shall hold their offices until the first Monday in January, eighteen hundred and fifty-three, and that all other business, which, under the old charter, would have been transacted in August, eighteen hundred and fifty-two, shall be transacted at the next annual meeting. Officers to [Illegible Text] until 1853. Approved, December 19, 1851. (No. 239.) AN ACT entitled an Act to amend an Act entitled an Act to incorporate [Illegible Text] Church, in the county of [Illegible Text] approved, February 5, 1850, so far as relates to the name of said Church. SECTION. I. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Georgia, in General Assembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That from and after the passage of this Act, the Baptist Church in the Forty-First District Georgia Militia, Tattnall county, known by the name of [Illegible Text] Church, shall be called and known by the name of Anderson's Meeting House. Concord Church changed to Anderson Meeting House. SEC. II. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That all laws or parts of laws, militating against this Act, be and the same are hereby repealed. Repealing [Illegible Text] Approved, January 12, 1852.

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(No. 240.) AN ACT to incorporate the Baptist Church in the town of [Illegible Text] in the county of Cobb, and appoint Trustees for the same; also, to incorporate Pisgah Baptist Church in the county of Floyd; also, to incorporate the Baptist Church of Christ, in Fayetteville in Fayette county, and appoint Trustees for the same. SECTION I. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Georgia in General Assembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That David Dobbs, John M. Edge, William H. Robert, T. D. Key, A. S. Smith, and William S. Tweedle, be and they are hereby constituted a body corporate and politic, by the name and style of the Trustees of the Marietta Baptist Church, in the village of Marietta, and the county of Cobb, and that they shall have a perpetual succession, and common seal, and they and their successors, by the name aforesaid, shall be able and capable in law and equity, to possess, purchase, receive, and retain to them and their successors, forever, any lands, tenements, rents, issues, goods, and chattels, of any kind whatever, which may have been given to or purchased by the said Trustees, for the use of said Church, and the same to dispose of in whatever manner they shall adjudge most beneficial for the use thereof, and by the name aforesaid, shall be able to sue and be sued, plead and be impleaded, answer and be answered, in any Court of Law or Equity. Marietta Baptist. Church incorporated. SEC. II. And be it further enacted, That all vacancies occurring by death, resignation, removal or otherwise, shall be filled by said Church at a regular Church meeting, and that any [Illegible Text] of the Trustees be a quorum, and authorized to exercise all the powers granted by this Act, and that said Trustees shall have power to make all by-laws, rules and regulations necessary to carry their powers into effect, not repugnant to the Constitution and Laws of this State, or of the United States. Power of Trustees. SEC. III. And be it further enacted, That Alvan Dean, [Illegible Text] Dawkins, and Joseph J. Harden, and their successors in office, be and they are hereby declared to be a body corporate and politic, under the name and style of [Illegible Text] Baptist Church, of the county of Floyd, and as such may have a common seal, sue and be sued, plead and be impleaded, recover and hold property conveyed to them, and transfer and sell the same at pleasure, and that said Trustees and their successors, shall have power to fill

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all such vacancies that may occur in their body, and make such by-laws and regulations as they may deem proper; Provided, The same are not contrary to the Constitution and Laws of this State, or of the United States. [Illegible Text] Baptist church incorporated. SEC. IV. And be it further enacted, That John D. Stell, James J. Whitaker, John Murphy, Jeptha Murphy, John B. Allen, William H. Hooten, and John Nash, and their successors, be and they are hereby declared to be a body corporate and politic, under the name and style of Trustees of the Baptist Church of Christ, at Fayetteville, Fayette county, and by such name and style shall have power to hold, possess, and enjoy property, real and personal, and transfer the same at pleasure, may sue and be sued, plead and be impleaded, and may pass any rules and by-laws for their government, not contrary to the Constitution and Laws of this State, or of the United States, and said Trustees, or a majority of them, may fill any vacancy that may occur in their body. Fayetteville Baptist church incorporated. SEC. V. And be it further enacted, That all laws and parts of laws militating against this Act, be and the same are hereby repealed. Repealing clause. Approved, January 20, 1852. (No. 241.) AN ACT to incorporate certain Churches, Camp Grounds, [Illegible Text] Masonic Lodges, Old Fellows' Lodges, Divisions of Sons of Temperance, and other associations, and for other purposes therein named. SECTION I. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Georgia in General Assembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That John Wiley, Manos Morgan, Gallatin Stephens, Hugh Allison, and Shadrach C. Hale, be and they are hereby appointed Trustees for Dade County Academy, and they and their successors in office, are hereby declared to be a body politic and corporate, may sue and be sued, plead and be impleaded, in the several Courts of Law and Equity in this State, shall have power to make all necessary regulations for the government of said corporation, not repugnant to law, may hold all kinds of property, make and receive conveyances, be invested with all gifts, grants,

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rights, immunities or privileges whatsoever, that may be essential to the well being of said corporation. Dade county Academy incorporated. SEC. II. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That said Trustees shall have full power to collect, hold, and enjoy, to the benefit of said Academy, all monies that have been appropriated to, or in any way bestowed, or that hereafter may be given, or granted, for the use of said Academy. Power [Illegible Text] collect land. SEC. III. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the Inferior Court of Dade county shall have power to remove any or all of said Trustees, when, in their opinion, the interest of said Academy demands the same, and to fill all vacancies that may occur by death, resignation, or otherwise. Inferior court may remove [Illegible Text] and fill vacancies. SEC. IV. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the [Illegible Text] Church in the sixty-fifth district of the county of [Illegible Text], shall be known by the name of Hopeful [Illegible Text] Church, and that Benjamin S. Palmer, William [Illegible Text]. [Illegible Text], Hampton H. Hudson, Robert Walls, William Byne, Mathew J. Carswell, and Amos W. Wiggins, and their [Illegible Text], be and they are hereby declared a body corporate and politic, under the name and style of Hopeful Bapist Church, and as such shall be capable in law to sue and be sued, to receive by gift or otherwise, and to hold, use, and dispose of any property they may become possessed of, by gift, purchase, or otherwise, and shall have power to make all by-laws necessary and proper to carry their powers into effect, not [Illegible Text] to law; may [Illegible Text] a common seal, and appoint such officers, as to them may appear proper, and remove the same, and when any vacancy [Illegible Text] in said Board of Trustees, the remaining [Illegible Text] shall have power, or a majority may appoint as their by laws may direct. [Illegible Text] SEC. V. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the Trustees of Temperance Hall, in the city of [Illegible Text] and county of Muscogee, be and the same are hereby made a body corporate, under the name and style aforesaid. [Illegible Text] SEC. VI. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That three members of the Chattahoochee Division of the Sons of Temperance. No. Seventeen, and three members of the Muscogee Division of Sons of Temperance, No. Twenty-Nine, and their successors to be appointed by the respective Divisions, as vacancies may occur, by death, resignation, or otherwise, be and they and their successors are hereby declared capable in law of sueing and being sued, purchasing property and selling the same,

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when in either case it may [Illegible Text] to the benefit of either of the aforesaid Divisions of Sons of Temperance, making by [Illegible Text] for their government, not inconsistent with, or repugnant to the laws of this State or the United States, or with the constitution and by-laws of either of the aforesaid Divisions, and doing all other things, which bodies corporate may in law do, connected with the object of their association. Chattahoochee Division [Illegible Text] of T. and [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] S. of T. [Illegible Text]. SEC. VII. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That Eureka Lodge, No. Ninety-Five, of Free and Accepted Masons, of Starkville, in Lee county, be and the same is hereby made a body corporate under the name and style aforesaid. Eureka Lodge of F. and A. Masons incorporated. SEC. VIII. And be it further enacted, That William W. Gilmore, Worshipful Master, Mathew E. Williams, Senior Warden, and William Hawkins, Junior Warden, the officers of said Lodge, and their successors in office, be and they are hereby declared capable in law, of sueing and being sued, purchasing property, and selling the same, and doing all other things, which bodies corporate may in law do, connected with the objects of their association. Powers and [Illegible Text]. SEC. IX. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That from and after the passage of this Act, David J. Johnson, as Worshipful Master, James A. R. Hanks, as Senior Warden, and Dawson A. Walker, as Junior Warden, of [Illegible Text] Lodge of Free Masons, in Murray county, and their successors in office, respectively, shall compose a body corporate, under the name of Cohuttah Lodge, No. One Hundred and Forty-Five. [Illegible Text] SEC. X. And be it further enacted, That said Lodge shall have power to use a common seal, to sue and be sued, under the name aforesaid, and to receive and make titles to any property, real or personal. [Illegible Text] and [Illegible Text]. SEC. XI. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That Simpson Reid, Worshipful Master, James S. Rateliff, Senior Warden, James J. [Illegible Text], Junior Warden, and the other officers and members of Alleghany Lodge, No. One Hundred and Fourteen, of Free and Accepted Masons of Union county, and their successors in office, be and they are hereby incorporated, and created a body politic and corporate, by the name and style of Alleghany Lodge No. One Hundred and Fourteen, of Free and Accepted Masons, and by that name may sue and be sued, plead and be impleaded, and may purchase and convey property, both real and personal, contract, and be contracted with, have the rights of perpetual succession, and have and use a common seal, and the same to alter at pleasure, and make

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such by-laws and regulations as they may deem necessary and proper, not repugnant to the Laws and Constitution of this State. [Illegible Text] SEC. XII. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That W. P. Barney Martin Duke, D. S. Law, W. H. Dabney, E. Barker, W. J. Cantrell, and W. M. Peoples, and their successors in office, shall be and they are hereby declared to be a body corporate, by the name and style of the Trustees of Calhoun Academy, in the county of Gordon, and they, the said W. P. Barney, Martin Duke, D. S. Law, W. H. Dabney, E. Barker, W. J. Cantrell, and W. M. Peoples, shall be invested with all manner of property, both real and personal, all monies due, or that may become due, gifts, grants, hereditaments, privileges, and immunities [Illegible Text], which may belong to the said Academy or which may hereafter be made or transfered to them, the said Trustees and their successors in office, to have, and to hold the same for the proper use, benefit and behalf of the said [Illegible Text] Academy, and the said Trustees, styled as aforesaid, shall be and they are hereby declared to be capable of sueing or being sued, and of using all necessary and legal steps for recovering and defending any property whatever, which the said Academy may hold, claim or demand, and also with power to make all necessary regulations concerning said Academy buildings, or the appendages thereto appertaining and belonging, and to secure in the name of themselves and their successors in office, fee simple or other titles to any estate or personalty which has been sold, or may hereafter be conveyed to said Academy. Trustees of [Illegible Text] Academy incorporated. SEC. XIII. And be it further enacted, That any vacancies that may occur by death, resignation, or otherwise, of any of the Trustees of said Calhoun Academy, the survivors, or a majority of them, shall fill the same in such manner as shall be pointed out by the by-laws and regulations of the Trustees aforesaid. Filling of [Illegible Text]. SEC. XIV. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That John Hamilton, P. C. McOwen, L. W. Earnest, A. E. Blunt, William P. Chester, Edward White, and E. J. Tarver, be and they are hereby appointed Trustees of the Dalton Academy, in the county of Whitfield, and that they be invested with all the powers, rights and privileges of the Trustees of the Calhoun Academy, in the county of Gordon. Trustees of Dalton Academy [Illegible Text]. SEC. XV. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That Joseph Jacobs, John Peed, William Spires, and John Landers, and their successors in office, shall be and they are hereby appointed, and declared to be a body corporate,

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by the name and style of the Trustees of Aramatheon Methodist Church, of the county of Lincoln, and as such shall be capable in law, to sue and be sued, to receive by gift, or otherwise, and to hold, use, and dispose of, for the use of said Church, any property they may become possessed of, by gift, purchase, or otherwise, and take all necessary steps for recovering damages for any tresspass or other injury to the property of said Church, real or personal, and defend or sue for any property which now belongs or hereafter may belong to said Church. [Illegible Text] SEC. XVI. And be it further enacted, That the said Trustees, and their successors in office, or a majority of them, shall have power and authority to make all by-laws, necessary for the government of said Church, not repugnant to the Laws and Constitution of the State. Powers of Trustees. SEC. XVII. And be it further enacted, That the said Church shall have full power and authority to fill all vacancies which may occur in the trust body. Filling of [Illegible Text]. SEC. XVIII. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the Baptist Church in the county of Emanuel, in the Fifty-Third District, Georgia Militia, of said county, shall be known by the name of Haw-Hammack Baptist Church, and that Elam B. Lewis, Elisha Coleman, B. E. Brinson, Irwin L. Kirkland, and Britton Scott, and their successors in office, be and they are hereby appointed a body politic and corporate, under the name and style of the Haw-Hammack Baptist Church, and as such, shall be capable in law, to sue and be sued; to receive by gift or otherwise, and to hold, use and dispose of any property they may become possessed of by gift, purchase or otherwise, and shall have power to make all by-laws necessary and proper for carrying their powers into effect, not repugnant to the Constitution or Laws of this State, or the United States. And the said Trustees may use a common seal, and appoint such officers as to them may appear proper, and to remove the same, and when any vacancy occurs in the Board of Trustees, by death, resignation or otherwise, the remaining Trustees shall have power, or a majority of them may appoint, as their by-laws shall direct. [Illegible Text] SEC. XIX. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That from and after the passage of this Act, Samuel B. Clark, Edmund B. Gresham, Moses P. Green, William J. Evans, James Anderson, John W. Carswell, Augustus H. Anderson, and Alexander Murphey, be and they are hereby constituted a body corporate and politic, by the name and style of the Trustees of Brothersville Academy; said Board of Trustees to be augmented in number by the

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present Board; Provided, That not more than twelve shall at any time exist. [Illegible Text] SEC. XX. Be it further enacted, That the Trustees, and their successors in office, under the name and style aforesaid, may use a common seal, and shall be capable of sueing and being sued, pleading and being impleaded, also, to have, take, [Illegible Text] and acquire, by gift, grant or purchase, property, both real and personal, for the use of said Academy. Power of [Illegible Text]. SEC. XXI. Be it further enacted, That when any vacancy may happen, by death, resignation or otherwise, of any of the Trustees of said Academy, the remaining Trustees, or a majority, shall fill the same, in such manner as may be pointed out by the by-laws and regulations of the Trustees aforesaid. Filling of [Illegible Text] SEC. XXII. Be it [Illegible Text] enacted by the authority aforesaid, That Wiley E. Wood, Branham Thomas, Thomas A. Sharpe, Vincent Johnson, John Stricklin, Elijah Wyatt, James [Illegible Text] Ewing, [Illegible Text] Johnson, and J. R. Simmons, and their successors in office, be and they are hereby appointed and declared a body corporate, under the name and style of the Trustees, of the Broomtown Camp Ground, of [Illegible Text] century. Broomtown [Illegible Text] incorporated. SEC. XXIII. And be it further enacted, That said Trustees, and their successors, shall have full power to make such by laws and regulations, for the government of said Camp Ground, as they or a majority of them may deem necessary; Provided, They be not repugnant to the Constitution and Laws of this State, or of the United States. [Illegible Text] of Trustees. SEC. XXIV. And be it further enacted, That the said Trustees and their successors, or a majority of them, shall have [Illegible Text] power and authority to fill any vacancy which may [Illegible Text] in their body, by death, resignation or otherwise. Filling of [Illegible Text] SEC. XXV. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That [Illegible Text] and after the passage of this Act, William M. Story, J. P. Fleming, James P. Asten, Barton [Illegible Text] and Alfred [Illegible Text], and their successors in [Illegible Text], be and they are hereby [Illegible Text] a body corporate and politic, by the name and style of the Trustees of Emory Academy. Emory Academy [Illegible Text] SEC. XXVI. Be it further enacted, That the Trustees and their successors in office, under the name and style aforesaid, may use a common seal, and shall be capable of sueing and being sued, pleading and being impleaded, also, to have, take, possess and acquire, by gift, grant or purchase, property, both real and personal, for the use of

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said Academy, and when any vacancy may happen, by death, resignation or otherwise, of any of the Trustees of said Academy, the successors, or a majority of them, shall fill the same, in such manner as their by-laws may direct. Powers of [Illegible Text] And, whereas, W.S. Williford, William Dibble, George S. Obear, P. A. Lawson, G. L. McClesky, Joseph [Illegible Text], Barnard Hill, John J. Floyd, E. G. Cabiness, and J. S. Pinckard, have, by their memorial, stated that there exists divers Subordinate Divisions of the Sons of Temperance, in this State, over which there is a presiding or superintending Grand Division, composed of the memorialists, as members, and others who have joined in promoting the good of the Order, founded on the principles of temperance, benevolence and brotherly love, the object of which is to shield from the evils of intemperance, afford mutual assistance in case of sickness, and to elevate the character of man. SECTION XXVII. 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 several persons herein before named, and others who are or may become members of the Grand Division of the Sons of Temperance of the State of Georgia, and their successors, shall be and they are hereby decreed to be a body politic and corporate, in name and deed, by the style of The Grand Division of the Sons of Temperance of the State of Georgia: said Grand Division to be located at Macon, or such other place as may be determined on by said Grand Division, and by said name and style shall have [Illegible Text] succession of officers and members, and a common seal, to use, and shall have full power to make and amend, change and alter such by-laws as may be agreed upon by the members of the same; Provided, Such by-laws be not [Illegible Text] to the Constitution and Laws of this State or the United States. Grand Division of the Sons of [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text]. SEC. XXVIII. And be it further enacted by the authority of the same, That they shall have full power and authority under the style and name of the Grand Division of the Sons of Temperance of the State of Georgia, to take, hold and enjoy, real and personal property, to [Illegible Text] and be sued, plead and be impleaded, answer and be answered unto, in any Court of Law or Equity, or any tribunal, having jurisdiction thereof, and also to receive, take and apply, bequests, devises or donations, that may be made to and for the uses and purposes intended by said Institution, and shall be, and are hereby declared to be vested with all the powers and advantages, privileges and emoluments of

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a society of people incorporated to the purpose and intention of their landable Institution. [Illegible Text] SEC. XXIX. And be it further enacted, c., That all regular Subordinate Divisions under the power and jurisdiction of the said Grand Division, and such others as may be chartered by authority of the same, are hereby declared to be bodies politic and corporate, in name and deed, by whatsover style and name they may be called and known in their constitutions, with equal powers to those which are hereby granted the said Grand Division of the Sons of Temperance of the State of Georgia, so long as the said Subordinate Divisions remain under the power and jurisdiction of the said Grand Division, and in all things abide by and conform themselves to the resolutions and by-laws of the same, and no longer. All Subordinate Divisions [Illegible Text] SEC. XXX. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That James Bestwick, Benniah S. Carswell, Hamilton [Illegible Text], James L. Daniel, and Patrick B. Connelly, together with the other members and officers, and their successors, be and they are hereby made a body corporate and politic, under the name and style of Baldwin Raiford Division of the Sons of Temperance, and shall be invested with the same powers, rights and privileges, as are conferred upon the other aforesaid Divisions of Sons of Temperance, incorporated by this Act. Baldwin Raiford Division [Illegible Text] SEC. XXXI. And be it further enacted, That Robert D. Walker, Thomas W. Turner, James Sullivan, Mulford Marsh, John C. Ferrell, James B. Read, and [Illegible Text] D. La Roche, and their associates of Chatham county, and such persons as may hereafter be associated with them, and their successors, be and they are hereby made and declared to be a body politic by the name and the style of The [Illegible Text] Mutual Loan Association, with full powers to make such by-laws, rules and regulations, as may be needful for the government of said body politic, to sue and be sued, plead and be impleaded, in any of the Courts of Law and Equity in this State, to have and use a common seal. [Illegible Text] Mutual Loan [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] SEC. XXXII. And be it further enacted, That John B. Berry, Christopher F. Reiser, and Jermiah Mallette, Trustees of Antioch Church, a Methodist Episcopal Church, in the county of Effingham, and their successors in office, be and they are hereby incorporated and made a body politic, under the name and style of the Trustees of Antioch Church, and by said name and style to have perpetual succession, to sue and be sued, plead and be impleaded, to purchase, hold and possess, real and

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personal estate, to make all by-laws necessary for their government, not contrary to the Constitution and Laws of this State, and do all other things necessary for the objects of said incorporation. [Illegible Text] SEC. XXXIII. And be it further enacted, That David Worsham, Worshipful Master, Jonathan McLendon, Senior Warden, David H. Hill, Junior Warden, of Jackson Lodge, number Forty-Eight, in Crawford county, and their successors in office, be and the same are hereby made a body corporate, under the name and style of Jackson Lodge number Forty-Eight, of Free and Accepted Masons, with all the powers, rights and privileges conferred on the other Lodges mentioned in this Act. Jackson [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] SEC. XXXIV. And be it further enacted, That James M. Clark, Worshipful Master, William Thornton, Senior Warden, and Elisha F. Kirksey, Junior Warden, of Cross Lodge, number Twelve, in the town of Lumpkin, county of Stewart, and their successors, be and they are hereby incorporated under the name and style of the Master and Wardens of Cross Lodge, number Twelve, in the town of Lumpkin, with the same powers as are conferred upon other Lodges in this Act. Cross Lodge incorporated SEC. XPXV. And be it further enacted, That the officers of New River Lodge, number Ninety-Four, inthe village of Corinth, Heard county, be and they are hereby made a body corporate, under the name and style above, with all the powers, rights and privileges conferred upon the other Lodges of Free Masons, named in this Act. New River [Illegible Text] incorporated. SEC. XXXVI. And be it further enacted, That Bennett [Illegible Text] Perkins, Worshipful Master, William Morgan, Senior Warden, William H. Brooks, Junior Warden, of Washington Lodge, number Nineteen, in the town of Cuthbert, county of Randolph, and their successors in office, be and they are hereby incorporated a body corporate, under the name and style of the Master and Wardens of Washington Lodge, number Nineteen, with the same powers as are conferred on other Lodges, in this Act. Washington Lodge incorporated. Approved, January 21, 1852.

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(No. 242.) AN ACT to incorporate the Baptist Church, at Lexington, Oglethorpe county; Dried Indian Mountain Academy, in the county of Newton; Bascom Academy, in [Illegible Text] county; [Illegible Text] Church, in Cass county; [Illegible Text] Church and Camp Ground, in [Illegible Text] county; Union Baptist Church of Christ, of the county of Lumpkin; Yemassee Division, Number [Illegible Text] Sons of Temperance; Stevens' Spring Academy; Planter's Academy, in Randolph county; Wildly Lodge, Number Thirty-Two, of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, at Americus; Rome Lodge of Odd Fellows; Coosa Lodge, Number Sixty-Six; Hunter Lodge, Number One Hundred and Thirty-Four; McKey Lodge, Number One Hundred and Twenty; New Providence Church, and Snake Creek Academy, in Murray county; Church of St. [Illegible Text] Parish, in Albany, Baker county; Bethlehem Camp Ground in Forsyth county; Ball Hill Camp Ground, in Muscogee county; Baptist Church of Christ, at Ceder Creek, in Floyd county. To revive the Act of incorporation passed December nineteenth, eighteen hundred and twenty-seven, so far as relates to the Baptist Church, in the town of Washington, Wilkes county; to incorporate the Paris Hill Academy, in Seriven county; the Harmony Lodge, Number, of Free and Accepted Masons, at McLendon's Store, Henry county; Caledonia Lodge, Number One Hundred and Twenty-One, of Free and Accepted Masons, located at Cedar Town, Polk county; Georgetown Lodge of Free and Accepted Masons, Number One Hundred and Sixty-Two; Washington Lodge, Number Forty-Six, at Pond town, of Free and Accepted Masons; and to establish a Ferry on [Illegible Text] river, and allow the usual rates of toll, and for other purposes therein specified, and to incorporate certain other associations therein named. SECTION I. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Georgia in General Assembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That William King, Senior, S. A. J. Laurence, William J. Feay, J. B. Ripley, G. S. Roux, D. H. Galloway, E. W. Jones, C. A. Magill, D. B. Coleman, E. Neidlinger, G. Cassee, J. Hitchcock, James Fountain, James Gow, M. Y. Henderson, M. L. King, F. Krenston, B. H. Hardee, R. H. Harden, O. C. Parker, J. P. Buckner, E. Allen, H. Shepherd, G. S. Miller, H. Leary, D. S. Howard, J. D. Rogers, G. W. Hardeastle, T. R. Sweat, J. M. Palin, J. S. Miller, J. Sullivan, E. W. Irwin, S. C. Woodward, A. R. Ralston, John Makin, S. Manning, E. Young, G. [Illegible Text] H. Smith, S. Stick, M. Holyhan,

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N. P. Hardeastle, P. Young, J. J. Logan, C. E. Burnie, A. Campbell, P. O. Donnell, A. Ponce, D. P. Nesler, M. McDonald, J. Gier, P. J. Dulvis, J. A. Maddox, R. H. Darby, W. J. King, jr., J. E. Johnson, J. Pringle, J. A. Baker, and all others who now are, or shall hereafter be made members of Yemassee Division, Number Fifteen, Sons of Temperance, and their successors, be and they are hereby incorporated, and made a body politic, by the name and style of Yemassee Division, Number Fifteen, Sons of Temperance, and they are hereby clothed with all the usual and necessary corporate powers to be exercised in such manner as not to conflict with the laws of the land. Yemassee Division, [Illegible Text] of Temperance incorporated. SEC. II. And be it further enacted, That the said Yemassee Division, Number Fifteen, Sons of Temperance, shall have full power to take, hold and enjoy, real and personal property, to sue and be sued, plead and be impleaded, answer and be answered unto, in any Court of Law and Equity, or any tribunal having jurisdiction thereof; and, also, to receive, take and apply bequests, devises or donations, that may be made to and for the charitable purposes which the said Division is intended to subserve. [Illegible Text] and [Illegible Text] SEC. III. And be it further enacted, That Hunter Lodge, Number One Hundred and Thirty-Four, and Coosa Lodge, Number Sixty-Six, both of Rome, Floyd county, and McKey Lodge, Number One Hundred and Twenty, Cave Spring, Floyd county, of Free and Accepted Masons, be and they are hereby severally made bodies corporate under their respective names and styles aforesaid. Hunter [Illegible Text] and [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] and McKey Lodge [Illegible Text] SEC. IV. And be it further enacted, That George B. Douglass, Worshipful Master, Daniel S. Printup, Senior Warden, and Benjamin H. Lampkin, Junior Warden, officers of Hunter Lodge, Number One Hundred and Thirty-Four; and that James T. Sawrie, Worshipful Master, Thomas J. Perry, Senior Warden and Junior Warden pro tem. officers of Coosa Lodge, Number Sixty-Six, and McKey Lodge, Number One Hundred and Twenty, Cave Spring, and their Master and Wardens, they and their successors in office, respectively, shall have full power and authority to purchase, inherit, receive, hold and enjoy property, both real and personal, sue and be sued, plead and be impleaded, to answer and be answered [Illegible Text] in the several Courts of Law and Equity in this State; and by their respective names and styles, shall have [Illegible Text] succession of officers and members, and a common seal for each to have and use, and to make, amend, alter and change such by-laws as may be agreed on by said Lodges, respectively, for the government of each; Provided, Such

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by laws be not repugnant to the Constitution and Laws of this State or of the United States. Powers and privileges. SEC. V. And be it further enacted, That in the purchase and sale of property, both real and personal, by the said Lodges, respectively, and in the execution of all contracts whatever, the signatures of their several presiding officers, and [Illegible Text] respective Secretaries of each, shall be taken, deemed and held sufficient to bind the said Lodges respectively. [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] of contracts. SEC. VI. And be it further enacted, That Rome Lodge, Number Forty, Independent Order of Odd Fellows, of Rome, Floyd county, be and the same is hereby made a body corporate under the name and style aforesaid. Rome Lodge L. O. O. F. incorporated. SEC. VII. And be it further enacted, That Dudley S. Jones, W. M. Berrien, S. G. Daniel, S. Printup, Treasurer, and Wiley C. Denson, Secretary, officers of said Lodge, and their successors in office, shall have full power and authority to purchase, inherit, receive, hold and enjoy property, both real and personal, sue and be sued, plead and be impleaded, to answer and be answered unto, in the several Courts of Law and Equity in this State, and by its name and style shall have perpetual succession of officers and members, and a common seal to have and use, and to make, amend, alter and change such by-laws as may be agreed on by said Lodge for its government; Provided, That such by-laws be not [Illegible Text] to the Constitution and Laws of this State or of the United States. Privileges and [Illegible Text] SEC. VIII. And be it further enacted, That in the purchase or sale of property, both real and personal, by the said Lodge, and in the execution of all contracts whatever, the signature of the presiding officers shall be taken, held and deemed sufficient to bind the said Lodge. [Illegible Text] of contracts. SEC. IX. And be it further enacted, That Wildy Lodge, Number Thirty-Two, of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, at [Illegible Text] Georgia, be and the same is hereby made a body corporate by the name and style aforesaid. [Illegible Text] lodge incorporated. SEC. X. And be it further enacted, That James R. McArter, Noble Grand, and John Creamer, Vice Grand, and John J. Hudson, Secretary, and Alfred McPherson, Treasurer, the officers of said Lodge, be and they and their successors in office, are hereby declared capable in law of sueing and being sued, purchasing property and selling the same, and doing all things which bodies corporate may in law do, connected with the object of their association. Privileges and [Illegible Text] SEC. XI. And be it further enacted, That William B. Gilbert, Thomas Greene, Augustus Webb, Wiley F. Martin, and James Bradbury, and their successors in office, be

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and they are hereby constituted a body corporate and politic by the name and style of the Trustees of Planters' Academy, in Randolph county. [Illegible Text] Academy [Illegible Text] SEC. XII. And be it further enacted, That the Trustees, and their successors in office, under the name and style aforesaid, may use a common seal, shall be capable of sueing and being sued, pleading and being impleaded; also, to have, take, possess and acquire, by gift, grant or purchase, property both real and personal, for the use of said Academy; also, to make such by-laws for the government of said Academy as they may deem proper, not repugnant to the Constitution and Laws of this State. Privileges and liabilities, SEC. XIII. And be it further enacted, That when any vacancy may happen, by death, resignation or otherwise, of any of the Trustees of said Academy, the remaining Trustees, or a majority of them, shall fill the same in such manner as shall be pointed out by the by-laws and regulations of the Trustees aforesaid. Filling of vacancies. SEC. XIV. And be it further enacted, That Thomas G. McFarland, Columbus D. McFarland, George Willis, Lodowick J. McLeod, John Hawkins, John Pearce, sen., and Richard B. Campbell, be and they are hereby appointed Trustees, and they, and their successors in office, are declared a body corporate by the name and style of the Stevens' Spring Academy, in Stevens' Valley, Walker county. [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] Academy. SEC. XV. And be it further enacted, That the Trustees aforesaid, be and they are hereby vested with full power to fill all vacancies that may occur in said Board of Trustees; to use a common seal, sue and be sued, plead and be impleaded, in the several Courts of Law and Equity in this State, to hold title to and to convey real and personal estate, to make all by-laws necessary for their own government, not repugnant to the Constitution of this State; to appoint to and remove from office, such officers as they, or a majority of them may think proper. Filling of [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] and [Illegible Text] SEC. XVI. And be it further enacted, That Jesse Miller, J. H. Copelin, A. E. Vandiver, D. M. [Illegible Text] John Baugh and Thomas Moody, be and they are hereby appointed Trustees of New Providence Church, in the county of Murray, with power of making laws for the government of said Church, and the ground belonging thereto, including four acres of land. [Illegible Text] for New Providence Church. SEC. XVII. And be it further enacted, That Jesse Miller, J. H. Copelin, A. E. Vandiver, D. M. Malone, John Baugh and Thomas Moody, be and they are hereby appointed Trustees of Snake Creek Academy, with power to make necessary laws for the government of the same. Trustees for Snake Creck Academy.

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SEC. XVIII. And be it further enacted, That Phinier M. Nitingale, Yarl G. Rust, Garnett Andrews, James C. Brooks, William W. Charun, William M. Lawton, John P. Nelson, Jeptha C. Harris and Richard K. Hines, jun., and their successors in office, be and they are hereby [Illegible Text] a body politie and corporate, by the name and style of the Wardens and Vestry of the Church of St. Paul's Parish. [Illegible Text] Georgia. Vestry of St. [Illegible Text] Parish, [Illegible Text] incorporated. SEC. XIX. And be it further enacted, That said corporation shall be known by a [Illegible Text] seal, and that said corporation shall be capable of contracting and being contracted with, of [Illegible Text] and being sued, pleading and being impleaded, and of making such by-laws and regulations for said corporation as may be deemed advisable and necessary, net [Illegible Text] to the Constitution and the Laws of this State, or to the Constitution and Cannons of the [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] Church of the [Illegible Text] of Georgia and of the United States, and that said corporation shall have full power to [Illegible Text] and acquire real and personal estate, in any [Illegible Text] whatever, not countrary to the Constitution and Laws of this State, and the same, in any manner at pleasure, to sell for the benefit of said Church. [Illegible Text] and liabilities. SEC. XX. And be it further enacted, That all property, real and personal, which may have been heretofore acquired by the former Wardens and Vestry of said Church, or by any other persons for the use of said [Illegible Text] be hereby vested in said corporation, and their successors in office, without further conveyance from said former [Illegible Text] and Vestry, or any other persons. Property of [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] in these. SEC. XXI. And be it further enacted, That all vacancies in said Board of Wardens and Vestry, shall be [Illegible Text] and filled according to the Constitution and [Illegible Text] of the Protestant [Illegible Text] Church of the Diocese of [Illegible Text] and of the United States. [Illegible Text] of [Illegible Text] SEC. XXII. And be it further enacted, That William [Illegible Text] Young P. Pool, G. S. Street, [Illegible Text] Sewell, and Robert Williams, and their successors in office, be and they are hereby declared to be a body corporate under the [Illegible Text] and [Illegible Text] of the Trustees of Bethlehem Camp Ground, and as such, may have a common seal, sue and be [Illegible Text] plead and be impleaded, receive and hold property conveyed to them, or transfer and sell the same, at their own discretion. [Illegible Text] Camp Ground [Illegible Text] SEC. XXIII. And be it further enacted, That said Trustees, and their successors, shall have power to fill all vacancies which may occur in their body, make rules and regulations, pass all by-laws necessary for their government;

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Provided, They be not inconsistent with the Constitution and Laws of this State, and have and enjoy such other privileges as are usual to corporations. [Illegible Text] and [Illegible Text] SEC. XXIV. And be it further enacted, That the corporate limits of said incorporation, shall extend four hundred yards, in every direction from said [Illegible Text] Extent of corporate limits. SEC. XXV. And be it further enacted, That Edward Covington, William S. Howard. Theophilus Sapp, Daniel McCloud, A. C. Hudson, Benjamin Fussell, William Saunders, and their successors in office, be and they are hereby appointed and declared a body corporate under the name and style of the Trustees of Ball [Illegible Text] Camp Ground, in the county of Muscogee. [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] Camp Ground [Illegible Text] SEC. XXVI. And be it further enacted, That said Trustees, and their successors, shall have full power to make such by-laws, rules and regulations, for the government of said Camp Ground, as they, or a majority of them, may deem necessary; Provided, They be not repugnant to the Constitution and Laws of this State. Powers and [Illegible Text] SEC. XXVII. And be it further enacted, That the said Trustees, and their successors, or a majority of them, shall have full power and authority to fill any vacancy which may occur in their body, by death, resignation or otherwise. Filling [Illegible Text] SEC. XXVIII. And be it further enacted, That Joel Dean, Walter R. [Illegible Text] J. W. Camfield, C. T. Shields, and Enoch Benton, and their successors in office, be and they are hereby declared to be a body corporate by the name and style of the Trustees of the Baptist Church of Christ, at Cedar Creek, in the county of Floyd. Baptist Ch'ch [Illegible Text] Cedar Creek incorporated. SEC. XXIX. And be it further enacted, That the said Trustees, and their successors in office, shall be vested with all such property, both real and personal, as has, shall, or may be bestowed on such Church, by gift, grant, purchase, or otherwise, for the use and benefit of said Church. Powers and [Illegible Text] SEC. XXX. And be it further enacted, That whenever any vacancy may occur in said corporation, by death, resignation, or otherwise, such vacancy shall be filled by a vote of a majority of the members of said Church, on any regular conference day. Filling of vacancies. SEC. XXXI. And be it further enacted, That said corporation shall have power to make all by laws, and rules regulations for the government of the affairs of said Church, as they may think proper and necessary; Provided, Such by-laws, rules, and regulations, contain nothing repugnant to the Laws and Constitution of this State. By-Laws. SEC. XXXII. And be it further enacted, That the said

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Trustees shall hold their office until the first Saturday in January, eighteen hundred and fifty-three, or until their successors are appointed, and that said Trustees and their successors in office shall be capable of [Illegible Text] and being sued, pleading and being impleaded, and use all other legal and proper means for the recovery of, and defending any property which they may have, hold, claim, and enjoy, for the use and benefit of said Church. General corporate powers. SEC. XXXIII. And be it further enacted, That Joseph Moon, Thomas Ligon, Hiram H. Hussey, John B. Chatfield, and Allen J. Jones, [Illegible Text] be and they are hereby declared to be a body corporate, by the name and style of the Trustees of [Illegible Text] Church, and Camp Ground, and that they and their successors in office shall be invested with all manner of property which now belongs, or which they may hereafter acquire, or be possessed of, by gift, grant, or purchase, made, or transferred to them, the said Trustees and their successors in office, to have and to hold the same, for the proper use, benefit and behoof of the said [Illegible Text] Church and Camp Ground, and that the said Trustees, and their successors in office, are hereby declared to be capable of [Illegible Text] and being sued, and of using all necessary steps for recovering and [Illegible Text] any property whatever, which the said Trustees may hold or claim for the use of said Church and Camp Ground. Trustees of [Illegible Text] Church and [Illegible Text] Ground [Illegible Text] SEC. XXXIV. And be it further enacted, That the said Trustees, or a majority of them, shall have power to make all by-laws necessary for the government of the temporal affairs of said Church and Camp Ground, not repugnant to the Constitution of this State. By-Laws. SEC. XXXV. And be it further enacted, That the said Trustees, or a majority of them shall have full power and authority to fill all vacancies, which may occur in their board, by death, [Illegible Text] or otherwise, in such manner as they [Illegible Text] point out in the by laws of said Trustees. Filling of [Illegible Text] SEC. XXXVI. And be it further enacted, That Jesse M. [Illegible Text] William H. Thomas, and [Illegible Text] Castleberry, be and they are hereby appointed Trustees of the Union [Illegible Text] Church of Christ, of the county of Lumpkin. Union [Illegible Text] Church [Illegible Text] SEC. XXXVII. And be it further enacted, That said Trustees and their successors in office, shall be [Illegible Text] with all manner of property, both real and personal, all donations, gifts, and privileges, and [Illegible Text] whatsoever, which may now belong to said Church, or which may be hereafter conveyed, or transferred to them, or their successors in office, to have, and to hold the same, for the proper use and benefit of said Church. Power [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] over property of Church.

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SEC. XXXVIII. And be it further enacted, That said Trustees, and their successors, may have and hold a common seal, and pass all necessary by-laws for the government of said Church; Provided, Such by-laws be not [Illegible Text] to the Constitution of this State, and the United States. Seal. By-Laws. SEC. XXXIX. Be it further enacted by the authority of the same, That [Illegible Text] M. Gilham, Leander M. Johnson, George H. Lester, Thomas R. Andrews, and John Baugh, and their successors in office, be and they are hereby declared to be a body corporate, by the name and style of the Trustees of the Baptist Church, in the town of Lexington, Oglethorpe county, with power to hold any property, either real or personal, or mixed, which may now belong to, or be hereafter acquired by said Church, whether by purchase, gift, bequest, or otherwise, for the use and benefit of said Church, and they, and their successors in office, are hereby declared to be capable of sueing and being sued, and making all by-laws that may be necessary for the government of said corporation, not inconsistent with the usages of said Church, or the Constitution and Laws of this State, or of the United States, and of using all legal means for defending, or recovering any property, whatever, which the said Trustees or their [Illegible Text] may hold or claim, now or hereafter. Trustees of [Illegible Text] Church in [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] SEC. XL. And be it further enacted, That any vacancy or vacancies, which may occur in the said board of Trustees, by death, removal, resignation, or otherwise, may be filled by the vote of a majority of the male members present, of said Church, at any regular meeting, or at any called meeting, for that purpose. Filling of vacancies. SEC. XLI. And be it further enacted, That E. B. Presley, A. H. Spencer, A. [Illegible Text] Vinson Reynolds, and Allen Dykes, and their successors in office, be and they are hereby declared a body corporate, under the name and style of the Trustees of [Illegible Text] Church, and as such may sue and be sued, may plead and be impleaded, receive and hold property conveyed to them, or transfer and sell the same. [Illegible Text] Church incorporated. SEC. XLII. And be it further enacted, That said Trustees and their successors, shall have power to fill all vacancies which may occur in their body, make rules, and pass all by-laws necessary for their government Provided, They be not [Illegible Text] to the Constitution and Laws of this State. Filling of [Illegible Text] SEC. XLIII. Be it further enacted, That Harry Camp,

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Reuben Woodruff, Benjamin Smith, John [Illegible Text]. Austin, and John Cowen, and their successors in office, be and they are hereby declared to be a body politic and corporate, by the name and style of the Trustees of Dried Indian Mountain Academy, and as such shall be capable and liable to sue and be sued, plead and be impleaded, in the several Courts of Law and Equity in this State, and shall be authorized to make such by-laws and regulations, and appoint such officers, as may be necessary for the government of said Academy; Provided, Such by-laws are not repugnant to the Constitution and Laws of this State; they may have and use a common seal, and have authority to remove from office, any officer by them appointed. Trustees of Dried Indian Mountain Academy incorporated. SEC. XLIV. And be it further enacted, That said Trustees shall be capable of accepting, and being invested with all manner of property, real and personal, all donations, gifts, grants, privileges, and immunities, whatsoever, which may belong to said Institution, or may hereafter be conveyed or transferred to them, and their successors in office, to have and to [Illegible Text] the same, for the proper benefit and behoof of said Academy. Gifts, [Illegible Text], c. SEC. XLV. And be it further enacted, That in case any vacancy shall happen by death, resignation, or otherwise, of any one or more of said Trustees, of said Academy, the survivors or a majority of them, shall fill the same, in such manner as may be pointed out by the by-laws and regulations of said Trustees. [Illegible Text] SEC. XLVI. And be it further enacted, That when said Trustees shall have enacted any by-laws and regulations, they shall cause a copy thereof to be written in plain legible hand, and put in a conspicuous part of the Academy building, and in case the Teachers, or a majority of the [Illegible Text] and contributors to said Academy, shall, within thirty days after such publication, make out in writing, an objection to any part thereof, and giving the reason for his or their objections, the objectionable part shall be reconsidered, and if it be passed again, by four-fifths of said Trustees, it shall be of force; Provided, It be in conformity with the conditions of the first section of this Act, otherwise, the said objectionable parts to be null and void. By-Laws. SEC. XLVII. And be it further enacted, That the Trustees of Dried Indian Mountain Academy, shall be entitled to an equal share of all moneys which may be appropriated to the Academies of Newton county, and His Excellency, the Governor, shall be authorized to cause to be paid to said Trustees, or their successors in office, said equal

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share of any money appropriated to said county, by the laws of this State, appropriating money for the purpose of Academies. Shares of Poor School Fund. SEC. XLVIII. And be it further enacted, That the Academy in Seriven county, now known by the name of the Seriven County Academy, shall be known and called hereafter, by the name of the Bascom Academy, and that Elijah Roberts, Green B. Sharpe, John R. Kittles, Benjamin Prescott, William L. Mathews, Richard M. Herrington, and James B. Dell, and their successors in office, be and they are hereby declared to be a body politic and corporate, by the name and style of the Trustees of Bascom Academy, and as such shall be capable and liable in law to sue and be sued, plead and be impleaded, and shall be authorized to make such by-laws and regulations as may be necessary for the government of said Academy; Provided, Such by-laws are not repugnant to the Constitution or Laws of this State, and the United States; and for that purpose, may have, and use a common seal, and appoint such officers as they may think proper, and to remove the same from office. Bascom Academy incorporated. SEC. LXIX. And be it further enacted, That the said Trustees shall be capable of accepting and being invested with all manner of property, real and personal, all donations, gifts, grants, privileges and immunities, whatsoever, which may belong to the said Institution, or which may hereafter be conveyed or transferred to them and their successors in office, to have and to hold the same for the proper benefit, and behoof of said Academy. May hold property. SEC. L. And be it further enacted, That the aforesaid named Trustees, shall hold their office until the first Monday in November, eighteen hundred and fifty-two, and on the first Monday in November, eighteen hundred and fifty-two, and each and every year thereafter, an election shall be held for electing Trustees; Provided, nevertheless, no person shall be entitled to vote for Trustees, but those that are Stockholders, or such as may give donations to said Institution. Election of Trustees. SEC. LI. And be it further enacted, That no Stockholder shall be privileged to sell or dispose of his share or shares, or interest in said Academy, for any other use than that contemplated in this Act. Sale of Stock. Sec. LII. And be it further enacted, That it shall be the duty of the Trustees aforesaid, annually, to appoint a Treasurer, who shall give a [Illegible Text] with approved security, in double the amount of funds on hand, and that the

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Trustees shall also appoint a Secretary, annually, who shall keep a well bound book, in which the names of all the Stockholders shall be entered, with the number of shares each has, and the amount; also the names of all persons who may make donations to said Institution, and amount given, and that said record, whenever introduced in any court of justice in this State, shall be good evidence of the amount, of stock or interest in the aforesaid Institution, any law to the contrary notwithstanding. Treasurer. Bond Secretary. SEC. LIII. And be it further enacted, That James M. Bennington, of the county of Decatur, be and he is hereby authorized to establish a Ferry, on Flint river, in the county of Decatur, on his own land, and that he be allowed to charge the rates of toll, for crossing at the same, that may be established by the Inferior Court of said county. Bennington's Ferry on Flint river authorized. SEC. LIV. And be it further enacted, That the Act to incorporate the Baptist and Presbyterian Churches, in the town of Washington, Wilkes county, passed December nineteenth, eighteen hundred and twenty-seven, so far as relates to the Baptist Church in said town, be and the same is hereby revived and made of full force, and that Meril P. Calloway, Thomas W. Calloway, Nicholas Wiley, Francis Colley, and Fielding [Illegible Text], be and they are hereby appointed Trustees, in the place of those named in the said Act, under the same name and style of the Trustees, of the Baptist Church, at Washington, and with all the powers and privileges thereby conferred. [Illegible Text] of Baptist Church in Washington [Illegible Text]. SEC. LV. And be it further enacted, That Hezekiah Evans, Willis [Illegible Text], Jacob Freeman, Wilson C. Cooper, and John Cameron, be and they are hereby created and incorporated as Trustees of Paris Hill Academy, of Seriven county, and they are hereby empowered with all the privileges in the said Act, in the foregoing section, any law, usage, or custom to the contrary notwithstanding; the said Board of Trustees are hereby authorized, or a majority of them, to fill all vacancies that may occur. Paris Hill Academy incorporated. SEC. LVI. And be it further enacted, That Harmony Lodge, Number, of Free and Accepted Masons, at [Illegible Text] Store, Henry county, be and the same is hereby made a body corporate under the name and style aforesaid, and that the Worshipful Master, the Senior and Junior Wardens, and their successors in office, are declared a body corporate, under the name and style aforesaid, and capable in law of sueing and being sued, purchasing property, and selling the same, and doing all other things

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which bodies corporate may in law do, connected with the objects of their association. Harmony Lodge incorporated. SEC. LVII. Be it enacted by the authority aforesaid, That Caledonia Lodge, Number One Hundred and Twenty-One, of Free and Accepted Masons, located at Cedar Town, Polk county, be and the same is hereby made a body corporate, under the name and style aforesaid, and that the Worshipful Master, William A. Love, the Senior Warden, William F. Darden, the Junior Warden, Benjamin F. Biglow, and their successors in office, be and the same are hereby declared a body corporate, under the name and style aforesaid, and capable in law of sueing and being sued, purchasing and owning both real and personal estate, and doing all other things which bodies corporate may in law do. Caledonia Lodge incorporated. SEC. LVIII. And be it further enacted, That the Worshipful Master, Senior and Junior Wardens, of Georgetown Lodge, of Free and Accepted Masons, Number Sixty-Two, and the same officers of Washington Lodge, Number Forty-Six, of Free and Accepted Masons, at Pond Town, be and the same are hereby created bodies corporate under the names and styles aforesaid, respectively with power on the part of each corporation, to sue and be sued, purchase and hold, and sell property, and do all other things which relate to the objects of their association. Georgetown Lodge incorporated. Washington Lodge incorporated. Sec. LIX. And be it further enacted, That Samuel P. Corbin, James T. May, Jesse D. Beall, John S. Brooks, and C. F. Fickling, and their successors in office, be and they are declared to be a body politic, under the name of the Trustees of the Hudson Academy, in Crawford county, and they and their successors in office shall be invested with all the powers and privileges granted by virtue of this Act to the Trustees of the Planters' Academy in Randolph county. Hudson Academy incorporated. SEC. LX. And be it further enacted, That Henry Walker, Benjamin Green, Hardy Morgan, Thomas Green, and Augustus J. Scrutchin, shall be and they are hereby declared a body politic, under the name and style of the Trustees of the Baptist Church, at Antioch, and their successors in office, shall be invested with all the powers and privileges, granted by virtue of this Act, to Cedar Creek, Baptist Church. Baptist Church at [Illegible Text] incorporated. SEC. LXI. And be it further enacted, That Luther J. Glenn, High Priest, Elisha P. Watkins, King, and Francis E Manson, Scribe, and the members of McDonough Chapter, Number Twenty-Eight, of Royal Arch Masons, and

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their successors, be and they are hereby constituted a body corporate and politic, under the name and style of McDonough Chapter, Number Twenty-Eight, of Royal Arch Masons, and as such shall be capable in law of [Illegible Text] and being sued, pleading and being impleaded in any of the Courts of this State, and shall be capable of purchasing, holding, and selling property, both real and personal. McDonough Chapter incorporated. SEC. LXII. And be it further enacted, That all laws and parts of laws, militating against this Act, be and the same are hereby repeated. Repealing clause. Approved, January 22, 1852. (No. 243) AN ACT to incorporate Fraternal Lodge, Number Thirty-Seven, (37,) of Free and Accepted Masons, at McDonough, in the county of Henry; Pinton Lodge, Number, of Free and Accept [Illegible Text] Masons, at Barnesville, in the county of Pike; and [Illegible Text] Warren Lodge, Number Twenty-Four, (24,) of Free and Accepted Masons, in the county of Walton. SECTION I. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Georgia in General Assembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That Fraternal Lodge, Number Thirty-Seven, of Free and Accepted Masons, at McDonough, in the county of Henry, be and the same is hereby made a body corporate, [Illegible Text] the name and style aforesaid; and that Luther [Illegible Text] Glenn, Worshipful Master, James L. Gresham, Senior Warden, and Elihu P. Watkins, Junior Warden, be, and they and their successors in office are hereby declared capable in law of sueing and being sued, of purchasing and holding both real and personal estate, and selling the same, of having and using a common seal, and doing all other things for the well ordering of their said [Illegible Text], not repugnant to the Constitution and Laws of this State, or the United States. [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] incorporated. SEC. II. And be it further enacted, That Pinton Lodge, Number Eighty-Eight, of Free and Accepted Masons, at Barnesville, in the county of Pike, be and the same is hereby made a body corporate, under the name and style aforesaid, and that Joseph C. Adkins, W. M., Francis Reviere, S. W., W. [Illegible Text] Bankston, J. W., officers of said Lodge, in their corporate capacity, are hereby invested with all

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the powers and privileges granted in the first section of this Act. Pinton Lodge incorporated. SEC. III. And be it further enacted, That Generous Warren Lodge, Number Twenty-Four, of Free and Accepted Masons, at Monroe, in the county of Walton, be and the same is hereby constituted a body corporate and politic, under the name and style aforesaid, and that Robert J. Kennedy, Worshipful Master, Dickerson H. Walker, Senior Warden, and William W. Nowell, Junior Warden, the officers of said Lodge, and their successors in office, are hereby invested with all the powers and privileges granted in the first section of this Act. Generous Warren Lodge incorporated. Approved, January 22, 1852. (No. 244.) AN ACT to incorporate Carrollton Chapter, Number Twenty-Two, Carrollton, Carroll county, Georgia. SECTION I. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Georgia in General Assembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That the Carrollton Chapter, Number Twenty-Two, of Free and Accepted Masons, at Carrollton, Georgia, be and the same is hereby made a body corporate, by the name and style aforesaid. Carrollton Chapter incorporated. SEC. II. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That William E. Curtis, High Priest, John T. Meador, King, and Joseph C. Benson, Seribe, the [Illegible Text] of said Chapter, be and they and their successors in office are hereby declared capable in law of sucing and being sued, purchasing property, and selling the same, and doing all other things which bodies corporate may in law do, connected with the object of their association. [Illegible Text] SEC. III. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That all laws and parts of laws militating against this Act, be and the same are hereby repealed. Repealing clause. Approved, January 22, 1852.

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(No. 245.) AN ACT to incorporate Atlanta Lodge, Number Fifty-Nine; Perry Chapter, Number Eighteen, in the town of Perry, Houston county; and Houston Lodge, Number Thirty-Five; and Thurmond Lodge, Number One Hundred and Seven; and Lincoln Lodge, Number Seventy-Eight; and Thomaston Chapter, Number Twenty-Nine; and Morning Star Lodge, Number Twenty-Seven, of Free and Accepted Masons; and [Illegible Text] Division, Number Sixty-Seven, Sons of Temperance; and Ringgold Lodge, Number, of Free and Accepted Masons. SECTION I. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Georgia in General Assembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That the present Master, Senior Warden, and Junior Warden, of Atlanta Lodge, of Free and Accepted Masons, and their successors in office, are hereby made a body corporate and politic, under the name and style of the Atlanta Lodge, Number Fifty-Nine. Atlanta Lodge incorporated. SEC. II. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That P. B. D. [Illegible Text] Culler, High Priest, S. D. Killen, King, and J. F. Duncan, [Illegible Text], and their successors in office, be and the same are hereby made a body politic and corporate, under the name and style of Perry Chapter, Number Eighteen, in the town of Perry, Houston county; and that S. D. Killen, Worshipful Master, John Jones, Senior Warden, and John M. Giles, Junior Warden, of Houston Lodge, and their successors in office, be constituted a body corporate and politic, under the name and style of Houston Lodge, Number Thirty-Five; and that John F. Childs, Worshipful Master, Thomas A. Gorden, Senior Warden, and James L. Standifer, Junior Warden, of Thurmond Lodge, and their successors in office, be constituted a body politic and corporate, under the name and style of Thurmond Lodge, Number One Hundred and Seven; and Henry J. [Illegible Text], Wershipful Master, Mosely Haws, Senior Warden, and [Illegible Text] J. Davis, Junior Warden, of Lincoln Lodge, and their successors in office, be and are hereby declared a body politic and corporate, under the name and style of Lincoln Lodge, Number Seventy-Eight; and that George L. F. Birdsong, High Priest, John C. Drake, King, and William Crawford, Seribe, and their successors in office, be and they are hereby declared a body corporate and politic, under the name and style of Thomaston Chapter, Number Twenty-Nine; and that John C. Drake, Worshipful

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Master, George W. Davis, Senior Warden, and Samuel T. Dickinson, Junior Warden, of Morning Star Lodge, Number Twenty-Seven, be and they are hereby declared to be a body politic and corporate, under the name and style of Morning Star Lodge, Number Twenty-Seven, and that John E. Walker, Worthy Patriarch, John F. Zimmerman, Worthy Associate, and Isaac R. Hall, Recording Scribe, officers of the Greensboro' Division, Number Sixty-Seven, Sons of Temperance, and their successors in office, be and they are hereby declared to be a body politic and corporate, under the name and style of Greensboro' Division, Number Sixty-Seven, Sons of Temperance, in Greensboro', Georgia. [Illegible Text] Chapter and Houston Lodge incorporated. Thurmond Lodge. Lincoln Lodge. Thomaston Chapter. Morning Star Lodge, and Greensboro' Division, incorporated. SEC. III. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That each of said corporations shall have full power and authority, in their respective corporate names, to hold and enjoy real and personal estate, by gift, demise, [Illegible Text] purchase, and to sell and dispose of the same, to sue and be sued, implead and be impleaded, answer and be answered, in any Court of Law and Equity having jurisdiction thereof; and by the said corporate names have perpetual succession of officers and members, and a common seal for each to have and use, make such by-laws as may be deemed proper by the respective members of each of said [Illegible Text] corporations; Provided, Such by-laws be not repugnant to the Constitution of this State or of the United States, any law, usage, or custom to the contrary notwithstanding. Powers and privileges. SEC. IV. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That John Edmondston, Worshipful Master, Wiley Patrick, Senior Warden, and John M. Weldon, Junior Warden, of Ringgold Lodge, Number, in the county of Spalding, and their successors in office, be and they are hereby constituted a [Illegible Text] corporate and politic, under the name and style of Ringgold Lodge, Number, of Free and Accepted Masons. Ringgold Lodge incorporated. Approved, January 22, 1852.

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CITIES AND TOWNS. * * For Acts incorporating Starksville, Cuthbert, LaFayetteSee Title VIII, County Sites and Court-houses, Acts Numbers 297, 298, 299. TITLE V. No. 246. City of AtlantaMarshal. No. 247. Atlanta RomeExtra Tax. No. 248. ColumbusLean to Railroad. No. 249. DaltonAct repealed. No. 250. MaconCharter amended. No. 251. [Illegible Text]City of No. 252. MilledgevilleExtra Tax. No. 253. OglethorpeCity of No. 254. RomeCharter amended. No. 255. SavannahCharter amended. No. 256. Alexandertown of No. 257. Americus. No. 258. [Illegible Text]Augusta. No. 259. BainbridgeCassville. No. 260. [Illegible Text], incorporated. No. 261. Cave Spring, incorporated. No. 262. Covingtonadditional grant. No. 263. DeSoto, incorporated. No. 264. EatontonCharter amended. No. 265. [Illegible Text] No. 266. Greenville, incorporated. No. 267. Jefferson, [Illegible Text], c. No. 268. LaGrangeCharter amended. No. 269. MonticelloForsyth. No. 270. Newnan, incorporated. No. 271. Oxfordextended. No. 272. [Illegible Text]Augusta Orphan Asylum. (No. 246.) AN ACT to give the election of Marshal and Deputy Marshal of the city of Atlanta to the people; to authorize their removal from office in certain cases therein named, and in those cases to make them ineligible to re-election. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Georgia, in General Assembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That from and after the passage of this Act, that the Marshal and one Deputy Marshal, for the city of Atlanta, shall be elected by the people of said city at the same time, and in the same manner as the Mayor and members of the Council of said city are elected; and the said Marshal and Deputy Marshal shall be liable to be removed from office by the Mayor and Council, for palpable neglect of duty, or for malpractice in office, the same to be adjudged of by the Mayor and Council; and when so removed, the Mayor and Council shall appoint an election to fill such vacancy as may be occasioned by such removal, and the party removed shall not at that election be eligible to re-election. Election of Marshal and Deputy Marshal in Atlanta. Removal. Approved, January 20, [Illegible Text].

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(No. 247.) AN ACT to authorize the Mayor and Councilmen of the city of Atlanta, and the Mayor and Councilmen of the city of Rome, to levy and collect a tax within the corporate limits of the said cities. SECTION I. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Georgia in General Assembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That from and after the passage of this Act, the Mayor and members of Council of the city of Atlanta, and the Mayor and members of Council of the city of Rome, shall have full power and authority to levy a tax of not exceeding one-half of one per cent. upon the value of all the property within the corporate limits of said cities respectively, of whatever kind, which is or may be subject to taxation, by the laws of this State. And a further tax, not exceeding the State tax, on all persons and professions within the corporate limits of the same, which taxes shall be collected according to the provisions of the law incorporating the said cities of Atlanta and Rome. City Council of Atlanta and Rome may levy an extra tax. SEC. II. And be it further enacted, That all laws and parts of laws militating against this Act, be and the same are hereby repealed. [Illegible Text] clause. Approved, January 22, 1852. (No. 248.) AN ACT to authorize the City Council of Columbus to loan the Bonds of said Corporation, amounting in the aggregate to the sum of Seventy-Five Thousand Dollars, to the Muscogee Railroad Company. * * See also Act, No. 267. WHEREAS, The City Council of Columbus have, by resolution, proposed to loan the bonds of said city to the Muscogee Railroad Company, amounting to Seventy-Five Thousand Dollars; And, whereas, doubts are entertained of the power and authority of said City Council, under existing laws, to make the loan aforesaid Be it therefore enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Georgia in General Assembly

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met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That the City Council of Columbus be, and is hereby authorized and empowered, to loan to the Muscogee Railroad Company the bonds of said City Council, for the aggregate amount of Seventy-Five Thousand Dollars, in such several amounts, and for such lengths of time, and for such rates of interest, not exceeding seven per cent., as may be, or may have been agreed upon by the City Council and Railroad Company aforesaid; any law to the contrary notwithstanding. [Illegible Text] Approved, January 22, 1852. (No. 249.) AN ACT to repeal an Act entitled an Act to amend an Act incorporating the city of Dalton, in Murray county; approved 29th December, 1817. SECTION I. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Georgia in General Assembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That the said Act, approved 29th December, eighteen hundred and forty-seven, be and the same is hereby repealed. Act of [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] Approved, January 15, 1852. (No. [Illegible Text].) AN ACT to amend an Act, passed the 23d day of December, [Illegible Text], granting to the corporate authority of the town of [Illegible Text], a certain [Illegible Text] of land, adjoining said town, for the purpose of [Illegible Text] the health of said town, so far as to declare the [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] of the city of Macon of force over said land, and to alter and amend the second, sixth, twenty-first, twenty-second, twenty-third, and thirty-fourth sections of an Act entitled [Illegible Text] Act, to alter and amend the several Acts incorporating the city of Macon, approved, December 27, 1847, so far as to change the time of holding the city elections in Macon, and to amend the Act passed the 23d day of February, [Illegible Text], relating to the election of Marshal and Deputies for said city. SECTION I. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Georgia in General Assembly

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met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That from and after the passage of this Act, the police regulations of the city of Macon, shall extend, and be of force over the entire tract of land, lying immediately below, and adjoining said city, known as the Reserve, set apart by the Act of the twenty-third day of December, eighteen hundred and twenty-six. Police of Macon extended over reserve. SEC. II. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That after the election to be held on the first Saturday in January, eighteen hundred and fifty-two, for a Mayor and eight Aldermen, of the city of Macon, the next election for said officers, and also for Clerk and Treasurer, of said city, shall be held on the second Saturday in December, eighteen hundred and fifty-two, and annually thereafter, on the second Saturday in December, of each year. Annual elections on second Saturday in December. SEC. III. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the Marshal and Deputies of the city of Macon, shall after their election and qualification, be under the exclusive control of the Mayor and Council, and may be dismissed from office at any time, for malpractice in office, or neglect of duty, by the vote of a majority of the members present, at any regular meeting of Council, and not to be re-eligible, during the time for which they may have been elected. Authority of Council over Marshal and Deputies. SEC. IV. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the election of said Marshal and Deputies, shall be held at the same time of holding the city election, and the Mayor and Council may appoint a different [Illegible Text] of managers, to superintend said election, to be held under the same regulations as for Mayor and Council. Election of Marshal and Deputies. SEC. V. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That in the event of a vacancy in the office of Marshal and Deputies, by removal, death or otherwise, the Mayor or Council may order another election upon giving ten days' public notice. Filling of [Illegible Text] SEC. VI. And be it further enacted, That the Mayor and Council of the city of Macon, and their successors in office, shall have the power to subscribe for Stock in the Macon Canal Company, and to impose a tax upon the real estate of said city, to pay for the same; Provided, The consent of a majority of the owners of said real estate, shall have been first obtained, in such manner as the Mayor and Council may prescribe. Subscription to Macon Canal Company. Tax. SEC. VII. And be it further enacted, That should the Board of Health of said city, neglect or decline to attend to the duties imposed upon [Illegible Text], the Mayor and Council shall act as said Board of Health, and have the power to

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remove all nuisances that may be prejudicial to the health of said city, as is now provided by law. Power of [Illegible Text] as Board of Health. SEC. VIII. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That all laws and parts of laws, militating against this Act, be and the same are hereby repealed. [Illegible Text] clause. Approved, January 22, 1852. (No. 251.) AN ACT to incorporate the town of Marietta, in the county of [Illegible Text] and also to enlarge the boundary of said town, and incorporate the same, under the name of the City of Marietta, and to provide for the election of a Mayor and City Council-[Illegible Text]. and such other officers as may be required, and confer upon them [Illegible Text] of powers, and for other purposes therein mentioned. SECTION I. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Georgia in General Assembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That from and after the passage of this Act, the town of Marietta shall be known and called the city of Marietta; that the corporate limits of said city be, and the same are hereby extended, three quarters of a mile in every direction from the Court House, in the Public Square; Provided, always that no field or woodland, within said limits, and not heretofore embraced within the same, shall be subject to corporation tax or corporation laws, until the same shall be laid off into town lots, and built upon; And, provided, also, That nothing in this Act shall be so construed [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] subject any property, included, as aforesaid, and not heretofore [Illegible Text], to a higher state or county tax, than it would have been subject to had this Act never been passed. Incorporated [Illegible Text] City of [Illegible Text]. Limits extended. Taxation. And be it further enacted, That the corporation tax to be imposed upon such buildings and improvements, as have been made, or may hereafter be made, upon any ground embraced in said extended limits, not heretofore embraced in said corporation, shall not be assessed upon a larger sum than the value of said improvements, and two [Illegible Text] of land contiguous thereto. Upon what [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text]. SEC. II. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid That within twenty days after the passage of this Act, and by giving ten days' notice, and on the second Monday in

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every January thereafter, all free white persons, citizens residing within the incorporation of said city, who shall be entitled to vote for members of the Legislature of said State, shall be entitled to vote for Mayor and six members of the City Council; and that any person or persons, legally entitled to vote at said election, shall be eligible, either for Mayor or members of the City Council, at which election, one Justice of the Inferior Court, or of the Peace, shall preside, together with two free-holders, neither of whom being a candidate; and the persons receiving the highest number of votes, shall be declared duly elected; that the managers of said election, shall give certificates to that effect, which shall be evidence of their election, and authority to act, and be recorded by the Clerk of the City Council, in a book to be kept for that purpose, which record shall be held and esteemed as the highest evidence of such election. Election of City [Illegible Text]. Certificate of election. SEC. III. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That no person shall be entitled to vote at said election, except he be duly qualified to vote for members of the Legislature, as aforesaid, and shall be citizens residing within the corporate limits of said city; any person voting at such election, contrary to the provisions of this section, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and on indictment and conviction thereof, shall be punished by imprisonment and labor in the Penitentiary of the State, not more than two years nor less than one. Qualification of voters. Illegal voting. SEC. IV. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the Mayor and members of the City Council, shall hold their offices until their successors are elected and qualified, and in the event, that the office of Mayor, or any one or more of the City Council, shall become vacant by death, resignation, removal, or otherwise; that the Mayor, or in case his seat is vacated, a majority of the members of the City Council, shall order a new election, by giving at least ten days' notice, in any one or more of the city papers, or at two or more of the most public places in the city; and said elections shall be held and managed in the same manner as the elections to be held in chief, according to the provisions of the second section of this Act. Vacancies how filled. SEC. V. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the Mayor and members of the Council, as before mentioned, shall be known as the Mayor and Council of the city of Marietta, and by such, their corporate name, shall sue and be sued, plead and be impleaded, and do all other acts relating to their corporate capacity; and shall have

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and use a common seal; and shall be capable in law, to purchase, hold, receive, enjoy, possess and retain to them, and their successors, for the use and benefit of the said city of Marietta, in perpetuity, or for any term of years, any estate or estates, real or personal, lands, tenements, hereditaments, of what kind or nature soever, within the limits of said city; and to sell, alien, exchange or release the same, or any part thereof, or convey the same to any part thereof in any way whatsoever, and the said Mayor and Council shall have full power and authority to pass all by-laws and ordinances, respecting streets of said city, to open, improve, or lay out the same, respecting public buildings, work-houses, market-houses, public houses, houses of ill-fame, carriages, wagons, carts, drays, pumps, wells, springs, fire engines, care of the poor, suppression of disorderly houses, regulation of negroes and free persons of color, and every by-law, regulation, or ordinance, that shall appear to them necessary and proper for the security, welfare and interest of the said city, or preserving the peace, health, morals, order and good government of the same. Style of Council. Privileges and [Illegible Text]. Power to [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text]. SEC. VI. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the said Mayor and members of Council, shall at their first annual meeting, after their election, proceed to elect, by ballot, a Marshal, and if they deem it necessary, a Deputy Marshal or Marshals, Clerk of Council, and Treasurer, each of whom shall remain in office until a new election for Mayor and Council is held (unless removed) and their successors and the salaries of the said officers, shall be regulated by the laws and ordinances of the Mayor and Council, and shall not be increased or diminished during continuance in office. Election of Marshal, Clerk and Treasurer. Salaries. SEC. VII. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That as soon as convenient, after the election of the said Mayor and Members of Council, and before they enter upon the discharge of their official duties, the Mayor shall, before a Justice of the Inferior Court or a Justice of the Peace, take and subscribe the following oath: Oath of Mayor and Council. I, A. B., do solemnly swear, that I will to the [Illegible Text] of my ability discharge the duties of Mayor (or Council as the case may be) for the city of Marietta, during my continuance in office so help me God; and the Mayor, after being so qualified, as aforesaid, shall have full power and authority to administer said oath to each member of the Council. SEC. VIII. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That in case the Mayor or any member of the City Council, while in office, shall be guilty of any wilful

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neglect, malpractice in, or abuse of said office, he or they shall be liable to be indicted before the Superior Court of the county of Cobb, and on conviction thereof, shall be fined in a sum not exceeding Five Hundred Dollars for each and every such offence, and shall, moreover, be removed from office; which fine or fines shall be paid over to the City Treasurer for the use of said city. Penalty on [Illegible Text] for [Illegible Text]. SEC. IX. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the Mayor and four members of Council, shall form a quorum to transact all business, and the Mayor, President, pro tempore, shall have the casting vote, and the majority of the votes shall determine all questions and elections before the Council, and the Mayor and each member of the Council shall be, to all intents and purpurposes, a Justice of the Peace, so far as to enable them or any of them to issue warrants for offences committed within the corporate limits of said city, which warrants shall be executed by the Marshal, or Deputy Marshal, and to commit to the jail in the county of Cobb, or to admit to bail offenders for their appearance before the next Superior Court thereafter for the county of Cobb, or in case the offender or offenders are slaves or free persons of color, then, and in that case, they shall be committed to the jail of Cobb county, or bound over for their appearance at the next Superior Court of said county, to await his, her or their trial, and it shall be the duty of the Jailor of said county, to receive all such persons so committed, and safely keep the same until discharged by due course of law; and in cases where persons committed to jail, are or shall be unable to pay their jail fees the said corporation shall be liable for the payment of the same. Quorum. Council ex officio, J. P. Authority as such. Jail feeshow paid. SEC. X. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the expenditures of the Mayor and Council, and the compensation of the city officers, shall be paid out of the city funds by an order drawn by the Clerk of Council upon the City Treasurer, and countersigned by the Mayor, or in his absence, by the President pro tempore of the Council; and the Marshal, Treasurer and Clerk shall give bond and security to the Mayor and Council of the City of Marietta, in a sum each to be fixed by the Mayor and Council for the faithful performance of his or their duties. [Illegible Text] how made. [Illegible Text] of officers. SEC. XI. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That any of the officers of said corporation, who may be sued for any act done in his or their official character, may justify under this Act. [Illegible Text] may [Illegible Text] for official act. SEC. XII. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the said Mayor and Council of the City of

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Marietta, shall have power and authority to call out each and every male person within the jurisdiction of said corporation, subject to road duty, who shall be compelled to do road and street duty according to the laws now in force in this State, or the said Mayor and Council shall have power to levy and collect a tax for the purpose of having the roads and [Illegible Text] kept in good order, which shall be a commutation for road duty. Working the [Illegible Text], Tax therefor, SEC. XIII. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the said Mayor and members of Council shall have full power and authority to pass all ordinances and by-laws necessary for the government, good order, and well being of the city, remove pests or [Illegible Text], and perform all other acts necessary and proper to carry out the provisions of this Act, not incompatible with the Constitution and Laws of Georgia, and of the United States.They shall also have power to make all contracts in their corporate capacity, which they may deem necessary for the welfare of said city; to levy a tax of not exceeding the State tax on all persons, professions, and property, within the corporate limits of the city, of whatever kind, either [Illegible Text] or personal, which is subject to taxation by the laws of this State, which tax shall be collected by a Tax Collector, to be chosen by the Mayor and members of the Council, who shall, previous to entering upon the duties of his office, give bond and security to the Mayor and members of the Council, in a sum to be fixed by them, not exceeding One Thousand Dollars, for the faithful discharge of the duties of his officewho shall also act as Tax Receiver of said city; which tax shall be collected at such times and in such manner as the Mayor and members of the Council in their by-laws shall direct, and shall pay the taxes so collected over to the Treasurer of said city, on or before the first day of August, eighteen hundred and fifty-two, and on or before the first day of August in each and every year thereafter; and the said Tax Collector shall receive for his services such sums as may be fixed and set apart by the Mayor and members of Council, and whose [Illegible Text] of office shall expire (unless removed) with those who [Illegible Text] him; to empower their said Marshal or Deputy Marshal to remove all nuisances within the corporate limits of said city, and especially require him, the said Marshal to [Illegible Text], before the Superior or Inferior Courts of the [Illegible Text] of Cobb, all offenders; and for this purpose the said Marshal or Deputy Marshal shall have power and authority to examine all places where he suspects a violation of the laws of this State to be carried on, and shall

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have full power and authority to call to his aid any and all of the white male citizens of said city, capable of bearing arms, and shall report all offenders against the [Illegible Text] laws of this State, to the Mayor or any member of the Council, whose duty it shall be, upon such, to issue a warrant or warrants, binding over such offenders to appear before the proper tribnnals to answer such charge. Authority of Council over police [Illegible Text] To make contracts, To [Illegible Text] tax, [Illegible Text] collected, [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] Payment to [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] of [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] Right of [Illegible Text] by Marshal; call of [Illegible Text], SEC. XIV. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That in all cases where any person or persons have property subject to taxation, within the corporate limits of the same, shall fail, refuse or neglect to pay the taxes imposed according to this Act, the Clerk of the City Council shall issue execution for the same, which execution shall be signed by said Clerk and bear test in the name of the Mayor, and be directed to the Marshal of said city, commanding him to levy on the goods, chattels, lands and tenements of the defendants, or so much thereof as shall be sufficient to satisfy the demand and cost, which execution shall bind all the property of the defendant from the date thereof, and the cost thereof shall be the same as on Tax Collector's executions by the laws of this State, and the said Marshal shall proceed to advertise and sell in such manner as the laws or ordinances of said city shall or may direct. Tax fi. [Illegible Text]. Proceedings thereon, SEC. XV. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the Mayor, and in his absence, any three members of the City Council, shall have full power and authority to impose such fines, not exceeding fifty dollars, for the violation of any or all of the by-laws and ordinances of said city, within the corporate limits of the same. Power to [Illegible Text] SEC. XVI. And be it further enacted, That in the payment of all fines imposed, pursuant to the preceding section, shall be enforced in the same manner which is hereinafter provided for the collection of taxes. How collected. SEC. XVII. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the Mayor of said City shall receive for his services such sum per annum, as may be fixed by the City Council; and that each member of the City Council shall receive a salary of Twenty Dollars a year, and all the salaries to be paid to the officers of said incorporation, together with all expenditures made for the use of the city, shall be paid out of the city funds, in the hands of the City Treasurer, who shall keep a book, in which he shall make an entry of all sums of money received, and who from, and upon what account it was received; and shall also make an entry of all sums of money paid out, and for what purpose, and shall take receipts for all sums of money

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paid out, which books and receipts shall be subject to the inspection of the Mayor and members of Council of said city, at any time which he or they may think proper; and all sums of money paid into the hands of the City Treasurer by this Act, shall, and it is hereby directed to be a fund for the exclusive use of said city. Mayor's salary, Of Council. Treasurer' book. SEC. XVIII. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the said Mayor and City Council shall have power to license persons to retail, and sell by retail, [Illegible Text] liquors within said city; and that no person or persons shall sell by retail any spirituous liquors within the said incorporation, without first obtaining such license, for which he or they shall pay a sum not less than Fifty Dollars, which tax shall be paid into the City Treasury, and appropriated to the use of the said city of Marietta. Retail license, Sale without. Penalty, SEC. XIX. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the Mayor and members of Council of the city of [Illegible Text], shall have full power and authority to levy a tax in addition to the taxes levied by the provisions of the thirteenth section of this Act, on all billiard tables kept or used for the purpose of playing on, gaming or [Illegible Text], and on all [Illegible Text] pin allies, nine pin allies, or allies of any kind, which are kept or used for the purpose of playing on with [Illegible Text] balls, or either, or for the purpose of renting the same, which tax or taxes shall be collected according to the provisions of the thirteenth and foarteenth [Illegible Text] of this Act; and the said Mayor and City [Illegible Text] shall have power and authority to levy and collect a tax of not exceeding Fifty Dollars, for each exhibition from all [Illegible Text] show masters, who may exhibit within said city, any shows, [Illegible Text], riding, tumbling, slight of hand, tricks of [Illegible Text], or any other kind whatsoever, coming under this description. Tax on [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] SEC. XX. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That said Mayor and City Council shall have power and authority to license a vendue master, or vendue [Illegible Text] for said city. Such vendue master or masters first [Illegible Text] to the Mayor and City Council in the manner [Illegible Text] by the laws of this State regulating vendues, a sum not [Illegible Text] Fifty Dollars each for said license, and giving [Illegible Text] and security to the Mayor and City Council. And if any person or persons shall sell any goods, wares, [Illegible Text], or any other property whatsoever, as a vendue master, or at [Illegible Text], or at public outery, within said city, without having first obtained a license from the Mayor and City Council, he or they shall forfeit and pay for every such sale, a sum not exceeding Five Hundred Dollars, to

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be recovered in any court of competent jurisdiction, and to be applied one-half to the use of said city, and the other half to the person giving informatin, and sueing for the same; Provided, always, That nothing in this section shall be construed to extend to any sales made by lawful officers, under executions issuing from the proper authority, or to sales made by or under the authority of executors, administrators, or guardians, or to prohibit resident citizens of said city from vending at auction their own property therein. [Illegible Text] to [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] SEC. XXI. And be it further enacted, That nothing in this Act shall be so construed as to authorize the authorities of the said city to assess or require a tax upon any portion of the property belonging to the Western and Atlantic Railroad, which is or may be within the limits of said city. No tax on Western and Atlantic Railroad. SEC. XXII. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That all laws or parts of laws militating against the provisions of this Act, be and the same are hereby repealed. [Illegible Text] clause. Approved, January 22, 1852. (No. 252.) AN ACT amendatory of so much of an Act passed by the Legislature of 1849, as authorizes the City Council of Milledgeville to levy and raise a tax on the assessed vasue of the real property owned or leased for the term of years, within the corporate limits of said city, so as to extend the time within which to raise an amount to pay the subscription for Stock in the Milledgeville and Gordon Railroad. * * See, also, Act No. 267. SECTION I. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of [Illegible Text] of the State of Georgia in General Assembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That the Mayor and Aldermen of the City of Milledgeville, be and they are hereby empowered to levy and raise, by tax, as authorized by the Act of the Legislature referred to in the title of this Act, so much money as may be necessary to complete the payment of the subscription of the city to the [Illegible Text] and Gordon Railroad, within seven years from this [Illegible Text]; Provided, That nothing herein contained shall be so construed as to

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authorize a larger per centum per annum to be collected and raised, than is provided for in the [Illegible Text] Act, of which this is [Illegible Text] or a greater amount of [Illegible Text] than will be sufficient to pay the principal and interest which may be due or become due the city subscription as aforesaid. Extra [Illegible Text] to pay [Illegible Text] to [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] Approved, January 22, 1832. (No. 253.) AN ACT to incorporate the City of Oglethorpe, and to alter and amend an Act to incorporate the town of Oglethorpe, in the county of [Illegible Text] SECTION I. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Georgia in General Assembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That the corporate limits of the City of Oglethorpe, in the county of Macon, shall extend from the [Illegible Text] of the South-Western Railroad, within the present corporate limits, one mile in every direction. [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] SEC. II. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the Municipal Government of the City of Oglethorpe, shall consist of a Mayor and six Aldermen, who are hereby constituted a body corporate, under the name and style of the Mayor and City Council of Oglethorpe, and by that name and style shall have perpetual successionshall have a common seal, and be capable in law and equity, to [Illegible Text] have, hold, receive, enjoy, possess, and retain, to them and their successors, for the use of the City of Oglethorpe, any estate or estates, real or personal, of whatsoever kind or nature, within the [Illegible Text] limits of the City of Oglethorpe, and shall, by the said name, be capable of sueing and being sued, in any Court of Law or Equity in this State, and shall succeed to all the rights and liabilities of the present corporation of the town of Oglethorpe. [Illegible Text] and [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] Powers and [Illegible Text] SEC. III. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That an election shall be held in the Council Chamber in the City of Oglethorpe, on the third Saturday in February, eighteen hundred and fifty-two, and on the first Saturday in January in each year thereafter, for a Mayor and six Aldermen, to serve for one year and until

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their successors are elected and qualified; and the polls of which election shall be opened at nine o'clock A. M., and close at four o'clock, P. M. Election of [Illegible Text] SEC. IV. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That all male white citizens, qualified to vote for members of the Legislature, and who shall have paid all taxes legally imposed and demanded by the authority of the city, and shall have resided ten days within the jurisdictional limits of said city, and no other person shall be qualified to vote at said election for Mayor and Aldermen. Qualification of voters, SEC. V. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That said election shall be held under the superintendence of a Justice of the Peace and two freeholders, or of three freeholders, who shall be appointed by the City Council, and each of the said freeholders, before entering upon his duties, shall take an oath before some Justice of the Peace, or other officer duly qualified to administer an oath, that he will faithfully and impartially conduct said election, and prevent all illegal voting to the best of his skill and power; and in case the said managers of said election shall have any doubts as to the qualifications of any voter, they shall have power to administer the following oath: You do solemnly swear that you have attained the age of twenty-one years, that you are a citizen of the United States, and have resided for the last ten days past within the jurisdiction of the corporation of the city of Oglethorpe, and have paid all taxes legally imposed or demanded of you by the City Council of Oglethorpe, so help you God. And any person who shall take either of said oaths, and shall have sworn falsely, shall be liable to indictment and imprisonment for perjury. [Illegible Text] Oath of voters False [Illegible Text] SEC. VI. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the person or persons who shall receive the highest number of votes at said election for Mayor and Aldermen, respectively, shall be declared duly elected. Plurality [Illegible Text] SEC. VII. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That in case any vacancy among the members of Council, either by death, resignation, failure to elect, removal from office, or removal from the city, the Mayor shall advertise a new election to fill the said vacancy, and in case of the death of the Mayor, his resignation, removal from office, or his removal from the city, the City Council shall order an election for filling the vacancy, in each case giving ten days' notice in the public gazettes of the city. Vacancy how filled, SEC. VIII. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That after the votes for Mayor and Aldermen, at any

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election-shall have been counted by the managers, they shall cause two certified copies of the tally sheets to be made out, one of which shall be handed over to the Mayor for the time being, and the other shall be retained by the managers, and so soon as the Mayor aforesaid shall be informed of the result of said election, he shall cause the persons elected to be notified of the same. And the persons elected as aforesaid, shall attend on the first Wednesday thereafter at the Council Chamber, for the purpose of organizing the Council, and the Mayor and each member of the Council shall take and subscribe the following oath, before a Justice of the Peace, or Justice of the Inferior Court, for the county of Macon: I, A. B., do solemnly swear, that I will well and truly perform the duties of (Mayor) a member of the Council, as the case may be, of the City Council of Oglethorpe, by adopting such measures as shall, in my judgment, be best calculated to promote the general welfare of the inhabitants of the City of Oglethorpe, so help me God; and shall forthwith enter upon the duties of their offices. Organization of new Council. Oath of members. SEC. IX. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That in case the Mayor, or any member of Council, while in office, shall be guilty of any wilful neglect, malpractice, or abuse of the power confided to him, he shall be subject to be indicted before the Superior Court of the county of Macon, and on conviction, shall be fined in a sum not [Illegible Text] One Hundred Dollars, and shall, moreover, be removed from office, and the said fine shall be paid to the City Treasurer for the use of the City. [Illegible Text] on [Illegible Text] for [Illegible Text] SEC. X. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That no person shall be eligible to the office of Mayor of the City of [Illegible Text] unless he be of the age of twenty-five [Illegible Text] a citizen of the United States, and shall have [Illegible Text] in [Illegible Text] city ten days immediately preceding his election; and no person shall be eligible as a member of the City [Illegible Text] unless he shall have attained the age of twenty one years, and shall have resided in said city ten days [Illegible Text] preceding his election, and shall have the other qualifications prescribed in the case of the Mayor. [Illegible Text] for [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] SEC. XI. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That said Mayor and Council of the City of [Illegible Text] shall have power to appoint a Marshal and such [Illegible Text] of the city as they may deem necessary and proper, and shall have power to regulate the time, mode and manner of electing said officers, to establish their fees and salaries, to take their bonds, to [Illegible Text] their duties and

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their oaths, and to remove them from office for a breach, neglect or incapacity to discharge the said duties, at their discretion. [Illegible Text] and [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] Bonds, [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] SEC. XII. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the Mayor and the members of the Council shall be bound to keep the peace, and shall be ex officio Justices of the Peace, so as to enable them to issue warrants for offences committed within the jurisdiction of the city of Oglethorpe, and shall have full power, on examination, to commit the offender or offenders to jail, or to the guard house in said city, or to bail them, if the offence be bailable, to appear before the Superior Court of the county of Macon. Council [Illegible Text] J. P. Authority as such. SEC. XIII. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the said Mayor and Council of the city of Oglethorpe, or a majority of them, shall have power and authority to levy and collect a poll tax on all free white persons within the city of Oglethorpe, between the ages of twenty-one and sixty years; upon all free persons of color, and also, upon all slaves owned or hired within the city of Oglethorpe; they shall also have power to levy and collect a tax upon all and every species of property, real or personal, within the limits of the city of Oglethorpe; upon banking or insurance capital employed in the city, upon bank or insurance agents, and professional men, upon factors, brokers and venders of lottery tickets; thus to raise such sum or sums of money as may be necessary for the support and good government of the city, in all its internal regulations, and for the payment of the debts thereof; Provided, That the tax levied upon real estate and stock in trade, shall not exceed fifty cents on every one hundred dollars in value. And, Provided, further, That all lands used within said corporate limits, exclusively for farming purposes, shall be exempt from the payment of city or corporation tax. Power of [Illegible Text] SEC. XIV. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the Mayor and Council of the city of Oglethorpe shall have power and authority to levy, in addition to the other taxes, a tax of not exceeding three dollars upon each and every white person and slave in the city of Oglethorpe, between the ages of twenty-one and forty-five years, as a street tax, provided that the person so taxed may relieve himself of said tax by working on the streets for six days under the direction and control of the Marshal of the city. [Illegible Text] tax. SEC. XV. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the said Mayor and Council of the city of

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Oglethorpe, shall have full power and authority to remove or cause to be removed, any building, posts, steps, [Illegible Text], or other obstruction or nuisance in the public streets, lanes, alleys, side-walks, or public squares in said city. They shall further have power to establish a market or markets in the city of Oglethorpe, and to pass such ordinances as may be proper and necessary for the regulation of the same. They shall have power to regulate all [Illegible Text] pens and slaughter houses within the city, and to remove the same if they shall become nuisances or injurious to the health of the city. They shall have power to license regulate and control all [Illegible Text] and public houses within the city. They shall have power to license drays, and and regulate the same; and, further, the said Mayor and Council shall have full power and control over all livery stables, pumps, fire companies, and engines within the said city. Power over [Illegible Text] c. [Illegible Text] c. [Illegible Text] c. [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] c. c. SEC. XVI. Be it further enacted, That the said Mayor and Council of the city of Oglethorpe shall have power, upon proof of the existence and maintainance of any house of ill-fame or bawdy house within the city, to cause the occupants thereof to be [Illegible Text] removed without the city, if they shall refuse to leave the city after five days' notice. [Illegible Text] SEC. XVII Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the said Mayor and Council of the city of Oglethorpe shall have power to license, and appoint annually, as many auctioneers or vendue masters for the city as they may deem proper, and to receive from each one the sum of fifty dollars, as fixed by law; and they shall, further, have power to levy a tax upon all goods sold at auction in said city, to be paid by the auctioneer. [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] SEC. XVIII. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the said Mayor and Council of the city of Oglethorpe shall have the sole and exclusive right of granting licenses to retail liquors in the city of Oglethorpe, and of fixing the rates of such licenses and the terms upon which they shall issue; of declaring said licenses void when said terms are not complied with; they shall also have power to regulate and control all ten pin alleys within the city, and to remove the same when they become [Illegible Text] to the neighborhood. [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] SEC. XIX. Be it further enacted, That the said Mayor and Council of the city of Oglethorpe shall have power to tax all theatrical performances, and exhibitions or shows of any kind, within the corporate limits of said city. [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] SEC. XX. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid,

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That the said Mayor and Council of the city of Oglethorpe shall have power to [Illegible Text] all ordinancees, rules and regulations, necessary and proper for the good government and subjection of all slaves and free persons of color with in the city, and the Marshals and such other persons as the Mayor and Council shall appoint, are hereby vested with the full power and authority of patrols in said city. [Illegible Text] SEC. XXI. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the said Mayor and Council of the city of Oglethorpe shall have the power to remove any forge or smith shop, where, in their opinion, it shall be necessary to insure safety against fire; they shall have power to cause any stove, stovepipe or other thing which shall endanger the city as to fire, to be removed or remedied, as their [Illegible Text] shall dictate. Regulations as to fire. SEC. XXII. Be it further enacted, That the said Mayor and Council of the city of Oglethorpe shall, during the month of April, in each year, appoint seven fit and proper persons, who shall constitute the Board of Health of said city. It shall be the duty of said Board of Health, four of whom shall constitute a quorum, to meet weekly, or as often as may be necessary, to visit all and every part of the city, and to report to the Council all nuisances which are likely to endanger the health of the city or of any neighborhood, and the said Mayor and Council shall have power upon the report of the Board of Health to cause any such nuisances to be abated, and their recommendations carried out in a summary manner at the expense of the party whose act or negligence caused such nuisance, or of the owner of the premises, as the Council may elect. [Illegible Text] of Health. SEC. XXIII. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the said Mayor and Council of the city of Oglethorpe upon the recommendation of the Board of Health, shall have power and authority to cause the owners of lots within the said city to drain the same, or to fill the same to the level of the [Illegible Text] or [Illegible Text], on which said lot or lots are fronting; also, to compel the owner or owners of cellars, occasionally holding water, to cause the same to be emptied of the water, or fill up if necessary, and in case the owner of said lot or lots shall fail or refuse, after reasonable notice to him or his agent, to comply with the requirements of the said Mayor and Council, by filling up said lots or cellars, or by draining the same, it shall be lawful for the said Mayor and Council to employ some person to do the same, and for the amount so expended the City Treasurer shall forthwith issue an execution against the owner of said property, to be collected against the

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owner of said property, to be collected from said lot or any other property belonging to him, and a sale under said execution by the Marshal, shall pass the title to the property sold as complete as a sale under a judgment and execution by the Sheriff. Power to compel owners of lots to fill up [Illegible Text] c. SEC. XXIV And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the said Mayor and Council of the city of Oglethorpe shall have power to fill any vacancies which may occur in the Board of Health, and this Act may be pleaded and shall be a complete defence to any action brought against said Mayor and Council, or either of them, for any act done by them under its provisions, and of the ordinances passed in pursuance of it. Vacancies in Board of Health. [Illegible Text] of the Act. SEC. XXV. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the said Mayor and Council of the city of Oglethorpe shall have power to take up and impound any horses, mules, cattle, or hogs, running at large, within the limits of said city, and to pass such ordinances as may be deemed by them [Illegible Text] for the proper regulation of stock within the city. [Illegible Text] c. SEC. XXVI. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the said Mayor and Council of the city of Oglethorpe shall have power to establish and regulate a city [Illegible Text], who shall have the right to take up all disorderly persons, all persons committing or attempting to commit any crime, and to [Illegible Text] them to the guard house to await their trial the next day; and the said guard shall also have the power and authority of patrols over slaves and free persons of color. City Guard. SEC. XXVII. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the said Mayor and Aldermen of the city of Oglethorpe shall have power to impose fines for the [Illegible Text] of any [Illegible Text] of the city, passed in accordance with this [Illegible Text], to the amount of Twenty Dollars, and to imprison [Illegible Text] in the common jail of the county of Macon, (or in the guard house of said city) for the space of twenty days; the said fines after being regularly assessed shall be collected by execution to be issued by the City Treasurer against the estate of the said offender, if any to be found. Fine and [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] SEC. XXVIII. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That no person or body corporate shall at any time open, lay out or extend any street, alley, lane or [Illegible Text] square, contrary to the original plan of said city, without the consent of three-fourths of the Council at a regular meeting; and any application of this kind, shall

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be published for one month before the final action of the Council thereon. [Illegible Text] new [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] SEC. XXIX. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the said Mayor and Council of the city of Oglethorpe shall have the power to appoint inspectors of the weights and measures in use in said city, and to fix the fees for the same, which shall be paid by the parties using said weights and measures. Inspectors of weights and [Illegible Text] SEC. XXX. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That it shall be the duty of the Marshal of said city upon notice in writing from the Mayor or any member of Council to prosecute all offenders against the laws of this State for crimes committed within the limits of the city of Ogle thorpe, and in case any offence shall be committed in the presence of said Marshal or within his knowledge, it shall be his duty to prosecute without such notice. Marshal as prosecutor. SEC. XXXI. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the said Mayor and Council of the city of Oglethorpe shall have the power, if in their discretion they see proper, to appoint assessors to value the real estate of said city, for taxationand all taxes levied by said Mayor and Council, shall be collected by the Treasurer of the city, and if after giving twenty days' notice at the most public place in said city of the day on which his books will be closed, there shall be a defaulter or defaulters, the Treasurer is hereby authorized to issue an execution against the property of any such defaulter, directed to the City Marshal, who may proceed to levy the same, and atter advertising for thirty days, shall sell the property levied on, before the City Hall door on a regular [Illegible Text] sale day, and between the legal hours of Sheriff's sales. The said Marshal shall put up said property, and shall offer the same in parcels until he gets a bid sufficient to pay the taxes due, and shall then knock off the property to the purchaser, and make him a [Illegible Text], which shall be as effectual to pass the title as the deel of the person against whom said execution was [Illegible Text] sued. [Illegible Text] of real estate for [Illegible Text] c. Sales, c. SEC. XXXII. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That a Clerk and Treasurer of the city of Oglethorpe shall be elected by the people of said city, qualified to vote for Mayor and Aldermen at the said election, on the third Saturday in February, eighteen hundred and fifty-two, and at each regular election on the first Saturday in January thereafter, and shall serve for one year, or until his successor shall be duly elected and qualified; he shall give bond in the sum of Three Thousand Dollars, with two good securities, conditioned for the faithful performance

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of his duty as Clerk and Treasurer of said city, and shall take an oath that he will to the best of his skill and power, perform the duties of his office, without favor or affection. Clerk and Treasurer. Oath. SEC. XXXIII. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the Act heretofore passed, incoporating the town of [Illegible Text] together with all laws and parts of laws militating against this Act, be and the same are hereby [Illegible Text] Repealing [Illegible Text] Approved, January 22, 1852. (No. [Illegible Text]) AN [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] after and amend [Illegible Text] Act to incorporate the city of [Illegible Text] SECTION I. Be it [Illegible Text] by the [Illegible Text] and House of [Illegible Text] of the State of Georgia in General [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] and it is hereby [Illegible Text] by the authority of the same, That from and immediately after the passage of this Act, the corporate limits, boundary and jurisdiction, of the city of Rome, shall be so altered on the South and West of said city commencing on the bank of the Etowah river, East of said [Illegible Text] at the [Illegible Text] where the present corporation line strikes said river, thence down said river to the [Illegible Text] of Silver [Illegible Text] thence up said creek until it strikes the land line dividing lots of land, numbers two hundred and seventy-seven and two hundred and eighty-four, in the twenty-third district, third section: thence West [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] line to the corner of said lots of land; [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] along the original land line dividing lots numbers two hundred and seventy-seven and two hundred and seventy [Illegible Text] to the corner of said lots; thence East along the [Illegible Text] line dividing the lots two hundred and seventy seven and two hundred and forty-four, to the Etowah river; thence down the Etowah river to its [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] SEC. II. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That all the taxes to be levied and raised under the provisions of the Act of which this is amendatory, shall be [Illegible Text] and raised in the following manner: All

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persons who may be residents within the corporate limits of said city, or who may be the owners of property, real or personal, in said city, subject to taxation under said Act, shall be required at such times and places as may be required by any by-law of the said City Council, to give the same in under oath, in accordance with the laws of this State, now of force, in relation to the giving in State taxes. And should any owner of taxable property in said city neglect or refuse to give in such property in accordance to the regulations of said city, it shall be the duty of the City Council to have the same assessed in such manner as they may prescribe, and collect the taxes thereon, according to the rules and regulations there of force in said city. [Illegible Text]. SEC. III. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That in all cases which may be tried and determined by the Mayor of said city, or by the City Council, or either of them, or all of them, whether of a civil or criminal character, it shall and may be lawful for a person or persons who may find him, her, or themselves, aggrieved by any such decision, to carry the same up to the next term of the Superior Court of Floyd county, by Bill of Exceptions, specifically alleging the error or errors of law, alleged to have been committed in said trial, and it shall be the duty of the Mayor or Councilmen, before whom the same was tried, to certify the same, if it be true and consistent with the facts of the case, to the said Superior Court; and it shall be the duty of the presiding Judge of said Superior Court, to determine the matters contained in said Bill of Exceptions, and enter his [Illegible Text] as in cases of certiorari; Provided, That the party applying for said Bill of Exceptions shall, before the same shall be required to be certified as aforesaid, give bond, with good and sufficient security, to the Mayor of said city, for the payment of the eventual condemnation money and costs; and if it be a criminal matter, for the personal appearance of the party before the City Council at its next regular meeting, after said case shall have been determined by the Superior Court; And provided, also, That he, she, or they, shall pay all costs which may have accrued before the application for said Bill of Exceptions. And should the conditions of said bond not be complied with, it may be sued, and a recovery had thereon, and the proceeds thereof shall be applied to and belong to the funds of the City Council. Certiorari allowed to decisions of Council. [Illegible Text] Bond for eventual condemnation money and costs. SEC. IV. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That all laws and parts of laws militating against the provisions of this Act, be and the same are hereby repealed. Repealing clause. Approved, January [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] See also Act No [Illegible Text]

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(No. 255.) AN ACT to amend an Act entitled an Act amendatory of, and in addition to the various Acts heretofore passed in reference to the City of Savannah, approved December 8th, 1849, to allow an appeal to a special jury in the Superior Court of Chatham county, from any decision made under the sixth section of that Act, and also to provide for the registry of the names of all persons entitled to vote for Mayor and Aldermen of said city, and to prevent persons from voting for such Mayor and Aldermen, whose names are not registered SECTION I. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Georgia in General Assembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That when any decision of freeholders shall hereafter be made under the sixth section of said Act of December eighth, eighteen hundred and forty-nine, the owner or owners of land affected by such decision, shall have the right to appeal therefrom to a special jury, in the Superior Court of Chatham county, and the verdict of such jury shall be final and conclusive in the premises. Appeal from the decision of Freeholders. SEC. II. Be it further enacted by the authority of the same, That from and after the passage of this Act, all persons shall be qualified to vote at elections for Mayor and Aldermen of the city of Savannah and the hamlets thereof, who are [Illegible Text] of the United States, have resided in the State of Georgia for one year immediately preceding the election, and continue so to do up to the time of election, and within the corporate limits of Savannah, for one month immediately preceding their registration, who have attained the age of twenty-one years, and have paid all city [Illegible Text] or have in their own right [Illegible Text] real estate to satisfy any tax executions which may be against them, who have made all returns required by the [Illegible Text] of the city, and have been registered according to the provisions of this Act. [Illegible Text] of voters. SEC. III. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the Clerk of the Common Council of the city of Savannah, and in [Illegible Text] of his sickness or absence, any officer duly [Illegible Text] and appointed by the Mayor and Aldermen, or a majority of them, for that purpose, shall open a list for the registration of voters, on the first Monday in January, in each and every year, which list shall be kept open until two o'clock, P. M., on the first Monday in September ensuing, when it shall be finally and absolutely closed. Registration [Illegible Text] SEC. IV. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid,

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That it shall be the duty of such clerk or officer, upon the application in person, and not by proxy, of any person entitled to vote as aforesaid, within the time prescribed for the list to be kept open, to register the name of such person and deliver to him a certificate of such registry, expressing his name, number, and the date of registry. Mode of Registry. Certificate. SEC. V. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That such clerk, or other officer, shall be authorized to require any applicant for registration to make an [Illegible Text] that he is entitled to vote according to the terms of this Act, before issuing a certificate of registry. Oath of applicant. SEC. VI. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That it shall be the duty of such clerk, or other officer, to arrange and publish a list of the names so registered, in alphabetical order, in one of the gazettes of the city of Savannah, at least once a month from the first Monday in January, to the first Monday in October, in each year, and once a week from the first Monday in October, to the first Monday in December, and to [Illegible Text] and keep an alphabetical printed list of such names at the door of the Court House of the county of Chatham, and of the Exchange in the city of Savannah, from the first Monday in October, to the Tuesday after the first Monday in December, in every year. Publication of list. SEC. VII. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That each voter, at the time of giving his vote, shall produce and surrender to the presiding magistrates, his certificate of registry, and no person unprovided with such certificate shall, under any circumstances, be permitted to vote. Voters to surrender certificates. SEC. VIII. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That in case of the loss or distruction of a certificate, the clerk, or other officer, shall be authorized to issue a duplicate at any time before two o'clock, P. M., of the third Monday in November, upon the personal application of the voter to whom it was originally issued, accompanied with his affidavit to such loss or destruction. Duplicates on [Illegible Text] of the [Illegible Text] SEC. IX. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That in case of the death or resignation of the Mayor, or any Alderman, it shall and may be lawful for the Board to fill the vacancy, the person chosen having a majority of the votes of those present. [Illegible Text] in Board; how filled. SEC. X. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the presiding magistrates shall be authorized to administer the following oath to any person attempting to vote: You do solemnly swear that you are a citizen of the [Illegible Text] States; that you have resided in the State of

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Georgia for one year immediately preceding this election, and within the corporate limits of the city of Savannah for the last four months; that you are twenty-one years of age; that you have paid all taxes due the city of Savannah, or have in your own right sufficient real estate to satisfy any executions against you; that you have made all returns required by the ordinance of the city; that you have been duly registered within the time prescribed by law; that the certificate of registry which you offer, was issued and delivered to you in person, and that you have not yet voted this daySo help you God. Oath of voter SEC. XI. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That any person offering or attempting to vote, not qualified as aforesaid, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and on conviction before the Superior Court of the county of Chatham, shall be punished by fine or imprisonment, or both, at the discretion of the court. Penalty for [Illegible Text] legal voting. SEC. XII. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the presiding magistrates, or any one of them, shall be authorized to commit, instanter, to the common [Illegible Text] of the city of Savannah and county of Chatham, any unqualified person offering or attempting to vote as aforesaid, and any person attempting to commit, or actually committing an act of violence at or about the polls, court-house, or place of election, and any person attempting to [Illegible Text], or actually creating, a riot or disturbance at or about the polls, court-house, or place of election, by verbal order issued to any officer of the county or city, or by warrant under his or their hand, addressed to all lawful officers of the county and city, or to any private person specially named therein; Provided, That any person so committed shall be entitled to be discharged, or admitted to bail, upon examination, according to law, at any time after ten o'clock, on the Tuesday after the first Monday in December; And, provided, further, That no person committed upon verbal order, as aforesaid shall be detained in jail more than twenty-four hours, unless a written detainer be lodged against him. [Illegible Text] SEC. XIII. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That any officer, upon the receipt of the verbal order, as aforesaid, or any officer or private person specially named, upon the receipt of the warrant, as aforesaid, shall be authorized to require the assistance of a posse [Illegible Text], and any officer of the city or county, refusing or neglecting to obey such verbal order or written warrant, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and on conviction before the Superior Court of the county of Chatham shall be punished by fine or imprisonment, or both, at the discretion of

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the court, and it shall be the duty of the magistrate giving such order or issuing such warrant, to present the offending officer to the Grand Jury of the Superior Court at its ensuing term. [Illegible Text] Penalty for neglect. SEC. XIV. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That any person attempting to use, or actually using, a forged certificate of registry, or a certificate of registry not originally issued to himself in person by the clerk, or other officer, as aforesaid, shall be guilty of misdemeanor, and on conviction before the Superior Court of Chatham county, shall be punished by imprisonment in the penitentiary for any time not exceeding four years. Penalty for using [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text]. SEC. XV. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That upon application for a certificate of registry, the applicant shall pay to the clerk, for the city treasury, the sum of One Dollar, which shall be in lien of the poll tax now unpaid, and no certificate shall be issued until the same be paid. One dollar for certificate in her of poll tax; SEC. XVI. Be it further enacted, That all laws and parts of laws militating against this Act, be and the same are hereby repealed. [Illegible Text] Approved, January 22, 1852. (No. 256.) AN ACT to incorporate the town of Alexander, in the county of Burke, and to appoint Commissioners for the same. SECTION I. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Georgia in General Assembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That the town lots now laid off, and which may hereafter be laid off on the lot of land containing sixty acres in said county, now owned by the Alexander Village and Academy Company, and the same is hereby incorporated by the name of the town of Alexander. Town of Alexander incorporated. SEC. II. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That Evan C. Glisson, Richard S. Seruggs, William Sapp, Rausom Lewis, and Joseph A. Shewmake, be and they are hereby appointed Commissioners of the town of Alexander, to hold their offices until the first day of January, eighteen hundred and fifty-three, until their successors are elected, with power to sue and be sued in their

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corporate capacity, and pass all laws and by-laws that are not repugnant to the Constitution and Laws of this State, nor of the United States. Commission [Illegible Text] appointed. SEC. III. And be it further enacted, That five Commissioners shall be elected for the town of Alexander, by the citizens of said town entitled to vote for members of the General Assembly of the State of Georgia, on the first Wednesday in January, eighteen hundred and fifty-three' and on the first Wednesday in January thereafter, until otherwise altered by law. Election in future. SEC. IV. And be it further enacted, That all laws or parts of laws militating against the same, be and they are hereby repealed. Repealing [Illegible Text]. Approved, December 16, 1851. (No. 257.) AN ACT to amend an Act to incorporate the town of Americus, in [Illegible Text] county, assented to the 22d day of December, 1832. SECTION I. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Georgia in General Assembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That the corporate limits of the town of [Illegible Text], in the county of Sumter, shall extend over and [Illegible Text] a radins of one mile, making the Court-house the centre. [Illegible Text] SEC. II. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That on the first Monday in February, eighteen hundred and fifty-two, and on the first Monday in February, every year thereafter, all persons, citizens of said town, entitled to vote for members of the Legislature, shall elect by ballot, five Commissioners, who shall continue in office one year, and until successors are elected, at which election two Justices of the Inferior Court, or two Justices of the Peace, or one Justice of the Inferior Court, and one Justice of the Peace, of said county, not being themselves candidates, shall preside; and if it shall so happen that such election shall not take place on the day herein appointed, one Justice of the Inferior Court, or one Justice of the Peace, of said county, may afterwards, by giving ten days' notice, hold the same, and in case of death, removal

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or resignation of any Commissioner, the remaining shall immediately order an election to fill such vacancy, and shall give ten days' notice of the same. [Illegible Text] SEC. III. And be it further enacted, That it shall not be lawful for any of said Commissioners so elected, to enter on the duties of his office until he shall have taken and subscribed the following oath, taken before some officer authorized to administer oaths: I, A. B., do solemnly swear that I will well and truly discharge the duties of Commissioner of the town of Americus, and adopt such measures as may in my judgment be best calculated to promote the interests of the citizens of said town. Oath of Commissioners. SEC. IV. And be it further enacted, That the Commissioners, or a majority of them, shall, at their first meeting after their election, elect from their own body a President, and shall be known as the President and Commissioners of the town of Americus, and by such, their corporate name, shall sue and be sued, and shall have a common seal, and shall have full power and authority to pass all by-laws and ordinances, and to enforce the same, that they may deem best calculated to promote the general good for the citizens of said town; Provided, That no by-law or ordinance shall be contrary to the Constitution or Laws of this State or of the United States. President. Power of the Commissioners in [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text]. SEC. V. And be it further enacted, That said Commissioners shall, at their first meeting after their election, proceed to elect a Clerk and Marshal, and such other officers as they may deem necessary to [Illegible Text] this Act into execution, and such officers shall give bond and security for the faithful discharge of the duties of their offices, in such sum as said Commissioners, or a majority of them, may direct. Clark and Marshal. SEC. VI. And be it further enacted, That said Commissioners shall have power to levy a capitation tax of Three Dollars on each person subject to road duty, which shall be in lieu of such duty, and no tax levied by said Commissioners on real and personal property in said town, shall exceed over fifty per cent. over the State tax. [Illegible Text] SEC. VII. And be it further enacted, That said Commissioners shall be liable to be fined in the same manner as the Commissioners of the Roads, and by law liable for any failure or neglect to keep the roads and streets within said corporate limits of said town in good order, and the fine imposed and collected for such neglect shall become a part of the funds of said town, and applied as the other funds. Liability of Commissioners as to roads. SEC. VIII. And be it further enacted, That the said Commissioners are hereby invested with authority to appoint a

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person to act as Tax Receiver and Tax Collector, and any other officers they may deem necessary for said town, and to make a reasonable compensation for the same, to be paid out of the treasury of said town, and said officers shall be appointed annually. Tax Receiver and Collector. SEC. IX. And be it further enacted, That all persons who are by this Act made subject to the payment of tax, shall, at some time between the first day of April and the first day of May, in each year, make a true and just return, under oath, of all taxable property held by them in said town, with the fair valuation of the same, and of all their liability to taxation, to the Receiver of Tax Returns and Collector, who shall proceed to collect the tax on the same after the fifteenth day of May, all of which shall be paid him before the first day of July; and if any person who is required by this Act to pay tax, or shall neglect or refuse to pay the same, or to make the return to the said Receiver and Collector that they are required by this Act to do, within the time specified by this Act for doing the same, they shall be subject to the same penalties that they would by law be subject to for refusing or neglecting to make a return of their taxable property to the County Receiver of Tax Returns, or for refusing to pay their State tax; and the said Town Receiver and Collector shall proceed against them, after said time for making returns and paying taxes expires, in the same manner that is pointed out by law for County Receivers of Tax Returns, and Collectors of Taxes against defaulters. Return of tax [Illegible Text] Defaulters. SEC. X. Provided, [Illegible Text], That this Act shall not be understood or have effect so as to make town property for the [Illegible Text] of State, county or town or other taxes, of lots containing fifty [Illegible Text] in one body, or any portion of a lot containing as much as fifty acres, which fifty acres shall include the buildings thereon erected. [Illegible Text] as to State [Illegible Text]. SEC. XI. And be it further enacted, That all laws and parts of laws militating against this Act, be and the same are hereby repealed. Repealing [Illegible Text]. Approved, January 22, 1852.

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(No. 258.) AN ACT to incorporate [Illegible Text] town of Antioch, in Troup county, and to provide for the election of Intendant and Commissioners for the same, and to define their powers, and for other purposes therein mentioned. Also, to amend the several Acts in relation to the city of Augusta, and in relation to elections therein. SECTION I. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Georgia in General Assembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That all persons, inhabitants of said town of Antioch, entitled to vote for members of the General Assembly, shall assemble in said town at the place of holding elections, on the second Monday in January next, and on the second Monday in January in each year thereafter, and by ballot elect an Intendant and three Commissioners, who shall continue in office one year, and until their successors are elected, at which election any one Justice of the Peace, or Justice of the Inferior Court of the county, and one freeholder of said town, or in the absence or failure, or refusal of a Justice to act, any two of the freeholders of said town shall preside, and receive and count the votes for the same; and if it shall so happen that said election shall not take place on the day herein appointed, it shall be lawful for the same to be held on any other day in the manner and form before pointed out, on ten days' notice being given of the same in two or more public places in said town. Elect'n of Intendant and Commissioners. SEC. II. Be it further enacted, That said Intendent and Commissioners shall be a corporate body, and known as the Intendant and Commissioners of the town of Antioch, and by such, their corporate name, shall sue and be sued, and may have a common seal or scroll, and shall have full power to pass all by-laws and ordinances, and are hereby vested with full power of enforcing the same, in such manner and by such officers as they shall appoint, which they may deem best calculated to promote the general good and health and welfare of said town; Provided, The same shall not be contrary to the Laws and Constitution of this State, or of the United States. Town of Antioch [Illegible Text]. Powers, c. SEC. III. Be it further enacted, That said Intendant and Commissioners, or if no Intendant, then the said Commissioners shall have full power to fill all vacancies that may occur by death, resignation, or otherwise. Vacancies; how filled. SEC. IV. Be it further enacted, That said Intendant and

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Commissioners are hereby vested with full power to [Illegible Text] the vending, sale, barter, or furnishing by one person to any other, of any measure or quantity of distilled spirituous or intoxicating liquors, in said town, or to regulate the same, under such rules, limitations and restrictions as they shall prescribe, and to issue licenses according to such regulations; and each and every person retailing any distilled, spirituous, or intoxicating liquors, in said town, contrary to the rules and regulations, and without the license of said Intendant and Commissioners, shall, in addition to the penalties prescribed by said Intendant and Commissioners, be liable and subject to all the pains and penalties which a person retailing without license is now subject to by law. Power over [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text], c. SEC. V. Be it further enacted, That the corporate jurisdiction of said Intendant and Commissioners, shall extend to the distance of one-half mile, in every direction, from the store-house now occupied by Pitts Glass, in said town; that said Intendant and Commissioners shall have power to levy a poll tax on the inhabitants and property of said town; Provided, The poll tax shall not exceed One Dollar, and the other tax shall not exceed that required by the State, and shall have power to issue executions, and levy and enforce the same, for the collection of taxes, fines and penalties, under such regulations as they shall prescribe, not contrary to the laws of this State. Corporate limits. Tax. SEC. VI. And be it further enacted, That the provisions of the fourth section of an Act passed on the twenty-fourth day of December, eighteen hundred and thirty-five, in relation to the city of Augusta, shall extend to the Police Court of said city, whether held by the Mayor or a member of Council. Police Court of [Illegible Text]. SEC. VII. And be it further enacted, That the City Council of [Illegible Text] shall be, and they are hereby authorized, [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] all ordinances necessary to secure the [Illegible Text] of parties charged before said Council, or the Police Court of said city, with violations of the City Ordinances; also, to secure the appearance of witnesses, and to establish the fees of their officers. [Illegible Text]. SEC. VIII. And be it further enacted, That in case of the sickness or absence of the Mayor, the City Council of Augusta shall be, and are hereby authorized, to elect a Mayor pro [Illegible Text], who shall perform the duties of the office during the sickness or absence of the Mayor. Mayor [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text]. SEC. IX. And be it further enacted, That the City Council of Augusta, and the Mayor or member of Council holding the Police Court, shall respectively, when said Council

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or said Court is in session, have the power and authority to punish contempts, as now lawfully exercised by the Justices' Courts of this State. SEC. X. And be it further enacted, That all future elections for Mayor or members of Council of said city, no person shall be entitled to vote out of the district or ward in which he resides, and in which he must reside ten days before he shall be entitled to vote. And when any vote is challenged, the following oath shall be administered to him by the Superintendents (in addition to the oath now required) before his vote shall be received, to-wit: You do solemnly swear, that you are and have been a resident of this district for the last ten days, and have considered it your home during that timeSo help you God. And for a false oath so taken, the party shall be subject, on indictment, to the penalty enacted against false swearing, by the Penal Code of this State. Voting at elections. Oath of voters Penalty for [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] SEC. XI. Be it further enacted, That all laws and parts of laws militating against this Act, be and the same are hereby repealed. Repealing clause. Approved, December 30, 1851. (No. 259.) AN ACT to amend the Acts incorporating and granting corporate powers to the town of Bainbridge, in the county of Decatur, and to amend an Act incorporating the [Illegible Text] of Cassville, assented to 27th December, 1843. SECTION I. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Georgia in General Assembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That from and after the passage of this Act, the Commissioners authorized to be elected by the Act incorporating said town of Bainbridge, and the Acts amendatory thereof, have full power and authority to assess and collect a tax from the persons residing within the corporate limits of said town of Bainbridge, a sum not to exceed fifty per cent. on the State tax; that said tax be assessed by said Commissioners, and collected by the Marshal appointed by said Commissioners, in the same way and manner and by process of execution (if necessary) [Illegible Text] by said Marshal, as the State tax is now collected by State Collectors. Collection of taxes in Bainbridge.

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SEC. II. Be it further enacted, That the Commissioners of the town aforesaid have full power and authority to pass all ordinances, rules and regulations, for the proper government of said town, to quell riots, prevent or punish fighting, quarreling, or any disorderly conduct, and all other ordinances for the good order and peace of said town; that when a fine is imposed by said Commissioners, and the oflender fails or refuses to pay said fine forthwith, that the Clerk of said Commissioners be authorized to issue executions either against the person or property of such person, to be directed to the Marshal, bearing test in the name of one of the Commissioners, and by said Marshal to be levied, advertised and collected as fi. fas. are issued from Justices' Courts. [Illegible Text] of Commissioners. SEC. III. Be it further enacted, That the Marshal of said town shall have full power and authority to arrest and bring before said Commissioners, all and every person who shall behave disorderly, either by fighting, quarreling, drunkenness, creating disturbances, or any other disorderly conduct, and if necessary may call to his assistance any male citizens of said town, who, on their refusal to render such assistance, shall be subject to a fine of Five Dollars, to be adjudged of by the Commissioners. Power of the Marshal. SEC. IV. Be it further enacted, That the Commissioners of said town be authorized to appoint a Marshal, and a Clerk who shall be Town Treasurer, with such compensation as shall be determined on by said Commissioners. Appointment of Marshal and Clerk. SEC. V. Be it further enacted, That the Commissioners of the town aforesaid have full power and authority and control over the streets and public grounds of said town, to compel persons to work on the said streets, or to pay money in [Illegible Text] thereof; that fines for failures to work be collected in the same manner as provided for other fines, and that said Commissioners be authorized to determine all questions in reference to the streets in said town. Authority over [Illegible Text]. SEC. VI. Be it further enacted, That the first Commissioners elected after the passage of this, be and they are hereby authorized and empowered to establish a plat or map of said town, with all the proper designations made thereon. [Illegible Text] of town. SEC. VII. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That an Act entitled an Act to incorporate the town [Illegible Text] Cassville, in the county of Cass, assented to December twenty-seventh, eighteen hundred and forty-three, be amended so as to authorize the Commissioners of said own to extend its incorporated limits to such extent and [Illegible Text] such manner as they think proper; Provided, They

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shall not be authorized to extend their limits more than [Illegible Text] mile from the Court-house in said town. [Illegible Text]. SEC. VIII. Be it further enacted, That all laws or parts of laws militating against this Act, be and the same are hereby repealed. Repealing [Illegible Text] Approved, Jan'y 22, 1852. (No. 260.) AN ACT to incorporate the town of Calhoun, in the county of Gordon. SECTION I. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Georgia in General Assembly met, and it is hereby enacted by authority of the same, That from and after the passage of this Act, Richard Jones, Martin Duke, D. S. Law, Wm. H. Dabney, and W. W. Wall, are hereby appointed Commissioners of the town of Calhoun, in the county of Gordon, with full power to make all by-laws and regulations necessary for the government of said town. [Illegible Text] incorporated. SEC. II. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That said Commissioners shall continue in office until the first Saturday in January, eighteen hundred and fifty-three, on which day, and on the first Saturday in January in each succeeding year thereafter, all persons entitled to vote for members of the Legislature, shall assemble at the Court-house in said town, and shall, by ballot, elect five other Commissioners, who shall continue in office one year, and shall be re-eligible; said election shall be held by two Justices of the Peace, or two Justices of the Inferior Court, or one of either, together with one freeholder; Provided, That in the event of there being no election of Commissioners at the time herein pointed out, the Commissioners then in office shall so continue until their successors are elected, which may be done at any time thereafter by the Commissioners giving five days' notice of the time of holding said election. Election of Commissioners. SEC. III. And be it further enacted, That the jurisdiction of said Commissioners shall extend so as to include a distance of six hundred yards in every direction from the Court-house, in said town of Calhoun, and said Commissioners are hereby authorized to act as Commissioners of all roads and streets in said town, to the distance aforesaid. [Illegible Text] of Commissioners.

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SEC. IV. And be it further enacted, That said Commissioners shall have power to levy and collect a tax to the amount of not more than one-third of the State tax, for the use of said incorporation, upon all objects taxed by the laws of this State, and that said tax, when collected in the manner that may be prescribed by said Commissioners, shall by them be used for the benefit and use of said town. Taxation. SEC. V. And be it further enacted, That said Commissioners shall have power to appoint patrols and regulate their duty, to appoint overseers of the streets and regulate the manner of working the same. Patrol and road duty. SEC. VI. And be it further enacted, That said Commissioners shall have power to tax all shows and performing in said town for the purpose of gain, all itinerant traders, and they shall have power to force the collection of taxes, fines and penalties, in such manner as they see proper. Tax on shows collection of [Illegible Text], c. SEC. VII. And be it further enacted, That said Commissioners shall employ a Marshal for said town, shall hold meetings as often as necessary, and that a majority of said Commissioners shall constitute a quorum, and hold meetings and determine such things as may come under their jurisdiction. Marshal. Approved, January 12, 1852. (No. 261.) AN ACT to incorporate the village of Cave Spring, in the county of Floyd, and to provide for the election of Commissioners for the same. SECTION I. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Georgia in General Assembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That the inhabitants now living, and that may [Illegible Text] reside upon the territory included within six hundred and fifty [Illegible Text], in every direction, from a large hickory [Illegible Text] standing near the town well in the village of Cave Spring, in Floyd county, be and they are hereby made a body corporate by the name and style of the village of Cave Spring. Cave Spring incorporated. SEC. II. And be it further enacted, That said corporation shall be represented by five Commissioners, elected by the citizens of said village entitled to vote for members of the

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General Assembly, such election to take place annually, on the first Saturday in January, except for the year eighteen hundred and fifty-two, when the same shall take place the first Saturday in February, and that if such election shall fail to be held on the day herein set apart, the same may be held on any other day, upon ten days' notice of the same being given by advertisement being posted up at two or more of the most public places of resort in said village, and should any vacancy occur by death, resignation or otherwise, in said body of Commissioners, the same may be filled by the persons entitled under this Act to elect, upon ten days' notice being given. Election of Commissioners. Filling of [Illegible Text]. SEC. III. And be it further enacted, That said Commissioners, and their successors, or a majority of them, for the time being, may make all such ordinances as they may deem proper for the good government and well being of said village, may appoint a Marshal, and such other officers as they may deem necessary to carry the ordinances into effect; Provided, Such ordinances are not repugnant to the Constitution and Laws of this State or of the United States. Power to make [Illegible Text]. SEC. IV. And be it further enacted, That said Commissioners, or a majority of them, levy such tax upon the citizens and property of said village as they may deem necessary for the good police of the same and for other purposes connected with the improvement and repair of the streets and other grounds of the same; Provided, Said tax shall not exceed fifty per centum upon the State tax, for the time being; and, Provided, further, That no tax shall be levied upon any property held and used for religious or educational purposes. Tax. SEC. V. And be it further enacted, That the usual place of holding Justices' Courts in said village shall be the place of holding the election of said Commissioners, and that any two freeholders may preside at the same, and give certificates of election. Elections how and where held. SEC. VI. And be it further enacted, That nothing in this Act shall be so construed as to interfere with the rights and privileges to which the Hearn Manuel Labor School may be entitled, under an Act entitled an Act to incorporate the Hearn Manual Labor School, assented to twenty-first December, eighteen hundred and thirty-nine. Privileges of Hearn School. Approved, January 22, 1852.

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(No. 262.) AN ACT to enlarge and extend the corporate powers of the town of Covington. SECTION I. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Georgia, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That from and after the passage of this Act, the corporation of the town of Covington, shall have power, in addition to the powers already granted to the same, to make all by-laws and police regulations necessary and proper for the government of said corporation, to levy and collect taxes, to abate nuisances, to suppress mischief of any kind, and do all other things which the Board of Commissioners of said town may deem necessary for the quiet, comfort and happiness of the community of the said town, not inconsistent with the Laws and Constitution of this State and the United States. Additional powers to Commissioners of Covington. Approved, January 15, 1852. (No. 263.) AN ACT to incorporate the town of DeSoto, in the county of Floyd. SECTION. 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Georgia, in General Assembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That John Hendricks, E. F. Starr, John W. Hooper, A. T. Hardin, W. T. Trammell, and D. R. Mitchell, be and they are hereby appointed and constituted Commissioners of the town of De Soto, in the county of Floyd. Commissioners appointed for De Soto. SEC. II. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the aforesaid Commissioners, and their successors in office, shall have full power and authority to pass all laws, rules and regulations, which they may deem necessary and proper for the health, good order, and internal police of said town, and to assess such taxes as they may deem necessary and proper; and all persons and property in said town subject to State taxation, fifty per cent. on the State tax of the same property; to elect one of their own Board, Chairman, and appoint such officers

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as they may deem proper and necessary for the purpose of carrying out the object of said incorporation, and to prescribe the duties of said under officers, and to discharge them for flagrant derelictions of duty, and to allow them such salaries or compensation for their services as they may deem just and proper, and to do all other acts and things for the good order and government of said town, as are usual in like cases; Provided, That none of the laws, rules and regulations of said town shall be contrary to the Constitution and Laws of this State. Powers of [Illegible Text] to pass [Illegible Text] c. Taxes. Officers. SEC. III. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the said Board of Commissioners shall be elected on the first Saturday in February, eighteen hundred and fifty-three, and annually thereafter, on the same day, by the voters resident in said town, qualified to vote for members of the Legislature, which elections may be superintended by any Justice of the Peace of Floyd county, or two freeholders of the town, who shall certify the same, and file it in the Commissioners' office of said town. Should said elections not take place on the day prescribed in this section, a majority of said Commissioners may order an election at such time as they may designate, and in all cases, the Commissioners in office shall hold and exercise the duties of their office, until their successors are elected and qualified; and in case of the death or resignation of any one or more of said Commissioners, those remaining in office shall have power and authority to fill such vacancy by appointment. [Illegible Text] of Commissioners. SEC. IV. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the corporate jurisdiction of the Commissioners of the town of DeSoto shall extend over lot of land number two hundred and thirty seven, of the twenty-third district of the third section, now Floyd county, and over those parts of lots of land numbers two hundred and forty-four and two hundred and forty-five, which lie on the west of the Oostanaulla and north of the Coosa rivers: Provided, Nothing in this Act shall interfere with any privilege that the Bridge Company may have on the Oostanaulla river, in said county, or where it is now contemplated building a new bridge embraced in the Rome charter. Corporate limits [Illegible Text]. SEC. V. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That all laws and parts of laws militating against any of the provisions of this Act, be and the same are hereby repealed. [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] Approved, January 22, 1852.

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(No. 264.) AN ACT to extend the corporate limits of the town of Eatonton, to regulate licenses therein, and to change the time of electing Commissioners, and for other purposes. I. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Georgia, in General Assembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That the corporate limits of the town of Eatonton, be extended one mile, in each direction from the Court-house, and all the real estate included in said extended limits, shall be subject to taxation by the corporate authorities thereof, except such as are used for agricultural purposes, or which may be waste or woodland. Corporate limits extended. Taxation. II. And be it further enacted, That the election for Commissioners thereof, shall be [Illegible Text] on the second Saturday of January, and may be superintended by any three freeholders, citizens of said town. Election of Commissioners. III. And be it further enacted, That the power of granting licenses for the retail of spirituous liquors within the corporate limits of said town, shall be vested in said Commissioners, under such regulations as they may prescribe; Provided, That persons to whom license may be granted, shall take the oath now required by law. Retail Licenses. IV. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That all laws militating against this Act be repealed. Approved, January 22, 1852. (No. 265.) AN ACT to incorporate Euharleyville, in the county of Cass. SECTION I. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Georgia in General Assembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That from and after the passage of this Act, Thomas W. Brandon, E. B. Presley, Leonard Morgan, Allen Dykes, and B. B. Dykes, are hereby appointed Commissioners of the town of Euharleyville, in the county of Cass, with full power to make all by-laws and regulations necessary for the government of said town; also, to give them the power

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to prescribe the limits of said incorporation, and the manner of the selection of their successors. Commissioners appointed. Powers. SEC. II. And be it further enacted, That said Commissioners, and their successors in office, shall have power to levy and collect a tax for the use of said town, equal to one-third of the State tax, and to regulate the manner of collecting, safe keeping, and disbursement of the same. Tax. SEC. III. And be it further enacted, That said Commissioners shall have power to appoint patrols, to prescribe their duties, to appoint overseers of the streets, and regulate the manner of working the same. Patrols and [Illegible Text] of [Illegible Text]. SEC. IV. And be it further enacted, That said Commissioners shall have power to enforce their by-laws, to prescribe and collect penalties for a breach of the same, to tax all shows of every description, and auctions, and employ a Marshal, whose duties shall be prescribed by said Commissioners. By Laws. Tax on Shows, c. Marshal. Approved, January 12, 1852. (No. 266.) AN ACT to extend and define the corporate limits of the town of Greenville, in the county of Meriwether, to provide for the election of Intendant and Commissioners for the same, to define their powers, and for other purposes therein named. SECTION I. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Georgia in General Assembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That the inhabitants of the said town of Greenville, in the county of Meriwether, entitled to vote for members of the General Assembly, shall assemble at the Court-house on the first Saturday in January, and in each year thereafter, and by ballot elect one Intendant and four Commissioners for said town, who shall continue in office one year, and until their successors are elected, which election may be held by any Justice of the Peace, or Justice of the Inferior Court of said county, and one freeholder, or in the absence or failure, or refusal of a Justice to act, by any two freeholders of said town. And if said election should not be held on the day herein appointed, it may be held on any other day; Provided, Ten days' notice of such election shall be given in two public places in said

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town. Said Intendant and Commissioners, or if no Intendant, then said Commissioners shall have full power to fill all vacancies that may occur in the Board, by death, resignation, or otherwise. Election of [Illegible Text] SEC. II. Be it further enacted, That the said Intendant and Commissioners, and their successors, shall be a body corporate, under the name and style of the Intendant and Commissioners of the town of Greenville, and in said name shall sue and be sued, plead and be impleaded, answer and be answered unto, and shall have a common seal, and shall have full power to pass all laws and ordinances, which they, or a majority of them, shall deem best for the good of said town, not repugnant to the Constitution and Laws of this State, and of the United States; and they shall have power to appoint officers for the enforcement of said laws and ordinances, shall have power to levy and collect fines, for any and all violations of such laws and ordinances, and to imprison offenders; shall have power to levy and collect a poll tax not exceeding One Dollar, and a tax on the property of the citizens of said town, which shall not exceed the tax required by the State; and may issue execution for the collection of all fines, penalties and taxes, and enforce the same by levy and sale, through such officers as they shall appoint, and in such manner as they shall direct. Intendant and Commissioners incorporated. Powers and privileges. Officers. Taxes. Executions. SEC. III. Be it further enacted, That said Intendant and Commissioners shall have power to tax all shows and exhibitions of every character, all places and establishments of [Illegible Text], to tax pedlars, free persons of color, and to pass and enforce all other laws and ordinances which they shall deem best for the health and good of said town, and all by-laws and rules for the government of their board, not repugnant to the Constitution of the United States, and the Constitution and Laws of this State. Tax on Shows. [Illegible Text] c. General [Illegible Text]. SEC. IV. Be it further enacted, That the corporate limits of said town shall extend one-half mile in every direction from the Court-house, and the inhabitants shall not be subject to work on the roads outside of the corporate limits of said town, and the streets and public roads in said town shall be under the control of said Intendant and Commissioners; Provided, That nothing herein contained shall be so construed as to subject any field or wood land attached, not heretofore embraced within the corporate limits of said town, to any corporation tax, or to a higher County or State tax than it would have been subject, had this Act never passed. Corporate [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] and [Illegible Text]. SEC. V. Be it further enacted, That said Intendant and

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Commissioners shall, on entering into office, take the following oath: You, as Intendant (or Commissioners, as the case may be) of the town of Greenville, shall well, truly and impartially, enforce the laws and ordinances of said town, and in all respects demean yourself as you shall deem best for the good of said townSo help you God. Oath of Intendant and Commissioners. SEC. VI. Be it further enacted, That all laws and parts of laws militating against this Act, be and the same are hereby repealed. [Illegible Text]. Approved, January 14, 1852. (No. 267.) AN ACT to incorporate the town of Jefferson, Jackson county, and to appoint Commissioners for the same, and to incorporate the [Illegible Text] of the city of Brunswick, in the county of Glynn, and to give them corporate powers, and to confer certain powers upon the Mayor and Council of the city of Columbus, and to amend the seventh section of an Act amendatory of the several Acts incorporating the town of Milledgeville, assented to the 30th of December, 1836, and to confer certain powers upon the Mayor and Aldermen of the city of Milledgeville. SECTION I. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Georgia in General Assembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That from and after the passage of this Act, the town of Jefferson, in Jackson county, be and the same is hereby incorporated, and that the corporate limits of said town shall extend to Curry's creek on the East, and seven hundred yards from the Court-house in every other direction; and that Giles Mitchell, John J. Little, Joel W. Garrett, Samuel Watson, and William S. Thompson, be and they are hereby appointed Commissioners of said town, who shall hold their term of office until the second Saturday in January, eighteen hundred and fifty-three, and until their successors are elected and installed in office. Jefferson incorporated. SEC. II. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That on the second Saturday in January in each year, all the citizens residing within the corporate limits of said town, who shall be entitled to vote for members of the Legislature of this State, shall be entitled to vote for five Commissioners, at which election any two freeholders

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of said town shall preside as managers of said election, and the five persons receiving the highest vote be declared duly elected; and that the managers of said election shall give a certificate of election, which shall be sufficient authority for said Commissioners to enter on the discharge of their duties; and in case no election should be held by the legal voters on the day aforesaid, that then, at any time thereafter, on a written notice of ten days being posted at the Court-house door by any two of the citizens of said town, giving notice of the time and place of holding said election, the citizens of said town shall proceed to elect said Board of Commissioners, in the same way and manner as though the same had been held on the second Saturday in January. Election of [Illegible Text] SEC. III. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That said Commissioners shall have power and authority to pass all ordinances and by-laws necessary for the government of said town, which do not conflict with the Constitution and Laws of this State, and of the United States. And they shall have special power to provide for the working of the streets and square, opening and removing obstructions in streets, and to abate any nuisance within the limits of said town, and to levy such tax on all property, real or personal, persons or professions, within the limits of [Illegible Text] town; and also levy a tax not exceeding Thirty Dollars, for each exhibition by all itinerant show masters, who may exhibit within said town, any shows, circus, tumbling, slight of hand, legerdemain, or tricks, or any other kind of shows coming under this description, which tax shall be collected by the Marshal of said town, in such way and manner as said Commissioners shall determine. Powers of Commissioners. Tax. SEC. IV. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That in all cases where any person or persons, citizens of said town, or who have property subject to taxation within the corporate limits of the same, shall fail, refuse or neglect to pay the taxes imposed or fines inflicted according to this Act, the Clerk of the town shall issue execution for the same, which execution shall be signed by said Clerk and bear test in the name of said Commissioners, and be directed to the Marshal of said town, commanding him to levy on the goods, chattels, lands and tenements of the defendant, or so much thereof as shall be sufficient to satisfy the demand and costs; which execution shall bind all the property of the defendant from the date thereof, and the cost thereof shall be the same as in Justices' Court executions by the laws of this State, and the said Marshal shall proceed to advertise and sell in such

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manner as the laws or ordinances of said town shall or may direct; Provided, That in case any such execution shall be returned by said Marshal, no property to be found, then and in that case a ca. sa. against the body of the defendant may issue, from which he shall not be discharged, except by virtue of the laws of this State made for the relief of honest debtors, and should any such defendant or defendants fail to give security for his, her or their appearance before the Superior Court of Jackson county, to take the benefit of said Act, then and in that case he or they shall be committed to the common jail of the county of Jackson, there to remain until discharged by due course of law. Execution. vs. [Illegible Text]. [Illegible Text] by Marshal. Ca. Sa. SEC. V. And be it further enacted, etc., That all persons or slaves who are subject to road duty, by the laws of this State, shall be compelled to work on the streets and public square of said town, under such rules and regulations as said Commissioners may adopt, and that they shall be exempt from all road duty out of the corporate limits of said town. Working on Streets. SEC. VI. And be it further enacted, c., That said town of Jefferson is hereby incorporated for the term of ten years, and that all laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act, be and the same are hereby repealed. Charter for ten years. WHEREAS, Amos Davis and Samuel R. Brooks have lately purchased of and from the Brunswick Land Company all their property, real and personal, in the city of Brunswick, at a large price; and, whereas, they are desirrous of associating other persons with them in said purchase, and desire to be incorporated; therefore SEC. VII. Be it further enacted, That [Illegible Text] Davis and Samuel R. Brooks, and their associates and successors, be and they are hereby declared a body corporate and politic under the name and style of The Proprietors of the City of Brunswick, and as such, shall be capable in law and equity to sue and be sued, to contract and be contracted with; to have, hold, use, sell, dispose of and mortgage, all or any of the lots of land or other property now held by them in the city of Brunswick, or that may hereafter belong to them, and to make joint stock and to issue scrip therefor; and shall have power to make all by-laws necessary and proper to carry their powers into effect; Provided, They are not inconsistent with the Laws and Constitution of this State and of the United States; and shall have power to elect a President and such other officers as they may deem necessary and remove the same at their pleasure; and they may have and use a common seal, and may dispose of, sell or mortgage, their lots of land and other

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property in said city under their corporate name and seal, any law to the contrary notwithstanding. [Illegible Text] of the city of Brunswick incorporated. SEC. VIII. And be it further enacted, That all persons holding real estate within the corporate limits of Brunswick, as defined by an Act assented to the twenty-sixth December, eighteen hundred and thir y-seven, entitled (in part) an Act to amend an Act to incorporate the town of Brunswick, and to extend its jurisdiction, limits, c. c., may become associates in said company by placing such real estate, or any part thereof, as stock in said corporate company. Privilege to [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text]. SEC. IX. And be it further enacted, That the members of, or persons appointed by the authority of the Mayor and Council of the city of Columbus, as Watchmen or City Guard, shall have and exercise the power and authority of Constables, ex officio, so far as to authorize them to make arrests and serve warrants upon offenders for offences committed within the corporate limits of said city, either against the penal laws of this State or for violations of the city ordinances, and shall report all offenders against said laws or ordinances to the Mayor of said city, or any member of Council, whose duty it shall be to issue a warrant or warrants against the party or parties accused, in pursuance of the twelfth section of an Act passed the twenty-third day of December, eighteen hundred and thirty-five, to amend an Act to incorporate the town of Columbus. Power of Watch in [Illegible Text] SEC. X. And be it further enacted, That the license for retailing spirituous liquors, in the city of Columbus, shall not exceed the sum of fifty dollars per annum for each license granted by the City Council; and the tax levied on showmen and circus companies, now taxed by law, shall not exceed the sum of Twenty-Five Dollars for each day's exhibition within said city; and that the tax levied on each negro slave brought into the city of Columbus for sale, shall not exceed Five Dollars on each slave so brought into said city; Provided, That no tax shall be levied or collected for negroes sold in said city by order of any court or in obedience to any legal process, or by any Executor, Administrator, or Guardian, or Trustee. [Illegible Text] Tax on Shows Tax on [Illegible Text]. SEC. XI. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the seventh section of an Act amendatory of the several Acts incorporating the town of Milledgeville, c., assented to thirtieth December, eighteen hundred and thirty six, be so amended as to allow all elections for Mayor and Aldermen of said city of Milledgeville to be superintended by two freeholders. [Illegible Text] in Milledgeville. SEC. XII. And be it further enacted, That when application

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shall be made by any citizen to the Mayor and Aldermen, to cause to be opened any street on the Commons of said city, the said Mayor and Aldermen may be allowed to exercise their discretion as to compliance or non-compliance with such application. [Illegible Text] on Commons. Approved, January 22, 1852. (No. 268.) AN ACT to amend the several Acts of force in relation to the incorporation of the town of LaGrange, Troup county, so as to extend and define the powers of the corporate authorities of said town, and for other purposes. SECTION I. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Georgia in General Assembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the [Illegible Text], That there shall be an Intendant and four Commissioners of said town of LaGrange hereafter elected, according to the provisions of law now of force, for the election of Commissioners, who shall be a body corporate, under the name of the Intendant and Commissioners of the town of LaGrange, and as such shall sue and be sued, plead and be impleaded, answer and be answered unto, may have a common seal, and be entitled to receive and hold any property, by gift, grant, bequest, or otherwise. Intendant, c., of La. Grange, incorporated. Powers, c. SEC. II. Be it further enacted, That the time of electing said Intendant and Commissioners, shall be altered from the second Tuesday in January to the first Saturday in January, and at said election the inhabitants aforesaid shall also vote for and elect a Marshal for said town; and said Intendant and Commissioners shall have full power to enforce all the laws and ordinances of said town, by fines and penalties, which shall be collected by execution or otherwise, to issue, and be levied and enforced as they by ordinance shall direct, by the Marshal of said town, or by such other persons as they shall appoint; and that a majority of said Commissioners shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business. Election of Intendant, c. Marshal. Powers of enforcing ordinances. Quorum. SEC. III. Be it further enacted, That said Intendant and Commissioners, or a majority of them, shall have power to restrict, prohibit, and regulate the sale, vending, and distribution of all distilled spirituous and intoxicating liquor, in the corporate limits of said town, and any person or

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persons violating the ordinances of said Intendant and Commissioners, passed in pursuance of the power granted by this section, shall, in addition to the penalty prescribed by said Intendant and Commissioners, be subject to all the pains and penalties to which persons are now subject by law for retailing liquor without license. Sale of liquors c. SEC. IV. Be it further enacted, That said Intendant and Commissioners, on entering office, shall take the following oath: You, as Intendant, (or Commissioner, as the case may be,) of the town of LaGrange, shall well and truly adopt and pass such laws and ordinances as you shall deem best for the health, peace, and well being of said town, and shall enforce the same to the best of your skill and abilitySo help you God. Oath of Intendant and Commissioners. SEC. V. Be it further enacted, That all laws and parts, of laws militating against this Act, be and the same are hereby repealed. Repealing clause. Approved, January 7, 1852. (No. 269.) AN ACT to alter and amend an Act entitled an Act to alter and amend an Act for the better regulation of the town of Monticello, in the county of Jasper, and to authorize the Commissioners of the town of Forsyth to pay a Marshal. SECTION I. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Georgia in General Assembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That the corporate limits of said town be extended so as to include the late residence of Thomas Rivers, now property of J. J. W. Cargile. Corporate limits extended. SEC. II. Be it enacted, That the Commissioners of said town, or a majority of them, shall be vested with full power and authority, from time to time, to make and establish such by-laws, rules and ordinances, respecting the streets, public buildings, markets, public houses, tippling shops, and retailers of spirits, public pumps or wells, the regulation of disorderly people, negro slaves, and free persons of color, residing within the corporate limits of said town, or while visiting the same, and in general every other by-law

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or regulation that shall appear to them necessary for the security, welfare, or convenience of said town, or for preserving order and good government within the same; and they are also hereby authorized to allow such town officers as they may appoint, such foes and compensation as may be by existing laws of this State allowed to Constables and Justices of the Peace, in similar cases; Provided, Such by-laws, rules and ordinances, be not repugnant to the Constitution and Laws of this State, or the Constitution of the United States. Power of Commissioners. SEC. III. And be it further enacted, That the Commissioners of said town shall have the entire control of all the citizens and hands who actually reside within the limits of the incorporation, that are liable to work on roads, for the express purpose of keeping all the streets of said town in good order, and that the citizens and hands aforesaid shall not be liable to work upon the district roads. Working the [Illegible Text]. SEC. IV. And be it further enacted, That the corporate limits of the town of Forsyth, in the county of Monroe, be and is hereby extended four hundred yards in every direction, from the present corporate boundaries, and that the Commissioners of the town of Forsyth shall have power to pay the Marshal of said town whatever, in their discretion, may be necessary to procure the services of a proper officer; Provided, That nothing herein contained shall authorize the Commissioners of said town to assess a tax on the premises or property of John Pinckard. Corporate limits of [Illegible Text] extended. [Illegible Text] of [Illegible Text]. SEC. V. That all laws and parts of laws militating against this Act, be and the same are hereby repealed. Repealing [Illegible Text]. Approved, January 22, 1852. (No. 270.) AN ACT to extend and define the corporate limits of the town of [Illegible Text], in the county of Coweta, to provide for the election of Intendant and Commissioners for the same, to define their powers, and for other purposes therein named. SECTION I. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Georgia in General Assembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That the inhabitants of the said town of [Illegible Text], in the county of Coweta, entitled to vote for members of

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the General Assembly, shall assemble at the Court-house in said town, on the first Saturday in January next, and on the first Saturday in January in each year thereafter, and, by ballot, elect one Intendant and four Commissioners for said town, who shall continue in office one year and until their successors are elected, which election may be held by any Justice of the Peace, or Justice of the Inferior Court of said county, and one freeholder, or in the absence or failure or refusal of a Justice to act, by any two freeholders of said town, and if said election should not be held on the day herein appointed, it may be held on any other day; Provided, Ten days' notice of such election shall be given in two public places in said town. Said Intendant and Commissioners, or if no Intendant, then said Commissioners, shall have full power to fill all vacancies that may occur in the Board, by death, resignation, or otherwise. [Illegible Text] SEC. II. Be it further enacted, That the said Intendant and Commissioners, and their successors, shall be a body corporate, under the name and style of the Intendant and Commissioners of the town of Newnan, and in said name shall sue and be sued, plead and be impleaded, answer and be answered unto, and shall have a common seal, and shall have full powers to pass all laws and ordinances which they or a majority of them shall deem best for the good of said town, not repugnant to the Constitution and Laws of this State and of the United States; and they shall have power to appoint officers for the enforcement of said laws and ordinances; shall have power to levy and collect fines for any and all violations of said laws and ordinances, and to imprison offenders, and erect and provide a prison for that purpose, within the corporate limits of said town; shall have power to levy and collect a poll tax, not exceeding One Dollar, and a tax on the property of the citizens of said town, which shall not exceed the tax required by the State, and may issue execution for the collection of all fines, penalties and taxes, and enforce the same by levy and sale, through such officers as they shall appoint, and in such manner as they shall direct. Style of Commissioners. Powers and privileges. Officers. Fines. Tax. SEC. III. Be it further enacted, That said Intendant and Commissioners shall have power to tax all shows and exhibitions, of every character, all places and establishments of amusement; to regulate the sale of all distilled spiritnous or intoxicating liquors, to tax pedlars and free persons of color, and to pass and enforce all other laws and ordinances which they shall deem best for the health and good of said town, and all by-laws and rules for the government

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of the Board, not repugnant to the Constitution of the United States, and the Constitution and Laws of this State. Tax on Shows. Retail [Illegible Text]. SEC. IV. Be it further enacted, That the corporate limits of said town shall extend three-fourths of one mile in every direction from the Court-house, and the inhabitants shall not be subject to work on the roads outside of the corporate limits of said town; and the streets and public roads in said town shall be under the control of said Intendant and Commissioners. Corporate limits. Working on [Illegible Text], [Illegible Text] c. SEC. V. Be it further enacted, That said Intendant and Commissioners shall, on entering into office, take the following oath: You, as Intendant (or Commissioner, as the case may be,) of the town of Newnan, shall well, truly and [Illegible Text] enforce the laws and ordinances of said town, and in all respects demean yourself as you shall deem best for the good of said townSo help you God. Oath of [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] Commissioners. SEC. VI. Be it further enacted, That all laws and parts of laws militating against this Act, be and the same are hereby repealed. Repealing [Illegible Text] Approved, January 12, 1852. (No. 271.) AN ACT to extend the corporate limits of the Town of Oxford in Newton county, and to exempt certain lands therein embraced, from any additional rate of taxation, on account of being embraced in said corporate limits. WHEREAS, It is highly necessary for the protection of the peace and morals of the town of Oxford, and of Emory College, therein situated, against the baneful influence of liquor shops, that the corporate limits of said town be so extended as to enable the Town Commissioners, by a wholesome system of police law, to exclude such temptations from their vicinity. SEC. I. 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 from and after the passage of this Act, the corporate limits of the town of Oxford, in Newton county, shall be enlarged as follows, to_wit: The boundary on the [Illegible Text] to be extended eastward to the Dried Indian Creek, [Illegible Text]

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down the channel of said creek till it [Illegible Text] the line dividing the lands, formerly known as the Baber Place into what is now known as the estates of Dr. A. Means and Charles [Illegible Text]. Sanders, thence running westwardly upon said last mentioned line till it strikes the public highway from Oxford to Covington, and thence due west to the present western boundary of said corporation; Provided, That all lands embraced in said corporate limits, both by this Act. and all Acts [Illegible Text] passed, which are not laid off into town lots, and held, occupied and used as town property proper, shall be taxable according to the same rates and in the same manner, as though the same had not been embraced within the limits of said corporation, any law, usage or custom to the contrary notwithstanding. [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] Approved January 7, 1852. (No. 272.) AN ACT to amend the laws regulating the village of Sparta, in the county of Hancock; also, to authorize the City Council of Augusta to make a donation to the Augusta Orphan Asylum, and to incorporate and confer certain powers on said Association. SECTION I. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Georgia in General Assembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That the Board of Commissioners of the village of Sparia, shall be authorized to require such sum as they may deem expedient, for a license to retail spirituous [Illegible Text], c., in said village, not exceeding Fifty Dollars; and for the purpose of raising a sufficient fund for the repair of streets, c., they shall be authorized to impose a tax on carriages and vehicles of burthen, and animals kept in the village for labor or pleasure, on persons resident therein, and liable to perform road duty, on slaves or [Illegible Text] of color liable to such duty, such sums, annually, as to the Board may seem expedient, not [Illegible Text] Four Dollars on each carriage and other article, Three Dollars on each of such animals, Five Dollars on each of such persons, slaves, and free persons of color, and that nothing herein contained shall annual or impair the powers vested in said Board by existing laws, or the by-laws of said village;

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Provided, A majority of the voting citizens of said village approve of the same, which shall be determined by an election of approval or disapproval. The citizens shall have twenty days' previous notice of said [Illegible Text] by [Illegible Text] being posted at the Court-house and [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] in said village. Power [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] Tax on [Illegible Text], c. [Illegible Text] c. [Illegible Text] SEC. II. And be it further enacted, That Thomas W. Miller, Henry [Illegible Text] Comming, Edward F. Campbell, John Milledge, Artemus Gould, Lewis D. Ford, John R. Dow, and all others who may associate with them, and their successors, be and they are hereby created and declared to be a body politic and corporate, by the name and style of the Augusta Orphan Asylum, with full power and authority to elect all officers, and make all by-laws, rules and regulations, necessary to the management of their affairs, and the government of the officers and servants employed by them, with full power and authority to [Illegible Text] and be sued, and to receive, hold and convey, any and all property, money and effects, that may be given or conveyed to them for the purposes of their association, and with full power and authority to receive into their institution, orphan children; to control, manage and govern them, provide for their maintainance and education, and to bind them out at a suitable age to some useful trade or calling, until such orphans become twenty-one years of age. [Illegible Text] Powers and [Illegible Text] SEC. III. And be it further enacted, That the City [Illegible Text] of Augusta be, and they are hereby [Illegible Text], to make a donation (of either lots of land in said city, money, [Illegible Text] the bonds of said city, to such an amount as they may deem proper) to the said Augusta Orphan Asylum, to be used for the purposes of the said [Illegible Text]. [Illegible Text] Approved, January 22, 1852.

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COUNTY OFFICERS. TITLE VI. No. 273. Magistrates, c., in Baldwin. No. 274. Election of BailiffsSavannah. No. 275. MagistratesMacon. No. 276. Magistrates, c.,Effingham. No. 277. Sheriffs' BondBryan. No. 278. Sheriffs' BondIn Clinch. No. 279. Sheriffs' BondMadison. No. 280. In Muscogeehis fees. No. 281. Fees of J. P. c., in Bibb and Lee, c. No. 282. AdvertisingElbert. No. 283. TreasurerTroup. No. 284. J. P. 1030th Dist.Ware. (No. 273.) AN ACT to amend an Act entitled an Act to amend the several Acts, now in force, regulating the fees of Magistratas and Constables in the State of Georgia, so far as relates to the county of Chatham, approved December 19th, 1849, so as to include the Magistrates and Constables of the County of Baldwin, and to provide for the collection of the same. SECTION I. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Georgia in General Assembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That all the provisions of the above recited Act, be and the same are hereby extended, so as to include the fees of the Magistrates and Constables of the county of Baldwin, as fully as if the said county had have been incorporated in the original Act. Fees of Magistrator and Constables, the same as in Chatham. SEC. II. Be it further enacted, That all laws and parts of laws, militating against this Act, be and the same are hereby repealed. Repealing clause. Approved, January 14, 1852. (No. 274.) AN ACT to regulate the mode of electing Constables in the city of Savannah. SECTION I. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Georgia in General Assembly

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met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That the Act to regulate the mode of election of Constables in the city of Savannah, and to repeal so much of an Act, assented to twenty-third December, eighteen hundred and thirty-one, as relates to the election of Constables in said city, approved December eighth, eighteen hundred and forty-nine, be and the same is hereby repealed. Act of [Illegible Text] repealed. SEC. II. And be it further enacted, That upon the expiration of the term of office of the Constables now appointed, or in case of vacancy in the office of Constable, by death, resignation, or otherwise, in the city of Savannah, Constables shall be elected for the new or unexpired terms, in accordance with the laws of force prior to the passing of the Act above recited, and approved December eighth, eighteen hundred and forty-nine. Elections hereafter; how conducted. SEC. III. And be it further enacted, That all laws and parts of laws militating against this Act, be and the same are hereby repealed. Repealing clause. Approved, January 14, 1852. (No. 275.) AN ACT to increase the jurisdiction of Magistrates in the city of Macon. SECTION I. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Georgia in General Assembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That the Magistrates of the city of Macon shall have jurisdiction in all civil cases, when the principal does not exceed Fifty Dollars. Jurisdiction of Justices of the Peace in Macon, Fifty Dollars. SEC. II. Be it further enacted, That all laws militating against this Act, be and the same are hereby repealed. Repealing clause. Approved, January 15, 1852.

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(No. 276.) AN ACT to extend all the provisions of the Act entitled an Act to amend the several Acts now in force regulating the fees of Magistrates and Constables in the State of Georgia, so far as relates to the county of Chatham, and to provide for the mode of collecting the same, approved December 19th, 1849; and also the Act entitled an Act to amend the several Acts relating to Justices' Courts, so far as regards the county of Chatham, approved December 19th, 1849, to the county of Effingham, and the Justices' Courts, Magistrates and Constables, of said county. SECTION I. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Georgia in General Assembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority aforesaid, That from and after the passage of this Act, all the provisions of the said Act, entitled an Act to amend the several Acts now in force regulating the fees of Magistrates and Constables, in the State of Georgia, so far as relates to the county of Chatham, and to provide for the mode of collecting the same, approved December nineteenth, eighteen hundred and forty-nine; and also, all the provisions, as contained in the Act entitled an Act to amend the several Acts relating to Justices' Courts, so far as regards the county of Chatham, approved December nineteenth, eighteen hundred and forty-nine, be and the same are hereby extended to the county of Effingham, and to the Justices' Courts, Magistrates and Constables, of said county, any law, usage or custom to the contrary notwithstanding. Act of [Illegible Text] relative to Chatham, extended to Effingham. Approved, January 12, 1852. (No. 277.) AN ACT to reduce the official bond of the Sheriffs hereafter to be elected in the county of Bryan, from the sum of Ten Thousand Dollars, to the sum of Five Thousand Dollars. SECTION I. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Georgia in General Assembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That from and after the passage of this Act, the Sheriffs of the county of Bryan, who shall hereafter be

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elected, shall before they enter on the duties of their office, each give bond, with two or more good and sufficient securities, in the sum of Five Thousand Dollars, which bond shall be taken, executed, and approved, in the manner heretofore prescribed by law. [Illegible Text] Bond [Illegible Text] Bryan, Five Thousand Dollars. SEC. II. And be it further enacted, That all bonds which shall be taken in conformity with the preceding section, shall be as legal, valid, and of the same force and operation, as other Sheriffs' bonds in the State. Such bond valid. SEC. III. And be it further enacted, That all laws and parts of laws militating against this Act, be and the same are hereby repealed. Repealing clause. Approved, January 12, 1852. (No. 278.) AN ACT to reduce the Sheriff's Bond of Clinch county, c. SECTION I. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Georgia in General Assembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That the Sheriffs of Clinch county, shall be required in future, to give bond in the sum of Ten Thousand Dollars, instead of Twenty Thousand, as is now required by law. In Clinch, Ten Thousand Dollars. SEC. II. Be it further enacted, That all laws and parts of laws militating against this Act, be and the same are hereby repealed. Repealing clause. Approved, December 26, 1851. (No. 279.) AN ACT to reduce the Sheriff's Bond of Madison county. SECTION I. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Georgia in General Assembly convened, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That Sheriff's Bond of Madison county, in

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future, shall be in the sum of Ten Thousand Dollars, instead of Twenty, as now required by law. In Madison Ten [Illegible Text] Dollars. SEC. II. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That all laws and parts of laws, militating against this Act, be and the same are hereby repealed. Repealing clause. Approved, January 7, 1852. (No. 280.) AN ACT to reduce the Bond of the Sheriff of Muscogee county, from Forty Thousand Dollars to Twenty-Five Thousand Dollars, and to extend the provisions of an Act entitled an Act to allow certain fees to the Sheriff of Chatham county, approved, January 19, 1850, to the Sheriff of Muscogee county. SECTION I. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Georgia in General Assembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That from and after the passage of this Act, the bond required from Sheriffs, elected in the county of Muscogee in this State, shall be in the sum of Twenty-Five Thousand Dollars, payable as now directed by law, in lieu of a bond of Forty Thousand Dollars, as now required. In [Illegible Text], Twenty-five Thousand Dollars. SEC. II. And be it further enacted, That the provisions of an Act, approved January eighteen, eighteen hundred and fifty, allowing the Sheriff of Chatham county, certain fees in certain cases, c., be and the same are hereby extended to the Sheriff of Muscogee county, so far as to allow him one-half of the fees allowed to the Sheriff of Chatham county by the Act of eighteen hundred and fifty. Same fees as Sheriff of Chatham county. SEC. III. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That all laws and parts of laws militating against this Act, be and the same are hereby repealed. Repealing clause. Approved, January 22, 1852.

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(No. 281.) AN ACT to amend the several Acts now in force regulating the fees of Magistrates and Constables in the State of Georgia, so far as relates to the counties of Bibb, Richmond, Monroe, and Lee, and to provide for the mode of collecting the same. SECTION I. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Georgia, in General Assembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That the fees of Magistrates and Constables in civil, criminal, and cases of misdemeanor, shall be as follows, viz: Fees of [Illegible Text] and Constables in counties of Bibb, [Illegible Text] Monroe and Lee. JUSTICES OF THE PEACE FEES, IN CIVIL CASES. For every warrant, summons, writ, affidavit, execution, fi. fa., ca. sa., certificate or copy thereof, each 31 For every bond, 62 For every cause tried by the Magistrate or Jury, 31 For drawing Jury and making out venire, 62 For entering up judgment by default, 31 For every subp[oelig]na for witness, 15 For taking interrogatories, and certifying the same, 1 25 For issuing process under rent law of 1827, 1 00 For distress warrant, 1 25 For witnessing any instrument of writing, 31 For every exemplification copy of office or Court papers, Ten Cents for every hundred words, and certificate to same, 31 For every stray horse, mare, colt, filley, ass or mule, brought before them, to be paid by the taker up, 93[frac34] For each head of neat cattle, sheep, goat or hog, 37 For each head of neat cattle, sheep, goat or hog, advertised, 31 For their commission in all estrays sold by them, 6 per cent. CONSTABLES FEES IN CIVIL CASES. For serving writ, summons, or subp[oelig]na, each 31 For each additional copy, 31 For serving a distress warrant, or writ of possession, 1 25 For ca. sa., fi. fa., or attachment and advertisement, 31 For taking possession of property, under the above, 31 For each honest debtor's bond, 1 25 For each bail bond, 62 For each day's attendance on the Superior or Inferior Courts, 2 00 For summoning a Jury, 62 For every cause tried by a Jury or Magistrate, 31

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JUSTICES OF THE PEACE FEES IN CRIMINAL CASES. For a warrant, 1 25 For a recognizance or bond, 62 For a subp[oelig]na, 15 For drawing Jury and making out venire, 62 For issuing notice to Magistrates, or for taking examination of defendant, prisoner, or witness, each, 31 For attending an examination of a defendant or prisoner, and for sitting on the trial of a slave or free person of color, each 1 00 For issuing notice to a party defendant or owner of a slave, or free person of color, each 62 For every exemplification, Ten [Illegible Text] per one hundred words, and for the certificate, 31 CONSTABLE FEES IN CRIMINAL CASES. For serving a warrant, 1 25 For conveying a prisoner to Jail, per mile. 5 For every twenty-four hours having a prisoner in [Illegible Text] before examination or trial, 1 00 For whipping a slave, or free person of color, by sentence of Court, 1 25 For attending at a Magistrate's Court during the examination of a defendant, or prisoner, or at the trial of a slave or free person of color, 1 00 For serving a notice on Magistrate or owner of slave, 25 For bringing up defendant or prisoner from Jail, for examination or trial, 75 For [Illegible Text] a Jury, in every case or trial, 1 00 For serving each subp[oelig]na, 31 SEC. II. And be it furthere enacted by the authority aforesaid, That when any person or persons is or are arrested under a charge of felony or misdemeanor, and enters into bond, he, she, or they shall pay the Magistrate and Constables costs. [Illegible Text]. SEC. III. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That if any person or persons is or are convicted upon an examination of any felony or misdemeanor, and has or have no property to satisfy the costs, it shall be lawful for the Magistrates and Constables to [Illegible Text] their fees for the service rendered from the county; and it shall be the duty of Justices of the Inferior Courts of Bibb, [Illegible Text] Monroe, and Lee counties, to pay said fees out of the county funds, within a reasonable time thereafter. [Illegible Text]. SEC. IV. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That all laws or parts of laws militating against this Act, be and the same are hereby repealed. Approved, January 22, 1852.

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(No. 282.) AN ACT to repeal an Act, approved 22d February, 1850, entitled an Act to authorize and require the Sheriffs, Coroners, and Clerks of the Superior and Inferior Courts and Courts of Ordinary, in the several counties in this State, to advertise in certain newspapers, so far as the same relates to the county of Elbert. SEC. I. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Georgia, That the Act aforesaid, be and the same is hereby repealed, so far as it is applicable to the county of Elbert. * * See [Illegible Text] Act, Art. I; Title, County Officers, No. 47. Advertising of [Illegible Text] of [Illegible Text]. Approved, January 17, 1850. (No. 283.) AN ACT to repeal an Act entitled an Act to repeal an Act, entitled an Act, to appoint County Treasurers and define their duties, so far as relates to the counties of Troup, [Illegible Text], Crawford, Murray, Monroe, Montgomery, Pike, Appling, Randolph, Warren, [Illegible Text] Chatham, Cherokee and Stewart, and to give to the people of said counties the Election of Treasurer, approved 20th December, 1819, so far as relates to the county of Troup. SECTION I. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Georgia in General Assembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That from and after the passage of this Act, the above recited Act, be and the same is hereby repealed, so far as relates to the county of Troup. [Illegible Text]. Approved, December 22, 1851.

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(No. 284.) AN ACT to compel the Justices of the Peace, in the One Thousand and Thirtieth District of Ware county, to hold Justices Courts at the place hereinafter named. SECTION I. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Georgia in General Assembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That from and after the passage of this Act, it shall and may be lawful for the Justices of the Peace of the One Thousand and Thirtieth District of Ware county, to hold Justices Court at Sweats and Jordan's store, and not elsewhere in said District. Court in the One Hundred and Thirtieth District, in the county of Ware: where to be held. SEC. II. And be it further enacted, That all laws and parts of laws militating against this Act, be and the same are hereby repealed. Repealing clause. Approved, December 26, 1851.

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COUNTY REGULATIONS. * * The compiler has collected under this Title, all Acts which did not seem to belong appropriately to any of the others. TITLE VII. No. 285. Painters' lienBaldwin and Bibb. No. 286. District lineCamden. No. 287. Killing DeerRichmond and Carroll. No. 288. Lumber measurersChatham. No. 289. ElectionsChatham. No. 290. WitnessesDecatur. No. 291. BooksHabersham and Early. No. 292. SurveyRabun. No. 293. SurveyRabun. No. 294. CattleRabun, Floyd and Union. (No. 285.) AN ACT to give to painters, who may paint houses, in the counties of Baldwin and Bibb, a lien upon such houses and premises of equal dignity with the lien of master masons and master carpenters, given by the several laws now of force in said counties. SECTION I. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Georgia in General Assembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That from and after the passage of this Act, painters who make and execute contracts for the painting of houses, in the counties of Baldwin and Bibb, shall have a lien upon said houses and premises, for the payment of their demands for such painting, of like character and of equal dignity with the lien of master masons and master carpenters, engaged in the building of said houses, agreeable to the laws now of force, in said counties of Baldwin and Bibb, any law, or usage, or custom, to the contrary notwithstanding. Painters in Baldwin and Bibb, to have the same [Illegible Text] as Masons, c. Approved, January 17, 1852.

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(No. 286.) AN ACT to alter and change the District line between the Nine Hundred and Fifty-Ninth District, and the Centre Village District in the county of Camden. SECTION I. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Georgia in General Assembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That from and after the passage of this Act, that Stanley's Branch shall be the dividing line between the Nine Hundred and Fifty-Ninth Militia District, and the Centre Village District, instead of Spanish Creek, any law, usage or custom, to the contrary notwithstanding. Stanley's Branch to be District line Approved, January 12, [Illegible Text]. (No. 287.) AN ACT to prevent the killing of Deer at certain periods of the year in the county of Carroll; also, to amend a similar Act in relation to the county of Richmond. SECTION I. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Georgia in General Assembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That from and after the passage of this Act, it shall not be lawful for any person within the limits of the county of Carroll, by the use of fire arms or other weapons, to kill any doe, buck, or fawn, or any sort of deer whatsoever, between the first of March and the first of August, in each and every year, and every person so offending shall forfeit and pay the sum of Thirty Dollars for each and every such offence, to be sued for and recovered with cost of suit, in an action of debt, by any person, before any Justice of the Peace of the district in which the offender may reside, or by an indictment in the Superior Court of said county, one-half to go to the person prosecuting the same, and the remainder to be paid over to the Justices of the [Illegible Text] Court of said county, to be added to the Poor School Fund of said county; Provided, That nothing in this Act shall be so construed as to restrain persons from killing deer within their own enclosures. Deer in [Illegible Text] not to be killed from the 1st of March to the [Illegible Text] of August. [Illegible Text] SEC. II. And be it further enacted, That the words

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last day of August, in an Act to prevent the killing of deer at certain periods in the county of Richmond, shall be and are hereby altered, so a to read the twentieth day of October. [Illegible Text] Approved, December 30, [Illegible Text]. (No. 288.) AN ACT to repeal the first section of an Act entitled an Act to prevent lumber measurers from being clerks or agents of lumber buyers or lumber mills, and to define the mode of measuring stocks of hewn or ranging timber, so far as the county of Chatham is concerned. SECTION I. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Georgia in General Assembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That from and after the passage of this Act, that the first section of the above entitled Act, approved February eighth, eighteen hundred and fifty, * * For this Act, see New Digest, 24. be and the same is hereby repealed, so far as regards the county of Chatham. First section Act of [Illegible Text] repealed, as to Chatham county. Approved, January 19, 1852. (No. 289.) AN ACT to preserve the purity of public elections in this State, and to prevent Magistrates who hold county, or city, or town offices, from presiding at county, or city, or town elections, so far as relates to the county of Chatham. SECTION I. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Georgia in General Assembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That from and immediately after the passage of this Act, it shall not be lawful for any Justice of the Peace

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or Justice of the Inferior Court, in the county of Chatham, who may hold an office besides the office of Justice of the Peace, or Justices of the Inferior Court, of profit or emolument, conferred upon him by the vote of the people, to preside as a Magistrate at any election for County or State officers, or members of Congress of the United States, so far as relates to the county of Chatham. Justices of Inferior Court or Justices of the Peace holding office of [Illegible Text] not to be a superintendent of elections. SEC. II. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That from and immediately after the passage of this Act, it shall not be lawful for any Justice of the Peace or Justice of the Inferior Court, who may hold any office of profit or emolument under any city or town corporation, to preside as a Magistrate at any election for Mayor, or other Chief Magistrate or officer, or Alderman or Commissioner, or other officer of any incorporated city or town, within this State, so far as relates to the county of Chatham. If he holds office under the city, not to preside at [Illegible Text] elections. SEC. III. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the resignation of any Justice of the Peace or of the Inferior Court, within thirty days of the time of holding a public election for County or State officers, or members of Congress, or Mayor, or other Chief Magistrate or officer, or Alderman or Commissioner, or other office of any incorporated city or town in this State, shall not remove the disability [Illegible Text] by this law. [Illegible Text] if he has [Illegible Text] within thirty days. SEC. IV. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That all laws and parts of laws militating against this Act, [Illegible Text] and the same are hereby repealed. Repealing clause. Approved, January 7, 1852. (No. 290.) AN ACT to define the amount and mode of the payment of witnesses in all civil and criminal cases, so far as relates to the county of [Illegible Text]. SECTION I. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Georgia in General Assembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That the pay of witnesses, in all cases in the Superior and Inferior Courts, either civil or criminal, that may hereafter arise in the county of Decatur, in this State, where it may [Illegible Text] necessary to subp[oelig]na a witness or witnesses, under the existing laws of this State, shall be One

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Dollar and Twenty-Five Cents for each day that he or she may be compelled to attend the court to which they have been subp[oelig]naed, which shall be collected in the same manner as witnesses now by law collect their fees. [Illegible Text] Approved, December 30, 1851. (No. 291.) AN ACT to distribute to the Justices of the Peace in Habersham county, books belonging to the State, and also to send certain books to Early county. WHEREAS, There is in the Clerk's office of the Inferior Court of Habersham county, a few copies of Hodgkiss' Digest, and also a few copies of Cobb's Penal Code, and Cobb's Analysis, belonging to the State; and, whereas, there are many of the Justices of the Peace, in said county, destitute of the digested Laws of Georgia 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 from and after the passage of this Act, it shall and may [Illegible Text] lawful for the Clerk of the Inferior Court of Habersham county, to distribute all the books in his office, belonging to the State of Georgia, to Justices of the Peace in said county, who are destitute of any digest of the Laws of Georgia. Clerk of Inferior Court of [Illegible Text] to [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] SEC. II. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That [Illegible Text] Excellency, the Governor, be and he is hereby authorized and requested to forward to the Justices of the Inferior Court of Early county, one copy each of the first, second and third Reports of the Supreme Court for the use of said court, and county of Early. Certain [Illegible Text] to be sent to Early. Approved, December 16, 1851.

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(No. 292.) AN ACT to authorize Obadiah T. Dickerson, the present County Surveyor of Rabun county, to survey a part of the First and Second Districts of said county, and to appropriate money for the same. SECTION I. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Georgia in General Assembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That Obadiah T. Dickerson, the present County Surveyor, of Rabun county, be hereby authorized to survey and mark plainly all the lots of land in the First and Second Districts of said county, whose lines and corners are not known. O. T. Dickerson authorised to survey and mark first and second [Illegible Text] of Rabun. SEC. II. And be it enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the sum of Three Hundred Dollars, or so much thereof as shall be necessary for the aforesaid services, be appropriated [Illegible Text] of any money in the treasury, not otherwise appropriated. [Illegible Text] appropriated for that purpose. SEC. III. And be it further enacted by the authority of the same, That William McKinney, Thomas Kelly, and [Illegible Text] W. Cannon, or any one of them, are hereby [Illegible Text] to receive the above sum of money, and it shall be the duty of [Illegible Text] aforesaid persons, or a majority of them, to pay over to the aforesaid O. T. Dickerson, Surveyor, whatever sum or sums may be due him, the said O. T. [Illegible Text] for the services aforesaid; Provided, Nothing in this Act shall be so construed as to authorize said Surveyor to alter any line known to exist. [Illegible Text] SEC. IV. Be it further enacted, If the full amount be not expended for the said survey, the same shall be returned to the Treasurer of the State; and that the said Surveyor shall deposit in the office of the Surveyor General, a [Illegible Text] of said survey. Surplus to be [Illegible Text] SEC. V. And be it further enacted by the authority of the same, That all laws militating against this Act, notwithstanding. Repealing [Illegible Text] Approved, December 16, 1851.

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(No. 293.) AN ACT to authorize William McKinney, Thomas [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] H. W. Cannon, to appoint some fit and proper person in [Illegible Text] of O. T. Dickerson, should they deem such a course necessary, to survey the First and Second Districts of Rabun county. SECTION I. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Georgia in General Assembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That William McKinney, Thomas Kelly, and [Illegible Text] W. Cannon, of the county of Rabun, Commissioners to superintend the surveying of the First and Second Districts of Rabun county, be authorised to employ some fit and proper person to survey the aforesaid First and Second Districts of Rabun county, in lieu of O. T. Dickerson, should they, or a majority of them, deem such a course necessary. Commissioners may employ [Illegible Text] one else than [Illegible Text] SEC. II. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That all laws militating against this Act, be and the same are hereby repealed. Repealing clause. Approved, January 22, 1852. (No. 294.) AN ACT to prevent the driving of any [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] or [Illegible Text] of the cow kind, from Pickens and [Illegible Text] Districts, in South [Illegible Text] or any other [Illegible Text] that may be infected with [Illegible Text] into the county of [Illegible Text] and to prohibit the driving such [Illegible Text] and oxen from said county to [Illegible Text] places, and then driving the same back to said county, between the fifteenth day of May, and the [Illegible Text] day of October, in each year, and to prevent the driving of [Illegible Text] from [Illegible Text] to Floyd county, in the [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] and that the provisions of this Act shall extend to the county of Union. SECTION I. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Georgia in General Assembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority the same, That from and after the passage of this Act, it shall not be lawful for any person to drive or cause to be driven into said county, from Pickens and Anderson Districts,

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in South Carolina, or from any places where distemper exists, any horned cattle, or cattle of the cow kind, nor for the citizens of said county, or any other person, to drive such cattle or oxen to any distempered places, or back again, from the fifteenth day of May to the 15th day of October in each year. Distempered cattle not to be driven into Rabun from [Illegible Text] May to [Illegible Text] October. SEC. II. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That if any person or persons shall be guilty of violating the provisions of this Act, it shall be the duty of any Justice of the Peace for said county, upon information being made to him, to issue his warrant against such person or persons so charged with such misdemeanor, and if, upon examination had, it shall appear that said offence has been committed, to bind over the said offending person or persons in a suitable bond, with good and sufficient securities, to be made returnable to the next term of the Superior Court of said county of Rabun, and if convicted, said person or persons shall be fined in a sum not exceeding Five, nor less than Two Dollars per head on all such cattle so driven, and if not paid at once, or satisfactorily secured, said person or persons shall be imprisoned in the common jail of said county, at the discretion of the court. Penalty and proceedings in [Illegible Text] of violation. SEC. III. And be it further enacted, That the provisions of this Act shall extend to all persons driving cattle from Alabama to Floyd county, in the summer season, with the exception of oxen. Same provisions as to Floyd county. SEC. IV. And be it further enacted, That the provisions of this Act shall be extended to the county of Union. Union co'nty. SEC. V. And be it further enacted, That all laws and parts of laws militating against this Act, be and the same are hereby repealed. Repealing clause. Approved, January 12, 1852.

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COUNTY SITES AND COURT HOUSES. * * See Title XXIII, Taxes c., Act No. 380, for Act authorizing extra tax to build a Court-house and Jail in [Illegible Text] county. See same Title as to other Acts about building Jails. TITLE VIII. No. 295. In Clinch; name changed; No. 296. In Cobb; new Court-house; No. 297. In Lee; Starkville incorp'd; No. 298. In Randolph; incorporated; No. 299. In Walker; [Illegible Text] made permanent. (No. 295.) AN ACT to change the name of the public site in the county of Clinch. SECTION I. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Georgia in General Assembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That the name of the public site in the county of Clinch, be and the same is hereby changed from Polk to that of Magnolia. Name of site in Clinch changed to Magnolia. SEC. II. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That all laws and parts of laws militating against this Act, be and the same are hereby repealed. Repealing clause. Approved, January 15, 1852.

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(No. 296.) AN ACT to authorize the Justices of the Inferior Court of the county of Cobb, in this State, to cause a new Court-house to be built in and for said county of Cobb, and to make valid and binding all such contracts and agreements as the Justices of said Inferior Court may make in regard to such new Court-house; and to authorize said Justices of the Inferior Court, to secure the use of a house or room in which the Superior and Inferior Courts of said county may be held until the new Court-house is completed, and for other purposes. SEC. I. 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 Justices of the Inferior Court of the county of Cobb, in this State, are hereby authorized to cause a new Court-house to be built in and for said county of Cobb, to be situated in Marietta, in said county, and procure and purchase any lot that may be necessary, and to make all contracts and agreements which may be necessary to be made, in order to effect and procure the erection of such Court-house. Inferior Court authorized to build a new Court-house. SEC. II. And be it further enacted, That all contracts and agreements, which the said Justices may make, in regard to the erection of such Court-house, shall be valid and binding on said county of Cobb. Contracts [Illegible Text] for erection. SEC. III. And be it further enacted, That all contracts and agreements, which the Justices of the Inferior Court of said county may make with the United States or with any person or persons acting for and in behalf of the United States for the Northern District of Georgia, or any Circuit Court of the United States, or any other such like court, in the Court-house to be erected as above mentioned, shall be valid and binding. Contracts with the U.S. valid. SEC. IV. And be it further enacted, That any contract or agreement which the Justices of the Inferior Court of said county of Cobb may make with any person or persons body politic or corporate, by which such person or persons body politic or corporate, shall acquire or have the right or title to hold, use, occupy, possess and enjoy, any room or rooms in such Court-house, for any purpose or use, not endangering the security of such building when erected, nor incompatible with the nature and intended use of such building, shall be valid and binding, and good and sufficient in law. Contracts with [Illegible Text] valid.

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SEC. V. And be it further enacted, That the Justices of the Inferior Court of said county, are authorized and required to secure the use of some suitable place in the town of Marietta, in which the Superior and Inferior Courts of said county may be held until the new Court-house is erected. Inferior Court to secure a temporary Court-house. Approved, January 22, 1852. (No. 297.) AN ACT to make permanent the public site in the county of Lee, at Starkville, and to incorporate the same, to designate the corporate limits thereof, to appoint Commissioners for the same, and to define their powers. * * See also Act No. 380. SECTION I. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Georgia, in General Assembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That from and after the passage of this Act, the site of the county seat and public buildings of Lee county shall be permanent at the town of Starkville, in said county. Site made permanent. SEC. II. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That George C. Tickner, Willis A. Hawkins, Samuel Lindsey, Philip P. Monroe and Edward V. Monroe, be and they are hereby appointed Commissioners of the said town of Starkville, and they, or a majority of them, and their successors in office, shall have full power and authority to pass all such by-laws, rules and regulations, which they, or a majority of them, may deem necessary and expedient for the well governing and good order of said town, and shall have full power and authority to appoint such officers as they may deem necessary to carry such by-laws, rules and regulations, into effect; Provided, Such by-laws, rules and regulations, be not repugnant to the Constitution and Laws of this State, or of the United States. Starkville incorporated. SEC. III. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That said Commissioners shall continue in office until the third Monday in January, (1854,) eighteen hundred and fifty-four, or until their successors are elected, on which day and on the third Monday in January, biennially

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thereafter, all the free white persons within the corporate limits of said town, who are entitled to vote for members of the General Assembly, shall assemble at the Court-house in said town, and choose, by ballot, five Commissioners, who shall continue in office for two years, or until their successors are elected, and shall be re-eligible, and said election shall be held by any one of the Justices of the Inferior Court, or Justice of the Peace, of the said county of Lee, together with one freeholder of said town. Election of Commissioners. SEC. IV. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That in the event that there shall be no election held on the day and manner pointed out by this Act, the Commissioners aforesaid, or any two of them, may, and they are hereby authorized, to order an election for Commissioners to be held in the Court-house of said town, by giving five days' notice on the Court-house door of said town, and all vacancies which occur in said Board of Commissioners, shall be filled in like manner, agreeable to the provisions of this Act. Filling vacancies, c. SEC. V. And be it further enacted, That said Commissioners shall have power to levy a tax not exceeding thirty-three and one third per cent. upon the State tax, on all inhabitants of said town; Provided, That no tax shall be levied as a corporation tax upon any farm or part of a farm over and above one acre, including the house which may be embraced within said corporate limits. Town tax. SEC. VI. And be it further enacted, That said Commissioners and their successors in office, shall have corporate jurisdiction over the extent of one-fourth of a mile in every direction from the Court-house in said town, and shall have exclusive control of patrols and persons liable to work on the roads, within the same. Corporate limits. Patrol and road duty. SEC. VII. And be it further enacted, That all laws and parts of laws which militate against this Act, be and the same are hereby repealed. Repealing clause. Approved, December 26, 1851.

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(No. 298.) AN ACT to amend an Act passed the eighteenth day of December, eighteen hundred and thirty-four, entitled an Act to make permanent the public buildings in the town of Cuthbert, in Randolph county, and to incorporate the same. SECTION I. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Georgia in General Assembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That on the first Saturday in January, eighteen hundred and fifty-two, and on the first Saturday in January in every year thereafter, all free white male persons residing in the corporate limits of said town of Cuthbert, as hereafter prescribed, who are entitled to vote for members of the General Assembly, shall assemble at the Court house in said town, and by ballot elect five Commissioners, who shall continue in office for one year, or until their successors shall be elected, which election shall be conducted and managed by one Justice of the Peace, Justice of the Inferior Court, or two freeholders of said county. Election of Commissioners. SEC. II. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That if the citizens of said town shall fail to hold said election on the day aforesaid, it shall be lawful to hold the same at any other time, ten days' notice of the same being given by a Justice of the Peace, Justice of the Inferior Court of said county, or one of the Commissioners; and the Commissioners hereby appointed, shall respectively hold their appointments until their successors are elected, as herein provided. And all vacancies which may occur in said board, shall be filled by the citizens of said town, in like manner and under like notice. On failure to elect on day appointed, may be held on another day. SEC. III. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That said Commissioners shall have the entire control of the persons and hands within the limits of said incorporation, so far as it regards road duty, and may apportion and assign said hands to work on all the streets, alleys, and public square of said town, in such manner as they may think proper, and as often as may be necessary for keeping the same in good order and condition; Provided, Said hands shall not be compelled to labor exceeding fifteen days in any one year; And provided, also, They shall not be liable to perform any road duty out of the corporate limits of said town. Power over streets and roads. SEC. IV. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That said Commissioners shall have full power

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and authority to pass all by-laws and ordinances which they, or a majority of them, may deem necessary and expedient for the well government and good order of said town, to assess such tax on the estates, both real and personal, of the inhabitants of said town, as may be necessary for improving the public square and streets, and for the carrying into execution such municipal regulations as may be made by said Commissioners; Provided, Said tax shall not exceed fifty per cent. on the general State tax, except a poll tax, which shall not exceed One Dollar per annum; And provided, also, Said by-laws and ordinances be not repugnant to the Constitution or Laws of this State, or of the United States. By-laws and [Illegible Text]. Town tax. SEC. V. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the corporate authority and jurisdiction of said Commissioners, shall be extended to and be exercised at the distance of a half mile in every direction from the Court-house of said county. Corporate [Illegible Text]. SEC. VI. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That all laws and parts of laws militating against this Act, be and the same are hereby repealed. [Illegible Text] clause. Approved, December 16, 1851. (No. 299.) AN ACT to revive and continue in force an Act to make permanent the public buildings in the county of Walker, at the town of [Illegible Text], to incorporate said town, and appoint Commissioners for the same, assented to the 22d day of December, [Illegible Text], and also to define the corporate limits of said town of [Illegible Text], now LaFayette, in the said county of Walker. SECTION I. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Georgia, now in [Illegible Text], That from and after the passage of this Act, the above recited Act be, and it is hereby declared to be in full force. Act of [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text]. SEC. II. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the corporate limits of the said town of LaFayette, in Walker county, shall extend not exceeding one half mile in every direction from the Court-house, in said town; any law to the contrary notwithstanding. Corporats limits. Approved, January 22, 1852.

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ELECTION PRECINCTS. * * For Act in reference to Elections in Chatham county, see Title VII, county regulations, Act No. 289. TITLE IX. No. 300. Precincts established and removed. No. 301. Established, changed, abolished. No. 302. Precincts in Warren, c. No. 303. Precincts in Talbot. (No. 300.) AN ACT to establish election precincts at the places of holding Justices Courts in the counties of Gwinnett, Cass, Gordon, Forsyth, Clinch, Murray, Scriven, Bulloch, Crawford, Pike, Spalding, Emanuel and Polk, and to establish and remove certain election precincts in other counties therein named. SECTION I. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Georgia, in General Assembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That from and after the passage of this Act, it shall and may be lawful to hold elections for Electors of President and Vice-President of the United States, members to Congress, members to the Legislature, and all other elections that are or may hereafter be authorized by law, at the usual place of holding Justices' Courts, in the counties of Gwinnett, Cass, Gordon, Forsyth, Clinch, Murray, Scriven, Bulloch, Crawford, Pike, Spalding, Emanuel and Polk, under the same rules and regulations as are prescribed by law. [Illegible Text] established at Justices' Court Grounds, c. Gwinnett, [Illegible Text], Gordon, Forsyth, Clinch, Murray, Scriven, Bulloch, Crawford, Pike, Spalding, Emanuel and Polk. SEC. II. And be it further enacted, That from and after the passage of this Act, that the election precinct heretofore established at the house of Manassa Henderson in the Nine Hundred and Eighty-Second District, G. M., in the county of Irwin, be and the same is hereby removed to the place of holding Justices' Courts in said District, and that the precinct heretofore established at the house of Levi Herin's in the Five Hundred and Eighty-Sixth District, G. M., in Clinch county, be and the same is hereby removed to the place of holding Justices' Court in said District. [Illegible Text] removed in Irwin. In [Illegible Text].

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SEC. III. Be it further enacted, That from and after the passage of this Act, that there shall be an election [Illegible Text] established at Burn's Mills, in the county of Seriven, and that an election precinct be established at Marshallville, in the Eighth District of Macon county, and that the election precinet heretofore established at the house of William Felton, in Macon county, be removed to Winchester, in said county, and that the election precinet heretofore established at Hamburg, in Macon county, is hereby removed to the city of Oglethorpe, in said county, and that the election precinet heretofore established at Snatehville, in Lowndes county, be and the same is hereby removed to Okepilko, the place of holding Justices' Courts in said district and county, and that an election precinet be and is hereby established at the place of holding Justices' Courts in and for Six Hundred and Eighty Seventh District, in Lee county. [Illegible Text] In Seriven, In Macon, Two removed in Macon, One in [Illegible Text] One established in Lee. SEC. IV. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That all laws and parts of laws militating against this Act, be and the same are hereby repealed. Repealing clause. Approved, December 30, 1851. (No. 301.) AN ACT to establish, change and abolish certain election precinets therein named. SECTION I. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Georgia in General Assembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That election precinets be and are hereby established at the following places, in the several counties hereinafter named, viz: In the county of Walton, at the usual place of holding Justices' Court, in the Four Hundred and Fifty-Fourth District, G. M., in said county; in the Forty-Eighth District, G. M., in [Illegible Text] county, at the house of William H. Hagin; in the Three Hundred and Eighty-Second District, G. M., in Madison county, at the house of Henry Patterson; in the One Thousand and Forty-Second District, G. M., in Jackson county; at the usual place of holding Justices' Court in said District, to be called Santa Fe; and also, in the Two Hundred and Forty-Third District, in said county, at the usual place of holding Justices' Court in said District, to be called Kirkland;

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at the usual place of holding Justices' Court, in the district known as Mossy Creek District, in Habersham county; in the town of Alexander, in the Sixty Third District, G. M., in the county of Burke; at the White Plains in the county of Greene; at the Indian Springs in the county of Butts; at Point Peter's Post-office, in the county of Oglethorpe, to be called the Glade Precinet, and that an election precinet be established at the several places of holding Justices' Courts, in the county of Murray and Whitfield; and that all precinets in said counties, not at a place for holding Justices' Court, be and the same are hereby abolished. [Illegible Text] SEC. II. Be it further enacted, That the precinet now established at the store house of James M. Porter, in Penfield, Green county, be removed to the store-house of Wm. Morgan, in said town; that the precinet called Ramah, at the house of Ephraim Lewis, in the Three Hundred and Thirty-First District, G. M., in the county of Wilkinson, be and the same is hereby removed to the town of Gordon in said county; that the precinet in the district known as Bloodworth's District, in Wilkinson county, be changed to the house of James O. Spann, in said District; that the precinets in the Sixty-First, Sixty-Fourth and Sixty-Fifth Districts in Burke county, be changed to the places of holding Justices' Courts, in said Districts; that the precinet now established in the Nine Hundred and Fifty-Eighth District in the county of Gilmer, be and the same is hereby removed to a Gap in a Ridge, above five hundred yards west of the house of William Orr, on Lot Number Two Hundred and Fifteen, Tenth District, Second Section, in said county of Gilmer; that the precinet at the house of Nathaniel Duncan, in Elbert county, be removed to the house of Nancy Ramsy, in said county; that the precinet at the house of Thomas King, in Houston county, be and the same is hereby removed to Jackson's Spring, the usual place for holding Justices' Court, in the lower Fifth District, in said county; that the precinet at Prattsville, in the county of Monroe, be and the same is hereby removed to Colaparchee in said county; that the precinet in the Fifth District of Carroll county, be and the same is hereby changed to the house of [Illegible Text] B. Godard, the usual place of holding Justices' Court in said District; and that the precinets at Higgsville, and at Tarversville, in the county of Twiggs, be abolished, and in lieu thereof, a precinet be and is hereby established at the house of Daniel Vaughn, junior, in said county. Various precincts changed. SEC. III. And be it further enacted, That the following

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precinets, be and the same are hereby abolished, viz: The precinet at the house of Wiley Law, in the county of Sumter; the precinet at the house of W. Mobley in the Sixth District of Randolph county; and the precinet at the usual place of holding Justices' Courts in the Fifth District of said county. Certain Precinets abolished. SEC. IV. Be it further enacted, That the election precinet, now established at B.B.Rutlands, in the Tenth District of Dooly county, be and it is hereby removed and established at the house of William Posey, in the Fourteenth District of said county. One in Dooly removed, SEC. V. And be it further enacted, That an election precinet be established at the place of holding Justices' Courts in the Twenty-First District of Stewart county, any law to the contrary notwithstanding. One in Stewar established SEC. VI. And be it further enacted, That the election precinet in the One Hundred and First District, of Hancock county, known as Sylvan Hill Precinet, be removed to the house of Sterling Evans, of the One Hundred and Fourth District of said county. [Illegible Text] SEC. VII. And be it further enacted, That the provisions of this Act shall not go into operation, until the first Tuesday in February next, and that all laws and parts of laws militating against this Act, be and the same are hereby repealed. Repealing clause. SEC. VIII. Be it further enacted, That an election precinet be and is hereby established at the place of holding Justices' Courts in One Thousand and Forty-Sixth Disrict, G. M., in the county of Decatur. One in Decatur established. Approved, January 21, 1852. (No. 302.) AN ACT to create a new precinet in the county of Warren, to be called Bermuda, and for other purposes therein specified. SECTION I. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Georgia in General Assembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That an election precinet to be called Bermuda, be and the same is hereby established in the One Hundred and Fifty-Eighth District, G. M., in the county of Warren, on the corner of William H. Edwards land, near the shop

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formerly owned by Vincent Johnson, under the same rules and regulations as has been heretofore enacted for the government of election precinets. [Illegible Text] SEC. II. And be it further enacted, That two additional election precinets, be and the same are hereby established in Coweta county, one at the place of holding Justices' Courts in the Nine Hundred and Ninety-Second District, Georgia Militia, in said county, and the other at the place of holding Justices' Courts, in and for the Seven Hundred and Forty-Second District, G. M., in said Coweta county, and that the election precinet now existing by law at the house of Daniel Goode, Senior, in Goode's District, in Campbell county, be and the same is hereby removed to the place of holding Justices' Courts in said District, and that an additional election precinet, be and the same is hereby established at the Indian Springs, in Butts county. Two established in Coweta. One removed in Campbell. One established in Butts. Approved January 22, 1852. (No. 303.) AN ACT to remove an election precinet in the county of Talbot. SECTION I. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Georgia in General Assembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That from and after the passage of this Act, the election precinet known as Buckner's Precinet, in the Seventeenth District of Talbot county, be and the same is hereby removed to the place of holding Justices' Courts in said district. Precinct established in Talbot. SEC. II. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That all laws and parts of laws militating against this Act, be and the same are hereby repealed. Repealing clause. Approved, January 12, 1852.

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EXECUTORS, ADMINISTRATORS, ORDINARIES, RIES, c. TITLE X. No 304. Ordinaries of Wayne and Bulloch; No 305. Allen McWalker's estate; No 306. Jas. Hightower's estate; No. 307. Relief of R. H. Dixon, Adm'r; No. 308. J. Everitt; Adm'r of Susan B. Langston; No. 309. T. D. Prather and others. (No. 304.) AN ACT to authorize the Ordinaries of Wayne, Bulloch, and Montgomery counties, to keep their offices at their own residences. SECTION I. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Georgia in General Assembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That it shall and may be lawful for the Ordinaries of Wayne, Bulloch, and Montgomery counties, to keep their offices at their own residences in said counties, any law, custom or usage to the contrary notwithstanding. Offices of Ordinaries of Wayne, Bulloch and Montgomery. SEC. II. And be it further enacted, That all laws and parts of laws militating against this Act, [Illegible Text] and the same are hereby repealed. Repealing clause. Approved, January 22, 1852. (No. 305.) AN ACT to authorize the Ordinary of Upson county to grant Letters of Administration on the undivided estate of Allen Me Walker, late of Upson county, deceased, on certain conditions. SECTION I. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Georgia in General Assembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That inasmuch as said Allen McWalker died, committing by [Illegible Text] will the charge of his children

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and property to Jesse L. Owen, his brother in-law, and inasmuch as said nuncupative will does not convey the land of said Allen, and said Jesse L. has proven and recorded said nuncupative will, and taken charge of the children and personal property of said Allen, and forasmuch as no person has yet applied for administration on the undivided estate of said Allen McWalker, on account of the amount of security required by law, and said Jesse L. having charge of said personal property; Be it enacted as aforesaid, That the Ordinary of Upson county is hereby authorized and required to grant Letters of Administration on the undivided estate of Allen McWalker, deceased, late of Upson county, without requiring the security now made necessary to be given by law, any law or usage to the contrary notwithstanding. Administrat'n on A. [Illegible Text] Walker's [Illegible Text] granted to J. L. Owen. SEC. II. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the said Jesse L. Owen, in his said administration, be subject to all the rules and regulations of the Ordinary, usual in cases of administration on estates, and that said Ordinary have full and complete power to investigate by rule the whole proceedings of said Jesse L., in his administration, at any and all times, and for the [Illegible Text] of said estate, to apply all laws now of force to make estates secure in the hands of administrators, in the case of said Jesse L. Owen, in administration as aforesaid. Liability as said Administrator. Approved, December 26, 1851. (No. 306.) AN ACT to authorize the Ordinary of Upson county to grant temporary letters to collect the estate of James Hightower, deceased, late of Upson county, and take care of the same, pending an appeal, on certain conditions. SECTION I. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Georgia in General Assembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That the Ordinary of Upson county is hereby authorized and empowered to grant temporary letters to collect and take care of the estate of James Hightower, deceased, late of Upson county, during the pendency of an appeal touching the will of said James Hightower, in the Superior Court of Upson county, to some responsible

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person, without requiring the usual security in such cases; Provided, That in the opinion of said Ordinary, the [Illegible Text] condition of said estate makes such a procedure necessary, and the same can be done without materially jeopardizing the interest and safety of said estate, any law or usage to the contrary notwithstanding. [Illegible Text]. Approved, December 26, [Illegible Text]. (No. 307.) AN ACT to relieve Robert [Illegible Text]. Dixon, of Talbot county, from the operation and effect of an Act entitled an Act to regulate the returns of Executors, Administrators and Guardians, approved February 22d, 1850, so far as to prevent a forfeiture of his commissions as Administrator of the estate of A. Bedell. SECTION I. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Georgia in General Assembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That the Ordinary of Talbot county shall allow to Robert [Illegible Text]. Dixon, Executor of the estate of A. Bedell, his usual and lawful commission as though he had made his returns within the time prescribed by the above recited Act; the omission to make said return being unintentional, the said Act of eighteen hundred and fifty not having come to the knowledge of said Robert [Illegible Text]. Dixon, any law, usage or custom, to the contrary notwithstanding. [Illegible Text] allowed to R. [Illegible Text]. Dixon. Approved, January 22, 1852. (No. 308.) AN ACT to confer certain privileges upon John Everitt, of the county of Thomas, and to make lawful his acts and give him authority to transact business as though he were of full age, and to authorize Joseph [Illegible Text]. Stockton, Administrator of the estate of Susan B. Langston, to settle with her heirs. WHEREAS, John Everitt, of Thomas county, has recently married, and whereas, he is entitled to a considerable estate

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by devise, inheritance and otherwise, and by reason of his minority cannot legally call upon those who hold the same in possession, for payment, for remedy whereof SECTION I. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Georgia in General Assembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That the said John Everitt be, and he is hereby rendered competent in law to receive all and every species of property or money to which he may be entitled, from any Guardian, Executor, Administrator, or Trustee, or any other person holding the same, in any capacity whatever, and to execute all necessary receipts therefor, which shall be binding upon him to all intents and purposes, as fully as if he was of full age. Privileges granted to J. Everitt. SEC. II. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That his acts shall be valid against him, and he is hereby declared to be fully competent to transact business as a citizen of full age, and shall be liable upon his contracts, and capable of suing and being sued, in the same way and manner as is now prescribed by law as to other citizens of this State, any law, usage or custom to the contrary notwithstanding. His liability. SEC. III. And be it further enacted, That Joseph [Illegible Text]. Stockton, Administrator of the estate of Susan B. Langston, deceased, late of Columbia county, who died intestate, leaving an illegitimate child, which has since died, be and he is hereby authorized to settle with and pay over the estate of said Susan B. to her proper heirs-at-law now in life, without any other accountability for the same, under the escheat laws of this State. Administrat'r of S.B. Langston may settle with [Illegible Text]. Approved, December 16, 1851. (No. 309.) AN ACT to extend certain privileges to Thomas D. Prather, of the county of Harris, and to make legal and binding the acts and doings of the said Thomas D. Prather, and for other purposes therein contained; also, to authorize the sale and conveyance of certain real estate in Augusta, now belonging to certain free persons of color. WHEREAS, Thomas D. Prather, of the county of Harris, of the age of twenty years, is desirous of completing his medical education in a few months, and removing to

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the west, and having an estate in the hands of Thomas F. Prather, his Guardian, and it being necessary that he should have the control of his estate to accomplish these objects, and his said Guardian being willing to deliver up said estate to his said Ward, therefore SECTION I. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Georgia in General Assembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That Thomas D. Prather, of the county of Harris, be and he is hereby authorised and made competent to receive all negroes, monies, titles and effects which are now in the hands of Thomas F. Prather, his Guardian, or any other person belonging to the said Thomas D. Prather, and that all receipts, bonds, and other instruments of writing made by the said Thomas D. Prather, shall be as binding as if he was of lawful age. Privileges granted to T. D. Prather. And, WHEREAS, Betsy Kelly, a free person of color, has contracted to sell and convey to Eliza Hackett, a lot of land owned by her in the city of Augusta; and, whereas, Robert Harper, a free person of color, has contracted to sell and convey to John Bones a lot of land owned by him in the city aforesaid, and there being no mode pointed out by law for the sale and conveyance of real estate owned by free persons of color SEC. II. Be it further enacted, That the said Betsy Kelly, by and with the consent of her Guardian, Samuel H. Crump, and the said Robert Harper, by and with the consent of his Guardian, Andrew J. Miller, be and they are hereby authorized and empowered, respectively, to sell and convey their lots of land to the said Eliza Hackett, and to the said John Bones, respectively, and that any deed of conveyance so made shall be good and valid to all intents and purposes, whatever, both as to title and any covenants therein contained. Sale of Betsy Kelly's and [Illegible Text] Harper's real estate. And, WHEREAS, James Gardner, Trustee, for Mary Hoxie, a free person of color, holds a lot of land as such Trustee, conveyed to him by George Jones and others, which lot of land, situated in the city of Augusta, has been contracted to be sold and conveyed to Charles Catlin SEC. III. Be it enacted, That the said James Gardner, Trustee as aforesaid, be and he is hereby fully authorized to sell and convey said lot of land to said Charles Catlin, and his deed of conveyance of the same shall be good and valid to all intents and purposes whatever. Sale of Mary Hoxie's real estate. Approved, December 17, 1851.

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GRANTS. TITLE XI. No. 310. To W. P. Hightower. No. 311. Inferior Court of Early county. No. 312. To Z. Bonner. No. 313. To H. S. Roberts. No. 314. To T. A. Jones. (No. 310.) AN ACT to authorize a grant to issue to William P. Hightower, of Campbell county, for Fraction Number One Hundred and Fifty-One, (151,) in the Eighth District of originally Coweta, now Campbell county; and also a grant to issue to Jefferson Allford, of the county of Upson, for Fraction Number Two, in the First District of formerly Troup now Meriwether county. WHEREAS, Said Fraction was sold by virtue of an Act assented to twenty-third December, eighteen hundred and twenty-nine, and the entire purchase money having been paid into the Treasury of the State in terms of said sale, which is shown by the original certificate of the Commissioners, now in possession of said William P. Hightower, and a grant fee of Three Dollars having also been paid into the Treasury, and the sale thereof, under the Act of eighteen hundred and forty-seven, suspended by Executive order of the sixth of April, eighteen hundred and fifty SECTION I. Be it enacted, That His Excellency, the Governor, cause a grant to issue to William P. Hightower, of Campbell county, for [Illegible Text]. One Hundred and Fifty-One, in the Eighth District of originally Coweta, now Campbell county; Provided, That said Hightower, before he receives the grant, shall make the necessary proof to the Governor, that he is the bona fide owner of said certificate. Grant to issue [Illegible Text] W. P. Hightower; SEC. II. And be it further enacted, That the Governor cause a grant to issue to Jefferson Allford, of the county of Upson, for Fraction Number Two, in the First District of formerly Troup, now Meriwether county. Also, to Jefferson Allford SEC. III. Be it further enacted, That all laws and parts of laws militating against this Act, be and the same are hereby repealed. Repealing clause. Approved, January 22, 1852.

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(No. 311.) AN ACT to grant unto the Inferior Court of Early county, a strip of unsurveyed land, lying between the district lines of the Fourth and Sixth districts of said county; and to authorize the Justices of the Inferior Court of said county to have the same surveyed, and sell the same, and to apply the proceeds to the education of Poor Children in said county, and to attach said strip of land to the fourth district. SECTION I. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Georgia in General Assembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the strip of unsurveyed land lying between the Fourth and Sixth districts of Early county, be and it is hereby granted to the Inferior Court of the county of Early, to be by them surveyed and sold, and applied in such manner as they may determine, to the education of Poor Children in said county, and that said strip of land be attached to the fourth district of said county. Strip of land to be granted to Inferior Court of Early county, for educational purposes. SEC. II. And be it further enacted, That all laws and parts of laws militating against this Act, be and the same are hereby repealed. Repealing clause. Approved, January 17, 1852. (No. 312.) AN ACT to authorize the Governor of the State of Georgia, to issue a grant for a certain lot of land therein mentioned, to Zadok Bonner, upon the conditions therein specified. SECTION I. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Georgia in General Assembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That the Governor of said State be, and he is hereby authorized, to issue a grant to Zadok Bonner, for Fraction Number Two Hundred and Eighty-Nine, in the Eighth District of Carroll county, upon the said Zadok Bonner's paying the balance of the purchase money due under the sale of the said fraction and grant fee; Provided, That it shall satisfactorily appear to the Governor, that said lot or fraction has not been re-sold by the State since the date

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of the certificate held by said Bonner, and that the grant shall be taken out within six months from the passage of this Act; and that all laws and parts of laws militating against this Act, be and the same are hereby repealed. Grant to issue to Z. Bonner. Proviso. Approved, January 22, 1852. (No. 313.) AN ACT to authorize a grant to issue to Henry S. Roberts, illegitimate, of Swain's district, Emanuel county, to Lot of Land, Number One Hundred and Two, (102,) of the Fourteenth (14) District, Second (2) Section, of originally Muscogee county, and to correct the record in the different offices in relation to said lot of land, so as to make it appear that said lot of land was drawn by said Henry S. Roberts, instead of Sarah Roberts, as it now stands, and to authorize the cancelling and destruction of the grant now in existence from the State, to said Sarah Roberts, illegitimate. WHEREAS, By a mistake of the Agent who gave in the draw for Henry S. Roberts, illegitimate, of Swain's District, Emanuel county, the name was given in Sarah Roberts, illegitimate; and, whereas, the said name [Illegible Text] lot of land Number Two Hundred and Two, (202,) of the Fourteenth (14) District and Second (2) Section, originally Muscogee county; and, whereas, some person has fraudulently obtained a grant to the same, in the name of said Sarah Roberts, illegitimate; and further, that no such individual lived in said district as Sarah Roberts, at the giving in of draws in said lottery, all of which appears by evidence Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Georgia in General Assembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That from and after the passage of this Act, the proper officers of the State shall issue to Henry S. Roberts, illegitimate, Swain's District, Emanuel county, a grant to Lot of Land Number One Hundred and Two, (102,) Fourteenth District, Second Section, originally Muscogee county; and that they correct the words in the different offices, so as to make it appear that said land was drawn by said Henry S. Roberts, and that the grant now out for said land, in the name of Sarah Roberts, illegitimate, be cancelled and destroyed; Provided, The said Henry S. Roberts, or his agents, shall produce to said officers said grant, so already issued, before said record be corrected and said grant issued, as provided by this Act. Grant to issue to Henry S. Roberts. Grant to Sarah Roberts cancelled. Proviso. Approved, January 20, 1852.

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(No. 314.) AN ACT to authorize a Grant to issue to Thomas A. Jones, to Lot of Land Number Hundred and Eighty-One, in the Tenth District of Carroll county. WHEREAS, Edward Jones, as the next friend of Thomas A. Jones, then of Burford's District, of Oglethorpe county, gave in a draw in the Land Lottery of eighteen hundred and twenty-seven, and by some mistake the name of said Thomas A. Jones was changed to that of Thomas A. Thomas, and the lot aforesaid having been drawn by said Edward Jones, as the next friend of Thomas A. Thomas, instead of Thomas A. Jones, and said Edward Jones having given in as the next friend of no other person than said Thomas A. Jones, and a grant having issued to said Edward Jones as the next friend of Thomas A. Thomas, instead of Thomas A. Jones, and no other person having claimed said lot of land SECTION I. 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 on the return to the Surveyor General's office of a grant from the State of Georgia, to Edward Jones, as the next friend of Thomas A. Thomas, of Oglethorpe county, to the lot of land hereinafter mentioned, a grant shall issue to Thomas A. Jones, on his paying the grant fee, to lot of land Number One Hundred and Eighty-One, in the Tenth District of Carroll county; any law, usage or custom, to the contrary, notwithstanding. Grant to [Illegible Text] to Thomas A. Jones. SEC. II. And be it further enacted, That His Excellency, the Governor, be, and he is hereby authorized, to have refunded from the Treasury, the sum of Five Dollars, that being the amount paid as the grant fee for the grant [Illegible Text] issued, and that the same be paid to Arthur Erwin, of Forsyth county. Grant fee refunded for [Illegible Text] grand. Approved, January 21, 1852.

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INCORPORATIONS. * * Only such incorporations are included under this Title as do not appropriately belong to others; consult other Titles. TITLE XII. No. 315. Georgia Mechanical and Manufactural Institute. No. 316. Southern Hydropathic Institute. No. 317. Lanier House Company. No. 318. Sparta Hotel Company. No. 319. [Illegible Text] Fire Company. No. 320. Washington Fire Company. (No. 315.) AN ACT to incorporate the Georgia Mechanical and Manufactural Institute in the city of Macon, and to confer certain privileges upon the same. SECTION I. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Georgia in General Assembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That Mark A. Cooper, James D. Lester, Jason Burr, A. O. Brown, James Van Buren, William Taylor, B. F. Griffin, Robert Findley, Charles P. Levy, I. F. Brown, William A. Anderson, T. D. Irvin, E. J. Jones, William H. Pritchard, Lewis Lawshe, Charles S. Oliver, Samuel Griswold, A. F. Sherwood, James Taylor, G. W. Adams, L. F. W. Andrews, W. B. Parker, E. J. Johnson, and their associates and their successors, be and they are hereby constituted a body corporate, by the name and style of the Georgia Mechanical and Manufactural Institute for the promotion of Art, Mechanics, and other industry and [Illegible Text] in this State, by means of an Annual State Fair of Mechanics, Manufacturers and others. Georgia Mechanical and Manufactural [Illegible Text] in corporated. Purposes. SEC. II. Said corporate body, by that name, shall be and hereby is made capable in law, to have, purchase, receive and possess, enjoy and retain to themselves and successors, lands, rents, tenements, hereditaments, goods, chattels of whatever kind, nature or quality, to an amount not exceeding Fifty Thousand Dollars, and the same to grant, demise, alien or dispose of, to sue and be sued, to plead and be impleaded, answer and be answered unto in courts of record, or any place whatsoever; also to have and use a common seal, the same to renew at pleasure, and also to establish such by-laws and regulations as shall seem necessary and convenient for said Institute, in conformity with

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the Laws and Constitution of this State, and generally to do and perform all and singular, such acts and things, as corporations may and do legally prefer for the purpose of carrying into effect the object of the association. Corporate powers and privileges. SEC. III. Said Institute shall be located in the city of Macon, permanently, unless removed by the votes of two thirds of the members present at any annual meeting. [Illegible Text] at Macon. SEC. IV. A majority of the members at any meeting may fill all vacancies caused by resignation or otherwise. Filling of vacancies. SEC. V. All laws militating against this Act, be and they are hereby repealed. Repealing [Illegible Text]. Approved, January 12, 1852. (No. 316.) AN ACT to incorporate the Southern Hydropathic Institute. SECTION I. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Georgia in General Assembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That from and after the passage of this Act, William A Hamilton, Thomas C. Coyle, John W. A. Sanford, Samuel T. Beecher, and William S. Rockwell, together with such other persons as may hereafter be associated with them, be and they are hereby declared a body politic and corporate, under the name and style of the Southern Hydropathic Institute, located at Milledgeville, Georgia, and shall be able and capable in law, to receive, hold, use and enjoy, real and personal estate, and the same may grant, sell, alien, demise and dispose of, for the use and benefit of said Institution, and may have and use a common seal, and the same may break, alter or renew, and [Illegible Text] the name and style aforesaid, may sue and be sued, plead and be impleaded, answer and be answered unto, in any Court of Law or Equity in this State; and also, may ordain and establish and put in execution such by-laws, ordinances, rules and regulations, as shall or may seem necessary for the government and management of said Institution, not repugnant or contrary to the Constitution and Laws of this State or of the United States. [Illegible Text]. [Illegible Text]. SEC. II. And be it further enacted, That all laws and parts of laws militating against the true intent and meaning of this Act, be and they are hereby repealed. Repealing [Illegible Text]. Approved, January 5, 1852.

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(No. 317.) AN ACT to incorporate the Lanier House Company, at Macon. SECTION I. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Georgia in General Assembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That Sidney C. Lanier, Edwin Graves, Thomas Wood, Charles Campbell, Edwin B. Weed, and such others as now are or may hereafter be associated with them shall be as joint owners of the Lanier Hotel, a body corporate and politic, by the name and style of the Lanier House Company. Incorporated. SEC. II. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That said Lanier House Company, at Macon, shall have all the powers usually appertaining to corporations created by Act of the Legislature, and appertaining to the legitimate business of a Hotel Company, and that its individual members shall be bound and held responsible, as special partners are bound and held responsible by the Statute Law of the State of Georgia. Corporate powers and privileges. SEC. III. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That said Lanier House Company shall have power to appoint such officers and adopt such by-laws and regulations as may be necessary for the proper conducting of their business. Officers. By laws. SEC. IV. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the Secretary of said Company shall issue to the Stockholders, Scrip for their Stock which shall be evidence of the amount respectively held by them, and that the interest of each Stockholder shall be subject to his debts, by levy and sale, without molesting or interfering with the rights and interests of the other Stockholders. [Illegible Text] for [Illegible Text], c. Approved, January 22, 1852. (No. 318.) AN ACT to incorporate the Sparta Hotel Company. SECTION I. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Georgia in General Assembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of

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the same, That William Terrell, Thomas Whaley, David W. Lewis, Thomas C. Grimes, Theophilus J. Smith, Thomas M. Turner, James B. Edwards, William Fraley, with their associates, in the building of an Hotel in the village of Sparta, and such other persons as may hereafter be interested therein as Stockholders, by subscription to the Capital Stock, or by assignment, are hereby incorporated as a body corporate, by the name of the Sparta Hotel Company, and by that name shall be authorized to receive and hold title to the land on which the Hotel is erected, and other lands in and near the village of Sparta, necessary or suitable to the objects of said Company, and to hold such furniture, servants, and other personal property, as may be deemed necessary and expedient for said object, and the same, from time to time, to sell, exchange, mortgage or lease, and by that name they may sue, and shall be liable to be sued, and may appear in any of the courts of this State; that the Stockholders for the time being shall be liable for the debts of said Company. Sparta Hotel Company incorporated. Corporate powers and [Illegible Text]. SEC. II. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the aforesaid Company shall be authorized to erect a building for an Hotel, and all other necessary and convenient out buildings connected therewith; and the Stockholders in said Company shall annually, on such day as they may designate, elect five of their members to be Directors for one year ensuing their election, and until others shall be elected in their place; and shall have power to make such rules and regulations in relation to said Hotel and its management, and the officers of said Company, as they may deem expedient, not repugnant to the laws of the State; and the Directors, under the regulations and rules established, shall have the control of said property, and the management of the affairs of the Company: and shall, when required by a majority of the Stockholders, in value, sell, mortgage, or lease the common property, or any portion of it; and said Directors may sue any of the subscribers to the Capital Stock for the amount of his subscription, or any part thereof, that he may have failed to pay; that Stockholders to the amount of One Thousand Dollars shall have power to call a meeting of the Stockholders for the election of Directors, or for any other purpose appertaining to the interest of said Company, of which meeting, notice shall be given at three or more public places in the county of Hancock, at least ten days before the time of meeting. That the Capital Stock of said Company shall be in shares of One Hundred Dollars [Illegible Text] and shall be considered personal property, and shall be transferable

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only on the books of the Company, in such manner as the Directors shall prescribe. Buildings, c. Directors. Their [Illegible Text]. Capital [Illegible Text]. Approved, January 14, 1852. (No. 319.) AN ACT to incorporate the Fire Company of the city of Rome, to be known by the name and style of the Oostanaula Fire Company, Number One, and to grant to them certain privileges and exemptions, and to authorize the Mayor and Aldermen of said city of Rome, to levy and collect a tax for the establishment and maintainance of a Fire Department in said city. SECTION. I. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Georgia, in General Assembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That William Johnson, Robert Batty, Nathan Yarborough, S. G. Horsey, J. S. Wood, D. G. Love, J. W. Langston, and their associates and successors, are hereby declared to be a body corporate in deed and in name, under and by the name and corporate style of the Oostanaula Fire Company, Number One, and by that name shall have perpetual succession of officers and members, and by said name shall sue and be sued, plead and be impleaded, in any Court of Law or Equity in this State, and shall have power to make and use a common seal, and the same to change or alter at pleasure, and the full and complete power of establishing such constitution, by-laws and regulations, as may be framed and adopted by the officers and members of said Company; Provided, That such constitution and by-laws and regulations, be not inconsistent with the Constitution and Laws of this State, or of the United States. Oostanaula Fire Company incorporated. Corporate powers and privileges. By laws. SEC. II. And be it further enacted, That said Company shall have power, and may be capable of receiving and holding by purchase, gift, grant, or otherwise, all such lands or tenements, or either real or personal property, as may be necessary and convenient for the more effective discharge of the duties of said Company. May hold property. SEC. III. And be it further enacted, That the said Company may impose fines and enforce collection of the same, by any means not inconsistent with the laws of this State, and may also expel members with the forfeiture of all interest

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in said Company, under such rules and regulations as are or may be by said Company established. Fines. SEC. IV. And be it further enacted, That should the funds of said Company enable them to purchase property at any time, they are hereby authorized to purchase and hold any real or personal property, and also to receive any donations, legacies and bequests, which may at any time be made to it, to be held, used and enjoyed, for the purposes hereinafter mentioned; that is to say, the rents, issues and profits, of all such property, real or personal, as said Company shall purchase or be interested in, and all the interest of such loans as it may make, shall be used and applied to the purposes of relieving the wants and distresses of its members, their widows and orphans, and for no other use or purpose whatever; Provided, That nothing in this section shall be construed to forbid said Company making such appropriations out of the proceeds of any property it may hold, as may be necessary for keeping the same in efficient operation. [Illegible Text] purchase real estate. Make loans. SEC. V. And be it further enacted, That the said Fire Company hereby incorporated, shall be under the supervisory and control of the City Council of Rome, Georgia, and shall at least once a year report to said City Council of the state of their funds, their receipts and disbursements, and the general condition of the Company. [Illegible Text] control of the [Illegible Text] of Rome. SEC. VI. And be it further enacted, That for the encouragement of said Company, the officers and members of the same, shall be exempt from patrol, militia and jury duty; Provided, That the said Company shall not exceed at any one time fifty members. Exempt from Patrol, [Illegible Text] and Jury duty. SEC. VII. And be it further enacted, That the City council of the city of Rome, are hereby authorized and empowered to levy and collect an additional tax of fifty per cent. on the amount at present authorized by law, (excepting a poll tax,) for the purpose of establishing and [Illegible Text] a Fire Department in said city. Extra tax authorized. Approved, January 15, 1852.

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(No. 320.) AN ACT to amend an Act entitled an [Illegible Text] Washington Fire Company of the city of [Illegible Text] Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Georgia, in General Assembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That from and after the passage of this Act, the said Washington Fire Company be allowed to have fifty-two members, instead of thirty-two, as now provided by their charter. May have [Illegible Text] two members. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That all laws and parts of laws militating against this Act, be and the same are hereby repealed. Repealing [Illegible Text] Approved, December 19, 1851.

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JURORS, COURTS, c. TITLE XIII. No. 321. [Illegible Text]Corporation. No. 322. CampbellCorporation. No. 323. ChathamRichmond, [Illegible Text], c. No. 324. CherokeeJurors, Tax Collector, c. No. 325. DeKalbWalton, c. No. 326. Franklin. No. 327. [Illegible Text]. No. 328. Harris. No. 329. Lumpkin, [Illegible Text] and Murray. No. 330. Two panels for MaconFloyd. No. 331. TroupAdjourned Court, c.; Hall. No. 332. Union. (No. 321.) AN ACT to repeal an Act entitled an Act to compensate Petit Jurors of the Superior and Inferior Courts, so far as regards the county of Camden, assented to 21st December, 1835. WHEREAS, The county of Camden is now heavily in debt, and unable from its Treasury to compensate the Petit Jurors of said county, according to the provisions as contained in the above entitled Act; and, whereas, the Grand Jury, at the last session of the Superior Court for said county, have recommended the repeal of said Act, in consequence of said indebtedness, and the inability of said county to compensate said Petit Jurors, according to the provisions of said Act SECTION I. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Georgia in General Assembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That from and after the passage of this Act, the said Act entitled an Act to compensate Petit Jurors of the Superior and Inferior Courts, so far as regards the county of Camden, assented to twenty-first December, eighteen hundred and thirty-five, be and the same is hereby repealed; and that all laws or parts of laws militating against this Act, be and the same are hereby repealed. Act of [Illegible Text] compensating in Camden, repealed. Approved, January 12, 1852.

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(No. 322.) AN ACT to alter and amend an Act, approved December the 22d, 1817, to compensate the Grand and Petit Jurors of the county of Campbell, and to authorize the Justices of the Inferior Court to levy an extra tax for that purpose. WHEREAS, By the said Act, approved December twenty-second, eighteen hundred and forty-seven, provision is made for the Justices of the Inferior Court of Campbell county to impose a tax of twenty-five per cent., to compensate the Grand and Petit Jurors of said county; and, whereas, the fund so raised is not sufficiently large, for remedy whereof SECTION I. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Georgia in General Assembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That from and after the passage of this Act, the certificates of Jurors of Campbell county, shall be paid by the County Treasurer out of the fund raised by the imposition of said twenty-five per cent.; and if said fund should be found insufficient to pay all the certificates of Jurors, then those not discharged by the fund so raised as aforesaid, shall be paid by the County Treasurer, out of any money in the County Treasury not otherwise appropriated. How paid in Campbell. SEC. II. And be it further enacted, That all laws and parts of laws militating against this Act, be and the same are hereby repealed. Repealing clause. Approved, January 22, 1852. (No. 323.) AN ACT to compensate the [Illegible Text] and Petit Jurors in certain counties therein named, and to provide for the payment of the same. SECTION I. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Georgia in General Assembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That the Petit Jurors of the county of Chatham, who reside without the limits of the city of Savannah, shall be entitled to the sum of One Dollar per day, for each day of their attendance at any term of the Superior

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and Inferior Courts of said county, to which they may be summoned, either as drawn Jurors or as talismen, which shall be paid by the County Treasurer, upon the certificate of the Clerk of such Court, and which payments shall form a charge upon the county, to be provided for by the Justices of the Inferior Court of said county. Petit Jurors in Chathamcompensation SEC. II. And be it further enacted, That all persons living one mile beyond the corporate limits of the city of Augusta, who may be summoned to attend the Superior Courts of Richmond county, as Petit Jurors, shall severally be entitled to receive the sum of One Dollar each per day for such service. In Richmond. SEC. III. And be it further enacted, That the Jury fees and confession fees arising in all cases in said Superior Court, and which would of right belong to such Petit Jurors, shall be paid over to the Clerk of said Court, who shall at the expiration of each week of each term thereof, pay over the same equally to each of the said Jurors, who may have served in said Court, and to supply any balance which may be due; the Clerk shall give to each Juror a certificate of such balance, which shall be a warrant on the County Treasurer, to be paid out of a fund to be raised for that purpose, which said fund shall be kept separate, and paid out accordingly; and the Justices of the Inferior Court of Richmond county, are hereby authorized to levy and impose an additional tax, to provide a sufficient fund for that purpose. How paid. SEC. IV. And be it further enacted, That all persons who may be empanelled as Petit Jurors in the Superior and Inferior Courts of the county of [Illegible Text], shall be entitled to receive the sum of One Dollar each per day, for each day they may serve as aforesaid; and the Justices of the Inferior Court of said county of Sumter, are hereby authorized to levy and collect an extra tax, not exceeding twelve and a half per cent. on the State tax, which, when collected, together with the Jury fees, shall be paid to the County Treasurer, who shall pay out the same, ( pro [Illegible Text] in case a sufficient amount to pay all is not raised,) upon the certificate of the Clerks of the respective Courts. In [Illegible Text]. How [Illegible Text]. SEC. V. And be it further enacted, That the Grand and Petit Jurors of the county of Warren, shall each be paid the sum of One Dollar per day for each day they may serve as aforesaid, to be paid by the County Treasurer upon the certificate of the Clerks of the Superior or Inferior Courts, respectively, and all fees now provided by law for the Jurors aforesaid, shall be collected by the said Clerks, and by them paid into the County Treasury, for

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the purposes aforesaid; Provided, That the same shall not go into effect until the same is recommended by the Grand Jury of said county, and an order passed by the Inferior Court to carry the same into effect. [Illegible Text] and Petit Jurors in Warren: how paid. SEC. VI. And be it further enacted, That all persons serving as Petit Jurors in the Superior and Inferior Courts of the county of Coweta, shall be entitled to receive each the sum of One Dollar per day, for each and every day they may serve as aforesaid; and the Inferior Court of said county is hereby authorized to levy and collect an extra tax for that purpose, which, together with the Jury fees now allowed by law, shall be paid to the County Treasurer for the purposes aforesaid, who shall pay out the same, upon the certificate of the Clerks of the Superior or Inferior Courts respectively, of said county. Petit Jurors in [Illegible Text]; How paid. Approved, January 14, 1852. (No. 324.) AN ACT to repeal an Act consolidating the offices of Tax Collector and Receiver in the county of Cherokee, passed December 19th, 1849, and to better provide for paying the Grand and [Illegible Text] Jurors of said county. SECTION I. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Georgia in General Assembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority aforesaid, That from and after the first day of December, eighteen hundred and fifty two, that the Act [Illegible Text] the nineteenth day of December, eighteen hundred and forty-nine, consolidating the [Illegible Text] of Tax Collector and Receiver, and to provide for paying Jurors in the county of Cherokee, be and the same are hereby repealed. Act [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text]. SEC. II. And be it further enacted, That it shall be the duty of the Justices of the Inferior Court of said county, to assess such an extra tax, not more than twenty-five per cent. on the State tax, as in their judgment will raise a sufficient amount of money, together with all Court fees to which Jurors are now entitled to, and all fines hereafter imposed on and collected from Jurors, as will pay the Grand and Petit Jurors of the Superior and Inferior Courts of said county, in the manner hereafter pointed out. [Illegible Text] in [Illegible Text]: how [Illegible Text]. SEC. III. And be it further enacted, That it shall be the duty of the Tax Collector of Cherokee county, to pay to

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the County Treasurer the amount raised by this Act to pay Jurors, and the County Treasurer shall pay [Illegible Text] of said fund to each Petit Juror, who shall serve in the Inferior Court, and to each Grand and Petit Juror who shall serve in the Superior Court of said county, the sum of One Dollar per day for his service, on said Jurors presenting to said Treasurer a certificate from the Clerk of the Court in which he has rendered the service, certifying to the number of days which said Juror has served. Tax Collector's duty. [Illegible Text] SEC. IV. And be it further enacted, That the Act repealed by the said Act of the nineteenth day of December, eighteen hundred and forty-nine, be and the same are hereby revived, so far as relates to Cherokee county. Reviving clause. SEC. V. And be it further enacted, That this Act shall take effect from the date of the repeal of the before recited Act; and that all laws and parts of laws militating against this Act, be and the same are hereby repealed. Repealing [Illegible Text]. Approved, January [Illegible Text], 1852. (No. 325.) AN ACT to [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] Grand and Petit Jurors in [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] the rein named, and provide for the payment of the same. SECTION I. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Georgia in General Assembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That all persons serving as Grand Jurors of the [Illegible Text] of DeKalb and Walton, shall receive the sum of One Dollar per day for each and every day they may [Illegible Text] serve as aforesaid, which amount shall be paid [Illegible Text] by the County Treasurer, upon the certificate of the Clerk of the Superior Court of said counties, respectively, and for the payment of the same, the Inferior Courts of said county are hereby authorized and required to levy an extra tax, not exceeding twelve and a half per cent. on the State tax; Provided, The Grand Jurors of said counties hsall at the Spring Term thereof, in each year, recommend the same. [Illegible Text] Extra tax. SEC. II. And be it further enacted, That all fees now required by law to be paid to Special Jurors, shall be paid to the Clerks of said Superior Courts, who shall pay over

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the same to the County Treasurer, to form a part of the Jury fund for the purposes aforesaid. Special Jury [Illegible Text] paid to [Illegible Text], SEC. III. And be it further enacted, That all persons who may serve as Petit Jurors in the Superior and Inferior Courts of the county of Washington, shall be entitled to receive the sum of One Dollar per day for each day they may serve as aforesaid. [Illegible Text] SEC. IV. And be it further enacted, That the fees now allowed by law to Petit Jurors in said county, shall be received by the Clerks of said Courts, who shall at the close of said Courts pay to each Juror his proportionable part of the money raised as aforesaid, and to give to the said Jurors a certificate of the balance due him, which certificate the County Treasurer is hereby authorized and required to pay out of a fund to be raised for that purpose. How paid. SEC. V. And be it further enacted, That the Justices of the Inferior Court of said county of Washington, are hereby authorized and required to levy and collect an extra tax, not exceeding twenty-five per cent. on the State tax, which tax, when collected, shall be paid to the County Treasurer, for the purposes aforesaid. Extra tax. SEC. VI. Be it further enacted, That the Petit Jurors of Madison county, shall be entitled each to have and receive the sum of One Dollar per day for each day they may serve as Petit Jurors in the Superior Courts of Madison county, or as Petit Jurors in the Inferior Courts of Madison county, by the Treasurer of said county, out of the fund to be provided for that purpose. Petit Jurors in [Illegible Text]. SEC. VII. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the Justices of the Inferior Court of Madison county, be and they are hereby authorized to levy and impose an additional tax to the county tax upon the State tax of said county, sufficient to provide a fund for the purpose contained in the foregoing section of this Bill; Provided, The same shall be recommended by the Grand Jury of said county. Extra tax. SEC. VIII. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That all Jury fees heretofore paid to Petit Jurors in the Courts aforesaid, shall be paid to the Clerks of said Courts, which shall be turned over by him or them to the county Treasurer, and shall constitute a part of the Jury fund of said county. Jury [Illegible Text] paid to Clerks. SEC. IX. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That it shall be the duty of the Clerks of said Courts to make out a list of names of the several Petit [Illegible Text] who shall have served as Petit Jurors, at the end of each term of said Courts, designating the time that each Juror

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had served, and that the County Treasurer shall therefore pay over to said Jurors the sums that may appear to be due, upon application for the same, any law to the contrary notwithstanding. Duty of Clerks. SEC. X. And be it further enacted, That all laws and parts of laws militating against this Act, be and the same are hereby repealed. Repealing [Illegible Text]. Approved, January 17, 1852. (No. 326.) AN ACT to compensate Grand and Petit Jurors of Franklin county. SECTION I. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Georgia in General Assembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That from and after the passage of this Act, the several citizens of Franklin county, summoned to attend the several Superior and Inferior Courts of said county as Grand and [Illegible Text] Jurors, and who shall attend the same, shall each be entitled to receive from the Treasurer of said county, the sum of One Dollar per day for each and every day he may give his attendance; Provided, That to entitle a Juror to receive the compensation aforesaid, he shall have the certificate of the Sheriff countersigned by the presiding Judge, or Justice of the Inferior Court, of the time he has served, which certificate shall be a warrant for the sum allowed, and a voucher to the Treasurer for paying the same. Grand and [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text]. How paid, SEC. II. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the Inferior Courts of said county, be and they are hereby authorized and required to levy an extra tax for the purpose of paying said Jurors. Extra tax. SEC. III. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the Clerks of the Superior and Inferior Courts, shall collect all the fees now paid to the Jurors on confessions or verdicts, and pay the same over to the Treasurer, which shall become a part of the Jury fund. [Illegible Text] SEC. IV. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That this Act go into effect on the first of August next. Time to take [Illegible Text]. SEC. V. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That all laws and parts of laws militating against this law, be and the same are hereby repealed. Repealing clause. Approved, November 22, 1851.

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(No. 327.) AN ACT to repeal a portion of the Act to [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] Jurors in the county of Hancock. 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 so much of the Act of the General Assembly of this State, entitled an Act to compensate Petit Jurors in the county of Hancock, approved on the twenty-third day of February, eighteen hundred and fifty, as directs the payment of a fee to the Jury on the trial of slaves and free persons of color, be repealed. Act giving fees on trial of slaves, c., repealed. Approved, January 12, 1852. (No. 328.) AN ACT to compensate the Petit Jurors of the county of Harris. SECTION I. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Georgia in General Assembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That from and after the passage of this Act, all fees for verdicts, and all confessions in the Superior and Inferior Courts of said county, except such as may be obtained before a Special Jury, shall hereafter be paid to the respective Clerks of said Courts, which shall constitute in their hands a common fund, to be called the Jury Fund of Harris County. Jury fund of Harris county. SEC. II. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the Clerks of the said Superior and Inferior Courts shall, at the close of each term of their respective Courts, pay each Petit Juror out of the said funds so placed in their hands, the sum of One Dollar per day for his services, and if there should not be sufficient of said funds in the hands of said Clerks, then the Clerk of the Superior Court where the Juror served in the Superior Court, and the Clerk of the Inferior Court where the Juror served in the Inferior Court, shall give each of said Jurors a certificate for such balance, which the County Treasurer of said county

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shall pay out of the county funds in his hands not otherwise appropriated. [Illegible Text] SEC. III. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That all laws and parts of laws militating against this Act, be and the same are hereby repealed. Repealing clause, Approved, December 4, 1851. (No. 329.) AN ACT to prescribe the mode of compensating the Jurors of the Superior and Inferior Courts of the counties of Lumpkin, Habersham and Murray. SECTION I. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Georgia in General Assembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That from and after the passage of this Act, it shall and may be lawful for the citizens of the counties of Lumpkin, Murray and Habersham, who are subject to do jury duty in either the Superior or Inferior Courts of said counties, and who are otherwise entitled to vote for members of the General Assembly of this State, to vote by ballot, the amount in dollars or cents, which they may desire to be the per diem pay of the Jurors, who may serve at either of the Courts aforesaid, during the year in which said election and voting are had and held. [Illegible Text]. SEC. II. Be it further enacted, That said balloting or election shall be held on the first Monday in January in every year, and shall be opened and held at the different precinets in said counties, and managed and conducted in the same manner as now prescribed by law for holding elections for county officers. [Illegible Text]. SEC. III. And be it further enacted, That it shall be the duty of the Superintendents at the several precintes in said counties aforesaid, to make due return of the number of votes polled, and the sum or sums voted for in the respective precinets, in the same manner as is now prescribed by law for certifying returns of elections of county officers, and the same shall be counted, added, compared and consolidated, in the same manner now prescribed by law for counting, adding, and consolidating the returns of the elections of county officers of this State. Return of election. SEC. IV. And be it further enacted, That it shall be the duty of the Superintendents at the Court-house, after ascertaining

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By a consolidation of the whole vote polled at the several precincts, the amount in dollars or cents, which received the highest number of votes, to certify the amount so receiving the highest number of votes, and deliver said certificate and amount voted for to the Clerk of the Superior Court. [Illegible Text]. SEC. V. And be it further enacted, That it shall be the duty of the Clerk of the Inferior Court, upon receipt of said certificate of the Superintendents aforesaid, or within five days thereafter, to notify the Justices of the Inferior Court of their respective counties, that such certificate is of file in his office, and the said Justices, or a majority of them, are hereby required to meet at the Court-house within five days after receiving the notice aforesaid, and they, or a majority of them, are hereby required and authorized to assess a tax extraordinary upon the State tax, sufficient to raise an amount equal to the sum voted for by a majority of the votes cast, and certified to by the Superintendents, including the jury fees now payable for verdicts and confessions in the Superior and Inferior Courts, and all other funds now appropriated [by] for jury purposes, in said counties. Duty of Inferior Court. Extra tax. SEC. VI. And be it further enacted, That the said tax extraordinary so assessed, shall be collected by the Tax Collector of said counties, and paid over to the Treasurers of their respective counties; and the said Tax Collector shall receive the same pay and per cent. for collecting the same, as they are now allowed by law for collecting taxes for county purposes. How collected SEC. VII. Be it further enacted, That it shall be the duty of the Clerks of the Superior Courts and Clerk of Inferior Courts, to pay over to the County Treasurer all the fees collected for verdicts and confessions, which shall become a part of the jury fund of said counties. Jury fees paid to County Treasurer. SEC. VIII. Be it further enacted, That it shall be the duty of the Clerk of the Superior and Clerk of the Inferior Court, to give to each and every Juror a certificate, showing the number of days, and the Court at which said Juror served, which said certificate the County Treasurer is hereby required to pay when presented, according to the amount of the per diem pay herein before provided for; and the said County Treasurer shall retain in his hands for receiving and paying out the same, the sum of two and a half per cent. on the amount received from the Tax Collectors, as his fees for disbursing the same. Certificates to Jurors. SEC. IX. And be it further enacted, That it shall be the duty of the County Treasurers of the respective counties

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mentioned in this Act, to report to the Justices of the Inferior Court, on or before the first Monday in January, in each year, the amount received from the Tax Collectors of their respective counties, together with the amount paid out and disbursed, according to the provisions of this Act. Report of [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text]. SEC. X. And be it further enacted, That all laws and parts of laws militating against this Act, be and the same are hereby repealed. Repealing [Illegible Text]. Approved, January 15, 1852. (No. 330.) AN ACT to authorize the Judge of the Superior Courts of the county of Macon, to draw two panels of Grand, and two panels of Petit Jurors; also, to require the Justices of the Inferior Court of said county, or a majority of them, to meet at their Court-house on the first Monday in February next, to draw an additional panel of Grand and Petit Jurors, to serve at the next term of said Superior Court, and to authorize the Judge of the Superior Court of Floyd county, to draw three panels of Grand and Petit Jurors, to serve one week each. SECTION I. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Georgia, in General Assembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That from and after the passage of this Act, it shall and may be lawful for the Judge of the Superior Court of Macon county, at each term thereof, to draw two panels of Grand Jurors to serve at the succeeding term, the first [Illegible Text] drawn to be known as panel Number One, and the second as panel Number Two; also, two panels of Petit Jurors, to be numbered and designated in like manner, and that panel Number One be summoned to attend and serve for the first week of said term; and panel Number Two, to serve, commencing on Monday of the second week, the balance of the term. [Illegible Text]. SEC. II. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the Justices of the Inferior Court of said county, or a majority of them, be authorized and required by this Act, to meet at their Court-house on the first Monday in February next, and draw an additional panel of Grand and Petit Jurors for the next term of said Superior Court, said panels to be known as panels Numbers Two,

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and to be summoned to serve as such at said term, according to the provisions of this Act. Inferior Court to draw for [Illegible Text] term. SEC. III. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the Judge of the Superior Court in Floyd county, be authorized to draw Grand and Petit Jurors for three panels, to serve one week each, at each and every term of said Superior Court. Three panels for Floyd county. SEC. IV. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That all laws or parts or laws militating against this Act, be and the same are hereby repealed. Repealing [Illegible Text]. Approved, December 26, 1851. (No. 331.) AN ACT to legalize the November adjourned terms, eighteen hundred and fifty-one, of the Superior Courts of the counties of Heard and Troup, and to authorize the Clerks of the Courts of Cobb to transfer certain papers to the Clerks of the Courts of Paulding, and to suspend, for a limited time, an Act to compensate Grand and Petit Jurors of the several counties herein named, assented to December 23d, 1837, so far as regards the county of Hall, and to authorize the Inferior Court of Paulding to draw Grand and Petit Jurors in certain cases and for certain purposes. SECTION I. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Georgia in General Assembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That the helding of the Superior Court of the county of Heard, for the November Term, eighteen hundred and fifty-one, adjourned to be held on the third and fourth Mondays in December, eighteen hundred and fifty-one, and the holding of the Superior Court of the county of Troup, for the November Term, eighteen hundred and fifty-one, adjourned to be held on the first Tuesday and second Monday in January, eighteen hundred and fifty-two, be and the same are hereby made legal and binding in every respect, as fully and amply as if the same had been held at the regular term of the same, any law to the contrary notwithstanding. Adjourned Court in Troup county legalized. SEC. II. Be it further enacted, That all cases now pending in the courts of the county of Cobb, together with all writs, executions, and other papers to which the parties interested have been cut off from the county of Cobb and

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attached to the county of Paulding, shall be transferred to the county of Paulding by the Clerks of the courts of Cobb county, to the Clerks of the courts of Paulding county. Certain papers in Cobb to be transferred to Paulding. SEC. III. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That an Act to compensate the Grand and Petit Jurors of the Superior and Inferior Courts of the several counties herein named, and to provide for the payment of the same assented to twenty-third December, eighteen hundred and thirty-seven, be and the same is hereby suspended, so far as regards the county of Hall, until a Courthouse is erected and paid for in said county of Hall, and no longer. [Illegible Text] SEC. IV. And be it further enacted, That from and after the first day of April next, the Inferior Court of Paulding county shall be authorized and required to draw one panel of Grand Jurors and two panels of Petit Jurors, to serve during the next term of the Superior Court for said county, and two panels of Petit Jurors, to serve during the next term of the Inferior Court of said county, and that the Justices of the Inferior Court of Paulding county be and they are hereby authorized to draw panels of Grand and Petit Jurors for the next term of the Superior Court of said county. [Illegible Text] Approved, January 1, 1852. (No. 332.) AN ACT to compensate the Grand and Petit Jurors of the county of Union. SECTION I. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Georgia in General Assembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That all persons who may be summoned to attend the Superior and Inferior Courts of the county of Union, as jurors, shall, as aforesaid, severally be entitled to receive seventy-five cents each per day, for each day he may serve as aforesaid, and shall receive two cents per mile going to and returning from said courts, to be given under oath, counting the nearest practicable travel route. [Illegible Text] SEC. II. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the entire fees now allowed by law to said [Illegible Text] shall be received by the respective clerks of said

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courts of said county, who shall, at the close of each term of said courts, pay over to each juror his proportionable part of the money raised as aforesaid, and to give said juror a certificate for the balance due him at the rate above mentioned, which certificate shall be paid by the County Treasurer, out of the county fund, and shall be a sufficient receipt for said County Treasurer. How paid. SEC. III. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That for the purpose of raising a fund for the payment of said jurors, the Justices of the Inferior Court of said county are hereby authorized to levy an extra tax upon the citizens of said county, not exceeding twenty-five per cent. upon the general State tax, to carry this Act into effect. Extra tax. SEC. IV. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That all laws militating against this Act, be and the same are hereby repealed. Repealing clause. Approved, January 22, 1852.

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LEGITIMATING ACTS AND CHANGE OF NAMES. TITLE XIV. No. 333. M. R. Harvey. No. 334. M. G. and C. Y. Nelson. No. 335. W. Hadaway. No. 336. A. Jackson. No. 337. John [Illegible Text]. No. 338. Eliza Jarratt. No. 339. R. Fenn, and others. No. 340. M. J. Brooks. No. 341. [Illegible Text] Couch. No. 342. Sundry persons. (No. 333.) AN ACT to change the name of Martha R. Harvey, to Martha R. [Illegible Text]. SECTION I. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Georgia in General Assembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That from and after the passage of this Act, the name of Martha R. Harvey, of Sumter county, in said State, be changed to Martha R. Dixon, any law, usage or [Illegible Text] to the [Illegible Text] notwithstanding. [Illegible Text] Approved, January 20, 1852. (No. 334.) AN ACT to change the names of Martha G. Nelson and Charles Y. Nelson to the names of Martha G. Caldwell and Charles Y. Caldwell. SECTION I. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Georgia in General Assembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That the names of Martha G. Nelson and Charles Y. Nelson, infant children of the said Martha G. Nelson, of the county of Pike, in this State, be and the same are hereby changed to the name of Martha G. Caldwell and Charles Y. Caldwell, and that as such they shall hereafter be called and known in all courts of law and equity. [Illegible Text]. SEC. II. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That all laws and parts of laws militating against this Act, be and the same are hereby repealed. Repealing [Illegible Text] Approved, January 20, 1852.

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(No. 335.) AN ACT to repeal so much of an Act to change the names, and legitimate the persons therein named, and for other purposes, approved February 16th, 1850, so far as relates to the change of the name of William Hadaway. SECTION I. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Georgia in General Assembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That so much of the above recited Act as relates to the change of the name of William Hadaway, be and the same is hereby repealed. Wm. Hadaway; Act repealed. Approved, January 20, 1852. (No. 336.) AN ACT to alter and change the name of Andrew Jackson, of the County of Telfair, to that of Andrew Jackson Passmore, his reputed father. SECTION I. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Georgia in General Assembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That from and after the passage of this law, that the name of Andrew Jackson, of Telfair County, be changed to that of Andrew Jackson Passmore, his reputed father, and that he be fully legitimated, and made an heir at law, and entitled to all the rights and privileges he would have enjoyed had [Illegible Text] been born in lawful wedlock, and he be made capable of inheriting the estate both real and personal, of John Passmore, his reputed father. A. Jackson to A. J. Passmore and [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text]. SECTION II. And be it further enacted, That all laws and parts of laws militating against this Act, be and the same are hereby repealed. Repealin clause. Approved, January 22, 1852.

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(No. 337.) AN ACT to change the name of John Sheahan, of the county of Chatham, to the name of John Theodore McFarland, and to allow and qualify the said John, under the name of John [Illegible Text] McFarland, to inherit property from John McFarland, of Chatham county. SECTION I. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Georgia in General Assembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That the name of John Sheahan, of the county of Chatham, shall be, and the same is hereby changed and altered, to the name of John Theodore McFarland, and that the said John, under the name of John Theodore McFarland, be and he is hereby made able and capable of inheriting property, real or personal, of John McFarland, of Chatham county, in case the said John McFarland, of Chatham county, shall depart this life intestate, in every respect as if the said John Sheahan were the son of the said John McFarland, of Chatham county. John Sheahan to T. G. McFarland, and legitimated. Approved, January 22, 1852. (No. 338.) AN ACT to change the name of Eliza Jarratt, of Harris county, to that of Eliza [Illegible Text]. SECTION I. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Georgia in General Assembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That from and after the passage of this Act, the name of Eliza Jarratt, of Harris county, be changed to that of Eliza Hatchett. Eliza Jarratt to Eliza Hatchett. SEC. II. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That all laws and parts of laws militating against this Act, be and the same are hereby repealed. Repealing clause. Approved, January 20, 1852.

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(No. 339.) AN ACT to alter and change the name of Robert Fenn, [Illegible Text] of Clarke, now Wilkinson county, to that of William Robert Fenn; also, the name of William O'Neal, of Lowndes county, to that of William Lindsey, and to legitimate and change the names of certain persons therein named. WHEREAS, William was the given name of the father of the said Robert Fenn, and said father having [Illegible Text] son by the name of William, and said Robert being anxious to have and receive the given name of his said father SECTION I. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Georgia in General Assembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That the name of Robert Fenn is hereby altered and changed to that of William Robert Fenn. Robert Fenn to William Robert Fenn. SEC. II. And be it further enacted, That the name of William O'Neal, of Lowndes county, be changed to that of William Lindsey. William O'Neal to William Lindsey. SEC. III. And be it further enacted, That the name of Mary Ann Jane Perry, be changed to Mary Ann Jane Kemp, and that she shall be entitled to inherit any portion of the estate of James Kemp, of Muscogee county, as [Illegible Text] as if she was his natural and legal child. And that an orphan boy, now under the protection of Robert Kyle, which child has no name, and whose parents are unknown, be made and established the lawful heir of the said Robert Kyle, and be known and called by the name of Benjamin Allen Kyle. M. A. J. Perry to M. A. J. Kemp, and [Illegible Text]. Robert Kyle. Approved, January 22, 1852. (No. 340.) AN ACT to change the name of Margaret Jane Brooks, a mino child of William Brooks, of Oglethorpe county, to that of Margaret Jane Chappel, and to make her the heir at law of John B. Chappel and Margaret W. Chappel his wife, also of said county of Oglethorpe. WHEREAS, The said John B. Chappel, and his wife, Margaret W. Chappel, are desirous of adopting as their child and heir at law, Margaret Jane Brooks, minor child

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of William Brooks, of said county of Oglethorpe, and to have the name of said Margaret Jane Brooks changed to that of Margaret Jane Chappel, the said John B. and Margaret W. Chappel having sent to this General Assembly their written memorial to this effect. SECTION I. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Georgia in General Assembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That from and after the passage of this Act, the name of the said Margaret Jane Brooks, be and the same is hereby changed to the name of Margaret Jane Chappel, and the said Margaret Jane is hereby made the heir at law of the said John B. and Margaret W. Chappel, and capable of inheriting from said John B. and Margaret W. Chappel, as if she were the daughter and child of the said John B. and Margaret W. Chappel together, and born in lawful wedlock. M. [Illegible Text]. Brooks to M. [Illegible Text]. Chappel, and made [Illegible Text] of J. B. and M. W. Chappel. Approved, January 22, 1852. (No. 341.) AN ACT to change the name of Asa Couch of the county of Elbert, and for other purposes. SECTION I. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Georgia in General Assembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That the name of Asa Couch of the county of Elbert, be changed to that of Asa [Illegible Text], and that the said Asa [Illegible Text] be and is hereby legitimated and entitled to all the legal rights and privileges that he would have been entitled to had he been born in lawful wedlock, any law to the contrary notwithstanding. A. [Illegible Text] to A. [Illegible Text], and [Illegible Text]. Approved, January 19, 1852.

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(No. 342.) AN ACT to change the names and legitimate the persons therein named, and for other [Illegible Text] SECTION I. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Georgia in General Assembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That from and after the passage of this Act, that the name of Hampton Brickle be changed to that of Hampton Tanner, his reputed father, and that he be entitled to all the rights and privileges he would have enjoyed, had he been born in lawful wedlock; and that the name of Dennis Bates, an illegitimate child, of the county of Carroll, and Catharine M. Huff, of the county of Carroll, be changed, the one to the name of Dennis Steadham, and that he be declared the legal heir of Adam Steadham, senior, in said county, and that he be entitled to all the rights and privileges he would have enjoyed had he been born in lawful wedlock; and the other, to that of Catharine Williams; and that Josiah Wallace Davis be, and he is hereby adopted as the child of Jonathan [Illegible Text], to all intents and purposes, and that he shall be fully capable of taking, receiving, and inheriting the estate, both real and personal, of the said Jonathan [Illegible Text], according to the statute of distribution; and that the said Jonathan [Illegible Text] shall have and be entitled to the control, management, and guardianship of the said Josiah Wallace Davis, as fully as if he were his real and legitimate [Illegible Text] and that the name of George Washington Lester, of the county of Bulloch, be changed to that of George Washington Williams; and that the names of Chester Gosa, Mary Gosa, [Illegible Text] Gosa, of the county of Cass, be changed to that of Chester Hawks, Mary Hawks, and Julins Hawks, and that they are hereby made the lawful heirs of Chester Hawks, [Illegible Text], capable of inheriting from and through him, in the same manner as though they had been born his children in lawful wedlock; and that the name of Stephen Elton, of the county of Houston, be changed to that of Stephen Elton Jordan, and that he be capable of taking and receiving all manner of property, by virtue of the statute of distribution; and that the name of John Fortesque Warrenton, and Mary Cornelian Masterton, of the county of Chatham, be and the same are hereby changed from Masterton to Hover; and that the name of Matthew Hester, of Laurens county, to that of Matthew Smith; and also the name of Christopher C. Williams, of Lowndes

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county, be changed to that of Chistopher C. Robinson; and that the name of Sarah Ann Griffet, of the county of of Emanuel, be changed to that of Sarah Ann McLeod, her reputed father, and that she be entitled to all the rights and privileges that she would have enjoyed, had she been born in lawful wedlock; and that the name of Nancy Giter, of the county of Harris, be and the same is hereby changed to that of Nancy Hall, and that she be fully legitimated, and made the heir at law of Levi Hall, her reputed father, and that she be as capable of inheriting the estate of her reputed father, as if born in lawful wedlock; and that the name of Catharine Merideth, of Muscogee county, be and is hereby altered and changed to that of Catharine Smith; and that [Illegible Text] Smith and his wife, Sarah, shall have the legal claims of said child, as its lawful parents; and that the name of William Alfred Low be changed to that of William Alfred Owen, and the said William Alfred is hereby made and declared to be a lawful heir to the estate and property of John H. Owen, of Forsyth county; and that the name of William Decatur McDowel, of the county of Rabun, be and the same is changed to that of William Decatur Page, and that he be entitled to all the rights and privileges of inheriting according to the statute of distribution, as if born in lawful wedlock, so far as relates to the estate of [Illegible Text] Page, of the county of Rabun; and that the name of James Norman, of the county of Jasper, is hereby changed to that of James [Illegible Text] Clark, and that he be declared legitimated, and capable of inheriting any real or personal estate of Courtney J. Clark, of Jacksonville, in the State of Alabama, his reputed father, as fully and completely as if born in lawful wedlock; and that the name of William Lumpkin Sailors be changed to the name of William Lumpkin Wright; and that the name of Mary Ann Catharine Cawlder, be and the same is hereby altered and changed to that of Mary Ann Catharine Roberts, and made the heir of Henry S. Roberts, of Clinch county, as if she had been born in lawful wedlock; and whereas, also, Richard Beggs, of the county of Clark, is desirous of adopting as his child and heir at law, Sarah Caroline Patterson, a minor child, which he has taken to live with him as a member of his family, and to have the name of said Sarah Caroline Patterson, changed to that of Sarah Caroline Boggs H Brickle, D Bates, C M [Illegible Text] W Davis, G W Lester, C Gosa, M Gosa, and [Illegible Text] Gosa. S Elton, J F Warrenton. M C Masterton, M Hester, C C Williams S A [Illegible Text] N [Illegible Text], C Meredith, W A Low, W [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text], J Norman, W L Sailors, M A Cawlder SEC. II. Be it therefore enacted, That from and after the passage of this Act, the name of Sarah Caroline Patterson, a minor female child, residing in Clark county, be and the same is hereby changed to the name of Sarah

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Caroline Boggs, and the said Sarah Caroline is hereby made the heir at law of the said Richard Boggs, of Clark county, and capable of inheriting, from said Richard Boggs, as if she were the daughter and child of the said Richard Boggs, and born to him in lawful wedlock. S C Boggs to S C Patterson, and made heir of R Boggs. SEC. III. Be it further enacted, That from and after the passage of this Act, the name of Salvina Velitia Tilley, Crelonia T. Tilley, Angirona Sophia Tilley, and Marianna L. Tilley, of the county of Muscogee, be changed to that of Walker, the name of their reputed father, and be entitled to all the rights and privileges they would have enjoyed, had they and each of them been born in lawful wedlock; and that they, the said Salvina and Crelonia T., Angirona S., and Marianna L., are hereby declared to be fully and completely legitimated as the children of John T. Walker, their reputed father, and they are hereby made capable of inheriting any real or personal estate from their reputed father, John T. Walker, or from any other person or persons, according to the statutes of distribution of this State, as completely as if the said named children had been born in lawful wedlock. S Tilley and others, to Walker. Legitimated. SEC. IV. Be it further enacted, That from and after the passage of this Act, the name of William Wesley Owens, of the county of Washington, be and the same is hereby changed to William Wesley Barwick; and that the name of Josephine Vickry, Mary Vickry, and Josephus Vickry, of the county of Forsyth, be and the same is hereby changed to that of Josephine Cobb, Mary Cobb, and Josephus Cobb; and that they be entitled to all the rights and privileges that they would have been entitled to, had they been born in lawful wedlock; and they are hereby made capable by this Act, of taking, receiving, and inheriting all manner of property under the statute of distributions of this State, so far as relates to the estate of P. J. Cobb, of Forsyth county; and that the name of William Hilliard, of the county of Wayne, be and the same is hereby changed to William Wilkinson. W W Owens to W W Barwick. J Vickry and others to Cobb, and legitimated. W Hilliard to W Wilkinson SEC. V. And be it further enacted, That all laws or parts of laws militating against this Act, be and the same are hereby repealed. Repealing clause. Approved, January 21, 1852.

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LOTTERIES. TITLE XV. (No. 343.) AN ACT to amend an Act, to amend an Act authorizing certain Commissioners to raise by Lottery, a fund for the erection of monuments to the memory of Greene and Pulaski, in the city of Savannah, passed December, 1837; and the original Act, of which the same is an amendment. SECTION I. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Georgia in General Assembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That from and after the passage of this Act; whereas, four of the Commissioners appointed by the above entitled Acts for the management of the said Lottery, and the funds raised by the same, have ceased to act by reason of death and removal; that, to supply said vacancies, the following named person, to wit: Richard D. Arnold, be and he is hereby appointed Commissioners, in the place and stead of the said Commissioners who have ceased to act as aforesaid, and is hereby vested with all the powers and authority conferred upon the said original Commissioners by the several Acts above referred to, and to which this Act is amendatory. Commissioners appointed. Approved, January 22, 1852.

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PARDONS. TITLE XVI. No. 344. Bishop, B. No. 345. Boon, K. P. No. 346. Cornett, G. D. No. 347. Johnson, J. No. 348. Mouchet, J. (No. 344.) AN ACT to pardon Brinkley Bishop, of the county of Bibb, now under the sentence of death for the crime of murder. SECTION I. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Georgia in General Assembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That from and after the passage of this Bill, Brinkley Bishop, of the county of Bibb, now under sentence of death for the crime of murder, be and he is hereby pardoned of the said crime of murder, and relieved from the pains and penalty of the same, and that the Sheriff of the said county of Bibb, upon the production of this Bill, properly certified as having passed into a law, do discharge the said Brinkley Bishop and permit him to go free. B. Bishop [Illegible Text] for murder. Approved, November 28, 1851. (No. 345.) AN ACT for the pardon of Kinchen P. Boon, now confined in the Penitentiary for life, for the crime of murder. SECTION I. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Georgia in General Assembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That Kinchen P. Boon, of the county of Greene, now confined in the Penitentiary for life, upon a conviction of murder by evidence purely [Illegible Text], be and he is hereby pardoned of the said offence of murder, of which he now stands convicted, and relieved of said sentence

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of confinement in the Penitentiary for and during the term of his natural life, and upon the [Illegible Text] of this Bill to the keeper of the Penitentiary, properly certified as having passed into a law, he the said keeper of the [Illegible Text] is authorized, and hereby directed, to discharge the said [Illegible Text] P. Boon, and permit him to go free and without hurt. K. P. Boon for murder. Approved, January 15, 1852. (No. 346.) AN ACT for the pardon of Garland D. Cornett, of the county of Morgan, now under the sentence of death for the crime of [Illegible Text]. SECTION I. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Georgia in General Assembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That Garland D. Cornett, of the county of Morgan, now under the sentence of death upon a conviction of murder, be and he is hereby pardoned of the said [Illegible Text] of murder, and relieved from the said sentence of death, and that the Sheriff of said county of Morgan, upon the production of this Bill, properly certified as having passed into a law, discharge the said Garland D. Cornett, and permit him to go free without hurt. G. D. [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text]. Approved, December 4, 1851. (No. [Illegible Text].) AN [Illegible Text] for the pardon of James Johnson, of the county of [Illegible Text], [Illegible Text] the sentence of death for the crime of murder. SECTION I. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of [Illegible Text] of the State of Georgia in General Assembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the [Illegible Text], That from and after the passage of this Act, James Johnson, of the county of Baldwin, now under the sentence of death upon a conviction of murder, be and he

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is hereby pardoned of said offence of murder, and relieved from the penalty of the same, and that the Sheriff of said county of Baldwin, upon the production of this Bill properly authenticated as having passed into a law, do discharge and relieve the said James Johnson, and permit him to go free, without hurt. [Illegible Text]. Approved, November 28, 1851. (No. 348.) AN ACT to pardon James Mouchet, convicted of murder on circumstantial evidence. WHEREAS, At a Superior Court held in and for the county of Oglethorpe, at April Term, (1846) in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and forty-six, James Mouchet was convicted of the crime of murder and sentenced by the presiding Judge to imprisonment in the Penitentiary of this State for and during the term of his natural life SECTION I. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Georgia in General Assembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That from and after the passage of this Act, the said James Mouchet be and he is hereby declared to be fully, freely, and entirely pardoned, and exonerated and discharged from the pains and penalties of his said conviction and sentence, as freely, fully and entirely, as if such conviction and sentence had never taken place. J. Mouchet for [Illegible Text]. Approved, January 22, 1852.

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PEDLARS. TITLE XVII. No. 349. In PikeFranklin, c. Foreigners in Bulloch. No. 350. Fee in Lee. No. 351. James A. Straynge. (No. 349.) AN ACT to amend an Act entitled an Act to alter and amend the several Acts in relation to itinerant traders, and to prescribe the mode of their obtaining license, approved November 27, 1845, so far as to increase the tax on said itinerant traders, in the counties of Pike, Franklin, Sumter and Stewart; also, to prevent the issue of license to peddle to any other than citizens of the United States, for any county in this State, except Bulloch. WHEREAS, The lowest sum authorized to be assessed as a tax on itinerant traders by the Inferior Courts, is Fifty Dollars; and, whereas, The said Courts usually put the tax down to said sum of Fifty Dollars, thereby greatly increasing the number of said traders, and injuring the county, for remedy whereof SECTION I. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Georgia in General Assembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That from and after the passage of this Act, the Inferior Courts of the counties of Pike, Franklin, Sumter and Stewart, shall impose such tax on all itinerant traders within the limits of the said counties of Pike, Franklin, Sumter, and Stewart, as in their judgment may seem most advisable; Provided, however, That the tax imposed by said Inferior Courts, shall in no case be less than Five Hundred Dollars, for a license to peddle for twelve months from date of said license, within the limits of [Illegible Text] counties; Provided, That nothing in this Act be so construed as to prevent persons from peddling on such articles as are [Illegible Text], under present laws. [Illegible Text] SEC. II. And be it further enacted, That no license shall be granted to any person other than a citizen of the United States, to peddle in any county of this State; * * See a similar provision in the Public ActsTitle Pedlars. Provided,

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however, The Justices of the Inferior Court of the [Illegible Text] of Bulloch, may grant license to any person to peddle in the county of Bulloch, on such person paying into the hands of the Clerk of the Inferior Court of said county, the sum of Twenty-Five Dollars, though the said Justices may restrict such person, and take such bond or obligation from such person as they think their interest deemed. [Illegible Text]. SEC. III. And be it further enacted, That all laws and parts of laws, militating against the provisions of this Act, be and the same are hereby repealed. Repealing clause. Approved, January 22, 1852. (No. 350.) AN ACT to alter and amend the first section of an Act entitled an Act to alter and amend the several Acts in relation to itinerant traders, and to prescribe the mode of obtaining license, approved, November 27th, 1845, so far as respects the county of Lee. SECTION I. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Georgia in General Assembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That from and immediately after the passage of this Act, the before recited section be so changed and altered as to require the Justices of the Inferior Court of Lee county, to require a license tax of not less than Two Hundred Dollars from all Pedlars or itinerant traders, to entitle them to trade within the limits of said county of Lee. Fee in Lee not less than [Illegible Text]. SEC. II. And be it further enacted, That all laws and parts of laws militating against this Act, be and the same are hereby repealed. Approved, January 22, 1852.

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(No. 351.) AN ACT to authorize James A. Straynge, an infirm man of the county of Jackson, as an itinerant trader, to vend any goods, wares or merchandize, within the Sixth Congressional District, without obtaining license for the same. SECTION I. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Georgia, in General Assembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That James A. Straynge, an infirm man of the county of Jackson, be and he is hereby authorized as an intinerant trader, to vend any goods, wares or merchandize, within the Sixth Congressional District, without the license and paying the tax as now required by virtue of the several laws of this State governing said traders; Provided, That he shall first take and subscribe an oath before one of the Justices of the Inferior Court of said county, that the business that he is authorized to pursue is for the benefit of himself and family alone, and that he will not vend any spirituous liquors, wine or cider, to any person whatever. James A. Straynge [Illegible Text] to [Illegible Text] without a [Illegible Text]. SEC. II. And be it further enacted, That all laws and parts of laws repugnant to this Act, are hereby repealed. Repealing [Illegible Text]. Approved, January 19, 1852.

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PHYSICIANS. TITLE XVIII. No. 352. Certain Hom[oelog]opathic Doctors. No. 353. R. C. McCulloch, c. No. 354. W. E. Wilson. (No. 352.) AN ACT to authorize George L. Bird, of the county of Taliaferro, Frederick Shaffer, of Muscogee county, L. D. Wyat, of Gordon county, T. Battle and Henry L. Battle, of Hancock county, William B. Richards, of Lumpkin county, William C. Dobbs, of Floyd county, B. H. C. Bonner, of the county of Cass, H. H. Lumpkin and Daniel B. Head, of the county of Carroll, Frederick Freeman, of Clarke county, and Leander B. Battle, to practice Physic on the Hom[oelog]opathic system, and to charge and collect compensation for their services. SECTION I. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Georgia in General Assembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That George L. Bird, of the county of Taliaferro. Frederick Shaffer, of Muscogee county, L. D. Wyat, of Gordon county, T. Battle and Henry C. Battle, of Hancock county, William B. Richards, of Lumpkin county, William C. Dobbs, of Floyd county, B. H. C. Bonner, of the county of Cass, H. H. Lumpkin and Daniel B. Head, of the county of Carroll, Frederick Freeman, of Clark county, and Leander B. Battle, to practice physic on the Hom[oelog]opathic system, and to charge and collect compensation for their services, be and they are hereby authorized to practice physic in this State on the Hom[oelog]opathic system, and to charge and collect for their services such reasonable compensation as licensed physicians may now do by law, by their paying the same tax as imposed upon licensed physicians. G. L. Bird and others, allowed to practice Physic on Hom[oelog]opathic system, without license. SEC. II. And be it further enacted, That all laws and parts of laws militating against this Act, be and the same are hereby repealed. Repealing clause. Approved, January 22, 1852.

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(No. 353.) AN ACT to authorize Robert C. McCulloch, of the city of Griffin, and county of Spalding, to practice medicine upon the Dutch and Indian system of practice, and to charge therefor; and to allow Bailey Kerby, of Rabun county, to practice medicine, and charge for the same. SECTION I. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Georgia in General Assembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That from and after the passage of this Act, Dr. Robert C. McCulloch, of the city of Griffin, and county of Spalding, be and he is hereby authorized to practice medicine on the Dutch and Indian practice, and to charge therefor. R. C. McCulloch authorized to [Illegible Text] on Dutch and Indian systems. SEC. II. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That suits brought by said McCulloch for professional services, shall be collectable at law, under the same rules and regulations as the fees of other practicing physicians of this State, any law, usage or custom to the contrary notwithstanding. [Illegible Text] recover fees. SEC. III. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That Bailey Kerby, of the county of Rabun, be allowed to practice medicine and charge for the same. B. Kerby [Illegible Text] to [Illegible Text]. Approved, January 22, 1852. (No. 354.) AN ACT to authorize William E. Wilson, of the county of DeKalb, to practice medicine, charging compensation therefor. SECTION I. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Georgia in General Assembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority aforesaid, That William E. Wilson, of the county of DeKalb, be and he is hereby authorized to practice medicine as though he were of full age, and to charge, receive, and collect by law, reasonable compensation for services rendered as such physician; Provided, He shall receive a diploma from a Medical College; any law, usage or custom to the contrary notwithstanding. W. E. [Illegible Text] allowed to [Illegible Text]. Approved, January 17, 1852.

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PILOTAGE. * * The compiler had some doubts about placing this as a Local Act. He adopted this as the place where it would most probably be looked for. TITLE XIX. (No. 355.) AN ACT to repeal an Act to authorize the citizens of McIntosh county, to elect Commissioners of Pilotage for the Port of Darien, and to regulate the fees of the same, approved January 18, 1850, and for the purpose of altering the time, mode and manner of electing said Commissioners, and for other purposes therein mentioned. WHEREAS, The above entitled Act, approved, January eighteen, eighteen hundred and fifty, has been found defective and insufficient for the purposes for which it was intended, for remedy whereof SECTION I. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Georgia in General Assembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That from and after the passage of this Act, the above entitled Act, approved January eighteenth, eighteen hundred and fifty, be and the same is hereby repealed. Act of [Illegible Text] repeated. SEC. II. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That on the first Monday of February next, there shall be elected by the citizens of the Two Hundred and Seventy-First District of McIntosh county, entitled to vote for members of the General Assembly, five persons, resident citizens of the said district, who shall be known as the Commissioners of Pilotage for the port of Darien, and river Altamaha, and the inland rivers and bars, including St. Catharine's bar; who shall hold their offices for the term of two years, and until their successors shall be elected and qualified; which said election shall be held in the city of Darien, on the said first Monday in February next, under the superintendence of a Judge of the Inferi or Court or a Justice of the Peace, and two freeholders, and at the same time and place on every two years thereafter;

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and that the five persons having the highest number of votes at such election, shall be declared to be the Commissioners aforesaid. Commissioners of Pilotage, how efected. Every two years. SEC. III. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the said Commissioners so as aforesaid elected, shall be vested with all the powers and authority vested in Commissioners of Pilotage, under the Act entitled an Act to regulate the pilotage of vessels to and from the several ports of this State, approved December sixth, seventeen hundred and ninety-nine and all the subsequent Acts passed amendatory thereof, and now of force in this State, and subject to all the duties and restrictions therein contained. Powers of Commissioners. SEC. IV. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the fees of the pilots of the said port of Darien and river Altamaha, and duly licensed and appointed to act as such by the said Commissioners elected as aforesaid, shall be entitled to demand, have, receive and sue for, the same fees for pilotage and detention of vessels as are allowed to the pilots of the bar of Tybee and river Savannah, and the statutes of this State applicable to the same. [Illegible Text] of [Illegible Text]. SEC. V. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That no person shall be elected or appointed a pilot by said Commissioners who is not a resident citizen of this State. None but [Illegible Text] to be [Illegible Text]. SEC. VI. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That no owner or part owner of any steam saw mill in the county of McIntosh, or any owner or part owner of any ship or vessel coming to or sailing from the port of Darien, and residing in the said county of McIntosh, shall be eligible to the office of Commissioner of Pilotage for the said port of Darien and river Altamaha. Certain [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] as [Illegible Text]. SEC. VII. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That all laws and parts of laws militating against this Act, be and the same are hereby repealed. [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text]. Approved, January 14, 1852.

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RELIEF. * * For some of the Acts relieving minors from the disability of minority see Title X, [Illegible Text], c. Acts, Nos. 308, 309. TITLE XX. No 356. E. A. AnthonyE. Brown. No 357. J. J. B. Crawford. No 358. E. J. Dupree. No 359. J. Green. No 360. S. G. Foster. No. 361. J. G. Grisham's sureties. No. 362. W. G. Jacobs, and others. No. 363. J. Stewart. No. 364. M. Young. (No. 356.) AN ACT for thd relief of Elizabeth Ann Anthony, wife of Lavoise L. Anthony, of Richmond county; and also of Eleanor Brown, of the city of Augusta. SECTION I. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Georgia in General Assembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That from and after the passage of this Act, Elizabeth Ann Anthony, wife of Lavoise L. Anthony, of the county of Richmond, be and is hereby authorized to contract and be contracted with, as a feme sole, and to carry on business on her own account, and for her own use and benefit, notwithstanding her coverture, and that her future acquisitions of any description of property, shall not be liable for any debts or contracts whatever, of her said [Illegible Text]. E. A. Anthony authorized to contract as [Illegible Text] sole. SEC. II. And be it further enacted, That Eleanor Brown, of the city of Augusta, wife of John M. Brown, be and she is hereby authorized to carry on business on her own account; to purchase, hold, and dispose of property in her own name, and for her own and sole use, and to sue and be sued, as if she were a feme sole, and that all her future acquisitions shall be exempt from liability for the debts or contracts of her said husband, and not subject to his control. Eleanor Brown to have [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text]. Approved, December 16, 1851.

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(No. 357.) AN ACT to relieve James J. B. Crawford, of the county of Madison, from the disabilities and protection of minority. SECTION I. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Georgia in General Assembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That James J. B. Crawford, of the county of Madison, be and he is hereby fully relieved from all and every disability incident to his minority, and is hereby made capable of the transaction of all lawful business, under the same rules and regulations, and with all the rights, and subject to all the liabilities, which he would have and be subject to, if he were twenty-one years of age; any law, usage, or custom, to the contrary notwithstanding. J J B Crawford relieved from disability of [Illegible Text]. Approved, January 22, 1852. (No. 358.) AN ACT to authorize Elijah J. Dupree, of the county of [Illegible Text], a minor, to tranact his own business, in the same manner, and subject to the same responsibilities, as though he was of full age, and for other purposes. SECTION I. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Georgia in General Assembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That from and after the passage of this Act, Elijah J. Dupree, of the county of Paulding, a minor, be and he is hereby authorized to transact his own business, and manage his own property, in the same manner, to the same extent, and subject in every respect to the same liabilities for any contract or act done by him, as though he was of the full age of twenty-one years. E. J. Dupree [Illegible Text] from disability of [Illegible Text]. SEC. II. And be it further enacted, That the said [Illegible Text] may settle with his said ward, as if of the age of twenty-one years. [Illegible Text] authorized to settle with him. SEC. III. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That all laws and parts of laws militating against this Act, be and the same are hereby repealed. Repealing [Illegible Text]. Approved, January 22, 1852.

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(No. 359.) AN ACT for the relief and benefit of Jemima Green, of the county of Irwin. SECTION I. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Georgia in General Assembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That from and after the passage of this Act, Jemima Green, of the county of Irwin, wife of James Green, be and she is hereby authorized to contract and be contracted with, sue and be sued, as a feme sole, notwithstanding her coverture; and that all property hereafter acquired by gift, purchase, inheritance, or in any other manner, and all such property as may have hitherto descended to her by any of the means before specified, but not reduced to possession, shall be free from liability for the debts or contracts of her said husband; and such property acquired by her shall vest absolutely in her, and not in her said husband; and the same to dispose of by deed, grant, or will, as she may think proper; Provided, That in any controversy with the creditors of her husband, the [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] shall be on the part of the said Jemima. J. Green authorized to contract, c., as a feme sole. SEC. II. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That all laws and parts of laws repugnant to this Act, be and the same are hereby repealed. Repealing clause. Approved, January 8, 1852. (No. 360.) AN ACT for the relief of Sarah G. Foster, of Butts county, and to grant her certain privileges. WHEREAS, Thomas Foster, husband of Sarah G. Foster, of Butts county, has committed a crime for which he has fled the country; and whereas, Sarah G. Foster does not desire to be divorced from her said husband SECTION I. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Georgia in General Assembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That the said Sarah G. Foster, be, and she is hereby declared and constituted, a feme sole, so far as to authorize her to contract and be contracted with, to sue and be sued, and to authorize her to do all things which unmarried

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married women are now by law authorized to do, except to marry. S. G. Foster authorized to contract as a feme [Illegible Text]. SEC. II. And be it further enacted, That all laws and parts of laws militating against this Act, be and the same are hereby repealed. [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text]. Approved, January 20, 1852. (No. 361.) AN ACT for the relief of Daniel [Illegible Text], Edward H. Garrett, John R. [Illegible Text], and Joseph Reeves. SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Georgia in General Assembly and, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the [Illegible Text], That from and after the passage of this Act, the Clerk of the Superior Court of Chattooga county, and the Solicitor General of the Cherokee Circuits, or either of them, be and they are hereby required to enter full satisfaction on the judgment entered and the execution issued thereon, if any, by reason of the forfeiture of a bond against Daniel [Illegible Text], Edward [Illegible Text]. Garrett, John R. [Illegible Text], and Joseph Reeves, security for James M. Grisham; Provided, That the said securities pay all the cost that has accrued in prosecuting said bond to judgment. [Illegible Text] SEC. II. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That all laws and parts of laws militating against this Act, be and the same are hereby repealed. [Illegible Text] Approved, January 12, [Illegible Text]. (No. 362.) AN ACT for the relief of William G. Jacobs, of the county of [Illegible Text], and for the relief of Adaline E. Waller, formerly Adaline E. Flowers, of Troup county; also, for the relief of [Illegible Text] C. Pearson, and of Susan Jackson. WHEREAS, At the last term of the Superior Court of the county of Gwinnett, a final verdict was rendered, granting

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a divorce, a rineulo matrimonii, in favor of Martha Ann Jacobs [Illegible Text]. said William G. Jacobs, upon proof of [Illegible Text], only; and, whereas, said William G. is an orderly and is considered a [Illegible Text] citizen of of said county, and one deserving the favorable consideration of this General Assembly, therefore SECTION I. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Georgia in General Assembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority aforesaid, That from and after the passage of this Act said William G. Jacobs be and he is hereby fully relieved from all liabilities and disabilities by him incurred in consequence of his intermarriage with said Martha Ann, and of the rendition of said verdict, except his liability for the support and maintainance of the female child, the issue of said marriage, any law, usage or custom, to the contrary notwithstanding. W. G. Jacobs authorized to [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text]. SEC. II. Be it further enacted, That Adaline E. Waller, of the county of Troup, formerly Adaline E. Flowers, be relieved from all disabilities by reason of a divorce having been granted to her husband, Joseph T. Waller, and that she be allowed to marry again, in the same manner as if she had never been married. A. E. Waller authorized to marry [Illegible Text]. SEC. III. And be it further enacted, That Lewis C. Pearson, of Richmond county, (whose wife, Mary S. Pearson, has been divorced from him) be and he is hereby permitted to marry again, without incurring any legal penalty thereby. L. C. Pearson authorized to marry [Illegible Text]. SEC. IV. Be it further enacted, That Susan Jackson, of the county of Randolph, formerly Susan Standley be entitled to all the privileges and benefits of this Act. S. Jackson, also. Approved, January 15, 1852. (No. 363.) AN ACT to authorize and enable James Stewart, an alien born, resident in the county of Pike, to purchase, hold and convey real estate within this State. 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 James Stewart, an alien born resident of the county of Pike, be and he is hereby authorized to purchase, receive

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by gift, devise, or otherwise, hold and convey any real estate, or right or use growing out of the same, within this State. Jas. Stewart relieved from [Illegible Text] of an [Illegible Text]. Approved, December 3, 1851. (No. 364.) AN ACT to allow Margaret Young, late Margaret Oliver, to marry again, and for her relief. WHEREAS, Margaret Young, late Margaret Oliver, was recently totally divoreed from her husband, James Young, jr., by the Superior Court of Scriven county, Georgia; and, whereas, such divorce was had for [Illegible Text] of the said [Illegible Text] from her husband, for more than three years there being, however, no charge or suspicion against her of any criminal conduct whatever SECTION I. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Georgia in General [Illegible Text] met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That it shall and may be lawful for the said Margaret to marry again, in the life-time of the said James, her late husband, free from any penalties and pains for [Illegible Text] doing. [Illegible Text] SEC. II. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That all laws and parts of laws militating against this Act, be and the same are hereby repealed. [Illegible Text]. Approved, January 8, 1852.

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RIVERS AND DAMS. TITLE XXI. (No. 365.) AN ACT to grant and secure to Charles D. Stewart, and others, proprietors and corporators of the Columbus Factory, the right to [Illegible Text] and keep up a dam across a portion of the Chattahoochee river. SECTION I. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Georgia in General Assembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That Charles D. Stewart, John [Illegible Text], Julius R. Clapp, Henry N. Miegs, and George Stewart, Trustee of Henrietta [Illegible Text]. Meigs, proprietors and corporators of the Columbus Factory, and their successors, a company incorporated under the Act of eighteen hundred and forty-seven, be allowed, and they are hereby authorized, to [Illegible Text], keep up and maintain a wing dam in the Chattahoochee river, from the east bank of said river, abutting on Fraction Ninety-Two, and running to a small island in said river; and that they be permitted and empowered to join said dam to, and erect, keep up and maintain its [Illegible Text] abutments at, against, and upon either or any of the small islands in the Chattahoochee river, opposite their present milling, manufacturing, and tanning establishment. C. D. [Illegible Text] and others authorized to [Illegible Text] a dam [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text]. SEC. II. And be it further enacted, That said dam shall not extend more than one-third of the distance across the main channel of the river. Not more than [Illegible Text] of the [Illegible Text]. Approved, December 2, 1851.

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ROADS, BRIDGES AND FERRIES. * * For Act establishing Ferry across Flint river, see Act No. 242. For other Bridges, see the same Title, Part II. TITLE XXII. No. 366. In Baldwin county; No. 367. In Chatham county; No. 368. In Columbia and Jefferson co. No. 369. In McIntosh county; No. 370. In McIntosh county; No. 371. Anderson's Bridge; No. 372. R. McCroane's Bridge. (No. 366.) AN ACT amendatory of the General Road Laws of this State, so far as relates to the county of Baldwin. SECTION I. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Georgia in General Assembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That from and after the passage of this Act, the entire direction, control and supervision of the public and other roads, in the county of Baldwin, be and the same is hereby vested exclusively in the Inferior Court of Baldwin county, with full power to levy taxes for the repair and improvement of the public roads of said county, or to adopt such other mode or means therefor, and under such regulations as they may make in relation thereto, as also to authorize by them the appointment of Commissioners of Roads, and Superintendents of Roads, for a term not exceeding two years. Control of [Illegible Text] in Baldwin county [Illegible Text] in [Illegible Text] Court. SEC. II. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That for the purpose of the public roads being kept in good order, the said Justices shall first declare, by an order on their minutes, what roads are public market roads, and from the returns of white male persons and male free negroes, and male slaves liable to work on roads, under the provisions of this Act, made to them by the Superintendents of Roads, the said Court shall, with the assistance of the Commissioners of Roads, if in attendance, proceed to allot and assign all persons, free or slave, to some particular road or roads, which allotment shall

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[Illegible Text] of force until altered by the Court, and an entry [Illegible Text] made thereof on the minutes of the Court. [Illegible Text] SEC. III. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That a list of all white males, from the age of eighteen years to forty-five, as also of all male slaves and free negroes, from sixteen to fifty years of age, shall be made by the Superintendents of Roads, who, for this purpose, are hereby authorized to call upon owner, or managers of slaves in the absence of the owner, for a list of the names of said negroes, which shall be rendered upon oath, in writing, to said Superintendent, who is hereby authorized to administer the oath. [Illegible Text] SEC. IV. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That for the purpose of enforcing a full return, the Justices of the Inferior Court, upon being notified of the failure or refusal of such owner or manager, to comply with the requisition above stated, shall cause such person to be summoned before them, and if a satisfactory excuse be not rendered for such failure or refusal, a majority of said Justices may proceed to fine such person so failing or refusing, in a sum not exceeding Five Dollars for each hand or negro liable to duty, owned or managed by said defaulter, not returned as aforesaid. Proceedings against owner refusing to render a list. SEC. V. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That no person appointed a Commissioner of Roads, or Superintendent, shall be permitted to decline or refuse serving, under a penalty of Twenty Dollars, to be collected by execution, issued by the said Court, therefor; Provided, That no one shall be compelled to serve for two successive periods of two years. [Illegible Text] on [Illegible Text] refusing to serve. SEC. VI. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That if, from any cause, any male slave liable to road duty, be in a condition which unfits them for such service, they shall be reported by the owner or manager to the Superintendent, when he warns or notifies them of the time of working on the roads, and if falsely or untruly reported, the owner or manager shall be fined for the absence of such slave, Two Dollars per day during the period of time in which the other hands are engaged in working on the road. Slave unable to work, how reported. Penalty for [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text]. SEC. VII. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That with a view to promote the proper execution of the work, the Justices of the Inferior Court may, upon an inspection and approval of the work on the public roads by any two of them, and a certificate to that effect, allow the sum of One Dollar per day to each of the Superintendents of Roads, not to exceed Five Dollars at

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any one working, nor more than fifteen during the year, for such superintendence; and that all orders made for compensation for faithful [Illegible Text], shall be paid out of the county treasury. [Illegible Text] to [Illegible Text]. SEC. VIII. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That all fines arising from the execution of the road laws, shall be collected and constitute a separate fund, to be applied exclusively to the improvement of public market roads. [Illegible Text] SEC. IX. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That with a view to the improvement of the public roads, the written order of any two of the Justices of the Inferior Court, directed to any Superintendent of a road, directing a road under his care to be worked and the time and manner of working, shall be obligatory upon said officer, and, upon failure to comply with its requisition, shall subject such Superintendent to a fine of Twenty Dollars, to be collected by an execution to be issued by a majority of the Justices of the Inferior Court, in the name of the county, and for road purposes. [Illegible Text]. Approved, January 22, 1852. (No. 367.) AN ACT to authorize the Commissioners of Public Roads, of Chatham county, to shut up, permanently, the [Illegible Text] between White Marsh and Oatlands Islands, and to exempt the people from [Illegible Text] Island, in said county, from road duties for one year, and their [Illegible Text]. WHEREAS, The bridge between White Marsh and Oatlands Islands, in the county of Chatham, has been in all time a source of considerable expense to said county, which expense might be saved if the creek which it spans were closed by a permanent embankment or dike; and, whereas, there is no private or public interest which is now, or is likely in the future to be, injuriously affected by the shutting up of the said creek SECTION I. 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 Board of Commissioners of the public roads of Chatham county, shall be empowered to shut up, permanently, the creek between White-marsh

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and Oatlands Islands, at the place where the bridge now stands, by throwing a dam across the same, to [Illegible Text] used as a public highway in lieu of said bridge, and to contract for the construction of the same. [Illegible Text]. SEC. II. And be it further enacted, That the Justices of the Inferior Court, of the county aforesaid, be authorized to appropriate so much money, from the county treasury, as will be sufficient to cover the cost of such work. Cost of [Illegible Text] to be paid by the county. SEC. III. And be it further enacted, That the owners of land upon the Island of Skiddaway, in Chatham county, and their hands, be and they are hereby exempted, for one year from the passing of this Act, from any road duty other than repairing the roads upon said Island. Hands of Skiddaway Island exempt from road duty. Approved, January 22, 1852. (No. 368.) AN ACT to amend the Road Laws of this State, so far as respects the counties of Columbia and Jefferson. SECTION I. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Georgia in General Assembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That from and after the passage of this Act, whenever any Magistrate's district shall be left without a Justice of the Peace, it shall not be necessary that one of the Road Commissioners of said district be a Justice of the Peace, but three Commissioners shall be appointed by the Justices of the Inferior Court, who shall have full authority to administer oaths to persons subject to road duties, and shall possess such other powers and be subject to such other regulations, as now provided for by law. Powers of Commissioners. SEC. II. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That all laws and parts of laws militating against this Act, be and the same are hereby repealed. Repealing [Illegible Text]. Approved, January 22, 1852.

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(No. 369.) AN ACT to alter and amend the Road Laws, so far as they [Illegible Text] to McIntosh county, so as to relieve the hands subject to road duty who are resident upon Sapelo Island, from working the roads upon the main land. SECTION I. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Georgia in General Assembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That all the hands resident upon Sapelo Island, who are subject to road duty at the present time, and who may hereafter become subject to the same, be and they are hereby relieved from working the roads upon the main land. [Illegible Text] SEC. II. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That all laws and parts of laws militating against this Act, be and the same are hereby repealed. [Illegible Text] Approved, January 22, 1852. (No. 370.) AN ACT to exempt certain persons, of McIntosh county, from [Illegible Text] duty, and for other purposes therein named. WHEREAS, There are a sufficient number of slaves in the county of McIntosh to keep in good order and repair the several roads in said county; and, whereas, the white [Illegible Text] of the eastern half of said county are already exempted from road duty: and, whereas, the citizens of the west half of said county ask the same right of [Illegible Text] SECTION I. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Georgia in General [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the [Illegible Text] That the citizens residing in the western half of said county be exempted from road duty, so long as by other [Illegible Text] they keep the roads in their particular districts in good order, any law, usage or custom, to the contrary notwithstanding. [Illegible Text] Approved, January 19, 1852.

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(No. 371.) AN ACT to authorize Augustus II. Anderson and [Illegible Text] P. Greene, to erect a bridge across the Ogechee river, on their own land, in Burke county, and on the land of Daniel Kent, in Emanuel county, for which they have obtained the perpetual privilege from Daniel Kent, the owner of said land, in the county of Emanuel. SECTION I. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Georgia in General Assembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That from and immediately after the passage of this Act, Augustus II. Anderson, Moses P. Greene, and their associates, be and they are hereby authorized and empowered to establish and erect a toll bridge across the Ogechee river, on their own land, in the Seventy-Fifth District of Burke county, and on the land of Daniel Kent, in Emanuel county, and that the said Augustus [Illegible Text]. Anderson and Moses P. Greene, and their associates, their heirs and assigns, be and they are hereby authorized and empowered to demand and receive the same rates of toll as are received and established and usually charged at the several ferries and bridges below and above said bridge on said river. A. A. Anderson and others authorized to build a bridge across Ogechee river. SEC. II. And be it enacted by the authority aforesaid. That all laws or parts of laws militating against this Act, be and the same are hereby repealed. Repealing clause. Approved, January 15, 1852. (No. 372.) AN ACT to authorize [Illegible Text] McCroane, of the county of Bullock, him, his heirs and assigns, to build a bridge across the Great Ogechee river, on his own land, near the [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text], Central Railroad, and to construct a crossway through the swamp of said river. SECTION I. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Georgia in General Assembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That Rh[aelog]s[aelog] McCroane, him, his heirs or assigns, shall have the right to build a bridge across the Great Ogechee river, and construct a crossway through the

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swamp of said river, on his own land, in the counties of Bulloch and Seriven, near the Seventy Mile Station, Central Railroad, which said bridge and crossway shall be vested in him, his heirs and assigns, and he or they shall be authorized and empowered to demand and receive, for his or their use and benefit, the same rate of toll for passing said bridge and crossway as may now be lawfully demanded for passing the bridge and crossway known on said river as [Illegible Text] Bridge; [Illegible Text], Nothing in this Act shall be so construed as to authorize the above named [Illegible Text] McCroane, him, his heirs or assigns, to construct a bridge so as to obstruct the navigation of said river. R. [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] to [Illegible Text] a bridge across Ogechee. SEC. II. 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. Repealing clause. Approved, January 20, 1852.

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TAXES, TAX COLLECTORS, c. * * See Title VIII, County Sites and Court houses, where other Acts [Illegible Text] extra taxes. See also Title XIII, Jurors, Act No. [Illegible Text], as to Tax Collector and Receiver of Cherokee county. TITLE XXIII. No. 373. Receiver and CollectorChattooga. No. 374. Receiver CollectorDooly. No. 375. Receiver CollectorMacon. No. 376. Receiver CollectorRabun. No. 377. Extra TaxDade. No. 378. In Floydto build Jail. No. 379. In Leeto build Courthouse, c. No. 380. In Unionto build Jail. No. 381. Insolvent listCherokee. No. 382. In Carroll, Hall and Lee. No. 383. R. Col. in Coweta, Early, c. No. 384. ReceiverWashington county. (No. 373.) AN ACT to repeal an Act entitled an Act to consolidate the offices of Tax Collector and Receiver of Tax Returns, so far as respects the counties of Baldwin, Chattooga, Franklin, Gwinnett, Heard, Upson, Wilkes, McIntosh, Thomas, Jefferson, Hancock, Cobb, Dooly, and Marion, passed the 9th day of December, 1839, as respects Chattooga county, and to provide for the election in future of one Tax Collector and one Tax Receiver, separately, in said county of Chattooga, as provided for by the general laws of this State, in such cases. SECTION I. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Georgia in General Assembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That from and after the passage of this Act, that so much of the Act entitled an Act to consolidate the offices of Tax Collector and Receiver of Tax Returns of the counties of Baldwin, Chattooga, Franklin, Gwinnett, Heard, Upson, Wilkes, McIntosh, Thomas, Jefferson, Cobb, [Illegible Text], Dooly, and Marion, as passed and assented to the ninth day of December, eighteen hundred and thirty-nine, so far as respects the county of Chattooga, be and the same is hereby repealed. Offices of Receiver and Collector separated in Chattooga. SEC. II. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That hereafter it shall be the duty of the proper officers in the county of Chattooga, at each election of county officers, as prescribed by law, to open and hold an election for one Tax Collector and one Tax Receiver, who shall severally

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take and hold their offices, as by the general laws of this State; Provided, Any law or usage to the contrary, notwithstanding. Officers to be elected as [Illegible Text] other [Illegible Text] Approved, November 24, 1851. (No. 374.) AN ACT to separate the offices of Tax Collector and Receiver of Tax Returns, for the county of Dooly. SECTION I. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Georgia in General Assembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That immediately after the passage of this Act, the offices of Tax Collector, and Receiver of Tax Returns, in the county of Dooly, be and the same shall be separate; and that all laws and parts of laws militating against this Act, be and the same are hereby repealed. [Illegible Text] Approved, January 12, 1852. (No. 375.) AN ACT to repeal so much of an Act assented to the 19th day of December, 1840, consolidating the offices of Tax Collector and Receiver of Tax Returns, of the counties of Montgomery, Macon and Clark, so far as relates to the county of Macon. SECTION I. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Georgia in General Assembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That from and after the passage of this Act, so much of the above recited Act as relates to consolidating the offices of Tax Collector and Receiver of Tax Returns of the county of Macon, be and the same is hereby repealed. [Illegible Text] Approved, November 24, 1851.

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(No. 376.) AN ACT to repeal an Act entitled an Act to consolidate the offices of Tax Collector and Receiver of Tax Returns in the counties of Rabun, Camden, Irwin, Floyd, Seriven, Paulding, Wayne, Murray, Cherokee, Glynn, Telfair, and Laurens, so far as respects the county of Rabun. SECTION I. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Georgia in General Assembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That the above recited Act, be and the same is hereby repealed, so far as relates to the county of Rabun. Separated as to Rabun. SEC. II. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the offices of Tax Collector and Receiver of Tax Returns of the county of Rabun, be and they are hereby separated, and hereafter shall be conducted by two persons instead of one. And to remain so. SEC. III. And be it enacted, That all laws and parts of laws militating against this Act, be and the same are hereby repealed. Repealing clause. Approved, December 22, 1851. (No. 377.) AN ACT to authorize the Justices of the Inferior Court of Dade county, to levy and collect an extra tax. SECTION I. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Georgia in General Assembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That from and after the passage of this Act, the Justices of the Inferior Court of Dade county shall have power to levy an extra or additional tax for each year, for county purposes; Provided, The Grand Jury of said county shall recommend the levying of such taxsaid tax not to exceed one hundred per cent, upon the State tax, to be returned and collected by the Tax Collector and Receiver of said county, to the Inferior Court, in the same manner as the State tax is returned and collected. Extra tax authorized in Dade county. How collected. SEC. II. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That all laws and parts of laws militating against this Act, be and the same are hereby repealed. Repealing [Illegible Text]. Approved, January 22, 1852.

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(No. 378.) AN ACT to authorize the Justices of the Inferior Court for the county of Floyd, to levy an additional tax for county purposes. SECTION I. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Georgia in General Assembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That from and after the passage of this Act, the Justices of the Inferior Court for the county of Floyd, be and they are hereby authorized and empowered, to levy and collect of the citizens of the said county of Floyd, an additional extra tax of not exceeding fifty per centum on the State tax, for the purpose of building a secure and substantial Jail in said county. Extra [Illegible Text] authorized in Floyd. To build a Jail. SEC. II. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That all laws and parts of laws militating against this Act, be and the same are hereby repealed. [Illegible Text] Approved, December 16, 1851. (No. 379.) AN ACT to authorize the Inferior Court, in Lee county, to build a Court house and Jail at Starkville, the present county site of said county, and to authorize said Court to levy and have collected an extra tax of not exceeding one hundred per cent. on the State tax for that purpose, for the years 1852 and 1853. SECTION I. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Georgia in General Assembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That it shall be the duty of the Inferior Court of Lee county, to let out by contract or otherwise, as they or a majority of them may think best, the building of a Court-house and Jail, at Starkville, in said county, and they are authorized and required to levy and have collected an extra tax of not exceeding one hundred per cent. on the State tax, for that purpose, for the years eighteen hundred and fifty-two and eighteen hundred and fifty-three; Provided, The Grand Jury of said county, at the next Spring term of the Superior Court of said county, shall recommend the assessment of said tax. [Illegible Text]. [Illegible Text].

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SEC. II. And be it further enacted, That so soon as the Grand Jury shall have recommended the levying of an extra tax, as contemplated in the first section of this Act, then the Inferior Court shall immediately proceed to let out the building of said Court-house and Jail; any law, usage or [Illegible Text], to the contrary, notwithstanding. [Illegible Text]. Approved, January 22, 1852. (No. 380.) AN ACT to authorize the levying a tax for the purpose of building a Jail in Blairsville, Union county. SECTION I. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Georgia in General Assembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the the same, That the Justices of the Inferior Court of Union county, be and they are hereby authorized, to levy a tax for the purpose of building a Jail in Blairsville, in the county of Union; said tax not to exceed one hundred per cent. upon the State tax for the years eighteen hundred and fifty-two and eighteen hundred and fifty-three; said building to be let out to the lowest public bidder, under such regulations as said Inferior Court may deem best for the interest of said county of Union; Provided, That the Grand Jury at the next Superior Court of said county shall so recommend, but not otherwise. Extra tax in [Illegible Text] to [Illegible Text] Jail. [Illegible Text]. SEC. II. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That all laws and parts of laws militating against this Act, be and the same are hereby repealed. Repealing clause. Approved, January 22, 1852. (No. 381.) AN ACT to authorize the Justices of the Inferior Court of [Illegible Text] county, to examine and allow to the Tax Collector of said county, their insolvent lists. SECTION I. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Georgia in General Assembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That from and after the passage of this Act, the Justice of the Inferior Court of said county, be and they

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are hereby authorized and required, in each and every year, to meet and allow to the Tax Collector of said county, their insolvent lists; and all laws and parts of laws militating against this Act, be and the same are hereby repealed. Inferior Court allowed Insolvent List in [Illegible Text] Approved, January 22, 1852. (No. 382.) AN ACT to confer upon the Justices of the Inferior Court of the counties of Carroll, Hall and Lee, the powers of examining and allowing Tax Collectors, insolvent lists. SECTION I. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Georgia in General Assembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That from and after the passage of this Act, all powers heretofore given to Grand Juries to examine and allow Tax Collectors insolvent lists, be and the same are hereby conferred upon the Justices of the Inferior Court, so far as relates to the counties of Carroll, Hall and Lee; and that all laws now of force relative to the allowing and disallowing of said lists by Grand Juries, be and the same are hereby made applicable to the allowing and disallowing the same by the Justices of the Inferior Court, so far as [Illegible Text] to said counties. [Illegible Text] SEC. II. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That all laws and parts of laws militating against this Act, be and the same are hereby repealed. [Illegible Text] Approved, January 22, 1852. (No. 383.) AN ACT compelling the Tax Receivers and Collectors of the counties of Coweta, Early and Fayette, to visit the house or houses of all widows in said counties, before returning them as [Illegible Text]. SECTION I. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Georgia in General Assembly

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met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That from and after the passage of this Act, it shall be the duty of the Tax Receivers and Collectors, so far as relates to the counties of Coweta, Early and Fayette, to visit the house or houses of all widows belonging to said counties, for the purpose of affording them a better opportunity of giving in and paying their taxes. [Illegible Text] SEC. II. And be it further enacted by the authority of the same, That no widow of said county shall be returned as a defaulter, where such obligation may have been neglected by the said Receivers and Collectors; any law, usage or custom, to the contrary, notwithstanding. Before being returned as [Illegible Text] Approved, January 12, 1852. (No. 381.) AN ACT for the relief of the Receiver of Tax Returns for the county of Washington. SECTION I. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Georgia in General Assembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That from and after the passage of this Act, that the Receiver of Tax Returns for the county of Washington, shall only be required to attend twice at each of the several places of receiving Tax Returns for said county, instead of three times, as now required by law. [Illegible Text] SEC. II. Be it further enacted by the authority of the same, That all laws and parts of laws militating against this Act, be and the same are hereby repealed, so far as the same affects the county of Washington. Repealing clause Approved, January 12, 1852.

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VOLUNTEER COMPANIES. * * As to Baldwin Blues, see Act No. 156; as to Augusta Guards, see Act No. [Illegible Text]. TITLE XXIV. No. 385. [Illegible Text] Battalion; Savannah; No. 386. Chatham Artillery and others; No. 387. The Guards; The Blues; No. 388. Vol. Companies in Pike co. (No. 385.) AN ACT to organize a volunteer Battalion in the city of Savannah, to be called the Independent Volunteer Battalion of Savannah. SECTION I. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Georgia in General Assembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That the volunteer companies now existing in the city of Savannah, and belonging to the First [Illegible Text], First Brigade, First Division, Georgia Militia, be and the same are hereby organized and erected into a separate Battalion, which shall be called the Independent Volunteer Battalion of Savannah, and be no longer a part of the said First Regiment. [Illegible Text] SEC. II. And be it further enacted by the authority of the same, That any other volunteer companies, of foot, which may hereafter be organized in the city of Savannah, shall be attached to said battalion until the number of companies in said battalion shall be eight (8), when the said companies shall be organized and erected into a regiment which shall be called the Independent Volunteer Regiment of Savannah, and said regiment shall not consist of less than eight (8) or more than fourteen (14) companies. [Illegible Text] SEC. III. And be it further enacted by the authority of the same, That the said battalion shall be commanded by a [Illegible Text] Colonel, who shall elected by the members of the companies composing said battalion, in the manner prescribed by the Militia Laws of this State, and commissioned by the Governor, and the said Lieutenant Colonel shall be entitled to a staff as full and complete as if the said battalion were a regiment. [Illegible Text]

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SEC. IV. And be it further enacted by the authority of the same, That the Provost Marshal and Clerk of said [Illegible Text] shall be elected and sworn, and perform the duties, exercise the powers, and be subject to the instructions prescribed by the Militia Laws now governing the First Regiment, First Brigade, First Division, Georgia Militia. Provost Marshal [Illegible Text]. SEC. V. And be it further enacted by the authority of the same, That the said battalion shall be attached to the First Brigade, First Division, Georgia Militia. [Illegible Text] SEC. VI. And be it further enacted by the authority of the same, That the said battalion shall be regulated by the Militia Laws of this State, so far as the said laws are compatible with the provisions of this Act; except, in addition to the regular annual parade, it shall be subject to the orders of the commanding officer at any and such other times as he may deem necessary or expedient, and the said battalion shall be exempt from the effect of all such laws and parts of laws as militate against the provisions of this Act. [Illegible Text] Subject to [Illegible Text] of commanding officer. Approved, January 20, 1852. (No. 386.) AN ACT to grant certain privileges to the Chatham Artillery, and certain other volunteer corps therein named. SECTION I. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Georgia in General Assembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That from and after the passage of this Bill, it shall be lawful for the Chatham Artillery, the German Volunteers, and DeKalb Riflemen, to receive fifteen honorary members, each, who shall pay the sum of twenty dollars, annually, into the treasury of said companies, thereafter, so long as they continue honorary members thereof, and who shall during such time be exempt from ordinary militia duty. Honorary members of Chatham Artillery, German Volunteers and DeKalb Riflemen. SEC. II. And be it further enacted, That the members of said Chatham Artillery shall, whilst belonging to said company, be exempt and wholly excused from the performance of jury or inquest duty, of all kinds, on the

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certificate of the commanding officers of said company, that the applicant is a member of said company, uniformed and doing duty therein; Provided, That said certificates shall not exceed eighty in number. Members of [Illegible Text] to be exempt from jury and [Illegible Text] duty. SEC. III. And be it further enacted, That the active members of the Oglethorpe Infantry, and of the Clinch [Illegible Text], two volunteer corps in the city of Augusta, be and they are hereby exempted from all jury duty in the courts of said city, and the county of Richmond, and that the honorary members of each of said corps be and they are hereby exempted from all ordinary militia duty. Same [Illegible Text] Oglethorpe [Illegible Text] Clinch [Illegible Text]. SEC. IV. And be it further enacted, That the members of each of said corps shall be authorized to adopt and change their uniform at pleasure; also, to make and put in execution all such by-laws, rules and regulations as they may deem necessary and proper, and to hold such property as may be convenient for the purposes of their organization. [Illegible Text] SEC. V. And be it further enacted, That for each and every fifty men the said Oglethorpe Infantry may have enrolled, they shall be authorized to organize a company, the officers of which, elected by them, shall be commissioned by the Governor, and that upon the formation of one or more companies, besides the present, the members of said corps shall be authorized to elect a Major and an Adjutant, to be commissioned by the Governor. Additional officers for every fifty [Illegible Text] SEC. VI. And be it further enacted, That it shall be sufficient for the commanding officer, for the time being, of either of said corps, to superintend and certify all elections of commissioned officers to the Governor, who shall commission them accordingly. [Illegible Text] how [Illegible Text] SEC. VII. And be it further enacted, That all laws militating against this Act, be and the same are hereby repealed. Repealing [Illegible Text] Approved, December 19, 1851.

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(No. 387.) AN ACT to incorporate the Savannah Volunteer Guards of the city of Savannah, and Republican Blues of the city of Savannah. SECTION I. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Georgia, in General Assembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That the volunteer corps of Infanty now existing in the city of Savannah, under the name of the Savannah Volunteer Guards, be and the same is hereby incorporated and made a body politic and corporate, under the above name, and that by that name the said corps be and is hereby made capable in law to sue and be sued, plead and be impleaded, to have a common seal, and to hold such property, real and personal, whether obtained by gift or purchase, as may be deemed necessary or convenient for the purposes of said corps, with authority to establish any and further by-laws for the regulation of said corps, which shall not be repugnant to the laws of this State, or of the United States. Savannah Volunteer Guards incorporated. Corporate powers and [Illegible Text] SEC. II. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the officers of said corporation shall be a President, a Secretary, and a Treasurer; that the commanding officer of said corps shall be, by virtue of his of [Illegible Text], the President of the said corporation, and that all acts performed by him in behalf of said corps, which he may lawfully perform as President of said corporation, shall be held good and valid in any court of law or equity in this State; Provided, That all contracts in writing shall, in addition to the signature of the President, be countersigned by the Secretary of said corporation. [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] SEC. III. And be it further enacted, That the corps of Republican Blues of Savannah, are hereby incorporated under the provisions of this Act. [Illegible Text] SEC. IV. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That all laws and parts of laws militating against the provisions of this Act, be and the same are hereby repealed. [Illegible Text] Approved, December 22, 1851.

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(No. 388.) AN ACT to exempt certain citizens of Pike county from the performance of militia duty, in certain cases and upon certain conditions; and also to encourage Volunteer Companies in said county, and for other purposes. SECTION I. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Georgia in General Assembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That any person liable, by the existing laws of this State, to perform militia duty in Pike county, be and he is hereby exempt from the same, except in case of war, riot, rebellion or insurrection, on complying with the requisitions of section the second of this Act. [Illegible Text] SEC. II. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, Any person desiring to avail himself of the benefit of this Act, shall, annually, on or before the first Monday in May, apply to and obtain from the Volunteer Company County Treasurer, on paying him One Dollar and Twenty Five Cents, a certificate, under his hand and official signature, specifying that the applicant is exempt from militia duty in said county, except in case of war, [Illegible Text], rebellion or insurrection, for and during one year from and after the first Monday in May of the year of the date of such certificate, which said certificate shall be conclusive evidence of such exemption. [Illegible Text] SEC. III. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, The Volunteer Company County Treasurer shall be elected by the members of the several Volunteer Companies in the county, on the third Saturday in July of each year, and shall be commissioned by the Governor, on or before the first Monday in September thereafter, shall give bond and security in the sum of One Thousand Dollars, and take an oath faithfully to discharge all the duties of his office; said bond and oath to be executed before a Justice of the Inferior Court, and filed in the Clerk's office of the Inferior Court of said county. Said election shall be superintended by any one or more judicial officers, or any commissioned officer of a Volunteer Company in said county, and two freeholders. And in case of a vacancy in said office, or the person elected shall not be qualified and commissioned as required, and also until the next July after the passage of this Act, a majority of the Justices of the Inferior Court may appoint a Volunteer Company County Treasurer, at any time, to act until one is

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duly elected and qualified. The Volunteer Company County Treasurer, elected or appointed as above, shall hold his office until his successor is elected and commissioned, unless removed by the Justices of the Inferior Court of said county, on complaint, for malpractice in office. [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] Removed. SEC. IV. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, It shall be the duty of the Volunteer Company County Treasurer, to keep a book or books in the Clerk's office of the Inferior Court, in which he shall, on or before the first Monday in June of each year, register the names, militia districts, and time of exemption, with date of certificate of every person obtaining the benefit of this Act, and also the names of every member of the several Volunteer Companies in the county. He shall, moreover, on or before the first Monday in July of each year, pay over to the proper officers of each Volunteer Company in the county, in proportion to the number of men in each, their pro rata share of all the funds received by him, and shall file their receipts in his office; and shall, moreover, on or before the third Saturday in July, report to the Governor the names of all the persons receiving the benefit of this Act, and also the names of all the members of the different Volunteer Companies in the county, together with the amounts paid out to each, under his oath. He shall be subject to be ruled for the funds in his hands, before the Superior or Inferior Courts, in the same manner as Sheriffs and Attorneys are liable, and be subject to the same penalties. His duty. [Illegible Text] of funds. Report. Subject to rule. SEC. V. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That each Volunteer Company in the county, shall be required, annually, on or before the first Monday in May, to make out and file with the Volunteer Company County Treasurer, a list of names of all the members of the respective Companies, and the Company failing so to do, to receive no part of the funds. The Companies receiving the fund to have, hold, use and enjoy, as for a Company fund, for the use and benefit of the Company. The Volunteer Company County Treasurer is to receive the sum of Twenty-Five Cents for each certificate, and the sum of One Dollar for each Company list, as, and for his fees; and in case of neglect of his duties, to forfeit the same to the Companies. Rolls of Companies to be [Illegible Text] Fees of Treasurer. SEC. VI. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That any one remaining ten years continuously a member of any Company, to be forever thereafter exempt from militia duty. [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] ten years, exempt. SEC. VII. And be it further enacted by the authority

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aforesaid, That all executions issued from any Company, or the Courts of Inquiry of any Company, for any taxes or fines, shall be directed to all and singular the Constables of the county; shall bear test in the name of the commanding officer of said Company, or presiding officer of said Court, and be signed by the Clerk of said Company, under his hand, the Company seal, (if any,) and shall have the same force, lien and dignity, as Justices' Court executions, and be collectable in the same manner and by the same officers. And in case any of said executions shall be returned no property, the said Company, through its officers, may report it to the Tax Collector of said county, who shall collect it as a part of the tax of such defaulter, and pay it over to the Company. Executions; [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] and collected. SEC. VIII. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That this Act shall only extend and be in force in the county of Pike; and all laws and parts of laws militating against this Act, be and the same are hereby repealed. [Illegible Text] only to [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] Approved, January 22, 1852.

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RESOLUTIONS WHICH ORIGINATED IN THE SENATE. No. 1. Public Resolutions to be published. No. 2. Report and Resolutions on [Illegible Text] Interest. No. 3. Great [Illegible Text] River Funds. No. 4. [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] to John [Illegible Text] No. 5. Costs in [Illegible Text] case with Rail road. No. 6. Union County Academy Fund. No. 7. Newspapers for Rev. [Illegible Text] White. No. 8. Manuscript Volumes from Georgia Historical Society. No. 9. Relief of A. M. D. King. (No. 1.) Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives, That His Excellency the Governor be requested to have published with the Laws, only such Resolutions passed the present Session of the Legislature, as are of a public nature. Public [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] to be [Illegible Text] Assented to (No. 2.) The Select Committee, appointed to enquire into the [Illegible Text] interests of this State, submitted the following Report: It was the wish and intention of your Committee to enquire into the whole subject embraced in the resolution of their appointment. They desired to present to the consideration of the Senate a statistical table, [Illegible Text] not only the quantity of [Illegible Text] manufactured in the State, but likewise the amount imported and consumed by our people. But the duties imposed upon them by the many important measures connected with the action of the present session, has made it impossible for them to do so. Not being willing, however, to let the subject go by without action, they determined to seek such information as might

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be within their reach, relating to the Iron interests of [Illegible Text] own State. They [Illegible Text] no one so well qualified as Major Cooper, to furnish the information they desired. For many years he has been actively and energetically employed in the iron business. He carried into it his fortune, his information, his [Illegible Text] and [Illegible Text] industry, and has labored amidst difficulties and disasters, with a courage and perseverence that must command the admiration and awaken the sympathies of every one who loves his State, and feels for her prosperity and independence. [Illegible Text] They addressed Major Cooper upon the subject, and received from him in reply the accompanying letter, which they beg leave to present as an appendage to their report. It will be seen by reference to this paper, that Major Cooper has gone into the history of the Iron business in Georgia. The partial success of some, and overthrow of others, who ventured to embark in its doubtful prosecution. That Georgia embraces within herself all the natural material to make her one of the first Iron States in the Union, or in the world, there is no doubt. That she will develope those natural resources, and build up for herself a solid wealth in that department, depends much, in the opinion of your Committee, upon the success of the pioneers in that hazardous enterprise. What will it matter that [Illegible Text] and coal, and stone and clay, lie in inexhaustible beds, and that the forest abounds in the finest and most appropriate timber, and that the best water power in the world comes, as if bidden to the very spot you would have it. If experience shows that talent and energy, and zeal, and if indefatigable and [Illegible Text] courage have labored for years with all these advantages, and reaped nothing but disappointment and overthrow, who will trust his only bark along that channel, though calm and placid its waters seem, when all who went before him have perished. To prosecute the Iron business with success, requires large investment of capital, and the employment of numerous operatives. When the demand is good, and prices [Illegible Text] it makes rapidly; but when reverses come, nothing but the [Illegible Text] backing can withstand the shock, and one reverse tide will sweep away the labors of years. Hence it is, that in all countries, the Iron business has claimed and received the fostering hand of government to sustain it. Looking to the vast interest Georgia has in the full and proper development of this department of her natural wealth, and not [Illegible Text] sight of the intricate connection it has with the fullest success of her great line of Railroad, your Committee would be tempted, but for the

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precedents, to recommend the adoption of some measure for the direct and substantial aid of [Illegible Text] who are now struggling to build up the Iron interest in Georgia. This, however, they do not ask, but simply appeal to [Illegible Text] to give them the preference, all things being [Illegible Text] over foreign competition, so far as we, as a State, have patronage to be show. Shall we refuse this most reasonable request? Believing we will not, your Committee ask the adoption of the following: Resolved by the General Assembly of the State of Georgia, That the Iron interest in Georgia is one of much value to the State, and deserves the habitual regard of the people. That the Governor be and he is hereby requested to give such direction to the [Illegible Text] of the State Road in its transportation department, as will sustain the Iron business and the Coal trade. That the Superintendent of the Western and Atlantic Railroad is hereby authorized to make such contracts for the supply of Iron for said Road, as he may think best calculated to advance the interests of the Road, and the prosperity of the State; and to negotiate such terms as he may deem expedient therefor. Iron interest [Illegible Text] attention. Governor to sustain it and the Coal Trade. Superintendent of the W. A. R. Road to have discretion in [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] Assented to January 25, 1852. (No. 3.) WHEREAS, Complaint is made relative to the management of the Funds appropriated to improve the navigation of the Great Ogechee river, now in the hands of Commissioners, and to ascertain the true situation and how the same has been managed: Therefore, be it Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives, That P. B. Connelly, of the county of Jefferson, John Cameron, of the county of Scriven, William H. McLean, of the county of Bulloch, Milton H. Powers, of the county of Eflingham and Jackson Bird, of the county of Bryan, be and they are hereby appointed Commissioners to examine into the condition of the said funds, and also the management heretofore, and report the same to the next General Assembly with such recommendation as to the past and future management, as they may think proper. Commissioners to examine into condition of funds, as to [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] And [Illegible Text] to next General Assembly. Assented to, January 22, 1852.

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(No. 4.) WHEREAS, The sum of One Thousand Dollars was appropriated by the last Legislature to [Illegible Text] a [Illegible Text] over the remains of the late Honorable John Forsyth; and whereas, it is both desirable and appropriate that said monument be erected within the borders of the State of Georgia. Be it therefore, Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Georgia in General Assembly met, That his Excellency the Governor, be and he is hereby authorized to cause to be erected on the public grounds near the State House, a suitable monument, to the [Illegible Text] of our late [Illegible Text] fellow citizen, Honorable John Forsyth, and pay for the same out of the money appropriated for that purpose by the Act of the Legislature. Approved, February 23, 1850. Monument to be created to the memory of the Honor able John [Illegible Text]. Assented to, January 4, 1852. (No. 5.) Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Georgia in General Assembly met, That His Excellency the Governor, be and he is hereby requested to cause to be paid out of the funds of the Western and Atlantic Railroad, all the cost in the case of the State against Henry G. Dean, tried in the Superior Court of the county of DeKalb, which cause arose out of a claim for damages by said Dean, caused by the running of said Road through his land, and the using of a part of his land for said Road. [Illegible Text] in the case of [Illegible Text] to be paid by the W. A. Railroad. Assented to, January 19, 1852. (No. 6.) Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Georgia in General Assembly met, and it is hereby Resolved by the authority of the same, That

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the Justice's of the Inferior Court of Union county, be authorized to call upon the [Illegible Text] of the [Illegible Text] Academy in the county of Union, for any [Illegible Text] funds remaining in their hands, being a remainder of an [Illegible Text] of Eight Hundred and Fifteen Dollars, made by the State for the purpose of building said Academy, or any School Funds remaining in the hands of any person in said county, being a remainder of funds, provided by former Acts upon the subject of education of said county. J. [Illegible Text]. [Illegible Text] of Union county [Illegible Text] to collect [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] funds. And be it further Resolved, That said Justices be hereby authorized to receipt for any funds received from any person as above named, and the same shall be added to and become a part of the Poor School Funds of said county under the present regulations of that subject in said county. Authorized to receipt for and [Illegible Text] the [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text]. Assented to (No. 7.) Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives, That the Governor be requested to allow the Reverend George White to take from the basement story of the State House the old newspapers, to aid him in the compilation of the history of Georgia, in which he is now employed, the said papers to be returned by him. [Illegible Text]. Assented to, December 5, 1851. (No. 8.) Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives, That the Reverend George White be permitted to take from the Georgia Historical Society the manuscript volumes, twenty-six in number, connected with the Colonial History of Georgia, the property of the State, to enable him to complete his history of Georgia, with a full understanding that the said George White take the greatest care of said manuscript volumes, and return them within two months. [Illegible Text]. Assented to, December 5, 1851.

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(No. 9.) The committee to whom was referred the memorial of Angus M. D. King, ask leave to report that on enquiry and examination they are fully satisfied that the facts set forth in said memorial are true, and that the original consideration of his note, given to the Central Bank of Georgia, in the sum of Twenty-One Hundred and Forty-Five Dollars, was bills of the Bank of Darien, received after the suspension of payment by said Bank; also, that judgment has been had on said note, and that a portion of said judgment remains yet unpaid; your Committee also state that on investigation made they find that the relief prayed by the Memorialist has, under like circumstances, been granted to other debtors of the State, and which relief your Committee believe to be reasonable and proper to be granted; Whereupon, They recommend the passage of the following Resolution Relief of A. M. D. King. Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Georgia in General Assembly met, That the officers of the Central Bank of Georgia, be and they are hereby authorized on a settlement of the judgment in favor of said Bank against Angus M. D. King, rendered on his note given to said Bank in the sum of Twenty-One Hundred and Forty-Five Dollars, to extend to said King the privilege of settling seven-tenths of said judgment in bills of the Bank of Darien, and the other three-tenths of said judgment in specie, or the equivalent of specie, and that in making such settlement, said officers of the Central Bank, shall be authorized to take into consideration the sums paid and the amount remaining unpaid, so as fully to meet the object and purpose of this Resolution; Provided, That the officers in charge of the settlement of the affairs of the Darien Bank, shall not receive any bills or claims, which in their judgment are not valid and just. Claim against him; how to be settled. Assented to, January 22, 1852.

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RESOLUTIONS WHICH ORIGINATED IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. No. 1. Memorial to Congress as to Creek claims. No. 2. Copies to be sent. No. 3. Report and Resolutions on Intervention. No. 4. Report and Resolutions on Independence Hall, c. No. 5. Report of Military Committee. No. 6. Report and Resolution as to Augusta Arsenal No. 7. Muskets for [Illegible Text] Guards. No. 8. Army of disbanded volunteer corps. No. 9. Report and Resolution as to Joseph Sturges. No. 10. Sub [Illegible Text] on Western and Atlantic Railroad. No. 11. Laws and Journals to members. No. 12. Books to Judges [Illegible Text] and Nichol. No. 13. Distribution of Cobb's Digest. No. 14. Distribution of Journal of Convention. No. 15. Publication of Laws in news papers. No. 16. Books to Georgia Historical Society. No. 17. Additional copies of Laws and Journals. No. 18. Block for Washington Nation al Monument. No. 19. Counsel in Boundary Suit of Florida. No. 20. Franks to Savannah No. 21. Relief of Anderson, Willis, and others. (No. 1.) To the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America, in Congress assembled. SECTION I. The Memorial of the State of Georgia, in behalf of herself and her sister State of Alabama, most respectfully represents to your honorable bodies, that in the year eighteen hundred and thirty-four, the government of the United States advertized and offered for sale at public [Illegible Text], that portion of the public domain in the State of Alabama, known as the Creek nation. This territory had been [Illegible Text] to the United States, by treaties ratified April the twenty-second, eighteen hundred and twenty-six, and April the twelveth, eighteen hundred and thirty-four, made with the Creek tribe of Indians, the whole of which was offered for sale to the highest bidder as aforesaid in eighteen hundred and thirty-four, except the

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portion covered by Indian reservations. The treaty of eighteen hundred and thirty-four [Illegible Text] the Creeks to [Illegible Text] their reservations, under the [Illegible Text] and direction of the [Illegible Text] States, which was [Illegible Text] effected in the latter part of the year eighteen hundred and thirty-four, under the supervision of the [Illegible Text] of the government; it was in this way that [Illegible Text] lands in the Creek nation were occupied by the whites, and thus for the first time in the history of the country, the white man by the policy of the government, was settled among the Indians. [Illegible Text]. SEC. II. The citizens thus domesticated with the red man [Illegible Text] a [Illegible Text] in their [Illegible Text] with the Indian, truly commendable, and had no direct instrumentality in promoting the [Illegible Text] that [Illegible Text] out early in May, eighteen hundred and thirty-six, by which out-break, several of the most valuable citizens of Georgia and Alabama lost their lives, and many [Illegible Text] property: this sudden [Illegible Text] by a lawless band of [Illegible Text] upon the lives and property of the whites, was [Illegible Text] the control of the [Illegible Text], the government alone could have prevented it by taking the [Illegible Text] steps at an [Illegible Text] period to move the tribe to its destined home beyond the Mississippi. SEC. III. The Creek Indians, by the policy of the government, anterior to the [Illegible Text] in May, eighteen hundred and thirty-six, had become landless, they had planted no crops, game was destroyed, and they had no means, whatever, of subsistence. In this desperate condition they were [Illegible Text] to kill the [Illegible Text] and other stock of the whites, for support, which, with a few [Illegible Text] was submitted to by the [Illegible Text] without [Illegible Text] or [Illegible Text], as their [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] upon [Illegible Text]. Mr. A. [Illegible Text], a Government Commissioner, appointed by the President to investigate the causes that led to the Indian [Illegible Text] in eighteen hundred and thirty-six, reported that in the latter part of the year eighteen hundred and thirty-four, the [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] for want of food; that in eighteen hundred and thirty-five they were reduced to a state little short of [Illegible Text], but he said [Illegible Text] was contrary to [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] of the government to supply them with food, as this act [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] would have [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text]. See [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] Second [Illegible Text], Twenty-Fourth Congress, No. [Illegible Text], page 157. SEC. IV. This mistaken policy of the Government, [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] them into [Illegible Text] if such was the design, was the primary cause that led to [Illegible Text], the loss of life and the [Illegible Text] of the property of her citizens, for which your Memorialist now ask indemnity, notwithstanding the

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frequent communications of the [Illegible Text] of Georgia and Alabama, besides many highly respectable citizens residing in the Creek nation, to the Secretary of War, advising the Government of the unsettled and [Illegible Text] condition of the Creek [Illegible Text] of Indians, and a strong probability of hostilities. Their request for military aid to keep the Indians in subjection was not granted. See [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text]., Seventh Vol., Second Session, Twenty [Illegible Text] Congress, No. 276. SEC. V. At the commencement of the outbreak, those citizens of Alabama and Georgia residing in the nation and in the vicinity of the nation, who escaped the assaults of the hostile Creeks, were compelled to [Illegible Text] from their homes in haste, to place their families in security out of the nation and its vicinity, leaving their property behind, which was either destroyed by the [Illegible Text] or used by the United States troops and friendly Indians; the supplies thus furnished from the [Illegible Text], meat-houses, barns, cattle, and other stock of the citizens of Alabama and Georgia, residing in the Creek nation and vicinity, were absolutely necessary to support the troops of the government and friendly Indians that rallied to the [Illegible Text] until the Government could turnish the needful provisions for the army, besides hundreds of cattle and other stock were shot down by the friendly Indians under the command of General [Illegible Text] to prevent their falling into the hands of the hostile Indians. See letter of [Illegible Text] D. H. Lewis, the petition of [Illegible Text], Bennett, and others; letter and [Illegible Text] of Col. John B. Hogan, United States Emigrating Agent; letter of Gen. Thomas J. Woodward; J. B. [Illegible Text]; Col. Charles McLamore, and other gentlemen of equal standing and respectability. Ex. Doc., Second Session, Twenty-Fifth Congress, No. 127. SEC. VI. Your Memorialist would further represent to your honorable bodies, that President Jackson in his Annual Message, December, eighteen hundred and thirty six, brought the subject of losses of the citizens of Georgia, Alabama and Florida, to the consideration of Congress, and recommended an appropriation for their [Illegible Text]. In [Illegible Text] of this [Illegible Text] recommendation, Congress authorized the President to appoint a Board of Commissioners, to investigate and report the amount of the loss [Illegible Text] by Indian depredations in said States. [Illegible Text]. T. Pease, J. M. Smith and Mr. Gibson, constituted said Commission, and after the necessary investigation in Georgia and Alabama, they rendered their report to the Honorable J. R. Poinsett, Secretary of War, twenty-eighth of November,

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eighteen hundred and thirty-seven. The amount claimed and proven by the sufferers in said States, they report to be One Million Two Hundred and Fifty-Seven Thousand Four Hundred and Seven Dollars and Thirty Cents, out of which amount they allowed Three Hundred and Fifty-Five Thousand Seven Hundred and Ninety-Seven Dollars and Ninety-Two Cents; this last sum was for real and [Illegible Text] loss. Said Commissioners refused to allow anything for consequental and resulting damage, though it seems to your Memorialist that to do so would be but an act of even handed justice, but the Government has not paid to this date either the actual loss for provisions, c., or the resulting damage. SEC. VII. Your Memorialist has been informed and believes, that Congress, by special enactment heretofore, has [Illegible Text] Generals Clinch and Hernandez, and other citizens of Florida and Georgia, not only for real, but resulting damage, likewise; there can be no difference in the losses sustained by these gentlemen, and the claimants of Georgia and Alabama, now knocking at the doors of Congress for justice; it was not the fault of the settler who resided on the lands purehased from the United States and the Creek Indians, in good faith, that hostilities occurred. No act on their part could have [Illegible Text] against it; if there was error it was on the part of the Government in failing to make in time, the necessary arrangements to emigrate the Creeksalways a restless and discontented tribeat an early period, to have supplied them with food while preparing for emigration, and to have kept in the nation a sufficient military force to have awed them into subjection. If this had been done on the part of the Government. [Illegible Text] Memorialist, in behalf of her citizens, and those of [Illegible Text], would not feel constrained to ask Congress to audit and settle the account of her citizens, and those of Alabama, without further delay. SEC. VIII. Your Memorialist would further most respecfully represent to your honorable bodies, that the Legislature of Alabama, at its regular session in eighteen hundred and thirty-six and eighteen hundred and thirty-seven, by its Memorial, asked the Government to grant indemnity for the loss sustained by her citizens during the Indian hostilities of eighteen hundred and thirty-six and eighteen hundred and thirty-seven; this Memorial was referred to the Committee on Claims of the House of Representatives, and a report was rendered thereon, fifteenth of May, eighteen hundred and thirty-eight. In July, thereafter, said Committee made a second report, more in [Illegible Text], which

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assumed the grounds that that portion of the demand of the citizens of Georgia and Alabama, for destruction of their property by the Creek aggressions, should not be paid by the United States, as it was not the policy of the Government to pay for property lost during a state of war, unless the demands come within the rules established by the law of the United States, approved ninth of April, eighteen hundred and sixteen; the other branch of the claim, asking pay for property used to supply the Government troops and friendly Indians with provisions and forage, c., the Committee admitted, and reported a Bill for the payment of the same, and recommended its passage; but as this occurred near the close of the session of eighteen hundred and thirty-eight, the Bill did not [Illegible Text] a law for the want of time. SEC. IX. The grounds assumed by the Committee on Claims, in rejecting the first branch of the account of the citizens of Georgia and Alabama, who sustained loss as aforesaid, however correct when properly applied, cannot [Illegible Text] the slightest influence against the payment of the demand of the claimants in this application; the facts will not sustain the Committee in its conclusions, in the Report referred to. The main objection to indemnity rests on the plea that the depredations being committed, during a state of actual war, it was not in accordance with the policy of the Government to indemnify the sufferers; the Report of the Commissioners, as aforesaid, upon which it is presumed the Committee came to the conclusion that the losses sustained occurred during a state of actual war, is incorrect, as will appear from the following facts: SEC. X. The Indian outbreak occurred the second day of May, eighteen hundred and thirty-six, and resulted in the death of Flournoy, and others; this was the commencement of hostilities in eighteen hundred and thirty-six. The Government of the United States took the census of the Creek nation, thirteenth day of May, eighteen hundred and thirty-three, which exhibits the fact that the whole number of souls of the Creek tribe, exclusive of negroes, was twenty-one thousand seven hundred and sixty-two; of this aggregate, the lower Crecks numbered only eight thousand five hundred and twenty-two, exclusive of negroes, and it was this portion of the nation that resorted to hostilities; the counties of Benton, Taladega, Randolph, Talapoosa, and Chambers, were the homes of the upper Creeks, who did not embark in the outbreak. See statement of Elbert Harris, Commissioner

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of Indian Affairs. Ex. Doc. Seventh Vol. First Session, Twenty-Fourth [Illegible Text], No. 276. SEC. XI. The lapse of three years, from the taking of the [Illegible Text] to the [Illegible Text] of hostilities, could not add any large number to the [Illegible Text]; there were less than three thousand warriors in the whole nation, and the upper Creeks, the most [Illegible Text] part, did not engage in the outbreak: [Illegible Text]. John B. Hogan, Emigrating Agent, as aforesaid, by [Illegible Text], declares that at the request of Governor Clay, of Alabama, and General Jessup, of the Unitey States Army, he raised from thirteen hundred to fifteen hundred [Illegible Text] warriors, under the Chief Opoth-le-yo-hola; that five or six hundred more were raised under Jim-Boy and placed under the command of General Thomas J. Woodward, these [Illegible Text] constituted the bulk of the warriors of the Creek nation. SEC. XII. The Creek and Clerokee delegations to Washington City, in their Joint Memorial to the Congress of the United States, in eighteen hundred and fifty, in protesting against the Bill which had passed the Senate, making the [Illegible Text] of the Creek nation bound for the destruction of the property of the [Illegible Text] of Alabama, Georgia and Florida, in the outbreak of eighteen hundred and thirty-six, [Illegible Text], that notwithstanding these [Illegible Text] and wrongs, [Illegible Text] of the [Illegible Text] (Creek nation) [Illegible Text] friendly, and [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] with the [Illegible Text] of the United States, in suppressing [Illegible Text] and continuance with them, until the [Illegible Text] of those who were hostile [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text], but the muster-rolls on file in the War [Illegible Text] will give the [Illegible Text] number of warriors enrolled, to which your honorable bodies have free access, and the undersigned in behalf of the citizens of Georgia and Alabama, who sustained loss, invite the most rigid [Illegible Text]. Your Memorialist concurs most fully with said delegation, that not more than one-fifth of the warriors of the Creek nation were engaged in the [Illegible Text] of eighteen hundred and thirty-six, and deny that the contrary can be made to appear from any reliable source; your [Illegible Text] bodies are most respectfully asked to [Illegible Text] these factsthey are conclusive that a majority of the Creek nation were not hostile in eighteen hundred [Illegible Text] thirty-six, and eighteen hundred and thirty-seven, and that the damage and loss sustained by the [Illegible Text] in Georgia and [Illegible Text], in the destruction of their [Illegible Text], did not result from a state of actual war, as averred by the Committee, but from the aggressions of a [Illegible Text] of the warriors of the nation, who acted without authority from the Council of the nation, the only compotent

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tribunal to declare war. If these are the facts, then it is obvious that the Committee on Claims in their Report [Illegible Text] from incorrect data in rejecting the claims of the [Illegible Text] in Georgia and Alabama; the law of eighteen hundred and sixteen has no just application to this demand the property of the citizen was not destroyed by a foreign enemy, and during a state of actual war; but a sudden outbreak, beyond the control of the citizens or the Council of Creek nation, the government alone had the power to guard against the assaults of this small, but lawless band of desperados, and having failed to do so, is alone responsible for the consequences; a small military force would have been sufficient to have kept the nation quiet, and this force was invoked by the Executive officers of Alabama and Georgia, in vain for years before this outbreak; the citizens of Alabama and Georgia, occupied the country as landholders, having purchased their lands of the Government and the Indians, they were not intruders; the claimants then rely with the greatest confidence for redress, upon the intereourse Act, approved June thirtieth, eighteen hundred and thirty-four. See United States Laws, Twenty-Third Vol., Page 114. SEC. XIII. At an early period after hostilities ceased, your Memorialist brought to the consideration of Congress the loss sustained by her citizens; there has been no [Illegible Text] on the part of the claimantstheir demand has been prosecuted against the Government, with due diligence, but in vain; the claimants had no authority or power to demand and receive restitution, either from the Creek nation or the troops in the service of the United States; there was no legal tribunal in which the claimants could have coerced the payment of their demands, either against the one or the other, though they are gravely told by the Report of the Committee, that they must look to the troops in the service of the United States, and the Indians, for pay; but the Committee did not indicate the [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text], by which this could be effected; whether this was designed to add insult to injury, is left for the consideration of your honorable bodies, and further comment is unnecessary. SEC. XIV. The Government, in the removal of the Creek Indians to the country assigned them, beyond the Mississippi, with the full knowledge of all the facts and losses sustained by the [Illegible Text], demanded no [Illegible Text] in their behalf, and having failed to do so by the inter course law of eighteen hundred and thirty-four, must be responsible to the sufferers, or there would be a great wrong

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without a remedy; a fair construction of the Act referred to, gives the claimant a legitimate and equitable demand against the Government, [Illegible Text] only for actual, but likewise for constructive or resulting damage. SEC. XV. The amount of the claim in the aggregate due the claimants in Georgia and Alabama, cannot effect its legality and equity in the slightest degree; and if the sum total involved should be the means to illicit the most rigid investigation on the part of Congress, your Memorialist will have the most abiding confidence in its payment. Investigation must result in the full liquidation of the demand, unless Congress should depart from all the the rules of law and equity, that have heretofore governed its actions in the final adjustment of Claims against the Government. If it were even true, that the loss of the claimants occurred during a state of war with the Creek tribe of Indians, yet the rule resulting from the Act of eighteen hundred and sixteen could not, in justice, be applied to the settlement of the present demand; there is a vast difference between a war with Great Britain and a war with the Creek tribe of Indians; the law of eighteen hundred and sixteen, under which the Committee on Claims rejected a part of the claim, was enacted a short time after the close of the war with England, and was designed by Congress to govern the settlement of those demands that originated during that war; the one was a powerful foreign enemy and governing their hostilities by the usages of civilized warfare, the other a tributary people, wholly under the control and power of the United States, and governed by rules of warfare peculiar to the savage. This tribe, from the first treaty with the United States, in August, seventeen hundred and ninety, down to the last treaty in eighteen hundred and thirty-three, ever acknowledged its dependence upon the Government; the United States by a small military force, could and ought to have kept the tribe at peace, besides, the Creek nation was [Illegible Text] weak at the time of the outbreak to give rise to the application of the principle, that the Government cannot be expected to protect its citizens from losses resulting from an actual state of war; this resulted from the law of eighteen hundred and sixteen, and so far as a civilized enemy is concerned, is reasonable, for it is contrary to the usages of civilized warfare to destroy private property, unless occupied by the enemywith the savage foe, it is otherwiseit is their habit to destroy everything that is destructable upon which they can lay their hands, as well the property in possession of the government

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troops, as the private cabin of the settler; indeed, the private dwelling of the citizen, unprotected by a sufficient force, is the first doomed to the [Illegible Text] and destruction. [Illegible Text] this be true, then the reason of the rule can have no just application to the claim of the citizens of Alabama and Georgia, who sustained loss and damage by the aggressions of the Creek Indians in eighteen hundred and thirty-six; in civilized warfare, the rule is equitable, in savage warfare it is absurd. SEC. XVI. Your Memorialist, the State of Georgia, further represents to your honorable bodies, that it is now about fourteen years since the Legislature of Alabama in eighteen hundred and thirty-six and eighteen hundred and thirty-seven, brought the subject matter of this claim to the consideration of Congress, and nothing but an imperative sense of duty to the claimants of Georgia and Alabama, could now induce the State again to ask the Government to render justice to her citizens; there is no other tribunal on earth that has jurisdiction of the matterthe courts of the land are closed to the payment of the just demands of the citizens against the Government, and Congress has refused, time after time, to create any legal tribunal, competent to adjudicate such demands and render impartial justice. SEC. XVII. The account of the respective claimants of Georgia and Alabama are on file, and have been on file since eighteen hundred and thirty-seven, in the office of the Commissioner of Indian Affairs at Washington, and open to the inspection of your honorable bodies, and your [Illegible Text] most respectfully asks your honorable bodies to act upon this long deferred claim without further delay. Assented to, January 22, 1852. (No. 2.) Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives, That a copy of the Memorial of the citizens of Georgia, for indemnity on account of losses incurred during the Creek war, be sent to the President of the United States and each of our Senators and Representatives in Congress. Copy of Memorial to be [Illegible Text] to the President and each of our Senators and [Illegible Text]. Assented to, January 22, 1852.

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(No. 3.) It has been the policy of the American Government, from its earliest existence, to maintain friendly relations with all, but entangling [Illegible Text] with none. Our true mission is not to propagate our opinions, or impose upon other countries our form of government, by artifice or force, but to show by our success, moderation and justice, the blessings of self government, and the advantages of free institutions. Let every people choose for themselves, and make and alter their political institutions to suit their own condition and circumstances. In proclaiming and adhering to the doctrines of neutrality and non-intervention, the United States have not followed the lead of other civilized nations, but have taken the lead and been followed by others These great principles, proclaimed in the days of Washington and Jefferson, are the great American principles upon which our government has ever stood. The fame and [Illegible Text] to which we have attained as a people the great [Illegible Text] which we have dispensed to the world in affording an Asylum for the oppressed every where, [Illegible Text] that we should for a moment cherish the idea of abandoning these principles. Report [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text]. We sympathize with the oppressedwe tender them a homebut never will we join with the ambitions or the revengeful in a crusade against other nations, whatever may be their domestic policy. A departure from this safe and correct rule would involve our government in [Illegible Text] disputes and endless wars, the result of which, the [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] cannot [Illegible Text]. Our policy should be to observe good faith and justice towards all nations [Illegible Text] peace and harmony with all, against the [Illegible Text] wiles of foreign influence. The [Illegible Text] of a [Illegible Text] people ought to be constantly awake, since history and experience prove that foreign [Illegible Text] is one of the most baneful [Illegible Text] of a republican government. In extending our commercial relations, we should [Illegible Text] as little political connection as [Illegible Text] with foreign nations why, by interweaving our [Illegible Text] with that of any part of Europe, entangle our peace and [Illegible Text] in the toils of European ambition, rivalship, interest, [Illegible Text], or [Illegible Text] Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Georgia, in General Assembly met, That His [Illegible Text] the Governor, be requested to forward [Illegible Text] foregoing declaration of principles to our Senators and Representatives in the Congress of the United States, with

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the request that they may be laid before their respective houses, as the opinions of the people of Georgia, as to the policy of our government, and that a copy be sent also to the President of the United States. [Illegible Text]. Assented to, January 22, 1852. (No. 4.) The Select Committee, to whom was referred the communication of His Excellency the Governor, accompanied by certain petitions of the Select and Common Councils of the city of Philadelphia, relating to the consecration of Independence Hall by the original Thirteen States, and the erection of Monuments in the groves near the place and spot where the Declaration of Independence was framed and signed, REPORT: That they have had the same under consideration, and concur in saying, that no work of higher or holier interest could occupy the minds of the descendants who laid the foundation of our liberty and national glory, than that contemplated by the resolutions of the Select and Common Councils of the city of Philadelphia. That there should be a spot so sacred and dear to every American heart, as Independence Hall, in their keeping, must be a matter of peculiar gratification to the citizens of Philadelphia, and the gratitude of the Old Thirteen States is due in an especial manner to the people of that [Illegible Text] and patriotic city, for their determination to adorn and preserve it in the manner indicated in the resolutions now under consideration. Report and Resolutions in relation to the [Illegible Text] of [Illegible Text] Hall, and the [Illegible Text] of [Illegible Text] near the [Illegible Text] where the [Illegible Text] of Independence was signed. Your Committee would therefore recommend that the request of the Select and Common Councils of the city of Philadelphia be complied with. And to carry out this purpose, the following joint Resolutions are submitted for adoption: Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Georgia in General Assembly met, That the Governor be requested to appoint two suitable persons as delegates from this State to attend a meeting of [Illegible Text] from the Thirteen Original States of this Union, to be held in the city of Philadelphia on the fourth day of July next,

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there to take into consideration and deliberate upon a plan for carrying into effect the Resolutions of the Select and Common Councils of the city of Philadelphia, which have been transmitted to this General Assembly, and that they be respectfully requested to attend said meeting; and in case of a failure on the part of either to attend, the Governor shall appoint. Governor to appoint two anitable persons [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text]. Resolved, also, That His Excellency the Governor be requested forth with to transmit a copy of these Resolutions to our delegates, and to the Select and Common Councils of the city of Philadelphia. Copy to be [Illegible Text] to Delegates, and Council of Philadelphia. Assented to, January 22, 1852. (No. 5.) The Joint Standing Committee on the Military, make the following Report, to-wit: That they have fully and carefully examined the arms and accoutrements in the Arsenal at this place, and find in said Arsenal thirteen hundred and fifty-six muskets fit for service, and forty-five Johnson's, and twenty [Illegible Text], Spring [Illegible Text]. Of this number, one thousand and eighty-seven muskets, and the rifles, want cleaning, having been oiled and laid up until they are injuring; one hundred and eighty-five muskets and fifteen rifles, that have been returned from Volunteer Companies, that are out of order. Report of Military [Illegible Text]. We recommend that His Excellency the Governor employ some fit and proper person or persons to clean said muskets, and repair such as are worth repairing. We further recommend, that after being cleaned, the muskets and rifles be boxed up, as in our opinion the best mode of keeping them. The other accoutrements are in accordance with the Military Store-Keeper's reports. We recommend that the cartridge boxes be cleaned and oiled. The ammunition in the Magazine we have carefully examined, and find the powder worthless, or nearly so, having been so long on hand and exposed to the air, from the kegs giving way from age and the worms eating the hoops, we recommend that His Excellency have it sold, and a new supply placed in the arsenal. We find one piece of ordinance, a brass six-pounder, in good order. We further recommend, that His Excellency

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the Governor apply for the arms and accoutrements due the State of Georgia from the General Government, and have them deposited as he may think for the interest of the State. Assented to, January 22, 1852. (No. 6.) The Committee on the Military, to whom was referred the Memorial and Resolutions of the City Council of Augusta, praying the Legislature to call the attention of our Senators and Representatives in Congress to the importance of establishing a large Depot of Arms on or near the Canal in said city, have had the same under consideration, and beg leave to Report the following Preamble and Resolutions: WHEREAS, The United States, by law, established an Arsenal in the vicinity of Augusta, in this State, under the direction of the Ordinance Department, which, from its location, the dryness and salubrity of the climate, and its great and increasing facilities of communication with the seaboard and the [Illegible Text], has been found admirably adapted to the purposes for which it was intended; and as the Augusta Canal, passing as it does through the lower ground of the Arsenal, will furnish at a low expense the requisite water power for repairing and keeping in order all the arms that may be deposited, and also armaments and forts of the seaboard, and as there is no government establishment in the Southern country at all comparable with the large Arsenals of the North Report and Resolutions as to Depot of Arms near Augusta. Be it therefore resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Georgia in General Assembly met, That the South is entitled to a large depot of arms; that the sand hills, near Augusta, is the most proper place for that purpose in the Southern country; and that our Senators and Representatives in Congress are [Illegible Text] requested to urge upon Congress and the Government the importance of a matter so deeply interesting to the whole Southern portion of the Union. Such a Depot to be urged upon [Illegible Text] by [Illegible Text] Representatives. Resolved, That a copy of the foregoing Preamble and Resolutions be forwarded to our Senators and Representatives in Congress. [Illegible Text] to be forwarded. [Illegible Text] to January 23, 1852.

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(No. 7.) Resolved by the General Assembly, That the Governor be requested to obtain One Hundred stand of Percursion Muskets from the General Government, for the use of the Savannah Volunteer Guards. One Hundred [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] for Savannah Volunteer [Illegible Text]. Assented to, January 22, 1852. (No. 8.) Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives, That the Governor be and he is hereby requested to have returned to the State Department, all arms received by Volunteer Companies which have disbanded, and in the event that they fail to comply in whole or in part, that the Governor shall then cause to be collected the bonds given for the same. Collection of Arms of Volunteer Companies which are disbanded. Assented to, January 22, 1852. (No. 9.) The Select Committee, to whom was referred the messages of His Excellency the Governor, with the accompanying documents, relative to the amounts collected, and the compensation allowed Joseph Sturgis, Esq., agent for the State of Georgia, to prosecute the claims of the State against the General Government for advances made for the suppression of Indian hostilities in the years 1836, 1837, and 1838, have investigated the same, and ask leave to Report: Your Committee concur, fully, with his Excellency the Governor, in his construction of the contract between Governor Towns and said Joseph Sturgis, fixing the compensation of said Sturgis for prosecuting as agent for the State, the claims above mentioned, viz: That said agent was to receive as his full compensation for his services, an outfit of Five Hundred Dollars and ten per centum, upon the amount collected by him for the State. And such being

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their construction of said contract, your Committee are therefore decidedly of the opinion that the account of Five Hundred and Eighty-Two Dollars and Thirty-Seven Cents, claimed by said Sturgis for expenses at the Second Session of the last Congress, and for collecting testimony, and which account has recently been paid by His Excellency the Governor, was improperly demanded, and should not have been allowed and approved by Governor Towns, but the same having been so allowed and approved, and audited by the Comptroller General before Governor Cobb came into office, your Committee cannot conceive how he could avoid the payment thereof, although they are well satisfied, as before stated, that said Joseph Sturgis was not entitled to the amount claimed in said account, or to any part thereof, and that he has received for his services the sum of Five Hundred and Eighty-Two Dollars and Thirty-Seven Cents, more than was stipulated to be allowed him by the contract before referred to. Report and Resolution in relation of claims of Joseph Sturgis. It appearing from the message of His Excellency the Governor, upon this subject, that there is no evidence in the Executive Department that Mr. Sturges has ever received the Five Hundred Dollars stipulated in said contract as an outfit, your Committee deem it proper for the purpose of showing that he has long since received said outfit, and that the same may be of record, to insert in this report the following copy of an instrument in writing, the original of which is in the possession of Mr. A. M. Nisbet, Cashier of the Central Bank, to-wit: EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT, November 20, 1849. By a Joint Resolution of the Legislature, I am directed to appoint an agent to prosecute military claims of the State of Georgia at Washington City, and as it is desirable that the agent repair without delay, and before any appropriation is made to defray the expense of said agent, this is to shew that as soon as the appropriation is made, I will pay the holder of this Five Hundred Dollars, the same being the amount stipulated to be paid to the agent appointed upon the presentation of this, with the endorsement thereon of the Hon. Joseph Sturgis, said agent. (Signed,) GEO. W. TOWNS, Governor. (ENDORSEMENT.) His Excellency, Geo. W. Towns, will please draw his warrant in favor of A. M. Nisbet, Cashier of the Central Bank, for the within, and oblige JOSEPH [Illegible Text], Agent of State. Nov. 20, 1849.

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It therefore appears from the writing, and the endorsement thereon of Mr. Sturgis, that he did on the twentieth day of November, eighteen hundred and forty-nine, receive said outfit of Five Hundred Dollars from the Central Bank, the Bank advancing the same for the State, until appropriation was provided by the General Assembly. The gross amount thus far recovered by Mr. Sturges for the State, as appears from his report to Governor Towns, is Seventy-Two Thousand Nine Hundred and Fifty-Five Dollars and Twenty-Four Cents, ($72,955 24,) and for the Central Bank Twenty-One Thousand and Forty-Four Dollars, ($21,044 00), and has received for his services the sum of Ten Thousand Eight Hundred and Thirty-Two Dollars and Twenty-Nine Cents, made up of the following items, to-wit: Outfit by the State in 1849, $500 00 Ten per cent, upon $72,955 24, 7,295 52 Account for expenses at Second Session last Congress, 500 00 Collecting testimony, 82 37 8,377 89 From the Central Bank, (outfit.) 350 00 Ten per cent. Commissions on $21,044 00 2,104 40 2,454 40 $10,832 29 Your Committee will close their Report by recommending to the Senate the passage of the following resolution, to-wit: Resolved, That the claim of Joseph Sturgis, Esq., of Five Hundred Dollars, for services at each session of Congress he may attend while prosecuting the military claims of the State against the General Government, is not warranted by his contract with Governor Towns; and that Governor Cobb, in giving said Sturgis notice that he would hereafter allow him as a compensation nothing more than Ten per centum upon the amount he may in future recover, acted in perfect conformity with said contract. All of which is respectfully submitted. Assented to, January 22, 1852.

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(No. 10.) Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Georgia in General Assembly met, That the Committee on Internal Improvements, of the two Houses, respectively, are hereby authorized to appoint a sub-committee from each, to consist of two from the Senate's committee, and three from the House committee, who shall form a Joint Committee, whose duty it shall be to proceed to the Western and Atlantic Railroad, and to make a thorough examination of the said Railroad; its equipment, finances, management, and all other matters relating to the road, of interest to the State; and that the said committee may discharge their duties efficiently, they are hereby empowered to procure such advice and assistance as they may deem necessary, to examine all books and papers connected with the business and operations of the road, to compel the attendance of all persons whose testimony they may desire, and the production of books and papers, and to call upon the Chief Engineer, and all other officers and agents of said road, for such information and assistance in the discharge of their duties, as they may deem necessary, after making the examination herein provided for. It shall be the duty of said sub-committee to report through their respective committees upon the subject committed to them, together with their estimate of the sum necessary to refit and equip the road, so as to place the same in complete and successful operation. Sub-Committee to examine W.A.R.R. Assented to, November 15, 1851. (No. 11.) Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives, That each member of the General Assembly be furnished with a copy of the Acts and Journals of the present session of the Legislature, to be forwarded to their respective [Illegible Text]. Acts Journals for each member of the Legislature. Assented to, January 22, 1852.

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(No. 12.) Resolved, That His Excellency the Governor, be and he is hereby authorized and requested to furnish the Hon. James M. Wayne, Judge of the Sixth Circuit Court of the United States, for the District of Georgia, and the Hon. John C. Nichol, Judge of the District Court of the United States, for the District of Georgia, with a full copy of the reports of the decisions of the Supreme Court of the State of Georgia, now in the Executive Department, and a copy of such other volumes of the same as may hereafter be published. Books to be furnished to Judges Wayne and Nichols. Assented to, November 19, 1851. (No. 13.) WHEREAS, His Excellency, Governor Towns, by the authority of the late General Assembly, purchased of Thomas R. R. Cobb, Esq., a number of his new Digest of the Laws of Georgia; and, whereas, it is necessary for this Legislature to prescribe the mode of their distribution. 1. Be it therefore Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly met, That His Excellency the Governor, be and he is hereby requested to transmit to each of the counties of this State, together with the laws and journals of the present Assembly, a sufficient number of copies of said Digest, to furnish one to each of the following officers, to-wit: Justices of the Inferior Court, Clerks of the Superior and Inferior Courts and the Ordinary, Sheriffs, Coroners, and Justices of the Peace, reserving five hundred copies for future distribution. [Illegible Text] of Cobb's New Digest. 2. And be it further Resolved, That if it should become necessary to purchase other copies of said book, the same shall be done by His Excellency the Governor, at a price not exceeding Five Dollars per copy. Additional copies; what price purchased [Illegible Text]. 3. And be it further Resolved, That he may furnish such other books, upon the application of the Inferior Court of any county of this State, as he may in his judgment think necessary for the proper administration of justice, in the county or counties so applying. May furnish each county the books required by Inferior Court. Assented to, December 15, 1851.

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(No. 14.) Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Georgia in General Assembly met, That His Excellency the Governor, is hereby requested to have distributed amongst the several counties, the journal of the State Convention of December, eighteen hundred and fifty, in pursuance of a Resolution of said Convention. Distribution of Journal of Convention. Assented to, January 22, 1852. (No. 15.) Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives, That His Excellency the Governor, be and he is hereby authorized and requested to have published forthwith in three of the public journals of this State to be selected by him, all the Acts of a general and public nature, including the Acts changing and fixing the Sessions of Courts, passed by the present General Assembly. Publication of Laws in Newspapers. Assented to, January 22, 1852. (No. 16.) Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Georgia in General Assembly met, That His Excellency the Governor, be and he is hereby authorized and requested to cause to be delivered to The Georgia Historical Society a complete set of the Laws and Journals of the two branches of the General Assembly, together with copies of the Annual Reports made by the Comptroller of the State as far back as they can be procured Provided, That the same can be done without interfering with the number of the copies of the Laws and Journals necessary in the opinion of the Governor to be retained. Books to Georgia Historical Society. Assented to, January 22, 1852.

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(No. 17.) Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Georgia in General Assembly met, That as many additional copies of the Laws and Journals over and above the number printed last session, be printed for distribution, and to supply new counties and the members of this General Assembly, as the Governor in his discretion may think necessary. Additional copies of Laws and Journals to be printed. Assented to, January 22, 1852. (No. 18.) WHEREAS, Information has been received by the members of this House, and is believed to be correct, that a block of marble was transmitted to the Washington Monument by the late Governor of this State as a donation from the State of Georgia, under and by virtue of a Resolution passed by the General Assembly, February, eighteen hundred and fifty, and that His Excellency caused to be inscribed upon the said block of marble, the following words, The Constitution as it is, the Union as it was; and whereas, the said inscription does not truly express the sentiments of the people of Georgia, and is deemed an unbecoming tribute to the memory of the Father of his country. Preamble and Resolution in reference to Block of Marble for Washington Monument. Be it Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives, That the Governor, be and he is hereby authorized and requested to withdraw the said block of marble from the Washington Monument, and to cause another to be prepared of Georgia marble, and to have inscribed thereon the Arms of the State of Georgia, and to have the same conveyed to Washington City and placed at the disposal of the building Committee of the National Monument to the memory of Washington. Assented to, January 22, 1852.

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(No. 19.) The Special Committee to whom was referred the communication of the Governor, respecting the suit brought in the Supreme Court by the State of Florida against the State of Georgia, to determine the southern boundary of this State, have considered the same and recommend the adoption of the following Resolution: Governor authorized to employ counsel to defend suit in reference to boundary line. Resolved, That the Governor be authorized and requested to defend the said suit, and to employ such additional counsel as he may deem necessary; Provided, That the whole expense of defending said suit and for counsel fees shall not exceed the sum of three thousand dollars. Assented to, January 22, 1852. (No. 20.) Resolved, That the Senate and House of Representatives hereby express their high appreciation of the kindness and hospitality of the municipal authorities and citizens of the city of Savannah and of the officers of the Central Railroad, exhibited towards them in their late visit to said city. Resolution of [Illegible Text] to city of Savannah and officers of C. R. R. Resolved, That his Excellency the Governor, be and he is hereby requested to forward a copy of these Resolutions to the Mayor of Savannah, and to the President of the Central Railroad. Copies to be forwarded. Assented to, January 22, 1852. (No. 21.) The Committee to whom was referred the petition of William J. Anderson, Thomas Anderson, and Richard J. Willis, asking this Legislature to refund to them a large sum of money, illegally paid by them as the securities of the late John R. Anderson, on his bonds as cashier and agent of the Darien Bank, beg leave to make the following Report: Report Resolution in reference to Judgment vs. W. J. Anderson others.

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The Committee have given the subject the most careful consideration, and find the claim of the petitioners involved in such doubt and difficulty, that they are unable to express any opinion as to the precise sum which ought to be refunded, and believing as they do that there is justice in their claim, and that the sum overpaid by them ought to be refunded, if a more minute investigation should authorize it, they recommend that a Joint Resolution be passed, authorizing and requiring the Governor to appoint some suitable individual to investigate the claim of the petitioners, and report thereon to the next General Assembly. The Committee therefore submit the following Joint Resolution and recommend its passage: Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly met, That his Excellency the Governor, be and he is hereby authorized and required to appoint some suitable individual to investigate the claim of William J. Anderson, Thomas Anderson, and Richard J. Willis, securities of John R. Anderson, on his bonds as cashier and as agent of the Darien Bank, and report to the next General Assembly what amount, if any, has been overpaid by the petitioners. Governor authorised to appoint a person to investigate. Assented to, January 22, 1852.

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INDEX TO THE LAWS. ACADEMIES AND COLLEGES. 1 Poor School Fund disposition thereof, c. 1 2 Academy for the Blind, 4 3 Georgia Military Institute State Cadets, c. 6 , 298 4 Oglethorpe University Charter amended, 297 5 Southern Botanico-Medical College endowed, 300 6 Griffin Synodical College incorporated, 300 7 Newnan Female College incorporated, 302 8 Griffin Collegiate Seminary incorporated, 304 9 Brownwood Institute incorporated, 305 10 Bapt't Female College of South-West. Ga. incorporated, 307 11 Albany Male and Female College incorporated, 307 12 Central Female College incorporated, 309 13 Mount Vernon Academy incorporated, 309 14 LaGrange Female Collegiate Seminary incorporated, 311 15 Lagrange Female College name changed, 312 16 Southern Female College incorporated, 313 17 Chalmers Female College incorporated, 313 18 Madison Collegiate Institute charter amended, 313 19 Americus Female Institute incorporated, 317 20 Southern Liberal Institute incorporated, 318 21 Washington County Female Institute incorporated, 322 22 Camden County Academy Trustees appointed, 322 23 Male Acad. of Atlanta, and Flint River Acad. incorp. 323 24 Barnesville Male and Female High Schools incorp'd, 325 25 Mt. Zion AcademyHawkinsville AcademyFort Valley Female Seminary incorporated, 326 26 Attapulgus Female AcademyCrawfordville AcademyStarkville Academy incorporated, 329 27 Oak Bridge Academy Trustees appointed, 329 28 Milledgeville Male and Fem. Acad. Trustees appoint'd, 330 29 Dade County Academy incorporated, 361 30 Calhoun Academy incorporated, 364 31 Dalton Academy incorporated, 364 32 Brothersville Academy incorporated, 365 33 Emory Academy incorporated, 366 34 Planters' Academy incorporated, 372 35 Stevens' Spring Academy incorporated, 373 36 Snake Creek Academy Trustees appointed, 373

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37 Dried Indian Mountain Academy incorporated, 378 38 Bascom Academy incorporated, 379 39 Paris Hill Academy incorporated, 380 40 Hudson Academy incorporated, 381 See Education. ADMINISTRATORS, EXECUTORS, c. 1 Citations and temporary letters how granted, 50 2 Laws placing estates in Clerk's hands repealed, 92 3 Disposition of such estates in future, 92 4 Duty of Ordinary as to former Clerks, 92 5 Executor, Administrator and Guardian, disqualified to be Ordinary, 93 6 Probate of Wills, Letters, c., and orders for sale of real estate or negroes, granted only during term, 94 7 Leave to sell land and negroes, advertised two months, 95 8 Sale to be advertised forty days, 95 9 Sale of perishable property ten days notice, 95 10 May be made by temporary Administrator, 95 11 Bonds of Administrators, c., to be payable to Ordinary 96 12 Returns how and when passed and recorded, 97 13 Vouchers to be recorded, 97 14 Commissioners how regulated when Administrators, c., die, or is removed, 99 15 Ordinary may allow extra commissions, 100 16 Guardians by will or nature to give bond, 101 17 Administrator's bond to be double the estate, 102 18 Sale of real estate of free persons of color, 102 19 Foreign Guardians Proceedings where he is incompetent, or his security insufficient, 102 20 Suits on the Bonds of Executors, Administrators, and Guardians, 235 21 Legatee, or distributee, or ward, may sue on bond in first instance, 235 22 The sureties may be sued alone in certain cases, 235 23 Principal's property to be first exhausted, 236 24 Sales may continue from day to day, 242 ADULTERY. See Penal Laws, 3. ALEXANDER. Town of [Illegible Text] incorporated, 411 AMENDMENTS. [Illegible Text] In Supreme Court, 215 AMERICUS. Town of [Illegible Text] incorporated, 412 ANTHONY, E. A. Relief of 515

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ANTIOCH. Town of [Illegible Text] incorporated, 413 APPEALS. 1 From decisions of Ordinary, 50 , 97 APPROPRIATIONS. 1 For payment of members of Legislature, 9 , 13 2 For Printing Fund, 10 , 12 3 For repairing and furnishing Executive Mansion, 10 4 Contingent Fund for 1852 53, and for arrearages 1851, 11 5 To William Dearing, for overpayment of tax, 11 6 For payment of salaries of civil officers, 12 7 For Military Fund, 12 8 For officers, c., of Lunatic Asylum, 12 9 For repairing and winding State-house Clock, 13 10 To officers of General Assembly, 13 , 14 11 Inspector of Penitentiary, 14 12 State-house Guard, 14 13 Messenger of Executive Department, 14 14 To E. H. Baxter, Ex'or, c., for account vs. Penitentiary, 14 15 To T. R. R. Cobb, for Digest, 14 , 18 16 Treasurer may pay 75 per cent. of salary pending the quarter, 14 17 Expenses of Committee to examine the W. A. R. R. 14 18 To Clerk of Joint Standing Committee on Penitentiary, 14 19 To Military Store-Keeper at Savannah, 14 20 To Jesse C. Farrar, as Secretary Commissioners Western and Atlantic Railroad, 15 21 To David Kramer, 15 22 To John J. Word, Solicitor General Cherokee Circuit, 15 23 Per diem pay and mileage of H. R. Deadwyler, 15 24 To witnesses on certain contested elections, 15 25 To George Jones, for over-payment of taxes, 16 26 To Jared Tomlinson, for services as Senator 1849, 16 27 To Messrs. Baynes and Williams, as members of H. of R. 16 28 To repair Arsenal at Savannah, 16 29 To Military Store-Keeper at Milledgeville, 16 30 For the increase of State Library, 16 31 Salary of State Librarian his duties, 17 32 To James R. Butts, late Surveyor General, 17 33 To pay existing debts of Penitentiary, 17 34 To repair Penitentiary buildings, fenee, c. 17 35 To B. F. Dense, for lighting chandeliers, c. 17 36 To B. B. Moore, for advertisements, c. 17 37 To John Cutchen, Drum Major, c. 18 38 For expenses of taking census, 18 39 To Committee making Educational Report, 16 40 For Deaf and Dumb, 80 41 To Joseph Marshall and Uriah Smith, 343

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42 Levi S. DeLyon and Asher Ayers, 344 43 Reuben S. Willingham, Tax Collector, 345 44 To Lewis F. Harris, Administrator, c. 346 45 To Ira Sanburn, 347 46 To J. J. Tooke and Thos. H. Polhill, 247 47 To persons arresting James Williams, 348 48 To estate of James Mapp To James T. Hemphill, 348 49 To X. G. McFarland, 349 50 To William C. Dun, Tax Collector, c. 350 51 To James Gibson loss of negro, 351 52 To Seaborn Jones loss of land, 352 See Rivers. ATLANTA, CITY OF 1 Charter amended Election of Marshal, 386 2 Extra Tax, 387 ATLANTA BANK. 1 Incororated charter, 39 ATTACHMENT. 1 Authorized against Joint Contractors and Copartners in certain cases, where one or more is liable to the process individually, 19 3 Mode of proceeding in such cases, 19 ATTORNEY. 1 John W. Dunean and A. F. Braham, authorized to plead and practice, 353 See Ordinary, 24. AUGUSTA. 1 Acts amended as to Police Court, 416 2 Election of Mayor and Council, 417 3 Qualification and oath of voters, 417 4 Donation to Orphan Asylum authorized, 436 AUGUSTA INSURANCE BANKING COMPANY. 1 Charter extended, 28 BAINBRIDGE, TOWN OF 1 Charter amended, 417 BALDWIN COUNTY. 1 Fees of Magistrates and Constables raised, 438 2 Painters to have the same lien as masons, 447 3 Road laws amended, 522 BANKS AND BANKING. 1 Specie paying Banks may issue Change Bills to 20 per cent. of capital, 21 26 2 Receivers hereafter appointed to give bond, in discretion of Governor, 22 3 Receiver to wind up Ocmulgee Bank Appointment, c. 23 4 Change BillsIssuing prohibited except by Banks Penalty, 25

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5 Central Bank Commission to examine and wind up, 27 6 Augusta Insurance Banking Co. charter extended, 28 7 Bank of the State of Georgia charter extended and amended, 29 8 Manufacturers and Mechanics Bank of Columbus incorporated, 30 9 The LaGrange Bank incorporated, 35 10 The Atlanta Bank incorporated, 39 11 The People's Saving Bank of Augusta incorporated, 212 12 Special tax on Banks, 292 BANK OF THE STATE OF GEORGIA. Charter extended and amended, 29 BIBB COUNTY. 1 Jurisdiction of Magistrates in Macon increased, 439 2 Fees of Magistrates and Constables regulated, 443 3 Painters to have the same lien as Masons, 447 BILLS OF REVIEW. 1. To be brought in three years, 240 BISHOP, BRINKLY Pardon of 505 BLIND, GEORGIA ACADEMY FOR Incorporated appropriation, c. 4 BOONE, KINCHEN P. Pardon of 505 BRIDGES. 1 Oglethorpe Bridge and Turnpike Co. Act relative to 190 2 Albany Bridge Company incorporated, 283 3 Nathaniel Smith's Bridge tolls allowed, 284 4 Terhune and Tumlin's Bridge tolls allowed, 284 See Roads, Bridges and Ferries. BROWN, ELEANOR Relief of 515 BRUNSWICK, CITY OF Proprietors incorporated, 427 BRYAN COUNTY. See Sheriff, 4. BULLOCH COUNTY. 1 Ordinaries Office at his residence, 466 2 License of Pedlers in 508 CALHOUN, TOWN OF Incorporated, 419 CAMDEN COUNTY. 1 Line of 959th district changed, 448 2 Act to compensate Petit Jurors repealed, 482 CAMPBELL COUNTY. 1 Act of 1847 concerning the pay of Jurors, amended, 483 2 Extra tax authorized, 483

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CAMP GROUNDS AND CHURCHES. 1 Presbyterian Church at Marietta incorporated, 305 2 Jewish Congregation of Savannah charter amended, 359 3 Concord Church changed to Anderson Meeting House, 359 4 Marietta Baptist church incorporated, 360 5 Pisgah Baptist church incorporated, 360 6 Baptist church of Christ incorporated, 360 7 Hopeful Baptist church incorporated, 362 8 Aramatheon Methodist church incorporated, 364 9 Haw-Hammuck Baptist church incorporated, 365 10 Broom Town Camp Ground incorporated, 366 11 Antioch M. E. Church incorporated, 368 12 New Providence church Trustees appointed, 373 13 St. Paul's Parish (Albany) incorporated, 374 14 Bethlehem camp ground incorporated, 374 15 Ball Hill camp ground incorporated, 375 16 Baptist church at cedar creek incorporated, 375 17 Ebenezer church and camp ground incorporated, 376 18 Union Baptist church incorporated, 376 19 Lexington Baptist church incorporated, 377 20 Euharlee church incorporated, 377 21 Baptist church in Washington charter renewed, 380 22 Baptist church at Antioch incorporated, 381 CANALS. See Steamboats and Canals. CARROLL COUNTY. 1 Deer killing regulated, 448 2 Insolvent Tax List to be allowed by Inferior court, 534 CAVE SPRING. 1 Incorporated, 420 CENSUS. 1 Appropriation for 18 2 Mode of taking and making returns, 45 3 Census takers appointment of, c. 46 , 47 4 Effect of failure in any county to make returns, 46 5 Penalty for false returns, 47 CENTRAL BANK. Commission to wind up Governor's duty, 27 CHANGE BILLS. 1 Banks may issue to 20 per cent. of capital, 21 , 26 2 All others prohibited Penalty, 25 3 One-half of fine to informer, 25 4 Nevertheless collectable and subject to taxation, 26 5 Penalties incurred under former Acts remitted, 26 CHARITABLE INSTITUTIONS. 1 The Preachers' Aid Society c., incorporated, 355 2 The Hebrew Benevolent Society incorporated, 356

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3 Muscogee Asylum for Poor charter amended, 357 4 Savannah Female Asylum, charter amended, 357 5 Savannah Mutual Loan Association incorporated, 368 6 Augusta Orphan Asylum incorporated, 436 7 The Franklin Building and Loan Association The Oglethorpe Infantry Loan Association, 212 CHATHAM COUNTY. 1 Election of constables in Savannah regulated, 438 2 Act of 1850 as to lumber measures, c., repealed, 449 3 Act to preserve the purity of elections, 449 4 Road commissioners empowered to shut up a certain creek, 524 5 Payment of petit jurors, 483 CHATHAM ARTILLERY. Privileges granted to 537 CHATTOOGA COUNTY. 1 Act consolidating the offices of Tax Receiver and Collector repealed, 529 CHEROKEE COUNTY. 1 Jurors to be paid, and how, 485 2 Extra tax authorized, 485 3 Act consolidating the offices of Tax Receiver and Collector repealed, 485 4 Insolvent tax list to be allowed by Inferior court, 533 CHURCHES. See Camp Grounds and Churches. CLERKS OF SUPERIOR INFERIOR COURTS. 1 Shall procure official seals, 77 2 Failure to procure a misdemeanor, 77 3 May advertise in any newspaper having a general circulation in the county or district, 78 4 Acts of deputies authorized and legalized, 79 , 234 5 Proceedings on failure to send record to Supreme Ct. 215 CLERK OF SUPREME COURT. See Supreme Court. CLINCH COUNTY. See Sheriff, 5. 1 County site named Magnolia, 455 CLINCH RIFLES. Privileges granted to 538 COBB COUNTY. 1 Provision for building new court house, 456 2 Certain papers to be transmitted to Paulding, 493 COLLEGES. See Academies and Colleges. COLOR OF TITLE. See Limitation of Actions.

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COLUMBIA COUNTY. 1 Amendment of road laws, 525 COLUMBUS. 1 Loan to Railroad authorized, 387 2 Watchretail licensestaxes, c. 430 COLUMBUS FACTORY COMPANY. Authorized to build a dam partly across the Chattahoochee, 521 CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICTS. Laid off, 88 CONSTABLES. 1 Fees for following property with attachment, 20 See Baldwin county, 1; Bibb county, 2; Chatham county, 1; Effingham county, 1; Lee county, 1; Monroe county, 1; Richmond county, 1. CONSTITUTION. 1 Amendment to 3d section 1st article, (Senator to each county,) 48 2 Amendment to 7th section 1st article, (Apportionment of representatives,) 49 3 Amendment to 6th section 3d article, (Ordinary,) 49 , 50 CONTINUANCE. 1 Of causes that have been to Supreme Court, 216 CORNETT, G. D. Pardon of, 506 CORONERS. 1 Fees in certain cases on attachments, 20 COUNTIES AND COUNTY LINES AND SITES. 1 Laws changing residence, without altering boundary lines, repealed, 52 2 Polk county laid [Illegible Text], 52 3 Provisions relative thereto, 52 4 New county site in Paulding, 55 5 Whitfield county laid out, 56 6 Provisions relative thereto, 56 7 Spalding county laid out, 58 8 Provisions relative thereto, 58 9 Taylor county laid out, 61 10 Provisions relative thereto, 61 11 Since changed between Paulding and Cobb, 55 12 Telfair and Appling, 63 13 Pulaski and Telfair, 64 14 Baker and Thomas, 64 15 Lowndes and Thomas, 64 16 Meriwether and Coweta, 64 17 Hall and Gwinnett, 65 18 Baker and Randolph, 65 , 72 19 Hall and Lumpkin, 65 20 Telfair and Irwin, 65

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21 Lee and Sumter, 65 22 Cobb and Cherokee, 65 23 Floyd and Cass, 65 24 Jasper and Newton, 66 25 Gordon and Floyd, 66 , 74 26 Wilkes and Lincoln, 66 27 Paulding and Polk, 67 28 Jasper and Jones, 67 29 Cass and Floyd, 68 30 Paulding and Cobb, 68 31 Paulding and Polk, 68 32 Thomas and Baker, 69 33 Walker and Gordon, 69 34 Cass and Paulding, 69 35 Murray and Gordon, 69 , 74 36 Polk and Floyd, 69 37 Ware and Wayne, 69 , 70 38 Campbell and Fayette, 70 39 Ware and Telfair, 71 40 Madison and Jackson, 71 41 Madison and Clark, 72 42 Macon and Crawford, 73 43 Pike and Spalding, 73 44 Randolph and Stewart, 75 45 Cass and Polk, 75 46 Twiggs and Bibb, 75 47 Marion and Macon, 76 COUNTY OFFICERS. 1 Shall procure seals, 77 2 May advertise in any newspapers having a general circulation, 78 3 File of papers to be kept, 78 4 Acts of deputy clerks, legalized, 79 5 In contested elections Governor to commission the one having highest legal vote, 79 COURT OF ORDINARY. See Ordinary. COURTS. 1 Common Pleas of Augusta sessions changed, 222 See Supreme Court, Superior and Inferior Courts, Justices of the Peace. COVINGTON, TOWN OF 1 Corporate powers extended. COWETA COUNTY. 1 Petit Jurors how paid, 485 2 Extra tax authorized, 485 3 Duty imposed on Tax Receivers and Collectors, 535

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CRAWFORD, JAMES J. B. Relief of 516 CUTHBERT, TOWN OF Charter amended, 459 DADE COUNTY. 1 Extra tax authorized, 531 DALTON. 1 Act of 1847 repealed, 388 DEADLY WEAPONS. 1 Mode of carrying prescribed, 269 DEAF AND DUMB. Appropriations for 80 DECATUR COUNTY. 1 Mode of paying witnesses prescribed, 269 DEKALB COUNTY. 1 Jurors how paid, 486 2 Extra tax authorized, 486 DEKALB RIFLEMAN. Privileges granted to 537 DESOTO, TOWN OF Incorporated, 422 DOOLY COUNTY. Act consolidating offices of Tax Receiver and Collector, repealed. 530 DUPREE, E. J. Relief of 516 EARLY COUNTY. 1 Books to be sent to it, 451 2 Duty imposed on Tax Receiver and Collector, 535 EATONTON. 1 Charter amended, 424 EDUCATION. 1 Fund set apart for education of the poor, 1 2 Balance of Convention appropriation to be invested, 1 3 Scrip to be under control of Treasurer, 2 4 Annual distribution of income, 2 5 Ordinary School commissioner ex officio, 2 6 Lumpkin and Rabun, Chatham and Union counties, excepted from this Act, 24 7 Duties of school commissioner assistants, c. 3 8 Payment of accounts disposition of surplus, c. 3 9 Judges to give this Act in charge, 4 10 Georgia Academy for the Blind appropriation, c. 4 11 Cadets educated in Georgia Military Institute, 6 12 Provisions to carry out this Act, 7 , 8 13 Provisions for a poor school fund in Chatham county, 331 14 Appropriation of school fund in Laurens, 334 15 Provisions for education in Twiggs county, 335

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16 Act of 1850, as to Walker county, repealed, 336 17 Provisions for certain teachers in DeKalb, 337 18 Provisions for certain teachers in Early, 338 19 Provisions for certain teachers in Hall, 338 20 Provisions for certain teachers in Jasper, 339 21 Provisions for certain teachers in Laurens, 339 22 Provisions for certain teachers in Newton, 340 23 Provisions for certain teachers in Pike and Upson, 341 24 Provisions for certain teachers in Walton and Henry, 342 EFFINGILAM COUNTY. 1 Jurisdiction and fees of magistrates and constables, 440 ELBERT COUNTY. 1 Officers in Elbert may advertise in any newspaper, 445 ELECTION. 1 Of Ordinary, 50 2 Duty of Governor in contested elections, 79 3 Oath of Superintendents, 82 4 List of voters for Grand Jury, 83 5 Challenged voters marked, 83 6 Duty of Grand Jury in relation thereto, 83 7 Duty of Grand Jury if no list is returned, 83 8 Ballots to be numbered, 84 9 How disposed of in contested elections, 84 10 Otherwise to be burned, 84 11 Judges of Superior courts election, 85 12 Provisions relative thereto, 85 , 88 13 Vacancies how filled, 87 14 Congressional Districts laid off, 88 See Chatham county, 1, 3. ELECTION PRECINCTS ESTABLISHED. 1 At all Justices' court grounds in Bulloch, Cass, Clinch, Crawford, Emanuel, Forsyth, Gordon, Gwinnett, Murray, Pike, Polk, Seriven and Spalding counties, 461 At Burns' Mill, in Seriven, 462 At Marshallville, in Macon, 462 At Justices' court in 687th district, in Lee, 462 At Justices' court in 454th district, Walton, 462 At Justices' court in 48th district, Bulloch, 462 At II. Patterson's, 382d district, Madison, 462 At Santa Fe, Jackson, 462 At Kirkland, Jackson, 462 At Justices' court, Mossy creek district, Habersham, 463 At Alexander, Burke, 463 At White Plains, Greene, 463 At Indian Springs, Butts, 463 At Glade Precinct, Oglethorpe, 463 At all Justices' court grounds in Murray and Whitfield, 463

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At Daniel [Illegible Text], Twiggs, 463 At Justices' court, 21st district, Stewart, 464 At Justices' court, 1046th district, Decatur, 464 At Bermuda, Warren, 464 At Justices' courts in 992 and 742d districts, Coweta, 465 PRECINCTS ABOLISHED. 1 At all places not Justices' court grounds, in Murray and Whitfield, 463 2 At [Illegible Text] and Tarversville, in Twiggs county, 463 3 At Wiley Law, Sumter, 464 4 At W. Mobley's, Randolph, 464 At Justices' court, 5th district, Randolph, 464 PRECINCTS CHANGED. In 982d district of Irwin county, 461 In 586th district of Clinch, 461 From Wm. Felton's to Winchester, Macon, 462 From Hamburg to Oglethorpe, Macon, 462 From Snatchville to Opepilko, Laurens, 462 From Porter's to Morgan's, in Penfield, 463 From Ramah to Gordon, Wilkinson, 463 From Bloodworth's to Spann's, Wilkinson, 463 In 61st, 64th and 65th districts of Burke, to Justices' court grounds, 463 In 985th district of Gilmer, 463 From N. Duncan to N. Rumsey, Elbert, 463 From T. King to Jackson's Spring, Houston, 463 From Prattsville to [Illegible Text], Monroe, 463 In 5th district Carroll, to Justices' court, 463 From B. B. Rutland's to W. Posey, Dooly, 464 From Sylvan [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] to S. Evans', Hancock, 464 From D. Goode's to Justices' court, Campbell, 465 From Buckner's [Illegible Text] to Justices' court, Talbot, 465 [Illegible Text]. 1 Incorporated, 424 EVIDENCE. 1 Interrogatories for a sole witness, 90 2 In case of steamboat injuring a raft, burden of proof on owner of boat, 163 EXECUTORS, c. See Administrators, [Illegible Text], c. FAYETTE COUNTY. 1 Duty imposed on Tax Receivers and Collectors, 535 FEES. 1 Of Sheriffs, c., for following property, with attachment, 20 2 Of Ordinary, 97 3 Of Jailor, for keeping insane slaves, c. 287

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4 Of Justices of the Peace and Constables in Baldwin county, raised, 438 5 The same in Effingham, 440 FERRIES. 1 Bennington's Ferry on Flint river authorized, 380 FLOYD COUNTY. 1 Provisions as to distempered cattle, 453 2 Extra tax authorized, 532 3 Three panels of Jurors for Superior court, 492 FORCIBLE ENTRY AND DETAINER. 1 Service of notice on non-residents, 261 FOREIGN GUARDIAN. See Administrators, c., 19. FORFEITED LOTS. See Land Laws. FOSTER, SARAH G. Relief of, 517 FRANKLIN COUNTY. 1 Payment of jurors, 488 2 Extra tax authorized, 488 3 Pedlers' licenses provisions as to, 508 FRAUDS. See Statute of Frauds. FREE PERSONS OF COLOR. See Slaves, c. GEORGIA ACADEMY FOR THE BLIND. 1 Incorporated, c., 4 GEORGIA MILITARY INSTITUTE. 1 Education, c., of State cadets, 6 GERMAN VOLUNTEERS. Privileges granted to, 537 GOVERNOR. 1 Duties and powers in relation to Georgia Military Institute, 7 , 8 2 Powers and duty as to receivers' bonds, 22 3 Duty as to winding up Central Bank, 27 4 Duty as to commissioning, in contested elections, 79 GRANTS. 1 Authorized to issue to W. P. Hightower, for fraction in Coweta, 471 Jeff. Alford, for fraction in Meriwether, 471 Inferior Court of Early county, for educational purposes, 472 Z. Bonner, for fraction in Carroll, [Illegible Text] H. S. Roberts, for lot in Muscogee, 473 Thomas A. Jones, for lot in Carroll, 474 See Land Laws.

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GREEN, JEMIMA. Relief of, 517 GREENVILLE. 1 Charter amended, 425 GUARDIANS. See Administrators, c., HABEAS CORPUS. 1 Notice of application to prosecutor or attorney, 236 HABERSHAM COUNTY. 1 Books to be sent to, 451 2 Vote to be taken on compensation of jurors, and proceedings thereupon, 490 HALL COUNTY. 1 Pay of jurors suspended, 494 2 Insolvent tax lists allowed by Inferior Court, 534 HANCOCK COUNTY. 1 Act for payment of jury, on trial of slaves, repealed, 489 HARRIS COUNTY. 1 Petit jurors how paid, 489 HEARD COUNTY. 1 Adjourned term of Supreme Court for Nov., 1851 legalized, 493 HICKS, DANIEL, AND OTHERS. Relief of, 518 HUSBAND AND WIFE. 1 Husband deserting, the wife's earnings vest in herself, 237 INCORPORATIONS. Augusta, Atlanta, and Nashville Magnetic Telegraph Company incorporated, 193 Rome Branch Magnetic Telegraph Company incorporated, 197 Curtright Manufacturing Company incorporated, 201 Hancock Manufacturing Company, Augusta Gas Light Company, and Macon Gas Light Company incorporated, 203 Sweet Water Manufacturing Company incorporated, 206 La Grange [Illegible Text] Mill Company incorporated, 208 Lawrenceville Manufacturing Company incorporated, 208 Savannah Patent Steam Brick Company incorporated, 209 Rock Island Factory CompanyAugusta Machine Works incorporated, 210 Howard FactoryCoweta Falls Manufacturing Company incorporated, 210 The Peoples's Saving Bank, of Augusta, 212 The Republican Blues' Building and Loan Association incorporated, 212 The Chatham Mutual Loan Association incorporated, 212

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The Franklin Building and Loan Association incorporated, 212 The Oglethorpe Infantry Loan Association incorporated, 212 Warsaw Navigation company, 276 Georgia Mechanical and Manufactural Institute, 475 Southern Hydropathic Institute, 476 Lanier House company, 477 Sparta Hotel company, 479 Oostanaula Fire company, No. 1, 479 Washington Fire company, 481 VOLUNTEER COMPANIESINCORPORATED. Baldwin Blues, 256 Augusta Guards, 258 Savannah Volunteer Guards, 539 Republican Blues, 539 SONS OF TEMPERANCEINCORPORATED. Grand Division, and all subordinates, 367 , 368 Chattahoochee and Muscogee Divisions, 362 Trustees of Temperance Hall, (Columbus,) 362 Baldwin Raiford Division, 368 Yemassee Division, 370 Greensboro' Division, 385 MASONIC LODGESINCORPORATED. Eureka LodgeCohutta LodgeAlleghany Lodge, 363 Hunter LodgeCoosa LodgeMcKay Lodge, 371 Harmony Lodge, 380 Caledonia LodgeGeorgetown LodgeWashington Lodge, 381 McDonough chapter, 381 Fraternal LodgePinton LodgeGenerous Warren Lodge, 382 Carrollton chapter, 383 Atlanta LodgePerry chapterHouston Lodge, 384 Thurmond LodgeLincoln LodgeThomaston chapter, 384 Morning Star LodgeRinggold Lodge, 385 INDEPENDENT ORDER OF ODD FELLOWSINCORPORATED. Rome Lodge, 372 Wildy Lodge, 372 See the following Titles for Acts of Incorporation of each class. Academies and Colleges, Banks, Bridges, Charitable Institutions, Camp Grounds and Churches, Railroads, Steamboats, c.; Turnpike and Plank Roads. INDEPENDENT VOLUNTEER BATTALION, OF SAVANNAH. See Volunteer Companies.

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INFERIOR COURTS. See Ordinary, Superior, and Inferior Courts. INSOLVENT DEBTORS. 1 Oxen and cart exempt, if debtor owns no horse, 106 INTERROGATORIES. 1 For sole witness, 90 I. O. O. F. See Incorporations. JACKSON, SUSAN: Relief of, 519 JACOBS, W. G. Relief of, 518 JEFFERSON COUNTY. 1 Road laws amended, 525 JEFFERSON, TOWN OF. Incorporated, 427 JOHNSON, JAMES. Pardon of, 506 JOINT CONTRACTORS. 1 Attachment against them in certain cases, 19 JUDGES OF SUPERIOR COURTS. 1 Shall give in charge Education Act, 4 2 Election of, vacancies, c., 85 , 88 3 Qualification of, 87 4 Those in office to serve out the term, 87 5 May alternate, 87 JUDICIARY. 1 Process by deputy clerk legalized, 234 2 Sci. fa. how directed and served, 234 3 Suits on bonds of executors, administrators, and guardians, 235 4 Notice of application for Habeas Corpus, 236 5 Wife's earnings where husband deserted, 237 6 Bills of review to be brought in 3 years, 240 7 Traverse of return to mandamus, 241 8 Order of argument by counsel in criminal cases, 242 9 Public sales may be continued from day to day, 243 10 Consideration of promise to pay another's debt need not be in writing, 243 JURORS. See the following Counties: Camden, Campbell, Chatham, Cherokee, Coweta, De Kalb, Floyd, Franklin, Habersham, Hall, Hancock, Harris, Lumpkin, Macon, Madison, Murray, Paulding, Richmond, Sumter, Union, Walton, Warren, Washington. JURYGRAND. 1 Duty as to list of voters returned, 83

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See Baldwin County, 1, Bibb County, 1 2, Effingham County, 1, Lee, 1, Monroe 1, Richmond, 1, Ware, 1. JUSTICES OF THE PEACE. 1 Office papers, when lost, may be established immediately, 245 2 If lost by any person other than the justice, may be established, on affidavit, 245 LA FAYETTE, TOWN OF. 1 Act of 1835 revived limits prescribed, 460 LA GRANGE, TOWN OF. 1 Charter amended, 431 LA GRANGE BANK. 1 Incorporated charter, 35 LAND LAWS. 1 Errors in copying grants in Secretary of State's office how corrected, 247 2 Time extended for grants on head-rights, 248 3 Grants on transferred warrants to issue to purchaser, 249 4 Certain surveys in Columbia county declared valid, 249 5 Time granted to informers to take out grants, 250 6 After that time, to be granted to any one, on paying fees, 250 7 Time given to purchasers of fractions, c., 251 8 Lot No. 60, in Gwinnett, to be sold, 252 9 Grant's fees prescribed for lands in Ware, 252 LAWS. 1 Mode of publication prescribed, 253 LEE COUNTY. 1 Fees of magistrates and constables, 443 2 County site made permanent, 457 3 Pedlers licensed provisions as to, 509 4 Extra tax authorized, 532 5 Insolvent tax list to be allowed by Inferior Court, 534 LEGITIMATING ACTS. See nameschange of. LIBRARIAN, (STATE,) 1 Salary, duties, c., 17 2 Appropriation for salary, 16 LIEN. See Lien of Actions, 1, Baldwin, 3, Bibb, 3. 1 Lien extended to all machinists, on mills, boats, c., 237 LIMITATION OF ACTIONS. 1 Bona fide purchasers protected from lien of judgments, after your years' possession of realty, and two years of personalty, 238 2 Fraudulent or forged deed no color of title, 239 3 Possession alone not color of title, 239

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4 Statute does not run in favor of persons absconding or removing, 239 5 Bills of review three years, 240 6 Exception in favor of minors, c., 240 LOST PAPERS. 1 How established in justices' courts, 245 LOTTERIES. 1 Greene and Pulaski Monument Lottery Act amended, 504 LUMPKIN COUNTY. 1 Vote of the people to be taken on the compensation of jurors, 490 2 Proceedings thereupon, 490 LUNATICS. See Slaves, [Illegible Text] 5 to 8. LUNATIC ASYLUM. 1 Appropriations, 254 2 Mode of letting contracts, 254 3 Payment of debts, 254 4 Convicts in Penitentiary may be used on this work, 254 McINTOSH COUNTY. 1 Road laws amended, 526 2 Certain persons exempted from road duty, 526 3 Provisions for appointment and fees of pilots, 513 MACON COUNTY. 1 Jurors for Superior Court two panels to be drawn, 492 2 Act consolidating the offices of Tax Receiver and Collector, repealed, 530 MACON, CITY OF. 1 Various Acts amended, 389 MADISON COUNTY. 1 Provisions for pay of jurors, and extra tax, 487 See Sheriff, 6. MANDAMI'S. 1 Answer under oath, 241 2 Traverse proceedings thereon, 241 MANUFACTURERS' AND MECHANICS' BANK, OF COLUMBUS. 1 Incorporated charter, 30 MARIETTA. 1 Incorporated, 390 MARRIAGE LICENSES. 1 Granted by Ordinary, 50 MASONIC LODGES. See Incorporations. MILITIA LAWS. 1 Exemptions and Privileges to Cavalry Corps, 255 2 Organization of Squadrons and Regiment of Cavalry, 255 3 Organization of 1st Reg. 1st Brig. 1st Div. 257

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4 Law amended as to 18th Regiment, 258 MILLEDGEVILLE. 1 Extra Tax to pay sale to R. R. 397 2 Elections how regulated, [Illegible Text] MONROE COUNTY. 1 Fees of magistrates and constables, 443 MONTGOMERY COUNTY. 1 Ordinary's office at his residence, 466 MONTICELLO, TOWN OF. 1 Charter amended, 432 MOUCHET, JAMES. Pardon of 507 MURRAY COUNTY. 1 Provision for taking a vote of the people on compensation of Jurors, 491 2 Proceedings thereupon, 492 MUSCOGEE COUNTY. See Sheriff, 7, 8. NAMES, CHANGE OF. Acts for changing names of, and legitimating various persons therein named, 496 to 503 NEWNAN, TOWN OF. 1 Charter amended, 433 OCMULGEE BANK. 1 ReceiverAppointment Duty, c 23 , 24 2 Receiver, ad [Illegible Text] Distribution of Money collected, 24 OGLETHORPE CITY. 1 Incorporated, 398 OGLETHORPE INFANTRY. See [Illegible Text] Companies. ORDINARY. 1 School Commissioner, ex-officio Duties, c. 2 , 3 2 Appeal from decisions to Supreme court, 50 3 Ex-officio clerk may appoint a deputy, 50 4 May issue citations and grant temporary letters, 50 5 May grant Marriage Licenses, 50 6 ElectionTerm of officeCommissionVacancy, 50 , 95 7 Clerk of Superior court to be C. C. O. pro tem, 50 8 Ordinary shall procure an official seal, 77 9 To be paid for by county treasurer penalty for failure, 77 10 Acts of Deputies authorized and legalized, 79 11 Name and style of court and incumbent, 91 12 Existing laws continued in force, 92 13 Duty as to estates in hands of Clerks C. O. 92 14 Executors, c., elected ordinary proceedings in such case, 93 15 Disqualified from being executor, administ'r or guardian, 93 16 Proceedings in Inferior court on refusal to deliver books, 94 17 Office, where kept always open, 94 18 Certain orders to be granted only at a regular Term, 94 19 Terms of the court, 94 20 DeputyBondBond of Ordinary, 96 21 Oath of Ordinary and Deputy, 96 22 Fees of Ordinary, 97 23 Appeals to Superior court, 97 24 Ordinary and partner prohibited from practising in his court on cases originating there, 97 25 Violation a Misdemeanor, 97 26 Returns of Ordinary where he has been Administrator, c. 98

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27 Certain acts of inferior courts legalized, 98 28 Ordinary of Upson county authorized to grant letters on Estate of Allen McWalker and Jas. Hightower, 166 7 See Bulloch County, 1; Montgomery, 1; Wayne, 1. OXFORD, TOWN OF. 1 Charter amended, 435 PARDON. 1 Of Brinkley Bishop. 2 K. P. Boon, 505 3 G. D. Cornett. 4 James Johnson. 5 James Mouchet, 506 , 507 PARTNERS. 1. Attachment against in certain cases, 19 PAULDING COUNTY. 1 Petit Jurors for Sup. court, 2 panels to be drawn, 494 2 Certain papers to be transmitted from Cobb, 493 PEARSON, L. C. Relief of 519 PEDLERS. 1 Foreigners prohibited, 260 , 508 2 ViolationMisdemeanorProof, 260 3 Regulation of Tax onin the counties of Bulloch, Franklin, Pike, Sumter and Stewart, 508 Do. do. Lee, 509 4 Jas. A. Straynge authorised to peddle, 510 PENAL LAWS. 1 County officers failing to procure a seal guilty of misdemeanor, 77 2 Service of notice on non-residents, in cases of forcible entry and detainer, 261 3 Adultery or fornication with a negro, 262 4 Selling or buying with false Weights or Measures, 263 5 Laws in relation to importation of slaves revived, 263 6 Cruel treatment of slavesMisdemeanor, 268 7 Deadly weapons to be carried openly, 269 8 Interfering with Religions Worship, 270 PENITENTIARY. 1 Appropriations therefor, 17 2 Convicts may be worked on Lunatic Asylum, 254 PHYSICIANS. 1 Board may meet anywhere they appoint, 271 2 Sundry persons authorized to practice and charge, 511 , 512 PIKE COUNTY See Volunteer Companies. PILOTAGE. 1 Act regulating the appointment of Commissioners of Pilotage, and their Fees, in McIntosh county, 513 PLANK ROADS. See Turnpikes and Plank Roads. POOR SCHOOL FUND. See Education. POOR SCHOOL TEACHERS. See Education. PRACTICE. 1 Argument of counsel in criminal cases to be in same order as in civil, 242 PROCESS. Signed by Deputy Clerk valid, 234 PUBLIC SALES. 1. May continue from day to day, 242 RABUN COUNTY. 1 Survey of part of 452 , 453 2 Provisions as to distempered cattle, 453

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3 Act consolidating offices of Tax Receiver and Collector repealed, 531 RAFTS. See Steamboat, c., 1, RAILROADS. 1 Two or more companies may establish through rates, 107 2 Publication of RatesJoint Liabilities of companies, 108 3 Western and Atlantic Railroad may be a party, 108 4 Sign Boards at Road Crossings, 108 5 Duty of Engine Runner and Directors, 109 6 Company liable nevertheless for damages, 109 7 Hands exempt from Road Duty conditionally, 283 West'n and Atlantic RailroadActs relative thereto, 110 , 118 Central Railroad and Bank. co.Acts relative thereto, 119 Georgia Railroad and Banking co., and Washington Railroad, consolidated, 120 South-Western Railroad companyAct relative thereto, 121 3 Cherokee Railroad company,Act relative thereto, 121 Atlanta and La Grange Railroad co.Act relative thereto, 121 Milledgeville and Gordon Railroad co.Act relative thereto, 126 Barnesville Railroad company,Act relative thereto, 127 Brunswick and Florida Railroad co.Act relative thereto, 128 Brunswick Canal and Railroad co.Act relative thereto, 129 Gainesville Railroad company,Act relative thereto, 130 Carrollton Railroad company,Act relative thereto, 131 Savannah and Albany Railroad co.Act relative thereto, 132 , 189 Columbus and W. Point Railroad and P. R. co.Act relative thereto, 133 [Illegible Text] Br. Railroad,Act relative thereto, 137 Coosa and Chattooga River Railroad co.Act relative thereto, 140 Lawrenceville Railroad company,Act relative thereto, 148 Talbotton Railroad company,Act relative thereto, 149 The Clarksville and Tugalo Railroad or P. R.Act relative thereto, 150 Georgia and Florida Railroad,Act relative thereto, 151 Indian Spring Railroad company,Act relative thereto, 152 Culloden Railroad,Act relative thereto, 154 Blue Ridge Railroad company,Act relative thereto, 158 RECEIVERS. See Banks and Banking. RELIEF. 1 Granted to R. H. Dixon, admr. of A. Bedell, 468 2 Jno. Everitt, a minor. 3 The adm'r Susan B. [Illegible Text] 468 , 469 4 Thos. D. Prather, a minor. 5 E. A. Anthony, 469 , 515 6 Eleanor Brown. 7 Jas. J. B. Crawford, 515 , 516 8 E. J. Dupree. 9 Jemima Green, 516 , 517 10 Sarah G. Foster. 11 Daniel Hicks and others, 517 , 518 12 W. G. Jacobs. 13 Adaline E. Waller, 518 , 519 14 L. C. Pearson. 15 Susan Jackson, 519 16 James Stewart. 17James A. Straynge, 510 , 519 18 Marg't. Young. 10 Tax Receiver of Washington co. 520 , 535 RELIGIOUS WORSHIP. 1 Interference with Punishment, 270 REPUBLICAN BLUES. See Volunteer Companies.

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RICHMOND COUNTY. 1 Fees of magistrates and constables, 443 2 Act as to Deer Killing amended, 448 3 Petit Jurors to be paid, and how Extra Tax, 484 RIVERS AND DAMS. 1 Appropriation for Improvement of Altamaha, Oconee and Ocmulgee, 272 2 Opening of Cypress Creek Privileges granted to John B. Coffee and others, 273 3 Commissioners and provisions in relation to Canochee River, 274 4 Warsaw Navigation co.to clear out Chattahoochee RiverPrivileges, 276 5 Appropriation, c., for Coosa River, 278 6 Keeping open of Hiwassee River, 279 7 Columbus Factory company authorised to build a Dam, partly across the Chattahoochee, 521 8 Read Commissioners of Chatham authorized to close up a certain creek, 524 See Roads, Bridges and Ferries. ROADS, BRIDGES AND FERRIES. 1 A. H. Anderson and Moses P. Greene, authorised to build a Bridge across the Ogeechee River, 527 2 R. McCroane, do. do. 527 See Rivers and Dams, Roads and Road Laws. ROADS AND ROAD LAWS. 1 Compensation for passing through unenclosed lands, 280 2 Mode of obtaining private ways, 281 3 Ordained Preachers exempt from road duty, 282 4 Railroad Hands exempt, conditionally, 283 5 Road Laws amended as to Baldwin co. 522 6 Road Laws amended as to Columbia and Jefferson, 525 7 Road Laws amended as to McIntosh, 526 ROME. 1 Extra Tax authorized. 2 Charter amended, 387 , 406 SAVANNAH. 1. Appeal from Freeholder's decision, 408 2 Qualification and Registry of Voters, 408 3 Elections, how conducted, c., 409 4 Mode of electing constables prescribed, 438 SAVANNAH [Illegible Text] GUARDS See Volunteer Comp's [Illegible Text] How directed and served, 235 SEAL. 1 County officers to procure official seals. 77 SHERIFF, 1 Fees for following property with attachment, [Illegible Text] 2 May advertise in any public newspaper, and keep a file, 78 3 Sales may continue from day to day, 242 4 Bond in Bryan co. reduced, 440 5 Bond in Clinch co. reduced, 441

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6 Bond in Madison co. reduced, 441 7 Bond in Muscogee co. reduced, 442 8 Allowed the same fees as in Chatham, 412 SLAVES AND FREE PERSONS OF COLOR. 1 Sales of realty of free persons of color how, and by whom made, 102 2 Adultery or fornication with Misdemeanor, 262 3 Cruel Treatment of Misdemeanor, 268 4 Laws revived as to importation, 268 5 Arrest and committal of insane slave or free person of color, 286 6 Trial, Costs how paid, 286 7 Fees of Jailor Execution therefor, 287 8 The owner may take possession on giving bond, 287 9 Tax on free persons of color, 289 10 Tax on certain slaves, 292 11 Sale of Betsy Kelly and Robt. Harper's real estate, authorized, 469 SONS OF TEMPERANCE. See Incorporations. SPARTA, TOWN OF. 1 Charter amended, 436 STARKEVILLE, TOWN OF. 1 Incorporated, 457 STATE OFFICERS. 1 May advertise in any newspaper they may select, 78 2 Shall keep a file of these newspapers, 78 3 Their duty as to taxes, 291, 293 STATUTE OF FRAUDS. 1. Consideration of promise to pay another's debt need not be in writing, 243 STEAMBOATS AND CANALS. 1 In cases of injuries to Rafts by steamboats, the burden of proof is on the owner of boat, 163 N. Y. and Savannah Steam Nav. co. Acts relative thereto, 164 Savannah and Ogeechee Canal co. Acts relative thereto, 165 Union Steamboat company, Acts relative thereto, 165 Magnolia Steam [Illegible Text] company, Acts relative thereto, 168 STEWART COUNTY. Tax on Pedlers not less than 500 dollars, 508 STEWART JAMES. Relief of, 519 SUMTER COUNTY. 1 Petit Jurors to be paid. and how; Extra Tax, 481 2 Pedlers' Licenses not less than 500 dollars, 508 SUPERIOR AND INFRIOR COURTS. 1 Blue Ridge and Macon circuits laid out, 219 2 Times of holding courts, and other provisions as to Blue Ridge circuit, 220 3 Times of holding courts in Cherokee circuit, 222 4 Times of holding courts in Macon circuit, 224 5 Superior in Richmond county changed, 222

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6 Superiorin Marion county changed, 223 7 Superiorin Clark county changed, 227 8 Superiorin Taliaferro, Madison and Elbert changed, 229 9 Superiorin Stewart county (full term), 226 10 Times of holding in South-Western circuit, 226 11 Times of holding in Flint and Coweta circuit, 230 12 Superior court of Baker to sit as long as necessary, 223 13 Superior court of Marion to sit two weeks, c. 223 14 Superior court of Sumter and Lee to sit two weeks, 226 15 Superior court of Decatur, Early and Baker adjournment legalized, 226 16 Superior court of Henry, Upson and Spalding, to sit two weeks, 231 17 Superior court of Merriwether, Cowetta, Fayette and Heard, to sit two weeks, 231 18 Superior court of Troup and DeKalb, to sit three weeks, 231 19 Inferior court in Bibb county changed, 224 20 Inferior court in Sumter and Lee changed, 226 21 Inferior court in Floyd, Forsyth, Chattooga and Appling changed, 227 22 Inferior court in Heard changed, 229 23 Inferior court in Upson, Pike and Spalding changed, 230 24 Inferior court in Early changed, 232 25 Inferior court in DeKalb and Carroll changed, 233 26 Inferior court in Harris, changed, 233 27 Adjourned term, Nov. 1851, of Sup. courts of Troup and Coweta legalized, 493 See Jurors. SUPREME COURT. 1 1st and 2d sections Act of 23d Feb., 1850, repealed, 214 2 Amendments instanter, 215 3 Original bill of exceptions to be sent up, 215 4 Clerk to record opinions, 215 5 Proceedings against clerks failing to send up record, 215 6 Exceptions tendered to Judge out of office, 216 7 Proceedings on removal or death of Judge, 216 8 Position of causes in Superior court after reversal, 216 9 Act to take effect from 1st May, 1852, 216 10 Cases in Twiggs, Dooly and Marion how returned, 217 11 Changes in 1st and 5th Judicial districts, 217 12 Time of session at [Illegible Text] changed, 217 13 Session in 2d district at Columbus, 217 SURETIES. 1 Suits vs. on Executors, Admin'tors and Guardians' bonds, 235 TAX 1 All real and personal estate taxed, 288 2 Realty, personalty defined, 288 3 Property exempt, 289 4 Lands surveyed and not granted taxed, 289

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5 Monied corporations free persons of color, 289 6 Professional menDentists and [Illegible Text] artists, 289 7 Poll tax, 289 8 Returns to receivers their duty, 290 9 Assessments, 290 10 Receiver's returns and digest, 290 11 Tax payer's oath, 291 12 Duty of Comptroller General, 291 13 Rate of taxation how assessed, 291 , 293 14 Maximum of taxation, 291 , 294 15 Receiver's and collector's fees, 292 16 Taxes paid in specie funds, 292 17 Taxes on certain slaves continued, 292 18 Special tax on banks, 292 19 Tax fi. fas. how issued and levied, 294 20 Tax on Macon and Western railroad, 295 21 Tax on Rome branch railroad, 295 22 Persons owning 5,000 acres of land in Clinch, Dectur or Rabun, to give in and pay in such county, 296 23 Provision for levying extra tax in the following counties: Campbell, Richmond, Sumter, 483 , 484 Cherokee, Coweta, KeKalb, Walton, 485 , 486 Madison, Washington, Franklin, 487 , 488 Habersham, Lumpkin, Murray, Union, 490 , 494 , 533 Dade, Floyd, c. 531 , 532 TAX COLLECTORS AND RECEIVERS OF TAX RETURNS. 1 Act consolidating the offices, repealed as to the counties of Chattooga, Macon, Dooly, Rabun, 529 , 530 , 531 2 Insolvent list to be allowed by Inferior court in the counties of Cherokee, Carroll, Hall, Lee, 533 , 534 3 Duty imposed in the counties of Coweta, Early. Fayette, 534 4 Receiver of Washington co. relief of 535 TREASURER (COUNTY). See Troup co., 1. 1 Shall pay for official seals of clerks, c., 78 TREASURER (STATE.) 1 May pay 75 per cent. of salaries pending the quarter, 14 TROUP COUNTY. 1 Act of 1849 as to treasurer repealed, 445 2 Adjourned term of Sup. court for Nov. 1851, legalized, 193 TURNPIKES AND PLANK ROADS CO. 1 Collection of tolls when evaded, 170 Macon, Perry and Albany P. R. co. Acts relative thereto, 171 Colum. and Greenville P. and T. R. co. Acts relative thereto, 172 Colum. and Lannahasse P. and T. R. co. Acts relative thereto, 172 Atl'c and Sweet Water P. and T. R. co. Acts relative thereto, 172

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Hend'n Marthasv'le P. T. R. co. Acts relative thereto, 176 Ogechee Plank Road co. Acts relative thereto, 180 Satilla Plank Road co. Acts relative thereto, 183 Dade county Turnpike co. Acts relative thereto, 187 Oglethorpe Bridge and Turnpike co. Acts relative thereto, 190 UNION COUNTY. 1 Provisions as to distempered cattle, 453 2 Provisions for payment of Jurors, 494 3 Provisions Extra tax, 494 , 533 VOLUNTEER COMPANIES. 1 Independent Volunteer Battalion of Savannah, organized, 536 2 Privileges granted to Chatham Artillery, German Guards, and DeKalb Riflemen, 537 3 Privileges granted to Oglethorpe Infantry and Clinch Rifles, 538 4 Act to encourage Vol. Companies in county of Pike, 540 See Incorporations. WALKER COUNTY. Act of 1835 as to county site revived, 460 WALLER, ADELINE E. Relief of 518 WALTON COUNTY. 1 Grand Jurors to be paid, and how extra tax, 486 WARE COUNTY 1 Justices courts in 1030 district place of holding prescribed, 446 WARREN COUNTY. 1 Provision for payment of Jurors, 484 WASHINGTON COUNTY. 1 Petit Jurors, how paid extra tax, 487 WASHINGTON FIRE CO. OF SAVANNAH. Charter amended, 481 WAYNE COUNTY. Ordinary's office at his residence, 466 WEIGHTS AND MEASURES. 1 Selling or buying by false Misdemeanor, 263 WESTERN AND ATLANTIC RAILROAD. 1 Future organization officers, c. 110 2 Superintendent duties and powers, 111 3 Treasurer duties, c. 112 4 Auditor duties, c. 113 5 Freights, cash, tickets, c. 113 6 Act of 1850 continued, 113 7 Election of superintendent, 114 8 Appropriations for repair, c. 114 9 Contracts for iron ratification, c. 116 10 Route through Cassville, 117 WILLS. 1 Of personalty how extended and attested, 104 2 How revoked and proven, 104 3 Nuncupative wills excepted, 104 YOUNG MARGARET. Relief of 520

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INDEX TO RESOLUTIONS. 1 Anderson Willis and others Relief of, 571 2 Augusta Arsenal, 563 3 Boundary between Georgia and Florida suit as to, 571 4 Cobb's Digest distribution of, 568 5 Convention, State, Journal of to be distributed, 569 6 Creek claims Memorial to Congress, 551 7 Copies of the above to whom to be sent, 559 8 Dean's case with W. and A. Railroad costs in, 548 9 Georgia Hist. Society documents to be furnished, 569 10 Independence Hall report and resolutions, 561 11 Intervention report and resolutions, 560 12 Iron interest report and resolutions, 545 13 Judges Wayne and Nicols books to be furnished to, 568 14 King, A. M. D. relief of, 550 15 Laws and Journals to be furnished to members, 567 16 Laws and Journals additional copies of, 570 17 Laws, portion of to be published in newspaper, 569 18 Millitary committee report of, 562 19 Monument to John Forsyth, 548 20 Ogeechee River funds, 547 21 Resolutions which to be published, 545 22 Savannah vote of thanks to, 571 23 Savannah Volunteer Guards muskets for, 564 24 Sturgis, Joseph his claims, 564 25 Union county academy fund, 548 26 Volunteer corps arms of, disbanded, 564 27 Washington monument block for, 570 28 W. and A. Railroad sub-committee appointed, 567 29 White, Rev. Geo. newspapers to be furnished, 549 30 White, Rev. Geo. Manuscripts to be furnished, 549

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ERRATA.On page 15, marginal note, for John J. Wood, read John J. Word. On page 551 caption, Resolution 8, for Army, read Arms. On page 551 caption, Resolution 20, for Franks, read Thanks.

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