Acts of the General Assembly of the state of Georgia, passed in Milledgeville, at a biennial session, in November, December, January, and February. 1853-4. compiled, and notes added, by John Rutherford [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 SAVANNAH: SAMUEL T. CHAPMAN 18531100 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, JANUARY, AND FEBRUARY. 1853-4. COMPILED, AND NOTES ADDED, By JOHN RUTHERFORD. 18531100 18531200 18540100 18540200 PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY. SAVANNAH: SAMUEL T. CHAPMAN, STATE PRINTER. 1854.

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PRINTED ON THE JOURNAL COURIER MAMMOTH STEAM POWER PRESS, SAVANNAH, CA.

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PREFACE. THE [Illegible Text] mode of compiling the Laws with various notes, is under the [Illegible Text] Section of a Law of 1852, which is in these words: SEC. III. And be it further enacted, c., 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 [Illegible Text] Laws from those that are private and local; to arrange the Public [Illegible Text] under appropriate titles; to prepare for publication, side notes and head [Illegible Text], for convenience of reference; to add notes referring back to such [Illegible Text] legislarion as may be modified or repealed; and notes giving the [Illegible Text] of the Supreme Court upon that subject matter, since the last publication of the Laws, together with a copious Index. [Acts of 1851-[Illegible Text], p. 253.] The short time allowed for the compilation and notes, has prevented me from [Illegible Text] the notes as full and perfect as I might have done. I trust, however, that they will in some good degree subserve the end proposed, and preve useful. 1st I felt that all Laws of general interest ought to occupy separate and [Illegible Text] ground, and not be buried under the numerous Rail Road and other Charters, many of which are either quite local or will never be put into operation. [Illegible Text] I have embraced under Public Laws, none but what are strictly public, with a few partial and necessary exceptions. I therefore exclude an put under Private Laws, Rail Road and Bank Charters, Joint Stock Companies, c., retaining all Laws relating to the State Road, and the Central Bank; and also, an Act as to the creditors of the Darien Bank, for a reason in my note to the Act. 2d. As to the Judiciary, my principle being that all Laws relating directly to the pursuit of remedies before the Courts, (except Justices' Courts,) belong properly to the Judiciary; I have carried forward Attachments, c., and brought back Rent Laws and others within and under this head.

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And then as to those titles appropriately within the Judiciary, I have arranged them alphabetically. I leave the title, Ex'rs, Adm'rs, Ordin'y, c., where [Illegible Text] put it, (which order Mr. Cobb adopted,) for several reasons, especially as my principle of arrangement did not require a change. It is therefore put outside of the Judiciary, but under Public Laws. 3d. Notes referring to prior legislation. In my view of this requirement, it was impossible to execute it properly, without more time than was consistent with the public anxiety to get the published Laws. But this branch has consumed most of my time. Besides aiming to point to the title where the subject is found in the old Law, and in most cases to the page and section, I have in nearly every instance of sufficient interest, attempted to tell what the old law was, and to point out the particular part, modified or repealed. 4th. As to the Supreme Court decisions, I have attempted to comply with the Law, as fully as possible under the circumstances stated. Respectfully submitted. JOHN RUTHERFORD, Compiler.

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EXPLANATORY NOTE. BILLS as they finally pass into Laws, are known as the engrossed Acts. They are always enrolled, i. e. copied in a large, plain hand; and the latter, alone, are signed by the Governor and the other officers; and hence the enrolled Acts are the Laws. The original drafts, or the engrossed copies, are turned over to the Compiler and Printer. I have been careful to note any variation between them as follows: 1st. [that] Where a word or expression differs, I insert the word or expression of the engrossed copy, in a bracket, thus: [that.] 2d. [] If the enrolled has a word, c., and nothing corresponds in the engrossed, I show it by a blank bracket, thus: [] 3d. [that] If the engrossed Act has a word, c., and nothing to correspond in the enrolled, I draw a perpendicular line before and after it, thus: [that.] 4th. [[Illegible Text]] Where both of them omit a word or expression obviously necessary to the sense, I insert it in brackets, but with an interrogation mark, or query, thus: [that!] 5th. that! Where a wrong word or expression occurs in both, I notice it simply by an interrogation alone after it, thus: that! 6th. REF. NOTE: Is the note referring back to prior legislation, c. 7th. Sup. Ct. Decis.: Refers to the Supreme Court Decisions on that subject, c. JOHN RUTHERFORD.

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STATUTES OF GEORGIA, PASSED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF 1853-4. PART I PUBLIC LAWS. ACADEMIES * * REF. NOTE.Amends sec. 6 of Act 1852, which required teachers to render account by the 25th December. Acts 1851-2, p. 3. In 1843, the present system of raising School fund by taxation, at option of [Illegible Text] county through its Grand Jury, was established. Cobb Di. 5. See details, Acts 1851-2, p. 1 to 4. See also next Act. AND FREE SCHOOLS. SEC. 1. Teachers and Commissioners of Poor School Fund. SEC. 2. Surplus Fund. (No. 1.) An Act to authorize and require the School Commissioners of the several counties of this State [ to pay? ] teachers, who taught poor children of said counties, in 1852, and failed to file their accounts within the time prescribed by law. 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 immediately after the passage of this Act the School Commissioners of the several counties of this State be and they are hereby authorized and required to pay to the several teachers, who taught poor children of said county, in the year 1852, and failed to render their accounts within the time prescribed by law, the full amount of their accounts for said service, if the said funds for said year remaining in hands be sufficient; if not, then ratably with other teachers, who may have taught poor children in said counties the said year, Provided, Said teachers shall, before they are entitled to a participation in said fund, make out and file with the School Commissioners of the county in which said children reside [resided?] at the time they were so taught, their accounts, under oath: Provided, That the provisions of this Act shall apply to the year 1853, and that all

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teachers of poor children, for said year, shall be [Illegible Text] arrearages ratably out of any surplus funds for teaching [Illegible Text] children, in the hands of said Commissioners. * School teachers and Commissioners Commissioners to pay teachers in 32, who failed to tender accounts. If not funds enough of that year, ratably with other teachers. Their accounts under oath. Applies to teachers for [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] F. WARD, Speaker of the House of Representatives. [Illegible Text] D. STELL, President of the Senate. HERSCHEL V. JOHNSON, Governor. Approved, February 13th, 1854. (No. 2.) An Act to amend An Act to provide for the education of the Poor, approved the 22d January, 1852, in [Illegible Text] to the payment of Teachers. 2. SEC. I. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Georgia, That from and after the passage of this Act, any surplus which shall remain of the Poor School Fur [Illegible Text], at the end of any year, after paying such accounts of teacher as shall be presented to the Ordinaries by the 25th of [Illegible Text] for that year, shall be subject to the payment of such other [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] of teachers, as shall be proven as now required by law, and presented to the Ordinaries before the sitting of the first Superior Court of the next year. * * REF. NOTE.Amends sec. 6 of Act of 1852, [Illegible Text]; extends the time for teachers to make out their accounts. For other [Illegible Text] note to previous Act. Teachers of [Illegible Text] children. Surplus of Poor School Fund, to be supplied in a certain way. Approved, February 18th, 1854. AGRICULTURE AND COMMERCE. See Weights and Measures, Cotton Rice, Lumber, Private Ways, (sec. 5, 6, 7,) [Illegible Text] Pilotage. APPORTIONMENT OF MEMBERS. See [Illegible Text] sec. 3. APPRENTICES. See Factor [Illegible Text] and Laborers.

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APPROPRIATIONS. * * See Deaf and Dumb Asylum, sec. 6. Also, Lunatic Asylum, sec. 3. For appropriations for relief of persons, see this title, and Relief under Private Laws. Also, see Private and Local Acts, under each person's name. To improve Rivers, see Rail Roads and Rivers, Private Laws. SEC. 1. Various Salaries. SEC. 2. Military Fund. SEC. 3. Printing do. SEC. 4. Officers of Asylmn. SEC. 5. State House Clock. SEC. 6. Members of Assembly. SEC. 7. Secretary and Clerks. SEC. 8. Messenger and Doorkeeper. SEC. 9. Printing, Officers, c. SEC. 10. Salarieshow paid. SEC. 11. To committee to visit State Road. SEC. 12. Military Storekeeper, Savannah. SEC. 13. Widow of W. W. Arnold. SEC. 14. Military Storekeeper, Milledgeville. SEC. 15. State Library. SEC. 16. Librarian. SEC. 17. Clerk Supreme Court. SEC. 18. J. T. Sansom, Ex'r. SEC. 19. J. W. H. Underwood, SEC. 20. To Committee Clerks. SEC. 21. To J. Dinam. SEC. 22. To W. S. Jones. SEC. 23. $1000 to Judge Sturgis. SEC. 24. To S. W. Miner. SEC. 25. To H. Thornton and others. SEC. 26. For State Road Certificate. SEC. 27. Witnesses before Committee. SEC. 28. To C. A. Dunwoody and others. SEC. 29. Cleaning State Arms. SEC. 30. Nisbet and Levy. SEC. 31. Repairing Arsenal, Savannah, and for Cannon, c. SEC. 32. Witness before Committee, c. SEC. 33. George White's Books. SEC. 34. To L. Zachry. SEC. 35. To J. E. May. SEC. 36. To Geo. W. Fish, Ex'r. SEC. 37. To Samuel Roberts. SEC. 38. For State arrearages, $5000. SEC. 39. To J. A. Breedlove. SEC. 40. To Blind Academy, $10,000. SEC. 41. To two Clerks, named. SEC. 42. To deficiency in Printing Fund. SEC. 43. To Expense of Blind Academy. SEC. 44. To Printing in 1840. SEC. 45. To [Illegible Text] Cent. Bank debt, $22,000 SEC. 46. Repealing clause. SEC. 47. To Penitentiary Debts, $11,146. SEC. 48. To Materials, c. for Penit'ry, $5000. SEC. 49. To Seattergood, Service c. Pen'ry. SEC. 50. Repealing clause. SEC. 51. To members before Recess SEC. 52. To Accounts of Members SEC. 53. To Contingent Funds '54 and '55. SEC. 54. Repealing clause. (No. 3.) An Act to appropriate money for the support of Government during the political years 1854 and 1855. 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 following sums of money be and the same are hereby appropriated and set apart for the support of Government for the political years eighteen hundred and fifty-four and eighteen hundred and fifty-five, 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 in number, twelve hundred and fifty dollars each per annum. For the payment of the Solicitors and Attorney General

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two hundred and twenty-five dollars each per annum. For the payment of the salaries of the Judges of the Supreme Court of the State of Georgia. twenty-five hundred dollars each per annum. For the payment of the salaries of the Judges of the Superior Courts of the several Judicial Circuits of the State, the sum of eighteen hundred dollars each per annum, for each of the years eighteen hundred and fifty-four and eighteen hundred and fifty-five. Appropriation. Governor's Salary. Salary State House officers. Governor's Secretaries. Solicitor General Judges of the [Illegible Text] Court. For 1854 and [Illegible Text]. 2. SEC. II. And be it further enacted, That the sum of nine hundred dollars be appropriated as a military fund, for the year eighteen hundred and fifty-four and one thousand dollars for the year eighteen hundred and fifty-five. Military Fund $900 for [Illegible Text] and $1000 for [Illegible Text]. 3. 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-four, and five thousand dollars for the year eighteen hundred and fifty-five. [Illegible Text] for Printing Fund for 1854 $5,000 for [Illegible Text]. 4. SEC. IV. And be it further enacted, That the sum of eighteen hundred dollars be appropriated for the payment of the salary of the Physician and Superintendent of the Lunatic Asylum for the years eighteen hundred and fifty-four and eighteen hundred and fifty-five, each, the sum of seven thousand six hundred and forty-five dollars, for the payment of the trustees, attendants and servants' hire, treasurer and subordinate officers for each of the years eighteen hundred and fifty-four and eighteen hundred and fifty-five; and for the support of pauper patients in the Asylum, the sum of ten thousand dollars per annum for each of the years eighteen hundred and fifty-four and eighteen hundred and fifty-five. Physician and Superintendent Lunate [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] $1,800 for each year. [Illegible Text]. [Illegible Text] 5. SEC. V. And be it further enacted, That the sum of fifty dollars [for?] each of the years eighteen hundred and fifty-four and eighteen hundred and fifty-five be and the same is hereby 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 person so selected shall keep the same in good repair during the said two years. [Illegible Text] year for State House 6. 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 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 going 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, and four dollars, each, for every twenty miles of travel going to and returning from the Seat of Government; Provided, No member shall receive pay for any time he may have been absent without leave, except [on account of?] sickness of himself or family. President, Speaker and Members' pay [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text]. Travelling expenses. No pay for absence, unless sickness, c. 7. SEC. VII. And be it further enacted, That the Secretary of the Senate and Clerk of the House of Representatives be paid, each, the sum of five hundred dollars for the year eighteen hundred and fifty-four; Provided, That no warrant shall issue for the first quarter's 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 carefully marked and filed away all the reports of standing committees, and all other papers

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of 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 sam of six dollars per day to the Journalizing Clerk of each branch of the General Assembly during the present session; and the sum of fifty dollars, each, to the Secretary of the Senate and House of Representatives for contingent expenses of their respective offices; the sum of six dollars, each, per day, to the Enrolling and Engrossing Clerks 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 of Clerk stating that he required their services, and that they were performed as charged for. Secretary of Senate, and Clerk of House, $500 for [Illegible Text], provided they do their duty, [Illegible Text]. [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text]. Subordinate Clerks to be paid only on certificate of Secretary or Clerk, c. 8. SEC. VIII. And be it further enacted, That six dollars, each, [per day?], to the Messengers and Door-keepers of the Senate and House of Representatives during the present session. $6 each to Messenger and Door-keepers. 9. SEC. IX. And be it further enacted, That the Inspector of the Penitentiary shall be paid the sum of five hundred dollars per annum for each of the years eighteen hundred and fifty-four and eighteen hundred and fifty-five, and that the sum of eleven hundred dollars for the payment of the State House Guard for each of the years eighteen hundred and fifty-four and eighteen hundred and fifty-five; and the sum of five hundred dollars per annum for the pay of Messenger to the Executive Department for each of the aforesaid years; and the sum of one thousand dollars be paid to David Cramer or some proper person to be engaged by his Excellency the Governor, for cleaning out the State House, sunning and dusting carpets and airing the rooms during the years eighteen hundred and fifty-four and eighteen hundred and fifty-five. $500 per year to Inspectors of Penitentiary. State House Guard, $1,100 per year. $500 per year for Governor's [Illegible Text]. $100 for cleaning [Illegible Text] State House, airing carpets, c. 10. SEC. X. And be it further enacted, That the Treasurer be authorized to pay from time to time the officers of the Government, whose salaries are appropriated by this Act, seventy-five per cent. of the amounts for which services have been actually rendered at the date of such 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 the Executive warrants drawn at the end of the quarter for said officers salaries, and that the Treasurer be authorized to pay committee appointed to visit the Deaf and Dumb Asylum, the actual expenses incurred by them, they rendering an account of the same. Treasurer to pay 75 per cent of salary due, from time to time. And to pay committee to visit Deaf Dumb [Illegible Text] and their actual expenses. 11. SEC. XI. And be it further enacted, That the sum of one hundred and eighty dollars be appropriated to pay the expenses incurred by the committee appointed under a resolution of the House to examine the Western and Atlantic Rail Road, and that the same be drawn by warrant of the Governor. $180 to pay committee, who visited State Road. 12. SEC. XII. 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 years eighteen hundred and fifty-four and eighteen hundred and fifty-five. $300 per year for Military Store keeper, at Savannah. 13. SEC. XIII. And be it further enacted, That the mileage and per diem pay of W. W. Arnold, deceased, late a member of the House of Representatives for the whole of the present session, be paid to the widow of said deceased, and that Thomas C. Trice, a

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Representative from the county of Pike be and he is hereby authorized to receive and pay over the same. Pay of W.W. Arnold, deceased, to go to his widow. 14. SEC. XIV. And be it further enacted, That the sum of one hundred and fifty dollars be appropriated to pay the Military Store Keeper at Milledgeville for each of the years eighteen hundred and fifty-four and eighteen hundred and fifty-five. $150 to Millitary Store-keeper at [Illegible Text] ville. 15. SEC. XV. And be it further enacted, That the sum of one thousand dollars be and the same is hereby annually appropriated and set apart to be used by his Excellency the Governor, at his discretion, in supplying and enlarging the Library with such books as may be required for the years eighteen hundred and fifty-four and eighteen hundred and fifty-five. $1,000 to increase the State Library. 16. SEC. 16. 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-four and eighteen hundred and fifty-five, and that it shall be his duty to take charge of and keep in good order the books in the Library, and that he make out and keep on hand 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 committees [counties?] shall be under his direction and discretion, and all receipts of Clerks of Courts shall be given to the said Librarian for such Laws and [Illegible Text] as well as all other books distributed, and that he be required to file said receipts. $300 for Librarian [Illegible Text] duty. Clerk of Courts to receipt to him for books, and he to file the receipts. 17. SEC. XVII. And be it further enacted, That the sum of fifty dollars annually be appropriated to pay for Stationery, c., for the office of the Clerk of the Supreme Court of this State. $50 [Illegible Text] Clerk [Illegible Text] Court per year. 18. SEC. XVIII. And be it further enacted, That the sum of eighty dollars be and the same is hereby appropriated to refund a double tax paid into the Treasury by James T. Sansom, executor of Thomas [Illegible Text] deceased, and that the Governor issue his warrant in favor of said Sansom for that amount, and that the same be paid over to Hon. Asbury Hull, of Clarke county. $80 to pay back [Illegible Text] to J.T. [Illegible Text], [Illegible Text] 19. SEC. XIX. And be it further enacted, That the sum of one hundred and sixty-three dollars and forty-seven cents be and the same is hereby appropriated to pay the Hon. J. W. H. Underwood, for professional services rendered the State. $163 [Illegible Text] J. W. H. Underwood. 20. SEC. XX. And be it further enacted, That the sum of six dollars per day be paid to each of the Clerks authorized by resolution and allowed to various committees for the time they are in actual service, and that their accounts be audited and paid in the same manner as accounts of members of the Legislature. $6 per day for Clerks to committees. 21. SEC. XXI. And be it further enacted, That the sum of one [Illegible Text] hundred dollars be paid James Dinan, of Bibb county, for capturing a negro charged with [the?] crime of murder, and that his Excellency the Governor be required to draw his warrant for the same in favor of Thomas Hardeman, one of the Representatives of said county. $100 to J. Dinan. 22. SEC. XXII. And be it further enacted, That the sum of three hundred and forty-eight dollars and ninety-eight cents be paid William S. Jones for printing done for the State, and that his Excellency

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the Governor draw his warrant on the Treasury for the same. [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] to W. S. Jones. 23. SEC. XXIII. And be it further enacted, That the sum of one thousand dollars be and the same is hereby appropriated to Joseph Sturgis, the State's Agent, for collecting the claims of the State against the United States, the same being for the amounte due him under his contract with Governor Towns for his expenses for two sessions of Congress, viz: the session of eighteen hundred and fifty-one and eighteen hundred and fifty-two, and the sessions of eighteen hundred and fifty-two and eighteen hundred and fifty-three. $1,000 to J. [Illegible Text] 24. SEC. XXIV. And be it further enacted, That the sum of seventy-six dollars and fifty cents be and is hereby appropriated to S. W. Minor, being an amount due him for printing done in the years eighteen hundred and forty-nine and eighteen hundred and fifty, and that D. D. Denham, Representative from the county of Fayette, be authorized to receive and receipt for the same. $76 50 to S. W. Minor. 25. SEC. XXV. And be it further enacted, That the sum of twenty-nine dollars and eighty-eight cents be [and the same?] is [Illegible Text] appropriated to make up a deficit in the commissions due [Illegible Text] Thornton, late receiver of tax returns for the county of Fayette, for the year eighteen hundred and fifty-two, and that D. D. Denham, Representative from the county of Fayette, be authorized to receive and receipt for the same; and that the sum of thirty-five dollars be appropriated to pay A. Porter for a lost coupon of bond No. 139, upon his giving a bond to the Treasurer to pay the original conpon, should it ever be presented to the Treasury, and that the said sum be paid to the Senator from Chatham, John W. Anderson; and that the sum of eighteen dollars and ten cents be paid to J. R. [Illegible Text] tax collector of Pike county for eighteen hundred and fifty-two, for amount of tax of said county paid by him to the State over and above the amount on the Digest furnished him to collect by, and that the sum be paid to T. C. Trice, Representative from said county; the further sum of twenty-three dollars and fifty [Illegible Text] to Robert C. Wilson, assignee of A. Chase, for sundry printing done the State and Penitentiary, as per bill rendered, and that the same be paid to A. Hull. $29 86 to H. [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] to A. Porter. $18 10 to J. R. Culpeper. $23 50 to R. C. Wilson. 26. SEC. XXVI. And be it further enacted, That the sum of fifty dollars, with interest at the rate of six per cent. per annum, from the first of June, eighteen hundred and forty, be appropriated to pay a certificate of work done on the Western and Atlantic Rail [Illegible Text] issued in favor of H. L. Currier, and now owned by James S. Simms, and that the Governor be authorized to draw his warrant in favor of Willis Willingham, Senator from the county of Oglethorpe. $50 for State Road Certificate. 27. SEC. XXVII. And be it further enacted, That the witnesses who have attended in obedience to subp[oelig]nas before the Special Committee of the House to whom was referred the memorial of James J. Scarborough, containing charges against Abner P. Powers, as Judge of the Superior Court of the Macon Circuit, be paid the [Illegible Text] of five dollars, each, per diem, during the time they may have been in attendance, and the sum of four dollars for every twenty miles they may have traveled coming to and returning

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from the Capitol, and the Auditing Committee of the House do ardit the accounts of said witnesses; that John A. Breedlove, Sheriff of the county of Baldwin, be paid the sum of five dollars per day for services rendered in serving subp[oelig]nas, c., in the matter of the memorial of James J. Scarborough; and that the sum of one hundred and twenty dollars be allowed to W. B. Terhune for his services as Clerk of said Committee, and that the Auditing Committee of the House do audit the accounts of said Sheriff and Clerk. * * [Illegible Text] NOTEThe objects and amounts of appropriations vary too much to specify, if usefulfor last General Appropriation Act, see Acts 1851-'52, page, 11all previous Acts under this head in Acts 1849-'50, in Cobb's Dig., Prince, c. $5 per day to witnesses in the case of Judge Powers. $4 for each 20 miles. $5 per day to J. A. Breedlove, Sheriff in said case. $120 to the Clerk of said committee. Assented to, December 21st, 1858. (No. 4.) An Act to appropriate money for the purposes therein mentioned. 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 the sum of five hundred and twelve dollars be and the same is hereby appropriated for the payment of principal and interest due Charles A. Dunwoody, of Cobb county, for leather sold for the use of the [Illegible Text], and that the sum of ninety-six dollars be appropriated to pay J. C. Williams for services as Clerk, under a resolution of the House on the 18th of November, 1853, and the further sum of twenty dollars to pay Joshua Sutton, of Habersham county, Division Inspector for the Seventh Division, G. M., for consolidating Brigade Reports and making out Division Reports for the years 1852 and 1853. [Illegible Text] $512 to [Illegible Text] $96 to Williams $20 to Sutton 29. SEC. II. And be it further enacted, That the sum of seven hundred and fifty-two dollars and seventy-five cents be and the same is hereby appropriated to pay Benjamin Cook, balance due him for cleansing and putting in order State Arms, as per account rendered; and the further sum of two hundred and eighty-six dollars be and the same is hereby appropriated to pay J. T. Cushing for cleaning and repairing public arms. [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] 30. SEC. III. And be it further enacted, That the sum of fifteen hundred dollars, with interest from the first of July, 1852, and the sum of two hundred and one dollars, and eight dollars and fifty cents, with interest from November the 1st, 1852; and the further sum of one hundred and seven dollars and fourteen cents be and the same is hereby appropriated to pay Nesbit Levy, said amount being due them by the Penitentiary as per contract with the principal keeper of the same, [Illegible Text] that the Governor be and he is hereby required to draw his warrant on the Treasury in favor of said Nesbit Levy, for the aforesaid amount. [Illegible Text] 31. SEC. IV. And be it further enacted, That the sum of eight hundred dollars be and the same is hereby appropriated to make the necessary repairs of the Arsenal in Savannah, and the further sum of twelve hundred dollars for the erection of suitable structures

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for the preservation of the public cannon, and that his Excellency the Governor be and he is hereby authorized to draw his warrant on the Treasury for the same, in favor of the keeper of the [Illegible Text] in Savannah, said sum to be expended under the direction and supervision of the Hon. J. E. Ward and the Hon. Geo. P. Harrison and John W. Anderson, or so much as may be necessary. $800 for repairing Arsenal, in Savannah. $1,200 for [Illegible Text] cannon in Savannah. Expended under the [Illegible Text] of Savannah Members. And be it further enacted, That the sum of four dollars and thirty-five cents be and the same is hereby appropriated to refund that amount to William N. Roberts, of Butts county, for double tax paid by him in 1853, and that the Governor issue his warrant on the Treasury in favor of said Roberts for that amount. $4 35, to [Illegible Text] a tax. And be it further enacted, That the sum of thirty dollars be and the same is hereby appropriated to Mrs. Malinda Townsend, of the county of Cass, for over tax paid by her in the year 1853, and the Governor be and he is hereby required to draw his warrant on the Treasury for said amount in favor of said Malinda Townsend. $30 to repay tax. 32. SEC. V. And be it further enacted, That the sum of twenty-one dollars be appropriated to Franklin Malone for services rendered as witness in attendance before the Committee on Privileges and Elections in the case of the contested elections from the county of Jasper, at the session of 1851, and that his Excellency draw his warrant for the same in favor of Elmond Calloway, a member from the county of Putnam; and that the committee of two appointed to perform certain labor during the recess be paid the usual per diem pay, and their Clerk the same. $21 to witness before a Committee in 1851. Certais Committee and Clerk, to be paid per diem. And be it further enacted, That the Governor of this State be and he is hereby authorized and required to draw his warrant upon the Treasury in favor of Elizabeth Ann Park, of the county of Green, for eighteen dollars and ninety cents, said sum being the amount overpaid by her through her agent in Morgan county for taxes in 1852, and that John Armstrong, a Representative from the county of Green, be authorized to collect and receipt for the same. $18 90, for overpay [Illegible Text] taxes. And be it further enacted, That the sum of one hundred and three dollars be appropriated to pay William M. Nichols for taking the census of Clinch county for the year 1852, and that the Governor draw his warrant on the Treasury in favor of said William M. Nichols for said amount. $103 for taking Censas in Clinch. 33. SEC. VI. And be it further enacted, That his Excellency the Governor be and he is hereby authorized to draw his warrant on the Treasury for such sum as may be necessary to pay for the books authorized to be purchased from the Reverend George White, by a joint resolution. Governor to pay for G. White's Books. 34. SEC. VII. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That his Excellency the Governor be authorized and required to draw his warrant upon the Treasury in favor of Lewis Zachry for a sum sufficient to compensate him for thirteen days' service, necessary to the closing his official term as principal Keeper of the Penitentiary, said sum to be computed at and after the same rule of the Principal Keeper's salary. To pay L. Zachry, c. 35. SEC. VIII. And be it further enacted, That fourteen dollars and seventy-five cents be appropriated to James E. May, of Fayette county, that sum being an excess of tax paid by him, and that Daniel D. Denham be authorized to receive and receipt for the same. To J. E. May, $14 75, for [Illegible Text] tax

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36. SEC. IX. And be it further enacted, That the Governor of this State be and he is hereby authorized and requested to draw his warrant upon the Treasury in favor of George W. Fish, of Macon county, for fifty-one dollars and fifteen cents, the same being the amount overpaid by him as Executor of the estate of Wm. Fish, in taxes to the State for the year 1852, to the tax collector of Washington county, and that William H. Robinson, Senator from said Macon county, be authorized to draw and receipt for the same. $51 15, to [Illegible Text] W. Fish, Executor. 37. SEC. X. And be it further enacted, That the Governor of the State be and he is hereby authorized to draw his warrant upon the Treasury in favor of Daniel Roberts, of Lawrence county, for nine dollars and sixty-eight cents, it being the amount overpaid by him in taxes to the State for the year 1852, and that E. D. Brown, the Senator from Baldwin county, be authorized to draw and receipt for the same. $9 68, over tax. 38. SEC. XI. And be it further enacted, That the sum of five thousand dollars is hereby appropriated and set apart for the arrearages due by the State and not paid by appropriation for previous years. $5,000 to pay arrearages due by the State. 39. SEC. XII. And be it further enacted, That the sum of fifty-five dollars be and is hereby appropriated as an additional compensation to John A. Breedlove, Sheriff of Baldwin county, for services rendered in serving subp[oelig]nas and bringing witnessess before the committee appointed by the House of Representatives to investigate charges preferred against Judge Powers during the present session of the Legislature, and that his Excellency the Governor be and is hereby authorized and requested to draw his warrant on the Treasury in favor of said Breedlove for that amount. $55 to Breedlove. Sheriff, in addition. 40. SEC. XII. And be it further enacted, That the sum of ten thousand dollars be and the same is hereby appropriated for the purpose of crecting a suitable building in the city of Macon for the Blind Academy, and that his Excellency the Governor be and is hereby authorized and required to draw his warrant on the State Treasury in favor of the trustees of said institution for said amount. $10,000 to [Illegible Text] a Blind Academy in Macon 41. SEC. XIV. And be it further enacted, That the Governor draw his warrant on the Treasury in favor of P. H. Colquit and G. J. Wright [Right?] for eighty-five dollars, each, being for services rendered as Journalizing Clerks in the Senate and House, the proper per diem pay, by mistake, not having been stated in the appropriation Act heretofore passed. $85 each to two Clerks, to cure mistake. 42. SEC. XV. And be it further enacted, That should there be any deficiency in the amount appropriated to defray the expenses of public printing for the years 1854 and 1855, as rated by the present law, his Excellency the Governor be authorized to defray said expenses out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated. Governor to supply any deficiency in Printing fund, for 1854 and '55, from the treasury. 43. SEC. XVI. And be it further enacted, That to defray the expenses of the said Blind Academy, his Excellency the Governor is hereby authorized and required to draw his warrant on the State Treasurer in favor of the Trustees of said Academy for the sum of twenty-five hundred dollars, to be paid in the year 1854, and shall

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draw his warrant on the State Treasurer in favor of said Trustees for the further sum of twenty-five hundred dollars, to be paid in the year 1855. $2,500 each for 1851 and 1855, to [Illegible Text] expenses of the Blind Academy. 44. SEC. XVII. And be it further enacted, That the sum of nine hundred and twenty-three dollars be and the same is hereby appropriated to pay William Tomlinson Fort and John G. Park for printing the appendix to the laws of 1840; Provided, It shall be ascertained by the Governor, upon investigation, that the work was done before the 6th of December, 1840, and that the same has never been paid for, and that the charges are reasonable. * * REF. NOTE.Useless to occupy space with similar prior appropriations. See note to No. 3. [I place the Act here because most of its objects are of public concern.] $923 00, to pay for printing Laws in 1840. Proviso as to the work being done in time, c. Approved, February 18th, 1854. (No. 5.) An Act to appropriate money for the purpose therein mentioned. 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 the sum of twenty-two thousand dollars, or so much thereof as may be [Illegible Text], be and the same is hereby appropriated out of any money in the Treasury, to refund and pay the amount borrowed by the late Treasurer, with the sanction of the Governor, to meet interest due on outstanding Central Bank [Illegible Text], omitted to be provided for by the Legislature, and that his Excellency, the Governor, be and he is hereby authorized and required to draw his warrant on the Treasury for said amount, or so much thereof as may be necessary to refund the amount so borrowed, with interest. Appropriation. $22,000 to refund money, borrowed to pay interest on Central Bank Bonds. 46. SEC. II. And be it enacted, That all laws and parts of laws, militating against this Act be and the same are hereby repealed. * * REF. NOTE.This neither modifies or repeals any Act. For Legislation about the Central Bank, see Cobb Di., Public Debt, in Index, and Acts 1849-50, p. 37. Also No. 9, [Illegible Text] 1-7, for Acts of present session relating to it. Approved, February 8th, 1854. (No. 6.) An Act to appropriate money for the payment of the debts of the Penitentiary, contracted prior to the first day of January, [Illegible Text] hundred and fifty-four; and for other purposes therein mentioned. 47. SECTION I. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Represeutatives of the State of Georgia in General Assembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That the sum of eleven thousand one hundred and forty-six dollars be and the same is hereby appropriated, (if so much be necessary,) for the payment

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of the debts of the [Illegible Text], [Illegible Text] prior to the first day of January, eighteen hundred and fifty-four; Provided, That [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] of the [Illegible Text] shall be applied to the payment of any [Illegible Text] or debts not [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text]. Appropriation. [Illegible Text] appropriated to pay its past debts. [Illegible Text]. 48. SEC. II. And be it further enacted, [Illegible Text] That the sum of [Illegible Text] thousand dollars be and the same is hereby [Illegible Text], for [Illegible Text] purpose of [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] and provisions, for the use of the [Illegible Text], for the [Illegible Text] years 1854 and [Illegible Text] Provided, That the [Illegible Text] be not leased during the present session of the Legislature. $5,000 to [Illegible Text] provisions and [Illegible Text] for [Illegible Text] and [Illegible Text]. If not leased. 49. SEC. III. And be it further enacted, That the Governor be and he is hereby authorized to draw his warrant on the [Illegible Text] of this State for the sum of twenty-five dollars, in favor of Charles C. [Illegible Text], for services rendered the Joint Standing Committee on the Penitentiary, in making certain calculations and drawing a plan for the extension of the walls and other necessary improvements of the Penitentiary. $25 for [Illegible Text]. [Illegible Text]. [Illegible Text], for services about it. 50. SEC. IV. And be it further enacted, That his Excellency the [Illegible Text] be and he is hereby authorized to apply so much of the present assets of the Penitentiary, as may in his judgment be necessary to improve the walls, store-house, and such other improvements as may be important to the interest of the Penitentiary. Governor may [Illegible Text] certain parts of. 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. * * This demands no reference. Approved, February 20th, 1854. (No. 7.) An Act to authorize the Treasurer of this State to make to the members of the present General Assembly, and its officers, certain payments therein mentioned. 51. 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 Treasurer of this State be and he is hereby authorized and required to pay to the members of the present General Assembly five dollars each per day, from the commencement of the session to the twenty-first instant [Illegible Text], and four dollars for each twenty miles of travel, in coming to the [Illegible Text] of Government, first deducting such advances as may have been drawn by them on account of their per diem pay. And also to the several officers thereof, for the same period, the compensation allowed to the officers of the General Assembly of 1849 and 1850, in the General Appropriation Act thereof. Appropriation. $5 per day, to members till [Illegible Text] $4 for [Illegible Text] 20 miles of travel. The officers paid [Illegible Text] in [Illegible Text] and [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] to be [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] a [Illegible Text]. 52. SEC. II. And be it further enacted, That the accounts of said members and officers be audited in the usual manner, by a special Committee, and handed to the Treasurer, to be held by him as vouchers. * * Demands no reference. Approved, December 17th, 1853.

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(No. 8.) An Act to appropriate money from the Treasury, as a contingent fund, for the political years eighteen hundred and fifty-four and eighteen hundred and fifty-five. 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 the sum of twelve thousand dollars be appropriated as a contingent fund for the political year eighteen hundred and fifty-four; and the sum of ten thousand dollars be appropriated as a contingent fund for the political year eighteen hundred and fifty-five. Appropriation. $12,000 contingent for 1854. $10,000 for 1855. 54. SEC. II. And be it further enacted, That all laws and parts of laws militating against this Act be and the same are hereby [Illegible Text]. * * * [Illegible Text] NOTE.$2000 more than for [Illegible Text] Acts '51-2, p. 11. Approved, December 3d, 1853. ASYLUMS. See Deaf and Dumb, [Illegible Text] Asylum, and [Illegible Text] and Schools, c. ATTACHMENT. See Judiciarythat title.

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BANKS AND BANK [Illegible Text]. * [Illegible Text] NOTECentral Bank chartered 1828. Pri. 72. In 1838 charter extended to May '50. Cobb 134. In [Illegible Text] '50, extended to May '55. [Illegible Text] 144. Supreme [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] A debt due Central Bank, not [Illegible Text] facto [Illegible Text] as to prioritybut is, if so declared. 11 Geo. 346. Its Bills not Bills of Credit c. Ib. 346. [Illegible Text] only in Baldwin-consent cannot change it; and [Illegible Text] where void as to parties even. Ib. 453. SEC. 1. Central Bank charter extended. SEC. 2. Repealing clause. SEC. 3. Central Bank Bonds * For various Bank charters and Acts relating to [Illegible Text] Banks, see Private Acts under Banks, c. The Central Bank is properly [Illegible Text] Public Lawsand this [Illegible Text] Bank Act is of public concern. [Illegible Text] by State Bonds. SEC. 4. Governor's discretion in it. SEC. 5. Old Bonds to be presented. SEC. 6. Mutilated Bonds. SEC. 7. [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] SEC. 8. Bank [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text]Committee to settle [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] of. SEC. 9. Gov. to [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] to pay with. SEC. 10. Gov. not [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] par. SEC. 11. Gov. to [Illegible Text] when, c. SEC. 12. [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] take oath. (No. 9.) An Act to wind up the [Illegible Text] of the Central [Illegible Text] of Georgia, and for other purposes therein [Illegible Text] 1. SECTION I. Be it enacted by the Senate and [Illegible Text] of Representatives of the State of Georgia in General [Illegible Text] met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, [Illegible Text] the charter of the Central Bank be extended to the first day of [Illegible Text] 1860, with a view entirely to enable said Bank to wind up its [Illegible Text]. Central Bank. [Illegible Text] 2. SEC. II. And be it further enacted, That [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] and parts of laws militating against this Act be and the [Illegible Text] are hereby repealed. See Public Debt. Approved, February 15, 1854. (No. 10.) An Act to authorize the Governor to issue State bonds in lieu of the outstanding bonds of the Central Bank, and to provide for the issue of certain other bonds. 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 [Illegible Text] That the Governor be and he is hereby authorized to execute the [Illegible Text] of the State, in [Illegible Text] not less than five hundred dollars each, [Illegible Text] coupons attached, [Illegible Text] lieu and in redemption of the [Illegible Text] bonds of the Central Bank, which were issued by virtue of [Illegible Text] Act assented to the 29th of December, 1847, entitled an Act [Illegible Text] commute the bonds of

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this State, issued in redemption of the bills and liabilities of the Central Bank of Georgiasaid new bonds to bear interest at such rate, not exceeding six per cent., as shall be agreed on by the Governor and the holders of said outstanding bonds, interest to be payable semi-annually, and said bonds and interest to be made payable in Milledgeville, Augusta, Savannah, Charleston or New York, at such time or times as may be agreed on by the Governor and the holders of said outstanding bonds, not exceeding twenty years; Provided, That not more than fifty thousand dollars shall be made to fall due in any one year, and provided also that the aggregate amount of bonds, hereby authorized to be issued, shall not exceed the sum of three hundred and seventy-five thousand dollars. Central Bank and State Bonds [Illegible Text] Interest not to exceed [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] payable [Illegible Text] Where [Illegible Text] Not over 20 years to run. Not over $50,000 to fall due per year, and not over $375,000 in all. 4. SEC. II. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the Governor be and he is hereby clothed with power, to take all necessary steps, not inconsistent with the first section of this Act, which he may deem best calculated to effect the most favorable arrangement with the holders of said outstanding bonds, as to the rate of interest to be paid on the said new bonds hereby authorized to be issued. Governor's discretion in the matter. 5. SEC. III. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That all such outstanding bonds as shall not be presented for payment or commutation, on or befare the day specified by the Governor for such purpose, shall after such day cease to bear any interest whatever. Old Bonds not presented in time not to bear any [Illegible Text] 6. SEC. IV. And whereas there are certain other bonds of this State, which were printed on inferior paper, now much mutilated, and of inconvenient amounts, for remedy whereof, Be it further enacted, That his [Illegible Text] the Governor, be and he is hereby authorized and required to issue to the holders of said mutilated bonds, by way of commutation, new bonds, to the same amount, falling due at the same time and bearing the same rate of interest, in sums not under five hundred, nor over one thousand dollars, as may be surrendered by the holders thereof on application. Governor to issue new Bonds for certain mutulated ones 7. SEC. V. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That all conflicting laws or parts of laws be and the same are hereby repealed. * * REF. NOTE.This Act modifies Act of 1847. Cobb 144. That Act commuted 8 pr. [Illegible Text] to 7, and limited the annual amount to $75,000, and pledged the State, c. [Illegible Text] Ct. Decis. See note to No. 9. Approved, February 17th, 1854. (No. 11.) An Act to appoint Commissioners to settle the claims of the creditors of the Bank of Darien, upon the State of Georgia, and to provide for raising the money which may be required to pay such claims by a sale of State Bonds. 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 Hines Holt,

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William S. Rockwell, Junius Wingfield, Samuel Barnett and Eli H. Baxter, be and they are hereby appointed Commissioners, to settle the claims of the creditors of the Bank of Darien upon the State, that all claims against the State, by those who hold bills on the Darien Bank, or judgments, or other evidences of debt against said Bank, be referred to the award of said Commissioners; that said Commissioners meet to determine said claims at Milledgeville, on the second Wednesday in the month of April next; that any three of said Commissioners so attending shall form a quorum, and proceed on the business aforesaid, and that either the creditors of said Bank, or the Governor, as the Representative of the State, by attorney at law, being dissatisfied with said award, may enter an appeal to the Superior Court of the county of Baldwin, from said award, within thirty days after the same is made, by written notice to the other party, and the faith of the State be pledged to pay any award said Commissioners may make, if not appealed from; and if appealed from, to pay the amount of the verdict and judgment in favor of any such claimant, and that the Governor appoint some competent Attorney or Attorneys, not exceeding two, to re-present the State; the said Board of Commissioners may adjourn and meet at pleasure, giving notice by publication; a majority of the Commissioners present shall have power to render awards, and if a vacancy in the Board shall occur, by death, resignation, or otherwise, his Excellency the Governor shall fill such vacancy. The Commissioners shall receive such compensation for their services as the Governor may determine. Bank of Darien and its creditors. H. Holt, W. S. Rockwell, J. Wingfield, S. Barnett and E. H. [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] To [Illegible Text] the claims on the Bank. To meet 2d Wednesday in April. Creditor or Governor may appeal. Governor may appoint [Illegible Text] to appear for State. 9. SEC. II. And be it further enacted, That when the said Board of Commissioners shall return their awards, if not appealed from, or when such verdict shall be rendered, the claimant shall be paid, on the Governor's order, by the Treasurer of the State, from the fund to be raised under this Act; his Excellency, the Govornor, is hereby authorized and directed to issue bonds of the State of Georgia, for such an amount and to such extent, as he may find necessary, to pay the claimants; that such bonds shall be in sums or amounts of five hundred dollars each, be payable ten years after date, with interest at the rate of six per centum per annum, payable semi-annually, according to the coupons or interest warrants annexed, at Savannah or at Augusta; the bonds shall be signed by the Governor and be countersigned by the Treasurer, and the coupons shall be signed by the Treasurer. The award to be paid as herein. Governor to issue bonds for the purpose. Payable at 6 per cent at Savannah or Augusta. 10. SEC. III. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the Governor is hereby authorized to sell such bonds, provided they be not sold under par, and the proceeds shall be placed in the Treasury. Governor not to sell bonds under par. 11. SEC. IV. And be it further enacted, That should the award of said Commissioners be to make the State liable for more than fifty cents on the dollar, of the outstanding bona fide liabilities of the Bank of Darien allowed by the Commissioners, or should any claim be allowed to take its pro rata by said Commissioners, that the Governor should believe ought not to be allowed, then and in either of said cases the Governor is directed and required to make said appeal from the award in any such case, in conformity with the terms of this Act, and the appeal and decision from any one

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case, which shall settle the principle for all, shall be sufficient, and the Governor is also directed to take the judgment of the Superior Court of Baldwin county to the Supreme Court, for final judgment, if the judgment of said Superior Court shall not be in accordance with the requirements and directions of this Section; and any creditor dissatisfied and appealing, shall have the same rights. In what cases the Governor directed to appeal. One appeal to settle the others. May appeal from [Illegible Text] to Supreme Court. 12. SEC. V. And be it further enacted, That said Commissioners who act, shall, before proceeding to their duty, make affidavit before some person qualified to administer an oath, that they nor either of them are now and never have been a creditor of the Darien Bank, nor attorney at law, nor in fact for any creditor of said Bank, and that they are not interested directly nor indirectly in the event of their award. * * REF. NOTE.Bank of Darien chartered 1818. Pri 67. In 1819 the State appropriated $375,000 for stock in it. Pri. 70. In 1834 its charter extended to 1855. Pri. 71. In 1828 all the State's stock in it was put into Central Bank capital. In 1841 its charter repealed, and Central Bank to take charge and wind it up. Pam. 22; and hence the arbitration needed with its creditors, as herein provided for. Commissioners to swear they are not creditors of Darien Bank, c. Approved, February 14th, 1854. BLIND ACADEMY. See Appropriation Act, sec. 40, 43. BOUNDARY, FLORIDA. See Resolutions. CATTLE AND OTHER STOCK. See Rail Road and Plank Road Laws, secs. 1-7. Also, Co. Regulations, Private Laws. CHANCELLOR. See Judiciary, Supreme and Inferior Courts, c., sec. A. COLLEGES. See University, in Public Laws. Also, Acadamies, c. under Private Laws.

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CONSTITUTION AND AMENDMENTS. SEC. 1. Election of Solicitors General. SEC. 2. Chartering power of Assembly restricted. SEC. 3. Apportionment of members. SEC. 4. The words Seaport town, c., in sec. 1, Art. III. stricken out. (No. 12.) An Act to alter and amend the 3d Section of the 3d Article of the Constitution of the State of Georgia, by striking out the following words, to wit: appointed by the Legislature, and inserting in lieu thereof, the words following, to wit: elected by the persons entitled to vote for members of the Legislature, at such time and in such manner as the Legislature shall or may by law direct, and to add an additional Section to the 1 st Article of the Constitution. 1. 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 as soon as this Act shall have passed, agreeably to the requirements of the Constitution of this State, the said 3d Section of the 3d Article of the Constitution of the State of Georgia be altered and amended, by striking out the following words, to wit: appointed by the Legislature, and inserting and adopting in lieu thereof, the words following to wit: Elected by the persons entitled to vote for members of the Legislature, at such times and in such manner as the Legislature shall or may by law direct. Constitution. Changes 3d Section, 3d Article of. Gives the election of Solicitors General to the people. Adds a Section to 1st Article Constitution. 2. SEC. II. And be it further enacted, That the following words shall be added to the first Article of the Constitution, as an additional section thereof, to wit: The Legislature shall have no power to grant corporate powers and privileges, except to Banking, Telegraph and Rail Road Companies, nor to change names, nor to legitimate persons, nor to make or change precincts, nor to establish bridges or ferries, but shall by law prescribe the manner in which said power shall be exercised by the Superior or Inferior Courts, and the privileges to be enjoyed. * * REF. NOTE.Passed first time. [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] Art. III., Solicitors General elected by Legislature. Cobb's Digest, [Illegible Text] 2d This Act modifies sec. 22 of Art I., by which the Assembly had power to [Illegible Text] all laws, c. Cobb 1115. Supreme Court decisions: 8 Geo. 216, on Art. XXII. not to be opposed to the Constitution. Laws of Congress or Treaties; cannot give a city power to repeal a Stat. 12 Geo. 404. Legislature deprived of power to incorporate, except Banks, Telegraph and [Illegible Text] Road Companies. Also, to change [Illegible Text] and [Illegible Text] Approved, February 7th, 1854.

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(No. 13.) An Act to apportion the Representatires among the [Illegible Text] counties of this State, according to the seventh Section of the first Article of the Constitution. 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 until the next apportionment of Representatives among the counties of this State, the representation of the several counties shall be as follows, to wit: Bibb, Burke, Chatham, Cobb, Cherokee, Cass, Coweta, Carroll, Clarke, Columbia, Floyd, Forsyth, Gordon, Greene, Gwinnett, Hancock, Harris, Henry, Houston, Jackson, Lumpkin, Merriwether, Monroe, Muscogee, Newton, Oglethorpe, Putnam, Randolph, Richmond, Stewart, Suniter, Talbot, Troup, Walton, Warren, Washington and Wilkes, being the thirty-seven counties having the greatest representative population, shall each have two Representatives, and the remaining counties be entitled to one Representative. * * REF. NOTE.Census every seven years by Constitution. Cobb 1117. [Illegible Text] taken in 1845. (Cobb's Di. 1117, n.), and under that an apportionment, in 1845. Cobb 246. [Illegible Text] ordered and taken in 1852. See Laws 1851-2. p. 45. In this apportionment Carroll, Floyd, Forsyth, Gordon, Hancock, Jackson and Sumter take the place of DeKalb, Elbert, Franklin, Habersham, Jasper, Pike and Upson which latter were part of the thirty-seven in 1845. Cobb, 246. Apportionment of Members. 37 named counties, to have two [Illegible Text] the rest but one. Approved, February 20th, 1854. (No. 14.) An Act to amend the first Section of the third Article of the Constitution of the State of Georgia. WHEREAS: The first Section of the third Article of the Constitution of the State of Georgia contains the following words, to wit: being a seaport town and port of entry. 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 so soon as this bill shall have passed, in accordance with the Constitution, the following words shall be stricken out, to wit: being a scaport town and port of entry, and form no part of the Constitution of the State of Georgia. * * REF. NOTE.It seems that the jurisdiction of any other corporation Courts than in a seaport, c., to fine and punish, was at least doubtful, before this Act. Cobb 1121, for Constitution, sec. 1, Art. III. [Illegible Text] Changes 1st Section, 3d [Illegible Text] and strikes out the words being a seaport, c. Approved, February 13th, 1854.

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CONVEYANCE AND REGISTRY. SEC. 1. Attesting Deeds, c. SEC. 2. Partitioners and others to administer oaths. SEC. 3. Repealing. (No. 15.) An Act to admit to record certain instruments, and to authorize oaths to be administered in certain cases, by persons herein named. 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 any instrument which would be admissable to record, if executed or acknowledged before two witnesses, one of whom is a Justice of the Peace, shall be admitted to record, and have all the legal incidents of a recorded instrument, if executed or acknowledged before two witnesses, one of whom is the Ordinary, or Clerk of the Inferior Court, Sheriff, Deputy Sheriff, Tax Receiver, Tax Collector or County Surveyor of the county in which the instrument is executed or acknowledged, or Mayor, or Intendant, or Commissioner of any incorporated town or city. Attestation and record of instrument [Illegible Text] 2. SEC. II. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That all persons appointed under the laws of this State, as commissioners or processioners of land, or appointed appraisers of the estates of deceased persons, or to distribute any estate, of [or?] partitioners of lands, or commissioners of the assignment of dower, or commissioners of roads, or appraisers of damages for injuries done by Rail Roads, or the cars or engines thereof, arbitrators and all other persons, of whom two or more are appointed by law to do any particular act, and required to take oath for its proper performance, may and they are hereby authorized to take and subscribe the oath necessary to be taken in such cases before each other, and they shall be subject to the same pains and penalties as though said oath had been taken before any person now authorized by law to administer oaths in such cases. [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] 3. 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. * * [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text]By the old law none but Judges, Justices of the Inferior Court and Justices of the Peace could attest Deeds, Cobb 158, 171. In 1827, Notaries Public were [Illegible Text] to [Illegible Text] Cobb 172. In 1850 Clerks of Superior Court were allowed to attest. Laws [Illegible Text] 50, p. 149; and this Act adds the balance of the catalogue. The oaths spoken of in sec. 2, were heretofore taken before a Judicial officer. Same [Illegible Text] Supreme Court Decision: Probate before Clerk Superior Court not heretofore good 7 [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] Approved, February 18th, 1854.

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CORONERS. See County Officers, c., sec. 8. COTTON. See Weights and Measures, Also, Judiciary title, Sale, sec's. 2, 3. COUNTIES AND COUNTY OFFICERS. * * See Land for County Surveyor's duty, c. See also Taxes, c., for Receivers' duty as to children, sec. 7. See also Convey, and Regis., sec. 2certain other officers to administer oaths. SEC. 1. County Officers to turn over books. Elections, sec. 4, as to Election Form Books. SEC. 2. Penalty for refusal. SEC. 3. Clerks and Sheriffs appointed by Judges. SEC. 4. In Term or vacation, c. SEC. 5. Their Bond. SEC. 6. Repealing. SEC. 7. Ordinaries, Clerks and Sheriffs may administer oaths. SEC. 8. Coronerstheir fees c. SEC. 9. Repealing. SEC. 10. Swearing in new county officers. (No. 16.) An Act to compel Judicial Officers to turn over to their [Illegible Text] in office all books received from the State. 1. SECTION I. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives, and it is enacted by the authority of the same, That from and after the passage of this Act all Judicial Officers, who by law are entitled to receive from the State the Statute Laws, Journals of the Legislature, Supreme Court Reports, Digests, or any other book, pamphlet or paper, published or purchased by the Legislature and distributed among said Judicial officers, it shall be their duty, upon retiring from office, to deliver over to their successors all books and other documents pertaining to their office then in their hands, that may have been received from the State by them whilst in office. Officers to turn over law books c., to successors. 2. SEC. II. And be it further enacted, That upon the refusal of any outgoing officer to deliver and turn over to his successor any book, as stated in the first Section of this Act, after demand made by the incoming officer, he shall be held liable for the value thereof, and the same recovered against him in any Court of law

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in this State, by suit for debt, in the name of the successor, for the use of the State. * * [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text]Former Law as to Clerks turning over the books and records of their office, (Cobb 190.) and making it penal for any officer after, c., to detain records, papers, books, c. Cobb 805. Or may be sued Approved, February 17th, 1854. (No. 17.) An Act to provide for the filling vacancies in the offices of Clerks and Sheriffs in the several counties of this State 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, whenever the office of Sheriff or of Clerk of the Superior or Inferior Courts of any of the counties of this State shall be vacant, either from failure to elect, qualify, resignation, death or any other cause whatsoever, and when there are not three commissioned and qualified Justices of the Inferior Court of the county, or when they fail to fill such vacancy by an appointment, it shall and may be lawful for the Judge of the Superior Courts of the District in which such county is situated to fill the vacancy, by the appointment of any citizen of said county, or of this State, who shall hold the office until such Sheriff or Clerk shall be elected and qualified according to law. Clerks and Sheriffs Vacancy to be filled by the Judge of Superior Court, when Inferior Court fall. 4. SEC. II. And be it further enacted, That such appointment shall be made in writing, under the hand and private seal of the Judge, either in term time or vacation, and shall be spread on the minutes of the Court at the first term thereafter. To appoint under [Illegible Text] in term or vacation in writing: to be put on the minutes. 5. SEC. III. And be it further enacted, That the Sheriff or Clerk so appointed shall give such bond as shall be approved of by the Judge, both as to amount and security, and shall be entitled to and invested with all the powers and privileges and perform all the duties of a Sheriff or Clerk duly elected according to law, and receive the same fees. Bond to be approved by the Judge. 6. SEC. IV. And be it further enacted, That if any Sheriff in any county in this State fail to keep dockets, as he is now required to keep by the laws of this State, he shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction therof, he shall be fined in a sum not less than fifty dollars nor more than one hundred dollars. Sheriffs failing to keep dockets as now required, penalty, $100. 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. * * REF. NOTE.Old laws as to filling such vacancies. Cobb 198, 212, 213. By latter law the Inferior Court could appoint, ad interim, after ordering election. Sec. 4. The old law simply required the Sheriffs to keep dockets to enter executions, c. Cobb 577. Approved, February 20th, 1854.

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(No. 18.) An Act to allow certain persons therein named to administer Oaths and attest Deeds. 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 in all cases where by law an oath is required to be taken, the same may be administered by any Judge of the Superior Court, Justice of the Inferior Court, Justice of the Peace, Ordinary, Clerk of the Superior or Inferior Court, or Notary Public. * * REF. NOTE.I am not aware that heretofore any but a Judicial officer had this power out of Court, except in the single instance of swearing a witness for probate of a deed, c., which a Clerk of the Superior Court and Notary Public only were allowed to do, Acts '49-50, p. 70-1, Cobb 181-2. Ordinary and Clerks Superior and Inferior Court, may administer oaths. Approved, February 7th, 1854. (No. 19.) An Act to amend an Act entitled an Act to prescribe and point out the mode of collecting Coroner's fees in the several counties of this State, passed December 22 d., 1835. 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 in all cases of affidavits of illegality filed to Coroners' executions, issued under she above recited Act and levied upon the property of any person or estate, who by the existing laws of this State are liable, the same shall be returned by the officer making such levy to the Superior Court in the county where such execution issued, who shall determine thereon, under the same rules and regulations as prevail in the Superior Courts. Coroners' fees. how collected. On levy, illegality to be returned to Superior Court to be tried. 9. 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 are same hereby repealed. * * REF. NOTE.For law as to Coroners' fees, see Cobb 352, 356, and the law authorizing him simply to issue executionsnothing as to dispute, c.Cobb 360. Approved, February 9th, 1854. (PART OF PRIVATE ACT NO. .) 10. SECTION VII. And be it further enacted, That all civil and military officers elected in any and all new counties, created during the present session, may take the usual oath of office before any person qualified by law to administer an oath. Oath of all new county officers. Approved, February 18th, 1854.

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COURTS. See Sup'me, Sup'r and [Illegible Text], in Judiciary. Also, City Courts, and Justices'Courts CRIMINAL LAW. See Penal Laws. DEAF AND DUMB ASYLUM. * * See State [Illegible Text], for certain privileges granted them. Also, Land sec. 2, lose their land if not [Illegible Text], c. SEC. [Illegible Text] New Trustees for Asylum, SEC. 2. [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] and term. SEC. 3. Justices Inferior Court duty as to Deaf and Dumb Children. SEC. 4. Pauper pupils. SEC. 5. Repealing. SEC. 6. Commissioners' power over $8000 appropriation. (No. 20.) An Act to authorize and require the Governor to appoint four additional Trustees for the Deaf and Dumb Asylum at Cave Spring, [Illegible Text] the county of Floyd, and to authorize said Asylum for the Deaf and Dumb to receive pupils from the age of [Illegible Text] to twenty-four years, and to extend the term of their pupilage, and for other purposes. 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 Governor be and he is hereby authorized and required immediately after the passage of this Act to appoint four additional Trustees for the Deaf and Dumb Asylum at Cave Spring, selected from the vicinity of the Asylum. Deaf and Dumb Asylum, at Cave Spring. Governor to appoint four new trustees 2. SEC. II. And be it further enacted, That all deaf and dumb persons between the ages of seven and twenty-four years in the State, shall be entitled to the benefits of said Institution, and that the term of pupilage in said Institution shall be extended to six instead of four years. Pupils' age to be [Illegible Text], to 21 years, and terms [Illegible Text] instead of 4 years. 3. SEC. III. And be it further enacted, That the Justices of the Inferior Court of the several counties in this State, where there are deaf and dumb children entitled to the benefits of the State's munificence, under this bill or any preceding Act of the Legislature providing for the education of the deaf and dumb, shall be

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required to visit the parents of such children and urge their acceptance of the bounty. Justices of the Inferior [Illegible Text] required to visit the parents of, c. 4. SEC. IV. And be it further enacted, That on the arrival of any pupil at the Institution, whose parents are unable to pay their expenses, their expenses shall be paid out of the sum set apart for said Institution. Paupers to be paid for by State. 5. 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. * * REF. NOTE.Deaf and Dumb Asylum established in 1847. Cobb 220. In 1850, $4,000 added to its fund given by previous appropriation [Illegible Text], Cobb 222. In 1852, (Acts of, p. 80.) $8,000 annually given, and other specified sums. The age was ten to thirty years at first, and the term as stated, four years. [Illegible Text]. 221. There was at first only one beneficiary to a county allowed. Cobb 221. This seems to [Illegible Text] in all. See next Act for a power to Commissioners of. Approved, February 17th, 1854. (No. 21.) An Act to authorize tha Commissioners of the Georgia Asylum for the Deaf and Dumb, to apply and expend a portion of the annual appropriation for certain purposes therein named. 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 of the same, That the Commisioners of the Georgia Asylum for the Deaf and Dumb, be, and they are hereby authorized to apply and expend such portions of the annual appropriation of eight thousand dollars, as they in their judgment may deem expedient for, and during the two ensuing years, to the erection of a Cabinet Shop, the purchase of Apparatus and the recovering the main building or either of these objects. * * REF. NOTE.See note to No. 20, [Illegible Text]. Deaf and Dumb Asylum. Commissioners may use any portion of the $8,000 appropriation, c. Approved 17th February, 1854. DIVORCES. See Private Laws for various relief Acts, touching.

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ELECTIONS. SEC. 1. [Illegible Text], when election of SEC. 2. [Illegible Text], when appointed. SEC. 3. Repealing. SEC. 4. Blank forms for Election Returns. SEC. 5. Inferior Court, duty as to SEC. 6. Repealing. (No. 22.) An Act to amend an Act entitled 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 12 th, 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 from and after the passage of this Act, the fifth Section of said Act is hereby repealed, and in lieu thereof, the following shall be adopted and [Illegible Text] Election of Judges. Repeals Section [Illegible Text], of Act of [Illegible Text]. That whenever a vacancy occurs, or it shall so 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 the next succeeding day, for a general election in Georgia, whether on the first Monday in January, or the first Monday in October next thereafter, and at no other time; provided that in all cases the Governor's proclamation shall be published for at least thirty days, next preceeding said election days; and said Judge or Judges, when so elected, shall hold their offices for the full term of four years, and shall be commissioned by the Governor, accordingly. Where no election or a vacancy, the Governor to order a special election. On the next general election day, in January or October. Proclamation, published [Illegible Text] days Judges to elected, to hold 4 years. 2. SEC. II. And be it further enacted, That when any vacancy occurs in the office of Judge of the Superior Court, of any of the Circuits of this State by death, resignation or otherwise, and the unexpired term for which the vacancy occurred, does not exceed the period of twelve months, the person appointed to fill said vacancy by his Excellency the Governor, shall hold said office for the unexpired term, and no election shall be ordered to fill said vacancy. No election unless vacancy is for 12 months, but by appointment. 3. SEC. III. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That all Laws or parts of Laws, militating against said Act, be and are hereby repealed. * * REF. [Illegible Text] Sec. of Act of '52, orders an election for the unexpired term only. Laws [Illegible Text], p. 87. Approved, February 18th, 1854.

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(No. 23.) An Act to provide for furnishing the Superintendents of certain elections, blank forms for making out their returns. 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 in all future elections in this State, the returns whereof are required by law, to be made to the Executive Department, or to the General Assembly; it shall be the duty of the Governor to furnish to the Clerks of the Inferior Courts of the several counties, blank forms of all certificates c., necessary to said returns. Elections. Governor to furnish blank forms for election returns. 5. SEC. II. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That it shall be the duty of said several Clerks of the Inferior Courts, to furnish said blank forms to the Magistrates of the Districts in their respective counties, in which [Illegible Text] are established for the use of the superintendents of said elections. Clerks of Inferior Courts, to furnish to Magistrates. 6. 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. * * REF. NOTE.By Resolution in 1837, the Governor was requested to send forms of Blank Returns, to Clerks of Superior Courts, for same purpose. Pam. 276. I see no other Law as to forms; as to general duty of managers of Elections, see Cobb, 234, 236-7, 243; Elections for President, 236, 246, c. Approved, February 8th, 1854. EJECTMENT. See [Illegible Text], pleading and practice. EVIDENCE. See Judiciary.

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EXECUTORS AND ADMINISTRATORS, COURTS OF ORDINARY, GUARDIANS AND ORPHANS. * SEC. 1. Ordn'y, powers as to widows, c. SEC. 2. His further discretion. SEC. 3. Guardian investing in slaves, c. SEC. 4. Privilege to Ann T. Whitfield, ad'x. SEC. 5. Repealing. SEC. 6. Executors, administrators, c., may resigncauses of, c. SEC. 7. Ordinaries may adjourn from time to time. (No. 24.) An Act to amend an Act for the relief and support of Widows and Orphans, and of the estates of their deceased husbands and parents, assented to, December 29 th, 1838. 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 the duty of the Courts of Ordinary of the several counties in this State, upon the application of the widow and children, or of the widow or child of any testate or intestate, to pass an order making the allowance authorized by the first Section of the above recited Act; Provided, That at least ten days notice, of the time when such application will be made, is first given to the Executor or Administrator, representing the estate of such testate or intestate; and Provided further, That said allowance may be made in money or property or both at the discretion of the Court. Widows and Orphans. [Illegible Text] may make the allowance, by act [Illegible Text] 1838, on 10 days' notice to executors. 2. 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]. NOTE.The Act of '38 left it to Executors or Administrators to allow a reasonable support. Cobb 296. By Act 22rd Feb. 1850, if no adm'n., J. P's. of the Dist, are to assess the sum needed for a reasonable support, and assign property or money. By another Act of 1850, (23d Feb.,) if [Illegible Text] is insolvent and children under age. $100 in effects to be set off by the Clerk of Ordinary, not to bar any prior rights. Sup. Ct. [Illegible Text] Law of 1838 (above) applies, though the estate is insolvent, [Illegible Text] Geo. [Illegible Text] Geo, [Illegible Text] Pt. 2, 24. [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] and Patrols, sec. 7, for executors or trustees duty as to slave children [Illegible Text] Slaves, Patrols, c., sec. 8. Ordinary may allow slaves in different counties, c. sold. See also [Illegible Text] Sales, sec. 1. Relief of execators and administrators, c., as to warranting c.; Ordinary. See Taxes, Tax Receiver, c. sec. 8, for new rule as to. See also LandOrphans Land to be granted; or lost. See also Slaves, c. Ordinary new power of as to slaves out of county, c. [Illegible Text] Estate of Trustees, first liable to them. See Trustees, sec. 1. May be in money or property, or [Illegible Text] Approved, February 15th, 1854.

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(No. 25.) An Act to authorize Guardians of Minors, to invest surplus funds belonging to their Wards in slave property, under certain conditions, and Ann T. Whitfield of the county of Troup, Administratrix, on the estate of Horatio Whitfield, deceased, to sell or buy land on account of said estate. 3. SECTION I. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Georgia in General Assembly met, That in all cases after the passage of this Act, in which the Guardian of any minor or minors in this State, shall have in his or her hands as such guardian, surplus funds belonging to his or her ward; it shall be lawful for such Guardian to lay out and invest the same or any part thereof in the parchase of such slave or slaves, as in the judgment of such Guardian shall be advantageous to the interest of his or her ward; Provided, That no such investment shall be made except by the approval of the Ordinary in the county where such Guardian shall make returns, and that a full account of the price paid, the time when, and the name of the person, from whom such purchase is made, shall be set forth in the feturns of such Guardians. Guardians may invest surplus funds in slaves, by approval of Ordinary. To set forth the full account in his returns. 4. SEC. II. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That Ann T. Whitfield, of the county of Troup, Administratrix on the estate of Horatio Whitfield deceased, be, and is hereby authorized and empowered to sell or purchase any quantity or quality of land on account of said estate, which she may think necessary to promote the interest of the minors of said estate. Ann T. Whitfield as administratrix, allowed to buy land at discretion. 5. SEC. III. 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. * * REF. NOTE:By approval of Ct. Ord., Guardians could before this bire out slaves, or buy or rent lands to work them on. Cobb 328. Sec. 4 of the above Act dispenses with the Ordinary in a case. Guardians, [Illegible Text] c., may now also invest in State Stocks without consulting the Ordinary. Cobb 383, 337. Sup. Ct. Deeis: Estate of Guardian liable to his ward first, and before judgments, [Illegible Text] Kelly 268. 10 Geo. 65. Order allowing sale of land not impeachable in another Court, except for fraud. 1 Kelly 485. A minor with a separate estate is an orphan and though his parents be living 10 Geo. 65. Approved, February 17th, 1854.

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(No. 26.) An Act to allow Executors, Administrators and Guardians to resign their trusts upon certain conditions. 6. SEC. 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 upon application by any Executor, Administrator or Guardian to the Court of Ordinary of the county to which he is responsible, for leave to resign his office, because of age, infirmity, or removal from the county, it shall be lawful for the Ordinary, upon such cause to him shown, and it appearing that it would be to the interest of those concerned to allow the same to be done, to grant an order dismissing such Executor, Administrator or Guardian, and discharging him from all further liabilities, and to make such further order in relation to allowing commissions and settling up with his successor, as may be right and proper; Provided, The applicant in every case shall give two month's notice of his intended application in such public gazette as the Ordinary may direct, and shall also by petition in writing, state the grounds of his application, and swear to the truth of the same. * * REF. NOTE.It would seem from the Common Law and the current of our Statutes that heretofore Executors and Administrators (at least) enlisted for the war, and could not [Illegible Text] They might be compelled to give new securityCobb 314, 307, 309, 307, if insolvent, and be dismissedCobb 32, but only for mismanagement, c.1b. 224; c., under Executors, c. Court of Ordinary. Executors, Administrators and Guardians, may resign. For age, infirmity or removal from the county. It being the interest of [Illegible Text] concerned to allow [Illegible Text] Two months notice of [Illegible Text] Grounds set [Illegible Text] in petition. Approved, February 10th, 1854. ORDINARY COURT. SECTION IV OF No. UNDER PRIVATE LAWS. 7. SEC. 4. And be it further enacted, That the Ordinary of any county in this State shall be authorized to adjourn the Court of Ordinary from time to time, as circumstances or the business of the Court may render necessary. * * REF. NOTE.This seems to modify See. 7 of the Ordinary Act; which restricted a large portion of business to a regular term. Laws 1851-52, p. 94. Court of Ordinary. The Act approved February 9th, 1854.

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FACTORIES, AND LABORERS IN. SEC. 1. Hours for work in, limited, SEC. 2. Contracts beyond, void, SEC. 3. Penalty for violating (No. 27.) An Act to settle and fix the hours of labor by all white persons under twenty-one years of age, in all cotton, woolen, and other manufacturing establishments in this State, and to make all contracts to labor in said factories for a greator length of time than herein prescribed null and void, and to punish violations of this Act. 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 immediately after the passing of this Act, the hours for labor by all white persons under twenty-one years of age in all cotton, woolen or other manufacturing establishments in this State, shall be, and the same are hereby settled and fixed at and from sun-rise until sunset, including therein the usual and customary time for meals. Factory laborers. Hours for labor for whites, under 21. in all factories. From sunrise to sunset. Including meal time. 2. SEC. II. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That all contracts made or entered into, whereby a longer time for labor in each day shall be required of the before-described persons shall be null and void, so far as relates to the enforcement of said contracts against said before-described persons, any law, usage or custom to the contrary, notwithstanding. Contracts for longer time, void, in favor of laborer. 3. SEC. III. And be it further enacted, That any adult person, directly or indirectly concerned, either as parent, guardian, or officer or agent of any manufacturing establishment, in any contract, or [for?] labor that is prohibited by the preceding section, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and on conviction, shall be fined in a sum not exceeding one hundred dollars, or be imprisoned in the common jail not exceeding sixty days. * * REF. NOTE.This is the first [Illegible Text] that I find on the subject. Any volation, fine $100 or jail. Approved, February 20th, 1854. FEES. See Sheriffs and other officers in index. FORCIBLE ENTRY, c. See the title under Judiciary.

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FRAUDS. See Statute of Frauds, Judiciary. GOVERNOR. See Public Debt, and index for further reference to acts concerning. GOVERNMENT. See Seat of Government. IDIOTS. See State Roads, c., section 12. for a privilege to. INDIANS. See Penal Laws, section 10. ILLEGITIMATES. See Land, section 2. INSOLVENT LAWS. See the title under Judiciary. INTERNAL TRANSPORTATION. See Rail Road Laws and State Road, under Public Laws. Also, Rail and Plank Roads, Rivers, c., under Private Laws. JOINT STOCK COMPANIES. Refer to the particular name under Private [Illegible Text]

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JUDICIARY. ADVANCEMENTS. See Distribution of Estates, section 1, 2. ATTACHMENT. SEC. 1. Land subject to purchase moneyLienbond. SEC. 2. Repealing. (No. 28.) An Act in addition to and amendatory of the several Acts regulating attachments in this State, and [ to? ] authorize remedies 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 any case where a promissory note or other evidence of debt may hereafter be given for the purchase of land where titles are not made, but bond or other contract for titles given, it shall and may be lawful for any Judge of the Superior Court, Justice of the Inferior Court or Justice of the Peace, upon complaint made on oath by the party bound by said bond or other contract, his agent or attorney in fact or at law, that the debt is due, and that his debtor resides out of this State, or is actually removing without the limits of this State, or absconds or conceals himself, or stands in defiance of a peace officer, so that the ordinary process of law cannot be served upon him, to grant an attachment, which shall be directed, served and returned, as is now required by law in other cases of attachments, and which shall be levied upon the land described in the bond or other contract for titles, and upon the return of the Sheriff or other officer levying the same, it shall and may be lawful for the party bound by said bond or other contract for titles, to make and file and have recorded in the Clerk's office of the Superior Court of

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the county where the land is situated a good and sufficient deed of conveyance to the obligee in said bond or other contract for titles, and upon judgment being obtained, said land may be sold under said judgment, as in other cases; Provided, The said attachment and judgment shall take lien upon the land and money arising from the sale thereof prior to any other attachment, judgment or other [Illegible Text] against the defendant; and provided further, that the said Judge, Justice of the Inferior Court, or Justice of the Peace, before granting such attachment, shall take bond and security of the party for whom the same may be granted, as is now required by law in cases of other attachments. Attachments. The [Illegible Text] of land with bond for titles, may attach it. For purchase money, first depositing his deed, c. Lien prior to all [Illegible Text] judgments, c Give bond [Illegible Text] as in [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] 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. * * REF. NOTE.This seems simply to extend the provisions of Section 3, of Act of 1817, ([Illegible Text] 517) which allowed a vendor, with bond for titles, to sell land at Sheriff's [Illegible Text] by [Illegible Text] his deed as herein, c. Approved, February 18th, 1854. BAIL. SEC. 1. Bail, [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] a Jus. Jnf. Ct. may [Illegible Text] SEC. 2. Effect of such order. SEC. 3. Repealing. (No. 29.) An Act to authorize Justices of the Inferior Court to grant orders to hold to bail in cases arising ex delicto. 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 and may be lawful for any Justice of the Inferior Court of this State to grant an order to hold to bail in all cases sounding in damages, whether the case shall be made returnable to the Superior or Inferior Court of the county in which such Justice may reside. Bail, [Illegible Text] A Justice of [Illegible Text] Court, may grant the order, whether in [Illegible Text] or [Illegible Text] Court. 2. SEC. II. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That said order, when so granted shall have the same force and effect as if granted by a Judge of the Superior Court. And [Illegible Text] to be good, c. 3. 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. * * REF. NOTE.Bail ex [Illegible Text] (i. e. in damage suits for Torts) does not exist as matter of right by statuteand the Com. Law allows it only on an order of the Judge. Tidd Pr. 173, old Ed. Approved, February 16th, 1854.

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BOND FOR TITLES. See Attachments, sec. 1. CITY COURTS. See Savannah, Augusta. CHANCERY. See Sup. and Inf. Cts., Judges, c.,for new power of Judges, sec. A. Also, Plea. and Prac., sec. 2-4. CONTRACTS. See Sale, sec. 2. COURTS. See Sup'm., Sup. and Inf., c. Also, City Courts. DISTRIBUTION OF ESTATES. SEC. 1. Advances pay no interest. SEC. 2. Widows' share in HotchpotGrand Children. (No. 30.) An Act to alter and amend the Act passed on the twenty-fifth day of December, 1821, in relation to the distribution of intestates, so far as relates to advancements. 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 holding real or personal estate shall depart this life intestate, the said estate shall be considered altogether of the same nature and upon the same footing as to distribution, which shall take place according to law; but when any child or children shall have had an estate by settlement or advancement of the intestate in his or lifetime by portion or portions, such estate at its value at the time

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of the advancement, without interest thereon, shall be brought into account or [Illegible Text] at the time of distribution as so much of the share of any such child of the intestate; Provided, That if such advancement at its value when made be more than the distributive share of any such child, he or she shall not be liable to pay any thing on account thereof. Advancements. Advance to be brought in without Interest. The child advanced, not to be brought in debt. 2. SEC. II. And be it further enacted, That the widow of any intestate in the division of his said estate, shall be entitled to the benefit of any advancements being brought into hotchpot, and that when a child directly or as cestui que trust after having received an advancement shall die in the lifetime of the intestate, the descendents of such child taking as heirs of the intestate in the distribution, shall receive only the share or portion such child would be entitled to under this Act, if in life. * * REF, NOTE.1st, By the old law, Cobb 293-'4, it seemed doubtful when the advances were to be brought in. This Act fixes it. 2d. The old law was silent as to the interest [Illegible Text] widows in the hotchpot, and the Supreme Ct. in 9 Geo. R. 189, decided that the widow took no part of it. See also Dudley 251. This Act lets her in. See a rule of Eq. Pleadingsome distributees sueing other for advances, 12 Geo. 280. Widow to [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] benefit of any advance brought in. [Illegible Text] children per [Illegible Text] Approved, February 20th, 1854. EJECTMENT. See Process in Judiciary. EVIDENCE. See Plea. and Prac., sec. 3, 4, 5. FORCIBLE ENTRY AND DETAINER. SEC. 1. Non resident Defts. to give bond, c. SEC. 2. Effect like appeal bondsfailure to give it. (No. 31.) An Act to compel non-residents defendant [ defendents? ] in cases of Forcible Entry, Forcible Detainer or Forcible Entry and Detainer to give bond and security 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 from and after the passage of this Act all non-residents, defendants, who

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may forcibly enter or forcibly detain, or forcibly enter and detain, or who have already forcibly entered or detained, or who have already forcibly entered and detained, and against whom suit is now or may hereafter be instituted by his tenants, any lot or parcel of land in any county in this State, shall be compelled to give bond and security for all cost and damages which may be recovered against him for such forcible entry or detainer, or forcible entry and detainer; Provided, That such defendant shall not be compelled to give such bond until after the commencement of an action for such offence, as now provided by law. Forcible entry and detainer. Non-resident defendants to give bonds for costs. Not requirable till action brought. 2. SEC. II. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That said bond shall be made payable to the plaintiff in such action, subject to be recovered, as in cases of bond given on appeal in this State, and on failure to give such bond, the Jury trying said cause shall award possession of the premises in dispute to the plaintiff, any law or custom to the contrary, notwithstanding. * * REF. NOTEThe old law regulating Trials, in Cobb 813. The Act 1862, p. 261 provided for service of a non-resident detaining, c., on both sides of a line, c. This Act speaks for itself. Recoverable as in appeal cases; on fallure to give bonds, possession given to plaintiff. Approved, February 18th, 1854. HOTCHPOT. See Distributions, c., see. 1-2. INFERIOR COURTS. See Superior and Inferior Courts, c. INSOLVENT LAWS. SEC. 1. An interest in remainder, c.,how disposed of. SEC. 2. Repealing. (No. 32.) An Act to amend the Insolvent 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 whenever any in

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solvent under the insolvent laws of this State shall set forth in his schedule any interest in remainder or reversion, the Court shall order the same to be assigned as other property contained in the schedule of said insolvent, to some suitable person, to collect for the benefit of the creditor or creditors in interest, which assignee shall advertise said interest in remainder or reversion in the same manner as Sheriffs, and shall expose the same to public sale in the same manner, and make such deed or conveyance of the same as Sheriffs are authorized to do, and shall account for the proceeds in the same manner as is now required of assignees by the insolvent law. Insolvent Laws. Interest in remainder, c, to be sold. Assignee to make a deed and [Illegible Text] as at present. 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. * * REF. NOTE.This seems to amend sec. 4 of Act of 1801, (Cobb 381,) which directed any property to be turned over to Sheriff, and notes, judgements, c, to some selected [Illegible Text], but not naming remainders, c. Sup. Ct. [Illegible Text]. A [Illegible Text] interest in remainder [Illegible Text] to be returned in Schedule Geo. 461. Approved, February 18th, 1854. JOINT TENANTS. See Survivorship. JUDGES. See Superior and Inferior Courts, c. JUSTICES COURTS. SEC. 1. [Illegible Text] paid before ca. sa. issued. SEC. 2. Interrogatories returned by mail. (No. 33.) An Act to compel parties plaintiffs in Justices' Courts to pay the cost before taking out a capias ad satisfaciendum, and to provide for the return of commissions by mail. 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 all plaintiffs in Justices' Courts, in this State, shall be compelled to pay all costs,

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which have [Illegible Text] in said Court or Courts, before taking out a capias ad [Illegible Text], in such case or cases, and the Justice of the Peace issuing such capias ad satisfaciendum, shall enter upon the same in each case, cost paid by plaintiff or plaintiffs, as the case may be, and such entry shall be sufficient evidence of the fact that the cost is so paid, and the plaintiff or plaintiffs may collect the cost, with the principal and interest, out of the defendant or defendants, for the benefit of said plaintiff or plaintiffs. Practice in Justices Courts Cost paid before getting ca. sa. and J. P., to so enter on the ca. sa. Collected back. 2. SEC. II. And be it further enacted, That all commissions to take testimony by interrogatories hereafter issued, by any Justice of the Peace in this State, may be returned by mail, when executed in the same way and manner, as commissions issued by the Clerks of the Superior Courts in this State are returned under the rules of said Courts. * * REF. NOTE1. As to J. P's. costs on this subject, see Cobb 647, that plaintiff is liable for, on return of nulla bonanon-residents to pay in advance. Ib. 648. 2. The old law, (Cobb 643,) seemed to contemplate the return of interrog's. by a Commissioner or special agent. Interrogatories returned by mail, as in Superior Courts. Approved, February 16th, 1854. LIEN. SEC. 1. The privilege extended to machinistsand their remedy. (No. 34.) An Act amendatory of an Act to give to Masons and Carpenters an incumbrance for debts due on account of work done and materials furnished in building or repairing houses and the premises to which they may be attached, and to repeal all laws on this subject, so far as relates to the counties of Richmond and McIntosh, and in the cities of Savannah, Macon and Columbus, assented to the 22 d day of December, 1834 ; and of an Act to extend to the several counties of this State, the provisions of said Act, assented to the 28 th day of December, 1837, and to extend the provisions of said Act ( Acts ) to Machinists, who shall furnish or put up in any county in this State, Steam-mills or other machinery, or who may repair 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 from and after the passage of this Act, any Machinist, who may furnish or put up, in any county in this State, any steam mill or other machinery, or who may repair the same, shall be entitled to the same lien on such machinery and the premises, to which the same may be attached, and may enforce such lien in the same manner and with

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like benefits, privileges and restrictions, as is by said Acts extended to Masons and Carpenters. * * REF. NOTE.The (first) Act of 1834 was [Illegible Text] as to several counties, and applied to [Illegible Text] and Carpenters. Cobb [Illegible Text] The Act of '37 extended it to all [Illegible Text] Cobb 557. The Act of 1811 [Illegible Text] lien, as to certain waters, on Steamboats, and for wages and wood, c. [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] of [Illegible Text] extended it to other [Illegible Text] 426Act of [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] Act of [Illegible Text] so as to include [Illegible Text] wages. c., and includes Flint [Illegible Text] 429.Act of 1847 amends the Act of 1841, and points out the mode of collecting all C. L. and Stat. liens. And Act of 1852, p. 237, (of the [Illegible Text]) extends Act of [Illegible Text] to Machinists, and [Illegible Text] to be substantially the same as this. Sup. Ct. [Illegible Text] Under Act of '41, the party must in his case stated show himself entitled c. 1 Kelly 317. Equity will not aid Mason or Carpenter under Act '37, without some impedement sufficient c. 3 Kelly 139. Taking note does not waive lien of6 Geo. 166. Under Act '41, enough to state that Boat was navigating the River [Illegible Text] Geo. 159. Can not amend after judgment with new affidavit c. Ib. That demand was [Illegible Text] of said [Illegible Text] is sufficient 7 Geo. 56. Lien Law. Lien Law extended to any mechinist. Approved, February 18th, 1854. LIMITATION OF ESTATES. See Wills. NEW TRIALS. SEC. 1. [Illegible Text] Cts [Illegible Text] to grant for certain [Illegible Text] SEC. 2. [Illegible Text] Ct. to enforce this duty. SEC. 3. Grantable on weight of evidence, and Suprm. Court to revise [Illegible Text] (No. 35.) An Act to regulate the granting of New Trials. 1. SECTION I. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Georgia, That from and after the passage of this Act it shall be obligatory upon the Superior Courts of this State, to grant new trials in all cases, where an exception to any portion of the pleadings may be illegally sustained, or illegally overruled by the presiding Judge, against the applicant for a new trial; in all cases where any evidence may be illegally submitted to or illegally withheld from the Jury, against the demand of such applicant; in all cases where the presiding Judge may deliver an erroneous charge to the Jury, against such applicant, or refuse to give a legal charge in the language

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requested, when the charge so requested is submitted in writing; and in all cases where any evidence not merely cumulative in its character, but relating to new and material facts, shall be discovered by the applicant, after the rendition of a verdict against him, and shall be brought to the notice of the Court within the time now allowed by law for entertaining a motion for a new trial. New [Illegible Text] Obligatory on Superior [Illegible Text] to grant them for certain causes [Illegible Text] 2. SEC II. And be it further enacted, That it shall be obligatory upon the Supreme Court of this State, to reverse the judgment below and award a new trial in every case, where it shall appear that an error has been committed in any of the points enumerated in the first Section of this Act, by the Judge presiding at the trial of the cause. Supreme Court directed to [Illegible Text] this act. 3. SEC. III. And be it further enacted, That the Judges of the Superior Courts may have the power to exercise a sound discretion in granting new trials in cases where the verdict may be decidedly and strongly against the weight of evidence, although there may appear some slight evidence in favour of the finding, and the Supreme Court shall have power to revise and control such discretionary power in the Superior Courts. * * REF. NOTE.Former grounds and rules as to New Trials were when the verdict was [Illegible Text] to evidence and the principles of Justice and Equity, and to be granted under the [Illegible Text] and customs of Courts and according to Law. Cobb 503. Sup. Ct. Deeis. Prior to last publication of Laws, collected in Note to Cobb Di. [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] New Trial granted where no evidence to sustain verdict. 11 Geo. 317. Granted for newly discovered evidence and when12 Geo, 500. Also, for a charge as to Law not applicable. 12 Geo. 100. Also, for a decided but unknown opinion of a Juror. 12 Geo. 25. Also, for a fixed opinion found by Triors, 12 Geo. 444. Jury to find the Law as charged by the Court in civil cases, 12 Geo. 475. It is error not to charge a point requested. 13 Geo. 34. Also, granted where there is no evidence, although the cause was tried by consent before a Judge. 13 Geo. 223. Also, where the finding is so much against the weight of evidence, as to shock the moral sense, c. 13 Geo. 443. Also, if the finding is against the charge, 11 Geo. 459. New Trials not granted if there is evidence on both sides, 11 Geo. 203, [Illegible Text] if the prevailing party entertain a Juror during the trial. Ib. Nor for illegal [Illegible Text] if there is enough evidence besides, Ib. Nor on contradictory [Illegible Text] c. 11 Geo. 353. Nor [Illegible Text] the finding was manifestly against the weight of evidence, unless there [Illegible Text] partiality, c. 11 Geo. 459. Nor for Juror having said if the evidence is as I have heard c. 11 Geo [Illegible Text] Nor because a brief of the testimony was sent out, if proper [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] given with it. 12 Geo. [Illegible Text] Nor in [Illegible Text] civil case where the Jury separate without objection made. 12 Geo. [Illegible Text] Nor for new evidence, merely cumulative, even in Equity. Ib. 337. There must be an affidavit of the new evidence. Ib. 461. A Juror cannot impeach his verdict. Ib. 500. [Illegible Text] granted for a certain sort of surprise, and what. 12 Geo. 500. Nor for conflicting evidence on the main point. 13 [Illegible Text] 34. Nor for a finding as being contrary to evidence, unless it is palpably [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] Nor where the Jury find the minor offence, c., Ib. 328. Nor where there is any evidence on each side. 13 Geo. 359, 370. Nor for newly discovered evidence to impeach a [Illegible Text] 13 Geo. 513. The 61st Common Law Rule of Ct. must be complied with. 13 Geo. 403what is [Illegible Text] Ib. Judges may grant on weight of evidence. Supreme Court to revise their discretion. Approved, February 20th, 1854.

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NOLLE PROSEQUI. See State [Illegible Text] Sec. 1. ORPHANS. See Trustees, Sec. 1. Land, Sec. 2. PERSONAL PROPERTY. See [Illegible Text] PLEADING AND PRACTICE. * * See [Illegible Text] in Judiciary.Also State Officers Sec. 1. SEC. 1. [Illegible Text] amended at any stage. Conditions. SEC. 2. Parties [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] SEC. 3. [Illegible Text] SEC. [Illegible Text] Oath of a party out of State, how taken, c. [Illegible Text] 5. Discovery at C. L.-Party subp[oelig]nied as other witnesses.Other proceedings. [Illegible Text] 6. Testimony taken down. [Illegible Text] 7. Repealing. [Illegible Text] 8. Continuances-Absent witness.-Admission of the facts, c. [Illegible Text] 9. Providential cause, c. (No. 36.) An Act to [Illegible Text] and [Illegible Text] the practice and pleadings in this [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] for the service of writs of scire [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] certain [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] the admission of Testimony in certain cases. 1. [Illegible Text] 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 from and after the [Illegible Text] of this Act parties, plaintiffs and defendants, in the Superior, Inferior and Corporation Courts of this State, whether at law or in equity, may in any stage of the cause as matter of right, amend their pleadings in all respects, whether in matter of form or matter of substance only, but in case the party applying for leave to amend plendings, or to open a default, shall have been guilty of negligence in respect to the matter of amendment or default, the Court may compel him to pay his adversary the costs of the proceeding, for which he moves, and may enforce other reasonable

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and equitible terms on him at discretion, not touching the real merits of the cause in controversy. [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] may in any stage, [Illegible Text] as to form [Illegible Text] substance. Default or neglect incurs costs, other [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] may [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] 2. SEC. III. And be it further enacted, That in all cases where a defendant duly served with process or [Illegible Text] in any case at law or in equity, shall reside out of this State, or remove therefrom during the pendency of said cause, and the plaintiff or complainant shall die, his or her legal representatives may be made parties by scirefacias, which scirefacias shall be served by publication in some of the public gazettes of this State, once a month, for four months previously to the time of the Court, to which said scirefacias is made returnable, which publication, made by the Sheriff or other [Illegible Text] officer, shall be good and valid to all intents and purposes. [Illegible Text] or [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] made party, defendent being non resident sci. fa. published four [Illegible Text] 3. SEC. IV. And be it further enacted, That (on all appeal?) trials or other trials in the last resort, all exceptions to interrogato [Illegible Text] the execution of commissions [UNK] commissioners, [UNK] or answer of witnesses, examined under commission, when the commission has been duly returned and the same ordered or consented to be opened [Illegible Text] been for one day subject to inspection, shall be taken and determined before the case is submitted to the Jury, otherwise the testimony shall be received, subject only to the objections that may be made for irrelevancy; all laws, usages and customs to the [Illegible Text] notwithstanding. * * REF. NOTE.1st. As to defects in form and clerical mistakes, Cobb 486. When a good cause is set out, all objections amended on motion, Cobb 488. Misnomers and misjoinders amended on motion, Cobb 493. Amendment in Supm. Ct. Laws [Illegible Text] 215. 2nd. Sci.fa. Old Law Cobb 472, where one defendant is non-resident, Cobb 476, reviving judgment vs. non-resident defendants, Cobb [Illegible Text] See Rules of Court. In no case in matters of substance after going to Jury at C. L., or on appeal except by leave of the Court, c., 54th Rule. In Debt, on foreign judgment, cannot amend with new count on the original cause, 3 Kelly 427. If a good cause set out, may amend on appeal to suit the proof. 4 Geo. 203. also [Illegible Text] Geo. 482. [Illegible Text] on appeal after gone to Jury, 4 Geo. 445. May change christian name, 6 Geo. 159. In [Illegible Text] may extend demise before the Jury, 7 Geo. 387. The criterion, is it a new cause? 8 Geo. 61. 10 Geo. 598. Too late if party delay a [Illegible Text] with knowledge, 8 Geo. 209, 317. Allowed any time before finaily going to Jury, 9 Geo. 188. The [Illegible Text] of 1847, [Judge Jones'] not amendable, except to conform [Illegible Text] 10 Geo. [Illegible Text] 13 Geo. [Illegible Text] As to Pleas, [Illegible Text] 142. [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] as [Illegible Text] strike out [Illegible Text] 598. Nor insert new grounds in rule for new trial XII. 271. See Ib. 265. Sci. fa. on bond at trial, made to suit the bond XIII. 190. So, failure to aver deft. resides in the county amendable XIII. 318. [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] cases before last Laws, see Cobb's Index to [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] may [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] at the hearing. 11 Geo. 570. Demurrer must be amended before final judgment thereon, [Illegible Text] Geo. 417. After pleadings made up and cause set down bill not [Illegible Text] except for special cause, c. 13 Geo. 406. On appeals or all trials in [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] exceptions to [Illegible Text] c., to be taken before going to [Illegible Text] Approved, February 20th, 1854.

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(No. 37.) An Act to provide for taking the answers of parties to suits in this State, when such parties reside without the limits of this State, and for other purposes. 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 whenever any party to any bill in Chancery or suit at Common Law now pending, or which may hereafter be commenced in any of the Courts of this State, now resides or shall reside without the limits of this State, but in one of the States or Territories of the United States, and it shall be necessary or proper for such party to make answer under oath to a bill in Chancery or to interrogatories filed under the several Acts of this State, to compel discoveries at Common Law, or to respond to any notice to produce deeds or other documents in writing, it shall and may be lawful for such party to make oath to such answer or response before any officer of the State or Territory in which such party resides or shall reside, and where such affidavit shall be made [before any officer?] duly authorized by the laws of said State or Territory to administer oaths, and that the official signature and attestation of the officer administering the oath to such party shall be sufficient evidence of the said affidavit having been made as it shall purport to have been made, and the same shall be received in evidence in the Courts of this State, in the same manner and to the same extent as if the same had been made before some officer of like character of this State. Provided, That the official character of the officer attesting said affidavit shall be properly proven by a certificate of the Governor, the Secretary of State, the Chancellor, or Keeper of the [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] of the State or Territory in which such affidavit shall be made, or in the manner now prescribed by law for proving the official character of Magistrates attesting the affidavits of witnesses to deeds, where such affidavits are made without the limits of this State. * * REF. NOTE.For law allowing oaths before State Commissioners abroad, good as if taken before Judicial officer here. Cobb, 174. For law allowing Commissioners any where to take interrogatories. Cobb, 265. See note to next Act as to discoveries at law, c. As to proving the identity of officials abroad certifying to laws, Judicial proceeding and office books, for use as evidence. Cobb 275 and notes. Practice. Answer of [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] Oath of [Illegible Text] out of the State [Illegible Text] any officer there [Illegible Text] of its purport. Provided the official [Illegible Text] of office [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] c Approved, February 17th, 1854. (No. 38.) An Act to amend an Act, passed the 17 th of December, 1847, to authorize parties to compel discoveries at common law. 5. SECTION I. Be it enacted by the Senate and 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

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and after the passage of this Act the following shall be an additional section of said Act, to wit: Any party, plaintiff or defendant, in any action at common law pending in any Superior, Inferior or Justices' Courts of this State wishing a discovery from, or on the evidence of the adverse party on the trial of such action, may apply to the Clerk of said Superior or Inferior Courts, or the Justices of the Peace in whose Courts said action may be pending, in case the party whose evidence is desired resides in the county where said case is pending, for a subp[oelig]na requiring said party to be and appear at said Court and testify in said action as other witnesses now by law are required to do; which subp[oelig]na shall be personally served thirty days before the term of the Court at which he is required to attend, and in case said party shall fail or refuse to be and appear and testify in said action as required, then and in that case said cause shall be subject to the same [Illegible Text] as are now allowed by law for the absence or non-attendance of other witnesses, and after said continuances are exhausted said action shall be dismissed: Provided, it be the plaintiff who refuses to appear and testify as aforesaid, or if the party who fails or refuses to be and appear as aforesaid be the defendant in said cause, his plea or pleas and answers [answer] if he has filed any, shall be stricken out, and judgment given against him by default; or such other order may be taken and had in said cause as in the discretion of said Court may be just and proper; and in the event said parties, plaintiff or defendant, whose evidence or discovery may be required in any action pending in either of said Courts, shall or may, either before, at the time, or after the commencement of said action and before the time of giving in said testimony, remove or do reside out of said county in which said action is pending, then and in that case interrogatories may be filed as is now usual for other witnesses under the same rules and regulations as is now required by law, and in case of a refusal or failure to answer the same, or in case they are answered evasively the same rule or order may and shall be had as herein before provided in case of failure or refusal to attend and answer where said parties are subp[oelig]naed to attend in case they reside in said county. Practice. Discoveries at Common Law. Act of 1847 amended. One party may compel the other by subp[oelig]na, (to be served 30 days,) to testify. For failing to attend, [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text]. When [Illegible Text], if it be plaintiff failing, case dismissed. If defendant pleas [Illegible Text] and judgment as by default, or other just order. May take his interrogatories. Same penalties for refusal, as before [Illegible Text], c. 6. SEC. II. And be it further enacted, That the testimony given in under the provisions of this Act shall be taken down by order of the Court and made a matter of file in the Clerk's office. The testimony under this act, to be taken and 7. SEC. III. 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. * * REF. NOTE.First law as to discoveries at C. Law, required an order in Term for def't to answer. Cobb 465. In 1847 two Acts authorized the order to be taken in vacation. Cobb 270, 466. Sup. Ct. Decis.: Under Act of 1847 must answer as if to bill for discovery. 6 Geo. 260. Responsive answers conclusive, unless [Illegible Text] by two witnesses, or one and circumstances, c. 10 Geo. 289. See note to Nos. 36 and 37. Approved, February 20th, 1854.

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(No. 39.) An Act relative to Continuances in certain cases therein named, and for other purposes. 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 no Continuance shall be allowed in any case in any of the Courts of this State on account of absent witnesses, or for the purpose of procuring testimony, when the opposite party is willing to admit and does not contest the truth of the facts expected to be proved, and it shall be the duty of the Court in which the case is tried, to order the proof so expected to be made, to be reduced to writing. Practice. Continuances not allowed on admission of what is expected to be [Illegible Text] c. Statement to be put in writing 9. SEC. II. And be it further enacted, That Continuances for providential cause, when the same shall be so entered on the docket of the Court, shall not prevent either party from having the number of continuances upon all other legal grounds now allowed by law, any law to the contrary notwithstanding. * * REF. NOTE.The 36th Rule of Court refused what is here allowed. 11 Kelly 473. Sup. Ct. Decis. In a case contemplated by this [Illegible Text] the Court may compare the expected proof with the plea to see if material. 3 Kelly 188. As to numerous grounds for granting and refusing continuances, prior to late Laws, see Cobb's Index to Geo. Reports 133-4. Cases since: When cause in Equity is set down for trial, continuances lie as at C. L. 12 Geo. [Illegible Text]. Amendment of Sci. fa., on Bond, at trial, not a good ground for, 13, 190. See note to No. 36. For providential cause if noted, not to reduce the lawful number besides Approved, February 9th, 1854. POSSESSORY WARRANT. SEC. 1. Summary process for possession of land. SEC. 2. Sheriff's power, c. SEC. 3. Counter affidavit. SEC. 4. Tenant at Willunder Rent Laws, c.- (No. 40.) An Act to protect the owners of lands or tenements against intruders and to provide a remedy for land owners in certain cases. 1. SECTION I. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Georgia, That from and after the passage of this Act the following shall be a summary process for ejecting intruders from the possession of lands and tenements; when any person shall subscribe an affidavit before any officer qualified to administer an oath, stating that he, either for himself or as agent for some other named

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person, does bona fide claim the right of possession to any land or tenement (describing it) and that such land or tenement is in the possession of a named person, who does not in good faith claim a right to such possession and yet refuses to abandon the; same and when such affidavit shall be delivered to the Sheriff of the county, where the land or tenement lies, then and in that case it shall be the duty of the Sheriff, at the earliest practicable day to exhibit such affidavit to the person described as being in possession of the land or tenement and to turn such person out of the possession, unless the person so in possession shall at once tender to the Sheriff a counter affidavit, stating that he does in good faith claim a legal right to the possession of such land or tenement. Lands, c. Summary process. On affidavit that defendent is not a bona fide claimant. Sheriffs, turn him out unless he tender a counter affidavit. 2. SEC. II. The Sheriff shall be a competent officer, to administer an oath for the purpose aforesaid, to the person in possession, and he shall receive for the service prescribed by this Act the sum of two dollars, to be paid by the applicant for the process. Counter oath before the Plaintiff, his fee, $2. 3. SEC. III. Whenever an affidavit in the terms of the first Section of this Act shall be tendered to the Sheriff by the person in possession, then and in that case the process prescribed herein shall be stopped, the contending parties shall be remitted to their respective rights and the Sheriff shall deposit both affidavits in the office of the Clerk of the Superior Court of the county in which the land lies, upon which an issue may be made up and tried by a Jury according to the laws of this State, and if the finding is for plaintiff or movant, the Clerk shall issue upon the judgment a writ of haberi facias possessionem, including a fi. fa. for the cost. Upon counter oath, Sheriff to return the case to Supreme Court. Writ of possession if Sheriff succeed. 4. SEC. IV. And be it further enacted, That whenever a person shall be the tenant of another, upon land at will or sufferance or in any other way when there is no contract for rent that the landlord may proceed to recover possession of the same in the manner prescribed by the Rent Law of this State, to be returned and tried in the same manner, except there shall be no verdict (or?) judgment for any double rent. * * REF. NOTE.1st. This Act seems to be an extension to lands, of the principles of the Warrant as to Personalty. Cobb 590-1. 2nd. Old Law as to [Illegible Text] Entry, c. Cobb 813. Old Law as to turning out Tenant of land rented. Cobb 901. See No. 42. Tenant at will, turned [Illegible Text] under present Rent Laws. Approved, February 14th, 1854. PRACTICE. See Plea, and Practice.

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PROCESS. SEC. 1. In ejectment for land on Connty Linehow served. (No. 41.) An Act to amend the Judiciary Act of seventeen hundred and ninety-nine, so far as to perfect service, served in actions of ejectment for the recovery of land and mesne profits, and to amend an Act entitled: complaint for the recovery of real estate and for mesne profits. Whereas if frequently happens that an individual or indivibuals residing in one county, have their plantations to extend over the county line in an adjoining county; and whereas there is no provision in the Statute for the perfecting of legal process on such persons in actions of ejectment [Illegible Text] complaint. 1. SECTION I. Be it therefore enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That from and after the passage of this Act it shall be lawful for the Clerk of the Superior Court of the county wherein such land may lie, to issue process in behalf of the Plaintiff or Plaintiffs, against the Defendant or Defendants, which process shall be directed to the Sheriff, or if the Defendant be a Sheriff, it shall be directed to the Coroner of the county wherein such land may [Illegible Text], and such Sheriff or Coroner, as the case may be, shall be authorized to serve and return the same, and such process and service shall be as valid as if the same had been directed to and served by the Sheriff or Coroner of [Illegible Text] county where such Defendant or Defendants may reside. * * [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] a County Line may all now be sold by a Sheriff, c., of one county, Acts 1817, [Illegible Text]. 282-3. Cobb 516, 334. See No. [Illegible Text], [Illegible Text] where across a County Line. [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] Approved, February 20th, 1854. RAIL ROADS, c. See that title outside of Judiciary

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RENT. * * [Illegible Text] NOTE.The old law seemed to [Illegible Text] only for the lessor to turn out [Illegible Text] holding over. Cobb 901, 2. See No. 40. Sup. Ct. [Illegible Text]. An Equity case between landlord, tenant and other creditors, 13 Geo. 485. SEC. 1. Act of 1827 extended to vendee of Lessor. SEC. 2, His oath. SEC. 3. Rentpart of crop, Lien of land lord. (No. 42.) An Act to amend the Rent 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, the provisions of the Act entitled an Act to amend the Rent Laws of this State, approved December 24th, [Illegible Text], be so extended as to embrace the cases of the vendors ([Illegible Text]) of the original lessor or owner from whom the land was [Illegible Text], so that the oath of such [Illegible Text], his agent or attorney in fact or at law, shall have the same effect as that of the vendor, and the tenant shall be required to deny on oath, holding under the vendor of affiant in addition to the oath now required and all the proceedings thereafter shall be as now set forth by law. Rent. Rent Law of [Illegible Text], [Illegible Text] to [Illegible Text] of [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] Oath [Illegible Text] said [Illegible Text] or his agent, [Illegible Text], to be good. 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. * * See Possessory Warrant, sec. 4. New [Illegible Text] to defendant. Approved, February 18th, 1854. (No. 43.) An Act to define the liability of rent, to levy and sale, and to protect the rights of owners of land in this State. 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, when any person shall rent any farm or farms, land or lands, in this State, and agree to pay as rent for the same a portion of the crop or crops raised on said farm or lands, the said portion so agreed to be paid to the land owner or landlord, for rent

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as aforesaid, shall not be liable to be levied on and sold by virtue of any process, attachment, or execution, against the tenant, but the said portion of the crop or crops, so received or agreed to be paid to the owner of the land for the rent thereof, shall be the property of the owner of the land; Provided, The contract for rent is in writing, and the rent does not exceed one-half of the crop, any law, usage, or custom, to the contrary notwithstanding. * * [Illegible Text] NOTE.This Act neither modifies nor repeals any Statute Law. See [Illegible Text] Act and Rent Laws, Cobb 900-2. See also No. 40, sec. 4. Rent. Part of crop shall not be sold. If not [Illegible Text] half the crop [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] in writing. Approved, February 14th, 1854. SALES. SEC. 1. [Illegible Text], Sheriffs, c., liable only on express warrantee SEC. 2. Title to Cotton-only after paid for. SEC. 3. Not paying, c.,fraud. * * [Illegible Text] NOTE.This does not relate to any Statute Law, but no doubt was designed to meet a Supm Ct. [Illegible Text], which following the C. L. held Administrator liable personally on [Illegible Text] of [Illegible Text] property, XI Geo. 1. (No. 44.) An Act to define the liability of Executors, Administrators, Guardians and Trustees, and certain public officers 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 aforesaid, That no Executors, Administrators, Guardian, Sheriff, Coroner, or other public officers shall be personally liable on any warranty made in any conveyance of property hereafter by either of them lawfully sold, unless such [Illegible Text], Administrator, Guardian, Trustee, Sheriff, Coroner, or other public officers shall distinetly express an intention on such conveyance to be personally bound by such covenant. * * See Weights and Measures, [Illegible Text]. 2, as to Sales of Cotton. Executors and Sheriff selling as such not liable, unless distinetly expressed. Approved, February 18th, 1854. (No. 45.) An Act for the protection in certain cases of Planters and Cotton Sellers within the State of Georgia. 2. SECTION 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 Cotton sold by Planters and Commission Merchants on cash sale shall not be considered as the property of the buyer or the ownership given up, until the same

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shall be fully paid for, although it may have been delivered into the possession of the buyer; any law, usage or [Illegible Text] to the contrary notwithstanding. Sales. Buyer of gets no title till paid for, [Illegible Text] delivered. 3. SEC. II. And be it further enacted, That any person engaged in the business of buying Cotton, either on his own account or for others who shall buy or engage to buy cotton on sale from a Planter or Commission Merchant and shall fail or refuse to pay for the same and shall make way with or dispose thereof, before he shall have paid for the same, shall be deemed guilty of fraud and embezzlement, and shall be liable on conviction to be imprisoned in the Penitentiary not less than one, nor more than five years at the discretion of the Jury trying the case. * * REF. NOTE.See Laws against Factors and Bailees selling and failing to account, c., Penitentiary 2 to 7 years. Cobb 795-6. This 1st section innovates rather on C. Law than Statute. 16 Conn. R. 346. 1 Kelly 351. [Text Books, [Illegible Text] A] and Stat. Frauds, sec. 17. Prince Di. 917. A That a bargain and the delivery of personally (without any writing) transfers the ownership. Failling to pay, and making way with, [Illegible Text], 1 to 5 years. Approved, Eebruary 16th, 1854. SCIRE FACIAS. See Pleading and Practice. SHERIFFS. * * See Sale, sec. 1, as to warranting, c. SEC. 1. Suit on his Bond-no order needed. (No. 46.) An Act to alter, change and amend the forty-sixth Section of an Act to [Illegible Text] an Act entitled on Act to [Illegible Text] and amend the Judiciary System of this State, approved February the 16 th, 1799, so far as to dispense with an order of Court before bringing suits on Sheriff's Bonds. 1. 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 from and after the passage of this Act the forty-sixth Section of an Act to amend an Act entitled an Act to revise and amend the Judiciary System of this State, approved February the 16th, 1799, be, and the same is hereby altered, changed and amended, so far as to dispense with an order of Court before bringing suits on Sheriff's

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Bonds, and that hereafter such order of Court shall in no case be required. * * REF. NOTE.Heretofore an order of Court was necessary before suing on Sheriff's Bond. Prince Di. 430. Sheriffs' bond, suit on. No previous order needed. Approved, February 7th, 1854. STATUTE OF FRAUDS. SEC. 1. Section 4th restrained in certain cases. (No. 47.) An Act to alter, amend and explain Section 4 th of an Act entitled an Act for prevention of Frauds and Perjuries. 1. 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 from and after the passage of this Act, Section 4th of an Act entitled an Act for the prevention of Frauds and Perjuries now of force in this State shall not operate in cases where there has been a performance of the agreement either in whole or in part. * * REF. NOTE.By Act of 1852, p. 243, contracts to pay the debt of a third person, need not express the consideration in writing. By sec. 4 of Statute of Frauds (Pri. Di. 915, Cobb 1127 n.) a writing was required in a specified class of contracts (debt of third person among them.) This Act seems to interpret as to all the subjects of trade mentioned, as the Courts had done in reference to lands, 6 Geo. R. 589 and cases cited. Ct. [Illegible Text] Not only the promise but the consideration was required in writing. 6 Geo. 390.The Act of 1852 (above) changes it. A trust in land may be created by parol, but can be proved only by writing. 5 Geo. 341. A promise to indemnify for standing security need not be in writing, under the 4th [Illegible Text] of [Illegible Text] of Frauds, [Illegible Text] Kelly 294but there must be a consideration. [Illegible Text] A promise by a husband to pay the separate debt of his wife is void under the 4th sec. Stat. of Frauds, 6 Geo. 14. A contract executed on both sides is not within the Statute, [Illegible Text] Kelly 348.Nor [Illegible Text] goods are to be delivered within a year, though to be paid for after. [Illegible Text] Contracts for goods, c., under 12th sec. are included, though executory, 6 Geo. 554. Goods not in [Illegible Text] c., not included. [Illegible Text] But Cotton (raw) is included. [Illegible Text] Statute of frauds and [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] Approved, February 20th, 1854. SUPREME COURTS. See next title, sec. 10, 11.

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SUPERIOR AND INFERIOR COURTS, JUDGES, C I. GENERAL LAWS. II. COURTS, SITTINGS, c. I. GENERAL LAWS. A Judge's power over trust property in vacation. II. COURTS, SITTINGS, c. * * See County Regulations, Private Laws, as to not transferring suits to Hart Co'ty. The sections as to the New Counties are numbered in the order of approval of the Acts; he Counties alphabetically. SUPERIOR COURTS. BakerSuperior changed, section 16. BakerInferior changed, section 16. BibbInferior changed, section 16. Bullochfall term changed, section 28, 29. Calhouncreated, Sup. and Inf. 64. CarrollSup. and Inf. 16, 17, 18, 20, 21, 22. Catoosacreated, Sup. and Inf. 15, 53. Charltoncreated, Sup. and Inf. 63. Chattahoocheecreated, Sup. and Inf. 42, 49, 61. [Illegible Text]Sup. and Inf. 15, 34. Claycreated, Sup. and In. 62. Coffeecreated, Sup. (no Inf.) sec. 60. CrawfordInf. sec. 16. [Illegible Text]Sup. and Inf. 18, 19. City Court of [Illegible Text]8, 9, 24. [Illegible Text]Sup. section 33. [Illegible Text]Sup. and Inf. 16. [Illegible Text]Sup. sec. 18. [Illegible Text]created, Sup. and In. 16, 55. [Illegible Text]Sup. sec. 16. [Illegible Text]created, Sup. and Inf. 16, 59. [Illegible Text]Sup. and Inf. 16, 18, 19, 30, 31, 32. FloydSup. and Inf. section 15, 42, 49. FranklinSup. changed 13. Fultoncreated, Sup. and In. 18, 19, 57. GilmerSup. section 16, 59. Hartcreated, Sup. and Inf. 54. HeardSup. section 18, 19. IrwinSup. 12. Kinchefooneecreated, Sup. and Inf. 42, 49, 56. LaurensSup. 7. LeeSup. adjourned term legalized 3 and changed 16. LeeOrdinary 26, 27. Lumpkintwo panels, 25. Marionadjourned term and two panels, sec. 35, 36, 37. MaconInf. 16. MerriwetherSup. 4, 5, 6, 18. MuscogeeSup. 41, 48. NewtonSup. 16. Pickenscreated, Sup. and In. 16, 18, 52. PauldingInf. changed, 1, 2. PolkInf. section 16. RabunSup. 13. RandolphSup. 16. StewartSup. 13. SumterSup. and Inf. 14. SUPREME COURT. Sessions at Milledgeville 10. Sessions at Gainesville 11. TaylorSup. and Inf. 39, 40, 46, 47. TelfairSup. 12. TroupSup. 18, 19. ThomasInf. 16. WalkerSup. 33. WhitfieldSup. 15. Worthcreated Sup. and Inf. 16, 38, 45, 58. Writs, c., as to all changed Courts 23. Duty of new County Officers 43, 44, 50, 51.[Dagger] How they are to be sworn in, see County and County Officers, section 10. [Dagger] All the sections from 45 to 51 inclusive, withheld, being a precise duplicate of another Act of this Title, (No. 47). (No. 48.) An Act to authorize the Judges of the Superior Courts as Chancellors, to make certain orders and decrees. A. SECTION I. Be it enacted, by the Senate and 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

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Judges of the Superior Courts of the several Judicial Districts of this State, shall be, and they are hereby respectively authorized at Chambers, upon petition, or bill, and answer, where all parties in interest are represented and consenting, and where there is no question of fact in dispute, to make and pass all orders and decrees in relation to the appointment, or removal of Trustees, and the sale or division of trust, or other property, or the investment of trust or other funds, and such orders and decrees, shall be as valid as if passed and made during the regular session of the Superior Court of the county on the verdict of a jury; and the proceedings in any such case, shall be regularly recorded with the other proceedings of said Court, and the order or decree, entered in the book of minutes thereof. Chancellors. [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] Approved, February 20th, 1844. REF. NOTE.I find no statute laws on this subject. The Act, no doubt, is to meet a decision of the Supreme Court, which ruled that a Judge at Chambers, on petition, had not power to order a sale of Trust Property. 10 Geo., 429. Supm. [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] jurisdiction in Geo. conferred on Sup. Courts, and not on the Judge. [Illegible Text] Geo., 429. A Judge cannot originate a case in vacation. 1 Kelly, 303. Courts of Equity may compel Trustee to account, especially in a complicated case, and where discovery needed. 8 Geo. 97, and will appoint receiver of Trust Fund where it is in danger, c. 10 Geo. 273. (No. 49.) An Act to be entitled an Act to alter and change the time of holding the Inferior Courts of the county of Paulding. 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 Inferior Court for the county of Paulding, shall be held on the second Monday in December next, and on the second Monday in June and December, in each and every year thereafter. Paulding inferior Courts. To be held 2d Monday in December and June. 2. SEC. II. And be it further enacted, That all Writs and Processes made returnable to any other time, shall be held returnable according to the provisions of the first section of this Act; and all parties and witnesses summond to attend said Court, shall be held bound to attend at the time specified in said first section.* [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] Approved, November 19th, 1853. REF. NOTEPaulding Inf. [Illegible Text] 3d Monday in Feb'y and August, Cobb 459, and Sup. 1st Monday in March and September. Acts 51-2, 220. [Illegible Text] But in [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] to all changes of Courts I conclude that it is unnecessary to occupy space to [Illegible Text] in each case to the Laws showing the previous sittings, further than to say. 1st. They will all be found in Mr. Cobb's Court Calendar, Cobb Di. 459-0. 2d. And (if changed since then) in the Acts 51-2, under Courts, c. 3d. Except as to Ordinary Courts, for which see Acts 51-2, p. 94. 4th. And except as to the 13 new counties, as to Courts in all which, see at end of this title. 5th. And as to the several Acts of thsi section relating to the same Courts, see head [Illegible Text] to this title, (the sections to each county) Act No. 48.

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(No. 50.) An Act to legalize the adjournment of the Superior Court of Lee County. 3. SECTION I. 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 adjournment of Lee County Superior Court, from the first Monday in November, 1853, to the Monday thereafter, be, and the same is hereby declared legal and valid; and all business transacted at the said adjourned term, shall have the same force and validity as if done at a regular term of said Court. * * This touches no Statute. See note to No. 48 and 49. The adjournment of Lee, Superior Court, legalized. Assented to, December 21st, 1853. (No. 51.) An Act to alter and change the times of holding the Superior Courts for the counties of Merriwether and Laurens, and to regulate the same, and to change the sessions of the Court of Common Pleas of Augusta 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 Superior Courts of Merriwether in said State, shall be hereafter held on the fourth Mondays of February and August of each year, and be held for one week only, unless the presiding Judge shall think proper to hold an adjourned term of said Court for the transaction of the public business. Merriwether Superior Court, remains 4th Mondays in February and August. 5. SEC. II. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That so much of the seventh section of an Act, approved 22d January, 1852, as requires two panels of Grand and Petit Jurors to be drawn and summoned to attend the session of the said Superior Court of Merriwether County, be, and the same is hereby repealed, and one panel of each drawn and summoned to attend said Court on the said fourth Mondays in February and August, shall be sufficient. Two panels [Illegible Text] with. 6. SEC. III. And be it further enacted, That all writs, precepts, processes and subp[oelig]nas of any nature whatever, which have heretofore been made returnable to the third Monday in February next, issuing from said Court, shall be, and the same are hereby made returnable to the said fourth Monday in February next, and all persons who may be summoned, subp[oelig]naed or bound as suitors, witnesses, jurors, or in any other manner, or capacity, to attend said Court on the said third Monday in February next, shall be bound and required to attend on the said fourth Monday in February next. Writs, precepts, processes, c., returnable to the 4th Monday in February.

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7. SEC. IV. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That from and after the passage of this Act, the Superior Courts of the county of Laurens, shall hereafter be held on the second Mondays of April and October, in each year hereafter, instead of the time heretofore prescribed by law. Superior Court of Laurens county, on 21 [Illegible Text] in April and October. 8. SEC. V. And be it further enacted, That after the thirty-first day of December, 1853, the Court of Common Pleas of Augusta, shall hold its sessions on the fourth Mondays of February, May, August and November, respectively, in each year, instead of the times now fixed by law. Court of Common [Illegible Text] of [Illegible Text] 9. SEC. VI. And be it further enacted, That all laws, or parts of laws, which militate against the true intent and meaning of this Act, be, and the same are hereby repealed. * * REF. NOTE.See note to No. 49 and 48. Court of Common Plea, in Augusta, sat March and May, September and December. Acts 51-2, p. 222. Approved, January 9th, 1854. (No. 52.) An Act to alter the sessions of the Supreme Court at Milledgeville and [Illegible Text]; to change the times of holding the Superior and [Illegible Text] Courts in the Counties herein specified; to attach the county of Carroll to the Coweta Circuit; to make valid certain processes and proceedings in the Court of Common Pleas of the city of [Illegible Text], and for other purposes. 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, the May term of the Supreme Court of Georgia, at Milledgeville, shall be held on the second Monday in May, and the November term of said Court, on the second Monday in November. Supreme Court. [Illegible Text] at [Illegible Text] 11. SEC. II. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the sessions of the Supreme Court at Gainesville, be hereafter held on the fourth Monday in October, instead of the third Monday, as now prescribed by law. At [Illegible Text] 12. SEC. III. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the Superior Courts of the county of Telfair be held on fourth Mondays of April and October, and the Superior Court of the county of Irwin, shall be held on the Thursdays thereafter. Superior [Illegible Text] in [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] 13. SEC. IV. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the Superior Court of Franklin County, shall be held on the third Mondays of April an October, in each year, instead of the fourth Mondays of March and September, as now prescribed by law; and the spring term of the Superior Court of Stewart County, be changed from the fourth Monday in April, to the third Monday in April; and the Superior Court of the county of Rabun, commence on the last Thursday in September, and on the first and second Mondays in Oct. next, [that?] for the county of Habersham, for one term only! and that the Sheriff of Habersham summon two

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sets of Jurors, one for the first week, and the other panel for the second week. Franklin. Stewart. Rabun. Habersham. 14. SEC. V. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the sessions of the Superior Court of the county of Sumter, shall be changed from the second Mondays of February and August, to the fourth Mondays in February and August, and the Inferior Court of the same county, shall be held on the fourth Mondays in May and November, instead of the second Mondays in May and November, as now prescribed by law. [Illegible Text] 15. SEC. VI. And be it further enacted, That the Superior Court of Floyd County, be held on the fourth Mondays in May and November, of each and every year, with the privilege of holding three weeks, if necessary, under the rules and regulations as now exist by law; and, also, that the Superior Court of Chattooga County, be held on the first Mondays in March and September, in each and every year, and [in?] the county of Whitfield, the second and third weeks in April and October, and in the county of Catoosa, the fourth weeks in April and October, and that all writs, processes and subp[oelig]nas, apply to the several times as stated. Floyd. Chattooga. Whitfield. Catoosa 16. SEC. VII. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the times of holding the Inferior Court of the county of Fayette, be changed from the third Mondays in January and June, to the third Mondays in February and August; and that the Inferior Court of the county of Bibb, be hereafter held on the second Mondays in March and September; and that the Inferior Court of Polk County, be held on the second Mondays in June and December; and that the Inferior Court of the county of Thomas, be changed from the first Monday in January, to the second Monday in January; and that the Inferior Court of the county of Crawford, be held on the third Mondays in January and July; and that the Inferior Court of the county of Decatur, be changed from the time now prescribed by law, to the sccond Mondays in January and July; and the Superior Court of the county of Decatur, shall be held on the fourth Mondays in April and October; and that the Superior Court of the county of Randolph, shall be held on the first Mondays in April and October; and that the Superior Court of the county of Early, shall be held on the third Mondays in April and October; and that the Superior Court of the county of Baker, shall be held on the second Mondays in May and November; and that the Inferior Court of the county of Baker, shall be held on Tuesday after the first Mondays in January and July; that the Superior Court of the county of Dougherty, shall be held on the fourth Mondays in May and November, and the Inferior Court of the county of Dougherty, shall be held on Tuesday after the second Mondays in January and July; and the Superior Court of the county of Lee, shall be held on the second Mondays in June and December; and the Superior Court of the county of Worth, shall be held on the first Mondays in May and November, and the Inferior Court on the first Mondays in February and August; and the Superior Court of the county of Fannin, shall be held on the first Mondays in May and November; and the Superior Court of the county of Gilmer, shall be held on the second Mondays in May and November; and the Superior Court of the county of Pickens,

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shall be held on the third Mondays in May and November; and the Superior Court of the county of Newton, shall be held on the fourth Mondays in March and September; and the Inferior Court of the county of Carroll, be hereafter held on the first Mondays in March and September; and the Inferior Court of the county of Macon, be hereafter held on the first Mondays in February and July. Fayette. Bibb. [Illegible Text] Thomas. Crawford. Decatur. Randolph. Early. Baker. Dougherty. Lee. Worth. Fannin. Gilmer. Pickens. Newton. Carroll. Macon. 17. SEC. VIII. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, that the county of Carroll be, and the same is hereby taken from the Blue Ridge Judicial Circuit, and made a part of the Coweta Circuit. Carroll. 18. SEC. IX. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the Superior Courts of the several Counties composing the Coweta Circuit, shall be held as follows, to wit: in the county of Merriwether, on the fourth Mondays in February and August, in each year; in the county of Coweta, on the first Mondays in March and September, of each year; in the county of Fayette, on the third Mondays in March and September, of each year; in the county of Fulton, on the first Mondays in April and October, of each year; in the county of DeKalb, on the fourth Mondays in April and October, of each year; in the county of Heard, on the first Mondays in May and November, in each year; in the county of Troup, on the third Mondays in May and November, of each year; and in the county of Carroll, on the second Mondays in June and December, in each year; and that the Inferior Court of the county of Pickens, be held on the third Mondays in February and August. Coweta [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] Coweta. [Illegible Text] Fulton. [Illegible Text] Heard. Troup. Carroll. Pickens. 19. SEC. X. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That nothing in the above ninth section of this Act, shall be so construed as to lessen the time that the said Superior Courts are now allowed by law, to be held in the counties of Fayette, Fulton, Coweta, Heard and Troup. Not to [Illegible Text] the present time in certain counties. 20. SEC. XI. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the county of Carroll shall have two weeks, instead of one, for the terms of said Superior Courts, and that the Judge of said Court, shall hereafter draw two panels of Grand Jurors, and two panels of Petit Jurors, for each term of the Superior Courtthe panel for the first week, to be known as jury number one, and the panel for the second week, to be known as jury number two. Two weeks given to Carroll. And two panels of Jurors. 21. SEC. XII. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the Justices of the Inferior Court of the county of Carroll, 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, to serve the second week of the next term of the Superior Court of the county of Carroll, held under this Act. The Inferior Court to draw [Illegible Text] 22. SEC. XIII. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That all persons summoned, or bound, as suitors, witnesses, jurors, or in any other manner, or capacity, to attend said Supreme, Superior and Inferior Courts, at the time, which, by the laws of this State now in force, the said Courts are held, shall be bound by said summons, bonds, or other process heretofore issued to attend said Courts, at the times specified in this Act. All [Illegible Text] 23. SEC. XIV. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That all writs, precepts and processes, of any nature or kind

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whatever, shall be made returnable to the several terms of said Courts herein specified. All writs, c, to be returned to the Courts as changed. 24. SEC. XV. And be it further enacted, That all writs, executions and other processes, issued prior to the tenth day of January, 1854, returnable to the Court of Common Pleas of Augusta, on the fourth Monday in February, 1854, shall be good and valid, to all intents and purposes, as if made returnable to the said Court, on the first Monday in March, 1854, and all bonds taken or given, and other proceedings in any such cause, shall be in like manner good and valid. Court Common Pleas [Illegible Text] Augusta changed and process and writs made valid. 25. SEC. XVI. And be it further enacted, That the Judge of the Superior Court of the county of Lumpkin, shall have power to draw two panels of Grand and Petit Jurors for said county, and to specify the time when he will hold an adjourned term of the Superior Court of Lumpkin County, which he is hereby authorized to hold. Lumpkin co. to have two panels, and Judge to hold an adjourned term. 26. SEC. XVII. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the Court of Ordinary of Lee County shall hereafter hold its session on the third Monday in every month. Court of Ordinary of Lee to sit 3d Monday in every month. 27. SEC. XVIII. 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. * * See Note to Nos. 49 and 48. Approved, February 7th, 1854. (No. 53.) An Act to change the time of holding the [Illegible Text] term of the Superior Court of Bulloch County. 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 first day of January next, the time of holding the fall terms of the Superior Court of Bulloch County, shall be on the first Tuesday in November, in each and every year. Bullock county, fall term of Supr. Ct., changed [Illegible Text] 1st Tuesdays in Nov., each year. 29. 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. * * See Note to Nos. 49 and 48. Approved, February 7th, 1854. (No. 54.) An Act to change the time of holding the Inferior Courts of the county of Fayette. 30. SECTION I. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Georgia in General Assembly met, and it

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is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That from and after the passage of this Act, the Inferior Court of the county of Fayette, shall hereafter be held on the third Monday in February and August, in each and every year. Fayette county. Inferior Court changed to 3d Mondays in February and August. 31. SEC. II. And be it further enacted, That the term of the Inferior Court of the county of Fayette, which was contemplated to be held on the third Monday in January next, be, and the same is hereby changed to the third Monday in February, and that parties, jurors and witnesses, be, and they are hereby required to be and appear at the said Inferior Court, to be held on the said third Monday in February next. January term [Illegible Text], put to Feb. Parties to act [Illegible Text]. 32. 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. * * See Note to Nos. 49 and 48. Approved, February 13, 1854. (No. 55.) An Act to change the time of holding the Superior Courts in the counties of Walker and Dade, and the Inferior Courts of the county of Chattooga. 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 of the same, That the Superior Courts of the county of Walker, be held on the first Monday in May and November, in each and every year, and in the county of Dade, on the second Monday in May and November, in each and every year. Sup. of Walker, 1st Mondays In May and November. Dade 2d Mondays in May and November 34. SEC. II. And be it further enacted, That the Inferior Court of the county of Chattooga, be changed from the third Monday in April and October, to the fourth Monday in May and November, and that all writs, precepts and processes, shall be returned to said Courts as changed, and to legalize the acts and attention of the jury in said Courts as changed; and that all laws and parts of laws, militating against this Act, be, and the same are hereby repealed. * * See Notes to [Illegible Text] 49 and 48. Chattooga Co. Infr. [Illegible Text] changed to 4th Monday in May [Illegible Text] November Precepts, [Illegible Text] made to [Illegible Text] Approved, February 14, 1854.

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(No. 56.) An Act to amend an Act to alter and change the time of holding the Superior Courts in the county of Marion; to allow said county two weeks instend of one, for the term of said Courts; to authorize the Judge of said Courts to draw two panels of Grand and Petit Jurors, and to authorize and require the Justices of the Inferior Courts of said county to draw an additional panel for the next term of said Court, approved, December the 10 th, 1851, so far as to authorize the presiding Judge to hold the Superior Courts in said county longer than the time specified in said Act at his discretion. 35. 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 the presiding Judge be authorized to hold the Superior Courts in the county of Marion longer than two weeks, whenever the business of said Court may require it, at his discretion; Provided, That the said Court shall not at any time, be so continued as to conflict with the regular terms of other Courts in the same Circuit. May be held over 2 weeks at discretion of Judge. [Illegible Text] term, [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] with Courts of the Circuit. 36. SEC. II. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid. That the presiding Judge is hereby authorized to retain the two panels of Grand and Petit Jurors provided for in the above recited Act, beyond the week for which they may be severally drawn; and in his discretion, he may equalize the service between them according to the length of the term. Judge to equalize the service of Juries. 37. SEC. III. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That all laws or parts of laws, militating against this, be, and the same are hereby repealed. * * See Notes to Nos. 49 and 48. Approved, February 14, 1854. (No. 57.) An Act to alter and fix the limits of holding the Superior Courts of Worth County, as designated by the law creating said county; and also, to change the times of holding the Superior and Inferior Courts of other Counties therein mentioned. 38. SECTION I. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Georgia, That the Superior Court of Worth County, shall be held on the third Monday in April and October, in each and every year, and that so much of the law creating said County, and fixing different times from those herein mentioned for holding the Superior Court, be, and the same are hereby repealed. Worth Superior Court 3d Mondays in April and October. 39. SEC. II. And be it further enacted, That the time of holding the Superior Court in and for the county of Taylor, is hereby changed from the third Monday in May and November, to the first

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Monday in April and October, in each and every year, and that the times of holding the Inferior Courts of said county of Taylor, be changed from the second Monday in February and August, to the second Monday in January and July, of each and every year. Taylor Superior Court. 1st Monday in Ap. Oct. Inf. [Illegible Text], 2d Mondays in Jan. July. 40. SEC. III. And be it further enacted, That all persons [Illegible Text], or bound as suitors, witnesses, or in any other capacity, to attend said Superior and Inferior Courts at the time which, by the laws now in force, they are holden, and? shall be bound by said bond, summons, subp[oelig]na, or other process heretofore issued, to attend said Court at the time prescribed in this Act. [Illegible Text] and [Illegible Text] Bound [Illegible Text]. 41. SEC. IV. And be it further enacted, That the Superior Court of the county of Muscogee, shall be held on the fourth Monday in June and December, in each and every year, and that all writs, processes, and subp[oelig]nas, and recognizances, returnable to said Court as heretofore prescribed by law, shall be returnable to the term of said Court as altered and changed in this Act, any law, usage or custom, to the contrary notwithstanding. Muscogee Superior Court 4th Monday in June and [Illegible Text] Writs, c accordingly 42. SEC. V. And be it further enacted, That the Superior Court of Chattahoochee County, be held on the second [Monday?] in May and November, and the Inferior Court on the third Monday in February and August, in each and every year; and that the Superior Court of Kinchafoonee County, be held on the first Monday in May and November, and the Inferior Court of said county, be held on the first Monday in June and December, in each and every year; and that the Inferior Courts of the county of Floyd, be changed to the third Monday in March and September. Chat. [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] 2d Mon. May and Nov. Inf. Court 3d Mondays in Feb. Aug. [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] 1st Monday May [Illegible Text] Inf. 1st Mon. June [Illegible Text] Floyd [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] 3d Mondays [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] 43. SEC. VI. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That so soon as the new Counties made at the present Legislature shall be organized, it shall be the duty of the Justices of the Inferior Court of said new Counties, or a majority of them, together with the Sheriff and Clerk of the Superior and Inferior Courts of said new Counties, and they are hereby authorized and required to assemble at the Court House, or place in each of said new Counties selected for the place of holding said Superior and Inferior Courts for said new Counties, and from the best information in their possession, shall make out a list of the names of individuals entitled to serve as Grand and Petit Jurors; and the names so made out, shall be placed in a box or boxes, made for that purpose, and a sufficient number of said names shall be drawn by them from said boxes, to serve as Grand and Petit Jurors at the Superior Court, and as Petit Jurors at the Inferior Court first to be held for said new Counties; and the Jurors so drawn, the said box or boxes, to seal and deliver to the proper officers; and it shall be the duty of the Clerk to deliver a list of the jurors so drawn to the Sheriff, whose duty it shall be to secure [serve?] the same according to law. As [Illegible Text] all new [Illegible Text] Certain officers duty, as [Illegible Text] as [Illegible Text]. As to providing Jurors. For [Illegible Text] Courts. [Illegible Text]. Clerks and Sheriffs duty. 44. SEC. VII. And be it further enacted, That all laws, and parts of laws, militating against this Act, be, and the same are hereby repealed. * * See Notes to Nos. 49 and 48. Approved, February 20th, 1854.

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(No. 58.) Containing Sections 45 to 51 inclusive, withheld by approval of the Governor, being a precise duplicate of No. 57. Sections from the Acts (see Private Laws) establishing the 13 new counties, which fix their Court Sessions, and which are numbered in this title from 52 to 64 inclusive. (IN THE ORDER OF THEIR CREATION.) 52. Pickens (By section 7 of the Act creating Pickens county) Sup. placed 2d Monday May and Nov.; Inferior 3d in Jan. and July.Approved 5th Dec., 1853. 53. Catoosa (By section 8 of creating Act) Sup. 1st Monday in May and Nov.; Inf. 1st Mondy April and Aug.Approved 5th Dec., 1853. 54. Hart (By section 8 of creating Act) Sup. 3d Monday in March and Sep.; Inf. 3d in June and Dec.Approved 7th Dec., 1853. 55. Dougherty (By section 7 of creating Act) Sup. 2d Monday June and Dec.; Inf. 1st in March and Sep.Approved 15th Dec., 1853. 56. Kinchafoonee (By section 6 of its Act) Sup. 1st Monday April and Oct.; Inf. 2d in Feb. and Aug.Approved 16th Dec., 1853. 57. Fulton (By section 7 of its Act) Sup. 3d Monday March and Sep.; Inf. 3d in June and Dec.Approved 20th Dec., 1853. 58. Worth (By section 8 of its Act) Sup. 3d Monday April and Oct.; Inf. 1st Monday April and Oct.Approved 20th Dec., 1853. 59. Fannin (By section 8 of its Act) Sup. 1st Monday May and Nov.; Inf. 2d in Jan. and July.Approved 21st Jan., 1854. 60. Coffee (By section 8 of its Act) Sup. Friday after Appling, (no Inferior Court!)Approved Feb. 9th, 1854. 61. Chattahoochee (By section 7 of its Act) Sup. 1st Monday June and Dec.; Inf. 2d in April and Oct.Approved Feb. 13th, 1854. 62. Clay (By section 11 of its Act) Sup. 4th Monday March and Sept.; Inf. 4th in January and July.Approved Feb. 16th, 1854. 63. Charlton (By section 5 of its Act) Sup. Wednesday in June and Thursday in Dec. after Appling Ct.; Inf. 1st Monday in May and 2d in Oct.Approved Feb. 18, 1854. 64. Calhoun (By section 9 of its Act * * This section also changes Gilmer Sup. Ct. to 2d Monday May and November. REF. NOTE.See notes to Nos. 49 and No. 48. ) Sup. 3d Monday May and Nov.; Inf. 3d in Jan. and July.Approved Feb. 20th, 1854.

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SURVIVORSHIP. SEC. 1. Abolished as to personalty also. (No. 59.) An Act to extend the provisions of the Act to abolish the right of Survivorship in joint tenants in this State. 1. 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 provisions of the Act passed on the seventeenth of December, 1828, entitled, An Act to abolish the rights of Survivorship in joint tenants in this State, be and the same are hereby extended and made applicable to personal estate held in joint tenancy. * * REF. NOTEThe old Act of 1828 abolished it as to real estate only, Cobb, 545 As to [Illegible Text] lands held in joint tenancy, see Cobb, 581. [Illegible Text]The law had been so held before R. M. Charlton. R. 501. Survivorship abolished as to [Illegible Text] also. Approved, February 10th, 1854. TENANT AT WILL. See Rent and Possessory Warrant, Sec. 4. TRUSTEES. * * See Sup. and Inf. Courts, c., Art. I, Sec. A. See also Sales. SEC. 1. Their estates first liable for fiduciary debts, c. SEC. 2. Repealing. (No. 60.) An Act to amend an Act for the better protection and security of orphans and their estates, approved February 18 th, 1799, by extending the provisions of the fifth section thereof to trustees and their estates. 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 provisions of the fifth section of the Act above recited be and the same are hereby extended and made

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applicable to the estates of all Trustees in this State who may have converted to their own use, wasted, destroyed, or died chargeable to the estates of their Cestui Que Trust; Provided, Said Trustees have had the actual possession, control and management of the property vested in them as such. Act of 1799 extended to Trustees who [Illegible Text] owing their [Illegible Text] que trusts. If Trustees had actual possession, c. 2. SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That all laws and parts of laws militating against this Act be and the same are hereby repealed. * * REF. NOTEThe old Act embraced only executors, administrators and guardians, and subjected their estates first to pay debts due in a fiduciary capacity, Cobb 288, Pri. 233. Sup. Ct. [Illegible Text].A minor, with a separate estate is an Orphan in this [Illegible Text] though his parents live, 10 Geo. 65. Approved, February 10th, 1854. WARRANTY. See Sales. WIDOWS. * * REF. NOTEThe old plan was this: three or more freeholders divided into parcels, and distributed by lot. Cobb, 292. See No. 30.Widows now let into the Hotchpot, and references in note to No. 30. SEC. 1. Widows allowed to select their share of negroes. (No. 61.) An Act to allow widows of such persons as may die intestate in this State, in taking their proportionate part of the negro property, to choose and select the same, provided the same can be done without exceeding in amount their distribution shares. 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, that (?) the widows of such persons as may die intestate in this State to (?) be allowed on the distribution of the estates (estate?) of such intestate (intestates?) to choose and select their respective proportions of the negroes; Provided, The same can be done without exceeding their distributive shares. Estates and widows. Widows may select their share of the negroes, c. 2. 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. * * See also Distribution of Estates, Sec. 1, 2, their interest in Hotchpot. Approved, February 18th, 1854.

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WILLS. * * REF. NOTE.For Statutes abolishing Entails, Cobb, 167, 169. This Act was no doubt intended to make a rule in a class of decisions much confused [Illegible Text] C. L. [Illegible Text].: For some in our own Courts, (prior to last Acts) see 11 Pt. Geo. Dec. 20word survivor, 4 Geo. R. 461; on my surviving children, 4 Geo. 52; on child or [Illegible Text] living, c., 4 Geo. 52; leaving no child or children, Dudley, R. 207; words [Illegible Text] failure of issue, on same subject, 3 Kelly 556, 2 Do. 311, 8 Geo. 385, 10 Geo. 495, [Illegible Text] others. Since last Acts, the words depart this life, without children, not an estate tail in first taken, 11 Geo. 357. SEC. 1. Limitation words, as dying without issue, c. (No. 62.) An Act in relation to the limitation over of estates. 1. 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 all wills, testaments and other instruments made and executed after the passage of this Act, by which property either real or personal is limited over, so as to vest in some other person or persons after the death of the first taker, upon his or her dying without heirs, or dying without issue, or dying without leaving heirs, or dying without leaving issue, or on failure of issue, or other and equivalent terms, such limitations or terms shall be held and construed to mean a definite failure of issue; that is to say, a failure of issue or heirs at the time of the death of the first taker. * * See also Distribution of Estates. Wills, c. Limitation of estates. Dying without [Illegible Text] c., interpreted. Approved, February 17th, 1854. WITNESSES. See also State Officers, sec. I., their pay in case of nol. pros. See also Plea and Practice, sec. 4, 5, 8. SEC. 1. County a party, citizens competent. (No. 63.) An Act to make certain persons therein mentioned competent jurors and witnesses, and to declare the law therein. 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

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the passage of this Act, all inhabitants of counties of this State who are competent jurors or witnesses in other cases, be declared and holden to be competent jurors or witnesses in any case in any Court where such counties are parties to the suit, or interested therein in their capacity as corporations or quasi corporations, any practice, usage or custom to the contrary notwithstanding. * * REF. NOTE.This affects no prior statute, but affirms and extends the present law, as recognized by the Courts. Supreme Court decision, as to citizens of county being competent jurors where the county was party, 11 Geo. 207. Witnesses. Witnesses. Citigens of a county declared competent, though the county is a party. Approved, February 13th, 1854. JUSTICES' COURTS. See this title under Judiciary. LAND. * * See Judiciary Possessory Warrant, Section 1, 4. See Also Attachments, Section 1,2. SEC. 1. Ungranted, to be sold, how, c. SEC. 2. 21 years bars orphans, c. SEC. 3. Repealing. SEC. 4. Time for paying extended. SEC. 5. Repealing. SEC. 6. Limits time of frac. buyers. SEC. 7. Repealing. SEC. 8. Head rightspossession gives preference. SEC. 9. A necessary certificate. SEC. 10. Processionershow appointed. SEC. 11. Repealing. SEC. 12. Processioning on county line. SEC. 13. Repealing. (No. 64.) An Act amendatory of an Act to repeal an Act to extend the time for fortunate drawers in all the land and gold lotteries to take out their grants, [Illegible Text] to in December, 1841, and to limit the time for fortunate drawers in said lotteries to take out their grants, c., assented to December 21, 1843. 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 lots of land which are not granted according to the provisions of the above recited Act, and become thereby subject to be granted by any other person according to the provisions of the same, be sold at public outery in the counties in which they lie, to the highest bidder, under such rules and regulations

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as govern Sheriffs' sales, by an agent appointed by the Governor, whose duty it shall be to attend personally said sale. Land Lotteries. Lands not granted under act of 1848, to be sold. [Illegible Text] to appoint agent. 2. SEC. II. And be it further enacted, That all lands drawn by orphan or orphans, and not granted within twenty-one years after the drawing; also, all lands drawn by illegitimate person or persons, deaf and dumb or blind persons, and not granted within twenty-one years after the drawing shall be subject to the provisions of this Act. [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] 3. 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. * * REF. NOTE.An Act of 1843 limited fortunate drawers in the Lotteries of 1821 and 1832, until the 1st Oct., 1844, to take out grants, Cobb 706. The same Act had a saving for 21 years in favor of orphans, deaf, dumb, c., which has now run [Illegible Text] See next Acts, No. 65, 66, 67, and notes. Supm. Ct. Dec.The interest of a drawer is not subject to levy until the grant [Illegible Text] 12 [Illegible Text] 340. In case of sales under authority of the Legislature, the law gives the title without a grant sufficient to maintain ejectment. The grant is the evidence of title, 10 Geo. 190. Repealing Approved, February 13th, 1854. (No. 65.) An Act to extend the time for purchasers of fractions and square lots of [Illegible Text] sold under the provisions of an Act assented to 30 th December, 1847. 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 time be and is hereby extended to the first of October, 1854, to those persons who have not paid up the whole of the purchase money for the fractions or lots of land bid off by them, and upon their payment of said purchase money by the time as herein provided; and that [UNK] - [UNK] [Illegible Text] the payment of the grant fee the Governor is authorized to cause grants to issue to said purchasers; Provided, that no payment shall be received upon, nor no grant issued for any lot or [Illegible Text] for which the whole of the purchase money had been paid [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] the 30th December, 1847. Lot and fraction purchasers Time for paying, [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] to 1st [Illegible Text] Not to grant lots, paid for before [Illegible Text] 5. 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] NOTEThe Act of 1847, limited prior buyers of fractions to 1st Nov. 1848, or the lands [Illegible Text]; and Governor was to cause sheriffs to sell them. All undrawn lots also to be sold c. Cobb 709-0. Act of [Illegible Text] ([Illegible Text] [Illegible Text]) extended the time for fraction buyers under section VII of Act of [Illegible Text] to 1st Oct., '52. See No 61 and notes, also No. 66. Sup. Ct. [Illegible Text]Governor has not power to change sirname of grantee after 3d persons acquire rights, 10 Geo. 445; can be done only directly by Sci. Fa. c. Approved, February 18th, 1854.

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(No. 66.) An Act amendatory of 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 term for fraction purchasers to pay for and take out grants for fractions, and for other purposes, approved 30 th December, 1847. 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 of the same, That purchasers of fractions in this State be and they are hereby required to take out the grants from the State for all fractions bonght by them on or before the first day of November next; and on failing so to do, any person, upon payment of the fees fixed in the seventh section of the Act above referred to, into the Treasury, be and he, she or they are hereby authorized to have from the proper offices a grant to the same, in their own proper name. Buyers of fractions to grant them by Nov., '54; else, by paying the fees of Act 1847, another may 7. SEC. II. Be it further enacted by the authority [Illegible Text] That all laws and parts of laws militating against this Act be, and the same are hereby repealed. * * REF. NOTE.By VII sec. of Act of 1847, any owner of a fraction, though not the drawer, was entitled to a grant by paying certain graded fees, and no time limited for paying. Cobb 709-0. By Act of 1832, (Acts 251) purchasers under sec. VII of Act of '47, allowed till 1st. Oct., '52, to pay. No grant to issue where all had been paid prior to 30th Dec. '47. Sup. Ct. Decis.See No. 64, 65, and notes. Repeals Approved, February 17th, 1854. (No. 67. An Act to secure a preference to persons in possession in applications for grants, under the laws pertaining to Head Rights. 8. SECTION I. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Georgia, That from and after the passage of this Act any person having possession of ungranted land shall have a preference over all other persons applying for a warrant of survey under the laws pertaining to Head Rights; and before any such warrant of survey shall be issued, ten days notice shall be served upon the person in possession of the intended application and describing the land to be surveyed, and shall be returned as having been served by the Sheriff of the county, who shall receive for such return the sum of two dollars, to be paid by the applicant for the warrant. Head rights. Possession gives preference, and 10 days' notice to occupant. 9. SEC II. And be it further enacted, That the Secretary of State shall not attach the seal of the State to any grant under Head Rights, until the applicant shall furnish to him the certificate of the Sheriff of the county where the land lies, stating that the notice herein required, has been given or that no person other than the

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applicant for a grant is in possession of the land proposed to be granted. And all grants issued without a compliance with this Act, shall be void; Provided, nothing herein contained shall be so construed as to apply to any land not in possession of any other person than the applicant. * * REF. NOTEThe old law preferred Settlers, but did not require the ten days notice Cobb 661. On the same subject see Head Rights sees 21, 37 in Cobb. A Grant may issue to a transferree, Acts 1851-52, p. 249. The time for taking out Head Rights was extended to 1862, by the Acts of 1851-2, p. 248. See another Act extending to December 1853, not to interfere with the Act of 1849. Ib. 248, 249. The [Illegible Text] of [Illegible Text] simply extended the time to the 25th of December 1851. Acts of 1819 '50, p. [Illegible Text]. Sup. Ct [Illegible Text]. [Illegible Text] land only is subject to Head Rights, 4 Geo..115 And land over seven years in possession of the grantee, though under a void grant, is not vacant, Ib. A warrant, and survey, and payment of the price authorizes ejectment. 10 Geo. 190. Grant issues only on Sheriff's certificate of notice, c. Proviso. Approved, February 17th, 1854. (No. 68.) An Act to amend an Act entitled an Act to alter and amend an Act entitled an Act to alter nd amend an Act for preventing [Illegible Text] concerning the boundaries of lands, and for processioning the same, passed February, 1850. 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, whenever the Justices of the Inferior Courts of any County in the State shall fail or neglect to appoint processioners at the time and place specified in the above recited Act, the said Inferior Court or any three of them be and they are hereby authorized to appoint processioners at any other time, either in term time, or in vacation. Processioning law altered. [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] of [Illegible Text] Court may [Illegible Text] processioners in term or vacation. [Illegible Text] laws. 11. 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. * * REF. NOTE.The old law authorized the appointment only at a regular term. Cobb 719. Approved, February 9th, 1854. (No. 69.) An Act to amend the processioning laws of this State, approved February 2 nd, 1798. 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 when any tract of land in this State is situated in two counties, the County Surveyor of either county and the three Processioners of the District adjoining the lands in either county, or a majority of them

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are hereby fully authorized to survey and procession said lands in both counties, as fully as if the whole tract was situated in either county. Mode of, where land lies in two counties. 13. SEC. II. Be it enacted by the authority aforesaid, That all laws and parts of laws militating against this Act, be and the same are hereby repealed. * * REF NOTE.The Act of 1798 required where there was a dispute, a call upon the County Surveyor to assist, c. Cobb 717. See note to 68. Also, note to No. 41, and note thereto, as to serving process for and selling land on county line. Approved, February 20th, 1854. LAWS, c. SEC. 1. Printer of, for 1855-6. SEC. 2. His dutyextra sessions. SEC. 3. Where to printhis bond. SEC. 4. Paper usedpay, c. SEC. 5. Time for completing c. SEC. 6. Extra pay, c. SEC. 7. Governor's discretion over him. SEC. 8. Secretary's and Clerk's duty as to Journals, c. SEC. 9. Compiler's duty. SEC. 10. 4000 of Journals and 5000 of Laws, c. SEC. 11. Printer of 1853'54 entitled to benefits, c. SEC. 12. Repealing. (No. 70.) An Act to amend the several Acts of the General Assembly in regard to the election of Public Printer, and more particularly to prescribe the dulies, [Illegible Text] and compensation of said officer, and for other purposes. 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 person who may be elected Public Printer by this General Assembly shall enter upon his duties on the 1st day of November, 1855, and shall continue to hold his office for the term of two years, or until his successor is elected, and gives bond unless sooner removed by the Governor under the provisions of this Act. Public Printer elect, enters on duty 1st November, '55. 2. SEC. II. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That it shall be the duty of said Public Printer, to print the Laws and Journals of the General Assembly and such bills, reports, and other documents, as either branch of the General Assembly may order to be printed during his term of office. He shall also be entitled to do the printing of all extra sessions of the Legislature, which may convene during his term of office. His duty at regular sessions. Entitled to print for extra [Illegible Text]

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3. SEC. III. The said Public Printer shall have executed at the seat of government all printing ordered during a session of Legislature, and shall give bond in the sum of $10,000, with two good and sufficient securities, to be approved by the Governor, conditioned for the prompt and faithful execution of the work according to the condition of this Act. At Mill'ville, during session, give bond in $10,000. 4. SEC. IV. All Bills ordered to be printed by either House, shall, unless otherwise directed, be printed upon paper that can be written upon, the sections and lines to be numbered with a sufficient margin and entering (intervening?) space to admit of interlineations and amendments, for which extra service his Excellency shall allow said Printer an extra compensation, not exceeding 20 per cent. upon the rates allowed by law. On paper fit to [Illegible Text] on, and Low else. Extra service, extra pay, not ov'r [Illegible Text] per cent. 5. SEC. V. The Laws and Journals shall be printed upon small pica type and good paper, and shall be delivered to the Executive within ninety days after the manuscripts of the Laws have been placed in the hands of said Printer by the Compiler. The pages of the Journals shall be of the dimensions prescribed in the Act of 1836, and the Laws shall be printed in the style specified in the Act of 1852. Laws and Journals on Small Pica, c., 90 days. Journals as by Act of [Illegible Text] and laws under Act '52. 6 SEC. VI. In case said Printer [UNK] Printers [UNK] shall faithfully perform his duties according to the provisions of this Act, he shall be compensated according to the provisions of the 4th Section of the Act of 1836, entitled an Act to provide for the election of Public Printer, c. And for the extra expenses incurred in publishing the Laws in the superior style required by the Act of 1852, he shall have an additional compensation in proportion to the additional expense incurred. If faithful [Illegible Text] by 4 sec. of Act [Illegible Text] and extra pay as [Illegible Text] the laws, c. 7. SEC. VII. Should any delay occur in the execution of the work or in the prompt delivery of the Laws and Journals, the Governor shall have power to deduct at the rate of 10 per cent. per month from the face of the bill for the particular work so delayed until the date of its delivery. If the delay should be protracted beyond six months, then the Governor shall have full power to dismiss said Printer from office and to enforce the penalty of his bond and to appoint a successor, who shall be subject to all the penalties and liabilities embraced in the provisions of this Act. Gov. may deduct for delay. Delay of 6 [Illegible Text] Gov. may dismiss him. 8. SEC. VIII. It shall be the duty of the Secretary of the Senate and Clerk of the House [UNK] of Representatives [UNK] to furnish the manuscripts of their respective Journals, properly prepared for the press, within twenty days after the adjournment of the Legislature, under a penalty of five hundred dollars each to be deducted from their pay. [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] duty as to Journals, in 20 days, c. 9. SEC. IX. It shall be the duty of the Compiler to furnish said Printer with a fair copy of the Laws, Notes, Resolutions, c., as required by the Act of 1852, within forty days after the adjournment of the Ligislature. It shall be his duty to read the proofs of said Laws and carefully compare them with the certified Acts. Compiler to turn over, c., in 40 days, to read proof. 10. SEC. X. There shall be printed until otherwise ordered by law, four thousand copies each, of the Journals of the Senate and of the House, and five thousand copies of the Laws, the latter to be bound by the Printer, according to the provisions of the Act of

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1852. The Governor, however, may order such additional copies as in his opinion the public interest may require. 4000 of Journals 5000 of laws; laws bound under Act of '52. Gov. may order more. 11. SEC. XI. And be it further enacted, That in case the present Public Printer shall perform his duties according to the requirements of this Act, his Excellency, the Governor of the State shall cause him to be compensated according to the foregoing provisions. Present [Illegible Text] entitled to benefits of this Act. 12. SEC. XII. That all laws and parts of laws militating against this Act be and the same are hereby repealed. Approved, February 16th, 1854. * REF. NOTE.Printer: First Act as to, passed in 1836, prescribing the type and rates of pay, Cobb 1028-9. In 1841, the pay reduced thereafter 20 per cent. Pam. 193-4, Cobb 1032. By Act of 1843, Printer elected for 2 years, Cobb 1032. By Act of 1852, p. 253, style of printing to be like Cobb's New Di. (Printer for 1853-'54 and '55-'56 paid by Act of 1836. Infra.) The Laws: By sec. 8, art. III of Constitution were to be revised, digested and arranged. Cobb 1123. By Act of 1799, Secretary of State and two Commissioners were to examine into, digest and arrange them. Cobb 721. (Under that Act was Craw. and Mar. Compilation.) By Act of 1809 they were in 1810 and each tenth year to be compiled, arranged and printed. Cobb 722. (Under that Act were Clayton's, Lamar's and Dawson's Compilations.) The Act of 1819 directed a digest to be formed and arranged, Cobb 723. (Under that Act was Prince's Digest.) By Act of 1847, when deemed expedient and proper, they were to be compiled and arranged. Cobb 724. In 1849-'50, the Governor was directed, c., to subscribe for Cobb's Digest, which was done and is so recited in Acts of 1851-'52, p. 14. Lastly: By Acts of 1851-'52, the present mode of compiling with notes, is provided for. to wit: The Laws of each Session arranged with head notes, side notes notes referring to previous legislation, repealed or modified, to Supreme Court Decisions. c., and with a copious Index. LEGISLATIVE AUTHORITY. See Constitution, c. p. 2. LUMBER. SEC. 1. Measures, c.,how appointedOath. SEC. 2. Their Bondfees. SEC. 3. Rule of measuring. SEC. 4. Length of Dip-Rod. SEC. 5. Repealing. (No. 71.) An Act to regulate the measuring of all timber pre-paid for the sea-ports of Georgia, and for the appointing of Measurers and Inspectors of 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

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is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That from and after the first day of March, 1854, the Inferior Courts of the respective counties shall have power to appoint two or more Timber Measurers and Inspectors of Timber, who, before they enter upon the duties of their office, shall take an oath to measure and inspect all timber according to law, to do equal justice to all parties, to take only lawful fees and that they will not be concerned or interested directly or indirectly with any persons in purchasing timber. Timber. [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] appoint measures and inspirs. Oath. 2. SEC. II. And be it further enacted, That the Interior Courts shall require of any Measurer and Inspector of timber, appointed by them a bond with sufficient security in the sum of one thousand dollars for the faithful discharge of the duties of office, and said Measurer and Inspector shall be entitled to receive the following fees, to wit: fifteen cents per thousand feet, one half to be paid by the seller and the other half by the purchaser. To give 1,000 Bond. Their [Illegible Text] 3. SEC. III. And be it further enacted, That all square timbers shall be measured as follows, to wit: the length from pin holes and to take the size in the middle of each stick, taking the smallest side and the face throwing off fractions, and allowing one half of the vane (wain?) edge on the side and face, and all flatted timber, or what is usually termed saw or mill logs, shall be measured one third from the small end. Rule for measuring. All sticks which are rotten, hollow, split or broken in or near the middle, shall be declared refuse by the Inspector and the seller shall only be allowed one half that said refuse timber measures, and all sticks, which are rotten, hollow, or otherwise [Illegible Text] at or near the end, shall not be declared refuse by the Inspector, but only so much of each and every stick which is rotten, [Illegible Text] or defective, shall be declared refuse by said Inspector. What is refuse timber. 4. SEC. IV. And be it further enacted, That the hook to the dip-rod shall not be less than one inch and three quarters long. Dip-rod. 5. SEC. V. And be it further enacted, That all Laws and parts of Laws, militating against the true intent and meaning [Illegible Text] this Act, be and the same are hereby repealed. * * REF. NOTE.By the old law Inspectors and Measurers were appointed only by the Legislature, Cobb 22-24. Though it seems the right to appoint was given to certain towns, Cobb 24, sec. 11. Former rules for measuring, c., Cobb, p. 22, sec. 1, 2, 6, 8, 10, 12. Approved, February 4th, 1854.

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LUNATIC ASYLUM. * * REF. NOTE.The Asylum was projected in 1837, Cobb [Illegible Text]. Organized in 1841. Cobb 730. Convicts were to be received till cured, Cobb 731. Pauper Lunatics and Epileptics on condition, lb. 731-2. Act of 1841 appoints Trustees and makes general rules, c., Cobb 732-3. Also, rules for Inferior Courts to commit under, c. lb. Act of 1850 appropriated $10,500 for various purposes, Cobb 735. Acts of 1851-'52, p. 254, appropriated to it $24,800. Also, $19,245 in Appropriation Act of 1851-'52, p. 12. Prior appropriations for annual support, see the several Acts. SEC. 1. Appropriation $3,500-Object. SEC. 2. Appropriation of $3,000 for land. SEC. 3. Appropriation of $3,000 for servants. SEC. 4. Appropriation of $50,000, for new buildings. (No. 72.) An Act to appropriate money for effecting necessary improvements at the State [Illegible Text] Asylum and for other purposes connected with important interests of the Institution. 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 three thousand five hundred dollars be and the same is hereby appropriated to supply a deficiency, ascertained as existing in the appropriation of the last Legislature, for the accomplishment in a satisfactory manner of the objects then designed to have been provided for. Appropria'n to Lunatic Asylum. $8500 to supply a deficiency. 2. SEC. II. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the sum of three thousand dollars be and the same is hereby appropriated, to enable the Board of Trustees to purchase the lands lying between the Asylum and the Oconee River and Camp Creek. $8000 to buy lands adjoining. 3. SEC. III. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the sum of three thousand dollars be and the same is hereby appropriated as a reserve fund in the State Treasury, not liable to reversion, for the sole and exclusive purpose of supplying to the Trustees of said Institution the means of purchasing individual servants for the Asylum, who have been long employed and [Illegible Text] to possess such qualities as render them peculiarly valuable to [Illegible Text] Institution, whenever an opportunity [Illegible Text] for effecting such [Illegible Text] upon reasonable terms. $3000 as reserve fund, to buy servants. SEC. IV. Be it further enacted, That the Governor be and he is hereby authorized, to appoint five disinterested and [Illegible Text] persons from different sections of the State, [Illegible Text] duty it shall be to investigate and determine upon the buildings necessary to be erected for the additional accommodation of lunatics, at the Lunatic Asylum, and upon their report, which shall be published with the details, the Governor shall be authorized to draw his warrant or the Treasury in such sums and at such times as the progress of the building shall require; Provided, the estimate shall not exceed fifty thousand dollars. * * See Rail Road Laws and State Road sec. 12, 13, for certain privileges to [Illegible Text]. [Illegible Text]. Not to cost over [Illegible Text]. Approved, February 18th, 1854.

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MACHINISTS. See Lien, sec. 1. MAGNETIC TELEGRAPH. See Telegraph. MILITIA. See Private Laws, Volunteer Companies. MILLEDGEVILLE. See Seat of Government. MAPS. See Books in Index and Resolution No.-as to Bonne s Map, c. MILLS. See County-Regulations, Private Laws. NOLLE PROSEQUI. See State Officers, sec. 1 OATHS. See Conv. and Reg. sec. 2, and Co. and Co-Officers, sec. 7. OFFICERS. See State Officers, City and County Officers. PEDDLERS. See the title Private Laws, and Relief. PATROLS. See Slaves, Free Persons, c.

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PENAL LAWS. * * REF. NOTE.The old [Illegible Text] awkwardly worded, so as not to prohibit the offence where committed within [Illegible Text] c., Cobb 818, sec. 27. See No. 75 and note also No. See Telegraph, sec. 1., [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] made Penitentiary from 1 to 3 years. Sale, sec. 3, failing to [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] c., Penitentiary from 1 to 5 years. FARO-DEALINGRETAILING, c. SEC. 1. Retailing, trial by City [Illegible Text] SEC. 2. Repealing, c. SEC. 3. Trading with negroes, with [Illegible Text] doors. SEC. 4. Evidence of it. SEC. 5. Repealing. SEC. 6. Retailing by free negroes. SEC. 7. As agents for whitespenalty [Illegible Text] whites. SEC. 8. By slaves, c., with slaves, [Illegible Text] SEC. 9. Mode of trial. SEC. 10. Applies to Indians in Talbot. SEC. 11. Repealing. SEC. 12. Faro - Dealing made Penitentiary [Illegible Text]. SEC. 13. Repealing. SEC. 14. [Illegible Text] negroes, c. SEC. 15. Penal Code, and new question on [Illegible Text]Trials. SEC. 16. Repealing. (No. 73.) An Act to alter and amend [Illegible Text] 27th Section of the 10 th Division of the Penal Code 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 [Illegible Text] 27th Section of the 10th Division of the Penal Code of this State [Illegible Text] read as follows: If any person shall keep a tippling shop, or retail liquors, or sell by retail in quantities less than one [Illegible Text] any wine, brandy, rum, gin, whiskey, or other spirituous liquors or any mixture of such liquors, in any house, booth, arbor, [Illegible Text] or any other place whatever, without license from the [Illegible Text] Court of the county, or without license from the corporate authorities of any town or city, where by law authority to grant [Illegible Text] is vested in the corporate authorities of such towns or cities, [Illegible Text] person so offending shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and [Illegible Text] Conviction shall be fined in the sum of fifty dollars and on failure [Illegible Text] pay such fine shall be imprisoned in the common jail for [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] of thirty days; Provided, no person shall be liable to [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] the Superior Courts of this State for a violation of this [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] said person has already been tried by the corporate authorities of any town or city for the same offence. Penal Code. Altering the 27th sec. of 10th Div. Keeping tippling shop or retailing without license, fine or [Illegible Text] If tried by city author's not subject to Sup'r Ct. 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 [Illegible Text]. * Approved, February 20th, 1854.

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(No. 74.) An Act to add an additional Section to the thirteenth Division of the Penal Code. 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, it shall not be lawful for any Merchant, Tradesman or Shopkeeper, by himself, his Clerk [UNK] Clerks [UNK] or Agent to have closed the front door or doors of his store or shop whilst engaged in selling to, buying from, or in any wise trading with a slave or slaves, free persons of color; and any person guilty of a violation of the provisions of this Section, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and on indictment and conviction thereof shall pay a fine of not less than one hundred, nor more than two hundred dollars, one half of said fine to be paid to the informer, and on failure of the person committed (convicted?) to pay said fine, he shall be imprisoned in the common jail of the county at the discretion of the Court. Penal Code. Add a sec. to 13th Divis. Trading with negroes with doors closed, fine 1 to $200 Failure to pay, impri't. 4. SEC. II. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That if any slave or slaves or free person of color shall be found in any store or shop, or going into or coming out from the same, with the front door or doors thereof closed, (except for ingress or egress) it shall be taken and received as presumptive evidence against the person or persons keeping the said store or shop, of a violation of the first Section of this Act, which presumption may be rebutted by any other circumstance in favor of the accused. [Illegible Text], c. presumptive evidence 5 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. * * REF. NOTE.The 13th Division relates to offences by whites with slaves. Cobb 826. Slaves being found in a shop and not sent. c.. after 9 at night or before day, presumptive [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] 828, sec. 13, 14. See note to next Act. Approved, February 20th, 1854. (No. 75.) An Act more effectually to prevent trading with slaves and furnishing them with intoxicating liquors, and to prohibit Indians in Talbot county from selling or furnishing liquor to slaves. WHEREAS: License for the retail of spirituous liquors has been granted in some of the counties in this State to free persons of color or to white persons, acting as their guardian, agent or assistant, thereby evading the Laws upon the subject, and encouraging an improper trading with slaves, for remedy whereof [Illegible Text]. Free per'ns. 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 of the same, That from and after

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the passage of this Act, it shall not be lawful for any free person of color to sell or dispose of any spirituous liquors, cordials, wines, ale, beer or porter or any other intoxicating liquors, or to keep open any house, shantee or any other place for the sale or disposal of such liquors, either in his, her or their own name or in the name of his, her, or their guardian, or in the name of any white person or persons, as partner, clerk, agent or assistant in such business, or as agent or assistant to any white person or persons. Not to retail spirits, c. Nor as [Illegible Text] for [Illegible Text] 7. SEC. II. And be it further enacted, That each and every free person of color and each and every white person, who shall violate the first Section of this Act shall, whether principal or only agent or assistant, be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be tried therefor as hereinafter directed, and upon conviction thereof shall be fined in a sum not less than one hundred dollars, and upon failure to pay such fine shall be imprisoned in the common jail of the county, for six months if a white person, or if a free person of color, shall receive thirty-nine lashes. A white violating, penalty $100 or jail. 8. SEC. III. And be it further enacted, That from and after the passage of this Act any free person of color or slave acting for himself or for any other person or persons, white or colored, who shall sell or furnish to any slave or slaves, any goods, wares or produce, except such articles as slaves are permitted by law to trade in, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof, shall for the first offence, receive thirty-nine lashes and be fined fifty dollars and imprisoned until said fine is paid, and for the second or any subsequent offence shall receive fifty lashes and be fined one hundred dollars and be imprisoned until said fine is paid, and if the same is not paid within three months, shall be sold for such length of time as will produce a sum sufficient to pay such fine and cost. Free person of color or slave not to sell to slaves, whipped and fined. Sold, if not [Illegible Text] in 8 [Illegible Text] on 2d office. 9. SEC. IV. And be it further enacted, That any violation of this Act if the same be (by?) a white person shall be tried by the Superior Court, and if the same be by a free person of color shall be tried by the Justices of the Peace as prescribed in relation to other minor offences in the county where the offence is committed, and within ten days after the arrest of the offender. Whites tried by Sup. Ct., and blacks by J. P. 10. SEC. V. And be it further enacted, That the second Section of this Act and the penalty therein prescribed shall apply to any Indians in the county of Talbot who may sell or furnish spirituous or other liquors to a slave or slaves, and shall be fined and punished as in this Act directed in relation to white persons. The 2d sec to apply to Indians in Talbot. 11. SEC. VI. And be it further enacted That all laws or parts of laws militating against this Act be and the same are hereby repealed. * * REF. NOTE.This Act simply applies, sec. 13 of 10 Div. Cobb 827, relating to [Illegible Text] to free persons, and Indians and slaves. For an Act already prohibiting slaves or free persons to buy of slaves, see Cobb [Illegible Text]. And one as to buying or selling, by slaves, to any person, any but excepted articles. Cobb 997, See No. 73, 74. Approved, February 17th, 1854. This Act perhaps properly belongs under Slaves, Patrols, c., but as Crimes by Whites are embraced in it, I put it here and refer to it from the other title.

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(No. 76.) An Act to amend the tenth Section of the tenth Division of the Penal Laws of this State. 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 from and immediately after the passage of this Act, if any person shall, by himself or servant or any other agent, keep or employ any Faro table, E. O. table, A. B. C. table or other table of like character, and shall either by himself or agent preside or deal at any Faro table, or use any E. O. or A. B. C. table, or other table of like character, for the purpose of playing and betting at the same, such person so offending shall on conviction be punished by imprisonment and labor in the Penitentiary for any time not less than one year nor longer than three years. Penal Code. Gaming. Dealing faro or keeping any such table for playing and betting Pen. 1 to 3 yrs. 13. 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. * * REF. NOTEBy the old law it was fine up to $500, or jail up to 6 months, or both. Cobb 815 Approved, February 20th, 1854. (No. 77.) An Act to add an additional Section to the thirteenth Division of the Penal Code of the State of Georgia, and to provide for the [Illegible Text] of free white persons, for aiding or assisting negroes [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] persons of color, lawfully committed or detained in any [Illegible Text] to [Illegible Text] therefrom. 14. SECTION I. If any person rescue a negro or free person of color in legal [Illegible Text] on criminal process, such persons so offending shall on conviction, be punished by confinement and labor in the Penitentiary for any time not less than one nor longer than five years. * * REF. NOTE.Resening a white, incurs the penalty of the offence charged to the rescued. Cobb 806. Rescuing a negro, pen. 1 to 5 yrs. Approved, February 16th, 1854. (No. 78.) An Act to amend the second Section of an Act entitled an Act to repeal the 48 th Section of the 14 th Division of the Penal Code, in so far as it relates to capital cases, and add a new Section in lieu thereof; assented to, December 27 th, 1843. 15. SECTION I. 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 in addition to the oath, administered to Jurors, in case where the punishment is death, for the future the following question shall be propounded: Have you any conscientious scruples as to capital punishment? and if the Juror answers in the affirmative, he shall be an incompetent Juror, any law or usuage to the contrary notwithstanding. Penal Code. Adds a new question to jurors on trials involving death. 16. 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. * * REF. NOTE.The former questions were: Have you from having seen the crime committed, or having heard any part of the evidence delivered on oath, formed and expressed any opinion in regard to the guilt or innocence of the prisoner at the [Illegible Text] If that is answered in the negative, then this: Have you any prejudice or bias resting on your mind for or against the prisoner at the bar? Cobb 843. Approved, February 16th, 1854. PENITENTIARY. See Appropriation Acts, for money given it, c. PHYSICIANS. * * See Private Laws for Relief to Individuals, c. SEC. 1. Diploma, no license. SEC. 2. Repealing. (No. 79.) An Act to authorize all Physicians within the State of Georgia, having received a Diploma from any Medical College within the United States to practice physic in this State, and charge for the same without license. 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, That from and after the passage of this Act, all Physicians having received a diploma from any Medical College in the United States be and they are hereby authorized to practice physic within the limits of this State, and charge and collect for the same without license. Physicians. Having diplomas may practice without license.

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2. SEC. II. And be it further enacted by the authority of the said, That all laws and parts of laws militating against this Act be and the same are hereby repealed. * * REF. NOTE.By the old law, a license from the State Board is a pre-requisite, Cobb, 886, [Illegible Text] 1 and 5. The Thomsonians must have graduated at their college in Macon, or be licensed, [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text]. Their College moved to Macon in 1845, pam. 153. Sup. Ct. [Illegible Text] c., given for services without a license void, 10 Geo. 570. Physicians' opinion as to sanity is evidence, though from symptoms described by others, 4 Geo. 324. Approved, February 13th, 1854. PRINTER. See Laws, c., sec. 1, 12. PRIVATE WAYS. * * This Act, though confined to certain waters, yet being so indefinite in its extent, and of interest to so many, I give it a place under Public Laws, in company with other general laws on the subject. SEC. 1. Laying out amendedcertain counties not included. SEC. 2. Further amendment. SEC. 3. Jury filled up. SEC. 4. Repealing. SEC. 5. Private ways to landings on certain waters for [Illegible Text] business. SEC. 6. Respect to present rights. SEC. 7. Inferior Courts' discretion. SEC. 8. Certain burial ground. SEC. 9. Protects it as to private ways. SEC. 10. Protects it as to trespasses. SEC. 11. Repealing. (No. 80.) An Act to amend an Act entitled an Act to prescribe the mode of laying out private ways, and for other purposes, approved January 17 th, 1852, so far as to authorize and require Sheriffs and Deputies to superintend the opening and laying out private ways. 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 immediately after the passage of this Act, whenever any person shall apply to any Inferior Court in any county in this State for a private way or road through any enclosed or unenclosed lands, and to have commissioners appointed to mark out said road, and damages shall be assessed in manner and form as are provided in the first and second sections of the above recited Act, and the cost and damages shall be paid: then it shall be the duty of the said commissioners, or the Clerk of the Inferior Court, as the case may be, to make out and sign a writ directing the Sheriff of said county, or any lawful deputy, to superintend the laying out, opening and marking of said private way or road, and empowering also said

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Sheriff or his lawful deputy to remove all obstructions to the laying out, marking out and opening of said private way or road; Provided, Nothing in this Act shall be soconstruedas to extend to the counties of Bibb, Murray, Henry, Habersham, Rabun, Talbot, Lumpkin, Warren, Whitfield, Twiggs and Dade. * * REF. NOTE.The old law of '34 allowed the Inf. Cts. by three Commissioners to mark out a private way to or from a farm or residence, Cobb 955. The Act of '52 which this amends provides 1st. For a pass-way over land of another; Inferior Court, in term or not, to choose five Commissioners to view, mark and lay out, c. 2d. The owner entitled to a jury from Inf. Ct. to assess damage. Sheriff to attend and swear them, c. 3d. Sheriff to receive the verdict and deliver it to Clerk, and 4th. On payment of damages and costs the right of way shall vest, c. Acts [Illegible Text] p. 281-2 [no way provided by old Act to force the opening.] Sup. Ct. Decis.The Act of '34 not providing for compensation, unconstitutional and void. 9 Geo. 37. The laws for opening public roads over (even) wild lands, without compensation, void. 9 Geo. 341. Though the review and order to open may pass, if the land is not actually appropriated.Ib. Private ways. Amends Act of [Illegible Text] When damages are assessed and costs [Illegible Text] under Act of [Illegible Text] the [Illegible Text] or [Illegible Text] of Inf. Ct. to direct writ, c. Removing obstructions, c. Certain counties exempted [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] Approved, February 20th, 1854. (No. 81.) An Act to alter and amend an Act to prescribe the mode of laying out private ways, and for other purposes, approved January 17 th, 1852. 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, when a private road shall be granted in accordance with the first section of the Act above recited, and the person or persons through whose land said road may pass, shall neglect or refuse to apply to the Inferior Court for the appointment of a jury to assess the damages sustained by the laying out said road, then it shall be lawful for the person or persons applying for said private road to apply to the Inferior Court for the appointment of a jury to assess the damages resulting from the opening of said road, and it shall be the duty of the Inferior Court to draw a jury for the purpose aforesaid, upon application in the same manner as is prescribed in the second section of this [the?] Act, of which this is amendatory. Private ways. Amends Act of [Illegible Text]. If owner [Illegible Text] to apply for a jury, the other party may. 3. SECTION II. And be it further enacted, That in the event of twelve of the jurors so drawn for the purpose aforesaid failing to meet at the time and place appointed for the assessment of the damages, then it may and shall be the duty of the Sheriff or his deputy to summon tales jurors from the vicinage or neighborhood, to supply the places of the absent jurors, and the verdict of such jury, when rendered, shall have the same force, and effect as if rendered by the original panel. If any of jury [Illegible Text] to attend, [Illegible Text] c.

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4. SECTION III. And be it further enacted, That all laws and parts of laws militating against this Act be and the same are hereby repealed. * * REF. NOTE.See Note to No. 80. By Act '52, the owner alone could call for a jury and no mode given to fill up juries. Acts 281-2. Approved, February 16, 1854. (No. 82.) An Act to amend an Act entitled an Act to prescribe the mode of laying out private ways and for other purposes, approved January 17 th, 1852, and for other purposes herein named. 5. SECTION I. Be it enacted by the Senate and 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, any person desiring a private way over the land of another, for the purpose of hauling timber to any bluff or place of landing on the Oconee, Ocmulgee and Altamaha Rivers, or the creeks tributary thereto, whereon the business of rafting timber is carried on, may be entitled to have the same under the provisions and regulations, and by the mode of proceedings prescribed by an Act entitled An Act to prescribe the mode of laying out private ways, and for other purposes, approved January 17th, 1852. Private ways. Any one wanting a way to a landing on Ocone, Ocmulgee and Altamaha rivers, or tributary creeks, c., may have one under the Act of [Illegible Text]. 6. SECTION II. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That nothing in this Act shall be so construed as to make any person seeking a right of way over the land of another, for the purposes aforesaid, to secure to himself any rights or privileges, that may so far conflict with the rights of the owner of the land as to prevent his fully enjoying the benefits of any way or landing he may have established for his own use; Provided, That where there is but one bluff or place of landing upon a tract or lot of land whereat the owner of the land has established a landing, it shall not be lawful for said owner to apply said landing to his own use, to the exclusion of others, where it shall be made fully to appear that the interests of said owner, for all necessary purposes of rafting will not be effected by the admission of others to the use of said landing. Not to prevent owner of land from any right. But if but one bluff or landing the owner must not exclude, if it is made plain, c. 7. SECTION III. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That for the purpose of facilitating the business of rafting timber on said Oconee, Ocmulgee and Altamaha rivers, and the creeks tributary thereto, the Inferior Courts of the counties lying on and adjacent to said streams, in chambers or at any term, regular or adjourned, be and they are hereby empowered to employ and exercise any means proper and lawful and not in contravention of the principle, that private property shall not be taken for the public use without making just and adequate compensation therefor to the person from whom taken, and the powers of the said Inferior Courts shall extend to the ordering and directing under such regulations as they may deem appropriate, the clearing out or removing obstructions in the creeks or streams in their respective

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counties capable of being used for rafting timber, subject herein to a due regard to the private rights of mill-owners, and to ordering and directing matters that mill-owners shall not be subjected to any damages, loss or inconvenience from the [Illegible Text] of the powers hereby conferred. Inf. Cts. of Co'ys thro' which said streams run to have certain discretion, c. As to clearing out obstructions. 8. SECTION IV. Whereas, A piece of ground, consisting of five acres, more or less, situated and lying in Chatham County, on the Thunderbolt and Costin Bluff roads, in the vicinity of Savannah, immediately adjoining the two-mile stone on the Costin Bluff road, has been purchased and set apart for the purposes of a cemetery for the deceased members of the Roman Catholic congregation worshipping in the city of Savannah. Catholic burial ground near Sav'h. And whereas, It is meet and proper that places set apart for the burial of the dead should be protected from all undue interference. 9. SECTION V. Be it enacted by the Senate and 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 to open any private or public road through the Cemetery aforesaid, any laws heretofore passed to the contrary notwithstanding. No public or private way through it. 10. SECTION VI. And be it further enacted, That if any person or persons shall commit any act of trespass, or shall injure or destroy any of the fencing, or injure or deface any of the monuments in the said cemetery, such person so offending shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and on conviction be punished by fine or imprisonment, at the discretion of the Court. Trespass on it punished. 11. SECTION 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. * * REF. NOTE.For the substance of Act of 1852, see note to No. 80 and 81. Approved, February 18th, 1854. PILOTAGE. See this title Private Laws. Darien, Savannah, c. PUBLIC DEBT. * * See Banks, c., 3-6. SEC. 1. Governor's discretion in taking up State Bonds$75,000 annuallyto file them. SEC. 2. Repeals. (No. 83.) WHEREAS. By an Act assented to on the 23d December 1840, entitled an Act to set apart a fund for the payment of the interest

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of the public debt of the State of Georgia, and the gradual reduction of and ultimate payment of the principal; and whereas, the sum of seventy-five thousand dollars has been annually paid, as provided for in the Act aforesaid, but at a loss to the State of from one to three per cent. premium on our State bonds. Interest on public debt, c. 1. 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 his Excellency the Governor be and he is hereby authorized to apply the said amount of seventy-five thousand dollars to the redemption of any of the bonded liabilities of the State which in his judgment will most advance the public interest, said bonds, when so redeemed, to be kept on file, subject to such disposition as the next Legislature may direct. Gov. to apply $75,000 annually to any State bonds. Bonds taken up to be filed. 2. 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. * * REF. NOTE.By the said Act of 1840, the Central Bank was to pay the interest on all the public debt, if its money was not otherwise appropriated, and also to apply $75,000 per annum to the reduction of the principal. Cobb 894. Approved, February 10th, 1854. PUBLIC PRINTER. See Laws, c., See 1, 10, c. RAIL ROAD AND PLANK ROAD LAWS * * See Taxes, c., sec. 5all R. Roads (not now exempt) taxed on all their capital, as stock in trade now is. AND STATE ROAD. See Relief, No. 480, as to Chief Engineer paying wages to the State's negro, Ransom. SEC. 1. R. R'ds liability for damages, c. SEC. 2. Redressform of notice. SEC. 3. Appealtried [Illegible Text] usual. SEC. 4. Advertising R. R. property, [Illegible Text] fees. SEC. 5. Money distributed. SEC. 6. Privileges of Comp'ytender, further redress. SEC. 7. Damage of joint property and redress. SEC. 8. Plank Roads, tolls, c. SEC. 9. Crossing highways. SEC. 10. State Road, election Superin'ent. SEC. 11. Treasurer may pay debts from earnings. [Dagger] [Dagger] The Act entire from which this section is taken, is under Private Laws, title, [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text], (No [Illegible Text]) SEC. 12. State Road free, as to lunatics, c. SEC. 13. Same as to deaf and dumb and blind.

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(No. 84.) An Act to define the liabilities of the several Rail Road Companies of this State for injury to, or destruction of live stock, killed or injured, or for destruction of or injury or damage to property other than live stock, by the running of cars, engines, or locomotives, or by the operation or use of any machinery whatsoever, upon a Rail Road in this State; or damage done or caused to be done, by the agent or agents, person or persons in the employ of any Rail Road Company or Companies; to regulate the mode of proceeding, and define the costs in such cases, and to repeal conflicting laws: for remedy whereof 1. SECTION I. Be it enacted, c., That from and after the passage of this Act, the several Rail Road Companies in this State shall be held liable, under the rules hereinafter prescribed, for any damage done to any live stock or other property, except for the assessment of damages for right of way, to the owner or owners thereof, by the running of cars, locomotives or other machinery upon their roads respectively, and for damage done by any person or persons, in the employ or service of such Rail Road Companies, and for damage done by any such Company by any means whatsoever. Liable for damage to stock or other property. 2. SEC. II. Be it further enacted, c., That any person whose stock has been or may be killed, wounded or injured, or whose property has been destroyed or damaged, (except as before excepted) by the running of any cars, engines, locomotives or other machinery used by a Rail Road Company, on any Rail Road [or] by any act done by any person or persons in the employ of a Rail Road Company, or the officers, agents engineers or conductors of any such Company, to serve with a written notice, describing the kind of stock killed, crippled or injured, and the particular kind of property damaged or destroyed, which notice shall contain a statement of the time and place, as near as can be ascertained, when and where the damage was done, and may be served personally upon any employee of such Company, at any place where such officer or agent in the employ or service of such Company may be found, at least three days previous to the day of trial, or by leaving a copy of such notice at the residence of such employee five days previous thereto, and which notice shall be served at any time within fifteen days after the happening of the injury complained of, and not after, which service shall be deemed and held as sufficient notice to such Company to authorize the Court to proceed to give judgment as in cases of debt; that a notice in substance and form as follows, subject to such alterations and additions as the circumstances of the case may require, shall be deemed sufficient: Mode of redress. Extends to any act to employee. Notice within 15 days after the damage, and not after. How served Said notice authorizes the Court to proceed to judgment. Form of the notice given. GEORGIA, COUNTY. To the Rail Road Company: GREETINGYou are hereby notified, that within the last fifteen days, to wit: on the day or night of you damaged the subscriber, by killing or destroying (as the case may be) (here mention the particular damage done, and the kind or species of property

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injured or destroyed, belonging to him or her,) by the running of a car, engine, or locomotive or other machinery on your road, and desiring that the amount of damages may be legally assessed, you are hereby required by agent or attorney or in person to appear at the Justices Court ground in the District, G. M., (inserting the number of the District in which the damage was done) by ten o'clock, A. M., on Thursday next, then and there to show cause, if any exist, why the damage shall not be assessed, according to law. This day of 18. Form of notice. States Dist. where done. JOHN DOE. That in all cases the plaintiff shall state in his notice that the damages do not exceed thirty dollars. The Justice of the Peace in the District shall attend at the Court ground in the District, at the time specified in the notice, hear the evidence produced, determine the amount of damages, and enter up judgment therefor, with costs, and when a plaintiff shall be unable to procure testimony to establish any material fact in the investigation, he may give testimony himself, as any other witness, first being sworn that he cannot establish the fact necessary to make out his case, except by his own oath. A judgment entered up under the provisions of this section, by the Justices of the Peace, shall be final and conclusive between the plaintiff and the Rail Road Company, touching the particular matter for which such judgment may be rendered, except as hereinafter provided for on appeal. The Justice of Peace shall forthwith issue his execution in favor of the plaintiff against the defendant for such damages as may have been assessed, with all the costs which may have accrued, which shall be directed to all and singular the Sneriffs and Constables of the State of Georgia, and may be levied and executed by any levying officer in any county of this State where property may be found. Notice to state dam'ge is not over $80. The J. P. to attend and try the case. Where and how pl'ff may testify for himself. Judg'ent so rendered to be [Illegible Text], except by appeal. [Illegible Text]. fa. [Illegible Text] directed to all Sheriffs and Constables. And levied in any county. 3. SEC. III. And be it further enacted, That the Rail Road Company, by its officer, agent or attorney at law, may at any time after said judgment is rendered, and before a sale under the execution, enter an appeal, by filing with the Justice of the Peace or levying officer an affidavit that the amount of such judgment or verdict is, to the best of his belief, not justly due to the plaintiff; whereupon, and on the payment of all costs, the said Justice of the Peace and Sheriff shall return to the Clerk of the Superior Court of the county where the suit commenced all the papers in their hands, and also said affidavit; and the said Court shall proceed to try said cause in the same manner and under the same restrictions as other appeal causes are tried, and award [Illegible Text] and execution accordingly. Company may appeal, how. Tried as other appeals. 4. SEC. IV. And be it further enacted, c., That when a [Illegible Text] or Constable shall levy an execution issued under the provisions of the foregoing sections, upon property of the defendant, he shall advertise the same for at least fifteen days, in some public gazette, published weekly, on the line or at the terminus of said road, in this State, and to proceed to sell the same, for the satisfaction of such damages and costs; and such levying officer shall be [Illegible Text] to a commission of ten per cent. for selling, besides two dollars [Illegible Text] advertising and one dollar for the levy. Deff'ts property advertised 15 d'ys, in [Illegible Text] on the [Illegible Text] of the Road or at its end. Officers fee [Illegible Text] per cent. and $2 advertin'g and $1 for levy.

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5. SEC. V. And be it further enacted, c., That the cost in all cases shall be the first money paid, and after satisfying the plaintiff's demand, the excess, if any, arising from such sale shall be subject to the order of the President of such Company. Costs first paid, then Plaintiff, c. 6. SEC. VI. And be it further enacted, That nothing in this Act contained, shall prevent a Rail Road Company or the agent or employee of such Company, who may be served with a notice of a damage done from tendering to the owner of such property damaged or destroyed a reasonable amount, as a compensation for the damage so done, which, if accepted by the party aggrieved, shall stop all further proceedings; but the injured party may or may not accept the sum tendered, and if he refuse and proceed to investigate the matter, under the provisions of this Act, and shall fail to recover a larger amount than the sum so tendered, he shall pay all costs, and the Rail Road Company shall be discharged from further liability, by paying the damages assessed; and in all cases when an injured party shall claim damages exceeding thirty dollars, suit shall be brought in the Superior or Inferior Court, by written notice, served upon the nearest agent or officer of said Rail Road Company, or by leaving a copy at their place of doing business twenty days before Court. Provided Company or agent may tender a reasonable amount. Pl'ff. to refuse it at his risk. Where over $[Illegible Text] claimed, suit. In the Sup'ror [Illegible Text]. [Illegible Text]. Serve [Illegible Text] agent or officer, 20 days before Court. 7. SEC. VII. And be it further enacted, That in all cases where any species of live stock or other property shall be killed, [Illegible Text] or destroyed, by the running of an engine, locomotive, car or other machinery upon any Rail Road in this State, which belongs to partners or joint owners, or when the owner is absent, any one of the partners or joint owners, or any authorized agent of the absent owner, shall have power to institute suit, in his own name, against the Rail Road Company liable for the damages, and any verdict or judgment obtained against such Company, by a part owner or agent of an absent owner, shall be a full and complete bar to the recovery of any other part owner or the absent owner, in respect to the particular matter investigated, and that the cost shall be taxed as provided in this Act and in other cases of debt, and all laws militating against this Act be and the same are hereby repealed. * * REF. NOTE.Two Statutory methods before: 1st. By Act 1843, to get two neighbors to value the damage, and sue on the award. Cobb, 396. 2d. Acts 1847-50, go to the Justices Court ground, and meet Agent of Company, and choose men, their award binding, unless appealed from in 20 days, c. [Illegible Text]., 397-8, 399. 3d. Then the C. Law modeby direct action in Superior Courtproving damage and gross neglect. 13 Geo. 68, and its head note 8. See the several charters of this session, for new rule of evidence, as to damges, viz: Companies presumed at fault. State Road to pay for stock killed, mode of redress. Cobb 418, 419 See No. 87, c. Sup. Ct. Decis. A. R. R. Company, for pay, took a slave aboard, with only a general pass, held a conversion, and it liable, with or without negligence. 8 Geo. 157. Act of 1847, as to suing on award, and it [Illegible Text] conclusive, c., was unconstitution al. 13 Geo. 68. The words, or other property, in Act 1847 includes slaves. [Illegible Text]. Arbitrators under Act 1847, must show on their record all that the law requires: as right depot, the Dist., the J. P., agent did not attend, arbitrator a free holder, c. [Illegible Text]. There must be gross negligence by the Road. [Illegible Text]. If Pl'ff guilty of it, he cannot recover. [Illegible Text]. Individuals for negligent use of their property, liable to R. R. for damage. [Illegible Text]. Rail Roads are common carriers, as to trunks, c. 12. Geo. 217. And liable by same rule for extra baggage taken for extra pay. [Illegible Text]. Joint property. Agent may [Illegible Text] for, in his own name. Approved, February 20th, 1854.

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(No. 85.) An Act to amend an Act entitled an Act to authorize the incorporation of Joint Stock Companies for the construction of Macadamized, Graded or Plank Roads; passed on the 23d day of February, 1850. 8. 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 from and immediately after the passing of this Act, if any person or persons, except foot passengers, shall travel on any road belonging to any corporate body, authorized by the said Act to which this is amendatory, or use the same or any part thereof for the purpose of leading, driving or in any manner conveying any live stock, such as horses, cattle, sheep, goats or hogs, or for conveying any corn, cotton, fodder, hay or other agricultural produces, wood, lumber, shingles, or any other article or articles whatever; or for wagons, carts, pleasure carriages or other vehicles, either loaded or empty, either by himself or themselves, or by his or their agents, servants or slaves, without paying the tolls authorized and required to be paid by such company or corporation, such person or person so offending shall forfeit and pay to said company or corporation he sum of ten dollars, for each and every such violation of [Illegible Text] Act, to be recovered in an action of debt as assessed damages [Illegible Text] any Justices Court in the county where such violation [Illegible Text] happen or take place. But this Act shall not apply to cases of crossing said Road or using the same so far as they have been [Illegible Text] on or over a public or neighborhood road, without [Illegible Text] another to the extent taking or leading sufficient space on [Illegible Text] public or neighborhood road for passage. * * [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] to paraphrase this jumble thus: But this Act shall not apply [Illegible Text] cases of crossing said roads, or using the same, so far as (wherever [Illegible Text]) they have bee (or shall [Illegible Text]) [Illegible Text] on or over a public or neighborhood road, without opening another to the extent taken, or leaving a sufficient space [Illegible Text] such public or neighborhood read for passage.Compiler. REF. NOTE.The said Act of 1850 provided no specific remedy for [Illegible Text] the gate, [Illegible Text], 433. But by Act of 1852, Acts page 170 to pass by any toll gate, gave the right to attach. The present Act says travel on or use, c., and [Illegible Text] for violation. Sup. [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text]. A [Illegible Text] Road cannot take the whole highway without express authority, 9 [Illegible Text] 475. And the right to use what is necessary, is not the right to use the [Illegible Text] course of the highway [Illegible Text]. And what is used must be paid for. [Illegible Text]. Injunction [Illegible Text] to restrain such violations. [Illegible Text]. (The same case has [Illegible Text] been befare the Court again.) J. R. Plank Roads c. All except foot-passengers to pay on toll roadsfine [Illegible Text]. Not to extend to crossings of public roads, c. 9. SEC. II. And be it further enacted, That no Plank [Illegible Text] shall be so built as to obstruct any public road in this State. [Illegible Text] Plank Road if so built as to violate this provision, shall incur a [Illegible Text] of its charter, nor shall any Plank Road be entitled to [Illegible Text] toll for the mere passage through its gates of either persons, [Illegible Text], vehicles or freights, when such persons, stock, vehicles or freights do not travel over any portion of such Plank Road. [Illegible Text] public roads, for feits charter. No toll for [Illegible Text] going [Illegible Text] gates. Approved, February 18th, 1854.

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(No. 86.) An Act to repeal that part of the tenth Section of an Act entitled an Act for the Government and management of the Western and Atlantic Rail Road, approved January 15 th, 1852, so far as relates to the election of Superintendent of said Road. 40. SECTION I. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of [Illegible Text] State of Georgia in General Assembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That from and immediatel after the passage of this Act so much of the above recited Act be and the same is hereby repealed. * * REF. NOTE.It seems [Illegible Text] this officer, or those holding the office as Superintendent, Commissioners, or Chief Engineer, c., were all along appointed by the Governor. Cobb. 401, sec. 20; 404, sec. 31; 411, sec. 62; 413, sec. 71. By the Act of 1852 the Governor was to appoint a Superintendent to hold office till 1st of January 1854; then he was to be elected, c., Acts of 1851-'52, p. 110. Election of [Illegible Text] State Road taken from Legislature. Assented to, December 21st, 1853. SECTION 10 OF NO.OF THE PRIVATE LAWS. 11. SEC. 10. And be it further enacted, That the Treasurer of the Western and [Illegible Text] Rail Road shall be authorized to pay [Illegible Text] of the earnings of [Illegible Text] Road any just claim against the same, either in whole or in part from time to time, on the same being duly audited. * * REF. NOTE.Before he could only pay out on warrants, Cobb 418, Acts 51-2, p. 112, [Illegible Text] 12. And then only to bonds or interest on public debt. The surplus into the Treasury. [Illegible Text] 115. See note No. 87 and 84. State Road debts to be paid from earnings Approved, February 20th, 1854. (No. 87.) An Act to permit Lunatics, Idiots and such persons as may have them in charge to pass free on the Western and Atlantic Rail Road on their way to and from the Lunatic Asylum. 12. SECTION I. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives [Illegible Text] the State of Georgia in General Assembly met, and it is hereby [Illegible Text] by the authority of the same, That from and after the passage of this Act it shall be the duty of the Superintendent of the Western and Atlantic Rail Road to pass all Lunatics and Idiots and the persons having them in charge not more than one to each Lunatic or Idiot free of charge on said Road, when sent by the Inferior Court of any county in this State to the Lunatic Asylum, and also to permit said conductors of Lunatics or Idiots to return to their homes, free of charge over said Road. State Road. Free for Lunatics, and Idiots, and persons charged with them, c. 13. SEC. II. And be it further enacted by the authority of the same, That the same privilege be extended to the Deaf and Dumb and Blind Pupils, when going to and returning from their schools. [Illegible Text] law as to [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] and blind.

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11. SEC. 111. 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. * * REF. NOTE.This does not modify or repeal unless as to the general rates, established by the by-laws authorized to be made. Cobb, 419. For the spirit of the legislation as to Lunaties, c., see [Illegible Text] Asylum, Blind Academy, Deaf and Dumb Academy, in this volume and Cobb, Di. 342-3, 729, 785. Acts 1851-'52, p. 254. Ante No. 72. Deaf and Dumb, in Cobb, Di. 218, 219, 220, 222. Blind, in Cobb, 220, Acts 51-2, p. 4. The State Road may join in fixing through rates, Acts 1851-'52, p. 108. Laws as to its Government, Ib. 110. $525,000 given it. Ib. 114. [Illegible Text] contract ratified. Ib. 116. Its line changed to run through Cassville, Ib. 117. To pay for stock killed, Cobb, 418-19. Mode of [Illegible Text] Ib. Assented to December 21st, 1853. RETAILERS. See Penal Laws, c., sec. 3 to 10-14. ROADS, BRIDGES AND FERRIES. * * REF. NOTE.The old Law authorized a Justice of the Peace to fine and issue warrant for $20, and no appeal was given, Cobb 949. See Private Ways. SEC. 1. For obstructing highway, appeal from Justice of Pence warrant. SECTION 12 OF NO. IS GENERAL AND AS FOLLOWS: This is Section 12 of No.under [Illegible Text] Laws. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That whenever a warrant shall be issued by any Justice of the Peace of this State, against any person or persons for obstructing any public road, such person or persons, if dissatisfied therewith shall have the privilege of an appeal to the Superior Court of the county in which they reside, whose judgment shall be final. * Highways. Appeal from J. [Illegible Text] warrant. Approved, February 20th, 1854.

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RELIGIOUS SOCIETIES. See Private Laws, Churches, c. RENT. See Judiciary, same title. RETAILERS. See Penal Laws, sec. 9 to 13. RICE. See Weights and Measures. RIVERS. See Rail and [Illegible Text] Roads, Rivers, c. under Private Laws. ROADS, BRIDGES AND FERRIES. See this title under Private Laws. [Illegible Text] AND MARINERS. See Slaves and Free Persons, c. SERVANTS, NOT SLAVES. See Factories, c.

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SEAT OF GOVERNMENT. SEC. 1. Removal of, referred to the people. (No. 88.) An Act to refer the question of removal and location of the Seat of Government of the State of Georgia to the legal voters of said State. WHEREAS: The removal of the seat of Government has at almost every session for several years past, been agitated among the members of the General Assembly, which agitation is detrimental to the public interest, and therefore ought to cease. 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 question of removal and location of the seat of Government of the State of Georgia be referred to the legal voters of said State, and that they be required at the next general election, to endorse on their tickets removal or no removal. If to be removed, where. And it shall be the duty of the managers of such election, to make return, to his Excellency the Governor, the number of votes polled for and against removal, and the places voted for. * * REF. NOTE.-----Seat of Government first at Savannah. Craw. Mar. 129. An Act of 1780 reeiting that the `Seaboard towns, c., were in the hands of the enemy, enacts: Augusta shall be considered the seat of Government, until otherwise directed. Vol. I. Craw. Mar. 319. By Act 1786, Commissioners were named to sell the Government House in Savannah, to lay out Louisville, to convey the lots in fee simple, and says that after the Public Buildings are done the next meeting of the Legislature to be at Louisville. Ib. 129-30 Then by Constitution of 1795 it was declared that Louisville be the permanent seat of Government. Ib. 19. By Act of 1803, Commissioners were to select a site and lay out Milledgeville. Vol. II. Clay. 107. In 1804 Commissioners were named to sell lots therein and convey them in fee simple and it was declared to be the permanent seat of Government. Vol. II. Clay. Com. 209, 210. Removal of Seat of [Illegible Text]. Referred to to the people the question and place. Managers to return the vote on the question. Approved, February 17th, 1854. SHIPPING AND PILOTAGE. See Pilotage, Private Laws.

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SOLICITOR GENERAL. See State Officers, Sec. 1, 2. Constitution, Sec. 1. SLAVES, PATROLS, AND FREE PERSONS, C. * * See Penal Laws, Sections 3 to 10, 14retailing by, and with, and trading with closed doors, as to. PATROL LAWS. SEC. 1. Commissioners of, c. SEC. 2. District Companies organized. SEC. 3. Captains ofduty, and power. SEC. 4. Their further dutyfines. SEC. 5. Resisting Patrol. SEC. 6. Six named counties, excepted. SLAVES. SEC. 7. Mother and five year old child. SEC. 8. Selling slaves of estate. SEC. 9. Repealing. FREE PERSONS, c. SEC. 10. Register in one county only and which. SEC. 11. Clerks certificate of it. SEC. 12. Repealing. SEC. 13. Free personspriviliges to certain residents. SEC. 14. Defaulters. SEC. 15. Repealing. SEC. 16. Binding out free children. SEC. 17. Selling thempenalty. SEC. 18. Repealing. COLORED SEAMEN. SEC. 19. Arriving on vessels. SEC. 20. Captain's dutytheir pass. SEC. 21. PenaltyCaptain's bond. SEC. 22. Where this act applies. SEC. 23. Repealing. (No. 89.) An Act to amend the Patrol 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 it shall be the duty of the Justices of the Inferior Courts of the several counties in this State, at the first term of said Courts, after the passage of this Act, and annually at the first term of said Courts in every year, to appoint three proper and suitable persons in each militia district of their respective counties, who shall be known and designated as patrol commissioners, whose duty shall be as hereinafter specified. And the clerks of the Inferior Courts are hereby required to notify said commissioners of their appointment in the same manner and under the same penalty as they are now required by law to notify Road Commissioners of their appointment; and in the event any person designated as Commissioner does not tender his resignation to some one of the Justices of the Inferior

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Court within ten days after being duly notified by the Clerk, he shall be considered as having accepted of the appointment; and in case of refusal, resignation, or death, the Inferior Courts shall fill the vacancies produced in the same way as is now provided for filling vacancies occasioned by the refusal, or resignation, or death, of Road Commissioners. Patrols. Justices Inf. Ct. to app'nt three patrol commissioners for each Militia Dist. Clerks of In. Court to notify said Commis'rs. Held to accept if do not resign in 10 days. On refusal to accept, c. 2. SEC. II. Be it further enacted, [That?] the said Commissioners, after having taken an oath faithfully to discharge their duties as prescribed by this Act, shall within fifteen days after being notified of their appointment, at the Court House, or at some place which they may select in the district in which they reside, and make out a list of the names of all persons in their district who are required by the laws now of force to perform patrol duty, and arrange and organize from said list two or more companies not having more than ten in each company, and the said Commissioners shall lay off their respective districts into as many divisions as they shall organize companies, and assign to each company a division; and no company shall be compelled to perform patrol duty beyond the limits of the division which may be assigned to it. Commissioners to make a list of persons subject to duty. And organize two or more companies, not over 10 each. As many divisions in [Illegible Text] as they form Comp's, c. 3. SEC. III. Be it further enacted, It shall be the duty of the said Commissioners, from each company which may be organized, to select and appoint some discreet person as Captain, who shall be of good moral character, and not less than twenty-five years of age; and the person so selected shall have the same authority as the Captains of patrols now have, and shall demean himself in every respect, as he is now required to do by the laws of this State. The Captains of patrols shall be notified of their appointment in writing, within ten days after the meeting of the Commissioners, and the notification to each Captain shall be accompanied with a list of the names of the persons belonging to his company, and a notice of only one day from the Captain to the members of his company shall be sufficient to require an attendance at the time and place the Captain may direct, and perform the duties which may be required. If any Commissioner or Commissioners [Illegible Text] fail or neglect to discharge the duties which are herein required, within twelve months after their appointment, without a good and reasonable excuse, to be judged of by the Justices of the Inferior Court, he or they shall be fined by said Court in a sum not exceeding Twenty Dollars, for every failure or neglect. And if the Captains of Patrol companies shall refuse, fail, or neglect [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] their companies within twenty days [Illegible Text] being notified [Illegible Text] their appointment, and as often as once every fifteen days thereafter, during the six months ensuing from the time of their appointment, they shall be fined by the Commissioners upon sufficient proof thereof being made to them, in a sum not exceeding Ten Dollars for every such refusal, failure or neglect; and if any person belonging to a company, after being duly summoned or notified, shall fail or refuse to attend at the time and place designated for the purpose of performing patrol duty, or when in active [Illegible Text] shall deport himself insolently to the Captain, or in any [Illegible Text] contrary to the existing patrol laws, he shall be fined in a sum not exceeding Five Dollars for every such offence. Captain of each Company. Same power as present patrol Capts. To be notified [Illegible Text] 10 days to [Illegible Text] a list of his men. One day notice to men. Commiss'ers neglecting for 12 [Illegible Text] fined $20. For every failure. Call out [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] 20 days, and once in every 15 d'ys for 6 [Illegible Text] or fined $10. Private to be fined [Illegible Text]

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4. SEC. IV. Be it further enacted, It shall be the duty of the Captains to report all delinquencies to the Commissioners within twenty days after they may occur, and all cases of disobedience, or insubordination, or default, shall be considered and determined by them in the same manner as Road Commissioners now consider and determine cases of default as to overseers and persons subject to work on roads; and all fines imposed shall be collected in the same way as the law now prescribes for the collection of fines imposed on defaulting overseers and persons liable to work on roads; and all fines imposed and collected by this Act shall be paid to the Ordinary, or Commissioner of the poor school fund of the county and become part of said fund. [Illegible Text] to report defaultters in 20 [Illegible Text] to [Illegible Text]. Their action. Fines paid to Ordinary or [Illegible Text] of Poor School. 5. SEC. V. Be it further enacted, That if any person or persons whatsoever, shall, by force, or otherwise, oppose any Patrol company, or member of any company, whilst engaged in the discharge of their legitimate duties, or shall prevent or endeavor to prevent a search and examination being made of negro houses, or any other place where it may be supposed or suspected that any [Illegible Text] liable to be punished may be concealed; or shall annoy or [Illegible Text] any company, or member of any company whilst in the performance of Patrol duty, he or they may be indicted in the Superior Court for a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof, shall be fined by said Court in a sum not exceeding Fifty Dollars. And that this law shall be enforced only on application of the citizens of the different Patrol Districts as hereinbefore arranged. [Illegible Text] Only citizens of the Dist. to enforce the [Illegible Text]. 6. SEC. VI. [] And be it further enacted, That the provisions of the Act [Illegible Text] the 18th of November, 1765, regulating Patrols in this State, and all other Acts subsequent to that time in relation to Patrols, are continued in full force, except so far as they conflict with this Act; Provided, That the provisions of this Act shall not extend to the counties of Bulloch, Hall, Carroll, Dade, Rabun, and Hartand that all laws and parts of laws militating against this Act be and the same are hereby repealed. * * REF. NOTEBy the former Law Justices of the Peace appointed Patrols. Cobb, 1003. It was once done by [Illegible Text] Captains. Ib. 966. For details of old Law, too long for a note, see Cobb, 971, Act of 1770, 954, c. The old Laws seemed not to provide for resistance of Patrols by white persons. [Illegible Text]. Supm. Ct. Dec.A ticket or permit given to a slave must [Illegible Text] y the time for absence and the place, c. 8 Geo. 157. Black, African color, is prima [Illegible Text] evidence of slavery. Ib. The 44th section of the Act of 1770, Cobb 981 and note which allowed a Patrol, when sued for killing a slave, to give that Act in evidence under the general issue, was repealed by sec. IX. of the [Illegible Text]. Pri. [Illegible Text]. 421. 9 Geo. R. 297. Certain [Illegible Text] excepted from the Act. Approved, February 20, 1854. (No. 90.) An Act to regulate the sale and division of Slaves, in certain [Illegible Text] therein named. 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 children, not exceeding five years of age, of any woman slave, and such

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woman slave shall not be separately sold or exposed to sale by any executor, administrator, guardian or other trustee, nor shall they be separated in any division made by any executor, administrator, guardian or other trustee, but shall be placed together in one of the parts into which the estate to which they belong is to be divided, unless such division cannot in any wise be effected without such separation. Mother and child under 5 years not separable at [Illegible Text] or division [Illegible Text] division cannot [Illegible Text] be made. 8. SECTION II. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That, by consent of the Ordinary, slaves being in a different county from a deceased owner, may be sold in the county in which said slaves may be, upon application being made for such purpose. Slaves in different county from [Illegible Text] may be [Illegible Text], c. 3. SECTION III. And be it further enacted, That all laws and parts of laws militating against this Act be and the same are hereby repealed. * * REF. NOTE.1st, It is already a crime for the owner to overwhip or [Illegible Text] treat a [Illegible Text]. [Illegible Text], [Illegible Text]. And any [Illegible Text] whipping by another than the owner is penal. Ib. As to [Illegible Text] a bound out free [Illegible Text]. Cobb, 985. And prohibiting the owner or overseer to [Illegible Text], to cut, and tear by dogs, c. Acts 1851-2, p. 268. 2d, [Illegible Text] to [Illegible Text] investing surplus [Illegible Text] in slaves, see [Illegible Text] No. 25 and note. Heretofore they [Illegible Text] only, be [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] or worked, c. Cobb, 328. Approved, February 18th, 1854. (No. 91.) An Act for the benefit of Free Persons of Color, subject to Taxation. 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 immediately after the passage of this Act, that it shall be the duty of all [Illegible Text] persons of [Illegible Text] in this State who are subject to [Illegible Text] to register their [Illegible Text] as such [Illegible Text] in the county where their [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text]; and in case of their absence it shall be the duty of their guardians to register for them. Free persons of [Illegible Text]. To [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] the [Illegible Text] where [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] lives. 11. SECTION II. And be it further enacted, That it shall be the duty of the Clerk to furnish each free person of color, after having registered himself as such, a written certificate of the same, officially signed, and the production of such certificate shall be sufficient evidence to relieve such free person of color from any charge that may be preferred against him for neglect or refusal to register himself in any other county than the one in which his guardian may reside. Clerk to give a certificate, [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] him [Illegible Text] any other county. And no new [Illegible Text] required. 12. SECTION III. Be it further enacted, That all laws or parts of laws [Illegible Text] to this Act be and the same are hereby repealed. * * REF. NOTE.By the old Law they were to register in the county where they resided, Cobb, 992. The old certificate was silent as to the effect here given it. Ib. 997. Supm. Ct. Dec.[Illegible Text] persons, c., are not citizens. 4 Geo. 68. When a free person is party to a suit, (as he may be through his guardian,) and dies, the action abates, and parties are to be made. 6 Geo. 92. Approved, February 18th, 1854.

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(No. 92.) An Act to amend the several Laws now in force in relation to [Illegible Text] persons of color, and to exonerate and discharge certain free persons of color from all pains, penalties and forfeitures heretofore incurred, and to which they are subject and liable. 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 all free persons of color who were residing in this State on the first day of January, eighteen hundred and forty-nine, and have been since that time to the present, residents of said State, and who have failed to have their names registered in conformity to law shall be and they are hereby declared to be exonerated and discharged from all pains, penalties and forfeitures to which they were thereby subjected; Provided, That this Act shall not operate in favor of any free negro of the age of fourteen, unless he or she shall, on or before the first day of July next, and once a year in each year thereafter have his, her or their name registered in compliance with the statutes of this State. Free persons of color. Residents since '49 in default [Illegible Text]. If they comply by July, '54. 14. SECTION II. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That if any free negro of the age of fourteen years shall hereafter neglect to have his or her name registered agreeable to law, he or she shall not be compelled to depart this State, but shall nevertheless be subject to be arrested, tried, convicted and fined, and be compelled to pay the same, agreeable to the provisions of the second section of an Act, approved December the twenty-sixth, eighteen hundred and thirty-five, until he or she shall have caused his or her name to be registered agreeable to the laws of this State. Defaulter 14 [Illegible Text] old subject to fine, under Act of '35, till he [Illegible Text]. 15. SECTION 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 * * REF. NOTE.By Act of '43, those who had lived here since June, '36, and fourteen years old, had until August, '43, to register; under fourteen years [Illegible Text] subject, but they not to come into the State. Future neglect then same as present Act. Supm. Ct. [Illegible Text].See Note to No. 91. Approved, February 16th, 1854. (No. 93.) An Act to authorize the Justices of the Inferior Courts of this State to bind out any free negro, mulatto, or free person of color, between the ages of five and twenty-one years. 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 from and after the passage of this Act it shall be the duty of the Inferior Courts of the several counties in this State to bind out to some fit and proper person all free negroes or other free persons of color between the ages of five and twenty-one years, upon its appearing to the Court, upon the evidence of two or more respectable persons,

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that such free negroes or persons of color are not being raised in a becoming and proper manner; and upon the person to whom said negroes or free persons of color are bound giving bond and sufficient security to said Court for their good treatment, and not to move them out of the limits of this State, and to discharge them from his or her service at the age of twenty-one years. Free negro children. From 5 to 21 bound out by Inf. Courts. If not being raised in a becoming and proper manner. Security requiredconditions. 17. SECTION II. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That if any person or persons to whom such negro or negroes or other free person of color is bound shall sell or cause to be sold into slavery such negro or free person of color, he, she or they shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and on conviction thereof shall be fined in a sum not exceeding five thousand dollars, or imprisoned in the Penitentiary at hard labor for a term of years, not more than six, nor less than two, years, as the Court may direct. Selling them, [Illegible Text] $5,000, or [Illegible Text] 2 to 6 years. 18. SECTION III. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That all laws and parts of laws that militate against this Act be and the same are hereby repealed. * * REF. NOTE.By present law, J. P.s and three freeholders may bind out free [Illegible Text] males over [Illegible Text] years till twenty-one, if no guardian. To be taken away on bad usage, no bond required. Cobb, 985. Approved, February 16, 1854. (No. 94.) An Act to change the Laws now in force in this State relating to the arrival within the limits of this State of colored seamen. WHEREAS, The interests of commerce require an alteration and modification of the laws now of force relating to the arrival of colored seamen within the limits of this State. 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 so much and such parts of the laws of this State as require ships or vessels coming into this State by sea, having on board any free negro or free person of color employed as a steward, mariner, or in any other capacity, or as a passenger, to be subject to a quarantine of forty days, be and the same are hereby repealed. Repeals the law of [Illegible Text] for having Colored Seamen aboard. 20. SECTION II. And be it further enacted, That it shall be the duty of the master or owner of every steamboat, steamship or vessel of any description arriving in this State from any port whatever (except from ports in South Carolina and Florida) immediately upon his arrival at any port in this State [Illegible Text] report to the Mayor or other Chief Magistrate or competent authority at the place of arrival, the name, age, description and capacity of every free person of color descended from negroes or mulattoes employed on board his vessel, and to obtain a passport from such authority to permit such person of color to land, it being within the discretion of such Mayor or other authority to grant or refuse said passport. And Capt. to report the names of his col'd hands, c., and to get a passport for them, (except as to S. C. and Fla,) from the Mayor, c. 21. SECTION III. And be it further enacted, That in case a free person of color so descended as aforesaid, so arriving as aforesaid, shall be found on shore without such passport, or in contravention

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of the laws of this State, he shall be imprisoned until the departure of said vessel; and the master and owners of such vessel shall be come jointly and severally responsible in the sum of one thousand dollars for each such free person of color, to be recovered in any Court in this State, at the instance of such Mayor or other authority. Penalty, [Illegible Text] until vessel leave. Bond given 22. SECTION IV. And be it further enacted, That no part of this Act shall apply to or be of force in any port or place within the limits of this State where there is no municipal corporation or Intendant or public Chief Magistrate or authority, but in all such places the laws at this day of force shall stand unaltered and unrepealed. This Act not to extend to places having no Mayor, c. 23. SECTION V. And be it further enacted, That all laws or parts of laws militating against this Act be and the same are hereby repealed. * * REF. NOTEThe law of '29, Cobb, [Illegible Text], required the forty days quarantine, but under the laws of '26 and '27, similar duties as to reporting colored seamen and giving bond was required by the Captains in 1826. Cobb, 997-8. Ib.998. Similar duties required of [Illegible Text] who are about to [Illegible Text] from Georgia ports (Savannah excepted.) Cobb, 1013-4 and note. Approved, February 7th, 1854. SHERIFFS. See County-Officers. STAPLES. See Weights and Measures, as to Rice and Cotton. See also Lumber. STATE OFFICERS. * * See Constitution, c. Sec. I, Election of, to the peoplepassed once. ATTORNEY AND SOLICITOR GENERAL. State Printer.See Laws, No. 70, for law as to Printer elect, and present Printer. See also No. 145. $6000 advanced to S. T. Chapman, State Printer. SEC. 1. Duty as to Nolle Prosequi. SEC. 2. To settle with counties, c. SEC. 3. Repealing. (No. 95.) An Act for the government of Solicitors General in certain cases therein named and to provide for the payment of the fees of witnesses. 1. SECTION I. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Georgia in General Assembly met, and it

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is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, that no Nolle Prosequi, or entry of settlement, in any criminal cause in the Superior Court, shall hereafter be consented to by the State's Attorney or Solicitors General, where the prosecutor and detendant have agreed to settle, or where the State's Attorney shall agree to a Nolle Prosequi, until all costs due to all the officers of Court, and witnesses fees, whether the witnesses have been sworn or not, shall be paid. And in all cases where the defendant pleads guilty upon an indictment or prosecution, he shall be liable in law for witnesses' fees, as though the witnesses had been sworn. Sol.'s Gen.'l and witnesses in State cases. No nol. pros. till all costs and witnesses are paid, sworn or not Same on plea of guilty. 2. SEC. II. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That it shall hereafter be the duty of the State's Attorney and the several Solicitors General in this State, to settle with the County Treasurer of each county within their respective circuits, at the fall term of the Superior Court of each county, and to render in a just and true return of all monies, which may have come into their hands during said year, belonging to said county, and to pay over to the said Treasurer all monies, which may be found in the said Solicitor General's hands, belonging to said county, after a just and fair settlement. [Illegible Text] and [Illegible Text] Gen.'l to settle with Co. Treas. at each fall term for all monies, c. 3. SEC. III. Be it further enacted, That all laws and parts of laws militating against this Act, be and the same are hereby repealed. * * REF. NOTE.No [Illegible Text] Prosequi, now after the case is submitted to the Jury, 19 sec. 14 Div. of Penal Code, Cobb, 836. (See Dicisions below.) State Witnesses out of the county, now entitled to $2 for each day they attend. Cobb, 279. Solicitor General: Bound now to account annually to the Compr Genl. Prince, 834. Cobb, 1027. His duty now to pay over to Clerks their share of fine monies collected by him. Acts 1849-50, p. 70. Decisions, Before the Jurv is [Illegible Text], a nolle prosequi may be entered at the pleasure of the Solicitor, 3 Kelly 56. There is no [Illegible Text] an his power to not. pros., before case submitted with the [Illegible Text] of the [Illegible Text], [Illegible Text] Geo. 306. No nol. pros. under [Illegible Text] sec. 14 Div. (see above) after a case is submitted, but by [Illegible Text], and [Illegible Text] when [Illegible Text], plea filed and jury sworn. 2 Kelly, 60. Approved, February 16th, 1854. TAX-RECEIVER. See Taxes, [Illegible Text]. 7, 9.

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TAXES, TAX-RECEIVER, c. SEC. 1. Adopts first 22 sec's. of Acts of '52-53, except 12th and 15th changed. SEC. 2. Give in now 1st April. SEC. 3. $400,000 the limit. SEC. 4. Adopts Supplement'y Act of '523. SEC. 5. Tax on all Rail Roads and how. SEC. 6. Repealing. SEC. 7. Receivers.List of children of 8 to 16 years, c. SEC. 8. Clerks of Inf. and Grand Jury and Ordinary's duty as to. SEC. 9. Action of Justices of Inf. Court. SEC. 10. Repeals. (No. 96.) An Act to levy and collect a Tax for each of the political years 1854 and 1855, 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 met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That the 1st, 2nd, 3d, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 13th, 14th, 16th, 17th, 18th, 19th, 20th, 21st, and 22d Sections of an Act entitled an Act to levy and collect a tax for each of the political years 1852 and 1853, and thereafter until repealed, approved January 9th, 1852, and the 12th and 15th Sections thereof, as hereinafter altered and amended, be and the same are hereby continued in full force, until repealed. Tax Actadopts parts of the Act of '52, '53. 2. SEC. II. And be it further enacted, That the 12th Section of said recited Act be so altered, as to read as follows: 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 1st day of April last, or were interested in or entitled to, either in your own right or in the right of any other person or persons whatsoever, as Parent, Guardian, Executor, Agent, Administrator or Trustee, or in any other manner whatever, and that the valuation which you have affixed thereto, is a just and true valuation of the same, as nearly as you can arrive at it, to the best of your knowledge and belief, so help you God. Alters the 12th Sec. of former Act. New oath. Given in 1st Aprilnow. 3. SECTION III. And be it further enacted, That the fifteenth Section of said recited Act shall be so altered as to read as follows; That the amount so required to be [Illegible Text] and collected, shall not exceed the sum of four hundred thousand dollars annually, exclusive of the commissions of the Receivers and Collectors. Limits the [Illegible Text]. 4. SEC. IV. And be it further enacted, That an Act supplementary to the before recited Act, approved January 21st, 1852,

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be and the same is hereby revived and made supplementary to this Act; Provided, That the amount to be raised under the first Section of said Act shall not exceed the sum specified in the third Section of this Act. Adopts the supplementary Act of [Illegible Text], if needed 5. SEC. V. And be it further enacted, That upon the several Rail Road Companies of this State now in operation, or that may hereafter go into operation, whose charters do not exempt them from such taxation, there shall be levied and collected in the manner now prescribed by law for the collection of taxes from corporations, the same per centum tax upon the whole amount of their capital stock, including bills, bonds, notes and all other obligations due or to become due them, as is levied upon stock in trade under the provisions of the laws of force, for the levying and collecting of taxes for the support of the Government. R. R. Companies taxed on the whole amount of stock and assets. 6. SEC. VI. And be it further enacted, That receivers of tax-returns shall have until the first of August to return their digest. * * REF. NOTEThe 22 sections embrace all of the ad valorem Tax Act of 1851-52. Sec. 12 required giving in as of 1st of January, instead of 1st of April now. Sec. 15 limited the Tax to $375,000, instead of $400,000. The Supplementary Act authorized Gov. and Compr. to increase the rate 1-12 of one per cent. so as to raise the amount. So of this Act. Acts 51-2, p. 288, 292. As to Bank Tax, what is here made general, was before applied only to M. and W. R. R., and to Rome Br. R. R. Acts 512, p. 295, Decisions: Tax fi. fa. precedence over older fi. fa. [Illegible Text]. R. 15. Taxes have lien on all property from Jan. 1. 8 Geo. 479. (Quae. 1 April after this!) The last rule applies to property sold under a fi. fa. after Jan. 1. Ib. In other cases a junior fi. fa. sale displaces lien of senior fi. fa. 10 Geo. 148. Approved, February 17th, 1854. (No. 97.) An Act to require the receivers of tax-returns in the several counties of this State, to ascertain the number of children in their respective counties, between the ages of eight and sixteen years, and for other purposes therein named. 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 the receivers of tax returns in the several counties of this State shall be required to have an additional column to his tax-boak, in which he shall enter the number of children of all tax-payers, between the ages of eight and sixteen years, and also orphans and children of widows paying no tax. Tax Receiver's duty as to children, c. To return children from 8 to 16. 8. SEC. II. And be it further enacted, That the returns so made shall be handed over to the Clerk of the Inferior Court, whose duty it shall be to lay the same before the first Grand Jury which shall assemble thereafter, and it shall be their duty, to select therefrom and make out a list of all the children entitled to the benefits of the poor school fund under existing laws, which list shall be placed in the hands of the Ordinary, by which he shall be governed in the payment of teachers having claims upon the poor school funds. To Clerk Inf. Courthis duty. Grand Jury to select. List to guide ordinary in paying.

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9. SEC. III. And be it further enacted, That in the event of a failure of the Sessions of the Superior Court, the duty required of the Grand Jury under this Act shall devolve upon the Justices of the Inferior Court. Justices of [Illegible Text] Court to act for the Grand Jury [Illegible Text] 10. 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. * * REF. NOTE.-By the former Act the School Commissioner (who is the Ordinary by Act of 1851-'52, p. 2,) was to appoint two persons in each Militia Dist., to get the list. He also was to lay the list and his estimate of the Tax needed before the Grand Jury, c. Acts 1351-'52, p. 3. Approved, February 18th, 1854. TELEGRAPH LINES. * SEC. 1. Injury to, Penitentiary 1 to 3 years. SEC. 2. Repealing. (No. 98.) An Act to amend the second Section of an Act to authorize the construction of the Magnetic Telegraph, and providing for the [Illegible Text] of the same, approved December 29 th, 1847. 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 second Section of said recited Act shall read as follows: If any person shall wilfully destroy, damage, or in any way injure said Telegraph wires posts, or fixtures, he, she or they shall be guilty of a high misdemeanor and may be indicted in the Superior Court of the county where such damage may be done, and upon conviction shall be imprisoned at hard labor in the Penitentiary, for a time not exceeding three nor less than one year, at the discretion of the Court. Amends Act of 1847. Injury, c., to. Penitentiary 1 to 8 years. 2. 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. * * REF. NOTE.The only prior Law on the subject of Telegraphs, punished the destruction, c., by fine and jail, or either. Cobb, 735-6. Two Telegraph Companies chartered this session, or two Acts on the subject. See [Illegible Text] Laws this title Telegraphs. See Telegraphs under Private Laws, for two charters to Telegraph Company. Approved, February 15th, 1854. WAYS. See Private Ways, c.

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WEIGHTS AND MEASURES. SEC. 1. Gov's. duty to get 50 standards of each,what for. SEC. 2. Cotton * * REF. NOTE.Is not this Act a specimen of hasty legislation [Illegible Text] Besides quoting in its body the caption of the Act of 1803 for that of 1839, it recites the necessity of more standards, because of new counties c., and then changes the section which authorizes 100 standards, so as now to authorize only 50 standards. Cobb, 67, 65. and Rice, how to be weighedoath, c. SEC. 3. May deduct c., by consent.Age of Sealesman, c. (No. 99.) An Act to amend an Act to make uniform a standard of Weights and Measures, in this State, assented to December 23 d, 1839. WHEREAS: There have been several new counties created since the passage of the above referred to Act, and as some of the old counties then existing, through oversight or neglect of the Justices of the Inferior Court failed to secure their quota of said standards 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 the 10th Section of the 2nd Division of an Act to regulate Weights and Measures in this State shall be amended so as to read as follows: Weights and Measures. From and immediately after the passage of this Act it shall be the duty of his Excellency the Governor of this State, to cause to be procured in some cheap and economical way fifty standards of each to correspond in weight and measure with those now in the Executive Office in Milledgeville, subject to the order of the new and such old counties, as have not been supplied under the Act of the 23d of December, 1839. Alters the law as to. Governor to [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] standards for the new counties, c. Approved, February 9th, 1854. (No. 100.) An Act to alter and amend the fifth section of an Act to regulate the weighing of Cotton and other commodities in this State, approved December 8 th, 1806. 2. SECTION I. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Georgia, and it is hereby enacted by the

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authority of the same, That from and after the passage of this Act the fifth section of an Act to regulate the weighing of Cotton and other commodities in this State, approved December 8th, 1806, shall be altered and amended so as to read as follows: It shall not be lawful for any salesman, or other person in any of the cities, towns, villages, rail road stations or depots in this State, to weigh any bale, bag, or package of cotton, tierce or half tierce of rice, box or barrel of indigo, or any other article or product disposed of by weight, without first taking and subscribing the following oath, before some one of the Justices of the Inferior Court or Justice of the Peace of the said counties, or any other person authorized by law to administer an oath: I, A B, do solemnly swear, (or affirm, as the case may be,) that I will justly, impartially, and without deduction, weigh all bales, bags, or packages of cotton, tierce or half tierces of rice, boxes or barrels of indigo, and any other article or product disposed of by weight that may be brought to me for that purpose, and mark the true weight thereon without any deduction whatever, and render a true and accurate account thereof to the parties concerned, if so required, so help me God. This Act to take effect from and after the 1st day of September, 1854. Weighing Cotton, Rice, c. Act of 1806 amended. Oath to be first taken by [Illegible Text]. To mark the true weight without deduction. 3. SEC. II. And be it further enacted, That the weigher shall be allowed to make such deduction for wet or other cause (notwithstanding his said oath,) which may be reasonable, when the seller or his agent shall consent to his doing so. May deduct for [Illegible Text] c., by consent of seller. And be it further enacted, That all public salesmen shall be at least eighteen years of age; and that no slave or free person of color shall be allowed to weigh any of the articles of produce mentioned in the above recited Act. * * REF. NOTE. The fifth section of Act of 1806 was local as to Savannah and Augusta. Clay. Comp'n 346, Cobb, 66. The oath about the same. Ib. But by Act 1847, the entire custom of deducting tare or draft, on bags of cotton (only) was prohibited, except as to bags having knobs or tugs. Cobb, 68, [Illegible Text] 294. Sealesmen to be 18 years old, and not [Illegible Text]. Approved, February 7th, 1854. * See Sales in [Illegible Text], sec. 2. Title to cotton delivered does not pass till paid for. TIMBER. See Lumber

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UNIVERSITY, OF GEO. * * REF. NOTE. By the Charter the officers were to be of the Christian faith, and in three months to take the oath of allegiance, and the oaths of office prescribed in the Statutes* of the University. Cobb, 1085. The Senatus Academicus was to meet at Milledgeville 2d Monday in November, each year, Cobb, 1087. *See section 11 of Act 1785. Cobb, 1084. *For all other Colleges, see the title Academies, Colleges, c., under Private Laws. SEC. 1. Abolishes the oaths of its officers. SEC. 2. Senatus Academieus. (No. 101.) An Act to repeal so much of the Charter of the University of Georgia as requires an oath or oaths to be taken by the officers thereof, within three months of their entering on the discharge of their duty, and to alter and fix the time of the meeting of the Senatus Academicus. 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 so much of the Charter of the University as requires the President, Professors, and Tutors to take certain oaths, be and same is hereby repealed. Abolishes the oaths of the officers. 2. SEC. II. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the time for the meeting of the Senatus Academicus shall hereafter be on the Thursday of the first week of each stated meeting of the General Assembly of this State, any law, usage, or custom to the contrary notwithstanding. Senatus Academicus to meet Thursday of 1st week of Legislature. Approved, February 9, 1854.

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STATUTES OF GEORGIA, PASSED IN 1853-4. PART II.PRIVATE AND LOCAL LAWS. ACADEMIES. * * See Churches, c., No. 159. Mount Lebanon Academy in Jones, and Dade Academy. COLLEGES. See Incorporations, No. 347. Ladies' Educational and Benevolent Society. FREESCHOOLS. [Dagger] [Dagger] See Physicians, No. 425. Atlanta Medical College, and No. 426 for Act as to Botanical Medical Board. TEACHERS, c. See Cities and Towns, No. 178, for Clayton and Villanow Academies, and No. 213, sec. 22, Thomaston Academy. See Co. regulations, No. 271. Surplus School Fund in Dougherty and Baker. I. COLLEGES. * [Alphabetically.] 102Andrew Female College. 103Cassville Female College, and Cherokee Baptist College. 104College Temple, at Newnan. 105Greensboro' Female College. 106Griffin Female College. 107Hamilton Female College and Flint Hall Academy, in Newton, and Tubman College, Richmond, and town of Marshalville incorporated. 108Houston Female College. 109McDonough Collegiate Seminary. 110Marshal College. 111Masonic Female College, Lumpkin, Southern Masonic Female College. 112Southern Female College, at La Grange.. II. ACADEMIES AND INSTITUTES. [Alphabetical as to counties in which situated.] 113Bibb County Academy. 114Carroll, Carrollton Academy. 115Cherokee, Baptist Female Orphan School. 116Decatur, Bainbridge Academy. 117Floyd, Cherokee Wesleyan Institute, at Cave [Illegible Text]. 118Franklin, Phi Delta Masonic Acad. 119 Glynn, Glynn County Academy. 120 Green, [Illegible Text] Female Academy. 121 Heard, Southworth Male and Female Academy. 122Casper, Walker's Academy. 123McIntosh, County Academy. 124Monroe, Union Academy in. 124Randolph, Union Academy in. 125Monroe, County Male Academy. 126Thomas, Fletcher Institute. 127Twiggs, Friendship Academy. 128Upson, Female School. 129Wilkinson, Talmadge Normal Institute. III. FREE SCHOOLS, TEACHERS, C. [Dagger] 130Elbert, Laurens, Whitfield, Harris, Hall, Walker, Jones, Gordon and Clark. 131Macon, School Commissioner and Teachers. 132Emanuel, School Commissioner and Teacher, and Ordinary's office hours in, and new power of all Ordinaries. 133Gilmer and Pickens, Ordinary and Teachers. 134Upson, Ordinary and Teachers in 135Crawford, Chattooga, Irwin, McIntosh and Warren, Teachers in, and their power as to supplying books. 136Monroe, Ordinary and Teachers in 137Richmond, Ordinary Poor School in 138Carroll and Habersham, Treasurer for School Fund, Chattooga, Ord'y of. 139Lumpkin, School Act'52 applied to. 140Muscogee, Treasurer School Fund. 140Hancock, School Commissioners in 140Talbot, Ordinary and Teacher in.

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(No. 102.) An Act to incorporate Andrew Female College, in Cuthbert. SECTION I. Be it enacted by the Senate and 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, Andrew L. O'Brien, Henry L. Tayler, Sidney C. Dubose, Ottis P. Beall, and William [Illegible Text]. Brooks, and such other persons as have been elected, or may hereafter be elected, by the Quarterly Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church South, in the town of Cuthbert, or by the Georgia Annual Conference, and their successors in office, be and the same are hereby constituted a body corporate and politic, by the name and style of Andrew Female College, said board of trustees to augment at the discretion of said Conference; Provided, That not more than twenty-five shall at any time exist. College in Cuthbert. Andrew Female College incorporated Trustees 25. Under conference. SEC. II. And be it further enacted by the authority of the same, That the said 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, tenaments, hereditaments, goods, chattels and other estates, and the same to be used for the purposes of education. Power to sue and hold land for education. SEC. III. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the Trustees who do now, or may at any time hereafter reside in the town of Cuthbert, shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business, and they shall have power to make contracts with any person or persons for the promotion of the interest and for the accomplishment of the object of said College. The Cuthbert Trust's. a quorum. Contracts. SEC. IV. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the said trustees shall have the right and power, under such regulations as they may adopt, to appoint a faculty for said College, and the said faculty shall have the right and power to prescribe the course of studies in said College, to make and enforce all such laws as the internal policy of said institution may require, establish the rate of tuition, adjust expenses, and make such regulations as the good of said College may require. May appoint a Faculty, who to prescribe studies, and make internal rules, c, and rates, c. SEC. V. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the Trustees of said College shall in their corporate character and name have perpetual succession, and when any vacancy shall occur, by death, resignation or otherwise, the quarterly or annual Conference aforesaid shall have the power of filling such vacancies. Vacancies by quar. or annual conference. SEC. VI. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the president of said College shall have power to confer all such honors, degrees, medals and privileges as are usually conferred in Colleges and Universities, and shall preside at all the public exercises of the College. The President to confer degrees, c. SEC. VII. 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 15th, 1854.

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(No. 103.) An Act to incorporate the Cassville Female College, located in the town of Cassville, Georgia, and to incorporate the Cherokee Baptist College, located at the same place, and to confer on the Commissioners of Cassville the power to grant license to retail ardent spirits, 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, Churchwell A. Crowel, George [Illegible Text]. Gilreath, Augustus R. Wright, Turner H. Trippe, Hawkins F. Price, Joel Foster, John W. Burke, Levi Bronson, William Hardin, and their successors in office be and they are hereby constituted a body politic and corporate, by the name of Cassville Female College, and by that name they shall be capable of and liable in law to sue and be sued, plead and be impleaded, and shall be authorized to have and use a common seal, and to alter the same at pleasure; to hold all manner of property, both real and personal, for the purpose of endowing said College, and for the erection of buildings, and to hold and claim any and all the real and personal property or subscriptions that they now have or may be in possession of, and to enact such rules and by-laws for their government, and that of said school, as they may deem necessary, and to exercise such other powers not inconsistent with the Constitution and Laws of this State, or of the United States, as said Trustees, or a majority of them may deem necessary for the proper management of said College. Corporation. Cassville Female College SEC. II. And be it further enacted, That the Trustees and their successors in office 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 bequeath any property, real or personal, or any right or interest to the said corporation. Trustees empowered to receive any gifts, c. SEC. III. And be it further enacted, That the Trustees aforesaid, and their successors in office 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 power to fill such vacancies. Vacancy in the Board of Trustees. SEC. IV. And be it further enacted, That said board of Trustees shall consist of nine members, five of whom shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business, which number may be increased not to exceed twenty-one, as the Georgia Annual Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church South shall determine. No, of the Board of Trustees a quorum. SEC. V. And be it further enacted, That said Trustees, or a majority of them, shall have power to appoint a President, Professors, and all other officers they may think necessary for said College, and the same, or any of the same, to discontinue or [and] remove

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when they may think fit; Provided, a majority of the Board of Trustees concur in such removal. [Illegible Text] to appoint President and Professors. SEC. VI. And be it further enacted, That the President of the College, (or in his absence the Senior Professor.) by and with the consent of the Trustees, shall have power to confer all such honor, degrees and license as are usually conferred in Colleges and Universities, and shall preside at all the public exercises of the College. Honors to be conferred. SEC. VII. And be it further enacted, That all meetings of the board of Trustees shall be held in the town of Cassville, Cass County, Georgia. SEC. VIII. And be it further enacted, That the town Commissioners in and for the town of Cassville, shall have exclusive control of the granting license to retail spirituous liquors within the corporate limits prescribed by all former Laws incorporating said town of Cassville, and shall fix the fees for a license to retail at such sum as a majority of said Commissioners may deem proper. Town Com's. exclusive control of granting license for retail of ardent spirits. SEC. IX. And be it further enacted, That the Georgia Annual Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church South shall have the power to remove any and all of said Trustees, and appoint others in their place annually; Provided, That the number of said Trustees shall not be reduced below nine, and Provided, further, That said Conference shall, within two years after the passage of this Act signify their willingness to exercise the power herein given them, and thus take the control of said College, and Provided, further, That a majority of said Trustees shall be citizens and residents of the county of Cass. Removal of Trustees. Provisos. SEC. X. And be it further enacted, That the College building and ground on which it stands shall never be subject to levy and sale under and by virtue of any execution, order or decree, founded on any contract, agreement, or promise that said Trustees may make; and if at any time said College shall be abandoned for the space of three years, as a Female College, then it shall revert to and become the property of the contributors, in proportion to the amount subscribed by each. College buildings exempt from sale. If College abandoned to revert. SEC. XI. And be it further enacted, That said College buildings, ground and improvements thereon, furniture, apparatus, and musical instruments, shall not be subject to any kind of taxation whatever. College buildings, c, not subject to [Illegible Text]. SEC. XII. And be it further enacted, That from and after the passage of this Act, John Crawford, John H. Rice, Humphrey W. Cobb, A. W. Buford, A. R. Wright, Thomas J. Wofford, Lewis Tumlin, Z. Edwards, W. T. Wofford, R. M. Young, D. B. Cunyers, Geo. W. Tumlin, W. C. Wyley, Elisha King, M. A. Cooper, John W. Lewis, Thomas G. Barron, James Milner, Joseph Bogle, Ira R. Foster, Farris [Farish?] Carter, E. M. Gault, Edwin Dyer, Geo. W. Silvedge, Leander W. Crook, William Martin, S. S. Bailey and William Peck, and their successors in office, be and they are hereby constituted a body corporate and politic, under the name of the Cherokee Baptist College and by that name they shall be capable of and liable in law to sue and be sued, plead and be impleaded, and shall have all the powers, privileges and immunities granted to the Cassville Female College, contained in the first section of this Act. Corporators. Cherokee [Illegible Text] College. Powers and privileges the same as the Cassville Female College.

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SEC. XIII. And be it further enacted, That the Middle Cherokee Baptist Association of Georgia shall have the power to remove any and all of said Trustees named in the twelfth section of this Act, annually, and to appoint others in their place; Provided, That a majority of said Trustees shall be citizens and residents of the county of Cass. [Illegible Text] Baptist Association has power to remove. Proviso. SEC. XIV. And be it further enacted, That seven of the Trustees of the Cherokee Baptist College, shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business. Quorum. SEC. XV. And be it further enacted, That all the provisions contained in sections two, three, five, six, seven, eight, ten and eleven of this Act, be and the same are hereby given and granted, and made applicable to the Trustees of the Cherokee Baptist College. Sec's. 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8 10, 11 of this Act made applicable to the Trustees of the Cher'kee Baptist Col. SEC. XVI. 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 10, 1854. (No. 104.) An Act to incorporate College Temple, located in Newnan, Georgia, and to confer powers on 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, Moses Payson Kellogg, [Illegible Text] and any number of Trustees he may hereafter appoint, not exceeding seven, and their successors in office, be and they are hereby constituted a body corporate for the purpose of education, under the name and style of College Temple, 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. College Temple in [Illegible Text] incorporated. Moses P. Kellog, President, and his associates. Powers. SEC. II. Be it further enacted, That the President of said College Temple shall have power to appoint such number of professorships, and employ such number of professors or assistants as he shall deem necessary, and may make and enforce all such by laws, rules and regulations as the well being of College Temple may require, or he shall deem expedient; Provided, The same be not contrary to the Constitution and Laws of this State, or of the United States, may prescribe a course of study, establish the rates of [Illegible Text], and to do and perform all other things that the good of said College Temple may require. President to appoint Professors and Assistants, and make By-Laws, [Illegible Text], and enforce them. [Illegible Text] course of study, rates, [Illegible Text] 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 are usually conferred in Colleges and Universities, to grant diplomas in manner and style as they shall deem appropriate, and the President, or such individual as he shall appoint, shall preside at the public exercises of College

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Temple. That the President shall appoint Trustees, if he shall deem such appointment desirable, and not otherwise, and the failure to do so shall not in any way effect this charter; he shall fill all vacancies, and said corporation shall have perpetual succession. President and Professors, or [Illegible Text], may [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text], c., usual in Colleges. President may appoint Trustees if he choose, he may fill vacancies. SEC. IV. Be it further enacted, That the real or personal property of said corporation be and the same is hereby exempted from all taxation so long as the same is used for the purposes of education, and for this exemption one young lady from any part of Georgia fitting for a teacher, and unable to pay her tuition, may be educated for that purpose at all times in College Temple, free of tuition fee; choice of pupil from list of applicants vested in all cases in the President. Property exempt from tax. For which exemption one young lady at a time to be educated for a teacher. 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.* Approved, February 11, 1854. (No. 105.) An Act to incorporate the Greensborough Female College in the County of Greene, and to appoint Trustees for the same, and to authorise the Trustees of Greensborough Female Academy to convey by deed the Academy lot in the town of Greensborough. SECTION I. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives for the State of Georgia in General Assembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That Rev. N. Hoyt, Rev. S. K. Talmadge, Rev. J. W. Reid, Rev. C. P. Beman, Rev. W. Baird, Hon. William C. Dawson, Hon. F. H. Cone, Dr. J. F. Foster, J. A. Miller, James L. Brown, W. W. D. Weaver, John Cummingham, Josiah Davis, Henry Merrill, Wm. B. Johnson, Roswell Harlburt and C. H. Baldwin, and their successors in office be, and they are hereby constituted a body corporate and politic, by the name and style of Greensborough Female College. [Illegible Text] Female College. Names of Corporators. Name of corporation. 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 suing 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 estate; and the same to use, lease, improve, and convey in fee simple. Lands and [Illegible Text], and convey the same. SEC. III. And be it further enacted, That the said Trustees and their successors in office shall be impowered 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 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. Receive all gifts, c. Technical objections no bar to the gift. SEC. IV. And be it further enacted, That the Trustees aforesaid, and their successors in office, shall have power and authority

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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, 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. Trustees can borrow money, make loans, c. Can pledge the property 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 States. General powers SEC. VI. And be it further enacted, That the Trustees aforesaid, in their corporate character and name, shall have perpetual succession, and shall receive their appointments according to the provisions of the by-laws of the Synod of Georgia. Perpetual [Illegible Text] c. 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. Appoint President and Professors, c., and remove. 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. Trustees to prescribe the course of study, and salaries of officers, [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 preside at all public exercises of the College. College honors and degrees. SEC. X. And be it further enacted, That the Trustees of the Greensborough Female Academy shall have power to convey by deed the Female Academy Lot in the town of Greensborough. [Illegible Text] to the ground. SEC. XI. And be it further enacted, That all laws militating against this Act be, and the same are hereby repealed. Approved, December 28th, 1853. (No. 106.) An Act to change the name of Griffin 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 thereof Griffin Collegiate Seminary to be called Griffin Female College. That from and immediately after the passage of this Act, the institution now established in the city of Griffin, and known by the name of Griffin Collegiate Seminary, shall be changed to, and known and called by the name of Griffin Female College.

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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. Approved, February 16, 1854. (No. 107.) An Act to extend the powers of the Hamilton Female College Company, which has been heretofore incorporated by the Superior Court of Harris County. And also to incorporate Flint Hill Academy. Also to provide for the change of the Academy of Richmond County to a College, to confer certain powers on the Trustees thereof; and to incorporate the town of Martialville, and to confer certain powers on the Commissioners thereof; 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 President of the Hamilton Female College, previously incorporated by the Superior Court of Harris County, shall have power to confer degrees and all such honors, license and medals, as are usually conferred in Colleges or Universities, by and with the consent of the Trustees of said College, and preside at all the public exercises of the College. Hamilton Female College. Power of President. SEC. II. And be it further enacted, That the action of the Superior Court of Harris County incorporating said company, be and the same is hereby declared legal and valid, and binding upon the parties concerned to all intents and purposes; and that the said body corporate be allowed to alter their by-laws, and make or alter any new by-laws for their government not repugnant to the Constitution and Laws of this State, or of the United States. [Illegible Text] of Superior Court of Harris [Illegible Text] valid [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] power. SEC. III. And be it further enacted, That the Academy, known as Flint Hill Academy, in the county of Newton, is hereby incorporated, and Reuben Cook, John W. Gwinn, [Illegible Text] A. Cock, Minor Gwinn, Milton G. Leak be, and the same are hereby appointed and made Trustees; and their successors in office are capable in law of purchasing and holding such property as may be necessary for said Academy, and may dispose of the same if it should be deemed necessary; and pass such by-laws as may be deemed by them necessary for the good order of said Academy; Provided, such by-laws shall not be in violation of the Laws of this State, or of the United States. Flint Hill Academy (Newton) [Illegible Text] Powers. By-Laws. SEC. IV. And be it further enacted, That the Trustees of the Academy of Richmond County be, and they are hereby authorised to change the name of said Institution to that of the Tubman College, under which new name they shall have all necessary corporate powers and privileges, and be authorised to use the property now owned or held by said Trustees for the purposes of such College, together with any and all property or money that may be conveyed or given to them. Richmond County Academy may be changed to [Illegible Text] College.

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SEC. V. And be it further enacted, That the present Trustees of said Academy, and such other persons as they may appoint to act with them, shall be Trustees of said College; Provided, that the number of Trustees shall not exceed fifteen; and such Trustees shall have full power and authority to make and put in execution all by-laws, rules and regulations necessary and proper for the good government of said College, and the regulation of the duties of the teachers, officers and pupils therein. 15 Trustees. By-Laws. Regulate Teachers, c. Pupils. SEC. VI. And be it further enacted, That when a vacancy shall occur in said board of Trustees by death, resignation, removal from Richmond County, or other cause, the remaining Trustees shall fill the same by appointing some proper person. Vacancy. SEC. VII. And be it further enacted, That all Laws now of force in relation to the said Academy of Richmond County, not inconsistent with the preceding three sections of this Act, and all rights and privileges that have accrued under said Laws, shall be and they are hereby continued in full force in favor of the Tubman College, if the same be organized as herein before authorized. Applies the Laws as to the Academy SEC. VIII. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That from and after the passage of this Act the town of Martialville [Marshalville?] in the county of Macon, shall be a town corporate, vested with such powers and privileges as are herein after designated. [Illegible Text] (in Macon Co.) incorporated. SEC. IX. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the corporate limits of said town extend one quarter of a mile [Illegible Text] every direction from where the main street in said town crosses [Illegible Text] South Western Rail Road, and that D. Frederick, J. L. Parker, [Illegible Text] R. McCaskil, Seaborn Brian, and Isaac Johnson, and their successors in office be, ank they are hereby created a body corporate, with full power and authority to enact and enforce such rules or ordinances as they may deem necessary for the good government and for regulating the common affairs of said Town. Limits defined. Commissioners named. Powers. SEC. X. And be it further enacted, That the Commissioners above named shall remain in office until the second Monday in January, 1855, and until their successors are appointed, when the citizens of said town entitled to vote for the members of the Legislature may assemble at some convenient place in said town, and proceed, under the direction and superintendence of two or more of the Commissioners then in office, to elect by ballot five Commissioners, whose term of service shall be for one year; and the election of said Commissioners shall take place annually in every subsequent year on the second Monday in January. [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] Election of Commissioners. When. SEC. XI. And be it further enacted, That the said Commissioners and their successors in office, or any three of them, may, and they are hereby authorized to fill any vacancy that may occur by resignation or otherwise, in the corporate body; and a majority of them shall be competent to do any business appertaining to said incorporation, and shall have authority to appoint a clerk, whose duty it [Illegible Text] be to record their proceedings. Also an officer to be entitled a Marshal, whose duty it shall be to execute every order and precept to him by said Commissioners, to carry into effect the [Illegible Text] of said corporation. Appoint Clerk [Illegible Text] Marshal. Their duties.

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SEC. XII. And be it further enacted, That all laws and parts of laws militating against this Act be, and the same are hereby repealed. Approved, February 20, 1854. (No. 108.) An Act to change the name of the Perry Baptist Female Seminary located at Perry Houston County, Georgia, to that of Houston Female College, and to incorporate the same, and confer certain privileges upon the Board of Directors 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 the name of the Perry Baptist Female Seminary located at Perry Houston county, Georgia, be changed to the name of the Houston Female College, and that Samuel Felder, President, John Killen, 1st Vice President, Hugh L. Dennard, 2nd Vice President, William T. Swift, Treasurer, and Samuel D. Killen, Secretary, and Benjamin F. Tharp, George F. Cooper, Nicholas Marshburn, Laban Segrist, James E. Barrett, William Summerford, George W. Singleton and John T. Cooper be and they are hereby constituted a Board of Directors for said College, and that they and their successors, and such persons as they may associate with them, be and the same are hereby made and declared a body politic and corporate, under the name and style of the Board of Directors of the Houston Female College, with power and authority to augment their number at pleasure, with persons having such qualifications, as in their discretion they may deem necessary or proper. Perry Baptist Female Seminary changed to Houston Female College. Board of Directors named. Incorporated. Their other name. Powers. SEC. II. And be it further enacted, that said Board of Directors and their successors and associates under the name and [Illegible Text] aforesaid may use a common seal or scroll and shall be capable [Illegible Text] suing and being sued, pleading and being impleaded in any of [Illegible Text] Courts of Law or Equity in this State having jurisdiction. Also, [Illegible Text] have, take, possess and acquire by gift, grant or purchase, [Illegible Text] tenements, hereditaments, annuities, notes, subscriptions, obligations or other evidences of debt, goods, chattels or other estate and the same to use, lease, improve, collect and convey in fee simple. Also to receive all gifts, grants, legacies, privileges and immunities, which may be made or bequeathed to said College, and that [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] of the corporation or other technical error shall [Illegible Text] its rights from vesting, whenever it shall be ascertained that it [Illegible Text] the intention of the party or parties to give, grant, or bequeath [Illegible Text] property whatsoever to said corporation. [Illegible Text]. Sue. Take property. Receive legacies. [Illegible Text] not to defeat SEC. III. And be it further enacted, That said Board [Illegible Text] Directors shall be authorized to elect annually from among their number five officers of the Board, a President, 1st and 2nd Vice Presidents, Treasurer and Secretary, with such duties, liabilities and obligations, as the Board may attach to their respective offices and who shall be ex-officio Trustees of said College, and in cases of [Illegible Text]

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by death, resignation or otherwise, said Board shall be authorized to fill the same at their pleasure and likewise at pleasure to increase the number of Trustees to not more than [Illegible Text]. Five Officers elected annually. President, first and second Vice Presidents. Who to be [Illegible Text] SEC. IV. And be it further enacted, That said Board of Directors and their associates and successors [Illegible Text] have power and authority, to make, continue in force and at pleasure repeal all such laws, rules and regulations for their government and the government of said College as they may deem it and proper; Provided, nothing in said laws, rules and regulations be repugnant to the laws of this State and the United States. [Illegible Text] make by laws. And general powers. SEC. V. And be it further enacted, That said Board of Directors shall have power and authority under such rules and regulations as they may adopt, of electing and employing a President, Professors or Assistants and all other officers they may think necessary for said College, and to fix the salaries of each, and the same, or any of the same at discretion, and remove when necessary; also to prescribe the course of studies, to be pursued and taught in said [Illegible Text], establish the rates of tuition, adjust the expenses and adopt [Illegible Text] regulations, not otherwise provided for, as the good of the [Illegible Text] may require. Also to elect President and Professors, c., and [Illegible Text] their salaries. And course of study. Tuition, [Illegible Text]. SEC. VI. And be it further enacted, That the President of the College, or in his absence the Senior Professor, by and with the [Illegible Text] of the Board of Director, shall have power and authority, [Illegible Text] confer such honors, degrees and privileges as are usually [Illegible Text] in Female Colleges; to grant diplomas in manner and style as they shall deem appropriate and the President, or such Professor, shall preside at the public exercises of the College. Degrees and honors, how [Illegible Text]. SEC. VI. And be it further enacted, That all the property held and owned by the said Institution, heretofore known as the Perry Baptist Female Seminary, shall be and it is hereby vested in said Board of Directors and their successors of the Houston Female College; and that all contracts, subscriptions, rights, and claims whatever, heretofore belonging to the first named Institution and all benefits arising under them shall inure to the benefit of said Houston Female College, and that all property, both real and personal, held and owned by said College be and the same is hereby exempt from State and County Taxes, any law to the controry notwithstanding. Property of old vested to new company. Which to take its place. Exempt from sale for taxes, c. Approved, February 18th, 1854. (No. 109.) An Act to incorporate the [Illegible Text] Collegiate Seminary and to give the Commissioners of the incorporation of the town of McDonough, that shall hereafter be elected, full power and authority to pass and enforce all such by-laws and ordinances, as they in their judgment may believe are necessary to guard the interest of the citizens residing in the corporate limits of McDonough, and to insure the permanent prosperity of said Institution. SECTION I. Be it enacted, by [Illegible Text] Senate and House of Reprecentatives of the State of Georgia in General Assembly met, and it

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is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That, from and after the passage of this Act, Humphrey Tomlinson, Leonard T. Doyal, Thomas M. Speer, Asa R. Brown and Adam C. Sloan, and their successors in office be and they are hereby constituted a body politic and corporate, by the name and style of the McDonough Collegiate Seminary, for the education of the young. Said Board to augment in number at pleasure; Provided, that not more than thirteen shall at any time exist. Names of corporators. May be increased, but not to exceed thirt'n. SEC. II. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, 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, possess and acquire by gift, grant or purchase, lands, tennements, hereditaments, goods, chattels and other estate, and the same to be used for educational purposes. Common Seal How to sue and to be sued, c. Also to acquire lands, tenements, c. 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 President or Principal, shall have the right and power, in conjunction with said Trustees to appoint assistants or subordinates, to prescribe a course of study, to make and enforce all such laws as the internal policy of the Institution may require, establish the rates of tuition, adjust expenses and adopt such rules and regulations as the good of the Seminary may require. To appoint a President or Principal, and they to appoint assistants, c. Such regulations as may be required. 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 by death, resignation or otherwise, the said Board of Trustees, or a majority of them, shall have power to fill such vacancy. Trustees may fill any vacancy. SEC. V. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the President or Principal of said Seminary shall have power to confer all such honors, degrees, medals and privileges, as are usually conferred in Colleges and Universities, and shall preside at all the public exercises of the said Collegiate Seminary. The President's power to confer degrees, medals, c. SEC. VI. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the Commissioners hereafter be elected in said town of McDonough, under the original and amendatory Acts of the Incorporation, or a majority of them shall have full power and authority to pass and enforce all such by-laws and ordinances as they in their judgment may believe are necessary to guard the interest of the citizens, residing in the corporate limits of said town of McDonough, and to insure the permanent prosperity of said Institution; and the Commissioners aforesaid, or a majority of them shall have power to levy taxes, grant licenses and such other immunities and privileges on such terms and under such restrictions and fines, as in their judgment may best promote the welfare of the citizens of said place and protect the interest and morals of the students of the said Collegiate Seminary, Provided, the Commissioners aforesaid shall pass no laws repugnant to the Constitution of the United States nor to the Constitution and Laws of this State. Commissioners' power to [Illegible Text] by laws. Reaching in students, c. Levy taxes, grant licences, c. General powers; may fine. No laws repugnant, c. 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 clause. Approved, December 12th, 1853.

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(No. 110.) An Act to incorporate Marshall College, in the city of Griffin. SECTION I. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Georgia in General Assembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That Jesse [Illegible Text] Campbell, Augustus (August) L. Brodus, Alfred Buckner, J. Q. A. Alford, Parker Eason, Hendly Varner, Andrew W. Walker and James H. Stark, having been chosen by the Flint River Baptist Association, William R. Phillips having been appointed by the Mayor and Council of the city of Griffin, Wareham W. Woodruff appointed by the Presbyterian Church of Griffin, William Freeman appointed by the Methodist Episcopal Church of Griffin, Milton Westmoreland appointed by the Christian Church of Griffin, Charles H. Johnson, appointed by the Warren Lodge, I. O. O. F., of Griffin, Jason Burr appointed by the Meridian Sun Lodge of Free and Accepted Masons of Griffin, Trustees and their successors be and they are hereby constituted a body politic and corporate, under the name and style of Marshall College, that they may have a common seal, a perpetual succession of officers and members, shall be capable of sueing and being sued, answering and being answered unto, impleading and being impleaded, and said corporation may take, have, possess and acquire by gift, grant, purchase, bequest or devise, lands, tenements, hereditaments, goods, chattels and other estates, and may collect all donations now due or owning to them or subscribed, for the use or benefit of said College, or hereafter to fall due them by donation, subscription or otherwise, and all the estate acquired or hereafter to be acquired, said corporation may have, use, improve and convey. Corporation of Marshall College May sue. May possess lands. SEC. II. And be it further enacted That the Trustees aforesaid, and their successors shall be empowered to receive all gifts, grants, legacies, privileges and immunities, which may be made or bequeathed to them, that no misnomer of the corporation, or other technical error, shall prevent its right from vesting, when it may appear or shall be ascertained 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. Trustees to receive gifts. SEC. III. And be it further enacted, That all the estate to be held by said corporation, shall be applied for educational purposes in the erection, endowment and support of a College in the city of Griffin and of a primary and preparatory school in connection therewith. Property of corporation. SEC. IV. And be it further enacted, That the Board of Trustees shall be composed of fourteen members, at least eight of whom shall be members of a Baptist Church in good standing and fellowship with the Flint River Association, one shall be a member of the corporation of the city of Griffin, one a member of said [Illegible Text], Church, one a member of said Methodist Episcopal Church, one a member of said Christian Church, one a member of said Lodge, I. O. O. F. and one a member of said Lodge of Free and Accepted Masons. The Board of Trustees shall fill all vacancies

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occurring in their body from time to time, but the relative proportion of representation of the different constituting bodies in the Board of Trustees shall always be maintained, so far as may be practicable; Provided, the above mentioned bodies having had the power of appointment, shall at any and all times have the power to remove from office the Trustee or Trustees appointed by them or representing them. Board of Trustees, how organised. Removal. SEC. V. The Board of Trustees may determine what number of their body shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business and make all such by-laws and regulations as they may consider expedient for the Government of their body, the College and its dependencies not repugnant to their Constitution, or (the) Constitution and Laws of the land, to prescribe the course of study, elect all necessary Officers and Professors and dismiss the same at pleasure, to confer through the faculty of the College such honors, degrees, medals and privileges as are usual in other Colleges. Quorum. Regulations. College Honors. SEC. 6. 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. SEC. 7. And be it further enacted, That all laws militating against this Act be and the same are hereby repealed. Approved, December 5th, 1853. (No. 111.) An Act to incorporate the Masonic Female College in Lumpkin, Georgia, and to confer certain privileges on the same; also to legalize and make valid a transfer of the College lot of land in [Illegible Text], Buildings and College furniture of the Southern Female College, to the Grand Lodge of the State of Georgia, to change the name of the said Institution to that of the Southern Masonic Female College and to confer upon the said College certain corporate powers and [Illegible Text] therein specified; and to amend an Act to incorporate the Cassville Female College, and the Cherokee Baptist College and to confer certain privileges on the Commissioners of the town of Cassrille: assented to on the 10 th of January, 1854. SECTION I. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Georgia in General Assemby met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That from and after the passage of this ACt Simon Holt, Erastus T. Beall, Edward E. Ransom, Jacob M. Cox, James M. Clark, John T. Palmer and Charles S. Gaulding and their successors in office be and they are hereby constituted a body corporate and politic, by the name and style of the Masonic Female College, and that they as Trustees for educational purposes, shall have all the usual powers of Trustees of Colleges, heretofore incorporated in this State, and shall hold their office of Trastees until their successors shall be elected or appointed, as hereinafter provided for. Masonic Female College in [Illegible Text], and others. Masonic Female College in Lumpkin, incorporated. Have power for educational purposes. SEC. II. And be it further enacted, That the Trustees and their successors in office under the name and style aforesaid, may use

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a common seal and shall be capable of sueing and being sued, pleading and being impleaded. Also have power to have, take, possess, and acquire by gift, grant or purchase, lands, tenements, hereditaments, goods, chattels, notes and other evidences of debt, subscriptions and other estates or property, and the same to use, lease, improve and convey in fee simple, and they are hereby authorized to receive all gifts, grants, bequests which may be or have been made to said College for the purpose of erecting said College buildings, or for any other purposes connected with said College, and that no misnomer of said corporation or technical error shall prevent its right from vesting, whenever it shall appear that it was or is the intention of the party or parties to give, grant or bequeath any property or money, goods, chattels or other evidences of debt to said corporation. May [Illegible Text] seal, sue, [Illegible Text] hold land All for [Illegible Text] of [Illegible Text] Technical error [Illegible Text] to [Illegible Text] gifts, c. SEC. III. And be it further enacted, That said College, being the property of a number of persons subscribing to the same, under the supervision and control of Cross Lodge, No. 12, and the Trustees having been elected by said Lodge, shall hold their offices as aforesaid, until their successors are appointed or elected by said Cross Lodge, and said Cross Lodge shall, on such day as said Lodge may designate annually, proceed to the election of not more than seven Trustees, and said College shall be under the management and control of said Lodge and the Trustees as aforesaid, and the said Trustees or a majority of them, and their successors in office shall have power and authority to make all such laws, rules and regulations for the government of said College and for their own regulations as they may think proper; Provided, that nothing in said by laws, rules and regulations shall be repugnant to the Constitution and Laws of this State or of the United States. Belonging to Cross Lodge, No. 12, [Illegible Text] Lodge [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] Trustees and [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] to be [Illegible Text] said [Illegible Text] and Trustees. Trustees to make By-laws, c., proviso, c. SEC. IV. And be it further enacted, That the Trustees as aforesaid and their successors in office, in their corporate name, shall have perpetual succession and any vacancy that shall occur in [Illegible Text] number, either by death, resignation or otherwise, shall be [Illegible Text] by the direction or appointment of said Lodge, and in the event [Illegible Text] a failure to elect, or appoint; said Trustees shall hold their [Illegible Text] until their successors are appointed or elected. Vacancy in Trustees to be filled by Lodge To hold over. SEC. V. And be it further enacted, That the Trustees aforesaid and their successors shall have power and authority to enter in any contract, or contracts, which a majority of said Trustees [Illegible Text] deem proper for the use of said College and secure any such contracts by pledging or mortgaging any of the property of said [Illegible Text] May pledge property on contracts. SEC. VI. And be it further enacted, That the President or Principal or Principals of said Faculty and in his or their absence, [Illegible Text] oldest member of the Faculty as the case may be, by and with [Illegible Text] consent of the Trustees, shall have power to confer all honors, [Illegible Text] and licenses, as are usually conferred in Colleges, or Universities. The President and Principal of the Faculty (by consent of Trustees) to confer Degrees. SEC. VII. And be it further enacted, That the real and personal estate and other property which may be vested in said College [Illegible Text] Trustees be, and the same is hereby, exempted from State [Illegible Text] County taxes, any law to the contrary notwithstanding. Property [Illegible Text] from tax. SEC. VIII. And be it further enacted, That nothing in this [Illegible Text]

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shall be so construed as to take away the right of said Cross Lodge, to exercise a supervision and control over said College, when the said Cross Lodge shall desire so to do through the said Trustees and their successors as aforesaid; Provided, The same shall be expressed to said Trustees or to their said successors in office, previous to any action of said Trustees or their said successors in office. Cross Lodge to supervise through Trustees. [Illegible Text] as to what to be done. SEC. IX. And be it further enacted, That a deed made and executed on the twenty-fourth (24th) day of June, eighteen hundred and fifty-three, (1853) by the Trustees of the Southern Female College, located in the town of Covington, Newton county, Georgia, to the Grand Lodge of the State of Georgia; whereby the said Trustees of the Southern Female College conveyed to the Grand Lodge of the State of Georgia, of Free and Accepted Masons, that lot or parcel of land lying and being in the town of Covington, Newton county, Georgia, whereon the large brick building, erected by the Trustees of the Southern Female College stands. Also, in the said deed a conveyance is made to the Grand Lodge of Georgia, of the astronomical, phylosophical and chemical apparatus, pianos and College furniture be, and the deed aforesaid is hereby made and declared to be good, valid and perfect in law and equity to all intents and purposes whatever, and no want of power to convey by the Trustees of the Southern Female College can or shall affect the validity of the deed aforesaid, so made as aforesaid to the Grand Lodge of the State of Georgia. As to a deed by South, Female College, (at Covington,) to Grand Lodge of the State. SEC. X. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the title and name of the Southern Female College be changto the title and name of the Southern Masonic Female College, and by such latter name shall be called and known in future, and that all the corporate rights, privileges and immunities contained in the second, third, fifth, sixth, seventh, eighth and ninth sections of an Act to incorporate the Southern Female College, located in the town of Covington, Newton county, and to authorize the Female Seminary of said county to convey the lot of land in the town of Covington, whereon the Female Academy now stands, to the Trustees of the said College; 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 [Illegible Text] an Act to incorporate Madison Collegiate Institute, assented to and approved 3d December 1854, so far as the same by the said Act applies to the Southern Female College be and the same is hereby conveyed and secured to the Southern Masonic Female College, as though herein again repeated. And that the Grand Lodge of the State of George, to whom the Southern Female College has been conveyed as aforesaid by the deed aforesaid, to appoint such Trustees in such numbers as the Grand Lodge of the State of Georgia has or may appoint, and the Most Worshipful Grand Master shall [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] of the [Illegible Text] of Trustees, and the Deputy Grand Masters shall be ex-officio [Illegible Text] of the Board [of Instruction?] Southern Female College name changed to Southern Masonic Female College, and the 2d, 3d [Illegible Text] 6th, 7th, 8th, and [Illegible Text] Sections of the old charter, [Illegible Text] to [Illegible Text]. Such [Illegible Text] of Trustees as said State Lodge shall appoint. And worshipful Master to be President of Trustees, and Deputy Grand Master, President of Board of [Instructions?] SEC. XI, And be it further enacted, That the Board of Trustees of the Southern [Illegible Text] Female College be authorised to appoint of their number a Prudential Committee of the number of seven, to transact the ordinary business of the Board from one annual meeting

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of the Board to the next annual meeting, and the annual [Illegible Text] of the Board shall be at the commencement day of the said Institution, which said commencement day shall be fixed by the Trustees thereof, to be changed or altered by order of the Grand Lodge of the State of Georgia. And the Trustees aforesaid hereby have the right and authority to appoint a Vice President, of the Board of Instruction if deemed necessary, and if a Vice President has been already appointed, such appointment is made valid. Trustees to [Illegible Text] Prudential [Illegible Text]. [Illegible Text] day, c., may [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] by [Illegible Text]. Trustees may appoint Vice President of Board of Instruction. SEC. XII. And be it further enacted, That an Act to incorporate the Cassville Female College, located in the town of Cassville, Georgia, and to incorporate the Cherokee Baptist College, located at the same place, and to confer on the Commissioners of Cassville the power to grant license to retail ardent spirits, and for other purposes therein named, assented to on the 10th January, 1854, shall be amended as follows: the middle Cherokee Baptist Association of Georgia, shall have power to remove any and all of said Trustees named in the twelfth Section of the Act of which this is amenditory, and to appoint others in their places, until there be constituted and formed a convention of the Baptist Churches or Associations, North West of the Chattahoochee river, when and at which time said power shall cease to be exercised by the Middle Cherokee Association and be held and exercised by said Convention of Churches or Associations. Act of this [Illegible Text] changed, and the middle Cherokee Baptist Association, power [Illegible Text] Trustees [Illegible Text] a convention of the Churches is formed. Approved, February 14th, 1854. (No. 112.) An Act to change the name of the Southern and Western Female College. SECTION I. Be it enacted by the Senate, and 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 Southern and Western Female College shall be changed to the name of the Southern Female College of La Grange, and that all the rights, and powers, and privileges, granted to the Southern and Western Female College, continue in full to the said Southern Female College, of La Grange, any law or usage to the contrary notwithstanding. Southern Western Female College changed to Southern Female College, at La [Illegible Text]. With old privileges Approved, February 17, 1854. (No. 113.) An Act to authorize the Trustees of the Bibb County Academy to sell or lease the lots of ground and buildings thereon, owned by [Illegible Text] situated between Walnut and [Illegible Text], and First and Second Streets. SECTION I. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Georgia, in General Assembly met,

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and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That the Trustees of the Bibb County Academy shall have power and authority, and they are hereby authorized to sell or lease for a term of years, upon such terms and conditions as to them may seem proper, the lots of ground and buildings thereon in the city of Macon, now owned and occupied by them as a Male Academy, situated between Walnut and Wharf-streets, and First and Second streets in said city. [Illegible Text] of Academy authorized to sell, or lease the Academy, c., on the river. 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. Approved, February 20th, 1854. (No. 114.) An Act to authorize the Trustees of the Carrollton Academy to sell the said Academy, and to vest the proceeds thereof in the Carcollton 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 the Trustees of the Carrollton Academy, in the county of Carroll, be, and they are hereby authorized and vested with full power to sell and convey the said Academy, together with the lot whereon the same is situated, and all the appurtenances thereto belonging, and to execute a good and lawful title to the same. Carrollton Academy may be sold. SEC. II. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the said Trustees be, and they are hereby authorized after selling said Academy, to subscribe for and take stock in Carrollton Seminary to the full amount of the proceeds of the sale of the said Academy, and thereby vest the said proceeds of said sale in said Seminary; and that all laws and parts of laws militating against this Act, be, and the same are hereby repealed. And [Illegible Text] invested in Carrollton Seminary. Approved, February 18, 1854. (No. 115.) An Act to incorporate the Baptist Female Orphan School. SECTION I. Be it enacted by the Senate and 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 owners of the shares hereinafter authorised to be created are hereafter [hereby] made a body corporate, under the name and style of the Baptist Female Orphan School, and by that name may sue and be sued, plead and be impleaded, answer and be answered unto, appear and prosecute to final judgment in any court, or elsewhere, contract and be contracted with, and have a common seal, and alter the same at pleasure; and also have, hold, purchase, use, lease, sell and convey,

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and otherwise dispose of estate, real and personal and mixed; and may elect in such manner as they may determine all necessary Officers, fix their compensation and define their duties; ordain and establish by-laws for the regulation and government of their [Illegible Text] and alter and repeal the same; employ all such agents, [Illegible Text] and laborers, tutors and tutoresses, and other persons as they may think proper, and otherwise enjoy such rights, powers and privileges, as are necessary and proper, to them as a body corporate; Provided, The same be not repugnant to the Laws and Constitution of this State, or to the Constitution of the United States. Baptist Female Orphan School incorporated. In old Cherokee. [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] SEC. II. And be it further enacted, That the capital stock of said company shall consist of four hundred shares of twenty-five dollars each, with the liberty of increasing the same to four thousand shares of twenty-five dollars each, whenever such increase or any less increase, shall be determined upon by a vote of a majority of the stockholders; the voting to be regulated by the number of shares, each and every share entitling the holder to one vote, and such vote or votes to be cast either in person or by proxy. Capital 400 shares of $25 each. May increase to 4000 shares. Vote by shares. SEC. III. And be it further enacted, That the said company be empowered to receive all gifts, grants, legacies and immunities which may be made or bequeathed to the said company, and that no misnomer of the company or other technical error shall prevent the rights from vesting, when it may appear or shall be ascertained that it was the intention of the parties to give, grant, or bequeath any property, either real or personal, or any rights, trusts or interests to the company; Provided, any and all gifts, grants and legacies to be received in trust for the education, clothing, boarding, and other necessary expenses of female orphans, or for the education and contingent expenses of other females than orphans; the said company managing all such funds in trust, and be limited to receive no more than seven per centum per annum as a dividend on their capital stock paid in. May receive gifts, c., of property. Misnomer c., not to injure. All gifts are to be in trust for the orphans, or education [Illegible Text] of others. To divide only 7 per cent. SEC. IV. And be it further enacted, That if the profits arising from said school should exceed seven per cent. per annum, then the surplus of profits shall be applied to the education, board, clothing, and other necessary contingent expenses of orphan females. Surplus to educate female orphans. SEC. V. The said company are empowered (by and with the consent of the County Court, where the orphan female may reside) to receive such orphan females as they may think proper, and raise, clothe and educate them out of the excess of profits above seven per cent. per annum, accruing to said company as profits of said school, and from gifts, legacies, or other sources, and may pass such by-laws, rules and regulations, for the management of said school as may not be inconsistent with the Laws and Constitution of this State or of the United States. Get consent of Inferior Court as to educating, c., said orphans, c. SEC. VI. And be it further enacted, That there shall be no difference made in the laws and regulations of said school, creating any distinction between orphan pupils and others, but that in board, lodging, and facilities for obtaining an education, there shall be perfect equality. Orphans and other pupils to be on equality in all respects. SEC. VII. And be it further enacted, That a majority of the officers elected from time to time, shall be members of the Baptist Church in good standing, and that the officers have perpetual succession. Majority to be Baptists.

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SEC. VIII. The said school to be located as near as may be thought best to a central point in originally Cherokee, to be determined on by the officers elected by the stockholders, and that all laws and parts of laws militating against this Act be, and the same are hereby repealed. School to be put as near as may be best to the centre of old Cherokee. Approved, February 13th, 1854. (No. 116.) An Act to appoint an additional number of Trustees for the Bainbridge Academy in the County of Decatur. SECTION I. Be it enacted by the Senate and 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, Robert J. Smallwood, A. W. Cunningham, Joseph Law, and John M. Potter, be, and they are hereby appointed Trustees of the Bainbridge Academy in the county of Decatur, in addition to those already appointed. In Bainbridge. New Trustees added. SEC. II. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the above named Trustees, with those heretofore appointed, be entitled to all the rights and privileges conferred by the original Act of incorporation. Keeps up old Act. Approved, February 16th, 1854. (No. 117.) An Act to incorporate the Cherokee Wesleyan Institute, located at [Illegible Text] Spring, and for other purposes herein 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 J. W. Glenn, J. W. Tally, J. C. Simmons, A. S. Mann, G. J. Pearce, C. A. Crowell, J. H. Ewing, W. G. Conner, J. B. Payne, D. D. Cox, Thomas Sharp, J. M. Hamilton, S. J. Johnson, R. S. Simmonds, J. R. Simmonds, O. P. Fannin, J. H. Gill, A. J. Leet, W. H. Felton, James Lake, and M. H. Haynie, Trustees, and their successors, be and they are hereby constituted a body politic and corporate, under the name and style of the Cherokee Wesleyan Institute, located at Cave Spring; That they may have a common seal, a perpetual succession of officers and members, and are hereby declared capable of suing and being sued, pleading and being impleaded, answering and being answered unto; and said corporation may take, have, possess and acquire, by gift, grant, purchase, bequest, devise; lands, tenements, hereditaments, goods, chattels, and other estates, and may collect all donations now due them, or hereafter to fall due them by donations, subscription or otherwise, and all the estates acquired or hereafter to be acquired by them; said corporation may have, use, improve and convey the same. Education. Cherokee Wesleyan Institute at Cave Spring. Incorporated. Persons named. Powers, c.

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SEC. II. And be it further enacted, That the Trustees aforesaid, and their successors in office, shall be empowered to receive all gifts, grants, legacies, privileges and immunities which may be made or bequeathed to them, and that no misnomer of the corporation, or other technical error, shall prevent its rights from being tested when it may appear or shall be ascertained that it was the intention of the party or parties to give, grant, bequeath or devise any estate, property, rights or interests to said corporation. [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text]. SEC. III. And be it further enacted, That all the estate now and hereafter held by said corporation shall be for the use of the Cherokee Wesleyan Institute, located at Cave Spring, to be applied to educational purposes, in the erection, endowment and support of the institution. All property to be for education. SEC. IV. And be it further enacted, That said corporation shall have power to make such By-Laws for the government of said institution as to them may seem proper and not inconsistent with the Constitution and Laws of this State, or of the United States, to prescribe the course of studies, elect all necessary officers and professors, and dismiss them at pleasure; Provided, [provide?] Such rules as they may deem proper; to confer through the Faculty of the Institution such honors, medals and privileges as are usually conferred in other institutions. Prescribe studies, elect officers, a faculty, confer honors, c. SEC. V. And be it further enacted, That the lots of land, buildings, and all other property of said corporation, shall not be subject to the payment of city or other taxes. Property exempt from City of State Tax. SEC. VI. And be it further enacted, That the number of Trustees shall be composed of Twenty-one, and when any vacancy shall occur in said Board of Trustees, by death or otherwise, the remaining Trustees, or a majority of them, shall have the power of filling such vacancy. Board of twenty one Trustees. SEC. VII. And be it further enacted, That the Trustees, or a majority of them, shall have the power of appointing annually a President, or Principal Teacher, and such other officers as may be deemed by them necessary, to facilitate the business of the institution. Majority of Trustees to appoint a President or Principal and assistants. SEC. VIII. 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. Approved, February 11th, 1854. (No. 118.) An Act to incorporate Phi-Delta Masonic Academy, at Phi-Delta, Franklin County; also, to incorporate and confer certain powers upon the Trustees of the Thomson Male and Female High Schools, in Columbia 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, Daniel G. Candler, John Pruite, Micajah Estes, Samuel W. Pruite, and William R. Wellborn, and

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their successors in office, be and the same are hereby constituted a body corporate and politic by the name and syle of the Trustees of Phi-Delta Masonic Academy, at Phi-Delta, Franklin County. Phi Delta Masonic Academy in Phi Delta Franklin county. Incorporated. 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 to have, take, possess, and acquire, by gift, grant or purchase, lands, tenements or hereditaments, goods and chattels, and other estates, to be used for the purposes of education. Trustees. Faculties. SEC. III. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That said Trustees shall have power to appoint a Principal, to regulate the rates of tuition, to appoint such assistants as they may deem necessary, to regulate their salaries, prescribe the course of study, and to make all such regulations as the interest of the institution may require. Trustees to appoint Principal assistants, and fix tuition, salary and course of study. SEC. IV. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That 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 to fill such vacancies. Vacancy filled. SEC. V. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That William P. Steed, Leonard G. Steed, F. F. Reynolds, William W. Pitts, Francis T. Allen, William J. Langston, Adam J. Smith, and Joseph II. Stockton, be and they are hereby incorporated and made a body politic by the name and style of the Trustees of the Thomson Male and Female High Schools, and as such shall be authorized to take all necessary steps, and make and put in execution all rules and regulations necessary to the establishment of schools in the village of Thomson, in Columbia County, the appointment of teachers therein, and the proper management of the same. Thomson Male and Female High School. Incorporate Trustees named. May appoint Teachers. and manage the same. SEC. VI. And be it further enacted, That in case of a vacancy or vacancies occurring in said Board of Trustees, the same shall be filled by appointment of the remaining Trustees, or a majority of them; and that said Board of Trustees shall be authorized to receive, hold, and possess, any and all property necessary to the purposes of their incorporation. Vacancy. Hold property necessary. Approved, February 7th, 1854. (No. 119.) An Act to alter and change the mode of appointing Trustees of Glynn County Academy, in the County of Glynn, and to compel their Treasurer to give bond and security for the faithful performance of his duty, 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 from and after the passage of this Act, the Trustees of the Glynn County Academy, in the County of Glynn, shall be appointed by the Grand Jury of said county, at the first term of the Superior Court, after the

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passage of this Act, or at any term thereafter, by ballot or otherwise, as they may deem proper. Glynn County Grand Jury to appoint Trustees of Academy. When and how. SEC. II. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That whenever a vacancy occurs in the Board of Trustees of said Glynn County Academy, by the death, resignation, or otherwise, of a Trustee, which [such?] vacancy shall be filled by the Grand Jury of said County, at the first term of the Superior Court next after the occurrence of such vacancy. [Illegible Text] SEC. III. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That it shall be and it is hereby made the duty of said Trustees to lay before the Grand Jury, at the first term of the Superior Court of said County, in each and every year a full and correct statement of the condition and investment of the funds of said Institution, in such manner and form as they may think proper, as the said Grand Jury may from time to time direct, and the said return shall be filed in the office of the Clerk of the Superior Court of said County. Trustees in report to Jury. When. Filed in office. SEC. IV. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the said Trustees be and they are hereby required to appoint one of their own board as Treasurer, and take a bond with good and sufficient security for the faithful performance of the duties required of him, in such manner as will in their judgment fully secure the said Institution against any loss which might result from his misconduct. Treasurer of Board. Security. SEC. V. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That from and after the passage of this Act, the Grand Jury of the County of Scriven, at the next October term of the Superior Court, and every two years thereafter, shall appoint seven fit and proper persons as Trustees of the Scriven County Academy Fund, and the Trustees so appointed shall be eligible to re-appointment. Scriven County. Grand Jury to appoint seven Trustees for Academy. SEC. VI. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the Trustees so appointed shall elect one of their board Treasurer, who shall give bond and security in double the amount he shall receive in his hands to the Justices of the Inferior Court, and said Trustees shall make out and lay before each and every Grand Jury, at the regular sitting of the Superior Court of said County, a fair exhibit of their actings and doings, and a statement of said Fund, and in the event of death, resignation or otherwise of any of said Trustees, the Inferior Court of said County shall appoint a fit and proper person or persons to fill out his or their unexpired term. [Illegible Text]. His Band. Trustees to report to Jury. Where. Vacancy SEC. VII. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the present Trustees be and they are hereby required to turn over to the Trustees appointed under this Act, all the books, buildings, papers, lands and money, belonging to said Academy Fund. Old Trustees to turn over to new ones. SEC. VIII. 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. Approved, February 18th, 1854.

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(No. 120.) An Act transferring from the Executive Committee of the Georgia Baptist Convention to the Commissioners herin named, and their successors in office, the Female Academy, and Teacher's houses, with the lots, and all the appurtenances thereunto belonging: WHEREAS, The Baptist State Convention did, at its last session, direct their Executive Committee to have transferred to the [] Commissioners, and their successors in office, for the benefit of the citizens of Penfield, the Female Academy, teachers houses and lots, with all the [Illegible Text] thereunto belonging, to the Commissioners herein named. Female Academy at [Illegible Text], Teacher's House. SECTION I. Be it enacted by the Senate and 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 Female Academy, and teachers houses, with the lots on which they stand, vest in the following Commissioners, and their successors in office, for the use and benefit of the citizens of Penfield, for educational purposes, to wit,: Shaler G. Hillyer, Shelton P. Sanford, H. Neeson, J. R. Saunders, John G. Holtzelaw, L. L. Andrews, and Wm. B. Johnson, and their successors as aforesaid, said building herein conveyed not subject to taxation, but to retain all the rights and privileges of the present law, exempting institutions of learning from taxation. To be vested in Commissioners [Illegible Text]. Exempt from tax. SEC. II. The aforesaid Trustees shall hold their appointment until 1st January, 1856, and until their successors are appointed. Term of office. SEC. III. The Commissioners of the town of Penfield shall in January, 1856, and every two years thereafter appoint seven persons, and shall report the same to the Executive Committee for their approval, and if approved they shall be Trustees of the Female Academy of Penfield, and serve two years, and until their successors are appointed; if any be disapproved the Town Commissioners shall appoint in his or their stead, subject in like manner to the approval of the said Executive Committee; in case the Town Commissioners of Penfield shall fail to appoint, as before provided, in the month of January of those years when the appointment should be made, the Executive Committee of the Georgia Baptist Convention shall appoint the Trustees for the term of two years. Commissioners of Penfield every two years to appoint seven Trustees. Executive Committee to [Illegible Text]. If [Illegible Text] approved what. On failure the Executive Committee of Georgia Baptist Association to appoint. SEC. IV. If any vacancy shall occur by death, removal or resignation, of any Trustee during the term for which he is elected, the board of Trustees shall fill the vacancy, subject to the approval of the Executive Committee, as aforesaid. Vacancy of Trustees. SEC. V. A majority of the Trustees shall always be members of a regular Baptist Church. Majority of Trustees to be Baptists. SEC. VI. All laws and parts of laws militating against this Act be and the same are hereby repealed. Approved, February 14th, 1854.

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(No. 121.) An Act to incorporate Southworth Male and Female Academy, [Illegible Text] the Village of Corinth, in Heard County, and to appoint [Illegible Text] 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, Christopher B. Brown, James Jackson, Julius Skinner, Edmon Shearman, Joseph Miller, William E. Millon, Dr. John F. Moreland, and their successors [Illegible Text] office, be and they are hereby constituted a body corporate, and politic by the name and style of the Trustees of Southworth Male and Female Academy, near the village of Corinth, in Heard County. Academy at [Illegible Text], [Illegible Text] county, incorporated. 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, [Illegible Text] and being impleaded, also to have, take, possess, or acquire, by gift, grant, or purchase, lands, tenements, hereditaments, goods, chattels, and other estate, to be used for purposes afore-mentioned only. May own [Illegible Text] c. only for [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 Academy, and the said Principal shall have the right to appoint Assistants, prescribe a course of studies, to make and enforce all such laws as the interest of said Academy may require, establish the rates of tuition, and to adopt all such regulations as the good of said academy may require; Provided, That, in the exercise of his discretion, said Principal shall employ such Assistant Teachers, shall prescribe such a course of studies, and shall establish such rates of tuition, as meets with the approbation of said Trustees, or a majority of them. But if otherwise, said Principal shall yield to the suggestions of said Trustees, or a majority of them. Trustees to appoint a Principal, and his Assistant. And [Illegible Text]. Subject to approval of Trustees. 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. Vacancy of Trustees how filled. Approved, February 6th, 1854. (No. 122.) An Act to incorporate Walker's Academy, in Jasper 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 the same, That from and immediately after the passage of this Act, Roberson H. Turner,

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Calvin Fish, James H. Roberson, Abraham Smith Berry, T. Digby, Samuel Allen, Maximillian H. Hatchinson, and Jeremiah M. Gilstrap, 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 Walker's Academy. Walker's Academy incorporated in Jasper. 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 to have, take, possess, and acquire, by gift, grant, or purchase, lands, tenements, hereditaments, goods, chattels, and other estates, to be used for the purposes of education only. Trustees may hold lands, c., for education alone. 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 also Assistants to the same, and establish the rules of tuition, and the said Principal shall have the right and power to prescribe a course of study, to make and to adopt all such regulations, as the good of said Academy may require. Trustees may appoint a Principal and Assistants, and rates of [Illegible Text]. The said Principal may. 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 Trustee, by death, resignation or otherwise, the remaining Trustees, or a majority of them, shall have the power of filling such vacancies. Vacancy of Trustees how filled. Approved, February 6th, 1854. (No. 123.) An Act amendatory of the Act incorporating the Commissioners of the Academy for the County of McIntosh, assented to December 25 th, 1822. SECTION I. Be it enacted by the Senate and 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 Commissioners of the Academy of the County of McIntosh to make in each and every year a true and complete return of all their assets and liabilities, also of all their actings and doings in their capacity as said Commissioners during the year for which said return is made, and transmit the same to the Justices of the Inferior Court at their first regular meeting in each and every year, subject to their investigation, and to be published should they deem it necessary. McIntosh County Academy Commissioners to make yearly returns. SEC. II. And be it further enacted, by the authority aforesaid, That should any of the said Commissioners of the Academy of the County of McIntosh at any time refuse to comply with the provisions of this Act, or any part thereof, it shall and may be lawful in such case for the Justices of the Inferior Court of the county of McIntosh, or a majority of them, to inform his Excellency the Governor of such refusal, who shall be authorized to suspend the action

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and authority of said Commissioners, and place the same in the hands of the said Justices of the Inferior Court of the county of McIntosh, until such time as the Legislature may determine upon the matter. On refusal to be reported to Governor. His authority, c. 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. Approved, February 18, 1854. (No. 124.) An Act to incorporate an Academy in the seventh district in Randolph County, and appoint Trustees for the same; also to incorporate an Academy in Monroe 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 Richard Thornton, Warren Sutton, Seaborn Jones, William McLeroy, and Gilbert Smith, be and they are hereby appointed Trustees of Union Academy, in the Seventh District of Randolph County. Union Academy in 7th District of Randolph 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 Union Academy of the Seventh District in Randolph County, 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 Academy; Provided, the same be not repugnant to the Constitution and Laws of this State. The Trustees have corporate powers. 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 Academy, 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 such vacancy. Trustees may own lands and fill [Illegible Text] c. SEC. IV. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That S. W. Burney, Archibald Lary, Duncan McCowen, Travis McKinney and Roland Redding, 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 Union Academy in the county of Monroe, with all the powers and privileges mentioned in this Act. Union Academy in the County of [Illegible Text] chartered with the same privileges named [Illegible Text] the fore-going Act. SEC. VII. And be it further enacted, That all laws, and parts of laws, militating against this Act, be, and the same are hereby repealed. Approved, February 7th, 1854.

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(No. 125.) An Act to incorporate the Monroe County Male Academy, in the town of Forsyth, and to appoint Trustees for the same. SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That from and after the passage of this Act, Zachariah E. Harman, John H. Thomas, Addison Bean, Benjamin Watkins, Elbridge G. Cabaniss, Dickie W. Collier, William Sims, Sidney M. Smith, and Joseph R. Banks, and their successors in office, be and they are hereby constituted a body corporate and politic, by the name and style of the Monroe County Male Academy, and as such shall have power to hold and possess real and personal property for the use of said Academy, and under the name and style aforesaid, shall be capable of sueing and being sued, and may have and use a common seal, and in their corporate capacity 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 be authorized to fill such vacancies. Trustees named for Monroe County Male Academy. Powers. Property. Sue. Seal. Vacancy. 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, February 20th, 1854. (No. 126.) An Act to incorporate the Fletcher Institute of Thomas 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, Peyton P. Smith, Reubin H. Luckey, William W. Griffin, Anderson Peeler, William Choice, George W. Fagg, Samuel Woodbury, Hamilton W. Sharpe, William G. Powder, Thomas Jones, Charles J. Munnerlyn, Alfred H. Celquitt and George W. Brown, and their successors in office, be and they are hereby constituted a body corporate and politic, by the name and style of the Fletcher Institute, said board to augment in number by the Florida Annual Conference at pleasure; Provided, That not more than twenty-three shall at any time exist; and Provided, that a majority of said board shall be travelling preachers of the Florida Annual Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church South. Fletcher institute of Thomas Co. incorporated. Under the Florida Annual Conference, majority to be travelling preachers. SEC. II. And be it further enacted, That the said board of 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, and also to have, take, possess and acquire by gift, grant or purchase, lands, tenements,

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hereditaments, goods, chattels and other estate, and the same to use, have, improve and convey in fee simple. May sue, have a seal, take lands, [Illegible Text] SEC. III. And be it further enacted, That the Trustees aforesaid be empowered to receive all gifts, grants, legacies, privileges and immunities which may be made or bequeathed to it under this order, and no misnomer of the corporation, or other technical error, shall prevent its rights from vesting when 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 rents or interest to the said corporation. May receive donations. Nothing technical to prevent any property from vesting. SEC. IV. And be it further enacted, That the Trustees aforesaid, and their successors in office, shall have the power and authority to negotiate all loans, or enter into any contract or contracts which they, or a majority of them shall deem necessary for the use of the said Institute, and to secure said contracts or other negotiations by pleading or mortgaging the property of said institute. The buildings and the lot or lots on which they shall be situated (to consist of six acres) shall be exempt, and after the board of Trustees of said Fletcher Institute shall have purchased said lot or lots, and the buildings are erected, and after having paid for said lot or lots and buildings, said board of Trustees shall never encumber or dispose of said lot or lots and buildings by any act of theirs. Trustees may [Illegible Text] the property, except the buildings and six acres after paid for. SEC. V. And be it further enacted, That the said board of Trustees, and their successors in office, or a majority of them, shall have power and authority to make such by-laws, rules and regulations for the government of said Institute as they may deem fit and proper; Provided, Nothing in said by-laws, rules and regulations be repugnant to the Constitution and Laws of the State of Georgia, and of the United States. Make By-Laws. SEC. VI. And be it further enacted, That the Trustees aforesaid, in their corporate character and name, shall have perpetual succession; When any vacancy shall occur, by death, resignation or otherwise, the vacancy shall be filled from the travelling preachers by the Florida Conference, and the remainder to be filled by the board of Trustees. Vacancies how filled, c. SEC. VII. And be it further enacted, That the Trustees, or a majority of them, shall have the power of appointing a Principal Trustee, Secretary and Treasurer, and all other officers they may think necessary for the said Institute, and the same, or any of the same, to discontinue and remove whenever they may think proper; Provided, A majority of the board of Trustees concur in said removal. May [Illegible Text] all necessary officers, and a majority may remove. SEC. VIII. And be it further enacted, The Trustees aforesaid shall prescribe the course of studies to be pursued and taught in said Institute, and fix the salary of the different officers, establish the rates of tuition, adjust the expenses, and adopt such regulations not otherwise provided for, as the good of the Institute may require. To prescribe course of study, and fix officers' salaries, c. SEC. IX. And be it further enacted, That the Principal of the Institute shall have power to confer all such honors, degrees, medals and privileges as are usually conferred in Colleges and Universities, and shall preside at all the public exercises of the Institute. Approved, February 9th, 1854.

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(No. 127.) An Act to incorporate Friendship Academy, in the county of Twiggs, 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, Joseph Davidson, Joseph Blackshear, John H. Denson, Abner H. Hammond, and Peyton Reynolds, be and they are hereby declared and constituted to be a body politic, by the name and style of the Trustees of the Friendship Academy, in the county of Twiggs, and they and their successors, by that name, shall be able and capable in law of sueing and being sued, of pleading and being impleaded, and shall have power and authority to make all laws and rules that shall and may be necessary for the government of said Academy; Provided, Such by-laws or rules shall not be repugnant to the Constitution or Laws of this State. Friendship Academy in Twiggs incorporated. By-Laws. SEC. II. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That said Trustees shall have power to fill all vacancies that may occur in the board of Trustees, and may have and use a common seal, and may appoint such officers and agents as they may deem necessary for the good order of said Institution. Trustees Vacancy. SEC. III. 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, grants, gifts, privileges and immunities whatsoever, which may appertain to said Academy, or which may hereafter be conveyed or transferred to them, or their successors in office, to have and to hold the same for the proper benefit and behoof of said Academy. Hold property for its use. 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. Approved, February 18, 1854. (No. 128.) An Act to incorporate the Upson Female School, located at Thomaston, with power to appoint a President and Directors, confer Collegiate degrees, and for other purposes within named. 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, all such persons as have become, or shall hereafter become, subscribers towards the erection of the buildings for the use of said school, shall and they are hereby declared to be a body corporate and politic, under the style and title of the Upson Female School, with power to choose from among themselves from time to time such officers, in addition to those hereinafter designated,

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as may be agreed on for the proper management of the Institution, make all contracts for procurement of teachers and professors, purchase such apparatus as they may from time to time deem necessary and expedient, with such books, maps, charts, c., as in their judgment may be thought necessary and advisable, and contract for, purchase and hold real and personal estate for the use and benefit of said Institution; and the President and Directors chosen as hereinafter directed, and their successors in office, shall be and they are hereby made capable of suing and being sued, pleading and being impleaded, and of using all means necessary and lawful for the recovering or defending any property, and of collecting debts, dues or demands which they may claim in be half of said Institution, and of raising money for the benefit of said Institution, by stock, subscription or otherwise, as may be deemed advisable and for the interests of 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 Upson Female School; and said President and Directors shall have power to pass all needful rules, and make all regulations for the promotion of the interests of said Institution, 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. The Upson Female School incorporated. Who to be corporators. Powers. Officers. [Illegible Text] Teachers, c. Books, maps, c. Hold real and personal estate. President and Directors to sue, c. May [Illegible Text] money by subscription or otherwise. [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] other name. By-Laws. SEC. II. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the value of shares by subscription shall not be less than five dollars, and each shareholder shall be entitled to one vote for one share, for two shares two votes, for five shares three votes, and for ten or more shares, four votes. Shares not less than [Illegible Text] Vote not by shares. SEC. III. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That all contracts to be obligatory shall be made by the advice and consent of a majority of the Directors, and shall be in writing, and signed by the President and countersigned by the Secretary. Contracts to be made by a majority of Directors and signed by President and [Illegible Text] SEC. IV. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the officers of the Institution shall consist of a President and six Directors, to be elected by a majority of the shareholders present in the town of Thomaston, at such time as a majority of the shareholders may appoint. Six Directors annually. SEC. V. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the President and Directors, or a majority of them, shall prescribe the course of studies to be pursued in said Institution, appoint and fix the salaries of the teachers and officers, establish the rates of tuition, and adjust all expenses. President and Directors prescribe the course, fix salaries, c. SEC. IV. And be it further enacted, That the President, by and with the consent of the Directors, shall have power to confer all such degrees, honors and licenses as are usually conferred in Colleges and Universities, and shall preside at all meetings of the Directors, and the public exercises of the Institution. And confer degrees through the President. SEC. VII. And be it further enacted, That if said Institution shall discontinue for a period of five years, then all the property, both real and personal, belonging to the same shall revert and go

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back to the shareholders, who shall have power to dispose of the same, as they, or a majority of them, may think fit. Discontinued 5 years property reverts. Approved, February 13th, 1854. (No. 129.) An Act to incorporate the Talmadge Normal Institute, located in the town of Irwinton, Wilkinson County, to appoint Trustees for the same, and for other purposes therein mentioned. 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 aurhority of the same, That Green B. Burney, Thomas N. Beall, William Fisher, Eleazar Cumming, E. J. Gilbert, N. C. Hughs, Leroy Fleetwood, F. D. Ross, James Jackson, Joel Deese, R. L. Story, R. I. Cochran, N. A. Carswell and William Taylor, and their successors in office, be and they are hereby constituted a body politic and corporate, under the name and style of the Talmadge Normal Institute. Talmadge Normal Institute incorporated. Trustees named. SEC. II. And be it further enacted, That the Trustees aforesaid, and their successors, under the name and style aforesaid, may have and use a common seal, sue and be sued, plead and be impleaded, and have, take, possess, and acquire by gift, grant, bequest or purchase, any goods, chattels, lands, tenements, hereditaments, and other estates, and the same to use, lease, improve and convey in fee simple. Powers, Seal, Sue, c. Hold property. SEC. III. And be it further enacted, That the said Trustees, and their successors in office, shall have power to borrow money, to negotiate loans, or to enter into any contract which they, or a majority of them, shall deem necessary to and for the use aforesaid of said Normal Institute, and to endow the same in such manner as they, or a majority of them shall deem proper, either by endowments or otherwise. May borrow money for use of school SEC. IV. And be it further enacted, That said Trustees, or a majority of a quorum thereof, shall have power to pass all by-laws, rules and regulations for the government of said Institute as they may deem proper, not conflicting with the Constitution or Laws of this State. By Laws. SEC. V. And be it further enacted, That the Trustees aforesaid shall have perpetual succession, and where any vacancy or vacancies shall occur in said Board from any cause, the remaining Trustees, or a majority of them shall have power to fill such vacancies, and said Board shall have power to increase their number to any number not exceeding twenty one, whenever they shall deem it proper for the interest of said Institute. Perpetual succession. Vacancies. Board may increase its number. SEC. VI. And be it further enacted, That the Trustees, or a majority of them, shall have power to appoint a Principal and such assistant, professors, tutors and other officers, as they may think necessary for the successful operation of said Institute, and the same to discontinue and remove when they may think proper, a majority of a quorum concurring. May appoint Principal and Assistants. And to remove.

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SEC. VII. And be it further enacted, That the Principal of said Institute, with the consent of the Trustees, shall prescribe the course of studies to be pursued, and the books to be used in said Institute; and said Principal shall also have power to confer such [Illegible Text] degrees, medals and licenses as are usually conferred in Normal Institutes, and adopt such other regulations not otherwise provided for, as the good of the Institute may render proper. The Principal, by consent of Trustees, to prescribe studies, c. And confer honors and make rules for good order, c. SEC. VIII. And be it further enacted, That said Board of Trustees shall hold their meetings in the town of Irwinton at least once in each and every year, and a majority of the Trustees living at the time shall at all times constitute a quorum for the transaction of business. Trustees to [Illegible Text] in Irwinton once a year. SEC. IX. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the names of Theodore S. Swifft, C. B. Welborn, William J. Underwood, R. K. Ford and D. R. Smith, be and they are hereby added to the number of Trustees of the Dalton Academy, in the county of Whitfield, and that they be invested with all the powers in connection with those appointed 21st January, 1852; also to have power to add to their number from time to time as they may see proper. Dalton Academy, new Trustees added to it, and the present number may be increased SEC. X. And be it further enacted, That the Trustees of the Irwinton Academy shall have power to convey the present Academy lot, with buildings thereon, to the Trustees herein named, to and for the use of said Normal Institute, and that all laws conflicting with the provisions of this Act, be and the same are hereby repealed. Trustees of Irwinton Academy may sell to Normal Institute. Approved, February 14th, 1854. (No. 130.) An Act to authorize the Ordinary or School Commissioners of Elbert County, and other Counties therein named; Laurens, Walton, Whitfield, Harris, Hall, Jones, Gordon and Clark; to pay arrearages due the teachers of poor children in said counties, for services rendered in the years 1851, 1852 and 1853. WHEREAS: Certain teachers of poor children in said counties, for the years 1851, 1852 and 1853, did not render in their accounts for said years within the time prescribed by law, and have not been paid; and whereas, certain poor children taught by them were not returned as such, owing [Illegible Text] the default of the persons appointed for that purpose; and whereas, there is a fund in the hands of the School Commissioners of said counties not otherwise due, and cannot be used for lack of authority: SECTION I. Be it enacted by the Senate and 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 School Commissioners of the county of Elbert be and are hereby authorized and required to pay said arrearages rateably to the teachers, to whom the same may be justly due, as well those not returned as those returned,

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out of any and all funds in his [their] hands not appropriated and due by law to other purposes. School Commissioners of [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] That the Ordinary of Laurens County be authorized to pay Joseph Aycock fifty two dollars and thirty cents, for teaching poor children of said county, not returned by the Justices of the Peace, or the proper proportion thereof, for the year 1852. Ordinary of Laurens Co. to pay Jos. Aycock. Also, that the Ordinary of Whitfield County be required to pay to Thomas J. Pope, of said county, the sum of sixty dollars and seventy-eight cents, for teaching poor children in said county, for the years 1851 and 1852. Ordinary of [Illegible Text] Co. to pay T. J. Pope. Also, that the School Commissioner of Harris County be and he is hereby authorized to pay out of any surplus fund in his hands, the accounts of teachers which were not rendered in to said Commissioners in terms of the law: Provided, In his discretion he shall think the payment of the same is right, just and proper; and Provided also, That payment of such accounts shall not interfere in the least with those legally and properly rendered in. School Commissioner of Harris Co. to pay teachers of the poor. And also, That the Ordinary or School Commissioner of the county of Hall be authorized and required to pay all teachers of poor children in said county, for the year 1852, their portion of poor school money, not withstanding said teachers did not render their accounts in terms of the law. Ordinary or School Commissioner of Hall Co. to pay teachers of the poor. SEC. II. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid That the School Commissioner for the county of Walton be and he is hereby authorized and required to pay Margaret Morrow, Joshua Ammonds, Mathew Cook, Erasmus McGibony, Jacob Shellnott, David Shellnott, and the legal representatives of James S. Burt, deceased, for teaching poor children in said county in the year 1852, out of any surplus which may arise after the payment of all the accounts for teaching poor children for the year eighteen hundred and fifty three, or any subsequent year, until all the accounts be fully paid for teaching said poor children by said persons as before mentioned for said year eighteen hundren and fifty-two; Provided, Their accounts are made out and allowed them according to the law regulating such accounts in said year: And it is further provided, That in the event such surplus should not be sufficient to pay all said accounts in full, it shall be the duty of the Commissioner to pay them pro rata. School Commissioner of Walton Co. to pay Margaret Morrow and others for teaching poor children. Proviso Pro rata. SEC. III. And be it further enacted, That the said Commissioner for the county of Walton pay to the legal representatives of Thomas G. Wood, deceased, his account for teaching poor children in the year eighteen hundred and fifty-one, upon the [Illegible Text] conditions and restrictions as are provided for the payment of the teachers of poor children in said county of Walton for the year eighteen hundred and fifty-two in the above and foregoing. Commissioner of Walton to pay representatives of T. G. Wood. SEC. IV. And be it further enacted, That the county Treasurer of the poor school funds for the county of Jones be and he is hereby authorized to pay William J. Card the amount of his account for teaching poor children for the year eighteen hundred and fifty-two, out of any surplus money belonging to the poor school funds: Provided, such account be properly established by affidavit of the

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said William J. Card, and approved by the Ordinary of said county of Jones. Treasurer of Jones Co. to pay W. J. Card for teaching poor children. Proviso. SEC. V. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid. That the sum of forty dollars and ninety cents be paid to J. [Illegible Text] E. Lewis, of the county of Gordon, for teaching poor children in the year eighteen hundred and fifty-two, out of any surplus of poor school fund which may now or hereafter be in the hands of the Ordinary of said county, after paying the accounts duly rendered according to the provisions of the law now of force. Forty dollars to be paid J. B. F. Lewis of Gordon Co for teaching poor children. SEC. VI. Be it further enacted, That the Ordinary of Clark County be and he is hereby authorized to pay William G. Driver, of said county, forty-seven dollars and fifty-two cents, for teaching poor children for the years 1852 and 1853 out of any balance in his hands as Treasurer unexpended for services in those years. Ordinary to pay W. G. Driver for teaching poor children SEC. VII. Be it further enacted, That nothing in this Act shall authorize payment out of any part of the poor school fund for any county, except only out of any surplus of said fund which may happen at the end of any future year. Payments restricted. 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. Approved, February 10th, 1854. (No. 131.) An Act to authorize and require the Ordinaries of the Counties of Macon and Sumter to pay to William L. Threlkeld, of the County of Sumter, certain sums of money for teaching Poor Children in said Counties in the years 1851 and 1852, and for [Illegible Text] 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 the Ordinary of the county of Macon be and he is hereby [Illegible Text] to pay to Wm. M. Threlkeld, teacher of poor children of said [Illegible Text] for the year 1851, the amount of twenty-eight dollars and fifteen cents, out of any money which may be coming to said [Illegible Text] for the purpose of paying teachers of the poor children of said county. Ordinary of Maron county to pay W. M. Threlkeld $23.15 out of any monies, c. SEC. II. Be it further enacted by the authority [Illegible Text] That the Ordinary of the county of Sumter be and he is hereby required to pay Wm. M. Threlkeld, teacher of poor children [Illegible Text] said county [Illegible Text] the year 1852 the amount of eight dollars and fifty-five cents, cut of any money which may be coming to said county for the purpose of paying the teachers of the poor children of said county. Ordinary of Sumter to pay him [Illegible Text] c. SEC. III. Be it further enacted That the Ordinary of the county of Campbell be authorized to pay the account of Thomas J. Moore, for teaching poor school children in said county during the year 1853, upon due proof thereof; and that the commissioner of the poor school fund of Habersham County be authorized to pay the amount due Thomas J. Hughes, of said county, for teaching

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poor children, on the proper evidence being produced that his account is just and should be paid. Ordinary of Campbell co. to pay [Illegible Text] of [Illegible Text] J. Moore, a teacher, c. Commissioners of Poor School Fund of [Illegible Text] sham county to pay Thos. Hughes. 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. Approved, February 6th, 1854. (No. 132.) An Act to confer certain rights upon the Ordinary and School Commissioners of Emanuel County, and to authorize the adjournment of the Court of Ordinary. SECTION I. Be it enacted by the Senate and 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 an Act passed on the twenty-first day of January, eighteen hundred and fifty-one, as requires the Ordinary to keep his office open every day in the week, be and the same is hereby repealed so far as relates to the county of Emanuel. Emanuel county. Ordinary and School Commissioners of. Repeals part of Ordinary Law of 1851. SEC. II. And be it further enacted by the authority of the same, That the Ordinary of the county of Emanuel shall only be required to keep his office open on the first Monday in each month after January, and at such other times as he may have application for the transaction of the business of his office. Open only 1st Monday in each month, and when actually [Illegible Text] on. SEC. III. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the Ordinary of said county shall be authorized and required to pay to the teachers of the poor children of the different districts of said county all sums of money now in his hands, or hereafter to come into his hands as a Poor School Fund, dividing it equally among the teachers, in proportion to the number of poor children returned from each Militia District of said county, and said districts shall be known as School Districts. School [Illegible Text] among teachers in proportion to children in each Militia District. SEC. IV. And be it further enacted, That the Ordinary of any county in this State shall be authorized to adjourn the Court of Ordinary from time to time, as circumstances, or the business of the Court may render necessary. All Ordinaries [Illegible Text] adjourn [Illegible Text] time to time, c. SEC. V. 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. Approved, February 9th, 1852. (No. 133.) An Act to authorize the Justices of the Inferior Court of the County of Gilmer to lay off said County into School Districts, and appoint Trustees for the same. SECTION I. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly met, and it is hereby enacted by

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the authority of the same, That from and after the passage of this Act the Justices of the Inferior Court of the county of Gilmer shall proceed to lay off said county into School Districts of such size as in their judgment will be for the convenience of the education of the poor children thereof. Gilmer and Pickens. Justices of Inferior C'rt of Gilmer to lay off School [Illegible Text] SEC. II. And be it further enacted, That the said Court shall appoint three Trustees for each District; the said Trustees thus appointed shall elect a Treasurer for each of their respective Districts, whose duty it shall be to receive all monies set apart for Poor School purposes, and the Trustees shall employ a teacher with the same to teach the poor children in their respective Districts. Court to name trustees, [Illegible Text] Trustees to employ a teacher. SEC. III. And be it further enacted, That the Ordinary of said county shall pay over to each teacher [treasurer?] the pro rata share according to the return made of the poor children in his District, and the said Treasurer is hereby required to retain in his School District any balance unappropriated or unexpended, and credit the sum thus unexpended to the increase of the next political year following for the education of the poor children thereof, and shall pay out all monies then in his hand by the order of the Trustees. Ordinary to pay over to treasurer the share. What to be done by treasurer with surplus. SEC. IV. And be it further enacted, That the provisions of this Act be and the same are hereby extended to the county of Pickens. Pickens county. This Act extended to it. 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. Approved, February 13th, 1854. (No. 134.) An Act to authorize the Ordinary of the County of Upson to pay over to James Clark, Jacob McCloud, and Hardaway Collier, the sums of their several accounts, for teaching certain Poor Children in said County in the year 1852. Whereas, James Clark, Jacob McCloud, and Hardaway Collier, have been engaged in teaching school in the County of Upson during the year 1852, and whereas the Commissioners in the districts wherein they taught failed to make the necessary returns of poor children in said districts to entitle them to receive, from the Ordinary, pay 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 of the same, That the Ordinary of the County of Upson be and he is hereby authorized to pay to James Clark, Jacob McCloud, and Hardaway Collier, the amount of their claims for teaching poor children in the said County for the year 1852. Ordinary of to pay certain teachers their accounts for [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. Approved, February 15th, 1854.

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(No. 135.) An Act to authorize the Teachers of Children in the Counties of Warren, Crawford, Chattooga, McIntosh, and Irwin, and other Counties therein mentioned, to furnish Books and Stationary to such Children, and to provide for the payment of the same. SECTION I. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Georgia, That from and after the passage of this Act all Teachers of poor children in the Counties of Warren, Crawford, Chattooga, McIntosh, and Irwin, be and they are hereby authorized to furnish such book or books, and as much stationary to any poor child or children, as may attend their schools as pupils, as shall be necessary for their successful instruction, and who on account of the poverty of themselves or parents may be unable to obtain the same, and said Teachers are hereby authorized and allowed in their accounts for the tuition of any poor child or children to charge so much as they themselves paid, and no more, for any book or books and all the stationary furnished, distinctly stating in said accounts how much stationary and what and how many books was furnished each child. Teachers of poor children in Warren, Crawford, Chattooga, McIntosh, and Irwin may furnish books, c., and be allowed what they pay [Illegible Text] SECTION II. And be it further enacted, That the Ordinary or Commissioners of the Poor School Fund in the aforesaid Counties are hereby required to pay said Teachers of poor children for each and every book and all stationary furnished out of any funds that may be had in hand for the education of the poor: Provided, said Teachers make affidavit to their accounts in accordance with this Act: And provided further, That said Ordinaries or Commissioners shall have the privileges of examining and determining whether more stationary or more books have been furnished than is contemplated by this Act, and pay only so much as may to him or them seem reasonable and just. The proper officers allowed to pay [Illegible Text] On affidavit. Revision by the officers [Illegible Text] SEC. III. And be it further enacted, The provisions of this Act shall extend to the Counties of Floyd, Lincoln, [Illegible Text] Wilkinson, Lee, Tattnal, Baker, Stewart, Monroe, Talbot, Paulding, Glynn, Scriven, Upson, Jefferson, Lowndes, Twiggs, Richmond, Dooly, Marion, Dougherty, Calhoun, and Harris. This Act extended to various counties. SEC. IV. And be it further enacted, That all Laws and parts of Laws conflicting with this Act be and the same are hereby repealed. Approved, February 16, 1854. (No. 136.) An Act to authorize the Commissioners of the Poor School Fund of Monroe county, to pay the Accounts [Illegible Text] Teachers for the tuition of Poor Children for the years 1852 and 1853, not rendered in within the time prescribed by law. SECTION I. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Georgia in General Assembly met, and it is

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hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That the Commissioner of the poor school fund of Monroe county be authorized to pay out of any surplus funds on hand after the payment of accounts regularly rendered in for the tuition of poor children for the years 1852 and 1853, all accounts for the education of such children in said county for the years aforesaid, which have been or may be presented to him since the expiration of the time prescribed by [Illegible Text] Provided, such accounts be proven by the oaths of the teachers, specifying the number of days each child was taught at the usual rates of tuition of each teacher. Commissioners of Poor School Fund of [Illegible Text] county to pay certain [Illegible Text] Proof of Approved, February 18th, 1854. (No. 137.) An Act more clearly to define the duties of the School Commissioner of Richmond county, to enlarge his 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 the Ordinary of Richmond county, in discharging the duties imposed upon him as School Commissioner, by the Act to provide for the education of the poor, approved January the 22nd, 1852, shall not directly or indirectly interfere with the Teachers of poor or free schools in said county, nor determine to what shool the children of particular Districts or Wards shall be sent. Restrains the Ordinary of Richmond Touching his duty as to poor schools SEC. II. And be it further enacted, That the Ordinary of said county as School Commissioner be and he is hereby authorized, to furnish, through the teacher, to each child entitled to the benefit of the poor school fund of said county, such school books, stationary and writing materials as may be necessary for his or her proper tuition: Provided, the Parents or Guardian of such child are unable to supply the same. and to furnish books, c. Proviso. SEC. III. And be it further enacted, That the Justices of the Inferior Court of said county be and they are hereby authorized and required, to supply the Ordinary thereof with such record books, stationary, writing materials, office furniture and fire wood, as may from time to time be necessary to the proper discharge of his official duties and pay for the same out of the county funds as in other cases. Inferior [Illegible Text] to furnish [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] with fire-wood, c. Scc. IV. And be it further enacted, That all laws and parts of laws militating against this Act be and the same are hereby repealed. Approved February 20th, 1854. (No. 138.) An Act to provide for the Education of the Poor so far as the Counties of Habersham and Carroll are concerned and to require the Ordinary of Chattooga county, to pay the widow of Harrison II. Strange a certain sum therein named.

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SECTION I. Be it enacted, by the Senate and 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 counties of Habersham and Carroll, at the usual places of holding Justices Courts, on the first Saturday in every other January hereafter [UNK] thereafter, [UNK] by the persens entitled to vote for members of the Legislature, for a Treasurer in each respective District, to receive and receipt for the portion of the poor school fund to which said Districts are entitled. Habersham and Carroll; to elect treasurers in each Militia District to receive School Fund. SEC. II. And be it further enacted, by the authority aforesaid, That the person receiving the highest number of votes shall be declared duly elected Treasurer of said District, and shall hold his office for the term of two years, and shall be commissioned by the Justices of the Districts, upon his giving bond with good and sufficient security for double the supposed amount due to said District which bond shall be made payable to the Inferior Court, and liable to be sued upon for a breach thereof. Treasurer to give bond. SEC. III. And be it further enacted, by the authority aforesaid, That the Ordinaries of said counties are authorized and it is hereby made their duty to pay to the Treasurers of each District their proportional share of said school fund. Ordinary's duty. SEC. IV. And be it further enacted, by the authority aforesaid, That the said Treasurers shall pay to the teachers of poor children in their respective Districts, pro rata, the amounts received from their Ordinary, upon their presenting their accounts authenticated as the law directs. Treasurer's duty. SEC. V. And be it further enacted, That the Ordinary of Chattooga county or his successor in office, be required to pay to the widow of Harrisson H. Strange, deceased, of said county, out of any money he may receive as poor school funds for said county, the sum of thirty dollars, it being the amount of an account in favor of Harrison H. Strange, for tuition of poor children in said county in the year 1851, and which, on account of the death of said Strange was not certified as required by law. Ordinary of Chattooga county to pay to widow Strange $30. 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. Approved, February 18th, 1854. (No. 139.) An Act to repeal so much of the Third Section of an Act entitled an Act to provide for the Education of the Poor, approved January 22 nd, 1852, as prevents the provision of said Act being extended to the County of Lumpkin, and that the provisions of said Act be extended to said County of Lumpkin. SECTION I. Be it enacted, by the Senate and House of Representatives, That from and after the passage of this Act, so much of the 3d Section of an Act entitled an Act to provide for the Education of the Poor, approved January 22nd, 1852, as prevents the extension of the provision of said Act, being applied to the county of [Illegible Text] Lumpkin county. Poor School Act of 1852.

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SEC. II. And be it further enacted, That all the provisions of said Act be and the same are hereby extended to the county of Lumpkin, in the same manner as though said county of Lumpkin had not been excluded from the provision of said Act by the third Section thereof. Provisions of said Act extended to Lumpkin. SEC. III. And that all laws and parts of laws militating against this Act be and the same are hereby repealed. Approved, February 7th, 1854. (No. 140.) An Act to authorize and require the Treasurer of the Poor School Fund in the County of Muscogee to pay, before any other [Illegible Text] over to R. H. Calhoun, William H. Grave, (Grace?) John P. Hodge, and to Miss Susannah Wallis, and to each and every other Teacher of Poor Children in said county, for the years 1851, and 1852, out of the poor school fund, thereof, the full amount of their accounts, and all arrearages due them for teaching Poor Children in said years, out of any funds now in hand, or out of the first that may be received; and for other purposes therin named. 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 the Treasurer of the poor school fund in the county of Muscogee be and he is hereby authorized and required to pay, before any other claims, over to R. H. Calhoun, William H. Grave, (Grace?) John P. Hodge and to Miss Susannah Wallis, and to each and every other teacher of poor children in said county for the years 1851 and 1852, out of the poor school fund thereof, the full amount of their accounts and all arrearages, due them for teaching poor children in said years, out of any funds now in hand or the first that may hereafter be received, any law, usage or custom to the contrary notwithstanding. The treasurer of the Poor School Fund of Muscogee county to pay persons for teaching poor children. SEC. II. And be it further enacted, That the Commissioner of the poor school fund of Hancock county be and he is hereby required to pay over to L. Carrington, out of any funds in his hands twenty-six dollars and eighty-one cents, for teaching poor children in the years 1850 and 1851, and that the Commissioners of the poor school of Habersham county pay the account of Mrs. E. Shelton, for teaching poor children, out of any money in hand or coming in hand. And be it further enacted, That the Ordinary of Talbot county be and he is hereby required to pay the teachers of poor children in said county, for the years 1851 and 1852, out of any surplus money remaining, after the payment of all accounts for teaching poor children, for the year 1853, or any subsequent year, until all the accounts for said years 1851 and 1852 be paid. The Commissioners of Poor School Fund of Hancock county, and teaching. The [Illegible Text] of Talbot county to pay the [Illegible Text] of poor child ren. Approved, January 10th, 1854.

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APPROPRIATIONS. * * See Relief, passim. No. 141. $1200 to Dade Co. No. 142. Appropriation to Wm. Hubbard, Morgan Kemp and John Gainey. No. 143. To pay Census Takers in Appling, Cobb, Elbert, Laurens, McIntosh, Newton and Wayne. No. 144. $4000 to Big and Little Ohoopie Rivers. No. 145. $20,000 to pay members up to recess; and $6000 towards pay of S. T. Chapman, State Printer. This Act properly belongs to Public Laws, but they are now in the Printer's hands. (No. 141.) An Act to alter an Act entitled an Act to appropriate a sum of money to build a road over the Lookout Mountain, in the Counties of Walker and Dade, approved February 23 rd, 1850, and for other purposes. WHEREAS: by the above recited Act the sum of three thousand five-hundred dollars was appropriated to the Justices of the Inferior Court of Dade county, by the Legislature of this State, to build a road over the Lookout Mountain for the benefit of all persons travelling or transporting goods, wares, merchandize and produce, not exceeding a grade of fifteen inches in every ten feet, and Commissioners appointed, to superintend the construction of said road; And WHEREAS the contractors found it necessary, in consequence of the situation of the ground, to construct said road at some places at a greater grade than fifteen inches to every ten feet, by reason of which a suit was instituted against them, which resulted in a compromise, by which twelve hundred dollars were deducted from the sum appropriated and a judgment entered against said contractors, in favor at the State for the same; And WHEREAS: on the ----- day of April, 1853, the Court House of said county of Dade together with the books and public records were consamed by fire: SECTION 1. Be it therefore enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Georgia in General Assembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That the sum of twelve hundred dollars be and the same is hereby appropriated to the Justices of the Inferior Court of Dade county, to aid in the building of a Court House, in place of that burnt in said county and that the judgment therefor in favor of the State be transferred by the Governor to the Justices of the Inferior Court of said county for that purpose. $1200 in a certain way given to Dude county to aid in building a Court House. 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. Approved, February 18, 1854.

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(No. 142.) An Act to appropriate money to Morgan Kemp, former Sheriff of Marion County, for services rendered by him in and about the sale of certain fractional lots of land in the County of Marion, for the State, for the relief of William Hubbard, Tax collector of Polk County, and John Gainey, of Wilkinson County. WHEREAS: Under the Act of 1847, 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 fractional purchasers, to pay for and take out grants for fractions, Morgan Kemp, former Sheriff of Marion [UNK] County, [UNK] did on the third day of April 1849, expose to sale under said Act, fifteen fractional lots of land, one at a time, which was purchased by four purchasers; and WHEREAS said Kemp gave four certificates of sale and made three returns of the same, to the proper Department; and WHEREAS the State had no other agent to attend to the same but said Sheriff; and WHEREAS he has never received any pay for the same SECTION I. Therefore be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Georgia in General Assembly met, and it is herebe enacted by the authority of the same, That upon satisfactory proof made known to his Excellency the Governor, of the foregoing facts he is hereby authorized to draw his warrant on the Treasurer, in favor of said Morgan Kemp, for such sum as he may think right; also, five per centum on the amount of said sales with interest on the same, from the time of said sale. Governor on proof to pay Kemp what is right, and also a [Illegible Text] and [Illegible Text] on [Illegible Text] SEC. II. And be it further enacted, That the sum of twenty-two dollars and forty-two cents is appropriated to John Gainey, of Wilkinson county, to re-imburse him for that amount of Tax, over-paid by him for the year 1852. $22 42 to [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] tax overpaid in 1852. WHEREAS: William Hubbard, Tax Collector of Polk county, for the year 1852, in consequence of the late period at which he received his commission for the year 1852, could not render his insolvent list in time to be passed upon by the Grand Jury for said county and for that reason paid into the Treasury of this State the sum of forty-nine dollars, which has since been allowed him as his insolvent list; and WHEREAS John A. Jones has filed his Bill of Injunction, thereby preventing said Tax Collector from collecting out of him the sum of one hundred and nine dollars and ten cents, which sum thesaid Hubbard has also paid into the Treasury of this State out of his own funds, therefore: [Illegible Text] to Hubbard for insolvent list. SEC. III. Be it further enacted by the authority of the same, That from and immediately after the passage of this Act the Treasurer be and he is hereby authorized and required, to return to said William Hubbard the sum of one hundred and fifty-eight dollars and ten cents, that being the amount so, as aforesaid, improperly

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paid into the State Treasury, and four dollars and thirty-seven cents for cost, in that behalf expended, with interest on the whole sum. Also $158.10 returned to Hubbard, and $4.87 costs. SEC. IV. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the County Treasurer of Polk county be and he is hereby authorized, to settle with said William Hubbard the amount paid into the County Treasury, as its portion of said Tax due by John A. Jones and said insolvent list. County Treasurer of Polk to pay Hubbard the share paid over of J. A. Jones' tax, c. SEC. V. And be it further enacted, That the Solicitor General collect the said amount and pay it into the State Treasury, and that the Governor be requested to draw his warrant on the Treasurer in favor of said John Gainey and William Hubbard, for the respective amounts appropaiated to them by this Act. The Solicitor General to collect the said monies and pay into State Treasury. 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. Approved, February 15th, 1854. (No. 143.) An Act to provide for the payment of certain Census Takers of this State, therein named. WHEREAS: Certain persons hereafter named, were appointed under the Act of 1852, for the purpose to take the census of the State of Georgia in that year, in the counties of Appling, Cobb, Elbert, Laurens, McIntosh, Newton and Wayne, and who performed their respective duties faithfully, but who did not apply for their compensation until after the appropriation for that purpose reverted to the State: SECTION I. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Georgia in General Assembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That said Census Takers be compensated and paid as follows, Sydnev M. Caruth, of Cobb county, five hundred and forty-six dollars and seventy-five cents, for 2987 families by him returned; J. B. Roberts, of the 59th batallion, Elbert county, one hundred and twenty dollars and seventy-five cents for 483 families returned; Thomas F. Willis, of 41st batallion, Elbert county, sixty-nine dollars for 276 families returned; David R. Maddox, of Laurens county, seventy-two dollars and seventy-five cents, for 291 families by him returned; William Adams, of Laurens county, ninety-three dollars and fifty cents, for 174 families returned; Charles O'Neal, of McIntosh county, sixty-three dollars and fifty cents, for 256 families returned; Daniel Crawford, of Stewart's batallion, Newton County, one hundred and forty-two dollars and twenty-five cents; for 569 families returned; James Highsmith, of Wayne county, forty-seven dollars and twenty-five cents, for 189 families returned; and to Silas Crosby, of Appling county, the sum of one hundred dollars and seventy-five cents, for 403 families by him returned. [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] SEC. II. And be it further enacted, That his Excellency the

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Governor be and he is hereby required, to draw his warrant on the Treasury for the several sums owing and due the above mentioned Census Takers, as designated in the first Section of this Act, and that John C. Gartrell, Esq., one of the representatives of the county of Cobb be and he is hereby authorized to receive the amount hereby appropriated to the said Sidney M. Caruth and receipt for the same, as his Attorney in fact; and that the Senator from Elbert county be authorized, to receive and receipt for P. B. Roberts and Thomas F. Willis in like manner. Governor to draw his warrant on [Illegible Text] Members to draw the money 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, December 16th, 1853. (No. 144.) An Act to appropriate a sum of money to remove Obstructions from the Big and Little Ohoopie Rivers, and to render the same Navigable, for the transportation of Timber, Rafts, Lumber, Wood and Produce thereon; and for other purposes herein 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 sum of four thousand dollars, be and the same is hereby appropriated, out of any monies in the Treasury, not otherwise appropriated, to remove obstructions from the Big and Little Ohoopie Rivers, and to render the same navigable, for the transportation of timber, rafts, lumber wood and produce thereon. $4,000 appropriated to Big and Little Ohoopie Rivers. SEC. II. And be it further enacted, by the authority aforesaid, That the provisions of the above recited Section shall extend to the waters of the Big Ohoopie river, from Griffin's Ferry, to Snells Bridge, in the county of Emanuel, and to the waters of the Little Ohoopie, from its junction with said river to Gumlog Bridge in the same. Within what limits to be expended. SEC. III. And be it further enacted, by the authority aforesaid, That Richard Edenfield, Sen., John Gillis, George Wesley Snell, James Sapley, Ira T. McElmore, [McLemore,] James Herrington and Drury S. Moore, of the county of Emanuel, be and they are hereby appointed Commissioners to carry into effect the provisions of this Act; and before they enter on the discharge of said duty, they and each of them shall severally enter into bond with good and sufficient security, payable to his Excellency the Governor and his successors in office, in the penal sum of double the amount appropriated under the provisions of this Act, conditioned for their faithful discharge of duty under the provisions of this Act, and for their faithful superintendence of said work, and for the true application of the said sum of money for the said purpose contemplated by this Act, which said several bonds shall be taken and approved by the Justices of the Inferior Court, or a majority of them, of the county in which said Commissioners severally reside,

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to be by them transmitted to his Excellency the Governor, as aforesaid, and upon the receipt of said bond by the Governor said Commissioners herein named, or any one of them, is authorized to draw said appropriation from the Treasury. Commissioners to carry out this provision. Bond to Governor to be taken by Justice of the Inferior [Illegible Text] where each Commissioner lives. Either Commissioner may draw the money when SEC. IV. And be it further enacted, That it shall be the duty of said Commissioners to advertise in some public Gazette and at three or more of the most public places in the vicinity of said river, for at least thirty days, for sealed bids for contracts for working and improving each section of the work on said river; which said bids shall be opened by said Commissioners, and the contract shall then by them be awarded to the lowest bidder: Provided, Said bidder shall enter into bond with good security, to be approved by said Commissioners, for the faithful performance of said work on each of said sections within the time prescribed. Commissioners to advertise for sealed bids, c. Contractor to give bond, c. SEC. V. And be it further enacted, That upon failure of said Commissioners to apply said sum of money or any part thereof to the purposes herein before specified, on or before the first day of December, in the year 1855, then and in that event said sum of money, or so much thereof as shall remain unexpended, shall revert to the Treasury of this State. Money not appropriated by 1st of December 1855, to revert to State. 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. Approved, February 4th, 1854. (No. 145.) An Act to authorize the Treasurer to make Certain Advances. SECTION I. Be it enacted, by the Senate and 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 State be and he is hereby authorized to advance to members and officers of the present General Assembly, to the amount of twenty thousand dollars in part of their per diem pay, taking therefor the proper voucher. $20,000 advanced to members. SEC. II. [ And ] be it further enacted, by the authority aforesaid, That the sum of six thousand dollars, be and is hereby appropriated as a part of the Printing Fund, for the year 1854, and the Treasurer be and he is hereby authorized to pay the same to Samuel T. Chapman, the State Printer, upon the warrant of his Excellency the Governor. $6,000 for printing for 1854 to S. T. Chapman. Approved, November 23d, 1853.

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BANKS AND BANKING. [AlphabeticallyHead Notes over each Act.] I. City Bank in [Illegible Text] No. 146. II. Brunswick, Bank of See Union Bank, No. 150. III. Exchange Bank of City of Savannah, No. 147. IV. Interior Bank, State of Georgia, No. 148. V. LaGrange, Bank of No. 149. VI. Marine Bank of Georgia, Changed from Marine and Fire Insurance Bank, c. No. 150. VII. Mechanics' Savings Bank, in Savan nah, Nos. 151 and 152. VIII. Mechanics' Bank, in Augusta, No. 152. IX. Milledgeville, Bank of No. --. X. Mechanics' and Traders' Bank, in Savannah, No. 153. XI. Merchants' and Planters' Bank, in Savannah, No. 154. XII. Planters' and Mechanics' Bank of Columbus, No. 155. XIII. Planters' and Mechanics' Bank of Dalton, No. 156. XIV. Ruckersville Banking Company, No. 157. XV. Southwestern Bank of Georgia, No. 158. THE CITY BANK IN AUGUSTA. SEC. 1. Capital raised to 500,000. SEC. 2. Commissioners for subscription, c. SEC. 3. Charter till 1880, restrictions. SEC. 4. How to pay up. SEC. 5. Officers--holding over--voting. SEC. 6. First election and organizing. SEC. 7. Who not eligible--President, c. SEC. 8. Bills--when only to issue. SEC. 9. Transfer, lien by Bank. SEC. 10. Directors, liability. SEC. 11. Stockholders, liability. SEC. 12. What forfeits--Call of meetings, c. (No. 146.) An Act to incorporats the City Bank, in 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 as soon as the provisions of this Act are complied with, a Bank shall be established in the city of Augusta, by the name and style of The City Bank, whose capital shall be two hundred thousand dollars, in shares of one hundred dollars each, with the privilege of increasing the same from time to time, to any amount not exceeding five hundred thousand dollars, whenever an increase shall be agreed on by a meeting of Stockholders, called expressly for that purpose, in the manner pointed out in the twelfth Section of this Act. City Bank in Augusta incorporated. When this Act is complied with. Capital $200,000. May increase to $500,000. Whenever the Stockholders order it. SEC. II. And be it further enacted, That Ignatius P. Garvin, Henry C. Seymour, Benjamin Conly, William H. Stark and Charles S. Baker, or a majority of them, be and they hereby are appointed Commissioners to receive subscriptions for the stock of said Bank, and they or a majority of them, after giving thirty days notice in all the public Gazettes of said city, shall open books for such subscription in said city, and keep them open two days, at least four hours in each day, during which time any individual in

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his own proper person, and not by proxy, for himself or for any bona fide existing partnership of which he may be a member, may subscribe for, not exceeding fifty shares, paying to said Commissioners at the time of subscribing ten per cent of said stock in specie or current bank notes, such as are received on deposite by the banks existing in said city, and should the whole amount of said stock not be subscribed in the period above limited, said Commissioners or a majority of them, shall continue to keep open said books till the whole of said stock be taken, not exceeding four days more, and for the same hours in each day as above provided, and during the time after said first two days, that the books may be opened as aforesaid, any individual or partnership may subscribe for any part of the stock, which remains not subscribed for, till the whole be taken. And if within the said two days more than the whole amount of said stock be subscribed for, said Commissioners or a majority of them shall apportion the same among all the subscribers rateably in proportion to the amount of each subscription, provided, that no subscription for five shares or less shall be reduced, unless such reduction be indispensable to keep the amount of stock within the limit first herein before mentioned. Commissioners named to take stock on 80 days notice in all Gaseties of Augusta. Books open in Augusta two days, fourhours each day. During which not over fifty shares to one. And 10 per cent. paid down in specie or current bank notes. Books open for four days more, and then limit removed. If over the stock taken at first, commissioners to apportion. Under five shares not to abate unless, c. SEC. III. And be it further enacted, That when said stock shall be so subscribed and apportioned, if necessary, the holders there of shall be and they are hereby created a body politic and corporate, by the name and style of The City Bank, to continue such till the first day of January, in the year of our Lord eighteen hundred and eighty; and by said corporate name, shall have power to purchase, receive, have, hold, retain, sell, assign, transfer, and dispose of lands, tenements, goods, chattles, gold and silver coin, and bullion, and all descriptions of negotiable securities, bonds and other choses in action; to sue and be sued, plead and be impleaded, answer and be answered to in any Court of Law or Equity; to have a common seal, and alter the same at pleasure, and to establish such by-laws, rules and regulations, as they deem fit, and to alter and revoke them: Provided, That they be not contrary to the Laws and Constitution of this State, or of the United States, and, provided, that said corporation shall in no case purchase or hold any real estate, [except?] such as may be required for the convenient accommodation of said bank and its officers, or such as is bona fide, mortgaged to it as security, or conveyed in satisfaction of preexisting debts, or purchased at sales under judgments on such debts. After the above is complied with the Bank to be incorporated. The City Bank. Chartered till 1880. May own lands, c., except as excepted. Have a seal. By-Laws Not against [Illegible Text]. Not to buy or own real estate, except in the way of its business. SEC. IV. And be it further enacted, That the remaining ninety per cent. of the capital stock of said bank, shall be paid in such instalments as the Board of Directors may require, on thirty days notice in two public Gazettes of said city: Provided, That not more than twenty per cent. shall be required in any one period of thirty days, and the same shall be paid in such funds as are required for the instalment on subscribing. And should any stockholder fail to pay any instalment when so required, the Board of Directors may declare the stock so in arrear forfeited, and dispose of the same under such regulations as their by-laws may establish. Capital to be paid on 80 day's notice in two papers. Not over 20 per cent. at one period of 30 days. Funds to be as before. Failure to pay up forfeits the stock in way board may direct. SEC. V. And be it further enacted, That for the management of said Bank, five Directors shall be annually elected by a plurality

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of votes, at such times as the by-laws may fix; each share of stock giving the holder in person or by his lawful proxy, one vote, in all elections, and in all meetings of stockholders. And should such election from any cause not take place at the time fixed, the former Directors shall continue until an election can take place. Five Directors. Vote by shares. Officers to hold over if election not held. SEC. VI. And be it further enacted, That the first election for Directors, shall be holden within sixty days after the final apportionment of stock, on at least ten days notice, published in two of the Gazettes of said city, under the direction of said Commissioners, or a majority of them, who shall previous to said election, on at least ten days like, [notice?] call a meeting for establishing by-laws. First election to be in 60 days after stock apportioned. On 10 days' notice. 10 days like notice to make By-Laws. SEC. VII. And be it further enacted, That no person shall be a Director in said bank who is a Director in any other Bank, or who does not hold in his own right, or as one of a mercantile partnership, after the first election, ten or more shares of stock in said bank, free of all incumbrance or hypothecation. And at the first meeting after their election, said Directors shall elect one of their own number to be President, who shall hold his office till his successor is elected, unless he previously ceases to be a stockholder, and said Board of Directors shall have power to fill the office of President, whenever and however it may become vacant, by another election, and to fill all vacancies in their own body, till the next annual election, and to appoint such other officers for such time and on such condition as they deem fit and proper. Director in another Bank not eligible. Must have 10 shares [Illegible Text]. Elect President at first meeting. His vacancy, how filled, and how created. Directors may [Illegible Text] other officers at any time. SEC. VIII. And be it further enacted, That said Bank during the time herein-before limited, shall be authorized to issue notes and bills, signed by their President and Cashier, payable to order, or bearer, to receive deposits, and transact all other branchos of what is usually known as the Banking business: Provided, That no such notes shall be issued until there be actually paid, and lodged in said Bank, as its bona fide property, at least fifty thousand dollars, in gold and silver coin. May issue notes and bills, and do all banking business. But no issue of bills till at least [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] fide in the bank and its property. SEC. IX. And be it further enacted, That certificates of stock shall be issued, signed by the President and Cashier of said Bank, to every stockholder thereof, which said stock shall be transferable on the books of said Bank by the holder thereof, his legal representatives, or the lawful attorney in fact of either: and no other transfer whatever shall in any manner bind aid corporation: Provided, That no stockholder indebted or liable to said Bank in any way, shall be allowed to make any such transfer but by leave of the Board of Directors. Stock transferable on the books, and no other way-and not then if indebted to the Bank, without consent. SEC. X. And be it further enacted, That the debts due by said Bank in any and every form whatever, (except for deposits,) shall at no time exceed three times the amount of capital actually paid in, and should such excess at any time occur, the Directors allowing the same, shall be severally responsible for the entire amount thereof: Provided, That nothing herein contained, shall be construed to prevent the effects of the corporation from being liable likewise for said excess. Debts due, except for deposits, not to exceed three times the capital paid in. If so, the Directors liable. SEC. XI. And be it further enacted, That the persons and property of the stocholders in said Bank for the time being, shall be liable, in proportion to the number of shares held by them respectively,

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for the ultimate redemption of the bills and notes issued it any time by said bank, in the same manner as in commercial cases or simple actions of debt, and no transfer within six months prior to a failure of said Bank, shall exempt the transfering stockholder from said liability. Persons and property liable for the ultimate redemption, c. Transfer within six months of failure not to exempt. SEC. XII. And be it further enacted, That if this charter shall be sold or transferred before the organization of the Bank, or if the Bank be not organized and put in operation within two years from the passage of this Act, or if at any time a majority of the shares of stock shall be directly or indirectly owned or controlled by a person or persons not bona fide residents in the State, this charter shall be forfeited. Conditions of forfeiture of charter. SEC. XIII. And be it further enacted, That the Board of Directors or any number of stockholders representing one-fifth of the actual amount of capital stock, may at any time, on thirty days notice in two public Gazettes of said city, call a general meeting of stockholders to examine the affairs of the Bank or alter its by-laws, or make any order touching the management of the institution, at which meeting a quorum for business shall consist of the holders of a majority of the actual capital, or their lawful proxies. One-fifth of the stock may, on 80 days notice in two papers, call a meeting to examine its affairs, c. Majority of stock a quorum. Approved, February 9th, 1854. THE EXCHANGE BANK OF THE CITY OF SAVANNAH. SEC. 1. Charter till 1878. Powers, c. SEC. 2. Books opened. Cap.$1,000,000. Officers. SEC. 3. Elections; Quorum, c. SEC. 4. Half a million more allowed, when. SEC. 5. Qualification for Director. SEC. 6. Bills, [Illegible Text] signed. Checks, c., by Cashier only. SEC. 7. [Illegible Text] liability. SEC. 8. 200 shares may call meeting. SEC. 9. Officers to give bond. SEC. 10. Not to engage in trade. SEC. 11. Transfershow only. SEC. 12. Paying stock. Lien of Bank. SEC. 13. Stockholder's liability, ultimate. SEC. 14. Minutes to be kept, Books, c. SEC. 15. What forfeits charter. SEC. 16. Another cause of forfeiture. (No. 147.) An Act to incorporate a Bank, to be called The Exchange Bank 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 Robert [Illegible Text], Noble A. Hardee, Robert A. Allen, William Neyle Habersham, Robert A. Lewis, Edwin Parsons and John W. Nevitt and such other persons as may become associated with them, shall have the right to establish a Bank in the city of Savannah, and they shall be and are hereby made a body politic and corporate

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under the name of The Exchange Bank of the city of Savannah, and so shall continue until the first day of January, one thousand eight hundred and seventy-eight, and by that name they shall be and are hereby made capable in law, to have, hold, purchase, retain and enjoy for themselves and their successors, goods, chattels and effects of whatever nature or kind, and such real estate, lands, tenements and hereditaments, as shall be requisite for the convenient transaction of banking business and such as shall be mortgaged to it, bona fide, as security or conveyed to it on account of debts previously contracted or purchased at sales, upon judgment or execution, and in every instance in which the said body politic and corporate or its successors under the name aforesaid, shall or may become owners of any such goods, chattels, effects. real estate lands, tenements or hereditaments, it or its successors by said corporate name shall have the right and power to sell and convey the same to any person or persons or body corporate whatever, and the said body politic and corporate by the name aforesaid, is hereby made capable and able in law to sue and be sued, to plead and be impleaded, answer and be answered unto, defend and be defended in any Court of Record of this State, and also to have and use a common seal and the same to alter at pleasure; and to make, ordain and establish such by-laws and regulations as shall seem necessary and convenient for the government of said corporation not being contrary to the Laws or Constitution of this State or of the United States; and generally to do, perform and execute all such Acts, matters and things, as it shall or may appertain to them to do perform or execute. The Exchange Bank of the city of Savannah created. Corporators. Charter till 1878. May own lands, c., when taken for debt, c. Sue and be sued c. Seal. By-Laws. SEC. II. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the persons herein before mentioned or a majority of them, shall cause books of subscription to be opened in the city of Savannah on public advertisement of thirty days, and to be kept open for such time as they may deem expedient, in which books of subscription any person or persons, firm or firms, or body corporate may subscribe for stock in said company or body corporate, called The Exchange Bank of the city of Savannah. The Capital of the said company or Bank shall be one million of dollars, divided into shares of one hundred dollars each. There shall be paid into the hands of the persons aforesaid or a majority of them attending the opening of the books of subscription to be by them deposited in a Bank in Savannah and drawn by them from such Bank of deposit in manner hereinafter mentioned, the sum of twenty-five dollars per share at the time of subscribing. So soon as the sum of one hundred thousand dollars or over shall have been subscribed the subscribers may proceed to elect seven Directors of said Bank or Company, to serve for one year. At such election and at every subsequent election and at every meeting of share holders, each share of stock shall entitle the holder in person or by proxy, to one vote. When the said seven Directors shall be so elected, the persons hereinbefore named or a majority of them attending the books of subscription shall pay to such Directors all monies received by them on such subscriptions. A majority of the seven Directors shall elect a President from their number. As soon as the subscribers of stock shall pay to such President and Directors one

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hundred thousand dollars, half in specie and half in solvent Banknotes, the said President and Directors may appoint a Cashier and other officers and proceed to transact the usual businefs of Banks or Bankers, under the restrictions herein after imposed and declared. Books opened on 80 days' notice. As long as expedient. Capital $1,000,000. $25 per share paid down. $100,000 paid authorizes to elect 7 Directors. Vote by shares. President to be elected. SEC. III. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the same number of Directors shall be elected annually, after the first election before provided for, and the President shall be elected annually in manner aforesaid, at such time and on such notice as the by-laws of said Company may prescribe. A failure to make an election at any appointed time, shall not prevent an election of Directors at any subsequent period, and Directors at any time chosen, shall hold office until new Directors shall be made. Annual elections, if not made, what done. Four Directors shall be necessary to form a quorum for the transaction of business, except in July, August, September and October, when the President or President pro tem. and one Director shall form a quorum. At all times Bills of Exchange may be discounted in the manner which may be prescribed by the by-laws on the subject. Four make a quorum, except in July, August, September, and October, then President and one Director may act. SEC. IV. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the President and Directors of said Company, at any regular meeting of the Board, may order the sale of any stock not subscribed for, during the time the books are opened for subscription, and after the whole sum of one million of dollars capital shall have been actually and bona fide paid in, the Board of Directors may order the sale of additional stock, to the extent of half a million of dollars, increasing the capital accordingly. May sell any stock not taken as provided. After $100,000 taken they may sell to a half million more SEC. V. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That none but a holder of twenty shares or more of stock shall be eligible as a Director of said Company, and if any one of the Directors, after being elected, shall cease to be the owner of at least twenty shares of stock, a quorum of the board shall declare his seal vacant and elect another Director in his stead. In case of the death or resignation of any Director or the President, the remaining Directors shall have power to fill the vacancy. 90 shares for a Director. Vacancy in Board, how filled. SEC. VI. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the Bills obligatory and of credit, notes and other contracts of said Company, called The Exchange Bank of the city of Savannah, shall be binding upon said Company; Provided, the same be signed by the President and Cashier and; Provided, that checks on other Banks in or out of the State, or on persons in or out of the State, and certificates of stock, signed by the Cashier alone, shall be binding and obligatory on the Company. Bills, now signed. But checks and certificates of stock, signed by Cashier alone, will bind. SEC. VII. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the total amount, which the said Company, The Exchange Bank of the city of Savannah, may owe at any one time, shall not exceed three times the amount of the Capital then actually paid in. In case of excess the Directors, under whose administration or by whose approval it shall happen, shall be liable for the same, in their individual, natural and private capacity and an action may in such case be brought against them, or any of them, by any one a creditor of the Company in any shape, and prosecuted to judgment

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and execution, notwithstanding and beyond the liability of the Company. Not to owe over three times the capital actually paid in; If exceeded each one approving, and a director liable beyond the Bank to a creditor of the Bank. SEC. VIII. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That a number of stock holders, not less than twenty, who together seall be holders of two hundred shares of stock and upwards, shall have power, at any time to call a meeting of stock holders, for purposes relative to the Institution hereby incorporated, giving at least sixty days notice in one or more public Gazettes, published in Savannah, specifying in such notice the object of such meeting. The Cashier of the said Corporation shall attend every such meeting and keep a record of the proceedings, and he shall keep a record of all proceedings at regular or called meetings of the Board of Directors. 200 shares may call a meeting of Stockholders on 60 days notice. Cashier to keep a record of all such meetings SEC. IX. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That all officers of the said, The Exchange Bank of the city of Savannah, shall give bond and security in such form and amount, as the by-laws may prescribe for the faithful performance of all duties required of them respectively. All officers to give bond as required, c. SEC. X. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the said, The Exchange Bank of the city of Savannah, shall not at any time be engaged in the purchase or sale of produce of any kind, or in commerce, except where produce shall be pledged to it as security for a Bill or Bills of Exchange, Note or Notes, or other bona fide debt or obligation. Not to engage in commerce or sale of produce, except taken as security. SEC. XI. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the stock of said Company hereby incorporated, shall be transferable only on a book of the Company, to be kept for that purpose, by personal entry of the holder of such stock, his or her Attorney in fact, Executor, Administrator, Guardian or Trustee. Transfers personal only on the Books. SEC. XII. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That all instalments or payments for stock in said Company may be called, as the by-laws thereof may prescribe, and the failure to pay any instalment called, may in the discretion of a quorum of Directors work a forfeiture of stock not paid up, and a resting (vesting?) thereof in the Company. And for instalments called on stock, the Company shall have a lien on the stock, until fully paid up to one hundred dollars a share. Instalment as by By-Lawsfailure to pay up works, forfeiture. Bank has lien till all is paid up. SEC. XIII. And be it further enacted, That the persons and property of the stockholders shall be pledged and bound in proportion to the shares that each individual or company may hold, possess or be entitled to in said Bank for the discharge of the debts or contracts of said Bank, or for the ultimate redemption of all notes and bills, and that such liability shall continue after the transfer of such stock, unless at the time of said transfer the said Bank should have been in a sound and solvent condition; in which event said liability shall cease at the end of six months from the time of said transfer. Private property bound prorata with shares held for debts, and the bills ultimately Liability continues after transfer unless Bank was then solvent. SEC. XIV. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the Directors of said Company shall cause to be kept 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 said minutes, and the books and papers of the Company shall always be subject to the inspection of the Board of Directors, or meetings of stockholders. Fair minutes to be kept-years and nays, if required. Books subject to inspection.

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SEC. XV. And be it further enacted, That if at any time the majority of the stock is held and the Bank controlled by persons non-residents of this State, then and in that event said charter shall be forfeited. When owned by non-residents, to forfeit charter. SEC. XVI. And be it further enacted, That if this charter shall be transferred before the Bank is organized, or if the Bank be not organized and in operation within two years from the passage of this Act, the privileges therein granted shall be forfeited. If charter sold before organization or if not started in two years forfeiture. SEC. XVII. 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, February 13th, 1854. INTERIOR BANK OF THE STATE OF GEORGIA. SEC. 1. Powers as to property, c. SEC. 2. Commissioners to open books. SEC. 3. Capital $200,000 to $500,000. SEC. 4. Mode of organizing. SEC. 5. TransferLien of Bank. SEC. 6. Vote by shares, and proxy. SEC. 7. Ten shares, c., to qualify. SEC. 8. President, Cashier, their pay c. SEC. 9. Cashier's bondOath of officers. SEC. 10. May owe three times capital only. SEC. 11. Private property, bound, ultimately. SEC. 12. Bills and checks, how each signed. SEC. 13. 200 shares calls meeting. SEC. 14. Minutes, books, yeas and nays. SEC. 15. Contents of books, evidence. SEC. 16. Dividends half-yearly. SEC. 17. Other Banks' notes. SEC. 18. Not to be owned by non-residents. SEC. 19. Bank not to buy its own bills, c. SEC. 20. Repealing. (No. 148.) An Act to incorporate a Bank in the City of Griffin, to be called the Interior Bank of the State of Georgia. 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 B. Reid, W. R. Phillips, A. A. Gualding, T. D. Johnson, J. S. Jones, D. A. Johnson, together with such other persons as may hereafter become stockholders, shall be and are hereby incorporated and made a body politic by the name and style of the Interior Bank of the State of Georgia, and shall continue until the first day of May, 1880, and by that name shall be and are hereby made able and capable in law to have, purchase, receive, possess, enjoy and retain to them and their successors, lands, rents, tenements, hereditaments, so tar as may be necessary for the erection of necessary Banking houses, and such as have been bona fide mortgaged to it as security, 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, and the same to sell, grant, demise, alien or dispose of, to sue and be sued, plead

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and be impleaded, answer and be answered unto, defend 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 out 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. Interior Bank of the State of Georgia. Incorporated. Powers as to property. As usual. Sue, c. By-laws. SEC. II. The aforesaid J. B. Reid, W. R. Phillips, A. A. Gaulding, T. D. Johnson, J. S. Jones and D. A. Johnson, or any three or more of them, be and they are hereby constituted a Board of Commissioners, whose duty it shall be to open a book of subscription for shares in said Company, on the first day of May, 1854, and shall continue open for thirty days, at such place or places and for so many hours each day as the said Board of Commissioners may determine on, and any capital stock remaining unsubscribed for at the expiration of said thirty days until all be disposed of by said Commissioners or the Directors to be hereafter chosen in such manner as they may direct. Commissioners. Their duties. SEC. III. The capital stock of said Bank shall be two hundred thousand dollars, which may be increased to five hundred thousand dollars, which shall be divided into shares of one hundred dollars each; but the Company may commence business as soon as fifty percent, of the capital has been paid in gold or silver. Capital. 50 per cent. SEC. IV. Upon the expiration of thirty days herein-before allowed for subscribing to the stock of said Bank, or as soon as the requisite number of shares shall have been taken, it shall be the duty of said Commissioners to convene the stockholders or subscribers by giving ten days notice in one or more of the public Newspapers of Griffin of the time and place of meeting, who may then, or at any time thereafter, proceed to the election of a Board of five directors, under such rules and regulations as they may adopt for that purpose. Election of Directors. SEC. V. The Directors shall have power to issue to the subscribers their certificates of stock, and no transfer of stock in this Company shall be considered as binding upon the Company, anless entered in a book or books kept for that purpose by the Company, 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, unless at the option of the Directors, until all debts due said Bank by such stockholder shall be paid. Transfers, how made. SEC. VI. That in all elections for Directors of said Bank, and in all matters coming before the stockholders, each stockholder shall be entitled to one vote for each share, which he or she shall hold in his or her own 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. Qualification of voters. SEC. VII. None but a stockholder entitled in his own right to ten shares of said stock, and not being a Director in any other Bank, shall be eligible as a Director, and if any of the Directors of said corporation shall after being elected become a Director of

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any other Bank, or [Illegible Text] of any appointment or [Illegible Text] from any other Bank, or cease to [Illegible Text] stockholder, his seat [Illegible Text] thereupon become vacated, and the [Illegible Text] Directors, or a majority of them, shall at their next meeting thereafter pass and [Illegible Text] upon their minutes, books, an [Illegible Text] declaring him to be no longer a Director. Directors, how [Illegible Text]. SEC. VIII. The Directors [Illegible Text] appointed shall at their [Illegible Text] meeting thereafter proceed to the [Illegible Text] of a President [Illegible Text] their own body, and the said President [Illegible Text] Directors may elect [Illegible Text] Cashier, (who shall, if deemed [Illegible Text] by the Directors, be also [Illegible Text] member of the Board) and such other [Illegible Text] under them as they may deem necessary and [Illegible Text] for [Illegible Text] the provisions of this Act into effect, and shall [Illegible Text] such [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] to them for their services as shall appear to them reason [Illegible Text]; and shall be capable of exercising such other powers and authorities of making, [Illegible Text], revising and annulling all such by-laws and regulations for the government of said Company and that of their officers and affairs as they, or a majority of them, [Illegible Text] from time to time [Illegible Text] expedient and not ineonsistent with law. Officers. Compensation. Other regulations. SEC. IX. The Cashier, before he enters upon the duties of his office, shall be required to give bond with two or more securities, to the satisfaction of the Directors, in such sum as they may by their by-laws order and direct from time to time, with condition for the faithful performance [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] 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: [Illegible Text], A. B., do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will well and faithfully discharge the duties of President, Cashier or other officer of the Interior Bank of the State of Georgia; which shall be entered and subscribed on the minutes. Cashier's Bond. Oath of officers. SEC. X. And be it further enacted, That from the time that this [Illegible Text] 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. Extent of liabilities. SEC. XI. The persons and property of the stockholders in said Bank shall be pledged and bound in [Illegible Text] to the amount of the shares that each individual or company may hold in said Bank for the ultimate redemption of said bills or notes [Illegible Text] by or from said Bank, in the same manner as in common commercial cases, or simple cases of debt: Provided, That no stockholder shall be relieved from liability for the ultimate redemption of the bills issued by said Bank to the amount of his stock, [Illegible Text] any transfer of his stock until after the expiration of twelve months from the date of said transfer: And provided further, That [Illegible Text] charter shall be forfeited unless said Bank shall commence operations in two years from the grant of said charter. Private property liable. Twelve months. Forfeiture SEC. XII. And be it further enacted, That the notes, bills, obligations or other contracts in [Illegible Text] of said Bank, shall be binding and obligatory upon said Company: Provided, The same be signed by the President and [Illegible Text] by the Cashier of said Bank, and the funds of the Bank shall in no case be bound for such contracts,

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unless the same be so signed and countersigned, except for checks signed by the Cashier in due course of business. Bills to be signed. SEC. XIII. Any [Illegible Text] of stockholders who shall together be the owners of two [Illegible Text] 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 [Illegible Text], specifying [Illegible Text] said notice the object of the meeting. Meeting, how called. SEC. XIV. The Directors shall keep full and regular minutes of their proceedings, and [Illegible Text] any question, where a Director shall require it, the yeas and [Illegible Text] of the Directors voting shall be [Illegible Text] in said minutes, and the books and papers, correspondence and [Illegible Text] of the Company shall at all times be subject to the inspect on of the Board of Directors or stockholders, when convened according to the provisions of this Act. Minutes, c. SEC. XV. In no suit or action in any Court of this State, in which the said Bank [Illegible Text] be a party, shall it be lawful for the [Illegible Text] party or parties to require the said Bank to produce the books [Illegible Text] Bank in [Illegible Text] as evidence; but whenever in any such suit it [Illegible Text] be necessary for the attainment of justice that the evidence [Illegible Text] in [Illegible Text] said books should be had, it shall and may be lawful for either party in any such case requiring such evidence and [Illegible Text], to take out a commission in the usual manner to examine the [Illegible Text] of the said books. Books not produced in Court. SEC. XVI. [Illegible Text] of the profits of the corporation, or so much [Illegible Text] as shall be deemed expedient and proper, shall be declared [Illegible Text] paid half-yearly, (the first half after the Bank shall have been [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] excepted,) and the said dividends shall from time to time [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] by a majority of the Directors, at a meeting to be [Illegible Text] for the purpose, and shall in no case exceed the amount of the [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] actually acquired by the corporation, so that the [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] thereof shall never be impaired. Dividends. SEC. XVII. Any Bank or branches, or their Agents, who may make a demand of specie from said Bank, shall be compelled to receive either the bills of the said Bank making the demand, or any of its branches, in payment. Other Banks. SEC. XVIII. Be it further enacted, c., That should this charter be disposed of to an individual in this State, or an individual or company out of the State, the same shall be forfeited, and the Governor shall issue his Proclamation to that effect. Charter how forfeited. SEC. XIX. And be it further enacted, That it shall not be lawful for said Bank to purchase or receive on deposit its own notes [Illegible Text] less sum than their par value, and on failure to observe the provisions of this section, said charter shall become and is hereby [Illegible Text] forfeited. Not to buy its own notes. SEC. XX. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, that all laws and parts of laws militating against this Act be and [Illegible Text] same are hereby repealed. Repealing. [Illegible Text] Approved, February 17th, 1854.

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THE BANK OF LAGRANGE. SEC. 1. Amends Charter of 52may begin on $50,000Specie paid in. (No. 149.) An Act to amend an Act to incorporate a Bank in the Town of LaGrange, to be called the Bank of LaGrange; Approved, January 27th, 1852. SECTION I. Be it enacted by the Senate and 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 third Section of the above refered to Act be so altered and amended as to authorize said Company to commence business whenever fifty thousand dollars in specie shall have been paid in. Act of 1852 [Illegible Text] Approved, February 18th, 1854. MARINE BANK OF GEORGIA AND BANK OF BRUNSWICK. SEC. 1. Marine Fire Insurance Bankchanged to Marine Bank. SEC. 2. To contract and be sued in new name. SEC. 3. Old bills binding, c., by either name. SEC. 4. Suits in old name, till June, '54. SEC. 5. Capital up to [Illegible Text] SEC. 6. Charter extended to 1878. SEC. 7. Union Bank from Bank Brunswick. SEC. 8. Suits to be in new name, c., and how as to pending suits. SEC. 9. Charter extended to 1880. SEC. 10. Repealing. (No. 150.) An Act to alter and change the corporate name and style of the Marine and Fire Insurance Bank of the State of Georgia to the corporate name and style of the Marine Bank of Georgia, and to authorize the same to increase the Capital thereof, and to establish Branches, and to extend the Charter of said Corporation; and to authorize a change of the name of the Bank of Brunswick, to extend its Charter under the new name, to determine certain liabilities of Stockholders, and to make valid certain contracts and regulate proceedings thereon. SECTION. I. Be it enacted by the Senate and 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 Monday in June next, the body politic and corporate,

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existing in Savannah under the laws of said State, by the name and style of the Marine and Fire Insurance Bank of the State of Georgia, shall be known and called by the name and style of the Marine Bank of Georgia, and all the rights, privileges and immunities whatsoever now enjoyed by said body politic and corporate shall continue unaltered and unimpaired, except in respect of the name hereby altered and changed. Marine Bank, name changed and corporate powers continued. SEC. II. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That every contract of any nature or kind whatsoever entered into by said body politic and corporate, whether such contract be one obligatory on said company or be made to be performed and [Illegible Text] by any person or persons to the said corporate body, shall after the day aforesaid, although made in the said name of the Marine and Fire Insurance Bank of the State of Georgia, be held, taken and esteemed, in law or equity, as made in the name of the Marine Bank of Georgia, and be sued and recovered accordingly. All transactions in new name. SEC. III. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the bank notes or bills of said company, issued or to be issued by the same under the name of the Marine and Fire Insurance Bank of the State of Georgia, shall be binding upon the said corporation after the said first Monday in June next by their new name of the Marine Bank of Georgia, and nothing herein contained shall be construed so as in any way or manner whatever to impair any contract, promise or agreement, to which said corporation now is, or may become a party, whether such contract be in the name and style now existing by law or in the new name of the Marine Bank of Georgia, by reason or on account of the change of name by this Act authorized or made. Contracts not impaired. SEC. IV. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That all suits now pending or hereafter to be instituted by said body politic and corporate, or against the same by the name of the Marine and Fire Insurance Bank of the State of Georgia, shall be carried on and prosecuted to [Illegible Text] judgment, execution or determination in and by that name, notwithstanding the change of name hereby made and authorized;after the first Monday in June next, suits at law or in equity by or against said corporation, whether on promises, agreements, or contracts, made in the name of the Marine and Fire Insurance Bank of the State of Georgia, or in the name of the Marine Bank of Georgia, shall be instituted, carried on, and prosecuted in the new name of the Marine Bank of Georgia. Suits. c., in new name. SEC. V. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the Board of Directors of said body politic and corporate, be and they are hereby authorized in their discretion to increase the capital stock of said company to any sum or amount not exceeding two millions of dollars; and also, to establish a Branch or Branches in Georgia under such regulations as they may deem proper. Capital increased. SEC. VI. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the rights, privileges, and immunities now enjoyed under the laws of this State, and those hereby granted by and to said body politic and corporate, shall be extended and employed until the end of the year of our Lord, one thousand eight hundred and seventy-eight. Charter extended.

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SEC. VII. And be it further enacted, That from and after the first day of September next, the name of the Bank of Brunswick located at Augusta, if the stockholders therein so determine, shall be, and is hereby changed to that of the Union Bank, under which new name said Bank shall be authorized to exercise all corporate powers and privileges, and be subject to all the liabilities and restrictions specified in its existing charter. Bank of [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] changed. SEC. VIII. And be it further enacted, That upon all contracts of any kind heretofore or prior to the first day of September next, made by, or with said Bank, shall be good and valid and may be sued-on in favor of, or against the said Bank by its said new name, and that in all suits brought in favor of, or against it by its present name, and which may be undetermined, on the said first day of September next, it shall be sufficient to suggest upon the record the change of name made by this Act, and said suits shall be proceeded in accordingly. Contracts and powers continued. SEC. IX. And be it further enacted, That said Bank by its new name shall be and is hereby authorized to continue in the exercise of its corporate powers and privileges until the first day of January, one thousand eight hundred and eighty; and no transfer of stock made by any stock holder shall exempt him from liability, if said Bank should fail within six months after such transfer. Charter extended, c. 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. Repealing. Approved, February 13, 1854. MECHANICS' SAVINGS BANK IN SAVANNAH. SEC. 1. Name and powers as to Land, Sueing, c. SEC. 2. Books opened, c. SEC. 3. Capital $250,000begin on $50,000 SEC. 4. Organizing. Five Directors. SEC. 5. Transfer[Illegible Text] of Bank. SEC. 6. Electing Directors. SEC. 7. Qualification. SEC. 8. President and Cashier. SEC. 9. Cashier's bond, oath, c. SEC. 10. Debts, three times capital. SEC. 11. 200 shares call a meeting. SEC. 12. Minutes kept. SEC. 13. Dividends of profits only, c. SEC. 14. Deposits on interest. SEC. 15. Other Bank bills, demanding. SEC. 16. Issue bills to three times, c. SEC. 17. What forfeits charter. SEC. 18. Stockholder's liability. (No. 151.) An Act to incorporate a Bank in the city of Savannah, to be called the Mechanics' Savings Bank. SECTION I. Be it enacted, by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Georgia in General Assembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That Robert M. Charlton, Solomon Cohen, Thomas E. Loyd, David R. Dillon,

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Gilbert Butler, John Mc. Williams, Edward M. Prendergast and John F. Tucker, and their associates and successors shall be and are hereby incorporated and made a body politic, with the usual Banking privileges, by the name and style of the Mechanics' Savings Bank, to be located at Savannah, in the county of Chatham, and shall continue until the first of May, 1890; and by that name shall be and are hereby made able and capable in law to have, purchase, receive, possess, enjoy and retain to them and their successors, lands, rents, tenements, hereditaments, so far as may be necessary for the [Illegible Text] of necessary Banking houses and such as have been bona fide mortgaged to it as security or conveyed to it in satisfaction of debts, previously contracted in the course of its dealings, or purchased at sales upon judgment, which shall have been obtained for such debts; and 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 Laws or Equity in this State or else where, 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 out 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. Corporators. Powers and Privileges. SEC. II. The aforesaid Robert M. Charlton, Solomon Cohen, Thomas E. Loyd, David R. Dillon, Gilbert Butler, John Mc. Williams, Edward M. Prendergast and John F. Tucker, or any three of them be and they are hereby constituted a Board of Commissioners, whose duty it shall be to open a book of subscription for shares in said company on the second day of May, 1854, and shall continue open for three days at such place, and for so many hours each day as the said Board of Commissioners may determine on, and any capital stock remaining unsubscribed for at the expiration of said three days, shall be disposed of by said Commissioners or the Directors, to be hereafter chosen in such manner as they may direct. Commissioners, their duties. SEC. III. The capital stock of said Bank shall be two hundred and fifty thousand (250,000) dollars, which shall be divided into shares of one hundred dollars; but the Company may commence business, as soon as fifty thousand dollars in species shall have been paid. Capital. SEC. IV. Upon the expiration of three days herein before allowed for subscribing to the stock of said Bank, it shall be the duty of said Commissioners, to convene the stockholders or subscribers, by giving ten days notice in one or more public newspapers of Savannah, of the time and place of meeting, who may then, or any time thereafter, proceed to the election of a Board of five Directors, under such rules and regulations as they may adopt for that purpose. Directers elected. SEC. V. The Directors shall have power to issue to the subscribers their certificates of stock; and transfer of stock in this Company shall not be considered as binding upon the Company, unless entered in a book or books, kept for that purpose by the Company, by personal entry of the stockholder, his legal representative or

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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 such stockholder shall be paid. Their duties. [Illegible Text]. SEC. VI. The number of votes in electing Directors, to which each of the stockholders shall be entitled, shall be according to the numbers of shares he shall hold, each share to be entitled to one vote, from one to one hundred shares, but no stockholders shall be entitled to more 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 appears at least three calendar months previous to the day of election, and unless it be holden by the person in whose name it appears absolutely and bona fide in his own right or in that of his wife, and for his or her sole use and benefit, or as [Illegible Text], 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. Qualification of voters. Proxies. SEC. VII. None but a stockholder, entitled in his own right (which he shall awear 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 cease 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 book an order declaring him to be no longer a Director. Qualification of Directors. SEC. VIII. The Directors so appointed, shall, at their first meeting thereafter, proceed to the appointment of the 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 [Illegible Text] for carrying the provision 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 exercising such other powers and authorities of making, revising, altering, or annulling all such by 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 inconsistent with the Constitution and Laws of Georgia. Officers. Other powers. SEC. IX. The Cashier, before he enters on 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 by-laws order and direct from time to time, with condition for the faithful performance of his duties. And the President, Cashier, and other officers of the Bank, shall take the following oath on entering on the duties of their respective offices: [Illegible Text] Bond. I, A. B., do solmenly swear (or affirm,) that I will, well and faithfully discharge the duties of President, Cashier, or other officer (as the case may be) of the Mechanics' Savings Bank; which shall be subscribed and entered upon the minutes. Oath of officers. SEC. X. And be it further enacted, That from the time that

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this Act shall take effect, the total amount which the Bank shall at any time owe, either by bond, bill, note, or other contract, shall not exceed three times the amount of its capital. Liabilities. SEC. XI. Any number of stockholders, not less than ten, who together, shall be the 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 thirty days notice in one of the public Gazettes of the city of Savannah, specifying in such notice the object of said meeting. Meetings, how called. SEC. XII. 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. Minute Books, c. SEC. XIII. Dividends of the profits of the corporation [Illegible Text] so much thereof, as shall be deemed expedient and proper, shall be declared and paid half yearly, (the first half after the Bank shall have been in [Illegible Text] excepted,) and a majority of the Directors at a meeting to be held for the purpose, and shall in no case exceed the amount of the nett profits actually required (acquired) by the corporation, so that the capital stock thereof shall never be impaired. Dividends. SEC. XIV. And be it further enacted, That the said Bank shall have power and authority to receive deposits on interest, as Saving Institutions now have, under rules and regulations, to be established by said Bank: Provided, Said rules and regulations are not contrary to the Laws or Constitution of the State, and that the stock of said Bank be always liable until all the savings fund be paid. Savings. SEC. XV. Any Bank or Branches thereof, who may make a demand of specie from said Bank, shall be compelled to receive the bills of said original Bank or any of its Branches in payment. Other Banks. SEC. XVI. The said Bank shall be permitted and is hereby authorized to issue bills or notes of credit, (commonly called Bank bills,) payable to bearer on demand, signed by the President and countersigned by the Cashier: Provided, The notes so issued shall not at any time exceed three times the amount of capital stock actually paid in, in specie. Extent of issues. SEC. XVII. Be it further enacted, That should this charter be disposed of to an individual in this State, or an individual or company out of this State, the same shall be forfeited, and the Governor shall issue his Proclamation to that effect. Forfeiture. SEC. XVIII. 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 redemption of said 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. Private property [Illegible Text]. Approved, January 18th, 1854.

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MECHANICS' BANK IN AUGUSTA, BANK OF MILLEDGEVILLE, AND MECHANICS' SAVINGS BANK, SAVANNAH. SEC. 1. Charter extended to 1880. SEC. 2. Bank lien on stockTransfer. SEC. 3. Vote by shares, c. SEC. 4. Capital may go to $1,000,000 SEC. 5. Private liability6 months transfer. SEC. 6. Bank of MilledgevilleCharter extended 10 years. SEC. 7. Mechanics' Savings Bank SavannahCharter alteredeach share one vote. * * See No. 150 for this Charter. (No. 152.) An Act to be entitled an Act to extend the Charter of the Mechanics' Bank in the City of Augusta, and to alter and amend the Act incorporating the same. To extend the Charter of the Bank of Milledgeville. And to amend the Charter of the Mechanics' Savings Bank, located in Savannah. 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 said Mechanics' Bank shall continue and exist under the laws now of force, and as hereinafter provided until the first day of January eighteen hundred and eighty. Charter extended. SEC. II. And be it further enacted, That for all debts created after the passage of this Act, by note, bill of exchange, or otherwise, and due said Bank by any stockholder thereof, either as principal, security, guarantor, drawer, acceptor, or endorser, said Bank shall have a lien on all the stock thereof, which may stand in the name of such debtor, either at the making of the contract on which he may be so liable, or at any time thereafter, until such debt be paid, and no stockholder so indebted as aforesaid, shall be allowed to transfer any such stock so standing in his name as aforesaid, without the consent and express authority of the Board of Directors, so long as such indebtedness shall continue. Lien on stock. Stock, not transferable. SEC. III. And be it further enacted, That all stock of said Bank, whether held in trust or otherwise, shall give to the holders therof the right to vote in all meetings and elections, according to the amount thereof, as prescribed in the original Act of incorporation. Qualification of voters. SEC. IV. And be it further enacted, That the capital stock of said Bank may be increased from time to time to any amount not exceeding in all one million of dollars, whenever the stockholders representing a majority of the stock shall so direct at any legal meeting. Capital increased. SEC. V. And be it further enacted, That the persons and property of the stockholders in said Bank, shall at all times be liable and bound in proportion to the number of shares held by each, for the ultimate payment of all bills and notes heretofore or hereafter issued by said Bank, in the same manner as in common commercial cases or simple actions of debt, and no transfer of stock within six months before a failure of said Bank shall relieve any stockholder from liability. Private property liable. SEC. VI. And be it further enacted, That the charter of the Bank

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of Milledgeville, be and the same is hereby extended for the term of ten years from the time now limited by law for the duration of said charter. Bank of Milledgeville. SEC. VII. And be it further enacted, by the authority aforesaid, That the sixth Section of the Act to incorporate a Bank in the city of Savannah to be called the Mechanics' Savings Bank, be so altered and amended as to entitle each and every stockholder to one vote for every share he or she may hold. Mechanics' Savings Bank. Approved, February 20th, 1854. MECHANICS' AND TRADERS' BANK IN SAVANNAH. SEC. 1. Charter till 1884powers, c. SEC. 2. Capital $500,000, begin on $100,000. SEC. 3. Books openedthree days, c. SEC. 4. OrganizationSeven Directors. SEC. 5. Transfer on Books only. SEC. 6. Vote by sharesproxy. SEC. 7. Ten shares, c., to qualify. SEC. 8. Election of PresidentCashier. SEC. 9. Cashier's Bondoath. SEC. 10. Owe three times capital. SEC. 11. 200 shares to call meeting. SEC. 12. Minutes; yeas and nays. SEC. 13. Dividends, c. SEC. 14. Stockholders not favored in loans. SEC. 15. To receive its own notes. SEC. 16. Persons, c, ultimate for all debts. SEC. 17. Six months transfer no relief, c. SEC. 18. To begin in two years. (No. 153.) An Act to incorporate a Bank in the City of Savannah to be called The Mechanics' and Traders' Bank. SECTION I. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Georgia in General Assembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That Robert Lachlison, Edwin L. Hollis, I. W. Morrell, M. Prendergast, Amos Scudder, Jos. D. Stebbins, c., c., and their associates and successors shall be and are hereby incorporated and [ ] made a body politic, by the name and style of the Mechanics' and Traders' Bank, to be located at Savannah in the county of Chatham, and shall continue until the first day of January, eighteen hundred and eighty-fourthat is to say, for the space of thirty years from the date of the passage of this Act; 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 to their successors, lands, rents, tenements, and hereditaments, so far as may be necessary for the erection of banking houses, and such as have been bona fide mortgaged to it as security, or conveyed to it in satisfaction of debts previously contracted in the course of its dealings, or purchased at sales upon judgment which shall have been obtained for such debts, and the same to hold, 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 or

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equity in this State or elsewhere, having competent jurisdiction to make, have, and use a common seal; 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 Bank: Provided, always, That such by-laws, rules and regulations be not repugnant to the Constitution of this State or of the United States. Corporators. Their powers, privileges and liabilities. SEC. II. The capital stock of said Bank shall be five hundred thousand dollars, which shall be divided into shares of one hundred dollars each; but the Bank may commence business as soon as one hundred thousand dollars shall have been paid in specie. Capital, c. SEC. III. The aforesaid Robert Lachlison, M. Prendergast, J. D. Stebbins, I. W. Morrell, A. Scudder, and E. L. Hollis, c., or any three or more of them be, and they are hereby constituted a board of Commissioners, whose duty it shall be to open a book of subscription for shares in said company on the first day of April, eighteen hundred and fifty-hour, which shall be continued open for three days, at such hours and for so many hours each day as the said board of Commissioners may determine on; and any capital stock remaining [Illegible Text] ibed for at the expiration of the said three days shall be disposed of by the Commissioners or the Directors to be hereafter chosen, in such manner as they may direct. Commissioners, their duties. SEC. IV. Upon the expiration of the three days hereinbefore allowed for the subscribing to the stock of said Bank, it shall be the duty of said Commissioners to convene subscribers to the capital stock by giving ten days notice in one or more of the newspapers of Savannah, of a time and place of meeting, when or at any time thereafter they may proceed to the election of a board of seven Directors, said Directors to be elected by a majority of stockholders, and shall serve until the second Monday of January thereafter, or until their successors shall have been elected; and on the second Monday of January annually, there shall be an election for seven new Directors. Election of Directors. SEC. V. The Directors shall have power to issue to the subscribers their certificates of stock, and no transfer of stock in this company shall be considered as binding on the company unless entered on a book kept for that purpose by the company, by personal entry by 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 shall be paid. Transfers of stock. SEC. VI. The number of votes in electing Directors to which each stockholder shall be entitled, shall be according to the number of shares he or she shall hold, each share to be entitled to one vote; and any stockholder being absent may authorize by power of attorney, under seal, any other stockholder or other person to vote for him, her, or them. Qualification of voters. SEC. VII. None but a stockholder entitled in his own right to ten shares of 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 afterwards become a Director of any other Bank, or accept of any appointment or office from any other Bank, or cease to be a stockholder, his seat shall thereupon become vacated,

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and the remaining Directors, or a majority of them, shall at their next meeting pass and enter upon their minute book an order declaring him no longer to be a Director. Qualification of Directors. SEC. VIII. The Directors so appointed shall, at their first meeting, proceed to the appointment of a President from their own body, and the said President and Directors shall appoint a Cashier and such other officers as may be necessary and expedient for carrying the provisions of this Act into effect; and shall allow the said President, Cashier, and other officers, such compensation for their services as shall be reasonable and proper; and the said Directors are authorized to exercise such other powers of making, revising, altering, or annulling all such by-laws and regulations for the government of said Bank, and of their officers and affairs, as they or a majority of them shall from time to time think expedient, and not inconsistent with law. Officers. Compensation. Other powers. SEC. IX. The Cashier, before he enters upon the duties of his office, shall be required to give bond, with two or more securities, to the satisfaction of the Directors, in such sum as they by their by-laws order and direct, for the faithful performance of his duties; and the President, Cashier, and other officers of the Bank, shall take the following oath upon entering on their duties, viz: I, A. B. do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will truly and faithfully discharge the duties of President, Cashier, or other officer, as the case may be, of the Mechanics' and Traders' Bank: which shall be subscribed and entered on the minutes. Bonds. Oath. 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 any other contract, shall not exceed three times the amount of capital actually paid in. Liabilities. SEC. XI. Any number of stockholders not less than twenty, who together shall be proprietors of not less than two hundred shares, shall have power at any time to call a meeting of stockholders for purposes relative to the institution, giving at least sixty days notice in the newspapers of the city of Savannah, or any one of them, specifying in the said notice the object of the meeting. Meetings, now called. SEC. XII. The Directors shall keep fair and regular minutes of their proceedings, and upon any question where any Director requires it, the ayes and noes of the Directors voting shall be inserted in said minutes; and the books, papers, correspondence, and funds of the Bank 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. Books, c. SEC. XIII. Dividends of the profits of the Bank, or of so much thereof as shall be deemed expedient and proper, shall be declared and paid half yearly, (the first half after the Bank shall have been in operation excepted); and the said dividends shall be determined by a majority of the Directors, at a meeting to be held for the purpose; and shall in no case exceed the amount of net profits actually earned by the Bank, so that the capital stock shall never be impaired. Dividends. SEC. XIV. No Director or stockholder shall be permitted to

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borrow money from said Bank upon any other or more favorable terms than shall be required of other customers. Not to borrow. SEC. XV. Any Bank or Banks [Branches?] thereof, who may make a demand of specie from said Bank, shall be compelled to receive the bills of said original Bank, or of any of its Branches, in payment. Other Banks. SEC. XVI. And be it further enacted, That the personal and private property of each stockholder shall be bound for the ultimate redemption of all bills or notes issued by said Bank, and all other claims against the same, in proportion to the stock held by them respectively; and that the charter hereby granted shall be forfeited: Provided, a majority of the stock at any time be owned, or held, or controlled, by persons living without this State, either directly or indirectly. Private property [Illegible Text] Forfeiture. SEC. XVII. And be it further enacted, That the liability of the personal and private property of the stockholders provided for in the foregoing section, shall continue for six months after the transfer of any portion of said stock, by any one of the stockholders: Provided, said Bank was not in a solvent condition at the time of the transfer; and the proof of the condition of the Bank at the time of the transfer shall devolve on the stockholder so transferring his or her stock. Liability [Illegible Text] SEC. XVIII. And be it further enacted, That if said Bank be not organized and commence business within two years from the passage of this Act, the privileges hereby conferred shall be forfeited. Forfeiture. Approved, February 17th, 1854. MERCHANTS' AND PLANTERS' BANK, IN SAVANNAH. SEC. 1. IncorporatedPowersBooks opened. SEC. 2. Capital $2,000,00010 per ct. paid uporganize Directorstransfer in book only. SEC. 3. Vote by shares owned 30 days. SEC. 4. Qualifications. SEC. 5. President and other officerstheir pay c. SEC. 6. Cashier's bond, oath, c. SEC. 7. 20 per cent at a time. SEC. 8. Vice President. SEC. 9. Directors' [Illegible Text] three for one. SEC. 10. 500 shares to call meeting. SEC. 11. Minutes, yess and nays. SEC. 12. Dividends, one half yearly. SEC. 13. Pay Banks in their bills. SEC. 14. Selling Charter, forfeits, SEC. 15. Property pledged at all timesTransfer 6 months, when only, good. SEC. 16. Branches. SEC. 17. Majority, by non resident, forfeits. SEC. 18. To begin in two years or forfeit. (No. 154.) An Act to incorporate the Merchants' and Planters' Bank. SECTION I. Be it enacted, by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Georgia in General Assembly met, and it is

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hereby enacted by the anthority of the same, That Robert Habersham, Dr. James P. Screven, Hiram Roberts, Solomon Cohen, E. H. Bacon, John Boston, Isaac W. Morrell, Henry D. Weed, Dr. E. H. Martin, John Stoddard, W. B. Hodgson, C. A. L. Lamar, Francis S. Bartow, Jacob Waldburg, George W. Owens, Charles Green, Robert A. Allen, George B. Cumming, Thomas M. Turner, H. A. Crane, Thomas Holcombe, M. Marsh, J. Johnson, A. A. Smetts, E. F. Wood, S. Solomons, R. Wayne and their associates and successors, be and they are hereby incorporated and made a body politic by the name and style of the Merchants' and Planters' Bank to be located at Savannah, in the county of Chatham, and shall continue until the first day of January eighteen hundred and eighty, and by that name shall, and are hereby made able and capable in law, to have, purchase, receive, possess, enjoy and retain to them and their successors, lands, rents, tenements, hereditaments, so far as may be necessary for the erection of necessary banking houses, and such as have been bona fide mortgaged to it as security 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, and the same to sell, grant, demise, alien, or dispose of; to sue and be sued, plead and be [Illegible Text] answer and be answered, defend and be [Illegible Text] 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 [Illegible Text] at their pleasure; and to make and [Illegible Text] such by-laws, rules and regulations as they may deem expedient and necessary to carry out the objects of the institution, and the same to alter and change at pleasure: Provided, Such by-laws, rules and regulations be not repugnant to the Constitution or laws of this State, or of the United States. The aforesaid Robert Habersham, Dr. James P. [Illegible Text] Hiram Roberts, Solomon Cohen, E. H. Bacon, John Boston, Isaac W. Morrell, Henry D. Weed, Doctor E. H. Martin, John Stoddard, W. B. Hodgson, C. A. L. Lamar, Francis S. Bartow, Jacob Waldburg, George W. Owens, Charles Green, Robert A. Allen, George B. Cumming, Thomas M. Turner, H. A. Crane, Thomas Holcombe, Mulford Marsh, J. Johnson, A. A. Smetts, E. F. Wood, Samuel Solomons, Richard Wayne or any three or more of them, be and they are hereby constituted a Board of Commissioners, whose duty it shall be to open books of subscription for shares in said Company, at such time and place as the said Commissioners or Directors to be hereafter elected, may deem proper; which books shall remain open, until the whole amount of capital shall be subscribed for. Corporators. Their power. Privileges. [Illegible Text] To act as commissioners. SEC. II. The Capital of said Bank shall be two millions of dollars, to be divided into twenty thousand shares, of one hundred dollars each, and so soon as ten per cent of said capital is subscribed and paid in, in specie or specie funds, it shall be the duty of said Commissioners, to convene the subscribers or stockholders, by giving ten days notice in two or more of the newspapers of Savannah, setting forth the time and place of meeting, who may at said meeting, or at such other time as may be there agreed upon, proceed to elect a Board of nine Directors, to serve for one year, and who shall hold their office until other Directors are elected in their

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stead, which election shall be held annually, after the first election, or as soon thereafter, as practicable; the Directors shall have power to issue certificates for stock, stating the number of shares subscribed for, and the amount paid on each share, which certificate shall be deemed, and taken as representing their respective amounts as capital stock in this Bank; each certificate so issued shall be signed by the President and Cashier of said Bank, and transferable only on the books of the Bank, by personal transfer, or by some other person legally authorized to transfer by the owner of said scrip. Capital. Directors. Their [Illegible Text] SEC. III. In electing Directors, stockholders shall be allowed one vote for each share, and no share or shares shall entitle the holder to the right of suffrage, after the first election, unless the share or shares shall have been held at least thirty days previous to said election; any individual association, Executor, Administrator, or other persons legally representing shares in this Bank, shall be [Illegible Text] to the right, either to vote in person or by proxy. Qualification of voters. SEC. IV. None but a stockholder entitled in his or their own right to ten shares of said stock, and not being a Director of any other Bank, shall be eligible as a Director, and if any 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 cease to be a stockholder, his seat shall [Illegible Text] become vacated, and the remaining Directors, or a majority of them, shall, at their next meeting, pass, and enter upon their minute book, an order declaring him to be no longer a Director, and proceed to fill such vacancy, or any other vacancy that may occur, at pleasure. Qualification of Directors. SEC. V. 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 reasonable; and shall be capable of exercising such other powers and authorities, of making, revising, altering, or amending all such by-laws and regulations for the government of this company, and of that of their officers and affairs, as they, or a majority of them, shall, from time to time, think expedient, and not inconsistent with law. [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] Other powers. SEC. VI. The Cashier before he enters on 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 by-laws, order and direct, from time to time, with condition for the faithful performance of his duties; and the President, Cashier and other officers of the Bank, shall take the following oath, on entering on the duties of their respective offices. I, A. B., do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will well and faithfully discharge the duties of President, Cashier or other officer, (as the case may be,) of the Merchants' and Planters' Bank; which shall be subscribed and entered upon the minutes. Cashler's bond. [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] SEC. VII. The President and Directors, after the first instalment on subscriptions, to the amount of two hundred thousand dollars

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has been paid in, shall have the power to call in further instalments of not over twenty per cent. at any one time by giving at least sixty days notice of said call. If there shall be a failure in the payment of any sum subscribed by any person, copartnership, corporation or body politic, when the same is required to be paid by this Act or the Directors, the share or shares, upon which such failure shall happen or [Illegible Text] shall be forfeited and may again be sold and disposed of in such manner as the Directors shall order and provide and the proceeds from such sale, together with the sum or sums, which may have been paid thereon shall inure to the benefit of said corporation. Further Instalments. Forfeiture of stock. SEC. VIII. The President and Directors shall have the power to appoint a Vice President, whose acts shall be valid in the absence of the President, and to say, what number of Directors shall form [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text]. Vice President. SEC. IX. Said Bank shall have power to issue Bills, Bonds or Notes for circulation, and to discount Notes and Bills of Exchange. But the total amount of the debts, which 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 over and above the amount of specie, actually deposited in its vaults for safe keeping. In case of excess the Directors, under whose administration it shall happen, shall be liable for the same in their individual and private capacity and an action of debt may be brought against them, or any of them, or any of their [Illegible Text] Executors or Administrators, in any Court of Record in the United States, having competent jurisdiction or either of them, by any creditor or creditors of said corporation and may be prosecuted to judgment and execution; any condition, covenants or agreements to the contrary notwithstanding. But this shall not be construed to exempt the said Corporation, or the lands, tenements, goods, chattels and effects of the same from being also liable for and chargeable with the said excess; and such of the said Directors who may have been absent when the said excess was created or contracted, may have dissented from the resolution or act whereby the same was created and contracted, may respectively exonerate themselves from being so liable, by having their dissent, if present, entered on the minutes of said corporation. Extent of [Illegible Text] Directors liable for [Illegible Text] Corporation liable also. SEC. X. Any number of stock-holders, not less than twenty, who together shall be proprietors of five hundred shares or upwards, shall have power at any time to call a meeting of the stock-holders for purposes relative to the Institution, giving at least sixty days notice in one of the public Gazettes of the city of Savannah, specifying in such notice the object of said meeting. Meetings, how called. SEC. XI. 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 the 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. Books and Minutes. SEC. XII. Dividends of the profits of the corporation, or of so much thereof as shall be deemed expedient and proper, shall be

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declared and paid half yearly (the first half after the Bank shall have been imperation excepted) and the said dividends shall from time to time be determined by a majority of the Directors at a meeting to be held for the purpose, and shall in no case exceed the amount of the nett profits actually acquired by the corporation, so that the capital stock thereof shall never be impaired. Dividends. SEC. XIII. Any Bank, Branches, or Agencies thereof, who may make a demand of specie from said Bank shall be compelled to receive either the bills of said original Bank, or any of its Branches or Agencies, in payment. Other Banks. SEC. XIV. In the event that this charter be transferred to any person, company or corporation, immediately after such transfer it shall be [Illegible Text] null and void, and of no effect, Not to be seld. SEC. XV. And be it further enacted, That the persons and property of the stockholders shall at all times be liable, pledged and bound for the redemption of bills and notes at any time issued, in proportion to the number of shares that each individual and corporation may hold and possess, and that such liability shall not be discharged by a sale and transfer of stock, unless at the time of such sale the sale was made for a good and valuable consideration, and was a bona fide transaction, and the Bank was in a sound and solvent condition at the time of such sale, in which event such liability shall not continue beyond six months after such sale and transfer. Private property [Illegible Text] SEC. XVI. The said Merchant's and Planter's Bank shall have power to stablish Branches or Offices of Discount and Deposit in such citiesor towns in this State as a majority of the Directors may determine upon: Provided, the citizens of said city or town through their legal representatives do not object. Branches. SEC. XVII. And be it further enacted, That if at any time a majority of the shares of the stock in said Bank shall be owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, by any person or persons not bona fide residents in this State, the privileges granted by this Act shall be forfeited. Non-residents. SEC. XVIII. And be it further enacted, That if the Bank authorized by this Act be not organized and in operation within two years after the passage of this Act this charter shall be forfeited. Forfeiture. Approved, February 13th, 1854.

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PLANTERS' AND MECHANICS' BANK OF COLUMBUS. * * Preamble recites doubts as to power of new [Illegible Text] SEC. 1. A. B. Ragan, successor to R. B. Alexander in all respects. (No. 155.) 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 day of December, 1841. Also, An Act further amendatory of said Acts; assented to, on the 13 th day of December, 1842. And also, An Act amendatory of the before recited Acts; assented to, on the 23 d day of December, 1843. WHEREAS, under the provisions of the before recited Acts, judicial proceedings were instituted against the Planters' and Mechanics' Bank of Columbus, which resulted in a forfeiture of its charter, as provided in said Acts: And, WHEREAS, prior to said decree of forfeiture the said Planters' and Mechanics' Bank of Columbus had regularly assigned to Robert B. Alexander, all its property and effects for the benefit of its creditors, which said assignment has been by [the] last of the before recited Acts, declared valid for all purposes, both in Law and Equity: And, WHEREAS, the said Robert B. departed this life without fully executing said assignment, and by a proceeding in the Superior Court of Muscogee County, and on the Equity side of said Court, one Abraham B. Ragan, has been appointed Trustee or Assignee, in the place of said Robert B.: And, WHEREAS, doubts are entertained whether the said Abraham B. Ragan is subject to the same duties and liabilities, and can lawfully exercise the same rights as were imposed on and conferred upon the said Robert B. by the last of the before recited Acts; 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 appointment of Abraham B. Ragan, as Assignee or Trustee, in the place and stead of the said Robert B. Alexander, shall be held and deemed valid for all purposes, both in Law and Equity, and that the same power and authority conferred on said Robert B. by the said deed of assignment, and the said Act of the 23d of December, 1843, to collect, settle and pay the debts due to and from said Bank, and also of sueing and being sued for any debt due to and

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from said Bank, and of being made a party to any suit that may be pending for or [Illegible Text] said Bank, or said Robert B., as such assignee in the manner [Illegible Text] in said Act; shall and the same is hereby extended to and [Illegible Text] upon the said Abraham B. Ragan, and that the said [Illegible Text] B. shall be subject to the same penalties, pains and [Illegible Text] as was the said Robert B. Alexander, and that the provisions of the said before recited Act of 23d December, 1843, shall to all [Illegible Text] and purposes extend to and apply to the said Abraham B. Ragan, and [Illegible Text] successors as such Trustee and Assignee, as they did to the said Robert B. Alexander, whilst in life. A. B. Ragan, assignee. His powers and duties. SEC. II. Be it further enacted, That all laws and parts of laws militating against this Act, be and the same are hereby repealed. Approved, February 16th, 1854. PLANTERS' AND MECHANICS' BANK OF DALTON. SEC. 1. Charter till 1880usual powers. SEC. 2. Capital $150,000 to $250,000. SEC. 3. $10,000 of coinmay [Illegible Text] five Directors, c. SEC. 4. Not paying upforfeits. SEC. 5. Directors, under officers, pay, c. SEC. 6. Vote by bona fide sharesproxy. SEC. 7. 100 shares to call meeting. SEC. 8. Transfer on Books, c. SEC. 9. Bills, how signed. SEC. 10. Books, minutes, yeas and nays. SEC. 11. No officer to [Illegible Text] SEC. 12. Excess over three times, c., and no issue till $50,000 paid in. SEC. 13. Other Banks paid in own bills. SEC. 14. [Illegible Text] SEC. 15. Private property bound for all debts, c. SEC. 16. One quarter may belong to non-residents. SEC. 17. Six months transfers, c. SEC. 18. To begin in two years. (No. 156.) An Act to incorporate a Bank in the City of Dalton to be called the Planters' and Mechanics' Bank of Dalton. SECTION I. Be it enacted by the Senate and 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 Hammond, Owen H. Kenan, William L. High, Euclid Waterhouse, and James Morris, and such other 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 style of the Planters' and [Illegible Text] Bank of Dalton, with banking powers and privileges located at Dalton, and so shall continue until the year 1880 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 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

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or dispose of; to sue and be sued, plead and be impleaded, answer and be answered, defend 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, [Illegible Text] or 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 Laws or Constitution of this State, or the United States. Corporators. Their powers and [Illegible Text] SEC. II. The capital stock of said Bank shall be one hundred and fifty thousand dollars, with the power, right and privilege hereby conferred on the said company, or the Directors thereof, to increase the same to the sum of two hundred and fifty thousand dollars; the said stock to be divided into shares of one hundred dollars each, and be apportioned among the aforesaid stockholders, and such other persons as they may associate with them. Capital. 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 ten thousand dollars of the subscription for said stock shall be received. And said five Directors so elected shall be capable to serve as such until the first Monday in April, 1855, and shall be eligible to re-election on that, and in each and every year thereafter on the same day. Directors shall be chosen by the proprietors 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 every such election, make choice of one of their own members as President; and in case of his death, or resignation, or removal from the State, or from the Board of Directors, the remaining Directors shall proceed to fill the vacancy for the remainder of the year; and in case it shall at any time happen that the stockholders omit, fail, or neglect, to elect Directors on the day prescribed and authorized by this Act, the said corporation shall not for such omission, failure, or neglect, be deemed to be dissolved; but it shall be lawful on any other day to hold and make an election of Directors in such manner as shall have been, or may be, prescribed by the rules and by-laws of said corporation: and provided, that in case of the death, resignation, removal from the State, or from the Board, of any Director, his place may be filled by a new choice, for the remainder of the year, by the remaining Directors. Directors. By whom chosen. Vacancy, how filled. SEC. IV. If there should be a failure in the payment of any sum or sums of money subscribed by any person, corporation, or body politic, or copartnership, when the same is required by the said Directors to be paid, the share or shares of stock upon which said failure occurs shall be for such failure forfeited, 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 payment is required to be made be given in one of the public Gazettes of Dalton. Forfeiture of Stock. Notice.

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SEC. V. The Directors, for the time being, shall have power and authority to appoint such Officers and Clerks under them as may be by them deemed necessary for executing the business of the said corporation, and shall allow them, together with the President, such compensation as the said Directors 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 them may be satisfactory. And the President, Cashier, and other Officers of the Bank, before entering on the duties of their several offices, shall take and subscribe the following oath: I, A. B., do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will well and faithfully discharge the duties of (President, Cashier, or other officer, as the case may be) of the Planters and Mechanics' Bank of Dalton; which oath shall be entered and subscribed in the minutes of the corporation. Officers. Compensation. Bond. Oath. SEC. VI. The number of votes to which each stockholder shall be entitled at any meeting or election shall be according to the number of shares he may hold, each 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 Executor, Administraton, Guardian or Trustee, or in the right of some copartnership, corporation, or society, of which he or she may be a member, and not in secret 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 ten days before the day of election. Number of votes. Shares, how held. Proxies. SEC. VII. Any number of stockholders who shall together be the owners of one hundred shares or upwards of the said stock 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 Dalton, specifying in such notice the object of the meeting. Meetings, how called SEC. VIII. That the Directors shall have power to issue to the subscribers their certificates of stock, signed by the President, and countersigned by the Cashier, and which shall be transferable on the books of the Cashier, only by a 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, her, or their stock until all debts due said bank by said stockholder shall be paid, unless by consent of the Directors entered upon the minutes. Transfers, how made. 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. Company, when liable

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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 entered in their minutes, and the books, papers, and 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. Books and Minutes. SEC. XI. 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, indorser or acceptor. Directors not to borrow. SEC. XII. The Planters' and Mechanics' Bank of Dalton 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 forfejted in consequence of said excess, and calling a meeting of the stockholders, who shall have power and authority to adopt such measures as may be deemed prudent and effectual in bringing the officers (affairs?) of said corporation to a speedy close; but said Bank shall issue no bills, or notes, or checks, until fifty thousand dollars of the capital subscribed shall be actually paid in specie. Extent of liabilities. Forfeiture. SEC. XIII. Any Bank, or Branch of any Bank, or the agent of any Bank or Branch Bank, that may make a demand of specie from said Bank shall be compelled to receive the bills of said Bank or Branch Bank making the demand. Other Banks. SEC. XIV. 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 said dividend 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 nett profits actually made and acquired by the said corporation, so that the capital stock thereof shall never be impaired. Dividends. SEC. XV. That the persons and property of the stockholders in the Planter's and Mechanic's Bank of Dalton, shall at all times be pledged and bound, in proportion to the number of shares that each individual, corporation or company hold, possess or are interested in or entitled to in 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. Private property liable. SEC. XVI. And be it further enacted, That the stock of said Bank shall not at any time be owned by persons not residents of this State to a larger amount than one-fourth of the capital actually paid in. Non-residents. SEC. XVII. All transfers of said stock shall be wholly void, if made within six months previous to the failure of said Bank, but

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that said stockholder so transferring shall be deemed and held liable for his proper portion of the debts of the institution notwithstanding said transfer. Transfer [Illegible Text]. SEC. XVIII. And be it further enacted, That if said Bank be not organized and in operation within two years after the passage of this Act, the privileges thereby granted shall be forfeited. Forfeiture. Approved, February 15, 1854. RUCKERSVILLE BANKING COMPANY. SEC. 1. Upon surrender of bills, Comptroller to cancel mortgages, securities, c. (No. 157.) An Act for the relief of the Stockholders of the Ruckersville Banking Company. WHEREAS: The stockholders of the Ruckersville Banking Company represent that the said corporation has redeemed all the bills and notes received from the Comptroller General under the provisions of the Act to authorize the business of Banking, and to regulate the same, which they desire to surrender, and pray that the securities given by them under said Act may be cancelled and surrendered. 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 surrender to the Comptroller General of all the bills and notes heretofore issued and delivered to the Ruckersville Banking Company, he is hereby authorized and directed to cancel and surrender to the stockholders of said corporation an and all mortgages and other securities received from them, or any of them, under the above recited Act. Cancelling of old Bonds. Approved, December 17, 1853.

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SOUTH WESTERN BANK OF GEORGIA. 1. Its nameCharter till 1880powers, cnot to sell charter, c.non-residents. 2. Capital $200,000begin on 25 per cent. 3. Failure to pay up, c. 4. Mode of voting, c. 5. Majority stockholders call meeting. 6. Transfer on books. SEC. 7. Instalments may be required in specie and other Bank bills. SEC. 8. Bills, c.Owe three times, c. SEC. 9. Five other Bank shares disqualify. SEC. 10. Cashier's bond, oaths, c. SEC. 11. Private property bound, ultimately. SEC. 12. Not to borrow on pledge of stock. (No. 158.) Act to incorporate a Bank in the town of Fort Gaines, to be [Illegible Text] the South Western Bank of the State of Georgia, and to [Illegible Text] the establishment of one or more Branches of the same. SECTION I. Be it enacted, by the Senate and House of [Illegible Text], of the State of Georgia, in General Assembly met, and is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That William [Illegible Text], Warren Sutton, James E. Brown, James R. Holmes, [Illegible Text] Dill, John H. Jones, Nathan C. Bass, Robert G. Carithers, [Illegible Text] J. Johnson, Alexander Marshall, William Sutton, Robert Bass, Samuel A. Billing, John J. Boswell, John A. Jones, [Illegible Text] Williamson, Charles Cleghorn, and Solomon G. Beckham, [Illegible Text] their associates and successors, and such persons as they may [Illegible Text] to take stock, under this Act, and their assigns shall [Illegible Text] be a body corporate and politic, by the name and style of the [Illegible Text] Western Bank of Georgia, with banking powers and [Illegible Text] located at Fort Gaines, now in the county of Clay, and shall [Illegible Text] until the first day of February, 1880, and by the said [Illegible Text] name; shall be and are hereby made capable, and in law have, purchase, receive, possess, enjoy and retain to them and [Illegible Text] successors, lands, tenements, hereditaments, goods and [Illegible Text] of whatever kind, nature or quality the same may be, and the [Illegible Text] to sell, or otherwise dispose of; to sue and be sued, plead and impleaded, answer and be answered unto, defend and be [Illegible Text], in any Court of Law, the same being a Court of Record or [Illegible Text] in this State. And, also, to make, have and use a [Illegible Text] seal, and the same to break, alter or renew at their pleasure; [Illegible Text], also, to select a Board of Directors, whose duty it shall be to [Illegible Text] a President and other officers, to establish and put in [Illegible Text], such by-laws, rules, and regulations, as shall be necessary and [Illegible Text] for the governing said corporation: Provided, That such [Illegible Text], rules and regulations shall not be contrary to the laws of [Illegible Text] State: Provided, That if this charter is sold or transferred by [Illegible Text] corporators before organizing under it, to any person or persons, Company, residing out of this State, or if at any time hereafter more than one-fourth of the capital stock, is directly or indirectly [Illegible Text] or controlled by any non-resident person or Company, said [Illegible Text] shall be and is hereby wholly forfeited. Corporators. Their powers and liabilities. Forfeiture of [Illegible Text]. SEC. II. And be it further enacted, That the capital stock of said company shall consist of two hundred thousand dollars, in shares

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of one hundred dollars each, but the Company may [Illegible Text] business as soon as twenty-five per cent. thereof shall have [Illegible Text] paid in, in specie. Capital. SEC. III. And be it further enacted, That if there should any failure in the payment of any sum or sums subscribed by person, copartnership or body politic, when the same is [Illegible Text] by the Directors, to be paid the share or shares of stock [Illegible Text] which such failures occur, shall be for such failure forfeited to [Illegible Text] corporation, and may again be disposed of in such manner as Directors may provide, and the amounts having been paid there shall revert and belong to said corporation: Provided, That sixty [Illegible Text] notice of the time at which such payment is required to be [Illegible Text] be given in two or more public Gazettes of this State. Forfeiture of stock. SEC. IV. The number of votes to which each stockholder [Illegible Text] be entitled to, shall be according to the number of shares he [Illegible Text] hold, in the following proportion, to wit: for each share, not ceeding five, one vote each, and for every five shares above one vote: Provided, That no stockholder shall be entitled in [Illegible Text] her or their own right to more than fifty votes, and after the [Illegible Text] election, no share or shares shall confer a right of suffrage, [Illegible Text] shall not have been holden by the party, at least three [Illegible Text] months, previous to the day of the election. Votes of stockholders SEC. V. And be it further enacted, That any number of [Illegible Text] holders who shall, together, be the owners of a majority of [Illegible Text] stock shall have power at any time to call a meeting of the [Illegible Text] holders, for purposes relative to said corporation, giving at [Illegible Text] sixty days notice in two or more public Gazettes of this State, [Illegible Text] in such notice the object of such meeting. Meeting, [Illegible Text] called. SEC. VI. And be it further enacted, That the Directors [Illegible Text] have power to issue to the subscribers their certificates of [Illegible Text] signed by the President and Cashier, and which shall be [Illegible Text] on the books of the Cashier, only by personal entry of [Illegible Text] stockholder, his legal representative or attorney, duly [Illegible Text] by power for that purpose: Provided, That no stockholder [Illegible Text] to the Bank shall transfer his, her or their stock, until all [Illegible Text] due said Bank by said stockholder shall be paid, unless by [Illegible Text] consent of the Directors entered upon the minutes. Transfers, [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] SEC. VII. And be it further enacted, That all amounts of [Illegible Text] subscribed for, shall be paid in in specie, if in the opinion of [Illegible Text] Directors, it shall be necessary; and said Bank shall at all times bound to redeem its bills, or other liabilities, in gold or silver: [Illegible Text] however, That whenever a demand shall be made by any [Illegible Text] Bank, or Branch Bank, by itself or Agent, this Bank shall [Illegible Text] the right of redeeming its liabilities of any kind thus [Illegible Text] with the bills of the Bank or its Branches making the demand, [Illegible Text] the same provisions shall extend to individuals. [Illegible Text] paid for in specie. Other [Illegible Text] SEC. VIII. And be it further enacted, That said Bank may, [Illegible Text] is hereby authorized to issue bills, or notes of credit, payable [Illegible Text] on demand, signed by its President, and counter-signed [Illegible Text] the Cashier, but the total amount of the debts of said [Illegible Text] shall not at any time exceed three times the capital stock [Illegible Text] paid in. Liabilities. SEC. IX. And be it further enacted, That none but a [Illegible Text]

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entitled in his own right to at least five shares, and who shall be a Director in any other Bank shall be eligible as a Director, any Director ceasing to be a stockholder, his office as such [Illegible Text] thereupon be vacated, and be filled at the next meeting of the [Illegible Text] Qualification of Directors. SEC. X. And be it further enacted, That the Cashier, before he [Illegible Text] on the duties of his office, shall give bond with two or more [Illegible Text] to the satisfaction of the Directors, in such sum as they [Illegible Text] by their by-laws, direct; and the President, Cashier, and [Illegible Text] of said Bank shall, before entering on the duties as such, [Illegible Text] and subscribe an oath for the faithful discharge of his duties such; which shall be entered upon the minutes. Cashier's Bond. Oath of officers. SEC. XI. And be it further enacted, That the persons and [Illegible Text] of the stockholders in said Bank shall, at all times, be pledged [Illegible Text] bound, in proportion to the amount of stock owned by them, the ultimate payment of its liabilities. Private property liable. SEC. XII. And be it further enacted, That no stockholder shall permitted to borrow money from said Bank upon the faith or [Illegible Text] of their stock, but shall be subjected to the same rules as [Illegible Text] other customer of said Bank. Who may borrow. Approved, February 16th, 1854. CHURCHES * * See Cities and Towns, No. 213, Sec. 23, Presbyterian Church Atlanta; and see [Illegible Text] Presbyterian Church. AND CHARITABLE INSTITUTIONS. CHURCHES.[Alphabetically arranged, near as may be.] SEC. 159. Antioch Baptist Church in Washington County. SEC. 150. Mount Lebanon Academy, and Dale Academy. SEC. 150. [Illegible Text] Baptist, in Floyd. SEC. 160. Baptist Church in Sylvania, [Illegible Text] SEC. 160. Bluff Spring Camp Ground, Pike. SEC. 161. Blue Ridge Rabun Gap Church. SEC. 162. Christian Church in Augusta. SEC. 163. Elijay Baptist Church, Gilmer. SEC. 163. Town Creek Baptist. Gilmer.Also, Talking Rock Baptist, [Illegible Text] Baptist, Macedonia Baptist, Mountain Town Baptist, Pleasant Hill Baptist, New Hope Baptist, Lion Hill Baptist, Lebanon Baptist, Union Baptist, Mount Moriah Baptist, Bethel Baptist, Mount Lion Baptist, and Chery Log Baptist. SEC. 164. Griffin Baptist Church. SEC. 165. Irwinton Free Church. SEC. 166. Methodist Church in Sylvania, [Illegible Text] SEC. 167. Protestant St. John's free Chapel, Savannah. II. CHARITABLE INSTITUTIONS. No. 168. Jasper Lodge, Monticello. No. 169. Knights of Jerico, Grand Lodge of, at Atlanta. No. 170. Ladies Hebrew Benevolent Society, Savannah. No. Orphan's Home of Protestant Episcopal Church, Savannah. No. 172. Trenton Lodge, Dade county.

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(No. 159.) An Act to incorporate Antioch Baptist Church in the [Illegible Text] Washington, and appoint Trustees for the same, and to [Illegible Text] other Churches and Academies therein named. SECTION I. Be it enacted, by the Senate and House of [Illegible Text] of the State of Georgia in General Assembly met, and [Illegible Text] hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That William Walker, Cornelius Jordan, William W. Curry, Gabriel W. [Illegible Text] and William W. Mays, (May,) are hereby appointed [Illegible Text] Antioch Baptist Church in the county of Washington, and are [Illegible Text] by declared a body corporate, with power to fill all vacancies [Illegible Text] by death, or otherwise, or a majority of them, and [Illegible Text] such by-laws, rules or regulations necessary for the [Illegible Text] the same, not inconsistent with, or contrary to the Laws of [Illegible Text] State. [Illegible Text] Church. SEC. II. And be it further enacted, by the authority [Illegible Text] That James A. Etheredge, Thomas J. Williams, Jeremiah [Illegible Text] Joseph H. Slade and Edmund Dumas, and their successors in [Illegible Text] be, and they are hereby appointed Trustees of Mount [Illegible Text] Academy in the county of Jones. Mount Lebanon. SEC. III. And be it further enacted, That the aforesaid [Illegible Text] and their successors in office, be, and they are hereby [Illegible Text] to be capable of using a common [Illegible Text] of sueing and being [Illegible Text] pleading and being impleaded, in the several courts of law [Illegible Text] equity in this State of receiving and holding for the use of [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] all donations, gifts, grants and bequests; of [Illegible Text] and receiving acquitances, and of making, by the vote of a [Illegible Text] of said Trustees, all necessary by-laws for the Government said Academy, and filling all vacancies that may occur in the [Illegible Text] of Trustees. Powers of [Illegible Text] SEC. IV. And be it further enacted by the authority of the [Illegible Text] That John Hendrick, Willis Tilman, Franklin W. Chinney, [Illegible Text] Tilman, James W. Tilman, and Ansel B. T. New, and their [Illegible Text] in office, be, and they are hereby declared to be a body [Illegible Text] and politic, under the name and style of Armuchy [Illegible Text] Church, of the county of Floyd, and as such, may have and use common seal, sue and be sued, plead and be impleaded, [Illegible Text] and hold property conveyed to them, and transfer and sell the [Illegible Text] at pleasure, and that said Trustees and their successors, shall [Illegible Text] power to fill all vacancies that may occur in their body, and [Illegible Text] such by-laws and regulations as they may deem proper: [Illegible Text] The same are not contrary to the Constitution and Laws of this [Illegible Text] or of the United States. [Illegible Text] Church. SEC. V. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid That Asa Smith, Rufus Bunce, Alfred Buffington, Francis J. [Illegible Text] and M. A. Stovall, and their successors in office, be, and [Illegible Text] are hereby declared to be a body politic and corporate, by [Illegible Text] name and style of the Trustees of Dale Academy; and as such [Illegible Text] be capable and liable to sue and be sued, plead and be [Illegible Text] in the several courts of law and equity in this State, and shall [Illegible Text]

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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 [Illegible Text] to remove from office any officer by them appointed. Dale Academy SEC. VI. And be it further enacted, That said Trustees shall be capable of accepting, and being invested with all manner of property, [Illegible Text] 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 hold the same for the proper benefit and behoof of said Academy. Powers of corporators. SEC. VII. 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] how [Illegible Text] 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. Approved, February 16th, 1854. (No. 160.) An Act to incorporate the Baptist Church at Sylvania, in Scriven County, and the Bluff Spring Camp Ground, in Pike 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 Arthur Robbins, sen'r., William Williams, Acee T. Mack, William [Illegible Text] and Jacob [Illegible Text] Wells, jr., 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 at Sylvania, Scriven [Illegible Text] 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 lawful means for defending or recovering any property whatever which the said Trustees or their successors may hold or claim now or hereafter. Baptist Church at [Illegible Text] Powers, c. SEC. II. 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 conference meeting, or any called conference meeting for that purpose. Vacancies, how filled. SEC. III. And be it further enacted by the authority [Illegible Text]

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That James Neal, Ignatius J. Dozier, Abner Chapman, William D. Redding, Andrew J. Beckham, James Cauthen, William O. Kindrick, P. N. Mattux, and William P. Tyler, 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 Bluff Spring Camp Ground of Pike County, and 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. Bluff Spring Camp Ground. SEC. IV. 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; and for holding titles to, and conveying real and personal estate, and of sueing and being sued, pleading and being impleaded. Vacanc'es, how filled. Approved, February 18th, 1854. (No. 161.) An Act to incorporate the Blue Ridge Rabun Gap Church, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Georgia in General Assembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That Allen R. Gaines, and the other male members of the Blue Ridge Rabun Gap Church, in the county of Rabun, and their successors and associates be, and they are hereby declared to be a body politic and corporate, by the style of the Blue Ridge Rabun Gap Church, of Rabun county, and shall be vested with two acres of land around said Church, and all such property, both real and personal, as have been, shall be, or may be bestowed on said Church by gift, grant, purchase, or otherwise, for the use and benefit of said Church; and shall have power to make all by-laws, rules, and 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. Corporators, their powers, c. Approved, February 18, 1854. (No. 162.) An Act to incorporate the Christian Church of Augusta, in the County of Richmond. 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 Samuel S. Pinkerton, Edward Campfield, Henry L. Jeffers, and Stephen H. Oliver, and their successors in office forever, be and they are here by declared to be a body politic and corporate, under the name and

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style of the Trustees of the Christian Church, in Augusta, with power to make and use a common seal, contract and be contracted with, sue and be sued, and plead and be impleaded, in the several Courts of Law and Equity in this State, also to purchase, receive by gift or otherwise, hold and dispose of, for the use of said Church, any property, real or personal, and to make such by-laws for their government, as shall be necessary and proper: Provided, They are not repugnant to the Constitution and Laws of this State, or to the provisions of any deed heretofore made, or that may be hereafter made to them for the use aforesaid. Corporators. Christian Church. Powers enumerated. SEC. II. And be it further enacted, That in case either of said Trustees or their successors shall die, resign or remove from the State, another Trustee shall be chosen in his place by said Church, at such time and in such manner as the members thereof shall determine. Approved, Eebruary 13th, 1854. (No. 163.) An Act to incorporate the Baptist Church in the town of Ellijay, in the County of Gilmer; Town Creek Church, Talking Rock Church, Ebenezer, Macedonia, Mountain Town, Pleasant Hill, New Hope, Zion Hill, Sugar Creek, Lebanon, Union, Mount Moriah, Bethel, Mount Zion, and Chrry Log, in the County of Gilmer, and appoint Trustees for the same. 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 R. B. Perry, G. Clouinger, N. L. Osborn, be and they are hereby constituted a body corporate and politic, by the name and style of the Trustees of the Ellijay Baptist Church, and that they shall have a perpetual succession and a 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 chattles of any kind whatever, which may have been given or purchased, for the use of said Church, and the same to dispose of in any manner they may judge is for the use and benefit of said Church; 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 in this State. Ellijay Church, Incorporated. SEC. 2. 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 each Church herein incorporated shall have liberty to increase the number of Trustees to serve for each Church herein named; that five of the Trustees of each Church shall be a quorum, to make all by-laws, rules and regulations, necessary to carry these powers into effect, not repugnant to the Laws and Constitution of this State or of the United States. Privileges and powers.

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SEC. III. And be it further enacted, That F. H. Allen, R. Jordan and Jacob Gibson, be and they are hereby constituted a body corporate and politic, by the name and style of the Trustees of the Town Creek Baptist Church, of Gilmer county, and that they [Illegible Text] have all the benefits and liabilities in the first and second Sections of this Act. Town [Illegible Text] SEC. IV. And be it further enacted, That John S. James and Moses Jones, and such other persons as they or either of them may select, and their successors in office, be and they are hereby incorporated a body politic, by the name and style of the Talking Rock Baptist Church, and they and their successors in office, shall have all the benefits and liabilities in the first and second Sections of this Act. Talking Rock. SEC. V. And be it further enacted, That J. L. Coggins, J. Petett and E. Clayton, and their successors in office, be and they are hereby constituted and appointed a body corporate and politic, by the name and style of the Trustees of Ebenezer Baptist Church, and that they and their successors in office shall have all the benefits and liabilities in the first and second Sections of this Act. Ebenezer. SEC. VI. And be it further enacted, That J. Rackley, J. Holden and P. Garret, and their successors in office, be and they are hereby constituted and appointed a body corporate and politic, by the name and style of the Macedonia Baptist Church, and that they and their successors in office shall have all the benefits and liabilities herein incorporated, in the first and second Sections of this Act. [Illegible Text] SEC. VII. And be it further enacted, That P. Miller, S. Plemons and N. B. Osborn, be and they are hereby constituted a body corporate and politic, by the name and style of the Trustees of the Mountain Town Baptist Church, and that they and their successors in office, shall have all the benefits and liabilities of the first and second Sections of this Act. Mountain Town. SEC. VIII. And be it further enacted, That A. George, A. M. Sheriff, A. S. Latham, 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 Pleasant Hill Baptist Church, and that they and their successors in office, shall have all the provisions of the first and second Sections of this Act. Pleasant [Illegible Text] SEC. IX. And be it further enacted, That T. W. Ivie and H. G. Ivie, 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 Newhope Baptist Church, and that they and their successors in office shall be entitled to all the provisions of the first and second Sections of this Act. New Hope. SEC. X. And be it further enacted, That A. Nelson, A. D. Jones, E. P. [Illegible Text] 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 Zion Hill Baptist Church, and that they and their successors in office, shall be entitled to all the benefits of the first and second Sections of this Act. Zion Hill SEC. XI. And be it further enacted, That H. Brindle, W. Franklin and T. Godfrey, and their successors in office, be and they are hereby constituted a body corporate and politic, by the name

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and style of the Trustees of the Sugar Creek Baptist Church, and that they and their successors in office, be and they are hereby [Illegible Text] to all the privileges in the first and second Sections of this Act. Sugar Creek. SEC. XII. And be it further enacted, by the authority aforesaid, That William E. Mull [and] G. H. Couch, 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 Lebanon Baptist Church, and by that name shall be entitled to all the provisions of the first and second Sections of this Act. Lebanon. SEC. XIII. And be it further enacted by the uthority aforesaid, That S. E. Croel, J. Querry and A. Grant, 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 Union Baptist Church, and that they and their successors in office, be and they are hereby entitled to all the provisions of the first and second Sections of this Act. Union. SEC. XIV. And be it further enacted, That James A. Beard, L. Higdon, and A. J. Head, and their successors in office, be and they are hereby constituted a body corporate and politic, by the name and style of the Mount Moriah Baptist Church, and by that name and style they and their successors in office, be and they are hereby entitled to all the provisions of the first and second Sections of this Act. Mount Moriah. SEC. XV. And be it further, enacted That E. Fain and N. Sheriff, 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 Bethel Baptist Church, and by that name and style they and their successors in office, be and they are hereby entitled to all the provisions of the first and second Sections of this Act. [Illegible Text] SEC. XVI. Be it further enacted, That S. Griffith, William Greene and D. B. Miller, 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 Mount Zion Baptist Church, they and their successors in offices be and they are hereby entitled to all the benefits of the first and second Sections of this Act. Mount Zion. SEC. XVII. And be it further enacted, by the authority aforesaid, That G. Bradford, E. M. Bradford and B. Underwood, 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 Cherry Log Baptist Church, [and ] they and their successors in office be and they are hereby entitled to all the benefits of the first and seeond Sections of this Act. Cherry Log. Approved, February 15th, 1854. (No. 164.) An Act to incorporate the Griffin Baptist Church. 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 Jonathan P.

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Milner, Josiah T. Ingram, G. W. Thomas, and Pleasant A. Dawson, Deacons of the Baptist Church, in the city of Griffin, be and they are hereby constituted a body corporate and politic, under the name and style of the Trustees of the Griffin Baptist Church, in the city of Griffin; that they shall have a perpetual succession, and may have a common seal, that they and their successors, by the name aforesaid, shall be able and capable in law and equity to possess, hold and retain all such real estate, goods and chattels, as may have been or may be conveyed to them or set apart in a legal way for the use of said Church; also to receive by purchase, gift, bequest or devise, lands, tenements, goods and chattels, and other estate, and the same to dispose of in any way they may be directed to do by said Church for the use of the same, and that the said corporation and their successors shall be composed of the Deacons of said Church for the time being, that all vacancies occurring in their number from time to time, by death, resignation, removal or otherwise, shall be filled by said Church at any regular meeting, according to the rules and discipline of said Church; that said corporation may sue and be sued, plead and be impleaded, in the several Courts of Law and Equity in this State. [Illegible Text] Baptist Church Powers and Rights. SEC. II. And be it further enacted, That all Laws and parts of Laws, repugnant to this Act, be and the same are hereby repealed. Approved, February 17th, 1854. (No. 165.) An Act to incorporate the Irwinton Free Church, in the County of Wilkinson, and appoint Trustees for the same, 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, Green B. Burney, A. E. Cochran, William Fisher, William O. Beall, James M. Hall, James Jackson and Thomas N. Beall, and their successors in office be, and they are hereby, constituted a body corporate and politic, under the name of the Trustees of Irwinton Free Church. Corporators. SEC. II. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, 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, plading and being impleaded, and to be capable in law of holding and possessing, and acquiring by purchase, gift, or otherwise, any lands, tenements, hereditaments, goods and chattels, and other estates, and the same to use, lease, or convey, in such manner as they see fit; subject to the limitations and provisions hereinafter mentioned. Powers. SEC. III. And be it further enacted, That the Trustees aforesaid, and their successors in office, shall hold the said Church, with the lands heretofore conveyed to said Church by William O. Beall, consisting of one acre, more or less, for the use and benefit of the

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Presbyterian, Missionary Baptist, and Methodist Episcopal denominations of Christians in perpetuity, in manner following, to wit: Privileges. The Methodist Episcopal denomination shall be entitled to have, use, and control said Church for the first and third weeks in each and every month, reckoning from Friday morning before the first and third Sabbaths therein; the Presbyterians to have, use, and control said Church the second week in each and every month, reckoning as aforesaid; and the Missionary Baptists to have, use, and control said Church the fourth week in each and every month, reckoning in like manner as the Methodists and Presbyterians; and the rights secured in this section to the several denominations mentioned shall be perpetual and inviolable, except by a vote of the Trustees, with the consent of all the denominations interested. Denominations. When to occupy. SEC. IV. And be it further enacted, That each denomination aforesaid shall have power and authority to organize and maintain their respective societies, their government, forms and rituals, respectively, during the time they are entitled to the use and control of said Church as aforesaid. Their own rituals, c. SEC. V. And be it further enacted, That said Board of Trustees shall have power to pass all by-laws, rules and regulations, for their government, which they may think proper, not repugnant to the body of this Act, the Constitution and Laws of the State of Georgia; and to fill all vacancies which may occur in their Board by death, resignation, or otherwise. Their powers, c. 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. Approved, February 9th, 1854. (No. 166.) An Act to incorporate the Methodist Protestant Church at Sylvania, in Scriven [Illegible Text], and other Churches 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 Charles Church, Jacob H. Wells, Samuel Varrador, Arthur Robbins, jr., and Edmond B. Gross, 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 Methodist Protestant Church, in the village of Sylvania, Scriven County, with power to hold any property, either real or personal, which may now belong to or be hereafter acquired by said Church, whether by purchase or gift, 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 the United States. Corporators. Sylvania. Powers. SEC. II. And be it further enacted, That any vacancy or vacancies which may occur in said Board of Trustees, by death, resignation or otherwise, may be filled by a majority of the male

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members of said Church at any regular or called meeting for that purpose; the quantity of land whereon the said Church is now directed [erected?] is four acres, more or less, adjoining the lots of Sylvania, which is vested in said Trustees for the use and benefit of said Church. Vacancies. SEC. III. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That Daniel Mostello, James Barton, William C. Blaylock, Riley Goss and John Cook, and their successors in office, shall be and they are hereby appointed and declared to be a body corporate, by the name and style of the Trustees of the Baptist Church, at Cedar Creek, in the County of Cass, 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 trespass or other injury to the property of said Church, real or personal, and defend or use any property which now belongs or hereafter may belong to said Church. Corporators Cedar Creek Powers. SEC. IV. And be it further enacted, That the corporate limits of said Church shall be as follows, commencing at J. Boston's line on the Cassville road, then along said road to the Canton road, then the Canton road east to William C. Blalock's line of lot No. 106, then south to corner, then south to the line of No. 107, on the east line to J. Barton's line, thence to the beginning, and the said Trustees shall have power and authority to make all by-laws, rules and regulations, within the limits of said corporation, they may deem proper: Provided, Said by-laws, rules and regulations do not conflict with the Constitution and Laws of this State nor of the United States. Corporate limits. SEC. V. And be it further enacted, That A. R. Gaines, John W. Scruggs, Amos M. Curry, William Pelson, and Hiram Gibson be, and they are hereby appointed, Commissioners for the Blue Ridge Baptist Church in Rabun County, and that George A. Greenwood, A. J. Martin, William Gillespie, Thomas Carter, and Jesse Bickman be, and they are appointed, Commissioners of the head of Tennessee Church in Rabun County, with all the powers and privileges granted in the first section of this Act. Corporators. Tennessee, c. SEC. VI. And be it further enacted, That Martin England, John L. Kelly, and William H. Cathey, and their successors in office office be, and they are hereby declared to be, a body corporate, under the name and style of the Trustees of Macedonia Church in the County of Union, and as such may have a common seal, sue and be sued, plead and be impleaded, receive and hold property conveyed to them, and transfer and sell the same at pleasure. That said Trustees and their successors shall have power to fill vacancies which may occur in their body, make rules and regulations, pass all by-laws necessary for their government: Provided, they be not inconsistent with the Constitution of this State, and have and enjoy such other privileges as are usual to the [] corporations of this kind, any law, or usage, or custom, to the contrary notwithstanding. Corporators [Illegible Text] Powers, c. Approved, February 7th, 1854.

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(No. 167.) An Act to incorporate the Church Wardens and Vestry of the Protestant St. John's Free Chapel in the City of Savannah. 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 Samuel Palmer and George A. Gordon, Church Wardens, and William C. O. Driscoll, John Screven, and Henry Williams, Vestrymen, and their successors in office, be, and they are hereby constituted, and declared to be a body corporate, under the name and style of the Church Wardens and Vestry of the Protestant St. John's Free Chapel, in the city of Savannah, and as such, and by that name, shall be capable and liable in law to sue and be sued, plead and be impleaded, and may have, use, and change at pleasure a common seal, and may acquire, receive, hold and enjoy all money and property of every description heretofore or hereafter conveyed, bequeathed or devised to them, and may transfer, dispose of, and sell the same, and may make and enter into, under their corporate seal, or otherwise, any contracts for the benefit of the said Free Chapel, and may establish such by laws and regulations, not repugnant to the Constitution and Laws of this State, or to the Constitution and [Illegible Text] of the Protestant Episcopal Church in the [Illegible Text] of Georgia, [Illegible Text] they, or a majority of them, shall deem expedient; and may appoint all necessary officers, and agents, and may, at their pleasure, remove the same from office, and appoint substitutes, and shall have power to fill all vacancies that may occur among themselves, by death, resignation, removal from the county, or otherwise. Corporators. St. Sohn's Free Chapel. Powers and [Illegible Text] SEC. II. And be it further enacted, That all laws militating against this Act, be, and the same, are hereby repealed. Approved, February 15, 1854. (No. 168.) An Act to incorporate Jasper Lodge, Number Fifty, of Free and Accepted Masons, of the Town of Monticello, Jasper 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 Jasper Lodge number fifty, of Free and Accepted Masons, situated at Monticello, in the county of Jasper, be, and the same is hereby declared a body corporate, under the name and style of Jasper Lodge number fifty, of Free and Accepted Masons. Lasper Lodge, incorporated. SEC. II. And be it further enacted, That John C. Maddox, Worshipful Master; William A. Lofton, senior Warden; Thomas C. Davies, junior Warden; the officers of said Lodge, and their successors in office, be, and they are hereby declared capable in Law or Equity of sueing and being sued; of purchasing and holding real and personal property; of giving and receiving titles for the same; to

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use a common seal, and to do all other things, which bodies corporate may, in law do, connected with the object of their Association. Powers and privileges. 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, February 17, 1854. (No. 169.) An Act to incorporate the Grand Lodge, Knights of Jericho, of the State of Georgia, and for other purposes therein named. WHEREAS: A. M. Lamb, A. M. Jackson, C. R. Hanleiter, A. B. Forsyth, Thomas Harkins, Wesley H. Stansell, J. G. McCollaster, and Donald M. Hood have, by their memorial, stated that there exists divers subordinate Lodges, Knights of Jericho, in this State, over which there is a presiding or superintending Grand Lodge, 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 [Illegible Text], and having for their motto, Faith, Hope and Charity, and for the purpose of affording aid to their brethren and their families in sickness and in the hours of adversity: Knights of Jericho. SECTION I. Be it enacted by the Senate and 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 hereinbefore named, and others who are, or may become, members of the Grand Lodge, Knights of Jericho, of the State of Georgia, and their successors, shall be, and they are hereby declared to be, a body politic and corporate, in name and deed, by the style of the Grand Lodge, Knights of Jericho, of the State of Georgia; said Grand Lodge to be located at Atlanta, or such other place as may be determined on by said Grand Lodge, and by said name and style shall have perpetual 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 repugnant to the Constitution and Laws of this State, or the United States. Incorporated. Rights and powers. SEC. II. 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 Lodge, Knights of Jericho, of the State of Georgia, to take, hold, enjoy, and convey real and personal property, to sue 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 receive, take, and apply bequests, devices [devises?] or donations that may be made to and for the uses and purposes intended by the said Institution; and shall be, and are hereby declared to be, vested with all the powers and advantages, privileges and emoluments, of a society of people

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incorporated to the purpose and intention of their laudable Institution. To hold real estate, c. SEC. III. And be it further enacted, c., That all regular subordinate Lodges working under the power and jurisdiction of the said Grand Lodge, and such others as may be chartered by authority of the same, are hereby declared to be bodies politic and corporate, in the name and deed, by whatsoever style and name they may be called and known in their Constitution, with equal powers to those which are hereby granted to said Grand Lodge, Knights of Jericho, of the State of Georgia, so long as the said subordinate Lodges remain under the power and jurisdiction of the said Grand Lodge, and in all things abide by, and conform themselves to, the resolutions and by-laws of the same, and no longer. Subordinate Lodges incorporated. Approved, February 7th, 1854. (No. 170.) An Act to incorporate the Orphans' Home of the Protestant Episcopal Church, in 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 Louisa Bartow, Sophia Fosdick, Louisa Harding, Mary W. Nevitt, Margaret Younge, B. H. Gammell, Williamina B. Williams, [Illegible Text] Grant, Mary Hartridge, Catherine Williams, Anne Carter, [Illegible Text] Kerr, Mary Jewett, E. A. Champion, Honora McNish, [Illegible Text] Bowen, and their associates and successors be, and the same are hereby constituted, a body corporate and politic, by the name of The Orphans' Home of Protestant Episcopal [Illegible Text] of Chatham County, and are hereby vested with all the ordinances, rights and powers incident to corporations, and shall have the power to make such by-laws and regulations for the admission of members to the corporation and the government of the same, and the election of managers and the disposition of their charitable funds, as to them may seem proper, not inconsistent with the Laws of this State; to take, hold, and convey real and personal estate for the purpose of maintaining, instructing, and employing indigent children, particularly orphans. Corporators. Orphans' Home. Privileges. Powers. SEC. II. And be it further enacted, That the Managers or Directresses of said corporation shall always be chosen of females belonging to the Protestant Episcopal Church in Chatham County. Who to be managers. SEC. III. And be it further enacted, That the said corporation shall have the power to make valid contracts with minors, or the parent or parents of minor children, or magistrates authorised by law, for the custody of such children as may be the subjects of their charity. Make contracts with minors. SEC. IV. And be it further enacted, That the said corporation shall be under the supervision of the Bishops of the Protestant Episcopal Church of Georgia. Supervision of Bishops. Approved, February 17th, 1854.

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(No. 171.) An Act to incorporate the Ladies' 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 Miss [Illegible Text] D'Lyon, President, and her associates and successors, are hereby incorporated and made a body politic, by the name and style of the Ladies Hebrew Benevolent Society of Savannah, and as such are hereby made capable to sue and be sued, and to hold, take and purchase real and personal estate, and generally to enjoy all the rights, privileges and immunities usually granted to and enjoyed by charitable Societies. Ladies' Hebrew Benevolent Society Approved, February 11th, 1854. (No. 172.) An Act to incorporate Trenton Lodge, No. 179, of Free and Accepted Masons, Trenton, Dade County, Georgia; also, to incorporate and confer certain powers on the Sisters of the Order of our Lady of Mercy. SECTION I. Be it enacted by the Senate and 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 W. Brady, Worsphipful Master; Horace Linsey, senior, Warden; Robert H. Tatom, junior, Warden, and other officers and members of Trenton Lodge, No. 179, (one hundred and seventy-nine,) of Free and Accepted Masons of Dade 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 Trenton Lodge, No. One Hundred and Seventy-nine, 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 such by-laws and regulations as they may deem necessary and proper; not repugnant to the Constitution and Laws of this State and of the United States. Corporators. Trenton Lodge. Powers and privileges. SEC. II. AND WHEREAS, a number of persons in the city of Augusta have associated themselves together under the name and style of Sisters of the Order of our Lady of Mercy, having for their object the advancement of the cause of education and charity, and the performance of acts of mercy and benevolence; and whereas, they are desirous, for the better effecting of these objects, that said institution should be incorporated: Be it therefore enacted, That Elizabeth Mahoney, Catharine McRena, and Rose Ann Reilly, together, with all other persons who now are or may hereafter become members of the said institution, be and they are

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hereby incorporated and made a body politic, by the name and style of the Sisters of the Order of our Lady of Mercy, with full power to receive, purchase, hold, possess and enjoy, lands and tenements, goods, chattels, and effects of what nature or kinds soever, necessary to the purposes of said corporation, and the same to grant, alien, and dispose of, to sue and be sued in any court of Law or Equity, and to make all necessary rules and regulations for the government of said institution. Sisters of Mercy. Corporators. Incorporated. Their privileges. 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. Approved, February 7th, 1854. CITIES AND TOWNS, a. a. No. 327. Town of Monroe, Limits extended. b. b. See No. 107, sec. 8. Marshalville, Macon Co., Incorporated. (Alphabetically as near as may be.) [Illegible Text], Cass Co., IncorporatedSee No. 180, Sec. [Illegible Text]. No. 173. Americus, Incorporated under Oglethorpe Charter, c. Augusta, Limits extendedNo. 177, sec. 16. Augusta, Allowed to buy Canal, c.No. 192, sec. 6. No. 174. Athens, Marshal elected by people. Atlanta, Limits extendedSee No. 175. Atlanta, Council increasedWards, c.No. 185, sec. 25. No. 175. Barnesville, Limits extendedFive Com'rs, c. No. 176. Buena Vista, Limits extendedFive Com'rs, and powers. Butler, in Taylor, IncorporatedNo. 184, sec. 5. No. 177. Calhoun, Gordon, Charter amended. No. 178. Campbelton, IncorporatedPresident and Five Com'rs. [Clayton and Villanow Academies.] No. 179. Carrolton, Limits extended 600 yards, c. Carrolton, Limits extended 800 yardsNo. 191. Cartersville, Charter amendedNo. 184, sec. 15. Cassville, Com'rs. power to taxNo. 186. No. 180. Cedartown, Polk. Incorporated. Clayton, in Rabun, Incorporated. Children of Isreal, Fund of, in AugustaNo. 213, sec. 21. No. 181. Columbus, Election legalized, c. No. 182. Columbus, May issue fi. [Illegible Text]. for tax, c. Columbus, Election of AldermenNo. 185, sec. 32. No. 183. Covington, Made City, under Atlanta Charter, c. Conyers, on G. R. R., IncorporatedNo. 197. No. 184. Dallas, Paulding, IncorporatedButler and [Illegible Text], also, Cartersville, Charter amended. Baker and Dougherty Co's. No. 185. Dalton, Incorporated, and other matters in their place. No. 186. Eatonton, Charter amended. No. 187. Fairburn, in Fayette, and Campbell, Incorporated. Fort Valley, Houston, IncorporatedNo. 213, sec. 10, c. No. 188. Graniteville, Coweta, IncorporatedFive Com'rs., c. No. 189. Greensboro', Limits extendednew powers. No. 190. Griffin, Charter amendedMayor and Eight Aldermen. No. 191. Hamilton, Limits extended. No. 192. Holmesville, Appling, Incorporated. No. 193. Irwinton, Incorporated. No. 194. Louisville, May sell some streets. No. 195. Macon, May lease Napier's Field. Macon, Fire limits, R. R. Subscription, c.No. 185, sec. 35. Macon, Marshal, c., elected by CouncilNo. 196. No. 196. Magnolia, in Clinch, incorporated.

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No. 197. Marietta, Marshal by the people. No. 198. Marietta, Limits extended. No. 199. Milledgeville, Fire Dist.Police Court. No. 200. Milledgeville, Clerk and Marshal, election and removal. No. 201. Monroe, Walton Co., Acts as to, revived. Montezuma, Macon Co., IncorporatedNo. 184. No. 202. Newnan, Coweta, Marshal of, c. No. 203. Oglethorpe, Marshal's sales, c. No. 204. Palmetto, in Campbell, Incorporated. Paris, in Eman'l., from Swainsboro'.No. 208. Resaca, in Gordon, IncorporatedNo. 189, sec. 5. No. 205. Roswell, in Cobb, IncorporatedIntend't and Five Com'rs. No. 206. Savannah, Limits extendedSee City Ct. Savannah. Spring Place, Murray, Limits extendedNo. 193. No. 207. Starkville, Act of '52 repealed, new site, c. No. 208. Swainsboro', in Emanuel., changed to Paris. No. 209. Sylvania, Scriven, Incorporated. No. 210. Tazewell, in Marion, Incorporated. Thomasville, Limits extendedNo. 186, sec. 4. Thomson Village, in ColumbiaNo. 178, sec. 16. Trenton, in Dade, IncorporatedNo. 191. No. 211. Vienna, Dooly, Incorporated, Limits, 100 acres, c. No. 212. Washington, Wilkes, Power as to Licenses. Webbville, Newton, incorporatedNo. 213, sec. 20, c. No. 213. West Point City, Incorporatedother matters in their place. No. 214. Whitesville, in Harris, IncorporatedPres't. and Com'rs., c (No. 173.) An Act amendatory of an Act to incorporate the Town of Americus, passed the 22 d of December, 1852; and also, an Act amendatory of the same, approved January 22 d, 1852. SECTION I. Be it enacted by the Senate and 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 Act to incorporate the City of Oglethorpe, and to alter and amend an Act to incorporate the Town of Oglethorpe, in the County of Macon, approved 22d January, 1851, shall be and the same hereby is extended and made applicable to the Town of Americus, in Sumter county, except the First and Eleventh Sections of said Act; and except also that when the word City or City of Oglethorpe are used in said Act they shall read Town or Town of Americus; and except also, that when the word Mayor, or Council, or Mayor and Council, are use they shall read President, or Commissioners, or President and Commissioners; and except also, that when the word Macon is used it shall read Sumter. Americus. Incorporated. SEC. II. Be it further enacted, That said President and Commissioners shall have power to tax all ten or nine pin alleys, and billiard tables: Provided, That said tax shall not exceed twenty-five dollars per annum on each alley or table. Tax on Tenpin Alleys. SEC. III. And be it further enacted, That any fi. fa., properly issued, according to the provisions of this Act, shall have the same force and effect as a fi. fa. from any Justices' Court in this State, and may be levied out of the limits of the Town of Americus by any constable qualified by law to act as such. Power to issue fi. fa. 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. Approved February 20th, 1854.

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(No. 174.) An Act to provide for the Election of Marshal and Deputy Marshal of the Town of Athens, in Clarke County, by the People of said Town. SECTION 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, the Marshal and Deputy Marshal for the Town of Athens, in Clarke County, shall be elected annually, in the manner, at the time and places, of electing Intendant and Wardens for said Town, by persons entitled to vote for said Intendent and Wardens. Marshal, c., elected by the people. SEC. II. And be it further enacted, That the said Marshal and Deputy Marshal, or either of them, may at any time be removed from office for mal-conduct, without appeal, by the Board of Wardens, which Board shall fill vacancy thereby created, until the next annual election thereafter. [Illegible Text] Approved, February 16th, 1854. (No. 175.) A Bill to be entitled an Act to incorporate the Town of Barnesville in Pike County, and to point out the mode of electing Commissioners and other officers of said Town, and to extend the corporate limits of the City of Atlanta, 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 corporate limits of the town of Barnesville, in the county of Pike, extend over, and embrace the area of one half of a mile in every direction from the store house now occupied by Fryer and Stewart. Corporate limits extended. SEC. II. And be it further enacted, by the authority aforesaid, That on the first Monday in March next, all persons residing within the said corporate limits, who are entitled to vote for members of the Legislature, shall elect five Commissioners, who shall compose and be denominated the Town Commissioners of Barnesville, and shall have power to sue and be sued by their corporate name, have a common seal, and pass all by-laws that they may think will promote the general good of the citizens of said town: Provided, That no by-laws or ordinance shall conflict with the Laws of Constitution of this State, or of the United States; and at the same time, and in the same manner, shall be chosen a Marshal and Treasurer, who, with the Commissioners aforesaid, shall continue in office until the election and qualification of their successors, which shall take place as early after the election as convenient, and after the first election at the time aforesaid; the elections shall be held annually on the first Saturday in January, at which one Justice of the Peace of said county, or two freeholders within the said limits may preside; and if it so happens that such election shall not take place on

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the day herein appointed, one Justice of the Peace, or two freeholders as aforesaid, may afterward, by giving ten days notice, hold the same; and in case of death, removal or resignation of any officer, the Commissioners shall proceed to an election to fill such vacancy, or vacancies, after giving ten days notice. Commissioners chosen and incorporated. Their powers. Elections, when and how held. Vacancies. SEC. III. And be it further enacted, That it shall not be lawful for any of said officers, so elected, to enter upon the duties of their office, until he shall have taken and subscribed the following oath before some officer authorized to administer the same: I, A. B. do solemnly swear that I will well and truly discharge the duties of my office, to the best of my ability, and when acting upon legally authorised discretion, will have the will of the citizens in said corporation in view. Officers' oath. SEC. IV. And be it further enacted, That the said Council shall, at their first meeting after installation, appoint such other officers as they think necessity requires, and shall give the Marshal, Treasurer, and other officers such a compensation for their services as they think deserving, and shall take from them, such bonds, for the faithful performance of their respective duties, as they deem sufficient. [Illegible Text] and bond. SEC. V. And be it further enacted, That said Council shall have power to levy a capitation tax of two dollars on every person within the limits of said corporation, who is subject to road duty, which tax shall be in lieu of such duty, and have power to levy such tax on real property as they think necessary, to advance the interest of the citizens within said corporation. Capitation and property tax. SEC. VI. And be it further enacted, That said Commissioners shall be liable to be fined in the same manner as the Commissioners of Roads, and by law, liable for any failure in the performance of their duty; and any fine so imposed and collected, shall become a part of the funds of said incorporation. Commissioners fined. SEC. VII. And be it further enacted, That all persons who are, by this Act, made subject to the payment of taxes, shall, between the first days of March and April, in every year, make a full and correct return of all taxable property held by them within the limits of said incorporation, with a fair valuation of the same, and of all their liability to taxation, to any person appointed by the Council to receive and collect the tax of said town, who shall proceed to collect the tax on the twentieth of April, all of which shall be paid him before the first day of June, and if any person who is required by this Act, to pay tax, shall neglect or refuse to pay the same, or to make his return to the proper person, as they are required by this Act to do, within the time specified for doing the same, they shall be subject to the same penalties that they would be for refusing to pay the State tax, and the Town Receiver as Collector shall proceed against them in the same manner that County Receivers and Collectors do against defaulters. Tax returns how made. Defaulters, how [Illegible Text] against. SEC. VIII. And be it further enacted That all persons within the corporate limits of said town shall be exempt from all road and patrol duty without said limits. Exempt from road and patrol duty. SEC. IX. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the corporate limits of the city of Atlanta shall be extended [Illegible Text] as to embrace the territory lying within the following boundary,

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to wit: commencing at a point on the incorporation line, one fourth of a mile from the Macon and Western Rail Road, and on the south side of said Road and running in a westernly direction, par allel with said Road five hundred yards, thence, one half mile in a northernly direction, running concentric with the present corporation line, thence in an easterly direction to the incorporation line, thence to the beginning along said line. Atlanta. Limits extended. 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. Approved, February 20th, 1854. (No. 176.) An Act to amend An Act entitled An Act to make permanent the site of the Public Buildings for the County of Marion, in the Town of Buena Vista, and to incorporate the said Town, approved, January 26 th, 1850; to repeal certain provisions therein contained, and to extend the corporate limits of said Town; to provide for the election of a Board of Commissioners, to point out the duties of the same, for the appointment and regulation of Patrols, for the preservation of Public Property, shade trees, c.; for the prevention of encamping, for the prevention and removal of nuisances, to regulate the working of the Public Streets, for the promotion of the public peace, for the appointment of a Marshal, and to point out his duties; for the appointment of Treasurer, for the regulation of the residence of Free Persons of Color, to authorize the Commissioners to levy a Tax on all taxable property, Ten Pin Alleys, Billiard Tables, c., and to levy a Poll Tax, and to provide for the appointment of Tax Receiver and Collector, and to require the Commissioners to make annual reports, and for taxing Transient Traders in Goods, Wares, and Merchandize, and all Shows, Exhibitions, 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 so much of Section third of the above recited Act as subjects the residents of said town to ordinary road duty be, and the same is hereby repealed. Road duty, exemptfrom. SEC. II. Be it further enacted, That the citizens of said town entitled to vote for the members of the General Assembly may, on the first Tuesday in February, eighteen hundred and fifty-four, and on the first Tuesday in February of each year thereafter, assemble at the Court House in said town, and elect, by ballot, five Commissioners for said town; which Commissioners, so elected, shall have been residents at least three months immediately preceding their election, and shall hold their office one year, and until their successors are duly elected. Voters. Commissioners. SEC. III. Be it further enacted, That the corporate jurisdiction of said town shall be extended as follows: Commencing at the North-west corner of lot number 110, running due West the distance

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of 250 yards, thence due North 270 yards, thence due East thirty yards beyond the residence of Smith Davenport, thence due North to the line of the original town lot. Corporat limits. SEC. IV. Be it further enacted, That all white persons residing in said town on the first Tuesday in February, eighteen hundred and fifty-four, and on the same day in each year succeeding, who are subject by the laws of this State to the payment of poll tax, shall pay a poll tax of twenty-five cents every year to said town, and shall pay on all taxable property of every description held and owned in said town, a tax not to exceed one-third of the State tax on said property; and all free persons of color residing in said town, or who may hereafter reside in said town, over the age of twenty-one years, shall, in like manner, pay a tax of two dollars to said town. [Illegible Text] Tax. [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] SEC. V. Be it further enacted, That they are hereby invested with authority to appoint a Tax Receiver and Collector for said town, and to make him a reasonable compensation, to be paid out of the treasury of said town; and the Receiver and Collector shall be appointed annually, and before entering on the duties of his office, shall be sworn faithfully to execute and perform the same, and give bond and security for the same to the said Commissioners, and to their successors in office, in the sum of five hundred dollars: Provided, Nothing herein contained shall be so construed as to prevent the Commissioners from appointing the Marshal of said town to act also as Receiver and Collector. [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] and Collector. Their Bonds. Marshall. SEC. VI. Be it further enacted, That the Commissioners aforesaid shall appoint from their number a Treasurer, who shall hold his office during the [Illegible Text] he may remain Commissioner; and shall, at the close of each year, make a report to said Commissioners of all his actings and doings as Treasurer, and shall, before entering on the duties of [UNK] his [UNK] office, give bond to said Commissioners in the sum of five hundred dollars. Treasurer. His duties and bond. SEC. VII. Be it further enacted, That all [Illegible Text] who are, by the provisions of this Act, made subject to the payment of tax, shall, at some time between the first Tuesday in February and the first Tuesday in March in each year, make a true and just return, under oath, of taxable property held by them in said corporate jurisdiction, with a fair valuation of the same, and all their liabilities to taxation, to the Receiver of Tax Returns and Collector, who shall proceed to collect taxes on the same by or before the tenth day of March, all of which shall be paid to him by the first day of May. Any person required to pay tax by this Act neglecting or refusing to do the same within the time specified in this Act, shall be liable to the same penalties that they would [be?] for neglecting or refusing to make such returns to the County Receiver, or refusing to pay their State Tax; and the said Town Receiver shall proceed against them, after the time for making such returns and paying taxes expires, in the same manner as is pointed out by law to Tax Receivers for county returns, and Collectors of taxes against defaulters. Tax returns. Collectors's duty. Defaulters. How reached. SEC. VIII. Be it enacted further, That said Receiver and Collector shall attend one day at some convenient place, for the purpose of giving the citizens an opportunity of making their returns

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and paying their taxes; and he shall give five days' notice, both for receiving and collecting, by advertising at the Court House, and two other public places in said town, of the time and place of said attendance; and that said Receiver and Collector shall pay over all money received by him for taxes on or before the tenth day of May to the Town Treasurer, who shall give him a receipt for the same. Notice to tax payers. Pay over taxes. SEC. IX. Be it enacted further, That said Commissioners, as soon as practicable after the passage of this Act, shall make out a list of the names of all persons in said town who are, by the laws of said State, liable to the performance of patrol duty; and they shall appoint, once in two months, from this list, a company of six men to serve for two months from the time of their appointment; and the said Commissioners shall make one from said company Captain, and shall furnish him with a list of the members of said company; and it shall be the duty of the Captain to warn out his company at least once a week, and oftener, if required, who shall thereby patrol said town, agreeable to the requirements of the Patrol Laws of this State. Said Captain and patrols so appointed, and failing to perform the duties herein prescribed, shall be subject to the same penalties as provided in the Patrol Laws of this State. Patrols appointed. Their [Illegible Text] SEC. X. Be it further enacted, That if any person shall wantonly injure, remove, or throw down any horse rack, that is or shall hereafter be, erected in the streets or public square of said town, by the authority of said Commissioners, or shall wantonly injure in any manner any public property in said town, or cut down, or injure in any manner, any tree in the streets or on the public square of said town, shall, upon conviction before said Commissioners, be liable to the payment of all damages so done by them to said property, and shall, in addition, forfeit and pay a fine of not less nor more than ten dollars. Public property protected. Punishment. SEC. XI. Be it further enacted, That no person shall encamp with any cart, wagon, or travelling vehicle of any kind, within the corporate limits of said town, after being notified of the existence of this Act, under a penalty of not less than two nor more than five dollars if a white man, and if a negro, a whipping of not more than twenty-five stripes. Encampments prohibited. SEC. XII. And be it further enacted, That if any person shall occupy or use in said town a lot as a horse lot, or for any other purpose, and shall permit manure or putrid aimal or vegetable matter to accumulate, or any other nuisance on said lot so as to become offensive to those residing in the vicinity of the same, they shall be notified thereof by said Commissioners to remove the same to some place where it shall not be offensive to the citizens of said town; and if, after being so notified, they shall neglect or refuse to remove the same till after the time they shall be required to do so by said Commissioners, they shall pay for each day it so remains not less than one nor more than five dollars. Nuisances. How abated. SEC. XIII. Be it further enacted, That the said Commissioners of said town are hereby vested with all the authority and liability of Commissioners of roads, appointed by the Inferior Court, and the Overseers of said streets and public grounds who shall be appointed

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by said Commissioners, are hereby invested with all the powers and liabilities of Overseers appointed under the laws of this State, and all persons within the corporate jurisdiction, who are, by the laws of this State, required to work the roads, are hereby required to work the streets and public grounds within the corporate limits of said town, under the direction and control of said Commissioners and Overseers of said town, in the same manner and under the same regulations as are pointed out in the Road Laws of this State, and shall be subject to the same penalties for refusing to do the same when required to do so by said Overseers, that other citizens of the State are, for refusin to work on the public roads: Provided nevertheless, That any person who is required by this Act to perform road duty shall be permitted to discharge the same by paying into the Treasury of said town, one dollar for each day's work that he shall be required to perform, which shall be paid on, or before the day that he shall be so required to work, for which the Treasurer shall give his receipt, and the money so paid, shall be applied by said Commissioners to repairing the streets, roads and causeways in said town. Streets and grounds. [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] pay [Illegible Text] Instead of work. SEC. XIV. Be it further enacted, That the Commissioners of said town shall be ex-oficio Justices of the Peace, so far as to enable them to issue warrants for the Commission of offences against this Act, or the Laws of the State, committed within the jurisdiction of the corporation, and to commit or bail offenders for their appearance before the Superior Court of said county, and in all such cases it is hereby made the duty of the Marshall of the town to become the Prosecutor. Commissioners' powers as Justices. SEC. XV. Be it further enacted, That the Commissioners of said town shall be exampt from labor on the streets, and public grounds in their own persons, while acting as Commissioners. [Illegible Text] SEC. XVI. Be it further enacted, That said Commissioners shall have full power and authority to enforce a tax on all [Illegible Text] exhibitions, and show men exhibiting in said town, for the purpose of gain, and upon all itinerant traders in goods, wares and merchandize, who may stop in said town for the purpose of vending or selling the same, except as are provided by the Laws of this State: Provided, That the tax in such cases shall not exceed twenty dollars for each day's performance, or each day's exhibition, of such goods, wares and merchandize. Shows and [Illegible Text] Their [Illegible Text] SEC. XVII. Be it further enacted, That said Commissioners shall appoint (each year immediately after their election), a Marshal who shall receive such pay, as the Commissioners in their discretion think him entitled to, whose duty shall be, as prescribed by said Commissioners, and that the said Commissioners shall, as often and [Illegible Text] such times as they may think best, shall meet at some convenient place, and at such meeting, shall hear and determine all matters brought before them under the provisions of this Act, and a majority of said Commissioners shall be sufficient to hold such meeting and determine all matters as are provided for in this Act. Marshal. Commissioners duties. SEC. XVIII. Be it further enacted, That all fines and penalties incured by violation of this Act, shall be adjudged by said Commissioners, and shall be paid into the Treasury of said town, and

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that said fines and penalties shall be collected by execution against the property or body of offenders issued and served from under the hand and seal of any one of said Commissioners, immediately after the same has been adjudged, directed to the Marshal of said town, who is hereby authorized to execute and return the same. [Illegible Text] Execution returned. SEC. XIX. Be it enacted further, That the Marshal of said town, appointed under the provisions of this Act, shall have the right to call out any number of men that he may deem necessary, to assist him in the performance of his duties, as prescribed in this Act, or such as may be prescribed to him by the Commissioners of said town, and any person so called upon by the Marshall, and refusing to act, shall be liable to a fine of not less than one dollar, nor more than five dollars, at the discretion of the Commissioners. [Illegible Text] SEC. XX. Be it further enacted, That the corporate funds, after defraying the charges incident to the levying and collecting of the same, shall be, by said Board of Commissioners applied to the necessary expenses, and improvement of said town, in such a manner as said Commissioners may deem most advantageous, and said Commissioners shall annually publish, at the end of each year, an account of such corporate funds, exhibiting the amount received in that year, and the amount of expenditures, including the balance either way from the year preceeding. Funds, how applied. Report. SEC. XXI. Be it enacted further, That in case any vacancy occurs in the Board of Commissioners, by death, resignation, removal or otherwise, during the year for which they shall have been elected, the same shall be filled by an election, to be held according to the provisions of this Act, after due notice from under the hand and seal of any one of the Commissioners. [Illegible Text] how filled. SEC. XXII. All laws and parts of laws militating against this, be and the same are hereby repealed. Approved, February 17, 1854. (No. 177.) An Act to amend an Act incorporating the Town of Calhoun, in Gordon County, approved, January 12 th, 1852, and to exlend the corporate limits 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 on the first Saturday in March, eighteen hundred and fifty-four, and on the first Saturday in January, in each and every year thereafter, the inhabitants of the town of Calhoun, who are entitled to vote for members of the General Assembly of this State, who have resided for six months immediately preceeding the election, within the corporate limits of said Town, unless absent therefrom on lawful business, and who have paid all lawful County and State taxes imposed, as well as all Town taxes hereafter legally imposed, and which they have had an opportunity of paying, shall elect by ballot five members of Council of individuals likewise inhabitants of said Town, who upon accepting the office, shall take and subscribe

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the following oath, before some lawful officer authorized to administer an oath: Qualification of voters. Council [Illegible Text]. I, A. B., do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will well and truly perform the duties of a member of Council, for the town of Calhoun, by the adoption and enforcement of such measures as to me appear conducive to the general welfare and permanent good of the town of Calhoun. Their oath. They shall convene on the first Tuesday after their election, and the said members of Council shall serve twelve months from their election, and until their successors are elected and qualified, unless vacated by removal or death, in which event an election shall be ordered by the remaining member or members of Council, to fill such vacancy; first giving ten days notice of said election. [Illegible Text] 12 months. SEC. II. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the election for members of Council shall be held by two Justices of the Peace, or two Justices of the Inferior Court, or one of either, together with one freeholder; and in the event of there being no election of members of Council at the time herein pointed out, the members of Council then in office, shall so continue until their successors are elected, which may be done at any time thereafter, by the members of Council, giving ten days notice of the time of holding said election. Election how [Illegible Text] c. SEC. III. And be it further enacted, That the jurisdiction of said members of Council shall extend so as to include a distance of one half mile in every direction from the Court House in said town of [Illegible Text]; and the municipal authorities shall be the five members of Council, or a majority of them, with such other officers as shall hereafter be described. Limits. SEC. IV. And be it further enacted, That said members of Council 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 members of Council, shall by them be used for the benefit and use of said Town. Power to tax property. SEC. V. And be it further enacted, That the said members of Council or a majority of them, are empowered to levy a poll tax of three dollars upon each white male individual, residing within the corporate limits of said Town, subject to do road duty under the laws of this State, for the improvement, repair and preservation of all public roads and streets, within the corporate limits of said town of Calhoun, to be collected in the ordinary mode of enforcing State taxation. Poll tax. SEC. VI. And be it further enacted, That said members of Council shall have power to tax all shows performing in said Town, for the purpose of gain, and all itinerant traders; and they shall have power to force the collection of taxes, fines and penalties, in such manner as they may see proper. Shows, c. SEC. VII. And be it further enacted, That there shall be a Secretary and Treasurer, which offices shall be held by one individual, also one principal Marshal, who shall be elected by the legal voters within the incorporate limits of said town of Calhoun, at the same time and in the same manner and form as the members

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of Council of said Town, and said Marshal shall receive annually two hundred and fifty dollars. Secretary and [Illegible Text]. Marshal, his compensation. Salaries. SEC. VIII. And be it further enacted, That it shall be the duty of the Secretary to receive the names of all persons liable to pay tax in said Town, either as poll or on real and personal property and keep a Register of the same; and that all persons giving in their taxable property, shall be sworn by the Secretary, who is hereby empowered to administer the oath in the same form as Tax Receivers do in receiving the State and County Taxes; and the said Secretary and Treasurer shall receive as a [Illegible Text] annually such sum of money as the members of Council may think his services worth. Duty of Secretary and Treasurer. Compensation. SEC. IX. And be it further enacted, That it shall be the duty of the Secretary after having received the names of all persons liable to pay tax, to turn over the Register so kept by him, to the Marshal of said Town, whose duty it shall be to proceed to collect the taxes assessed in said Town, under the same rules and regulations as govern Tax Collectors in this State. Marshal, [Illegible Text] collect taxes. SEC. X. And be it further enacted, That in [Illegible Text] cases where the Council shall assess and impose a tax or fine on any person or persons violating such by-laws and ordinances as may be adopted for the support and government of the town of Calhoun; they shall direct the Marshal to collect the same, and should such person or persons refuse to pay such taxes or fines, it shall be the duty of the Secretary to issue fi. fas. against such defaulters, to be directed to the Marshal to collect by levy and sale of the defendants, goods and chattles, lands and tenements, c., and to be advertised and sold in the manner and form of Constables sales, for all sums under thirty dollars, and in the same manner and form as Sheriffs sales, for all sums over thirty dollars, and that the Secretary shall have thirty-one and a quarter cents for all fi. fas. so issued, from the defendants, and the Marshal shall be allowed the same. Levy and [Illegible Text] of [Illegible Text]. SEC. XI. And be it further enacted, That said members of Council shall impose and collect fines for all violations or infractions of the by-laws and ordinances which they may adopt, for the peace, good order and dignity of said Town, as well as the raising of revenue: Provided, said members of Council shall not impose any fine or fines on persons for offences, which subjects the offender to indictment, under the criminal Laws of the State; but each member of Council during his time of office is clothed with the authority of acting Justices of the Peace, so far as to authorize him or any one of them within the corporate limits of said Town, to bind over all persons charged with the violation of the Laws of the State, to answer for such imputed offence to the Court having cognizance thereof, and to act as conservators of the Peace. Enforce Ordinances. Except for indictable offences. SEC. XII. And be it further enacted, That said Council shall have power to pass laws and ordinances for the control of slaves and free persons of color, within the corporate limits of said Town; also to pass such ordinances as they may deem advisable for all hogs, dogs, horses, mules, and other stock straying at large within said corporate limits. Slaves, Free persons, c. SEC. XIII. And be it further enacted, That the members of Council may assess and collect a fine of ten dollars on Ten-pin or

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Ball-alley's, within the corporate limits of said Town, also fifteen dollars on all Billiard tables, within the corporate limits of said Town. Ten-pin and Ball Alleys. SEC. XIV. And be it further enacted, That all laws and ordinances herein contemplated and authorized, are in no instance to militate against the Laws of this State, or the Constitution of the United State; and that all laws and parts of laws militating against this Act be and the same are hereby [Illegible Text]. Repealing. SEC. XV. And be it further enacted, That said members of Council shall have power to turn out and discharge the Marshal from his office, upon failure or neglect upon his part to discharge faithfully the duties of his said office, and appoint a Marshal until an election can be ordered and held to fill such vacancy, which may be done on giving ten days notice of the time and place of holding the same. May dismiss Marshal. SEC. XVI. And be it further enacted, That all that territory adjoining the present western boundary line of the city of Augusta, and the persons residing therein, east of the road known as Carne's road and north of the south side of south Boundary street continued, (which street is hereby authorized to be extended to said Carne's Road,) shall be included within the corporate limits of said City and subject to all laws and [Illegible Text] that are or may hereafter be of force in said City. [Illegible Text], [Illegible Text] Approved, February 17th, 1854. (No. 178.) An Act to incorporate the Town of Campbellton, in the County of Campbell, and to appoint Commissioners of the same, and to make [Illegible Text] the Public Buildings; also, to appoint Trustees for Clayton Academy, in the County of Rabun; and to appoint Trustees for Vallanow Academy, in the County of Walker, and to incorporate the same; to incorporate the Village of Thomson, and confer certain powers upon the Commissioners thereof; 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 Reuben C. Beavers, Thomas C. Glover, T. Carter Moore, W. G. Camp, W. J. Garrett, be and they are hereby appointed Commissioners for the Town of [Illegible Text], in the County of Campbell, who shall, at their first meeting, elect from any of their body a President, and the said President and Commissioners, and their successors in office, are hereby declared to be a body corporate and politic, under the name and style of the Commissioners of the Town of Campbellton, and by that name they shall be able and capable, in law, of sueing and being sued, pleading and being impleaded, in any of the Courts of this State, and the said Commissioners, or a majority of them, and their successors in office, shall have power and authority to make all by-laws, rules and regulations, necessary and proper for the government

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of said Town, which are not repugnant to the Constitution and Laws of this State or of the United States. Commissioners. [Illegible Text] Incorporated. Their powers. SEC. II. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the said Commissioners, before they enter upon the duties of their office, shall take and subscribe the following oath: I, A. B., do solemnly swear that I will, to the utmost of my ability, discharge the duties of Commissioner for the Town of Campbellton, during my continuance in office, and that I will support and defend the Constitution of this State and of the United States, so help me God. Their oath. SEC. III. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the said Commissioners, or a majority of them, shall have full power to convene at any time and at any place within the corporate limits of said Town, after the passage of this Act, and proceed to the appointment of a Marshal, Clerk, and such other officers as they may deem necessary to carry this Act into execution, who shall give bond and security to the said Commissioners of the said Town, in a sum to be fixed by said Commissioners, for the faithful performance of their duties. Officers. Bond. SEC. IV. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the said Commissioners shall hold their offices for the term of one year, and that said term shall expire on the first Saturday in January in each succeeding year thereafter, for the election of new Commissioners; and that all free white male inhabitants residing within the corporate limits of said Town, who are entitled to vote for members of the Legislature, shall be entitled to vote for said Commissioners. Term of service. Qualification of voters. SEC. V. And be it further enacted, That the authority and jurisdiction of the said Commissioners, and their successors in office, shall extend over and embrace that portion of land which lies within one quarter of [a] mile of the Court House in said Town, and that the public buildings of said County of Campbell, to wit: the Court House, and Jail, and Academy, be and they are hereby permanently located at Campbellton, in said County, the place where they are now situated. Corporate limits. Buildings, permanent. SEC. VI. And be it further enacted, That if any vacancy occurs, by death, resignation, or otherwise, of said Commissioners, they, the said Commissioners, shall have power to fill such vacancy, until an election shall take place, as herein provided. Vacancies. SEC. VII. And be it further enacted, That each of the said Commissioners shall be, to all intents and purposes, a Justice of the Peace, so far as to enable them, or either of them, to issue warrants for offences committed within the corporate limits of said Town, which warrant shall be executed by the Marshal, or Deputy Marshal, and to commit to the jail of said county, or to admit to bail, offenders for their appearance before the next Superior Court thereafter, for the County of Campbell; 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 said county, or bound over for their appearance at the next Superior Court of said county, to await his or their trial, and it shall be the duty of the jailor to receive such persons so committed and safely keep the same until discharged by due course of law. Commissioners to act as Justices. To commit. [Illegible Text]. SEC. VIII. And be it further enacted, That the said Commissioners

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shall require the Marshal to [Illegible Text] before the [Illegible Text] Court of said County, all offenders against the laws of this State for the offences that have been committed within the corporate limits of said Town, and the said Marshal or Deputy Marshal shall have power to examine all places where they may suspect a violation of the laws of this State to be carried on, and shall have full power and authority to call to his aid all free white citizens of said county capable of bearing arms, and shall report all offenders against the penal laws of this State to the Commissioners, or any one of them whose duty it shall be to issue a warrant or warrants, binding over such offenders to answer such charge before the proper tribunal, and the said Commissioners shall have power to confine such offenders in the common jail of said county, pending their trial until said trial is determined, and that the said Commissioners and Marshal shall be entitled to the same fees as Justices of the Peace and Constables are now entitled to by law, to be paid out of fines collected out of offenders. Duty of [Illegible Text] Can [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] Their fees. SEC. IX. And be it further enacted, That the said Commissioners shall have power and authority to fine any person who shall be guilty of a violation of any of the by-laws, rules or ordinances of said Board of Commissioners; and that the citizens resident within the corporate limits of said Town; be and they are hereby exempt and [Illegible Text] from their liability to do road duty without the limits of said Town. Fines. Road duty SEC. X. And be it further enacted, That the said Commissioners shall have power to levy a tax of not more than one third of the amount of the State Tax, which shall be collected by one Marshal, who for this purpose shall have the power of the Tax Collector; and said Commissioners shall have power by their Clerk to issue executions for all fines, bearing test in the name of the President of the Board; that said citizens within the corporation aforesaid shall not be required to work more than ten days, or pay the sum of ten dollars in lieu thereof, and no tax shall be levied on any species of property exempted by the State tax law, and no property shall be taxed that is not within the corporate limits of said Town. Taxes, how limited and collected. Commission tax. c. SEC. XI. And be it further enacted, That Philo Brownson, Hiram Gibson, Lewis Jones, James Bleckley, H. T. Moseley, be and they are hereby appointed Trustees of Clayton Academy, in the County of Rabun, with all the powers and privileges granted in this Act. Clayton Academy, incorporated SEC. XII. And be it further enacted, That Mathew Keith, Benjamin F. Hunt, Newton White, Amos Griffin, and their successors in office, be and they are hereby appointed Trustees of Villanow Academy, in the County of Walker, and as such are made and declared to be a body corporate and politic, with power to sue and be sued, plead and be impleaded, have, hold and convey property belonging to said Academy now or hereafter, and do all other things portaining to the same. Vallanow Academy, incorporated. SEC. XIII. And be it further enacted, That the Trustees of the Academy aforesaid shall have power to adopt such by-laws as they may deem necessary and proper for the government and prosperity of the Academy aforesaid: Provided, Such by-laws are not repugnant to the Constitution and Laws of this State. Powers of [Illegible Text]

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SEC. XIV. And be it further enacted, That when a vacancy shall happen in the Board of Trustees of said Academy, by death, resignation or otherwise, the remaining Trustees of the Academy shall proceed to fill such vacancy by ballot. Vacancies. SEC. XV. And be it further enacted, That the Trustees of the Academy aforesaid, as a body corporate, shall and they are hereby declared to be able and capable of receiving, having and holding all gifts, grants and donations, whether real or personal, which may be given, granted, or tendered to them for the benefit of said Academy. Hold realestate, c. SEC. XVI. And be it further enacted, That William P. Steed, Leonard G. Steed, F. F. Reynolds, William M. Pitts, Francis T. Allen, William J. Langston, Adam J. Smith, Joseph H. Stockton, Richard A. Sullivan, Ansen W. Stanford, James L. Zachery, and Richard P. Thurmond, be and they are hereby appointed Commissioners of the village of Thomson in Columbia County, with full power and authority to make and collect all necessary taxes and assessments on the persons and property within said village, to make and put in execution all ordinances, rules and regulations not inconsistent with the law of the State, that may be necessary to the welfare and convenience of the inhabitants, and the preservation of health and good order within the same, to punish by fine any violations of these ordinance, rules and regulations, and to appoint all necessary officers; And be it further enacted, That in case of a vacancy or vacanies occurring at [Illegible Text] time in said Board of Commissioners, the same shall be filled [Illegible Text] appointment of the remaining Commissioners, or a majority of [Illegible Text] and each of said Commissioners shall be a Justice of the [Illegible Text] ex-officio, for the purpose of issuing warrants, and binding over or committing offenders against the Laws of the State, when the offence may be committed within the limits of said village. Thomson incorporated. Powers and privileges. Vacancies. Act as Justices. SEC. XVII. And be it further enacted, That the jurisdiction of said Commissioners, and the limits of said village, shall extend five hundred yards in all directions from the Store House, near the Depot of the Georgia Railroad and Banking Company, in the said village, except on the west of said Store House, where the boundary shall be the line between Stockton and Langston, and Walter D. [Illegible Text] and that said Commissioners shall have the sole and full power and authority to grant licenses to retail spirituous and other liquors within said limits upon such terms and conditions as they may think most conducive to the peace and good order of said village; And be it further enacted, That the persons residing in said village of Thomson shall remain liable to perform road duty in the [Illegible Text] District where said village is situated. Jurisdiction and limits. License to retail. Road duty. SEC. XVIII. And be it further enacted, That all Laws and parts of laws militating against this Act be and the same are hereby repealed. Approved, February 15th, 1854.

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(No. 179.) An Act to extend the Corporate Limits of the Town of Carrollton, in Carroll 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 after the passage of this Act, that the corporate limits of the Town of Carrollton, in Carroll County, be extended six hundred yards in every direction from the Court House; and the inhabitants of said Town shall not be subject to work on roads outside of said corporate limits, and the streets and public roads in said Town shall be under the control of the Intendant and Commissioners of said Town. Carrollton, limits extended. Other provisions. SEC. II. And be it further enacted, That all Laws and parts of Laws conflicting with this Act be and the same are hereby repealed. Approved, February 8, 1854. (No. 180.) An Act to make permanent the site of Public Buildings in Polk County, at Cedar Town, in said County, and to incorporate the same; Also, to incorporate the Town of Adairsville, in the County of Cass, and the Town of Clayton, in the County of Rabun, and to appoint Commissioners for the same; 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 Cedar Town, in the County of Polk, shall be, and the same is hereby made the permanent seat of the public buildings in said county. Cedar Town, permanent, c. SEC. II. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That Augustus N. Verdery, Benjamin F. Bigelow, Brooks M. Willingham, Jesse M. Wood, and Hezekiah Witcher and their successors in [Illegible Text] shall be, and they are hereby made Commissioners of said Town, and shall be known by the name and style of Commissioners of Cedar Town, 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 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 said Cedar Town, 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 town, and to sell, alien, exchange or release the same, or any part thereof, in any way whatsoever, and the said Commissioners, or their succesors in office, shall have full power and authority to pass all by-laws and ordinances respecting the streets of said town; to open, improve

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or lay out the same, respecting public buildings, work houses, public houses, houses of ill fame, pumps, wells, springs, 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 town, or preserving the peace, health, morals, order and good government of the same: Provided, Such rules, laws, c., are not repugnant to the Constitution and Laws of this State. Incorporated. Powers of Commissioners. Their duties and priviliges. SEC. III. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the corporate limits of said town shall extend three quarters of a mile in every direction from the Court House on the public square in said town: Provided always, That no field or wood land within said town, shall be subject to any corporation, or any higher State or County Tax, than if the same did not lay, or was not included in the corporate limits of said town, until the same shall be laid off into town lots, and built upon. Limits extended. Exemption. SEC. IV. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That said Commissioners shall continue in office until the first Monday in February, 1854, on which day, and on the first Monday in February annually, thereafter, all the free white citizens living in the corporate limits of said town, who shall have paid all taxes required of them by the laws of this State, and by the rules and by-laws of said corporation, and who shall be 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, and until their successors are elected and qualified, and shall be re-eligible to office, and that said election shall be held by any two or more Justices of the Peace or Justices of the Inferior Court of Polk County, and it shall be the duty of said Justices to give those receiving the highest number of votes, a certificate of election, which certificate shall be recorded in a book to be kept by the Clerk of the Town Commissioners for that purpose, which record shall be held and esteemed the highest evidence of such election: Provided, There shall be no election at the time, and in the manner herein pointed out, the Commissioners then in office, or elected for the preceding year, shall continue [Illegible Text] office, and remain the Commissioners of said town, until their successors are elected and qualified: And provided also, That in the event there shall be no election held in the manner, and at the time pointed out in this Act, the Commissioners in office may, and they are hereby empowered to order an election for Commissioners to be held in the Court House in said town, at any time, upon ten days notice being given of such election, upon the door of said Court House; and vacancies occasioned by death, resignation or otherwise, shall be filled in the same manner. Qualification of voters. Election, how held, c. Certificates. Commissions may hold over. Election may be ordered. Vacancies. SEC. V. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the said Commissioners at their first regular meeting after their election, proceed to elect by ballot or otherwise, a town Bailiff, a Clerk of the Commissioners, and a Treasurer, each of whom shall continue in office until a new election for Town Commissioners is held, (unless removed,) and their successors are elected and

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qualified, and the fees or salaries of the said officers shall be regulated by the laws and ordinances of said Commissioners. Election of officers. [Illegible Text] SEC. VI. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That before any of the said Commissioners, Bailiff, Clerk of Treasurer shall enter upon the duties of their respective offices, they shall each take, and subscribe before some Justice of the Peace in said County of Polk, an oath or affidavit faithfully to discharge the duties of their offices, to the utmost of their abilities, during their continuance in office. Their oath. SEC. VII. And be it further enacted, That a majority of said Commissioners shall, in all cases, constitute a quorum to transact any and all business, and each Commissioner shall, to all intents and purposes, be a Justice of the Peace, so far as to enable them, or any of them, to issue warrants for a violation of the Penal Laws of said State, within the corporate limits of said town, which warrants shall be executed by the Town Bailiff; and to commit to the jail of Polk County, or admit to bail offenders, for their appearance before the next Superior Court thereafter; and it shall be the duty of the Jailor of said county, to receive all such persons so committed, and safely keep them until discharged by due course of law. Quorum of Commissioners. May commit offenders. SEC. VIII. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That all persons living within the corporate limits of said town, shall be exempt from road duty, without the limits of said town; but that the said Commissioners 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 subject to do road and street duty according to the laws now in force in this State, or the said Commsssioners shall have power to levy and collect a tax for the purpose of having the roads and streets kept in good order, which shall be a commutation for road duty. Road duty. Road tax. SEC. IX. And be it further enacted, That said Commissioners shall have full power and authority, by order to authorize said town Bailiff to remove all pests and nuisances within the corporate limits of said town, and in the discharge of any of his official acts, to call or summons to his assistance, any and all persons in the same manner as Sheriffs are authorized to do by the laws of this State, and especially to require the said Bailiff to prosecute, before the Superior or Inferior Courts of the County of Polk, all offenders for a violation of the Penal Laws of this State, within the corporate limits of said town; said Commissioners shall also have power to make all contracts which they shall deem necessary for the welfare of said town, to levy a tax of not exceeding fifty per centum on the State Tax, and all persons and property within the corporate limits of said town, subject to taxation by the laws of this State, which tax shall be collected by the said town Bailiff, who shall also act as Tax Receiver of said town, which tax shall be collected at such times, and in such manner as the said town Commissioners shall direct in their by-laws; and shall pay the taxes so collected over to the Treasurer of said town, on or before the first day of October, in each and every year, both of whom shall give bond and security to said town Commissioners for the faithful discharge of their official duties in such sum as said Commissioners shall, by their

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by-laws, direct, and said Commissioners shall also have power and authority to impose such fines, not exceeding twenty dollars, for a violation of any or all of the by-laws and ordinances of said town, within the corporate limits of the same, and the payment of all fines imposed shall be enforced in the same manner as is hereinafter provided for the collection of taxes. Pests and nuisances Penal offenders. Contracts Property tax, how collected. How paid over. Treasurer's Bond. [Illegible Text] SEC. X. And be it further enacted, That in all cases where any person or persons shall have property subject to taxation, within the corporate limits of said town, shall fail, refuse, or neglect to pay the taxes imposed according to this Act, the Clerk of said Commissioners shall issue execution for the same, which execution shall be signed by said Clerk, and bear test in the name of one of the Commissioners, and be directed to said town Bailiff, commanding him to levy on the goods, chattels, lands, and tenements of the defendant, or so much as shall be sufficient to satisfy the demands and cost, which execution shall bind all the property of the defendant from the date thereof, and the said Bailiff shall proceed to advertise and sell in such manner as the laws and ordinances of said town shall or may direct. Tax executions, how issued, c. How levied. Sales. SEC. XI. And be it further enacted, That said Commissioners shall have power to license persons to retail, and sell by retail, spiritous liquors within the corporate limits of said town, and that no person shall retail or sell by retail any spiritous liquors within the said incorporation, without first obtaining such license, for which he or they shall pay such sum as said Commissioners shall, by the [Illegible Text] or ordinances of said town impose, which tax shall be paid [Illegible Text] the treasury for the use of said town; and any person or persons [Illegible Text] the provisions of this Section of this Act, shall be subject to indictment in the Superior Court of Polk County, in the same manner as persons are now indictable for retailing, or selling by retail, any spirituous or intoxicating liquors, without a license from the Inferior Court, and, on conviction, shall suffer the penalties now imposed for a violation of such laws, by the Laws of this State. Commissioners to issue licenses. Penalty for violating, c. SEC. XII. And be it further enacted, That the Town Treasurer shall keep a book in which he shall make an entry of all sums of money received, and by whom 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 the same, and said book shall be subject to inspection by any and all of said Commissioners, at any and all times; and all sums of money paid to the treasury by this Act, shall be, and are hereby directed to be a fund for the exclusive benefit of said town, and it shall be the duty of said Bailiff and Clerk, to pay over to said Treasurer all monies coming into their hands, and take his receipt for the same; and the money belonging to said town, shall be disbursed only by the order of said Commissioners. Treasurer's accounts. Money, how disbursed. SEC. XIII. And be it further enacted, That all the provisions of the above and last section be, and the same shall apply to the village of Clayton, in Rabun County, and that the corporate limits of said village extend one quarter of a mile from the Court House in all directions; and that John Beck, Alfred Price and Baley Dover be, and they are hereby appointed Commissioners of said town of Clayton; and that D. A. Crawford, Joseph Neal, H. G. Lawrence,

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A. S. Kimble, and John W. Parrot are hereby appointed Commissioners of the Town of Adairsville, in the County of Cass, with full powers to make all by-laws and regulations necessary for the government of said town. Clayton, incorporated with same provisions Adairsville, incorporated SEC. XIV. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That said Commissioners shall continue in office until the first Saturday in January, 1855, on which day, and the first Saturday in January in each [Illegible Text] year thereafter, all persons entitled to vote for members of the Legislature, may assemble in said Town of Adairsville, and [Illegible Text] ballot elect five other Commissioners who shall continue in office, and be re-eligible; said election shall be held by two Justices of the Peace, or two Justices of the Inferior Court, or one [Illegible Text] either, together with one freeholder: Provided, That in the [Illegible Text] of there being no election of Commissioners at the time herein pointed out, the Commissioners then in office, shall so continue until their [Illegible Text] shall be elected, which may be done at any time thereafter, by the Commissioners, giving five days notice of the time of holding said election. Commissioners, how elected. May hold over. SEC. XV. And be it further enacted, That the jurisdiction of said Commissioners shall extend, so as to include a distance of eight hundred and eighty yards in every direction from the depot in said Town of Adairsville, and said Commissioners are hereby authorized to act as Commissioners of all roads and streets in said town, to the distance [Illegible Text] Limits and jurisdiction SEC. XVI. And be it further enacted, That said Commissioners shall have [Illegible Text] to levy and collect a tax to the amount of not more than [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] of the State Tax, for the use of said corporation, upon [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] taxed by the laws of this State, and that said tax, when [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] in the manner that may be prescribed by said [Illegible Text] shall, by them, be used for the benefit and use of said Town. Taxes. SEC. XVII. And be it further enacted, That said Commissioners shall have power to appoint patrols, and regulate their duty; to appoint [Illegible Text] of the streets, and regulate the manner of working the same. SEC. XVIII. And be it further enacted, That said Commissioners shall have power to tax all shows and performances for the purpose of gain, all [Illegible Text] traders; and they shall have power to force the collection of taxes, fines and penalties in such a manner as they see proper. Shows and [Illegible Text] SEC. XIX. And be it further enacted, That such Commissioners shall employ [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] 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. Quorum. SEC. XX. And be it further enacted, That all Laws, and parts of Laws, militating against this Act, be, and the same are hereby repealed. Approved, February 8th, 1854.

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(No. 181.) An Act to legalize and make valid, to all intents and purposes, an election held in and for the City of Columbus, on Saturday, the seventh day of January instant, for a Mayor, twelve Aldermen, a Marshal and Deputy Marshal, a Clerk of the Council, a Treasurer and a Section for said City, 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 conveyed, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That from and immediately after the passage of this Act, an election held in and for the city of Columbus, on Saturday, the seventh day of January, inst., and for a Mayor, twelve Aldermen, a Marshal, Deputy Marshal, a Clerk of the Council, a Treasurer, and a Sexton for said City, be and the same is hereby declared to be legal and valid to all intents and purposes whatever, and that all and every person, then elected to any of the aforesaid offices, be and they are hereby declared to be legally elected and fully vested by law with all powers, rights, privileges and immunities heretofore vested in them or any one of them, and that the duties of each and all of said officers so elected, be the same as are now or have heretofore been imposed by law; any law, usage or custom, decision of [Illegible Text] to the contrary notwithstanding. Election of Officers made valid. SEC. II. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That from and after the passage of this Act, all future elections for [Illegible Text] of the city officers named in the first Section of this Act, be held on the second Saturday in December, in each and every year, under such rules and regulation as [are] now provided for by law. Future elections, when held. SEC. III. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the election held in the city of Dalton, in the county of Whitfield, on the second Monday in January, eighteen hundred and fifty-four, for Mayor and Councilmen, be and the same is hereby made legal and valid, and that the said Mayor and Council be as fully authorized to act as if the election had been held in accordance with the statute incorporating the town of Dalton as the city of Dalton, and for other purposes therein named. Dalton election, also legalized. Approved, January 21st, 1854. (No. 182.) An Act to facilitate the Collection of Executions issued by the Clerk of Council, in favor of the Mayor and Council of the City of Columbus. SECTION I. Be it enacted by the Senate and 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 executions issued by the Clerk, the Mayor and Council of the city of Columbus, for taxes due for

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the account of license issued and unpaid for, the account of penalties imposed in accordance with the laws and ordinance of said City, or other debts due said City, shall be directed to the Marshal and Deputy Marshal of said City, and issued in the name of the Mayor and Council of the city of Columbus and signed by the Clerk of said body, and shall state for what issued, and be made returnable to the Clerk aforesaid, ninety days after the issuing of the same, and it shall be the duty of the Marshal or Deputy Marshal of said City to advertise sale of real and personal estate, and to satisfy said execution thirty days prior to said sales of perishable property, at the discretion of the Mayor, all of said sales to be within the usual hours of Sheriff sales at the Market House in said City. Executions, how issued and enforced. SEC. II. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the Clerk of the said Mayor and Council of the city of Columbus, shall keep a fair and regular Execution Docket, where he shall enter all executions issued by him, the date thereof, their delivery, time when and where, together with all the acts and doings of said Clerk and the Marshal and Deputy Marshal of said City thereon, and said executions shall be filed in the office of said Clerk. Clerk to keep docket. SEC. III. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That where affidavits of illegality are made and filed to said executions or claims, are interposed to property levied on to satisfy them, all the papers relating to said executions shall be transmitted by the Clerk aforesaid to the next Inferior Court of [Illegible Text] county, following the issuing of said execution, where such [Illegible Text] or claim shall be tried. [Illegible Text] and claims. SEC. IV. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, [Illegible Text] affidavits of illegality to the executions aforesaid, shall set forth fully in what said illegality consists. To be fully [Illegible Text] forth. SEC. V. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That when affidavits of illegality are filed to executions issued by the Clerk of the Mayor and Council of the city of Columbus in favor of said Mayor and Council, the person alledging said illegality and filing said [Illegible Text] shall also deliver to the Marshal or Deputy Marshal a bond with good and sufficient security, conditioned for the delivery of the property levied on at the time and place of sale, in the event of the causes or grounds of the alledged illegality being over ruled by the Court and not otherwise; and in all cases it shall be the duty of the Marshal or Deputy Marshal to levy on property when any can be found before receiving such affidavit. Persons filing to give [Illegible Text] Duty of Marshal. SEC. VI. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That when the Clerk of the said Mayor and Council of the city of Columbus shall fail to transmit papers in accordance with the foregoing provisions of this Act, or to keep an Execution Docket [Illegible Text] required by the same, he shall be considered in contempt [Illegible Text] the Superior Court of Muscogee county, and shall be liable to [Illegible Text] attached therefor by motion or rule of Court. Where the Marshal or Deputy Marshal of said city shall fail to execute or to return all executions, warrants or other process put into his or their hands, said Marshal or Deputy Marshal, or both, shall be considered in contempt to [of?] the Superior Court aforesaid, and shall be liable to be attached therefor on motion or rule in said Court. Failure to keep Docket, c., contempt. Failure to execute process, c., contempt.

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SEC. VII. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the lien of tax executions in favor of the Mayor and Council of the city of Columbus, shall have priority over all other executions, excepting those due the State, upon property within the corporate limits of said City, and shall be a general lien on all the property of the debtor, attaching on the first of January, in each year. Priority of lien. 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. Approved, February 18th, 1854. (No. 183.) An Act to incorporate the City of Covington, in the County of Newton; to define the corporate limits thereof, and for other purposes mentioned therein. 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, the town of Covington, in the county of Newton, shall be known and called by the name of the City of Covington, and that the authority and jurisdiction of said city of Covington shall extend one mile in every direction from the Court House. City of [Illegible Text] SEC. II. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That each and every Section and provision of an Act to amend an Act [Illegible Text] an Act to incorporate the town of Marthasville, in the county of DeKalb, passed on the twenty-third day of December, eighteen hundred and forty-three; and also, to enlarge the boundary of said Town and to incorporate the same, under the name of the city of Atlanta, and to change the name of the town of Rome to the city of Rome, to provide for the election of a Mayor and City Councilmen and other officers of said City, and to confer upon them specified powers, and for other purposes therein mentioned, which said Act was passed on the twenty-ninth day of December, eighteen hundred and forty-seven, in relation to the city of Atlanta, shall apply to and be in force in the city of Covington, as fully and perfectly and to the same extent, as if specially written and contained in this Act: Provided, however, nothing in this Act contained, shall allow any salary to the Mayor and Councilmen: And provided further, in the use of the taxing power, nothing in this Act contained shall permit or allow the Mayor and Council men to levy and collect any tax upon lands used for agriculture, [agricultural purposes?] within the limits of said City: And provided further, that nothing in said Act contained, shall authorize the Mayor and Aldermen to increase the retail liquor licenses, beyond the amount now charged by the general License Laws of this State. Act incorporating Atlanta applied to Covington. No salaries. Taxing power. Licences. SEC. III. And be it further enacted, by the authority aforesaid, That the several Acts incorporating the town of Covington, and

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the several Acts amendatory thereof, be and the same are hereby repealed, and every law militating against this Act be and the same is hereby repealed, Old Acts repealed. Approved, February 17th, 1854. (No. 184.) An Act to incorporate the Town of Dallas, in the County of Paulding; the Town of Butler, in the County of Taylor, and the Town of Montezuma, in the County of Macon, and to amend the laws incorporating the City of Albany, and to amend an Act incorporating the Town of Cartersville, 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 John S. Poole, Garrett H. Spinks, James H. Ballinger, Hezekiah Harrison and James S. Hacket are hereby appointed Commissioners for the town of Dallas, in the county of Paulding, with full power to make all by-laws and regulations necessary for the government of said town. [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] Commissioners. SEC. II. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That said Commissioners shall continue in office until the 1st Saturday in January 1855, on which day and on the 1st Saturday in January in each succeeding year thereafter all persons entitled to vote for members of the Legislature shall assemble at the Court house [Illegible Text] said town and shall by ballot elect five Commissioners, who shall continue in office one year and shall be re-eligible. [Illegible Text] Qualification of [Illegible Text] 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, how held and regulated. SEC. III. And be it further enacted, That the jurisdiction of said Commissioners shall extend so as to include six hundred yards in every direction from the Court House in said town of Dallas, and said Commissioners are authorized to act as Commissioners of all roads and streets in said town to the distance aforesaid, and that said Commissioners shall have power to collect a tax for the use of said incorporation upon all objects taxed by the laws of said State: Provided, Said tax does not amount to more than one third of the State tax and that the citizens of said town shall be free from all other road duty, and that said Commissioners be authorized to appoint a Marshal. Jurisdiction of commissioners. Taxation. Road duty. SEC. IV. And be it further enacted, That C. Y. Perry, Ezekiel Royal, Isaac Mulkey, James, T. May and P. C. Carr are hereby appointed Commissioners of the town of Butler, in the county of

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[Illegible Text] with full power to make all by-laws and regulations [Illegible Text] for the government of said town. [Illegible Text] incorporated. SEC. V. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That said Commissioners shall continue in office until the 1st Saturday in January 1855, on which day and on the 1st Saturday in January in each succeeding year thereafter all persons entitled to [Illegible Text] for members of the Legislature shall assemble at the Court House in said town and shall by ballot elect five other [Illegible Text] 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. Commissioners, how elected. Their powers. May hold over. SEC. VI. 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 Butler, and said Commissioners are hereby authorized to act as Commissioners of roads and streets in said town to the distance aforesaid. Jurisdiction. SEC. VII. 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 half of the State tax for the use of the said incorporation upon all objects taxed by the laws of this State, and that [Illegible Text] 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. Power of. Taxation. SEC. VIII. 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 of the same. Patrols. SEC. IX. And be it further enacted, That said Commissioners shall have power to tax all shows and [persons?] 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. Shows, c. SEC. X. And be it further enacted, That said Commissioners shall appoint a Marshal for said town, shall hold meetings, as often as necessary and that a majority of said Commissioners shall constitute a [Illegible Text] and hold meetings and determine such things, as may come under their jurisdiction. Marshal. SEC. XI. And be it further enacted, That any one of said Commissioners on information given by said Marshal, or complaint made on oath by any other person, of any offence committed within the corporate limits of said Town, against the Penal Laws of this State, shall have power to issue a warrant for the apprehension of said person or persons, and upon the return of said warrant, said Commissioners or a majority of them shall have power to hear testimony and to discharge or require said offender or offenders to give bond and security for his or their personal appearance at the next

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Superior Court, to be held in and for said county, to answer said accusation. Commissioners to act as Justices. Commitments. SEC. XII. And be it further enacted, That from and after the passage of this Act, the corporate limits of the town of Montezuma, in the county of Macon, shall extend three hundred yards in every direction from the depot, and that James A. Stubbs, J. A. [Illegible Text] William S. Truluck, A. M. Wynn, and John M. Felton, and their successors in office, be and they are hereby appointed Commissioners for said town of Montezuma, with full powers to make such by-laws, rules and regulations, as may be necessary for the improvement and the internal police of said town: Provided, such by-laws, rules and regulations shall not be repugnant to the Constitution of this State. [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] SEC. XIII. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the Commissioners above mentioned shall continue in office until the first Saturday in January, [Illegible Text], at which time and on the first Saturday in every January thereafter, the inhabitants of said Town who are entitled to vote for members of the General Assembly, shall convene in said Town, and by ballot elect four Commissioners, who shall continue in office for one year. Term of office Voters SEC. XIV. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That should any vacancy happen in said Board of Commissioners, the remaining Commissioners shall have full power and authority to fill such vacancy, in such manner as may be prescribed by their by-laws. Vacancies. SEC. XV. And be it further enacted, That the Act entitled an Act to incorporate the town of Cartersville, in the county of Cass, be amended as follows, to wit: The Commissioners of the town of Cartersville, shall have power and authority to fine, not exceeding the sum of twenty-five dollars, any person or persons who shall be guilty of hallowing, [hollooing?] shooting, firing of guns or pistols, or doing any other act which tends to the annoyance or disturbance of the citizens of the Town, within the limits of the corporation thereof, and who does not desist when required to do so by the Marshal, or any citizen of said Town, and the said [Illegible Text] are hereby invested with such powers as appertain to Justices of the Peace, only so far as to enable them to carry out the intentions of this Act. Commissioners of [Illegible Text]. Power to punish [Illegible Text] persons SEC. XVI. And be it further enacted, That the said Commissioners are authorized and empowered to levy a tax in each and every year, on all the real estate and stock in trade, within the corporate limits of said Town, liable to taxation, by the Laws of this State, of not more than one half of one per cent. on the value thereof, for the purpose of making such improvements as may be necessary to promote the interests of said Town, and for the purpose of enabling the said corporation to take, own and hold stock in any Plank Road or Roads, which tax shall be levied and collected in the same manner as the Commissioners of said Town may prescribe by the laws to be made by them, for such purpose: Provided, such laws shall not be repugnant to the Constitution and Laws of this State. May levy taxes, and for what. May take stock, c. SEC. XVII. And be it further enacted, That the said Commissioners be empowered to license all [Illegible Text] of ardent spirits,

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within the corporate limits of said Town, and to collect and use for the purpose of improving said Town, the amount of the license so granted by them, and that they be further empowered to fine and collect the fine of such as may vend ardent spirits without such license, under such by laws as they may hereafter adopt: Provided, the same be not repugnant to the Constitution and Laws of this State. May grant license SEC. XVIII. And be it further enacted, That the laws heretofore passed, incorporating the city of Albany, be so amended that whenever the words County of Baker, or Baker County occur, the word [Illegible Text] shall be substituted for Baker, so as to conform the Act or Acts incorporating said City, to the law creating the county of Dougherty, and that the contemplated residence of Nelson Tift, adjoining the north line of the City, be included within the City limits. Charter of [Illegible Text] amended. Nelson Tift. SEC. XIX. 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. Approved, February 8th, 1854. (No. 185.) An Act to incorporate the Town of Dalton in the County of Whitfield, under the name and style of the City of Dalton, and to provide for the election of a [the] Mayor and City Councilmen, and such other officers as may be required, and confer upon them specified powers, and for other purposes therein mentioned; and to make permanent the location of the Court House and Jail in in said County of Whitfield; and to amend the several Acts incorporating the City of Atlanta, and the several Acts heretofore passed incorporating the City of Columbus; and also the several Acts incorporating the City of Macon. 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 Town of Dalton shall be known and called the City of Dalton; that the corporate limits of said city be, and the same are hereby, extended three-quarters of a mile in every direction from the Western and Atlantic Rail Road Depot in said city. City of Dalton, limits extended. SEC. II. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the corporation tax to be imposed upon such property situated or used in said city, shall not be assessed upon a larger sum than the value thereof. Limit of taxes. SEC. III. 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 every January thereafter, all free white male persons, citizens residing within the corporation of said city, who shall be entitled to vote for members of the General Assembly of this State, be entitled to vote for Mayor and six members of the City Council; and that any person

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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 Justice of the Peace shall preside, together with two freeholders, 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. Who to elect Mayor and Council, and when. [Illegible Text], how conducted. Certificates of elections. SEC. IV. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That no person shall be entitled to vote at said election except he [Illegible Text] duly qualified to vote for members of the Legislature, as aforesaid, and shall be a citizen 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 a fine of one hundred dollars, or imprisonment in the common Jail of the county for six months, at the discretion of the Court. [Illegible Text] SEC. V. 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 vacated by death, resignation, removal, or otherwise, that the Mayor, or in case his seat is vacated, a majority of members of the City Council, shall order a new election, by giving at least ten days notice at two or more of the most public places in said city, or in a public Gazette published in said city; and said election shall be managed in the same manner as the election to be held in chief, according to the provisions of the third Section of this Act. Vacancies. how [Illegible Text]. SEC. VI. 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 Dalton, and 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 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 Dalton in perpetuity, for any term of years, any estate or estates, [Illegible Text] 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, or any part thereof, in any way whatsoever, and the said Mayor and Council shall have power and authority to pass all by-laws and ordinances respecting the streets of said city; to open, improve, or lay out the same; respecting public buildings, work-houses, market houses, public houses of ill fame, carriages, wagons, carts, drays, pumps, wells, springs, fire engines, care of the poor [Illegible Text] 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

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and interest of the said city; of preserving the peace, health, morals, order and good government of the same. Corporate powers and privileges. [Illegible Text] SEC. VII. 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 [appointed?]; 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. Officers, their election, salary, c. SEC. VIII. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That as soon as convenient after the election of the said Mayor and Council, and before they enter upon the discharge of their official duties, the said Mayor shall, before a Justice of Inferior Court, or a Justice of Peace, take and subscribe the following oath: I, A. B., do solemnly swear that I will, to the utmost of my ability, discharge the duties of Mayor, or Council, as the case may be, for the City of Dalton, during my eontinuance in officeso help me God. And the Mayor, after being qualified as aforesaid, shall have full power and authority to administer said oath to each member of the Council. [Illegible Text] of officers. SEC. IX. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That in case the Mayor or any member of the Council, while in office, shall be guilty of any wilful neglect, mal-practice in, or abuse of said office, he or they shall be liable to be indicted before the Superior Court of the County of Whitfield; 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. Mal-practice, how punished. SEC. X. 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 purposes, a Justice of the Peace, so far as to enable them, or any one of them, to issue warrants for offences committed within the corporate limits of said city; which warrant shall be executed by the Marshal, or Deputy Marshal; and to commit to the Jail in the County of Whitfield, or to admit to bail offenders for their appearance before the next Superior Court thereafter for the County of Whitfield; 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 Whitfield County, or bound over for their appearance at the next Superior Court thereafter for the County of Whitfield, 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

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to pay their Jail fees, then said corporation shall be liable for the payment of the same. Quorum. Casting vote. c. Warrants. Negroes. Jallor's duty. SEC. XI. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the expenditures of the Mayor and Council, and the compensation of 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 Dalton in a sum each, to be fixed by the Mayor and Council, for the faithful performance of his or their duty. [Illegible Text], how drawn. Officers' bond. SEC. XII. 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. May justify. SEC. XIII. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the said Mayor and Council of the City of Dalton 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 the tax for the purpose of having the roads and streets kept in good order, which shall be a commutation for road duty. [Illegible Text] duty or Tax. SEC. XIV. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That 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 nuisances, 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 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 real 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 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 office, who shall also act as Tax Receiver of said city; which tax shall be collected at such times and such manner as the Mayor and members of Council in their by-laws shall direct; and shall pay the taxes so collected over to the Treasurer of said city, at such time and under such forfeitures as may be fixed upon by the Mayor and members of Council in their by-laws; 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 the Council, and whose term of office shall expire, unless renewed, with those who elect him; to empower their Marshal or Deputy Marshal to remove all nuisances within the corporate limits of said city, especially to require him, the

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said Marshal, to prosecute before the Superior Courts or Inferior Courts of the County of Whitfield, 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 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 penal 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 tribunal to answer such charge. Powers of Council. Tax Collector. His bond. His [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] Offenders. [Illegible Text] Penal offenders. SEC. XV. 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 the 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 costs; 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 Collectors' executions by the laws of this State; and the said Marshal shall proceed to advertise and sell in such manner as the laws and ordinances of said city shall or may direct. Defaulting Tax payers. Executions, when and how issued, levied, c. Sales, how affected. SEC. XVI. And be it further enacted by the authority of the aforesaid, That the Mayor, [Illegible Text] 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. Fines. SEC. XVII. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That in the payment of all fines imposed pursuant to the preceding Section, shall be enforced in the same manner which is hereafter provided for the collection of taxes. How enforced. SEC. XVIII. 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 Council shall receive such compensation as they or a majority of them may fix or determine upon; and all their 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 paid out; which books and receipts shall be subject to the inspection of the Mayor and members of Council of said city, that [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,

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and it is hereby directed to, be a firm [UNK] fund [UNK] for the exclusive use of the said city. Salaries of Mayor and Council. City Treasurer. To keep Books. City Fund. SEC. XIX. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid. That the [Illegible Text] Mayor and City Council shall have power to license persons to retail, and sell by retail, spirituous liquors within said city; and that no person or persons shall sell by retail any spirituous liquors within the said corporation, without first obtaining such license, for which he or they shall pay a sum not exceeding one hundred dollars; which tax shall be paid into the City Treasury, and appropriated to the use of the City of Dalton. [Illegible Text] to [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] SEC. XX. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the Mayor and members of the City Council of the City of Dalton shall have full powers and authority to levy a tax, in addition to the taxes levied by the provisions of the fourteenth Section of this Act, on all billiard tables kept or used for the purpose of playing on, gaming, or renting; and on all ten pin alleys, nine pin, or alleys of any kind, which are kept or used for the purpose of playing on with pins and balls, or either, or for the purpose of renting the same; which tax or taxes shall be collected according to the provisions of the fourteenth and fifteenth Sections of this Act; and the said Mayor and Council shall have power and authority to levy and collect a tax of not exceeding fifty dollars for each exhibition from all itinerant show-masters who may exhibit within said city any shows, circus riding, tumbling, sleight of hand, tricks of legerdemain, or any other kind whatsoever, coming under this description. Tax on [Illegible Text] tables, c. [Illegible Text] show men, c. SEC. XXI. 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 masters, for such city; such vendue master or masters first paying to Mayor and City Council in the manner prescribed by the Laws of this State, regulating vendues, a sum not exceeding fifty dollars each, for said license, and giving bond and security to the Mayor and City Council; and if any person or persons shall sell any goods, wares, merchandize, or any other property whatsoever, as a vendue master, or at auction, or at public outery, within said city without first obtaining a license from the Mayor and City Council, he or they shall forfeit and pay for every such sale, asum not exceeding five hundred dollars, to 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 the information 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 venduing at auction their own property therein. [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] censed. Violation, how punished Exceptions. SEC. XXII. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That nothing in this Act shall be so construed as to authorize the authorities of said city, to assess or acquire a tax upon any portion of the property belonging to the several rail roads passing through, or terminating in said city. [Illegible Text] Roads [Illegible Text] SEC. XXIII. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the location of the Court House, and Jail of Whitefield

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County be permanently located at Dalton, in said county: Provided, That nothing in any section of this Act shall be construed as to vest in said incorporation, any power to pass any Act contrary to the Laws in this State. Dalton made county [Illegible Text]. SEC. XXIV. WHEREAS, An Act approved the fifteenth day of January, eighteen hundred and fifty-two, repealing an Act approved 29th day of December, 1847, incorporating the city of Dalton, in the County of Murray, has not been acted under, but the previous Act conformed to; Be it therefore enacted by the authority aforesaid, That all the acts of the Mayor and City Council of the city of Dalton, as such officers during the years 1852 and 1853, be, and the same are hereby declared to be legal and valid. Acts of City Council made valid. SEC. XXV. And be it further enacted, by the authority of the same, That the number of members of Council of the city of Atlanta, be increased to ten, and that the present Mayor and Council of said city of Atlanta have power and authority to lay off said city into five wards, and that two members of Council be annually elected from each of said wards, and that those two in each ward having the highest number of votes be declared such members elected. Atlanta, wards, c. SEC. XXVI. That each person voting for said members of Council shall express on his ticket the person for whom he is voting, and the ward of which such person voted for is a member. Tickets. SEC. XXVII. That the said Mayor and Council shall have full power and authority to elect by ballot, three persons annually, as City Assessors, to assess the value of all real estate lying within the corporate limits of said city and subject to taxation, and which said Assessors shall make a return to said Mayor and Council, at such time as they shall appoint, and said Mayor and Council shall place said assessment, so returned, in the hands of the Tax Receiver of said city, who shall enter the same in his books with other taxes, and the same shall be collected as the other taxes of said city. City Assessors. SEC. XXVIII. That said Assessors before they enter on the discharge of their duty, shall take and subscribe an oath before the Mayor, faithfully and truly, to assess all the real estate within the corporate limits of Atlanta, and to return such assessment to the Mayor and Council thereof, with the name of the owner thereof, and shall receive for their services such sums each, as the Mayor and Council shall order. Oath and duties. SEC. XXIX. That the Marshal and Deputy Marshal shall, annually, at the first regular meeting, after the election and installation into office of the Mayor and members of Council, be, by ballot, elected by said Mayor and Council, and shall be removable from office by the same, for any neglect of duty or misdemeanor. Marshal. SEC. XXX. That the salary of the Mayor of said city shall be five hundred dollars, and that the members of Council shall receive no salary for their services as members of Council. Salary of Mayor. XXXI That the Mayor and Council shall have power and authority to license billiard tables and ten pin alleys, and which license fee shall not exceed fifty dollars, on each table or alley track. Billiard Tables, c. SEC. XXXII. And be it further enacted, That so much of an Act passed 25th of December 1845, to amend the charter of the City of Columbus, and to amend the several Acts of the Legislature incorporating the City of Columbus, in the County of Muscogee,

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c., c., as relates to the election of twelve Aldermen by general ticket be, and the same is hereby repealed; and the said twelve Aldermen for said city, shall, from and after the passage of this Act, be elected under the provisions of the Act passed on the 25th day of December 1837, entitled an Act to amend the several Acts of the Legislature of this State, incorporating the City of Columbus, in the County of Muscogee, and to lay off the said city into wards, and to point out the mode of electing the Mayor and Aldermen thereof, and for that purpose the said last recited Act, so far as relates to, and provides for the election of Aldermen, is hereby declared to be in full force and effect, and all Acts heretofore passed conflicting with the provisions of this Section be, and the same are hereby repealed. Columbus. [Illegible Text] Aldermen [Illegible Text] by [Illegible Text]. SEC. XXXIII. And be it further enacted, That in the election of Aldermen, as provided for by the preceding Section, a [Illegible Text] poll shall be opened at the several places for the election of Aldermen, for Mayor, Marshal, Deputy Marshal, Clerk Sexton, and Treasurer, and it shall be the duty of the superintendants of said election, to meet and consolidate the vote given in, [Illegible Text] each poll for Mayor, Marshal, Deputy Marshal, Clerk, Sexton and Treasurer, and upon the consolidation of the votes given in, the [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] the highest number of votes for each of said offices, shall be declared as elected to the same, and the provisions of said Act of the 25th of December, eighteen hundred and thirty-seven, so far as the same relates to the consideration of the votes for [Illegible Text], be, and they are hereby applied to the election of each of the [Illegible Text] officers, and the same is so far hereby revived for that [Illegible Text]. City officers, how [Illegible Text]. SEC. XXXIV. And be it further enacted, That from and after the passage of this Act, it shall not be lawful for the said Mayor and Council of the City of Columbus to loan the credit of said city contracting debts, issuing the bonds of said city, or using in any way the funds of said city beyond the sum of ten thousand dollars, for the purpose of being expended, or otherwise applied beyond the corporate limits of said city, or in aid of any rail road company, or any other project foreign to the ordinary purposes of the government of said city, without first passing, by a majority of said Mayor and Council, a resolution to such effect, then submitting such action to the voters of said city through the ballot box, first giving thirty days notice of their action, and [Illegible Text] time, and places of voting in one or more of the papers published in said city, said notice to be inserted in said paper [Illegible Text] papers, at [Illegible Text] once a week for four weeks; then, if said resolution be approved by a majority of the voters of said city, voting upon said resolution, the said resolution to be again submitted to Mayor and Council, and it again approved of by said Mayor and Council, such resolution to become a valid and binding ordinance of said Mayor and Aldermen. City credit, when used and how. SEC. XXXV. And be it further enacted, That the second section of an Act incorporating the city of Macon, be amended as follows: after Court House add, or such other place as the Mayor and Council may direct. Bibb Court House. SEC. XXXVI. And be it further enacted, That the twenty-seventh Section of said Act be amended as follows: after common Jail of Bibb County, add, or a Guard House. Guard House.

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SEC. XXXVII. And be it further enacted, That said Mayor-and Council shall have power to establish, and fix fire limits, and from time to time, in their discretion, to extend and enlarge the same, within which fire limits, when so established, it shall not be lawful for any one to erect other than fire proof buildings, or structures of any kind whatever, and should any one erect, or cause to be erected, within such fire limits so established, any buildings or other structures of any kind, other than fire proof, the said Mayor and Council, after giving five days notice, shall cause the same to be removed at the expense of the owners of such buildings or other structures; to be collected by execution as in other cases, and said Mayor and Council shall have power to determine what buildings, or other structures are, or are not fire proof. Fire limits. Fire proof buildings. SEC. XXXVIII. Be it further enacted, That the said Mayor and Council shall have authority on the recommendation of a [Illegible Text] of citizens in public meeting to subscribe for the stock of rail roads or such other internal improvements, or of such as may be for the interest and advantage of the city of Macon, to borrow money [Illegible Text] the faith and credit of the city, to pay the same, and to impose a special tax to meet such debt so created: Provided, that the special tax [Illegible Text] authorized, shall not exceed one half of one per cent in any one year: And provided, the aggregate amount of [Illegible Text] of said city hereby authorized, shall not at any one time exceed two hundred and fifty thousand dollars. May take stock, c. Taxes. Debts. SEC. XXXIX. 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. Assented to December 28, 1853. (No. 186.) An Act to repeal the Third Section of an Act to extend the corporate limits of the Town of [Illegible Text], to regulate licenses therein, and to change the time of electing Commissioners, and for other purposes. approved January 22d, 1852. SECTION I. Be it enacted by the Senate and 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 Third Section of the above recited Act, approved January 22d, 1852, be and the same is hereby repealed. Edenton. SEC. II. And be it further enacted, by the authority aforesaid, That from and after the passage of this Act the Commissioners of the Town of Cassville, in the County of Cass, shall have power and authority to assess, levy and collect, such tax on the citizens and property within the corporate limits of said Town, as they may deem reasonable and just, for the support of [and?] the good government of said town, and necessary improvements of the streets thereof. Cassville. SEC. III. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the Commissioners of said Town shall have power and authority to elect one of their members Chairman of the Board of Commissioners,

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who shall have the same power and authority to enforce and have executed the ordinances and laws of said Town; that all of said Commissioners have, in meeting assembled, and in the absence of said Chairman, or of has inability to act, the remaining Commissioners may appoint a temporary Chairman. Commissioners, Their powers. SEC. IV. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the corporate limits of the Town of Thomasville, in Thomas County, be so extended as to include the residence of Thomas J. McBain, now living on the borders of said corporation. Thomasville. 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. Approved February 17th, 1854. (No. 187.) An Act to incorporate the Town of Fairburn, in the Counties of Fayette and Campbell. SECTION I. Be it enacted by the Senate and 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 citizens of Fairburn, situated in the Counties of Fayette and Campbell, be and they are hereby authorized to meet annually and choose from among themselves five Commissioners, to be called a Board of Commissioners, who when so chosen and elected shall have the power and authority, and their successors in office, to pass all by-laws, rules and regulations, which they or a majority of them may deem expedient and necessary for the good order and government of the said town of Fairburn: Provided, the by-laws be not repugnant to the Constitution of the United States and the Constitution and Laws of this State. Fairburn, incorporated. SEC. II. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That said Commissioners or a majority of them, shall have full power to convene at any time and at any place, within the corporate limits of said Town, after the passage of this Act, and proceed to the appointment of a Clerk, Marshal and Deputy Marshal, and such other officers as they may deem necessary to carry this Act into effect. Commissioners and other officers. SEC. III. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That said Commissioners shall hold their office for the term of one year, and that said term shall expire on the first Saturday in January, when an election shall be held each succeeding year, for the appointment of new Commissioners, and that all free white male inhabitants residing in the corporate limits of said Town, who are entitled to vote for members of the Legislature, shall be entitled to vote for said Commissioners. Term of office. Voters. SEC. IV. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the authority and jurisdiction of said Commissioners and their successors in office, shall extend over and embrace that portion of land which lies within six hundred yards of the Rail Road Depot in said Town, on the Atlanta and La Grange Rail Road. Limits.

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SEC. V. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That if any vacancy occur by death, resignation or otherwise, the said Commissioners shall have power to fill such vacancy, until an election shall take place as herein provided. Vacancies. SEC. VI. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the said Commissioners of the said town of Fairburn, by such their corporate name, shall have power to sue and be sued, plead and be impleaded, and to do all other acts relating to their corporate capacity, and shall have and use a common seal. Powers. 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, February 17th, 1854. (No. 188.) An Act to incorporate the Town of Graniteville, in the County of Coweta. SECTION I. Be it enacted by the Senate and 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 citizens of Graniteville, in the county of Coweta, shall be and they are hereby authorized to meet annually, and choose from among themselves five Commissioners, to be called a Board of Commissioners, who, when chosen and elected, shall have the power and authority, and their successors in office, to pass all by-laws, rules and regulations which they or a majority of them may deem expedient and necessary for the good order and government of the said town of Graniteville: Provided, the by-laws be not repugnant to the Constitution of the United States and the Constitution and Laws of this State. Graniteville [Illegible Text] SEC. II. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That said Commissioners or a majority of them, shall have full power to convene at any time and at any place, within the corporate limits of said Town, after the passage of this Act, and proceed to appoint a Clerk, Marshal, and such other officers as they may deem necessary to carry this act into execution. Commissioners. Officers. SEC. III. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That said Commissioners shall hold their offices for the term of one year, to expire on the first Saturday in January, when an election shall be held each succeeding year, for the appointment of new Commissioners, and that all free white males residing in the corporate limits of said Town, who are entitled to vote for members to the Legislature, shall be entitled to vote for said Commissioners. Term of office. Voters. SEC. IV. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the authority and jurisdiction of the said Commissioners and their successors in office, shall extend over and embrace that portion of land which lies within one quarter of a mile of the Rail Road Depot, in said town of Graniteville. Limits. SEC. V. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That if any vacancy occur by death, resignation or otherwise, the

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said Commissioners shall have power to fill such vacancy, until an election shall take place as herein provided. Vacancies. SEC. VI. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the said Board of Commissioners of the said town of Graniteville, by such their corporate name, shall have power to sue and be sued, plead and be impleaded, and do all other acts relating to their corporate capacity, and shall have and use a common seal. Powers. 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, February 13th, 1854. (No. 189.) An Act to amend the several Acts incorporating the Town of Greensborough, to extend the corporate limits of said Town, and to vest in the Commissioners of said Town, the power to grant Licenses to retail Spirituous Liquors within the corporate limits of said Town, and to regulate the same; and for other purposes therein mentioned. 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 corporate limits of the town of Greensborough, be and the same are hereby extended one mile in all directions from the Court House. Greensborough SEC. II. And be it further enacted, That all property within said corporate limits shall be subject to taxation, in such manner as the Commissioners of said Town shall prescribe. Taxation. SEC. III. And be it further enacted, That the power of granting licenses within the corporate limits of said Town, for the retail of spirituous liquors, shall be vested in the Commissioners of said Town, under such regulations as they may prescribeon the same terms as the Inferior Court of this State are now required to grant licenses. Licenses. SEC. IV. And be it further enacted, That said Commissioners shall have power to pass such ordinances as they may see proper and deem necessary for preserving the peace and securing the health of the inhabitants, and for promoting the comfort, prosperity and safety of the same: Provided, such ordinances are not inconsistant with the Constitution and Laws of this State. Powers. SEC. V. And be it further enacted, That L. R. Hunt, W. F. Wacaser, G. W. Wacaser, James C. Hately and Fielding Smith, be and they are hereby appointed Commissioners of the town of [Illegible Text] in the county of Gordon, with full power and authority to make all by-laws, regulations and ordinances necessary for the government of said Town, not inconsistent with the Constitution and Laws of this State and of the United States. [Illegible Text] incorporated. And be it further enacted, That said Commissioners shall concontinue in office until the first Saturday in January next, on which day and on the first Saturday in January in each succeeding year

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thereafter, all persons entitled to vote for members of the General Assembly of this State, residing within the limits of said Town, shall elect by ballot five other Commissioners, who shall continue in office one year and shall be re-eligible; said election shall be held by a Justice of the Peace and one free holder, or by two free holders: Provided, that in the event of there being no election, at the time herein designated, the Commissioners then in office shall so continue until their successors are elected; which may be done at any time thereafter by said Commissioners or a majority of them, giving five days notice of the time of holding said election. Term Election. May hold over. And be it further enacted, That the jurisdiction of said Commissioners shall extend so as to include a distance of fine hundred yards in every direction from the Depot in said Town, and said Commissioners or a majority of them are hereby authorized to act as Commissioners of all roads and streets in said Town, to the distance aforesaid. Jurisdiction and limits. And be it further enacted, That said Commissioners or a majority of them, shall have power to levy and collect a tax on all objects in said Town, subject to taxation, to the amount of not more than fifty per cent. on the general State Tax, for the use of said incorporation, and that said tax when collected in such manner as may be prescribed by said Commissioners or a majority of them, shall be used for the use and benefit of said Town. Taxes. And be it further enacted, That said Commissioners or a majority of them, shall have power to appoint patrols in said Town, and regulate their duty, to appoint overseers of the streets and regulate the manner of working the same, and shall have power to tax all shows and performances in said Town, for the purpose of gain, and all itinerant traders, and shall have power to enforce the collection of taxes, fines and penalties in such manner as they shall see proper. Patrols. [Illegible Text] And be it further enacted, That said Commissioners or a majority of them, may employ a Marshal for said Town, may hold meetings as often as necessary, and that in all cases a majority of said Commissioners may hold meetings and transact any business that may come under their jurisdiction. Marshal. Quorum. SEC. VI. And be it further enacted, That all laws militating against this Act, be and the same are hereby repealed. Approved, February 18, 1854. (No. 190.) An Act to amend an [Illegible Text] to incorporate the City of Griffin, assented to December 28 th, 1843. And to repeal an Act to alter and amend the several Acts incorporating the City of Griffin. assented to February 21 st, 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 the municipal government of the City of Griffin shall consist of a Mayor and eight Aldermen, who are hereby constituted a body corporate, under

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the name and style of Mayor and Council of the City of Griffin: that an election for the same shall be held on the first Monday in April every year thereafter; and all free white persons residing within the corporate limits of said city, who shall be entitled to vote for members of the Legislature of said State, shall be entitled to vote for a Mayor and eight Aldermen, and that any person or persons legally entitled to vote at said election, shall be eligible either for Mayor or Aldermen; at which election one Justice of the Inferior Court or Justice of the Peace and two free holders shall preside, 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 before entering upon the discharge of their duties, the Mayor shall before a Justice of the Inferior [Illegible Text] Justice of the Peace, or retiring Mayor, take the following oath: I, A. B., do solemnly swer that I will to the [Illegible Text] of my ability, discharge the duties of Mayor (or Aldermen, as the case may be,) for the city of Griffin, during my continuance in office, so help me God: and the Mayor after being so qualified, shall have authority to administer said oaths to each member of the Council; that they shall hold their offices until their successors are elected and qualified, and in the event that the office of Mayor [or?] any member of the City Council shall become vacant by death, resignation or otherwise, that the Mayor or in case his office is vacated, a majority of the Aldermen shall order a new election by giving at least ten days notice in one or more of the city papers, or at two or more of the most public places in the city of Griffin, which election shall be managed as aforesaid. City of Griffin incorporated. Mayor and Aldermen [Illegible Text] Oath of office. Vacancies. SEC. II. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the Mayor and Council of the city of Griffin, 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 and use a common seal, and shall be capable in law to purchase, hold, receive, enjoy, possess and retain to them and their successors in office, for the use and benefit of said city, in perpetuity or for any term of years, any estate or estates, real or personal, within the limits of said city and to sell, alien exchange or lease the same or any part thereof, or convey the same or any part thereof in any way whatsoever, and they shall have full power and authority to pass all by-laws and ordinances respecting the streets of said city, to open and lay out the same, respecting public buildings, work houses, market houses, public houses, carriages, wagons, carts, drays, pumps, wells, springs, fire engines, care of the poor, suppression of disorderly houses, the regulation of free persons of color in said city, and slaves living separate and apart from their owners, and in relation to slaves hireing their own time, and every other by-law, regulation or ordinance that shall appear to them necessary and proper for the security, welfare and interest of said city, or for preserving the peace, health, order and good government of the same, and to fix on fines for all offences committed against the by-laws of said city, and they are hereby authorized to appoint a Clerk, Treasurer, Fire Master, Vendue Master, Marshal, Constable and all such other officers; of fixing fees of said officers respectively,

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as shall appear to them requisite and necessary for carrying into effectual execution all the by-laws, rules and ordinances they may make for the good order and government of said city, and the persons residing therein: Provided, that nothing herein contained shall authorize them to make any by-laws repugnant to the Constitution and Laws of the land. Powers, rights and [Illegible Text] Officers, fees c. SEC. III. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the said Mayor and members of Council shall within five days after their election present themselves to be sworn into office, and at their first regular meeting, or as soon thereafter as convenient, shall proceed by ballot to elect a Marshal, Clerk of Council and Treasurer, or such other officers as they may deem necessary, each of whom shall remain in office until a new election for Mayor and Council is had, and their successors are appointed, unless removed by said Mayor and Council for misconduct or neglect of duty. Sworn into office. Marshal, Clerk, c. SEC. IV. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the Mayor and five members of Council shall constitute a quorum to transact all business, and the Mayor or President pro tempore, shall have the casting vote, and the Mayor and each member of the Council shall be to all intents and purposes a Justice of the Peace, so far as to enable them or any or either of them to issue warrants for offences committed within the corporate limits of said city; which warrants shall be executed by the Marshal, Deputy Marshal or Constable, and to commit to the Jail of the county of Spalding or to admit to bail offenders for their appearance before the next Superior Court thereafter, for the county aforesaid, to await his, her or their trial, and it shall be the duty of the Sheriff of said county of Spalding, to receive all such persons so committed, and safely keep the same until discharged by due course of law. [Illegible Text] Power of Justice of Peace. To commit. Sheriff's duty. SEC. V. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the said Mayor and Council of the city of Griffin, shall have power and authority to levy a tax of not exceeding fifty per cent. over the State Tax, on all persons, professions and property, within the corporate limits of said city, of whatever kind, either real or personal, which is subject to taxation by the laws of this State, and that in all cases where any person or persons, citizens of said city, or who 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 the Clerk, and bear test in the name of the Mayor and be directed to the Marshal of said city; and which execution shall bind all the property of the defendant from the date thereof, and the cost shall be the same as on tax executions by the laws of this State, and the said Marshal shall proceed to levy, advertise and sell in such manner as the ordinances of said city shall or may direct: And provided, that such execution shall be returned by said Marshal, no property to be found, then, and in that case a capias ad satisfaciendum against the body of defendants, may issue bearing test and directed as aforesaid, 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

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for his or their appearance before the Inferior Court of Spalding county, to take the benefit of said Act, as is provided in case of an arrest under a ca. sa., issued from a Justices Court of this State, then, and in that case he, she or they shall be committed to the Jail of Spalding county, there to remain until discharged by due course of law. Taxing power. Defaulters. Execution. Ca. Sa. Action under. SEC. VI. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the Mayor, or in his absence, any five members of the City Council shall have full power and authority to impose such fines, not exceeding fifty dollars, for all violations of the by-laws and ordinances of said city, within the corporate limits of the same. Fines. SEC. VII. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the said Mayor and Council of the city of Griffin shall have power to license persons to retail and sell by retail spirituous liquors within the said city, according to the ordinances thereof, and no person or persons shall sell by retail any spirituous liquors within the same, without first obtaining such license. Licenses. SEC. VIII. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the Mayor and Council of the city of Griffin shall have power and authority to levy a tax on all Billiard Tables kept or used for the purpose of playing on or renting, and on all Pin-alleys, which are kept or used for the purpose of playing on with pins and balls, or either, or for the purpose of renting the same, within the corporate limits of said city. And they shall have power and authority to levy and collect a tax on all itinerant show masters, who may exhibit in said city any shows, circus ridings, slight of hand, legerdemain or tricks, or any other kind whatever coming under this description, of not exceeding twenty-five dollars for each day's exhibition. Billiard Tables, [Illegible Text] Shows, c. SEC. IX. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That an Act to alter and amend the several Acts incorporating the city of Griffin, assented to February 21st, 1850, be and the same is repealed. Old Act repealed. SEC. X. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That all laws and parts of laws militating against the provision of this Act, be and the same are hereby repealed. Approved, February 18th, 1854. (No. 191.) An Act to extend the corporate limits of the Town of Hamilton, in the County of Harris, and other places therein named; and to incorporate the Town of Trenton, in Dade 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 corporate limits of said Town of Hamilton, in Harris County, be so altered as to make the line South of the Court House, running East and West, include the residence of James M. Mobley: Provided, The persons thus included by the alteration of said line shall first give their consent, in writing, to the Commissioners of said

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town, to be thus included within said corporate limits: Provided, that no field or woodland within said limits, and not heretofore embraced within the corporate limits of said town, 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 as to subject any property included as aforesaid, and not heretofore embraced in said town, to a higher State or county tax than if this Act had never been passed. Hamilton limits [Illegible Text] Not taxed. Proviso. SEC. II. And be it further enacted, That the corporate limits of the Town of Carrollton, in Carroll County be, and the same is hereby extended so as to embrace all the territory within eight hundred yards of the Court House in the public square, in every direction; and that the law incorporating said town, and amendments thereto be, and the same are hereby declared to be, made applicable to the said corporation as extended, so far as they do not conflict with the provisions of this Act. Carrollton, limits extended. SEC. III. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That from and after the passage of this Act that James M. Hall, Robert L. Hawkins, Horace Lindsay, William C. Shanock, and Manoes Morgan be, and they are hereby appointed Commissioners of the Town of Trenton, in the County of Dade, and that all the provisions of An Act to make permanent the county site of the County of Dade, as the Town of Salem, and to incorporate said town, assented to December 21st, 1839, and An Act to alter and change the name of Salem, the county site of Dade County, to that of Trenton, assented to 22d December, 1840, not inconsistent with this Act be, and the same are hereby declared to be in full force and effect: Provided, That said Commissioners shall continue in office until the first Saturday in January, 1855, and until their successors are elected and qualified thereafter. Trenton incorporated. Made county site, c. SEC. IV. And be it further enacted, That the said Commissioners are hereby declared Commissioners of the roads and streets of said town, with authority to appoint overseers for the same, provided the citizens of said town shall not be required to work the public roads without the incorporation of said town: Provided, No person living without the limits of said incorporation shall be required to work on the roads or streets within the incorporation of said town. Road and Streets. 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. Approved, February 18th, 1854.

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(No. 192.) An Act to incorporate the Town of Holmesville in the County of Appling, and to render the County site of said County permanent at that place; also to amend the several Acts in relation to the City of Augusta, and the Augusta Canal Company, and to confer certain powers relative thereto. SECTION I. Be it enacted by the Senate and 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 Town of Holmesville may, on the first Monday in January, eighteen hundred and fifty-four, and on the first Monday in every January thereafter, elect five Commissioners for said town from among themselves; and the Commissioners so elected shall be a body corporate and politic, under the name and style of the Commissioners of the town of Holmesville; and by that name they shall be able and capable in law of sueing and being sued, pleading and being impleaded in any of the Courts of this State; and the said Commissioners shall have power and authority to make all by-laws, rules and regulations necessary and proper for the government of said town, which are not repugnant to the Constitution or the Laws of this State, or of the United States; and that the said Commissioners shall have power and authority to make all by-laws, rules and regulations necessary and proper to carry into effect the general power hereby granted to them. Holmesville. Commissioners. Powers and duties. SEC. II. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That if any vacancy shall occur in said Board of Commissioners at any time previous to an election, the remaining Commissioners shall have power to fill such vacancy. Vacancies. SEC. III. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the corporate limits of said town shall embrace all the lands which may be purchased by the Inferior Court of said county for the county site. Corporate limits. SEC. IV. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That if the inhabitants of said town shall fail or neglect to elect Commissioners as hereby provided, they may elect such Commissioners at any other time, by any inhabitant being a freeholder, or any Justice of the Peace, giving five days previous notice of their holding such election by advertisement at two public places in said town. May elect at any time. SEC. V. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the said county site at the Town of Holmesville be, and is hereby rendered permanent. Permanent site. SEC. VI. And be it further enacted, That the City Council of Augusta may, at any time hereafter, by purchase or otherwise, lawfully acquire and enjoy all the estate privileges and franchises heretofore granted to the Augusta Canal Company, and have and exercise all the rights and powers prospectively granted to them in and by an Act of the General Assembly, approved on the nineteenth day of December, eighteen hundred and forty-nine; and

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be subject, as proprietors of said Canal, to all the duties and obligations imposed on said company by its charter or by its own corporate contracts. Augusta may purchase canal. SEC. VII. And be it further enacted, That it shall be lawful for the City Council of Augusta, after they shall have acquired the estate privileges, rights and franchises of the Augusta Canal Company, to transfer and assign the same to any individual, or association of individuals, upon such terms and conditions as they may deem best for the interest of the City of Augusta; and that their assigner or assignees, upon full compliance with the terms of transfer and assignment, shall have, possess, and enjoy, as a body politic and corporate, under the name and style of the Augusta Canal Company, all and singular the rights and privileges now vested in said company by its charter, or prospectively granted to the said City Council by the aforesaid Act, approved on the nineteenth day of December, 1849, and be subject to all and singular the restrictions, duties and obligations imposed upon the same by the provisions of said charter, and the contracts of said company of the City Council of Augusta in relation thereto, made anterior to such transfer and assignment. Purchase, how made, c. SEC. VIII. And be it further enacted, That after the City Council of Augusta shall have acquired the estate, privileges and franchises of the Augusta Canal Company, and when they are proprietors thereof, it shall not be obligatory upon them or their assigns to manage the affairs and business of said Canal or Canal Company by a board of managers; but that it shall be lawful for them, or their assigns, to manage the same by themselves, or such agent or agents as they may, from time to time, select for that purpose; and they, or their said agent or agents for the time being, shall have the same rights and powers as are by the charter aforesaid vested in the board of managers of the Augusta Canal. Canal, how to be managed. SEC. IX. 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. Approved, February 7th, 1854. (No. 193.) An Act to incorporate the Town of Irwinton, in the County of Wilkinson, and to provide for the election of Intendant and Commissioners therefor, and to define their powers and duties, 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 passing of this Act, the Town of Irwinton, in the County of Wilkinson, be, and the same is hereby incorporated, under the name and style of the Intendant and Commissioners of the Town of Irwinton, and that the corporate limits of said Town shall extend for the distance of seven hundred yards north, east, south and west from the Court House, forming a square: Provided, nevertheless,

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That all lands embraced in said corporate limits which are not laid off into town lots, and held, occupied and used as town property proper, shall only be taxed according to the same rates, and in the same manner, as though the same had not been embraced within the limits of said corporation; but any lands which may be hereafter laid off into town lots, shall not be embraced in this proviso, after the same shall be so laid off; and that Elbert J. Gilbert, Nathaniel A. Carswell, William Taylor, Wade F. Sanford, William O. Beall, be, and they are hereby appointed Commissioners of said town, with power to elect one of their number Intendant, who shall hold their office until the first Saturday in March, 1854, and until their successors are elected and qualified. Irwinton, limits extended. Taxation limited. Commission [Illegible Text], c. SEC. II. And be it further enacted, That on the first Saturday in January in each and every year thereafter, an election shall be held at the Court House in said town by any two freeholders thereof, for an Intendant and four Commissioners for said town, at which election all citizens of said town entitled to vote for members of the General Assembly of this State shall be entitled to vote; and the person receiving the highest number of votes for Intendant, and the four persons receiving the highest number of votes for Commissioners, shall be declared duly elected Intendant and Commissioners of said town, for the term of one year, and a certificate from the managers of such election shall be sufficient evidence of their election, and said Intendant and Commissioners shall before entering upon the duties of their offices, take and subscribe the following oath before some judicial officer: [Illegible Text], A. B., do solemnly swear that I will faithfully discharge the duties of Intendant or Commissioner (as the case may be,) of the Town of Irwinton, to the best of my skill and power, so help me God. And in case no election shall be held at the time appointed in this Act, that then, at any time, on written notice being posted at the Court House by any two citizens of said town, of the time and place of holding such an election, the legal voters of said town may, and shall proceed to elect such Intendant and Commissioners in the same way and manner as though the same had been done as prescribed in the body of this Act. [Illegible Text] Voters Oath. In default of election, how to proceed. SEC. III. And be it further enacted, That the Intendant and Commissioners shall have power and authority to provide for the working of the streets and square, opening and removing obstructions, and abating any and all nuisances within the limits of said corporation, to levy taxes for such purposes, and to levy a commutation tax for street working, or require the labor of all hands subject to road duty within said corporation at their discretion, and have exclusive authority to grant tavern and retail license in said corporation, and to fix the rates thereof: Provided, The same shall not exceed fifty dollars; to require a tax not exceeding thirty dollars on all shows and exhibitions, (not of a literary character) and upon all itinerant auctioneers and venders of goods, wares and merchandize of any kind, to be collected by the Marshal in such manner as the Commissioners shall direct, and to pass all laws and and ordinances necessary to preserve the health, morals, peace and good order of said town; and to punish the violation of the peace and good order thereof, by fine and imprisonment: Provided, Such

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fine shall not exceed thirty dollars, or imprisonment twenty days; and such other as may be necessary for the government of said town, not repugnant to the Constitution and Laws of this State and of the United States. Powers, privileges and duties of Commissioners. Fines. SEC. IV. And be it further enacted, That all persons, citizens of said town, or who have property subject to taxation within the limits of said corporation, shall fail, neglect or refuse to pay such taxes as may be assessed, or if any person shall fail or refuse to pay any fine which shall be imposed under the provisions of this act, the Clerk of said Board of Commissioners shall issue executions signed by himself, bearing test in the name of the Intendant, against such [Illegible Text], directed to the Marshal of said town, to be levied of the goods and chattels, lands and tenements of the defendant, or sufficient thereof, to satisfy the demands and costs, who shall, after advertising the same, if it be personal property, fifteen days, at the Court House, and if it be real estate or negroes, for thirty days in one of the public Gazettes of this State, expose the same to sale at public outcry, as in the case of Constables and Sheriffs' sales; and said Clerk shall be entitled to the sum of one dollar for issuing said execution, and the Marshal to the same fees as Sheriffs are entitled to for like services: Provided however, That if the Marshal shall return said execution no property, said Clerk may issue a ca. sa. against the body of the defendant, to be executed by the Marshal under the provisions of the Laws of this State, for the relief of honest debtors, returning the bond and ca. sa. to the next Inferior Court of said county, there to be acted upon by said Court as in ca. sas. issued from a Justice's Court. Taxes. Levy and sale. Ca. Sa. SEC. V. And be it further enacted, That the Intendant and Commissioners of said town, at their first meeting after their election and qualification, shall appoint or provide for the election of a Marshal and Clerk, and such other officers as they may deem necessary; and shall, within one year, cause the limits and bounds to be laid off and distinctly marked out by some competent surveyor, whose returns and field notes shall be returned to said Commissioners, and, by them, preserved of file: And provided further, That said Intendant shall be, ex-officio, a Justice of the Peace, for the purposes of issuing warrants against offenders against the laws of said corporation; and, with the Commissioners, sit upon the return thereof. Officers, their duty. Offenders. SEC. VI. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, that the incorporate limits of the town of Spring Place, in the County of Murray, shall be extended one half mile from the Court [UNK] House [UNK] in every direction. Spring Place 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, February 20th, 1854.

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(No. 194.) An Act to authorize the Commissioners of the Town of Louisville to sell and dispose of such streets as they may think proper; and to make valid Deeds to such streets as may have been sold by previous Boards of Commissioners. SECTION I. Be it enacted by the Senate and 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 the Commissioners of the Town of Lousville, or a majority of them, to sell and dispose of, to the highest bidder, such streets or parts of streets, in said town, as they may think proper, and as in their judgment may not be required for public convenience. [Illegible Text]. To sell [Illegible Text] SEC. II. And be it further enacted, That all monies arising from such sales shall be paid over by the Commissioners aforesaid unto the Trustees of the Louisville Academy, to be applied to the repairs, and for the benefit of the said Academy; and all conveyances from the Commissioners aforesaid, for any streets or parts of streets sold by them, shall be good and valid to all intents and purposes. Academy SEC. III. And be it further enacted, That it shall, and may be lawful for said Commissioners to make good and valid titles to all persons who may have heretofore bought streets or parts of streets in said town, any Law to the contrary notwithstanding. To make titles. Approved, February 15th, 1854. (No. 195.) An Act to authorize the Mayor and Council of Macon to lease a portion of the City Common, known as Napier's Old Field. SECTION I. Be it enacted, by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Georgia in General Assembly met, and is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That from, and immediately after the passage of this Act, the Mayor and Council of Macon shall have liberty, power and authority to lease to John S. Richardson, his heirs and assigns for ten years, with the privelege of renewing on the same terms, a portion of the common of the City of Macon, known as Napier's Old Field, containing about (87) eighty seven acres, more or less, he paying therefor the sum of two hundred dollars per annum for rent: Provided, Nothing shall be so [Illegible Text] as to authorize said John S. Richardson to destroy or injure the original forest growth thereon, if any. Macon [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text], [Illegible Text] Assented to, December 20th, 1853.

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(No. 196.) An Act to incorporate the Town of Magnolia, in Clinch County, and providing for the election of Marshal 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 corporate limits of the Town of Magnolia, in the County of Clinch, shall extend over and embrace a radius of eighty acres, making the Court House the centre. Magnolia limits extended. SEC. II. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That on the first Monday in May next, and on the first Monday in May every year thereafter, all the 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 their successors are elected; at which election one Justice of the Inferior Court, or one Justice of the Peace, and two freeholders of said county, not being candidates, shall preside; and if it shall so happen that said election shall not take place on the day herein appointed, one Justice of the Inferior Court, or Justice of the Peace of said county, may afterwards, by giving ten days notice, hold the same; and in case of death, resignation, or removal of any Commissioner, the remaining Commissioners shall immediately order an election to fill such vacancy, and shall give ten days notice of the same. Commissioners elected, and how. SEC. III. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That each of the Commissioners, before he enters on the duties of his office, to [shall?] take the following oath before some officer authorized to administer oaths: I, A. B., do solemnly swear that I will, to the best of my ability, discharge the duties of Commissioner of the Town of Magnolia, and adopt such measures as may, in my judgment, be calculated to promote the interest of the citizens of said town. Oath. SEC. IV. And be it enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the Commissioners, or a majority of them, shall, at their first meeting after their election, elect from their own body a President, and [who?] shall be known as the President and Commissioners of the Town of Magnolia; 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, not repugnant to the Constitution and Laws of this State. Corporate name and powers. 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 carry this Act into execution; and such officers shall give bond and security for the faithful discharge of the duties of their offices, in such sums as said Commissioners, or a majority of them, may direct. Officers. SEC. VI. And be it further enacted, That said Commissioners

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shall have power to levy a capitation tax of such sums as they, or a majority of them, may think proper; to assess not exceeding 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. upon the State tax. Taxation. 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 road 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 fund of said town, and applied as other funds. May be [Illegible Text] for neglect c. SEC. VIII. Be it further enacted, That the said Commissioners are hereby invested with authority to appoint a person to act as Tax Receiver and Collector, and any other office 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 officer shall be appointed annually. Tax Collector. SEC. IX. Be it further enacted, That all persons who are, by this Act, made subject to the payment of tax, shall, between the first day of May and July of each year, make a true and just return, under oath, of the taxable property held by them in said town, with a fair valuation of the same, and of all other [UNK] their [UNK] 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 July; all of which shall be paid him by the first day of September; and if any person who is required by this Act to pay tax, or who 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. Returns. Defaulters, how proceeded against. SEC. X. Provided, nevertheless, That this Act shall not be understood or have effect so as to make town property, for the purpose of town or other taxes, of lots containing twenty or more acres in one body, or any portion of a lot containing twenty acres, which twenty acres shall include the building thereon erected. Twenty acres [Illegible Text]. SEC. XI. And be it further enacted, That the Marshals, and such other officers as the City Council of Macon may deem necessary in the government of said city, shall hereafter be elected by the said Council at the first meeting of Council in each year. Macon, officers elected by council. SEC. XII. Be it further enacted, That all laws and parts of laws militating against this Act be, and the same are hereby repealed. Approved, February 20th, 1854.

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(No. 197.) An Act to amend an Act entitled an Act to incorporate the Town of Marietta, in the County of Cobb, also to enlarge the Boundary of said Town, and incorporate the same, and for other purposes therein specified, approved January 22 d, 1852, so as to give the Election of Marshal of the City of Marietta to the People, to authorize their removal from office in certain cases therein named, and in those cases make them ineligible to re-election; also, to incorporate the Town of Conyers, in the County of Newton, and to appoint Commissioners for the same, 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, the Marshal of the City of Marietta shall be elected by the voters of said city, at the same time and in the same manner as the Mayor and Members of Council of said city are elected, and the said Marshal shall be liable to be removed from office by the Mayor and Council for palpable neglect of duty or for mal-practice in office, the same to be adjudged 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. Marietta, Marshal elected by the people. How removed, c. SEC, II. And be it further enacted, That from and after the passage of this Act, A. G. Hulsey, Daniel Zachery, Stephen Mayfield, A. R. Richardson, and James J. Poole, and their successors in office be and they are hereby appointed Commissioners of the Town of Conyers, at the Conyers Depot upon the Georgia Rail Road, in the County of Newton, who shall continue in office until the first Saturday in January, 1855, and until their successors are qualified; And be it further enacted, That the corporate limits of the Town of Conyers shall extend one half mile in every direction, estimating the distance from the Depot House of the Georgia Rail Road in said Town; And be it further enacted, That the qualified voters for the Members of the Legislature, and who are inhabitants of said Town, are hereby authorized to meet and elect on the first Saturday in January, 1855, and annually every first Saturday in January thereafter, for five Commissioners of said Town to hold their office until the next annual election of Commissioners, and until their successors are qualified, and the Town Commissioners who may be elected from time to time are hereby required to take and subscribe an oath faithfully and impartially to discharge their duty as Commissioners, and if at any time any vacancy may happen by death or resignation, removal or otherwise, the remaining Commissioners shall have the power hereby to fill such vacancy till the next election; And be it further enacted, That the Commissioners aforesaid and their successors are hereby vested with full power and authority to make all by-laws, rules and regulations, for the government of said Town: Provided, The said by-laws, rules and

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regulations are not in violation of the Laws of this State, nor in violation of the Constitution of this State or of the United States. Conyers, incorporated. Limits. Commissioners. How elected. Vacancies. Powers. SEC. III. And be it further enacted, That the Commissioners aforesaid, and their successors, may appoint a Town Marshal from year to year, the said Marshal removable from office for good cause by the Commissioners; And be it further enacted, That the Town Commissioners of the Town of Conyers have the power and authority to appoint Patrols and prescribe their duties, whose jurisdiction as such Patrols is in and over the corporate limits of said Town: And be it further enacted, That the Commissioners of said Town of Conyers shall have the power to enforce their by-laws, to prescribe and collect penalties for a breach of the same, to tax all shows of every name and kind, to tax for the right to auction, and to fix the pay of their Marshal: And be it further enacted, That the Town Commissioners have the right to tax their citizens for the payment of their officers and for the improvement of the Town: Provided, however, In the exercise of the taxing power no right is given to exceed in amount the general State tax upon such taxable subject, the Commissioners also to have the right to appoint a Clerk of their Board, and to select from their number a Chairman of the Board. Marshal. [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] and taxes. Limited. Approved, February 16th, 1854. (No. 198.) An Act to extend the Corporate Limits and Jurisdiction of the City of Marietta, in Cobb County, and to add the territory therein described to said City. WHEREAS, Many citizen and property owners residing on the eastern side of the present corporate limits of the City of Marietta, in Cobb County, have petitioned the present Legislature to extend the corporate limits of said City, so as to include their property within the boundaries thereof. [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 corporate limits of the City of Marietta, in Cobb County, shall be extended on the eastern side of said City, by a line commencing in the middle of the street or main road leading to Roswell, where the same crosses the present corporation line, and running due east one half a mile, thence due north and south, at right angles, one quarter of a mile each way, so as to make said line one half a mile in length north and south, and thence by parallel lines due west to the present corporation line of said City, and that all the territory embraced within said lines shall be added to and become integral part of said City of [Illegible Text]. Limits extended and described. SEC. II. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That all persons at any time included within said extended limits shall be entitled to all the benefits, privileges and exemptions, and subject to all the liabilities and duties imposed by An Act to incorporate

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the Town of Marietta. in the County of Cobb, 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 Councilmen, and such other officers as may be required, and confer upon them specified powers, and for other purposes therein mentioned, approved the 22d day of January, 1852, and by the by-laws and ordinances of force under the provisions of said Act. Benefits, c. Officers, c. Approved, February 16th, 1854. (No. 199.) An Act to amend the several Laws incorporating the City of Milledgeville and to establish a Police Court 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 from and after the passage of this Act, the Mayor and Aldermen of said city shall have full power to pass all laws and ordinances for the purpose of protecting the citizens against damage or loss by the destruction of their property by fire, which they may deem necessary and proper, and to declare any part or portion of said city a Fire District, and mark off the same by metes and bounds, and prevent the erection of any wooden buildings therein, whose dimensions shall exceed twelve by fourteen feet in width or depth, or ten feet in height from the ground to the eaves and to direct or cause the removal of such as have been or hereafter may be erected, contrary to the said laws and ordinances, and to provide suitable penalties for the violation thereof. [Illegible Text]. Fire Department. SEC. II. That from and after the passage of this Act, a Police Court shall be established and held in the city of Milledgeville, for the trial and punishment of all violations of the laws and ordinances of said city, which said Court shall be held from time to time, as the Mayor and Aldermen of said shall ordain. The Mayor of said city shall be the presiding officer of said Court, and said Court shall have power to fine or commit to the common Jail of the county of Baldwin, any and all persons, who shall disturb said Court during its sittings, or who shall in any other manner be in contempt of its lawful authority. The Clerk of the City Council of said city and the Marshal thereof, are hereby constituted officers of said Court, and shall demand and receive for their services in the trial of all cases arising under a violation of any of the ordinances of said city, such fees and costs, to be collected by execution from such defendants as may be convicted therein, as may be established by the Mayor and Aldermen of said city, not exceeding the usual fees allowed to such officers by the existing laws of the State. Police Court established. Officers. Fees. SEC. III. Be it further enacted, That said Court shall have power to enforce its judgments by fine and imprisonment in the common Jail of the county aforesaid: Provided, such imprisonment shall not exceed ten days, and it is hereby made the duty of

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the Jailor of said county, to receive any person committed to his custody [by?] mittimus of the presiding officer of the said Court, and keep him in safe custody until discharged by lawful authority, and for which services he shall receive the usual fees now allowed by law. Powers of Court. [Illegible Text] SEC. IV. Be it further enacted, That all processes, writs, subp[oelig]nas and executions, shall be executed by the Marshal of said city, or his Deputy, and shall be signed by the presiding officer of said Court and tested by the Clerk. [Illegible Text] c., how executed. SEC. V. And be it further enacted, That the Mayor shall receive a salary, the amount of which, hereafter to be determined on by the Board of Aldermen of said city. Salary of Mayor. SEC. VI. All laws and parts of laws militating against this Act be and the same are hereby repealed. Approved, February 13th, 1854. (No. 200.) An Act amendatory of the several Laws incorporating the City of Milledgeville, so far as relates to the election of Officers by the people. SECTION I. Be it enacted by the Senate and 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, at the time of holding elections of Mayor and Aldermen of the city of Milledgeville; there shall also be held an election for a Clerk of the City Council and Marshal for said city, whose terms of services shall each be one year from his election; each of whom shall be subject to removal for misconduct by the Board of Aldermenand that all persons entitled to vote for Mayor and Aldermen, shall be entitled to vote for said Clerk and Marshal. Officers. Elected by the people SEC. II. Be it further enacted, That all laws or parts of laws militating against this Act be and the same are hereby repealed. Approved, December, 3d, 1853. (No. 201.) An Act to re-enact and to declare in full force all Statutes, relating to the incorporation of the Town of Monroe, in Walton County. WHEREAS, doubts are entertained whether the Statutes passed by the Legislature of this State, relating to the incorporation of said town of Monroe, have not become obsolete and the chartered privileges contained in said Acts of incorporation become forfeited by non-use: Therefore, Monroe. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Georgia in General Assembly met, and it is hereby

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enacted by the authority of the same. That all Statutes and parts of Statutes heretofore enacted by the Legislature of Georgia, relating to the incorporation of said town of Monroe, be and they are hereby re-enacted and declared to be in full force, and that the corporate limits of said Town be extended three-fourths of one mile in every direction from the Court House in Monroe. Acts incorporating revived. Approved, January 10th, 1854. (No. 202.) An Act to authorize the election of Marshal for the Town of Newnan, in the County of Coweta, in the same way and manner as Commissioners for said Town are now elected by law. SECTION I. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rpresentatives of the State of Georgia in General Assembly met, and it is herey enacted by the authority of the same, That from and after the passage of this Act, the Marshal for the town of Newnan, in the county of Coweta, shall hereafter be elected at the same time, for the same term, and in the same way and manner that Commissioners for said Town are now elected by law. Newnan. Marshal. SEC. II. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That all laws and parts of parts militating against this Act be and the same are hereby repealed. Approved, February 17th, 1854. (No. 203). An Act to amend an Act entitled 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 Macon, approved, January 22 d, 1852. 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, all Marshal's sales for said city of Oglethorpe, shall be held on the second Saturday of each and every month, between the hours of 10 o'clock, A. M., and 4 o'clock, P. M. Oglethorpe. Marshal's sales. 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. Approved, February 17th, 1854.

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(No. [Illegible Text] An Act to incorporate the Town of Palmetto, of the County of Campbell, and to appoint Commissioners for the same; and other purposes therein mentioned. SECTION I. Be it further enacted by the Senate and 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 [Illegible Text] Act, Willis P. Menifee, Samuel Swanswer, James J. Beall, [Illegible Text] Melsaps and John M. Edwards, be and they are hereby appointed Commissioners for the town of Palmetto, in the county of Campbell, and they, or a majority of them, and their successors in office shall have power and authority to pass all by-laws, rules and regulations which they or a majority of them may deem expedient and necessary for the good order and government of the same; Provided, such by-laws be not repugnant to the Constitution of [Illegible Text] United States and Laws and Constitution of this State. [Illegible Text], incorporated. Power of commissioners. SEC. II. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That said Commissioners or a majority of them, shall have full power to convene at any time and at [Illegible Text] place within the corporate limits of said Town, after the passage of this Act, and proceed to the appointment of a Clerk, and such other officers as they or a majority of them, may deem necessary to carry this Act into execution. [Illegible Text] of [Illegible Text] SEC. III. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That said Commissioners shall continue in office until the first Saturday in January, one thousand eight hundred and fifty-five, or until their successors are elected, on which day and on the first Saturday in January annually thereafter, all free [Illegible Text] males living within the corporate limits of said Town, who are entitled to vote for members of the Legislature shall be entitled to vote for said Commissioners. Official term. Qualification of [Illegible Text] SEC. IV. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the authority and jurisdiction of said Commissioners, and their successors in office, shall extend to and embrace the following limits: one half mile from the Depot in every direction. Jurisdiction and limits. SEC. V. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That if any vacancy occur by [Illegible Text] resignation or otherwise of the said Commissioners, the said Commissioners shall have power to fill vacancies, until an election shall take place as herein provided. Vacancies. 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. Approved, February 18th, 1854.

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(No. 205.) An Act to incorporate the Town of Roswell, in the County of Cobb, to provide for the Election of an Intendant and Board of Commissioners for the same, and to confer upon them specified 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 the village at and around the factory buildings of the Roswell Manufacturing Company, in the County of Cobb, in this State, embracing an area of one mile in every direction from the Presbyterian Church in said village, be and the same is hereby incorporated by the name and style of the Town of Roswell. Roswell. incorporated. SEC. II. Be it further enacted, c., That on the second Monday in March, 1854, and on the second Monday in January of every year thereafter, all free white persons, citizens of and residing within the said limits of said Town, who shall be entitled to vote for Members of the Legislature of said State shall be entitled to vote for an Intendant and five members of the Board of Commissioners of [Illegible Text] Town, and that any person or persons legally entitled to vote for said Intendant and Commissioners shall be eligible for said offices at such elections; one Justice of the Inferior Court, or of the Peace, shall preside at said election, together with two freeholders, the latter citizens of said Town, and the persons receiving the highest number of votes for said offices shall be declared duly elected; that the managers of said elections shall give to those elected certificates to that effect, which shall be sufficient evidence of their election and authority to them to act, which certificates shall be recorded in a book to be kept for that purpose by the Clerk of said Commissioners. Who are voters. Intendant and Commissioners. SEC. III. Be it further enacted, c., That the Intendant and Commissioners of said Town shall hold and exercise their offices until their successors are [Illegible Text] and qualified, and in the event of a vacancy at any time, by death, resignation, or otherwise, in said offices of Intendant or Commissioners, the remaining acting Intendant and Commissioners, or in [the?] event of the vacancy being that of Intendant, then the acting Commissioners shall order an election, on ten day notice to fill the same, said notice to be posted at two or more [Illegible Text] the most public places in said Town. Vacancies, c. SEC. IV. Be it further enacted, c., That the said Intendant and Commissioners by their said corporate name of the Town of Roswell are declared perpetual, and by their said name shall sue and be sued, plead and be impleaded, and do all other acts relating to their corporate capacity, and shall have and use a common seal, and shall be capable in law to purchase, hold, receive, enjoy and retain to them and their successors, for the use and benefit of said Town, any and all property, real, personal, or mixed, within the limits of said Town, and to sell, exchange or release the same or any part thereof; and the said Intendant and Board of Commissioners, or a majority of them, shall have full power and authority to pass

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all such by-laws, rules, and regulations, respecting the streets of said Town, to open, improve or [Illegible Text] out the same, respecting any public building that may be erected in said Town, work houses, market houses, public houses, houses of ill fame, carriages, wagons, drays, pumps, wells, springs, free negroes, care of the poor, regulation of slaves, houses for retail of liquors, and every by-law, regulation, or ordinance, that shall appear to them necessary and proper for the promotion of the good order, security, and well-being, of said Town, and for the peace, health and morals thereof: Provided always, That the said by-laws, rules, and regulations, be not repugnant to the Constitution and the Laws of this State and of the United States. Powers and privileges defined. Other powers. SEC. V. Be it further enacted, That said Intendant and Commissioners shall have power, annually to elect a Clerk, a Marshal, and a Treasurer, for said Town, for the discharge of the duties usually pertaining to such offices in Towns, whose salaries shall be fixed by said Board of Intendant and Commissioners, to be paid out of the Treasury of said Town; said Board shall have the power to dispense with any or all of said offices in their discretion. Officers and their salaries. SEC. VI. Be it further enacted, c., That the Intendant and three of said Commissioners shall form a quorum for the transaction of all business. Quorum SEC. VII. Be it further enacted, c., That the Intendant of said Town, and each member of said Board of Commissioners, shall be to all intents and purposes a Justice of the Peace, so far as to enable them, or any one of them, to issue warrants for all offences committed within the corporate limits of said Town, which warrants may be executed by their Marshal or any Constable, and to commit to jail, bind over to court to await a trial, or discharge all such offenders brought before them; and the jailor of said County of Cobb is required to receive and safely keep in the common jail of said County, all such offenders as may be committed as aforesaid till discharged by due course of law, and in the event of the inability of the persons so committed to pay the jail fees, the said corporation shall be liable for the payment of the same. Commissioners to act as Justices. May commit offenders. SEC. VIII. Be it further enacted, That said Board of Intendant and Commissioners shall have power to call out each and every male person within the corporate limits of said Town, who are by law liable to do road duty, who shall be compelled to do road and street duty therein, or the said Board may assess and collect a tax for the keeping said roads and streets in good order, which shall be a commutation for said duty. Roads, streets, c. Commutation. SEC. IX. Be it further enacted, That the said Board of Intendant and Commissioners shall have the right to assess an annual tax upon all property, real and personal, within the limits of said Town, not exceeding fifty per cent upon the State Tax, and to collect and enforce the same by execution issued by the Clerk of [Illegible Text] Board, directed to the Marshal of said Town, and bearing test in the name of the Intendant; and said Marshal shall have power and authority to levy and sell under said executions, under the same restrictions as Constables now do by the laws of this State, and if any such executions shall be levied by said Marshal upon real estate he shall turn over the same to the Sheriff of said county, who shall

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proceed to advertise and sell the same, as required under the levy of other fi fas. Taxation. Executions. SEC. X. Be it further enacted, c., That the said Board of Intendant and Commissioners, or a majority of them, shall have power to assess and impose such fines, not exceeding thirty dollars, for the violation of any of the by-laws and regulation of said Town within the corporate limits, as to them may seem just and proper, and all such fines may be collected by execution as herein before prescribed for the collection of taxes. [Illegible Text] SEC. XI. Be it further enacted, c., That the said Board of Intendant and Commissioners shall have power to license persons to retail, and to sell by retail, spirituous liquors in the limits of said incorporation, and no person shall sell by retail, within said limits, any spirituous liquors without first obtaining such license from said Board, for which he shall pay into the [Illegible Text] of said Town a sum not less than one hundred dollars at the time of applying for and obtaining the same. Licenses. Approved, February 16th, 1854. (No. 206.) An Act to extend and define the Corporate Limits 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 corporate limits of the City of Savannah, be and the same are hereby extended and defined as follows, to wit: Beginning at a point on the western side of the mouth of Bilbo's canal, and running thence in a direct line to a granite stone near the culvert on the Thunderbolt road, and which stone marks the line of the present city limits, thence along the north side of the Thunderbolt road, the west side of Water's road, the north side of Lovers lane and its line, prolonged to the line of the Springfield Plantation, thence along the boundary line of the said Plantation to the bifurcation of the Augusta and Louisville road, and thence to a point on the river bank, ten chains west of W. B. Giles Co.'s mill, thence along the line prolonged to Hutchinson's Island, thence along the shore line of Hutchinson's Island to the east end of it, thence to the point of beginning. Savannah, limits [Illegible Text] SEC. II. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That all persons residing within the said extended and defined limits shall be entitled to the privileges of citizenship, under the same restrictions and conditions as the residents of the wards already laid out and that all persons and property within the said extended and defined limits be and are hereby declared subject to and bound by all the ordinances and regulations of the Mayor and Aldermen of the City of Savannah and the hamlets thereof, which are now of force or may hereafter be ordained and established; with this proviso nevertheless, that the said corporate authorities shall have no power to tax any part of the lands or other property brought

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within the extended limits by this Act, until the plan of the city shall be regularly and bona fide extended over such part. [Illegible Text] and [Illegible Text] how regarded. 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. Approved, February 13th, 1854. (No. 207.) An Act to repeal 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; approved December 26 th, 1851; and to provide for the selection of a new County Site, and for other purposes herein 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 Act of the General Assembly assented to the 26th December, 1851, making permanent the site of the county seat and public buildings of Lee County, at the Town of Starkville, in said county, and for other purposes be, and the same is hereby repealed. Repeal of Act of [Illegible Text]. SEC. II. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That James Rouse, Griffin Smith, Robert Reeves, William J. Parker and Richard T. Bradley be, and they are hereby appointed Commissioners, whose duty it shall be to select some eligible place as near the centre of the county as possible and purchase the same, or receive the same by donation, upon which shall be located the public buildings of said county, and it shall be the duty of said Commissioners thus appointed, to proceed to lay off, or cause to be laid off at said selected county site, in the County of Lee, such number of lots as in their judgment may be deemed proper and suitable for a village, and shall sell the same under such rules and regulations as they may deem best for the interests of said county. New [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] to be selected, c. SEC. III. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That James Rouse, Griffin Smith, Robert Reeves, Wm. J. Parker and Robert T. Bradley shall, within a reasonable time after such selection has been made, cause to be erected at said selected site, a suitable Court House and Jail, and such other public buildings as may be deemed necessary for the use of said county. Commissioners to erect Court House c. SEC. IV. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That L. B. [Illegible Text], Thomas Speight, William Green, Robert [Illegible Text] Eli Hill, be and the same are hereby appointed Commissioners, whose duty it shall be to assess the damages sustained by the owners of lots in the Town of Starkville in consequence of said removal of the county site, and the said Commissioners shall give to the owners aforesaid, certificates of such assessment, which said certificates shall be redeemed by the Inferior Court of said county, in money, or in town lots of said selected site, at such rates as may be agreed upon by the parties at the new site. To assess damages and [Illegible Text] certificates.

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SEC. V. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That from and immediately after the 15th day of October, 1854, the public business of said County of Lee required by Law to be done at the Court House, shall be done and performed at the new county site established by this Act, and that from and immediately after the said 15th day of October, 1854, the Clerks of the Superior and Inferior Courts, the Ordinary and County Treasurer shall cause the offices and public records of said county to be kept at said new site, or within one quarter of a mile of the same. Business done and offices located at new site. SEC. VI. And be it farther enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the Commissioners appointed in the third and fourth Sections of this Act shall, before entering upon the duties pointed out, take and subscribe before some competent officer, an oath in due form, that they will well and truly discharge the duties of Commissioners, as contemplated by this Act, without fear, favor or affection, impartially, and to the best of their judgment. Oath of commissioners. SEC. VII. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the county site established by this Act, be and the same is hereby made permanent. Site permanent. SEC. VIII. And be it further enacted, That the Justices of the Inferior Court of Lee County be, and they are hereby authorized to levy an extra tax not exceeding fifty per cent. on the State Tax for the years eighteen hundred and fifty-four and fifty-five, if they deem the same necessary for carrying out the foregoing provisions of this Act. Taxation. 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. Approved, February 7th, 1854. (No. 208.) An Act to make permanent the Site of the Public Buildings in the County of Emanuel, at the Town of Swainsboro, and to incorporate and appoint Commissioners for the same; and to change the name of Swainsboro to that of Paris, 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 Swainsboro be changed to that of Paris; and the said town shall be the permanent site of the public buildings in said County of Emanuel. Swainsboro changed to Paris; county site. SEC. II. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That Elam B. Lewis, Joshua J. Arnold, Berry Stroup, Nathan Stephens and D. B. Smith, and their successors in office, be and they are hereby constituted Commissioners of the said Town of Paris, and shall have full power and authority to pass all by-laws, rules and regulations they may deem necessary for the government of said town, the good order and health thereof: Provided, the same shall not be repugnant to the Constitution and Laws of this State; and that no penalty shall be inflicted that shall extend to life, limb

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or member, or to the corporal punishment of any white person: And provided also, That said Commissioners shall not impose any poll tax upon the citizens of said town, which shall exceed fifty cents for the term of one year. Poll tax. SEC. III. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the said Commissioners shall have power to grant license for the retail of spirituous liquors within the corporate limits of said town, and to regulate the fees for the same; and the money thus raised, shall be applied to the improvement and keeping in repair the streets and public square of said town; and the said Commissioners shall continue in office until the first Monday in January, 1855, on which day, and on the first Monday in January annually thereafter, under the management of such superintendants as preside at elections for county officers, all free white citizens of said town, who shall have paid all taxes required of them by law, and who shall be 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 until their successors are elected in conformity with this Act. Licenses. Tenure. [Illegible Text] SEC. IV. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the corporate limits of said town of Paris shall extend over one hundred acres of land, reserved for town purposes. Limits. SECTION 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. Approved, February 18th, 1854. (No. 209.) An Act to incorporate the Town of Sylvania, in the County of [Illegible Text] to provide for the election of Commissioners of said Town, and such other Officers as may be necessary, and confer upon them special 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, Dominick J. Dillon, Winsley Hobbey, Daniel E. Roberts, Wm. Williams, and Charles Church be, and they are hereby appointed, Commissioners of the Town of Sylvania, in the County of Scriven, until the first Monday in April next, and until their successors are elected and qualified. Commissioners. SEC. II. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the corporate limits of said town shall extend one mile in every direction, from the Court House in said town. Limits. SEC. III. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That said Commissioners shall continue in office until the first Monday in April; on which day, and on every first Monday in April annually thereafter, all the free white citizens living in the corporate limits of said town, who shall have paid all taxes required of them by the laws of this State, and by the by-laws and ordinances

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of said town, and [Illegible Text] be entitled to vote for members of the General Assembly, [Illegible Text] assemble at the Court House in said town, and elect, by ballot, five Commissioners, who shall continue in office one year, and until their successors are elected and qualified, and shall be [Illegible Text] to office; and that said election shall be held by any two or more Justices of the Inferior Court, or Justices of the Peace, of [Illegible Text] County; and it shall be the duty of those superintending such elections to give to those receiving the largest number of votes a certificate of election, which shall be the highest conclusive evidence of such election: Provided, however, That if there shall be no election at the time and in the manner herein pointed out, the Commissioners then in office may, and they are hereby empowered to, order an election for Commissioners to be held in the Court House in said town at any time, upon ten days notice being given of such election upon the [Illegible Text] of the said Court House; and vacancies occasioned by death; resignation, or otherwise, shall be filled in the same manner. Tenure. Qualification of Voters. Election, how held. Certificates. May hold special election, c. Vacancies. SEC. IV. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the Commissioners of the [Illegible Text] town shall be known as the Commissioners of the Town of [Illegible Text] and by such their corporate name shall sue and be [Illegible Text] and be impleaded, and do all other acts relating to their corporate capacity; and shall have 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 [Illegible Text] said town in perpetuity, or for a term of years, any estate or estates, [Illegible Text] or personal, lands, tenements, and hereditaments, of [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] or nature soever; and to sell, alien, exchange, or release the same, or any part thereof, in such manner as they may deem [Illegible Text] the said Town Commissioners shall have full power and authority to pass all by-laws and ordinances respecting the streets of said town; to open, improve, and lay out the same, or to obstruct or alter the size of those already laid out; respecting public buildings, work houses, [UNK] market houses, houses [UNK] of ill fame, pumps, wells, springs, care of poor, suppression of disorderly houses, regulation of negroes and free persons of color, taxing of shows for each exhibition of any kind whatsoever, and every by-law, regulation and ordinance that shall appear to them necessary and proper for the security, welfare and interest of the said town; in preserving the peace, health, morals, order and good government of the same, and to remove all nuisances in said town; to elect, by ballot a town bailiff, who shall execute all the orders of Commissioners, [Illegible Text] ordinances and by-laws not being repugnant to the Constitution and Laws of this State. Powers. To hold preperty, c. Other powers defined. Nuisances. Bailiff. SEC. V. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the Inferior Court of said county shall be, and they are hereby authorized to convey to the Commissioners of said town any and all lands lying and being in said town, [Illegible Text] be disposed of for the use and benefit of said town by the Commissioners thereof, that now belong to the said County of Scriven. Inferior Court to convey land, 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. Approved, February 20th, 1854.

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(No. 210.) An Act to incorporate the Town of Tazwell, in Marion County, 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 James L. Wiggins, Reuben W. Lockett, Nathaniel M. Holton, Anson Goldsby and William G. Booth be, and the same are hereby appointed, Commissioners for the Town of Tazwell; and that they, or a majority of them, and their successors in office, shall have power 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: Provided, Such by-laws and ordinances shall not be repugnant to the Constitution and Laws of this State. Tazwell, incorporated. SEC. II. And be it further enacted, That the corporate authorities and jurisdiction of said Commissioners shall extend to, and be exercised over, the space of one-half mile in every direction from the Masonic Lodge, in the centre of said town. Limits. SEC. III. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That on the first Saturday in January, one thousand eight hundred and fifty-five, and on the first Saturday in January of every year thereafter, all persons who are entitled to vote for members of the General Assembly in said corporate limits, shall assemble, and, by ballot, elect five Commissioners, who shall continue in office for the term of one year, and until their successors are elected and sworn in; at which election one or more Justices of the Peace, or Justices of the Inferior Court, shall preside. Commissioners, when elected and how. SEC. IV. And be it further enacted, That if said election should not take place upon the day pointed out by this Act, that it shall be lawful for it to take place on any other day, ten days notice of the same being given by a Justice of the Peace, or one or more of the Commissioners. Election on ten days no [Illegible Text] SEC. V. And be it further enacted, That it shall not be lawful for any of said Commissioners so elected or appointed, to enter on the duties of their office until they shall have taken and subscribed the following oath: I, A. B., do solemnly swear (or affirm, as the case may be,) that I will well and truly perform all the duties of a Commissioner, by adopting such measures as shall, in my judgment, be best calculated to promote the general good of the citizens of the Town of Tazwell; said oath to be administered by a Justice of the Peace or Justice of the Inferior Court. Oath, and by whom administered. 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. Approved, February 20th, 1854.

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(No. 211.) An Act to incorporate the Town [UNK] of Vienna [UNK] in the County of Dooly, and 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 Charles H. Everett, Seth Kellum, Lemuel N. Lasseter, John Brown, and Stephen B. Stovall be, and they are hereby appointed, Commissioners of the Town of Vienna, in the County of Dooly, with power and authority to make such by-laws for the government and good order of said towa as may be necessary: Provided, That such by laws are not repugnant to the Constitution of this State or of the United States. Vienna, Commissioners appointed. SEC. II. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the said town of Vienna be, and the same is hereby, incorporated; and that the limits of said incorporation extend from the Court House in a square of one hundred acres. Incorporated. SEC. III. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the said Commissioners, and their successors in office, so appointed by this Act, be a body politic for the purposes set forth in this Act and that they have power to fill all such vacancies as may occur in their said body between the periods of their appointments and the regular terms of the elections for Commissioners, as pointed out in this Act. Powers and Tenure. SEC. IV. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the Commissioners herein named and appointed hold their offices until the first Monday in January, eighteen hundred and fifty-five, when an election shall be held in said town, and at such place as may by said Commissioners be appointed; and regulated by such by-laws as they may think advisable, and be from year to year, as long as said corporation may be in existence. Election, how and where. SEC. V. And be it further enacted, That all persons entitled to vote for members of the General Assembly, and who may then reside within the corporate limits of said town, shall be entitled to vote for Commissioners and other officers necessary for the government and regulation of said town. Qualification of Voters. Approved, February 18th, 1854. (No. 212.) An Act to amend an Act entitled an Act to incorporate the Town of Washington, in Wilkes County, assented to December 7 th, 1821; and to vest the Inferior Court of said County with discretionary power in certain 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

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[UNK] and [UNK] after the passage of this Act, the Commissioners of the Town of Washington, in the County of Wilkes, be, and they are hereby vested with the exclusive power to grant licenses for the retail of ardent spirits within the corporate limits of said town of Washington, and also to impose such conditions, restrictions and penalties as they or a majority of them may deem necessary and proper, not repugnant to the Constitution of the United States and the Constitution and Laws of this State. Power to grant [Illegible Text] SEC. II. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That whenever it shall so happen that no Commissioners are elected in conformity to the Act incorporating said town of Washington, the power to grant such licenses shall vest in the Inferior Court of the county, which said Court may or may not grant such licenses, as in their discretion they may think proper and right. May vest in Inferior Court. 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. Approved, February 13th, 1854. (No. 213.) An Act to amend the several Acts of force in relation to the incorporation of the Town of West Point, in Troup County, and to incorporate the same under the name of the City of West Point, and to provide for the Election of a Mayor and Aldermen, and such other officers as may be required, and confer on them specified powers; also, to incorporate and confer certain powers upon the Commissioners of the Town of Webbville; also, to authorize the Trustees of Thomaston Academy to sell certain property, and vest the proceeds thereof; and, also, to incorporate and confer certain powers upon the Trustees of the First Presbyterian Church at Atlanta, the Trustees of the Waynesville Presbyterian Church, and the Trustees of the Permanent Fund of the Children of Isreal, 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 West Point, in the County of Troup, shall be known and distinguished as the City of West Point. City of West Point. SEC. II. And be it further enacted, That within twenty days after the passage of this Act, and by giving ten days notice in any one or more of the city papers, or by advertising at two or more of the most public places in said city, and on the second Monday in every January thereafter, all free white [male] citizens residing within the corporate limits of said city, who shall be entitled to vote for Members of the Legislature of this State, shall be entitled to vote for a Mayor and four Aldermen of the City Council, and that any person or persons legally entitled to vote for said election shall be elligible either for Mayor or Aldermen of said City Council, at which election one Justice of the Inferior Court, or of the Peace,

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shall preside, together with two freeholders, 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 to be the highest evidence of such election; 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 this State not more than two years and not less than one. Mayor and Aldermen, when and how elected. Certificates of Election. Illegal voting. SEC. III. And be it further enacted, That the Mayor and Aldermen 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 Board of Aldermen shall become vacant, by death, resignation, removal, or otherwise, that the Mayor or in case his seat is vacated, a majority of the Aldermen shall order a new election, said election to be published and managed according to the provisions of the Second Section of this Act. Tenure. Vacancies. SEC. IV. Be it further enacted, c., That as soon as practical after the election of the said Mayor [Illegible Text] Board of Aldermen, 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; I, A. B., do solemnly swear that I will [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] atmost of my ability discharge the duties of Mayor (or [Illegible Text] as the case may be,) for the City of West Point during my [Illegible Text] ance 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 Alderman. Oath of office. SEC. V. Be it further enacted, c., That the Mayor and Aldermen shall have power to elect their ministerial officers, such as Clerk, Treasurer, and Marshal; that all [Illegible Text] issued shall be signed by the Mayor and countersigned by the Clerk, and that the Mayor and Aldermen shall have power to adopt such ordinances, for the government of said City, as they may deem fit and proper: Provided, They do not conflict with the Constitution and Laws of this State and the United States. Officers. Powers. [We have been unable to find Section Six in either the enrolled or engrossed Acts.Compiler.] SEC. VII. Be it further enacted, c., That the Mayor shall have power, with or without the concurrence of the Board of Aldermen, to issue warrants and [Illegible Text] all minor offences committed in said city, such as fighting, riots horse-racing, shooting in the streets, gambling, disturbance of the [Illegible Text] c., and the Mayor shall have authority to issue [Illegible Text] or the collection of fines, c., which execution shall be of the [Illegible Text] dignity and force as if issued by Justices of the Peace or any other judicial authority, and that the Marshal shall have power to levy all executions issued by the Mayor and Aldermen on any property, real or personal, in said City, and to bring the same to sale for the satisfaction of said execution,

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and to make titles to the same after the manner of Sheriff's titles. Mayor's powers. Fines. Executions. SEC. VIII. Be it further enacted, c., That the Mayor and Aldermen, or the Mayor alone, shall have power to imprison offenders failing or refusing to pay their fines. Owing to the peculiar location of said City, offenders against the laws of the State, as well as against the City ordinances, escape for want of a Magistrate; the Mayor is therefore empowered to act as Magistrate ex-officio, examine offenders, and bind them over to the Superior Court; and that the Mayor and Aldermen shall have power to assess and collect taxes on all property, both personal and real, within the corporate limits of said City: Provided, they do not exceed the State Tax on such description of property, except retail groceries, bowling saloons, billiard tables, ten-pin alleys, and all other sporting devices, for which the Mayor and Aldermen may issue license, and compel the parties owning the above specified property to pay from ten to one hundred dollars; and that the Mayor and Aldermen shall have power to bail, garnishee, ca. sa, c., in all cases where persons having no visible property attempt to elude, or refuse to pay their taxes or fines, in the same as for other debts sued out in Magistrates or any other Court. May [Illegible Text] May act as Magistrate. Taxes. [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] c. Other [Illegible Text] SEC. IX. Be it further enacted, c., That nothing in this Act shall be so construed as to authorize the authorities of said city to assess or require a tax upon any portion of the property belonging to the Atlanta and LaGrange Rail Road Company which is or may be within the limits of said city. Railroad exempt. SEC. X. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That on the first Saturday of January, eighteen hundred and fifty-four, and on the first Saturday of every January thereafter, the citizens of the town or village of Fort Valley, in Houston County, within the limits of said town, as described in the third Section of this Act, and who are entitled to vote for Members of the General Assembly, shall elect five Commissioners for said town, who shall hold their office until their successors are elected and qualified, and that so soon as this Act shall pass, a Justice of the Peace of said County or of the Inferior Court shall advertise and give public notice of said election at least three days before said election takes place, and that [at?] three or more public places in said town, which election shall be superintended by a Justice of the Peace and one freeholder resident in said town, or three freeholders resident in said town; and the five persons having the highest number of votes shall be by said superintendants declared elected; and said Commissioners, before they enter upon the duties of their office, shall take the following oath or affirmation: You, -----, do solemnly swear (or affirm) that you will assist in passing such laws and regulations as shall in your judgment be most likely to promote the good government, health, and public tranquility of the town of Fort Valley. Fort Valley, incorporated. Commissioners, when and how elected. Oath of office. SEC. XI. [2.] And be it further enacted, That said Commissioners, so soon as they shall be elected, are hereby constituted a body corporate and politic under and by the style of the Commissioners of Fort Valley, and by said name they and their successors shall have perpetual succession, shall have power to sue and be

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sued, plead and be impleaded in any Court of Law or Equity in this State, may have a corporate seal, and change or alter the same at their pleasure, and shall have power to acquire, take, and hold property, both real and personal, either by gift, grant, devise, purchase, or otherwise, and may sell, convey, or alien the same. Their powers and privileges. SEC. XII. [3.] And be it further enacted, That the corporate limits of said town shall extend from the present depot of the South Western Rail Road Company in said town eight hundred yards upon the south and east side of said Rail Road, and three-fourths of a mile on the north and west side of said Rail Road. Limits. SEC. XIII. [4.] And be it further enacted, That said Commissioners shall have power to make, pass, and enact, such laws, ordinances, rules, and regulations, as they, or a majority of them, may deem most conducive to the good government, health, public [Illegible Text] and general prosperity of the town and citizens thereof, and they, the said Commissioners, are hereby invested with full power and authority to enforce the observance thereof: Provided, Said laws and ordinances, rules and regulations, are not violative of the Constitutions of this State and of the United States, or the laws thereof; said Commissioners shall also have power to appoint a Marshal, and Assistant Marshal, a Clerk, and Treasurer. Powers of Commissioners. SEC. XIV. [5] And be it further enacted, That said Commissioners or a majority of them, shall have power to levy and assess upon each white male citizen resident in the corporate limits of said Town, liable to do road duty, the sum of $1 per annum, and upon each free person of color such sum as may seem to them just, not exceeding the sum of three dollars per annum. Also, said Commissioners are hereby empowered to levy and assess a tax upon all property in the corporate limits of said Town, not to exceed the State Tax for 1854, and not to exceed seventy-five per centum upon the State Tax each year thereafter, and have power also to enforce the collection of the same by distress levy and sale: Provided, nothing in this Act shall be so construed as to authorize said Commissioners to levy or assess any tax upon any property owned or held in said Town, by any Religious Society, or any property situate in said Town or owned therein, devoted to Educational purposes, or any property situate in said Town, used alone for Agricultural purposes, and which has not been laid off in Town lots. Road Tax. Property Tax. Exempt. SEC. XV. [6] And be it further enacted, That said Commissioners or a majority of them shall and may impose and assess a tax upon all pedlers, vendue masters and itinerant traders who may vend or sell any goods, wares or merchandize in said Town; may tax all circus companies, exhibitions of animal and other shows, and to tax all billiard tables and nine and ten-pin alley's, that may be established in said Town, and to do all other acts and things touching the well-being and good order and regulation of said Town. Pedlars, Shows, c. SEC. XVI. [7] And be it further enacted, That all persons residing within the corporate limits of said Town, shall be exempt from road duty without the limits of said Town, and that the Commissioners of said Town shall have all the powers now vested by law pertaining to patrol, to organize and establish an efficient patrol police, and the citizens of the Town subject to do patrol duty, shall

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be compelled to do so when required by the Commissioners within the corporate limits of said Town and not elsewhere. Road and Patrol duty. SEC. XVII. [8] And be it further enacted, That in case it shall happen that no election shall be held for Commissioners on the day contemplated in this Act, it shall and may be lawful to hold said election on any other day, by giving the notice herein prescribed. Election at any time, and how. SEC. XVIII. [] And be it further enacted, That from and after the passage of this Act, that John Webb, William M. Biggers, William F. Davis, Archibald M. Jett and Augustus J. Webb, be and they are hereby appointed Commissioners for the village of Webbville, situated at the Newton Factory, in the county of Newton, 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 village, and shall have full power and authority to select one of their number of their said Board, as President of the Board, and to appoint such other officers as they may consider necessary to carry such by-laws, rules and regulations into effect: Provided, such by-laws, rules and regulations be not regugnant to the Constitution and Laws of this State or of the United States. Webville, Incorporated. Powers defined. SEC. XIX. []. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That when any vacancies may occur in the said Board of Commissioners, the said Board of Commissioners or a majority thereof, hereby have the power and authority to fill such vacancy. Vacancies. SEC. XX. [] And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the said Commissioners or a majority of them, shall have corporate jurisdiction over the extent of one fourth of a mile in every direction from the bridge, across the Alcova river, in said village. SEC. XXI. And be it further enacted, That Lewis Levy, Isaac Mayer and Henry Myers, and their successors be and they are hereby constituted and appointed Trustees of the Permanent Fund of the Children of Israel, a Jewish Congregation in the city of Augusta; the said fund consisting among other things of ten shares of the capital stock of the Franklin Building and Loan Association, to be managed, increased and used by them for the improvement of the Cemetery of said Congregation, and ultimately including [building?] a Synagogue for them, and for no other purposes; and in case of a vacancy by reason of death, or resignation or removal from Richmond County, the same shall be filled by the election of another Trustee, two thirds of the members of said Congregation voting in such election. Trustees, permanent fund of Children of Israel. SEC. XXII. [] Whereas it is deemed by the Trustees of the Thomaston Academy, that it will promote the interest and prosperity of said Academy, that the Trustees should have the right and authority to sell the Male Academy lot and building, and vest the fund in a more suitable location: therefore, Thomaston Male Academy. Be it enacted by the Senate and 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, Carran Rodgers, William Spivey, Thomas Flewellen, Levi D.

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Dickenson, Claiborn H. Jones, Charles Wilson, James Sheptrine and John C. Drake, who are the present Trustees of Thomaston Academy, or a majority of them be and they are hereby authorized to sell the Male Academy building and lot in the Town of Thomaston, and the fund arising from the sale of the same, to vest in such other lot and improvements thereon, as the said Trustees or a majority of them may select and determine. Trustees to sell and reinvest. SEC. XXXIII. [] And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That John Glenn, Oswell Houston, Julius A. Hayam, James Davis, Joel Kelsey, George Robinson and William Markhan, shall be and are hereby declared to be a body corporate, by the name and style of the Trustees of the First Presbyterian Church of Atlanta, it being the only Presbyterian Church now in said city, and they and their successors in office, shall be invested with all manner of property which belongs to the said Church, by deed or otherwise, or which may hereafter be acquired by gift, grant or purchase, made to them or transferred to them, the said Trustees and their successors, to have and to hold the same for the proper use, benefit and behoof of the said First Presbyterian Church of Atlanta; and that the said Trustees and their successors in office, are hereby declared to be capable of suing and being sued, of pleading and being impleaded, and of using all necessary means for recovering and defending any property whatever, which the said Trustees may hold or claim, for the use of said Church. First Presbyterian Church, Atlanta, incorporated. Powers and privileges. SEC. XXIV. [] And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the said Trustees or a majority of them, shall be a quorum and shall have power to make all by-laws necessary for the government of the temporal affairs of said Church, not repugnant to the Constitution of this State. Quorum and By-Laws. SEC. XXV. [] And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the said Trustees or a majority of them, or their successors in office, shall have full power and authority to fill any and all vacancies that may occur in their Board by death, resignation or otherwise, in such manner as they may deem expedient to adopt any law or custom to the contrary notwithstanding. Vacancies. SEC. XXVI. [] And be it further enacted, That Stephen C. King, Edmund Atkinson, Thomas S. Hopkins and James F. King, be and they are hereby incorporated and made a body politic, by the name and style of the Trustees of the Waynesville Presbyterian Church, in the County of Wayne, and as such they and their successors shall receive, hold and possess any and all property necessary to the purpose of their corporation, and be authorized to make all proper rules and regulations, for the preservation and perpetuation of the same, and in case of any vacancy by death, resignation or removal from the county, another Trustee shall be elected in his place by the other Trustees. Waynesville Presbyterian Church, incorporated. SEC. XXVII. [] And be it further enacted, That all laws and parts of laws militating against this Act be and the same are hereby repealed.

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(No. 214) An Act to incorporate the Town of [Illegible Text], in the County of Harris, and to provide for the [Illegible Text] of Commissioners of the same. 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 from and after the passage of this Act, P. L. Weeks, M. Cameron, R. [Illegible Text] Claxton, W. G. Fleming and James M. [Illegible Text] hereby appointed Commissioners of the Town of Whitesville, [Illegible Text] the County of Harris, with full power to make all by-laws and regulations necessary for the government of said town. Whitesville, 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-five, on which day and on the first Saturday in January, in [Illegible Text] succeeding year thereafter, all persons entitled to vote for [Illegible Text] of the Legislature shall assemble at some suitable place within [Illegible Text] corporate limits of said town, and shall, by ballot, elect five [Illegible Text] Commissioners, who shall continue in office one year, and shall [Illegible Text] 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 of [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 Commissioner, [Commissioners?] giving five days notice of the time of holding said election. Commissioners, when and how elected. SEC. III. And be it further enacted, That the juriseiction of said Commissioners shall extend one thousand yards in every direction from Burford's Hotel, in said Town of Whitesville; and said Commissioners are hereby authorized to act as Commissioners of all roads and streets in said town, to the distance aforesaid. Limits. Streets. 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 half 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. Taxes. 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. Patrols, c. SEC. VI. And be it further enacted, That said Commissioners shall have power to tax all shows performing in said town for the purpose of gain, all itenerant traders, and they shall have power to force the collection of taxes, fines and penalties in such manner as they may see proper. Shows, Fines, c. SEC. VII. And be it further enacted, That said Commissioners

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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; shall elect a President from their body, 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 of this State, or of the United States. Other powers of Commissioners. SEC. VIII. And be it further enacted, That all persons within the said corporate limits, subject to road duty shall be exempt from road duty, except as the Commissioners of said town, so incorporated, shall direct. Road duty. Approved, February 10th, 1854. CITY COURT OF SAVANNAH. No. 215. Court of Oyer and Terminer changed to City CourtJudge's Salary c. No. 216. Repeals Act '41. as to Clerks fees in, c. (No. 215.) An Act to amend the several Acts relating to the Court of Common Pleas, and of Oyer and Terminer of the City of Savannah, 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 first day of January next, the name and style of the Court of Common Pleas, and Oyer and Terminer of the City of Savannah, shall be the City Court of Savannah. Name changed. SEC. II. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the jurisdiction of the said Court, shall, from and after the first day of January next, be extended to the sum of five hundred dollars, exclusive of interest. Jurisdiction extended. SEC. III. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the Mayor and Aldermen of the City of Savannah, and hamlets thereof, shall, at their first meeting in December, eighteen hundred and fifty-six, and every three years thereafter, elect by ballot, a Judge of said Court, who shall hold his office for three years, unless sooner removed by the Governor, on the address of two thirds of both branches of the Legislature, for that purpose. Judge, how elected, his term, c. SEC. IV. And be it enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the Judge of said Court shall have a salary that shall not be increased or diminished during his continuance in office, which salary shall be fixed and determined by the Mayor and Aldermen of the City of

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Savannah: Provided, The salary shall not be less than six hundred dollars. Salary. SEC. V. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the said Judge shall be commissioned by the Governor, as now provided for by law, on the proof of his electien, under the hand and seal of the Clerk of Council, of the City of Savannah. Commissioners by Governor. SEC. VI. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the Judge of the said Court, in the absence of the Solicitor General of the circuit, shall have the power to appoint a Solicitor General pro tempore, who shall receive the same fees as are allowed by law to the Solicitor General in all cases conducted by him. Solicitor. SEC. VII. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, Should the said Mayor and Aldermen fail to elect a Judge according to the provisions of the 5th Section of this Act, it shall be lawful for them to elect at their next regular meeting. SEC. VIII. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the Attorney's fees in said Court shall be five dollars, to be taxed in the bill of costs. Attorney's Fees. SEC. IX. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That should a vacancy occur in the office of Judge of said Court, by death, resignation or otherwise, before the first meeting of the Mayor and Aldermen of the City of Savannah, in December, eighteen hundred and fifty-six, the said Mayor and Aldermen of the City of Savannah shall, at their first regular meeting after such vacancy shall have occurred, proceed to elect a Judge to fill such vacancy; and whenever a vacancy shall occur thereafter, either by death, resignation or otherwise, the Mayor and Aldermen of the City of Savannah and the hamlets thereof, shall, at their first meeting, elect a Judge to supply such vacancy. Vacancies, how filled SEC. X. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That all laws applicable to the Court of Common Pleas and Oyer and Terminer, for the City of Savannah, not conflicting with this Act, shall be applicable to the City Court of Savannah; and all officers of said Court now in office, or who may have been elected before the passing of this Act, shall hold their offices as if this Act had never been passed. Laws and officers of old Court to continue. SEC. XI. 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 9th, 1853. (No. 216.) An Act to repeal an Act to alter and amend the several Acts relating to the Court of Common Pleas, and of Oyer and Terminer, for the City of Savannah, 80 far as relates to the fees of the Clerk of said Court. 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 so much of the fifth Section of the Act to alter and amend the several Acts relating

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to the Court of Common Pleas, and of Oyer and Terminer for the City of Savannah, assented to December the 7th, 1841, as relates to the reduction of the fees of the Clerk of Common Pleas, and Oyer and Terminer for the City of Savannah, be and the same is hereby repealed. Clerk's fees. 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, February 11th, 1854. COUNTIES AND COUNTY LINES. See Jurors, c., passim; also County regulations, passim; and Elections, c. (New Counties Alphabetically.) No. 217. Calhoun, out of Beker and Early. No. 218. Catoosa, out of Walker and Whitfield. No. 219. Chattahoochee, out of Muscogee and Marion. No. 220. Charlton, out of Camden. No. 221. Clay, out of Randolph and Early. No. 222. Coffee, out of Clinch, Ware, Telfair and Irwin. No. 223. Dougherty, out of Baker. No. 224. Fannin, out of Gilmer and Union. No. 225. Fulton, from DeKalb. No. 226. Hart, from Franklin and Elbert. No. 227. Kinchafoonee, from Stewart. No. 228. Pickens, from Cherokee and Gilmer. No. 229. Worth, from Dooly and Irwin. Worth, boundary amended, see No. 230. COUNTY LINES. No. 230. Lines changed between Talbot and Taylor. No. 231. Between Floyd and Polk. No. 232. Between Wilkes and Taliaffero. No. 233. Between Walker and Gordon. Mistake in DeKalb and Fulton. No. 234. Between Cass and Gordon; and No. 234. Between Marion and Taylor; No. 234. Between Sumpter and Lee; No. 234. Between Marion and Kinchafoonee; No. 234. Between Spalding and Pike; No. 234. Between Stewart and [Illegible Text]. No. 235. Between Jackson and Madison. No. 236. Between Wayne and Ware. No. 236. Between Worth and Thomas. No. 236. Between Cherokee and Forsyth. No. 236. Between Dougherty and Worth. No. 237. Between Macon and Taylor. No. 238. Between Baker, 7th and 3d Districts. No. 239. Between Dooly and Houston. No. 239. Between Clark and Jackson. No. 240. Between Troup, 4th and 6th Districts. No. 240. Between Talbot and Merriwether; No. 240. Between [Illegible Text] and Coweta. No. 241. Between Green and Taliaffero. No. 242. Between Habersham and Lumpkin; No. 242. Between Hall and Gwinnett. No. 243. Between Crawford and Taylor; No. 243. Between Polk and Paulding. No. 244. Between Butta and Spalding; and No. 244. Between Butta and Henry. No. 245. Between Campbell and Fayette. No. 246. Between Crawford and Monroe; No. 246. Between Irwin and Worth; No. 246. Between Jefferson and Emanuel; No. 246. Between Worth and Dougherty. No. 247. Between Marion and Talbot. No. 248. Between Harris and Troup. No. 249. Between Bibb and Jones; No. 249. Between Franklin and Hart. No. 250. Between Liberty and Tatnall; No. 250. Between Cass and Paulding. No. 251. Between Warren and Taliaffero. No. 252. Between Macon and Taylor. No. 253. Between Floyd and Chattooga; No. 253. Between Jasper and Putnam. No. 254. Between Taylor County put in the 2d Brig., 10 Div., G. M.

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(No. 217.) An Act to be entitled an Act to lay out and organize a new County from the Counties of Baker and Early. SECTION I. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Georgia, in General Assembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That there shall be a new county laid out from the counties of Baker and Early to be bounded as follows: [Illegible Text] county. Beginning at a point where the North and South parallel line between lots of land numbers 393 and 334, in the 4th district of Early County, intersects with the county line between Randolph and Early, and Randolph and Baker, and thence east on said line until it intersects with the most westwardly main run of the Chickassawhatchie Creek, and thence South on said run and creek (though not including Grimmett's causeway,) until the point where said creek intersects the east and west district line, dividing the third from the seventh district of Baker, and the fourth from the sixth district of Early, and thence westwardly on said line until it intersects with the main branch or run of Spring Creek, thence up said main run to the north and south line, dividing lots of land numbers 348 and 359, in the 4th district of Early, and thence north along said line until it intersects with said county line between Randolph and Early; that the territory thus included shall form a new county to be called the County of [Illegible Text], to be attached to the same Judicial Circuit and Congressional District in which said territory is now included, and to the Second Brigade of the 13th Division Georgia Militia. Boundaries defined. SEC. II. And be it further enacted, That the qualified voters within said new county shall, on the 2d Monday in March next, at the several election precincts now established by law, and included in said new county, proceed, pursuant to the election laws now of force, to elect all county officers necessary for the organization of the new county according to the laws of this State; the managers at which election shall meet the next day at the place where Thomas E. Dickey or Henry Hays now reside, to consolidate said vote and duly certify the same to the Governor; and the Inferior Court thereof, so soon as commissioned, shall, in their discretion, lay off the said new county into militia districts, and advertise for the requisite number [Illegible Text] Justices of the Peace, or shall continue the districts as they are, and retain in office all the Justices of the Peace and constables therein until their respective terms shall expire; and the Governor, on being certified of any of the elections aforesaid, shall commission all the persons duly elected. County officers, c., when and how elected. [Illegible Text] Districts, c. SEC. III. That the Inferior Court of said new county shall select and locate some central and convenient place within the same as the county site; provide for the erection of the public buildings, laying off the site into lots and streets, and make all such temporary arrangements for the transaction of the public business of said new county, in the mean time, as may be necessary and proper. County Site, c.

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SEC. IV. All officers now in commission who shall be [Illegible Text] within the limits of said new county shall hold their commissions and exercise the duties of the several offices until their successors shall have been elected and qualified. Present officers. SEC. V. That all mesne process, execution and other final process, in the hands of sheriffs, coroners, and constables of the county of which the new county may be formed, 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 [Illegible Text] 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 in the manner herein prescribed. Processes, Executions, c. Procedure. SEC. VI. And be it further enacted, That all actions or other court proceedings now pending in either of the counties from which said new county is taken, wherein the defendant or defendants may be included in said new county, shall be immediately transferred, with all papers relating thereto, and trial had in said new county where the defendant resides: Provided, always, That the papers so transferred shall have the certificate of the Clerk of the Court from whence they came; that they are the original papers in said cause, or truly established copies of the same, which clerk or clerks shall be entitled to have from the plaintiffs or complainants satisfaction for the costs that have so far accrued in the case; which certificate shall contain the amount of said costs, thence to abide the final result; and any person shall be exempt from said last mentioned provision who shall make oath that the plaintiff or complainant, owing to his or her poverty, is or are not able to make such satisfaction. [Illegible Text] transferred. Costs to be paid. SEC. VII. And be it further enacted, 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, in time for, and for the ensuing Superior and Inferior Courts. Courts and Jurors. SEC. VIII. And be it further enacted, That the Inferior Court of said new county shall have power to levy and collect an extra tax for county purposes of such per cent. on the State Tax as to the said Court may seem necessary and proper, in which shall be included and estimated the pro rata liability of each section of the new county, for the respective county debt of the respective counties, from which each is taken at the time of the passage of this bill into a law. Extra tax and county debt. SEC. IX. And be it further enacted, That unless otherwise fixed by law, the Superior Courts of said county shall he held on the

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third Mondays in May and November, the Inferior Courts on the third Mondays in January and July, and the Court of Ordinary on the fourth Monday in every month. Courts, when held. SEC. X. And be it further enacted, That the bond of the Sheriff of said county shall be for ten thousand dollars. Sheriff's Bond. SEC. XI. And be it further enacted, That until the [Illegible Text] Cororner and Clerks of the several Courts of said new county shall be commissioned and qualified, the Sheriff and Clerks of said counties from which the same is taken, shall exercise jurisdiction and power to copy, direct and serve processes accordingly to said new county. Sheriff, Coroner and Clerks. SEC. XII. And be it further enacted, That executors, administrators and guardians who reside in said new county are authorized to make their returns to the Ordinary of the same, and to be amenable [Illegible Text]: Provided, They now make returns to the county of Early or Baker. Administrator's returns SEC. XIII. And be it further enacted, That the Governor is hereby empowered to direct the didimus for qualifying the Inferior Court of said new county, to any Justice of the Inferior Court or Justice of the Peace within the same; and said qualification shall be legal and valid. Didimus. Approved, February 20, 1854. (No. 218.) An Act to lay out and form a new County out of the Counties of Walker and Whitfield, and to add a part of the County of Walker to the County of Whitfield, and to organize the said new 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 immediately after the passage of this act, the new County shall be laid out from the counties of Walker and Whitfield, to be included in the following bounds, to wit: beginning at number Twelve of the Ninth District of the Fourth Section on the Tennessee line, and running thence East, with the Tennessee line, to the North-east corner of number Six in the Eleventh District of the Third Section, thence South so as to include McNance, and thence a South-westerly direction, including Dr. B. F. Lee in the said new county, and to include Hincannon in the county of Whitfield, thence in a South-westerly direction with the Western spurs of Tunnel Hill Ridge to within one range of lots of land of the line between the Eleventh and Twelfth Districts, thence West to the North-west corner of Lot number Three Hundred and Eight in the Twenty-eighth District and Third Section, thence South to the South-west corner of Lot number Eighty-nine in the Twenty-seventh District, thence due West to the top of Taylor's Ridge, thence in a South-westerly direction along the top of Taylor's Ridge to Lot number One Hundred and Eighty-seven, thence West including said range to the South-west corner of Lot number One Hundred and Eighty-one on the line between the Twenty seventh District

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of the Third Section, and Eighth District of the Fourth Section, thence North along said district line to the corners of the Twenty-seventh, District of the Third Section, and Ninth District of the Fourth Section, thence West with the line of the Ninth District to the South-west corner of Lot number Three Hundred and Thirteen in said district, thence North to the place of beginning. [Illegible Text] county. Boundaries prescribed. 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 Catoosa county, and be attached to the Cherokee Judicial [Illegible Text] to the Fifth Congressional District, and to the First Brigade and Twelfth Division of Georgia Militia. Name, c. 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 second Monday in February, 1854, proceed to elect five [Illegible Text] of the Inferior Court, a Clerk of the Superior Court, a Clerk of the Inferior Court, a Sheriff, a Coroner and Ordinary, a Tax Collector and Receiver of Tax Returns, a County Surveyor, for said county; the election for said officers shall be held at Ringgold, Wood Station, Catoosa Springs, and at Joshua Ellis', and shall be, conducted in manner as is now prescribed by law, and the managers of said elections shall assemble at Ringgold on the day after the election, and consolidate the vote cast for said officers, and certify the same to the Governor, whose duty it shall be to commission such persons so elected, who shall [Illegible Text] their offices for and during the term 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 Justice of the Peace; and the Governor, on being duly certified of [the?] election of said Justices of the Peace, shall commission them according to law. County officers. Election, where and how conducted. Militia Districts, c. SEC. IV. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the Justices of the Inferior Court of said Catoosa 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 them, are hereby authorized to purchase a tract or lot of land for the location for the county site, to lay off the same in 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. SEC. V. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the elections of the county generally and the Precincts 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. Precincts. SEC. VI. 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 [Illegible Text] and commissioned. Justices and Bailiffs. SEC. VII. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid,

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That all mesne process, executions, and other final process in hands of the Sheriff, Coroner and Constables, of the [Illegible Text] which the new county may be formed, and which properly [Illegible Text] to said new county, and which may have been levied or in [Illegible Text] executed, and such proceedings therein not finally disposed [Illegible Text] the time of passing this Act, shall be delivered over to the [Illegible Text] ponding officers of said new county, and such officers are [Illegible Text] authorized and required to proceed with the same and in the [Illegible Text] manner as if said process had been originally in their hands: [Illegible Text] That in all cases, publication of the times and places proceedings of like character in the new county shall be made the time now prescribed by law, and all such process which [Illegible Text] belongs to the counties of which said new county [Illegible Text] formed, which may be in the hands of the officers of said [Illegible Text] county, shall in like manner be delivered over to the officers said counties to be executed by them in the manner herein [Illegible Text]. [Illegible Text] executions, c. SEC. VIII. Be it further enacted by the authority [Illegible Text] That the Superior Courts of said county shall be held on the [Illegible Text] Monday of May and November, and [the?] Inferior Courts on First Monday of April and August. Courts. SEC. IX. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, [Illegible Text] all that part of the Twenty-seventh District of the Third [Illegible Text] of originally Cherokee now Walker county, not included in [Illegible Text] aforesaid county, and not embraced in the residences of [Illegible Text] Washington Gordon, William [Illegible Text]. and Dr. A. B. Reid, and [Illegible Text] East of the top of Taylor's Bidge, be, and the same is hereby [Illegible Text] to and made a part of Whitfield county. Portion added to Whitfield. SEC. X. Be it further enacted by the authority [Illegible Text] That all laws or parts of laws militating against this Act, be [Illegible Text] the same are hereby repealed. Approved, December 5th, 1853. (No. 219.) An Act to lay out and form a new County out of the Counties of [Illegible Text], [and?] Marion, and to organize the same. SECTION I. Be it enacted, by the Senate and House of [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] of the State of Georgia, in General Assembly met, [Illegible Text] it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That from [Illegible Text] immediately after the passage of this Act, a new county shall [Illegible Text] out from the counties of Muscogee and Marion, to be [Illegible Text] within the following bounds to wit: to commence in the centre [Illegible Text] the mouth of Upatoi Creek at the Chattahoochee River, thence [Illegible Text] the centre of said Upatoi Creek to the old original line of [Illegible Text] County, thence South embracing two ranges of lots of land in [Illegible Text] County, thence along the line dividing Muscogee and [Illegible Text] Counties to the Chattahoochee River, thence up the Chattahoochee River to the point of beginning. Chattahoochee county. Boundaries. SEC. II. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the persons included within the said new county entitled to [Illegible Text]

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Representatives in the General Assembly, shall on the first [Illegible Text] in March proceed to elect five Justices of the Inferior [Illegible Text], a Clerk of the Inferior Court, a Sheriff, a Coroner, an [Illegible Text], a Tax Collector and Receiver of Tax Returns, a County [Illegible Text], for said county; the election for said officers shall be held [Illegible Text] Town and shall be conducted in manner as is now [Illegible Text] by law; and the Governor on the same being certified to [Illegible Text], shall commission such persons as returned to him as elected at [Illegible Text] elections, to hold their respective offices for and during the [Illegible Text] prescribed by law, and that the Justices of the Inferior [Illegible Text], after they shall receive their commissions, shall proceed to out and divide said new county into Militia Districts, and [Illegible Text] for the election of the requisite number of Justices of the [Illegible Text]; and the Governor on being duly certified of the election of [Illegible Text] Justices of the Peace, shall commission them according to [Illegible Text]. County officers elected, Commissioned, c. [Illegible Text] Districts and Justices of Peace. SEC. III. And be it further enacted, That James R. Love, [Illegible Text] Bagby, David M. Glann, William Wooldrige and [Illegible Text] M. [Illegible Text], be and they are hereby appointed Commissioners, a majority whom shall have full power and authority to locate a site for the [Illegible Text] buildings in said county; and the said Justices or a [Illegible Text] of them are hereby authorized to purchase a tract or lot of land the location of the county site, to lay off the same into lots, and [Illegible Text] the same at public sale, for the benefit of said county, or make [Illegible Text] other arrangements or contracts in relation to the location of [Illegible Text] site and public buildings, as they may deem most advantages to the public good. New county Site. SEC. IV. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, [Illegible Text] the elections of the county generally, and the precincts for all [Illegible Text] shall be established at the places of holding Justices [Illegible Text], in the several districts in said county, and votes received at [Illegible Text] accordingly. Election [Illegible Text]. SEC. V. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, [Illegible Text] all Justices of the Peace and Bailiffs within the limits of said [Illegible Text] county shall hold their commissions, and exercise the duties [Illegible Text] their several offices within the said limits of the aforesaid county, [Illegible Text] their successors shall have been elected and commissioned. Justices and Bailiffs. SEC. VI. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, [Illegible Text] all mesne process, executions and other final process in the [Illegible Text] of the Sheriffs, Coroners and Constables of the county of [Illegible Text] the new county may be formed, and which properly belongs said new county, and which may have been levied, or, in part, [Illegible Text] and such proceedings therein not finally disposed of at the [Illegible Text] of passing this Act, shall be delivered over to the [Illegible Text] officers of said new county, and such officers are hereby [Illegible Text] and required to proceed with the same, and in the same [Illegible Text] as if such process had been originally in their hands: Provided, [Illegible Text] in all cases publication of the time, and places and [Illegible Text] 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 [Illegible Text] to the county out of which said new county may be formed [Illegible Text] may be in the hands of the officers of said new county, shall

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in like manner be deliverd over to the officers of said county to be executed by them in the manner herein prescribed. Justices and Bailiffs. Processes, executions c., how transferred and executed. SEC. VII. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the Superior Courts for said county shall be held on the first Monday in June and December, and the Inferior Courts on the second Monday in April and October. Courts. SEC. VIII. And be it further enacted, That the said new county shall be added to the Chattahoochee Circuit and the Division and Brigade to which Muscogee County is now attached, and also added to the second Congressional District, and shall be known and called by the name of Chattahoochee. Brigade, c. Name. 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. Approved, February 13, 1854. (No. 220.) An Act to lay out, form and organize the County of Charlton, from the County of Camden, and to permit Civil and Military Officers in new Counties, created at the present session to be qualified before any person authorized by law to administer oaths. SECTION I. Be it enacted by the Senate and 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 new County shall be laid out and formed from the County of Camden, which shall be named the County of Charlton, the boundaries whereof, shall be as follows, viz: commencing at Coleraine, on St. Mary's river, thence running in a direct line to Burnt Fort, on the Satilla river, thence running up said river to the line of Wayne County, thence running on said line to the line of Ware County, thence running on said line to the line of the State of Florida, on the St. Mary's river, thence running on said line to the place of commencement at Coleraine aforesaid; and that immediately after the passage of this Act, the line between the said counties of Camden and Charlton, shall be run and marked, and it shall be the duty of the Commissioners hereinafter appointed for superintending the same, to have said line recorded in the Clerk's office of the said counties, and that the said Commissioners shall receive a reasonable compensation for their services, and to pay the Surveyor, they may employ to run said line from the fund of the County of Charlton, and that Thomas Hilliard, A. J. Bessent, Thomas D. Hawkins and Robert King, be and they are hereby appointed Commissioners for said purpose. Charlton county. Boundaries named and to be fixed. SEC. II. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That an election shall be held at the several precincts of said county., on the second Monday in April next, for county officers, who shall from thence hold their respective offices until their successors in office shall be duly qualified and commissioned after the next regular election for said county, as is by law now made: Provided, that one of the managers of said election from each precinct

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meet at Trader's Hill, on the day succeeding said election, consolidate the returns and forward them under certificate to his Excellency the Governor, who is hereby authorized to commission the [Illegible Text] elected to said several offices; and the voters of the County [Illegible Text] Charlton aforesaid at said election, shall vote for some central [Illegible Text] in said county for the county site, and the place receiving [Illegible Text] majority of votes, shall be and it is hereby declared to be the [Illegible Text] site for said county, and as soon thereafter as is practicable, [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] of the Inferior Court of said county shall proceed to [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] a suitable Court House and Jail. County officers, how and when elected. County Site. SEC. III. And be it further enacted by the authority [Illegible Text] That the following county officers shall give bond and good [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] in the following sums, for the faithful discharge of the [Illegible Text] of their respective offices, to wit: Sheriff in the sum of eight [Illegible Text] dollars, Tax Receiver and Tax Collector, each in the sum five thousand dollars, Ordinary, Clerk of the Superior and Clerk [Illegible Text] the Inferior Court and Surveyor, each in the sum of two thousand dollars, and Coroner in the sum of five hundred dollars. Bonds of officers. SEC. IV. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, [Illegible Text] immediately after the Justices of the Inferior Court for said [Illegible Text] are qualified, they shall proceed to arrange the Grand and [Illegible Text] Juries of said county, and shall draw juries for the terms of the Superior and Inferior Courts thence next following, and that the juries in said Court receive for each verdict they may render, [Illegible Text] of three dollars, to be taxed in the bill of costs. Juries. SEC. V. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, [Illegible Text] the said County of Charlton shall be in the first [Illegible Text] District, and be added to the Southern Judicial Circuit, and that [Illegible Text] terms of the Superior Courts shall be held on Wednesday's in [Illegible Text] and Thursday's in December, after Courts in Appling [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] that the terms of the Inferior Courts shall be held on the [Illegible Text] Monday in May, and the second Monday in October of each [Illegible Text] District. Courts. SEC. VI. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] Hill, from and after the passage of this Act, shall be [Illegible Text] hereby made an election precinct in said county. Trader's Hill. SEC. VII. And be it further enacted, That all Civil and Military officers elected in any and all new counties, created during the present session, may take the usual oath of office before any persons qualified by law to administer an oath. Officer's oaths. SEC. VIII. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid That all laws and parts of laws militating against this Act [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] the same are hereby repealed. Approved, February 18th, 1854.

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(No. 221.) An Act to lay out and form a new County from parts of [Illegible Text] Counties of Early and Randolph, and to organize the same, [Illegible Text] to attach it to the Second Congressional District and to the [Illegible Text] western Judicial Circuit. SECTION I. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Georgia in General Assembly met, and [Illegible Text] hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That from and [Illegible Text] the passage of this Act, that a new county shall be laid out and organized from parts of the Counties of Early and Randolph, to [Illegible Text] included in the following boundaries, to wit: commencing at [Illegible Text] mouth of Colomokee Creek, on the Chattahoochee river, on [Illegible Text] land (372) three hundred and seventy-two, in the (5th) fifth District of Early County, thence up said creek to where it [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] east and west line between lots of land 173 and 174, thence [Illegible Text] east on said line between numbers 13 and 14 in said (5th) fifth [Illegible Text] of Early to Spring Creek, in the fourth District, thence [Illegible Text] Spring Creek to the north and south line, dividing lots number [Illegible Text] and 359, in the fourth District of Early, thence north along [Illegible Text] parallel line to the line at present dividing the counties of [Illegible Text] and Randolph, thence west on said county line to the [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] lots of land numbers sixty and seventy-one, in the [Illegible Text] District of Randolph County, thence north on the line between [Illegible Text] lots to the corner of numbers 53 and 68 in said seventh District of Randolph County, thence west to the corners of 68 and [Illegible Text] thence south between 69 and 92, to the north line of said [Illegible Text] thence west to the corners of numbers 92 and 109, thence [Illegible Text] the line dividing the seventh and eighth Districts of Rand [Illegible Text] County, between the lots of land numbers 81 and 120, in the [Illegible Text] seventh District, thence west on said District line to the [Illegible Text] hoochee river, thence down said river to the beginning. Clay county. Boundaries defined SEC. II. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, [Illegible Text] the new county described in the first Section of this Act shall be known by the name of Clay; and shall be attached to the [Illegible Text] Congressional District and the Southwestern Judicial Circuit, and to the same Brigade and the same Division of Georgia [Illegible Text] of Early County. District, [Illegible Text] c. SEC. III. And be it further enacted, That the legal [Illegible Text] of said new county shall, on the fourth Monday in February, [Illegible Text] proceed to elect a Clerk of the Superior Court, a Clerk of [Illegible Text] Inferior Court, Sheriff, Coroner, Tax Collector, Receiver of [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] County Surveyor, Ordinary and a requisite number [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] of the Inferior Court for said county; and the election [Illegible Text] and county officers shall be held at or in the town of Fort [Illegible Text] by shall be conducted and superintended in the manner [Illegible Text] shall law, and that the Justices of the Inferior Court after the off said have been commissioned and qualified, shall proceed to [Illegible Text] of the county into [Illegible Text] Districts, and advertise for the election [Illegible Text] and requisite number of Justices of the Peace in said [Illegible Text]

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the Governor shall commission said Justices of the Peace agreeably to law. Officers. [Illegible Text] Districts. SEC. IV. And be it further enacted, 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 to purchase lands for the same, and make all other arrangements or contracts that may be necessary for the erecting said public buildings, as they may think proper. County Site. SEC. V. And be it further enacted, That the elections for the county generally and the public business thereof, shall be held and transacted, until the public site shall be located, by the Inferior Court as aforesaid, at and in the town of Fort Gaines, and until the organization of the Militia Districts, after which in each of said Districts there shall be election precincts at each Justices Court ground, and votes received at them according to law. Election Precincts. SEC. VI. And be it further enacted, That 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 [Illegible Text] several offices within said county, for and during the term for [Illegible Text] they were elected, and until their successors are elected and [Illegible Text] Officers to retain powers. SEC. VII. And be it further enacted, That all processes, execution and other penal processes in the hands of the Sheriffs, Coroners [Illegible Text] Constables of the counties of which said new county is formed and which properly belongs to said new county, and which may have been levied or in part executed, and such proceedings [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] finally disposed of at the passing of this Act, shall be delivered over to the corresponding officers of said new county, when the same shall have been elected and qualified, and such officer [Illegible Text] proceed with the same and in the same manner as if such process had been in their hands originally, and all processes in the hands [Illegible Text] officers included in said new county, shall in like manner be turned over to corresponding officers in such county, where they properly belong, to be executed by them, agreeably to the laws of this State. Processes and executions, how executed. SEC. VIII. And be it further enacted, That all actions now pending in either of the counties from which the said new county is taken, where the defendants may be included in said new county shall [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] with all the papers relating thereto, and trial had in such new county where the defendant resides, and cases standing for [Illegible Text] at the regular term of the Superior or Inferior Counts in each of the counties from which said new county is taken, shall stand [Illegible Text] in said new county at the first term of said Courts held [Illegible Text] so that the forming of said new county shall work no delay. Suits and papers transferred. SEC. IX. And be it further enacted, That the Inferior Court shall, after their election and qualification, forthwith proceed from the best information they can get [to?] make a selection of Grand and [Illegible Text] Jurors and draw the same for the ensuing Superior and Inferior Courts as pointed out by law. Jurors. SEC. X. And be it further enacted, That the Inferior Court of the said new county shall have power to levy and collect an extra tax for county purposes, in each of the years 1854 and 1855, of

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such per cent, not exceeding one hundred, on the county tax as to said Court may seem proper. Extra taxes. SEC. XI. And be it further enacted, That the Superior Courts of said new county shall be held on the fourth Monday's in March and September, in each year, and that the Inferior Courts shall be held on the fourth Monday's in January and July, in each year. Courts. SEC. XIII. And be it further enacted, That lot of land number ninety-two in the 7th District of Randolph County, and included in the said new county, be and is hereby retained in and continued in the County of Randolph, upon which S. P. Burnett resides, and which composes his plantation, be and are hereby added to and made a parl of said new county. S. P. Burnett SEC. XIII. And be it further enacted, That all laws and parts of laws militating against this Act be and are hereby repealed. Approved, February 16th, 1854. (No. 222.) An Act to lay out and form a new County out of the Counties of Clinch, Ware, Telfair, and Irwin, and organize 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 immediately after the passage of this Act, a new County shall be made out from the Counties of Clinch, Ware, Telfair and Irwin, to be included within the following bounds, viz: Beginning at the corners of lots numbers one hundred and fifty-six and one hundred and sixty seven, in the tenth district of formerly Irwin now Clinch County, running from thence due east, along the original line, to the district line dividing the tenth district of formerly Irwin now Clinch, and the seventh district of formerly Appling now Clinch County, to the corner of lots number one hundred and sixty-one and one hundred and sixty-two, in the seventh district, thence due east along the original line, to the line dividing Clinch and Ware, thence up said line to Red Bluff creek, thence along said creek to the Satilla river, thence down said river to the dividing line of the seventh and eighth districts of formerly Appling new Ware County, thence due north along the district line dividing said districts, and the districts number five and six in originally Appling now Ware County, thence along the line dividing the Counties of Appling and Telfair to the Ocmulgee river, thence up said river to Coffee's road, thence taking the road to the Lowndes County line, thence due east to the Allapaha river, thence down said river to the beginning, thence down the Allapaha river to the place of beginning. Coffee county. Boundaries defined. SEC. II. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the new County described by the first Section of this Act shall be known by the name of Coffee County, and be attached to the Southern Judicial District, to the first Congressional District, and to the Second Brigade of the Sixth Division, Georgia Militia. District, c. SEC. III. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid,

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That the persons included within the said new County, entitled to vote for Representatives of the General Assembly, shall, on the first Monday in April next, proceed to elect five Justices of the Inferior Court, a Clerk of the Superior Court, a Clerk of the Inferior Court, a Sheriff, Coroner, a Tax Collector, a Receiver of Tax Returns, a County Surveyor, and an Ordinary for said County; the election for said officers shall be held at the house of Daniel Lott, 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 of the Peace, and the Governor, on being duly certified of the election of such Justices of the Peace, shall commission them according to law. County officers, how and when elected. Militia Districts. 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 authorized to purchase a tract or lot of land for the location of the county site, 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 and buildings. SEC. V. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the elections of the county generally, and the precincts, for all elections, shall be established at the place of holding Justices' Courts in the several districts in said county, and votes received at them accordingly. Precincts. 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. Justices and Bailiffs. 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 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

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officers of said county, to be executed by them in the manner herein prescribed. Processes, c., how executed. Publication. SEC. VIII. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the Superior Court for said county shall be held on Friday after the time of holding Appling Courts. Courts. SEC. IX. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the Justices of the Inferior Court of Coffee County be authorized to levy an extra tax, not exceeding fifty per cent, upon the general tax, for the purpose of erecting public buildings in said county. Extra tax. 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. Approved, February 9, 1854. (No. 223.) An Act to lay off and organize a new County from the County of Baker, and to attach the same to a Judicial, Congressional and Military 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 there shall be a new county laid out and formed from the County of Baker, to be bounded as follows: Dougherty county. Beginning at the extreme North East corner of said county, and thence West on the present county line between the same and Lee County, until it intersects with the most westerly main run of the Chickasawhatchie Creek, embracing in said new county, all of Grinnett's Causeway, and certain Islands known as the Pine Islands, thence down said westerly run to the point where it intersects with the land district line, running from East to West, and dividing the first, second and third districts of Baker County from the seventh, eighth and ninth districts of the same, thence East on said district line to the point where it intersects with the county line between Irwin and Baker Counties, thence North on said line to the point where it intersects with said most North Eastern extreme point of said Baker County; and that the territory thus included shall form a new county, to be called the County of Dougherty, and that the same shall be attached to the Judicial and Congressional District, and Military Brigade to which said territory now belongs. Boundaries. SEC. II. And be it further enacted, That the qualified voters within said new county shall, on the first Monday in January next, at the several election precincts now established by law, and which are included within said new county, proceed persuant to the election laws now of force to elect all county officers necessary for the organization of 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 shall make all election precincts necessary, and advertise for the election

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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. Election of county officers. Militia Districts. SEC. III. And be it further enacted, That the Inferior Court of said county, shall select and locate a site for the public buildings within the limits of the City of Albany, and provide for the erection of the same, and make such temporary [?] for the transaction of the public business of said new county, that, in the mean time, may be necessary and proper. Albany county site. SEC. IV. And 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 [officers?] within said county, until their successors shall have [been] elected and qualified, except Justices of the Peace and Constables, who shall hold their offices until the expiration of their terms. Officers to continue except Justices c. SEC. V. That all mesne process, executions and all other final process in the hands of the Sheriff, 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, and in part executed, and such proceedings therein shall not be 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 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. Processes, c., how executed. Publication. SEC. VI. And be it further enacted, That actions now pending in the county from which 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: Provided That in every case no cause shall proceed without the certificate of the Clerk of the Court, from whence said causes came, that the papers in the cause are the original papers from the file of his office, and upon making such certificate, said Clerk shall be entitled to have from the plaintiff or plaintiffs' all costs which may have occured in the cause, and the amount of said accrued costs shall be set forth in the Clerk's said original certificate, which shall make a part of the cost to abide the final result. Suits and papers transferred. Certificates. Costs. SEC. VII. And be it further enacted, That the Inferior Court, Clerk of the Superior and Inferior Courts, Sheriffs of said new county shall, as soon as convenient after their qualification, from the best information they may be enabled to pocure, 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, which shall be held at such times as may be fixed by law, and in case no special times are fixed, the Superior Court shall be

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held on the second Mondays in June and December, and the Inferior Court on the first Monday in March and September, and the Ordinary on the second Monday in each month. Jurors. Courts. SEC. VIII. And be it further enacted, That the Inferior Court of said now county shall have power to levy and collect an extra tax for county purposes of such per cent. on the State Tax, as to the said Court may seem necessary and proper: And further, That the persons in the territory comprising the new county shall be liable pro rata, according to the tax returns of the several districts for the year preceding, for what the debt of the County of Baker may be, at the time of the passage of this Bill; and that the Inferior Court of said county to be elected, shall have power to levy a sufficient tax upon the State Tax for this purpose. Extra tax. [Illegible Text] c. SEC. IX. And be it further enacted, That all laws or parts of laws militating against the foregoing, be and the same are hereby repealed. Approved, December 15th, 1853. (No. 224.) An Act to lay out and organize a new County from the Counties of Gilmer and 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 from and after the passage of this Act, that a new County shall be laid out and organized from the counties of Gilmer and Union, to be included in the following boundaries, to wit: Fannin county. Beginning at the North-west corner of Lot No. 163, 27th District, 2d Section, thence South to the South-west corner of Lot No. 180, 27th District, 2d Section, thence East to Lot No. 9 in the 7th District and 2d Section, thence on a straight line to the South-east corner of the 7th District and 2d Section, thence South with the district line to Lot No. 9 in the 6th District and 1st Section, thence North-east with the Blue Ridge to Lot No. 162 on the district line between 5th and 6th of the 1st Section at the Lumpkin line, thence in a straight line to William Cavender's in the county of Union, thence due North to the top of the Ridge dividing the waters of Tacoah and Notley rivers, thence along the top of the said dividing Ridge North west to the head of Dooly Creek, thence in a North direction along the top of the main ridge to the North Carolina line at or near Jesse Raper's, thence along the North Carolina line to the line dividing Tennessee and Georgia, thence along said line to the starting point. Boundaries. 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 Fannin County, and shall be attached to the Blue Ridge Judicial Circuit and to the Fifth Congressional District. Name [Illegible Text] and District SEC. III. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the persons included within the said new County, entitled to

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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, an Ordinary, 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 Joab Addington's Store, on the road leading from Ellijay to Blairsville, 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 proceed to lay off said new county into militia districts, and to advertise for the requisite number of Justices of the Peace in said districts, and the Governor, on being duly certified of the election of such Justices of the Peace, shall commission them according to law. County officers, how and when elected. Militia Districts. 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 of said county, the said site to be located as near the centre as practicable, and the said Justices, or a majority of them, are hereby invested with power to purchase a tract of land, or so much thereof as may be necessary for the location of the county site, to divide the same into lots, and to 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, in their judgment, may deem proper. Permanent county site. 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 Joab Addington's Store, 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 Precincts, and votes received at them accordingly. Temporary site. Precincts. 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 commissions and exercise the duties of their several offices within the said new county, until their successors shall have been elected and commissioned. Old officers to hold over. 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 Sheriffs, Coroners and Constables, of the counties of which the new county may be formed, 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 powers 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

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to the officers of said counties, to be executed by them in the manner herein prescribed. Processes, c., how executed. Publication, c. SEC. VIII. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the Superior Court for said county shall be held on the First Mondays of May and November, and that the Superior Courts of the county of Gilmer shall hereafter be held on the Second Mondays of May and November; and the Inferior Courts of the said new county shall be held on the Second Monday in January and July. Courts. 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 21st, 1854. (No. 225.) An Act to lay out and organize a new County from the County of De Kalb, 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 from and immediately after the passage of this Act, a new county shall be, and the same is hereby, laid out from the County of DeKalb, as follows: Fulton county. Beginning on the north boundary of Fayette and Henry counties, at a point dividing said counties, running thence due north until it strikes Cobb County, making the line between the fifteenth and sixteenth, and seventeenth and eighteenth districts of the original land survey; the line thence along the line of Cobb and DeKalb Counties, till it strikes Campbell County; thence along the line that divides Campbell from DeKalb County, till it strikes Fayette County; thence along the northern boundary of Fayette County to the starting point. Boundaries. 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 Fulton, and shall be attached to the Fourth Congressional District, and to the Coweta Judicial District, and to the First Brigade of the Eleventh Division of the Georgia Militia. Names, District, [Illegible Text] SEC. III. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the persons included in said new county entitled to vote for members of the General Assemby, shall, on the first Monday in February next, elect five Justices of the Inferior Court, and an Ordinary, a Clerk of the Superior, and Clerk of the Inferior Court, a Sheriff, Coroner, Tax Collector, and a Receiver of Tax Returns, a County Surveyor, and Treasurer for said county; and that said election for officers shall be held at the several places where elections are now held within the limits of said new county; and the Governor, on the same being certified to him, shall commission the persons returned to him elected at such [UNK] said [UNK] election, who shall hold their office respectively for the terms prescribed by law, and

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until their successors shall be elected and qualified; and said Justices of the Inferior Court, after they shall have been commissioned, shall proceed as soon as possible to lay off said county into Militia Districts, and advertise for the election of two Justices of the Peace in each District in which no Justice now in commission may reside; and in case one Justice as in commission shall reside in any one of said districts, then one other shall be elected in said district, and the Governor, on being duly certified of the election of such Justices, shall commission them according to law; and all officers now in commission within the limits of said new county shall hold their commissions and exercise the duties of their several offices within said county for the terms respectively for which they were elected, and until their successors shall be commissioned and qualified. County officers, how and when elected. Militia Districts. Justices. Old officers to hold over. 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 and qualified, shall have full power to select [Illegible Text] locate a place for the public Buildings in the city of Atlanta; and the said Justices, or a majority of them, are hereby authorized and invested with full power to purchase a tract of land for the location of the county site, and to make such other arrangements and contracts concerning the county, or the location of the public buildings as they may think proper. Atlants, county site. SEC. V. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That so soon as the Justices of the Inferior Court for said county shall have laid off militia districts, the places of holding Justices' Courts in said districts are hereby established as election precincts. Election Precincts. SEC. VI. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That all mesne process, executions, and other penal process in the hands of the sheriffs, 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 when the officers shall receive their commissions, shall be delivered over to the corresponding officers of said new county; and such officers are hereby authorized and required to proceed in the same manner as if such mesne process, executions, and other final process had been originally in their hands: Provided, That in all cases publication of the times and places of sale, or other like proceedings in the new county, shall be made for the time now prescribed by law; and all papers appertaining to all or any suits or prosecutions pending in the [UNK] other [UNK] counties out of which said 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. Processes, c., how executed. Publication. SEC. VII. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the Superior Court for said new county shall be held on the third Monday in March and September, and to have three weeks to each term of the Courts; and the Inferior Courts on the third Monday in June and December. Courts. SEC. VIII. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the county site of DeKalb County shall not be removed, or the public buildings transferred from the town of Decatur, the

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present county site of said county, to any other place on account of laying out of said new county, but that the county site of said county, with the public buildings, be, and the same are hereby declared to be, permanently and perpetually located at the town of Decatur, the present county site. Decatur permanent county site of DeKalb. SEC. IX. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That, whereas there is now an outstanding debt against the County of DeKalb, that said new county shall pay, or cause to be paid, its pro rata share of said debt, to be estimated according to the amount of taxable property in the old and new counties, as shown by the Tax Receiver's books of DeKalb County for the year eighteen hundred and fifty-three, and that the said Justices of the Interior Court of said new county, for the purpose of paying said pro rata share of said debt, shall be, and they are hereby authorized and required to levy an extra tax on the citizens of said new county. County debt how divided. SEC. X. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the Inferior Court, together with the Clerks of the Superior and Inferior Courts, and sheriff of said new county, shall, as soon as convenient after their election and qualification, from the best information they may be enabled to procure, make a selection of Grand and Petit Jurors, and proceed to the drawing thereof; towit: three panels of Grand Jurors and three panels of Petit Jurors; the first panels of Grand and Petit Jurors to serve the first week of Court; the second panels of Grand and Petit Jurors to serve the second week, and the third panels of Grand and Petit Jurors to serve the third week of said Court. Jurors. SEC. XI. 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. Assented to, December 20th, 1853. (No. 226.) An Act to lay out and organize a new County from the Counties of Franklin and Elbert, and to provide for the organization 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, a new county shall be laid out from the counties of Franklin and Elbert, to be included within the following limits, to wit: Hart county. Beginning at Stower's ferry, on Savannah river, formerly known as Brown's ferry, and running in a straight line to the residence of Middleton G. Hickman, in Elbert County, including said residence in the new county, thence in a straight line to the corner of Madison County nearest to the Little Holly Springs, thence along the boundary line of Madison County to the corner of Elbert, Franklin, and Madison Counties, near the residence of Anguish Johnson, thence in a straight line to the nearest cross roads to the

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residence of Job Bowers, not including the residence of Moses and Joseph Manley, in Franklin County, between said residence and Carnesville, on the road leading from Carnesville to Ruckersville, thence in a straight line to a place sometimes called the Negro's old store place, now owned by Leonard Bonds, of Franklin County, thence in a straight line to the mouth of Gum Log creek, on Tugalo river, thence along the eastern boundary of the State of Georgia to the beginning. Boundaries. 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 Hart, and shall be attached to the Northern Judicial Circuit, to the Sixth Congressional District, and to the First Brigade of the Fourth Division of the Georgia Militia. Name, Circuit, District, c. SEC. III. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the persons included within the said new county entitled to vote, shall, on the first Monday in February next, elect five Justices of the Inferior Court, an Ordinary, a Clerk of the Superior and a Clerk of the Inferior Court, 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 Line Meeting House, and shall be conducted and superintended in the manner prescribed by law, and the Governor, on the same being certified to him, shall commission the persons elected for the terms 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 to advertise for the election of the requisite number of Justices of the Peace in said districts, and the Governor on being duly certified of the election of such Justices of the Peace, shall commission them according to law. County officers. Militia Districts. Justices. SEC. IV. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the Justices of the Inferior Court, after they shall have been duly commissioned, shall have full power and authority to employ some competent person or persons, at the expense of said new county, to run off and plainly mark the boundary lines of said new county, also, the boundary lines of said militia districts, also, they shall have full power and authority to select and locate a site for the public buildings in said new county, 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 new county, and to make such other arrangements or contracts concerning the county site or location of the public buildings as they may think proper, and to establish election precincts in said new county, not exceeding seven in number, one of which shall be at the Court House. Boundaries to be marked. Permanent county site, c. 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 Line Meeting House aforesaid, until the public site shall be located by the Inferior Court as aforesaid, and until the establishment of the election precincts as aforesaid. Temporary site, c. SEC. VI. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid,

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That 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 their several offices within the said county, until their successors shall have been elected and commissioned. Old officers to hold over. 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 Sheriffs, Coroners, and Constables, of the counties of which the said new county is 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, and all such process which properly belongs to the counties out of which said new county is 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 out of which said new county is formed, to be by them executed in manner herein prescribed. [Illegible Text] How transferred. SEC. VIII. And be it further enacted, That the Superior Courts of said county shall be held on the third Mondays in March and September, and the Inferior Courts on the third Mondays of June and December. [Illegible Text]. 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, December 7th, 1853. (No. 227.) An Act to lay out and form a new County from the County of Stewart, and provide for the organization of 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 from and after the second Monday in January next, a new County shall be laid out from the County of Stewart, to be included within the following limits: [Illegible Text] county. Beginning at the northwest corner of lot of land, number one hundred and sixty-six, in the thirty-second District of Stewart County, thence due south as the land-lines run through the thirty-second, twenty fourth and nineteenth Districts to the Randolph line, thence east ward along the line dividing the Counties of Randolph and Stewart to the southeast corner of Stewart County, thence north along the line dividing the Counties of Stewart and Sumter to the northeast corner of Stewart County, thence along the dividing line of Stewart and Marion Counties to the place of beginning. Boundaries. 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 Kinchafoonee, and shall be attached to the Chattahoochee Judicial District and to the second

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Congressional District, and to the first Brigade and tenth Division Georgia Militia. Name, District, c. SEC. III. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That Oliver Taggart, Mason H. Bush, Chappell Coy, Robert Batey and James Holley, be and they are hereby appointed Commissioners of said new county, and they or a majority of them, shall have full power and authority to purchase a tract or lot of land, at the expense of the new county, for the location of the county site in said county, and to lay off the same into lots, or as much thereof as they may deem desirable, and sell the same at public sale for the benefit of said county: Provided, nevertheless, the Inferior Court of said county shall have power and be authorized to do and perform all and every duty hereby required of the Commissioners which may not have been performed previous to the time that said Court are commissioned and qualified. County Site. Inferior Court. SEC. IV. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the persons included in the said new county entitled to vote for Representatives in the General Assembly shall, on the second Monday in February, proceed to elect five Justices of the Inferior Court, a Clerk of the Superior Court, a Clerk of the Inferior Court, a Sheriff, a Tax Collector and Receiver of Tax Returns, a County Surveyor a Coroner, Ordinary and a County Treasurer; the election for said offices [UNK] officers [UNK] shall be held at Lannahassee, 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 are returned to him as elected at such election, to hold their respective office 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 of the Peace; and the Governor on being duly certified of the election of such Justices of the Peace, shall commission them according to law. County officers elected, c. Militia Districts, c. SEC. V. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That all actions or suits at law now pending, or which may hereafter be commenced in the county, from which said new county is taken, against defendants residing in that portion of the county of Stewart embraced within the boundary of said new county, together with all the papers relating to said suits and trial be bad in said new county according to law. Suits, [Illegible Text] continued. SEC. VI. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the Superior Court for [of] said county shall be held on the first Monday in April and October, and the Inferior Court on the second Monday in February and August. Courts. SEC. VII. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That all officers both Civil and Military, which may be included in the limits of said new county, shall continue to hold their offices respectively, until such time as the county may be laid off and organized, as directed in the fourth Section of this Act. Officers to hold over. 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. Approved, December 16th, 1853.

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(No. 228.) An Act to [Illegible Text] out and organize a new County from the Counties of Cherokee and Gilmer, 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 from and immediately after the passage of this Act a new county shall be, and the same is hereby laid out from the counties of Cherokee and Gilmer to be included within the following limits, to wit: Beginning at the north west corner of lot number one hundred and fifty-four in the twenty-third district of the second section, on the line of Cherokee and Gordon Counties, and running due east to the line of the thirteenth district of Cherokee County, thence along the line of said district south, four ranges of lots to the north west corner of lot number two hundred and seventeen in the thirteenth district; thence due east to the line of Lumpkin County, at the north east corner [Illegible Text] lot number two hundred and forty-seven in the fourth district of the second section; thence along the line which divides the counties of Cherokee and Lumpkin to the corner of Gilmer County; thence west along the line of the fifth district of the second section, to the south east corner of lot number three hundred and fourteen of said district; thence on a direct line nearly north, to the south-west corner of lot number one hundred in said district; thence west, to the line of Gordon County; thence south, along the line of Gordon and Cherokee Counties, to the starting point. Pickens county. Boundaries [Illegible Text] 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 Pickens, in honor of General Andrew Pickens, and shall be attached to the fifth Congressional District, and to the Blue Ridge Judiciary District, and to the first Brigade of Georgia Militia. Name, District, c. 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 January next, elect five Justices of the Inferior Court, an Ordinary, a Clerk of the Superior Court, Clerk of the Inferior Court, a Sheriff, a Coroner, Tax Colletor and Receiver of Tax Returns, a County Surveyor and a County Treasurer for said county, and that said election for officers shall be held at the several places where Justices Courts are now held within the limits of said new county; and the Governor on the same being certified to him, shall commission the persons returned as elected at such election, who shall hold their offices respectively, for the terms prescribed by law, and until their successors shall be elected and qualified; and said Justices of the Inferior Court, after they shall have been commissioned shall proceed as soon as possible to lay off said county into militia districts, and to advertise for the election of two Justices of the Peace in each district, in which no Justice now in commission may reside, and in case one Justice in commission shall reside in any one of said districts, then one other shall be elected for said district; and the Governor on being duly

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[Illegible Text] of the election of such Justices shall commission them [Illegible Text] to law; and all officers now in commission within the limits [Illegible Text] said new county shall hold their commissions and exercise the [Illegible Text] of their several offices within said county for the terms [Illegible Text] for which they were elected, and until their successors shall [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] and qualified. [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] Districts. Officers to hold over. SEC. IV. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the Justices of the Inferior Court of said county, after they shall [Illegible Text] been commissioned and qualified, shall have full power and authority to select and locate a site for the public buildings of [in] said county; and the said Justices or a majority of them are hereby authorized and invested with full power to purchase a tract of land [Illegible Text] the location of the county site; to divide the same into lots, [Illegible Text] sell each lot at public sale to the highest bidder, for the benefit of said county, or to make such other arrangements or contracts concerning the county site, or the location of the public buildings as they may think proper. County Site, how selected SEC. V. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That so [Illegible Text] as the Justices of the Inferior Court for said county shall have [Illegible Text] off said militia districts, the places of holding Justices' [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] said districts respectively be and each of them is hereby established an election [Illegible Text]. Election precincts. SEC. VI. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That all [Illegible Text] process, execution and other final process, in the hands of [Illegible Text] Sheriffs, Coroners and Constables of the counties of which the [Illegible Text] county may be formed, and which properly belong [belongs] said new county, and which may have been levied or in part [Illegible Text], and such proceedings therein not finally disposed of, at the time when the officers of said new county shall receive their commissions, 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, in the same manner as if such mesne [Illegible Text] execution or other final process had been originally in their hands: Provided, That in all cases publication of the times and places of sale, or other like proceedings in the new county shall be made for the time now prescribed by law; and all papers appertaining to all or any suits or prosecutions pending in either of the counties out of which said new county is formed, when the defendant resides in said new county shall be transfered to the proper officers of said new county and there tried and disposed of. Processes, d., how executed. Publication Papers transferred. SEC. VII. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That [Illegible Text] Superior Courts of said new county shall be held on the second [Illegible Text] in May and November in each year, and the Inferior [Illegible Text] on the third Mondays in January and July. Courts. SEC. VIII. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That [Illegible Text] county site of Cherokee County shall not be removed, or the public buildings transferred from the town of Canton, the present county site of said county., to any other place, on account of the [Illegible Text] out of said new county, or for any other cause; but the county site of said county with the public buildings, be and the same [Illegible Text] hereby [Illegible Text] be permanently and perpetually located at [Illegible Text] Town of Canton, the present county site. Canton, permanent site of Cherokee. SEC. IX. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid,

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That all laws and parts of laws militating against this Act, be and the same are hereby repealed. Approved, December 5th, 1853. (No. 229.) An Act to lay out and organize a new County from the Counties of Dooly and Irwin, and to attach the same to a Judicial and Congressional District; and provide for the location of a County Site in such new County. 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 first day of February next, a new county shall be laid out and organized from the Counties of Dooly and Irwin, to be included within the following limits, to wit: Beginning at the south-east corner of the thirteenth district of Dooly County, running a due west course on the district line, to the south-west corner of said district; thence in a north-west direction, to the nearest south [Illegible Text] fork Sniff [Swift?] Creek; thence down the run of Sniff [Swift] Creek, to its mouth or junction with Flint River. Worth county. Boundaries. 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 Worth, and shall be attached to the Macon Judicial District, and the second Congessional District, and to the First Brigade of the Eighth Division of Gergia Militia. Name [Illegible Text] SEC. III. And be it further enacted by the authority [Illegible Text] That the persons included within the said new county entitled to vote for the same, shall, on the first Monday in March next, elect five Justices of the Inferior Court, a Clerk of the Superior and Inferior Courts each, and a Sheriff and Coroner, a Tax Collector, and Receiver of Tax Returns, a County Surveyor and a Judge of Ordinary for said county; and that the elections for said county officers shall be held at San Bernard in Irwin County, and shall be superintended and controlled in the manner prescribed 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 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 election of such Justices of the Peace, shall commission them according to law. County officers elected, c. Justices, [Illegible Text] of, c. 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 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

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lots, and sell the lots 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. Permanent county site, c. SEC. V. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the elections of the county generally, and public business thereof, shall be held and transacted at San Bernard in Irwin County, until the public site shall be located by the Inferior Court as aforesaid, and until the organization of the militia districts; after which the precincts as new established by law, for holding elections in the Counties of Dooly and Irwin, and which said precincts are embraced within the limits of said new county, as described in the second Section of this Act, shall be taken and held as precincts for holding elections generally, in said new county, until the same shall be altered by law. San Bernard the [Illegible Text] site. Election [Illegible Text] SEC. VI. And be it further enrcted by the authority aforesaid, That all officers now in commission in the several militia districts, who shall be included within the limits of said new county, shall hold their commissions and exercise the duties of their several offices within, and for the said new county, until their successors shall have been elected and commissioned. Present officers to hold over. SEC. VII. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the papers appertaining to all writs pending in either of said counties, out of which this new county is formed, when the defendants reside in such new county shall be transfered to the proper officers of said new county, and there tried and disposed of, 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 properly belongs to said new county, and may have been levied, or in part executed; and such proceedings therein not finally disposed 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 manner as if such process had been originally in their hands: Provided, That in all cases publication of the time and place 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 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. Processes, suits, c., how executed. Publication, c. 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 April and October, and the Inferior Courts on the first Mondays in April and October, and the Courts of Ordinary shall be held at the times as prescribed by law, for the different counties of this State. Courts. 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. Assented to, December 20th, 1853.

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(No. 230.) An Act to alter and define the County line between the Counties of Talbot and Taylor, and to straighten the same; and for the better defining and ascertaining the limits and boundary of the County of Worth. SECTION I. Be it enacted by the Senate and 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 Talbot and Taylor be altered, defined and straightened as follows: Commencing at the north-west corner of Pace's old store house at Prattsburg, and running thence on a straight line until it strikes the twelve mile station, on lot number two hundred and fourteen, in the fifteenth district of originally Muscogee, now Talbot County. Talbot and Taylor. SEC. II. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That for the better defining and ascertaining the limits and boundary of the County of Worth, said boundary shall be as follows, to wit: To begin at the south-east corner of the thirteenth district of Dooly County, running a due west course on the district line, to the south-west corner of said district; thence in a north-west direction to the nearest south prong or fork of Swift Creek, in originally Dooly County; thence down the run of Swift Creek to its mouth, or junction with the Flint River, * * The creating Act (of this Session) stopped here in defining the boundary. See Number [Illegible Text] thence down Flint River to where it crosses the south line of originally Dooly County, thence east on said line, to the north-west corner, of the seventh District of originally Irwin County; thence down on the county line, between originally Irwin County and originally Baker, now Dougherty County, except where said line has been otherwise altered by law, to the south west corner of [Illegible Text] said seventh district; thence in an easterly direction, on the south line of the seventh and sixth districts of originally Irwin County, to the Little River; thence up Little River, except where the same has been otherwise altered by law, changing the residence of George W. M. Young, to the north-east corner of the thirteenth district of Dooly County, the starting point. Boundaries of Worth defined. 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. Approved, February 7th, 1854.

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(No. 231.) An Act to change the line between the Counties of Floyd and Polk, and to define 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, the line between the counties of Floyd and Polk be, and the same is, changed as follows: Commencing at the north-west corner of lot of land number one hundred and twenty-six, in the 22d district, and third section, and to run south along the land line to the south-west corner of said lot of land number one hundred and twenty-six; thence due east along the old county line, to the south-east corner of lot number one hundred and sixty-three, in said district and section; thence due north along the land line to the present county line. Floyd and Polk. 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, February 13th, 1854. (No. 232.) An Act to change the line between the Counties of Wilkes and Talliafferro. SECTION I. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Georgia in General Assembly met, and it is [Illegible Text] enacted by the authority of the same, That the line between the Counties of Wilkes and Talliaffero be so changed as hereafter to run from the mouth of Hardin's Creek straight to the month of Black's Branch, so as to include the settlement of Dr. Fielding Ficklin. Wilkes and Talliaffero. Approved, February 13th, 1854. (No. 233.) An Act to change the line between the Counties of Walker and Gordon, and to describe the line between the Counties of DeKalb and Fulton. SECTION I. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That from and after the passage of this Act, that lots of land numbers 270, 271, 306, 307, in the 26th district of the third section, originally, but now Walker County, be added to the County of Gordon. Walker and Gordon. SEC. II. WHEREAS: A mistake occurred in describing the boundary line between the Counties of DeKalb and Fulton, as set

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forth in the Act passed at this present Session, entitled An Act to lay out and organize a new county out of the County of DeKalb: And for remedy whereof Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the boundary line between said Counties of DeKalb and Fulton shall be as follows, to wit: Beginning on the northern boundary line of the Counties of Fayette and Henry, and at a point dividing said counties, and running thence due north along the dividing line between the fourteenth and fifteenth, seventeenth and eighteenth districts of the original land survey of the County of Henry, and continuing due north until it strikes the County of Cobb. DeKalb and [Illegible Text] SEC. III. All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act be and the same are hereby repealed. Approved, February 7th, 1854. (No. 234.) An Act to change the line between the Counties of Cass and Gordon, so as to include the residences of Jesse Wuddle, John Freeman, J. D. [Illegible Text] H. D. Freeman, within the boundary of the County of Gordon; and to add lot of land number twenty-one, in the fifteenth district and third section to the County of Gordon; and for other purposes therein mentioned; also to change the residences of certain persons to certain other counties 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 county line between the Counties of Cass and Gordon be altered and changed so as to commence at the south-east corner of lot of land number one hundred and forty-two, in the fifteenth district and third section, and run due west to the Floyd County line, including the residences of the above-named persons within the boundary of the County of Gordon; and also to change the line between the Counties of Cass and Gordon, so as to include lot of land number twenty-one, in the fifteenth district and third section, within the boundary of the County [of Gordon?] Cass and Gordon. SEC. II. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That those parts of lots of land numbers [201, 202 and 203] * * Two hundred and one, (201,) two hundred and two, (202,) two hundred and three, (203.) in the third district of originally Muscogee, which lie in Marion County be, and the same [are?] hereby included in the County of Taylor; also to change the line between the Counties of Warren, [Marion?] and Taylor as follows, to wit: Commencing at Cedar Creek, on the line between lots of land numbers 185 and 186, in the third districts of originally Muscogee, now Marion County; thence due south along said line to the road from Tazwell to Lanier; thence east along said road to the line between Marion and Macon Counties, thence north along said county line to Cedar Creek; also to add the residence of Jesse M. Simmons,

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of the County of Sumter, who is a liner, to the County of Lee; that the line of said lot [Qu., which?] of land be the county line; also to change the line between Marion and Kinchafoonee, so as to include the lands and residence of Wiley Davis in the County of Kinchafoonee. [Illegible Text] and [Illegible Text] SEC. III. And be it further enacted, That the county line of Irwin and Coffee Counties be so changed as to include the residence of Jacob Mitchell, now in the County of Irwin, to the county of Coffee. Irwin and Coffee. SEC. IV. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the line between the Counties of Spalding and Pike, be so altered and changed as to add the whole of lots of land numbers ninety-six and ninety-seven, in the first district of originally Monroe, now Spalding County, whereon Uriah Askew now resides, to the County of Pike. Spalding and Pike. SEC. V. And be it further enacted, That the line between the Counties of Stewart and Kinchafoonee shall be so changed as to include in and have added to the County of Stewart the following lots of land and residences, to wit: Numbers (118) one hundred and eighteen, (150) one hundred and fifty, in the nineteenth district; also the residence of Henry Jones in the nineteenth district, and the land and residence of Museo Pickett in the 32d district. Stewart and Kinchafoonee. SEC. VI. Be it further enacted, That all laws, militating against this Act be, and the same are hereby repealed. Approved, February 11th, 1854. (No. 235.) An Act to add a part of the County of Jackson to the County of Madison, so as to include the residence of James M. Sailors. SECTION I. Be it enacted by the Senate and 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 shall be changed as follows, to wit: Beginning at that portion of the line of Jackson and Madison where it strikes the southern boundary line of James M. Sailors, and running thence along the line of said James M. Sailors, so as to cut off the lands of said James M. Sailors to the county of Madison, and that the lands of, and residence of said James M. Sailors be and the same is hereby added to the county of Madison. Jackson and Madison. SEC. II. And be it further enacted, c., That said new 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 Courts respectively, and the expenses of said survey and the recording such plat be paid by the said James M. Sailors. Linc marked, c. Approved, February 9th, 1854.

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(No. 236.) An Act to define the line between the Counties of Wayne and Ware, so far as relates to the South side of Satilla River; also, to change the line between the Counties of Cherokee and Forsyth, and to add Lot of Land 243, in the 15 th District of Worth, to the County of Dougherty, 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 [Illegible Text] 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 Wayne and Ware, on the south side of Satilla river, shall commence opposite the mouth of Indian Bluff, and run the most practical route to intersect the line of [Illegible Text] County at the nearest practicable point, so as to include the residence of Daniel Herrin, John Cooper, junior, Wiley Roberson, and William Purdom, in the County of Wayne. Wayne and Ware. SEC. II. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, The county line between Thomas and Worth Counties be so changed as to include lot of land number Seven in the Eighth District of originally Irwin, now Thomas County so as to transfer the residence of Jordan Hancock from the County of Thomas to the County of Worth. Thomas and Worth. SEC. III. And be it further enacted, That the line between the Counties of Cherokee and Forsyth be so changed as to add Lots number five hundred and forty, and five hundred and forty-one, and five hundred and forty-two, in the Second District and Second Section of the County of Forsyth; And be it further enacted, That Lot of land number two hundred and forty-three, in the Fifteenth District of Worth, be added to the County of Dougherty. Cherokee and Forsyth. Worth and [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. Approved, January 14th, 1854. (No. 237.) An Act to change the line between the Counties of Macon and Taylor. SECTION I. Be it enacted by the Senate and 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 Macon and Taylor shall extend from the south-west corner of Lot of land number one hundred and sixty-two, in the Thirteenth District of Macon County, to the south-east corner of said lot, and thence north to the south-west corner of Lot number two hundred and twenty four, so as to include Lots numbers 162, 191, and 194, in the County of Taylor. Macon and Taylor.

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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. Approved, February 16th, 1854. (No. 238.) An Act to authorize the Inferior Court of Baker County to appoint some fit and proper person to run out the line between the Seventh and Third Districts of said County. WHEREAS, The line between the Seventh and Third Districts of Baker County is so imperfectly run and defined by marks, and for the want of having said line defined, is likely to create an interminable amount of litigation between the citizens and owners of land on said District line, for remedy whereof: SECTION I. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That the Inferior Court of Baker County is hereby authorized and required to appoint some fit and proper person, whose duty it shall be, upon application to him by any person who may be interested, [Illegible Text] his giving the opposite party ten days notice, to proceed to run and plainly mark out said line to any lot or lots of land so situated, as aforesaid, for which he shall receive the sum of five dollars per day, to be paid by the parties jointly, and to make out under his hand and seal, a plat of said line so run, and furnish each of the parties therewith, which when recorded in the Clerk's office of the Superior Court of said County of Baker shall be conclusive evidence of said line: Provided, This Act shall not be so construed as to effect any grant to land by the State of Georgia. District [Illegible Text] changed and how. Approved, February 18th, 1854. (No. 239.) An Act to alter and change the line between the Counties of Clark and Jackson, and Houston and Dooly, so that lots of land numbers Eighty and Eighty-one of the Third District of Dooly County, and the [Illegible Text] of James Smith and William F. Griffin of Dooly County, shall be added to and included in the county of Houston. SECTION I. Be it enacted by the Senate and 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 Dooly and Houston be so changed as to include within the county of Houston lots of land numbers Eighty and Eigty-one, of the Third District of Dooly county, and the residence of James Smith and William F. Griffin of the said county. [Illegible Text] and Dooly. SEC. II. And be it further enacted, That the county line between the counties of Clark and Jackson be changed as follows:

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Beginning at a Black Gum on the road leading from Athens to Lawrenceville, said tree being on the line of Clark and Jackson counties, and where said line crosses said road, running thence along said road to the Tallasee Bridge on the Oconee river; thence down said river to the original Jackson and Clark line, so as to include the residences of Charles Renny and Robert Fowler in the county of Clark. Clarke and Jackson. 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. Approved, February 17th, 1854. (No. 240.) An Act to change the Lines between the Fourth and Sixth Districts of Troup County, and to change the Lines between certain 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, the lines between the Fourth and Sixth Districts in Troup be so altered as to include lots of land Nos. 204 and 205, (being the lots on which William F. Fannin now resides,) of the Fourth, within the limits of the original Sixth or Tocon District. Troup, 4th and 6th [Illegible Text] SEC. II. And be it further enacted, That from and immediately after the [Illegible Text] of this Act, that the county lines between the counties of [Illegible Text] and Merriwether shall be as follows: It shall leave the present county line at Bateman's Gap on the Pine Mountain, and run a due North course to Pigeon Creek; thence down said creek to the [Illegible Text] of the same on Flint River; thence down said river to the present county line; and that portion of territory lying South of said line shall be, and the same is hereby added to the county of Talbot. Talbot and Merriwether SEC. III. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the line between the counties of Merriwether and Coweta be so changed as to include within the county of Merriwether fifty acres of the South-east corner of lot number One Hundred and Seventy-two in the First District of Coweta in the county of Meriwether, whereon is situate the dwelling house and other buildings of Charles C. Dupree. Merriwether and Coweta. SEC. IV. Be it further enacted, That all laws and parts of laws, militating against this Act, be, and the same are hereby repealed. Approved, February 18th, 1854.

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(No. 241.) An Act to change the Line between the Counties of Green and Talliaferro. 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 line between the counties of [Illegible Text] and Talliaferro be, and the same is hereby so changed as to run from the mouth of Mrs. Sarah Atkinson's lane, a point in the present line, to Edmond Jordan's mill on Ogechee River, throwing the residences of Abraham Irby, William H. Murden, Cuthbert C. Alexander, Howard T. Bunkley, John Doris and Littleton M. Taylor, into the county of Talliaferro. Green and Talliaferro. SEC. II. And be it further enacted, That the line between the said counties of Green and Talliaferro is hereby so further changed as to run from the said mouth of Mrs. Sarah Atkinson's lane straight to the plantation of Dr. George L. Bird, leaving the same in the county of Taliaferro thence straight to the plantation of James R. Sanders, throwing the same into the county of Green; thence straight in a due North course to the North fork of Little River, and thence up said river to the [place?] whence the said river is intersected by the present line between the said two counties. Green and Talliaferro. Approved, February 20th, 1854. (No. 242.) An Act to add a portion of Habersham County to the County of Lumpkin, and to amend an Act to add the tract of land known as Sherwood's Mill tract, in Hall County to the County of Gwinnett, approved, January 12 th, 1852. WHEREAS, the citizens inhabiting that part of Habersham County desiring to be added to Lumpkin County, respectfully petition for the same, setting forth the great inconvenience they labor under for want of the long desired annexation. SECTION I. Be it therefore 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, that part of Habersham County beginning where the line between Habersham and Lumpkin crosses the district line of the first and fourth Districts, running with said line of the first and fourth Districts to the corner of said Districts, thence with the District line between the third and fourth District to the Union County line, be and the same is hereby added to the County of Lumpkin, to become a part of the same. Habersham and Lumpkin. SEC. II. And be it further enacted, That so much of an Act as adds the tract of land known as Sherwoods Mill Tract, in Hall

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County, to the County of Gwinnett, approved, January 12th, 1852, be and the same is hereby repealed. Hall and [Illegible Text] SEC. III. And be it further enacted, That all laws and parts of laws militating [Illegible Text] this Act be and the same are hereby repealed. Approved, December 16, 1853. (No. 243.) An Act to [Illegible Text] a portion of Crawford County to the County of Taylor, and to change the line between Polk and Paulding. SECTION I. Be it enacted by the Senate and 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 that portion of Crawford County which lies on the west side of Flint river, be and the same is hereby attached to Taylor. Crawford and Taylor. SEC. II. And be it further enacted, That the line between the [Illegible Text] of [Illegible Text] and Paulding be changed as follows, to wit: [Illegible Text] at the southwest corner of the nineteenth District of the third Section, then running due south to the Carrol County line, and [Illegible Text] all that part of the first District of the third Section lying east of said line, be and the same is hereby added to the County of Paulding. Polk and Paulding. 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 [Illegible Text] hereby repealed. Approved, February 11th, 1854. (No. 244.) An Act to change the line between the Counties of Butts and Spalding, so [Illegible Text] to include the residence of Reason Blesset, in the County of [Illegible Text] Also to change the line between the counties of Henry 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 from and immediately after the passage of this Act, that the line between the Counties of Butts and Spalding, be so changed as to include the residence of Reason Blesset. in the County of Spalding. Butts and Spalding. And be it further enacted, That the county line between Henry and Butts be so changed as to include the residence of William S. Bivins, in the County of Henry. Butts and Henry. SEC. II. And be it further enacted, That all laws and parts of laws [Illegible Text] against this Act be and the same are hereby repealed. Approved, February 20, 1854.

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(No. 245.) An Act to change the line between the Counties of Campbell and Fayette, so as to include the residence of Nathan Camp, now in the County of Fayette, in the County of Campbell. SECTION I. Be it enacted by the Senate and 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 [Illegible Text] be and the same is hereby so altered and changed as to include the residence of Nathan Camp, now in the county of Fayette, in the County of Campbell. Campbell and Fayette. 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. Approved, February 20th, 1854. (No. 246.) An Act to change the lines between the Counties of Monroe and Crawford; and also to change the lines between other Counties therein mentioned. 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 aforesaid, That the line between the Councies of Monroe and Crawford, be so changed as to include lot of land, number one hundred and three, now in the twelfth District of the County of Monroe, in the County of Crawford. Monroe and Crawford. SEC. II. And be it further enacted, That the line between the Counties of Irwin and Worth, be so changed as to include the residence of G. W. M. Young, now in the County of Worth to the County of Irwin, by straightening the line between said counties. And also to change the residence and land of John M. Green, from the County of Jefferson to the County of Emanuel. Irwin and Worth. Jefferson and [Illegible Text] SEC. III. And be it further enacted, That lot of land number 414, and lot of land number 231, both in the County of Worth, and on the line between Worth and Dougherty, be and [UNK] are [UNK] hereby added to and made a part of the County of Dougherty. Worth and Dougherty. 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. Approved, February 13th, 1854.

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(No. 247.) An Act to add Lots of land, number one hundred and fifty-two (152) and one hundred and twenty-two (122) in the Eleventh District of originally Muscogee now Marion County, to the County of Talbot. 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 from and after the passage of this Act, that lots of land one hundred and fifty-two and one hundred and twenty-two, in the eleventh District of originally Muscogee, now Marion County, be and the same are hereby added to the County of Talbot. [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. Approved, February 13th, 1854. (No. 248.) An Act to change the boundary line of the County of Harris, so as to add the north [Illegible Text] of lot number one hundred and eight, in the Fifth District of originally Troup, but now Harris County, 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 north half of lot of land number one hundred and eight, in the fifth District of originally Troup, but now Harris County, shall be added to and form a part of the County of Troup; any law, usage or custom to the contrary notwithstanding. Harris and Troup. Approved, February 17th, 1854. (No. 249.) An Act to add Lots number Eighty-five and Eighty-six, Seventh District, originally Baldwin, now Jones County, to the County of Bibb; and also to change the line between the Counties of Franklin and Hart, and to change the residence of certain persons 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 lots of land numbers eighty-five and eighty-six, in the seventh District of originally Baldwin, now Jones County, the same being a part of the plantation and mill of Elisha Davis, of Bibb County, be and the same is hereby added to the County of Bibb. Jones and Bibb.

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SEC. II. Be it further enacted, That the line between the Counties of Franklin and Hart, be so changed as to add the residences of Moses Manly, Joseph Manly, John Stoner, James Coal son and P. Bennett, to the County of Franklin, and J. A. Bowers, Edy Bowers, Lewis Peeples, John Duncan, and John L. Duncan, to the County of Hart. Franklin and Hart. SEC. III. And be it further enacted, That all laws militating against this Act be and the same are hereby repealed. Approved, February 17th, 1854. (No. 250.) An Act to alter and change the County Line between the Counties of Tattnal and Liberty, so as to change the residence of Everett M. G. Stubbs, a Citizen of Liberty County, to the County of Tattnal, and to add a part of Paulding to Cass 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 county line between the Counties of Tattnal and Liberty be so altered and changed as to add the residence of Everett M. G. Stubbs, a citizen of Liberty County to the County of Tattnal. Tattnal and Liberty. SEC. II. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the line between the Counties of Cass and Paulding be and the same is hereby changed, so as to include lots of land numbers thirty-three, and thirty-four, and forty, in the Eighteenth District of the Third Section, now in Paulding County, in the County of [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] and Paulding. 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. Approved, February 18th, 1854. (No. 251.) An Act to change the line between the Counties of Warren and Talliafferro. SECTION 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, the line between the Counties of Warren and Talliafferro be so changed as to run as follows, to wit: Commencing at the outlet of William's creek, where it enters into Little River, running thence up said creek to the fork of said creek near Ashbury's old mills, thence up the north preng of said creek, to where it crosses the stage road leading from Washington, in Wilkes County, to the Double Wells, in Warren County, and from thence in a straight line to the junction of the Wilkes Branch

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Rail Road with the Georgia Railroad, thence up the Rail Road to the present line of Talliafferro, c. Warren and Talliaffo. 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. Approved, February 18th, 1854. (No. 252.) An Act to change the line between the Counties of Macon and Taylor. SECTION I. Be it enacted by the Senate and 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 between the Counties of Macon and Taylor shall extend from the south-west corner of Lot of Land number one hundred and sixty-two, in the Thirteenth District of Macon County, to the south-east corner of said lot, and thence north to the south-west corner of Lot number two hundred and twenty-four, so as to include Lots number 162, 191, and 194, in the County of Taylor. Macon and Taylor. 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. Approved, February 2d, 1854. (No. 253.) An Act to repeal the Second Section of an Act entitled an Act to change the line between the Counties of Floyd and [Illegible Text] and to change the line dividing the Counties of Putnam and Jasper, so as to include the residence of [Illegible Text] McKissack to the County of Jasper. SECTION I. Be it enacted by the Senate and 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 Second Section of the before recited Act be and the same is hereby repealed. Putnam and Jasper 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. Approved, February 18th, 1854.

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(No. 254.) An Act to alter and amend the Second Section of an Act to lay out a new County from the Counties of Talbot, Macon and Marion, and attach the same to a Senatorial District, approved, January 15 th, 1852. SECTION I. Be it enacted, by the Senate and 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 Second Section of the aforesaid Act, shall be so changed as to attach the County of Taylor to the Second Brigade of the Tenth Division, Georgia Militia. Taylor added to 2d Brigade, c. SEC. II. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That all laws and parts of laws conflicting with this Act be, and the same are hereby repealed. Approved February 13th, 1854. COUNTY OFFICERS, * * See County Regulations. (Alphabetical as to Counties, c.) No. 255. Clerks, Superior and Inferior Offices at County Site. No. 256. Butts and Emanuel; Sheriff's Bond reduced to $10,000. No. 257. Camden, Sheriff's Bond reduced to $5,000. No. 258. Chatham; Justices of the Peace in Savannah; Their Fees. No. 259. Decatur; Sheriff's Bond reduced to $10,000. No. 260. DeKalb; Its Officers to be paid certain audited accounts. No. 261. Effingham; Sheriff's Bond to $5,000. Richmond; Deputy Sheriff may sell and make titles. No. 262. Floyd; takes election of County Treasurer from Inferior Court. Madison and Gwinnett included in the Act. No. 263. Fulton; Justices of the [Illegible Text] in Atlanta may be lawyers and vice versa. No. 264. Hancock, Merriwether, Troup and Warren; Justices of the Peace and Constables in, fees raised, c. No. 265. Lowndes County; Sheriff has six days to serve writs. No. 266. McIntosh; Justices of the Peace in, paid as in Chatham. No. 267. McIntosh; Justices' of the Peace and Constables' fees, as in Chatham. No. 268. Scriven; Sheriff's Bond reduced. No. 269. Twiggs; Sheriff's Bond reduced. No. 270. Wilkes; Clerk Inferior Court, may be Justice of the Peace.

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(No. 255.) An Act to compel the Clerks of the Superior and Inferior Courts of the County of Appling, to keep their offices at Homesville, the County site. SECTION I. Be it enacted by the Senate and 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 Clerks of the Superior and Inferior Courts in the County of Appling, be and they are hereby required to keep their offices at Homesville, the county site in said county. Appling 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. Approved, February 7th, 1854. (No. 256.) An Act to reduce the Sheriff's Bond of the Counties of Butts and 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 the Sheriff's Bond of the counties of Butts and Emanuel in future shall be in the sum of Ten Thousand Dollars, irstead of Twenty Thousand as is now required by law. Butts and Emanuel. 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. Approved, February 13th, 1854. (No. 257.) An Act to reduce the Sheriff's Bond of this State, so far as concerns 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, the persons elected or appointed Sheriff of the county of Camden shall be required to give bond and security in the sum of Five Thousand Dollars only, for the faithful performance of the duties of Sheriff's office of said county. Camden. SEC. II. And be it further enacted by the authority of the same, That all laws and partsof laws, militating against this Act, be and the same are hereby repealed. Approved, February 18, 1854.

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(No. 258.) An Act to repeal an Act entitled an Act to extend the Civil jurisdiction of the Justices of the Peace in the City of Savannah, and to compel Justices of the Peace and Constables of country Districts in the County of Chatham to be residents of the Districts of which they are elected, assented to the 21 st day of December, 1835, so far as the Civil Jurisdication of the Justices of the Peace for the First, Second, Third and Fourth Districts Georgia Militia, in the City of Savannah are concerned; and to establish rates of fees of Magistrates and 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 met, 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 entitled an Act to extend the civil jurisdiction of Justices of the Peace for the City of Savannah; and to compel Justices of the Peace and Constables of the county districts in the County of Chatham to be residents of the districts for which they are elected; assented to the 21st day of December, 1835, the several Acts now of force regulating the fees of Magistrates and Constables in the State of Georgia, so far as relates to the County of Chatham, be and the same are hereby repealed. Act of 1885 repealed. SEC. II. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the Justices of the Peace, elected in [UNK] and [UNK] for the first, second, third and fourth districts Georgia Militia, comprising the city of Savannah, be and they are hereby limited in their civil jurisdiction to the district for which they have respectively been elected and commissioned; and they are hereby required to hold their Courts, and keep their offices within the limits of the districts for which they have been respectively elected. Justices [Illegible Text] to their districts. SEC. III. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the fees of Magistrates and Constables in Civil, Criminal and Cases of Misdemeanor shall be as follows, viz: JUSTICES OF THE PEACE, FEES IN CIVIL CASES For issuing Bail Process and copy, $1 26 For every summons, writ, affidavit, execution and bond, 31 For each copy of either of the above, 31 For a certificate of either of the above, 31 For every fi. fa. or, ca. sa., 62 For every cause, tried by a Magistrate, or Jury, 62 For entering up judgement by default, 31 For every Subp[oelig]na for witness, 16 For taking Interrogatories and certifying the same, 1 25 For issuing Process under rent law of 1827, 1 25 For Distress Warrant, 1 25 For witnessing any instrument of writing, 31 For every Exemplification, copy of office, or Court papers, for every one hundred words, 10

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For every stray horse, mare, colt, filly, ass or mule, brought before them, to be paid by the taker up, 1 00 For each head of neut cattle, sheep, goat, or hog, 7 For each head of neat cattle, sheep, goat or hog advertised, 31 For commissions on all estrays sold by them, per cent. 6 For every Commitment, 31 CONSTABLES' FEES IN CIVIL CASES. For serving Bail Procees and Copy. 1 25 For serving Writs or Summons, each, 31 For each copy of either of the above, and return, 31 For each additional copy, 31 For [Illegible Text] each, 31 For serving Distress Warrant or Writ of Possession, 1 25 For taking possession of property under either of the above, 62 For [Illegible Text] ca. sa., fi. fa. or attachment, 62 For taking possession of property under the above, 62 For advertising property taken under the above. at three or more places, 93 For each Honest debtors' or bail bond, 1 25 For each [Illegible Text] attendance on the Superior or Inferior Conrts, 2 00 For ammoning a Jury, 1 00 For every cause tried by a Magistrate or a Jury, 62 For every Prisoner taken to Jail under a bail process, 1 00 JUSTICES' OF THE PEACE FEES IN CRIMINAL CASES. For a Warral, 1 25 For a [Illegible Text] or [Illegible Text] 31 For drawing Jury and making out Venire, 62 For issuing notice to Magistrates, or for taking examinations of Defendants, prisoners or witnesses, each, 1 25 For attending an examination of a Defendant or prisoner, and for presiding on the trial of a slave or free person of color, each, 1 50 For issuing notice to a party defendant, or owner of slave, each, 62 For every I semplification, 10 cents per hundred words, and for the certificate, 31 For every [Illegible Text] 62 CONSTABLES' FEES IN CRIMINAL CASES. For serving a Warrant, 1 25 For conveying a Prisoner to Jail, per mile, 05 For every twenty four hours having in custoday a Prisoner, before examination on trial, 1 00 For whipping a slave or free person of color, by sentence of Court, 1 50 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, each, 1 00 For serving notice on a Magistrate, or owner of a slave, 50 For bringing up Defendant or Prisoner from Jail, for examination or trial, 75 For serving a [Illegible Text] in every case on trial, 1 00 For serving each [Illegible Text] 31 For every Prisoner taken to Jail under a Criminal Commitment, 1 25 Far every prisoner brought up for examination, or trial before the Superior or Inferior Courts, 1 25 SEC. IV. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That when any person or persons is or are arrested under a charge felony, or misdemeanor, and enters into bond, he, she or they shall pay the Magistrates' and Constables' costs. Persons arrested to pay costs.

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SEC. V. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That if any person or persons is or are convicted upon an examina-of any felony, or misdemeanor, and has or have no property to satfy the costs, it shall be lawful for the Magistrate and Constable to receive their fees for the services rendered from the county, and it shall be the duty of the Justices of the Inferior Court to pay said fees out of the county funds within a reasonable time thereafter. County to pay fees, 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. Approved, February 17th, 1854. (No. 259.) An Act to reduce the Sheriff's Bond in the County of Decatur. SECTION I. Be it enacted by the Senate and 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 Sheriff's of Decatur County shall be required in future to give bond in the sum [UNK] of [UNK] ten thousand dollars instead of twenty thousand dollars, as is now required by law. [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. Approved, February 7th, 1854. (No. 260.) An Act to authorize the payment of certain accounts 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 accounts heretofore examined and allowed by the Judge of the Superior. Courts of the Coweta Circuit, in favor of the officers of the County of DeKalb, before the organization of the County of Fulton, for costs due them on insolvent criminal cases, and those in which the State was cast, be paid out of any monies raised from fines and forfeitures in said counties, in the order in which they were examined and allowed. Coweta and DeKalb. Approved, February 16th, 1854. (No. 261.) An Act to reduce the Sheriff's Bonds of this State, so far as concerns the County of Effingham, and to grant certain powers to the Deputy Sheriff of Richmond County. SECTION I. 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 from and after the passage of this Act, the persons elected or appointed Sheriff of the County of Effingham shall be required to give bond and security in the sum of five thousand dollars only, for the faithful performance of the duties of Sheriff's Office of said County. [Illegible Text] SEC. II. And be it further enacted, That the Deputy Sheriff of Richmond County, be and he is hereby invested with all the powers of the principal Sheriff of said county, and he is hereby specially anthorized and required in his own name as Deputy, to execute and deliver to purchasers of property at Sheriff's sale, all necessary deeds or bills of sale, whenever his principal, from any cause is not present or acting. [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 is hereby repealed. Approved, February 18th, 1854. (No. 262.) An Act to repeal so much of the First [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] an Act entitled an Act to appoint Connty Treasurers and define their duties, approred, December 24 th, 1825, as relates to the appointment of said officers by the Justices of the Inferior [Illegible Text] of the State, and to [Illegible Text] their election by the people, so far as relates to the Counties of Floyd, Madison and Givinnett. SECTION I. Be it enacted by the Senate and 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, so much of the first Section of the above recited Act, approved, 24th December, 1825, as relates to the appointment of County Treasurer by the Justices of the Inferior Court, be and the same is hereby repealed so far as relates to the County of Floyd. Act of [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] SEC. II. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That an election shall be had and held for said County Treasurer of the County of Floyd, on the first Saturday of March and on the first Monday of January annually 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 county officers; and all free white male persons qualified by law to vote for said county officers, shall be entitled to vote for said County Treasurer of the County of Floyd. [Illegible Text] of [Illegible Text] elected by the [Illegible Text] SEC. III. And be it further enacted, That the provisions of this Act shall extend to the Counties of Madison and Gwinnett, any law, usage or custom to the contrary notwithstanding. Also of [Illegible Text] and [Illegible Text] Approved, February 13, 1854.

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(No. 263.) An Act to amend an Act entitled an Act to alter and amend the several Judiciary Acts now in force in this State, so far as relates to Justices Courts, approved, December 14 th, 1811. WHEREAS, It is by the first Section of said Act provided that no Justice of the Inferior Court, Clerk, Sheriff or Practicing Attorney, being a Justice of the Peace, shall try any warrant or give judgment thereon, in any civil cause whatsoever. And Provision of Act of 1811. WHEREAS, It is important that said [Illegible Text] should, to a certain extent be removed, 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 is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That any Justice of the Peace that has already been or shall hereafter be elected in the City of Atlanta, being a Practising Attorney, shall be and he or they are hereby wholly exempted from the disabilities in the above recited provision in said Act contained: Provided, that no Practising Attorney, being a Justice of the Peace in said city, shall be allowed to practice law in a Justices Court: Justices to act as Attornies. SEC. II. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That all laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act be and the same are hereby realed. Approved, February 18th, 1854. (No. 264.) An Act to extend the provisions of an Act entitled an Act to amend the several Acts now in force, regulating the fees of [Illegible Text] 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, approved, January 22 d, 1852, so far as to include within its provisions the Counties of Warren, Troup, Hancock 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 and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That from and immediately after the passage of this Act, the provisions of the before recited Act shall be extended in so far as to include the Counties of Warren, Hancock, Troup and Merriwether. Fees in Warren, c. 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, February 15th, 1854;

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(No. 265.) An Act to alter and amend an Act for the relief of Sheriffs in certain cases; passed the 22 d December, 1829, so far as relates to the Sheriffs of Lowndes County. Be it enacted by the Senate and 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 pasange of this Act, it shall not be necessary, as heretofore, for the Sheriffs of Lowndes County to serve all writs and processes at Common Law, seventeen days before the sitting of the Court to which the same may be made returnable; but the same may be served and returned fourteen days before the sitting of the Court: Provided, nevertheless, that all writs and processes shall be copied and issued as heretofore, twenty days before the sitting of the Court to which the same may be made returnable, any law, usage or custom to the contrary notwithstanding. Sheriff of Lowandes. Writs served c. Approved, February 17th, 1854. (No. 266.) An Act to amend the several Acts relating to Justices Courts, so far as regards the County of Chatham, approved, December 19 th, 1849, so as to include the Justices Courts of the County of McIntosh. SECTION I. Be it enacted by the Senate and 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 Justices Courts of the County af McIntosh, as fully as if the said county had been incorporated in the original Act. Justices in McIntosh. 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. Approved, February 18th, 1854. (No. 267.) An Act to amend An Act to amend the several Acts now in force regulating the fees of Magistrates and Constables in the State of Georgia, so for as relates to the County of Chatham, approved December 19 th, 1849, so far as to include the Magistrates and Constables of the County of McIntosh, 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

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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 McIntosh, as [UNK] fully as [UNK] if the said County had been incorporated in the original Act. Fees in McIntosh. 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. Approved, February 20th, 1854. (No. 268.) An Act to reduce the Sheriff's bond of the Sheriffs hereafter to be elected in the County of Scriven 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 Scriven, who shall hereafter be 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 here tofore prescribed by law. Sheriff's Bond reduced. 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 Sheriff's bonds in the State. Made valid. SEC. III. And be it further enacted, That all laws and parts of laws militating against this Act be, and the same are nereby repealed. Approved, December 28th, 1853. (No. 269.) An Act to reduce the Official Bond of the Sheriffs hereafter to be elected in the County of Twiggs, from the sum of Twenty Thousand Dollars, to the sum of Ten 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 Twiggs, who 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 Ten Thousand Dollars, which said bond shall be taken, executed, and approved in the manner heretofore prescribed by law. Sheriff's Bond reduced. 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 force and operation as other Sheriffs' bonds of this State. Made valid.

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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, February 7th, 1854. (No. 270.) An Act to alter and amend an Act to alter and amend the several Judiciary Acts now in force in this State, so far as relates to Justices Courts, approved, December 14, 1811, so as to allow and authorize the same person to hold the two offices of the Clerk of the Inferior Court and Justice of the Peace, at the same time, in the County of Wilkes. WHEREAS: By the above recited Act it is provided that no Justice of the Inferior Court, Clerk, Sheriff, or practising Attorney, being a Justice of the Peace, shall try any warrant, or give judgment thereupon in any civil case whatsoever: Be it enacted by the Senate and 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 proviso of said Act be, and the same is hereby repealed, so far as relates to the County of Wilkes; and the Clerk of the Inferior Court of said County is hereby authorized to hold the office of Justice of the Peace, together with his said clerkship. Clerk and Justice. Approved, February 18th, 1854. COUNTY REGULATIONS. [Alphabetical as to Counties, nearly.] No. 271. Baker and Dougherty, Executors, c. inJurorsSchool Fund. No. 271. Elbert and Franklin, Jurors in. No. 271. Hart, Removing Suits to, c. No. 272. Bibb, Trespass, made penal in. No. 273. Bibb, [Illegible Text] Bounds in. No. 273. Muscogee, Prison Bounds in. No. 274. Bryan, Justices Inferior Court, and County Site. No. 275. Burke, Killing Deer in. No. 275. Worth Killing Deer in. No. 276. Camden, Legalizes Records, c. No. 277. Carroll, Killing Deer in. No. 278. Dade, Driving sick Cattle thro'. No. 278. Habersham, Driving sick Cattle thro'. No. 279. Dooly, Poisoning Fish in. No. 279. Pulaski, Poisoning Fish in. No. 280. Fayette, Legalizes a Justice of the Peace's acts. No. 281. Gilmer, Boardtown Creek, c. No. 282. Heard, J. Thompson's Mill-dam. No. 283. Laurens, Poor Tax. No. 283. McIntosh, County Tax. No. 284. Lumpkin, Tax for Jail. No. 285. Macon, County Site removal of. No. 286. Thomas, Burning Woods in. No. 287. Thomas, Poisoning Fish in. No. 287. Worth, Poisoning Fish in. No. 288. Ware, Justices' Courts in district 1030, G. M. No. 289. Wayne, Court House, site for, c. No. 290. Wayne, Lumber Yards, Altamaha River.

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(No. 271.) An Act to amend and declare the true intent and meaning of an Act passed during the present session of the General Assembly, entitled an Act to lay out and organize a new county from the counties of Franklin and Elbert, and to provide for the organization of the same; to provide for the completion of the Grand and Petit Juries at the next ensuing Terms of the Superior and Inferior Courts of the counties of Elbert and Franklin, and to authorize Executors, Administrators and Guardians, residing in the county of Dougherty, who make their returns to the Ordinary of the county of Baker, or of whom said Ordinary has jurisdiction, to make their returns and transact their business in relation to the several estates they represent, with the Ordinary of Dougherty County: and for other purposes relating to the counties of Dougherty and Baker. SECTION I. Be it enacted by the Senate and 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 shall not be construed to authorize or require the transfer or removal of any actions or suit in law or equity, or any manner of litigations lawfully begun in either Elbert or Franklin counties, but all such actions, suits, or litigation, shall be continned to final judgment in said Elbert and Franklin counties respectively: Provided, nevertheless, Any such actions, suits, or litigation, may be removed and transferred to said new county by consent of all the parties thereto entered on the minutes of the Court. Elbert and Franklin; actions not removed to Hart. Except by consent. SEC. II. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That in case a number of either the Grand or Petit Jurors drawn for the ensuing terms of the Superior and Inferior Courts of said counties of Franklin and Elbert, are included in said new county, and the juries of said ensuing terms are not completed, it shall be the duty of said Courts to order said juries to be made up and completed by summoning talismen as in other cases. Juries of Hart, how made up. SEC. III. And be it further enacted, That Executors, Administrators and Guardians, residing in the county of Dougherty, who make their returns to the Ordinary of the county of Baker, or of whom said Ordinary has jurisdiction, are hereby authorized to make their returns to and transact their business in relation to the several estates they represent with the Ordinary of Dougherty county without further proceedings, which returns shall be as legal and valid as if made to the Ordinary of Baker county; and when any such persons shall so make their returns, the jurisdiction shall be changed to the Court of Ordinary of Dougherty county, to be exercised as fully as the Court of Ordinary of Baker county could under existing laws. Executors, c., to make returns to Dougherty. SEC. IV. And be it further enacted, That any surplus in the county of Baker, at the time of the passage of the law for the organization of the county of Dougherty, raised and collected for poor school or educational purposes, upon which no lien has attached, shall be divided between the counties of Baker and Dougherty pro rata

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according to respective amounts of taxes paid for the last political year by the people of the different territory composing said counties, which funds shall be used for no other purpose; and the Inferior Court of Dougherty county shall make such provisions as may be necessary for the division of said fund, and also for ascertaining the county debt of Baker at the time of the creation of Dougherty county, and for paying to the county of Baker, under any agreement between the respective Inferior Courts of each county, the Dougherty pro rata share of the debt of Baker, which debt shall be provided for by the county of Dougherty within a reasonable time, and in case of a refusal by either county to comply with said provisions, either shall have remedy against the other by means of a mandamus or any other remedy. Poor School fund to be divided. Also the county debt of Baker. SEC. V. And be it further enacted, That no plaintiff, on transferring a case or cases from Baker to Dougherty, shall be compelled to pay the accrued cost: Provided, He, she, or Attorney in fact or at law, shall make oath that owing to his, her or their poverty, he, she or they are unable to pay said costs, but said [Illegible Text] shall abide the final result; and the accrued cost, when collected, to be paid to the Clerk or Sheriff of Baker county, who shall be entitled to receive it. [Illegible Text]. SEC. VI. And be it further enacted, That any two or more Justices of the Inferior Court of Baker county shall have authority, at any time after the passage of this Act, to meet at the Court House of said county, and draw a sufficient number of Grand and [Illegible Text] Jurors for the next succeeding Spring Term of the Superior Court of said county, to supply the deficiency created in those already drawn by the formation of a new county, which jurors shall be served at any time before the [session of said] Court. Jurors for Baker. SEC. VII. And be it further enacted, That all laws and parts of laws, conflicting herewith, be and the same are hereby repealed. Approved, February 20th, 1854 (No. 272.) An Act to make it penal to Cut or Haul Wood or Timber off of lands in Bibb County, without the consent of the owners or tenants in possession. WHEREAS, General injury and damage is done to the respective owners and tenants of land in Bibb County, by trespassers cutting and hauling wood and timber, and an action of trespass being wholly inadequate to remedy the mischief: SECTION I. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That from and immediately after the passage of this Act, any person [Illegible Text] wood or timber, or hauling wood or timber, off of any land in Bibb County, without permission of the owner or tenant in possession, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and on conviction shall be imprisoned in the common jail of Bibb County for any term not exceeding six months. [Illegible Text].

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SEC. II. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That this Act shall not be so construed as to apply to persons travelling through said county, or to and from market, to prevent them from using such reasonable amount of firewood as may be necessary for their comfort and convenience. Travellers and marketmen excepted. SEC. III. 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. Approved, February 18th, 1854. (No. 273.) An Act to extend the limits of Prison Bounds for Honest Debtors in the Counties of Bibb and Muscogee. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Georgia in General Assembly met, That the limits of prison bounds for honest debtors, in the Counties of Bibb and Muscogee, shall be and the same are hereby declared to extend throughout the whole extent of the incorporated limits of the cities of Macon and Columbus respectively, in said counties, instead of ten acres as heretofore required by law, any law, usage, or custom, to the contrary notwithstanding. Prison Bounds in Bibb and Muscogee. Approved, February 20th, 1854. (No. 274.) An Act to authorize the Justices of the Inferior Court of Bryan County to lay out and dispose of as they may deem necessary, the Lots belonging to the County Site 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 of the same, That from and immediately after the passage of this Act, it shall and it is hereby declared to be lawful for the Justices of the Inferior Court of the County of Bryan, or a majority of them, to cause to be laid out the lots of said county site, and to dispose of the same as they may deem necessary and to the best interest of the county; the proceeds of the sale of said lots belonging to the said county site of said county to be applied to county purposes. County Site of Bryan to be laid out. 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. Approved, February 4th, 1854.

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(No. 275.) An Act to prevent the killing of Deer at certain periods of the year in the Counties of Burke and Worth. Be it enacted by the Senate and 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 Counties of Burke and Worth, by the use of firearms or other weapons, to kill any doe, buck, or fawn, or any sort of deer whatsoever, between the first of [Illegible Text] and the first of September, 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 any action of debt, by any person, before any Justice of the Peace of the district in which the offender may reside, or by any indictment in the Superior Court of said counties; one half to go to the person prosecuting the same, and the remainder to be paid over to the Justice of the Inferior 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 enclosure. Fine for killing deer, $30. How disposed of. Approved, February 18th, 1854. (No. 276.) An Act to render valid all records made by Charles M. Pratt, as Clerk of the Superior Court of Camden County. WHEREAS, Doubts exist of the legality of all records made and other official acts done by Charles M. Pratt, appointed Clerk of the Superior Court of Camden County, under an Act entitled an Act to enlarge the powers of the Judges of the Superior Court of this State and for other purposes, assented to December 3d, 1842. Clerk of Cauden. Be it enacted by the Senate and 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 by Charles M. Pratt, as Clerk of the Superior Court of Camden County, be and the same are hereby made valid to all intents and purposes, and that any exemplification of said records executed in due [Illegible Text] shall be admissible as evidence in all Courts of Law and Equity in this State. Records made valid. Approved, February 8th, 1854.

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(No. 277.) An Act to repeal a certain portion of an Act entitled 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, approved, December the 30 th, 1851. Be it enacted by the Senate and 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 portion of the above recited Act which relates to the citizens resident in the County of Carroll, be and the same is hereby repealed. Act of 1851 [Illegible Text] ed as to Carroll. Approved, February 9th, 1854. (No. 278.) An Act to protect the citizens of the Counties of Dade and Hoberersham from the injurious consequences of Cattle Speculators driving stock through said Counties, and spreading distempers, to [Illegible Text] destruction of the Stock of the people living therein, and for [Illegible Text] purposes. WHEREAS: Many persons, for the sake of gain, are in the habit of purchasing cattle in the State of Alabama, and driving them through the County of Dade, to seek a market, range or pasturage, whereby great numbers of the cows, oxen and other black cattle of the citizens of the county aforesaid do yearly, perish of distemper, and other diseases thereby engendered: Dade county 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 aforesaid, That hereafter no person shall drive stock affected with disease from said State of Alabama, through the County of Dade, at any time from the first day of April to the first day of October in any year, under penalty of two dollars for each head of cattle so driven, to be recovered before any Justice of the Peace in this State, or other Courts having jurisdiction of the same; one half of the same to go to any citizen of Dade County giving information of the same; the other half to be appropriated by the Justices of the Inferior Court of said county to the keeping in repair the public buildings of said county. Not to drive diseased Stock. Penalty, how collected and used. SEC. II. Be it further enacted, That it shall be the duty of all sheriffs, bailiffs, and other civil officers, whenever they may know of a violation of this Act, forthwith to make application to some Justice of the Peace, or Justice of the [Illegible Text] Court, who shall issue his warrant against the person or persons so offending, and also authorizing the detention of such cattle till the fine aforesaid, together with all costs, are paid: Provided, That this Act shall not apply to oxen or other cattle used as work cattle: Provided, That such sheriffs, bailiffs, and other officers, shall receive no compensation

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for said service and information other than the legal fees now allowed by law for serving warrants. Offenders arrested and cattle seized. [Illegible Text] SEC. III. And be it further enacted, That no person shall be allowed to drive or bring cattle of any description into that portion of Habersham County north or west of the road leading from Jarrett's Bridge, on the Tugalo River, by the way of Clarksville and the house of Christopher Meaders, to the line between the Counties of Lumpkin and Habersham, or south of said county line extending from said road to the top of the Blue Ridge, at any time from the first day of April to the first day of October, in each year; and any person violating the provisions of this Section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and shall be prosecuted according to the laws relative to misdemeanors, and on conviction therefor shall be fined not less than five dollars for each head of cattle so driven within the bounds aforesaid; and said fine or fines shall be paid into the treasury of Habersham County. Law applied to parts of Habersham. Offenders how punished. Approved, February 14th, 1854. (No. 279.) An Act to prevent the poisoning and destruction [Illegible Text] in the Counties of Dooly and [Illegible Text]. SECTION I. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That from and after the passage of this Act, any person or persons who shall be found or detected poisoning or destroying fish in any stream or pond in the County of Dooly, either with walnut hulls or walnut leaves, with buckeye, devil's [Illegible Text] or any other matter or substance calculated to destroy fish, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and shall be proceeded against in like manner as is pointed out by the penal laws of this State in cases of misdemeanor; and upon proof and conviction of said offence, shall be fined, for the first offence, the sum of fifty dollars; and for every subsequent commission of said offence, shall be fined the sum of one hundred dollars, or shall be fined and imprisoned at the discretion of the Court. [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] fined and imprisoned. SEC. II. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the provisions of the above Act be extended to the County of Pulaski. Approved, February 20th, 1854. (No. 280.) An Act to legalize and make valid the official acts of Luke Johnson, as Justice of the Peace of Fayette County. Be it enacted by the Senate and 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 acts and doings of Luke Johnson, heretofore done and performed in the

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capacity of a Justice of the Peace in and for the County of Fayette, be and the same are hereby legalized and made valid, any lefect in commissioning the said Luke Johnson by the Governor, or any informality in the manner of his having been sworn in, as such Justice of the Peace, to the contrary notwithstanding. Acts of Justice. Johnson legalized. Approved, February 17th, 1854. (No. 281.) An Act to prevent any person or persons from felling in timber, or otherwise obstructing the current of Boardtown Creek, in the County of Gilmer, and to punish offenders 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, it shall not be lawful for any person or persons to fell or throw any timber in Broadtown Creek, in the County of Gilmer, so as to cause drifts in said Creek. Obstruction of Board-town Creek SEC. II. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That any person who may hereafter violate the provisions of the first Section of this Act, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and shall be indicted in the Superior Court of said county; and on conviction shall be fined in any sum not exceeding ten dollars at the discretion of the Court; and that all laws and parts of laws militating against this Act, be and the same are hereby repealed. How punished Approved, February 7th, 1854. (No. 282.) An Act to authorize John Thompson, of Heard County, to construct a Mill Dam partly across the Chattahoochee River, at or near the Bushy Head Shoals in 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 of the same. That John Thompson, of the County of Heard, is hereby authorized to construct a mill-dam at or near the Bushy Head Shoals, from the west bank of the Chattahoochee River, across to East Island, which is near the centre of said river in said county on his own land. [Illegible Text] may construct mill-dam, c. SEC. II. Be it further enacted, That said dam shall be so constructed as not to obstruct the navigation of the river in any way whatever. Approved, February 17th, 1854.

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(No. 283.) An Act to authorize the Inferior Court of Laurens County to [Illegible Text] an extra tax for [Illegible Text] purposes, and to authorize the [Illegible Text] Court of McIntosh to levy an extra tax for County [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 Justices of the Inferior Court of the County of Laurens, be and they are hereby authorized, on the recommendation of the Grand Jury of said county, to levy an extra tax not exceeding twenty per cent. on the general tax of said county, to be applied to the support of the [Illegible Text] of said county under the regulations now provided by law. Laurens. Extra tax. SEC. II. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the [Illegible Text] of the Inferior Court of McIntosh County, or a majority of the [Illegible Text] be, and they are hereby authorized to levy and collect a tax not [Illegible Text] fifty per cent. upon the State tax of said county, to be [Illegible Text] for county purposes: Provided. Two-thirds of the Grand [Illegible Text] of said county first authorise said tax to be raised. McIntosh. Extra tax. 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 [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] repeaed. Approved, February 14th, 1854. (No. 284.) An Act to authorize the Justices of the Inferior of Lumpkin County, or a majority of them, to levy an extra tax, for the purpose of building a Jail. SECTION I. Be it enacted by the Senate and 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 Lumpkin, or a majority of them, shall be and they are hereby authorized and required to levy and have collected (independent of any other county tax.) an extra tax of one hundred per cent. on the State Tax, for the political year eighteen hundred and fifty-four, for the purpose exclusively of building a Jail in said county. Extra tax for new Jail. SEC. II. And be it further enacted, That it shall be the duty of the Tax Collector of said county to collect the tax levied under this Act, and to pay over the same to Archibald Wimpy, Robert B. Lewis, Green McGuire, Milligan Quillian and Joseph Singleton, or a majority of them, who are hereby constituted Commissioners for the purpose of receiving said fund, and have said Jail constructed; with full power, in conjunction with the Justices of the Inferior Court, to carry out the object of this Act, and that neither

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said Tax Collector, the County Treasurer, nor said Commissioners, shall receive any compensation for any services under this Act. Commissioners, how to act, c. Approved, February 15th, 1854. (No. 285.) An Act to submit the question of the removal of the Court House of Macon County, to the people thereof; and the place of its location; and in case they elect to remove it, to authorize the Justices of the Inferior Court to sell the Court House and property of the county appertaining theretoto negotiate for the site that may be elected, and levy an extra tax for the building of a new Court House. SECTION I. Be it enacted 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, it shall be the duty of the Justices of the Inferior Court of Macon County, to order an election to be held at the various precincts in the county, upon their giving thirty days notice theerof, to determine the question of removal; and that the voters at said election shall endorse on their tickets, removal or no removal, and those who vote removal shall likewise endorse the name of the place to which they would have the county site removed: Provided, that no person shall be entitled to vote at said election who would not be entitled to vote for members to the General Assembly of the State. Macon county. Removal of Court House SEC. II. And be further it enacted by the authority aforesaid, That said election shall be held according to the same rules and regulations that control elections for members to the Legislature of the State, except that after the returns shall have been duly consolidated, they shall be reported by the managers to the Justices of the Inferior Court of said county; and in case it shall appear that a majority of the whole number of votes polled are in favor of the removal of the county site to a particular place designated by said electionthen said Justices of the Inferior Court shall proceed to dispose of so much of the present county site as belongs to said county; to negotiate for the new site elected, if in their judgment the same would be best for the interest of the county to contract for the building a new Court House and Jail, and to do whatever may be necessary for the completion of the same. Election, how conducted. To negotiate for new site. SEC. III. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the Justices of the Inferior Court have power to levy an extra tax, the same not to exceed seventy-five per cent. upon the present county tax, for the building said Court House and Jail. Extra tax. SEC. IV. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That in case there are not a majority of the whole number of votes polled, in favor of moving the Court House to a certain point designated as aforesaid, then said Court House shall remain where it is. Majority of all the votes, c. SEC. V. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That in the event of the removal of the Court House, the Justices

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of the Inferior Court shall appoint one Commissioner from each Militia District of the county, whom, when so appointed shall constitute a Board of Commissioners to assess the amount of damages accruing to the owners of real property in the Town of Lanier, on account of the removal of the public buildings from that place. And upon the application by any owner of real property in said town to said Commissions, they shall proceed to make their award of damages and report the same to the Justices of the Inferior Court, and said Court shall thereupon pass an order in favor of said applicant for the amount of damages so assessed, requiring the County Treasurer of the county to pay the same. And that said Inferior Court allow to said Commissioners such pay as in their discretion their services may be worth, in discharging their duty as such Commissioners. [Illegible Text] Their award, c. Their pay. 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 is hereby repealed. (No. 286.) An Act to prevent and make penal the offence of setting on fire any Woods, Lands or Marshes, in the County of Thomas, except at stated times and under certain other restrictions. SECTION I. Be it enacted by the Senate and 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 to set on fire any woods, lands or marshes, in the County of Thomas, except between the fifteenth day of January and the fifteenth day of April of each year, always: Provided, that nothing herein contained shall be so construed as to prevent any person or persons burning [owning?] improved or enclosed lands, woods or marshes, anywhere within said County of Thomas, from firing or burning such woods, lands or marshes, at such times as they may see fit so to do, except said firing or burning will manifestly result to the detriment of others. Firing woods forbidden [Illegible Text] SEC. II. And be it further enacted, That any person or persons violating the [Illegible Text] Section of this Act shall pay a fine not exceedding fifty dollars, or in default thereof, be imprisoned in the common jail of said county for a space of time not exceeding thirty days; said fine to be collected by suit, brought before the Inferior Court of said county, or by an indictment before the Superior Court, one half to go the person prosecuting said suit or laying such information, and the remaining half of said sum to be paid to the Ordinary of said county, to be added to the Poor School Fund of the same. [Illegible Text] Funds, how disposed of. SEC. III. And be it further enacted, That all laws and parts of laws militating against the foregoing provisions of this Act, be and the same are hereby repealed. Approved, February 18th, 1854.

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(No. 287.) An Act to make penal the using of any poisonous substance in any of the water courses in the Counties of Thomas and Worth, for the purpose of poisoning and catching fish. SECTION I. Be it enacted by the Senate and 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 to use any poisonous substance in any of the water courses in Thomas and Worth Counties, for the purpose of poisoning and catching fish. Poisoning, fish. SEC. II. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That any person or persons who shall violate the first Section of this Act, shall be subject to indictment, and on conviction thereof, shall be fined not exceeding fifty dollars, any law, usage or custom to the contrary notwithstanding. how punished. Approved, February 7th, 1854. (No. 288.) An Act to repeal an Act, approved on the twenty-sixth day of December, eighteen hundred and fifty-one, compelling the Justices of the Peace of the One Thousand and Thirtieth District Georgia Militia, of Ware County to hold their Courts at Sweat Jordan's Store; 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 from and after the passage of this Act, it shall not be lawful for the Justices of the Peace of said district to hold their Courts at the place aforesaid, but shall be required to hold their Courts for said district as near the centre of said district, as convenience will admit. Justices Courts, where held. SEC. IV. 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, February 7th 1854. (No. 289.) An Act to be entitled an Act to authorize the election of two Commissioners from each Militia District in the County of Wayne to select a suitable location for a new Court House in said County, and to make permanent the same; to authorize the Inferior Court of said County, to levy an extra tax to pay for the building of said Court House; to point out the mode of electing said Commissioners, 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

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it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That on the first Saturday in April 1854, there [Illegible Text] an election held in each militia district in the County of [Illegible Text] for two Commissioners in each district of said County, whose duty it shall be to select a suitable location for the erection of a Court House in said County, which location thus selected, is hereby declared and made permanent; said election held as elections for members of the Legislature. Wayne, new county site Commissioners, how elected. SEC. II. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That said Commissioners on the first Saturday in May, 1854, shall meet at the house of James Raulerson [Illegible Text] said county, and let out the building of the same to the lowest [Illegible Text]. Where to meet. SEC. III. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the Justices of the Inferior Court [Illegible Text] said County of Wayne, be and they are hereby authorized and required to levy an extra tax from year to year not exceeding [Illegible Text] per centum on the State Tax to pay for the building of said Court House. Extra tax SEC. IV. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the Commissioners aforesaid, shall have full power and [Illegible Text] to select and locate a site for the public buildings in said [Illegible Text] of Wayne, and the said Commissioners or a majority of [Illegible Text] are hereby invested with full power to purchase a tract of [Illegible Text] 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; [Illegible Text] to make such arrangements concerning the county site, or location of the public buildings, as they may think proper. Their [Illegible Text] and duties. SEC. V. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That all laws and parts of laws [Illegible Text] against this Act, be and the same are hereby repealed. Approved, February 18th 1854. (No. [Illegible Text]) An Act to authorize land owners on the [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] Phinholaway Creck in the County of [Illegible Text] build Lumber Yards or erect Lumber Wharves on said [Illegible Text] and Creek, and charge for use of the same. SECTION I. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Georgia in General Assembly me, 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 the owners of land on the River Altamaha and [Illegible Text] Creek in Wayne County to build lumber yards or erect [Illegible Text] wharves on said River and Creek, and upon their own [Illegible Text], and it shall further be lawful for such owners of lands to charge or the use of such yards or wharves only taking care to keep the [Illegible Text] of charge at any yard or wharf advertised at the place. Lumber yards and wharves. SEC. II. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That all laws and parts of law militating against this Act, be and the same are hereby repealed. Approved, February 18th, 1854.

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ELECTIONS AND PRECINCTS. No. 291 Lincoln, Seriven and TwiggsManagers of elections in, paid $1. No. 292. Creates precincts in Habersham, Ware, Chattooga, Hall, Franklin, Macon and in others, c. No. 293. Serivenrepeals precinct at Burn's Store. No. 294 Precincts in Appling, Houston, Pike, Whitfield and Kinchafoonee. No. 295. Precinct in Paulding(Wm. Adairs.) No. 296. Pecincts in Appling, Coweta and DeKalb. No. 297. Precinct removed in Oglethorpe and Putnam, each. No. 298. Precinct in DeKalb, removed from A. Turner's. No. 299. Jasper CountySlaughter's Precinct removed. No. 300. Precinct created in Paulding and Talbot, and Chattooga and Randolph, and Dade, and Elbert. No. 301. Precinct in Cobb, removed from G. Feltons. No. 302. Precinct in Upson changed. No. 303. Precinct changed in Floyd and other Counties and created in others, c. No. 304. Precinct, removed, Merriwether, and established in other Counties. (No. 291.) An Act to compensate the Managers of Elections in the Counties of Lincoln, Twiggs and Scriven. SECTION I. Be it enacted by the Senate and 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 managers or superintendants of all elections hereafter to be held at the several precincts in Lincoln, Twiggs and Scriven counties for Governor, Members of Congress, Electors of President and Vice President, and Members of the Legislature, Clerks of the Superior and Inferior Courts, Sheriffs, Coroners and of all other officers elected by the people of this State, militia officers excepted, shall each be entitled to, and receive the sum of one dollar for each election held and superintended by them to be paid by the County Treasurer out of the county fund, upon presentation of their accounts properly verified by affidavit. Managers of elections. Their compensation. SEC. II. All laws and parts of laws militating against this Act, be and the same are hereby repealed. Approved, February 17, 1854. (No. 292.) An Act to abolish, change, and establish certain [ new ] Election Precincts in the Counties hereinafter named. SECTION I. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Georgia, That after the passage of this Act, the following election precincts shall be established under the laws now regulating election precincts in this State, to wit: At Tessentee Court Ground, in the County of Habersham, and at the place called the Double

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Ponds, in the one thousand and sixtieth district, G. M. in the County of Ware; and at the house of John M. Backers in the thirteenth land district in the County of Chattooga; and at the house of Asa P. Vandaver in the County of Hall, in the three hundred and eighty-fifth district, G. M.; and at Bryant's Law Ground in Franklin County; and at the place of holding Justices' Courts in the seven hundred and fifty-seventh district, G. M., of Macon County; also, at Oneal's Mills in the county of Troup; also, at the house of Lewis Smith in the county of Liberty; also, at the place of holding Justices' Court of the nine hundred and fortieth district, G. M. in the county of Chattooga; also, at the usual places of holding Justice's Court in the five hundred and eleventh district, G. M. of Pulaski County; and also at the usual place of holding Justices' Court in the Mineral Spring District of Stewart County. Election Precincts. Habersham. [Illegible Text] SEC. II. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That in every place in the counties of Baker, Randolph, Stewart and Carroll, where Justices' Courts are now held, or may hereafter be held, shall be made and constituted election precincts, in addition to places already established or that may be hereafter established by legal authority, except the election precinct in the nine hundred and fifty fourth district, G. M. in Randolph County, and it is hereby abolished by this Act. In Randolph Baker, c. SEC. III. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That there shall be an election precinct established at Emanuel Crawford's residence, in the tenth district G. M., of Effingham County; also, at Busbyville, in the county of Houston; also, at Public Square, in the county of Green; also at Fishdam, in the County of Elbert; also, at Lewis' Court Ground, in the County of Troup; also at the house of Solomon O'Dell, in the eighth district of Henry County; also, at the house of Stokes Joiner, at the Town of Reynolds, in the County of Taylor; and also Fish dam ford, on Broad River at the house of Thomas J. Bullard, in the County of Elbert. In Houston, Green, c. SEC. IV. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That each and every place of holding Justices' Courts in the County of Sumter, be and the same is hereby made and created an election precinct; and that the precincts now established in the seven [eight] hundred and thirty-sxth district, G. M., in the County of Campbell, be and the same is hereby removed to the place of holding Justices' Courts in said district; and that the precinct now established in the eight hundred and sixth district, G. M., in the County of Coweta, be and the same is hereby removed to the place of holding the Justices' Court in the said district; and that the election precinct now established at the house of Zara Paulk, in the second district of Irwin County be abolished, and the same be removed to the house of Silas B. F. Townsend in said district; and that the election precincts held in the County of Pike, at the places of holding Justices' Courts in the five hundred and fortieth, five hundred and ninety-second, five hundred and fifty-first, and five hundred and eighty first districts, G. M. in said county, be and the same [UNK] are [UNK] hereby abolished; and that the election precinct now established at Rosseau Spring, in the eighth district of Columbia County, be and the same is [UNK] are [UNK] hereby removed to A. F.

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Candler's store, at Raysville in the tenth district of said county; and that the precinct established at the house of Golba [Goba] Matthews, in the twenty-fifth district of the County of Stewart, he and the same is hereby changed to the place of holding Justices' Courts in said district. Other Precincts changed and established. Approved, December 20th, 1853. (No. 293.) An Act to repeal an Act entitled an Act, passed 1851 and '52, establishing an Election Precinct at Thomas H. Burns' Mills, in the 34th District, G. M., in Seriven 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 whereas an Act passed 1851 and '52, establishing [an?] election precinct at Thomas H. Burns' Mills in the 34th district, G. M., in Seriven County is hereby repealed. Seriven. SEC. II. Be it further enacted, That from and after the passage of this Act, all elections, Justices' and Constables' elections in the 34th district, G. M. of said county, shall be held at Sylvania, in the said district. Sylvania. SEC. III. Be it 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. Approved, February 6th, 1854. (No. 294.) An Act to alter, change and abolish certain Election Precincts herein mentioned. 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 immediately after the passage of this Act, the election precinct now established in the 422d District, Georgia Militia, of the County of Appling, be and the same is hereby removed from the house of John Smith, and located on the north side of Hurricane creek at Smith's ford on said creek; and the election precinct heretofore established by law at the house of Robert M. Cox, in the 541st District, Georgia Militia, in the County of Houston, be and the same is hereby abolished. Precincts abolished, c. SEC. II. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the election precinct now established at the house of Leonard Harris, in the 9th District of Pike County, be and it is hereby removed to and established at the Town of Williamsville, in the 9th District of said County. Williamsville. SEC. III. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That an additional election precinct be established at the Town of Tunnel Hill in the County of Whitfield. Tunnel Hill.

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SEC. IV. And be it further enacted, That in all elections held after the passage of this Act, it shall be lawful for precinct elections to be held at Hard Money and at Poplar Springs in the County of Kinchafoonee. Hard Money c. 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. Approved, February 11th, 1854. (No. 295.) An Act to make permanent the Election Precinct for the 1087 th District, Georgia Militia, in Paulding 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 election precinct in the one thousand and eighty-seventh district, Georgia Militia, in Paulding County, be and the same is hereby located and made permanent on lot of land number seven hundred and ninety, in the second district of the third section of originally Cherokee now Paulding County, and at the house of William Adairs, senior, of said county. Paulding. 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, February 17th, 1854. (No. 296.) An Act to remove certain Election Precincts in the Counties of Coweta, DeKalb and Appling. SECTION I. Be it enacted by the Senate and 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 election precinct in the seventh district of the County of Coweta be and the same is hereby removed to the residence of John Wilson, of said district, the usual place of holding Justices Courts in said district, and that the election precinct heretofore established at Cross Keys, in [Illegible Text], County, is hereby removed to the place where the Justice Court is now held in the 686th district, Georgia Militia. [Illegible Text] SEC. II. And be it further enacted, That the election precinct in the County of Appling, in the 442d district, Georgia Militia, is hereby changed from John Smith's house to Smith's ford, on the north side of Big Hurricane Creek in said county; and that all laws and parts of laws militating against this Act, be and the same are hereby repealed. Appling. Approved, February 10th, 1854.

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(No. 297.) An Act to remove an Election Precinct in the County of Oglethorpe. SECTION I. Be it enacted by the Senate and 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 precinct heretofore established at the house of Moses Wright, and known as States Rights precinct, in the two hundred and thirtieth district in the County of Oglethorpe, be and the same is hereby removed to the Town of Woodstock in said district. Oglethorpe. SEC. II. And be it further enacted, That the election precinct, known as Fairfield Precinct, in the County of Putnam, be and the same is hereby removed to Dennis' Depot, on the Eatonton Rail Road, in said county. Putnam. 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. Approved, February 6th, 1854. (No. 298.) An Act to remove an Election Precinct in the County of DeKalb. SECTION I. Be it enacted by the Senate and 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 precinct heretofore established at the house of Andrew Browning, in the five hundred and seventy-second district, G. M., in the County of DeKalb, be and the same is hereby removed to the place of holding Justices' Courts in said district. DeKalb. 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. Approved, February 7th, 1854. (No. 299.) An Act to remove an Election Precinct from the House of Mrs. Anny Greers, in the 373 d District, Georgia Militia, of Jasper County, to the House of Moses Chaffin, in said County and 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 from and after the passage of this Act, the precinct in said county, known as

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Slaughter's Precinct, in the 373d district, be removed from the house of Mrs. Anny Greers to the house of Moses Chaffin, in said district. Jasper. SEC. II. And be it further enacted, That the name of said precinct be changed from that of Slaughters to Gladesville. Gladesville. 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, February 17th, 1854. (No. 300.) An Act to create an Election Precinct in the 1,087 th district, Georgia Militia on Lot of Land number 731, in the 19 th District and 3 d Section of Paulding County; Also, an Election Precinct, at the Justices' Court Ground in the 886 th District, Georgia Militia, known as Mason's Precinct, in the County of Talbot; and to establish Precincts in other Counties 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 immediately after the passage of this Act, that an election precinct be and the same is hereby created and established in 1087th district, Georgia Militia, on lot of land, number 731, in the nineteenth district and third section in the County of Paulding. Paulding. SEC. II. Be it further enacted, That there shall be an election precinct established at the Justices' Court Ground, in the eight hundred and eighty-sixth district, Georgia Militia, known as Mason's Precinct, in the County of Talbot; and it shall be governed by the same rules and regulations as other precincts in said county; Also, That there be a precinct established at Jamestown, in the County of Chattahoochee; also, at the Court Ground in 954th district, G. M., of Randolph County; also, at William Hays', in the 1,098th district, G. M., in the County of Dade; also, at Franklin Gaines' store, in the County of Elbert. Talbot, Chattahoochee, Randolph, Dade, Elbert. 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. Approved, February 17th, 1854. (No. 301.) An Act to alter and change the Precinct in the First District in the County of Cobb. SECTION 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, the Precinct in the First District of the county of Cobb, be and the same is hereby changed from John G. Felton's house to Crossville, in said District. Cobb.

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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. Approved, February 18th, 1854. (No. 302.) An Act to change the place of holding Justices's Courts and Election Precinct in the 537 th District of Upson 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 place of holding Justices' Courts in the Five Hundred and Thirty-seventh District, G. M., in the county of Upson, and the Election Precinct for said District shall hereafter be held upon the land of Anderson Worthy, near his saw mill [UNK] in said county of Upson. [UNK] * * The words between the perpendicular lines are not in the enrolled copy.COMPILER. Upson. SEC. II. And be it further enacted, That all laws militating against this Act are hereby repealed. Approved, February 18, 1854. (No. 303.) An Act to establish an Election Precinct at the usual place of holding Justices' Courts in the One Thousand and Forty-eighth District, G. M., in the County of Floyd, and to change the name and place of holding Elections, and the place of holding Justices Courts, and to establish Election Precincts in certain 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 [that] the usual place of holding Justices' Courts in the one thousand [Illegible Text] forty-eighth district, G. M., in the county of Floyd. Floyd. SEC. II. And be it further enacted, That an Election Precinct shall be established at the Store of Mitchell Griffin in Lowndes county, and also at Strange's Law [Low?] Ground in the county of [Illegible Text] and also at the House of Francis Gaines in Elbert county. Lowndes. Elbert. SEC. III. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That be Election Precinct and Justices' Court in the forty-ninth [Illegible Text] G. M., of Emanuel county, be removed to the residence of Daniel Johnson in said district; and that the Election Precinct in

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the county of Talbot, called White's Precinct, be removed to the residence of John A. House, and be called by the name of Hunt's Precinct. Emanuel. Talbot. 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. Approved, February 20th, 1854. (No. 304.) An Act to remove, abolish and create new Election Precincts in certain counties in 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 from and immediately after the passage of this Act, that the Election Precinct in the 669th District of the Georgia Militia, in the county of Merriwether, be and the same is hereby removed to and located at Sand Town in said District; and that an Election Precinct be established in the 120th District, in the county of Effingham, at the house of Lewis Grovenstine; that Election Precincts shall be established in the county of Taylor at the following places, (to wit:) one at Daviston, and one at Carsonville; and that the place of holding elections at Harris', in the county of Muscogee, be changed to the place of holding Justice's Courts in said district of said county; and that there be an additional Election Precinct in the county of Stewart at Green Hill in said county; and also at the Ligons' Store at Union Church in said county of Stewart. And be it further enacted, That the Election Precinct in Columbia county, known as Verdery's Precint, be transferred to the house of D. B. Ramsay, the usual place of holding Justices' Courts in said district. And be it further enacted, That the Election Precinct in 1073d District, Georgia Militia, of Polk county, is removed to the house of A. W. Brooks in said district; that Election Precincts shall be established at the village of Conyers on the Georgia Rail Road; also, at the usual place of holding Justices' Courts in the 477th District, both in the county of Newton; that there shall be an Election Precinct established at each Justice's Court ground in the county of Paulding; and there shall be a permanent Election Precinct at the usual place of holding Justice's Courts in the Warrior and Rutland Districts in the county of Bibb; that an Election Precinct be and the same is hereby established in the 555th District, Georgia Militia, at Del Ray, in the county of Upson, under the same rules and regulations as have been heretofore enacted for the government of election precincts. Precincts removed, abolished and created. Assented to, December 20th, 1853.

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EXECUTORS, ADMINISTRATORS AND ORDINARIES. * * See County Regulations number 271, section 4surplus school fund, Baker and Dougherty. Also County Regulations, number 271, section 3, Executors c., in Dougherty County; their duty. (Alphabetically as to Counties.) No. 305. Camden Ordinary, keep open two days a week. No. 306. CherokeeOrdinary's Court, 2d Monday in each month. No. 307. LibertyOrdinary, to keep open only Monday and Friday. No. 308. PolkOrdinary, keep open only each Tuesday. No. 309. TalbotOrdinary, and estate of S. P. Yarborough. No. 310. TattnalOrdinary's office, at his house, except Court days. TroupAnn T. Whitfield, administratrix in, privileged, (Private part of Public Act No. 22?) (No. 305.) An Act to regulate the Sessions of the Courts of Ordinary in the County of Camden. Be it enacted by the Senate and 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 Ordinary in and for the County of Camden shall only be required to keep open his office on Tuesdays and Fridays of each and every week, any law to the contrary notwithstanding. Camden. Approved, February 16, 1854. (No. 306.) An Act to alter and amend the eighth Section of an Act entitled an Act to carry into effect the amended Constitution of this State in reference to the Ordinaries of said State, assented to January 21, 1852, so as to change the time of holding the regular terms of the Court of Ordinary to the second Monday in each and every month, instead of the first Mondays, as is now provided by law, so far as the County of Cherokee 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 same, That from and immediately after the passage of this Act, that the eighth Section of the above recited Act be so altered and amended as to change the time of holding the Courts of Ordinary on the second Mondays of each and every month, in lieu of the first Mondays, as is now prescribed by law, in the County of Cherokee. Cherokee.

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SEC. II. And be it enacted by authority aforesaid, That all laws and parts of laws militating against this Act be, and the same is hereby repealed. Approved, February 15th, 1854. (No. 307.) An Act to alter and change so much of the seventh Section of the Act entitled an Act to carry into effect the amended Constitution of this State, in reference to the Ordinaries of said State, and for other purposes, so far as relates to the County of Liberty. SECTION I. Be it enacted by the Senate and 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 seventh Section of the Act entitled an Act to carry into effect the amended Constitution of this State, in reference to the Ordinaries of said State, and for other purposes, as regulates the time the Ordinary shall open his office, so far as it relates to the County of Liberty, be, and is hereby repealed. Liberty. SEC. II. And be it further enacted, That the Ordinary for the County of Liberty shall keep his office open on Monday and Friday of every week, for the transaction of all business that shall come under the jurisdiction of the same; and on such other days only as his business may require. Office, when open. Approved, February 9th, 1854. (No. 308.) An Act to alter and amend the seventh Section of an Act entitled an Act to carry into effect the amended Constitution of this State in reference to the Ordinaries of said State, and for other purposes, assented to January 21 st, 1852, so far as to authorize the Ordinary of Polk County to keep his office closed, except on Tuesdays. 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 from and after the passage of this Act, that so much of the seventh Section of the above recited Act as requires the Ordinaries of said State to keep their offices open for the transaction of all business, at all times except Sunday, be, and the same is hereby repealed, so far as relates to the County of Polk. Polk. SEC. II. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That from and after the passage of this Act, the Ordinary of the County of Polk shall keep his office open for the transaction of business on every Tuesday, from ten o'clock, A. M., to four o'clock P. M., of each of said days. Office, when open. SEC. III. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid,

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That all Laws and parts of Laws militating against this Act, be and the same are hereby repealed. Approved, February 13th, 1854. (No. 309.) An Act to authorize the Court of Ordinary of Talbot County to grant Letters of Administration on the estate of Samuel P. Yarborough, deceased. WHEREAS: Administration upon the estate of said Samuel P. Yarborough was granted by the Court of Ordinary of Randolph County, (where he died) to Henry Jones, of Talbot County, who removed his administration to said last named county, according to law, and has since died: Henry Jones Be it enacted by the Senate and 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 Court of Ordinary of Talbot County shall be, and is hereby, authorized to grant letters of administration, [Illegible Text] bonis non, on the estate of said Samuel P. Yarborough, and otherwise proceed as if said Court had originally had jurisdiction of the same. Talbot. Approved, February 18th, 1854. (No. 310.) An Act to authorize the Ordinary of Tattnal to keep his office at his own residence. SECTION I. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives, That from and immediately after the passage of this Act, that the Ordinary of Tattnal County be authorized to keep his office at his residence: Provided, He shall keep his office open at every regular Court day at the Court House, from the hour of nine o'clock, A. M., till five o'clock, P. M. Tattnal, office Ordinary, where kept. 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, February 7th, 1854. (Private part of Act No. 22?) SEC. II. And be it further enacted, c., That Ann T. Whitfield of the County of Troup, administratrix on the estate of Horatio Whitfield, deceased, be and is hereby authorized and empowered to sell or purchase any quantity or quality of land on account of said estate, which she may think necessary to promote the interest of the minors of said estate. Administratrix to purchase land, c. Approved, February 17th, 1854.

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GRANTS. * * See Relief. No. 311. Grant to issue to W. T. Williamson120, 2d and 4th. ([Illegible Text].) No. 312. Grant to issue for Frac. 2, in 23d Lee; to bona fide holder. (No. 311.) An Act to authorize a grant to issue to William T. Williamson, of the County of Baldwin, to lot of land number one hundred and twenty, ( 120 ) in the second district of the fourth section of the Lottery of 1827. WHEREAS: Robert Attaway, of the County of Warren, fraudulently [drew] lot of land number one hundred and twenty, in the second district of the fourth section Coweta County; and that said lot was condemned on the information of Joel Kinsey as fraudulently drawn at the September term of the Superior court of Coweta County, eighteen hundred and twenty eight; and that the State's interest having not been sold and the informant Joel Kinsey failing to comply with the terms and requisitions of the law, the said lot of land reverted to the State, under an Act of the last General assembly headed An Act to limit the time for taking out grants to the States half and informers half of any lot of land fraudulently 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; and that the said William T. Williamson did, in compliance with the requirements of this Act, pay into the State's Treasury on the second day of August, eighteen hundred and fifty-two, the sum of twenty-five dollars, the price of the informant's and State's half of said lot of land; and that in consequence of the judgment having been multilated on the record, and the original being lost or stolen, he has failed to get a grant; 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, it shall be lawful and the duty of the proper officers of the State, upon the Governor's being satisfied that the facts stated in the foregoing preamble are true, to issue a grant to the said fraudulently drawn lot to the said William T. Williamson, it being lot of land number one hundred and twenty, lying and being situate in the second district of the fourth section, Coweta County: Provided, That this Act, or the grant issued, shall not affect the rights of any other person claiming titles. Grant issued to W. T. Williamson. SEC. II. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid,

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That all laws militating against this Act be, and the same are hereby repealed. Approved, February 18, 1854. (No. 312.) An Act to authorize the proper officers to issue a grant for fraction number two, in the thirty-third district of originally Lee County, to the bona fide holder of the certificate for the same, under certain restrictions therein mentioned. WHEREAS: The original purchaser of fraction number two, in the thirty-third district of Lee County, sold the same without transferring the certificate for the same, and said purchaser having been long since dead: 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 proper officers be authorized and directed to issue a grant for said fraction to the bona fide holder of the certificate for the same; when [upon?] his producing satisfactory evidence that he is the bona fide holder of the same: And provided further, That all sums due on the said certificate, if any, with interest on the grant fee, be paid by the person holding said certificate, any law to the contrary notwithstanding. Grant to bona fide holder. Approved, February 16, 1854.

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INCORPORATIONS. * * See Cities, c., No. 213, Section 21, for Children of Israel Fund, in Augusta. See Internal Transportation Rail Roads, c. * See Roads, Bridges, c., No. 501, Florence Bridge Company, incorporated;' also, No. 499, Franklin Bridge Company; also, No. 500. Bushyhead Shoals Bridge.' [Arranged in Classes.] I. MINING COMPANIES. No. 313. Cherokee Copper Company. No. 314. Cohutta Mining Company. No. 314. Conasauga Mining Company. No. 314. Blue Ridge Mining Company. No. 314. [Illegible Text] Mining Company. No. 314. Lincoln Mining Company. No. 314. Spring Place Mining Company. No. 314. Tocoah Place Mining Company. No. 314. Rabun County Mining Company. No. 315. Columbia Mining Company. No. 315. Parks Mining Company. No. 315. Porters Mining Company. No. 315. Walkers Mining Company. No. 316. [Illegible Text] Mining Company. No. 316. Fightingtown Mining Company. No. 317. Dahlonega Mining Company. No. 318. Georgia Mining Company. No. 319. Georgia Gold Company. No. 319. Mining Company of Northern Georgia. No. 320. Dade County Iron and Coal Company. II. FIRE COMPANIES. No. 321. Atlanta Fire Company. No. 322. German Fire Company, Savannah. No. 323. Marietta Fire Company. No. 324. [Illegible Text] Fire Company, No. 1. No. 324. Protection Fire Company, No. 2. No. 325. Young America Fire Company, Savannah. III. LOAN ASSOCIATIONS, c. No. 326. Clinch Rifles' Loan Association. No. 327. Athens Building and Loan Association. No. 327. Monroe Town, limits extended. No. 327. Thomasville Building and Loan Association. No. 328. [Illegible Text] Building and Loan Association. No. 329. [Illegible Text] Mutual Loan Association. No. 330. Baldwin Blues' Building and Loan Association. No. 330. Macon Building and Loan Association. IV. STEAMBOAT COMPANIES. No. 331. Savannah and Florida Steamboat Company. No. 332. Oregon Steamboat Company. No. 333. [Illegible Text] River Steamboat Company. No. 334. Georgia and Florida Steam Packet Company. V. STEAM MILLS, c. No. 335. Athens Steam Company. No. 336. Madison Steam Mills Company. No. 337. Penfield Steam Mills Company. VI. TELEGRAPHS. No. 338. Madison and Gordon Magnetic Telegraph Company. No. 339. Submarine and Terrestrial Telegraph Company. VII. INSURANCE. No. 340. Southern Mutual, Charter amended. No. 341. Savannah Mutual, Charter amended. VIII. FACTORIES. No. 342. Macon Manufacturing Company. No. 343. Bellville Factory, Richmond. PROMISCUOUS. No. 344. Milledgeville Hotel Company in corporated. No. 345. Savannah Hotel Company, incorporated. No. 346. Savannah Planning Machine incorporated. No. 347. Gas Light Company, Columbus. No. 347. Ladies Educational and Benevolent Society of Columbus. No. 348. Turnpike Company of Habersham and Union. No. 349. Brunswick Improvement Company. No. 350. Southern Central Agricultural Society of Georgia. No. 351. Bainbridge Cemetery.

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(No 313.) An Act to incorporate the Cherokee Copper Company of 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 Lewis F. Harris and Macpherson B. Millen, and their associates, who may hereafter became stockholders in said Company and their successors and assigns, shall be and they are hereby created and constituted a corporation and body politic, by the name and style of the Cherokee Copper Company of Georgia, and by that name shall be and they are hereby made able and capable in law, to have, hold, purchase, receive, work, smelt, enjoy and retain to them and their successors, lands, rents, tenements, mines of minerals and metals, goods, chattles and effects of whatsoever kind the same may be, and the same to work, smelt, sell, lease, grant, demise, alien or dispose of; to sue and to be sued, plead and be impleaded, answer and be answered, defend and be defended in Courts of Record; and also to have and use a common seal, and the same to break, alter or renew at pleasure. Cherokee Copper Company incorporated. Powers and Privileges. SEC. II. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the persons incorporated under this Act, may proceed to organize their Company, by electing five Directors, one of whom shall be appointed President, 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 by-laws of said Company. Directors elected. SEC. III. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the Directors of this Company (any three of whom shall form a quorum,) shall have power to ordain, establish and put in execution, such by-laws, rules and regulations as may be necessary and convenient for the government of said Company, not inconsistent with the laws of this State, or of the United States; and shall have further power to appoint all such officers, agents, clerks and servants as shall be necessary for executing the business of the corporation, within and out of the State; and shall also be capable of exercising such other powers and authority for the well governing and ordering of the affairs of this Company, as shall to them appear conducive to its interests. Their powers and duties. SEC. IV. And be it further enacted, c., That the capital stock of said corporation shall be one hundred thousand dollars, and may be increased by the said Company to two hundred thousand dollars. Capital. SEC. V. And be it further enacted, c., That this charter shall remain of force for the term of thirty years from the day of its passage. Approved, February, 18th, 1854.

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(No. 314.) An Act to incorporate the [Illegible Text] Mining Company, and for other purposes. SECTION. I. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Georgia in General Assembly met, That Euclid Waterhouse, Gideon B. Thompson, Thomas H. Caloway, John Towns, and Thomas Leach, their associates and successors, are hereby constituted a body politic and corporate, by the name of the Tocoah Mining Company, for the purpose of exploring for copper, iron, and other ores, metals, and minerals, and for mining, working, smelting, and vending the same; and for such purposes may erect all necessary buildings, and other apparatus and fixtures, for carrying on their operations; and by that name may sue and be sued, plead and be impleaded, appear, prosecute, and defend, in any Court of Law or Equity whatsoever, in all suits and actions; may have a common seal, and the same alter or renew at pleasure, and may enjoy all the privileges incident to corporations, and may purchase, hold, mortgage, transfer, and convey, any real and personal estate. Tocoah Mining Company incorporated. Powers and privileges. SEC. II. And be it further enacted, The first meeting of said corporation may be called by the persons in this Act, or any three of them, at such time and place as they may elect, and at such meeting a Board of Directors shall be chosen from among the stockholders, by the votes of a majority of the stockholders present at such meeting, and such Board of Directors shall take charge of the operations of the company, subject to such rules and regulations as may be adopted by the stockholders; said Directors shall hold their office for one year, or until their successors are appointed, and may adopt such by-laws and regulations for the government of the concerns of the company as they may deem expedient, not inconsistent with the rules made by the stockholders as aforesaid, nor with the Constitution and Laws of the United States and of this State. Directors, powers, c. Tenure, by-laws, c. SEC. III. And be it further enacted, The Directors shall cause a book to be kept containing the names of all persons who are stockholders of said company, showing their place of residence, and the number of shares of stock held by each respectively, and the time when they became respectively the owners of said shares, and the amount of stock actually paid in, which book shall, during the usual business hours of each secular day, be opened at the place of business of said company, for the inspection of the stockholders and creditors of the company and their representatives. Books and [Illegible Text] SEC. IV. And be it further enacted, The said corporation may divide their original stock into such number of shares, and provide for the sale and transfer thereof in such manner and form as they may deem expedient; and whenever said company shall, by purchase, lien, or otherwise, become possessed of any mine, or mines, or mineral rights, without the limits of this State, the Directors may make a separate and distinct interest of each mine, and divide said interest into such number of shares as they may deem expedient, not exceeding in amount Three Hundred Thousand Dollars for each

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mine; and may levy and collect assessments, forfeit and sell delinquent shares, declare and pay dividends on the shares of said mines, in such manner as their by-laws may direct. Shares. Distinct interests. Assessments SEC. V. And be it further enacted, Said corporation shall not contract any debts, until the sum of Fifty Thousand Dollars of the capital stock is paid in, no part of which shall be withdrawn or in any manner diverted from the business of the company, and shall not contract debts at any time to an amount exceeding the capital stock of said company. Capital stock. SEC. VI. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That a body corporate and politic, by the name and style of the Conasauga Mining Company, is hereby constituted and established, for the same purposes as the Tocoah Mining Company, hereinbefore chartered and provided for, the stock whereof shall be the same in all respects as the stock allowed to be taken by said Tocoah Mining Company, and that said stock shall be taken and subscribed before the commissioners named and set out in said Tocoah Mining Company, in the manner therein before directed and prescribed; and the said [Illegible Text] Mining Company, and the stockholders therein, shall be entitled to all the rights, privileges and immunities, subject to all the liabilities imposed on said Tocoah Mining Company, as fully, amply, and completely, as if said Conasauga Mining Company was now chartered and established in all the sections and words of said Tocoah Mining Company by substituting the corporate name of the former in said sections for the corporate name of said Tocoah Mining Company. Conasauga Mining Company. Rights, privileges, c. SEC. VII. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That a body corporate and politic by the name and style of the Cohutta Mining Company, is hereby constituted and established, for the same purposes as the Tocoah Mining Company, hereinbefore chartered and provided for, the stock whereof shall be the same in all respects as the stock allowed to be taken by said Tocoah Mining Company; that said stock shall be taken and subscribed before the Commissioners named and set out in said Tocoah Mining Company, in the manner hereinbefore directed and prescribed; and the said Cohuttah Mining Company, and the stockholders therein, shall be entitled to all the rights, privileges and immunities, and subject to all the liabilities imposed on said Tocoah Mining Company, as fully, amply, and completely, as if said Cohuttah Mining Company was now chartered and established in all the sections and words of said Tocoah Mining Company by substituting the corporate name of the former in said sections for the corporate name of said Tocoah Mining Company. [Illegible Text] Mining Company. Powers, rights, c. SEC. VIII. And be it further enacted, That from and after the passage of this Act, Archabald Fitzgerald, Dawson A. Walker, Edward M. Galt, Francis W. Galt, John M. Wood, Thomas H. Caloway, and Euclid Waterhouse, their associates and successors, are hereby constituted a body politic and corporate, by the name of Spring Place Mining Company, for the purpose of exploring for copper, iron, and other ores, metals, minerals and fossil substances, and for mining, working, smelting and vending the same; and for such purposes may erect all necessary buildings, and other apparatus and fixtures, for carrying on their operations; and by that

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name may sue and be sued, plead and be impleaded, appear, prosecute and defend, in any Court of Law or Equity whatsoever, in all suits and actions; may have a common seal, and the same alter or renew at pleasure, and may enjoy all the privileges incident to corporations, and may purchase, hold, mortgage, transfer, and convey any real and personal estate. Spring Place Mining Company. Corporate Powers. SEC. IX. The first meeting of said corporation may be called by the persons named in this Act, or any four of them, at such time and place as they may elect, and that at such meeting a Board of Directors shall be chosen from among the stockholders, by the vote of a majority of the stockholders present at such meeting, and such Board of Directors shall take charge of the operations of said company subject to such rules and regulations as may be adopted by the stockholders; said Directors shall hold office for one year or until their successors are elected, and may adopt such by-laws and regulations, for the government of the concerns of the Company as they may deem expedient, not inconsistent with the rules made by the stockholders as aforesaid, nor with the Constitution and Laws of the United States and of this State. Directors, their duties. SEC. X. The Directors shall cause a book to be kept containing the names of all persons who are stockholders of said company, showing their place of residence, and the number of shares of stock held by each respectively, and the time when they became respectively the owners of said shares, and the amount of stock actually paid in; which book shall, during the usual business hours of each secular day, be opened at the place of business of said company, for the inspection of the stockholders and creditors of the company and their representatives. Books and minutes. SEC. XI. The said corporation may divide their original stock into such number of shares, for the sale and transfer thereof, in such manner and form as they may deem expedient; and whenever said company shall, by pu chase, lien, or otherwise, become possessed of any mine, mines or mineral rights, the Directors may make a separate and distinct interest of each mine, and divide said interest into such number of shares as they may deem expedient, (not exceeding in amount Two Hundred Thousand Dollars for each mine,) and may levy and collect assessments, forfeit and sell delinquent shares, declare and pay dividends on the shares of said mines, in such manner as [Illegible Text] by-laws may direct. [Illegible Text] Capital Stock. SEC. XII. Said corporation shall not contract any debts until the sum of Fifty Thousand Dollars of the capital stock is paid in, no part of which shall be withdrawn or in any manner diverted from the business of the company; and shall not contract debts at any time to an amount exceeding the amount of capital stock of said company. Contract [Illegible Text] debts, c. SEC. XIII. That a body corporate and politic by the name and style of the [UNK] Blue [UNK] Ridge Mining Company is hereby [Illegible Text] and established, for the same [Illegible Text] as the Spring Place Mining Company, heretofore chartered and provided for, that the capital stock of said company shall not exceed Two Hundred Thousand Dollars, and shall be taken and subscribed before any three of the persons herein before named, who may act as Commissioners; and the said Blue Ridge Mining Company, and the stock therein, shall

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be entitled to all the rights, privileges and immunities, and subject to all the liabilities imposed upon said Spring Place Mining Company, as fully and completely as if said Blue Ridge Mining Company were now chartered and established in all the sections and words of said Spring Place Mining Company by substituting the corporate name of the former in said sections for the corporate name of said Spring Place Mining Company: Provided, That the provisions of this Act shall not be so construed as to include the County of Lumpkin in this State. [Illegible Text] Ridge [Illegible Text] Company. Powers and rights. SEC. XIV. And be it further enacted, That said companies shall keep an office in the County of Fannin, which shall for all judicial purposes be considered their location, and in which County they shall be sued. Office in Fannin. SEC. XV. And be it further enacted, That Lafayette Lamar and Benning B. Moore, and such others as they may associate with them, be and they are hereby created a body corporate and politic, for mining purposes, by the name and style of the Lincoln County Mining Company, with a capital stock of not more than One Hundred and Fifty Thousand Dollars; and shall be entitled to all the rights and privileges, and subject to all the restrictions and limitations that are granted to and imposed upon either of the corporations hereinbefore named, and which company shall for all judicial purposes keep an office at Lincolnton, in Lincoln County, in which county it shall be sued. Lincoln Mining Company. SEC. XVI. And be it further enacted, That Alexander Fraser, and such others as he may associate with him be and they are hereby constituted and created a body corporate and politic, for mining purposes, by the name and style of the Fraser Mining Company, with a capital stock of not more than Two Hundred Thousand Dollars; and shall be entitled to all the rights and privileges, and subject to all the restrictions and limitations that are hereinbefore granted to and imposed other corporations; which company shall for all judicial purposes keep an office in the County of Lincoln, and in which county it shall be sueable. Fraser Mining Company. SEC. XVII. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That Andrew J. Martin, Alfred A. Greenwood, Hiram Gibson, John Beck and Henry T. Moseley, and their associates, be and they are hereby created a body corporate and politic, for mining purposes, by the namo and style of the Rabun County Mining Company with a capital stock of not more than One Hundred Thousand Dollars; which company, for judicial purposes, shall be located in the County of Rabun, in which county it shall be sueable; and shall be entitled to all the rights and privileges, and subject to all the restrictions and limitations that are granted to and imposed upon the other corporations hereinbefore named. Rabun Mining Company. Approved, February 17th, 1854.

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(No. 315.) An Act to incorporate a Company in the County of Columbia, and State of Georgia, to be known by the name and style of the Columbia Mining Company, and to grant certain privileges thereto, 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 Henry D. Leitner, Daniel McCormic, Charles B. Leitner, and Benjamin H. Broomhead, residents of the County of Columbia, and State of Georgia, and Joseph B. Smith, Thomas H. Buckmaster, and Samuel B. Canley, residents of the city and State of New York, and their associates, successors and assigns, be and they are hereby created a body corporate and politic, by the name and style of the Columbia mining Company, and by that name shall have perpetual succession, and shall be competent to sue and be sued, in any of the Courts of Law or Equity in this State; to have and use a common [Illegible Text], and to alter the same at pleasure; to establish and change any by-laws for the government of said company, to purchase and hold, and dispose of, any real estate, leases, mines, minerals and personal property of any kind; to mine, smelt, work, manufacture and vend said minerals and products thereof; to create, dispose of and issue such number of shares of stock of said company at the respective par value thereof, as may be ordered by a vote of said company; to determine the par value, and have the right to pay in the stock of the corporation for such mining rights and interest in real estate [Illegible Text] it may be deemed necessary to purchase for the prudent operation of the works of the company; and generally to have, enjoy, and exercise all the rights and privileges incident to corporations. Columbia Mining Company. Powers and privileges. SEC. II. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That said company shall keep an office in the County of Columbia, which shall be considered, for Judicial purposes, its location, and in which county it shall be liable to be sued. Office in Columbia. SEC. III. And be it further enacted, That Henry D. Leitner and his associates and their assigns, be and are hereby made and created a body corporate and politic by the name and style of the Parks Mining Company, with a capital stock of twenty thousand dollars, with the privilege of increasing said capital stock, not over five hundred thousand dollars, and with the same rights and privileges, limitations and restrictions, as are herein granted to the Columbia Mining Company, and with the [Illegible Text] of holding their office of said Parks Mining Company, in the County of Columbia, where it shall be liable to be sued. Parks Mining Company. SEC. IV. And be it further enacted, That Benjamin H. Broomhead and his [Illegible Text], and their assigns, be and are hereby made a body corporate and politic, by the name and style of the Walker Mining Company, with a capital stock of twenty thousand dollars, with the privilege of increasing the same, to not over five hundred thousand dollars, with the same rights and privileges, limitations and restrictions, as are herein granted to the Columbia Mining

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[Illegible Text]; and with the privilege of holding the office of said Walker Mining Company, in the county of Columbia, where it shall be [Illegible Text] to be sued. [Illegible Text] SEC. V. Be it further enacted, That Daniel [Illegible Text] and his [Illegible Text] and their assigns, be and are hereby made a body corporate and [Illegible Text] by the name and style of the Porter Mining Company, [Illegible Text] a capital stock of twenty thousand dollars, and with the [Illegible Text] of increasing the same, to not more than five hundred thousand dollars, and with the same rights and privileges, limitations and estrictions, as are herein granted to the Columbia Mining Company; and with the privilege of holding the office of said Porter Mining Company, in the County of Columbia, where it shall be liable to be sued. Porter Mining Company. Approved, February 16, 1854. (No. 316.) An Act to incorporate the Gum Log Mining Company; also, to [Illegible Text] the Fighting Town Mining Company, and to [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] and privileges to the same. SECTION I. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of [Illegible Text] State of Georgia in General Assembly met, and it is hereby [Illegible Text] by the authority of the same, That William Martin, [Illegible Text] Reid, John W. H. Underwood, Thomas H. Calloway, [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] and Johnson P. Wellborne, and their associates and their assigns, be and they are hereby declared to be a body politic and corporate, to be located at Blairsville in Union County, under [Illegible Text] name of the Gum Log Mining Company, for the purpose of mining for gold, copper, silver and lead, and as such shall sue and be [Illegible Text], plead and be impleaded. Gum Log Mining Company. SEC. II. And be it further enacted, That the capital stock of said company shall consist of one hundred thousand dollars, with the [Illegible Text] hereby granted to said company of increasing the same [Illegible Text] the sum of five hundred thousand dollars; the said stock to be [Illegible Text] into shares of one hundred dollars each; that said company shall be under the direction of a President and their [three] directors to be selected by the stockholders of said company who shall be entitled to vote as follows: one share shall be entitled to one vote, five shares shall be entited to three votes, and ten shares to five votes, and one vote for every five shares over ten [Illegible Text]. Capital Stock. SEC. III. And be it further enacted, That the said Directors shall [Illegible Text] elected at Blairsville, Georgia, on the fourth Monday of April [Illegible Text] each and every year, and shall hold their office for the period of one year and until their successors are elected; that said [Illegible Text] or a majority of them, and the President shall have power to make such by-laws, rules and regulations as they may deem necessary and proper for the management of the offices of the company, not in anywise conflicting with the Laws and Constitution of this State; that the corporation before mentioned shall have the privilege of opening books of subscription for the purpose of obtaining

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the necessary amount of stock in such manner and at such time and [Illegible Text] the corporation herein named may deem best; that said [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] make, and have, and use a common seal, and alter the [Illegible Text] at [Illegible Text] Directors, their powers c. SEC. IV. And be [Illegible Text] further enacted, That the private property, as well as the [Illegible Text] property of the stockholders of said company shall be [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] the payment of the debts of the company. Private property. SEC. V. And [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] further enacted, [Illegible Text] said company shall be entitled to buy [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] any land that they may see fit for the purposes of carying [Illegible Text] the mining objects and purposes for which this charter is [Illegible Text] To sell, buy, c. SEC. VI. And [Illegible Text] it further enacted, That Euclid Waterhouse, Thomas H. [Illegible Text] and John W. H. Underwood and their associates and assigns, [Illegible Text] and they are hereby declared to be a body politic and [Illegible Text] under the name of the Fightingtown Mining Company, for the [Illegible Text] of mining for gold, silver, copper and lead, and as such [Illegible Text] sue and be sued, plead and be impleaded, make, have and [Illegible Text] common seal, and alter and destroy the same at pleasure. Fightingtown Mining Company. SEC. VII. And be it further enacted, That the capital stock of said company shall consist of one hundred thousand dollars, with the privilege hereby granted to said company of increasing the same to the sum of [Illegible Text] hundred thousand dollars, to be divided into shares of one [Illegible Text] dollars each; that said company shall be under the [Illegible Text] of a President and three Directors, to be chosen by the stockholders on the first Monday in April in each and every year, who shall be entitled to vote as follows: one share one vote, five shares three votes, [Illegible Text] shares five votes, and one vote for every five shares over and above ten shares. Capital powers, c. SEC. VIII. And be it further enacted, That the said Directors or a majority of them, shall have power to make by-laws, rules and regulations as they may deem necessary and proper for the management of the affairs of said company, not in anywise conflicting with the Laws and Constitution of this State; that the Corporators before mentioned, shall have the power to open books of subscription, at such time and place, and under such rules and regulations for the purpose of obtaining subscriptions as they may deem fit. Directors, their duties. SEC. IX. And be it further enacted, That said company shall have the power to purchase and hold real estate; and the same to sell at pleasure, for the purpose of carrying into effect the objects for which the powers herein are granted. Real estate. SEC. X. And be it further enacted, That the private property of the stockholders, to the extent of their stock, individually, as well as corporate property shall be bound for the debts and liabilities of said company. Approved, February 17, 1854.

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(No. 317.) An Act to incorporate a Dahlonega Testing and Mining Company, under such process as they may deem best for Gold, Copper or other Minerals, peculiar to the gold region of Georgia. WHEREAS, A new discovery has recently been made, whereby the development of the mineral resources of the said region of the State may more readily be discovered than heretofore: 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 Robert H. Moore, George T. William, James R. Lawhorn, Moses T. Whelchel, Jesse L. Riley, William Roads and Joseph P. Singleton, Jr., and such other persons as hereafter may be associated with them, be and the same are hereby constituted a body politic, under the name and style of the Dahlonega Association, for mining purposes, with corporate powers, and by that name shall be and they are hereby made able and capable in law to have, receive, purchase, possess, enjoy and retain to them and their successors and assigns, lands, rents, tenements, hereditaments, goods, chattles and effects of whatever kind, nature or quality the same may be, and the same to sell, grant, demise, alien and dispose of, to sue and be sued, plead and be impleaded, answer and be answered, and to defend and be defended in any Court of Law or Equity or any other place whatsoever, to make and have a common seal, and the same to break, alter and amend at their pleasure; and also to ordain, establish and put into execution, such by-laws, rules and regulations as shall be necessary and proper for the government of said corporation: Provided, they be not repugnant to the Laws and Constitution of this State or of the United States; and generally to do and perform all and singular, such acts, matters and things as corporations may legally do and perform, for the purpose of carrying into effect the objects of the Association, and that a quorum of the said Association shall have power to fill any vacancy or vacancies, should any such occur prior to the election of a Board of Directors hereinafter provided for. Dahlonega Testing and Mining Company. Powers, rights and privileges. Quorum, vacancies, c. SEC. II. And be it further enacted, That the capital stock of said Company shall not exceed twenty thousand dollars, to be divided into shares of one hundred dollars each, for the purpose of raising said stock; the aforesaid named Association shall open books for subscriptions, at such time and places as they think proper, and so soon as the aforesaid sum of twenty thousand dollars is subscribed, the said Association aforenamed, shall give sixty days notice of the same, in two or more public Gazettes, and such other advertisement as they may deem best for the Stockholders to assemble at some suitable place, for the purpose of paying ten per cent. on the amount subscribed by each of them, and for the purpose of electing a Board of Directors and Treasurer; said Board not to exceed the number of seven, a quorum of whom shall be competent to transact business; each Stockholder shall have one

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vote for each and every share he has subscribed for to said Company; after the said Board of Directors shall have been elected, the Association shall turn over all matters appertaining to or in any wise belonging to the said Company, for the exclusive management of the said Board; and the said Board of Directors shall grant certificates of stock to the Stockholders agreeably to their respective amounts, and the said Board of Directors shall not at any one time call in more than ten per cent. on the original amount subscribed, and of which they shall give at least ninety days notice in one or more public Gazettes, and at such other places as they may think best. Capital Stock. Books of Subscription Other regulations. SEC. III. And be it further enacted, That the said Board of Directors shall hold their office for the term of one year only, together with their Treasurer re-eligible at the discretion of the Stockholders, and said Directors shall elect one of their own body as President, subject to be re-elected annually, and they shall elect their own Secretary, to hold his office the time for which the President is elected and shall allow him such compensation for his services as they may fix upon from time to time. [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] c. SEC. IV. And be it further enacted, That the said Board of Directors shall have power to erect water works not otherwise occupied by water works, for the purpose of facilitating their contemplated test for any mineral they may be in search of. Water Works. SEC. V. And be it further enacted, That the rights, powers and privileges conferred by this Act, shall only be exercised in the County of Lumpkin, and said Act shall not be so construed as to authorize said Company to take or use the land or water power of any person residing without the limits of said County of Lumpkin, without first [Illegible Text] their consent by contract. Location. 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. Approved, February 14th, 1854. (No. 318.) An Act to incorporate the Georgia Mining Company, and to grant certain powers and privileges to 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 Euclid Waterhouse, Thomas S. Caloway and John W. H. Underwood and their associates and assigns, be and they are hereby declared to be a body politic and corporate, under the name and style of the Georgia Mining Company, for the purpose of mining for gold, silver, copper and lead, and [as?] such shall sue and be sued, plead and be impleaded, make, have and use a common seal, and alter or destory the same at pleasure. Georgia Mining Company. SEC. II. And be it further enacted, That the capital stock of said Company shall consist of one hundred thousand dollars, with the privilege hereby granted to said Company of increasing the

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same to the sum of five 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 three Directors, to be chosen by the Stockholders on the first Monday in April of each and every year, who shall be entitled to vote as follows: one share, one vote, five shares, three votes, ten shares, five votes, and one vote for every five shares over and above ten shares. Capital. Officers. SEC. III. And be it further enacted, That the said Directors or a majority of them, shall have power to make such by-laws, rules and regulation as they may deem necessary and proper for the management of the affairs of said Company, not in any wise conflicting with the Laws or Constitution of this State; that the corporators before mentioned shall have power to open books of subscription at such time and place, and under such rules and regulations for the purpose of obtaining subscriptions as they may deem fit. Directors. Powers. SEC. IV. And be it further enacted, That said Company shall have the power to purchase and hold real estate, and the same to sell at pleasure for the purpose of carrying into effect the objects for which the powers herein are granted. Real estate. SEC. V. And be it further enacted, That the persons and private property of the Stockholders to an amount equal to the extent of their stock individually, as well as the corporate property, shall be bound for the debts and liabilities of said Company. Private property. SEC. VI. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That said Company shall keep an office in the County of Gilmer, which shall be considered for all judicial purposes its location, and in which county it shall be sued. Office in Gilmer. Approved, February 13th, 1854. (No. 319.) An Act to incorporate the Georgia Gold Company, and the Mining Company of Northern 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 James Wynn, Simeon M. Johnson, Calvin L. Cole, Fulton Cutting and Charles J. Kane, their associates and assigns, are created a body corporate and politic, by the name of the Georgia Gold Company, and by that name shall be able and capable in law to sue and be sued, plead and be impleaded, answer and be answered unto in any Court of Law or Equity, and to make and use a common seal, and to alter and change the same at pleasure, and to establish such ordinances, by-laws and regulations as shall be necessary and convenient for conducting the affairs of the Company. Georgia Gold Company. Powers, c. SEC. II. And be it further enacted, That the object of said Company is declared to be the mining, smelting, refining and working of gold and other ores or minerals in Lumpkin, Union, Gilmer, Pickens and Fannin Conties in the State of Georgia, and for this purpose said Company are empowered to purchase and hold

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real and personal property, and to adopt such means and pursue such measures as shall be expedient for the successful prosecution of the same. Objects. SEC. III. And be it further enacted, That the capital stock of [Illegible Text] Company shall be five hundred thousand dollars, with power [Illegible Text] authority [Illegible Text] same, to one million of dollars, [Illegible Text] into such number of [Illegible Text] as shall be provided for and fixed by the by-laws of said Company. Capital Stock. SEC. IV. And be it further enacted, That there shall be an annual meeting of the [Illegible Text] of said Company, at such time and [Illegible Text] as shall be provided for by the by-laws of said Company, for the purpose of chosing five Directors to [Illegible Text] all the [Illegible Text] thereof; who shall [Illegible Text] Stockholders and be elected by ballot by the Stockholders in [Illegible Text] or by proxy, each share entitling the [Illegible Text] thereof to one [Illegible Text] Election of Directors. SEC. V. And be it further enacted, That James Wynn, Simeon M. Johnson, Calvin L. [Illegible Text] Fulton Cutting and Charles J. Kane, shall [Illegible Text] and continue the [Illegible Text] of said Company, until the first annual meeting of the [Illegible Text] The Directors shall appoint shall appoint their [Illegible Text] and other officers, and shall fill all [Illegible Text] that may [Illegible Text] in their body during the time of their appointment, and they [Illegible Text] continue in office, until new Directors have been elected. Officers, c. SEC. VI. And be it further enacted, That said corporation shall keep an office at [Illegible Text] in the county of Lumpkin, which shall [Illegible Text] considered for [Illegible Text] judicial purposes its location, and in which county it shall be [Illegible Text] to be sued. Office, where kept. SEC. VII. And be it further enacted, That Charles J. McDon [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] his [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] their assigns, be and are hereby made and [Illegible Text] a body [Illegible Text] and politic, by the name and style of the [Illegible Text] Company of Northern Georgia, with a capital stock of five hundred thousand dollars, with the same rights and privileges, limitations and restrictions as are herein granted to said Georgia Gold Company, and with the power of holding the office of said Company at [Illegible Text] in Cobb County, where it shall be liable to be sued. Mining Co of Northern Georgia. Coweta. Approved, February 16th, 1854. (No. 320.) An Act to [Illegible Text] the Dade County Iron Manufacturing and Coal Company. WHEREAS, the county of Dade abounds in extensive and rich beds of Iron and Coal, which have yet been but partially developed by [Illegible Text] individual enterprise: Therefore, for the purpose of more [Illegible Text] developing the same SECTION I. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of [Illegible Text] same, That Robert H. Tatum, Benjamin Hawkins, Robert L. [Illegible Text] Leroy Sutton, James M. Hall, Emanuel

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Mann, Pearce A. Tatum, John B. Wilkinson, John McCaig, Casper M. Tatum, Horace Lindsay, Peter Forister, Hugh McCaig, Ephraim C. Gross and Cyrus P. Clayton, with all other persons who may hereafter be associated or interested in said Company, be and they are hereby incorporated and constituted a body politic by the name and style of the Dade County Iron Manufacturing and Coal Company, and by that name shall be, and they are hereby made able and capable in law to have, purchase and receive, and to retain to themselves and their successors lands, rents, tenements, goods, chattels and effects, of what kind soever, and the same to sell and dispose of, to sue and to be sued, plead and to be impleaded, answer and be answered unto, [to] defend and be defended, in Courts of Record or any other place whatever, and to make, adopt, have, and use a common seal, and the same to alter at pleasure; said company may also make and adopt such by-laws as they may deem necessary for their common interest: Provided, Such by-laws are not repugnant to the Constitution and laws of this State. Corporators. Dade county Iron and Coal Company. Powers, privileges, c. SEC. II. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the capital stock of said company may be increased from time [to time] under such rules and regulations as they or a majority of them may adopt, so that it does not exceed the sum of One Hundred Thousand Dollars, to be divided into shares and disposed of as the interest of the company may from time to time require. Capital. SEC. III. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the members of the said corporate body may at any time sell and convey their interest in the stock and property of said company, both real and personal, under such rules and regulations as may be adopted by said company; and upon the death of any member of said corporation, his or her interest in the corporate property shall pass to the legal heirs, legatees, or representatives of such member, and that such purchaser, heir, legatee, or other representative, shall have all the powers and privileges of regular members of said corporation so created by this Act. May sell, convey, c. 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, February 7th, 1854. (No. 321.) An Act to amend an Act entitled an Act to authorize the raising and establishing a Fire Company in the City of Atlanta, and also to incorporate the same to be known by the name and style of the Atlanta Fire Company, Number One, and to grant to them certain privileges and exemptions. SECTION I. Be it enacted 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 number of persons mentioned in the first section of the before recited Act be increased to sixty. Members increased.

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SEC. II. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That W. A. Baldwin, W. Barnes, C. C. Rodes, G. R. Fraser, H. Muhlinbrink, B. S. Lamb, R. Gardner, S. Frankford, H. M. Mitchell, W. J. Houston, P. J. Immell, L. J. Parr, C. W. Huneycut, J. F. Reynolds, C. A. Whaley, John Kershaw, A. C. Pulliam, J. S. Malone, 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 Atlanta Fire Company, No. 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 pleaded, in any. Cout 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 power of establishing, changing and amending such constitution, by-laws and regulations as may be framed and adopted by the officers and members of said company; Provided, That such constitution, by-laws and regulations, be not inconsistent with the Constitution of and Laws of this State and of the United States. Corporators. Atlanta [Illegible Text] Company. Powers and privileges. 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. Approved, January 10th, 1854. (No. 322.) An Act to incorporate the German Fire Company of Savannah. WHEREAS: divers persons have associated themselves by the name of the officers and members of the German Fire Company of Savannah, and have by their petition set forth that they have formed themselves into an association, to prevent, if possible, by their most strenuous exertions, the two frequent calamities, occasioned by fire in the City of Savannah, and praying to be incorporated. SECTION I. Be it enacted by the Senate and 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 those persons not exceeding sixty in number, who now are or hereafter may be members of said company, or association, be and the same are hereby declared to be a body politic and corporate, in deed and in law, by the name and style of the German Fire Company of Savannah, and the said corporation, by its said name, shall have power and authority to make ordinance and establish all such rules, regulations and by-laws, as they may deem expedient and proper, and not repugnant to the laws of the land: And provided [Illegible Text], That the said German Fire Company of Savannah, shall faithfully perform the duties of firemen, and be subject to the direction of the Chief firemen of the Savannah Fire Company of which the two first officers of the German Fire Company shall be ex officio additional members, and subject to all its rules and regulations, and that nothing in this Act shall be so construed as to make the German Fire Company independent of the City Council of Savannah; but that it

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shall be subject to such ordinances of said Council as now are or hereafter may be made. German Fire Company. Powers, rules and regulations. SEC. II. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That all the officers and members of the aforesaid company be exempt from militia and jury duty in time of peace. Exempt. SEC. III. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That this Act shall be and continue of force for the term of fourteen years. Term. SEC. IV. And be it enacted by the authority aforesaid, That all monies accumulating either by subscription, donation, fire dues or otherwise, shall be the lawful property of the company or their successors, and shall be and [used?] in no way than for benevolent purposes for the benefit of the members of said German Fire Company, without the unanimous consent of said company. Monies, how used. 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. Approved, February 18, 1854. (No. 323.) An Act to incorporate a Company to be known by the name and style of the Marietta Fire Company, and to give them certain privileges and exemptions. SECTION I. Be it enacted by the Senate and 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 association of the citizens in the City of Marietta in the County of Cobb, in said State, having organized themselves and chosen their officers, shall be known by the name and style of the Marietta Fire Company, and by and under that name, be vested with all corporate powers, to pass all laws and by-laws, rules and regulations for the government of said company, not contrary to the Constitution of this State, or the Laws thereof. Marietta Fire Company. SEC. II. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the officers of said company or a majority thereof, shall constitute a board to try and fine defaulters for non-attendance, and other defaults and misconduct as members of said company, as other similar companies of this State. Defaulters, c. SEC. III. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That so long as said Fire Company shall remain in efficient existance, and contain a requisite number of effective members, they shall be exempt from military and patrol duty, except in case of invasion or war. Exempt, c. SEC. IV. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That said company shall exercise, and may enforce the corporate powers and privileges with which it is invested, by virtue of this Act, so long as said company shall contain twenty-five members, and are in a condition for efficient service; and said company shall never exceed fifty in number. Tenure. SEC. V. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid,

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That all laws and parts of laws, repugnant to this Act, be and the same are hereby repealed. Approved, February 17, 1854. (No. 324.) An Act to authorize the formation of two Fire Companies in the City of Macon, to be called the Protection Fire Company, No. 1, and Ocmulgee Fire Company, No. 2, of the City of Macon; and to confer on the Members thereof certain privileges and exemptions. 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 it may be lawful for any number of persons, being citizens of this State, and inhabitants of the City of Macon, to organize themselves into two Fire Companies, to be called the Protection Fire Company, No. 1, and Ocmulgee Fire Company, No. 2, of the City of Macon, to consist of not less than forty, nor more than one hundred members each, with power to elect from among themselves such officers to command them as they may deem necessary. Macon Fire Companies. SEC. II. And be it further enacted, That said Fire Companies shall have power to make such by-laws, rules and regulations for their government, as they may think proper: Provided, That there be nothing in such by-laws, rules, regulations and conditions inconsistent with the Constitution and Laws of this State, and inconsistent with the Acts of incorporation of the City of Macon, or any ordinances passed by the constituted authorities of the City of Macon. Powers and privileges. SEC. III. And be it further enacted, That the officers and members of said companies shall be exempt from militia duty, except in times of invasion, insurrection and alarm. [Illegible Text]. SEC. IV. And be it further enacted, That the members of said companies, be and they are hereby exempt from Jury duty in the County of Bibb, so long as they be and remain members of said companies, or either of them; and it shall be the duty of the Secretary of said Fire Companies, respectively, to furnish the Clerk of the Superior Court of Bibb County, with a list of the officers and members of said companies, at the commencement of each term of the Superior Court of Bibb County. [Illegible Text]. SEC. V. And be it further enacted, That no member of the Protection Fire Company, No. 1, and Ocmulgee Fire Company, No. 2, shall have any of the benefits herein set forth, unless he does the full duty demanded of him, as an active fireman; and there shall be no honorary or pay members, until he has served faithfully as a member for a term of not less than seven years. Benefits forfeited. Approved, February 7th, 1854.

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(No. 325.) An Act to incorporate a Fire Company in the City of Savannah, to be known by the name and style of Young America. WHREAS: Certain persons, citizens of Savannah, have associated themselves by the name and style of Young America, and have, by their petitions, set forth that they have formed themselves into an association to prevent if possible, by their exertions and aid the frequent calamities by fire in the City of Savannah, and pray to be incorporated for the purpose aforesaid. SECTION I. Be it enacted by the Senate and 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 those persons, not exceeding fifty in number, who now are or hereafter shall be members of said company or association, be and the same are hereby declared to be a body politic and incorporate in deed and in law, by the name and style of Young America; and that said corporation, by its said name and style shall have power and authority to make and ordain, and establish all such rules, regulations and by-laws as they may deem expedient and proper, and not repugnant to the laws of the land: And provided always, That the said company or association shall faithfully perform the duties of firemen, and be subject to the directions of the Chief Commanding Fireman of the Savannah Companies, of which companies the first two officers of the said Young America, shall be ex officio additional members, and subject to its rules and regulations; and that nothing in this Act shall be so construed as to make the said company or association independent of the City Council of Savannah, but that it shall be subject to such ordinances of said Council, as now are or hereafter may be made. Young America Fire Company. Powers and privileges. Restrictions. SEC. II. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That all the officers and members af the aforesaid company or association be exempt from militia duty in time of peace. Exempt. SEC. III. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That this Act shall be and continue of force for the term of fifteen years. Term. 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. Approved, February 16th, 1854. (No. 326.) An Act to incorporate the Clinch Rifles' Loan Association. 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 members of the Clinch Rifles' Loan Association, in the City of Augusta,

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their successors and assigns, be and they are hereby made and created a body politic and corporate for the purpose of their association, and under the Constitution and by-laws heretofore by them adopted, and under and by the name of the Clinch Rifles' Loan Association, shall have power to sue and be sued, plead and be impleaded, answer and be answered unto, in any Court of Law or Equity, and to make and use a common seal, and the same at pleasure to break, change, or alter, and to make and adopt all such rules, and regulations, and amendments, of their said Constitution and by laws, as they may deem advisable, and to receive, and hold, and dispose of, any and all property conveyed, assigned, or mortgaged, as security for any loan or debt, whether said mortgage, assignment, or conveyance, be to said association or to one of its officers in trust for said association. Clinch Rifles Loan Association. Powers and privileges. SEC. II. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That said association may, under such rules and regulations as are or may be by said association established, impose fines and enforce the collection of the same from all members of said association. [Illegible Text] c. SEC. III. And be it further enacted by the authority aforeiaid, That no member of said association shall transfer any portion of his or her shares or interest therein, without the consent of the Board of Directors thereof, unless all loans made to such member, and debts and arrearages due from such member to the association, shall first have been paid. [Illegible Text]. Approved, February 10th, 1854. (No. 327.) An Act to incorporate the Athens Building and Loan Association, and to extend the Corporate Limits of Monroe, in Walton 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 John Crawford, Albon Chase, John S. E. Swiney, Charles B. Lyle, and Charles S. Oliver, or a majority of them, be and they, and their associates, successors, and assigns, are hereby declared to be a body politic and corporate, by the name and style of the Athens Building and Loan Association, for the purposes of their association, and under the Constitution and by-laws heretofore adopted by them, with power to sue and be sued, to make and adopt all such rules, and regulations, and amendments of their said constitution and by-laws as the 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 said association 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 or her shall be paid. Athens Building and Loan Association. Rights, powers, c. SEC. II. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the corporate limits of the Town of Monroe, in the County of Walton, be extended three-fourths of one mile in every direction from the Court House in said Town of Monroe. [Illegible Text].

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SEC. III. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That Charles H. Remington, Jared Everett, Freeman W. Johnson, and their associates and successors, be and they are hereby incorporated as a body politic, to be known as the Thomasville Loan and Building Association, and entitled to all the rights, privileges and immunities, granted the before mentioned companies, and subject to like restrictions. Thomasville Loan and Building Association. 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. Approved, February 18th, 1854. (No. 328.) An Act to incorporate the Rome Building and Mutual Loan 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 John R. Alexander, William Johnson, William A. Fort, Elijah F. Starr, Francis J. Sullivan, Daniel R. Mitchell, Atkinson T. Hardin, James M. Spurlock, and John W. H. Underwood, be and they, and their associates, succesors, and assigns, or a majority of them, are hereby declared to be a body politic and corporate, by the name and style of The Rome Building and Loan Association, for the purposes of this association, and under the constitution and by-laws heretofore adopted by the Athens Building and Loan Association; and are hereby made capable of suing and being sued, to make and adopt all such rules, and regulations, and amendments, of the said constitution 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 to make contracts necessary and proper to conduct the business of said association. Rome Association. Powers and privileges. SEC. II. And be it further enacted, That no member of said association 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 or her shall be paid. Transfers. Approved, February 18th, 1854. (No. 329.) An Act to incorporate the Oglethorpe Mutual Loan Association 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 met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That the Oglethorpe Mutual Loan Association, now existing in the City of Savannah, be and the same is hereby incorporated and made a body

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politic by the name and style aforesaid, with full powers to make such by-laws, rules and regulations, as may be needful for the government of the same, to sue and be sued, plead and be impleaded, to have a common seal, and to hold such property, both real and personal, as may be necessary or expedient for the purposes of the same. Oglethorpe Association. Powers, c. SEC. II. And be it further enacted by the authority of the same, That all laws and parts of laws militating against the provisions of this Act, be and the same are hereby repealed. Approved, February 16th, 1854. (No. 330.) An Act to incorporate the Baldwin Blues' Loan and Building Association, and the Macon Building and Loan 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 W. S. Rockwell, J. U. Horne, P. M. Compton, Walter H. Mitchell, S. G. White, together with such other persons as now are, or who may be associated with them hereafter, be and they are hereby incorporated and made a body politic and corporate, under the name and style of the Baldwin Blues' Loan and Building Association, for [the?] purpose of making loans of money on security to their members and stockholders of [the?] corporation; the capital stock of said corporation shall not exceed two thousand shares, to be paid by successive monthly instalments of One Dollar on each share, so long as the said corporation shall continue; the said shares to be held, transferred, assigned, and pledged, and the holders thereof to be subject to such fines and forfeitures, for default in their payments, as the regulations and by-laws of said corporation may prescribe. Corporators. Baldwin Blues' Association. Regulations. SEC. II. That the said corporation shall have such number and succession of officers and members as shall be ordained and chosen, according to the rules and by-laws made or to be made by them, for their government; and shall have power and authority to make such by-laws, and rules, and regulations, as are not repugnant to the Constitution and Laws of the same; shall have and keep a common seal, and alter the same at will; may sue and be sued, implead and be impleaded, in any Court of Law or Equity in the said State; and shall have and enjoy such rights and privileges as are incident to corporate bodies. Powers and rights. SEC. III. That the funds of the said corporation shall be loaned or advanced to their members on such terms and conditions, and subject to such regulations as the said corporation may from time to time prescribe; and it shall be lawful for said corporation to take and hold such lands, tenements, and hereditaments, and (?) as may be conveyed to them for the purposes of their association, or purchased at sales made according to law, or upon judgment or decrees at law or in equity for the recovery of the debts, and the same to sell, alien, or otherwise dispose of, as they may from time to time deem expedient. Funds, how [Illegible Text] Transfers.

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SEC. IV. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the members of the Macon Building and Loan Association, of the City of Macon, their successors and assigns, be and they are hereby made and created a body politic and corporate, for the purpose of their association, and under the constitution and by-laws heretofore adopted by them, with power to sue and be sued, to make and adopt all such rules, and regulations, and amendments, of their said constitution 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 said association shall transfer any portion of his or her shares or interest therein without consent of the Directors, unless all debts and loans due from him or her shall be paid. Macon Association. Powers and privileges. Approved, February 7th, 1854. (No. 331.) An Act to incorporate the Savannah and Florida Steamboat 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 the same, That Geo. Jones, Edward Padelford, F. A. Tupper, John E. Ward, John W. Anderson, John Stevenson, John Stodard, W. B. Hodgson and others, the owners of the steamers Welaka and Seminole, and such others as they may associate with them or their successors, are hereby created a body corporate for the purpose of navigating the waters of Georgia an Florida, and elsewhere, by the name of the Savannah and Florida Steamboat Company. By that name they may sue and be sued, answer and be answered, to plead and be impleaded in any court of law or equity having jurisdiction in this State. Corporators. Sav. and Fla. S. Boat Co. Powers. SEC. II. The capital stock of the said company shall consist of the fair value of the said steamers (Welaka and Seminole) free from all debts and prior claims; shares to be one hundred dollars each, and apportioned to present ownership, each share to be entitled to one vote. Capital. SEC. III. The said company may increase their capital stock by the addition of other boats, according to their value, or by new subscription, to build new boats that shall not succeed the sum of three hundred thousand dollars. Increased. SEC. IV. The said company shall have power to make its own by-laws, appoint its officers and agents, and to hold real estate connected with their business. Officers. Approved, February 10th, 1854. (No. 332.) An Act to incorporate the Oregon Steamboat Company of Georgia. WHEREAS: Certain individuals have associated for the purpose of conducting a company trade on the Savannah River, by steam and other boats, and to enable them advantageously to transact said

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business, they have applied to his General Assembly for an Act of incorporation: SECTION I. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Georgia in General Assembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That Jefferson Roberts and Robert Austin, doing business under the name, style and firm of J. Roberts Co.; William Hare and Charles Connery, doing business under the names, style and firm of Hare and Connery; Nicholas Cruger and Edward C. Wade, doing business under the names, style and firm of Cruger and Wade; Edward J. Kinchley and Alex. Thomas, doing business under the names, style and firm of Kinchley and Thomas; Thomas Oliver, T. S. Mims, H. L. Meyson, R. M. Williamson, J. E. Williamson, J. H. Smith, W. P. Gray, W. H. Ingram, C. J. Brown, George R. Dunbar, J. J. Wood, their associates and successors, are hereby made and created a body politic and corporate by law, by the name and style of the Oregon Steamboat Company of Georgia, for the purpose of conducting a carrying trade by steam or 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 regulation and government as they may [Illegible Text] proper: Provided, 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 necessities of their business may require; and the said corporation shall be liable for all losses caused by fire and steam, if occasioned by its own negligence, or that of its agents or servants, but not otherwise. Oregon Steam [Illegible Text] Company. Corporators. Powers and privileges. Rights and liabilities. SEC. II. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the capital stock of said company shall consist of one hundred 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 its by laws. Capital Stock. 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 increased from time to time by the creation of new stock of one hundred dollars per share, as said Stock holders, may find it expedient; Provided, that the whole amount of capital Stock shall never exceed fifty thousand dollars. May be increased. SEC. IV. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the said company shall be authorised, by Steam Boats of any kind or descriptions, 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. May own other boats. SEC. V. And be it further enacted, That there shall be an election held annually on the first Saturday in July, 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

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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 said 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. Elections, when and how held. SEC. VI. And be it further enacted, That the chief management and control of the affairs of the Company, shall be vested 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 duty and compensation, as to them may seem expedient for the interest of the company. Directors, their powers. SEC. VII. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That 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 to be kept for that purpose, not less than a majority of the Board shall constitute a quorum for business. Meetings and minutes. SEC. VIII. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, 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. Transfers. SEC. IX. And be it further enacted, That the Directors shall on the first Saturday 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 encroach upon the Capital of said Company to make any dividend whatever. Debts and liabilities. Approved, February 7th, 1854. (No. 333.) An Act to amend an Act incorporating the Coosa River Steamboat Company, so as to reduce their capital. WHEREAS: On the 21st day of February, 1850, an Act was passed by the Legislature of the State of Georgia, granting a charter for the Coosa River Steamboat Company, incorporating them with a capital of nineteen thousand four hundred dollars, all paid in, say one hundred and ninety-four shares, at one hundred dollars a share. And whereas, the business of the River not having come [up] to their expectations, they deemed it expedient to reduce the number of their boats, and therefore now ask you to so alter and amend their charter as to reduce the value of the shares from one hundred dollars to sixty dollars each share, thereby reducing the capital stock of the company from nineteen thousand four hundred dollars, to eleven thousand six hundred and forty dollars:

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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 the capital stock of the Coosa [UNK] River [UNK] Steamboat Company be, and is hereby reduced from nineteen thousand four hundred dollars to eleven thousand six hundred and forty dollars, by reducing the shares from one hundred dollars to sixty dollars each. Capital [Illegible Text] Approved, February 20th, 1854. (No. 334.) An Act to incorporate the Georgia and Florida Steam Packet Company. WHEREAS, It is important to the agricultural and commercial interests of the State of Georgia to encourage the navigation of its waters by steam. And WHEREAS, A number of citizens have associated themselves together, under the name of the Georgia and Florida Steam Packet Company, and now own the steamers William Gaston and St. Johns, which steamers are plying from Savannah along the coast of Georgia and Florida. And WHEREAS, At a meeting of said owners held in Savannah, August the 11th, 1853, a resolution was passed, appointing Dr. James P. Sereven, Hiram Roberts and John Boston, a committee to apply to the next Legislature for a charter privilege: SECTION I. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Georgia in General Assembly met, and it is enacted by the authority of the same, That James P. Screven, Hiram Roberts and John Boston, with their associates, and all such persons as now are or hereafter may become associated with them as Stockholders in the premises, and their successors, be and they are hereby constituted and made a body politic and corporate, by the name of The Georgia and Florida Steam Packet Company; and by that name shall be known and designated, sue and be sued, plead and be impleaded in any Court of Law or Equity in this State or the United States, of competent jurisdiction. Georgia [Illegible Text] Florida Steam [Illegible Text] Co. Powers and rights. SEC. II. The capital stock of the above named corporation, shall be seventy-five thousand dollars, in shares of one hundred dollars, and may be increased to any sum not over two hundred thousand dollars, whenever it is thought expedient by a majority of the Stockholders. Capital. SEC. III. To manage the affairs of the Company, the Stockholders shall, on the first Monday in January next, or as soon thereafter as practicable, elect a Board of five Directors, and annually thereafter, each first Monday in every succeeding January, or as soon thereafter as practicable, a Board of five Directors shall be elected, who shall choose a President from their own body. Each share of stock shall be entitled to one vote, and Stockholders shall have the right to vote by proxy. Elections

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SEC. IV. The said Company shall have the privilege of navigating the waters of this State with boats or vessels, propelled by steam, in such manner and for such purposes as they may think most conducive to their interest. Privileges. SEC. V. The said corporation shall be authorized to enjoy the exclusive use of its own wharf or wharves, or such wharf or wharves as it may rent, lease or occupy, but it shall not hold any but what may be necessary for the convenient transaction of its own business. Wharves. SEC. VI. The said corporation shall and is hereby authorized to make such by-laws, rules and regulations for the farther government of the affairs of this Company, as they may deem right and proper, alter and change the same at pleasure, which by-laws, rules and regulations shall be deemed and taken as a part of this Act: Provided, said by-laws, rules and regulations do not conflict with the Constitution of this State or of the United States. By-laws and regulations. SEC. VII. Any five Stockholders or more, representing not less than fifteen thousand dollars of the capital stock of said Company, may call a meeting of the Stockholders, by giving twenty days notice [Illegible Text] one or more of the newspapers in Savannah, for purposes connected with the stock, and the action of a majority of the Stockholders present, shall be binding on the other Stockholders, so far as [Illegible Text] amount of the stock is concerned; and at any such meeting [Illegible Text] President and Directors shall be bound to produce and exhibit to said meeting, if required, all the books, accounts and correspondence connected with said Company. Meetings, how called. SEC. VIII. Semi-annual statements shall be made of the condition of the finances of the Company, and it shall be the duty of the President to send each Stockholder a copy of said statement; and the nett profits of the Company shall be be divided semi-annually among the Stockholders pro rata. Finances and dividends. Approved, February 18th, 1854. (No. 335.) An Act to incorporate the Walton Steam Mills Company, and to grant said Company the powers and privileges therein designated, and to incorporate the Athens Steam 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 the same, That John Dickinson, Orion Stroud, Dickerson H. Walker, Nehemiah Johnson, Stephen Felker, William W. Norrell, William H. Stroud, James R. White, Hardy Treadwell, Charles Smith, Eli A. Smith, James Kennedy, Jacob M. Ambrose, Jesse H. Arnold, Peter G. Morrow, Meshack Boyce, Warren J. Hill, George C. Selman, Timothy C. Collins, William B. Brightwell and William H. Goodson, and their successors, are hereby created a body corporate, by the name and style of the Walton Steam Mill Company, for the purpose of sawing lumber and using any machinery for turning or planing, or otherwise, one or both, and for the manufacture of flour and meal

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and carding of wool, with power to use a common seal, to sue and to be sued, and to hold any property necessary for the above purposes, or for the purpose of collecting or securing any demands in favor of said Company, and to make such by-laws and elect such officers as may be necessary and lawful for conducting the business of said Company. Walton Steam Mill Co. Powers and privileges. SEC. II. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the capital stock of said Company shall be twelve thousand dollars, in shares of one hundred dollars each. Capital. SEC. III. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That William P. Talmadge, John S. Linton, Edward Palmer and Peter A. Summer, together with such persons as may hereafter become associated with them as stockholders, and their successors, be and they are hereby constituted a body politic and corporate, for the purpose of manufacturing hollow ware, castings, geering, tools, machinery and other articles of which iron or other metal constitutes the whole or a component part, by the name and style of the Athens Steam Company, and by that name and style, may hold, purchase, receive, retain, enjoy, sell and transfer real and personal property, may sue and be sued, plead and be impleaded, in any Court of Law or Equity, may have and use a common seal, with power to break, alter any renew the same, and may make such by-laws, rules and regulations as may be deemed necessary and expedient for the management of the concerns thereof: Provided, That the same be not contrary to the Constitution and Laws of this State or of the United States. [Illegible Text]. SEC. IV. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the capital stock of said Company shall consist of fifteen thousand dollars, with the privilege of increasing the same, from time to time, to a sum not exceeding twenty-five thousand dollars, to be divided into shares of one hundred dollars each; and at all meetings of the stockholders each share shall be entitled to one vote, and the proper officers of said Company shall issue certificates of stock, in the manner to be provided for in the by-laws; and all transfers of stock shall be made on the books of said Company by the stockholder or his duly authorized attorney. Capital Stock, c. Approved, February 20th, 1854. (No. 336.) An Act to grant corporate powers and privileges to the Madison Steam Mill Company. SECTION 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, Elijah E. Jones, Wilds Kolb, Simeon N. Brown, Thomas B. Baldwin, John F. Johnson, James H. Willey and Albert G. Foster, and such others as now are or may hereafter become associated with them, be and they are hereby known and distinguished and recognised as a body corporate and politic, by the name and style of the Madison Steam Mill Company, and by that name may sue and be sued, plead and

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be impleaded, in any Court of Law or 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. Madison Steam Mill Co. Powers, c. 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. Seal and By-laws. SEC. III. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the Stockholders shall have an annual meeting on such day and at such place (within the town of Madison) as they may designate, and at which annual meeting said Stockholders shall proceed to [Illegible Text] seven Directors to manage and control the affairs of said Company, which said meeting shall take place at the time and place appointed, unless there shall be a failure to be present Stockholders owning or representing a majority of the stock in said Company, in which event another day shall be set apart by such Stockholders as may be present, and notice thereof given, and so on from time to time until such majority shall be convened. Election of officers. SEC. IV. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the shares of stock in said Company shall be in amounts of one hundred dollars each, and that in all elections and ballots each Stockholder shall have a vote or ballot for each share of stock which he or she shall own or represent, and that no stock be transferred except upon the books of the Company, have a lien on the stock of each Stockholder for all indebtedness of such Stockholder to said Company. Votes of Stockholders. SEC. V. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesad, That the Directors elected as hereinbefore provided, shall proceed to elect a President, Secretary, and such other officers as they may deem proper, who shall hold their offices until their successors are elected. President and Secretary. SEC. VI. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the Stockholders of said Company may at their annual meetings, authorize the Directors of said Company to negotiate loans for the benefit of said Company, (provided two-thirds of the stock represented in such meeting be in favor of such move,) and shall enter a resolution to that effect upon the minutes kept by said Company of their proceedings; and that all loans negotiated under such authority, shall bind not only the corporate property, but also the individual property of the Stockholders, in proportion to the amount held by each at the time of such negotiation; and that said Directors, or their successors in office, may evidence such loans by executing bonds or promissory notes for the same, signed by their President and Secretary. Loans. Private property liable. SEC. VII. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the Stockholders in said Company may vote in their meetings, either in person or by proxy. Proxies. SEC. VIII. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That said Company be and they are hereby authorized to increase their capital stock from time to time as they may deem advisable; to put up other buildings, and purchase and hold all necessary property for the benefit and advantage of said Company:

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Provided, Said capital stock shall not exceed one hundred and fifty thousand dollars, and that this charter be in force for and during the term of fifty years from its passage. Capital stock. Term. Approved, February 11th, 1854. (No. 337.) An Act to amend an Act entitled an Act to authorize all 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, passed the 22 nd day of December, 1847, so far as the Penfield Steam Mill Company, in the County of Greene, is concerned, and to incorporate said Company, and to grant said Company certain privileges. SECTION I. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Georgia in General Assembly met, and and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That Robert L. McWhorter, James R. Sanders and John G. Holtzclaw, and their associate Stockholders and their successors, be and they are hereby created a body corporate, under the name and style of the Penfield Steam Mill Company, and as such are entitled to sue and be sued, plead and be impleaded, to have and use a common seal, to adopt such by-laws, rules and regulations as they may deem necessary, and to alter the same at pleasure, and to do and perform all such acts, which said Corporation would be entitled to do under the Act of which this Act is amendatory, or which said Act was intended to confer, and entitled to all the privileges conferred by said Act. [Illegible Text] Steam Mill Company. SEC. II. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That all acts heretofore done by said Company or their officers, in conformity with the Act of which this Act is amendatory, and all debts, dues, contracts or titles to property, either real or personal, are hereby declared to be valid and binding in law, in the same manner as if the same should be done after this Act. Acts made 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. Approved, January 26th, 1854. (No. 338.) An Act to incorporate the Madison and Gordon Magnetic Telegraph 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 the same, That John H. Glover and A. D. Hammett, 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

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the rights to construct and carry on the Electro-Magnetic Telegraph, by him invented and patented, through this State and other States, on the route leading from Madison to Gordon via Milledgeville, in the [State?] of Georgia, be and they are hereby 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 Madison and Gordon Magnetic Telegraph Company. Corporators. Their power, c, SEC. II. That the capital stock of the said Company shall consist of ten thousand eight hundred and fifty dollars, in shares of fifty dollars each, to be issued to the said A. D. Hammett and John H. Glover, and to those who have heretofore or may hereafter contribute funds for the construction and improvement of the said line of Telegraph, in such proportion as the said A. D. Hammett and John H. Glover 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 purpose, and shall not be invested or employed for any other purpose. Capital. Restrictions, c. SEC. III. That the said corporation shall have power and authority to build or purchase a 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. Side Lines. 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 in the city of Milledgeville, in this State, 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. Meeting. 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. Tenure and Powers. SEC. VI. And be it further enacted, 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 both sides, the election shall be decided by lot. Proxies. SEC. VII. That the Madison and Gordon Magnetic Telegraph Company, hereby incorporated, 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 competent

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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 anywise 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 use, exercise and enjoy all rights, privileges and franchises, which are incident or appertaining to incorporations. Other [Illegible Text]. 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. Lines out of State. SEC. IX. That the Madison and Gordon Magnetic Telegraph Company shall have power and authority to set up their fixtures along and [Illegible Text] any high road and any rail road which now or may hereafter belong to this State, without the same being held or deemed a public nuisance, or subject to be abated by any private persons: Provided, The said fixtures be so placed as not to interfere with the common use of 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 said corporation include the damage of allowing the said fixtures permanently [Illegible Text] continueon 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 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 [Illegible Text] upon the fixtures of the said corporation, erected in [Illegible Text] 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 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 [the?] indictment shall be tried; and if any person incurring the penalty aforesaid shall through insolvency or other cause, be unable or shall fail to pay the penalty and damages aforesaid, and shall a second time destroy or commit a trespass against 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. [Illegible Text]. Damages. Notice. [Illegible Text]. [Illegible Text]. Imprisonment. Second offence.

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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, riot or other civil commotion, or resistance of public authority, or in the punishment or prevention of crime, or the arrest of persons charged or suspected thereof, to give to the communications of such officers [preference over all others; and if any officer?] clerk or operator of the said corporation, shall refuse or wilfully omit to transmit such communication, 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 communicatior. The said corporation shall charge no higher prices 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 applications of any other person, not an officer of the State or of the United States, to give 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. Preferred messages. Operators may be fined c. Immediate dispatch. Penalty. 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. Jury duty, c. 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 said district, and that this Act shall be deemed a public Act. Process. SEC. XIII. That the members of said corporation shall be liable, jointly and severally, for all debts and contracts made by said 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. Debts, contracts, c. SEC. XIV. 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, February 18th, 1854.

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(No. 339.) An Act to incorporate the Sub-Marine and Terrestrial Telegraph 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 the same, That Samuel A. Kennedy, Don Francisco Noy and Don Filipe Nunez, and such persons as now are or hereafter may be associated with them, be and they are hereby made and declared a body politic and corporate, for the purpose of constructing, erecting and maintaining a line of Telegraphic Communication through this State, on the line from Punto Yeacas, in Cuba, through Florida and this State, and thence northward by the best and most convenient route that may be selected for that purpose; and the said persons, and their associates and successors, by the name of the Sub-Marine and Terrestrial Telegraph Company, are hereby made able and capable in law to sue and be sued, plead and be impleaded, in any of the Courts of this State; to have and use a common seal; to make and execute such by-laws, rules and regulations, as they may deem necessary and convenient for the government of said corporation; to purchase, receive and hold such lands, tenements, goods and chattels, as may be necessary for their said business; and the same to sell, convey and assign, and generally to have and enjoy all such rights and privileges, and be subject to all such liabilities as are incident to bodies politic and corporate. Sub-Marine Telegraph incorporated. Rights, powers, c. SEC. II. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That said corporation shall have power to create a stock sufficient to carry into effect the objects of said Company, and may divide the same into such shares as they may deem proper, and every Stockholder in said Company, shall be entitled to vote according to the number of shares they may respectively hold in the same. Capital. SEC. III. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That said Company shall have power and authority to set up their fixtures along and across any road or highway, without the same being held or deemed a public nuisance, or subject to be abated by any private person, so the same be placed as not to interfere with the common use of such road or highway, or with the convenience of the land owners, further than may be unavoidable, and may cross or follow any river, stream or water course, so as not to interfere with the navigation thereof; but said corporation shall be responsible for any damages which any person may sustain by reason of the [Illegible Text] 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 said corporation, include the damage of allowing the said fixtures permanently to continue; in [on?] the payment of which damages, the right of the corporation to continue the same, shall be absolute and indefeasible; and no person or body politic shall be entitled to sue for and recover damages as aforesaid, until the said corporation shall have refused or neglected to remove said fixture,

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on [Illegible Text] thirty days notice from the party complaining of the same. Privileges. Damages. Notice. SEC. IV. [Illegible Text] be it further enacted by the authority of the same, That every person who shall destroy, deface or injure the fixture of said Company, or commit any trespass on the same, for the purpose of interrupting; or with intent to interrupt, the operation of the [Illegible Text] of said corporation, shall be liable to pay to said corporation the sum of five hundred dollars for each and every such [Illegible Text] and for all damages in addition thereto, which the said [Illegible Text] may suffer in repairing said injury, and on the interruption of the business, to be recovered in an action of trespass at the suit [Illegible Text] said Company; and shall be further liable to indictment and [Illegible Text] for the same, as provided for by the Laws of this State. Trespassers, how punished. SEC. V. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That said corporation shall have power and authority to contract with any person [Illegible Text] persons, or bodies corporate, for the purpose of connecting its [Illegible Text] of telegraph with lines out of this State. [Illegible Text] lines. SEC. [Illegible Text] And be it further enacted by the authority of the same, [Illegible Text] said corporation shall be bound, upon the application of any of the officers of this State, or of the United States, in the event of any war, insurrection, riot or other commotion or resistance of public authority, or in the punishment or prevention of crime, [Illegible Text] the arrest of persons charged with or suspected thereof, to give [Illegible Text] the communications of such officers preference over all others [Illegible Text] the [Illegible Text] dispatch of the same; and if any officer, clerk, [Illegible Text] or other person employed by said corporation, shall refuse or wilfully omit to transmit such communication promptly as aforesaid, or shall [Illegible Text] alter or falsify the same for any purpose whatsoever, [Illegible Text] shall be subject, upon conviction thereof, before any Court of competent jurisdiction, to be fined and imprisoned according to [Illegible Text] discretion of the Court, and in proportion to the aggravation [Illegible Text] said offence; the said corporation shall charge no more for said communications than for private communications of the same length; and in consideration of the promises the said corporation shall have the exclusive right of way between the termini of their [Illegible Text] line, within the limits of this State, and no other line of telegraph shall be hereafter erected to connect the towns connected by said line, without the assent of said Company. Preferred messages. Refusal to transmit, c. Right of way. SEC. VII. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That all laws and parts of laws [Illegible Text] to the true intent and meaning of this Act, be and the same are hereby repealed. Approved, February 18th, 1854. (No. 340.) An Act to amend the Charter of the Southern Mutual Insurance Company, and to authorize said Company to transfer the Life Department thereof. WHEREAS, By the Act of the General Assembly, of the 21st December, 1849, the Southern Mutual Insurance Company was

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authorized to make the insurance on the lives of white persons, and the granting of annuities, a separate department of their business, and that all the contracts, liabilities, claims, receipts, expenses and investments of the Life Department, might be distinct from the other business of the corporation, as much as if they belonged to another Company; And WHEREAS, The said Company have carried out heretofore [UNK] said authority, [UNK] and have made their Life Department separate and distinct from their other business; And WHEREAS, It is believed that the public good would be promoted by making it a separate corporation: 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 Southern Mutual Insurance Company shall have authority, whenever the Convention of Stockholders shall consent thereto, to transfer and assign to any Company which may be hereafter incorporated for that purpose, either in this State or any other, all the business, assets, claims, funds, investments, rights and privileges belonging and appertaining to the Life Department of said Company: Provided, That the said new Company to which it shall be transferred, shall assume all the liabilities and obligations of said Southern Mutual Insurance Company, which shall then exist for and on account of the said Life Department. May transfer life department. Old [Illegible Text] c. SEC. II. And be it further enacted, That whenever such transfer shall have been made in pursuance of this Act, and accepted by said new Company, the said Southern Mutual Insurance Company shall be released from all liability and responsibility on the policies or other liabilities of the Life Department. Released. 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, February 18th, 1854. (No. 341.) An Act to amend an Act entitled an Act to incorporate an Insurance Company, to be called the Savannah Mutual Insurance Company, passed December 30 th, 1847, and an Act amendatory thereof, passed 23 d February, 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 the seventeenth Section of the said Act, be and the same is hereby repealed. Section repealed. SEC. II. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the said corporation may make insurance on any description of property against loss or damage by flood. Any property. SEC. III. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the fifth Section of the said Act, be so amended as to add immediately after the words, and other property, the words or

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interest; And further, That the first and third clauses of the fourteenth Section of the said Act, be so amended as to strike out the word and occurring in each of said clauses, immediately after the words Marine Works, and to add after the words navigation risks in each of said clauses, the words and what on Flood risks [?.] Sections 5th and 14th amended. SEC. VI. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the second Section of the Act amendatory of said Act, be so amended as to authorize the Truitees of said Company, to increase the capital as now authorized, fifty thousand dollars to two hundred thousand dollars. Capital increased. Approved, February 18th, 1854. (No. 342.) An Act to incorporate the Macon Manufacturing Company. WHEREAS, Nathan C. Monroe, John J. Gresham, Cadwell W. Raines, [Illegible Text] G. Holt, William A. Ross, Leroy Napier, Skelton [Illegible Text] John Thurman, Samuel P. Corbin and other persons, have associated themselves under the Act of the General Assembly of the State of Georgia, passed on the 22d day of December, 1847, entitled an Act to authorize all the free white persons in the State of Georgia, and such others as may associate with them, to prosecute [Illegible Text] business of manufacturing with corporate powers and [Illegible Text] for the purpose of manufacturing cotton and wool, using the name and style of the Macon Manufacturing Company; And WHEREAS, Said persons have expended the sum of one hundred and forty-five thousand dollars in the erection of a cotton mill, in the City of Macon, which is now in successful operation, and it being desirable that an Act of incorporation should be passed for their protection and benefit: 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 said persons, together with all those who now own stock in the said Company, and those who may hereafter become Stockholders, by purchase and transfer, be and they are hereby incorporated, created and constituted a body politic and corporate, by the name and style of the Macon Manufacturing Company, and by that name shall be capable of suing and being sued, pleading and being impleaded, in any of the Courts of this State having competent jurisdiction, and shall have power to devise and use a common seal, to establish such offices, and to make all by-laws and regulations, which they may deem expedient for the proper management of the affairs of said Company: Provided, Such by-laws and regulations shall not be inconsistent with the Constitution or Laws of this State, or of the United States, Macon Manufacturing Company. Powers and rights. SEC. II. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the capital stock of said Company, shall be the sum of one

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hundred and forty-five thousand dollars, to be divided into shares of one hundred dollars each, and to be owned by the present Stockholders in said Company as now owned. Capital. SEC. III. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the said Company shall have power to purchase, own and dispose of any property, real or personal, which may be necessary or [Illegible Text] for them to own in the prosecution of their business of manufacturing, or which may be taken by them for debts due to the Company. May [Illegible Text] property SEC. IV. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That all the rights, privileges and liabilities of the present Company, shall belong, accrue to and attach to the new Company hereby ereated, upon their acceptance of this Act of incorporation. Old [Illegible Text] c. 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. Approved, February 14th, 1854. (No. 343.) An Act to incorporate Bellville Factory. WHEREAS, There is a manufacturing establishment in operation, located on Butler's Creek, in Richmond County, seven miles south of the City of Augusta, for the manufacture of wool and cotton cloth; And WHEREAS, Certain owners and proprietors thereof, individuals hereinafter named, are desirous of being incorporated under the name and style of Bellville Factory: SECTION I. Be it enacted by the Senate and 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 Schley, John Schley, James M. Schley, William Schley and Robert Schley, with all such persons as now or may hereafter become Stockholders in the said Company, be and they are hereby incorporated and made a body politic, by the name and style of Bellville Factory, and by that name shall be and are hereby made able and capable in law to have, purchase and receive and retain to them and their successors, lands, rents, tenements and hereditaments, goods, chattels and effects of what kind soever, and the same to sell, grant, demise, alien or dispose of; to sue and be sued, plead and be impleaded, [Illegible Text] and be answered, defend and be defended, in Courts of Record, or any other place whatsoever; and to make, have and use a common seal, and the same to break, alter and renew at their pleasure; and also, by such person or persons, as a majority of the Stockholders shall appoint for the management of the concerns and business of the said Company, to ordain, establish and put in execution such by-laws and regulations as shall seem convenient for the government of the said corporation; and to select and appoint all such officers and servants as

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may be necessary for the discharge of the business of the said Company. Corporators. Bellville Factory. Powers, c. By-laws. SEC. II. And be it further enacted, That if the said corporation shall at any time hereafter deem it advisable, and for the benefit of the Stockholders, to erect and construct, and work one or more mills for the manufacturing of wool and cotton or other things, that then and in such case the said corporation shall hold and work the same, with like privileges as are hereinbefore granted for the erecting, holding and working the said Bellville Factory. May increase capital and how. Approved, February 17th, 1854. (No. 344.) An Act to incorporate the Milledgeville 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 the same, That John A. Breedlove, Allen Little, Samuel G. White, William McKinley, Daniel R. Tucker, Benj. S. Jordan, Seaton Grantland, Robert A. McCombs, and such others as may associate themselves together, under the name and style of the Milledgeville Hotel Company, be and the same are hereby incorporated by that name, with all the rights, powers and privileges usually conferred upon corporations. Corporators. Powers, c. SEC. II. And be it further enacted, That the capital of said Company shall be fifty thousand dollars, with the privilege of increasing it to seventy thousand, which may be divided into shares of such size as the Company may agree upon; and the capital to be employed under this Act, shall be used in the erection of a hotel, or any other buildings which the Company may direct; and that each shareholder shall be bound upon contracts to be made for the construction or erection of said hotel and its appurtenances, to the extent of his subscription or ownership of shares, and that no liability shall attach upon said shareholder after he shall have fully paid up for the shares subscribed for or held. Capital. How used. Private property not liable. SEC. III. And be it further enacted, That said Company may, by written rules for their government and management of their interests in said buildings to be erected, prescribe terms which will define the relations of the shareholders to each other mode of settlement, c., which rules shall be obligatory upon all persons dealing with said Company, upon their being notified of the same. Rules and regulations. Approved, February 15th, 1854. (No. 345.) An Act to incorporate the Savannah 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 the same, That James P. Scriven, Solomon Cohen, William M. Wadley, Robert D.

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Walker and Alexander R. Lawton, of the City of Savannah, and their associates, the subscribers to the stock of the new hotel, successors and assigns, shall be a body corporate, with perpetual succession, by the name and style of the [Illegible Text] Hotel Company; and by said corporate name shall be liable to sue and be sued, and are hereby made able and capable to have, purchase, receive, enjoy, hold and retain to them and their successors, all such lands, tenements, hereditaments, goods and chattels, as may be necessary and proper for the erection of a hotel building in the City of Savannah, and with power to appoint such officers and agents as they may desire for this purpose. Corporators. Savannah Hotel Powers SEC. II. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the capital stock of said Company shall consist of one hundred and forty thousand dollars, which may be increased as the Board of Directors shall think proper, not to exceed the sum of three hundred thousand dollars. Capital. SEC. III. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That James P. Scriven, Solomon Cohen, William M. Wadley, Robert D. Walker and Alexander R. Lawton, shall be known and recognized as the Board of Directors of the said Company, (with power to fill any vacancy,) until an election shall take place by the Stockholders; and in all elections for Directors, each share of one hundred dollars shall be entitled to one vote. Directors, their powers and duties. SEC. IV. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That this Act shall be taken, held and deemed a public Act, and be taken notice of as such by the Courts of this State. Public Act. Approved, February 16th, 1854. (No. 346.) An Act to incorporate the Savannah Lumber Manufacturing and Planing Machine Company. SECTION I. Be it enacted in General Assembly of the State of Georgia, and it is hereby enacted by authority of the same, That Robert A. Allen, Elisha A. Allen, Wm. L. Walker, Wm. Kire, and their associates and assigns, and all such persons as may hereafter hold stock in said Company, be and they are hereby incorporated and made a body corporate and politic, by the name and style of the Savannah Lumber Manufacturing and Planing Machine Company, and by that name shall be and are made capable in Law to have, hold and retain to them and their successors, lands, tenements, goods, chattels and effects of what kind soever; and the same to sell and dispose of, to sue and be sued, plead and be impleaded; to make, have and use a common [Illegible Text] and to have and exercise all the powers incident to a corporation and necessary to the transaction of their business, of buying, selling, manufacturing and planing lumber. Corporators Powers. SEC. II. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the said Company make such constitution and by-laws as they may deem necessary for their interest, not repugnant to the Laws of this State; and may appoint such Directors, officers, agents and servants for the conduct of their affairs, as they deem necessary, and at such time and place as they may prescribe by by-laws. By-laws, agents, c.

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SEC. III. And be it further enacted, That the said Company may fix and establish the amount of capital stock necessary for its business, and issue scrip for the shares held by its Stockholders, in such amounts as they may determine; and no Stockholder of the said Company shall transfer his stock except to the said Company, while he may be indebted to said Company, unless by consent of the Company or its Board of Directors, but the Company shall have lien on the same for the payment of such indebtedness. Capital Stock. Transfers. SEC. IV. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid That the persons and property of the Stockholders in said Company, shall be held liable for all debts or contracts due or incurred by said Company, to the amount or value of each share or shares held by such Stockholder in said Company: Provided, That the capital stock of said Company shall not exceed fifty thousand dollars: And provided, That any Stockholder who is not indebted to the Company, may sell and transfer his stock at pleasure. Private property. Fifty thousand dollars. Approved, February 17th, 1854. (No. 347.) An Act to incorporate the Columbus Gas Light Company, and to alter and change the name of the Ladies' Education and Benevolent Society of the Methodist Episcopal Church of the City of Columbus, to that of the Ladies' Education and Benevolent Society of the City of Columbus. SECTION I. Be it enacted by the Senate and 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 E. Bacon, H. T. Hall, John C. Ruse, Samuel A. Billing and John Dubloise, and their associates, subscribers to the capital stock of the association, intended to be hereby incorporated, and their successors, 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 Columbus; and as such, shall have power to adopt, make and use a common seal, and the same, at their pleasure, to alter and renew; to make and execute such by-laws, rules and regulations, 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, conformality 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, convey 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. Corporators. Name. Powers. SEC. II. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the said corporation shall have full power and authority to make, manufacture and sell Gas, to be made of coal, rosin or other materials, for lighting the streets, public and private buildings, and other places in the City of Columbus; and shall be and is hereby

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authorized and empowered to lay down in any and all of the streets, avenues, alleys, squares and public grounds of said city, Gas Pipes and other apparatus, for conducting Gas through the same, and to erect 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 erection 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. Pipes and [Illegible Text]. Restrictions. SEC. III. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the capital of the said corporation shall be divided into shares of twenty-five dollars each, and be transferable 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 and owing to the corporation by the holder thereof; and by order of the Directors, in conformity to such by-laws as the Stockholders may adopt in relation thereto, may be sold at public auction for the purpose of paying any debt or debts due by the individual Stockholders to the Company, they accounting to such Stockholders for any surplus of the proceeds of said sales, remaining after the payment of such debt or debts. Transfers, c. Shares may be sold SEC. IV. And be it further enacted 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] [Illegible Text] officers, c SEC. V. And be it further enacted 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. May hold over. SEC. VI. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That if any person or persons shall wilfully 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 indicted as a misdemeanor, and shall be 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 being; and such criminal prosecutions shall in no wise impair the right of action for damage which the said Company is hereby authorized to institute in any Court having cognizance and [Illegible Text] of the same. Injuries to works. How punished.

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SEC. VII. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the corporate name of the Ladies' Education and Benevolent Society of the Methodist Episcopal Church of the City of Columbus, be and the same is hereby altered and changed to that of the Ladies' Education and Benevolent Society of the City of Columbus. Ladies' [Illegible Text] SEC. VIII. And be it further enacted, That all laws and parts of laws which militate against this Act, be and the same are hereby repealed. Approved, February 18th, 1854. (No. 348.) An Act to amend an Act to incorporate the Habersham and Union Turnpike Company, and to grant certain privileges to the same, 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 the Act above recited, be so amended as to shorten said Turnpike Road, making the said road to commence at the residence of Col. John Trammell, in Habersham county, Georgia; and run from thence along the said Turnpike Road, across the Blue Ridge to the ford of Hiwassee River, four miles North of the Blue Ridge, near the residence of James R. Wyley, in the county of Union; and that all the balance of said road, to wit: From the point first designated to Clarksville, and from the point last designated to the North Carolina line, be surrendered to the county of Habersham and the county of Union, and be kept up by the said counties in pursuance of the general Road Laws in this State. Route shortened. Road, how kept up. SEC. II. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the rates of toll and charges on said Turnpike, so shortened, shall be as follows: One half of the prices now authorized to be charged on two, [Illegible Text] or six-horse wagons, ox carts, carriages and buggies; and that the charges for man and horse and all kinds of stock remain as now fixed by law. Rates of toll. SEC. III. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That all the rights, powers and privileges conferred on said company by the existing charter to the original road, and the control and government of the same, and every right, power or privilege to the same, are hereby continued in force, and are hereby made applicable to the road as curtailed and shortened by this Act. Rights, powers, c., [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. Approved, February 9th, 1854.

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(No. 349.) An Act to incorporate the Brunswick Improvement 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 the same, That to aid the improvement of the Agricultural, Manufacturing and Commercial interests of the South Western Counties of Georgia and of the City of [Illegible Text], that Charles Day, Joseph Bond, Thurston R. Bloom, William W. Cheever, Henry Young and George W. Towns, and [Illegible Text] associates, successors and assigns, shall be and they are hereby incorporated and made a body politic, by the name and style of the Brunswick Improvement Company, and by that name shall and may be capable, in law, of purchasing, holding, improving and disposing of property, real and personal, or mixed; and may be sued and may sue in all Courts of Law and Equity, and may have and use [Illegible Text] common seal, and generally may do every other act or thing necessary to carry into effect the provisions of this Act, and to promote the objects of said Company, as authorized by this Act. [Illegible Text] Powers SEC. II. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the capital of said Company shall not exceed six hundred thousand dollars, in shares of twenty dollars each. Capital SEC. III. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the persons before named, or any three of them, shall be authorized to receive subscription to the capital stock of said Company, and when the subscriptions shall amount to not less than one hundred thousand dollars, the Stockholders may organize and make by-laws for the government of the Company, which by-laws shall not contain any thing contrary to the Laws of the State or of the United States; each share of stock shall entitle its holder to one vote. Subscriptions, organization. SEC. IV. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the affairs of said Company shall be managed by a President who shall be a Director, and four other Directors to be elected by the Stockholders; who shall, when met as a Board, have power to appoint and employ all such officers, agents and other servants as they shall deem necessary to attend and to transact the business of the Company; to contract, agree for, purchase, rent or hire all such lands, buildings, chattels, materials, rights, privileges and effects whatever, as they may deem necessary or convenient for affecting the objects of the Company, and the same, or any part thereof, to use or otherwise dispose of. Officers, their powers SEC. V. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the object for which the Brunswick Improvement Company is incorporated, and which said Company is hereby authorized to affect, is the improvement of any lands and property which shall belong to said Company, by laying out the same, or any part thereof, into roads, lots, streets and other divisions and erecting, constructing, or making all such wharves, buildings vessels and improvement as may be necessary or convenient; and renting,

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casing, granting, selling or using the same in such manner not contrary to the Laws of the State or the United States, as may be considered advantageous for the Company. [Illegible Text] SEC. VI. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the Board of Directors shall have power to call for payments of instalments of any unpaid balances due on stock, and to provide for the forfeiture and sale of any share or shares thereof, in default of payment, after thirty days notice shall have been given, and for the revision of such forfeiture on such terms as they shall deem reasonable. [Illegible Text], forfeitures, c. SEC. VII. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the shares of said Company shall be considered and held in law as personal property, and may be sold and transferred upon the books of the Company by scrip, or assigned and bequeathed by the proprietors thereof, as such. Share held as personal property. SEC. VIII. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the special meetings of the Stockholders may be called by a majority of the Directors, or by one or more Stockholders, holding one-fourth of the capital stock of the Company. Special Meetings. SEC. IX. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the office of the said Company shall be located at Brunswick, [Illegible Text] county, where it shall be sued, and that the private property of each Stockholder shall be liable in proportion to the amount of his or [Illegible Text] stock, after the exhausting the public property. Private property, liable. SEC. X. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That this Act shall take effect from and immediately after its passage. To take effect. SEC. XI. 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, February 9th, 1854. (No. 350.) An Act to incorporate the Southern Central Agricultural Society of Georgia, and to confer certain powers and immunities on the same. SECTION I. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Georgia, That from and after the passage of this Act, Thomas Stocks and James M. Davidson, of the county of Green; William Terrell and David W. Lewis, of the county of Hancock; Mark A. Cooper, of the county of Cass; William M. De Antignac and Robert Y. Harris, of the county of Richmond; William C. Daniel, of the county of DeKalb; Richard Peters, of the county of Fulton; Benjamin E. Stiles, of the county of Bibb; Phineas M. Nightengale, of the county of Dougherty; Seaborn A. Jones, of the county of Chatham; John S. Thomas, of the county of Baldwin; George M. Troup, of the county of Laurens; Samuel Griswold of the county of Jones, and John S. Linton of the county of Clark; together with such other persons as they may associate with them for the purposes herein afterwards specified, are hereby made and constituted

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a body politic and corporate, by the name and style of The Southern Central Agricultural Society of Georgia. Corporators. Name. SEC. II. Be it further enacted, That the corporation shall have perpetual succession of its corporators chosen in pursuance of its by-laws, and shall have power to make such by-laws as may not be inconsistent with the Laws of the State; to have and use a common seal, and alter the same at pleasure; to sue and be sued, and complain or defend, in Courts of Law or Equity; to hold by purchase, gift, devise or bequest, such real and personal estate, funds and stocks, as may be required by its purposes; and to use and convey the same, and power also to organize and endow (when its funds shall be [Illegible Text]) an Industrial [Illegible Text], and attach farms thereto, and prescribe the course of instruction therein; and the corporation, and also the Institute when established, shall enjoy all the privileges and immunities, now enjoyed by institutions incorporated in this State, for purposes of education. Powers. Industrial Institute. SEC. III. Be it further enacted, That the corporation is hereby authorized to hold annual or semi-annual Fairs, under such regulations as may be prescribed by its by-laws; and shall have power during their Fairs, by a police wearing its badges and chosen in in [Illegible Text] of its by-laws, to remove disorderly persons or dangerous animals from within the Fair Grounds, and such police is hereby authorized in making such removals, to use such necessary force as shall not extend to distruction of life or limb of human beings. [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] Approved, February 17th, 1854. (No. 351.) An Act to incorporate the Bainbridge Cemetery in the County of Decatur, 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 M. Potter, John L. Crawford, Benjamin M. [Illegible Text], Alexander A. Allen and Luke Mann, and their successors in office, be and they are hereby constituted a body corporate and politic, by the name and style of the Bainbridge Cemetery. [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 suing 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 purpose of said Bainbridge Cemetery. Powers SEC. III. And be it further enacted, That said Trustees shall have power and authority to fill all vacancies by death, resignation or otherwise, and may increase their number to seven, if it be deemed expedient or necessary. Vacancies. SEC. IV. And be it further enacted, That said Trustees have full

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power and authority over said Bainbridge Cemetery, to add thereto by purchase or otherwise as may be necessary; sell lots within the same, and all other acts necessary in the proper management of the same. Other powers. Approved, February 10th, 1854. INTERNAL TRANSPORTATION. RAIL AND PLANK ROADS AND RIVERS * * See No. 500, Broad River, Commissioners for; and Ohoopie River, Commissioners for. See No. 348, for Habersham and Union Telegraph Company incorporated. [See Incorporations.] [AlphabeticalHead Notes over each Act.] I. RAIL AND PLANK ROADS. No. 352. Augusta Waynesboro R. R. No. Augusta City C. Rail or Plank Road, see No. 381, Sec. 9. No. [Illegible Text]. Barnesville and Zeb. Br. Road changed to, c. No. 353. Brunswick and Florida R. R. No. 354. Charleston and Savannah R. R. No. 355. Chattahoochee R. R. Com. No. 356. Columbus and Ham. R. R. No. 357. Columbus and W. Pt. R. R. No. 358. Coosa and Chattooga R. R. No. Coosa and Chattooga, No. 367, Sec. 7. No. 359. Dalton and Cop. Mine T. Plk. and R. R. Com. No. 360. Dalton and Ala. Line R. R. No. 361. Eatonton and Covington R. R. No. 362. Eatonton and Mont. R. R. No. 363. Elijay R. R. Com. No. 364. [Illegible Text] and Lumpkin R. R. No. Franklin and Oxford R. R. No. 353. No. 365. Fort Gaines R. R. No. 366. Gainesville R. R. Comp. No. 366. Geo. and Ala. R. R. Comp. No. Griffin and N. Ala. R. R. No. 378. No. 367. Georgia Western R. R. No. John R. Standford Co.'s charter, No. 371. No. 368. Mad., Eat'n., Watk'e. and Athens R. R. No. 369. Milledgeville R. R. Com. No. 370. Milledgeville Turnp. and R. R. Comp. No. 371. Mont'y. and W. Pt. R. R. in Georgia. No. 372. Ogeechee I'lank [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text]. No. 373. Mont'o. and [Illegible Text] R. R. Com. No. 374. Muscogee R. R. [Illegible Text] No. Muscogee R. R. No. 375, [Illegible Text] 8. No. 375. North Eastern R. R. Com. No. 376. Sav. and Alb. R. R., changed to Sav., Alb. and Gulf R. R. No. 377. Sav. and Branchville R. R. No. 378. Sav., Griffin and N. Ala R. R. No. So. Ca. R. R. at Augusta, No. 354, Sec. 7. No. Stanford, Jno. [Illegible Text] Co., charter, No. 353 and 371. No. State Road, No. 356, Sec. 10, [See title State Road, in Public Laws.] No. Thomaston R. R. Com. No. 363, Sec. 9. No. Thomaston and Barnes. R. R. No. 275. No. 379. Washing. and [Illegible Text]. R. R. Com. No. 380. Wilkes Plank or R. R. Com. No. 381. Wills Valley R. R. II. RIVERS.* No. 382. Sav. River, navigation, c. of. No. 383. Altamaha River, navigation, [Illegible Text] of. No. 384. Great Ogeechee navigation, improving it. No. [Illegible Text] River Comm'rs. of, No. 383, Sec. 5. No. 385. Ohoopie Rivers, in Emanuel. No. 385. Ebenezer [Illegible Text], or The [Illegible Text]

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UGUSTA AND [Illegible Text] RAIL ROAD COMPANY. SECTION I. Amends the Charter[Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] qualifies, though member of other [Illegible Text]. (No. 352.) An Act to amend an Act entitled an Act to incorporate the Augusta and [Illegible Text] Rail Road, passed 31 st December, 1838, and [Illegible Text] Acts amendatory thereof. 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 [Illegible Text] Section of the original charter of said Augusta and Waynesboro Rail [Illegible Text], be so amended as to make any Stockholder in [Illegible Text] own right, [Illegible Text] at least ten shares, and who is a resident of this State, eligible as Director, whether such Stockholder be a Director in any other [Illegible Text] Road Company or not Qualification of Directors. SEC. II. And be it further enacted by the authority [Illegible Text], That all [Illegible Text] and parts of laws militating against the provisions of this Act [Illegible Text] repealed. [Illegible Text], February 16th, 1854. [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] AND ZEBULON RAIL ROAD CHANGED TO [Illegible Text] FRANKLIN AND OXFORD RAIL ROAD. Section 1. Extends the Privileges, c. Section 2. New Corporators. Section 3. Capital increased to $120,000. Section 4. Organized under old Charter. Section 5. Name changed as aboveRule of Evidence. Section 6. Brunswick Florida Rail Road may consolidate, c. Section 7. John R. Stanford and others get a Charter. (No. 353.) An Act to amend an Act entitled an Act to incorporate the Zebulon [Illegible Text] Rail Road, approved January 12 th, 1852, so as to [Illegible Text] said Rail Road from Zebulon through Greenville, Corinth and Franklin, to the most practicable point on the Alabama line, [Illegible Text] to connect with the Oxford Rail Road; to appoint additional Corporators, increase the Capital Stock, to change the Name of said Company; also, to amend the several Acts heretofore passed in relation to the [Illegible Text] and Florida Rail Road Company, and to authorize the Brunswick and Florida Rail

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Road Company to consolidate its Stock with any other Company building a Rail Road in the Southern part of Georgia; also, to authorize the construction of a Rail Road from Clarksville, or some point near thereto, to some point on the Tennessee State line through the Hightower Gap, near to the Copper Mines in Polk County, 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 the said Act be so amended as to extend said Barnesville and Zebulon Branch Rail Road from Zebulon, in Pike county, to Greenville, in Merriwether county, from thence to Corinth and Franklin, in Heard county, and from thence to some point deemed the most practical on the Alabama line, so as to connect with the Oxford Rail Road. Barnesville Branch extended. SEC. II. And be it further enacted, That L. H. Featherston, W. W. Ganter, C. W. Mabry, William Barker, M. A. Mitchell, W. E. Mangham, W. P. Tyler, J. A. Mangham, R. O. Banks, Dr. Wimbush, J. Robinson, C. Campbell, Dr. Stinson, Maj. Megee and D. L. Grimes, be and they are hereby appointed additional corporators, with all the rights, powers, privileges, immunities, abilities and liabilities, as are given and vested in the corporators in said/Act named. Additional corporators. SEC. III. And be it further enacted, That the capital [UNK] stock [UNK] in said Company be so increased as not to exceed the sum of one million and two hundred thousand dollars, and the mode and manner of subscription of stock, and the issuing of certificates, shall be the same as provided by said Act, of which this is amendatory. Capital, subscriptions, c. SEC. IV. And be it further enacted, That the organization of said Company, election of officers, filling of vacancies, rights of [Illegible Text], and mode of compelling contribution from Stockholders, shall [Illegible Text] governed by the same rules and regulations as are pointed out by the said Act, to which this is amendatory. Officers, c. SEC. V. And be it further enacted, That said Company shall be known and styled the Franklin and Oxford Rail Road Company, and vested with all the rights and privileges, abilities and liabilities, that are given and vested in the Zebulon Branch Rail Road Company, by the Act of January 12th, 1852, of which this [UNK] Act [UNK] is amendatory: Provided, That nothing in this charter shall exempt said Company from liability, and they are hereby made liable, under existing laws, or in any other manner that the Legislature may by law provide, for all damages sustained by any individual or individuals from the loss or crippling of all kind of stock or any other species of property whatever, by the running of the locomotives, cars, engines, or any other motive power on [Illegible Text] road; and also are and shall be liable for all injuries received [Illegible Text] any individual or individuals, or damage done him, her or them, by the running of said cars, engines, locomotives, or any other motive power on said road; and in the event death ensue, [Illegible Text] the right of action or recovery shall survive to his, her or their representative or representatives against the said Company for said damages, and all suits and controversies arising from

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causes aforesaid, the Company shall be considered as prima facie at fault, and the burthen of proof showing themselves excusable shall rest upon said Company: Provided, further, That the stock in said Rail Road Company shall at all times be subject to such tax as the present or any future Legislature may desire to levy on the same. Name, c. Liabilities. Damages and injuries. [Illegible Text] of proof. Taxation. SEC. VI. And be it further enacted, That the said Brunswick and Floyd [UNK] Florida [UNK] Rail Road Company shall be and they are hereby authorized, by a vote of a Board of Directors thereof, and with the assent of any other Rail Road Company, except the Macon and Western and Central Rail Road Companies, by a vote of the Board of the Directors thereof, to consolidate the stock of the said Brunswick and Florida Rail Road Company with the stock of any other Rail Road Company, so as to make with such other Company one corporation, without any other act of legislation whatever. Brunswick Road may consolidate. SEC. VII. And be it further enacted, That John R. Stanford, Philip Martin, John T. Carter and their associates, be and they are hereby authorized to construct a Rail Road from Clarksville to [UNK] or [UNK] some point near thereto, on the Tennessee State line, through the Hightower Gap, near to the Copper Mines in Polk county; that said Company be entitled to all the rights and privileges, and be subject to all the restrictions and liabilities of the North-eastern Rail Road Company. Clarksville and [Illegible Text] Company. Approved, February 20th, 1854. CHARLESTON AND SAVANNAH RAIL ROAD. Sec. 1. Allowed to cross Savannah River. Sec. 2. Right of way. Sec. 3. Power to buy lands. Sec. 4. Exclusive right, farm out, c. Sec. 5. May unite with C. R. R.damages, rule of evidence. Sec. 6. Restricted as to Chat. and Effing. Sec. 7. Liable (with So. Ca. R. R. at Aug.) to be sued in Georgia. Sec. 8. How served. (No. 354.) An Act to charter the Charleston and Savannah Rail Road, and to authorize suits against the same, and certain other Rail Road Companies therein specified. WHEREAS, The Legislature of South Carolina is about, by public statute, to incorporate a Company to build a Rail Road from the City of Charleston to the City of Savannah, and it is deemed proper to confer on the same Company corporate powers in Georgia, and to grant the right to construct the portion of Rail Road in this State. Charleston and Savannah Rail Road.

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SECTION I. Be it therefore enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives now met and sitting in General Assembly, and by authority of the same, That such persons as may be made a body corporate by the public law of South Carolina, to build a Rail Road between Charleston and Savannah, are hereby created a body politic in this State, and they shall have the right to continue and construct their road from the boundary between the two States by the nearest and most practicable route to the City of Savannah: Provided, That they shall cross the river above the City of Savannah: And Provided: There shall be created thereby no obstruction to the free navigation of the Savannah river and its branches. Company incorporated. Powers, c. SEC. II. And be it enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the said Company shall possess and enjoy the same privileges as to right of way, as are vested in and enjoyed by the Central Rail Road and Banking Company of Georgia. Right of way SEC. III. And be it further enacted, That the said Charleston and Savannah Rail Road Company shall have power to purchase, take and hold in fee-simple, or for years, any land, tenements and hereditaments that they may find necessary for the site on and along which to locate the said Rail Road, or to vary or alter the plans to such breadth or dimension through the whole course of the road as they may see fit; and in like manner, to purchase, take and hold any land contiguous to, or in the vicinity of said road, that may be necessary for the procuring, and from time to time, readily obtaining all proper materials for constructing, repairing, guarding and sustaining the said Rail Road and in like manner to purchase all private rights of way, or water courses that may be across the route of the said Rail Road; and also, all land contiguous thereto that may be found necessary for the erecting of toll-houses and other houses and accommodations; and the said Company shall have power to cross over any public road, canal, river, creek, waters or water courses that may be in their route: Provided, That the passage of the public road or navigation of the canal or water course be not obstructed thereby: And provided, They do not cross the Savannah River at or below the City. Powers, rights and privileges. SEC. IV. That the said Company shall at all times have the exclusive right of conveyance and transportation of persons, merchandize and produce over said Rail Road, whilst they see fit to exercise the same; and they are hereby authorized to fix and determine upon such rates of charge for transportation of persons, merchandize and produce as to them shall seem necessary and proper to secure a reasonable and adequate return upon the capital invested: Provided, That the average annual yield on such capital, after all expenses paid, shall not exceed ten percentum. The said Company may, when they see fit and proper, let, farm out, all or any part of their exclusive rights of transportation of persons, merchandize and produce, with their privileges, to any individual or individuals, or other Company, and for such terms as may be agreed upon; subject always to the proviso Contained in this section in relation to the rates of charge; and the said Company in the exercise of their right of conveyance and transportation of persons, or

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property, and the persons so taking from the Company the rights of conveyance or transportation, so far as they act on the same, shall be regarded as common carriers; and that the said Company may use or employ any sections of their proposed Rail Road, before the whole shall be Completed, which may afford public accommodation for the conveyance of persons, merchandize and produce; and the said Company shall have power to take at the store houses they may establish or annex to said Rail Road, all goods, wares, merchandize or produce intended for transportation or conveyance; prescribe the rules of priority, and charge such reasonable prices and compensation for storage and labor as they may by regulations establish, (which regulations they shall publish,) or as may be agreed upon with the owners. Rates and charges. May let or form out. As common carriers. Store houses c. SEC. V. And be it further enacted, That the said Company may, with the assent of the Central Rail Road and Banking Company of Georgia, and the assent of the Mayor and Aldermen of the City of Savannah, (and not otherwise,) join their track to the track of the Central Rail Road, at or near the [Illegible Text] of the latter, and on such terms as may be agreed on between the companies: Provided, That nothing in this charter shall exempt said Company from liability, and they are hereby made liable under existing laws, or in any other manner that the Legislature may by law provide, for all damages sustained by any individual or individuals from the loss or crippling of all kinds of stock, or any other species of property whatever, by the running of locomotives, cars, engines or any other motive power on said Road; and also, are and shall be liable for all injuries received by any individual or individuals for damage done him, her or them by the running of said cars, engines or locomotives, or any other motive power on said Road; and in the event that death ensue, then the right of action and recovery shall survive to his, her or their representative or representatives against the said Company for said damages; and in all suits and Controversies arising from cases aforesaid, the said Company shall be considered prima facie at fault, and the burthen of proof shewing themselves excusable shall rest upon said Company: Provided, further, That the stock in said Rail Road Company shall at all times be subject to such tax as the present or any future Legislature may desire to levy on the same. May unite with Central Road. [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] Onus of proof. Taxation. SEC. VI. And be it further enacted, That nothing herein contained shall be construed to prevent the Legislature of Georgia from granting any charter or charters to any other person or persons, Company or Companies for Rail Roads, turnpikes or plank roads within the counties of Effingham and Chatham. Other Charters. SEC. VII. And be it further enacted, That the Company hereby incorporated, and all other Rail Road companies hereafter anthorized to extend their roads from other States into this, and also the South Carolina Rail Road Company, (which have by an arrangement with the City Council of Augusta, extended their road into said city,) shall be liable to be sued by persons having claims against them in the proper Courts of the Counties and Cities of the State, respectively, in which said roads may terminate. Roads may be sued, and where. SEC. VIII. And be it further enacted, That it shall be sufficient to serve any subp[oelig]na, writ, precept or process in any such suit, by

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handing the same to the President of such Company, or by leaving it at the office and place of business of such Company, and any judgement obtained in any such case shall bind all the property of the Company in the State. Processes how served. Approved, February 18th, 1854. CHATTAHOOCHEE RIDGE RAIL ROAD. Sec. 1. Corporators, powers. Sec. 2. Its Route, the Survey, Br. Rd. Sec. 3. Capital, $300,000. Sec. 4. Under C. [Illegible Text] R. Charter, except, c. Sec. 5. Privilege of connecting, c. Sec. 6. Begin in five, finish in ten years. Sec. 7. Where to begin. Sec. 8. Not to conflict with N. E. R. R. Damages, Rule of evidence. (No. 355.) An Act to be entitled an Act to incorporate the Chattahoochee Ridge Rail Road Company, and for other purposes, WHEREAS, a line of Rail Roads connecting the City of Savannah with the Blue Ridge Rail Road will greatly promote the interest of this State. SECTION I. Be it therefore enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives [Illegible Text] 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, that Thos. Purse, Jno. R. Wilder and N. A. Hardee, of Savannah; Jas. U. [UNK] N. [UNK] Horne, John H. Brown and Wm. J. Myrick, of Milledgeville; Henry Branham and [Illegible Text] Dennis, of Eatonton; Joseph J. Griffin, John Broughton, Charles Strong, Jno. Harris, Thos H. Jones, Horace J. Bates, Robert O. Usher and Joseph Slack, of the County of Newton; Matthew Whitfield and Aris Newton, of the County of Jasper; Henry P. Thomas, James P. Timmons, Nathan L. Hutchins, Jno. Brown, Burton Clark, E. Guild and John P. Hutchins, of Gwinnett; Richard Banks, Jno. Brown, Robert Brown, E. M. Johnson, William Setton, Martin Graham, James Law, Shelton Law, Minor W. Brown, Robert Brown, Robert Young, James Roberts, Paul Farr, Moses Bryant, Allen Blake and P. M. Byrd, of Hall; Jehn Trammell, G. D. Phillips, Benjamin Cleveland, John W. Wiley and John R. Stanford, of Habersham; H. T. Mosely, of Rabun; and John Beck, of Clayton, and such others as they may associate with and their successors and assigns, be, and they are hereby constituted and declared a body corporate and politic, by the name and style of the Chattahoochee Ridge Rail Road Company, and in and by that name may sue 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 the same to alter or destroy at pleasure; and

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may purchase, accept, hold, enjoy and convey any property, real, personal or mixed, which may be necessary for the purpose hereinafter mentioned. Corporators. Chattahoochee Ridge Road. SEC. II. Be it further enacted, That said Company shall have power and authority to survey, lay out and construct, equip. use and enjoy a Rail Road, from Lawrenceville in the county of Gwinnett, to some point on the line between the county of Rabun and North Carolina; and in the event the Blue Ridge Rail Road should be built through the Rabun Gap, the said Company may connect with said Road at any point they may deem proper, with a Branch of said Road from Gainesville, or from any point deemed most advisable by the Board of Directors, to the town of Dahlonega, in the County of Lumpkin: Provided, Said Branch shall be deemed advisable by said Board; but if the North Eastern Rail Road be built, they shall connect with it. Powers, rights and privileges. SEC. III. Be it further enacted, That the capital stock of said Chattahoochee Ridge Rail Road Company shall be three hundred thousand dollars, books of subscription for which shall be opened in the towns of Lawrenceville, Gainesville, Clarksville and Clayton, by the Directors herein above mentioned, at such times as they may determine. Capital [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] SEC. IV. Be it further enacted, That the provisions of the act incorporating the Central Rail Road and Banking Company, and the several acts amendatory thereof, shall apply to said Company, except the clause in said charter exempting said Central Rail Road Company from taxation above half of one per cent. on their net proceeds, which privilege or exemption shall not be granted or applied to this Company, so far as they do not conflict with this act; Provided, This provision be not so construed as to confer on said Company the privilege of Banking. Privileges of Central Road. [Illegible Text]. SEC. V. Be it further enacted, That said Company shall have power and authority to associate with the Covington and Lawrenceville Rail Road Company, the Eatonton and Gordon Rail Road, and the Eatonton and Covington Rail Road Company, the incorporation of which is now contemplated, or any others which are or may be hereafter incorporated for the purpose of connecting the City of Savannah with the Road mentioned in the preamble of this Act; and in the event of such an association, the said Company may extend their capital stock to a sum not exceeding one million five hundred thousand dollars. May [Illegible Text] with other Roads. May extend capital. SEC. VI. Be it further enacted, That this Road shall be commenced within five years and finished in ten years, or the charter be forfeited. When commenced. SEC. VII. Be it further enacted, That said Company, in building said Road, shall commence at the town or city of Lawrenceville, Eatonton, Covington or Gainesville, and proceed regularly in the direction of its northern terminus. Where commenced. SEC. VIII. 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: Provided, That nothing in this Act shall be so construed as in any way to conflict with the charter of the North Eastern Rail Road, but shall have the privilege of uniting with it, if it is built at any convenient point: Provided,

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That nothing in this charter shall exempt said Company from liability; and they are hereby made liable, under existing laws, or in any other manner that the Legislature may by Law provide, for all damages sustained by any individual or individuals, from the lose or crippling of all kinds of stock, or any other species of property whatever, by the running of locomotives, cars, engine or any other motive power [UNK] and [UNK] on said Road; also, are and shall be liable for all injuries received by any individual or individuals for damage done him, her or them, by the running of the said cars, engines or locomotives, or any other motive power on said Road; and in the event that death ensues, then the right of action and recovery shall survive to his, her or their, representative or representatives against the said Company for said damages; and in all suits and controversies arising from causes aforesaid, the said Company shall be considered as prima facie at fault, and the burthen of proof, showing themselves excusable, shall rest upon said Company: Provided further, That the stock in said Rail Road Company shall at all times be subject to such tax as the present or any future Legislature may desire to levy on the same. Restrictions and liabilities. Damages, injuries, c. Taxation. Approved, February 20th, 1854. COLUMBUS AND HAMILTON RAIL ROAD. SEC. 1. Route; corporators. SEC. 2. Capital $1,000,000. SEC. 3. Organizing, Directors, c. SEC. 4. Land; right of way. SEC. 5. Crossings SEC. 6. Books, c.; contracts. SEC. 7. Private liability; after Road. SEC. 8. Semi-Annual reports; Damages, c. SEC. 9. Control of fi. fa. by Stockholders. SEC. 10. State Road Treasurer; powers. SEC. 11. Charter thirty years. (No. 356.) An Act to incorporate the Columbus and Hamilton Rail Road Companyand to amend the several Acts in relation to the Western and Atlantic Rail Road, so far as to suits against the Superintendant of said Road, and the payment of certain claims. SECTION I. Be it enacted by the Senate and 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 Rail Road communication through the town of Hamilton, in Harris county, or within one mile of said town, between the City of Columbus, in Muscogee County, and the town of LaGrange, in Troup County, or some convenient point on the Atlanta and LaGrange Rail Road, John Murphy, Asberry F. Johnston, Coleman C. Gibbs, James N. Ramsey, Stephen Borders, Erastus C. Hood, Aaron Goodman, Henry E. Moss, George H.

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Bryan, Matthew Roberson, Henry Kimbrough, John McCay, William Butler, Osborn Ealey, Harry F. Hall, John C. Ruse, Alexander J. Robison, Harvey Hall, Lewis M. Durr, Joseph Downer, Benjamin Clark, Archibald Kimbrough, R. J. Moses, Augustus B. Fannin, Samuel Cutright, Blunt C. Ferrell, Abner Glanton, Benjamin H. Cameron, and such other corporations and individuals as may be associated with them and their assigns, shall hereafter be made a body corporate, by the name and style of the Columbus and Hamilton Rail Road 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 purposes; make contracts, sue and be sued, make by-laws, and do all 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 and destroy at pleasure. Corporators [Illegible Text]. [Illegible Text], c., rights. SEC. II. And be it further enacted, That the capital stock in 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 the subscriptions for the stock in said company, and issue certificates for the same. Capital [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] SEC. III. And be it further enacted, That for the organization of said company, the said persons hereinbefore named, or a majority of them, shall appoint the times and places at which subscriptions 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 one or more of the public Gazettes of this State, at which time and place they 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 as President thereof; and said President and Directors shall hold their offices for one year, and shall prescribe in their by-laws the manner of holding the 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 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 to 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 of said Board, and all other officers of said corporation; not less than five Directors shall constitute a Board for the transaction of business, of which the President shall be one, except in cases 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. Meeting of Stockholders Elections, when and how held. [Illegible Text] Quorum. 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 necessary for the construction, convenience and protection of said Rail Road; and in case of disagreement between the owner or owners and the said

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Board of Directors, in regard to the damages or price of any such strip or strips of land, it may and shall be lawful for said Board to appoint one disinterested freeholder as an appraiser, and the owner or owners of said 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 lie, shall appoint another 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 be sworn by a Justice of the Inferior Court or a Justice of the Peace, to make and return to said Court a just and 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 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 said Company, and may be enforced by an execution from the said Inferior Court; and the said plat and description of said land and said award shall be recorded in the said county in the same manner as deeds, and shall vest the fee simple right to the said strip or strips of 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 where the land lies, and have the damages ascertained by the verdict of a special jury at the first term; and such verdict shall be final and conclusive, and binding on both parties. May [Illegible Text] land, c. Right of way how acquired. Award. Execution. Recorded. Appeal. SEC. V. And be it further enacted, That the said Company shall build and keep in good order substantial bridges and ways of passage across said Rail Road wherever it may cross a public road. Bridges. 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 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 signed by the President of said Company, and countersigned 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, [Illegible Text] debts, c. 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 be first levied upon 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 any private property of any Stockholder

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of the Company, equal to the amount of his 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 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. Private property bound. When [Illegible Text] on. SEC. VIII. And be it further enacted, That it shall be the duty of said Company to publish semi-annually, in some public Gazette of this State, a full statement of the names of the Stockholders of said Company, and the amount of stock owned by each; and that any transfer of the stock so owned by each Stockholder, transferred six months prior to the obtainment of judgment against the Company, shall not discharge his private property; but it shall be bound under the provisions and in the manner pointed out by the foregoing Section: Provided, That nothing in this charter shall exempt said Company from liability; and they are hereby made liable under existing laws, or in any other manner that the Legislature may by law provide, for all damages sustained by any individual or individuals from the loss or crippling of all kinds of stock or any other species of property whatever, by the running of the locomotive, cars, engines, or any other motive power on said road; and also are and shall be liable for all injuries received by any individual or individuals, or damage done him, her or them by the running said cars, engines, locomotives, or any other motive power on said road; and in the event death ensue, then the right of action or recovery shall survive to his, her or their representative or representatives, against the said Company for said damages; and in all suits and controversies arising from causes aforesaid, the said Company shall be considered as prima facie at fault, and the burthen of proof shewing themselves excusable, shall rest upon said Company: Provided, further, That the stock in said Rail Road Company shall, at all times, be subject to such tax as the present or any future Legislature may desire to levy on the same. Semi annual statement. Transfers. Damages. [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] of proof [Illegible Text] SEC. IX. And be it further enacted, That in case any Stockholder or Stockholders shall be compelled, under the foregoing Section, to pay off the execution or executions obtained against the Company, it shall be kept open for his or their benefit; 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. Executions left open. SEC. X. And be it further enacted, That the Treasurer of the Western and Atlantic Rail Road shall be authorized to pay out of the earnings of said road any just claim against the same, either in whole or in part, from time to time, on the same being duly audited. Treasurer of W. and A. Rail Road; his duty, c. SEC. XI. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That this Act be and remain in force for thirty years. Approved, February 20th, 1854.

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COLUMBUS AND WEST POINT RAIL ROAD. SECTION 1. Revives Charter ofexcept, c. Rule as to damages. SECTION 2. Repealing. (No. 357.) An Act to revive and continue in force an Act, approved on the twenty-second day of January, in the year eighteen hundred and fifty-two, entitled an Act to incorporate the Columbus and West Point Rail Road and Plank Road Company, and to punish persons for molesting the same, except so far as the said Plank Road is concerned, and to specify the names of the persons substituted as incorporators by this Act. WHEREAS, The tenth Section of the said Act of eighteen hundred and fifty-two, provides that said Company should begin the construction of said Rail Road or Plank Road, within two years from the date thereof, and should complete the same within seven years; and that on failure of either of these requisitions, all the privileges by the Act granted, should become null and void. And Columbus and West Point Road. WHEREAS, The first of said requisitions has not been complied with, and it is still desirable that said Rail Road should be constructed: SECTION I. Be it therefore 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 the said Act of incorporation is hereby revived, except so far as said Plank Road and the names of the incorporators are concerned; and to continue in force as if passed at the day and time of the passage of this Act; and that the following named persons be deemed and held as the persons incorporated by this Act and the Act aforesaid, to wit: John Fontaine, John R. Jones, Alfred Iverson, Wiley Williams, Marshall J. Welborn, Mansfield Torrence, Tennent Lomax, Josephus Echols, William F. Fannin and George Winston: Provided, that nothing in this charter shall exempt said Company from liability, and they are hereby made liable under existing laws, or in any other manner that the Legislature may by law provide for all damages sustained by any individual or individuals from the loss or crippling of all kinds of stock or any other species of property whatever, by the running of locomotives, cars, engines or any other motive power on said Road; and also are and shall be liable for all injuries received by any individual or individuals, for damages done him, her or them, by the running of said cars, engines or locomotives, or any other motive power on said Road, and in the event that death ensue, then the right of action and recovery shall survive to his, her or their representative or representatives against the said Company for said damages, and in all suits

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and controversies arising from causes aforesaid, the said Company shall be considered as prima facie at fault, and the burthen of proof showing themselves excusable, shall rest upon said Company: Provided further, that the stock in said Rail Road Company shall at all times be subject to such tax as the present or any future Legislature may desire to levy on the same. Act of incorporation revived. New Corporators. Liabilities. Damages. [Illegible Text] of proof. [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. Approved, February 18th, 1854. COOSA AND CHATTOOGA RAIL ROAD. SEC. 1. Amended charterobjectcrossingsdamages, c. SEC. 2. Indulgence, begin in one and end in five years. SEC. 3. Right of wayLife tenants c. (No. 358.) An Act to alter and amend an Act to incorporate the Coosa and Chattooga River Rail Road Company; and also to provide for the settling of controversies as to the right of way, when there are estates in remainder as to said Company, and all other Rail Roads Companies of this State. SECTION I. Be it enacted by the Senate and 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 first Section of the above recited Act, be and the same is hereby altered and amended to read as follows: That for the purpose of constructing, keeping up and using a Rail Road communication from the line of the State of Tennessee, at any point on said State line that the Directors of said Company may select, to the State line of Alabama, through the Counties of Walker and Chattooga, in this State. 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 Rail Road 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, make by-laws, and to do all other acts properly incident to such a corporation and necessary and proper for the works and transactions 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; and that said Company shall have the right and power to build and run said Rail Road so as to run across the Western and Atlantic Rail Road, at such point

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as the Directors of said Company may select: Provided, that nothing in this charter shall exempt said Company from liability, and they are hereby made liable under existing laws, or in any other manner that the Legislature may by law provide, for all damages sustained by any individual or individuals from the loss or crippling of all kinds of stock or any other species of property whatever, by the running of the locomotives, cars, engines or any other motive power on said Road; and also are and shall be liable for all injuries received by any individual or individuals, or damage done him, her or them, by the running said cars, engines, locomotives, or any other motive power on said Road, and in the event death ensues, then the right of action or recovery shall survive to his her or their representative or representatives, against the said Company for said damages; all suits and controversies arising from causes aforesaid, the said Company shall be considered prima facie at fault, and the burthen of proof showing themselves excusable shall rest upon said Company: Provided further, that the stock in said Rail Road Company shall at all times be subject to such tax as the present or any future Legislature may desire to levy on the same. [Illegible Text] and Chattooga Charter amended. Corporate [Illegible Text] and rights. Liabilities for damage. Also for injuries. Onus of proof. Taxation. SEC. II. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the time limited in the eleventh Section of the above recited Act, for the taking of two hundred thousand dollars, stock in said Company, be and the same is hereby extended to five years from and after the passage of this Act, and the work be commenced within one year thereafter and be completed within five years thereafter. Time extended. SEC. III. And be it further enacted, That in all cases of controversy as to the right of way, where there is a life estate or other limited estate with remainder in the land taken by said Company, or any other of the Rail Road Companies of this State, the persons interested in remainder shall be parties to the proceeding, shall receive notice and be bound by the award of appraisers or final judgment, which shall specify the amount the life tenant or holder of any other limited estate shall receive, and the amount the person or persons interested in remainder shall receive. Right of way c. Parties in remainder bound. SEC. IV. That all laws and parts of laws militating against this Act, be and the same are hereby repealed. Approved, February 11th, 1854. DALTON AND COPPER MINE TURNPIKE, PLANK AND RAIL ROAD COMPANY. SEC. 1. Incorporated, Object, Powers. SEC. 2. Capital $2,000,000, Subscribing. SEC. 3. Organizing, President, c., Voting. SEC. 4. Right of Way, Appeal in. SEC. 5. Contracts, Land, c. SEC. 6. When to be built. SEC. 7. Sell or lease it.

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(No. 359.) An Act to incorporate the Dalton and Copper Mine Turnpike, Plank, and Rail Road Company, and to allow the Company to build a Turnpike, Plank, or Rail Road. SECTION I. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Georgia in General Assembly met, and it is hereby executed [enacted] by authority of the same, That for the purpose of constructing a Rail Road, or a Plank Road or Turnpike, as said Company may deem most conducive to the interests of the public, from Dalton, by Spring Place, to the Copper Mines in Gilmer County, by the way of Cohuttah Springs, and from Dalton to Young's Store in Walker County, C. B. Wellborn, Edward White, Malone Cox, of the County of Whitfield; and William P. Chester, of the County of Whitfield James Morris, Euclid Waterhouse, and Robert McCamy, of the County of Murray, and their associates, successors and assigns, be and they are hereby created a corporate body, politic by the name and style of the Dalton and Copper Mine Turnpike, Plank and Rail Road 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, [Illegible Text] and be sued; to make by-laws, appoint all necessary officers, and prescribe their duties, and to do all lawful acts properly incident 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 [Illegible Text] 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. Dalton and Copper Mine Road Corporators. Objects Powers and rights SEC. II. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the capital stock of said Company shall not exceed Two Million 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 SEC. III. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That for the organization of said Company, said persons hereinbefore 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 Dalton, at which time and place they 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 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 proxy under power of attorney duly executed; the number of votes to which

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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 officers, 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 Organization. Directors. Votes. Vacancies President pro. tem. SEC. IV. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, 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, free-holders of said County, who shall assess the damages to be paid by said Company for running said road through the lands 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 the account the enhanced value of the land for the building of said roads passing through said lands. Right of way, how adjusted. SEC. V. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That said Company shall be authorised to make such contract for, and to appropriate all lands and materials necessary for the construction of said Road, and making just and proper compensation therefor according to the plan set forth in this Act, and to make such other measures, not unlawful in themselves, as may be necessary to build said Road, and [UNK] to [UNK] carry out the objects of the same. Contracts for building. SEC. VI. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the said company shall begin the construction of the said Turnpike, Plank or Rail Road, within two years from the date of this Act, and shall complete the same within ten years, and on failure of either of these requisitions this Charter, with all the privileges hereby granted, are declared to be [UNK] null and void: Provided, Said Road shall not run on, nor obstruct the present highways now used. Time limited Highways. SEC. VII. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That said Company are hereby fully authorized and empowered to sell, or lease, or otherwise dispose of, as they may deem proper, said Turnpike, Plank or Rail Road, and convey the same or any part thereof under the provisions of this Act; and that all laws and parts of laws militating against this Act, be and the same are hereby repealed. May lease or sell. Approved, February 11th, 1854.

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DALTON AND ALABAMA LINE RAIL ROAD. Section 1 Route, Name, Powers. Section 2. Capital $600,000 to $1,000,000. Section 3. Books openCommissioners, c., voting. Section 4. President, c. Section 5. 5 per cent paid down, 10 in 60 days, c. Section 6. Adopts part of Chattahoochee Rail Road Charter. Section 7. Damages, Rule of Evidence, Taxable. Section 8. Repealing. (No. 360.) An Act to construct and [Illegible Text] a Rail Road from the Town of Dalton, in Whitfield County, to some fit and eligible point on the Alabama line, on the most practicable route from Dalton to Gadsden, on the Coosa River. 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 for the purpose of building, keeping up, and using a Rail Road communication from or near the town of Dalton, in Whitfield county, along and over the most eligible route to the Alabama line in the direction of Gadsden, on the Coosa River, as may be selected by the Company hereby created. The subscribers to the capital stock hereinafter mentioned, and their assignees, shall be a body corporate and politic by the name and style of the Dalton and Gadsden Rail Road 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 things and acts properly incident to a corporation, and necessary and proper for 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. Powers and rights. SEC. II. And be it further enacted, That the capital stock of said Company shall be six hundred thousand dollars, divided into shares of one hundred dollars each, but may from time to time be increased, as the necessities of the Company shall require, to one million of dollars. Capital. SEC. III. And be it further enacted, That for the purpose of raising the original capital stock of six hundred thousand dollars, books of subscription shall be opened at the following places, on the first day of May next, by the following Commissioners, viz: In the city of Dalton, under the [Illegible Text] of C. B. Wilbern, Edward White, William J. Underwood, L. W. Earnest, P. C. McOwen, William P. Chester and J. H. Gudger; in the town of [Illegible Text], under the direction of S. T. Mayes and James R. Knott; in the town of Cassville, Augustus R. Wright and Dr. R. Patton; in the town of Cartersville, under the direction of Lewis Tumlin and William Clayton; in the town of Marietta, under the direction of Charles J. McDonald, James Brannon and E. R. Mills; in

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the town of Atlanta, under the direction of A. G. Ware and Logan Bleckley; in the town of Rome, John H. Lumpkin and C. T. Cunningham; in the city of Athens, Col. H. Holsey and John H. Newton; in the city of Augusta, Andrew J. Miller and John Milledge; and in the city of Savannah, William W. Anderson, Francis Bartow and John E. [Illegible Text]. Said Commissioners shall keep their books for subscription open six months, from the opening of the same, or until the whole amount of the capital stock aforesaid shall have been subscribed. Preparatory to the organization of the Company, the Commissioners herein named shall transmit their books of subscription to the Commissioners at Dalton, who, together with the Commissioners appointed for the town of Atlanta, shall give notice for twenty days in the public Gazettes of Dalton and Atlanta, for a meeting of the Stockholders at Dalton; at which time and place the Stockholders shall attend in person, or by proxy duly authenticated in writing under seal, and shall proceed to the election, by ballot, of seven Directors of said Company; and in all matters of said Company in which the votes of Stockholders have to be taken, each Stockholder shall be entitled to as many votes as he or she may [Illegible Text] shares at the time of voting. At the election of the first Board of Directors, the Commissioners at Dalton and Atlanta, or any three or more of them, shall conduct the election and make out and keep a record of the same under their hands and seals, and shall [Illegible Text] to each of the Directors chosen a certificate of his election. Names of Commissioners. Books of subscription. Meeting of Stockholders Election of officers, c. SEC. IV. And be it further enacted That the Board of Directors shall choose [Illegible Text] 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 all vacancies occurring in the board may be filled from among the Stockholders, at any time, by the acting Directors. President, vacancies, c. SEC. V. And be it further enacted, That the Stockholders, at the time of subscribing, shall pay over to the Commissioners five per cent. on the amount so subscribed by them, for which the said Commissioners shall give a certificate; and the Board of Directors are hereby authorized to call in instalments on the capital stock subscribed, at such time as the interest of the Company may require, not exceeding ten per cent. on the stock so subscribed, and not oftener than every four months; and a failure of any Stockholder to pay any instalment so [Illegible Text] in, within the time appointed for the payment thereof, shall operate as a forfeiture of the share or shares on which such failure to pay shall have been incurred; and the share or shares so forfeited, and all payments previously made, shall accrue to the benefit of the said corporation, to be disposed of as the [Illegible Text] shall order and direct: Provided, That sixty days previous notice shall be given, and not more than ten dollars on each share shall be collected within any four months. Instalments. Forfeiture. Notice. SEC. VI. And be it further enacted, That the fourteenth, fifteenth, sixteenth, eighteenth and nineteenth Sections of an Act entitled an Act to alter and amend an Act entitled an Act to incorporate the Chattahoochee Rail Road Company, passed the twenty-first day of December, 1835, and approved the twenty-ninth of December,

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1836, be and the same shall form and constitute a part of this Act. Act of 1835 and '86 in part applicable. SEC. VII. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That said Company shall be bouud to pay for all stock and other property killed or destroyed by them, and all damage done to persons by the running of the locomotives and cars on said road: Provided, That nothing in this charter shall exempt said Company from liability; and they are hereby made liable, under existing laws, or in any other manner that the Legislature may by law provide, for all damages sustained by any individual or individuals from the loss or crippling of all kinds of stock, or any other species of property whatever, by the running of locomotives, cars, engines, or any other motive powers on said road; and also, are and shall be liable for all injuries received by any individual or individuals, for damage done him, her, or them, by the running of said cars, engines, or locomotives, or any other motive power on said road; and in the event that death ensues, then the rights of action and recovery shall survive to his, her, or their representative or representatives against said Company for said damages; and in all suits and controversies arising from causes aforesaid, the said Company shall be considered as prima [Illegible Text] at fault, and the burthen of proof showing themselves excusable shall rest upon said Company: Provided further, That the stock in said Rail Road Company shall at all times be subject to such tax as the present or any future Legislature may desire to levy on the same. Damage to persons, stock, c. Right of action survives Taxes. 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. Approved, February 18th, 1854. EATONTON AND COVINGTON RAIL ROAD COMPANY. Sec. 1. Incorporated; route and object. Sec. 2. Capital, [Illegible Text]; Directors, c. Sec. 3. Rights of Geo. R. R. except, c. Damages, and prima facie at fault, taxable. (No. 361.) An Act to incorporate the Eatonton and Covington Rail Road 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 the same, That Michael Dennis, Wesley Griggs, Elmore Callaway, P. H. Dawson, William Leverett, Mathew Whitfield, Arris Newton, John Broughton, John

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W. Pitts, Charles Strong, Horace J. Bates, Robert O. Usher, Thomas F. Jones, Augustus H. Lee, and Joseph B. Slack and their associates, be and they are hereby declared to be a body corporate and politic, under the name and style of the Eatonton and Covington Rail Road Company, for the purpose of constructing and building a Rail Road from the town of Eatonton, in Putnam County, to the Depot upon the Georgia Rail Road and Banking Company located at Covington, in Newton County, and as such, shall be capable in Law of suing and being sued, pleading and being impleaded in any Court of Law or Equity in this State. Corporators. Name. SEC. II. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the Capital Stock, of said Rail Road Company, shall consist of eight 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 one year and until their successors are elected; that such Directors shall have the power of making such by-laws as may be deemed necessary for the management of the affairs of the said Company, not conflicting with the laws of this State: that the corporators, aforesaid, shall have the privilege of opening books of subscription for the purpose of obtaining the necessary amount of Stock to build said road in such manner as they may deem best; and the principal office, of said Company, shall be located in Covington, at which office the annual election of President and Directors shall be held. Capital. By-laws, c. Subscription. SEC. III. And be it further enacted, by the authority aforesaid, That said Company shall have, possess, and enjoy all the rights, immunities and privileges, which are had, possessed, and enjoyed by the Georgia Rail Road and Banking Company, except the privilege of banking; and shall be subject to all the pains and penalties, liabilities, restrictions and limitations, which are incident to, and binding upon, said Company: Provided, That nothing in this Charter, shall exempt said Company from liability, and they are hereby, made liable, under existing Laws, or in any other manner that the Legislature may, by law, provide, for all damages sustained by any individual or individuals, from the loss or crippling of all kinds of stock, or any other species of property whatever, by the running of the locomotives, cars, engines or any other motive power, on said road; and also are, and shall be liable for all injuries received by any individual or individuals, or damage done him her, or them by the running of said cars, engines, locomotives, or (any) other motive power on said road; and in the event death ensue, then the right of action or recovery shall survive to his, her, or their representative or representatives against the said Company for said damages; and in all suits and controversies, arising from causes aforesaid, the said Company shall be considered as prima facie at fault, and the burthen of proof shewing themselves excusable shall rest upon said Company: And provided further, That the stock, in said Company, shall at all times be subject to such tax as the present or any future Legislature may desire to levy on the same. Powers, liabilities, c. Damages. Injuries. Right of action. Burthen of proof. Tax. Approved, January 31st, 1854.

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EATONTON AND MONTICELLO RAIL ROAD COMPANY. Sec. 1. Incorporatedproperty. Sec. 2. Privileges of Central Rail Road, except, c. Sec. 3. May be leased, c. but liable for damages. Sec. 4. Repeals. (No. 362.) An Act to incorporate the Eatonton and Monticello Rail Road 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 the same, That from and after the passage of this Act, Thomas J. Smith, Fleming Jordan, John R. Dyer, William S. Hurd, William Maxey, James L. Maddux, Garden Goolsby, James M. Darden, Jonas H. Holland, Charles S. Jordan and Thomas C. Broddus 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 Eatonton and Monticello Rail Road Company; and in and by that name may sue 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, personal, or mixed, necessary for the purposes hereinafter mentioned. [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] SEC. II. And be it further enacted, That said Company shall have power and authority to build a Rail Road from Eatonton in Putnam County, or some other point on the Milledgeville and Eatonton Rail Road to Monticello in Jasper County, and the same to equip, use and enjoy with all the rights, privileges and immunities granted to the Central Rail Road and Banking Company, (except as to banking privileges,) 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 Central Rail Road and Banking Company, and the several Acts amendatory thereof, heretofore passed: Provided, That nothing in this Act shall be construed to exempt the stock, Rail Road and equipment of said Company, from any tax the Legislature may hereafter assess. Privileges of Georgia and Central Companies. SEC. III. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the President and Directors of the said Eatonton and Monticello Rail Road Company shall have power and authority to lease the said Company's Rail Road upon such terms, and for such time as they may deem best, to the Central Rail Road and Banking Company of Georgia, or any other Rail Road Company: Provided, The said Rail Road Company shall pay for all stock and other property destroyed or damaged by said Company, for, and on account of, the running of the locomotives, or cars, on said Road and for all damages sustained by any individual, or his heirs at law, for and on account of any damage done said individual by the running of said cars and locomotives on said Rail Road, whether death may

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accrue or no: Provided, Said damages were not the fault of the individual so damaged; if so, said Company shall not be bound for the same, upon the proof by them of that fact. Power to lease. Pay for stock c. 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. Approved, January 30th, 1854. ELIJAY RAIL ROAD COMPANY AND THOMASTON RAIL ROAD. SEC. 1. Incorporated; Object; Route. SEC. 2. Capital, $500,000 to 1,000,000, and Subscribing, SEC. 3. Books, at first; Commissioners, c. SEC. 4. Organizing; first Election. SEC. 5. President, Directors, c. SEC. 6. Necessary Land, c. SEC. 7. Right of Way; Who by, c. SEC. 8. Common Carriers; Rates; By-laws SEC. 9. Thomaston Rail Road Company Incorporated; Object and Route; Books. SEC. 10. For forty years; When built. SEC. 11. Damages, by neglect. SEC. 12. Stock; Transfer. (No. 363.) An Act to open and construct a Rail Road, commencing at some point between Marietta and Calhoun, to be determined by a majority of the Stockholders herein incorporated, and thence the most practicable route, by Elijay, in Gilmer County, to the, or near the, Mouth of Fightingtown Creek, at the Copper Mines, in the County of Gilmer; also, to incorporate the Thomaston and West Point, and Thomaston and Milledgeville Rail Road Company. WHEREAS, There are large developments of Copper Ore now raised and raising at or near the mouth of Fightingtown Creek, on both sides of the State line, between Georgia and Tennessee, which cannot be shipped to places of manufacture without the aid of a Rail Road through that section of the country: SECTION I. Be it enacted by the Senate and 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 opening and constructing a Rail Road communication, from the Western and Atlantic Rail Road, beginning at some point on said Road, at or between Marietta and Calhoun, to be determined by a majority of the Stockholders herein after incorporated, and thence the most practicable route by the way of Elijay, in Gilmer County, to or near the mouth of Fightingtown Creek, in Gilmer County, at or near the Copper Mines; the subscribers for the

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capital stock, herein after mentioned, and their assigns, shall be a body politic and corporate, by the name and style of the Elijay Rail Road 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, and to make by-laws, and to do all lawful 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 are incorporated; and to have and use a common seal, and the same to alter and destroy at pleasure. Elijay Rail Road Company. Powers, rights, c. SEC. II. And be it further enacted, That the capital stock of said Company shall be five hundred thousand 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 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 one million and one half of dollars; And it is also enacted, That the Board of Directors for the time being, shall be authorized to prescribe the terms of subscription, for such additional capital stock as may from time to time be required. Capital. [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] SEC. III. And be it enacted, That for the original capital stock of five hundred thousand dollars, books of subscription shall be opened at Elijay, in Gilmer County, by the following Commissioners, who are hereby authorized and made competent to do all acts incident to the said office, to wit: Benjamin Johnston, Peter Patterson, Joseph Patterson, Beverly A. Freeman, Lorenzo Gudger, Robert [Illegible Text] Jasper Johnson, Williamson Forrester and Samuel Jones; and if any of said Commissioners should refuse to act, others in their places shall be appointed by the remaining Commissioners; and there shall be no more than seven 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 books of subscription. And Andrew J. Hansell, David Irvin and William P. Young, Commissioners at Marietta, Georgia; and John Burk, Hawkins F. Price and William T. Wofford, Commissioners at Cassville, Georgia; David Knot, William M. Peoples and William H. Dabney, Commissioners at Calhoun, Georgia; and Basil H. Overby, James M. Calhoun and L. C. Simpson, Commissioners at Atlanta, Georgia; and Robert J. Cowart, Andrew H. Shuford and William P. Hammond, Commissioners at Canton, Georgia, shall open books of subscription at said several places, under the same rules and regulations as are provided in this Act for the Commissioners at Elijay, in Gilmer County, Georgia; and receive, from individuals, companies or corporations, subscriptions for any number of shares, not exceeding two hundred shares to any one individual, company or corporation, Banking Companies excepted; and no subscription shall be received and allowed unless there shall be paid 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

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for without limiting the number of shares; and said books of subscription shall remain open for sixty days, or longer if necessary, at the discretion of the Commissioners, and when closed on the last day said Commissioners shall certify and sign to its being a correct list of said subscription, and thereupon make out a general list, setting forth the name 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 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 subscriptions for stock shall be by the Board of Directors of the Company; and the said Company shall at once proceed to the measures as hereinafter subscribed [prescribed] for the organization of the Company. Subscriptions. Commissioners, [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] c. Shares taken, c. Books to remain open. Other regulations. SEC. IV. 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 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 Gilmer County, and advertise in such Gazettes and public places a meeting of the Stockholders, to be held at Elijay, in said County, on a day to be specified, at which time and place the Stockholders shall attend in person, or by proxy duly constituted by writing, sealed and attested, and shall proceed to election by ballot of nine Directors of said Company; and in the election of Directors and 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 to which he is proprietor at the time of voting 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. Meeting of Stockholders Election, how conducted, c. 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 for 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 periods of election the Directors, or a majority of them, may elect from the Stockholders a person to fill such vacancy; and said Directors may hold elections for officers at any day, should it occur [that?] the regular time of electing should pass by without said election, upon getting [giving?] ten days notice thereof; and they shall elect a Treasurer and Secretary in the same manner, and to serve the same term of time as the President; and said Treasurer shall give bond and satisfactory security in any amount to be stipulated by said Directors. Duty of Directors. SEC. VI. And be further enacted, That said Company shall have power to purchase and hold in fee simple, to them and their successors, any lands, tenements and hereditaments, that they may find necessary for the site, on and along which, to locate, run and establish said Rail Road; and also to purchase and hold any land contiguous to or in the vicinity of said Rail Road, that may be necessary

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in procuring the materials for constructing and repairing said Road, and such as may be necessary for the erecting toll houses and other buildings and accommodations that may be necessary and useful to said Rail Road for the business thereof; and also all rights of way on lands and all necessary privileges on water courses, that may be on or across said Road; and the Company shall have power to conduct said Road across any public road or highway that may be on the route of said Rail Road: Provided, The said Company shall so construct said Rail Road across all public roads as not to injure or obstruct the same. Power to hold lands. Rights of way, c. SEC. VII. And be it further enacted, That in all cases where lands and 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 Gilmer County: Provided, That if a Justice of the said Inferior 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 impartially to discharge the duties assigned them, and shall return the proceedings thereon, under their hands and seals, to the Court from whence the commissions issued, there to remain of record; and the lands or rights of way, shall vest in said Company in fee simple; and on 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 Gilmer County, or in any other County in which the land may lay [lie?] and the award of damages traversed by a special jury, and their finding shall be final and conclusive between the parties. Disputes about, how settled. Appeals to Superior Court. SEC. VIII. And be it further enacted, That the said Elijay Rail Road Company shall have the exclusive right of transportation and conveyance of persons, produce and merchandize, and all other things, over and along said Rail Road, 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 law the charges and rates of transportation and carriage on said Rail Road; and said Company are authorized to make by-laws and regulations touching said road and the business thereof, which may be deemed expedient: Provided, They make none repugnant to the Laws of this State and the Constitution thereof. Right to transport, c. Charges, c. SEC. IX. And be it further enacted, That Thomas F. Bethel, Curran Rogers, Thomas W. Riviere, David Kendall, William Lowe, Jesse Sternes, [Sterens] Nathaniel Walker, James M. Smith, William A. Cobb and James Anderson, with such others as may be hereafter associated with them, be and they are hereby made a body corporate and politic, under the name of the Thomaston Rail Road Company, with like powers and privileges, limitations and restrictions, conferred by this Act in the first named Company, for the purpose of constructing, equipping and maintaining a Rail Road from Thomaston to West Point, and from Thomaston to Milledgeville;

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any three of whom may cause books of subscription to be opened for the purpose of raising the capital stock, necessary for said purpose; and to organize said Company so soon as stock, to the amount of five hundred thousand dollars shall be subscribed; five per cent. whereof shall be paid down in cash at the time of subscribing. Thomaston Company. Corporate powers, c. SEC. X. Be it further enacted, That the exclusive privileges of this charter shall continue for the period of forty years; and said Rail Road shall be commenced within five years, and finished in ten years; otherwise this charter shall be forfeited. Limitation. SEC. XI. And be it further enacted, That all trespass and [Illegible Text] on said road, of any injurious intent or tendency, shall be held a misdemeanor, and on conviction, in Superior Court, shall be fined and imprisoned in the common jail of the county in which the offence is committed, at the discretion of the Court; and that the power of making by-laws and appointing such officers and agents as the business of the Company shall require, and of entering into contracts in its behalf and [controlling] generally its offices, [officers?] 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 instalment on the shares subscribed, as they may deem necessary and expedient for the prosecution and completion of the aforesaid Rail Road, and the [Illegible Text] therein connected, until the whole stock subscribed 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 instalments so required to be paid, and the time of payment; and on failure of any Stockholder to pay up any one instalment so required [he?] shall incur the forfeiture of the share or shares on which such default is made, and of all past payments thereon, and the same vest and belong to said Company, and may be appropriated as they shall see fit for the purpose of which the Company is chartered; Provided, said Company shall be liable for all stock killed by the running of cars on said Rail Road; and also for all damages done to the person of any individual by the negligence of the agents of said Company. Trespass, how punished. [Illegible Text] Defaulters. Forfeitures. Stock killed. SEC. XII. And be it further enacted, That said President and Directors shall and may be, after the organization of said Company, authorized to issue to each subscriber scrip or certificate 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 issuing certificates and [Illegible Text] transfers of stock. [Illegible Text] transferable. Approved, February 9th, [Illegible Text]

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FORSYTH AND LUMPKIN RAIL ROAD COMPANY. Sec. 1. Object; route. Sec. 2. Capital, $1,000,000. Sec. 3. Books and Com'rs, Instal's, Organizing, Officers, 12 Direc's. Sec. 4. Name, Seal, c. Sec. 5. Lands needed, c., Crossings. Sec. 6. Intruding, penalty. Sec. 7. Under officers. Sec. 8. Money, withdrawn. Sec. 9. Instalments. Sec. 10. Increased, capital. Sec. 11. Contracts. Sec. 12. Not to exceed capital. Sec. 13. Reports, meetings, where to begin. Sec. 14. Future Comp., Rabun Gap. Sec. 15. Forty years, when built, c. (No. 364.) An Act to incorporate the Forsyth and Lumpkin Rail Road Company. SECTION I. The Company provided for in this Act, and hereinafter incorporated and authorized, shall and may direct their efforts and enterprises to the formation and completion of said Rail Road communication between Atlanta and any other point, on the Western and Atlantic Rail Road, to be agreed upon by the Stockholders, to Dahlonega, and then by the nearest and best route to the Rabun Gap. Object. SEC. II. The stock of the Company, authorised and incorporated by this Act, shall consist of one million of dollars, to be divided into shares of one hundred dollars each, and the said Company to be formed on that capital; but the said Company shall be at liberty to enlarge their capital as, in the progress of their undertaking, they may find necessary. Capital SEC. III. Be it further enacted, That to raise the original capital stock of one million dollars, books of subscription shall be opened in Forsyth County, at the County Site, under the direction of Harrison Simeon, Joseph T. Garner, George Kellogg, Osborn McGennis, Z. S. Deane, Graham, George N. Lester, Hardy Strickland; in the County of Lumpkin, at the County site, under the direction of Samuel Stephens, William Martin, Robert Lewis, Reuben Barrett, Rayman Sanford, Green Russell, J. J, Singleton; in the County of Cobb, at the County site, under the direction of Barrington King; in the County of Cherokee, at the County site, under the direction of Leroy Hammond, Daniel H. Bird, Elkana Shuford, Eli McConnell; in the City of Savannah, under the direction of R. R. Cuyler, W. M. Wadley, John Stoddart, James P. Screven; in the City of Macon, under the direction of James Dean, T. R. Bloom, Robert Collins, Elam Alexander. The books of subscription shall be opened at each of the aforesaid places, on the first Monday in March 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 said Commissioners refuse to act, the quorum, on being duly informed thereof, shall be authorized to apappoint others. The Commissioners, at the above named places,

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shall give one months' notice in some of the public Gazettes of this State, of the time and place of opening their respective books of subscription. Upon the books being opened as aforesaid, the Commissioners shall receive from individual Companies and corporations, subscription for any number of shares of stock not exceeding one thousand, to any one individual Company, or Corporation, until six months shall elapse, when the Commissioners shall receive subscriptions for the remainder by any individual or corporation to any amount. The Commissioners shall be authorized to call in instalments on stock not oftener than three months at twenty-five days' notice, and not more than ten per cent, at each time; and should any Stockholder fail to appear and pay up said instalment called in, the same shall work a forfeiture of his stock and the amount already paid by him to said Company. For the organization of the Company, the Commissioners at Dahlonega, Lumpkin County, shall appoint a convenient time and place for the meeting of the Stockholders, which they shall caused to be advertised in one or more of the Gazettes aforesaid, for three weeks in succession, previous to the day at which time and place the subscribers may appear 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 the subscribing witness, endorsed thereon or annexed thereto, by a lawful Magistrate; and the meeting being assembled, the proxies examined and admitted, and a proper registry made of all subscribing members by person or by proxy, who may be present, the Dahlonega Commissioners, or a majority of them attending, shall present a ballot box, in which the subscribers may vote for officers by ballot, and the presiding Commissioners shall count the ballots, enter the same and declare the result of the election, of which they shall make and deliver proper certificate or certificates under their hand. The officers to be elected shall consist of a President and twelve Directors, for the first year; and thereafter, such number of Directors as may be established with full powers to serve one year, and until a new election shall be made. In the said election, for President and Directors, the votes shall be taken by the following rule: Each subscriber shall be entitled to a number of votes equal to the number of shares he may hold in the stock of said Company; and on all future elections of President and Directors, in the making, altering or repealing of by-laws, in determining on measures involving the general interest of the Company, at any stated or occasional corporate meeting, the votes shall be governed by the above stated rule. The election of President and Directors shall be made annually, according to a by-law to be made for that purpose; and in case any vacancy occur in the Board, between two periods of general election, the Board of Directors, or a majority of them, at any stated and regular meeting of the Board, may elect by ballot, from among the Stocholders, a person to fill the vacancy so occurred [occurring?] until the next general election of Directors; but if it should so happen, the days of annual election of President and Directors, shall pass without an elections being effected, or any of them, the corporation shall not thereby be dissolved

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or deemed to be discontinued; but it may be lawful, on any other day, to hold and make such election in such manner as may be prescribed by the by-laws of the corporation, subject always to the rule prescribed by the preceding Sections of this Act. Commissioners. Subscriptions. Notice. Limitation. Instalments. Meeting. Proxies. Officers. Term. Number of votes. Vacancies. Failure to elect. SEC. IV. The aforesaid Company, to be organized as aforesaid, shall be called the Forsyth and Lumpkin Rail Road Company, and shall have perpetual succession of members; may make and have a common seal, and break or alter it at pleasure, and by their corporate name aforesaid, may sue and be sued, answer and be answered unto, in all Courts of Law and Equity, or Judicial Tribunals, of this State; and shall, at all times, be capable of making and establishing, altering and revoking all such regulations, rules and by-laws for the government of the Company and its direction, as they may find necessary and proper for the effecting of the ends and purposes intended by the association and contemplated in this Act: Provided, Such rules and regulations and by-laws shall not be repugnant to the Laws and Constitution of this State. Name. [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] SEC. V. The said Lumpkin and Forsyth Rail Road Company shall have power and capacity to purchase, and have and hold, in fee simple, or for years, to them and their successors, any lands, tenements or hereditaments that they may find necessary for the site, on and along which, to locate, run and establish the aforesaid Rail Road and Rail Roads, or any Branches thereof; or to vary or alter the plan or plans, and of such breadth and dimensions through the whole course of the Road and Roads as they may see fit; and also, in like manner, to purchase any lands contiguous, or in the vicinity of the Rail Road and Rail Roads, hereby authorized, that they may find necessary for the procuring, and from time to time, readily obtaining all necessary or proper materials, of what kind soever, for the constructing, repairing and adequately guarding and sustaining the said Rail Road or Rail Roads; and in like manner, to purchase all rights of way on land, and all necessary privileges, in waters or water-courses, that may lie on or across lands contiguous thereto, that may be found necessary for the erecting of toll houses, store-houses, workshops, barns, stables, residences, and accommodations, for servants or agents, or mechanics, and for the stationing and sustaining all animals of labor; and the said Company shall have power, if need be, to conduct the Rail Road across any public road, and by suitable bridges, over and across all or any rivers, creeks, waters, or water-courses, that may be in the route; or if they should deem it more convenient and suitable, may pass carriages using the road by convenient boats, across the same: Provided, That the said Company shall so construct their Rail Road across all public roads, as not to obstruct to injure the same. Real estate. Materials. Water-courses. Roads and bridges. SEC. VI. If any person or persons shall intrude upon the said Rail Road, or Rail Roads, or any part thereof, by any manner of use thereof, or of the rights or privileges connected therewith, without permission or contrary to the will of said Company, he or they shall forthwith forfeit to the Company all the vehicles and animals that may be so intrusively introduced and used thereon; and the same may be seized by the Company or its agents, or recovered by suit at Law; and moreover the person or persons so intruding,

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shall and may be indicted for a misdemeanor, and upon conviction, fined or imprisoned, or both at the discretion of the Court of the County. And 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 or advise any other person or persons to destroy, or in any manner to hurt, damage or injure or obstruct the said Rail Road or any branch thereof, or any bridge connected therewith, or any vehicle, edifice, right or privilge granted by this Act, and constructed for use under the authority thereof, such person so offending, shall be liable to be indicted and, on conviction thereof, shall be imprisoned at hard labor in the Penitentiary, at the discretion of the Court, not less than four years, and shall be further liable to pay all the expenses of repairing the same; the one-half of all the fines that may be imposed by the Court under this Act, shall be paid to the informer and the other half to the said Company. Forfeitures, c. Misdemeanors. Damage, c. How punished. SEC. VII. After the President and Directors shall be elected as aforesaid, it shall always be in the power of the said President and Directors at a meeting of the Board, a majority being present, to nominate and appoint a Secretary, a Treasurer and all other officers, agents and servants that they may deem necessary, or as may be prescribed in the by-laws of said Company, removable at the pleasure of the Board of Directors; and also, require and take from all officers, agents and servants, such bond, or bonds, and security as the Board, or by-laws may prescribe for securing the fidelity, obedience, accountability and correct conduct of the officers, agents or servants so appointed, and their punctually surrendering up all monies and property, on their being removed or displaced, or the term of their appointment expiring. Officers. Bonds, c. SEC. VIII. The President and Directors by an order signed by the President, shall have power to draw from any Banks of deposit all such monies as may have been received by the different sets of Commissioners, for the first payments by subscribers on their subscriptions of Stock as before provided. Monie-drawn. SEC. IX. Every person (who?) shall be a subscriber to, or holder of Stock, in the said Company, shall pay to the Company, the instalment of fifteen dollars on each and every share in such periods of not less than six months, as shall be prescribed and called for by the Directors; after which the Directors may call for the further moiety [instalment?] of each share in payments not exceeding fifteen dollars per share, in periods not less than six months; of which periods of payment, by instalment on the shares and the sums required; the Board of Directors shall cause public notice to be given for at least four weeks previously to the day of payment, by advertising the same in one or more of the Gazettes of Milledgeville and Augusta. And failure to pay up any one of the instalments so called for as aforesaid, shall induce a forfeiture of the share and shares on which default shall be so made and all pust payments thereon, and the same shall vest in, and belong to the Company, and may be appropriated as they shall see fit. It shall be the duty of the Company as soon as may be, after they are organized, or of the Board of Directors, to issue scrip to each subscriber for the shares he holds, and deliver the same at the time of the second payment,

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on which, if convenient and practicable, receipts, for the instalments paid, and that may successively be paid may be endorsed; and the scrip issued may be made assignable and transferable, in person or by attorney, at the office, and on the books of the Company, and the said Corporation shall and may, in and by their by-laws, rules and regulations, prescribe the mode of issuing the evidences of shares of Stock and the terms and conditions, as also, the times and manner in which shares in the Company may be transferred. Instalment Notice. [Illegible Text] Receipts. Transfers. SEC. X. Whensoever the said Company shall find occasion to increase their capital by additional assessments on the original shares, as before mentioned in the third Section of this Act, within the limits therein mentioned; the said further sum on each share shall not be called for in less than two instalments at limited periods, and like notices as are mentioned and provided in the immediately preceding Section; and failure to pay up such additional assessments, shall in like manner as therein provided, induce a forfeiture to the Company of the share or shares of Stock on which default should so be made: Provided, That nothing in this Charter shall exempt said Company from liability, and they are hereby made liable, under existing Laws, or in any other manner that the Legislature may by law provide, for all damages sustained by any individual or individuals from the loss or crippling of all kinds of stock or any other species of property whatever, by the running of locomotives, cars, engines or other motive power on the said Road, and also are and shall be liable for all injuries received by any individual or individuals, or damage done him, her or them by the running of said cars, engines, locomotives or any other motive power on said road; and in the event death ensue, then the right of action or recovery shall survive to his, her or their representative or representatives, against the said Company for said damages; and in all suits and controversies arising from causes aforesaid, the said Company shall be considered as prima facie at fault, and the burthen of proof shewing themselves excusable shall rest upon said Company: And provided, further, That the Stock in the said Company shall, at all times, be subject to such tax as the present, or any future Legislature may desire to levy on the same. Increase of stock. Forfeiture. Damages. Injuries. Burthen of proof. SEC. XI. The President and Directors shall be styled the Direction of the Corporation, and shall make all contracts and agreements in behalf thereof, and have power to call for all instalments, declare all dividends of profits, and to do and perform all other acts and deeds, which by the by-laws of the Corporation they may be empowered or required to do and perform; and the acts of the Direction, or their contracts, authenticated by the signature of the President and Secretary, shall be binding on the Corporation without seal. Dividends, c. SEC. XII. Regular minutes shall be kept for all meetings of the Direction and of the acts there done; and the Direction shall not exceed in their contracts the amount of the capital of the Corporation; and in case they shall do so, the President and Directors who are present at the meeting at which such contract or contracts so exceeding the capital shall be made, shall be jointly and severally liable for the amount of the excess, both to the contractor or contractors and to the Corporation: Provided, That any one may discharge

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himself from such liability by voting against such contract or contracts, and causing such vote to be recorded in the minutes of the Direction and giving such notice thereof to the next general meeting of the Stockholders. Directors in contracts limited. SEC. XIII. The Direction shall once in every year, at least, make a full report on the state of the Corporation and its affairs to a general meeting of the Stockholders, and oftener, if so directed by the by-laws, and shall have power to call a general meeting of the Stockholders when the Direction shall deem it expedient, and the Corporation may provide in their by-laws for occasional meetings being called, and prescribe the mode thereof: Provided, Said road shall be commenced at and completed continuously from its Southern terminus. Meetings. SEC. XIV. And be it further enacted, That any Company hereafter to be organized, shall have the liberty of extending said Rail Road from its north eastern terminus to the Rabun Gap, on or near the most practicable route; subject, however, to all the rights, privileges and liabilities of the above Act. May extend to Rabun Gap. SEC. XV. And be it further enacted, That the exclusive privilege of this Charter shall continue for the period of forty years, and that said Rail Road shall be commenced within five years and finished in ten years, otherwise this Charter shall be forfeited. Forty years. Approved, February 14th, 1854. FORT GAINES RAIL ROAD COMPANY. SEC. 1. Incorporatedpowers. SEC. 2. Capital up to $2,000,000. SEC. 3. How organized. SEC. 4. Land needfulprocedure. SEC. 5. Crossinginjury to road. SEC. 6. Its property liable for debts. SEC. 7. When builtdamages. SEC. 7. Rule of evidence. (No. 365.) An Act to incorporate the Fort Gaines Rail Road Company, with power to construct a Rail Road from the Town of Fort Gaines in the County of Early, to some convenient point on either the Muscogee Rail Road or the South Western Rail Road, as to said Company may seem most convenient; and to punish them who may wilfully or maliciously impair 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 Castleberry, George B. Wardlaw, John Dill, Richard J. F. Grist, Alexander Marshall, John H. Jones, James E. Brown, David Kiddoo, Thomas Towson and Jesse B. Kee, and their associates and successors, be and they are hereby created a body corporate, by

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the name and style of the Fort Gaines Rail Road Company; and by said corporate name are hereby made capable in law to sue and be sued, plead and be impleaded, in any Courts of Law in this State; purchase, enjoy and retain to them and their successors, lands, tenements, and hereditaments, and goods and chattels of all kinds whatsoever, and the same to sell and dispose of; to make all rules, regulations and by-laws for the government of said corporation, and [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] all acts not repugnant to the Constitution and Laws of Georgia, for carrying out the same. Corporators. Powers and rights SEC. II. And be further it enacted, That the capital stock of said Company shall not exceed two million of dollars, to be divided into shares of one hundred dollars each, unless it shall be necessary for the construction of said Road to increase said amount. [Illegible Text] SEC. III. And be it further enacted, That for the organization of said Company, the said persons hereinbefore named, or a majority of them, shall appoint the times and places at which subscriptions for stock in said Company may be made, and shall in a short time thereafter appoint the time and place for the meeting of the subscribers for stock; of which they shall give notice in one or more of the public Gazettes of this State, at which time and place they shall proceed to the election of seven Directors, who shall constitute the first Board of Directors, and of whom [which?] said Directors said Board shall appoint as President thereof; and said President and Directors shall hold their offices for the term of one [Illegible Text] and in all cases the said Stockholders shall be allowed to vote in person or by proxy, agreeably to the by-laws of said Company; [UNK] and the said Company [UNK] shall have power to prescribe the manner of holding the subsequent annual elections for President and Directors, and each Stockholder shall be entitled to as many votes as he, she or they may hold shares; the said Directors shall have power to fill all vacancies that may occur in said Board, or other office, until the time of the next annual election thereafter; not less than four of said Directors shall constitute a Board to transact business. [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] SEC. IV. Be it further enacted, That said Board of Directors shall have power to purchase, take or receive, as donations, such strips or portions of land as they may deem necessary for the construction and protection of said Rail Road; and in case of disagreement between owners of said land and the Board of Directors, in relation to the price or damage of said strip or strips of land, it may and shall be lawful for said Directors to appoint one disinterested freeholder as appraiser, and the owner or owners of said land one other disinterested freeholder as an appraiser, 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 said land may be, shall appoint another disinterested freeholder; but if such owner or owners of said land shall decline or fail to appoint, on his, her or their part, then the Justices of the Inferior Court shall appoint two, all of whom shall be sworn to make to said Inferior Court a just, true and impartial valuation of damages or valuation of said land; and the report shall be in writing, and signed by at least a majority of said freeholders, and accompanied by a description of the same; which shall be considered as a judgment against said

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Company for the amount awarded, and may be enforced by execution from said Inferior Court; and the said description of said land shall be recorded in the county, in the same manner of deeds, and shall vest a fee simple title in said Company to said strip or strips of land: Provided, That either party should appeal to the Superior Court of the county wherein the land lies, and have the damages ascertained by a special jury, at the next term of said Court; and such verdict shall be conclusive. [Illegible Text] of way [Illegible Text] Report, c. Recorded. Appeal. SEC. V. And be it further enacted, That the said Company shall build, and keep in good order, substantial bridges and ways, across said road, when the same may cross a public road; and if any person or persons shall wilfully and maliciously damage, hurt, impair or destroy, or shall counsel, aid, or assist in the same, or in any manner wilfully or maliciously damage or impair said Rail Road or its appurtenances, such persons so offending shall be liable to be indicted for a misdemeanor; and on conviction thereof shall be imprisoned at hard labor in the Penitentiary of this State, at the discretion of the Court, for a term not less than one year, nor more than four; and shall, further, be liable to pay all expenses for repairing or rebuilding the same. Bridges. Malicious damage. How punished. SEC. VI. And be it further enacted, That all the property belonging to said corporation, of whatsoever kind, shall be liable for the debts of the same; and said debts may be recovered by suits at law in the same manner as prescribed by law for recovering the same out of individuals. Property liable. SEC. VII. Be it further enacted, That if said Company shall not commence the building of said road within the term of [] years from this date, [and] that in good faith, that then the rights and privileges herein granted shall cease: Provided, That nothing in this charter shall exempt said Company from liability, and they are hereby made liable, under existing laws, or in any other manner that the Legislature may by law provide, for all damages sustained by any individual or individuals, for the loss or crippling of all kinds of stock, or any other species of property whatever, by the running of the locomotives, cars, engines, or any other motive power on said road; and also are and shall be liable for all injuries received by any individual or individuals, or damage done him, her or them, by the running said cars, engines, locomotives, or any other motive power on said road; and in the event death ensues, then the right of action or recovery shall survive to his, her or their respective representatives against the said Company for said damages; and in all suits and controversies arising from causes aforesaid, the said Company shall be considered as prima facie at fault, and the burthen of proof, shewing themselves excusable, shall rest upon said Company: Provided, further, That the stock in said Rail Road Company shall, at all times, be subject to such taxes as the present, or any future Legislature, may desire to levy on the same: Provided, Nothing herein contained shall be so construed as to affect the chartered rights of the South-Western Rail Road Company. Liabilities for [Illegible Text] Injuries [Illegible Text] persons Burthen of proof Approved, February 20th, 1854.

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GEORGIA AND ALABAMA RAIL ROAD COMPANY, AND GAINESVILLE RAIL ROAD COMPANY. Section 1. Former, incorporated. Section 2. Route, Powers, c. Section 3. Capital $500,000, may consolidate, c. Section 4. 7 Directors, borrow money, c. Section 5. Voting. Section 6. Receive Gifts, c., Restriction. Section 7. Common Carriers. Section 8. Private Liability. Section 9. May use Highway, c. Section 10. Gainesville Rail Road Company indulged 5 years. (No. 366.) An Act to incorporate the Georgia and Alabama Rail Road Company, and to grant certain Powers and Privileges to the same; 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 Alfred Shorter, Wade S. Cathran, Daniel R. Mitchell, Francis Irwin, William E. Alexander, Atkinson S. Hardin, Andrew M. Sloon, William [Illegible Text], George S. Black, William A. Foot, Cunningham M. Pennington, Francis I. Sullivan, John H. Lumpkin, Thomas N. Williamson, Alvon Dean, Albert G. Pitun, John W. Stell, [Illegible Text] S. Norton, Simpson Fouche, John R. Alexander, James B. Underwood and Homer V. W. Miller, or such of them as shall [Illegible Text] and [Illegible Text] stock under this Act, or such other persons as shall associate under the same, be and are hereby incorporated and made a body corporate and politic, with all the rights and privileges common and necessary to such corporations, under the name of the Georgia and Alabama Rail Road Company. [Illegible Text]. [Illegible Text]. SEC. II. And be it further enacted, That said Company shall be authorized to build a Rail Road from the city of Rome, in Floyd county, to the Alabama line, and may connect with such Rail Road as may be chartered and authorized to be built by the State of Alabama 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 by the above named persons, or a majority of them; may have and use a common seal, sue and be sued, plead and be impleaded, in any Court of Law or Equity in this State, and by a Board of Directors make all such rules and regulations or by-laws as may be necessary and proper for carrying into effect the powers and objects of the said corporation: Provided, Such rules and regulations be not repugnant to the Laws and Constitution of this State or the United States. Object. Subscriptions. Powers. SEC. III. 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; and that the said Company be authorized

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to consolidate their stock with the stock of the Rome Rail Road Company, should it be deemed expedient, upon such terms and conditions as shall be agreeable to said Companies. Capital May consolidate. SEC. IV. And be it further enacted, That the affairs of said Company shall be under the management and control of a Board of Directors, consisting of seven, elected by the Stockholders in said Company, who shall elect a President from their own body, which said Board of Directors and President shall be elected on the first Monday in May in each and every year, and shall have power to appoint all officers and agents on said road, and fix the salaries thereof; and the said Company shall have power, through the said Board of Directors and President, to borrow money make contracts, hold real and personal estate to and for the use of said road: Provided, The said contracts shall not be binding on said Company unless signed by the President and countersigned by the Secretary of said Company: And provided further, That said Company shall not purchase real estate, except such as may be necessary for the building of said road and depots, and shall not exercise banking privileges. Directors. Officers. May borrow money, c. [Illegible Text]. SEC. V. And be it further enacted, That in the election of said Board of Directors, the Stockholders shall be entitled to as many votes as they may have and own shares in said Company. [Illegible Text] SEC. VI. And be it further enacted, That the Board of Directors shall have power to select and take, buy, or purchase, or receive as a donation, such a strip or strips of land, not exceeding two hundred [Illegible Text] in width, between the points selected for the beginning and terminus of said road, 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 said road may be located, it shall and may be lawful for either party to apply to the sheriff of the county in which said 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 the county, under the same rules and regulations which apply to appeals in said Court; and in all instances, such freeholders, and the jurors in said Superior Courts, in addition to the usual oath, shall be sworn, in assessing damages, to take into consideration and account the prospective value of the road to the land and premises through which it may run, and to have evidence touching the same, and upon the payment of the 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 vest in said Company. Right of way How adjusted. Jury to assess damages. Oath. Titles. SEC. VII. And be it further enacted, That the Company aforesaid shall have a perpetual succession of members, and shall be deemed a common carrier as regards all goods and merchandize and property [Illegible Text] to them for transportation; and that said Company shall have full power and authority to do and perform

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all every such corporate acts as are permitted or allowed to other Companies for similar purposes. Other powers. SEC. VIII. 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. Private property SEC. IX. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That whenever it becomes necessary that said Company should take any public road, or cross the same or some other, they shall be bound to clear out a good and sufficient one by the side of the one taken, and make good crossing places at their own expense; and shall be liable for injuries done to persons by [UNK] their [UNK] neglect, and for damage done to property and stock killed by the running of engines and cars on said Rail Road. Crossing or using other roads SEC. X. And be it further enacted, That the Gainesville Rail Road Company shall have five years, from the passage of this Act, to complete their Rail Road under their original Charter, approved December 28th, 1847. Gainesville road Approved, February 18th, 1854. GEORGIA WESTERN RAIL ROAD COMPANY, AND COOSA AND CHATTOOGA [Illegible Text] ROAD.SEC. 7. Sec. 1. Former incorporated, [Illegible Text]. Sec. 2. Stock, paying for, President, c. Sec. 3. Capital [Illegible Text], increased, lien on. Sec. 4. Object, [Illegible Text] C. R. R. Charter. Sec. 5. Beginning it, c. Sec. 6. Right of Way. Sec. 7. [Illegible Text] and Chattooga Rail Road. Sec. 8. Indulged, Highways. Sec. 9. Repealing. (No. 367.) An Act to incorporate the Georgia Western Rail Road Company, and to confer certain powers and privileges 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, William Markham, Lemnel P. Grant, Richard Peters, Ira O. McDaniel, Ambrose B. Forsyth, John F. Mims, Terrence Doonan, Julius A. Hayden, Joseph Thompson, Green B. Haygood, James M. Calhonn, Wm. P. Nichols, James E. Williams, James F. Alexander, B. H. Overby, Thomas A. Warwick, A. J. Brady, Daniel Hook, John Jones, Abel H. Harrison, Abbot M. McWhorter, and such other individuals and corporations as may be associated with them, and their successors and assigns, be and they are hereby created a body politic and corporate by the name and style of the Georgia Western Rail Road Company, and in and by that name may sue and be

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sued, plead and be impleaded, answer and be answered unto in any Court of Law or Equity in this State or in the United States; may make by-laws and appoint all necessary officers, and prescribe their duties; may accept, purchase, hold and convey any property, either real or personal, necessary for the purposes hereinafter mentioned; may make contracts, have and use a common seal, and do all other lawful acts, properly incident to and connected with said corporation, and necessary for the control and transaction of its business: Provided, That their by-laws be not repugnant to the Constitution and Laws of this State and of the United States. [Illegible Text]. Name. Powers. SEC. II. And be it further enacted, That for the organization of said Company, said persons hereinbefore named, or a majority of the same, shall appoint the [Illegible Text] and places at which subscriptions for stock in said Company may be taken; and every person, corporation or body politic, subscribing at such time and places, or after, under the direction of a majority of the incorporators or of Directors, after elected shall be Stockholders in said Company, and shall pay in the stock so subscribed and at such times and in such amounts as the by-laws and regulations of said Company may require; and the corporators or a majority of them shall, in a reasonable time thereafter, appoint a convenient time and place for the meeting of subscribers for stock, of which they shall givethirty days notice in such public Gazettes of this State as they may deem necessary; at which time and place they shall proceed to the election of a President and six Directors, (Stockholders,) who shall form and constitute the first Board of Directors; and said President and Directors shall hold their office for one year, and until their successors are elected, and shall prescribe in their by laws the manner and time 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 proxy, under 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 day of such election, one vote for each share. The Board of Directors shall have power to fill all vacancies that may occur in their Board until the regular annual election by the stockholders, and shall fix the compensation of the President of the Board. Not less than five Directors shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business, of whom the President shall always be one; except in cases of sickness or necessary absence, when his place may be supplied by one of the Directors present, to be elected President pro tem., by a majority of the Board present. Subscription Stockholders Election of Directors. [Illegible Text] Votes. Vacancies. Quorum, c. SEC. III. And be it further enacted, That the capital stock of said Company shall be one million of dollars, which may be increased to an amount not exceeding the cost of the road and its outfit, to be divided into shares of one hundred dollars each; and said shares shall be transferable, on the books of said corporation, in form and manner prescribed by the Directors; and no Stockholder, indebted to the Company, shall transfer his, her or their stock without consent of the Board of Directors. Capital. Transfers.

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SEC. IV. And be it further enacted, That the said Company shall have power and authority to survey, lay out and construct a Rail Road from the City of Atlanta, in this State, through or near Villa [Illegible Text] or Carrollton, in Carroll County, and beyond west-wardly to the Alabama line, in the direction of Jacksonville or Tuscaloosa; and the same to equip, use and enjoy with all the rights, privileges and immunities granted to the Central Rail Road and Banking Company, and subject to the same liabilities imposed upon the said Company, so far as the same may be applicable under the Act incorporating the Central Rail Road and Banking Company, and the several Acts amendatory thereof heretofore passed, except that portion of said Act which exempts said Central Rail Road Company from taxation above one half of one per cent. on its net profits and banking privileges, which exemptions shall not be exempted [UNK] extended [UNK] to this Company. Route Powers of Central Company [Illegible Text], c. SEC. V. And be it further enacted, That the Georgia Western Rail Road Company shall have the privilege, if they think proper, at any time of connecting their road with any Rail Road, that may be constructed through or near Carrollton, in this State, at that point or any at other point on said road, between there and the Alabama [UNK] line, [UNK] or with any other Rail Road they may think proper, at either end of said Georgia Western Rail Road: Provided, That nothing in this Act shall be so construed as to prevent any other Rail Road Company from crossing said road. Connecting with other Roads. SEC. VI. And be it further enacted, That all questions of the right of way between said Company and the owners of lands, through which said Rail Road may be constructed, shall be tried and determined according to the provisions of the fifteenth Section of the Act, approved December 4th, 1835, to amend an Act to incorporate the Central Rail Road and Canal Company of Georgia, c. Right of way. SEC. VII. And be it further enacted, That two years after the twenty second day of January next, be extended to the Coosa and Chattooga Rail Road Company to take up the stock for their said Charter. [Illegible Text] Company. SEC. VIII. And be it further enacted, That said Company, whenever it becomes necessary for them to take a road, they shall clean out a good road, by the side of said Rail Road, and they shall keep up good crossing places across said road, wherever the said road is interesected by a common road; and they shall be liable for all injury done to persons and property by means of locomotives, cars or engines, c., over their said road. [Illegible Text] liable, c. 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. Approved, February 18th, 1854.

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MADISON, EATONTON, WATKINSVILLE AND ATHENS RAIL ROAD COMPANY. Sec. 1. Incorporated. Sec. 2. Object, route, powers, liability, tax, c. Sec. 3. Right of way. Sec. 4. Buy lands, suited, c. (No. 368.) An Act to incorporate the Stockholders of the Madison and Eatonton, Watkinsville and Athens Rail Road 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 the same, That Carter Shepherd, N. G. Foster, Charles J. Baldwin, Charles M. Irwin, Elijah E. Jones of the County of Morgan, and Junius Wingfield, Andrew Reid, Elish Perryman, Isaac S. Vincent, M. S. Dunham, A. M. Jackson of the town of Watkinsville; P. W. Hutchenson, Barton Thrasher, senior, of the County of Clark, and J. H. Newton, J. M. Billips, Y. L. J. Harris of the town of Athens, 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 corporation, under the name of the Madison and Eatonton, Watkinsville and Athens Rail Road Company. Corporators. Name and powers. SEC. II. And be it further enacted, That said Company shall be authorized be build a Rail Way from the town of Eatonton, in Putnam County, commencing at the depot or terminus of the Eatonton and Milledgeville Rail Road, in the town of Eatonton to the town of Madison, in Morgan County; thence from Madison via Watkinsville to the town of Athens; that said Company, charge upon every mile when completed, such amount for freight and passengers: [qu. what amount?] Provided, That nothing in this charter shall exempt said Company from liability, and they are hereby made liable, under existing laws, or in any other manner that the Legislature may, by law, provide for all damages sustained by any individual or individuals from the loss or crippling of all kinds of stock, or any other species of property whatever, by the running of the locomotives, cars, engines, or any other motive power on said road; and also are, and shall be liable for all injuries received by any individual or individuals, or damage done him, her, or them by the running said cars engines, locomotives, or any other motive power on said road, and in the event death ensue, then the right of action or recovery, shall survive to his, her, or their representative or representatives, against the said Company, for said damages; and in all suits and controversies arising from causes aforesaid; the said Company shall be considered as prima facie at fault, and the burthen of proof, shewing themselves excusable, shall rest upon the said Company:

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And provided, further, That the stock in said Company, shall at all times be subject to such taxes, as the present, or any future Legislature may desire to levy on the same, 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 place as may be thought proper, to elect Presidents, Directors, agents, servants; to borrow money, make contracts, and hold real and personal estate to and for the use of said road. Route. Charges. [Illegible Text]. Injuries. Right of action to survive. Proof. [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] SEC. III. And be it further enacted, That the provisions of the fifteenth Section of the Act of the General Assembly of eighteen hundred and thirty-five, incorporating the Central Rail Road and Banking Company, shall apply to the right of way, and the determination of controversies in relation thereto. [Illegible Text] SEC. IV. And be it further enacted, That said Company shall be authorized to make such contracts for and appropriate all lands and [Illegible Text] 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 [Illegible Text], [Illegible Text] 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. [Illegible Text] Approved February 2d, 1854. MILLEDGEVILLE RAIL ROAD COMPANY. SEC. 1. Charter amendedcontract with other roads. SEC. 2. Thirty yearsEatonton roadliabilityevidence. (No. 369.) An Act to amend the Charter of the Milledgeville Rail Road Company, and to confer certain powers on 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 Milledgeville Rail Road Company are hereby authorized, with the consent of the Central Rail Road and Banking Company, to terminate their road from Warrenton, by way of Sparta, at some point on the Eatonton Branch Rail Road, to be selected by agreement between the two Companies; and that any and all contracts made by the said Milledgeville Rail Road Company, with the Eatonton Branch Rail Road, the Milledgeville and Gordon Rail Road Company, and the Central Rail Road and Banking Company, or with

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either of them, relating to the use of their respective roads, in connexion with each other, shall be good and valid. [Illegible Text] Road may [Illegible Text], c. SEC. II. And be it further enacted, That the Charter of the Milledgeville Rail Road Company shall continue in force, relieved of its present limitation to thirty years, over so much of the road as shall be built before the expiration of the said thirty years: Provided, Said connexion with the Eatonton Branch Rail Road be made within the corporate limits of the City of Milledgeville: Provided, That nothing in this Charter shall exempt said Company from liability; and they are hereby made liable under existing laws, or in any other manner that the Legislature may by law provide, for all damages sustained by any individual or individuals, from the loss or crippling of all kinds of stock, or any other species of property whatever, by the running of the locomotives, cars, engines, or any other motive power on said road: and also are and shall be liable for all injuries received by any individual or individuals, or damage done him, her or them, by the running said cars, engines, locomotives, or any other motive power on said road; and in the event death ensue, then the right of action or recovery to survive to his, her or their representative or representatives, against the said Company for said damages; and in all suits and controversies arising from causes aforesaid, the said Company shall be considered as prima facie at fault, and the burthen of proof, shewing themselves [Illegible Text], shall rest upon said Company: Provided, further, That the stock in said Rail Road Company shall, at all times, be subject to such tax as the present, or any future Legislature, may desire to levy on the same. Charter [Illegible Text] Damages and injuries How adjusted. [Illegible Text] of proof. [Illegible Text]. Approved, February 18th, 1854. MILLEDGEVILLE TURNPIKE AND RAIL ROAD COMPANY. SEC. 1. Extended to Florida, c. SEC. 2. Not to tax town for. (No. 370.) An Act to amend the Act to incorporate the Milledgeville Turnpike and Rail Road Company, and to grant certain privileges to the same, passed 24 th December, 1840, and the Acts amendatory thereof. SECTION I. Be it enacted by the Senate and 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, the Corporation created by the aforesaid Act, and the Act amendatory thereof, shall have full power and

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authority, under the limitations and restrictions in the said Acts mentioned and set forth, to extend the said road by way of Hawkinsville, or its vicinity, to the line dividing the States of Georgia and Florida, intersecting the same at some convenient point in Thomas or Decatur County. May extend to [Illegible Text] c. SEC. II. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That no portion of this Act, or the Acts of which it is amendatory, shall be so construed as to authorize the levying or collecting any extra tax, to carry out the objects contemplated herein, by any municipal corporation whatsoever. No tax Approved, February 14th, 1854. MONTGOMERY AND WEST POINT RAIL ROAD, IN GEORGIA, AND JOHN R. STANFORD CO.'S RAIL ROAD CHARTER. SEC. 1. [Illegible Text]; hold lands in Georgia, c. SEC. 2. Objectroute. SEC. 3. Suable in Georgia. SEC. 4. John R. Stanford and others; Charter, c. (No. 371.) An Act to incorporate the Stockholders of the Montgomery and West Point Rail Road Company, in the State of Georgia; to give them the right to extend the Opelika Branch of their Rail Road across the River Chattahoochee, and locate and use a Depot on their own laud, in Georgia; 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 Stockholders of the Montgomery and West Point Rail Road Company, with all such as may hereafter become Stockholders in said Company, be and they are hereby incorporated and made a body politic, by the name and style of the Montgomery and West Point Rail Road Company, in the State of Georgia; and by said corporate name shall be capable in law of holding real estate in Georgia, necessary and convenient for a Rail Road Depot, and the buildings and appurtenances thereof; to sue and be sued, plead and be impleaded in any Court of Record in this State; to have a common seal, to establish by-laws not repugnant to the laws of this State; and to do and perform all such acts as may be necessary for the full enjoyment and use of a Rail Road Depot, in Georgia. [Illegible Text] Powers and privileges SEC. II. And be it further enacted, That the said Company shall have the right, and the same is hereby granted, to construct, carry and make, by suitable Rail Road bridges, their Branch Road

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from Opelika across the River Chattahoochee, in this State, on their own land: Provided, Said Rail Road Company shall not cross said river except at the places designated by the Mayor and City Council of Columbus; and shall not build their Depot at any other place, except at such place as said Mayor and City Council may designate and agree upon with said Rail Road Company, and upon such terms as may be agreed upon between the parties. Cross Chattahoochee. Restrictions. SEC. III. And be it further enacted, That all bills, writs, and processes of whatever kind, known to the Laws of this State, may be served on said Company by leaving a copy thereof at the Depot of said Company, in Georgia, by the sheriff, constable, or other officer authorized to serve the same. Processes, c. And be it further enacted by the authority of the same, That this Act shall be inoperative, until the President of the Montgomery and West Point Rail Road Company shall signify, in writing, to the Governor of Georgia his acceptance, on behalf of his Company, of the provisions of this Act. Inoperative till when. SEC. IV. And be it further enacted, That John R. Stanford, Philip Martin, John Starrett, John H. Wyley, and their associates, be and they are hereby declared to be a body corporate and politic, with full power to construct, use, and keep up a Rail Road from Clarksville, in Habersham County, or some point near thereto, by the most practicable route, through the Hightower Gap to the Tennessee State line, so as to approach as near as convenient and practicable to the Copper Mine in Polk County; and said Company shall have and enjoy all the rights and privileges, and be subject to all the restrictions and liabilities, provided for in the Charter of the North-Eastern Rail Road Company. Standford and others incorporated. Object. Rights, c. SEC. V. And be it further enacted, That all laws militating against this Act, be and the same are hereby repealed. Approved, February 17th, 1854. OGEECHEE PLANK ROAD COMPANY. SEC. 1. Charter amendedinjury to, c. SEC. 2. Warrant by J. P. for. SEC. 3. Repeals. (No. 372.) An Act to amend an Act entitled An Act to incorporate the Ogcechee Plank Road Company, and to provide for the punishment of certain offences 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 any person who shall wilfully break, cut down, or injure any post on the

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Plank Road of the Ogeechee Plank Road Company, or any fence which is now, or may hereafter be erected along the side of said road by said Ogeechee Plank Road Company, or who shall wilfully break, or throw down any gate on said road, or who shall dig up or spoil any part of said road or anything thereunto belonging, or shall foreibly or fraudulently pass any gate thereon without having paid the legal toll, shall be liable for every such offence, to be indicted in the Superior Court of Chatham County, and on conviction thereof shall be punished by fine or imprisonment in the common jail, or both, at the discretion of the Court: Provided, Said Company shall cut out and put in good order a road for ordinary travel, running near and parallel to said Plank Road. Damage to road. Passing gates, c. SEC. II. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That in all cases of conviction under this Act, one half of the fine collected shall be paid to the informer, who, nevertheless, shall not thereby be disqualified from giving testimony in said case. [Illegible Text] SEC. III. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That upon information having been received, upon oath, by one of the Magistrates of Chatham County, of the commission of any one of the offences in the foregoing Sections of this Act, it shall be his duty to issue his warrant for the apprehension of the offender; and require him to give bail for his appearance at the next term of the Superior [UNK] Court [UNK] of Chatham County; or in default of bail, to commit him to the jail of said county to stand his trial for said offence. [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. Approved, February 16th, 1854. MONTICELLO AND GRIFFIN RAIL ROAD COMPANY. Sec. 1. Incorporated, name, c. Sec. 2. Route, C. R. R. Charter, right of way by M. R. R. Sec. 3. Lease to C. R. R., liability, prima facie at fault, taxable. (No. 373.) An Act to incorporate the Monticello and Griffin Rail Road Company 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 from and after the passage of this Act, Eli Glover, Thomas J. Smith, John W. Burney, sr., John R. Dyer, Fleming Jordon, James L. Maddux, James M. Dordon, Augustus H. Love, B. W. Colier, S. H. Saunders,

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W. G. Head, E. Varner, C. F. Newton, J. C. Little, J. W. Hookness, B. Butrill, S. W. Price, R. L. Duke, Gustavus Hendrick, Shalten C. Mitchell, J. B. Reid and James A. Beeks, and their associates, successors and assigns, be and they are hereby created and declared to be a body corporate and politic, by the name of the Monticello and Griffin Rail Road 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 mixed, necessary for the purposes hereinafter named. Corporaters. Powers and rights. SEC. II. And be it further enacted, That said Company shall have power and authority to survey, lay out, construct and build a Rail Road from Monticello, in the County of Jasper, to Griffin or some point near there, in the County of Spalding, on the Macon and Western Rail Road, and the same to equip, use and enjoy, with all the rights, privileges and immunities granted to the Central Rail Road and Banking Company, and the Macon and Western Rail Road and Banking Company [?] (except the privilege of banking,) and subject to the same liabilities imposed upon said companies, so far as the same may be applicable under this Act, and the Act incorporating said Central Rail Road and Banking Company, and said Macon and Western Rail Road and Banking Company [?] and the several Acts amendatory thereof, heretofore passed, with full authority to receive and take the right of way for said Rail Road, of like width, and under the same restriction and liabilities as are described in said Acts, or either of them, or the Acts incorporating the Monroe Rail Road and Banking Company, (banking privileges excepted): Provided, Nothing in this Act shall be construed to exempt the stock and equipments of said Rail Road from any tax the Legislature may assess. Route. Privileges of Central and M. and W. R. R. Banking excepted. Taxation. SEC. III. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That said Monticello and Griffin Rail Road Company, shall be authorized to sell, lease or transfer its privileges, in said road, to the said Central Rail Road Company, upon such terms as may be agreed upon by said companies: Provided That nothing in this Charter shall exempt said Company from liability, and they are hereby made liable under existing laws, or in any other manner that the Legislature may, by law, provide, for all damages sustained by any individual or individuals, for the loss or the crippling of all kinds of stock, or other species of property whatever, by the running of locomotives, cars, engines, or any other motive power, on said road; and also are and shall be made liable for all injuries received by any individual or individuals, or damage done him, her, or them by the running of the said cars, engines, locomotives, or any other motive power on said road, and in the event death ensue, then the right of action or recovery, shall survive to his, her, or their representative or representatives, against the said Company for said damages, and [in?] all suits and controversies, arising from causes aforesaid, the said Company shall be considered as prima facie at fault, and the burthen of proof, showing themselves excusable, shall rest upon said Company: Provided, further, That the stock of the said Rail Road Company, shall at all times be

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subject to such tax as the present, or any future Legislature may desire to levy on the same. May sell, lease, c. Liability. Damage. Injuries, c. Burthen of proof. Taxed. 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. Approved, February 15th 1854. MUSCOGEE RAIL ROAD COMPANY. Sec. 1. Charter amended, Election of Officers, c. Sec. 2. Vacancies, how filled, Machine Shop. Sec. 3. Repeals. (No. 374.) An Act to amend the several Acts, now of force, in relation to the Muscogee Rail Road, so far as to change the time for the election of President and Directors of said Company, and 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 from and after the present year, the first Monday of September, in each year, or each alternate year, if so ordered by the Stockholders of the Muscogee Rail Road Company, shall be appointed for the election of a President and Directors of the Muscogee Rail Road Company; and if there should be no election on that day, the President of the Company shall appoint some other day for such election, within sixty days after such failure; and shall give due notice of said election, by advertisement, in one or more of the public Gazettes of the City of Columbus; and in all cases, the President and Directors in office shall hold their offices until their successors are elected and qualified. Elections, when hold and [Illegible Text] Notice [Illegible Text] SEC. II. Be it further enacted That the said Stockholders shall, at their said time of meeting, proceed to the election of a President and six Directors, the said President being ex-officio a Director; and if, at any time, any vacancy shall occur, either in the office of said President or any Director, the remaining Directors may proceed to fill said vacancy, if it be a Director out of the whole body of the Stockholders; and if it be a President, then out of the Board of Directors, or ont of the body of Stockholders, as to them shall appear best: Provided, That nothing in this Act contained shall be so construed as to authorize said Company to remove from the City of Columbus, to any other point or place,

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the Machine Shop of said Company, now located at the City of Columbus. Vacancies, how [Illegible Text] Machine shop. 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. Approved, February 17th, 1854. NORTH-EASTERN RAIL ROAD COMPANY, AND THOMASTON AND BARNESVILLE RAIL ROAD AND MUSCOOGEE RAIL ROAD COMPANY. SEC. 1. Former, incorporated, powers. SEC. 2. Capital, up to $2,000,000. SEC. 3. Books open, where. SEC. 4. Mode of subscribing, c. SEC. 5. Ten per cent. paid down. SEC. 6. Adopts part of other Charterdamages, evidence of. SEC. 7. Branch road. SEC. 8. Thomaston and Barnesville Rail RoadPrivilege to itMuscogee Rail Road. SEC. 9. When said Road built. (No. 375.) An Act for the building and construction of a Rail Road from the Town of Athens to or near the Town of Clayton, in Rabun County, so as to strike the Blue Ridge Rail Road, at such point as the Stockholders may determine. Also, to extend the Thomaston and Barnesville Rail Road to Geneva, or some other point on the Road of the Muscogee Rail Road Company; 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 for the purpose of building, keeping up and using a Rail Road communication, from the town of Athens to or near the town of Clayton, in Rabun County, so as to strike the Blue Ridge Rail Road, at such point as the Stockholders may determine, the subscribers for the capital stock hereinafter mentioned and their assigns, shall be a body corporate and politic, by the name and style of the North-Eastern Rail Road 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 acts and things properly incident to a corporation, and necessary and proper for the construction of the work 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. Object. Corporation. Name. Powers SEC. II. And be it further enacted, That the capital stock of

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said Company shall be one million seven hundred thousand dollars, divided into shares of one hundred dollars each, but may be increased from time to time, if deemed necessary, to two millions dollars. Capital SEC. III. And be it further enacted, That to raise the original capital stock of one million seven hundred thousand dollars, books of subscription shall be opened on the first day of May next, at the following places, and under the direction of the following Commissioners, viz: in the city of Athens, John H. Newton, John Billups and William Morton; in the city of Augusta, John P. King, Andrew J. Miller and Robert Campbell; in the city of Savannah, Richard Cuyler, John E. Ward and William Law; in the town of Gainsville, Jackson Peeples and Joseph Dunnagan; in the town of Carnesville, Thomas Morris and Henry Freeman; in the town of Clayton, John Beck and H. T. Mosley, and in the town of Clarkesville, John R. Stanford and John H. Wyley; and should any of the Commissioners herein named refuse to act, or vacancies occur from any cause, the Commissioners at the city of Athens and the town of Clarkesville, or a majority of them, shall be competent to fill all such vacancies. [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] SEC. IV. And be it further enacted, That the books of subscription for stock shall remain open for the space of nine months or longer, at the option of the Commissioners, at Athens and Clarkesville; and when the amount of nine hundred and fifty thousand dollars, bona fide subscription, has been obtained, the Commissioners at the several points above mentioned, save Athens, shall transmit their books of subscription to the Commissioners at Athens; who shall give twenty days notice in the public Gazettes, for a meeting of the Stockholders at a given time and place, at which time and place, the Company shall be organized by an election, from among the Stockholders, of five Directors, to be increased under certain contingencies, to seven; and the Directors being elected, shall immediately proceed to elect from their body a President of the Company, for twelve months next ensuing, and all subsequent elections of President and Directors, shall be made as shall be provided for in the by-laws, rules and regulations adopted by the Company. [Illegible Text] Majority of Stock holders [Illegible Text] SEC. V. And be it further enacted, That the Board of Directors shall have power to call in instalments on the capital stock subscribed, at such times as the interest of the Company may demand, and every Stockholder shall be required to pay in ten per cent. on the amount of his subscription on the day the Company is organized, and shall receive from the Directors, a certificate for the same; and the failure of any Stockholder to pay any instalment so called in within the time appointed for the payment thereof shall operate a forfeiture of the share or shares on which such failure to pay shall have been increased, and the share or shares so forfeited and all payments previously made, shall accrue to the benefit of the said corporation, to be disposed of as the Directors shall order and provide: Provided, That sixty days previous notice shall be given and not more than ten dollars on each share shall be called in within any three months; and that no call for any such instalment

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shall be made between the first day of July and the first day of November. [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] Forfeitures. SEC. VI. And be it further enacted, That the fourteenth, fifteenth, sixteenth, eighteenth and nineteenth Sections of an Act entitled an Act to alter and amend an Act entitled an Act to incorporate the Chattahoochee Rail Road Company, passed the 21st day of December, 1835, and amended the 29th December, 1836, be and the same shall form and constitute a part of this Act: Provided, That nothing in this charter shall exempt said Company from liability, and they are hereby made liable under existing laws, or in any other manner that the Legislature may by law provide, for all damages sustained by any individual or individuals from the loss or crippling of all kinds of stock, or any other species of property whatever, by the running of the locomotives, cars, engines or any other motive power on said road; and also are and shall be liable for all injuries received by any individual or individuals, or damage done him, her or them by the running said cars, engines, locomotives or any other motive power on said road; and in the event death ensue, then the right of action and recovery shall survive to his, her or their representative or representatives against the said Company, for said damages; and in all suits and controversies arising from causes aforesaid, the said Company shall be considered as prima facie at fault, and the burthen of proof showing themselves exeusable shall rest upon said Company. Sections of Chattahoochee Charter revived. Damages and injuries. Survivorship. Burthen of proof. SEC. VII. And be it further enacted, That said Company shall be and they are hereby authorized to construct a Branch Rail Road from some point on their road, by way of Gainesville, to Dahlonega, in Lumpkin County; and for that purpose shall be authorized to increase their capital stock, and exercise all the powers and privileges hereinbefore conferred in relation to the chief line of their Rail Road. Branch to Dahlonega. SEC. VIII. Be it enacted, That from and after the passage of this Act, the Thomaston and Barnesville Rail Road Company, be and they are hereby authorized to extend and construct their road from Thomaston, in the County of Upson, by the most practicable route, to Geneva, or some other point on the road of the Muscogee Rail Road Company; and for that purpose are authorized to increase their capital stock, and exercise all the rights, powers and privileges as to the right of way and otherwise, and subject to all the duties and liabilities mentioned and prescribed in the existing charter of said first named Company. [Illegible Text] to Geneva Powers. SEC. IX. And be it further enacted, That if the building of said Rail Road is not commenced within five years from the passage of this Act, and finished within fifteen years, then the corporate powers herein conferred, be and the same are hereby forfeited and repealed. Charter forfeited. SEC. X. And be it further enacted That no connection shall be made at or near the Rabun Gap, until said road be completed, continuously from its south-eastern terminus. [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. Approved, January 24th, 1854.

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SAVANNAH, ALBANY AND GULF RAIL ROAD, FROM SAVANNAH AND ALBANY RAIL ROAD. Section 1. Name changed. Section 2. Thirteen Directors, Tenure, c. Section 2. Right of way, Proceedure. Section 4. Second and Third Sections old Charter repealed. Section 5. Interest on Scrip, c. Section 6. Old Act, adopted, c. Section 7. Certain reservations. Section 8. Company first to accept this Charter. (No 376.) An Act to amend an Act entitled an Act to incorporate the Savannah and Albany Rail Road Company, with power to extend the said Road, and to construct Branches; and to amend the Acts incorporating the Georgia Rail Road and Banking Company, and to change the name of said Savannah and Albany Rail Road Company. SECTION I. 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 name of the Savannah and Albany Rail Road Company be and the same is hereby changed to the Savannah, Albany and Gulf Railroad Company. Name. SEC. II. Be it further enacted, That on the first Tuesday in January, eighteen hundred and fifty-five, or as soon thereafter as practicable, and on each and every succeeding Tuesday annually thereafter, or as soon thereafter as practicable, the Stockholders in said Company shall elect thirteen Directors to serve for the ensuing year, who shall elect one of their number President at their first meeting, and who shall hold their respective offices, until their successors are elected in their places. Directors. SEC. III. And be it further enacted, That the manner of determining all questions of the right of way and damages therefor, in which said Company, in the course of its work, may become concerned, shall be the same as is provided in the fifteenth Section of the amended Charter of the Central Rail Road and Banking Company of Georgia, passed the fourteenth day of December, eighteen hundred and thirty-five. Right of way. SEC. IV. And be it further enacted, That the second and third Sections of the Charter of this Company, passed the twenty-fifth day of December, eighteen hundred and forty-seven, be and the same are hereby repealed. Sections repealed. SEC. V. Be it further enacted, That each and every Stockholder in this Company shall be entitled to receive in scrip from said Company an annual interest of three and one-half per cent. on the amount paid upon their stock, until the Rail Raod shall reach the Western bank of the Alabama [Altamaba?] River. Interest, c. SEC. VI. Be it further enacted, That the Act, of which this is an amendment, be and the same shall remain in full force, so far as it does not conflict with this Act. To remain in force.

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SEC. VII. And be it further enacted, That nothing herein contained shall be so construed as to interfere with the rights of the original corporators in the Savannah and Albany Rail Road Charter, and their assignees, under the contract with certain citizens of Savannah, by which the use of the Charter was obtained, and the present organization of said Company effected. Original corporators. SEC. VIII. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the provisions of this Act shall not be binding, until accepted by the Company at a meeting, of Stockholders. Accepted. Approved, February 20th, 1854. SAVANNAH AND BRANCHVILLE RAIL ROAD. SEC. 1. Incorporated in Georgia; route. SEC. 2. Right of way. SEC. 3. Powers, land, private ways, crossings. SEC. 4. Rates, limited to 10 per cent. SEC. 5. Joining C. R. R., how. SEC. 6. Highways, liability, tax. (No. 377.) An Act to Charter the Savannah and Branchville Rail Road. WHEREAS, the Legislature of the State of South Carolina is about, by public Statute, to incorporate a Company to build a Rail Road, from Branchville, in said State, (situated on the South Carolina Rail Road,) to some Point on the Savannah River, between Old Sister's Ferry and the City of Savannah; and it is deemed proper to confer on the same Company corporate powers, in the State of Georgia, and to grant the right to construct a portion of Rail Road in this State: 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 such persons as may be made a body corporate, by the public Law of South Carolina, to build a Rail Road between Savannah and Branchville, are hereby created a body politic, in this State; and they shall have the power to construct and continue their road from the boundary between the two States, by such route as the Company may hereafter determine upon, between the Old Sister's Ferry and the City of Savannah: Provided, That there shall be created thereby no obstruction to the free navigation of the Savannah River and its Branches. Company incorporated. Route. Free navigation. SEC. II. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the said Company shall possess and enjoy the same privileges, as to the way, as are invested in and enjoyed by the Central Rail Road and Banking Company of Georgia. Powers, c.

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SEC. III. And be it further enacted, That the said Savannah and Branchville Rail Road Company shall have power to purchase, take, hold, in fee simple, or for years, any land, tenements and hereditaments that they may find necessary for the site, on, and along which to locate the said road, or to vary or alter the plans to such breadth or dimensions, through the whole course of the road as they may see fit; and in like manner, to purchase and hold any land contiguous to, or in the vicinity of, said road, that may be necessary for the procuring; and from time to time, readily obtaining all proper materials for constructing, repairing, grading and sustaining the said Rail Road; and in like manner, to purchase all private rights of way, or water courses that may be across the route of said Rail Road; and also, all lands contiguous thereto, that may be found necessary for the crecting of Toll Houses, and, other houses and accommodations; and the said Company shall have power to cross over any public road, canal, river, creek, water, or water courses that may be in their route: Provided, That the passage of the public road, or navigation of the canal, or water-course, be not obstructed thereby; And provided, They do not cross the Savannah River at any point above Old Sister's Ferry. [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] SEC. IV. That thes aid Company shall, at all times, have the exclusive right of conveyance and transportation of persons, merchandize and produce over said Rail Road, whilst they see fit to exercise the same; and they are hereby authorized to fix and determine upon such rates of charge for transportation of persons, merchandize and produce, as to them shall seem necessary and proper to secure a reasonable and adequate return upon the capital invested: Provided, That the average annual yield on such capital, after all expenses paid, shall not exceed ten per centum. The said Company may, when they see fit, let and farm out, all or any part of their exclusive rights of transportation of persons, merchandize, and produce with their privileges, to any individuals or other Companies, and for such forms as may be agreed upon, subject always to the proviso contained in this section, in relation to the rates of charge; and the said Company in the exercise of their right of conveyance and transportation of person or property, and the persons so taking from the Company the right of conveyance or transportation, so far as they act on the same shall be regarded as common carriers; and the said Company may use or employ any section of their proposed Rail Road before the whole shall be completed, which may afford public accommodation, for the conveyance of persons, or merchandize, and produce: and the said Company shall have power to take, at the storehouses they may establish or annex to said Rail Road, all goods, wares, merchandize or produce intended for transportation or conveyance; prescribe the rules of priority, and charge such reasonable prices and compensation for storage, and labor, as they may by regulations establish, (which regulations they shall publish,) or as may be agreed upon with the owners. [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text]. [Illegible Text]. [Illegible Text]. SEC. V. And be it further enacted, That the said Company may with the assent of the Central Rail Road and Banking Company of Georgia, join their track to the track of the Central Rail Road, at some point between Whitesville and the City of Savannah, and that by the consent of the Central Rail Road and Banking Company of

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Georgia, together with the Mayor and Aldermen of the city of Savannah (and not otherwise) they may join their track at or near, the depot of the Central Rail Road Company, near the city of Savannah. [Illegible Text] SEC. VI. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That should it be necessary for said Company to take any public road or cross the same, they shall be bound to clear out a good and sufficient road by the side of the one taken, and make good crossing places at their own expenss, and be liable to pay for all stock killed, and injuries done to persons by their neglect, or to property by the running of engines and cars on said road: Provided, That the stock in said Company shall at all times be subject to such tax as the present or any other future Legislature may desire to levy on the same. Crossings. c. Taxation. Approved, February 18th, 1854. SAVANNAH, GRIFFIN AND NORTH ALABAMA RAIL ROAD COMPANY. SEC. 1. Incorporatedpowersobject. SEC. 2. Capital $2,000,000subscribingc. SEC. 3. Organizingby-laws, c. SEC. 4. Land takenpay forhow. SEC. 5. Crossings. SEC. 6. Books, c.contracts all to be signed by President. SEC. 7. Privately liable, if Company refuse. SEC. 8. Reportstransfers. SEC. 9. Control of fi. fa.damagesevidence of. SEC. 10. Twenty years charter. (No. 378.) An Act to incorporate a Company to be called the Savannah, Griffin and North Alabama Rail Road Company; with power to build a Rail Road from the city of Griffin, by Newnan, in Coweta County, and Carrolton, in Carroll County, to the Alabama State line, at any point in Carroll 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 for the purpose of constructing a Rail Road communication between, and from the city of Griffin, in Spalding county, by Newnan, in Coweta county, and Carrollton, in Carroll county, to the Alabama State line, at any point in Carroll county, to be called the Savannah, Griffin and North Alabama Rail Road, William B. W. Dent, Andrew J. Berry, Joseph T. Brown, Joseph J. Pinson, Tyre Haris, Anthony North, Solomon Bridges, Charles Leavell, John D. Reid, Archibald A. Gaulding, Hugh P. Kirkpatrick, James N. Simmons, Appleton Mandaville, John T. Meador, John W. Wood, Sheppard K. Williams,

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Joseph C. Benson, William W. Merrell, Franklin C. Diamond, Thomas Chandler, Frederick D. Palmer, Thomas Bonner Zadok Bonner and Ahas J. Boggess, and such other corporators and individuals, as may be associated with them and their assigns, shall hereinafter be made a body corporate, by the name and style of the Savannah, Griffin and North Alabama Rail Road 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; make contracts, sue and be sued, make by-laws, and do all lawful acts, properly incident to a corporation, or necessary, and proper, for the transaction of the business for which it is incorporated, to have and use a common seal, and the same to alter and destroy at pleasure. Object. Corporators. Name. Powers. SEC. II. And be it further enacted, That the capital stock in said Company, shall not exceed two millions 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 the subscriptions for the stock in said Company, and issue certificates for the same. Capital. SEC. III. And be it further enacted, That for the organization of said Company, the said persons, herein before named, or a majority of them shall appoint the times and places at which subscriptions for stock in said Company, may be made, and shall immediately thereafter, appoint a convenient time and place, for the meeting [UNK] of? [UNK] the subscribers for stocks, of which they shall give notice, in one or more of the public Gazettes of this State, at which time and place, they shall proceed to the election of seven Directors, who shall form and constitute the first Board of Directors; one of which said Directors, [they?] shall elect as President thereof; and said President and Directors shall hold their offices for one year, and shall prescribe in their by-laws, the manner of holding the subsequent annual elections for Directors; and in all cases the stock holders shall be allowed to vote, in person or by proxy, under 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 to 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 of said Board, and all other offices of said corporation; not less than five Directors shall constitute a Board, for the transaction of business, of whom the President shall 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. Subscriptions. Notice. Directors. Elections. Votes. Compensation. President. SEC. IV. And be it further enacted, That the Board of Directors shall have power to select, and take or receive as donations, such strips of land as they may deem necessary for the construction, convenience and protection of said Rail 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 strip or

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strips of land, it may and shall be lawful, for said Board to appoint 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 [the?] land may lie shall appoint another disinterested freeholder; but if such owner or owners shall decline to appoint on appraiser on his, her or their part, then two shall be appointed by the Justices aforesaid, all of whom shall be sworn by a Justice of the Inferior Court, or a Justice of the Peace, to make and return to said 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 the appraisors, and accompanied by a plat and full description of said land, which shall be taken and held as a judgment for the amount against the Company, and may be enforced by an execution from the said Inferior Court, and the said plat and description of said land, and said award shall be recorded in the said county, in the same manner as deeds, and shall vest the fee simple right to the said strip or strips of 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 the 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. Lands Appraiser. Inferior Court. Damages. Award. Execution. Recorded. Appeal. SEC. V. Be it further enacted, That the said Company shall build and keep in good order, substantial bridges or ways of passage across said Rail Road, wherever it may cross a public road. Bridges. 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 Stockholders at any and every meeting thereof, when required; and all bonds, notes, 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 signed by the President of said Company and countersigned 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 signed, countersigned or attested as aforesaid. Books, c. Bonds, notes c. Funds. 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, to wit: the road, or any portion thereof, the cars, 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; if that be not sufficient to satisfy the said execution,

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then it may be levied upon the private property of any other Stockholder equal to his stock and so on, until the execution is fully satisfied; and in all cases, the levying officers shall be the judge of the amount of private property necessary to satisfy the fi. fa. Private property liable and how. SEC. VIII. And be it further enacted, That it shall be the duty of said Company to publish, semi-annually, in some public Gazette in this State, a full statement of the names of the Stockholders of said Company, and the amount of stock owned by each; and that any transfer of the stock so owned by each Stockholder, transferred six months prior to the obtainment 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 in the foregoing Section. Semi-annual statements. Private property. SEC. IX. And be it further enacted, That in case any Stockholder or Stockholders shall be compelled, under the foregoing Section, to pay off the execution or executions obtained against the Company, it shall be kept open for his or their benefit, 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: Provided, That nothing in this Charter shall exempt said Company from liability, and they are hereby made liable, under existing laws, or in any other manner that the Legislature may by law provide, for all damages sustained by any individual or individuals from the loss or crippling of all kinds of stock, or any other [Illegible Text] of property whatever, by the running of the locomotives, cars, engines, or any other motive power on said road; and also, are and shall be liable for all injuries received by any individual or individuals, or damages done him, her or them, by the running [Illegible Text] cars, engines, locomotives, or any other motive power on said road; and in the event death ensue, then the right of action or recovery [shall?] survive to his, her or their representative or representatives against the said Company, for said damages; and in all suits and controversies arising from causes aforesaid, the said Company shall be considered as prima facie at fault, and the [Illegible Text] of proof, showing themselves excusable, shall rest upon said Company: Provided further, That the stock in said Rail Road Company shall at all times be subject to such tax as the present or any future Legislature may desire to levy on the same. Executions kept open, c. [Illegible Text]. [Illegible Text]. Proof. Tax. SEC. X. And be it further enacted, That this Act be and remain in full force for twenty years; and that it shall be lawful for the Company, hereby incorporated, to receive, if the same be granted, from the Carrollton Rail Road Company, an assignment or transfer of all the rights and franchises of that Company, derived under an Act entitled an Act to incorporate the Stockholders of the Carrollton Rail Road Company, passed January 10th, 1852. [Illegible Text] Company. SEC. XI. And be it further enacted, That all laws and parts of laws, in conflict with this Act, be and the same are hereby repealed. Approved, February 11th, 1854.

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WASHINGTON AND PETERSBURG RAIL ROAD COMPANY. SEC. 1. Incorporatedpowers. SEC. 2. Object, c. SEC. 3. CapitalDirectors, c.; damages; prima facie at fault, c. (No. 379.) An Act to incorporate the Washington and Petersburg Rail Road 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 the same, That from and after the passage of this Act, William O. Anderson, Edward R. Anderson, Toliver Jones, Richard Walton, Drewry B. Cade, Archibald S. Wingfield, William M. Reese, and Samuel Barnett, 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 Washington and Petersburg Rail Road Company, and in and by that name may sue 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 personal, real or mixed, necessary for the purposes hereinafter named. Corporators. Powers. SEC. II. And be it further enacted, That said Company shall have power and authority to survey, lay out, construct, and build a Rail Road from Washington in Wilkes County, to Petersburg in Elbert County; or to any other point on the Savannah river with the privilege of going to the eastern boundary of the State of Georgia; and the same to equip, use and enjoy with all the rights, privileges and immunities granted to the Georgia Rail Road Company, 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 the Georgia Rail Road and Banking Company, and the several Acts amendatory thereof heretofore passed, and with full authority to receive, and take the right of way for said Rail Road of like width, and under the same restrictions, and liabilities, as are presented in said Act, or either of them; Banking privileges. only excepted: Provided, That nothing in this Act shall be construed to exempt said Rail Road Company from any tax that the Legislature may assess. Route. Rights, c., of [Illegible Text] Road. Except. SEC. III. And be it further enacted, That the capital stock of said Rail Road shall consist of two hundred and fifty thousand dollars, to be divided into shares of one hundred [Illegible Text] each, that the 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

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laws as may be deemed necessary for the management of the affairs of said 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 obtaining the necessary amount of stock to build said road, in such manner as they may deem necessary and best: Provided, That nothing in this Charter shall exempt said Company from liability, and they are hereby made liable under existing laws, or in any other manner that the Legislature may by law provide, for all damages sustained by any individual, or individuals, for the loss, or crippling of all kinds of stock, or any other species of property whatever, by the running of the locomotives, cars, engines, or any other motive power, on said road; and also are and shall be liable for all injuries received by any individual or individuals, or damage done him, her, or them, by the running said cars, engines, locomotives, or any other motive power on said road; and in the event death ensue, then the right of action or recovery shall survive to his, her, or their representative or representatives against the said Company for said damages, and in all suits and controversies arising from causes aforesaid, the said Company shall be considered as prima facie at fault, and the burthen of proof, showing themselves excusable shall rest upon said Company: Provided further, That the stock in said Rail Road Company, shall at all times be subject to such tax as the present or any future Legislature may desire to levy on the same. Capital. Directors c. Subscriptions. Damages. Injuries. Survive. Proof. Tax. Approved, February 17th, 1854. WILKES PLANK OR RAIL ROAD COMPANY. SEC. 1. Incorporatedobjectpowersc. SEC. 2. CapitalPresident, c. SEC. 3. Applies Georgia Rail Road CharterHighways prima facie at fault. (No. 380.) An Act to incorporate the Wilkes Plank or Rail Road 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 the same, That Charles L. Bolton, Lewis S. Brown, Samuel Barnett, Aaron A. Cleveland, Archibald S. Wingfield, Samuel Wynn, John L. Wynn, William M. Jordan and John B. Wotton, and their assigns and associates, be and they are hereby declared to be a body politic and corporate, under the name and style of the Wilkes Plank or Rail Road Company, for purposes [the purpose?] of constructing a Rail or Plank Road from the town of Washington, in Wilkes County, to some convenient point on Broad River; and as such shall sue and be

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sued, plead and be impleaded in any Court of Law and Equity in this State. Corporators. Purpose. Powers. SEC. II. And be it further enacted, That the capital stock of said Company shall consist of the sum 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 offices for the period [term] 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 said Company, not conflicting with the Laws of this State; that the corporation before mentioned shall have the power of opening books of subscription, for the purpose of obtaining the necessary amount of stock to build said road, in such manner as they may deem necessary and best. Capital. Directors. Privileges. 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 Georgia Rail Road and Banking Company, except the privilege of banking and exemption from taxation; and shall be subject to all the pains, penalties and liabilities, restrictions and limitations, which are incident to and binding upon said Company: Provided, Said Company no where obstruct the public highway, by the building of said road: Provided, Nothing in this Charter shall exempt said Company from liability; and they are hereby made liable under existing laws or in any other manner the Legislature may by law provide, for all damages sustained by any individual or individuals, from the loss or crippling of all kinds of stock, or any other species of property whatever, by the running of the locomotive, cars, engines, or any other motive power on said road; and also, shall be liable for all injuries received by any individual or individuals for damages done him, her or them, by the running of said cars, engines, locomotives or any other motive power on said road; and in the event death ensue, then the right of action or recovery shall survive to his, her or their representative or representatives, against the said Company for such damages; and in all suits or controversies arising from causes aforesaid, the said Company shall be considered as prima facie at fault, and the burthen of proof showing themselves excusable, shall rest upon said Company: Provided further, That the stock in said Rail Road Company shall at all times be subject to such tax as the present or any future Legislature may desire to levy on the same. Rights, c. Highways. [Illegible Text] Injuries. Burthen of Proof. Tax. Approved, February 17th, 1854.

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WILLS VALLEY RAIL ROAD COMPANY, OF ALABAMA. [Illegible Text] CITY COUNCIL RAIL OR PLANK ROAD. SEC. 1. Surveys in Georgia. SEC. 2. Right of way through Dade, SEC. 3. Privileges in Dade. SEC. 4. Mode as to right of wayrestrictions, c. SEC. 5. Work not stopped by suit. SEC. 6. Other Alabama Companies. SEC. 7. Suable in Georgia. SEC. 8. Crossings. SEC. 9. Augusta City Council Rail or Plank roadcharteredliability, c. SEC. 10. Repealing. (No. 381.) An Act to authorize the Wills Valley Rail Road Company, incorporated by the Legislature of the State of Alabama, and any Rail Road Company incorporated by the Legislature of the State of Alabama, that may be associated with the Wills Valley Rail Road Company, to construct a Rail Road, through the County of Dade, to some point on the Nashville and Chattanooga Rail Road, in said County of Dade and State of Georgia, and for other purposes therein specified. Also to incorporate a Rail Road or Plank Road Company, for the purpose of constructing a Road from Augusta, to a point on Savannah River, [Illegible Text] to the mouth of Stevens Creek, or within ten miles thereof. SECTION I. Be it enacted by the Senate and 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 Wills Valley Rail Road Company shall be allowed the privilege of making every necessary recognizance [reconnoisance?] and survey for the purpose of ascertaining the most eligible route of said contemplated Rail Road, from the Alabama line to some point on the Nashville and Chattanooga Rail Road, in the County of Dade and State of Georgia. May make survey SEC. II. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That as soon as said route through the County of Dade is ascertained, the Wills Valley Rail Road Company, chartered by the Legislature of the State of Alabama, shall be allowed the right of way for the extension and construction of said Rail Road through the County of Dade; and that said Company shall be entitled to all the privileges, rights and immunities, and subject to the same restrictions, as far as they are applicable, as are granted to the Wills Valley Rail Road Company: Provided, The provisions of said Charter shall not be so construed as to conflict with the provisions of this Act. Right of way. Privileges, rights, c. SEC. III. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the Wills Valley Rail Road Company shall have and enjoy all the rights, privileges and immunities, and be subject to the same restrictions as are granted to and imposed upon the said

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Company by the General Assembly of the State of Alabama, incorporating the same, so far as the Rail Road lies in the County of Dade: Provided, The same does not conflict with the provisions of the fourth Section of this Act. Same as in Alabama. SEC. IV. When any person shall feel himself aggrieved or injured by the said Rail Road being carried through his or her land, or by the use of the timber or other materials from any lands in the neighborhood of said road, or by any other works of the Company, or when the said Company cannot agree with any person through or on whose land the said Rail Road or appendages shall be constructed, or from whose lands timber or other materials shall be taken for the use of the said road, as to the damage sustained, the amount of such damage or injury shall be ascertained and determined by the written award of three sworn appraisers, all of whom shall be disinterested freeholders of the county where the land in dispute lies, to be chosen, one by the Company, one by such owner, if he or she shall think proper, and one by the Inferior Court of the county, or by any three of the Justices of said Court, in vacation; but if such owner shall decline to appoint an appraiser, then two to be appointed by the Inferior Court or any three Justices thereof in vacation as aforesaid, and one by the said Company; the award of a majority of whom in writing, shall operate, as a judgment for the amount against the Company and shall be enforced by an execution from the Inferior Court, with the right of appeal, to either party, to be tried by a special jury, as other appeals, at the next term thereafter of the Superior Court of said county; and the decision in either case shall vest in the Company the fee simple of the land in question; and in the other party a judgement for its value thus ascertained, which may be enforced by the ordinary process of said Court; but the same shall, in all cases, be continued without interruption on adequate security, being required of and given by said Company: And provided also, That it do not interfere with the house, mill or other building or yard enclosure of individuals: Provided, That nothing in the above Section shall be so construed as to authorize the appraisers to make any estimate or valuation, by which the land-holder shall become indebted to the corporation: Provided, Five days notice shall be given to the owner, executor, administrator or guardian of such land, of the time and place of trial. Right of way, c. Damage. Appraisers, how appointed. Award. Appeal. Fee simple and judgment. Houses, c. Land holder. Notice. SEC. V. And be it enacted by the authority aforesaid, That should the said Rail Road Company be compelled to go to law in order to acquire titles to the land or right of way, that such action shall not interfere with the progress of the work on said road. Work not to stop. SEC. VI. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That should any other Rail Road Company, chartered by the Legislature of Alabama, become associated with the Wills Valley Rail Road Company, all the benefits and restrictions of this Act shall be extended to said association. Privilege to other companies. SEC. VII. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the citizens of this State shall not be compelled to go into the State of Alabama, for the purpose of instituting suit or suits against said Company or association of Companies; but it shall and may be lawful for such citizen or citizens to commence suit

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against said Company or association of Companies, in the county through which said road may pass, by serving a copy of the writ or process on the Agent at any of the depots of such Company or Companies within this State. Suits, where instituted. Writs, c. how served SEC. VIII. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That said Company or Companies, or association of Companies, shall build and keep in good repair, substantial bridges or ways of passage across said Rail Road, wherever it may cross a public road or highway: Provided, That nothing in this Charter shall exempt said Company from liability; and they are hereby made liable under existing laws, or in any other manner that the Legislature may by law provide, for all damages sustained by any individual or individuals, from the loss or crippling of all kinds of stock, or any other species of property whatever, by the running of the locomotives, cars, engines, or any other motive power on said road; and also are and shall be liable for all injuries received by any individual or individuals, or damage done him, her or them, by the running said cars, engines, locomotives, or other motive power; and in the event death ensue, then the right of action and recovery shall survive to his, her or their representative or representatives, against the said Company, for said damages; and in all suits and controversies arising from causes aforesaid, the said Company shall be considered as prima facie at fault, and the burthen of proof showing themselves excusable, shall rest upon said Company. Bridges. Damages. Injuries. Action to survive. Proof. SEC. IX. And be it further enacted, That the City Council of Augusta, and such persons as may unite with them for that purpose, shall be authorized to construct a Rail Road or Plank Road, from some point within or near to said city, to some point on the Savannah River, opposite to the mouth of Stevens' Creek, or within ten miles of such point; and for that purpose shall have all the powers and privileges conferred on the Georgia Rail Road and Banking Company, us to the right of way, and be subject to the came liabilities; shall create a capital stock of such amount as may be necessary, and exercise all necessary and proper corporate powers, under the name and style of the Augusta Rail Road Company: Provided, Nothing herein contained shall be so construed as to exempt said Company from such taxation as may be imposed by law on any other Rail or Plank Road stock. Augusta Plank Road. Powers and rights. Taxation. 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. Approved, January 31st, 1854.

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SAVANNAH RIVER. SEC. 1. New Commissioners named. SEC. 2. Pay, and time of service. (No. 382.) An Act to amend An Act to appoint certain Commissioners for Savannah River, approved February 23 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 William Summerall, Edward Perrin, William Skinner, and Robert Clarke, be and they are hereby appointed Commissioners, under the Act above recited, in addition to those named in the first Section thereof, and that said Commissioners, or any three of them, be and they are hereby authorized to enforce all existing laws in relation to the obstruction of navigation, and the free passage of fish between the points on Savannah River mentioned in the first Section of said Act. Commissioners. Obstructions. SEC. II. And be it further enacted, That said Commissioner shall receive from the Treasurer of the County in which they shall severally reside, the sum of two dollars each per day, for their services, upon the production of an order from the Inferior Court of the County for that purpose: Provided, That they shall not receive pay for more than ten days service in any one year: And provided further, That the account of each Commissioner when presented to said Court shall be verified by the certificate of his co-Commissioner. Per [Illegible Text] Ten days. Account. Approved, February 14th, 1854. ALTAMAHA RIVER AND OCMULGEE RIVER. SEC. 1. New Commissioners for Altamaha. SEC. 2. Old appropriation for. SEC. 3. May be used by new Commissioners. SEC. 4. Commissioners pay, Two Dollars a day. SEC. 5. Ocmulgee River embraced. SEC. 6. Inferior Court to appointwhen, c. SEC. 7. Repealing. (No. 383.) An Act to amend an Act entitled an Act to appropriate money to improve the Navigation of the Altamaha, Ocmulgee and Oconee Rivers, and to appoint Commissioners for the same, approved January 19 th, 1852.

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WHEREAS, By the third Section of an Act entitled an Act to appropriate money to improve the navigation of the Altamaha, Ocmulgee and Oconee Rivers, and to appoint Commissioners for the same, approved January 19th, 1852, William Mann and William Joyce, of Tatnall County, and Joseph Tillman, of Appling County, and James Walker, of McIntosh County, were appointed Commissioners of the Altamaha River; And Old [Illegible Text] WHEREAS, Said Commissioners have failed to accept their appointments as such, and to report to his Excellency the Governor [Illegible Text] required by the fourth Section of the above recited Act: 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 following named persons, to wit: Samuel Bryan, of Wayne County, Washington Dyall, of Appling County, and Elijah Stafford, of Tatnall County, and James Walker and James M. Harris, of McIntosh County, or a majority of them, be and they are hereby authorized to act in their place or stead, with full power to perform all the duties and subject to all the requirements of the above recited Acts. New Commissioners. SEC. II. Be it enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the failure on the part of the said William Mann, William Joyce, Joseph Tillman, and James Walker, to make a report to his Excellency the Governor, in compliance with the requirements of the fourth Section of the above recited Act, shall not be deemed a forfeiture of the appropriation for the Altamaha river. Appropriation not for [Illegible Text] SEC. III. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the Commissioners herein appointed, be and they are hereby authorized to claim and receive said appropriation, upon complying with the requirements of said Acts, as fully as if there had been no default on the part of the Commissioners first appointed. May be claimed by new [Illegible Text] SEC. IV. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the Commissioners for the said Altamaha, Oconee and Ocmulgee rivers, whilst engaged in the actual employment of the performance of their duties, shall receive the sum of two dollars per day for their services, to be paid out of the appropriation for their respective rivers. Per diem pay. SEC. V. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the provisions of this Act be extended to the Commissioners of the Ocmulgee river, who have failed in like manner with the Commissioners of the Altamaha river to accept their appointments, or to make the required return, and that on the further refusal of said Commissioners to act, George Wilcox and W. S. Moore, of the County of Irwin, and Duncan McRae and James A. Rogers, of the County of Telfair, be and they are hereby authorized to act in their places or stead. Commissioners for Ocmulgee. SEC. VI. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That on the refusal or failure of any of said Commissioners appointed by this Act to accept their appointments, the Justices of the Inferior Court of the Counties in which they respectively reside, be and they are hereby authorized to appoint others in their place or stead, subject to the provisions and requirements of this Act. Vacancies how filled.

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SEC. VII. And be it further enacted, That all laws and parts of laws militating against this Act, be and the same are hereby repealed. Approved, February 11th, 1854. GREAT OGEECHEE RIVER. (No. 384.) An Act to amend an Act entitled an Act to improve the Navigation of Great Ogeechee River, so far as the appointment of new Commissioners are concerned. WHEREAS, The majority of the Commissioners appointed by virtue of an Act entitled an Act to improve the navigation of the Great Ogeechee River, assented to the 24th day of December, 1833, have departed this life; And WHEREAS, It has become necessary to appoint new Commissioners to carry out the provisions of said Act. 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 James Young, of the County of Bulloch, Henry Love, of the County of Effingham, Jackson Bird, of the County of Bryan, S. F. Keller, of the County of Effingham, William Johnson, of the County of Emanuel, John Cameron, of the County of Scriven, Morgan Rawls, of the County of Bulloch, and Wilson C. Cooper, of the County of Scriven, be and the same are hereby appointed Commissioners, in the room and stead of said Commissioners appointed by virtue of the Act aforesaid, and that they have all the rights, powers, and privileges, conferred upon the Commissioners by virtue of said Act. Commissioners. Their powers. Approved, February 7th, 1854.

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EBENEZER CREEK, OR THE RUNS, AND [Illegible Text] RIVERS. (No. 385.) An Act to provide for the navigation of Ebenezer Creek, or The Runs in [Illegible Text] County, and removing obstruction in navigating the same, and the navigation of the Ohoopee Rivers in Emanuel County, and to authorize the Inferior Courts of said Counties to grant private ways to said streams. SECTION I. Be it enacted by the Senate and 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, Ebenezer Creek, or as it is commonly known, The Runs, in the county of Effingham, be and the same is hereby declared a navigable stream with all the rights appurtenances, and privileges appertaining to such a stream. [Illegible Text] SEC. II. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That any obstruction to interfere with the navigation of said Creek, with timber or wood-rafts, that may now or may hereafter exist, shall be removed on satisfactory, information being given to the Inferior Court, either at a regular term or at a call term for any purpose; when said Inferior Court shall 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 said obstructions to be removed according to the provisions of this Act, and shall for such purpose, if necessary employ the power of the county; and he shall be allowed three dollars for his fees and one dollar per day for each hand employed by him for the purpose of removing such obstructions, and the Court at a regular term shall cause execution to issue against the party or 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: Provided, That in all cases said parties shall have at least ten days notice before the sitting of said Inferior Court at which term to show cause why said order should not issue: And provided, also, That no mill or fish-trap on said Creek shall be regarded as such an obstruction, where sufficient space or means for such navigation are left or provided for. Obstructions how removed Fees and pay. [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] SEC. III. 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, such person shall be liable to indictment in the Inferior Court of said county, and on conviction thereof shall be fined in a sum not less than twenty nor more than one hundred dollars, to be imprisoned until the same is paid, or discharged by the order of the Court. [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] SEC. IV. And be it further enacted, That said Inferior Court may grant private ways to said stream in such manner as they may regularly order, and their minutes. Private ways.

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SEC. V. And be it further enacted, That the provisions of this Act be extended to the Ohoopee Rivers, in Emanuel county. Ohoopee. 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. Approved, February 20th, 1854. JURORS, COURTS, c. * * See No. 271. Section 2Jurors in Franklin and Elbert. Ib. Section 6, in Baker. (Appling; Jurors paid One Dollar, No. 398.) No. 386. Baker; Petit Jurors. No. 387. Clark; Two panels, repealed, No. 388. Clark; Jurors in Superior and Inferior Courts. No. 389. Cobb; Jury fees to be taxed, c. Coweta; Grand Jurors paid, c. No. 386. No. 390. Crawford; Grand and Petit Jurors paid One Dollar, c. No. 391. Decatur; Jurors in Justices' Court, paid. No. 392. Elbert; Jurors paid by Act of 1841. Franklin; Clerk's certificate evidence for Juror. No. 386. No. 393. Fulton; Jury fees taxed. No. Green; Jury fees paid to Clerk. No. 386. No. 394. Gordon; Jury paid One Dollarevidence for. No. 395. Habersham; Grand and Petit Jury paid One Dollar; Inferior Court may tax to pay, No. 396. Habersham; Grand and Petit Jury paid One Dollar; Tax Collector to levy tax for, c. No. Hall; Jurors paid One Dollar; evidence for, No. 394. No. 397. Heard; JurorsOne Dollar paid to Clerk, c. No. 398. Irwin; Jurors paid One Dollar; tax for it. No. Liberty; Petit Jurors paid One Dollar, No. 386. No. 399. Lumpkin; Jurors; Clerk to endorse juror's name on certificate; Collector, to endorse when he takes them, c. No. Murray; Jurors paid One Dollar, c. No. 386, Sec, 8. No. 400. Muscogee; Jurors paid One Dollar and the jury fees. Pike; Jurors paid One Dollar, c. No. 386, Section 1. Seriven; Jurors to get Fifty Cents besides jury fees. No. 386.Section 5. Seriven; Jurors paid One Dollar per day. No. 394, Section 1. No. 401. Stewart; Jury fees to Clerk, and One Dollar per day, or certificate. Washington; Jurors One Dollar per day; ev. of it. No. 394. Wilkinson; Jurors paid One Dollar per day, c. No. 388. Wilkinson; Jurors paid One Dollar; fees paid Clerk; tax, c. No. 393. (No. 386.) An Act to compensate the Grand Jurors of Pike County, the Grand and Petit Jurors of Murray and other Counties, and the Petit Jurors of certain Counties; and an Act amendatory of other Acts relative to the payment of Grand and Petit Jurors of certain 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

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it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That from and after the passage of this Act, each Grand Juror of the counties of Pike and Coweta shall be entitled to receive from the Treasurers of said counties the sum of one dollar per day for every day he serves as such juror, upon producing a certificate from the Clerks of the Superior Courts of said counties of the number of days he has served; and that all fees for verdicts and confessions due Special Jurors of said counties shall be paid to the Clerks of the Superior Courts of said counties, and by them paid over to the Treasurers of said counties. Grand Jurors in Pike and [Illegible Text] Fees paid to Clerk. SEC. II. And be it further enacted, That the regular panels of Petit Jurors, or those who may be called lawfully to serve thereon in the Superior Courts of Baker and Liberty counties, shall be each entitled to one dollar per day, for every day in actual service; and the Clerks shall give to each juror a certificate of the amount due him, which shall be a warrant on the Treasurers of said counties, to be paid out of the fund to be raised for the purpose, which fund shall be kept separately and paid out accordingly; and the Justices of the Inferior Courts of said counties are hereby authorized to levy and impose an additional tax to provide a sufficient fund for that purpose. Jurors in Baker and Liberty. Fund Tax. SEC. III. And be it further enacted, That in all cases tried before Petit Jurors, or confessions taken at common law, the jury and confession fee shall not be first paid by the plaintiff or his counsel, but shall be entered up in the judgment by the party entitled to the judgment; and when collected by the Sheriff or Clerk, according to the usual way of collecting costs, shall be either paid over to the Treasurers of said counties, to constitute a part of said jury fund, of which said fund the Treasurers of said counties shall keep a correct account, and have a settlement with said officers concerning said fund at least twice every year. Fees paid to Treasurer. SEC. IV. And be it further enacted, That all fees for verdicts and confessions in the Superior and Inferior Courts of the county of Greene, 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; and that the Clerks of said Superior and Inferior Courts shall, at the close of each term of their respective Courts, pay each Petit Juror out of said fund the sum of one dollar per day for his services; and if there should not be a sufficiency of said fund in their hands, then the Clerk of the Superior Court, when the juror served in said Court, and the Clerk of the Inferior Court, when the juror served in said Court, shall give each of said jurors a certificate of said balance, which the Treasurer of said county shall pay out of the county fund in his hands, not otherwise appropriated. Greene [Illegible Text] SEC. V. And be it further enacted, That the Grand and Petit Jurors of the county of Scriven, in addition to the fees now received by them for confessions and verdicts, shall be entitled to the sum of fifty cents per day, for every day which he may actually serve as a Grand or Petit Juror; and that said Grand and Petit Jurors shall be entitled to all fines imposed on and paid by any member of the same. [Illegible Text] jurors paid. SEC. VI. And be it further enacted, That the Justices of the

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Inferior Court of said county, or a majority of them, be and they are hereby authorized to levy an extra tax, if necessary, for the compensation of said Grand and Petit Jurors; and [UNK] that [UNK] the certificate of the Clerks of said Courts, respectively, and the Sheriff of said county, shall be sufficient evidence of the service of a juror, and on presentation to the Treasurer, shall be paid to the holder thereof. Extra tax. Certificate. SEC. VII. And be it further enacted, That the certificate from the Clerks of the Superior and Inferior Courts, of the service of a Grand and Petit Juror of the county of Franklin shall be a sufficient voucher to the County Treasurer for the payment of fees due said jurors. Franklin. SEC. VIII. And be it further enacted, That all fees for verdicts and confessions in the Superior and Inferior Courts of the county of Murray shall be paid to the respective Clerks of said Courts, to constitute a common fund; and that said Clerks, at the close of each term of said Courts, respectively, shall pay to each juror the sum of one dollar per day; and if there should not be a sufficiency of said fund in the hands of said Clerks, then they shall give to each of said jurors a certificate of the balance due, which shall be paid by the County Treasurer out of any funds in his hands. Murray. Jurors paid. SEC. IX. And be it further enacted, That all fines imposed upon jurors in either of said Courts, shall be paid into the hands of the Clerks of said Courts, respectively, to constitute a part of said jury fund. Jury fund. SEC. X. And be it further enacted, That the Justices of the Inferior Court of said county, be and they are hereby authorized to levy an extra tax, amounting to a sufficient per cent. upon the State tax, to raise the requisite amount for the purpose aforesaid, to be collected and returned in the same manner as other taxes, and to be paid over to the County Treasurer, to be held by him as a jury fund. Extra tax. 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. Approved, February 9th, 1854. (No. 387.) An Act to repeal so much of the third Section of an Act, passed the 17 th January 1852, as requiring [ requires? ] two Panels of Grand and Petit Jurors to be drawn for the February term of Clark Superior Court. Be it enacted by the Senate and 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 requires two panels of Grand and Petit Jurors to be drawn for the February term of Clark Superior Court, be and the same is hereby repealed. Clark, one panel. Approved, February 14th, 1854.

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(No. 388.) An Act to compensate Grand and Petit Jurors of the counties of Clark and Wilkinson. SECTION I. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That from and after the passage of this Act, the several citizens of Clark county, summoned to attend the several Superior and Inferior Courts of said county, as Grand and Petit 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. Clark, [Illegible Text] paid. Certificate. SEC. II. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the Inferior Court of said county, be and they are hereby authorized and required to levy an extra tax, not exceeding fifteen per cent., 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 of said county 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. Fees, jury fund. SEC. IV. And be it further enacted That the provisions of this Act be and they are hereby extended to the county of Wilkinson. Wilkinson. 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. Approved, February 17th, 1854. (No. 389.) An Act to regulate the collection of Jury fees in the Superior and Inferior Courts of the County of Cobb. SECTION I. Be it enacted by the Senate and 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 plaintiffs and appellants in each civil case tried in the Superior and Inferior Courts, of the county of Cobb, shall not be required, on receiving a verdict or confession of judgment, to pay the jury's fee at the time of receiving such verdict or confession of judgment, but the jury's fee shall be by the Clerks of said Courts taxed in the bill of cost, against the party liable for such cost, and such jury's fee shall [UNK] be [UNK] collected along with the other cost of such case, and shall be, by the officer

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collecting the same, paid over to the Treasurer of said county of Cobb, and shall be added to and become a part of the funds for the payment of jurors for their services in said Courts, as jurors. Cobb [Illegible Text] paid. Fees taxed in costs. SEC. II. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the Clerks of said Courts and Sheriff of said county, shall keep an account of the jury fees so collected, and paid over to the county Treasurer, and shall at the Spring Term of the Superior Court in each year, submit the same to the Grand Jury for examination, and shall also, when required submit the same to the Justices of the Inferior Court of said county: Provided, however, That nothing in the provisions of this Act shall be so construed as to exempt plaintiffs, appellants or attorneys from such eventual liability for costs as they are now by law liable. Accounts kept, c. Plaintiffs liable. Approved, February 10th, 1854. (No. 390.) An Act to compensate the Grand and Petit Jurors of Crawford County, 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 from and after the passage of this Act, all Grand and Petit Jurors, sworn as such in either the Superior or Inferior Courts of said county, shall be entitled to receive one dollar per day, for each day they serve as such jurors, to be paid by the county Treasurer of said county, upon the certificate of the Clerk of said service. Crawford jurors paid. SEC. II. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid. That all jury and confession fees, due in either of said Courts, shall be paid to the Clerk of the Court, and by him paid to the county Treasurer. Fees paid to Clerk. SEC. III. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the Justices of the Inferior Court of said county, be and they are hereby authorized to levy an extra tax, not exceeding twenty-five per cent. on the [Illegible Text] tax of said county, for the purpose of paying the jurors aforesaid. Extra tax. 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. Approved, February 6th, 1854. (No. 391.) An Act to allow Jurors serving in Justices Courts, additional compensation for [Illegible Text] rendered in such Courts, so far as relates to the County of Decatur. SECTION I. Be it enacted by the Senate and 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

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after the passage of this Act, each juror sworn in and serving as such in the Justices Courts of the County of Decatur, be and the same is hereby entitled to receive the sum of twenty-five cents for each verdict rendered in said Justices Courts. Decatur. Jurors paid. 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. Approved, February 13th, 1854. (No. 392.) An Act to repeal an Act entitled an Act to provide for the compensation of Grand and Petit Jurors of the Superior and Inferior Courts of the County of Elbert, and to repeal all former [Illegible Text] approved December 14 th, 1849. And to revive an Act entitled an Act to compensate the Grand and Petit Jurors of the Superior and Inferior Courts of the County of Elbert, and to provide for the payment of the same, and to repeal all previous Acts upon that subject, so far as relates to the County of Elbert, approved December 8 th, 1841. SECTION I. Be it enacted by the the Senate and 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 Act entiled an Act to provide for the compensation of Grand and Petit Jurors of the Superior and Inferior Courts of the County of Elbert, and to repeal all former laws approved December 14th, 1849, be and the same is hereby repealed. [Illegible Text] SEC. II. And be it enacted by the authority aforesaid, That an Act entiled an Act to compensate Grand and Petit Jurors of the Superior and Inferior Courts of the County of Elbert, and to provide for the payment of the same, and to repeal all previous Acts upon that subject so far as relates to the County of Elbert, approved December 8th, 1841, be and the same is hereby revived. Old law revised. SEC. III. 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. Approved, February 7th, 1854. (No. 393.) An Act to compensate the Grand and Petit Jurors in the County of Wilkinson, and to provide for the payment of the same; also, to compensate the Petit Jurors of the County of Fulton, and to provide for the payment of the same; and to compensate the Sheriff of Fulton County for summoning Jurors, and to authorize the Justices of the Inferior Court of said County to levy a County Tax for that purpose; 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

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it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That from and after the passage of this Act, the Grand and Petit Jurors of the County of Wilkinson shall be entitled, each per day for each day of their attendance upon the Superior and Inferior Courts of said County, to the sum of one dollar, to be paid by the County Treasurer upon the certificate of the Clerks of said Courts of such service. Wilkinson Jurors paid. SEC. II. And be it further enacted, That all fees now required by law to be paid to jurors, shall be collected by the Clerks of the respective Courts, and turned over instanter to the County Treasurer as a County fund. Fees. SEC. III. And be it further enacted, That the Inferior Court shall have power to levy and collect an extra tax, for the purpose of paying the jurors aforesaid, which shall be paid over to the Treasurer for that purpose: Provided, The same shall not exceed twelve and a half per cent on the State tax: And provided further, That if the fund thus raised shall not be sufficient, then the County Treasurer shall pay the same out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated. Extra tax, c. SEC. IV. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the pay and compensation fee now authorized to be taxed in the bill of costs, in all cases commenced in the Superior and Inferior Courts, shall, so far as relates to the County of Fulton, be taxed in the bills of costs and collected as other costs, and when collected to be paid over to the County Treasurer of said County, and if there is no County Treasurer then to the Clerk of the Inferior Court, and the same shall become a part of the fund for the compensation of Petit Jurors of said County. Fulton, fees how paid. SEC. V. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the Petit Jurors of said County shall receive for their services as such jurors the sum of one dollar each per day, to be paid out of the County Treasury; and for the raising of said fund the Inferior Court of said County is hereby authorized to levy an extra tax on the persons and property in said County, not exceeding fifty per cent on the State tax. Jurors paid. Extra tax. SEC. VI. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the Sheriff of Fulton County shall receive for summoning Grand and Petit Jurors of said County, the sum of thirty-seven and a half cents for each juror thus summoned, to be paid out [UNK] of [UNK] any monies in the County Treasury. Sheriff's fees. SEC. VII. And be it further enacted, That all laws and parts of laws militating against this Act, be and the same are hereby repealed. Approved, February 7th, 1854. (No. 394.) An Act to compensate Grand and Petit Jurors of the Counties of Washington, Lincoln, Scriven, Gordon and Hall. SECTION I. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Georgia in General Assembly met, and

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it is hereby [Illegible Text] by the authority of the same, That from and after the passage of this Act, the several citizens of Hall, Washington, Seriven and Gordon Counties summoned to attend the several Superior and Inferior Courts of said Counties as Grand and Petit Jurors, and who shall attend the same, shall each be entitled to receive from the Treasurers of said Counties the sum of one dollar per day for each and every day they may serve: Provided, That to entitle a juror to receive the compensation aforesaid, he shallhave 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. [Illegible Text] Washington, [Illegible Text] and [Illegible Text]. [Illegible Text], pay of, c. SEC. II. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the Inferior Courts of said Counties be and they are hereby authorized and required to levy an extra tax upon the State tax not to exceed twenty-five per cent, 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 confession or verdicts, and pay the same over to the Treasurer which shall become a part of the jury fund. Fees, part of Jury fund. SEC. IV. And be it further enacted, That from and after the passage of this Act, all fees for verdicts, and all [for] confessions, in the Superior and Inferior Courts of Lincoln 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 said County. [Illegible Text] fees, how paid. SEC. V. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the Clerks of said Superior and [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] shall, at the close of each of their respective Courts, pay each Petit Juror, out of said fund 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 shall pay out of the County funds in his hands not otherwise appropriated: Provided, That this Act shall not go into effect until the same is recommended by the Grand Jury of said county, and an order passed by the Inferior [Illegible Text] of said county to carry the same into effect. Petit Jurors paul. Certificate, c. 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. Approved, February 11th, 1854.

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(No. 395.) An Act to compensate the Grand and Petit Jurors of Habersham 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 Habersham County summoned to attend the several Superior and Inferior Courts of said County, as Grand and Petit 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 Grand or Petit Juror to receive said compensation, he shall have the certificate of the Sheriff, countersigned by the Clerk of the Court in which he may so serve, as a juror, 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. Habersham, Jurors paid. Certificate, c. SEC. II. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the Inferior Court of said County be and they are hereby [Illegible Text] to levy an extra tax of twenty-five per cent on the State tax or the purpose of paying said jurors. Extra tax, c. SEC. III. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the Clerks of the Superior and Inferior Courts of the County [Illegible Text], small collect all the fees now paid to the jurors on [Illegible Text] and verdicts, and pay the same over to the Treasurer, which shall become a part of the jury fund. Fees. 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. Assented to, December 21st, 1853. (No. 396.) An Act to compensate Grand and Petit Jurors of the County of Habersham. SECTION I. Be it enacted by the Senate and 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 several citizens of Habersham County, who may be summoned to attend the Superior and Inferior Courts of said County, as Grand and Petit 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 Clerks of the respective Courts in which he served, stating the number of days he served, which certificate shall be a sufficient voucher to the Treasurer for paying the same. Habersham Jurors paid. Certificate.

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SEC. II. And be [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the Tax [Illegible Text] of said County is hereby authorized and empowered to levy [Illegible Text] collect a tax, of not exceeding twenty-five per cent on the State [Illegible Text], of all persons who may be liable to pay taxes in said County, [Illegible Text] the purpose of paying said jurors, and that he receive the [Illegible Text] per cent for [Illegible Text] said tax as he receives for the [Illegible Text] of the State tax. Tax, c. SEC. III. And be [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] enacted by the authority of the same, That the Tax [Illegible Text] of said County, before he proceeds to collect said tax as [Illegible Text] by the foregoing Section, shall give a bond, with approved [Illegible Text], to the Inferior Court of said County, for the faithful paying over of the money so collected to the Treasurer of said County. Tax Collector's Bond. SEC. IV. And be it [Illegible Text] enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the Clerk of the Superior and Inferior Court of said County shall collect all fees [Illegible Text] are now paid to the jurors on confessions or verdicts, and pay the same over to the Treasurer, which shall become a part of the [Illegible Text] fund. Fees, c. SEC. V. And be it further enacted by the authority of the same, That this Act go into [Illegible Text] on the first of May next. May 1st. SEC. VI. And be it [Illegible Text] enacted by the authority of the same, That all laws and [Illegible Text] of laws militating against this Act, be and the same are hereby repealed. Approved, February 7th, 1854. (No. 397.) An Act to compensate [Illegible Text] Jurors in the of County of Heard, and [Illegible Text] a Fund 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, the Petit Jurors, sworn and serving as jurors, in the Superior and Inferior Courts in the County of Heard, shall each be entitled to one dollar per day for every day they serve as such. Heard, [Illegible Text] pay of. SEC. II. And be it further enacted, That the fees now allowed by law, on the rendition of [Illegible Text], shall be paid over to the Clerk of the Court in which the [Illegible Text] is rendered, and shall form a part of the jury fund for said [Illegible Text]. Fees. SEC. III. Be it further enacted, That all monies arising from fines and forfeitures in the County of Heard shall be paid over to the Clerk of the Court in which such judgment is awarded, and shall constitute a part of the jury fund. [Illegible Text]. SEC. IV. And be it further enacted, That all monies arising from the sale of estrays, after paying all legal costs, shall be paid over to the Clerk of the Inferior Court, as a jury fund for said County. [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text]. SEC. V. Be it further enacted, That all monies raised under the provisions of this Act shall constitute a jury fund for the County of Heard. Jury fund.

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SEC. VI. Be it further enacted, That the Clerk of the Superior and Inferior Courts shall keep an account of all monies received according to the provisions of this Act in a book for that purpose, and pay the same over to the County Treasurer, and take the County Treasurer's receipt in a book for that purpose, of all monies so paid. Accounts kept, c. SEC. VII. Be it further enacted, That the Clerks of the Superior and Inferior Courts shall give each juror a certificate, setting forth particularly the number of days he served as juror in their respective Courts, and sign the same officially; said Clerks shall receive one and a half per cent on all monies received as aforesaid, and one and a half per cent on all monies paid out according to the provisions of this Act, as compensation for his services. Certificate. Clerk's fees. SEC. VIII. Be it further enacted, That the County Treasurer shall enter in a book kept for that purpose, all money received under the provisions of this Act, as jury fund, and pay jurors one dollar per day, on presentation of certificates from the respective Clerks officially assigned, [signed?] and said certificate shall be his voucher for the amount so paid. Treasurer's duty. SEC. IX. And be it further enacted, That it shall be the duty of the Treasurer, if, at the adjournment of any Court, there should not be a sufficient amount of jury funds in his hands to pay each juror his full amount, he shall pay each juror pro rata, according to the amount of jury funds in his hands. Jurors paid pro rata. SEC. X. Be it further enacted, That all laws and parts of laws militating against this Act, be and the same are hereby repealed. Approved, February 17th, 1854. (No. 398.) An Act to compensate the Grand and Petit Jurors of Appling and Irwin 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, the Grand and Petit Jurors of Appling and Irwin Counties shall receive, as compensation for their services, the sum of one dollar per diem for each juryman, during their time of service, or the term or terms of the Court for which they may be severally and respectively drawn. Appling and Irwin Jurors, pay of. SEC. II. And be it enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the Inferior Courts of said Counties be and they are hereby authorized to levy an extra tax, not exceeding twenty-five per centum of the whole amount of the County tax per annum, for the purpose of compensating said Grand and Petit Jurors, [juries] as provided in said first Section: Provided, There be not sufficient funds remaining in the County Treasury for that purpose unappropriated. Extra tax, c. SEC. III. Be it enacted by the authority aforesaid, That all jury fees and confessions in the Superior and Inferior Courts shall be paid to the Clerk, and all monies so paid to the Clerk as aforesaid

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shall be a fund to compensate Grand and Petit Jurors, in common with such tax as may be raised by the Inferior Court as provided in the second Section. Jury fees. SEC. IV. Be it enacted by the authority aforesaid, That all laws and parts of laws militating against this Act, be and the same are hereby repealed. Approved, February 7th, 1854. (No. 399.) An Act amendatory of and additional to an Act to alter and amend an Act to provide for the compensation of Grand Jurors of Lumpkin County, passed December 7 th, 1843; and, also, to provide for the compensation of Petit Jurors of the Superior and Inferior Courts of said County; and, also, amendatory of and additional to an Act to prescribe the mode of compensating the Jurors of the Superior and Inferior Courts of the Counties of Lumpkin, Habersham and Murray, approved, January 15 th, 1852, so far as concerns said County of Lumpkin, 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 the Clerks of the Superior and Inferior Courts of the County of Lumpkin, when they shall [] issue the certificate required to be issued and contemplated by the third Section of the Act, approved, December 20th, 1849, and the eighth Section of the Act, approved, January 15th, 1852, referred to in the title of this [Bill,] shall endorse on said certificates the names of the individual jurors to whom each certificate is respectively issued, and endorse on them, No.'s 1, 2, 3, c., showing the order in which they are issued, and the term of the Court, and the Courts in which and for which said jurors respectively served, and the amount for which said certificates are respectively issued. Lumpkin. Juror certificates, c. SEC. II. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the Tax Collector and Treasurer shall endorse on such certificates, when presented to them, or either of them, the amount for which they receive them as cash in payment of County dues, for which purposes they have been made a legal tender in the acts recited in the caption of this Act, [Bill?] and they shall [pass as cash?] in settlement with the County; the Tax Collector in settlement for what is required of him, and the County Treasurer, also, in settlement of his office with the County [shall?] be required, when tendering such certificates as cash, to tender them for the same amount and no more for which they or either of them receive them. How [Illegible Text] How used in settlement. SEC. III. Be it enacted, c., That when a debtor to the County in paying up any dues whatever, shall present to the officer of the County, the Treasurer, or Tax Collector and Receiver, one or more of said certificates, and the amount due is less than the amount called for by said certificate or certificates, then said officer shall be required to endorse on said certificate the amount paid by such

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settlement, as though it was a credit of that amount on a promissory note, and hand said certificate back to said holder of said certificate, to be by him retained or disposed of as he may think proper, until the whole amount is duly settled by said County. Used by others and how SEC. IV. Be it further enacted, c., That the Tax Collector and Treasurer shall each have a book in which each of them shall have recorded every certificate so issued, the individuals to whom such a certificate is issued, the number of said certificate, the term and the Court from which and for which said certificate issued; and when a certificate is paid they shall so record it in said book, opposite said certificate, that it is so paid, in what manner, and shall mark across the record of it, in the face of it, the word Cancelled, and if only a portion of it is paid it is to be so recorded in said book, and when said certificate is fully paid as above said it shall be also marked across the face of the certificate itself, the word Cancelled; besides, the duties of keeping a true history of each and every certificate itself in said book; and when said certificate are thus marked, Cancelled, they shall cease to have circulation or value, but shall be filed by the Clerk in the Clerk's office and there kept. Book of record. Cancelling certificates, c. SEC. V. Be it enacted, c., That it shall be the duty of the County Treasurer, and Tax Collector and Receiver, to bring before the Inferior Court all the certificates which have been issued under the Act, approved, December 20th, 1849, and prior to the passage of this Act, they may have in their possession, and settle with the Inferior Court for them according to the amount for which they received them, as hereinbefore recited; and when they have made said settlement it shall be the duty of the Inferior Court to destory them each and every one, and it shall be the duty of said County Treasurer and Tax Collector to proceed, with all they may receive after said settlement with the Inferior Court, in the same manner as is directed in the fourth Section of this Act, so far as the record and history of said certificates are concerned. Settlement with Inferior Court. SEC. VI. Be it further enacted, c., That when the Clerks of said Courts shall have issued said certificates as hereinbefore recited, which said County Treasurer is bound to pay when presented, according to the amount of the per diem pay hereinbefore provided for, he shall retain in his hands for paying out the same the sum of two and a half per cent on the amount received from the Tax Collector as his fees for disbursing the same; and he shall retain in his hands nothing for receiving. Tax Collectors and Treasurers fees. SEC. VII. Be it further enacted, c., That the Tax Collector and Receiver, and the County Treasurer, each, shall take and subscribe the following oath: I, A. B., do solemnly swear, (or affirm, as the case may be,) that I will not tender the certificates issued to jurors for their per diem pay in any settlement with the County in any manner whatever for more than the amount for which I receive them. Oath. SEC. VIII. Be it further enacted, That all laws and parts of laws militating against this Act, be and the same are hereby repealed. Approved, February 16th, 1854

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(No. 400.) An Act to alter, change and amend an Act entitled an Act to compensate Grand and Petit Jurors, of the County of Muscogee, and to authorize the Justices of the Inferior Court of said County, to levy and collect a Tax, for such purposes, and for other purposes herein named, approved, December 21 st, 1849, so far as to require the Clerks of the Superior and Inferior Courts to pay over to said Jurors, the full amount of all jury fees, in addition to the one dollar per day, now allowed by the above recited Act; and for other purposes therein named. 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 from and after the passage of this Act, the Clerk of the Superior and Inferior Courts of Muscogee County, be required to pay over to each Grand and Petit Juror in said County, his proportionable part of the full amount of jury fees, on verdicts taken or confessions had before said juries, respectively, in addition to the one dollar per day, now allowed by law, any law to the contrary nothwithstanding. [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] of Approved, February 13th, 1854. (No. 401.) An Act to compensate the Petit Jurors of the County of Stewart SECTION I. Be it enacted by the Senate and 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, 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, and by them to the Treasurer of said County; and the same shall constitute a common fund, to be called the Petit Jury fund of Stewart County. Stewart. Jury fund. SEC. II. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the Clerks of the said Superior Court and Inferior Courts, shall, at the close of each term of their respective Courts, give to each Petit Juror, a certificate, showing the number of days he has served as such, and the Treasurer of said County shall, upon the production of said certificate, pay to each juror, out of the jury fund aforesaid, or other funds in his hands, not otherwise appropriated, one dollar per day for such service. Certificate. Juror, pay of. SEC. III. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the Inferior Court of said County, be and they are hereby authorized at the usual time, after the passage of this Act, for levying taxes for County purposes, to levy an extra tax, not exceeding

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twelve and a half per cent. upon the State Tax, for the purpose of raising a sufficient sum, in addition to said fees and confessions, to pay said jurors: Provided, Said extra tax shall be necessary. Extra tax, c. Fees, c. 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. Approved, February 6th, 1854. LEGITIMATION, CHANGE OF NAMES, c. [Alphabetical Listas to Letters of Alphabetof the Sirnames and Families, changed or legitimatized.] No. 402. Austin, W. H. Name changed. Abinus, No. 405. No. 408. Bartlett. No. 404. Blake, c. f. m. No. 405. Binum. Bender, No. 402. No. 406. Cain, J. P., of DeKalb. No. 407. Clack. No. 408. Clay family. No. 409. Coalston. No. 409. Coly. No. 410. Cobb. Diggers, No. 407. Durbam, No. 410. Davie, No. 409. Elliott, No. 402. Elliott, No. 405. Elliott, No. 410. Ellington, No. 407. Farmer, No. 412. Fitzhaw, No. 405. No. 411. Garland Family. Gay, No, 410. Graham, No. 410. No. 412. Grant. No. 412. Goff. No. 413. Geter, changed, c. Gozzoway Children, No. 407. No. 414. Hightower. Howy. (or Hoy!) No. 412. Ham, Name changed, No. 409. Hawse, No. 409. Higgs, No. 410. Holland, No. 410. Hutto, No. 403. Jones, No. 410. Johnson, No. 402. No. Luigfelt, No. 412. Lochlin, No. 405. No. 415. Meiner. McArthur, No. 410. McBride, No. 410. McIntosh, No. 410. McGruder, No. 407. Mix, No. 407. Moore, No. 407. Monroe Family, No. 415. Moore, No. 415. Mathis, No. 410. No. 416. Nail, R. C. No. 417. Niles, two of them. O'Brien, No. 407. No. 418. Officer, Matilda, legitimatized. Pearson, No. 410. No. 419. Rogers, W. R. Ransom, No. 409. Sermon, No. 410. Senes, No. 410. Smith, No. 410. Shuffield, No. 405. Swan, No. 409. No. 420. Tisdale, Mary F. No. 421. Turner, J. A. Tilley, No. 409. Watson Family, No. 407. Wedlington, No. 407. Wiggins, No. 409. Williams, No. 409. West, No. 410. Westberry, No. 410. Wright, No. 410. Wren Family, No. 402. Wood, Ophelia C., No. 417.

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(No. 402.) An Act to alter and change the names of certain persons herein mentioned; 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 same, That from and immediately after the passage of this Act, the names of William Seaborn Wren, James Madison Wren, Sarah Ann Wren, Eliza Ann Wren and Robert Marion Wren, all of the County of Appling, be and the same are hereby changed to the names of William Seaborn Holton, James Madison Holton, Sarah Ann Holton, Eliza Ann Holton and Robert Marion Holton, and that they be fully legitimatized and made heirs at law, and entitled to all the rights and privileges they would have enjoyed had they have been born in lawful wedlock; and they be made capable of inheriting the estate, both real and personal, of Nathaniel J. Holton, of Appling County, their reputed father; also, the name of Alexander Johnson, of Pulaski County, be changed to the name of Alexander Graham, and that he be fully [Illegible Text] and made the lawful heir of John A. Graham, his reputed father; also, the name of Mary Jane Bender, of Houston County, be changed to that of Mary Jane Gordon, and she is hereby declared to be fully legitimatized and entitled to all the rights and legal privileges that she would have had, had she been born in lawful wedlock, and that she be made capable of inheriting the estate, both real and personal, of John Gordon, her reputed father, of Houston County; also, the name of William H. Austin, of the County of [Illegible Text], be changed to that of William H. Bray; also, the name of Daniel Elliott, of Cobb, be changed to that of Stuart Elliott. [Illegible Text] changed to [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] in [Illegible Text] Bray Elliott 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, February 13th, 1854. (No. 403.) An Act to change the name of Joseph D. Bartlett, and to legitamatize said Joseph [Illegible Text]. Bartlett; also to change the name of Nancy Hutto and Elizabeth Jane Hutto, to that of Nancy Brown and Elizabeth Jane Brown, and make them heirs at law of Frederick Brown, of Irwin 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 from and immediately after the passage of this Act, the name of Joseph D. Bartlett, of Randolph County, Georgia, be altered and changed to that of Joseph D. Willis; and he is hereby declared to be fully

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and completely legitimatized, and entitled to all the rights and legal privileges that he would have had, had he been born in lawful wedlock, and be fully capable of taking, inheriting and receiving all manner of property, by virtue of the Statutes of Distribution of this State, so far as relates to the real and personal estate of Christopher C. Willis, of Randolph County, his reputed [Illegible Text], any law, usage or custom to the contrary notwithstanding. [Illegible Text] to Willis. SEC. II. And be it further enacted, That the names of [Illegible Text] Hutto and Elizabeth Jane Hutto, be and are hereby changed to Nancy Brown and Elizabeth Jane Brown, and made heirs at law of Frederick Brown, of Irwin County, Georgia. Hutts to Brown, Approved, February 13th, 1854. (No. 404.) An Act to render Charles Fitzwilliam Blake, of the County of [Illegible Text], capable of inheriting the property of Miss Penelope Tison, and to declare him the adopted son of said. Penelope, and to place him in the same relation to her, according to the laws of descent in this State, as if he were the legal heir of said Penelope. WHEREAS: Penelope Tison is unmarried, and without any children to inherit her property, and she being desirous to secure her estate to her [Illegible Text], Charles Fitzwilliam Blake, and have him made her adopted son, and render him capable of inheriting her said estate as though he were her own child: 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 Charles Fitzwilliam Blake, of the County of Thomas, is hereby declared to be the adopted son of Penelope Tison, and made capable of inheriting her property, and put upon the same footing, according to the Laws of Descent in this State, as though he were her own child, and at her death shall be capable of inheriting her estate. Blake to Tison. 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. Approved, February 18th, 1854. (No. 405.) An Act to change the name of Missouri Binum to Missouri Hackett, of the County of Paulding, and to legitimatize the same; and James Jefferson Sheffield to that of James Jefferson Pridgett; also the the name of Sarah Locklin to Sarah McWhorter, and legitimatize the same; and to change the name of Elizabeth Tritshaw to that of Elizabeth Luckey [ Lackey? ] SECTION I. Be it enacted by the Senate and 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

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and immediately after the passage of this Act, the name of Missouri [Illegible Text], of the County of Paulding, be and the same is hereby changed to Missouri Hackett, and made the legitimate daughter of Green Hackett, of the County of Paulding. [Illegible Text]. SEC. II. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That from and after the passage of this Act, the name of James Jefferson Sheffield be and is hereby changed to that of James Jefferson Pridgett, and to legitimatize the same, and make him an heir at law, the same as if he had been born in lawful wedlock, of his reputed father, Elijah Pridgett, in any and in every manner whatever; also the name of Sarah Locklin, of Hancock County, to that of Sarah McWhorter; also, the name of Elizabeth Tritshaw be changed to that of Elizabeth Luckey [Lackey?]. [Illegible Text]. [Illegible Text]. [Illegible Text]. SEC. III. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That from and after the passage of this Act, the name of Nathaniel [Illegible Text], a reputed child of Nathaniel L. Burge, of the County of [Illegible Text], be changed to that of Nathaniel Albinus Burge; and that he be made capable in law of inheriting, from his said reputed father, the same as if he had been born in lawful wedlock. [Illegible Text]. And be it further enacted, That the name of Daniel Elliott, of Cobb County, [Illegible Text] changed to that of Stuart Elliott. [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. Approved, February 18th, 1854. (No. 406.) An Act to make John P. [Illegible Text], son and natural heir of Harrison W. [Illegible Text], of DeKalb County, the lawful heir of John Cain, of [Illegible Text] 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 law, John P. Cain, son and natural heir of Harrison W. Cain, of DeKalb, be made heir at law of John Cain, of Paulding County, and that he be made capable of inheriting the estate, both real and personal, of John Cain, of Paulding County. [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. Approved, January 11th, 1854. (No. 407.) An Act to change the name of Mary Susan Clack, of Pike County, to that of Mary Susan Neal; also to change the names of certain other persons herein named, and to legitimate them, and make them capable of inheriting.

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SECTION I. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Georgia in General Assembly met, and is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That from and after the passage of this Act, the name of Mary Susan Clack, of the County of Pike, be changed to that of Mary Susan Neal. Susan Clack. SEC. II. And be it further enacted, That the name of George McGronder, of Dekalb County, be changed to that of George Washington King, 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 he been born in lawful wedlock, and be made capable of inheriting the estate, both real and personal, of George Washington King, his reputed father. McGronder. SEC. III. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the name of Levi Jackson Wedthington, of the County of DeKalb, be changed to that of Levi Jackson Lyon, and that he be fully legitimated and made an heir at law of Warner Lyon, his reputed father, and entitled to all the rights and privileges he would have [Illegible Text] had he been born in lawful wedlock, and he made capable of inheriting the estate, both real and personal, of Warner Lyon, his reputed father. Wedthington. SEC. IV. And be it further enacted, That the names of Francis Watson, Rebecca Watson, Sarah Watson, Richard Watson, John Watson and James P. Watson, be and they are hereby changed respectively, to Frances Harris, Rebecca Harris, Sarah Harris, Richard Harris, John Harris and James P. Harris, and said Frances, Rebecca, Sarah, Richard, John and James P., and Lucinda Boggs, (wife of Thomas Boggs,) and Mary Ann Spears, (wife of Joseph D. Spears,) be and they are hereby made legitimate and capable of inheriting the estate of John Harris, of Columbia County, their reputed father, now in life, and consenting to the passage of this Act. [Illegible Text]. SEC. V. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the name of James Moore, of the County of Spalding, be changed to that of James Henderson, 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 be been born in lawful wedlock, and he made capable of inheriting the estate, both real and personal, of Wiley Henderson, his reputed father. Moore. SEC. VI. And be it further enacted, Whereas, David Clopton, of the County of Polk, in this State, has made his written application, to this General Assembly, to cause an Act to be passed, changing the name of Martha Jenkins Ellington, an adopted daughter of the said David Clopton, to the name of Martha Jenkins Clopton, and to make the said Martha Jenkins Clopton, the lawful heir of the said David Clopton, capable in law of inheriting the estate of the said David Clopton. Ellington. And be it further enacted, That the name of Martha Jenkins Ellington, an adopted daughter of David Clopton, of the County of Polk, in this State, be changed to the name of Martha Jenkins Clopton, by which said last mentioned name, the said Martha Jenkins, shall be called and known hereafter. SEC. VII. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That from and after the passage of this Act, Martha Jenkins Clopton,

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who is made to bear the said name, by the sixth Section of this Act, be and she is hereby made the heir at law of the said David Clopton, of the County of Polk, in this State; and as such heir, made fully able and capable in law to inherit the estate of the said David Clopton, and that as fully and perfectly as if the said Martha Jenkins Clopton had been born the daughter of the said David Clopton in lawful wedlock. [Illegible Text] SEC. VIII. And be it further enacted, That the name of John Driggers, of [Illegible Text] County, in said State, be changed to John McKinzie, and that by said name, he shall hereafter be called and known in all points [Courts?] of Law and Equity in this State. [Illegible Text]. SEC. IX. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the name of Mary Martha Nix, be changed to that of Mary Martha Shelton, and that she be fully legitimatized and made the heir at law of David Shelton, of the County of Talbot, her reputed father, and be made capable in law of inheriting the property of the said Shelton, as though she had been born in lawful wedlock. [Illegible Text] SEC. X. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the name of William Symon O'Brian be changed to that of William Symon. [Illegible Text]. SEC. XI. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the name of J. P. Gazzaway, and that of all his children born in lawful wedlock, all of the County of Hall, be and the same are hereby altered and changed from [Illegible Text] to the name of Echols, and by that name in law shall hereafter be known: Provided, This Act shall not be so construed as to deprive said persons of the right to inherit property from any of their next or nearest of kin, under the Laws of this State. [Illegible Text]. 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. Approved, February 20th, 1854. (No. 408.) An Act to [Illegible Text] and change the names of John Alexander Clay and [Illegible Text] Glenn Clay, of Cobb County, to the names of John [Illegible Text] Anderson and [Illegible Text] Glenn Anderson, and to make lawful and [Illegible Text] 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, the names of John Alexander Clay and Sawnee Glenn Clay, of said County of Cobb, be changed to that of John Alexander Anderson and Sawnee Glenn Anderson, and that they be fully legitimated and made heirs at law, and capable of inheriting as though they had been born in lawful wedlock. [Illegible Text] SEC. II. And be it further enacted, That all laws and parts of laws repugnant to this Act, be and the same are hereby repealed. Approved, February 6th, 1854.

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(No. 409.) An Act to change the name of Amanda Ransom to that of Amanda Robinson, and make her the legal heir of Fulton Robinson, and other persons therein named; 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 That the name of Amanda Ransom, of Walker County, be changed to that of Amanda Robinson, and that she be made and established the lawful heir of Fulton Robinson, of Walker County, and capable of inheriting his estate, both real and personal, and entitled to all the rights, benefits and privileges of a lawful child from the said Fulton Robinson. Ransom. SEC. II. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the name of Martha Ham, of [Illegible Text] County, be changed to that of Martha Ogilvie, and she be hereby legitimatized and entitled to inherit any portion of the estate of P. S. Smythe Ogilvie, of [Illegible Text] County, her reputed father, as fully as if she was his natural and legal child; also Samuel Timothy Colston to that of Samuel Timothy Pittman, of Chatham, and legitimatize and make him the heir at law of Samuel Pittman, his reputed father; also George Alexander Caley, of Whitfield County, to George Alexander McCurdy, and make him heir at law of Francis W. McCurdy, of Whitfield: also George Washington Swan, to that of George Washington Cheek, of Murray County, and to legitimatize him and make him an heir at law of Thomas R. Cheek, his reputed father, of said County of Murray, any law, usage or custom to the contrary notwithstanding; also Joseph Mark Hause [Hawse?] and Sarah Ann Hause [Hawse?] to that of Joseph Mark Nobles and Sarah Ann Nobles, and legitimatize the same, and make them heirs at law of Ira Nobles, all of the County of Lee, all laws to the contrary nothwithstanding; also the name of Henry Amos Wigins, of Spalding County, to that of William Amos Wigins, and also the name of Flora Williams to that of Flora Sanders, of Fayette County; also to change the name of William Francis Marion Davie, of the County of Walker, to that of William Francis Marion Hinnard, and he is hereby made the legal heir of William and [Illegible Text] Hinnard: also to change the name of Columbus Tilley, of Rabun County, to that of Columbus Holifield, and that he be fully legitimatized and made capable in law of inheriting the estate of Daniel Holifield, his reputed father, the same as if he had been born in lawful wedlock, and under the same regulations, any law, usage or custom to the contrary notwithstanding. [Illegible Text] Colston. Caley. Swan. Hause. Wigins. Williams. Davie. Tilley. SEC. III. And be it further enacted, That all laws and parts of laws militating with this Act, be and the same are hereby repealed. Approved, February 14th, 1854.

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(No. 410.) An Act to change the names of certain persons, and to [Illegible Text] and make heirs at law of certain persons. SECTION I. Be it enacted by the Senate and 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 Mary S. Pearson, of Taliafferro County, be and the same is hereby changed to Mary S. Holliday; and the name of Jacob Gay, of Laurens County, be changed to that of Jacob Milledge Gay; and the name of David Randal Westbury, of Appling County, be changed to that of David Randal Drowdy; and the name of Andrew Washington West, of the County of Wayne, be changed to that of Charles West, and by that name he may sue or be sued on account of past contracts, as well as such as may be made after the passage of this Act; and that the name of William Sermon, an illegitimate son of Elizabeth Sermon, be changed to that of William Sermon Tomlinson, which name he has assumed; and that all his legal acts, before and after the passage of this Act, in the last name, be held valid in Law and Equity. [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text]. [Illegible Text]. West [Illegible Text] SEC. II. And be it further enacted, That the name of Susan E. Smith, of the County of Washington, be changed to that of Susan E. [Illegible Text]; and she is hereby declared to be legitimatized as the child of Bryant Fulford, of the County of Washington, her reputed father, and to have all the legal rights and privileges she would have had if born in lawful wedlock, and to be fully capable of inheriting [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] at law of Bryant Fulford, her reputed father; and that the name of Mary Ann Senes shall be changed to that of Mary Ann Sapp, and that she be entitled to all the immunities and privileges, as though she had been born in lawful wedlock, the daughter of [Illegible Text] Sapp, of the County of Bryan. Smith. [Illegible Text]. SEC. III. And be it further enacted, That the names of Jasper Cobb and Cynthia Cobb, of the County of Emanuel, be changed to the names of Jasper Warren and Cynthia Warren, and they are hereby made the legal heirs of Moses Warren, of Emanuel County, as fully as though they were born in lawful wedlock. [Illegible Text] SEC. IV. And be it further enacted, That the name of Queenting Wright be changed to that of Queenting Arnold, and that she be legitimatized, and entitled to inherit from James J. Arnold, her reputed father, of the County of Twiggs, as fully and entirely as if she had been born in lawful wedlock. [Illegible Text] SEC. V. And be it further enacted, That the names of Amanda Higgs and Thomas Higgs be changed to that of Amanda Simmons and Thomas M. Simmons; and that they be made legal heirs of Thomas Simmons, of Clinch County, their reputed father; and they are hereby made capable in law of inheriting his estate, as fully as if they had been born in lawful wedlock. [Illegible Text] SEC. VI. Be it further enacted, That Laura Frances Grayham, of Effingham County, be changed to that of Laura Frances Brewer;

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and she is hereby made the legal heir at law of James R. Brewer. [Illegible Text]. SEC. VII. Be it further enacted, That the name of Frances McBride, (minor) of the County of Randolph, of this State, be changed to that of Mary Frances Stanford, all laws to the contrary notwithstanding. McBride. SEC. VIII. Be it further enacted, That the name of Francis J. McArthey, of Bibb County, be changed to that of Francis J. Lightfoot; and that the name of Daniel Elliott, of the County of Cobb, to that of Stuart Elliott; and that the name of James McIntire, of Telfair County, be changed to that of James Rountree; that he be legitimatized and made capable of inheriting from William Rountree, his reputed father; and that the name of Sarah Frances Holland, be changed to that of Sarah Francis Cain, and she be entitled to all the rights and privileges, as if she had been born in lawful wedlock, and entitled to inherit of her reputed father, J. S. T. Cain; and that the name of Martha Ann Durham, be changed to that of Martha Ann Born; and the name of William Wilkins Jones, be changed to that of William Wilkins Born, and that they be entitled to all the rights and privileges as though they had been born in lawful wedlock, and entitled to inherit from their reputed father, Asham W. Born. McArthey. Elliott. McIntire. Holland. Durham. [Illegible Text]. SEC. IX. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the names of William Mathis, Milly Jane Mathis, Charles Landrum Mathis, Sabina Mathis, David Duncan Mathis, Melvina Mathis, Harriet Mathis, Nancy Maria Mathis, Frazier Andrew Mathis, Minerva Catherine Mathis and Henry Jackson Mathis, be changed to that of William Taylor, Milly Jane Taylor, Charles Landrum Taylor, Sabina Taylor, David Duncan Taylor, Melvina Taylor, Harriet Taylor, Nancy Maria Taylor, Frazier Andrew Taylor, Minerva Catharine Taylor and Henry Jackson Taylor, and they are hereby declared to be fully legitimatized, and enjoy all the rights and privileges they would have had if born in lawful wedlock, and to become fully capable of inheriting their portions as heirs at law of all property, real and personal, of William Taylor, of Rabun County, their reputed father. Mathis family. Approved, February 20th, 1854. (No. 411.) An Act to change the names of Rebecca Gertrude Garland, John Darius Garland and James William Garland, to the names of Rebecca Gertrude Herringdine, John Darius Herringdine and James William Herringdine, and legitimatize 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 names of Rebecca Gertrude Garland, John Darius Garland and James William Garland, of the County of Hancock, in this State, be and the same are hereby changed to the names of Rebecca Gertrude Herringdine, John Darius Herringdine and James William Herringdine

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and that as such, they shall hereafter be called and known in all Courts of Law and Equity; and they are hereby declared to be fully legitimatized, as the children of James W. Herringdine, of the aforesaid County of Hancock, their reputed father, and that they be and are hereby fully capable of taking, inheriting and receiving, all manner of property, by virtue of the Statutes of Distribution of this State, so far as relates to the property of the said James W. Herringdine, to all intents and purposes. Garland family. [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 Act, be and the same are hereby repealed. Approved, February 11th, 1854. (No. 412.) An Act to change the names of Amos, Alfred and Mary Lingerfelt to Amos, Alfred and Mary Young; William Benjamin Franklin Farmer to that of William Benjamin Franklin Towers; Martha Goff to that of Martha Thompson, and Laura Ann Harrey to Laura Ann Brown, and that of Frances Ann Grant to Frances Ann Quarterman, 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 from and after the passage of this Act, the names of Amos, Alfred and Mary Lingerfelt, of Union County, be changed to that of Amos, Alfred and Mary Young, the name of their reputed father; and that they be fully legitimated and made heirs at law, and entitled to all the rights and privileges they would have enjoyed had they been born in lawful wedlock, and they be made capable of inheriting the estate, both real and personal, of David Young, their reputed father. Lingerfelt. SEC. II. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the name of William Benjamin Franklin Farmer be and the same is hereby changed to that of William Benjamin Franklin Towers; and that he be made the heir of Larkin Towers, of Cass County. [Illegible Text] SEC. III. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the name of Martha Goff be changed to that of Martha Thompson, his adopted daughter; and she is hereby made capable in law to inherit of the estate of William Thompson, of Newton County, as though she had been his legal and lawful heir. Goff SEC. IV. Be it further enacted, That the name of Laura Ann Harvey, of the County of Bibb, be and the same is hereby changed to that of Laura Ann Brown; and the said Laura Ann is hereby declared legitimated and capable of inheriting any real or personal estate of Frederick Brown, of said County, her reputed father, as fully and completely as if born in lawful wedlock. Harvey. SEC. V. And be it further enacted, That the name of Frances Ann Grant, step-daughter of William G. M. Quarterman, of Glynn County, be and the same is hereby changed to that of Frances Ann Quarterman. [Illegible Text]

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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. Approved, February 7th, 1854. (No. 413.) An Act to amend an Act entitled an Act to change the names and legitimate the persons therein named, and for other purposes, approved, January 21 st, 1852; 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 all of said Act relating to changing and legitimatizing the name of Nancy Geter, of the County of Harris, to that of Nancy Hall, be so changed and altered as to read as follows, to wit: Geter. And that the name of Nancy Geter, of the County of Harris, be changed to that of Nancy Hall, and that she be fully legitimatized and made an heir at law of Levi Hall, her reputed father, equal with his other children born in lawful wedlock; and she is hereby made capable of inheriting the estate of the said Levi Hall, both real and personal, and all his rights, share and share alike, with his other children born in lawful wedlock, according to the Statutes of Distribution. Legitimatized. SEC. II. And that nothing in said Act be so construed as to make her the only heir of Levi Hall, to the exclusion of his other lawful children; and that all laws and parts of laws militating against this Act, be and the same are hereby repealed. Approved, February 6th, 1854. (No. 414.) An Act to change the name of Nancy N. Hightower, of Marion County, to that of Nancy N. Pitts. SECTION I. Be it enacted by the Senate and 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 Nancy N. Hightower, of Marion County, be changed to that of Nancy N. Pitts. Hightower. 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. Approved, February 13th, 1854.

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(No. 415.) An Act to change the names of certain persons therein named, and to legitimatize the same. 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 names of William N., Polly Ann, Emily, Elisha C. and Gabriel Monroe, shall be altered and changed to William N., Polly Ann, Emily, Elisha C. and Gabriel Mosely, and that they shall be capable to inherit as the heirs of Edmund W. Mosely, of Emanuel County, and fully and effectually as if they had been born in lawful wedlock the legitimate children of their reputed father, the said Edmund W.; and that the name of Josephine Jone Miner be altered and changed to that of Josephine Jone Smith. Monroes. [Illegible Text] SEC. II. And be it further enacted, That the names of Franklin and Burdine Moore, the illegitimate children of Emily Moore, shall be altered and changed to the names of Franklin and Burdine Mosely; and that they shall be capable to inherit in law from their reputed father, Edmund W. Mosely, as though they had been born in lawful wedlock. [Illegible Text] Approved, February 6th, 1854. (No. 416.) An Act to change the name of Reuben C. Nail, of Appling County, to Reuben C. Wiley, and legitimatize 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, the name of Reuben C. Nail, of the County of Appling, be and the same is hereby changed to that of Reuben C. Wiley, as such he shall be known and called in law; and he is hereby declared to be fully and completely legitimatized, and entitled to all the rights and privileges that he would have been [entitled to?] had he been born in lawful wedlock, and be fully capable of taking and inheriting all manner of property, so far as relates to the estate, both real and personal, of his reputed father. [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. Approved, February 14th, 1854.

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(No. 417.) An Act to alter and change the name of Roscoe Tallulah Clay Niles to that of Roscoe Clay Wallace; also, to alter and change the name of Jennett Millar Barrow Niles to that of Jennett Barrow Wallace; also, to alter and change the name of Ophelia Celestia Wood to that of Ophelia Celestia Bilbro, and to legitimatize said Ophelia Celestia Bilbro; 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 Roscoe Tallulah Clay Niles be altered and changed to that of Roscoe Clay Wallace; and that the name of Jennett Millar Barrow Niles be altered and changed to that of Jennett Barrow Wallace; and that Jacob Barrow and Susan Crenshaw, both of the County of Muscogee, be and they are hereby constituted the guardians of the persons and property of the above named persons, with full power in the survivor to appoint and select for them a testamentary guardian during their minority; and that the name of Ophelia Celestia Wood be altered and changed to that of Ophelia Celestia Bilbro. Niles. Guardians. Wood. SEC. II. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the said Ophelia Celestia Bilbro be and is hereby legitimatized as the lawful child and heir of William Bilbro, of Muscogee County; and that she be entitled to all the rights, privileges and immunities that she could or might have been entitled to were she the lawfully begotten child of the said William Bilbro, in lawful wedlock. Rights, c. Approved, February 11th, 1854. (No. 418.) An Act to legitimatize Matilda Officer, the wife of Thomas M. Officer, and for certain 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, Matilda Officer, the wife of Thomas M. Officer, of Murray County, be fully legitimatized and made an heir at law, and entitled to all the rights and privileges she would have enjoyed had she been born in lawful wedlock, and that she be made capable of inheriting the estate, both real and personal, of John Mattox, her reputed father. Officer. Rights. 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, February 11th, 1854.

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(No. 419.) An Act to change the name of William Riley Rodgers, of the County of Campbell, and legitimatize 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 name of William Riley Rodgers, of the County of Campbell, be and the same is hereby altered and changed to that of William Riley James, and that he be and hereby is legitimatized and made the lawful [Illegible Text] of Counsel S. James, of the County of Campbell; and entitled to all the rights and privileges he would have been entitled to if he had been born in lawful wedlock, and capable in law of inheriting and receiving all manner of property, by virtue of the Statute of Distribution of this State, so far as relates to the estate, both real and personal, of the said Counsel S. James. [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. Approved, February 17th, 1854. (No. 420.) An Act to change the name of Mary Francis Tisdal, of the County of Putnam, to that of Mary Francis Kobb, to legitimatize the same, 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, that the name of Mary Francis Tisdal, of the County of Putnam, be and the same is hereby changed to that of Mary Francis Kobb, and that the said Mary Francis Kobb be fully and completely legitimatized, and entitled to all the right and privileges that she would have been if born in lawful [Illegible Text] and she is hereby made capable of inheriting and receiving all manner of property by virtue of the Statutes of Distribution of this State, so far as relates to the estate of Richard J. Kobb, her reputed father. [Illegible Text] SEC. II. And whereas, the mother of the said Mary Francis having voluntarily given up all control over the person of the said Mary Francis to the said Richard J. Kobb, for the purpose of having the said Mary Francis properly raised, educated and maintained: [Illegible Text] c. Be it therefore enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the said Richard J. Kobb, be and he is hereby authorized to appoint a guardian for the person, or person and property of the said Mary Francis, during her minority, in as full and complete a manner as if the said Mary Francis had been born in lawful wedlock.

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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. Approved, February 17th, 1854. (No. 421.) An Act to alter and change the name of John Andrew Turner, of the County of Baldwin, to that of John Andrew Barelay, 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 Act, that the name of John Andrew Turner, of the County of Baldwin, be changed to that of John Andrew Barclay, 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 he been born in lawful wedlock, and he be made capable of inheriting the estate, both real and personal, of John A. Barclay, his reputed father. Tenure. 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, February 18th, 1854. PEDLARS. No. 422. Barty, Levi, may peddle in certain counties, c. No. 423. H. H Porter, same privilege in other limits. No. 423. John Roe entitled to the benefits. No. 424. Joseph Tilly, of Hancock, to peddle in the State, c. (No. 422.) An Act for the relief of Levy Barty, an infirm and indigent person. WHEREAS, Levy Barty is quite an old man, and is very poor, and is afflicted, and unable to work for his living. SECTION I. Be it enacted by the Senate and 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, Levy Barty of the County of Forsyth, be and he is hereby authorized to peddle in

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the Counties of Forsyth and Lumpkin, without the payment of any sum for license for and during the space of two years from the passage of this Act: Provided, He shall not go in partnership with any one else; nor shall he peddle as agent for any other person or persons, but he shall only peddle with such articles as he may be able with his own money to procure. Barty. Approved, February 9th, 1854. (No. 423.) An Act to authorize Hezekiah H. Porter, an infirm man of the County of Hall, as an itenerant trader to vend any goods, wares, or [Illegible Text] within the Western Circuit, without obtaining license for the same, and to authorize John Roe to peddle in the fifth Congressional District, 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 Hezekiah H. Porter, an infirm man of the County of Hall, be and he is hereby authorized as an itenerant trader to vend goods, wares, and merchandize within the Western Circuit 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. Porter. And be it further enacted, That John Roe, of the County of Chattooga, be entitled to the provisions of this Act, in the fifth Congressional District, except the Counties of Floyd, Whitfield and Murray: Provided, That the said John Roe shall take and subscribe an oath before some one authorized to administer oaths, that he will peddle solely for the benefit of himself and family, and that he will run only one wagon. Roe. 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. Approved, February 18th, 1854. (No. 424.) An Act to authorize Joseph Tilly, of Hancock County, to peddle without paying for the privilege. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Georgia, That Joseph Tilly, of the County of Hancock, is hereby authorized to peddle in this State without paying for the privileges so to do. [Illegible Text] Approved, February 18th, 1854.

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PHYSICIANS AND MEDICAL SCHOOLS. 1. SCHOOLS. No. 425. Atlanta Medical College incpr'd. No. 426. Botanical Medical Boardmeetings changed. II. INDIVIDUAL PRIVILEGESALPHABETICALLY. No. 427. Audas, C. H., allowed to practice, c. Bruster, T. F. No 429. No. 428. Dabbs, W. C., allowed to quit Hom[oelig]opathy, c. No. 429. Doyle, E. G., allowed to practice Hom[oelig]opathy, c. No. 430. Freeman, Warren, allo'd to practice Hom[oelig]opathy, c. No. 431. Fulsom, J. R., to practice [Illegible Text] plan. No. 432. Garrison, J. J., licensed, c. Greenwood, licensed, No. 431. Lane, J. H., licensed, No. 431. Proffitt, Dr. O., privilege to No. 427. Quinn, M. D., lie'ed, c. No. 431. Ranschenberg, lie'ed. No. 427. Turner, L. J., lie'ed. No. 427. Wooton, H. W., lie'ed. No. 431. (No. 425.) An Act to incorporate the [Illegible Text] Medical College, 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 L. C. Simpson, Jared J. Whitaker, John Collier, Hubbard Cozart, Daniel Hook, John L. Harris, William Herring, Green B. Haygood and James M. Calhoun, trustees, and their successors in office, be and they are hereby constituted a body politic and corporate, under the name and style of the Trustees of the Atlanta Medical College, that they may have a common seal, a perpetual succession of officers and members, and are hereby declared capable of suing and being sued, pleading 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, chattels, and other estates, acquired by said corporation, it [to?] have, use, improve and convey, and to keep a book of records for registering all the deplomas granted by them under the provisions hereinafter mentioned. Corporators. Name. Powers. SEC. II. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the said corporate body are hereby authorized and empowered to elect all such officers as may be necessary, and pass all such by-laws, rules and regulations as may be necessary to carry into effect the objects of their associations: Provided, [UNK] That [UNK] such by-laws rules and regulations be not contrary to the Constitution and Laws of this State, and the Constitution of the United States; and in case of death, removal, resignation, or refusal to act, of any member of said Board of Trustees, the said body corporate or a majority of them shall have power to fill such vacancies. Rights. Vacancies. SEC. III. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the said Board of Trustees are hereby authorized to establish a Medical College in the City of Atlanta, on such principles, and

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under such rules and regulations, and with such Professors as may in their judgment be best calculated to perpetuate the same, and promote the improvement of its pupils in the several branches of the science of medicine. [Illegible Text], [Illegible Text] SEC. IV. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That a majority of the members of the Board of Trustees, shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business, but that a less number may adjourn from day to day until a quorum shall attend. [Illegible Text] SEC. V. Be it further enacted, That any three, or more of said Trustees above named, are hereby authorized to call [a?] meeting of the Board at any time they may think proper, to be held in the City of Atlanta, for the purpose of making and establishing such by-laws as are necessary, and for the purpose of transacting any other business that may be necessary to be done. By-laws. SEC. VI. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the Trustees, together with the regular Professors, shall constitute a Board, who are hereby authorized and empowered to confer the Degree of Doctor of Medicine, upon such applicants, in such manner, and at such times, and under such circumstances, as may to the said Board seem fit and proper: Provided, The applicants shall have attended two full courses of lectures in said College, or one in said College, and one in some other respectable Medical College or University. [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] SEC. VII. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That said Board of Trustees shall have power to fix the times for commencement and closing of the lectures each year. [Illegible Text] 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. Approved, February 14th, 1854. (No. 426.) An Act to amend an Act entitled an Act to establish a Botanico Medical Board of Physicians in this State. SECTION I Be it enacted by the Senate and 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 [Illegible Text] of this Act, the annual meetings of the Botanico [UNK] [Illegible Text] [UNK] Medical Board of Georgia, shall be changed from the second Monday in February, to the first day of March annually, unless the day designated shall happen on Sunday, and then the meeting to take place on the second day of March. [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] II Be it further enacted, That all laws and parts of laws militating against this Act, be and the same are hereby repealed. Approved, February 20th, 1854.

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(No. 427.) An Act to authorize Christian [Illegible Text], of the County of Whitfield; Tomlinson F. [Illegible Text], a minor, of Cherokee County; Charles Henry [Illegible Text], [UNK] Andas? [UNK] of Hancock County; Dr. O. Profitt, of Jasper County; and Joel L. Turner, of Elbert County; to practice Medicine and Surgery in all their branches, in any County in this State, and charge and collect for the same without license from the Medical Board of this State. SECTION I. Be it enacted by the Senate and 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, Christian Ranschenberg, of the County of Whitfield, be and he is hereby authorized and empowered to practice Medicine and Surgery in all of their branches, in any of the Counties of this State, to charge for and collect the same without having a license from the Medical Board of this State, as now required, in as full, ample and complete manner [] as if he had obtained such license from said Board. Ranschenberg. SEC. II. And be it further enacted, That Tomlinson F. Bruster, a minor, of the County of Cherokee, be allowed to practice Medicine and charge for the same. Bruster. SEC. III. And be it further enacted, That Charles Henry [Illegible Text], of the County of Hancock, to be allowed similar privileges as are herein granted to Christian Ranschenberg. [Illegible Text] SEC. IV. And be it further enacted, That the provisions of this Act be extended to Dr. O. Profitt, of the County of Jasper. Profitt. SEC. V. And be it further enacted, That the provisions of this Act be extended to Joel L. Turner, of Elbert County. Turner. SEC. VI. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That all laws and parts of laws militating against this Act, or any of its provisions, be and the same are hereby repealed. Approved, February 16th, 1854. (No. 428.) An Act to amend an Act entitled an Act to authorize certain persons therein named to practice Physic on the Hom[oelig]opathic System, and to charge and collect compensation for their services, approved, January 22 d, 1852. SECTION I. Be it enacted by the Senate and 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 William C. Dabbs, of the County of Floyd, be amended so as to erase the words [Illegible Text] System, and insert in lieu thereof the words, Dr. Durham's Urine or Water System. Dabbs. SEC. II. And be it further enacted, That all laws and parts of

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laws militating against this Act, be and the same are hereby repealed. Approved, February 18th, 1854. (No. 429.) An Act to authorize E. G. Doyle, of the County of Baldwin, to practice Physic on the Hom[oelig]opathic System, and to charge and [Illegible Text] compensation for his services. Be it enacted by the Senate and 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, E. G. Doyle, of the County of Baldwin, be and he is hereby authorized to practice the [Illegible Text] System, and to charge and collect for his services such compensation as licensed physicians may now do by law, upon his paying the same tax as is now imposed upon regular licensed physicians; any law, usage or custom to the contrary notwithstanding. [Illegible Text] Approved, February 18th, 1854. (No. 430.) An Act to authorize Warren Freeman, of the County of Bibb, to practice Physic on the Hom[oelig]opathic System, and to charge and collect compensation for his services. Be it enacted by the Senate and 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, Warren Freeman, of the County of Bibb, be and he is hereby authorized to practice physic on the Hom[oelig]opathic System, and to charge and collect for his services, such compensation as licensed physicians may now do by law, upon his paying the same tax as is imposed upon regularly licensed physicians; any law, usage or custom to the contrary notwithstanding. Freeman. Approved, February 7th, 1854. (No. 431.) An Act to authorize Drs. William D. Quinn and James H. Lane, of the County of Wilkes; and Madison Greenwood, of Rabun County; James R. Falsom, of Lowndes; H. W. Wootten, of Carroll County, to practice Medicine and charge for the same, 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 Drs. William D. Quinn and James H. Lane, be authorized to practice Medicine,

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charge reasonable compensation for their services, and to collect the same, in any Court of Law in this State, subject to all the restrictions, rules and regulations, of licensed Physicians of this State. Quinn and Lane. SEC. II. Be it further enacted, That James R. Falsom, of Lowndes County, be authorized to practice Medicine on the [Illegible Text] System, and charge and collect for the same. Falsom. SEC. III. And be it further enacted, That H. W. Wootten, of Carroll County, be authorized to practice Medicine and charge and collect for the same. Wootten. SEC. IV. And be it further enacted, That Madison Greenwood, be and he is fully authorized to practice Medicine in the County of Rabun, and charge and receive pay for the same. Greenwood. Approved, February 13th, 1854. (No. 432.) An Act to authorize James J. Garrison, of the County of McIntosh, to practice Medicine and to charge compensation therefor. Be it enacted by the Senate and 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. Garrison, of the County of McIntosh, be and he is hereby authorized to practice Medicine in said County, and to charge, receive and collect by law, reasonable compensation for services rendered as such physician; any law, usage or custom to the contrary notwithstanding. Garrison. Approved, February 17th, 1854.

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PILOTAGE AND PILOTS. SEC. 1. Commissioners of Pilotage in Darien; election of, c. SEC. 2. Governor to commission, c. SEC. 3. [Illegible Text]. SEC. 4. What laws to govern. SEC. 5. Pilots' fee bill. SEC. 6. May sue for fees. SEC. 7. Rules, as to port of Darien. (No. 433.) An Act to regulate the Pilotage of the Port of Darien, point out the mode of electing Commissioners, establish the Fees of Pilots, 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 on the first Monday of April next there shall be elected, by the citizens of the (271st) two hundred and seventy-first district of McIntosh County entitled to vote for members of the General Assembly, five persons, resident citizens of said district, who shall be known as the Commissioners of pilotage for the port of Darien, who shall hold their office 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 April next, under the superintendence of a Justice of the Inferior Court, or a Justice of the Peace, and two freeholders, and at the same time and place on every two years thereafter, and that the five persons having the highest number of votes at such election shall be the Commissioners elected. Commissioners of Pilot-age elected SEC. II. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the superintendents at the aforementioned election, at the close of the same, will certify to the correctness of said election, and forward the return thereof to his Excellency the Governor, who is hereby authorized to commission the said Commissioners. [Illegible Text]. Commission. SEC. III. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That when any vacancy shall occur among said Commissioners, by death, resignation, or otherwise, the remaining Commissioners shall, by ballot, fill such vacancy, officially informing his Excellency the Governor of the same, who is hereby authorized to commission such person so appointed for the unexpired term of said vacancy. [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text]. SEC. IV. 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 in this State, approved, December 6th, 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: Provided, Such Acts or parts of Acts does not militate against the present Act or any part thereof. Powers and [Illegible Text].

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SEC. V. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the fees of the pilots of the said port of Darien, duly licensed and appointed to act as such by the said Commissioners elected as aforesaid, shall be as follows, to wit: Fees. Draft of Water. From Sea to Doboy, or safe anchorage, and from Sea, over Sapello Bar, to safe anchorage. From Doboy to Darien, or any other landing or place, and from safe anchorage, over Sapello Bar, up Sapello River. Total amount. Feet. U. S. Vessels. Dols. Cents. Foreign do. Dols. Cents. U. S. Vessels. Dols. Cents. Foreign do. Dols. Cents. U. S, Vessels. Dols. Cents. Foreign do. Dols. Cents. 6 8 95 13 43 6 53 9 79 15 48 23 22 7 10 00 14 99 7 20 10 80 17 20 25 07 8 10 96 16 43 7 97 11 95 18 93 28 38 9 13 51 20 26 9 82 14 71 23 33 34 97 10 15 20 22 81 11 04 16 56 26 24 39 37 11 17 76 26 64 12 87 19 15 30 63 45 79 12 19 33 29 00 15 55 23 33 34 88 52 33 12 22 00 32 63 17 18 25 78 39 18 53 41 13 26 08 39 11 18 86 28 32 44 94 67 43 13 28 56 42 83 20 69 31 03 49 25 73 86 14 29 52 44 28 21 22 31 82 50 74 76 10 14 30 31 45 46 22 52 33 78 52 83 79 24 15 34 08 51 00 24 62 36 98 58 70 87 98 15 36 00 54 00 25 98 38 96 61 98 92 96 16 37 99 56 98 27 36 41 04[Dagger] 65 35 98 02 16 40 00 59 96 28 86 43 28 68 86 103 24 17 43 15 64 73 31 06 46 58 74 21 111 31 17 45 19 67 78 32 64 48 96 77 83 116 74 18 47 46 71 15 34 27 51 41 81 73 122 56 18 49 68 74 52 35 86 53 80 85 54 128 32 19 53 11 79 66 38 26 57 36 91 37 137 02 19 55 54 83 29 * * 39 in enrolled Act. 41 in enrolled Act. [Dagger]44 in enrolled Act. 40 00 59 99 95 54 143 28 20 58 00 86 99 40 80 61 20 98 80 148 19 SEC. VI. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That all pilots performing their duty as such on board of any vessel coming into or leaving the said port of Darien, shall be entitled to demand, claim, receive, and sue for, if necessary, before any Court having jurisdiction over the amount claimed, for the amount of his services in proportion to the draft of water of such vessel, according to the fee bill in the preceding Section. Pilots may claim. SEC. VII. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the following rules and regulations shall be binding and of force, for all licensed pilots of the port of Darien, the Commissioners of pilotage of said port, and all masters of vessels entering or departing from the same, so far as any part of such rules and regulations has a bearing on any of the above mentioned parties: Rules. 1st. Bar pilotage is not to be demanded or paid, unless the vessel is boarded by a pilot beyond the bar, but any pilot bringing a

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vessel to safe anchorage within the bar, agreeably to the orders of the commanding officer of said vessel, shall receive half-bar pilotage. Boarding, c. 2d. For every day's detention of the pilot on board any ship or vessel to leeward of the bar, (provided such ship or vessel was boarded to leeward of the bar,) two dollars. Per [Illegible Text]. 3d. For every day's detention of the pilot on board any vessel riding quarantine, two dollars. [Illegible Text]. 4th. And to the end, that no pilot draws more fees than his services entitle him to, and that every encouragement be given to those that do their duty, all pilots bringing a vessel safe from sea, or from within the bar, agreeably to order of the commanding officer, to have the preference of taking such ship or vessel up and down the river and to sea again: Provided, They give their attendance, and are fully qualified; and in case any pilot shall wilfully neglect to make all dispatch in his power to get on board any vessel coming from sea, or when more than one should appear at any time off the bar, shall leave or neglect one vessel to get on board of another, he shall, on due proof thereof before the Commissioners, or a majority of them, forfeit treble the amount of the pilotage of that [Illegible Text], to be collected in the manner provided for by the said Commissioners, and the amount so collected to [be?] made use of for the benefit of the port of Darien, as the said Commissioners, or a majority of them, may deem proper. Limited. [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] 5th. The inward pilotage of any vessel can be demanded five days after her arrival in port, without forfeiting the pilot's privilege to take such vessel to sea again. Inward [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] 6th. The owner or consignee shall be equally liable with the captain for the outward pilotage of any vessel, and in the absence of the owner, [Illegible Text] the captain of any such vessel act as consignee, the pilot taking such vessel to sea can at his discretion demand security of such captain for his outward pilotage of such vessel before taking charge of her, and in case of refusal on the part of such captain the pilot so acting shall make complaint of such refusal to the said Commissioners of pilotage through their Secretary, who shall [Illegible Text] the said captain and said pilot to come before them, or a majority of them, and after a hearing of the case they shall decide as in their opinion justice requires, and in case of the refusal on the part of such captain to comply with the summons of said Commissioners, or a majority of them, then they, the said Commissioners, shall proceed against such refractory captain as they do in other cases for contempt. Outward [Illegible Text]. [Illegible Text]. [Illegible Text] 7th. All pilots neglecting or refusing to attend to every ship or vessel, when thereunto required by the master, owner, or consignee, of such ship or vessel, (if not before engaged with another,) shall forfeit double the amount of such ship or vessel's pilotage; nor shall they leave a vessel under any pretence whatever after taking charge thereof [without leave of the commanding officer of such ship or vessel first had and obtained, on pain of the like forfeiture on due proof thereof, * * All within these brackets is also omitted in the enrolled Act.Comp'r. ] before the said Commissioners of Pilotage, or a majority of them, and the said forfeitures shall be collected and disposed of as aforesaid stated. Double pilotage.

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8th. Any master, owner, or consignee of any vessel in the said port of Darien, who shall employ any other pilot to take said vessel down the river and to sea but the pilot that brought the said vessel in, or one belonging to the same boat, (unless good and sufficient cause shall appear to the contrary,) shall pay double the amount of said vessel's pilotage, half for the use of the boat that brought the said vessel from sea or from within the bar; and every pilot acting on board any such vessel, where he has no right, shall be liable to the same penalty, the one half of said penalties for the use of the boat that brought said vessel from sea, and the other half for the use of Commissioners, to be collected and disposed of as aforesaid stated. Same pilot. 9th. In all cases where masters of vessels follow a pilot boat in over the bar, or up to the City of Darien, or any other landing or place, in cases where there is no pilot in the boat to board the said vessels, said boat shall be entitled to half the pilotage of said vessels; and also in cases of one vessel following another which has a pilot on board, if said pilot shorten sail, or in other matters so conducts his ship or vessel so as to be a guide to the following one, then half pilotage shall be awarded to such pilot from such vessel so advantaged. Following a pilot in, c. 10th. Vessels dropping down the river to Doboy Island to complete their lading shall be considered as outward bound, and the pilot on board such vessel shall be allowed six dollars for the drop, exclusive of the regular pilotage. Dropping to Doboy. 11th. Any vessel from sea brought to safe anchorage in the sound, by orders of the master, owner, or consignee, and afterwards proceeds to Doboy, the pilot on board such vessel shall be allowed six dollars for the drop, exclusive of the regular pilotage. From sea. SEC. VIII. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That all laws and parts of laws militating against this Act, is hereby repealed. Approved, February 20th, 1845.

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RELIEF. * * See [Illegible Text] Nos. 422, 423, 424. See also Physicians, c. [Alphabeticalby letters.] No. 434. Allen, W. P.; divorce, c. No. 435. Bassett, Rich'ds; Sec'y, relieved. No. 436. Bird, Elijah; pardoned. No. 437. Bonner, Z.; grant to. No. 438. Brannon, I.; Rail Road crossing. No. 439. Burkhalter, H. M.; bad title. No. 440. Cameron, B. H.; land title. No. 441. Carter, [Illegible Text]; his land, c. No. 442. Chew, B. F; lot in Augusta. No. 443. Cobb County; reimbursed. No. 444. Crowell, N.; from bond, c. No. 445. Cochran, J. M.; a minor. Columbus; free negroes in, relieved. No. 471. No. 446. [Illegible Text] E. Y. H.; made heir. No. 447. Davis, Geo.; overtaxed. No. 448. Echols, J.; expenses of law suit. No. 449. Ellis, J. P.; taxes, c. Free negroes in Columbus. No. 471. No. 450. Gartland, F. H.; double tax. Griffin, W. B.: lot in Augusta. No. 442. No. 451. Goocher, Emily; divorce, c. No. [Illegible Text] Grace M.; violating Tax Acts. Green, J. F.: Sec'y, c. No. 435. [Illegible Text], James; Tax Collector. No. 442. No. 453. Jenkins, J. R.; about a criminal. No. 454. Harbin, A. C.; taking criminal. No. 455. Herty, Jas.; to sell off drugs. No. 456. Henderson, Nancy J.; [Illegible Text], c. No. 457. [Illegible Text], John; Cen'al Bank deb'r. [Illegible Text], H. T.; Sec'y, c. No. 435. [Illegible Text], J. H.; expenses of lawsuit. No. 448. Hammond, M. C. M., of South Carolina. No. 559. No. 458. Kenney; Administrator, of Ala. [Illegible Text] Elizabeth: divorce. No. [Illegible Text]. No. 459. [Illegible Text], James; a minor. No. 460. Levy, Angelique; free trader. No. 461. Levy, Jane; free trader. No. 462. Levy, [Illegible Text]; free trader. No. 462. Linton, Mary A.; free trader. No. 463. Lewis, Thos.; Tax Collector, c. No. 464. Lodlman, Milea; free trader. No. 465. [Illegible Text], W. E.; marry again. No. 466. Malone J. [Illegible Text]; pardoned. No. 467. Martin, Eliza J.; grant, city lot. No. 468. Martin, [Illegible Text]; taxes. No. 469. [Illegible Text], Sam'l.; judg'nt on bond. No. 470. May, Rev. P. L. J.; expenses about small pox. No. [Illegible Text]. Montgomery, J., and his Secretary; negro hire. No. 472. Morris, James; from bond. No. 473. Morris, J. A.; Collector, c. No. 474. Morris, Morgan; divorce effects. No. 475. Murphy, W. R.; over tax. No. 476. Myrick, Rich'd; from bond. McGrady, Mesnoir; free trader. No. 461. Ordinary of Sumpter; paid, c. No. 487. No. 477. Neely, Joseph; a minor. No. 478. Pascoe, Sam'l; land titles. Patillo, J.; his wife, free trader. No. 464. No. 479. Patterson, J. M.; judg't on bond. Pool, Linny; divorce. No. 465. Pope's Estate; over tax. No. 475. No. 480. Ransom, the State's negro; privilege to. No. 481. Ray, Geo. W.; refunded from Poor Fund. No. 482. Register, J. L.; pardoned. No. 483. Revier and his associates; about criminal. Roberts, Mary; divorce, c. No. 451. No. 484. Ross, W. W. T. D.; over tax, c. Russeau, W. C.; from bond. No. 444. Shorter, Rueben C.; Executor's, of Ala. No. 458. Smith, Jennette; free trader. No. 464. No. 485. Smith, Needham; bad title. No. 486. Sumpter County; Ordinary of, paid, c. State's negro Ransom; privilege to. No. 480. Taylor, D. W.; selling land. No. 449. Taylor, Wm.; over tax. No. 475. No. 487. Taylor, Wm.; from bond. Thompson, J.; br'king Tax Acts. No. 452. [Illegible Text], Wm.; bad title. No. 439. Tucker, D. R.; over tax. No. 442. Varnover, J. B.; bad title. No. 450. Walker, J. B.; over tax. No. 447. No. 488. Wayne County; relief Act repealed. Welch, Mahala; free trader. No. 462. Weller, Julia A.; free trader. No. 462. No. 489. Wilson, F. M.; a minor.

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(No. 434.) An Act for the relief of William P. Allen and Elizabeth Kooneman, of the County of Burke. WHEREAS, Martha Price, formerly wife of said William P. Allen, and Elizabeth Kooneman, formerly the wife of August C. Kooneman, having severally obtained a divorce, a [Illegible Text] matrimonii, from the said William P. Allen and August C. Kooneman, respectively, in the Superior Court of the County of Burke; and the said William P. Allen and Elizabeth Kooneman, being good and orderly citizens, and desiring to be relieved from the disabilities and penalties of their respective intermarriages and subsequent divorce: Allen and Kooneman. 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 William P. Allen and Elizabeth Kooneman, both of the County of Burke, be severally relieved from all the disabilities and penalties consequent upon their intermarriage, and subsequent divorce with Martha Price and August C. Kooneman, respectively, all laws to the contrary notwithstanding. Disabilities removed. Approved, February 6th, 1854. (No. 435.) An Act for the relief of John F. Green, one of the securities of Allen B. Powell, formerly Tax Collector of the County of McIntosh, and to release him from the payment of twenty-five per centum per annum, interest on a fi. fa. issued by the Comptroller General of this State, against the said Allen B. Powell, Tax Collector as aforesaid, and said John F. Green and one Henry T. Hall, as his security, on the twenty-sixth day of May, A. D., 1843; and for other purposes. WHEREAS, The Comptroller General of this State did, on the 26th day of May, A. D., 1843, issue an execution under and by virtue of the authority vested in [UNK] him [UNK] by law for that purpose, in favor of the State of Georgia, against Allen B. Powell, Collector of Taxes for the County of McIntosh, for the year (1842,) and said John F. Green and Henry T. Hall, his securities on a bond, dated 3d day of January, 1842, for the sum of five hundred and forty-nine dollars and thirty-nine cents, besides interest from the first [Illegible Text] of December, 1842, at the rate of twenty per centum per annum. And, Execution against Powell and others. WHEREAS, The said Allen B. Powell has departed this life, [Illegible Text], and the said Henry T. Hall. has removed without the limits of this State. And, WHEREAS, The said John F. Green, security as aforesaid, has [Illegible Text] the principal sum due thereon, with interest thereon, at the

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rate of eight per centum per annum, from the said first day of December, in the year 1842, up to this time. SECTION [Illegible Text] 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 said John F. Green, security as aforesaid, of the said Allen B. Powell, Collector of Taxes as aforesaid, be and he is hereby discharged and released from the payment of any further interest or money on said fi. fa. John F. [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text]. SEC. II. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That full control of said fi. fa. is hereby given and transferred to said John F. Green, security as aforesaid, against the said Allen B. Powell, or his legal representatives, and the said Henry T. Hall, his co-security on said fi. fa. with full power and authority to have, use and control said fi. fa. in as full and ample a manner as the State of Georgia could or might have controlled the same, to [Illegible Text] himself, the said amount paid with interest, at the rate of eight per centum per annum: Provided, That nothing herein contained shall be so construed as to authorize the said John F. Green to collect out of the said Henry T. Hall, his co-security, more than he is authorized to collect under existing laws, and that nothing herein contained shall be so construed as to disparage or interfere with his rights to collect the same, out of the said Henry T. Hall, by suit or otherwise. [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] Limitations SEC. III. And be it further enacted, That the securities of Richard Basset, formerly Tax Collector of the County of Bibb, be relieved from the payment of twenty per cent. charged against him for his default. R. Basset's securities relieved. 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. Approved, February 17th, 1854. (No. 436.) An Act for the Pardon of Elijah Bird, of the County of De Kalb, now under Sentence of Death for the Crime of Murder. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Georgia in General Assembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That Elijah Bird, of the County of DeKalb, now under a sentence of death upon a conviction of murder, be and is hereby pardoned of the said offence of murder, and relieved from the said sentence of death; and that the Sheriff of said County of DeKalb, upon the production of this bill properly certified as having passed into a law, discharge the said Elijah Bird, and permit him to go free without hurt. [Illegible Text] Bird [Illegible Text] Approved, December 14th, 1853.

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(No. 437.) An Act to authorize the Governor to issue a grant to Zadok Bonner for fraction number two hundred and eighty-nine, in the eighth District, Carroll County. Be it enacted by the Senate and 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 be and he is hereby authorized to issue a grant to Zadok Bonner, for fraction two hundred and eighty-nine, in the eighth District, of Carroll Countythe said Bonner paying the balance of the purchase money due for said fraction, with the legal interest thereon: Provided, The Governor shall be satisfied that said fraction has not been re-sold by the State since the date of the certificate held by said Bonner; any law to the contrary notwithstanding. Grant issued to Z. Bonner Approved, February 17th, 1854. (No. 438.) An Act to grant to Ishmael Brannon, of Talbot County, the right and privilege of making a Crossing Place upon the 30 th Section of the Muscogee Rail Road, near the Village of Geneva, in Talbot County; and for other purposes therein stated. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Georgia in General Assembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That Ishmael Brannon, of Talbot County, be and he is hereby authorized and granted the right and privilege of making a crossing place upon the 30th Section of the Muscogee Rail Road, near the Village of Geneva, in Talbot County, so as to enable said Brannon to have a crossing place for wagons, c., across said Rail Road, from the residence of said Branon to his farm, which said farm lies South of the said Rail Road; any law, usage, or custom, to the contrary notwithstanding. Right granted I. Brannon. Approved, February 17th, 1854. (No. 439.) An Act to indemnify Henry M. Burkhalter for loss sustained by him in consequence of the State selling him a fractional lot of land, to which it had no title; also, to indemnify William Toney for a lot purchased by him and lost under similar circumstances. WHEREAS, fractional lot of land number three hundred and ninety-five, in the twentieth District of originally Muscogee, now Harris County, was sold by the State in June, eighteen hundred

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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 fractional purchasers to pay for and take out grants for fractions, and was bought by Henry M. Burknalter, of the County of Harris, for two hundred and six dollars, one-third of which he paid cash, to wit: sixty-eight dollars and sixty-six cents, and three dollars for grant fees; and whereas, the said Henry M. Burkhalter did, on the twelfth day of May, eighteen hundred and fifty, pay to the State one hundred and forty-one dollars and eighty-two cents, it being the other two-thirds, with interest thereon; and whereas, the said fraction had been previously sold, and the purchase money paid to the State by the purchaser, and the said fraction having been claimed under said first purchase, and the Supreme Court having decided that such a sale as the last sale, under the above Act of eighteen hundred and forty seven, was void, and that the title of the original purchaser from the State was good, and the said persons, claiming under said first sale and purchase, having demanded the said fraction, the same was given up to prevent cost, without suit 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 of the same, That upon the presentation of the said Henry M. Burkhalter, or any one authorized for him, to his Excellency the Governor of satisfactory evidence to him, that grants, such as the one issued to the said Henry M. Burkhalter, 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 Henry M. Burkhalter for the amount of purchase money paid by him, and the grant fee with interest from the time of such payments; and that James M. Mobly, Representative from the County of Harris, be authorized to draw and receipt for the same. Burkhalter [Illegible Text] SEC. II. A nd be it further enacted, That the provisions aforesaid be extended to William Toney, of Randolph County, who, under like circumstances, purchased of the State, and had a grant taken out for fractional lot of land No. 341, in the 7th District, of Randolph County, when the State had no title to the same; and that the Governor draw his order or warrant on the Treasury for the amount of principal and interest in favor of said William Toney, whenever satisfactory evidence of such facts are furnished him; and that the same be paid to the order of William Toney, to the Senator from Randolph. W. [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] Approved, December 14th, 1854.

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(No. 440.) An Act for the relief of Benjamin H. Cameron, of the County of Troup. WHEREAS, The Commissioners of the State for the sale of fractions, sold to Wiley Womack, of the County of Troup, on the 25th day of December, (1828) fraction lot number (145) one hundred and forty-five, in the fifth District of Troup County, containing, as per State's certificate, one hundred and thirty-seven acres, for the sum of fifteen hundred and forty dollars, and as the State fraction was subsequently sold and conveyed by the said Wiley Womack to Henry Tarver, and by the latter to Benjamin H. Cameron, (your petitioner) who afterward disposed of the above fraction to James Herring, confidently relying upon the correctness of the number of acres stated in the State's certificate above referred to, and the said Herring, upon examination, believing an error to exist in the original survey, caused a re-survey, and discovered a deficiency in said fraction of forty-two acres; whereupon said Herring sued and recovered from your petitioner the sum of three hundred and ninety-five dollars of the purchase money, together with the further sum of twenty dollars and sixty-one cents, cost of suit, making in all the sum of four hundred and sixteen dollars and sixty-one cents, by reason of said fraction lot containing only only ninety-five acres. SECTION I. Therefore be it enacted by the Senate and 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 draw his warrant upon the Treasury in favor of Benjamin H. Cameron, for the sum of four hundred and sixteen dollars and sixty-one cents, with interest from the first day of January, eighteen hundred and forty, at the rate of eight per cent. per annum. Cameron in demnified. SEC. II. And be it further enacted, That the said Benjamin H. Cameron be paid the sum of one hundred dollars, for his expenses incurred in defending said suit in Troup Superior Court, to be paid to him in manner aforesaid. Expenses. Approved, January 14th, 1854. (No. 441.) An Act to add a part of the land of Farish Carter, which now lies in the County of Gordon to the County of Murray. WHEREAS, By the Act of the General Assembly, by which the County of Gordon was laid out, the line separating the Counties of Murray and Gordon, passed through the lands and plantation of the said Farish Carter, but being the greater part of them in the County of Murray. And, WHEREAS, By existing Laws of this State, there is a doubt in respect to the County in which the said Carter shall give and pay his

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tax on the part of his lands, which lie in the County of Gordon, for remedy whereof: Be it enacted by the Senate and 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 lands now in possession of Farish Carter, lying in the County of Gordon, and which lie contiguous to his lands in the County of Murray, and which with those lands, constitute one body of adjoining lands, be added to the County of Murray, any law to the contrary notwithstanding. [Illegible Text] and added to [Illegible Text] Approved, December 28th, 1853. (No. 442.) An Act for the relief of James Grenade, Tax Collector of the County of Wilkinson, and for the relief of Benjamin F. Chew and Wiley B. Griffin, or their assigns. WHEREAS, Daniel R. Tucker, a non-resident tax payer, in the County of Wilkinson, having failed to give in his taxable property for the year 1853, to the Tax Receiver of said County. And, WHEREAS, The Receiver assessed the value of his property in said County, and double taxed the same, assessing said Tuckers tax at eighty-one dollars and forty-six cents, returned the same to James Grenade, Tax Collector, and said assessment being contrary to law, said Collector could only collect a single tax from said Tucker, leaving a charge of eight-one dollars and forty-six cents, against him on the Receiver's books, with only the half of that sum with which to settle the same, and being required by the Comptroller General to pay the whole sum into the Treasury, was compelled to advance the same out of his own private funds. And, WHEREAS, These facts make it just and right that said sum of forty dollars and seventy-three cents, the amount so paid into the Treasury, should be refunded to 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 the [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] and he is hereby authorized and required to draw his warrant on the Treasury, in favor of James Grenade, for the sum of thirty-two dollars and fifty-five cents, to be paid out of any monies not otherwise appropriated, so soon as this Act shall become a law. [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] And be it further enacted, That the title of Benjamin F. Chew, or his assigns, to a lot of land in the City of Augusta, conveyed to him by Thomas W. Fleming, be and the same is hereby released from the operation of the Escheat Law, and declared to be good and valid, notwithstanding the same was held by John Hill, as trustee for Matilda Bowers, a free woman of color, and conveyed by him, as such trustee, to said Thomas W. Fleming. [Illegible Text]

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And be it further enacted, That the title of Wiley B. Griffin, or his assigns, to a lot of land in the City of Augusta, be and the same is hereby released from the operation of the Escheat Law, and to be good and valid, notwithstanding the same was conveyed to Gary F. Parish, trustee for Joseph Williams, a free person of color, under whom the said Wiley B. or his assigns claimed. Griffin [Illegible Text] Approved, February 20th, 1854. (No. 443.) An Act to refund certain monies to the County of Cobb. WHEREAS, Ephraim Night, Tax Collector for the County of Cobb, for the year 1848, 1849 and 1850, was allowed his Insolvent lists for the said years 1848, 1849 and 1850, respectively, in full; and whereas the proportion of the said Insolvent lists, returnable by the State, out of the general taxes paid said County, for the said years, respectively, amounting in the aggregate to the sum of six hundred and twenty-one dollars and 19 1-2 cents, that is to say: for the year 1848, the sum of one hundred and seventy-five dollars and 9 cents; for the year 1849, the sum of one hundred and ninety-six dollars and 37 1-2 cents; and for the year 1850, the sum of two hundred and forty-nine dollars and 73 cents, has never been refunded or paid, or any part thereof, to the said County, or to the said Ephraim Night, Tax Collector, as aforesaid. Be it enacted by the Senate and 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 six hundred and twenty-one dollars and nineteen and a half cents, be and the same is appropriated to the County of Cobb, for the States proportion of the Insolvent lists for said County, for the years 1848, 1849 and 1850; and that his Excellency the Governor be and he is hereby authorized and requested to draw his warrant upon the Treasury for the said sum of six hundred and twenty-one dollars and nineteen and a half cents, in favor of said County, payable to the Justices of the Inferior Court of said County or to their order. Cobb, [Illegible Text] list made good. Approved, February 17th, 1854. (No. 444.) An Act for the relief of William Crowell and William C. Russeau, of the County of Dekalb. WHEREAS, At the last October term of the Superior Court, of the County of Dekalb, two judgments were entered up upon scire facias, one in favor of the State (vs.) William Crowell, for the sum of three hundred dollars, and one in favor of the State (vs.) William C. Russeau, for the sum of two hundred dollars, upon two forfeited recognizances, wherein the said William Crowell and William C. Russeau were the securities of one William R. Corse, and

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bound for his appearance at said Superior Court, of the County of [Illegible Text], on a charge of having committed a misdemeanor by keeping open a tippling house on the Sabbath day; and whereas, said securities did make and cause to be made great exertions to re-apprehend said W. R. Corse by telegraphing him throughout the country, advertising him in hand-bills, and [Illegible Text] by pursuing him to Augusta, in Georgia, and from thence to Columbia, in South Carolina, at great expense and trouble, offering all the time heavy rewards to any person or persons who might apprehend him. And, WHEREAS, A large and respectable number of the citizens of said County of Dekalb, have petitioned the General Assembly, praying the discharge and release of said William Crowell and William C. [Illegible Text] from said forfeiture. 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 Clerk of the Superior Court of the County of Dekalb or the Soliciter General of the Coweta Circuit, be and they or either of them are authorized and required to enter full satisfaction on said judgment, or execution if one has been issued, and that the said William Crowell and William C. [Illegible Text], be and they are hereby declared to be [Illegible Text] entirely discharged, acquitted and relieved from their hability to pay said forfeited recognizances, or the judgments or executions thereon; any law, usage or custom to the contrary notwithstanding. Crowell and [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] Approved, February 17th, 1854. (No. 445.) An Act to confer certain privileges upon James M. Cockeran, of the County of Greene, and to make lawful his acts; and to give him authority to transact business, as though he were of full age. WHEREAS, James M. Cockeran, of Greene County, has recently married. And WHEREAS, He is entitled to considerable estate 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 James M. Cockeran 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 receipts therefor, which shall be binding upon him, to all intents and purposes, as fully as if he was of full age. Acts of J. M. Cockeran made valid. SEC. II. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That

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this Act 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. Made [Illegible Text], c., [Illegible Text] Approved, February 18th, 1854. (No. 446.) An Act to make Edward Young Hill Dale, of the County of Carroll, the heir at law of Jonathan Poleton, of said County, and so far as to authorize him to inherit the property of the said Jonathan Poleton. SECTION I. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Georgia in General Assembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That Edward Young Hill Dale, of the County of Carroll, be and he is hereby declared to be the lawful heir of Jonathan Poleton, of said County; and that he be and is hereby made as capable of inheriting the property of the said Jonathan Poleton, as though he were the child of the said Jonathan Poleton. Dale declared heir of Poleton. SEC. II. Be it further enacted, That all laws and parts of laws militating against this Act, be and the same are hereby repealed. Approved, February 16th, 1854. (No. 447.) An Act to authorize the Governor to draw his warrant upon the Treasury for fifty-seven dollars and seventy-seven cents, in favor of George Davis, being the amount overpaid by him for taxes to the State; also, in favor of John B. Walker, five dollars and fifty cents. WHEREAS, George Davis, of Effingham County, through mistake overpaid the Tax Collectors of said County, in the years eighteen hundred and forty-nine, eighteen hundred and fifty, and eighteen hundred and fifty-one, when in truth and in fact, the amount of taxes only amounted to four dollars, three cents, nine mills and three-quarters, and the said George Davis actually paid the whole amount of sixty-one dollars and eighty-one cents, thereby overpaying to the sum of fifty-seven dollars and seventy-seven cents. 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 his Excellency the Governor be and he is hereby authorized and requested to draw his warrant upon the Treasury in favor of George Davis, for fifty-seven dollars and seventy-seven cents, it being the

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amount overpaid by the said Davis, as taxes to the Tax Collectors of Effingham County, as referred to above. Davis, taxes refunded. SEC. II. And be it further enacted, That the Governor draw his warrant on the Treasury in favor of John B. Walker, of the County of Harris, for five dollars and fifty cents, for over-payment of taxes by him. [Illegible Text]. Approved, February 18th, 1854. (No. 448.) An Act to compensate Josephus Echols and John H. Howard for their expenditures, expenses, professional and other services, concerning the boundary line in dispute, between this State and the State of Alabama; 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, That the State's interest in the land on the Chattahoochee River and on the Western bank of said stream above Columbus, and within the limits of the County of Muscogee, commencing three hundred yards below the foot of Lover's Leap, and until [unto?] the Northern boundary of said County of Muscogee, be and [it is?] hereby authorized to be sold by the Governor in such lots and parcels not exceeding one mile along said river, as shall best comport with the interest of the State; which sale shall take place before the Court House in Columbus, [Ga.] Georgia, at any time ordered by the Governor, after the expiration of at least thirty days notice in the public Gazettes of Columbus, to be made by and through the appointment of some fit and proper person, who shall receive for his compensation a reasonable per cent. upon the gross amount of sales; said sales to take place for one-third cash, one-third on [UNK]in[UNK] one year, one-third in two years from the dates of purchasers, [UNK]purchases[UNK] under the same rules and regulations otherwise as was adopted by the most recent sale of fractions by the State. [Illegible Text] Thirty days notice. Terms of sale, c. SEC. II. And be it further enacted, That the proceeds of said sale shall be first applied by the Governor to the payment of such just and equitable demands as John H. Howard and Josephus Echols, severally, may have against the State of Georgia,l for their services and expenses, professional or otherwise, in the recent litigation growing out of the dispute between Alabama and Georgia, ending in a decree of the Supreme Court of the United States in favor of the claims of Georgia as to that boundary, and the balance be deposited in the Treasury: Provided, always, That said grant and land purchased shall not be so used as to interfere with the vested rights of any persons owning lots or lands on the waters edge or banks of said river, without the consent of said land owners: And provided, That the State shall not be liable for the costs or expenses of any future [Illegible Text] that may arise in consequence of such sale or grant; that before any such demand shall be paid, it shall be submitted to, audited and certified by the Hon. Henry L. Bening and James M. Chambers to be correct and reasonable; in the case of the death of either of

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said auditors, or both, the Governor shall appoint another, or others, to act in his or their place. Proceeds to pay Howard and [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] Future [Illegible Text]. Approved, February 18th, 1854. (No. 449.) An Act to authorize his Excellency the Governor to draw his warrant on the Treasurer in favor of Drewry W. Taylor, of the County of Houston, for twenty-two dollars and ninety-six cents, for monies advanced by him to pay for advertising lands, and for commissions for selling the same, under the provisions of an Act, approved December 30, 1847; also, to authorize his Excellency the Governor to draw his warrant on the Treasurer, in favor of James P. Ellis, Tax Collector of the County of Stewart, for the year 1851, for forty-seven dollars and twenty-six cents. WHEREAS, Drewry W. Taylor, of Houston County, under the provisions of an Act, approved December 30, 1847, authorizing the Governor to appoint certain persons to sell and dispose of the undrawn lots in the Land Lotteries of this State, advanced certain monies, for advertising said lots, which he afterwards proceeded to sell, for which advances and services he has not been compensated 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 from and immediately after the passage of this Act, his Excellency the Governor be and he is hereby authorized to draw his warrant on the [Illegible Text], in favor of Drewry W. Taylor, of Houston County, for twenty-two dollars and ninety-six cents, for monies advanced to pay for advertising lands, and for commissions for selling the same, under the provisions of an Act, approved December 30, 1847, and that said sum of twenty-two dollars and twenty-six cents be and the same is hereby appropriated to said Taylor, out of any monies in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated. Drewry W. Taylor, how paid. WHEREAS, James P. Ellis, Tax Collector of the County of Stewart, for the year 1851, paid the State Treasurer the sum of forty-seven dollars and twenty-six cents through mistake, made by the Tax Receiver of said County, in the addition of the amount of the taxes, for the twenty-fifth (25) District of said County. James P. Ellis. SEC. II. Be it further enacted, That from and after the passage of this Act, it shall be the duty of his Excellency the Governor to draw his warrant on the State Treasurer of this State, for the sum of forty-seven dollars and twenty-six cents, in favor of James P. Ellis, Tax Collector of Stewart County, the same being the amount of State tax so by him paid into the Treasury on account of said mistake, and the same be paid to John Williford, Representative from Stewart County. Tax refunded. Approved, February 11th, 1854.

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(No. 450.) An Act to refund to Francis Xavier Gartland a double tax, and to appropriate to John B. Vanover, of Lee County, a certain sum of money 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 his Excellency the Governor be and he is hereby required to draw his warrant on the Treasury for the sum of thirty-seven dollars and fifty cents, in [Illegible Text] of Rev. Francis Xavier Gartland, the same being to indemnify him for a double tax, in 1852; and that two hundred and seventy seven dollars and ninety-nine cents be appropriated to John B. Varnover, of Lee County, for money paid for fractions which had been previously purchased and paid for, and that the Governor draw his warrant for said amount, in favor of the Senator of Lee, William Newsome, Esq. [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] money refunded. 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, February 18th, 1854. (No. 451.) An Act for the relief of Mary Roberts, of the County of Hall, and Emily Goocher, of Randolph County. Be it enacted by the Senate and 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, Mary Roberts be and she is hereby fully released from all liabilities and disabilities by her incurred, by reason of a divorce having been granted to her former husband, [Illegible Text] Roberts, and that she be allowed to marry again in the same manner as if she had never been married; and that Emily Goocher, of Randolph County, whose husband has been legally [Illegible Text] from her, be entitled to all the provisions of this Act, any law to the [Illegible Text] notwithstanding. Mary Roberts and [Illegible Text] to marry c. Approved, February 13th, 1854. (No. 452.) An Act for the relief of [Illegible Text] Grace and Thomas Thompson, of the County of Pulaski, and for the relief of Benjamin F. Chew and Wiley B. Griffin, as their assigns. WHEREAS, Mathew Grace and Thomas Thompson, of the County of Pulaski, have each been made liable and subject to the pains and penalties of the fifth Section of an Act entitled an Act to levy

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and collect a tax for each of the political years 1850 and 1851, and thereafter, approved, February 22d, 1850. And, Grace and Thompson. WHEREAS, The violation of said Act was not an intentional disregard of the existing Laws of this State. And, WHEREAS, The Inferior Court of said County, have recommended that the tax imposed be remitted. 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 said Mathew Grace and Thomas Thompson, of the County of Pulaski, be exempt from the pains and penalties imposed for a violation of the before recited Act, so as to exempt them from the payment of a tax of one hundred dollars each, imposed during the present year, for its violation, and that the Tax Collector of said County, be anthorized to remit the same. Their assigns, c., exempt, c. 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, February 7th, 1854. (No. 453.) An Act to appropriate a sum of money to John R. Jenkins, of Pike County, for expenses and services therein mentioned. Be it enacted by the Senate and 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 to draw his warrant on the Treasury in favor of John R. Jenkins, of Pike County, for the sum of sixty-four dollars, for the expenses and services of the said John R. Jenkins and James B. Fain, in going to Athens, Tennessee, to bring Charles J. Price from there, where he was confined in jail, to Monroe County, Georgia, under and by virtue of a demand of the Governor of Georgia, upon the Governor of Tennessee, for the said Charles J. Price, in order that the said Price might have been put upon his trial in the County of Monroe, for burglary and robbery, charged to have been committed by him in said County. Jenkins and others paid. Approved, February 9th, 1854. (No. 454.) An Act to compensate Allen C. Harbin and others, of the County of Richmond, for services rendered. Be it enacted by the Senate and 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 two hundred dollars be paid to Allen C. Harbin, Jacob Sistrunk and Henry

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A. Byrd, of the County of Richmond, out of any money in the Treasury, not otherwise appropriated for services rendered by them in arresting James Crawford, of the County of Cass, a fugitive from Justice, charged with the Murder of Mathew Dillon, in Cartersville, in said County, on the twenty-fourth day of December, eighteen hundred and fifty-one, and that the Governor issue a warrant for said sum in their favor, payable to their order, or to one of the Representatives of the County of Richmond, for them. Harbin and others paid. Approved, February 17th, 1854. (No. 455.) An Act to authorize James Herty, of Baldwin County, to sell by retail his present stock of Drugs and Medicines, without incurring penalty or forfeiture. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Georgia, That James Herty, of the County of Baldwin, is hereby authorized to sell, by retail, his present stock of Drugs and Medicines now in the City of Milledgeville, without incurring any penalty or forfeiture therefor. To [Illegible Text] Approved, February 18th, 1854. (No. 456.) An Act for the relief of [Illegible Text] S. Henderson. WHEREAS, At the last term of the Superior Court of Troup County, a final [Illegible Text] and judgment of the Court was had, granting a divorce a [Illegible Text] matrimonii, in favor [Illegible Text] Henry J. Henderson vs. Nancy S. Henderson, upon the ground of abandonment alone. And, WHEREAS, The said Nancy S. Henderson, formerly Nancy S. Clarke, was regarded in said County as above reproach, in said abandonment, and esteemed as a virtuous and exemplary lady in the community where she lived, and deserving the favorable consideration of this General Assembly: SECTION I. Be it enacted by the Senate and 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 Nancy S. Henderson, formerly Nancy S. Clarke, be and she is hereby fully relieved from all the pains and penalties, restrictions and disabilities, by her incurred, in consequence of her intermarriage with the said Henry J. Henderson, and of the rendition of said verdict and judgment, and that she be allowed to marry again if desirable in the same manner as if she never had been married to the said Henry J. Henderson; any law to the contrary notwithstanding. Nancy S. Henderson allowed to marry, c. SEC. II. And be it further enacted, That the name of the said Nancy S. Henderson, be changed back to the name of Nancy S.

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Clarke, and that she be restored to all the rights and privileges enjoyed by her before marriage. Name changed. Approved, December 16th, 1853. (No. 457.) An Act for the relief of John Huie, of the County of Fayette. WHEREAS, John Huie, of the County of Fayette, on the thirteenth day of July, 1840, [UNK]1841,[UNK] with divers other persons, become the endorser upon two promissory notes, one for eight hundred dollars, made by J. Q. A. Alford, and one for five hundred dollars, made by Alfred M. Watts, which were severally discounted at the Central Bank, for one hundred dollars. And, John Huie. WHEREAS, Said notes were sued in separate actions and judgments obtained thereon, first against the said John Huie, in 1842, and afterwards against the other parties. And, WHEREAS, Said last mentioned judgments were paid Gibson Clark, (Attorney of the Central Bank,) in the years 1845 and 1846, who accounted with said Bank for one of them. And, Gibson Clarke. WHEREAS, The Director of said Bank afterward in August, 1850, caused the judgments against said John [Illegible Text] to be levied and collected during the absence of said Huie from the State, by means whereof said notes and the judgments founded thereon, have been twice paid. And, WHEREAS, The amount raised from the sales of said Huie's property with interest, should be refunded to him. Be it enacted by the Senate and 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 hundred and sixty-eight dollars and thirty-seven cents, be and the same is hereby appropriated to the said John Huie, and that the Governor, be and he is hereby required to draw his warrant upon the Treasury for said sum, in favor of the said John Huie, the judgments aforesaid and interest with the expenses of levy and sale amounting thereto. Money refunded. Approved, February 18th, 1854. (No. 458.) An Act to allow Mary B. Shorter, John G. Shorter, Eli S. Shorter and Henry R. Shorter, executrix and executors of Reuben C. Shorter, deceased, citizens of the State of Alabama, to probate the will of the said Reuben C. Shorter, deceased, and to obtain letters testamentary, according to the Laws now of force in this State; and Robert Kenney, administrator of William Kenney of Alabama, deceased, to sell lands in this State. SECTION I. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Georgia in General Assembly met, and it is

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hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That Mary B. Shorter, John G. Shorter, Eli S. Shorter and Henry R. Shorter, executrix and executors of Reuben C. Shorter, deceased, citizens of the State of Alabama, have the same right and privilege as the citizens of this State, so far as to probate the will of the said Reuben C. Shorter, deceased, and to obtain letters testamentary, upon the estate, both real and personal, of said deceased, lying and being in this State, and to administer said estate as fully and perfectly as if they were citizens of this State. [Illegible Text] of [Illegible Text] C. Shorter [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] will, c. SEC. II. And be it further enacted, That Robert Kenney, administrator of William Kenney; late of Alabama, deceased, be and he is hereby authorized to advertise and sell according to law, any lands lying in this State, belonging to the estate of said deceased; any law, usage or custom to the contrary notwithstanding. [Illegible Text] Approved, December 16th, 1853. (No. 459.) An Act to authorize James Lassiter, son of John Lassiter, of the County of Decatur, a minor, to transact his own business in the manner and subject to the same responsibilities, as though he was of full age, and to confer certain powers upon M. C. M. Hammond, guardian of his minor children, 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 from and after the passage of this Act, James Lassiter, son of John Lassiter, of the County of Decatur, 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 every contract or act done by him, as though he was of a full age of twenty-one years. [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] to [Illegible Text] c. SEC. II. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the said guardian may settle with his said ward as if of age of twenty one years. [Illegible Text] SEC. III. And be it further enacted, That M. C. M. Hammond, guardian of his children, Cate S., Charles D., Ann S. and Thomas F. Hammond, duly appointed by the proper authorities of the State of South Carolina, in reference to the property hereinafter mentioned, shall have the same power and authority over certain shares of stock in the Georgia Rail Road and Banking Company, standing in the name of said children, respectively, as if he was a resident in this State, and had been duly appointed guardian therein. Hammond, to act as [Illegible Text] [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, are hereby repealed. Approved, February 13th, 1854.

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(No. 460.) An Act for the relief of Angelique E. Levy, wife of Isaac Levy, of Richmond County. Be it enacted by the Senate and 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, Angelique E. [C.] Levy, wife of Isaac Levy, of the County of Richmond, be and she is hereby authorized to contract and be contracted with, and to sue and be sued as a feme sole, and to carry on business on her own account and for her own use and benefit, nothwithstanding her coverture, and all her future acquisitions of any description of property, shall not be liable for any debts or contracts whatever of her said husband. Mrs. A. E. Levy to act as feme sole. Approved, February 9th, 1854. (No. 461.) An Act for the relief of Jane Levy, wife of Lewis Levy, of Richmond 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, Jane Levy, wife of Lewis Levy, of the City of Augusta and County of Richmond, be and she 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; to purchase, hold and dispose of property, both real and personal, in her own name, and to sue and be sued, as if she were a feme sole, and that notwithstanding her coverture, all her future acquisitions of any description of property, shall be exempt from liability for the debts or contracts of her said husband and not subject to his control. Mrs. Jane Levy as feme sole. SEC. II. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That Missnoir McGrady, of Whitfield County, and wife of Charles McGrady, be and she is hereby entitled to all the benefits and provisions of this Act, and all her future acquisitions shall be in her own name and under her sole control, in as full a manner as if she never was married to said Charles McGrady. Mrs. McGrady as feme sole. 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. Approved, February 15th, 1854.

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(No. 462.) An Act for the relief of Hannah Levy, and other persons 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, Hannah Levy, wife of Samuel Levy, of the County of Cass, be and she is hereby authorized to contract and to be contracted with as a feme sole, and transact business in her own name, and for her own use and benefit notwithstanding the coverture, and that her future acquisition shall not be liable for the debts or contracts of her husband, and that she may sue and be sued in her own name. Hannah Levy as feme sole. SEC. II. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That from and after the passage of this Act, Mary Ann Linton, wife of Charles J. Linton, of Cass County, be and [Illegible Text] is hereby authorized to contract and to be contracted with as a feme sole, and transact business in her own [Illegible Text] and for her own use and benefit, notwithstanding her [Illegible Text] and that her future acquisition shall not be [Illegible Text] for the [Illegible Text] or contracts of her present or any future husband, and that she may sue and be sued in her own name. [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] as feme [Illegible Text] SEC. III. And be it further enacted, That all the privileges herein granted to the said Hannah Levy, be and the same are hereby extended to Julia Ann Walker, wife of George B. Walker, of the County of Richmond. Mrs. Walker as feme sole. SEC. IV. And be it further enacted, That Mahala Welch, of the County of Stewart, 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 sole use, and to sue and to be sued as if she were a feme sole, and that all her present and future acquisitions shall be exempt from liabilities for debts or contracts of her husband, and not subject to his control. Mrs. Welch as feme sole Approved, February 7th, 1854. (No. 463.) An Act to appropriate money [Illegible Text] the purpose therein designated. Be it enacted by the Senate and 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 Thomas Lewis, Tax Collector of Scriven County, for fifteen dollars and seventy-six cents, it being the amount over paid by him in taxes to the State for the year 1851; and that E. B. Gross, a Representative of Scriven County, be authorized to draw and receipt for the same. T. Lewis, Tax [Illegible Text] Approved, February 13th, 1854.

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(No. 464.) An Act for the relief of Jennet Smith, of the County of Houston, and Milcah Lottman, of the City of Augusta, and Lemira M. Pattillo, of the County of Cobb. SECTION I. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Georgia in General Assembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That Jennett Smith, of the County of Houston, wife of Brittan J. Smith, who has disserted her for more than three years, be and she is hereby authorized to contract and be contracted with, sue and be sued, notwithstanding her coverture, and that all property hereafter acquired by gift, purchase or inheritance, or in any other manner, and all such property, as may have hitherto descended to her by any of the means aforesaid; but not reduced to possession, shall be free from liability from the debts or contracts of her said husband, and shall vest absolutely in her and not in her said husband, and she may dispose of the same by deed, grant or will, as she may think proper. Mrs. Smith, feme sole. SEC. II, And be it further enacted, That Milcah Lodtmann, wife of Charles Lodtmann, of the City of Augusta, be and she is authorized to transact business on her own account, and for her sole use and benefit, to contract and be contracted with, to sue and be sued, and that all her future acquisitions shall be subject to her own disposal, without being subject to any liability for the debts of her husband. Mrs. Lodtmann, feme sole. SEC. III. And be it further enacted, That the benefits of this Act be extended to Lemira M. Pattillo, wife of James Pattillo, of the County of Cobb. Mrs. Pattillo, feme sole. 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, February 18th, 1854. (No. 465.) An Act for the relief of Linney Pool, formerly Linney Walker, of Wilkes County, and to change the name of said Linney Pool to that of Linney Walker, and also for the relief of William E. Sanders, of the County of Muscogee. WHEREAS, At the last term of the Superior Court, of the County of Wilkes, a final verdict was rendered, granting a divorce, a vinculo matrimonii, in favor of William Pool vs. said Linney Pool, upon proof of abandonment only. And, WHEREAS, Said Linney Pool is regarded in said County as an orderly, virtuous and pious woman, and therefore deserving the favorable consideration of this General Assembly. SECTION I. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Georgia in General Assembly met, and

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it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That from and after the passage of this Act, the said Linney Pool be and she is hereby fully relieved from all liabilities and disabilities by her incurred, in consequence of her intermarriage with said William Pool, and of the rendition of said verdict. [Illegible Text] SEC. II. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That William E. Sanders, of the County of Muscogee, whose wife has been divorced, be and he is hereby relieved from all the pains and penalties enacted against the crime of bigamy. [Illegible Text] SEC. III. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the name of said Linney Pool [Illegible Text] changed to that of Linney Walker. Approved, February 18th, 1854. (No. 466.) An Act for the pardon of John D. Malone, otherwise called John D. Hall, now confined in the Penitentiary for life, for the crime of murder. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Georgia, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That John D. Malone, otherwise called John D. [Illegible Text] now confined in the Penitentiary for life, upon a conviction of murder, upon evidence purely circumstantial, be and he is hereby pardoned of the said offence of murder of which he now stands convicted, and relieved of said sentence of continement in the Penitentiary for and during the term of his natural life, and upon the production of this Bill to the Keeper of the Penitentiary, properly certified as having passed into a law, he, the said Keeper of the Penitentiary, is authorized, and is hereby directed to discharge the said John D. Malone, otherwise called John D. Hall, and permit him to go free and without hurt. [Illegible Text] Approved, February 1st, 1854. (No. 467.) To the Honorable the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Georgia in General Assembly met. The memorial of Mrs. Eliza J. Martin, the widow and administratrix of John Martin, late of the City of Macon, showeth to your honorable bodies that at the first or second sale of lots in the City of Macon, made by the State, one Josiah Settle became the purchaser of City Lot number four (4), in Square forty-four (44), and made the first payment for said lot, and took from the State's Commissioners a certificate for said lot, and went into possession thereof. And your memorialist further shows unto your honorable bodies that soon after said purchase, by said Settle, the said John Martin, then in life, purchased said lot from said Settle, and took from him a written transfer of said certificate and went into possession of said

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lot, and continued in possession from that time until his death, a period of fifteen years or more; and your memorialist further shows that the said John Martin regularly paid all the instalments due for said lot, so that at his death there was nothing due the State for said lot. And your memorialist further shows that the said Josiah Settle soon after he sold said lot to said John Martin, removed to North Carolina, where he died soon after. And your memorialist further shows that on the death of her husband or soon after, she went into possession of said lot, and has been in possession ever since, and there has never been and is not now any adverse claimant to said lot. And your memorialist further shows that said certificate has been destroyed by fire, as she believes, or lost, so that after the most diligent search she has not been able to find it. And your memorialist further shows that it became necessary, and for the interest of the estate of said John Martin, to sell said lot, and she is desirous of doing so, but cannot do it advantageously, without some written muniment of title, she therefore prays the honorable Legislature to authorize and direct a grant to issue to her, or to her assignee, for said lot; and your memorialist, as in duty bound, will ever pray, c. Memorial, c. Macon, November, 1853. E. J. MARTIN. GEORGIA, [Illegible Text] COUNTY. Personally came before me Mrs. Eliza J. Martin, and who is personally known to me, and who after being duly sworn deposeth and sayeth on her oath that the facts set forth in the forgoing petition are true, to the best of her knowledge and belief. E. J. MARTIN. Sworn to and subscribed before me, this 5th day of November, 1853. AMOS BENTON, J. P. An Act to authorize the Governor to issue or caused to be issued to Mrs. Eliza J. Martin, or to her assignee, a grant for lot number four, in Square forty-four, of the City of Macon. Be it enacted by the Senate and 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 hereby is authorized to issue or caused to be issued to Mrs. Eliza J. Martin, or to her assignee, a grant for lot number four (4), in Square forty-four (44), of the City of Macon, upon the payment of the usual grant fees. Grant to Mrs. Martin. Approved, January 17th, 1854. (No. 468.) An Act for the relief of Jacob Martin, of the County of Forsyth. WHEREAS, Jacob Martin was in the act of removing from the County of Lumpkin to the County of Forsyth, on the 1st day of

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January, 1853, and had part of his property in each County, and under a mistake, gave in for the property which he had in Lumpkin, in that County, and afterwards gave in all his property in Forsyth, and paid for his whole property in Forsyth and for part of it in Lumpkin. Be it therefor enacted by the Senate and 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 be and he is hereby authorized and requested to draw his warrant on the Treasury, in favor of said Jacob Martin, for the sum of seven dollars and seventy-five cents; the amount which be paid to Benjamin J. Rice, the Representative from Forsyth County, for the said Jacob Martin. Jacob Martin, tax refunded. Approved, February 7th, 1854. (No. 469.) An Act for the relief of Samuel McBee, of Dade 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 Samuel McBee, of Dade County, be and he is hereby fully discharged from all liability for the balance due on a judgment in favor of Howell Cobb, Governor of the State of Georgia, against said Samuel McBee and others, obtained in the Superior Court of Walker County, April term, 1852, for the principal sum of two hundred dollars, founded upon a recognizance for the appearance of one Jesse McBee. S. McBee discharged. 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. Approved, February 16th, 1854. (No. 470.) An Act for the [Illegible Text] of P. L. J. May, of the County of Macon. WHEREAS, During the prevalence of Small Pox, in the City of Oglethorpe, in the year 1853, Rev. P. L. J. May, after the convalescence of himself and the surviving members of his family, provided a Hospital for the afflicted, and at the instance of the City Council, [Illegible Text] the superintendence of the same, and expended a considerable sum of money in furnishing and provisioning said Hospital and enforcing quarantine laws. And, [Illegible Text] Hospital WHEREAS, It is represented, that said P. L. J. May devoted some two and a half months time in superintending said Hospital and in nursing and providing for the comfort of the afflicted, and in the arrest of the contagion. And, [Illegible Text] WHEREAS, It is further represented that the said May has received no compensation whatever for said services rendered or monies

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expended, and that the City Council of Oglethorpe is wholly unable to liquidate said claim or any part thereof. Not compensated. 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, his Excellency the Governor be and he is hereby authorized and required to draw his warrant upon the Treasury of the State, for the sum of eleven hundred and eight dollars, to be paid to the said May, out of any monies not otherwise appropriated, in consideration of monies expended and services rendered by him as aforesaid. Ordered to be paid. 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, February 17th, 1854. (No. 471.) An Act for the relief of John Montgomery and William A. Lewis, of Forsyth County; Nancy Going, Adaline Page, Thursday, Isabellia, De la Fayette, and Emira, free persons of color, of the County of Columbia, and for other purposes therein specified. WHEREAS, Bryant Oxendine, a free person of color, was taken up for failing to comply with the Registration Laws of this State, in the year 1850, and was found guilty and fined by the Inferior Court of Forsyth County one hundred dollars, and being unable to pay the fine was hired out, under the Laws of this State, for a term of eighteen months, for the price of one hundred dollars, to John Montgomery, on the 5th day of December, 1850, and the said John Montgomery gave his note due eighteen months after date, to the Justices of the Inferior Court of Forsyth County, for the sum of one hundred dollars, with William A. Lewis as security for the same. And, Montgomery and Lewis. WHEREAS, The said Bryant Oxendine ran away on the 28th day of August, 1851, and therefore failed to perform the service for the time for which he was hired. Oxendine. 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 said John Montgomery and William A. Lewis be relieved, discharged and acquitted from the payment of so much of the said note, in proportion, as the service aforesaid was not performed, to wit: the sum of fifty-five dollars. Relieved from payment. AND WHEREAS, Nancy Going, Adeline Page, Thursday, Isabella, De la Fayette and Elmira, free persons of color, of the County of Columbia, have each been taxed or fined one hundred dollars, because

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of non registry in terms of the law, and it appearing that said non-registry was the neglect of their guardians. Free negroes non-registry SECTION I. Be it therefore further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That from and after the passage of this Act, the Justices of the Inferior Court, of the County of Columbia, be and they are hereby authorized to relieve Nancy Going, Adeline Page, Thursday. Isabella, De la Fayette and Elmira, free persons of color, of the County of Columbia, from the fines imposed upon them, because of non-registry in terms of the law. [Illegible Text] from [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] of SEC. II. And it is further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That if either of the said free persons of color, either in person or by their guardian, have paid the fine imposed upon them, because of non-registry, in that event it shall and may be lawful for the Justices of the Inferior Court aforesaid to return to the guardian of such free person of color, such sum as may have been paid by such free person of color or their guardian, for such non-registry. [Illegible Text] 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. Approved, February 18th, 1854. (No. 472.) An Act for the relief of James Morris, of Randolph 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 Clerk of the Superior Court of Randolph County, and Solicitor General of the South Western Circuit, 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 James Morris, security for John A. Saturwhite: Provided, That the said security pay all the cost that has accrued in prosecuting said bond to judgment; also, upon the payment of the fees of the Solicitor General of the South Western Circuit, for forfeiting the recognizance. James [Illegible Text] relieved from judgment, c. 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. Approved, February 8th, 1854. (No. 473.) An Act for the benefit of John A. Morris, late Tax Collector of the County of Montgomery. SECTION I. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Georgia in General Assembly met, and

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it is hereby enacted by the authority aforesaid, That from and immediately after the passage of this Act, that his Excellency the Governor be and he is hereby authorized to draw his warrant upon the Treasury, for the sum of twelve dollars and a half, in favor of John A. Morris, late Tax Collector of Montgomery County, it being the amount over paid by said Morris, on a settlement with the Treasurer, c. Tax Collector Montgomery refunded. SEC. II. Be it further enacted, That all laws repugnant to this Act, be and the same are hereby repealed. Approved, February 18th, 1854. (No. 474.) An Act for the relief of Morgan Norris, of the County of Warren. WHEREAS, At the April term of the Superior Court, of the County of Warren, for the year 1853, a final verdict was rendered, granting a divorce, a vinculo matrimonii, in favor of Rebecca Norris vs. said Morgan Norris, upon proof of abusive treatment. SECTION I. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That from and after the passage of this Act, said Morgan Norris be and he is hereby fully relieved from all liabilities and disabilities by him incurred, in consequence of his intermarriage with said Rebecca Norris and of the rendition of said verdict, except his liabilities for the support and maintainance of the children, the issue of said marriage; any law, usage or custom to thecontrary notwithstanding. Norris relieved from liabilities. Approved, February 20th, 1854. (No. 475.) An Act for the relief of William Taylor, of Coweta County, and for other purposes. WHEREAS, Elijah Corley was elected Tax Collector of Coweta County, for the year eighteen hundred and fifty-one, and William Taylor, of said County, went said Corley's security. And, WHEREAS, Said Corley proceeded to collect a part of said tax, but before completing the same, died, and said William Taylor was compelled to pay said tax. And, WHEREAS, Said Taylor over paid the sum of one hundred and sixty-four dollars and ten cents. And, WHEREAS, Said Corley died insolvent, and no administration has been granted on his estate; and, therefore, said Taylor has no means of collecting said sum, except by an Act of the Legislature; for remedy whereof:

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SECTION I. Be it enacted by the Senate and 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 sixty-four dollars and ten cents be and the same is hereby appropriated to the relief of the said William Taylor, and that his Excellency the Governor be and he is hereby authorized and required to [Illegible Text] his warrant on the Treasury for the same, to be paid to the said William Taylor, or his lawful agent, out of any money not otherwise appropriated. [Illegible Text] SEC. II. And be it further enacted, That the Treasurer pay to William R. Murphy, of the County of Monroe, the sum of ten dollars, he having paid that on ten thousand dollars worth of property in the year 1852, more than he was in possession of. [Illegible Text] AND WHEREAS, The Tax Collector, of the County of Stewart, has returned Henry J. Pope, late of said County, deceased, as a defaulter, and charged up against him taxation for more property than the said Pope owned, and at double valuation and double taxed. That and WHEREAS, It was solely for providential cause that the said Pope was returned a defaulter, and it being unjust that his estate should be made to suffer for the act of God; for remedy whereof, SEC. III. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the Tax Collector of said County, be authorized and required to receive from Robert Toombs, administrator on the estate of said Henry J. Pope, single taxes upon all the property the said Pope owned in the State of Georgia, liable to taxes on the 1st day of January, 1853, upon the said Toombs, making a return of the same under oath. Estate of [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] SEC. IV. Be it further enacted, That all laws and parts of laws, militating against this Act, be and the same are hereby repealed. Approved, January 25th, 1854. (No. 476.) An Act for the relief of Richard Myrick, of Pike County. WHEREAS, Nathaniel A. Myrick was, in the year 1851, arrested in the County of Crawford, by virtue of a warrant, charging him with having committed simple larceny in said County. And, WHEREAS, The said Nathaniel A. Myrick was required and did give bond in the sum of fifteen hundred dollars, with Richard Myrick as his security, conditioned for his appearance at the March [Illegible Text] of said Court, 1852, to answer said charge. And, WHEREAS, The said Nathaniel A. Myrick was shortley thereafter arrested in the County of Pike, by virtue of a warrant, charging him with having committed said offence in the County last aforesaid. And, WHEREAS, The said Nathaniel A. Myrick was required and did give bond in the sum of twelve hundred dollars, with the said

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Richard Myrick as his security, conditioned for his appearance at the April term of Pike Superior Court, 1852, to answer said charge. And, WHEREAS, The said Nathaniel A. Myrick failed to attend each of said Courts, and said bonds were forfeited to the State, and judgment entered upon each of them for the amount therein mentioned, and executions issued thereon. 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 Clerk of the Superior Court of Crawford County, and the Solicitor General of the Macon Circuit, or either of them, be and they are hereby required to enter full satisfaction on the judgment entered up in Crawford County, on said forfeited bond, and the execution issued thereon, when the said Richard Myrick shall pay all costs that have accrued in prosecuting said bond to judgment, and the Solicitor's fees on the same. R. Myrick relieved from forfeited Bond. SEC. II. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That all laws and parts of laws [Illegible Text] against this Act, be and the same are hereby repealed. Approved, February 10th, [Illegible Text]. (No. 477.) An Act to confer certain privileges upon Joseph Neely of the County of Thomas, and render him capable of transacting business for himself. WHEREAS, Joseph Neely, of the County of Thomas, has a considerable estate now in the hands of his guardian, and will soon arrive at the age of twenty-one years, and his guardian, owing to feeble health, is desirous of turning over said estate to his said ward. SECTION I. 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 Joseph Neely be and he is hereby declared to be invested with all the rights, privileges and immunities of a citizen of full age, and entitled to receive his said property from his guardian and receipt therefor, which shall be binding upon him as though he were of full age. Neely's acts legalized. SEC. II. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That Thomas B. Winn, his guardian, be and he is authorized to pay over and deliver to Joseph Neely, his said estate, and take his receipt therefor, which shall discharge him from his liability as said guardian. to settle with guardian. SEC. III. And be it further enacted, That all laws and parts of laws militating against this Act, be and the same is hereby repealed. Approved, February 7th, 1854.

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(No. 478.) An Act for the relief of Samuel Pascoe. WHEREAS, Samuel Pascoe, of the County of Lumpkin, has lately become a naturalized citizen of said State, having [Illegible Text] purchased lands; and whereas, some doubts exist whether, by [Illegible Text] laws, the title to said lands rested in him, for remedy thereof. Be it enacted by the Senate and 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 lands heretofore purchased by said Samuel Pascoe, shall have the titles to the same vested in him, in as [Illegible Text] and ample a manner as if he had been a citizen of this State, at the time of the purchase of the same; and that all laws militating against this Act, be and the same are hereby repealed. [Illegible Text] to [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] Assented to, December 20th, 1853. (No. 479.) An Act for the relief of James M. Patterson, of the County of Gwinnett. SECTION I. Be it enacted by the Senate and 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 Sheriff of Clark County, [Illegible Text] and he is hereby authorized and required to enter a full satisfaction upon a fi. fa. against James M. Patterson, which fi. fa. was obtained upon a bond for the appearance of Thomas J. Patterson, being his security, on condition that the said James M. Patterson shall first pay the sum of two hundred dollars and all costs which have [Illegible Text] on said case in the procurement and rendition of said judgment and issuing of said fi. fa. Patterson, fi. fa. [Illegible Text] c. 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, February 18th, 1854. (No. 480.) An Act to authorize the Chief Engineer of the Western and Atlantic Rail Road, to pay wages to negro man Ransom. SECTION I. Be it enacted by the Senate and 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 principal Engineer of the Western

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and Atlantic Rail Road, be authorized to pay to negro Ransom, now the property of the State, (having been purchased of H. B. Y. Montgomery,) a reasonable compensation for his own services, so long as he shall continue to conduct himself in an orderly and proper manner. [Illegible Text] paid. SEC. II. That all laws and parts of laws militating against this Act, be and the same are hereby repealed. Approved, February 8th, 1854. (No. 481.) An Act to authorize and require the Poor School Commissioners, of the County of Warren, to pay George W. Ray, out of the Poor School fund of said County, the amount paid by him as Justice of the Peace, out of his individual funds, for teaching poor children in said County, for [ in ] the year 1850. WHEREAS, George W. Ray, an acting Justice of the Peace, of the County of Warren, did pay to Walter P. Green, a teacher of poor children, in the year 1850, the sum of twenty-one dollars and seventy-five cents, out of his individual funds. And, WHEREAS, Said amount nor any part thereof has been allowed to the said George W. Ray, on account of said account, after being presented and proven, was mislaid by the Court, authorized by law to audit the same; for remedy whereof Be it enacted by the Senate and 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 Poor School Commissioners, of the County of Warren, be authorized and required to pay to George W. Ray, out of the Poor School fund of said County, the sum of twenty-one dollars and seventy-five centsit being the amount paid by him out of his personal funds for poor school purposes. Ray, money refunded, c. Approved, February 15th, 1854. (No. 482.) An Act to pardon James L. D. Register, of the County of Troup, now under sentence of death for the crime of Murder. 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 James L. D. Register, of the County of Troup, now under sentence of death, upon a conviction for the crime of murder, be and he is hereby fully pardoned of the said crime or offence, and relieved from the said sentence of death, and that the Sheriff of the said County of Troup, shall, upon the production of this bill, properly certified as having passed into a law, and he is hereby required to release and discharge

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the said James L. D. Register from his custody, and permit him to go free without hurt. Register, pardoned. Approved, February 23d, 1854. (No. 483.) An Act to appropriate money to pay Francis Revier and others, for [Illegible Text] incurred by them in pursuing and apprehending certain robbers therein mentioned. WHEREAS, A robbery was committed at the house of John Jackson, in Monroe County, in October, 1852, by a band of robbers, consisting of Ezekiel A. Roberts, John B. Simpson, Charles J. Price, Gideon Copenhavre and Lewis Clark. And, WHEREAS. The three last named robbers escaped to the State of Tennessee, and were pursued by Francis Revier and others, who succeeded in arresting and bringing back to justice the said Copenhavre and Clark, and of having the said Price confined in jail, in McMin County, Tennessee, under a charge of murder, alledged to have been committed by him, in said County. And, WHEREAS, The said Francis Revier and others, who accompanied him in pursuit of said robbers, necessarily expended in travelling and other expenses, in said pursuit, the sum of seven hundred and twenty eight dollars and thirty two cents. Therefore: Be it enacted by the Senate and 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 to draw his warrant on the Treasury of the State, in favor of Francis Revier, for the sum of seven hundred and twenty-eight dollars and thirty-two cents, the amount expended by him and others in travelling and other necessary expenses in persuit of Charles J. Price, Gideon Copenhavre and Lewis Clark, who had committed robbery in the County of of [Illegible Text] and [Illegible Text] to the State of Tennessee. Revier and others paid, c. Approved, February 11th, 1854. (No. 484.) An Act to refund to W. W. and F. D. Ross, of the County of Wilkinson, a certain amount of money, the same being over paid by them as a Tax, by an over assessment of their property, made by the Tax Receiver 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 of the same, That from and after the passage of this Act, the Governor be requested to draw his warrant on the Treasury in favor of W. W. and F. D. Ross, of the County of Wilkinson, for the amount of one hundred and thirty-nine dollars, the sum being over paid by them, from an over assessment

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made on their Steam Mill property by the Tax Receiver of said County. Ross, over tax refunded. 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, February 20th, 1854. (No. 485.) An Act for the relief of Needham Smith, of Houston County. WHEREAS, Fraction No. 118, in the 11th District of Houston County, was by virtue of the Act, passed in 1847, sold by the State. And, WHEREAS, Needham Smith, of Houston County, became the purchaser at said sale, at the price or sum of one hundred and fifty dollars, which sum has been by him paid to the State, together with the sum of three dollars for the grant. And, WHEREAS, Under the decision of the Supreme Court of this State, said Needham Smith has acquired no title to said Fraction. Therefore: Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of this State 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 to draw his warrant on the Treasurer, for the sum of one hundred and fifty-three dollars, in favor of the said Needham Smith: Provided, That proof be made that the whole of the first purchase money has been paid. Needham Smith refunded. Approved, February 11th, 1854. (No. 486.) An Act to require his Excellency the Governor to draw his warrant on the Treasury, in favor of the Ordinary of Sumter County, for a certain sum of money, for the 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 the Governor is hereby required to draw his warrant upon the Treasury, in favor of the Ordinary of Sumter County, for the sum of two hundred dollars, as said County [County's?] share of the proceeds of the Poor School Fund, for the year 1852, and which was not paid by reason of the returns of poor children made by the Ordinary of said County, in accordance with law, to the Executive Department, and [having been?] miscarried or mislaid, and that the Representatives of Sumter County be allowed to receive and receipt for the same. Ordinary of Sumter paid Poor School fund, 1852.

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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 is hereby repealed. Approved, February 17th, 1854. (No. 487.) An Act for the relief of William Taylor, of Macon County. WHEREAS, William Taylor, of the County of Macon, became security on a bail bond, for the appearance of one Harlie Barefield, at the Superior Court, of said County, who was charged with the offence of riot, and said Barefield having failed to appear at said Court, said bond was forfeited, and judgment rendered against said William Taylor, for the sum of five hundred dollars, with costs of suit at the September term of said Court, 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 said William Taylor be and he is hereby wholly discharged from the payment of said judgment, and execution issuing therefrom, and that he be no longer in any way liable for the same. Taylor [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 is hereby repealed. Assented to, December 21st, 1853. (No. 488.) An Act to repeal an Act entitled an Act for the relief of a portion of the citizens of Wayne County, approved the twenty-second day of December, one thousand eight hundred and forty-seven. Be it enacted by the Senate and 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, an Act entitled an Act for the relief of a portion of the citizens of Wayne County, approved the twenty-second day of December, one thousand eight hundred and forty-seven, be and the same is hereby repealed. Act of 1847 [Illegible Text] Approved, February 17th, 1854. NOTE.The Act of 1847 (Pam. 261-2,) gave all persons who worked on the road, between Fort Barrington Ferry and 12 mile post on St. Mary's road, the right of free ferriage [Illegible Text]

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(No. 489.) An Act to confer certain privileges upon Francis M. Wilson, of Thomas County, and make lawful his acts and give him authority to transact business as though he was twenty-one years old. WHEREAS, Francis M. Wilson, of Thomas County, is entitled to a considerable estate by devise, inheritance and otherwise, and by reason of his minority, cannot call upon those who hold the same in possession, for payment or settlement, and he having no legal guardian, 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 Francis M. Wilson be and he is hereby made competent in law to receive all and every species of property or money to which he may be entitled from any person or persons holding the same, in any capacity whatever, to execute receipts therefor, which shall be binding to all intents and purposes, as fully as if he was of full age. Wilson, acts [Illegible Text] 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 prescribed by law, as to other citizens of this State; any law, usage or custom to the [Illegible Text] nothwithstanding. Liabilities, c. Approved, February 7th, 1854.

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ROADS, BRIDGES AND FERRIES. * * See No. 348, for Habersham and Union Turnpike Company. I. ROADS. No. 490. Baldwin; repeals a Road Law. No. 491. Burke; system for. No. 492. [Illegible Text] and Glynn; roads. No. 493. Floyd; how to lay out highways. No. 494. Glynn; system for. No. 495. Roads for lumber getters; in Coffee, Emanuel, Irwin, Montgomery, Pulaski and Telfair. No. 496. Columbia, Laurens, Lincoln, Twiggs and Wilkes. No. 497. MeIntosh; whites exempted. No. 498. Sapello [Illegible Text] hands not rel'ved. [omitted.] No. 511. Thomas County; Road Commissioners' power. No. 512. Thomas County; repeals Road Law of 1847. II. BRIDGES. No. 499. Franklin; Bridge Company incorporated. No. 500. [Illegible Text] Head Shoals Bridge incorporated. No. 500. Broad River; Commissioners for. No. 500. Ohoopie River; Commissioners for. No. 501. Franklin Bridge Com'y, revived. No. 501. A. W. Hill's Bridge over Chattahoochee. No. 502. Baker; bridge in. No. 502. Ferry in Whitfield. No. 503. Baldwin; bridges, loans for. No. 504. Chatham; bridges in. No. 505. Franklin; bridges in. No. M. J. Moody's bridge Tattnall. No. 510. III. FERRIES. No. 506. Camden and Decatur, No. 507. Crawford; Gracy Hicks' and Seaton Wynn'sLittle River. No. 508. Early; A. G. Saffold's Rep's. No. 509. McIntosh and Wayne; ferry in. No. 510. Lee; Goff's ferry. No. 510. Seriven; Barnes' ferry. No. 510. Tattnall; E. E. Stafford's ferry. Whitfield; Lynch's. No. 502. Wilkes; John's ferry in Tattnall. No. 463, Section 4. (No. 490.) An Act to repeal an Act, assented to on the 22 d day of January, 1852, amendatory of the Road Laws of this State, so far as relates to the County of Baldwin. Be it enacted by the Senate and House [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] of the State of Georgia in General Assembly [Illegible Text] That the Act, assented to on the 22d day of January, 1852, [Illegible Text] of the Road Laws of this State, so far as relates to the County of Baldwin, be and the same is hereby repealed; any law to the contrary notwithstanding. Road Laws of [Illegible Text] Approved, February 9th, 1854. (No. 491.) An Act to revive and amend an Act to regulate and keep in repair the public Roads, Causeways and Bridges, approved December 13 th, 1809, so far as relates to the County of Burke. SECTION I. Be it enacted by the Senate and 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, for the County of Burke, at their first term or

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session, held after the passage of this Act, shall proceed to appoint one fit and proper person, to each and every public road leading through each captain's District, or forming the boundary line thereof, as Commissioners of the said roads within the limits of the several and respective Districts for which they may be so appointed; and the said Commissioners shall be respectively notified of their appointment by the Clerk of the Inferior Court, within thirty days thereafter, under the penalty of ten dollars for each and every default; and if any Commissioner or Commissioners of the public roads, appointed under this Act, shall not, within ten days after being notified of such appointment by the Clerk, make his or their resignation in writing, to some one of the Justices of the Inferior Court, such Commissioner or Commissioners shall be considered as having accepted of such appointment; and in case of refusal, departure or decease of any or either of such Commissioners, the Inferior Court shall have power to fill every such vacancy; and the Commissioners so appointed, or a majority of them, shall meet annually, or as often as they may think proper, at such time and place, in their respective Districts, as they may designate, and then and there, proceed to apportion the hands, liable by this Act, to work on the public roads, causeways and bridges residing within the boundaries of such captain's District, to each of the said public roads leading through or bounding on such District, in the best and most equitabie manner they, the said Commissioners can devise, having respect as much as possible to the convenience of each individual, liable to work on the said roads, causeways and bridges, or owning or having possession or charge of hands liable to work thereon. And the said Commissioners shall, at such time, also appoint one or more person or persons as overseer or overseers, to each of the public roads within or bounding on such Districts as aforesaid, whose duty it shall be to attend and overlook the hands, liable to work on the said roads, causeways and bridges, when called out for that purpose; and the said Commissioners shall likewise, at such time, appoint one or more fit and proper person or persons, whose duty it shall be from time to time, when required by the Commissioners of the respective roads, to warn and give notice to all persons liable to work such roads, causeways and bridges, within such District, or owning or having possession or charge of hands liable to work thereon, to assemble at such time and place as shall be appointed by the said Commissioners, for the purpose of working such part or section of the public roads as the said hands may be apportioned or allotted to. And if the said warners and overseers do not refuse within two days after notice of their appointment, they shall be taken to have accepted, and liable to the penalties hereinafter annexed, in default of their duties, and the person or persons so appointed to warn or notify as aforesaid, shall be furnished with a list of the persons and hands liable to work and apportioned to the several public roads, within the District for which they are appointed by the respective Commissioners of said roads, and of the owners of slaves or persons having the charge or possession of slaves liable to work as aforesaid, in order that he or they may be enabled to notify all those concerned of their respective allotments, and two days notice shall be given

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said persons so liable, of the time and place of meeting to work said roads; in consideration of which services, together with the duty of warning or notifying the several and respective defaulters and delinquents, under this Act, when thereto required by the said Commissioners, respectively, of the time and place of meeting, in order to offer their [Illegible Text] to the respective Commissioners, for such default they and each of them shall be exempt and excused from any other service or labor about said roads, but they and each of them shall be subject to be fined for any neglect or refusal to perform the duties enjoined on them by this Act, in a sum not exceeding ten dollars; and the said overseer or overseers of such section of the public roads for which they are respectively appointed, shall personally attend at the times and places directed by the respective Commissioners, for assembling the hands thereto and proceed to have their respective allotments of the said roads put in good and sufficient repair, and in default, he or they so offending shall be fined by the Commissioners, in a sum not exceeding twenty dollars, for each and every such default of duty; and the said overseers shall, respectively, be furnished by the respective Commissioners, with a list of the persons and hands apportioned to the section or part of the public road for which they are severally appointed; and the said overseers shall make returns, on oath, to the respective Commissioners of each road within five days after every time of working on said road, of all defaulters, during the time of working the same; and the respective Commissioners of each road shall, within thirty days after the return of said overseers, have the defaulters summoned before them, severally or individually, and proceed to hear and determine all such excuse or excuses as may be offered by defaulters, and shall have full power and authority to decide in all cases of default, and to issue executions under his or their hand and seal, directed to any Constable of said County, for the amount of all fines by each Commissioner, imposed under this Act; and it shall be the duty of such Constable to levy and collect such fines, in the same way and manner as executions issuing from Justices' Courts, and shall be entitled to the same fees, and when collected, he, the said Constable, shall in all cases, make due returns of all executions placed in his hands by the several Commissioners for collection, within the term of thirty days after receiving the same, and shall at the same time pay over to each of them, the whole amount he shall have collected on such execution or executions, under the penalty of twenty dollars, for every refusal to make such return, and to pay over as aforesaid; and the money collected by fines, shall be paid by the several Commissioners, one-half to the respective overseers of the several roads, and the other moiety to be appropriated in repairing said roads. Road Commissioners appointed. Fines, c. Vacancies. Meetings Apportionment of hands, c. Overseers. Notice, c. Default Allotments. Excuses, c. Fines. Not [Illegible Text] $30. Returns on oath. Executions Fees. [Illegible Text] SEC. II. Be it further enacted, That every male white inhabitant, free negro and male slave above the age of sixteen and under forty-five years, within the County aforesaid, shall be and are hereby declared obliged to appear, with such implements as are required and work on the several roads, causeways and bridges, to which they may be severally allotted or appointed by the Commissioners under this Act, or such male white inhabitant, free negroes and the owners, managers or employers of such male slaves, shall be

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liable to the fines and penalties in this Act defined and expressed. Every male white inhabitant or free negro who, after being duty notified or warned to meet and work on such part or section of any of the public roads, to which he or they shall be assigned or appointed under this Act, shall neglect or refuse to obey such sum mons or warning, he or they shall, for each day he or they shall refuse or neglect to meet and work as aforesaid, be fined in a sum not exceeding two dollars, and for every day the owner, manager or employer of any male slave or slaves liable to work as aforesaid, shall neglect or refuse to send such slave or slaves to perform such labor, agreeably to the notice given for that purpose, he, she or they shall be subject to a fine, not exceeding two dollars for each slave detained or not sent. Who to [Illegible Text]. [Illegible Text] Penalty. SEC. III. And be it further enacted, That the said Commissioners so appointed, shall have their respective roads worked at any season of the year, when they require it, not to exceed five days at any one time of working, nor more than fifteen days in twelve months, unless emergencies require it; and each and every person or persons owning or having the care, management or possession of any slave or slaves liable to work on said roads, shall, when required, return to the Commissioners, under oath, the names and number of slaves so liable, and in case of refusal, or on an erroneous return thereof, he, she or they shall be liable to a fine of twenty-five dollars for every such default; and the Commissioners in default of the duties required of them under this Act, shall be liable to a fine not exceeding fifty dollars, to be imposed by the Inferior Court of said County. [Illegible Text] of [Illegible Text] Return of slaves. Default c. SEC. IV. And be it further enacted, That in all cases where a public road is the dividing line between two Districts, the Commissioners appointed to such road in each District adjoining the same, shall confer and settle upon the time and place for assembling the hands apportioned in their Districts to such road, and the warners and overseers of the respective Districts, shall be notified thereof, who shall proceed and perform their duties as pointed out in this Act. [Illegible Text] roads. SEC. V. And be it further enacted, That should any Commissioner for said Militia District so appointed, allow any obstruction to remain in any of the public roads in any of the said Militia Districts, or fail to enforce the law against any person so obstructing public roads, shall be fined by the Inferior Court of said County, the sum of twenty dollars, for each and every offence, unless they, render a sufficient excuse for their neglect of duty to the Inferior Court; and any person or persons in manner or form obstructing any of the public roads in said County, and refusing to remove the same upon being notified to do so by the Commissioner or Commissioners of said road, shall be fined the sum of twenty dollars per day for each offence, and upon failing to pay the same to the said [Illegible Text] or Commissioners after ten days notice, then the said Commissioner shall issue an execution, directed to any lawful Constable of the County, who shall proceed to collect the same, according to law and the fine money so collected shall be appropriated to the keeping up of the bridges and causeways in said District or Districts of said County. Obstructions Fined. Twenty dollars per day.

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SEC. VI. And be it further enacted, That should the Inferior Court fail to obtain the services of any person to act as Commissioner, in any of the said Districts, then the Justices of the Inferior Court may, if they or any one of them choose, act as Commissioner or Commissioners of the roads in said District or Districts. Inferior Court. SEC. VII. And be it further enacted, That the Act passed on the twenty sixth of December, 1826, entitled an Act to alter and amend an Act entitled an Act to amend the Road Laws of this State, assented to on the nineteenth December, 1818, be and the same is hereby continued in force in said County of Burke. Approved, February 17th, 1854. (No. 492.) An Act to authorize the Commissioners of Roads, in the Counties of Glynn and Camden, to relieve the hands of certain persons 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 Commissioners of Roads, in the Counties of Glynn and Camden, be and they are hereby authorized and required to relieve the hands in the possession, employment or control of F. D. Scarlett, P. M. Scarlett, Dr. Oakman, [UNK] William Oakman, [UNK] and Robert S. Piles, of Glyun County, and the hands belonging to the estate of John Parlan, in Glynn and Camden Counties, and the hands of R. Berry and Catharine Berry, in the County of Camden, from road duty in their respective districts, and in lieu thereof, to permit said hands to be employed in finishing the cutting of a Canal heretofore commenced, between Little Satilla and Turtle Rivers, through what is usually called the narrows, and that R. J. Berry, David Scarlett and Dr. Oakman, be and they are hereby appointed Commissioners to superintend the working of said hands from year to year. Glynn county Commissioners. Hands released. 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, February 18th, 1854. (No. 493.) An Act to amend the Act of 4 th December, 1799, in relation to the manner of arriving at the damages sustained by the laying out of Public Roads in this State, and for other purposes, so far as relates to the County of Floyd. SECTION I. Be it enacted 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

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the passage of this Act it shall be the duty of the Inferior Court, of the County of Floyd, upon complaint made in writing by any owner of lands in the County of Floyd, of damages sustained by the location of any public road or private way through his, her or their lands, thus complained of, they shall draw from the Grand Jury box eighteen names, (twelve of whom shall constitute a jury,) who shall be summoned by the Sheriff of the County of Floyd, to assemble at the Court House, in ten days after the drawing thereof, when, after being sworn, (the Inferior Court being in session,) witnesses, showing the locality of the road, the peculiar shape of the lands, the quality of the soil, and all and every matter connected therewith, by which the jury may determine the true damage sustained by the complainant, shall be introduced and the verdict of the Jury thus rendered shall be final and conclusive: Provided, The said road shall not be thenceforth used as either a public or private way until the damage thus ascertained, shall be tendered to the complainant by the County Treasurer of said County of Floyd, when it is a public road, and when a private way, by the party or parties benefited by the same, as now provided by law. Floyd county. Private ways, how [Illegible Text] out Damages tendered. 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. Approved, February 17th, 1854. (No. 494.) An Act to alter and amend the several Acts in relation to Roads of this State, so far as relates to the County of Glynn. SECTION I. Be it enacted by the Senate and 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 Glynn County, shall hereafter appoint three Commissioners in each Captain's District, in said County, one at least of whom shall be a Justice of the Peace, whose duty it shall be to keep the several roads in their District in good repair; they shall appoint a competent overseer on each road or section of roads, if the road is of sufficient length to require more than one overseer whose duty it shall be to summon the several hands subject to work on his road or section of road, in the manner now pointed out by law. Glynn county Commissioners. SEC. II. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That in case of failure of any person subject to road duty, to attend and do his duty as required by the overseer on such road or section of road, it shall be the duty of the overseer to make a return to one of the Commissioners, within ten days thereafter of such delinquency, and it shall be the duty of the Commissioners, or a majority of them, to notify such delinquent, or the owner or parent of such delinquent, within thirty days next after the failure to work, to meet at some convenient place, to be designated by the said Commissioners, to answer for such delinquency, and the said Commissioners, or a majority of them, shall hear and determine on the

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cause of [Illegible Text] delinquency; and on failure of any person subject to road duty, or the owner or agent of such hand, to render in a good and valid [Illegible Text] to said Commissioners, as pointed out by the general road laws of this State, to fine each delinquent or the owner or agent of such band, in the sum of fifty cents a day, for every day said hand failed to attend and work as aforesaid. [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] or [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] SEC. III. And be it further enacted, That on the failure of any hand to work as aforesaid, said person, or the owner of such hand, or the agent of such owner, shall be authorized to pay to one of the Commissioners of said District, the sum of fifty cents a day for such hand, and the said Commissioner shall give a certificate to such hand, owner or agent, of the payment of the said sums, and on comparing the sums so paid in by the said delinquent, his owner or agent, with the return of the overseer of said road or section of road, that the full amount of fifty cents per day has been paid in, such delinquent, his owner or agent, shall be fully acquitted without any cost: Provided, Said payment is made within ten days after such failure to work. [Illegible Text] and release. SEC. IV. And be it further enacted, That it shall be the duty of the Commissioners aforesaid to pay over to the County Treasurer all monies collected by them or any one of them within thirty days after the collection of the same, and on the failure of any Commismissioner to pay over said sums, or any part of the sums so collected, he shall be subject to a rule from the Inferior Court, as other officers of said County. [Illegible Text], how disposed of. SEC. V. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the fines and monies so collected shall form a part of the County fund, and be exclusively applied to the building and repairing of bridges and causeways in said County, by the Justices of the Inferior Court of said County. County fund 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. Approved, February 16th, 1854. (No. 495.) An Act to [Illegible Text] a majority of the Justices of the Inferior Courts of the respective Counties of Telfair, Irwin, Montgomery and [Illegible Text], to grant permission for the layiny out, upon certain conditions, Public Roads leading to the Rivers, or other large streams of water, within or touching said Counties; as also to empower them to remove obstructions in Creeks suitable for rafting, so as to facilitate and [Illegible Text] the lumber business, and for other purposes. SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Georgia, That from and after the passage of this Act, upon the written application of two or more persons engaged or about to engage in the rafting of lumber upon the Oconee, Ocmulgee, or Altamaha Rivers, or their tributaries, to any one of the Inferior Courts of the Counties named in the title of this Act, setting forth the route or way which such persons may desire to be marked out,

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leading to some bluff or appropriate landing on any of said rivers, or other tributaries, within the limits of said Counties, the said [Illegible Text] Court to whom the application is made, shall pass an order, appointing two or more suitable persons to mark out said [Illegible Text] and who shall report in writing, through what lots, or to what [Illegible Text] or landing it leads, and upon the return of the persons as aforesaid [Illegible Text], the said Court shall give to the owners through whose land said proposed road may pass, thirty days notice of such application, before said road shall be opened; and said Court shall cause a just and adequate compensation, to be paid to the owners of the lands, through which the newly marked out road passes, for the right of way over such lands. [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] How [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] SEC. II. And be it further enacted, That for the purpose of providing a full, just and adequate compensatian to the land owners injured, or who complained thereof, it is hereby made the duty of said Court to cause a jury of twelve men to be drawn from the Jury box of said Court, to try the question of damages, so to be made by the aggrieved land owners; and in the event of the absence of any of the jurors drawn, talesmen may be substituted as in other cases and the question shall be tried as other questions of damage, and according to the principles of law and the rules of evidence, and either party being dissatisfied with the verdict of the jury, shall have the right of appeal to the Superior Court, as in other cases, aud the verdict so found shall be final and conclusive as to the damage sustained, and the amount of compensation to be paid for the right of way, and such verdict shall vest the right of way in the County, for public uses. Jury [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text]. [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] SEC. III. And be it further enacted, That with a view to save the people of the Counties, in which said public roads are sought to be marked out from the burthen of taxation, which might otherwise accrue therefrom, it shall be the duty of the Inferior Court to require the persons so having applied as aforesaid, for the laying out of a road by contribution or otherwise, to provide the amount of damages assessed as aforesaid by the jury, so as to satisfy the demand or right of compensation in the land owner, which sum shall be paid to the owner of the land before the road applied for shall be opened; upon the failure within a reasonable time after the finding of the jury of the applicants, to pay up to the proper person or authority the amount so found, the Court shall promptly rescind the order laying out said road as a public road, and all persons using the same after such rescision, shall be deemed trespassers and liable to the land owner. Funds for keeping up. How [Illegible Text] c, SEC. IV. And be it further enacted, That a majority of the Justices of the Inferior Courts, of the respective Counties aforesaid, in Chambers or at any term of their Court, regular or adjourned, be and they are hereby empowered fully to employ and exercise any means proper, and not herein expressed, for the purpose of facilitating the businass of rafting lumber, and that their power shall extend to the ordering and directing under such regulations as they may deem appropriate, the cleaning out or removing of obstructions in the Creeks or streams in their respective Counties, capable of being [used?] for rafting of [Illegible Text], subject, however, only to a due regard to the private right of Mill owners, and so ordering

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and directing matters that Mill owners shall not be subjected to any damage or loss or inconvenience, from the exercise of the powers hereby conferred: And provided further, That in the employment of said powers, hereby conferred for public benefit, the said Court do not act in contravention of the principle that no private property be taken for public uses without making just and adequate compensation therefor, to the person from whom taken. [Illegible Text] Court Remove obstructions. Mill owners protected. Private property. SEC. V. Be it further enacted, That the provisions of this Act be extended to the Counties of Coffee and Emanuel. Coffee and Emanuel. SEC. VI. And be it further enacted, That all laws and parts of laws militating or conflicting with the intent and spirit of this Act, be and the same are hereby repealed. Approved, February 20th, 1854. (No. 496.) An Act to amend the Road Laws of this State, so far as relates to the Counties of Wilkes, Laurens, Lincoln, Columbia and Twiggs. 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 Inferior Courts, of the Counties of Wilkes, Laurens, Lincoln, and Columbia and Twiggs, [] shall appoint two or more freeholders as Commissioners of Roads in each District, of said Counties, who shall be notified of their appointment, as now required by law, and who shall hold their appointment for and during the term of one year, from the time that they shall be notified of their appointment, and any Commissioner who shall fail or refuse to accept such appointment, shall be liable to a fine of twenty dollars, unless excused from serving, for reasons satisfactory to the Court. Wilkes [Illegible Text] other counties. Commissioners. SEC. II. And be it further enacted, That the Commissioners of Roads shall be and are hereby required to inspect all roads within the limits of the District, over which they may be appointed, after the same shall have been worked, and to report the condition of the same to the grand jury, at the term of the Superior Court next ensuing thereafter, under the penalty of twenty dollars. Duties, c. SEC. III. And be it further enacted, That the Commissioners of Roads shall not apportion any part of a road to any applicant for a less time than one year; and when any part of a road shall [Illegible Text] so apportioned, said applicant shall be required to keep the same in good order, during the term of twelve months from the time said road was so apportioned, under the penalty of twenty dollars. Roads, how [Illegible Text] SEC. IV. And be it further enacted, That all fines that may be paid over to the Commissioners of Roads, or to the Inferior Court, for any [Illegible Text] in road duty, shall be applied by said Court, to the improvement of the roads, or to the erection or repair of bridges or [Illegible Text], within the limits of the District; and upon the road, (if needed,) where the default and fine originated. Fines, how applied

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SEC. V. And be it further enacted, That the Inferior Court shall be and they are hereby required to summon before them, at [Illegible Text] time as to them may be most convenient, each and every [Illegible Text] Commissioner, on complaint being made by any person, or by the Grand Jury of the County. Defaulting Commissioners. SEC. VI. And be it further enacted, That in case any Commissioners shall be dissatisfied with the judgment of the Inferior Court, [Illegible Text] any default of said Commissioner, in the discharge of his duties, he shall be allowed the right of an appeal to the Superior Court of the County, under such rules and regulations as are prescribed by law, in other of appeal. [Illegible Text] SEC. VII. And be it further enacted, That it shall be the duty of all overseers of roads, to administer an oath or affirmation to all persons making a return to him, of the number of hands in his, her, or their possession, or employment [Illegible Text] control, who are liable to road duty, as to the correctness of said return; and said overseers of roads, shall only be required to give one days notice of the time and place of working roads. Number of hands. SEC. VIII. And be it further enacted, That all overseers of roads shall be and they are hereby required to measure the roads which shall be assigned to them, to put up mile-posts and finger boards at each fork and at each cross road, under the penalty of twenty dollars. mile posts, c. SEC. IX. And be it further enacted, That all male white inhabitants, between the ages of sixteen and forty-five, and all male [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] and mulattoes, and all male slaves, between the ages of sixteen and sixty, shall be subject to road duty in the Counties herein named. Who to do duty. SEC. X. And be it further enacted, That said Commissioners, or a majority of them, shall have the right to direct the manner in which the roads of their respective Districts shall be worked; and shall also have the power whenever said roads require work, to notify the overseer on said roads to summon the hands subject to road duty, in the manner herein before recited, and put said road or roads, in good order; and in the event of any overseer not obeying said notification, he shall be liable to a fine of twenty dollars for [Illegible Text] refusal; should said overseers in working any roads, have any difficulty in obtaining timber for causeways, convenient to the place or places where said causeways are required to be made, they shall be authorized to make use of any timber, (other than board or shingle timber,) within thirty feet of [Illegible Text] side of the road, opposite the place thus to be causewayed; and should there be no timber within said limits, then in that [Illegible Text], they are authorized to make use of any timbers on any part of said road by paying to the owner of said timber a fair [Illegible Text] for the same; said compensation to be fixed by the Commissioners of said roads, and be paid out of the road fund of such District as the said road may be in, and ten feet shall be [Illegible Text] the legal width of all causeways. Roads, how [Illegible Text] Refusals, c. [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] SEC. XI. And be it further enacted by the authority [Illegible Text], That the said Commissioners of the Roads of the Counties [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text], are hereby authorized and required, from and after the [Illegible Text] day of January, 1854, to try all defaulters who [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text]

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warned according to law, to work on the road of his District, and in case of his failure to work on said road, as directed by the overseer, the said overseer shall report the said defaulter to the said Commissioners, and after the ususal notice prescribed by law, being given to appear before the said Board of Commissioners; and in the event of atilure to attend, the excuse being deemed insufficient, and if fatending, the excuse for not obeying the summons and orders of the overseer, being insufficient, the said Commissioners shall forthwith enter up judgment against the said defaulter, upon which execution shall issue for the fine now prescribed by law, and placed in the hands of any lawful collecting officer for collection, and if not paid on demand, the said defaulter shall be confined in the common jail of the County, not exceeding ten days, or until the said fine is paid, at the expense of the County: Provided. That this Section be applicable and of force in the County of Lumpkin * * Lumpkin was stricken from the bill, and this provision leftCOMPILER. and no where else, in the limits of this State. [Illegible Text] Judgment Penalty, c. SEC. XII. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That whenever a warrant shall be issued by any Justice of the Peace, of this State, against any person or persons for obstructing any public road, such person or persons, if dissatisfied therewith, shall have the privilege of an appeal to the Superior Court of the County in which they reside, whose judgment shall be final. Appeals, c. SEC. XIII. Be it further enacted, That the County of Columbia be exempt from the provisions of this Act, except the first Section thereof. Approved, February 20th, 1854. (No. 497.) An Act to amend an Act entitle an Act to exempt certain persons of McIntosh County from Road duty, and for other purposes therein named, approved, January 19 th, 1852, so as to make the same general in its operation, so far as the County of McIntosh is concerned. 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, Doubts have arisen in the construction of said law SECTION I. Be it enacted by the Senate and 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 free white citizens of the County of McIntosh be and they are hereby exempted from performing road duty: Provided, That nothing in this Act shall be so construed as to relieve the Commissioners and Overseers of Roads in said County from discharging the duties required of them. [Illegible Text] SEC. II. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid,

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That all laws and parts of laws militating against this Act, be and the same are hereby repealed. Approved, February 18th, 1854. (No. 498.) An Act to repeal an Act entitled an Act to alter and amend the Road Laws, so far as they refer to McIntosh County, so as to relieve the hands subject to road duty, who are residents on Sapelo Island, from working the roads upon the main land, approved, January 22 d, 1852. Be it enacted by the Senate and 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 law relieving the hands on Sapelo Island from the performance of Road duty upon the main land, approved, January 22d, 1852, be and the same is hereby repealed. [Illegible Text] Approved, February 18th, 1854. (No. 499.) An Act to incorporate the Franklin Bridge Company, 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 aforesaid, That Hugh L. Spear, President, and Nicholas Tompkins, William B. W. Dent, Thomas Vaughan, Charles W. Mabry, Pleasant H. Whittaker, Allen Wilkins, and their associate Stockholders, their successors, and such others as 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 Franklin Bridge 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, and have and use a common seal; may make, ordain, and establish such by-laws, rules and regulations, as they may deem necessary, proper and expedient, to carry into effect the object of said Company: Provided, Such laws, rules, and regulations are not inconsistent with the Laws of this State or of the United States. [Illegible Text] Franklin [Illegible Text] Company. Powers, c. SEC. II. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That said Company shall be authorized to repair, keep up, and re-construct the bridge which said Company has now in use extended across the Chattahoochee River, together with such abutments and fixtures to said bridge as the Company may deem necessary for keeping up the same. Duties. SEC. III. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the capital stock of said Company shall not exceed twenty

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thousand dollars, which shall be divided into shares of twenty-five dollars each; and at each election of officers of said Company, and in all meetings of the Stockholders, each Stockholder shall be entitled to one vote for each share of stock owned by him or her, and said Stockholders may be represented by attorney or proxy. Capital. Votes. SEC. IV. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That 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 not hold more real estate than is necessary for the convenient transaction of their business. To hold property. SEC. V. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That if, at any time, an election of officers of said Company should not take place on the day appointed by the by-laws, the corporation shall not be dissolved for that cause, but the officers previously elected shall continue to exercise the functions of their office, as such, until others be elected in conformity to the by-laws. Elections, c. SEC. VI. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That said Company shall have power to establish and collect such rates of toll as to them may seem reasonable and just: Provided, That same does not exceed the rates established for crossing on similar bridges across said river. Rates of [Illegible Text] SEC. VII. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, 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 fifty per cent. on the stock subscribed, and for which excess the Stockholders shall be jointly and severally liable; and no transfer of stock, made with intent to avoid individual liability, shall exempt the transferring Stockholder from such liability. Liability of stockholders Transfers, c. SEC. VIII. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That if any person or persons shall maliciously and wilfully burn, or cause to be set fire to, or attempt to burn said bridge, the abutments or fixtures to the same, the person so offending shall be considered guilty of and shall be indicted for a felony; and being thereof duly convicted, shall be subject to the same pains and penalties as for house burning not in a city, town or village; and such criminal prosecution shall in nowise impair the right of action for damages, which said Company is hereby authorized to institute in any Court having cognizance and jurisdiction of the same. Injury to, a felony and how punished SEC. IX. 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, February 14th, 1854.

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(No. 500.) An Act to incorporate the Bushy Head Shoals Bridge Company, in Heard County, and to amend the seventh Section of an Act to keep open the channel of Broad River, approved December 28 th, 1847, and for other purposes therein specified, and to authorize certain Commissioners to remove obstructions in the Ohoopee River, in Emanuel County; to invest certain money in slaves 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 John Thompson and Bynum Hood, and such persons as they may associate with them and their successors and assigns, are hereby constituted a body politic and corporate, under the name of the Bushy Head Shoals Bridge Company, in Heard County, and by such [Illegible Text] name shall be capable of making contracts, suing 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. Corporators. [Illegible Text] Head Shoals Bridge Company. Powers, c. SEC. II. The said Bushy Head Shoals Bridge Company shall have authority to construct and keep up a bridge across the Chattahoochee River, at or opposite the Bushy Head Shoals, in Heard County, on their own land, or on such lands 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. Their rights and authority. SEC. III. The capital stock of said Company shall be ten thousand dollars, 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 forty thousand dollars. 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 Columbus, or the bridge at the town of West Point. Capital. Tolls. SEC. IV. And be it further enacted, That the above mentioned bridge shall be constructed so as not to obstruct the passage of boats or rafts. Not obstructed, c. SEC. V. And be it further enacted, That Solomon Jennings, Jr., J. D. Slayton, of the County of Oglethorpe; Henry P. Mattox, John H. Jones and Richard Fortson, of the County of Elbert; William F. Ebberhart, and Asa Deadwiley, of the County of Madison, be and they are hereby appointed in place of the individuals designated in the seventh Section of an Act to keep open the channel of Broad River, and remove and prevent the obstruction to the free passage of boats in the same, and for other purposes, approved December 28th, 1847, with the same [powers, c.,?] conferred on said individuals by the provisions of said recited Act.

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SEC. VI. Be it further enacted, That James Herrington, Drewry S. Moon, Richard Eanifield, Sr., John Gillis, Ira T. McLemore, James Tapley, and Georgia W. Snell, Commissioners to remove obstructions in the Ohoopee Rivers in Emanuel County, shall be and they are hereby authorized, if they deem it [Illegible Text] to expend the sum appropriated by the present General Assembly and all such sums as have been made or may be made by private subscription, or any part thereof, in the purchase of negro men slaves, to be kept by said Commissioners constantly engaged in removing obstructions in said rivers; that said Commissioners may appoint one of their body to act for them in any such purchase, that the titles shall be taken in the name of all of said Commissioners, and that said Commissioners shall report in the premises to the Justices of the Inferior Court of said County, and they shall be authorized to hire out said negroes at such times as they cannot be employed in the improvement of said rivers, and the money raised by such hire shall be appropriated to the purposes aforesaid. Commissioners for [Illegible Text] River. To [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] c. To purchase negroes, c. Approved, February 20th, 1854. (No. 501.) An Act to revive and amend an Act to incorporate the Florence Bridge 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 the same, That from and after the passage of this Act, all the provisions of an Act entitled an Act to incorporate the Florence Bridge Company, assented to 29th December, 1838, be and the same is hereby revived and renewed, with the exception contained in the next Section. Florence Bridge. Old act revived. SEC. II. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That Allen W. [Illegible Text] and his associates or successors in office, be and are hereby [Illegible Text] the corporate body politic, with all the rights, privileges and immunities vested by said Act of 29th December, 1838, in said corporators, the said Allen W. Hill now being the sole owner of all the land and stock of said Florence Bridge Company. Corporators. Powers, c. SEC. III. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That until said Bridge can be erected, said Allen W. Hill shall have power and authority to establish a ferry across the Chattahoochee river at Florence, where the ferry now is, upon his own land, [Illegible Text] lot No. 89, in twenty-second District of Stewart County, and to charge the usual rates for crossing at the same. May establish a ferry, charge, c. 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. Approved, February 13th, 1854.

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(No. 502. An Act to authorize Isaac E. Bower to build a Bridge across the Ichiwaynochiway, and charge toll for crossing on the same, and to authorize Lynch to establish a Ferry across [Illegible Text] River 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 immediately after the passage of this Act, Isaac E. Bower be and he is hereby authorized and empowered to build a Bridge across the Ichiwaynochiway, on his own land, in the 12th District of Baker County, and that said Isaac E. Bower, his heirs and legal representatives, be entitled to ask, take and receive, from persons crossing on said Bridge [or Bridges,] the following rates of toll, to wit: Isaac E. Bower. Ichiwaynochiway Bridge. For each four or six horse wagon and team, 50 cents. For each two horse wagon and team, 25 cents. For each one horse wagon, 20 cents. For each pleasure carriage, buggy or sulky, 25 cents. For each ox wagon and carts, 20 cents. For each man and horse, 10 cents. For each led mule or horse, 3 cents. Provided, nevertheless, That the rates of toll shall be subject to be regulated by legislation. Rates of toll. SEC. II. Be it further enacted, That Lynch be authorized to establish a Ferry across Counasauga River, on his own land in the Counties of Whitfield and Murry, and to charge such rates of ferriage as may be established by the Inferior Court of Whitfield County. [Illegible Text] Approved, February 17th, 1854. (No. 503.) An Act to authorize the Justices of the Inferior Court, of Baldwin County, to issue Bonds for the payment of contracts made by them for the erection of Bridges, and to provide for the payment thereof. WHEREAS, The erection of durable bridges will conduce to the public convenience, and the diminution of the pressure of County Tax, borne now under the present defective mode of the letting and repair of bridges by the diffusion of the debt over a number of years; with a view to these ends: SECTION I. Be it enacted by the Senate and 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 majority of the Justices of the Inferior Court may issue bonds, payable two, three,

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four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten years, and if, in their judgment it would be better, up to twenty years, with a rate of interest not greater than the rate fixed by law, to be mentioned therein, or promised for by coupons attached, with which bonds so issued, and to be signed by each and every Justice of the Inferior Court officially, said Court may pay the contractors the amount agreed to be paid them for the erection of durable bridges over creeks crossing the public roads mostly travelled. Inferior Court of Baldwin to issue Bonds for Bridge purposes. SEC. II. And be it further enacted, That said bonds so to be issued shall recite the contract made by the Court with the undertaker, and that with a view to maintain good faith and punctuality in the payment of said bonds, that it shall be the duty of the said Court to levy annually as a bridge tax, such a per cent. as will pay the interest accrued on the whole debt, as also enough to pay the instalment becoming due annually, and until the whole debt is extinguished by payment according to the tenor and spirit of the contract. Bonds, how [Illegible Text] Interest, how paid. SEC. III. And be it further enacted, That the said Court shall not issue bonds for any other purpose than the one herein pointed out, and that the power hereby conferred shall not extend under any circumstances to the erection in this mode of more than four bridges. Power limited. SEC. IV. And that all laws and parts of laws militating or conflicting in any mode with the full and free exercise of the power herein conferred, and those necessarily incident thereto, be and the same are hereby repealed. Approved, February 17th, 1854. (No. 504.) An Act to amend the several Road Laws of this State, 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, the Justices of the Inferior Court of Chatham County, or a majority of them, be and they are hereby authorized to contract for the building and keeping in repair the bridge [bridges?] of said County, for such time and in such way as they may deem most advisable, either by letting the same to the lowest bidder having hands for that purpose, or in any other way that to them may appear right and proper, and should they, at any time, let the same to the lowest bidder, that they be authorized to require and recover [receive?] the same bonds that Commissioners now do, and that they shall levy the amount thereof on the County, or order the same to be paid out of any funds of the County, subject to their disposal. Chatham Inferior Court. To let contracts for [Illegible Text] To levy taxes, c. SEC. II. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That all warrants of distress hereafter issued for the collection of fines, imposed by the general Board of the road Commissioners for the County of Chatham, shall be under the hands and seals of the

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Chairman and Secretary: Provided, nevertheless, That in all cases such defaulter or defaulters, who may be absent from the meeting of the Board, at which a fine has been imposed, shall be allowed ten days to render in his excuse to said chairman of Commissioners, and if satisfactory, the chairman of said Board shall and he is hereby authorized to suspend further proceedings until the next meeting of the Board of Commissioners, at which time their [Illegible Text] shall be final. Warrants to be under seal. [Illegible Text] SEC. III. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That when any fine shall be hereafter imposed, according to law, upon any person by a majority of the Commissioners, in any of the several road Districts, in the County of Chatham; no oath of illegality or other legal proceedings shall be permitted to arrest the warrant of distress issued: Though provided, nevertheless, That the person so fined may be permitted to take an appeal, within two days from the time of the imposition of such fine, to the general Board of Commissioners of said County, first giving to the Commissioners of the said road District, sufficient security on the appeal: And provided further, That said appeal must be disposed of at the next meeting of the said general Board, after the imposition of said fine, and the decision thereon shall be final and conclusive. [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] may appeal. Decided at first meeting. SEC. IV. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That in case such appeal is decided against the appellant, it shall be the duty of the Commissioners of said road Districts, or a majority of them, to issue a warrant of distress and sale jointly against the appellant and his or her securities for the amount of said fine. Warrant against [Illegible Text] and security. 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, so far as relates to the County of Chatham. Approved, February 17th, 1854. (No. 505.) An Act to repeal an Act, approved on the 26 th December, 1845, authorizing the Inferior Courts of the several Counties in this State, to contract for the building and keeping in repair Public Bridges, so far as relates to the County of Franklin. Be it enacted by the Senate and 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 County of Franklin, be and the same is hereby repealed. Act of 1845 repealed. Approved, February 17th, 1854.

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(No. 506.) An Act to establish and make uniform the rates of Ferriages and to regulate Ferries, and to make penal any violation of the same, so far as relates to the Counties of Decatur and Camden, in this State, and for other purposes therein contained. WHEREAS, It is the practice of some persons of the Counties of Decatur and Camden, to erect Ferries across the water courses of said Counties, at the places where the public roads cross the same, and to call them private property and refuse to be governed by the Laws of this State, in relation to tolls, to the manifest wrong of the people of said State and Counties, for remedy whereof: SECTION I. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the same, That all Ferries erected on the Flint or Chattahoochee rivers and all other water courses in the Counties of Decatur and Camden, at any place or places, where the public roads cross the same, shall be considered and held by [the?] public and established Ferries, and the owners thereof allowed to take the following rates for toll, viz: Decatur and Camden, all Ferries to be public. For each footman 5 cents. For Man and horse 10 cents. For Horse and buggy 20 cents. For Horse and cart 15 cents. For Oxen and [Illegible Text] 18 cents. For Each additional yoke of oxen 10 cents. For Two horses and carriages 30 cents. For Four horses and carriages, or coach 50 cents. For Two horses and wagon 25 cents. For Each additional horse 5 cents. For Each horse or mules, crossed in the flat or bridge 3 cents. For Each hog, sheep or goat cross in the flat 1 cents. For Swimming each horse, cow, mule or hog, when the ferryman takes the risk 3 cents. Rates of [Illegible Text]. Provided, The Ferryman does not take the risk of swimming stock, he shall not be liable for loss, nor shall he be allowed to make any charge for crossing the same. [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text]. SEC. II. Be it enacted by the authority aforesaid, That any person or persons owning or having ferry-flat or bridge at any place or places, where the public roads cross any of the water courses in the Counties of Decatur and Camden, in this State, who shall, by himself, servant or agent, have, take or receive, any greater amount of toll, than is provided for him in the first Section of this Act, or who shall, for the space of one hour, neglect or refuse to put persons and their property across said water courses, for the rates of toll provided for him in this Act, (except in cases of high water, hereafter provided for,) shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and liable

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to indictment for the same, in the Superior Courts of this State, as in other cases of misdemeanor, and on conviction thereof, shall be fined in the sum of one hundred dollars for each offence against the provisions of this Act; one half of which shall be paid to the informer, the other half for the use of the Counties, for county purposes: Provided, That the persons aggrieved and the informer shall be competent witnesses on the trial of such persons as may offend against the provisions of this Act. Extra toll. [Illegible Text] or refusal to act, how [Illegible Text]. [Illegible Text]. SEC. III. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That when the water shall overflow the banks [Illegible Text] any of the water cour ses at the ferry landings, where ferries may be erected in the Counties of Decatur and Camden, in said State, then each person or persons having or using a ferry-flat, shall be allowed to charge for toll, double the rates provided for in the first Section of this Act. Double [Illegible Text] Approved, February 20th, 1854. (No. 507.) An Act to authorize Gracy Hicks, of Crawford County, to establish a Ferry on Flint River, in said County, on her own land; and also to authorize Seaborn Wynn to keep up the Ferry heretofore established across Little River, on his own lands. SECTION I. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Georgia in General Assembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That Gracy Hicks, of the County of Crawford, be and she is hereby authorized to establish a Ferry across Flint River, on her own land, in said County, and that she be allowed to charge the rates of toll for crossing at said Ferry, that may be established by the Inferior Court of said County. [Illegible Text] Hicks to establish ferry, c. SEC. II. And be it further enacted, That Seaborn Wynn, the present owner of the land, on both sides of Little River, and his assigns, be and he and they are hereby authorized to keep up the Ferry heretofore established across said river, by Nathan Bussey and Nicholas Ware, under an Act of the General Assembly assented to on the 18th December, 1820, with full authority to collect the rates of ferriage authorized by said Act, and subject to all the liabilities therein specified. Seaborn Wynn to establish ferry, c. Approved, February 18th, 1854. (No. 508.) An Act to establish a Ferry on the Chattahoochee River, in Early 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 executors, administrators, heirs and assigns of the estate of Adam G. Saffold, deceased, be and the same are hereby authorized to establish

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a Ferry over the Chattahoochee River, in Early County, on the road leading from Blakely, in Early County, to Columbia, in Henry County, Alabama, from their own land, consisting of fractional numbers 454, 455 and 456, in the 28th District of Early County, to the high water mark on the opposite side of the river, in the State of Alabama, at such a place as shall be most convenient and eligible for a public Ferry, and furthermore, that this right shall exist for the space of 99 years. Saffold's heirs to establish [Illegible Text], c. SEC. II. And be it further enacted, That they shall have the privilege of asking, demanding and receiving such amounts of toll and ferriage, as may not be disapproved [of?] by the Inferior Court of Early County. Rates of toll. SEC. III. And be it further enacted, That no other person or persons have the privilege of establishing a Ferry or charging or receiving ferriage or reward within three miles of the line of the Ferry, either up or down the river, which this Act shall establish. Exclusive right for three miles. SEC. IV. And be it further enacted, That this Act shall take effect immediately after its passage; and that all laws militating against this Act, be and the same are hereby repealed. Approved, February 16th, 1854. (No. 509.) An Act to authorize Uriah Joyner to establish Fort Barrington Ferry across the Altamaha River, in McIntosh and Wagne Counties, on his [Illegible Text] land, and to vest the right thereof in the said Uriah Joyner, his heirs and assigns, and to fix the Rates of Ferriage, and for other purposes therein named; and to authorize John Wilkes to establish a Ferry or Toll Bridge in Tattnal. SECTION I. Be it enacted by the Senate and 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, Uriah Joyner be and he is hereby authorized and empowered to establish and erect Fort Barrington Ferry across the Altamaha River, on his own land, in the counties of McIntosh and Wayne. [Illegible Text] Joyner to erect Ferry. SEC. II. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the following shall be the established rates of toll at the said Ferry, to wit: Rates of toll.

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FORT BARRINGTON RATE OF FERRIAGE. NAME OF ARTICLES. SHORT FERRIAGE. LAGOON FERRIAGE. LONG FERRIAGE. Wagon and four Horses, $1 00 $2 00 $4 00 Wagon and five Horses, 1 25 2 25 4 50 Wagon and six Horses, 1 50 2 50 5 00 All other four-wheel Vehicles, 1 00 2 00 3 00 For a Cart and one Horse, 37 1-2 75 1 50 For a Cart and two Horses, 50 1 00 2 00 For all two-wheel Carriages, 75 1 50 2 00 For Man and Horse, 18 3-4 37 1-2 75 Led or drove Horses, 12 1-2 25 50 Foot Passengers, each, 6 1-4 12 1-2 25 Each Head Swam Cattle, 6 1-4 Each Head Flatted Cattle, 12 1-2 Hogs, Sheep or Goats, per Head, 3 Jersey Wagon and one Horse, 37 1-2 75 1 50 Jersey Wagon and two Horses, 50 1 00 2 00 All empty Wagons, 75 1 50 3 50 For a Cart and two Yoke Oxen, 1 00 2 00 4 00 SEC. III. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the said Uriah Joyner shall be compelled to keep a good ferry boat or flat, and be held responsible for all losses or damages which may be sustained by the negligence or mismanagement, or other improper conduct of the said Uriah Joyner, or his slaves at said ferry; any law, usage or custom, to the contrary notwithstanding. Damages, losses, c. SEC. IV. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That John Wilkes, of the County of Tattnal, be and he is hereby authorized to establish a Ferry or Toll Bridge on Pendleton Creek, in the county of Tattnal, on his own land; and that he be allowed to charge such rates of toll for crossing at the same as may be established by the Inferior Court, of said County. Wilkes' Ferry. Approved, February 18th, 1854. (No. 510.) An Act to authorize Patrick Gaff, of the County of Lee, and Elijah E. Stafford, of Tattnal County, to establish the Ferries therein mentioned, and for other purposes therein mentioned, and to make the same liable; 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 Patrick Gaff, of the County of Lee, be and he is hereby authorized to establish a Ferry on Flint River, in the Counties of Lee and Dooly, on his own land therein, and that he be allowed to charge at [Illegible Text]

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rates of toll for crossing at the same that is allowed to other Ferries on said river, in said Counties. [Illegible Text] SEC. II. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That Thomas II. Barnes and John H. Barnes, of the County of Seriven, be and they are hereby authorized to establish a Ferry on Savannah River, at the mouth of Bryar Creek, on their own land, in the County of Seriven, and that the rates of toll for crossing said Ferry, shall be made by the Inferior Court of said County. Barnes' Ferry. SEC. III. And be it further enacted, That William S. Grogan be authorized to charge and collect toll for crossing his Ferry on the Chattahoochee, in DeKalb County, and that he be made liable for losses sustained in crossing said Ferry, when the same is caused by the fault and neglect of said William S. Grogan. Grogan to take toll. SEC. IV. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That Maning J. Moody, of the County of Tattnal, be and he is hereby authorized to construct a Bridge on his own land, across the great Canoochie River, and that he be allowed to charge the following rates of toll for crossing said Bridge, and that this charter to be of force for thirty years; and the following arethe rates, to wit: Moody's Ferry. Man and Horse, 6 1-4 cents. Single Horse, 5 cents. Horse and Cart, 12 1-2 cents. Horse and Wagon, 18 3-4 cents. Horse and Buggy, 25 cents. Two Horses and Wagon, 25 cents. Four Horses and Wagon, 50 cents. Two Horses and Carriage, 50 cents. Cattle per Head 2 cents. SEC. V. And be it further enacted by the authority of the same, That Elijah E. Stafford, of Tattnal County, be and he is hereby authorized to establish a Ferry on the Altamaha River, in the County of Tattnal, on his own land, and that he be allowed to charge the rates of toll that have been usually demanded and paid at Carter's Ferry, County. Stafford's Ferry. SEC. VI. And it is hereby 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. Approved, February 18th, 1854. (No. 511.) An Act in relation to the working of the Public Roads in the County of Thomas. SECTION I. Be it enacted by the Senate and 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 Road Commissioners of the

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County of Thomas shall have power to apportion the citizens of the town of Thomasville, liable to do road duty, upon the several public roads in said County. Citizens of [Illegible Text] SEC. II. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That this Act shall only be in force until such time as the government of the town of Thomasville shall be regularly organized under the Act of Incorporation and amendments thereto, or such time or times thereafter when said government shall be abandoned. When [Illegible Text]. Approved, February 20th, 1854. (No. 512.) An Act to repeal an Act entitled an Act to alter and amend the Road Laws of this State, so far as relates to the County of Thomas, approved February 30 th, 1847. Be it enacted by the Senate and 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 [Illegible Text] after the passage of this Act, that so much of the above recited Act, as relates to the County of Thomas be and the same are hereby repealed. Old [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text]. Approved, February 17th, 1854. TAXES, TAX COLLECTORS, c. * * See Relief,No. 435, Bassets' securities; No, 447. Geo. Davis, over tax; No. 449, J. P. Ellis; Ib. Tax on free negroes in Columbia; also No. 450, 452, No. 442, No. 463, No. 468, No. 473, No. 475all as to taxes, on, or off. No. 513. Baker County; Collector and Receiver separated. No. 513. Gwinnett; Col'or and Rec'r sep'd. No. 513. Pulaski; Col'or and Rec'r sep'd. No. 514. Chatham; Collector's fees raised. No. 515. Clark; Col'or and Rec'er sepa'd. No. 516. Decatur; Col'or and Rec'er sepa'd. No. 517. Decatur; tax for new Court House, c. No. 518. Emanuel; tax for Court House. No. 519. Heard County; ferry tax. No. 519. Whitfield; tax to pay its debts. No. 520. Irwin; Col'or and Rec'r separ'ed. No. 521. Jasper: Collector's and Receiver's duty for widows. See 526. No. 522. Polk; Collector to be allowed insolvent list. No. 523. Warren; Coll'tor to have [Illegible Text]. No. 524. Wayne: owners of 1,000 [Illegible Text], c. No. 525. Wayne; residents pay on all property. No. 526. Liberty; Collectors, Poor Fund (No. 513.) An Act to divide the offices of Receivers of Tax Returns and Tax Collectors, of the Counties of Baker, Gwinnett and Pulaski. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Georgia in General Assembly met, and it is hereby

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enacted by the authority of the same, That from and after the expiration of the present term of service of the Tax Collectors and Receivers of Tax Returns, of the Counties of Baker, Gwinnett and Pulaski, the said offices shall be distinct and separate and held by different persons, and that all laws or parts of laws militating against this Act, be and the same are hereby repealed. Office of Collector and [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text]. Approved, December 16th, 1853. (No. 514.) An Act to increase the compensation of the Tax Receiver, of 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 after the passage of this Act, the Receiver of Tax Returns, of the County of Chatham, shall be entitled to have and receive, and he is hereby authorized to have and receive five per cent. on all taxes levied by the State, in said County, and returnable to said Receiver. Compensation increased. 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. Approved, February 16th, 1854. (No. 515.) An Act to repeal all laws consolidating offices of [UNK] Receiver [UNK] of Tax Returns and Tax Collector in the County of Clark. Be it enacted by the Senate and 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 laws and parts of laws [Illegible Text] passed consolidating the offices of Receiver of Tax Returns and Tax Collector in the County of Clark, be and the same is hereby repealed. Old law [Illegible Text]. Approved, February 13th, 1854. (No. 516.) An Act to [Illegible Text] an Act entitled An Act to consolidate the offices of Receivers of Tax Returns and Tax Collectors of this State, so [Illegible Text] as relates to the County of Decatur; passed the second day of December, 1841, and to provide for the election in future of one Tax Collector and one Tax Receiver, separately, in said County of Decatur, as provided for by the general Laws of this State in such cases. SECTION [Illegible Text]. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Georgia in General Assembly met,

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and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That from and after the passage of this Act, the Act entitled an Act to consolidate the offices of Receivers of Tax Returns and Tax Collectors of this State, so far as relates to the County of Decatur, be and the [Illegible Text] is hereby repealed. [Illegible Text] SEC. II. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That hereafter it shall be the duty of the proper officers as prescribed by Law, to open and hold an election at each election of County officers, in the County of Decatur, for one Tax Collector and one Tax Receiver, who shall severally take and hold their offices as by the general Laws of this State made and provided; any law or usage to the contrary notwithstanding. New election. Approved, December 17th, 1853. (No. 517.) An Act to authorize the Justices of the Inferior Court of Decatur County to levy an additional tax on the State Tax not exceeding two hundred per centum. SECTION I. Be it enacted by the Senate and 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 Decatur County, be and they are hereby authorized to levy an additional tax on the State Tax, not to exceed two hundred per cent. for the purpose, of building a new Court House and other County purposes, for each and every year, so long as the Inferior Court, aforesaid, may deem it necessary, the said tax to be collected and paid over in the same manner as is now authorized and required by law. [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, February 18th, 1854. (No. 518.) An Act to authorize and require the Justices of the Inferior Court, of the County of Emanuel, to levy an extraordinary tax, not to exceed one hundred per cent. on the general tax, for the purpose of building a new Court House, and for other purposes therein mentioned. 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, the Justices of the Inferior Court, of Emanuel County, be authorized and required to levy an extraordinary tax, not to exceed one hundred per cent. on the general tax, for the year 1853, [UNK] 1855, [UNK] for the purpose of building a new Court House at the County site of said County. Emanuel, extra tax for Court House.

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SEC. II. And be it further enacted by the authority of the same, That the Justices of the Inferior Court, of the County of Emanuel, be authorised to levy an extraordinary tax, not to exceed twenty five per cent. for the support of the Paupers of said County, and to pay debts due for the support of said Paupers, for the year 1853. For Paupers. Approved, February 18th, 1854. (No. 519.) An Act to authorize the Justices of the Inferior Court of Heard County, to levy an extra tax, to be called a Ferry Tax; also to authorize the Justices of the Inferior Court, of Whitfield County, to levy 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 the Justices of the Inferior Court, of the County Heard, be and they are hereby authorized to levy an extra tax, of not less than seven nor more than twelve and a half per cent. upon the State tax of said County, as a ferry tax, for the purpose of establishing a free ferry across the Chattahoochee River, at Franklin in said County. Heard [Illegible Text] tax. SEC. II. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the Justices of the Inferior Court, of the County of Whitfield, be and they are hereby authorized and allowed to levy and collect an extra tax, not exceeding one hundred per cent. upon the State tax, for the purpose of paying the present County debt of said County. Whitfield tax to pay [Illegible Text]. Approved, February 20th, 1854. (No. 520.) An Act to consolidate the offices of Tax Receiver and Collector, for 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, the offices of Tax Receiver and Collector, for the County of Irwin, be and the same are hereby consolidated. Offices consolidated. 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, February 9th, 1854.

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(No. 521.) An Act compelling the Tax Receiver and Collector, of the County of Jasper, to visit the house or houses of all Widows in said County, before returning them as defaulters. SECTION, I. Be it enacted by the Senate and 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 Tax Receivers and Collectors, so far as relates to the County of Jasper, to visit the house or houses of all widows belonging to said County, who have property subject to taxation, for the purpose of affording them a better opportunity of giving in and paying their taxes. Collector to visit widows. 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 obligations may have been neglected by the said Receivers and Collectors; any law, usage or custom to the contrary notwithstanding. No widow to be defaulter. Approved, February 18th, 1854. (No. 522.) An Act to anthorize and require the Inferior Court of Polk County, to examine and allow to the Tax Collectors of said County, their insolvent lists, in lieu of the Grand Jurors of said County. SECTION I. Be it enacted by the Senate and Houseof 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 Court, (in lieu of the Grand Juries,) of Polk County, be and they are hereby authorized and required to examine and allow to the Tax Collectors, of said County, their insolvent list. Polk Insolvent list. SEC. II. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That all laws and parts of lawe militating against this Act, be and the same are hereby repealed. Approved, February 18th, 1854. (No. 523.) An Act to authorize Jacob A. H. Reviere, Receiver of Tax Returns, of the County of Warren, to appoint an assistant Receiver. Be it enacted by the Senate and 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, Jacob A. H. Reviere, Receiver of Tax Returns, of the County of Warren, may have authority to appoint an Assistant Receiver, who shall have power to do and perform all of

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the official acts now required of the Receiver, during the continuance of his office: Provided, That the said Receiver shall be liable on his official bond, for all of the actings and doings of said assistant. [Illegible Text] assistant receiver. Approved, February 11th, 1854. (No. 524.) An Act to compel all persons who own or who may hereafter own any land, over one thousand acres, improved or unimproved, to give in and pay taxes on the same, in the County in which said land lies, so far as relates to the County of Wayne. SECTION I. Be it enacted by the Senate and 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, any person or persons who own or may hereafter own any land, over one thousand acres, improved or unimproved, in the County of Wayne, shall be compelled, either in person or by agent, to give in and pay taxes for the same, in said County of Wayne. Wayne, owners of land must pay tax in. 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. Approved, February 9th, 1854. (No. 525.) An Act to compel persons living in the County of Wayne, to give in and pay their taxes in said County, for all the property they may own in the State, 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 immediately after the passage of this Act, persons living in the County of Wayne, be and they are hereby required to give in and pay in said County of Wayne, their taxes for all the property they may own or be in possession of in the State: That Joseph Wiggins and Robert Stafford, of the County of Wayne, be and they are hereby required to give in and pay taxes for all property they may own in the State, for the years 1854 and 1855, to the Receiver of Tax Returns and Collector of Taxes, of the County of Wayne. Wayne, taxes. Wiggins and others. 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. Approved, February 17th, 1854.

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(No. 526.) An Act to reduce the fees of the several Tax Collectors, hereafter to be [Illegible Text] for the County of Liberty, and for other [Illegible Text] 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 immediately after the passage of this Act, the several Tax Collectors, for the County of Liberty, shall be entitled to and receive the sum of one hundred and seventy-five dollars and no more, as full compensation for their services as Tax Collector. Liberty, pay of Collectors SEC. II. And be it further enacted by the authority of the same, That it shall be the duty of the said Tax Collectors, respectively, and they are hereby required to pay over the balance of their commissions, under the present law, to the Ordinary of said County, on or before the first day of December in each year. To pay over balance. SEC. III. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the several sums so paid over, shall be added to the Poor School Fund of said County, and shall be disposed of as such. To poor School fund. 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. Assented to, December 21st, 1853. VOLUNTEER COMPANIES. * * See No. 326 for Clinch Rifles' Loan Company. No. 527. Atlanta Irish Volunteers, incorporated. No. Atlanta City Guardsexemption, No. 529. No. 528. Irish Jasper Greens, Savannah, incorporated. No. 529. Irish Volunteers, Augusta, exemption. No. 530. Independent Volunteer [Illegible Text], Savannah. No. 531. Marietta Guards, incorporated. No. 532. Mountain Rangers, incorporated. Talbot Guards, incorporated, No. 529. No. 533. Thomasville Guards, incorporated. (No. 527.) A n Act to incorporate the Atlanta Irish Volunteers, and to confer upon them certain powers, and grant unto them certain privileges and exemptions 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

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hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That from and after passage of this Act, the Atlanta Irish Volunteers, an Infantry Company in the City of Atlanta, shall be known by the corporate name of the Atlanta Irish Volunteers, and be vested with corporate powers, to pass all by-laws, rules and regulations necessary for the government of said Company, not repugnant to the Constitution and Laws of this State; that a board of the officers of said Company, to consist of not less than three, nor more than five, two of whom shall be commissioned officers, shall be competent to form and hold a Court of Enquiry and Courts Martial, to try and affix such penalties as may be provided by their by-laws, on any member or members violating the same. Atlanta Irish [Illegible Text] Incorporated. SEC. II. Be it further enacted, That all persons enrolled or [UNK]that[UNK] may hereafter enroll as members, [shall be exempt?] from patrol and jury duty; these exemptions to continue no longer than membership in said Company; and that a certificate from the commanding officer of said Company, shall be sufficient evidence to exempt any member from patrol and jury duty; all laws and parts of laws to the contrary notwithstanding. Exemptions. Approved, February 18th, 1854. (No. 528.) An Act to incorporate the Irish Jasper Greens, a Volunteer Corps of the City of Savannah, and to amend the Act passed by the last General Assembly, in relatian to the First Regiment, First Brigade, First Division, Georgia Militia, so far as the same relates to certain Companies. SECTION I. Be it enacted by the Senate and 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 Savannah, under the name of the Irish Jasper Greens, 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 regulations of said corps, which shall not be repugnant to the Laws of this State, or to the Constitution of the United States. Irish Jasper Greens incorporated. Powers, rights, c. 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 office, 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. Officers [Illegible Text] c.

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SEC. III. And be it further enacted, That the captains of the late Beat Companies, number one, two, three and four, in the First Regiment of the First Division, now in commission, shall severally command Beat Companies A, C, E and G: That is to say the captain of No. 1 shall command Beat Company A; the captain of No. 2 shall command Beat Company C; the captain of No. 3 shall command Beat Company E, and the Captain of No. 4 shall command Beat Company G; and the [Illegible Text] of Beat Companies B, D, F and [Illegible Text] respectively, as well as the otherofficers, shall be elected in conformity with the existing laws. Beat Company [Illegible Text] SEC. IV. And 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. Approved, February 14th, 1854. (No. 529.) An Act to extend certain privileges to the Irish Volunteers in the City of Augusta; and to incorporate and confer certain privileges upon the Talbot Guards, and the Atlanta City Guards. SECTION I. Be 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 the active members of The Irish Volunteers, a military corps in the City of Augusta, shall be and they are hereby declared to be free and exempt from all jury duty in any of the Courts of said City or the County of Richmond, and that the honorary members of said corpse be and they are hereby declared to be exempt from the performance of all militia duty, except in time [UNK]of[UNK] insurrection or war. Augusta Irish volunteers. Exemptions. SEC. II. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the Volunteer Corps of Infantry, now existing in the town of Talbotton, under the name of Talbot Guards, be and the same are hereby incorporated and made a body politic and corporate, by the above name, and by that name, or by 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 of 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 the United States. Talbot Guards incorporated. SEC. III. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the officers of said Company shall be as follows: one Captain, one First Lientenant, one Second Lientenant, one Third Lieutenant, and one Ensign, and non-Commissioned officers; and the commanding officer of said Company shall have authority to constitute a Court of Inquiry, to be composed of members of said corps, who shall hear and determine in all cases of delinquency or breach of

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the by-laws of said Company, as well as [UNK]all[UNK] trials for unmilitary and ungentlemanly [Illegible Text] and to award [Illegible Text] punishment therefor; from whose decision there may be an appeal to a Division Court Martial, convened by the Major-General of the Tenth Division, 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 decrees of Courts of Inquiry are directed to be enforced by the laws of this Senate [UNK]State.[UNK] Officers. Regulations. Court [Illegible Text] Appeals, c. SEC. IV. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid That all persons enrolled as members of said corps, or who may, hereafter enrol themselves members thereof, shall be exempt, 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 and patrol 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 exonerate the members of said corps from doing militia duty in times of invasion, insurrection, rebellion, or actual war: And provided furth [Illegible Text] 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 name or 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 cease and be determined. Exempt from Malitia and Patrol duty, c. Except in [Illegible Text] of war, c. Members to be reported. SEC. V. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, 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 Talbot County; and all other civil authorities exercising control over the road and patrol duties in and for said County, while [UNK]which?[UNK] said certificate shall be deemed and held sufficient evidence to exempt the persons therein named from doing road or patrol duty, paying corporation tax, or serving on any of the juries in and for said County, during the time that such persons shall belong to said corps. List to be given to [Illegible Text] Court. SEC. VI. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That all persons enrolled as members of the Atlanta City Guards, a Volunteer [Illegible Text] Corps in the City of Atlanta, or who may hereafter enrol themselves as members thereof, shall be exempt, and they are hereby declared to be exempted from all militia duty, excepting what shall be required of them as members thereof, and from all patrol and jury duty, and from the payment of city poll tax, 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, That the number of such volunteer corps shall not exceed eighty: And provided further, That said [Illegible Text] and privileges shall not and they are hereby declared not to excuse or [Illegible Text] the members of said corps from doing militia duty in time of invasion, insurrection, rebellion or actual war: And provided furthermore, That it shall be the duty of the commanding officer of said corps, and he is hereby expressly required to

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report to the proper civil authorities the names of all such members as may 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 all such cases cease and determine. Atlanta Guards. [Illegible Text] c. [Illegible Text] of war or [Illegible Text] Names [Illegible Text] SEC. VII. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That a certificate of the commanding officer, specifying the names of the members of said corps, shall be made out and delivered to the Clerk of the Inferior Court of the County of Fulton, and all other civil authorities of said County exercising authority over the patrol and jury duties of said County, and to the Clerk of the City Council of the City of Atlanta, which said certificate shall be deemed and held sufficient evidence to exempt the person therein named from doing patrol and jury duty in said County, during the time that said persons shall belong to such corps. List to Inferior Court. 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. Approved, February 20th, 1854. (No. 530.) An Act supplementary to an Act entitled an Act to [Illegible Text] a Volunteer Battalion in the City of Savannah, to be called the Independent Volunteer Battalion of Savannah, approved January 20 th, 1852. SECTION I. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Georgia in General Assembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That is shall be the duty of the Sheriff of Chatham County, for the time being, to levy and collect all executions issued by Courts Martial and Courts of Enquiry, in the Independent Volunteer Battalion of Savannah, according to the Laws of this State, for fines and penalties inflicted by the said Courts, and to use all lawful means therefor, according to the Militia Laws now of [Illegible Text] and to pay over the same when collected, to the Paymaster of the said [Illegible Text] and for said [such] service the said Sheriff shall be entitled to receive upon each execution so levied such costs as are now allowed by law in cases of execution out of the Superior Court of said County, and in cases of neglect [Illegible Text] refusal to pay over the money collected under such executions, he shall be liable to be ruled therefor as in other cases. [Illegible Text] Powers, [Illegible Text] c. SEC. II. Be it further enacted by the authority of the same, That all laws and parts of laws militating against the provisions of this Act, be and the same are hereby repealed. Approved, February 10th, 1854.

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(No. 531.) An Act to incorporate the Marietta Guards, and to grant certain immunities and privileges to the members 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 Phillips, Captain; W. W. Boyd, 1st Lieutenant; Richard W. Joiner, 2d Lieutenant; E. W. Russell, 3d Lieutenant, and others, the officers and members of the Marietta Guards, a Volunteer Infantry Corps of the County of Cobb, and their successors, the officers and members which hereafter may be of said corps, be and the same are hereby declared to be a body politic and corporate, under the name and style above expressed; and in their corporate capacity shall have power to sue and be sued, plead and be impleaded in all and singular the Courts of Law and Equity of this State; and to make all by-laws, rules, and regulations for their own government that they may deem necessary, and which are not contrary or repugnant to the Constitution and Laws of this State; and by their commanding officers to constitute and hold Courts of Enquiry to enforce said by-laws and regulations and punish delinquents: Provided, always, Said Courts of Enquiry shall be governed always by the rules and regulations of other Courts of Enquiry of this State. Marietta Guards. Incorporated. Privileges, c. Powers. SEC. II. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That all persons who now are enrolled, or who may hereafter enrol themselves as members of said corps, shall be and they are hereby declared to be exempt from all jury duty, patrol duty and militia duty other than such as may be required of them as members of such corps, and such drills and inspections as may be ordered by the commander-in-chief: Provided, always, That the said corps shall at no time drill and parade a less number of times yearly than is now required by Law of the Militia of this State. Exemptions SEC. III. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the immunities and privileges aforesaid shall continue no longer than during membership of said corps; and the certificate of the commanding officer of said corps shall be sufficient evidence of such membership to entitle the said members to the immunities and privileges aforesaid. Immunities, [Illegible Text] SEC. IV. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the members of such corps, after seven years service as such, be and they are hereby declared to be exempt from all militia duty forever, except in cases of insurrection, invasion, rebellion or war. Seven years service. 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. Approved, February 17th, 1854.

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(No. 532.) An Act to incorporate the Mountain Rangers of 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 the authority of the same, That the Volun-Corps of Cavalry, now existing in the town of Calhoun, Gordon County, under the name of the Mountain Rangers, be and the same is hereby incorporated and made a body politic and corporate, under the above name, and 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 and use a common seal, and to hold such property, real and personal, whether obtained by gifts or otherwise, 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 Constitution and Laws of this State or of the United States. Mountain Rangers. Incorporated. Privileges, c. SEC. II. And be it further enacted, That the officers of said Company shall be a President, Secretary and Treasurer; that the commanding officer of said corps shall be, by virtue of his office, 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 shall be in writing, and in addition to the signature of the President, be countersigned by the Secretary of said corporation. Officers and regulations. SEC. III. Be it further enacted, That the members of said volunteer corps be exempt from jury, inquest and militia duty, so long as they shall be members of said corps. Approved, February 14th, 1854.

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(No. 533.) An Act to incorporate a Volunteer Corps of Infantry at Thomasville, in the County of Thomas, to be known by the name and style of the Thomasville Guards, to authorize the Governor to furnish them with arms and accoutrements, and to grant certain privileges and exemptions to 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, so soon as any number of the citizens of Thomas County, able to do militia duty, shall associate themselves together to the number of sixty or more, for the purpose of organizing an Infantry Corps of Volunteers and transmit to his Excellency the Governor the number of men composing said Corps, together with the names of the persons chosen as officers to command said corps, to be known by the name and style of the Thomasville Guards, and to be attached to the sixth Division of Georgia Malitia, it shall be the duty of the Governor to cause commissions to issue to said officers. Thomasville Guards. SEC. II. And be it further enacted, That said Corps be and it is hereby incorporated and made a body politic and corporate, by the above name, and by that name 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 and enforce any by-laws, which shall not infringe on the Laws of this State or the United States. Powers. SEC. III. And be it enacted further, That the Governor be and he is hereby authorized to furnish said corps with percussion muskets and suitable accoutrements for the same, upon proper security for the safe return of said arms and accoutrements, whenever said corps shall be disbanded. Arms, c. SEC. IV. And be it enacted further, That the officers and privates enrolled as members of said corps, not exceeding the number of sixty, who shall enrol themselves as such, shall be exempt from all militia road, patrol and jury duty in the County of Thomas, while they shall continue members of said corps; except such militia duty as shall be required of them as members of said corps, and also in time of invasions or insurrection. Exemptions. SEC. V. And be it enacted further, That the members, together with the officers of said corps, who shall remain officers and members thereof, for the term of six years, shall after that time be entitled to the foregoing privileges and exemptions, with the aforenamed exceptions, and that a certificate of the commanding officer of said corps, shall be sufficient evidence of membership in said corps, to entitle the members and officers to the privileges and exemptions herein conferred; any law, usage or custom to the contrary notwithstanding. Six years. SEC. VI. And be it further enacted, That the commanding officers

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of said corps shall furnish a list of the members and officers of said corps to the Clerk of the Superior Court of said County, who shall file the same in his office subject to the inspection of all civil authorities exercising control over the road, patrol and jury duties in and for said County. Lists, c. SEC. VII. And be it further enacted, That the officers of said corporation shall be a President and a Secretary, that the commanding officer of the said corps shall be, by virtue of his office, 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. Officers. Contracts. SEC. VIII. 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. JOHN E. WARD, Speaker of the House of Representatives. JOHN D. STELLS, President of the Senate. HERSCHEL V. JOHNSON, Governor. Approved, February 17th, 1854.

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RESOLUTIONS * * Many of them have no evidence of where they originated, hence I do not distinguish the Senate's from those of the House of Representatives.[COMPILER ADOPTED BY THE SENATE AND HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, OF THE STATE OF GEORGIA, DURING A SESSION OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY, HELD AT MILLEDGE- VILLE IN THE YEARS 1853 AND 1854. [Illegible Text] REPORTS OF COMMITTEES, AND RESOLUTIONS. No. 1. On Philadelphia Convention, as to monument in Philadelphia Square. No. 2. Select Committee on Augusta Bridge. No. 3. Report as to Tennessee and State Road. No. 4. Finance Committee; on claim of Judge Sturgis. II. RESOLUTIONS. No. 5. Taking Rev. Geo. T. White's book. No. 6. Naval Depot at [Illegible Text] No. 7. 200 copies Cobb's Analysis. No. 8. Nebraska Bill. No. 9. Nebraska Bill. No. 10. [Illegible Text] Florida line. No. 11. Savannah Albany Rail Road Company, and Alabama. No. 12. Journals of State Convention. No. 13. Darien Bank creditors. No. 14. Laws and Journals to Coroners. No. 15. Law Books to all Counties. No. 16. Laws, c., to present members. No. 17. Bonner's forthcoming Map. No. 18. Committee on State Road. No. 19. Repair of State House. No. 20. Election of Printer. No. 21. Election of State House Officers No. 22. Election of United [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] No. 23. As to recess. No. 24. As to adjournment. No. 25. Respite of Geo. W. Ray. No. 26. L. McIntosh, for Army No. 27. J. B. McIntosh, for Army No. 28. J. P. Flewellen, for [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text]. No. 29. Wm. Taylor, of [Illegible Text] No. 30. S. H. Crump, for Army. No. 31. Elizabeth Stell; grant, c. No. 32. Enquiry into Atlanta Bank. No. 33. [Illegible Text] Sansem; executor, c. No. 34. Tribute to Maj. [Illegible Text] Taylor. No. 35. Bank of Republic, New York. No. 36. Election of Solicitor General of Southern Circuit. No. 37. Certain other elections. No. 38. Troup County; Laws and [Illegible Text] to be furnished new [Illegible Text] (No. 1.) The Committee on the State of the Republic, to whom was referred the Report of the proceedings of a Convention, composed of delegates from the thirteen original United States, held on the sixth of July last, in Independence Hall, for the purpose of [Illegible Text] a Monument in Independence Square, in the City of Philadelphia, in commemoration of the Declaration of Independence, and

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in honor of the Signers thereof, have had the same under consideration and make the following Report of Com. on State of the Republic as to the Philadelphia Convention. REPORT: The erection of Monuments, commemorative of important events, and to perpetuate the memory of patriots and heroes, is coeval with civilization itself. And if the eastern traveller, lingers amidst the Obelisks and Pyramids of Egypt, as well as the Tombs of Persian Kings, and learns the lessons which they impart; if the enlightened Briton gazes with national pride upon the Monuments of London and at the Duke of York; if France can point to her Arch of Triumph, as an eternal record of her distinguished dead, why should not the people of the Old Thirteen United States, erect some memorial of the birth-place of American Independence, and in commemoration of an event, which for moral grandeur and stupendous consequences, has no parallel in ancient or modern history? As to Monument in Philadelphia [Illegible Text] Historical [Illegible Text] The first act of the enraptured Israelites, after their safe arrival in the land of promise, was the piling of stones in remembrance of the fact that, whereas they were once in bondage, but we now are free. Shall the people of Georgia be not moved by the same noble impulses? The Committee, therefore recommend the adoption of the following resolutions: Resolved, That for the purpose of testifying our gratitude to and veneration for the Signers of the Declaration of Independence, the State will co-operate with the thirteen original States of this Union, in the erection of a suitable Monument in Independence Square, in the City of Philadelphia, to the amount and in the manner proposed by the Convention, assembled the 4th and 6th of July: That is to say, in proportion to the representation of said thirteen States in the House of Representatives. Gratitude for the Signers of Declaration of Independence. State agrees to co-operate with [Illegible Text] Thirteen. Resolved, That A. Hull and M. G. [J?] Welborn be and they are hereby appointed Trustees for the State of Georgia, to take charge of any monies which may be hereafter appropriated for this purpose, and to co-operate with the Trustees which have been or may be appointed by the other States, with authority to act, when nine States shall have signified their determination to engage in the proposed enterprise. Hull and [Illegible Text], Trustees. Approved, February 18th, 1854. (No. 2.) The Select Committee to whom was referred the memorial of the City Council of Augusta, in relation to the Bridge across Savannah River, at Augusta, have had the same under consideration, and submit the following Report of [Illegible Text] Com. as to the Augusta [Illegible Text]. REPORT: It is undeniable that until the year 1848, the City Council of Augusta owned the Bridge at said City, and the land on both

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sides of the Savannah River, constituting the abutments, with the right to collect toll under grants, from the States of Georgia and South Carolina, and which had been sustained by the Appellate Courts of South Carolina and the United States. The same rights still exist in Georgia, and the City Council still own, in fee, the abutment in South Carolina, holding the same under a conveyance made by authority of the said State, on the 24th December, 1830. [Illegible Text] the history [Illegible Text] the control of [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] In December, 1848, the Charter for the Bridge, granted by South Carolina, having expired, the Legislature of that State re-chartered the Bridge and vested it in Shultz and McKinne, with the proviso that they should not be allowed to collect toll until the litigation, then pendirg in the Supreme Court of the United States, in relation to said Bridge, should be determined against the City Council of Augusta: (that litigation was determined in favor of the City Council.) As to the action of South [Illegible Text] and the Supreme Court, U. S. In December, 1849, the Legislature amended the said grant to Shultz and McKinne, by authorizing them to collect toll: Provided, The collecting of said toll should not subject the South Carolina Rail Road Company or the community, to the payment of double toll. Further Legislative action. The Court of Errors of said State, subsequently, in a case between the South Carolina Rail Road Company and Jones and Kennedy, the assignees of Shultz and McKinne, decided that toll could not be collected under the amended grant. So, the matter remained (so far as effective action by the Legislature was concerned,) until December, 1853, when the Legislature of South Carolina again amended the grant, by authorizing Jones and Kennedy to collect toll: Provided, however, That nothing therein contained, should, in any wise, impair or prejudice any right or property claimed by the City Council of Augusta, in respect to the one half of the material structure of the said Bridge within the territorial limits of said State. Further action of South Carolina. This proviso admits that Augusta owns the structure and the deed from South Carolina's Agent, conveys land on the South Carolina bank of the river, to be [Illegible Text] held and enjoyed, solely and exclusively for the purpose of the Bridge abutment and a highway, together with all and singular the rights, members and appurtenances, c., to have and to hold forever, with full covenants of warranty. What it is. Now, without stopping to consider the claim of jurisdiction, set up by South Carolina, to one half of the river, or denying her alledged sovereign authority in the premises, (which matters are to be determined hereafter between the two States,) the question naturally presents itself; is it right and just, or in any wise consistent with the honor of that State, to legislate to the injury of the owners of a property, part conceded by her to be theirs, and part actually paid for to her? No one in that honored State, it is believed, will answer in the affirmative. Comment on So. Ca. Legislation. Why then was it done? The Committee believe that the grant last made, was given without the attention of the members of the Legislature, being drawn to the true state of the rights of Augusta; perhaps, at the close of the session, and in the haste which often precedes an adjournmentand do not doubt that upon application

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made, they will [Illegible Text] the action of the last session. In this view, your Committee recommend the adoption of the following resolutions: Supposed cause of it. Resolved, by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Georgia, That the Legislature of South Carolina, be and they are hereby respectfully requested to consider the claims which the City of Augusta has to the bridge across the Savannah River, and its appurtenances within the limits of that State, and to repeal or have [Illegible Text], the grant to Jones and Kennedy, made at their last session. Resolution. Requesting So. Ca. to repeal the grant to Jones [Illegible Text]. Resolved, That his Excellency the Governor, be requested to forward a copy of the foregoing report and of these resolutions, to the Governor of South Carolina, to be laid before the Legislature of that State. Governor to forward copies, c. Approved, February 20th, 1854. (No. 3.) Mr. Clark, of the Committee of [on?] the State of the Republic, to whose action was referred the Message of his Excellency the Governor, relative to the Laws of Tennessee, by which the Western and Atlantic Rail Road is subjected to suits in the Courts of Tennessee, have had the same under consideration and beg leave to Report of Committee on State of Republic. REPORT: That they agree with his Excellency as to the necessity of procuring the repeal of the Statutes of Tennessee referred to, as a matter of vital interest to Georgia. They also approve of the appointment of a Commissioner, to proceed to the Legislature of Tennessee, now in session, or that may hereafter sit, for the purpose of instituting suitable negotiations to bring about so desirable a result. The recommendation of the Governor as to adopting a system of reciprocity between the States of Georgia and Tennesee, relative to the manner of instituting suits and collecting the claims of their Rail Roads, which are projected into either State, meet with their hearty concurrence. Tennessee and State [Illegible Text]. [Illegible Text]. System of [Illegible Text]. As to suits. Approved. In conclusion, the Committee recommend the passage of the following resolution. Resolved, That his Excellency the Governor is hereby required to appoint a Commissioner, as early as practicable, to proceed to the State of Tennessee, for the purpose of procuring the repeal of the Law of that State, which subjects the Western and Atlantic Rail Road to suit in her Courts, and to fix upon such terms of negotiations and reciprocity as shall be acceptable to both States. Com'r. to get Laws of Tennessee repealed, that make our State Road [Illegible Text] therein. And be it further resolved, That a copy of his Excellency's Message herein referred to, and a copy of this report and resolutions, be communicated through said Commissioner to his Excellency the Governor of Tennessee, with the request that he communicate the same to the Legislature of that State at the earliest moment. Copy to be sent by the Commissioner.

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(No. 4.) Mr. Clark, of the Finance Committee, to whom were referred the memorial of Joseph Sturgis, asking the payment to him of one thousand dollars, as compensation for services rendered by him, at Washington City, during two sessions of Congress, as the Agent of the State, in prosecuting her claims against the General Government, have had said memorial under consideration and beg leave to Report Finance Committee on claim of Judge [Illegible Text] REPORT: That they are satisfied that the contract made in November, 1849, between said memorialist and Governor Towns was, that he was to have as a sum certain, five hundred dollars for each session of Congress, he should be so engaged in the service of the State. It seems that a different opinion was entertained by Governor Cobb and the Select Committee, who reported upon the same subject matter at the last session of the General Assembly, which opinion was based upon the minutes of the contract from the records of the Executive Department, where the first payment of five hundred dollars to said memorialist is termed an out-fit, and implies that that was all he was to receive from the State as certain, no matter how long he might necessarily be engaged in such service. In support of his cliam, and to show that such entry is erroncous and does not state properly the contract made with Governor Towns, the memorlists have furnished us with the several letters of George D. Phillips and David J. Bailey, who were witnesses to said contract, and also, the letter of his late Excellency, Governor Towns, who was a party to the same. [Illegible Text] the contract with Governor Towns. Report a mistake in the entry thereof, c. Dr. Phillips, says: My understanding then and all times was, that you were to receive ten per centum on the amount collected, and five hundred dollars to defray expenses, for each session of Congress, you found it necessary to devote to the business. I doubt not but you would find the entry of the contract on the Executive Journals, to have been made by one of his private Secretaries, and hence the error in stating the contract. Evidence of the contract. Col. Bailey, says: My understanding as to the pay for the services was ten per centum upon whatever amount should be collected, also five hundered dollars as a certain compensation during each session of Congress, so long as he (Sturgis,) should continue to act as the Agent of the State. Gov. Towns, after stating all the circumstances connected with the employment of the memorialist, concludes thus: I therefore hope the present Legislature will carry out the true intent of the contract I made with you, which was $500 per session for [Illegible Text] session you were engaged in the business. Gov. Towns' statement. It is upon the foregoing evidence we report that the memorial ist was to be paid by the contract, with Governor Towns, $500 per each session of Congress he should be engaged in the service of the State, which testimony we are advised was not before Governor Cobb nor the Select Committee of the last General Assembly.

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We find that Judge Sturgis entered upon his duties on December, 1849, and is still the Agent of the State, and that he has served up to March, 1853, through and during four sessions of Congress, which, at the rate of $500 per session, would entitle him to $2,000. Term of service. Received an advance from the State of $500, as pay for his first session of service, and that for his second of service, he received from Governor Towns, on the part of the State, the additional sum of five hundred dollars, which latter payment we take as sustaining Governor Towns' remembrance of the contract, and hence his testimony fully explains why said last mentioned payment was made. Pay received already. It thus appears that there are two sessions of Congress through which Judge Sturgis has served the State, and for which he has received no pay, according to the original contract; this amounts to $1,000, the sum he asks to be paid him, and we can see no good reason why his petition should not be granted. Under the contract entered into with Governor Towns, Judge Sturgis has rendered the State efficient and valuable service. Up to the last General Assembly, he had collected for the State $72,955.24, and for the Central Bank, $21,044.00, and since that time he has collected $144,890.53. Governor Cobb in his recent annual message, says: These claims have been long standing, and the State is now indebted for the collection of a large portion of them to the energy and ability with which they have been urged by the Agent, appointed by my predecessor and continued by myself, Joseph Sturgis, Esq. Conclusion of Committee$1,000 due. Judge Sturgis' agency still continues under the contract with Governor Towns, unless it is conceded that this was terminated by the notice of Governor Cobb, that he should be allowed hereafter only the ten per centum upon the amount received, but it is clear that Governor Cobb gave said notice, under his construction of the original contract, and not as a notice of the change in the terms or the making of a new contract. It now appearing that such construction was a misapprehension, created by the peculair terms of the order in the Executive Depaatment; it follows necessarily that Judge Sturgis is still entitled to an enforcement of the original contract. Your Committee therefore recommend to the Senate the passage of the following resolution: Resolved, That Joseph Sturgis, Esq., is entitled to have, of the State of Georgia, the certain sum of one thousand dollars, for his services rendered the State as her Agent at Washington City, for the two last sessions of Congress, ending March, 1853, in conformity with the contract entered into with Governor Towns, to provide for the prosecution of certain claims of the State against the General Government. Resolution to pay him $1,000. On motion of Mr. Clark, the report was taken up and agreed to. Approved, January 16th, 1854. (No. 5.) Resolved, by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Georgia, That his Excellency the Governor be and he is

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hereby requested to purchase from the Rev. George White, six hundred copies of his Historical Collections of Georgia, at a cost not exceeding two dollars and fifty cents per copy; that one copy be transmitted to the Ordinary, to the Clerk of the Superior Court, and to the Clerk of the Inferior Court of each County, for public uses; and that the remainder be placed in the State Library for further distribution. Agree to buy 600 copies of Historical Collections, by Geo. T. White. Approved, February 15th, 1854. (No. 6.) Resolved, by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Georgia in General Assembly met, That they recommend to the Congress of the United States, the establishment of a Naval Depot, at the City of Brunswick, in this State. Recommend Naval Depot at Brunswick. Resolved, That his Excellency the Governor be requested to forward copies of the foregoing resolution to our Senators and Representatives in Congress. Copies to be sent to Members of [Illegible Text] Approved, February 15th, 1854. (No. 7.) A Joint Resolution of the Senate and House of Representatives, authorizing and requiring the Governor to purchase a number of Cobb's Analysis and Forms, under certain restrictions. WHEREAS, The whole number of the copies of Cobb's Analysis and Forms, subscribed for by the State, have been by distribution exhausted, and that there is now a demand for said books, consequent upon the formation of new Militia Districts, and the creation of new Counties. Be it therefore Resolved, by the Senate and House of Representatives, That his Excellency the Governor be and he is hereby authorized and required to purchase a number of said books, not exceeding two hundred copies, at a price not exceeding five dollars per copy, and that in case said purchase can be made, payment therefor shall be provided for in the appropriation bill. Gov. to buy 200 copies Cobb's Analysis. Assented to, December 20th, 1853. (No. 8.) Resolved, by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Georgia in General Assembly met, That opposition to the principles of the Nebuska [Nebraska?] Bill, in relation to the subject of Slavery, is regarded by the people of Georgia as hostility to the rights of the South, and that all persons who partake in such opposition are unfit to be recognized as component parts of any party organization, not hostile to the South. Resolution [Illegible Text] the Nebraska Bill. Approved, February 20th, 1854.

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(No. 9.) The State of Georgia, in solemn convention, having firmly fixed herself upon the principles of the compromise measures of 1850, relating to the subject of slavery in the Territories of the United States, as a final settlement of the agitation of that question, its withdrawal from the halls of Congress, and the political arena, and its reference to the people of the Territories interested therein; and distinctly recognizing in those compromise measures the doctrine that it is not competent for Congress to impose any restrictions, as to the existance of slavery among them upon the citizens moving into and settling upon the Territories of the Union, acquired or to be hereafter acquired; but that the question whether slavery shall or shall not form a part of their domestic institutions, is for them alone to determine for themselves; and her present [Illegible Text] having reiterated and affirmed the same fixed policy in his inaugural address. Be it Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Georgia in General Assembly met, That the Legislature of Georgia, as the representatives of the people, speaking their will, and expressing their feelings, have had their confidence strengthened in the settled determination of the great body of the northern people, to carry out in good faith those principles, in the practical application of them to the bills reported by Mr. Douglass from the Committee on Territories in the United States Senate at the present session proposing the organization of a Territorial government for the Territory of Nebraska. Resolution as to Nebraska Bill. And be it further Resolved, That our Senators in Congress, be and they are hereby instructed, and our Representatives requested, to vote for and support those principles, and to use all proper means in their power, for carrying them out, either as applied to the government of the Territory of Nebraska, or in any other bill for Territorial government which may come before them. Resolved further, That his Excellency the Governor be requested to transmit a copy of these resolutions to each of our Senators and Representatives in Congress. Approved, February 20th, 1854. (No. 10.) The Committee on the State of the Republic, to whom were referred the interlocutory decree of the Supreme Court of the United States, relative to removing and marking certain lines between Georgia and Florida, a copy of which decree was communicated to the Senate by his Excellency the Governor, have had the same under consideration; and after corresponding with Hon. John McPherson Berrien, the Attorney of the State of Georgia, in the boundary controversy with Florida, beg leave to report the following Resolution, and recommend its adoption: Gov. to appoint [Illegible Text] and Surveyor to unite, c. in running Florida line. Resolved, That his Excellency the Governor be and is hereby requested and authorized to appoint a Commissioner and Surveyor on the part of Georgia, to run and mark the lines in conformity

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to said interlocutory decree, whenever the State of Florida shall have signified its acceptance of the terms of the decree, and its readiness to proceed therewith; and that the Governor transmit to the Governor of Florida, immediately, a copy of this Report and Resolution. Approved, February 17th, 1854. (No. 11.) WHEREAS, The Savannah and Albany Rail Road Company has been organized under a Charter granted by the State of Georgia, with the purpose, if a Charter can be obtained from the State of Alabama, of connecting the Atlantic Ocean at Savannah with the Gulf of Mexico at Mobile, in as nearly as practicable a straight line between the two cities, with such Branch Roads as may be necessary. And, Reciting the objects of Savannah and Albany Rail Road Company. WHEREAS, This line, passing through the Southern part of Georgia and Alabama, will be the means of furnishing to a very large and fertile district of country, which must otherwise remain comparatively undeveloped, easy access to both the markets of the Gulf and those of the Atlantic. And, WHEREAS, Aside from the local advantages of the proposed road to the termini and to the intermediate Territory of the two States, it will accomplish a purpose in the connection of the Gulf with the Atlantic, which has ever been deemed of great national importance. Therefore, Resolved, by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Georgia in General Assembly met, That this General Assembly do respectfully request the General Assembly of the State of Alabama, if deemed consistent with the interests of that State, to grant a Charter authorizing the construction of the Savannah and Albany Rail Road, from the line of Georgia, on the Chattahoochee River, to the City of Mobile, Alabama. Requests Ala. to extend the charter into Ala. to Mobile. Resolved, That his Excellency the Governor be authorized to appoint two suitable persons to communicate the views herein expressed to the General Assembly of the State of Alabama. Gov. to appoint two agents to Alabama. Approved, November 19th, 1853. (No. 12.) WHEREAS, There are a large number of the Journals of the Georgia State Convention, of 1850, now in this capitol not [Illegible Text]. Therefore, Be it Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Georgia in General Assemby met, That his Excellenty the Governor be and he is required to distribute the Journals of the Georgia State Convention, of 1850, by sending to each officer of this State, entitled to a copy of the Acts and Journals of this Legislature, to each member of this Legislature, and to each [Illegible Text] to said State Convention, a copy of the Journals of said Convention; said journals to be sent and distributed in the same

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manner and at the same time that the Acts and Journals of this Legislature are sent and distributed among the various officers of the State. To [Illegible Text] Journals of State Convention. And be it further Resolved, That with the Acts and Journals of the present session, there be furnished for the Counties of Polk and Paulding eight copies of Cobb's Analysis and Forms, and six copies to Fannin County. Books to certain counties Polk, Paulding, Fannin. And be it further Resolved, That four copies of Cobb's new Digest be furnished to Coffee, Calhoun, and Catoosa Counties, each, and to all other new counties passed at the present General Assembly, upon the application to the Governor of the Inferior Court of each County. To Coffee, Calhoun, [Illegible Text] and to all new counties. And be it further Resolved, That the three first volumes of Georgia Reports be furnished Glynn County. Approved, February 17th, 1854. (No. 13.) Resolved, by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Georgia in General Assembly met, That the Treasurer of the State do pay to the Planters' Bank of the State of Georgia, and the Bank of the State of Georgia, the oldest outstanding judgment creditors against the Bank of Darien, or their attorney, on account of their judgments rateably to be divided, the proceeds of the sales of land in Mississippi belonging to the Darien Bank assets. Money to oldest creditors of Darien Bank. Approved, February 17th, 1854. (No. 14.) Resolved, That his Excellency the Governor be requested to forward the Laws and Journals of the present session to the Coroners of the several Counties of the State. Gov. Laws and Journals to all Coroners. Approved, February 18th, 1854. (No. 15.) Resolved, That his Excellency the Governor of this State, be and he is hereby authorized to cause to be forwarded to the Justices of the Inferior Court of each of the new Counties, which have been organized by the present Legislature, such Law Books and Forms as are usually furnished to the officers of the several Counties of this State, for the use of such new Counties. Gov. to furnish all new counties with Law Books, c. In Senate, passed, December 20th, 1853. Approved, February 20th, 1854.

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(No. 16.) 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 repective Counties. Laws and Journals of this Session to each member thereof. Approved, February 18th, 1854. (No. 17.) WHEREAS, There have been fifteen or more new Counties organized since the publication of a large Map of Georgia, it becomes a matter of great importance to future legislation on the subject of new Counties and the changing of County lines, that the Representatives of the people should be in possession of a correct knowledge of the geographical position of all the Counties in the State. Gov. to buy Bonner's forthcoming Map. Be it therefore Resolved, by the Senate and House of Representatives, That his Excellency the Governor be authorized to subscribe for a sufficient number of Bonner's Map of Georgia, on a scale of six miles to the inch, showing all the Counties at present organized and those which may be organized at the present session of the Legislature, to furnish one to each County, and the Clerks of the Superior Court shall be required to keep said maps at their offices, for public inspection, one in exchange for each State and Territory, and one for each of the offices in the State House. [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] to each County, c. Clerks' duty [Illegible Text] to. Approved, February 18th, 1854. (No. 18.) 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, of two from the Senate Committee, and three from the House Committee, who shall form a Joint Committee, whose duty it shall be to proceed to the Western Atlantic Rail Road, and to make a thorough examination of the said Rail Road, its equipment, finances, management, and all other matters relating to the Road, of interest to the State; and that said Committee may discharge their duties more 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 to call upon the Superintendent 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. Joint [Illegible Text] to examine the State Road In Senate, agreed to, 22d November, 1853. In House of Representatives, concurred in, Nov. 25th, 1853. Approved, November 28th, 1853.

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(No. 19.) Resolved, That his Excellency the Governor be requested to furnish to each branch of the Legislature, the amount of the original cost of the public buildings in Milledgeville, exclusive of the Penitentiary and Lunatic Asylum, and what amount is necessary to so repair them as to make them suitable for the purposes for which they were intended. Subject of repairing State House, c. Approved, February 17th, 1854. (No. 20.) Resolved, That both branches of the General Assembly will convene in the Representative Chamber on to-morrow, Tuesday, 14th inst, at ten o'clock, A. M., to proceed to an election of State Printer, for 1855 and 1856. As to going into Printer election. Approved, February 15th, 1854. (No. 21.) In House of Representatives: Resolved, That both branches of the General Assembly do convene in the Representative Chamber on Tuesday, the 15th of this instant, at eleven o'clock, A. M., to proceed to the election of a Comptroller General, Surveyor General, Treasurer, and Secretary of State, for the State of Georgia. Resolution to go into election of State House officers. House of Representatives, agreed to, November 10th, 1853. In Senate, concurred in, November, 1853. Approved, November 14th, 1853. (No. 22.) Resolved, by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Georgia in General Assembly met, That we convene in the Hall of the House of Representatives, on Tuesday next, 17th inst., to elect a U. S. Senator of the State of Georgia, to fill the term commencing on the 4th of March, 1855, and in case said day should clapse without convening for said purpose, then so soon after as this resolution shall pass, and the House shall inform the Senate of their readiness to receive them. To go into election United States Sentator. Approved, January 16th, 1854. (No. 23.) WHEREAS, There is an immense accumulation of business before the present Legislature; and whereas, the closing of the present session thereof at the usual time, would necessarily bring about hasty and inconsiderate legislation, which would be wrong in it self and unjust to the people. And,

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WHEREAS, It is important to the interests of the State and people, that the legislation necessary should be had, and the growing prosperity of the State requires that more time should be consumed in legislation. Be it therefore Resolved, That the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Georgia in General Assembly now met, do take a recess from and after the 21st inst., and meet again on the second Monday in January next: Provided, No member or other officer of the General Assembly be permitted to draw any per diem pay or mileage [UNK] during said recess [UNK] in going to or returning home to said recess. Resolution to take a recess. Mileage. Assented to, December 20th, 1853. (No. 24.) Resolved, That both branches of this General Assembly will adjourn sine die, on Friday, the 17th of February. Adjournment. Approved, February 17th, 1854. (No. 25.) WHEREAS, There is now pending before the General Assembly a bill for the pardon of George W. Ray, who was convicted at the October term, 1853, of Houston Superior Court, of the crime of murder. And, WHEREAS, The case of the said George W. Ray is before the Supreme Court of this State for revision, and final judgment cannot be had thereon before the adjournment of this General Assembly. And, Case of George W. Ray, being now before Supreme Court. WHEREAS, Doubts are entertained as to the Constitutional authority of this General Assembly, to assume jurisdiction of said cause, except upon final judgment. And, WHEREAS, After a fair and full examination of the testimony in the said case of the said George W. Ray, this General Assembly have very serious doubts as to his having committed the crime of murder. 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 respectfully recommended, upon his application therefor, to respite the said George W. Ray, until the session of the next General Assembly. Recommends the Gov. to respite him, c. Approved, February 18th, 1854. (No. 26.) WHEREAS, It is proposed in the Congress of the United States to increase the army. Be it Resolved, by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Georgia in General Assembly met, That Leonidas McIntosh, (son of the late Lieutenant Colonel McIntosh, deceased, of

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this State,) be and he is hereby recommended to his Excellency the President of the United States, for an appointment in the Army, in view of the proposed increase. Recommends Leon. McIntosh for place in the Army. Resolved, That a copy of the foregoing be forwarded by the Governor to the President. Copy to be forwarded. Approved, February 20th, 1854. (No. 27.) WHEREAS, It is proposed in the Congress of the United States to increase the Army. Be it Resolved, by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Georgia in General Assembly met, That James B. McIntosh, (son of John McIntosh, deceased, of McIntosh County, in this State,) be and he is hereby recommended to his Excellency the President of the United States, for an appointment in the Army, in view of the proposed increase. James B. McIntosh recommended to President for the Army Resolved, That a copy of the foregoing be forwarded by the Governor to the President. Approved, February 20th, 1854. (No. 28.) Resolved, by the General Assembly of the State of Georgia, That James P. Fewellen, a citizen of Georgia and a Lieutenant in the Army of the United States, is hereby recommended to his Excellency the President of the United States, for an appointment as Captain of Dragoons, in the new Regiment, proposed to be added to the present Military establishment. Recommends J. P. Flewellen for Captain of Dragoons, c. Resolved, That a copy of the above Resolution be sent by the Secretary of State to his Excellency the President of the United States. Approved, January 25th, 1854. (No. 29.) WHEREAS, At the present session of the General Assembly, an Act has been passed, appropriating the sum of one hundred and sixty-four dollars and ten cents, for the relief of William Taylor, of the County of Coweta, authorizing the Governor to draw his warrant on the Treasury for the sum in favor of the said William Taylor. Therefore, Resolved, by the Senate and House of Representatives, That the Treasurer be and he is hereby authorized to pay the same over to Richard R. Bridges, of Coweta County, who is hereby authorized to draw the same for the said William Taylor, and receipt therefor. Wm. Taylor, of Coweta, apent to take his money. Approved, February 20th, 1854.

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(No. 30.) WHEREAS, It is proposed to increase the Army of the United States. Be it Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Georgia, That Samuel H. Crump, of Augusta, who served creditably in Mexico, as Lieutenant in the Regiment commanded by Col. Echols, until disbanded at the peace, be and he is hereby recommended to the President of the United States, as every way worthy to fill an appointment in the Army in case of such increase. S. H. Crump recommended to President for place in the Army Further, Resolved, That the Governor be requested to transmit at an early period a copy of these Resolutions, to the President of the United States. Approved, February 18th, 1854. (No. 31.) WHEREAS, Elizabeth Stell, widow, of Hackney's District, Morgan County, drew lot of land number three, in the fourth District of Appling County. And, WHEREAS, the name of the said Elizabeth Stell was erroneously entered Elizabeth Still, [Sill,] and the grant issued accordingly. Therefore be it Resolved, by the Senate and House of Representatives, That his Excellency the Governor be requested to have the error in said grant corrected, as well as the books in which the same has been registered and recorded. To correct an error in a grant as to name. Approved, January 24th, 1854. (No. 32.) 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 the Solicitor General, of the Coweta District, to enquire into and report to him the circumstances attending the organization of the Atlanta Bank, and also its mode and places of transacting business, and if upon such report being made, the Governor shall be of opinion that the Charter of said Bank has been in anywise violated, he is hereby requested to cause the proper proceedings to be had for the purpose of having said Charter declared forfeited. Inquiry into the conduct of the Atlanta Bank. In Senate, agreed to, December 19th, 1853. In House of Representatives, concurred in, February 15th, 1854 Approved, February 17th, 1854.

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(No. 33.) WHEREAS, In Section eighteen of the General Appropriation Bill, passed at the present session, the Governor is required to draw his warrant in favor of Asbury Hull for eighty dollars for double tax, paid by James T. Sansem, as executor of Thomas Sansem, deceased, when it should have been eight dollars. Therefore, Thomas Sansem, executor, to have [Illegible Text] instead of $80, c. Resolved, That the Governor be required to draw his warrant in favor of the said Asbury Hull, for eight dollars instead of eighty dollars, for the double tax so paid; and that [Illegible Text] warrant thus drawn shall be in full of said demand, notwithstanding the provision of the said eighteenth Section of the said Appropriation Bill. Approved, February 18, 1854. (No. 34.) Resolved, That this General Assembly has received with deep regret the intelligence of the decease of Major George Taylor, of the United States Army, who was lost in the recent shipwreck of the San Francisco, a son of Georgia, who [Illegible Text] at West Point with distinguished honor, and who was twice breveted for eminent military services in the late war with Maxico. The people of Georgia have regarded him as one of her [Illegible Text] military jewels, and cherish his memory with the devotior that his talents, moral worth, and military services have won. Tribute to the memory of Maj. Geo. Taylor, lost on San Francisco. Resolved, That his Excellency the Governor be requested to transmit a copy of this Resolution to the [Illegible Text] of Major Taylor. Copy to his father. Approved, February 18th, 1854. (No. 35.) 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 transact all banking business of the State, in sale of bonds, payment of interest or otherwise, [he?] may have in New York, with the Bank of the Republic in that City. At [Illegible Text] Bank of the Republic [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] c. The Governor. Approved, February 18th, 1854. (No. 36.) Resolved, That the General Assembly do meet on Wednesday next, the 25th inst., in the Representative Hall, and proceed to the election of a Solicitor General, for the Southern Judicial Circuit, to fill the vacancy occasioned by the [Illegible Text] of P. F. D. Scarborough. As to election of [Illegible Text] General, Southern Circuit. Approved, January 25th, 1854.

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(No. 37.) In House of Representatives; Resolved, That 11 o'clock, Friday, the 11th day of November instant, be set apart for the election of Solicitor General, for the Circuit of Coweta; also for a Judge of the Court of Common Pleas of the City of Savannah, and a Director of the Bank of the State of Georgia. To go into [Illegible Text] elections Approved, November 11th, 1853. (No. 38.) Resolved, That his Excellency the Governor be authorized to transmit with the Acts and Journals of the present Legislature, to the County of Troup, two copies each of Cobb's Digest; two copies of Cobb's Analysis and Forms, and two copies of the Acts of 1851 and 1852, all for the use of the 1086 District, G. M., a new created District in said County. Troup County, Laws and Journals to be [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] For new District JOHN E. WARD, Speaker of the House of Representates. JOHN D. STELL, President of the Senate. HERSCHEL V. JOHNSON, Governor. Approved, February 20th, 1854.

INDEX TO THE LAWS PASSED AT THE SESSION OF 1853-4. ALSO, TO THE RESOLUTIONS.

INDEX TO THE LAWS. ACADEMIES AND FREE SCHOOLS. 1. ACADEMIES; by counties: ACADEMIES AND FREE SCHOOLS In Bibb [Illegible Text] Blind acady. in, monety to 16 ACADEMIES AND FREE SCHOOLS In Bibb [Illegible Text] Bibb co. acady. may be sold, c. 131 ACADEMIES AND FREE SCHOOLS Carroll co.: Carrolton acady., selling it, 132 ACADEMIES AND FREE SCHOOLS Cherokee co.: Bap. fem. orp. school, 132 Incorptd., powers, and restrictions, 133 Maj. of officers to be Baptists, 133 ACADEMIES AND FREE SCHOOLS Columbia co.: Thomson male and f. high school, 135 6 Dale acady. (coty. not named) incorporated, 196 7 ACADEMIES AND FREE SCHOOLS Decatur co.: Bainbridge acady., new trustees, 134 ACADEMIES AND FREE SCHOOLS Floyd co.: Chero. Weslyn. Inst. at Cave Spring, 134 ACADEMIES AND FREE SCHOOLS Franklin co.: Phidelta masc. acad. 135 ACADEMIES AND FREE SCHOOLS Glynn co.: acady. charter changed, 136 Duty of old trustees, c. 136 ACADEMIES AND FREE SCHOOLS Green co.: Penfield fem. acady. 138 [Illegible Text] prop. for use of citizens, c. 138 Under town [Illegible Text]. of Penfield, 138 Maj. of trustees to be Baptists, 138 ACADEMIES AND FREE SCHOOLS Heard co.: Southworth m. and f. acady. 139 ACADEMIES AND FREE SCHOOLS Jasper co.: Walker's acady. incorpd. 139 Trustees and their power, 140 ACADEMIES AND FREE SCHOOLS Jefferson co.: Louisville acad., law as to, 256 ACADEMIES AND FREE SCHOOLS Jones co.: Mt. Lebanon acad. in 196 ACADEMIES AND FREE SCHOOLS McIntosh co.: McIntosh acad. incorpd. 140 [Illegible Text]. refusing, inf. ct. to act, 140 ACADEMIES AND FREE SCHOOLS Monroe co.: Union acad. in 141 Monroe co.: Monroe co. male acad. 142 ACADEMIES AND FREE SCHOOLS [Illegible Text] co.: Clayton acad. in 222 ACADEMIES AND FREE SCHOOLS Randolph co.: Union acad. in 7th Dist. of 141 ACADEMIES AND FREE SCHOOLS Thomas co.: Fletcher inst. incorpd. 142 ACADEMIES AND FREE SCHOOLS Twiggs co.: Friendship acad. incorpd. 144 ACADEMIES AND FREE SCHOOLS Upson co: Upson f. school at Thomaston, 144 Incorpd. with various powers, c. 144 145 Upson co: Thomaston male acad., trustees of, allowed to sell, c. 278 9 ACADEMIES AND FREE SCHOOLS Walker co.: Villanow, acad. in, incorpd. 222 ACADEMIES AND FREE SCHOOLS Wilkinson co.: Talmadge norl. inst. incorpd. 146 2. FREE SCHOOLS; (1st, at large.) Free school teachers relieved 7 School [Illegible Text]. duty as to, 7 Surplus school fund, how disposed of 8 FREE SCHOOLS; (1st, at large.) Baker co.: teachers powers in 152 FREE SCHOOLS; (1st, at large.) Clarke co.: school [Illegible Text] and teachers in 147 FREE SCHOOLS; (1st, at large.) Campbell co.: school [Illegible Text] and teachers in 149 FREE SCHOOLS; (1st, at large.) Calhoun co.: teachers' powers in 152 FREE SCHOOLS; (1st, at large.) Carroll co.: education of poor [Illegible Text] 153 FREE SCHOOLS; (1st, at large.) Crawford co.: teachers' powers in 152 FREE SCHOOLS; (1st, at large.) Chattooga co.: as to ordinary of 154 Chattooga co.: teachers in 152 FREE SCHOOLS; (1st, at large.) Dooly co.: power of teachers in 152 FREE SCHOOLS; (1st, at large.) Dougherty co.: power of teachers in 152 FREE SCHOOLS; (1st, at large.) Elbert co.: school comrs. and teachers in 147 FREE SCHOOLS; (1st, at large.) Emanl. co.: school comrs. and teachers in 150 FREE SCHOOLS; (1st, at large.) Floyd co.: teachers' powers, c. 152 FREE SCHOOLS; (1st, at large.) Glynn co.: teachers' powers in 152 FREE SCHOOLS; (1st, at large.) Gilmer co.: comrs. and teachers in 150 1 FREE SCHOOLS; (1st, at large.) [Illegible Text] co.: comrs. and teachers in 147 FREE SCHOOLS; (1st, at large.) Harris co.: school comrs. and teachers in 147 Harris co.: teachers powers in 152 FREE SCHOOLS; (1st, at large.) [Illegible Text] co.: sch'l comrs. teachers in 149 [Illegible Text] co.: education of poor in 153 4 [Illegible Text] co.: treas. [Illegible Text], ordinary's duty, 153 4 [Illegible Text] co.: poor S. fund and teachers in 155 FREE SCHOOLS; (1st, at large.) [Illegible Text] co.: school comrs. and teachers in 147 FREE SCHOOLS; (1st, at large.) Hancock co. poor S fund and teachers in 155 FREE SCHOOLS; (1st, at large.) Irwin co.: teachers' powers in 152 FREE SCHOOLS; (1st, at large.) Jefferson co.: teachers' powers in 152 FREE SCHOOLS; (1st, at large.) Jones co.: comrs. and teachers in 147 FREE SCHOOLS; (1st, at large.) Laurens co.: [Illegible Text] comrs. and teachers in 147 FREE SCHOOLS; (1st, at large.) Lee co.: teachers' powers in 152 FREE SCHOOLS; (1st, at large.) Lincoln co.: teachers' powers in 152 FREE SCHOOLS; (1st, at large.) Lowndes co.: teachers' powers in 152

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FREE SCHOOLS; [Illegible Text] co.: school comrs. and teachers in 149 FREE SCHOOLS; McIntosh co.: teachers' powers in 152 FREE SCHOOLS; [Illegible Text] co.: teachers' powers in 152 FREE SCHOOLS; Mource co.: teachers and comrs in 152 FREE SCHOOLS; Muscogee co.: poor S. fund teachers in 155 FREE SCHOOLS; Paulding co.: teachers' powers in 152 FREE SCHOOLS; Pickens co.: sch'l comrs and teachers in 151 FREE SCHOOLS; Richmond co.: teachers' powers in 152 FREE SCHOOLS; Richmond co.: ordin'y and teachers in 153 FREE SCHOOLS; Scriven co.: teachers' powers in 152 FREE SCHOOLS; Stewart co.: teachers' powers in 152 FREE SCHOOLS; Sampter co.: sch'l comrs and teachers in 149 FREE SCHOOLS; Talbot co.: teachers' powers in 152 FREE SCHOOLS; Talbot co.: poor fund and teachers, 155 FREE SCHOOLS; Tattnall co.: teachers' powers in 152 FREE SCHOOLS; Telfair co.: teachers' powers in 152 FREE SCHOOLS; Twiggs co.: teachers' powers in 152 FREE SCHOOLS; [Illegible Text] co.: teachers' powers in 152 FREE SCHOOLS; [Illegible Text] co.: school comrs. and teachers, 151 FREE SCHOOLS; Walton co.: sch'l comts. and teachers in 147 FREE SCHOOLS; Warren co.: teachers' powers in 152 FREE SCHOOLS; Withinson co.: teachers' powers in 152 FREE SCHOOLS; [Illegible Text] co.: comrs. and teachers in 147 ADAIRSVILLE incorporated, 228 ADAMS, Wm., paid for taking census 158 ADMRS, AND EXRS. See Executors, [Illegible Text] c. ADVANCEMENTS. See Distribution, [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] AGRICULTURE AND COMMERCE. See [Illegible Text] and Measures, Cotton, Rice, Lumber, Private Ways ( 5, 6, 7) and Pitotage. Agricultural society incorpd, 401 It may organize an industrial institut, 402 ALBANY town of charter amended, 235 AMENDMENTS, allowed at any time in form of substance, 48 Decisions as to, note to, 49 See Plea. and Prac. AMERICUS, town of, charter amended, 210 AMMONDS, Joshua, paid for teaching 148 ANDREW FEM. COLLEGE [Illegible Text] in Cuthbert, 116 [Illegible Text] the Georgia conference, 116 Its various powers, c. 116 APPEALS, allowed in Darien bk. eases, 22 [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] suis [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] 94 APPLING CO., [Illegible Text] in 347, 348 Jurors in paid [Illegible Text] and the method, 480 [Illegible Text] OF MEMBERS. See [Illegible Text] and Legislature. APPRAISERS, [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] 26 APPRENTICES, See Factories, c. 37 APPROPRIATIONS, [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] salary, 9 His secretaries and the state h. officers, 9 Judges of supm. ct. and sols. general, 9-10 Military fund and printing fund, 10 Officers of lunatic asylum, 10 Pauper patients in asylum, 10 Attending to state house clock, 10 Pay of members of legislature, 10 Of secretary and clerk and their assis'ts, 10-1 (How acc'ts of assiscants to be vouched,) 11 Messenger and door keeper 11 Peniten'iary inspector, 11 Pay of state house guard, 11 Pay of governor's messenger, 11 Attention to state house, 11 Exps. of com. to deaf and dumb asylum, 11 State road com. 11 Military store keeper at Savannah, 11 Widew W. W. Arnold, 11 Military store keeper at Milledgeville, 12 State library and librarian, 12 Clerk of supreme court, 12 J. T. Sansom, exr. 12 J. W. H. Underwood, 12 Clerks of committees, 12 J. Dinan, of Bibb, 12 W. S. Jones, for printing, 12-3 James Sturgis, $1000, 13 S. W. Minor, $76 50, 13 H. Thomton and A. Porter, 13 J. R. Culpepper and R. C. Wilson, 13 State road certificate, $50, 13 Witnesses in A. P. Powers' case, 13 To Breedlove, sheriff, and the clerk of the com. in said case, 14 C. A. Dunwoody, 14 J. C. Williams, clerk, c. 14 J. Sutton, for military services, 14 For cleaning state arms, 14 Nishet and Levy, work for penitentiary, 14 Repairing Savannah arsenal, 14 Preserving cannon at Savannah, 15 Refund tax to W. M. Roberts, 15 Refund tax to Mrs. M. Townsend, 15 To Franklin Malone, for services, 15 Pay recess, com. and clerk, 15 Elizabeth A. Park, over tax, 15 Wm. N. Nichols, taking census, 15 Buy Geo. White's book, 15 Pay Lewis Zachary, 15 Refund tax to Geo. W. Fish, ear, 16 Refund tax to Daniel Roberts, 16 $5000 for arrearanges, 16 To pay J. A. Breedlove, sheriff, 16 Blind academy in Macon $10,000, 16 P. H. Celquitt and G. J. Wright, 16 For deficiency in printing fund, 16 Blind academy $2500 a year, 16 $923, for printing in 1840, 17 $22,000, interest on Central bank bonds, 17 $11,146, to penitentiary debts, 17 $5000 to buy provisions for, 18 $25 to C. C. Seattergood, 18 Repairing peniteatiary, 18 Pay of members legislature before recess, 18 Pay of officers legislature before recess, 18 Contingent fund for '54 and '55, 19 $1200 to Dade co. in a certain way, 156 Pay M. Kemp, of Marion, 157 Pay John Gaing, of Wilkinson, 157 Refunded to Wm. Hubbard, 157 For relief of certain census takers, 158 To improve Big and Little Ohoop. rivers, 159 ARNOLD, W. W., dec'd, pay to his widow, 11 ARSENAL, in Savannah, money to 11 ASYLUMS. See Deaf and Dumb, Lunatic Asylums, Academics and Schools. ATHENS, town of, election of marshal, 211 How removed from office, 211 ATLANTA, limits extended, 213 ATTACHMENT. Land attached for purchase money, c. 39 Takes lien prior to judgments, c. 40 Bond to be given by plff. 40 See Judiciary AUGUSTA, city ct. of, changed, 62 Writs, c. to Feb. '54 good, c. 65 City council may buy canal, 252

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How to be done and managed, 252 Trustees for children of [Illegible Text], c. 278 Council may build a plank or rail road, 466 AYCOCK Joseph, paid for teaching, 148 BANKS AND BANKING. Atlanta bank of, resolution as to 597 Bank of the Republic, N. Y., recommended to the governor by resolution, 598 Central bank, appropriation to pay interest on its bonds, 17 Charter extended to 1860, 20 Bonds of 1817 to be redeemedhow, 20 Its new bondslimited in amount, 21 Governor's discretion as to redemption, 21 Old bonds [Illegible Text] to [Illegible Text] interestwhen, 21 Darien bank, claims on it to be [Illegible Text], 22 Appeal provided for, 22 How award to be paid, 22 One appeal to settle other cases, 22 Oath of the commissioners, 23 Resolution as to its creditors, 592 City bank in Augusta, incorporated, 161 Capital, powers, cwhat forfeits, 161 4 Brunswick bank, changed to Union bank, 174 Charter extended, 174 Exchange bank of Savannah, incorporated; what forfeits, c. 164 8 Interior bank of state of Georgia, incorporated; capital; what forfeits, 168 171 [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] bank of, charter amended, 172 [Illegible Text] bank of Georgia, changed from Marine and F. Ins. bank, 172 The old charter extended, 172 Mechanics Savings bank, Savannah, incorporated; powers; forfeitures, c. 174 [Illegible Text] section of charter amended, 179 Mechanics bank in [Illegible Text] charter extended, 178 Mechanics and Traders bk. in Savannah, incorporated; powers, c. 179 182 Merchants and Planters bk. in Savannah, incorporated; powers, c. 182 Milledgeville, bank of, charter extended, 179 Planters bk. state of Georgia, as to debt due it, 592 Planters and Mechanics bk. of Columbus, A. B. Ragan, assignee, succeeds in all [Illegible Text] to R. B. Alexander, assignee, 187 Planters and Mechaoics bank of Dalton, incorporated; restrictions, c. 188 Ruckersville banking co., stockholders [Illegible Text] to be relieved, 192 South W. R. R. bank (at Ft. Gains) incorporated, 193 State bank of Georgia, as to a debt due it by Darien bank, c. 592 Union bank, bank of Brunswick changed to: proviso, 174 BAPTIST FEM. ORPHAN SCHOOL In old Cherokee, incorporated, 132 BAPTIST FEM. SEM'Y (in [Illegible Text]) ch'd, 124 BAIL in cases ex delicto how obtained, 40 Granted by J. I. ct. to both inf. and sup. ets. 40 BAKER COUNTY, sup. and inf. ets. in, changed, 63 Exrs., [Illegible Text] jurors and school fund in, 333 Precincts made in, 346 Petit jurors in paid $1, c. 472 BARNESVILLE, incorpd. and limits ext'd, 211 PARTY, Levy, allowed to peddle, 499 BARNETT, S. [Illegible Text] on Darien bk. claims, 22 BAXTER, E. H. [Illegible Text] on Darien bk. claims, 22 BLIND a disability of the, 74 BLIND ACADEMY, apptop'n to [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] 16 BLIND ACADEMY, apptop'n to [Illegible Text] 16 [Illegible Text] COUNTY Interior counts of changed, 63 [Illegible Text] from a law as to [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] 89 Its [Illegible Text] may be sold [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] 131 [Illegible Text] on land in made penal, 334 - 5 Prison [Illegible Text] inlaw changed, 335 [Illegible Text] at Warrior and [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] 352 BONDS of [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] without prior order 57 - [Illegible Text] See Central Bank and Governor BOND FOR TITLES. See Attachment. BONNER, Z., a grant to, 513 BOUNDARY Fla. and Geo line to [Illegible Text] c. 590 - 1 BREEDLOVE. J. A., [Illegible Text] pay for [Illegible Text] 14 BREEDLOVE. J. A., [Illegible Text] pay for [Illegible Text] 16 BRUNSWICK. [Illegible Text] depot at, recom'ded, 589 BRYAN CO., [Illegible Text] inf. et. in and co. [Illegible Text] 335 BULLOCH CO., fall t. of sup. [Illegible Text] chang'd, 65 Exempted from a patrol act. [Illegible Text] BUENA VISTA. charter [Illegible Text] and limits extended and defined, c. 213 , c. BURKE CO Killing deer in, 336 [Illegible Text] law fot, 544 BURT, Jas. S., reps. of pd. for his teaching, 148 BUTLER, town of, incorporated, 232 CALHOUN, [Illegible Text] H., paid for teaching, 155 CALHOUN COUNTY, created, 284 Its courts by the creating act, 69 - 285 - 6 CALHOUN, town of, incorporated, limits extended, 217 CAMPBELLTON, town, incorporated, 220 C. H., [Illegible Text] c., made permanent, 221 CAMDEN CO., legalized records in, 336 Ordinary in, 353 [Illegible Text] laws in, 548 CAMPBELL CO., [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] c. 346 CA. SA. See Justices' Courts. CARRINGTON, L., paid for teaching, c. 155 CARUTH, Sidney M., pd. for taking [Illegible Text] 158 A trust to him, 159 CATTLE (AND OTHER STOCK). See R. [Illegible Text] Laws, c. CARD, W. J., paid for teaching, 148 CARTERSVILLE, charter amended, 234 [Illegible Text] CO., created, and sup. courts changed, 63 , 286 Sup. and inf. cts. as by creating act, 69 , 288 CARROLTON, limits extended, 600 yards, 224 Limits extended, 800 yards, 251 Academy in to be sold, etc. 132 CARROLL CO., inferior courts changed, 64 Put into Coweta [Illegible Text] 64 Superior courts fixed, 64 To have two weeks and two panels, 64 How to draw the [Illegible Text] 64 Exempted from the patrol act, 103 As to Carrolton academy, 132 Killing dear in, 337 Precincts made in, 346 CASSVILLE, town, [Illegible Text] exclusive power over [Illegible Text] etc. 118 Comrs. discretion in taxing, etc. 243 Other amendments of its charter, 244 CASSVILLE FEM. COLLEGE. Incorporated; its faculties, 117 Honors, etc. and town comrs. power as to, 118 Trustees under conference, 118 Buildings exempt from sale and taxes, 118 When they are to revert, 118

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CEDARTOWN, incorpd., limits extended, 224 CEMETERIES, Catholic, near Savannah, protected, 91 At Bainbridge, incorporated, 402 CENSUS, Relief to certain census-takers in Appling, Cobb, Elbert, [Illegible Text], McIntosh, Newton and Wayne 158 CHANCELLOR, May grant orders as to trust property in vacation, 60 Proceedings to be recorded, 60 CHANGE, of names. See Legitimation, c. CHANCERY, See Chancellor and Plea. [Illegible Text]. CHARLTON CO., created, 290 Superior and inferior courts in, 69 , 291 CHATTOOGA CO., two precincts in, 346 Superior courts changed, 63 Inferior courts changed, 66 Ordinary's duty as to a certain teacher, 154 CHARITIES, See Churches, c. 205 - 208 CHATTAHOOCHE CO., created, 288 Superior and inferior courts fixed in, 68 Its courts as by the creating act, 69 , 290 Precincts created in, 350 CHATHAM CO., a privilege as to R.R. 408 CHEROKEE CO., Baptist female orphan school in, 132 Ordinary's court in, 353 County site permanent at Canton, 307 CHEROKEE WESLYAN INSTITUTE, Incorporated; at Cave Spring, 134 CHEROKEE BAPT. COLLEGE, Incorpd.; with same powers, etc., with the Cassville female college, 118 - 9 Under the Cherokeo baptist association, 119 (7 trustees a quorum, 119 But after a time under other control, 131 CHILDREN OF ISRAEL, etc., in Aug'a. Trustees for the association, etc. 278 CITIES AND TOWNS, ALPHABETICALLY. Adairsville, incorporated, 228 Albany, charter amended, 235 Americus, in Sumter, incorporated, 210 Augusta, in Rich'd, limits extended, [Illegible Text] Augusta, in Rich'd, allowed to buy canal, 252 Athens, in Clark, marshal's election, 211 Atlanta, in Fulton, limits extended, 212 - 3 Atlanta, in Fulton, council increased, 241 Barnesville in Pike, limits extended, 211 [Illegible Text] Vista, in Marion, limits extended, 213 Butler, in Taylor, incorporated, 232 Calhoun, in Gordon, charter amended, 217 Campbellton, in Campbell, incorporated, 220 Carrollton, in Carroll, limits extended, 224 Carrollton, in Carroll, limits again, 251 Cartersville, in Cass, charter amended, 234 Cassville, in Cass, power to tax, etc. 243 Cedartown, in Polk, incorporated, 224 Clayton, in Rabun, incorporated, 227 Columbus, in Muscogee, election [Illegible Text], 229 Columbus, in Muscogee, collect'g tax fi fas. 229 Columbus, in Muscogee, elec'n of [Illegible Text] council, 242 Covington, in Newton, incorporated a city, 231 Conyers, in Newton, incorporated (on G.R.R.) 259 Dallas, in Paulding, incorporated, 232 Dalton, in Whitfield, incorporated, 235 Eatonton, in Putnam, charter amended, 243 Fairburn, in Fayette and Campbell, incorporated, 244 Ft. Valley, in Houston, 5 comrs. for, etc. 276 [Illegible Text], in Coweta, incorporated, 245 Greensboro', in Green, limits extended, 246 Griffin, in Spalding, charter amended, 247 Hamilton, in Harris, limits extended, 250 Holmesville, in Appling, incorporated, 252 Irwinton, in Wilkinson, incorporated, 253 Louisville, in Jefferson, selling streets in, 256 Macon, in Bibb, lease of Napier's field, 256 Macon, in Bibb, fire limits, R. R. stocks, 242 - 3 Macon, in Bibb, marshal's election in, 257 Magnolia, in Clinch, incorporated, 257 Marietta, in Cobb, marshal's election, 259 Marietta, in Cobb, limits extended, 260 Milledgeville, in Bald., fire limits, police court, 261 Milledgeville, in Bald., clerk and marshal's election, 262 Monroe, in Walton, revives acts as to, 262 Montezuma, in Macon, charter amended, 234 Newnan, in Coweta, marshal's election, 263 Oglethorpe, in Macon, marshal's sales in, 263 Palmetto, in Campbell, incorporated, 264 Paris, in Eman'l, from Swainsboro', 269 Resaca, in Gordon, incorporated, 246 Roswell, in Cobb, incorporated, 265 Savannah, limits extended, etc. 267 Savannah, its city courts, laws as to, 281 Spring Place, in Murray, limits extended, 255 Starkville, in Lee, old and new co'ty site, 268 Swainsboro', in Eman'l, changed to Paris, 269 Sylvania, in Seriven, incorporated, 270 Tazewell, in Marion, incorporated, 272 Thomasville, in Thomas, limits extended, 244 Thomson, in Columbia, incorporated, 223 Trenton, in Dade, incorporated, 251 Vienna, in Dooly, incorporated, 273 Washington, in Wilkes, license powers, 273 Webbville, in Newton, incorporated, 278 West Point, in Troup, incorporated, a city, 274 Whitesville, in Harris, incorporated, 280 CHURCHES AND CHARITABLE INSTITUTIONS, 1. CHURCHES. Antioch, Baptist, in Wash'n, trustees for, 196 Armuchy, Baptist, in Floyd, incorporated, 196 Baptist ch'h at Cedar creek, in Cass, incorporated, 204 Baptist church at Sylvania, incorporated, 197 Bluff spring camp ground, Pike, incorp'd, [Illegible Text] Blue Ridge Rabun Gap church, incorp'd, 198 Christian church, in Augusta, incorp'd, 198 Elijay Baptist church, in Gilmer, incorp'd, 199 Also: Town creek-church, Talking rock church, Ebenezur, Macedonia, Mountain town, Pleasant Hill, New Hope, Zion Hill, Sugar creek, Lebanon, Union, Mt. Moriah, Bethel, Mt. Zion, and Cherry Log churches, 199 - 201 Griffin Baptist church, incorporated, 201 Irwinton free church, incorporated, 202 Methodist church, in Sylv'a, incorporated, [Illegible Text] Macedonia church, in Union, incorporated, 204 Prot. St. John's free chapel, Sav'h, incorp'd, 205 Presbyt'n (first) church, at Atlanta, incorp'd, 279 Tenn. church, in Rabun, incorp'd, 204 Waynesville, Presbyterian, incorp'd, 279 2. CHARITABLE INSTITUTIONS, Jasper lodge, at Monticello, incorporated, 205 Knights of Jericho, grand lodge, at Atlanta, incorporated, 206 Subordinate lodges provided for, 207 Orphan's home of Prot. Epis. ch'h, Sav'h, incorporated, 207

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Ladies' Hebrew [Illegible Text] society of Sav'h, incorporated, 208 Sisters of our lady of merey, etc., incorp'd, 208 Trenton lodge, etc., Dade co., incorp'd, 208 CITY COURTS. See Savannah, Augusta. CLARK, James, paid for teaching, 151 CLARK CO., two panels dispensed with, 473 Pay of grand and petit jurors in, 474 CLAY CO., created, 292 Its courts by creating act, 69 , 294 CLAYTON, town of, incorporated, 227 CLERKS: $50 to clerk supreme court, 12 To receipt to state librarian, 12 Their duty as to new county jurors, 68 Of sup. ct. as to Bonner's map, 593 Of sup. ct. how to direct certain process, 54 Of sup. ct. may administer oaths, gen'ly, 29 Of sup. ct. his vacant office, how filled, 28 Of sup. ct. bond required, 28 Clerk inf ct., vacancy how filled, 28 Clerk inf ct., bond required, 28 Clerk inf ct., may administer oaths, 29 Clerk inf ct., to furnish election forms, 33 Clerk inf ct., duty as to list of poor children, etc. 110 See County Officers. COBB CO., precincts changed in, 350 Jury fees not payable by plffs. 474 $621.19 appropriated to, 517 COFFEE CO., created, and its courts by creating act, 69 , 294 , [Illegible Text] Entitled to law books, 592 COLLEGES. See University, in public laws, and Academies, c. under both public and private laws. Also, under the several names. Also, Physicians, c. 501 COLLEGE TEMPLE, In Newnan, incorporated, 119 President's power, 119 - 20 Property exempt from tax, 120 One girl educated free, etc. 120 COLLIER, Hardaway, paid for teaching, 151 COLQUITT, P. H., pay to, etc. 16 COLUMBIA CO., precincts in, 846 - 7 One changed, etc. 352 COLUMBUS, an election in legalized and future mode pointed out, 229 How to collect tax fi. fas. in, 229 , 231 Illegality and claims, 230 Clerk of council to keep docket, etc. 230 Marshal, and his failure in duty, 230 Act of '45 repealed, and new mode of electing aldermen, 241 - 2 New powers given them, 242 (Ladies' education society in,) 399 COMMISSION MERCHANTS. See Cotton and Sales. COMPILER (of the laws), his duty, 78 CONSTITUTION. 3rd sec. 3rd art. amended and sol. genl's election to the people, 24 A sec. added to 1st art., taking from legislature power to incorporate, etc., except in specified cases, 24 [Illegible Text] of members, 25 1st sec. 3rd art., the words [Illegible Text] town and port of entry stricken out, 25 CONTINGENT FUND, for '54-'55, 19 CONTINUANCES. See Plead. and Prac. CONTRACTS, with factory laborers, when void, 37 See Sale, 2, and Stat. of Frauds. CONVEYANCE AND REGISTRY. Attestation of deeds, etc., 26 Clerks, sheriffs, cols [Illegible Text]. etc. may attest for probate, 26 CONYERS, on G. R. R. incorporated, 259 [Illegible Text] established at, 352 COOK, Matthew, paid for teaching, 148 COOK, Benjamin, balance paid him, 14 CORONERS. His fees, how collected, etc. 29 May serve ejectment suits, when, 54 Liable on sale, only on express war'ty, 56 Entitled to laws, etc., of present ression, 592 See County Officers. COSTS. See Justices' Courts. COTTON. Title to not good till money paid, etc. 56 Penalty for buying it and not paying [Illegible Text] 57 New laws as to weighing it, 112 - 3 Sealesman's oath and duty, 113 May deduct by consent, 113 To be eighteen years old and not a [Illegible Text] 113 Prior laws on subject of weighing, 113 , n . See Weights, c. and Sale. COUNTIES AND COUNTY LINES. 1. NEW COUNTIES Calhoun, created fm Baker and Early, 284 Catoosa, created fm Walker and [Illegible Text], 286 Chattahoochee, created fm Muscoges and Marion, 288 Charlten, created fm Camden, 290 Clay, created fm Randolph and Early, 292 Coffee, created from Clinch, [Illegible Text], Telfair and Irwin, 294 Dougherty, cre'd fm Baker, 296 Fannin, cre'd fm Gilmer and Union, 298 Fulton, cre'd fm DeKalb, 300 Hart, cre'd fm Franklin and Elbert, 302 Kinchafoonee, cre'd fm Stewart, 304 Pickens, cre'd fm Cherokee and Gilmer, 306 Worth, cre'd fm Dooly and Irwin, 308 Worth, boundary of amended, 310 Also, Taylor co. put in second brigade, tenth division, G. M. 323 2. COUNTY LINES. Lines ch'd bet'n Talbot and Taylor, 310 Lines ch'd bet'n Floyd and Polk, 311 Lines ch'd bet'n Wilkes and Taliaferro, 311 Lines ch'd bet'n Walker and Gordon, 311 Mistake in DeKalb and Fulton line, 311 Lines ch'd bet'n Cass and Gordon, 312 Lines ch'd bet'n Marion and Taylor, 312 Lines ch'd bet'n Sumter and Lee, 312 - 3 Lines ch'd bet'n Marion and Kinchafoonee 313 Lines ch'd bet'n Irwin and Coffee, 313 Lines ch'd bet'n Spalding and Pike, 313 Lines ch'd bet'n [Illegible Text] Kinchafoonee, 313 Lines ch'd bet'n Jackson and Madison, 313 Lines ch'd bet'n Wayne and Ware, 314 Lines ch'd bet'n Thomas and Worth, 314 Lines ch'd bet'n Cherokee and Forayth, 314 Lines ch'd bet'n Worth Dougherty, 314 , 319 Lines ch'd bet'n Macon and Taylor, 314 , 322 Lines ch'd bet'n 7th and 3rd dists., Baker, 315 Lines ch'd bet'n Dooly and [Illegible Text], 315 Lines ch'd bet'n Clark and Jackson, 316 Lines ch'd bet'n 4th and 6th dists., Troup, 316 Lines ch'd bet'n Talbot and Meriwether, 316 Lines ch'd bet'n Meriwether and Coweta, 316 Lines ch'd bet'n Green and Tallaiferro, 317

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Clerks to receipt to state librarian etc. 12 All officers to turn over law books, 27 Or may be sued for failure, 27 Vacancy of clerk or [Illegible Text] how filled, 28 [Illegible Text] may appoint in or out or of [Illegible Text] 28 Co. treasurer to settle with solicitor gen'l, 108 Right of each co. to standard weights, etc. 112 Clerk supr. and [Illegible Text] in Appling to keep office at county site, 324 Shffs, bond in Butt's and [Illegible Text] reduced, 324 Shffs, bond in [Illegible Text] and [Illegible Text] reduced, 324 Fees of justices of peace in Chatham, 325 If criminal [Illegible Text] pay, Chatham co. [Illegible Text] 327 [Illegible Text] bond in Decatur reduced, 327 [Illegible Text] bond in Effingham reduced, 327 DeKalk co., officers in paid certain [Illegible Text] 327 Dep. sheriff in Richmond to make titles, 328 Co. treasurer of Floyd, how elected, 328 Co. treasurer of Madison and Gwinnett, do. 328 Justices of peace in Atlanta, privileged, 329 J. P.'s and constables' fees revised in several counties, 329-30 Sheriff of [Illegible Text] six days to serve writs, 330 Jus. courts in McIntosh pd. as in Chatham, 330 J. P.'s and constables' fees in McIntosh same as in Chatham, 330-1 [Illegible Text] bond in [Illegible Text] reduced, 331 [Illegible Text] bond in Twiggs reduced, 331 [Illegible Text] inf. [Illegible Text] may be J. P. in Wilkes, 332 COUNTY REGULATIONS. Baker and Dougherty, executors in, [Illegible Text] school fund, etc. 333-4 Bibb, [Illegible Text] on land in made penal, 334-5 Prison bounds in [Illegible Text] 335 [Illegible Text] jus. inf. court and county site, 335 Burke, killing [Illegible Text] in, 336 Camden, legalizing records in, 336 Carroll, killing deer in, 337 Dade, driving sick cattle through, 337 Dooly, poisoning fish in, 338 Elbert and Franklin, suits in, 333 Fayette, legaiizes a J. P.'s acts, 338 Gilmer, Boardtown creek in, 339 Hart, juries and removing suits, 333 Habersham, driving sick [Illegible Text] through, 338 Heard, J. Thomson's mill dam, 339 Laurens, poor tax may be laid, 340 Lumpkin, tax for jail, [Illegible Text] 340 Macou, removal of county site, 341 Muscogee, prison bounds extended, [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] tax may be levied for poor, 340 Pulaski, [Illegible Text] fish in, [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] burning woods in, [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] fish in, 343 Ware, justice's court in 1030th dis. G. M 343 Wayne, site for court house, [Illegible Text] Wayne, lumber yards on Alta river, etc. [Illegible Text] Worth, [Illegible Text] deer in, [Illegible Text] Worth, poisoning fish in, [Illegible Text] COURTS. See Supr. and Inf. Courts c., City Courts and Ordinary. COVINGTON, city of incorporated, etc. 231 COWETA CIRCUIT, reorganized, 64 COWETA CO., superior [Illegible Text] changed, 64 Present time for holding, [Illegible Text] lessened, 64 [Illegible Text] in, etc. 346 [Illegible Text] in, removed in. 348 Payment of grand and petit jurors, 472 CRAMER, David, pay of, etc., 11 CRAWFORD, Daniel, pay for census, 158 CRAWFORD CO., inferior courts changed, 63 Grand and petit jurors, paid, 175 CRIMINAL LAW. See Penal Laws. CROSBY, Silas, paid for taking census, 158 CRUMP, S. H., recommended for U.S.A. 597 CULPEPER, J. R., tax refunded him, 13 CURRIER, H. [Illegible Text] and state road certificate, 13 CUSHING, J. T., approriation to, 14 DADE CO. Exempted from a patrol law, 103 Driving sick cattle through it, 337 Sup. courts in changed, 66 Excepted in a law about priv. ways, 89 Procinet made in, 350 DALLAS, town of, incorporated, 232 DALTON, town of, election in legalized, 229 Its limits extended, 235 Charter amended generally, 235-242 Rail roads in exempt from tax, 240 Made the county site, 240-1 DARIEN, as to pilots in, 506 DEAF AND DUMB, a disability of, 74 Privilege as to riding on state road, 97 DEAF AND DUMB ASYLUM Treasurer to pay committee of, 11 At Cave Spring, four new trustees for, 30 Age of pupils changed, 30 Parents to be visited, [Illegible Text] 30 Paupers paid for by the State, 31 $8000 appropriated; how expended, etc 31 DEEDS, how may be attested, 26 See Conveyance and Registry. DECATUR CO., inferior courts changed, 63 Sup. on fourth Monday in April and Oct. 63 [Illegible Text] academy, new trustees, 134 [Illegible Text] of justices courts in paid 25c. each, 476 DEKAEB CO., superior courts fixed, 64 [Illegible Text] in removed, 348 Another one changed, 349 Decatur made permanent site, 302 DINAN, J., paid for taking criminal, 12 DISCOVERIES AT LAW. Synopsis of the laws as to, 51, n See Plea. and Prac. and Evidence. DISTRIBUTION. Advances brot. in, without interest, 41-2 But the advanced, not brot. in debt, 42 Widow to have [Illegible Text] of [Illegible Text] 42 Rule, per Stirpes, etc. 42 DIVORCES. See Reliefs passim. DOOLY CO., poisoning fish in, 338

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White's bk. 589 , 15 Power over [Illegible Text] in printing fund, 16 May have penitentiary [Illegible Text], 18 His salary [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] and 55. 9 [Illegible Text] favor state road [Illegible Text], 11 [Illegible Text] favor [Illegible Text] 12 [Illegible Text] favor [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] 14 [Illegible Text] favor F. [Illegible Text], 15 [Illegible Text] favor D. Roberts, 16 [Illegible Text] favor [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] 16 [Illegible Text] favor [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] etc. 17 To issue [Illegible Text] to [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] bonds, 20 His [Illegible Text] in the [Illegible Text] 21 [Illegible Text], 21 May appeal from [Illegible Text]. 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Kemp. 157 His warrant favor [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text]. 158 His warrant favor [Illegible Text] takers, 158-9 To commission certain [Illegible Text], 506 May issue a grant for [Illegible Text] lot, 531 His warrant [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] of Sumter, [Illegible Text] D. E. [Illegible Text], 516 To furnish [Illegible Text] to [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text], 580 Requested to deal with [Illegible Text] Republic, N.Y. 598 To buy [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text], 589 Send [Illegible Text], etc., to [Illegible Text], 592 Send law books, etc., [Illegible Text] new [Illegible Text], 592 [Illegible Text], 590-1 [Illegible Text], 586 Appoint a [Illegible Text] to [Illegible Text], 586 [Illegible Text], 591 [Illegible Text], 593 [Illegible Text] to [Illegible Text] G. W. Ray, 595 Request of as to [Illegible Text] grant, 597 Request of as to Atlanta [Illegible Text], 597 Required to draw a [Illegible Text] warrant, 598 [Illegible Text], 599 [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] His warrant favor [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text], [Illegible Text] His warrant favor H. M. Buckhaller, if, etc. 514 His warrant favor B. H. Cameron, 515 His warrant favor James [Illegible Text], 516 His warrant favor county of Cobb, 517 His warrant favor G. Divis J. B. Walker, 519 His warrant favor D. W. Taylor 521 His warrant favor J. P. [Illegible Text], collector, 521 GOVERNMENT. See Seat of Government. GRAVE (Grace?), W. [Illegible Text]., paid as teacher, 155 GRAND JURY. Duty as to poor children when list returned, 110 GRANITEVILLE, in Coweta, incorporated, 245 GRANTS. Grant to W. T. Williamson, 356 Time for taking out extended, 74-5 Grant for lot in 33d of Lee, etc. 357 GREEN CO., [Illegible Text] made in, 346 Jury fees, taxed with costs, except, etc. 472 GREENSBORO', town of, several acts as to amended; limits extended, 246 GREENSBORO' FEMALE COLLEGE. Incorporated; its powers, 120 Trustees may borrow money, etc., [Illegible Text] appoint president and [Illegible Text] and [Illegible Text] course of study, 121 Presidents power as to degrees, etc. 121 GRIFFIN. city of, charter [Illegible Text], 247 Fully chartered as a city, 247-9 Repeals [Illegible Text] acts, 250 GRIFFIN COLLEGIATE SEMINARY. Name [Illegible Text] to Griffin Female College, 121 GRIFFIN FEMALE COLLEGE, 121 [Illegible Text] CO., superior et. changed, 62-3 Sheriff's duty as to two panels, 63 Excepted from a law as to pri. ways, 89 School commus-joners duty in, 155 Driving sick cattle through it, 338 Precinets in, etc. 345 Jurors in paid $1 per day, 479 Inferior court may tax to pay jurors, 479 Clerk to collect fees and pay co. treas, 479 Tax col'r may lery and collect the said tax, 480 Tax col'r and clerk's further duty as to, 480 HALL CO exempt from a patrol law, 103 Precinets in, 346 Jurors in paid $1 per day, 478 How their claim authenticated, 478 HAMILTON, [Illegible Text] of, limits extendedon what condition 250 HAMILTON FEMALE COLLEGE. Charter amended, 122 Action of superior court as to confirmed, 122 HANCOCK CO. 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HODGE, J. P., paid for teaching, 155 HOLMESVILLE, incorporated, 252 HOLT, [Illegible Text], [Illegible Text] on D. bank claims, 22 HOTCHPOT. See Distribution, 1, 2. HOTEL COMPANIES. See Incorporations, 358 HOUSTON CO., [Illegible Text] in 346 One abolished, 347 HOUSTON FEMALE COLLEGE. Substituted for Perry Bap, F. seminary, 124 Incorporated full charter; 124 Board of five officers to manage, 124-5 Honorshow conferred, 125 Property of old vested in new comrs. and exempt from taxes, 125 HUBBARD, Wm., relief to him, 157-8 HUGHES, T. J., paid for teaching, 149-150 HUIE, John, relieved from Central bk. judgt, 525 IDIOTS. See State Road, 97 ILLEGALITY. See Coroner. ILLEGITIMATES, a disability of, 74 See Land, 2. See also Legitimation and Change of Names. INCORPORATIONS; by classes. See Banks and Banking, Cities and Towns, and Churches and Char. Institutions. 1. MINING COMPANIES. Cherokee copper co. incorporated, 359 Cohutta mining co. incorporated, 361 Conasauga mining co. incorporated, 361 Blue Ridge mining co. incorporated, 362 Dade co. iron and coal co. incorporated, 370 Fraser mining co. incorporated, 363 Lincoln mining co. incorporated, 363 Spring Place mining co. incorporated, 361 Tocoah mining co. incorporated, 360 Rabun co. mining co. incorporated, 363 Columbia mining co. incorporated, 364 Parks mining co. incorporated, 364 Porter's mining co. incorporated, 365 Walker's mining co. incorporated, 364 Gumlog mining co. incorporated, 365 Fightingtown mining co. incorporated, 366 Dahlonega mining co. incorporated, 367 Georgia mining co. incorporated, 368 Georgia gold company incorporated, 369 Mining co. of Northern Geo. incorporated, 369 2. FIRE COMPANIES. Atlanta fire company incorporated, 371 German fire company Sav incorporated, 372 Marietta fire company Sav incorporated, 373 Oakmuigee fire company No. 2, incorporated, 374 Protection fire company No. 1, incorporated, 374 Young America fire co., Sav., incorp'd, 375 3. LOAN ASSOCIATIONS. Clinch rifles loan association incorporated, 375 Athens build, and loan association incorporated, 376 Thomasville and loan association incorporated, 377 Rome and loan association incorporated, 377 Oglethorpe mutual loan association incorporated, 377-8 Bald. blues loan and build. assoc'n. incorporated, 378 Macon build. and loan assoc'n. incorporated, 378 4. STEAMBOAT COMPANIES. Coosa river steamboat co. charter amended, 381 Geo. and Fla. [Illegible Text] packet co. incorporated, 382 Oregon steamboat co. incorporated, 379 Sav. and Fla. steamboat co. incorporated, 379 5. STEAM MILLS. Athens steam company incorporated, 383 Madison steam mill co. incorporated, 384 Penfield steam mill co. incorporated, 386 Walton steam mill co. incorporated, 383 6. TELEGRAPH COMPANIES. Mad'n. and Gordon Tel. co. incorporated, 386 [Illegible Text] and terres'l. co. incorporated, 390 7. [Illegible Text] Sav'h. mutual insurance co. [Illegible Text] amended, 392 Southern insurance co. [Illegible Text] amended, 391 8. [Illegible Text] Bellville factory in Rich'd. incorporated, 391 Macon manufacturing co. incorporated, 393 9. [Illegible Text] Agricul. soc. (South. cenl. of Geo.) incorpd, 401 Bainbridge cemetery incorpd, 402 Brunswick improvement co. incorpd, 400 Columbus gas light co. incorpd, 397 Habersham and Union turn. co. 399 Ladies' edu'l. and ben't. soc. of Col's. 399 Milledgeville hotel company incorporated, 395 Savannah hotel company incorporated, 395 Savannah planing machine co. incorporated, 396 INDIANS. See Penal Laws, No. 7. INFERIOR COURTS. May appoint lumber measurers, 80 Powers in granting private ways, 88-90 Power in binding out free negro children, 105 Must require bond and security, 106 See Supr. and Infr. Courts, c.; also, particular counties for change of counts. See Justices of Infr. Courts, 30 INSOLVENTS, their interest in remainder to be returned in schedule, 44 INTERROGATORIES. Exceptions to on appeal, 49 Of a partyhow obtained, 51 How returned in justice courts, 45 See Plea. and Prac INTERNAL TRANSPORTATION. See R.R. Laws and State Road. 1. RAIL, AND PLANK ROADS. As to right of way generally, 417 Auga. and Waynso. R.R. charter amended, 404 Auga. city counl. R. or plk R. incorp'd. 466 Barnes. and Zeb. Br. R. changed, 404 Bruns. and Fla. R.R. may fuse its stock, 406 exception as to two rail roads, 406 Centl. R.R., a matter touching, 456 Clarksville and Tenn. line R.R. incorp'd. 406 Carrolten R.R., a matter touching, 460 Charleston and Sav'h R.R. chartered, 406 Chattahoochee R.R. chartered, 409 Columbus and Ham. 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Superior court changed, 62 [Illegible Text] in, 346 Jurors paid and extra tax for it, 481 IRWINTON. Town [Illegible Text] and limits extended, etc. 253 JASPER [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] named in, 349-50 JENKINS, J. R., paid for taking criminal, 523 JOINT STOCK COMPANIES. See the particular company, under Incorporations or Internal Transpartation. JONES, W. S., paid for printing, etc. 12-3 JONES CO. Line changed on Bibb side, 320 JUDGES of [Illegible Text] court, pay of 10 Of superior court, fiding vacancy, 32 No election of for less than twelve months, 32 Their duty in granting new trials, 47 JUDICIARY. Attaching land for [Illegible Text] money, 39 Priority of lien, the [Illegible Text], etc. 40 [Illegible Text] in [Illegible Text] suits granted by J. I. C., [Illegible Text] the suit [Illegible Text] in supr. 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Plead. and Practice, may amend at any stage in form or substance, 48 Effect of default in movant, 48 Making party if deft, is non resident, 49 Exceptions to interrogs. on appeal, 49 Prior laws and decisions as to, note to, 49 Answer of non-resident party, 50 Discoveries at C. law amended, 50-1 A party may be subp[oelig]ned thirty days before courteffect of not attending, 51 His interrogs. may be token, 51 Effect of not answering, 51 His testimony to be taken down, 51 Continuance refused where party admits, etc., the absent proof, 52 The statement to be put in writing, 52 Possession of Lands by summary process, 52-3 What affidavitsheriff to turn out, 53 Counter oath suspends proceedings, 53 Tenant at Will how turned out, etc. 53 Process how served in ejectment when land lies on county line, 54 Service of in the courts changed, 64-5 Rent vendee of lessor may turn oat, etc., 55 on oath of self or agent, 55 New oath for tenant, etc. 55 Part of crop reserved as rent not leviable, 55 Warranty of shffs, etc., when only to bind, 56 Title to cotton, when not good, 57 Sei. 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P.'s duty as to entry on ca. sa. 45 Interrogs. in, returned by mail, 45 Piff's oath in suits vs. rail roads, 94 JUSTICES OF INFERIOR COURTS. Duty to visit parents of deaf and dumb children, 30 One of may grant bail ex [Illegible Text], 40 Their duty in the new counties, 68 To appoint patrol commissioners, 101 Duty as to poor children, 111 JUSTICES OF PEACE. Act of a J. P. in Fayetto legalized, 338 Fees of in Chatham, Hancock and various other counties, 329-331 Their duty to attend and try cases of damage done by rail roads, 94

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PAULDING CO. [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] changed, 60 [Illegible Text] made in, 318 Two others made, 352 , 350 Entitled to law books, etc. [Illegible Text] PEDLARS. See Reliefs, 499 , 500 Levy [Illegible Text], H. H. Porter, J. Roe, and J. [Illegible Text], allowed certain privileges, 499 , 500 [Illegible Text] appropriation to, 10 Appropriation for past debts, 17-8 Appropriation to buy provisions, 18 Appropriation for certain improvements, 18 PENAL LAWS. 27th sec. 10th div., as to tippling, altered, 83 Effect of a trial by [Illegible Text] authorities, 83 Trading with negroes with closed doors, 84 What, presumptive evidence of, 84 Free negroes retailing to negroes, etc. 84-5 Free negroes retailing to whites and indians, 85 Whites, how tried; and colored how, 85 Dealing [Illegible Text], [Illegible Text] penitentiary, 86 Rescuing a negrothe penalty, 86 New question to juror on death trials. 87 PERRY BAPTIST FEM. SEMINARY. Changed to Hous. Fem. College, 124 PERSONAL PROPERTY. See Survivorship. PHYSICIANS AND MED'I, SCHOOLS. Physicians with diploma need no license, [Illegible Text] 87 Atlanta Medical College incorporated, 501 Botanical Medical Board changed, etc. 502 Individual privilege, etc., to C. H. Audas, Brewster, Dabbs, Doyle, Freeman, Fulsom, Garrison, Greenwood, Lane, Proffit, Quin, Ranchenburg, Turner and Walton, 503 , 505 PICKENS CO., created, 306 Sup. courts in May and November, 63 , 69 , 307 [Illegible Text] courts fixed, 64 , 69 , 307 Certain school act, [Illegible Text] to, 151 [Illegible Text] in, 307 PIKE CO., [Illegible Text] in, 346-7 Jurors pay, how claim proved, 472 PILOTS AND PILOTAGE. [Illegible Text] of pilotage in [Illegible Text], 506 [Illegible Text] of pilots feestable of, 507 Their [Illegible Text] rules for, 507-9 PLEADING AND PRACTICE Amend at any stage in [Illegible Text], 48 Effect of laches in movant, 48 Making party [Illegible Text] a [Illegible Text] 49 Exceptions to interrogs on appeal, [Illegible Text] 49 [Illegible Text] decisions as to [Illegible Text] 49 , n . Procuring answer of non-resident, 50 Mode of their response to notices, 50 How authenticated out of the state, 50 Discoveries law, amendedparty a witness, 51 To be [Illegible Text] 30 days, 51 His testimony to be taken down, 51 Failing to attend, effect of, 51 His [Illegible Text] taken as in other cases, 51 Penalty for refusing to answer, 51 Continuances, when not allowed, 52 In case of absent witness, etc. 52 The statement to be in writing, 52 [Illegible Text] cause not to lessen the number of contin's. 52 Decisions on contin's, in [Illegible Text] to 52 See Penal Laws, No. [Illegible Text]. PLANK ROADS. Foot passengers alone need not pay on, 96 Except as to crossings, 96 Not to [Illegible Text] public roads, 96 No toll for merely going through [Illegible Text], 96 See Internal Transportation POLK CO County site at Cedartown, 224 To have certain books, etc., furnished, 592 Inferior courts changed, 63 County treasurer's duty in a case, 158 [Illegible Text] in removed, 352 Ordinary's court in, 354 POOR SCHOOLS AND TEACHERS. Patrol fines given to schools, 103 See [Illegible Text], c., and Ordinaries. POPE, T. J., paid for [Illegible Text] 148 POPE, H. J., estate of, relieved from tax, etc. 536 PORTER, A. aided as to lost coupon, 13 PORTER, H. H., allowed to peddle, 500 POSSESSORY WARRANT. To object intruders on land, 52 Oath for plff. to take, 53 Counter oath suspends, etc. 53 Writ of possession if plff. succeed, 53 PRACTICE. See Plea. and Prac. [Illegible Text] See Elections and [Illegible Text], and under the several counties. PRINTER (Public.) For '54 and '55, when to enter on duty, 77 Printer's duty at regular sessions, 77 Printer's duty at extra sessions, 77-8 How to print, paper, type, etc. 78 Time for his work limited, 78 Extra work, extra pay, 78 Present printer entitled to this act, 79 Advance of $6000 to S. T. Chapman, 160 PRINTING FUND, appropriation for, 10 Deficiency in provided for, 16 Pay for certain printing in 1840, 17 PRIVATE WAYS. Mode of executing awards prescribed, 88-9 Sheriff's duty as toexcepted counties, 89 Synopsis of prior laws as to, 89 , n . Mode of filling juries in amended, 89 Movant may apply for [Illegible Text], etc. 89 Pri. ways leading to certain rivers, 90 Rights of land owners reserved, 90

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See Slaves, [Illegible Text], c. 106 RABUN CO., superior courts changed, [Illegible Text] Excepted in [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] of [Illegible Text]. ways, 89 [Illegible Text] from patrol act, 103 [Illegible Text] ROAD LAWS See Internal Transportation, 403-466, for [Illegible Text] R.R. charters, [Illegible Text] Liability for stock killed, 93 Liability for act of any employee, 93 Mode of [Illegible Text] of notice and what the notice must state, 94 Duty of J. P to attend[Illegible Text] own oath, 94 [Illegible Text], [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text], how directed, 94 [Illegible Text]. how [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text], 94 Tender of [Illegible Text] pay[Illegible Text] of etc. 95 [Illegible Text] of [Illegible Text], etc. 95 [Illegible Text] of [Illegible Text] if joint [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text], 95 [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] and decisions [Illegible Text] to [Illegible Text], 95 , n. [Illegible Text] pay tax on capital [Illegible Text] and [Illegible Text], 109-10 How [Illegible Text], [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] as to tax on etc. [Illegible Text] , n. [Illegible Text] right of way questions, [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text], etc. 417 RANSOM the [Illegible Text] negro, a [Illegible Text] to him, 538 RANDOLPH CO [Illegible Text] court in changed, [Illegible Text] made in, 63 350 , 346 RAY, Geo. W., [Illegible Text] recommended, 595 RECESS, resolution as to, 595 RELIEFS See Appropriations, Physicians, c., [Illegible Text], and [Illegible Text], c. To certain census takers, 158 [Illegible Text], W. P., [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] Bassett, Rich'd, securities [Illegible Text], 512 Bird, [Illegible Text], [Illegible Text] 512 [Illegible Text], [Illegible Text], grant to, 513 [Illegible Text], [Illegible Text], R.R. crossing, 513 [Illegible Text], H. M., bad title, etc. 513 [Illegible Text], H. H., land title, 515 [Illegible Text], Farish, as to his land, etc., 515 [Illegible Text], B. F., lot in Augusta, 516 Cobb county reimbursed, 517 Crowell, Wm., relieved from bond, 517 Cochran, J. M., a minor, relieved, 518 (Columbia county, free negroes, etc.) 533 - 4 Dale, E. Y. H., made heir, 519 Davis, George, tax refunded, 519 [Illegible Text], [Illegible Text] expenses of law suit, 520 [Illegible Text], J. P., tax overpaid, 521 Free negroes in Columbia, 533 [Illegible Text], F X., double tax, 522 [Illegible Text], W. B., lot in Augusta, 516 [Illegible Text], Emily divorce, 522 [Illegible Text], M, violating tax act, 522 [Illegible Text], J. F relief of, 511 Grenade, J., relief of, 516 Jenkins, J. R., expenses as to criminal, 523 Hall, D J. ([Illegible Text] Malone), [Illegible Text], 530 [Illegible Text], A. C., taking [Illegible Text], 523 [Illegible Text], James, allowed to sell his [Illegible Text], 524 Henderson, Nancy J. divorce, etc. 524 [Illegible Text], John, Central bank debt, 525 Hall, H. T., sec'ty A. B. Powell, 511 Howard, J. H., expenses of law suit, 520 Hammond M. C. M, as guardian, etc. 526 [Illegible Text], money refunded to, 157 Kemp, Morgan and Gainey, relieved, 157 [Illegible Text], R., as admr. in Alabama, etc. 525 Kooneman, Eliz'h, divorce, etc. 511 Lasseter, James, a minor, 526 [Illegible Text], Angelique, free [Illegible Text], 527 Levy, Jane, 527 Levy, Hannah, free [Illegible Text], 528 Linton, Mary A., free [Illegible Text], 528 Lewis, T A., collector, etc. 528 [Illegible Text], M., free trader, 529 [Illegible Text], W. E., to marry again, 530 Malone, J. D. (alias Hall), pardoned, 530 [Illegible Text] Eliza E., grant to city lot, 530 - 1 Martin, Jacob, tax refunded, 532 McBee, S., discharged from judgment, 532 May, P. L. 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ROADS Obstructing any highway, 98 Appeal from J. P's. warrant, 98 Baldwin county, a road law repealed, 544 Burke county, a system of road laws, 544 Camden and Glynn, roads [Illegible Text] etc., 548 Floyd, how to lay out highway, 548 [Illegible Text], a system for, 549 Roads for lumber-getters in Coffee, Eman'l, Irwin, Montg'y, Pulaski and Telfair, 550 2 Road laws amended in Columbia, Laurens, [Illegible Text] Twiggs, and Wilkes, 552 McIntosh, whites in, exempted, 554 Sapello [Illegible Text] hands in, not exempt, 555 Thomas co., road comrs. power, 566 Thomas co., road law of '47 repealed, 567 2. BRIDGES. Franklin B. Co. incorporated, 555 Bushy Head [Illegible Text] B. 557 Florence B. Co. revived, 558 Hill's A. W., bridge on Chattahoochee, 558 Baker co., bridge in, 559 Baldwin co., loans for bridges, etc., 559 Chatham co., bridges in 560 Franklin co., bridges in 561 M. J. Moody's [Illegible Text] in [Illegible Text], 566 3. 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TAZ RECLIVERS, (general) To [Illegible Text] new oath on [Illegible Text], etc. 109 The [Illegible Text] of the oath, 109 This duty [Illegible Text] to children [Illegible Text] 16 years old. 110 To return the list to clerk [Illegible Text] court, 110 TAX [Illegible Text] AND [Illegible Text] (local) In Baker, then offices [Illegible Text] 567 Chatham, collector's [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] 568 Clark, col. and [Illegible Text] officers [Illegible Text] 568 Decatur, and [Illegible Text] officers [Illegible Text] 568 -9 Decatur, tax for new [Illegible Text] house, etc. 568 -9 Emanuel, tax for court-house, 569 Gwinnett, their offices [Illegible Text]. 568 Heard, tax for [Illegible Text] in, 570 [Illegible Text], the office united [Illegible Text] 570 Jasper, their duty as to [Illegible Text], 571 Liberty, pay of cel'l poor fund, 573 Polk, insolvent list, how allowed, 571 [Illegible Text], the offices separated, 568 Warren, collector allowed assistant, 571 [Illegible Text], over 1,000 [Illegible Text] pay tax in, 572 Wayno, [Illegible Text] in, pay on all their property 572 [Illegible Text], tax to may its [Illegible Text] 570 TAZEWELL in [Illegible Text] incorporated, 272 TELEGRAPH LINES [Illegible Text] to line [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] years, 111 Prior law, fine end jail, or either, 111, n . Madison and Gordon Mag Tel Comp'y incorporated, 386 [Illegible Text] and Terres'l Mag Tel Compa'y 390 TELFAIR CO sup, court in [Illegible Text] 62 [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] will, how turned out, etc, 53 See Rent and Land TERHUNE, W. B. [Illegible Text] 14 THOMAS CO superior courts changed, 63 [Illegible Text] woods in, 342 [Illegible Text] lish in, 343 THOMASVILLE [Illegible Text] extended, 244 THOMSON in Colembia, incorporated, 223 THORNTON II, [Illegible Text] 13 THRELKELD Wm. M paid for teaching in two [Illegible Text], 149 TIPPLING. See Penal Laws. TOWNSEND. Mr. M., tax refunded, 15 TILLEN Jos. allowed to [Illegible Text], 500 TIFT [Illegible Text] residence put in Albany, 235 TOWNS. See Cities and Towns TREASURER, (State) Authorized to advance to members, 160 Authorized to pay 75 per cent on [Illegible Text] 11 To pay [Illegible Text] D and D [Illegible Text] 11 To pay members up to recess, 18 TRENTON town of, incorporated, 251 TRESPASS on land in Bibb county, made penal, 334 -5 TROUP CO sup. courts fixed, 64 Present time for holding not lessned, 64 Precinets in, several times, 345 TRUSTEES. As to [Illegible Text] warranty on sales, as, 56 Order for removal, etc., of, in [Illegible Text] 60 Their [Illegible Text] first liable, on [Illegible Text] debts, 70 Provided they had actual [Illegible Text] 71 Duty [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] and [Illegible Text] etc. 104 TUBMAN COLLEGE From Richmond county academy, 122 -3 Its charter, powers, and [Illegible Text], 123 TURNPIKE COMPANIES. See [Illegible Text] 399 TWIGGS CO. excepted in a law, 89

UNDERWOOD, J. W. H., money paid him, 12 UNIVERSITY, (of Georgia) Oath of its effects abolished, 114 Senatus Academicus, time of meeting ch'd, 114 [Illegible Text] law as to the oaths, etc. 114 n . [Illegible Text] CO., [Illegible Text] court ground and precinct changed, 351 Another precinct established, 352 VIENNA in Dooly, incorporated, 273 VOLUNTEER COMPANIES. [Illegible Text] Irish Volunteers, incorporated, 573 [Illegible Text] city guards, exempted, 573 Indep't vol. bat. Sav 577 Irish Vol. Aug'a, amendments, 575 Marietta Guards, incorporated, 578 Mountain Rangers, (Gordon co.) 579 Talbot Guards, incorporated, 575 Thomasville Guards, incorporated, 580 WALLIS, Susan'h, paid as teacher, 155 WALKER CO., sup. courts changed, 66 Part of, added to Whitfield, 288 WARE CO., 1,030th dis. G. M., in, 343 [Illegible Text] in, 346 WARRANTY, See Sales. WARREN CO., excepted in a law 89 WASHINGTON, town Acts as to, amended, 273 [Illegible Text], of to grant licenses, 274 Inf. court to act if no [Illegible Text], 274 WASHINGTON CO. Jurors in, paid, how, 478 WAYNE CO. Court-house site in, etc. 343 [Illegible Text] yards on [Illegible Text] river, etc. 344 Relief [Illegible Text] as to [Illegible Text] of, repealed 542 WAYS, See Private Ways. WEBBVILLE, [Illegible Text] Newton factory, incorporated 5 [Illegible Text], 278 [Illegible Text] AND MEASURES. 50 standards to be precured by governor, 112 Prior law amended, 112 WESTERN AND ATLANTIC R.R See State Road. WEST POINT, incorporated, a city, 274 WHITE, Rev. Geo., his books paid for, etc. 15 WHITESVILLE, in Harris, incorporated, 280 Prest., mars'l, and other officers, 280-1 WHITFIELD, Ann T., adm'x., allowed, as such, peculiar privileges, 35 , 355 WHITFIELD, CO., sup. courts changed, 63 Precinct made in, 347 Excepted in a private way law, 89 Part of Walker [Illegible Text] to, 288 WIDOWS, their 12 months' support, etc. 34 Let into Hotchpot, on distribution, 42 May select negroes, on distribution, 71 WILKINSON CO., jurors paid, and how, 474 Jurors paid $1, and way to get it, amended, 477 WILLIAMS, J. C., pay as clerk, etc. 14 WILLIAMSON, W. T., and lot in Coweta, 356 WILLIS, T. F., paid for census, 158 WILSON, R. C., pay for printing, etc. 13 WILLS, the words dying without issue, etc., defined, 72 Law and decisions on the subject, 72 , n . WINGFILD, J., comr. in Darien bank case, 22 WITNESSES, citizens of a county competent for, 72-3 In criminal cases, get pay, where, etc. 108 WOOD, Thos. G.'s representatives paid for his teaching, 148 WORTH CO., created, and its sup. and inf. courts arranged, 63 , 308-9 Sup. cts. put, 3d Monday April and Oct. 67 Its courts, by the creating act, 69 , 309 Killing deer in, 336 Poisoning fish, in, 343 Precincts in, 309 Ordinary court in, 309 Boundary line, amended, etc. 310 WRIGHT, G. J., pay to, etc. 16 ZACHARY, Lewis, balance due him, etc. 15

INDEX TO THE RESOLUTIONS. 1. REPORTS OF COMMITTEES. Report on Augusta Bridge matter, 584 Report on monument in Philadelphia, etc. 583 Report on Tenn. and State road, 586 Report on Sturgis, Jos., his claim, 587 2. RESOLUTIONS. Bank of Darien, creditors of, 592 Bank of Republic, N. Y., 598 Bank of Atlanta, enquiry into, 597 Brunswick, town, naval depot, etc. 589 Cobb's analysis, buying it, etc. 589 Convention of '50, as to, 591 Crump, S. H., recommended for U. S. A., 597 Elections, as to certain, 599 Elections, of State-house officers, 594 Election, of U. S. [Illegible Text], 594 Election, of State printer, 594 Election, of sol. gen'l South C., 598 Florida, boundary line, etc. 590-1 Flewollen, J. P., recommended, etc. 596 Law Books, etc., to new counties, 592 Laws and Journals, to present members, 593 Laws and Journals, to, coroners, 592 Laws and Journals, to Troup county, 599 Legislature, recess of, 594-5 Legislature, as to adjournment, 595 McIntosh, L., recommended for U.S A., 595 McIntosh, J. B., recommended for U.S A., 596 Map, Bonnor's forth-coming, 593 Nebraska bill, etc. 590 Nebraska bill, etc. 591 Printer, (State,) election of 594 Rail Road, Savannah and Albany R.R., and State of Ala. 591 Ray, [Illegible Text]. W., respite recommended, etc. 595 Recess, of Legislature, about, 594-5 Sansem, J. T., ex'rs and tax, etc. 598 State convention of 1850, 591 State Road, committee to visit, 593 State-house, repair of 594 Still, Elijah, error in grant, 597 Taylor, Maj. Geo., U. S. A., tribute to, 598 Taylor, Wm., relieved, 596 Troup county, laws and journals to, 599 White, Rev. Geo., buying his books, 589

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