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: J. H. ESTILL 18740100 English

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ACTS AND RESOLUTIONS OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF GEORGIA, PASSED AT THE REGULAR JANUARY SESSION. 1874. 18740100 COMPILED AND PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY. SAVANNAH, GEORGIA: J. H. ESTILL, PUBLIC PRINTER. 1874.

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JAS. P. HARRISON Co., Printers, Atlanta, Georgia.

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TABLE OF TITLES. PART I.PUBLIC LAWS. TITLE I.AGRICULTURE AND COMMERCE. TITLE II.APPROPRIATIONS. TITLE III.BONDS. TITLE IV.CODE AMENDMENTS. TITLE V.CONSTITUTION AND LAWS. TITLE VI.CONVICTS. TITLE VII.EDUCATION. TITLE VIII.JUDICIARY. CHAPTER I.SUPERIOR COURTS. CHAPTER II.COUNTY COURTS. CHAPTER III.COURT OF ORDINARY. CHAPTER IV.CITY COURTS. CHAPTER V.JUSTICES' COURTS. CHAPTER VI.FEES AND COSTS. TITLE IX.LUNATIC ASYLUM. TITLE X.PUBLIC LANDS. TITLE XI.RAILROADS. TITLE XII.STATE AID. TITLE XIII.STATE GEOLOGIST. TITLE XIV.TAXES. PART II.LOCAL AND PRIVATE LAWS. TITLE I.CITIES AND TOWNS. CHAPTER I.CHARTERS. CHAPTER II.AMENDMENTS TO CHARTERS. CHAPTER III.MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS. TITLE II.COMMUNITIES. TITLE III.CORPORATIONS. CHAPTER I.BANKS AND INSURANCE. CHAPTER II.MANUFACTURING AND MINING COMPANIES. CHAPTER III.RAILROADS AND CANALS. CHAPTER IV.MISCELLANEOUS CORPORATIONS. TITLE IV.COUNTIES. CHAPTER I.BONDS AND TAXES. CHAPTER II.COUNTY COMMISSIONERS. CHAPTER III.FEES AND COSTS. CHAPTER IV.COUNTY LINES. CHAPTER V.COUNTY REGULATIONS. TITLE V.WATER-COURSES. PART III.PRIVATE LAWS. PART IV.RESOLUTIONS.

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STATUTES OF GEORGIA, PASSED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF 1874. PART I.PUBLIC LAWS. PART I.PUBLIC LAWS. PART II.LOCAL AND PRIVATE LAWS. PART III.PRIVATE LAWS. PART IV.RESOLUTIONS. TITLE I. AGRICULTURE AND COMMERCE. SECTION. 1. Department of Agriculture. 2. Commissioner, appointment of. 3. Salary of Commissioner and Clerk. 4. Duty of Commissioner specified. 5. Rules and regulations, who makes. 6. Appropriationhow drawn. 7. Commissioner's term of office. 8. Inspection of fertilizers. 9. By whom made. 10. Penalty for violating the law. 11. Duties of Inspector. 12. Names of fertilizers [Illegible Text] 13. Inspector shall [Illegible Text]when. No. I. (O. No. 194.) An Act to establish a Department of Agriculture for the State of Georgia. 1. SECTION. I. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Georgia, That the Governor of this State is hereby authorized and required to establish a Department of Agriculture for the State of Georgia. Department of Agriculture. 2. SEC. II. That said Department shall be under the control and management of one officer, who shall be known as the

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Commissioner of Agriculture. He shall be appointed by the Governor, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. Said Commissioner shall be allowed one Clerkto be chosen by himselfto assist the Commissioner in the discharge of the clerical duties of his office. The office of said Commissioner shall be held at the Capitol of the State, and an office and furniture necessary for the transaction of the duties of his office, shall be furnished him by the Executive of this State. Commissioner. How appointed, Clerk. Officewhere held. Office, Furniture, etc. 3. SEC. III. That the salary of said Commissioner shall be two thousand ($2,000.00) dollars per annum, and the salary of his Clerk shall be twelve hundred ($1,200.00) dollars per annum. Salaries. 4. SEC. IV. That the duties of said Commissioner shall be: Commissioner's duty. 1. He shall prepare, under his own direction, a hand-book describing the geological formation of the various counties of this State, with information as to the general adaptation of the soil of said counties for the various products of the temperate zone, and for the purpose of giving a more general and careful estimate of the capacity and character of the soil of the counties of this State; to obtain a correct analysis of the same, he shall be furnished by the Executive of this State, from the State Treasury, with a sum of not more than one thousand ($1,000.00) dollars, with which to purchase a sufficient chemical apparatus to use in connection with said office, for the purpose of analyzing the soils and minerals of this State, as he may deem of importance. Information upon the above subjects, and others of interest to those who till the soil of this State, shall be given in circular or pamphlet form, to the Ordinaries and to the Agricultural Associations of the various counties in this State, for distribution at such times as the Commissioner may be prepared to do so. Geology of counties. Chemical Apparatus. Pamphlets issued to [Illegible Text] 2. Said Commissioner shall provide for the proper and careful distribution of any seeds that the Government of these United States may desire to introduce into the State of Georgia, and he shall make arrangements for the importation of seeds that he may deem of value to this State, and for the proper, careful and judicious distribution of the same; also, for the exchange of seeds with foreign countries or adjoining States, for seed from this State; and their distribution in a proper manner shall be entirely under his supervision and control. Distribut'n of Seeds. Importation exchange of seed. 3. Said Commissioner shall have under his especial charge the study of the various insects that are injurious to the crops, plants and fruits of this State, their habits and propagation; and he shall, at various times, as he may deem proper, issue circulars for distribution as aforesaid in this State, as to the proper mode for their destruction, and any information upon said subject that he may deem of interest to the planters, farmers and horticulturists of this State. Special duties. Shall give informat'n, etc. 4. Said Commissioner shall examine into any question that may be of interest to the horticulturist and fruit-growers of this State,

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and in all [Illegible Text] that he may deem proper toward encouraging these important industries. Questions of interest to Fruit Growers, etc. 5. Said Commissioner shall have under his especial charge the diseases of the grain, fruits and other crops of this State, and he shall, at various times, report upon any remedy for said diseases or any useful information upon said subject, and he shall employ in a manner that he may deem fit, a chemist to assist him in his researches, and a geologist to assist him in preparing a geological survey of the State, and other business that he may deem of importance to advance the purpose for which this Department is created. Diseases of Grain, etc. May employ Chemist and Geologist. 6. Said Commissioner shall have under his especial charge the analysis of fertilizers. A fair sample of all fertilizers sold in this State shall be first submitted to said Commissioner, and the same shall be thoroughly tested by him, and if any brand of fertilizers so tested by said Commissioner is [Illegible Text] of no practical value, the sale of the same shall be prohibited in this State; and any person violating the provisions of this Act, or selling any fertilizer in this State without first submitting a fair sample of the same to said Commissioner, under rules to be prescribed by him, shall be guilty of a [Illegible Text] and shall be liable to be prosecuted and punished for the same, as is now provided in paragraph 4310 of the Code of Georgia as last revised. Shall analyze Fertilizers. Sale of Fertilizerswhen prohibited. Violation of this Act a [Illegible Text] 7. Said Commissioner shall report, as is hereinbefore set forth, upon any matter of interest in connection with the dairy that he may deem of interest to the people of this State. Dairyinformation concerning. 8. It shall be the especial duty of said Commissioner to investigate and report, as is hereinbefore set forth, upon the culture of wool, the utility and profits of sheep-raising, and all information upon this important subject that he may deem of interest to the people of this State. Culture of Wool. 9. Said Commissioner shall investigate the subject of irrigation, and what portion of this State can be most benefited thereby, and all information upon this subject that he may deem important to the people of this State. [Illegible Text] 10. Said Commissioner shall give attention to the subject of fencing, and shall report at such times as he may deem proper upon said subject, as is hereinbefore set forth. Fencing. 11. Said Commissioner may report, in the manner as is hereinbefore set forth, upon any matter or subject that he may deem of interest to the agriculture of this State. Subjects of general interest to agriculture. 5. SEC. V. That the Commissioner shall be empowered to make all necessary rules and regulations for the purpose of carrying out the design and intentions of the above recited Act. May make rules, etc. 6. SEC. VI. That for the purposes of practically carrying out the design for which this Department of Agriculture is instituted in this State, an appropriation is hereby made for the support and maintenance of said Department, and for the payment of employes that it will be necessary to employ to properly carry out the intentions

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of this Act, ten thousand dollars ($10,000) per annum; said sum not to include the salary of the Commissioner or his clerk. Said amount shall be especially appropriated from the treasury for said purpose, and shall be accounted as an annual expense of the State; and said amount shall be drawn from the State treasury by the Commissioner, under rules to be established for said Commissioner by the Governor. Said Commissioner shall make an annual report, and also make a quarterly report of the receipts and expenditures of his office; and the same shall be approved by the Governor before any further amount is drawn by said Commissioner from the treasury. Annual appropriation. How drawn. Annual and quarterly reports. Quarterly expenditure must be approved. 7. SEC. VII. That the office of said Commissioner shall continue for four years from the date of his appointment; and he shall perform the duties of the same for said length of time, unless removed in the manner now prescribed by law for the removal of officers of the State Government. Term of office. SEC. VIII. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 28th, 1874. No. II. (O. No. 196.) An Act to protect more effectually the Planters of Georgia from imposition in the sale of Fertilisers, and amendatory of the several acts now of force in this State for the same purpose. 8. SECTION I. That from and after the passage of this Act, it shall not be lawful to sell, or offer for sale, any fertilizer manufactured in this State, or to bring in to the State for sale and distribution any fertilizer manufactured beyond the limits of this State, unless, before offering for sale or the sale or distribution of the same, there shall be an inspection and an analysis made of it by the Inspector appointed, or to be appointed, under existing laws in the county where manufactured, or in the district or port of entry where the same shall be introduced from without the State. Inspection of Fertilizers. By whom. 9. SEC. II. That every dealer in fertilizers who shall ship into this State, or receive fertilizers for sale or distribution in any district or section thereof where there is no Inspector, shall call on the nearest Inspector to have the same inspected and analyzed. Dealersduty of. 10. SEC. III. That any person violating the provisions of the foregoing sections shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and, upon conviction thereof, shall be punished according to section 4310 of the revised Code of Georgia, 1873; one-half of the penalty arising upon said convictions shall be paid to the informer, and the other half to the Public School Fund of the State. Penalty for violating this Act. Disposition of [Illegible Text]. 11. SEC. IV. That it shall be the duty of the Inspectors appointed, and to be appointed under existing laws, to inspect and

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make, or have made by a competent expert, a chemical analysis of all fertilizers manufactured in this State, or introduced for sale or distribution in the State, from samples selected with care by the Inspectors; each bag, barrel or other package of fertilizer so inspected shall be stamped with the brand of the Inspector, bearing his name and number, or name of his inspection district. And each analysis shall contain the per centage of soluble and insoluble or common phosphoric acid, with their equivalents of pure superphosphate or soluble phosphate of lime and bone earth; the total of the nitrogen accounted for as ammonia (N H3) due to the salts, organic matter or nitrates; the organic matter, the moisture at 212f. and the potash when over two per cent., also the state or condition of the manufacture or incorporation of ingredients. The samples so taken by the Inspector shall be taken with or without the presence of the seller, as the latter may desire, and taken from different portions of the same lot; and the whole of the samples so taken shall be thoroughly mixed together, and from the combination or mixture a portion shall be put into a glass bottle and tightly corked, and placed by the Inspector, in person, in the hands of the chemist. Inspector's duty Fertilizers inspected must be stamped. Analysis shall contain--[Illegible Text]. Sampleshow take Samplesgiven to Chemist. 12. SEC. V. Publication shall be made, in at least one newspaper, of the names of the fertilizers which shall have been inspected and analyzed, and the names, also, of the dealers therein; and it shall be the duty of the Inspectors to furnish, to persons desiring to purchase, copies of the analysis made, receiving therefor ten cents for each copy sent by mail; and he shall permit examinations, gratis, of all analyses, during his office hours. Publication of analysis, etc. Shall furnish copies, etc. 13. SEC. VI. It shall be the duty of the Inspector, and he is hereby required, to prosecute all and every person who shall violate the provisions of this Act, by failing or refusing to have the fertilizers in their hands inspected and analyzed as herein directed. The provisions of this Act, as to the inspection and analysis of fertilizers, shall extend to and be applied to all chemicals sold in or introduced into the State, for sale or distribution, for the purpose of manufacturing fertilizers. And any Inspector who shall fail to inspect and analyze, as hereinbefore directed, all fertilizers and chemicals (for the manufacture of fertilizers), or who shall give or sell his brand to any person whatever, to be used upon any uninspected fertilizer or chemicals, for the purpose of recommending or aiding in the sale or distribution of the same in this State, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and, upon conviction thereof, shall be punished as provided for in the third section of this Act, against illegal selling of fertilizers. Violators of this Act must be prosecuted. Applies to chemicals. Failure in dutypenalty. SEC. VII. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 28th, 1874. NOTE.The vendor of fertilizers is presumed to warrant that the article sold is reasonably fit for the purpose intended. See F. W. [Illegible Text] Co. [Illegible Text] Jas. John Howell, July Term, [Illegible Text].

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TITLE II. APPROPRIATIONSGENERAL. SECTION.1. Salary of the Executive and State House officers. 2. Secretary of teh Senate and Clerk of the House, extra paycompensation for other Legislative Clerks. 3. Legislative Departmentcompensation of the various officers thereof. 4. Judicial Departmentcompensation of the several officers thereof. 5. Miscellancous purposesLunatic Asylum, Academy for the Blind, Institute for the Deaf and Dumb, Penitentiary, Public Works, interest on Public Debt and bonds, individual persons, etc. 6. Compensation of Clerks in Executive Department, and individuals named. 7. Contingent fund. 8. Printing fund. 9. Incidental expenses of the General Assembly. 10. F. R. [Illegible Text], H. W. Wooding, and Phillips Crewappropriations in favor of. 11. Appropriation to Divine, Jones Lee, John A. Doane, Thos. Spencer, Tanner Putnam Co., W. S. Clark, Dawson A. Walker, and Daniel S. PrintupExpenses keeping Executive Mansion in orderDistributing Laws and Journals$1,000 to the Ladies Memorial Association of Savannah. 12. Veto of the Governor to a part of the General Appropriation Act for 1874. No. III. (O. No. 424.) An Act making appropriations for the Executive, Legislative and Judicial expenses of the Government, and for other purposes herein mentioned, for the year eighteen hundred and seventy-four. 1. SECTION I. The General Assembly do enact, That the following sums of money be, and the same are hereby, appropriated to the persons and for the purposes, respectively, hereinafter mentioned: Appropriations. For compensation of the Governor of the State, four thousand dollars. Salaries. For compensation of the Secretary of State, two thousand dollars. For compensation of the Comptroller General, two thousand dollars. For compensation of the State Treasurer, two thousand dollars. For compensation of Clerk for Secretary of State, Clerk for State Treasurer, and of two Clerks for the Comptroller General, sixteen hundred dollars, each. For compensation of the State Librarian, sixteen hundred dollars. For compensation of the Attorney General, two thousand dollars. For compensation of two Secretaries of the Executive Department, eighteen hundred dollars each. For engraving, printing, expressing, and other incidental expenses incurred in preparing and putting on the market the bonds authorized by an act of the last Legislature, ten thousand dollars, or so much thereof as may be necessary: Provided, an itemized account be rendered to the Governor, and approved by him. Incidental expenses.

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2. SEC. II. And be it further enacted, That the sum of five hundred dollars, in addition to the salary of five hundred dollars allowed by the Code, is appropriated to each the Secretary of the Senate and the Clerk of the House of Representatives, and neither shall receive any per diem or mileage. In consideration of which they shall each bring up all the unfinished business of their respective offices, and shall, within twenty days after they are finished, deliver to the Public Printer a full and complete index to the printed Journals of their respective Houses; and neither of said officers shall receive from the State treasury any other emoluments or pay whatever. Extra pay. Index to Journals For compensation of the Journalizing Clerks of the House and Senate, seven hundred and fifty dollars each, and mileage, and the Assistant Secretary of the Senate, and the Assistant Clerk of the House of Representatives, seven hundred and fifty dollars each. Journalizing clerks. Assistant Secretary [Illegible Text] clerk. For compensation of the Constitutional Clerks of the Senate and House of Representatives, for services actually rendered, eight dollars per day, and authorized Clerks seven dollars per day, without mileage to either, upon the certificate of the Chairman of the Committee of Enrollment of the Senate and House of Representatives, respectively, of the number of days of service each Clerk has performed. Constitutional clerksper diem Authorized clerksper diem. 3. SEC. III. For compensation of the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives, ten dollars per diem, each, during the session of the General Assembly, and the mileage now allowed by law. President and Speaker For compensation of the members of the General Assembly, during the session, seven dollars per diem, each, and the mileage now allowed by law. Membersper diem. And for Messrs. Stewart, Sturgis, Duncan, and Buchan, from the counties of Rockdale, McDuffie, Douglas, and Dodge, respectively, the same per diem and mileage as is allowed to members of the General Assembly, for services in giving information of the condition and wants of their counties, which are without other representation in the House of Representatives. Delegates. For compensation of the Door-Keeper of the Senate and Door-Keeper of the House, and Messenger of the Senate and the Messenger of the House of Representatives, the same per diem and mileage as that allowed to the members of the General Assembly. Door Keepers and Messengers For compensation of the Assistant Door and Gallery Keepers, seven dollars per diem, without mileage. Assistants. For compensation of three Porters, for sweeping and cleaning the hall and galleries of the Senate and House of Representatives, and attendance on Committees, five dollars per diem each. [Illegible Text] For compensation of one Page of the Senate and four Pages of the House of Representatives, three dollars per diem each. [Illegible Text] For compensation of Isaac Hill, colored, for services in keeping the water closets at the Capitol, two dollars per diem. Isaac Hill

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Be it further enacted, That the sum of one hundred and fifty dollars be paid, each, to the Chaplain of the Senate and House of Representatives. [Illegible Text]. 4. SEC. IV. For the Judicial Department For compensation of the Judges of the Supreme Court, thirty-five hundred dollars each. [Illegible Text]. For compensation of the Judges of the Superior Court, twenty-five hundred dollars each. For compensation of the Solicitors General of the several Circuits, two hundred and fifty dollars each. [Illegible Text] For compensation to the Reporter of the decisions of the Supreme Court, one thousand dollars. [Illegible Text] For compensation to the Clerk of the Supreme Court, for printing, stationery, purchase of record books, and binding the Opinions of the Court, six hundred dollars. [Illegible Text] 5. SEC. V. For miscellaneous purposes For compensation of the Trustees of the Lunatic Asylum, three hundred dollars each. [Illegible Text] For compensation of the Principal Keeper of the Penitentiary, two thousand dollars. [Illegible Text] To defray the expenses of the Academy of the Blind, and for the salaries of its officers, twelve thousand dollars; and for the repair of its buildings and out-houses, fences, etc., three thousand dollars. [Illegible Text] For the support of the Institution of the Deaf and Dumb, thirteen thousand five hundred dollars, and the additional sum of one thousand dollars for the purpose of buying school furniture, apparatus and printing press for the Deaf and Dumb Asylum. [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] For the support and maintenance of the State Lunatic Asylum and its inmates, one hundred and five thousand dollars, or so much thereof as may be necessary, and the Governor is authorized to make, at the commencement and middle of each quarter, a safe advance to cover the cost of supplies and incidental expenses needed for that quarter: Provided, that the Governor shall require of the Superintendent and Resident Physician a quarterly itemized statement of all the expenditures, which statement shall be furnished the Board of Trustees for the Asylum. [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] For compensation of the resident Physician of the State Lunatic Asylum, twenty-five hundred dollars. [Illegible Text] For compensation of the Reverend A. J. Jarrell, for past ministerial services rendered to the inmates of the State Lunatic Asylum, two hundred and fifty dollars. [Illegible Text] For compensation of the Superintendent of Public Works, twelve hundred dollars. [Illegible Text] For the maintenance and care of the public buildings in Milledgeville, the State House and Governor's Mansion in Atlanta, for coal, wood, gas, and insurance, and the hire of servants, twenty thousand dollars, or so much thereof as may be necessary, and that the Superintendent of Public Works is hereby required to

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render to the Governor, annually, an itemized statement of expenditures under this appropriation. [Illegible Text] Statement of expenditures. For the payment of the interest on the public debt, and to redeem maturing bonds, six hundred thousand dollars, or so much thereof as may be necessary. Interest on public debt. To pay interest on the bonds of the Macon and Brunswick Railroad Company, endorsed by the State under an act passed by the General Assembly, approved December 3, 1866, two hundred and twenty-eight thousand dollars. Bonds of M. B. R. R.interest on. That the sum of twenty dollars is hereby appropriated to pay the expenses of each member of the Joint Committee on the Lunatic Asylum, for visiting that Institution during the present session, and the sum of seventy-five dollars to pay the expenses of the Joint Committee on the Deaf and Dumb Asylum, for visiting that Institution during the present session, to be paid out on an itemized account of actual expenses. Committee on Asylum Committee on Deaf and Dumb Asylum. For compensation of Clifford Anderson and Richard K. Hines, for professional services in representing the interest of the State in the case of the State of Georgia et al., against the Brunswick and Albany Company, et al., in Glynn Superior Court, five hundred dollars for Richard K. Hines, six hundred dollars for Clifford Anderson, balance due them for services rendered as above specified, and to Arthur Hood, nine hundred dollars for similar services, being balance as aforesaid: Provided, the same shall be in full satisfaction for all claims they or either of them have against the State in said cases. C. Anderson and R. K. [Illegible Text]. 6. SEC. VI. That the sum of seven thousand dollars, or so much thereof as may be necessary, be appropriated for expenses of the clerical force in the Executive Department. Clerical force in Executive Department. That the sum of one hundred dollars, or so much thereof as may be necessary, on an itemized account of actual expenses, be appropriated to pay the expenses of the Committee visiting the Academy for the Blind. Committee on Blind Academy. That the following sums be appropriated to the persons and for the purposes hereinafter named, viz: W. A. Hemphill Co., fortyeight [UNK] dollars for printing reports of Committees; Chattanooga Daily Times, six dollars for printing; J. H. Christy, four hundred and sixty-five dollars for printing the Governor's proclamationsthe charges being scaled on the rule adjusted in resolution of August 26, 1872; George Hillyer, five hundred dollars, balance for services as member of Board of Auditors of claims on Western and Atlantic Railroad; Murphy and Rasberry, four hundred and fifty dollars, for their claim against the State: Provided, this amount is accepted by them in satisfaction of their claim. Appropriation for printing. George Hillyer Murphy Rasberry. To Dr. A. DeLapriere, of Jackson county, the sum of four hundred and fifty dollars, in payment of a judgment held by him against the State for services in small-pox cases. Dr. DeLapriere. To pay M. F. Stephenson balance due for books sold to the State, three hundred dollars. M. F. [Illegible Text].

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7. SEC. VII. That the sum of twenty thousand dollars be appropriated for the Contingent Fund. [Illegible Text] 8. SEC. VIII. That the sum of twenty thousand dollars, or so much thereof as may be necessary, be appropriated for the Printing Fund. [Illegible Text] 9. SEC. IX. That the sum of seventy-five dollars, or so much thereof as may be necessary, be and the same is hereby appropriated, to pay the incidental expenses of the House of Representatives, and a similar amount be appropriated to pay the incidental expenses of the Senate during the present session of the General Assembly, said sums to be drawn upon the warrant of the Governor, on presentation to him by the Clerk of the House and Secretary of the Senate, respectively, an itemized account of said incidental expenses. [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] 10. SEC. X. Be it further enacted, That the sum of sixty dollars and eighty-seven cents be appropriated to pay F. R. Fildes, editor and proprietor of the Quitman Banner, a balance due him for printing Executive proclamations, the vouchers to this part of his account having been mislaid in the Executive office when the same was inspected by Mr. Hanleiter, but since foundthis sum being scaled in the same proportion that the remainder of the account was. [Illegible Text] And the sum of thirty-five dollars to Henry W. Wooding for services rendered as clerk to committee appointed to investigate the circumstances of the alleged breach of privilege in the case of Perry Morris, a Representative from the county of Talbot. Henry W. Wooding. That the sum of eleven hundred and eighty-seven dollars and sixty-one cents be appropriated to pay bill of Phillips Crew for stationery for the use of the General Assembly. Stationery. 11. SEC. XI. Be it further enacted, That the claim of Divine, Jones Lee be submitted to the arbitrament and award of William A. Walton, of the county of Richmond, upon the law and facts and equity of the same, whose award shall be final and conclusive between the parties; and the Governor is hereby authorized to draw his warrant on the Treasurer for the amount of said award: Provided, The said Divine, Jones Lee shall file, within thirty days from the adjournment of this General Assembly, with the Governor, their written consent and agreement to abide by said award. The State to be represented by the Attorney General of the State, and Divine, Jones Lee by such counsel as they may employthe parties to pay the expenses of the arbitration equally. Divine, Jones Lee. And the sum of one hundred dollars be paid John A. Doane for services rendered Committee, of last Legislature, on management of Western and Atlantic Railroad. John A. Doane. And that the sum of seventy-five dollars be, and the same is hereby, appropriated to Thomas Spencer, of Atlanta, for services rendered in recording testimony, taken under direction of the Joint Committee of the Senate and House, in the matter of the Macon and Brunswick Railroad. Thomas Spencer. And the sum of fifty-three dollars and twenty cents to pay Tanner

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Putnam Company for one hundred and thirty-three crossties furnished the State Road in December, 1870, not before audited, and allowed by reason of the claim therefor having been sent by mistake to the Secretary of State's office, instead of to the proper authorities. Putnam Co. And the sum of fifty-four dollars be appropriated to W. S. Clark, of Columbus, for expenses attending upon committees to inquire into appraisement of the property of the Western and Atlantic Railroad. W. S. Clark. And the sum of three hundred and twelve dollars and fifty cents in payment of draft drawn by the Treasurer upon the Georgia Railroad and Banking Company, in favor of Dawson A. Walker. D.A. Walker And the sum of five hundred dollars to Daniel S. Printup, for professional services rendered the State in suits against the Cartersville and Van Wert Railroad. D.S. Printup And the sum of five hundred dollars for heating and lighting the Executive Mansion, and keeping in order the water-pipes and gasfixtures of the same. Executive Mansion. And that the sum of three hundred dollars be appropriated as extra compensation to C. B. Howard for distributing the Laws and Journals of the last session of the Legislatureto be paid when all the books and Journals have been distributed, and receipts for the same deposited with the Librarian. C.B. Howard And that the sum of one thousand dollars is hereby appropriated to the Ladies' Memorial Association of Savannah, Georgia. Memorial Association of Savannah SEC. XII. Repeals conflicting laws. I disapprove of the appropriation of nine hundred dollars to Arthur Hood, also of the appropriation of mileage to the Journalizing Clerk of the Senate and to the Journalizing Clerk of the House of Representatives. I also disapprove of the appropriation of mileage to the Door Keeper of the Senate and to the Door Keeper of the House of Representatives, to the Messenger of the Senate and to the Messenger of the House of Representatives. JAMES M. SMITH, Governor. All appropriations in this bill, not hereinbefore expressly disapproved, are hereby approved. This March 3, 1874.

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TITLE III. BONDS. SECTION.1. Bondscounties and corporations may issue. 2. Manner of issuing bonds by counties, etc., prescribed. 3. Does not apply to bonds, issued, to reduce bonds heretofore issued. 4. All bonds heretofore issued by counties, etc., except as herein provided, voidDoes not apply to Atlanta, Savannah, or Augusta Canal. 5. Does not apply to bonds authorized to be issued by this session of the Legislature. No. IV. (O. No. 84.) An Act to provide for the manner of issuing County and Municipal Bonds, and to declare all bonds issued contrary thereto null and void. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That no county or municipal corporation in this State shall have power or authority to make or issue any bonds, or any like obligation, except the same shall be made and issued in the manner herein provided. Municipal Bonds. How issued. SEC. II. That before any county or municipal corporation shall make or issue any bonds, or other like obligation, notice shall be given for at least thirty days, by publication in some newspaper in general circulation in such county or city, of the object of issuing such bonds and of the amount to be issued, and the terms and conditions of such bonds; and, after such notice has been given, there shall be an election held in such county or city, at a time and place to be fixed by said county or city authorities, at which election the qualified voters in such county or city shall vote for or against the issuing of such bonds, and if the persons voting at such election in favor of issuing such bonds shall constitute two-thirds of the qualified voters in such county or city, then such bonds may be made and issued. Shall be submitted to the people. Election. Two-thirds majority. SEC. III. That this Act shall not apply to bonds to be issued by such county or municipal corporation in redemption of any bonds which may have been issued by such county or city prior to the passage of this Act, but any such county or municipal corporation may issue new bonds in payment or redemption of any bonds heretofore issued. Does not applywhen. SEC. IV. That all bonds, or other like obligations, hereafter made or issued by any such county or municipal corporation, except according to the provisions of this Act, shall be absolutely null and void, and no such county or municipal corporation shall have power or authority to pay the same or to levy or to collect any tax for the purpose of paying the same: Provided, that nothing in this Act shall be construed to apply to the cities of Atlanta and Savannah; and provided further, that this Act shall not be construed to prohibit the

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City Council of Augusta from issuing bonds for the completion of the Augusta Canal. Must be issued according to this Act. Exceptions. SEC. V. Be it further enacted, That nothing contained in the above recited Act shall be so construed as to apply to bonds or other like obligations authorized to be issued by any law passed at this session of the General Assembly. Authorized bonds. SEC. VI. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 26, 1874. TITLE IV. CODE AMENDMENTS. SECTION. 1. (1396) Board of Physicians. 2. (1472) Banks. 3. (1978) Liens. 4. (2040) Property exempt. 5. (2041) Ordinaries' fees. 6. (2783) Holidays. 7. (3703) County Treasurers' fees. 8. (3911) Grand Juries. 9. (4097) Declared of forcePublic nuisance. 10. (4377) Arson. 11. (4441) Illegal hunting. 12. (4593) False packing cotton, etc. 13. (4637) Prisoners may make statements. 14. (4687) Change of venue. 15. (4698) Penitentiary convicts. 16. (4814) Convicts for misdemeanors. 17. (4890) Writ of Possession; No. V. (O. No. 98.) An Act to amend Section 1396 of the Code of Georgia. 1. SECTION I. The General Assembly do enact, That from and after the passage of this Act, paragraph I, of section 1396, be and the same is hereby repealed. Paragraph 1 1396 of Code repealed. 2. SEC. II. Be it further enacted, That it shall not be necessary for any physician who has a diploma from an incorporated College, to be licensed by said Board to authorize him to practice medicine. Physicians having diplomas need not be licensed. SEC. III. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 27, 1874. NOTE.Paragraph one of 1396, repealed by this Act, made it the duty of the Medical Board to grant licenses to practice, to all physicians (of their school), who present diplomas from incorporated Medical Colleges of Georgia, without examination.

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No. VI. (O. No. 332.) An Act to amend Section 1472 of Irwin, Lester and Hill's Revised Code of this State. 3. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That, from and after the passage of this Act, the law of this State, as recited in the above recited section, be and the same is hereby amended in the fourth clause of said section, by adding, at the end of the same, the following words, to-wit: or in lawful currency of the United States, and in the sixth clause of said section, in the fourth line of the same, after the word banks, and before the word may, the following, to-wit: or paying currency as aforesaid. 1472 amended. SEC. II. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved March 3, 1874. NOTE( a ) Paragraph 4 of section 1472, as amended by this Act, reads as follows: The banks of this State shall not issue paper, or promises to pay, intended to be used as money, redeemable otherwise than with gold or silver coin, at the standard value thereof, or in lawful currency of the United States. ( b ) Paragraph 6, of the same section, as amended by said act, reads as follows: The banks of this State shall not issue, pay away, or circulate any bank bill, note, ticket, or paper, of the nature or appearance of a bank note, meant for circulation, or of a denomination less than five dollars, with the exception that all solvent and specie-paying banks, or paying currency as aforesaid, may issue small bills of the denominations of one, two, three and four dollars, to an amount not exceeding twenty per cent. of their capital stock, to be computed as part of their circulation. No. VII. (O. No. 28.) An Act to repeal Section 1978 of the Code of 1873, except liens of landlords. 4. SECTION I. Be it enacted, That from and after the 1st day of November, 1874, all laws, and parts of laws, giving factors, merchants, dealers in fertilizers, and other persons named in section 1978 of the Code of 1873, except landlords, be, and the same are hereby repealed. So much of said section, 1978, as relates to landlords shall remain in full force, and nothing herein contained shall alter existing law or laws until November, 1874. Liens of merchants, etc., repeal'd Takes effectwhen. Approved February 20, 1874. NOTE 1978 created a lien in favor of factors, merchants, landlords, dealers in fertilizers, and all other persons furnishing supplies, money, farming utensils or other articles of necessity to make crops, and also all persons furnishing clothing and medicines, supplies or provisions for the support of families, or medical services, tuition or school books, upon the crops of the year in which such things are done or furnished on such terms as might be agreed upon by the parties. The above Act repeals said section except as to landlords.

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No. VIII. (O. No. 96.) An Act to make liable to levy and sale certain property now exempt from levy and sale, as provided for in Section 2040 of the Revised Code of Georgia. 5: SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That from and after the passage of this Act, property exempted from levy and sale, as provided for in section 2040 of the Code of Georgia, shall not be exempt from levy and sale for the purchase money or State and county or municipal taxes. 2040 amended. Property subject for purchase moneywhen. SEC. II. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 27, 1874. NOTEAs the law stood prior to the passage of this Act, the property specified in 2040, when set apart for the family, was not subject to levy and sale under execution for the purchase money or taxes. See 11 Ga. R. 79., 45 Ga. R. 583. No. IX. (O. No. 115.) An Act to fix, define and make uniform the fees of the Ordinaries throughout this State for filing, approving and recording exemptions of personalty and plats of homesteads, as allowed by Section 2041 of Irwin, Lester and Hill's Revised Code of Georgia, and to amend said Section. 6. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That section 2041 of Irwin, Lester and Hill's Revised Code of Georgia be so amended as to read as follows: After the word purpose, in the last line of said section, that the Ordinary shall receive for each schedule filed, approved and recorded, the sum of two dollars, and for each and every plat returned by the County Surveyor, under said section, to be recorded by him in a book kept for that purpose, the further sum of one dollar. 2041 amended. Ordinary's fees, etc. For recording plats, etc. SEC. II. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 27, 1874. NOTEThe law heretofore did not provide fees for the Ordinary for the services required of him in the above section. No. X. (O. No. 37.) An Act to amend Section 2783 of the new Code of 1873, in relation to public holidays. 7. SECTION I. Be it enacted, That said section be amended by

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striking therefrom the words first day of January, in the beginning of said section, and inserting next after the word February, in said section, the following, to-wit: The 26th day of April in each yearcommonly known as Memorial Day. [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text]. [Illegible Text] April a [Illegible Text] 8. SEC. II. Be it further enacted, That this Act shall go into effect on the 1st day of June next, and shall not affect or apply to any contract falling due before that time. Takes effect [Illegible Text] SEC. III. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 24, 1874. No. XI. (O. No. 234.) An Act to declare the true intent and meaning of Section 3703 of the Code of Georgia. WHEREAS, It has been the practice, in many of the counties of this State, for County Treasurers to charge and receive two and one-half per cent. commission for receiving, and two and one-half per cent. commission for paying out county funds; 3703 am'ded. 9. SECTION I. Therefore, be it enacted, etc., That the true intent and meaning of section 3703 of the Code of Georgia, is that County Treasurers in the several counties of this State are entitled to receive two and one-half per cent. commission for receiving, and two and one-half per cent. commission for paying out, all sums up to ten thousand dollars; and one and one-fourth per cent. for receiving, and one and one-fourth per cent. for paying out, the excess over ten thousand dollars, for receiving and paying out county funds: Provided, that nothing in this Act shall apply to County Treasurers now in office. Proviso. SEC. II. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved March 2, 1874. No. XII. (O. No. 420.) An Act to alter and amend Section 3911 of the Code of Georgia, in relation to drawing Grand Jurors. 10. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That section 3911 of the Code of Georgia be altered and amended by striking out the words twenty-three, in the fourth line from the top of said section, and inserting the word thirty. 3911 of the Code amended. SEC. II. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved March 3, 1874. NOTE.Section 3911 of the Code declares that not less than eighteen, nor more than twenty-three Grand Jurors should be drawn for each term.

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No. XIII. (O. N. 306.) An Act to declare of full force and effect Section 4097 of the Code of 1873. 11. SECTION I. The General Assembly enacts, That section 4097 of the Code of 1873 be, and the same is hereby declared to be of full force and effect as therein written. Section [Illegible Text] of force. SEC. II. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved March 3, 1874. NOTE.Prior to the revision of the Code of 1873, the Ordinaries of Georgia had no power to draw and impanel a jury for the trial and abatement of a public [Illegible Text]. To remedy this defect, section 4097 was framed by the revisers, and to give force and effect to said section, the above Act was passed by the Legislature. No. XIV (O. No. 38.) An Act to amend the Penal Code of this State by prescribing the punishment for the willful and malicious burning of an unoccupied dwelling house of another, on a [Illegible Text] or plantation, or elsewhere, not in a city. 12. SECTION I. Be it enacted, That, from and after the passage of this Act, the willful and malicious burning of an unoccupied dwelling house of another on a farm or plantation, or elsewhere (not in a city,) shall be punished by imprisonment and labor in the Penitentiary for a term not less than five, nor longer than twenty years. Burning unoccupied dwellinghow [Illegible Text]. SEC. II. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 24, 1874. NOTE.Section 4377, as amended, includes both occupied and unoccupied dwelling house. Conflicting evidence as to the character of the house alleged to be burned, see Storkings vs. the State, January Term, 1878; Johnson vs. the State. Ib. No. XV (O. No. 53.) An Act to amend Section 4441 of the Code of Georgia. 13. SECTION I. Be it enacted, That, from and after the passage of this Act, section 4441 of the Code of Georgia be amended by striking out the words, wherein or whereon sheep are kept or confined, as they occur in the third and fourth lines of said section, so that said section when thus amended shall read as follows: It shall not be lawful for any person to hunt with dogs, firearms or other implements, in or through any enclosed lands, fields, walks

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or pastures, after being forbidden so to do, or ordered to desist therefrom by the owner thereof, or the person having the same in charge, or his or their agent; and for every violation of the provisions of this section, the person so offending shall be deemed and held guilty of a misdemeanor, and subject to indictment in any court having jurisdiction thereof, and, upon conviction, shall be fined or imprisoned, or both, at the discretion of the court; the fine not to exceed fifty dollars, the imprisonment not to exceed thirty days, for each offense. 4441 amended. Hunting on enclosures illegal. Offenders indictable. Penalty. SEC. II. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 24, 1874. [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] makes hunting with dogs, firearms, etc., on the enclosed lands of another, wherein or whereon sheep are kept or confined, without the consent of the owner, a misdemeanor. As amended by the above Act, said section makes such hunting on the enclosed land of another a [Illegible Text] whether sheep are kept and confined thereon or not. No. XVI. (O. No. 268.) An Act to amend Section 4593 of the Code of Georgia in relation to putting dirt or rubbish into cotton, rice, etc. 14. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That section 4593 of the Code of Georgia be amended by adding immediately after the words rice, pork, beef, or other provision, the words wool or other article, in articles prepared for market. 4593 amended. SEC. II. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved March 2, 1874. [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] as amended, reads as follows: Any person who shall put, or caused to be put, into any [Illegible Text] or [Illegible Text] of cotton, hogshead or hogsheads, barrel or barrels, [Illegible Text] or [Illegible Text] of sugar, or rice, [Illegible Text], [Illegible Text] or other provisions ( or [Illegible Text] or other article or articles prepared for market ), any dirt, [Illegible Text] or other thing for the purpose of adding to and increasing the weight or bulk of said cotton, etc., shall be deemed a common cheat, etc. No. XVII. (O. No. 138.) An Act to amend Section 4637 of the Code of Georgia, by striking out the words for a felony, in the second line of said section. 15. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That section 4637 of the Code of Georgia be amended by striking out the words for a felony, in the second line of said section, so that it will read, in all criminal trials in this State, the prisoner shall have the right

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to make, to the Court and Jury, such statement in the case as he or she may deem proper, in his or her defense, etc. Defendants in criminal trials may make statement. SEC. II. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 28, 1874. NOTE.Section 4637, as amended, allows the prisoner to make his statement to the jury, in all criminal cases. May be contradicted by the State. See 45 Ga., 41. Prisoner must confine himself to the facts of the case. See 45 Ga., 58. Sec, also, Farrow vs. the State, January Term, [Illegible Text], and Jones vs. the State. Ib. No. XVIII. (O. No. 78.) An Act to amend Section 4687 of the Code of Georgia. 16. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That section forty-six hundred and eighty-seven (4687) of the Code of Georgia be amended by adding, at the end of said section, the following to-wit: And it shall also be lawful for the Judge of the Superior Court, when any criminal case has been once transferred, to again change the venue from the county to which the transfer was first made, to any other county, in the same manner as the venue was at first changed from the county in which the crime was committed, said change of venue subject to the provisions of said section 4687, and other laws not inconsistent with this Act. 4687 amended. Venue of criminal cases. How changed. SEC. II. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 26, 1874. NOTE.Section 4687 provided for the change of venue once only. As amended, the venue may be changed as often as the ends of justice may require. No. XIX. (O. No. 418.) An Act to amend Section 4698 of the Code of Georgia. 17. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That from and after the passage of this Act, section 4698 of the Code of Georgia be amended by striking out two days, where it appears in said section, and inserting therefor four days. 4698 amended. SEC. II. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved March 3, 1874. NOTE.Section 4698. Penitentiary convictscommutation of sentence.

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No. XX. (O. No. 135.) An Act to amend Section 4814 of the new Code of Georgia. 18. SECTION I. Be it enacted, That section 4814 of the new Code of Georgia be amended so as to read as follows: In all cases where persons are convicted of misdemeanor, and sentenced to work in a chain-gang on the public works, or public roads, or when such persons are confined in jail for non-payment of fines imposed for such misdemeanor, the Ordinary of the countyand where there is a Board of Commissioners of Roads and Revenues of the county, then said Board of Commissioners, and in those counties where there is a County Judge, then said County Judgewhere such conviction was had, or where such convicts may be confined, may place such convicts, in the county or elsewhere, to work upon such public works of the county, in chain-gangs or otherwise, or hire out such convicts, upon such terms and restrictions as may subserve the ends of justice, and place such convicts under such guards as may be necessary for their safe-keeping. Persons convicted of misdemeanors. May be put on public works. On what terms. SEC. II. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 28, 1874. NOTE.Prior to the passage of the above Act, such convicts were turned over by the presiding Judge to the Ordinary of the county. No. XXI. (O. No. 60.) An Act to amend Section 4890 of Irwin's Revised Code of Georgia. 19. SECTION I. Be it enacted, That section forty-eight hundred and ninety of the Code of Georgia be amended by adding, after the words Judge of the City Court of Savannah, the words or any Justice of the Peace, or Notary Public who is ex-officio a Justice of the Peace. Justices of Peace and Notaries included in said section. SEC. II. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 25, 1874. Section 1890. Prior to the passage of the above Act, the Judge of the Superior Court, or Ordinary of Chatham county, or the Judge of the City Court of Savannah, only, could issue a writ of possession for the recovery of property in Savannah.

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TITLE V. CONSTITUTION AND LAWS. SECTION. 1. Amendment to Constitution. 2. Shall be submitted to the people. 3. Laws, how distributed. 4. Librarian shall notify Ordinaries. No. XXII. (O. No. 340.) An Act to amend the Constitution of this State. 1. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That so soon as this Act shall have passed by two successive Legislatures, and been ratified by the people, the following be added as an amendment and additional clause to the sixth section of the third article of the Constitution of this State, to-wit: Neither the General Assembly, nor any other power in this State, shall have power to pay, or recognize as legal, the bonds of any railroad company upon which the so-called endorsement of the State was made by the late Governor Bullock, and which endorsement is declared illegal, fraudulent or void, by the Legislatures either in the [Illegible Text] 1871, 1872, and the present General Assembly. Constitutional amendm'nt. Repudiates certain bonds. 2. SEC. II. Be it further enacted, That so soon as this Act shall have been passed by the requisite vote of two successive Legislatures, in the manner required by the Constitution, His Excellency the Governor be authorized and directed to provide, by proclamation, for submitting the said amendment to the qualified voters of said State, for final ratification. Shall be submitted to the people. SEC. III. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved March 2, 1874. No. XXIII. (O. No. 252.) An Act to provide for a speedier and more economical mode of distributing the Laws, Journals and other documents, required by law to be distributed. 3. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That, from and after the passage of this Act, it shall be the duty of the Librarian, under the supervision of the Governor, as soon as the Laws and Journals of each session are published, to forward by express, pre paid, to the nearest office of each Ordinary in the State, the number of the Laws and Journals each county may be entitled to under the law: Provided, when the Ordinary of any county shall be at any actual and necessary

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expense in getting the books from the express office, he shall give an order on the County Treasurer for said sum, and it shall be the duty of the County Treasurer to pay the same. Lawshow distributed. Proviso. 4. SEC. II. Be it further enacted, That it shall be the duty of the Librarian, as soon as he shall have expressed said Laws and Journals, to notify each Ordinary thereof by mail, and also to notify him of the office to which said Laws and Journals have been sent. [Illegible Text]. SEC. III. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved March 2, 1874. TITLE VI. CONVICTS. SECTION. 1. Governor authorized to farm out Convictsterm, consideration, bond, etc. 2. Officers of Penitentiary discharged, except Principal Keeperhis duty. 3. Convictswhere worked, etc.; punishment-buildings, etc. 4. Governor may annul contract, etc.Lessee's duty. 5. Governor required to itemize property. 6. Expiration of sentence, pardons, etc. 7. More than one LesseeFreeble to be proportioned. 8. Classification of Convicts. 9. Escapeshow punished. 10. Commutation for good behavior. 11. Lessees violating lawspenalty. 12. Governor failing to lease Convicts, may appoint officersContingent appropriation. 13. Convicts may hire out in certain casesagreement, etc., approved by Judgeterms. 14. Relations of the parties; Convictshow surrendered. 15. Taken before Judge or Ordinary, shall hear facts; Convict in fault, penalty; hirer in fault, penalty. 16. Convicts becoming insane, Judge's duty. 17. Other like provisions applicable. 18. Convict recovering, Superintendent's duty. No. XXIV. (O. No. 415.) An Act to authorize the Governor to farm or lease out the Convicts of the Penitentiary of the State of Georgia, and for other purposes. 1. SECTION 1. Be it enacted, etc:, That the Governor is hereby authorized and directed to farm or lease out the convicts of the Penitentiary for a term of years, not less than one nor more than five years, and in such numbers as in his discretion he may deem proper, to any person or persons, or company of persons, as shall take the said convicts at a consideration to be agreed upon with the Governor, and give sufficient bond and security, as the Governor in his discretion may require, for the faithful and full compliance with their contract with the State, and which contract shall require the humane treatment of the convicts, their security and management, in accordance with the rules and regulations now in

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force for the control of the convicts, in so far as the same may be consistent with the working of the convicts on any public or private works in the State of Georgia, and the Governor is hereby authorized and directed to turn over to the lessee or lessees hereafter contracting under this Act, such convicts as may hereafter be sentenced to the Penitentiary, having due regard to the rights of contractors, and the priority of date of their contracts: Provided, no contract shall be made which shall not relieve the State from all expenses, except the salary of the Principal Keeper; and provided, the lease herein provided for shall not go into effect and operation until the present lease of the convicts shall expire. [Illegible Text]. [Illegible Text]. [Illegible Text]. [Illegible Text]. Convicts hereafter sentenced. State releived of expenses. Takes effect when. 2. SEC. II. That all the officers and employes now required by law in and about said Penitentiary shall be discharged, except the Principal Keeper thereof, after such contract or contracts as hereinbefore named shall have been made, and the convicts turned over to the contractors. The Principal Keeper shall continue in office as inspector of convicts, and shall report to the Governor any and all violations of the contracts by the persons to whom the convicts shall have been farmed or leased, and discharge all the duties now required of him by law, as well as those of Inspector of the Penitentiary, so far as such discharge shall be consistent with the carrying out of the contract or contracts hereinbefore authorized. Officers, etc. of Penitentiary discharged. Principal keeper [Illegible Text]. His duty. 3. SEC. III. That the lessee or lessees of said convicts shall not be permitted to work the convicts outside of the limits of the State, nor more than ten hours each day; nor shall the convicts be permitted to work on the Sabbath day; nor shall corporeal punishment be inflicted upon any of said convicts, unless the same shall be absolutely necessary to secure discipline; and, at the expiration of the lease, the said lessee or lessees shall deliver possession of the machinery, buildings, fixtures, and other property received by them, in as good repair as the same is when received by them. ConvictsWhen and how worked. Corporeal p'nishment. Buildings, etc., returned at expiration of lease. 4. SEC. IV. That upon the failure of the lessee or lessees to faithfully comply with their contract with the State, in regard to the humane treatment, security and management of said convicts, in accordance with the rules and regulations now in force for the control of the convicts; that the Governor be, and he is hereby, empowered, in his discretion, to annual and cancel the contract or contracts of the lessee or lessees so violating, and to farm out the convicts so leased by him, or them, for the unexpired term remaining after said breach of contract as aforesaid. Governor may annul contractwhen. Governor may make new contract. 5. SEC. V. That his Excellency, the Governor, be authorized and required to nominate, in the contract, or contracts, which may be made, all items of public property which may be turned over by the Principal Keeper of the Penitentiary to the contractor or contractors under this Act, and it shall be the duty of the lessee, or lessees, faithfully to return and account for the same at the expiration or termination of their contract, or contracts, from any cause. Governor required to itemize public property. Lessee's duty.

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6. SEC. VI. That it shall be the duty of all lessees of the Penitentiary, and all persons having charge or control of any convicts, to discharge such convicts immediately upon the expiration of the term for which he or she may have been convicted and sentenced, or when such convict or convicts shall have been pardoned, and any lessee or other person having the custody, charge or control of such convicts, who shall willfully violate any of the provisions of this section, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and, upon conviction, shall be punished as prescribed in section 4310 of the new Code. [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] convict's [Illegible Text], [Illegible Text], etc. [Illegible Text] of his section. Penalty. 7. SEC. VII. That in the event of the convicts being farmed or leased out to more than one party, in separate squads, then the disabled and feeble shall be proportioned in proportion to the number that each of said parties may have. More than [Illegible Text] party [Illegible Text][Illegible Text] to be proportioned. 8. SEC. VIII. That the Governor be, and he is hereby authorized and directed, so far as is practicable, in the distribution of the convicts, to make a classification thereof, so as to keep separate such convicts as are or may be convicted of crimes involving no great moral turpitude, and to provide, so far as possible, for their humane and kind treatment. Classification of convicts. 9. SEC. IX. If any of said convicts shall escape from the custody of said lessee or lessees, and be thereafter re-taken, such convicts shall be indicted for an escape, and, on conviction, shall be punished by imprisonment and labor in the Penitentiary for the term of four years. Escapeshow punished. 10. SEC. X. That it shall be the duty of the Principal Keeper to make reports to the Governor, of the names of all convicts whose uniform good conduct show them to be proper subjects for Executive clemency, and the Governor is hereby authorized to make such commutation of time for such convicts, as in his discretion shall seem proper. Commutation for good behavior. 11. SEC. XI. That if any lessee, or lessees, their agents or employes, or overseers of said convicts, shall violate any of the criminal laws of this State in the treatment or management of said convicts, said person or persons so offending shall be indicted or presented in any county of this State where such offense may have been committed, and upon conviction, shall be punished as prescribed by law for such offense. Lessees violating criminal laws. Penalty. 12. SEC. XII. That in case the Governor cannot let or hire out said convicts as provided for in this Act, then he is hereby authorized and directed to return said convicts, or such of their number as he may not have hired out, to the Penitentiary at Milledgeville, in this State, and have them confined in the prison walls of said Penitentiary, to labor as provided by law, and shall also appoint such officers as may be necessary in and about said Penitentiary, and the Principal Keeper shall appoint such employes as may be required in and about said Penitentiary, and the Governor is hereby authorized to draw his warrant on the State Treasurer for a sufficient amount of money to put said Penitentiary in a good, safe

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condition, if such a contingency as is provided for in this section should happen. Governor failing to lease convicts. How disposed of. Governor may appoint officers, etc. Contingent appropriation. SEC. XIII. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved March 3, 1874. No. XXV. (O. No. 283.) An Act to authorize the hiring of a certain class of Convicts to private citizens, to prescribe the conditions thereof, and to regulate the relations between the parties. 13. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That when any person is convicted of any crime or misdemeanor, the punishment whereof, according to the sentence of the Court under the law, is fine or fine and costs, or costs with an alternative imprisonment for a certain term, in default of payment, it shall be lawful for such convict to hire himself or herself to any citizen of this State, who pays the amount of said sentence, for said prescribed term, by an agreement in writing signed by the parties in the presence of and with the written approval of the presiding Judge, which agreement shall express the kind of labor to be performed, and the place of performance, and when thus executed, expressed and approved, shall be entered on the minutes of the Court. Convicts may hire out in certain cases. Agreement, etc., approved by Judge. Terms of. Entered on minutes. 14. SEC. II. That during the term of said hiring, said hirer shall sustain to said convict the relation of bail on recognizance, and if such convict, before the expiration of such term, shall abandon his hirer or in any way substantially refuse to perform his said contract, he, the said hirer, shall have the right and power to surrender said convict, as prescribed by law in cases of bail on recognizance. Relations of the parties. Convicthow surrendered. 15. SEC. III. That, when surrender shall thus be made, the convict shall, by the officer to whom surrendered, be at once taken before the Judge of the Court wherein the sentence was passed, if in the county, and if not, then before the Ordinary of the county, who shall summarily hear the facts, as in cases of habcas corpus; and if, after such hearing, he shall adjudge the convict in fault, he shall remand him to serve out so much of the term as may be unexpired from the date of his violation of his contract; but, if the hirer is adjudged in fault, by ill treatment or other violation of his contract or duty, said convict shall be fully and finally discharged from the penalty of such sentence. Taken before Judge or Ordinary Shall hear facts, etc. Convict in faultpenalty. Hirer in fault. Convict discharged. SEC. IV. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved March 2, 1874.

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No. XXVI. (O. No. 379.) An Act to provide for the keeping of insane persons convicted of capital crimes. 16. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That when any person shall, after conviction of a capital crime, become insance, and shall be so declared in accordance with the provisions of section four thousand six hundred and sixty-six (4666) of the Code of Georgia, revised by Irwin, Lester and Hill, it shall be the duty of the Judge to certify the fact, and the said convict shall be received into the Lunatic Asylum, there to be safely and securely kept, and treated as other adjudged insane persons. [Illegible Text] convicts. Judge's duty. 17. SEC. II. Be it further enacted, That all the provisions of the law relating to insane persons under sentence of imprisonment in the Penitentiary, shall apply to the class of cases herein provided for, so far as applicable. Other like provisions applicable. 18. SEC. III. Be it further enacted, That if such convict shall recover, the fact shall be at once certified by the Superintendent to the Judge of the Court in which the conviction occurred, whose duty it shall be to have the convict removed to jail of the county in which the conviction occurred, or to some other safe jail, and shall pass sentence either in term time or vacation, upon the criminal, which shall be executed by the Sheriff, as in other cases. Convict recovering. Superintendent's duty. Re-sentenced. SEC. IV. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved March 2, 1874. TITLE VII. EDUCATION. SECTION 1. Apportionment of School Fundappropriation to pay Teachers, etc. 2. School Commissioner to apportion fundbasisamount duehow paid, claims. 3. Paid, how oftenSchool Tax, how leviedDuty of BoardAct don't apply, when. 4. When claims paid, residue of fund, how applied. 5. Poll Tax to be paid to School Commissioner. 6. Census of School Population, how and when taken. 7. Appropriation to Atlanta Universityconditionspowers of Commissioners. 8. In lieu of Land Scrip. 9. Board of Visitors. 10. Rights of State not abridged. No. XXVII. (O. No. 417.) An Act to provide for the payment of the claims of School Officers and Teachers for services rendered in the year 1871. [Illegible Text] SECTION I. Be it enacted etc., That so much of the State

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school fund of this State as may now be in the treasury, or may hereafter be received or collected, as shall, upon a fair and legal apportionment thereof, as hereinafter provided, be found to belong to the several counties of this State, in which there are existing debts for services rendered by school officers and teachers in the year 1871, or so much of said fund as may be necessary, be, and the same is hereby, appropriated to the payment of said claims. School fundapportionment of. Appropriation to pay teachers, etc. 2. SEC. II. Be it further enacted, That it shall be the duty of the State School Commissioner, and he is hereby instructed, within six months after the passage of this Act, to apportion all of the State school fund which may, at the time of such apportionment, be in the treasury, from any source, upon the basis and according to the rules now prescribed by law; and when the amount due each of said counties shall have been thus ascertained, the same shall be paid upon warrants drawn, according to existing laws, upon the State treasury, in favor of the lawful custodians of the school fund in said counties, and be by them paid pro rata on said claims until the same shall have been satisfied. School Commissioner to apportion fund. Basis. Amount duehow paid. Claimshow paid. 3. SEC. III. Be it further enacted, That such of said fund as may be received or collected after said apportionment, shall be apportioned and paid as aforesaid, every six months after said first apportionment, until said claims have been fully paid: Provided, that the Ordinaries or County Commissioners, as the case may be, of said counties, shall, upon the recommendation of two-thirds of the grand jury, levy and collect a tax in their respective counties, not to exceed twenty-five per centum on the State tax, to be used instead of the regular school fund, or in supplement of that fund, as the said jury may determine, for the payment of said claim: provided, further, that it shall be the duty of the Board of Education to scale the accounts of the Teachers and County School Commissioners of said counties, whenever they shall deem the same unreasonable: Provided, that in any of said counties, when the debt due to teachers has been fully paid by their patrons, the provisions of this Act shall apply only to the claims of County School Commissioners; provided, also, that the provisions of this Act shall not apply or operate in any county after any grand jury thereof shall otherwise recommend. Paid every six months. Proviso. School taxhow levied, etc. Duty of Board of Education. When patrons pay teachers. Act don't applywhen. 4. SEC. IV. Be it further enacted, That after the said claims in any of said counties shall have been paid, under the provisions of this Act, said funds belonging to such counties shall be apportioned and applied to public schools, as heretofore provided by law: Provided, that nothing in this Act shall be so construed as to effect such of said State school funds as may, upon such apportionment, belong to such counties as have no school debt for services rendered in the year 1871. Claims paidresidue of bondshow applied. Proviso. SEC. V. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved March 3, 1874.

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No. XXVIII. (O. No. 128.) An Act to amend the various Acts of this State relating to Common Schools, so far as these Acts relate to the Poll Tax collected by law in the various counties of the State. 5. SECTION I. Be it enacted, That all the poll tax collected in this State shall, from and after the passage of this Act, be paid over to the County School Commissioners of the several counties of this State, and be, by the County Board of Education in the several counties in this State, paid out without any deduction for fees or salaries of officers to the support of the Common Schools in the respective counties where said poll tax was raised. Poll taxhow appropriated. How paid out. SEC. II. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 28, 1874. No XXIX. (O. No. 225.) An Act to require the enumeration of the School population to be taken quadrennially. (a) (a) O. No. 153 contains similar provisions to this Act, and is omitted by authority. 6. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That the enumeration of the school population be taken by the County School Commissioners of all the counties of this State in the year 1874, and at the expiration of every four years thereafter, instead of annually as heretofore. Census of school populationhow and when taken. SEC. II. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved March 2, 1874. No. XXX. (O. No. 419.) An Act to equitably adjust the claims of the colored race for a portion of the proceeds of the Agricultural Land Scrip. 7. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That the sum of eight thousand dollars be, and the same is hereby, annually appropriated to the Atlanta University, upon condition that said Institution shall admit for instruction in the same as many colored pupils from each county in the State, free of charge for tuition, as there are or may be members of the House of Representatives of this State from such county, to be nominated by said members, respectively, so long as said appropriation continues: Provided, the Governor shall

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not draw his warrant for the said sum until the Trustees of said Institution shall have submitted a plan, for the expenditure of said sum, to a Board of Commissioners, consisting of the Chancellor of the State University, and two members of the Faculty of the same to be selected by him, and until such plan, upon such modification as may be required by said Commissioners shall be approved by them, or a majority of them, each year in writing and filed in the Executive office, and said Commissioners shall at all times have authority to exercise all power necessary to see that said fund is faithfully applied according to said plan of expenditure. Appropriation to Atlanta University Condition. Proviso. Power of Commissioners. 9. SEC. II. That the appropriation herein provided for, shall be in lieu of any claim of the colored population of this State upon the proceeds of the Agricultural Land Scrip donated by the Congress of the United States, and the course of instruction in said Institution shall be so far modified as may be necessary to adapt the same to the objects of said grant. In lieu of land scrip. 10. SEC. III. That the Board of Visitors of the State University, or a committee of their body, shall exercise like functions and powers, touching said Institution, as are prescribed by law for said Board in relation to the State University. Board of visitors. 11. SEC. IV. That nothing in this Act contained shall operate to impair the right of the State to make a readjustment of said fund between the two races, should Congress hereafter make an additional grant or grants to the State, for educational purposes. Rights of State not abridged. SEC. V. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved March 3, 1874.

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TITLE VIII. JUDICIARY. CHAPTER I.Superior Courts. CHAPTER II.County Courts. CHAPTER III.Courts of Ordinary. CHAPTER IV.City Courts. CHAPTER V.Justices' Courts. CHAPTER VI.Fees and Costs. CHAPTER I. SUPERIOR COURTS, ETC. SECTION. 1. Time of holding, in Berrien and Colquitt counties changed. 2. Pending [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] returnable to said Courts as changed. 3. [Illegible Text] of the Superior Court of Berrien legalized. 4. Times of holding the Superior Courts of the Brunswick Circuit changed. 5. Cobb Superior Court changed. 6. All proceedings in said Court made returnable to said Court as changed. 7. Monday of the second week the criminal docket shall be taken up. 8. Fayette Superior Courttime of holding. 9. Pending proceedings made returnable to the time fixed for holding said Court. 10. Floyd Superior Courttime of holding changed. 11. Pending proceedings made returnable to the time as changed. 12. Houston Superior Courttime of holding changed. 13. Pending proceedings made returnable to the time as fixed. 14. [Illegible Text] Circuittimes of holding Super'or Courts therein changed. 15. Separate panels of Jurors for each week. 16. Pending proceedings made returnable to the times as fixed by the change. 17. [Illegible Text] and [Illegible Text] Superior Courts of, when held. 18. McIntosh county attached to the Eastern Circuit; and 19. Time of holding the Superior Court therein. 20. [Illegible Text] Superior Court, when held. 21. Pending proceedings returnable to term as changed. 22. Stewart Superior Courttime of holding changed. 23. Proceedings returnable to terms as changed. 24. Talbot Superior Courttime of holding, and to regulate the drawing of grand juries. 25. Taliaferro Superior Courttime of holding. 26. Glascock attached to the Northern Circuit. 27. Lee Superior Courtadjournment of legalized. 28. Campbell Superior Courtmay hold two weeks. 29. [Illegible Text] Circuitname changed. 30. Judge of the Superior Court of Chatham countyhis power in cases of [Illegible Text] from the City Court of Savannah. 31. Superior Court may sit two weeks in Terrell county. 32. Separate panels of Jurors to be drawn for each week. 33. The Act of 26th August, 1872, extended to towns and villages heretofore established. 34. Judge may grant charters, when. 35. Restrains the operation of the above Act. 36. Jurorscompetency of citizens of corporations to serve. 37. Judgment creditors required to have their judgments recordedwhen. 38. [Illegible Text]when to be recorded. 39. Judges of the Superior Courts empowered to incorporate towns and villagescaption thereof amended. 40. Continues said Act in force. 41. JuryTelegraph Operators exempt from serving.

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No. XXXI. (O. No. 248.) An Act to change the time of holding the Superior Courts in the counties of Berrien and Colquitt. 1. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That, from and after the passage of this Act, the Superior Court for the county of Berrien (a) (a) Berrien and Colquitt counties are in the Southern Circuit. shall be held on the third Mondays in March and September of each year. And the Superior Court for the county of Colquitt (a) shall be held on the Wednesday after the fourth Mondays in March and September of each year. Berrien countywhen held in. Colquitt countywhen held in. 2. SEC. II. Be it further enacted, That all writs, bills, orders and papers, returnable to said Courts at the time heretofore fixed by law, are hereby made returnable to said Courts at the time fixed by this Act. Writs, [Illegible Text] returnable to terms as changed. 3. SEC. III. Be it further enacted, That the adjournment of the said Superior Court of the county of Berrien, by the Judge thereof, to the third Monday in March, 1874, be, and the same is hereby, legalized and made valid. Adjournment of Berrien Superior Court legalized. SEC. IV. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved March 2, 1874. No. XXXII. (O. No. 256.) An Act to fix the time of holding the Superior Courts of the Brunswick Judicial Circuit. 4. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That, from and after the passage of this Act, the times of holding the Superior Courts of the Brunswick Judicial Circuit shall be as follows: Superior Courts of Brunswick Circuitwhen held. The Superior Court of the county of Pierce shall be held on the first Mondays in March and September of each year. [Illegible Text] The Superior Court of the county of Wayne shall be held on the second Mondays in March and September of each year. Wayne co. The Superior Court of the county of Appling shall be held on the third Mondays in March and September of each year. Appling co. The Superior Court of the county of Ware shall be held on the fourth Mondays in March and September of each year. Ware co. The Superior Court of the county of Coffee shall be held on the first Tuesdays in April and October of each year. Coffee co. The Superior Court of the county of Clinch shall be held on the second Tuesdays in April and October of each year. Clinch co. The Superior Court of the county of Camden shall be held on Tuesday after the fourth Mondays in April and October of each year. Camden co.

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The Superior Court of the county of Charlton shall be held on the Monday after Camden Court. Charlton co. The Superior Court of the county of Glynn shall be held on the Tuesday after the fourth Mondays of May and November of each year, and shall continue in session from week to week, so long as the presiding Judge may deem necessary. Glynn co. The Superior Court of the county of McIntosh shall be held on the Tuesday after the second Mondays of May and November of each year. McIntosh county. The Superior Court of the county of Liberty shall be held on the Tuesday after the third Mondays of May and November of each year. Liberty co. SEC. II. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved March 2, 1874. No. XXXIII. (O. No. 169.) An Act to change the time of holding the Superior Court of the County of Cobb, and to allow said Court to be held for two weeks at each term thereof. 5. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That after the March term, 1874, of the Superior Court of Cobb county, (a) (a) Cobb county is in the Blue Ridge Circuit. the time for holding said Court shall be the second Mondays in March and November of each and every year, and said Court shall be held for two weeks at each term, if the business of the same shall require it. Time of holding changed. 6. SEC. II. That all persons subp[oelig]naed, summoned, or in any manner bound to appear at said Court, as jurors, witnesses, parties, officers, or otherwise, at the time now fixed by law for holding the same, shall be, and they are hereby, bound to appear at the times fixed by the first section of this Act. Processes, etc., when [Illegible Text]. 7. SEC. III. That Monday of the second week of each term of said Court, except special and adjourned terms, shall be the day for the trial of criminal cases in said Court, and it shall be the duty of the Judge of said Court to take up the criminal docket on said day, and continue the trial of said criminal cases from day to day until said criminal docket shall be disposed of. Criminal docketwhen taken up. SEC. IV. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 28, 1874.

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No. XXXIV. (O. No. 126.) An Act to change the times of holding the Superior Courts of the county of Fayette, and for other purposes. 8. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That, from and after the passage of this Act, the Superior Court of the county of Fayette, (a) (a) Fayette county is in the Coweta Circuit. in said State, shall be held on the fourth Monday in February and August in each year: Provided, that the first term of said Court, after the passage of this Act, shall be held as now provided by law. When he 9. SEC. II. Be it further enacted, That all writs and processes which may have been returned to said Court shall be legal and binding, as though this Act had not been passed. [Illegible Text]. SEC. III. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 18, 1874. No. XXXV. (O. No. 269.) An Act to change the time of holding the Superior Court in Floyd county, and for other purposes. 10. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That from and after the passage of this Act, the times of holding the Superior Court of Floyd county, (a) (a) Floyd county is in the Rome Circuit. shall be changed from the third Mondays in January and July, to the first Mondays in January and July in each year. [Illegible Text] 11. SEC. II. Be it further enacted, That all writs, cases, processes, orders, and other proceedings returnable to said Court prior to the passage of this Act, shall be held and considered as returnable to the terms herein fixed and prescribed. [Illegible Text] SEC. III. Be it further enacted, That said Court may be held for the term of four weeks, and under the same regulations as are now provided by law. Length of term. SEC. IV. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved March 2, 1874.

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No. XXXVI. (O. No. 170.) An Act to change the time of holding the Fall Term of the Superior Court of Houston County. (a) (a) Houston county is in the Macon Circuit. 12. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That, from and after the passage of this Act, the time of holding the Fall term of the Superior Court of said county be changed from the second Monday in December to the fourth Monday in November of each year, and that the Judge of said Court hold said Court one or more weeks at each term, as now provided by law, when the business of said Court may require it. Houston courtchanged. 13. SEC. II. Be it enacted, etc., That all processes, summons, orders and proceedings in said Court, be hereafter returnable to the fourth Monday in May and fourth Monday in November of each year, respectively. Processes, etc., returnable to term as changed. SEC. III. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 28, 1874. No. XXXVII. (O. No. 62.) An Act to fix the time of holding the Superior Courts of the Oconce Circuit. 14. SECTION I. The General Assembly of the State of Georgia do enact, That the times of holding the Superior Courts of the Oconee Circuit shall be as follows: Superior Courts in Oconee circuitwhen held. In Dooly county on the third Mondays in March and September. Dooly. In Wilcox county on the fourth Mondays in March and September. Wilcox. In Irwin county on Friday after the fourth Monday in March and September. Irwin. In Montgomery county on Thursday after the first Monday in April and October. Montgomery. In Laurens county on the second Mondays in April and October. Laurens. In Telfair county on Tuesday after the third Mondays in April and October. Telfair. In Dodge county on the fourth Mondays in April and October. Dodge. In Pulaski county on the first Mondays in May and November, and shall continue two weeks, if necessary. Pulaski. 15. SEC. II. Be it further enacted, That separate panels of jurors shall be drawn and summoned for each week the Court is [Illegible Text]. Separate panels of jurors for each week

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16. SEC. III. Be it further enacted, That all writs, processes, orders and other proceedings which are returnable to said Courts at the terms now fixed by law, are hereby made returnable to the times for holding said Courts as changed by this Act; and that all jurors, suitors, witnesses and other persons or parties summoned, ordered or required, or who may be interested in said Courts, are hereby required to attend said Courts at the times changed by this Act, without further summons or notice. Proceeding returnable to terms as changed. Jurors, etc must atten said terms. SEC. IV. Be it further enacted, That this Act shall take effect from and immediately after its passage. Shall take effectwhen. SEC. V. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 25, 1874. No. XXXVIII. (O. No. 307.) An Act to change the time of holding the Superior Courts for the counties of Pike and Rockdale. 17. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That the time for holding the Superior Court of Rockdale (a) (a) Rockdale and Pike counties are in the Flint Circuit. shall hereafter be on Monday after the fourth Monday in March, whether such Monday be the fifth in March or the first in April; and on Monday after the fourth Monday in September, whether such Monday be the fifth in September or the first in October; and that the Superior Court of Pike ( a ) shall hereafter be held on the second Mondays in April and October: Provided, this Act shall not go into effect until after the first day of June next after its passage. Superior Court in Rockdalewhen held Pike Superior Court-when held Proviso. SEC. II. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved March 2, 1874. No. XXXIX. (O. No. 395.) An Act to attach the county of McIntosh to the Eastern Judicial Circuit, and to prescribe the times for holding the Superior Court of said county. 18. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That the county of McIntosh, now attached to the Brunswick Judicial Circuit, be, and the same is hereby, from and after the passage of this Act, attached to the Eastern Judicial Circuit. McIntosh transferred to Eastern circuit. 19. SEC. II. Be it further enacted, That the times for holding the Superior Court of said county shall be on the Tuesdays next after the last Mondays in April and November of each year. Courtswhen [Illegible Text]

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SEC. III. All processes returnable to the terms as now prescribed by law are hereby declared valid and legal. Processes, etc, returnable to terms as changed. SEC. IV. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved March 3, 1874. No. XL. (O. No. 145.) An Act to change the time of holding the Spring Term of Screven Superior Court, and for other purposes. 20. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That, from and after the passage of this Act, the time of holding the Superior Court in the county of Screven, (a) (a) Screven county is in the Middle Circuit. at the Spring term, shall be changed from the first Monday in April until the first Monday in May. Spring term of Screven Superior Courtwhen held. 21. SEC. II. That all writs, processes, and other proceedings returnable to the first Monday in April, are hereby made returnable to the Superior Court to be held on first Monday in May, as provided by this Act. Writs, etc., returnable to term as changed. SEC. III. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 28, 1874. No. XLI. (O. No. 111.) An Act to change the time of holding the Superior Court of Stewart County. 22. SECTION I. The General Assembly do enact, That, from and after the passage of this Act, the time for holding the Superior Court of Stewart county (a) (a) Stewart county is in the Chattahoochee Circuit. shall be changed from the third Mondays in April and November to the fourth Mondays in April and October. Stewart Superior Courtwhen held. 23. SEC. II. That all processes, writs, and other proceedings returnable to said Superior Court, are hereby made returnable to the Court as provided by this Act. All proceedings returnable to term as changed. SEC. III. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 27, 1874.

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No. XLII. (O. No. 345.) An Act to amend an Act to change the time of holding the Superior Court of Talbot county, (a) (a) Talbot county is in the Chattahoochee Circuit. to extend the time of the same, and to provide for drawing jurors for said extended time, and for other purposes, approved December 9, 1871. 24. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That the above recited act be amended, by striking out so much of the fifth section of said act as provided for the drawing of grand juries to serve the second week of said Court. Talbot Courtgrand [Illegible Text] etc. SEC. II. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved March 2, 1874. NOTESee Acts of 1871 and 1872, page 36, for the act amended by the above Act. No. XLIII. (O. No. 46.) An Act to change the time of holding the Superior Court of Taliaferro county. 25. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That from and after the next regular term for holding the Superior Court of Taliaferro county, (a) (a) Taliaferro county is in the Northern Circuit. the Superior Court of said county shall be held on the fourth Mondays in February and August of each year. Taliaferro Courtchanged. SEC. II. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 25, 1874. No. XLIV. (O. No. 2.) An Act to transfer the county of Glascock from the Middle to the Northern Judicial Circuit. 26. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That the county of Glascock be, and is hereby, transferred from the Middle Judicial Circuit to the Northern Judicial Circuit. Glascock transferred to Northern Circuit. SEC. II. Be it further enacted, That the times of said Court be and remain the same as is now provided by law, and that this Act go into effect immediately after the passage thereof. Terms unchanged. SEC. III. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 6, 1874.

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No. XLV. (O. No. 376.) An Act to legalize the adjournment of the November Term, 1873, of the Superior Court of Lee county. WHEREAS, The November term, 1873, of the Superior Court of Lee county was, by the Hon. P. J. Strozier, Judge of the Superior Court of the Albany Circuit presiding, on account of the indisposition of the Hon. J. M. Clark, Judge of the Superior Courts of the Southwestern Circuit, adjourned until the fourth Monday in January last, and on the said fourth Monday, adjourned, by order of said Judge P. J. Strozier, until the 31st day of January last, and then, by said Judge Strozier, adjourned till the third Monday in February instant; and WHEREAS, doubt exists as to the legality of said adjournment of said Court; therefore, Preamble. 27. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That the adjournment of the November term, 1873, of the Superior Court of Lee county, as stated in the foregoing preamble, be and the same is hereby legalized and made valid. Adjournment, Nov. term, 1873, Lee Superior Court legalized. SEC. II. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved March 3, 1874. No. XLVI. (O. No. 121.) An Act to extend the time of holding the Spring and Fall Terms of the Superior Courts of the county of Campbell, and for other purposes therein mentioned. 28. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That the Judge of the Superior Court of the county of Campbell (a) (a) Campbell county is in the Coweta Circuit. hold the Spring and Fall terms of said Court, of each and every year, not less than two weeks, unless the business of said Court is sooner disposed of: Provided, that the provisions of this Act shall not go into effect until August term of said Court, 1874. Campbell Court--may hold two weeks. Proviso. SEC. II. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 28, 1874.

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No. XLVII. (O. No. 141.) An Act to change the name of the Judicial Circuit known as the Tallapoosa Circuit, and for other purposes. 29. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That, from and after the passage of this Act, the name of the Judicial Circuit, in this State, known as the Tallapoosa Circuit, be, and the same is hereby, changed to the Coweta Judicial Circuit. Name of Talapoosa Circuit changed. SEC. II. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 28, 1874. No. XLVIII. (O. No. 143.) An Act to define the powers of the Judge of the Superior Court of Chatham county on the hearing of causes carried up by certiorari from the City Court of Savannah. 30. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That in all cases carried from the City Court of Savannah to the Superior Court of Chatham county by [Illegible Text], the Judge of said Superior Court shall have full power on the hearing of said certiorari proceedings, whether now pending before him or hereafter carried up, to determine the whole case, and either to reverse the verdict and judgement of said City Court absolutely, or to remand the case for a new hearing upon such terms and with such instructions as may be conformable to law and justice. Powers of Judge in certiorari cases. SEC. II. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 28, 1874. No. XLIX. (O. No. 267.) An Act to allow two weeks, instead of one, for holding the Superior Court of Terrell county, and to provide for drawing two panels of grand and petit jurors for said countyone for each week. 31. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That, from and after the passage of this Act, it shall be lawful for the Superior Court of the county of Terrell (a) (a) Terrell county is in the Pataula Circuit. to hold two weeks, if necessary. Court may hold two weeks. 32. SEC. II. Be it further enacted, That it shall and may be lawful

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for the Judge of the Superior Court to draw two panels each of grand and petit jurorsone to serve for each week. Separate panels of jurors for each week. SEC. III. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 28, 1874. No. L. (O. No. 186.) An Act to amend an Act entitled An Act to prescribe the manner of incorporating towns and villages in this State, approved August 26, 1872, and to extend the provisions of said Act to all towns and villages heretofore established, so far as the same may not be in conflict with the charters of such towns and villages, and to prescribe the manner of surrender or amendment of such charters, and for other purposes. 33. SECTION I. The General Assembly do enact, That all the provisions of said Act be, and the same are hereby, extended to towns and villages heretofore established in this State, so far as the same may not be in conflict with the charters of such towns or villages, and that the municipal authorities of such towns and villages may exercise all the powers conferred in said act upon the municipal authorities of towns and villages incorporated under said act, unless expressly prohibited in said charters. Act of August 26, '72, extended to all towns, etc. 34. SEC. II. That the municipal authorities of any town or village heretofore established by act of the General Assembly of this State, may, by petition to the Superior Court of the county, surrender the charter of such town or village, and have such town or village incorporated by order of said Court, and thereafter all the provisions of said act shall be deemed applicable to such town or village, and in case said municipal authorities shall desire merely to amend the charter of such town or village, and not surrender the same, it shall be lawful for said Court to pass an order upon such petition, making such amendments; but in no case to confer upon said municipal authorities rights, powers, or privileges not conferred in said act. Towns may surrender chartershow. May obtain privileges of this act. May amend charters. 35. SEC. [Illegible Text] None of the provisions of this Act, nor of the acts hereinbefore recited, of which this Act is amendatory, shall be deemed applicable to any community, town, or village within one mile of the corporate limits of any city in this State. Not applicable to certain towns, etc. SEC. IV. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 28, 1874. NOTE.See act to 26th August, 1872, pamphlet, page 16, and also the act approved March 2, 1874, which is an amendment to the same act.

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No. LI. (O. No. 177.) An Act to make citizens and residents of municipal corporations competent jurors to try issues in which such corporations are parties or interested. 36. SECTION I. Be it enacted, That the fact of a person being a citizen or resident of a municipal corporation, shall not render him incompetent to serve as a juror in cases in which such municipal corporations are parties or interested: Provided, the provisions of this bill shall not apply to suits now pending. [Illegible Text] of jurors when corporation a [Illegible Text]. Suits now pending. SEC. II. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 28, 1874. No. LII. (O. No. 127.) An Act to require judgment creditors, in certain cases, to have their judgments recorded in the county of the defendant's residence. 37. SECTION I. The General Assembly do enact, That in all cases where a judgment shall be rendered against joint promisors, co-partners, joint trespassers, securities and endorsers of promissory notes, or other like instruments, in counties where the defendant did not reside at the time of instituting suit, the property of such defendant shall not be bound by said judgment as against a bona fide purchaser thereof for a valuable consideration, but the same shall be discharged from the lien of said judgment against the person from whom he purchased, unless the judgment creditor shall record, or have recorded, his judgment within three months after the same has been rendered in the books of deeds and mortgages, in the Superior Court of the county where the defendant resided at the time suit was instituted. Judgments against join promissors, etcwhere recorded. [Illegible Text] property releasedwhen. Must be recorded in three months SEC. II. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 28, 1874. NOTE.The above Act [Illegible Text] to the judgments of all Courts in this State. No. LIII. (O. No. 213.) An Act to extend the time for recording certain liens. 38. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That, from and after the passage of this Act, all liens which are, by the new Code of 1873, required to be recorded in thirty days, may be recorded in three

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months with like effect as if recorded in said period of thirty days, as by said Code provided. Leinstime for recording extended. SEC. II. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved March 2, 1874. No. LIV. (O. No. 275.) An Act to amend the caption of an Act entitled An Act to prescribe the manner of incorporating towns and villages in this State, approved August 26, 1872, and to re-enact said Act as amended. 39. SECTION I. The General Assembly do enact, That the caption of an act, entitled an act to prescribe the manner of incorporating towns and villages in this State, approved August 26, 1872, be amended by adding the following words to said caption: and to authorize towns and villages heretofore incorporated, to exercise all the powers conferred by this Act. Act of August 26, '72amended. 40. SEC. II. Be it further enacted, That said act, approved August 26, 1872, as amended by this Act, be, and the same is hereby re-enacted. Re-enacted as amended. SEC. III. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved March 2, 1874. NOTE.For the act amended by this Act, see Pamphlet Laws of 1872, page 16. No. LV. (O. No. 183.) An Act to exempt from jury duty Telegraph Operators in this State. 41. SECTION I. The General Assembly do enact, That from and after the passage of this Act, all telegraph operators actually employed in sending and receiving telegraph dispatches, be, and they are hereby relieved, so long as they continue so engaged, from all liability to jury duty in this State. Telegraph operators exempt from jury duty. SEC. II. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 28, 1874.

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CHAPTER II. COUNTY COURTS. BARTOW COUNTY. SECTION. 1. County Court for, created. 2. Criminal jurisdiction. 3. Judge and Solicitorqualifications, terms, etc. 4. Clerk and Sherifffees of. 5. Judge and Solicitor--how appointedoaths; duties of Solicitor, Clerk, and Sheriff. 6. Proceedings, books, etc. 7. Civil Jurisdiction. 8. Sessions. 9. Judge's salary; Solicitor's fees. 10. Appearance and trial terms. 11. Certiorari and appeals. 12. Certiorari when applied foreffect of. 13. Grand and traverse jurorsgrand jury's duty. 14. Jury commissioners; qualifications of jurorshow drawnfees of. 15. Foundation of prosecution. 16. Jury boxwhen revised. 17. Challenges. 18. Powers of Judge. BIBB COUNTY. 19. County Courtcivil jurisdiction extended. 20. Suits, how [Illegible Text] practice, etc. 21. Shall be a [Illegible Text] of record. 22. Solicitor General shall represent the Statefees, duties; Solicitor pro tem., etc. 23. Judge may issue bench warrants. 24. Judge shall not commit for felonies. 25. Clerkhis bond, oath, fees; Judge's fees. 26. Executive officerbond, oath; Bailiff--bond of, etc. 27. Fines and forfeitures; Commissioners shall pay insolvent costs. 28. How construed. [Illegible Text] COUNTY. 29. County Court for, re-enacted. CALHOUN, BAKER, QUITMAN, MILLER. 30. County Courts created for; Judgesappointment of oath, etc. 31. When madeterm of officevacancies. 32. Jurisdiction and powers. 33. Criminal caseswhen triedcontinuance. 34. Foundation of prosecutionstrialsnumber of jurorschallenges. 35. Costhow collected; prosecutor liablewhen. 36. Defendant may [Illegible Text] effect of. 37. Defendant shall waive indictment; refusing, shall be committed. 38. Evidence [Illegible Text] felonyJudge's duty. 39. Laws applicableJudge's fees. CLAYTON COUNTY. 40. County Court for, createdshall be Court of record. 41. Officers. 42. Civil jurisdictiontortscriminal jurisdiction. 43. Judge shall bind party overwhen. 44. Sessionswhen and where held. 45. May punish contempts. 46. Extra sessions for jail delivery. 47. Proceedings and practice. 48. Judge may grant now trials. 49. Appeals. 50. Solicitor General shall represent appeals. 51. Criminal caseswhen tried. 52. Judgehow appointedqualifications of. 53. Fines and forfeitureshow disposed of. 54. Judge must provide seal, and pass upon jail fees; Clerk. 55. Judge's power at Chambers, etc. 56. Judge's compensation. 57. Prosecuting attorney. 58. County Solicitorappointment of. 59. Solicitor [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] 60. Fees of Solicitor. 61. Sheriff's duty. 62. Sheriff's fees. 63. Bailiffsappointment and fees of. 64. Duties of Bailiffs. 65. Bailiffs may be removed. 66. Sheriff shall sell realtygive additional bond, when. 67. Clerk of Superior Court ex officio Clerk of County Court. 68. Clerk's duties. 69. Clerk's fees. 70. Jury listshow made; jury boxby whom kept. 71. Jurorshow drawn and summoned. 72. Tales jurors. 73. Fees of jurors. 74. Jurors shall be drawn at one term for succeeding term. 75. Rights of accusedchallenges, etc. 76. Accused may move for new trial. 77. Appeals in criminal casesproceedings on, in Superior Court, etc. 78. Appeals in civil cases. 79. Justices Peace shall bind over to, in certain cases; indictments shall be transferred to, etc. 80. Convictshow disposed of. 81. Ordinary may farm out convicts; proceeds, how applied. CLARKE COUNTY. 82. Certain indictments shall be transferred to County Court. 83. County Judge may [Illegible Text] bonds. 84. Jury trials abolished; accused demanding, shall be committed. COLUMBIA COUNTY. 85. County Court abolished. COWETA COUNTY. 86. County Court established; Judgehow appointed. 87. Solicitor appointment and fees. 88. Has no civil jurisdiction. DEKALB, HENRY, CARROLL, SUMTER. 89. Act of February 22d, 1873, amended. 90. Misdemeanors to be transferred to County CourtSolicitor General's fees. 91. Fines and forfeitureshow applied. 92. Solicitor General's insolvent costshow paid. DOUGHERTY AND LEE. 93. Solicitor of Albany Circuit ex officio County Solicitor. 94. Fees of Clerk and Sheriff in certain cases; oath, bond, etc. 95. Judge shall have concurrent jurisdiction with Justices of the Peace. 96. Special bailiff and clerk. 97. Section forty-eight of act of 1872 repealed.

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98. County Court created for Decatur. 99. Takes effectwhen. [Illegible Text] COUNTY. 100. Grand Jury shall make presentments Induty of County Solicitor. 101. Cases under [Illegible Text] shall be transferred from Superior Court Solicitor General's fees. 102. Jurieshow summonedchallenges. 103. [Illegible Text] when applied forhearing, etc. 104. Cases exceeding one hundred dollarswhen tried. [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text]. 105. County Judge [Illegible Text] in civil casesremedy. 106. Judge [Illegible Text] in criminal casesremedy. FAYETTE AND CAMPBELL. 107. County Courts [Illegible Text]. 108. Fines and [Illegible Text] how disposed of. [Illegible Text] COUNTY. 109. Civil jurisdiction of County Courtterms. 110. Judge, Clerk and Sheriff shall make jury list. 111. Demand for juryhow drawnchallenges. 112. Jurors for monthly and quarterly termshow drawn. 113. Jury fees. 114. Officers' costs. 115. Mayor and Council of Brunswick may receive convicts. LINCOLN COUNTY. 116. Act of January 19, 1872, repealed. MARION COUNTY. 117. Act of February 20, 1873, repealed. [Illegible Text] COUNTY. 118. Meriwether included in act of February 22, 1873. MITCHELL COUNTY. 119. Act of February 5, 1873, made applicable to Mitchell. MONROE COUNTY. 120. Criminal Court for. 121. Jurisdiction. [Illegible Text] COUNTY. 122. County Judge shall draw jurieswhenchallenges. 123. Judge shall, at every term. [Illegible Text]. 124. Act of February [Illegible Text], 1873, made applicable to Solicitor General's dutyfees of. ROCKDALL COUNTY. 125. County Court Judge. 126. How appointed term of officevacanciescommission. 127. Jurisdiction appealscourts, where held. 128. Suitshow commencedtrialstermsservice, etc. 129. Bailiffappointment of. 130. Trial and judgmentcontinuancesappeals [Illegible Text] 131. Claims and Illegalitieshow tried. 132. Cost, in civil cases. 133. Civil docket. 134. Execution docket. 135. Judge may issue warrants and administer oaths. 136. County Solicitorappointment ofqualificationshow removedvacanciesfees. 137. Criminal jurisdiction. 138. Criminal caseswhen tried. 139. Foundation [Illegible Text] prosecutions. 140. Cases tried by jurywhenjurors, how summonedchallenges. 141. Judges' costs in criminal caseshow collectedaccuser liablewhen. 142. Defendant may certiorari when. 143. Defendant shall waive indictment, etc. 144. Evidence disclosing felonyduty of Judge. 145. Criminal docketcontemptsmisdemeanorspower to procure testimonyproceedings. 146. Civil proceedings. 147. Processto whom directed. 148. Dockets. 149. May fine for contempt, etc. 150. May forfeit bonds, etc. 151. Fines and forfeitureshow disposed. 152. Cost in jury trials. 153. Bailiffs' cost in jury trials. 154. When Judge disqualifiedwho presides. RICHMOND COUNTY. 155. County Court made a Court of recordClerkelection of, duties. 156. Civil jurisdictiontermsreturn daysprocesspracticejudgmentappeals, etc. 157. County Solicitorappointment ofterm of officeduties; jurieshow drawn. 158. Fees of officersinsolvent costshow paid. 159. Sheriff ex officio an officer of Court. 160. Judge pro hac vice. SCREVEN COUNTY. 161. Jurisdiction extended. 162. Act of December 9, 1871, shall apply to County Judge. 163. Provision for county commissioners repealed. 164. Judge's compensation in county matters. 165. Takes effectwhen. 166. Jurisdiction of County Judge extended. 167. Quarterly [Illegible Text] etc. 168. Suitshow commenced. 169. Judgments when rendered. 170. Suits for one hundred dollars and underhow brought. 171. Jurieshow drawn, etc. 172. Jury trials. 173. Courtswhere held. 174. State's Attorneyfees of. 175. Powers herein conferredcumulative. No. LVI. (O. No. 72.) An Act to create a County Court for Bartow County. 1. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That a County Court for Bartow county be, and the same is hereby, created, to be known as the County Court of Bartow county. County Court for Bartow created. 2. SEC. II. Be it further enacted, That said Court shall have jurisdiction to try all offenses against the laws of Georgia, where the

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penalty prescribed for the offense charged does not exceed fine, imprisonment in the county jail, and labor upon the public works of the county, or all of these penalties, and such civil jurisdiction as may hereinafter be conferred upon the same. Criminal [Illegible Text] 3. SEC. III. Be it further enacted, That there shall be a Judge of said Court, to be known as the County Judge, and who shall be a lawyer of not less than five years practice: and a Solicitor for said Court, to be known as the County Solicitor, who shall be a lawyer of regular practice. Each of the foregoing officers shall hold their offices for the term of two years from date of their commissions, or until their successors are commissioned and qualified. Judge and Solicitorqualifications of. Terms of office. 4. SEC. IV. Be it further enacted, That the Clerk of the Superior Court of said county shall be Clerk of the Court provided for in this Act, and the Sheriff of said county, Sheriff of said Court; and each shall receive the same fees in said Court they now receive for similar service in the Superior Court. Clerk and Sherifffees of. 5. SEC. V. Be it further enacted, That the Judge and Solicitor provided by this Act shall be appointed by the Governor, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate; and that the Judge of said Court be required to take the oath now administered to Judges of the Superior Courts of this State, and that the Solicitor take the oath administered to Solicitors General of this State; and that the duties of the Solicitor of said Court shall be the same now prescribed by law to the Solicitors General of this State, except where the same are manifestly inapplicable, and the duties of the Clerk and Sheriff of said Court shall be the same as now required by law of them in the Superior Court, except where the same are not appropriate to the purposes of this Act. Judge and Solicitorhow appointedoaths. Duties of Solicitor. Duties of Clerk and Sheriff. 6. SEC. VI. Be it further enacted, That the proceedings, modes of procedure, and practice of said Court, shall be the same as the Superior Court, except, where this Act provides differently, and that said Court shall be a Court of record; and it shall be the duty of the Ordinary of said county to provide the necessary books, papers and blanks for said Court to carry out the purposes of this Act. Proceedingsbooks, etc. 7. SEC. VII. Be it further enacted, That said Court shall have civil jurisdiction to try any money demand where the principal sum claimed is not less than one hundred dollars, nor more than three hundred dollars, and to try any cause where the matter in dispute is personal property; and where claim has been made to personal property, the Court created by this Act shall have jurisdiction to try the same; and in all cases of torts to personalty, where the damage alleged does not exceed five hundred dollars, said Court shall have jurisdiction. Civil jurisdiction. 8. SEC. VIII. Be it further enacted, That there shall be four terms of said Court each year, to-wit: To commence on the fourth Monday in April, fourth Monday in July, fourth Monday in October, and fourth Monday in January, of each and every year. Terms.

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9. SEC. IX. Be it further enacted, That the Judge of said Court shall receive, as compensation for his services, five hundred dollars per year, dating with his commission, and that the same shall be paid to him quarterly, by the Treasurer of said county, on orders in favor of such Judge from the Ordinary of said county. The compensation of the Solicitor shall be the same now prescribed by law for the Solicitors General of said State, except that this shall not entitle any such County Solicitor to any compensation from the State treasury. Judge's salary. Solicitor's fees. 10. SEC. X. Be it further enacted, That in civil cases brought to said Court, there shall be an appearance or first term, at which pleas can be filed, and the next term thereafter shall be the trial term. Appearance and trial terms. 11. SEC. XI. Be it further enacted, That when the party losing a civil case in said Court shall be dissatisfied with the result, and the question involved is solely one of law, the party complaining may carry the same to the Superior Court, by petition for the writ of certiorari, upon the terms and conditions hereinafter set forth: When the question involves one of fact, or of one of fact and law, the party may enter an appeal to the Superior Court, upon the terms and conditions prescribed by the laws of this State prior to April, 1868; except that, in addition, the party entering the appeal shall swear that the appeal is not entered for delay only, and that the party appealing is advised, and believes, he or she has good cause for appeal. Certioraries and appeals. 12. SEC. XII. Be it further enacted, That the writ of certiorari shall be applied for in the following manner, viz.: Within twenty days after the trial of the cause with the result of which the party complains, a petition for certiorari shall be presented to the Judge of the Superior Court, and the pendency of such application shall act as supersedcas of the judgment of the Court until the same is finally disposed of. The right here conferred to apply for writ of certiorari shall apply to criminal cases as well as civil cases. Certiorari shall be applied for in twenty days. Effect of application. 13. SEC. XIII. Be it further enacted, That there shall be twenty-four jurors drawn for each term of said Court, in the same manner that jurors are drawn for the Superior Courts. The first twelve thus drawn shall act as grand jurors, and the other twelve as traverse jurors, with the power in the Judge of said Court to call on the grand jurors to perform traverse jury duty at any time. It shall be the duty of the grand jury to investigate charges against parties that fall within the jurisdiction of the Court, and the concurrence of eight of said jurors shall be necessary to find a bill true, or make a presentment. Grand and Traverse Jurors. Duty of grand jury. 14. SEC. XIV. Be it further enacted, That the Ordinary, Clerk and Sheriff of said county shall constitute a board to select from the tax digest of said county proper persons to serve as jurors in said Court, and such persons only shall be selected as are qualified to serve under existing laws of this State. The names thus selected shall be put in a box, as now practiced in providing jurors

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for the Superior Court; said box shall be preserved and protected in the same way, and jurors drawn therefrom as provided in section thirteen of this Act. The jurors for said Court shall be paid the same as grand and traverse jurors in the Superior Court of said county, and in the same manner. Jury commissioners. Qualifications of jurors. Jurieshow drawnfees of. 15. SEC. XV. Be it further enacted, That any defendant in said Court may be tried upon written accusation, under the oath of the prosecutor, in which the offense shall be plainly set forth: Provided, the defendant will waive finding and return of true bill by grand jury, and consent to be tried on the accusation as aforesaid. Foundation of [Illegible Text]. Proviso. 16. SEC. XVI. Be it further enacted, That it shall be the duty of the board provided in section fourteen of this Act to perform the duty there prescribed within thirty days after the passage of this Act, or as soon thereafter as practicable. Jury box when revised. 17. SEC. XVII. Be it further enacted, That, when the parties to either a criminal or civil case announce ready for trial, the Clerk shall furnish each of said parties with a list of one of the juries, from which the parties shall strike five names, reducing the list to seven; and the seven thus left shall be the jury for the trial of the cause. In the strikes, the defendant shall have the right always to strike three names, and the opposite party two. Challenges. 18. SEC. XVIII. Be it further enacted, That the Judge of said Court shall have all the power now vested by law in Judges of the Superior Courts, to enforce his judgments and decrees, and to preserve order. Powers of Judge. SEC. XIX. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 25, 1874. No. LVII. (O. No. 207.) An Act to amend an act entitled an act to create a County Court in each county in the State of Georgia, except certain counties therein mentioned, approved January 19, 1872, so far as relates to the county of Bibb; to increase the civil jurisdiction of said County Court of Bibb; to prescribe the powers and duties of the Judge of said Court in certain cases; to provide for the prosecution of criminal cases in said Court; to make said Court a court of record, as to certain cases; to provide for the appointment of a Clerk and the executive officer of said Court, and for other purposes. 19. SECTION I. The General Assembly do enact, That, from and after passage of this Act, the County Court in and for the county of Bibb shall have concurrent jurisdiction at its quarterly sessions, to be held on the first Mondays in January, April, July and October, in each year, with the Superior Courts of this State in all

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cases sounding in contract or damage, where the amount involved or the damage claimed is over one hundred dollars and shall not exceed the sum of five hundred dollars exclusive of interest and protest fees. Civil jurisdiction extended. 20. SEC. II. And be it further enacted, That in the quarterly sessions of said County Court the mode of commencing suits, the process, service, and proceedings in general, shall be the same as in the Superior Courts, except as to the trial of said civil cases by a jury; and said County Court at said quarterly sessions shall exercise the jurisdiction under the same rules of practice which obtain in the Superior Courts, unless specially excepted by this Act and the act of which this is amendatory. Suitshow commeneedrules of practice, [Illegible Text] 21. SEC. III. And be it further enacted, That said County Court of Bibb shall be a Court of Record, so far as relates to the proceedings of its quarterly sessions, and of all criminal cases which may be tried before said Court at any time. A Court of record. 22. SEC. IV. And be it further enacted, That it shall be the duty of the Solicitor General of the Macon Circuit to prosecute all criminal cases in said County Court, and he shall receive for his services the sum of three dollars in each criminal case in said Court, but said fees shall only be allowed in insolvent cases, out of moneys arising from fines or forfeited recognizances paid into said Court, and upon the order of the Judge thereof, and in the manner prescribed by the Code. It shall be the duty of said Solicitor General to prepare and sign all accusations originating in said Court, and in his absence, or during his attendance upon the Superior Court of said county, or from any other cause, he shall fail to attend said County Court, it shall be the duty of the Judge thereof to appoint a Solicitor General pro tempore, whose duties, rights, and privileges shall be the same, in all respects, as those of the Solicitor General of said Macon Circuit. Solicitor General shall represent the [Illegible Text] Fees. Shall prepare accusations, etc. Solicitor General pro tem. 23. SEC. V. And be it further enacted, That the Judge of said County Court shall have power and authority to issue bench warrants, requiring the person or persons against whom indictments or accusations may be pending in said Court, to be brought before him forthwith for trial, or to give bond and security, to be approved by the Court, conditioned for the appearance of the party accused, at a future day. In the absence of said Judge, or when convenience shall require it, the officers executing said warrants shall be authorized to attest and approve said bonds. Judge may [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] warrants. 24. SEC. VI. And be it further enacted, That the Judge of said County Court shall not be allowed to preside at the committing trial of any person charged with a felony, nor to appear as counsel in any case within the jurisdiction of said County Court. Shall not [Illegible Text] for [Illegible Text] etc. Shall not [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] 25. SEC. VII. And be it further enacted, That the Clerk of the Superior Court of said county shall be the Clerk of said County Court, and before entering upon the duties of his office he shall take and subscribe the oath required of him as Clerk of the Superior Court, so altered as to suit the County Court, and shall give

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bond, with security to be approved by the Judge of said County Court, in the sum of one thousand dollars. His fees in each case in said County Court, shall be the same as the fees allowed by law for like services in the Superior Court, three dollars of which said fees, in civil cases, shall be paid to the Judge of said County Court, in lieu of the compensation allowed him in such cases by the acts of which this Act is amendatory. Clerk his [Illegible Text] and oath. Fees. Judges [Illegible Text] 26. SEC. VIII. And be it further enacted, That the Sheriff of Bibb county shall be the executive officer of said County Court, so far as relates to the cases which may be brought to the quarterly sessions. Before entering upon the duties of said office he shall take and subscribe the oath required of the Sheriff of the county, so altered as to suit the County Court, and shall give bond, with security, to be approved by the Judge thereof, in the sum of five thousand dollars, and with the like conditions that are contained in the bond required of him as Sheriff as aforesaid, and if, from any cause, the sufficiency of which shall be determined by the Judge of said County Court, the Sheriff shall not be able to discharge said duties, it shall be lawful for the same to be performed by the bailiff of said Court in all respects as the said Sheriff could perform the same. The bailiff of said Court shall give bond, with good and sufficient security, to be approved by the Judge thereof, in the sum of three thousand dollars, with the like conditions contained in the bond required of the Sheriff of the county, so altered as to suit the County Court. Executive officerbond, [Illegible Text] etc. Bailiffbond, etc. 27. SEC. IX. And be it further enacted, That all moneys arising from fines or forfeited recognizances shall be paid to the Clerk of said Court, who shall forthwith pay over the same to the County Treasurer; and it shall be the duty of the Clerk to submit to the Board of Commissioners of said county a monthly statement, in writing, of the receipts and disbursements of all moneys that may come into his hands from that source, and it shall be the duty of said Board of Commissioners to pay, or cause to be paid, to the officers of said Court all bills or orders for the payment of insolvent costs, in criminal cases, that may be examined and allowed by the Judge of said Court. Fines and forfeituresClerk's duty. Commissioners shall pay officers [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] 28. SEC. X. And be it further enacted, That nothing herein contained shall be so construed as to alter or repeal any part of the act of which this Act is amendatory, except so far as is specially provided herein. How construed. SEC. XI. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved March 2, 1874.

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No. LVIII. (O. No. 189.) An Act to repeal an act entitled an act to repeal an act entitled an act to create a County Court in each county in the State of Georgia, except certain counties therein mentioned, approved January 19, 1872, so far as the said act is applicable to the county of Butts, approved August 23, 1872. 29. SECTION I. Be it enacted, That the above recited act is hereby repealed. County Court for Butts re-enacted. SEC. II. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 28, 1874. NOTE.The effect of this Act is to re-enact a County Court for Butts. No. LIX. (O. No. 330.) An Act to organize a County Court in each of the counties of Calhoun, Baker, Quitman and Miller, to define their jurisdiction, and for other purposes. 30. SECTION I. The General Assembly do enact, That a Court shall be established for each of the counties of Calhoun, Baker, Quitman and Miller, in said State, to be called the County Court, the Judges of which shall be entitled the County Judges, and who shall be commissioned and appointed by the Governor, and take the oath of office prescribed for the Judges of the Superior Courts. County Court in Baker, [Illegible Text] Quitman and Miller, Judges who appointsoath, etc. 31. SEC. II. Be it further enacted, etc., That the Governor shall appoint a competent person as Judge of each of said Courts upon the first day of April of the present year, and each second year thereafter upon the [Illegible Text] who shall hold his office for the term of two years, and until his successor is elected and qualified: Provided, that in case of vacancy from death, resignation or otherwise, the Governor shall appoint some competent officer for the unexpired term. when madeterm of office. Vacancies. 32. SEC. III. And be it further enacted, etc., That the County Judge may commit or admit to bail in criminal cases; issue attachments; issue writs of habeas corpus, and try the same; issue and try possessory warrants; issue warrants of distress for rent; foreclose mortgages on personal property, and issue and try other warrants not within the exclusive jurisdiction of some other court or officer. He may attest deeds for registry, administer oaths, exercise all the powers of a Justice of the Peace in civil and criminal cases, and try all offenses committed against the laws of this State, except such offenses as are punishable by death or imprisonment in the Penitentiary of this State. Jurisdiction and powers.

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33. SEC. IV. Be it further enacted, etc., That said Judge shall hear and determine each case (not civil) that may come before him immediately, unless good cause be shown authorizing a continuation, and in no event shall a continuance be allowed for any time longer than is necessary to procure the attendance of the witnesses for and against the prisoner: Provided, that nothing herein contained shall be construed so as to force the prisoner to trial, if, from Providential causes, he is unprepared. Criminal caseswhen tried. [Illegible Text] Proviso. 34. SEC. V. Be it further enacted, etc., That all offenses shall be tried before the Court upon written accusation, founded upon affidavit. Said affidavit shall set forth the nature of the offense, time committed, where, and by whom committed, which accusation shall follow the affidavit, and shall be signed by the accuser. There shall be no jury trial before said Court, only in the county of Quitman, and then only when demanded by the accused, in which event the jury shall consist of seven men competent to serve as jurors in this State, and when demanded by the accused, said Court shall order the bailiff or attending officer to summon a jury of twelve men, from whom said jury of seven shall be selected by strikingthe accused having the first strike. Foundation of prosecutions. No Jury trialexception. No. of jurorschallenges. 35. SEC. VI. Be it further enacted, etc., That said Court shall receive four dollars for each criminal case tried, which sum shall be paid by the accused, when convicted, and it is hereby made the duty of the officer arresting the accused, and he is hereby required, to seize a sufficiency of the property of the accused to pay the costs, and shall, if personal property, retain the same in his possession until the accused shall be acquitted or convicted, if not replevied by the accused; and in the event the accused is convicted and fails or refuses to pay the costs, it shall be the duty of the Sheriff to advertise the same for ten days at the Court House, if personal; if real property, in the public gazette in which the county sales are advertised, for the space of thirty days, and shall, on the day specified in said advertisement, sell said property to the highest bidder, and the money accruing from the sale of the same shall be applied to the payment of the costs: Provided, that in every case, when it shall clearly appear to the Court that the accuser acted maliciously, then the accuser shall pay the costs. Costby whom paid. How collected. [Illegible Text] to payofficer's duty. Prosecutor [Illegible Text]when. 36. SEC. VII. Be it further enacted, etc., That it shall be the privilege of the defendant [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] out a writ of certiorari from the decisions of the Court, under such rules as are now prescribed for suing out certiorari in civil cases, and motion of intention to sue out such writ given to the Court shall operate as supersedeas for twenty days from the day of trial; and, in the meantime, the defendant may be admitted to bail, or committed to jail, in the discretion of the Court. [Illegible Text] may [Illegible Text] Effect of. 37. SEC. VIII. Be it further enacted, etc., That it shall be the duty of the Court to have endorsed upon the written accusation signed by the accuser, the following words: Indictment by the grand jury waived; and said endorsement shall be signed by the

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accused or his counsel; and in the event the accused shall refuse to sign the waiver, it shall be the duty of the Court to proceed to hear evidence against the accused, and if probable guilt is made to appear, it shall be the duty of the Court to commit, as heretofore practiced by the Courts of this State. Defendant shall waive indictment. Refusing, may be committed. 38. SEC. IX. Be it further enacted, That when any case shall be brought before this Court for the purpose of trial, and, after the evidence has been heard, it shall appear to the Court that the accused has been guilty of an offense punishable either by death or imprisonment in the Penitentiary, it shall be the duty of the Court to bind the party over to appear at the next term of the Superior Court to be held in the county in which the crime was committed, to answer the charge preferred; and upon failure of the accused to give bail required by the Court, shall be committed to jail. Evidence discloses felonyJudge's duty. 39. SEC. X. Be it further enacted, etc., That the law applicable to Justices' Courts, Justices of the Peace, and bailiffs in civil cases, shall be applicable to these Courts, as well as the Judge thereof; also, to the Sheriff in discharge of his duties as such, except when it may conflict with any provision of this Act. The Sheriff's fees in all criminal cases shall be the same as in similar cases in the Superior Court and taxed in the bill of costs, and said Sheriff shall be competent to discharge all executive duties in cases that may originate in, or be returned to, or transferred to this Court; and the Judges of said Court in civil cases shall be allowed the same fees as are now allowed Justices of the Peace in the counties named for similar services, to be taxed and collected in the same way. Laws applicable to [Illegible Text] in County Courts. Judge's fees. SEC. XI. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved March 2, 1874. No. LX. (O. No. 185.) An Act to [Illegible Text] a County Court for the county of Clayton, in this State, and to provide for the disposition of Convicts therein. 40. SECTION I. Be it enacted, That, from and after the passage of this Act, there shall be established a County Court for the county of Clayton, in this State, which shall be a court of record, and its proceedings recorded as in the Superior Courts of this State. Clayton County Court establishedShall be a Court of recordJudge, Solicitor, Clerk, Sheriff and Bailiffs. 41. SEC. II. Be it further enacted, That the officers of this Court shall be a County Judge, County Solicitor, Clerk, Sheriff and bailiffs. 42. SEC. III. Be it further enacted, That said Court shall have concurrent jurisdiction with other courts of law throughout the county of Clayton, in this State, in all cases of contract, except where exclusive jurisdiction is given by the Constitution to other courts, when the amount involved is over fifty dollars and under three hundred dollars, of which exclusive jurisdiction is not invested in some other court, including jurisdiction in legitimating

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persons and changing names, and to all civil cases without limit arising out of the relation of master and servant, and landlord and tenant; also, applications for the eviction of trespassers, intruders, and tenants holding over, for the partition of personal property, for the trial of possessory warrants, proceedings under distress warrants, the trial of issues on the foreclosure of all liens and mortgages on personal property, the trial of nuisances, and of forcible entry and detainer, and all issues made upon attachments, claims and garnishments, where title to real estate is not involved. Said Court shall have jurisdiction of all torts where the damages claimed is under three thousand dollars, except where exclusive jurisdiction is not conferred on the Superior Court. The criminal jurisdiction extends to all offenses committed in the county of Clayton under the grade of felony, except where exclusive jurisdiction is vested in the Superior Court. Civil jurisdiction. Jurisdiction of torts. Criminal Jurisdiction. 43. SEC. IV. Be it further enacted, That if any offense is charged which is within the jurisdiction of the County Court, and upon the trial thereof it shall appear that the crime committed is of a grade beyond the jurisdiction of the Court, the trial thus begun shall be considered as before a Court of Inquiry, and the Judge shall dispose of the case accordingly. Judge shall bind party overwhen. 44. SEC. V. Be it further enacted, That said Court shall hold its sessions once every three months, at the Court House in said county, and at such other times as are hereinafter provided. Sessions when and where held. 45. SEC. VI. Be it further enacted, That the power of said Court to punish for contempt shall be the same as the Superior Courts of this State. Power to punish for contempts. 46. SEC. VII. Be it further enacted, That the Judge of said Court shall have power, whenever he shall deem it necessary for the delivery of the jail, to call extra sessions of said Court, for criminal cases only. Extra sessions for jail delivery. 47. SEC. VIII. Be it further enacted, That the mode of commencing suit, service and proceedings in general, shall be the same as in the Superior Court, and the rules of practice in the Superior Court shall apply to and govern the proceedings of the County Court unless herein specially excepted. Proceedings and practice. 48. SEC. IX. Be it further enacted, That the Judge of said Court shall have power to grant new trials in all cases, civil and criminal, tried before him. Judge may grant new trials. 49. SEC. X. Be it further enacted, That an appeal in the nature of a bill of exceptions shall lie to the Superior Court from the judgment of the Court overruling a motion for new trial, and the Judge shall certify the same as is the practice in the Superior Courts with reference to bills of exceptions, which certificate shall be the writ of appeal. Appeal lies to the Superior Court. 50. SEC. XI. Be it further enacted, That when any criminal case is carried up, as provided in the preceding section, the Solicitor General of the Circuit shall take charge of the same. Solicitor General shall represent appeals.

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51. SEC. XII. Be it further enacted, That every accusation shall stand ready for trial at the term it is filed. Criminal caseswhen tried. 52. SEC. XIII. Be it further enacted, That the Judge of the County Court shall be entitled the County Judge, and shall have his office at the Court House of the county. Judge's title. 53. SEC. XIV. Be it further enacted, That he shall be nominated by the Governor, and ratified by the Senate, and commissioned by the Governor. He shall hold his office for four years, and until his successor shall have been appointed and commissioned. He shall be a citizen of said county and over twenty-five years of age, and shall take the oath of office prescribed for the Judge of the Superior Court, and no other oath, which oath the Ordinary of said county is hereby empowered to administer. Judgehow appointed. Qualifications of Judge. 54. SEC. XV. Be it further enacted, That it shall be the duty of the County Judge to require his Clerk to keep a strict account of all fines and forfeitures, out of which he shall pay himself and the officers of said Court, and the juries, pro rata, all costs which have accrued in said Court, known as insolvent costs. The remainder, if any, after such payments, and all other monies except his costs which came into his hands as County Judge, or in the hands of his Clerk in his official charater, he shall pay over to the County Treasurer for the benefit of the Educational Fund of said county, and report the same to the grand jury of the Superior Court, and in no case shall the said insolvent costs be paid by said county. Fines and forfeitureshow disposed of. 55. SEC. XVI. Be it further enacted, That he shall provide a seal for the County Court, and shall inspect, revise and pass upon all jail fees arising under his jurisdiction before they are presented to the Ordinary of said county. It shall be his duty to have a Clerk in office in case of his own sickness or absence. Judge shall provide a seal, and pass upon jail fees, Clerk. 56. SEC. XVII. Be it further enacted, That the County Judge shall have authority at Chambers to issue attachments, foreclose mortgages on personal property, foreclose liens, issue distress warrants for rent, issue and hear possessory warrant cases, to try, together with a jury, upon ten days' notice, all cases of nuisances, forcible entry and detainer, and also to issue warrants in cases of bastardy, and to hear the same; he may attest contracts or deeds for registry, administer oaths, and exercise all the powers of a Justico of the Peace, issue warrants requiring offenders to be brought before him or some other Judge or Justice, and may sit singly or in conjunction with others, as a Court of Inquiry. He may at any time hear and determine the cases of all persons charged with crimes, upon accusation drawn up by the County Solicitor, without a jury: Provided, the person or persons so accused shall, in open Court, declare he, she, or they, consent to be tried before said Judge alone; which declaration shall be entered on the accusation, and also on the minutes of said County Court. He shall have power to use the county jail for the detention of accused parties, and for the punishment of those convicted of offenses or guilty of contempt. Commitments by him shall be

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lawful warrants to the jailor, and shall be obeyed by him. The enumeration in this section is not exhausted: but the County Judge may, in general, exercise all such powers as are essential to the functions granted, observing the same rules therein as regulate the conduct of the Superior Court Judges. Judge's powers at chambers. May hear cases without a jury. Proviso. Authority over jail. May [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] all ers [Illegible Text] to his [Illegible Text]. 57. SEC. XVIII. Be it further enacted, That the County Judge shall receive no salary from the State or county, but shall receive compensation in the way of fees, which fees shall be taxed in his bill of costs. The Judge's costs shall be as follows: In cases where the sum claimed, either on contract or in tort, is less than one hundred dollars, two dollars and fifty cents; for the trial of all civil cases over one hundred dollars, three dollars and fifty cents; in all cases not claiming money, three dollars; for proceedings on foreclosure of liens, mortgages, possessory warrants, trespassers, tenants holding over, intruders, three dollars and fifty cents; for sitting as a Court of Inquiry, five dollars; for trying cases of forcible entry and detainer, nuisances, partition of personalty, three dollars and fifty cents; for every criminal case tried, three dollars; for every bill of exceptions, three dollars; for trial of claims and issues on attachments, liens, distress warrants, and issues on summary proceedings, two dollars. In all other cases, he shall receive the same fees as are allowed Justices of the Peace for similar services. In cases in which no fees are prescribed by law, the Ordinary may determine what shall be the Judge's costs. Judge's [Illegible Text]. 58. SEC. XIX. Be it further enacted, That there shall be a prosecuting attorney in said Court, who shall be called County Solicitor. Prosecuti attorney. 59. SEC. XX. Be it further enacted, That the County Solicitor shall be nominated and confirmed in the same manner as the County Judge, and hold his office for four years. He shall be qualified as Solicitors and Attorney General are qualified and sworn, except his oath of office shall be taken before the County Judge. He may be removed from office in the same manner as Solicitors General. County [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text]. 60. SEC. XXI. Be it further enacted, That in case of his absence, from any cause, the County Judge may appoint any practicing attorney to perform his duties during his absence. Solicitor [Illegible Text]. 61. SEC. XXII. Be it further enacted, That he shall receive the same fees as Solicitors General for similar services, and shall be the collecting officer of said Court. He shall forfeit all bonds, and proceed to collect the same in said Court, without regard to the amount of said bond. He shall pay over all monies collected on fines and forfeitures and bonds to the County Judge, and shall be allowed ten per cent. on collections. Fees [Illegible Text]. 62. SEC. XXIII. Be it further enacted, That the Sheriff and his deputies, when required by the County Judge, shall execute any writ, process or order of the County Court or Judge, as if from the Superior Court, and shall attend the sessions of the County Court. Sheriff's [Illegible Text]. 63. SEC. XXIV. Be it further enacted, That, for cases in the County Court within the jurisdiction of the Justice Court, the

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Sheriff's fees shall be the same as the constable, and in other cases they shall be the same as in the Superior Court. For summoning juries he shall be entitled to three dollars. Sheriff's fees. 64. SEC. XXV. Be it further enacted, That a bailiff or bailiffs may be appointed by the County Judge, who shall give such bond as the County Judge may require. Processes directed to and served by them shall be valid and binding, and they are legal officers for all purposes, civil and criminal, and are entitled to the same fees as the Sheriff, as before mentioned. Judge may appoint Bailiffsfees of. 65. SEC. XXVI. Be it further enacted, That it shall be the duty of the bailiffs to attend said Court, to execute all processes placed in their hands, summons all witnesses, and to collect all executions for costs, unless the same is put in the hands of the Sheriff. Duties of Bailiffs. 66. SEC. XXVII. Be it further enacted, That the bailiffs may be removed at any time for neglect of duty. They shall execute all processes and orders placed in their hands by the Sheriff or County Solicitor, issuing from said County Court. Bailiffs may be removed. 67. SEC. XXVIII. Be it further enacted, That the bailiffs of said Court shall not sell any real estate, but the same shall be sold by the Sheriff of said county under the same rules as regulate Sheriff sales in the Superior Courts of this State. The Sheriff shall not give any additional bond, unless his securities on his Sheriff bond shall require it, in which case he shall give such bond as the Judge may fix for Sheriff of the County Court. Bailiff shall turn over to Sheriff realty, when [Illegible Text] on. Sheriff shall give additional bondwhen. 68. SEC. XXIX. Be it further enacted, That the Clerk of the Superior Court shall be ex-officio Clerk of the County Court. He shall be sworn by the County Judge to the faithful and impartial discharge of his duties. Clerk of [Illegible Text] Court ex-officio Clerk of County Court. 69. SEC. XXX. Be it further enacted, That he shall discharge the same duties in said Court as are required in the Superior Court, and shall keep the same dockets, except the equity docket, as are required of the Clerk of the Superior Court, and shall keep the minutes of said Court. Clerk's [Illegible Text] 70. SEC. XXXI. Be it further enacted, That he shall receive the same fees for similar services as are given to the Clerk of the Superior Court, to be paid by the County Judge as hereinbefore provided. Clerk's fees. 71. SEC. XXXII. Be it further enacted, That immediately after the passage of this Act, it shall be the duty of the Ordinary of said county, together with the Clerk of the Superior Court and the Sheriff of said county, to select from the jury list in said county, one hundred and forty-four jurors, competent and upright men, whose names shall be enrolled on a list of jurors known as County Court jurors. The name of each juror shall be plainly written on a strip of paper, and deposited in a box marked County Court Jury Box, which shall be prepared by the Ordinary of said county, with a good lock, and after the names are so deposited, the said box shall be sealed and locked up, and the box delivered to the Ordinary, and the key to the Sheriff of said county. Jury listshow made. Jury boxby whom kept.

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72. SEC. XXXIII. Be it further enacted, That so soon as the Judge is appointed, he shall notify the Ordinary and Sheriff that he will draw a jury upon a certain day, to serve as jurors in said County Court. Upon the appointed day, the Judge of said Court and the Ordinary and Sheriff of said county shall proceed to draw a jury of twelve men, who shall thereupon, without further process, be summoned as jurors for the next regular quarter session of said Court, but shall not be required to serve but one term of said Court during one year, as regular jurors. Jurorshow drawn and summoned. 73. SEC. XXXIV. Be it further enacted, That if at the session of said Court any of the jurors are absent from any cause, it shall be the duty of the Judge to cause the Sheriff to summon tales jurors until a jury of twelve are obtained. Tales jurors. 74. SEC. XXXV. Be it further enacted, That the jury shall have the same fee as in the Superior Court. Said jurors shall serve only for the term of the Court to which they are summoned. Fees of jurors. 75. SEC. XXXVI. Be it further enacted, That at the close of the Court the Judge and Ordinary and Sheriff shall draw a jury for the next succeeding term, as hereinbefore provided. Juries shall be drawn at one term for [Illegible Text] term. 76. SEC. XXXVII. Be it further enacted, That upon the trial of any criminal case in said Court, the accused shall have the right to be tried by the Judge alone, or shall have the full panel of twelve, or shall have the right to strike, from the panel of twelve, three, and the State two jurorsthe accused having the right to the first strike. After the empaneling of the jury the trial shall proceed under the same rules as in the Superior Court. Rights of accused, challenges, etc. 77. SEC. XXXVIII. Be it further enacted, That upon the conviction of the accused, he shall have the right to move the Court for a new trial within thirty days from the adjournment of the Court, and shall have said new trial upon the same grounds as new trials are granted in the Superior Court, and it shall be the duty of the Judge to grant the same under the rules of law regulating new trials. Accused may move for new trial. 78. SEC. XXXIX. Be it further enacted, That upon the refusal of the Court to grant a new trial, the accused shall be entitled to an appeal, in the nature of a bill of exceptions, as hereinbefore provided, to the Superior Court, which shall be heard in the Superior Court at the first term, as cases are heard in the Superior Court, and the Judge shall render and transmit his decision, in writing, to the County Court, with directions or instructions as he may deem proper in said cause, which decision shall be entered upon the minutes of said County Court, and the judgment at the County Court shall conform to the same. Upon exceptions taken in the Superior Court, the case may be carried to the Supreme Court, as other causes. Appeals in criminal cases. [Illegible Text] on [Illegible Text] in Superior Court. May be [Illegible Text] to Supreme Court. 79. SEC. XL. Be it further enacted, That the above regulations shall apply to the party complaining of error in civil cases, as well as to the defendant in criminal cases. Appeals in civil cases. 80. SEC. XLI. Be it further enacted, That the Justices of the

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Peace in the county of Clayton shall bind over all cases of misdemeanor to the County Court of said county, and the Clerk of the Superior Court of said county shall be required to turn over all true bills found in said Court to the County Court where parties are charged with such misdemeanor, and it shall be the duty of the Solicitor of the County Court to collect the same, and pay the same over to the several Justices in said county. Justices of Peace shall bind parties to Co. C't. for certain [Illegible Text] Indictments for misdemeanor shall be transferred to Co. C't. 81. SEC. XLII. Be it further enacted, That, upon the conviction of any party accused, and the penalty of labor on the chain gang imposed, it shall be the duty of the Judge of said Court to direct the Sheriff to deliver the prisoner to the Ordinary of said county, to be disposed of by him as hereinafter directed. Convictshow disposed of. SEC. XLIII. Be it further enacted, That it shall be the duty of said Ordinary, and he is hereby empowered, to farm out such prisoners as are sentenced to work on the chain gang, to work in said county, or to employ said prisoners on the public works and roads in said county, until they work out the sentence of the Court, and it shall be the duty of said Ordinary to pay over to the County Judge the money earned by said prisoners while so farmed out or employed on the public works of said county, which money shall be applied as monies arising from fines and forfeitures as hereinbefore provided. Ordinary may farm out convicts, etc. Proceeds of convict's laborhow applied. SEC. XLIV. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 28, 1874. No. LXI. (O. No. 396.) An Act to amend an Act to create a County Court in each county of the State of Georgia, except certain counties therein mentioned, so far as the same applies to the county of Clarke. 82. SEC. I. Be it enacted, etc., That, from and after the passage of this Act, it shall be the duty of the Judge of the Superior Court of Clarke county, in this State, to have transmitted to the County Court of Clarke county, for trial, all bills of indictment, presentments, and all other papers connected with any criminal case within the jurisdiction of said County Court, now pending, or which may hereafter be found in the Superior Court of Clarke county, except in those cases where, for any legal reason, said County Judge would be disqualified from presiding. Judge Superior Court shall transfer certain [Illegible Text] to County Court. 83. SEC. II. Be it further enacted, That the County Judge of the county of Clarke shall hereafter have full and complete power and jurisdiction to forfeit and collect the bond or bonds of any defendant or defendants who may be bound over to answer for any

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charge of misdemeanor before the said County Judge, and this without reference to the amount of said bond or bonds. County Judge may forfeit bonds, etc. SEC. III. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved March 3, 1874. (No. LXII. (O. No. 19.) An Act to amend an act to create a County Court in each county of the State of Georgia, except certain counties therein mentioned, so far as the same applies to the county of Clarke. 84. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That, from and after the passage of this Act, there shall be no trial by jury in the County Court of Clarke county, and where the defendant, in any case of misdemeanor brought before the County Judge of Clarke county for trial, is not willing to go to trial before said Judge, and demands a trial by jury, then it shall be the duty of said County Judge to commit or bind over such defendant, or defendants, to the next term of the Superior Court of Clarke county for trial, under the same rules and regulations as are now provided by law in cases where a defendant in the County Court demands indictment by the grand jury. Jury trials abolished in Clarke Co. Court. Accused demanding jury, shall be committed, etc. SEC. II. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 20, 1874. No. LXIII. (O. No. 320.) An Act to abolish the County Court in the county of Columbia. 85. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That so much of the County Court Act, approved 19th day of January, 1872, as includes the county of Columbia, be, and the same is hereby, repealed, and the existing County Court in said county is hereby abolished. [Illegible Text] Co. Court abolished. SEC. II. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 28, 1874.

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No. LXIV. (O. No. 278.) An Act to establish a County Court in Coweta county, of the State of Georgia, and to declare in full force and effect in said county an act to create a County Court in each county of the State of Georgia, except certain [Illegible Text] therein mentioned, approved January 19, 1872. 86. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That, from and after the passage of this Act, an act entitled an act to create a County Court in each county of the State of Georgia, except certain counties therein mentioned, approved January 19, 1872, shall take effect and go into full force and operation in the county of Coweta, in said State, and upon the passage of this Act, the Governor of said State shall appoint a County Judge for said county of Coweta in the manner prescribed by said Act. Act Jan. 19, 1872, made applicable to Coweta. Judgehow appointed. 87. SEC. II. Be it further enacted, That there shall be a County Solicitor for said county of Coweta, to be appointed in the same manner prescribed for the appointment of the County Judge, and to hold his office for the same term, whose duties shall be to represent the State in all criminal cases in said County Court; and the said County Solicitor shall have the same fees as are now allowed by law to the Solicitors General for similar services. Solicitorhis appointment and fees. 88. SEC. III. Be it further enacted, That so much of the act of which this is amendatory, in the second section thereof, as confers jurisdiction in all civil cases on the County Judge of said Court, shall not apply to the county of Coweta, and that nothing contained in this Act shall be so construed as to confer jurisdiction in civil cases, matters of contract and of torts, on the County Judge. Has no [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] SEC. IV. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved March 2, 1874. No. LXV. (O. No. 12.) An Act to amend an act to organize a Criminal Court for the counties of DeKalb, Henry, Carroll and Sumter, approved February 22, 1873. 89. SECTION I. Be it enacted, That an act to organize a Criminal Court for the counties of DeKalb, Henry, Carroll and Sumter, approved February 22, 1873, be amended by the addition of the following sections, to-wit: [Illegible Text] 22, 1873, amended. 90. SEC. II. That in all cases of misdemeanor now pending, or hereafter brought in the Superior Courts of the counties of DeKalb, Henry, Carroll and Sumter, the Judge of the Superior Courts in said counties shall have power, in his discretion, to order the same transferred to said Criminal Court, and therefore it shall

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be the duty of the Clerk of the Superior Court to transmit the same with all the papers connected therewith: Provided, nothing contained in this Act shall be construed to deprive the Solicitor General of his fees in the cases transferred from the Superior Court, but that said officer shall be entitled to the same fees in said County Criminal Court as are now allowed by law in the Superior Courts for like services. Misdemeanors to be transferred to Superior Court. Fees of Solicitor General. 91. SEC. III. That all monies arising from the fines and forfeitures in said County Criminal Court shall be first applied to the payment of the insolvent cost accruing in said Criminal Court, and the overplus, if any, shall be paid into the County treasury. Fines and forfeitureshow applied. 92. SEC. IV. That the County Treasurer of DeKalb county, at the adjournment of each session of the Superior Court, shall pay the Solicitor General, on the recommendation of the grand jury and order of the presiding Judge, the amount of his insolvent costs. Solicitor General's insolvent costshow paid. SEC. V. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 16, 1874. No. LXVI. (O. No. 58.) An Act to amend an Act to establish a County Court for the counties of Dougherty and Lee, approved August 24, 1872, as also an Act amendatory of the same, approved February 5, 1873, and to extend the provisions of the same to the county of Decatur. 93. SECTION I. Be it enacted, That the sixth section of said original Act of August 24, 1872, be so amended as to strike from said section the words, That the Solicitor of said county shall be appointed by the Governor and confirmed by the Senate, and insert in lieu thereof, the words, that the Solicitor General of the Albany Circuit shall be ex-officio the Solicitor of said County Court, and also by striking from said section the proviso thereto. Solicitor of Albany [Illegible Text] ex-officia county Solicitor. 94. SEC. II. Be it further enacted, That the seventh section of said Act shall be amended by adding thereto the following: Except in cases where said Court shall exercise concurrent jurisdiction with the Justices Courts; that is to say, when the principal sum sued on shall be fifty dollars and not more than one hundred dollars, in which cases the costs of Clerk and Sheriff shall be the same as for similar service in Justices Courts, the Justices costs to be taxed as Clerk's costs; and also by adding, and said Clerk, before entering upon the discharge of his duties as Clerk of the said County Court, shall, before the Judge of said Court, take and subscribe the oath of office of the Clerk of the Superior Court, so altered as to suit said County Court, and give good and sufficient

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bond, with security, to be approved by said County Judge, in the sum of two thousand dollars, conditioned for the faithful performance of his duties as such Clerk. And such Sheriff shall, in like manner, take and subscribe the oath of office of Sheriffs in this State, and give good bond and security, to be approved by said County Judge, in the sum of five thousand dollars, conditioned for the faithful performance of his duties as such Sheriff, both of said bonds to be made payable to the Ordinary of said county, to be sued for the use of any party aggrieved. [Illegible Text] of Clerk and Sheriff in certain cases. Clerk and Sheriff shall take oath, give bond, etc. 95. SEC. III. Be it further enacted, That the first section of said original Act be so amended as to insert in the (8th) eighth line of said original Act, as published by authority, after the words, Justice Court, and before the word and, the following: but in cases where the principal sum sued for, exclusive of interest, shall amount to fifty and not exceed one hundred dollars, said County Court shall exercise concurrent jurisdiction with the Justice Courts of said county, and that said section shall also be amended by inserting in said eighth line, immediately after the word and, and before the word cases, the words shall also have jurisdiction in. Judge shall have concurrent jurisdiction with Justices of the Peace. 96. SEC. IV. Be it further enacted, That section five of the act amendatory of said before-recited act, assented to February 5th, 1873, shall be operative and of force only in the event of a vacancy occasioned by the death, removal, resignation, or expiration of the term of service of said Clerk or Sheriff, or unless and until, owing to the inability of the Sheriff or Clerk from sickness or other cause to discharge his duties, in the sound and legal discretion of the County Judge, upon cause shown, the exigencies of the business of said County Court may require the appointment of a special bailiff or clerk, as therein provided for. Special [Illegible Text] and Clerk. 97. SEC. V. Be it further enacted, That section forty-eight of said original act be, and is hereby, stricken out of said act, so far as it may affect the purposes and objects of this Act. [Illegible Text] of August, 1872, repealed. 98. SEC. VI. Be it further enacted, That the provisions of said original act of August 24th, 1872, and the act amendatory thereof, approved February 5th, 1873, as amended by this Act, be, and the same shall apply and be extended to the county of Decatur; and that nothing in this Act contained shall be construed as affecting in any way whatever the County Courts established by said acts, and the amendments thereto, in said counties of Dougherty and Lee, but shall operate and be of force only as affecting the County Cour of Decatur county, as established by this Act. County Court created for Decatur. 99. SEC. VII. Be it further enacted, That this Act shall take effect immediately upon its passage, and that all acts or parts of acts in conflict therewith be, and the same are hereby, repealed. Takes effectwhen. Approved February 25th, 1874.

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No. LXVII. (O. No. 76.) An Act to alter and amend an act entitled an act to establish a County Court for the counties of Dougherty and Lee, approved August 24, 1872, so far as the same relates to the county of Dougherty. 100. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That, from and after the passage of this Act, it shall be the duty of the grand jury of the county of Dougherty to investigate and prosecute all cases below felony, as heretofore, when no prosecutor appears in the County Court, and it shall be the duty of the County Court Solicitor to make out for said grand jury all bills, presentments or other papers necessary in such cases, and the same shall be made returnable to the County Court, and delivered to the clerk of said Court, and the proceedings thereafter shall be the same as an accusation in said Court. [Illegible Text] Duty of County [Illegible Text] 101. SEC. II. Be it further enacted, That the Clerk of the Superior Court shall at once transfer all criminal cases, below felony, now pending in the Superior Court of said county, in which the Judge of said County Court is not employed as counsel, to the County Court for trial; and those in which said Judge is employed shall be tried in the Superior Court, and all other [Illegible Text] on trial shall be the same as an accusation, but the County Solicitor shall, when said cases are tried and the costs paid, pay over to the Solicitor General drawing such bills or presentments, his legal fees due thereon, and the County Solicitor shall be allowed the same fees on the trial of said cases so transferred as are now allowed on accusation. [Illegible Text] cases under felony to [Illegible Text] to Co. [Illegible Text] Solicitor General's fees. 102. SEC. III. Be it further enacted, That when a jury is demanded on the trial of any case, either civil or criminal, pending in said Court, the Judge of said Court shall have the same summoned instanter by the Sheriff, which shall consist of twelve men who are subject to jury duty in the Superior Court, and the striking of said jury shall remain the same as now provided by law in said Court in criminal cases, and in civil cases the plaintiff and defendant shall be allowed to strike three, each, from said jury, and jurors shall be furnished in no other way than as herein provided. [Illegible Text] Challenges. 103. SEC. IV. Be it further enacted, That all alleged errors in criminal cases in said Court shall be revised and corrected by the Judge of the Superior Court, on certiorari, the general law of the State on certiorari to apply to such proceedings, except that the party applying for such writ shall present the same to said Judge of the Superior Court, so he can, and whose duty it shall be to, sanction or refuse to sanction the same, as the facts may warrant, within ten days from the trial in the County Court complained of; and if said Judge shall grant such writ he shall, in the order granting it, appoint a time, which shall be within the next ten days

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thereafter, when he will hear and determine the same in Chambers, and, upon ten days notice from the County Solicitor to the opposite party, or his attorney in any certiorari now granted, the Judge of the Superior Court shall hear and determine the same in Chambers, but said notice shall state the time and place of hearing. Certiorari. Shaii be applied for inten days. Hearing, etc. SEC. V. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 20, 1874. No. LXVIII. (O. No. 83.) An act to amend an act entitled an Act to establish a County Court for the counties of Dougherty and Lee, approved August 24, 1872. 104. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That, from and after the passage of this Act, the tenth section of an Act entitled an act to establish a County Court for the counties of Dougherty and Lee, approved August 24, 1872, be amended so that all after the word provided, shall read as follows: that civil causes involving sums exceeding one hundred dollars, shall be triable at the second term. [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] $100when [Illegible Text]. SEC. II. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 26, 1874. No. LXIX. (O. No. 151.) An Act to amend an act to establish a County Court in the counties of Dougherty and Lee, approved August 24, 1872. 105. SECTION I. Be it enacted, That in all civil cases now pending in said Court, or which may hereafter be brought, where the Judge of said Court may be incapacitated by law from presiding, and when the plaintiff and defendant shall fail to agree upon a Judge pro hac vice, it shall be the duty of the Clerk of said Court to appoint a member of the bar of said Court, who is hereby clothed with full authority to preside in such cases, as in such cases in the Superior Courts of this State. Judge incapacitated in civil casesremedy. 106. SEC. II. Be it further enacted, That all criminal cases prosecuted in said Court, in which the Judge thereof may be disqualified by law from presiding, that the same, upon such fact being suggested in open Court, shall be transferred, by the Clerk of said Court, to the Superior Court of said county. Judge incapacitated in criminal casesremedy. SEC. III. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 28, 1874.

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No. LXX. (O. No. 22.) An Act to amend an act establishing County Courts in the counties of DeKalb, Henry, Carroll, and Sumter, approved February 22, 1873, and for other purposes. 107. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That the provisions of the above recited Act, apply to the counties of Fayette and Campbell. County Court [Illegible Text] in Fayette a Campbell 108. SEC. 2. Be it further enacted, That it shall be the duty of the Sheriff or Constables attending said Courts, to collect all fines and forfeitures imposed by the same, and pay the same to the County Treasurers of said counties; that no part of the money arising as aforesaid, shall be applied by said officers in payment of insolvent costs: Provided, that this provision of this Act shall apply to the counties of Fayette and Campbell only. Fines and forfeiturehow disposed of. SEC. III. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 20, 1874. No. LXXI. (O. No. 232.) An Act to amend an act entitled an act to create a County Court in each county in the State of Georgia, except certain counties therein mentioned, approved January 19, 1872, so far as relates to the county of Glynn. 109. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That the jurisdiction of the County Court of Glynn shall extend, in all civil cases, matters of contract and of tort, to the sum of five hundred dollars, and that all cases exceeding fifty, and not exceeding two hundred dollars, shall be brought to monthly terms of the Court, to be held on the third Mondays in each and every month; and all cases exceeding two hundred, and not exceeding five hundred dollars, shall be brought to the quarterly terms of the Court. The process, service and judgment term in each to be the same as now prescribed by law for the quarterly terms. Civil jurisdiction. Monthly terms. Quarterly terms. 110. SEC. II. Be it further enacted, That the County Judge, the Clerk of the Superior Court and the Sheriff of the county, shall, as soon as practicable after the passage of this bill, make a list of all persons liable to jury duty, whose names shall constitute the jury list for the trial of all cases in said County Court, whenever a trial by jury is demanded, and which list shall be revised annually by the parties named in this section. Jury list. 111. SEC. 3. Be it further enacted, That whenever a demand is made is writing for a trial by jury, by a defendant in a criminal

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case, the County Judge shall draw the names of twelve jurors from the box of County Court jurors, and when impaneled, if free from legal exception, the defendant shall strike the names of four, and the State the names of two jurors from the panel, and the six jurors left unstricken, shall be sworn for the trial of such case. Criminal casesjurors [Illegible Text] strikes. 112. SEC. IV. Be it further enacted, That the County Judge shall, at least ten days before each monthly term, draw the names of twelve jurors, who, on receiving three days notice, shall serve as jurors at the next monthly term, and also at the quarterly term whenever the monthly and quarterly terms shall fall together on the third Mondays in January, April, July and October of each year, and whenever either plaintiff or defendant in civil cases, at either term, shall demand, in writing, a trial by jury, the plaintiff and defendant shall each'strike the names of three from the panel of twelve jurors, and the six left unstricken shall form the jury for the trial of such case; and the same panel of twelve jurors shall try all criminal cases coming up for trial at either term, the defendant and State having the same number of strikes as allowed by the third section of this Act. [Illegible Text] cases[Illegible Text] for [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] 113. SEC. V. Be it further enacted, etc., That the jury shall receive three dollars for each verdict rendered by them, the same to be divided among the entire panel. [Illegible Text] fees. 114. SEC. VI. Be it further enacted, That the costs of the officers of said Court shall be the same in all civil cases as now established by law, but the County Judge shall, in criminal cases, receive three dollars for every case commenced and two dollars additional for the trial of the case; and the bailiff shall receive two dollars for every case commenced and one dollar additional for the trial of the case, exclusive of fees for summoning juries and witnesses. [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] 115. SEC. VII. Be it further enacted, That the Mayor and Council of the city of Brunswick are hereby authorized to receive, upon such terms as may be agreed on with the County Judge, the parties convicted of offenses in said County Court, and work said convicts, in a chain gang if necessary, upon the streets, drains or other public works of said city. Mayor and Council of Brunswick may receive convicts. SEC. VIII. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved March 2, 1874.

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No. LXXII. (O. No. 6.) An Act to repeal an act entitled an act to repeal so much of an act entitled an act to create a County Court in each county of the State of Georgia, except certain counties therein mentioned, approved January 19, 1872, as applies to the county of Lincoln. 116. SECTION I. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Georgia, That the act entitled an act to repeal so much of an act entited an act to create a County Court in each county of the State of Georgia, except certain counties therein mentioned, approved January 19, 1872, as applies to the county of Lincoln, be and the same is hereby repealed, approved February 14, 1873, be and the same is hereby repealed. Act of Jan. 19, 1872, repealed. SEC. II. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 28, 1874. No. LXXIII. (O. No. 103.) An Act to repeal an act entitled an act to organize a Criminal Court in the counties of Marion, Talbot, Stewart, and Chattahoochee, approved February 20, 1873, so far as the same relates to Marion county. 117. SECTION I. Be it enacted, That from and after the passage of this Act, the above recited Act be, and the same is hereby repealed, so far as the same applies to the county of Marion. Act of Feb. 20, 1873, repealed. SEC. II. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 27, 1874. No. LXXIV. (O. No. 337.) An Act to amend an act entitled an act to organize a Criminal Court in the counties of Marion, Talbot, Stewart and Chattahoochee, approved February 22, 1873. 118. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That the above recited act be, and the same is hereby, amended so as to apply the provisions of the same to the county of Meriwether. Meriwether county included in act of Feb., 1873. SEC. II. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved March 2, 1874. NOTEThe above recited act provides that the Justices of the Peace and Notaries Public of the town districts of the counties therein mentioned shall constitute Criminal Courts, and confers jurisdiction thereon.

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No. LXXV. (O. No. 246.) An Act to amend an act, and the amendments thereto, establishing County Courts in the counties of Dougherty, Early, and Lee, approved August 21, 1872, so far as the same relates to the county of Mitchell, by amendment approved February 20, 1873. 119. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That from and after the passage of this Act, that the act approved February 5, 1873, entitled, An act to alter and amend an act entitled an act to establish a County Court for the counties of Dougherty and Lee, approved 24th August, 1873, so far as relates to the county of Dougherty, that the same be made applicable to the county of Mitchell, except that section five (a) (a) In relation to the bond of Clerk of the County Court. of said Act be amended by inserting one thousand dollars where two thousand dollars appears in said section. Act of Feb. 5, 1873, made applicable to Mitchellexception. SEC. II. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 28, 1874. No. LXXVI. (O. No. 386.) An Act to amend an act entitled an act to organize a Criminal Court for each county in this State, approved October 7, 1868, so that the same shall hereafter apply to the county of Terrell, approved February 20, 1873, and extend to the county of Monroe. 120. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That, from and after the passage of this Act, that said act be so amended as to include the county of Monroe, with all the provisions of said act organizing a Criminal Court for the county of Terrell. Criminal Court for Monroe. 121. SEC. II. That the jurisdiction allowed in the above section be also extended to Notaries Public, ex-officio Justices of the Peace of said district. Jurisdiction. SEC. III. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved March 2, 1874.

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No. LXXVII. (O. No. 209.) An Act to amend an act entitled an act to organize a County Court for the county of Muscogee, to define its jurisdiction, and for other purposes, approved August 24, 1872. 122. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That the fourteenth section of an act entitled an act to organize a County Court for the county of Muscogee, to define its jurisdiction, and for other purposes, be so amended as to read, That as soon as practicable after the passage of this Act, it shall be the duty of the County Judge to draw from the jury box of said county, the names of sixteen persons for jurors in criminal and civil cases, twelve of whom shall constitute the jury for trial, the defendant having the first strike. County Judge shall draw jurieswhen. Challenges. 123. SEC. II. Be it further enacted, That the fifteenth section of said act be so amended as to read, That it shall be the duty of the County Judge, at the close of every regular term, to draw sixteen jurors for service at the succeeding term of the Court, in criminal and civil cases, and for service in such special sessions as are provided for in the fourth section of said act. Judge shall draw a jury at close of every term. SEC. III. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved March 2, 1874. No. LXXVIII. (O. No. 144.) An Act to amend an act entitled an act to organize a Criminal Court in the counties of Marion, Talbot, Stewart, and Chattahoochee, approved February 27, 1873. 124. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That, from and after the passage of this Act, the above recited act be so amended as to include the counties of Randolph, Early, and Webster, and it is hereby made the duty of the Solicitor General of the Pataula Circuit, to appear and prosecute all cases in said Court in the county of Randolph, and for such services he shall have the same fees now provided by law for similar service in the Superior Court. Randolph, Early and Webster included in act of Feb. 27, 1873Solicitor General's dutyfees of. SEC. II. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 28, 1874.

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No. LXXIX. (O. No. 282.) An Act to create a County Court for the county of Rockdale. 125. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That, from and after the passage of this Act, there shall be a court for the county of Rockdale, to be called the County Court, the Judge of which shall be entitled the County Judge. County CourtJudge. 126. SEC. II. That the Judge of said Court shall be appointed by the Governor, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate; said Judge to have jurisdiction as shall be hereinafter provided, and whose term of office shall be for four years and until his successor shall be appointed and qualifiedvacancies to be filled as in cases of vacancies in the Superior Courts of this State. Said Judge shall be commissioned and qualified as other county officers. How appointedterm of office. Vacanciescommission, etc. 127. SEC. III. That the said County Judge shall have jurisdiction in all civil cases, matters of contract and tort (except where, by the Constitution, an exclusive jurisdiction is given to the Superior Courts of this State), where the principal sum in cases of contract, and where the damages claimed in cases of tort does not exceed one hundred dollars; but in cases where said principal sum so claimed or damage is more than fifty dollars, then there may be an appeal to the Superior Court under the same rules and regulations now governing in cases of appeal from the Justice Courts of this State. The said County Judge shall have jurisdiction according to the rules above laid down over the county for which he is appointed, and shall hold his courts at the county site. Jurisdiction. Appealshow taken. Courtswhere held. 128. SEC. IV. That all suits in the civil matters above set forth shall be commenced by summons, to be issued and signed by said Judge, stating the nature and the amount of plaintiff's demand, as in summons of Magistrates, commanding the defendant or party complained at, to be and appear at a certain time and place specified in the summons, which shall be trial or judgment term, to answer the plaintiff's demand. If the amount claimed by the plaintiff shall be more than fifty dollars principal debt, said summons to bear date twenty days before court, and be served by the bailiff fifteen days before court; and if the amount claimed is less than fifty dollars principal debt, then said summons shall bear date fifteen days before court, and be served at least ten days before the court to which they may be returnable. Suitshow commenced. Trial term. Service of summons. 129. SEC. V. That said County Judge may appoint an officer to serve all processes issued by him, and all his writs, and execute all orders issued by himsaid officer to be known as bailiffand shall require said bailiff to take the oath now prescribed by law for constables, and give bond and security in the sum of five hundred dollars, said bailiff to have jurisdiction over the entire county, in serving any process, writ, or order, issued by said Judge. Bailiffsby whom appointed.

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130. SEC. VI. That when the time, as specified in section four of this Act shall have arrived, for hearing trial, and judgment of the cases specified, said County Judge shall proceed to hear and determine the cases as above set forth, as Justices of the Peace hear and determine matters submitted to their jurisdiction, unless the case is continued, as is now prescribed by law for continuances, and if either party is dissatisfied with the judgment of the County Judge, and the principal sum claimed, or damage claimed, exceeds fifty dollars, said party may enter an appeal from such judgment, within four days, under the same rule and regulations now governing in appeals from Justices Courts of this State: and if the judgment of the County Judge has been rendered in a case where the principal sum does not exceed the sum of fifty dollars, then, and in that case, either party being dissatisfied, shall have the right to sue out a certiorari to his judgment, in conformity to law, and rules governing in cases of certioraries in Justices Courts. Trial and judgment. Continuances. Appealsallowed when. Certiorari. 131. SEC. VII. That whenever an execution shall be issued by said Judge, and shall be levied on property, and there shall be a claim filed to said property, in terms of the law, or when there shall be an affidavit of illegality filed by the defendant, said claim, or said illegality, shall be tried by said County Judge under the same rules and regulations now governing in the trial of claims or illegalities in the Justice Courts of this State. Claims and illegalitieshow tried. 132. SEC. VIII. That said County Judge shall have the same costs, in all civil cases in his Court, as are now allowed to Justices of the Peace in civil cases, and the bailiff shall have the same costs, in all civil cases, as are now allowed to constables in the Justice Courts. Costs in civil cases. 133. SEC. IX. That said County Judge shall keep a docket of all his civil proceedings, such as are required by law of Justices of the Peace, and shall carefully file away and preserve all the legal papers connected with such proceedings. Civil docket. 134. SEC. X. The said County Judge shall keep a docket which shall be known as an execution docket, and shall make his entries on said docket the same as Clerks of the Superior Courts are now required to do. Execution docket. 135. SEC. XI. That said County Judge shall have the right to exercise all the powers now conferred on Justices of the Peace, in issuing warrants, administering oaths, witnessing papers, etc., and shall have the same fees for said services as are now allowed to Justices of the Peace for such services. Judge may issue warrants, administer oaths, etc. 136. SEC. XII. That there shall also be a prosecuting attorney, who shall be styled County Solicitor, and who shall be appointed by the Governor, with the advice and consent of the Senate, and shall be commissioned and qualified as other county officers; he shall be a practicing attorney, and shall give bond in the sum of one thousand dollars, and shall be removable from office in the same manner as Solicitors General are removable; and in case of vacancy, absence, sickness, or other disability, the County Judge

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may appoint a Solicitor pro tem, or until such vacancy can be filled. The County Solicitor shall receive the same fees as are now allowed to the Solicitors General of the Superior Courts of this State for such cases as come within the jurisdiction of the County Court. County Solicitorby whom appointed. Qualifications. How removed. Vacancies. Fees. 137. SEC. XIII. That said County Court shall have jurisdiction to try all offenses committed against the laws of this State, except such offences as are punishable by death or imprisonment in the Penitentiary of this State. Criminal jurisdiction. 138. SEC. XIV. That said County Judge shall hear and determine each case (not civil) that may come before him immediately, unless good cause be shown authorizing a continuance. Criminal caseswhen tried. 139. SEC. XV. That all offenses shall be tried before said Court, upon written accusation founded upon affidavit and warrant, said affidavit shall distinctly set forth the nature of the offense, the time when committed, and by whom committed, and the accusation shall follow the affidavit, and shall be signed by the accuser or the prosecuting attorney. Written accusation foundation of prosecution. 140. SEC. XVI. That there shall be no jury trial before said Court unless demanded by the accused, in which event the jury shall consist of seven men, competent to serve as jurors in this State, and, when demanded by the accused, the said Court shall require their bailiffs to summons a jury of twelve men, and when said jury shall have been summoned and assembled, the accused and the accuser shall proceed to strike, as provided heretofore in cases of appeal, until the number shall have been reduced to seven, and when the striking shall have been completed the Court shall order the parties to proceed with the trial. Cases tried by jurywhen. No. of jurorshow summoned. Strikes. 141. SEC. XVII. That said County Judge shall receive three dollars for each criminal case tried, or otherwise disposed of by the Court, which sum shall be paid by the accused when convicted; and it is hereby made the duty of the officer arresting the party, and he is hereby required, to seize a sufficiency of the property of the accused to pay all costs, and shall, if personal property, retain the same in his possession until the accused shall have been acquitted or convicted, and in the event the accused is convicted, and fails or refuses to pay costs, it shall be the duty of said arresting officer to advertise the same ten days at the court house, if personal, if real property in the public gazette in which county sales are advertised, and sell said property as at Sheriff's sales, and the money arising from the sale of the same shall be applied to payment of all the costs: Provided, that in every case where it shall appear to the Court that the accuser acted maliciously, then and in that case the accuser shall pay the costs. Judge's cost in criminal caseshow collected. Officer must advertise property, etc. Accuser liablewhen. 142. SEC. XVIII. That it shall be the privilege of the defendant to sue out a writ of certiorari from the decisions of the Court, under such rules and regulations as are now prescribed for [Illegible Text] out certioraries in civil cases: Provided, that no writ of certiorari shall be granted unless the accused first have filed his affidavit setting

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forth that he is advised and believes that he has not had a fair trial, and that he has been wrongfully and illegally convicted. Defendant may [Illegible Text]. 143. SEC. XIX. That it shall be the duty of the Court to have endorsed upon the written accusation, signed by the accused, the following words: Indictment by the grand jury waived, and said endorsement shall be signed by the accused or his counsel, and in the event the accused shall refuse to sign the waiver, it shall be the duty of the Court to proceed to hear evidence against the accused, and if probable guilt is made to appear, it shall be the duty of the Court to commit the accused, as heretofore practiced by the Courts in this State. Defendant shall waive indictment, etc. Refusing to sign waivershall be committed. 144. SEC. XX. That whenever any case shall be brought before said County Court for the purpose of trial, and after the evidence has been heard it shall appear to the Court that the accused is guilty of an offense punishable either by death or imprisonment in the Penitentiary, it shall be the duty of the Court to bind the party over to the next term of the Superior Court to be held in the county in which the crime was committed, to answer the charge preferred, and on failure of the accused to give the bail required by the Court, shall be committed to jail. Evidence disclosing felonyduty of Judge. 145. SEC. XXI. That said County Judge shall keep a docket of all criminal cases disposed of as above by him, and shall, as in civil cases, keep carefully all the papers separate, so as to be able at any time to make a true history of the cases disposed of, and said County Judge shall, in the trial and determination of criminal cases, have the same authority to preserve order and punish contempts as is given him in civil cases, and shall have the same authority and control of the jail for the punishment of offenders as the Judges of the Superior Courts. All cases brought before the Justices of the Peace of the county, if they shall appear to be misdemeanors, shall at once be turned over to the County Judge for trial. Said County Judge shall have the same authority to procure testimony and compel the attendance of witnesses, in criminal cases, as Judges of the Superior Courts. All the law of the State applicable to criminal proceedings before Justices of the Peace, County Judges, and Judges of the Superior Courts, not inconsistent with the provisions of this Act, and which can be applied to criminal proceedings before County Judges, are hereby made part of this Act. Criminal docket. May punish contempts. Authority over jail. Justices of Peace shall transfer misdemeanors to County CourtPower to procure testimony, etc. Law applicable to Criminal proceedings. 146. SEC. XXII. That all the law of the State applicable to civil proceedings before Justices of the Peace, not inconsistent with the provisions of this Act, and which can be applied to the civil proceedings before the County Judge, are hereby made part of this Act. Law applicable to civil proceedings. 147. SEC. XXIII. That said County Judge may, in civil or criminal cases, when he deems it necessary, direct his warrants, summons, orders, and proceedings of all sorts, to the Sheriff of the county, to his own bailiff, or any lawful constable of said county. Process, etc.to whom directed.

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148. SEC. XXIV. That said County Judge shall keep a civil and criminal docket, and an execution docket, and a book to enter the amount of all fines and forfeitures, and the disposition of the same. Dockets. 149. SEC. XXV. That said County Judge shall have power to fine for contempt of Court, both in civil and criminal cases, not more than fifty dollars, and imprison not more than five days, either or both. May fine for contempts, etc. 150. SEC. XXVI. That said County Judge shall have the same powers to forfeit recognizances as the Judges of the Superior Courts, under the same rules and regulations now governing in said Superior Courts, unless the amount involved exceeds his jurisdiction, then, and in that case, the same to be turned over to the Superior Court. May forfeit bonds, etc. 151. SEC. XXVII. That all fines and forfeitures arising in said Court, shall, after paying insolvent costs, be turned over by the County Judge to the County Treasurer, for county purposes. Fines and forfeitureshow disposed of. 152. SEC. XXVIII. That if the accused demands a jury, three dollars shall be taxed in the bill of costs, which shall be paid over by said Judge to the County Treasurer, for county purposes. Costs in jury trials. 153. SEC. XXIX. That the bailiff of said Court shall have one dollar for summoning a jury, in each case, one dollar for attending trial, and all other fees that constables are allowed in criminal cases in the Courts of this State. Bailiff's cost in jury trials. 154. SEC. XXX. That should said County Judge be interested or disqualified in any case brought before the Court, it shall be the duty of said Judge to call some competent person to preside in said case or cases, who shall have the same powers and receive the same fees as the regular Judge of said Court. When Judge disqualified, who presides. SEC. XXXI. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved March 2, 1874. No. LXXX. (O. No. 49.) An Act to make the County Court of Richmond county a court of record, to extend the jurisdiction thereof; to create the office of County Solicitor; to fix the fees of the officers of said Court, and for other purposes. 155. SECTION I. The General Assembly do enact, That the County Court of Richmond county be, and the same is hereby, created a court of record. The County Judge shall appoint a clerk to serve until the next election, as hereinafter provided, when said clerk shall be elected in the same manner, at the same time, and hold his office for the same period as the Clerk of the Superior Court,

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whose duty it shall be to keep the minutes of the quarterly terms, hereinafter provided for, to record its proceedings, to issue all orders of the County Judge, to make out and sign all processes, whether the same be returnable to the quarterly term or otherwise, and to keep proper dockets under the direction of the Judge. County Court made a Court of record. Clerkelection ofduties. 156. SEC. II. Be it further enacted, That the civil jurisdiction of said Court, in all cases of tort and of contract, shall extend to the sum of one thousand dollars, exclusive of interest, except in equity cases and cases involving titles to land. Where any collateral issue arises in any case involving titles to land, the same shall be turned over to the next term of the Superior Court for said county. Quarterly terms shall be held, to-wit: On the fourth Mondays of March, June, September and December of each year, for the trial of cases where the principal sum sued for exceeds one hundred dollars, the return days to which shall be twenty days, and service of process fifteen days, previous to each term. The mode of bringing suit to and the practice of said term shall be the same as in the Superior Court, except that the term to which process is returnable shall be the trial term (unless legal cause for continuance is shown), and the Judge shall award judgment without the intervention of a jury, but either party dissatisfied with said judgment may appeal to the Superior Court of said county, upon the same terms and under the same penalties as were formerly exacted by law in appealing from one jury to another in the Superior Court. Civil jurisdiction. Quarterly terms. Return daysprocess, etc. Practice, etc. Judge shall render judgment without jury. Right of appeal. 157. SEC. III. Be it further enacted, That a prosecuting officer, called County Solicitor, shall be appointed and commissioned by the Governor, to serve for two years, whose duty it shall be to prosecute all criminal cases in said Court where a demand for a trial by jury is made, or where the defendant may be represented by counsel. When a demand for trial by jury is made, the case shall be turned over to the next quarterly term, or the Court, in its discretion, may assign a sooner day for trial; and the jury to try the same shall be drawn, [Illegible Text] and selected in the same manner as in misdemeanor cases in the Superior Court. County Solicitorappointment ofterm of office. County Solicitor's duty. Jurieshow drawn. 158. SEC. IV. Be it further enacted, That the County Solicitor shall receive the same fees as are allowed the Solicitor General for similar services in the Superior Court. The Clerk and Sheriff, or bailiff, shall, in criminal cases, and in civil cases where the amount sued on is over one hundred dollars, receive the same fees as in the Superior Court; and in civil cases not over one hundred dollars, they shall receive the same fees as are allowed by law in Justices Courts. The County Judge shall, in cases where a demand for trial by jury is made, and in civil cases where the amount sued on is over two hundred dollars, receive in each case the sum of four dollars. Insolvent costs in criminal cases, shall be paid only out of fines and forfeitures, and the balance remaining over shall be paid into the County treasury. Fees of Solicitor. Fees of Clerk, [Illegible Text] and [Illegible Text]. Judge's fees Insolvent costshow paid. 159. SEC. V. Be it further enacted, That the Sheriff of the

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county shall be ex-officio Sheriff of said Court, with power to appoint a deputy for service therein. Sheriff ex officio an [Illegible Text] of County Court. 160. SEC. VI. Be it further enacted, That in the event that the Judge of said Court should be disqualified to preside in any civil or criminal case, occurring in said Court, a Judge pro hac vice shall be selected in the same manner as in the Superior Court. Judge pro hac vice. SEC. VII. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 24, 1874. No. LXXXI. (O. No. 383.) An Act to give the Judge of the County Court of Screven county jurisdiction as to county business, as prescribed in Section 313 of the new Code of 1873, and for other purposes. 161. SECTION I. The General Assembly do enact, That the County Judge of the County Court of Screven county shall have jurisdiction as prescribed in section three hundred and thirteen (313) of the new Code of Georgia, of 1873. (a) (a) 313 of the Code provides that the County Judge shall perform the duties of Inferior Court. Jurisdiction extended. 162. SEC. II. That said County Judge shall have all jurisdiction which was conferred upon the Board of County Commissioners under the act approved December 9, 1871. (b) (b) The act of December 9, 1871, confers upon the County Commissioners exclusive jurisdiction in all county regulations, etc. Act of Dec. 9, 1871, shall apply to County Judge. 163. SEC. III. That so much of said act, of 1871, as provides for the election or creation of a Board of Commissioners, or the appointment of a clerk for the same, and all amendments of said act, be and the same are hereby repealed. Provisions for County Commissioners repealed. 164. SEC. IV. That the County Judge of said county shall be paid the sum of two hundred and fifty dollars per annum, as a compensation for his services in attending to the business conferred by this Act, unless the grand jury at the spring term of the Superior Court of said county shall recommend a smaller sum. Judge's compensation for county business. 165. SEC. V. That this Act shall not go into effect until the first day of January, 1875. Takes effectwhen. SEC. VI. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved March 3, 1874.

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No. LXXXII. (O. No. 152.) An Act to amend an act entitled an act to create a County Court in each county of the State of Georgia, except certain counties therein mentioned, approved January 19, 1872, and for other purposes, so far as the same relates to the county of Screven. 166. SECTION I. The General Assembly do enact, That, from and immediately after the passage of this Act, the County Judge of the County Court of Screven county shall have jurisdiction in all matters of contract or tort, (except where, by the Constitution, an exclusive jurisdiction is given to the Superior Court,) where the principal sum or damage claimed is not more than five hundred dollars. Jurisdiction of County Judge extended. 167. SEC. II. That it shall be the duty of said County Judge to hold quarterly sessions of said County Court, at the Court House of said county of Screven, on the first Mondays in each of the months of April, July, October, and December, and continuing from day to day until the business of the quarterly session has been disposed of: Provided, that said County Judge shall have power to change the time of holding the quarterly sessions of said Court by complying with the provisions of section 283 of the new Code of Georgia, of 1873. Quarterly sessions, etc. Proviso. 168. SEC. III. That suits shall be brought to the quarterly sessions by petition and process, which process shall be signed by the County Judge, and bear date at least twenty days before the term of the Court to which it is made returnable, which petition and process shall be served upon the defendant, personally or otherwise, at least ten days before the first day of the session. Suitshow commenced to quarterly sessions. 169. SEC. IV. That in all actions brought to the quarterly sessions, no judgment shall be had at the first term, except in those cases in which the Superior Court, exercising similar jurisdiction, judgment can be so obtained, and except cases of illegality or claim within the jurisdiction of the Court. Judgments at quarterly sessionswhen rendered. 170. SEC. V. That when the principal sum claimed in actions of contract, or the damage claimed in actions of tort, is not more than one hundred dollars, suit may be brought therefor and judgment obtained, as provided for in the new Code of Georgia, of 1873, as embodied in sections 284 and 285. Suits for $104, and underhow brought. 171. SEC. VI. That it shall be the duty of said County Judge to have drawn and summoned (as he is now authorized by the general County Court law to do) a jury of twelve men to serve at each quarterly session for the purpose of trying all criminal cases in which a jury has been demanded, but no jury shall be drawn or summoned for any term unless the same shall be demanded prior to the beginning of such session. Jurieshow drawn, etc. 172. SEC. VII. That all criminal cases in which the accused

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may demand a jury shall be tried at the next term of the quarterly session held thereafter, unless the same shall be continued: Provided, that said County Judge may have a jury summoned at any time for the purpose of trying any person charged with an offense within the jurisdiction of the County Court, when for any cause such person shall fail to give bond for his appearance at the quarterly session, or who may be in the common jail: and provided, that in all cases where no jury is demanded, may be tried at any time. Jury trials. Proviso. 173. SEC. VIII. That it shall be the duty of said County Judge to hold his courts, both civil and criminal, at the court house of said county. Courtswhere held. 174. SEC. IX. That said County Judge shall have power, in his discretion, to appoint an attorney at law to represent the State in any criminal case, or cases, when the State is not represented; or, when he deems it necessary, he may request the attendance of the Solicitor of his Judicial Circuit to represent the State in such case, or cases. And in all such case, or cases, said attorney or Solicitor shall be entitled to receive the same fees as are prescribed for Solicitor in similar cases in the Superior Court, and collected in the same way. State's Attorney. Fees of. 175. SEC. X. That the jurisdiction herein conferred shall be in addition to the jurisdiction conferred in the general County Court law, as embodied in said new Code of 1873. Powers herein conferred, [Illegible Text]. SEC. XI. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 28, 1874. CHAPTER III. COURT OF ORDINARY. SECTION. 1. Ordinary disqualified; application for homesteadhow made; fees, etc. 2. Foreign willsprobateletters [Illegible Text]authenticated copyobjections, etc. No. LXXXIII. (O. No. 212.) An Act to prescribe the mode of applying for a homestead of realty and exemption of personalty, when it shall occur that the Ordinary of the county of the residence of the applicant is disqualified, from any cause, from passing upon the same. 1. SECTION I. The General Assembly do enact, That, from and after the passage of this Act, when it shall occur that the Ordinary of the county of the residence of the applicant is disqualified, from any cause, from passing upon the same, the person seeking the benefit of the exemption and homestead shall file his application and schedule for the same with the Clerk of the Superior Court of

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his county, who shall receive said application and schedule, and proceed to set apart said homestead, in the same manner as now provided by law for Ordinaries in this State, and receive the same fees. Ordinary disqualifiedhomesteadshow granted. SEC. II. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved March 2, 1874. NOTE.Further, as to fees of Ordinary, see Act. No. IXCode AmendmentsSection 5. No. LXXXIV. (O. No. 313.) An Act to provide for the probate in this State of Wills already proved in foreign countries, and for other purposes. 2. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That in all cases where any person has died, or may hereafter die, leaving property in this State, and having a will which has been or may hereafter be proved and admitted to record in the proper court of any country without the limits of the United States, it shall be lawful for the Court of Ordinary of the county where the testator was domiciled at the time of his death, if a citizen of this State, or of any county in which any of such property may be situated, if he were a foreigner, to receive a copy of such will, and of the probate thereof, authenticated by the seal of the court where the same may be, and to grant letters testamentary, or of administration with the will annexed, as the case may be, to a citizen of this State applying for and lawfully qualified to receive the same, in the same manner as if the original will had been proved in said Court of Ordinary: Provided nevertheless, that said will be valid under the laws of this State; and provided, also, that such authenticated copy of the probate shall be only prima facic evidence of the due execution of said will, and may be objected to by caveat and rebutted by proof, as in case of a will offered for original probate. Foreign willsprobate of. Letters testamentary may issuewhen. Authenticated copy [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text]. May be objected to. SEC. II. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved March 2, 1874.

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CHAPTER IV. CITY COURTS. SECTION. 1. Jurisdiction includes Fulton county. 2. Indictments to be transferred from Superior, Court if certain offenses. 3. Officers costs; deficithow paid. 4. Judge and Solicitor, appointment of; Judge's salary; Solicitor's cost; vacancyhow filled. No. LXXXV. (O. No. 71.) An Act to amend an act entitled an act to establish a City Court in the city of Atlanta, approved December 15, 1871. 1. SECTION I. The General Assembly enacts, That, from and after the passage of this Act, the criminal jurisdiction of the City Court of Atlanta shall extend to, and embrace the whole of, the territory of the county of Fulton. Jurisdiction includes Fulton county. 2. SEC. II. That it shall be the duty of the Judge of the Superior Court of said county of Fulton, and he is hereby required, without delay, to transfer all the indictments for misdemeanors now pending and hereafter to be found in said Superior Court, to the City Court of Atlanta, for trial. Indictments, etc., transferred to, from Superior Court. 3. SEC. III. That all cost hereafter accruing, of the Solicitor General, Clerk, and Sheriff, in criminal cases in the Superior Court, shall be paid out of fines and forfeitures in said Court, if a sufficiency is realized therefrom; and if any deficit exist, the same to be paid out of the county treasury, upon an itemized account of said costs being audited and approved by the presiding Judge, if the grand jury of said county shall, in their discretion, so recommend. Officers [Illegible Text] Deficithow paid. 4. SEC. IV. After the termination of the present term of office of the Judge of said City Court, the Judges of said Court, and a Solicitor General for the same, shall be appointed by the Governor, and confirmed, commissioned and sworn as Judges and Solicitors General of the Superior Court, mutatis mutandis; and such Judges and Solicitors General shall hold the office for four years from the date of appointment; and said Judge to receive a salary of twenty-five hundred dollars, to be paid by the county of Fulton, as Judges of the Superior Court are paid; the costs of said Solicitor General to be paid out of the fines and forfeitures of said Court. And in case of a vacancy in the office of Judge at any time hereafter, either before or subsequent to the termination of the present term of office of Judge of said City Court, the vacancy shall be filled as

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vacancies in the office of Judge of the Superior Court of this State; the salary of said Judge to be paid out of the Treasury of Fulton county from the date of appointment. Judge and Solicitor[Illegible Text] appointed. Judge's salaryhow paid Solicitor's cost. Vacancy how filled. SEC. V. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 25, 1874. CHAPTER V. JUSTICES COURTS. SECTION. 1. Appealclaim to personal property. 2. Garnishments in certain caseshow obtained, and proceedings thereon. 3. Jurisdiction of certain Magistrates in Clinch countyin criminal cases. 4. Time of trialcontinuances, etc. 5. Foundation of proceedings. 6. No trial by jury unless demanded by the accusedhow summoned and impaneled. 7. Offenders may be committed. 8. Defendant shall waive indictment, etc. May be committed to Superior Court. 9. Indictments may be transferred from Superior Court. 10. If evidence discloses a felonyduty of the Court. 11. Defendant may certiorari. 12. Bailiffsappointment, oath, bond, etc. 13. Fees of officershow collected. 14. The Magistrates shall keep a record. 15. Shall receive compensation only as herein provided. 16. Either the Justice of the Peace or Notary Public may prescribe. 17. Civil jurisdiction of said Court. 18. Executionsorderscontempts, etc. 19. Justices and Notaries of Stewart countyextended. No. LXXX (O. No. 205.) An Act to provide for appeals from Justices Courts in claim cases. 1 SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That, from and after the passage of this Act, in all cases where an execution issued from any of the Justices Courts in this State shall have been levied on any personal property, and there is a claim filed to the same, it shall and may be lawful for either party interested in said issue, to appeal from the decision of the said Justice Court, in all cases where the amount claimed on said execution is fifty dollars or upwards, or where the property levied on is worth said amount, on their complying with the law already in existence, governing appeals from Justices Courts in this State. Appeals from Justices Courts. When amount of execution [Illegible Text] etc. SEC. II. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 28, 1874.

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No. LXXXVII. (O. No. 235.) An Act to amend the garnishment laws of this State. WHEREAS, The garnishment laws of this State do not provide for the issuing of a summons of garnishment when the person sought to be garnisheed resides in a militia district of the same county different from the militia district of said county in which suit is pending or judgment was obtained; for remedy whereof, Preamble. 2. SECTION I. The General Assembly do enact, That when any person or [Illegible Text] sought to be garnished resides in a militia district in the same county different from the militia district in which suit is pending or judgment was obtained, the plaintiff, his agent or attorney at law, may make affidavit and give bond in the militia district where the person or persons sought to be garnished resides, before any officer of said district authorized to issue an attachment under the laws of this State; and it shall be the duty of the officer taking such affidavit and bond to make out a copy thereof, and certify the same to be true, and to issue summons of garnishment for such person or persons as he may be directed by the plaintiff, his agent or attorney at law, requiring such person or persons to appear at the next Notary Public's or Justice's Court, of the district of the garnishee's residence, according as such suit is pending or judgment was obtained in the Notary Public's or Justice's Court, then and there, on or before the time fixed in said summons of garnishment, to depose and answer according to law; and it shall be the duty of the officer serving such summons to return or transmit the certified affidavit and bond, together with his actings and doings thereon, to the Notary Public's or Justice's Court of the district in which suit is pending or judgment was obtained, and to return the original affidavit and bond to the court of the district of the garnishee's residence, when such person so summoned shall appear, with his actings and doings thereon, and all subsequent proceedings shall be the same as are now provided for cases where the garnishee resides in a different county from the one where suit is pending or judgment was obtained. Persons in other militia districtshow garnished. Agent or attorney may make affidavit, etc.before whom. Duty of officer issuing. Contents of summons. Duty of officer serving. Subsequent proceedings. SEC. II. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved March 2, 1874. No. LXXXVIII. (O. No. 277.) An Act to extend the jurisdiction of the Justices Court of the district embracing the county site of Clinch county, and for other purposes. 3. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That, from and after the passage of this Act, the Justice of the Peace and Notary Public who

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is ex-officio Justice of the Peace, residing in the militia district in which the county site of the county of Clinch is situated, shall have power to try all offenses committed against the laws of this State, except such offenses as are punishable by death or imprisonment in the Penitentiary of this State. Jurisdiction of certain Magistrates of Clinch extended. 4. SEC. II. That said officers shall hear and determine such criminal cases that may come before them immediately, unless good cause be shown for a continuance; and in no event shall a continuance be granted for a longer time than is necessary, with diligence, to procure the attendance of the witnesses for and against the prisoner: Provided, that nothing herein contained shall force the prisoner to trial, if, from Providential [Illegible Text] he is unprepared. Trials, continuances, etc. 5. SEC. III. That all such offenses shall be tried before the Court herein mentioned, upon written accusation founded upon affidavit, which accusation shall distinctly set forth the nature of the offense, the time when committed, and shall be signed by the accuser or prosecutor. Foundation of [Illegible Text] 6. SEC. IV. That there shall be no jury trial before said Court, unless demanded by the accused, in which event the jury shall consist of twelve men, competent to serve as jurors in this State; and when demanded by the accused, said Court shall order the [Illegible Text] or the attending officers, to summon a jury of eighteen men, from whom said jury of twelve shall be selected by strikingthe accused having the first strike. Accused may demand jury. How summonedstrikes. 7. SEC. V. That any Justice of the Peace or Notary Public who is ex-officio Justice of the Peace of said county, may commit, to the Court herein mentioned, any offender charged with any offense below the degree of felony. Offenders may be committed, etc. 8. SEC. VI. That it shall be the duty of the Court to have endorsed upon the written accusation, signed by the accuser or prosecutor, the words indictment by the grand jury waived, and said endorsement shall be signed by the accused or his counsel; and in the event that the accused shall fail to sign said waiver, it shall be the duty of said Court to proceed to hear evidence, and if probable guilt is made to appear, to commit said prisoner, as heretofore practiced, to the Superior Court of said county. Defendant shall waive indictment. 9. SEC. VII. That where an indictment is pending against any person in the Superior Court of said county, for any offense below the degree of felony, the Judge of any Superior Court may in his discretion, have the case, or cases, transferred by special order, either at a regular term of said Superior Court or in vacation, to be tried upon said indictment before the Court herein established, in which event it shall not be necessary for the endorsement provided for in the foregoing section to be made, but said Court shall proceed to try all such cases without unnecessary delay: Provided, that if any case, or cases, be transferred from the Superior Court, the Judge of the Court shall, in his order, specify some attorney in the county to represent the State in the prosecution of said case, or cases, so transferred. Indictments may be transferred from Superior Court. Proviso.

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10. SEC. VIII. That when any case shall be brought before this Court for trial, and after evidence heard it is made to appear that the offense is not below the degree of felony, it shall be the duty of said Court, if probable guilt is made to appear, to bind the offender over to the next Superior Court of said county, and on failure to give the bond required, to commit said offender to jail. If offense in felonyduty of Court. 11. SEC. IX. That it shall be the privilege of any defendant to sue out a writ of certiorari from the decisions of the Court, or verdict of the jury, or both, under the same rules and regulations as are prescribed in civil cases; Provided, that immediate notice be given of an intention to certiorari; and provided, further, that fifteen days be given said defendant to obtain the sanction of the writ of certiorari. Defendant may certiorari. Proviso. 12. SEC. X. That said Court shall have power to appoint one or more bailiffs, when necessary, who shall take the usual oath prescribed for other ministerial officers, and shall give bond, in the sum of five hundred dollars, for the faithful performance of their duties: Provided, that any Sheriff or constable may act as such bailiff. Bailiffshow appointedoathbond, etc. 13. SEC. XI. That said Justice, or Justices, shall receive four dollars for each case tried, and the bailiff the same fees prescribed for Sheriffs performing similar services, which sum shall be paid by the accused when convicted; and it is hereby made the duty of the officer arresting the party to seize a sufficiency of the property of the accused to pay costs: and if personal property, to retain the same in his possession until the accused shall have been acquitted or convicted; and in the event the accused is convicted and fails to pay the costs, it shall be the duty of the bailiff, or other officer, to advertise the same for ten days at the Court House, if personal property; if real property, in the gazette in which the Sheriff's sales are advertised; and shall, on the day of sale specified in said advertisement, sell said property to the highest bidder, and the money thus realized shall be applied to the payment of the costs: Provided, that in every case where it shall be made to appear to the Court that the accuser acted maliciously, or where the jury shall so find, then, in that event, the prosecutor shall pay costs. Fees of officers. How collected. Proviso. 14. SEC. XII. That said Justice, or Justices, shall keep a docket of all cases brought before them, and a book to record all their actings and doings, the amount of fines paid in, and how disposed of, and it shall be the duty of said Justice, or Justices, to pay over to the County Treasurer, immediately, all fine money received, after paying all insolvent costs due; and it shall be the further duty of said Court to lay before each grand jury a full account of the disposition of all fine money recovered. Shall keep record. 15. SEC. XIII. That none of the officers of said Court shall receive any other compensation, nor shall be paid in any other way, save as provided for in this Act. Shall receive compensation only as provided.

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16. SEC. XIV. That either the Justice of the Peace or Notary Public, when it is not convenient for both to sit at the same time, may hear and determine the case or cases submitted, and the decisions rendered by the Justice or Notary alone, or any act done by either as a court, shall have all the legal effect as if rendered or done by both; and should the Justice and Notary fail to agree, it shall be the privilege of the accused to say which one of the officers shall pronounce the decision, which decision so pronounced shall be the judgment of the Court. Either J. P. or N. P. may preside. Disagreement of Courtdefendant's privilege. 17. SEC. XV. That said Court shall have jurisdiction to try all civil cases in said county when the amount does not exceed that now allowed by law to be tried in Justices Courts: Provided, that the plaintiff shall have the right to elect to sue in said Courts or in the Justices Court of any other district of said county where the defendant resides; and provided, further, that the Justice or Notary shall receive the same fees as are now allowed them in civil cases, and that in all cases where the defendant resides out of the district embracing the county site, the bailiff's fees shall be fifty cents for each item, instead of the fees now allowed constables. Civil jurisdiction. Proviso. Cost in civil cases. 18. SEC. XVI. That said Court shall have the same powers in enforcing its judgments or processes and in preserving order that are given to other courts of law. Executionsorderscontempts, etc. SEC. XVII. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved March 2, 1874. No. LXXXIX. (O. No. 33.) An Act to extend the jurisdiction of Justices of the Peace and Notaries Public who are ex-officio Justices of the Peace in the county of Stewart, in certain cases. 19. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That, from and after the passage of this Act, the Justices of the Peace and Notaries Public of the county of Stewart who are ex-officio Justices of the Peace, shall have power and authority to try and determine any civil cases within their jurisdiction when the person sued resides in a district in said county where there is no bounded bailiff to execute the process of the Court. Jurisdiction of J. P.'s and N. P.'s extended. SEC. II. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved March 21, 1874.

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CHAPTER VI. FEES AND FOSTS. SECTION. 1. Solicitors Generalcosts. 2. Ordinaries, Sheriffs, and Clerkscompensation. 3. Justices and Constablescosts in criminal cases. 4. How made out and collected. 5. Fines and forfeitures pro rata distribution. No. XC. (O. No. 223.) An Act to repeal an act entitled an act to allow Solicitors General to collect their costs from the prosecutor on bills of indictment ignored by the grand jury, assented to December 7, 1866. 1. SECTION I. The General Assembly do enact, That the above recited act be, and the same is hereby, repealed. Act of Dec. 7, 1866, repealed. Approved March 2, 1874. No. XCI. (O. No. 222.) An Act to repeal an act to compensate Ordinaries, Sheriffs and Clerks of the Superior Courts, approved December 13, 1871. 2. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That the law passed by the General Assembly, and approved December 13, 1871, providing that compensation should be made to Ordinaries for services in relation to county business, and to Sheriffs and Clerks of the Superior Courts for services in relation to which existing laws provide no adequate compensation, or no compensation at all, etc., etc., be, and the same is hereby, repealed. Act of Dec. 13, 1871, repealed. SEC. II. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved March 2, 1874. No. XCII. (O. No. 365.) An Act to provide more effectually for the collection of costs of Justices of the Peace and Constables, in criminal cases. 3. SECTION I. The General Assembly do enact, That Justices of the Peace and Constables shall stand upon the same footing with the officers of the Superior Court, who bring the money into Court, as to costs due them in criminal cases. Justices and constables' cost in criminal cases.

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4. SEC. II. It shall be the duty of a Justice of the Peace who commits a prisoner to jail, or binds him for his appearance at the Superior or City Court, to answer to a criminal offense, to make out a bill of the costs which may have accrued in the court below, and send it up with the other papers in said case; and it shall be the duty of the Clerk of said Court to tax said costs with the other costs which may have accrued in said case, in the Superior or City Court, as the case may be; and it shall be the duty of the Sheriff of said county to collect the costs due said Justice and Constable, with the other costs in said case, and pay them over to the officers entitled thereto. Duty of Justice committing. Taxed as other cost. Duty of Sheriff to collect. 5. SEC. III. Be it further enacted, That costs due said Justices and Constables, in cases where parties have been acquitted, or where they are unable to pay costs, shall be paid out of fines and forfeitures as is now provided, upon the order of the Judge of said Court; and said claims of said Justices and Constables shall be considered of equal dignity with the accounts of the officers of said Court, and entitled to participate pro rata upon a distribution of any funds arising from fines and forfeitures. Insolvent costhow paid. Dignity of claims. Participate pro rata in fines and forfeitures. SEC. IV. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved March 2, 1874. TITLE IX. LUNATIC ASYLUM. SECTION. 1. Trustees may remove or discharge patients in certain cases. 2. Applicants must be citizens of this State. 3. Exemplifications. 4. Employes exempt from certain duties. 5. Sale of spirituous liquors near the Asylum prohibitedoffendershow punished. No. XCIII. (O. No. 119.) An Act for the relief of the State Lunatic Asylum. 1. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That, from and after the passage of this Act, the Board of Trustees of the State Lunatic Asylum shall have power, upon the certifying thereunto of the medical officers of the Institution, to discharge, or remand to the care of friends and relatives, any lunatic or patient in said Asylum, whose condition is such that no probability of his or her restoration to full reason and sanity by medical ministrations thereto, and who at the same time is regarded harmless and inoffensive in spirit, and

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whose remission to social life would reasonably involve no danger to the life of those with whom he or she would be associated. Trustees of Asylum may remove inmates, etc. When. 2. SEC. II. Be it further enacted, That every one sent to the Asylum from any county in Georgia, must be shown in the exemplification of proceedings, to be at the time strictly a citizen of this State, in terms of the law relating to citizenship. Applicants must be shown to be citizens. 3. SEC. III. Be it further enacted, That the exemplification of proceedings sent with the party committed, shall, in all cases, be certified a true copy from the book of record kept for that purpose. Exemplification, etc. 4. SEC. IV. Be it further enacted, That all persons employed at the State Lunatic Asylum be, and they are hereby, exempted from the performance of all jury, patrol, road and militia duty, and from all pains and penalties for the neglect thereof. Employes exempt from certain duties. SEC. V. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 28, 1874. No. XCIV. (O. No. 92.) An Act to prevent the sale of spirituous liquors near the State Lunatic Asylum. 5. SECTION I. Be it enacted, That, from and after the passage of this Act, it shall not be lawful for any person to expose for sale, or to sell, barter or give away alcoholic, vinous or fermented liquors of any kind, within a distance of one mile from the State Lunatic Asylum buildings; and any person who shall sell to, barter with, or give away such liquors aforesaid to any patient or lawful inmate of said Asylum, or to any employe in the service of that Institution, shall, on conviction in any Court having jurisdiction of the offense, be fined by the Judge thereof the sum of fifty dollars, and be also confined for thirty days in the county jail, for each and every offense. Sale of [Illegible Text] near the Asylum [Illegible Text]. Offenderspunishment of. SEC. II. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 26, 1874.

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TITLE X. PUBLIC LANDS. SECTION. 1. Grants to the United States for certain purposes; Governor authorized to transfer titles; conditions, etc. 2. Exempt from taxation. 3. Takes effect; when. No. XCV. (O. No. 318.) An Act to provide for the relinquishment to the United States, in certain cases, title to, and jurisdiction over, lands for sites of lighthouses, and for other purposes, on the coast and [Illegible Text] of this State. WHEREAS, The Congress of the United States has made appropriations for the construction of a lighthouse and dumb beacons in the Savannah river, and the wants of commerce may hereafter call for the construction of others on the coast and waters of this State; and WHEREAS, the laws of the United States require that the said United States shall hold exclusive title to, and jurisdiction over, all lands to be occupied as sites of public works before any such work can be begun; therefore, Preamble. 1. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That whenever a tract of land, containing not more than five acres, shall be selected by an authorized officer or agent of the United States, for the bona fide purpose of erecting thereon a lighthouse, beacon, or buildings connected therewith, and the title to the said land shall be held by the State, then, on application by the said officer or agent to the Governor of this State, the said Executive is hereby authorized to transfer to the United States the title to, and jurisdiction over, said land; but if the title to the land wanted shall not be held by the State, then, on application of the United States through their officer or agent, after acquiring title thereto by purchase or otherwise, the said Executive is hereby authorized to transfer to the United States exclusive jurisdiction over the same: Provided, always, that the said transfer of title and jurisdiction is to be granted and made as aforesaid upon the express condition that this State shall retain a concurrent jurisdiction with the United States in and over the land or lands so to be transferred, and every portion thereof, so far that all process, civil or criminal, issuing under authority of this State, or any of the courts or judicial officer thereof, may be executed by the proper officer thereof, upon any person or persons amenable to the same, within the limits and extent of the

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land or lands so ceded, in like manner and to like effect as if this Act had never passed, saving, however, to the United States security to their property within said limits or extent. [Illegible Text] to U. S. for certain purposes. Governor authorized to tranfer title, etc. [Illegible Text] Proviso. Concurrent [Illegible Text] Saving clause. 2. SEC. II. Be it further enacted, That the said lands shall hereafter remain the property of the United States, and be exempt from taxation as long as they shall be needed for such purposes. Exempt from taxation. 3. SEC. III. Be it further enacted, That this Act shall take effect from and after its passage. Takes effectwhen. SEC. IV. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved March, 2, 1874. TITLE XI. RAILROADS. SECTION. 1. Railroad shall deliver freights to connecting roadsfailure penalgives right of action. 2. May join other roads, etc. 3. Shall not [Illegible Text] against patrons of other roads. 4. Refusing to allow connecting switch, gives right of action. 5. Exceptionsconstruction of act. 6. State's stock in the Atlantic Gulf Railroad transferred to the Company. 7. Governor authorized to make transfer. 8. Conditions of transfer. 9. The use of explosive oils for lighting passenger cars, a misdemeanorpenaltyvenue. 10. Freight trains may run on [Illegible Text]when. No. XCVI. (O. No. 171.) An Act to prevent monopolies in the transportation of [Illegible Text], and to secure free competition in the same, and for other purposes. 1. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That from and after the first day of July next, all railroad companies in this State shall, at the terminus, or any intermediate point, be required to switch off and deliver to the connecting road, having the same gauge in the yard of the latter, all cars passing over their lines, or any portion of the same, containing goods or freights consigned, without rebate or deception, by any route, at the option of the shipper, according to customary or published rates, to any point over or beyond such connecting road, and any failure to do so, with reasonable diligence, according to the route by which such goods or freights were consigned, shall be deemed and taken as a conversion in law, of such goods or freights, and shall give a right of action to the owner or consignee, for the value of the same, with interest, and not less than ten per cent. nor more than twenty-five per cent. for expenses and damages: Provided, that should the defendant, in any suit brought under this Act, set up as a defense that the plaintiff

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has accepted a rebate, or practiced fraud or deception touching the rate, it shall be a complete reply to such defense if the plaintiff can prove that defendant, or its agents, have allowed a rebate or rebates, or practiced like fraud or deceptions from the same competing point, against the rival line. Railroads required to deliver freights to [Illegible Text] roads. At published rates. Failurepenalty. Right of actionwhen. Proviso. Plea and replication. 2. SEC. II. Be it further enacted, That where any railroad in this State joins another at any point along its line, or where two of such roads have the same terminus, either line having the same gauge, may, at its own expense, join its track by the proper and safe switches, with the other, should such other road or company refuse to join in the work and expense. Railroads may join other lines. 3. SEC. III. Be it further enacted, That no railroad company shall discriminate in its rates, or tariff of freights, in favor of any line or route connected with it, as against any other line or route, nor, when a part of its own line is sought to be run in connection with any other route, shall such company discriminate against such connecting line, or in favor of the balance of its own line, but shall have the same rates for all, and shall afford the like usual and customary facilities, for interchange of freights, to patrons of each and all routes or lines alike. Any refusal of the same shall give a like right of action as mentioned in the first section of this Act. Discriminationprohibited. Shall afford same facilities to patrons of other routesrefusal gives right of action. 4. SEC. IV. Be it further enacted, That should any railroad company refuse to allow the connecting switches put in its line, when requested under section two of this Act, it shall and may be lawful for the other road seeking such connection to [Illegible Text] to procure the right to use so much of the franchise of the former as may be necessary for such purpose, in the manner pointed out in the charter of the Central Railroad and Banking Company for ascertaining the value of, and paying for, private property taken for use of said road. Refusal to allow connecting switchrights of other companies. How enforced. 5. SEC. V. Be it further enacted, That none of the provisions of the foregoing sections of this Act shall apply to shipments or consignments of freights from points beyond the limits of this State, except such as come by sea, and except such as pass over the Western and Atlantic Railroad; and in respect to said road, this Act shall be construed as in harmony with, and in furtherance of, the provisions of the law and contract under which the same is leased, by which discriminations against other lines are forbidden. [Illegible Text] How construed. SEC. VI. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 28, 1874.

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No. XCVII. (O. No. 423.) An Act to transfer to the Atlantic and Gulf Railroad Company the stock owned by the State therein to said Company. WHEREAS, The State of Georgia originally subscribed and paid in one million of dollars of the capital stock of the Atlantic and Gulf Railroad Company, for the purpose of providing a main trunk railway across her territory, connecting the Atlantic with the Gulf of Mexico, and with distinct reference to a speedy connection with said Gulf at Mobile or Pensacola, in order to benefit the people of the entire State; and WHEREAS, the disastrous consequences of the late civil war, and the injuries thereby inflicted on said road, have prevented this original purpose from being carried out, so that the line of road so far as completed is unprofitable to the stockholders and comparatively valueless to the State; and WHEREAS, it is apprehended that unless some relief is given to said company the completion of the original design will be indefinitely delayed; and WHEREAS, the object of said investment originally made by the State was to aid in the accomplishment of the purpose above set forth, thus to develop the resources of her soil and bring trade to her towns, [Illegible Text] and people; and WHEREAS, it is thought that the above said purpose may be accomplished by a transfer by the State of a portion of her said stock in said road to said Railroad Company; to this end therefore, Preamble. 6. SECTION I. The General Assembly do enact, That three-fourths of the capital stock of the Atlantic and Gulf Railroad Company, of Georgia, held and owned by the said State, is hereby assigned to the said Atlantic and Gulf Railroad Company. Stock owned by the State transferred to Company 7. SEC. II. Be it further enacted, That his Excellency the Governor of said State is hereby empowered and required to transfer three-fourths of the capital stock of said company owned by said State, on the books of the said company, to the said Atlantic and Gulf Railroad Company, upon a satisfactory guarantee from said company that said stock shall be used for the purposes aforesaid, and for none other. Governor authorized to make transfer. 8. SEC. III. Be it further enacted, That the company shall not be entitled to said stock until they give to the Governor a sufficient guarante that they will build and equip the road from Bainbridge, in this State, to the town or city of Pollard, in the State of Alabama, and shall also indemnify the State against any indebtedness of the road, either bonded or otherwise; and said stock shall be transferred to the company in consideration of such guarantees, which shall be a condition precedent to the right of the company to said stock. Conditions of transfer. SEC. IV. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved March 3, 1874.

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No. XCVIII. (O. No. 360.) An Act to prohibit the use of explosive Oils of any name or character for lighting passenger cars in this State. 9. SECTION I. The General Assembly enacts, That any officer or employe of any railroad company in this State who shall light any passenger car, in which passengers are being transported, by burning any explosive oils in lamps or otherwise, or shall burn such oils in such passenger cars, or any officer having charge of such passenger cars who shall permit such burning of explosive oils, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and, upon conviction, shall be fined not less than twenty-five nor more than five hundred dollars, or shall be confined in the common jail of the county in which such conviction shall be had not less than thirty (30) days nor more than six months. And such officer or employe may be indicted in any county through which such passenger car lighted in violation of this Act shall pass. Using explosive [Illegible Text] on passenger cars prohibited. Penalty. Venue. SEC. II. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved March 2, 1874. No. XCIX. (O. No. 174.) An Act to amend the laws of this State on the subject of the running of [Illegible Text] trains on the Sabbath day. WHEREAS, Under the existing laws of this State, many freight trains have to lie over during the Sabbath day at way-stations, remote from the families and the churches of employes; therefore, Freight trains run on Sundaywhen. 10. SECTION I. Be it enacted, That, from and after the passage of this Act, it shall and may be lawful for all freight trains on the different railroads in this State, running over said roads on Saturday night, to run through to destination: Provided, that the time of arrival, according to the schedule by which the train or trains started on the trip, shall be not later than 8 o'clock on Sunday morning. SEC. II. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 28, 1874.

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TITLE XII. STATE AID. SECTION. 1. State aid to railroads repealed; vested rights. 2. Questions of; how determined. No. C. (O. No. 73.) An Act to repeal all provisions contained in the charters heretofore granted to different railroad companies in this State granting State aid to such companies, where their right to the same has not vested. 1. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That, from and after the passage of this act, all provisions contained in charters heretofore granted to different railroad companies in this State, by which the endorsement of the State is authorized to be placed upon the bonds of the company, no matter what the terms of the same may be, or by which, in any manner or form, State aid is authorized to be granted to said companies, be, and the same are hereby repealed: Provided, that any company to whom such State aid has been granted, which, prior to the passage of this Act shall have acquired a vested right to the same, shall not be effected by this Act. State aid to Railroad Companies repealed. Vested rights. 2. SEC. II. Be it further enacted, That, should any of said companies claim that they have a vested right to such aid, and apply for the same to the Governor, any citizen of the State may interpose by bill to restrain the company, and the question of whether said vested right exists shall be for the court to determine. Questions ofhow determined. SEC. III. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 25, 1874.

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TITLE XIII. STATE GEOLOGIST. SECTION. 1. State Geologistoffice created, appointment ofterm of office. 2. Board of Advisement. 3. Two assistantsappointment of, duty, etc. 4. Expenditures. 5. Annual report. 6. Salaries. 7. Annual appropriation. No. CI. (O. No. 116.) An Act to create the office of State Geologist, and to provide for a geological, [Illegible Text] and physical survey of the State of Georgia, and for other purposes. WHEREAS, The State of Georgia contains valuable deposits of iron, coal, copper, gold, and other minerals, numerous water powers, and other undeveloped sources of wealth; and WHEREAS, the true value of these resources, representing the natural wealth of Georgia, has not been determined by scientific examination and made known to the public; and WHEREAS, an accurate geological, mineralogical and physical survey of the State, made by competent, scientific authority, and published under the sanction of the State would, by its general distribution, make known the superior advantages of Georgia, and hence by attracting immigration and capital add greatly to the development and wealth of the State; therefore, Preamble. 1. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That the office of State Geologist of the State of Georgia is hereby created; that the Governor, as soon as practicable after the passage of this Act, shall nominate a competent person to this office, to be confirmed by the Senate, who shall hold his office until removed by the appointing power for inefficiency, incompetency or misconduct, or until abolishment of the office by the General Assembly. The office of the State Geologist shall be at the seat of government. State Geologistterm of office, etc. 2. SEC. II. Be it enacted, That, in connection with the office named in the first section of this Act, there shall be a Board of Advisement, with the Governor as its President, to consist of the Governor, Secretary of State, Comptroller General, Treasurer, Attorney General and State School Commissioner. Board of advisement, etc. 3. SEC. III. Be it enacted, That the State Geologist shall have two competent assistants, to be chosen by the Board, who shall be at any time removed by the appointing power for the like causes for which the State Geologist may be removed. It shall be the duty of the State Geologist and his assistants forthwith to map out the State into three geological sections, as nearly equal in area as possible, to be known as North Georgia, Middle Georgia and South

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Georgia geological sections. So soon as a general outline of geological survey of the entire State shall have been made, the State Geologist shall enter upon one of these sections, and assign one to each of his assistants, and, under the control of the first named, the corps shall proceed to make a careful and complete geological, mineralogical and physical survey of the State; to enter upon records, to be kept for that purpose in his office, an accurate statement of the locality and extent of all water-powers, woods, roads, springs and water-courses, and the climate and general physical character of the country; to collect, analyze and classify specimens of minerals, plants and soils, and enter the same of record; to cause to be preserved in a museum specimens illustrating the geology, mineralogy, soils, plants, valuable woods, and whatever else may be discovered in Georgia of scientific or economical value. For the purpose of making the analysis here contemplated, the State Geologist shall have access to the chemical laboratory of the State University. The State Geologist shall have the supervision of the entire work, and shall be responsible for the accuracy and thoroughness of the same. Two assistantshow appointed and removedtheir duty. 4. SEC. IV. Be it enacted, That the Board of Advisement shall have the supervision of the money expenditures in the prosecution of the work contemplated by this Act. The State Geologist shall make to the Governor monthly statements, under oath, of all incidental expenses necessarily incurred by himself and his assistants in and about the discharge of their labors. The Governor shall lay this statement before the Board, who shall allow or reject the account, as in their judgment may be right. When an account is allowed, the Governor shall draw his warrant for the amount thereof upon the fund appropriated by the provisions of this Act. The Governor, with the advice and consent of the Board, may at any time suspend the field operations of the geological corps until the next meeting of the General Assembly. Expenditures. 5. SEC. V. Be it enacted, That the State Geologist shall make the Governor an annual report of all information developed in the progress of his work, and the Governor shall lay the same before the General Assembly. Annual report. 6. SEC. VI. Be it enacted, That the salary of the State Geologist shall be two thousand dollars per annum, and that of his assistants twelve hundred dollars per annum, each. Salaries. 7. SEC. VII. Be it enacted, That the sum of ten thousand dollars, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is hereby appropriated, annually, for five years, to carry the provisions of this Act into effect. Annual appropriation. SEC. VIII. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 27, 1874.

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TITLE XIV. TAXES. SECTION. 1. General Tax. 2. Specific taxesattorneys, physicians, Daguerreans, auctioneers, keepers of gaming tables, other tables, games, etc. keepers of ten-pin alleys, peddlers, poil tax, shows, etc., to whom paid; Insurance agents, sewing machine companies, to whom paid; machines liable to seizureexempt from county tax. 3. Railroad companies. 4. Insurance companies companies doing banking businesshow taxed. 5. Express, telegraph, and other companiesreturns, when and by whom madecompanies increasing charges on account of taxpenalty. 6. Banking companies shall make returnto whomother. 7. Other companies returnto whom; rules, regulations, and penalties. 8. Oath of persons making returns; duty of officer receiving. 9. Basis of valuation. 10. Exemptions in section 798 of Code not affectedexceptions; exemption [Illegible Text] $200 worth of property repealed; paragraph twelve of section 798 of Code repealed. 11. Corporations shall not tax specific taxes herein imposed. 12. Returns receivable after April 1st, to be collected by 15th December. 13. Wild landshow returnedwhen; taxwhen due 14. How described in returns. 15. Lands with tenants thereon. 16. Receivers shall make digests of lots not returned. 17. When digest received, Comptroller General's duty. 18. Land not returned, shall be advertised, sold, etc.Ordinaries to settle with Comptroller General for 1873receiptsdefaulters may make returns. 19. Manner of issuing executions, sales, etc.Comptroller shall keep record. 20. May be redeemed in one year owner may receive purchase moneywhen. 21. Idiots, minors, etc., not affected. 22. Transcript to be furnished receivers. 23. Rate of county tax to be furnished Comptroller General by Ordinaries. 24. Counties to have credit for wild land tax. 25. Executions shall issue against defaulterswhen, etc. 26. Railroad companies required to return propertyhow valuedtaxed as other property. 27. Tax by and to whom paiddefaulters, etc. 28. Companies may resist paymentrequirements in such casesmode ofwhere determinednew trialsStates' attorneyillegalitybond, etc. 29. Grand Jury shall inspect Receiver's books at Fall term. 30. Corrected returns Receiver's guideReceiver and tax payer differing, may arbitrate. 31. To be given in charge to grand jury. 32. Officer collecting colored `ax, must make returns. 33. Comptroller General shall make exhibit in his reports. 34. Municipal taxeshow levied. 35. Current expenses definedextraordinary expensesadditional taxhow leviedaccounts of expenditures to be kept. 36. Officers misapplying, guilty of malpractice 37. Additional fundhow raised. 38. Taxes already assessed, may be collectedSavannah excepted. 39. Managers of election receiving taxvotes illegal. 40. Tax on malt liquors removed. No. CII. (O. No. 89.) An Act to levy a tax for the support of the Government for the year 1874, and to provide for the collection of the same, and for other purposes therein mentioned. 1. SECTION I. The General Assembly do [Illegible Text], That his Excellency, the Governor, be authorized and empowered, with the assistance of the Comptroller General, to assess and levy such a per centage on the taxable property in the State as will produce, in the estimation of the Governor the sum of one million dollars: Provided, the rate of taxation shall not exceed four-tenths of one per cent. exclusive of specific taxes. General tax.

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2. SEC. II. Be it further enacted, That in addition to the advalorem tax on real and personal property, as required by the Constitution, and as assessed in the preceding section, the following specific taxes shall be levied and collected: Specific taxes. 1. Upon every practitioner of law, medicine and dentistry, ten dollars. Attorneys and physicians. 2. Upon every daguerrean, ambrotype and photographic, and similar artist, fifteen dollars. Daguerreans, etc. 3. Upon every person carrying on the business of an auctioneer, twenty-five dollars. Auctioneers. 4. Upon every keeper of a pool or billiard table kept for public use, twenty five dollars for each table. Keepers of gaming tables. 5. Upon every keeper of a begatelle table kept for public play, twenty-five dollars for each table. 6. Upon every keeper of any other table, stand or place, or any game or play, with or without a name, unless kept for exercise or amusement not prohibited by law, and not kept for gain, directly or indirectly, ten dollars. Other tables games, etc. 7. Upon every keeper of a ten-pin alley, or alley of like character, kept for public play, twenty-five dollars. Keepers of ten pin alleys. 8. Upon all peddlers of patent medicines, or other articles of like character, the sum of fifty dollars for each county in which they may peddle. Peddlers. 9. Upon each and every male inhabitant of this State on the first day of April between the ages of twenty-one and sixty years, a poll tax of one dollar for educational purposes. Poll tax. 10. Upon all sleight-of-hand performances, magicians and negro minstrels, the sum of twenty-five dollars for each performance in each and every county where they may exhibit. Sleight of hand, and like performances. 11. Upon all circus companies, two hundred dollars for each day they may exhibit in cities, towns and counties containing a a population of more than ten thousand inhabitants; and one hundred dollars in cities, towns and counties containing a population of more than five thousand inhabitants, and less than ten thousand; and fifty dollars in all cities, towns and counties with a population under five thousand inhabitants. Circus companies. 12. Upon all shows or exhibitions, except for literary or charitable purposes, in this State, the sum of twenty-five dollars for each and every county where such shows may be exhibited: Provided, this shall not apply to histrionic, dramatic, elocutionary and other performances usual in theatres and operas; that the taxes levied in this section shall be paid to the Tax Collectors of the several counties. Upon all shows. Proviso. To whom paid. 13. Upon each agent of any insurance company doing business in this State, the sum of fifteen dollars. Insurance agents. 14. Upon each sewing machine company, home or foreign, selling machines of home or foreign manufacture by themselves or by agent in this State, the sum of five hundred dollars, to be paid to the Comptroller General; and all sewing machines belonging to

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such companies or their agents, in possession of such companies their agents or others, shall be liable to seizure and sale for the payment of such license tax. This tax shall be for the whole State, and such companies shall not be subject to any county or license-tax by county. Sewing machine companiesto whom paid. Machines liable to seizure. Exempt from county tax. 3. SEC. III. Be it further enacted, That all railroad companies incorporated in this State shall pay an annual tax of one-half of one per cent. on their net earnings. Railroad companies 4. SEC. IV. Be it further enacted, That all home and foreign insurance companies doing business in this State shall pay one per cent. on all premiums in money or otherwise received by them, and in addition to the tax herein imposed upon gross receipts of insurance companies, all such companies as well as all building and loan associations, and other companies or associations doing a banking or brokerage business in this State, such as discounting notes, bills, drafts or exchange, in the manner usual for banks, shall be taxed upon their capital in the same manner and at the same rate as herein provided for banks and bankers. Insurance companies Companies doing banking business. How taxed 5. SEC. V. Be it further enacted, That all express and telegraph companies, and all sleeping car companies, and palace car companies, doing business in this State shall pay a tax of one per cent. on their gross earnings; and the superintendent or general agent of each express, telegraph, sleeping car or palace car company doing business in this State shall make a return under oath, quarterly, to-wit: On the last day of March, June, September and December of each year, to the Comptroller General, an account of their gross receipts during the quarter ending on that day, and that when any express, telegraph, sleeping car or palace car company in this State have increased their rates of charges on account of any State, county or municipal taxation being levied on the property, receipts, income, or the license for the privilege of doing business in this State, or in the various cities, towns and counties thereof, they shall return, under oath, such amount of extra charges made during the quarter as herein required for the gross receipts, and on such amounts shall pay a tax of one hundred per cent.; said taxes herein levied shall be paid by the respective companies to the Comptroller General on or before the first day of December each year. Express, telegraph and other companies. Returns when and by whom made. Companies increasing charges on account of taxes, etc. Penalty. To whom and when paid. 6. SEC. VI. Be it further enacted, That the presidents of all banking companies, manufacturing companies, and other incorporated companies other than railroad, insurance, telegraph and express companies, shall be required to return all the property whatever of their respective companies at its true market value,to be estimated at the aggregate value of the shares of stock,to the Tax Receiver of the county where the same is located, or where the principal business of such company is located, to be taxed for State purposes, and county purposes also, as other property in this State. Banking companies, etc., shall return propertyto, whom, etc. 7. SEC. VII. Be it further enacted, That the presidents or principal

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agents of all the incorporated companies herein mentioned, except such as are required to make return to county Tax Receivers, shall make returns for taxation to the Comptroller General, under the rules and regulations provided by law for such returns to the Comptroller General, and subject to the same penalties and modes of procedure for the enforcement of taxes from companies or persons required by law to make return to the Comptroller General. Other companies returnto whom. Rules, regulations and penalties. 8. SEC. VIII. Be it further enacted, That the oath to be administered to all persons making return of their taxable property shall be in the words following: You do solemnly swear that you will true answers make to all lawful questions which I may put to you, touching the return you are about to make, and that you will make a true return of all your taxable property, at its market value on the first day of April preceding, to the best of your knowledge and belief; so help you God. And it shall be the duty of the officer receiving such return to inquire of each and every person taking said oath, touching all of his taxable property, and the market value of the same, and his liability for specific taxes, as named in this Act, and to propound the questions which may be published by the Comptroller General under the law for the purpose of eliciting full and true tax returns. Oath of persons making returns. Duty of officer receiving returns. 9. SEC. IX. Be it further enacted, That all taxes assessed under this Act shall be collected in United States or National Bank currency, and the value of the property taxed, on the first day of April next, in such currency, shall be the basis of the taxes. Basis of valuation. 10. SEC. X. Be it further enacted, That nothing in this Act shall be construed to affect the exemptions provided for in section 798 of the second edition of the Revised Code, except that portion of paragraph thirteen, of said section, exempting two hundred dollars worth of the property of every tax payer from taxation, which provision is hereby repealed, and paragraph twelve of section 798 of the Code be, and the same is hereby repealed: Provided, that nothing in this Act shall be construed to affect the exemptions heretofore made in favor of mining and manufacturing companies. Exemptions in 798 of Code not affectedexceptions. Exemption of $200 worth of property repealed. Paragraph 12 798 of Code repealed. 11. SEC. XI. Be it further enacted, That no assessment shall be made for corporation or county purposes, on the specific taxes herein imposed on practitioners of law, medicine, dentistry, and photography: Provided, this section shall apply to all who practice and charge for the same. Corporations shall not levy tax [Illegible Text] specific taxes [Illegible Text] imposed. 12. SEC. XII. Be it further enacted, That the Comptroller General is authorized and empowered to order the Tax Receivers of this State to commence receiving the returns of taxable property immediately after the first day of April of the year 1874, and that the Comptroller General is empowered and required to cause the taxes to be collected by the fifteenth day of December next. Returns receivable after April 1, 1874. To be collected by 15th December, 1874. SEC. XIII. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 26, 1874.

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No. CIII. (O. No. 106.) An Act to regulate the manner of giving in land for taxation, and the sale and redemption thereof, and for other purposes. 13. SECTION I. The General Assembly do enact, That, from and after the passage of this Act, all persons owning unimproved or wild lands in counties without the counties of their residence, shall be required to make returns of the same to the Comptroller General if non-residents of this State, and citizens of this State to the Tax Receiver of the county of their residence. Said returns, if made to the Receiver, shall be made by the first day of July in each year; and if to the Comptroller General, by the first day of August in each year. Said returns, if made to the Comptroller General, may be forwarded by mail or other safe conveyance to said officer, with a statement, under oath, of the lands owned and the value thereof; and when the rate of the ad valorem tax and the county tax has been fixed, and the collection of taxes ordered, the tax due upon said wild lands shall be paid to the Comptroller General in case of non-residence, and to the Collector of the county where the return was made in case of residents. Wild landshow returned. When made Taxwhen due. 14. SEC. II. It shall be the duty of all persons owning wild lands to return the same by number, district, section, and original or present county. How described in returns. 15. SEC. III. All persons owning lands which have a tenant or tenants thereon, shall return the same in the county where the lands lie, as is now required by law. Lands with tenants thereonhow returned. 16. SEC. IV. Each Receiver of Tax Returns in this State shall make a separate and complete digest of all the lots or parts of lots in his county which have not been returned to him, except the same be in a town or city; he shall forward a copy of said digest to the Comptroller General's office at the time he forwards the digest of improved lands, as required now by law. Receivers shall make digests of lots not returned. 17. SEC. V. When the several digests of the Receiver of Tax Returns of the several counties in this State have been received, it shall be the duty of the Comptroller General to compare said returns with each other, and to make out a complete list by number, district, section, and present county, of all the unimproved or wild lands not given in for taxes. When digests receivedComptroller General's duty. 18. SEC. VI. When such list is completed the Comptroller General shall, for thirty days, make advertisement of the same in one newspaper at the Capital of the State, and require in said publication the owner of said lands to come forward and give in and pay taxes on said lands, and in default thereof that said lands will be sold in the county where it lies. A copy of said list shall be furnished the Clerk of the Superior Court and Ordinary of each county in the State, who shall post the same in their office: Provided, that for the more safe and speedly collection of the taxes on

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wild lands under the act of 1873, the Ordinaries of the several counties of the State are hereby required forthwith to send to the Comptroller General all money in their hands collected under said act, with a statement of the amount for each county and the lot or lots on which the same has been collected by him; and upon failing so to do the Comptroller General is hereby required to issue execution against the Ordinary so defaulting, and collect as in case of defaulting Tax Collectors, and upon receiving amounts from the Ordinaries he shall give credit to the respective counties, and give notice thereof under the provisions of this Act; provided, further, that all persons who have not given in and paid taxes on such lands for any previous year may give in the same and pay the taxes thereon to the Comptroller General, and the Comptroller General shall, at the expiration of sixty days from the passage of this Act, proceed to issue execution and collect the taxes in the same manner as is herein provided. Land not returned shall be advertised. Soldwhen. Proviso. Ordinary to settle with Comptroller General for collections of 1873. Upon failure Comp. Gen. to issue execution. Receipts from Ordinarycounty credited with. Defaulters may make returns. Shall issue executionswhen. 19. SEC. VII. On the expiration of the time of advertisement the Comptroller General shall issue execution against all unimproved or wild lands not returned for State and county tax, as per assessment in the county where the land lies, assessing the value at the average value of such land in the county where it lies which execution shall be directed to the Sheriff of the county where the land lies, and the Sheriff shall forthwith proceed to advertise and sell the same, under the same rules and regulations as govern other Sheriff sales, and make his returns; the Sheriff in his return to show what land was sold, to whom, when, and where, and for what amount, and pay said money over to the Comptroller General, except the amount of taxes and all costs to the Comptroller General, who will keep in his office a book of the numbers of all such land and the amount of taxes collected thereon, and to whom sold. Manner of issuing execution. How directed. Sheriff shall sellhow. Sheriff's return. Comptroller General to keep book of such land, etc. 20. SEC. VIII. The owners of any lands thus sold for taxes shall have the privilege of redeeming the same, at any time within one year from day of sale, by paying to the purchaser the amount of his purchase money and cost, together with interest, at the rate of twenty per cent. per annum thereon, or on making satisfactory evidence of his title to the Comptroller General he may receive the purchase money less the amount of taxes due the State thereon and the cost expended in collecting said tax. May be redeemed in one year. Owner may receive purchase moneywhen. 21. SEC. IX. No sale made under this Act shall in any way operate to effect or defeat the title of any idiot, or lunatic, or minor who has no legal representative. Idiots, minors, etc., not effected. 22. SEC. X. That it shall be the duty of the Comptroller General to furnish each Tax Receiver of this State, at the time of furnishing the tax digest, a transcript of the records in his office showing the average value of wild land in each of the several counties of this State. Transcript of record furnished Receivers by Comptroller, General. 23. SEC. XI. That it shall be the duty of the several Ordinaries of this State to furnish as soon as levied the rate of tax assessed

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for county purposes in their respective counties to the Comptroller General. Rate of county tax furnishes Comptrolle General. 24. SEC. XII. That the Comptroller General be, and he is hereby, required to give credit to the county where the wild land is located of all tax collected on such lands by him, and in other counties, and notify the Ordinary of the same and the amount. Counties to have credit for wild land tax. 25. SEC. XIII. The Comptroller General is authorized and required to issue executions on the first day of November of each year, against all persons making returns of wild lands to him, for the amount of State and county taxes due on such land, which shall be collected in the manner prescribed in case of failure to return such lands: Provided, that nothing in this Act shall be construed so as to prohibit agents of non-residents of the State from giving in the land of such non-residents in the county of the residence of such agent. Executions shall issue against defaulterswhen. How collected. Proviso. SEC. XIV. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 28, 1874. No. CIV. (O. No. 107.) An Act to amend the tax laws of this State, so far as the same relate to railroad companies, and to define the liability of such companies to taxation, and to repeal so much of the charters of such companies, respectively, as may conflict with the provisions of this Act. 26. SECTION I. The General Assembly do [Illegible Text], That, from and after the passage of this Act, the presidents of all the railroad companies in this State shall be required to return, on oath, annually, to the Comptroller General, the value of the property of their respective companies, without deducting their indebtedness; each class or species of property to be separately named and valued, so far as the same may be practicable, to be taxed as other property of the people of the State, and that said returns shall be made under the same regulations provided by law for the returns of officers of other incorporated companies which are required by law to be made to the Comptroller General. Railroad companies required to return propertyhow valued, etc. Taxed as other property. 27. SEC. II. Be it further enacted, That said presidents shall pay to the Comptroller General the taxes assessed upon the property of said railroad companies, and on failure to make the returns required by the preceding section, or on failure to pay the taxes so assessed, the Comptroller General shall proceed to enforce the collection of the same, in the manner provided by law for the enforcement of taxes against the other incorporated companies hereinbefore mentioned. Taxby and to whom paid. Defaulting companyhow dealt with. 28. SEC. III. Be it further enacted, That if any railroad company affected by the first and second [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text]

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to resist the collection of the tax herein provided for, said company, through its proper officer, may, after making the return required in the first section of this Act, and after paying the tax levied on such corporation by the tax act for 1873, and continuing to pay the same while the question of its liability under this Act is undetermined, resist the collection of the tax herein provided for by filing an affidavit of illegality to the execution or other process issued by the Comptroller General aforesaid, and stating fully and distinctly the grounds of resistance, which shall be returnable to the Superior Court of Fulton county, to be there determined as other illegalities, only the same shall have precedence of all cases in said Court, as to time of hearing, and with the same right of motions for new trial and writs of error as in other cases of illegality, on the part of the Comptroller General and of said corporation, in which cases the Comptroller General shall be represented by the Attorney General of the State, or such other attorney as the Governor may select, and if the grounds of such illegality be not sustained, the Comptroller General shall, after crediting the process aforesaid with amount paid, proceed to collect the residue due under the provisions of the act, and if, at any time during the pendency of any litigation herein provided for, the said corporation shall fail to pay the tax required to be paid as a condition of hearing, then said illegality must be dismissed, and no second affidavit of illegality shall be allowed. Said illegality may be amended as other affidavits of illegality, and shall always be accompanied by good bond and security for the payment of the tax fi. fa. issued by the Comptroller General. Companies may resist paymentrequirements in such cases. Mode of resistance. Where determined. Shall have precedence of all cases. Motions for new trials, etc. State represented by Attorney Gen'l, etc. Illegality dismissedwhen. Second affidavit of illegality not allowed. Bondconditions. By whom issued. SEC. IV. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 28, 1874. No. CV. (O. No. 146.) An Act to provide for the correct assessment of taxable property in this State. 29. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That, from and after the passage of this Act, it shall be the duty of the Tax Receiver in each county of this State, in each and every year at the fall term of the Superior Court in his county, to lay before the grand jury his returns for that year of the taxable property in his said county, and it shall be the duty of the grand jury to overlook the same, and whenever they find an undervaluation to correctly assess the same according to the market valuation of the property, and return to the Receiver his returns with the corrections which they have made. Grand jury must insp'ct Tax Receiver's books At fall term of Superior Court. Must correctly assess property under valued. 30. SEC. II. Be it further enacted, That when the Receiver shall receive his returns for the next succeeding year, and the corrected

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returns made by the grand jury, it shall be his guide for that year, and if the tax payer shall return his property below the valuation made by the grand jury, the Receiver and tax-payer, each, shall select an arbitrator, and these two shall select an umpire to whom the question of valuation shall be referred, and their award shall be returned to the Receiver, and shall be entered by him as the valuation of said tax-payer's property. Corrected returns Receiver's guide for next year. Receiver and tax-payer differing, may arbitrate. 31. SEC. III. Be it further enacted, That it shall be the duty of the Judges of the Superior Courts, at each fall term, to give this Act in special charge to the grand juries that they may be informed of the duties which this Act imposes on them. This Act to be given in charge to grand jury. SEC. IV. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 28, 1874. No. CVI. (O. No. 184.) An Act to require the Receivers of Tax Returns and Tax Collectors to make returns of all taxes returned and paid by colored tax-payers, and to require the Comptroller General to exhibit the same in his reports, and for other purposes. 32. SECTION I. Be it enacted, That, from and after the passage of this Act, it shall be the duty of the several Receivers of Tax Returns and Tax Collectors in this State, or other officers performing similar duties, to make returns to the Comptroller General of the character and amount of all taxes returned and paid by colored tax-payers in this State. Officer collecting colored taxmust make return. 33. SEC. II. That it shall be the duty of the Comptroller General, in his annual report, to make a general exhibit of the character and amount of the taxes so returned. Comptroller General to make exhibit in his report. SEC. III. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 28, 1874. No. CVII. (O. No. 180.) An Act to limit and regulate the assessment and collection of taxes by municipal authorities in this State, except so far as relates to the city of Savannah. 34. SECTION I. The General Assembly do enact, That, from and after the passage of this Act, shall be unlawful for the authorities of any municipal corporation in this State to levy or collect

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for the ordinary current expenses of said corporation, except as hereinafter provided, any ad [Illegible Text] tax upon the property within said corporation exceeding one-half of one per cent. upon the value of said property, any law of this State, or charter of said corporation, to the contrary notwithstanding. Municipal taxeshow levied. 35. SEC. II. That the term ordinary current expenses, in this Act, shall be construed to include all current expenses, excepting only expenditures for education, for paving or macadamizing streets, and for payment of the principal and interest of the public debt, which shall be known as extraordinary expenses; and in all cases when it shall be necessary to levy an additional tax above said one-half of one per cent. for any one or more of said extraordinary expenses, the levy and assessment of the same for each said extraordinary expense shall be separately made and collected; and said municipal authorities shall cause separate accounts to be kept on account of all amounts collected and disbursed on account of each of said extraordinary expenses; and all amounts so collected, shall be applied exclusively to the extraordinary expense for which said tax was levied and collected. Current expenses defined. Extraordinary expenses. Additional taxhow levied, etc. Accounts of exp'ndit'r's etc., to be kept. Amounts collectedhow applied 36. SEC. III. That any officer of any municipal corporation who shall apply any portion of any fund collected by taxation for either of said extraordinary expenses to any other ordinary or extraordinary expense, shall be guilty of malpractice in office. Officer mis-applying guilty of malpractice 37. SEC. IV. That if an additional fund is required by said corporation for internal improvements not herein provided for, or if the amount realized by the levy of said one-half of one per cent. shall be insufficient to defray the ordinary current expenses of said corporation, an additional tax may be levied for this purpose when the same shall be authorized by a vote of two thirds of the legal voters of said corporation, who shall vote at an election to be held for that purpose; and separate accounts of all amounts so collected and disbursed shall be kept as is provided in section two of this Act. Additional fundhow raised. 38. SEC. V. That nothing in this Act shall interfere with the collection of any ad valorem tax which has already been levied and assessed by the municipal authorities of any city or town in this State for the current year 1874. Taxes already assessed may be collected. SEC. VI. Be it further enacted, That the provisions of this Act shall not in any manner apply to the city of Savannah. Savannah not included inprovisions of this Act. SEC. VII. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 28, 1874.

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No. CVIII. (O. No. 253.) An Act to amend section four of an act to alter and amend the revenue laws of this State, and to provide a penalty for the violation thereof, approved December 15, 1862. 39. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That section four of an act to alter and amend the revenue laws of this State, and to provide a penalty for the violation thereof, approved December 15, 1862, be amended by adding after the word officers, in the tenth line, the following clause: and it shall not be lawful for any manager of an election, or other person, to receive any money for taxes on the day of election, except the Tax Collector, and if any voter shall vote who has not paid his taxes, his vote shall be illegal, and the commissioners who consolidate their returns of the election, shall not count such votes in making out the return. Managers of election receiving taxvotes illegal. SEC. II. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved March 2, 1874. No. CIX. (O. No. 202.) An Act to repeal the latter clause of the ninth paragraph of section two in the act to levy and collect a tax for the support of the government for the year 1873, so far as the same relates to a tax on malt liquors, and for other purposes. 40. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That so much of said paragraph as relates to a tax on malt liquors be, and the same is hereby, repealed, and the action of his Excellency, the Governor, in suspending the collection is hereby confirmed. Tax on malt liquors removed. Approved February 28, 1874.

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TITLE XV. VOLUNTEER COMPANIES. SECTION 1. Military companies prohibited from drilling on election days. No. CX. (O. No. 229.) An Act to prohibit any volunteer or militia military company in this State from having any parade, drill or muster on any election day, except the same shall be called out by the civil authorities of some county or city in this State. 1. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That no volunteer or militia military company shall have any parade, drill or muster in this State on any election day, except such company shall be called out by the civil authorities of some county or city in this State. Shall not drill, etc., on election days. SEC. II. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved March 2, 1874.

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PART II.LOCAL AND PRIVATE LAWS. TITLE I. CITIES AND TOWNS. CHAPTER I.Charters. CHAPTER II.Amendments to Charters. CHAPTER III.Miscellaneous Provisions. CHAPTER I. CHARTERS. ATLANTA. SECTION. 1. Atlanta continued a body corporategeneral powers. 2. Corporate limits. 3. Mayorelection ofterm of office; vacancieshow filled. 4. Ineligible for second termsalary. 5. Mayor's Courtjurisdiction of. 6. May issue warrants; by whom executed; power over jail. 7. Veto power. 8. Mayor's oath of office. 9. May quality Councilmen. 10. Legislative powerin whom vestedname. 11. City to be laid off into wardsCouncilmen, elections, etc. 12. Aldermen for city at largeelection ofterm; Mayor pro tem.; general Councilelection, powers, compensation of. 13. Legislative proceedings and powers. 14. Regular sessions. 15. General powers of Council. 16. May punish offenders. 17. Councilmen and Aldermen ex-officio Justices of the Peace; warrantsby whom executed; Jailer's duty. 18. Mayor, etc., shall not contract with citypenalty. 19. Councilmen shall hold office until election, etc., of [Illegible Text] vacancies. 20. Other officerselection ofterm of office. 21. Commissioners of electionhow and when appointed; vacancies, term, duties, etc. 22. Commissioners failing to hold electionsremedy. 23. Oath of Commissioners; shall make returnsto whom; contested elections. 24. Qualifications of voters; illegal voting. 25. Powers of taxation. 26. May regulate licenses. 27. Licenses to retail spirituous liquors. 28. License to theatrical and other performances. 29. Lager beer; [Illegible Text] and other games. 30. Brokers and [Illegible Text] brokers. 31. May tax [Illegible Text] traders. 32. Bondshow issued, etc. 33. Annual expenses; restrictions. 34. Council shall not borrow moneyexception; Mayor and Council individually liablewhen. 35. Assessment of city propertywhen made; rate of taxation; apportionment of [Illegible Text] expenditures. 36. Clerk shall prepare balance sheet. 37. Treasurer shall make annual report. 38. Extraordinary tax. 39. Water Commissionerselectionsterm of office. 40. President of Boardelection, oath, etc. 41. Quorumacts of, etc.bonds. 42. Shall hold certain lands; may build canals. 43. Disagreement between Commissioners and land ownerhow settledappeals. 44. Commissioners shall pay awardwhen. 45. May use the ground under any railroad, street, etc. 46. Contracts that must be in writing. 47. Commissioners may issue water bonds.

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48. Interest on bondswhen paid. 49. Distribution of water. 50. May require payment in advance. 51. Limitation of water [Illegible Text] 52. Interference with [Illegible Text] penalty. 53. Property exempt from taxation. 54. Board may make [Illegible Text] notes. 55. May make water regulations. 56. Proceeds of works must be paid in treasury, etc. 57. Compensation of Board; works subject to Mayor's [Illegible Text] 58. Commissioners may be [Illegible Text] how. 59. May employ [Illegible Text] clerks, etc. 60. May open [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] difference as to valuehow settled. 61. Award in favor of cityhow enforced 62. Grading streets, etc. 63. Persons subject [Illegible Text] street duty. 64. Persons [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] estate may have streets [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] 65. Duty of City [Illegible Text] 66. Parties [Illegible Text] for other purposes than [Illegible Text] 67. Board of Health their duty. 68. May cause [Illegible Text] to be filled, etc. 69. Vacancies in Boardhow filled. 70. Mayor and Council may make sanitary regulations. 71. [Illegible Text] likely to produce sickness may be [Illegible Text] 72. Commissioners of Policeelection ofterms. 73. Shall take oath. 74. Powers and duties of CommissionersClerkmeetings, [Illegible Text] etc. 75. Police force shall take oath; give bond; term of office. 76. Duties and compensationChief's duty. 77. Policemen to be uniformed and [Illegible Text] 78. City [Illegible Text] 79. Jurisdictional limits. 80. City Judgehow electedterm of office. 81. Qualifications and salary of Judge. 82. Judge shall take oath. 83. Solicitor Generalfees ofSolicitor pro tem. 84. Clerk, Sheriff, etc.fees of. 85. Judge may issue writs of [Illegible Text] corpus. 86. Claims and [Illegible Text] 87. Sessions. 88. Pleading and practiceprocess, etc. 89. Lien of judgments; executionhow issued. 90. [Illegible Text] by Clerk. 91. May [Illegible Text] the production of papers. 92. Civil jurisdiction. 93. [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] may preside. 94. Law regulating sales. 95. Judgments how [Illegible Text] up. 96. Stay of [Illegible Text] 97. Claimswhere tried. 98. Attachments and garnishmentslaws [Illegible Text] 99. Who may issue. 100. How [Illegible Text] subsequent proceedings. 101. By whom [Illegible Text] garnishments, etc. 102. [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] how issued and served. 103. General laws [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] etc. 104. [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] who may [Illegible Text] oaths. 105. Judge may attest deeds. 106. Duties of Clerk, Sheriff, etc. 107. Proceedings in criminal cases. 108. Sheriff and Clerk may be sued in City Court. 109. Attachments againsthow executed. 110. Clerk shall keep record. 111. [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] how drawn, oaths, fines, etc. 112. Jury boxhow revisedhow keptpenalty for opening. 113. When and how drawn and summoned. 114. General law applicable. 115. [Illegible Text] and [Illegible Text] 116. Justices of the Peace shall bind certain parties to City Court. 117. Petit jurors subject to only one week's service; jurors may be summoned instanter. 118. Live stock [Illegible Text] on; officers' fees, [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] property may be sold. 119. Writ of error to Supreme Court. 120. Sheriff may appoint special deputy; resistance to officerpenalty. 121. Policemen may serve process; special [Illegible Text] and compensation. 122. Fines and forfeitureshow appropriated. 123. [Illegible Text] how disposed of. 124. [Illegible Text] of jurors. 125. Non-residents shall pay jury fees in advance. 126. Convicts shall work streets. 127. Indictments under felony may be transferred from Superior Court. 128. Sheriff shall furnish bailiffs. 129. Judge may try criminals at any time. 130. Mayor and Council may maintain public schools. 131. Expenses ofhow paid. 132. City Assessorselection ofduty. 133. Shall take oath. 134. Clerk of Councilelection, salary, term, oath, bond, etc. 135. Compensation. 136. Tax Receiver and Collectorcompensation, duty, [Illegible Text] 137. Treasurerelection of, term, salary, bond, etc. 138. Marshalelection of, duties, bond, compensation. 139. Shall take oath, etc. 140. Marshal shall act as city inspector. 141. Recorderelection of, duties, powers. 142. Recorder's salary. 143. Recorder's oathpowers. 144. Auditorsalary, duties of. 145. Building Inspectorselection, duties. 146. Recommendationshow carried out. 147. Inspectorselection ofterm of office. 148. City Attorney, Enquirer, Sextonelection of, salaries, oath, duties; Sexton shall give bond. 149. Processhow issued and executed. 150. City not liable when. 151. May compel attendance of [Illegible Text]. 152. May fix fees of officers. 153. [Illegible Text] limits. 154. Registration of voters. 155. Impeachment trials, etc. 156. Justification of official acts. 157. Sales of personaltywhere held. 158. Salarieshow fixed. 159. May [Illegible Text] out convicts. 160. Powers of Mayor and Council. 161. May [Illegible Text] vacancies. BYRON. 162. Commissionerspowers of. 163. Corporate limits. 164. Electionsterm of officequalifications of voters. 165. President Marshal, etc. oath. 166. Meetings general powers. 167. Retailing without licensepenalty. 168. Duties of [Illegible Text]; fines; rights under the act of August, 1872. 169. Powers of taxationexemptions. CORINTH. 170. Commissionersnameterm, etc. 171. Electionsqualifications of voters. 172. Corporate limits. 173. Chairmanelection of, term, etc. 174. Quorumgeneral powers. 175. Oath of office. CLAYTON 176. Incorporatedlimits of.

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177. Councilterms of office. 178. Powers of first Council. 179. Annual electionsmanagers, etc.; certificates; vacancies. 180. Officers shall take oath. 181. General powers. 182. Penaltieshow enforced; sales of property; places of [Illegible Text]. 183. May require bondMarshal, Treasurer and Clerk. HIGH SHOALS AND BELTON. 184. High Shoals incorporatedlimits. 185. Commissionersterm, etc. 186. BeltonCommissionerspowers, etc. 187. Corporate limits. 188. Act of August 26, 1872, made applicable. LAWTON. 189. Incorporatedname changed. 190. Commissionersgeneral powers. 191. Corporate limits. 192. Term of officeelections, etc. 193. Officers oath, etc. 194. Meetingspowers of taxation. 195. Municipal regulations; may lay off streets; punish offenders; street duty. 196. Compensation and bond of officers. M'RAE. 197. Commissioners. 198. When electedterm of office. 199. Corporate limits. 200. Election of officersterms of office. 201. Quorumpowers of Council. 202. Official oath. MOUNT AIRY. 203. Incorporatedpowers. 204. Corporate limits. 205. President of Boardhis power. 206. Meetingspowers of taxation. 207. Marshall and Treasurer. 208. May punish [Illegible Text] 209. Terms of office, etc. OCHLOCKNEE. 210. Incorporatedlimits. 211. Commissionerspowers of. 212. Electionsterms of office. 213. Chairman, Marshall, etc.oath of. 214. Powers of Board. 215. Duties and compensation of officerspowers of taxation, etc. HILLSBORO AND SOUTH ROME. 216. Charter of Hillsboro repealed; South Rome incorporatedcorporate limits. 217. Intendant and Commissionerselection of; vacancies. 218. Oath of officers. 219. Powers and privileges. 220. Marshall, Clerk, and Treasurerappointment and duty. 221. Intendent ex-officio Justice of the Peace. 222. May make contracts and levy tax. 223. Street dutywho liable. 224 May impose punishments. 225. May regulate licenses. 226. Assessment and collection of taxes. SOMERVILLE. 227. IncorporatedCommissioners. 228. Corporate limits. 229. OrganizationMarshal. 230. Jurisdiction over licenses. 231. Tax on shows. 232. May dispose of property. 233. Powers of taxation. 234. Elections. 235. Offenses against the peace. 236. Corporate limits. [Illegible Text] 237. Municipal governmentin whom vestedname and general powers, rights and liabilities. 238. Elections; terms of office; managers, etc. 239. Plurality elects, oath of officers. 240. Who eligible to office. 241. Vacancieshow filled. 242. [Illegible Text] how punished. 243. Clerk, Marshall, etc.; salaries, fees, bonds, etc. 244. May issue warrants, etc. 245. Power of taxation. 246. Tax, bonds, etc. 247. Tax on shows, etc. 248. May remove nuisances, establish markets, etc. 249. May open streetsownerhow [Illegible Text]. 250. Houses of ill famehow dealt with. 251. May license vendue masterstax on. 252. May issue retail licenses, impose fines, etc.; bowling alleys, etc. 253. May impound stock. 254. Police regulations. 255. Finesmay imposehow collected. 256. Obstructing streets, etc. 257. Tax payers shall make returns; professionstax on; failure to return[Illegible Text]; false return; defaulting taxhow collected. 258. Mayor's Courtjurisdictionwhen held; Mayor pro tem may presidewhen; contempts; officersfees of. 259. Processeshow issued and executed. 260. Mayor and Council; Councilcompensation of. 261. Failure to electremedy. 262. May enact fire regulations. 263. Legislative and executive powers of Council. 264. May lay off wards; Mayor and Councilhow constituted. 265. Corporate limits. [Illegible Text] 266. Incorporatedpowers, etc. 267. Corporate limits; commissionerspowers, etc. 268. Term of officeelections, etc. 269. Intendantelection ofmay tax [Illegible Text], grant licenses, etc.; selling without licensespenalty; powers of taxation; street defaultingpenalty. 270. May fine and imprison. 271. Marshallsalary of. 272. Oath of officers. WAYCROSS. 273. Incorporated; name; corporate limits; CommissionersIntendantelection ofterm, etc. 274. Elections when and where held; [Illegible Text] elects; oath, etc. 275. Powers and duties of Intendant and Commissionersgeneral powers. 276. Tax defaultershow dealt with. 277. Marshall and Clerkelection of; Intendant ex officio Justice Peace. 278. Vacancieshow filled. 279. Quorum. 280. May tax shows, agents, etc.

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No. CXI (O. N. 133.) An Act establishing a new charter for the city of Atlanta. 1. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That the inhabitants of the territory hereinafter designated are hereby continued corporate, by the name and style of the City of Atlanta, a body politic and corporate, with power to govern themselves by such ordinances, resolutions and by laws, for municipal purposes, as they may deem proper, not in conflict with this charter, nor the Constitution and laws of this State, nor of the United States, with power in and by said corporate name to contract and be contracted with, sue and be sued, plead and be impleaded, in all the courts in this State, and do all other acts relating to its corporate capacity; and shall be able in law to purchase, hold, receive, enjoy, possess, and retain, for the use and benefit of the said city of Atlanta, in perpetuity, or for any term of years, any estate or estatesreal or personallands, tenements, hereditaments, of what kind or nature soever, within the limits or without the limits of said city, for corporate purposes; to hold all property and effects now belonging to said city, either in her own name or in the name of others, to the use of said city for the purposes and intents for which the same were granted or dedicated; to use, manage and improve, sell and convey, rent or lease, and have the like powers over property hereafter acquired, and to have and use a common seal. Atlanta continued a body corporatename, etc. General powers. May hold property, etc. 2. SEC. II. The corporate limits of said city shall extend one mile and a half in each and every direction from a stone post or column standing in the eastern corner of the Union Passenger Depot, in said city; that is to say, the corporate limits shall form a perfect circle around said stone post or column, the radius of which shall be one mile and a half. Corporate limits. And for the purpose of police, and of regulating the retail of ardent spirits, the following described tract or parcel of land is continued within the corporate limits as now established by law, towit: all that portion of lot one hundred and twelve (112), in the Fourteenth District of Fulton county, purchased by the Mayor and Council of said city from Chapman Powell, and all that portion of lot one hundred and fifty (150), of the Seventeenth District of Fulton county, purchased by said Mayor and Council from E. R. Sasseen and Dorinda A. Sasseen, and three hundred yards in each and every direction around said purchases, and all that territory between the Western and Atlantic Railroad and the country road leading from Atlanta to Marietta, and a line three hundred yards west of said railroad and running concentric to the said road, and all that land lying between said country road and a line running three hundred yards east of said country road and concentric to the same, from the present corporation line of said city of Atlanta to the new Fair Grounds. [Illegible Text].

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3. SEC. III. There shall be elected at the next annual election, and biennially thereafter, a Mayor, who shall hold his office for two years. The Mayor in all cases shall hold his office until his successor is elected and qualified, and in the event that the office of Mayor shall become vacant by death, resignation, removal or otherwise, the Mayor pro tem, or in case his seat is vacant, a majority of the general Council shall order a new election by giving at least ten days notice in any one or more of the city papers, or at two of the most public places in said city; and said election so held shall be managed in the same manner as the elections to be held in chief, according to the provisions of this charter: Provided, however, if the office of Mayor shall become vacant at any time within three months of the expiration of his term of office the Mayor pro tem shall act as Mayor during the balance of said term, and exercise all the rights and powers of Mayor during said term. Mayorelection ofterm of office. Vacancieshow filled. Elections to fill vacancieshow managed. Mayor pro tem. shall fill unexpired termwhen 4. SEC. IV. He shall be ineligible for the succeeding term; he shall be the chief executive of said city; he shall see that all the laws and ordinances of the city are faithfully executed; shall examine and audit all accounts against the city before payment; shall have a salary adequate, to be fixed by the general Council preceding his election, which shall not be changed during his term of office; he shall have power to convene the general Council in extra session whenever, in his judgment, the exigencies of the case require it. Mayor [Illegible Text] for second termhis powers and duties. Salary. 5. SEC. V. The Mayor, or in his absence the Mayor pro tem, shall have full power and authority to hold, at such times and places and under such rules and regulations as may be prescribed by ordinance, a Mayor's Court for said city for the trial of offenders against the ordinances of said city, and impose such penalties for violations thereof as may be prescribed by ordinance, not exceeding five hundred dollars, and imprisonment or labor on public works for thirty days, for each offense. The like authority may be conferred upon any three members of the general Council, to be regulated by ordinance. Mayor's Court [Illegible Text]. Powers of punishment. 6. SEC. VI. The said Mayor shall be, to all intents and purposes, a Justice of the Peace, so far as to enable him to issue warrants for offenses committed within the corporate limits of said city, which warrants shall be executed by the Marshal or Chief of Police, and to commit to the jail of the county of Fulton or to admit to bail offenders for their appearance at the next Superior Court thereafter for the county of Fulton; and it shall be the duty of the jailer of the county of Fulton to receive all such persons so committed, and safely keep the same until discharged by due course of law. [Illegible Text]. Warrantsby when executed. Jailor shall [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text]. 7. SEC. VII. He shall have no vote, except in case of a tie; he shall have the revision of all ordinances, orders and resolutions passed by the general Council, when such order, ordinance or resolution directs, contemplates or authorizes the payment of any sum over two hundred dollars by the city, or liability for the same;

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and the said Mayor shall have four days after the meeting at which the general Council voted, or after the Board of Aldermen voted, thereon, in which to file with the Clerk, in writing, his dissent, but the general Council may, in the manner prescribed by this charter for voting on such questions, pass the said order, ordinance or resolution, notwithstanding the veto, by a vote of two-thirds to be taken by yeas and mays and entered on the minutes. In the absence of the Mayor this power may be exercised by the presiding officer for the time being: Provided, such veto-power shall not be used to prevent the Mayor and general Council by a majority vote, heretofore practiced, from submitting to a vote of the people the question of further aid to the Georgia Western Railroad, as now authorized by law, nor to prevent the will of said city, as the same may be expressed at said election, from being carried out. Veto power etc. Council may overcome Mayor's veto. In Mayor's absenceveto powerby whom exercised. Proviso. 8. SEC. VIII. Before entering on the discharge of the duties of his office he shall take and subscribe the following oath, before some Judge of the Superior Court or Justice of the Peace: I [A. B.], do solemnly swear that I will, to the utmost of my ability, discharge the duties of Mayor for the city of Atlanta during my continuance in office: So help me God. [Illegible Text]. 9. SEC. IX. The Mayor, after being so qualified, shall have full power and authority to administer the oath of office to each member of the Board of general Council. May qualify [Illegible Text]. 10. SEC. X. The legislative department of said city shall be vested in a Mayor and Board of Aldermen and Board of Councilmen. The Mayor and Board of Councilmen shall be styled the Mayor and Council and the Mayor and Board of Councilmen meeting with the Board of Aldermen, or acting and meeting on separate days, but on any matter requiring the concurrent or separate action of both the Board of the Councilmen and Board of Aldermen, shall be styled the Mayor and general Council. The said Board of Aldermen shall not be required to meet or act as a separate Board on any matters in said city except as hereinafter provided. Legislative departmentin whom [Illegible Text]. [Illegible Text] and style. 11. SEC. XI. The city shall be laid off into five wards by the present Council; said wards are to be as nearly equal as practicable, considering population and territory. The Councilmen shall be elected for each ward at the next annual election, by voters qualified to vote for members of the General Assembly,one to be elected for one year, the other for two years. At all subsequent elections, except to fill vacancies, the Councilmen shall be elected for two years. The election for Councilmen shall be annual, so that one-half shall go out every year. They shall be ineligible for the succeeding term. City to laid off in wards [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text]. Term of office. Ineligible for next term. 12. SEC. XII. There shall be elected at the next annual election, three Aldermen for the city at large, one to be elected for one year, one for two years, and one for three years. At all subsequent elections, except to fill vacancies, one Alderman shall be elected for three years, so that one of said Aldermen for the city at large shall go out every year and shall be ineligible for the succeeding

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term. The Alderman who is serving the last year of his term shall be Mayor pro tem during said year. The Councilmen representing the different wards and the Aldermen representing the city at large shall constitute the general Council of said city, who shall have the powers heretofore given the Mayor and Council, and by this Act vested in the Mayor and general Council of said city. They shall be elected by general ticket, and shall have such compensation for their services as shall be fixed by the general Council preceding any election for members of such general Council. Said compensation shall not be changed during the term for which he or they are elected. Aldermen for city at largeterm of office. Mayor pro tem. General councilpowerselection compensation of. 13. SEC. XIII. In all votes, resolutions, or ordinances, having for their object the increase of the indebtedness of the city, or the expenditures of its revenues, except appropriations for the payment of its salaried officers, the Councilmen representing the different wards and the Aldermen representing the city at large, shall act as separate and distinct legislative bodies; and no vote, resolution, or ordinance, having for its object the increase of the indebtedness of the city, or the expenditures of its moneys, shall be voted until the same shall have received a majority of the votes of each of those legislative bodies, separately cast. The Aldermen shall have no vote upon such questions when originally presented and voted on by the Councilmen as aforesaid, but shall meet as a separate body and vote on the same when any such vote or resolution is passed; any one Alderman or any two Councilmen may give notice of a motion to reconsider, which motion, in either case, shall operate to delay the question until said reconsideration can be acted on at the next regular meeting; the meeting of said Aldermen to be presided over by the Mayor, or Mayor pro tem., and the City Clerk shall keep minutes as in meetings of the general Council; and the Mayor presiding in either body shall have no vote, except in case of a tie. In all other matters they shall act as a joint Board. Each member of the general Council shall have the right to call the yeas and nays, and have the same recorded on the minutes in all cases, whether sitting in general Council or as separate bodies. Eight shall constitute a quorum of general Council for the transaction of business; a majority of either body, acting separately, shall be a quorum of the same, but in all cases a less number may adjourn from time to time, and compel the attendance of absentees. Questions of expenditures[Illegible Text] determined. Questions of [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] where. Reconsiderationeffect of. Meetings of [Illegible Text]presiding officer. Minutes, etc. Yeas and naysright to call, etc. Quorum. Less number may compel attendance of absentees. 14. SEC. XIV. The regular session of the Mayor and general Council shall be held on the first and third Mondays in each month, and to continue in session from day to day, in their discretion. Regular sessions of general council. 15. SEC. XV. The said Mayor and general Council shall have full power and authority to pass all by-laws and ordinances respecting public buildings and grounds, work houses, public houses, carriages, wagons, carts, drays, pumps, wells, springs, fire engines; care of the poor; suppression of disorderly houses, houses of ill-fame; for the prevention and punishment of disorderly conduct [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text]

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liable to disturb the peace and tranquility of any citizen or citizens thereof; and every other by-law, regulation and ordinance that may seem to them proper for the security, for the peace, health, order and good government of said city. Legislative powers. 16. SEC. XVI. The said Mayor and general Council shall have power and authority to prescribe, by ordinance, adequate penalties for all offenses against the ordinances of said city, and to punish offenders by fines not exceeding five hundred dollars, and imprisonment in the calaboose not exceeding thirty days, for each offense; to enforce the payment of fines by compelling offenders, and those who fail or refuse to pay said fines, to work on the streets or public works of said city. They shall have power to compel offenders sentenced to imprisonment in the calaboose, as aforesaid, to labor on the public works or streets, to be regulated by ordinance. May punish offenders. 17. SEC. XVII. Each member of the Board of Alderman and each member of the Board of Councilmen shall be, to all intents and purposes, a Justice of the Peace, so far as to enable them, or any one or either of them, to issue warrants for offenses committed within the corporate limits of said city, which warrants shall be executed by the Marshal, or Chief of Police, or either of the Lieutenants of Police; and to commit to jail in the county of Fulton, or to admit to bail, offenders, provided the offense is bailable, for their appearance before the next Superior Court thereafter, for the county of Fulton; and it shall be the duty of the Jailer of said county to receive all such persons so committed, and safely keep the same until discharged by due course of law. Councilmen and aldermen ex officio Justices of the Peace. Warrants-by whom executed. Jailer's duty. 18. SEC. XVIII. It shall not be lawful for any member of the general Council to be interested, either directly or indirectly, in any contract with the said city of Atlanta, the Mayor and general Council, or any one or more of them, having for its object the public improvement of the city, or any part thereof, or the expenditures of its moneys. Any violation of this section by any member of the general Council shall, on conviction thereof, be punished as prescribed in section 4310 of the Code of this State. Mayor, etc., shall not contract with city. Penalty. 19. SEC. XIX. Each member of the general Council shall, in all cases, hold his office until his successor is elected and qualified. In case a vacancy should occur, either in the Board of Aldermen or in the Board of Councilmen, by death, resignation, removal, or otherwise, the Mayor, or, in case his seat is vacated, the Mayor pro tem., or a majority of the general Council, 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 said city; and said election so held shall be managed in the same manner as the elections to be held in chief, according to the provisions of this charter on the subject of elections. Councilmen shall hold office until election, etc., of successors. Vacancieshow filled. 20. SEC. XX. All persons holding office, under election or appointment by the Mayor and general Council, except Police Commissioners, shall be elected, or appointed, at the first meeting held in the month of January, 1875, and shall hold until the first meeting

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in July thereafter, at which time, and biennially thereafter, such elections shall be held, or appointments made: Provided, that the officers and appointees elected or appointed by the present Mayor and Council shall hold their offices until the aforesaid election in January, 1875, except Election Commissioners, who shall hold as hereinafter providedall such officers to be subject to removal for cause, as herein provided. Other officerswhen electedterms of office. Proviso. 21. SEC. XXI. At the first meeting of the Mayor and Council in the month of July, 1874, they shall appointand every two years thereafter the said Mayor and Council shall appointthree Commissioners for each ward, freeholders residing therein, to hold the elections held in said ward; and in case of vacancy, from removal or otherwise, the Mayor and Council, or Mayor and general Council, as the case may be, shall supply the same. These Commissioners shall hold their offices for two years, unless removed for cause, as aforesaid. The said Commissioners shall hold all city elections, in their respective wards. They shall be judges of the qualifications of voters; shall have such clerks as they deem necessary to hold elections, to be selected by them for each ward; and such Commissioners shall serve without compensation. The clerks shall have such compensation as may be allowed by the Mayor and Council, or Mayor and general Council, as the case may be. All vacancies in said Board of Election Commissioners shall be filled by the said Mayor and Council, or Mayor and general Council. Commissioners of electionhow and when appointed Vacancie how filled. Term of officeduties and powers. Compensation of commissioner's Clerks. 22. SEC. XXII. If, by ten o'clock A. M. on the day of election, a majority of said commissioners fail to attend at any voting place, and proceed to hold the election as herein provided, any three freeholders of the ward may hold and conduct the same: Provided, nevertheless, that nothing herein contained shall be construed to hinder or prevent any one, or more, of said Commissioners from acting as manager, or managers, should they be present at the voting place, supplying the number of managers required by this charter from any of the freeholders of the ward. Commissioners failing to hold electionsremedy. Proviso. 23. XXIII. The Election Commissioners provided for in the preceding section, or freeholders acting in their stead, as above, shall take the oath and conduct the elections, and make returns to the Mayor and Council, if prior to January 1st, 1875, or, if thereafter, to the Mayor and general Council, in the manner prescribed by law for the elections of members of the General Assembly. The Mayor and Council, or the Mayor and general Council, shall consider the returns and declare the results. All cases of contested elections shall be tried by the Mayor and Council, or Mayor and general Council. Commissionersoath of shall make returnsto whom. Contested elections. 24. SEC. XXIV. No person shall vote either for Mayor, or Aldermen, or Councilman, at any other city election, elsewhere than in the ward in which he resides, and the other qualification of voters shall remain as now fixed by law. Any person voting, or attempting to vote, more than once at any city election provided

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for by this Act, or by other law, and every person voting, or attempting to vote, in violation of this Act, or other law providing for city elections, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and, upon indictment, or accusation and conviction, shall be punished as provided for in section 4245 of Irwin's Code of Georgia, being section 4310 of new Code of Georgia, 1873. Qualification of voters. Illegal votingpenalty. 25. SEC. XXV. For the purpose of raising revenue for the support and maintainance of said city government, the said Mayor and general Council shall have full power and authority, and they shall provide by ordinance for the assessment, levy and collection of an ad valorem tax on all real and personal property within the incorporate limits of said city, not exceeding one and one-half per cent. thereon, which shall include the school tax, which, under the laws of this State, is subject to taxation: Provided, nevertheless, that all assessments of real property shall be made at the cash market valuation. Powers of taxation. Proviso. 26. SEC. XXVI. The said Mayor and general Council shall have full power and authority to require any person, firm, company or corporation engaged in prosecuting or carrying on, or who may engage in, prosecute or carry on any trade, business, calling, avocation, or profession, within the corporate limits of said city, to register their names and business, calling, avocation, or profession, annually, and to require such person, firm, company, or association, to pay for such registration, and for license to engage in, prosecute or carry on such business, calling, or profession aforesaid, not exceeding twenty-five dollars per annum. May regulate professional licenses. 27. SEC. XXVII. They shall have full power and authority to regulate the retail of ardent spirits within the corporate limits of said city, and at their discretion to issue license to retail or to withhold the same, and to fix the price to be paid for license at any sum they may think proper, not exceeding two thousand dollars. License to retail spirituous liquors 28. SEC. XXVIII. The said Mayor and general Council shall have power to pass such ordinances as they may think proper in regard to granting or not granting license to theatrical companies, or performances, or for shows, or other exhibitions: Provided, the price to be paid for such license, when granted, shall not exceed two hundred dollars for each performance or exhibition. Licenses to theatrical or other performances. 29. SEC. XXIX. The said Mayor and general Council shall have full power and authority to prohibit the selling of lager beer or other fermented drinks without the obtaining of a license for that purpose: Provided, the owner or keeper of each house or saloon kept for that purpose shall not be required to pay exceeding the sum of one hundred dollars for a license for one year. They shall have full power and authority to license billiard tables and ten-pin alleys, and on all billiard tables kept or used for the purpose of playing, gaming or renting, and on all ten-pin alleys, nine-pin alleys, or alleys of any kind which are kept or used for the purpose of playing on with pins or balls, or either, for the purpose

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of renting the same, and charge for said license a sum not exceeding fifty dollars on each table, alley or track. Lager beerlicense to sell. Proviso. Billiards and other games. 30. SEC. XXX. The said Mayor and general Council shall have full power and authority to assess a tax on such persons carrying on the brokerage business in said city of not more than three hundred dollars per annum, in addition to all other tax they may be required to pay. They shall have power to license pawnbrokers within their respective jurisdictions, to define, by ordinance, their powers and privileges, to impose taxes upon them, to revoke their license, and generally to exercise such superintendence over pawnbrokers as will insure fair dealing between them and their customers. Brokers and pawn brokers. 31. SEC. XXXI. That the said Mayor and general Council shall have power to levy and collect from itinerant traders, who may directly or indirectly, by themselves or others, sell any goods, wares or merchandise, in said city, such tax as to them may seem proper: Provided, that no person or persons shall be prohibited from selling, free from tax, any number of books, maps, charts, or mathematical instruments, made in this State or elsewhere, within said city of Atlanta. May tax itinerant traders. Proviso. 32. SEC. XXXII. That hereafter no bonds of the city of Atlanta shall be issued, except to meet maturing and outstanding bonds, and except those already authorized by the present ordinances of the city, passed in pursuance to statutory authority, without first obtaining an affirmation, by a two-thirds vote of two successive Councils and the approval of the Mayor; also the sanction, by vote, of a majority of the voters of the city voting therein, in the manner prescribed by sections 21, 22, 23 and 24 of this Act, entitled to vote for Mayor and members of the general Council, which election shall be conducted in the usual manner of conducting city elections, and be held the second Tuesday after the second two-third vote of the general Council. Those in favor of issuing bonds shall have written or printed upon their tickets, For Bonds; those against it, No Bonds. Bondshow issued, etc. Electionshow conducted Contents of ballots. 33. SEC. XXXIII. That the annual expenses of the city of Atlanta shall be so restricted as not to exceed the annual income of the city, after paying interest on her bonds and floating debt; and one-half of the tax on real estate be first set aside for the payment of the floating debt, until all is paid. Annual expensesrestrictions. 34. SEC. XXXIV. That no Council or general Council shall be allowed to borrow any money, except as may be necessary to meet the present floating debt, or in carrying temporary balances on the same; and every contract for borrowed money, other than herein allowed, shall be void: Provided, nevertheless, that the Mayor and Council, or Mayor and general Council, shall have full power and authority, in their discretion, to negotiate loans, on the most advantageous terms, to said city, for the first and second quarter, to supply and make up any deficiency that may exist of funds in the treasury, for the purpose of paying the

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expenses of the city which may be incurred under the several heads hereinafter mentioned, in any amounts not exceeding the amounts set apart under each head for the year in question: and provided, further, that as soon as an amount equal to the amount so borrowed is paid into the Treasury by taxation, or from other sources of revenue not already applied to other debts or liabilities of said city, the said Mayor and Council, or Mayor and general Council, shall at once apply the same, or as much as may be necessary, to the repayment of said loans; or, said Mayor and Council, or Mayor and general Council, shall be authorized, in their discretion, to make partial payments upon said loans with any moneys that may come into the Treasury from time to time, under the restrictions herein provided: in either case, the total amount of said loans shall be repaid out of the income of the year in which said loans were made. All contracts entered into by said Council contrary to this Act, for the purpose of raising money, or otherwise engaging the credit of said city, shall be null and void as to said city; but the said Mayor, if he approve, and all members of the Council, or general Council, present and voting, who fail to record their votes against such measure or contract, shall be jointly and severally liable thereon, as upon their own contracts, which may be enforced against such Mayor and members of Council, or general Council, in any Court of this State having jurisdiction thereof. Council shall not borrow money. Proviso. Money borrowed shall be paidwhen. May make partial payments. Contracts for money made otherwise than herein prescribedvoid. Mayor, etc., failing to record their votes [Illegible Text]individually liable. 35. SEC. XXXV. That the said Mayor and general Council shall make, or cause to be made, an early assessment on city property, which assessments shall in all cases be made at the cash market valuation of the same, so that the returns of the Assessor can be completed and handed in by the first day of April, of each year; and after all other returns for taxation shall be made, which in all cases shall be made by the first of May, of each year, upon the return of the Assessors being handed in as above provided, the said Mayor and general Council shall, by the tenth day of May thereafter, cause an estimate to be made up and entered on the minutes, showing the gross amount of the income of the city for the fiscal yearascertained by assessment of a tax not exceeding one and a half per cent. on the taxable property in the city, and a reasonable estimate of the other taxes and sources of revenue, and shall apportion and set apart the same as follows, to-wit: 1st Interest on bonds; 2d. Interest on floating debt; 3d. For the support of Public Schools; 4th. For the reduction of the floating debt being one-half tax on real estate; 5th. Street force; 6th. Police; 7th. Public buildings and grounds; 8th. City gas; 9th. Salaries; 10th. Relief; 11th. Fire Department; 12th. Cemetery; 13th. Contingent fundswhich several sums taken in the aggregate shall not exceed the amount of income from all sources for the year in question. The annual appropriations, as made by the Council, may be varied as to the amounts distributed to the several heads at the first meeting held in July and October; these variations not

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to retroact on expired quarters, and not to enlarge in any manner the aggregate appropriations for the year. And no money shall be appropriated from the city treasury except by resolution of the Council and Aldermen as herein provided, which shall be void unless it specifies upon its face upon which of said funds it is drawn; and the said Mayor and members of Council and Aldermen shall be individually liable to the city for the refunding of any amounts appropriated or expenses incurred in excess of said limits when present at the voting of the same, except such of them as escape said liability by calling the yeas and nays and voting in the negative and the name entered on the minutes. The amount thereof to be recovered in an action brought in any of the courts of this State, having jurisdiction thereof, in the name of the Clerk of the Council for the use of the city, and ten per cent. of the recovery shall be his compensation; and if he fail to bring said action within ten days, the said sum or sums may be recovered of him and his bondsmen at the suit of any citizen; and no action brought under this section, or right of action, shall be settled without the consent of the Judge before whom such suit is pending, upon exhibit of all the facts, and such consent entered on the minutes. Assessment of [Illegible Text] propertywhen made. Estimate of taxable property to be entered on minutes. Rate of taxation. Apportionment of revenue. Expenditures shall not exceed income. Council may vary amounts distributed to several heads. Appropriationshow made. Mayor, etc., exceeding limits of expendituresliability of. Suitshow brought. Clerk's compensation. Clerk failing to bring suitpenalty. Caseshow settled. 36. SEC. XXXVI. That for the purpose of enabling members of Council and Aldermen to know at all times the true financial condition of the city, the Clerk shall prepare and read, and enter upon the minutes, at the opening of each regular session, a balance sheet, showing the gross revenue of the fiscal year, and expenses voted by Council up to that time, as also the amount of the said several sums estimated as aforesaid, and what part of the same has been, up to that time, appropriated, and what part remains unappropriated. Clerk shall prepare balance sheet of finances. 37. SEC. XXXVII. That the Treasurer of the city, at the close of each fiscal year, shall make a full tabular statement of the assets and resources of the city, with an itemized estimate of the probable and necessary expense for the ensuing year, which shall be published. Treasurer shall make annual report, etc. 38. SEC. XXXVIII. That, in addition to the ordinary tax herein allowed, the Mayor and Councilmen and Aldermen may, in case of emergency, to be judged of by them, levy an extraordinary tax, not exceeding one-half of one per cent. (on the taxable property of said city); the said extraordinary tax to be added to the ordinary tax, and collected at the same time, and be used for the same purpose. Extraordinary tax. 39. SEC. XXXIX. That, by reason of the inadequate supply of water in said city for extinguishing fires, and for domestic and sanitary purposes, and for the purpose of supplying said deficiency, the Board of Water Commissioners, as now established by law, shall be continued as hereinafter provided. The Water Commissioners now in office shall have the right to hold their offices until the next regular election for Mayor and members of the General Council of said city, at which election one Water Commissioner

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shall, by the qualified voters of said city, be elected from each ward. Those elected from the first, second and third wards shall hold their offices for a term of two years, and those elected from the fourth and fifth words for a term of four years; after which the Commissioners shall be elected for a term of two years, eachthose from the first, second and third wards at one time, and those from the fourth and fifth wards at one time. Whenever a vacancy occurs, by death, resignation, or otherwise, it shall be filled by the Mayor and general Council for the balance of the term. The Mayor of said city, and his successors in office, shall be ex officio a member of said Board. Water commissioners continued in office. Proviso. Elections. Term of office. 40. SEC. XL. That said Board of Water Commissioners shall choose from their number, annually, one as President of said Water Board. The said Board of Commissioners shall take and subscribe the oath administered to the Mayor and members of the general Council, and shall keep a record in books to be kept for that purpose, of the acts and doings of said Board, a full report of which shall be made annually to the Mayor and general Council of said city; and the books of said Board shall be subject to examination at any time by persons authorized to do so by the Mayor and general Council. President of boardelection of, etc. Commissioners shall take oath, etc. Annual report. 41. SEC. XLI. That a majority of said Board shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business; and all contracts and engagements, acts and doings of said Board, within the scope of their duty or authority shall be obligatory upon, and be in law considered as if done by the Mayor and general Council of the city of Atlanta, and the said city of Atlanta and all the real estate within the city of Atlanta shall be liable for the payment of the principal and interest that may become due on the bonds or obligations to be issued by virtue of this Act. Quorum[Illegible Text] and doings, etc. Atlanta [Illegible Text] for bonds issued under this Act. 42. SEC. XLII. That the said Board shall, for and in the name of the Mayor and general Council of the city of Atlanta, take and hold the lands and real estate, rights, franchises, and property of every kind so purchased by the Board aforesaid, and other lands, real estate, or property necessary, in their opinion, for the construction of any canals, aqueducts, reservoirs, or other works for conveying or containing water, or for the erection of any buildings or machinery for laying any pipes or conduits for conveying the water into or through the said places, or to secure and maintain any portion of the works, and in general to do any other act necessary or convenient for accomplishing the purposes contemplated by this Act. Shall hold certain lands, etc. May construct canals, etc. 43. SEC. XLIII. That, in case of any disagreement between said Board and the owners of any lands or water rights necessary for the construction of said water works, or anything appertaining thereto, as to the price to be paid therefor, or as to the damage done thereto; or the owner of said land, or water right, or franchise, shall be a married woman, an infant, or insane, or shall be absent from the State: then it shall, and may, be lawful for

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the Judge of the Superior Court of Fulton county, upon application of either partyor, in case such owner shall be unknown, or cannot be found, then upon notice of such application as said Court may directto appoint three disinterested persons to examine said property, and to assess the value thereof, or the damages done to the same, who shall, with as little delay as possible, discharge said duty, after having taken an oath, before some officer authorized to administer the same, to do the same impartially, to the best of their ability, and make a return of their acting and doings in the premises to the next term of the Superior Court of Fulton county, to be entered on the minutes of said Court, and made the judgment thereof: Provided, that, in case either party is dissatisfied with said award, he or they may appeal to the Superior Court of said county, and have said case tried by a special jury, as in usual cases of appeal, upon giving to the opposite party notice, within ten days after the making of said award, of his intention to do so, and giving bond, with good security, for the payment of all costs and damages which may accrue to the opposite party by reason of entering said appeal; and provided, further, that the work on said water works shall not be delayed by reason of entering said appeal. Commissioners and land owner disagreeinghow settled. Right of appeal. Appellant shall give bond, etc. Proviso. 44. SEC. 44. That whenever such report shall have been made the judgment of said Court, and no appeal has been entered as aforesaid, the said Board shall, within two months thereafter, pay to the said owner, or to such person, or persons, as the Court may direct, the sum mentioned in said report, in full compensation for the property so required, or for the damages sustained, as the case may be; and in all cases, when the title or interest of any person, or persons, in lands required and taken up for the purpose of this Act is doubtful, or disputed, or in case said owner shall be unknown, insane, non compos mentis, or an infant, or cannot be found, the value of, or damage to, such lands awarded by the Commissioners appointed by said Judge of the Superior Court, may be paid into said Court, upon affidavit made of such facts by the claimant, his agent, or attorney, and such payments shall have the same effect as if made to the owner thereof; and the said Court may proceed in a summary way upon petition of any person claiming to be the owner of said lands, or any part thereof, and to what person or persons the said money shall be paid, and shall have power to distribute the same among the persons entitled thereto, and thereupon the Mayor and general Council of the city of Atlanta shall become seized, in fee simple, of such property so required, and shall be discharged from all claims by reason of such damage. When award made judgment of Courtcommissioners shall pay amount. Amount of award paid into courtwhen. Claims to landhow determined. Mayor and council to have fee simple title. 45. SEC. XLV. That the said Board, in behalf of the Mayor and general Council of the city of Atlanta, and all persons acting under their authority, shall have the right to use the ground or soil under any road, railroad, highway, street, lane, alley or [Illegible Text] within the State for the purpose of constructing, enlarging, improving

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any of the work contemplated by virtue of this Act, upon condition that they shall not permanently injure any such railroad, highway, street, lane, alley or court, to be restored to its original state, and all damages done thereto to be repaired. May use the ground under any railroad, street, etc. Proviso. 46. SEC. XLVI. That all contracts for material or for the construction of any part of said work, which shall involve the expenditure of five hundred dollars or more, shall be made in writing, and of each contract two copies shall be taken, which shall be numbered with the number of said contract and endorsed with the name of the contractor, and a summary of the work to be done or material to be furnished. One of the said copies shall be deposited with the Auditor of accounts of the city of Atlanta and one shall be retained by said Board. The said Board shall have authority to require from any person or persons, with whom they shall enter into a contract, satisfactory security for the faithful performance of said contract according to its terms, and no member of said Board shall be interested, directly or indirectly, in any contract relating to said work. Contracts that must be in writing. Contents of contract. Contractor shall give security. Commissioner shall have no in-interest in contracts. 47. SEC. XLVII. That, for the purpose of purchasing material and constructing the said Atlanta Water Works, the Board of Commissioners shall be authorized to issue for and in behalf of the city of Atlanta, certain obligations, which shall be known as Atlanta Water Bonds, and of such denominations as convenience requires, to the amount of not exceeding five hundred thousand dollars (500,000), less amount already issued heretofore, by the Mayor and Council of said city for the purpose of constructing said water works, bearing interest at the rate of seven per cent. per annum, redeemable at the city of New York thirty years from date, the interest of which shall be paid semi-annually in the city of New York on all the bonds to which this Act refers. That the Mayor and Treasurer of the city of Atlanta shall sign and seal said Atlanta Water Bonds, and the coupons thereto attached, and the President of the Board shall countersign the same. Commissioners may issue water bonds. Rate of interest, etc. 48. SEC. XLVIII. That, for the purpose of paying interest on bonds which shall have been sold, and before a revenue can be realized from said water works, not yet completed, the interest which may fall due on bonds disposed of, the Mayor and general Council of Atlanta shall provide, by tax, the payment of said interest. Interest on bondshow paid. 49. SEC. XLIX. That the said Board shall regulate the distribution and use of said water in all places, and for all purposes, where the same may be required, and from time to time shall fix the price for the use thereof, and the time of payment; and they shall erect such number of public hydrants, and in such places, as they shall see fit, and direct in what manner and for what purposes the same shall be usedall of which they may change at their discretion: Provided, That all conduits, or appliances required and furnished for the purpose of extinguishment of fires, shall be erected at the expense of the Mayor and general Council of the

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city of Atlanta, and placed as they shall direct, and be under their exclusive control and direction. Distribution of water, etc. Water to extinguish fire. 50. SEC. L. That the said Board shall have full power and authority to require the payment in advance for the use or rent of water furnished by them, in or upon any building, place or premises; and in case prompt payment shall not be made, they may shut off the water from such building, place or premises, and shall not be compelled again to supply said building, place or premises with water, until said arrears, with interest thereon, shall be fully paid. May require payment for water in advance. 51. SEC. LI. That the said Board shall make no contracts for the price of using the water for a longer time than three years; and at the expiration of any term or lease, the price paid for the use thereof shall be adjusted according to the regulations then established. Limitation of water contracts. 52. SEC. LII. That if any person or persons shall maliciously or wilfully divert the water, or any portion thereof, from the said works, or shall corrupt or render the same impure, or shall destroy or injure any canal, aqueduct, pipe, conduit, machinery, or other property used or required for procuring or distributing the water, such person or persons, and their aiders and abettors, shall forfeit to the said Board, to be recovered in an action of trespass, treble the amount of damages, (besides cost of said suit) which shall appear on trial to have been sustained, and all such acts are hereby declared to be misdemeanors, and the parties found guilty thereof may be further punished by fine, not exceeding one thousand dollars, or by imprisonment, not exceeding one year, or both, at the discretion of the Court. Interference with [Illegible Text]actionable and punishable. 53. SEC. LIII. That all lands and real estate, and property of every kind, so held, as aforesaid, by the said Board, for and in the name of the Mayor and general Council of the city of Atlanta, shall be exempted from all taxes and assessments. Property held by commissioners exempt from taxation. 54. SEC. LIV. That the said Board shall be authorized to execute promissory notes, or accept drafts, for any of the legitimate purposes of the said work, in anticipation of the receipts of the proceeds of the sale of the bonds hereinbefore authorized to be issued by them, or of the revenue of the said works: Provided, however, that the whole amount of the permanent indebtedness of the city to be incurred by them, by virtue of this Act, shall not exceed the sum of five hundred thousand dollars. Board may make promissory notes. Proviso. 55. SEC. LV. That the said Board shall have power to make rules and regulations respecting the introduction of water into or upon any premises, and, from time to time, to regulate the use thereof, in such manner as shall seem to them necessary and proper; and the members of said Board, and all engineers, superintendents, or inspectors, in their service, are hereby authorized and empowered to enter, at all seasonable hours, any dwelling or other places where said water is taken and used, and where [Illegible Text]

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waste thereof is known or suspected, and examine and enquire into the cause thereof. They shall have full power to examine all service-pipes, stop-cocks, and other apparatus connected with said works, for the purpose of ascertaining whether the same are of the character and dimensions, and fixed in the manner, directed in permits issued therefor; and if any person refuse to permit such examination, or oppose, or obstruct such officer in the performance of such duty, he, she, or they, so offending, shall be liable to such penalty, not exceeding ten dollars, for such offense as the Board may impose; and the supply of water may be also shut off until the required examination is made, and such alterations and repairs are completed as may be necessary. May make water regulations. Waste. Opposing officersexamination of pipes, etc.penalty. 56. SEC. LVI. That, for the purpose of enabling the Treasurer of said city of Atlanta to pay the interest upon the bonds issued by virtue of this Act, it shall be the duty of said Board to pay, annually, to the said Treasurer, and at least one week prior to the time when such payment shall become due, all the net revenue of their said works for the preceding six months, unless the said revenue shall be more than is sufficient for said paymentin which said case, they shall pay to the said Treasurer only a sufficient sum for that purpose. In order to create a fund for the payment of said bonds at their maturity, it shall be the duty of the Mayor and general Council of said city of Atlanta to raise, annually, by tax, the sum of thirty-five hundred dollars, until said bonds shall be paid and redcemed; which sum the Treasurer of said city shall annually, on the first Monday in November of each year, pay over to said Board for that purpose. The said Board are hereby authorized to invest the said sum, from time to time, together with such net revenue as may, from year to year, remain in their hands, after all necessary expense of said work, and the interest upon said bonds, as a sinking fund for the redemption of said bonds. The said Board shall have power to make such rules and regulations respecting the management of said fund as they deem expedient; but no part thereof shall, at any time, be used in any manner inconsistent herewith. They shall keep accurate and separate books from those in which other accounts are kept, and shall, annually, make a full and detailed report of the state of said fund to the Mayor and general Council. In case the revenue received by the Board shall not, in any year, be sufficient to pay said interest and all necessary expense of said work, the fact shall be reported, in their semi-annual statement, by the said Board, to the Mayor and general Council; and it shall thereupon be the duty of said Council to pay over to said Board an amount of funds equal to said deficiencyand, if necessary, they may raise said amount of tax in the next year thereafter. Proceeds of water works to be paid into the treasury. Sinking fund. Management and use of fund. Account of fundhow kept. Annual report. Deficit in fund interest on bondshow paid. 57. SEC. LVII. That the said members of said Board shall not receive any compensation for their services, but shall be paid for all reasonable expense they may incur while in the performance of their duties. That the said Mayor and general Council shall be

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authorized, by a committee of their own number, or otherwise, to inspect, semi-annually, or oftener, the state and condition of the works and property thereto belonging, and the said Board shall give them every reasonable facility and assistance in making such inspection. Compensation of board. Works subject to inspection of Mayor, etc. 58. SEC. LVIII. That the Mayor and general Council of the city of Atlanta, may, at any time, remove any member of said Board: Provided, it shall satisfactorily appear, after reasonable notice to the parties, and hearing the causes of complaint and answer thereto, if any shall be offered, that the member whose removal is sought, has been guilty of mal-administration or neglect of the duties of his office, that his removal will be right and proper, and two-thirds of the members elected to said Council shall concur in such removal. Commissioners may be removedhow. Proviso. 59. SEC. LIX. That the said Board of Commissioners shall have power to appoint a competent engineer for the construction of said water works, and to fix his compensation therefor while so employed; also, to employ such clerks and laborers as may, from time to time, be found needful, and fix their compensation. May employ engineer, clerks, etc. 60. SEC. LX. The said Mayor and general Council shall, have full power and authority to open, lay out, to widen, straighten, or otherwise change, streets, alleys, and squares, in the said city of Atlanta. Wherever the said Mayor and general Council shall exercise the power above delegated, they shall appoint two freeholders, and the owners of said lots fronting on side streets or alleys shall, on five days' notice, appoint two freeholders, who shall proceed to assess the damages sustained, or the advantages derived, by the owner or owners of said lots, in consequence of the opening, widening, straightening, or otherwise changing, said streets and alleysand in case said assessors cannot agree, they shall select a fifth freeholder; the said assessors to take an oath that they will faithfully discharge their duties, and either party to have the right to enter an appeal, to the Superior Court of Fulton county, within ten days from the rendition of said award. Streets may be opened, [Illegible Text], etc. Difference as to value of landhow determined. [Illegible Text] of appeal. 61. SEC. LXI. The Mayor and general Council of said city to have power and authority to levy, collect, and enforce the final award or judgment, in each and every case, by execution against the owner or owners of said lots, when the same is found to be advantageous to said owner or owners. Award in favor of city how [Illegible Text]. 62. SEC. LXII. The said Mayor and Council shall have full power and authority to establish and fix such a system of grading and draining of the streets in said city as they may deem proper. They shall have full power and authority to order such pavements, or sidewalks, laid down as they deem proper; and upon failure of any person to comply with the same, within the time prescribed, the said Mayor and general Council may have the same done, and levy and collect the expenses thereof, by execution against the lands and goods and chattels of the owner of the lot or lots. Grading streets, side walks, etc. 63. SEC. LXIII. All persons liable to perform road duty by

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the laws of this State shall be liable and subject to work on the streets of said city, under the direction and control of the proper officers of said city: Provided, that the Mayor and general Council of said city shall have power to levy a street tax in lieu thereof; and provided, further, that all persons who shall fail or refuse to pay said tax on or before such day as said Mayor and general Council by ordinance may require, the person failing shall be required, upon three days' notice, to do and perform street work as aforesaid; and upon failure thereof, such defaulter shall be liable to be dealt with by the Mayor and general Council as for violation of other ordinances of said city, or may be compelled to work on the public works of said city. Persons liable to work streets. Proviso. Failure to pay street taxpenalty. 64. SEC. LXIV. Any person or corporation owning real estate in said city, within three-quarters ([frac34]) of a mile of the car-shed, desiring to improve the same, shall possess the right to have the grade of any street bordering on the same permanently established, by complying with the following conditions, to-wit: The owner, his agent or attorney, shall make an affidavit, stating the ownership and description of the property that it is intended to make improvements oneither fencing or building, or otherwise; that such improvements are to cost above the sum of one hundred dollars, and that he desires to have the grade of such street or streets established. A copy of such affidavit shall then be served on the City Surveyor or Engineer, whose duty it shall be, within thirty days thereafter, to make the necessary survey and fix the grade of such street, and make a plat or profile showing the same, and shall deliver it to the applicant, together with the affidavit of said Surveyor, showing that the same is correct and fair; and upon the same being filed, together with the original affidavit, in the office of the Clerk of the Superior Court of Fulton county for record, the owner shall thereupon have a vested right in such grade, and shall be entitled to recover damages from the city for any injury done to said property, should the city thereafter alter such gradesuch damages to be ascertained, recovered and paid in the manner in which the laws and ordinances in force at the time may provide for ascertaining, recovering and paying damages done to property in laying out or widening streets. Persons owning real estate may have streets opened. Conditions. Surveyor to make plat, etc. Rights of owner after survey. 65. SEC. LXV. Nothing in this charter contained shall operate to interfere with the control had by the Mayor and general Council, of said city, over the manner in which the City Surveyor or Engineer shall execute their instructions or the instructions of the committees in regard to the grade of any street, but any failure or dispute which may happen therein shall not operate to delay, hinder or effect the remedy given by this Act to any owner of property seeking to have his grade established as aforesaid. Duty of city surveyor. 66. SEC. LXVI. In case the owner of any real estate in said city desires to have the grade fixed as aforesaid, for any reason other than a purpose to make improvements on the same, he shall make his application in writing (not under oath) to the City Surveyor

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or Engineer, but need not incorporate any reason therein; upon which all subsequent proceedings shall be the same as above set forth: such written application taking the place of the affidavit provided for in the foregoing section of this charter: Provided, that when the party proceeds by written application (not under oath) as aforesaid, the authorities of the city shall have six months, instead of thirty days, in which to make and return the survey as aforesaid. Parties dosiring for other purposes than improvement. 67. SEC. LXVII. The Mayor and general Council of said city shall have full power and authority, at the first or subsequent meeting after each municipal election, to appoint one fit and proper person from each ward, who together shall constitute a Board of Healtha majority of whom shall be a quorum for the transaction of business. It shall be the duty of said Board of Health to meet weekly or as often as may be necessary, to visit every part of the city, and to report to the Mayor and general Council all nuisances which are likely to endanger the health of the city or of any neighborhood. That said Mayor and general Council shall have power, upon the report of said Board of Health, to cause such nuisances to be abated, and its recommendations to be carried out in a summary manner at the expense of the party whose act or negligence caused such nuisance, or of the owner of the property upon which the same may be located, as the Mayor and general Council shall elect. Board of healththeir duty. Upon report of board, nuisance may be removed. 68. SEC. LXVIII. That the said Mayor and general Council of the city of Atlanta shall have full power, upon the recommendation of said Board of Health, to cause the owners of lots or [Illegible Text], within the corporate limits of said city, to drain or fill the same to the level of the streets or alleys upon which said lots or cellars are located. That if the owner of said lots or cellars, or the occupants of the same, in the discretion of the Council, shall fail or refuse, after reasonable notice to him or his agents, to comply with the requirements of said Mayor and general Council, by draining said lots or cellars, or by filling up the same, it shall be lawful for said Mayor and general Council to have this work performed, and the amount so expended collected by executions issued by the Clerk of said Council against the owner or occupant of the lots or cellars, as the said Mayor and general Council may elect, and a sale under said execution shall pass as complete and perfect a title to the property sold as a sale by the Sheriff under a judgment and execution. May cause cellars, etc., to be filled. 69. SEC. LXIX. That the said Mayor and general Council of the city of Atlanta shall have full power and authority to fill any [Illegible Text] that may occur in the Board of Health; that this Act may be plead as, and shall be a complete bar to any action brought against the said Mayor and general Council, or either of them, for any act done by them under its provisions and the ordinances passed in pursuance of it. Vacancies in boardhow filled. Defense to actions against the city.

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70. SEC. LXX. That the said Mayor and general Council shall have full power to pass all ordinances that may be necessary to carry the provisions of this Act into complete and full effect. Mayor and council may make sanitary regulations. 71. SEC. LXXI. That the Board of Health of the city of Atlanta may exercise the same power as is now vested in the Mayor and general Council of said city, relating to the abatement of nuisances which are likely to endanger the health of said city, or any neighborhood therein, to such extent, and under such regulations, as may be prescribed by the Mayor and said general Council: Provided, that nothing in this section shall be so construed as to divest the power to cause such nuisances to be abated which the said Mayor and general Council have under this charter. Nuisances likely to produce [Illegible Text]may be abated, etc. 72. SEC. LXXII. The Board of Commissioners of Police shall consist of five persons, neither of whom shall be a member of the general Council. They shall be elected by the Mayor and Council. The first election shall be held at the first regular meeting of the Council in March, 1874. The terms for which they shall be elected are as follows: Two for the term of one year, two for the term of two years, and one for the term of three years. At the first regular meeting in March, in each succeeding year, an election shall be held to elect, for the term of three years, a Commissioner, or Commissioners, to succeed the Commissioner, or Commissioners, whose term, or terms, may then expire. Should a vacancy occur in the Board during the year 1874, from other cause than the expiration of a regular term, an election to fill it shall be immediately held by the Council, any year thereafter by the general Council, and such incumbent shall hold until the unexpired term shall expire, and until his successor is elected and qualified. Each regular term shall begin at the date of the election, and close as hereinbefore declared, and until a successor is elected and qualified. Commissioners of policeelection of. Terms of office. Vacancieshow filled. 73. SEC. LXXIII. Each member of the Board, before entering on the duties of his office, shall take and subscribe this oath of office, before some officer authorized to administer it: Commissioners shall take oath. I swear that I will faithfully and impartially demean myself as a Commissioner of Police during my continuance in office. I have not, in order to influence my election to this office of Commissioner, directly or indirectly expressed or implicdly promised my vote or support to any person for any office in the city of Atlanta, nor for any other office. I will not knowingly permit my vote, in the election or appointment of any person to position on the police force, to be influenced by fear, favor or affection, reward or the hope thereof, but in all things pertaining to my said office I will be governed by my conviction of the public good. The oath shall be entered on the minutes of the proceedings of the Board, and the original shall be filed in the office of the Clerk of the City Council. Oath shall be entered on minutes. 74. SEC. LXXIV. The Board of Police Commissioners, thus elected and qualified, shall have the exclusive power, and it shall

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be their duty, to appoint a Chief of Police and such other police officers and policemen as is or may be prescribed by city ordinance. This power extends to unexpired as well as [Illegible Text] terms. They shall keep a record of their proceedings, and one of said Board shall act as Clerk thereof. They shall hold a stated meeting each month, and such other meetings as the public interest may from time to time require. Three shall constitute a quorum, with power to transact business. Their compensation shall be fixed by the City Council, but it shall not be less than one hundred dollars per annum for each Commissioner, and it shall be paid out of the city treasury. They shall exercise full direction and control of the officers and members of the police force, in conformity to existing laws and ordinances and such as may be made applicable to the subject. Powers duties of commissioners. Clerk. Meetings. Quorumcompensation of commissioners. 75. SEC. LXXV. The police force of the city shall consist of a Chief of Police and such other officers and men as the City Council shall, by ordinance, prescribe. They shall take an oath faithfully and impartially to discharge the duties imposed on them by law and the city ordinances, and shall give such bonds as may be required of them by city ordinance. Their several terms of office shall commence on the first day of April, and continue for two years. Police force. Shall take oath and give bond. Term of office. 76. SEC. LXXVI. Their compensation shall be prescribed by ordinance, and shall not be increased or diminished during their respective terms. No extra pay, or allowance, or cost, shall be made to them, or either of them. It shall be their duty to make arrests, in the manner prescribed by law, of persons violating any penal law of this State. They shall perform such other duties as may be imposed by law of the State, or ordinance of the City Council. It shall be the duty of the Chief of Police to prosecute offenders before the Superior Court of Fulton county and the City Court of Atlanta. For a failure to perform any duty required by law, or the city ordinances, they may be suspended or removed from office by the Board of Police Commissioners. The mode of preferring accusation against them, and of their trial, shall be prescribed by city ordinance. The City Council shall also prescribe the manner of suspending, until trial, the Chief of Police, or any other police officer, or policeman, when accusation is brought; and in all such cases, the Board of Commissioners of Police may make appointments to the office or place of the suspended person,such appointee to hold during the suspension. Policemenduties and compensation. Chief of police shall prosecute offenders. Failure to perform duty penalty. 77. SEC. LXXVII. The Mayor and general Council shall cause the entire police force of the city to be armed, and so uniformed as to be readily recognized by the public as peace officers; the arms only to be furnished at the expense of and to remain the property of the city. Policemen to be uniformed and armed. 78. SEC. LXXVIII. There shall be continued, as now established by law, in said city, a court to be known as the City Court of Atlanta, and jurisdiction is hereby vested in said Court of all civil cases (except equity, causes of divorce, and causes involving

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titles to real estate) when the damages or cause of action shall not exceed the sum of three thousand dollars exclusive of interest, and shall be above the jurisdiction of a Justice's Court, and cases of tort when the damages claimed shall exceed three thousand dollars, and said Court shall have criminal jurisdiction of all minor offenses committed within the jurisdictional limits of the city of Atlanta, and which do not subject the offenders to confinement in the Penitentiary or to death. City Courtjurisdiction of. 79. SEC. LXXIX. The ordinary civil and criminal jurisditional limits of said Court shall embrace the corporate limits of the city of Atlanta, as established by this Act and hereafter to be established by law. Jurisdictional [Illegible Text]. 80. SEC. LXXX. The Mayor and general Council of said city shall have the election by ballot of the Judge of said Court, who shall hold his office for four years and until his successor is elected and qualified, unless sooner removed by the Governor on the address of two-thirds of both branches of the General Assembly for that purpose; he shall be commissioned by the Governor on proof of his election under the hand of the Clerk of Council and seal of the city of Atlanta. City Judgehow electedterm of office, etc. 81. SEC. LXXXI. The Judge of said City Court shall be an attorney at law, of not less than twenty-five years of age, and shall have an annual salary of two thousand five hundred dollars, that shall not be increased or diminished during his continuance in office, which salary shall be paid, in monthly installments, out of the city treasury of the city of Atlanta. Qualifications and salary of judge. 82. SEC. LXXXII. That he shall, before entering on the duties of his office, take and subscribe an oath faithfully and impartially to discharge such duties to the best of his abilities and understanding, and agreeably to the Constitution of this State and the Constitution of the United States, and to support said Constitutions; and said oath shall be immediately forwarded to the Governor, and filed in the Executive Department. Judge shall take oath. 83. SEC. LXXXIII. That the Solicitor General of the Atlanta Circuit shall prosecute for all offenses cognizable before said Court, who shall receive the same fees for each written accusation as are allowed for each indictment in the Superior Court, and whose fees for all other services rendered shall be the same as are allowed him in the Superior Court. The Judge of said Court shall have 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 Generalhis fees. Judge may [Illegible Text] Solicitor pro tem. 84. SEC. LXXXIV. That the Clerk and Sheriff, and their deputies, of the Superior Court of Fulton county, shall be ex-officio Clerk, Sheriff, and deputies, of the City Court of Atlanta, and shall receive the same fees as are allowed by law to such officers in the Superior Courts of this State. Clerk, Sheriff, etc.their fees. 85. SEC. LXXXV. That the Judge of said Court shall have power to issue writs of habeas corpus, and to hear and dispose of

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the same, in all cases arising or occurring within the jurisdictional limits of Atlanta, in the same way, and with the same power, as the Judge of the Superior Courts, and to discharge, admit to bail, or to remand to jail, any prisoner, according to his discretion, and the law of the land; but nothing herein contained shall be construed to lessen or take away the power of the Judge of the Superior Court of the Atlanta Circuit. Judge may [Illegible Text] writs of [Illegible Text] corpus, etc. 86. SEC. LXXXVI. That the said Court shall have jurisdiction of all claim cases, when personal property is levied on under execution, or other process from said Court, and all mortgages upon personal property for an amount within the jurisdiction of said Court, may be foreclosed by the Judge of the same, in the same way or manner as in the Superior Court, and all subsequent proceedings thereon shall be the same in said City Court as in said Superior Court. Jurisdiction of claims and mortgages. 87. SEC. LXXXVII. That the sessions of said Court shall be held on the first Mondays in June and December of every year, for the transaction of all civil and criminal business, and on the first Mondays in March and September for the transaction of criminal business exclusively. Sessions. 88. SEC. LXXXVIII. That suits in said City Court shall, in all respects, be conformable to the mode of proceedings in the Superior Court, but the process shall be annexed by the Clerk of said Court, be tested in the name of the Judge thereof, and be directed to, and served by the Sheriff or his deputies thereof. Pleadings and practice. Processby whom executed. 89. SEC LXXXIX. That all judgments obtained in said Court shall be a lien on all property belonging to the defendant, throughout the State; but the property exempt from levy and sale under the general law of the State shall be exempt from levy and sale under process from said Court; and all executions shall be tested in the name of the Judge, issued and signed by the Clerk, directed to the Sheriff, or his deputy, of the City Court of Atlanta, and all and singular the Sheriffs, or their deputies, of the State of Georgia, and may be levied on all the property of the defendant throughout the State; but the Sheriff, or his deputy, of said City Court may levy all such executions on property within any part of the county of Fulton. [Illegible Text] of judgments. Executionshow issued, etc. 90. SEC. XC. That, in the absence of the Judge of said Court, from indisposition or otherwise, it shall be the duty of the Clerk or Sheriff of the same to open and adjourn said Court to such day as the Judge may, in writing, designate. Adjournments by clerk. 91. SEC. XCI. That said Court is empowered to compel the production of books and papers and writing, in the possession of any party to a suit, or in the possession of third persons, in said Court, containing evidence pertinent to the cause in question, under the rules and regulations provided by law for other courts of record. May compel the production of books, papers, etc. 92. SEC. XCII. That the Judge of said City Court shall have power and authority to hear and determine all civil causes of which

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the said Court has jurisdiction, and to give judgment and award execution therein: Provided, always, that either party in any cause shall be entitled to trial by jury, upon entering a demand therefor, in writing, on or before the call of the docket, at said Court, at the term to which the cause is returnable, in all cases where such party is entitled to a trial by jury under the Constitution and laws of this State. Civil jurisdiction. Proviso. 93. SEC. XCIII. That whenever, in any cause now pending or hereafter brought to said Court, the Judge thereof shall, from any cause, be disqualified from presiding, the parties litigant, or their respective counsel, may select any attorney practicing in said Court to preside in such case, and the Judge shall have such consent entered on the minutes, and the attorney selected shall exercise all the functions of the Judge in such case. Judge disqualifiedattorney may preside. 94. SEC. XCIV. That all sales of property taken under execution by the Sheriff of said Court, or any Sheriff of a county, shall be conformable to the law of the State regulating Sheriff sales. Law regulating sales. 95. SEC. XCV. That the party in whose favor a verdict shall be rendered in said Court shall be allowed to enter and sign judgment thereon at any time within four days after the adjournment of the Court, at the Clerk's office, for the amount of such verdict and all legal costs; and no execution shall issue on such verdict until such judgment shall be entered by the party or his attorney. Judgmentshow entered up. 96. SEC. XCVI. That stay of execution for sixty days may be had in the same manner, and on the same terms, as are or may be allowed in the Superior Courts. Stay of execution. 97. SEC. XCVII. That claims to real property levied on under execution issuing from said Court shall be returned to, and tried in, the Superior Court of the county where such real property may be situated, and such claims shall be put in, and tried and determined, as in other cases of claims in said Superior Court; claims to personal property levied on under execution or attachment from said City Court, shall be returned and tried there in the same manner as claims to personal property in the Superior Court. Claims to [Illegible Text]returnable to the Superior Court. Claims to [Illegible Text] returnable to City Court. 98. SEC. XCVIII. That all acts, or parts of acts, already or hereafter passed, upon the subject of attachment, or garnishment, or legislating as to any matter whatever in the Superior Courts of this State, shall apply to said City Court as if named with the Superior Courts, so far as the nature of that tribunal will admit. General law of attachments and garnishmentsapplicable. 99. SEC. XCIX. That the Judge of said Court, or any member of the general Council of said city, or any Justice of the Peace, or Notary Public, may issue attachments, returnable to said Court, under the same laws that govern the issuing of attachments returnable to the Superior Courts of this State. Attachmentswho may issue. 100. SEC. C. That such attachments shall be directed to the Sheriff, or his deputy, of the City Court of Atlanta, and to all and singular the Sheriffs and Constables of this State, and all prior and subsequent proceedings relative to such attachment, not herein expressly

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mentioned or specified, shall be governed by the laws of the State in relation to attachments in the Superior Courts. Attachmentshow directed, etc. Subsequent proceedings. 101. SEC. CI. That the Sheriff, or his deputy, of the City Court of Atlanta, may levy attachments returnable to said Court, in any part of Fulton county. That garnishment proceedings in said Court shall be conformable to the law of the State on that subject, in the Superior Courts: Provided, the garnishee shall reside in the county of Fulton, or not elsewhere in the State; but when the garnishee shall reside in any other county, then he shall be summoned and served, and shall make his return, and all other proceedings shall be had in the manner pointed out in the general law of the State for non-resident garnishees, with this proviso, however: that the summons must be returnable to the Superior Court of the county of the residence of such garnishee, and further proceedings be had in said Superior Court. Attachmentsby whom levied. Garnishmentsproceedings Proviso. 102. SEC. CII. That scire facias to make parties in any cause in said Court shall be had as in the Superior Court, but such scire facias shall run through the State, and may be served by any Sheriff thereof. Scire faciashow [Illegible Text] and served. 103. CIII. That the general law of the State in regard to witnesses and their attendance, interrogatories, sets-off, affidavits of illegality or arbitrations, and examination of parties to suits by interrogatories or under subp[oelig]nas, and all other matters of a judicial nature within the jurisdiction conferred on said City Court, shall be applicable to said City Court, but subp[oelig]nas shall be served by the Sheriff of said Court, or a constable of said city, or a private person. General law as to judicial [Illegible Text] applicable. Subp[oelig]nasservice of. 104. SEC. CIV. That the Judge of said Court shall have power, and cause testimony to be taken de bene esse, in all causes pending in the same according to the general law of the State, and the said Judge, and other officers of said Court, shall have, respectively, power to administer all oaths pertaining to their respective offices as fully as the Judge and other officers of the Superior Court may in like cases do. Testimony de bene esse. Officerswho may administer oaths. 105. SEC. CV. That the Judge shall also have power to attest deeds and other papers, and administer affidavits in all cases in which, by existing laws, such papers may be attested and affidavits administered by the Justices of the Peace of Fulton county. Judge may attest deeds, etc. 106. SEC. CVI. That all the duties and liabilities attached to the Clerks of the Superior Courts and to the Sheriffs of the counties shall be attached to the Clerk and Sheriff of said City Court, and the Judge of said Court is empowered to exercise the same authority over the Clerk and Sheriff, and other officers of said Court, as is legally exercised by the Judges of the Superior Courts over the Clerks of the Superior Courts and Sheriffs of the counties, and other officers amenable to them. Duties of Clerk Sheriff, etc. Judge's power over officers. 107. SEC. CVII. That the defendants in criminal causes shall be tried on written accusations, setting forth, plainly, the offense charged, founded on affidavit containing the name of the accuser,

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and signed by the Solicitor General. The proceedings, after accusation, shall conform to the rules governing in the Superior Courts, except there shall be no jury trial unless demanded by the accused, in which case a panel of twelve shall be furnished, from which the defendant and the State shall, alternately, strike, until five jurors remain, who shall compose the jury. Proceeding [Illegible Text] criminal cases. Accused may demand jury trial. 108. SEC. CVIII. That said Sheriff and Clerk of said City Court may sue and be sued in said Court; but when the Clerk may be defendant in any action, the process shall be signed by the Judge, and said Clerk shall be required to copy the petition, and annex the process thereto, and the Clerk shall also make out final process in any case in which he may be interested, as in other cases, which shall be signed by the Judge, and executed as in other cases; and in all cases before said Court, in which the Sheriff shall be plaintiff or defendant, process shall be directed to the Marshal, and all and singular the policemen of Atlanta, and may be served by any one of them, and the proceedings thereon shall be as in other cases. Sheriff and Clerk may be sued in City Courtproceedings. 109. SEC. CIX. That, in any case where it may be necessary to attach the Clerk of said Court, it shall be lawful for the Judge thereof to call in the services of the Clerk of the City Council of Atlanta; and the Marshal of said city shall be competent to enforce any attachment by said Judge against the Sheriff thereof. Attachments against Clerk and Sheriffhow executed. 110. SEC. CX. That the Clerk of said Court shall copy into a book of record, to be provided by the Mayor and general Council of Atlanta, all the proceedings in all the civil cases in said Court, which entry of record shall be made within twenty days after the determination of any cause; and the Clerk shall be allowed the same fees for that service, to be taxed in the bill of costs, as are allowed in the Superior Courts for similar service; and the said Clerk shall keep, from day to day, regular minutes of the proceedings of said Court, which shall be examined and signed by the Judge. Clerk shall keep record. 111. SEC. CXI. That all persons residing in the corporate limits of Atlanta, and liable to serve as jurors in the Superior Court of Fulton county, shall be liable to serve as jurors in said City Court; and the Judge of said Court shall conform to the laws of this State pointing out the mode of selecting, drawing, and summoning jurors for the Superior Court, except as may be hereinafter mentioned; and the fines and other proceedings relative to the non-attendance of jurors, or contempts by them committed, shall be in conformity with the general law and the oath to be administered to juries and witnesses in the Superior Courts. Who liable to jury duty. Jurorshow drawn, etc. Oathfines, etc. 112. SEC. CXII. That it shall be the duty of the Ordinary of the county of Fulton, together with the said Clerk and three commissioners appointed for said county by the presiding Judge of the Superior Court, to meet at the court house, on the second Monday in January, biennially, whose duty it shall be to select, from the book of Receiver of Tax Returns, upright and intelligent persons,

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citizens of Atlanta, to serve as jurors, and to make out tickets with names of the persons so selected; which said tickets shall be put in a box, to be provided at the public expense; which said box shall have two apartments, marked number one and number two, and which shall be locked up and [Illegible Text] by the Judge, and placed in care of the Clerk, and the key in care of the Sheriff; and no jury shall be drawn but in the presence of the Judge, in open Court; nor shall any person, on any pretence whatever, open said box, or alter names placed therein; and any person so offending, upon conviction of the same, shall be punished by fine and imprisonment in the common jail of the county, at the discretion of the Court. Jury boxhowrevised. Qualifications of jurors. Clerk to have custody of jury box. Opening jury box-penalty [Illegible Text] 113. SEC. CXIII. That it shall be the duty of the Clerk of said Court, together with the Commissioners, to meet at the court house at least twenty days previous to the first term of said Court after the establishment thereof, and then and there to draw petit jurors to serve at that term, all of which shall be duly entered by said Clerk on the minutes of the said Court and signed by the Ordinary; and it shall be the duty of said Ordinary to issue and deliver to the Sheriff or his deputy a precept containing the names of the persons drawn as petit jurors, and upon the receipt of said precept, the Sheriff or deputy shall cause the persons whose names are therein written to be served personally, or by leaving the summons at their most notorious place of residence, at least ten days prior to the term of said Court the jurors were drawn to attend. Jurieswhen and how draw Sheriff [Illegible Text] summon jurors. 114. SEC. CXIV. That all laws in reference to the qualifications, relations, drawings, summoning and empaneling petit jurors, and of challenging, now of force in this State, or hereafter passed by the General Assembly, with respect to the government of the Superior Courts, shall apply to, and be observed in, the said City Court of Atlanta: Provided, that there shall be a jury fee of three dollars assessed as a part of the costs for every verdict rendered. General [Illegible Text] in relation to juries [Illegible Text] to City [Illegible Text] Proviso. 115. SEC. CXV. That in all matters pertaining to pleadings and practice, the laws governing the Superior Courts, when not inconsistent with the provisions of this Act, shall be applicable to said City Court. Pleadings and [Illegible Text] 116. SEC. CXVI. That it shall be the duty of all Justices of the Peace and Notaries Public of this State to bind over all persons charged with offenses committed in the corporate limits of the city of Atlanta, over which the said city has jurisdiction, to appear before said Court to answer for said offenses. Justices [Illegible Text] the Peace and Notar Public shall [Illegible Text] certain [Illegible Text] over City [Illegible Text] 117. SEC. CXVII. That the petit jurors of said Court shall not be compelled to serve longer than one week, except when actually engaged in the trial of a case at the expiration of such week, but the Judge is authorized hereby to have summoned instanter, either by drawing from the jury boxes or otherwise, any additional number of petit jurors that, in his discretion, may be deemed necessary to perform the service demanded by the business before the Court. Petit [Illegible Text] liable to only one week's service. Judge [Illegible Text] have [Illegible Text] summone [Illegible Text] 118. SEC. CXVIII. That in all cases under execution or attachment

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process returnable to said Court, horses, mules or other live stock may be levied upon. The Sheriff or other levying officer shall be allowed the amount of stabling or keeping necessary, according to the current rates actually expended by him, and in all cases of levy under process as aforesaid, horses, mules, hogs or other live stock, or dry goods, groceries or other property of a perishable nature, may be sold by order of the Judge of said Court upon application to him, on oath, at such time and place as to him may seem most advantageous: Provided, that no less than ten days notice be given in a public gazette, and at the court house in said city, of the time and place of sale, except in cases of fruit or other articles that would greatly deteriorate by a delay of ten days. [Illegible Text] stock [Illegible Text] on[Illegible Text] fees or stabling. Perishable property may be sold. Proviso. 119. SEC. CXIX. That a writ of error shall lie direct from said City Court to the Supreme Court of this State upon a bill of exceptions, filed under the same rules and regulations as govern and control the issuing of writs of error and filing of bills of exceptions in the Superior Court of this State. Writ of error shall [Illegible Text] from City Court, etc. 120. SEC. CXX. That in any case where it may be necessary to have property levied on by the Sheriff of said Court, and guarded, said Sheriff may appoint and have sworn in, a special deputy for that purpose, and the Judge may allow a reasonable compensation in such case, and in any other case where the Sheriff may require assistance; and if any person shall oppose, resist, assault, or beat, any special Sheriff, in the discharge of duty, such person shall, on conviction, be fined or imprisoned, at the discretion of the Court. Sheriff may appoint special deputy to guard property. Resistance to officerpenalty. 121. SEC. CXXI. That the policemen and ex-officio policemen of the city of Atlanta, from time to time, shall be Constables of said Court, so far as to authorize them to serve all processes and orders of said Court to them directed; but the Judge of said Court is hereby empowered to select, in conjunction with the Mayor of said city, five members of the Police of said city as special bailiffs of said Court, who shall remain bailiffs, as aforesaid, for one year, unless removed by the Judge, or in case of dismissal or resignation from said Police. It shall be the duty of three of said bailiffs to attend on sittings of said Court, subject to the orders of the Judge thereof, and they shall receive one dollar a day while so attending, to be paid from the fines and forfeitures in said Court, said bailiffs being empowered to serve any criminal warrants within the jurisdictional limits of said Court: Provided, the warrant does not issue for an offense above the grade of misdemeanor, and for purposes thereof shall be considered a lawful bailiff of the State of Georgia. Policemen may serve processes. Special bailiffshow appointed. Duty and compensation of. May serve warrants, etc. Proviso. 122. SEC. CXXII. That moneys arising from jury fines, and fines imposed for the violation of the penal laws, and collected from forfeited recognizances in said Court, shall be subject to payment of the fees of the Solicitor General, and the Clerk and the Sheriff, and other officers of said Court, in criminal cases; but the Mayor and general Council of the city of Atlanta shall not be liable for insolvent cost in any civil or criminal case; and the Solicitor General,

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Clerk and Sheriff, and other officers bringing the money into Court, shall be entitled to have their insolvent bills paid first, and then the bills of former Solicitors, Clerks and Sheriffs, and other officers, shall be paid according to priority; but no bill remaining unpaid for a longer time than four years shall take any part of said fund. Fines and forfeitureshow appropriated. Officer bringing money into court shall have [Illegible Text]. 123. SEC. CXXIII. That all moneys collected from fines and forfeitures, and all other sources, [Illegible Text] payment of all costs due to the officers of said Court, shall, at the adjournment of each term of said Court, be paid over to the Treasurer of the city of Atlanta; and the Solicitor General of said Court shall, at the close of each session, render to the Mayor and general Council of the city of Atlanta an accurate account of all moneys collected and amounts paid out, showing the balance remaining in his hands to the credit of the city of Atlanta. Residue of fines, etc.disposition of. Solicitor General shall make report to the Mayor and Council. 124. SEC. CXXIV. That all persons who have heretofore, or who may hereafter, serve as jurors in the present City Court of Atlanta, shall receive the sum of one dollar per day, the same to be paid out of the city treasury, upon the certificate of the Clerk of said Court, approved by the Judge of the same; said compensation of jurors subject to be increased or diminished by the action of the grand jury of Fulton county, as in cases of the per [Illegible Text] of jurors of the Superior Court of said county. Per diem of jurors. 125. SEC. CXXV. That, in each civil case commenced in said Court by any person residing out of said city, the party plaintiff shall pay to the Clerk in advance, as a jury fee, the sum of three dollars, which shall be by the Clerk paid over to the Treasurer of the city of Atlanta. Non-residents shall pay jury fee in advance. 126. SEC. CXXVI. That, from and after the passage of this Act, the Judge of the City Court of the city of Atlanta shall sentence all persons convicted of crime in said Court, when not otherwise punished, to labor upon the streets and public works of said city; and, after sentence, the convicts shall be delivered by the Sheriff to the authorities of said city, to carry into execution the sentence of the Court; and the Mayor and general Council of said city are hereby authorized to farm out said convicts, upon the same terms and under the same limitations as the Ordinary of said county is authorized to do. [Illegible Text] shall work streets. City authorities may farm out convicts. 127. SEC. CXXVII. That whenever a prosecution may be commenced, in the Superior Court of Fulton county, against any person or persons charged with the commission of an offense in the city of Atlanta, not punishable by death or imprisonment in the Penitentiary, the same may be transferred to, and tried in, the City Court of Atlanta, at the discretion of the presiding Judge of said Superior Court; and the same may be tried in said City Court upon the indictment found in the said Superior Court; and the Clerk shall transfer all the papers in the case to the said City Court. [Illegible Text] in Superior Court under felony may be transferred to City Court.

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128. SEC. CXXVIII. That the Sheriff shall furnish as many bailiffs for said City Court as may be deemed necessary by the presiding Judge thereof, not to exceed three; said bailiffs to be paid out of the fines and forfeitures of said City Court. Sheriffs shall furnish Bailiffs. 129. SEC. CXXIX. That said City Court, in addition to its regular sessions as provided for in this Act, shall set all times, when necessary, for the trial of criminal cases; and the defendant in any criminal case tried in said City Court, at any other time than at one of its regular sessions, may except to any sentence, judgment, or decision of said City Court, and carry the same to the Supreme Court of this State, under the same rules and regulations as are contained and referred to in section 119 of this Act: except, that the bill of exceptions shall be tendered to the presiding Judge within thirty days from the date of the sentence, judgment, or decision. Judge may try criminals at any time. Defendant may carry case to Supreme Court. 130. SEC. CXXX. The Mayor and general Council of said city are hereby [Illegible Text] to maintain a system of public schools as now established by law in said city, which shall be free to all the children within the said city; and the said Mayor and general Council [Illegible Text] by ordinance or otherwise, in their discretion, provide for appropriate agencies to regulate, improvise and carry on said system of schools, and render the same efficient. Mayor and Council may maintain Public Schools. 131. SEC. CXXXI. No special tax shall be levied and collected for school purposes in said city, but the expenses of carrying on said system of public schools shall be paid out of the city treasury, under such rules as may be prescribed by ordinance. Expenses of schoolshow paid. 132. SEC. CXXXII. That the Mayor and general Council shall have full power and authority to elect, at the same time the other city officers are elected, three persons, freeholders, residents of said city, as City Assessors, who shall hold their office as prescribed in the twentieth section of this Act, unless removed by the Mayor and general Council for cause, to be judged of by them. It shall be the duty of said Assessors to assess the value of all real estate at the cash market valuation within the corporate limits of said city; shall make a return to the said Mayor and general Council as provided by the thirty-fifth section of this Act; and the said Mayor and general Council shall place such assessments 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 other taxes of said city. City Assessorshow and when [Illegible Text] Their duty. 133. SEC. CXXXIII. The said Assessors, before they enter on the discharge of their duties, shall take and subscribe an oath before the Mayor, faithfully and truly to assess all the real estate within the corporate limits of said city, and to return such assessments to the Mayor and general Council thereof, with the names of the owners thereof, and shall receive for their services such sums, each, as the Mayor and general Council shall order. Assessors shall take oath. 134. SEC. CXXXIV. There shall be elected by the Mayor and general Council, at the time prescribed by the twentieth section of this

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Act for the election of city officers, a Clerk of Council, who shall hold his office as prescribed in the said twentieth section of this Act, unless removed for cause, to be judged of by the Mayor and general Council, and who shall receive such salary or perquisites, or both, as the Mayor and general Council next preceding his election shall prescribe. He shall give bond and good security, to be fixed and judged of by the Mayor and general Council, for the faithful performance of his duties. He shall take and subscribe an oath, before some officer authorized to administer it, to faithfully discharge the duties of his office. His duties shall be prescribed by ordinance. Clerk of Councilelection ofsalaryterm of office. He shall take oath, give bond, etc. 135. SEC. CXXXV. The said Clerk shall receive such compensation for all insolvent tax fi. fas. as the Mayor and general Council shall, by ordinance, establish. Clerk's compensation for insolvent tax fi. fas. 136. SEC. CXXXVI. There shall be elected by the general Council, at the same time the other city officers are elected, a Tax Receiver and Collector for said city, who shall be elected and hold his office as prescribed in the twentieth section of this Act, unless removed for cause to be judged of by the Mayor and general Council; he shall give bond and good security, to be fixed and judged of by the said Mayor and Council, payable to the city of Atlanta, for the faithful discharge of his duties; he shall receive for his services such compensation as the Mayor and general Council next preceding his election shall prescribe, which shall not be increased nor diminished during his continuance in office. Before entering on the discharge of his duties he shall take and subscribe an oath, before some officer authorized to administer it, to faithfully discharge the duties of his office. His duties shall be prescribed by ordinance. Tax Collector and Receiverbond, compensation, duty, etc. Shall take oath. 137. SEC. CXXXVII. There shall be elected by the Mayor and general Council, as herein provided, a City Treasurer, who shall be elected and hold his office as prescribed in the twentieth section of this Act, unless removed for cause to be judged of by the Mayor and general Council; to have a reasonable salary, to be fixed by the Mayor and general Council next preceding his election, which shall not be increased or diminished during his continuance in office; he shall give a bond and security, in an amount to be fixed by the Mayor and general Council, for the faithful discharge of the duties of his office; he shall take and subscribe an oath, before some officer authorized to administer it, faithfully to discharge the duties of his office; he shall keep a book in which he shall make an entry of all sums of money received, and shall also make an entry of all sums of money paid out, and shall take receipts for all sums of money paid out, which book and receipts shall be subject to the inspection of the Mayor and members of the general Council of said city at such times as they, or either of them, shall think proper. Treasurer-election of, term, salary, bond, etc. Oath and duties of.

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138. SEC. CXXXVIII. There shall be elected, by the Mayor and general Council, at the same time the Clerk is elected, a Marshal, who shall be elected and hold his office as provided in the twentieth section of this Act, on the subject of elections by the Mayor and general Council, unless removed for cause to be judged of by the Mayor and general Council. He shall be separate and distinct from the police force of the city. It shall be his duty to collect or levy fi. fas. for taxes and fi. fas for fines, and advertise and sell property so levied on, and make titles to purchasers, and put them in possession of the property so sold at sales, under laws governing the said Mayor and general Council, under the same rules and regulations that govern the Sheriff and his deputies at Sheriff's sales. He shall give bond to said city, with good security, for the faithful discharge of his duties, and shall have such compensation and perquisites as the general Council shall prescribewhich compensation shall not be changed during the term of his officeand shall be ineligible for the succeeding term; and shall do and perform such other services as the Mayor and general Council shall prescribe by ordinance. Marshalelection ofduties. Shall give bond. Compensation. 139. SEC. CXXXIX. Before entering on the duties of his office, he shall take and subscribe an oath before some officer authorized to administer it, to faithfully discharge the duties of his office. Shall take oath, etc. 140. SEC. CXL. It shall be the duty of the Marshal to act as city inspector, under such rules and regulations as the Mayor and general Council may prescribe, who shall be empowered to enforce the State laws on the subject of weights and measures, and such other rules and requirements as are not in conflict with the laws of this State. Marshal shall act as City Inspector. 141. SEC. CXLI. The Mayor and general Council may, in their discretion, at the time the Treasurer is elected, elect a Recorder, whose duty it shall be, when so elected, to preside at the City Court, known as the Mayor's Court, with as full and ample authority to try and dispose of all cases within the jurisdiction of the Mayor's Court as the Mayor heretofore had, and as the Mayor has under the provisions of this charter. He shall hold his office for the term as provided under twentieth section of this charter, unless removed for cause to be judged of by the Mayor and general Council. Recorderelection of, duty, powers, etc. 142. SEC. CXLII. The salary of the Recorder shall be fixed by the Mayor and general Council next preceding his election, and shall not be increased or diminished during his continuance in office. In case of the death, removal or resignation of the Recorder, the Mayor and general Council may elect a successor to fill the unexpired term. He may at any time be removed by the Mayor and general Council for cause, to be judged of by them. Recorder's salary. 143. SEC. CXLIII. When sitting as a Recorder's Court, he shall have full power and authority (concurrent with the Mayor, Mayor pro tem., or the members of the general Council) to try all offenders against the ordinances of said city, and impose such penalties

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for violations thereof as may be prescribed by the ordinances of said city. Before entering on the duties of his office, he shall take and subscribe an oath before some officer authorized to administer it, faithfully to discharge the duties of the same. The Recorder may hold any other office not necessarily conflicting with his duties as Recorder. His duties not herein enumerated may be prescribed by ordinance. Power of Recorder. Shall take oath. 144. SEC. CXLIV. The Mayor and general Council may, [Illegible Text] their discretion, at the same time the other city officers are elected, elect an Auditor, who shall hold his office as provided in the twentieth section of this Act, unless removed for cause, to be judged of by the Mayor and general Council. He shall receive such salary as may be voted him by the general Council next preceding his election, which shall not be increased or diminished during the term for which he was elected. He shall examine, quarterly, the books, papers and accounts of all the city officers through whose hands money may pass, and make a written report to the Mayor and general Council as to the correctness of said accounts. The Auditor may be removed at any time for malpractice in office, or for incompetency. The election of an Auditor, with the duties above set forth, shall not relieve the members of the general Council of the responsibility of examining into all accounts for and against the city, and into the report of the city officers. Auditor his salary and duties. 145. SEC. CXLV. The Mayor and general Council of said city, at the meeting when the other city officers are elected, or at any subsequent meeting of said Mayor and general Council, shall have full power and authority to elect three freeholders, residents of said city, Building Inspectors, whose duty it shall be, in connection with the City Engineer, to inspect all buildings and walls located on the various streets, lanes and alleys of said city, when they shall be requested so to do by the Mayor, and to report the result of said investigation to said Mayor and general Council, with a recommendation as to the best course to be pursued, in reference to said buildings or walls, for the protection of the citizens. Building inspectorselection and duty. 146. SEC. CXLVI. The said Mayor and general Council shall have full power and authority to execute, in a summary manner, the recommendations of said Building Inspectors, or a majority of them, at the expense of the owner of said building or wall, or the owner of the lot upon which the same may be located, in the discretion of said Mayor and general Council. Should the said owner, after fifteen days' notice, fail or refuse to remove the objections reported by said Building Inspectors, or a majority of them, such expense to be collected by executions to be issued by the Clerk of Council; and the said Mayor and general Council shall have full power and authority to pass all ordinances that may be necessary to carry this measure into full effect. Recommendations of Inspectorshow carried out.

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147. SEC. CXLVII. The said Building Inspectors shall hold their office for the term of two years, except those elected at the first meeting in January, 1875, or at the next, or at any subsequent meeting thereafter. The Inspectors so elected shall vacate their office at the first meeting of the Mayor and general Council in July, 1875, at which meeting the Mayor and general Council shall elect Building Inspectors for the term of two years, after which time all elections to fill said offices shall be held biennially. Inspectors election of term of office. 148. SEC. CXLVIII. There shall be elected by the Mayor and general Council, at the time prescribed in twentieth section of this Act for holding elections for city officers, a City Attorney, City Engineer, and City Sexton, who shall each hold his office for the time prescribed by the said twentieth section of this Act, unless removed for cause, to be judged of by the Mayor and general Council. They shall each receive a reasonable salary, to be fixed by the Mayor and general Council next preceding their election, which shall not be increased or diminished during their continuance in office. Their duties shall be prescribed by ordinance. Before entering on the discharge of their duties they shall each take an oath, before some officer authorized to administer it, to faithfully perform the duties of their offices. The City Sexton shall enter into bond, with good security, payable to said city of Atlanta, in an amount to be fixed and judged of by the Mayor and general Council, for the faithful performance of the duties of his office. City Attorney, Engineer, Sextonelection of [Illegible Text] Dutiesoath of, etc. [Illegible Text] shall give bond. 149. SEC. CXLIX. All warrants, summons, precepts, executions, or other process issued by the Clerk of the City Council of Atlanta, shall be directed to the Marshal of the city of Atlanta. Processes of Councilhow issued and executed. 150. SEC. CL. The Mayor and general Council of the city of Atlanta shall not be liable to pay any insolvent execution, except upon such terms and regulations as they may prescribe. City not liable for insolvent [Illegible Text] 151. SEC. CLI. The Mayor and general Council of said city shall have full power and authority to compel the attendance of parties and witnesses at the Mayor's Courts, and the meetings of said Council, or general Council; and, for this purpose, said Mayor and general Council shall have power and authority to take and receive of parties and witnesses such bonds as they shall deem necessary to secure the attendance of parties and witnesses, and to pass all ordinances necessary to carry this provision into effect, and to forfeit and collect said bonds in the same manner as such bonds are now forfeited in the Superior Courts of this State. May [Illegible Text] attendance of parties, etc. 152. SEC. CLII. The said Mayor and general Council shall have power and authority to establish a fee bill for the officers of said city, not higher than the fees allowed the county officers, nor lower than those allowed to Justices of the Peace and Constables of the State. May establish fees of officers, etc. 153. SEC. CLIII. The said Mayor and general Council shall have power and authority to continue the fire limits, as now established by law, and from time to time, in their discretion, to extend and enlarge the same; within which fire limits so established,

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and to be established, it shall not be lawful for any one to erect other than fire-proof buildings, or structures of any kind other than fire-proof; and should any one erect, or cause to be [Illegible Text] within such fire limits, so established, any such buildings or other structures, said Mayor and general 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, the said expenses to be collected by executions issued by the Clerk of Council; and the said Mayor and general Council shall have power to determine what buildings or other structures are or are not fire proof. Fire limits power over. 154. SEC. CLIV. That the Mayor and general Council of said city shall have full power and authority to provide for the registration of voters prior to any municipal election in said city; to make all needful rules and regulations for the same, and require that no person be permitted to vote unless registered as aforesaid. May regulate registration, etc. 155. SEC. CLV. The general Council of said city shall have the sole right to try all impeachments. When sitting for that purpose, they shall be on oath or affirmation. When the Mayor is tried, the Judge of the City Court shall preside, and no person shall be convicted without the concurrence of two-thirds of the members present. Judgment in case of impeachment shall not extend further than removal from office, and disqualification to hold any office of honor, trust, or profit, under this charter; but the party convicted shall, nevertheless, be liable and subject to indictment, trial, and punishment, according to law. Council shall try impeachments. Judge of the City Court shall preside in impeachment trials. Effect of judgment. 156. SEC. CLVI. That any of the officers of said corporation, who may be sued for any act [Illegible Text] in his or their official character, may justify under this charter. Official acts may be justified under this charter. 157. SEC. CLVII. Whenever any personal property has been levied on in the city of Atlanta, if of character to render its removal to the City Hall of more than ordinary expense or inconvenience, the same may be sold at any place within the corporate limits of said city, at public outcry, within the hours now provided by law, and after having given the notice required by law: Provided, the owner thereof gives his consent. Sales of personal propertywhere held. 158. SEC. CLVIII. It shall be the duty of the Mayor and Council, now in office in said city, to fix the salaries or compensation of the officers first to be elected for said city under this Act. Salarieshow fixed. 159. SEC. CLIX. That the Mayor and general Council are hereby authorized to farm out all persons sentenced to imprisonment for violating the ordinances of said city, in the same manner and upon the same terms as the Ordinaries of this State are authorized to farm out convicts. May farm out convicts. 160. SEC. CLX. That the Mayor and Councilmen in office in said city are hereby clothed with all the powers, rights and privileges, during their continuance in office, that by the terms of this Act are conferred on the Mayor and general Council as provided herein. The said Mayor and Council shall in like manner be subject to the same limitations and restrictions. They shall have full

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power and authority to pass all needful ordinances, resolutions and by-laws for the successful carrying into effect this Act. Powers of Mayor and Council same as general Council Subject to same restrictions. 161. SEC. CLXI. The said Mayor and general Council shall have full power and authority to fill any vacancy that may occur in any office held under election or appointment by the said Mayor and general Council for the unexpired term thereof. May fill vacancies. SEC. CLXII. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 28, 1874. No. CXII. (O. No. 406.) An Act to incorporate the town of Byron, in the county of Houston, and for other purposes. 162. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That Thomas Sanders, Thos. B. Goff, T. B. Warren, J. C. Parrott and C. H. Richardson, be, and they are hereby, appointed Commissioners of the town of Byron, in the county of Houston, in this State, with power and authority to make such by-laws for the government of said town as may be necessary for the preservation of good order: Provided, such by-laws be not in opposition to the Constitution and laws of the State and of the United States. Commissionerstheir powers. Proviso. 163. SEC. II. That the said town of Byron is hereby incorporated, and the limits of the incorporation shall extend one-half mile in every direction from the railroad depot in said town. Incorporatedlimits. 164. SEC. III. That the Commissioners herein named shall hold their office until the first Saturday in January, 1875, or until their successors are elected, when an election shall be held in said town of Byron, by three free-holders of said town, for five Commissioners; and all persons entitled to vote for members of the General Assembly, who may have resided in said town for ten days next preceding the election, and who have paid all taxes required of them by law, shall be entitled to vote for said Commissioners. And said Commissioners shall be elected annually thereafter, in like manner, and shall be installed the first regular meeting after their election. Electionsterms of office[Illegible Text] of voters. 165. SEC. IV. That said Commissioners, so appointed or elected, shall, at their first regular meeting, elect one of their number President, and shall appoint a Marshal, Treasurer and Clerk, all of whom shall be severally sworn before any officer authorized to administer oaths, faithfully to perform the duties required of them, to the best of their ability, during their continuance in office. President of Board, Marshal, [Illegible Text]oath. 166. SEC. V. That the President and Commissioners, or a majority of them, shall hold their meetings at such time and place in said town as they may think proper; and they may pass such rules and regulations for the preservation of order and the prevention of vice, idleness and disease, as are consistent with the Constitution and laws of this State, and for the government and regulation

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of the sale and retail of spirituous liquors and intoxicating drinks, as to time, place and manner of selling and furnishing the same, and to fix the price of license, as they may deem best for the general welfare. It is further provided that said Commissioners shall have the power to pass laws for the removal of nuisances, and for the preservation of health and property; and they shall have power to punish offenders against their by-laws by fine and imprisonment, or labor on the streets: Provided, such fine shall not exceed ten dollars, and imprisonment or labor not to exceed five days, for each violation of the by-laws. Meetingsmunicipal regulations. May grant license. Power to pass laws. May punish offenders 167. SEC. VI. That any person or persons who shall be guilty of selling or retailing spirituous or other intoxicating drinks within the limits of said town contrary to the provisions of this Act, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and, on conviction, shall be fined a sum of not less than fifty dollars. Retailing without licensepenalty. 168. SEC. VII. That the Commissioners shall have full and complete authority to prescribe the duties of the officers provided for in this Act, and to fix the compensation each officer shall receive; and shall have power to collect, by execution, any and all fines imposed for violation of their by-laws, the same to be issued by the Clerk and countersigned by the President; which execution may be levied by the Sheriff of said county, or by the Marshal of said town, upon any property, real or personal, of the [Illegible Text] or offenders; and said Commissioners shall be, and they are hereby, vested with all the rights and powers given to incorporated towns under the act of August 26, 1872, so far as the same are not inconsistent with this Act. Duties of officers. Fineshow collected. Rights under Act of August, 1872. 169. SEC. VIII. That the President and Commissioners of said town shall have power and authority to levy and collect a tax upon all property, real and personal, within the limits of said town, and upon gross sales: Provided, that no tax upon real or personal property shall exceed one-fourth of one per cent. on the value thereof; and, provided, that no land used in said town for farming purposes shall be taxed. They shall have power to levy and collect a tax upon all persons exercising, within the town, any trade, profession, calling, or business, of any nature whatever. Powers of taxation. Farming land exempt. SEC. IX. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved March 3, 1874. No CXIII. (O. No. 371.) An Act to incorporate the town of Corinth, in the county of Heard, to appoint Commissioners for the same, and for other purposes. 170. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That Dr. L. C. Wisdom, Isaac H. Pitman, Josiah Jackson, Joseph Copeland and John Gentry, and their successors in office, be, and they are hereby, appointed

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Commissioners, and made a body corporate, under the name and style of the Town Council of Corinth; and shall hold their office until the second Monday in January, 1875, and until their successors shall be elected and qualified. Commissioners of Corinth. Nameterm of office. 171. SEC. II. Be it further enacted, That, on the second Monday in January, 1875, and on the second Monday in January of each succeding year thereafter, an election shall be held in said town for five Commissioners, to serve for one year next after their election and until their successors are elected and qualified, at which election no person shall be allowed to vote who is not a resident within said town, and who is qualified by law to vote for members of the General Assembly, at which election three freeholders, residents of said town, shall preside and conduct the same. Regular elections, etc. Qualifications of voters. Managers. 172. SEC. III. Be it further enacted, That the corporate limits of said town shall extend a half mile in all directions from the Masonic Hall of said town. Corporate limits. 173. SEC. IV. Be it further enacted, That the Town Council shall, at its first meeting after election and qualification, elect from their own number a presiding officer, who shall be styled Chairman of Council, and appoint a Clerk and Marshal, who shall hold their offices during the pleasure of Council. Chairman of councilelection ofterm, etc. 174. SEC. V. Be it further enacted, That a majority of said Council shall constitute a quorum for business, and shall have power to pass all ordinances necessary to regulate the liquor traffic within the corporate limits of said town; to grant licenses and to fix the price of the same; to suppress any and all species of crime, the punishment of which is usually vested in the Council of corporate towns; to compel all persons who are residents of said town, and who are under the laws of this State subject to road duty, to work on the streets of said town, or, in lieu thereof, pay commutation in money to be fixed by Council; to pass all ordinances necessary to promote the good order, peace and interests of said town not repugnant to the Constitution and laws of Georgia; they shall have power to enforce obedience to their ordinances by fine or imprisonment, or both; such fine not to exceed fifty dollars, and such imprisonment not to exceed thirty days. Quorumgeneral powers. 175. SEC. VI. Be it further enacted, That the persons named in this Act, and those hereafter elected Commissioners, shall, before entering upon their duties as Town Council, take an oath faithfully and impartially to discharge the duties of their office. Oath of office. SEC. VII. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved March 3, 1874.

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No. CXIV. (O. No. 125.) An Act to incorporate the town of Clayton, in Rabun county, and to grant corporate powers to the same, and for other purposes. 176. SECTION I. Be it enacted, That the town of Clayton, in Rabun county, be, and the same is hereby, incorporated under and by said name of Clayton; the corporate limits of the same to extend one mile in each and every direction from the court house, where it now stands, in said town. Clayton in corporated. Corporate limits. 177. SEC. II. Be it further enacted, That the corporate powers of said town shall be vested in a Town Council, to be composed of five resident voters within the limits of said town, to be chosen as hereinafter provided, and who shall hold their offices one year, and until their successors are elected and qualified. Town [Illegible Text] terms of office. 178. SEC. III. Be it further enacted, That Henry T. Moseley, Sr., Sherran W. Dover, Thomas N. McConnell, Russell E. Cannon, and Wm. A. Matheson, be, and they are hereby, appointed the Town Coundil of said town of Clayton; that they and their successors in office shall have full power and authority to make such laws, rules and regulations, for the government of said town, as they may deem necessary for the preservation of good order, the health, prosperity, comfort, and security, of the citizens thereof: Provided, the same be not repugnant to the Constitution and laws of this State, or those of the United States. First Councilgeneral powers. 179. SEC. IV. Be it further enacted, That the members of the Town Council, appointed in section third of this Act, shall continue in office until the first Thursday in January, 1875, on which day, and on the first Thursday in each and every year thereafter, or on such other day as the by-laws of said town may require, there shall be an election for five Councilmen for said town. All persons who are entitled to vote for members of the General Assembly of the State, and shall have resided in said town as citizens thereof for ten days immediately previous to said election, and have paid all taxes required of them by the by-laws of said town, and which they have had an opportunity of [Illegible Text] shall be entitled to vote at said election. Said election shall be held by three freeholders of said town, to be appointed by the Town Council, or a majority of them; and the polls of said election shall be opened from nine o'clock A. M. to three o'clock P. M. Said freeholders shall report the names of the five persons receiving the largest number of votes, for Councilmen, to the President of the Town Council, who shall immediately issue to such persons certificates of election. And if, from any cause, an election should not be held at the time provided by law, or by the by-laws of the town, then it shall be held at such other time as said Town Council, or a majority of them, may designate, upon giving five days' notice thereof. And all of said elections shall be held at the court,

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house, or elsewhere, as may be provided by said by-laws. And if a vacancy shall occur in said members of the Town Council, by death, resignation, removal, failure to accept the office, or otherwise, the remaining Councilmen shall order an election to fill such vacancy, and give five days' notice thereof. Annual elections. Qualifications of voters. Managers [Illegible Text] election. Certificates of electionby [Illegible Text] issued. Failure to electremedy. Electionswhere held. Vacancieshow filled. 180. SEC. V. Be it further enacted, That the Councilmen thus appointed or elected shall, as soon as convenient, appoint one of their number President, and shall also have power to appoint a Clerk, Treasurer and Marshal. Said Councilmen, and other officers, shall be sworn to discharge their duties to the best of their abilities while they continue in office, and to support the Constitution of the State of Georgia and the Constitution of the United States. Said oaths shall be administered by the out-going President or a Justice of the Peace. Officers of councilshall take oath. 181. SEC. VI. Be it further enacted, That said Town Council shall have power to levy and collect taxes on all property in said incorporation, both real and personal property, not to exceed one-half of one per cent., and on all trades, professions, or occupations, carried on within the limits of said town, not to exceed ten dollars, and to tax all shows, or showmen, performing within the limits of said town for the purpose of gain, and also all gaming tables, tenpin alleys, and games of hazard, opened, established or played in said town, and shall have power and authority to regulate or prohibit the sale of all spirituous liquors, or other intoxicating drinks, within the corporate limits of said town: Provided, a person selling spirituous liquors, under a license from said Town Council, shall not be exempt from also purchasing license from the county authorities. They shall have full power and authority to punish all offenders against the laws, rules and regulations of said town by fine and imprisonment, either or both. They shall also have power to call out all the citizens of said town, over fifteen years of age and under sixty years of age, to work the roads and streets of said town for a term not exceeding five days at any one working, nor more than fifteen days during the year: or the said Town Council may receive a sum of money in lieu of said work, the amount to be specified by said Town Council, and applied to such work. And said persons shall be exempt from working other roads outside of the limits of said town. May levy and collect taxes. May regulate sale of spirituous liquors. Proviso. Criminal [Illegible Text] Street dutywho liable. 182. SEC. VII. Be it further enacted, That all assessments, fines, pains, and penalties, recoverable by this Act, may be enforced by execution, which shall be issued by the Clerk of the Town Council, and bear test in the name of the President of the Board, and be levied by the Marshal, who shall sell the property, if the same be personal property, under such rules and regulations as may be provided by the by-laws; and if the same be levied on real estate, the Marshal shall turn over said execution, with the levy thereon, to the Sheriff of the county, who shall proceed to advertise and sell the same, as in other cases of levy and sale, and pay over the money arising from such sale to said Marshal, unless claimed by

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other lien. That nothing herein contained shall prevent said Town Council from punishing offenders against this law, and said by-laws, by imprisonment: Provided, the same shall not exceed twenty days, and no fine shall exceed twenty dollars. That said Town Council shall have the right [Illegible Text] use the county jail by paying the jail fees allowed the jailer for other prisoners; or they may use any other place within the limits of said town for the purposes of a prison. Penaltieshow enforced. Marshal may sell personal property. Sheriff shall sell realty. Council may imprison offenders. Proviso. Places of confinement. 183. SEC. VIII. Be it further enacted, That said Town Council may require bond, or not, of the Clerk, Treasurer, and Marshal, or either of them, as the Council may see proper, and in such sums as the Council may see proper. May require bond of Clerk, Treasurer and Marshal. SEC. IX. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 28, 1874. No. CXV. (O. No. 214.) An Act to incorporate the town of High Shoals, in the counties of Clarke, Morgan and Walton, and the town of Belton, in the counties of Hall and Banks, and for other purposes. 184. SECTION I. The General Assembly [Illegible Text] enact, That the town of High Shoals, in the counties of Clarke, Morgan and Walton, be, and the same is hereby, incorporated as a town, with limits and boundaries as hereinafter mentioned: beginning at the principal office of the New High Shoals Manufacturing Company, in said county of Walton, and extending one mile in every direction. Incorporate. Corporate limits. 185. SEC. II. That [Illegible Text] Powell, James Frazer, P. M. Center, A. J. Medlin and W. B. Jones, be, and they are hereby, appointed Commissioners of said town, to hold their offices until the first annual election, as hereinafter provided. Commissionersterm, etc. 186. SEC. III. That M. Buice, A. Bailey, G. W. Smith, J. M. Owens and John B. McCay, be, and they are hereby, appointed Commissioners of the town of Belton, in the counties of Hall and Banks, with all the powers and privileges conferred on the Commissioners of the town of High Shoals by this Act. Belton Commissioners ofpowers. 187. SEC. IV. That the corporate limits of said town of Belton shall extend one mile in every direction from the depot of the Air-Line Railroad in said town. Corporate limits. 188. SEC. V. That all the provisions of an act entitled an act to prescribe the manner of incorporating towns and villages in this State, approved August 26, 1872, except such as may be inconsistent with the provisions of this Act, are hereby declared to be applicable to said towns and to their corporate authorities. Act of Aug. 26, 1872, made applicable. SEC. VI. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved March 2, 1872.

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No. CXVI. (O. No. 376.) An Act to incorporate the town of Lawton, in the county of Clinch, under the name of the town of Du Pont, to appoint a Board of Commissioners for the same, and for other purposes. 189. SECTION I. Be it enacted, That the town of Lawton, in the county of Clinch, be, and the same is hereby, incorporated under the name of the town of Du Pontthe name of Lawton being changed to that of Du Point. Incorporatedname changed. 190. SEC. II. Be it further enacted, That Peter A. Herviant, Jacob Lightsey, Lucius Sirmuns, David J. Sirmuns and B. W. Patterson be, and they are hereby, appointed Commissioners of said town of Du Pont, with power and authority to make such by-laws for the government of said town of Du Pont as may be necessary for the preservation of good order: Provided, said by-laws be not repugnant to the Constitution and laws of this State or those of the United States. Commissionersgeneral powers. 191. SEC. III. Be it further enacted, That the corporate limits of said town of DuPont shall extend one-half mile in every direction from the present depot of the Atlantic and Gulf Railroad, located in said town. Corporate limits. 192. SEC. IV. Be it further enacted, That the Commissioners herein named and appointed shall hold their appointments until the first Saturday in January, 1875, when an election shall be held in said town of DuPont, superintended in the same manner as an election for Justices of the Peace, for five Commissioners; and all persons entitled to vote for members of the General Assembly, who may have resided within the limits of said town of DuPont during the ten days preceding the election, or who hold freehold property within the limits of said town of DuPont, shall be entitled to vote for said Commissioners; and said Commissioners shall be elected annually thereafter, in like manner. First Commissionersterm of office. Electionsqualifications of voters, etc. 193. SEC. V. Be it further enacted, That the Commissioners so appointed or elected shall, as soon as convenient, appoint one of their number President, and shall have power to appoint a Marshal, a Treasurer, and Clerkall of whom shall be severally sworn faithfully to discharge the duties required of them as President, Commissioners, Marshal, Treasurer, and Clerk, to the best of their ability, during the time they may hold their appointments. President, Marshal, Treasurer and Clerkoath, etc. 194. SEC. VI. Be it further enacted, That the said President and Commissioners, or a majority of them, shall hold their meetings at such times and places, within the said town of DuPont, as they may think proper; shall have power to levy a tax on real and personal property within the limits of said town of [Illegible Text] and for the benefit thereof: Provided, said tax shall not exceed fifty per cent. on the amount of the State tax. They may pass rules and regulations for taxing ten-pin alleys, billiard tables, and other

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establishments calculated to encourage idleness, shows in said town of DuPont performing for the purpose of gain, and itinerant traders within the limits of said town of DuPont; and shall have power to regulate or prohibit the sale of spirituous liquors, and other intoxicating drinks, within the limits of said town of DuPont: Provided, that persons selling such liquors, under a license from said Commissioners, shall not be exempt from also purchasing like license from the county authorities. Said Commissioners shall also have power to pass laws for enforcing order, for removing nuisances, and for the promotion of peace and good order. Meetingspowers of taxation. Proviso. May tax gaming tables, etc. May regulate sale of liquors. Removal of nuisances, etc. 195. SEC. VII. Be it further enacted, That said Commissioners shall have full power to lay off and open streets in said town, and remove obstructions therefrom: Provided, the owner of the land taken for such purpose shall be paid just and adequate compensation thereforsuch compensation to be determined and fixed by three disinterested freeholders of said townone to be chosen by the Commissioners, and the other two by the owner of the landthe money to pay such compensation to be raised by taxation and money arising from license, as hereinbefore provided. They shall also have power to punish offenders against their by-laws by fine and imprisonment: Provided, such fines shall not exceed ten dollars, or ten days' imprisonment, for each violation of their by-laws. They shall also have power to call out such persons as are liable to perform road duty, and who reside within the limits of said incorporation, to work on the streets of said town of DuPont for a term not to exceed five days in one year. May lay off streets. Proviso. May punish offenders. Persons liable to work streets. 196. SEC. VIII. Be it further enacted, That the said President and Commissioners shall require bond and security of their Marshal, Treasurer, and Clerk, in such amount as they may think proper, and allow them such compensation for services as the said Commissioners may deem just and proper. Compensation and bond of officers. SEC. IX. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved March 3, 1874. No. CXVII. (O. No. 408.) An Act to incorporate the town of McRae, in the county of Telfair, to appoint Commissioners for the same, and for other purposes. 197. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That Daniel M. McRae, William McRae, John McDaniel, Sr., J. Doughtary, and R. Rivers, and their successors in office, be, and they are hereby, appointed Commissioners, and made a body corporate, under the name and style of the Town Council of McRae, and shall hold their office until the second Monday in January, 1875, and until their successors are elected and qualified. McRae incorporatedcommissioners.

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198. SEC. II. Be it further enacted, That on the second Monday in January, 1875, and on the second Monday in January of each succeeding year, an election shall be held in the court house in said town, for five Commissioners, to serve for one year next after their election, and until their successors are elected and qualified, at which election no person shall be entitled to vote who is not a resident within the corporate limits of said town, who are not entitled to vote for members of the General Assembly, at which election three freeholders, residents in said town, may preside and conduct the same. Commissionerswhen elected term of office. Qualifications of voters. Managers of election. 199. SEC. III. Be it further enacted, That the corporate limits of said town shall extend one-half mile in all directions from the court house. Corporate limits. 200. SEC. IV. Be it further enacted, That the Town Council shall, at its first meeting after their election and qualification, elect from their own number a presiding officer, who shall be styled Chairman of Council, and appoint a Clerk and Marshal, who shall hold their offices during the pleasure of Council. Chairman of CouncilMarshal and Clerkwhen and how elected. [Illegible Text] of office. 201. SEC. V. Be it further enacted, That a majority of said Council shall constitute a quorum for business, and shall have power to pass ordinances necessary to regulate liquor traffic within the corporate limits of said town, to grant license, and fix the price for the same, to suppress any and all species of crime, the punishment of which is usually vested in the Council of corporate towns; to compel all persons who are residents of said town, who are, under the laws of this State, subject to road duty, to work on the streets of said town, or in lieu thereof, to pay annual tax, to be assessed by said Council, to pass all ordinances necessary to promote the good order, peace, and the interests of the said town, not repugnant to the Constitution and Laws of Georgia, and the Constitution of the United States; they shall have power to enforce obedience to their ordinances by fine or imprisonment, or both. Quorum and powers of Council. 202. SEC. VI. Be it further enacted, That the persons named in this Act, and those hereafter elected Commisioners, shall, before entering upon the discharge of their duties as Town Council, take an oath faithfully and impartially to discharge the duties of their office. Official oath. SEC. VII. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved March 3, 1874.

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No. CXVIII. (O. No. 374.) An Act to incorporate the town of Mount Airy, in Habersham county, to appoint Commissioners for the same, and for other purposes. 203. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That Hodge R. Kunzey, Gabriel Sisk, and W. A. McConnell be, and are hereby, appointed Commissioners of the town of Mount Airy, in Habersham county, with full power and authority to pass such by-laws and ordinances not repugnant to the Constitution and laws of this State, for the preservation of good order, to regulate the price of license for the retail of spirituous liquors, or to prohibit the sale of liquors of all kinds within the corporate limits of said town, if a majority of the Board of Commissioners of said town should so desire. Mt. Airy incorporated. Powers of commissioners. 204. SEC. II. Be it further enacted, That the corporate limits of said town shall extend one-half a mile in every direction from the depot of the Richmond and Atlanta Air-Line Railroad Company, located in said town. Corporate limits. 205. SEC. III. Be it further enacted, That the Commissioners herein named shall, as soon as convenient, appoint one of their own number President of the Board, who shall be ex-officio a Justice of the Peace, with authority to issue warrants, to commit offenders, or bail them for offenses committed within the corporate limits of said town. President of boardhis power. 206. SEC. IV. Be it further enacted, That the said Board of Commissioners, or a majority of them, shall hold their meetings at such time and place as they may think proper; and they shall have power to tax all shows, of any kind, for the purpose of gain; to levy such a tax, not to exceed the State tax, on real and personal property for the benefit of said town. Meetingspowers of taxation. 207. SEC. V. Be it further enacted, That said Board of Commissioners shall have power to appoint a Marshal, whose fees they shall regulate, and to appoint a Treasurer, both of whom shall be sworn to discharge, to the best of their ability, the duties of their office. Marshal and Treasurershall be sworn. 208. SEC. VI. Be it further enacted, That the Board of Commissioners shall have power to punish by fine, not to exceed the sum of ten dollars, any person violating the ordinances and by-laws of said town. May punish offenders. 209. SEC. VII. Be it further enacted, That said Board of Commissioners herein named shall hold their office until the first Saturday in January, 1875, at which time an election shall be held, and annually thereafter, for five Commissioners for said town, at which election persons qualified to vote for members of the General Assembly shall be entitled to vote; said election shall be held by a Justice of the Peace or two freeholders. Terms of officequalification of voters, etc. SEC. VIII. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved March 3, 1874.

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No. CXIX. (O. No. 387) An Act to incorporate the town of Ochlocknee, in the county of Thomas, and to confer certain powers upon the Town Council of said town. 210. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That the town of Ochlocknee, in the county of Thomas, in this State, is hereby incorporated, and the limits of the incorporation shall extend one-half mile in every direction from the railroad depot. Incorporatedlimits. 211. SEC. II. Be it further enacted, That R. W. Basten, Willie Clements, [Illegible Text]. M. Little, J. A. Ball, and John [Illegible Text]. Stephens, are hereby appointed Commissioners of said town, with power and authority to make such by-laws and ordinances for the government of said town as are not repugnant to the Constitution and laws of this State and the United States. Commissionerstheir powers. 212. SEC. III. Be it further enacted, That the Commissioners herein named shall hold their office until the first Saturday in January, 1875, when an election shall be held in said town, by three freeholders, for five Commissioners; and all persons entitled to vote for members of the General Assembly shall be qualified to vote at said election. Said election shall be held thereafter annually, and the Commissioners elected may immediately enter upon the duties of their office. Electionsterms of officequalification of voters, etc. 213. SEC. IV. Be it further enacted, That the said Commissioners, at the first regular meeting after their appointment or election, shall appoint a Chairman from among themselves, and shall also appoint a Marshal, Treasurer, and Clerk, all of whom shall be severally sworn, before some officer authorized to administer oaths, faithfully to perform the duties required of them during their continuance in office. Chairman, Marshal etc.oath of. 214. SEC. V. Be it further enacted, That said Chairman and Board of Commissioners, or a majority of them, shall hold their meetings at such time and in such manner as they may think proper, and shall have power to pass such ordinances as they may deem proper for the suppression of vice, and the prevention of idleness, as are not repugnant to the Constitution and laws of this State; also, to regulate the sale and retail of spirituous liquors, and fix the license for the same; also, to compel the removal of nuisances, and to punish offenders against their by-laws, by fine not to exceed ten dollars, and imprisonment not to exceed five days for each violation. Powers of Board. 215. SEC. VI. Be it further enacted, That said Commissioners shall have authority and power to prescribe the duties of the officers provided for in this Act, and fix their compensation, and to collect by execution, all fines imposed for violation of their by-laws, which shall be issued by the Clerk and enforced by the Marshal by levy and sale of the property of the offender; also, to levy and collect

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a tax, upon the residents of said town, not inconsistent with the Constitution and laws of this State, (not to exceed one half of one per cent. on property.) Duties and compensation of officersfines, taxation, etc. SEC. XVII. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved March 3, 1874. No. CXX. (O. No. 29.) An Act to repeal an act to incorporate the town of Hillsboro, in the county of Floyd, and all acts amendatory thereof, and to incorporate the town of South Rome, in the county of Floyd. 216. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That an act entitled an act to incorporate the town of Hillsboro, in the county of Floyd, and all acts amendatory thereof, be, and the same are hereby repealed, and that the town of South Rome, in the county of Floyd, be, and the same is hereby incorporated, with the following boundaries, to-wit: Beginning at the bridge, on Etowah river, at Rome, and moving thence up the said Etowah river to the mouth of Silver Creck, thence up said creek to the bridge over the same, near the Fair Grounds, thence along the wagon road to J. J. Cowen's spring, thence in a direct line to the corner of lots of land numbers two hundred and eighty-three and three hundred and eighteen, (283 and 318) thence along the land line between said two lots of land to the Coosa river, thence up the Coosa river to the Etowah, and up the Etowah river to the beginning point: Provided, nevertheless, that Myrtle Hill Cemetery and the approaches thereto, which form a part of the corporate limits of the said city of Rome, shall not be embraced in these limits. Charter of Hillsboro repealed. South Rome incorporated. Corporate limits. Proviso. 217. SEC. II. And be it further enacted, That an election shall be held on the first Saturday in April, 1874, and annually thereafter, on the same day, for an Intendant and three Commissioners for the town of South Rome, by the citizens of said town qualified to vote for the members of the Legislature; and that said election shall be superintended by any Justice of the Peace or any two respectable citizens of said town, who shall certify the same, and the person receiving the highest number of votes shall be declared elected, and which certificate shall be held as the highest evidence of said election. Should no election be held on the day herein designated, an election may be ordered by any two or more citizens giving public notice in writing, at two or more public places in said town, ten days; and in case of a vacancy occurring in said Board, by death, resignation, or otherwise, the remaining members may fill said vacancy by appointment. Said Intendant and Commissioners

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shall hold their respective offices until their successors are elected and qualified. Intendant and commissionerselection of Vacancies. 218. SEC. III. And be it further enacted, That the Intendant and each of the Commissioners, before entering upon the duties of their offices, shall take and subscribe to the following oath: Oath of officers. I do solemnly swear that I will, to the best of my ability, discharge the duties of Intendant (or Commissioner, as the case may be) for the town of South Rome, during my continuance in office: So help me God. 219. SEC. IV. And be it further enacted, That the Intendant and Commissioners aforesaid shall be a body corporate, and as such known as the Intendant and Commissioners of the town of South Rome; and in said name shall sue and be sued, plead and be impleaded, answer and be answered unto, and shall be capable in law to purchase, hold, receive and enjoy, possess and retain, to them and their successors in office, for the use and benefit of said town, in perpetuity or for any term of years, any estate, real or personal, within the limits of the incorporation, and to sell, alien, exchange or lease the same, or any part thereof, in any way whatever; and they shall have full power and authority to pass all bylaws and ordinances which they may deem necessary for the health, security, good order, and internal police, of said town: Provided, that none of said laws and ordinances are repugnant to the Constitution and laws of this State or of the United States. Powers and privileges. Proviso. 220. SEC. V. And be it further enacted, That the said Intendant and Commissioners shall have power to appoint a Marshal, Clerk of the Board, and a Treasurer, and shall prescribe their duties, define their liabilities, and regulate their salaries or perquisites, and may discharge either or all of them for neglect of duty, or for any disreputable conduct. Marshal, Clerk and Treasurerappointment and duties. 221. SEC. VI. And be it further enacted, That the Intendant of said town shall be, to all intents and purposes, an ex-officio Justice of the Peace within the limits of said incorporation, and vested with all the powers of that office in so far as to issue warrants for offenses committed within the incorporation, which warrants shall be addressed to the Marshal, and shall be executed by him; and shall have authority to try offenders, and to acquit or commit them to the jail of Floyd county, or admit them to bail for their appearance before the next Superior Court thereafter, to await his, her or their trial. And it shall be the duty of the jailer of said county to receive all such persons so committed, and safely keep them until discharged by due course of law. Intendant ex-officio Justice of the Peace. Jailer shall receive parties committed. 222. SEC. VII. And be it further enacted, That the said Intendant and Commissioners shall have power and authority to make any and all contracts which they may deem necessary for the weal of the town, and to levy a tax on all persons, possessions and property of either real or personal, within the limits of the incorporation, (except land used for agricultural purposes, which land shall

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be exempt from taxation), for corporate usetax not to exceed three-eighths of one per cent. on property. May make contracts and levy tax. 223. SEC. VIII. And be it further enacted, That the Intendant and Commissioners of said town shall have authority to compel all persons liable to road duty, by the laws of this State, to work on the streets of said town for any time not longer than fifteen days: Provided, always, that such persons may discharge said duty by the payment of a sum of money not to exceed three dollars per annum. Street dutywho liable. 224. SEC. IX. And be it further enacted, That the Intendant, or in his absence the Commissioners, shall have full power and authority to impose such fines, not exceeding fifty dollars, or impose such penalties, not exceeding sixty days' imprisonment in the calaboose, or the same number of days' work on the roads and streets, for a violation of any of the by-laws or ordinances of said town within the incorporation. The collection of the fines shall be enforced in the same manner as is herein prescribed for the collection of taxes. May impose punishments 225. SEC. X. And be it further enacted, That the Intendant and Commissioners shall have the exclusive right to grant and regulate license to retail spirituous liquors (by every applicant paying a sum of not more than one thousand dollars, in the discretion of the Board, per annum, as a license tax, and obtaining the written consent of six of the nearest citizens, being heads of families). May regulate licenses. 226. SEC. XI. And be it further enacted, That the Intendant and Commissioners shall have the power to appoint, in each and every year, three Assessors of Real Estate in said town; and their assessment shall be made under oath, and the tax on said real estate shall be collected on the valuation of said assessment. Assessment and collection of taxes. SEC. XII. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 20, 1874. No. CXXI. (O. No. 238.) An Act to incorporate the town of Summerville, in the county of Chattooga, and to appoint Commissioners for the same, and for other purposes therein mentioned. 227. SECTION I. The General Assembly do enact, That Dr. G. A. R. Tucker, Thompson Hiles, W. H. Strain, J. A. Smith, and G. J. Moyers be, and they are hereby, appointed and constituted Commissioners for the town of Summerville, in the county of Chattooga. Summervillecommissioners of. 229. SEC. II. Be it further enacted, That said Commissioners shall organize by electing one of their body Chairman; and when so organized, they shall be a body corporate and politic; may sue

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and be sued, make, ordain, and publish by-laws and ordinances not inconsistent with the laws and Constitution of this State; may appoint a Marshal for the enforcement of said by-laws and ordinances; may abate nuisances, and enforce proper and legal police laws. Organization. Marshal. 230. SEC. III. Be it further enacted, That said corporate authorities shall have exclusive jurisdiction to regulate the sale of spirituous liquors, by retail or otherwise, within said corporate limits; may assess the amount for license, and shall have full power to enforce such ordinances upon this question as they may adopt. Jurisdiction over licenses. 231. SEC. IV. Be it further enacted, That said Commissioners shall have power to tax all shows, exhibitions, or itinerant traders, and the means of enforcing all tax laws, and the collecting of said taxes shall be the same as those provided by law for the collection of tax by the Tax Collectors. Tax on shows, etc. 232. SEC. V. Be it further enacted, That in addition to the powers before enumerated, that said Commissioners have authority to rent, lease or sell any and all kinds of property within the corporate limits of said town, and belonging to the town, and apply the proceeds to the improvement of the streets, walks and other necessary conveniences. May dispose of town property. 233. SEC. VI. And be it further enacted, That said corporate authorities have the privilege of levying and collecting such taxes as they may deem necessary and proper on all persons and property inside of the corporate limits, not exceeding twenty-five per cent. on the State tax. Powers of taxation. 234. SEC. VII. Be it further enacted, That the legal voters residing in said corporate limits, and have so resided for thirty days prior thereto, and who are qualified voters for members of the Legislature, shall on the first Saturday in January, 1875, and annually thereafter, hold an election at the court house in said town for Commissioners; which election shall be superintended by two freeholders of said town, who shall certify to the same and file in the office of said Commissioners. Said Commissioners shall hold said office until their successors are elected and qualified, and shall have power to fill vacancies by appointment at any time. Qualification of [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text]. Vacancies how filled. 235. SEC. VIII. Be it further enacted, That said Board of Commissioners, in addition to the power already conferred, have power to punish disorderly persons, by fine or otherwise, for a violation of the ordinances adopted by said Board, and that said fine, together with all the sources of revenue before mentioned, after paying all expenses for collecting the same, be applied to the improvement of said town. Offenses against the [Illegible Text]. 236. SEC. IX. Be it further enacted, That the incorporation of said town extend one-half mile each way from the court house. Corporate limits. SEC. X. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved March 2, 1874.

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No. CXXII (O. No. 386.) An Act incorporating the town of Thomasville, and to grant certain privileges to the same, and to define its limits. 237. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That from and after the passage of this Act, the municipal government of the town of Thomasville shall be vested in a Mayor and six Aldermen, who are hereby constituted a body corporate, under the name and style of Mayor and Council of the town of Thomasville, and by that name and style, shall have perpetual succession; shall have a common seal, and be capable in law, or equity, to purchase, have, hold, receive, enjoy, possess and retain to them and their successors, for the use of said town, any estate, or estates, real or personal, of whatever kind or nature, within the jurisdictional limits of said town; and shall, by said name, be capable to sue and be sued in any court of law or equity in this State, and shall succeed to all rights and liabilities of the present corporation of said town. Municipal governmentin whom vested. Name and general powers. Rights and liabilities. 238. SEC. II. Be it further enacted, etc., That an election shall be held on the third Tuesday in January of each and every year for a Mayor and six Aldermen, to serve for one year, or until their successors are elected and qualified. All registered voters (and no other) shall be qualified to vote at said election. Said election shall be held under the superintendence of a Justice of the Peace, of the county of Thomas, and two freeholders, or of three freeholders of said town. Electionsterms of office. Qualification of votersmanagers, etc. 239. SEC. III. Be it further enacted, That the persons who shall receive the highest number of legal votes, at said election for Mayor and Aldermen, shall be declared duly elected, and that the managers shall give certificates thereof when required, and the persons so elected shall attend at the Council room, or usual place of meeting of Council, within ten days after said election, and qualify, by taking an oath, well and truly to perform the duties of their respective offices during their term of service, and shall forthwith enter upon the discharge of their duties. Plurality elects. Official oath. 240. SEC. IV. Be it further enacted, etc., That any person shall be eligible as Mayor or Alderman of said town who shall be duly qualified as a voter for said officers, except such as are disqualified by the Constitution of this State. Who eligible to office. 241. SEC. V. Be it further enacted, etc., That in case of a vacancy in the office of Mayor, by death, resignation or otherwise, the Board of Aldermen shall elect from their own body a Mayor for the residue of the term; and in case of a vacancy in the office of Alderman from any cause, the Mayor and Aldermen shall elect some citizen to fill such vacancy. Vacancies how filled. 242. SEC. VI. Be it further enacted, etc., That in case the Mayor or any member or officer of said Council shall be guilty of malpractice or abuse of the power confided to him, he shall be subject

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to indictment in the Superior Court of Thomas county, and, on conviction, shall pay a fine of not more than one hundred dollars, which said fine shall be paid over to the Treasurer of said town. A full Board shall have power to try and suspend the Mayor or any member thereof for habitual drunkenness, willful violation of the ordinances of the town, or any conduct unbecoming the Mayor or Aldermen. Malpracticehow punished. Other official misconduct. 243. SEC. VII. Be it further enacted, etc, That the said Mayor and Council shall have authority to appoint a Clerk of Council, Treasurer, Marshal, and such other officers as they may deem necessary and proper, and to regulate the time and mode of electing such officers, to fix their fees and salaries, to take their bonds, to prescribe their duties and oaths, and remove them from office, for sufficient cause, at their discretion. Clerk, Marshal, etc. Salaries, fees, bonds, etc. 244. SEC. VIII. Be it further enacted, etc., That the Mayor and each of said Aldermen be ex officio Justices of the Peace, and shall have full authority to issue warrants for any offenses committed within the limits of said town; and shall have power to examine witnesses under oath, and to commit any offenders to jail or guard house, in the common jail of Thomas county, or bail them, if the offense be bailable, to appear at the next Superior Court of said county. May issue warrants, etc. 245. SEC. IX. Be it further enacted, etc., That said Mayor and Council shall have full power and authority to levy and collect a tax upon all and every species of property, real and personal, within the limits of said town (except church and school property); upon banking and insurance capital employed in said town, upon professional men, upon factors and brokers, upon billiard tables and bowling alleys; also bank, insurance, express, and other agencies in said town. Power of taxation. 246. SEC. X. Be it further enacted, etc., That said Mayor and Council shall have full power and authority to levy and collect a tax upon all solvent bonds, bills, notes, accounts, and other evidences of debts taxable by the laws of this State, and not exceeding the State tax, `owned by persons residing in said town, and to collect the same as other taxes. May tax bonds, etc. 247. SEC. XI. Be it further enacted, etc., That the said Mayor and Council shall have power to tax all theatrical performances, exhibitions or shows of any kind for profit within the corporate limits of said town. Tax on shows, etc. 248. SEC. XII. Be it further enacted, etc., That the said Mayor and Council shall have full power and authority to remove, or cause to be removed, any building, porch, steps, fence or other obstructions or nuisances in the public streets, lanes, alleys, sidewalks or public square of said town now in use or which may hereafter be made. Also, may establish a market, or markets, in said town and regulate the same; also, to license, regulate and control all taverns and public houses in said town; also, to regulate all butcher pens, slaughter houses, tan yards, and blacksmith shops, forges,

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stoves and chimneys within the limits of said town, and remove the same in case they become dangerous or injurious to the health of any citizen or become nuisances; also, to fill up all cellars, pits and excavations in said town, or cause the owners to do so; also, to license and regulate drays, hacks, omnibusses and wood haulers, and shall have full power to control and regulate all livery and sale stables, pumps, wells, fire companies and engines within said town. May remove nuisances. May establish markets. Municipal regulations. 249. SEC. XIII. Be it further enacted, etc., That the Mayor and Council of the town of Thomasville shall have full power and authority to open, lay out, and improve new streets; and that said Mayor and Council shall make proper compensation to the owner, or owners, of any property taken for public use, and upon any disagreement between said owner and the Council as to the amount of compensation to be paid therefor, it shall be lawful for said Mayor and Council to appoint one disinterested freeholder of Thomas county, and for the owner, or owners, to appoint another such freeholder, which two shall appoint a third, or in the event of a failure or refusal of the owner, or owners, to appoint one after ten days' notice from said Mayor and Council to do so, then said Mayor and Council shall appoint three such freeholders; and it shall be the duty of such freeholders to make and return to the said Mayor and Council a just and impartial valuation of the damages done to said property, and their award shall be in writing, and signed by a majority of such appraisers, and shall be binding upon the parties: Provided, that if either of the parties be dissatisfied with such award, he, she or they, may enter an appeal from such award, within ten days after the same is made, to the Superior Court of Thomas county. May open streets, etc. Owner how compensated. Parties may arbitrate. Duty of arbitrators. Appeals. 250. SEC. XIV. Be it further enacted, etc., That the said Mayor and Council shall have full power, upon proof of the existence or maintainance of any house of ill-fame, or bawdy house, within said town, to cause the occupants thereof to be forcibly removed without the limits of said town, upon ten days notice to them; to punish them by fine not exceeding fifty dollars for each day they may remain after such notice. Houses of ill-fame, etc.how dealt with. 251. SEC. XV. Be it further enacted, etc., That the said Mayor and Council shall have power to license and appoint, annually, as many vendue masters, or auctioneers, for said town as they may deem proper, and to receive from each one a sum not exceeding fifty dollars for such license, and shall also have power to levy a tax upon all goods sold at auction, or on commission, in said town, to be paid by the seller. May license vendue masters. Tax on vendue masters. 252. SEC. XVI. Be it further enacted, etc., That said Mayor and Council shall have the exclusive right to grant license to retail liquors in said town; to fix the rates of such license, and the terms upon which they shall issue, and declare such license void when the terms are not complied with. They shall also have the power to impose a fine upon any person, or persons, who shall sell by retail, without license, any intoxicating liquors within the limits of

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said town, of not more than fifty dollars and cost of trial for each offense; and every such sale shall constitute a distinct offense. They shall also have power to license, regulate, and control, all bowling or ten pin alleys, and billiard tables, and remove the same whenever they consider them nuisances. May grant retail license. May Impose [Illegible Text] etc. Bowling alleys, billiard tables, etc. 253. SEC. XVII. And be it further enacted, etc., That the said Mayor and Council shall have power to take up and impound any horse, mule, hogs, or cattle, running at large in said town, and to pass such ordinances as they may deem necessary for the proper regulation of stock in said town. May impound stock 254. SEC. XVIII. And be it further enacted, etc., That the said Mayor and Council shall have power to establish and regulate a town police, and that the said Marshal and police of said town shall be authorized to arrest all disorderly persons within said town, and all persons committing or attempting to commit any crime, and to commit any person to the common jail, or guard house of said town, to await their trial or examination. Police regulations. 255. SEC. XIX. Be it further enacted, etc., That the said Mayor and Council shall have power and authority to impose fines for the violation of the ordinances of or within this Act, the said fines, after being assessed, to be collected by the commitment of the offender until paid, or by execution to be issued by the Clerk of the Council against the estate of such offender, if any is to be found. Finesmay imposehow collected. 256. SEC. XX. Be it further enacted, etc., That no person shall, at any time, open, lay out, obstruct, or extend any street, lane, alley, or open any square, contrary to the original plan of said town, or as they now exist, without the consent of said Mayor and Council. Obstructing streets, etc. 257. SEC. XXI. Be it further enacted, etc., That it shall be the duty of all tax payers and owners of taxable property in said town, and they are hereby required, to make annual returns, under oath, to the Clerk of the Council, or such other officer as the Mayor and Council may appoint for that purpose, of all their taxable property, held in their own right, or the right of any other person; also, professions in said town; and in case any person shall fail or refuse so to do, the Clerk may fix the value of such property, and assess a double tax thereon, as provided by the laws regulating tax returns in the State; and in case any person shall make any returns which said Mayor and Council may deem incorrect, then the said Mayor and Council may assess such property and fix such value upon it as they may deem correct; and all taxes levied or imposed by said Mayor and Council, shall be collected as follows: An execution shall be issued by the Clerk of Council, directed to the Marshal of said town, against the estate, real and personal, of each defaulter, and shall be levied by the Marshal, and after advertising thirty days in some public gazette, he shall sell the property so levied on before the court house door, in said town, on some regular Sheriffs' sale day, and between the legal hours of Sheriffs'

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sales; and the deed of said Marshal, made in accordance with such sales, shall be as effectual to pass the titles as the deeds of such defaulter, and an execution so issued shall bind all the property of the defendant from the date of the same. Tax payers shall make returnsto whom. [Illegible Text]tax on. Failure to returnpenalty. False return. Defaulting taxhow collected. Marshal's deed passes title. 258. SEC. XXII. Be it further enacted, etc., That the Mayor of said town of Thomasville may hold a Police Court for the trial and punishment of all violations of the law and ordinances of said town, which Court shall be held from time to time as the Mayor and Council may ordain. And said Court shall have power to enforce its judgments by fine or imprisonment. The Mayor, and in his absence the Mayor pro tem., of said town shall be the presiding officer of said Court, and shall have power to fine or to commit to the common jail of Thomas county, or the guard-house of said town, all persons who shall disturb said Court during its sitting, or shall in any manner be in contempt of the same. The Clerk of Council and the Marshal of said town are hereby constituted officers of said Court, [Illegible Text] shall be entitled to receive for their services in the trial of every case in said Court 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 Council. Mayor's Courtjurisdiction. When held. Mayor pro tem. may presidewhen. Contempts of Court. Officers of Court fees of. 259. SEC. XXIII. Be it further enacted, etc., That the said Court shall have power to issue all proper processes, writs, subp[oelig]nas and executions, and the same shall be signed by the Clerk, and bear test, and in the name of the presiding officer of said Court, and shall be directed to the Marshal of said town, and be executed by him or his deputy. Processeshow issued and executed. 260. SEC. XXIV. Be it further enacted, etc., That the said Mayor and Council may, if they deem proper, pay a salary, in their discretion, to the Mayor of said town: Provided, the same shall not be increased or diminished during the term of office of such Mayor. Mayor and Councilhow compensated. 261. SEC. XXV. Be it further enacted, etc., That in the event of a failure at any time to elect a Mayor and Aldermen as provided for in this Act, that the election may be held at any time on ten days' notice thereof from any three freeholders, in said town, in a public gazette, or in two of the most public places in said town; and the Mayor and Council so elected shall hold their offices until the next regular time of election, or until their successors are elected and qualified. Failure to electremedy. 262. SEC. XXVI. Be it further enacted, etc., That the Mayor and Council of said town shall have full power to pass all laws and ordinances for the purpose of protecting said town against damage or injury by fire, which they may deem necessary, and declare any portion of said town fire districts; to provide suitable penalties for the violation of any such laws or ordinances, as may be proper, for the purpose of carrying out this section of this Act. May enact laws in relation to fires. 263. SEC. XXVII. Be it further enacted, etc., That the said Mayor and Council of the town of Thomasville shall have full power and authority to make, ordain, and enforce all such by-laws, rules, ordinances, and regulations as may appear to them necessary

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and proper for the security, welfare and interest of said town, or for preserving the health, peace, order, morals, or good government of the same, not inconsistent with the Constitution or laws of this State, and to punish all offenders against such by-laws, rules, ordinances, and regulations. Legislative and executive powers of Council. 264. SEC. XXVIII. Be it further enacted, etc., That the Mayor and Council of the town of Thomasville may, at any time when they deem it proper, lay off said town into six wards; and that, after said town has so been laid off into wards, in every election thereafter each ward shall be entitled to elect one Alderman from such ward, to be elected at the time and according to the regulations prescribed by a majority of the legal voters of said ward; and such Aldermen so elected, with the Mayor, to be elected as heretofore prescribed, shall constitute the said Mayor and Council of the town of Thomasville. May lay off wards. Mayor and Councilhow constituted. 265. SEC. XXIX. Be it further enacted, etc., That the corporate limits of said town be, and the same are hereby, extended one mile in all directions from the court house in said town. Corporate limits. Approved March 3, 1874. No. CXXIII. (O. No. 264.) An Act to incorporate the town of Whitesburg, in the county of Carroll, and to confer certain powers on the Commissioners thereof, and for other purposes therein named. 266. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That, from and after the passage of this act, the town of Whitesburg, in the county of Carroll, be a town corporate, vested with such powers and privileges as are herein designated, and not inconsistent with the Constitution and laws of the United States and of this State. Incorporatedpowers etc. 267. SEC. II. Be it further enacted, That the corporate limits of said town extend one-half mile in every direction from the depot of the Savannah, Griffin and North Alabama Railroad, in said town, and that John O. Rear, W. W. Boon, J. W. B. Kelly, J. A. McMullen and John S. Penticost, are hereby appointed Commissioners of said town, and their successors in office are hereby created a body corporate, with full power and authority to enact and enforce all regulations and ordinances they may deem necessary for the good government and order of said town, and for regulating the common affairs of the same. Corporate limits. Commissionerspowers. 268. SEC. III. Be it further enacted, That the above named Commissioners shall hold their office until the first Saturday in January, 1875, and until their successors are elected and qualified, when the citizens of said town, who are entitled to vote for members of the General Assembly, may assemble at some place the

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Board of Commissioners may designate, and proceed, under the superintendence of two or more of the Commissioners then in office, to elect, by ballot, five Commissioners, whose term of office shall be for one year, and the election of Commissioners shall take place, annually, on the first Saturday in January: Provided, the election is not held on the day above specified, the election may be held on any other day upon ten days' public notice being given by any five citizens of said town, any three of whom may hold said election. Term of officeelections, etc. Managers. Proviso. 269. SEC. IV. Be it further enacted, That the said Commissioners shall have power to elect one of their number Intendant, and that they shall also have power to tax all shows and itinerant traders, and license all liquor dealers, and charge for the same not exceeding one hundred dollars for quantities sold less than one quart, and not exceeding twenty-five dollars to dealers in quantities less than one gallon; and if any person or persons shall fail or refuse to comply with the provisions of the ordinances of said town fixing the fee for, and regulating the granting of, license to retail spirituous liquors in said town, said Board of Commissioners shall have power and authority to levy and have collected a fine not exceeding ten dollars for each day any person shall sell any spirituous or malt liquors within the corporate limits of said town without complying with the ordinances ordained or passed by said Commissioners regulating the same, and the amount paid for such license shall be paid into the treasury of said town. Said Board of Commissioners shall have power to levy and collect such tax on all real and personal property within the corporate limits of said town as they may think proper: Provided, the tax on the value of said property shall not exceed one-fourth of one per cent., and any person liable who shall fail or refuse to pay such tax as may be imposed by said Commissioners for the purpose of working or improving the streets of said town, shall be required to work on the streets of said town in the same manner and under the same penalties as prescribed in the Code of Georgia for working the public roads; and the tax imposed or levied for the purpose of working or improving the streets of said town shall not exceed three dollars per day on each person liable to work, and they shall have the right to work or pay said tax at their discretion. Intendantelection of. May tax shows, grant licenses, etc. Selling without licensepenalty. Powers of taxation. Proviso. Failure to pay street taxpenalty. Amount of street tax. 270. SEC. V. Be it further enacted, That the Commissioners aforesaid shall have power to levy and collect fines of not over twenty dollars, and imprisonment not over ten days, for any one violation of the said by-laws, rules or regulations of said incorporation. May fine and imprison. 271. SEC. VI. Be it further enacted, That the said Commissioners shall have power and authority to appoint a Marshal, and fix his salary as well as the salary of the Intendant, and have power to dismiss the Marshal at any time when, in their judgment, he fails to discharge properly the duties of his office. Marshalhis salary. 272. SEC. VII. Be it further enacted, That said Commissioners, Marshal and Treasurer, before entering on the duties of their

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offices, shall take and subscribe the following oath: I [A. B.] do solemnly swear that I will faithfully perform the duties required of me, (as Commissioner, Marshal or Treasurer, as the case may be), of the town of Whitesburg, to the best of my ability, so help me God. Oath of officers. SEC. VIII. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved March 2, [Illegible Text]. No. CXXIV. (O. No. 401.) An Act to incorporate the town of Way Cross, in the county of Ware, and to provide for the election of Intendant and Commissioners therefor, and to define their duties and powers, and for other purposes. 273. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That, from and after the passage of this Act, the town of Way Cross, in the county of Ware, be, and the same is hereby, incorporated, under the name and style of the Intendant and Commissioners of the town of Way Cross, and that the corporate limits of said town shall extend for the distance of one and a half miles north, east, south and west from the court house, forming a square; and that William B. Foths, William H. Miller, Cuyler W. Hilliard, Mitchell J. Mack and William F. Parker, 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 January, 1875, and until their successors are elected and qualified. Way Cross incorporated. Name. Corporate limits. Town commissioners. Intendanthow electedterm of office. 274. 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 Legislature 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: I, 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 Way Cross, 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 legal voters of said town, of the time of

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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 [Illegible Text] the same had been done as prescribed in the body of this Act. Election of Intendant and commissionerswhen and where held. Qualification of voters. Plurality of votes elect. Commission of officers. Official oath. Failure to elect on day appointedremedy. 275. 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 squares, 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 ($50), and to pass all laws 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 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 and duties of intendant and commissioners. General powers. May grant licenses. Penal jurisdiction. 276. 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 tax as may be assessed, or if any person shall refuse to pay any fine which shall be imposed by 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 defaulter, 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, once a week for four weeks, in one of the public gazettes of this State, expose the same to sale at public outcry, as in the case of Constable's and Sheriff's sales; and the 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. Tax [Illegible Text] execution may issue against. By whom issued. How directed. Advertisement of levy. Sales under execution. Cost of execution. 277. 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 provide for the appointment or election of a Marshal and Clerk, and such other officers as they may deem necessary; and provided, further, that said Intendant shall be ex officio a Justice of the Peace, for the purpose of issuing warrants against offenders of the laws of said corporation, and, with the Commissioners, sit upon the return thereof. Marshal and Clerkelection of. Intendant ex-officio Justice of the Peace. 278. SEC. VI. And be it further enacted, That should any vacancy occur in said Board of Commissioners, by death, resignation or otherwise, it shall be the duty of said Board of Commissioners

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to order an election to fill said vacancy, first giving at least ten days notice of the time of holding said election. Vacancieshow filled. 279. SEC. VII. And be it further enacted, That the Intendant and two Commissioners of said town, and in case of the absence of said Intendant, three Commissioners, shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of all business. Quorum. 280. SEC. VIII. And be it further enacted, That said Intendant and Commissioners shall have power to tax all shows and exhibitions of every kind (except literary exhibitions), sewing machine agents, insurance agents, daguerrean artists and vendors of patent medicines. May tax shows, agents, artists, etc. SEC. IX. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved March 3, 1874. CHAPTER II. AMENDMENTS TO CHARTERS. [Illegible Text]. SECTION. 1. City Assessors shall [Illegible Text] returns; property returned below value must be assessed. 2. Notice to tax-payer his privilege. ATHENS. 3. Registration of voters. 4. Who entitled; oath of voter. 5. Clerk shall [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] publish list. 6. Clerk shall furnish managers with listduty of. 7. Clerk's compensation. 8. Street dutywho liable. 9. Addition to officers' oath. 10. Oath of voters, when challenged. 11. Meetings of Council. 12. Election of Aldermen term of office. 13. Duty [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] elections. 14. Horse-racing [Illegible Text]. 15. Section twelve of Act of September 23, 1868, repealed. [Illegible Text]. 16. Election of Commissionershow conducted; term of office, powers, etc. 17. Powers of taxation. CARTERSVILLE. 18. Next annual electionwhen held. 19. Annual election day. 20. Extension of corporate limits; police regulations. [Illegible Text]. 21. Powers over streets extended; appraisers, awards, appeals, etc. [Illegible Text]. 22. Powers of Act of August 26, 1872, repealed. 23. Municipal governmentvested in Mayor and Aldermen; electionwhen held. DALTON. 24. Corporate limits. 25. Name and general powers. 26. Annual election of officers who eligible; managers; certificate of election; illegal votingpenalty. 27. Vacancieshow [Illegible Text]. 28. Oath of officewho may administer; term of office. 29. May open streets; city regulations; other powers; arrest and trial of offendersjudgment executed by Marshal. 30. Quorum. 31. Street dutywho liable; defaulters. 32. Commutation tax. 33. Mayor and Council shall be, ex officio. 34. Deputy Marshalelection ofdutiesshall give bond; special policemen. 35. May levy tax; Clerk shall receive returns differing with tax-payerhow [Illegible Text]. 36. Defaulters execution against. 37. May license [Illegible Text]; application forhow made; selling without licensepenalty; conditions, etc. may require dealers to close on certain days; license not transferable. 38. Tax on games, shows, etc.; auctioneers' license; selling without licensepenalty. 39. Duties of Treasurer; moneyhow paid out. 40. Duties of Clerk. 41. Duties of Marshal and deputy. 42. Clerk, Marshal, and Treasurer shall give bond, etc. 43. Marshal, Clerk, and Treasurer may be removed. 44. Compensation of officers. 45. Mayor nor Council shall purchase claim against city. 46. Clerk and Marshal shall pay over funds collected. 47. Liens, now of force, not repealed. 48. City organization. 49. City Court jurisdiction; foundation of prosecutions; City Attorney; duty of Sheriff and Jailer; defendant may [Illegible Text] aggravated circumstances.

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DARIEN. 50. Powers of taxation. 51. How exercised. DAWSON. 52. Charter amended. 53. Other amendments. DORAVILLE. 54. Licenses to retail spirituous liquorsregulation. FRANKLIN. 55. Election of officerswhen. 56. Officers shall take oath; term of office. 57. Powers; may impose taxrate of. 58. May require license. 59. Tax-payer making returns under valueMarshal shall make assessment. 60. Mayor shall be ex officio Justice of the Peace. 61. Compensation of officers. [Illegible Text]. 62. Election for Commissionersday changed. GRIFFIN. 63. May levy school tax. JACKSON. 64. May confine offenders in jail. 65. May [Illegible Text] punishment. [Illegible Text]. 66. Commissioners shall have exclusive jurisdiction over licenses. [Illegible Text]. 67. Charter amended. 68. Marshalelection ofterm of office. 69. Other amendments. [Illegible Text]. 70. Prohibited from borrowing money; issuing bonds, illegal, after a [Illegible Text] date; unpaid bonds, etc., provided for. 71. May levy tax of one per centhow assessed; dissatisfied may appeal; when due. [Illegible Text]. 72. Corporate limits. 73. Annual election. OXFORD. 74. Time of holding annual elections, changed. ROME. 75. May require parties to [Illegible Text] their business; licenses, etc.; tax on [Illegible Text]; time of making returns. 76. Street dutywho liable; laws applicable. 77. [Illegible Text] traders, bankers, steamboats, etc.tax on. 78. May prohibit cattle, etc., from running at large. 79. City boundaries. 80. [Illegible Text] power of Mayor. 81. Board of Health powers of. 82. May pass ordinances, etc. SANDERSVILLE. 83. Certain lands exempt from taxation. [Illegible Text]. 84. Corporate authorities may hire [Illegible Text]. [Illegible Text] PLAINS. 85. Additional powers granted. WOOTEN. 86. Name changed; corporate limits. 87. Act of August, 1872; the charter. 88. Mayor and Council election of. 89. Clerk election of; duties. No. CXXV. (O. No. 315.) An Act to amend the charter of the city of Americus in reference to taxation. 1. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That from and after the passage of this Act, that each return of property, real and personal, by any tax-payer of said city, shall be scrutinized carefully by the City Board of Assessors, and if, in their judgment, they shall find the property embraced in the return, or any portion of it, returned below its value, they shall assess the value within fifteen days. City assessor shall [Illegible Text] tax returns. Property returned below value must be assessed. 2. SEC. II. The Assessors shall give the tax-payer notice of their assessment, and, in either case, it shall be the tax-payers privilege to have it left to three disinterested persons residing in said cityone of whom he shall select, the other shall be selected by the City Board of Assessors, and those two shall select a third; if they disagree, a majority of whom shall fix the assessment. Notice to tax payerhis privilege. SEC. III. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved March 2, 1874.

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No. CXXVI. (O. No. 117.) An Act to amend the charter of the city of Athens, and for other purposes. 3. SECTION I. Be it enacted, That the Clerk of Council shall open a list for the registration of voters, at his office, on the first day of July in each year, which list shall be kept open until two o'clock P.M. on the 20th day of November, when the same shall be closed finally and absolutely. Registration of voters. 4. SEC. II. Be it further enacted, That said Clerk, upon the application in person of any person qualified to vote for members of the General Assembly of Georgia within the term prescribed by law for the registry list to be kept open, shall register the name of such person and the ward in which he resides: Provided, such person shall take the following oath, to be administered to him by the Clerk: You do solemnly swear that you are a citizen of the United States; that you are twenty-one years of age; that you have resided in the State for the past six months, within the city limits of the city of Athens for one month last past, and in the ward where you now reside for the past ten days; and that you have paid all taxes legally imposed and demanded of you by the authorities of the city of Athens: so help you God. Who entitled to register. Oath of voter. 5. SEC. III. Be it further enacted, That the Clerk shall keep a record of the name of each person so registering, and the ward in which he resides, and shall arrange and publish the same in alphabetical order, in one of the gazettes of the city of Athens, in such manner and at such time as the Council may direct; he shall keep a copy of said list posted at the court house door, in said city, and one at the post office until the day of election, in each year. Clerk shall keep and publish list of voters. 6. SEC. IV. Be it further enacted, That he shall also furnish the managers of [Illegible Text] in each ward with a list of voters in that ward, (being a copy of the registry list up to the time of its final closing,) and the said managers shall check off the names on said list as they are voted, and allow no one to vote who has not registered, and shall return said list, with the ballot boxes, to the Clerk of Council. Clerk shall furnish managers with list, etc. Managers' duty. 7. SEC. V. Be it further enacted, That the Clerk of Council shall receive such compensation for his services in this behalf, independently of his regular salary, as the Mayor and Council may determine. Compensation of Clerk. 8. SEC. VI. Be it further enacted, That the thirty-third section of an act to amend the charter of the town of Athens, and the various acts amendatory thereof, approved August 24, 1872, be amended by striking out the words liable to road duty by the laws of this State, and inserting in lieu thereof the words between the ages of twenty-one and fifty years. Street dutywho liable.

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9. SEC. VII. Be it further enacted, That the following words be added to the oath prescribed in section six of the above recited Act, to be taken by the Mayor and Aldermen of the city of Athens when they enter upon the discharge of their duties: and I do further swear that I have not practiced any unlawful means, directly or indirectly, to procure my election, and that I have not given, or offered, or promised, or caused to be given, or offered, or promised to any person, any money, treat, or thing of value, with intent to affect any vote, or to prevent any person voting at the election at which I was elected. Addition to officers' oath. 10. SEC. VIII. Be it further enacted, That in addition to the oath now required by section five, of the above recited Act, to be taken by voters at the municipal election in said city, the managers shall administer the following oath to any and all persons offering to vote who shall be challenged: I do swear that I have not given or received, nor do I expect to give or receive any money, treat, or other thing of value, by which my vote, or any vote is affected, or expected to be affected at this election, nor have I given or promised any reward, or made any threat, by which to prevent any person from voting at this election. And no person shall vote who, if challenged, shall refuse to take said oath. Oath of voterswhen [Illegible Text] 11. SEC. IX. Be it further enacted, That the Mayor and Council shall have authority to fix the time and place of holding the regular monthly meetings of Council after giving due and public notice thereof. Meetings of Council. 12. SEC. X. Be it further enacted, That the Aldermen of said city shall be elected, and hold their office for the term of two years, except that at the first annual election after the passage of this Act, one Alderman for each ward shall be elected for the term of one year, and shall hold his office for that time, the other Aldermen for each ward shall be elected for two years, and the voters of said city shall specify on their tickets, at said election, the person for whom they vote for two years, and the person for whom they vote for one year. Election of [Illegible Text] Term of office. 13. SEC. XI. Be it further enacted, That in all municipal elections, after the passage of this Act, there shall be kept two lists of the voters and two tally sheets, and the names of the voters shall be numbered in the order of voting. As each ballot is received, the number of the vote on the list shall be marked on the ballot before being deposited in the box, and when any vote is challenged and sworn, it shall so be written opposite his name on the list, and also on his ballot. Duty of managers during elections. 14. SEC. XII. Be it further enacted, That the act of December 20, 1833, prohibiting horse racing in the city of Athens, be amended by adding the following, Provided, that none of the provisions of this Act shall be so construed as to prevent the testing of the speed of horses at the Fair Grounds in the city of Athens, or upon the

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grounds of any agricultural or farmers' association that may here after be organized and hold its exhibitions in the city of Athens. Horse racing. SEC. XIII. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 28, 1874. NOTEO. No. 301 is a verbation copy of this Act, and is omitted by authority. No. CXXVII. (O. No. 48.) An Act to repeal section twelve of an act entitled an act to reorganize the municipal government of the city of Augusta. 15. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That section twelve of an act entitled an act to reorganize the municipal government of the city of Augusta, passed September 23, 1868, (a) (a) The section above referred to repealed the authority of the Mayor and Council to fix the time of municipal elections. over the Governor's veto, be, and the same is hereby, repealed. 12 of the Act of Sept. 23, 1868, repealed. SEC. II. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 24, 1874. No. CXXVIII. (O. No. 97.) An Act to amend an act entitled an act to incorporate the town of Buford, in Gwinnett county, and for other purposes, approved August 24, 1872. 16. SECTION I. The General Assembly do enact, That the second section of the above recited act be so amended as to read as follows: One of the Justices of the Peace in the district wherein said town is located, after giving ten days' notice, by posting at the post-office in said town, may order an election for six Commissioners for said town, and may appoint, for conducting said election, any three resident voters of said town, who shall conduct said election in accordance with the laws of the State of Georgia governing county elections, and the six persons receiving the largest number of votes shall be declared duly elected Commissioners of the town of Buford, and the said Commissioners so elected shall hold their office till the first Monday in January, 1875, and until their successors are elected and qualified, and shall exercise all the powers and privileges conferred by the said act incorporating the town of Buford, and also so much of the act to prescribe the manner of incorporating towns and villages in this State, approved August 26, 1872, as is amendatory thereto. Election of Commissioners. How conducted. Term of office. Powers and privileges. 17. SEC. II. Be it further enacted, That the fourth section of

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the above first recited act be so [Illegible Text] as to read as follows: Said Commissioners shall have power to levy and collect a tax annually, of not more than five hundred nor less than two hundred and fifty dollars, upon every person, firm, or corporation, that may at any time after said election sell intoxicating liquors of any kind inside of said corporation in quantities less than five gallons. Power of taxation. SEC. III. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 27, 1874. No. CXXIX (O. No. 397.) An Act to amend the charter of Cartersville. 18. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That the next annual election for Mayor and Aldermen of the city of Cartersville shall be held on the second Wednesday in December, and the officers then elected shall go into office on the third Wednesday in December. Nextannual municipal electionwhen. 19. SEC. II. Every election for Mayor and Aldermen of said city, except to fill vacancies, shall hereafter be held on the second Wednesday in December, and the officers elected shall enter on the discharge of their duties on the third Wednesday in December. Every election held on second Wednesday in December. 20. SEC. III. That the corporate limits of said city be extended so as to embrace the city cemetery, and one hundred yards beyond the boundary of said cemetery in every direction; but the extension herein provided for shall be limited to police purposes, and to the proper care and protection of said cemetery, and the punishment of violations of the laws and ordinances of the city. Extension of corporate limitspolice regulations. SEC. IV. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved March 3, 1874. No. CXXX. (O. No. 243.) An Act to amend an act entitled an act to consolidate, amend, and supersede the several acts incorporating the town of Carrollton, in the county of Carroll, and to grant certain privileges to the same, approved August 20, 1872. 21. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That section nine of the above recited Act be amended by striking out all of said section after the word order, in the fifth line of said section, and substituting in lieu thereof the following: That the Mayor and Council of the town of Carrollton, in Carroll county, shall have power to open new streets, lanes, and alleys, change, widen, or extend streets, lanes, and alleys already opened, within the corporate

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limits of said town, and to pass ordinances prescribing the mode of so doing; that the damages, if any, sustained by the owner, or owners of land, or other property, by reason of the opening, changing, widening, or extension of such streets, [Illegible Text], or alleys, shall be ascertained and assessed by three appraisers, one of whom shall be appointed by said owner, or owners, one by the Mayor of said town, and the other by the Ordinary of the county of Carroll, whose award, or that of a majority of them, certified in writing, under their hands, in duplicate, one for each of the parties in interestthe said Mayor and Council of Carrollton and the owner or owners of said land, or other propertyshall be returned to the Clerk of the Superior Court of said county; and in case either party shall be dissatisfied with said award, he, she, or they, may, within ten days after its rendition, enter an appeal to the Superior Court of said county, as in other cases of appeal, when the question of damages shall be determined by a jury; but the award, if not appealed from, shall operate and have the effect of a judgment, upon which the Clerk of the Superior Court of said county shall issue execution. The appraisers aforesaid shall, in all cases, in making up their award, consider the benefits from the opening, changing, widening, or extension of such streets, lanes, and alleys, accruing to the owner, or owners of such land, or other property, and set off such benefits against such damages; but in no event giving an award against such owner, or owners, for the excess of benefits over damages; that the opening, widening, or extension, of such streets, lanes, and alleys, by the Mayor and Council of said town, shall not be interfered with by any Court, or process of any Court, pending the action of said appraisers, or pending the appeal from their award. Powers of Mayor and Councilover streets, etc., extended. Appraisers of damageshow appointed. Awardwhere returned. Either party may appeal. Effect of award. May consider benefits. No judicial interference. SEC. II. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved March 2, 1874. No. CXXXI. (O. No. 196.) An Act to amend an act to incorporate the town of [Illegible Text], in the county of Pulaski, and to appoint officers for the same, approved March 19, 1869. 22. SECTION I. The General Assembly do enact, That the charter of the town of Cochran, in the county of Pulaski, be amended by confering upon the municipal [Illegible Text] of said town all the powers granted to such authorities in towns and villages in an act to prescribe the manner of incorporating towns and villages in this State, approved August 26, 1872. Powers of Act of August 26, 1872, conferred. 23. SEC. II. Be it further enacted, That the municipal government of said town shall be vested in a Mayor and Board of Aldermen,

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who are hereby constituted a body corporate, under the name and style of the Mayor and Council of the town of Cochran, and the first election shall be held for such officers within sixty days after the passage of this Act, under the provisions of said Act, and afterwards at the time therein prescribed. Municipal government vested in Mayor and Aldermen. Election of [Illegible Text] held. SEC. III. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 28, 1874. No. CXXXII. (O. No. 54.) An Act to consolidate, amend and codify the various acts incorporating the city of Dalton, in the county of Whitfield, and the various acts amendatory thereof, and to define the duties of the Mayor and Council and other officers of said city. 24. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That the corporate limits of said city shall be the circumference of a circle, described from the centre of the freight depot of the Western and Atlantic Railroad, in said city, as a centre, with a radius of one mile in length. Corporate limits. 25. SEC. II. Be it further enacted, The Mayor and Council of said city shall be known by the corporate name of The Mayor and Council of the city of Dalton, and by said name may sue and be sued; may have and use a common seal; purchase, take, hold and possess to themselves and their successors in office, for the use and benefit of said city, real and personal property; exchange or sell and convey the same when and in such manner as they may deem best for said city, and to make all contracts in their corporate capacity which they may deem necessary for the welfare of said city. [Illegible Text] powers. 26. SEC. III. Be it further enacted, On the second Wednesday in December next, and annually thereafter on the second Wednesday in December, there shall be an election for Mayor, six members of Council, Clerk, [Illegible Text] and Marshal of said city, at which election all male citizens of said city who shall have resided within the corporate limits of said city thirty days immediately before the day of election, and who may be entitled to vote for members of the [Illegible Text] Assembly of this State, and who [Illegible Text] have worked upon the streets of said city the number of days they have been required to do during the year in which such election may be held, or paid commutation tax in lieu thereof according to the laws and ordinances of said city, and all city tax, shall be entitled to vote at such election; and all persons entitled to vote at such election, and eligible to office according to the Constitution and laws of this State, shall be eligible to any of the aforesaid offices. At any such election, any Justice of the Peace and two freeholders, or, in the absence of a Justice, any three freeholders

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resident in said city and who are not candidates, may act as managers, and shall conduct such election as nearly as practicable in accordance with the election laws of this State. Such managers shall give certificates of election to the persons receiving the highest number of votes for their respective offices, which certificate shall be recorded on the minutes of Council, and shall be held to be the highest evidence of the election of such officers. Any person who shall vote more than once at such election, or contrary to the provisions of this section, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and, upon conviction thereof, shall be punished by imprisonment in the common jail of the county for a period not exceeding six months. Annual election of officers. Qualifications of voters. Who eligible to office. Managers [Illegible Text] election. Certificate of election. Illegal votingpenalty. 27. SEC. IV. Be it further enacted, In the event of a vacancy in the office of Mayor, or members of Council, from any cause, the Mayor or four members of Council shall order an election to fill such vacancy for the unexpired term, and notice of such election shall be advertised in two or more public places in said city, or in a newspaper published therein, at least ten days before such election, which election shall be conducted as provided for in section three of this Act. Vacancieshow filled. 28. SEC. V. Be it further enacted, Before entering upon the duties of any of the aforesaid offices, the person elected thereto shall take and subscribe the following oath: I,, do solemnly swear that I will, to the best of my ability, discharge the duties of for the city of Dalton, during my continuance in office: So help me God. Any person authorized by law, or the acting Mayor of said city, may administer said oath. The Mayor and members of Council, and other officers provided for in this Act, shall hold their offices for one year from the first Monday in January succeeding their election, and until their successors are elected and qualified: Provided, nevertheless, that the Clerk, Marshal and Treasurer shall be liable to removal by a vote of two-thirds of the Council for neglect of duty or malfeasance in office. Any vacancy occurring in any of the three last named offices, shall be filled for the unexpired term by the Mayor and Council. Oath of office. Who may administer. Term of office. Proviso. 29. SEC. VI. Be it further enacted, Said Mayor and Council shall have power to open and improve new streets, upon payment for the land appropriated for the same according to the mode prescribed by law for opening out new roads under the road laws of this State, and repair those already open; to provide such public buildings as may be necessary and for the benefit of said city; to pass ordinances regulating the management of market houses, private and public transportation through the city, bar rooms and saloons licensed by them, public wells, springs and pumps; to abate nuisances, public or private, suppress all disorderly conduct, disorderly houses and houses of ill-fame within said corporate limits; to prevent loud and boisterous conversation, quarreling, profanity and obscene language upon the streets or other public places in the city; to disperse disorderly assemblies; to prevent intoxication or drunkenness in said city; to regulate the speed of

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railroad trains passing through the city; to prescribe the signals to be given by trains and locomotives passing through, arriving at or departing from the city, and to suppress all other blowing or whistling on locomotives by persons connected with such engines or locomotives; to keep open and unobstructed all railroad crossings in the corporate limits of said city; to provide for [Illegible Text] living in, and to prevent paupers from being imposed on, the city. Said Mayor and Council shall have power to enact appropriate ordinances for the accomplishment of all the purposes hereinbefore enumerated, and for the punishment of offenders in relation to any of the matters aforesaid, and all ordinances they may deem necessary for preserving the peace, health or good order and good government of the city, and to enforce all ordinances by them adopted not inconsistent with the laws of this State, and to punish any person or persons who shall violate any such ordinances, by fine not to exceed fifty dollars, or imprisonment not to exceed twenty days, or work upon the public streets not to exceed twenty daysany one or all in the discretion of the Council; and it shall be the duty of the Marshal and Deputy Marshal, whenever it shall come to the knowledge of either that any such ordinances have been violated, to arrest the person or persons whom he has reason to believe guilty of such violation, and, as soon as convenient after such arrest, to bring such person or persons before the Mayor or any three members of Council, who, when hearing the evidence concerning such violation, shall determine whether or not the person or persons so brought before him or them be guilty of such violation, and, if found guilty, the Mayor or three members of Council shall adjudge what punishment shall be inflicted upon such guilty person, and the Marshal or Deputy Marshal shall execute such judgment. If it be not convenient for the Marshal or Deputy Marshal to bring any person or persons by him arrested immediately before the Mayor or three members of Council, he may temporarily imprison the person or persons so arrested until he can conveniently bring such person or persons so arrested before the Mayor or three members of Council: Provided, such temporary confinement shall not exceed twenty-four hours. Mayor and Council may open new streets, etc. City regulations. May make ordinances, etc. May punish [Illegible Text], etc. Marshal shall arrest offenders. By whom tried. Shall execute judgment. May [Illegible Text] imprison offenders. 30. SEC. VII. Be it further enacted, For the transaction of all business, except as is otherwise provided in this Act, the Mayor and four members of Council shall constitute a quorum, and the vote of four members of Council, or of three members of Council with the concurrence of the Mayor, shall decide any question which may come before the Council. Quorum. 31. SEC. VIII. Be it further enacted, The Mayor and [Illegible Text] of said city shall have power and authority to call out, or provide for calling out, each and every male person, subject to road duty under the laws of this State, who reside within the corporate limits of said city, who shall be compelled to work upon the streets or sidewalks of said city for the number of days in each year as are now fixed by the road laws of this State; and where any person,

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liable to such street or road duty, shall have been duly notified, according to the road laws of this State, to work on said streets by the Marshal, or other person or officer on whom the by-laws of said city may devolve this duty, shall in any way make default by failing to appear at the time and place specified in said notification, or to work, as required by the present road laws of this State, or in any other manner shall make default in relation thereto, such party shall be notified to appear before the Mayor and Council to show cause why he should not be fined for such default, and at the time appointed the Mayor and Council shall try the said defaulter, and, if found guilty of such default, they may impose a fine on such defaulter for such default to the same extent that the Road Commissioners of this State may fine defaulters under the present road laws of this State; which fine, or fines, if not paid immediately, or within such time as the Mayor and Council may fix, such defaulter may be, by order of the Mayor and Council, imprisoned in the jail of the county not exceeding two days for each dollar of the fine so imposed. Said Mayor and Council shall have power to fix, by ordinance, a commutation tax or sum of money, which, when paid by the person liable to work on the streets, shall exempt such person from any other road or street duty for the year for which it is paid; but no person shall have the right to relieve himself from the penalty of default, as aforesaid, by paying or offering to pay such commutation tax without the consent of the Mayor and Council. Street dutywho liable. Defaultershow dealt with. Commutation tax. 33. SEC. IX. Be it further enacted, The Mayor and each member of Council shall be ex officio Justices of the Peace, so far as to authorize them to issue warrants for offenses committed within the corporate limits of the city, against the penal laws of this State; and the Marshal and Deputy Marshal may execute any such warrant; and such ex officio Justice of the Peace may commit to jail, or admit to bail, such offenders, except as is otherwise provided by law. Mayor and Council shall be ex officio [Illegible Text] of the Peace. 34. SEC. X. Be it further enacted, The Mayor and Council may, at their option, elect a Deputy Marshal for such period as they may deem necessary; and said Deputy Marshal shall have all the power and authority of the Marshal, except in the matter of collecting taxes as hereinafter provided. Such Deputy Marshal shall give bond, in such amount as the Mayor and Council shall prescribe, for the faithful discharge of his duties, as they may be defined and pointed out by this charter, or ordinances of Council. And the Mayor and Council may also appoint special policemen, to serve when, within their judgment, such appointment may be necessaryto be discharged when the emergency has passed, and to be compensated as the Mayor and Council may determine; and, while such appointees shall be on duty, they shall have the same authority in preserving order, and be charged with the same duties, and entitled to the same protection, as the Marshal. Deputy Marshalelectionduties. Shall give bond. Special policemen.

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35. SEC. XI. Be it further enacted, The Mayor and Council shall have power to levy an ad valorem tax, not to exceed sixtenths of one per cent. upon all the taxable property within the corporate limits of the city, made taxable by the laws of this State. It shall be the duty of the City Clerk to receive the returns of all taxable property returned to him, and to make out a schedule of all property within said city, liable to taxation, not returned at such time, and in such manner, and under such regulations, as may be prescribed by ordinances of the Council, and it shall be the duty of the Marshal to collect such tax at such time and in such manner as may be prescribed by ordinance or otherwise. It is also made the duty of the Clerk to scan the returns made and see that the value placed on said property by said tax-payer is fair and reasonable. Should a difference arise between the Clerk and any tax-payer concerning the value of property given in, such difference shall be settled as is prescribed in the Code of Georgia for settling such differences between the tax-payer and Tax Receiver of this State. May levy tax. Clerk shall receive returns. Tax payer and Clerk differing as to valuehow settled. 36. SEC. XII. Be it further enacted, If any person shall fail or refuse to pay the tax imposed according to this Act, the Clerk of Council shall issue an execution, which shall be signed by the Clerk, and bear test in the name of the Mayor. Such execution shall bind all the property which said defaulting tax-payer owned in said city, on the first day of April of the year in which it is returned for taxation. Such execution shall be directed to, and enforced by, the Marshal of said city; but, in case real estate is levied upon, it shall be the duty of the Marshal to advertise the sale as Sheriffs' sales are now advertised. Defaulters execution against. How directed, etc. 37. SEC. XIII. Be it further enacted, The said Mayor and Council shall have power to license persons to retail spirituous liquors within the corporate limits of said city; also, to sell spirituous liquors by the quart, and in larger quantities, and to vend malt liquors; such license not to be issued for a shorter or longer time than one year. The person or persons desiring to engage in the business of selling spirituous or malt liquors shall make written application for license so to do, which application shall state the character of the business, at what point it is to be carried on, and who are interested in it; and, upon considering such application, the Mayor and Council may grant or refuse such application. And no person or persons shall sell, by retail, any spirituous liquors within such corporation, without first obtaining such license, for which he or they shall pay a sum not exceeding one thousand dollars. And no person shall sell spirituous liquors within said corporation, by the quart or in larger quantities, without first obtaining license, for which he shall pay a sum not exceeding five hundred dollars. And no person shall retail beer, or other malt liquors, within said corporation, without obtaining a license therefor, for which he shall pay a sum not exceeding two hundred dollars. For any license to carry on any one, or all, of

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the aforesaid branches of business, granted during any year, the same sum shall be paid; and no such license shall be issued until the whole amount due shall be paid in cash unto the city treasury, or, an agreement, satisfactory to the Council, be made to pay the amount in installmentsone-fourth of said amount, at least, to be paid quarterly in advance, and the remainder, secured, to be paid in the same manner. The Mayor and Council may exact bond, in each amount, and upon such conditions, and with such securities, as they may deem proper, from any and all persons to whom they may grant any such license; and may require such person, or persons, to take and subscribe such oath as they may prescribe; and may direct at what times of night and during what days, during the year, the persons engaged in any of the aforesaid branches of business shall close their business houses; and may regulate the manner of conduct, in any such business, in any way not prohibited by law: Provided, that nothing in this section shall, in any way, conflict with laws now of force regulating the closing of such places of business on the Sabbath day, or on days of election. All license taken under this section shall be taken subject to the control of the Mayor and Council, as in this section authorized, and subject to such ordinances as may be enacted by the Mayor and Council, in consonance with this Act; and any person violating any of the provisions of this Act, or of such ordinances, shall be dealt with as is prescribed in the sixth section of this Act. License granted in accordance with this section shall not be transferable; nor shall the place of doing business under any such license be changed without the consent of the Mayor and Council first obtained. May license retailers, etc. Applications for licensehow [Illegible Text] Selling without licensepenalty. Conditions precedent to obtaining. May [Illegible Text] bond of [Illegible Text], and oath. May require dealers to close on certain days. Proviso. Licenses not transferable 38. SEC. XIV. Be it further enacted, The said Mayor and Council shall have authority, in addition to the ad valorem tax hereinbefore provided for, to levy a tax on all billiard tables, tenpin alleys, nine-pin alleys, and tables and alleys of any other kind, used for the purpose of playing on with balls, or pins, within said city, and on all contrivances of every sort used for the purpose of gaming, or carrying on a game of chance, by selling cards, tickets, or numbers, or by turning a deal or wheel, or by using any other artifice or contrivance. They shall also have authority to levy a tax, not exceeding one hundred dollars, upon all circuses, sleight-of-hand performances, tricks of legerdemain, and other shows, taxed by the laws of this State, which may exhibit within said city, such tax to be for each exhibition, and to be collected, if not paid voluntarily, by execution, levy and sale, as provided in this Act for the collection of other taxes. They shall also have power to grant license to one or more auctioneers, for which the applicant shall pay a sum not exceeding fifty dollars per year; and if any person shall sell goods, merchandise, or property, within said corporation, at auction, or public outcry, without obtaining such license, he shall [Illegible Text] for every such sale a sum not to exceed one hundred dollars, to be recovered in any court of competent jurisdiction,

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at the suit of the Mayor and Council, the recovery to be paid into the city treasury: Provided, that nothing in this Act contained shall be so construed to extend to any judicial sale, executor, administrator, or guardian sales, or to prevent resident citizens from vending at auction their own property. The Mayor and Council may provide, also, for the manner in which any of the special taxes authorized by this charter, and any of the license herein provided for, may be issued and used; and any person violating the provisions of this Act, or the ordinances enacted in accordance therewith, shall be dealt with as prescribed in the sixth section of this Act. Tax on games, shows, etc. License of auctioneers. Selling without licensepenalty. Proviso. 39. SEC. XV. Be it further enacted, The Treasurer shall receive all moneys due the city from any and all sources, and pay the same out upon orders drawn by the Clerk of the city upon him, said orders being countersigned by the Mayor, or in his absence by the Mayor pro tem. The said Treasurer shall keep a book which shall, at all times, be subject to inspection by the Council or any person holding an order upon him, which book shall show what amount of money remains in his hands, and from what sources received, and what moneys have been by him disbursed, and upon what account, and shall preserve all orders by him paid off as vouchers for disbursements, and he shall do and perform all other duties relative to the finance of the city, prescribed by ordinances of Council, and in the manner prescribed: Provided, such ordinances are not inconsistent with the provisions of this Act. Duties of Treasurer money how paid out. 40. SEC. XVI. Be it further enacted, The Clerk of the city shall perform all clerical duties, and other duties assigned him by the Council, as well as the duty hereinbefore assigned him, and shall be guided in the performance of his duties by the ordinances of Council not in conflict with this Act or the laws of this State. Duties of Clerk. 41. SEC. XVII. Be it further enacted, The Marshal and Deputy Marshal shall, in addition to the duties hereinbefore imposed upon the Marshal, perform such other duties in the sphere of their duties as may be assigned them by the Mayor and Council in consonance with the provisions of this charter and ordinances of Council not inconsistent herewith. Duties of [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] Deputy. 42. SEC. XVIII. Be it further enacted, The City Clerk, Treasurer and Marshal shall each execute a bond with at least two good and solvent sureties, to be approved by the Mayor and Council, in the sum of not less than twenty-five hundred dollars, said bond to be made payable to the Mayor and Council and their successors in office, conditioned for the faithful performance of their respective duties; such bond must be given before the said officers enter upon the duties of their respective offices, and the principal and sureties thereon may be sued on said bond for any default in reference to the finances of the city made by the officer giving said bond, as soon as said default shall be ascertained, and recovery can be had and enforced as upon other judgments rendered by the courts of this State; and any officer who shall fail to pay over any

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funds in his hands belonging to the city, according to law and the ordinances of Council, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and on conviction shall be punished as is prescribed in section 4310 of the new Code of Georgia. Clerk. Marshal [Illegible Text] Treasurer shall give bond, etc Bonds [Illegible Text] be sued [Illegible Text] 43. SEC. XIX. Be it further enacted, The Clerk, Treasurer, or Marshal, upon failing to comply with any duty assigned them by this charter, or the ordinances of Council consistent therewith, may be removed from office by the Mayor and Council; they shall also be subject to removal for any misconduct or malfeasance in office, and there shall be no appeal from the decision of the Mayor and Council upon any question of removal. Marshal, Clerk and Treasurer may be removed. 44. SEC. XX. Be it further enacted, The Mayor and Council may fix the compensation to be paid to themselves and to the officers herein provided forthe Mayor's salary not to exceed four hundred dollars, members of Council not to exceed twenty-five dollars, Clerk not to exceed five hundred dollars, Marshal not to exceed five hundred dollars, Deputy Marshal not to exceed four hundred dollars, Treasurer not to exceed three hundred dollars. The fees and perquisites heretofore paid to the Clerk shall hereafter be paid into the treasury of the city, and it shall be his duty, at every regular meeting, to make a report of such fees received, and pay over the same to the Treasurer, taking his receipt therefor. All the officers of said city shall take their offices subject to such modification as to compensation as may from time to time be made within the limits aforesaid. Compensation of officers. 45. SEC. XXI. Be it further enacted, Neither the Mayor, nor any member of Council, nor any of the officers of said corporation, shall, during his continuance in office, purchase any claim, order, demand, or debt, against the city for less than the full amount of such debt, claim, order, or demand, appearing to be due, or claimed to be paid in cash; nor shall any of the officers, or Mayor, or members of Council, be directly or indirectly interested in any contract made by the Mayor and Council, or their agent, for the improvement of the city, or otherwise; and for any violation of this section the person so offending shall be removed from office, and shall, in addition, be subject to indictment as for a misdemeanor, and be punished accordingly. Mayor nor Council shall purchase claims against the city. 46. SEC. XXII. Be it further enacted, Neither the Clerk or Marshal of the city shall retain in his hands any funds by him collected for said city for more than one week, but said Clerk or Marshal shall pay over to the Treasurer any and all money collected by him for the city within one week from the date of collection, and, upon failing so to do, shall be subject to removal at the discretion of the Council. Clerk and Marshal shall pay over funds collected. 47. SEC. XXIII. Be it further enacted, Until ordinances and by-laws shall be adopted in conformity with this charter, those now of force not inconsistent herewith shall remain of force. Laws now of force not repealed. 48. SEC. XXIV. Be it further enacted, The organization of the city government shall remain as it now is, except as it may be

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changed to conform with this charter, until the first annual election under this charter; but the officers of said city shall be governed by and conform to the provisions of this charter so far as the same may be practicable, and any ordinance or by-law that may be adopted in conformity to this charter shall be of force and take effect from and after the same shall have been published in two public places in said city for five days, or after one insertion in a newspaper published in said city. City organization. 49. SEC. XXV. Be it further enacted, The Mayor, or three members of Council, in the absence or disqualification of the Mayor, shall be a court for the trial of offenders, in the following class of cases, under the restrictions hereinafter imposed, when said offenses have been committed within the corporate limits of said city: 1. Simple assault; 2. Batteries; 3. Riots; 4. Affrays; 5. Using opprobrious or abusive language tending to provoke a breach of the peace, or using obscene or vulgar language in the presence of a female. In order to give said Mayor, or three members of Council, jurisdiction to try any of the class of cases above enumerated, and to authorize them finally to dispose of such cases by the imposition of such penalties as are now, or may hereafter be, imposed by the laws of this State, there shall be an accusation in writing, stating distinctly the time and place, and the offense, and giving the name of the offender, which accusation shall be signed by the Marshal of said city. Upon said accusation, the person so charged, or his attorney, shall endorse a waiver of bill of indictment and trial by jury, and submitting himself to such penalty as may be imposed upon him by said court, if found guilty. For the purpose of trying said offenders, the court may employ any qualified attorney to make out and prosecute such charge; and, upon conviction, said attorney shall be allowed the sum of five dollars, to be taxed in the bill of costs against the defendant only. Upon conviction of any such person, by said Mayor, or three members of Council, they are hereby authorized to impose the same penalties as are now imposed by the laws of this State for like offenses; and, for this purpose, may impose fines, and enforce the collection thereof by imprisonment; and it shall be the duty of the Sheriff and Jailer of said county to execute and carry out such sentence as fully as if pronounced by the Superior Courts of this State. Should the person so convicted desire to have such sentence reviewed by certiorari, the sentence may be suspended by giving notice of his intention to apply for a certiorari, which must be sued out and presented to the Judge of the Superior Court within ten days from the decision complained of. If, upon investigation of any such cases, it shall appear that the offense was attended with aggravated circumstances, it shall be the duty of the Mayor, or three members of Council, to bind over or commit to jail such offender; but said city shall, in no event, be

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liable for the jail fees, or other expenses, attendant on binding over or committing to jail such offender. City Courtjurisdiction. Foundation of prosecution. City [Illegible Text] May [Illegible Text] penalties. Duty of Sheriff [Illegible Text] jailer. [Illegible Text] may [Illegible Text] rari. Aggravat [Illegible Text]. SEC. XXVI. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 24, 1874. No. CXXXIII. (O. No. 356.) An Act to amend the charter of the city of Darien, and to confer upon the County Commissioners of McIntosh county, in their ex-officio capacity as Mayor and Aldermen of said city, the same powers of taxation now exercised by the Mayor and Aldermen of the city of Savannah. 50 SECTION I. Be it enacted, That, from and after the passage of this Act, the charter of the city of Darien be amended so as to confer upon the County Commissioners of McIntosh county, who are ex-officio the Mayor and Aldermen of said city, all powers of taxation over persons residing or doing business in said city, and over all property, real and personal, and all occupations and other subjects of taxation within the corporate limits thereof, now given by law to the Mayor and Aldermen of the city of Savannah, within the corporate limits of the same. Charter of Darien amendedpowers of taxation. 51. SEC. II. Be it further enacted, That said powers of taxation shall be exercised by said County Commissioners, within the corporate limits of Darien, in the same manner as now prescribed by law for the exercise of like powers by the Mayor and Aldermen of Savannah, in said city. How exercised. SEC. III. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved March 2, 1874. No. CXXXIV. (O. No. 293.) An Act to alter and amend an act entitled an act to incorporate the city of Dawson, in the county of Terrell, to define the corporate limits thereof, and for other purposes mentioned therein, approved August 22, 1872. 52. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That the second section of said act be altered and amended by striking out Monday, in the fifth line, and inserting in lieu thereof Wednesday. Charter of Dawson amended. 53. SEC. II. Be it further enacted, That the eighth section of said act be amended by inserting in the seventh line thereof, after the word groceries, the following words, to-wit: And any

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person or persons selling whisky by the bottle or quart; and by striking out two where it occurs in the next to the last line in said section, and inserting in lieu thereof the word four. Other amendments. SEC. III. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved March 2, 1874. No. CXXXV. (O. No. 105.) An Act to confer additional powers upon the Commissioners of the town of Doraville, in the county of DeKalb, so as to give to the said Commissioners the power to regulate the sale of intoxicating liquors within the corporate limits of said town. 54. SECTION I. Be it enacted, That the Commissioners of the town of Doraville, in the county of DeKalb, shall have the power to regulate, control and license the sale, by retail, of spirituous or intoxicating liquors within the corporate limits of said town, and shall have the power to prescribe the times, places and manner of selling said liquors, and shall fix the license tax for said sale at such sum as shall be determined upon by said Commissioners, not exceeding five hundred dollars per annum. Licenses to retail spiritsregulation of. SEC. II. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 27, 1874. No. CXXXVI. (O. No. 14.) An Act to amend an act incorporating the town of Franklin, in the county of Heard, assented to December 26, 1831, and all acts amendatory thereto; to provide for the election of a Mayor, Recorder and five Councilmen, and to confer upon them specified powers, and for other purposes herein mentioned. 55. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That, within sixty days from the passage of this Act, by giving one week's notice, and on the first Thursday in every January thereafter, the qualified voters residing within the corporate limits of the town of Franklin, shall be entitled to vote for a Mayor, Recorder and five Councilmen, in lieu and instead of five Commissioners, as provided by the acts of which this is amendatory; and at which election a Justice of the Peace and two freeholders, or three freeholders, shall preside, and the persons receiving the highest number of votes shall be declared duly elected, and the managers of said election shall give certificates

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to the persons elected, which shall be recorded among the records of said town. Election of Mayor, Recorder and Councilmenwhen. Managers of election. 56. SEC. II. Be it further enacted, That the persons elected under the preceding section shall, within twenty (20) days after the election, and before they shall enter upon the duties of their office, take and subscribe the oath of office before any person authorized by law to administer oaths, or any member of Council, and shall hold their office until the first Tuesday in February, 1875, and until their successors are elected and qualified. The terms of all officers elected after the first election shall commence on the first Tuesday in February in each year, and shall be for one year and until their successors are elected and qualified. Officers elected shall take oathterms of office. 57. SEC. III. Be it further enacted, That all the powers confered upon the Commissioners of the town of Franklin by its charter, and all acts amendatory thereto, be, and they are hereby, conferred upon the Mayor, Recorder and Councilmen, who are hereby vested with full power and authority to make such assessment and lay such taxes on the inhabitants of said town and those who hold taxable property within the same, and those who transact, or offer to transact business therein, as said corporate authorities may deem expedient for the safety, benefit, convenience and advantage of said town, except as hereinafter provided, and may enforce the payment of such assessment and taxes, in such manner as said Mayor, Recorder and Councilmen may prescribe. Besides all the real and personal property within the corporate limits, the said Mayor, Recorder and Councilmen may tax capital invested in said town, stocks in money corporations, choses in action, income and commissions derived from the pursuit of any profession, faculty, trade, or calling, dividends, bank, insurance, and all agencies of every kind, and all other property or sources of profit not expressly prohibited or exempted by State law or competent authority of the United States. And the taxes to be levied upon said real and personal property within the corporate limits of said town, shall be whatever per cent., not to exceed one-half of one per cent. per annum upon the value thereof, the Mayor, Recorder, and Councilmen, or a majority of them, may deem expedient for the safety, benefit, convenience and advantage of said town of Franklin. Powers of officers. May impose tax, etc. Rate of taxtion. 58. SEC. IV. Be it further enacted, That whenever anything for which State or county license is required is to be done within the said town, the Town Council of Franklin may require a town license therefor in such sum as the Mayor, Recorder and Councilmen may deem to the best interest of said town. May require license, etc. 59. SEC. V. Be it further enacted, That should any person subject to pay corporate tax fail, or refuse to make return, or fix a value, or too small a value, to his property, the Marshal shall make such valuation and assess the tax thereon from the best information in his power; and in case where no return is made, or no valuation given, or the person liable shall fail or refuse to make return, give the true value or pay the tax, the Council of said town is hereby

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authorized to enforce the payment of such taxes by doubling the same for said failure or refusal to pay promptly when due, and issuing execution therefor. Tax payer making returns under valueMarshal shall make assessment. 60. SEC. VI. Be it further enacted, That the Mayor, in addition to the powers already confered by the charter and all the acts amendatory thereto, shall be ex-officio a Justice of the Peace within the corporate limits of said town, so as to enable him to issue warrants for offenses committed therein, and to bail and commit offenders according to law. Mayor shall be ex-officio Justice of the Peace. 61. SEC. VII. Be it further enacted, That the Mayor and other officers of the Town Council of Franklin shall each receive such compensation for their services as may be fixed by Council, which shall not be increased or diminished during their term of office. Compensation of officers. SEC. VIII. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 17, 1874. No. CXXXVII. (O. No. 82.) An Act to amend an act incorporating the town of Forrestville, Floyd county. 62. SECTION I. Be it enacted, That the time for holding election for Town Commissioners for the town of Forrestville, Floyd county, be changed from the first Monday in August to the first Saturday in January, and annually thereafter. Elections for commissionersday changed. SEC. II. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 26, 1874. No. CXXXVIII. (O. No. 411.) An Act to amend the charter of the city of Griffin, in this State. 63. SECTION I. The General Assembly do enact, That the City Council of Griffin are authorized to levy and collect, on the taxable property within the corporate limits of said city, a tax to be appropriated to the establishment and maintenance of public schools in said city: Provided, said tax shall not exceed one-half of one per cent. May levy tax for school purposes. Proviso. SEC. II. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved March 3, 1874.

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No. CXXXIX. (O. No. 139.) An Act to increase the powers of the Board of Commissioners of Jackson, Butts county, and to permit the use of the common jail of said county for the confinement and punishment of offenders, and for other purposes. 64. SECTION I. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Georgia, and it is hereby enacted by authority of the same, That in addition to the powers heretofore granted said Commissioners, they shall have the power to confine violators of the town ordinances in the common jail of the county until they are tried before the Intendant. May confine offenders in jail. 65. SEC. II. That said Commissioners shall have power to punish violators of the ordinances of the town by imprisonment in the common jail of said county for a period not exceeding thirty days, or by compulsory labor on the streets or public buildings of said town for a period not exceeding thirty days: Provided, the county authorities of said county consent to such use of said [Illegible Text] and said Town Commissioners shall pay the jail fees. May inflict punishments. SEC. III. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 28, 1874. No. CXL. (O. No. 361.) An Act to extend and define the powers and duties of the Commissioners of the town of LaFayette, in Walker county. 66. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That, from and after the passage of this Act, the Commissioners of the town of LaFayette, in Walker county, shall have exclusive jurisdiction to grant license for the sale of spirituous liquors, in any quantities, within the corporate limits of said town, and shall have power to grant the same according to law, or withhold and refuse the same. Commissioners shall have exclusive jurisdiction over licenses. SEC. II. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved March 2, 1874.

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No. CXLI. (O. No. 221.) An Act to amend an act incorporating the town of Lumpkin, in the county of Stewart. 67. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That, from and after the passage of this Act, the third section of said act be so amended as to strike out the words on the second Saturday in January, and insert in lieu thereof the second Saturday in December. Charter amended. 68. SEC. II. Be it further enacted, That the Marshal for said town shall be elected in the same way and manner, and at the same time and place, that the Mayor and Aldermen are elected, instead of being appointed, as now provided in said Act; and that his term of office, when so elected, shall be the same as that of said Mayor and Aldermensubject, however, to removal from office, by the Mayor and Aldermen, for a failure to discharge his official duties, as required by law; in which event, the Mayor and Aldermen shall have power to appoint a Marshal in his stead, who shall hold for the unexpired term. Marshal how electedterm of office, etc. 69. SEC. III. Be it further enacted, That the eighth section of said act be so amended as to conform to the foregoing Act. Other amendments. SEC. IV. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved March 2, 1874. No. CXLII. (O. No. 311.) An Act to amend the charter of the city of Macon and the laws relating thereto, so far as to prevent the Mayor and Council of said city from the issue of change bills, the increase of the bonded debt of the city, the borrowing of money on the faith and credit of the city, and the levy or collection of taxes on the real or personal property within the corporate limits of said city, in excess of one per cent. upon its fair market value, in any one year. 70. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That the charter of the city of Macon and the various acts amendatory thereof, be so amended that on and after December 17, 1874, it is hereby declared unlawful for the city of Macon, through its Mayor and Council, or in its corporate capacity, in any way, to borrow money on the faith and credit of the city, either on the notes or bonds of the city, or by the issue of scrip, change bills, or other obligation, intended to be used and circulated as money, whereby the faith and credit of the city is pledged for the payment of money, for any purpose whatsoever; and that the issue or negotiation of any such promissory note, bill of exchange, bonds, or change bills, of the city of Macon,

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is hereby declared illegal and void, and the payment thereof, or any part thereof, illegal, and the Mayor or member of Council so offending or violating the provisions of this Act, by the issue and pledge, negotiation, or sale, of any note, bond, change bill, or other obligation of the city of Macon, pledging the faith and credit of the city for the payment of money on or after the said 17th day of December, [Illegible Text], shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and shall be removed from office in the manner as is now provided by law, Nothing contained in this section of this Act shall be so construed as to prevent the Mayor and Council, now in office, in said city, from providing, before the said 17th day of December, 1874, for any unpaid bonds, notes, change bills, or other obligations for the payment of money, by the city, which may have matured and become due on or before the said 17th day of December, 1874, and which there may not have been means in the city treasury to pay off and discharge, by the issue of bonds to cover said unpaid matured obligations of said city. Prohibited from borrowing money, etc. The issuing of bonds, etc., illegal. On or after 17th Dec., 1874. Unpaid bonds, etcprovided for. 71. SEC. II. Be it further enacted, etc., That the city of Macon, through its Mayor and Council, or in its corporate capacity, in any way, shall be, from and after the year 1874, forever prohibited from levying a tax, upon the real or personal property in said city of Macon, in excess of one per centum per annum upon its fair market value; said value to be determined by three disinterested property holders of the city, to be appointed annually by the Mayor, who shall be duly sworn to assess the real and personal property of the city, at its fair market value, according to the best of their skill and knowledge, and who shall be severally entitled to receive for said service not more than one hundred and fifty dollars per annum; and, in case of dissatisfaction with said assessments, the property holder so dissatisfied may appeal to the Mayor and Council, whose decision upon the question shall be final; and that the tax levied annually by said city shall be due and payable quarterly, in advance, in each year. May levy tax of one per cent. per annum. How assessed. Dissatisfied persons may appeal. When due. SEC. III. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved March 2, 1874. No. CXLIII. (O. No. 347.) An Act to alter and amend an act entitled an act to amend the several laws incorporating the city of Milledgeville, and to confer certain powers upon the Mayor and Aldermen of said city, approved August 27, 1872. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That section third of the above recited act be amended by striking therefrom the words

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one hundred before the word dollars in the fifth line of said section, and the same amended by inserting in lieu thereof the words five hundred, so that said amended section shall read as follows, to-wit: Be it further enacted, That the Mayor and Aldermen of the city of Milledgeville shall have power and authority to impose and collect a tax on all retail dealers in spirituous or fermented liquors, not exceeding five hundred dollars per annum, in the discretion of said Mayor and Aldermen. Act of August 27, 1872, amended. Additional powr conferred on city authorities. SEC. II. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved March 2, 1874. No. CXLIV. (O. No. 249.) An Act to amend the charter of the city of Newnan. 72. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That, from after the first day of September next, the corporate limits of said city of Newnan shall extend only three-fourths of a mile in every direction from the court house in said city. Corporate limits. 73. SEC. II. Be it further enacted, That hereafter the annual election for Mayor and Aldermen for said city shall be held on the second Saturday in December, instead of the first Saturday in January, as now held, and that the said Mayor and Aldermen so elected shall not be sworn in office until the first Monday in January next ensuing their election. Annual electionwhen held. SEC. III. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved March 2, 1874. No. CXLV. (O. No. 359.) An Act to amend an act entitled an act to incorporate the town of Oxford, in the county of Newton, and to appoint Commissioners for the same, and to define their powers, and also to designate the corporate limits of said town. 74. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That, from and after the passage of this Act, section [Illegible Text] of the above recited act be so amended as to change the time of holding the annual elections, from the second Monday of January in each year to the fourth Monday of March in every year. Time of holding annual elections changed. SEC. II. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved March 2, 1874.

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No. CXLVI. (O. No. 15.) An Act to confer additional powers upon the Mayor and Council of the city of Rome. 75. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That the Mayor and Council of the city of Rome shall have power and authority 1. To require all persons, firms, companies, and corporations, whether they reside within the corporate limits of said city or not, engaged, or about to engage in any business, trade, calling, or profession, within said corporate limits, to register their names and business, trade, calling, or profession, in the office of the Clerk of Council, at such times and under such regulations as the Mayor and Council may prescribe. Mayor and Council may require parties to register their business, etc. 2. To require all bankers, brokers, and commission merchants, to pay for their business license during each year, a sum not exceeding three hundred dollars. License of Bankers and Commission Merchants. 3. To require all retail liquor dealers to pay for their license, not exceeding one thousand dollars per annum. Retail liquor dealers. 4. To require all other liquor dealers, including druggists, who sell for other than medicinal purposes, to pay for such registration and license, not exceeding five hundred dollars. Other liquor dealers. 5. To require all other persons to pay for each registration and license, not exceeding fifty dollars. Other persons. 6. To require all registered persons, firms, companies, and corporations, to make stated returns of the gross amounts of their sales, and to pay a tax thereon, not exceeding one per cent. Registered persons shall pay tax on sales. 7. To require all persons selling goods on commission to make quarterly returns of the amount sold, and pay a tax thereon of not exceeding one per cent. Commission merchantstax on sales. 8. To alter and fix the time for making tax returns, and to provide for the collection of taxes quarterly, semi-annually, or yearly, and to have the assessment of property made in accordance therewith. May regulate time of tax returns. 76. SEC. II. Be it further enacted, That the Mayor and Council of said city shall have power and authority to require all persons residing in the limits of said city, subject to road duty under the laws of this State, to work on the streets of said city at such times and places as the said Mayor and Council shall determine, for fifteen days in each year, under the same rules, as to the division of said number of days, as obtain in the general law of the State; and said Mayor and Council, or a majority of them, shall have the same authority to enforce said street work as the Road Commissioners of this State have to enforce road duty in this State, to impose fines for the neglect of the same, and have all the powers over the same as Road Commissioners have in this State: Provided, that any person so liable to road duty may be allowed to commute the same by paying the said Mayor and Council such amount as

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the Mayor and Council may determine, not to exceed the sum of ten dollars. Street dutywho liable. Road laws applicable to streets, etc. Proviso. 77. SEC. III. Be it further enacted, That said Mayor and Council shall have power Itenerant [Illegible Text] on. 1. To require all transient or itinerant traders to pay a tax of not exceeding two per cent. upon the amount of all sales made within the city. 2. To have assessed the value of all real estate, depots and buildings, track and right-of-way lying within the city belonging to each and every railroad company having its terminus in or passing through said city, and to collect an ad valorem tax thereon: Provided, however, that this shall not apply to any railroad company which makes return of its capital stock to said city and pays the taxes thereon. Railroad property tax on. Proviso. 3. To levy and collect an ad valorem tax upon the value of each and every steamboat owned or controlled by citizens of said city, plying to and from the city of Rome, which has the chief office of the company within the limits of said city. Tax on steamboats. 4. To levy and collect an ad valorem tax upon the assessed value of each and every toll bridge over the rivers adjacent to said city, and to regulate the management of said bridges so far as to ensure the public safety and convenience in crossing the same. Tax on toll bridges. 5. All real estate sold under tax fi. fa.'s for taxes due the city shall be subject to redemption for one year after sale: Provided, the defendant in said fi. fa. shall pay the amount of said tax and all costs and twenty per cent. additional thereon. Really sold for taxes may be [Illegible Text] Proviso. 78. SEC. IV. Be it further enacted, 1. That said Mayor and Council shall have power and authority to regulate or prohibit the running at large of cattle, hogs or other animals upon the streets of the city. May prohibit cattle, etc, from running at large. 2. To seize, impound and sell, or otherwise dispose of animals found running at large upon the streets contrary to said regulations and prohibitions. May impound cattle, etc. 79. SEC. V. Be it further enacted, That the boundaries of said city shall extend to and include the southeastern or opposite bank of the Etowah river, and the northwestern or opposite bank of the Oostanaula river at all points where said rivers are adjacent to said city; but this limitation shall not militate against the jurisdiction heretofore granted over [Illegible Text] Hill Cemetery and the road leading thereto. City boundaries. 80. SEC. VI. Be it further enacted, That the Mayor of said city shall have the right to veto any ordinance, resolution or other measure that may come before Council, and said veto shall defeat the same unless it shall be passed by two-thirds of the members thereof. This provision shall not, however, apply to elections of city officers, and in such cases the Mayor shall have duly the right to give a casting vote in cases of a tie. Veto power of Mayor, etc. 81. SEC. VII. Be it further enacted, That the Mayor and Council shall have authority to make and select a Board of Health, with

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all the rights, powers and privileges now belonging to that body under existing laws and ordinances or such as may hereafter be conferred legally by said Mayor and Council. Board of healththeir powers. 82. SEC. VIII. Be it further enacted, That said Mayor and City Council shall have power and authority to pass all the ordinances, rules and regulations necessary to carry out the provisions of this Act, and to enforce the same. May pass ordinances, etc. SEC. IX. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 17, 1874. No. CXLVII. (O. No. 380.) An Act to alter and amend an act incorporating the town of Sandersville, approved August 24, 1872, and for other purposes. 83. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That an act to alter and amend an act approved August 24, 1872, incorporating the city of Sandersville, be amended so as to exempt from taxation all the lands within the incorporate limits of said city, used for agricultural purposes, that are more than one-half mile from the court house in the city of Sandersville in each and every direction, be, and the same are hereby, exempt from taxation by the Mayor and Council thereof. Certain lands exempt from taxation. SEC. II. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved March 3, 1874. No. CLXVIII. (O. No. 288.) An Act to amend the charter of the town of Thomson, in the county of McDuffie. 84. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That, in addition to the powers now vested in the corporate authorities of the town of Thomson, in McDuffie county, said corporate authorities shall have power to receive from any proper authority in this State, under contract of hire or otherwise, any and all persons sentenced by any lawful authority to work in the chain-gang in this State, and to make any and all necessary rules and regulations concerning the working, keeping and supporting such convicts, and to make all necessary contracts concerning the keeping, recovery and maintaining the same. Thomsoncharter of amended. Corporate authorities may hire convicts, etc. SEC. II. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved March 2, 1874.

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No. CXLIX. (O. No. 316.) An Act to amend the charter of the town of White Plains, Greene county. 85. SECTION 1. Be it enacted, etc., That section fifth, of the charter of the town of White Plains, Greene county, as amended December 12, 1866, be further amended by inserting after the word sell, the words or in any way dispose of for profit, and by appending to said section the following: And be it further enacted, That the power herein granted to said Commissioners shall extend to all intoxicating liquors whatever, whether called medicines, bitters, or any other name. Additional powers granted to commissioners. SEC. II. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved March 2, 1874. No. CL. (O. No. 173.) An Act to amend an act entitled an act to incorporate the town of Wooten, in the county of Lee, and to provide for the election of Commissioners for the same, approved August 23, 1872, and to change the name of said town to Leesburg. 86. SECTION I. Be it enacted, That, from and after the passage of this Act, the name of said town of Wooten shall be changed to Leesburg, and the corporate limits of said town shall extend three-fourths of a mile in every direction from the court house in said town of Leesburg, instead of the Baptist church. Name changed. Corporate limits. 87. SEC. II. Be it further enacted, That, from and after the passage of this Act, the act entitled an act to prescribe the manner of incorporating towns and villages in this State, approved August 26, 1872, excepting the first five sections thereof, shall be the charter of said town of Leesburg, instead of the act incorporating said town of Wooten: Provided, there shall be no Recorder elected for said town. Act of August 27, 1872, shall be the charter. 88. SEC. III. Be it further enacted, That within sixty days from the passage of this Act an election shall be held in said town of Leesburg for a Mayor and five Councilmen, by the citizens thereof entitled to vote for members of the General Assembly of this Statethe time and place of which election shall be fixed, and at least five days previous notice thereof be given by the present Commissioners of said town. Said election shall be superintended and conducted as elections for county officers, and under the Code of this State, except that a return of a list of voters (tally sheets), and sealed ballots shall only be to the Clerk of the Superior Court

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of said county. A certificate of the result of such election shall be delivered to said Town Commissioners, and a certificate of election given to each of the persons elected thereat by the superintendents. The persons elected at such election shall qualify within ten days from said election, or the office to which they were elected shall be vacant, unless failure to qualify was from providential cause. The officers chosen at such elections shall be deemed the officers first elected in said town, and shall hold their offices until their successors are elected and qualified. Mayor and Councilmenelection of. How managed. Certificate of election. Elect shall qualify in ten days. 89. SEC. IV. Be it further enacted, That the Mayor and Council of said town may elect a Clerk, if they deem one necessary, and prescribe his duties, who, when elected, shall give bond, as required of the Treasurer and Marshal by the sixth section of said act, to prescribe the manner of incorporating towns and villages in this State, and faithfully to perform the duties required of him by the Mayor and Council of said town. Clerkhis election and duties. SEC. V. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 28, 1874. CHAPTER II. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS. ATHRNS. SECTION. 1. Donation of bonds to the University, ratified. 2. Bonds relieved from taxation. AUGUSTA. 3. Augusta and Hamburg bridge exempt from taxation. 4. Lands taken for streetshow assessed; damages to adjoining property; expenses how raised; Board of Assessors; appeals. 5. Act of December 20, 1859, repealed. 6. May enforce payment of taxes, licenses, etc. 7. Executionshow issued and enforced. 8. May require additional per cent. of defaulters. 9. Ordinances heretofore passed, of force. 10. Authorized to remove Upper Market. 11. May erect another. SAINBRIDGE. 12. Voters required to register. 13. Oath of voter. 14. Clerk shall keep record and furnish managers with lists. 15. Fees of Clerk. 16. Act of October, 1870, amended; proceeds of salehow applied. CARTERSVILLE. 17. Tax on certain landshow levied; used for agricultural purposesexempt. 18. Value increased by locationincrease may be taxed. CEDAR TOWN AND FRANKLIN. 19. Only certain lands that may be taxed. CARNESVILLE. 20. May submit question of subscription to Elberton Air-Line Railroad to the people. 21. Election-ballotshow written. 22. Bondsmay issue, when, amount of, when payable. DAWSON. 23. Corporate limits changed. [Illegible Text] 24. Sale of spirituous liquors prohibited, near. 25. Certain lands transferred to North Georgia Agricultural College. DULUTH AND OTHER PLACES. 26. Retail of spirituous liquors prohibited. 27. Penalty for violation. ELBERTON. 28. Question of subscription to Etherton Air-Line Railroad may be submitted to the people; election; interest on bondshow paid. FAIRMOUNT. 29. Sale of spirituous liquors, near Academy, prohibited. 30. Offenderspunishment of. GRIFFIN. 31. Appointment of Board of Education, ratified. 32. Permanent Board; object and powers. 33. Officers. 34. Board shall receive pro rata of school fund. 35. Election. 36. Shall control city school fund. JEFFERSON. 37. Corporate limits extended.

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MACON. 38. Criminal jurisdiction of Mayor's Court. MORGANTON. 39. Trustees of free school. 40. Appropriation. 41. Condition precedent to obtaining. NEWNAN. 42. Certain lands exempt from taxation. NORCROSS. 43. Sale of spirituous liquors prohibited; offenderspunishment of. PALMETTO AND OTHER PLACES. 44. Sale of spirituous liquors near, prohibited. 45. Acts, criminal. 46. Persons shall not give students, or minors, spirituous liquors. 47. Offenderspunishment of; proviso. 48. Amended, as to Cherokee from Works. POWDER SPRINOS. 49. Sale of ardent spirits prohibited. 50. Offenderspunishment of. SAVANNAH. 51. Building certain wharves legalized, etc. 52. May close or lease other docks, etc.; to be usedhow. 53. Justices of the Peacefees in civil cases. 54. Special contracts, prohibited; shall not charge for criminal bonds. 55. Fees in other caseshow paid. 56. Shall post fee-bill; penalty for violation of Act. 57. Inspector shall keep book of entryshall contain what. 58. Requirements of seller; offendershow dealt with; Inspector failing in dutypunishment. VARNELL'S STATION. 59. Sale of spirituous liquors prohibited; offenderspunishment of. VILLA RICA. 60. Retail of spirituous liquors near, prohibited. 61. Offendershow punished. WEST POINT. 62. Registration of voters; who entitled; vacancies in Boardhow filled. 63. Qualification of voters. 64. Registrars to furnish managers list; illegal registry; applies only to municipal elections. 65. Oath of Registrars; compensation, etc. No. CLI. (O. No. 3.) An Act to ratify the issuing of twenty-five thousand dollars of bonds of the city of Athens to the University of Georgia for educational purposes. 1. SECTION I. Be it enacted, That the bonds delivered by the Mayor and Council of the city of Athens to the University of Georgia, to advance the interest of said Institution, be, and the same are hereby, ratified: Provided, said bonds or their proceeds shall be used solely for the purposes contemplated in their donation. Gift of bonds to the University of Georgia ratified. Proviso. 2. SEC. II. Be it further enacted, That said bonds, bearing eight per cent. interest, and dated July 1, 1873, in sums of one hundred, two hundred and five hundred dollars, with coupons attached, are hereby relieved from all taxes, State, county and municipal, being for educational purposes. Bonds relieved from taxation. SEC. III. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 10, 1874. No. CLII. (O. No. 137.) An Act to exempt from taxation the [Illegible Text] and Hamburg Bridge. 3. SECTION 1. Be it enacted, That, from and after the passage of this Act, the Augusta and Hamburg Bridge, which is the property

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of the city of Augusta, be, and the same is hereby exempt from State and county taxes. Augusta and Hamburg bridge exempt from taxation. SEC. II. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 20, 1874. No. CLIII. (O. No. 77.) An Act to amend the act of the General Assembly of this State, approved August [Illegible Text] 1872, entitled an act to authorize the City Council of Augusta to open, change, widen, or extend streets, in said city, and to provide for the assessment of damages for the same, and for other purposes. 4. SECTION I. Be it enacted, That the above recited act be so amended as to authorize and require the appraisers appointed thereunder, to assess, as damages, the actual market value of all land, or other property, taken for the purposes in said act recited, at the date of the appraisement, but should the owner of such property claim damages for any injury, real or apprehended, to the adjoining lands or property, then said City Council may show, and said appraisers shall allow, as an off-set to the damages last aforesaid, the benefit and advantages resulting to said adjoining lands from said improvement, contemplated by this Act. Land taken for streetshow assessed. Damages to adjoining propertyoffset to. SEC. II. Be it further enacted, That when the cost of the opening, widening, changing or extension of said streets, as aforesaid, shall have been ascertained, the Mayor of said city shall cause notice to be given to the property owners on and along the line of any improvement, as aforesaid, that it is the intention of said City Council to assess the cost of such improvement upon the property in the vicinity thereof, whereupon said Mayor or City Council shall select one person, who shall be a freeholder in said city; the property owners notified as aforesaid shall select a second person, and the Judge of the Superior Court of said county, upon notice from either of said above parties, shall nominate a third person, which said three persons shall constitute a Board of Assessors, whose duty it shall be to proceed at once to hear testimony of the cost of said improvement, and the extent to which each and every of said property owners has been benefited or convenienced thereby, and shall thereupon put such a pro rata assessment upon the property of each as his or her benefit shall bear to the total cost of said improvement: Provided, that either or all of said parties shall have the privilege of appearing before said Board of Assessors by counsel; and provided further, that either or any of the parties dissatisfied with the award of said Assessors, may appeal therefrom to the Superior Court of said county within ten days from the filing of said award in the Clerk's office of the Superior Court, under the same rules and regulations

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as in other cases of appeal where the question of said assessment and award shall be tried by a jury; but the award of said Board, if not appealed from, shall operate as and have the effect of a judgment, upon which the Clerk of said Superior Court shall issue execution. Expenseshow raised. Board of assessors. Proviso. Right of appeal. Effect of award. SEC. III. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 26, 1874. No. CLIV. (O. No. 154.) An Act to amend an act approved December 20, 1859, entitled an act to amend an act to provide for registry of votes, etc., in the city of Augusta, approved February 15, 1856, and for other purposes. 5. SECTION I. Be it enacted, That section 111 of an act approved December 20, 1859, being an act to amend an act to provide for registry of votes, [Illegible Text] in the city of Augusta, and for other purposes, be, and the same is hereby, amended by striking out all of the said section after the word same in the fourth line thereof. Act of Dec. 20, 1859, amended. SEC. II. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 28, 1874. No. CLV. (O. No. 75.) An Act to authorize the City Council of Augusta to affix a penalty for failure to make tax returns or pay the same, and to enforce the collection of the same by execution. 6. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That, from and after the passage of this Act, the City Council of Augusta shall be, and are hereby, authorized to compel any person or persons, natural or artificial, liable thereto under any ordinance of said city, to make tax returns, by affixing a penalty upon such person or persons for failure to make such returns, and to enforce the collections of all licenses, taxes, fines, assessments, penalties, and all sums due for paving or repairing sidewalks, and all other money due the City Council of Augusta under any ordinance or resolution of said City Council, by issuing executions for the same. City Council may enforce payment of taxes, [Illegible Text], etc. 7. SEC. II. Be it further enacted, That the said executions may be issued and enforced by any officer or officers, and in such manner as the said City Council has heretofore or may hereafter enact: Provided, that all property levied on under such executions, before

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the same shall be sold, shall be advertised as now required under executions from the City Court of Augusta. Executionshow issued and enforced. 8. SEC. III. Be it further enacted, That it shall be lawful for said City Council of Augusta to provide in any tax ordinance that upon default in the payment of the uniform rate of taxation by the time required, that an additional per centum shall be collected, and that the same may be enforced by execution as hereinbefore provided. May require additional per cent of defaulters. 9. SEC. IV. Be it further enacted, That all ordinances heretofore passed by said City Council of Augusta for the levying, assessing and collecting any taxes for the support of said municipal government for the year of 1874, be, and the same are hereby declared to be, of full force and effect until altered, changed, modified, amended or repealed by said City Council. Tax ordinances heretofore passed declared of force. SEC. V. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 26, 1874. No. CLVI. (O. No. 201.) An Act to authorize the City Council of Augusta to take down and remove from its present location the market house in the city of Augusta known as the Upper Market, and for other purposes. WHEREAS, A new market house was constructed in the city of Augusta, under the provisions of an act of the General Assembly of the State of Georgia passed the 24th of December, 1825, in the center of Broad street, immediately below the intersection with Marbury street in said city; and WHEREAS, it has become desirable to remove said market house, or to take down the same, and doubts exist as to whether the City Council of Augusta have the authority either to take down or remove said market house; therefore, Preamble. 10. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That the City Council of Augusta be, and they are hereby, authorized and empowered to take down and remove from its present position the market house in the city of Augusta known as the Upper Market, located in the center of Broad, immediately below its intersection with Marbury street. Council authorized to remove upper market. 11. SEC. II. Be it further enacted, That it shall be entirely at the option of said City Council, when said market shall have been taken down, to erect another in some other locality in lieu of the same, or not, as to said Council shall seem fit. May erect another market house. SEC. III. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 28, 1874.

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No. CLVII. (O. No. 422.) An Act to require the voters of the city of Bainbridge, Decatur county, Georgia, to register their names with the Clerk of Council of said city, thirty days before the annual municipal election, and for other purposes. 12. SECTION 1. Be it enacted, etc., That, from and after the passage of this Act, the voters who may desire to vote at the annual municipal election, and at any other election ordered by the Council of Bainbridge, Decatur county, Georgia, shall, before they shall be entitled to vote at said election, have registered their names with the said City Clerk, at least thirty days before the day on which the said municipal election is held: Provided, that any one entitled to register, who shall fail to do so, from providential cause, within the time prescribed by this Act, shall be allowed to do so on the day of election. Voters required to register. Proviso. 13. SEC. II. Be it further enacted, etc., That, at the time of said registration, as provided for in the first section of this Act, the person proposing his name for registration shall take, before the Clerk of said city, the following oath: You do solemnly swear that you have attained the age of twenty-one years; that you are a citizen of the United States; that you have resided in this State for the last six months, and, for the last sixty days past, within the jurisdictional limits of said city; that you have paid all legal taxes required of you by the authorities of said city; that you have considered this State, and the city of Bainbridge, your home for the terms aforementioned: So help you, God. Oath of voter. 14. SEC. III. Be it enacted, etc., That said Clerk shall keep a record of the name, street, or road, upon which each person registering shall live, and shall furnish a list of said voters to the managers of said city election. Clerk shall keep record and furnish managers with lists of voters. 15. SEC. IV. Be it further enacted, etc., That said City Council shall have power to fix the fees of said Clerk of Council, for services, to be paid by the voters, for said registration. Fees of Clerk. SEC. V. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved March 3, 1874. No. CLVIII. (O. No. 197.) An Act to amend an act entitled an act to donate certain lands to the Oak City Hook and Ladder Company, of the city of Bainbridge, Georgia, and other purposes therein mentioned, passed October, 1870. WHEREAS, since the above recited act was passed the walls of the

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Bainbridge Female College have fallen in, and it is now impracticable to complete said building; and WHEREAS, the Bainbridge Male and Female Academy, which has been incorporated by the State, in the storm of September, 1873, was so damaged as to render it unfit for use, and is now on account thereof unoccupied; and WHEREAS, the Whittier Academy, for the colored people of Bainbridge, is a large, commodious and comfortable building, costing not less than three thousand dollars; therefore, Preamble. 16. SECTION I. Be it enacted, That the above recited act be amended as follows: By striking out the fourth section of said act and substituting in lieu thereof the following, That the Oak City Hook and Ladder Company No. 1. is hereby authorized and empowered to sell and convey, by deed, all of the lands mentioned in the first section of this Act, upon which it may enter or possess itself of, or sue for and recover, upon such terms as it may deem most advantageous; and that the said Oak City Hook and Ladder Company No. 1. are authorized to appropriate of the funds already realized, and to be realized, from the sale of said lands, for a school fund, to be enjoyed equally by the Bainbridge Female Academy and the Whittier School. Act of Oct., 1870, amended. Proceeds of salehow applied. SEC. II. Repeals [Illegible Text] laws. Approved February 28, 1874. No. CLIX. (O. No. 289.) An Act to regulate the tax on land used alone for agricultural purposes, within the corporate limits of the city of Cartersville, by said city. 17. SECTION 1. Be it enacted, etc., That all lands within the corporate limits of the city of Cartersville, which are used for agricultural purposes alone, shall be taxed by the authorities of said city in the following manner, and not otherwise: The Assessors of property of said city for taxation, shall, in assessing land for taxation, which is used for agricultural purposes alone, first appraise said land, by which first appraisement its value for agricultural purposes shall be ascertained, and all the value of said land for agricultural purposes alone shall be exempt from city taxation. Tax on certain landshow levied. Used for agricultural purposes alone exempt. 18. SEC. II. Said appraisers shall ascertain what value, if any, said land may have by reason of its proximity to the city, or by reason of being within the corporate limits of the same, over and above its value for purely agricultural purposes, and whatever increased value said land may have, for the reasons last aforesaid, such increased valuation shall be subject to taxation by said city: Provided, that the provisions of this Act shall not apply to any

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land laid out into town lots, nor to any land not actually cultivated in some of the ordinary farm products. Value increased by localityincrease may be taxed. Proviso. SEC. III. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved March 2, 1874. No. CLX. (O. No. 68.) An Act to prevent the town authorities of Cedartown and the town of Franklin from collecting taxes in certain cases therein provided. 19. SECTION I. Be it enacted, That, from and after the passage of this Act, that the town authorities of Cedartown and the town of Franklin shall not assess and collect any tax on real estate within the corporate limits of the said towns, except the same shall be actually laid out in town lots. To prevent the collection of certain taxes. SEC. II. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 25, 1874. No. CLXI. (O. No. 362.) An Act to authorize the Town Council of the town of Carnesville to become a stockholder in the Elberton Air-Line Railroad, to issue bonds for that purpose, and for other purposes therein named. 20. SECTION I. The General Assembly do enact, That, from and after the passage of this Act, the Town Council of the town of Carnesville shall have authority to cause an election to be held in said town of Carnesville, at which said election shall be submitted to the people of said town the question whether or not the Town Council of Carnesville shall become a stockholder in the Elberton Air-Line Railroad. May subscribe to Elberton Airline Railroad. Question submitted to the people. 21. SEC. II. Be it further enacted, That the Town Council of Carnesville shall give ten days' notice of the time of said election and the purpose thereof, in the public gazette in which the Sheriff sales of said county may be published at the time of ordering the same, and in such other manner as the said Town Council of Carnesville may deem proper. Said election shall be held in the manner prescribed by law for the election of municipal officers, and the same persons and none others shall be eligible to vote at said election as are qualified to vote for municipal officers of said town. At said election, those persons favoring a subscription by the Town Council of Carnesville to the Elberton Air-Line Railroad, shall have printed or written on their tickets for subscription;

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those opposing said subscription, by said Town Council, shall have printed or written on their tickets against subscription. Electionnotice ofhow held. Qualification of voters. Ballotshow written 22. SEC. III. Be it further enacted, That in the event it shall appear that a majority of the qualified voters of said town of Carnesville, voting at said election, shall have voted in favor of said subscription by the Town Council of Carnesville to the Elberton Air-Line Railroad, then the Town Council of Carnesville shall have authority to subscribe to or purchase stock in the Elberton Air-Line Railroad to the amount of twenty thousand dollars, and to issue bonds to discharge the obligation thus incurred, in such amounts each as said Town Council may deem best, not less than one hundred dollars nor more than five hundred dollars, until aggregate amounts of these bonds shall reach twenty thousand dollars, and no more. Said bonds shall bear interest at the rate of eight per cent per annum, payable semi-annually, on the first day of May and November, and shall run from four to eight years, at the option of the said Town Council of Carnesville. Majority favoring subscriptionbonds may be issued. Amount of subscription. Bondshow issuedrate of interest. When payable. SEC. IV. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved March 2, 1874. No. CLXII. (O. No. 285.) An Act entitled an Act to change and define the corporate limits of the city of Dawson, in the county of Terrell, in this State. 23. SECTION I. The General Assembly do enact, That, from and after the passage of this Act, the corporate limits of the city of Dawson shall be so changed as to leave out, and not include within the corporate limits of said city, any or none of the lands owned by S. W. Parker and W. N. Thorton, lying west of the Chickasawhatchie creek, in said county. Corporate limits of Dawson changed. SEC. II. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved March 2, 1874. No. CLXIII. (O. No. 348.) An Act to prohibit the retailing of intoxicating or alcoholic liquors within a certain distance of the town of Dahlonega. 24. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That, from and after the passage of this Act, it shall be unlawful for the Ordinary of Lumpkin county to grant to any person a license to sell intoxicating or alcoholic

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liquors within a distance of three miles of the court house of Dahlonega, the county site of said county. Sale of liquors prohibited. SEC. II. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved March 2, 1874. No. CLXIV. (O. No. 271.) An Act to authorize the transfer of the Dahlonega Academy Building and grounds to the North Georgia Agricultural College. 25. SECTION I. Be it enacted, That the building and ground belonging to the Academy at Dahlongega, which have been unoccupied, for several years past, be and the same are hereby transferred to the North Georgia Agricultural College, at Dahlonega, to be used, occupied and disposed of as the Trustees of said college may deem best: Provided, said Trustees shall continue to provide a pre-paratory or primary department in said college. Certain lands transferred to North Georgia Agricultural College. SEC. II. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved March 2, 1874. No. CLXV. (O. No. 206.) An Act to prohibit the sale of intoxicating liquors within certain limits of the depot on the Atlanta and Richmond Air-Line Railroad, at Duluth, in the county of Gwinnett, or within two miles of the Male or Female Academy at Alpharetta, in the county of Milton, or within one mile from the centre of the town of Chickasawhatchie, in Terrell county, or within one mile from the depot building in the town of Milner, on the Macon and Western Railroad. 26. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That, from and after the passage of this Act, it shall not be lawful for any person, or persons, to sell or vend any intoxicating liquors, Plantation Bitters, or other intoxicating bitters sold under the name of patent medicine, within the limits of two miles from the depot building on the Atlanta and Richmond Air-Line Railroad in the town of Duluth, in the county of Gwinnett, or within two miles of the Male or Female Academy at Alpharetta, in the county of Milton, or within one mile from the centre of the town of Chickasawhatchie, in Terrell county, or within one mile from the depot building in the town of Milner, Pike county, on the Macon and Western Railroad: Provided, that nothing in this Act shall be so construed as to affect the license now in orce in said limits. Retail of spirituous liquors prohibited in certain places. Duluth Alphareta Chickasawhatchie. Milner. Licenses now of force not affected.

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27. SEC. II. Be it further enacted, That any person, or persons, violating the first section of this Act shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and on conviction thereof shall be punished as prescribed in section 4565 of the new Code of Georgia for retailing without license. Penalty for violation of this Act. SEC. III. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 28, 1874. No. CLXVI. (O. No. 266.) An Act to authorize the municipal authorities of the town of Elberton, in this State, to subscribe to the capital stock of the Elberton Air-Line Railroad, and for other purposes therein named. 28. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That, from and after the passage of this Act, the municipal authorities of the town of Elberton, in said State, shall be authorized to subscribe to the capital stock of the Elberton Air-Line Railroad such amounts, and payable in such manner, as the proper authorities of said town may deem best and determine: Provided, that at an election to be held in said town, on the third Saturday in March, 1874, a majority of the qualified voters of said town voting at said election, held for the purpose, shall have voted in favor of the same; and provided, further, that said election shall be held and superintended by three freeholders of said town, they first taking an oath faithfully to superintend said election, and to make a just and true return thereof to the Commissioners of said town, within three days from the time of holding said election. Notice of the time and place of holding said election shall be put up at three or more public places in said town, ten days before said election; and if said subscription is paid in bonds, they are hereby authorized to levy a tax sufficient to pay the interest from time to time, and principal when due. Municipal authorities may subscribe to Elberton Air Line Railroad. To be submitted to the peoplewhen. Electionduty of managers. Time and place shall be advertised. If subscription in bonds interesthow paid. SEC. II. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved March 2, 1874. No. CLXVII (O. No. 168.) An Act to prohibit the sale of spirituous or malt liquors, within one mile of the school-house, or academy building, in Fairmount, Gordon county. 29. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That, from and immediately after the passage of this Act, it shall not be lawful for any person, or persons, to sell, or otherwise dispose of for profit, any

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spirituous or malt liquors, in any quantity, within one mile of the school-house, or academy building, in the town of Fairmount, Gordon county. Sale of [Illegible Text] near academy in Fair Mount prohibited. 30. SEC. II. And be it further enacted, That any person, or persons, violating the provisions of the first section of this Act, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and, upon conviction thereof, shall be punished as prescribed in section 4310 of the Code of Georgia. Offenderspunishment of. SEC. III. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 28, 1874. No. CLXVIII (O. No. 157.) An Act to recognize and make valid and legal the Board of Public Education, appointed by the City Council of Griffin, in the city of Griffin, county of Spalding, the present existence of said Board, and to make the same permanent, and to make valid and binding in law all their acts and proceedings in reference to the establishment and maintenance of public schools in said city, and to authorize said Board of Education to draw from the School Funds of the State for the benefit of said schools, their pro rata share of said fund. 31. SECTION I. The General Assembly do enact, That the appointment of a Board of Public Education for the city of Griffin, made by the City Council thereof, is hereby ratified and confirmed, and made legal to all intents and purposes, from the date of their appointment, and all the acts and proceedings of said Board, done or had, in the establishment and maintenance of public schools, in said city, are likewise ratified, and made legal and binding upon all parties interested therein. Appointment of Board of Education ratified. 32. SEC. II. Be it further enacted, That the following citizens of Griffin, constituting said Board of Public Education in said city, to-wit: Rev. J. H. DeVotie, Charles H. Johnson, Samuel Bailey, George M. Lawton, George A. Cunningham, Thomas I. Brooks, Alex. M. Speer, E. W. Beck, Thomas McKee, G. I. Drake, Samuel Mangham, Pitt M. Brown and H. T. Brawner, together with the Mayor of said city ex-officio, and two Councilmen to be chosen annually from the Board of Council of said city of Griffin, and their successors in office, shall constitute a permanent Board of Education of the city of Griffin, to be styled the Board of Education of the city of Griffin, whose design and purpose shall be the establishment, management and superintendence of the public education of the children of the city of Griffin; and said Board shall have perpetual succession, and shall have full power and authority to establish and modify, from time to time, a plan and system

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of education for the children of the city of Griffin, and to superintend the same; to appoint, suspend and remove teachers; to rent or purchase school-houses, furniture, apparatus, etc., and to hold title to the same; to make such by-laws, rules and regulations for their own government, and government of teachers and pupils, as they may deem necessary, not contrary to the laws of this State; shall have power, for non-attendance or other sufficient cause, to declare by a two-thirds vote the place of any member of said Board vacant, and to fill the same, and shall have power to fill any vacancy that may occur by death, removal, resignation or otherwise, of any one of said Board. Permanent Board. Object and powers. By-Laws, [Illegible Text] and [Illegible Text]. Vacancies. 33. SEC. III. Be it further enacted, That the officers of said Board shall consist of a President, Vice President, Secretary, and Treasurer. The last offices may be filled by one and the same person. They shall keep regular minutes of their proceedings, and publish, from time to time, a statement of their receipts and expenditures, and condition of said schools. Officers. 34. SEC. IV. Be it further enacted, That said Board, so long as public schools are maintained in the city of Griffin, shall be entitled to receive, of the State authorities, their pro rata share of the Public School fund of the State, to be expended in maintaining said public schools in said city. Board shall receive pro rata of school fund. 35. SEC. V. Be it further enacted, That said Board shall elect its officers at such times, and for such term, as their by-laws may prescribe. Election of officers. 36. SEC. VI. Be it further enacted, That said Board of Education shall be entitled to have, receive, and expend such sums of money, from the City Council of Griffin, as may be raised by taxation, or specially appropriated from the city treasury, for the establishment and maintenance of said public schools in said city. Shall control city school fund. SEC. VII. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 28, 1874. No. CLXIX (O. No. 259.) An Act to amend an act to incorporate the town of Jefferson, in the county of Jackson, approved August 14, 1872, to extend the limits of said town. 37. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That section second of said act be so amended as to extend the corporate limits of the town of Jefferson beyond the colored church on the Lawrenceville road, and include in said incorporation said church and the lot upon which it stands. Corporate limits extended. SEC. II. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 28, 1874.

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No. CLXX. (O. No. 403.) An Act to repeal the nineteenth section of an act approved December 11, 1872, so far as to prohibit the Mayor's Court in and for the city of Macon to exercise jurisdiction to try offenses against the penal laws of this State, and for other purposes. 38. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That, from and after the passage of this Act, the nineteenth section of an act entitled an act to alter and amend the several acts incorporating the city of Macon, approved December 27, 1847, and the several acts amendatory thereto, to grant additional powers to the Mayor and Council of the city of Macon, and for other purposes, approved December 11, 1872, be, and the same is hereby, repealed, so far as to prohibit said Mayor from exercising jurisdiction over offenses against the penal laws of this State. Criminal jurisdiction of Mayor's Court. SEC. II. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved March 3, 1874. No. CLXXI. (O. No. 88.) An Act to organize a free school in the town of Morganton, Fannin county, and appropriate money for the same, and for other purposes. 39. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That L. B. Crafford, R. Wilson, J. A. Jervis, H. H. Galaway, J. C. Chastain, E. Johnson, and Aaron Mathiss be, and they are hereby, constituted and appointed Trustees of a school, to be known as a Peabody school, to be taught in the town of Morganton, for a session of ten months, commencing in the Spring of 1874. Trustees of free school. 40. SEC. II. That the sum of five hundred dollars is hereby appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to be drawn by a warrant from the Governor, and paid out by the State Treasurer, to the aforesaid Trustees, to be applied by said Trustees in the payment of two competent teachers of said school. Appropriation. 41. SEC. III. That the Governor shall not draw his warrant for said sum, nor any part thereof, until it has been made satisfactorily to appear to him that said school has one hundred students, with an average attendance of not less than eighty-five per cent. in constant and regular attendance for the whole period of ten months; and, provided further, that said Trustees shall make a good and sufficient bond, in double the amount of this appropriation, payable to the Ordinary of said county, to be approved by

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him, conditioned for the faithful application of all funds placed in their hands for the purpose of carrying out the true intent and meaning of this Act: Provided, the appropriation herein named shall be paid out of the Public School fund of the State, before a pro rata distribution of said fund. Condition precedent to [Illegible Text] appropriation. Proviso. SEC. IV. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 25, 1874. No. CLXXII. (O. No. 339.) An Act to prohibit the levy and collection of any taxes on any lands within the corporate limits of the city of Newman, which are kept and used exclusively for agricultural purposes, other than that levied and collected for State and county tax. 42. SECTION I. Be it enacted, That, from and after the passage of this Act, it shall not be lawful to levy and collect taxes on any lands within the corporate limits of the city of Newnan that are kept and used exclusively for agricultural purposes, except for State and county uses. Certain lands exempt from taxation. SEC. II. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved March 2, 1874. No. CLXXIII. (O. No. 329.) An Act to prohibit the sale, by retail, of spirituous liquors, within the town of Norcross, in this State. 43. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That, from and after the passage of this Act, it shall not be lawful for any person to keep a tippling shop, or sell by retail, in quantities less than one quart, any wine, brandy, rum, gin, whisky, or other spirituous liquors, or any mixture of such liquors, within the corporate limits of the town of Norcross, in the county of Gwinnett; and, if any person shall so sell any quantity thereof, within said limits, such person so offending, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and on conviction thereof, shall be punished as prescribed in section 4310 of the Code of this State. Retail of spirituous liquors prohibited. Persons offendinghow punished. SEC. II. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved March 2, 1874.

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No. CLXXIV (O. No. 123.) An Act to suppress and prohibit the sale of spirituous and intoxicating liquors within three and a half miles of the depot of the Atlanta and West Point Railroad Company, in the town of Palmetto, Campbell, county, Georgia, and also to amend an act entitled an act to prevent the sale of spirituous or malt liquors near Bartow Iron Works, in Bartow county, and the Cherokee Iron Works, of Polk [Illegible Text], so far as the same applies to the Cherokee Iron Company, and for other purposes. 44. SECTION I. Be it enacted, That, from and after the first day of May, 1874, it shall not be lawful for any person or persons to sell, either directly or indirectly, either by barter, exchange, or by any other device whatever, any spirituous or intoxicating liquors within three and a half miles of the depot of the Atlanta and West Point Railroad Company, in the town of Palmetto, Campbell county Georgia. Sale of spirituous liquors near Palmetto prohibited. 45. SEC. II. Be it further enacted, That the sale of alcoholic bitters, or medicated liquors of any kind or name whatever, to be used otherwise than for medical purposes within the above named boundary, shall be deemed a violation of this Act; and that any physician or druggist who shall prescribe, or cause to be furnished, to any person any intoxicating liquors, to be used in or about the said town of Palmetto, and the boundary mentioned in the first section of this Act, except in actual cases of sickness or injury, or wine for sacramental purposes, shall be deemed guilty of violating the provisions of this Act. Acts constituting a violation of this Act. 46. SEC. III. Be it further enacted, That, within the above named boundary, no person shall give or cause to be furnished to any student or minor any kind of intoxicating liquors whatever, except in the case of a parent to his own child, or a guardian to his ward, or when it may be prescribed by a physician in sickness or injury. No person shall give to student or minor spirits. 47. SEC. IV. Be it further enacted, That any person who shall violate the provisions of either section of this Act shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and on conviction shall be fined in a sum not less than one hundred dollars, nor more than five hundred dollars, with all costs, or imprisonment, if fine is not paid, not less than thirty nor more than ninety days, at the discretion of the Court: Provided, that this Act shall not go into operation and effect in the said town of Palmetto and the limits hereinbefore prescribed, until after an election shall be held for that purpose as herein provided. Said election shall be held in the said town of Palmetto on the third Saturday in April, 1874, and shall be held and superintended in the same manner as is prescribed for holding and superintending elections for members of the General Assembly. All qualified voters for members of the General Assembly, who shall have resided

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two months within the limits aforesaid, shall be entitled to vote in said election. The voters who may desire that this Act shall go into effect and become a law, shall endorse on their tickets for the Act, and the voters who do not desire it to become a law shall endorse on their tickets against the Act. And this Act shall not become a law, so far as the same relates to the limits aforesaid, unless a majority of the votes cast in said election shall be for the Act. The superintendent of said election shall make and subscribe two certificates, stating the whole number of votes cast for the Act, and the number cast against the Act. One of them, together with one list of voters and one tally sheet, shall be sealed up, and, without delay, mailed to the Governor; the other, with like accompaniments, shall be filed in the office of the Clerk of the Superior Court of said county of Campbell. Each of said returns must contain copies of the original oath taken by the superintendents. The ballots shall be sealed up and delivered to the Clerk of the Superior Court of said county, and kept in the same manner as prescribed for the ballots in elections for members of the General Assembly. Should a majority of the legal votes cast in said election be for the Act, then the Governor shall issue his proclamation, declaring said Act to be in force within the said prescribed limits. Offendershow punished. Proviso. Electionwhen held. Qualifications of voters, etc. Superintendent shall make return of election to the Governor. Contents of returns. If majority of votes favor act, Governor shall so proclaim. 48. SEC. V. Be it further enacted, etc., That the above recited Act be, and the same is hereby, amended, so far as the same applies to the Cherokee Iron Company, of Polk county, so as to extend the distance within which the furnishing, delivering, or selling, as a beverage, any spirituons or malt liquors, is prohibited, from a radius of one and a half miles to a radius of three miles, from said Cherokee Iron Company. Amended as to Cherokee Iron Works. SEC. VI. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 28, 1874. No. CLXXV (O. No. 367.) An Act to prohibit the sale of any kind of intoxicating [Illegible Text] ardent spirits within two miles of the village of Powder Springs, in the county of Cobb. 49. SECTION I. The General Assembly enacts, That, from and after the passage of this Act, it shall not be lawful for any person, either by himself or his agent, to sell any intoxicating or ardent spirits within two miles of the village of Powder Springs, in the county of Cobb. Sale of ardent spirits prohibited. 50. SEC. II. Any person violating the first section of this Act shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction of the same shall pay a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars, or be imprisoned

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in the chain-gang not exceeding twelve monthseither or both, at the discretion of the court. Persons so offendingpenalty. SEC. III. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved March 2, 1874. No. CLXXVI. (O. No. 86.) An Act to confirm the action of the Mayor and Aldermen of the city of Savannah in building wharves on the water lots at the foot of Abercorn, Drayton and Whitaker streets, and leasing the same, and also to authorize and empower said Mayor and Aldermen, after reserving and keeping open as many of the docks as the public necessity [Illegible Text] convenience may require, to close up all the other docks by the building of wharves, and to vest in the said Mayor and Aldermen the absolute property in said wharves when built. WHEREAS, By an act of the General Assembly, passed the first day of May, in the year 1760, entitled an act for the better regulating the town of Savannah, and for ascertaining the common thereunto belonging, it is enacted and declared that said common, including all the squares, streets, lanes and passages, shall be and continue the common property of the lot holders in said town, and shall not be aliened or granted away for any purpose whatever than by act of the General Assembly; and WHEREAS, by an act passed the ninth of June, 1861, for amending said recited act, it is enacted and declared that the water lots at the end of every street, among others shall be held, deemed and reputed as public lots and lands; and WHEREAS, it is claimed that under the acts of 1787 and 1825, and of August 23, 1872, the Mayor and Aldermen are vested with power to appropriate any of the property reserved for public use, subject to alienation by act of General Assembly; now, therefore, to remove all doubts upon the subject, and in consideration of the fact that the increased and increasing trade of Savannah makes more wharf room absolutely necessary, and of the fact that the great number of docks adjoining the water lots at the foot of the streets is doing very serious injury to the navigation of the river by being kept open and voiding sand, etc., thereby occasioning shoals; Preamble. 51. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That the action of the Mayor and Aldermen of the city of Savannah, in building wharves on the water lots at the foot of Abercorn, Drayton, and Whitaker streets, and leasing the same for the benefit of the commerce of the port, is hereby declared to be legalized, confirmed and made valid, to all intents and purposes, and the absolute property and control in said wharves is hereby vested in said Mayor and Aldermen,

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and their successors in office, with power to lease or other wise dispose of the same, according to the commercial necessities of the port of Savannah, as in their judgment the public interest may require. Building certain wharves legalized. Title vested in Mayor and Council. 52. SEC. II. And be it further enacted, That said Mayor and Aldermen be, and they are hereby vested with full power and authority to close as many other of the docks on the water lots at the foot of the streets, as the public interest or necessity, in their judgment, may require, by the building of wharves, and to lease or otherwise dispose of said wharves, as in their judgment would be best for the interest of the city: Provided, nevertheless, that a sufficient number of the city docks shall be kept open for the convenience of the public, as landing points for boats and passengers: and provided, further, that the Mayor and Aldermen of the city of Savannah, or the party or parties exercising rights acquired from said Mayor and Aldermen, shall have full power and authority to charge, collect, and receive rent, wharfage, and other customary dues, for the use of said docks and wharves, but that neither said Mayor and Aldermen, nor said parties, shall use said docks or wharves except as docks or wharves are generally used in said city for the promotion of the commercial interests of said port, nor shall they build upon or otherwise obstruct the same, so as to prevent the free passage of citizens over and upon the adjacent streets. May close up or lease other docks, etc. Proviso. Wharves, etc., to be used exclusively as such. SEC. III. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 26, 1874. No. CLXXVII. (O. No. 245.) An Act to establish rates of fees of Magistrates and Constables in the city of Savannah, and to provide for the payment of costs by the county of Chatham in criminal cases. 53. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That the fees of Magistrates and Constables in civil cases shall be as follows: JUSTICES OF THE PEACEFEES IN CIVIL CASES. Each attachment $ 50 Justices of the Peacefees in civil cases. Each garnishment summons 25 Each garnishment copy 25 Each return by a garnishee 25 Each foreclosure of lien 2 00 Each default as to garnishee 1 00 Each distress or dispossessory warrantissuing 1 00 Each possessory warrantissuing 1 00 Each search warrant 2 00 Each civil summons or copy 50 Trial of any cause 1 00 Entering judgment in any cause 1 00 Swearing party to affidavit 50 Witnessing a bondeach signature 25

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Witnessing any affidavit 50 Filing papers in any cause 10 Each order issued by a Justice 1 00 Each execution 50 Each case settled before trial 1 00 Each witness sworn 50 Each subp[oelig]na or copy 10 Return to certiorari and certificate 3 00 Certifying papers in appeal cases 1 00 Each nuisance case tried by a Justiceeach Justice 5 00 Witnessing every paper in writingeach signature 25 Each seal 10 Attendance on any person to make proof or witness papers 2 00 Every certificate 50 CONSTABLE FEES IN CIVIL CASES. Taking possession of property under distress warrant, or dispossessing a party 3 00 Constables' fees in civil cases. Serving a possessory warrant 3 00 Searching dwelling house or store 3 00 Searching a vessel 3 00 Levying execution 50 Serving any summons or return 50 Taking possession of property under execution 50 Serving an order or notice and return 50 Watchmen's fees in each case, day and night (both) 2 00 Each advertisement 50 Commission on sales 6 Receiving all bends in civil suits 50 Attendance on Justice Courts during trialeach case 1 00 Summoning witnesses by order of Justice 25 Attendance on Superior or Inferior Court day or night 2 00 54. SEC. II. Be it further enacted, That no special contracts shall be made between Justices and parties plaintiff, prosecutor or defendants, by which said fee shall in any manner be increased, nor shall any Justice or Constable charge for drawing bonds in criminal cases, nor shall items of costs be charged for, except those specially provided for in this Act. Special contracts prohibited. Shall not charge for criminal bonds. 55. SEC. III. Be it further enacted, That in all criminal causes in the county of Chatham, where a conviction shall be had, or the case shall be settled by proper authority, the fees of the Magistrates and Constables shall be as follows: Total amount of fees in felonies, fifteen dollars; total amount of fees in misdemeanors, seven dollars; which said amounts shall be paid to the Magistrates, who shall pay over to the Constables their proper proportion. Said costs shall be paid by the county of Chatham, in all criminal cases in the Superior Court of said county, or in any criminal court which may be established for said county; and no Magistrate or Constable shall ever demand or receive from any prosecutor or defendant, any costs, either directly or indirectly, in any criminal case. Fees in other cases. Costshow paid. 56. SEC. IV. Be it further enacted, That every Magistrate, ex-officio Justice of the Peace, or Constable, shall keep a printed or plainly written copy of this fee bill posted in some conspicuous

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place in his office, and upon failure so to do, or upon the violation of any part of this Act, shall be deemed guilty of malpractice, and subject to the penalties and punishment prescribed therefor. Justices of the Peace and Constables shall post fee bill. Penalty for violation of this Act. SEC. V. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved March 2, 1874. No. CLXXVIII. (O. No. 179.) An Act to better provide for the measurement, inspection, and sale of timber and lumber within the city of Savannah, and by the lumber Inspectors thereof. 57. SECTION I. Be it enacted, That it shall be the duty of the Inspectors of timber and lumber of the city of Savannah, respectively, to keep a book which shall be open to public inspection, in which shall be kept an entry of all timber and lumber of every kind and quality which may be brought to said city for sale, and which may be inspected by them, either within the corporate limits of the city or elsewhere, stating particularly the date of inspection, the date of arrival, where from, name of the owner, number of good pieces, number of refuse pieces, kind, quality, quantity, to whom consigned, if known. Inspector shall keep book to enter timber, lumber, etc., in. Entry shall containwhat. 58. SEC. II. Be it further enacted, etc., That when any timber or lumber may be sold in said city by any one, for the account of another, that it shall be his duty, when rendering an account of sale to the owner, to disclose the date of sale, the price for which the same was sold, and the name of the person to whom sold. And should the person so selling fail to make the said disclosures when required, or shall make false or fictitious disclosures in these particulars, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and on conviction, shall be punished as prescribed in section 4245 of Irwin's Revised Code; and for a violation of the duty prescribed in this Act for timber and lumber Inspectors, they shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and shall, on conviction, be likewise punished. Requirements of seller. Seller offendinghow dealt with. Inspector falling in dutypunishment. SEC. III. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 28, 1874. No. CLXXIX. (O. No. 102.) An Act to prevent the sale of ardent spirits within one mile of the town of Varnell's Station, in Whitfield county. 59. SECTION I. Be it enacted, That, from and after the passage of this Act, it shall not be lawful for any one to sell, barter or

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furnish spirituous liquors, in any quantity, within one mile of the town of Varnell's Station, in Whitfield county: Provided, this does not apply to a physician furnishing in case of medical treatment. Any person so violating shall be punished as prescribed in section 4310 of the Code of Georgia. Sale of spirituous liquors prohibited. Offenderspunishment of. SEC. II. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 27, 1874. No. CLXXX. (O. No. 74.) An Act to prohibit the sale of intoxicating liquors or alcoholic bitters, in quantities less than one gallon, within two miles of the village of Villa Rica, in the county of Carroll, except in certain cases herein specified. 60. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That, from and after the first day of May, 1874, it shall not be lawful for any person or persons, by agent or otherwise, to sell, barter, or exchange, or by any device whatever to sell or dispose of, any intoxicating liquors or alcoholic bitters, in quantities less than one gallon, within two miles of the village of Villa Rica, in the county of Carroll, except to a practicing physician, to be used only for medicinal purposes. Retail of spirituous liquors within two miles prohibited. 61. SEC. II. That any person or persons violating the first section of this Act, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction, shall be fined, for each and every offense, in a sum not less than one hundred nor more than five hundred dollars, or imprisoned in the common jail of the county not less than twenty nor more than ninety days, in the discretion of the Court. Offendershow punished. SEC. III. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 26, 1874. No. CLXXXI. (O. No. 240.) An Act to regulate the manner of holding municipal elections in the city of West Point, and to require voters to register, and to define who are legal voters in said city. 62. SECTION I. That, from and after the passage of this Act, the Notary Public and ex-officio Justice of the Peace in the city of West Point be required to open a book of registration in said city for the registration of voters on the first Monday in December, 1874, and on the first Monday in December in each year thereafter, and to keep said book open until two o'clock on the last day of December each year, in which all persons entitled to vote

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at said municipal elections can register their names as voters, and those so entitled and so registered, and no others, shall be permitted to vote at said election; and in the event a vacancy should occur in the office of Notary Public and ex-officio Justice of the Peace within said city, or he should otherwise fail to discharge the duties of such Register, then the City Council of West Point shall appoint some person in said city to act as such Register. Registration of voters. Who entitled. Vacancies in Board of Registrarshow filled. 63. SEC. II. That any and all applicants for registration shall be of the age of twenty-one years, and upwards, and shall have paid all taxes, State, county and municipal, which shall have been required of them, and which they may have had an opportunity of paying, according to law; and no one shall be allowed to register unless, previously to making application to register, they shall have permanently resided within the corporate limits of said city the last thirty days, and in the State six months, next preceding said election. Qualification of voters. 64. SEC. III. That it shall be the duty of said Justice of the Peace or Register, to furnish a list of such registered voters to the managers of any and all elections to be held in said city, and no person shall vote at such election unless his name appears on said register, and any person swearing falsely, or using any fraudulent means in registering, shall be liable to any and all the pains and penalties prescribed by law for perjury or illegal voting, and that all laws in relation to elections in said city now of force, and not conflicting with the provisions of this Act, shall remain in force, and that this Act shall apply only to elections held in said city for municipal purposes, and not apply to county and State elections. Registrars to furnish lists to managers. Illegal registryhow punished. 65. SEC. IV. That said Register, before entering upon the duties imposed in this Act, shall take and subscribe to an oath to let no person register as a voter in said city unless qualified according to the provisions of this Act; and that the City Council of said city of West Point may compensate said Register for his services as such Register. Applies only to municipal elections. SEC. V. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved March 2, 1874.

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TITLE II. COMMUNITIESPROTECTION OF. WELLINGTON ACADEMY. SECTION. 1. Sale of liquors near, prohibited. 2. Offendershow punished. TRION FACTORY. 3. Sale of liquors near, prohibited. 4. Offendershow punished. RIDGE VALLEY IRON WORKS. 5. Sale of malt liquors near, prohibited. 6. Offendershow punished. RABUN GAP HIGH SCHOOL. 7. Making or selling liquors near, [Illegible Text] 8. Disturbances, etc. 9. Wilful misbehavior. 10. Offendershow punished. PROSPECT CHURCH. 11. Sale of liquors near, prohibited. 12. Offendershow punished. NEW LIBERTY CHURCH. 13. Sale of liquors near, prohibited. 14. Offendershow punished. [Illegible Text] CHURCH. 15. Sale of liquors near, prohibited. 16. Offendershow punished. ANTIOCH ACADEMY. 17. Sale of liquors near, prohibited. 18. Offendershow punished. No. CLXXXII. (O. No. 237.) An Act to prohibit the sale of intoxicating spirits within three miles, in every direction, from the Wellington Academy, in the county of Morgan. 1. SEC. I. Be it enacted, That, from and after the passage of this Act, it shall be unlawful for any person to sell intoxicating spirits of any kind within three miles of the Wellington Academy, in the county of Morgan. Sale of spirituous liquors near Wellington Academy prohibited. 2. SEC. II. Be it further enacted, That any person who shall violate the first section of this Act shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof, shall be fined in a sum not less than fifty, nor more than five hundred dollars, in the discretion of the Court. Offendershow punished. SEC. III. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved March 2, 1874. No. CLXXXIII. (O. No. 20.) An Act to prevent the sale of spirituous liquors at Trion Factory and in the vicinity thereof, in the county of Chattooga, and for other purposes. 3. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That, from and after the passage of this Act, it shall not be lawful for any person to sell, barter,

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exchange, or otherwise dispose of, spirituous liquors of any kind, at Trion Factory, in Chattooga county, or within five miles of said Factory, except within the corporate limits of the town of Summerville, in said county; nor shall any officer have authority to issue license for any such purpose. Sale of spirits near Trion Factory prohibited. Exception. 4. SEC. II. Be it further enacted, That any person who shall sell or vend any spirituous liquors, in violation of this Act, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and on conviction thereof, shall be punished as prescribed in section 4310 of the Revised Code of 1873. Offendershow dealt with. SEC. III. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 20, 1874. No. CLXXXIV. (O. No. 24.) An Act to prevent the sale of spirituous or malt liquors near the Ridge Valley Iron Works, in Floyd county. 5. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That there shall not be delivered, sold, or furnished, by retail, as a beverage, any spirituous or malt liquors within the radius of two and one-half miles from said Ridge Valley Iron Works, and any person selling, delivering, or furnishing said spirituous or malt liquors, contrary to the provisions of this Act, shall be liable to arrest and indictment, as in other violations of the Penal Code, and upon conviction for the same, shall be punished as prescribed in section 4245 of Irwin's Revised Code. Sale of spirits near Ridge Valley Iron Works prohibited. Offendershow punished. SEC. II. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 20, 1874. No. CLXXXV. (O. No. 250.) An Act for the protection of Rabun Gap High School, in Rabun county. 7. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That it shall be unlawful for any person to manufacture or retail any intoxicating or spirituous liquors, within two miles of Rabun Gap High School. Sale of spirituous liquors prohibited, etc. 8. SEC. II. And be it further enacted, That every person who shall wilfully interrupt, or disturb the aforesaid school, or any meeting lawfully and peaceably held in connection with the school for the purpose of literary or scientific improvement, either within or without the place where such school or meeting is held, or shall injure any of the school buildings, or deface any school furniture, apparatus, or other propertythe same being done wilfullyshall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor. Disturbances, etc. Injuries to buildings, etc.

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9. SEC. III. And be it further enacted, That any person who shall, in any way, wilfully misbehave, in such manner as to disturb or interrupt the exercises of any public examination or exhibition, of the aforesaid school; or shall sell, or give away, or in any manner dispose of, any spirituous liquors, to any other person, or persons, on such public occasions, within two miles of the school, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. Wilful misbehavior. 10. SEC. IV. Be it further enacted, That any person, or persons, violating the provisions of this Act, shall be liable to arrest and conviction, as in other cases of misdemeanor; and on conviction, shall be fined not less than five, nor more than fifty dollars. Offendershow dealt with. SEC. V. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved March 2, 1874. No. CLXXXVI. (O. No. 198.) An Act to prohibit the sale of any intoxicating liquors within two miles in any direction from Prospect Church, in Texas District, Heard county. 11. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That, from and after the passage of this Act, it shall be unlawful for any person to sell any intoxicating liquors within two miles of Prospect Church, in Texas District, Heard county, except it be to a practicing physician for medical purposes. Sale of spirits prohibited near Prospect Church. 12. SEC. II. And be it further enacted, That any person who shall violate the first section of this Act shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof shall be fined in a sum not less than ten dollars, nor more than fifty dollars, in the discretion of the court. Persons violatinghow punished. SEC. II. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 28, 1874. No. CLXXXVII. (O. No. 377.) An Act to prohibit the sale of spirituous and malt liquors within two miles of New Liberty Church, in Catoosa county, and to provide punishment for the violation of this Act, and for other purposes. 13. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That from and after the passage of this Act, it shall not be lawful for any person or persons to sell any kind of spirituous or malt liquors, in any quantity, in less than two miles distance from New Liberty Church, in the county of Catoosa. Sale of spirituous liquors prohibited.

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14. SEC. II. Be it further enacted, etc., That any person, or persons, violating the provisions of the first section of this Act shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction shall be punished as prescribed in section 4310 of the Code of Georgia. Offendershow punished. SEC. III. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved March 3, 1874. No. CLXXXVIII. (O. No: 357.) An Act to prevent the sale of intoxicating liquors within two miles of Beulah Church, in the county of Hancock, and for other purposes. 15. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That from and immediately after the passage of this Act, it shall be illegal for any person, directly or indirectly, except a practicing physician, who may use the same for medicinal purposes, to sell or otherwise dispose of, or dispense to others, any spirituous, malt, or intoxicating liquors of any kind, in any quantity, within a radius of two miles from Beulah Church, in the county of Hancock. Sale of [Illegible Text] liquors near Beulsh Church prohibited. 16. SEC. II. Be it further enacted, That any person who shall violate the provisions of this Act shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and, upon conviction, shall be punished as prescribed in section 4310 of the Code of Georgia. Persons offendinghow punished. SEC. III. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved March 2, 1874. No. CLXXXIX. (O. No. 47.) An Act to prohibit the sale of intoxicating liquors within three miles, in every direction, from the Antioch Male Academy, in the county of Stewart. 17. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That from and after the passage of this Act it shall be unlawful for any person to sell intoxicating liquors of any kind within three miles of Antioch Male Academy, in the county of Stewart. Sale of [Illegible Text] liquors near Antioch Academy prohibited. 18. SEC. II. Be it further enacted, That any person who shall violate the first section of this Act shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and, upon conviction thereof, shall be fined in a sum not less than fifty, nor more than five hundred dollars, in the discretion of the Court. Offendershow dealt with. SEC. III. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 24, 1874.

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TITLE III. CORPORATIONS. CHAPTER I.Banks and Insurance Companies. CHAPTER II.Manufactories and Mining Companies. CHAPTER III.Railroads and Canals. CHAPTER IV.Miscellaneous Corporations, Military Companies, etc. CHAPTER I. BANKS AND INSURANCE COMPANIES. ATLANTABANK OF. SECTION. 1. Incorporated and corporators namedpowers of. 2. Capital stock. 3. Scope of business. 4. Funds in litigation. 5. May receive deposits. 6. President and Directorsquorum. 7. Books of subscription. 8. Liability of stockholders. 9. Statements to Governor. ATLANTA [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] COMPANY. 10. Incorporated and corporators namedgeneral powers. 11. Principal office and agency. 12. President, Directors, etc.election of. 13. General Agentelection of. 14. Capital stockshares, etc. 15. Defaulting stockholders. 16. Quorum. 17. Objectscope of business. 18. Losseswhen payable. 19. Dividends. 20. Individual liability. 21. Stockhow transferred. 22. Evidence of company's liability. 23. Books of subcription. 24. Act of incorporation takes effectwhen. COTTON GIN INSURANCE COMPANY. 25. Incorporators namedquorum. 26. PresidentDirectorsterm of office. 27. Meetingsapportionment of votes, etc. 28. Other officershow appointed. 29. Object and scope of business. 30. Premiumshow paid. 31. Premiumshow secured. 32. Premiumshow collected. 33. Losseshow estimated and collected. 34. Dividendspayment of. 35. Capital stockshares. 36. Cotton ginsdividends on. 37. First meeting. 38. Policieswhen issued. 39. Limitation thirty years. DOLLAR SAVINGS BANK OF ATLANTA. 40. Name changed. FARMENS' AND MERCHANTS' BANK OF SENOIA. 41. Corporatorsgeneral powers. 42. Capital stockshares, etc. 43. May organizewhen; quorum, etc. 44. Trust and deposits. 45. Minutes of proceedings, etc. 46. Dividends; statement of liabilities. 47. Instaliments. 48. Limitation; individual liability. GEORGIA METROPOLITAN BANK. 49. Name changed. 50. Charter amended. 51. Limitations. MACON SAVINGS BANK. 52. Incorporatedcorporators namedgeneral powers. 53. Capital stockshares. 54. May organizewhen; President and Directors. 55. Other officershow chosen. 56. Minutes of Boardmust be kept. 57. Stockhow transferred. 58. Installments. 59. Individual liability. MACONCITY BANK OF. 60. Incorporated names of corporatorsgeneral powers. 61. Capital stockshares. 62. Officerselections, etc. 63. Cashierelection ofduties, etc. 64. Powers of Directors. 65. Annual meetings; apportionment of votes, etc. 66. Record of proceedings; dividends. 67. Successors; suits shall not abate. 68. Increase of capital stock and Directors. 69. Limitation of charter. 70. Individual liability. MARIETTA SAVINGS BANK. 71. Charter of, amended.

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72. Amended charter takes effectwhen. MECHANICS' AND TRADERS' BANK OF GEORGIA. 73. Charter amended; time of organization. MERCHANTS' AND [Illegible Text] BANK OF WASH- INGTON, GEORGIA. 74. Charter amended; name changed; value of shares increased. [Illegible Text] BANKING COMPANY. 75. Corporators [Illegible Text] rights, etc. 76. Seal. 77. Capital stock [Illegible Text] etc. 78. Subscriptions how paid in. 79. Failure to pay; collections by suit. 80. Principal office. 81. Officers of the company; duties. 82. Cashierelection ofhis duty. 83. May receive deposits. 84. Annual meetings. 85. Books by [Illegible Text] opened. 86. Limitation. 87. Liability. 88. Shall have no power to issue bills. [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] BANK. 89. Corporators named. 90. Capital stock shares. 91. Banking privileges. 92. Trusts and deposits. 93. Books of [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] 94. [Illegible Text] 95. Minutes of [Illegible Text] 96. Dividends. 97. Convention of stockholders. 98. Increase of capital stock. 99. Semi-annual statements. 100. Limitation of charter. PEOPLE'S SAVINGS BANK OF NEWNAN. 101. Charter amended; name changed. 102. May increase capital stock. 103. May increase number of Directors. ROMEBANK OF. 104. Incorporatedcorporators named. 105. Capital stock may be increased. 106. Advances to planters, etc. 107. Deposits. 108. Powershow exercised. 109. Booksby whom opened. 110. Principal officeagencies. 111. Dividends; debts; expenses, etc. 112. Semi-annual statements. 113. Installments; power of Directors. 114. Limitation of charter. 115. Individual liability. SAVINGS BANK OF ROME. 116. Incorporators named. 117. Capital stockmay be increased. 118. Shares and apportionment. 119. President and other officerselection. 120. May commence operationswhen. 121. Liabilities. SAVINGS BANK OF ATLANTA AND THE BANK OF GAINESVILLE. 122. Charter amended. No. CXC. (O. No. 323.) An Act to incorporate the Bank of Atlanta. 1. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That J. T. Meador, V. R. Tommey, G. T. Dodd, J. W. Goldsmith, and J. H. Goldsmith, and such other persons as may hereafter be associated with them, and their successors and assigns, are hereby constituted a body corporate, under the name of The Bank of Atlanta, to be located in the city of Atlanta, and by that name shall have succession, may sue and be sued in any court whatever, with such powers and privileges as are hereinafter provided. Corporators. Name, powers and privileges. 2. SEC. 2. Be it further enacted, That the capital stock of said company shall be five hundred thousand dollars; said stock to be divided into shares of one hundred dollars each; and when there shall be one hundred thousand dollars of said capital stock subscribed, and twenty-five per cent. of the one hundred thousand dollars actually paid in, in lawful money of the United States, the said company may organize and proceed to business under this Act. Capital stockshares, etc. May organizewhen. 3. SEC. III. Be it further enacted, That said company shall have power to make advances to planters, in loans on mortgages, on real and personal property of any and all kinds, to receive deposits of money, and all other valuables of any kind, and to rent or purchase suitable offices or stores for their safe keeping, to issue receipts for the same, to buy and sell stock, bonds, bills of exchange and [Illegible Text] notes, and advance and loan moneys, securites and

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credits, and may charge and receive, in addition to interest, such a commission on advances of money and negotiating loans, and for storage, as may be agreed upon between said company and the party or parties so buying or selling such stock, bonds, bills of exchange and promissory notes, or borrowing or receiving such moneys, securities or credits, and for storing such valuables; and the said company shall have power to take and hold as security for, or in payment of, any loans or advances made, mortgages or other instruments or obligations, upon any and all kinds of property whatever, either real or personal; and said company shall have power to purchase, hold, sell, exchange, and convey bonds, or other property of any nature, and may execute and issue all such receipts, certificates, contracts, or other instruments, as may be necessary for the transaction of its business. Scope of business. 4. SEC. IV. Be it further enacted, That funds in litigation in the various Courts of this State may be deposited in this Bank pending litigation, paying such interest therefor as may be agreed upon by the parties, thus affording a safe depository for all funds held for future disposition. Funds in litigation, etc. 5. SEC. V. Be it further enacted, That said company shall have power to receive moneys on deposit, and to invest the same at such rate of interest as may be agreed on, and shall have power to take and accept by grant, assignment, or bequest, and hold any real or personal estate in trust, created in accordance with the laws of this State, and execute such legal trusts in regard to the same, on such terms as may be declared, established or agreed upon in regard thereto. May receive deposits. Trusts, grants, etc. 6. SEC. VI. Be it further enacted, That the business and corporate powers of said company shall be exercised by a Board of not less than five Directors, to be chosen as hereinafter provided, who shall elect from their own number a President and Cashier, and may declare by by-laws what number of Directors may constitute a quorum for the transaction of business. Directors, President, etc. Quorum. 7. SEC. VII. Be it further enacted, That the parties named in the first section of this Act, or their successors or assigns, shall, and they are hereby appointed, Commissioners to open books of subscription to the capital stock of said company, at such time and places, and for such amounts as they, or a majority of them, shall deem proper, but for no less an amount than one hundred thousand dollars, as hereinbefore provided. The Directors of said company shall be elected by a majority in the interest of the stockholders of said company voting at said election, to be held under the inspection of said Commissioners, at such place as they may designate, within thirty days from the closing of the subscription called for by them, and on the second Monday in January in every year thereafter. The principal office of said company shall be located in Atlanta, Georgia, with such branches as the Directors may determine from time to time. Books of subscription. Directors; how and when elected. Principal office.

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8. SEC. VIII. Be it further enacted, That each stockholder shall be individually liable for the ultimate payment of the debts of the company in proportion to the amount of stock held by him. Liability of stockholders. 9. SEC. IX. Be it further enacted, That the company shall, through its President or Cashier, under oath before some proper officer, make statements to the Governor of all its debts, liabilities and assets, as now prescribed, or may hereafter be prescribed by law. Shall make statement to Governor. SEC. X. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved March 2, 1874. No. CXCI. (O. No. 26.) An Act to incorporate The Atlanta Fire Insurance Company, of Atlanta, Georgia. 10. SECTION I. Be it enacted, That Benj. H. Hill, V. R. Tommey, John Keeley, Wm. B. Lowe, Benj. E. Crane, Thos. L. Langston, John R. Wallace, John W. Burke, Wm. J. Maygill, and George T. Fry, and their associates and successors, shall be, and they are hereby, incorporated, made and declared a body politic and corporate, in deed and in law, by the name and style of The Atlanta Fire Insurance Company; and as such body, corporate and politic, shall have power to make, use and keep a common seal, and the same at will to alter; to make all necessary by-laws, not in conflict with the laws of the land, and, as such body corporate and politic, shall have succession for thirty years, and may sue and be sued, plead and be impleaded, in any court of law or equity in this State; they may purchase and hold real estate and personal property, and may invest their income and accumulations in stocks and bonds of the United States, and of the State of Georgia, and such other securities, real or personal, as they deem safe and proper. Corporators. Name and general powers. 11. SEC. II. Be it further enacted, That the principal office of said company shall be in the city of Atlanta, and they may extend their business by establishing branch offices and agencies throughout the country, in such way and manner as they may deem advisable. Principal office, agencies, etc. 12. SEC. III. Be it further enacted, That from the stockholders of said company there shall be annually, in such month as the company shall determine, elected a Board of nine Directors, from whom shall be chosen a President, a Vice-President, and a Secretary. The President of said company shall be Chairman of the Board of Directors; in the absence of the President the Vice-President shall act. President, Vice-President, Directors and Secretaryelection of. 13. SEC. IV. Be it further enacted, That there shall be a general agent of said company, to be selected from the stockholders thereof, and to hold his office for such length of time and to be employed upon such terms as the Board of Directors may deem proper. General agentelection of.

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14. SEC. V. Be it further enacted, That the capital stock of said company shall be two hundred thousand dollars, to be divided into shares of one hundred dollars each, and when one hundred thousand dollars of said stock is subscribed, and ten per cent. thereof paid in, the company is authorized to organize and commence businessthe remainder of said one hundred thousand dollars of subscribed stock to be called in under assessments to be made by the Board of Directors as the exigencies of the company may require, but at a rate not to exceed ten per cent. per month. Capital stockshares, etc. [Illegible Text]. 15. SEC. VI. Be it further enacted, That if any stockholder shall fail, or make default, for ten days, to pay any assessment regularly made upon his stock, upon such failure or default being made to appear, the stock of the delinquent shall, after ten days' notice, be put up at auction and sold to the highest bidder; and any deficiency in the sum realized upon said stock, shall be made good by the delinquent. It is provided, however, that no assessment shall be made for any other purpose except to pay losses of the company, without the consent of three-fourths in number and value of all the stockholders. Defaulters how dealt with. Proviso. 16. SEC. VII. Be it further enacted, That at any meeting of the Board of Directors five of said Board shall be a quorum for the transaction of business, and a majority vote shall control all questions before said Board. Quorum. 17. SEC. VIII. Be it further enacted, That the business of said company shall be to insure against loss, damage, or destruction by fire, all manner of real and personal property, goods, wares, and merchandise, cotton, grain, or produce, in store or in transit, and may take all such risks at such rate of premium as they may establish, or that may be agreed upon by the parties. Object. 18. SEC. IX. Be it further enacted, That when said company shall sustain any loss by fire, it shall be allowed sixty days to adjust and pay the same. Loseswhen paid. 19. SEC. X. Be it further enacted, That all the income and accumulations of said company, after paying current expenses and liabilities, and after setting apart the necessary reserve, contingent, and re-insurance fund, shall be distributed as a dividend among the stockholders of said company, one-fourth of said dividend to be paid in cash, and the other three-fourths to be applied to the liquidation of each stockholder's unpaid stock, until the same shall be fully paid up. Dividends. 20. SEC. XI. Be it further enacted, That the liability of each stockholder shall be limited to the amount of his stock, whether paid or unpaid. Individual liability. 21. SEC. XII. Be it further enacted, That the stock of said company may be transferred, by endorsement and notice, in writing, to the Secretary. Stockhow transferred. 22. SEC. XIII. Be it further enacted, That the liability of this company to the policy-holders shall be evidenced by a written or

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printed policy, setting forth the terms of the contract, and signed by the President and Secretary. Evidence of Company's liability. 23. SEC. XIV. Be it further enacted, That books for receiving subscription to the capital stock of said company may be immediately opened at such places as the corporators may elect. Books of subscriptionwhen opened. 24. SEC. XV. Be it further enacted, That this Act shall be of force from and after its passage. This Act goes into effect immediately. SEC. XVI. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 20, 1874. No. CXCII. (O. No. 295.) An Act to incorporate the Cotton Gin Mutual Insurance Company, of Georgia. 25. SECTION I. The General Assembly do enact, That William F. Groves, James D. Waddell, John Jones, Enoch Faw, Jacob L. Cook, James M. Wilson, and John H. Glover, be, and they are hereby, created a body corporate, with their associates and successors, under the name and style of The Cotton Gin Mutual Insurance Company, of Georgia, and shall keep their principal office in Marietta, Georgia, and by that name shall purchase and hold property, sue and be sued, plead and be impleaded, use a common seal, change, alter and destroy the same at pleasure, and make such by-laws, rules, and regulations for the government of said company as may be necessary to carry into effect the objects of their corporation. Corporators. Nameprincipal office general powers. 26. SEC. II. Be it further enacted, That said corporation shall be managed by a Board of ten Directors, chosen from and by the stockholders thereof, who shall be elected at such time and place as the corporators, their associates and successors, may designate, and shall hold their office one year, or until their successors are elected and installed; and said Directors shall, out of their number, elect a President, who shall hold office for twelve months, or until the election of a new Board of Directors; a majority of said Directors, so elected, shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business. Directors, President, etc.terms of office. Quorum. 27. SEC. III. Be it further enacted, That at all meetings of said corporation every matter shall be decided by a majority of votes, each stockholder or member holding a policy for one year, or longer, being allowed a vote, and if his or her policy exceeds one thousand dollars, an additional vote for each thousand dollars: Provided, that insurers, under open policies, shall be entitled to vote only in proportion to the amount actually insured under such open policy, but in no case to exceed ten votes under any single open policy; nor shall any member of the corporation, nor other person,

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give or cast a larger number of votes than five hundred, either for himself, herself, or as the proxy representing other members of the corporation: Provided, no person shall be deprived of one vote for each share of stock owned by him or her. Meetingsapportionment of votes. Proviso. 28. SEC. IV. Be it further enacted, That the President and Directors may, in such manner as they may determine, appoint such other officers and agents, and at such places as they may see proper, either in or beyond the limits of this State, and remove the same at pleasure, and determine and give the salary or compensation for the services of such officers or agents. Other officers. 29. SEC. V. Be it further enacted, That said corporation may insure for any term, not exceeding five years, all buildings, goods or other species of property, against loss or damage by fire or other hazards incident to sea and inland navigation and transportation of every kindsuch damage or loss not resulting from the carelessness, negligence or design of the party insuredand for any amount not exceeding three-fourths of the value of the property insuredproperty on shipboard or in storage not subject to this limitation; and said company shall have power and authority to make re-insurance in other company, or companies, in any risks or part of risks that may be taken by said company. Object of corporation. 30. SEC. VI. Be it further enacted, That whenever said corporation shall take risks on any property, the party insured shall pay the premium required in cash or give his or her note or bond therefor, well secured, payable one day after date, and shall pay in money to the Treasurer or agent of the corporation such a portion of the note or bond as the Board of Directors may require, which shall be entered as a credit thereon; and the Directors may at any time, when the necessities of the company require it, collect the balance of said notes or bonds, or such portion thereof as they may deem necessary, giving thirty days notice by mail, or in person, to each member; but no member shall be liable for more than the amount of his premium, note or bond, or cash premium. Premiumshow paid. Liability of assured. 31. SEC. VII. Be it further enacted, That when said corporation shall make insurance on any property, the interest of the person insured in such property shall be held as security for the payment of the premium, note or bond given to the corporation, and the policy of the insured shall, from date of issue, create a lien on said property, and no transfer of said property shall affect the said lien: Provided, it shall be expressed in the policy that the insurance is made subject to such lien; and in case of loss or payment therefor, the party insured shall receive in part payment the premium, note or bond given for the insurance of said property. Premiumshow secured. Losseshow met. 32. SEC. VIII. Be it further enacted, That if any member of said corporation obtaining insurance therefrom shall refuse or neglect to pay said premium, note, or bond, or any assessment thereon, within thirty days after demand made, he or she shall be liable to suit therefor by the corporation, in any Court having competent jurisdiction, and the liability of the corporation for the

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policy on which the payment is withheld, shall be suspended until said payment be made, and if payment be not made within six months after demand aforesaid, then said policy shall be forever forfeited. [Illegible Text]how collected. 33. SEC. IX. Be it further enacted, That whenever any person shall sustain loss of property insured by said company, he or she shall, within thirty days after his or her knowledge of such loss, and in case of real estate, before any repairs or alterations be made, give notice of the same to the agent or other officer of the company, whose duty it shall be to view immediately the premises where the loss occurred, or otherwise make satisfactory investigation into the circumstances attending said loss, and the amount, if any, of the liability of said corporation for such loss; and if the sufferer shall not acquiesce in such estimate, he or she may, after sixty day's notice of such estimate, bring suit against said corporation, and if in said suit he or she shall not be awarded for damages more than the amount estimated as aforesaid, he or she shall be liable for all cost of said suit, and execution shall issue against the corporation for such amount only as may be awarded; but if the amount awarded be greater than the estimate, then the corporation shall be liable for all costs of suit. Losseshow estimated and collected. Cost of suit. 34. SEC. X. Be it further enacted, That the President and Directors shall have power to make all dividends of any [Illegible Text] in scrip, which shall be paid whenever the assets of the company will justify such payment. Dividends. 35. SEC. XI. Be it further enacted, That said corporators may receive subscriptions in shares of fifty dollars each, and form a capital stock for said corporation, and scrip dividends may at all times be taken as subscription for capital stock, when the amount of fifty dollars is presented, either in scrip or cash, or both; but said stock shall at no time receive a greater dividend than fifteen per centum per annum, nor shall such stockholder be liable for more than the amount of his or her stock. Capital stockshares, etc. Liability of stockholders. 36. SEC. XII. Be it further enacted, That said corporation may class cotton gins in a separate class, and dividends may be declared on this class of policies in proportion to the surplus on said class. Cotton gins[Illegible Text] on. 37. SEC. XIII. Be it further enacted, That any four of the persons herein named as corporators may call the first meeting by advertisement for four consecutive weeks in the Marietta Journal. First meeting. 38. SEC. XIV. Be it further enacted, That no policy of insurance shall be issued until applications to the amount of fifty thousand dollars shall have been received. Policieswhen issued 39. SEC. XV. Be it further enacted, That this charter shall remain of force for the term of thirty years. Limitation. SEC. XVI. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved March 2, 1874.

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No. CXCIII. (O. No. 384.) An Act to change the name of the Dollar Savings Bank, located in the city of Atlanta, to the Atlanta Savings Bank. 40. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That, from and after the passage of this Act, the name of the Dollar Savings Bank, located in the city of Atlanta, shall be, and the same is hereby, changed from the Dollar Savings Bank to the Atlanta Savings Bank. Name changed. SEC. II. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved March 3, 1874. No. CXCIV. (O. No. 217.) An Act to incorporate the Farmers' and Merchants' Bank of Senoia, Coweta county. 41. SECTION I. The General Assembly do enact, That Solomon T. Bridges, John P. Atkinson, William C. Barnes, Calvin J. Fall, Franklin M. Brantley, Jared E. Stallings, Matthew [Illegible Text]. Couch, Thomas A. Barnes, and their associates and successors, are hereby constituted a body corporate, under the name of the Farmers' and Merchants' Bank of Senoia, and by that name shall have succession, shall sue and be sued. The principal office of said bank shall be located in the town of Senoia, Georgia, and said bank shall have such rights and privileges as are conferred upon Georgia Loan and Trust Company by the act incorporating the same, approved October 5, 1868: Provided, that such bank shall be subject to the same limitations and restrictions, as to rate of interest and liabilities of its stockholders for debts of the bank, as are imposed by and contained in said act incorporating the Georgia Loan and Trust Company: Provided, said company shall not be allowed to collect greater interest, either under the name of commissions or otherwise, either upon loans or advances, than is allowed by the laws of this State. Corporators. Name and general powers. Principal office. Rights and priveleges. Restrictions. Proviso. 42. SEC. II. Be it further enacted, That the capital stock of said bank shall be fifty thousand dollars, with the privilege of increasing the same to one hundred thousand dollarssaid stock to be divided into shares of fifty dollars each; and when there has been twenty-five thousand dollars of said capital stock subscribed, and four-fifths thereof actually paid in lawful money of the United States, said company may organize and proceed to business under this Act. Capital stockshares, etc. May organizewhen. 43. SEC. III. Be it further enacted, That the corporate powers of said bank shall be vested in and exercised by a Board of Directors

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of not more than five persons, to be chosen as hereinafter provided, who shall elect from among their number a President and Cashiera majority of said Board shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business; that said company shall have power to make advances to planters for the purpose of developing the agricultural interests of the State, in loans on mortgages on real or personal property of any and all kinds, and upon crops to be raised; to receive deposits of money and all other valuables of any kind, and to [Illegible Text] purchase or rent suitable offices and stores for their safe keeping, and issue receipts for the same; to buy and sell bonds, coins, bills of exchange, and promissory notes, and advance and loan moneys, securities and credits; and may charge and receive, in addition to interest, such a commission on advances of money, and negotiating loans, and for storage, as may be agreed upon between said company and the party or parties so buying or selling such bonds, bills of exchange, or promissory notes, or borrowing or receiving such money, securities or credit, and for storing such valuables: Provided, however, the rates of interest on loans so made shall not exceed the rates of interest allowed by the laws of this [Illegible Text] and the said company shall have power to take and hold as security, for or in payment of any loans or advances made, mortgages or other [Illegible Text] or obligations upon any and all kinds of property whatsoever, either real or personal; and said company shall have power to purchase, hold, sell, exchange and convey bonds or other property of any nature, and may execute and issue all such receipts, certificates, contracts or other instruments as may be necessary for the transaction of its business. Powersin whom vested. Officers. Quorum. Loans and morigages. Deposits. May deal in bonds, coins, etc. Commissions and interest. Proviso. Securities. May execute necessary instruments. 44. SEC. IV. Be it further enacted, That said company shall have power to receive moneys on trust or deposit, and to invest the same at such rates of interest as may be agreed on, or to allow such interest thereon as may be agreed upon; shall have power to accept and execute all such trusts of every description that may be committed to them by any person or persons whomsoever, or any corporation, or may be committed to them by any court; and shall have power to take and accept, by grant, assignment, or bequest, and hold any real and personal estate in trust, created in accordance with the laws of this State, and execute such legal trusts in regard to the same on such terms as may be agreed upon in regard thereto: Provided, that the rates of interest shall not exceed that allowed by the laws of this State. That the Board of Directors shall have power to establish agencies for the transaction of the business of said company at any place they may think proper, and to appoint such agents, officers, or employes, as may be considered necessary, and may delegate power to transact any of its business to committees of Directors, or to its officers or agents, as it shall deem proper. Said corporators, or any two of them, shall be, and they are hereby, appointed commissioners, to open books of subscription for the capital stock of said bank, at the office of T. A. Barnes, Brother Co., in the town of Senoia, Georgia, for

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such amounts as they shall [Illegible Text] proper, within the limits herein-before specified. The Directors of said bank shall be elected by a majority in interest of the stockholders voting at an election to be held, under the inspection of said commissioners, at the place of subscription, after the said books are closedeach share to represent one vote, and said Directors to hold their office until their successors are elected, and to have power to make such by-laws as they may deem necessary to carry out the objects of the corporation, and may adopt a corporate seal, and change the same at will. Trusis and deposits. May accept [Illegible Text], etc. Proviso. Agencies. May delegate power. Books of subscription. Directors how elected. [Illegible Text] of votesterms of office. By-Laws, etc. 45. SEC. V. Be it further enacted, That the minutes of the proceedings of the Board of Directors shall be kept in a book provided for that purpose, and shall be signed by the President and Secretary, and the same shall be subject, at all times, to the inspection of any stockholder. Each stockholder shall be entitled to a certificate of stock when fully paid up, which may be transferred at any time by the stockholder signing such transfer, by himself or attorney, in fact, in a book kept for that purpose. Minutes of board, etc. Certificates of stocktransferable. 46. SEC. VI. Be it further enacted, That the dividends of the net profits of the business of the said bank shall be declared to the stockholders, according to the amount actually paid in by each, on the first Monday in January and July each year. At the same time, the Board of Directors shall make and publish a statement of all debts, liabilities and [Illegible Text] whatever of said bank, which statement shall be verified by oath of the Cashier, made before any officer authorized to administer an oath. Such statement shall be recorded, and kept in a book for that purpose, for future reference. Dividends. Shall publish statement of liabilities, etc. 47. SEC. VII. Be it further enacted, That each stockholder shall pay in twenty per cent. of his stock at the time of subscription for the same, and the Board of Directors shall have power to call in such other installments as they may think proper, from time to time, by giving ten days notice thereof in writing: Provided, that not more than one-fifth of the amount subscribed shall be called in at any one time. Installments. 48. SEC. VIII. Be it further enacted, That this Act shall continue in force for twenty-one years, and each stockholder shall be individually liable for the payment of all debts of the corporation, in proportion to the amount of the stock subscribed for or held by him. Limitationincidental liability. SEC. IX. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved March 2, 1874.

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No. CXCV. (O. No. 204.) An Act to change the name of the Georgia Metropolitan Banking Company, to the Republic Bank, and to amend the charter thereof. 49. SEC. I. Be it enacted, etc., That the name of the Georgia Metropolitan Banking Company, which said company was chartered by an act approved August 27, 1872, be so changed that said company be known as the Republic Bank. Name changed. 50. SEC. II. Be it further enacted, etc., That the word five be, and is hereby substituted for the word three, in the third line of the third section in said charter. Amendment to charter. SEC. III. Be it further enacted, etc., That after the word times, in the seventeenth line in the eleventh section, the words within the statute of limitations be inserted. Amendment to charter. 51. SEC. IV. The stockholders of said Bank shall be individually liable for the debts of said Bank, in proportion to the amount of stock [Illegible Text] by each. Liability. SEC. V. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 28, 1874. NOTE.For the charter of the Metropolitan Bank, amended by this Act, see Acts of 1872, page 102. No. CXCVI. (O. No. 294.) An Act to incorporate the Macon Savings Bank. 52. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That C. A. Nutting, W. P. Goodall, W. A. Huff, and their associates and successors, are hereby constituted a body politic and corporate, under the name of the Macon Savings Bank, with power, under this name, to sue and be sued, to have and use a common seal, and should they so desire it, make and alter such by-laws as they may deem necessary for the business of said bank, in payment or satisfaction of any debt which may be due to them, or may be mortgaged, or may be pledged to them to secure any debt, and issue certificates therefor; to loan and borrow money at such rates of interest as may be agreed upon; to discount, buy and sell bonds, stocks and securities generally; buy and sell bills of exchange and promissory notes; to do a general banking and exchange business; and for accomplishing and carrying into effect all these various privileges, they are authorized to issue and execute such deeds, contracts and receipts as may be necessary to legally and effectually carry out and into effect all the various rights and privileges hereunto granted. Corporators. Namegeneral powers May loan and borrow money. Bonds, stocks, securities, etc. General banking business, etc. May execute deeds, etc.

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53. SEC. II. That the capital stock of said corporation shall be fifty thousand dollars, divided into shares of one hundred dollars each, and with power to increase the same to any amount not exceeding five hundred thousand dollars, by the vote of a majority of the Directors of said savings bank. Capital stockshares. 54. SEC. III. That as soon as fifty thousand dollars of the capital stock has been subscribed, and one-half thereof actually paid in, in lawful money of the United States, the stockholders may organize and proceed to transact business under this Act. The corporate powers of said savings bank shall [Illegible Text] exercised by a Board of Directors of five persons, to be chosen as hereinafter provided, who shall elect from this number a President; said Directors shall be elected by the stockholders, at will, upon the organization of said bank, and upon the second Wednesday in January in each year thereafter: Provided, that if no such election is held the President and Directors shall continue in and hold their respective offices until their successors are elected. May organize[Illegible Text]. President and directorshow electedterm of office. Elections. 55. SEC. IV. The Board of Directors shall have power to elect a Cashier, and such other officers as may be deemed necessary to effectually carry on the business of said Bank. Other officers. 56. SEC. V. That the minutes of the proceedings of the Board of Directors and stockholders shall be kept in a book prepared for that purpose; shall be signed by the Cashier, and the same shall at all times be subject to the inspection of any stockholder. Minutes of board shall be kept. 57. SEC. VI. That the manner of transferring stock and issuing scrip therefor, shall be the method usually adopted by banking institutions. Stockhow transferred. 58. SEC. VII. The Board of Directors shall have power to call in assessments on subscribed stock, and make such rules and regulations concerning the same as may be necessary to effectually enforce the prompt payment of such assessment. Installments. 59. SEC. VIII. The stockholders of said company shall be individually liable for the debts and obligations of said company, in proportion to the amount of stock held by each. Individual liability. SEC. IX. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved March 2, 1874. No. CXCVII (O. No. 190.) An Act to incorporate the City Bank of Macon. 60. SECTION I. The General Assembly do enact, That Charles A. Nutting, William S. Holt, John J. Gresham, William B. Johnson, and John B. Ross, together with the stockholders in the present City Bank of Macon, with their future associates and successors,

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be, and they are hereby, constituted and made a body corporate and politic, under the name and style of the City Bank of Macon, and by that name shall have the power to sue and be liable to be sued, to hold and possess any species of property, real or personal, or mixed, and to sell and dispose of the same at their pleasure; to discount notes and drafts at such rates as may be agreed upon by the parties, not to exceed the rate fixed by law at the time of the transaction; to buy and sell bills of exchange; to receive deposits; to make advances and loans upon property, and to do a general business as a bank of discount and deposit; but they shall have no power to issue notes or bills, to be used as a circulating medium. Corporators. Name, general powers, etc. 61. SEC. II. Be it further enacted, That the capital stock of said Bank shall be three hundred thousand dollars, with power in the stockholders to increase the same to ten hundred thousand dollars, to be divided into shares of one hundred dollars each. Certificates of stock shall be issued to each stockholder for the number of shares owned by him, which shall be transferrable only on the books of the bank, by the owner in person, or by power of attorney, and the stock of each stockholder shall at all times be bound for any debt which he may owe to the bank, and shall not be transferred in the discretion of the Board of Directors, until such debt be paid. Capital stockshares. Stockhow transferred. 62. SEC. III. Be it further enacted, That the officers of the bank shall consist of a President and four Directors, a Cashier, and such minor officers as they may deem necessary for the management of their affairs. The President and Directors shall be elected annually by the stockholders, on the second Wednesday in January, and shall hold their offices for one year, and until their successors are elected and enter upon their duties. They shall have the control and management of the affairs of the bank, subject to the supervision of the stockholders, at their regular meetings. In case of a vacancy in the Presidency or Board of Directors, the remaining members of the Board shall fill the vacancy for the balance of the year; and they may elect a Vice President to act in the absence of the President. The President and Directors shall each be the owner of at least fifty (50) shares of stock in the bank, in his own right. Officerselections, etc. Terms of office. Vacancieshow filled. 63. SEC. IV. Be it further enacted, That the Cashier shall be elected by the Board of Directors, and shall give bond, in such sum as they may direct, for the faithful discharge of his duties. It shall be the duty of the Cashier to keep safely all moneys, notes, bonds, bills, or other property of the bank, which may be committed to his care, or as shall come to his possession in the regular course of business, and to return the same when called upon so to do. He shall have power to bind the bank by signing notes, bills, checks; receipts, or certificates of deposit, in conducting the business of the bank. Cashierelection and duties of. Powers of Cashier.

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64. SEC. V. Be it further enacted, That the Board of Directors of the said bank shall have power to make all such by-laws and rules for conducting their business as they may deem necessary and expedient, and not in conflict with the laws of the land; and they shall have power to establish agencies at any other points they may think proper. Powers of Directors. 65. SEC. VI. Be it further enacted, That the annual meetings of the stockholders of said bank shall be held on the second Wednesday in January, at their banking house in the city of Macon, at which time they shall elect the President and Directors, and transact such other business as may be brought before them. In all meetings of the stockholders, and in all elections, each stockholder shall be entitled to one vote for each share owned by him. Stockholders owning a majority of the stock may call meetings of the stockholders for any special purpose, by giving ten days' notice in one or more of the city papers of Macon. Stockholders not present at any meeting may vote by power of attorney given to any other stockholder. Annual meetings. Apportionment of votes. Called meetings. 66. SEC. VII. Be it further enacted, That the Board of Directors shall keep a book of minutes of their proceedings, which, together with all the books of the bank, shall be open to the inspection of the stockholders at their meetings; and they shall, semi-annually, or at such time as they may deem proper, declare dividends from the profits of the bank, to be paid to the stockholders, always reserving a sufficient amount to meet any losses likely to occur. Directors shall keep record of proceedings. May declare dividends. 67. SEC. VIII. Be it further enacted, That the bank incorporated by this Act shall succeed to all the rights of property, of any kind, which belongs or appertains to the present City Bank of Macon, and shall be liable for all the debts and obligations, of any kind, of the present bank of the same name. All suits now pending by or against the said bank shall be continued without abatement for or against the new corporation of the same name, thus substituting fully the corporation hereby created to all the rights, liabilities and obligations of the present City Bank of Macon. [Illegible Text] to the rights, etc., of the City Bank of Macon. Suits shall not abate. 68. SEC. IX. That in case the said capital stock of this bank shall be increased by its stockholders to the amount of five hundred thousand dollars, then the number of the Board of Directors shall be increased by the addition of two or more members, who shall have similar qualifications and be elected as the other Directors. Capital stock increased number of Directors shall be increased. 69. SEC. X. Be it further enacted, That this Act shall take effect from the time of its acceptance by the Board of Directors of the City Bank of Macon, and shall continue in force for thirty years from the date of its passage. Limitation of charter 70. SEC. XI. Be it further enacted, That the stockholders of said bank shall be individually liable for the debts of said bank, in proportion to the amount of stock held by each. Individual liability. SEC. XII. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 28, 1874.

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No. CXCVIII. (O. No. 187.) An Act to amend an act to incorporate the Marietta Savings Bank. 71. SECTION I. The General Assembly do enact, That section three of said act be, and is hereby, amended by striking out the word five, on the third line, and substituting therefor the word seven; and by inserting the words of Vice-President, between the words President and Cashier, where they occur, so that the first five lines of said section, ending with the words Cashier, shall read as follows: The corporate powers of said bank shall be vested in, and exercised by, a Board of Directors of not more than seven persons, to be chosen as hereinafter provided, who shall elect from their number a President, Vice-President, and Cashier. Marietta Savings Bankcharter amended. 72. SEC. II. Be it further enacted, That this Act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage and publication. Takes effectwhen. SEC. III. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 28, 1874. No. CXCIX. (O. No. 279.) An Act extending the time of organizing the Mechanic's and Traders' Bank. 73. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That the time for organizing, under the charter granted to the Mechanics' and Traders' Bank of Georgia, be, and the same is hereby, extended until the amount required by the provisions of said charter shall have been fully subscribed, not exceeding two years from the passage of this Act. Time for organizing extended. SEC. II. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved March 2, 1874. No. CC. (O. No. 90.) An Act to alter and amend the charter of the Merchants' and Planters' Bank of Washington, Georgia. 74. SECTION I. Be it enacted, That the name of the said bank be, and is hereby, changed to the name of the Bank of Washington, Georgia, and that the shares of said bank shall be one hundred dollars, instead of fifty dollars; and that the officers of said bank are hereby authorized to cancel all the scrip now issued making the

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shares fifty dollars each, and issue new scrip making the shares one hundred dollars each. Name changed. Value of shares increased. SEC. II. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 25, 1874. No. CCI. (O. No. 199.) An Act to incorporate a bank in the city of Milledgeville to be known as the Milledgeville Banking Company, and for other purposes. 75. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That W. S. Stetson, W. T. Conn, D. B. Sanford, J. M. Cline, C. M. Wright, F. C. Furman, and such persons as may be hereafter associated with them, their successors and assigns, are hereby created a body corporate, under the name and style of the Milledgeville Banking Company, and by that name may sue and be sued in any court whatever, and with all powers and privileges and immunities which may appertain to the same by this Act. Corporators. Name and stylerights and privileges. 76. SEC. II. Be it further enacted, etc., That the said banking company shall have the right to use a common seal. Common seal. 77. SEC. III. Be it further enacted, etc., That the capital stock of said company shall be forty thousand dollars, with privilege of increasing the same to one hundred and fifty thousand dollars, with shares of one hundred dollars each, to be paid in the manner hereinafter provided; and after fifty per centum of said forty thousand dollars shall have been paid in, the company shall have a right to organize and transact business. Capital stock shares, etc. 78. SEC. IV. Be it further enacted, etc., That the said capital stock shall be paid in installments, in such sums and at such times as shall be directed by the Board of Directors; but nothing herein contained shall be construed to prevent the subscribers from paying in the whole of the installments at any time, if by them and said Board of Directors desired. Subscriptionshow paid in. 79. SEC. V. Be it further enacted, etc., That in case any subscriber to the stock of the Company shall fail or refuse to pay any of the assessments or calls for payments which may be made by the Board of Directors, within the time required, the Board of Directors may, at any time thereafter, proceed to enforce the payment of the entire indebtedness for subscription to stock of such defaulting subscriber, by bringing suits therefor in the Courts of the city or county where such defaulting subscriber resides, and when no valid defense is set up, judgment shall be given and entered at the first term of the Court to which suit is brought, or the said stock belonging to such delinquent may, by resolution of the Board of Directors, be sold, in which case the portion previously paid in shall be forfeited to the company. Failure to pay, etc. Subscriptions collectable by suit. Judgment by default. Forfeiture.

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80. SEC. VI. Be it further enacted, etc., That the principal office of said company shall be at Milledgeville, in the State of Georgia; but it shall have the right to establish agencies in other counties and States, and as its interest may require. Principal office. 81. SEC. VII. Be it further enacted, etc., That the officers of said company shall consist of a President and four Directors, a Cashier, who may act as a Director, and such minor officers as they may deem necessary for the efficient management of affairs. The President and Directors shall be elected for the first time when said company shall be organized, and on the first Wednesday in June thereafter, and annually on said day, and shall hold their offices for one year, and until their successors are elected and enter upon the discharge of their duties. They shall have the general management and control of the affairs of said company, subject to the supervision of the stockholders at their regular meetingthe said meeting to be held as hereafter prescribed; and the Directors, under the by-laws, which they are hereby authorized and required to make for the government of the Bank, as its interests shall demand; but said by-laws shall not conflict with this charter, nor the laws of this State. Officers. Organizationterms of office. Duties of officers. May make by-laws. 82. SEC. VIII. Be it further enacted, That the President and Directors of this company, at its organization, and at each annual meeting, shall elect a Cashier, who shall give bond and security for the faithful performance of his duties, in such terms and sums of money as shall be satisfactory to the Board of Directors. It shall be the duty of the Cashier to keep safely all moneys, bonds, notes, bills, or other property committed to his care, or shall come into his possession in the regular course of business, and assume other obligations and powers as may be expressed in the by-laws. Cashierhow elected. His [Illegible Text] 83. SEC. IX. Be it further enacted, etc., That the said Milledgeville Banking Company shall have power and authority to receive deposits and issue certificates for the same, paying such rates of interest as may be agreed upon, and under such rules and regulations as said corporation may establish; to loan and borrow money; to take and give therefor such securities as may be considered best to invest its funds, upon such terms and in such ways as they may deem best, and transfer its property at pleasure; to purchase and discount notes and bills of exchange, and do all other acts it may deem advisable for the safe keeping and secure and profitable investment of its funds. May receive deposits. Loan and borrow money. May invest funds. 84. SEC. X. Be it further enacted, etc., That there shall be at least one annual meeting of the stockholders, where each paid up share shall be counted one vote, and other shares be counted in proportion to amount paid in on them, either in person or by proxy. At such meeting the Directors shall exhibit a full and complete statement of the business of the company during the past year. Annual meeting. Statement of business, etc. 85. SEC. XI. Be it further enacted, etc., That the said W. S. Stetson, W. T. Conn, D. B. Sanford, J. M. Cline, F. C. Furman,

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and C. M. Wright, are hereby entitled Commissioners for the opening and managing subscription books for the said Milledgeville Banking Company. Commissioners. 86. SEC. XII. Be it further enacted, etc., That this Act shall take effect immediately, and continue for thirty years. Limitation. 87. SEC. XIII. Be it further enacted, etc., That all the property of said bank shall be held and bound for the payment of its indebtedness, and the stockholders thereof shall be individually liable for all bills issued and all debts incurred by said bank, in proportion to the amount of stock held by each. Liability. 88. SEC. XIV. Be it further enacted, etc., That the bank created by this Act shall have no power to issue bills or notes in the form of or intended to circulate as money. SEC. XV. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 28, 1874. No. CCII. (O. No. 134.) An Act to incorporate the Oconee Savings Bank, at Athens, Georgia. 89. SECTION I. Be it enacted, That Reuben Nickerson, John H. Newton, James Camak, Brittain S. Ware, Lamar Cobb, G. H. Yancey, Jas. S. England, S. C. Dobbs, S. Hunter, H. Beusse, J. Hampton, J. H. Huggins, Thos. Bailey, Hamilton Wynn, and such other persons as may hereafter be associated with them, and their successors and assigns, are hereby constituted a body corporate, under the name of the Oconee Savings Bank, and by that name shall have perpetual succession, and may sue and be sued in any court whatever, with such powers and privileges as are hereafter provided. Corporators. Name and general powers. 90. SEC. II. That the capital stock of said corporation shall not exceed two hundred thousand dollars, said stock to be divided into shares of one hundred dollars each; and when there shall be fifty thousand dollars of said capital stock subscribed, and twenty-five thousand dollars paid in, in cash, the said corporation may organize and proceed to business under this Act. Capital stockshares. Commencement of operations. 91. SEC. III. That said corporation shall have power to make advances to planters, and others, for the purpose of developing the agricultural, mechanical and mineral resources and interests of the State, in loans on mortgages on real or personal property of any and all kinds. It shall also have power to receive deposits of money and other valuables, and issue certificates therefor; to buy and sell bonds, stocks, and securities generally, bills of exchange and promissory notes, and to advance and loan [Illegible Text] securities, and credits; may charge and receive commissions on advances of money, and for negotiating loans, upon such terms and conditions, and at such rates of interest, as may be agreed upon by and between said

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corporation and the party or parties buying or selling such bonds, bills of exchange and promissory notes, or borrowing or receiving such moneys, securities, or credits; and said corporation shall have power to take and hold as security for, or in payment of, any loans or advances made, mortgages or other instruments, or obligations upon or affecting real, personal or mixed property, and may cancel or assign the same; and said corporation shall have power to purchase, hold, sell, exchange and convey lands, or other property of any nature, and may execute and issue all such receipts, certificates, contracts, or other instruments of writing, as may be necessary for the transaction of its business. Said corporation may, at its discretion, guarantee the payment of the principal or interest, or both, of any notes, bonds, bills of exchange, or other evidence of debts of individuals or bodies corporate, and receive such compensation therefor as may be agreed upon between the parties: Provided, however, that nothing herein contained shall authorize this bank to charge a rate of interest inconsistent with the laws of this State. Banking privileges. May hold and assign securities. Rights to property, etc. May become guarantors, etc. Proviso. 92. SEC. IV. That said corporation shall have power to receive moneys in trust or on deposit, and to invest or accumulate the same at such rate of interest as may be attained or agreed on, or to allow such interest thereon as may be agreed on; shall have power to accept and execute all such trusts of every description as may be committed to it by any person, or persons, or any corporation whatsoever, or may be committed or transferred to it by an order or decree of any court, upon giving sufficient bond and security, and shall have power to take and accept by grant, assignment, transfer, devise or bequest, and hold any real or personal estates or trusts created in accordance with the laws of this State, and execute such legal trusts in regard to the same on such terms. as may be declared established or agreed upon in regard thereto; and funds in litigation in the various courts of this State may be deposited in said Oconee Savings Bank pending said litigation, bearing interests at such rates as may be agreed upon, or upon such terms as to interest and security as the court shall order. Trusts, deposits, etc. 93. SEC. V. That Ruben Nickerson, John H. Newton, James Camak, Brittain S. Ware, Lamar Cobb, G. H. Yancey, James S. England, S. C. Dobbs, S. Hunter, H. Beusse, J. Hampton, J. H. Huggins, Thos. Bailey, and Hamilton F. Wynn, named in the first section of this Act, or any two or more of them, shall, and they are hereby appointed, Commissioners to open books of subscription to the capital stock of the said Oconee Savings Bank, at such time and place and for such amounts as they may deem proper, but for no less amount than fifty thousand dollars, as hereinbefore provided. The Board of Directors of said corporation, consisting of not less than seven stockholders, shall be elected by a majority in interest of the stockholders of the corporation, voting at said election, to be held under the inspection of said Commissioners, or any two of them, at such place and time as they may think best to designate. Commissioners to receive subscriptions. Directors election of.

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94. SEC. VI. That the said Directors shall have power to establish agencies for the transaction of the business of the said corporation at any place they may think proper, and to appoint all such agents, officers, or employes, as may be considered necessary, and may delegate power to transact any of its business to committees of Directors, or to its officers or agents, as they shall deem proper; and said Directors shall have power to make rules, regulations, and by-laws, for the management and directions of the affairs of the corporation, in accordance with the laws of this State, and may adopt a corporate seal, and change the same at pleasure; shall also have power and authority to require, when the interest of the corporation demands it, sixty days' notice from depositors for the withdrawal of deposits made in said Oconee Savings Bank: Provided, always, that the stockholders, in convention, shall have power to regulate and limit the discretionary powers conferred on the Board of Directors, and repeal, alter or amend any by-laws or regulations which may be enacted or established by the Board of Directors. Agencies. Powers of Directors. Proviso. 95. SEC. VII. That the minutes of the proceedings of the Board of Directors shall be kept, and the same shall be entered in a book provided for that purpose, and signed by the President or presiding officer of the Board. Stockholders shall be entitled to certificates of their shares of capital stock, which shall be transferable, as provided in said certificates, only that they cannot be transferred so long as the stockholder may be indebted or liable to the corporation. The stock of each stockholder shall always be bound for any debts matured or maturing that the stockholders may owe, or be liable for, to the corporation, either by indorsement, acceptance, or otherwise; also, that each stockholder shall be individually liable for the payment of the debts of the company in proportion to the amount of stock held by them respectively; and the Board of Directors shall cause suitable books, for the registry and transfer of such shares, to be kept; and every such transfer, to be valid, shall be made on said books and be signed by the shareholder, or his or her attorney, duly authorized in writing; and the Board of Directors may close the transfer books from time to time, as the convenience of the corporation may require. Minutes proceedings. Stock how transferred. Individual liability. Transfers shall be made on Company's books. 96. SEC. VIII. That the Board of Directors, out of the funds of said corporation, shall defray its expenses and pay its debts, and may declare and pay out of the surplus net profits of its business, to its shareholders, or their duly authorized attorneys, such dividends as they may deem expedient. Dividends. 97. SEC. IX. That any number of the stockholders of said corporation who own or represent, at the time, one-quarter of the actual capital stock, may, by giving ten days' notice thereof, in at least one of the newspapers published in the city of Athens, call a meeting or convention of all the stockholders of the corporation, at such time and place in the city of Athens, as may be in said call designated; but no act of the stockholders in convention, except

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the election of Directors, shall be valid or binding on the corporation, unless a majority of the stock shall be represented. Convention of stock-holders. 98. SEC. X. That the capital stock of said corporation may, at any time, be increased to any amount not exceeding, in the aggregate, five hundred thousand dollars, by the addition of new shares of one hundred dollars each, duly subscribed for and paid in, in such manner and upon such terms as the Board of Directors shall prescribe: Provided, that such increase shall have first been authorized by the voters of two-thirds of all the Directors of the corporation. Increase of capital stock. 99. SEC. XI. That the Board of Directors shall make semi-annual statements of said company, on first Wednesday in January and July in each year, to its stockholders, and semi-annually to the Governor of the State, of all its debts, liabilities, and assets whatever, under oath of their President and Cashier, before a Justice of the Peace, or other official authorized to administer oaths, and such statement shall be kept in a book for that purpose, for future reference. Semi-annual statements. 100. SEC. XII. That this Act shall take effect immediately upon its passage, and shall continue in force for thirty years thereafter; and that all laws and parts of laws militating against the provisions of this Act, be, and the same are hereby, repealed. Limitation of charter. Approved February 28, 1874. No. CCIII. (O. No. 10.) An Act to amend an act incorporating the Peoples' Savings Bank of Newnan, approved January 20, 1872. 101. SEC. I. The General Assembly do enact, That from and after the passage of this Act, the name of the Peoples' Savings Bank of Newnan be changed to that of the Peoples' Bank of Newnan, and that the word savings, wherever it may occur in said act, be stricken from the same, and that all the provisions of said act apply to the said corporation of the Peoples' Bank of Newnan, as they did to the Peoples' Savings Bank of Newnan. People's Savings bank of Newnanname changed. 102. SEC. II. Be it further enacted, That section second of said act be amended by striking out the word two, after the words with the privilege of increasing the same to, and inserting, in lieu thereof, the word five, so as to authorize the capital stock of said Peoples' Bank of Newnan to be increased to five hundred thousand dollars. May Increase capital stock. 103. SEC. III. Be it further enacted, That section third of said act be amended by striking out the word five, after the words by a Board of Directors of not more than, and inserting

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in lieu thereof the word nine, so as to authorize the Board of Directors of said bank to consist of not more than nine persons. May increase number of Directors. SEC. IV. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 13, 1874. No. CCIV. (O. No. 368.) An Act to incorporate the Bank of Rome. 104. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That James W. Bones, W. F. Ayer, Wade S. Cothran, W. T. McWilliams, R.G. Clark, J. W. Ronnxville, Samuel Noble, Daniel Adams, and Isaac C. Ogden, Jr., and such other persons as may be hereafter associated with them, and their successors and assigns, are hereby constituted a body corporate, under the name of the Bank of Rome, and by that name shall have succession, and may sue and be sued in any court whatsoever, with such powers and privileges as are hereinafter provided. Corporators. Name, etc. 105. SEC. II. Be it further enacted, That the capital stock of said Bank of Rome shall be one hundred thousand dollars, with the privilege of increasing said capital, at any time, to five hundred thousand dollars; said stock to be divided into shares of one hundred dollars each, and when there shall be one hundred thousand dollars of said capital subscribed, and twenty-five per cent. of the one hundred thousand dollars actually paid in, in lawful money of the United States, the said Bank of Rome may organize and proceed to business under this Act. Capital stockshars, etc. May organizewhen. 106. SEC. III. Be it further enacted, That said corporation shall have power to make advances to planters for the purpose of developing the agricultural interest of the State, in loans on mortgages or real or personal property of any and all kinds; to receive deposits of money and all other valuables of any kind, and to erect suitable offices and stores for their safe keeping, and issue receipts for the same; to buy and sell bonds, bills of exchange and promissory notes, and advance and loan moneys, securities and credits, and may charge and receive, in addition to interest, such a commission on advances of money and negotiating loans, and for storage, as may be agreed upon between said corporation and the party or parties buying or selling such bonds, bills of exchange and promisory notes, or borrowing or receiving such moneys, securities or credits, or for storing such valuables: Provided, however, the rate of interest on loans so made shall not violate the interest laws of this State. And the said corporation shall have power to take and hold as security for, or in payment of, any loan or advances made, mortgages or other instruments or obligations upon any and all kinds of property whatever, either real or personal; and said corporation shall have power to purchase, hold, sell, exchange and

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convey bonds or other property of any nature, and may execute and issue all such receipts, certificates, contracts or other instruments as may be necessary for the transaction of its business. General banking privileges. Proviso. 107. SEC. IV. Be it further enacted, That the said corporation shall have power to receive moneys on deposit, and to invest the same, at such rate of interest as may be agreed on, or to allow such interest thereon as may be agreed on; and shall have power to take and accept, by grant, assignment or bequest, and hold any real and personal estate in trust, created in accordance with the laws of this State, and execute such legal trusts in regard to the same on such terms as may be declared established or agreed upon in regard thereto. May receive and invest deposits. Trusts. 108. SEC. V. Be it further enacted, That the business and corporate powers of said corporation shall be exercised by such number of Directors, officers and agents as their by-laws may provide. Powersby whom exercised. 109. SEC. VI. Be it further enacted, That the corporators named in the first section of this Act, or any two or more of them, shall, and they are hereby appointed, Commissioners to open books of subscription to the capital stock of said corporation at such times and places, and for such amounts, as they or a majority of them shall deem proper, but for no less amount than one hundred thousand dollars, as herein provided. The Directors of said corporation shall be elected by a majority in interest of the stockholders of said corporation voting at said election, to be held under the inspection of said Commissioners, at such place as they may designate, within ten days from the closing of the subscription called for by them, and on the first Monday in January in every year thereafter. No stockholder, after the first election, shall be allowed to vote only on the amount of stock actually paid in, and if there should be no election of Directors at any annual meeting, as hereinafter directed, the Directors then in office shall continue until the next election in which the majority of the stock shall be represented, either in person or by legal proxy. Books of subscription, etc. Elections. Apportionment of votes. Failure to elect. 110. SEC. VII. Be it further enacted, That the principal office of this corporation shall be located in the city of Rome, Georgia; that the Board of Directors shall have power to establish agencies for the transaction of the business of said corporation at any place they may think proper, and to appoint such agents, officers, or employes as may be considered necessary, and may delegate power to transact any of its business to committees of Directors, or to its officers or agents, as it shall deem proper; and said Board of Directors may, by a majority of their whole number, make such by-laws, not inconsistent with the Constitution and laws of this State, as may be deemed necessary for the management of the business of said corporation, and may adopt a corporate seal and change the same at pleasure. Principal office. Agencies, By-laws and seal. 111. SEC. VIII. Be it further enacted, That the Board of Directors, out of the funds of said corporation, shall defray its expenses and pay its debts, and declare and pay out of its surplus net

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profits of its business, to its shareholders or their duly authorized agents or attorneys, such dividends as they may deem expedient; such dividends shall, after the first six months the corporation has been in operation, be declared on the first Mondays in January and July in each year, and due notice shall be given to stockholders of the amount declared, and the time it will be paid to them or their legally authorized agents. Debts, expenses and dividends. 112. SEC. IX. Be it further enacted, That the Board of Directors shall make semi-annual statements of the condition of said corporation on the first Monday's in January and July in each year to its stockholders and to the Governor of the State, if required, of all its debts, liabilities, and assets whatever, under oath of their President and Cashier, before a Justice of the Peace or other officer authorized to administer oaths, and such statements shall be kept in a book for that purpose for future reference. Shall make semi-annual statements of condition. 113. SEC. X. Be it further enacted, etc., That each stockholder shall pay ten dollars on each share at the time he subscribes for the same, and the Board of Directors shall have power to call in such other installments as they may think proper, from time to time, by giving ten days' notice in one of the newspapers of the city of Rome, not to exceed twenty-five dollars on each share at any one time. Installments. 114. SEC. XI. Be it further enacted, That this Act shall take effect immediately upon its passage, and shall continue in force for twenty-one years. Limitation. 115. SEC. XII. Be it further enacted, That the stockholders, for the time being, shall be individually liable, in proportion to the amount of their stock, for the ultimate payment of the debts of the corporation. Individual liability. SEC. XIII. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved March 2, 1874. No. CCV. (O. No. 388.) An Act to incorporate the Savings Bank of Rome, and for other purposes. WHEREAS, There is a large class of persons of small means and earnings, who, from want to experience, are unable judiciously to invest and accumulate money; and WHEREAS, it is advisable to encourage prudent and economical habits in the class of persons above referred to; Preamble. 116. SECTION 1. Be it enacted, etc., That F. M. Farley, C. F. Stevens, J. A. Gammon, J. J. Cohen, and W. T. Robinson, their associates and successors, be constituted a body corporate and politic, under the name of The Savings Bank of Rome, to have a

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common seal, to receive deposits on interest, and to loan and invest the same, to issue certificates of deposit, to discount notes and drafts, to buy and sell bills of exchange, to sue and be sued, to hold and possess any species of property, and to sell and dispose of the same at pleasure, and to have full power to carry on a general business as a bank of deposit and discount. Corporators. Namegeneral powers and privileges. 117. SEC. II. That the capital of said savings bank shall be thirty thousand dollars, with the privilege of increasing it to any amount not exceeding one hundred thousand dollars. This capital shall be a fund pledged for the security of deposits. Capital stocksecurity of deposits. 118. SEC. III. That the shares of said stock shall be one hundred dollars for each share, and the stockholders shall vote at all meetings in proportion to the number of their shares. Sharesapportionment of votes. 119. SEC. IV. That the stockholders shall have power to elect a President, a Cashier, and such other officers as they may deem necessary for the efficient management of the affairs of the bank, to make rules and regulations and by-laws for the management and direction of their affairs, in accordance with the laws of this State, and through their properly constituted officers. They shall have power to do everything necessary and proper for the safe and successful management of said bank. Officerselections, etc. By-laws, etc. 120. SEC. V. That the said savings bank may go into operation as soon as twenty thousand dollars of the capital stock shall be paid in. May commence operationswhen. 121. SEC. VI. That the said Savings Bank shall be responsible to its creditors to the full amount of its property, and the stockholders shall be individually liable for the ultimate payment of all debts of said corporation, in proportion to the amount of his stock. Liability, etc. SEC. VII. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved March 3, 1874. No. CCVI. (O. No. 99.) An Act to amend an act entitled an act to incorporate the Atlanta Savings Bank of Georgia and the Gainesville Savings Bank. 122. SECTION I. The General Assembly do enact, That the seventh section of the above recited act be amended by striking out, wherever they occur in said act, the words Gainesville Savings Bank, and inserting in lieu thereof the words, Bank of Gainesville. Name changed. SEC. II. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 27, 1874.

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CHAPTER II. MANUFACTURING AND MINING COMPANIES. AUGUSTA REAL ESTATE AND BUILDING ASSO- CIATION. SECTION. 1. Contracts between stockholders and company. 2. Deeds to secure money. BEAN PUMP CO. 3. Incorporated; corporators named. BEAR MOUNTAIN IRON AND COAL CO. 4. Corporators; objects, etc. 5. Capital stockshares. 6. Apportionment of voters. 7. Books of subscription. 8. Provisional organization. 9. Permanent organization. 10. Directorshow elected; powers. 11. Vacancies in Board. 12. Failure to pay subscription. 13. May construct railroads, etc. 14. Principal office. 15. May commence operationswhen. 16. Minutes of proceedings. 17. Individual liability. 18. Limitation of charter. BARTOW IRON CO. 19. Charter amended; powers extended. BELL GREEN MINING CO. 20. Corporators namedpowers, etc. 21. Rights and liabilities. 22. Capital stockshares, etc. 23. Annual meetings; officers. 24. President and Directors. 25. May contract debts. 26. Stockmay be transferred. 27. Principal office. CHEROKEE IRON CO. 28. Charter amended; powers increased. 29. May purchase or construct railroads. DADE COAL CO. 30. Charter amended. 31. Bonds legalized. 32. May construct railroads, etc. 33. May keep up railroad connections. 34. May build other railroads. 35. Appliances for working mines. DUBLIN MILLS. 36. Incorporatedcorporators namedgeneral powers. 37. Millswhere located. 38. Directorselection of; votesapportionment of. 39. Capital stockshares, etc. 40. Installmentsin what paid, etc. 41. Individual liability. 42. Property of, exempt from taxation. FLAT CREEK MANUFACTURING CO. 43. Corporators named, etc. 44. Officers; capital stockshares, etc. GEORGIA SLATE CO. 45. Incorporatedcorporators named. 46. Powers; rights and liabilities. 47. Capital stockshares assignable. 48. Individual liability. 49. Officershow elected. 50. Principal office. 51. Limitation of charter. HAND GOLD MINING CO. 52. Corporators named. 53. May purchase real estate, etc. 54. Capital stockshares. 55. May construct aqueducts; damages. 56. Citizens refusing may arbitrate. 57. May divert streams by ditches, etc. 58. Appeals and effect thereof. 59. Officers election and salaries. 60. Principal office. 61. Propertyinjuries to; damages. 62. Qualification of arbitrators. LEWIS, J. W. 63. Corporatorspowers, etc. 64. Object of corporation. 65. General powers. 66. May borrow and loan money. 67. Liability. 68. Capital stock. 69. Organization. MARIETTA PAPER MILL. 70. Corporatorspowers, etc. 71. Object. 72. Capital stock shares. 73. Organization. 74. Subscriptionwho may receive. 75. Books. 76. Limitation. MUCKALEE MANUFACTURING CO. 77. Corporators namedgeneral privileges. 78. Capital stockshares; organization. 79. General powers. 80. Annual meetings. 81. Permanent Boardauthority of. 82. Stockissue and transfer of. 83. Liability. 84. May borrow and loan money. 85. Limitation of charter. 86. Property exempt from taxation. PLANTERS' MANUFACTURING CO. 87. Corporators named, etc. 88. Directorsqualification of. 89. Capital stockshares. 90. Failure to elect officersremedy. 91. Books of proceedings. 92. Liability of stockholders. 93. Charterretroactive in effect. 94. Limitation of charter. RIDGE VALLEY IRON CO. 95. Corporators namedpowers, etc. 96. Location of principal works. 97. Manufacturing and mining privileges. 98. Capital stockshares. 99. May construct railways, etc. 100. Businessby whom conducted; by-laws, etc. RISING FAWN IRON CO. 101. Corporators named. 102. Capital stockshares, etc. 103. Apportionment of votes, etc. 104. Directorsfirst Board of. 105. Directorssecond Boardelection of. 106. Installmentsfailure to pay. 107. Operationcommence when. 108. Banking prohibited; individual liabilities.

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SOUTHERN LAND, [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text], AND LABOR SOCIETY. 109. Corporators named. 110. Business; powers, etc. 111. Capital stock; shares; records. 112. Act of incorporation takes effectwhen. SHOAL [Illegible Text] MANUFACTURING CO. 113. Corporators named; powers. 114. Capital stock [Illegible Text] transferable. 115. Annual [Illegible Text]; elections. 116. Secretary and Treasurer. 117. Temporary Board, etc. 118. Assessments collection of. 119. Statement of business; dividends. 120. Bondsofficial. 121. Liability of companyand individuals. 122. Object of organization. [Illegible Text] 123. Corporators namedpowers of. 124. Officershow elected. 125. Object of corporation. 126. May buy and [Illegible Text] property. 127. May contract for labor. 128. Principal office. 129. Capital stockshares. 130. Apportionment of votes, etc. 131. Limitation of charter. WALKER IRON AND COAL CO. 132. Corporators named. 133. Rights, powers privileges, and liabilities. WHITE MANUFACTURING CO. 134. Corporators namedrights and privileges 135. Nine Directorstheir powers, etc. 136. Capital stock transferable. 137. Failure to electremedy. 138. Records shall be kept. 139. Liability extent of. 140. This charter [Illegible Text] in effect. 141. Limitation of charter. No. CCVII. (O. No. 70.) An Act to make valid contracts with the Augusta Real Estate and Building Association, and to authorize remedies for the enforcement of the same, and to make conveyances to said association binding as absolute deeds, and for other purposes. 1. SECTION I. Be it enacted, That whenever any stockholder in the Augusta Real Estate and Building Association, of the city of Augusta, has heretofore, or may hereafter, enter into any contract with said association to hold property purchased or improved by said association for such stockholder, as the tenant of said association, said contract shall be valid and binding, notwithstanding the agreement of said association to re-convey said property, and the said association may have against said stockholder any remedy that has or may hereafter be provided by any law of this State in favor of landlords against tenants: Provided, the Courts shall hold that the relation of landlord and tenant does in fact exist. Contracts between stockholder and company valid. Proviso. 2. SEC. II. Be it further enacted, That all deeds heretofore made, or which may be hereafter made, conveying property to said association to secure money advanced to purchase or improve the same, shall be valid and binding as absolute deeds of conveyance: Provided, that nothing herein contained shall relieve the said association from any agreement which has been heretofore, or may hereafter be made, to re-convey said property upon compliance with the constitution and by-laws of said association and the contract of the stockholders. Deeds to secure moneyvalid. Proviso. SEC. III. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 25, 1874.

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No. CCVIII. (O. No. 400.) An Act to incorporate the Bean Pump Manufacturing Company, of Atlanta, Georgia. 3. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That from and after the passage of this Act, that John R. Wilson, L. D. Railsback, and Charles Treadwell, together with such other persons as may hereafter be associated with them, be, and they are hereby declared, a body politic and corporate, under the name and style of the Bean Pump Manufacturing Company, located at Atlanta, Georgia, and shall be able and capable in law to receive, hold, use, and enjoy real and personal estate, and the same may grant, sell, alien, demise, and dispose of for the use and benefit of said company, and may have and use a common seal, and the same may break, alter, or renew, and under the name and style aforesaid may sue and be sued, plead and be impleaded, answer and be answered unto, in any Court of law or equity in this State; and also may ordain and establish, and put in execution, such by-laws, ordinances, rules and regulations as shall or may seem necessary for the government and management of said Company, not repugnant or contrary to the Constitution and laws of this State, or of the United States. [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] General powers, rights and privileges. SEC. II. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved March 3, 1874. No. CCIX. (O. No. 394.) An Act to incorporate the Bear Mountain Iron and Coal Company, and to define the objects, rights, powers, privileges and liabilities of the same. 4. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That, from and after the passage of this Act, for the purpose of developing the iron resources of this State, James R. Brown and John D. Thomas, and their associates, successors and assigns, be, and they are hereby, constituted a body politic and corporate, by the name of The Georgia Iron and Coal Company; and by that name shall have succession, and shall be able and capable to sue and be sued, to plead and be impleaded, in any court whatever, and may have and use a common seal, and may alter and renew the same at pleasure; and the said body corporate shall have all the powers, facilities, and franchises and rights necessary and proper for the carrying on the mining of iron and coal, and preparing the same for use; for erecting and carrying on furnaces, mills and all other buildings, machinery and fixtures necessary

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for the successful operation of the business of said company and the beneficial management of its property, and for the transportation of its iron and other proceeds, issues and profits of its mines, mills and property to market; and shall have all the power and authority of a natural person to acquire, purchase, lease and hold any property, real, personal or mixed, which may be deemed by said company necessary or advantageous for its purposes. Corporatorsobject, etc. Namepowers, etc. Objectrights and privileges. 5. SEC. II. Be it further enacted, That the capital stock of said company shall be fifty thousand dollars, divided into shares of the par value of one hundred dollars each; and said company shall have the right at any time, as they may think proper, to increase said capital stock, to not exceed two hundred thousand dollars. Capital stockshares. 6. SEC. III. Be it further enacted, That in all meetings of the stockholders of said company, each share of stock shall entitle the holder to one vote, to be given in person or by proxy; and said shares shall be considered as personal property, and shall be transferable in such manner as may be provided by the by-laws of said company. Apportionment of votes. Shares-how transferred. 7. SEC. IV. Be it further enacted, That the books of subscription to the capital stock of said company shall be opened under the superintendence of said persons named in the first section of this Act, or a majority of them, in such place and on such day or days as said persons, or a majority of them, may deem expedient; and all subscription to said capital stock shall be paid in cash or its equivalent, in installments, as called for by the Board of Directors. Books of subscription. 8. SEC. V. Be it further enacted, That the affairs of said company shall be managed by the persons named in the first section of this Act, until permanent Directors are elected, as hereinafter provided; and in case of the death, or refusal to act, of any one or more of said persons as Director or Directors, the remaining person or persons shall have power to elect other persons as Directors for the time being, in their stead. Provisional organization. 9. SEC. VI. Be it further enacted, That the provisional Board of Directors, authorized to act by the preceding section of this Act, shall, so soon after the passage of this Act as may be deemed expedient by them, call a meeting of the stockholders of said company, to be held at such time and place as they deem proper, which meeting, when assembled, shall proceed to elect a permanent Board of Directorsa majority of the stockholders voting being necessary to a choice. Permanent organization. 10. SEC. VII. Be it further enacted, That the affairs of said company shall be managed by a Board of Directors, to consist of such members as the majority of the stockholders may, from time to time, agree upon, a majority of whom shall constitute a quorum; and they shall be elected annually by the stockholders, on such day and time as may be fixed by the by-laws, each stockholder being entitled to one vote for every share of the capital stock owned or held by him; and said Board of Directors shall elect one of their number as Presidenta majority of votes being necessary

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to a choice; said election to be held at the first regular meeting after the organization of the said board, and annually thereafter, on such day and time as may be fixed by the by-laws; and the President shall have such powers and authority, and perform such duties as President as may be prescribed by the by-laws of said company; and the said Directors shall continue in office until their successors are installed; and they shall have the power and authority to establish, alter and amend all by-laws, rules, and regulations not in conflict with the Constitution and laws of this State, or the United States, they may deem necessary; and to appoint all subordinate officers, agents, and servants of said company, necessary to the management of its affairs; and to remove all officers, agents, and servants of said companythe President included; and to fill all vacancies that may occur in the Board of Directors, or in the offices of said company, by death, resignation, or otherwise; to call in, from time to time, as they may deem proper, such installments on the capital stock of said company as remain unpaid; to manage and conduct all its business of every kind; to issue bonds, and borrow money, at any time, and from time to time, as in their judgment the exigencies of the Company may require, and to execute, if deemed expedient by them, any deed or deeds of mortgate, as security of the fulfillment by said company, for its contracts or other liabilities. Directorshow elected. Quorum. Presidenthow electedterm of office, etc. By-laws. Subordinate officers, agents, etc. Vacancies. Installments. May borrow money, etc. May execute securities. 11. SEC. VIII. Be it further enacted, That in the event of the death or resignation of all or a majority of the Directors the stockholders shall have the power to elect, according to the provisions of section seven of this charter, a new Board of Directors, at such time and with such notice as may be provided by the by-laws of the company. Vacancies in Boardhow filled. 12. SEC. IX. Be it further enacted, That in the event that any of the subscribers to the capital stock of said company shall fail to pay any installment, or installments, which may be required by the Board of Directors on the capital stock subscribed for or held in their names, then the said Board of Directors shall have power to declare said capital stock, and all installments previously paid on it, forfeited to said company, and said defaulting subscriber, or subscribers, shall be thenceforth barred against all rights of recovery from said company for the stock so forfeited: Provided, that said Board of Directors shall, before the said forfeiture, give to said delinquent subscriber, or subscribers, at least ninety days' notice. Failure to pay subscription forfeiture. Proviso. 13. SEC. X. Be it further enacted, That the said company be, and the same is hereby, invested with all and singular the rights, powers and authorities which are necessary to enable it to locate, contract and maintain any such road, tramways and railways as the Directors may deem necessary for the convenient shipment and delivery of any ore or materials at or from any of their furnaces, mills and shops; and said company may acquire the right to take and use any materials necessary to construct such roads, and also the right-of-way for any such roads through any lands in this State, by

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paying such just compensation for the same as may be agreed upon by the land owners and said company, and, in case of disagreement between the parties, by paying or tendering such just compensation for such property so taken as may be assessed by two arbitrators chosen by the parties, and an umpire chosen by said arbitrators; and, on the refusal of the party through whose land said road may run to choose an arbitrator, it shall be the duty of the Ordinary of the county where said road shall be located to choose one for him, who shall have the same power as if chosen by him: Provided, that either party dissatisfied with said award may appeal to the courts from said decision. May [Illegible Text] rail roads, etc. Right of way. Valuehow determined. Proviso. 14. SEC. XI. Be it further enacted, That the principal office of said company shall be kept at or near one of the furnaces of said company, in Bartow county; and that all notices and legal process may be sued on said company as now provided by law for service of corporations. Principal office. 15. SEC. XII. Be it further enacted, That the said Bear Mountain Iron and Coal Company shall be entitled to commence operations and exercise the functions herein granted as soon as the sum of thirty thousand dollars has been bona fide subscribed on the books of said company. May commence operations[Illegible Text]. 16. SEC. XIII. Be it further enacted, That the minutes of the proceedings of the Board of Directors shall be kept in a book provided for that purpose, and shall be signed by the President and Secretary, and the same shall, at all times, be subject to the inspection of any stockholder. Minutes of proceedings, etc. 17. SEC. XIV. Be it further enacted, That the private property of each respective stockholder shall be held liable for the unpaid debts of the corporation, to the amount of his, her, or their subscribed stock unpaid: Provided, that notwithstanding the dissolution, extension, expiration by lapse of time, or non-user of this charter, or the cessation of the corporation to transact business, the corporate property of said company shall, at all times, be bound and liable for the payment of the corporate debts of said corporation. Individual liability. 18. SEC. XV. Be it further enacted, That this charter, with all its provisions and privileges, shall continue in force for and during the term of thirty years from its passage. Limitation. SEC. XVI. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved March 3, 1874.

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No. CCX. (O. No. 287.) An Act to amend an act entitled an act to incorporate the Bartow Iron Company, and to confer certain powers and privileges thereon, passed February 19, 1873. 19. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That the Bartow Iron Company, in addition to the powers conferred by the above recited act, shall have the authority, on consent of those representing three-fourths of the capital stock, to issue their mortgage bonds to the amount of sixty thousand dollars, to run ten (10) years, at ten (10) per cent. interest, and to borrow money by hypothecation of the same, for the purpose of extending their manufacturing business, or of developing and operating the same: Provided, however, that no greater amount of said bonds shall be issued than is equal to one-half the paid-up capital stock. May issue bonds, etc. SEC. II. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved March 2, 1874. No. CCXI. (O. No. 312.) An Act to incorporate the Bell Greene Mining Company. 20. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That Wm. H. Warren, James S. Hamilton, Thomas S. Morgan, Wm. F. Herring, S. K. Johnson, D.B. Hack, Chas. G. Goodrich, Wm. H. Goodrich, W. W. Clarke, C. A. Rowland, Wilberforce Daniel, James B. Hart, P. W. Printup, Geo. W. Summers, H. D. D. Twiggs, W. H. Chew, Geo. E. Ratcliffe, John M. Clarke, James Carlyon, Robert Douglass, and others, and such persons as they may hereafter associate with them, who may hereafter become stockholders in said company, and their assigns, shall be, and they are hereby, created, declared and constituted a body corporate and politic, under and by the name and style of the Bell Green Mining Company, and by that name shall be, and they are hereby, made able and capable in law to have, hold, purchase, receive, and retain unto themselves and their successors, lands, tenements, goods, chattels, and effects of what kind soever, and sell, alien, convey, lease, and dispose of the same. [Illegible Text]. Namerights of property. 21. SEC. II. Be it further enacted, That the said company is hereby empowered and authorized to carry on a general mining business, for the purpose of exploring and digging for copper and other minerals of value, and for mining, vending, smelting, and working the same on lands that they now own, in the county of Greene, or may hereafter own, or in which they possess mining privileges, or which they may become legally possessed of by purchase or lease; and that by the name and style of the said

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Bell Greene Mining Company, they 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; that they may have and use a common seal, and alter the same at pleasure; and may make, ordain, and establish such by-laws, rules, and regulations as they deem expedient and necessary to carry into effect and operation the objects of this company: Provided, such by-laws, rules and regulations are not inconsistent with the Constitution and laws of this State, and the United States; and the said company shall use, exercise and enjoy all rights, privileges, and franchises which are incident or appertaining to such corporations. Objectpowers, rights and liabilities. 22. SEC. III. Be it further enacted, That the capital stock of said company shall be two hundred thousand dollars, with the power and authority by said company to increase the same to five hundred thousand dollarssaid stock to be divided into such number of shares as shall be provided for and fixed by the by-laws of said company. Capital stockshares. 23. SEC. IV. Be it further enacted, That there shall be an annual meeting of the stockholders of said company, at such time and place as shall be provided for by the by-laws of said company, for the purpose of electing a President and three Directors, to be elected by the stockholders in the manner provided by the by-laws of said company. Annual meetingofficers. 24. SEC. V. Be it further enacted, That Wm. H. Warren shall be the President, and W. W. Clark, James S. Hamilton, and H. D. D. Twiggs, shall be and continue the Directors of said company until the first annual meeting of the stockholders after the passage of this Act. President and Directors. 25. SEC. VI. Be it further enacted, That the company shall not contract debts over and above the amount of capital stock paid inno part of which shall be withdrawn, or in any way or manner diverted from the business of the company without the consent of three-fourths of the stockholders; and the stockholders of said company shall be individually liable for the debts thereof to the amount of their unpaid stock. May contract debtsliability. 26. SEC. VII. Be it further enacted, That the members of said body corporate may, at any time, sell and convey their interest in the stock and property of said company, under such rules and regulations as may be adopted by the company, and set forth in the by-laws of the same. Stock transferable. 27. SEC. VIII. Be it further enacted, That said corporation shall keep an office in Augusta, Richmond county, which shall be considered, for all judicial purposes, its location, and in which county it shall be liable to be sued. Principal office. SEC. IX. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved March 2, 1874.

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No. CCXII. (O. No. 319.) An Act to amend the charter of the Cherokee Iron Company. 28. SECTION I. The General Assembly [Illegible Text] enact, That, in addition to the power already possessed by said company, it is hereby authorized to build and operate such other machinery and manufacturing establishments as it may deem expedient, either as separate establishments or in connection with the business already begun. May employ other machinery. 29. SEC. II. Be it further enacted, That, for the purpose of facilitating its business, said company is hereby authorized to build, lease or purchase such railroads, or parts of railroads, on any chartered route, as it may deem necessary for the purpose aforesaid: Provided, that this Act shall not allow the erection of a flour or grist mill, unless the same is already granted in the original charter. May purchase railroads, etc. Proviso. SEC. III. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved March 2, 1874. No. CCXIII. (O. No. 39.) An Act to amend the charter of the Dade Coal Company, to authorize it to increase its capital stock, to legalize the issue of bonds by said company, to extend its railroad facilities, and for other purposes therein mentioned. 30. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That the Dade Coal Company be, and it is hereby, authorized to increase its capital stock from time to time to a sum not exceeding six hundred thousand dollars. Authorized to increase capital stock. 31. SEC. II. Be it further enacted, That to avoid all doubts that may arise as to the power of the Dade Coal Company, under its charter, to issue bonds and secure them by mortgage, the issue of two hundred thousand dollars of the bonds of said company, dated January the first, A.D., 1874, or such part of said bonds as may be disposed of by said company, and the first mortgage deed executed by said company to secure the payment of said bonds, which said mortgage deed bears date of January the first, 1874, and is recorded in the office of the Clerk of Superior Court of Dade county, are hereby declared to be legal, valid, and binding; and said mortgage is hereby declared to be the first and highest lien upon the property of said company; and said company is hereby authorized to dispose of said bonds, or such portion of them as its President may deem necessary, or to the interest of said company, as directed by the resolutions of said company authorizing the issue of said bonds and the executing of said mortgage, which said resolutions are incorporated in said mortgage

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deed, which is of record as aforesaid; and said bonds in the hands of the persons to whom they may be, or may have been delivered, as directed by said resolutions, or in the hands of persons holding the same by transfer from them, are hereby declared to be a valid and binding debt against the company. Authorized to increase capital stock. Issue of bonds legalized. Securitylegalized. Dignity of mortgage. 32. SEC. III. Be it further enacted, That said Dade Coal Company, for the purpose of developing its coal mines, and transporting its coal and merchandise to and from market, be, and it is hereby, authorized to construct such railroad, or railroads, in the county of Dade as said company may deem necessary or desirable for the purpose of transporting the products of its mines to market, and of transporting all its necessary material and merchandise to said mines, including any and all ores which the company may use in the manufacture of iron, or steel, should it, in the opinion of the company, be necessary or desirable to engage in such business, to enable the company to dispose of its coal or coke more profitably; which said railroad, or railroads, when constructed upon the lands belonging to said company, shall be the property of said company in fee simple, and shall be used by said company in any manner it deems proper for the purpose of transporting the products of its own mines to market, and of transporting such return freight as the company may need or desire to use; and said company shall have power, in its discretion, to make contracts with other persons for carrying freight. And in case it should become necessary for said company in the construction of its road, or roads, to pass over any lands belonging to other persons, and not owned by said company, it shall have the right to construct its railroad over such lands upon paying or tendering to the owner thereof, or to his legally authorized representative, just and reasonable compensation for the right of way, which compensation, when not agreed upon, shall be assessed and determined in the manner following, to-wit: When the parties cannot agree upon the damage done the owner or the value of the land which the company seeks to appropriate as a right of way, the company shall choose one of the citizens of this State, and the land owner, or owners, another; and in case the owner, or owners, of the land should refuse to make such choice or select some one to represent his or her interests, or should be an insane person, lunatic, minor, or under disability from any other cause whatever, then it shall be the duty of the Ordinary of Dade county to make such selection for the land owner, or owners, on the application of the company to the Ordinary, with notice that the owner, or owners, refuse to act, or is an insane person, lunatic, minor, or under disability from any other cause whatever; and the two persons selected shall choose an umpire, or third person, and the threeand if they cannot agree, a majority of themshall assess the value of the land so to be taken, which shall be tendered or paid to the owner, or owners, of said land by the company, and when so tendered or paid, the title to the right of way so condemned, not exceeding one hundred feet in width, shall vest in

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said company in fee simple. And in case either party shall be dissatisfied with the decision of said arbitrators and umpire, slected as aforesaid, the party so dissatisfied, and in case he or she be under disability, and have no legal representative, the Ordinary aforesaid shall have the right to enter an appeal within ten days to the Superior Court of Dade county, where the issue as to the valuation of said land shall be tried as in other cases at common law, and the final judgment of the court shall be conclusive between the parties, and the company shall have the free and uninterrupted use of said road for its own transportation. The entering of said appeal, and the proceedings thereon, shall not hinder or delay said company's work; and if said land owner, or land owners, be an insane person, lunatic, minor, or under disability from any other cause, and have no legal representative, then, and in that event, said sum so assessed or found due as the value of said land so taken shall be paid by said company to the Ordinary of said county, for the use of said land owner, or land owners, and said land shall vest in said company as aforesaid. Company may build [Illegible Text] for certain purposes. May manufacture iron and steel. Company may contract for carrying freight. Right-of-way. Disagreement as to valuehow determined. Land owner [Illegible Text] to select arbitrator, Ordinary may appoint. Arbitrators shall assess damages. Company paying damages shall have [Illegible Text] title. Either party may appeal. Effect of final judgment. Appeal shall not delay [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] Land owner being under disability, damagesto whom paid. 33. SEC. IV. Be it further enacted, That said company shall have the right to keep up and maintain a connection of its roads already built, or hereafter to be built, as it may think best with the railroad of the Nickajack Railroad and Mining Company, chartered by an act approved on the 27th day of February, 1856, by which said act G. H. Gordon, James H. Gordon and others were authorized to construct a railroad from their coal beds then owned by them on the Raccoon mountain, in Dade county, and which are now known as the Castle Rock Mine, to the State line, in the direction of Shellmound, Tennessee, which said railroad has been leased to those from whom said Dade Coal Company holds its title to the same; and the rule hereinbefore laid down in reference to condemning the right-of-way, or assessing the damages therefor, and the payment of compensation for the same, shall apply as well to the road already constructed and owned by said company, which shall be and remain the property of said company, as to any road or portion of road which it may hereafter build or construct. May keep up certain railroad [Illegible Text] Rule for assessing value of right-of-way. 34. SEC. V. Be it further enacted, That said company shall have the right to construct, in connection with the road [Illegible Text] built by said company, or in connection with any lands at the time owned by said company, any railroad, or railroads its President may deem necessary for connecting its mines with any other railroad now in existence, or which may be hereafter built, which road so to be constructed shall be called The Dade Railroad, and shall have the right to run parallel with any other road in Dade county, or to connect with any other railroad at any point where its interests may require, and to keep up and maintain any such railroad, and use the same as it may think best for the transportation of its own freight, as long as said company or its successors or assigns shall operate or work the coal mines now belonging to said company, or any coal lands which may hereafter be purchased

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by said company; and this charter shall be good and valid during the whole of said period; and, in case it shall be necessary to run any such road over any lands belonging to any other person, or persons, if the company and the owner cannot agree upon the value of the right of way, or damages for the same, it may be acquired, and the value and damage assessed, as specified in the preceding sections of this Act; and, upon payment, or tender of the amount, the right of way so condemned, provided it does not exceed one hundred feet in width, shall vest in the company in fee simple. Company may [Illegible Text] other [Illegible Text] Name. May run parallel with other roads. Limitation of company's rights. Rule for assessing right of way. 35. SEC. VI. Be it further enacted, That said company shall have the right to own, operate, and enjoy in fee simple, all such chutes and tips for shipping coal and coke, and all such coke yards, coke ovens, and furnaces as it may deem necessary for the successful and profitable operation of its mines. May use certain appliances for operating mines. SEC. VII. Repeals [Illegible Text] laws. Approved February 24, 1874. No. CCXIV. (O. No. 120.) An Act to incorporate the Dublin Mills, in the city of Augusta. 36. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That John P. King, James A. Gray, James W. Davies, William S. Roberts, and their associates and successors, be, and they hereby are, constituted a body corporate and politic, for the manufacture of cotton and woolen fabrics, under the name and style of The Dublin Mills; and such body corporate and politic shall have power to use a common seal, plead and be impleaded, sue and be sued, in any court of law or equity, and make such by laws and rules as they deem fit, not contrary to the laws of this State or the United States. Corporators. General powers. 37. SEC. II. That said corporation shall locate its mills on the waters of the Augusta Canal, and shall be authorized to purchase and hold, sell and convey, such real estate, water rights, and personal property, as may be necessary and convenient for the business hereby authorized. Millswhere located. 38. SEC. III. That the affairs of said corporation shall be managed by a Board of Directors, of such number, and elected in such manner, as their by-laws may provide; and when elected, said Board shall serve until the election of their successors. In such elections each share of stock shall be entitled to one vote; and the Board may appoint such officers as may be necessary to carry on their business. Directorselection of, etc. Apportionment of votes. 39. SEC. IV. That the capital stock of said company shall be one hundred and fifty thousand dollars, in shares of one hundred dollars each. Said stock may be increased from time to time, by a vote of a majority of stockholders whose stock is fully paid up, to an amount not exceeding in all one million dollars. Capital stockshares.

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40. SEC. V. That no stockholder's note or other obligation shall be taken in payment of stock, but all stock shall be paid in money, or in such other property as the company may require for carrying on their business; and no business shall be commenced until the whole capital stock is subscribed, and twenty per cent. thereof paid in, as above stated. Installmentsin what paid. May commence operationswhen. 41. SEC. VI. That no stockholder of said corporation shall be personally or individually liable for the debts of said corporation, or any portion of them, except to the extent of his or her unpaid subscription. Individual [Illegible Text] 42. SEC. VII. That the capital and property of said corporation shall be exempt from taxationState, county or municipalfor ten years from the time of their commencing any of their manufactures. Property of company exempt from taxation. SEC. VIII. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 28, 1874. No. CCXV. (O. No. 244.) An Act to incorporate the Flat Creck Manufacturing Company, and for other purposes. 43. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That Wm. M. Blanton and Wm. P. Blanton, and their associates, successors and assigns, be, and they are hereby, incorporated, under the name and style of the Flat Creek Manufacturing Company, with power to [Illegible Text] and maintain, on lots of land numbers seventy-two and seventy-three, first district of originally Monroe, but now Spalding county, a cotton factory and cotton gin, grist mills with all necessary buildings, machinery and dams, and other constructions necessary to carry out the purpose of this Act, with general power to conduct the same as a body corporate, and as such to do and perform all acts and things they may deem necessary to the successful management of their business, not inconsistent with the laws and Constitution of this State, and of the United States, and may sue and be sued, plead and be impleaded, have a common seal, and use and change the same at pleasure, and have all the powers usually granted to a body politic or corporate engaged in like business. Corporators. Namepowersobjects. Rights and privileges. 44. SEC. II. That said company shall have power to appoint a Board of Directors, and such other officers and agents as they may deem necessary in the transaction of their business; and the stock of said companywhich may be fixed at such amount as said company may designate, by resolution, upon their minutes, of a sum not exceeding five thousand dollars, in shares of one hundred dollars eachshall be distributed in proportion to the interest owned by each of said parties in their property; and the business of said manufacturing company shall be conducted by

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them as they may see proper: Provided, none of their acts be inconsistent with law. Officerscapital stockshares, etc. SEC. III. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved March 2, 1874. No. CCXVI. (O. No. 302.) An Act to incorporate the Georgia State Company. 45. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That William Goodnow, E. E. Rawson, and W. C. Morrill, and their associates, successors, and assigns, be, and they are hereby, constituted a body corporate and politic, by the name of the Georgia [Illegible Text] Company, by which name they are hereby made capable, in law, to have, hold, purchase, work, sell, mortgage, lease, enjoy, and retain to them, their successors, and assigns, all property, either real or personal, as may be deemed advantageous to the objects and interests of said incorporation, which are the quarrying and manufacturing of [Illegible Text] and other mining and mineral working in said State. Corporators. Namerights of property. 46. SEC. II. Be it further enacted, That said corporation, by the title aforesaid, may sue and be sued in any of the courts in this State having jurisdiction; may have and use a common seal, which they may change at pleasure, and may establish, alter, and amend such by-laws, rules, and regulations as may be deemed proper for the government of said corporation, and not in conflict with the laws of this State, or of the United States. Powers, rights and liabilities. 47. SEC. III. Be it further enacted, That the capital stock of said company shall be seventy-five thousand dollars, with the privilege to increase the same to two hundred and fifty thousand dollars by a vote of a majority of the stock, the same to be paid in money, real estate, or personal property, and divided into such number of shares as said corporation may determine; such shares to be assignable and negotiable under such rules as said corporation may determine. Capital stock. Shares assignable. 48. SEC. IV. Be it further enacted, That the said corporation shall be responsible to its creditors to the extent of its property, and, in addition thereto, the stockholders shall be individually liable for any debts of the corporation to the full extent of their unpaid stock, in proportion to the number of shares subscribed for by them. Liabilities. 49. SEC. V. Be it further enacted, That the officers of said corporation shall be such as a majority of the stockholders may determine, and elected in such manner as may be designated by the by-laws; and meetings shall be held at such times as the by-laws may require. Officers how elected.

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50. SEC. VI. Be it further enacted, That the principal office of said corporation shall be located by the stockholders, or Board of Directors, but may be changed by them on giving thirty days' notice in two papers printed at the seat of government. Principal office. 51. SEC. VII. Be it further enacted, That this charter shall continue for thirty years from the date of its passage. Limitation. SEC. VIII. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved March 2, 1874. No. CCXVII. (O. No. 160.) An Act to incorporate the Hand Gold Mining Company. 52. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That N. H. Hand, Henry Jackson, Marshall J. Clarke, and Robert Hanna, and such others as they may associate with them, and their successors or assigns, shall be, and they are hereby, declared to be (so soon as they shall organize under the provisions of this Act), a body corporate, under the name and style of the Hand Gold Mining Company, for the purpose of diverting or turning the waters of the Yahoola river, and the waters of Cane creek, from their natural channel by dam, ditch or aqueduct of any kind, so as to work for gold or any other valuable mineral, according to the hydraulic process, in the county of Lumpkin, in said State, on any lands that they now own, or may hereafter own, or that they may become possessed of, either by purchase or lease; and by that name they may sue and be sued, plead and be impleaded, answer and be answered unto in any court of law or equity in this State having competent jurisdiction, and shall enjoy perpetual succession of officers and members; may have and use a common seal, and alter the same at pleasure; may make, ordain and establish, such by-laws, rules and regulations as they may deem expedient or necessary to carry into effect the objects of the company: Provided, such by-laws, rules and regulations are not inconsistent with the laws of this State or of the United States; and the said company shall use, exercise and enjoy all the rights, privileges and franchises which are incident to corporations. Corporators. Name etc. Objectgeneral powers. 53. SEC. II. Be it further enacted, That the corporation hereby created shall, by its corporate name, be capable in law of purchasing, holding, selling, and conveying, any real or personal estate which may be necessary to enable the said corporation efficiently to carry on the operations named in the first section of this Act. May purchase, etc., real estate. 54. SEC. III. Be it further enacted, That the capital stock of said company shall be five hundred thousand dollars, with the privilege of increasing the same to one million of dollars, said stock to be divided into such number of shares as shall be provided for and fixed by the by-laws of said company; and the stockholders in said company shall be liable for the debts of said company to the

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amount of stock by them respectively held, but for no greater amount. Capital stockshares, etc. 55. SEC. IV. Be it further enacted, That said company shall have power and authority to locate and to construct by, through, or over, any vacant lands, within the limits of said county of Lumpkin, not represented by any legal owner or claimant, their main canal, ditch, flume, trestle work, or aqueduct, by diverting the streams of said Yahoola river and Cane creek from their natural channels, at such point or points as may be necessary for the purpose of working and developing the mineral resources of the adjacent lands; said canal, ditch, flume, trestle work, or aqueduct, on Cane creek, shall [Illegible Text] at or above the falls of said creek, and not below said falls; and any owner or owners of such vacant lands, upon appearing and making out their claim to such lands, shall be entitled to such damage from said company as may be adjudged reasonable and just between the parties; said claim or title and damages aforesaid to be determined and ascertained by three freeholders, one of whom shall be chosen by the claimant, the other by the company, and the third by the Ordinary of said county, and their finding and judgment shall be final between said parties, and said judgment of said arbitrators shall be returned in writing, certified under their hands and seals, to the Clerk of the Superior Court of said county, and entered by him of record on the minutes of said Court, upon which the Clerk may issue execution against the party cast for damages and cost, unless the party against whom said arbitrators find shall enter an appeal in said Clerk's office within four days from the return and entry of said judgment, which appeal may be entered under the same rules, regulations, restrictions and liabilities as are provided on the subject of appeals in part three, title five, of the Code of Georgia, of 1873, prepared and published by Irwin, Lester Hill. May construct aqueducts, etc., on vacant lands. Owners appearing, entitled to damages. Damageshow determined. Right of appeal. 56. SEC. V. And be it further enacted, That if any citizen shall refuse to grant to said company the right-of-way through his lands, or endeavor to require exorbitant damages from said company for any right or privilege necessary for the successful prosecution of said mining operation, then said citizen and said company shall each choose a freeholder, and the Ordinary of said county shall choose a third person, being a freeholder, which three persons shall determine the amount that shall be paid by said company to such person for the right and privilege to be obtained, which amount shall, in all cases, be paid or tendered to such person before exercising such rights or privileges. In the event such person refuse to choose an arbitrator on his part, then the Ordinary of said county is hereby authorized to select such person for him, and such person so selected, together with the other two arbitrators, shall proceed in the same manner as prescribed in the preceding section, with the like privilege of appeal to either party. Citizen refusing right of, shall be arbitrated. 57. SEC. VI. Be it further enacted, That said company, by themselves, their agents, or superintendents, or either of them,

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shall have full power and authority to turn the water from said ditch or ditches, by lateral ditches or otherwise, to be used by them for mining purposes, in such manner as they may determine, on any lot or lots that they may have jurisdiction, and to cause such water so turned to flow off and pass over any lot or lots belonging to any person whatever: Provided, that if any person or persons owning or possessing any of said lots over which said lateral ditches may pass, or over or through which said water so turned may flow, said person or persons shall be entitled to compensation for damages, in the same manner as set forth in the previous section of this Act. And be it further enacted, That said company shall have power and authority to divert any running stream of water from its natural and ordinary course to supply said main or lateral ditches with the water for the purposes aforesaid: Provided, that if any person or persons, owners of lots of land on said stream so diverted, shall be damaged by such diversion, that such person or persons shall be entitled to compensation in the same manner as is set forth in the previous section of this Act. May turn water by lateral ditches, etc. Proviso. May divert any stream. 58. SEC. VII. Be it further enacted, That the entering of an appeal in all cases provided for in this Act shall in no case prevent the company from proceeding with its work through the lands in question, on depositing with such person as the Superior Court may direct the sum found by the arbitrators, to be held subject to the final ordering of the Superior Court of said county; and provided, further, that the Judge of said Court, in vacation, shall have power to pass the proper order in reference to the deposit of the money, so as not to hinder the progress of the work till a regular term of the Court. Effect of appeals. 59. SEC. VIII. And be it further enacted, That the by-laws of said company may fix and declare the number of offices and agents that the said company may deem necessary for carrying out the objects thereof, and shall regulate and prescribe the manner in which the same shall be appointed, their duties, salaries and liabilities; and shall fix the time for, and manner of, paying dividends and the regulations to be observed in transferring the stock of said company by any member thereof who may wish to transfer his or her stock, as well as the time, manner and place of holding the meetings of the Board of Directors of said company, with the right, if deemed expedient, to hold the same without the limits of said State. Officerselection ofsalaries. Dividends. 60. SEC. IX. Be it further enacted, That the said corporation shall keep an office at Dahlonega, in the county of Lumpkin, which shall be considered for all judicial purposes its location. Principal office. 61. SEC. X. Be it further enacted, That if any person, or persons, shall wilfully and maliciously destroy, or in any manner hurt, damage, injure, obstruct, or shall counsel, aid, assist or advise any person, or persons, in any manner to hurt, damage, injure or obstruct any of said company's ditches, aqueducts, canals, trestleworks,

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flumes, or any of the [Illegible Text] thereto belonging, such person, or persons, so offending shall be liable to be indicted for a misdemeanor, and, on conviction, shall be punished as provided in section 4310 of the Code of Georgia above mentioned. Injuries to company's propertypenalty for 62. SEC. XI. That the arbitrators provided for in this Act shall be disinterested persons, and residents of the county where the land lies [Illegible Text] the issue or issues originate. Qualifications of arbitrators. Approved February 28, 1874. No. CCXVIII. (O. No. 298.) An Act to incorporate the John W. Lewis Manufacturing Company. 63. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That James R. Brown, David Irwin, A. S. Edmonson, Wm. D. Anderson, Saxon A. Anderson, Geo. N. Lester, Joseph E. Brown, Wm. Phillips, H. M. Hammett, E. Faw, C. B. Howard, C. D. Phillips, together with such other persons as may hereafter be associated with them, and their successors, be, and they are hereby, made and constituted a body corporate, in fact and in name, under the name, style and title of the John W. Lewis Manufacturing Company, and by that name shall be, and are hereby, made capable at law to have, hold, receive, purchase, and possess, to them and their successors, all real and personal estate they may deem necessary to carry out the objects of said corporation; and may sell, grant, or dispose of the same at will, and may sue, and be sued, plead, and be impleaded, in their corporate name, make and use a common seal, and do all other acts incident to bodies corporate and politic. Corporators. Powers, rights and liabilities. 64. SEC. II. The objects of said corporation shall be the manufacture of wool, or cotton, into thread and cloth, the manufacture of meal, flour, leather, lumber, and machinery of any description, or such branches, or parts thereof, as they see proper to engage in. Objects of corporation. 65. SEC. III. Said body corporate shall have the power to prescribe the number of shares into which the capital stock shall be divided, the mode in which it shall be taken, paid, transferred, or assigned, and also to provide the mode by which stockholders may vote, and to provide for the election of such officers as may be deemed necessary for the government and management of the affairs of the corporation; to ordain such by-laws and regulations as may be necessary and expedient, not inconsistent with the laws of this State or of the United States, and in general to do and execute all, and singular, those things which may be necessary for manufacturing their products, and vending or exchanging the same. General powers. 66. SEC. IV. Said corporation shall have power to borrow money on mortgage, or other security, and to loan out its surplus earnings on similar security, and to ordain a forfeiture of stock for non-payment. May borrow and loan money.

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67. SEC. V. The private property of the stockholders shall be liable for the debts of the corporation, to the amount of their subscribed stock not paid in at the time any suit may be commenced. Liability. 68. SEC. VI. The capital stock of this company shall be twenty-five thousand dollars, with permission to increase the same to five hundred thousand. Capital stock. 69. SEC. VII. Said company shall have power to organize any time within twelve months after the passage of this Act. Organization. SEC. VIII. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 28, 1874. No. CCXIX. (O. No. 404.) An Act to incorporate the Marietta Paper Manufacturing Company. 70. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That James R. Brown, A. S. Edmondson, H. M. Hammett, Jos. E. Brown, Saxton A. Anderson, Enoch Faw, Chas. D. Phillips, their associates and successors, shall be, and they are hereby declared, made, and incorporated a body corporate and politic, with all the rights and privileges common to, and necessary to, such corporations, under the name and style of the Marietta Paper Manufacturing Company, and under that name are hereby made able and capable, in law, to have, purchase, receive, possess, enjoy, and retain to them, and their successors, lands, rents, tenements, hereditaments, goods, chattels, and effects, of whatsoever kind, nature, or quality, and the same to sell, grant, alien, or dispose of, to 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 also to have a common seal, and to alter the same at pleasure; to make such by-laws, rules, and regulations as shall not be inconsistent with the Constitution and laws of this States, or the United States; said company to have its principal place of business at or near Marietta, or such other place as they may agree onsuch place, if changed, to be advertised in one of the gazettes of this State. Corporators. Rights and privilegesname, etc. 71. SEC. II. That said company shall be, and they are hereby, authorized to manufacture paper of any description, or character they may desire, out of any and all material they may deem and adjudge suitable for the same. Object. 72. SEC. III. That the capital stock of said company shall be twenty-five thousand dollars, with the privilege of increasing the sum to any amount that the majority of the stockholders may desire, not to exceed five hundred thousand dollars, said capital stock to be divided into shares of one hundred dollars each, each shareholder to be entitle to one vote for every share held by him, or for which he holds a proxyeach stockholder being liable to the

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extent of the unpaid balance, if any, on the stock subscribed by him or her, for the debts or liabilities of said company. Capital stockshares, etc. Individual liability. 73. SEC. IV. That when twenty-five thousand dollars shall have been subscribed, the persons before named, or any four of them, shall be authorized to call a meeting of the stockholders, and organize said company by the election of five Directors, one of whom shall be elected President, who shall hold his office twelve months from said organization or until his successor is duly elected, and to adopt such by laws, rules and regulations as they may deem necessary for the successful prosecution of said business; and shall provide for such other officers for the management of said business, with such rules and regulations for the government of the same, as they may deem necessary. Organization. 74. SEC. V. That each incorporator shall be authorized to secure subscription for stock, at such time and place, and manner, as to them may seem proper. Each incorporator authorized to receive subscriptions. 75. SEC. VI. That said company shall keep fair and regular entries, in books prepared for that purpose, of their proceedings, including all purchases, sales, receipts, accounts and disbursements; which books shall be open at all times to the inspection of all concerned, and all transfer of stocks shall appear on the stock book. Books of proceedings. 76. SEC. VII. That this corporation shall continue for fifty years from the date of approval, unless dissolved by consent of the parties at interest, or by operation of law. Limitation. SEC. VIII. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved March 3, 1874. No. CCXX. (O. No. 336.) An Act to incorporate the Muckalee Manufacturing Company, of Americus, Georgia, and to confer certain rights and privileges upon the same. 77. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That F. E. Burke, A. C. Bell, Martin Burke, and J. H. Black, of Sumter county, J. B. Crim, and O. O. Nelson, of Terrell county, Sampson Bell, of Webster county, and J. L. Boynton, of Calhoun county, of said State, and such other persons, both residents and non-residents of this State, as now are, or may hereafter be, associated with them, or any number of those above mentioned, or their successors, or assigns, shall be, and they are hereby, constituted and made a body politic and corporate, under the name and style of The Muckalee Manufacturing Company, and by that name shall be, and are hereby, made capable, they, their successors, and assigns, in law and equity, of sueing and being sued, pleaded and being impleaded, answering and being answered, defending and being

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defended in all courts, tribunals, and places whatsoever, and shall have power to adopt make and use a common seal, and the same to change, alter, or amend at pleasure; to establish such ordinances, by-laws, and regulations as shall be, by them or their Board of Directors hereinafter provided for, deemed proper, and necessary, and requisite, for the management and carrying on of the business of said company, [Illegible Text] full power to alter, amend or change such by-laws, rules, and regulations, at their will or pleasure, in a manner to be by them ordained and established; and they, their successors, and assigns, by the same name and style, shall be capable of purchasing, renting, leasing, holding, and enjoying any and all property, real, personal, or mixed, whatsoever, with power and authority to dispose of the same, which may be necessary, expedient, or proper to fully and completely carry out and fulfill the objects and intentions of said company. Corporators. Name, rights and privileges. Common seal. May make by-laws, etc. May purchase property, etc. 78. SEC. II. That the capital stock of said company shall be fifty thousand dollars, with authority to increase the same, at any time, to five hundred thousand dollars, divided into shares of fifty dollars each, transferable in such manner, and under such restrictions, as the said corporation, by their by-laws, may require and direct, and in no other way; and said company may commence operation as soon as ten thousand dollars of its capital has been subscribed, and ten per cent. of the same paid in, either in money or property. Capital stockshares. May organizewhen 79. SEC. III. That the said Muckalee Manufacturing Company shall be, and they are hereby, authorized to manufacture, bleach, dye, print, and finish off all yarns, goods or cloths which cotton, wool or other fibrous materials form all or any part, and to manufacture and to make any other thing they may deem proper, and to vend their own manufactures; to have the right and power to control, utilize and use the waters of Muckalee creek at any place, or places, and in any manner that will give them the greatest amount of water power, and the best facilities for all manufacturing purpuses, by building and preserving all needful structures therefor on their own land; to use steam power instead of water power, or both, as said company may think best. General powers 80. SEC. IV. That the time of holding the annual meeting of the stockholders of said company, for the election of Directors, shall be fixed and determined by the by-laws of said company; and at all meetings each stockholder shall be entitled to a vote, in person, or by proxy, each a vote to each share of stock he or she may own in said company; and until an election of Directors, as herein provided for, the persons named in the first section of this Act shall constitute a Board of Directors, with power to elect one of their number President, and appoint a Secretary and Treasurer, Superintendent, and such other officers and servants as may be necessary, and otherwise exercise all the rights and powers of the regularly elected Board of Directors, and all of their acts shall be valid and binding upon said company; with full authority to open

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books for the subscription of the capital stock of said company, by themselves or any of their number, or by such agents or commissioners as they, or a majority of them, may appoint, and in such manner, at such times, and at such places as may be deemed for the best; and prescribe in what subscriptions shall be made, and payable when, and how payable; and to require such an amount per share to be paid in at such time as may be designated; and to enforce the collection of all subscriptions to the capital stock of said company by forfeiture of stock, upon which calls shall be made and not paid, or by suit, or other means, under such rules and regulations as said Board, or a majority of them, may prescribe; and the said Board shall continue to hold office and exercise their authority until their successors are elected and qualified; and the said Directors herein provided, or a majority of them, shall, when the whole of the capital stock of said company shall be subscribed, or sooner if they so direct, and at least ten per cent. of the same paid in, in money or property, give notice, by publication, or otherwise, for a meeting of the stockholders to choose a regular Board of Directors, the number to be by them determined; and at said meeting the said Board, or certain members thereof, to be by them designated, shall act as Commissioners of said election, under such rules and regulations as the by-laws shall provide; and upon the election and qualification of the new Board of Directors, whose power and authority shall be co-extensive with the Board herein provided, the Board herein created shall deliver up to the new Board the subscription books, with all funds or other property in hand, as well as all other property, papers and assets of said company in their possession. Said new Board shall immediately organize, by the election of all necessary and proper officers, first electing a President, Secretary, and Treasurer, etc., and shall otherwise proceed as required by the by-laws of said company, and as shall best subserve and promote the interests of said company; and there shall, from that date, be an annual election each succeeding year, in a manner to be prescribed by by-law. Annual meeting. Number of votes each stockholder entitled to. First Board of Directors May open subscription books. Installmentsmay enforce collection of. Tenure of office. Permanent organization. Election of officers. Annual election. 81. SEC. V. That said Board of Directors are hereby authorized and empowered to do all and every act necessary to fully carry out and execute the provisions of this Act, and to perfect the organization of said company, and to make and enforce all rules and by-laws which may be necessary or expedient for this purpose, not inconsistent with the laws of this State and the Constitution thereof. Authority of permanent board. 82. SEC. VI. That the Board of Directors shall have power to issue their certificates of stock, [Illegible Text] by the President and countersigned by the Treasurer, which shall be transferable only on the books of said company, under such rules, regulations, and restrictions as shall by them be provided; and each stockholder's stock shall be bound to said company for any and all debts he or she may be due the company, and no transfer made by stockholders shall be legal or binding upon said company while he or she shall

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be indebted to said company, unless the consent of the Directors be first had, under seal of said company, and signed by the President thereof. May issue stockhow transferred. 83. SEC. VII. That the said corporation shall be responsible to its creditors to the extent of its property, and the stockholders shall be liable to its creditors to the full amount of the stock owned or held by them. Liability. 84. SEC. VIII. That said company shall have power to borrow money on mortgage, or other security, and to loan out its surplus funds and earnings, if so determined by a vote of a majority of its Directors, or such securities, and in such manner as may be deemed best. May borrow and loan money, etc. 85. SEC. IX. That this Act shall be a public Act, and continue of force for thirty years. Limitation. 86. SEC. X. That the capital stock, property, and assets of said company, shall be exempt from all taxation for a period of ten years from the date of its organization, according to the provisions of an act to encourage the manufacture of cotton and woolen fabrics in the State of Georgia, approved August 27, 1872. Property exempt from taxation for ten years. SEC. XI. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved March 2, 1874. No. CCXXI. (O. No. 407.) An Act to incorporate the Planters' Manufacturing Company of Savannah, Georgia. 87. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That Daniel Heyward, A. H. Cole, J. B. Read, J. H. M. Clinch, W. H. Gibbons, W. Cumming, J. F. Gilmer, George S. Owens, and W. H. Tison, and such other persons as are, or may hereafter, become associated with them, their successors, and assigns, be, and they are hereby, declared and constituted a body corporate and politic, under the name and style of the Planters' Manufacturing Company, for the purpose of manufacturing and selling any and all kinds of paper goods, and by that name may sue and be sued, plead and be impleaded, answer and be answered to, in any Court of law or equity in this State; and shall have the power to purchase, hold, enjoy, mortgage, and sell any and all such property, real, personal, or mixed, as may be necessary for, or advantageous to, the objects, business, and prosperity of said corporation; and to make, have, and use a common seal, and to alter and renew the same at pleasure, and to erect such buildings, use such machinery, and make such improvements as may be necessary and convenient for their business; and said corporation shall have their principal place of business in the county of Chatham, in this State. Corporators. Name and general powers. Privileges. Common seal. Principal office.

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88. SEC. II. Be it further enacted, etc., That the stock, property, business, and concerns of said corporation, shall be managed and conducted by nine Directors, who must be stockholders in their own right, and one of whom shall be the President of the company; and they shall hold their offices for one year, and until their successors are elected and installed; and they shall be chosen at the annual meeting of the stockholders, on the second Tuesday in February of each year, at such time and place as shall be directed by the by laws of the said corporation, and public notice thereof shall be given, not less than ten days previously, in one or more daily papers, published at Savannah, in said county; and each stockholder shall, at such election, be entitled, in person, or by proxy, to as many votes as he shall hold shares of the capital stock of said corporation; and the persons having or receiving, in such election, the greatest number of votes, and being stockholders, shall be Directors, and the Directors so elected may appoint superintendents, officers, agents, and assigns, with such compensation as they shall think fit; and may require of any officer, or agent so appointed, such bond and security as may be deemed proper to secure the faithful discharge of his duty, not less than a majority of the Directors being present when the same shall be donea majority of the whole number of Directors being hereby declared a quorum, except that, during the months of July, August, and September, a majority of the Directors in Chatham county, at the time, shall be a quorum for general business: Provided, that the number of Directors at any meeting shall not be less than three; and the Directors shall have the power to fill any vacancy, in any office, whether permanent or temporary, or caused by death, resignation, or otherwise; and they shall elect one of their number President of said corporation, and shall fill all other offices, with such persons as they may think best; and that Daniel Heyward, A. H. Cole, J. B. Read, J. H. W. Clinch, W. H. Gibbons, W. Cumming, J. F. Gilmer, George S. Owens, and W. H. Tison, shall be the first Directors of said corporation, and shall hold their offices until the second Tuesday in February, eighteen hundred and seventy-five, and until their successors are regularly chosen and installed. Directors. President, etc.how electedterms of office. Annual meeting. Each share entitled to one vote. Plurality [Illegible Text]. Powers of Directors. Quorum. Vacancieshow filled. Officers: how [Illegible Text]. First Directors. 89. SEC. III. And be it further enacted, That the capital stock of said corporation shall be one hundred thousand dollars, with power to increase the same, by vote of the stockholders, to any amount not exceeding five hundred thousand dollars; and said stock shall be divided into shares of one hundred dollars each, transferable in such manner, and under such restrictions, as this Act and the by-laws and rules of said corporation may direct; and the said corporation shall have power to commence operations immediately after the passage of this Act, or when the capital of one hundred thousand dollars has been duly subscribed and twenty per cent. paid in; and it shall be lawful for the Directors of said corporation, or a majority of them, to call for, and demand, from the

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stockholders respectively, all sums of money by them subscribed, at such times and in such installments as they shall deem propernotice of such call and the time and place, when and where, and the amount to be paid, and the person to whom the same shall be required to be paid, having been first given to each stockholder, personally, or by advertisement, published for ten days, in one or more of the daily papers published at Savannah, such advertisements being hereby declared sufficient notice to each stockholder, under pain, at the option of the Board of Directors, of forfeiting the unpaid shares of such stockholders if such payment be not made within ten days after the day fixed for that purpose; but if the Board of Directors shall think [Illegible Text] to do, instead of forfeiting such unpaid [Illegible Text] they may proceed to enforce the payment of the entire amount subscribed by any stockholder, in the same manner as the payment of other debts are enforced; and if no valid defense is set up, under oath, judgment shall be given and entered at the first term of the court to which said suit may be brought. Capital stock. Shares$100transferable. May commence operationswhen. Directors may call in subscriptions. Shall give notice of call, etc. Stockholder failing to pay subscriptioncompany's power. Company may bring suit. Judgment by default. 90. SEC. IV. And be it further enacted, etc., That in case it should at any time happen that an election should not be made upon the day or days designated by this Act for that purpose, the said corporation shall not be deemed to be dissolved, but it shall be lawful to hold such election on such other day or days as may be selected by the Board of Directors; and the said Board of Directors are hereby authorized and empowered to make and enforce such by-laws and regulations as they may deem expedient for the government, management, and disposition of the stock, effects, profits, and concerns of said corporation: Provided, they are not contrary to the laws of the United States and of this State. Failure to elect officersremedy. Directors may make by-laws, etc. 91. SEC. V. And be it further enacted, etc., That the Directors shall, at all times, keep, or cause to be kept, proper books, in which shall be regularly entered all transactions and business of said corporation, which shall be open to the inspection of any stockholder; and no transfer of stock shall be valid or effectual until such transfer shall be entered or registered in the book, or books, to be kept for that purpose, by the President and Directors, or such officer as they may designate. Shall keep books. Stockhow transferred. 92. SEC. VI. And be it further enacted, etc., That no stockholder of said corporation shall be personally or individually liable for the debts of said corporation, or any portion of them, except to the extent of his or her unpaid subscription. Liability of stockholders. 93. SEC. VII. And be it further enacted, etc., That the provisions of this Act, so far as they shall be applicable, shall be held to cover the acts and doings of the said corporators, and their associates, done in furtherance of the objects of said corporation prior to the passage of this Act. This Act [Illegible Text]. 94. SEC. VIII. And be it further enacted, etc., That this Act shall take effect immediately, and shall continue in force for the term of thirty years from the time of its passage, unless said corporation

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shall sooner surrender its privileges to, and such surrender be accepted by, the Governor of this State. Limitation. SEC. IX. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved March 3, 1874. No. CCXXII. (O. No. 25.) An Act to incorporate the Ridge Valley Iron Company, and to confer certain powers and privileges thereon. 95. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That, for the purpose of developing the mineral resources of the State, and encouraging the manufacturing of the same, W. H. Harrison, Charles R. Stone, Hugh McNeal, J. C. Garlington, and F. J. Stone, and their associates and successors, be, and are hereby, constituted a body politic and corporate, by the name of the Ridge Valley Iron Company; and by that name shall be able and capable of suing and being sued, pleading and being impleaded in any court whatsoever, and may have and use a common seal, and may alter and renew the same at pleasure; and the said body corporate shall have all the power and privileges, rights, and franchises, necessary and proper for the carrying on and conducting the mining for iron ore, coal, and other minerals, and preparing the same for use, and for erecting and operating furnaces, mills, machinery, and fixtures necessary for the successful operation of all the legitimate business of said company, and the beneficial management of its property; also, for the transportation of its iron products, issue and profits of its mines, mills, furnaces and property to market; and shall have power and authority to purchase, lease and hold any property, real personal and mixed, which may be deemed by said company necessary for its purposes. Corporators. Namepowers and privileges. 96. SEC. II. Be it further enacted, etc., That said company may locate their principal works, for the mining and manufacturing of iron ore, about eight miles from Rome, Georgia, in Ridge's Valley, and about one and one-half miles from the Selma, Rome and Dalton Railroad, and may there build and erect houses and tenements for their operatives. Location of principal works. 97. SEC. III. Be it further enacted, etc., That said company shall have authority to mine for coal, upon any lands they may own or purchase; and may manufacture iron ore into pig metal, and their crude metals into bar iron, nails, spikes, machinery, implements, or such other products as they may desire, or find to their benefit and advantage; and whatever of manufactures they may engage in, they shall have the right and privilege of doing and conducting all business incident, necessary, or advantageous thereto. Manufacturing and mining privileges of company.

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98. SEC. IV. Be it further enacted, etc., That the capital stock of said company shall not be less than fifty thousand dollars, which may be increased by bona fide subscriptions to five hundred thousand dollars; and their stock shall be divided into shares of one hundred dollars each; and the stockholders of said company shall be individually liable for the debts of the company, in proportion to their shares, respectively. Capital stockshares. Individual liability. 99. SEC. V. Be it further enacted, etc., That the said company is hereby authorized and empowered, in carrying on their manufacturing and mining operations, to build, construct, and operate such rail or tramways as may be found necessary for the transportation of such ores, or products, to the place, or places of use, or shipment: Provided, they shall not interfere with the rights of other persons in so doing. Company may construct railways, etc. Proviso. 100. SEC. VI. Be it further enacted, etc., That the affairs and the business of said company may be managed by a President and Superintendent, chosen by the stockholders, or by a President and Board of Directors, at the pleasure of the stockholders of said company; and said stockholders may prescribe, make, and declare, for the government of said company, all such by-laws, rules, and regulations, as they may think proper, not violating the laws or the Constitution of the State or of the United States. Business of companyby whom managed. May make by-laws, etc. SEC. VII. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 20, 1874. No. CCXXIII. (O. No. 16.) An Act to incorporate the Rising Fawn Iron Company, and to confer certain powers and privileges thereon. 101. SECTION I. The General Assembly do enact, That for the purpose of developing the mineral resources of the State, George B. Boyle, William T. Wright, Abram D. Ditmars, and Algemon S. Jarvis, and their associates, be, and they are hereby, constituted a body politic and corporate, by the name of the Rising Fawn Iron Company, and by that name shall be able and capable to sue and be sued, to plead and be impleaded, in any Court whatever, and may have and use a common seal, and may alter and renew the same at pleasure, and may make and adopt such by-laws as they may deem necessary, provided the same shall not be repugnant to the Constitution or laws of this State; and the said body corporate shall also have all the powers, facilities, and franchises, and rights necessary and proper for the carrying on of the mining of iron and coal, and preparing the same for use, for erecting and carrying on furnaces, mills, and all other buildings, machinery, and fixtures necessary for the successful operation of the legitimate

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business of said company, and the beneficial management of its property, and for the transportation of its iron and coal, and other proceeds, issues, and profits of its mines, mills, and property to market, and shall have power and authority to purchase, lease, and hold any property, real, personal, and mixed, which may be deemed, by said company, necessary for its purposes, and not in conflict with the laws of this State, or the United States. Corporators. Name, general powers. May purchase and hold property, etc. 102. SEC. II. Be it further enacted, That the capital stock of said company shall be five hundred thousand dollars, divided into shares of the par value of one thousand dollars each, and said company shall have the right, at any time, as they may think proper, to increase said capital stock to not exceeding two millions of dollars. Capital stockshares, etc. 103. SEC. III. Be it further enacted, That in all meetings of the stockholders of said company, each share of stock shall entitle the holder to one vote, to be given in person or by proxy, and said shares shall be considered as personal property, and shall be transferable in such manner as may be provided by the by-laws of said company. Apportionment of votes. Stock transferable. 104. SEC. IV. Be it further enacted, That the affairs of said company shall be managed by the persons named in the first section of this Act, and who are hereby constituted Directors of said company, for the first year, and until Directors shall be elected as hereinafter provided, with the same powers and duties; and, in case of the decease of any one or more of said persons, or in case of the refusal of any one or more of said persons to act as Director or Directors, the remaining person, or persons, shall have power to select other persons as Directors, for the time being, in their stead. First Board of Directorspowers, etc. 105. SEC. V. And be it further enacted, That the affairs of such company shall, except as otherwise provided in the preceding section, be managed by a Board of Directors, to be annually elected by a majority of the stockholders, and that said Board shall elect, or appoint, and may remove such other officers, agents, or subordinates, defining their powers and duties, and also that such elections may be held, vacancies filled, a new or special election ordered, and term of office commence, as may be provided in the by-laws of said company, and that the Directors in office shall continue until their successors shall be installed. The first election under this Act shall take place on the third Tuesday of November next. Directorselection ofterm of office. First election. 106. SEC. VI. And be it further enacted, That in the event that any of the subscribers to the capital stock of said company shall fail to pay any installment, or installments, which may be required by the Board of Directors on the capital stock subscribed for or held in their names, then the said Board of Directors shall have power to declare said capital stock, and all installments previously paid on it, forfeited to said company, and said defaulting subscriber, or subscribers, shall be henceforth barred against all rights of recovery

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from said company for the stock so forfeited: Provided, that said Board of Directors shall, before the said forfeiture, give to said delinquent subscriber, or subscribers, at least ninety days' notice. Failure to pay installmentsforfeiture, etc. 107. SEC. VII. And be it further enacted, That the said Rising Fawn Iron Company shall be entitled to commence operations, and exercise the functions herein granted, as soon as the sum of one hundred thousand dollars has been bona fide subscribed on the books of said company. May commence operationswhen. 108. SEC. VIII. And be it further enacted, That nothing herein contained shall be so construed as to give the said company banking privileges; the liability of each stockholder for the debts of the company shall be the amount of his shares, or stock, in said company. Company shall not have banking privileges. Individual liability. SEC. IX. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 18, 1874. No. CCXXIV. (O. No. 32.) An Act to incorporate the Southern Land, Manufacturing, and Labor Society. 109. SECTION I. Be it enacted, That E. Steadman, W. T. Trammell, Isaac Russell, C. A. Choate, and Brinkley Chauncey, and their successors and assigns, be, and they are hereby, constituted and declared a body corporate, under the name and style of the Southern Land, Manufacturing, and Labor Society, whose objects and purposes shall be to manufacture oil cake, and other products, from cotton seed and other substances; to bring into use and occupation the vast area of Southern lands now lying waste, on the principle of small farms, and to induce immigrants of small means and industrious laborers to settle such lands and become farmers and planters; said corporation shall have its place of business and principal office in the city of Atlanta, and may, in its corporate name and capacity, have and use a common seal, sue and be sued, plead and be impleaded, in any court of competent jurisdiction, and effect such organization and establish such by-laws as may be lawful, necessary and convenient for the protection of its rights and the transaction of its business. Corporators. Name and object. Principal officegeneral powers. 110. SEC. II. Be it further enacted, That said corporation shall have power and authority to erect and maintain oil works, gins, and machinery for moting and hulling cotton and cotton seed, with suitable buildings for containing and storing the same; to buy, sell, lease, mortgage, and hold, on behalf of itself or others, real estate and other property; to establish branches within the State to facilitate the sale, purchase, improvement, and occupation of lands by actual purchasers and settlers; to employ immigrants and laborers

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for planters and others, and to administer oaths to its officers, agents, employes, and those contracting with it. Scope of business. 111. SEC. III. Be it further enacted, That said corporation have a capital stock of twenty-five thousand dollars, with power to increase the same to one hundred thousand dollars, at the option of the said incorporators, and the same shall be divided into shares of one hundred dollars each; and when there shall have been subscribed twenty-five thousand dollars of said capital stock, and ten per cent. thereof actually paid in, in lands or lawful money of the United States, or in real or personal property, machinery, etc., suitable and necessary for the carrying on of its business, the same to be formally received and accepted by a majority vote of all the said incorporators, at their first meeting, then the said society may organize and proceed to business under this Act; any three of said incorporators shall constitute a committee to open books and receive subscriptions of stock; and said corporation shall have succession for twenty years from the date of its organization. Capital stockshares. Organization. Books of subscriptionlimitation. 112. SEC. IV. Be it further enacted, That this Act shall take effect from and after its passage; and that all laws, or parts of laws, heretofore enacted, which may conflict herewith, be, and the same are hereby, repealed. This Act takes effectwhen. Approved February 24, 1874. No. CCXXV. (O. No. 393.) An Act to incorporate the Shoal Creek Manufacturing Company of Hart county, and for other purposes. 113. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That W. L. Cornay, B. B. Parker, S. N. Moseley, and R. D. Yow, and such other persons as are now, or hereafter may be, associated with them, shall be, and are hereby created, a body corporate and politic, by the name and style of the Shoal Creek Manufacturing Company of Hart county, and by that name may sue and be sued, plead and be impleaded, answer and be answered unto, in any Court of law or equity having competent jurisdiction; may make and use a common seal, and the same to change and alter; and they by the same manner and style shall be capable of purchasing, holding, and conveying any property whatsoever, necessary or expedient to carry out the objects of said corporation. The principal place of business of said company shall be at Shoal Creek, Hart county, Georgia. Corporators. Namegeneral powersprivileges. 114. SEC. II. Be it further enacted, That the capital stock of said company shall be fifteen thousand five hundred dollars, with the privilege of increasing the same to one hundred thousand dollars, divided into shares of one hundred dollars each, transferable in such manner and under such restrictions as said corporation, by their by-laws, may require and direct. Capital stockshares.

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115. SEC. III. Be it further enacted, That there shall be an annual meeting of the stockholders of said corporation, at such time and place as the corporation may provide by its by-laws, for the purpose of electing Directorsthe number of Directors to be fixed by the by-laws of said corporation, and the Directors so elected shall elect one of their number President, and in case of a vacancy, or vacancies, such vacancy may be filled by the remaining Directors, or a majority of them. Annual meetingselections. 116. SEC. IV. Be it further enacted, That the said Directors, or a majority of them, shall elect, simultaneously with the President, annually, a suitable person, who shall discharge the duties of Secretary and Treasurer of said corporation, who shall be a stockholder in the same. Secretary and Treasurer. 117. SEC. V. Be it further enacted, That W. L. Cornay, S. N. Mosely, and R. D. Yow, are hereby created a Board of Directors of said company until their successors are elected under the provisions of this Act, and all subsequent Boards of Directors shall hold over until their successors are elected. Temporary board, etc. 118. SEC. VI. Be it further enacted, That said Directors shall have authority to collect all assessments which have been made upon the stockholders of said company by the said corporation. May collect assessments. 119. SEC. VII. Be it further enacted, That the Directors of said corporation, or a majority of them, with the Secretary and Treasurer, shall settle and adjust the books and accounts of said corporation at least once each year, and submit a detailed statement of the affairs thereof to the stockholders at their annual meeting, and declare and pay such dividends of the actual profits thereof as the condition of said company may justify; and the stockholders shall have power to adopt such by-laws for the government and successful management of the property and business of said company as they may deem proper, not inconsistent with the laws of this State, or of the United States. Statement of businessdividends, etc. By-laws, etc. 120. SEC. VIII. Be it further enacted, That said Directors, or a majority of them, shall have power to exact from the Treasurer, or any other officer of said company, a bond, in such sum as they may deem proper, for the faithful performance of the duties of said office. Official bonds, etc. 121. SEC. IX. Be it further enacted, That the entire property of said company shall be liable for the debts of said company, and each stockholder shall be individually liable in proportion to the amount of stock owned by him. Liability. 122. SEC. X. Be it further enacted, That the object of said corporation shall be to manufacture and sell cotton and woolen goods, machinery, lumber, shingles, flour, meal, and to propel their machinery by such motive power as may be necessary. Object of corporation. SEC. XI. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved March 8, 1874.

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No. CCXXVI. (O. No. 381.) An Act to incorporate the Talking Rock Manufacturing Company. 123. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That William C. Atherton, Thomas Atherton, and Caswell G. Trammell, their associates, successors, and representatives, are hereby created and constituted a body politic and corporate, under the name and style of the Talking Rock Manufacturing Company, of Pickens county, Georgia; and, as such corporation, shall have all such rights and privileges as are necessary to conduct the business and carry out the objects of said corporation, and such as are legally incident to a corporation; to use a common seal, and to change the same at will; to make, alter and amend such by-laws, rules and regulations as they may deem advisable for the proper transaction of their business. Corporatorsgeneral powers. 124. SEC. II. Be it further enacted, That the officers of said company shall consist of a President, Secretary and Treasurer, and not less than two Directors, to be elected annually, or as may be provided in the by-laws of said company. Officershow elected. 125. SEC. III. Be it further enacted, That the said company shall have the right to manufacture cotton, wool, and other fibrous substances, into cloth, thread, and other fabrics, or the manufacture of flour, meal, lumber, or any other kind of goods, wares, or implements, as they may see proper to engage in, and to buy and sell the same. Objects of corporation. 126. SEC. IV. Be it further enacted, That said company is hereby granted the right to buy, own, and sell, such real estate and other property as is necessary and proper for conveniently carrying on their business; and to erect such buildings and offices, and put up and operate such machinery, to be run by such motive power as to them may seem fit and proper, at any place, or places, in said State. May buy and sell property. 127. SEC. V. Be it further enacted, That said company is hereby granted the right to hire and bind such laborers and apprentices for such length of time as they may deem proper, for the purpose of carrying on their operationssuch contracts not to be in conflict with the laws of this State in relation to labor and apprentices. May contract for labor. 128. SEC. VI. Be it further enacted, That the principal office of said company shall be at Talking Rock, Pickens county. Principal office. 129. SEC. VII. Be it further enacted, That the capital stock of said company shall be fifty thousand dollars, in shares of one hundred dollars each, to be called in as determined on by the Directors, with the privilege of increasing the capital stock at any time to two hundred and fifty thousand dollars; and that as soon as the sum of fifteen thousand dollars is subscribed and paid in to the Treasurer of said corporation, the corporators, or a majority of them, may proceed to organize said company in terms of the charter. Capital stockshares. May organizewhen.

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130. SEC. VIII. Be it further enacted, That each stockholder will, at any meeting of said company, be allowed one vote for every share he or she holds, but no stockholder will be allowed to vote at any meeting of said company, unless he or she shall have paid in all the installments that have been called in by the officers of said company; and that the shares of said company shall be transferable only on the books of said company; and if the owner of any share, or shares, shall neglect, or refuse, to pay any installment assessed thereon, for the space of thirty days from the time said installments were due and payable, the Treasurer of the company may, by order of the Board of Directors thereof, sell, at public auction, a sufficient number of any shares held by said defaulters to pay all installments then due by him or her, together with all the necessary costs and charges, and the Treasurer shall give public notice in some newspaper published nearest to said office of said company for thirty days, stating time and place of sale, and the sum due on each share by said defaulting stockholder; the purchaser shall receive a bill of sale from the Treasurer of the company, and shall thereafter be entitled to have the shares purchased by him or her on the books of the company, and shall be liable for all future installments on the stock so purchased; and that each stockholder shall be liable for the debts and contracts of said company to the amount of stock held by him or her. Apportionment of votes. Stockhow transferred. Defaulters. Rights of purchaser. 131. SEC. IX. Be it further enacted, That this Act shall be in force from its passage, and continue in force thirty years. Limitation. SEC. X. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved March 3, 1874. No. CCXXVII. (O. No. 252.) An Act to incorporate the Walker Iron and Coal Company, and to define the objects, rights, powers, privileges, and liabilities of the same. 132. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That John H. Borton, Julius L. Brown, John P. Fort, and W. C. Morrill, of Georgia; Jacob W. Leaver, of Massachusetts; E. Waitzfelder, of New York, and Tomlinson Fort, of Tennessee, and their associates, successors, and assigns, be, and they are hereby, incorporated a body politic and corporate, by the name of the Walker Iron and Coal Company. Corporators. Name. 133. SEC. II. That all the rights, powers; privileges, facilities, immunities, and franchises granted to the Georgia Iron Company by an act approved February 18, 1873, be, and the same are hereby, granted to said Walker Iron and Coal Company, in as full

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a manner as the same have been granted to said Georgia Iron and Coal Company. Rights, powers, privileges and liabilities. SEC. III. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved March 2, 1874. No. CCXXVIII. (O. No. 325.) An Act to incorporate the White Manufacturing Company, of Savannah, Georgia. 134. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That Joseph P. White, James B. Read, Richard J. Nunn, Mathews R. Tunno, William D. Hardin, George W. Shaffer, A. S. Barnwell, S. Yates Levy, John Allen, and such other persons as are, or may hereafter become, associated with them, their successors, and assigns, be, and they are hereby, declared and constituted a body corporate and politic, under the name and style of The White Manufacturing Company, for the purpose of manufacturing and selling any and all kinds of metallic and wooden goods, wares, and articles, patented and unpatented, and by that name may sue and be sued, plead and be impleaded, answer and be answered to, in any court of law or equity in this State, and shall have the power to purchase, receive as a gift, devise or bequest, hold, enjoy, mortgage, and sell any and all such propertyreal, personal, or mixedas may be necessary for, or advantageous to, the objects, business, and prosperity of said corporation, and to make, have, and use a common seal, and to alter and amend the same at pleasure, and to erect such buildings, use such machinery, and make such improvements as may be necessary and convenient for their business; and said corporation shall have their principal place of business in the county of Chatham, in this State. Corporators. Name and stylerights and privileges. Common seal, etc. Principal office. 135. SEC. II. And be it further enacted, etc., That the stock, property, business, and concerns of said corporation, shall be managed and conducted by nine Directors, who must be stockholders in their own right, and one of whom shall be the President of the Company; and they shall hold their offices for one year, and until their successors are elected and installed; and they shall be chosen at the annual meeting of the stockholders, on the day in of each year, at such time and place as shall be directed by the bylaws of the said corporation, and public notice thereof shall be given, not less than ten days previously, in one or more daily papers published at Savannah, in said county; and each stockholder shall, at such election, be entitled, in person or by proxy, to as many votes as he shall hold shares of the capital stock of said corporation; and the nine persons having or receiving, in such election, the greatest number of votes, and being stockholders, shall be Directors; and the Directors so elected may appoint

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such superintendents, officers, and agents, and assign such compensation as they shall think fit, and may require of any such officer or agent, so appointed, such bond and security as may be deemed proper to secure the faithful discharge of his duty, not less than a majority of the Directors being present when the same shall be donea majority of the whole number of Directors being hereby declared a quorum, except that during the months of July, August, and September, a majority of the Directors in the city at the time shall be a quorum for general business: Provided, that the number of Directors present at any meeting, shall not be less than three. And the Directors shall have the power to fill any vacancy in any office, whether permanent or temporary, or caused by death, resignation, or otherwise; and they shall elect one of their number President of said corporation, and shall fill all other offices with such persons as they may think best; and that said corporators may, either before or after the passage of this Act, elect temporary officers, whose acts shall be binding, and who shall serve until their successors are regularly chosen and installed. Shall have nine Directorstheir powers Terms of officewhen chosen. Number of votes each stockholder entitled to. [Illegible Text] elects. Other officers. Quorum. Vacancieshow filled. President and other officers. Temporary organization. 136. SEC. III. And be it further enacted, etc., That the capital stock of said corporation shall be twenty-five thousand dollars, with power to increase the same, by vote of stockholders, to any amount not exceeding one million of dollars; and said stock shall be divided into shares of ten dollars each, transferable in such manner and under such restrictions as this Act, and the by-laws and rules of said corporation, may direct, but the said corporation shall have power to commence operations at any time after the passage of this Act, when sufficient capital has been paid in; and it shall be lawful for the Directors of said corporation, or a majority of them, to call for and demand from the stockholders, respectively, all such sums of money by them subscribed, at such times and in such installments as they shall deem propernotice of such call, and time and place, when and where, and the amount to be paid, and the person to whom the same shall be required to be paid, having been first given to each stockholder, personally, or by advertisement published for ten days in one or more of the daily papers published at said Savannah; such advertisements being hereby declared sufficient notice to each stockholder, under pain, at the option of the Board of Directors, of forfeiting the unpaid shares of such stockholders if such payment be not made within ten days after the day fixed for that purpose; but, if the Board of Directors shall think proper so to do, instead of forfeiting such unpaid stock, they may proceed to enforce the payment of the entire amount subscribed by any stockholder, in the same manner as the payment of other debts are enforced, and if no valid defense is set up, under oath, judgment shall be given and entered at the first term of the court to which the said suit may be brought. Capital stock. Stock transferable. Installments. Failure to pay. Collectable by suit. Judgment by default. 137. SEC. IV. And be it further enacted, etc., That in case it should at any time happen that an election should not be made,

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upon the day or days designated by this Act for that purpose, the said corporation shall not be deemed to be dissolved, but it shall be lawful to hold such election on such other day or days as may be selected by the Board of Directors; and the said Board of Directors are hereby authorized and empowered to make and enforce such by-laws and regulations as they may deem expedient for the government, management, and disposition of the stock, effects, profits, and concerns of said corporation, provided they are not contrary to the laws of the United States, and of this State. Failure to electremedy. May make by-laws, etc. 138. SEC. V. And be it further enacted, etc., That the Directors shall at all times keep, or cause to be kept, proper books, in which shall be regularly entered all the transactions and business of said corporation, which shall be open to the inspection of any stockholder; and that no transfer of stock shall be valid or effectual until such transfer shall be entered or registered in the book or books to be kept for that purpose, by the President and Directors, or such officer as they may designate. Shall keep proper books. Transfer of stock to be entered on books. 139. SEC. VI. And be it further enacted, etc., That no stockholder of said corporation shall be personally or individually liable for the debts of said corporation, or any portion of them, except to the extent of his or her unpaid subscription. Liability. 140. SEC. VII. And be it further enacted, etc., That the provisions of this Act, so far as they shall be applicable, shall be held to cover the acts and doings of the said corporators and their associates, done in furtherance of the objects of said corporation prior to the passage of this Act. This Act retroactive. 141. SEC. VIII. And be it further enacted, etc., That this Act shall take effect immediately, and shall continue in force for the term of thirty years from the time of its passage, unless said corporation shall sooner surrender its privileges to, and such surrender be accepted by, the Governor of this State. Limitation. SEC. IX. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved March 2, 1874.

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CHAPTER III. RAILROADS AND CANALS. ALTAMAHA RAILROAD COMPANY. SECTION. 1. Incorporatedcorporatorsgeneral powers. 2. Right-of-way. 3. Capital stock, etc. 4. Officershow chosenpowers. 5. Equipmentrails. 6. Cars. 7. Disputes concerning right-of-wayhow settled. A. L. RAILROAD. 8. Charter amended; certain corporators stricken and others substituted. 9. Rights, etc., of new corporators. A. H. RAILROAD. 10. Incorporatedpowers. 11. Capital stockshares. 12. Scope of businessrights. 13. Injurieshow repaired. 14. Public roadscrossings. 15. How operated. 16. Organisation. 17. Installmentsforfeitures. 18. Stockhow transferred, etc. 19. May cross water-courses. 20. Limitation of charter, etc. B. G. N. RAILROAD. 21. Object of corporation, etc. 22. Capital stockshares, etc.; privileges; articles of association. 23. When filed; commencement of operations. 24. May construct telegraph lines. 25. May mortgage property, issue bonds, etc. 26. May consolidate with other companies. 27. Rights. 28. Foreign Directors; rights of aliens. ACT OF FEBRUARY 20, 1869. 29. Amended; Directors from Georgiahow appointed. CLAYTON RAILROAD. 30. Incorporated. 31. Capital stockshares; organization. 32. May consolidate with other companies; rights and privileges. GEORGIA RAILROAD. 33. Act of August 26, 1872, repealed. 34. May [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] for banking purposes. 35. Two Directors to be residents of Atlanta. N. D. RAILROAD. 36. May change route; name changed; branch to Dahlonega. 37. Capital stock. 38. Books of subscription. 39. May sell charter. N. GA. RAILROAD. 40. Corporators; name, etc. 41. Line of survey, branches and extensions. 42. Capital stockshares. 43. Temporary Directors. 44. May make by-laws; officers, etc. 45. May [Illegible Text] with, or cross, other roads. 46. Rights. S., S. S. RAILROAD. 47. Relieved from all penalties; rights of city. S. T. RAILROAD. 48. Consolidated with the Savannah, Skidaway and Seaboard Railroad. 49. Consolidation confirmed. 50. Line of track. 51. Act of August, 1872, amended. 52. Corporators changed. 53. May extend canal. 54. Persons obstructinghow dealt withdefenses. ST. MARY'S [Illegible Text] RAFTING COMPANY. 55. Corporators, etc. 56. Object of corporation. 57. May own property, etc. 58. Right-of-way. 59. Rates of toll; lien of company. 60. Capital stock. 61. Exclusive privileges. 62. Obstructing canalpenalty. ST. M. W. RAILROAD. 63. May connect with the A. and G. Railroad. ST. M. ALAPAHA CANAL COMPANY. 64. Corporators, etc.powers. 65. May build canal; termini; objects; rights, etc. 66. Right-of-way. 67. Rates of tolllien for. 68. Capital stockshares. 69. Exclusive privileges. 70. Persons obstructinghow dealt with. SUMMERVILLE RAILROAD. 71. Corporatorspowers. 72. Capital stockshareshow regulatedforfeitures. 73. Stock transferable. 74. Organization; Directors powers of. 75. [Illegible Text] of track; may connect with certain other roads; extend, etc.; reservation of rights. 76. Fare. 77. Persons obstructing rights of company. WILMINGTON RAILROAD. 78. Charter of, amended. No. CCXXIX. (O. No. 308.) An Act to incorporate the Altamaha Railroad Company, and for other purposes. 1. SECTION I. The General Assembly do enact, That from and after the passage of this Act, James W. Robertson, John A. Phillips,

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Albert A. Sharp, Walter T. McArthur, W. J. Jarvis, and Milo S. Freeman, and such other persons as they may associate with them, and their assigns, be, and they are hereby, declared a body politic and corporate, by the name and style of the Altamaha Railroad Company, and by that name may sue and be sued, plead and be impleaded, in any Court of law and equity in this State, or where their rights may come in question; may have and use a common seal, and the same alter or destroy at pleasure; may purchase, accept, hold, enjoy, or convey any property, real personal, or mixed; may make by-laws, and do all lawful acts incident to a corporation, and necessary and proper for the transaction of the business for which it is incorporated. Corporators. Namepowers, rights and liabilities. 2. SEC. II. Be it further enacted, That said Company shall have the exclusive power and right to survey, lay out, construct, and equip, use and employ, a railroad from some point on the Macon and Brunswick Railroad, between the five (5) mile post and the twenty-five (25) mile post on said railroad, to the Altamaha or Cooper river. Right-of-way. 3. SEC. III. Be it further enacted, That the capital stock of said company shall be ten thousand dollars, divided into shares of fifty dollars each, but with the privilege of increasing said capital stock to twenty-five thousand dollars, whenever it may be deemed expedient by a majority of the Board of Directors of said corporation for the time being. Capital stock. 4. SEC. IV. Be it further enacted, That the officers of said Altamaha Railroad Company shall be five Directors, one of whom shall be President, to be chosen at such time, and in such manner, as the corporators, or a majority of them, may determine; and the said President and Board of Directors shall have full power and authority to establish all by-laws, rules, and regulations for administering the affairs of said company, and for carrying on the business, and to do all acts, and to give all orders therein, which may be necessary, and not inconsistent with the Constitution and laws of this State, or of the United States. Officershow chosenpowers. 5. SEC. V. Be it further enacted, That said Altamaha Railroad Company shall have full power and authority to use either wooden or iron rails on their road, and may use either steam or horse power to propel their cars. Equipments [Illegible Text] 6. SEC. VI. Be it further enacted, That the said railroad company may convey upon their line either passengers or freight, as the exigencies of the business community and public wants may require. Cars. 7. SEC. VII. Be it further enacted, That all disputes concerning the right-of-way, and damages therefor, between said railroad company and the owners of the land through which it may pass, shall be settled in the same manner as is prescribed by the charter of the Macon and Brunswick Railroad Company. Disputes concerning right-of-wayhow settled. SEC. VIII. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved March 2, 1874.

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No. CCXXX. (O. No. 390.) An Act to alter and amend an act entitled an act to incorporate the Atlanta and Lookout Railroad Company, approved October 24, 1870. 8. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That the first section of the said act be so altered and amended as to strike from the said section the following named incorporators, to-wit: E. M. Dodson, H. I. Kimball, J. R. Parrott, and George Cook, and to insert the following named persons as incorporators of said road, in lieu of those stricken, as above, to-wit: W. M. Dunn, R. C. Yates, M. G. Dobbins, and J. C. Hall. Certain corporators stricken and others substituted. 9. SEC. II. Be it enacted, etc., That the last named persons be, and they are hereby, declared to be incorporators of said road, and entitled to all the rights and privileges as such. Rights, etc., of new corporators. SEC. III. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved March 3, 1874. No. CCXXXI. (O. No. 398.) An Act to incorporate the Augusta and Hawkinsville Railroad Company. 10. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That William II. Goodrich, James Stapleton, George Stapleton, John D. Stapleton, S. H. Rivers, J. F. Rivers, J. F. Usry, J. A. Hobbs, Jr., A. J. Williams, L. Q. C. Brown, A. E. Sturgis, Charles G. Goodrich, Allen S. Curtis, H. L. French, R. N. Stanely, C. R. Pringle, and Charles C. [Illegible Text], and such other individuals as the above named persons shall associate with them and their assigns, shall hereafter be a body corporate, by the name and style of the Augusta and Hawkinsville Railroad Company, and by said corporate name shall be capable in law to buy, hold, and sell, real and personal estate, make contracts, [Illegible Text] and be sued, make by-laws, have a common seal, and do all lawful acts properly incident and belonging to a corporation, and necessary and proper for the transaction of the business for which it is incorporated. Corporators. Namerights, powers, liabilities. 11. SEC. II. Be it further enacted, etc., That the capital stock of said company shall be five hundred thousand dollars, divided into shares of one hundred dollars each, but may be increased to any sum not exceeding one million dollars whenever it may be deemed expedient or necessary by a majority of the Board of Directors of said corporation for the time being. Capital stockshares. 12. SEC. III. Be it further enacted, etc., That said corporation be, and it is hereby, authorized and empowered to make, construct, and maintain a railroad for the transportation of produce, merchandise

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and passengers, and any other freight, or thing of suitable width and dimensions, in the most convenient, proper and practicable line from Dearing, on the Georgia Railroad, to Hawkinsville; paying to the owners of land, when required, through which the said railroad may pass, a just indemnity, to be ascertained as hereinafter provided for, for the right-of-way for fifty feet on each side of the railroad for the procurement thereof of timber, earth, and other materials; and whenever any person shall own land on both sides of the [Illegible Text], the company shall be bound to construct and maintain such crossings as may be right and proper, and required by said owners; but no person shall be at liberty to cross such railroad, except by such roads, without the express permission of the corporation. Object of corporation. Terminiright-of-way, etc. Crossings. 13. SEC. IV. And be it further enacted, etc., That, when any person shall feel aggrieved or injured by the said railroad being carried through his lands, or when said company cannot agree with any person through or on whose land the said railroad shall be constructed, as to the damage sustained, the amount of such damage or injury shall be [Illegible Text] and determined by the written award of three sworn appraisers, to be chosen, one by the company, one by the owner, and the third by the two others chosen; but if such owner shall decline or refuse to appoint an appraiser, then the Ordinary of the county in which the land lies shall make the selection of one appraiser for said land owner, upon the application of the company or its agents, and proof that such land owner has declined or refused to make such appointment; the award of the appraisers, appointed as aforesaid, to operate as a judgment for the amount against the company, and shall be recorded in the Superior Court of the county, wherein the land is situated, at the first term after the award; but either party shall have the right to file exceptions, and if exceptions are filed, an issue shall be made up and tried by a special jury at the first term after filing of said exceptions; and the decision shall [Illegible Text] in the company the simple right-of-way over the land in question, and in the other party a judgment for its value, thus ascertained, to be enforced by the ordinary process of said county. Injuries appraisedhow. Ordinary appoints appraiserwhen. Effect of awardwhere recorded. Exceptionshow tried. Effect of judgment. 14. SEC. V. And be it further enacted, etc., That, whenever the railroad shall intersect any public road, the company shall be bound to construct a safe and substantial bridge or crossing over or across said public road, to be afterwards maintained by said railroad. Public roadscompany's duty. 15. SEC. VI. And be it further enacted, etc., That the said company shall be entitled to operate said railroad by steam power, and shall have the exclusive use of the same for their cars; and if said company shall permit or suffer other companies to use the same, it shall be entitled and empowered to receive and collect such charges for the use of the same as may be fixed by said company. How [Illegible Text]. 16. SEC. VII. And be it further enacted, etc., That the said corporation, as soon as fifty thousand dollars shall have been paid in,

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shall organize a Board of Directors, who shall elect, at their first meeting after such organization, one of their number as President, who shall receive such compensation as the said Board of Directors may determine; the term of office of the President and Directors, as aforesaid, and the manner and form of all subsequent selection of Directors, and the number of [Illegible Text] Directors, and the number of votes to which stockholders shall be entitled, shall be fixed and established by the by-laws, rules, and regulations of said corporation, and be framed by them as provided in the first section of this Act. Organization. Term of officeregulations. 17. SEC. VIII. And be it further enacted, etc., That the Board of Directors may call for further installments on each share, whenever necessary for the interest of said company, not to exceed one hundred dollars in all on each share, giving at least sixty days' notice, in not less than two public gazettes, having circulation in the counties through which said road shall pass, of such call; and any and all stockholders failing to pay any installments so called for, thirty days after the time designated by such call, shall forever forfeit his stock in said company; and all payments which he may have heretofore made on the stock so forfeited shall vest in and become the property of said company, to be disposed of in the interest of said road as the Board of Directors thereof shall determine. Installments. Failure to [Illegible Text] 18. SEC. IX. Be it further enacted, etc., That certificates of stock shall be issued to the stockholders on the payment of the sum required at the time of subscription, which shall be transferred on the books of the company only, and by personal entry of the stockholder, or his legal attorney or representative, duly authorized for that purpose. Certificates of stockhow transferred. 19. SEC. X. Be it further enacted, etc., That said company shall have full power and authority to carry such railroad over and across all and any rivers, creeks, water courses that may be in the route thereof, by suitable bridges, or other proper means. May cross water courses 20. SEC. XI. Be it further enacted, etc., That the said corporation shall have the exclusive privilege to construct, keep, and build the railroad as aforesaid, during the term of thirty yearsthe time to be computed from the approval of this Act; and after the expiration of said term of thirty years, the General Assembly may authorize the construction of other railroads between the points aforesaid: Provided, nevertheless, the said Augusta and Hawkinsville Railroad Company shall, after the lapse of said thirty years, be and remain incorporated and vested, as to their own work, with all the estates, rights, powers, and privileges by this Act granted and secured, except the exclusive right aforesaid; but the General Assembly may renew and extend that exclusive right upon such terms as may be prescribed by law and accepted by said incorporated

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company: Provided, said railroad is built within five years from the passage of this Act. Limitation of charter. Proviso. Charter may be renewed. Proviso. SEC. XII. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved March 3, 1874. No. CCXXXII. (O. No. 296.) An Act to charter the Brunswick and Great Northern Railway Company, of the State of Georgia. 21. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That, for the purpose of establishing a railway communication between the Atlantic coast, at Brunswick, in the State of Georgia, and the waters of the Ohio river, at or near Portsmouth, on the Ohio river, thence through eastern Kentucky, southwestern Virginia, upper East Tennessee, western North Carolina, northwestern South Carolina, and thence through the counties of Lincoln, McDuffie, Jefferson, Emanuel, Tatnall, Liberty, Wayne, and Glynn, the following persons in Georgia, to wit: in the county of Lincoln, James W. Barksdale, John Chenault, and William Strother; in the county of McDuffie, Edward S. Harrison, John R. Wilson, John M. Curtis, James F. Montgomery, and A. E. Sturgis; in the county of Jefferson, M. H. Hopkins, A. E. Tarver, Hon. James Stapleton, R. P. Little, and Eli McCroan; in the county of Tatnall, A. D. Eason, John Clifton, M. D. McArthur, Daniel Barnard, and Wm. W. Rogers; in the county of Emanuel, Joel J. Mooring, L. B. Bouchelle, Jesse A. Brinson, John H. Sherrod, Josephus Camp; in the county of Liberty, H. W. Mattox and S. D. Bradwell; in the county of Pierce, J. C. Nichols; in the county of Glynn, Hon. J. L. Harris, J. E. Dart, C. L. Schlatter, T. F. Smith, H. A. Kendrick; in the county of Wayne, S. Mumford, J. S. Wiggins, J. D. Rumph, and Willis Clary, be, and they are hereby, appointed Commissioners, under the direction of whom, or any three of them, in each of said counties, subscriptions may be received to the capital stock of the Brunswick and Great Northern Railway Company, hereby incorporated, and they may cause the books to be opened, at such times and places as they may elect, for the purpose of receiving subscriptions to the capital stock of said company, after having given such notice of the time and place of opening the same, as they may deem proper, and they may continue them open for such time, and may adjourn to such places, as they may deem proper and expedient; and if any of said Commissioners shall die or resign, or refuse to act, during the continuance of the duties devolved on them by this Act, another may be appointed in his stead, by the remaining Commissioners, or a majority of them, of the county for which the said Commissioners, so not acting, was appointed as Commissioners. Object of corporation. Commissioners in Georgia. May open books of subscription. [Illegible Text] in Commissionershow filled.

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22. SEC. II. Be it further enacted, That the capital stock of said company shall be three millions dollars, in shares of twenty-five dollars each, with the privilege of increasing the said capital stock to such an amount as may be found necessary to construct, equip, and maintain the said railroad, and the shares shall be personal property, transferable in such manner as the by-laws may direct. And for the raising of such capital stock, the said subscriptions to the capital stock may be made [Illegible Text] money, bonds, lands, material, or work, at such rates, and on such terms, as may be agreed upon at the time of such subscriptions. A copy of any article of association, signed by the incorporators named in this Act, or any number of them, not less than five, may be filed in the office of the Secretary of State, and thereupon the persons subscribing such articles of association, and all persons who shall become stockholders in such company, shall be a corporation in deed and in law, for the purpose herein set forth, and shall be considered organized by such act of association. Capital stockshares, etc. Shares are personal property. Subscriptionsin what receivable. Articles of associationprivileges under. 23. SEC. III. Be it further enacted, That the company herein authorized shall be allowed six months, after the passage of this Act of incorporation, in which to file the articles of association in the office of the Secretary of State, as provided for in section two; and the railroad hereby authorized to be constructed, shall be commenced within two years after the passage of this Act, otherwise the charter shall be void. When filed. Shall commence operationswhen. 24. SEC. IV. Be it further enacted, That the said railroad company is hereby authorized to construct and operate one or more lines of telegraph along its railway, charging and collecting such remuneration for messages or dispatches, as the President and Directors may determine. The said company may connect said line of telegraph with the lines of any other company, in this or any adjoining State, and may lease or farm out, or sell the above right, as, in the judgment of the President and Directors, may be the most advantageous to the interests of the company. May construct telegraph lines, etc. 25. SEC. V. Be it further enacted, That the said company is hereby authorized and empowered to mortgage any or all of its property and franchises, and issue bonds and preferred stock to an amount, and on such terms and conditions, and for such uses and purposes of the said corporation as the President and Directors thereof deem expedient for the best interest of the company. May mortgage property, issue bonds, etc. 26. SEC. VI. Be it further enacted, That the said company is hereby authorized and empowered to merge and consolidate its capital stock, estate, real, personal and mixed, franchise, rights, privileges, and property, into and with the capital stock, estate, real, personal and mixed, franchises, rights privileges and property of any other railroad company, or companies, chartered by and organized under the laws of this or any other State, or States; whenever the two or more railroad companies, so to be merged and consolidated, shall or may form a continuous line of railroad, such consolidation shall or may be effected in such manner and on

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such terms and conditions as the President and Board of Directors may determine. Nay consolidate with other companies. How effected. 27. SEC. VII. Be it further enacted, That the said company have all the rights, privileges and immunities granted to the Macon and Brunswick Railroad Company, of Georgia: Provided, nothing herein contained shall be so construed as to entile the said Brunswick and Great Northern Railway Company to State aid in any form, or to exemption from taxation, in such manner as may be prescribed by law. Shall have same right as Macon Brunswick Railroad. 28. SEC. VIII. Be it further enacted, That said company is empowered to have one or more Directors in foreign countries, who shall be elected and governed in the same manner as those resident in this or any other State in this country, and that the said company is privileged to sell or lease any lands coming into their possession, and that aliens are permitted to become stockholders and purchasers of real estate, and the title to the same shall be direct to them. Foreign Directorsrights of [Illegible Text] etc. SEC. IX. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved March 2, 1874. No. CCXXXIII. (O. No. 343.) An Act to amend the second section of an act entitled an act to authorize the consolidation of the Charlotte and South Carolina Railroad Company, and the Columbia and Augusta Railroad Company, and amending the charter thereof, approved February 20, 1869. 29. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That the second section of an act entitled an act to authorize the consolidation of the Charlotte and South Carolina Railroad Company, and the Columbia and Augusta Railroad Company, is hereby amended so that the four Directors provided for from the State of Georgia shall be elected by a majority of the stock owned and represented, in convention by the resident stockholders of Georgia. Directors from Georgiahow appointed. SEC. II. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved March 2, 1874.

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No. CCXXXIV. (O. No. 161.) An Act to charter the Clayton Railroad Company, and for other purposes therein mentioned. 30. SECTION I. Be it enacted, That Henry Moore, James W. Davies, John Davison, Josiah Sibley, and Henry F. Campbell, of the city of Augusta; George M. Netherland and John W. Scruggs, of Rabun; Wm. S. Erwin, of the county of Habersham; L. N. Trammell, of Whitfield; H. H. Carlton, Alex. S. Erwin, and John H. Christy, of Clarke, or a majority of them, be, and they are hereby, constituted a body corporate, under the name and style of the Clayton Railroad Company, and their successors, in and by such name, shall sue and be sued, plead and be impleaded, answer and be answered, in any court of law or equity in the State of Georgia, or of the United States; make all needful by-laws, not inconsistent with the laws and Constitution of the United States and of the State of Georgia; [Illegible Text] and use a common seal, and alter the same, and do all and singular that may be necessary to secure their rights, powers, and privileges under this charter Corporators. Namegeneral powers. 31. SEC. II. And be it further enacted, That the capital stock of said company shall not exceed the sum of two millions of dollars, to be divided into shares of fifty dollars each: Provided, this Act shall not vest the powers and privileges of this franchise, nor an organization had and made until the sum of two hundred thousand dollars shall have been subscribed, and ten per centum paid thereon; and provided, further, that in all elections for President and Directors of said company, the same shall be by ballot, and each stockholder shall have the right to cast one vote for each share of stock so held; and provided, further, that on or after such organization there shall be an annual election by the stockholders for a President and seven or more Directors, but all other officers, agents, clerks, or laborers, shall hold their offices at the will of the Board of Directors or of the President, and by virtue of the authority of the Board. Capital stockshares. Organization. Proviso. Apportionment of voteselections. 32. SEC. III. And be it further enacted, That said Clayton Railroad Company shall have the right, for a term of thirty years, to build and construct, equip and operate, a railroad from or near the town of Clayton, in the county of Rabun, to some convenient point on the boundary line between the State of Georgia and the State of North Carolina, at or near Locust Stake, on the line of Georgia and North Carolina, sell to, unite, connect, or consolidate with any other road or roads, company or companies, having common terminal points; and that all the rights, powers, and privileges, heretofore granted to the Georgia Railroad and Banking Company, be, and the same are hereby, granted to the Clayton Railroad Company: Provided, that nothing in this Act shall be construed to confer banking privileges: and provided, further, that if, or

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whenever, said Clayton Railroad Company shall occupy any public road, right of way, road-way, or road-bed, of any person, or corporation, or any portion thereof, all questions of damage shall be assessed by three freeholders of the county of Rabun, one to be selected by said company, and one to be selected by said individual or corporation, or in case said corporation or individual shall fail or refuse, after due notice for thirty days, given in the manner and form of the legal notices of the Sheriff of the county of Rabun, then, and in that case, the Ordinary of Rabun county shall act in behalf of such individual or individuals, corporation or corporations, which two shall select a third, who shall estimate and award such damages, and their award shall be final, and the return so entered upon the record of the Superior Court of Rabun county. May consolidate with other companies. Rights and privileges. Proviso. Questions of damageshow determined. SEC. IV. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 28, 1874. No. CCXXXV. (O. No. 61.) An Act to repeal an act entitled an act to amend the charter of the Georgia Railroad and Banking Company, and to amend the charter of the Atlanta and West Point Railroad Company, and for other purposes, approved August 26, 1872. (a) (a) The Act above referred to provides for the classification of freight by measurement, and confers certain privileges on the Atlanta and West Point Railroad. 33. SECTION I. Be it enacted, That the above recited act be, and the same is hereby, repealed. Act of August 26, 1872, repealed. Approved February 25, 1874. No. CCXXXVI. (O. No. 164.) An Act to amend the charter of the Georgia Railroad and Banking Company. 34. SECTION I. Be it enacted, That the Georgia Railroad and Banking Company be, and the same is hereby, authorized to receive subscription for additional stock in said corporation, to as much as five hundred thousand dollars, to be set apart and applied to the company's banking business, in the city of Atlanta, upon such terms as may be agreed on between said company and the subscribers to such new stock. May increase stock, etc. 35. SEC. II. Be it further enacted, That there shall be two Directors, resident in or near Atlanta, elected by said company, who,

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together with the President of the company and one member of the regular Board, shall constitute a special Board for said local bank, but to be subject to the full control, in all respects, of said general Board. Two Directors to be residents of Atlanta. SEC. III. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 28, 1874. No. CCXXXVII. (O. No. 118.) An Act to amend the act to incorporate the Norcross and Dahlonega Railroad Company, approved February 22, 1873. 36. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That the first section of said act be so amended as to allow, if a majority of the corporators or directors shall so elect or determine, the road therein mentioned to commence at Roswell, Cobb county, Georgia, or connect with the road which is now being constructed from the Air-Line Road to said place, and to extend by way of Cumming, Forsyth county, Georgia, in the direction of the Amicolola Gap and Duck Town, in East Tennessee; and shall be known as the Atlanta and Amicolola Railroad, with the right to construct a branch road from any point thereon to Dahlonega, Georgia; and that, in addition to the corporators named in said section, the names of David Smith and John Hockenhull, of Dawson county, and William P. Price, of Lumpkin county, Georgia, be and the same are hereby added. Corporators may change route. Name changedbranch to Dahlonega. Additional Corporators. 37. SEC. II. And be it further enacted, That the second section of said act be so amended as to read, that the capital stock of said company shall not exceed five millions of dollars. Capital stock. 38. SEC. III. And be it further enacted, That section three of said act be so amended as to read, that the corporators mentioned in this Act, and the act of which this is amendatory, or any three or more of them, shall appoint the time and places at which books of subscription for stock in said company may be taken, and after the expiration of the year 1874 they, or any three or more of them, shall fix the day for the meeting of the stockholders, etc., as provided in said section. Books of subscription. 39. SEC. IV. And be it further enacted, That said corporators shall have the right to dispose of this charter to any other company that will construct said road upon the route herein mentioned. Corporators may sell charter. SEC. V. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 28, 1874.

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No. CCXXXVIII. (O. No. 17.) An Act to incorporate the North Georgia Railroad Company. 40. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That John B. Estes, Dunston E. Banks, and John E. Redwine, of the county of Hall; J. I. Turnbull, Joshua Owen, and William Turk, of the county of Banks; Thomas Crymes, W. M. Ramply, and Obadiah Dean, of the county of Franklin; Joel L. Turner, John B. Benson, and B. B. Parker, of the county of Hart, and such other corporators as they may associate with them, be, and they are hereby, declared a body corporate and politic under the laws of the State of Georgia, and shall be known under the name and style of the North Georgia Railroad Company, and by that name they may sue and be sued, plead and be impleaded, answer and be answered unto, in any court of law or equity in this State; may have a common seal, and change the same at pleasure; may purchase, hold, enjoy, and convey any property, real or personal, which may be necessary or proper for the purpose hereinbefore mentioned. Corporators. Nameprivileges. 41. SEC. II. Be it further enacted, That said company shall have power and authority to survey, lay out, construct, build and equip, use and enjoy, a railroad from or near the city of Gainesville, in the county of Hall, thence through the counties of Hall, Banks, Franklin, and Hart, to a point at or near the confluence of the Tugalo and Seneca rivers, over the most practicable and direct route toward Anderson Court House, in the State of South Carolina, with the right to construct and operate such branches and extensions as may be deemed necessary for the development of the country through which it passes, and the interest of said company; and said company may use such motive power on the main trunk, or on any of its branches, as in their judgment may seem proper. Line of survey, etc. Branches and extensions. 42. SEC. III. Be it further enacted, That the capital stock of said company shall be two millions of dollars, with the privilege of increasing the same to five millions of dollars, to be divided into shares of one hundred dollars each. Capital stockshares. 43. SEC. IV. Be it further enacted, That the corporators herein named shall be ex-officio Directors until new Directors are elected. Temporary Directors. 44. SEC. V. Be it further enacted, That the said corporation shall have full power to pass all by-laws and regulations necessary to carry out the objects of their corporation, not inconsistent with the laws of this State, or of the United States, and to elect a President, Vice President, Directors, and Agent, and for procuring stock in said company, to open books and procure subscriptions of stock, at such times and places as may be deemed necessary. May make by-laws. Officerselection of, etc. 45. SEC. VI. Be it further enacted, That said company shall have full and complete power and authority to cross, connect with, and consolidate with any railroad in this State, and to consolidate

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with any railroad company out of the State, on such terms as are authorized by law. May connect with or cross other roads. 46. SEC. VII. Be it further enacted, That all the rights, powers, privileges, and immunities heretofore conferred upon the Rome and Raleigh Railroad Company, are hereby extended and granted to the North Georgia Railroad Company: Provided, that nothing in this Act shall exempt said North Georgia Railroad Company from whatever taxation the State of Georgia may impose upon such company, and that no banking powers and privileges shall be conferred thereon, and that the State reserves the right to alter, modify, or withdraw the franchises herein granted. Rights. Proviso. SEC. VIII. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 20, 1874. No. CCXXXIX. (O. No. 322.) An Act for the relief of the Savannah, Skidaway and Seaboard Railroad Company. WHEREAS, By an act, approved December 20, 1866, the General Assembly of Georgia did grant a charter to the Savannah, Skidaway and Seaboard Railroad Company, with certain powers and privileges therein mentioned; and WHEREAS, the City Council of Savannah, by an ordinance, passed July 22, 1868, did grant to said company certain rights and privileges in the streets of said city, and amongst other things did therein provide that said company should, within three years from the date of said ordinance, have their street railway in running order, through West Broad street, from Liberty to Bay, through Bay to East Broad, through East Broad to Gaston, and through Whitaker, from Bay to Anderson, and through Drayton, from Bay to Andersonpenalty of forfeiture of this franchise; and WHEREAS, the General Assembly, by act, approved September 28, 1868, amending the charter of said company, and granting further rights and privileges to the same, did, amongst other things, enact that all the rights, privileges, and franchises granted to, and [Illegible Text] upon, said company by the corporation of the city of Savannah, by said ordinance, were by said act confirmed, as fully as if the same had been granted by said General Assembly; and WHEREAS, it is alleged that the said company did not have their street railway completed and in running order upon East Broad street, and that they did not complete, and have not yet built, their railway upon Drayton street, within three years from the date of said ordinance; and WHEREAS, it is alleged the delay and omission in completing said lines, if such delay and omission occurred, were not wilful, upon the part of said company, but due to the building of a sewer upon East Broad street by said city, and the failure on the part of the city to grade

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said street, and to an injunction obtained by said city against the building of the line upon Drayton street, which said injunction is still pending; and WHEREAS, doubts exist whether or not said company, by reason of the failure and delay alleged as aforesaid, or for other reasons, may have incurred a legal forfeiture of its charter, which said doubts are calculated to injure said company, and to throw discredit upon its stock, and upon its issue of bonds, to the amount of one hundred thousand dollars, now held by bona fide and innocent perchasers, for value; therefore, Preamble. 47. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That the Savannah, Skidaway, and Seaboard Railroad Company is hereby fully relieved from any and all forfeiture of its charter, or other penalty which it may have incurred by reason of any failure or delay in the building or using any of its lines of railway within the time prescribed, or for any other reasons or causes whatsoever: Provided, that nothing in this Act contained shall impair or affect any right acquired over the streets of Savannah, or otherwise, by the Coast Line Railroad, or shall affect the equity suit now pending in the Superior Court of Chatham county, between said Savannah, Skidaway, and Seaboard Railroad Company, and said Coast Line Railroad: Provided, further, that the Mayor and Aldermen of the city of Savannah shall have and exercise the right of designating, by ordinance, in and upon what particular streets said company shall use and exercise its said privileges; but the authority hereby granted to said Mayor and Aldermen shall not be so construed as to permit themto take away any legal right of said Savannah, Skidaway, and Sea-board Railroad Company, and to confer it upon any other Company or individual. Relieved from all penalties for non-user Proviso. Rights of city to designate streets. Rights of Company. SEC. II. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved March 2, 1874. No. CCXL. (O. No. 112.) An Act to amend the act incorporating the Savannah and Thunderbolt Railroad Company, and for other purposes therein mentioned. 48. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That from and after the passage of this Act, the Savannah and Thunderbolt Railroad Company shall be annexed to and form a part of the Savannah, Skidaway, and Seaboard Railroad Company, and shall be owned, operated, and controlled by said latter Company, under its said corporate name, and for its own use and benefit: Provided, however, that no right, privilege, or franchise of said Savannah and Thunderbolt Railroad Company, except its corporate name and separate existence, shall thereby be lost or impaired. Savannah and Thunderbolt Railroad consolidated with the Savannah, Skidaway and Seaboard Railroad Company. 49. SEC. II. That any and all measures heretofore adopted by

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the Savannah, Skidaway, and Seaboard Railroad Company for the acquisition of the Savannah and Thunderbolt Railroad Company, and its rights and franchises, and all use and operation of the latter company, are hereby fully confirmed. Acquisition of S. T. R. R. by the S. S. S. R. R. confirmed. 50. SEC. III. That the track of the Savannah and Thunderbolt Railroad Company, as located through Abercorn street, from Bay to Anderson street, shall be and remain the permanent line and track, of the Savannah, Skidaway, and Seaboard Railroad Company, as fixed by its present location, unless the said Company, for its own use and convenience, and at its own option, shall change said location. Line of track. SEC. IV. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 27, 1874. No. CCXLI. (O. No. 247.) An Act to amend an act to incorporate the Spanish Creek Canal Company, in the county of Charlton, approved August 20, 1872. 51. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That an act to incorporate the Spanish Creek Canal Company, in the county of Charlton, be amended as hereinafter provided. Act of August 1872, amended. 52. SEC. II. That the first section of said act be amended by striking the names of Robert Hatcher and A. J. Gowan therefrom, and inserting in lieu thereof the names of J. Mizell and Z. Jones. Corporators changed. 53. SEC. III. That that part of said section which gives said corporation authority to convert that part of said creek into a canal which lies between the public county bridge, over the same, and a point fifteen miles therefrom, be so amended as to give authority to said corporation to convert into a canal all of said creek from the mouth thereof to the above mentioned point. May extend canal. 54. SEC. IV. That said act be further amended so as to give said corporation the power and authority to enforce the provisions of said act, and to protect their rights thereunder in the following manner, to-wit: Whenever any person shall permit, or cause said canal to become obstructed, with timber or otherwise, they shall be given five days notice in which to remove such obstruction, which, should they fail to do, then they shall become liable to said corporation in a sum equal in amount to that incurred by said corporation in the removal of such obstruction, or the value of the labor expended by them, which sum may be recovered before any court having jurisdiction of the sum claimed, under the same rules and regulations that govern the courts in other civil cases: Provided, that said corporation shall have the right to make affidavit, setting forth the facts necessary to show a violation of the provisions of this Act, and upon giving bond, as required in other attachment

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cases, to have the timber or other material, obstructing said canal, attached to await the determination of the suit instituted by them; and provided further, that such person shall have the right to plead in bar of a recovery that there was not sufficient water in said canal, at the time, to enable them to remove their timber or other material therefrom, or that they were not served with the notice required by this Act. Persons obstructinghow dealt with. Proviso. Defenses. SEC. V. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved March 2, 1874. No. CCXLII. (O. No. 300.) An Act to incorporate the St. Mary's Log Rafting Company, and grant certain privileges therein named. 55. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That S. L. Burnes, Joseph Lippman, R. D. Fox, John Watson, Wm. Lattimore, Eckmon Brantly, A. Gaum, together with such other persons as may become associated with them under this Act, be, and are hereby, created a body corporate and politic, by the name of the St. Mary's Log Rafting Company, and by that name they, and their successors and assigns, shall and may continue such body corporate and politic, and as such may sue and be sued, answer and be answered unto, defend or be defended, in all the courts of this State, or in any place whatever having competent jurisdiction over any matter, dispute, or transaction touching the business affairs of said company; may make by-laws, rules, and regulations for its government, not inconsistent with the laws and Constitution of Georgia, or of the United States, and do all such things incident to a corporation, and necessary and proper to be done in transacting the business for which it is incorporated; may determine as to the number of Directors, and as to the mode and time of electing them. Corporators. Namepowers, rights and liabilities. 56. SEC. II. Be it further enacted, That the said company shall have the right, power, and authority to make, own, and maintain a canal of such dimensions as it shall deem suitable, from or near Colerain, on the St. Mary's river, to a point between Burnt Fort and Bull Head Bluff, on the Satilla river; the true intent and meaning of this Act being to authorize the construction of a work that will enable the owners of a large section of pine land to float timber and lumber to market at cheap cost. Object of corporation. 57. SEC. III. Be it further enacted, That the said company shall have the right, power, and authority to acquire by purchase, and to hold for their own use and purposes, all rights-of-way, or any other rights, property, or franchises necessary to the carrying out the objects of this charter. May own property, etc. 58. SEC. IV. Be it further enacted, That the said company shall have power to select and take, purchase, or receive as donations,

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such strips, or parcels of land, not exceeding one hundred yards in width, along the line selected for said canal; and in case of disagreement as to the value of said strips, or parcels of land, between the company and the owner or owners thereof, it shall be lawful for either party to [Illegible Text] to the Sheriff of the county in which the land is situated to summon a jury of three disinterested freeholders to examine the land sought to be appropriated for the use of said company, and award, in writing, the amount of damages, if any, to be paid by said company; and upon the payment of damages so assessed, a fee simple title to such strips, or parcels of land, shall vest in said company. Right-of-way. Difference as to valuehow determined. 59. SEC. V. Be it further enacted, That the said company shall have full power to collect such rates of toll as from time to time they may deem just and proper, on all lumber, logs, rafts, or other things that may be passed or conveyed through said canal; and for all such tolls the company shall have a lien on the property so passed or conveyed, and shall have the right to sell the same at public auction, to satisfy the amount of such tolls or freights, when left unpaid for thirty days. Rates of tolllien of company. 60. SEC. VI. Be it further enacted, That the capital stock of said company shall be twenty thousand dollars, but may be increased to fifty thousand, if the company, when organized, shall deem that amount necessary to build and keep in repair the said canal, and may be divided into such number of shares as may be fixed by the company's by-laws, authorized to be adopted by the first section of this Act. Capital stockshares, etc. 61. SEC. VII. Be it further enacted, That said company shall have the exclusive privilege of constructing such a canal over a belt extending five miles on either side of such line as they may select to build it: Provided, that the work is begun within four years from the passage of this Act, and is finished within four years thereafter. Exclusive privileges. 62. SEC. VIII. Be it further enacted, That if any person or persons shall wilfully injure or obstruct said canal, or any of its appurtenances, such person or persons shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and shall, on conviction, be punished by fine and imprisonment, at the discretion of the court. Obstructing canalpenalty. SEC. IX. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved March 2, 1874.

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No. CCXLIII. (O. No. 215.) An Act to amend the charter of the St. Mary's and Western Railroad Company, so as to authorize the Directors of said company, in the construction of said road, to connect at any point or place with the Atlantic and Gulf Railroad, and for other purposes. 63. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That, from and after the passage of this Act, the Directors of the St. Mary's and Western Railroad Company, in the construction of said road, be, and they are hereby, authorized to connect with the Atlantic and Gulf Railroad at any point east of Quitman, in Brooks county; and said company may, and they are hereby authorized, in the construction of said road, if it shall appear expedient or proper to the Directors of the company, to connect at Way Cross, in Ware county. [Illegible Text] SEC. II. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved March 2, 1874. No. CCXLIV. (O. No. 421.) An Act to incorporate the St. Mary's and Allapaha Canal Company, and to grant certain privileges therein named. 64. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That Joseph E. Johnston, of Savannah, and Philip H. Raeford, of St. Mary's, together with such other persons as may become associated with them under this Act, be, and they are hereby, created a body corporate and politic, by the name of the St. Mary's and Allapaha Canal Company, and by that name they and their successors and assigns shall and may continue such body corporate and politic, and as such may sue and be sued, answer and be answered unto, defend and be defended, in all the courts of the State of Georgia, or in any place whatsoever having competent jurisdiction over any matter, dispute, or transaction touching the business affairs of said company; may make by-laws, rules, and regulations for its government, not inconsistent with the laws and Constitution of this State or the United States, and do all lawful acts incident to a corporation, and necessary and proper for the transaction of the business for which it is incorporated; may determine as to the number of Directors, time and mode of electing them, and to have a common seal, and to alter and destroy the same at pleasure. [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] 65. SEC. II. Be it further enacted, That the said Company shall have the right, power, and authority to build, construct, own, and maintain a canal of such dimensions as it shall deem suitable, from or near Traders' Hill, on the St. Mary's river, in Charlton

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county, or from Spanish Creek, a tributary of said river, to and around the Okefenoke Swamp, and from a point west of the Okefenoke, to the Allapaha river, in Clinch or Echols county, and over such route as the company may find best. The true intent and object of this Act being to encourage and authorize the opening of an artificial line of water communication for the purpose of transporting to the seaboard and to market the timber, lumber, and other products along the line of the route indicated; and for this purpose the said company shall also have full power and authority to improve, by slack-water dams, or otherwise, any and all the creeks and streams which will flow into, or may be made to connect with, said canal. The said company shall likewise have the right, power, and authority to acquire by purchase, and to hold for their own use and [Illegible Text] all rights-of-way, or any other rights, property, or franchises necessary to the carrying out the purposes of this charter. [Illegible Text] Object. Rights of property, etc. 66. SEC. III. Be it further enacted, That the said company shall have the power to select and take, purchase, or receive as donations, or otherwise, such strips or parcels of land, not exceeding one hundred yards in width, along the route they may select for said canal, and along the streams they may choose to improve as feeders to it; and in all cases of disagreement as to the value of said strips or parcels of land between said company and the owner or owners thereof, it shall be lawful for either party to apply to the Sheriff of the county in which the land may be located to summons a jury of three disinterested freeholders, who shall examine the land sought to be appropriated for the use of said company, and award, in writing, the amount of damages, if any, to be paid by said company; either party having the right to appeal to the Superior Court of the county, under the rules and regulations which apply to appeals generally in said courts, and in all cases such freeholders, and the jurors in such Superior Courts, in addition to the usual oath, shall be sworn in assessing damages to take into consideration the prospective value accruing to the land and premises through which the said canal and slack water improvements may run, and to have evidence touching the same; and upon the payment of damages so assessed, a [Illegible Text] simple title to such strips or parcels of land shall vest in said company. Right-of-way. Difference as to valuehow settled. Right of appeal. Oath of [Illegible Text] 67. SEC. IV. Be it further enacted, That the said company shall have full power to collect such rates of toll as they may from time to time deem just, on all lumber, logs, rafts, or other things that may be transported over, conveyed, or passed through the said canal, or through the slack-water improvements made by the company to connect with it, or through any part thereof; and for all such tolls, the company shall have a lien on the property so passed or conveyed, and shall have the right to sell and dispose of the same at public [Illegible Text] to satisfy the amount of such tolls or freights, when left unpaid for the space of thirty days. Rates of toll. Lien for toll. 68. SEC. V. Be it further enacted, That the capital stock of

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said company shall be five hundred thousand dollars, but may be increased to one million of dollars, if the company shall deem such increase necessary to enable them to complete the said canal and slack-water works, and the same may be divided into such number of shares as may be fixed by the company's by-laws, authorized in the first section of this Act. [Illegible Text] 69. SEC. VI. Be it further enacted, That said company shall have the exclusive privilege of constructing such canal and slack-water works over a section ten miles in width, both sides of the route, as set forth in section two of this Act, and said exclusive privilege shall not be taken away from said company or its assignees: Provided, the line for the canal is selected and marked within four years from the passage of this Act, and that twenty miles of said canal is finished within five years thereafter. [Illegible Text] 70. SEC. VII. Be it further enacted, That if any person or persons shall wilfully damage, injure, or obstruct said canal, or any of its appurtenances, such person or persons shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and shall, on conviction, be punished by fine and imprisonment, at the discretion of the court. Persons [Illegible Text][Illegible Text] dealt [Illegible Text] SEC. VIII. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved March 3, 1874. No. CCXLV. (O. No. 255.) An Act to incorporate the Summerville Railroad Company, and for other purposes therein named. 71. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That James W. Davies, Charles Estes, Frank H. Miller, E. R. Schneider, James G. Bailie, William A. Walton, and Henry Moore, or a majority of them, their successors, and assigns, are hereby declared to be, and constituted, a body corporate, under the name and style of the Summerville Railroad Company, for the purpose of constructing a railroad in the village of Summerville, along the street known as Walton Way, and upon such other street, or streets, as the said company may elect, and by that name and style shall sue and be sued, plead and be impleaded, answer and be answered, in any court of law or equity of the State of Georgia, or of the United States; and may have and use a common seal, buy, purchase, and hold real and personal property, or take and receive the same by way of subscription to capital stock, or for any debts, dues, or obligations to them, with full power to mortgage, transfer, and convey the same, with all the privileges of the Georgia Railroad and Banking Company, so far as heretofore granted, as to right-of-way: Provided, that before this charter shall go into effect so far as it may relate to the public streets in said village, laid off and set apart for public use, the

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assent of the Board of Commissioners of the corporation of the village of Summerville shall have been first had and obtained. Corporators. Namepowers, rights and privileges. 72. SEC. II. That the capital stock of said company shall not exceed the sum of two hundred thousand dollars, and subscriptions to the same shall be regulated by the persons hereinbefore named, or a majority of them, and their associates, as to the number of shares, the times and places, mode and manner of subscription, the amount to be paid in, together with the time, or times, when the remaining portion shall be paid, and the mode of payment, with full power to declare forfeitures (under certain rules to be prescribed beforehand), and to do all things to insure the prompt payment of the several installments of stock, when required, and the recovery thereof by law. Capital [Illegible Text] regulated. Company may declare forfeitures. 73. SEC. III. And be it further enacted, That the capital stock of said corporation shall be divided into shares of twenty-five dollars each, to be assignable and transferable according to such regulations as the company may prescribe and adopt; and at all business meetings, upon all questions arising, each stockholder shall be entitled to vote one vote for each share of stock owned by him or her, either in person or by proxy. Shares, etc., transferable. Apportionment of votes. 74. SEC. IV. And be it further enacted, That said company shall not be considered as organized until stock to the amount of twenty thousand dollars shall have been subscribed and an installment of one dollar per share paid thereon, after which the stockholders shall elect five Directors to manage the property, business and affairs of the company, one of whom shall be chosen, by the Directors, President; which Directors shall be chosen annually by the stockholders, under such regulations and by-laws as the Directors may adopt: Provided, that Directors for the time being shall [Illegible Text] until their successors are elected, and they, or a majority of them, shall form a quorum for the transaction of business; and shall have full power to fill vacancies arising from death, resignation, or the disqualification of not being a stockholder, or any other legal disability, for unexpired terms of office; and to make all needful rules and regulations touching the management of the road, or roads, to be constructed, not inconsistent with the Constitution of the State of Georgia or of the United States, or the laws thereof; and shall have full power to employ such officers, agents, clerks, or laborers, as they may see proper, and fix the salaries thereof, and to remove and discharge the same at pleasure. Organizationofficers, etc. Proviso. Directorstheir powers. 75. SEC. V. And be it further enacted, That said company shall have the right to construct their road or roads of any width of track, of five feet or under; to operate the same by steam or horse power; to connect the road or roads with the Georgia Road, or the Augusta and Summerville Street Railroad, or any other road running through or within five miles of the village of Summerville, outside of the corporation of Augusta, and shall have the right to extend their main branch to the village of Appling, in the county of Columbia, or some practicable point near thereto: Provided,

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that nothing in this Act contained shall be construed as qualifying, abridging, or denying, the right and power of the General Assembly, by any act already passed, or that may be hereafter passed, to authorize the connection of the tracks, depots, otherwise, of any railroad company that may hereafter cross the Savannah river, opposite to or above the city of Augusta, or that now enters said city, from any direction; or as preventing or abridging the right of said road or roads to make such connection, independent of said Summerville Railroad Company, and without paying said Summerville Railroad Company any compensation for said connection; and provided, further, that no exclusive privilege or right is conferred by this Act. Gauge of track, etc. May connect with certain roads. May extend main branch. Rights reserved by General Assembly. Privileges not exclusive. 76. SEC. VI. Be it further enacted, That said corporation be invested with power to exact and demand such rates of toll for persons and property passing over and upon such roads as they may from time to time establish, which shall not yield a dividend of more than ten per cent. upon the capital stock of the company, over and above all costs for repairs and operating expenses. Fare. 77. SEC. VII. And be it further enacted, That in case any person shall wilfully injure or obstruct the road or roads of said company, whereby the company shall sustain any loss, he or she shall forfeit and pay the said company the amount of all damages which they may sustain in consequence thereof, to be sued for and recovered in any court having jurisdiction thereof, in the same manner as is provided by law for individuals in like cases; and shall be further subject to indictment, and upon conviction, to be punished by fine or imprisonment, or both, at the discretion of the court. Persons obstructingrights of company. SEC. VIII. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved March 2, 1874. No. CCXLVI. (O. No. 36.) An Act to amend an act to incorporate the Wilmington Railroad, approved , 1868, and the acts amendatory thereof. 78. SECTION I. Be it enacted, That section third of said act be amended as follows, viz.: The shareholders may elect nine (9) Directors, and a majority of the said Directors shall have authority and power to borrow not exceeding twenty-five thousand dollars current and lawful money, and issue bonds for the payment of the same. Charter of he Willington Railroad [Illegible Text]. SEC. II. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 20, 1874.

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CHAPTER IV. MISCELLANEOUS CORPORATIONS. ATLANTA MEDICAL COLLEGE. SECTION.1. Chair of Pharmacy added. 2. May appoint Professor. 3. May confer degrees, etc. COTTON HILL SEMINARY. 4. Charter amended. 5. May regulate liquor traffic. DIRECT TRADE UNION OF THE PATRONS OF HUSBANDRY. 6. Corporators; capital stock; object, etc. 7. Commissioners to receive subscription. 8. President and Directorselection ofpowers. 9. Apportionment of votes. 10. Rights of property. 11. Scope of business; [Illegible Text]. 12. Limitation of charter. 13. Distribution of assets. MARTIN INSTITUTE. 14. May confer degrees. 15. May invest in bonds. MILITARY COMPANIES. 16. Acts of December 31, 1838, and January 22, 1852, re-enacted. 17. Certain companies from jury duty. 18. Certain privileges of Chatham Artilery. REFORM MEDICAL COLLEGE. 19. Relieved from taxation. 20. Name changed. TRION TELEGRAPH COMPANY. 21. Corporators; terminal, etc.; powers. 22. Capital stockshares; individual liability. 23. Organizationmay contract, etc. 24. Charges. 25. Injuries to propertypenalty. 26. Shall commence operationswhen. 27. Right-of-way difference as to valuehow settled. No. CCXLVII. (O. No. 284.) An Act to amend an act entitled An act to incorporate the Atlanta Medical College, and for other purposes therein mentioned, approved February 14, 1854, to authorize the imparting of instruction in Pharmacy, to provide for the appointment of a Professor of Practical Pharmacy, to grant the power to confer the degree of Graduate in Pharmacy, and for other purposes therein mentioned. 1. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That from and after the passage of this Act, the Faculty and Trustees of the Atlanta Medical College shall have power and authority to teach and impart instruction in pharmacy, in addition to the powers now vested in them by law, to teach and impart instruction in medicine. Chair of pharmacy added. 2. SEC. II. Be it further enacted, etc., That the said Board of Trustees shall have power to [Illegible Text] Professor of Practical Pharmacy, in the said Atlanta Medical College, who shall constitute one of the Faculty of said College, under the same regulations, restrictions, and provisions, in all respects, as now pertain to other members of said Faculty. Trustees may appoint professor. 3. SEC. III. Be it further enacted, etc., That the said Faculty and Trustees shall have power and authority to confer the degree of Graduate of Pharmacy, as they now have to confer the degree of Doctor of Medicine, upon such applicants as they may deem worthy: Provided, that such applicant or applicants shall have attended two full courses of lectures in each of the branches of practical pharmacy Materia Medica and Chemistrythe last course

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in the Atlanta Medical Collegeor who may have attended one full course in medicine, and afterwards one in pharmacyinclusive of Materia Medica and Chemistryin the said Atlanta Medical College; and that such graduate, by virtue and authority of his diploma, shall be entitled to practice pharmacy and vend or dispense medicines in this State. May [Illegible Text] degrees. Proviso. Graduates may practice. SEC. IV. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved March 2, 1874. No. CCXLVIII (O. No. 226.) An Act to amend an act entitled an act to amend an act entitled an act to incorporate Cotton Hill Male and Female Seminary, in the village of Cotton Hill, Clay county, and to appoint Trustees for the same, approved December 18, 1866. 4. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That the words one-half mile, in the above recited act, shall be stricken out and the words one mile substituted therefor. Charter amended. 5. SEC. II. Be it further enacted, That section second of the above recited act shall be so amended as to include the following clause: That the said Board of Trustees shall have full power and exclusive right to regulate the sale of spirituous liquors within the said incorporated limits, and shall have power to grant or withhold license for the sale of ardent spirits, at discretion; and when such license is granted shall not charge more than one thousand dollars for said license. May regulate liquor traffic. SEC. III. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved March 2, 1874. No. CCXLIX (O. No. 1.) An Act to charter the Direct Trade Union of the Patrons of Husbandry Owing to the great necessity for direct trade between the [Illegible Text] States and Europe: therefore, Preamble. 6. SECTION I. Be it enacted, That T. J. Smith, A. H. Colquitt, Wm. Phillips, R. A. Alston, T. G. Holt, R. C. Humber, R. M. Young, J. S. Lawton, E. T. Paine, E. C. Grier, J. H. Echols, D. B. Harrall, W. J. Hudson, J. B. Jones, J. H. Fannin, Z. H. Clark, G. W. Adams, O. P. Beall, C. C. Cleghorn, Seaborn Jones, G. M. T. Feagin, Jessee Boring, Nelson Tift, Flynn Hargett, T. P. June, T. M. Fenton, S. F. Stevens, J. M. Montgomery, J. H. Gunter, J. W. Stubbs, B. H. Zellner, J. W. Murphy, C. M. Davis, W. B. C.

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Packett, L. F. Livingston, G. A. Nunnerly, J. E. Godfrey, Joseph Reese, M. Jones, D. H. Combs, J. H. Baker, A. B. Calhoun, A. J. Lane, C. W. Howard, J. S. Laraden, E. M. Rucker, J. D. Waddell, C. B. Howard, H. R. Casey, M. Patrick, T. J. Watt, Wm. Walker, G. H. Cannell, Z. H. Walker, G. J. Holton, W. B. Smith, M. C. Fulton, J. R. Jones, A. Roff, J. R. Brown, T. C. Howard, Pope Barrow, and E. L. Thomas, in behalf of themselves, and such others as now or hereafter may be associated with them, for the purpose of establishing a direct trade between the State of Georgia and foreign countries, are hereby constituted a body corporate and politic, by the name, style and title of the Direct Trade Union of Patrons of Husbandry, with a capital of one hundred thousand dollars, to be divided into shares of ten dollars each, with the privilege of increasing the capital to one million dollars. Corporators. Object. Capital stockshares. 7. SEC. II. Be it further enacted, That T. J. Smith, A. H. Colquitt, Wm. Phillips, R. A. Alston, T. G. Holt, R. C. Humber, R. M. Young, J. S. Lawton, and E. T. Paine, shall be, and are hereby, constituted commissioners of said company, to receive subscriptions to stock in said company, until an election can conveniently take place under this charter; and they, the said company, are hereby authorized and empowered to take up, by subscription, at such times and places as they may hereafter deem expedient, either the whole or any part of said capital, with such penalties for enforcing the payment of the subscriptions thereto as by their by-laws a majority of them shall prescribe, not inconsistent with the Constitution and laws of the State of Georgia: Provided, said company shall not go into operation until one-fourth of the capital stock shall have been subscribed; and that each stockholder shall be legally responsible, to the amount of his stock, individually, to creditors. Commissioners to receive subscriptions. May collect entire subscriptions. Proviso. 8. SEC. III. Be it further enacted, That said company shall have a President and twelve Directors, to be chosen as directed by the rules and by-laws made or to be made for their government and direction; and shall have power to make all by-laws, rules, and regulations, which a majority of them may deem proper, not repugnant to the laws of the land; to sue and be sued, to plead and be impleaded, in any court of law or equity in this State; and shall have a common seal, with power to change and alter the same as often as they may deem it expedient; and shall have and enjoy every right and privilege incidental and belonging to corporate bodies, according to the laws of this State. President and Directorselection of. General powers and privileges. 9. SEC. IV. Be it further enacted, That in all elections, and upon any other subject or question, except when restrained by the by-laws, every stockholder shall be [Illegible Text] to as many votes as he or she shall have shares, and such stockholders as may be absent from any meeting shall be entitled to vote by proxy. Apportionment of votes. 10. SEC. V. Be it further enacted, That the said company shall be able and competent in law and equity to have, hold, and enjoy,

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and shall have power to change and convey such real and personal estate as they may deem proper to acquire. Rights of property. 11. SEC. VI. Be it further enacted, That said company shall have power to make contracts, to advance money on produce, purchase or sell on commission, foreign or domestic wares, goods and merchandise, draw bills of exchange, and to transact and perform all the business relating to the objects aforesaid, according to the usages or custom of commission merchants. All contracts for the same shall be signed by such person or persons, and with such ceremonies of authority as, by their rules and by-laws ordained and appointed, and by such contracts their capital stock shall be effectually bound and pledged to creditors. And the stockholders shall be likewise bound to creditors, to the extent of their stock owned by each of them, and to that extent only. Scope of business. Liability. 12. SEC. VII. Be it further enacted, That this Act shall continue and be in force for twenty years, and shall be deemed a public act, and the courts of this State shall take judicial notice thereof without special pleading. Limitation of charter. 13. SEC. VIII. Be it further enacted, That on the expiration or dissolution of said company, the estate thereunto belonging shall not escheat, but be vested in the several members of the said company in proportion to their several and respective shares in the capital stock aforesaidafter the payment of the debts of said company. Distribution of assetts. SEC. IX. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 3, 1874. No. CCL. (O. No. 317.) An Act to amend an act to incorporate Martin Institute, Jefferson, Jackson county, approved December 19, 1859. 14. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That the Trustees of Martin Institute be allowed to grant diplomas, with the accompanying degrees, to all students who have completed the usual college curriculum, and that said Trustees have, and they are hereby invested with all the rights, privileges, and immunities originally granted to Trustees of literary colleges. May confer degrees, etc. 15. SEC. II. Be it further enacted, That said Board of Trustees be permitted to change the investment of the funds of said Institute to eight per cent. bonds of the State of Georgia, whenever, in their judgment, the interest of said Institute shall require such change. May invest in bonds. SEC III. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved March 2, 1874.

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No. CCLI. (O. No. 149.) An Act to re-enact and declare of full force an act entitled an act to incorporate a volunteer company in the city of Milledgeville, and to grant it certain privileges, approved December 31, 1838, and also an act entitled an act to grant exemption of cavalry corps, and for the promotion of squadrons of cavalry, and to confer certain privileges upon the Baldwin Blues, approved January 22, 1852, and to extend the provisions of both of said acts to the Baldwin Blues, of the city of Milledgeville, and Company (B) Oglethorpe Infantry, the Clinch Rifles, and Irish Volunteers, of Augusta, and the Athens Guards, of Athens. 16. SECTION I. The General Assembly do enact, That both of the above recited acts are hereby re-enacted and declared to be of full force and validity, and that all powers, privileges, franchises, and exemptions therein granted to the Metropolitan Grays and Baldwin Blues are hereby renewed and confirmed unto the said Baldwin Blues, a volunteer company recently organized in the city of Milledgeville, and also to the Oglethorpe Infantry, Company (B), the Clinch Rifles, and Irish Volunteers, of Augusta, and the Athens Guards, of Athens, Georgia. Acts of Dec. 31, 1838, and Jan. 22, 1852, re-enacted. Privileges [Illegible Text]. SEC. II. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 28, 1874. No. CCLII. (O. No. 159.) An Act to exempt from jury duty the members of certain volunteer military companies therein named, and for other purposes. 17. SECTION I. The General Assembly do enact, That from and after the passage of this Act, the members of the following volunteer military companies shall be exempt from jury duty to the same extent as are the members of fire companies in the cities of this State, upon the same terms, and upon compliance with the same requirements as the law prescribes in the case of firemento-wit: the Atlanta Cadets, the Georgia Zouaves, and the Governor's Guards, of the city of Atlanta; the Richmond Hussars, of the city of Augusta, and the LaGrange Light Guards, of the city of LaGrange: Provided, that the number of persons hereby exempted shall not exceed sixty rank and file, in each company. Certain volunter companies exempt from jury duty. Companies. SEC. II. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 28, 1874.

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No. CCLIII. (O. No. 35.) An Act to re-enact and declare in full force an act approved 19 th December, 1851, entitled, an act to grant certain privileges to the Chatham Artillery, and certain other volunteer corps therein named, so far as the same applies to the Chatham Artillery. 18. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That the act to grant certain privileges to the Chatham Artillery, and certain other volunteer corps therein named, approved December 19, 1851, be, and the same is hereby, re-enacted, so far as the same applies to the Chatham Artillery. Certain privileges granted Chatham Artillery. SEC. II. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 20, 1874. No. CCLIV. (O. No. 349.) An Act for the relief of the Trustees of the Reform Medical College, of Georgia. WHEREAS, The trustees of the Reform Medical College being unable to procure the services of competent men as teachers, allowed the college building and grounds to remain unoccupied, as an institution of learning, for the space of one year, but which has been resumed, with a full faculty and a class in regular attendance, since the first of November last; and WHEREAS, the said buildings and grounds had become involved for money paid for insuring the building, and apparatus against fire, during the late war, and for money expended in repairs on said building immediately after the close of said war, and the Board of Trustees having no funds, or other resources wherewith to settle said claims, rented a portion of the said building and gronnds to private parties to cancel the said indebtedness on the property, and the party so renting did use that portion of the said property for his own private purposes; and WHEREAS, the tax officers of Bibb county, seeing the property occupied as above, did levy a State and county tax on the said property, and the same not being returned by any one, the Trustees believing it to be exempt by the statute, the property was assessed at eight thousand dollars and doubled taxed, which makes the amount due about two hundred and twenty-four dollars; therefore, Preamble. 19. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That the property of the Reform Medical College be relieved from the tax, State and county, now pending upon it. Relieved from taxation. SEC. II. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved March 2, 1874.

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No. CCLV. (O. No. 34.) An Act to change the name of the Reform Medical College, of Macon, to that of the College of American Medicine and Surgery. 20. SECTION I. Be it enacted, That, from and after the passage of this Act, the name of the Reform Medical College be changed to that of The College of American Medicine and Surgery, and that said college have all the rights and privileges under its new name that it had under its original name. Name of Beform Medical College changed. SEC. II. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 23, 1874. No. CCLVI. (O. No. 276.) An Act to incorporate the Trion Telegraph Company. 21. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That Andrew P. Allgood and Spencer Marsh, with such persons as may be associated with them, and their successors and assigns, be, and they are hereby, created a body corporate for the purpose of erecting, maintaining, and keeping a line of magnetic telegraph between the city of Rome, in the county of Floyd, in said State, and Trion Factory, in the county of Chattooga, in said State, and such intermediate points as they may desire, to be known as the Trion Telegraph Company, with the principal office at Trion Factory, in the county aforesaid, for the purpose, and by the means thereof, to transmit intelligence between the points aforesaid, and by the name and style aforesaid, to have the power to sue and be sued, plead and be impleaded, in any court of law or equity in this State; to have and use a common seal, and to change the same at pleasure; to make and carry into effect such rules, regulations, and by-laws as may be necessary for the government of said corporation, not inconsistent with this Act, the Constitution of this State, and of the United States; to have, hold and purchase, such real and personal property as the lawful objects of said corporation may require, the right of the same to sell, convey, and assign, and have generally such powers as are incident to corporations of this character in this State. Corporators. Termini. Principal office. Powers and privileges. 22. SEC. II. Be it further enacted, That the capital stock of said company shall consist of ten thousand dollars, to be divided into shares of one hundred dollars each; said company to have the right to commence business under this charter as soon as enough money has been subscribed by persons or corporations of indisputable solvency to complete said line, with twenty-five per cent on the same paid in, each stockholder in said company to cast one vote for each share of capital stock owned by such stockholder;

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each stockholder to be liable for the debts of the company to the amount of unpaid stock subscribed by such stockholder, and no more. Capital stockshares, etc. [Illegible Text] of votes. Individual liability. 23. SEC. III. Be it further enacted, That when the stock has been subscribed as aforesaid, the stockholders aforesaid shall meet and elect, from their own number, such officers, agents, and board, as the stockholders may deem necessary and proper for the wellbeing and good management of said corporation and its property; and said company shall have power and authority to contract with other telegraph companies, upon such terms as may be deemed best, for messages from such point or points as said company may desire to be in communication with. Organization. May contract with other companies. 24. SEC. IV. Be it further enacted, That said company shall have the right to charge for the transmission of messages over their line: Provided, charges for the same shall not exceed four cents per word: and provided, further, that said company may charge forty cents for each message of ten words or less. Charges. 25. SEC. V. Be it further enacted, That any person or persons who may in any way wilfully or maliciously injure or destroy any of the property of said company, shall be liable to indictment for a misdemeanor, and, on conviction, punishable as prescribed in section 4310 of the Code of 1873. And further, the party or parties thus injuring or destroying any of the property of said company, to be liable for damages for the same, to be sued and recovered in any court of this State having jurisdiction of such person or persons. Injuries to propertypenalty, etc. 26. SEC. VI. Be it further enacted, That the person or persons seeking to carry out the provisions of this Act, shall commence work by the first day of January, 1875, or forfeit all rights under the same. Shall commence operationswhen. 27. SEC. VII. Be it further enacted, That said Trion Telegraph Company shall have the right-of-way on any lands over which it shall desire to construct its line, upon first paying the owner or owners of the same a just compensation therefor; and if said company and the owner, or owners, of said land, over which said line is located, fail to agree upon the compensation to be paid for the right-of-way over said lands, the said company shall choose one arbitrator, and the land owner shall choose one, and the said two arbitrators, if they fail to agree, shall choose a third to assess the said compensation: Provided, either party being dissatisfied with the judgment of said arbitrators, shall have the right to appeal to the next term of the Superior Court of the county in which the lands in controversy may be; and provided, further, that if said Trion Telegraph Company shall tender to the owner of any lands over which the line passes, or deposit the amount of the judgment of the arbitrators with the Clerk of the Superior Court of the county in which the land in controversy may be, it shall have the right to construct its line over the lands over which the owner of the right-of-way is in controversy, notwithstanding any appeal of

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the owner of the same from the said judgment of the arbitrators, but shall be bound to pay the amount of the verdict rendered upon the appeal. Right-of-way. Difference as to valuehow settled. Either party may appeal. Company must pay judgment. SEC. VIII. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved March 2, 1874. TITLE IV. COUNTIES. CHAPTER I.Bonds and Taxes. CHAPTER II.County Commissioners. CHAPTER III.Fees and Costs. CHAPTER IV.County Lines. CHAPTER V.County Regulations. CHAPTER I. BONDS AND TAXES. BAKER COUNTY. SECTION. 1. Commissioners may issue bonds to build court house. 2. [Illegible Text] of bondsinterest on, etc. 3. Mature, whenhow paid. 4. Receivable for county dues. BALDWIN COUNTY. 5. One thousand dollars in county bonds appropriated to Milledgeville. CHEROKEE COUNTY. 6. Ordinary authorized to issue five thousand dollars in bonds additional, to build court house. 7. Exempt from taxation. 8. Receivable for tax. CLARKE COUNTY. 9. County Judge and Commissioners may issue bonds to build court housedenomination and redemption of. 10. How issued and signed; rate of interestwhen payable. 11. Act of December, 1871, declared of force. 12. Question of issuing shall be submitted to the people. GREENE COUNTY. 13. Treasurer required to sell certain bonds and invest in others. 14. Ordinary authorized to issue bonds. M'INTOSH COUNTY. 15. Taxes applied to rebuilding court house. 16. Tax Collector shall turn over tax to County Treasurer. 17. Commissioners to draw upon fund. LINCOLN COUNTY. 18. Ordinary may issue bonds to build court house; may levy tax to pay installments. NEWTON COUNTY. 19. Ordinary authorized to issue five thousand dollars in bondshow signed and countersignedinterest on. 20. May levy tax for redemption of bonds. QUITMAN AND MITCHELL COUNTIES. 21. Commissioners may levy a tax to pay indebtedness of the county. TWIGGS COUNTY. 22. Ordinary may issue bonds, etc.rate of interest. 23. Denomination of bonds. 24. How redeemed. 25. How issued and signed. WILKINSON COUNTY. 26. Commissioners may levy an extra tax for county purposes. WORTH COUNTY. 27. Ordinary may assess tax to pay jail [Illegible Text] 28. Tax to pay indebtedness of county.

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No. CCLVII. (O. No. 378.) An Act to authorize the Board of County Commissioners of Baker county to issue bonds to raise money to build a court house. 1. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That the Board of Commissioners of Roads and Revenue of Baker county, be, and are hereby, authorized and empowered, for the purpose of building a court house in said county, to issue and sell, or negotiate bonds, of said county, to the amount of five thousand dollars, or such amount under that sum as they may deem necessary, to be signed by said Commissioners and countersigned by the Ordinary, and attested with the seal of said county. Commissioners authorized to issue bonds to build court house. 2. SEC. II. Be it further enacted, That said bonds may be issued in sums of not less than fifty nor more than five hundred dollars, with coupons attachedinterest at not more than ten per cent. per annum, payable annually: Provided, that said bonds shall not be sold or negotiated for less than eighty cents on the dollar. Denomination of bondsinterest, etc. Proviso. 3. SEC. III. Be it further enacted, That these bonds shall mature as follows: One-fifth on the first day of January, 1875, and one-fifth on the first day of January of each succeeding year thereafter; and the Board of Commissioners of said county are hereby authorized and required to levy and have collected, from year to year, an extraordinary tax to meet the interest, and to take up said bonds as they may become due. Bonds maturewhen. How paid. 4. SEC. IV. And be it further enacted, That said bonds and the coupons, when due, shall be receivable for county tax, and for all other debts due the county. Receivable for county dues. SEC. V. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved March 3, 1874. No. CCLVIII. (O. No. 23.) An Act to appropriate one thousand dollars of Baldwin county bonds, now in the Treasury of the State of Georgia, for the Mayor and Council of the city of Milledgeville, and for other purposes. 5. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That the amount of one thousand dollars in Baldwin county bonds, now in the Treasury of the State of Georgia, be, and the same is hereby, appropriated to the Mayor and Council of Milledgeville: Provided, that the City Council of Milledgeville shall pass an ordinance relieving the State of

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Georgia from all future liability in keeping up the bridge across the railroad cut in McIntosh street, in said city. [Illegible Text] in county bonds appropriated to Milledgeville. SEC. II. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 20, 1874. No. CCLIX. (O. No. 314.) An Act to authorize and empower the Ordinary of the county of Cherokee, in this State, to issue and negotiate the bonds of said county for the purpose of raising money to build a court house in said county, and for other purposes therein named. WHEREAS, By an act passed by the General Assembly, and approved on the fifteenth day of December, 1871, the Ordinary of said county of Cherokee is authorized and empowered to issue and negotiate ten thousand dollars of the bonds of said county for the purpose of building a court house in said county; and WHEREAS, said sum will not raise sufficient means to build said house; therefore, Preamble. 6. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That the Ordinary of said county of Cherokee shall have power to issue and sell or negotiate five thousand dollars of the bonds of said county, bearing interest at the rate of eight per cent. per annum, and payable at such time, or times, as he may deem best, for the purpose of raising money with which to build a court house in said county; and said five thousand dollars shall be, in addition to the ten thousand heretofore authorized to be issued by virtue of the act recited in the preamble of this Act, making in all that said Ordinary is authorized to issue the sum of fifteen thousand dollars, which said bonds shall be a valid and binding debt upon said county. Ordinary may issue [Illegible Text] bonds additional. For what purpose issued. 7. SEC. II. Be it further enacted, That said fifteen thousand dollars of bonds shall be exempt from all State and county tax. Bonds exempt from taxation. 8. SEC. III. Be it further enacted, That the fifteen thousand dollars of bonds, when due, or the coupons thereon, when due, shall be receivable in payment of any tax or debt due said county. Receivable for tax. SEC. IV. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved March 2, 1874.

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No. CCLX. (O. No. 140.) An Act to [Illegible Text] the County Judge of Clarke county, in conjunction with a board of freeholders to be chosen by the Grand Jury of said county, to issue county bonds to build a court house and jail, and to provide for the redemption of the same, and for other purposes. 9. SECTION I. The General Assembly do enact, That the County Judge of the county of Clarke, in said State, in conjunction with four freeholders, to be chosen by the Grand Jury of said county, are hereby constituted a Board, and are hereby authorized and empowered, for the purpose of building a court house and jail, and making such other improvements as said Board may deem necessary, on the lot recently purchased by said county for a court house lot, to issue and sell, or negotiate, bonds of said county, not to exceed the amount of fifty thousand dollars, or such less sum as said board may deem necessary and proper. Said bonds shall be of denomination not less than one hundred dollars, nor greater than one thousand dollars, each; shall run not exceeding twenty years, and shall be redeemable, at the option of the county, at any time, after five years, by giving one month's notice in the public gazette doing the county printing. County Judge and commissioners may [Illegible Text] bonds to [Illegible Text] court house. Denomination and redemption of bonds, etc. 10. SEC. II. Be it further enacted, That the bonds authorized by the first section of this Act shall be issued and signed by the County Judge of said county, and that the County Treasurer of said county shall countersign the bonds, and sign each coupon. Said bonds shall be registered by the County Judge, in a book kept for that purpose. They shall bear interest at the rate of seven (7) per centum per annum, to be paid by the County Treasurer semi-annually, in gold, and the faith and credit of said county of Clarke are hereby pledged for their payment. How issued and [Illegible Text] Rate of interestwhen payable. 11. SEC. III. Be it further enacted, That the act entitled an act to provide for the payment of the debt of Clarke county, approved December 11, 1871, is hereby continued in full force until all the bonds provided for in the first section of this Act are redeemed. Act of Dec., 1871, declared in [Illegible Text] 12. SEC. IV. Be it further enacted, That the issuing of said bonds, as authorized by this Act, shall be determined by submitting the same to the qualified voters of the county. Question of issuing bonds shall be submitted to the people. SEC. V. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 28, 1874.

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No. CCLXI. (O. No. 67.) An Act to authorize and require the County Treasurer of Greene county to sell the bonds in which the fund known as the Gwynn-Allison School Fund is invested, and to invest the proceeds arising from said sale in the bond or bonds of said county, and to authorize and require the Ordinary of said county to issue said county bond or bonds. 13. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That the County Treasurer of Greene county be, and he is hereby, authorized and required to sell the bonds in which the fund known as the Gwynn-Allison School Fund is invested, and to invest the proceeds arising from said sale in the bond or bonds of said county. Treasurer required to sell [Illegible Text] in bonds and [Illegible Text] in others. 14. SEC. II. Be it further enacted, That the Ordinary of said county be, and he is hereby, authorized and required to issue a bond or bonds to the amount of the proceeds of the sale required in the preceding section, which county bond or bonds shall bear interest at the rate of eight per cent. per annum. Ordinary authorized to issue bonds. SEC. III. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 25, 1874. No. CCLXII. (O. No. 327.) An Act to apply the State tax for the year 1874, to be collected in McIntosh county, to the re-building of the court house, jail, and county offices in said county. WHEREAS, The court house, jail, and other public buildings in McIntosh county were burnt in 1863, when the city of Darien was entirely destroyed, and were again burnt in 1872; and WHEREAS, no State aid has ever been granted, directly or indirectly, to any enterprise in said county, which is one of the oldest tax-paying counties in said State; and WHEREAS, the tax payers of said county are burdened with an unusually large non-taxpaying population, Preamble 15. SECTION I. Be it enacted, That the State tax to be collected in said county for the year 1874, except the poll tax, be applied to the rebuilding of the court house, jail, and other county offices of said county. State tax plied to building court [Illegible Text] 16. SEC. II. Be it further enacted, That as soon as said tax is received, and as it is received by the Tax Collector of said [Illegible Text] it shall be his duty to pay over the same to the County Treasurer. Tax [Illegible Text] or shall turn [Illegible Text] tax to [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] 17. SEC. III. Be it further enacted, That the County Commissioners of said county shall draw upon said fund in the hands of

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the County Treasurer as it may be needed, to pay for the rebuilding of said court house, jail, and other public buildings, or either of them, but for no other purposes whatsoever. Commissioners to draw upon fund, etc. SEC. IV. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved March 2, 1874. No. CCLXIII. (O. No. 303.) An Act to authorize the Ordinary of Lincoln county to issue county bonds. 18. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That the Ordinary of said county, in order to raise money to build a suitable court house in said county, is hereby authorized to issue bonds to the amount of twelve thousand dollars for such purpose, payable in such sums, and at such times, and at such interest, and on such terms, as the Ordinary of [Illegible Text] county may select and determine; and said Ordinary may [Illegible Text] such sums by taxation as he may deem necessary to pay the interest and annual installments of principal of said bonds. [Illegible Text] may issue bonds to build court [Illegible Text] May levy tax to pay installments. SEC. II. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved March 2, 1874. No. CCLXIV. (O. No. 396.) An Act to [Illegible Text] the Ordinary of [Illegible Text] county to issue bonds to raise money to build a new jail. 19. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That the Ordinary of Newton county be, and he is hereby, authorized, for the purpose of building a new jail in said county, to issue and sell or negotiate bonds of said county to the amount of five thousand dollars, or such amount under that sum as he may deem proper and necessary; to be signed by said Ordinary and countersigned by the Treasurer of said county, and to bear such interest, not exceeding ten per cent., to be paid annually or semi annually, as said Ordinary may deem best: Provided, that none of said bonds shall run longer than five years, and the faith and credit of said county of Newton is hereby pledged for the payment of said bonds. Ordinary authorized to issue $5,000 in bonds. How [Illegible Text] and countersigned [Illegible Text] on. 20. SEC. II. Be it further enacted, That said Ordinary be, and is hereby, authorized and required to assess and levy a specific tax, from year to year, sufficient to meet the payment of said bonds, and the interest thereon, as they may fall due. May levy tax for redemption of bonds. SEC. III. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved March 3, 1874.

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No. CCLXV. (O. No. 176.) An Act to allow and authorize the Commissioners of Roads and Revenue, of the counties of Quitman and [Illegible Text] to levy a tax to pay off the indebtedness of said counties. 21. SECTION I. The General Assembly do enact, That, from and after the passage of this Act, the Commissioners of Roads and Revenue, for the counties of Quitman and Mitchell, be, and they are hereby, authorized to levy a sufficient tax to pay off and discharge the indebtedness of said counties, as in their judgment may seem proper, not to exceed two hundred per cent. upon the State tax so levied. Commissioners may [Illegible Text] a tax to pay counties' indebtedness. SEC. II. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 28, 1874. No. CCLXVI. (O. No. 193.) An Act to authorize the Ordinary of Twiggs county to issue County Bonds, in a sum not to exceed twenty-five hundred dollars, for the purpose of paying the outstanding indebtedness of the county. WHEREAS, a considerable debt has accumulated upon the county of Twiggs, in the shape of jail fees, small-pox expenses, and pauper expense; and WHEREAS, the creditors of the county are greatly in need of their money; and WHEREAS, to increase the county tax by specific taxation, to extinguish the county debt as aforesaid, would be onerous on the people; therefore Preamble. 22. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That from and after the passage of this Act, the Ordinary of the county of Twiggs is hereby authorized and empowered to issue and negotiate county bonds to an amount not to exceed twenty-five hundred dollarstwelve hundred and fifty dollars redeemable on the twenty-fifty day of December, 1874, and twelve hundred and fifty dollars redeemable on the twenty-fifth day of December, 1875, and to draw interest at the rate not to exceed ten per cent. per annum. Ordinary may issue bonds, etc. Rate of interest. 23. SEC. II. Be it further enacted, That said bonds may be issued in such amounts as the Ordinary of the county aforesaid may think most advantageous for the county, and the same are hereby declared to be exempt from county tax. Denomination of bonds. 24. SEC. III. Be it further enacted, That the Treasurer of said county, under the supervision of the Ordinary aforesaid, shall redeem the bonds aforesaid, with the interest thereon, at the maturity of the same, with the first money that comes into his hands as County Treasurer, from the tax assessed for county purposes, in

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the fall of 1874, and 1875, and the Ordinary aforesaid is hereby authorized and empowered, and especially required, to make an adequate and sufficient assessment, as to per cent. on the State tax, so as not to exceed the per cent. now authorized by law, in the years of 1874 and 1875, so as to enable the County Treasurer to redeem said bondsprincipal and interest. How redeemed. 25. SEC. IV. Be it further enacted, That said bonds shall be signed by the County Treasurer, and countersigned by the Ordinary, each in his official capacity, and the faith and credit of said county of Twiggs is hereby pledged for the payment of said bonds. How issued and signed. SEC. V. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 28, 1874. No. CCLXVII. (O. No. 40.) An Act to [Illegible Text] the Board of Commissioners of the county of Wilkinson to levy an extra tax for the year 1874. 26. SECTION I. The General Assembly do enact, That the Board of Commissioners for the county of Wilkinson be, and they are hereby, authorized and empowered to levy and assess upon the amount of the State tax for the year 1874 a county tax of two hundred per centum, for the purpose of paying off the outstanding indebtedness, and to defray the current expenses of the county for said year. Commissioners may levy an extra tax for county purposes. SEC. II. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 24, 1874. No. CCLXVIII. (O. No. 355.) An Act to [Illegible Text] the Ordinary of Worth county to assess and levy a tax, as seen as he deems proper, and proceed to collect the same. 27. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That the above tax be used alone for the purpose of paying jail fees, now due, or which may become due; and it shall be his duty, and he is hereby empowered, to compel the County Treasurer to keep on hand a sufficient fund to settle off all jail fees, as they arise in and against said county. Ordinary may assess tax for jail fees. 28. SEC. II. Be it further enacted, That the said Ordinary of Worth county is further authorized to levy a tax sufficient to pay up all indebtedness of said county, and that he proceed to do so as soon as he can. Tax to pay indebtedness of county. SEC. III. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved March 2, 1874.

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CHAPTER II. COUNTY COMMISSIONERS. [Illegible Text] COUNTY. SECTION. 1. Board of Commissioners. 2. Election of when; regular elections. 3. Quorum vacancies, etc. 4. Who eligible. 5. Sessions. 6. Exemptions. 7. Jurisdiction. 8. Powers over roads. 9. Roads to be classified. 10. Books of proceedings, etc. 11. Chairmanelection of duties; Clerkdutiesfees. 12. Books subject to Grand Jury's inspection; Board a body corporate; remedies against Commissioners. 13. Commissioners' compensation. 14. Called meetings. 15. Treasurer shall respect orders of Board. [Illegible Text] COUNTY. 16. Act of February 6, 1873, amended; Board of Commissionersmay appoint Clerk. 17. Clerk's officewhere kept. 18. Duties of Clerk. 19. Care of paupersClerk's duty. 20. Clerk's compensation. 21. Commissioners shall pay Judge's order. 22. Extent of Commissioners' power. [Illegible Text] COUNTY. 23. Commissioners to grant licenses. 24. Tax executions returnable to Board. 25. May rule county officers. [Illegible Text] COUNTY. 26. Commissioners. 27. Elections term of office; vacancieshow filled. 28. Jurisdiction. 29. Meetingswhen and where heldshall keep record; quorum. 30. Shall countersign orders on the treasury. 31. Oath of Commissioners. 32. Commissioner-exempt from road and jury duty; [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] of. 33. May punish [Illegible Text]. CHATHAM COUNTY. 34. Commissioners may issue writs of habeas corpus. 35. [Illegible Text] take charge of adjudged lunatics; shall regulate [Illegible Text] of jurors. 36. Registration of voters. 37. One or more Commissioners may receive names. 38. Commissioners may appoint Constables. 39. Clerk's salary. CHATTAHOOCHEE COUNTY. 40. [Illegible Text] of Commissionerselection ofterm of office; commissionsby whom issued. 41. Powers and duties. 42. Meetingsrecord, etc. 43. Clerksalary of. 44. Compensation of Commissioners. CRAWFORD COUNTY. 45. Commissionerstheir powers. 46. First Boardhow appointed. 47. Subsequent Boardselectedwhen. 48. Meetingswhen and where held[Illegible Text] keep [Illegible Text]. 49. Oath before whom taken. 50. Exemptions; oath of Clerk. DAWSON COUNTY. 51. Number of Commissioners increasedCommissioners appointed-terms of office. 52. Commissionersoath of. 53. Electionsterms of office. 54. Quorum. 55. Jurisdiction. 56. Compensation; exemptions. 57. Meetingsshall keep record. EMANUEL COUNTY. 58. Commissionerselection ofterm of office. 59. Jurisdiction; vacancies. 60. May levy tax. 61. Shall report to Grand Jury financial condition of county. 62. Shall pass upon orders, etc., upon the treasury. 63. No compensation; exemptions. 64. Quorum. 65. Meetingsrecord, etc. 66. Clerkcompensation of. [Illegible Text] COUNTY. 67. Section twelve of act of August 23, 1872, repealed. FLOYD COUNTY. 68. May levy tax to pay bonds, etc.; receivable for county dues. [Illegible Text] COUNTY. 69. Commissioners established. 70. Quorum; jurisdiction. 71. Vacancieshow filled. GREENE COUNTY. 72. Board of Commissioners abolished; powers vested in Ordinary. 73. His compensation. HART COUNTY. 74. Act of February 19, 1873, repealed. [Illegible Text] COUNTY. 75. Board of Roads and Revenue createdterm of officeoath, etc. 76. Quorum. 77. Disqualified from holding county offices; exempt from road and jury duty, etc. 78. Jurisdiction. 79. May appoint Road Commissioners. 80. [Illegible Text]. 81. County fundshow disbursed. 82. Clerk of Boardduty of. 83. Regular sessionswhen held. 84. Compensation of Clerk. 85. Successors of Boardhow elected. JACKSON COUNTY. 86. Commissionerselection of; term and oath of office. 87. Vacancies how filled. 88. Qualifications of Commissioners. 89. Quorum; jurisdiction. 90. General powers. 91. Sessions.

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92. County [Illegible Text] how paid out. 93. Clerkduty of compensation. 94. May [Illegible Text] sessions. 95. Commissioners [Illegible Text] take oathcompensation. [Illegible Text] COUNTY. 96. Commissioners. 97. Exempt from road duty. 98. Quorum. 99. Jurisdiction. 100. Sessions. 101. Ordinary shall attend sessions and keep minutes; Sheriff shall attendfees. 102. Commissioners shall approve bonds of officers. 103. Created a body corporate. 104. Compensation of Commissioners. 105. Grand jury shall inspect Commissioners' record. 106. Oath of Commissioners. [Illegible Text]. 107. Act of February 22, 1873, repealed as to Glascock. 108. Commissioners of Roads, etc., established. 109. Regular Board election of, etc. 110. Jurisdiction. 111. Meetings, etc. 112. Exemptions of [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] COUNTY. 113. Commissioners may elect Clerkcompensation of, etc. [Illegible Text] COUNTY. 114. Commissioners how appointed. 115. Ordinary shall nominate Commissioners to Grand Jury. 116. Duties of Commissioners. 117. Ordinary shall preside at meetings. 118. Commissioners terms of office. 119. Vacancies how filled. 120. Act of August 23, 1872, repealed. M'INTOSH COUNTY. 121. Civil and criminal jurisdiction conferred on Commissioners. 122. Jurisdiction extended. MITCHELL COUNTY. 123. Commissioners' time of meeting changed. MORGAN COUNTY. 124. Commissionershow electedterm of office. 125. Oath of office. 126. Meetings. 127. Qualifications of Commissioners; vacancies. 128. Quorum. 129. Jurisdiction and powers. 130. May appoint Road Commissioners. 131. Clerkcompensation of. 132. Jurisdiction in county matters. 133. County Judge shall turn over books, etc. 134. Compensation of Commissioners. 135. Shall keep record. PIERCE COUNTY. 136. Commissionersterm of officeelection of. 137. Jurisdiction. 138. Exempt from jury duty, etc.; compensation. 139. Vacancieshow filled. 140. Meetings. 141. Shall take oath. WALKER COUNTY. 142. Clerk Superior Court ex-officio Clerk of Roardhis powers and duties. 143. Board a body corporatepowersfees. WARE COUNTY. 144. Clerk Superior Court shall appoint three Commissioners. 145. Shall be added to Court House Commissioners. 146. Meetings. No. CCLXLX. (O. No. 363.) An Act to provide for a County Board of Commissioners for the county of Bartow, and to prescribe and define the powers and duties thereof. 1. SECTION I. The General Assembly do enact, That there shall be established in the county of Bartow, in this State, a Board of Commissioners of Roads and Revenue, to consist of five persons. Board of five commissioners. 2. SEC. II. Be it further enacted, etc., That an election shall be held at the several election precincts in said county of Bartow, on the third Saturday in March, 1874, for the election of said Board of Commissioners for said countysaid election to be managed and conducted in the same manner as elections for other county officers. The managers of said election, at each precinct, shall select one of their number, who shall meet at the court house in said county, the next day after said election, and consolidate the returns from the several precincts, and the five persons having the highest number of votes shall be declared duly elected. Said election returns shall be filed in the office of the Clerk of the Superior Court of said county, and by him entered on the minutes of said Court, together

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with a certificate of the persons elected. Said Clerk shall then furnish to each Commissioner a certified copy of said certificate, to which he shall attach the seal of the Superior Court of said county, which certified copy of said certificate shall be sufficient authority for said Commissioners to enter upon the discharge of their duties, after having taken the usual oath of office prescribed for all county officers, before the Ordinary of said county. Said Commissioners shall hold their office until the regular election for county officers, to be held on the first Wednesday in January, 1875, when their successors shall be elected, who shall serve for a term of two years. Electionwhen. Consolidation of returns. Plurality elects. Shall be entered on minutes of Superior Court. Certificate of election. Regular election. 3. SEC. III. Be it further enacted, That it shall require three members of said Board to constitute a quorum to transact business, and should any vacancy or vacancies occur, the remainder shall order an election to fill such vacancy or vacancies, first giving fifteen days' public notice in a gazette published in said county of said election, and should the entire Board become vacant by resignation or otherwise, then the Ordinary of said county shall order an election to fill such vacancies. Quorumvacancies. 4. SEC. IV. Be it further enacted, That all persons who are eligible to hold any other county office, shall be eligible to the office of Commissioner, as created by this Act. Who eligible. 5. SEC. V. Be it further enacted, That said Commissioners shall hold four regular sessions annually, on such days as they may determine on, and as many special sessions as may be necessary for the prompt and proper discharge of their duties. Sessions. 6. SEC. VI. Be it further enacted, That said Commissioners, so elected and qualified, shall be exempt from road, militia, and jury duty, during the time they may serve. Exemptions. 7. SEC. VII. Be it further enacted, That said Commissioners shall have exclusive jurisdiction when sitting for county purposes, over the following subjectsto-wit: 1. Governing and controlling all property of the county as they may deem expedient, according to law. 2. In levying a general tax for general, and a special tax for particular county purposes, according to the laws of this State. 3. In establishing or discontinuing all public roads, bridges, and ferries in said county, according to law. 4. In examining, settling, and allowing all claims against the county, and granting orders on the County Treasury for the payment of the same. 5. In establishing and abolishing election precincts in said county. 6. In examining and auditing the accounts of all officers having the care, management, keeping, collecting, and disbursement of all moneys belonging to the county, or appropriated for its use and benefit, and bringing the same to a settlement. 7. In making such rules and regulations for the government of the poor house and farm of the county, and for the protection of the health of said county, and for quarantine, as are not inconsistent with law. 8. In regulating peddling, and fixing the cost of license therefor. 9. In issuing license for the retailing of spirituous liquors in said county,

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in conformity to the laws of this State. 10. In the disposition of all estrays that may be taken up in said county. Jurisdiction. 8. SEC. VIII. Be it further enacted, That the said Board of Commissioners shall have the same power in appointing the Road Commissioners and enforcing the road laws as Justices of the Inferior Court possessed by the laws of this State prior to the ratification of the present Constitution of this State, and shall exercise such other powers as were granted by the laws of this State to said Justices as are indespensable to the exercise of their jurisdiction, and shall have no jurisdiction save and except such as pertains to country matters. Powers over roads. 9. SEC. IX. Be it further enacted, That said Commissioners shall, at their first meeting or as soon thereafter as may be practicable, have all the public roads in said county classified into two classes, those roads traveled most shall be designated as first-class roads and kept open and worked out thirty feet wide, and the other public roads of said county shall be designated as second-class roads and worked out and kept open twenty feet wide. They shall have at least one fourth of the public roads of the county kept open and worked as first-class roads; they may divide the same road into both classes, where one portion is traveled more than another. Roads to be classified. 10. SEC. X. Be it further enacted, That it shall be the duty of said Commissioners to have all their proceedings, while setting for country purposes, entered in a book, and it shall be their duty to keep a book in which to enter minutes and a book for docketing all applications granted or refused, and a book in which to enter all orders on the county treasury for the payment of money, and such other books as may be necessary in the discharge of their duty as such Board of Commissioners. Books of proceedings, etc. 11. SEC. XI. Be it further enacted, That said Board of Commissioners shall elect from their number a Chairman, whose duty it shall be to preside at the meetings of said Board, and discharge such other duties as are necessary for the maintenance of good order and the dignity of the body. Also a Clerk, whose duty it shall be to keep all books necessary to be kept by said Commissioners; said Clerk shall issue all retail licenses which may be granted by the Board of Commissioners and to perform all other service which devolves upon the Clerk of the late Inferior Court, so far as applicable, and receive the same fees as were allowed by law to said Clerk for similar service, in addition to the compensation allowed him as Commissioner. Chairmanelection of duties. Clerkduties. Fees. 12. SEC. XII. Be it further enacted, That the books of said Commissioners shall be subject to inspection by the Grand Juries of said county, the same as the books of other county officers. The said Board shall be a body corporate and may sue and be sued, plead and be impleaded in all matters falling within their jurisdiction as herein defined, and liable only in all such suits in their corporate capacity as representatives of the county. The same remedy, by mandamus, or injunction, shall lie against said Commissioners

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in the matter of any tax levied, or that may be levied, as provided in section 503 of the Code of 1873. Books subject to Grand Jury's inspection. Board a body corporate, etc. Remedies against commissioners. 13. SEC. XIII. Be it further enacted, That said Commissioners shall receive two dollars per day for the time they may be engaged in holding their sessions, not to exceed twenty days in any one year, payable out of the County Treasury of said county, and shall have authority to pass orders in their own favor for said services. Commissioners' compensation. 14. SEC. XIV. Be it further enacted, That should any emergency arise which may require speedy action of said Board, the Chairman shall notify the other members of the Board; notifying them, also, of the time of meeting. Called meetings. 15. SEC. XV. Be it further enacted, That the Treasurer of said county of Bartow shall respect this Act, and all orders drawn or passed upon by said Board. Treasurer shall respect orders of Board. SEC. XVI. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved March 2, 1874. No. CCLXX. (O. No. 251.) An Act to amend an Act to establish a County Board of Commissioners for the county of Bibb, to define their duties, and for other purposes, approved February 6. 1873. 16. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That the above recited act be so amended that said Board of Commissioners be authorized to appoint any other citizen of Bibb county, not a member of said Board, that they may deem proper, who shall be known as the Clerk of said Board, in case the Clerk of the Superior Court shall decline to act. Act of Feb, 6, 1873, amended. Board of commissioners may appoint Clerk. 17. SEC. II. Be it further enacted, That the office of said Clerk shall be in the court house of said county of Bibb. Clerk's office where kept. 18. SEC. III. Be it further enacted, That the duties of said Clerk shall be prescribed by the Board, and shall extend no farther than shall be authorized under the rules and regulations that may be passed by said Board, under the authority now granted them by law. Duties of Clerk. 19. SEC. IV. Be it further enacted, That it shall be the duty of said Clerk, under instructions from the Board, to see that the paupers of the county are properly cared for, and to make a report, in writing, at every monthly meeting of the Board, as to the condition of all business entrusted to his care by said Boardwhich business shall be the collection of any license tax, and collection of any rents due the county; a general superintendence of the county buildings, and any matters pertaining to the welfare of the county that may be given him in charge by said Board. Care of paupers-Clerk's duty. Shall make monthly report.

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20. SEC. V. Be it further enacted, That the compensation of said Clerk shall be such reasonable amount for his services as said Board, or a majority of them, shall determine. Clerk's compensation. 21. SEC. VI. Be it further enacted, That for all amounts awarded by the Judge of the Superior Court of Bibb county, to the officers of said Court, for compensation, or extra compensation, said Board shall, at the first meeting thereafter of said Board, draw their order on the Treasurer of said county for the same, without reduction of the same; and said Treasurer shall pay to said officers the said amounts, upon presentation of said order. Commissioners shall pay Judge's order. 22. SEC. VII. Be it further enacted, That, when sitting for county purposes, said Board shall have the same, and no greater, power over the business of said county as was heretofore vested in the Justices of the Inferior Courtexcepting so far as said power has been vested, by law, in the Road Commissioners for the county of Bibb. Extent of commissioners' power. SEC. VIII. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved March 2, 1874. No. CCLXXI. (O. No. 335.) An Act to amend an Act entitled An Act to establish a Board of Commissioners of Roads and Revenue for the County of Burke, and to define their powers, approved February 22, 1873, and to confer additional authority on said Commissioners. 23. SECTION 1. Be it enacted, etc., That from and after the passage of this Act the authority to grant license for the sale or retail of spirituous liquors in the county of Burke, shall be vested in said Board of Commissioners exclusively, instead of the Ordinary as now provided by law. Commissioners to grant licenses. 24. SEC. 2. Be it further enacted, That all tax executions issued, or hereafter to be issued, for the collection of any tax or taxes due the county of Burke, shall be returnable to said Board. Tax executions returnable to Board. 25. SEC. 3. Be it further enacted, That said Board of Commissioners shall have full power to rule any county officer who may be in possession of funds belonging to the county, and who fails or refuses to account for the same as Sheriffs are ruled in the Superior Court. May rule county officers. SEC. IV. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved March 2, 1874.

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No. CCLXXII. (O. No. 147.) An Act to create a Board of Commissioners of Roads and Revenue for the county of Campbell, define their powers and duties, and for other purposes. 26. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That from and after the passage of this Act there shall be established in the county of Campbell, a Board of Commissioners of Roads and Revenue, consisting of five persons, as follows: Arthur Hutcheson, C. D. Black, and Wm. H. Phillips, Thomas J. Longino, and T. P. Hudson, citizens of said county, whose term of office shall continue until the first Wednesday in January, eighteen hundred and seventy-seven, and until their successors are elected, and qualified as hereinafter provided. Commissioners. 27. SEC. II. That the successors of the aforesaid Commissioners shall be elected by the voters of said county, on the first Wednesday in January, eighteen hundred and seventy-seven, and every four years thereafter, and shall hold their office for four years, and until their successors are elected and qualified, and shall be commissioned by the Governor; and any vacancy occurring, either in the Board hereby created and appointed, or any subsequent Board, shall be filled by the remaining Commissioners; and the person chosen to fill such vacancy, shall hold his office only for the unexpired term of such outgoing Commissioner; and no person shall be eligible as a Commissioner under this Act, who has not been a resident citizen of said county at least one year next preceding his election. Electionsterms of office. Vacancieshow filled. 28. SEC. III. That said Board shall have exclusive jurisdiction, when sitting for county purposes, over all matters concerning county property, county taxesgeneral and specialin establishing and changing militia districts and election precincts; in examining, auditing, and allowing all claims against the county; in examining, auditing, and settling the accounts of all officers having the care, management, collection keeping, and disbursement of money belonging to the county, or appropriated to its use and benefit; in making rules and regulations for the support of the poor of the county; in establishing, altering, and abolishing roads, bridges, and ferries; in the appointment of road commissioners, and enforcement of the road laws, and to have and exercise, exclusively, all such jurisdiction in county matters, as was held and exercised by the Inferior Court, sitting for county purposes, prior to the adoption of the Constitution of eighteen hundred and sixty-eight. Jurisdiction. 29. SEC. IV. That said Commissioners shall meet at the court house in said county on the first Tuesday in January, March, May, July, September, and November, in each year, or on such other day, or days, as it may determine, and that it shall keep a full and

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complete record of all its actings and doings. A majority of such Commissioners shall be necessary to constitute a quorum of said Board, and the concurrence of such majority shall be necessary to pass any order or decree. Meetingswhere and when held. Shall keep record. Quorum. 30. SEC. V. That the Treasurer of said county shall not pay out or disburse any of the funds of the county treasury, or pay any order, unless the same shall have been first countersigned by a majority of said Commissioners. Shall countersign orders on the treasury, etc. 31. SEC. VI. That said Commissioners, before entering upon the duties of their office, shall, in addition to the oath usually administered to all county officers, take and subscribe an oath truly, faithfully, and impartially to discharge their duties during their term of office as County Commissioners, which said oath shall be taken before the Ordinary of said county, and be by him entered on his minutes. Oath of Commissioners. 32. SEC. VII. That said Commissioners shall be exempt from all road duties, and jury duty, and the Ordinary of said county shall act as ex officio Clerk of said Board of Commissioners, and for his services shall receive fifty dollars per annum. Said Board is authorized to buy books and stationery for their use, to be paid for by the Treasurer of the county, by order of said Commissioners. Commissioners exempt from road and jury duty. Clerksalary of. 33. SEC. VIII. That said Board of Commissioners shall have the same right to punish for contempt as Judges of the Superior Courts of this State have. May punish [Illegible Text] SEC. IX. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 8, 1874. No. CCLXXIII. (O. No. 166.) An Act to alter, [Illegible Text] and add to an Act, approved February 21, 1873, entitled an Act to create and organize Commissioners of Chatham County, who shall be ex-officio Judges, to define their jurisdiction and duties, and for other purposes. 34. SECTION I. Be it enacted, That the third section of the above recited act be amended by adding to said section, at the end thereof, as follows, viz.: that the said Commissioners and ex-officio Judges or either or them, shall have the power to issue writs of habcas corpus in case of the absence or incapacity to act of the Judge of the Superior, Judge of the City Court of Savannah, and Ordinary: Provided, however, that at least a quorum of said Commissioners shall be required to sit at the hearing or trial of such writ. Commissioners may issue writs [Illegible Text] corpus, etc. Proviso. 35. SEC. II. Be it further enacted, That the fifth section of said act be amended by adding thereto, at the end thereof, as follows, to-wit: 8th. In taking charge of lunatics, after adjudication of

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lunacy by the Ordinary of said county, for the purpose of providing by contract or otherwise for their safe and economical removal to the Asylum for Lunatics, (and) 9th. In fixing and regulating the pay and per diem of all juries in any of the Courts of Chatham county. Shall take charge of adjudged [Illegible Text] Shall regulate per diem of jurors. 36. SEC. III. Be it further enacted, That section twelve of said act be, and the same is hereby, stricken out and the following to be called section twelve of said act substituted in lieu thereof, viz.: Section XII. That the applicant, to vote at the election for Senator and Representatives of the State Legislature and county officers, shall tender his name on the first Monday in March, 1874, and until the first Monday in September, 1874, and between the same dates every second year thereafter, and in case of a special election, or of a change of time of election, the last registry shall control the election. The said Commissioners and ex-officio Judges of said county shall arrange and publish the names in alphabetical order, and in at least one of the papers or gazettes of the city of Savannah one or more times before said election, and shall post copies of the same, in convenient form, at least one week before said election, at the entrance to the court house door, the police barracks, the city exchange and other public buildings in the city of Savannah, and at Thunderbolt, and the Isle of Hope, and at other public places in said county. The registration shall be done in presence of one or more of said Commissioners. The person to be registered shall give his name, age, occupation and residence; that when said Commissioners and ex-officio Judges or supervisors of elections shall discover that any person, or persons, shall fraudulently have registered their name, or names who are non-residents in the county, under age or aliens, said Commissioners and ex-officio Judges shall be, and are hereby authorized, to strike from the registry such name, or names; but before the registering the name of any person, or persons, the said Commissioners shall have the power to compel such person to produce and exhibit his receipt, or receipts, for State and county taxes for the year next preceding the time of application for registry. Registration of voters. Voters shall registerwhen. Registered list shall be published. Voter shall give his nameoccupation, etc. Registrars may strike names from list. May compel voter to exhibit tax receipt. 37. SEC. IV. Be it further enacted, That the registration provided for in the preceding section may be had in presence of one or more of said Commissioners, and the said Commissioners, whether at general meetings or at the time of receiving and making registration, shall be authorized to preserve order, and to that end are empowered to fine and imprison as for contempt of court. One or more Commissioners may receive names. 38. SEC. V. Be it further enacted, That the said County Commissioners shall have the exclusive privilege and power of appointing special constables for said county, or of filling vacancies in office of constable in said county in case of vacancy from death, resignation, or removal from office of any constable, and shall have, in this respect, all the power which was formerly exercised by, or conferred upon, the Inferior Court. Commissioners may appoint constables, etc.

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39. SEC. VI. Be it further enacted, That the sixth section of the said act be amended so as to authorize the said Commissioners to give to the Clerk of said Board a salary not to exceed nine hundred dollars. Salary of Clerk of Board. SEC. VII. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 28, 1874. No. CCLXXIV. (O. No. 297.) An Act to [Illegible Text] a Board of Commissioners of Roads and Revenue for the county of Chattahoochee, to define their powers and duties, and for other purposes. 40. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That a Board of Commissioners of Roads and Revenue is hereby created for the county of Chattahoochee; said Board shall consist of five Commissioners, to be elected by the Grand Jury of said county, at the first term of the Superior Court held therein after the passage of this Act, and who shall hold their office until the next regular election for Ordinary of said county, when their successors shall be elected by the qualified voters of said county at the same time, and hold their office for the same term, as the Ordinary: it shall be the duty of the Clerk of said Superior Court to issue to the Board of Commissioners first elected a certificate of their election, which shall be sufficient evidence of the fact, and of their authority to act, and the successors of them first [Illegible Text] shall be commissioned by the Governor. Board of Commissionershow elected. Term of office. Commissionsby whom issued. 41. SEC. II. Be it further enacted, That said Board of Commissioners shall have and exercise all the powers and discharge all the duties in relation to the public buildings and property of said county, assessing, collecting, and disbursing the county tax, the auditing and settling of claims against the county, the laying out and changing militia districts, the establishing and abolishing of election precincts, and all matters relating to roads and bridges, and all other county matters which, prior to the adoption of the Constitution of 1868, were vested in the Inferior Court, and afterwards vested in the Ordinary of said county; they shall also have power and authority to fill any vacancies that may occur in said Board by appointment, to hold until the next regular election. Powers and duties. 42. SEC. III. Be it further enacted, That it shall be the duty of said Board of Commissioners to meet at the court house in said county as often and at such times as they may deem proper for the discharge of their duties; they shall keep, or cause to be kept, a complete record of all their proceedings, and shall submit the same, together with a correct statement of the finances of the county, to the Grand Jury at the Spring term of the Superior Court in each year. Meetingsrecord, etc.

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43. SEC. IV. Be it further enacted, That said Board may appoint a Clerk, and allow him such salary, not exceeding twenty-five dollars per annum, as they may think proper. Clerkhis salary. 44. SEC. V. Be it further enacted, That said Commissioners shall receive, as compensation for their services, such amount as the Grand Jury, at the first term of the Superior Court in each year, may allow: Provided, the same does not exceed two dollars, each, per day for each day they are actually engaged in their duties. Commissionerscompensation. SEC. VI. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved March 2, 1874. No. CCLXXV. (O. No. 228.) An Act to form a Board of Commissioners of Roads and Revenue for the county of Crawford. 45. SECTION I. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Georgia, That, from and after the passage of this Act, all the powers and duties of the Ordinary of Crawford county, so far as the same relates to roads, bridges, ferries, public buildings and other property, the management of the county jail and its fees, paupers and pauper fund, assessing and collecting tax, disbursing the public money of the county for county purposes and all laws in reference thereto, are hereby conferred upon a County Board of Commissioners as hereinafter set forth. Commissionerstheir powers. 46. SEC. II. Be it further enacted, That said Board shall consist of the Ordinary of said county and four other persons to be appointed by the Grand Jury of said county, and approved by the Judge of the Superior Court at the Spring term of the Court for 1874, and that any three of said Board can transact business. First Board how appointed. 47. SEC. III. That at all regular elections hereafter of an Ordinary of said county, four Commissioners shall be elected, whose term of office shall be equal with that of the Ordinary, who, with said Ordinary, shall discharge all duties herein named, and that in the event of death, resignation, or any disability of either of said Commissioners, or persons who may be elected, the Governor, upon notice thereof from any two of said Commissioners, shall order an election to fill such vacancy thus occasioned. Subsequent Boardelectedwhen. 48. SEC. IV. That said Board shall meet at the court house in said county, on the first Tuesday in each month, and such other times as they may deem necessary; that it shall exercise all the powers and duties as herein set forth, and that they shall keep a full and complete record of all its acts and doings. Meetingwhen and where held. [Illegible Text] 49. SEC. V. That said Board, before undertaking to act as Commissioners, shall take an oath before the Clerk of the Superior Court of said county, which oath shall be recorded by said Clerk, to faithfully and honestly discharge all the duties herein named. Oathbefore [Illegible Text] taken.

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50. SEC. VI. The members of the Board shall be exempt from road, militia and jury duty; the Board may employ a clerk, whose salary shall not exceed twenty-five dollars per annum: said clerk, before entering upon the duties of his office, shall take the same oath, and in the same manner as its members have, and whose term of office shall be equal with that of the Board selecting him. [Illegible Text] Oath of Clerk. [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] Repeals conflicting laws. Approved March 2, 1874. No. CCLXXVI. (O. No. 27.) An Act to [Illegible Text] and amend an act entitled an act to create a Board of Commissioners of Roads and Revenue for the county of Dawson, approved December 13, 1870. 51. [Illegible Text] I. Be it enacted, That from and after the passage of this [Illegible Text] the above recited act be, and the same is hereby, so altered and amended as to read as follows, to-wit: The Board of Commissioners of Roads and Revenue of and for said county of Dawson, shall consist of five persons; and Benjamin Harbin and John C. [Illegible Text] are hereby appointed, who, together with the Commissioners of said county, who were elected at the county election in January, 1873, shall constitute said Board, whose terms of office shall expire on the first day of January, 1877, or so soon thereafter as their successors are elected and qualified. Number of Commissioners [Illegible Text] Commissioners appointedterms of office. 52. SEC. II. That within thirty days after the passage of this Act the members of said Board shall take and subscribe, before the Clerk of the Superior Courtto be by him recorded in a book to be [Illegible Text] for that purposethe following oath, to wit: I do [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] that I will well and truly, faithfully and impartially, discharge the duties of Commissioner of Roads and Revenue for the county of Dawson, to the best of my knowledge and [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] help me God. Which oath shall, in like manner, be taken by all subsequent Commissioners for said county. Commissionersoath of. 53. [Illegible Text] III. That at all regular elections, hereafter, for Ordinary of said county, five Commissioners shall be elected, whose term of office shall be for four years, as in [Illegible Text] of Ordinaries; and that all vacancies in said Board shall be filled by an election, ordered by the remaining members of said Board, and said election shall, in other respects, be controlled by the same rules regulating elections to fill vacancies in the Clerkship of the Superior Court. Elections[Illegible Text] of office. 54. SEC. IV. That any three of said Board shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business, and, in all cases, a majority of those present shall determine all questions. Quorum. 55. [Illegible Text] V. That said Board of Commissioners shall have exclusive and [Illegible Text] jurisdiction over the following subject matters,

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to-wit: 1. In directing and controlling all the property of the county as they may deem expedient, according to law. 2. In levying a general tax for general, and a special tax for particular county purposes, according to the provisions of the Code. 3. In establishing, altering, or abolishing all roads, bridges, and ferries, in conformity to law. 4. In establishing and changing election precincts and militia districts. 5. In supplying, by appointment, all vacancies in county offices, and in ordering elections to fill them. 6. In examining and allowing all legal claims against the county. 7. In examining and auditing the accounts of all officers having the care, management, keeping, collection, or disbursement of money belonging to the county, or appropriated for its use and benefit, and bringing them to settlement. 8. In the regulation and management of paupers, and disbursement of the pauper fund. 9. In regulating peddling in the county, and in fixing the cost of license, if any be granted, for the sale of spirituous liquors, and shall have the same power in appointing Road Commissioners and enforcing the road laws, as the Inferior Court, or the Justice thereof, had by the Code of this State prior to the ratification of the present State Constitution, and shall exercise such other powers as were granted by said Code to said Justices, or said Court, or are indispensable to their jurisdiction, and shall have no jurisdiction save and except such as pertain to county matters; that said Commissioners shall have the same jurisdiction, to the exclusion of the Ordinary, as is exercised by said Ordinary when sitting for county purposes, except as to homestead applications, and except as a Court of Probate, or Court of Ordinary, and except such other powers or duties exercised by said Ordinary prior to the adoption of said Constitution, as a Court or otherwise. [Illegible Text] 56. SEC. VI. That said Board shall receive no compensation for their said services, but, during the time they serve, shall be exempt from road, jury and militia duty. Compensation[Illegible Text] 57. SEC. VII. That said Commissioners shall hold a regular session at the county site, on the second Monday in each month, when the business of the county requires it, and may adjourn from day to day, when necessary to clear up the business before them, and may convene extraordinary sessions whenever they may think necessary. Said Commissioners shall keep a full and complete record of all their proceedings, in a suitable, well-bound book, kept for that purpose, which shall show all applications granted or rejected, and shall submit said record to the Grand Jury, for their inspection, as other county records. Meetings. Shall keep record. SEC. VIII. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 20, 1874.

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No. CCLXXVII. (O. No. 279.) An Act to [Illegible Text] a Board of Commissioners of Roads and Revenue for the county of Emanuel, and to define the powers and duties of the same. 58. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That there shall be a Board of Commissioners established in the county of Emanuel, to consist of the Ordinary and four other persons; the first Board to be elected by the Grand Jury of the first term of the Superior Court of said county after the passage of this Act, and the persons so elected shall hold their office until the next regular election for Ordinary of said county; they shall receive a certificate of their election from the Clerk of the Superior Court, which shall be evidence of their authority in all matters hereinafter confided to them; and all succeeding Boards shall be elected by the qualified voters of said county at the same time and for the same term as the Ordinary, and shall be commissioned by the Governor; said Commissioners, before entering upon the discharge of their duties, shall take an oath before the Clerk of the Superior Court to faithfully discharge their duties. Commissionerselection ofterm of [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] 59. SEC. II. That said Board of Commissioners shall have and exercise all the powers, and discharge all the duties in regard to public property and buildings, the auditing and settling all claims against the county, in establishing or abolishing roads, bridges, or ferries, in allowing claims of county officers for extra service, the laying out [Illegible Text] changing militia districts, establishing election [Illegible Text], in providing for the care and support of the poor of the county; they shall also have power to fill all vacancies which may occur in said Board from any cause, subject to the ratification of the Grand Jury. Jurisdiction. Vacancies. 60. SEC. III. That said Board of Commissioners shall have power in levying all county taxes for county purposes. May levy tax. 61. SEC. IV. That said Board of Commissioners shall examine the books of all county officers having the care and management of money belonging to the county, and shall make out a report showing the financial condition of the county, and hand the same to the foreman of the Grand Jury at each Spring term of the Superior Court of said county. Shall report to Grand Jury financial condition of county. 62. SEC. V. That said Board of Commissioners shall pass upon all claims for and against the county, and the County Treasurer shall obey and respect all orders for money ordered to be paid out by the Board, and no others. Shall pass upon claims and orders upon treasury. 63. SEC. VI. That said Board of Commissioners shall receive no emoluments for their services, but shall be relieved from road, jury and militia duty. No compensation[Illegible Text]. 64. SEC. VII. That a majority of said Board shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business. Quorum.

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65. SEC. VIII. That said Board of Commissioners shall meet at the court house at least four times a year, and as often as the interest of the county, in their opinion, may require, and shall keep a correct record of all their proceedings in a book to be furnished by the county. Meetingsrecord, etc. 66. SEC. IX. That said Board of Commissioners may employ or appoint one of their body a clerk, with a compensation not to exceed twenty-five dollars per annum. Clerkcompensation of. SEC. X. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved March 2, 1874. No. CCLXXVIII. (O. No. 305.) An Act to amend an act entitled an act to create a Board of Commissioners of Roads and [Illegible Text] in the county of Fayette, and to define their powers, approved August 23, 1872. (a) (a) The section above referred to provides that the Clerk of the Superior Court shall be ex-officio Clerk of the Board of Commissioners. 67. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That section twelve of the above recited act be, and the same is hereby, repealed. 12 of Act of August 23, 1872, repealed. SEC. II. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved March 2, 1874. (No. CCLXXIX. (O. No. 236.) An Act to further amend an act to amend an act to create a Board of Commissioners of Roads and Revenue in the counties of Floyd, Berrien, Effingham, [Illegible Text], Sumter, and [Illegible Text], so far as relates to the county of Floyd. 68. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That the above recited act be so amended as that the bonds of said county of Floyd, contemplated to be issued under the fifth section of said amendatory act, as they respectively fall due, with the accruing coupons on the same, shall be receivable at their par or face value in payment of all county taxes and public dues to the county, and it shall be the duty of the said Board and their successor, or successors, in the management of the fiscal affairs of said county, to assess and cause to be collected such a percentage, annually, on the taxes of the county as will meet the bonds and coupons falling due, which obligation shall be recited, in substance, on the face of the bonds, or be endorsed upon them in manuscript or print. Commissioners to levy tax to pay [Illegible Text] etc.receivable for county dues. SEC. II. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved March 2, 1874.

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No. CCLXXX. (O. No. 87.) An Act to [Illegible Text] a Board of County Commissioners for county purposes in the county of Gordon, and for other purposes therein mentioned. 69. SECTION I. Be it enacted, That there shall be, and is hereby, organized a Board of Commissioners for the county of Gordon, consisting of five persons, to-wit: Caleb King, William C. Rice, Aaron Roff, James Russell, and Milton Watts; which said Commissioners shall hold their respective offices until the next election for county [Illegible Text] of said county, and in future they shall be elected on the same day of the regular election for county officers of the countythe election to be conducted under the same rules and regulations as in case of the other county elections. Commissioners. Terms of office. 70. SEC. II. Be it further enacted, That said Board of Commissioners, or a majority of whom shall constitute a quorum, shall have [Illegible Text] and control of all county matters in relation to roads, bridges, ferries, public buildings, county officers and county funds, taxes, and all other such matters as, under the laws of this State, [Illegible Text] properly to a county, having all the powers now conferred by law upon the county officers of said county, except judicial [Illegible Text] but said Commissioners shall have no judicial powers in any matter connected with the Court of Ordinary, or a Probate Court proper, [Illegible Text] shall they have power to entertain jurisdiction of any [Illegible Text] at law or in equity of any character whatever, but their powers shall be confined to county matters exclusively. Quorumjurisdiction, etc. 71. SEC. III. Be it further enacted, That said Board shall have power to fill vacancies on said Board arising from any cause. Vacancieshow filled. SEC. IV. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 26, 1874. No. CCLXXXI. (O. No. 91.) An Act to amend an act entitled an act to create a Board of Commissioners of Roads and Revenue in the counties of Floyd, Berrien, Effingham, Schley, Sumter, and Greene, approved December 13, 1871, so far as said act relates to the county of Greene, and to vest the county business of the county of Greene in the Ordinary. 72. SECTION I. The General Assembly do enact, That the act entitled an act to create a Board of Commissioners of Roads and [Illegible Text] in the counties of Floyd, Berrien, Effingham, Schley, Sumter, and Greene, approved December 13, 1871, be so amended as to abolish said Board of Commissioners for the county of Greene,

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provided for in section two of said act, and to vest in the Ordinary of said county of Greene all the powers and duties conferred on said Board by section four of said act; also, to vest in said Ordinary jurisdiction over all county business formerly transacted by the Inferior Court of the county. Board of Commissioners [Illegible Text] Powers vested in Ordinary. 73. SEC. II. That said Ordinary shall be paid, from the county funds, the sum of two hundred and fifty dollars per annum for said services, out of which sum he shall pay for his fuel and stationery. His compensation. SEC. III. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 25, 1874. No. CCLXXXII. (O. No. 326.) An Act to repeal an act entitled an act to [Illegible Text] a County Board of Commissioners for the county of Hart, to define their duties and powers, and for other purposes, approved February 19, 1873. 74. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That, from and after the passage of this Act, that an act entitled an act to create a County Board of Commissioners for the county of Hart, to define their duties and powers, and for other purposes, approved February 19, 1873, be, and the same is hereby, repealed. Act of [Illegible Text] 19, 1873, repealed. SEC. II. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved March 2, 1874. No. CCLXXXIII. (O. No. 188.) An Act to create a Board of Roads and Revenue for the county of Houston, and for other purposes. 75. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That at the next regular Spring term of the Superior Court for said county, after the passage of this Act, the Grand July of that Court shall nominate, by ballot, five honest, discrect, and upright citizens, who shall have been resident freeholders of said county at least one year prior to such appointment; and they shall be commissioned by the Governor, and shall hold said office for four years, unless sooner removed by death, resignation, or otherwise, or until their successors are elected and qualified; and that they be required to take upon themselves the oath prescribed for civil officers of this State, and shall at once assume the duties of their office. Board of Roads and Revenuehow [Illegible Text] Term of officeoath etc. 76. SEC. II. That it shall require three of said Commissioners to constitute a quorum to transact any business, and three of said

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Commissioners must concur to pass any order or decree, or transact any business pertaining to the duties of said Commissioners. Quorum 77. SEC. III. That said Commissioners, while acting as such, shall be disqualified from holding any other county office, but may be members of the General Assembly of the State of Georgia, or officers of the militia, and shall be exempt from road and jury and malitia duty, and that their compensation shall be three dollars per day for each and every day upon which service is actually rendered, to be paid out of the county treasury. Disqualified from holding county offices. Exempt from road and jury dutycompensation. 78. SEC. IV. That said Board of Commissioners shall have exclusive jurisdiction, when sitting for county purposes, over the following subject matter, to-wit: 1. In binding and controlling all property of the county, as they may deem expedient, according to law. 2. In levying a general tax for general, and a specific tax for specific county purposes, according to the laws of this State. 3. In establishing, repairing, altering, and abolishing all roads, bridges, and ferries in Houston county, in conformity with law. 4. In establishing, abolishing and changing election precincts. 5. In examining, auditing, and settling all claims against the county of Houston. 6. In examining and auditing the accounts of all officers having the care, management, keeping, collecting, and disbursing of any moneys belonging to the county, or for its use and benefit, and in bringing them to a speedy settlement. 7. In making such rules and regulations for the support and maintenance of the poor of the county, and for the promotion of health, as are granted by law or are not inconsistent therewith. 8. In regulating peddling, and fixing the cost of license therefor. Jurisdiction. 79. SEC. V. That said Board shall have the same powers in appointing Road Commissioners, and enforcing road laws, as Justices of the Inferior Court had, by the Code of Georgia, prior to the ratification of the late Constitution, and shall exercise such other powers as here granted by the Code and laws of the State to said Justices, or [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] indispensable to their jurisdiction, and shall have no jurisdiction save and except such as pertain to matters of the county of Houston. May appoint Road Commissioners, etc. 80. SEC. VI. That said Board shall hold four regular sessions annually, at the court house: Provided, nevertheless, that a majority of said Board may convene the same in extraordinary session whenever, in their judgment, the interest of the county of Houston may demand it. Sessions. 81. SEC. VII. That the Treasurer of the county shall not disburse or pay out any of the funds from the county treasury, or any order, unless the same shall have been signed and sanctioned by at least three of said Commissioners. County fundshow disbursed. 82. SEC. VIII. That said Board shall elect a Clerk, whose duty it shall be to keep a written record of all their proceedings in a well-bound book, and shall submit the same for the inspection of each Grand [Illegible Text] at its regular sitting, and shall also be subject to the inspection of any citizen desiring to examine the same. Clerk of Boardhis duty.

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83. SEC. IX. That the regular [Illegible Text] of said Board shall be held, respectively, on the first Mondays in January, April, July, and October; their extraordinary sessions on any other day (Sundays excepted) they may select. Regular sessionswhen held. 84. SEC. X. That the compensation of the Clerk of said Board shall be in the discretion of said Board. Clerk's compensation. 85. SEC. XI. That the successors of said Commissioners shall be elected by the Grand Jury convening next before the expiration of the term of office of those first elected, and should any vacancy occur in said Board, by death, resignation, or otherwise, such vavancy shall be filled by election by the next Grand Jury convening after such vacancy occurs. Successors of Boardhow elected. SEC. XII. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 28, 1874. No. CCLXXXIV. (O. No. 13.) An Act to create a Board of Commissioners of Roads and Revenue for the county of Jackson, and to prescribe and define the powers and duties thereof. 86. SECTION I. Be it enacted, That, from and after the passage of this Act, there shall be established in the county of Jackson a Board of Commissioners of Roads and Revenue, to consist of three persons, as follows: Hartwell Jackson, A. T. Bennett, and Thos. L. Rossto hold their office until the next regular election for Clerk of the Superior Court and county officers, when a second Board shall be elected by the voters of the county, and commissioned by the Governor, and sworn in as other county officers, who shall hold their office for two years, and there shall be a regular election every second year thereafter; the first Board shall be sworn in without commissions. Commissionerselection of. Term and oath of office. 87. SEC. II. Be it further enacted, That all vacancies occurring from death, resignation, or otherwise, shall be filled by the remaining Commissioners electing or choosing a successor, who shall be commissioned and hold his office for the unexpired term. Vacancieshow filled. 88. SEC. III. Be it further enacted, That no person shall be eligible for the office of Commissioner unless he has been a resident citizen of the county for at least one year next preceding his qualification. Qualifications of Commissioners. 89. SEC. IV. Be it further enacted, That it shall take two of the said Commissioners to form a quorum for the transaction of business; and, when sitting for county purposes, shall have exclusive jurisdiction over the following subject matters, to-wit: 1. Governing and controlling all property of the county as they may deem expedient, according to law. 2. In levying general and

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special taxes for county purposes. 3. In establishing and changing election [Illegible Text] and militia districts. 4. In examining, auditing, and settling all claims against the county, and the accounts of all officers having the care, management, keeping, collecting, and disbursement of money belonging to the county, or appropriated for its use and benefit, and bringing them to a settlement. 5. In making such [Illegible Text] and regulations for the support of the poor of the county, and promotion of health, as are granted by law, or not inconsistent therewith. 6. In establishing, altering, or abolishing roads, bridges, and ferries, according to law. 7. In regulating peddling and [Illegible Text] cost of license thereof. Quorum. Jurisdiction. County property. County tax. Changing election precinets. County funds. Poor house health regulations. Roads, bridges, etc. Licenses. 90. SEC. V. Be it further enacted, That said Board of Commissioners shall have the same power in appointing Road Commissioners and enforcing the road laws as is now held by the Ordinary of said county, and shall exercise such other powers as are granted by the Code of this State to said Ordinary, or are indispensable to their [Illegible Text], and shall have no jurisdiction except such as pertains to county matters. General powers. 91. SEC. VI. Be it further enacted, That said Commissioners shall hold [Illegible Text] regular sessions annually: Provided, nevertheless, that a majority of the same may convene a session whenever, in their judgment, it may be necessary. Sessions. 92. SEC. VII. Be it further enacted, That the Treasurer of the county aforesaid shall not disburse or pay out any of the funds in the county treasury, or any order, unless the same shall have been first countersigned by a majority of said Commissioners. County fundshow paid out. 93. SEC. VIII. Be it further enacted, That the Clerk of the Superior Court of said county, or his deputy, shall be Clerk of said Board of Commissioners; he shall keep fair and regular minutes of all proceedings and orders, which shall be subject to the inspection of any [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] to examine the same, and all other duties required of him by the Commissioners, with such compensation, to be paid out of the County Treasury, as said Board may deem adequate for his services, the sum in no case to exceed the per diem of the members of the Board. Clerkhis duty. Compensation. 94. SEC. [Illegible Text] Be it further enacted, That said Board may adjourn from day to day if the public interests demand a longer session than one day: Provided, that no session continue for a longer period than three days. May prolong [Illegible Text]. 95. SEC. X. Be it further enacted, That each member of said Board [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] undertaking to act hereunder, take an oath before the Clerk of the Superior Court of said county, to faithfully and honestly discharge all the duties hereunder; that each member of said Board shall receive two dollars per day for each day actually served as such, to be paid out of the County Treasury; said Commissioners to be exempt from militia, road and jury duty. Commissioners shall take oathcompensation. SEC. XI. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 16, 1874.

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No. CCLXXXV. (O. No. [Illegible Text].) An Act to create a Board of Commissioners of Roads and Revenue for the county of Jasper, and to prescribe and define the duties and powers of the same. 96. SECTION I. The General Assembly do enact, That from and after the passage of this Act there shall be established in the county of Jasper, in this State, a Board of County Commissioners, to consist of three, to wit: James M. Williams, Thomas J. Smith, and James L. Maddox, who shall be appointed and commissioned by the Governor, and who shall hold their office until the next general election for Ordinaries in this State, at which time their successors shall be elected by the qualified voters of the county. Any vacancy in said Board shall be filled by the remaining Commissioners, and such person or persons so chosen shall be commissioned for the unexpired term, or terms, of the outgoing Commissioners, and hold their offices accordingly. Commissioners. Term of office. [Illegible Text] how filled. 97. SEC. II. Be it further enacted, That said Commissioners shall be exempt from road and jury duty during their term of office. Exempt from road duty. 98. SEC. III. Be it further enacted, That two of said Commissioners shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business, and they must concur to pass any order or decree. Quorum. 99. SEC. IV. Be it further enacted, That said Board shall have exclusive jurisdiction, when sitting for county purposes, over the following subject matters, to-wit: 1. Governing and controlling all the property of the county, as they may deem expedient, according to the law. 2. In levying a general tax for general and a special tax for particular county purposes, according to the provisions of the Code and the laws of Georgia. 3. In establishing, altering and abolishing roads, bridges and ferries, in conformity to law. 4. In establishing and changing militia districts and election [Illegible Text]. 5. In examining and allowing all claims against the county. 6. In examining and auditing the accounts of all officers having the care, management, keeping, collecting and disbursement of money belonging to the county, or appropriated for its use and benefit, and bringing them to a settlement. 7. In making such rules and regulations for the support of the poor of the county as are authorized by law, or not inconsistent therewith. 8. In regulating peddling, and fixing cost of license therefor, and such other powers as were by law vested in the Inferior Court, when sitting for county purposes, prior to the adoption of the present State Constitution, and shall have no jurisdiction save such and except such as pertain to county matters. Jurisdiction. 100. SEC. V. Be it further enacted, That said Board of Commissioners shall hold four regular sessions annually: Provided, nevertheless, that a majority of said Board may convene the same in

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extra session whenever, in their judgment, the same may be necessary. Sessions. 101. SEC. VI. Be it further enacted, That the Ordinary of said county shall attend the sessions of said Commissioners; shall keep a minute of the proceedings in a well bound book, to be provided at the expense of the county, and shall receive such compensation therefor as said Commissioners may deem just and proper; it shall be the duty of the Sheriff, when required, to attend the sessions of said Board, for which services he shall receive the sum of two dollars and fifty cents per day. [Illegible Text] shall [Illegible Text] sessions and keep minutes. His compensation. Sheriff shall attendfees. 102. SEC. VII. Be it further enacted, That said Commissioners, or a majority of them, shall have authority to approve all official bonds [Illegible Text] required of the Justices of the Inferior Court, and sent them by the Governor, with the [Illegible Text] to qualify such officers and [Illegible Text] them their commissions. Commissioners shall approve official bonds, etc. 103. SEC. VIII. Be it further enacted, That said Board of Commissioners shall be a body corporate, and may sue and be sued, plead and be impleaded, in all matters within their jurisdiction, as herein defined, but no judgment, order, or decree of any court shall have effect against the individual property of any member of said Board, but shall constitute a charge against said county. Created a body corporate, etc. 104. SEC. IX. Be it further enacted, That each of said Commissioners shall receive the sum of two dollars per day for each day they sit for county purposes, to be paid out of the [Illegible Text] of said county. Compensation of Commissioners. 105. SEC. X. Be it further enacted, That said Commissioners shall submit a record of their proceedings to each Grand Jury chosen for the county for their inspection. Grand Jury shall inspect Commissioners' record. 106. SEC. [Illegible Text] Be it further enacted, That each Commissioner, before [Illegible Text] upon the discharge of their duties, shall be sworn by each other and a record thereof entered in the book of minutes, to be kept by them, as hereinbefore provided, well and truly to discharge his duty as such. Oath of Commissioners. SEC. XII. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved March 2, 1874. No. CCLXXXVI. (O. No. 392.) An Act to [Illegible Text] an act entitled an act to create an Advisory Board of Commissioners for the counties of [Illegible Text] and Glascock, etc., approved February 22, 1873, in so far as it relates to the county of Glascock, and to create a Board of Commissioners of Roads and [Illegible Text] in the county of Glascock, and for other purposes. 107. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That an act entitled an act to create an Advisory Board of Commissioners for the counties of

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Laurens and Glascock, and for other purposes, approved February 22, 1873, be, and the same is hereby, repealed, in so far as it relates to the county of Glascock. Act of 22d Feb., 1873, repealed as to Glascock. 108. SEC. II. And be it further enacted, That, from and after the passage of this Act, there shall be established in the county of Glascock a Board of Commissioners of Roads and Revenue, to consist of three persons, to be appointed by the Ordinary of said county, whose term of office shall expire at the time the present Ordinary's term of office shall end. Commissioners of [Illegible Text], [Illegible Text] for Glascockhow appointedterm of office. 109. SEC. III. And be it further enacted, That the successors of the three Commissioners, to be appointed as above, shall be elected at the same time, and in the same manner, and shall hold their office for the same time as the Ordinary; and that if any vacancies should at any time occur they shall be filled by the Grand Jury of said county at the next Spring term thereafter of the Superior Court of said county, and the Ordinary of said county shall issue commissions to each of the Commissioners, upon their taking an oath to faithfully and impartially discharge their duty as County Commissioners. Regular Board electedwhen. Vacancies. Commissioners' oath. 110. SEC. IV. And be it further enacted, That the Commissioners so appointed shall have exclusive jurisdiction over all matters relating to the levying of taxes for county purposes, public bridges, roads, and other county matters, which, previous to the adoption of the Constitution of 1868, was vested in the Inferior Court. Jurisdiction of Commissioners. 111. SEC. V. And be it further enacted, That said Commissioners shall hold a session on the first Tuesday of each month, and shall call meetings whenever it may be necessary, and shall keep a record of all their acts and doings. Meetings record, etc. 112. SEC. VI. And be it further enacted, That said Commissioners shall receive no compensation, but shall be exempt from road and militia duty. Exemptions. SEC. VII. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved March 3, 1874. No. CCLXXXVII. (O. No. 353.) An Act to amend an act to constitute a Board of Commissioners for the county of [Illegible Text], in the State of Georgia, and to prescribe their powers and duties, approved December 14, 1871. 113. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That said act be so amended, by adding after the words County Treasurer, in the second section of said act, and said Board may elect a Clerk, whose duties shall be defined by said Board, with such compensation, to be paid out of the county treasury, as the Grand Jury may recommend; and on failure of the Grand Jury to recommend, then said Board

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shall determine the amount of compensation, and assess the same in the [Illegible Text] of county tax for that year, and said Clerk shall have such further costs as were allowed to Clerks of the Inferior Courts performing similar services. Commissioners may elect Clerk. Compensation [Illegible Text] paid. Approved March 2, 1874. No. CCLXXXVIII. (O. No. 155.) An Act to establish a Board of Commissioners for Public Buildings, Roads, and Bridges, in Marion county. 114. SECTION I. Be it enacted, That, from and after the passage of this Act, there shall be established in the county of Marion a Board of Commissioners of Public Buildings, Bridges, and Public and Private Roads, to consist of three citizens of said county, to be appointed by the Ordinary of said county, and confirmed by the Grand [Illegible Text] Commissionershow appointed. 115. SEC. II. Be it further enacted, That at the first term of the Superior [Illegible Text] for said county, after the passage of this Act, it shall be [Illegible Text] duty of the Ordinary, and he is hereby required, to appoint [Illegible Text] citizens of said county as a Board of Commissioners thereof, and hand the names of said Board to the Grand Jury for confirmation; and, if confirmed, the Clerk of said Court shall certify the fact of the appointment and confirmation to each one of said Board. Ordinary's duty to nominate Commissioners to Grand Jury. 116. SEC. III. Be it further enacted, That it shall be the duty of said Board to assist the Ordinary of said county in the management of the following subject matters: 1. In establishing, changing and discontinuing all public and private roads as is now provided by law. 2. In erecting all public bridges, and repairing and [Illegible Text] all public buildings in said county. [Illegible Text] of Commissioners. 117. SEC. IV. Be it further enacted, That said Board shall meet at [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] house in said county, for the transaction of such business [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] to their office, whenever required by the Ordinary, and at such meetings the Ordinary shall preside as Chairman of [Illegible Text] Board, and, as such Chairman, he shall have the right to [Illegible Text] the action of said Board, and said veto shall defeat said action, [Illegible Text] three-fourths of said Board shall vote for the measure so [Illegible Text] when their action shall be final. Meetings[Illegible Text] shall [Illegible Text] etc. 118. SEC. V. Be it further enacted, That said Commissioners shall hold their office until the Spring term of the Superior Court for said county, in the year 1877, at which time new appointments shall be made and confirmations had, and every four years thereafter. Commissioners [Illegible Text] of office. 119. SEC. VI. Be it further enacted, That should any one, or all of said Commissioners, resign, or refuse to act, or fail to meet for the transaction of the business of the Board, when required

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by the Ordinary, it shall be the duty of the Ordinary, together with the remaining members of said Board, if any presentand if none, then aloneto discharge the duties of said Board, until such vacancy can be filled, at the next succeeding term of the Superior Court, by appointment and confirmation, as is required in the second section of this Act; and such appointment shall be for the remainder of the unexpired term. Board becoming vacantremedy. SEC. VII. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 28, 1874. No. CCLXXXIX. (O. No. 158.) An Act to repeal an act entitled an act to provide for a Board of Commissioners of Roads and Revenue in the county of Marion, approved August 23, 1872. 120. SECTION I. Be it enacted, That, from and after the passage of this Act, the above recited act be, and the same is hereby, repealed. Act of Aug. 23 1872, repealed. SEC. II. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 28, 1874. No. CCXC. (O. No. 231.) An Act to amend an act entitled an act creating Commissioners for the county of McIntosh, to define their duties, powers, etc., and for other purposes, passed December 8, 1871, and amended and approved January 20, 1872. 121. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That section one of the amended act, approved January 20, 1872, be so amended as to read, That each and every one of said Commissioners shall be vested with the same criminal jurisdiction as is now vested in the Justices of the Peace, by the laws of the State, and that the Chairman of the Board of Commissioners, and his successors, shall have such civil jurisdiction over parties and causes within the two hundred and seventy-first militia district as Justices of the Peace. Civil and criminal jurisdiction conferred on Commissioners. SEC. II. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved March 2, 1874.

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No. CCXCI. (O. No. 258.) An Act to extend the police jurisdiction of the County Commissioners of McIntosh county, in their capacity of Mayor and Aldermen of the city of [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] all of said county, and the navigable waters thereof. 122. SECTION. I. Be it enacted, etc., That from and after the passage of this Act, the police jurisdiction now exercised by the County Commissioners of McIntosh county, in their capacity of Mayor and [Illegible Text] of the city of Darien, within the corporate limits of said city, be extended over all of said county, and the navigable waters thereof. Jurisdiction [Illegible Text] McIntosh county Commissioners [Illegible Text] SEC. II. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved March 2, 1874. No. CCXCII. (O. No. 18.) An Act to amend an act entitled an act to create a Board of Commissioners of Roads and Revenue for Mitchell county. 123. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That from and after the passage of this Act, the time for the meeting of the Commissioners of Roads and Revenue, in Mitchell county, shall be changed from the first Tuesday in each month to the second Tuesday in each month, and at such other time as said Commissioners may adjourn to meet. [Illegible Text] of [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] Mitchell [Illegible Text]times [Illegible Text] SEC. II. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 20, 1874. No. CCXCIII. (O. No. 6.) An Act to create a Board of Commissioners for the county of Morgan. 124. SECTION I. Be it enacted, That there shall be established in the county of Morgan a Board of five County Commissioners, who shall be elected annually by the Grand Jury of said county at the Spring term of the Superior Court, which election shall be approved by the Judge of the Superior Court, and shall hold their office for the term of one year, and until their successors are elected and qualified. Comiss'nershow elected, etc. Term of office. 125. SEC. II. Be it further enacted, That, before entering upon the discharge of their duties, said Commissioners shall each take and subscribe the usual oath required by law for all civil officers. Oath of office.

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126. Be it further enacted, That said Commissioners shall hold their first meeting on the first Tuesday in every third month, beginning the first Tuesday in April, at the court house, or in some public building at the county site: Provided, that the regular time of meeting may be changed to some other day of month, by order, on their minutes, which order shall remain of force until again rescinded; and provided, further, said Commissioners may hold special sessions at any time they may see proper, or may be called together by any one of said body. Meetings. Proviso. 127. SEC. IV. Be it further enacted, That no person shall hold the office of County Commissioner who is not above the age of twenty-one years, nor unless he shall have resided one year in said county prior to the day of election; that all vacancies occurring before the regular day of election, shall be filled by special appointment, made by the remaining Commissioners in office. Qualification of Commissioners. Vacancieshow filled. 128. SEC. V. Be it further enacted, That any three of said Commissioners shall constitute a quorum to transact business, or exercise any power herein delegated, in which case a majority of said quorum shall decide any question. Quorum. 129. SEC. VI. Be it further enacted, That said Commissioners shall have power to exercise exclusive and original jurisdiction over the following subject matters, to-wit: 1. In directing and controlling all the property of the county, as they may deem expedient, according to law. 2. In levying a general tax for general purposes, and a special tax for particular county purposes, according to the provisions of the law in such cases made and provided. 3. In establishing and changing election precincts and militia districts. 4. In examining and auditing the accounts of all officers having the care, management, keeping collecting, or disbursment of money belonging to the county, or appropriated for its use and benefit, and in bringing them to a settlement. 5. In examining, settling, and allowing all claims against the county. 6. In establishing, altering, or abolishing all roads, bridges, and ferries, in conformity to law. 7. In making such rules and regulations for the government of the poor house of the county, and for the promotion of health, as are granted by law, or are not inconsistent therewith. 8. In regulating peddling and fixing the costs therefor, and fixing the costs of the license for the sale of spirituous liquors. Jurisdiction and powers. Property of the county. Taxation. Changing election precincts. County funds. Roads, bridges, etc. Poor Househealth regulations. Licenses. 130. SEC. VII. Be it further enacted, That said Commissioners shall have the same powers in appointing Road Commissioners and enforcing the road laws as the Justices of the Inferior Court had by the Code of this State prior to the ratification of the present State Constitution, and shall exercise such other powers as are granted by the Code of the State to said Justices, or said Court, or are indispensable to their jurisdiction, and shall have no jurisdiction save and except such as pertain to county matters. May a'point [Illegible Text] Commissioners. 131. SEC. VIII. Be it further enacted, That said Board may elect a Clerk, whose duties shall be defined by said Board, with

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such compensation (to be paid out of the county treasury) as the Board may recommend. Clerkhis compensation. 132. SEC. IX. Be it further enacted, That it shall be the duty of said Clerk to take charge of the minutes of said Commissioners, and all books, or records, appertaining to said Commissioner's Court, and keep the same in some secure room in the court house building, as said Commissioners may direct; that said Commissioners shall have the same jurisdiction, to the exclusion of the county Judge, as is exercised by said county Judge, when sitting for county purposes. Clerk's duty Jurisdiction in county matters. 133. SEC. X. Be it further enacted, That it shall be the duty of the county Judge of said county to turn over to said Commissioners all books and papers relating to the jurisdiction and power herein conferred, and said Judge of the County Court shall have no power to exercise any of the powers herein conferred upon said Commissioners. County Judge shall turn over books and papers. 134. SEC. XI. Be it further enacted, That said Commissioners shall receive three dollars per day, while occupied at the regular or special session in transacting business for county purposes, to be paid out of the county treasury. Compensation of Commissioners. 135. SEC. XII. Be it further enacted, That it shall be the duty of said Commissioners to have all their proceedings, while sitting as a court, recorded; and it shall be their duty to keep a book in which to record their minutes, and a book for the docketing for all applications granted or refused; and it shall be their further duty to keep such other books as are used by other courts in said county, exercising similar jurisdiction, and a seal to attest their proceedings; but all acts shall be valid until the same is procured. Commiss'rs shall keep records. SEC. XIII. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 11, 1874. No. CCXCIV. (O. No. 334.) An Act to create a Board of Commissioners of Roads and Revenue for the county of Pierce. 136. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That, from and after the passage of this Act, Alban N. Smith, Dred Bird, Joseph Dickerson, David Dowling, and James S. Youmans, be, and they are hereby, created a Board of Commissioners of Roads and Revenue for the county of Pierce, and hold their office as such until the Spring term, 1876, of the Superior Court of said county, at which said term the Grand Jury of said county shall select their successors. [Illegible Text]term of officehow elected. 137. SEC. II. Be it further enacted, That the said Board of Commissioners, and their successors, shall have exclusive jurisdiction over all matters relating to the levying of taxes for county purposes, public bridges, public roads, and of all other county matters; and

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a majority of the said Board shall determine all questions within their said jurisdiction. Jurisdiction 138. SEC. III. Be it further enacted, That said Board of Commissioners shall be exempt from jury, road, and militia duty for the time they serve, and shall not be entitled to any other compensation unless so authorized by the Grand Jury of the county. Exempt from jury duty, etc. Compensation. 139. SEC. IV. Be it further enacted, That all vacancies in said Board shall be filled by a majority of said Board. Vacancieshow filled. 140. SEC. V. Be it further enacted, That the said Commissioners shall hold their meetings at such times as they may deem best. Meetings. 141. SEC. VI. Be it further enacted, That each Commissioner shall take an oath before the Clerk of the Superior Court for the faithful discharge of these duties. Shall take oath. SEC. VII. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved March 2, 1874. No. CCXCV. (O. No. 218.) An Act to amend an act entitled an act to create a Board of Commissioners of Roads and Revenue for the county of Walker, and to prescribe the powers and duties thereof. 142. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That, from and after the passage of this Act, the above entitled act be, and the same is hereby, amended, by adding thereto the following sections, to-wit: The Clerk of the Superior Court of said county shall be ex-officio Clerk of said Board, and shall have power to sign and attest, in the name of said Board, all processes, rules, orders, judgments, and other papers, which, by law, said Board has authority to issue, either in vacation or term, as now practiced in the Superior Courts; and all of such orders and executions as may be necessary to carry into effect the judgments of said Board, shall be directed to the Sheriff, his Deputy, or any lawful Constable of said county, whose duty it shall be to execute the same according to law, and to attend the sessions of said Board, and to preserve order thereat. Clerk of Superior Court ex-officio Clerk of Board. His powers and duties 143. SEC. II. Be it further enacted, That said Board be a body corporate, with power to sue and be sued, on the part of the county, in all matters pertaining to the jurisdiction thereof; but in no case shall any judgment against said Board bind any property of any member thereof. Said Board shall have power to attach and imprison, and fine for contempt, when necessary to preserve ordersuch imprisonment not to extend beyond the pending session, and such fines not to exceed twenty dollars. Said Board is made the successor of the Ordinary of said county, as to all matters relating to county revenue, and public and private roads and ways, and other matters within its jurisdiction, and may fill vacancies in

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said Board, arising from any cause. In all litigated cases or issues said Board shall receive such fees as may be fixed by law, or to which the Ordinary would have been entitled before the passage of said Act, to be paid by losing parties, and the Clerk shall receive fees regulated in the same manner, to be paid in the same way, and such other compensation as said Board may allow. Board a body corporate. May punish contempt. Succeed Ordinary in certain matters. Fees of Board. SEC. III. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved March 2, 1874. No. CCXCVI. (O. No. 132.) An Act to amend an act entitled an act to create a Board of Commissioners of Roads and Revenue for the counties of Ware and [Illegible Text], and to provide for the election of the same, assented to on the 24 th day of August, 1872, so far as relates to the county of Ware, and to confer additional powers on the Commissioners of Ware county. WHEREAS. The above recited act required the election of said Commissioners to be held at the time the Ordinary was elected, and no election was held for said Commissioners at that time; and WHEREAS, since the passage of the above recited act the county site of Ware county has been removed by a vote of the people to Waycross, and there being no public road leading to said county site: therefore, Preamble. 144. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That the Clerk of the Superior Court of the county of Ware shall appoint three Commissioners of Roads and Revenue, who shall hold until their successors are elected and qualified. Clerk Superior Court shall [Illegible Text] three Commissioners. 145. SEC. II. Be it further enacted, etc., That, in addition to the duties required of said Commissioners by the above recited act, of which this Act is amendatory, said Commissioners shall be added to the Court House Commissioners, appointed by an act of the General Assembly, assented to 22d February, 1873, with like duties and privileges. Shall be added to Court House Commissioners, etc. 146. SEC. III. That a majority of said Commissioners of Roads and Revenue may convene their Board at any time they may deem necessary. Meetings. SEC. IV. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 28, 1874.

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CHAPTER III. FEES AND COSTS. BALDWIN COUNTY. SECTION. 1. Tax Receiver and Collector shall receive salaries. CHATHAM COUNTY. 2. Sheriff's fees in criminal caseshow paid. 3. Per diem of Sheriff and Deputy for attendance upon Superior Court. 4. Sheriff shall attend all Courtscompensation. 5. Fees in civil cases. 6. Fees of Ordinary in certain cases. CHEROKEE COUNTY. 7. Ordinary required to allow jury certificates in settlement with Perry Taylor. 8. Treasurer authorized to pay certificates. COWETA COUNTY. 9. Compensation of Clerk of Board of Commissioners. CRAWFORD COUNTY. 10. Insolvent costhow paid. 11. Extra servicesJudge may allow compensation for. DOUGHERTY COUNTY. 12. Fines and forfeitureshow disposed of in County Court. 13. How appropriated. 14. Officers shall make report of all collections. 15. County Judge shall examine reports, etc. 16. Surplushow applied. EMANUEL COUNTY. 17. Per diem of jurors. FULTON COUNTY. 18. Per diem of jurors. HABERSHAM COUNTY. 19. Act of December 13, 1873, repealed. 20. Judge Superior Court shall regulate fees of certain officers. 21. In lieu of fees. QUITMAN COUNTY. 22. Act of December 14, 1871, repealed. RICHMOND COUNTY. 23. Compensation of Court officers. SUMTER COUNTY. 24. Section one of act of February 21, 1873, repealed. WASHINGTON COUNTY. 25. Act of August 26, 1872, repealed. WESTERN CIRCUIT. 26. Judge Superior Court to fix compensation of certain officers in certain counties. WILCOX AND COFFER COUNTIES. 27. Per diem of jurors repealed. WORTH COUNTY. 28. Per diem of jurors. 29. Jurors shall receive cost. 30. Per diem of talesmen. 31. Fees of County Treasurer. No. CCXCVII. (O. No. 148.) An Act to fix the compensation of the Tax Receiver and Tax Collector of Baldwin county, for receiving and collecting the taxes levied by said county. 1. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That the Tax Receiver and Tax Collector of the county of Baldwin shall receive no commissions for assessing the county tax, and for collecting the same, in said county, but each of said officers shall annually receive a salary of three hundred dollars for such service: Provided, this Act shall not effect the present incumbent, and shall not take effect until the first day of January, 1875. Salary of Tax Receiver and Collector in Baldwin. Proviso. SEC. II. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 28, 1874.

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No. CCXCVIII. (O. No. 241.) An Act to amend the acts in relation to the civil and criminal fees of the Sheriff of the county of Chatham, and to point out the manner of collecting the same. 2. SECTION I. Be it enactd, etc., That the following shall be the fees in all criminal cases, to be paid to the Sheriff of Chatham county, out of the county treasury, upon bills approved by the Judge of the Superior Court: Sheriff's fees in criminal caseshow paid. CRIMINAL FEES. For arrest of each defendant by virtue of a criminal warrant $2 00 For committing a prisoner to jail 1 50 For bringing a prisoner from jail to court 1 50 For returning a prisoner to jail from court 1 50 For warrant of discharge for prisoner 1 00 For bringing prisoner to court under a writ of habeas corpus 2 00 For recommitting a prisoner when a habeas corpus is sought for his relief 1 50 For every mile a prisoner may be removed under a habeas corpus 25 For removing a prisoner under a habeas corpus, when no mileage is paid, per day 4 00 For attending a person taken by warrant to the Judge's chamber 2 00 For executing warrant of escape 2 00 For executing and returning a bench warrant 2 00 For each personnot exceeding twowho may be employed to guard a prisoner to jail, per day 2 00 For executing a criminal 50 00 For receiving and detaining in custody any person surrendered by security 3 00 For bringing prisoner from jail to court house to have sentence pronounced 1 50 For carrying sentence of court into execution 2 00 For estreating a bond 1 00 For serving an attachment or bench warrant 2 00 For serving a [Illegible Text] or order of court 2 00 For serving summons on Grand Jurors, (each subp[oelig]na) 50 For serving summons on Petit Jurors, (each subp[oelig]na) 62 For attendance on Judge to draw jurors 2 00 For serving subp[oelig]nas, each, within the limits of Savannah 50 For serving subp[oelig]nas, each, beyond the limits of Savannah 80 Bills of indictment, if settled by the parties, or nolle prosequi, each 3. SEC. II. And be it further enacted, That the Sheriff of the county of Chatham receive five dollars per diem, and his legal Deputy shall receive three dollars per diem, whilst in attendance upon the Superior Court, and the same shall be paid out of the county treasury, upon bills certified to by the Clerk of the Superior Court, and approved by the Judge of the Superior Court. Per diem of Sheriff and his deputy for attendance upon Sup'r Court. 4. SEC. III. Be it further enacted, That it shall be the duty of the Sheriff of the county of Chatham, or his legal Deputy, to attend the Court of Ordinary, County Commissioners' Court, or other Court or Courts, that may hereafter be created for the transaction of county business, and shall be subject to the same conditions as though in attendance upon the Superior Court; and for said attendance shall receive the same amount per diem, and shall

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be paid out of the county treasury, upon the bills being approved by the County Commissioners. Sheriff shall attend all Courts, etc. Per diemhow paid. 5. SEC. IV. Be it further enacted, That the following shall be the fees in all civil cases, to be paid to the Sheriff of Chatham county: Fees in civil cases. FEES IN CIVIL CASES. If suit from another county (to be paid in advance), for each copy $2 00 For summoning each witness (within the limits of Savannah) 62 For summoning each witness (beyond the limits of Savannah) 75 For each case determined 1 25 For each case tried before a jury 1 50 For serving garnishment, per copy 1 00 For serving rule vs. garnishee, for each copy 1 00 For each levy on fi. fa. 2 00 For search and return of nulla bona 1 50 For all sums collected on fi. fa. by sale of property, $100 and under 5 per cent. For all sums above $100, and not exceeding $500 2 per cent. For all sums exceeding $500 1 per cent. For settling execution after levy and money paid before sale 3 00 For making out and executing titles to land 5 00 If titles are presented by purchaser 2 50 For making out and posting descriptive list or public notices of property to be sold, by order of the Court, in ten days, owing to its perishable nature, or to expense in keeping of the same, or expense or damage in removing to the court house (the discriptive list are in lieu of newspaper advertisementsee section 3648 Code), each list 1 50 For guarding property levied on, for day and night (unless agreed otherwise), each twenty-four hours 4 00 For taking bail, replevy, forthcoming, or other bonds, each to be paid for on acceptance of bond 2 00 For executing distress warrant 3 50 For executing dispossessory warrant 3 50 For summoning jury and attending trial to assess damages for right-of-way 5 00 For removing nuisances Such fees as the court may deem reasonable. For summoning Grand Jurors, each subp[oelig]na 50 For summoning petit jurors, each subp[oelig]na 62 For attendance on Judge to draw jury 2 00 For issues in application of insolvent debtors SEC. V. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved March 2, 1874. No. CCXCIX. (O. No. 200.) An Act to amend an act entitled an act to amend the act regulating the tavern license in this State, approved December 15, 1809, so far as the same relates to the county of Wilcox, and to define the fees of the Ordinary of Chatham county, in this State. 6. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That the act of which this Act is amendatory, so far as the same relates to the Ordinary of Chatham county, be amended as follows: For docketing, five dollars; and trying each caveat against the discharge of an administrator,

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guardian, or executor, five dollars; for issuing a commission of lunacy, and recording proceedings thereon, ten dollars; for every order for the sale of property, and recording the same, five dollars; for docketing each caveat against the Probate, and record of a will, five dollars; for each hearing, five dollars; for every order to divide property, and recording returns of the dividers, ten dollars; for seal, in addittion to the above fees, one dollar. Ordinary of Chathamfees in certain cases. SEC. II. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 28, 1874. No. CCC. (O. No. 273.) An Act for the relief of Perry Taylor, of Cherokee county, and to authorize the payment of certain jury certificates in said county. WHEREAS, At the Fall term of the Superior Court of the county of Cherokee, the Grand Jury, then and there sworn, allowed themselves, the traverse jury, and the bailiffs, of said term of the court, two dollars per day for their attendance on said court; and WHEREAS, Perry Taylor, then Tax Collector of said conty, paid off and took up the most of the jury certificates of said term of the court, at two dollars per day, in good faith, believing it the law: Preamble. 7. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That the Ordinary of Cherokee county is hereby authorized and required, in settlement with Perry Taylor, former Tax Collector, to allow said Taylor two dollars per day on all the jury certificates, above mentioned, that he may have taken up and has in possession. Ordinary to allow jury certificates in settlement with Perry Taylor. 8. SEC. II. That the County Treasurer of said county is hereby authorized and required to pay off and take up, at two dollars per day, all other certificates of said term of the court, which Taylor has not paid off. County Treasurer to pay certificates. SEC. III. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved March 2, 1874. No. CCCI. (O No 351.) An Act to amend an act to create a Board of Commissioners of Roads and Revenue in the county of Coweta. (a) (a) The act above referred to was approved August 26, 1872, and the amendment has reference to the compensation of the Clerk of the Board of Commissioners. 9. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That, from and after the passage of this Act, section eight of said act be so amended as to strike out the word fifty, and insert in lieu thereof the words one hundred. Act creating Commissioners for Coweta amended. SEC. II. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved March 2, 1874.

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No. CCCII. (O. No. 156.) An Act to provide for the payment of insolvent criminal cost in the county of Crawford. 10. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That, from and after the passage of this Act, it shall and may be lawful for any county officer in the county of Crawford to lay before the Grand Jury, at each term of the Superior Court of said [Illegible Text], an itemized account for cost claimed on insolvent criminal cases; and if the Grand Jury is satisfied that the service for which the cost is claimed has been rendered, and that the claim is insolvent, they may recommend the payment of the same; and, when so recommended, the County Treasurer shall pay all such claims out of any money in the treasury not otherwise appropriated. Insolvent costshow paid. 11. SEC. II. Be it further enacted, That the Judge of the Superior Court, of Crawford county, shall fix and assess the amount of compensation due to the Sheriff and Clerk of the Superior Court of Crawford county for extra services, and per diem, at each term of the Superior Court; and said Judge shall grant an order at each term of the court for each of said officers to receive payment of the amount so assessed, and a certificate of said assessment, or assessments, shall be sufficient authority for the County Treasurer of said county of Crawford to pay the amount, or amounts, therein specified, out of the funds appropriated for such purposes. Extra servicesJudge may allow compensation for. SEC. III. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 28, 1874. No. CCCIII. (O. No. 290.) An Act to prescribe the manner in which fines and forfeitures are to be disposed of in the County Court of Dougherty county. 12. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That, from and after the passage of this Act, all moneys collected from fines and forfeitures in the County Court of Dougherty county, by whomsoever collected, shall be paid immediately into the county treasury, such person taking the Treasurer's receipt therefor. Fines and forfeitures to be paid into County Treasury. 13. SEC. II. Be it further enacted, That such moneys shall be appropriated to pay the approved claims of the officers of said Court for costs due as such officers, with the exception of that of the Judge of said Court, pro rata. How appropriated. 14. SEC. III. Be it further enacted, That it shall be the duty of the Treasurer of the county of Dougherty to require each of the officers of said Court, except the Judge thereof, to make a report monthly of all moneys collected by him, and the process upon

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which the same was collected, and also an itemized account, approved by the Judge of said Court, of all costs due said officer for any service in said Court. Officers shall make report of all collections. 15. SEC. IV. Be it further enacted, That it shall be the duty of the Judge of said Court to examine the accounts of the officers of said Court for insolvent costs, and, if correct, to approve the same. County Judge shall examine reports, etc. 16. SEC. V. Be it further enacted, That in case there shall, at any time, be any surplus in the treasury after paying off the claims as hereinbefore prescribed, such surplus shall be paid to the Judge of said Court on his quarterage. Surplushow applied. SEC. VI. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved March 2, 1874. No. CCCIV. (O. No. 220.) An Act to define the per diem pay of Grand and Special Jurors of Emanuel county. 17. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That, from and after the passage of this Act, the per diem pay of grand and special jurors of Emanuel county shall be one dollar per day. Per diem of Grand Jurors. SEC. II. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved March 2, 1874. No. CCCV. (O. No. 131.) An Act to fix the pay of jurors for the county of Fulton, in this State. 18. SECTION I. Be it enacted, That, from and after the passage of this Act, grand and traverse jurors who may serve in the Superior Court of Fulton county shall be entitled to receive for each and every day they may serve as such jurors one dollar only. Per diem of jurors. SEC. II. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 28, 1874. No. CCCVI. (O. No. 292.) An Act to repeal an act to compensate Ordinaries, Sheriffs, and Clerks of the Superior Courts, approved December [Illegible Text], 1871, so far as the provisions of the above recited act apply to the county of Habersham. 19. SECTION I. The General Assembly do enact, That the provisions

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of the above recited act, so far as it applies to the county of Habersham, be, and the same is hereby, repealed. Act of Dec. 13, 1871, repealed as to Habersham. 20. SEC. II. Be it further enacted, That it shall be the duty of the Judge of the Superior Court in the county of Habersham to pass such order as he may deem just and proper to compensate the County Commissioners, Sheriff, and Clerk of the Superior Court of said county for their services, and when such order is passed, the county authorities levying county taxes shall assess so much, with other county taxes, as will pay the same, which, when collected and paid over to the County Treasurer of said county, shall be paid by him, without further order, to the parties thereto entitled. Judge Superior Court shall regulate compensation of certain officers. How paid. 21. SEC. III. That the provisions of this Act shall be in lieu of all other provisions for said officers, except the regular fees prescribed by law. This Act in lieu of fees, etc. SEC. IV. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved March 2, 1874. No. CCCVII. (O. No. 44.) An Act to repeal an act entitled an act to increase the pay of jurors in the counties of Stewart, Webster, Troup, Terrell, Spalding, Gordon, Paulding, Early, Miller, Greene, Murray, Quitman, Fayette, Clayton, Lumpkin, Heard, Cobb, Clarke, Chattahoochee, Henry, Taylor, Macon, Telfair, Thomas, Decatur, Habersham, Monroe, Dooly, Jasper, Houston, Worth, and Clay, approved December 14, 1871, so far as the same relates to the county of Quitman. 22. SECTION I. Be it enacted, That, from and after the passage of this Act, the above recited act, so far as it relates to the county of Quitman, be, and the same is hereby, repealed. Act of Dec. 14, 1871, repealed as to Quitman. SEC. II. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 24, 1874. [NOTE.The above recited act provided for two dollars per diem for jurors.] No. CCCVIII. (O. No. 262.) An Act to provide the mode of fixing the pay of the Sheriff, Clerk of the Superior Court, and Bailiffs, for services in said Court, so far as refers to the county of Richmond, and for other purposes. 23. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That, from and after the passage of this Act, the compensation of the Sheriff, Clerk, and Bailiffs,

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for services rendered in the Superior Court of Richmond county, shall be fixed by the Judge of said Court. Compensation of court officers. SEC. II. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved March 2, 1874. No. CCCIX. (O. No. 136.) An Act to amend an act to provide for the payment of insolvent costs to the county officers of Sumter county, and for other purposes, approved February 21, 1873. 24. SECTION I. Be it enacted, That an act to provide for the payment of insolvent costs to the county officers of Sumter county, and for other purposes, approved February 21, 1873, be, and the same is hereby, amended by striking out from said act section first thereof. 1 of Act of Feb. 21, 1873, repealed. SEC. II. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 28, 1874. NOTE.The [Illegible Text] above referred to provides that officers may submit insolvent cost claims to the Grand Jury, and, upon their recommendation, receive pay. No. CCCX. (O. No. 233.) An Act to repeal an act to provide for the payment of insolvent costs for the county of Washington, and for other purposes. 25. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That an act approved August 26, 1872, to provide for the payment of insolvent costs to the county officers of Washington county, and for other purposes, be, and the same is hereby, repealed. Act of August 26, 1872, repealed. SEC. II. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved March 2, 1874. NOTEThe act above referred to provided that officers should lay claims for insolvent costs before the Grand Jury, and, upon their recommendation, receive pay out of the county treasury.

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No. CCCXI. (O. No. 354.) An Act to authorize the Judge of the Superior Courts of the Western Circuit to fix the compensation of Ordinaries, Clerks of the Superior Court, and Sheriffs of the following counties in said Circuit, to-wit: White, Rabun, and Hall; and of County Commissioners, Sheriffs, and Clerks, of Habersham county, where no adequate compensation, or none at all, is fixed by law, and for other purposes. 26. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That, from and after the passage of this Act, the Judge of the Superior Courts of the Western Judicial Circuit, of this State, at each session of the Superior Court of the following counties, to-wit, White, Rabun, Hall, and Habersham, be, and he is hereby, authorized to fix the compensation that should be paid to the Ordinaries, Clerks of the Superior Court, and Sheriffs, of each of said counties of White, Rabun, and Hall, and the County Commissioners, Sheriffs, and Clerks of Habersham county, for such services as are required of said several officers by law, and for which no adequate compensation, or no compensation at all, is prescribed by law, and to pass an order upon the County Treasurer for such sum, and enter the same upon the minutes of the court; which order shall be as valid and legal against the County Treasurer as any other order passed under the existing laws of this State. Judge Superior Court May fix fees of Ordinaries, Clerks Superior Court, and Sheriffs. Compensation of Commissioners of Habersham. Order upon County Treasurer. SEC. II. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved March 2, 1874. No. CCCXII. (O. No. 85.) An Act to abolish the per diem pay of Grand and Petit Jurors of the counties of Wilcox and Coffee. 27. SECTION I. Be it enacted, That, from and after the passage of this Act, the per diem pay of grand and petit jurors of the counties of Wilcox and Coffee, be, and the same is hereby abolished. Per diem of Grand and petit jurors abolished. SEC. II. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 26, 1874. CCCXIII. (O. No. 291.) An Act to repeal all acts now of force in relation to the per diem of Grand and Petit Jurors, so far as relates to the county of Worth. 28. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That, from and after the passage

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of this Act, the Grand Jury of the Superior Court of Worth county shall receive one dollar per day, each, for their services, and the petit jury the sum of seventy-five cents, each, per day for their services; and, if settled with by Clerk by scrip, then said scrip shall be received for payment of county taxes, by tax collector as money, dollar per dollar. Per diem of Grand Jurors. Per diem of petit jurors. How paid. 29. SEC. II. Be it further enacted, That the juries rendering a verdict in any civil suit whatsoever shall receive the sum of three dollars for each and every verdict rendered; the same to be paid by plaintiff at tendition of verdict, and taxed in bill of costs against defendant. Jurors shall receive cost in each case. 30. SEC. III. Be it further enacted, That all tales jurors summoned by order of court shall receive seventy cents for each and every day they may be held by mandate of the court, whether chosen or not as jurymen. Per diem of talesmen. SEC. IV. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved March 2, 1874. No. CCCXIV. (O. No. 364.) An Act to change the law, so far as relates to the fees of County Treasurer of the county of Worth. 31. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That, from and after the passage of this Act, the County Treasurer, now in office, of Worth county, and his successors in office, shall be entitled to and receive five per cent., as his fees, on all moneys received or paid out by him, in [Illegible Text] of two and one-half as now provided by statute. County Treasurer's fees. SEC. II. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved March 2, 1874.

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CHAPTER IV. COUNTY LINES. APPLING AND PIERCE. SECTION. 1. Line between, changed. BAKER AND EARLY. 2. Act of December 21, 1866, repealed. CHATTAHOOCHEE AND STEWART. 3. Act of March 4, 1865, repealed. CLARKE AND WALTON. 4. Act of December 24, 1842, repealed. [Illegible Text] AND DOUGLAS. 5. Lines between, changed. 6. Line between Cobb, Paulding, and Douglas, defined. CARROLL AND DOUGLAS. 7. Line between, changed. IRWIN AND COFFEE. 8. Line between, changed. LUMPKIN AND DAWSON. 9. Lines between, changed. LAURENS AND JOHNSON. 10. Lines between, changed. MARION AND SCHLEY. 11. Lines between, changed. MILLER AND EARLY. 12. Lines between, changed. MONTGOMERY AND LAURENS. 13. Line defined between. PIERCE AND MORGAN. 14. Lines between, changed. PULASKI AND DODGE. 15. Line between, changed. RANDOLPH AND CALHOUN. 16. Section four of act of February 21, 1856, repealed. RANDOLPH AND TERRELL. 17. Lines between, changed. TOWNS AND UNION. 18. Lines between, changed. WARE AND PIERCE. 19. Lines between, changed. WEBSTER AND STEWART. 20. Lines between, changed. WHITE AND LUMPKIN. 21. Lines between, changed. No. CCCXV. (O. No. 410.) An Act to change the line between the counties of Appling and Pierce. WHEREAS, The citizens to be thereby affected have memorialized the General Assembly to change the line between the counties of Pierce and Appling; therefore, Preamble. 1. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That the line between the said counties of Pierce and Appling be changed as follows, to-wit, so as to make the Little Satilla River the line between said counties from the present southern line of Appling thence up said river to the mouth of Big Creek; thence up said creek to the Miles Ford; thence west along the Holmesville and Waresboro Road to the ford of Big Hurricane Creek; thence down said creek to the present line of Pierce. Line changed. SEC. II. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved March 3, 1874.

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No. CCCXVI. (O. No. 31.) An Act to repeal an act entitled an act to change the line between the counties of Baker and early, assented to December 21, 1866. 2. SECTION I. Be it enacted, That, from and after the passage of this Act, the above recited Act be, and the same is hereby, repealed. Act of Dec., 1866, repealed. SEC. II. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 23, 1871. No. CCCXVII. (O. No. 350.) An Act to repeal the first section of an act entitled an act to change the line [Illegible Text] the counties of Chattahoochee and Stewart, and also to change the line between the counties of Glascock and Warren, approved March [Illegible Text], 1865. 3. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That section first of the above recited act be, and the same is hereby, repealed. First section of Act of March, 4, [Illegible Text], repealed. Approved March 2, 1874. No. CCCXVIII. (O. No. 370.) An Act to repeal an act entitled an act to alter and amend an act entitled an act to add the residence of Eli Jones, now of the county of Clarke, to the county of Walton; also, to add the residence of John L. Means, of the county of Walton, to the county of Newton, assented to December 22, 1840, which amendatory act was approved December 24, 1842. 4. SECTION I. The General Assembly do enact, That the act hereinbefore recited, be, and the same is hereby, repealed. Act of Dec. 24, 1872, repealed. SEC. II. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved March 3, 1874.

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No. CCCXIX. (O. No. 94.) An act to change the lines between the counties of Cobb and Douglas, and for other purposes. 5. SECTION I. Be it enacted, That, from and after the passage of this Act, the lines between the counties of Cobb and Douglas, in this State, be, and they are hereby, changed as follows, to-wit: Commencing where the original land line between lots of land numbers three hundred and thirty-four and three hundred and thirty-five, in the eighteenth district, and second section of original Cherokee but now Cobb county, Ga., crosses the line between the counties of Cobb and Douglas; thence north along the present line of the counties of Paulding and Cobb, to the southwest corner of land lot number one hundred and twenty-one, in the eighteenth district, and second section of the county of Cherokee, originally, but now Cobb; thence east along the original land lines to the Sweetwater creek; thence down said creek to the lines of the counties of Cobb and Douglas. Lines changed. 6. SEC. II. Be it further enacted, That the lines mentioned in the first section of this Act be, and the same are, made the lines between the counties of Cobb, Paulding, and Douglas, and the territory embraced in the lines aforesaid is attached to, and made a part of, the county of Douglas. [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] Cobb, Paulding and Douglas defined. SEC. III. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 27, 1874. No. CCCXX. (O. No. 369.) An Act to change the line between the counties of Carroll and Douglas, so as to include the farm of Alfred B. Davis within the limits of the county of Douglas. 7. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That, from and after the passage of this Act, that the line between the counties of Carroll and Douglas be so changed as to include the whole of land lot number one hundred and forty-five, in the second district, Carroll county, within the limits of Douglas county. Line changed. SEC. II. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved March 3, 1874.

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No. CCCXXI. (O. No. 130.) An Act to change the line between the counties of Irwin and Coffee. 8. SECTION I. Be it enacted, That, from and immediately after the passage of this Act, the line between the counties of Irwin and Coffee be so changed as to add the remaining portion of lot of land number three hundred and sixty-five, in the fifth district of said county of Irwin, to the county of Coffeethe same including the residence of Thomas Paulk. Line changed. SEC. II. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 28, 1874. No. CCCXXII. (O. No. 113.) An Act to change the line between the counties of Lumpkin and Dawson, and for other purposes. 9. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That, from and after the passage of this Act, the county line between the counties of Lumpkin and Dawson, be, and the same is hereby, changed, so that the same shall be and run as follows, to-wit: Said county line shall extend and run from the southeast corner of lot of land number seven hundred, due north, to the northeast corner of lot of land number five hundred and sixty-four; thence directly in a northwesterly course to the southeast corner of lot of land number one hundred and fifty-one on the original line, thence directly to the northeast corner of lot of land number ten, to the Gilmer county line. Lines changed. SEC. II. epeals conflicting laws. Approved February 27, 1874. No. CCCXXIII. (O. No. 122.) An Act to change the line between the counties of Laurens and Johnson. 10. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That the lines between the counties of Laurens and Johnson be, and they are hereby, changed by adding all of W. G. Thigpen's land to Laurens county; said county line to leave Pendleton's creek where the Dublin and Savannah road crosses said creek, thence running down said road to W.

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G. Thigpen's land line; thence said land line back to said Pendleton's creek, so as to embrace all of said W. G. Thigpen's land. Lines changed. SEC. II. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 28, 1874. No. CCCXXIV. (O. No. 108.) An Act to change the lines between the counties of Marion and Schley. 11. SECTION 1. Be it enacted, etc., That, from and after the passage of this Act, the lines between the counties of Marion and Schley be so changed as to include lots of land numbers two hundred and forty, two hundred and nine, and one hundred acres of lot of land, number two hundred and eight, lying in the thirtieth district of Schley, in the county of Marion; and that the line be further changed by including in the county of Schley the residence of Samual Williams, now of Marion, and the lands upon which the said residence is situated. Lines changed. SEC. II. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 26, 1874. No. CCCXXV. (O. No. 50.) An Act to change the line between the counties of Miller and Early. 12. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That, from and after the passage of this Act, the line between the counties of Miller and Early be so changed as to include in the county of Miller lot of land number three hundred, in the sixth district of Early county. Line between Millerand Early changed. SEC. II. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 24, 1874. No. CCCXXVI. (O. No. 41.) An Act to define the line between the counties of Montgomery and Laurens, on the west side of the Oconee river. 13. SECTION I. The General Assembly do enact, That the line between the eleventh and twelfth districts of originally Wilkinson county be, and the same is hereby, constituted the county line between said counties, on the west side of the Oconee river, except lots of land numbers one, two, and thirty, of the twelfth district,

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which shall remain in the county of Montgomery, and except lot of land number two hundred and forty, in the eleventh district, which shall be included in the county of Laurens. Line between Montgomery and Laurens defined. SEC. II. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 24, 1874. No. CCCXXVII. (O. No. 211.) An Act to change the lines between the counties of Pierce and Wayne. WHEREAS, The entire people to be affected thereby have memorialized the General Assembly to change the lines between the counties of Pierce and Wayne, on account of the inaccessibility of the court house of Wayne county, and the difficulty of reaching said court house in time of high tides: therefore. [Illegible Text]. 14. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That the lines between the counties of Pierce and Wayne be changed so as to make Little Satilla river the line between said counties from the junction of said river with the Great Satilla, up to the line of the county of Appling, and making the Great Satilla river the line between said counties on the southeast from said junction up to the present line of Pierce. Lines changed between Pierce and Wayne. SEC. II. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved March 2, 1874. No. CCCXXVIII. (O. No. 56.) An Act to change the line between the counties of Pulaski and Dodge, and to add a portion of the county of Dodge to the county of Pulaski. 15. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That, from and after the passage of this Act, the line between the counties of Pulaski and Dodge be changed as follows, to-wit: commencing at the southwest corner of lot of land number one hundred and forty-eight, in the twentieth district of originally Wilkinson now Dodge county, and running thence in an easterly direction along the original and line to the southeast corner of lot number three, in said district, on the district line; thence up said district line to what is now the dividing line between the said counties of Dodge and Pulaski. Line between Dodge and Pulaski changed. SEC. II. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 24, 1874.

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No. CCCXXIX (O. No. 52.) An Act to repeal section four of an act to change the line between the counties of Randolph and Calhoun, and for other purposes therein mentioned, approved February 21, 1856. 16. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That section four of the above recited act, relating to the change of the line between the counties of Fulton and DeKalb, be, and the same is hereby, repealed. Sec. 4 of Act Feb. 21, 1856, repealed. SEC. II. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 24, 1874. No. CCCXXX. (O. No. 167.) An Act to change the lines between the counties of Randolph and Terrell. 17. SECTION I. Be it enacted, That the lines between the counties of Randolph and Terrell be, and they are hereby, changed, by adding fractional lots of land numbers two hundred and twenty-five, two hundred and fifty-five, and two hundred and twenty-six, in the tenth district, in the county of Randolph, to the county of Terrell. Lines between Randolph and Terrell changed. SEC. II. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 28, 1874. No. CCCXXXI. (O. No. 69.) An Act to change the line between the counties of Towns and Union. 18. SECTION I. Be it enacted, That, from and after the passage of this Act, the line between the counties of Union and Towns shall be so changed as to include the residence of John L. Haynes, and all of his land, to-wit: Lots of land numbers two hundred and five, two hundred and six, two hundred and seven, one hundred and ninety, and one hundred and ninety-one, in the seventeenth district and first section of said county of Union, in the county of Towns. Lines changed. SEC. II. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 25, 1874.

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No. CCCXXXII. (O. No. 93.) An Act to change the line between the counties of Ware and Pierce. 19. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That the line between the counties of Ware and Pierce be changed as follows, to-wit: Beginning at a point where the Brunswick and Albany Railroad intersects the line between said counties, and running along the line of said railroad to the northeast corner of lot of land number one hundred and five, in the ninth district of said county of Pierce, thence due south along the land line to where it intersects the line between the counties of Pierce and Charlton, at the southeast corner of lot of land number one hundred and fifteen, in the said ninth district of said county of Pierce. Lines changed. SEC. II. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 27, 1874. No. CCCXXXIII. (O. No. 366.) An Act to change the line between the counties of Webster and Stewart. 20. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That, from and after the passage of this Act, that the line between the counties of Webster and Stewart be so changed as to include lot of land number two hundred and thirty-five, in nineteenth district, of Stewart county, in the county of Webster. Lines between Webster and Stewart changed. SEC. II. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved March 2, 1874. No. CCCXXXIV. (O. No. 310.) An Act to change the line between the counties of White and Lumpkin. 21. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That, from and after the passage of this Act, the line between the counties of White and Lumpkin be, and the same is hereby, changed so as to include lot of land number sixty-one, and fractional part of number sixty in the first district of originally Habersham, now Lumpkin, and number seventy-two and fractional part of number forty-nine of the fourth district of originally Habersham, now Lumpkin, in the county of White; the above named lots, numbers sixty-one and seventy-two, now owned and occupied by Berry Turner. Line between White and Lumpkin changed. SEC. II. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved March 2, 1874.

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CHAPTER V. COUNTY REGULATIONS. APPLING COUNTY. SECTION. 1. Offices of Tax Receiver and Collector consolidated. 2. Holmesville stricken from act of February 22, 1873, and Baxley substituted. 3. Proceeds of sale of certain propertyhow applied. BAKER COUNTY. 4 Sheriff and Tax Collector, and Clerk and Receiver, consolidated. 5. Sheriff shall give bond [Illegible Text] Collector. 6. Duties, etc., of Receiver devolves upon Clerk. BALDWIN COUNTY. 7. Act of August 27, 1872, repealed. 8. Sheriff's saleswhere [Illegible Text] BIBB COUNTY. 9. Commissioners authorized to work convicts on roads. BROOKS COUNTY. 10. Sale of certain lands in Brooks legalized. BULLOCH COUNTY. 11. Section 611 of the Code amended. BURKE COUNTY. 12. Road laws amended. [Illegible Text] COUNTY. 13. Governor may detail [Illegible Text] to work road from Forsyth to Indian Springs. 14. Board of Directorsduty of. 15. State not liable for expenses. 16. Governor to be notified of return of con victssubsistence of. 17. Directors to give bond. 18. Right-of-way, etc. [Illegible Text] COUNTY. 19. Commissioners appoint supervisors of election. CAMDEN COUNTY. 20. Liability of road hands defined. 21. Trapping, hunting, etc., prohibited on Cumberland Island. 22. Offenderspunishment of. CHATHAM COUNTY. 23. Commissioners authorized to turn road from Skidaway to Savannah. 24. Jailby whom controlled. 25. Jailerelection ofterm of office, etc. 26. Next electionwhen held, etc. 27. Jailer's salary. 28. May appoint deputy salary of. 29. Other jail officershow appointed. 30. Laws of force. 31. Act of December 13, 1871, repealed. 32. Inspector of fertilizersfees of. CHATTAHOOCHEE COUNTY. 33. Ordinary ex-officio Clerk of Superior Court. CHATTOOGA COUNTY. 34. Mode of granting [Illegible Text] to sell spirituous liquors. 35. Act of February 20, 1873, made applicable. COLUMBIA COUNTY. 36. Ordinary shall discharge duties of Inferior Court. CLARKE, FULTON, AND DEKALB. 37. For the protection of deer, etc.; additional section. 38. The use of traps, snares, etc., prohibited. 39. Shall apply to mocking and other birds. 40. Offendershow punished. 41. Applicable only in certain months. DOUGLAS COUNTY. 42. Location of county site to be decided by the people. 43. Sale of town lots. 44. Se [Illegible Text] of law suit. DOUGHERTY COUNTY. 45. Act of December 15, [Illegible Text], amended. 46. Certain acts of Ordinary legalized. EMANUEL COUNTY. 47. Requirements of applicants for license. 48. Ordinary issuing contrary to lawpenalty. 49. [Illegible Text] excepted. FORSYTH COUNTY. 50. Ordinary of Forayth may sell Academy lot. FULTON COUNTY. 51. Jury boxhow and when revised. [Illegible Text] COUNTY. 52. Certain land-owners may erect gates on highway; Commissioners may remove the same. GLYNN AND THOMAS. 53. But one panel of jurors for each term of Court HANCOCK COUNTY. 54. Offices of Clerk Superior Court and Treasurer consolidated. HABERSHAM COUNTY. 55. Act of August 24, 1872, repealed. HOUSTON COUNTY. 56. Justice of the Peace Court in 528th district, G.M.where held. 57. Fi. fas. heretofore issued legal. 58. Act of August 24, 1872, repealed. 59. General school law made applicable. LIBERTY COUNTY. 60. Destruction of game prohibited in certain seasonspenalty. 61. Sheriff's bond reduced. 62. Local road laws repealed. 63. General law made applicable. MILTON AND [Illegible Text]. 64. Stock law for certain territory. 65. Liability of parties failing to keep stock up. ACT OF AUGUST 27, 1872. 66. Repealed. [Illegible Text] COUNTY. 67. Sale of [Illegible Text] liquors near any church, academy, etc., prohibited; proviso. 68. To exempt certain volunteer companies from jury duty. NEWTON, STEWART, AND JASPER. 69. Act of February 20, 1873, amended.

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[Illegible Text] COUNTY. 70. Sheriff's bond reduced. [Illegible Text] COUNTY. 71. Offices of Tax [Illegible Text] and Collector consolidated. [Illegible Text] COUNTY. 72. Sheriff's bond reduced. [Illegible Text] AND CAMDEN. 73. Hunting on lands of another prohibitedpenalty. RICHMOND, [Illegible Text], AND RANDOLPH. 74. Destruction of [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] birds prohibitedpenalty. 75. Trapping [Illegible Text], etc., prohibitedpenalty. 76. Killing deer in certain seasons. 77. Poisoning fish penalty. 78. Fishing, hunting, etc., on another's landpenalty. [Illegible Text] COUNTY. 79. Act of August 23, 1872, amended; term, etc., of school officers. 80. Disposition of school fund. 81. Provisions of Code for appointing Flour Inspectors [Illegible Text]. 82. Mode of granting [Illegible Text] to sell [Illegible Text] liquors. SCREVEN COUNTY. 83. Mode of granting [Illegible Text] to sell spirituous liquors. 84. Issuing contrary to lawpenalty. 85. Towns, etc., may impose additional penalty. 86. Act of February 20, 1873, repealed. TAYLOR COUNTY. 87. Act of August 24, 1872, amended. UNION COUNTY. 88. Certain offices consolidated with Sheriff. 89. Shall give additional bond. 90. Compensation. WARREN AND HOUSTON. 91. Mode of granting licenses. 92. Offenderspunishment of. WAYNE COUNTY. 93. Jury box to be revised. 94. Commissioners to draw jury for next term. WEBSTER AND GILMER. 95. Tax Receivers [Illegible Text] Treasurers. 96. Present Treasurers remain in office. WORTH COUNTY. 97. Treasurer's officewhere held. 98. Fire hunting prohibited. 99. Persons damaging others by firegives right of action. 100. May hunt on their own lands. No. CCCXXXV. (O. No. 328.) An Act to consolidate the offices of Receiver of Tax Returns, and Tax Collector of Appling county. 1. SECTION I. The General Assembly enacts, That, from and after the first day of January, 1875, the offices of Receiver of Tax Returns, and Tax Collector, in the county of Appling be, and the same are hereby, consolidated. Offices of Tax Receiver and Collector consolidated. SEC. II. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved March 2, 1874. No. CCCXXXVI. (O. No. 414.) An Act to amend an act entitled an act to authorize the Ordinary of the county of Appling to sell and convey the court house, and public lands appertaining thereto, situated in the town of Holmesville, in said county, and to apply the proceeds thereof to the payment of the cost already [Illegible Text], or to be incurred, in the crection of a new court house in said town of Baxley, and county aforesaid, approved February 22, 1873, and for other purposes. 2. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That, from and immediately after the passage of this Act, the above recited act be an ended by striking out the word Holmesville, in the fifth line of the caption

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of the above recited act, and insert in lieu thereof the word Baxley; and by further striking out the word Holmesville, in the last line of the first section of said act, and insert in lieu thereof the word Baxley. Holmesville stricken from Act Feb. 22, 1873, and Baxley inserted. 3. SEC. II. That after said court house, in said town of Holmesville, shall have been sold, it shall be the duty of the Ordinary of said county of Appling to apply the proceeds thereof first to the payment of the debt already incurred in the building of the new court house at Baxley, and to pay the surplus, if any, into the county treasury of said county. Proceeds of salehow applied. SEC. III. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved March 3, 1874. No. CCCXXXVII. (O. No. 203.) An Act to consolidate the offices of Sheriff and Tax Collector, and the offices of Clerk of the Superior Court and Tax Receiver, of Baker county. 4. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That the offices of Sheriff and Tax Collector, and also the offices of Clerk of the Superior Court and Tax Receiver, in and for the county of Baker, be, and are hereby, consolidated, to take effect from and after the next regular elections for said offices; and that the person elected as Sheriff shall, by virtue of his said office of Sheriff, be the Tax Collector of said county; and that the person elected to the office of Clerk of the Superior Court shall, by virtue of his said office of Clerk, be the Tax Receiver of said county. Sheriff and Tax Collector, and Clerk and Receiver, consolidated. Takes effectwhen. 5. SEC. II. Be it further enacted, That the person so elected as Sheriff shall give bond, as ex-officio Tax Collector, in double the amount to be collected by him, as the law now requires of Tax Collectors, and receive the same amount, as compensation for said service, as the law now allows, or may hereafter allow, to Tax Collectors in this State; and that all the laws which apply to Tax Collectors in the discharge, or failure to discharge, their duties shall apply to said Sheriff in regard to the collection of taxes. Sheriff shall give bond as Collector. 6. SEC. III. Be it further enacted, That the Clerk of Superior Court of said county of Baker shall perform all the duties, and be subject to all legal requirements applicable to Tax Receivers. Requirements and duties of Receiver devolve upon Clerk. SEC. IV. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 28, 1874.

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No. CCCXXXVIII. (O. No. 344.) An Act to provide for the repeal of an act to organize a public school system for certain counties, so far as relates to the county of Baldwin. 7. SECTION I. The General Assembly do enact, That so much of the act, approved August 27, 1872, entitled an act to provide for organizing a public school system for certain counties therein named, and for other purposes, be, and the same is hereby, repealed, so far as relates to the county of Baldwin. Act of August [Illegible Text] 1872, repealed as to Baldwin. SEC. II. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved March 2, 1874. No. CCCXXXIX. (O. No 8.) An Act to [Illegible Text] the place for Sheriff's sales in the county of Baldwin. 8. SECTION I. The General Assembly do enact, That, from and after the passage of this Act, all Sheriff's sales for the county of Baldwin shall be advertised and held before the Masonic Hall, in the city of Milledgeville: Provided, That this Act shall not interfere with the Sheriff's right to sell lumber and other unwieldy articles without removing the same from the place where levied on, as now provided by law; and provided, further, that this Act expires whenever the citizens of Baldwin erect a court house. Saleswhere advertised and held. May sell [Illegible Text] articles without removal [Illegible Text] of this Act. SEC. II. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 13, 1874. No. CCCXL. (O. No. 79.) An Act to [Illegible Text] the Road Commissioners of the county of Bibb to use the laber of certain [Illegible Text] therein named in working the public roads of said county, and for other purposes. 9. SECTION I. The General Assembly do enact, That, from and after the passage of this Act, the Road Commissioners in and for the county of Bibb shall have power and authority to use as a separate force, for the working of the roads of said county, the labor of such convicts as have been sentenced, or may hereafter be sentenced, by the Judges of the Superior and County Courts of said county for misdemeanors; to make such regulations for the safe keeping and maintenance of said convicts as may be prescribed by

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the Road Commissioners of said county; to purchase horses, mules, wagons, carts, and all implements and tools, and to employ such overseers, assistants, and guards, and to hire such other labor as by said Road Commissioners shall be deemed necessary to the proper and economical working of said force, and to place the same under the direction and control of a superintendent, under such rules and regulations, and for such compensation, as said Board may prescribe. Commissioners may work convicts on public roads. May make regulations for keeping convicts, etc. May purchase wagons and teams, etc. May employ guards, etc. SEC. II. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 26, 1874. No. CCCXLI. (O. No. 192.) An Act to legalize and approve the sale of certain streets in the town of Quitman, Brooks county, made by the Ordinary of said county to the Quitman Manufacturing Company. WHEREAS, The Ordinary of the county of Brooks, on the 17th day of March, 1871, did, by deed, sell and convey to the Quitman Manufacturing Company certain ends of streets in said town of Quitman; and WHEREAS, said company have [Illegible Text] their buildings upon said streets, in connection with the adjacent lots, and are now engaged in the business of manufacturing cotton and wool; and WHEREAS, doubts exist about the legality of said sale; therefore, Preamble. 10. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That the sale made by the Ordinary of the county of Brooks, to the Quitman Manufacturing Company, evidenced by his deed, bearing date March 17, 1871, conveying to said company the street running north and south between town lots numbers one, two, five, and sixalso, the street running east and west, between the aforesaid town lots, all situated in said town and county, and south of the Atlantic and Gulf Railroad, all lying between blocks numbers one, two, five, and six, in the southeast section of said town, be, and the same is hereby, legalized and made valid; and the State of Georgia hereby relinquishes, to said Quitman Manufacturing Company all right, title, and interest, she may have in said streets. Sale of certain streets in Quitman legalized. State's [Illegible Text]. SEC. II. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 28, 1874.

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No. CCCXLII. (O. No. 172.) An Act to amend section 611 of the Code of Georgia, so far as the same applies to the county of [Illegible Text]. 11. SECTION I. Be it enacted, That, from and after the passage of this Act, section 611 of the Code of Georgia be, and the same is hereby, amended, so far as it applies to the county of Bulloch, by adding to said section the words, who live within four miles of said new road. [Illegible Text] 611 of the Code amended. SEC. II. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 28, 1874. NOTE. Section 611 of the Code provides that the same road hands shall not be compelled to work on more than [Illegible Text] public road which comes within three miles of their residence, except in opening new roads. No. CCCXLIII. (O. No. 402.) An Act to amend the road laws of this State, so far as the same is applicable to the sounty of Burke. 12. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That whenever there is but one Commissioner of Public Roads in any of the districts of Burke county, he shall have the same power and authority that the three Commissioners have, as now provided by law. Road laws amended as to Burke. SEC. II. And be it further enacted, That the Roard of Commissioners for Burke county shall be, and they are hereby, authorized to appoint one, two, or three Commissioners for the several districts, as, in their judgment, may seem best. One or more Commissioners may [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text]. SEC. III. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved March 3, 1874. No. CCCXLIV. (O. No. 382.) An Act to improve and render more accessible and valuable the property of the State in the Indian Spring, in Butts county. WHEREAS, In view of the great medicinal and curative properties of the waters of the Indian Spring, in Butts countythe State owning the property in said Spring and the lands surrounding the same, that the waters thereof might be forever dedicated to the free use and benefit of all the people of the State; and WHEREAS, it is desirable and a wise public policy to secure for our own people, and especially for invalids, the enjoyment and benefit of the mineral waters in this State, thereby lessening the cost to themselves,

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and keeping the immense amount of money yearly expended at distant watering places and summer resorts among ourselves, and which is in accord with the purpose of the State in retaining the title to said Spring; [Illegible Text]. 13. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That his Excellency the Governor be, and he is hereby, authorized and empowered, if in his judgment and discretion it is, or may be, to the interest of the State, to cause to be made a detail of such number of Penitentiary convicts on hand and undisposed of, and for such time as he may deem proper, upon the application of the Directors hereinafter mentioned, which covicts shall be made to grade, bridge, culvert, and substantially turnpike, or otherwise improve, the road from the town of Forsyth, in Monroe county, to said Indian Springs, in Butts county; and also, to improve the public lands around the said Springs, as the Board of Directors, hereinafter mentioned, shall deem best: Provided, the Governor shall have the right to revoke or annul the detail herein provided for, and to require the said convicts to be returned to the Penitentiary, or such other place in the State as he may direct, if in his judgment the purposes of the detail are not being carried out in good faith, or if from other causes the Governor shall deem it best to revoke or annual such detail. Governor may detail convicts to turnpike road from Forsyth to Indian Springs. Improvement of public lands around the Spring. Proviso. 14. SEC. II. Be it further enacted, That Charles A. Nutting, of the county of Bibb, W. L. Lampkin, I. T. Crowder, W. A. Pye, W. H. Head, and Jefferson Hogan, of the county of Monroe, and B. W. Collier, John Gibson and E. E. Pound, of the county of Butts, are hereby appointed a Board of Directors to take charge of said convicts; that it shall be the duty of said Directors to see that said convicts are properly fed and clothed, and receive proper medical attention while so detailed; to appoint an engineer to survey said road, and to receive contributions of money, provisions, and other articles for the purpose of feeding, and otherwise caring for said convicts, and for the purpose of paying the officers and guard for their services during the time they are engaged in said work. Board of Directors. Duty of Board. 15. SEC. III. Be it further enacted, That the State shall in no event be liable for any expenses growing out of said work. State not liable for expenses. 16. SEC. IV. Be it further enacted, That the said Directors shall give the Governor thirty days notice before the return of said convicts, and shall be liable for the subsistence, guarding, and medical treatment of said convicts until returned. Governor to be notified of return of convicts. Subsistence, etc., of convicts. 17. SEC. V. Be it further enacted, That when said convicts are turned over to said Directors, the Governor shall require of them such bond and security for their maintenance, medical treatment, and proper confinement, as he may deem best. Directors shall give bond. 18. SEC. VI. Be it further enacted, That the Directors hereinbefore appointed to carry into effect this Act shall have the power to change the line of road from that now in use along said route, whenever they may deem it necessary, upon making proper compensation

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pensation for such right-of-way. Whenever a disagreement occurs as to such compensation, the land owner shall select one referee, and the Directors shall select one referee, both to be disinterested freeholders of the county wherein the land lies, who shall, after examination, fix the real damage price of said land, if any. If they disagree, they shall select an umpire with like qualifications, who, being duly sworn, shall decide said question, which decision shall be filed with the Superior Court of the county in which the land is located. Either party dissatisfied with such decision may appeal to said Superior Court in five days after the return thereof, on such terms as now govern appeals to the Superior Court. Power of Directors, etc. Right-of-waydisagreement arbitrated. Appeal to Superior Court. SEC. VII. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved March 3, 1874. No. CCCXLV. (O. No. 342.) An Act to authorize and empower the Board of Commissioners of Roads and Revenue for the county of Calhoun to appoint the necessary supervisors of elections, and the necessary talesmen or clerks for said county. 19. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That, from and after the passage of this Act, the Commissioners of Roads and Revenue for the county of Calhoun, or a majority of the same, shall have power and authority to appoint the necessary supervisors of elections, to consist of two freeholders and one Justice of the Peace, or three freeholders, in each militia district, at the discretion of said Commissioners, and the necessary talesmen or clerks for said county, who shall receive such compensation for their services as the said Commissioners may allow: Provided, that the compensation so allowed shall not exceed five dollars per day for each person so employed, who shall take and subscribe an oath, each, that they will impartially discharge their duties as such. Commissioners of Calhoun may appoint supervisors of elections. Proviso. SEC. II. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved March 2, 1874. No. CCCXLVI. (O. No. 66.) An Act to change the road laws of Camden county. 20. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That all the road hands in each and every road district, in the county of Camden, are, by law, required to work on all the public roads in the road district where said road hands reside or work, and also in opening a new road in

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said district, and that section 650 of the Code of Georgia, edition of 1867, be, and is hereby, declared and rendered inoperative as regards said county of Camden. Liability of road hands defined. SEC. II. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 24, 1874. No. CCCXLVII. (O. No. 219.) An Act for the preservation of game on Cumberland Island, Camden county, Georgia. WHEREAS, The owners of land on Cumberland Island are desirous of preserving the game on said island; therefore, Preamble. 21. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That, from and after the passage of this Act, it shall not be lawful for any party or parties to hunt with dogs, trap, or in any other manner, wild deer, wild duck, curlew, quail, or any other game birds, or game animals, that are now on the said island, or that may be carried there for the purpose of propagation, without the consent of the owner or agent of the land on which it is done. Trapping, hunting, etc., prohibited. 22. SEC. II. Be it further enacted, That for every violation of this Act the person so offending shall be deemed and held guilty of misdemeanor, and, upon conviction, shall be fined or imprisoned, or both, at the discretion of the court. Violation of this Actpenalty. SEC. III. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved March 2, 1874. No. CCCXLVIII. (O. No. 208.) An Act to require the three Commissioners of Public Roads of Chatham county, who are assigned to the Isle of Hope district, or the old Skidaway Ferry Road, to turn said road at the four-mile stone, and carry it, by the most direct route practicable, to the city of Savannah, Chatham county. WHEREAS, In consequence of a charter granted on the 18th day of February, 1873, to the Skidaway Shell Road Company, giving said Skidaway Shell Road Company sole control of, and the right to charge, toll on the old Skidaway Ferry Road, for four miles from the court house in the county of Chatham, thereby depriving all persons owning property or residing on said Skidaway Ferry Road, beyond the four-mile stone, of free access to the court house, post office, market, etc., in the city of Savannah: now, therefore, Preamble.

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23. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That, immediately after the passage of this Act, the three members of the Board of Commissioners of Public Roads of the county of Chatham, to whose charge is assigned the Isle of Hope district, or the Skidaway Ferry Road, in said county, shall proceed to turn said Skidaway Ferry Road at the four-mile stone, and carry it, by the most direct route practicable, to the [Illegible Text] of Anderson street (Love lane) and Waters road (now known as Eastland avenue), in or near the city of Savannah, county of Chatham; and all necessary expenses shall be paid out of the treasury of the county of Chatham; said road to be continued to be known as the Skidaway Ferry Road: Provided, that the statutes upon the subject of compensation to owners of property for damages for right-of-way, etc., contained in section 637 of the Code of Georgia, as revised by Irwin, Lester and Hill, and the other sections upon the same subject, shall apply to this Act: and provided, further, that the cost of constructing said road shall not be more than the Board of Commissioners of Chatham shall approve. County Commissioners authorized to turn Skidaway Ferry [Illegible Text], etc. Expenseshow paid. [Illegible Text]. SEC. II. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved March 2, 1874. No. CCCXLIX (O. No. 9.) An Act in relation to the officers of the jail of Chatham county. 24. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That the jail of Chatham county shall continue, as heretofore, under the direction, control and management of the Mayor and Aldermen of Savannah, with all the rights and duties of Commissioners of the same. Chatham county jailcontrolled by whom. 25. SEC. II. Be it further enacted, That the Mayor and Aldermen of the city of Savannah shall have the election, by ballot, of the jailer, who shall hold his office for three years, and until his successor is elected and qualified, unless sooner removed by said Mayor and Aldermen for any official misconduct, which shall, in their opinion, furnish sufficient cause. Jailerhow elected Term of office. May be removed. 26. SEC. III. Be it further enacted, That the next regular election of said jailer shall be at the first regular meeting of the City Council of Savannah in January, in the year 1875, and regular elections for said jailer shall be every three years thereafter, and the said Mayor and Aldermen shall have power to fill all vacancies in said office occuring from death, resignation or otherwise, and should the said Mayor and Aldermen fail to elect a jailer at the time appointed for a regular election, it shall be lawful for them to elect at the next regular meeting. Next electionwhen held. Regular elections every three years. Vacancieshow filled. Failure to elect[Illegible Text]. 27. SEC. IV. Be it further enacted, That the said jailer shall have an annual salary of twenty-five hundred dollars, which shall

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not be increased or diminished during his continuance in office, which shall be paid in monthly installments out of the treasury of the city of Savannah. Jailer's salary. How paid. 28. SEC. V. Be it further enacted, That the said jailer shall have the power and authority to appoint a deputy jailer, subject to the approval of said Mayor and Aldermen, and the same to dismiss, at his discretion. The salary of said deputy, when confirmed by the said Mayor and Aldermen, shall be at the rate of nine hundred dollars per annum, payable in monthly installments out of the treasury of the city of Savannah. May appoint deputy. Deputy's salary. How paid 29. SEC. VI. Be it further enacted, That all other necessary officers of said jail shall be appointed by the said Mayor and Aldermen in such manner and for such terms as they may think best; and all the officers of said jail shall respectively give give such bond as the said Mayor and Aldermen shall by ordinance prescribe. Other jail officers how appointed. All officers shall give bond. 30. SEC. VII. Be it further enacted, That all laws now in operation, relating to the said jail of Chatham county, and not in conflict with this Act, are declared to be still of force. Laws not in conflict of force. Approved February 13, 1874. No. CCCL. (O. No. 292.) An Act to repeal an act entitled an act to require the Coroner of Chatham county to hold inquests in certain cases, and also to allow certain fees [Illegible Text] for by law, and for other purposes, approved December 13, 1871. 31. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That the act described in the caption of this Act is hereby repealed. Act of Dec. 13, 1871 [Illegible Text]. SEC. II. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved March 2, 1874. NOTEThe act above referred to provides that the Coroner of Chatham county shall hold inquests on persons dying suddenly, without a physician, or dying in jail, and allowing certain fees therefor. No. CCCLI. (O. No. 124.) An Act to amend an act entitled an act to amend an act entitled an act to protect the planters of this State from imposition in the sale of fertilizers, approved September 17, 1868, and to fix the fee for inspecting and analyzing fertilizers in the county of Chatham. 32. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That section one of said act is hereby amended as follows: The Inspector of Fertilizers for the

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county of Chatham shall be allowed for such inspection and analysis, a fee of twenty-five cents per ton of two thousand pounds, to be paid by the party procuring the inspection. Inspector of fertilizers fees of. SEC. II. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 28, 1874. No. CCCLII (O. No. 150.) An Act to [Illegible Text] the Ordinary of the county of Chattahoochee to discharge the duties of Clerk of the Superior Court of said county, and for other purposes. 33. SECTION I. Be it further enacted, etc., That, from and after the expiration of the term of office of the present Clerk of the Superior Court of the county of Chattahoochee, the Ordinary of said county shall be and perform the duties of the Clerk of said Superior Court until the next general election for the Ordinary, after which election, and every four years thereafter, one officer shall be elected and qualified to fill and perform the functions and duties of the offices of Ordinary and Clerk of the Superior Court of said county. Ordinary ex-officio Clerk Superior Court of Chattahoochee. SEC. II. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 28, 1874. No. CCCLIII (O. No. 30.) An Act to prescribe the mode of granting license to sell intoxicating liquors in the county of Chattooga. 34. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That, from and after the passage of this Act, the mode of granting license to sell intoxicating liquors in the county of Chattooga shall be the same as now exists in the counties of Jefferson, Burke, and Washington. [Illegible Text] to [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] liquors [Illegible Text] granted. 35. SEC. II. Be it further enacted, That all the provisions of an act entitled an act to prescribe the mode of granting license to sell intoxicating liquors in the counties of Jefferson, Burke, and Washington, approved February 20, 1873, be, and are hereby, made to apply to the county of Chattooga. Act of Feb. 20, 1873, made to apply to Chattooga. SEC. III. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 23, 1874. NOTEThe act above referred to provides that the applicant shall obtain the written [Illegible Text] sent of two-thirds of the citizens living within three miles of the place where he proposes to sell.

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No. CCCLIV (O. No. 59.) An Act to repeal section 313 of the Revised Code of Georgia, edition of 1873, so far as the same relates to the county of Columbia. 36. SECTION I. Be it enacted, That section 313 of the revised Code of Georgia, edition of 1873, be repealed, so far as the county of Columbia is concerned, so that the same will read as follows: The Ordinary of the county of Columbia shall discharge all the duties formerly devolved on the Justices of the Inferior Court, as to county business. Ordinary shall discharge duties of Inferior Court. SEC. II. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 25, 1874. No. CCCLV (O. No. 4.) An Act to alter, amend, and add to an act entitled an act for the protection of deer, partridges, and wild turkeys, in the counties of Chatham and Bryan, ( and to apply the provisions of said act to the counties of Clarke, Fulton, and DeKalb, ) and to make the killing or trapping of the same, in said counties, during certain seasons of the year, a penal offense, and for other purposes. 37. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That from and after the passage of this Act, the following shall be designated as section two of the act hereby amended, and added to said act, viz.: The fact of being in possession of any such bird or animal, or exposing the same for sale, shall be held as prima facie proof of the fact of killing or trapping by the person having possession thereof. Additional section. Prima facie evidence of guilt. 38. SEC. II. Be it further enacted, That the following be designated section three of the act hereby amended, and be added thereto, viz.: The trapping of any such bird or animal at any season of the year, whether by the use of traps, snares, or any other means whatsoever, shall be illegal, and punished as prescribed in section first of the act hereby amended. The use of traps, snares, etc., prohibited. 39. SEC. III. Be it further enacted, That the said act hereby amended be further amended, by adding after the words deer, partridges, and wild turkeys, whenever the same occurs in said act, whether in the caption or body thereof, the words, wild ducks, mocking-birds, doves, red-birds, nonpariel, or any insectiverous birds. Shall apply to mocking and insectiverous birds. 40. SEC. IV. Be it further enacted, That the trapping or shooting, killing, or destruction, of any mocking-bird, red-bird, nonpariel, or any insectiverous bird, or birds, of any kind, at any season

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of the year, shall be punished as prescribed in section first of the act hereby amended. Penalty for for violation of this Act. 41. SEC. V. Be it further enacted, That all the provisions of the original act hereby amended, as well as these amendments, are hereby made to apply to the counties of Clarke, Fulton, and DeKalb: Provided, that so much of this amendatory Act as prohibits the trapping of birds in the winter monthsthat is, between the first day of October and the first day of April next, thereaftershall not apply to the counties of Clarke, Fulton, and DeKalb. Applicable to Clarke, Fulton and DeKalb in certain months. SEC. VI. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 11, 1874. NOTE.The [Illegible Text] of which this Act is amendatory, was approved February 21, 1873. No. CCCLVI (O. No. 181.) An Act to provide for the permanent location of the county site of [Illegible Text] county, and for other purposes. WHEREAS, The act of the General Assembly of this State, approved 17th October, 1870, providing for the organization of Douglas county, directed the county site thereof to be located at some suitable and convenient place by the voters of the county; and WHEREAS, at the election held for that purpose more than three hundred voters cast their ballots for the location of said county site at the center of the county, whilst a large number voted for several different places by names different from each other, which the Commissioners held to mean one and the same place; and WHEREAS, pursuant to such holding, the Commissioners named in the act located the county site and were proceeding to sell lots and erect the county buildings at the place which, in their judgment, had been selected as aforesaid, when they were enjoined by a bill, filed by divers citizens and tax-payers of the county, alleging that they were violating law in thus locating the county site; and WHEREAS, the decision of the Judge granting the injunction was excepted to by the Commissioners, and by them carried to the Supreme Court, where the decision of the Circuit Judge was affirmed, with direction that the place selected by the Commissioners should remain as the location of the county site, as the place for the transaction of county business by the officers of the county until the final hearing of the case made by the bill aforesaid; and WHEREAS, said case is still pending, and has been allowed by the parties to rest until the Georgia Western Railroad should be permanently located, and its direction through the county should be definitely ascertained, so that the location of the county site might be settled in accordance with the wishes of the people, and to the best interest of the county; and WHEREAS, it is to the interest of the county that all uncertainty

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on the subject should cease, and the county site should be satisfactorily located, with as little delay and expense as possible: therefore, Preamble. 42. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That on the seventh day of April, [Illegible Text], all persons within the limits of said county of Douglas, who are entitled to vote for members of the General Assembly, shall, at the several election precincts in said county, by ballot, locate the county site of said county, on the said Georgia Western Railroad, by naming on their ballots a definitely specified placesaid election to be conducted and managed, and the result ascertained, under the same rules and regulations as those governing elections for members of the General Assembly. Location of county site to be decided by the people. 43. SEC. II. That when the county site shall be located as aforesaid, the Ordinary, with the four Commissioners named in the said act of 17th October, 1870, or a majority of them, shall proceed to purchase land at the site selected, and lay it off into town lots, and sell the same, and dispose of the proceeds, as directed in said act of 17th October, 1870. Sale of town lots. 44. SEC. III. All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act, are hereby repealed, and when the county site shall be located in accordance with the provisions of this Act, it shall be a final settlement of the said lawsuit, pending as aforesaid. Settlement of law suit. Approved February 28, 1874. No. CCCLVII. (O. No. 81.) An Act to amend an act entitled an act to lay off and organize a new county from the county of Baker, and for other purposes, approved December 15, 1853, and for other purposes. 45. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That, from and after the passage of this Act, section seventh of an act entitled an act to lay off and organize a new county from the county of Baker, and to attach the same to a congressional, judicial, and militia district, approved December 15, 1853, be amended by striking the word second, in the last line, after the word Ordinary, and inserting in lieu thereof the word first. Act of Dec. 15, 1853, amended. 46. SEC. II. That all acts of the Ordinaries of Dougherty county, held heretofore, on the second Monday, be legalized, as far as the day of holding said court may be concerned. Certain acts of the Ordinary legalized. SEC. III. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 26, 1874.

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No. CCCLVIII. (O. No. 42.) An Act to prescribe the mode of issuing license to sell intoxicating liquors in the county of Emanuel. 17. SECTION I. Be it enacted, That from and after the passage of this Act, that no license to sell intoxicating liquors in any quantities, in the county of Emanuel, shall be granted to any person, unless the applicant for such license shall, in addition to complying with all the requirements of the law as it now stands, present to the Ordinary of said county, to be filed in his office, the written consent to the granting of said license, signed by two-thirds of the citizens, freeholders, living within three miles of the place at which the applicant proposes to sell. Requirements of applicants for license. 48. SEC. II. Be it further enacted, That the Ordinary violating the provisions of the above section of this Act shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof, shall be punished as prescribed in section 4310 of the Code of Georgia. Ordinary issuing contrary to lawpenalty. 49. SEC. III. Be it further enacted, That the provisions of this Act shall not apply to the town of Swainsboro, within the corporate limits thereof. Swainsboro excepted. SEC. IV. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 24, 1874. No. CCCLIX. (O. No. 21.) An Act to [Illegible Text] and authorize the Ordinary of Forsyth county to sell at public sale the real estate known as the Academy Lot, in the town of [Illegible Text], in said county, the property of said county. 50. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That, from and after the passage of this Act, the Ordinary of the county of Forsyth be, and is hereby, empowered and authorized to sell the real estate known as the Academy Lot, in the town of Cumming, in said county, the the property of said county, at public sale, after due notice given, and the net proceeds arising from said sale be appropriated to the common school fund of said county. Ordinary of Forsyth may sell academy lot in [Illegible Text]. Proceeds of salehow applied. SEC. II. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 20, 1874.

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No. CCCLX. (O. No. 129.) An Act to authorize and provide for the revision of the jury box of the county of Fulton. 51. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That the Ordinary and Clerk of the Superior Court of Fulton county, and three Commissioners, to be appointed, after the passage of this Act, by the Judge of the Superior Court of the Atlanta Circuit, are hereby authorized and empowered to revise the jury box of said county of Fulton, at any time within sixty days after the passage of this Act, which revision shall be made and conducted in the manner prescribed in sections 3907, 3909, and 3910, of the Code of Georgia; and that said jury box shall be again revised on the first Monday in June, 1875, and biennially thereafter, as prescribed in sections 3907, 3908, and 3910, of the Code of Georgia. Jury boxhow revised When. SEC. II. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 28, 1874. No. CCCLXI. (O. No. 100.) An Act to authorize the owners of lands on the different rivers and large creeks, in Gordon county, to keep up and maintain gates where public highways, or private ways, legally established, pass through their lands over said streams, to save the expense of unnecessary fencing. 52. SECTION I. Be it enacted, That, from and after the passage of this Act, it shall be lawful for any owners of lands in Gordon county, upon any river or large creeks, who have low lands, where fences are subject to be frequently washed away, to place across any public highway, or private way, which has been legally established, a gate at the edge of his farm, or cleared land on each side of the stream, so hung that, when opened, it will close itself, and to maintain and keep up such gate: Provided, said gates are kept in constant good repair: provided, further, that any person wishing to put up a gate as provided for in this Act, he or she shall first obtain an order from the Board of County Commissioners for said county, authorizing the same, and that said Board shall have power to remove, or cause to be removed, the same. Certainland owners may put gates on the highway. Proviso. Commissioners may have gate removed. SEC. II. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 27, 1874.

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No. CCCLXII. (O. No. 109.) An Act to exempt the counties of Glynn and Thomas from the provision contained in section 3936 of the Revised Code of Georgia. 53. SECTION 1. Be it enacted, etc., That the counties of Glynn and Thomas be exempted from the provisions of section 3936 of the Revised Code of Georgia, and that but one panel of grand and one panel of petit jurors be drawn for each regular term of Glynn and Thomas Superior Courts, by the presiding Judge of said Superior Courts. But one panel of jurors for each term of court. SEC. II. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 26, 1874. No. CCCLXIII. (O. No. 265.) An Act to authorize the Clerk of the Superior Court of the county of [Illegible Text] to hold the office of County Treasurer. 54. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That, from and after the passage of this Act, the Clerk of the Superior Court of the county of Hancock is authorized to hold the office of County Treasurer of said county, upon his giving bond as required by law. Offices of Clerk Sup'r [Illegible Text] and County Treasurey [Illegible Text] ted. SEC. II. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved March 2, 1874. No. CCCLXIV. (O. No. 270.) An Act to repeal an act approved August 24, 1872, so far as said act [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] upon the Board of Education, in sections three and [Illegible Text] of said act, so far as relates to the county of Haralson. 55. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That, from and after the passage of this Act, the jurisdiction now given the Board of Education, in the county of Haralson, over the finaces, roads, bridges, and public buildings, of said county of Haralson, in sections three and four of said act, approved August 24, 1872, be, and the same is hereby, repealed. Act of Aug. 21, 1872, repealed as to Haralson. SEC. II. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved March 2, 1874.

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No. CCCLXV. (O. No. 338.) An Act to authorize Justices of the Peace in and for the 528 th District, G. M., to hold their Courts in any room within the corporate limits of Fort Valley, and for other purposes. 56. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That, from and after the passage of this Act, it shall be lawful for the Justices of the Peace in and for the 528th District, G. M., to hold their Courts in any room within the corporate limits of the town of Fort Valley without giving any further notice than designating in the summons or other paper the room or place where court will be held. Justice of the Peace Court in 528th districtwhere held. 57. SEC. II. That all fi. fas. and other papers which have heretofore been issued by the Justice of the Peace of said District shall be held and considered as legal in every respect as if they had been issued and courts held in a strict compliance with sections 458, 459, and 460, of the Code of Georgia. Fi. fas. heretofore issued legal. SEC. III. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved March 2, 1874. No. CCCLXVI. (O. No. 333.) An Act to repeal so much of an act assented to the 24th day of August, 1872, providing for a system of common schools for certain counties therein named, so far as relates to the county of Houston. 58. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That, from and immediately after the passage of this Act, so much of an act assented to the 24th day of August, 1872, providing for a county school system therein named, so far as relates to the county of Houston, be, and the same is hereby, repealed. Act Aug. 21, 1872, repealed as to Houston. 59. SEC. II. Be it further enacted, That said county of Houston be under the operation of the general law, now in force in this State, providing for a common school system. General law made applicable. SEC. III. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved March 2, 1874.

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No. CCCLXVII. (O. No. 257.) An Act to prevent the destruction of game in the counties of Liberty and McIntosh. 60. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That, from and after the passage of this Act, the shooting, killing, trapping, or destruction of any [Illegible Text] birds, at any time, or the shooting, killing, trapping, or destruction of any deer, partridge, wild turkey, or wild duck, between the first day of the month of April and the first day of the month of October, of any year, shall be held and determined a misdemeanor, and shall be punishable by a fine not exceeding five hundred dollars, or imprisonment in the county jail not exceeding six months, at the discretion of the Court. Destruction of game prohibited in certain seasons. Violationpenalty. SEC. II. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved March 2, 1874. No. CCCLXVIII. (O. No. 304.) An Act to reduce the Sheriff's bond of the county of Liberty. WHEREAS, the present Sheriff's bond now required by law for Liberty county, is so large it is impossible to have that office filled, 61. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That from and after the passage of this Act, the Sheriff's bond for the county of Liberty shall be reduced to five thousand dollars, instead of what is now required by law. Preamble. Sheriff's bond reduced. SEC. II. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved March 2, 1874. No. CCCLXIX. (O. No. 375.) An Act to repeal all local laws relating to public roads in the county of Liberty. 62. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That, from and [Illegible Text] the passage of this Act, all local road laws now in force, so far as relates to the county of Liberty, be, and the same are hereby, repealed. All local road laws repealed. 63. SEC. II. Be it further enacted, That the general road law, now in force in this State, be applicable to said county of Liberty. General road law made applicable. SEC. III. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved March 3, 1874.

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No. CCCLXX. (O. No. 110.) An Act to prescribe and enact a separate and distinct stock law, for certain territory therein specifiedthe said territory being partly in Milton and partly in Forsyth county, in this State. 64. SECTION I. The General Assembly enacts as follows, That, from and after the passage of this Act, that all persons who own land, or who reside within the territory contained in the following boundary lines, to-wit: Starting at a point on the Chattahoochee river, in Milton county, in Henry Strickland's farm, where what is generally known as the river fence leaves the said river, thence running north along the said fence one half mile, thenceward east along the line of said fence, to a point where the same strikes the said river, on the Hutchins plantation, in Forsyth county, thence along said river to the point of starting, be, and they are hereby, required to keep their stock of all kinds upon their own lands, or the lands used and controlled by them, any law, usage, or custom of this State to the contrary notwithstanding. Stock law for a portion of Milton and Forsyth. 65. SEC. II. And be it further enacted, That all persons who own land, or who reside in the said territory, so far as it relates to Milton county, whose stock shall be found upon the lands of another, in said territory, shall be subject to all the liabilities contained in section 1446 of the Revised Code of this State. Parties failing to keep stock upliability. SEC. III. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 26, 1874. CCCLXXI. (O. No. 405. An Act to repeal an act to provide for organizing a Public School system for certain counties therein named, and for other purposes, approved 27 th August, 1872. 66. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That an act entitled an act to provide for organizing a public school system for certain counties therein named, and for other purposes, approved 27th August, 1872, be, and the same is hereby, repealed. Act of Aug. 27, 1872, repealed. SEC. II. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved March 3, 1874.

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No. CCCLXXII. (O. No. 261.) An Act to make it a misdemeanor for any person or persons to sell spirituous or [Illegible Text] liquors within three miles of an academy, school house, [Illegible Text], or meeting house, or other place of divine worship, within the county of Muscogee, and for other purposes. 67. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That from and after the passage of this Act, any person or persons who shall sell any spirituous or intoxicating liquors, or cause the same to be sold, by him or them, within three miles of an academy, school house, church, or meeting house, or other place of divine worship, within the county of Muscogee, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and, on conviction, shall be punished as prescribed in section 1310 of the Code of Georgia: Provided, the provisions of this Act shall not apply to any territory within the limits of any incorporated town or city, nor to any territory within one mile of the court house of any town or village not incorporated in said county; provided, further, that the County Commissioners of Roads and Revenue of said county, may authorize the Ordinary thereof to grant license for the purposes herein mentioned, upon such rules and regulations as may seem to them necessary and proper; and, provided, further, that the provisions of this Act shall not affect parties who have already secured license until the expiration of the same. Persons selling spirits near churches, etc.penalty. Proviso. Commissioners may authorize license to be issued. SEC. II. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved March 2, 1874. No. CCCLXXIII. (O. No. 6.) An Act to exempt from jury duty the officers and members of the City Light Guards and the Columbus Guards, military organizations of the city of Columbus. 68. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That, from and after the passage of this Act, the officers and members of the City Light Guards and of the Columbus Guards, volunteer military companies of the city of Columbus, in said State, be, and they are hereby, made exempt from jury duty in any and all courts in the county of Muscogee: Provided, that said exemption shall be confined to the regular active members of said companies, and not to exceed the number of fifty each, according to the rolls of said companies, to be made and certified by the commanding officers of said companies, and filed in the office of the Clerk of the Superior Court of Muscogee county, which said rolls shall be subject to revision and change, by the commanding officers of said companies,

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at any time; and no member of said companies shall be excused or exempt from jury duty unless his name appears on said certified rolls. Certain volunteer companies exempt from jury duty. Proviso. SEC. II. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 25, 1874. No. CCCLXXIV. (O. No. 142.) An Act to amend an act to regulate the granting of license to retail spirituous liquors in Newton, Stewart, and Jasper counties, approved February 20, 1873. 69. SECTION I. Be it enacted, That, from and after the passage of this Act, the above recited act to regulate the granting of license to retail spirituous liquors, approved February 20, 1873, shall be amended by inserting in the fourth line, section one, between the words retail and spirituous, the words or wholesale, so that said line shall read, when thus amended, shall not grant license to retail or wholesale spirituous liquors, etc., etc.: Provided, that the provisions of this bill shall not apply to the incorporated towns in the counties of Newton and Jasper. Act of Feb. 20, 1873, amended. Made to apply to wholesale dealers. Proviso. SEC. II. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 28, 1874. No. CCCLXXV. (O. No. 57.) An Act to reduce the Sheriff's bond of Paulding county to five thousand dollars. 70. SECTION I. Be it enacted, That, from and after the passage of this Act, the Sheriff's bond of the county of Paulding shall be reduced to the sum of five thousand dollars. Sheriff's bond reduced. SEC. II. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 25, 1874. No. CCCLXXVI. (O. No. 346.) An Act to consolidate the offices of Tax Receiver and Tax Collector in the county of Pierce. 71. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That the offices of Tax Receiver and Tax Collector of the county of Pierce be, and the same are hereby, consolidated. Offices of Tax Receiver and Collector consolidated. SEC. II. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved March 2, 1874.

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No. CCCLXXVII. (O. No. 43.) An Act to [Illegible Text] the Sheriff's bond for the county of Quitman. 72. SECTION I. Be it enacted, That, from and after the passage of this Act, the Sheriff of the county of Quitman shall be required only to give bond in the sum of five thousand dollars, instead of ten thousand dollars, as now required by law. Sheriff of Quitmanbond [Illegible Text] SEC. II. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 24, 1874. No. CCCLXXVIII. (O. No. 101.) An Act to prohibit hunting on the lands of another in the counties of Quitman and Camden, and for other purposes. 73. SECTION I. The General Assembly do enact, That, from and after the passage of this Act, any person, or persons, who shall be guilty of hunting upon the lands of another, without permission from the owner or owners thereof, shall be guilty of a [Illegible Text] and shall be punished by fine or imprisonment; said fine not to exceed fifty dollars, nor less than ten dollars, or imprisonment in the common jail of said counties not to exceed thirty days, nor less than ten days, or both fine and imprisonment, at the discretion of the court Hunting on another's land prohibited. Offendershow punished. SEC. II. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 27, 1874. CCCLXXIX. (O. No. 95.) An Act to prevent the destruction of insectiverous birds, and to make penal the killing, trapping, or other destruction of game in the [Illegible Text] of Richmond, Dougherty, and Randolph, during certain seasons of the year, and to prohibit the destruction of fish by poison, drugs, or other [Illegible Text] substances, and for other purposes. 74. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That from and after the passage of this Act, any person who shall kill, trap, snare, or otherwise destroy any whippoorwill, sparrow, thrush, mocking-bird, finch, martin, chimney swallow, barn swallow, flicker, oriole, redbird, cedar bird, yannager, cat-bird, blue-bird, or any other insectiverous bird, or shall rob or destroy the nest or eggs of any such bird, shall be held and deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and on

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conviction thereof, shall be punished as prescribed in section 4705 of the Code of Georgia. The destruction of [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] prohibited. Penalty for. 75. SEC. II. Be it further enacted, That any person who shall trap, snare, or net any partridge, except on his or her own land, shall be guilty of a [Illegible Text] and, on conviction thereof, punished as prescribed in the first section of this Act. Trapping of [Illegible Text] prohibited. Penalty. 76. SEC. III. Be it further enacted, That any person who shall shoot, kill, trap, or otherwise destroy any deer or partridge, between the first day of April and the first day of October, of any year, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and, on conviction thereof, shall be punished as prescribed in the first section of this Act. Killing of deer, etc., during certain [Illegible Text] prohibited. Penalty. 77. SEC. IV. Be it further enacted, That any person who shall place in any fresh water lake, stream, or pond, any deleterious substance, or any drug, or bait, with intent to injure, poison, or catch fish, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and, on conviction thereof, shall be punished as prescribed in the first section of this Act: Provided, that nothing in this section contained shall be construed to prevent the catching of bait fish by means of handnets, or cast-nets, for angling or scientific purposes. Poisoning fish. Penalty. Proviso. 78. SEC. V. Be it further enacted, That any person who shall be found hunting, trapping, or fishing upon the advertised land of another, or who, being found hunting, trapping, or fishing on such land, shall, upon notice, refuse to leave the same, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and, on conviction thereof, shall be punished as provided in the first section of this Act: Provided, the provisions of this Act shall apply only to the counties of Richmond, Dougherty, and Randolph. Fishing, hunting, etc., on another's land. Penalty. Proviso. SEC. VI. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 22, 1874. No. CCCLXXX. (O. No. 321.) An Act to alter and amend section three and section five of an act entitled an act to regulate public instruction in the county of Richmond, approved August 23, 1872, and for other purposes. 79. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That, from and after the passage of this Act, the following words, to-wit: The President and County School Commissioners shall each hold their offices for the space of three years from and after the day of their installation, in the third section of an act entitled an act to regulate public instruction in the county of Richmond, be, and the same are hereby, stricken from said section, and that the following be inserted in lieu thereof: the President shall hold his office for the space of three years from and after the day of his installation; the County

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School Commissioner shall hold his office for the term of one year from and after the day of his election: Provided, that at any time within thirty days after the approval of this Act, an election shall be held for a Secretary, who shall hold his office until the second Saturday in January, 1875, and until his successor is elected and qualified; and provided, further, that all future elections for Secretary shall be held on the second Saturday in January of each year. Act of [Illegible Text] 23, 1872, amendedwords stricken. [Illegible Text] School Commissioner's term. Secretaryelection ofterm. 80. SEC. II. Be it further enacted, That the words one-third of such fund shall be equally divided between the several school districts, and the remainder, after paying all proper expenses of the Board at [Illegible Text] be apportioned, in section five of the before recited act, be, and the same are hereby, struck out; and the words after paying all proper expenses of the Board at large, the remainder shall be apportioned to the several school districts, be, and the same are hereby, inserted in lieu thereof. Disposition of school fund, etc. SEC. III. [Illegible Text] conflicting laws. Approved March 2, 1874. No. CCCLXXXI. (O. No. 263.) An Act to [Illegible Text] the several sections of the Code appointing Flour Inspectors for the city of Augusta and county of Richmond. 81. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That the several sections of the Code providing for the inspection of flour and the appointment of Inspectors, so far as the same relate to the city of Augusta and county of Richmond, be, and the same are hereby, repealed. Provisions of Code for appointing Flour Inspectors repealed. SEC. II. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved March 2, 1874. NOTEThe sections of the Code referred to are Nos. 1554 to 1562, inclusive. No. CCCLXXXII. (O. No. 7.) An Act to amend an act entitled an act to prescribe the mode of granting licenses to sell [Illegible Text] liquors in the counties of Jefferson, Burke, and Washington, approved February 20, 1873. 82. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That, from and after the passage of this Act, the above recited act shall be so amended as to include within its provisions the county of Richmond. Licenses to sell liquor in Richmondhow granted. SEC. II. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 13, 1874.

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No. CCCLXXXIII. (O. No. 227.) An Act to prescribe the mode of granting license to sell intoxicating liquors in the county of [Illegible Text] and to repeal an act in reference to the sale of the same in said county, approved February 20, 1873, and for other purposes. 83. SECTION I. The General Assembly do enact, That, from and immediately after the passage of this Act, it shall not be lawful for the County Commissioners of said county, or the Clerk of said court, or any court, or person, having the jurisdiction thereof, to grant a license to any person to sell intoxicating liquors in said county, in any quantity, unless the applicant for license shall, in addition to complying with all the requisites of the general law as it now stands, present to the person having the jurisdiction to issue the same, to be filed in his office, the written consent to the granting of said license, signed by two-thirds of the citizens, freeholders, living within three miles of the place at which the applicant proposes to sell. Liquor[Illegible Text] to sellhow granted. 84. SEC. II. Be it further enacted, That any person issuing a license in violation of the provisions of the foregoing section of this Act shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and, upon conviction thereof, shall be punished as prescribed in section 4310 of the new Code of Georgia. Issuing [Illegible Text] 85. SEC. III. Be it further enacted, That this Act shall not be construed to prevent the authority or any incorporated town or village in said county from putting additional restrictions upon the sale of intoxicating liquors, as is permitted by its charter. Towns, etc., may [Illegible Text] additional restrictions. 86. SEC. IV. Be it further enacted, That an act entitled an act to regulate the sale of spirituous liquors in the county of [Illegible Text] and to prescribe a penalty for a violation of the same, and for other purposes, approved February 20, 1873, be, and the same is hereby, repealed. Act of Feb. 20, 1873, repealed. SEC. V. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved March 2, 1874. NOTEThe act of February 20, 1873, provides that the Grand Jury shall approve of licenses and that they can only be granted for six monthsthe price, penalty for violation, etc.in [Illegible Text] county. CCCLXXXIV. (O. No. 104.) An Act to amend so much of an act as relates to Taylor county, approved August 24, 1872, entitled an act to provide for organizing a Public School system for certain counties therein named, and for other purposes. 87. SECTION I. Be it enacted, That the above recited act be so amended as to relieve the county of Taylor from the provisions of

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said act, thereby making said county, in every respect, in its school operations, subject to the provisions of the general law governing public schools in this State. Act of August 21, 1872, [Illegible Text]. SEC. II. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 27, 1874. CCCLXXXV. (O. No. 191.) An Act to consolidate the offices of Tax Receiver and Tax Collector with the office of Sheriff, in the county of Union. 88. SECTION. I. Be it enacted, etc., That after the year 1874, the offices of Tax Receiver and Tax Collector, in the county of Union, shall be consolidated with the office of Sheriff in said county, and duties heretofore performed by the Tax Receiver and Tax Collector in said county are consolidated with the office of Sheriff, which last named officer shall perform the same in the manner heretofore governing Receivers and Collectors, except as hereinafter provided. Offices consolidated. Duties shall be performed by Sheriff. 89. SEC. VI. Be it further enacted, That before entering upon the discharge of his official duties, the Sheriff of said county of Union, in addition to the bond now required by law, be required to give a bond in a sum equal to that now given by the Tax Collector of said county, which bond shall be executed as now required by law. Shall give additional bond. 90. SEC. III. Be it further enacted, That the compensation paid to the Sheriff for performing the duties of Receiver of Tax Returns, and collecting the same, shall be that now paid by the State for that service; but in no instance shall any commission be allowed for collecting and paying over the tax due the county. Compensation. SEC. IV. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 28, 1874. No. CCCLXXXVI. (O. No. 162.) An Act to prescribe the mode of granting licenses to sell intoxicating liquors in the counties of Warren and Houston, and for other purposes. 91. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That it shall not be lawful for the Ordinaries of Warren and Houston counties to grant a license to any person to sell intoxicating liquors in said counties in any quantity, unless the applicant shall, in addition to the present requirements of the law, present to the Ordinary, to be filed in his

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office, the written consent to the granting of said license signed by a majority of the citizens, freeholders, living within two miles of the place at which the applicant proposes to sell: Provided, that the provisions of this Act shall in no way apply to, or affect, any incorporated town or village in said counties when, by law, the town authorities have control of the issuing of such licenses. [Illegible Text] of granting licenses in Warren and Houston. Proviso. 92. SEC. II. Be it further enacted, That the Ordinary or any person violating the provisions of the above section of this Act shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and, upon conviction thereof, shall be punished as prescribed in section 4310 of the Code of Georgia. Offendershow dealt with. SEC. III. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 28, 1874. No. CCCLXXXVII. (O. No. 389.) An Act to provide for revising the jury box in Wayne county. WHEREAS, A large portion of territory from the county of Appling has been added to the county of Wayne, containing many persons liable to jury duty, whose names are not in the jury box, and which ought to be therein; Preamble. 93. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That it shall be the duty of the Ordinary, together with the Clerk of the Superior Court, and the Commissioners appointed by the presiding Judge of the Superior Court, to meet at the court house in said county, as soon as this Act shall become a law, and revise the jury box for said county, as prescribed in section 3907 of the Code. Jury box of Wayne to be revised. 94. SEC. II. Be it further enacted, That when the jury box shall be so revised it shall be the duty of the Ordinary, Clerk, and Commissioners, to proceed to draw a jury to serve at the next term of the Superior Court, as prescribed by law, where the Judge has failed to draw a jury. Commissioners to draw jury for next term of Court. SEC. III. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved March 3, 1874. No. CCCLXXXVIII. (O. No. 51.) An Act to make the Tax Receivers of Webster and Gilmer counties ex-officio County Treasurers of said counties, and for other purposes. 95. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That, from and after the passage of this Act, the Tax Receivers of the counties of Webster and Gilmer, shall be ex-officio Treasurers of said counties, and shall give bond as such, in addition to the bonds required of them as

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Tax Receivers, and shall do and perform all the duties of County Treasurer, but shall not receive any fees for the performance of their duties as Treasurer. Tax Receivers [Illegible Text] Treasurers. 96. SEC. II. Be it further enacted, That nothing in the first section of this Act shall be so construed as to prevent the present Treasurers of the said counties of Webster and Gilmer from discharging the duties of their offices and receiving the lawful fees thereof during their present terms of office. Present Treasurers remain in office. SEC. III. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 24, 1874. No. CCCLXXXIX. (O. No. 175.) An Act to allow the County Treasurer of Worth county to have his office at his own residence. 97. SECTION I. Be it enacted, That, from and after the passage of this Act, the County Treasurer of Worth county shall be authorized and permitted to keep and have his office at his own residence. Treasurer's officewhere kept. SEC. II. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 28, 1874. No. CCCXC. (O. No. 331.) An Act to protect the citizens of Worth and other counties of this State from the injurious effects of camp hunting, etc. WHEREAS, Great injury is done to cattle, sheep, and other stock, by the evil practice of fire hunting for game, by the firing of the wire-grass, and thereby destroying the food of said cattle, and oftentimes burning up plantations, in the counties of Worth, Irwin, Berrien, and Colquitt; for remedy whereof, therefore, Preamble. 98. SECTION I. Be it enacted, That, from and after the passage of this Act, any person, or persons, who shall hunt deer, or other game, by fire light, commonly called fire-hunting, in said counties, he or they shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and, on indictment and conviction, shall be fined not less than fifty dollars for first offense, and one hundred dollars for the second. Fire-hunting prohibitedpenalty. 99. SEC. II. Be it further enacted, That any person or persons who shall injure the property, either real or personal, of another, by setting fire to the wire-grass, by the careless use of fire in fire-hunting for deer or other game, in said county, shall be liable for damages in an action for damages. Persons damaging others by fire, etc.right of action.

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100. SEC. III. Be it further enacted, That this Act shall not apply to any citizen who fire-hunts on his own land, unless he may cause damage to some other citizen or person. May hunt on their own lands. SEC. IV. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved March 2, 1874. TITLE V. WATER COURSES. ALLAPAHA, ETC. SECTION. 1. To prevent obstructions by nets in certain streams. 2. Penalty for violation. [Illegible Text] RIVER. 3. Obstructions prohibited. MUCKALEE CREEK. 4. To prevent obstructions in. 5. Offendershow punished. SOUTH OCMULGEE RIVER. 6. To protect certain bridgespunishment of offenders. [Illegible Text] RIVERS. 7. To prevent obstructions; offendershow punished. 8. Saving to owners of lands. OGEECHEE AND SATILLA RIVERS. 9. Butting timber and rafts against bridgespenal and actionable. No. CCCXCI. (O. No. 210.) An Act to prevent the wholesale destruction of fish in certain rivers and [Illegible Text] in this State, by fish-traps, gill-nets, etc. 1. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That, from and after the passage of this Act, it shall not be lawful for any person or persons to catch fish by traps, gill-nets, or other means, except as hereby designated, in the waters of the Allapaha, Little, New, Withlacochee, and Ochlocknee rivers; or Warrior, Ty-Ty, Swift, Abrams, or Jones creeks, in Southern Georgia, by fish-traps, gillnets, and the like, by damning up said streams, unless the main channels of said streams are left open for a space of six feet, unobstructed, for the free passage of fish up or down said streams, running through the State of Georgia. The obstruction of certain streams by nets, etc., prohibited. 2. SEC. II. Any person who shall be guilty of violating the provisions of this Act shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and, on indictment and conviction, shall be fined one hundred dollars; and all and every person in said territory shall have full authority to break and open said dam, or nets, six feet wide; and it shall be the duty of the Justice of the Peace and Notary Public of the counties through which these streams run to issue warrants against all offenders for

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misdemeanor, and bind them over to the Superior Court, if the evidence warrants the same: Provided, that the provisions of this Act shall not be so construed as to give the right to any person or court to interfere with any dam or obstruction placed in or across said streams by the owner or owners of any cotton, wool, rice, grist, saw-mills, or factories, that may be necessary to furnish water power for the use of such mills or factories. Penalty for violation. Any person may break obstructions. Justices of Peace shall bind offenders over. Does not apply to machinery. SEC. III. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved March 2, 1874. No. CCCXCII. (O. No. 260.) An Act to amend an act entitled an act to keep open, remove, and prevent obstructions to the free passage of fish in the Hiwassee River, from the North Carolina line to Osborne's Mills, in the county of Union, State of Georgia, approved 14 th January, 1852. 3. SECTION I. The General Assembly do enact, That the first section of the above recited Act be so amended as to read as follows: That, from and after the passage of this act, no person shall obstruct more than two-thirds of the current of the Hiwassee River, from the North Carolina line to the lands of Ezekiel Brown, on said river, in the county of Towns, State of Georgia, by building [Illegible Text] or mill-dams, or throwing any other obstruction in said river: Provided, that nothing herein contained shall be so construed as to prevent or interfere with any dam that has already or may be hereafter erected for milling or manufacturing purposes. Obstructing Hiwassee river prohibited. Proviso. SEC. II. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved March 2, 1874. No. CCCXCIII. (O. No. 178.) An Act to prevent obstruction in [Illegible Text] Creek, from the city of Americus to the Flint River. 4. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That, from and after the passage of this Act, it shall be a misdemeanor for any person to have or erect fish-traps, or other such obstructions, in the main current of the Muckalee Creek, from the city of Americus, down said creek to where it empties into the Flint River: Provided, that nothing herein contained shall prevent the free catching of fish at any point on said creek already, or that may hereafter be, dammed for milling or manufacturing purposes. Obstructing Muckalee creek prohibited. Proviso.

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5. SEC. II. Be it further enacted, That any person violating the provisions of the first section of this Act shall, on conviction, be punished as prescribed in section 4310 of the new Code of Georgia, and said person may be prosecuted and convicted in the courts having jurisdiction of like offenses, in any counties through which said creek runs: Provided, nothing herein contained shall be construed to prevent the erection of dams for the purpose of using the water power of said creek for milling or manufacturing purposes. Offendershow punished. Proviso. SEC. III. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 28, 1874. No. CCCXCIV. (O. No. 165.) An Act to protect certain bridges on the Little Ocmulgee river against injury from timber or lumber rafts. 6. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That, from and after the passage of this Act, it shall not be lawful for any person to tie any raft of timber or lumber to any bridge on the little Ocmulgee river, where it constitutes the line between the counties of Montgomery and Telfair; nor shall any person willfully, or through want of due precaution, lodge any such rafts, or any loose or drift timber, or lumber, against any of said bridges; and any person violating the provisions of this Act shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and, on conviction, shall be punished by a fine not exceeding five hundred dollars, or imprisonment not exceeding sixty days, or both, at the discretion of the court. Tieing rafts to certain bridges prohibited. Offendershow punished. SEC. II. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 28, 1874. No. CCCXCV. (O. No. 182.) An Act to prevent the obstruction of the waters of the Great and Little Ohoopee Rivers, and their tributaries; also, the Great Satilla River; and also, the Ten Mile Creek, in Appling county. 7. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That, from and after the passage of this Act, any person who may in any manner obstruct the waters of the Great and Little Ohoopee Rivers, or their tributaries, so as to prevent the free passage of rafts of timber down said rivers and their tributaries, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and, on conviction thereof, shall be punished as prescribed in section 4310 of the Code of Georgia. Obstructing certain streams prohibited. Offendershow punished.

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8. SEC. II. Be it further enacted, That this Act shall not be so construed as to prohibit or prevent the owners of land through or by which said rivers or their tributaries may flow, from a lawful use of said rivers or their tributaries: Provided, That the provisions of this Act shall apply with full force to the Great Satilla River; also, the Ten Mile Creek, in Appling county. Owners of lands on said streams not debarred from lawful use. Proviso. SEC. III. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 28, 1874. No. CCCXCVI. (O. No. 416.) An Act to prevent persons engaged in rafting timber or lumber on the Great Ogeechee and the Great Satilla rivers from damaging bridges that have or may be built across said rivers. 9. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That, from and after the passage of this Act, any person, or persons, engaged in rafting timber or lumber on the Great Ogeechee or the Great Satilla rivers, who shall willfully or carelessly permit said timber or lumber to but against any public or private bridge built across said rivers, or in like manner shall tie any raft to either of said bridges, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and, on conviction, shall be punished by a fine of not less than one hundred dollars, nor more than five hundred dollars, or by imprisonment not to exceed sixty days, and either or both of said punishments, in the discretion of the court; and, also, shall be liable in damages on the civil side of the court as in other cases of trespass. Butting timber against bridges penal. Tieing rafts to bridges, etc. Actionable for damages. SEC. II. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved March 3, 1874.

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PART III.PRIVATE LAWS. SECTION. 1. For the relief of W. A. and B. M. Barden. 2. Appropriation to [Illegible Text] A. Beil. 3. To allow R. Bowen to peddle without license. 4. To relieve B. Chaucy, et al. 5. To relieve J. P. Chastain. 6. To allow Owen Gibson to peddle without license. 7. For the relief of R. G. Ford and W. J. Williams. 8. For the relief of Walton K. Harris. 9. Governor authorized to pay whatever is due. 10. To authorize A. J. Healan to peddle, etc. 11. To relieve John F. Hollis, et al. execution stayed. 12. Principal of bond not relieved. 13. For the relief of M. R. [Illegible Text] 14. For the relief of Judge A. Iverson. 15. To allow John A. Carr, et al., to peddle without license. 16. To allow A. King to peddle, etc. 17. For the relief of M. T. McBryde, et al. 18. To authorize a settlement with C. P. McCal'a. 19. To relieve John C. Maund. 20. To relieve Solomon Page. 21. To allow John W. Queen to peddle, etc. 22. To relieve J. W. Renfroe and W. C. Matthews. 23. To relieve Jeptha Scott. 24. Proviso. 25. To allow Madison Smith to peddle, etc. 26. Ordinary of Fulton county to pay cost due W. R. Venablehow. 27. To allow William Word to erect certain gates. No. CCCXCVII (O. No. 230.) An Act for the relief of W. A. and B. M. Barden, of the county of Muscogee, and for other purposes therein named. 1. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That William A. Barden and B. M. Barden be relieved of, and from all the pains and penalties incurred by reason of becoming securities on a penal bond of John W. Threlkild, conditioned for his appearance at the April or November term, 1873, of the Superior Court of Muscogee county; and that they be exonerated from all liability on said bond. Relieved from liability on J. W. Threlkild's bond. SEC. II. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved March 2, 1874. No. CCCXCVIII. (O. No. 413.) An Act to authorize and direct the Governor of this State to draw his warrant in favor of Benson A. Bell for the sum of ninety-three dollars. 2. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That his Excellency the Governor be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to draw his warrant in favor of Benson A. Bell for the sum of ninety-three dollars, money paid through mistake into the State treasury. Governor authorized to pay Benson A. Bell $93.00. SEC. II. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved March 3, 1874.

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No. CCCXCIX. (O. No. 45.) An Act for the relief of Richard Bowen, of the county of Ware. WHEREAS, Richard Bowen, of the county of Ware, though an upright and worthy citizen, has become old and decrepid, and not possessed of sufficient means for the support of himself and a large, dependent family; and WHEREAS, he desires to engage in the sale of certain patent medicines in the counties of Ware, Clinch, and Coffee, so as to secure a support; therefore, Preamble. 3. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That Richard Bowen, of the county of Ware, be, and he is hereby, allowed to peddle without license in the counties of Ware, Clinch, and Coffee, on certain patent medicines. Richard Bowen allowed to peddle without license. SEC. II. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 24, 1874. No. CCCC. (O. No. 80.) An Act for the relief of B. Chaucy, Tax Collector of Early county, and his securities, A. R. Ransom, A. A. Slaton, John Gilbert, M. S. Alexander, and Isaac Timmans, from the twenty per cent. penalty, for the year 1870. 4. SECTION I. Be it enacted, That B. Chaucy, Tax Collector of Early county, and his securities, A. Ransom, A. A. Slaton, John Gilbert, M. S. Alexander, and Isaac Timmans, be, and they are hereby, relieved and discharged from the twenty per cent. penalty for the year 1870: Provided, the balance of the tax is paid in ninety days from the passage of this Act. B. Chaucy and his securities relieved. Proviso. SEC. II. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 26, 1874. No. CCCCI. (O. No. 341.) An Act for the relief of J. P. Chastain, one of the sureties of R. Tipton and others, on an appearance bond for their appearance at Gilmer Superior Court. 5. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That, from and after the passage of this Act, Joseph P. Chastain is hereby relieved from all liability on an appearance bond of R. Tipton and others, bound for their appearance

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at Gilmer Superior Court, charged with offense of a riot charged to have been committed on 24th day of May, 1863. Relieved from liability on R. Tipton's bond. SEC. II. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved March 2, 1874. No. CCCCII. (O. No. 224.) An Act to authorize Owen Gibson, an aged and crippled man, to peddle without license in the counties of Lowndes, Brooks, Colquitt, and Berrien. WHEREAS, Owen Gibson, of the county of Lowndes, is unable to labor, by reason of age and infirmity, and has to provide the support of a large family; therefore, Preamble. 6. SECTION I. Be it enacted, That Owen Gibson, of the county of Lowndes, be, and he is hereby, authorized to peddle without license in the counties of Lowndes, Brooks, Colquitt, and Berrien: Provided, that nothing contained in this Act shall be so construed as to permit the said Owen Gibson to retail spirituous liquors. Owen Gibson allowed to peddle in certain counties without license. SEC. II. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 28, 1874. No. CCCCIII. (O. No. 63.) An Act for the relief of R. G. Ford, Jr., and J. J. Williams, of the county of Worth. 7. SECTION I. Be it enacted, That Robert G. Ford and J. J. Williams, securities on an appearance bond of Chap Teague, a boy of color, to answer the charge of simple larceny, be, and they are hereby, relieved from any and all liabilities on said bond. R. G. Ford and J. J. Williams, securities, relieved. SEC. II. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 25, 1874. No. CCCCIV. (O. No. 281.) An Act for the relief of Walton K. Harris, of Bartow county. WHEREAS, Walton K. Harris was, before the lease of the Western and Atlantic Railroad, agent of said road at Kingston, Georgia; and WHEREAS, by the report of one of the investigating committees of a former Legislature, the said Harris was made a

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defaulter to the amount of.....dollars; and WHEREAS, said default was made by charging back to said Harris items which had been allowed to the said Harris by Foster Blodgett, the then Superintendent of said road; and WHEREAS, by the report of a joint committee of this Legislature, of which the Hon. James R. Brown was Chairman, said Harris was found not to be a defaulter, and that the settlement with Foster Blodgett is binding upon the State of Georgia; and WHEREAS, there is now justly due to the said Harris the sum of.....dollars, which the resolution of reference to said committee did not authorize them to report in favor of said [Illegible Text] now, therefore, to the end that justice may be done the said Walton K. Harris Preamble. 8. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That his Excellency the Governor of said State be, and he is hereby, authorized and empowered to [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] the outstanding matters between the said Walton K. Harris and the State of Georgia, according to what may appear just and equitable under the report as made by the joint committee of this Legislature on the case of the said Walton K. Harris. The Governor authorized to settle with W. K. Harris. 9. SEC. II. Be it further enacted, That if the settlement, as made by the said Harris and the said Blodgett, and which has been sustained by [Illegible Text] committee, be found by his Excellency free of fraud on the part of the said Harris, that the same be closed and confirmed accordingly; that his Excellency is hereby authorized and empowered to draw his warrant on the treasury of this State in settlement of any sum, or sums, that may appear to his Excellency due the said Walton K. Harris. The Governor authorized to pay W. K. Harris whatever is due him. Approved March 2, 1874. No. CCCCV. (O. No. [Illegible Text].) An Act to authorize A. J. Healan, of the county of Catoosa, to peddle without license in this State. WHEREAS, A. J. Healan, of the county of Catoosa, who, from impaired health, resulting from service rendered in the Mexican war, has become almost entirely disabled from manual labor of any kind; and WHEREAS, the said A. J. Healan has a large family dependent on his labor for a support; therefore, Preamble. 10. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That the said A. J. Healan, of the county of Catoosa, in this State, be, and is hereby, authorized to peddle in this State without obtaining a license for such purpose. A. J. Healan authorized to peddle without license. SEC. II. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved March 3, 1874.

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No. CCCCVI. (O. No. 114.) An Act for the relief of John F. Hollis and the heirs-at-law of Jacob A. Clements, both of Marion county. WHEREAS, Henry N. Hamilton was duly elected Tax Collector for the county of Marion in the year 1863, and at each successive election since; and WHEREAS, said Henry N. Hamilton has gone on from year to year without having a settlement of his account with the State; and WHEREAS, no full and complete settlement of his account was ever had until December, 1873; and WHEREAS, upon said settlement, said Henry N. Hamilton proved to be in default for the sum of two thousand dollars; and WHEREAS, said deficit was not the default of said Henry N. Hamilton for one year, but for a series of years, running through his term of office; and WHEREAS, said deficit is about to be visited upon the sureties of said Hamilton, who signed his last bond; and WHEREAS, said loss ought to be sustained by the former sureties, according as said deficit occurred; and WHEREAS, said sum, by the promptness of his present sureties, has been reduced to six hundred dollars; and WHEREAS, one of said sureties has died, and one has applied for, and had set apart, a homestead of realty and exemption of personalty; and WHEREAS, the whole of said loss is about to fall upon one of said sureties, assisted by the estate of said Jacob A. Clements; and WHEREAS, said sureties should not, in good conscience, bear any other or further burthen than they obligated; for remedy whereof, Preamble. 11. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That, from and after the passage of this Act, that the execution issued against Henry N. Hamilton, Tax Collector for Marion county, and his sureties, John F. Hollis and heirs-at-law of Jacob A. Clements, be, and the same is hereby, stayed until the 25th day of December, 1874; and that the twenty per cent. penalty be, and the same is hereby, remitted, and all interest on said execution up to the date aforesaid, to-wit: the 25th day of December, [Illegible Text]. Execution against J.F. Hollis, security of H. N. Hamilton, stayed. 12. SEC. II. Be it further enacted, That nothing in this Act shall be so construed to discharge the principal, Henry N. Hamilton, from liability on said bond. Principal of bond not relieved. SEC. III. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 27, 1874. No. CCCCVII. (O. No. 64.) An Act for the relief of Micajah R. Horne, of the county of Worth. WHEREAS, At the April term of the Superior Court of Worth county, 1872, the appearance bond of Emily Weaver, signed by

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herself, and Micajah R. Horne as her surety, was forfeited, as pretended, for the non-appearance of said Emily Weaver to answer a criminal charge of adultery; and WHEREAS, the same is not true in any particular, and said case was duly settled, and so entered on the [Illegible Text] and WHEREAS, after defendant had left the county, and the said [Illegible Text] was surreptitiously reinstated, called, etc, bond forfeited without the bondsman having any opportunity to defend the same; and WHEREAS, M. R. Horne is a poor disabled soldier, with nine small children of tender age, and no property, and dependent alone on his own exertions for support Preamble. 13. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That said Micajah R. Horne be, and he is hereby, relieved from the penalties of said bond of Emily Weaver, and discharged from all liabilities of the same. M. R. Horne relieved from liability of E. Weaver. SEC. II. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 25, 1874. No. CCCCVIII. (O. No. 385.) An Act to authorize and require the Trustees of the State Lunatic [Illegible Text] to [Illegible Text] with the administrators of the estate of Alfred Iverson, deceased, claim against said estate held by said Asylum, as if said claim was an ordinary claim, entitled only to such preference as the claims of other creditors of the estate. WHEREAS, Judge Alfred Iverson, late of Bibb county, died on the fifth of March, 1873, leaving a small estate, not sufficient to meet his liabilities; and WHEREAS, the said Alfred Iverson left a widow, then and now an inmate of the Lunatic Asylum; and WHEREAS his administrator has proceeded to administer upon the estate without notice, and not suspecting that the board and expenses of said lunatic were considered a debt due the State; and WHEREAS, it is not settled that said debt is of higher dignity than other debts due by said estate: Preamble. 14. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That the Trustees of the Lunatic Asylum be, and they are hereby, authorized to settle with the estate of said Alfred Iverson, deceased, the claim held by said Asylum against said estate, as if said claim were an ordinary claim, entitled only to such preference as the claim of other creditors of said estate. Claim against Judge Iverson's estatehow settled. SEC. II. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved March 3, 1874.

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No. CCCCIX. (O. No. 358.) An Act to allow John A. Karr of the county of Fulton, J. J. Merritt of the county of White, P. H. Milton of the county of Gilmer, W. F. Douglass of the county of Butts, Burket Dean of the county of Clayton, Jeremiah Twiggs of the county of Fannin, Richard Rickles of the county of Coweta, Lorenso Morgan of the county of Fayette, Wyley J. James of the county of Campbell, Dr. J. B. Key of the county of Clayton, and Owen Gibson of the county of Lowndes, in this State, to peddle without license. 15. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That, from and after the passage of this Act, John A. Karr of the county of Fulton, J. J. Merritt of the county of White, P. H. Milton of the county of Gilmer, W. F. Douglass of the county of Butts, Burket Dean of the county of Clayton, Jeremiah Twiggs of the county of Fannin, Richard Rickles of the county of Coweta, Lorenzo Morgan of the county of Fayette, Wiley J. James of the county of Campbell, Dr. J. B. Key of the county of Clayton, and Owen Gibson of the county of Lowndes, of this State, be, and they are hereby, permitted to peddle without license in this State: Provided, they shall not peddle intoxicating liquors. Certain persons allowed to peddle without license. Proviso. SEC. II. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved March 2, 1874. No. CCCCX. (O. No. 11.) An Act to authorize A. King, of Houston county, to peddle in certain counties without license. WHEREAS, A. King, of the county of Houston, is an old man seventy-five years old, and has lost all his property by the warhis land having been confiscated in Tennessee because he adhered to the Southern cause: therefore, Preamble. 16. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That, from and after the passage of this Act, A. King, of the county of Houston, be authorized and allowed to peddle in the counties of Houston, Dooly, Macon, Schley, Taylor, and Crawford, without license: Provided, he does not peddle ardent spirits. A. King authorized to peddle without license. SEC. II. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 16, 1874.

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No. CCCCXI. (O. No. 399.) An Act for the relief of Mansill T. McBryde, William Hall, George W. Ames, and John T. McBryde, from their liabilities, to pay certain [Illegible Text] therein specified. WHEREAS, At the September term of Talbot Superior Court, for the year 1863, a judgment was rendered in favor of Joseph E. Brown, Governor, etc., vs. Mansill T. McBryde, and William Hall, security, for two hundred dollars; and at September term, [Illegible Text] one in favor of said Brown, Governor, etc., vs. George W. Amos and Mansill T. McBryde, for five hundred dollars; also, one vs. George W. Amos and John T. McBryde, for two hundred dollars, upon bonds for the appearance of said Mansill T. McBryde and George W. Amos, at said Court, to answer to small offenses; and [Illegible Text] said Mansill T. McBryde and George W. Amos were prevented from appearing by reason of their being in military service of the country, and said judgments were entered without the knowledge of their securities; therefore Preamble. 17. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That said several defendants be, and they are, relieved from the payment of any part of said several judgments, upon the payment of the cost due the officers of the Court. M. T. [Illegible Text] et al, relieved from liability on certain judgments. SEC. II. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved March 3, 1874. No. CCCCXII. (O. No. 299.) An Act to provide for the settlement of unadjusted matters between Charles P. McCalla and the State of Georgia. 18. SECTION I. Be it enacted, That his Excellency the Governor of the State be, and he is hereby, authorized and empowered to make such compensation to said Charles P. McCalla, and settlement between him and the State, as in his judgment is equitable and just. Charles P. McCallasettlement with, etc. SEC. II. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved March 2, 1874.

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CCCCXIII. (O. No. 219.) An Act for the relief of John C. Maund, and others, of Talbot county. WHEREAS, The Ordinary of Talbot county did, in the year 1873, refuse to receive from John C. Maund, and others, returns for taxes on wild lands, as authorized by the provision of an act approved the 24th of February, 1873; and WHEREAS, the said John C. Maund, and others, did subsequently give in their wild lands for taxation to the Receiver of Tax Returns for said county; therefore Preamble. 19. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That the manner and form of giving in said wild lands by John C. Maund, and others, as recited in the foregoing preamble, be as valid and legal as if given in to the Ordinary, as provided by the act approved the 24th of February, 1873. Returns of wild lands to the Tax Receiver in Talbot made [Illegible Text] SEC. II. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved March 2, 1874. No. CCCCXIV. (O. No. 216.) An Act for the relief of Solomon Page, of the county of Lee. WHEREAS, Solomon Page, of the county of Lee, did, on the 27th day of March, 1871, sign the bond of one William G. Oglesby, conditioned for his appearance at the next (September, 1871) term of Lee Superior Court, in the sum of one hundred dollars, for the offense of a misdemeanor; and WHEREAS, said case was not tried, and no proceedings taken to render said surety liable until two years and six months thereafter, as appears from the scire facias; and WHEREAS, it is believed that said Oglesby has died in the State of Texas, and there being no means of proving his death; therefore, Preamble. 20. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That the said Solomon Page be, and he is hereby, relieved from all liability to pay said bond. Relieved from liability on [Illegible Text] bond. SEC. II. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 28, 1874.

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No. CCCCXV. (O. No. 373.) An Act to allow John W. Queen, of the county of Rebun, to peddle goods, [Illegible Text], and merchandise, in the county of Rabun without license. 21. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That, from and after the passage of this Act, John W. Queen, a crippled and infirm man of the county of Rabun, be, and is hereby, permitted to peddle goods, wares, and merchandise, in the county of Rabun without license: Provided, that this Act shall not be so construed as to include spirituous liquors. John W. Queen allowed to peddle without license. [Illegible Text]. SEC. II. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved March 3, 1874. No. CCCCXVI. (O. No. 55.) An Act for the relief of J. W. Renfroe and W. C. Mathews of Washington county. WHEREAS, At the September term, 1873, of Washington county Superior Court, two appearance bonds of Edgar A. Northington, signed by himself, J. W. Renfroe, and W. C. Mathews, as securities, were forfeited, for the non-appearance of said Northington, for the sum of three hundred dollars each. Preamble. 22. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That J. W. Renfroe and W. C. Mathews be, and they are hereby, relieved from the penalties and forfeitures of said bond. Renfroe and Mathews relieved from liability on bond. SEC. II. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 26, 1874. CCCCXVII. (O. No. 409.) An Act to release Jeptha Scott of the county of Gilmer, as security on the bond of Nathaniel Johnson, Tax Collector of Gilmer county. WHEREAS, Jeptha Scott, in the year 1870, in Gilmer county, was induced to sign the bond of Nathaniel Johnson, as Tax Collector of said county; and WHEREAS, it was represented to him by the Ordinary of said county that other securities would be procured besides himself, and no other securities were ever obtained; and WHEREAS, the said Nathaniel Johnson became defaulter to the county, in the sum of four hundred dollars, for remedy whereof, Preamble.

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23. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That upon the recommendation of the Grand Jury of said county, at the May term, 1874, of the Superior Court of said county, the Ordinary of said county is hereby authorized and directed to release Jeptha Scott as security aforesaid from all liability on the bond hereinbefore described, or to compromise his liability on the same in such manner as said Grand Jury may direct. Jeptha Scott relieved as security of Johnson. 24. SEC. II. Be it further enacted, That, provided the same only extends to his liability for county tax. Proviso. SEC. III. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved March 3, 1874. CCCCXVIII. (O. No. 280.) An Act to allow Madison Smith, of the county of Liberty, to peddle without license, in this State. 25. SECTION I. The General Assembly enacts, That from and after the passage of this Act, Madison Smith, of the county of Liberty, be, and he is hereby, authorized to peddle in this State without license: Provided, nothing in this Act shall be so construed as to authorize the peddling upon intoxicating liquors. Madison Smith allowed to peddle without license. SEC. II. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 28, 1874. No. CCCCXIX. (O. No. 163.) An Act to authorize the payment of insolvent costs due to William R. Venable, deceased, late Clerk of the Superior Court of Fulton county, and to require the Ordinary of said county, upon certain terms and conditions, to levy a special tax and have the same collected for said purpose. 26. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That the Ordinary of Fulton county, if the same shall be recommended by the next Grand Jury of said county, be required to levy a special tax, and have the same collected, for the payment of the insolvent costs, or any part thereof, due William R. Venable, deceased, late Clerk of the Superior Court of said county and to pay the same to his lawful representatives: Provided, that the said claim for insolvent costs shall have first been itemized and examined and allowed as required by law, and also approved by the said Ordinary; and provided, further, that said Ordinary shall not be required to levy said special tax, unless, in his judgment, the financial condition of said county will warrant

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the same, and that not more than one-third of said claim shall be paid in any one year. Ordinary of Fulton to pay costs due W. R. Venablehow. Proviso. SEC. II. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 28, 1874. CCCCXX. (O. No. 274.) An Act to authorize William Word, of the county of Carroll, to erect two gates on the public road, on his own land, upon certain conditions herein named. 29. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That William Word, of the county of Carroll, be authorized to erect two gates on the public road, on his own land, in said county; said gates to be kept in good condition, and of such dimensions as to admit the easy passing of all ordinary vehicles; and so long as he complies with the conditions herein specified, his right to keep up said gates shall remain unimpaired. Wm. Word authorized to erect gates on the road. Conditions. SEC. II. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 28, 1874.

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PART IV.RESOLUTIONS. NUMBER. 1. Committee on the Constitution. 2. Committee on the condition of the Maron and [Illegible Text] Railroad. 3. Default of Walton K. Harris. 4. Congratulating Texas. 5. Protesting against the passage of Civil Rights Bill. 6. State Printing. 7. Governor to issue arms to State Agricultural College. 8. Instructing Congressmen to secure pensions for Mexican War veterans. 9. Advance to State Printer. 10. Suit against Georgia National Bank. 11. To investigate Foster Blodgett's indebtedness. 12. In relation to navy yard at Brunswick. 13. In relation to the claim of J. Boorman, Johnston Co 14. In relation to the Atlantic and Great Western Canal. 15. Committee on claim of J. Boorman, Johnston Co.powers. 16. To furnish Miller with certain law books. 17. Asking President Grant for elemency to distillers. 18. Committee to investigate State's liability on bonds of the Alabama and Chattanooga Railroad. 19. To have bills issued by the Western Atlantic Railroad audited. 21. Committees on claimsduties of. 22. To authorize the Governor to subscribe for 1,000 copies of the Code. 23. Supreme Court Reportspublication of. 25. J. A. O. Clarke, et al. memorial of. 26. Committee to investigate the conduct of B. W. Wrenn, et al. 27. Executions against Tax Collectors for Convention Tax. 28. Authorizing certain bonds to be burnt. 29. Sale of the property of the State in Cartersville authorized. 30. To authorize T. B. Irwin to publish the laws. 31. Repeal of State Aid defined. 32. Pay of Committee of Investigation. 33. In relation to Tax-Payers' Convention of South Carolina. 34. Delay of payment of the school fundCommittee to investigate. (No. 1.) WHEREAS, It is claimed by many that our State Constitution needs amendment; WHEREAS, they may be made by the General Assembly, with the ratification of the people, or by a Convention; WHEREAS, the former course is according to time honored usage in the State, having been exercised at almost every session of the General Assembly, from 1798 to 1861; WHEREAS, Conventions are expensive, and have never been resorted to for that purpose in Georgia, except where demanded by revolution, as in 1861, 1865, and 1868; and WHEREAS, a Convention would now be a very burdensome experiment upon the commonwealth, and might so disturb our relations with the Federal Government as to put us beside Louisiana in her degredation and distress; Prearable Resolved, That a committee of three from the Senate and seven from the House of Representatives, from different divisions of the State, be appointed by their presiding officers, to be known as the Committee on the Constitution; that each member of the General Assembly be requested to introduce and have referred to said Committee any amendment which he deems proper; that said Committee report promptly and separately upon such bills; that the General Assembly may inaugurate the work of making the Constitution conform to the wishes of the people. Committee on the Constitution. Their duties. Approved January 22, 1874.

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(No. 2.) WHEREAS, The Macon and Brunswick Railroad has failed to meet the annual interest, due in 1873, upon its bonds endorsed by the State; and WHEREAS, his Excellency the Governor, in conformity to law upon the happening of the contingency above recited, placed said road in the hands of George Hazlehurst, Esq., as receiver in behalf of the State; therefore, for the purpose of protecting the State against loss by reason of her endorsement of the bonds of said road, and enabling this General Assembly to legislate advisedly for all parties at interest, Preamble. Resolved, That a committee of five from the Senate and seven from the House of Representatives be appointed by the presiding officers thereof, whose duty it shall be to examine fully into the condition of the Macon and Brunswick Railroad, and to report the results of their examination to this General Assembly at as early a day as practicable. Committee to examine into condition of the M. B.R.R. Shall report result to this Gen'ral Assembly. Approved January 22, 1874. (No. 3.) WHEREAS, Walton K. Harris was an agent of the Western and Atlantic Railroad, at Kingston, in the county of Bartow, before the lease of said road; and WHEREAS, by the report of one of the Investigating Committees of a former Legislature, the said Walton K. Harris was put down as a defaulter to the State; and WHEREAS, the Hon. W. L. Goldsmith, Comptroller General to the State, acting in pursuance of his official duty, did, on the day of , 1873, issue a fi. fa. against the said Walton K. Harris, and his sureties, Richard Conde and Thomas Tumlin; and WHEREAS, his Excellency, James M. Smith, after proper representations of the matter to him, ordered a suspension of all proceedings on said fi. fa. until this Legislature should meet; now, therefore, to the end that justice may be done both the State and the said Walton K. Harris, and his securities. Preamble. Resolved, The matter of the default of Walton K. Harris, agent of the Western and Atlantic Railroad, at Kingston, before said road was leased, be referred to the committee raised at the last session of this Legislature to investigate the affairs of Foster Blodgett, with direction to report on the same before the end of the present session. Default of Walton K. Harris referred to committee. Approved January 22, 1874.

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(No. 4.) Resolved, That the State of Georgia sends greeting to the State of Texas and the thousands of her people who have emigrated to, and found homes, in the latter State, and their descendants, as well as the friends of liberty everywhere, on the occasion of the victory gained by State rights and local self-government over fraud and carpet-bag misrule, in the successful installation of the officers chosen by the people in the recent election in said State of Texas; and that the State of Georgia has deep sympathy with Louisiana in the suppression of local self-government within her borders, by interference of the Federal Administration, and expresses the hope that the President and Congress of the United States will no longer give endorsement and sanction to wrong and fraud, but will specially recognize the right of government as chosen and returned by the people, before the said returns were manipulated and perverted under misapplied Federal authority. Congratulations to Texas. Sympathizes with Louisiana. Resolved, That the thanks of the General Assembly of Georgia is hereby tendered President Grant for his patriotic course in the recent elections of Texas, by non-interference with the sovereign will of the people. Thanks to President Grant. Be it further resolved, That the thanks of the General Assembly of Georgia is hereby tendered his Exellency, James M. Smith, for his manly protest against military interference with the affairs of the people of Georgia, as shown in his correspondence with Colonel Swain, of the United States Army, stationed in the city of Atlanta. Thanks to Gov. Smith. Approved January 23, 1874. (No. 5.) WHEREAS, The chief object of all government should be the protection of persons and property, and that all men have an equal right to justice, and to stand perfectly equal before the law; that Georgia most cheerfully accords to every individual within the border of the State the amplest protection and security in all their rights; that there is not in our organic law, nor upon our statute book, a single provision that militates against any class on account of race or color; that we deny the right or power of Congress, under the amended Constitution of the United States, to exercise a general municipal, as well as criminal legislation, over the people of Georgia; that the passage of the Civil Rights Bill, now pending before Congress, or any other bill of like character, is an infringement upon the reserved rights of the State, and was never contemplated by the framers of that Constitution, nor of any amendments to the same; that the passage of the Civil Rights

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Bill would, in our opinion, be inexpedient, injudicious, unwise, and contrary to the wishes of both the white and colored people of the State; that we do not believe the colored people of Georgia desire mixed schools and mixed churches, or anything which partakes of social rights; that these questions of social equality must alone be regulated by society; therefore be it Resolved, by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Georgia, in General Assembly met, That we most earnestly and respectfully request our National Congress not to interfere with the municipal regulations of the State by the passage of the present Civil Rights Bill, or any bill of like import and character, but to leave all these questions to the State, where they properly belong. Protest. Be it further resolved, That the effect of the passage of said bill would be to [Illegible Text] the public school system in this State, which is now [Illegible Text] so satisfactorily to both races, and which is doing so much to [Illegible Text] the moral and intellectual condition of the black, as well as of the white race. Be it further resolved, That the Governor forward a copy of the foregoing preamble and resolutions to the presiding officers of each House of Congress, with a request that the same be laid before that body. Governor authorized to forward copies to presiding officers of Congress. Approved January 23, 1874. (No. 6.) Resolved, That Mr. J. H. Estill, State Printer, is hereby ordered to discontinue work on all the reports already printed and submitted at the opening of this General Assembly. J. H. Estill ordered to [Illegible Text] work on reports, etc. Approved January 31, 1874. (No. 7.) WHEREAS, The act of the general government appropriating the land scrip for the establishment of a State Agricultural College requires that said college shall be conducted under military discipline; and WHEREAS, said act makes no provisions for the purchase or providing of arms for said college; therefore, be it Preamble. Resolved, by the House of Representatives, the Senate concurring, That his Excellency the Governor be, and he is hereby, authorized to loan two hundred stands of arms to the State Agricultural College at Athens, Georgia, so soon as such arms are in the possession of the State; and that said arms shall be subject to the

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future direction of the Governor, and be bound upon such security as the Governor may see fit to require. Governor authorized to loan arms to State Agricultural College. Approved February 6, 1874. (No. 8.) Resolved, by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Georgia, in General Assembly met, That our Senators and Representatives in Congress be requested to make earnest efforts to secure pensions for the few surviving veterans who heroically illustrated American gallantry on the plains and mountains of Mexico; and like pensions to the widows of deceased officers and men who served in the Mexican war. [Illegible Text] to Congressmen. Resolved, further, That the Governor of this State is hereby requested to forward, to each of our Representatives in Congress, a copy of this resolution. Approved February 6, 1874. NOTE(O. No, 24) is a verbatim copy of this resolution, and is omitted by authority. (No. 9.) Resolved, That his Excellency the Governor be, and he is hereby, authorized to draw his warrant upon the treasury for five thousand dollars, in favor of the State Printer, as an advance upon the public work, or so much thereof as may be required, in the discretion of the Governor. Governor authorized to pay State printer $5,000 Approved February 6, 1874. (No. 10.) WHEREAS, The General Assembly has not been informed of the present status of the suit of the State against the Georgia National Bank, nor as to the amount of attorneys' fees paid out, the attorneys employed by the State in said case, and in the other litigation of the State, arising since the inauguration of the present Executive; therefore be it Preamble Resolved, by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Georgia, That his Excellency, James M. Smith, be, and he is hereby, requested to furnish the General Assembly an itemized statement of the said expenses of the litigation aforesaid. The Governor requested to furnish itemized statement of expenses of suit. Approved February 7, 1874.

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(No. 11.) WHEREAS. Upon investigation of the accounts of Foster Blodgett, as late Superintendent and Treasurer of the Western and Atlantic Railroad, as also the account of J. E. Parrott, agent at Calhoun, Georgia, by the Joint Committee appointed under a resolution approved January 29, 1873, said Committee have reported that the default of said Foster Blodgett, as such Superintendent, is ($20,621 [UNK]) twenty thousand six hundred and twenty-one [UNK] dollars, which is in excess of the fi. fa. against him as such Superintendent, and have also reported that said Foster Blodgett, as such Treasurer, was in default only in the sum of ($16,213 [UNK]) sixteen thousand two hundred and thirteen [UNK] dollars, principal debt; and that J. E. Parrott, agent, as aforesaid, is indebted in the sum of forty-three dollars principal; therefore, Preamble. Resolved. That the Governor be, and he is hereby, notified that it is the sense of this General Assembly, that the said fi. fa. against said Foster Blodgett, as Superintendent of the Western and Atlantic Railroad, and his securities, should proceed according to law; that the principal sum of the fi. fa. against Foster Blodgett, as Treasurer of the Western and Atlantic Railroad, and his securities, should only be the sum of ($16,213 [UNK]) sixteen thousand two hundred and thirteen [UNK] dollars; and that any excess of principal over that sum be written off; and that said fi. fa. should proceed according to law; and that the principal sum of the fi. fa. against the said J. E. Parrott, agent, as aforesaid, should only be the sum of forty-three dollars, and that any excess of principal over that sum be written off, and that then said fi. fa. should proceed according to law. Fi. fa. against Foster Blodgett to proceed according to law. Sum of fi. fa., etc. Fi. fa. against J. E. Parrott. Approved February 11, 1874. (No. 12.) WHEREAS, The Commissioners appointed under a resolution of the Senate of the United States to survey and examine ports south of the Chesapeake, with a view to their comparative facilities and advantages for the establishing of a navy yard, reported that they had no hesitation in preferring Brunswick; and WHEREAS, in pursuance thereof certain lands on Blyth Island were purchased by the United States government; and WHEREAS, the growing importance of the shipment of pine timber and lumber from that port renders a navy yard a matter of vital importance; therefore, be it. Preamble. Resolved, etc., That our Senators and Representatives in Congress are requested to use their best efforts to accomplish the speedy establishment of a navy yard at Brunswick, in pursuance of the recommendation of said Commissioners. Georgia Congressmen Instructed to use their efforts to obtain navy yard at Brunswick. Approved February 14, 1874.

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(No. 13.) Resolved, That a committee of two from the Senate and three from the House of Representatives be appointed by the presiding officers thereof to take into consideration the claim of J. Boorman, Johnston Co., of New York, who hold $120,000 of the bonds of the State of Georgia, as collateral security for a loan of $80,000 made by them to H. I. Kimball, on the faith of certain bonds; also, the report of the Hon. Thomas L. Snead, Special Commissioner, appointed by resolution approved August 26, 1872, to take testimony in said matter; and that said committee report the result of their investigation to this session of the General Assembly. Committee to consider claim of J. [Illegible Text] Johnston Co. Committee to consider report of T [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] Approved February 18, 1874. (No. 14.) WHEREAS, Cheap transportation is intimately connected with our national prosperity, comfort, wealth, and civilization, being the direct result of exchanging the surplus productions of labor between individuals and State with the greatest possible facility and at least expense; and WHEREAS, from the facts elicited by the United States Senate Committee on Transportation, it is believed that a solution of the problem of cheap transportation is to be found in the construction of certain water-ways, connecting the navigable rivers of the West with the Atlantic ocean; and WHEREAS, according to the official report of the Engineer Department of the United States, the shortest, cheapest, and most capacious of all existing or proposed routes is via the Atlantic and Great Western Canal, located chiefly in Georgia, and designed to connect the Tennessee river with tide water at Savannah; and WHEREAS, other States of the Union, freely recognizing the great interests at stake, are at present actively disseminating information concerning their respective lines, and pressing the merits upon the attention of Congress; and WHEREAS; urgent necessity exists that the peculiar advantages of the Georgia route should be properly set forth, and the attention of Congress be called to the value and importance of this line, vitally affecting, as it does, the interest of our State; therefore, be it. Preamble. Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Georgia, in General Assembly met, That our Senators and Representatives in Congress be, and they are hereby, instructed to use their utmost efforts to obtain such legislation from Congress as will secure the speedy construction of the Atlantic and Great Western Canal; and we earnestly invite and invoke the co-operation of other States interested in this great work. Atlantic and Great Western Canal. Approved January 18, 1874.

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(No. 15.) Resolved, That the Joint Committee of the Senate and House of Representatives, appointed to investigate the claims of J. Boorman, Johnston Co., against the State, be authorized and empowered, in the consideration of said matter, to send for persons, books, and papers, and administer oaths. Committee to Investigate the claim of J. Boorman, Johnston Co. may send for papers, etc. Approved February 18, 1874. (No. 16.) WHEREAS, The court house, in the county of Miller, with all the books therein, was burned on the night of the sixth of January, 1873; and WHEREAS, said county is now financially embarrassed, from having to rebuild; and WHEREAS, it is necessary that said county have a full and complete library of law books for the use of the different courts of said county; be it therefore. Preamble. Resolved, etc., That the State Librarian be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to furnish to the proper officers of the county of Miller, all the law books usually furnished to county officers, which the condition of the State library may enable him to furnish. Librarian to furnish Miller county with law books. Approved February 20, 1874. (No. 17.) WHEREAS, Certain sections of our State are far removed from railroad communication, and in a large degree inaccessible to the mails, thereby rendering almost impossible a ready or thorough dissemination of the laws of the United States governing the sale and manufacture of ardent spirits; and WHEREAS, many citizens of said sections, ignorant of said laws, and simply in obedience to a long established custom of manufacturing spirits for their own and neighborhood use, have become unintentional violators of said laws; and WHEREAS, we being fully satisfied of the fact that ignorance alone, and not an intention of violating the law, has thus classed said citizens of our State; and WHEREAS, we believe that the exercise of executive elemency by the President of the United States towards such violators would be but an act of justice, and greatly tend to prevent future violation of the laws in this particular; be it therefore. Preamble.

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Resolved, That the House of Representatives of the State of Georgia, the Senate concurring, do hereby most respectfully and earnestly petition the President of the United States to extend executive elemency towards all such offenders throughout our State. Resolved, That his Excellency the Governor be, and is hereby, requested to forward a copy of these resolutions to his Excellency the President of the United States immediately after the adoption of the same by the General Assembly. Asking President of United States for elemency to distillers. Approved January 24, 1874. (No. 18.) A Resolution authorizing the Joint Committee to investigate the indebtedness of B. W. Wrenn and others to the State, to inquire, also, into the matter of the State's liability on the endorsed bonds of the Alabama and Chattanooga Railroad Company. WHEREAS, The joint special Committee appointed to consider the resolution recognizing the liability of the State on the endorsed bonds of the Alabama and Chattanooga Railroad has reported that there was not time allowed them to thoroughly investigate the matter, involving, as it does, the money and faith of the State, and has been discharged from further consideration of said matter, Preamble. Resolved, That the Joint Committee appointed to investigate the indebtedness of B. W. Wrenn and others to the State, be, and it is also hereby, charged with the duty of inquiring into the circumstances attending the endorsement, by the State, of the bonds of the Alabama and Chattanooga Railroad Company, and the question of the State's liabilities thereon, with instruction to report at the time, and in the manner, required in the case of Wrenn and others. State's liability on the bonds of the Alabama Chattanooga Railroad to be investigated. Approved February 26, 1874. NOTE.Resolution No. 20 is a verbatim copy of the above resolution, and is omitted by authority. (No. 19.) A Resolution to have bills issued by Superintendent of the Western and Atlantic Railroad audited by the State Treasurer. WHEREAS, By a late resolution of the General Assembly of Georgia, the currency issued by the Western and Atlantic Railroad was audited by an officer appointed by his Excellency the Governor; and WHEREAS, a good many of the citizens had no notice

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whatever of the auditor's appointment and sittings to pass upon the bills aforesaid; now, therefore, be it Preamble. Resolved, That his Excellency cause a new notice to be published, in such way as he may deem best, to give all the holders of such bills notice to bring forward the same, and have them audited by the State Treasurer, in accordance with the provisions of the resolution passed at the last session of this General Assembly upon this subject. Bills of the [Illegible Text] and Atlantic Railroad to be audited. Approved January 27, 1874. (No. 21.) Resolved, by the Senate and House of Representatives, That it shall be the duty of the chairman of all committees which may hereafter have under consideration any claim or claims against the State of Georgia to set forth, in their report to the Senate and House of Representatives, the name of the person or persons presenting such claim, character of claim, amount, and action of the committee thereon, which report shall be entered on the Journals of the Senate and House of Representatives. Report of [Illegible Text] on Claimsshall contain what. Approved March 2, 1874. (No. 22.) WHEREAS, The number of Codes subscribed for by the State is not sufficient to supply the civil officers of the State; and WHEREAS, the Governor has only supplied one magistrate in each militia district with a Code; and WHEREAS, the people should have access to the laws under which they live; be it therefore Resolved, by the Senate and House of Representatives, That the Governor be, and he is hereby, authorized to subscribe for one thousand copies of the new Code, upon the same terms and prices as the former subscription. Governor authorized to subscribe for additional copies of the Code. Approved March 2, 1874. (No. 23.) WHEREAS, There are a number of decisions of the Supreme Court, delivered in 1863 and 1864, between the 33d and 34th Reports, unpublished; therefore, Preamble.

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Resolved, That George N. Lester, in behalf and for the benefit of Mrs. Julia Butler, widow of the deceased Reporter, be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to publish said decisions, so that the adjudications of the Court may be complete; and that the Governor be authorized to subscribe for the same number of the volumes containing said report as he subscribed to the other volumes of Georgia Reports, and upon the same terms; and that the Reporter may, in his discretion, publish such cases, together with a republication of the 34th Report. G. N. Lester authorized to publish certain decisions. Approved March 2, 1874. (No. 25.) WHEREAS, The Commission appointed by the Governor, under a resolution of the General Assembly, approved February 13th, 1873, to take into consideration all the matters referred to in a certain memorial of Rev. J. A. O. Clarke, and others, met in the city of Atlanta on the 21st day of January, 1874, and have, through the Governor, made a report to this General Assembly, of the result of their conclusions; therefore, Preamble. Resolved, That the Governor be, and he is hereby, authorized and requested to appoint a Commission of five persons, to take into consideration all the matters contained in the report above referred to, and to perfect a plan for the affiliation, by mutual consent, of the University and the denominational Colleges of Georgia, if it be found practicable; and if such affiliation cannot be effected, then to perfect a plan by which the University and Colleges may be brought into a more cordial co-operation, and the great educational interest of the State more effectually promoted, and the opportunities of a higher grade of mental development and culture may be furnished to the people of the State through the instrumentality of a liberally endowed University; said Commission to meet at such time and place as the Governor shall appoint, and to report to the General Assembly at its next session: Provided, the said Commission shall serve without compensation. Governor to appoint commission to consider memorial of J. A. O. Clarke, et al Commission to meet, report, etc. Proviso. Approved March 2, 1874. (No. 26.) WHEREAS, B. W. Wrenn, late General Passenger and Ticket Agent of the Western and Atlantic Railroad, Asa L. Harris, late Mastor of Transportation and Supervisor of the same, Isaac P. Harris, late Treasurer thereof, and Jesse W. Jackson, and their respective securities on their respective official bonds, are defendants

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in fi. fas. against them and their securities, respectively issued by the Comptroller General, in pursuance of law, upon an investigation and report of a committee of the General Assembly raised to investigate the management of said Railroad; and WHEREAS, said defendants in fi. fa. have petitioned the Governor to suspend said fi. fas. for reasons set forth by them; and WHEREAS, said fi. fas. have been so suspended and reported to this General Assembly; now, that justice may be done between the State and said parties, Preamble Resolved, That a joint committee of two from the Senate and three from the House of Representatives be appointed, who shall sit during the [Illegible Text] of the General Assembly, and hear said defendants, and all [Illegible Text] to be adduced touching their respective defaults, and report their conclusions and recommendations to the next session of the General Assembly. [Illegible Text] 2. Resolved, That said Committee may have a clerk, and may compel the [Illegible Text] of witnesses and the production of papers. [Illegible Text] 3. Resolved, That any security of either of said defendants, who did not join in the petition to the Governor against his principal, may become a party before said committee, and have all the rights as if he had joined in the petition. [Illegible Text]. 4. Resolved, That should any fi. fas., other than those which have already been [Illegible Text] upon against alleged defaulting officers of the railroad, [Illegible Text] by the Comptroller General, be hereafter proceeding, and [Illegible Text] to suspend them be made, and approved by the Governor, said petitions may be also considered and disposed of by said committee in the same way as if now referred to the same: Provided, such application for hearing, etc., be reported to said committee in time for them to act upon the same before the next session of the General Assembly. Other fi. fas. Proviso. Approved March [Illegible Text], 1874. (No. 27.) WHEREAS, [Illegible Text] are many accounts on the Comptroller General's books against Tax Collectors for the Convention tax of 1868 still open and [Illegible Text]; therefore be it Resolved, by the General Assembly of Georgia, That the Comptroller General be, and he is hereby, instructed not to issue executions against Tax Collectors who are in default for said Convention tax: Provided, [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] defaulting Tax Collectors shall make a satisfactory showing, by an exhibit of their books, or other proof, that they have paid over all of said tax actually collected. [Illegible Text] Approved March 2, 1874.

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(No. 28.) WHEREAS, There are certain bonds now in the State treasury, some of which have been cancelled, others of which remain unsigned; and WHEREAS, the same, unless destroyed, may become chargeable against the State; wherefore, be it Preamble. Resolved, by the Senate and House of Representatives, That the Treasurer of the State of Georgia be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to destroy, by burning, in the presence of the Secretary of State and the Comptroller General, the following bonds, to-wit: One thousand and thirty seven per cent. currency bonds, dated August 27, 1870, and numbered as follows: 1501 to 2000, 221 to 350, 428 to 525, 541 to 592, 601 to 700, 733 to 782, 901 to 1000. Four hundred seven per cent. currency bonds, dated September 16, 1868, and numbered as follows: 1 to 400, and of the denomination of five hundred dollars. Thirty-five seven per cent. blank currency bonds, dated August 27, 1870, and of the denomination of one thousand dollars. Fifty seven per cent. blank currency bonds, dated August 27, 1870, and of the denomination of one thousand dollars. One hundred and thirty-two seven per cent. currency bonds, dated September 16, 1868, and of the denomination of one thousand dollars. Twenty-four seven per cent. blank bonds, of the denomination of one thousand dollars. Twenty-four seven per cent. blank bonds of the denomination of five hundred dollars. Eight seven per cent. blank bonds, dated January, 1872, and of the denomination of one thousand dollars Three seven per cent. blank bonds, dated January 18th, 1872, and of the denomination of five hundred dollars. Nine Atlantic and Gulf Railroad bonds, of the denomination of one hundred dollars. Eighty-six Atlantic and Gulf Railroad bonds, in blank, of the denomination of one hundred dollars. Six hundred and fifty-five Brunswick and Albany Railroad bonds, dated October 1, 1869, and numbered as follows: 253 to 450, 501 to 517, 561 to 1000, of the denomination of one thousand dollars. Nine hundred and sixty seven per cent. gold semi annually bonds, dated October 17, 1870, numbered as follows: 1 to 880, 1801 to 1880, of the denomination of one thousand dollars, eighty of which are unsigned. Thirteen hundred seven per cent. gold quarterly bonds, dated September 15, 1870, and numbered as follows: 2701 to 4000, three hundred of which have been signed and canceled, one thousand in blanks.

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Two hundred and forty Georgia Air-Line seven per cent. bonds, dated May 1, 1870, numbered 1 to 240, and of the denomination of one thousand dollars. Macon and Brunswick Railroad first mortgage bonds, numbered 74 to 81, 144 to 225, 251 to 261, 312 to 319 inclusive, 328, 329, 363 to 377 inclusive, 325, 326. Resolved, That the Treasurer of the State be required to make and keep a record of the bonds thus directed to be burnt in his office. [Illegible Text] Approved March 2, 1874. (No. 29.) To provide for the sale of certain property belonging to the State of Georgia in the city of Cartersville, Georgia. WHEREAS, There is in the city of Cartersville, Georgia, a certain city lot belonging to the State, in connection with the Western and Atlantic Railroad, prior to the passage of the act authorizing the Governor to lease said railroad and its appendages; and WHEREAS, said lot was not included in the original inventory of the property belonging to said road as turned over to the lessees, nor is it included in the inventory made and returned by the Commissioners authorized by a resolution approved August 26th, 1872; and WHEREAS, said lot is an investment from which the State derives no interest or benefit whatever, the same being vacant and not taxable; and WHEREAS, the said lot being situated on the public square of the city of Cartersville, with no improvements thereon, and no one authorized to improve the same, and not taxable as aforesaid, it is therefore a disadvantage to the city of Cartersville, by reason of its not being improved, and no probability thereof, under its present status, and an unprofitable investment to the State; and, in order that the same may be improved to the advantage of said city, and that the State may derive some interest from her latent investment. [Illegible Text] Be it resolved, etc., That his Excellency the Governor is hereby authorized and empowered to appoint a Commission of three good and [Illegible Text] citizens to sell the same at public [Illegible Text] after advertising the same according to the requirements of law regulating Sheriff's sales in this State. The proceeds of said sale, after deducting the expenses of the sale, and two and a half per cent. commission, the balance to be paid into the treasury of the State, the Commissioner's taking the Treasurer's receipt for the same. [Illegible Text] And be it further resolved, That the said Commissioners shall have power and authority, and are hereby empowered and authorized,

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to make unto the purchaser or purchasers of said lot good and sufficient warranty titles, which shall be binding on the State. [Illegible Text] Approved March 3, 1874. (No. 30.) Resolved, by the House of Representatives, the Senate concurring, That Thomas B. Irwin, of the county of Cobb, be authorized to publish the public laws of this State in pamphlet form, so soon as the same can be done after the adjournment of the present session of the General Assembly. [Illegible Text] T. B. Irwin to publish the laws. Be it further resolved, That he shall furnish each Judge of the Superior Court, and of the Supreme Court, the Governor, and each of the principal State House officers, a copy of the same, charge, and the State shall incur no liability in connection with the publication of said pamphlet. Shall furnish Judges etc. Be it further resolved, That the Secretary of State be directed to allow the said Thomas B. Irwin free access to said public laws, for the purposes aforesaid. To have access to the public laws. Approved March 3, 1874. (No. 31.) A Resolution [Illegible Text] of the meaning of an act passed at this session of the General Assembly, repealing all State aid to railroads, where rights have not vested, so far as it relates to the North-Eastern Railroad. Be it resolved by the General Assembly of Georgia, That the true intent and meaning of the above recited act is, that the provisions of said act repealing State aid, shall not apply to the North-Eastern Railroad. Repeal of State aid defined. Approved March 3, 1874. (No. 32.) Resolved, That the Committee appointed at the last session of this General Assembly, to investigate the matter of indebtedness of Foster Blodgett, as Treasurer and Superintendent of the Western and Atlantic Railroad, and J. E. Parrott, as agent of the Western and Atlantic Railroad at Calhoun Station, that they and their Clerk be allowed the same pay as allowed the Committee of a

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previous Legislature, that investigated the affairs of the Western and Atlantic Railroad. Pay of committee to [Illegible Text] indebtedness of Foster Blodgett, etc. Approved March 3, 1874. (No. 33.) WHEREAS, The tax paying citizens of South Carolina, in Convention assembled, have addressed the morality, the justice, and patriotism of the people of the United States, in a memorial to Congress, by which it is made to appear that they are suffering from an organized system of oppression, under the form of a local government, [Illegible Text] amid the chaos of revolution, by unprincipled political adventurers, and sustained through the co-operation of their unfortunate dupesthe recently enfranchised negroes; and WHEREAS, this appeal to the people comes to us, citizens of Georgia, who through Providence, have escaped the tyranny of oppression which [Illegible Text] our brethren of South Carolina, have so long [Illegible Text] therefore be it [Illegible Text] Resolved, by the Senate and House of Representatives of Georgia, That the representation made by the memorial of the Tax-Payers' Convention, recently held in Columbia, South Carolina, presents a catalogue of outrage and wrong scarcely having a parallel in the [Illegible Text] of Christian civilization, and is an appeal to the patriotism and moral sense of the people of the United States, demanding their gravest consideration. Resolved, 2 d, That as the genius of our Republican form of government rests in security only in the virtue and the intelligence of the citizen, these cannot be ignored without destroying the safeguards of liberty, and without corrupting the form of government established by our fathers. Declaration of [Illegible Text] Resolved, 3 d, That we extend our sympathy to the good people of South Carolina, in the ordeal through which they have been called to [Illegible Text] and while we cannot but admire the spirit of forbearance and fortitude with which they have endured these outrages, and suffered these wrongs, we condemn the perpetrators thereof as being responsible for the material ruin of a gallant people, and the overthrow of the Republican government of a great State. Sympathy [Illegible Text] South [Illegible Text] Resolved, 4 th, That our Representatives in the Congress of the United States be requested to co-operate with the delegates from the Tax-Payers' Convention of South Carolina, in securing such representation of their grievances, and remedy therefor, as may be deemed expedient. [Illegible Text] Resolved, 5 th, That his Excellency the Governor be requested to transmit these resolutions to the President and members of the Tax-Payers' Convention of South Carolina. Governor authorized [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] to the President and Tax Payers' Convention. Approved March 3, 1874.

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(No. 34.) WHEREAS The State School Commissioner, by circulars addressed to the various County School Commissioners, notified them that the pro rata amount of the school fund was ready, and on hand, to be paid out by the proper authorities, upon application by the several County School Commissioners for the same; and WHEREAS, upon proper application being made by quite a number of the County School Commissioners for their several pro rata amounts of the school fund, to which they were justly entitled under the law, and which was duly appropriated by law, and they having been delayed for a long while in receiving the same. Preamble. Resolved, That a Committee of three from the Senate and five from the House of Representatives be appointed to investigate the cause of the delay by the proper authorities, why said pro rata share of the school fund, going to the several counties, was not promptly paid, in accordance with the circulars of the State School Commissioner, announcing that the same was on hand and ready to be paid out. Joint committee to investigate delay of payment of school fund. Approved March 3, 1874.

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INDEX TO PUBLIC LAWS. A. AGRICULTURE Department of 5 Commissioner of 6 Appropriation to 7 APPROPRIATIONS To Department of Agriculture 7 General Act 10 To Department of Geology 100 To Atlanta University 32 AMENDMENTS To Code 17 To Constitution 25 ANDERSON, C. Appropriation to 13 APPEALS From Justices' Courts 35 APPLING COUNTY Time of holding Superior Court 35 ARSON Code amended as to 21 ASYLUMLUNATIC Appropriation to 12 For the relief of 91 To prevent sale of spirituous liquors near 92 ATLANTA UNIVERSITY Appropriation to 32 Board of Visitorsrights [Illegible Text] State 33 ATLANTIC AND GULF RAILROAD Transfer of State's stock to Company 96 ATTORNEY GENERAL Salary of 10 Shall represent State in the claim of Divine, Jones Lee 14 B. BARTOW COUNTY County Court Created 48 BAKER COUNTY County Court created 54 BANKS Code amended as to 18

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BERRIEN COUNTY Time of holding Superior Court 35 BIBB COUNTY Act creating County Court amended 51 BLIND ACADEMY Appropriation to 12 BOARD OF ADVISEMENT Of State [Illegible Text] 99 BONDS Municipal and countyhow issued 16 Macon and [Illegible Text] Railroad Bondsinterest on 13 BRUNSWICK CIRCUIT Times of holding Superior Courts in 35 BUTTS COUNTY County Court to enacted 54 C. CAMPBELL COUNTY County Court established 69 Terms of Superior Court extended 42 CAMDEN COUNTY Time of holding Superior Court 35 CARROLL COUNTY County Court Act amended 64 CERTIORARI Power of Judge Superior Court 43 CHATHAM COUNTY Power of Judge Superior Court in certiorari cases 43 CHARLTON COUNTY Time of holding Superior Court 36 CITIES AND TOWNS Manner of incorporating 44 Act of August, 1872, amended 46 CITIZENS Competent jurors when corporation a party 45 CLAIMS Appeals in, from Justice's Court 85 Of school officers and Teachers 31 Of Divine, Jones Lee 14 CLARKE COUNTY County Court Act amended 62 Jury trials abolished in County Court 63 CLERK OF SUPERIOR COURT Shall pass upon homestead when Ordinary disqualifiedfees 82 Cost in certain cases repealed 90 CLERKS Of Executive Departmentpay of 13 Of Legislative Departmentpay of 11 Of State House officespay of 10

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Of Supreme Courtappropriation to 12 Of Commissioner of Agriculture 6 CLINCH COUNTY Time of holding Superior Court 35 Criminal Court for 86 COBB COUNTY Time of holding Superior Courts changed and extended 36 CODE AMENDMENTS Section 1396 (Board of Physicians) amended 17 Section 1172 (Banks) amended 18 Section 1978 (liens) repealed in part 18 Section 2010 (property exempt, etc.,) amended 19 Section 2011 (Ordinaries' fees) amended 19 Section 2783 (holidays) amended 19 Section 3703 (County Treasurers' fees) amended 20 Section 3911 (Grand Juries) amended 20 Section 4097 (public nuisance) declared of force 21 Section 4377 (arson) amended 21 Section 4441 (illegal hunting) amended 21 Section 4593 (false packing cotton) amended 22 Section 4637 (defendant may make statements) amended 22 Section 4687 (change of venue) amended 23 Section 1698 (penitentiary convicts) amended 23 Section 4814 (convicts of misdemeanors) amended 24 Section 4890 (writ of possession) amended 21 COFFEE COUNTY Time of holding Superior Court in 35 COLQUIT COUNTY Time of holding Superior Court in 35 COLUMBIA COUNTY County Court abolished 63 COMPTROLLER GENERAL Salary of 10 Shall assess tax for 1874 101 Duty when wild lands are returned 105 Shall receive railroad tax returns 107 General duties as to taxes 102 104 Shall make exhibit of colored tax-payers' tax 109 COMMISSIONER OF AGRICULTURE Appointment of 5 Duties of 6 Salary 6 Term of office 8 COMMISSIONERS OF SCHOOLS Of State shall apportion fund 30 Of counties shall receive poll tax 32 Of counties shall enumerate school population 32 CONSTITUTION Amendment to 25

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CONTINGENT FUND Appropriation for 14 CONVICTS Governor to farm out 26 May hire out in certain cases 29 For misdemeanors how disposed of 24 Insanehow disposed of 30 In County [Illegible Text] (See County Courts) COUNTY TREASURERS Fees of 20 COST Of Solicitor General on ignored bills repealed 90 Of Ordinaries, Sheriffs, and Clerks, repealed in certain cases in homestead matters, 19 Of Clerk for passing upon homestead 82 Of Justices of the Peace and Constables in criminal cases, and how collected 90 COURTS CITY Of Atlantajurisdiction extended 84 Of Savannah [Illegible Text] from 43 COURTS COUNTY For Bartow, created 84 For Baker, created 54 For Bibb, amended 51 For Butts, re-enacted 54 For Campbell, created 69 For Carroll, amended 64 For Clarke, amended 62 No jury trials in 63 For Clayton, created 56 For Columbia, abolished 63 For Coweta, created 64 For Decatur, amended 65 For DeKalb, amended 64 For Dougherty, amended 67 68 For Early, Criminal Court 73 For Fayette, created 69 For Glynn, amended 69 For Henry, amended 64 For Lee, amended 68 For Lincoln, re-enacted 71 For Marion, abolished 71 For Meriwether, Criminal Court 71 For Miller, created 54 For Mitchell, amended 72 For Monroe, Criminal Court 72 For Muscogee, amended 73 For Quitman, created 54 For Randolph, Criminal Court 73 For Rockdale, created 74

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For Screven, jurisdiction extended 80 For Screven, amended 81 For Sumter, amended 64 COURTS CRIMINAL (See Courts, County and Justices.) COURTS JUSTICES Appeals from 85 Garnishments in 86 Criminal Court for Clinch 86 Jurisdiction of in Stewart 89 COURTS ORDINARY Probate of foreign wills 83 Application for homestead when Ordinary disqualifiedremedy. 82 COURTS SUPERIOR Appling, time of holding 35 Berrien, time of holding 35 Brunswick Circuit, time of holding 35 Campbell, terms extended 42 Camden, time of holding 35 Charlton, time of holding 36 Chatham, powers of Judge in certiorari cases 43 Clinch, time of holding 35 Cobb, time of holding 36 Coffee, time of holding 35 Colquit, time of holding 35 Dooly, time of holding 38 Dodge, time of holding 38 Fayette, time of holding 37 Floyd, time of holding 37 Glascock, transferred to Northern Circuit [Illegible Text] Glynn, time of holding 36 Houston, time of holding 38 Irwin, time of holding 38 Lee, adjournment legalized 42 Laurens, time of holding 38 Liberty, time of holding 36 Montgomery, time of holding 38 McIntosh, transferred to Eastern circuit 39 Time of holding 36 Oconee Circuit, times of holding 38 Pierce, time of holding 35 Pike, time of holding 39 Pulaski, time of holding 38 Rockdale, time of holding 39 Screven, time of holding 40 Stewart, time of holding 40 Talbot, juries for second week 41 Taliaferro, time of holding 41 Talapoosa Circuit, name changed 43 Telfair, time 38 Terrell, terms extended 43

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Ware, time of holding 35 Wayne, time of holding 35 Wilcox, time of holding 38 D. DEAF AND DUMB INSTITUTE Appropriation to 12 DEBT Interest on public debt 13 DECATUR COUNTY County Court created 65 DEFENDANTS May make statements 22 DEKALB COUNTY County Court [Illegible Text] amended 64 [Illegible Text], DR. A. Appropriation to 13 DIVINE, JONES LEE Claim to be arbitrated 14 DOANE, JOHN A. Appropriation to 14 DODGE COUNTY Time of holding Superior Court 38 DOOLEY COUNTY Time of holding Superior Court 38 E. EARLY COUNTY Criminal Court for 73 EDUCATION Enumeration of school population 32 Apportionment of school fund 30 Claims of school officers and teachers for 1871 31 School Commissioners shall receive poll tax 32 School tax, how levied 31 ELECTIONS Managers shall not receive tax 111 EXEMPTIONS Of property, Code amended as to 19 From jury duty 46 EXECUTIVE DEPARTMET Salaries of [Illegible Text] 10 Salaries of Clerks 13 EXPLOSIVE OILS For lighting passenger cars prohibited 97 F. FALSE PACKING Code amended as to 22

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FAYETTE COUNTY Time of holding Superior Court in 37 County Court created 69 FERTILIZERS Inspection of 8 Duty of dealers in 8 Inspector's duty 8 Penalty for failure to have inspection made 8 Publication of analysis 9 FILDES, F. R. Appropriation to 14 FLOYD COUNTY Time of holding Superior Court in 37 FOREIGN WILLS Probate of 83 FREIGHT To prevent monopolies in 94 FREIGHT TRAINS May run on Sunday, when 97 G. GARNISHMENTS Where party resides in another Militia District 86 GEOLOGIST STATE Office created 99 Appointment of 99 Duties of 100 Appropriation 100 Assistants 99 GLASCOCK COUNTY Transferred to Northern Circuit 41 GLYNN COUNTY Time of holding Superior Court 36 County Court Act amended 69 GOVERNOR Salary of 10 Shall establish Department of Agriculture 5 Shall appoint State Geologist 99 Shall preside over board of advisement to Geologist 99 With Comptroller-General, shall assess tax for 1874 101 Authorized to farm out convicts 26 Authorized to transfer stock of the State to A. G. R. R. [Illegible Text] 96 Authorized to transfer certain lands to the United States 93 H. HENRY COUNTY County Court Act amended 64 HILLYER, GEORGE Appropriation to 13

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HINES, R. K. Appropriation to 13 HOLIDAYS Code amended as to 19 HOMESTEAD How granted when Ordinary disqualified 28 HOUSTON COUNTY Time of holding Superior Court 38 HOWARD, C. B. Appropriation to 15 HUNTINGILLEGAL Code amended as to 21 I. INCIDENTAL EXPENSES Appropriation for 14 INSPECTOR OF FERTILIZERS Duty of 8 IRWIN COUNTY Time of holding Superior Court 38 J. JARREL, A. J. Appropriation to 12 JUDGES Of Supreme Court, salaries 12 Of Superior Court, salaries 12 JUDGMENTS Shall be recorded where defendant resides 45 JUDICIAL CIRCUITS (See Courts, Superior.) JUDICIARY 34 JURORS Grand, number increased 20 Competency of, when corporation a party 45 Telegraph operators exempt 46 JUSTICES COURTS (See Courts, Justices.) JUSTICES OF THE PEACE Cost in criminal cases, how collected 90 K. KEEPER OF PENITENTIARY Salary of 12 Duty of 27 L. LANDS Grants to the United States 93 Tax on wild lands 105

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LAURENS COUNTY Time of holding Superior Court 38 LAWS Distribution of 25 LEE COUNTY Adjournment of Superior Court legalized 42 County Court Act amended 68 LEGISLATURE Pay of officers and members 11 Incidental expenses of 11 LIBERTY COUNTY Time of holding Superior Court 36 LIBRARIAN Salary of 10 Shall distribute laws and journals 25 LIENS Time for recording extended 45 Certain liens repealed 18 LUNATIC ASYLUM Appropriation to 12 For the relief of 91 To prevent sale of spiritous liquors near 92 M. MALT LIQOURS Tax on repealed 111 MARION COUNTY County Court abolished 71 McINTOSH COUNTY Transferred to Eastern Circuit 39 Time of holding Superior Court 36 MERIWETHER COUNTY County Court created 71 MILITARY COMPANIES Shall not drill on election days 112 MILLER COUNTY County Court created 54 MITCHELL COUNTY County Court created 72 MONROE COUNTY Criminal Court created 72 MONTGOMERY COUNTY Time of holding Superior Court 38 MUNICIPAL CORPORATIONS Manner of issuing bonds 16 Manner of levying and collecting taxes 109 MURPHY Appropriation to 13

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MUSCOGEE COUNTY County Court Act amended 73 N NUISANCE [Illegible Text] Code declared of force as to 21 O. OILS EXPLOSIVE Use of on [Illegible Text] trains prohibited 97 OCONEE CIRCUIT Times of holding Superior Courts in 30 ORDINARIES Fees of 19 Shall settle with Comptroller-General for wild land tax for 1873 106 Disqualified from passing upon homestead, remedy 82 Cost in county matters repealed 90 P. PACKING FALSE Code amended as to 22 PENAL CODE Amended, arson 21 PENITENTIARY Salary of Keeper 12 Duties of Keeper 27 Convicts to be farmed out 26 PHILLIPS CREW Appropriation to 14 PHYSICIANS BOARD OF Code amended as to 17 PIERCE COUNTY Superior Court, when held 35 PIKE COUNTY Superior Court, when held 39 POLL TAX To be paid to School Commissioners 32 POSSESSION WRIT OF Who may issue 24 PRINTING FUND Appropriation for 14 PRINTUP, DANIEL S. Appropriation to 15 PRISONER May make statements 22 PROBATE Of foreign wills 83 PROPERTY Exemptions, Code amended as to 19

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To provide for correct assessment of 108 PUBLIC DEBT Interest on 13 PUBLIC LANDS Grants to the United States 93 PUBLIC WORKS Salary of Superintendent 12 PUBLIC BUILDINGS Appropriation to maintain 12 Appropriation to Executive mansion 15 PULASKI COUNTY Separate panels of jurors for each week of Superior Court 38 PUTNAM CO. Appropriation to 15 Q. QUITMAN COUNTY County Court for created 54 R. RAILROADS To prevent monopolies in freights 94 State's stock in A. G. R. R. transferred to Company 96 Use of explosive oils for lighting passenger cars prohibited 97 Running freight trains on Sunday, when permitted 97 State aid to repealed 98 Tax on 103 Taxed as other property 107 RANDOLPH COUNTY Criminal Court for 73 RASBERRY Appropriation to 13 RICHMOND COUNTY County Court made a court of record 78 ROCKDALE COUNTY Time of holding Superior Court 39 County Court created for 74 S. SABBATH DAY Running freight trains on, when permitted 97 SALARIES Of Executive and State House officers 10 Of State Geologist 100 Of Judicial Officers 12 Of Commissioners of Agriculture 6 Of Keeper of Penitentiary 12 Of Superintendent of Public Works 12

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SAVANNAH MEMORIAL ASSOCIATION Appropriation to 15 SCHOOLS Apportionment of fund 30 Claims of officers and teachers 31 Tax, how levied 31 SCHOOL COMMISSIONERS Shall [Illegible Text] population 32 Shall receive [Illegible Text] tax 32 SCREVEN COUNTY Time of holding Superior Court 40 Jurisdiction of County Judge extended 80 County Court Act amended 81 SECRETARIES OF EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT Salaries of 10 SECRETARY OF STATE Salary of 10 SHERIFFS Cost in certain cases repealed 90 SOLICITORS GENERAL Salaries of 12 Of Macon Circuit, State's Attorney in County Court 52 Fees of, in County Courts of DeKalb, Henry, Carroll and Sumter 65 Of Albany Circuit, State's Attorney in County Court 65 Fees of, in Dougherty County Court 67 For Atlanta City Court 84 Cost on ignored bills of indictment repealed 90 SPECIFIC TAXES 102 SPENCER, THOMAS Appropriation to 14 STATE AID To railroads repealed 90 STATE TREASURER Salary of 10 STATE GEOLOGIST Office created, appointment, etc. 99 Salary of, appropriation, etc. 100 STEWART COUNTY Time of holding Superior Court 40 Jurisdiction of certain Justices of the Peace extended 89 STEPHENSON, M. [Illegible Text] Appropriation to 13 SUMTER [Illegible Text] County Court Act amended 64

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Superior Courts (See Courts, Superior.) T. TALBOT COUNTY Provision for drawing Grand Jury for second week of Court repealed 41 Tallasoosa Circuit, name changed 43 TALIAFERRO COUNTY Time of holding Superior Courts 41 TAXES General act 101 By municipalitieshow levied 109 On wild lands 105 On Railroad Companies 107 To provide for correct assessment of taxable property 108 Paid by colored tax payers, how returned 109 Managers of elections shall not receive 111 On malt liquors repealed 111 For educational purposeshow levied 31 Poll taxto whom paid 32 TAX RECEIVERS AND COLLECTORS Shall make return of tax paid by colored tax payers 109 General duties 101 TEACHERS Claims of 31 TELFAIR COUNTY Term of holding Superior Court 38 TELEGRAPH OPERATORS Exempt from jury duty 46 TERRELL COUNTY Term of Superior Court extended 43 TREASURER Salary of 10 County Treasurer's fees 20 U. UNITED STATES Grants of land to 93 V. VENUE Change of second time 23 VETO Of Governor to a part of Appropriation Act 23 W. WALKER, D. A. [Illegible Text] to 15 WAYNE COUNTY Time of holding Superior Court 35

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WARE COUNTY Time of holding Superior Court 35 WEBSTER COUNTY Criminal Court for 73 WILCOX COUNTY Time of holding Superior Court 38 WILD LANDS How returned and taxed 105 WILLS Foreignprobate of 83 WOODING, HENRY W. Appropriation to 14 WRIT OF POSSESSION Who may issue in Chatham 24

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INDEX TO LOCAL AND PPRIVATE LAWS. A. ALPHARETTA Sale of spirituous liquors near prohibited 211 ALTAMAHA RAILROAD COMPANY Incorporated 291 AMERICUS Charter amended 175 ANTIOCH ACADEMY Sale of spirituous liquors near prohibited 228 APPLING COUNTY County line changed 369 Tax Receiver and Collector consolidated, Ordinary authorized to sell court house 378 ATHENS Charter amended 176 Issuing of bonds ratified 203 ATLANTA New Charter for 116 Bank of, incorporated 230 ATLANTA FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY Incorporated 232 ATLANTA SAVINGS BANK Charter amended 254 ATLANTA AND LOOKOUT RAILROAD COMPANY Charter amended 293 ATLANTA MEDICAL COLLEGE Charter amended 313 ATLANTA AND WEST-POINT RAILROAD Act of August 26, 1872, repealed 300 AUGUSTA Elections 178 Augusta and Hamburg Bridge exempted from taxation 203 Damages for land used for streets 204 Registration of voters 205 Failure to make tax returns 205 Removal of market house 206 AUGUSTA AND HAWKINSVILLE RAILROAD COMPANY Incorporated 293 AUGUSTA REAL ESTATE AND BUILDING ASSOCIATION Power to make contracts 256

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B. BAINBRIDGE Registration of voters 207 To donate certain lands 207 BAKER COUNTY Bonds to build court house 322 County line changed 370 Certain offices consolidated 379 BALDWIN COUNTY Bonds appropriated to Milledgeville 322 Compensation of Tax Receiver and Collector 359 Public School System, Sheriff's sales 380 BANKS (See CorporationsBanks and Insurance.) BANK OF ATLANTA Incorporated 230 BANK OE ROME Incorporated 253 BARTOW COUNTY Board of Commissioners created 330 BARTOW IRON COMPANY Charter amended 261 BEAR MOUNTAIN IRON AND COAL COMPANY Incorporated 257 BEAN PUMP MANUFACTURING COMPANY Incorporated 257 BELL GREENE MINING COMPANY Incorporated 261 BELTON Incorporated 155 BERRIEN COUNTY To prohibit camp-hunting 406 Act creating Commissioners amended 343 BEULAH CHURCH Sale of spirituous liquors near prohibited 228 BIBB COUNTY Act creating Commissioners amended 333 Certain convicts to work roads 380 BONDS (See CountiesBonds and Taxes) BROOKS COUNTY To legalize sale of streets 381 BRUNSWICK AND GREAT NORTHERN RAILROAD Incorporated 296 BUFORD Charter amended 178 BULLOCH COUNTY Road laws amended 382 BURKE COUNTY Act creating Commissioners amended 334 Road laws amended 382

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BUTTS COUNTY For the improvement of the State's property 382 BYRON Incorporated 150 C. CALHOUN COUNTY Supervisors of elections 384 County line changed 375 CAMPBELL COUNTY Board of Commissioners created 335 CAMDEN COUNTY Road laws changed 384 To preserve game 385 Hunting on another's land 400 CARROLL COUNTY County line changed [Illegible Text] CARROLLTON Charter amended 179 CARTERSVILLE Charter amended 179 To regulate tax on certain lands 208 CEDARTOWN Collection of certain taxes prohibted 209 CHARLOTTE AND SOUTH CAROLINA RAILROAD Act of consolidation amended 298 CHATTAHOOCHEE COUNTY Board of Commissioners created 338 County line changed 370 Ordinary and Clerk consolidated 388 CHATTOOGA COUNTY Mode of granting licenses 388 CHATHAM COUNTY Act creating Commissioners amended 336 Fees of Sheriff 360 Fees of Ordinary 361 Skidaway Ferry Road 385 Jail officers 386 Inquests 387 Inspectors of fertilizers 387 CHATHAM ARTILLERY Certain privileges to 318 CHEROKEE COUNTY Authorized to issue bonds 323 For the payment of jury certificates 362 CHEROKEE IRON COMPANY Sale of spirituous liquors 217 Charter amended 263

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CHEROKEE IRON WORKS Sale of spirituous liquors 217 CHICKASAWHATCHEE Sale of spirituous liquors prohibited 211 CITY BANK OF MACON Incorporated. 241 CITY LIGHT GUARDS Exempt from jury duty 398 CITIES AND TOWNS Alpharetta, spirituous liquors 211 Americus, Charter amended 175 Athens, charter amended 176 Issuing of bonds [Illegible Text] 203 Atlanta, new charter 116 Augusta, charter amended 178 Hamburg bridge 203 Land taken for streets 204 Registration of voters 205 Failure to make returns 205 To remove market 206 Bainbridge, registration of voters 207 To donate certain lands 207 Belton, incorporated 155 Buford, charter amended 178 Byron, incorporated 150 Carnesville, subscription 209 Carrollton, charter amended 179 Cartersville, charter amended 179 Taxes 208 Cedartown, taxes 209 Chickasawhatchee, spirituous liquors 211 Clayton, incorporated 153 Cochran, charter amended 180 Corinth, incorporated 151 Dahlonega, retailing 110 Transfer of Academy 211 Dalton, code of 181 Doraville, charter amended 191 Darien, charter amended 190 Dawson, charter amended 190 Carporate limits 210 Duluth, sale of liquors 211 Elberton, subscription 212 Fairmount, sale of liquors 212 Forestville, taxes 209 Franklin, charter amended 191 Taxes, collection of 209 Griffin, charter amended 193 Board of education 213 High Shoals, incorporated 155

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Hillsboro, charter repealed 161 Jackson, additional powers 194 Jefferson, corporate limits 214 LaFayette, powers 194 Lawton, incorporated 156 Lumpkin, charter amended 195 Macon, charter amended 195 Mayor's Court 215 McRae, incorporated 157 Milledgeville, charter amended 196 Milner, sale of liquors 211 Morganton, free school 215 Mt. Airy, incorporated 159 Newnan, charter amended 197 Taxation 216 Norcross, sale of liquors 216 Ochlocknee, incorporated 160 Oxford, charter amended 197 Palmetto, sale of liquors 217 Powder Springs, sale of liquors 218 Rome, additional powers 198 Savannah, wharves 219 Fees of officers 220 Lumber, inspection 222 Sandersville, charter amended 200 Summerville, incorporated 163 South Rome, incorporated 161 Thomasville, incorporated 165 Thomson, charter amended 200 Villa Rica, sale of liquors 223 Varnell's Station, sale of liquors 223 Way Cross, incorporated 172 West Point, registration of voters 223 Whitesburg, incorporated 170 White Plains, charter amended 201 Wooten, charter amended 201 CLAYTON Incorporated 153 CLAYTON RAILROAD COMPANY Incorporated 299 CLARKE COUNTY May issue bonds 324 County line changed 370 To protect game 389 COBB COUNTY County line changed 371 COCHRAN Charter amended 180 COFFEE COUNTY Per diem of jurors 367

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County line changed 372 COLQUITT COUNTY Camp hunting prohibited 406 COLUMBIA [Illegible Text] Ordinary shall discharge duties of Inferior Court 389 COLUMBIA AND AUGUSTA RAILROAD Act of consolidation amended 298 COLUMBUS GUARDS Exempt from [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] 398 COMMUNITIES Antioch Academy sale of liquors 228 Beulah [Illegible Text] of liquors 228 New Liberty Church [Illegible Text] of liquors 227 Prospect Church [Illegible Text] of liquors 227 Rabun Gap High Schoolsale of liquors 226 Ridge Valley from Workssale of liquors 226 Trion Factorysale of liquors 225 Wellington Academysale of liquors 225 CORINTH Incorporated 151 CORPORATIONSBANKS AND INSURANCE Atlanta Fire [Illegible Text] Companycharter 232 Bank of Atlanta charter 230 Bank of Rome charter 251 City Bank of Macon [Illegible Text] 241 Cotton Gin [Illegible Text] Insurance Companycharter 234 Dollar Savings [Illegible Text] changed 237 Farmers and [Illegible Text] Bank of Senoia 237 Gainesville [Illegible Text] Bank name changed 254 Georgia [Illegible Text] Banking Companyname changed [Illegible Text] Macon Savings Bank 240 Marietta Savings Bankcharter amended 244 Merchants' and Planters' Bankcharter amended 244 Mechanics' and [Illegible Text] Bankorganization 244 Milledgeville [Illegible Text] Companycharter 245 Oconee Savings Bankcharter 247 People's Savings Bank of Newnanname changed 250 Savings Bank of Romecharter 253 Savings Bank of [Illegible Text] amended 254 CORPORATIONS [Illegible Text] AND MINING COMPANIES Augusta Real Estate and Building Association 256 Bartow Iron Company 261 Bear Mountain [Illegible Text] and Coal Company 257 Bean Pump [Illegible Text] Company 257 Bell Greene [Illegible Text] Company 261 Cherokee Iron Works 217 Cherokee Iron Company 263 Dade Coal Company 263 Dublin Mills 266 [Illegible Text] Creek Manufacturing Company 267

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Georgia [Illegible Text] Company 268 Hand Gold Mining Company 269 John W. Lewis Manufacturing Company 272 [Illegible Text] Paper Manufacturing Company 273 Muckalee Manufacturing Company 274 Planters' Manufacturing Company 277 Ridge Valley Iron Company 280 Rising Fawn Iron Company 281 Shoal Creek Manufacturing Company [Illegible Text] Southern Land, Manufacturing and Labor Society 283 Walker Iron and Coal Company 287 White Manufacturing Company 288 CORPORATIONSRAILROADS AND CANALS Altamaha Railroad Company 291 Atlanta and Lookout Railroad Company 293 Atlanta and West-Point Railroad Company 300 Augusta and Hawkinsville Railroad Company 293 Brunswick and Great Northern Railroad Company 296 Charlotte and South Carolina Railroad, and Columbia and Augusta Railroad 298 Clayton Railroad Company 298 Georgia Railroad Company 300 North Georgia Railroad Company 302 Norcross and Dahlonega Railroad Company [Illegible Text] Savannah, Skidaway and [Illegible Text] Railroad 303 Savannah and Thunderbolt Railroad 304 Spanish Creek Canal Company 305 St. Marys and Alapha Canal 308 St. Marys Log Rafting Company 306 St. Marys and Western Railroad 308 Summerville Railroad 310 Wilmington Railroad 312 CORPORATIONSMISCELLANEOUS Atlanta Medical College 313 Cotton [Illegible Text] Seminary 314 Direct Trade Union of the Patrons of Husbandry 314 Martin Institute 316 Military companies 317 Reform Medical College 318 COTTON GIN MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY Incorporated 234 COTTON HILL SEMINARY Charter amended 314 COUNTIESBONDS AND TAXES Baker, may issue bonds 322 Baldwin, bonds appropriated to Milledgeville 322 Cherokee, bonds to build court house 323 Clarke, may issue bonds 324 Greene, Gwynne-Allison school fund 325 Lincoln, may issue bonds 326

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McIntosh, State tax for county purposes 325 Mitchell, authorized to levy tax 327 Newton, may issue bonds 326 Quitman, authorized to levy tax 327 Twiggs, may [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] 327 Wilkinson, may [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] 328 Worth, may levy tax 328 COUNTY COMMISSIONERS Bartow, Board [Illegible Text] 330 Bibb, act creating amended 333 Barke, act creating amended 334 Campbell, board created 335 Chatham, act creating amended 336 Chattahoochee, board created 338 Crawford, board created 339 Dawson, act creating amended 340 Emanuel, board created 342 Fayette, act creating amended 343 Floyd, act creating amended 343 Gordon, board created 344 Greene, board abolished 344 Hart, board abolished 345 Houston, board created 345 Jackson, board created 347 Jasper, board created 349 Glascock, new board created 350 Laurens, new board created 350 Marion, board created 352 McIntosh, act creating amended 353 [Illegible Text] act creating amended 351 Mitchell, time of meeting changed 354 Morgan, board created 354 Pierce, board created 356 Walker, act creating amended 357 [Illegible Text] act creating amended 358 COUNTIES[Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] COSTS Baldwin, Tax Receiver and Collector 359 Chatham, Sheriff and Ordinary 360 Cherokee, jury certificates 362 Coffee, per diem of jurors 367 Coweta, Clerk of Commissioners 362 Crawford, insolvent costs 363 Dougherty, [Illegible Text] of officers 363 Emanuel, per diem of jurors 364 Fulton, per diem of jurors 364 Hall, fees of officers 367 Habersham, fees of officers 364 Quitman, jurors 365 367 Rabun, fees of officers 367 Richmond, fees of officers 365

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Sumter, insolvent costs 366 Washington, insolvent costs 366 Wilcox, per diem of jurors 367 Worth, jurors and Treasurer 367 368 COUNTY LINES Appling and Pierce [Illegible Text] Baker and Early 370 Carroll and Douglas 371 Chattahoochee and Stewart 370 Clarke, Walton, and Newton 370 Cobb and Douglas 371 Irwin and Coffee 372 Lumpkin and Dawson 372 Laurens and Johnson 372 Marion and Schley 373 Miller and Early 373 Montgomery and Laurens 373 Pierce and Wayne 374 Pulaski and Dodge 374 Randolph and Calhoun 375 Randolph and Terrell 375 Towns and Union 375 Ware and Pierce 376 Webster and Stewart 376 White and Lumpkin 376 COUNTY REGULATIONS Appling, Tax Receiver and Collector 378 Court house 378 Baker, Sheriff and Tax Collector 379 Baldwin, public schools, sales 380 Bibb, convicts 380 Brooks, sale of streets in Quitman 381 Bulloch, roads 382 Burke, roads 382 Butts, improvement of State's property 382 Calhoun, Supervisors of Elections 384 Camden, roads 384 Game 385 Chatham, roads 385 Jail officers 386 Inquests 387 Inspection of fertilizers 387 Chattahoochee, Ordinary and Clerk 388 Chattooga, licenses 388 Clarke, deer, etc. 389 Columbia, Ordinary 389 DeKalb, deer, etc. 389 Douglas, county site 390 Dougherty, Ordinary 391 Emanuel, licenses 392

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Forsyth, Academy Lot 392 Fulton, deer, etc. 389 Jury [Illegible Text] 393 Gordon, public [Illegible Text] 393 Glynn and Thomas, juries 394 Habersham 394 Hancock, [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] Treasurer 394 Harralson, education 394 Houston, [Illegible Text] schools 395 Liberty and [Illegible Text], game 396 Liberty, Sheriff's bond, roads 396 Milton and [Illegible Text], [Illegible Text] 397 Muscogee, [Illegible Text] liquors 398 Newton, Stewart and Jasper, spirituous liquors 399 Paulding, Sheriff's bond 399 Pierce, Tax Receiver and Collector 399 Quitman, Sheriff's bond 400 Quitman and Camden, hunting 400 Richmond, [Illegible Text], and Randolph, insectiverous birds 400 Richmond public schools 401 [Illegible Text] Commissioners, licenses 402 Screven, licenses 402 Taylor, public [Illegible Text] 403 Union, Tax Receiver, Collector, and Sheriff 404 Warren and Houston, licenses 404 Wayne, jury box 405 Webster and Gilmer, Tax Receiver and Treasurer 405 Worth, [Illegible Text], [Illegible Text] hunting 406 COWETA COUNTY Compensation of Clerk of Commissioners 362 CRAWFORD COUNTY Board of Commissioners created 339 Insolvent cost 363 D. DADE COAL COMPANY Charter amended 263 DAHLONEGA Retailing spirituous liquors prohibited 210 Transfer of academy 211 DALTON Code of 181 DARIEN Charter amended 190 DAWSON COUNTY Act creating Commissioners amended 340 County line changed 372 DAWSON Charter amended 190

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Coporate limits defined 210 DEKALB COUNTY To protect game 389 DIRECT TRADE UNION OF THE PATRONS OF HUSBANDRY Incorporated 374 DODGE COUNTY County Line changed 374 DOLLAR SAVINGS BANK Name changed 237 DORAVILLE Charter amended 191 DOUGHERTY COUNTY Officers' costs 363 Act of December 15, 1853, amended 391 To protect game 400 DOUGLAS COUNTY County line changed 371 To locate county site 390 DUBLIN MILLS Incorporated 266 DULUTH Sale of spirituous liquors prohibited [Illegible Text] DUPONT Incorporated 156 E. EARLY COUNTY County line changed 370 373 EFFINGHAM COUNTY Act creating Commissioners amended 343 ELBERTON Authorized to subscribe to the Elberton Air-Line Railroad 212 EMANUEL COUNTY Commissioners created 342 Per diem of jurors 364 Mode of granting licenses 392 F. FAYETTE COUNTY Commissioners created 343 FARMERS' AND MERCHANTS' BANK Incorporated 237 FAIRMOUNT Sale of spirituous liquors prohibited 212 FLAT CREEK MANUFACTURING COMPANY Incorporated 267 FLOYD COUNTY Act creating Commissioners amended 343

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FORESTVILLE Charter amended 193 [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] Stock law 397 FRANKLIN Charter amended 191 Collection of certain taxes prohibited 209 FULTON COUNTY To protect game 389 To revise jury box 393 Per diem of jurors 364 G. GAINESVILLE SAVINGS BANK Name changed 254 GEORGIA METROPOLITAN BANKING COMPANY Name changed 240 GEORGIA RAILROAD COMPANY Act of August 26, 1872, repealed 300 Charter amended 300 GEORGIA SLATE COMPANY Incorporated 268 GILMER COUNTY Tax Receiver and Treasurer consolidated 405 GLASCOCK COUNTY New Board of Commissioners 350 County line changed 370 GLYNN COUNTY Exempted from provisions of section 3936 of the Code 394 GORDON COUNTY Commissioners created 344 To authorize gates on highways 393 GREENE COUNTY May invest Gwynne-Allison School Fund in bonds 325 Commissioners abolished 344 GRIFFIN Charter amended 193 Board of Education ratified 213 H. HABERSHAM COUNTY Fees of officers [Illegible Text] Judge shall fix 367 HALL COUNTY Fees of officers 367 HANCOCK COUNTY Clerk authorized to be Treasurer 394

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HAND GOLD MINING COMPANY Incorporated 269 HARALSON COUNTY [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] HART COUNTY Commissioners abolished 345 HIGH SHOALS Incorporated 155 HILLSBORO Charter repealed 161 HOUSTON COUNTY Commissioners created 345 Place of holding court in the 528th district G. M 395 System of schools repealed 395 Mode of granting licenses 404 I. IRWIN COUNTY County line changed 372 Camp-hunting prohibited 406 J. JACKSON COUNTY Commissioners created 347 JACKSON Additional powers granted 194 JASPER COUNTY Commissioners created 349 Mode of granting licenses 399 JEFFERSON Corporate limits extended 214 JOHN W. LEWIS MANUFACTURING COMPANY Incorporated 272 JOHNSON COUNTY County line changed 372 L. LAFAYETTE Powers defined and extended 194 LAURENS COUNTY County line changed 372 373 Commissioners created 350 LAWTON Incorporated 156 LEESBURG Incorporated 201 LIBERTY COUNTY To prevent destruction of game 396

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To reduce Sheriff's bond 396 To repeal local road laws 396 LINCOLN COUNTY May issue bonds 326 LUMPKIN COUNTY Charter amended 195 County line changed 372 376 M. MACON Charter amended 195 Jurisdiction of Mayor's Court [Illegible Text] MACON SAVINGS BANK Incorporated [Illegible Text] MAMUFACTURING COMPANIES (See CorporationsManufacturing and Mining.) MARIETTA PAPER MANUFACTURING COMPANY Incorporated 273 MARIETTA SAVINGS BANK Charter amended. 244 MARION COUNTY Commissioners created 352 353 County line changed 373 MARTIN INSTITUTE Charter amended 316 McINTOSH COUNTY State tax to be applied to county purposes 325 Act creating Commissioners amended 353 Jurisdiction of Commissioners extended 354 To prevent destruction of game 396 McRAE Incorporated 157 MECHANICS' AND TRADERS' BANK Time of organizing extended [Illegible Text] MERCHANTS' AND PLANTERS' BANK Charter amended [Illegible Text] MERIWETHER COUNTY Act creating Commissioners amended 351 MILLEDGEVILLE Charter amended 196 MILLEDGEVILLE BANKING COMPANY Incorporated [Illegible Text] MILITARY COMPANIES Certain privileges to 317 MILLER COUNTY County line changed 373 MILNER Sale of [Illegible Text] liquors prohibited 211

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MILTON COUNTY Stock law [Illegible Text] MINING COMPANIES (See CorporationsManufacturing and [Illegible Text]) MITCHELL COUNTY Authorized to levy tax [Illegible Text] Times of Commissioners' meetings changed [Illegible Text] MONTGOMERY COUNTY County line changed [Illegible Text] MOUNT AIRY Incorporated [Illegible Text] MORGAN COUNTY Commissioners created [Illegible Text] MORGANTON To organize free school [Illegible Text] MUCKALEE MANUFACTURING COMPANY Incorporated [Illegible Text] MUSCOGEE COUNTY Sale of spirituous liquors, in certain places, prohibited [Illegible Text] N. NEW LIBERTY CHURCH Sale of liquors prohibited [Illegible Text] NEWNAN Charter amended [Illegible Text] Certain lands exempted from taxation [Illegible Text] NEWTON COUNTY May issue bonds [Illegible Text] County line changed [Illegible Text] Mode of granting licenses [Illegible Text] NORCROSS Sale of liquors prohibited [Illegible Text] NORCROSS AND DAHLONEGA RAILROAD Charter amended [Illegible Text] NORTH GEORGIA RAILROAD Incorporated [Illegible Text] O. OAK CITY HOOK AND LADDER COMPANY Certain lands donated to [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] Incorporated [Illegible Text] OCONEE SAVINGS BANK Incorporated [Illegible Text] OXFORD Charter amended [Illegible Text]

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P. PALMETTO Sale of liquors prohibited 217 PEOPLES' SAVINGS BANK OF NEWNAN Name changed 250 PAULDING COUNTY To reduce Sheriff's bond 399 PIERCE COUNTY Commissioners created 356 County line changed 369 374 376 Tax Receiver and Collector consolidated 399 PLANTERS' MANUFACTURING COMPANY Incorporated 277 POWDER SPRINGS Sale of liquors prohibited 218 PROSPECT CHURCH Sale of liquors prohibited 227 PULASKI COUNTY County line changed 274 Q. QUITMAN COUNTY Authorized to levy tax 327 Increase of pay to jurors repealed 365 To reduce Sheriff's bond 400 Hunting on another's land prohibited 400 R. RABUN COUNTY Pay of officers 367 RABUN GAP HIGH SCHOOL Sale of liquors prohibited 226 RANDOLPH COUNTY County line changed 375 To protect game 400 REFORM MEDICAL COLLEGE For the relief of 318 Name changed 319 RICHMOND COUNTY Pay of officers 365 To protect game 400 To amend school system 401 Flour Inspectors 402 Mode of granting licenses 402 RIDGE VALLEY IRON COMPANY Incorporated 280 Sale of spirituous liquors prohibited 226

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RISING FAWN IRON COMPANY Incorporated 281 ROME Additional powers to 198 S. SANDERSVILLE Charter amended 200 SAVANNAH Building certain wharves ratified 219 Fees of Magistrates and Constables 220 Inspection and sale of lumber, etc. 222 SAVANNAH, SKIDAWAY AND SEABOARD RAILROAD For the relief of 303 SAVINGS BANK OF ROME Incorporated 253 SCHLEY COUNTY County line changed 373 Act creating Commissioners amended 343 SCHOOLS Act of August 27, 1872, repealed 397 SCREVEN COUNTY Mode of granting licenses 403 SHOAL CREEK MANUFACTURING COMPANY Incorporated 284 SOUTHERN LAND, MANUFACTURING AND LABOR SOCIETY Incorporated 283 SOUTH ROME Incorporated 161 SPANISH CREEK CANAL COMPANY Incorporated 305 STEWART COUNTY County line changed 370 376 Mode of granting licenses 399 ST. MARY'S AND ALLAPAHA CANAL COMPANY Incorporated 308 ST. MARY'S LOG RAFTING COMPANY Incorporated 306 ST. MARY'S AND WESTERN RAILROAD Charter amended 308 STEWART COUNTY Mode of granting licenses 399 SUMMERVILLE Incorporated 163 SUMMERVILLE RAILROAD Incorporated 310 SUMTER COUNTY Insolvent costs 366 Act creating Commissioners amended 343

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T. TALKING ROCK MANUFACTURING COMPANY Incorporated 286 TAYLOR COUNTY School system amended 403 TERRELL COUNTY County line changed 375 TRION FACTORY Sale of liquors prohibited 225 TRION TELEGRAPH COMPANY Incorporated 319 THOMAS COUNTY Exempted from provisions of section 3936 of Code 394 THOMASVILLE Incorporated 165 THOMSON Charter amended 200 TOWNS COUNTY County line changed 375 TWIGGS COUNTY Authorized to [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] 327 U. UNION COUNTY County line changed 375 Tax Collector and Sheriff consolidated 404 V. VARNELL'S STATION Sale of liquors prohibited 222 [Illegible Text] RICA Retail of liquors prohibited 223 W. WALKER COUNTY Act creating Commissioners amended 357 WALKER IRON AND COAL COMPANY Incorporated 287 WALTON COUNTY County line changed 370 WARE COUNTY Act creating Commissioners amended 358 County line changed 376 WARREN COUNTY Mode of granting [Illegible Text] 404 County line changed 370 WASHINGTON COUNTY Insolvent costs [Illegible Text] WATER COURSES

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Allapaha River 407 Hiwassee River 408 Jones Creek 407 Little River 407 Little Ocmulgee River [Illegible Text] Muckalee Creek 408 New River 407 [Illegible Text] River 407 Ogeechee and Satilla Rivers 410 Ohoopee Rivers 409 Satilla Rivers 409 Swift Abrams Creek 407 Ten Mile Creek 409 Ty-Ty Creek 407 Warrior Creek 407 Withlacoochee 407 WAY CROSS Incorporated 172 WAYNE COUNTY To revise jury box 404 County line changed 374 WEBSTER COUNTY County line changed 376 Consolidate Tax Receiver and Treasurer 405 WELLINGTON ACADEMY Sale of liquors prohibited 225 WEST-POINT Registration of voters 223 WHITE COUNTY Fees of officers 367 County line changed 376 WHITE MANUFACTURING COMPANY Incorporated 288 WHITE PLAINS Charter amended 201 WHITESBURG Incorporated [Illegible Text] WILCOX COUNTY Per diem of jurors 367 WILMINGTON RAILROAD COMPANY Charter amended 312 WILKINSON COUNTY Authorized to levy extra tax 328 WOOTEN Charter amended 201 WORTH COUNTY Authorived to levy extra tax 328 Fees of Treasurer 368 Per diem of jurors 367 Treasurers' office, camp-hunting 406

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INDEX TO PRIVATE LAWS. A. ALEXANDER, M. S. For the relief of 412 AMOS, GEO. W. For the relief of 418 B. BURDEN, W. A. B. M. For the relief of 411 BELL, BENSON A. Appropriation to 411 BOWEN, R. For the relief of 412 C. CHAUCY, B. For the relief of 412 CHASTAIN, J. P. For the relief of 412 CLEMENTS, JACOB A For relief of heirs of 415 D. DEAN, BURKET Authorized to peddle 417 DOUGLAS, W. F. Authorized to peddle 417 F. FORD, JR., R. G. For the relief of 413 G. GIBSON, OWEN Authorized to peddle 413 GILBERT, JOHN For the relief of 412

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H. HALL, WILLIAM For the relief of 417 HARRIS, WALTON K. For the relief of 413 HEALAN, A. J. Authorized to peddle 414 HOLLIS, JOHN F. For the relief of 415 HORNE, MICAJAH R. For the relief of 415 I. IVERSON, ALFRED Trustees of Asylum to settle with administrator of 416 J. JAMES, WYLEY J. Authorized to peddle 417 K. KARR, JOHN A. Allowed to peddle 417 KEY, DR. J. B. Authorized to peddle 417 KING, A. Authorized to peddle 417 M. MATTHEWS, W. C. For the relief of 420 McBRIDE, MANSILL T. AND JOHN T. For the relief of 418 McCALLA, CHARLES P. Governor authorized to settle with 418 MAUND, JOHN C. For the relief of 419 MERRITT, J. J. Allowed to peddle 417 MILTON, P. H. Authorized to peddle 417 MORGAN, LORENZO Authorized to peddle 417 P. PAGE, SOLOMON For the relief of 419

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Q. QUEEN, JOHN W. Authorized to peddle 420 R. RANSOM, A. R. For the relief of 412 RENFROE, J. W. For the relief of 420 RICKLES, RICHARD Authorized to poddle 417 S. SCOTT, JEPTHA For the relief of 420 SLATON, A. A. For the relief of 442 SMITH, MADISON Authorized to peddle 421 T. TIMMANS, ISAAC For the relief of 412 TWIGGS, [Illegible Text] Authorized to peddle 417 W. WILLIAMS, J. J. For the relief of 413 WORD, WM. Authorized to erect gates on the public road 422 V. VENABLE, WM. R. Payment of [Illegible Text] costs authorized 421

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INDEX TO RESOLUTIONS. A. ALABAMA AND CHATTANOOGA RAILROAD Committee to investigate State's liability 431 ATLANTIC AND GREAT WESTERN CANAL Instructions to members of Congress 429 B. BLODGETT, FOSTER Fi. fa. against to proceed according to law 428 BONDS Certain bonds to be burnt 435 BOORMAN, JOHNSTON CO. Committee to consider claim of 429 Power of Committee 430 BRUNSWICK Congressmen instructed to procure navy yard at 428 C. CIVIL RIGHTS BILL Protest against 425 CLAIMS Reports of Committees 432 CONSTITUTION Committee on 423 CLARKE, J. O. A. Memorial of 433 CODE Governor authorized to purchase one thousand copies 432 COMMITTEE To investigate indebtedness of Foster Biodgettpay of 437 E. ESTILL, J. H. Ordered to discontinue State printing 426 G. GEORGIA NATIONAL BANK Governor requested to furnish information in relation to suit 427

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H. HARRIS, WALTON K. Default of referred to Committee 424 I. ILLICIT DISTILLERS Resolution asking [Illegible Text] 430 IRWIN, THOMAS B. Authorized to publish the laws 437 L LESTER, G. N. Authorized to publish certain decisions of the Supreme Court 433 M. MACON AND BRUNSWICK RAILROAD Committee to investigate the condition of 424 MILLER COUNTY Resolution to furnish books 430 P. PUBLIC PROPERTY Authorizing sale of in Cartersville 436 S. STATE AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE Governor authorized to issue arms to 426 STATE PRINTING J. H. Estill ordered to discontinue work 426 Advance on 427 STATE AID Act of General Assembly defined 437 SOUTH CAROLINA Tax-payers' Convention 438 County line changed 372 LUMPKIN COUNTY T. TAX Comptroller General not to issue executions for Convention tax 434 TEXAS Resolution congratulating 425 V. VETERANS OF THE MEXICAN WAR Instructions to Congressmen 427 W. WESTERN AND ATLANTIC RAILROAD Change bills to be audited 431 WRENN, B. W. To have hearing before Committee 434