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 H. G. WRIGHT 18760100 English

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ACTS AND RESOLUTIONS OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF GEORGIA, PASSED AT THE REGULAR SESSION OF JANUARY, 1876. THOMAS B. IRWIN, COMPILER. 18760100 PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY. H. G. WRIGHT, PUBLIC PRINTER. 1876.

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TABLE OF TITLES. PART I.PUBLIC LAWS. TITLE I.AGRICULTURE 5 TITLE II.APPROPRIATIONS 6 TITLE III.BONDS 9 TITLE IV.CIVIL CODE 13 CHAPTER 1.Attorneys at Law 13 CHAPTER 2.County officers 13 CHAPTER 3.Conductors 16 CHAPTER 4.Emigrant Agents 17 CHAPTER 5.Garnishment 17 CHAPTER 6.Holidays 18 CHAPTER 7.Married Women 19 CHAPTER 8.Public Roads 19 CHAPTER 9.Piscatorial Regulations 20 CHAPTER 10.Sanitary Regulations 23 CHAPTER 11.Towns and Villages 25 CHAPTER 12.Trusts 26 CHAPTER 13.Weighing 27 TITLE V.CODE AMENDMENTS 28 TITLE VI.CONVICTS 40 TITLE VII.EDUCATION 47 TITLE VIII.HOMESTEAD 48 TITLE IX.JUDICIARY 53 CHAPTER 1.Superior Courts 53 CHAPTER 2.County Courts 57 CHAPTER 3.Courts of Ordinary 93 CHAPTER 4.City Courts 95 CHAPTER 5.Justice's Courts 98 CHAPTER 6.Practice 99 CHAPTER 7.Fees and Costs 105 CHAPTER 8.Fines and Forfeitures 108 TITLE X.MAIMED SOLDIERS 109 TITLE XI.MILITARY ORGANIZATIONS 110 TITLE XII.PENAL CODE 111 TITLE XIII.PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS 115 TITLE XIV.RAILROADS 118 TITLE XV.STATE LOTTERY 125 TITLE XVI.STATE TREASURY 126 TITLE XVII.STENOGRAPHERS 133 TITLE XVIII.TAXES 134

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PART II.LOCAL LAWS. TITLE I.CITIES AND TOWNS 140 CHAPTER 1.Charters 140 CHAPTER 2.Amendments to Charters 154 CHAPTER 3.Miscellaneous Provisions 175 TITLE II.COMMUNITIES 195 TITLE III.CORPORATIONS 207 CHAPTER 1.Banks and Insurance Companies 207 CHAPTER 2.Manufacturing and Mining Companies 231 CHAPTER 3.Railroads and Canalsy 253 CHAPTER 4.Miscellaneous Corporationsy 261 TITLE IV.COUNTIES 265 CHAPTER 1.Bonds and Taxes 265 CHAPTER 2.County Commissioners 269 CHAPTER 3.County Lines 301 CHAPTER 4.County Regulations 310 CHAPTER 5.Salaries, Fees and Costs 353 TITLE V.MILITARY COMPANIES 384 TITLE VI.WATER COURSES 387 PART III.PRIVATE LAWS. 390 PART IV.RESOLUTIONS. 408

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STATUTES OF GEORGIA, PASSED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF 1876. PART I.PUBLIC LAWS. PART I.PUBLIC LAWS. PART II.LOCAL LAWS. PART III.PRIVATE LAWS. PART IV.RESOLUTIONS. TITLE I. AGRICULTURE. SECTION 1. Provision for Printing of Department. No. I. (O. No. 514.) An Act to provide for the Printing of the Department of Agriculture of the State of Georgia. SECTION I. Be it enacted, That from and after the passage of this [Illegible Text] the Printing of the Department of Agriculture of this State [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] paid for as now provided by law for the payment of other [Illegible Text] printing of this State: Provided, the amount expended [Illegible Text] this Act shall be limited to the sum of one thousand dollars. [Illegible Text] of [Illegible Text] of Agriculture provided for SEC. II. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 29th, 1876.

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TITLE II. APPROPRIATIONS. SECTION. 1. To compensate Executive and State House officers. 2. To compensate Legislative clerical force. 3. To compensate officers, members and employees of Legislature. 4. To compensate Judicial Department. 5. Misce'laneons appropriations. 6. Executive clerical force, [Illegible Text] and printing funds, etc. 7. Appropriations to S. W. Small and A. J. Cameron. No. II. (O. No. 205.) 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-six. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That the following sums of money be, and the same are hereby, appropriated to the persons and for the purposes respectively hereinafter mentioned: For compensation of the Governor of the State, four thousand dollars; for compensation of the Secretary of State, two thousand dollars; for compensation of the Comptroller General, two thousand dollars; for compensation of State Treasurer, two thousand dollars; for compensation of Clerk for Secretary of State, Clerk for State Treasurer, and two Clerks for Comptroller General, sixteen hundred dollars each; for compensation of the State Librarian, twelve hundred dollars; for compensation of the Attorney General, two thousand dollars; for compensation of the Secretaries of the Executive Department, eighteen hundred dollars each. Compensation of the Executive and State House officers SEC. II. 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 of [Illegible Text] officers shall receive any per diem or mileagein consideration [Illegible Text] which they shall each bring up all the unfinished business of their respective offices, and shall, within twenty days after they are [Illegible Text], deliver to the Public Printer a full and complete index to [Illegible Text] printed journals of their respective houses, and neither of [Illegible Text] officers shall receive from the State Treasury any other [Illegible Text] or pay whatever; for compensation of the Journalizing [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] the House and Senate, seven hundred and fifty dollars each, [Illegible Text] the Assistant Secretary of the Senate and the Assistant [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] the House of Representatives, seven hundred and fifty [Illegible Text] each; for compensation of the Constitutional Clerks of the [Illegible Text] and House of Representatives for services actually rendered, [Illegible Text]

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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 each Clerk has performed. Compensation of the Legislative clerical department SEC. III. Be it further enacted, That for the compensation of the President of the Senate and 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; for compensation of the members of the General Assembly, during the session, seven dollars per diem, each, and the same mileage as allowed the President of the Senate and Speaker of the House of Representatives; of the Door Keeper of the Senate and Door Keeper of the House, and Messenger of the Senate and Messenger of the House, eight dollars per diem; for compensation of the Assistant Door and Gallery Keepers, seven dollars per diem, without mileage; for compensation of two porters for sweeping and cleaning the hall and galleries of the Senate and House of Representatives and attendance on committees, four dollars per diem, each; for compensation of one page of the Senate and three pages of the House of Representatives, three dollars per diem, each; for compensation of Isaac Hill for services in keeping the water closets at the Capitol, three dollars per diem; for compensation of Thomas Stafford for attending on committee rooms, two dollars per day; for compensation of the Chaplains of the Senate and House of Representatives, the sum of one hundred and fifty dollars is appropriated by each house. Compensation of officers, members and employees of the Legislature SEC. IV. Be it further enacted, That the compensation for the Judicial Department shall be as follows: For compensation of the Judges of the Supreme Court, thirty-five hundred dollars, each; for compensation of the Judges of the Superior Courts, twenty-five hundred dollars, each; for compensation of the Solicitors General for the several Circuits, two hundred and fifty dollars, each; for compensation of the Reporter of the decisions of the Supreme Court, one thousand dollars; for compensation of the Clerk of the Supreme Court, for printing, stationery, purchasing record books, and binding the opinions of the Court, seven hundred and fifty dollars, or so much thereof as may be necessary. Compensation of Judicial department SEC. V. Be it further enacted, That the appropriation for miscellaneous purposes shall be as follows: For compensation of the Trustees of the Lunatic Asylum, each three hundred dollars; for compensation of the Principal Keeper of the Penitentiary, two thousand dollars; to defray the expenses of the Academy of the Blind, and for salary of its officers, repairs, etc., thirteen thousand dollars, and for the erection of a workshop and salesroom, four thousand dollars; for the support of the Institution of the Deaf and Dumb, sixteen thousand five hundred dollars; for the support and maintenance of the State Lunatic Asylum and its inmates,

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ninety-nine 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; for compensation of the Resident Physician of the State Lunatic Asylum, twenty-five hundred dollars; for compensation of the Superintendent of Public Works, fifteen hundred dollars; 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, ten thousand dollars, or so much thereof as may be necessary; and that the Superintendent of Public Works is hereby required to render to the Governor, annually, an itemized statement of expenditures under this appropriation; for the payment of the interest on the public debt and to redeem maturing bonds, seven hundred thousand dollars, or so much thereof as may be necessary; also, 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 fifteen dollars to pay the expenses of each of the Joint Committee on the Deaf and Dumb Asylum for visting that institution during the present session, to be paid out on an itemized account of actual expenses; and the sum of seventy-five 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 of the Blind. Miscellaneous appropriations SEC. VI. Be it further enacted, That the sum of six thousand dollars, or so much thereof as may be necessary, be, and the same is hereby, appropriated for expenses of the clerical force in the Executive Department; that twelve hundred dollars be appropriated to pay the Clerk in Wild Land office; that the sum of twenty thousand dollars be appropriated for the contingent fund; that the sum of twenty thousand dollars, or so much thereof as may be necessary, be appropriated for the printing fund, and the sum of seven hundred and sixty dollars and fifty-five cents, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is hereby appropriated to pay the bill for stationery for the General Assembly; that the sum of fifteen hundred dollars, or so much thereof as may be necessary, be appropriated to purchase a fire-proof safe for the Comptroller General's office; that the sum of fifteen hundred dollars be appropriated for the Board of Health of the State of Georgia, to be applied in the manner and for the purposes set forth in an act approved February 25th, 1875, and that the sum of three hundred dollars be appropriated for the publication of the report and transactions of said Board of Health; that the sum of five hundred dollars be appropriated

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for the purpose of replenishing the apparatus of the chemical laboratory of the Department of Agriculture, and supply chemicals for the soil and mineral analysis, or so much thereof as may be necessary; also, that the sum of one hundred dollars be paid Thomas Spencer for services in taking down testimony before the Joint Committee of the Senate and House of Representatives, appointed to investigate the bonds of the Macon and Brunswick Railroad Company. Clerical [Illegible Text] of Ex. Dep't, etc Contingent and [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] Safe for Comptroller Generals office Board of Health Chemical [Illegible Text] Thos. Spencer SEC. VII. Be it further enacted, That the sum of one hundred and fifty dollars, or so much thereof as may be necessary, be, and the same is hereby, appropriated to pay Samuel W. Small, steno graphic reporter of the Joint Committee of Senate and House of Representatives, under resolution of February 9th, 1876, to investigate charge of bribery in procuring the endorsement by the Legislature of 1871-2 of the lease of the Western and Atlantic Railroad, for writing down and copying the testimony before said committee; and to pay A. J. Cameron, for services as sergeant-at-arms of said committee, and for seven dollars and seventy cents expended by him for telegramsto be paid on itemized accounts duly certified by a member of the committee. Samuel W. Small A. J. Cameron SEC. VIII. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 23d, 1876. TITLE III. BONDS. ACTS. No. 3. Certain Bonds declared [Illegible Text]. 4. Treasurer required to pay certain Coupons. 5. Bonds to pay interest on N. [Illegible Text]. R. R. Bonds. 6. Requiring all Bonds to be recorded. SECTION 1 Bonds issued under Act of February 17th, 1854, declared void. No. III. (O. No. 245.) An Act to declare invalid, null and void Certain Six per Cent. Currency Bonds of the State of Georgia, issued under an Act approved February 17 th, 1854. WHEREAS, under an Act approved February 17th, 1854, Hon. Herschel V. Johnson, then Governor of the State, was directed to have prepared State Bonds in terms of the Act not exceeding $375,000 of six per cents, the same to be used in exchange for the outstanding bonds of the Central Bank; and, whereas, owing

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to a supposed disagreement on the part of the holders of the outstanding bonds, which were seven per cent., and for which these new sixes were designed to be given, this $375,000 (or less) of new six per cent bonds were never issued or used; and, whereas, these bonds remained in the treasury vault at Milledgeville, until November, 1864, when they were taken therefrom by unauthorized parties, and attempts are being made to put some of them in circulation in the Western States; therefore, for the protection of the public against fraud and imposition: Preamble SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That from and after the passage of this Act, that the Bonds issued under an Act approved February 17th, 1854, entitled An Act to authorize the Governor to issue bonds in lieu of the outstanding bonds of the Central Bank, and to provide for the issue of certain other bonds, be, and the same are hereby declared invalid, null and void. Bonds iss'd under Act Feb 17, '54, declared void SEC. II. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 23d, 1876. SECTION I. Past Due Coupons, Payment of Authorized. No. IV. (O. No. 481.) An Act to Authorize and Require the State Treasurer to Pay Certain Past Due [Illegible Text] of this State herein Specified. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That from and after the passage of this Act the State Treasurer shall be authorized and required to pay the following named past due Coupons of this State, with the interest due on the same, at the rate of seven per cent. per annum, viz: Bond of the State of Georgia, No. 71. Warrant, No. 40, for Thirty Dollars, authorized by an Act approved December 22d, 1843, being for six months interest, payable on the first day of March, 1864, at the Treasury of Georgia, dated July 15th, 1844, and now owned and held by Mrs. Louisa M. Whitehead. Treasurer required to pay certain past due coupons Also, two Coupons, Nos. 368 and 186, due January, 1866, for the sum of seven and 50-100 dollars each; and one Coupon, No. 926, due February, 1866, for the sum of fifteen dollars, now owned and held by Branch, Sons Co. SEC. II. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 28th, 1876.

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SECTION. 1. Interest on M. B. and N. S. R. R. Bonds to pay. 2. How used. 3. Denomination of. 4. Governor shall publish notice. No. V. (O. No. 267.) An Act to authorize the issue of Bonds of the State for the purpose of Paying the Interest now due and falling due on the Recognized Bonds of the Macon and Brunswick Railroad endorsed by the State, and the Interest due on Recognized Bonds of the North and South Railroad endorsed by the State, and for other purposes. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That from and after the passage of this Act, his Excellency, the Governor, be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to issue Bonds of the State sufficient in amount to pay the interest due, and falling due, upon the recognized bonds of the Macon and Brunswick Railroad issued under an Act approved December 3d, 1866, and endorsed by the State; also, upon the bonds of the North and South Railroad having like endorsements, such bonds to be dated July 1st, 1876, and to be on interest at seven per cent. per annum in currency, with semi-annual coupons attached, payable at such place or places as the Governor may designate, on the first day of January and the first day of July in each year. Said bonds having twenty years to run, and to be redeemed at the expiration of that period, in currency. Governor authorized to issue bonds to pay interest on bonds of the M. B. and N. S. [Illegible Text] SEC. II. Be it further enacted, That nothing in this Act shall be so construed as to authorize the use of said bonds for any other purposes than in payment of interest upon the bonds mentioned in the first section of the Act. To be used only as specified SEC. III. Be it further enacted, That said bonds shall be issued in denominations of one thousand dollars, shall be signed by his Excellency the Governor, and countersigned by the Secretary of State, and shall by the Treasurer be registered in a book kept for that purpose, and the amount so issued also be reported for record in the Executive office. Denomination of SEC. IV. Be it further enacted, That his Excellency the Governor, is hereby directed to give notice by publication in one or more papers published in the city of New York, and in one or more papers published in the State of Georgia, to be designated by him, of the provisions of this Act, relating to the payment of interest on said bonds as prescribed therein. Gov'r shall publish notice SEC. V. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 25, 1876.

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SECTION. 1. Bonds of Corporations, record of 2. Corporations shall furnish statements of 3. Failing to furnish statementfine. 4. Record pre-requisite to circulation. 5. Secretary's fees for recording. No. VI. (O. No. 373.) An Act to provide for keeping a record of all Bonds issued in this State, and for other purposes. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That from and after the passage of this Act, it shall be the duty of all public and private corporations in this State, who shall issue or endorse any bonds for circulation, to furnish to the Secretary of State a certified statement showing the letter, date of issue, number of bonds, amount of issue, rate of interest, when and where payable, and the date of the law, if any, authorizing such issue. And it shall be the duty of the Secretary of State to have the same recorded in a book to be kept by him for that purpose. Sec. of State shall keep record of all bonds issu'd by corporations SEC. II. Be it further enacted, That all public and private corporations in this State, who have bonds now in circulation, issued or endorsed by them, shall furnish to the Secretary of State, within ninety days from the passage of this Act, certified statements required by the first section of this Act, and the same shall be recorded by said officer as provided for in said first section. Corporation issuing shall furnish Sec. with statement SEC. III. Be it further enacted, That public or private corporations neglecting or refusing to comply with the provisions of this Act shall be fined in a sum not exceeding five hundred dollars for each offense, one-half of said fine to go to the party giving information of such violation, and the other half to go to the public school fund of the County. Corporation failing to furnish the statement shall be fined SEC. IV. Be it further enacted, That no bonds shall be placed in circulation until the provisions of the first section of this Act with regard to such bonds shall have been complied with, and any person placing such bonds in circulation without such compliance shall be subject to a fine of five hundred dollars for every bond so put in circulation. Bonds shall not be circulated until recorded SEC. V. Be it further enacted, That the Secretary of State shall receive as compensation for the records provided for in the first and second sections of this Act, and for giving transcript of the same, twenty cents per hundred words; the fee for recording to be paid by the corporation issuing the bonds, and the fee for transcripts to be paid by the party applying for the same. Fees for recording SEC. VI. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 28, 1876.

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TITLE IV. CIVIL CODE. CHAPTER I.Attorneys at Law. CHAPTER II.County Officers. CHAPTER III.Conductors. CHAPTER IV.Emigrant Agents. CHAPTER V.Garnishment. CHAPTER VI.Holidays. CHAPTER VII.Married Women. CHAPTER VIII.Public Roads. CHAPTER IX.Piscatorial Regulations. CHAPTER X.Sanitary Regulations. CHAPTER XI.Towns and Villages. CHAPTER XII.Trusts. CHAPTER XIII.Weighing. CHAPTER I. ATTORNEYS AT LAW. SECTION 1. [Illegible Text] from becoming Sureties on Official Bonds. No. VII (O. No. 173.) An Act to prohibit Attorneys at Law from becoming Securities on the Official Bonds of Sheriffs or other County Officers in this State. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That from and after the passage of this Act, no Attorney at Law shall be received as a security on any sheriff's or other county officer's bond in this State. Attorn'ys at Law [Illegible Text] as [Illegible Text] on official bonds. SEC. II. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 21, 1876. CHAPTER II. COUNTY OFFICERS. ACTS. No. 8. County officers shall make returns to Grand Juries. 9. To reduce fees of Tax Collector and Receiver. 10. Tax Receivers shall enter Christian name of payers. 11. Liability on County Treasurer's bond. 12. Sheriffs authorized to levy tax fi. fas. SECTION. 1. County officers shall make annual returns 2. Duty of Grand Juries. 3. Officer falling in contempt. No. VIII. (O. No. 69). An Act to require the Ordinaries, County Treasurers, Clerks of the Superior Court and Sheriffs to make returns to the Grand Juries of their respective counties as herein provided. SEC. I. Be it enacted, etc., That from and after the passage of

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this Act, it shall be the duty of the Ordinaries, County Treasurers, Clerks of the Superior Court and Sheriffs of the various counties of this State to make a return under oath, to the Grand Jury of their respective counties on the first day of each term of the Superior Court, a just and true statement of the amount of money received by them, belonging to the county, the source from which the same was received, also their expenditures, accompanied with proper vouchers. SEC. II. Be it further enacted, That when the returns provided for in the first section of this Act shall have been made, it shall be the duty of the Grand Jury to examine the same, and if found correct, endorse their approval thereon; and attach the same to their general presentments, to be filed in the Clerk's office of the Superior Court. But if found incorrect, it shall be the duty of the Grand Jury, through their foreman, to return said returns to the officer making the same, plainly and distinctly setting forth in writing the grounds of their disapproval; and requiring said officer to appear before said jury, and explain the errors complained of. Duty Grand Juries. SEC. III. Be it further enacted, That should any officer fail or refuse to make the return required by this Act, it shall be the duty of the foreman of the Grand Jury to notify the presiding Judge of said failure instanter; and it shall be the duty of said Judge, to issue an order requiring said delinquent officer to come forward and make the return as required by this Act, or, in default, be attached for contempt. Officer failing to make returns, how dealt with. SEC. IV. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 17, 1876. SECTION. 1. Commissions of Tax Receiver and Collector. 2. Shall receive no greater compensation. 3. Commissions of Receivers for County Taxes. No. IX. (O. No. 133.) An Act to Reduce and Regulate the Fees of Tax Receivers and Tax Collectors in this State, and for other purposes. SECTION I. Be it enacted by the General Assembly, That after the first day of January, 1877, the commission to be allowed to each Receiver and Collector, on the net amount of each digest for receiving and collection of State and County Taxes, shall be as follows: Commissions of Tax Collectors and [Illegible Text] On all digests of $1,000 and under, 10 per cent. On all digests over $1,000 and under $2,000, 9 per cent. On all digests over $2,000 and under $3,000, 7 per cent. On all digests over $3,000 and under $4,000, 6 per cent. On all digests over $4,000 and under $6,000, 5 per cent.

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On all digests over $6,000 and under $8,000, 4 per cent. On all digests over $8,000 and under $12,000, 3 per cent. On all digests over $12,000 and under $15,000, 3 per cent. On all digests over $15,000 and under $18,000, 2 per cent. On all digests over $18,000 and under $20,000, 2 per cent. On all digests over $20,000 and over, 2 per cent. Provided, that three per cent. be allowed in the counties of Chatham, Bibb, Fulton and Richmond; and, provided further, that nothing in this Act shall be construed to affect the compensation of any Receivers and Collectors for receiving and collecting county taxes in those counties where the same is regulated by local laws. Proviso SEC. II. Be it further enacted, That no Tax Collector shall, in any event, receive any greater or different rate of commission, or rate of payment, for collection of county taxes than he receives by this Act for collecting State taxes. Shallreceive no greater commission than herein allowed SEC. III. Be it further enacted, That the commission of Tax Receiver to be paid from county taxes shall be one-half the amount allowed by this Act to Tax Collectors for collecting of county taxes, and no more. Receivers' com's from county taxes SEC. IV. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 21, 1876. SECTION 1. Tax Receivers shall enter Christian names of payers. No. X. (O. No. 17.) An Act to require Receivers of Tax Returns to take down in full on their digests the first or Christian names of all tax payers. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That from and after the passage of this Act, it shall be incumbent on Receivers of Tax Returns in the various counties of this State to enter on their Digests the first [Illegible Text] in full of all tax payers. Tax Receivers shall enter Christian names of payers. SEC. II. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 10, 1876. SECTION 1. Liability Treasurer and sureties. No. XI (O. No. 127.) An Act to specify the time when the property of County Treasurers or those acting as County Treasurers and their security or securities shall be bound upon their official bonds and for other purposes in this Act mentioned. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That when any official bond [Illegible Text] to be executed by any County Treasurer or any person

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acting as such, the property of said Treasurer, or any person so acting as well as the security or securities on said bond shall be bound from the time of the execution thereof for the payment of any and all liability arising from the breach of said bond. Liability of [Illegible Text] on official bonds. SEC. II. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 21st, 1876. NOTE.Sec sections 160 and 543 of Code of 1878. SECTION 1. Sheriffs may collect Tax Fi. Fas. No. XII. (O. No. 50.) An Act to authorize the Sheriffs of this State, or their Deputies, to Levy and Collect Tax fi. fas. of any amount, and for other purposes. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That from and after the passage of this Act, it shall be lawful for the Sheriff, or his deputy, in any county of this State, to levy and collect a tax fi. fa. for any amount: Provided, that when said tax fi. fa. is for One Hundred Dollars, or less, the same fee shall be paid as now allowed by law to Constables or Bailiffs; and all other proceedings as to levy and time, and place of advertisement and sale, shall be the same as heretofore governed such levy, advertisement and sale by Bailiffs or Constables. Sheriffs may collect tax fi. fas for any am't Fee SEC. II. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 16, 1876. CHAPTER III. CONDUCTORS. SECTION 1. Conductors Exempted from Jury Duty. No. XIII. (O. No. 241.) An Act to amend an act entitled an Act to exempt locomotive engineers in the employment of Railroad Companies in this State from jury duty, and for other purposes, approved March 2d, 1875, so as to include and exempt Railroad Conductors and Station Agents. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That the third line of the first section of the above recited Act be amended by adding the words and Railroad Conductors and Station Agents after the word Engineers in said line, so that said section, so amended, will read: All Locomotive Engineers and Railroad Conductors and Station Agents, actually employed in the service of any railroad company in this State, shall be exempt from jury duty: Provided, they shall not be disqualified from being jurors by this Act. R. R. Conductors exempted fr'm jury duty SEC. II. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 23, 1876.

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CHAPTER IV. EMIGRANT AGENTS. SECTION. 1. Shall obtain License. 2. Emigrant Agent Defined. 3. Fee for License. 4. Penalty for failure to obtain. No. XIV. (O. No. 46.) An Act to prohibit Emigrant Agents from plying their vocation in this State without first obtaining a license therefor, and for other purposes. SECTION I. Be it enacted by the General Assembly, That from and after the passage of this Act, no person shall carry on the business of an Emigrant Agent in this State, without having first obtained a license therefor from the Ordinary of each County in which said business is intended to be carried on. Emigrant agents shall obtain license. SEC. II. Be it further enacted, That the term Emigrant Agent, as contemplated in this Act, shall be construed to mean any person engaged in hiring laborers in this State, to be employed beyond the limits of the same. Emigrant Agent [Illegible Text] SEC. III. Be it further enacted, That any person shall be entitled to a license, which shall be good for one year, upon payment into the Treasury of said County of one hundred dollars; and the exhibition to the Ordinary of the receipt of the County Treasurer. Fee for [Illegible Text] SEC. IV. Be it further enacted, That any person doing the business of an Emigrant Agent, without first having obtained such license, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor; and, upon conviction in any court of competent jurisdiction, shall be punished as prescribed in Section 4310 of the Code of Georgia. Punishment for failure to obtain license SEC. V. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 16, 1876. CHAPTER V. GARNISHMENT. SECTION I. Wages of [Illegible Text] and laborers exempt from garnishment. No. XV. (O. No. 8.) An Act to exempt from process of garnishment the wages of [Illegible Text] mechanics and day laborers. SECTION I. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Georgia, That from and after the passage of this Act, all journeymen mechanics and day laborers shall be exempt from the process and liabilities of garnishment on their daily, weekly or monthly

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wages, whether in the hands of their employers or others: Provided this Act shall in no wise affect, or operate upon contracts made prior to the passage of the same Wages of mechanics, etc., exempt from [Illegible Text] Proviso SEC. II. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 7, 1876. CHAPTER VI. HOLIDAYS. SECTION. 1. Public holidays. 2. When Saturday is a holiday. 3. When [Illegible Text] is a holiday. 4. Protest to bind endorser. No. XVI. (O. No. 427.) An Act to alter and amend an Act entitled an act to designate the holidays to be observed in the acceptance and payment of bills of exchange, bank checks and promissory notes, approved February 23 d, 1875, and when protest and notice to endorsers is necessary and days of grace shall be allowed, and for other purposes therein named. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That from and after the passage of this Act, the second and third sections of the above recited Act are hereby repealed; and the following substituted in their place and stead to wit: That whenever the first day of January, the twenty-second day of February, the twenty-sixth day of April, the fourth day of July, or the twenty-fifth day of December, shall fall upon Sunday, the Monday next following shall be deemed a public holiday and papers due on such Sunday shall be payable on the Saturday next preceding, and papers which would otherwise be payable on said Monday shall be payable on the Tuesday next thereafter. Public holidays SEC. II. Be it further enacted, That whenever either of the above named days shall fall on Saturday the papers due on the Sunday following shall be payable on the Monday next succeeding. When Saturday is a holiday Sec. III. Be it further enacted, That whenever either of the above named days shall fall on Monday, the papers which would otherwise be payable on that day shall be payable on the Tuesday next succeeding. When Monday is a holiday SEC. IV. Be it further enacted, That it shall not be necessary to protest as now required by law in order to bind endorsers except in the following cases, to wit: 1st, when a paper is made payable on its face at a bank or banker's office; 2d, when it is discounted at a bank or banker's office; 3d, when it is left at a bank or banker's office for collectionand in all such cases days of grace shall be allowed. Protest to bind endorsers when necessary SEC. V. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 28, 1876.

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CHAPTER VII. MARRIED WOMEN. SECTION 1. May act as guardian, etc. No. XVII. (O. No. 431.) An Act to authorize married women to act as guardians for their minor children by a former husband. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That from and after the passage of this Act, married women shall be authorized to act as guardian for their minor children, by a former husband, by complying with all the requisitions required by law of other guardians in this State. Married women may act as guardianswhen SEC. II. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 28, 1876. CHAPTER VIII. PUBLIC ROADS. ACTS. No. 18. To Define the Duties and Liabilities of Overseers. No. 19. To exempt certain persons from duty. SECTION. 1. Overseers shall report defaulters. 2. FinesHow disposed of. No. XVIII. (O. No. 442.) An Act to define the duties and liabilities of the several Overseers and Commissioners of Public Roads in certain cases; and, also, to direct the disbursement of funds arising from fines collected from defaulting overseers and road hands. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That from and after the passage of this Act, Overseers of Public Roads in this State shall be required to report all hands who may be in default upon their several roads, without receiving therefor any part of the fines which may be collected from said defaulters; and, upon failure to report any defaulter or defaulters (and upon conviction thereof before the Commissioners), shall be fined five dollars for each defaulter he so fails to return. Overseers of roads required to report defaulters Failure to report, penalty SEC. II. Be it further enacted, That it shall be the duty of the several Commissioners of Public Roads in this State to expend, as in their judgment will best serve the public good, all moneys coming into their hands from defaulting road hands, and from fines imposed upon and collected from Overseers, as provided in section first of this Act: Provided, That such moneys are to be

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applied to improvement respectively of the Roads whereon such defaulters may have been required to serve. Fines, how disposed of SEC. III. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 28, 1876. SECTION. 1. Employees of Charitable Institutions Exempt from Duty. 2. Guards of Convicts Exempt from Duty. No. XIX. (O. No. 323.) An Act to exempt from Road Duty certain persons in this State. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That from and after the passage of this Act, it shall be the duty of the Superintendent of the Lunatic Asylum, Asylum for the Deaf and Dumb, the Academy for the Blind, to furnish under oath, to the Ordinary or the Commissioners of Roads and Revenues, where such officers exist, and where these Institutions are located, a list of Guards, Watchmen, Cooks, Nurses and Attendants employed, on the first day of April of each year, and that all such employees be exempt from road duty. Emp'oyees of the charitable institutions exempt from road duty SEC. II. Be it further enacted, That the Lessees of the Penitentiary Convicts be required to furnish to the officers in charge of the Roads in each County of this State, when they are employed, a list, under oath, of all Guards employed, and that said Guards of Convicts, shall be exempt by paying one dollar per day for each day of road working for which they are summoned, and said roads are worked. Guards of convicts exempt from road duty on paying $1.00 SEC. III. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 25, 1876. CHAPTER IX. PISCATORIAL REGULATIONS. ACTS. No. 20. To encourage the propagation of fish. No. 21. For the protection of oyster beds. SECTION. 1. Commissioner of Agriculture in charge of fish culture 2. Shall procure artificial propagation. 3. Appropriation. 4. Closed time. 5. Time for taking shad. 6. Penalty for violation. No. XX. (O. No. 518.) An Act to encourage the propagation of Fish in the waters of the State of Georgia, and for the protection of the same. SECTION I. Be it enacted, That from and after the passage of this Act, the Commissioner of Agriculture, in addition to his present

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duties, shall have specially in charge the propagation of migratory fish in the waters of this State, and is hereby authorized to employ a Superintendent of Fisheries, who, under the direction of the Commissioner, shall have charge of the propagation of fish, under the provisions of this Act. Com'rof Agriculture in charge of fish culture SEC. II. Be it further enacted, That the Commissioner of Agriculture shall proceed at once to secure the artificial propagation in the various rivers of this State of the principal migratory food-fish adapted to our waters and climate. Shall secure artificial propagation SEC. III. Be it further enacted, That the sum of five hundred dollars is hereby appropriated for the payment of all necessary employees, and for other necessary expenses for carrying out the provisions of this Act, which sum shall be paid out of the annual appropriation heretofore made, under an Act approved February 28th, 1874, for the Department of Agriculture, as a part of the expenses of said Department: Provided, nothing contained in this section shall be so construed as to constitute this appropriation as an additional appropriation to said Department; but the same is hereby declared to be a part of said appropriation, and this section is to be so construed as to direct the application of said five hundred dollars of said appropriation to the purpose of the bill. Appropriation SEC. IV. Be it further enacted, That from and after the passage of this Act, there shall be a closed time in all the rivers of Georgia in which shad are caught, of forty-eight hours, commencing at sunrise on Saturday morning of each week, and ending at sunrise on Monday morning of the next week, during which closed time no shad or other migratory fish shall be caught by nets, wires, pounds or any other means whatever, neither shall such nets, wires, pounds or other apparatus be left set in said rivers during said closed time. The meshes of nets or other apparatus for catching said fish shall not be less than five inches. Closed time SEC. V. Be it further enacted, That no shad shall be taken by any means whatever, except between the first day of January and the twentieth day of April of each year, except for spawning purposes, to carry out the provisions of this Act. Time for taking shad prescribed SEC. VI. Be it further enacted, That any person or persons violating the provisions of sections four and five of this Act shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and on conviction of the same shall be punished as is now provided in section 4310 of the Code of Georgia, as last revised. Offenders, how punished SEC. VII. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 29, 1876.

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have supervision of the sanitary condition of their counties respectively, subject to the direction of the State Board of Health. SEC. VII. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 23, 1876. NOTEThe sections amended provided that physicians should report births and deaths, and that parents should report deaths with supposed cause, under penalty for failure. SECTION. 1. Retail of Certain Poisons prohibited. 2 Druggists shall keep Book of Sales. 3. Physicians excepted 4. Penalty. No. XXIII. (O. No. 401.) An Act to Regulate the Sale of Poisons in this State. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That from and after the first day of May, eighteen hundred and seventy-six, it shall be unlawful for any person to furnish by retail any poison enumerated in schedule A and B as follows, to wit: Retail of certain poisons prohibited Schedule A.Arsenic and its preparations, Corosive Sublimate, White Precipitate, Red Precipitate, Bini Odide of Mercury, Cyanide of Potassium, Hydrocyanic Acid, Strychnia, and all other poisonous vegetable alkaloids and their salts, Essential Oil of Bitter Almonds, Opium and its preparations, except Paragoric and other preparations of Opium containing less than two grains to the ounce. Schedule B.Aconite, Belladonna, Colchicum, Conium, Nux Vomica, Henbane, Savin, Ergot, Cotton Root, Cantharides, Creosote, Digitalis, and their pharmaceutical preparations, Croton Oil, Chloroform, Chloralhydrate, Sulphate of Zinc, Mineral Acids, Carbolic Acid and Oxalic Acid, without distinctly labelling the bottle, box, vessel or paper in which said poison is contained, and also the outside wrapper or cover thereof with the name of the article, the words Poison, and the name and place of business of him or her who furnishes the same, nor unless upon due inquiry it be found that the person to whom it is delivered is aware of its poisonous character, and represents that it is to be used for a legitimate purpose. SEC. II. Be it further enacted, That no licensed or registered druggist or pharmaceutist shall, after said date, sell or deliver any of the poisons included in schedule A without before delivering the same causing an entry to be made, in a book kept for that purpose, stating the date of the delivery, the name and address of the person receiving the same, the name and quantity of the poison, the purpose for which it is represented by such person to be required, and the name of the dispenser. Such book shall be always open for inspection by the proper authorities, and be preserved for reference for at least five years. Druggists shall keep book of sales SEC. III. Be it further enacted, That nothing in this Act shall

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apply to the dispensing of poisons in not unusual quantities or doses upon the prescriptions of practitioners of medicine. Exceptions SEC. IV. Be it further enacted, That any person violating the provisions of this Act shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof, in any Court in this State, shall be punished by fine not exceeding one thousand dollars, or imprisonment not exceeding six months in jail, or both, in the discretion of the Judge pronouncing the sentence. Parties offending, how punished SEC. V. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 28, 1876. CHAPTER XI. TOWNS AND VILLAGES. SECTION. 1. Additional powers granted towns and villages. 2. Amendment to charters heretofore granted. No. XXIV. (O. No. 356.) An Act to amend an Act entitled An Act to prescribe the mode of incorporating towns and villages in this State, approved August 26 th, 1872, and Acts amendatory thereof, by adding additional sections to the General Act. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That from and after the passage of this Act, an Act entitled an Act to prescribe the mode of incorporating towns and villages in this State, approved August 26th, 1872, and Act amendatory thereof, be amended by adding thereto the following section, which is hereby declared to constitute and be a part of said original Act: Manner of incorporating towns and villages amended The Council of such town or village shall have power to license and regulate the management of bar-rooms, saloons, hotels and private boarding-houses, livery stables and private and public transportation through the town or village, and in addition to the ad valorem tax provided for by law, to levy a tax on all billiard tables, ten-pin or nine-pin alleys, and tables and alleys of any other kind used for the purpose of playing on with pins or balls, or both, within such town or village, and on all contrivances, of whatever kind, 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, by using any other artifice or contrivance. Additional powers granted They shall also have power to tax all shows taxed by the laws of this State, which may exhibit within such town or village, which tax may be collected, if not voluntarily paid, by execution and levy and sale, as provided for the collection of taxes under the

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General Act prescribing the mode of incorporating towns and villages; and said Council shall have full power to pass all ordinances necessary to carry into effect the provisions of this Act. SEC. II. Be it further enacted, That the Council or Board of Commissioners of any town or village established at any time prior to the passage of this Act, or subsequent thereto, may exercise all the powers whatever conferred by this Act upon the Council of a town or village incorporated under the provisions of this Act; and the charters of such towns or villages contained in the several Acts of the Legislature relative thereto are hereby amended by the express repeal of all provisions inconsistent herewith, whether the same relate to license to retail liquors, the levy and collection of taxes, or the imposition of fines for violations of legal ordinances Provided, that nothing herein contained, or in said Act contained shall operate to repeal any local provisions heretofore made in any Act of the General Assembly of this State relative to any town or village requiring the consent of any number of citizens as a condition precedent to the granting license to retail liquors, or the requiring the submission of the question of granting such license to qualified voters of such town or village, or prohibiting the granting of such license. But the Council or Board of Commissioners of such town or village shall have the power to grant such license, subject to such special provisions, and to regulate the amount of the fee or tax to be paid for such license (in all cases where such licenses may be lawfully granted): Provided, that such fee or tax for license shall in no case be reduced from the minimum amount fixed by such special laws; but the same may be increased by such Council or Board of Commissioners. Amendm't to charters heretofore granted SEC. III. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 25, 1876. NOTEThe Act of which this is amendatory conferred upon the Superior Courts the power to incorporate towns and villages. CHAPTER XII. TRUSTS. SECTION 1. Additional grounds of trusts. No. XXV. (O. No. 353.) An Act to define for whom Trust Estates may be created, and the reasons for such creation. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That any person competent by law to execute a will or deed may by such instrument, duly executed, create a trust for any male person of age whenever, in fact,

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such person is, on account of mental weakness, intemperate habits, wasteful and profligate habits, unfit to be entrusted with the right and management of property: Provided, the requisitions of law, in all other respects, are complied with; and provided, further, if, when so created by deed, the same shall be recorded where the cestui que trust resides, within three months from its execution, and if not so recorded, the same shall be null and void; provided, also, if at any time the grounds of such trust shall cease, then the beneficiary shall be possessed legally and fully of the same estate as was held in trust, and any person interested may file any proper proceeding in the Superior Court where the trustee resides, to have the trust annulled on that ground, if he so desires; and it is further provided, any person having claims against the beneficiary may avail himself of the provisions of the Code of 1873 in relation to condemning trust property at common law. For whom trusts may be created Proviso Deed, where recorded Trusts, how set aside SEC. II. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 25, 1876. CHAPTER XIII. WEIGHERS OF PRODUCE. SECTION 1. Weighers may make deductionwhen. No. XXVI. (O. No. 386.) An Act to amend an Act entitled An Act to regulate the weighing of Cotton, Rice and other agricultural products in this State, and to prescribe a penalty for a violation of the same, approved March 2, 1875. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That the above recited Act be amended by adding at the end of the first section thereof a provision, as follows: The Weigher may, nevertheless, make such deductions, for wet or other cause, as may be reasonable, when the seller or his agent shall thereto consent. Act of M'ch 3, '75, in relation to weighing, amended SEC. II. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 28, 1876. NOTEThe Act above referred to repealed sections 1599 and 1600 of the Code, which required Weighers to take an oath that they would weigh justly and impartially, without deduction.

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TITLE V. CODE AMENDMENTS. SECTIONS 27. ( 3) Publication lawsrepealed in part. 28. ( 279) County Courtsamended. 29. ( 283.) County Court jurisdictionextended. 30. ( 383) Solicitor General - amended. 31. ( 610.) Road dutyamended( 659)repealed 32. ( 688) Tax fi fas amended. 33. ( 1227, 1228, 1235, 1236, 1237.) Deaf and Dumb Institute. 34. ( 1272.) Bondsrepealed. 35. ( 1456.) Firing the woodsrepealed as to certain counties. 36. ( 1540) Commissioners of Pilotageamended. 37. ( 1563) Inspectors of Timberamended 38. ( 1646.) Fees of Solicitoramended. 39. ( 1676) Corporationsamended. 40. ( 1677.) Corporationsamended. 41. ( 1955.) Mortgages - amended. 42. ( 2040.) Exemptionsamended. 43. ( 2279.) Rentingamended. 44 ( 2617.) Foreign executorsamended. 45. ( 3699, 3700.) Fees - amended. 46. ( 3961.) Rules for moneyamended. 47. ( 4127) Jury feesamended. 48. ( 4141.) Summonsamended. 49. ( 4166.) Sets offamended. 50. ( 4242.) Awards amended. 51. ( 4366.) Arsonamended. 52. ( 4368.) [Illegible Text] childrenamended. 53. ( 4560.) Vagrancyamended. SECTION 1. ( 3.) Publication of laws partially repealed. No. XXVII. (O. No. 307.) An Act to repeal so much of the Code, section 3, as requires publication of certain public laws of this State. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That as the Code of this State, in section 3d thereof, declares that public laws taking effect from and after their passage shall not be obligatory on the inhabitants of this State until published in a public gazette, and does not provide for such publication, by whom, and by what gazette, that, from and after the passage of this Act, so much of said section 3d as requires publication in a gazette of certain public laws therein named is hereby repealed. 3 repealed in part SEC. II. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 25, 1876. SECTION. 1. (279.) County Courts amended. 2. County Court established for Bu lock. No. XXVIII. (O. No. 85.) An Act to amend section 279 of the Code of Georgia of 1873, by striking from the exception contained in the first paragraph thereof, the County of Bullock, and to declare section 279 as amended to section 317 inclusive, of said Code referring to County Courts, applicable and of force in the County of Bullock. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc, That section 279 of the Code of 1873, be and the same is hereby amended by striking therefrom the words County of Bullock. 279 amended

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SEC. II. Be it further enacted, That section 279 to section 317 inclusive, of the revised Code of 1873, as in the first section of this Act amended, be and the same are hereby declared of full force and effect in the county of Bullock, so as to establish a County Court therein. County Court established for Bullock county SEC. III. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 17, 1876. NOTEBullock County was one of the exceptions in 279 SECTION 1. Jurisdiction of County Courts extended. No. XXIX. (O. No. 231.) An Act to amend section 283 of the Code of 1873, in relation to the special jurisdiction of the County Court Judges. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That the words cases of contract in the second line of section 283 of the Code be and the same are hereby stricken, and the following to wit: All civil cases be and the same are hereby inserted in lieu thereof. Jurisdiction of County Courts enlarged SEC. II. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 23, 1876. NOTE283 refers to the jurisdiction of the County Court. SECTION 1. (383.) Solicitors-GeneralAmended. No. XXX. (O. No. 29.) An Act to alter and amend section 383 of the Code of 1873, in relation to fixing penalties for misconduct of Solicitor General. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That from and after the passage of this Act, that immediately after the words May be done in the seventh line of 383 of the Code of 1873, the following words, to wit: Or if they advise or suggest to a party against whom a bill of indictment or presentment has been found to plead guilty, or if they agree or promise to any such party to intercede with the Judge of the Court for leniency in case of such plea of guilty, be and the same are hereby added. 383 amended SEC. II. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 14, 1876. NOTE383 provides a penalty for Solicitors-General taking bribes, etc.

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SECTION 1. ( 610.) Road dutyamended; and 659repealed. No. XXXI. (O. No. 259.) An Act to alter and amend section 610 of the Revised Code of Georgia as to exemptions from road duty, and to repeal section 659. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That section 610 of the Revised Code of Georgia be amended by striking out from said section 610 the words licensed ministers of the gospel, and inserting ordained ministers of the gospel who are in the regular discharge of ministerial duty, and in charge of one or more churches, and section 659 of the Revised Code, on the same subject, and all other Acts in conflict with this Act, are hereby repealed. 610 amended SEC. II. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 23, 1876. NOTEThe section above referred to (659) has reference to exemptions from road duty. SECTION 1. Constables authorized to levy tax fi. fas over fifty do lars. No. XXXII. (O. No. 271.) An Act to alter and amend section 888 of the Code of Georgia, regulating the levy of tax fi. fas and the sales thereunder. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That section 888 of the Code which provides for the levy of tax fi. fas and the sales thereunder, be and is hereby amended, by striking out in said section the following words, to-wit: When the principal amount does not exceed fifty dollars, the levy and sale must be made by a Constable, and not otherwise, and inserting in lieu thereof the following words, to-wit: But a Constable cannot levy a tax fi. fa. when the principal amount exceeds one hundred dollars, and if a tax fi. fa. for less than one hundred dollars be levied by a Sheriff, his fee for said levy shall be that now allowed Constables, and if the levy be made upon personalty, the same shall be advertised and sold as is now provided for Justice Court fi. fas. 888 amended SEC. II. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 25, 1876. NOTEThe above section provided that Constables could only levy tax fi. fas under fifty dollars. SECTION 1 ( 1227) Amended. 2. ( 1228) Amended. 3. ( 1235.) Amended. 4 ( 1236.) Amended. 5. ( 1237) Amended. No. XXXIII. (O. No. 311.) An Act to amend sections 1227, 1228, 1235, 1236 and 1237 of the Code of 1873, in relation to the Academy of the Deaf and Dumb. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That section 1227 of the Code

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of 1873 shall be so amended as to strike out the word three and insert nine, so that the same shall read nine trustees. 1227 amended SEC. II. Be it further enacted, That section 1228 of said Code of 1873 be so amended as to strike out the following words: But the Principal shall be required to reside in the institution. 1228 amended SEC. III. Be it further enacted, That section 1235 of said Code of 1873 be so amended as to strike out the words commissioners (visitors?), and insert the word trustees. 1235 amended SEC. IV. Be it further enacted, That section 1236 of said Code of 1873 be so amended as to strike out the word commissioners and insert the word trustees. 1236 amended SEC. V. Be it further enacted, That section 1237 of said Code of 1873 be so amended as to add at the end of said section the following: The Board of Trustees of the Academy of the Deaf and Dumb, or any one or more of them, may, in the discretion of the Governor, be removed by him upon recommendation of the Board of Visitors to said institution, and he is hereby authorized to appoint their successors. 1237 amended SEC. VI. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 25, 1876. NOTEThe sections above referred to have reference to the Deaf and Dumb Institute. SECTION 1. (1272.) BondsRepealed in part. No. XXXIV. (O. No. 347.) An Act to repeal so much of section 1272 of the Code of 1873, as makes it the duty of the Governor to issue [Illegible Text] bonds of the State in licu of all such [Illegible Text] bonds as shall be paid off or purchased and cancelled; which said new bonds are intended to be added to and made a part of the School Fund of this State. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That from and after the passage of this Act, all of the above recited section of the Code of 1873 that occurs after the word State, in the eleventh line thereof, be and the same is hereby repealed. 1272 repealed in part SEC. II. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 25, 1876. NOTEThe portion of the above section repealed required the Governor to Issue new Bonds for educational purposes for all bonds purchased or paid [Illegible Text] and cancelled by the State. SECTION 1. (1456.) Firing the WoodsRepealed as to certain Counties. No. XXXV. (O. No. 349.) An Act to repeal section 1456 so far as relates to the counties of Rabun, Towns and Union. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That section 1456 of Irwin's Code be and the same is hereby repealed so far as the counties of Rabun, Towns and Union is concerned. 1456 repealed as to certain counties SEC. II. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 25, 1876.

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SECTION 1. (1540) Commissioners of [Illegible Text]amended. No. XXXVI. (O. No. 295.) An Act to amend section 1540 of the Code of Georgia, and to confer additional powers upon the Commissioners of Pilotage for the bar of St. Simons and Turtle Rivers, and the bar of St. Andrews and St. Illa Rivers. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That section 1540 of the Code of 1873, be amended by adding to said section the following words: And the Commissioners of Pilotage for the bar of St. Simons and Turtle rivers, and the bar of St. Andrews and St. Illa rivers, shall have full and exclusive power and authority to prohibit, under proper penalties, the depositing or throwing, whether done by design, neglect, or otherwise, any substance of any nature or kind into any of the waters embraced within or adjacent to the sounds or harbors of St. Simons and St. Andrews, which may in any degree tend to lessen the depth of the said waters or obstruct the navigation of the same. 1540 amended SEC. II. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 25, 1876. SECTION. 1. ( 1563) Inspectors of timber, etc.amended. 2. Fees. No. XXXVII. (O. No. 321.) An Act to repeal all local laws or ordinances inconsistent with section 1563 of the Revised Code of 1873, in relation to the inspection of lumber or timber, to fix the maximum fees to be charged by the inspectors thereof, to prescribe the penalty of over charges, and for other purposes. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That, from and after the passage of this Act, all local laws and all ordinances of any city or town, as well as all special authority heretofore delegated to Boards of Commissioners or like organizations, inconsistent with the provisions of section 1563 of the Revised Code of 1873, in relation to the inspection of lumber, timber, staves, etc., be and the same are hereby repealed, and section 1564 of said Code, repealing inimical local laws, is hereby re-enacted and declared to be in full force. 1563 re-enacted SEC. II. Be it further enacted, That no corporate authority, incorporation or Court having the appointment of inspectors, shall have power to authorize or empower inspectors and measurers of lumber and timber to charge more than twenty-five cents per thousand feet for inspecting, measuring and trimming lumber and timber; and any inspector or measurer of lumber and timber who

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shall charge more than twenty-five cents per thousand feet shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and on conviction thereof shall be subject to a fine of five hundred dollars, one-half of which shall go to the informer, or imprisonment in the county jail of the county for the term of three months. Inspectors of lumber and timberfees SEC. III. Be it further enacted, That no corporate authority, Court or other incorporation having the appointment of inspectors of lumber or timber, shall have, hold or exercise the authority to appoint any other class of inspectors of lumber or timber than those recognized and authorized by section 1563 of the Revised Code of 1873. Authorities having power to appoint inspectors of lumber, etc. may appoint other inspectors SEC. IV. Be it further enacted, That the fee for receiving lumber shall not exceed three cents per thousand feet, which fee shall be charged only at the time of receipt, and the fee for boomage shall not exceed thirty cents per day for each raft. Fees SEC. V. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 25, 1876. SECTION. 1 ( 1646.) Fees of Solicitors in assaults with intent to murderamended. No. XXXVIII. (O. No. 289.) An Act [Illegible Text] section 1646 of the Code of 1873, so far as the same relates to the fees of Solicitors-General, in certain cases. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That from and after the passage of this Act, section 1646 of the Code of Georgia, known as the Code of 1873, be and the same is hereby amended, so as to read as follows, to wit: When any person is indicted or prosecuted, charged with the offense of an assault with intent to murder, and shall be convicted or plead guilty of the offense of an assault and battery, or an assault, the fee of the Solicitor-General shall be five dollars. 1646 amended SEC. II. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 25, 1876. SECTION 1. ( 1676) Corporations chartered by the Courtsamended. No. XXXIX. (O. No. 289.) An Act to amend section (1676) sixteen hundred and seventy-six of the Code relative to the creation of corporations by the Superior Courts of this State, and for other purposes. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That section sixteen hundred and seventy-six of the Code of Georgia be amended by adding thereto the following clause: The powers conferred in this section

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shall extend to the amendment of all charters contemplated in this section, whether the original charter sought to be amended was originally granted by the General Assembly of the State, or by a Superior Court of this State. Jurisdiction of the Superior Courts as to corporations extended SEC. II. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 25, 1876. NOTEThe Superior Courts heretofore had only the power to grant chartersnot to amend, them Supreme Court decisionAs to petition for charterSee pamphlet decisions in the case of Deveaux, p. 100 July Term, 1875. SECTION 1. Corporations chartered by the Courtsamended. No. XL. (O. No. 158.) An Act to authorize the Superior Courts of this State to grant corporate powers to certain religious and educational associations, and to amend section (1677) sixteen hundred and seventy-seven of the Code relative to the same. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That the said section be amended, inserting the following words immediately preceding the last sentence in said section: In all cases where it is the design of religious or educational associations or societies to extend their operations and hold property in different counties in this State, without having any principal place of business, it shall be lawful for the petition for incorporation to be filed in, and the order of incorporation to be granted by, the Superior Court of any county of this State, and the said county shall be deemed and held to be the county of the residence of said corporation. 1677 amended SEC. II. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 19, 1876. SECTION. 1. ( 1955.) Mortgagesamended. 2. ( 1956.) Mortgages on personaltyamended. No. XLI. (O. No. 339.) An Act to amend sections 1955 and 1956 of the Code of Georgia of 1873, so as to alter the time for recording mortgages on real and personal property, and prescribing the place of record of mortgages on personalty. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That three months, in the last line of said section 1955 of the Code of Georgia of 1873 be stricken out, and thirty days inserted in lieu thereof. 1955 amended SEC. II. Be it further enacted, That section 1956 be amended as follows: That all chattel mortgages of stocks of goods, wares and merchandise, or other personal property, shall be

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recorded, in case the same is upon property or goods located in some other county than that of the mortgagee's residence, in the county where said goods or personal property is located at the time of the execution of said mortgage, in addition to the record of said mortgage in the county of the mortgagor's residence: Provided, further, that this Act shall not go into effect until July 1st, 1876. Mortgages on personaltywhere recorded SEC. III. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 25, 1876. NOTESection 1955 refers to record of mortgages. SECTION 1. ( 2040.) [Illegible Text] from levyamended. No. XLII. (O. No. 159.) An Act to amend section 2040 of the Code of 1873, in relation to property exempt from levy and sale, and for other purposes. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That section 2040 of the Code of 1873 be and the same is hereby amended by adding to the list of articles exempted from levy and sale under the provisions of said section one [Illegible Text] sewing machine, and this exemption shall exist whether the [Illegible Text] owning said machine is the head of a family or not, and shall [Illegible Text] good against all debts except the purchase money. [Illegible Text] amended SEC. II. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 19, 1876. NOTEThe above section has reference to the old homestead or insolvent [Illegible Text] act SECTION 1. ( 2279.) Renting landamended. No. LXIII. (O. No. 313.) An Act to amend section 2279 of the Code of Georgia, as to renting real estate. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That, from and after the passage of this Act, the term lands in said section be stricken out, and in lieu thereof be inserted the words real estate, and at the conclusion of said section, after the words levy and sale, the following words be and are hereby added, viz: And all renting or leasing of such real estate for a period of time less than five years shall be held to convey only the right to possess and enjoy such real estate, and to pass no estate out of the landlord, and to give only the usufruct, unless the contrary be agreed upon by parties to the contract, and so stated therein. 2279 amended SEC. II. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 25, 1876.

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SECTION 1. ( 2617) Foreign executorsamended. No. XLIV. (O. No. 423.) An Act to amend section 2617 of the Code of 1873, relating to the sale of land, lying in this State, by foreign executors and administrators. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That from and after the passage of this Act, section 2617 of the Code of 1873, shall be so amended as to read as follows: Any executor or administrator, who resides in any other State of the United States, shall be and is hereby authorized to sell and convey any property of his testator or intestate lying or being in this State, under the same rules, laws and regulations as are now prescribed for the sale and conveyance of real estate by executors and administrators, who are residents of this State: Provided, such foreign executors or administrators shall file and have recorded in the Ordinary's office, at the time of making his application for sale, an authenticated exemplification of his letters testamentary or of administration; provided further, that said executors and administrators shall give notice required by law of resident executors and administrators to creditors, and shall also file with the Ordinary bond, with good and sufficient security, in double the value of the property to be sold, to pay, according to law, any creditor in this State, and distribute the proceeds of said sale to any resident heirs or legatees. Foreign executors, etc. authorized to sell land in this State Proviso SEC. II. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 28, 1876. NOTEThe above amendment makes the additional requirement of notice to creditors and filing of bond. [Illegible Text] 1. ( 3699.) Fees of Justices of the Peaceamended. 2. ( 3700.) Fees of Constablesamended No. XLV. (O. No. 201.) An Act to amend sections 3699 and 3700 of the Code of 1873. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That section 3699 of the Code of 1873 be amended by adding thereto the following items: 3699 amended Settling cases before judgment 35 Claim affidavit and bond 75 Trying the same 50 Entering appeal 50 Each distress warrant 1.25 Affidavit and bond to obtain summons of garnishment 75 Each additional copy 50 Taking down evidence in criminal cases 2.00 Orders to sell personal property 35 For each lien foreclosed 1.25 Trying illegality of same 50

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SEC. II. Be it further enacted, That the following items be added to section 3700 of the Code of 1873: 3700 amended Levying each distress warrant 1.25 Taking bond in civil cases 50 Taking bond in criminal cases 1.00 Executing search warrants 1.25 SEC. III. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 23, 1876. SECTION 1. ( 3961.) Rules for moneyamended. No. XLVI. (O. No. 341.) An Act to alter and amend section 3961 of [Illegible Text] Revised Code of 1873. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That from and after the passage of this Act, section 3961 of the Code be altered and amended in the sixth line of said section, by inserting in that line the words to collect, between the words neglect and to pay. [Illegible Text] amended SEC. II. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 25, 1876. NOTEThe above section has reference to rules against Justices of the Peace and [Illegible Text]. SECTION 1. ( 4127.) Jury feesamended. No. XLVII. (O. No. 323.) An Act to amend section 4127 of the Code of 1873, relating to jury fees, and for other purposes. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That section 4127 of the Code of 1873 be and the same is hereby so amended as to read as follows: For each decree or verdict in the Superior Court the jury fee shall be three dollars, and for each confession of judgment or judgments rendered by the Court one dollar, to be taxed in the bill of cost, and when collected shall be paid into the county treasuries, respectively, and added to the fund for the payment of jurors. 4127 amended SEC. II. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 28, 1876. [Illegible Text] section amended did not provide for jury fees in cases where judgment was rendered without the intervention of a jury. SECTION 1. ( 4141.) Summons in Justices' Courtsamended. No. XLVIII. (O. No. 244.) An Act to amend section 4141 of the Code of 1873, relating to the date of summons when the amount involved is fifty dollars or under. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That from and after the passage of this Act, section 4141 of the Code of 1873 be amended as follows:

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After the words amount is, in the third line of said section, strike out the words under fifty dollars and insert in lieu thereof the words fifty dollars or under, so that said section shall read as follows: All summons shall bear date fifteen days before the time of the trial of the cause if the amount is fifty dollars or under, and shall bear date twenty days before the time of trial when the amount is over fifty dollars, and shall be served upon the defendant either by giving him a copy of the same in person, or by leaving such copy at his usual and most notorious place of abode, at least ten days before the time of trial. [Illegible Text] SEC. II. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 23, 1876. SECTION 1. ( 4166.) Sets-off in Justices' Courtsamended. No. XLIX. (O. No. 275.) An Act to amend section 4166 of the Code of 1873, relative to sets-off in Justices' Courts. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That section 4166 of the Code of 1873 be so amended as to strike out of the fifth line of said section the word fifty and insert one hundred in lieu thereof. 4166 amended. SEC. II. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 25, 1876. NOTEUnder the section above referred to, Justices' Courts could only give judgment for defendant on set-off for fifty dollars. SECTION 1. ( 4242) Awardsamended. No. L. (O. No. 235.) An Act to define in what Court awards provided to be entered on minutes of the Superior Court, under section 4242 of the Code of 1873, shall be entered. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That whenever a case of any kind, pending in any Court in this State, shall be referred to arbitration, the award made upon the same shall be entered on the minutes of the Superior Court, where said suit is pending, and in all cases where a matter of dispute not involved in litigation is referred to arbitration under section 4225 of the Code of 1873, the award upon the same shall be entered on the minutes of the Superior Court of the counties where the parties reside against whom the award is rendered if residents of the State, and if not such resident, in the counties where the award was made. 4242 amended SEC. II. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 23, 1876. NOTEThe section above referred to required the award to be entered on the minutes of the Court in the County where made.

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SECTION 1. ( 4366.) Arsonamended. No. LI. (O. No. 262.) An Act to amend section 4376 of the Code so as to include in the definition of the crime mentioned in said section, the person who shall burn, set fire to, or attempt to burn his own house. WHEREAS, There exists a doubt whether the provisions of section four thousand three hundred and seventy-six (4376) of the Code of 1873, defining and punishing the wilful and malicious burning or setting fire to, or attempting to burn a house in a city, town or village, comprehends and includes the person who shall burn or attempt to burn his own house SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That from and after the passage of this Act, the said section, number four thousand three hundred and seventy-six (4376), be and the same is hereby amended so as to read as follows: The wilful and malicious burning or setting fire to, or attempting to burn a house in a city, town or village, whether the house be the property of the perpetrator or of another, shall be punished with death, but the punishment may be commuted in conformity with the provisions of section 4323 of this Code. 4376 amended SEC. II. [Illegible Text] conflicting laws. Approved [Illegible Text] 23, 1876. SECTION [Illegible Text] ( [Illegible Text]) [Illegible Text] children awayamended. No. LII. (O. No. 489.) An Act to alter and amend section forty-three hundred and sixty-eight (4368) of the Code of 1873, upon the subject of inveigling children, and for other purposes. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That from and after the passage of this Act, section 4368 of the Code of 1873 be altered and amended by striking from the third line thereof the following words, to-wit: Out of the limits of this State, or any county thereof. 4368 amended SEC. II. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 28th, 1876. NOTEThe above amendment makes it criminal to entice children off maliciously, whether out of the county or not. SECTION 1. ( [Illegible Text]) Vagrancyamended. No. LIII. (O. No. 436.) An Act to amend section 4560 of Irwin, Lester and Hill's Revised Code, in regard to vagrancy. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That from and after the passage of this Act, section 4560 of the Code of 1873 shall be amended

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by substituting for the words County Court, in the twelfth line of said section, the words Superior Court, or any Court having competent jurisdiction. [Illegible Text] amended SEC. II. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 28th, 1876. NOTEExisting laws confined the jurisdiction to County Courts. TITLE VI. CONVICTS. ACTS. No. 54. General lease. No. 55. To lease to the Gainesville, [Illegible Text] and North Western Railroad. No. 56. Comptroller General authorized to issue execution for unpaid hire. SECTION 1. Governor authorized to lease out. 2. Governor shall give notice. 3. [Illegible Text] shall erect a penitentiaryphysician. 4. Labor shall not be oppressive. 5. Lessees shall be citizens of Georgia. 6. Shall not sub-let. 7. Company responsible for escapes. 8. Monthly inspectionsby Keeper. 9. Lease vacated Governor may release. 10. Trustees forbidden. 11. Preferred bidders. No. LIV. (O. No. 265.) An Act to regulate the leasing out of Penitentiary convicts by the Governor, authorizing him to make contracts in relation thereto, and for other purposes. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That as the leases or hirings of convicts under the Act of March 3d, 1874, expire, and as leases or hirings may be vacated under said Act, and as convicts may require to be disposed of by the Governor of the State, not affected by existing contracts, that the Governor of the State is hereby authorized and required to farm or lease said convicts when discharged from the operations of said hirings or leasings and existing contracts for the space of time not less than twenty years, to one or more companies, as in his judgment will best subserve the interest of the State, or association of persons, which shall be an incorporated company, by virtue of the operation of this Act, as hereinafter provided. Said lease or hiring for said term shall be upon such terms and considerations as shall be agreed upon with said company by the Governor. Said company shall give bond and good security to the Governor of this State, in a sum not less

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than one hundred thousand dollars, for a faithful compliance with their contracts; but, if there be more than one company, the amount of said bond to be left in the discretion of the Governor, in each case in proportion to the number of convicts that each may get: Provided, that the aggregate of said bonds shall not be less than one hundred thousand dollars. In the lease or hiring to be made the Governor shall require all necessary stipulations and arrangements to be made by said company for the humane treatment of the convicts entrusted to them for their security and proper management, in accordance with the rules and regulations now in force for the control of convicts, so far as the same may be consistent with the working of said convicts by said company; but no lease or hiring may be made which shall not relieve the State from all expense, except the salary of the Principal Keeper, Physician and Chaplain. Governor authorized to lease out convicts Term Lessees shall give bond Treatment of convicts State shall be relieved from liability Before any disposition is made of the convicts, as contemplated under the provisions of this Act, his Excellency, the Governor, shall be authorized to furnish to the Directors of the Marietta and North Georgia Railroad, upon their application for the same, two hundred and fifty convicts, or so many thereof as they may desire, without charge, for the space of three years, upon their giving satisfactory obligations to feed, clothe and provide for the same, under such regulations as his Excellency may require for the safe keeping and proper care of said convicts; but said convicts shall be used by said railroad company exclusively for the benefit of their railroad, and for violation of this condition the Governor may vacate the lease: Provided, in all cases, where the convicts are leased out to and are now employed by incorporated railroad companies, and who shall be engaged at work on said railroads at the passage of this Act, and whose lease shall expire before the completion of the grading of said road, the Governor is hereby authorized to grant a new lease of said convicts to said company (or even a greater number, equal to the wants of said company) within sixty days after said application is made, unless the convicts have been leased, under the provisions of this Act to the company or companies herein provided for and to the Marietta and North Georgia Railroad Company. The renewal of lease and additional lease shall be made on the terms and conditions as provided for by Act of March 3d, 1874; provided further, that the Governor shall, at his discretion, farm out or lease to the President and Directors or Board of Corporators of any railroad or turnpike company now chartered in this State any number of said convicts, under the restrictions now provided by law; provided, unless the convicts have been leased, under the provisions of this Act, to the company or companies herein provided for and to the Marietta and North Georgia Railroad Company. M N G R R shall have 250 without charge Proviso Renewal of leaseterms of SEC. II. Be it further enacted, That no lease or hiring shall be made under the provisions of this Act until after due notice is given by the Governor of this State that on a certain day said

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leasing or hiring shall be made, which notice shall not be less than sixty days, and the Governor may select from the lessees offered such ones as he deems best for the public welfare: Provided, unless the convicts have been leased, under the provisions of this Act, to the company or companies herein provided for and to the Marietta and North Georgia Railroad Company. Governor shall give notice of intention to lease SEC. III. Be it further enacted, That the Governor of the State, in accordance with the power reserved under the first section of this Act, shall require said company to procure, at their own expense, a suitable site or place, being an island on the coast of Georgia if practicable, and if not, some other suitable place, to be determined by the Governor, within the limits of this State, and at their own expense erect, under the direction of the Governor and Principal Keeper of the Penitentiary, there, suitable, convenient, safe, healthy and commodious prisons, barracks, hospitals, guard-houses, and all other dwellings necessary for the safe keeping and comfort of the convicts under its care and control, which shall be known as the Penitentiary of this State. From this prison such convicts as under the advice and direction of a Physician (to be appointed by the Governor for that purpose, who shall reside on the island, or at the place where the Penitentiary is located, and also visit, prescribe for and attend such diseased and sick persons as he canbut such physician shall not be obliged to attend sick or diseased convicts away from the Penitentiary, all of whom shall be nursed and furnished medical attendance by the lessees at their own expense, and who shall in every case furnish all medicine and nurses required by the Physicianat a salary of two thousand dollars per annum, to be paid by the State of Georgia) are adjudged competent to labor on roads, canals, mines, quarries, and making brick, may be taken out and employed by said company as said company may contract to perform and labor upon within the limits of this State; but convicts for long termsfor life and periods of five years or morewhen so adjudged fit, by said Physician, for hard and physical labor, must, if possible, be employed in mining, and the residue of the convicts held and controlled by said company, meaning thereby those not engaged in working on mines, canals, roads, quarries, and making brick, must be kept at said place or site, known as the Penitentiary, and there employed upon such works as are consistent with their health, age, sex and strength; but nothing herein contained shall prevent the lessees from using in farm labor at the place or places where the Penitentiary is located, upon their own land, any and all convicts who cannot be employed in working upon roads, canals, mines, quarries and making brick. In the performance of labor by either class of convicts there shall be such regulations, restrictions and arrangements made by the Governor and said company, to be enforced by the Governor of this State, which will associate only persons convicted of crimes of moral turpitude, which shall regard the conditions

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of the sexes and age of convicts and ability to labor. All rules and regulations necessary and proper for the reform of the convicts which the Governor may prescribe shall be faithfully observed. To aid this reform the Governor of the State shall appoint a Chaplain to the Penitentiary, at a salary of five hundred dollars per annum, to be paid by the State. Said Chaplain shall reside on said island or place where the Penitentiary is located, and whose duty it shall be to aid in reforming the moral character of the convicts, who shall receive from benevolent societies and charitable persons and institutions Bibles and other books, tracts, papers, etc., and distribute them amongst the convicts under supervision of the lessees. Lessee shall erect a penitentiary Physician to penitentiary [Illegible Text] of physician Convicts for five years or more to be employed in mines Other convictswhere kept May work certain convicts on farms Convicts to be so classified as to work reform Governor shall ap'oint chaplainsalary of SEC. IV. Be it further enacted, That all the provisions of the Act of March 3d, 1874, not inconsistent with the provisions of this Act, shall remain in full force, except as to the time of labor, which in no case shall be unreasonable or oppressive, and, in addition thereto, that the condition of the Penitentiary shall at all times be subject to an inspection, as hereinafter prescribed, and all provisions existing under Act of March 3d, 1874, as to vacating leases or contracts, may be used by the Governor of this State in relation to the case herein provided for. Act of [Illegible Text] 3d, '74, applicable SEC. V. Be it further enacted, That the persons who compose the company to lease said convicts, under this Act, shall be bona fide citizens of this State, and so soon as the terms of the lease are agreed upon between the Governor and the said company, and their names entered on the minutes of the Executive Department, and the lease or hiring signed and accepted by the Governor by an order entered on the minutes of the Executive Department, from that time said company shall be a body corporate for the term of the lease or hiring, and known as the Georgia Penitentiary Company, with full power to sue, as other corporations, and to be sued on all contracts made by said company, in the county where the Penitentiary is located, during the existence of said lease and after the same has expired, until the business of said company is entirely wound up, and said company shall have full power, as other incorporated companies, to make by-laws and other rules and regulations for the government of the company, and also all other powers usually necessary and proper for the existence and perpetuation of said incorporated company, not in conflict with the laws of this State and the Constitution of the United States, and shall have full power to buy, sell, lease, rent and hold property for the purposes of their charter. Lesseesshall be citizens of Georgia Lesseesshall be a body corporate May make by-laws, [Illegible Text] SEC. VI. Be it further enacted, That the incorporated company so leasing said convicts shall not be allowed to sub-let or lease or hire to others said convicts, and if at any time such sub-letting, sub-leasing or hiring is done or permitted to be done by it, then the Governor of the State shall proceed to vacate said lease, and to re-lease, under the same restrictions and conditions as in this

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Act provided, or to sue and recover of said company the sum of five hundred dollars for each sub-leasing or re-leasing; but nothing in this section contained shall prevent the lessees from doing the work allowed by this Act, under contract with others or through their own agents, and by convicts exclusively under their own control and supervision. Shall not sub-let SEC. VII. Be it further enacted, That for breach of the bond herein provided for, as to negligent escapes, the damages to be allowed against said company so leasing, shall not be less than two hundred dollars for each escaped convict, unless said convict is caught and returned to work within two months, and it shall be the duty of the lessee or lessees under this Act, immediately after any escape, to make a report in writing to the principal keeper, who shall lay the same before the Governor, of all the circumstances attending such escape, and if the Governor shall find therefrom, or by any other means, that such escape was caused by negligence, it shall be his duty to institute suit for the damages herein provided for, and for cruelty to convicts, besides the punishment which may be inflicted under the criminal laws of the State, and damages which may be recovered by the convict so injured, the Governor of the State, suing for the State, may recover on said bond not less than four hundred dollars on each case of such cruelty. Company responsible in damages for escapes Responsible for cruelty SEC. VIII. Be it further enacted, That the Governor of the State shall require, and the principal keeper of the penitentiary shall under such regulations, make a monthly inspection of the personal condition of every convict held by said company during its lease, and a monthly report from said keeper to himself of his investigations under said inspection, and the Governor may at any time, upon a complaint made and supported by proper proof, require of said principal keeper of the Penitentiary a special investigation of any or all of said convicts. In addition to these means of ascertaining the condition of such convicts, the Governor may, at any and all times, appoint a suitable and intelligent person to inspect the condition of said convicts, and report to him their condition in every respect. Principal keeper shall make inspection monthly Gov'r may appoint inspector SEC. IX. Be it further enacted, That if, for any cause, said lease is vacated by said Governor, a new lease of said convicts may be made, as is herein provided for the first leasing, and if no lease can be effected under the provisions of this Act, then the Governor may lease said convicts according to the provisions of the Act of March 3d, 1874. Lease vacatedGov'r may re-lease SEC. X. Be it further enacted, That the lessees under this Act shall not use as guards any of the convicts, or place them in positions of trust and control over the convicts, and such conduct shall be a breach of duty in said lessee, and a violation of the bond of said lessee, for which the Governor may vacate said lease or sue said company, and recover from the same the sum of five hundred dollars, for each act of violating this law, and any person having

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leases of convicts may, and they are hereby authorized to surrender the same, so that the convicts may fall under the operations of this Act, and the Governor is authorized to accept the surrender of the same, and the lessee under this Act may make any suitable convenient arrangement with the physician of the Penitentiary for the examination of convicts at other points than the Penitentiary. Making trustees forbidden Responsible in damages Lessee may make arrangement with physician SEC. XI. Be it further enacted, That the Governor in leasing the said convicts to the said company or companies (except the Railroad companies hereinbefore mentioned) shall give favorable consideration to the highest bid or bids, all other things being equal. Preferred bidders SEC. XII. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 25, 1876. SECTION. 1. Governor authorized to lease to the G. B. N. W. R. R. 2. Company may work convicts on turnpikes. 3. Ru'es of government. 4. Where delivered. No. LV. (O. No. 464.) An Act to authorize the Governor to farm or lease out the convicts of the Penitentiary to the Gainesville, Blairsville and North Western Railroad Company, and for other purposes therein mentioned. WHEREAS, The citizens of Georgia living on the proposed line of the Gainesville, Blairsville and North Western Railroad, are entirely destitute of railroad facilities; and, Preamble WHEREAS, Many of the citizens along said contemplated road live North of the Blue Ridge chain of mountains, and are thereby cut off from the capitol of the State, and Gainesville, their only markets, by said tall and rugged range of mountains, which render the surplus products of that beautiful and fertile section almost entirely valueless for the want of cheap and convenient transportation; and, WHEREAS, The Gainesville, Blairsville and North Western Railroad Company had additional powers conferred upon it by the provisions of an Act entitled An Act to confer additional powers upon the same, authorizing them to build a turnpike, and for other purposes, and to amend the charter thereof, approved March 3d, 1875; Therefore, SECTION. I. Be it enacted, etc., That so soon as the term of case of convicts now in the hands of any of the present lessees shall expire, the Governor be and he is hereby authorized and [Illegible Text] to farm and lease out fifty convicts to the Gainesville, [Illegible Text] and North Western Railroad Company for the term of one [Illegible Text], to be by them worked on said turnpike road to be constructed said company, as authorized by said Act of March 3d, 1875. Gov'r authorized to lease convicts to G B N W R R

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SEC. II. Be it further enacted, That said railroad company may work said convicts on said turnpike, and any and all its branches authorized by its original charter, approved February 21st, 1873, of which the Act of 3d March, 1875, is amendatory, and also on any road having like privileges with which said company may consolidate. Company may work convicts on turnpike SEC. III. Be it further enacted, That the laws now of force for the government of the Penitentiary convicts, apply to the convicts hereby leased to said company, except as to the hire and expenses of transporting convicts from jails to Gainesville, which shall in no case be paid by said company for said convicts working on said road. Rules of government SEC. IV. Be it further enacted, That the principal keeper of the Penitentiary be and he is hereby required to deliver said convicts to said company at Gainesville, Georgia, whenever the Governor shall so direct. Where delivered SEC. V. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 28, 1876. SECTION 1. Comptroller-General authorized to issue execution for unpaid hire. No. LVI. (O. No. 64.) An Act to authorize the Comptroller General to collect by execution debts due the State by lessees of Penitentiary convicts. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That from and after the passage of this Act, whenever any debt due the State by any company of the lessees of Penitentiary convicts is placed with the Comptroller-General for collection, and an itemized account of the same being certified to by the principal keeper of the Penitentiary as correct and unpaid, it shall be the duty of the Comptroller-General, after thirty days written notice to such company of lessees, to issue execution against such lessee or lessees and their securities on their bond for said amount so certified to, and all costs, which shall be collected as are executions by said officer against defaulting Tax Collectors. Comptroller Gen'l shall collect unpaid hire SEC. II. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 17, 1876.

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TITLE VII. EDUCATION. ACTS. No. 57. Apportionment of County School Fund among sub-districtsrepealed. No. 58. To authorize County School Commissioners to administer oaths. SECTION 1. Apportionment of school fund among sub-districtsrepealed. No. LVII. (O. No. 17.) An Act to repeal so much of the present general school law as requires the County School Fund to be apportioned among the sub-districts. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That so much of the general school law of this State, approved August 23d, 1872, as requires the County School Commissioner to make an apportionment of the school fund of the county, both that which may be derived from the State and that which may be raised by general taxation upon the property of the county, on the basis of the number of children of school age in the several sub-districts, and to report the same to the county board, and to disburse said fund in accordance with said apportionment, be and the same is hereby repealed. Apportionment of school fund repealed SEC. II. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 10, 1876. SECTION 1. School Commissioners authorized to administer oaths. No. LVIII. (O. No. 258.) An Act to authorize County School Commissioners and members of County Boards of Education to administer oaths in certain cases. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That from and after the passage of this Act, County School Commissioners and members of County Boards of Education, shall be empowered and authorized to administer such oaths as may be necessary in transacting school business, or in conducting investigations before the County Boards, when sitting as judicial tribunals, for determining controversies arising under school laws. School Commissioners authorized to administer oaths SEC. II. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 23, 1876.

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TITLE VIII. HOMESTEAD. ACTS. No. 59. To amend Homestead Laws of this State. No. 60. To adjust the rights of parties where Homestead has been sold. SECTION. 1. Application must be in writing. 2. Applicant shall notify creditors. 3. Deed of investment. 4. 2014, 2015 of the Coderepealed 5. 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021repealed. 6. Homestead revests after majority of minors 7. Application to sell made to Superior Court. 8. Lost by outstanding claimrights of applicant. 9. Receiver. 10. Duration and quality. No. LIX. (O. No. 362.) An Act to amend the Homestead Laws of the State of Georgia. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That every person seeking the benefit of the exemption of personalty and realty, under the Act of 1868, and other Acts amendatory thereof, is hereby required to make the application for the benefit of said exemptions by petition in writing, signed by the applicant, stating for whom the exemption is claimed; and if for minors, their ages and names must be fully set forth; and if for a wife, her name and age must be fully set forth; and said petition must be accompanied with a schedule containing a minute and accurate description of all real and personal property belonging to the person from whose estate the exemption is to be made, so that persons interested may know exactly what is exempted, and what not; and also with a list of his or her creditors and their post office, if known, which must be sworn to by the applicant or his agent. For a failure to comply with this section of this Act, either in the original petition or amended petition, which may be amended at any time prior to the final proceedings before the Ordinary, the Ordinary shall dismiss the petition. Application for homestead shall be in writing Contents of petition Accompanied by schedule SEC. II. Be it further enacted, That, in addition to the notice by publication required to be given by section 2006 of the Revised Code of 1873, the applicant or his agent shall give notice in writing of the filing of such application, and of the day of hearing the same, to each of his creditors residing in the county, at least five days before the hearing, which notice shall be served personally, or by leaving a copy at the residence or house of business of his creditor, and the fact of such notice shall be verified by oath of the applicant or his agent. Said applicant shall also notify creditors residing out of the county of his application by preparing written notices of his application and the day of hearing,

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which notice shall be delivered by him to the Ordinary, with stamped envelopes, and shall be by said Ordinary directed and mailed to said persons so residing out of said county, if the residence of such creditors be known to petitioner, at least fifteen days before the day of hearing, as provided in section 2007 of the Code of 1873, and the same is hereby so altered as to be not less than twenty nor more than thirty days. Applicant shall give creditors notice SEC. III. Be it further enacted, That the deed of investment to be made under section 2012 of the Code of 1873, shall be recorded with the order which is required to be recorded, under the last three lines of said section 2012. Deed of investment shall be recorded SEC. IV. Be it further enacted, That sections 2014 and 2015 of the Code of 1873 are hereby repealed. 2014 and 2015 of the Code repealed SEC. V. Be it further enacted, That sections 2017, 2018, 2020 and 2021 of the Code of 1873 be and the same are hereby repealed. 2017, 2018, 2020 and 2021 of the Code repealed SEC. VI. Be it further enacted, That section 2024 of the Code of 1873 be and the same is hereby repealed, and in lieu thereof the following section shall be inserted: Said property so set apart for a wife, or for a wife and minor children, or for minor children alone, shall, upon the death of the wife, or her marriage, when set apart to her alone, and upon majority of the minor children, or their marriage during minority, when so set apart for minor children, and upon the death or marriage of the wife, and majority or marriage of the minor children, when set apart to wife and minor children, revert to the estate from which it was so set apart, unless sold or reinvested in pursuance of the provisions of this Act, when the same provision as to reversion shall follow all reinvestments, unless the fee simple is sold as herein provided. Property set apart shall revest after majority of minors Marriage revests homestead SEC. VII. Be it further enacted, That section 2025 of the Code of 1873 be and the same is hereby repealed, and in lieu of the same the following provision shall be inserted: Said property so set apart shall be and is hereby considered as liable to the debts enumerated in the Constitution; and whenever the parties interested desire a homestead to be sold for reinvestment, the application must be made to the Judge of the Superior Court of the Circuit in which said property is situated, unless he is interested, when application may be made to the Judge of the Superior Court of the adjoining Circuit for the sale thereof. Said Judge shall order a sale of no greater estate than the homestead estate, and the proceeds of said sale shall be reinvested in the same kinds of property, real or personal, as that which produced the amount of money to be reinvested, and no other. Said Judge shall order the whole proceedings to be recorded by the Clerk of the Superior Court where the parties applying for the sale reside, in the book for recording proceedings in equity, except the reinvestment, which shall be recorded in the book for registry of deeds. Said Judge shall have all the powers of a Chancellor, to provide the means and mode of sale

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aforesaid and reinvestment, and when all parties interested consent, the homestead estate and fee simple estate may be both sold at the same time; and in that event said Judge shall provide fully for the protection of all parties. Application to sell shall be made to Superior Court Judge's ordersubsequent proceedings SEC. VIII. Be it further enacted, That at the end of section 2032 of the Code of 1873 there shall be inserted the following words: Unless the homestead and exempted property so elected is lost by virtue of a sale under an outstanding claim, in which event such election shall not bar an application for a homestead and exemption not liable to such outstanding claim. When the party has elected to take a homestead or exemption, he shall not, after such election, supplement or increase the same by adding to it. Lost by outstanding claim, rights of applicant SEC. IX. Be it further enacted, That when a receiver is appointed under section 2033 of the Code, good bond and security shall be required of him by the Ordinary for the performance of his duty. Said receiver shall be subject to rule in the Superior Court of the county when appointed as sheriffs and bailiffs, and shall pay out moneys received by him as sheriffs and bailiffs, when there are conflicting claims to moneys in his hands under rule of said Court, and not under the order of the Ordinary; and when there are no conflicting claims, the receiver shall settle all the claims and turn the excess, if any, to the party legally entitled to the same. Receiver Subject to rule SEC. X. Be it further enacted, That sections 2047 and 2048 of the Code of 1873 be and the same are hereby repealed, and in lieu of the same, that the provisions of this Act as to the duration and quality of exempted property, and the mode of selling the same, and for what debts, shall apply and control property set apart under and by virtue of laws in existence before the Act of 1868. Substitute for act of '73 SEC. XI. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 26, 1876. Supreme Court DecisionThe system of homestead and exemption provided by the Constitution is voluntary, not compulsory; and the laws enacted for the setting apart and valuation thereof should be so construed as to harmonize with the voluntary character of the constitutional system. See Bowen vs. Bowen, July term, 1875.

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SECTION. 1. Suits for the recovery ofwhere brought. 2. Proceeds of sale Invested homestead discharged. 3. [Illegible Text] to family-homestead discharged. 4. When part of proceeds investedduty of Court 5 Where part applied to family's benefit. 6 Proceeds misappliedrightsprotection of 7. Where purchase money has not been paid. 8. Limitation of right to sue. 9. Rights of defendant in pending suits. No. LX. (O. No. 33.) An Act to provide for the adjustment of the rights of parties in cases where property which has been set apart under the Homestead and Exemption Laws of this State has heretofore been sold. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That from and after the passage of this Act, that Courts of Equity alone shall have jurisdiction of suits for the recovery of property which has been set apart under the homestead and exemption laws of this State, and which has been heretofore sold, or for the recovery of any interest therein, and that it shall be lawful for any party to prove that the purchase money of such property or any part thereof has been invested in other property, or has been applied to the benefit of the family for whom such property had been set apart as aforesaid. Suits for recovery of homestead propertyjurisdiction of SEC. II. Be it further enacted, That in cases where the proceeds of property sold as aforesaid has been invested in other property of equal value and benefit of said family, the court shall confirm the sale and the purchase, and thereafter the property so purchased shall be held by said family as a homestead and exemption in lieu of the property so sold, which shall be discharged of the particular estate vested by said homestead and exemption laws in said family. Where proceeds of sale invested homestead discharged SEC. III. Be it further enacted, That in cases where all the proceeds of the sale of such property have been applied to the benefit of said family, the court shall confirm the sale, and thereafter the property so sold shall be discharged of the particular estate aforesaid. Proceeds applied to benefit of family homestead discharged SEC. IV. Be it further enacted, That in cases where a part only of the proceeds of property sold as aforesaid has been reinvested as aforesaid, the court shall take an account of the proportion that the amount so invested bears to the entire value of the property so sold, and shall confirm the sale as to that proportionate part of the property and confirm the purchase, and thereafter the property so purchased shall be held by said family as a part of their homestead and exemption in lieu of the proportionate part aforesaid of the property so sold which shall be discharged of the particular estate aforesaid. Where part of proceeds investedduty of [Illegible Text] Court SEC. V. Be it further enacted, That in cases where a part only of the proceeds of property sold as aforesaid has been applied to the benefit of said family, the court shall take an account of the proportion that the amount so applied bears to the entire value of

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the property so sold, and shall confirm the sale as to that proportionate part of such property which shall be discharged of the particular estate aforesaid. Where part only of the proceeds applied to family's [Illegible Text] SEC. VI. Be it further enacted, That in cases where any portion of the proceeds of property sold as aforesaid has neither been invested in other property nor applied to the benefit of said family, the court shall ascertain the amount thereof and the interest of said family therein, and shall mould a decree to protect the rights and interests of said family in the property so sold, and at the same time to protect the rights and interests of the purchaser in the reversion of such property after the particular estate aforesaid shall have been determined, and shall require parties complainant to do complete equity in the premises before obtaining equity. Where proceeds have been misappliedrights, how protected SEC. VII. Be it further enacted, That in cases where a portion or all of the purchase money of property so sold has not been paid, the court may confirm the sale and order the reinvestment of the proceeds, or may cancel and set aside the sale and compel the restoration of any part of the purchase money which may have been paid, and may grant relief to the parties according to the principles of equity. Where purchase money has not been paid SEC. VIII. Be it further enacted, That all suits herein provided for shall be brought within six months after the passage of this Act, or the right of the party complainant and all right of suit for its enforcement shall be forever barred. Limitation of right to sue SEC. IX. Be it further enacted, That in cases where suits are now pending in courts of law or equity for the recovery of property sold as aforesaid, parties defendant shall be entitled to the defenses and equitable relief provided for in this Act. Rights of defendants in suits pending SEC. X. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 15, 1876.

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TITLE IX. JUDICIARY. CHAPTER I.Superior Courts. CHAPTER II.County Courts. CHAPTER III.Courts of Ordinary. CHAPTER IV.City Courts. CHAPTER V.Justices' Courts. CHAPTER VI.Practice. CHAPTER VII.Fees and Costs. CHAPTER VIII.Fines and Forfeitures. CHAPTER I. SUPERIOR COURTS. ACTS. No 61. To change the time of holding in Burke. No. 62. To change time of holding in Cherokee. No. 63. To change the time of holding in Echols. No. 64. To legalize certain orders of Judge in Henry. No. 65. To change the time of holding in Oconee. No. 66. To transfer Twiggs from the Macon to the Oconee Circuitwhen held. No. 67. To change the time of holding in Washington. SECTION 1. Time of holding in Burke changed. No. LXI. (O. No. 28.) An Act to change the time of holding the Superior Court of the County of Burke, and for other purposes. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That from and after the passage of this Act, the time of holding the Superior Court of the County of Burke shall be on the first Mondays in the months of April and October in each and every year: Provided, however, that this change shall not go into effect until the October session of the present year. Time of holding in Burke co. changed. SEC. II. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 10, 1876.

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SECTION 1. Summer term of Cherokee Superior Court changed. No. LXII. (O. No. 422.) An Act to change the time for holding Superior Court for the Summer term for the county of Cherokee, and for other purposes. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That from and after the passage of this Act the time of holding Superior Court in the county of Cherokee shall be on the fourth Monday in July of each year. Time of holding in Cherokee changed SEC. II. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 28, 1876. SECTION 1. Time of holding Superior Court in Echols county changed. No. LXIII. (O. No. 361.) An Act to provide for changing the time for holding the Superior Court of Echols county. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That from and after the passage of this Act the sessions of the Superior Court for the county of Echols shall commence on the second Tuesdays of June and December. Time of holding in Echols changed SEC. II. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 26, 1876. SECTION 1. Certain orders of Judge in Henry county legalized. No. LXIV. (O. No. 206.) An Act to legalize the orders passed by the Judge of the Superior Court of Henry county at the Fall term of 1874 of said Court in favor of the Sheriff and Clerk of the Superior Court of said county, for services as to county business, and for compensation for extra services for which there are no fees prescribed by law, and to authorize the Treasurer of said county to pay the same. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That the orders passed by the Judge of the Superior Court of Henry county at the Fall term, 1874, to the Sheriff and Clerk of the Superior Court of said county, for services in relation to county business, and for compensation for extra services for which there are no fees prescribed by law, be and the same are hereby made legal. Certain orders of the Judge Superior Court of Henry county legalized SEC. II. Be it further enacted, That the Treasurer of said county be and he is hereby authorized and required to pay said orders out of any money in the treasury of said county not otherwise appropriated. Treasurer authorized to pay SEC. III. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 23, 1876.

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SECTION 1. Time of holding in Oconee county changed. No. LXV. (O. No. 98.) An Act to change the time of holding the Superior Court in Oconee county. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That from and after the passage of this Act the Superior Court of Oconee County shall be held on the fourth Mondays in January and July in each and every year next after the passage of this Act: Provided, that the first term of said court after the passage of this Act shall be held as now provided by law. Time of holding in Oconee co. 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 passed. Writs, etc., when returned SEC. III. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 19, 1876. SECTION. 1. Twiggs transferred to Oconee Circuit. 2. Time of holding in Oconee Circuit. No. LXVI. (O. No. 256.) An Act to transfer the county of Twiggs from the Macon Circuit to the Oconee Circuit, and to fix the time of holding the Superior Courts of the counties composing said Oconee Circuit, as organized under this Act. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That from and after the passage of this Act the county of Twiggs be and the same is hereby transferred from the Macon Circuit to the Oconee Circuit. Twiggs transferred to Oconee circuit SEC. II. Be it further enacted, That from and after the passage of this Act the Superior Courts in the counties of Twiggs, Dooly, Wilcox, Irwin, Montgomery, Laurens, Telfair, Dodge and Pulaski shall convene on the days hereinafter set forth: Time of holding in certain counties In Twiggs, on the first Mondays in March and September. Twiggs In Dooly, on the second Mondays in March and September, with terms of two weeks. Dooly In Wilcox, on the fourth Mondays in March and September. Wilcox In Irwin, Friday after the fourth Mondays in March and September. Irwin In Montgomery, Wednesday after the fourth Mondays in April and October. Montg'mery In Laurens, on the second Mondays in April and October. Laurens In Telfair, Tuesday after the third Mondays in April and October. Telfair In Dodge, on the fourth Mondays in April and October. Dodge In Pulaski, on the second Mondays in May and November, with terms of two weeks at each session of said court of Pulaski. Pulaski

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SEC. III. Be it further enacted, That all writs, processes, orders, summons and other proceedings returnable to said courts prior to the passage of this Act shall be held and considered as returnable to the terms as herein fixed and prescribed, and the grand and traverse jurors drawn for the terms as prescribed prior to the passage of this Act shall be required to attend and serve as such jurors at the times fixed for the terms as prescribed in this Act. Prior proceedingsjurors, etc. SEC. IV. Be it further enacted, That the present Solicitor General of the Macon Circuit shall continue to discharge the duties of Solicitor as aforesaid in the county of Twiggs for the period of twelve months from the passage of this Act. Sol. Gen. of Macon circuit to act in Twiggs SEC. V. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 23, 1876. SECTION. 1. Time of holding in Washington county changed. 2. Proceedingsreturnable, etc. No. LXVII. (O. No. 342.) An Act to change the time of holding the Superior Court of the county of Washington, and for other purposes. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That from and after the passage of this Act the time for holding the Superior Court of the county of Washington shall be changed from the second Monday in March and September to the first Monday in March and September in each year: Provided, this Act shall not go into effect until June 1, 1876. Time of holding in Washington county changed SEC. II. Be it further enacted, That all writs, processes, orders, summons and other proceedings returnable to said court prior to the passage of this Act shall be held and considered as returnable to the term as herein fixed and prescribed. Proceedings returnable, etc. SEC. III. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 25, 1876.

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CHAPTER II. COUNTY COURTS. ACTS. No. 68. Act creating County Court for Bibbamended. No. 69. To organize a Criminal Court for Burke County. No. 70. To make bills of [Illegible Text] under felony in Calhoun County returnable to County Court. No. 71. To provide for the appointment of a County Solicitor for Clarke County. No. 72. To provide for the appointment of a County Solicitor for Calhoun County. No. 73. To amend an Act creating a County Court for Clayton County. No. 74 To amend an Act creating a Criminal Court for Clay County. No. 75. To amend the Act creating County Court for Coweta County. No. 76. To organize a Criminal Court for Decatur County. No. 77. To abolish the County Court of Decatur County. No. 78. To establish a County Court in Dodge County. No. 79. To create a Criminal Court for Douglas County No. 80. To create a County Court for Habersham County. No. 81. To amend an Act making County Court of Hancock a Court of Record. No. 82. To organize a Criminal Court for Heard County. No. 83. To amend an Act creating a County Court for Jackson County. No. 84. To amend an Act creating a County Court for Macon County. No. 85. To amend an Act creating a County Court for Marion County. No. 86. To amend an Act creating a County Court for Miller County. No. 87. To amend an Act creating a County Court for Morgan County. No. 88. To amend an Act creating a County Court for Oconee County. No. 89. To organize a Criminal Court for Pike County. No. 90. To make Putnam County Court a Court of Recordextend jurisdiction, [Illegible Text] fees, etc. No. 91. To organize a County Court for Randolph County. No. 92. To prescribe the duties and [Illegible Text] the fees of County Solicitor of Richmond County. No. 93. To amend an Act creating a County Court for Screven County. No. 94. To repeal an Act amendatory of County Court Act of Screven County. No. 95. To authorize the transfer of certain cases from the Superior to County Court of Taylor County. No. 96. To amend an Act creating a County Court for Thomas County. No. 97. To more clearly define the Criminal jurisdiction of Troupe County Court. No. 98. To enlarge the jurisdiction of Twiggs County Court. No. 99. To abolish the County Court of Upson County. SECTION 1. Act of March 2, 1874 - amended. No. LXVIII. (O. No. 211.) 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, said amended Act approved March 2, 1874. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That the fourth section of said above recited Act, be amended by inserting immediately after the words sum of, on the fourth line of said section, the words five dollars, instead of the words three dollars. Act of M'ch 2, '74, amended SEC. II. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 23, 1876. NOTEThe above amendment makes the fees of Solicitor General for prosecuting cases in County Court five instead of three dollars.

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SECTION. 1. Criminal Court for Burke countyJudge, Solicitor, etc. 2. Fees of Solicitor. 3. Judge may appoint bailiffs. 4. Sheriff may execute process. 5. Special powers of Judge. 6. Sessionsjuries. 7. Jurisdiction. 8. Jurorshow procured and empanelled. 9. Proceedings without indictment. 10. Costs. 11. Certiorari. 12. Certain sections of the Code applicable. 13. Compensation of jurors. No. LXIX. (O. No. 371.) An Act to organize a Criminal Court for the county of Burke, and for other purposes therein mentioned. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That, from and after the passage of this Act, the Governor, by and with the advice of the Senate, shall appoint for the county of Burke a suitable person, not less than twenty-five years of age, and resident of said county one year immediately preceding his appointment, to act as a County Judge of said county, to have jurisdiction as hereinafter set forth. Said Judge, so appointed, to act as such Judge for two years from the time of his appointment, or until his successor is appointed and qualified. And likewise a County Solicitor shall be appointed for a term of two years, who shall be a practicing attorney of said county at least one year before his appointment. And any vacancy in these offices shall be filled as provided in section 280 of the Code of 1873, so far as it may be not inconsistent with the provisions of this Act. Criminal Court created for Burke co. Judgeappointment and qualification of County Solicitor Vacancies SEC. II. Be it further enacted, That the County Solicitor shall receive the same fees and compensation from the fines and forfeitures arising in this court as the Solicitor General is entitled to for like services in the Superior Courts. Fees of Solicitor SEC. III. Be it further enacted, That a bailiff and special bailiffs may be appointed by the County Judge of said county, in the same manner as is prescribed in sections 288 and 289 of the said Code. Judge may appoint bailiffs SEC. IV. Be it further enacted, That the Sheriff of said county shall be authorized and empowered to execute the processes of this court in like manner as is prescribed in section 290 of said Code. Sheriff may execute process SEC. V. Be it further enacted, That the powers of the Judge of said County Court shall be the same, as to witnesses, papers and contempts, as is prescribed for the Judges of County Courts in section 294 of said Code, so far as the same may be made applicable to the criminal jurisdiction of said Judges. Special powers of Judge SEC. VI. Be it further enacted, That there shall be annually four regular terms of said court, to be called the quarterly sessions, which shall convene at the Court House of said county on the second Mondays in March, June and December, and the third Monday in September, at which a jury of twelve men shall be empanelled and summoned, as herein provided, for the trial of defendants demanding a jury trial. Sessions Jury

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SEC. VII. Be it further enacted, That said County Judge of Burke County shall also exercise such criminal jurisdiction, and in such manner as is prescribed in section 297 of said Code, except that all cases in which a jury trial may be demanded shall be continued for trial at the next quarterly session thereof. Jurisdiction SEC. VIII. Be it further enacted, That jurors shall be procured and empanelled by said Judge of the County Court of Burke County in the manner prescribed in section 298 of said Code, as far as the same may be applicable to said Court, except that a jury shall only be summoned and empanelled for the quarterly sessions of said County Court of Burke County. Jurorshow procured and empanelled SEC. IX. Be it further enacted, That the proceedings in all cases, where there is no indictment of a Grand Jury demanded, shall be the same as is prescribed in section 299 of said Code, as far as the same may be applicable. Proceedings without [Illegible Text] SEC. X. Be it further enacted, That the costs to be assessed and collected shall be the same as that prescribed in section 300 of said Code, except that the County Judge shall retain the part due to the officers of said court, and pay over the portion belonging to the other officers of said court as they may be entitled: Provided. that said County Judge shall receive no part of said costs nor other compensation for his services as said Judge, and further, except that said County Judge shall not have jurisdiction to sue for fines and forfeitures, but the same shall be done in the Superior Court of said county; and provided, that nothing herein contained shall effect the law now existing in relation to the fees of Solicitors General to which the County Solicitor may be entitled under the provisions of this Act. Costs SEC. XI. Be it further enacted, That all regulations in reference to certiorari in criminal cases in the County Courts of this State, contained in sections 301, 302, 303 and 309 of said Code, shall apply to the County Court of said County of Burke, so far as the same may not be inconsistent with the peculiar organization of the same. Certiorari SEC. XII. Be it further enacted, That the provisions of sections 304, 305, 307, 310, 314, 315 and 306 of the said Code shall be taken as a part of this Act, and be applicable to the said County Court of Burke County, so far as the same may not be inconsistent with its peculiar organization. Certain sections of the Code applicable SEC. XIII. Be it further enacted, That the jurors serving at the quarterly sessions of this Court shall be entitled to two dollars per day as their compensation, to be paid out of the treasury of said county upon the order of the Judge of said County Court of Burke County. Compensation of jurors SEC. XIV. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 26, 1876.

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SECTION 1. Misdemeanors to be transferred from Superior to the County Court in Calhoun. No. LXX. (O. No. 277.) An Act to make true bills found by the grand juries of Calhoun County below a felony returnable to the County Court of said county. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That from and after the passage of this Act, all true bills found by the grand juries of Calhoun County below a felony, shall be transferred to the County Court of said county for trial, with the same fees as are allowed for trial in the Superior Court. Misdemeanors to be transferred to County Court SEC. II. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 25, 1876. SECTION. 1. County Solicitor for [Illegible Text] 2. Appointmenttermqualifications, etc. 3. Solicitor pro tem. 4. Fees and duties of. No. LXXI. (O. No. 359.) An Act to amend an Act entitled 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, so as to provide for a County Solicitor for the County of Calhoun, and to define his duties, etc. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That there shall be a prosecuting attorney in said court who shall be called County Solicitor. County Solicitor for Calhoun SEC. II. Be it further enacted, That the County Solicitor shall be appointed in the same manner as County Judge and hold his office for two years; he shall be a practicing attorney for two years and shall be qualified in the same manner as Solicitors General, except his oath of office shall be taken before the County Judge. Appointment, term, qualifications, etc. SEC. III. Be it further enacted, That in his absence the County Judge may appoint any practicing attorney to perform his duties during his absence. Solicitor pro tem SEC. IV. Be it further enacted, That he shall receive the same fees as Solicitors General for the same service, and shall be the collecting officer of the court; he shall forfeit all bonds and proceed to collect the same in said court without regard to the amount of said bond or bonds; he shall pay out all moneys collected on fines and forfeitures and bonds to the County Judge, and shall be allowed ten per cent. on collections. Fees and duties of SEC. V. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 26, 1876.

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SECTION 1. County Solicitor for Clarke appointment, term, duties, etc. No. LXXII. (O. No. 117.) An Act to amend an Act to create a County Court in each county of the State of Georgia, except certain counties therein mentioned, approved January 19, 1872, so far as the same refers to the county of Clarke, and to provide therein for the appointment of a Solicitor for the County Court of Clarke. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That from and after the passage of this Act that an Act to create a County Court in each county of the State of Georgia, except certain counties therein mentioned, approved January 19, 1872, be amended so far as the same applies to the county of Clarke, in this, to-wit: that there shall be a County Solicitor for said county of Clarke, to be appointed by the Governor, by and with the consent of the Senate, and to hold his office for the term of four years, whose duties it shall be to represent the State in all criminal cases in the County Court, and the said County Solicitor shall have the same fees as are now allowed by law to the Solicitor General for similar services, to be paid out of the fines and forfeitures of the County Court. County Solicitor provided for Clarke Appointment, term, duties and fees SEC. II. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 19, 1876. SECTION. 1. Act of February 28, 1874amended. 2. Section 32amended. (See note.) No. LXXIII. (O. No. 138.) An Act to amend an Act, assented to February 28, 1874, to create a County Court for the county of Clayton, in this State, and to provide for the disposition of convicts therein. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That section 15 of said Act be amended by striking out from the fourth line the words and the jurors; also, by striking out from the ninth line the word educational, and inserting in lieu thereof the words general county. Clayton Co. Court Act amended SEC. II. Be it further enacted, That the 32d section of said Act be amended by striking out from said section all the words included between the word county, in the fourth line, and the word juries, in the seventh line, and inserting therein the following: To make out a complete list of all persons subject to jury duty [Illegible Text] said county, and cause them to be placed in a box for that purpose. Amendm'nt to 32

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SEC. III. Be it further enacted, That the 35th section of said Act be amended by inserting after the word fee, in the second line, and before the word as, and be paid in the same manner. Amendm'nt to 35 SEC. IV. Be it further enacted, That all jail fees arising from the operation of said court shall be paid by the county, under the supervision and direction of the County Judge and the Ordinary, as provided in section 16 of said Act. SEC. V. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 21, 1876. NOTESection 32 of the Act above referred to provided for a jury list of one hundred and forty-four names. SECTION. 1. Criminal Court Act for Clayamended. 2. Section 14 of the Act of March 22, '73repealed. 3. Fees of County Solicitor. No. LXXIV. (O. No. 268.) 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, so far as it relates to the County of Clay; also, to amend the Act amendatory thereto, making said Act apply to the County of Clay, approved March 2, 1875. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That from and after the passage of this Act, the words Justices of the Peace and be stricken from the second and third lines of the first section of the first Act above recited, so far as the same relates to the county of Clay, and that the singular number be used instead of the plural, in speaking of the presiding officer of said court in other sections of said Act. Criminal Court Act for Clay amended SEC. II. Be it further enacted, That section fourteen of the first above recited Act, so far as the same relates to the county of Clay, be and the same is hereby repealed. 14 repealed SEC. III. Be it further enacted, That the second section of the amendatory Act, making said Act apply to the county of Clay, approved March 2, 1875, be so amended as to allow the County Solicitor of said court the sum of five dollars in each case, instead of the same as that of Solicitors General in similar cases. Fees of Sol'r SEC. IV. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 25, 1876. NOTEThe section referred to above (14) in the Act of March 22, '73, provided that where the Justice and Notary both presided and disagreed that the defendant might elect which should render the decision.

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SECTION. 1. General County Court Act repealed as to Cowets. 2. Clayton County Court Act made [Illegible Text] 3. Terms. No. LXXV. (O. No. 49.) An Act to amend an Act entitled an Act to establish a County Court in Coweta County, approved March 2 d, 1874. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That from and after the passage of this Act, so much of the above recited Act as makes of full force and operation, in the county of Coweta, an Act to create a County Court in each county of the State of Georgia, except certain counties therein mentioned, approved January 19th, 1872, except as to the creation of a County Court in said county of Coweta, and the appointment of a County Judge and County Solicitor, be and the same are hereby repealed. General County Court Act repealed as to Coweta SEC. II. Be it further enacted, That all the provisions of an Act not inconsistent with the provisions of this Act, entitled an Act to create a County Court for the county of Clayton, in this State, and to provide for the distribution of convicts therein, approved February 28, 1874, and also an Act amendatory of the above recited Act, approved March 1st, 1875, be and the same are hereby made to apply to the County Court of the county of Coweta, and to be of as full force and effect in the county of Coweta as in the county of Clayton. County Court Act for Clayton applied to Coweta SEC. III. Be it further enacted, That the Judge of the County Court of Coweta County shall hold but two terms each year for the trial of civil cases, which shall commence on the third Monday in June and December; but if the business of said court at any time require it, adjourned terms of said court may be held. Terms for civil causes, when held Adjourned terms SEC. IV. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 16, 1876. SECTION. 1. County Criminal Court for DecaturJudge. 2. Salary of Judge. 3. Oath of office. 4. Solicitorhis feesSolicitor pro tem. 5. Officers of Courtfees ofvacancies. 6. Jurisdiction 7. Terms. 8. Other powers of Judge. 9. Duties and liabilities of officers. 10. Written accusationfoundation of prosecutions. 11. Duty of grand jury. 12. Order of trials 13. Certiorari proceedings in. 14. Insolvent costs. 15. Minutes, dockets, etc. 16. When Judge absent. 17. Appearance bondsJ. P.'s duty. 18. Cases to be transferred from Superior Court. 19. Judge authorized to enforce Act of February 28, 1874. 20. Qualifications of Judge and Solicitor. 21. Judge may forfeit recognizances. No. LXXVI. (O. No. 191.) An Act to organize a Criminal Court for the county of Decatur, and to define its jurisdiction, and for other purposes. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That from and after the passage of this Act there shall be organized in the county of Decatur a

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court to be called the County Criminal Court; that the Judge of said court shall be called the County Judge, who shall be appointed by the Governor, with the advice and consent of the Senate, and who shall hold his office for five years from the date of his commission, and until his successor is appointed and qualified, unless sooner removed by the Governor, on the address of two-thirds of both branches of the General Assembly. County Court for Decatur organized Judgeappointment, term, etc. SEC. II. Be it further enacted, That the Judge shall receive an annual salary, from the funds of the county, of nine hundred dollars, which shall be paid in monthly instalments, out of the treasury of the county, by the Treasurer of the county, from taxes levied upon the people of Decatur County for the purpose. Salary SEC. III. Be it further enacted, That said Judge, before entering on the duties of his office shall take and subscribe an oath faithfully and impartially to discharge such duties to the best of his ability and understanding, and agreeably to the Constitution of this State and the United States, to support said constitutions, and said oath shall be immediately forwarded to the Governor, and filed in the Executive Department. Oath of office SEC. IV. Be it further enacted, That the Solicitor General of the Albany Circuit shall be ex-officio Solicitor of said County Court, whose duty it shall be to prosecute all criminal and State cases cognizable before said court, and he shall receive the same fees for each written accusation as are allowed for each indictment in the Superior Court, and for all other services he shall receive the same fees as are allowed for similar services in the Supreme Court: Provided, that if the Solicitor General of the Albany Circuit should cease to be a resident of Decatur County, that then, and in that event, a County Solicitor shall be appointed by the Governor, with the advice and consent of the Senate, who shall hold his office for the unexpired term of four years from the date of the Judge's commission, unless sooner removed by the Governor, on the address of two-thirds of both branches of the General Assembly, who shall receive the same fees as those prescribed for the Solicitor General of the Albany Circuit, when acting as ex-officio Solicitor of the County Court; provided, further, that the Judge of the said County Court shall have power to appoint a County Solicitor pro tem. in all cases of vacancy, or absence of Solicitor General, whose duties and compensation shall be the same as those prescribed for the County Solicitor in all cases conducted by him; provided, that no Solicitor, or acting Solicitor of said County Court, shall receive any salary to be paid him out of the County or State treasury. Solicitorhis fees Term of office Solic'r pro tem Proviso SEC. V. Be it further enacted, That the Clerk and Sheriff, and their deputies of the Superior Court of said county shall be ex-officio clerk, sheriff and deputies of the County Court of Decatur County, and shall receive the same fees as are allowed them for similar services in the Superior Court; provided, that said Clerk

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before entering upon the duties of his office as Clerk of 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 the County Court, and give bond, with good security, for the sum of fifteen hundred dollars, conditioned for the faithful performance of the duties of his office, to be approved of by the Judge of the County Court; and said Sheriff, in like manner, shall take and subscribe the oath of office of Sheriff of this State, and give bond, with good security, in the sum of four thousand dollars, conditioned for the faithful performance of the duties of his office as Sheriff of the County Court, to be approved of by the County Judge. Both of said bonds to be made payable to the Ordinary of said county, to be sued for the use of any person or party aggrieved; provided, nevertheless, that if from resignation, death, removal, or failure to give bond as herein prescribed, there shall be a vacancy in said office of Sheriff or Clerk of said court, then, and in that event, the Judge of said court shall appoint a Sheriff or Clerk. Officers of Courtfees of Proviso Clerk shall take oath and give bond Sheriff shall take oath and give bond Vacancies SEC. VI. Be it further enacted, That said court shall have concurrent criminal jurisdiction of misdemeanors and offenses that do not subject the offense to confinement in the Penitentiary or death, and that the Judge of said court shall have power to issue writs of habeas corpus, and to have and dispose of the same in cases occurring within Decatur County in the same way and with the same power as Judges of the Superior Courts. He may discharge, admit to bail, or remand to jail any prisoner according to his discretion and the laws of the land. But nothing herein contained shall be construed to lessen the power of the Judge of the Superior Court of Decatur County. Jurisdiction SEC. VII. Be it further enacted, That there shall be twelve regular terms annually of said Criminal Court, to-wit: on third Monday of each month, or as often as the Judge in his discretion may order. Special sessions may be held to try parties who may demand trials, or refuse, or be unable to give bonds for appearance at the said regular terms. Terms SEC. VIII. Be it further enacted, That said Judge shall also have power to attest deeds and other papers, and administer affidavits, in all cases which, by existing laws, such papers may be attested and affidavits administered by Justices of the Peace; and that all the other officers of said County Court shall have, respectively, power to administer all oaths pertaining to the duties of their offices as fully as the Judge and other officers of the Superior Court may do in similar cases. Other powers SEC. IX. Be it further enacted, That all the duties and liabilities of Clerks and Sheriffs of the Superior Court shall attach to the said officers in the County Court, and the Judge of the County Court is empowered to exercise the same authority over all the officers of his court as are legally exercised over the same officers by Judges of the Superior Court. Duties and liabilities of officers

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SEC. X. Be it further enacted, That all offenses of which the County Court has jurisdiction under this Act shall be tried on written accusation, setting forth plainly the offense charged, and shall be founded upon affidavit containing the name of accuser, and be signed by the Solicitor of the County Court. The proceedings after the accusation, shall conform to the rules of practice governing in the Superior Court in similar cases, except that there shall be no jury trial unless demanded by the accused, in which case the Judge shall have a jury summoned instanter by the Sheriff, which shall consist of twelve men, who are subject to jury duty in the Superior Court, seven of whom shall constitute the jury for trial, the defendant having the first strike; but when an offense is charged which is in the jurisdiction of the County Court, and upon the trial thereof it shall appear that the crime committed is of a grade beyond its jurisdiction, the trial thus begun shall be regarded as before a Court of Inquiry, and be disposed of accordingly. Written accusationsfoundation of prosecutions Rules of practice Juries, when allowed Court of inquiry, when SEC. XI. Be it further enacted, That it shall be the duty of the grand jury of Decatur County to investigate and prosecute all cases below felonies, as heretofore, when no prosecutor appears in the County Court, and it shall be the duty of the Solicitor or acting Solicitor of the County Court to draw all bills, presentments, or other papers necessary in such cases, and the same shall be made returnable to the County Court, and shall be delivered to the Clerk of said court, and the after proceedings therein shall be the same as an accusation in the County Court. Duty of grand jury Subsequent proceedings SEC. XII. Be it further enacted, That every accusation or indictment in the County Court shall be an order for trial at the session at which it is preferred, subject to continuances, according to the rules of law practiced in the Superior Court; but it shall be the duty of the Judge to allow reasonable time to both parties to summon witnesses, and to the defendant to procure counsel; if the accused has no counsel, and is unable to employ such, it shall be the duty of the County Judge to assign counsel to the accused, and issue subp[oelig]nas for witnesses for either the State or defendant, and, if necessary, to compel their attendance. The County Judge shall have power to use the county jail for the detention of parties accused, and for the punishment of those convicted or guilty of contempt. Commitments by the County Judge shall be lawful warrants to the jailor, and be by him obeyed. Order of trials Right of defendants Witnesses SEC. XIII. Be it further enacted, That certiorari may be had to correct and revise criminal proceedings in said court, under the sanction and the order of the Judge of the Superior Court of said county, upon petition in writing to said Judge in ten days after the trial, with notice to the acting Solicitor of the County Court, which petition shall state the grounds of complaint and give a brief of the material evidence, to be agreed upon by counsel or approved by the court, which writ of certiorari being delivered to the County Judge, it shall be his duty to send up to the Judge of

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the Superior Court, properly certified, a copy of the proceedings of the County Court in the case, with the statement of the material evidence, and the Judge of the Superior Court shall hear and finally determine the same at chambers, or at the session of the Superior Court, as by him may seem proper. Upon hearing the return to the writ of certiorari, the Judge of the Superior Court may either grant a new trial or pass such judgment or sentence as, in view of the whole case, is consistent with justice. The application for writ of certiorari shall suspend for ten days the sentence in criminal cases, and if the writ is issued, then until the same is determined. Certiorariproceedings in Supersedeas SEC. XIV. Be it further enacted, That moneys arising from fines imposed for the violation of penal laws, and collected from forfeited recognizances in said court, shall be subject to the payment of the fees of the Judge, Solicitor, Clerk, Sheriff, and other officers of said Court in criminal cases. But the county of Decatur shall not be liable for insolvent costs in any case, and the Solicitor, Clerk, Sheriff, and other officers bringing money into Court shall be entitled to have their insolvent bills first paid; and the bills of former officers shall then be paid according to priority, but no bill shall be paid which shall not have been presented for four years; and that all moneys collected from fines, forfeitures, or any other source remaining on hand after 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 Decatur County; and the Solicitor of said court shall, at the close of each session of the court render the Treasurer of Decatur County an accurate account of all the moneys collected and retained or paid out by him, showing the balance, if any, remaining in his hands to the credit of Decatur County. Insolvent costs Limitation Solic'r shall render account of fines, etc. SEC. XV. Be it further enacted, That the Clerk of said court shall keep the minutes of said court, record its proceedings, issue its processes and orders, and keep proper dockets, to be furnished by the Ordinary of Decatur County, to-wit: a subp[oelig]na docket, a docket for criminal cases, and a docket for habeas corpus cases, and other writs, and any other docket that the Judge of said court may deem necessary; and the said Clerk shall, from day to day, keep regular minutes of the proceedings of said court, which shall be examined daily, and signed by the Judge of said court, and it shall be the duty of the Judge of said Court to procure a seal as soon as practicable, to be used by himself and the Clerk of said court, when it may be necessary. Minutes, dockets, etc. Seal SEC. XVI. Be it further enacted, 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 direct in writing. Judge absent SEC. XVII. Be it further enacted, That it shall be the duty of the Justices of the Peace and Notaries Public in this State to bind all parties charged with the offense [Illegible Text]

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over which the County Court has jurisdiction, to appear before said court to answer for said offense. Appearance bondsJ. P's duties SEC. XVIII. Be it further enacted, That the Clerk of the Superior Court shall, immediately after the passage of this Act and the appointment and qualification of the County Judge, transfer all criminal cases below felony now pending in the Superior Court of said county for trial, and all other proceedings on trial of such transferred cases shall be the same as on accusation: Provided, that if the Judge of the County Court shall be employed in any criminal case now pending in the Superior Court, the same shall be tried in the Superior Court; and provided, that the Solicitor General drawing bills of indictment in the Superior Court shall receive from the Solicitor of the County Court where such cases are tried and the costs paid his fees for drawing said indictments. Cases to be trans'erred from Superior Court Proviso SEC. XIX. Be it further enacted, That the Judge of said County Court is hereby empowered and fully authorized to enforce and put into effect in Decatur County all the provisions of an Act entitled an Act to amend section 4814 of the new Code of Georgia, approved February 28, 1874. Judge authorized to enforce Act Feb. 28, '74 SEC. XX. Be it further enacted, That the qualification of the County Judge shall be, first, he shall be a resident of Decatur County at the time of his appointment, and for six months prior thereto, and shall have been a practicing attorney in the courts of this State. The qualification for County Solicitor shall be the same as those for County Judge. Qua'ifications Judge and Solic'r SEC. XXI. Be it further enacted, That the Judge of said Court shall have power, when necessary, to forfeit all bonds and recognizances conditioned for the appearance of criminals, and to enforce the collection of all fines imposed by the court, as fully as the same may be done in the Superior Court. May forfeit recognizances SEC. XXII. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 23, 1876. SECTION. 1. County Court in Decatur abolished. 2. Unfinished business. No. LXXVII. (O. No. 165.) An Act to repeal an Act entitled an Act to amend an Act to establish a County Court in the counties of Dougherty and Lee, passed August 24, 1872, and an Act amendatory of the same, passed February 5, 1873, and to extend the provisions of said Act and amendatory Act to the county of Decatur, approved February 25, 1874, and to abolish the County Court of Decatur County created by said amending Act, and to transfer the unfinished business in said Court to the Superior Court of said county. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That from and after the passage of this Act, the Act entitled an Act to amend an Act to establish

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a County Court for the counties of Dougherty and Lee, passed August 24th, 1872, and an Act amendatory of the same, passed February 5th, 1873, and to extend the provisions of said Act and amendatory Act to the county of Decatur, approved February 25th, 1874, be and the same is hereby repealed, and the existing County Court of Decatur County, created by said amending Act, be and the same is hereby abolished. County Court in D catur abolished SEC. II. Be it further enacted, That all the civil causes on the docket of said County Court not disposed of, be transferred by the Clerk of the Superior Court to the docket of the Superior Court of said county, to be in order for trial at the May term, 1876, of said court; and that the Judge and Solicitor of said County Court shall turn over to the Clerk of the Superior Court of said county all the criminal papers of whatsoever description in their hands; and all bonds and processes returnable to said County Court and conditioned for the appearance of parties and witnesses before said court, are hereby made returnable to the May term, 1876, of said Superior Court. Unfinished business SEC. III. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February, 1876. SECTION. 1. County Court created for Dodge County. 2. Recommendation of grand jury not required. 3. Act of March 1st, '75, made applicable. No. LXXVIII. (O. No. 461.) An Act to establish a County Court in and for the county of Dodge; to appoint a Solicitor for the same, and for other purposes. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That from and after the passage of this Act, there shall be a County Court in the county of Dodge, the Judge of which shall be appointed by the Governor, and shall hold his office for two years, from the date of commission, and until his successor is appointed and qualified. County Court established for Dodge Judgehis appointm't, term, etc. SEC. II. Be it further enacted, That nothing contained in this Act shall be so construed as to require the recommendation of a grand jury of Dodge County as a condition precedent to the appointment of a County Judge for said county; but the Governor is hereby authorized to appoint said Judge at any time after [Illegible Text] passage of this Act. Recommendation of grand jury not required SEC. III. Be it further enacted, That all the provisions of an [Illegible Text] approved January 19, 1872, entitled an Act to create a county Court in each county in the State except certain counties [Illegible Text] named, and all the provisions of an Act amendatory thereof, [Illegible Text] as relates to the counties of Thomas, Lowndes, Jefferson [Illegible Text] Liberty, approved March 1, 1875, be and the same are made [Illegible Text] to, and of full force in, said county of Dodge. Act of M'ch 1, '75, made app'icable SEC. IV. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 21, 1876.

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SECTION 1. Criminal Court for Douglas County created. No. LXXIX. (O. No. 200.) An Act to amend an Act to extend the jurisdiction of the Justices' Court of the district embracing the county site of Clinch County, and for other purposes, approved March 2, 1874, so as to apply the provisions of the same to the district embracing the county site of Douglas County. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That the above recited Act be and it is hereby so amended as to apply the provisions of the same, except section 15 of said Act, to the district embracing the county site of Douglas County. Jurisdiction of Justices' Court of Douglassville district extended SEC. II. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 23, 1876. NOTEThe Act above referred to confers upon the Justices' Court of the county site criminal jurisdiction extending over the county. SECTION. 1. County Court created for Habersham County. 2. Judgeappointment, oath, etc. 3. Duties of. 4. Sessionswhere held. 5. Jurisdiction. 6. Criminal jurisdiction. 7. Jury trials had on demand. 8. Court of recordpractice, etc. 9. Suitshow commencedprocess, etc. 10. Appeal. 11. Certiorari in criminal cases. 12. Cases where indictment is waived. 13. Certain cases to be transferred from Superior Court. 14. Levies - how advertised. 15. Judgehow appointed. No. LXXX. (O. No. 438.) An Act to create and organize a County Court for the county of Habersham, in this State. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That a court is hereby created and shall be organized in and for the county of Habersham, in this State, to be styled the County Court. County Court created for Habersham SEC. II. Be it further enacted, That it shall be the duty of the Governor to appoint, with the advice and consent of the Senate, in session, a fit and proper person to be Judge of said court, [Illegible Text] shall be styled the County Judge, and hold his office for four years and shall keep his office at the [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] of said county, and shall be commissioned by the Governor; shall take the oath [Illegible Text] office prescribed by law for Judges of the Superior Courts of [Illegible Text] State, and who may, if an attorney at law, practice his profession in other courts of this State. Judgeappointment of, oath, etc SEC. III. Be it further enacted, That the said County [Illegible Text] shall have the powers and discharge the duties prescribed in [Illegible Text] 310 and 311 of Irwin's Revised Code of Georgia, and his costs shall be the same as prescribed in section 313 of said [Illegible Text]

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He shall keep, or cause to be kept, the minutes of said court and necessary dockets, as prescribed in sections 321, 322, 323, 324, 325 and 326 of said Revised Code, and sections from 327 to 335, inclusive, of said Code shall be of force in said Court where applicable. Duties of Judge SEC. IV. Be it further enacted, That the Judge of said court shall hold quarterly sessions of said court at the court house, and like sessions of said court at Toccoa City, in said county, at such times as he may by order establish, and of which public notice shall be given. All civil cases in which the defendant or defendants reside in Toccoa, Curahee or Pole Cat Militia Districts, in said county, shall be tried at Toccoa City, in said county; and if the defendant or defendants reside elsewhere in said county, such suits shall be tried at the county site of said county, and if one or more of said defendants reside in the first mentioned districts, and one or more of said defendants elsewhere in said county, such case may be tried at either of said places. Criminal cases arising in said court may be tried at either of said places, or elsewhere in said county, as hereinafter set forth. Sessionswhere held SEC. V. Be it further enacted, That said Court shall have jurisdiction in all civil cases where there are damages claimed, or where the principal debt is fifty dollars or more, and three hundred dollars or under, unless special jurisdiction thereof is vested in some other court; also, to try issues for the eviction of trespassers and intruders on land and tenants holding over; for the trial of possessory warrants and distress warrants, and claims to property levied on by executions issued from said court, and illegalities to said executions, forcible entry and detainer of lands, and to [Illegible Text] and enforce liens on personalty, and to try and determine all issues arising in such proceedings. The said Judge may, at any time, try issues arising under court contracts and writs of habeas [Illegible Text], except in cases of murder. The County Judge may issue [Illegible Text] of the writs or processes under which such issues arise, and also issue attachments for any sum returnable to said court, or to the Superior Court of said county, attest deeds and other papers, [Illegible Text] administer oaths for all purposes. Such writs or processes [Illegible Text] named may be issued by the County Judge and tried in term [Illegible Text] or in vacation. Jurisdiction SEC. VI. Be it further enacted, That the criminal jurisdiction of [Illegible Text] court for trial and punishment shall extend to all cases not [Illegible Text] to felony. The County Judge may issue warrants [Illegible Text] offenders as Justices of the Peace, and commit or bind over [Illegible Text] parties to his own or the Superior Court, according to the [Illegible Text] of offense proved. [Illegible Text] jurisdiction SEC. VII. Be it further enacted, That the County Judge shall [Illegible Text] all cases, both civil and criminal, without a jury (which arise in [Illegible Text] court), except that in criminal cases, not felony; if the [Illegible Text] or accused shall demand a jury the Judge shall cause to be

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summoned a jury of twelve men, from which the defendant may strike four and the State two, and the six names left on said list shall, if not challenged for cause, and cause sustained, constitute a jury for the trial of the accused; and in like cases, if the accused shall demand indictment by a grand jury, the said Judge shall bind or commit the accused to the Superior Court for trial; when the accused cannot give bail or is in jail, criminal cases may be tried at any time. Jury trials had only on demand of defendant SEC. VIII. Be it further enacted, That the said Court is hereby declared to be a Court of Record. The powers of the Superior Courts to punish for contempts, to compel the attendance of witnesses and enforce obedience to its orders, are conferred on said court. The laws regulating continuances and amendments are of force in said court, as are also the laws and rules of court regulating the filing of pleas and the rendition of judgments. Court of recordpractice, etc. SEC. IX. Be it further enacted, That civil jurisdiction involving one hundred dollars or less, shall be by summons signed by the County Judge, setting forth the time and place of trial, a copy of the cause of action being attached thereto. Cases involving more than one hundred dollars, shall be commenced by petition, to which the Judge or Clerk shall annex a process as practiced in the Superior Court, said summons or process shall issue fifteen days before the term to which it is returnable, and a copy served on the defendant or defendants ten days before said term. The first term of the case shall be docket term, at which the defendant's plea shall be filed unless further time be given by the Judge. The second term shall be trial term, subject to continuances as allowed by law. Suitshow commenc'd, process, etc. Appearance and trial terms SEC. X. Be it further enacted, That in all civil cases there may be an appeal from the judgment of the County Court Judge, by either party, upon paying costs and giving security, or filing an affidavit of inability to do so, as now required by law. In cases of appeals, such appeal and all the papers connected therewith, shall be by the Judge transmitted to the Clerk of the Superior Court, who shall enter the same upon the appeal docket of said court. Appeal SEC. XI. Be it further enacted, That in criminal cases after final trial the defendant may apply to the Judge of the Superior Court for a certiorari upon complying with the law relative to suing out such writs. The County Judge shall suspend his judgment for twenty days, if he is notified in writing that application will be made for a certiorari; at the end of which time he may enforce the same if no certiorari has been served upon him. Certiorari in criminal cases SEC. XII. Be it further enacted, That in criminal cases [Illegible Text] the defendant does not demand indictment by the grand jury, the Judge shall cause a written accusation to be framed against the defendant, under the oath of the prosecutor, and proceed to trial therein, and if the defendant is unable to give bail, the Judge may try said case at any time in vacation. Cases where indictment is waived, tried in accusation

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SEC. XIII. Be it further enacted, That the Judge of the Superior Court shall cause to be transferred to said County Court, for trial, such bills of indictment found in the Superior Court of said county for offenses not felonies, as he may see proper; such transfer may be made in vacation as well as term time. Certain indictments to be transferred from Superior Court SEC. XIV. Be it further enacted, That the Sheriff, his Deputies or Bailiffs, levying on personalty, by virtue of fi. fas. from said court, shall advertise the same for sale, at the place of holding said court, at the county site or at Toccoa City, as the sale is to be made at the one place or the other, and at three public places, and proceed to sell the same at the court house if the judgment was obtained there, or at Toccoa City if obtained there. The Judge may, upon the application of the defendant in fi. fa., order the sale to be published in a public gazette, if, in his judgment, the character of the property and the interest of the parties requires it. Levies and sales of land made under fi. fas. from said court, must be made in conformity to the law regulating Sheriff sales. Levies made by a Bailiff on land by fi. fas. from said court, must be returned to the Sheriff for advertisement and sale. Levieshow advertised SEC. XV. Be it further enacted, That should the Senate not be in session when this Act becomes a law, the Governor shall at once appoint a Judge for said court, who shall hold his office until his successor is nominated and confirmed by the Senate. Judgehow appointed SEC. XVI. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 28, 1876. SECTION 1. Clerk of Hancock County Court not required to record civil cases. 2. Judge shall make entries on docket. 3. Costs in civil cases. No. LXXXI. (O. No. 460.) An Act to amend an Act entitled an Act to make the County Court of Hancock County a Court of Record, and to make the Clerk of the Superior Court Clerk of said Court, and for other purposes, approved March 2, 1875, and to regulate the fees of the Judge, Bailiff, Sheriff and Clerk of said Court in civil cases, and to prescribe certain duties of said officers. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That from and after the passage of this Act it shall not be the duty of the Clerk of the County Court of Hancock County to record the proceedings in civil cases in said court, but the papers in said cases shall be filed in the office of said Clerk. Said Clerk shall keep a record of all executions issued in said court, and shall enter on the execution docket, [Illegible Text] each case, all receipts for moneys paid, and all returns made by the Sheriff or Bailiff, except liens. Duty of Co. Court Clerk in Hancock

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SEC. II. Be it further enacted, That it shall be the duty of the Judge of said court to enter opposite each case on the civil docket of said court, the date of filing each suit, the judgment of the Court, stating the principal, interest and costs, and all subsequent proceedings in each case, and said entries shall be prima facie evidence of the facts recited. Judge shall make entry on docket SEC. III. Be it further enacted, That the Judge's costs in each civil case shall be two dollars; the Clerk's costs in each civil case shall be one dollar and fifty cents, including every service except issuing subp[oelig]nas, the costs of the Sheriff and Bailiff in each civil case shall be one dollar for each service of a writ or summons, one dollar for each levy; and said Sheriff and Bailiff of said court shall keep a docket of levies and sales. Costs in civil cases SEC. IV. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 28, 1876. SECTION I. Criminal Court established for Heard. No. LXXXII. (O. No. 391.) An Act to organize a Criminal Court for the County of Heard. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That an Act to organize a Criminal Court for the county of Troup, assented to and approved August 23, 1872, be amended by including the county of Heard, and all the powers conferred by that Act upon the Justices of the Peace, and Notaries Public appointed by the Governor, in the county of Troup, in this State, in the Militia District in which the city of LaGrange is situated, or in any Militia District in said county having an incorporated town within its limits, be and the same are hereby conferred upon the Justices of the Peace and Notaries Public appointed by the Governor in the county of Heard, living in the Militia District in which the town of Franklin is situated, or in any Militia District in said county having an incorporated town within its limits, as to crimes or misdemeanors committed in the said county of Heard in this State. Criminal Court established for Heard SEC. II. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 28, 1876.

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SECTION. 1. Salary of Judge of Jackson County Court. 2. Cases may be transferred from Superior Court. 3. Sheriff's duties. No. LXXXIII. (O. No. 243.) An Act to amend an Act to create a County Court in each county of the State of Georgia, except certain counties therein mentioned, approved January 19, 1872, so far as the same refers to the county of Jackson, and to provide therein for the fixing the Salary of the County Judge of said county of Jackson, and for other purposes. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That the salary of the Judge of the County Court of the county of Jackson, shall be two hundred and fifty dollars, together with the costs in all civil cases now allowed by law. Salary of Judge of Jackson Co. Court SEC. II. Be it further enacted, That the Judge of the Superior Court of said county of Jackson shall have the power to transfer such cases of misdemeanor from said Superior Court to the County Court of Jackson, as in his judgment may be advisable. Cases may be transferred from Superior Court SEC. III. Be it further enacted, That the Sheriff or the Deputy Sheriff of said county of Jackson, is hereby empowered to discharge for said County Court of Jackson all the duties which may be incumbent upon the Bailiffs serving similar County Courts. Power of Sheriff SEC. IV. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 23, 1876. SECTION 1. Clerk of Superior Court ex-officio Clerk of County Court. No. LXXXIV. (O. No. 398.) An Act to alter and amend an Act to create a County Court in each county of the State of Georgia, except certain counties therein mentioned, approved January 19, 1872, so as to make the Clerk of the Superior Court ex-officio the Clerk of the County Court as to the county of Macon, and prescribe his cost therein. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That from and after the passage of this Act, the Clerk of the Superior Court, as to the county of Macon, shall be ex-officio the Clerk of the County Court thereof, and shall be allowed one-half of the cost allowed him for similar service in the Superior Court; and in criminal cases, when his cost on account of the insolvency of defendants, not collectable, is to be allowed the same out of fines and forfeitures accruing in said court. Cl'k Super'r Court ex-officio Clerk of Co. Court of Macon SEC. II. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 28, 1876.

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SECTION. 1. Act of March 2. 1875amended. 2. fi. fas where returnable. No. LXXXV. (O. No. 72.) An Act to amend an Act entitled An Act to organize a County Court for the county of Marion, to define its jurisdiction, and for other purposes, approved March 2, 1875. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That the fourth section of the above recited Act be amended by striking out the words two hundred and fifty, and insert the words one thousand in lieu thereof. Act of M'ch 2, '75, amended SEC. II. Be it further enacted, That said recited Act be further amended by adding the following section thereto, to wit: That all writs of fieri facias issued and returnable to said court, where the amount thereof exceeds the sum of one hundred dollars, the same shall be made returnable to the second term of the court, after the rendition of the judgment upon which such fieri facias may be founded. Fieri facias, when returnable SEC. III. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 19, 1876. SECTION 1. Miller County Court Actamended. No. LXXXVI. (O. No. 38.) An Act to amend an Act entitled an Act to organize a County Court [Illegible Text] each of the counties of Calhoun, Baker, Quitman and Miller, to define their jurisdiction, and for other purposes, approved March 2, 1874, so far as it relates to the county of Miller. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That the third section of the above recited Act, so far as it relates to the county of Miller, be amended by adding after the word cases in the ninth line of said section, the words where jurisdiction is above conferred. Miller Co. Court Act amended SEC. II. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 15, 1876.

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SECTION. 1. Jurisdiction of Morgan County Courtextended. 2. Suitshow commenced. 3. Costs 4. Qualifications-term, appointment, etc., of Solicitor. No. LXXXVII. (O. No. III.) 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 Morgan; to increase the civil jurisdiction of said County Court of Morgan; to fix the time for the trial of cases returnable to the quarterly sessions of said court; to fix the fees of the officers of said court in certain cases; to provide for the appointment of a County Solicitor, and for other purposes. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That from and after the passage of this Act the County Court in and for the county of Morgan shall have concurrent jurisdiction, at its quarterly sessions, with the Superior Courts of this State in all cases of contract and of tort, where amount involved or the damage claimed is over one hundred dollars principal, and not exceeding the sum of five hundred dollars, exclusive of interest, except where, by the Constitution, exclusive jurisdiction is vested in the Superior Court. Jurisdiction of Co Court of Morgan extended SEC. II. Be it further enacted, That all suits at the quarterly sessions of said court shall be commenced by petition and process, which process shall be signed by the County Judge, and shall bear date at least twenty days before court, and shall be served upon the defendant, personally or otherwise, at least fifteen days before the term of the court to which said process is made returnable. Suitshow commenced Return day SEC. III. Be it further enacted, That the entire court cost in cases over one hundred dollars, exclusive of Sheriff's or Bailiff's fees, shall not exceed four dollars, and the fees of the Sheriff or Bailiff in such cases shall be the same as are now allowed by law for like services in the Superior Court. The County Judge shall be entitled to receive the same costs for issuing attachments and distress warrants as now allowed by law for the foreclosure of liens and mortgages on personalty, and the County Judge shall be entitled to two dollars for entering an appeal and transmitting the proceedings to the Superior Court. Costs SEC. IV. Be it further enacted, That there shall be appointed by the Governor, with the advice and consent of the Senate, a County Solicitor, who shall hold his office for four years from the date of his appointment, and who shall be commissioned and qualified as other county officers; he shall be twenty-one years of age, and shall be a practicing attorney, and shall give bond in the [Illegible Text] of five hundred dollars, and shall be removable from office in the same manner as Solicitors General. In cases of vacancy, absence, sickness or disability, the County Judge may appoint a Solicitor

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pro tem. The duties of the said County Solicitor shall be the same in said County Court as the duties of the Solicitors General in the several Superior Courts of this State, and he shall receive the same fees in said County Court as are allowed to Solicitors General for similar services in the said Superior Courts. The insolvent costs of the said County Solicitor shall be paid out of moneys arising in said court from fines and forfeitures, but the grand jury may, at the Spring term, fix and declare a sum to be paid to the said County Solicitor in lieu of the said insolvent costs. County Solicitorqualifications, appointment, term, etc. Shall give bond Vacancies Sol. pro tem Duties Fees Insolvent costs SEC. V. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 19, 1876. SECTION. 1. Misdemeanors to be transferred from Superior Court. 2 Judge may forfeit bonds. 3. Parties demanding jury trial shall be bound over. No. LXXXVIII. (O. No. 471.) 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, so far as the same applies to the county of Oconee. SECTION 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 Oconee County in this State, to have transmitted to the County Court of Oconee County, for trial, all bills of indictments, presentments, and 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 Oconee County, except in those cases where for any legal reason said County Judge would be disqualified from presiding. Misdemeanors to be transferred to Co. Court SEC. II. Be it further enacted, That the County Judge of the county of Oconee 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 charge of misdemeanor before the said County Judge, and this without reference to the amount of said bond or bonds. Judge may forfeit bond SEC. III. Be it further enacted, That there shall be no trial by jury in the County Court of Oconee County, and when the defendant in any case of misdemeanor brought before the County Judge of Oconee 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 Oconee 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. Parties demanding trial by jury shall be bound over

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SEC. IV. Be it further enacted, That the Judge of the County Court of Oconee County be empowered to hire or farm out all parties sentenced by him, the said County Judge, to work in a chain gang on the public works. Judge may hire out convicts SEC. V. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 28, 1876. SECTION 1. Criminal Court created for Pike County. No. LXXXIX. (O. No. 130.) An Act to amend an Act to organize a Criminal Court for the counties of DeKalb, Henry, Carroll and Sumter, approved 22 d February, 1873, so as to include in the provisions of said Act the county of Pike, in this State. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That the above recited Act be so amended that all the provisions of said Act shall be and the same are hereby made applicable to the county of Pike, and that the Justices of the Peace and Notaries Public appointed by the Governor, living and exercising their office in the Militia District in which the county town of said county of Pike is situated, shall be and have conferred on them all the powers and jurisdiction conferred in said Act on the Justices and Notaries Public in said county towns therein named, any law to the contrary notwithstanding. Criminal Court created for Pike County SEC. II. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 21, 1876. SECTION. 1. County Court of Putnam made a Court of Record 2. Sessionswhere held. 3. When Judge disqualifiedwho presides. 4. Qualifications of Judge. 5. May issue bench warrants 6. Trials in vacationwhen had 7. Civil jurisdiction. 8. Jury trials. 9. Shall not preside at Courts of Inquiry. 10. Bailiffs may serve process. 11. Shall give bond. 12. Construction of Act. No. XC. (O. No. 388.) An Act to amend an Act entitled an Act to amend an Act, approved January 19, 1872, to create a County Court in each county in the State of Georgia, except certain counties therein named, approved February 15, 1873, so far as said Act relates to the county of Putnam; to make the County Court of said county a Court of Record; to increase the civil jurisdiction of the same; to fix the fees of the officers of said Court in certain cases, and for other purposes. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That from and after the passage of this Act, the County Court of the county of Putnam shall be a Court of Record. County Court of Putnam made a C'rt of Record

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SEC. II. Be it further enacted, That the sessions of said County Court shall be held monthly at the court house in Putnam County on the 4th Wednesday in each month, and the quarterly sessions shall be those held in January, April, July and October. The court shall be adjourned from day to day, until all the business of the session shall be disposed of. Should the Judge of said court not be present from any cause at the opening day of said session, the same rules as to adjournment of said court shall obtain as in the Superior Courts. That when a continuance is granted it shall be to the next regular termmonthly or quarterly. That all cases heretofore returned for the fourth Monday in April, shall be considered as returned for the fourth Wednesday, and all cases that stand for final judgment on the fourth Monday shall be taken up and disposed of on the fourth Wednesday in April, 1876, and all business in monthly terms shall be regularly disposed of at the terms already appointed by the court. Sessionswhere held Adjournments Pending businesshow disposed of SEC. III. Be it further enacted, That in case the Judge of said County Court is disqualified to preside in any case, it shall be lawful for any Judge of a County Court in said State, or any member of the bar requested by said Judge, to preside in the same. When Judge disqualified who preside SEC. IV. Be it further enacted, That no person shall be eligible to be Judge of said court unless he is an attorney at law of this State and county of Putnam, and twenty-five years of age. Qualifications of Judge SEC. V. 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, conditional for the appearance of the party accused at a future day. In the absence of the Judge, or when convenience shall require it, the officer executing said warrants shall be authorized to attest and approve said bonds. May issue bench warrants SEC. VI. Be it further enacted, That in all examinations of persons charged with misdemeanors in said county of Putnam by magistrates, should they determine to commit or place under bond, if the party is committed to jail, the Judge of said County Court shall have authority to order said person at once before the court for trial, unless an indictment is demanded by him. In case the party is placed under bonds for appearance, it shall be for his or her appearance at the next regular monthly term of the County Court, when said court shall have power to dispose of said case in terms of the law. Judge may try party in vacationwhen SEC. VII. Be it further enacted, That said court shall not have jurisdiction to try any case sounding in damage, contract or account, amounting to thirty dollars or less, exclusive of interest, except in the 368th District, G. M., where said court is held. Shall not try civil cases under $30 SEC. VIII. Be it further enacted, That when a jury is demanded in said Court, in a criminal case, the Judge shall draw a jury of

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fourteen, and when presented to the prisoner, he shall be entitled to the first strike and the State to the next, and the jury shall be reduced to seven, who shall have power to pass upon the guilt or innocence of the prisoner. Jury trials SEC. IX. Be it further enacted, That the Judge of said County Court shall not be allowed to preside at the commitment 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 commit for felonies SEC. X. Be it further enacted, That the Bailiffs of said County Court are empowered to serve any process of this court, and to execute any final process within the jurisdiction of said County Court. Bailiffs authorized to serve process SEC. XI. Be it further enacted, That the Bailiff of said County Court shall be required to give bond and good security of five hundred dollars, before entering upon his duties as Bailiff, for the faithful performance of his duty. Bailiffs shall give bond SEC. XII. 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. Acthow construed SEC. XIII. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 28, 1876. SECTION. 1. County Court established for Randolph County. 2. Shall be a Court of Record. 3. Laws applicable. No. XCI. (O. No. 163.) An Act to organize a County Court for the county of Randolph, in this State; to define its jurisdiction, and to make applicable to the same certain provisions of the Code of 1873, and for other purposes. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That from and after the passage of this Act, there shall be established a County Court for the county of Randolph, in this State, and it is hereby made the duty of the Governor to appoint and commission, as soon as practicable, some suitable person to be Judge of said Court; and in making such appointment, the requirements of Section 279 of the Code of 1873, as to qualifications and term of office, shall be observed by the Governor; but such appointment shall be made without recommendation of the grand jury. County Court established for Randolph Judgeappointment of SEC. II. Be it further enacted, That the court herein provided or shall be a Court of Record, and it shall be the duty of the County Judge to cause to be kept in suitable books, to be provided by him, a full and exact record of all proceedings, both of a civil and criminal character, had before him, with all orders issued and signed by him; and shall cause to be kept, in addition to the book above required,

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the usual dockets of civil and criminal causes as required in the Superior Courts of this State; and it is hereby made the duty of the Solicitor General of the Judicial Circuit to which the county of Randolph belongs, when residing in said county, to take charge of and prosecute all criminal cases brought in said court, and for such service he shall be allowed the same fees as are now allowed by law for similar service in the Superior Court. Shall be Court of Record Dockets Solicitor SEC. III. Be it further enacted, That so much of chapter four, title five, part first, of the Code of 1873, as is not in conflict with the provisions of the foregoing sections, be and the same is hereby made applicable to the County Court hereby created. Laws applicable SEC. IV. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 21, 1876. SECTION. 1. County Solicitor for Richmondappointment of. 2. Duties and fees 3. Shall represent the State in the Superior Court. 4. Shall represent the State in the Supreme Court. 5. Shall collect fines, costs, etc. No. XCII. (O. No. 493.) An Act to prescribe the duties and fix the term of office of the Solicitor of the County Court of Richmond County, and for other purposes. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That after the passage of this Act the Solicitor of the County Court of Richmond County shall be appointed by the Governor, with the advice and consent of the Senate, for the term of four years. County Solicitor of Richmond to be appointed by the Gov'r SEC. II. Be it further enacted, That it shall be the duty of said Solicitor to represent the State in all criminal cases brought before the County Court wherein said Court has jurisdiction, for which services he shall receive the same fees as are now allowed Solicitor Generals for similar services in the Superior Courts. Duties and fees SEC. III. Be it further enacted, That it shall be the duty of the said Solicitor to represent the State before the Superior Court in all criminal cases that have been or may hereafter be carried up from the County Court upon writ of certiorari, for which he shall receive the same fees as upon the trial before the County Court. Shall represent the State in Superior Court Fees SEC. IV. Be it further enacted, That it shall be the duty of the said Solicitor to represent the State before the Supreme Court in all criminal cases that have been or may hereafter be carried up from the County Court, for which he shall receive the same fees as are now allowed the Solicitor General for similar services before said court. Shall represent the State in Supreme Court Fees SEC. V. Be it further enacted, That the said Solicitor shall be the collecting officer of the County Court, and shall collect all fines, forfeitures and bonds, and pay the same over to the County Judge, who shall pay to himself and the officers of said court all

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costs that have accrued in said court, known as insolvent costs, and turn the surplus, if any, over to the County Treasurer. It shall also be the duty of the said Solicitor to collect all costs on criminal cases paid into Court, and to account to each officer for his share of said costs. Shall collect fines, costs, etc. SEC. VI. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 28, 1876. SECTION. 1. Jurisdiction of Screven County Court. 2. Quarter y Session. 3. Suitshow brought. 4. Judgment term. 5. Jurieshow drawn. 6. Accused demanding jurywhen tried. 7. State's Attorney. 8. Continuances. 9. Appeal and Certiorari. 10. Pending cases. No. XCIII. (O. No. 253.) 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, and for other purposes therein mentioned. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That from and after the passage of this Act, the Judge of the County Court of Screven County shall have jurisdiction in all civil cases, matters of contract and of 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 damage claimed in cases of tort, does not exceed two hundred dollars, which jurisdiction shall extend over the said county, and shall be exercised in the manner herein set forth and provided. Jurisdiction of County Court of Screven SEC. II. Be it further enacted, That for the trial of all civil cases aforesaid, to the extent of the jurisdiction herein conferred (whether the same be on amounts under or over one hundred dollars) 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 Code of 1873. Quarterly sessions Proviso SEC. III. Be it further enacted, That all suits shall be brought to the quarterly sessions, whether for sums under or over one hundred dollars, by petition and process, which process shall [Illegible Text] signed by the County Judge, and bear date at least twenty [Illegible Text] before the term of the Court to which it is made returnable, which petition and process shall be served on the defendant personally, or otherwise, at least ten days before the first day of the session. Suitshow brought

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SEC. IV. Be it further enacted, 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 so be obtained, and except cases of illegality or claim within the jurisdiction of the court. Judgment term SEC. V. Be it further enacted, 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. Juries, how drawn SEC. VI. Be it further enacted, That all criminal cases in which the accused may demand a jury trial, shall be tried (where no jury has been summoned and is present to try defendant) 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 sessions, or who may be confined in the common jail awaiting trial; and provided, that all cases, where no jury is demanded, may be tried at any time. Accused demanding jurywhen tried SEC. VII. Be it further enacted, 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 where the State is not represented; or, when he deems it necessary, he may request the attendance of the Solicitor General of his judicial circuit to represent the State in such case or cases: Provided, that in all such cases said Solicitor or attorney shall be entitled to receive the same fees that are prescribed for Solicitors in similar cases in the Superior Court, and collected in same way. State's att'y Proviso SEC. VIII. Be it further enacted, That in all civil cases where a continuance is asked for, it may be allowed upon the same grounds and on the same terms as cases are continued in the Superior Courts of this State, and shall be to the next succeeding quarterly session of said County Court. Continuances SEC. IX. Be it further enacted, That all rights of appeal and of certiorari, and all other matters appertaining to County Judges and County Courts provided for in the general County Court Act, with its amendments, embraced in the new Code of 1873, from paragraphs 279 to 317, inclusive, excepting those contained [Illegible Text] section 313 of said Code, and which are not inconsistent with the provisions of this Act, are intended to apply to the County Court and County Judge of the county of Screven. Appeal and certiorari SEC. X. Be it further enacted, That notwithstanding any [Illegible Text] to the contrary in this Act contained, the County Court of said county of Screven shall retain jurisdiction of all such cases [Illegible Text]

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may be pending therein at the time of the passage of this Act, and to determine all matters of claim and illegality that may arise on the enforcement of any of said County Court judgments, and of all such matters as may or shall arise therefrom, until the final disposal thereof: Provided, that the same in matters of civil cases shall be heard and determined only at the quarterly sessions provided for in this Act. Pending cases SEC. XI. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 23, 1876. SECTION 1. County Court in Screven County abolished. No. XCIV. (O. No. 340.) An Act to repeal an Act entitled an Act to amend an Act to create a County Court in each county of the State of Georgia, except certain counties therein mentioned, approved January 19 th, 1872, and for other purposes, so far as the same relates to the county of Screven. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That the above recited Act be and the same is hereby repealed. County [Illegible Text] in Screven abolished SEC. II. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 23, 1876. SECTION. 1. Misdemeanors to be transferred from Superior Court. 2. Judge shall draw order for Solicitor General's cost. No. XCV. (O. No. 472.) An Act to authorize the transfer of criminal cases pending in the Superior Court of Taylor County, below the grade of felony, to the Criminal Court for said county, enacted by an Act approved March 4, 1875, and to provide for the payment of insolvent costs in cases of felony in said Superior Court, and for other purposes. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That from and after the [Illegible Text] of this Act the Judge of the Superior Court of said county, at [Illegible Text] term of said court, or during vacation, may in his discretion [Illegible Text] for trial to the Criminal Court established for said county of [Illegible Text], by an Act approved March 4, 1875, any and all cases [Illegible Text] on the criminal side of said court below the grade of felony, [Illegible Text] trials shall be had thereof on the bill of indictment or special [Illegible Text] as the case may be in said Criminal Court under [Illegible Text] rules and regulations as are or may be prescribed for the [Illegible Text] of criminal cases in said Criminal Court, and such transfer and [Illegible Text] of fines and costs due on the same, shall be regulated and

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governed, so far as the same can be made applicable, by the provisions of sections 314 and 315 of the last revised Code of Georgia; Provided, that the fines imposed and collected in such transferred cases, after paying the costs of trying said cases, shall be appropriated so far as the same may be necessary to the payment of insolvent costs which has heretofore accrued to the officers of the Superior Court of Taylor County in criminal cases. Transfer of misdemeanors to County Court authorized Trials practice Fines, how disposed of SEC. II. Be it further enacted, That whenever the presiding Judge of the Superior Court of Taylor County shall transfer cases of misdemeanor to said Criminal Court under the provisions of this Act, he shall at the term when said transfer was made, or at the term succeeding said transfer in vacation, draw an order on the County Treasurer of Taylor County for the payment of the insolvent costs, which may have accrued to the Solicitor General of the circuit in cases of felony disposed of at the term at which said transfer was made, or the term succeeding said transfer in vacation, and the amount of said order shall be paid by the County Treasurer of Taylor County out of any money in his hands not otherwise appropriated. Judge shall draw order for Solicitor General's cost SEC. III. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 28, 1876. SECTION. 1. Judge may require Sheriff to execute process. 2. Liability of Sheriffs. 3. Section 13 of Act of January 19, 1872, construed. No. XCVI (O. No. 233.) An Act to amend an Act to create a County Court in each county in this State, except certain counties therein mentioned, approved January 19, 1872, so far as relates to the county of Thomas. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That the fourth section of the above recited Act be amended so as to read as follows: The orders, writs and processes from the County Courts shall, whenever the County Judge shall so require, be executed and served by the Sheriff of the county, who shall receive for such service the same fees as heretofore allowed the Bailiff of said court, such fees to be paid in the manner provided in said amended Act for the payment of Bailiffs' fees; and the Sheriff shall be liable on his official bond for the proper performance of the duties imposed upon him by this Act, and shall be subject to the same rules as in the Superior Court. Co. Court Act for Thomas amended Liability of Sheriff when serving process, etc. SEC. II. Be it further enacted, That so much of section 13 of said Act as is included between the word all, in the tenth line of said section, and the word Code, in the fifteenth line of said section, be construed to apply to costs in criminal cases only. Construction of 13 of Act of '72

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SEC. III. Be it further enacted, That the sixteenth section of said Act be amended by striking out the words court house, in the third line of said section, and substituting therefor the words established place for holding the County Court of said county. Place of holding Court SEC. IV. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 23, 1876. NOTEThe section (13) of the Act of January 19, 1872, construed in section 3 of the above Act, required the Judge to pay over all costs to the County Treasurer, and upon failure, made him criminally liable. SECTION. 1. Jurisdiction of County Court of Troup restricted. 2. Unfinished businesshow disposed of. 3. Judge shall not issue criminal warrants. 4. May try criminal cases without jury. 5. Defendant may enter demand. 6. Judge may forfeit bonds. 7. May hear motions for new trial. 8. Effect of new trial. 9. Motion operates as supersedeas. 10. Terms, order of business, etc. 11. Solicitorappointment, term, etc. 12. Fees of Solicitor. 13. Court of RecordClerk. No. XCVII. (O. No. 249.) 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 the Act amendatory thereof, in so far as relates to the counties of Troup and Baldwin, approved March 5, 1875, in so far as relates to the county of Troup, and to more clearly define the criminal jurisdiction of and practice in the County Court of Troup County. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That as to the county of Troup, the said recited Acts be and the same are hereby amended as follows: That from and after the passage of this Act, so much of the said recited Acts as confers upon the County Court of Troup County civil jurisdiction, and the duties that formerly devolved upon the Inferior Court as to county business, be and the same is hereby repealed, except so much of the said Acts as confer upon the said Judge authority to grant and dispose of writs of habeas corpus, proceedings to evict intruders and tenants holding over, to administer oaths, to issue attachments, distress warrants and possessory warrants, but shall have no authority to dispose of the last three named writs: Provided, that the County Judge of said county shall proceed to hear and determine all civil cases now pending before the said court, and which cases, under the provisions of the said recited Acts, be legally disposed of by or during the next April term of said court. Jurisdiction of Co. Court of Troup restricted Proviso SEC. II. Be it further enacted, That on or by the 15th day of April next, the said County Judge shall deliver to the Clerk of the Superior Court the civil docket of the County Court, together with all and singular the papers in any wise connected with any case entered thereon, and it shall be the duty of the Superior Court to dispose of all cases which appear upon the said docket undisposed of. Unfinished businesshow disposed of

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SEC. III. Be it further enacted, That the Judge of the County Court of Troup shall have no authority as a Justice of the Peace of this State upon affidavit made to issue criminal warrants, nor to sit as a Court of Inquiry; but shall have full authority to issue bench warrants founded upon indictment or special presentment transferred to the County Court from the Superior Court. Power as to issuing [Illegible Text] SEC. IV. Be it further enacted, That in all cases where bills of indictment for misdemeanors have been transferred to the said court by the Judge of the Superior Court, where the defendant has been bound over by a magistrate to appear before said court, or where he is in jail under commitment for a misdemeanor, or where the defendant is under bond to appear before the Superior Court to answer a charge for a misdemeanor, and makes a demand for a trial before the said court, as hereinafter provided, and in all other cases where there has been no indictment found by grand jury and the defendant appears before the said court under a charge of misdemeanor, and when the case before arraignment is not transferred to the [Illegible Text] Court, as hereinafter provided, the said County Judge, without [Illegible Text], shall have full authority to hear, determine, decide and [Illegible Text] the same upon arraignment under said indictment, or upon accusation framed as hereinafter provided, when there is no indictment, unless the defendant shall, immediately upon arraignment and before pleading to said accusation, demand an indictment by [Illegible Text] jury of said county: Provided, the defendant shall, by him self or his attorney, sign the following waiver, entered upon [Illegible Text] indictment or accusation, to-wit: Trial by jury waived, which said waiver, when once signed, shall be irrevocable. If the defendant should, on arraignment, plead to the accusation, he shall be considered and held to have waived an indictment by a grand jury. Judge may try criminal cases without jury Proviso SEC. V. Be it further enacted, That it shall be lawful for the defendant when trial by jury is waived, or when a jury is in attendance upon the court, when a jury is demanded, and the defendant announce ready for trial, to demand a trail of his case, which demand shall be made in writing and entered upon the minutes of the court, and if the defendant making such demand is not then tried, he or she may at the next term of said court make a second demand for trial, and if not then tried, the defendant shall be absolutely [Illegible Text] of the offense, with which he or she is charged: Provided, that if trial by jury is not waived before the first demand is made then the second must be made before the jury is discharged by the court; provided, also, that such acquittal shall in no case [Illegible Text] allowed when it is made to appear to said Judge that any [Illegible Text] whose testimony is material to the support of the charge against the defendant is absent, by the procurement or collusion of [Illegible Text] person charged, or from providential cause of the Sheriff to [Illegible Text] a jury, as provided in section 298 of the Code, for the trial of [Illegible Text] case, if a jury for the next term has not already been drawn, and the Sheriff shall summon the same to appear at the next term.

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the court, and a minute of such notice shall be entered by the Clerk upon the docket, opposite the defendant's case. Defendant may enter demand Proviso SEC. VI. Be it further enacted, That he shall also have full authority to forfeit bonds or recognizances upon the failure of any principal therein to appear and answer any charge before the said court, when such bond or recognizance has been given by any person to secure his appearance before said court, or in like manner the recognizance of any person who is under bond to appear and answer any charge before the Superior Court, and who makes the demand for trial before said court as provided in section 5th of this Act, and in all cases where indictments have been or may be transferred to said court, or where bond has been given by a prosecutor, to prosecute, or a witness to appear and testify, in the same manner as heretofore practiced in the Superior Courts of this State, or [Illegible Text] near thereto as practicable. May forfeit bonds, etc. SEC. VII. Be it further enacted, That said County Judge shall have full authority to hear and determine motions for new trial in any case tried in said court; the said motions to be in form, and the hearing thereon to be had in accordance with the law applicable to like cases in the Superior Court, in so far as the same is practicable, and not repugnant to the provisions of this Act, except that they must be made and heard within five days thereafter, unless from providential or other good cause the hearing is postponed [Illegible Text] the County Judge. The said motion must contain a full and complete brief of the testimony of the witnesses sworn in the case, [Illegible Text] agreed upon by defendant's counsel and County Solicitor or [Illegible Text] by the court, or full statement of the rulings of the court complained of, or other ground for new trial. A copy of [Illegible Text] said motion must be served upon the County Solicitor at least [Illegible Text] days before the hearing. May hear motions for new trial SEC. VIII. Be it further enacted, That if the said motion is [Illegible Text] by the County Judge, the case shall be tried at once, if the [Illegible Text] is still in session, and if there be a jury in attendance. If [Illegible Text] case has been tried by a jury or by the court, if, at the second [Illegible Text], the defendant is willing to waive a trial by jury, the [Illegible Text] shall in all particulars stand as if no trial had been had, except [Illegible Text] the defendant shall not at the same term enter a demand for [Illegible Text] upon the minutes of the court. If the motion be heard in [Illegible Text], or after the adjournment of the regular term of the [Illegible Text], and the motion be sustained, the case shall stand for trial at [Illegible Text] next regular term, as if no trial had been had. And it shall [Illegible Text] the duty of the Clerk, immediately upon the return of the [Illegible Text] with the order of the court sustaining the same, to issue [Illegible Text] directed to the prosecutor, if there be one, and all of the [Illegible Text] for the State, and the defendant, to be and appear at the [Illegible Text] term of the County Court. Effect of new trial SEC. IX. Be it further enacted, That the motion for new trial, [Illegible Text] filed, shall operate as a supersedeas of the judgment of the

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County Judge until finally disposed of, and it shall be the duty of the said Judge, immediately upon the filing of said motion, to release the defendant on bond, with good and sufficient security, to be judged of by him, conditioned for his appearance before the County Court from term to term, and to abide the final judgment or sentence thereof: Provided, should the defendant be unable to give the bond required, he shall be remanded to jail until the final adjudication of the case. If the defendant should have been sentenced by the court before the motion for new trial is made, then the sentence shall be suspended while the said motion is pending, and the term of imprisonment, if any, shall begin from the date of the final adjudication of the case, instead of the date specified in the sentence. Motion for new trial operates as [Illegible Text] Proviso SEC. X. Be it further enacted, That said County Judge shall hold his court in the court house of said county on the second Monday in each month, except June and December, and on the third Monday in the last two named months, and shall adjourn his court from day to day until all the cases ready for trial are disposed of; shall call in their order and dispose of, if the cases are not continued, first, the cases in which demands for trial by jury have been made; second, cases of defendants in jail; third, other cases in their regular order. Shall pay over to the County Treasurer all moneys arising from fines and forfeitures in said court, which shall be appropriated to the payment of the salary of the Judge of the County Court; said payments to be made quarterly; and if there should be any surplus of said funds remaining at the end of the year in the treasury, after paying the salary of said Judge, and for his stationery, books, and other expenses incident to said court, said surplus shall be paid on the insolvent cost of the officers of said County Court. Said County Judge shall receive a salary of five hundred dollars, which shall not be increased or diminished during his term of office. Terms, order of business, etc. Fines and forfeitures Salary of Judge SEC. XI. Be it further enacted, That there shall be a prosecuting officer of said court to be called County Solicitor, who shall be appointed by the Governor, by and with the consent of the Senate, for the term of four years (except that the first Solicitor so appointed shall only hold his office during the unexpired term of the present County Judge), who shall be a resident of said County and a practicing attorney in good standing. It shall be the duty of the County Solicitor to represent the State in all criminal cases, in said court, in proceedings to forfeit recognizances; to direct the collection of all fines and forfeitures, and to pay over to the county Judge all moneys so collected, taking his receipt for the same, which receipts shall be delivered to the grand jury of said county at each Spring term of the Superior Court; to carefully examine each case in which the defendant, under commitment, has been recognized to appear before the said court to answer any charge, or where the defendant is in jail under charge of a misdemeanor,

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land where the same appears to be a felony, to call the attention of the court to the same, and if the said Judge shall be satisfied that there is reasonable ground to believe the defendant guilty of a felony, he shall forthwith order the Clerk to transfer the case, with all the papers connected therewith, to the next term of the Superior Court. When the crime charged is a misdemeanor, and the Solicitor is satisfied that it was not a felony committed, he shall proceed to frame a written accusation founded upon the affidavit charging the defendant, said accusation to be in the name of the State of Georgia, signed by the prosecutor, or, if the [Illegible Text] is not present, then by the Solicitor, distinctly setting forth the nature of the offense charged, the time when, where and by whom committed, and that it is based upon the said affidavit, or warrant if issued without affidavit, which shall be held technically correct, if it complies with the laws of this State, in relation to bills of indictment, and which can be made applicable thereto. And if any accusation so framed shall be held insufficient, the County Solicitor shall frame another, and another, until one is adjudged legally sufficient. Solicitorappointment, term, etc. His duties Written accusation SEC. XII. Be it further enacted, That said Solicitor shall be [Illegible Text] to all laws of this State, governing Solicitors General of the Superior Court, and shall receive as compensation for his services the following fees, to-wit: Fees of Sol'r For each case prosecuted to trial, or plea of guilty. $5.00 For each case settled by the court 2.50 For each accusation framed 3.00 For each proceeding to forfeit recognizance. 5.00 For every amount collected in fines and forfeitures. 5 per ct. For each bench warrant issued 50 For each order drawn by direction of the court 50 Vacancies occurring in the office of County Solicitor shall be filled in the manner provided in section 280 of the New Code for filling vacancies in the office of County Judge. When the Solicitor is absent, or indisposed, or disqualified, from interest or relationship, to engage in the prosecution of any case before said court, the County Judge shall appoint, by order on the minutes, a competent attorney of said county to act in his place. Such attorney, so appointed, shall be entitled to the same fees for his services, and incur the same penalties in the discharge of his duties, as the regular County Solicitor. Vacancies Solicitor pro tem SEC. XIII. Be it further enacted, That the said court shall be a Court of Record, and the Clerk of the Superior Court shall be ex-officio Clerk of the same; and all of the laws of said State specifying his duties and liabilities as Clerk of the Superior Court in so far as the same are practicable, shall be held, and are hereby declared to be applicable to and of binding force upon him as Clerk of said County Court; and for all services rendered as

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such, he shall receive the same fees as are now allowed by law to him as Clerk of the Superior Court. Court of RecordClerk, etc. SEC. XIV. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 23, 1876. SECTION. 1. Compensation of County Judge of Twiggs County. 2. Sessions, civil jurisdiction, etc. 3. Practice. 4. Shall be a Court of Record. No XCVIII. (O. No. 335.) An Act to amend an Act to create a County Court in each county in the State of Georgia, except certain counties therein named, approved January 19, 1872, so far as the same relates to the county of Twiggs; to enlarge the jurisdiction of the County Court of said county, and for other purposes. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That from and after the passage of this Act the Judge of the County Court of Twiggs County shall not be entitled to receive a salary from said county, but shall be entitled to receive and retain in lieu thereof the costs of proceedings in said court, which by law he has heretofore been required to pay into the treasury of said county. Compensation of Co. Judge of Twiggs SEC. II. Be it further enacted, That the said County Court of said county 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 cases sounding in contract or damage where the amount involved or the damage claimed is over one hundred dollars, and not exceeding three hundred dollars, exclusive of interest and protest fees. Sessions, civil jurisdiction, etc. SEC. III. 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. Practice SEC. IV. Be it further enacted, That said County Court of Twiggs County 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. Court of Record SEC. V. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 25, 1876.

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SECTION. 1. County Court of Upson [Illegible Text] 2. Unfinished businesshow disposed of. No. XCIX. (O. No. 103.) An Act to abolish the County Court of Upson County, and for other purposes. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That the County Court of Upson be and the same is hereby abolished. County Court of Upson abolished SEC. II. Be it further enacted, That all proceedings, both civil and criminal, of said court, shall be disposed of as follows: The civil business of said court, where the amount in controversy is less than one hundred dollars, shall be transferred, with all the papers connected with said causes, to the Justice Court of the Militia District where the defendant or defendants, or one of them, resides, there to be disposed of as though said suits had originated in said court. In causes where the amount exceeds one hundred dollars in dispute, and all the criminal cases pending therein, shall be transferred by the Judge of the County Court to the Superior Court of Upson County, with all the books and papers connected therewith, and all parties and witnesses shall be bound to appear at said Superior Court as though such suits, accusations and prosecutions originated in said Superior Court, and said court to which said causes are transferred shall dispose of said causes according to law. Proceedings pendingwhere transferred SEC. III. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 19, 1876. CHAPTER III. COURTS OF ORDINARY. ACTS. No. 100. To change the time of holding Terrell Court of Ordinary. No. 101. To empower the Ordinary of Troup County to take jurisdiction of the estate of Joseph L. Banning, deceased. SECTION 1. Time of holding Terrell Court of Ordinary changed. No. C. (O. No. 355.) An Act to change the time for holding the Court of Ordinary in the county of Terrell. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That from and after the passage of this Act the time for holding the Court of Ordinary in the county of Terrell, be and is hereby changed from the third Monday in each month to the first Monday in each month, as prescribed in section 4111 of the Code of 1873. Time of holding Court of Ordinary for Terrell changed SEC. II. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 25, 1876.

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SECTION. 1. Ordinary of Troup authorized to take jurisdiction of J. L. Banning's estate. 2. Duty of executor. 3. J. W. Banning authorized to act as executor 4. Either executor may resign. No. CI. (O. No. 182.) An Act to authorize and empower the Court of Ordinary of the County of Troup to have and take jurisdiction of the execution of the last will and tesament of Joseph L. Banning, deceased, late of Merriwether County, and generally to have and take jurisdiction of the administration of the estate of the said deceased as fully under the Constitution and laws of this State as if the said Joseph L. Banning resided in said county of Troup at the time of his death; also to render competent and eligible James W. Banning, the son of said deceased, and the Ordinary of the County of Merriwether, and one of the nominated executors in said will, to qualify and act as such executor without resigning his said office of Ordinary; also to provide for appeal, and for other purposes. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That the Court of Ordinary of the county of Troup in said State, is hereby authorized and empowered to have and take jurisdiction of the execution of the last will and testament of Joseph L. Banning, deceased, late of Merriwether County, and generally to have and take jurisdiction of the administration of the estate of the said Joseph L. Banning, deceased, as fully under the Constitution and laws of this State as if the said Joseph L. Banning resided in said county of Troup at the time of his death, any law, usage or custom to the contrary notwithstanding. Ordinary of Troup authorized to take jurisdiction of J. L. Banning's estate SEC. II. Be it further enacted, That it shall be the duty of the executors of the said will to make return of the inventory and appraisement of the estate of the said Joseph L. Banning, deceased, which inventory and appraisement has already been made to the Ordinary of the said county of Troup, within sixty days; and the said executors or other representatives of said estate are hereby relieved from making a return of the said inventory and appraisement to the Ordinary of Merriwether County, and it shall be the duty of the said executor or other representatives of said estate to make their annual returns required by law to the Ordinary of Troup County; and also to have the said will recorded in the Ordinary's office of Troup County in the book in which wills are recorded. Duty of executors SEC. III. Be it further enacted, That James W. Banning, the Ordinary of Merriwether County, be and he is hereby rendered and declared competent and eligible in law to be appointed, qualify and act as an executor of the last will and testament of the said Joseph L. Banning, deceased, without being required or compelled to resign his said office of Ordinary of the county of Merriwether. J. W. Banning authorized to act as executor

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SEC. IV. Be it further enacted, That all appeals shall lie from any decision herein of the Ordinary of said County of Troup to the Superior Court thereof under such laws and regulations as are of force touching appeals from the Court of Ordinary. Appeals SEC. V. Be it further enacted, That it shall be lawful for either or both of the nominated executors in said will to resign his or their trust as such executor or executors at any time, and shall be discharged from his or their said trust whenever he or they have fairly settled his or their accounts, as required in cases of resignation of administrators. Executor may resign SEC. VI. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 23, 1876. CHAPTER IV. CITY COURTS. ACTS. No. 102. To amend an Act amending City Court Act of Atlanta. No. 103. To amend an Act creating a City Court for Atlanta. No. 104. To abolish the City Court of Augusta. No. 105. To confer upon the Chief Executive of Darien certain powers. No. 106. To amend the charter of Gainesville in relation to the Criminal Court. SECTION. 1. Compensation of officers. 2. Previous Acts ratified. No. CII. (O. No. 299.) An Act to amend the third section of an Act entitled an Act to amend an Act to establish a City Court in the city of Atlanta, approved March 4 th, 1875, and to ratify acts done under said Act. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That from and after the passage of this Act the third section of the above recited Act, approved March 4th, 1875, be amended by adding the following: Provided that the amount in any event to be paid, as aforesaid, out of the County Treasury, on itemized account to the Solicitor General, shall not exceed two thousand dollars per annum, and the amount paid to the Clerk and Sheriff, respectively, shall not exceed twelve hundred dollars each per annum, and any balance still due either of said officers, after the sum herein authorized to be paid shall be deducted from his account, shall remain chargeable upon the fund arising from fines and forfeitures. Fees of officers of City Court of Atlanta SEC. II. Be it further enacted, That all acts, heretofore done in pursuance of the provisions of said Act, and of the Act of which it is amendatory, be and they are hereby ratified. Previous acts ratified SEC. III. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 25, 1876.

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SECTION. 1. Jurisdiction of the City Court of Atlanta extended. 2. Civil and criminal jurisdiction. 3. Qualifications of jurors. 4. Solicitor-appointment of, term, etc. 5. Act takes effectwhen. No. CIII. (O. No. 140.) An Act further to amend an Act entitled an Act to establish a City Court in the city of Atlanta, approved December 15, 1871. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That the territorial jurisdiction of said court and of its Judge shall be co-extensive with the county of Fulton. Jurisdiction of City Court of Atlanta extended SEC. II. Be it further enacted, That said court and the Judge thereof, shall have the jurisdiction and powers of the Superior Court, and of the Judge of the Superior Court, in all cases civil and criminal, throughout said county, except in those cases where, by the Constitution of said State, exclusive jurisdiction is vested in the Superior Court and the Judge thereof. Civil and criminal jurisdiction SEC. III. Be it further enacted, That the jurors of said court shall be selected hereafter from the citizens of Fulton County, and not from the citizens of Atlanta only; in addition to the names which may be in the jury box of said court, at the passage of this Act, the officers charged by said Act with the selection of jurors for said court shall, within ninety days from the passage of this Act, select upright and intelligent persons, citizens of said county, to serve as jurors, and put their names upon the jury lists and in the jury box of said court; said box may be opened for said purpose and again sealed up in the presence of the Judge of said court, and all such persons shall hereafter be liable to serve as jurors in said court. Qualifications of jurors, revision of box, etc. SEC. IV. Be it further enacted, That the Solicitors of said City Court shall, from and after the passage of this Act, be appointed by the Governor, and confirmed, commissioned and sworn as Solicitors General of the Superior Court, mutatis mutandis, and shall hold the office for four years from the date of appointment; the costs of said Solicitors General to be paid out of the fines and forfeitures of said City Court. Solicitorappointm't of Term of officecosts SEC. V. Be it further enacted, That this Act shall take effect from and after its passage. Act takes effect, when SEC. VI. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 21, 1876.

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SECTION. 1. City Court of Augusta abolished. 2. Unfinished business. 3. City Sheriff continued. No. CIV. (O. No. 495.) An Act to abolish the City Court of Augusta, and for other purposes. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That from and after the first of January, 1877, the City Court of Augusta be and the same is hereby abolished. City Court of Augusta abolished SEC. II. Be it further enacted, That the unfinished business of said court be transferred to the Superior Court of Richmond County, to which the Clerk of said City Court shall turn over all papers and records relating thereto. Unfinished business SEC. III. Be it further enacted, That nothing herein contained shall deprive the Sheriff of said city from executing any fi. fa. from said court, or any tax fi. fa. in favor of the City Council of Augusta, but said office of City Sheriff is hereby continued, and the person elected to fill said office is authorized to discharge such duties as may be prescribed by said City Council for municipal purposes, or not contrary to law. City Sheriff continued SEC. IV. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 28, 1876. SECTION 1. Chief officer of Darien may sentence in the alternative. No. CV. (O. No. 179.) An Act to confer upon the chief executive officer of the city of Darien the power to pass an alternate sentence of fine or imprisonment. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That from and after the passage of this Act the chief executive officer of the city of Darien, in all police cases, shall have the power to pass an alternate sentence of fine or imprisonment Chief officer in Darien may sentence in alternative SEC. II. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 21, 1876. SECTION. 1. Marshal of Gainesville ex-officio [Illegible Text] 2. Fineshow disposed of. 3. Laws of force. No. CVI. (O. No. 466.) An Act to [Illegible Text] an Act entitled an Act to amend the several Acts [Illegible Text] the City of Gainesville, in Hall County, and for other [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] February 22, 1873. [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] Be it enacted, etc., That the 78th section of the above [Illegible Text] Act be so amended as to read as follows: After

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the words Act above named, in the eighth line thereof, and the marshal of said city shall act as Bailiff in said Criminal Court, and the Clerk of Council shall be the clerk of said court, and all the officers of said court shall be entitled to the same fees and costs as are allowed to the officers of said Criminal Court; and for services for which no fee is prescribed, they shall be entitled to the same fees allowed them for similar services in the Mayor's Court in the city of Gainesville: Provided, that in no case shall any cost be paid unless it is collected out of the defendant on conviction. Marshal of Gainesville ex-officio [Illegible Text] of City Court Clerk-fees, etc. Proviso SEC. II. Be it further enacted, That all fines imposed and collected in said Criminal Court shall be paid into the city treasury of Gainesville. Fineswhere paid SEC. III. Be it further enacted, That all Acts heretofore passed amendatory of the said Act approved October 7th, 1868, shall be of force in this court. Laws of force SEC. IV. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 28, 1876. CHAPTER V. JUSTICES' COURTS. SECTION 1. Juries for the trial of forcible entry and detainer. No. CVII. (O. No. 246.) An Act to provide a jury in Justices' Courts for the trial of cases of forcible entry and detainer, or forcible detainer. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That from and after the passage of this Act, it shall be the duty of the several Justices of the Peace of this State to provide a jury box, in which the names of all persons in their respective districts liable to serve on juries shall be placed, and in the trial of all cases of forcible entry and detainer, or forcible detainer, it shall be the duty of said Justices to draw from said box the jury that is now provided by law for the trial of such cases. Juries for the trial of forcible entry and detainer SEC. II. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 23, 1876.

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CHAPTER VI. PRACTICE, ACTS. No. 108. To define the laws as to advertising citations. No. 109. To authorize Judges to strike certain criminal cases. No. 110. To provide a tribunal for the trial of claims and illegalities from Courts of Ordinary. No. 111. To define the time in which to set aside judgments, etc., must be instituted. No. 112. To amend the law of limitations. No. 113. To alter the law as to the establishment of lost papers. No. 114. To make minors parties to suits. No. 115. To prescribe manner of foreclosing mortgages given to Loan and Building Associations. No. 116. To prescribe manner of making and hearing motions for new trials in County Courts. No. 117. To regulate the trial of cases in which the State is a party plaintiff. No. 118. To regulate the trial and practice in certain chancery causes. SECTION 1. Citations-publication of. No. CVIII. (O. No. 252.) An Act to define the law as to advertising citations and other notices, or sales by Ordinaries, Clerks, Sheriffs, Administrators, Executors, Guardians, etc., in this State. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That from and after the passage of this Act, where the law now requires citations, notices, etc., by Ordinaries, Clerks, Sheriffs, Administrators, Executors, Guardians, or others, to be published in a newspaper for thirty days, it shall be sufficient to publish the same once a week for four weeks, and where the same are required to be published for sixty days, it shall be sufficient to publish the same once a week for eight weeks previous to the term or day when the order is to be granted or the sale is to take place. Citations, etc.-how published SEC. II. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 23, 1876. SECTION 1. Judge Superior Courts may strike certain cases. 2. Stricken cases shall be transferred. 3. Witnesses [Illegible Text]. No. CIX. (O. No. 402.) An Act to authorize Judges of the Superior Courts of this State to strike criminal cases from the dockets, under certain circumstances, and for other purposes. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That from and after the passage of this Act it shall be lawful for the Judge presiding at any [Illegible Text] Court in this State to strike from the docket any criminal case where there has been no appearance of defendant, and where said Judge has good reason to believe there will be no appearance. Judges of Superior Courts authorized to strike certain cases

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SEC. II. Be it further enacted, That when any case shall be stricken from the docket, as provided in section I of this Act, said case shall at once be transferred to the docket for criminal cases which have remained on the docket for five years. Striken cases shall be transferred SEC. III. Be it further enacted, That when any case is stricken, as provided in section I of this Act, all witnesses who may have been subp[oelig]naed in such case shall be released from further attendance until they shall have been re-subp[oelig]naed. Witnesses discharged SEC. IV. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 28, 1876. SECTION 1. Claims and [Illegible Text] to executions from Courts of Ordinarywhere tried. No. CX. (O. No. 316.) An Act to provide the tribunal where claims and illegalities interposed to executions issued from the Courts of Ordinary shall be tried. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That from and after the passage of this Act, whenever an execution issued from a Court of Ordinary shall be levied upon personal property, and a claim to said property, or an affidavit of illegality be interposed it shall be the duty of the Sheriff or other levying officer to return the same, together with the execution and all the other papers, to the next term of the Superior Court of the county from which the [Illegible Text]. fa. was issued; but if said levy shall have been made upon realty, then the [Illegible Text]. fa., with the claim or illegality papers, shall, by the levying officer, be returned to the next term of the Superior Court of the county where the land lies, and the issue shall be tried as is now provided for the trial of claim and illegality cases. Claims and illegalities to executions from Court of Ordinarywhere tried SEC. II. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 25, 1876. SECTION 1. Limitations of proceedings to set aside judgments. No. CXI. (O. No. 32.) An Act to define the time within which proceedings to set aside judgments and decrees of courts must be instituted. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That from and after the passage of this Act, all proceedings of every kind in any court of this State, to set aside judgments or decrees of the courts, must be made within three years from the rendering of said judgments or decrees. Limitation of proceedings to set aside judgments, [Illegible Text]. SEC. II. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 15, 1876.

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SECTION 1. Limitation of suits by cestul que trusts. No. CXII. (O. No. 526.) An Act to amend the law of limitations in this State, and for other purposes. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That all suits or proceedings in any of the courts of this State, by or in behalf of any cestui que trust, for the recovery of any realty heretofore sold as the property of such cestui que trust by order of any Judge of the Superior Court of this State, as Chancellor, in cases where the said cestui que trust was not represented before said Chancellor, upon the hearing of the application for leave to sell, by guardian ad litem or next friend, shall, if such cestui que trust be now sui juris commenced within three years from the date of the passage of this Act, and in case said cestui que trust is now under disability to sue, then such suit or proceeding shall be commenced within three years from the removal of such disability. Limitation of suits by cestui que trusts SEC. II. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 29, 1876. SECTION. 1. Establishment of lost papers. 2. In case of non residents. 3. Compensation of Ordinary. 4. 3993, 3994, 3995 of the Code repealed. No. CXIII. (O. No. 300.) An Act to alter the law of this State relative to the summary establishment of lost papers. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That from and after the passage of this Act, the owner or agent of said owner, or legal representative of the owner of any bond, bill, note, draft, check or other evidence of indebtedness which has been lost or destroyed, may establish a copy of the same in the following summary manner: Said owner, agent or representative, shall file a petition with the Ordinary of the county of the residence of the alleged debtor, or maker, if he is a resident of this State (said Ordinary being hereby created judicial officer for the purpose of this Act), which petition must be sworn to by the party applying, and shall contain as full and accurate description as possible of said lost paper, and of the loss and mode of loss, and of the inability to find the same, and wherefore, and a prayer for the establishment of a copy, setting forth the copy desired to be established; thereupon said Ordinary shall issue a citation or notice to said alleged debtor, or maker, requiring him to appear at a day not more than ten days distant, and show cause, if any he has and can show, why said copy should not be established

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in lieu of the lost original. This citation or notice must be personally served by an officer, either Sheriff or Bailiff, or person specially appointed by said Ordinary for the purpose, at least five days before the time of hearing. If no successful defense is made at the time and place appointed, the Ordinary shall proceed to establish, by an order entered on the petition, the copy so prayed to be established, which shall have all the effect of said original. Said petition, notice and order shall be entered in a book of record specially prepared for the purpose. If the debtor or maker so served shall file a defense under oath to the effect that such original never existed as claimed, then said Ordinary shall decide, after giving the parties time for preparation and hearingsaid time not to exceed twenty daysupon the case so made, and if in favor of the applicant, and no appeal is entered as hereinafter provided, said decree shall be entered on the petition, and then the copy so established shall have the same effect as an original. If the Ordinary's decision is in favor of the alleged debtor or maker, then the Ordinary shall also enter his decision on said petition. In all cases all the proceedings shall be recorded as above provided. If either party to the aforesaid proceedings shall be dissatisfied, and claim an appeal, the Ordinary shall grant the same upon the applicant's giving the usual bond and security for costs, as in cases of appeal from the Court of Ordinary to the Superior Court. Said appeal shall be tried in the Superior Court and returned to the next term after such decision, with all the pleadings and proceedings had before the Ordinary. In the Superior Court, said case shall be tried and determined as provided in section 3982 and the following sections of the Code. Summary establishment of [Illegible Text] papers Defenses Appeal SEC. II. Be it further enacted, That when the person alleged to be a debtor or maker of the lost or destroyed paper set forth in above section, shall not reside in this State, then such alleged debtor or maker may be made a party to the proceedings above mentioned, by publication in a gazette to be designated by said Ordinary, once a week for six weeks, and when so made a party (which shall be according to the form in cases in chancery) then all the provisions of this Act shall apply in this case, and all the provisions thereof shall apply throughout, except as herein excepted. In case of non-residents SEC. III. Be it further enacted, That the compensation of the Ordinary for all services under this Act, shall be the sum of five dollars. Ordinary's compensation SEC. IV. Be it further enacted, That sections 3993, 3994, and 3995 of the Code are hereby repealed, but none other sections relating to the establishment of lost papers, and the provisions of section 3992 of the Code shall apply to this Act and be taken as a part of the same. 3993, 3994, 3995 of the Code repealed SEC. V. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 25, 1876.

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SECTION. 1. [Illegible Text] on minorshow perfected. 2. When minor may be [Illegible Text] in person. No. CXIV. (O. No. 325.) An Act to make minors parties to proceedings in the Courts of this State. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That the mode of service of writs, bills, petitions, citations and other legal proceedings in the courts of this State on minors, shall be as follows: If the minor is under the age of fourteen years, service is to be perfected by delivering a copy of said proceedings, of whatever kind or nature it may be, to said minor personally, and also to his father; or if none, to his mother; or if none, then to the person having the care and control of said minor, or with whom he may reside, or by whom he may be employed; and in all cases where there is a statutory or testamentary guardian or trustee representing the interest of the minor to be affected by a legal proceeding, service as usual on said guardian or trustee shall be sufficient to bind said minor's interest in their control to be affected by said proceedings. Service on minors, how perfected SEC. II. Be it further enacted, If the minor is over fourteen years of age, service may be made by delivering to him personally such copy. When the returns of such service is made to the proper court, and order taken to appoint said minor a guardian ad litem, and such guardian ad litem agrees to serve, all of which must be shown in the proceedings of the court, then said minor shall be considered a party to said proceedings. When minor may be served in person SEC. III. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 25, 1876. SECTION 1. Manner of forclosing mortgages given to Loan and Building Associations. No. CXV. (O. No. 377.) An Act to fix the manner in which judgments of foreclosure may be taken upon mortgages given to Building and Loan Associations. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That from and after the passage of this Act, no judgment of foreclosure shall be given in favor of any Building and Loan Association, upon any mortgage executed to them, unless they shall have served upon the mortgagor, at least thirty days before the court at which such judgment shall be taken, a complete statement of the amount for which they claim judgment, fully setting out the amount claimed for principal, interest and fines, or penalties; and also, setting out the credit allowed for stock transferred to them as collateral, and any other credit to which the mortgagor may be entitled. Manner of foreclosing mortgages to Loan and Building [Illegible Text] SEC. II. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 28, 1876.

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SECTION 1. Motions for new trials in County Courtshow made. No. CXVI. (O. No. 443.) An Act prescribing the time and manner of making and hearing motions for new trials in criminal cases before the County Court. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That from and after the passage of this Act, all motions for new trials in criminal cases, tried before the County Courts of this State, shall be made within ten days from the date of conviction, and in the same manner and under the same rules of practice as are now of force in the Superior Courts of this State. Motions for new trials in County Courtshow made SEC. II. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 28, 1876. SECTION 1. Order of trials where the State is plaintiff. No. CXVII. (O. No. 273.) An Act to regulate the trial of cases pending in the Superior Courts of this State, and Supreme Court, in which the State is party plaintiff in civil cases so pending. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That from and after the passage of this Act, the Judges of the Superior Courts and of the Supreme Court, in this State, where cases are pending in said courts in which the State is a party plaintiff in civil cases, it shall be and is hereby declared the duty of said Judges to give preference over any and all cases so pending to such cases, and to use all the power vested in them by law to bring such cases to a speedy trial, and shall, whenever required so to do by counsel for the State, take up said cases for trial and proceed to try the same, unless the defendant can show some good cause for continuance, when the case shall be continued to a future time in the same term, or to the next term, in the discretion of the court: Provided, nothing in this Act contained shall affect the right of the State to continuance on a proper showing. Order of trial of civil cases where State is plaintiff SEC. II. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 25, 1876.

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SECTION 1. Judge shall find only the facts in certain cases. No. CXVIII. (O. No. 254.) An Act to define and regulate the practice and mode of trial in certain chancery causes in this State, and for other purposes. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That from and after the passage of this Act, in the trial of any chancery cause in this State, upon the request of either party to said cause, made after the same is called for trial, and before the beginning of the introduction of evidence in the same, the presiding Judge shall, when charging the jury, instruct and require them to find a special verdict of the facts only in said cause, and shall inform the jury what issues of fact are made by the pleadings in said cause. Upon the special verdict of facts so rendered, the presiding Judge shall make a written judgment and decree in said cause under the law applicable to the same. Judge shall find only the facts in certain cases Judge shall render judgment on verdict SEC. II. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 23, 1876. CHAPTER VII. FEES AND COSTS. ACTS. No. 119. To regulate the fees of Attorney General. No. 120. To provide for the payment of costs to Solicitor General and other officers in Chatham county. No. 121. To provide for the payment of the fees of the [Illegible Text] General in certain cases in the Southern Circuit. No. 122. To repeal an Act authorizing Justices to award cost against [Illegible Text] in their discretion. SECTION 1. Fees of Attorney General in certain cases. No. CXIX. (O. No. 237.) An Act to regulate the fees of the Attorney General of this State. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That from and after the passage of this Act, whenever the Attorney General of this State is required or employed by the Comptroller General, or any proper authority, to collect claims due the State, his fees shall be as follows: For suits for collection of money on account of the State, anywhere in the State, either in the circuit where he resides or any [Illegible Text] circuit, when litigated, ten per cent. upon the amount collected; and if no collection is made, fifty dollars. If there is no [Illegible Text] the Attorney General shall receive fees of Solicitor General.

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In cases where Solicitor General and Attorney General are engaged or employed in the same case, the ten per cent. on litigated claims, and five per cent. on non-litigated claims, shall be equally divided between them; and where the Attorney General shall alone act as counsel or attorney in any case herein provided, he alone shall have the fees herein provided. Fees of Attorney and [Illegible Text] General in certain cases SEC. II. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 23, 1876. SECTION. 1. Insolvent costs in Chathamhow paid. 2. Apportionment of between officers. No. CXX. (O. No. 170.) An Act to regulate the manner in which costs in criminal cases shall, be paid to the Solicitor General and other officers of courts in the county of Chatham, and the city of Savannah; to repeal conflicting laws, and for other purposes therein set forth. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That hereafter the Solicitor General of the Eastern Circuit, and the Clerk of the Superior Court, and Sheriff of Chatham County, and the Clerk and Sheriff of the City Court of Savannah, shall be paid their fees and costs in insolvent criminal cases out of fines and forfeited recognizances in such proportions as the Judges presiding in the Superior Court of Chatham County, and the City Court of Savannah, respectively, may order out of such funds brought into said courts, and when the funds arising from such fines and forfeited recognizances in either of said courts shall be exhausted in payments to said officers, then the said Solicitor General, Clerk of the Superior Court, and Sheriff of Chatham County, shall be entitled to payment for the balance of insolvent costs in criminal cases due them, respectively, out of the funds of said county; and the said Solicitor General, Clerk, and Sheriff of the City Court of Savannah shall in like manner, be entitled to receive the balance due them for insolvent costs in said City Court out of the treasury of the city of Savannah, on bills properly certified by the Judges of said courts, respectively. Insolvent costs in Chathamhow paid SEC. II. Be it further enacted, That the costs and fees provided to be paid out of the treasury of Chatham County, and of the city of Savannah, to the officers named in the first section of this Act, shall be limited as follows to-wit: The Solicitor General shall not receive within any calendar year, beginning with the year 1876, from the treasury of the county of Chatham or the city of Savannah, more than ($800) eight hundred dollars from each. The Clerk of the Superior Court not more than ($500) five hundred dollars, and the Sheriff of Chatham County not more than ($600) six

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hundred dollars, and the Clerk and Sheriff of the city of Savannah not more than ($500) five hundred dollars and ($600) six hundred dollars, respectively. Apportionment of between officers SEC. III. Be it further enacted, That all Acts and parts of Acts which provide for any other mode of payment of said officers out of the funds of Chatham County, or the city of Savannah, or for the payment into the treasury of either of them, of funds received from fines and forfeited recognizances hereafter to come into said courts, and all laws conflicting with this Act, be and the same are hereby repealed. Conflicting laws repealed Approved February 21, 1876. SECTION 1. Solicitor General's cost in transferred cases in Southern Circuit. 2. Shall give receipt. No. CXXI. (O. No. 507.) An Act to provide for the payment of the fees of the Solicitor General of the Southern Judicial Circuit of this State in cases of misdemeanor transferred to the County Courts in said circuit, and for other purposes. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That whenever an indictment for misdemeanor shall be transferred from the Superior Court to the County Court of any county in the Southern Judicial Circuit of this State, it shall be the duty of the Judge of the County Court to which such indictment is transferred, to pay to the Solicitor General of said circuit, out of fines and forfeitures arising from misdemeanors transferred as aforesaid, the sum of five dollars for each indictment so transferred, and if there be no moneys in the hands of the County Judge at the time of such transfer, accruing from fines and forfeitures aforesaid, then the fee herein prescribed to be paid by the County Judge out of the first moneys collected on fines and forfeitures arising out of cases so transferred from the Superior Court. Co. [Illegible Text] to pay Sol'r Gen'l costs in [Illegible Text] cases SEC. II. Be it further enacted, That it shall be the duty of the County Judge, at the time of making such payment to the Solicitor General, to take a receipt for the same, signed by the Solicitor General, and setting forth the date and amount of the payment, the number of the indictment, the term of the court at which it was found, the date of its transfer to the County Court, and the name or names of the parties included in the same, which receipt shall be a voucher for the County Judge in making his settlements with the County Treasurer. Sol'r [Illegible Text] shall give receipt SEC. III. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 28, 1876.

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SECTION 1. Act authorizing J. P.'s to award cost against prosecutorrepealed. No. CXXII. (O. No. 213.) An Act to repeal an Act authorizing Justices of the Peace, in their discretion, to award cost against the accused or prosecutor.Section 11 of Act of 1811. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That the 11th section of the Act of 1811, giving Justices of the Peace discretion to award costs against the accused or the prosecutor, be and the same is hereby repealed. Act authorizing J. P.'s to award cost against prosecutor repealed SEC. II. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 23, 1876. CHAPTER VIII. FINES AND FORFEITURES. SECTION. 1. Fines and forfeitures shall be paid into County Treasury. 2. Shall be kept separate from other funds. 3. Claims for insolvent costshow paid. 4. Claims for insolvent costs from County Courts. 5. Treasurer shall make statement to grand jury. 6. Does not apply to City Courts. No. CXXIII. (O. No. 516.) An Act to require the payment of moneys, arising from fines and forfeitures, into the County Treasury, and regulate the disbursement of the same. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That the officers of the several courts of this State, including prosecuting officers, shall pay into the County Treasury of the county where said courts are held, all moneys arising from fines and forfeitures by them collected, and on failure to do so shall be subject to rule and attachment as in case of defaulting Sheriffs. Officers shall pay fines and forfeitures into County Treasury SEC. II. Be it further enacted, That said moneys, so paid in, shall be kept separate and distinct from the county funds arising from other sources, and distinct and separate accounts of said fund shall also be kept as to what court the same was received from, by the County Treasurer, and the same shall be paid only for insolvent costs, and in cases where defendants have been acquitted in the manner hereinafter directed. Shall be kept separate from other funds For what paid out SEC. III. Be it further enacted, That any officer having a claim against said fund for insolvent costs, or in cases where defendant has been acquitted, if the same accrued in the Superior Court (or a Magistrate's Court prior to indictment), shall present to the Judge of the Superior Court thereof an itemized bill of costs claimed; and if the same shall be approved by him, he shall order the same entered on the minutes of said court, and the same shall be a warrant on the County Treasurer to be paid by him out of any fines and forfeitures in the treasury received from the Superior Court. Claims for insolvent costshow paid

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SEC. IV. Be it further enacted, That any officer of the County Court, or any Notary Public, or Justice of the Peace having jurisdiction for the trial of misdemeanors in any county having a like claim for costs, shall present the same to the Judge of said court in the form prescribed in the preceding section, and which order, when approved and entered on the minutes of said County Court, if any, and if not, then on a book prepared and kept by said County Court, said Notary Public or Justice of the Peace for that purpose, the same shall be a warrant on the County Treasurer to be paid out of any fines and forfeitures arising from proceedings in said County Court, and not otherwise. How paid from Co. Court SEC. V. Be it further enacted, That the County Treasurer shall report to the grand jury, at each regular term of the Superior Court, the amounts of fines and forfeitures received by him, and to whom disbursed, for the six months preceding said report; and shall receive, as his compensation, two and one-half per cent. on the amounts paid out by him: Provided, that nothing in this Act shall affect the distribution of funds arising from fines and forfeitures, or the compensation of County Treasurers, as regulated by any local law. Treasurer shall make statement to grand jury SEC. VI. Be it further enacted, That nothing in the foregoing Act shall be so construed as applying to any City Court of this State; and, provided further, that nothing in said Act shall be so construed as to authorize any Judge to draw his warrant to pay insolvent costs, or costs where the defendant has been acquitted, on any other fund in the County Treasury than the fund raised from fines and forfeitures; and, provided further, that nothing contained in this Act shall affect any local law now in force in this State. Does not apply to City Courts SEC. VII. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 29, 1876. TITLE X. MAIMED SOLDIERS. SECTION 1. Act of March 3, 1875, applied to soliders who lost an eye. No. CXXIV. (O. No. 516.) An Act to amend an Act entitled an Act for the relief of maimed and indigent soldiers, approved March 3 d, 1875. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That the above recited Act be so amended as to apply to and allow any person the benefit of said Act who had but one eye, and lost the same in the service of the Confederate States, or had it so damaged as to result in the loss of the same. Act of M'ch 3d, [Illegible Text], applied to soldiers who lost an [Illegible Text] SEC. II. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February, 1876. NOTE.Act above referred to provides that the Ordinaries shall levy a special tax for the [Illegible Text] of the class of Confederate soldiers mentioned, when applied to.

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TITLE XI. MILITARY ORGANIZATIONS. SECTION 1. Governor to make statement of troops engaged in quelling insurrection. No. CXXV. (O. No. 501.) An Act to authorize the Governor to draw his warrant on the Treasury of the State for a sum sufficient to pay for certain military services hereinafter mentioned, and for other purposes. WHEREAS, By reason of the late insurrectionary movements and disturbances in the counties of Washington, Johnson, Wilkinson, Jefferson and Burke, in this State, his Excellency the Governor called out several militia and volunteer companies to quell the threatened insurrection and disturbances, and restore peace and good order, who promptly obeyed the call and moved to the scene of action, defrying their own expenses: Therefore Preamble SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That the Governor of this State be and he is hereby required to furnish the next General Assembly with a full and detailed statement of all the troops called out by him to suppress insurrection in the year 1875, where and how the same were called out, and how many and how long they were in the service of the State; that he shall require from the captain or other officer of such companies as were called out a full and detailed statement of the men and horses used for the serving of the State under the call of the Governor and from the same; how long these men and horses were in the public service, and exactly counting the expense of feeding said troops so called out, and no other expense and no other persons, and that the account and statement so called for and obtained shall be sworn to and itemized in every particular, and none shall be received by the Governor not sworn to in every particular; and that when the matter is all fully reported, the same shall be reported to the next General Assembly for their action. Governor to make statement of troops called out to quell insurrection SEC. II. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 28, 1876.

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TITLE XII. PENAL CODE. ACTS. No. 126. To define and punish criminal negligence. No. 127. To prevent [Illegible Text] to animals. No. 128. To punish any person furnishing deadly weapons to minors. No. 129. To provide a penalty for escapes from the chain gang. No. 130. To prevent and punish f[oelig]ticide or criminal abortion. No. 131. To punish fraudulent sales of crops under landlords' lien. No. 132. To make penal the harboring or keeping escaped convicts. No. 133. To prevent unlawful traffic in farm products. SECTION 1. Definition and punishment of criminal negligence. No. CXXVI. (O. No. 31.) An Act to define and punish criminal negligence. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That from and after the passage [Illegible Text] this Act, if any person employed in any capacity whatever, by [Illegible Text] railroad company doing business in this State, shall, in the [Illegible Text] of such employment, be guilty of negligence, either by [Illegible Text] of duty or by any act of commission, in relation to the [Illegible Text] entrusted to him, or about which he is employed, from [Illegible Text] negligence serious injury, but not death, occurs or happens [Illegible Text] any human being, such as breaking, or dislocating, or straining [Illegible Text] bones or joints of the body, wounding the internal parts of [Illegible Text] body, fracturing the skull, wounding the organs of sight, hearing or speech, so as to impair their use, such person shall be guilty [Illegible Text] the offense of criminal negligence, and upon the conviction [Illegible Text], upon indictment or presentment, shall be punished by [Illegible Text] in the common jail not less than three nor more than [Illegible Text] months, or by work on the chain gang not less than two [Illegible Text] more than six months, or by confinement in the Penitentiary [Illegible Text] less than one nor more than two years, in the discretion of the [Illegible Text]. The examples of serious injury given in this Act are not [Illegible Text] to restrain or confine the meaning of the words serious [Illegible Text], but simply as illustration of the same. Criminal negligence defined How punished How construed SEC. II. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 15, 1876.

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SECTION 1. Punishment for cruelty to animals. No. CXXVII. (O. No. 230.) An Act to alter and amend an Act entitled an Act for the prevention of cruelty to animals, approved March I, 1875. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That from and after the passage of this Act, that the Act entitled an Act for the prevention of cruelty to animals be altered and amended by striking out the words, in the last line of said Act, be fined in a sum not to exceed fifty dollars, and insert in lieu thereof the words be punished as prescribed in section 4310 of the Code of 1873. Punishment for cruelty to animals SEC. II. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 23, 1876. SECTION 1. Furnishing deadly weapons to minors prohibited. No. CXXVIII. (O. No. 63.) An Act to punish any person or persons who shall sell, give, lend [Illegible Text] furnish any minor or minors with deadly weapons herein mentioned, and for other purposes. 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 knowingly to sell, give, lend or furnish any minor or minors any pistol dirk, bowie knife or sword cane. Any person found guilty of a violation of this Act shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and punished as prescribed in section 4310 of the Code of 1873: Provided, that nothing herein contained shall be construed as forbidding the furnishing of such weapons under circumstances justifying [Illegible Text] use in defending life, limb or property. Furnishing deadly weapons to minors prohibited Penalty for violation Proviso SEC. II. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 17, 1876. SECTION. 1. Penalty for escapes. 2. Particeps [Illegible Text]. No. CXXIX. (O. No. 184.) An Act to provide a penalty for escapes from the chain gang, [Illegible Text] for other purposes. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That from and after the passage of this Act, if any person or persons shall be convicted of [Illegible Text] offense below the grade of felony, and such person or [Illegible Text] shall escape from the chain gang, or from any other place

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confinement or imprisonment, for the violation of any municipal, county or State laws, and be thereafter retaken, such person or persons shall be indicated as for a misdemeanor, and on conviction thereof shall be punished in the chain gang by a re-sentence, at least double the term for which such person or persons was so originally sentenced. Penalty for escapes SEC. II. Be it further enacted, That if any person or persons shall aid or assist, or attempt to aid or assist, a prisoner to escape so confined or imprisoned as aforesaid, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and on conviction shall receive a like punishment as is provided in the above recited Act as for escape from the chain gang. Particeps criminis SEC. II. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 23, 1876. SECTION. 1. F[oelig]ticidehow punished. 2. Use of medicine, etc., assault with intent to murder. 3. Abortionpunishment of. No. CXXX. (O. No. 264.) An Act to prevent and punish f[oelig]ticide or criminal abortion in the State of Georgia. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That from and after the passage of this Act, the wilful killing of an unborn child, so far developed as to be ordinarily called quick, by any injury to the mother of such child, which would be murder if it resulted in the death of such mother, shall be guilty of a felony, and punishable by death or imprisonment for life, as the jury trying the case may recommend. F[oelig]ticidepunishm't for SEC. II. Be it further enacted, That every person who shall administer to any woman pregnant with a child, any medicine, [Illegible Text], or substance whatever, or shall use or employ any [Illegible Text] or other means, with intent thereby to destroy such child, [Illegible Text] the same shall have been necessary to preserve the life of [Illegible Text] mother, or shall have been advised by two physicians to be [Illegible Text] for such purpose, shall, in case the death of such child [Illegible Text] mother be thereby produced, be declared guilty of an assault with intent to murder. Use of medicine or instrument made assault with intent to murder SEC. III. Be it further enacted, That any person who shall [Illegible Text] administer to any pregnant woman any medicine, drug or [Illegible Text], or anything whatever, or shall employ any instrument [Illegible Text] means whatever, with intent thereby to procure the miscarriage [Illegible Text] abortion of any such woman, unless the same shall have been necessary to preserve the life of such woman, or shall have been [Illegible Text] by two physicians to be necessary for that purpose, shall, [Illegible Text] conviction, be punished as prescribed in section 4310 of the [Illegible Text] Code of Georgia. Abortionpunishm't of SEC. IV. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 25, 1876.

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SECTION 1. Act of February 22, 1875, (fraudulent sales of crops)amended. No. CXXXI. (O. No. 502.) An Act to amend an Act entitled an Act to amend section 4600 of Irwin's Revised Code, relating to fraudulent sale of personal property while under mortgage, by extending the same to fraudulent sale or purchase of crops, while under landlords' lien for rent or other [Illegible Text] approved February 22, 1875. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That said recited Act be amended, by striking out of its caption the words or purchase, said words being senseless, and by adding to the end of said Act these words, viz: And offenses against this Act, shall be held misdemeanors, and any person guilty thereof, shall, on conviction therefor, be punished according to section 4310 of said Code. Act of Feb. 22d, 1875, amended SEC. II. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 28, 1876. SECTION 1. Harboring convictspenalty. No. CXXXII. (O. No. 508.) An Act to make penal the harboring, secreting, entertaining, employing, or keeping escaped convicts from the Penitentiary and chain gangs of this State, and to prescribe penalties therefor. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That from and immediately after the passage of this Act, if any person shall harbor, secrete, entertain, employ or keep, or shall directly or indirectly sufter or permit to be harbored, secreted, entertained, employed or kept in [Illegible Text] about his house or premises, any escaped convict from the Penitentiary, or any chain gang of this State, or any county thereof, knowing such party to be an escaped convict, such person so offending shall, if such convict be under sentence for felony, be held and deemed guilty of a felony, and on convicion thereof, before any court having jurisdiction, shall be punished by imprisonment and labor in the Penitentiary, not less than one or more [Illegible Text] four years; and if such escaped convict be under sentence [Illegible Text] any misdemeanor below the grade of felony, such person [Illegible Text] harboring, secreting, entertaining, employing or keeping such [Illegible Text] or permitting the same to be done as herein provided, shall [Illegible Text] held and deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and on conviction [Illegible Text] be punished as prescribed in section 4310 of the Code of 1873. Harboring convicts made penal SEC. II. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 28, 1876.

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SECTION 1. Unlawful traffic in farm productspenalty. No. CXXXIII. (O. No. 257.) An Act to prevent unlawful traffic in farm products, in this State, and to prescribe a penalty for the same. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That whenever any person shall buy any corn, or cotton in the seed, from persons residing on the land of another, as tenant or laborer of such other person, or from the agent of such tenant or laborer, when said tenant or laborer had no right to sell, after notice of such disability to sell by such tenant or laborer has been given in writing, by the landlord, or employer, to such buyer, and the notice is in fact the truth, then the person so buying, after such notice, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and on indictment, or a presentment, and conviction, shall be punished as prescribed in section 4310 of the Code of 1873. Unlawfu traffic in farm productspenalty SEC. II. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 23, 1876. TITLE XIII. PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS. ACTS. No. 134. To appropriate money for the improvement of the Lunatic Asylum. No. 135. To amend the laws in relation to the Deaf and Dumb Institution. No. 136. To change the age of admission to the Deaf and Dumb Institution. No. 137. To provide for the admission of colored deaf mutes to the Deaf and Dumb Asylum. SECTION 1. Appropriation to the Lunatic Asylum to erect water works. No. CXXXIV. (O. No. 492.) An Act to appropriate money for the use and improvement of the State Lunatic Asylum. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That from and immediately after the passage of this Act, the undrawn balance, to-wit: Twenty thousand dollars of the appropriation made for the support of the [Illegible Text] Lunatic Asylum for the year 1875, be and is hereby appropriated to the trustees of the said State Lunatic Asylum, to be [Illegible Text] by them in the erection of water works, so as to insure a [Illegible Text] and abundant supply of water for the use of said Institution, and as a protection against loss by fire. Appropriation to Lunatic Asylum to erect water works SEC. II. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 28, 1876.

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SECTION. 1. Trustees of the Deaf and Dumb Institution. 2. Powers and duties. 3. Treasurer shall give bond. 4. Vacancies in board. No. CXXXV. (O. No. 227.) An Act to amend the several laws in relation to the Institution for the Deaf and Dumb, at Cave Springs, in Floyd County, to define the duties of the Principal and such other assistant Teachers, and to appoint Trustees for the same, and for other purposes. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That from and after the passage of this Act, the following named persons, to wit: Ceorge W. Thomas, Alfred J. King, A. G. Pitner, F. A. Glenn, Green Cunningham, Samuel A. Echols, M. R. Ballenger, Walter R. Webster, Lazarus Jones, and their successors in office, shall constitute a Board of Trustees for the Institution for the education of the Deaf and Dumb. Trustees of Deaf and Dumb Institution SEC. II. Be it further enacted, That said Board of Trustees shall have power and authority, first, to prescribe all the rules and regulations for the government and management of the Institution; second, to appoint all the officers, point out their duties and fix their salaries, and adopt such by laws as, in their judgment, will best promote the interests of the Institution; third, to create such other offices and select the incumbents, if in their judgment such is necessary to an efficient administration of the Institution; fourth, to remove from office, when the incumbents fail to discharge well their duties, or are guilty of any immoral or unfaithful conduct, or for causes detrimental to the well being of the Institution; fifth, to hold in trust for said Institution, any grant, devise of land, or bequest, or donation of money or other property for the general use of the Institution, or the particular use defined; sixth, to visit the Institution monthly, by at least one of the Board, and semi-annually by a majority, and annually by all of them, at such time as they agree upon; seventh, to bring suit in their names for any claim the Institution might have, whether arising upon contract or tort. Powers and duties SEC. III. Be it further enacted, That the Treasurer shall give bond, in the sum of three thousand dollars, for the faithful performance of his duties as Treasurer, Treasurer shall give bond. SEC. IV. Be it further enacted, That when any vacancy occurs in said Board, by death, resignation or otherwise, of any one or more of the Trustees of said Institution, the Governor shall fill such vacancy, Vacancies in Board SEC. V. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 23, 1876.

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SECTION. 1. Ages of admission to the Deaf and Dumb Institution. 2. Additional term allowed - when. No. CXXXVI. (O. No. 327.) An Act to change the age of admission of deaf and dumb children to the privileges of the Georgia Institute for the Deaf and Dumb, and to extend the time of pupilage. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That from and after the passage of this Act, all deaf and dumb persons in the State of Georgia, between the ages of ten and twenty-seven years, who are in a condition, mentally and physically, to receive instruction, shall be entitled to all the benefits of said Institution. Ages of admission to Deaf and Dumb Asylum SEC. II. Be it further enacted, That the Board of Trustees shall have authority, upon recommendation of the Principal, to allow an additional term of three years to such pupils as have exhibited a commendable energy and a mental capacity to be benefitted, and the conferring of this privilege to be conditional upon good behavior and diligent application. May allow an additional [Illegible Text] SEC. III. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 25, 1876. SECTION. 1. Provision for institution for colored deaf [Illegible Text] 2. Appropriation to. 3. Rules of admission. No. CXXXVII. (O. No. 193.) An Act to provide for the admission of colored deaf mutes to the benefits of the [Illegible Text] and Dumb Asylum of this State, and to authorize the purchase of suitable property therefor, and to appropriate money therefor. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That the Trustees, or a majority thereof, of the Deaf and Dumb Asylum of this State, be and they are hereby authorized to contract for and purchase for this State suitable property for the accommodation of colored deaf mutes of this State, under the same rules and regulations as now govern, as to the admission and management of other deaf mutes in said Asylum: Provided, such Trustees shall not contract to pay more than the sum of two thousand dollars for such property, and shall make such contract only as will best subserve the interest of the State and promote the purposes of this Act, such property to be located at Cave Spring in this State. Instituted for colored mutesprovision for SEC. II. Be it further enacted, That the sum of two thousand dollars is hereby appropriated for the purchase of said property, and the Governor of this State is hereby authorized to draw his

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warrant on the Treasurer of this State in favor of said Trustees, upon their certificate that a contract of purchase of such property has been made by them under the provisions of this Act. Appropriation to SEC. III. Be it further enacted, That after the purchase of such property, and so soon as the officers of said Asylum are prepared for the admission of colored deaf mutes of this State, the same shall be admitted and provided for under the same rules and regulations now governing the said Asylum by the officers thereof. Rules of admission SEC. IV. Repeals conflicting laws Approved February 23, 1876. TITLE XIV. RAILROADS. ACTS. No. 138. To enable purchasers of railroads to form corporations. No. 139. To facilitate service on railroad companies. No. 140. To define liabilities of railroads and create a lien in favor of creditors. No. 141. To define the State's liability as owner of the M. and B. R. R. No. 142. To prescribe the mode of sale of the No. and S. R. R. SECTION 1. Purchasers of railroads may form corporations. 2. Subrogated to rights of former company. 3. May issue bonds. 4. Sinking fund, capital stock, etc. 5. May consolidate with other companies. 6. May purchase other railroads. 7. Applies to all under judicial sales. 8. Does not exempt from taxation. 9. Takes effect when. No. CXXXVIII (O. No. 519.) An Act to enable the purchasers of railroads to form corporations and to exercise corporate powers, and to define their rights, powers and privileges. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That in case of the sale of any railroad situated wholly within this State, or partly within this State and partly within an adjoining State, by virtue of any mortgage or deed of trust, whether under foreclosure or other judicial proceeding, or pursuant to any power contained in such mortgage or deed of trust, the purchaser or purchasers thereof, or his or their survivor or survivors, representatives or assigns, may, together with their associates (if any), form a corporation for the purpose of owning, possessing, maintaining and operating such railroad, or such portion thereof as may be situated within this State, by filing in the office of the Secretary of State of this State, a certificate,

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specifying the name and style of such corporation, the number of directors of the same, the names of its first directors, and the period of their services not exceeding one year, the amount of [Illegible Text] capital stock of such corporation, and the number of shares into which it is to be divided; and the persons signing such certificate, and their successors, shall be a body corporate and politic by the name specified in such certificate, with power to sue and be sued, contract and be contracted with, and to own, possess, maintain and operate the railroad referred to in such certificate, and to transact all business connected with the same; and a copy of such certificate, attested by the Secretary of State or his deputy, shall in all courts and places be evidence of the due organization and existence of such corporation and of the matters specified in such certificate. Purchasers of Railroads may form corp'rations How Powers under such charter SEC. II. Be it further enacted, That such corporation shall possess all the powers, rights, immunities, privileges and franchises in respect to such railroad, or the part thereof included in such certificate, and in respect to the real and personal property appertaining to the same, which were possessed or enjoyed by the corporation which owned or held such railroad previous to such sale, under or by virtue of its charter and any amendments thereto, and of other laws of this State, or the laws of any other State in which any part of such railroad may have been situated, not inconsistent with the laws of this State. Subrogated to rights of former Co. SEC. III. Be it further enacted, That such corporation shall also have power to make and issue bonds, bearing such rate of interest not exceeding seven per cent. per annum, payable at such times and places and in such amount or amounts as it may deem expedient, and to sell and dispose of such bonds at such prices and in such manner as it may deem proper, and to secure the payment of such bonds by its mortgage or deed of trust of its railroad, or any part thereof, and its real and personal property and franchises, and all of the property and franchises of such corporation embraced or intended to be embraced in any such mortgage or deed of trust, whether then held or thereafter acquired, shall be subject to the lien and operation of such mortgage or deed of trust, and in case of sale under the same, shall pass to and become vested in the purchaser or purchasers thereof, so as to enable him or them to form a new corporation in the manner hereinbefore prescribed, and to vest in such new corporation all the faculties, powers, rights, immunities, privileges and franchises possessed by its predecessor or conferred by this Act. May issue bonds, etc. SEC. IV. Be it further enacted, That such corporations shall also have power to establish sinking funds for the payment of its liabilities, and to issue capital stock to such an aggregate amount as it may deem necessary, not exceeding the amount named in its certificate of organization, and may make and issue preferred stock, and make and establish preferences in respect to dividends in favor

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of one or more classes of stock over any other class or classes, and secure the same in such order and manner, and to such extent, as such corporation may deem expedient; and may confer upon the holders of any bonds, which it may issue, the right to vote at all meetings of its stockholders, not, however, exceeding one vote for each one hundred dollars of the par amount of such bonds, which right to vote, when once fixed, shall attach to and pass with such bonds, under such regulations as such corporation shall prescribe, but shall not subject the holder to any call for or assessment of money made by such corporation, or to any liability for the debts of such corporation, or entitle any holder thereof to dividends; and such corporation shall also have capacity to enjoy and exercise within other States the said powers, rights, immunities, privileges and franchises, and such others as may be conferred upon it by any law of this or of any State in which any portion of its railroad may be situated, or in which it may transact any part of its business, and to make by-laws, rules, and regulations in relation to its business, and the number of its directors, and the times and places of holding meetings of its stockholders and directors, and the same to alter and change as may be deemed expedient: Provided, that such by-laws, rules and regulations shall conform to the laws of this State. Sinking fund capital stock, etc. Preferred stock May give bondholder right to vote By-laws, etc SEC. V. Be it further enacted, That any railroad company incorporated under the provisions of this Act, shall also have power to consolidate its stock, property and franchises with those of any other railroad company, whose railroad without this State shall connect with or form a continuous line with the railroad of the company incorporated under this Act, and so to consolidate upon such terms as may be agreed upon: Provided, however, that the agreement for any such consolidation shall be submitted to the stockholders of the railroad company incorporated under this Act, at a general meeting called for considering the same, and shall be sanctioned by the holders of two-thirds of the stock, represented at such meeting in person, or by proxy, and if sanctioned at such meeting, shall be filed in the office of the Secretary of State of this State; and, provided further, that such agreement for consolidation shall contain no provision in conflict with the provisions of this Act, or which shall exempt such railroad, so far as it lies within this State, from the operation of the laws of this State. May consolidate with other companies Proviso SEC. VI. Be it further enacted, That any railroad company incorporated under the provisions of this Act, shall also have power to purchase or contract for the use and enjoyment, in whole or in part, of any other railroad or railroads lying without this State, if the same shall connect with or form a continuous line with the railroad of the company incorporated under this Act. May purchase other Railroads SEC. VII. Be it further enacted, That the provisions of this Act shall apply to all cases when there has already been, or shall hereafter be, any legal judicial sale of any railroad and its franchises,

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or where any railroad and its franchises shall be in the hands of the State, under any seizure by the State, for the non-payment of any endorsed bonds issued by the company owning the same and sold by the State or by the Governor of the State. Applies to all under judicial sales SEC. VIII. Be it further enacted, That nothing in this Act shall operate to vest in any purchaser of any railroad and its franchises any exemption from taxation, existing or claiming to exist in the corporation which shall have been the owner of said railroad and its franchises, or to limit the powers of the Legislature to alter, modify or withdraw the charter and franchises herein provided. Does not exempt from taxation SEC. IX. Be it further enacted, That this Act shall take effect immediately. Takes effectwhen SEC. X. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 29, 1876. SECTION 1. Service of process on Railroad Companieshow perfected. No. CXXXIX. (O. No. 293.) An Act to facilitate service on Railroad Companies in certain cases. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That from and after the passage of this Act, whenever any railroad company incorporated under the laws of this State, or whose line of road may extend into this State, may have leased their line of road to any person or corporation, and said lessee or lessees are in possession of said road, service on such leasing company may be perfected as follows: The plaintiff shall file with the Clerk of the Superior Court, Judge of the County Court, or Justices of the Peace, where such suit is commenced, a notice in writing, directed to the President of the leasing company, informing him fully of the pendency of such suit and its nature, which shall be enclosed in a stamped envelope, to be furnished by and at the expense of the plaintiff, and sent by said Clerk, County Judge or Justice, through the mail to the President of the leasing company, at his residence, at least fifteen days before the appearance term; and said Clerk, Judge or Justice shall, in addition, deliver to the Sheriff or Constable a copy of the writ or summons, who shall serve the same on the depot agent of said lessees, and make return thereof as in other cases. Service of process on R. R. Co'show perfected SEC. II. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 23, 1876.

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SECTION. 1. Liability and duties of receivers of railroads, etc. 2. In case of removal or other vacancy. No. CXL. (O. No. 378.) An Act to define the duties and fix the liability of receivers appointed for railroad companies, in certain cases, and to create liens in favor of certain creditors, and provide for the enforcement of such liens, and for other purposes. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That in all cases where the business of any corporation operating a railroad, either wholly or partially in this State, shall, by an order or decree of any court, be placed in the hands of a receiver for the benefit of the creditors or stockholders of said corporation, it shall be the duty of said receiver to apply the income of said railroad to the payment of the incidental expenses necessary to the carrying on said business, which shall include the wages of employees, wood, cross-ties and other material furnished, and which may be necessary for conducting said business and keeping the property in repair, and the damages which may arise from the loss or injury to goods, wares and merchandise received by said road for transportation, and for injuries to persons and property caused by the running of the cars on said road, and for which said road is now liable, as common carriers, by the laws of this State, and a lien is hereby created on the gross income of said road, while in the hands of such receiver, in favor of such creditors or claimants, superior to all other liens under the laws of this State. Duties of Receivers of Railroads Lien in favor of creditors SEC. II. Be it further enacted, That if said receiver should be removed, or a vacancy occur in said office, and a successor be appointed, it shall be his duty to pay the liens herein provided for, according to their date, out of any funds in his hands as such receiver, whether such liability accrued before or after his appointment. How paid SEC. III. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 28, 1876. SECTION. 1. Liability of the M. and B. R. R. 2. Suitswhere brought. 3. Act relates back. No. CXLI. (O. No. 180.) An Act to regulate and define the liability of the State of Georgia, as owner of the Macon and Brunswick Rail Road; and to prescribe how and where suits shall be brought against the same. WHEREAS, The State of Georgia occupies the same relation to the Macon and Brunswick Railroad, as owner, that any company or incorporation does to its railroads; and the obligations of the State to the public, concerning said road, and of the public to said road, are the same as given the other railroads of the State, so far as is consistent with the sovereign attributes of the State, and the laws of force for its conduct.

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SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That all laws of force, regulating the liability of the Western and Atlantic Railroad, when operated and controlled by the State, for damages done by the running of locomotives, cars and other machinery, be and the same are hereby declared to apply equally to the Macon and Brunswick Railroad; and in the bringing of all suits against the Macon and Brunswick Railroad, the same shall be regulated by the laws on that subject which governed the Western and Atlantic Railroad, when operated and controlled by the State: Provided, nothing contained in this Act shall be so construed as to revive, re-enact, or apply any law or laws having a special or local application to the Western and Atlantic Railroad, so as to make the same applicable to the Macon and Brunswick Railroad, except such special or local laws of said Western and Atlantic Railroad as have heretofore been re-enacted and applied to said Macon and Brunswick Railroad by Legislative enactment. Laws applicable to the M. [Illegible Text] B.R.R. SEC. II. Be it further enacted, That all suits against the Macon and Brunswick Railroad must be brought against the Commissioner, Receiver, or other agent having superintendence of said road, in the county where the principal office of said road is located, except in the case of claims, where, by the law, other railroads are allowed to be sued elsewhere; but no suit shall be brought against the officer or officers having the superintendence of said road until a demand has been made upon him or them for payment, accompanied by a statement of the nature of the claim; and ten days shall be allowed such officer or officers to pass upon such claim before suit shall be brought. Suits, where brought SEC. III. Be it further enacted, That the provisions of the foregoing sections shall relate back and apply to only such case or cases of action as have originated since the first day of June, 1875, when the Governor of the State took possession of the road. Act relates back SEC. IV. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 23, 1876. SECTION. 1. Governor authorized to sell N. S. R. R. 2. Certain bidders preferred 3. Purchaser not entitled to further aid 4. Stockholders preferred. 5. Governor shall make bill of sale. 6. Rights of State remain unimpaired. No. CXLII. (O. No. 449.) An Act to prescribe the mode and terms of sale of the property of the North and South Railroad Company of Georgia. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That as soon as in the discretion of the Governor, it becomes expedient to offer for sale the property of the North and South Railroad Company of Georgia, that he cause, by sufficient publication, notice of such sale to be made, and invite bids for the purchase of said property, under the terms and conditions of this Act, to be made in writing to him, on

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or before a day certain to be named, which bids, when so received, shall on the day named by him in said notice, be considered and acted on by the Governor, and the sale of said property shall be made in the following manner to-wit: Governor authorized to sell N. S. R. R. SEC. II. Be it further enacted, That preference in the sale of said property shall be given to the bidder or bidders, who will continue said road in operation, and agree to execute a bond in the sum of ten thousand dollars, to commence the extension of the road within twelve months from the date of sale; a failure to so extend to forfeit to the State said amount of ten thousand dollars, and also all rights of purchase; and who will further agree (after a time to be designated by the Governor, for repairs and extension, not to exceed ten years), to pay annually, into the State Treasury not less than five per cent. on the gross earnings of said railroad, until the full amount of the State's liability, by reason of the endorsement as aforesaid, shall be paid into the Treasury, and the lien of the State now existing on said property shall continue for the entire claim which the State now has for endorsing the bonds of said road, and until the State is fully paid off, on account of said endorsement as herein provided for, and shall embrace all extensions and acquirements connected with said property: Provided, that said lien shall cease and determine on all worn, useless and deteriorated material, fixtures and machinery which, in the operation of said road, it may be proper to sell or dispose of. Certain bidders preferred Extent of State's lien Proviso SEC. III. Be it further enacted, That the purchaser, under this Act, shall not be entitled to any further endorsement by the State, or the aid contemplated in the charter of said company. Purchaser not entitled to further aid SEC. IV. Be it further enacted, That in case two or more similar bids are made, stockholders in said company shall be preferred to others, and in case of conflict between stockholders, the largest amount of stock represented in any one bid shall be preferred: Provided, that such old stockholders of said company not included in the purchasing bidders may have the privilege of joining in the purchase upon equal rights with purchasers; provided, said old stockholders avail themselves of said privilege within ninety days from sale. Stockholders prefer'ed SEC. V. Be it further enacted, That when a bid is accepted under this Act, and in compliance thereto, the Governor shall cause a proper bill of sale to be made to the purchaser or purchasers to all the property, franchises and choses in action of said company, free from all incumbrance or lien, except the lien of the State as provided herein. Governor shall make bill of sale SEC. VI. Be it further enacted, That nothing in this Act shall be so construed as to take away the rights and privileges granted to the State by the Act of the General Assembly approved March 5, 1875. Rights of State remain unimpaired SEC. VII. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 28, 1876.

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TITLE XV. STATE LOTTERY. SECTION. 1. Georgia State Lotteryabolished. 2. Takes effectwhen. 3. Trustees shall control property. 4. Lien of teachers and trustees. No. CXLIII. (O. No. 266.) An Act to repeal an Act entitled an Act to so far modify the laws against lotteries as to enable William W. Boyd, of the city of Atlanta, State of Georgia, and Mrs. William Wilson, widow of Col. W. T. Wilson, Seventh Georgia, Mrs. Mary Ann Williams, Mrs. Ph[oelig]be Pember, Mrs. Charles D. Pearson, Mrs. Rosa E. Deloney, Mrs. Sarah Doles, or so many of them as may accept the same, a majority of whom shall receive the powers herein granted to adopt a scheme to raise money for the purpose of building a home for and supporting indigent widows and orphans, the home to be called the Masonic Orphans' Home, approved 12 th December, 1866, and also to dispose of the property acquired under said Act. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That the above recited Act be and the same is hereby repealed. Ga State Lottery abolished SEC. II. Be it further enacted, That the provisions of this Act shall not take effect until December 20, 1876. Takes effectwhen SEC. III. Be it further enacted, That the trustees of said lottery shall, and they are hereby authorized and empowered to, manage the real estate held by them in trust for rent, until the General Assembly further provide for the execution of any trust devolved upon them by the Act establishing the aforesaid lottery, and Acts amendatory of the same, and shall not be held accountable to or by the State for the rents, issues and profits of said real estate. Trustees shall control property SEC. IV. Be it further enacted, That all the persons employed as teachers and trustees by the managers of said lottery or the trustees, or both, shall have a lien for their services, from the passage of this Act, upon all the real estate held, or to which they may be entitled, by said managers or trustees, or both, superior to all liens, except liens for taxes; and which liens, in behalf of said teachers and trustees, shall be enforced as liens of laborers on real estate, and if at any time the services of said teachers and trustees are suspended or dispensed with, prior to 20th December, 1876, then and in that event the operation of said lottery shall cease, notwithstanding any provision in this Act. Teachers and trustees shall have a lien on property Teachers, etc., dispensed with lottery shall close SEC. V. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 25, 1876.

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TITLE XVI. STATE TREASURY. SECTION. 1. Election and term of Treasurer. 2. Oath and bond. 3. Sureties shall take oathliability. 4. Governor's approval of bond. 5. Record of bond. 6. Insufficiency of security. 7. Suspension of Treasurer. 8. Governor may exercise general supervision over Treasury. 9. Treasurer resigning or removed. 10. Treasurer in default or absenting himself. 11. May employ clerkhis duties. 12. Fundshow kept and delivered. 13. Bondsregistry and payment. 14. Governor may issue execution against Treasurer. No. CXLIV. (O. No. 298.) An Act to amend the laws of this State for the protection of the State Treasury, to defite the obligations pertaining to the office of Treasurer, and to prescribe his duties, and for other purposes. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That from and after the passage of this Act, there shall be a Treasurer of the State, who shall be elected by joint vote of both Houses of the General Assembly, and hold his office for the term of four years, and until his successor is elected and qualified. The term of said officer shall begin on the first day of January, or so soon thereafter as he shall be elected by the General Assembly which shall inaugurate the newly elected Governor, and expire on the first day of January four years next thereafter. Election of Treasurer and term of office SEC. II. Be it further enacted, That before entering on the duties of his office, the State Treasurer shall take an oath before the Governor, or one of the Judges of the Supreme or Superior Courts of this State, to support the Constitution of the United States and the Constitution of the State of Georgia, and faithfully to execute the duties of his office, which oath shall be in writing and subscribed to by the State Treasurer, and filed and recorded in the Executive office. The State Treasurer shall also give bond to the State of Georgia, with security or securities approved by the Governor, in the sum of two hundred thousand dollars, conditioned as follows: Treasurer's oath and bond FirstThat he will faithfully discharge, execute and perform all and singular the duties of him required, and which may be required, by the Constitution and laws. Conditions of bond SecondThat he will faithfully account for and pay over all moneys that may be received by him, from time to time, by virtue of his office. ThirdThat he will safely deliver to his successor all books, moneys, vouchers, accounts and effects whatsoever belonging to his said office.

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SEC. III. Be it further enacted, That each security on the bond of the Treasurer shall make oath that he is bona fide worth, over and above his debts, exemptions and liabilities of all kind, property in realty and personalty not less than some specified sum, to be stated in said oath, which oath shall be attached to said bond and recorded therewith. He may, by express stipulation in writing, limit his liability to a specific sum, to be stated in said bond; and all the property of the Treasurer to the full amount of said bond, and the property of the securities to the amount for which they may be severally bound, shall be liable for the faithful performance by the Treasurer of the duties of his office, as set forth in this Act, from the date of the execution of said bond, and a lien is hereby created in favor of the State upon the property of the Treasurer to the amount of said bond, and upon the property of the securities upon his said bond to the amount for which they may be severally liable, from the date of the execution thereof. Securities on Bond shall take oath Liabilities SEC. IV. Be it further enacted, That the Governor shall not approve any bond of the Treasurer unless the sums so sworn to, as above set forth, and the specific sums in which the security or securities have limited their liability, shall, in the aggregate at least, equal two hundred thousand dollars, the amount of the penalty thereof, and he shall be satisfied of the responsibility of each security. Governor's approval of bond SEC. V. Be it further enacted, That the bond of the Treasurer, when duly executed and approved, shall be recorded in the Secretary of State's office and filed in the Executive office, and a copy thereof, certified by one of the Governor's secretaries under the seal of the Executive Department, or a certified copy taken from the records of the Secretary of State's office, shall be received in evidence, in lieu of the original, in any of the courts of this State. Record of bond SEC. VI. Be it further enacted, That it shall be the duty of the Governor at all times, when, in his opinion, the security or securities of any Treasurer have, or are likely to become invalid or insufficient, to demand and require such Treasurer forthwith to renew his bond to the State of Georgia in the penalty and according to the form prescribed in this Act, and in case of neglect or refusal by any Treasurer to give bond, with security or securities as aforesaid, within ten days after the same shall be demanded and required by the Governor, such neglect or refusal shall be, and it is hereby declared to be a disqualification under the law, and shall create a vacancy in said office of Treasurer, and the Governor is hereby required to proceed forthwith to appoint a fit and proper person to fill the vacancy occasioned thereby until the next session of the General Assembly thereafter, and such appointee shall give like bond and security, and in the same manner, and upon the same terms as prescribed for the Treasurer in this Act. Insufficiency of security SEC. VII. Be it further enacted, That upon representation

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made to the Governor by any person under oath, or where the Governor has received reliable information from any source, that the Treasurer is insane or manifestly insolvent, or that he has absconded or concealed himself, or is guilty of conduct which is to the hazard of the public treasury, it shall be his duty to call a council to be composed of the Attorney General, Secretary of State, and Comptroller General, and if they, or a majority of them, after an examination into the truth of such representation, shall find the same to be true, the Governor shall suspend the Treasurer from office until the next session of the General Assembly thereafter, and issue proclamation thereof, and he shall submit to said body his action in the premises and the reasons therefor. In the event of a suspension of the Treasurer under the provisions of this section, the Governor shall appoint some fit and proper person to discharge the duties of said office during the period of such suspension, who shall take an oath and give bond and security upon like terms and in the same manner as provided in the Act for the Treasurer elected by the General Assembly. Suspension of Treasurer SEC. VIII. Be it further enacted, That the Governor may exercise a general superintendence over the office of State Treasurer, not inconsistent with the provisions prescribed for it by law, and may, at any time, appoint some competent person to examine into the state of such office, for any period of time he may designate, and report its condition to him; and shall have power to require in writing, of such Treasurer, to withdraw the public funds from any place of deposit deemed unsafe by him. Gov'r may exercise a general superintendence over the Treasury SEC. IX. Be it further enacted, That if the Treasurer resign, or is removed, he must within ten days thereafter, state his accounts to the Comptroller General, and deliver the books, papers and money of the treasury to his successor, taking his receipt therefor; and the Comptroller General must record a statement of such settlement and receipt in his office, and report the same forthwith to the Governor. Treasurer resigning or removed SEC. X. Be it further enacted, That if the Treasurer fail to comply with the provisions of the preceding section, or if he dies, absconds, or absents himself without sufficient cause, for as long as twenty days, the Comptroller, after giving ten days' notice by publication in some public gazette at the seat of government must proceed (and in the presence of any person who may appear in behalf of the late State Treasurer, or if none appear, in the presence of the Attorney General) to state his account, and deliver the books, papers, money and all other appertunances of his office to his successor, taking his receipt therefor, and record and file such statement and receipt in his office, and report forthwith to the Governor; shall keep his office in the Capitol, and shall furnish copies of records. Treasurer in default or absenting himself SEC. XI. Be it further enacted, That he shall be provided with suitable apartments in the State Capitol, furnished at the [Illegible Text]

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expense; he shall reside at the capital, and keep his office open daily, Sundays and holidays excepted, and he shall furnish to all applicants, upon the payment of the prescribed fees, copies of all records and public documents within his office. He shall receive no perquisites for any official act, but the fees prescribed shall be collected by him and paid into the State Treasury. He is authorized to employ a suitable person as clerk to assist him in the duties of his office, and to remove him at his pleasure, and such clerk shall receive a salary of sixteen hundred dollars per annum. May employ a clerkduties, etc. SEC. XII. Be it further enacted, That it is the duty of the State Treasurer: Public fundshow kept and delivered FirstTo receive and keep safely all the money which shall be paid to him in behalf of the State (giving certificates therefor, which certificates shall specially set forth the amount, on what account, and by whom paid, and shall be lodged as vouchers in the Comptroller's office), and to pay out the same only upon the warrants of the Governor, when countersigned by the Comptroller General, excepting the draft of the President of the Senate and Speaker of the House of Representatives for sums due to the members and officers of their respective bodies. SecondIt shall be the duty of the Treasurer to keep a durable book, wherein he shall enter each day, in charge against himself, all and every sum of money received by him, stating from whom, and on what account received, and, per contra, crediting himself with any and all sums disbursed by him in any manner, stating to whom paid, when paid, and on what account or purpose paid, and for all disbursements whatsoever he shall take receipts or other vouchers therefor; he shall also keep a true and faithful record, in a book, of all warrants drawn by the Governor on the treasury, stating the number of the warrant, the amount, the date and the payee of the same, and to what fund the same is chargeable, and he shall carefully keep on file said warrants. Day book ThirdThe Treasurer shall keep a general ledger of accounts, into which he shall post all the receipts and disbursements of his office, arranging the receipts and disbursements under the heads to which they properly belong. He shall open in said ledger an account with each appropriation made by the General Assembly, and with each salaried officer of the State, in which he shall credit the object for which the appropriation is made, with the amount appropriated to the object, and shall charge such appropriation with the payments made by him upon the same; he shall open in said ledger a general account of receipts and disbursements, which last mentioned account he shall compare with the books kept by the Comptroller, in his office, on the last day of each quarter of the fiscal year, and, after having compared them, shall strike the balance on said account, showing the amount at that time in the treasury to the credit of the State, and he shall carry said balance forward on the book to the general account for the next quarter. Ledgerhow kept

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FourthThe Treasurer shall keep accounts in the books of his office with the different banks in which the public revenue or money is deposited, on which balances shall be struck at the aforesaid periods, showing the amount in bank to the credit or debit of the State; but the deposits of the public revenue or money shall be made only in such bank or banks as the Treasurer may select, with the approval of the Governor; and the written approval of the Governor, designating the depository or depositories of the public funds, shall be entered of record in the Executive office. The bank or banks where public deposits are made by the Treasurer, or by any other person by the direction of the Treasurer, shall transmit to the Comptroller General and Treasurer monthly statements of the deposits, checks and drafts received and paid by them on account of the treasury. Account of deposits FifthThe Treasurer shall also keep a general cash account, which shall be balanced at the expiration of each quarter of the fiscal year, showing the balance in the treasury at the end of each quarter. Cash acc't SixthThe Treasurer shall also keep check books, within which there shall be suitable margins. The checks shall be numbered by numbers in the margins corresponding with the numbers upon the checks, and he shall note in the margin the date and amount of the check, the appropriation to which it shall be charged, and the person to whom it shall be issued, and he shall balance his accounts with all banks or other depositories holding State deposits as often as once in each month. Check book SeventhPreceding each annual session he must submit to the Governor detailed estimates of the probable receipts and expenditures for the next fiscal year, stating the source of income and the probable amounts to be received therefrom; also, the objects of appropriation, and the probable necessities of the treasury. Estimates of deposits EighthHe shall pay all funds pledged to the payment of the public debt, or interest thereon, or to any object of education, and to these objects only, and in no wise to any other purpose. All payments from the treasury shall be paid from the fund appropriated for such purpose, and not from any other. Paymentshow made NinthAt the end of every quarter of the year he shall make a written report, under oath, to the Governor, of the several amounts received by him during the three months preceding such report, and he shall also submit to the Governor itemized monthly reports of the condition and transactions of the treasury, and the information contained in such monthly reports may be given to the public from time to time, at the discretion of the Governor. Shall make quarterly reports TenthHe shall keep safely the scrip for bank stock, the State bonds, and other evidences of the educational fund, and manage and control the same for the purposes to which they are pledged. He may, with the approval of the Governor, deposit all funds set apart for the purpose of education, or any other purpose not

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required for immediate use, in any chartered bank of this State, subject to his draft as Treasurer, and with the Governor make such contract with said bank for the use of such funds as may be beneficial to the State. If at any time, when the Legislature is not in session, the Governor be of opinion that the safety of the public funds requires it, he shall, by his order in writing, direct the Treasurer to transfer the money held by any depository or depositories, on account of the treasury, to any other safe and proper depository or depositories as the Treasurer may select with the approval of the Governor, which approval shall be in writing, and shall designate the depository or depositories thus selected, and the Treasurer shall thereupon transfer the same as directed; but all such orders shall be duly recorded in the Executive office, and as soon as possible thereafter be submitted to the Legislature with the reasons therefor. Shall keep account of scrip Gov'r may require removal of deposits EleventhThe Treasurer shall not, under any circumstances, use himself, or allow others to use, the funds of the State in his hands; and for every violation of this section he is liable to the State for the sum of five hundred dollars as a penalty, or a forfeiture of his salary, if such forfeiture will pay the penalty incurred. Shall not allow use of State funds TwelfthHe is authorized to pay all officers of the State, whose salaries are fixed by law, seventy-five per cent. of the amount for which service has been actually rendered at the date of said payment, taking receipts for the same, which shall be his vouchers and exhibits to executive warrants for said salary, and may also pay members of the General Assembly in the same way, where their accounts are duly audited, unless prevented by the resolution of either or both branches of the General Assembly. May make advances to officers ThirteenthHe shall annually report to the Governor the amount of the State debt bearing interest for each year, distinguishing between the sterling bonds, if any, and federal; the rate per cent. paid on each kind of bonds; the amount of each rate paid; also, the exchange, if any; premiums on gold, if any; and the aggregate amount of interest paid in each year, and the probable amount due and unpaid at each semi-annual payment, and the reasons for such non-payment, as far as can be ascertained by him. Shall report amount of State debt FourteenthWhen he pays the interest or principal of the State debt upon a warrant issued in his favor, he shall stamp or mark, in a plain and indelible manner, the coupons or bonds on which the payments are made paid, and deposit the same in the vault of the treasury, to be preserved in the Treasurer's office with the same care as the funds of the State, subject to the order of the General Assembly. Shall stamp paid off bonds and coupons FifteenthHe shall not pay any appropriation due and not called for within six months after the expiration of the fiscal year for which it is appropriated, but it reverts to the general fund in the treasury. Appropriations not called for in six months revert

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SixteenthAll annual reports required to be made to the Governor by the Treasurer shall be made on or before the 31st day of December, and shall be filed in his office, and by him laid before the General Assembly in connection with his first annual message thereafter. Annual reports SEC. XIII. Be it further enacted, That the Treasurer shall keep a book, in which shall be registered the bonded obligations of the State, under appropriate headings, stating the Act by which the same is authorized, the amount of bonds issued thereunder, the rate per cent. per annum of the interest thereon, the denomination of said bonds, and the signatures thereto; and said registration by numbers shall follow such captions, with suitable spaces opposite to and pertaining to said particular numbers of each bond, wherein shall be recorded in ink the payment of each coupon on or after its maturity, by writing in ink the full word paid; and said book of registration of bonds shall have suitable and appropriate columns, wherein shall be recorded the numbers of said bonds, the date of negotiation or issue of each bond, the name of the person to whom sold or issued, the date of the payment of each bond, and the name of person to whom said bond was paid, conforming in the foregoing particulars to the standard bond book submitted to the General Assembly at the session of the date of this Act by the joint Finance Committee thereof. State Bondsregistry and paym't SEC. XIV. Be it further enacted, That if the Treasurer fails to perform the duties of his office, misapplies or uses the funds of the State, fails to account for and pay over any moneys that he may have received by virtue of his office, whereby he becomes liable to the State, it shall not be necessary to sue his official bond, but the Governor is hereby authorized to issue a fi. fa. instanter against the Treasurer and his securities for the amount due the State by the Treasurer, with the penalties and costs; said fi. fa. to be directed to all and singular the Sheriffs of said State, and shall be executed by them, and the Treasurer and his securities shall have only those defenses now allowed tax collectors against fi. fa. issued by the Comptroller General against them. Gov'r authorized to issue execution against Treasurer Defenses of Treasurer SEC. XV. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 25, 1876.

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TITLE XVII. STENOGRAPHERS. SECTION 1. Judges Superior Court authorized to appoint stenographers. 2. Compensation in criminal cases. 3. Compensation in civil cases. 4. By whom paid. No. CXLV. (O. No. 329.) An Act to empower the Judges of the Superior Courts of this State to appoint or employ a reporter or stenographer in their courts, to define the duties of such reporter or stenographer, fix his fees, and for other purposes. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That from and after the passage of this Act the Judges of the Superior Courts of this State shall have the power to appoint, and at pleasure remove, a reporter, or stenographic reporter, for the courts of the irrespective circuits. Such reporter, before entering on the duties of his office, shall be duly sworn, in open court, faithfully to perform all the duties required by this Act, and it shall be his duty to attend all courts in the circuit for which he is appointed, and when directed by the Judge, as hereinafter set forth, to exactly and truly record, or take stenographic notes of, the testimony and proceedings in the case tried, except the argument of counsel. Superior Courts authorized to appoint reporters Duties of SEC. II. Be it further enacted, That the compensation of the reporter, or stenographic reporter, for taking down the testimony in the trial of such criminal cases as are now required by law to be recorded, shall not exceed fifteen dollars per day, to be fixed by the presiding Judge, which sum shall be paid by the County Treasurer, or other officer having charge of the county funds of the county wherein such criminal case shall be tried, on the certificate and order of said Judge as to the number of days he has been employed. In cases of conviction, the costs of reporting, as provided in this Act, shall be entered up against the defendant, on which judgment the Clerk of the Superior Court shall issue execution, and the money arising therefrom shall be deposited in the treasury of the county where such conviction was had, to be held as other county funds are held. Compensation SEC. III. Be it further enacted, That the compensation of the reporter, or stenographer, for recording, or taking stenographic notes, and recording the evidence in such civil cases as may be agreed by counsel for plaintiff and defendant to be recorded, or in cases of disagreement, as aforesaid, in such cases as the presiding judge may direct to be recorded, shall be at a rate not to exceed

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ten cents per hundred words, to be fixed by said Judge, which fee shall be paid by the parties to the agreement, upon such terms as they may prescribe for themselves; and if no agreement is entered into as to the payment thereof, then in such manner as may be prescribed by the presiding Judge. [Illegible Text] in civil cases SEC. IV. Be it further enacted, That said reporter, or stenographer, shall, for reports of evidence and other proceedings by him furnished, be paid by the party requesting the same, at a rate not to exceed ten cents for each one hundred words. By whom paid SEC. V. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 25, 1876. TITLE XVIII. TAXES. ACTS. No. 146. To levy a tax for the support of the Government. No. 147. To prescribe the mode of taxing bank shares, etc. SECTION 1. Tax to pay interest on bonds. 2. Specific taxes. 3. Insurance and Loan and Building Companies. 4. Express, Telegraph, Car and other companies 5. Manufacturing and other companies. 6. Bankshow taxed. 7. Returns of incorporated companieswhere made. 8. Oath of tax payer. 9. Tax payable in U. S. currency. 10. Exemptions. 11. Specific tax exempts from local tax. 12. Returnswhen received and collected. 13. Acts of February 28, 1874, and March 3, 1875, confirmed. No. CXLVI. (O. No. 120.) An Act to levy a tax for the support of the Government for the year 1876, and to provide for the collection of taxes due the State, and for other purposes therein mentioned. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That his Excellency the Governor be authorized and empowered, with the assistance of the Comptroller General, to assess and levy a tax on the taxable property of the State, which will not exceed four-tenths of one per cent., exclusive of the tax already provided by law of 1873, to pay the eight per cent. bonds (issued under an Act approved February 19, 1873), and specific taxes. Tax to pay interest on bonds SEC. II. Be it further enacted, That in addition to the ad [Illegible Text] 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

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1. Upon every practitioner of law, medicine and dentistry, ten dollars. Lawyers and dentists 2. Upon every daguerrean, ambrotype and photographic artist, and similar artist, ten dollars. Artists 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. Tables for play 5. Upon every keeper of a bagatelle table for public play, twenty-five dollars for each table. Bagatelle tables 6. Upon every keeper of any other table, stand or place, flying ponies, 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, twenty-five dollars. Other amusem'uts 7. Upon every keeper of a ten pin alley, or alley of like character, kept for public play, twenty-five dollars. Alleys 8. Upon all peddlers of patent or proprietary medicines, special nostrums, 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 and every county where they may exhibit. Magicians, minstrels 11. Upon all circus companies, two hundred dollars for each day they may exhibit in cities, towns and counties containing a population of more than ten thousand inhabitants, and one hundred dollars in cities, towns and counties containing a population of less than ten thousand inhabitants. Circuses 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 show may be exhibited: Provided, this shall not apply to histrionic, dramatic, [Illegible Text] and other performances usual in theatres and operas; that the tax [Illegible Text] in this section shall be paid to the Tax Collectors of the [Illegible Text] counties. Shows Proviso. 13. Upon every person or firm soliciting policies of insurance, or otherwise acting as the agent of any insurance company in this State, the sum of ten dollars. Insurance Agents 14. Upon each sewing machine company, home or foreign, or [Illegible Text] or dealers in sewing machines, selling machines of home or [Illegible Text] manufacture, by themselves or by agents, in this State, the [Illegible Text] of five hundred dollars, to be paid to the Comptroller General; and all sewing machines belonging to such companies, dealers, or [Illegible Text] agents, in possession of such companies, their agents or [Illegible Text], shall be liable to seizure and sale for the payment of such [Illegible Text] tax. This tax shall be for the whole State, and such [Illegible Text] shall not be subject to [Illegible Text] Sewing Machine companies

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15. Upon each emigrant agent, or the employee of such emigrant agent, doing business in this State, the sum of one hundred dollars for each and every county in which he may conduct said business; said tax to be paid to the Tax Collectors of the several counties. Emigrant Agents 16. Upon all dealers in patent or intoxicating bitters, brandy, fruit, or other articles of like character, the sum of twenty-five dollars for each place of business where such articles are sold. Dealers in bitters, etc. SEC. III. 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 the gross receipts of Insurance Companies, all such companies, as well as Building and Loan Associations, and other companies or associations doing a brokerage business in this State, such as discounting notes, bills, drafts or exchange, shall be taxed upon their capital so employed, in the same manner and at the same rate as other monied capital in the hands of private individuals is taxed: Provided, that no tax shall be required by any Building and Loan Association, to be paid upon any portion of its capital which has been loaned or advanced to a shareholder upon real estate, upon which real estate tax is payable by said shareholder. Insurance companies shall pay per ct. on premiums Loan and Building Associ'tions Proviso SEC. IV. 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 [Illegible Text], 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 earnings during the quarter ending on that day, and said taxes herein levied shall be paid by the respective companies to the Comptroller General on or before the last day of December of each year. Express, telegraph, car companies, etc. Shall make quarterly returns SEC. V. Be it further enacted, That the presidents of all manufacturing and other incorporated companies, or their agents, other than Railroad, Insurance, Banking, 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 businees of such company is located, to be taxed for State purposes, and county purposes, also, as other property in this State. Manufacturing and other incorporated companiesreturns, where made SEC. VI. Be it further enacted, That no tax shall be assessed upon the capital of Banks or Banking Associations, organized under the authority of this State, or of the United States, and located within this State; but the shares of stock of the stockholders of such Banks or Banking Associations, whether resident or non-resident,

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shall be taxed in the county, town or city where such Bank or Banking Association is located and not elsewhere, at the same rate provided in this Act for the taxation of monied capital in the hands of private individuals. Banks, how taxed SEC. VII. Be it further enacted, That the presidents or principal agents of all the incorporated companies herein mentioned, except such as are required to make returns to the County Tax Receivers, shall make returns, 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 returns to the Comptroller General. Returns of incorp'rated companies, to whom made SEC. VIII. Be it further enacted, That the oath to be administered to all persons making returns 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 returns 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 returns to inquire of each and every person taking said oath, touching all 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 elicting full and true tax returns. Oath of tax payer SEC. IX. Be it further enacted, That all taxes assessed under this Act 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. Tax payable in U. S. currency SEC. X. Be it further enacted, That nothing in this Act shall be construed to affect the exemption 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 12 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 allowed by law in favor of mining and manufacturing companies. Exemptions 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. Specific taxes exempts from local tax 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 1876, and that the

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Comptroller General is empowered and required to cause the taxes to be collected by the fifteenth day of December next. Tax Receivers to commence receiving returns, when Taxes, when collected SEC. XIII. Be it further enacted, That nothing contained in this Act shall be so construed as to alter, change or repeal an Act, approved February 28, 1874, entitled An Act to amend the laws of this State so far as the same relate to railroad companies, and to define the liability of such companies to taxation, and for other purposes, or to repeal so much of the Tax Act, approved March 3, 1875, contained in section 12 of said Act, which relates to the imposition of tax upon railroads, but said Act of 1874 and section of the Act of 1875 are hereby ratified and confirmed. Acts of Feb. 28, '74, and March 3, '75, confirmed SEC. XIV. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 19, 1876. SECTION. 1. Bankshow taxed 2. President shall make returns under oath. 3. Stock subject to fi. fa. 4. Cashier shall pay the tax. 5. President and Cashier shall furnish list. No. CXLVII. (O. No. 87.) An Act to prescribe the mode of taxation upon the shares or stock of Banks or Banking Associations, organized under the authority of this State or of the United States, and located within this State. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That from and after the passage of this Act, no tax shall be assessed upon the capital of any Bank or Banking Association, organized under the authority of this State, or under the authority of the United States, and located within this State; but the stockholders in such Banks or Banking Associations shall be taxed upon the value of their shares of stock therein in the county, town or city where such Bank or Banking Association is located and not elsewhere, whether such stockholder resides in such county, town or city, or not, but not at any greater rate than is or may be assessed upon other monied capital in the hands of individuals in this State. Bankshow taxed SEC. II. Be it further enacted, That the president or chief officer of each and every Bank or Banking Association organized under State authority, or under National authority as aforesaid, and located in this State, shall be required to return on oath, under the regulations prescribed by law for tax returns, all the shares of stock of the stockholders of such Bank or Banking Association, whether resident or non-resident, at the value of such shares of stock, to the Tax Receiver of the county where such Bank or Banking Association is located, to be taxed for State and county purposes as hereinbefore provided; and in default thereof, said Tax Receiver shall proceed in the manner prescribed by section 854 of the Code of 1873, to assess a double tax upon the shares of stock not returned as aforesaid. President shall make return under oath

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SEC. III. Be it further enacted, That the shares of stock of any stockholder in any Bank or Banking Association organized as aforesaid, may be sold for the payment of taxes due thereonwhether upon a return by the proper person or upon an assessment by the Tax Receiverby the Tax Collector of the county where such Bank or Banking Association is located, in the manner provided by law for sales of personal property for unpaid taxes. Stock subject to tax fi. fa. SEC. IV. Be it further enacted, That it shall be the duty of the cashier of such Bank or Banking Association to pay the taxes assessed by virtue of this Act, upon the shares of stock of the stockholders of such Banks or Banking Associations, to said Tax Collector, and in default thereof said Tax Collector shall collect the same by execution issued as now provided by law, and by the sale of said shares of stock as herein provided. Cashier shall pay the tax SEC. V. Be it further enacted, That the president and cashier of every Bank or Banking Association hereinbefore described, shall be required to furnish, for the inspection of said Tax Receiver of the county in which such Bank or Banking Association is located, a correct list of the names and residences of all the shareholders in such Bank or Banking Association, and the number of shares held by each; and any president or cashier of such Bank or Banking Association failing or refusing to furnish said list of names and shares to any Tax Receiver authorized by this Act to demand the same, (and demanding the same) shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and on conviction thereof shall be punished as prescribed by section 4310 of the Code of 1873. President and Cashier shall furnish list of stockholders Failing to furnish list punishable SEC. VI. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 17, 1876. NOTEUnder the Code, individuals might return their shares, or the corporation might do so by giving notice to stockholders. See Code,-815.

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PART II.LOCAL LAWS. TITLE I. CITIES AND TOWNS. CHAPTER I.Charters. CHAPTER II.Amendment to Charters. CHAPTER III.Miscellaneous Provisions. CHAPTER I. CHARTERS. ACTS. No. 148. To incorporate Crawford. No. 149. To incorporate Duluth. No. 150. To define the limits of Griffin, etc. No. 151. To re-incorporate Jonesboro. No. 152. To incorporate Oconee. No. 153. To incorporate Stockton. No. 154. To incorporate Wadley. Crawford incorporated. No. CXLVIII. (O. No. 395.) An Act to incorporate the town of Crawford, in the county of Oglethorpe, and for other purposes. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That the town of Crawford, in the county of Oglethorpe, is hereby incorporated under the name of the town of Crawford. Crawford incorp'rated SEC. II. Be it further enacted, That an election shall be held on the first Saturday in April next for a Mayor and five Aldermen, who shall serve until their successors shall have been elected and qualified. Mayor and Aldermenelection of

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SEC. III. Be it further enacted, That the corporate limits of said town shall extend six hundred yards in every direction from the railroad depot building in said town. Corporate limits SEC. IV. Be it further enacted, That any farming lands that may be embraced in the aforesaid corporate limits shall not be subject to any municipal tax which may be assessed and levied by authority of said corporation. Farm lands not subject to tax SEC. V. Be it further enacted, That the provisions of the new Code of Georgia, contained in sections 774 to section 797, inclusive, not inconsistent with the foregoing sections of this Act, be and the same are hereby made applicable to said corporation and the officers elected, as herein provided. Laws applicable SEC. VI. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 28, 1876. Duluth Incorporated. No. CXLIX. (O. No. 469.) An Act to incorporate the town of Duluth, in the county of Gwinnett, and for other purposes. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That the town of Duluth, in the county of Gwinnett, be and the same is hereby incorporated, the corporate limits of said town to extend three-fourths of a mile in every direction from the present depot of the Richmond and Atlanta Railroad in said town, to be laid off with said depot as the centre. Duluth incorporated SEC. II. Be it further enacted, That the first election under this Act shall be held on the first Saturday in April, 1876, for five Commissioners of said town, and the Commissioners so elected shall hold their office until the first Saturday in January, 1877, when an election shall be held for their successors, and annually thereafter the board shall be elected on said last mentioned day. All elections held under this Act shall be superintended in the same manner as elections for Justices of the Peace, and all persons entitled to vote for members of the General Assembly, who have resided in said town ten days next preceding said election, shall be entitled to vote for said Commissioners. Election of Commissionerswhen held Managers of election SEC. III. Be it further enacted, That the Commissioners so elected shall, as soon as convenient, elect one of their members President of the Board, and shall have power to appoint a Marshal, Clerk and Treasurer, who shall be sworn before some officer authorized to administer oaths by the laws of this State, to faithfully discharge their duty as such officers to the best of their ability. Officerselection of

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SEC. IV. Be it further enacted, That the President and Commissioners, or a majority of them, shall hold their meetings at such times and places, within said town, as they may think proper, and shall have power to adopt such by-laws and ordinances as may be necessary for the preservation of good order, not repugnant to the Constitution and laws of this State, or the United States; they shall have power to levy a tax on real and personal property within the limits of said corporation, not exceeding fifty per cent. on the State tax, for town purposes; they may require a license not exceeding fifty dollars on ten-pin alleys, billiard tables and other establishments calculated to encourage idleness, and on all shows and exhibitions performing for the purpose of gain; and shall have power to regulate or prohibit the sale of intoxicating liquors in said corporation, and make ordinances for the abatement of nuisances and removing obstructions from the streets of the town; they shall have power to punish offenders against the rules and ordinances, by fine not exceeding ten dollars, or imprisonment not exceeding ten days, and may require the road hands living in said town to work upon the streets not exceeding fifteen days in each year. Meetings, ordinances, etc. May levy tax, require license, etc. May punish offenders SEC. V. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 28, 1876. To define the limits, etc., of Griffin. No. CL. (O. No. 39.) An Act to establish and define the corporate limits of the city of Griffin, Spalding County, Georgia; to limit the member of officers of said city; to limit the current expenses of said city; to define the powers and duties of the Mayor and Council of said city; to repeal certain Acts amending the charter of said city, and for other purposes therein mentioned. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That the corporate limits of the city of Griffin shall extend one mile from the court house, in every direction. The municipal government of the said city shall consist of a Mayor and eight Aldermen, who are hereby declared a body corporate, under the name and style of The Mayor and Council of the city of Griffin; that, as a body corporate, they may sue and be sued, and use a common seal. Corporate limits and officers of Griffin SEC. II. Be it further enacted, That there shall be, as officers of said city (in addition to the Mayor and eight Aldermen thereof) one Marshal, a Clerk and Treasurer (said office of Clerk and Treasurer being united in one incumbent), City Sexton, Engineer of the Fire Department, two regular policemen, and one city watchman. But the Mayor and Council, or the Mayor, if the

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Council cannot be convened for the purpose, may, if the emergency require it, employ such additional number of policemen as may be necessary to preserve order within and to enforce the ordinances of said city during such emergency. Other officers Additional policemen SEC. III. Be it further enacted, That the Mayor shall hold his office for two years. The Aldermen shall, after the first election under this Act, hold their offices for two years; but at the first election under this Act four Aldermen shall be elected for one year, and four for two years; so that annually thereafter four Aldermen shall be elected for two years. The Aldermen shall be elected as follows: by a general vote of the city; not more than two from any one ward; the wards to be laid off and established by the present Mayor and Council; and at the first election under this Act one Alderman shall be elected from each ward for one year, and one from each ward for two years; each voter designating on his ballot the term, whether one or two years, for which he desires the person for whom he votes to hold said office; so that annually thereafter there shall be elected one Aldermen from each ward for two years. The first election for Mayor and Aldermen, under this Act, shall be had on the first Wednesday in December, 1876, and for Mayor, every two years thereafter, on the first Wednesday in December, and for as many as four Aldermen, in each and every year thereafter, on the first Wednesday in December. Terms of office Aldermenhow elected Electionswhen held SEC. IV. Be it further enacted, That any person eligible to vote for members of the General Assembly and for Mayor and Aldermen, shall be eligible to the office of Mayor and Aldermen: Provided, however, no person shall be eligible to either of said offices who is the holder, unaccounted for, of any public fund, under either the Federal, State, county, or city government. All male citizens who are entitled to vote for members of the Legislature, and who have registered as hereinafter prescribed, are entitled to vote for Mayor and Aldermen; provided, said voter shall have resided in the corporate limits of said city thirty days prior to said election; and all of the laws of this State providing for the challenge of votes for members of the Legislature, shall apply to voters under this Act. A Justice of the Peace, or ex officio Justice of the Peace, and two male resident freeholders of said city, shall preside and act as managers of elections under this Act, who shall, before opening the polls, take an oath before each other to impartially preside and manage the election to be held in accordance with the provisions of this Act. The said managers shall keep three lists of voters, numbering each voter and ballot, placing the same number on the ballot, and shall keep their tally sheets; they shall hear and determine all challenges made to the right of any person to vote, noting, in entering the ground of the challenge, the name of the voter challenged, and their action in the premises. They shall [Illegible Text] the votes when the polls are closed, and give a certificate of the election to the person or persons receiving the highest number

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of votes, which certificate shall be prima facia evidence of such person's election, and entitle the holder to be installed into the office to which he was elected. But the election of any person may be contested before the Mayor and Council, who are hereby declared to be the exclusive judges of the election and qualification of the membersthe contest to be heard and determined by such rules and regulations, as the Mayor and Aldermen by ordinance may prescribe. The Mayor and Council may prescribe what number of Aldermen may constitute a quorum in cases of contested elections; they may unseat the sitting member and seat the contestantif the latter received the highest number of legal votes; and in case the sitting member receiving the highest number of legal votes, but is for any reason ineligible to the office, they may unseat the member and order an election to filt the vacancy, at such time as they may determine. Qualifications of Mayor and Aldermen Qualifications of electors [Illegible Text] of elections Duties of Certificate of election Contested elections Quorumpowers of board SEC. V. Be it further enacted, That the Mayor and Council shall prescribe the time for the opening and closing of the polls. The managers, after counting the votes, and declaring result, shall seal up and deposit with the Clerk and Treasurer the lists of voters, tally sheet, etc., ballots, and all challenges made, and their action in the premises, that the same may be used in evidence before the Mayor and Council in any contest, or used in evidence for any other purpose. The Mayor and Council may provide for the payment of election managers. Hours of electionreturns, etc. SEC. VI. Be it further enacted, That the Mayor and each Alderman elect, before entering upon the duties of their respective offices, shall take and subscribe before a Justice of the Peace, or before the Mayor, the following oath: I, A. B., do solemnly swear that I will discharge the duties of the office of Mayor or Alderman (as the case may be) impartially, and to the best of my ability, that I am not the holder, unaccounted for, of any public funds, of either the State or Federal Government, or of any county in this State, or of this municipal government; so help me God. Oath of office SEC. VII. Be it further enacted, That the Mayor and Council shall elect a Mayor pro tem. annually, who, when the Mayor is absent from the city, is sick, or for any reason legally disqualified from presiding, shall preside as Mayor, and shall be clothed with all the powers conferred upon the Mayor by this Act, or that may be conferred upon the Mayor by the ordinances of the Council. The Mayor and Council, in case of vacancy in either the office of Mayor or Alderman, by death, resignation, or expulsion from office, or removal from the city, shall have power to order an election to fill the same: Provided, as much as six months of the term of office has not expired, and if the unexpired term is not as much as six months, then, in case of a vacancy in the Mayor's office, the Mayor pro tem. shall discharge the duties of that office; and in case of a vacancy or vacancies of Aldermen in the office of Alderman, the same shall remain unfilled, unless the number is reduced below six, in which event the vacancy shall be filled by an election. Mayor pro tem., duties, powers, etc. Vacancieshow filled

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SEC. VIII. Be it further enacted, That to constitute a quorum, except in hearing and determining cases of contested elections, there must be present the Mayor and a majority of the Board of Aldermen in office, or the Mayor pro tem. and a majority of the Board in office, not counting the Mayor pro tem. Quorum SEC. IX. Be it further enacted, That the Mayor and Council shall have power and authority to punish, either by fine, censure, imprisonment or expulsion, the Mayor and any member of Council, for absence from the meeting of Council, for disorderly behavior or misconduct; but a vote of two-thirds of the entire vote in office shall be necessary to expel either the Mayor or Aldermen from office. Mayor and Council may punish members of board SEC. X. Be it further enacted, That the Marshal and Clerk and Treasurer shall be elected at the same time and in the same manner that the Mayor is elected, and shall each hold his office for two years. No person shall be eligible to either of these offices who is not eligible to the office of Mayor. The election of either the Marshal or Clerk and Treasurer may be contested before the Mayor and Council, and the same rules and regulations which apply to a contest to the Mayor or Alderman's election shall apply to a contest of the election of either of these officers. And the Mayor and Council shall order the person rightfully elected to be qualified; but if the person receiving the highest number of votes is, from any reason, ineligible, the Mayor and Council shall order a new election at such time and on such notice as the Mayor and Council may determine. These officers shall give bond in such sum and with such security, and take such oath, before entering upon the discharge of their duties, as the Mayor and Council may prescribe. The Mayor and Council shall have power to punish either of these officers for failure to discharge any duties required of them, for disorderly behaviour or misconduct, by fine, imprisonment, or both, or expulsion from office. In case of a vacancy in either of these offices by death, resignation, removal from office, or removal from the city, the Mayor and Council shall elect some eligible person to fill the same; the Mayor and Council shall have power to declare by ordinance what duties are to be performed by these officers, and to prescribe a penalty for a failure to perform any duties required of them, and to declare how these officers shall be tried for such failure. Marshal and Clerkhow elected, term of office Electionhow contested Bond, oath of office, etc SEC. XI. Be it further enacted, That the Mayor shall not receive more than four hundred dollars per annum as a salary, payable quarterly. The Marshal shall not receive a salary of more than six hundred dollars per annum, payable monthly. He shall receive no perquisites, but the perquisites of his office shall be by him paid into the City Treasury. The Clerk and Treasurer shall not receive a salary of more than three hundred dollars per annum, but shall have the perquisites of his office; and neither of these officers shall receive any compensation, except as herein provided.

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The fees of the City Sexton shall not exceed the sum of five dollars for each and every interment. The Chief Engineer of the Fire Department shall receive for his services not exceeding twenty-five dollars per month, and shall be allowed one Assistant, at a salary not exceeding fifteen dollars per month. Salaries of officers SEC. XII. Be it further enacted, That the Mayor and Council shall elect not exceeding two regular police and one city watchman; the police shall receive such pay as the Mayor and Council may allow, not to exceed forty dollars per month; the city watchman shall not receive more than thirty dollars per month; the pay of the extra police shall not exceed that of the regular police; the regular police, extra police and watchman may be discontinued by the Mayor and Council at any time, either for cause or without cause; the Mayor and Council shall have power to prescribe the duties to be performed by these officers, to fix a penalty for a failure to perform the duties required of them, and to prescribe the mode and manner of trying them for such failure. Policemen and watchmanelection of, salary Extra police Dutiespenalty for failure to perform SEC. XIII. Be it further enacted, That the Mayor and Council shall have power and authority to levy and collect a tax annually of not exceeding one and one quarter of one per cent. upon all and every species of property, both real and personal, within the limits of the city corporation, including debts, notes, bonds, choses in action, money employed in banking or otherwise; but no tax shall be levied and collected upon property except to pay existing debts of the city, and the interest that has or may accrue on the same, and the current expenses of the city government: Provided, that the money arising from licenses, tax, street, or work commutation, tax fines, forfeitures and costs, shall be first applied to the payment of the current expenses of the city government; and if there should be any deficiency arising from these [Illegible Text] such deficiency shall be supplied from the taxes raised from property, but in no event to exceed one-fourth of one per cent. on the value of property so assessed and collected. The collection of taxes may be enforced by the issue of execution, levy and sale, in such manner as the Mayor and Council may prescribe. Annual taxrate, etc. Proviso Collectionhow enforced SEC. XIV. Be it further enacted, That the Mayor and Council shall have power to adopt such ordinances and regulations as they may deem proper (not in conflict or inconsistent with the Constitution and laws of this State, or the Constitution and laws of the United States), for the control and government of the market in the said city; to secure order and quiet in the city; to protect the health of the city, and prevent the spread of contagious discase; to protect the morals of the city; to prevent fire, or the spread thereof; to prescribe fire limits, and the character of buildings to be erected within such limits; to establish and maintain a fire department; to regulate the sale of liquors, and to fix the license fee for the sale of the same; to prescribe a license to be paid by any person engaged in any business

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in the city; to prescribe the fees and charges of common carriers within the city; to prescribe a license to be paid by any person engaged in giving exhibitions, shows, lectures, or any public entertainment of any character whatever; to prescribe the mode and manner of trying all charges of nuisance in the city, and the abatement of the same; to prohibit lewd or other houses where immoral practices are had; to punish vagrancy within the city, and to adopt any ordinance necessary to the good government of the city. But the Mayor and Council shall never have the power or authority to take stock for the city in [Illegible Text] railroad company or other work of internal improvement, nor in any private corporation or joint stock company of any kind or character whatever, nor to create any debt or liability of any kind, against the city, for any purpose whatever: Provided, however, that nothing in this Act contained shall prevent the Mayor and Council from issuing new bonds in settlement, compromise or renewal of the bonds heretofore issued, and for the payment of the interest that may accrue on the same; provided, that the new bonds shall not bear a higher rate of interest than the present bonds. General powers [Illegible Text] shall not take stock in any company New bonds SEC. XV. Be it further enacted, That the Mayor and Council shall have power and authority to establish a chain gang, to be worked on the streets, or such other place in the city as they may direct, and to pass all ordinances necessary for the control, to work, and for the government and safe keeping of the convicts. City [Illegible Text] gang SEC. XVI. Be it furthere enacted, That the Mayor and Council shall have the power to prescribe the punishment for the violation of any ordinance of the city, which may be a fine, imprisonment, or to work in the city chain gang, either or all; but in no event shall the fine be more than one hundred dollars, imprisonment for more than sixty days, nor to work in the chain gang for more than sixty days: Provided, however, that the Mayor and Council shall not have power and authority to try and punish persons for retailing liquor without a license; that in all trials for the violation of the ordinances of said city the Mayor and Council may compel [Illegible Text] attendance of witnesses from any portion of the State, and to this end have subp[oelig]nas issued for witnesses, and may prescribe the penalty for disobeying the same. Power to punish offenders SEC. XVII. Be it further enacted, That the Mayor and Council shall have power to prescribe the mode of taking bonds for the [Illegible Text] before them, or the police court, of persons charged [Illegible Text] violating the ordinances of the city, and prescribe the mode [Illegible Text] forfeiting such bonds for non-appearance. The Mayor and [Illegible Text] Alderman shall [Illegible Text] authority to issue warrants for the [Illegible Text] of persons charged with the violation of any of the [Illegible Text] of the city, based upon an affidavit of some person, [Illegible Text] shall state the name or description of the person to be [Illegible Text] and particularly state the offense with which he or she [Illegible Text] charged; when a person is arrested on a warrant, and brought

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before the Mayor or either Alderman, it shall be the duty of such officer to inquire into the charge made, and he may discharge such person from arrest, or bind over to appear before the police court or the Mayor and Council, to answer the charge made by the warrant, and if the investigation discloses that the person arrested has violated a law of the State, it shall be the duty of the Mayor or Alderman, as the case may be, to bind over such person to appear at the Superior or County Court of Spaulding County, and the marshal and police, or either, with a warrant so issued, may follow into and arrest any person in any county of this State; but neither the marshal or policeman shall arrest any person without a warrant, unless the person violating an ordinance does so in his presence, or is escaping or attempting to escape; and if arrested without a warrant, the arresting officer shall go immediately before the Mayor or Alderman, and have a warrant issued for the person arrested. Criminal recognizances Mayor and Aldermen may issue warrants May bind parties over SEC. XVIII. Be it further enacted, That the Mayor and Council shall have the power to cause to be issued executions against all persons failing to pay the license required of them, which may be enforced by levy and sale, of such person's property; they shall also have the power to require the marshal to make deeds to all real estate sold by him, and to put purchasers at his sale in possession of property sold by him in such manner and within such time as the Mayor and Council shall by ordinance direct. May issue execution for license dues SEC. XIX. Be it further enacted, That the Mayor and Council shall have power and authority to require each and every male inhabitant in the city, between the ages of eighteen and fifty, to work the the streets at such times and for such length of time, as may be prescribed by ordinance: Provided, however, that any person liable to work on the streets shall be exempt such duty by the payment of such sum of money in lieu of work as the Mayor and Council may prescribe. May compel work on streets SEC. XX. Be it further enacted, That the Mayor and Council shall have power to establish a Police Court for the trial of persons charged with violating the city ordinances, which Court shall be presided over by the Mayor of the city. The Mayor and Council shall have the power to fix the time and place of their [Illegible Text] both regular and called. Police CourtCouncil meetings SEC. XXI. Be it further enacted, That the Mayor and Council shall have authority to prescribe the manner and mode of trying offenders against the laws and ordinances of said city, as to the form of any accusation made, and the mode of conducting such trials. Offendershow tried SEC. XXII. Be it further enacted, That the Mayor and Council shall have authority to select an overseer of the street hands or chain gang, if one should be established by them, at a salary [Illegible Text] exceeding forty dollars per month, payable monthly, and to [Illegible Text] or discontinue such officer at pleasure, and said [Illegible Text] shall be vested with the same power and authority as by [Illegible Text] may be conferred upon the police. Overseer of streets

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SEC. XXIII. Be it further enacted, That in case of sickness, or absence, or disability of the Marshal from any cause, the Mayor and Council may appoint a fit person to discharge his duties during the time, at the same salary, by his taking the oath prescribed for the Marshal. Marshal unable to perform duties, [Illegible Text] SEC. XXIV. Be it further enacted, That the said Mayor and Council, in their discretion, may receive into any chain gang, organized in said city for work therein, persons convicted either in the Superior or County Court of Spalding County of offenses of which such persons so [Illegible Text] are sentenced to work in the chain gang, and to enforce such penalties, by proper rules and regulations, for the government and control of such persons so sentenced. May receive other convicts in chain gang SEC. XXV. Be it further enacted, That said Mayor and Council shall have power to appoint Assessors of all real estate subject to taxation within said city, not exceeding three in number, who shall, under oath, be required impartially to excecute the duties of their office, and when required, proceed to assess, as subject to taxation, all real estate within the limits of said city, and place upon the same the fair market value thereof, and report the same to the Clerk immediately upon such assessment. And in case of disagreement between the tax payer, his agent or attorney, and said Assessors, as to the value of any property thus assessed, there may be an appeal to the next meeting of Council by notice, either written or verbal, whose decision shall be final. Tax assessors SEC. XXVI. Be it further enacted, That a registration of the [Illegible Text] voters of said city shall be made annually before the Clerk of said City Council, under such rules and regulations as the Mayor and Council may prescribe; said registration to commence not [Illegible Text] than twenty days, and be completed at least ten days, before [Illegible Text] annual election held in said city. Said registration shall be open and public at the City Hall, in said city, and the books [Illegible Text] be subject to public inspection at any time; and should [Illegible Text] dispute arise as to the right of any person to register, the [Illegible Text] shall be determined by said Mayor and Council. For making [Illegible Text] registration, the Clerk of the Council shall have such [Illegible Text] out of the City Treasury as the Mayor and Council may [Illegible Text] adequate. Annual registration of voters Clerk's fees as registrar SEC. XXVII. Be it further enacted, That this Act shall take [Illegible Text] from and immediately after its passage, but the Mayor, and [Illegible Text] Marshal, Clerk and Treasurer, City Engineer and City [Illegible Text] shall hold their offices until their successors are elected on [Illegible Text] first Wednesday in December, 1876, and until their successors [Illegible Text] qualified: Provided, they shall receive no greater compensation [Illegible Text] their services than are prescribed by this Act. Act takes effect, when SEC. XXVIII. Be it further enacted, That all the ordinances of [Illegible Text] Mayor and Council not inconsistent with this Act, or the laws this State, are hereby declared valid and binding, until modified, [Illegible Text] or repealed by said Mayor and Council of Griffin. Existing [Illegible Text]

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SEC. XXIX. Be it further enacted, That the Act assented to December 28th, 1843, to incorporate the city of Griffin; the Act assented to February 18th, 1854, to amend the Act of 1843; and the Act assented to December 13th, 1859, amendatory of the Acts of 1843 and 1854; the Act of November 24th, 1863, to amend the first section of the Act of 1854; and the Act amendatory of these several Acts not assented to, but became a law by lapse of time, passed in the year 1869; and the Act to amend the several Acts heretofore passed incorporating and conferring powers on the Mayor and Council of the city of Griffin, approved March 2d, 1875; and all other Acts in conflict or inconsistent with this Act, be and the same are hereby repealed. Conflicting [Illegible Text] repealed Approved February 15, 1876. Charter of [Illegible Text] amended. No. [Illegible Text] (O. No. 497.) An Act to amend an Act entitled an Act to repeal an Act incorporating the town of Jonesboro, in Clayton County, and to reincorporate the same, and to provide for Intendant and Commissioners, approved August 24, 1872. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That the third section of said Act be amended by adding the following: Provided, no person shall be allowed to vote at said election who has neglected or failed to register in a book to be kept by the Clerk of said Town Council, at least five days before said election. Charter of Jonesboro amended SEC. II. Be it further enacted, That it shall be the duty of the Clerk of said Council to open, thirty days previous to such elections, a book of registry, in which all legally qualified voters shall have the privilege of registering, upon making proper showing that they have paid all taxes which may have been required of them, and which they may have had an opportunity of paying, agreeably to law, for the year next preceding the election, and keep the same open for registration to within five days of such election; and registration, as herein provided, shall be requisite to entitle any one to vote at such election. Registration books to be opened [Illegible Text] days before election SEC. III. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February, 1876.

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Oconce Incorporated. No. CLII. (O. No. 376.) An Act to incorporate the town of [Illegible Text], in the county of Washington; to provide for the election of Commissioners for the same; to define the corporate limits of said town, and to confer certain powers upon the officers of said corporation. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That from and after the passage of this Act the inhabitants living in the town of Oconee, within the following bounds, to-wit: from the depot at Station No. 14, on the Central Railroad, to the public road on the East; from said depot to Sand Hill creek, on the North; and four hundred (400) yards from said depot on the South; and three hundred (300) yards from said depot on the West; and that those who may reside in said limits now or hereafter, are hereby made a body corporate, under the name and style and title of the town of Oconee, and by that name may sue and be sued, plead and be impleaded, in any court of law or equity in the State, and have and use a common seal. Oconee incorporatedlimits SEC. II. Be it further enacted, That the powers and privileges conferred upon the town of Tennille, in the county of Washington, in sections 2 and 3 of an Act approved on the 4th day of March, 1875, incorporating said town of Tennille, are hereby declared to be a part of this charter, and to apply to the town of Oconee. Act of M'ch 4, '75, part of charter SEC. III. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 28, 1876. To Incorporate Stockton. No. CLIII. (O. No. 487.) An Act to incorporate the town of Stockton, in the county of Clinch, and to confer certain powers upon the Town Council of said town. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That the town of Stockton, in the county of Clinch, in this State, be and the same is hereby incorporated, and the limits of the incorporation shall extend one-half mile in every direction from the Atlantic and Gulf Railroad depot in said Town. Stockton incorporated SEC. II. Be it further enacted, That Alexander Holzendorf, J. G. Norton, W. B. N. Crews, J. W. Howell, and H. C. Swift, are hereby appointed Commissioners of said town, with power and authority to make such by-laws and ordinances for the government of the town as are not repugnant to the Constitution and laws of this State and the United States. Commissionerspowers of

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SEC. III. Be it further enacted, That the Commissioners herein named shall hold their offices until the first Saturday in January, 1877, 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 on the first Saturday in January, and the Commissioners elected may immediately enter upon the duties of their office. Terms of officeelections 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 sworn before some officer authorized to administer oaths, faithfully to perform the duties required of them during their continuance in office. Chairman and other officershow appointed 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 prevent injury or annoyance to the public or individuals from anything dangerous, offensive or unwholesome; to protect places of divine worship in and about the premises where held; to abate or cause to be abated anything which in the opinion of a majority of the whole Council shall be a nuisance; to provide in or near the town places for the burial of the dead, and to regulate interments therein; to make regulations for guarding against danger or damage by fire; to protect the property and person of the citizens of such town; and to preserve peace and good order therein, and for this purpose to appoint, when necessary, a police force to assist the Marshal in the discharge of his duties; to prescribe the powers and define the duties of the officers appointed by the Council, and fix their term of service and compensation, and to adopt rules for the regulation and government of its own body, which rules shall not be contrary to the Constitution and laws of this State; also, to prescribe, impose, and enact reasonable fines and penalties, which fines, when imposed, shall be collected by the Marshal under an execution issued by the Clerk, by levy and sale of the property of the offender, in like manner and under the same regulations as the officers of the State are now authorized to do, said fines not to exceed ten dollars, and said penalty not to exceed ten days' work in the chain gang of the county. Jurisdiction of Com'rs SEC. VI. Be it further enacted, That in case of vacancies from any cause, the remaining Commissioners shall have the power to fill the same by appointment for the unexpired term. Vacancieshow filled SEC. VII. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 28, 1876.

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Wadley Incorporated. No. CLIV. (O. No. 126.) An Act to incorporate the town of Wadley, in the county of Jefferson, and to appoint Commissioners for the same; to define the corporate limits of said town, and confer certain powers upon the officers of said corporation. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That from and after the passage of this Act, the inhabitants living in the town of Wadley, within sixteen hundred yards North of the depot, six hundred yards South, six hundred yards West, and thirteen hundred and fifty yards East of said depot, and those who may hereafter live within said limits, be and are hereby made a body corporate under the name and style and title of the town of Wadley, and by that name may sue and be sued, plead and be impleaded, in any court of law or equity in this State, and may have and use a common seal. Wadley incorporated SEC. II. Be it further enacted, That so much of the Code as may be included from section 774 to 796, and not inconsistent with the foregoing, be and the same is hereby declared a part of this charter, and the powers therein contained are hereby conferred upon the authorities therein provided for. [Illegible Text] to 796 of Code part of charter SEC. III. Be it further enacted, That on the first Saturday of April, 1876, and on the first Saturday in every April thereafter, there shall be an election for an Intendant and four Aldermen, held in said town of Wadley; said Intendant and Aldermen to hold office for one year, and before entering on the discharge of their duties shall take and subscribe to an oath to discharge the duties of their office faithfully and honestly. Said election to be conducted by one magistrate and two freeholders, and no person to be entitled to vote at said election except those who have resided in said town at least ten days before the election, and to possess all other qualifications requisite for an election for members of the General Assembly. Intendant and Aldermenelection of Oath Qualifications of voters SEC. IV. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 21, 1876.

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CHAPTER II. AMENDMENTS TO CHARTERS. ACTS. No. 155. Charter of Albany amended. No. 156. Charter of [Illegible Text] amended. No. 157. Charter of Athens amended. No. 158. Charter of Athens amended. No. 159. Term of office of Mayor of Augusta prescribed. No. 160. Charter of Barnesville amended. No. 161. Charter of Belton amended. No. 162. Charter of Bowden amended. No. 163. Charter of Brunswick amended. No. 164. Charter of Blakely amended. No. 165. Charter of Butler amended. No. 166. Charter of Carnesville amended. No. 167. Charter of Columbus amended. No. 168. Limits of Camilia extended. No. 169. Cave Spring incorporated. No. 170. Charter of Dawson amended. No. 171. Charter of Decatur amended. No. 172. Charter of De Soto amended. No. 173. Charter of Franklin amended. No. 174. Charter of [Illegible Text] amended. No. 175. Charter of Homerville amended. No. 176. Charter of Hogansville amended. No. 177. Charter of Louisville modified. No. 178. Charter of Madison amended. No. 179. Charter of Milledgeville amended. No. 180. Charter of Milledgeville amended. No. 181. Charter of Morgan amended. No. 182. Charter of Swainsboro amended. No. 183. Charter of Van Wert amended. No. 184. Charter of Watkinsville amended. No. 185. Charter of Waycross amended. No. 186. Charter of Whitesburg amended. No. 187. Charter of [Illegible Text] amended. Charter of Albany amended. No. CLV. (O. No. 132.) An Act to amend an Act entitled an Act to incorporate the city of Albany, passed on the 27 th day of December, 1838, and the several Acts amendatory thereto, and to provide for registration of voters in the municipal elections of Albany, Atlanta and [Illegible Text], as far as it relates to Albany. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That section 3 of amendatory Act, passed and approved August 24, 1872, be amended as follows: By striking out on the fifth and sixth lines of said section the words first Monday, and insert in lieu thereof third Monday; and also by inserting on the fifth line, after the words Council Chamber, the words or any other place designated by the City Council of Albany. Charter of Albany amended

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SEC. II. Be it further enacted, That section 4 of said Act is hereby amended so as to read as follows: And it shall be the duty of the Clerk or officer, upon the application of any person entitled to register, as aforesaid, within the time prescribed for the list to be kept open, to register the name of each person, expressing in each registry his name, age, occupation or business, and the place of his residence, which shall be entered by said Clerk or officer opposite the name of each applicant. The applicant shall pay to the city officer empowered to receive such taxes, on or before the day of election, and before he shall vote, all taxes assessed against him by the city authorities, and which are due; but no person shall be entitled to register who has not been a resident within the corporate limits of said city for one month immediately preceding the opening of the list, and who intends, in good faith, to remain a resident continually until the day of election; and the Clerk or officer may in any case administer an oath to the applicant touching his right to register. Clerk shall register applicants. Shall pay all dues before [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] of applicant SEC. III. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 21, 1876. Charter of Americus amended. No CLVI. (O. No. 458.) An Act to alter and amend the charter of the city of Americus, in the county of Sumter, to change the term of office of the Mayor, Board of Aldermen and Clerk and Treasurer from one year to two years, and for other purposes. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That section 3 of the amended charter of the city of Americus be so altered and amended as to [Illegible Text] That an election shall be held in the Council Chamber of the city of Americus on the Wednesday preceding the third Saturday in December, annually. Annual elections in Americuswhen held SEC. II. Be it further enacted, That at the election held on the day and month specified above, in the year 1876, there shall be elected a Mayor and three Aldermen, and a Clerk and Treasurer, to serve two years, and until their successors are elected and qualified, and that at the same election three Aldermen shall be elected to serve one year, and until their successors are elected and qualified; the three Aldermen receiving the highest number of votes at said election to be elected for two years; the three Aldermen receiving the next to the highest number of votes, less than the three highest, to be elected for one year. In case of a tie vote of any of the Aldermen elected, and to determine who shall serve for the long or short term, the other elected Aldermen, not interested in such tie vote, shall determine by ballot who are to serve the long and short term, respectively. Terms of officers Tie votehow determined

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SEC. III. Be it further enacted, That at each succeeding election, unless to fill an unexpired term, three Aldermen shall be elected to serve two years; and each alternate year, in addition thereto, a Mayor and a Clerk and Treasurer shall be elected for two years, and until their successors are elected and qualified, and the polls at said elections shall be opened at 9 o'clock a. m., and close at 4 o'clock p. m. SEC. IV. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 28, 1876. Charter of Athens amended. No. CLVII. (O. No. 152.) An Act to add a proviso to section 21 of an Act to amend the charter of the town of Athens, and the various Acts amendatory thereof, approved August 24, 1872. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That the following proviso be added to the above recited section: Provided, that said Mayor and Council of the city of Athens shall not have authority to grant licenses for the sale of spirituous, intoxicating or malt liquors, in any quantity, within three hundred yards, in an air line, of the court house square in said city. Sale of [Illegible Text] in Athens restricted SEC. II. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 21, 1876. Charter of Athens amended. No. CLVIII. (O. No. 157.) An Act to amend an Act entitled an Act to amend the charter of the town of Athens, and the various Acts amendatory thereof, approved August 24, 1872. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That from and after the passage of this Act, an Act entitled an Act to amend the charter of the town of Athens, and the various Acts amendatory thereof, approved August 24, 1872, be so amended that of the one per centum annual tax authorized by the 24th section of said Act, the Mayor and Council of the city of Athens shall annually levy and collect one half of one per centum for the purpose of raising an annual revenue to pay the interest and principal of the one hundred thousand dollars of bonds, issued by the Mayor and Council of the city of Athens, to pay the subscription of said Mayor and Council to the capital stock of the Northeastern Railroad Company, said bonds issued by virtue of an Act of the General Assembly of Georgia, approved August 20, 1872. Mayor and Council of Athens authorized to levy extra tax

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SEC. II. Be it further enacted, That this Act shall not be construed to either enlarge or restrict the powers and authority conferred upon the Mayor and Council of the city of Athens by the 24th section of the Act of the General Assembly of Georgia, approved August 24th, 1872, other than to require the annual levy of the one-half of one per centum tax to raise revenue to pay the principal and interest of the bonds of the city of Athens mentioned in this Act, and to [Illegible Text] the Mayor and Council of the city of Athens applying the revenue raised by said annual levy of one-half of one per centum for any other municipal purpose whatsoever. Construction of Act SEC. III. Be it further enacted, That nothing in this Act shall be construed as in any wise conflicting with the provisions of the Act entitled 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, approved February 28, 1874. Does not conflict with Act of Feb. 28, 1874 SEC. IV. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 21, 1876. To regulate election of Mayor of [Illegible Text]. No. CLIX. (O. No. 261.) An Act to regulate the time for which the Mayor of the city of Augusta shall hold office, and for other purposes. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That the time for which the Mayor of the city of Augusta shall hold said office be and the same is hereby extended to the term of three years. Term of office of Mayor of Augusta extended SEC. II. Be it further enacted, That no person, except one elected to fill an unexpired term, shall be eligible to re-election to said office until after the expiration of one term, or the lapse of three years. Incumbent [Illegible Text] to re-election SEC. III. Be it further enacted, That the Mayor shall have the revision of all ordinances appropriating money or creating any new debt, other than for ordinary current expenses, or for the payment of debts already incurred. Every such ordinance shall be presented to the Mayor, and before it shall take effect be approved by him, or being disapproved shall be re-passed by a vote of two-thirds of the members of Council. Veto power SEC. IV. Be it further enacted, That the provisions of this Act shall not take effect until the expiration of the term for which the present Mayor of said city has been elected, but shall take effect from and after the next municipal election in said city. Act takes effect, when SEC. V. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 23, 1876.

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Charter of Barnesville amended. No. CLX. (O. No. 420.) An Act to amend an Act entitled an Act to incorporate the town of Barnesville, in the county of Pike, and for other purposes, assented to February 20, 1854, and to amend an Act conferring additional powers upon the corporate authorities of the town of Barnesville, in the county of Pike, approved December 11, 1871, and to confer additional powers upon the corporate authorities of said town. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That section 2 of said Act, approved 20th of February, 1854, be amended by striking out the words the elections shall be held annually on the first Saturday in January, and inserting in lieu thereof the elections shall be held annually on the second Tuesday in December. Charter of Barnesville amended SEC. II. Be it further enacted, That section 17 of an Act to confer additional powers upon the corporate authorities of the town of Barnesville, approved December 11, 1871, be amended by adding the words: And said Mayor and Council of the town of Barnesville shall have full power and authority to enforce the payment of fines for the violation of the ordinances of said town, by compelling parties who fail or refuse to pay such fines to work on the street or public works of said town not exceeding thirty days. Town authorities may force collection of fines. SEC. III. Be it further enacted, That said Mayor and Council, or either of them, of the town of Barnesville, shall have jurisdiction of all vagrants within the limits of said corporation, with full power and authority, under warrant, to have arrested persons who are vagrants, or charged therewith, and bind them over to answer said charge at the Superior Court of said county. May bind over vagrants SEC. IV. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 28, 1876. Charter of Belton amended. No. CLXI. (O. No. 384.) An Act to amend the charter of the town of Belton, in the counties of Hall and Banks. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That the charter of the town of Belton, in the counties of Hall and Banks, be so amended as to prohibit the municipal authorities of said town from levying and collecting any tax for corporation purposes on unimproved land, or land which derives its chief value from its adaptation to agricultural purposes, beyond the value of said land for agricultural purposes. Certain land in Belton exempted from taxation SEC. II. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 28, 1876.

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Charter of Bowden amended. No. CLXII. (O. No. 216.) An Act to amend an Act entitled An Act to amend an Act to incorporate the town of Bowden, in the county of Carroll, approved March 19, 1869. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That from and after the passage of this Act, that an Act to amend an Act entitled an Act to amend an Act to incorporate the town of Bowden, approved March 19, 1869, be and the same is hereby so amended as to read: The Mayor of said town shall be elected (at the time and place specified and provided for in said Act, to which this is amendatory) by the citizens of said town qualified to vote for members of the General Assembly, and said Mayor shall be elected annually, as provided for in said Act. Mayor of Bowdenhow elected SEC. II. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 23, 1876. Charter of Brunswick amended. No. CLXIII. (O. No. 287.) An Act to amend an Act to consolidate and amend the several Acts incorporating the city of Brunswick, and for other purposes therein mentioned, and to confer additional powers on the Mayor and Council of the city of Brunswick. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That from and after the passage of this Act, the 12th section of the Act to consolidate and amend the several Acts incorporating the city of Brunswick, approved August 27, A. D., 1872, be so amended that the same shall read: Provided, the rate of taxation shall not exceed one and one-half of one per centum upon a fair valuation of the property taxed. Charter of Brunswick amended Rate of taxation SEC. II. Be it further enacted, That the Mayor and Council shall have power and authority 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, calling, trade 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. Persons required to register their business SEC. III. Be it further enacted, That all bankers, brokers and commission merchants be required to pay for their business license, during each year, a sum not exceeding three hundred dollars. Bankers and Com'n Merchants required to take out license

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SEC. IV. Be it further enacted, That all retail liquor dealers be required to pay for their license a sum not exceeding one thousand dollars. Retail liquor dealers SEC. V. Be it further enacted, That all other liquor dealers, including druggists, who sell for other than medicinal purposes, be required to pay for their registration and license a sum not exceeding five hundred dollars. Other liquor dealers SEC. VI. Be it further enacted, That all other persons, firms, companies and corporations be required to pay for their registration and license a sum not exceeding two hundred dollars. Registration fee SEC. VII. Be it further enacted, That the said Mayor and Council shall have the power and authority to allow all persons, firms, companies and corporations to take out their licenses quarterly: Provided, the amounts required for the four quarters shall not exceed the amounts named for the annual license and registration. License may issue quarterly SEC. VIII. Be it further enacted, That the Mayor and Council of the city of Brunswick shall have power and authority to compromise and make settlement of the present indebtedness of the said city with its creditors, and to issue bonds in carrying the said settlements into effect: Provided, that the total amount issued shall not exceed eighty thousand ($80,000) dollars, and shall have power to issue bonds for no other purpose, except upon the vote of two-thirds of the registered voters of said city, at an election held for that purpose. May compromise indebtedness, issue bonds, etc. SEC. IX. Be it further enacted, That the said Mayor and Council shall have full and complete power and authority to exchange portions of the town commons for the bonded indebtedness of the said city: Provided, the price of said commons in said exchange shall not be less than the average assessment of the said town commons for the past six years by the City Assessor; that the City Council may exempt the property from city taxation for the unexpired term of years for which the indebtedness had to run. May make payment in certain property SEC. X. Be it further enacted, That the Mayor of said city, while sitting as Judge of the Police Court of said city, shall have the authority and power to make the punishment inflicted for the violation of the ordinances of said city alternative, id est, fine, and in default of payment of fine, imprisonment in the guard house or work on public works. Mayor may render judgment in alternative SEC. XI. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 25, 1876.

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Charter of Blakely amended. No. CLXIV. (O. No. 167.) An Act to amend an Act entitled An Act to incorporate the town of Blakely, in the county of Early, and State of Georgia; appoint Commissioners for the same, and for other purposes, approved October 24, 1870. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That from and after the passage of this Act, the above recited Act be so amended that the corporate limits of the town of Blakely be one mile square, and that the court house in said town be the centre of said square. Corporate limits of Blakely SEC. II. Be it further enacted, That said Council shall survey, or cause to be surveyed, within ninety days from the passage of this Act, the corporate limits of said town of Blakely, as provided for in this Act, and that the said survey be entered upon the minutes of said Council, and shall be made a part of the records of said Council. Survey SEC. III. Be it further enacted, That the chairman of the said Council be and he is hereby authorized to try all offenses coming under the jurisdiction of said Council: Provided, that any person having been so tried shall have the right to appeal to a majority of said Council. Powers of Chairman of Council SEC. IV. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 21, 1876. Charter of Butler amended. No. CLXV. (O. No. 396.) An Act to alter and amend an Act entitled an Act to incorporate the town of Butler, in the county of Taylor, approved August 27, 1872, and for other purposes. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That section 13 of the before recited Act, be amended so as to authorize the Mayor and Aldermen of said town of Butler, to fix license for retailing spirituous or malt liquors within the corporate limits of said town, at the sum of five hundred dollars, so that said section of said Act shall read, commencing at the word provided, where it first occurs in said section, and ending at the word dollars, where it first occurs in said section, as follows: The license for retailing spirituous or malt liquors in said town shall not exceed the sum of five hundred dollars. Mayor and Aldermen, authorized to fix license fee SEC. II. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 28, 1876.

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Charter of Carnesville amended. No. CLXVI. (O. No. 160.) An Act to amend an Act entitled an Act to incorporate the town of Carnesville, in Franklin County; to provide for Commissioners for the same; to define their powers and duties; to repeal all former laws incorporating said town, and for other purposes, approved August 24, 1872, so as to allow said Commissioners to subscribe stock to the Franklin County Institute. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That from and after the passage of this Act the above and foregoing recited Act, approved August 24, 1872, be so amended as to allow said Commissioners of said incorporate town to subscribe for and own any number of shares, not to exceed ten, in the Franklin County Institute, a joint stock company in the town of Carnesville: Provided, the proposition to make said subscription be first submitted to the lawful voters of said incorporation, for their rejection or approval. Commis'rs of Franklin authorized to subscribe to Franklin Institute SEC. II. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 21, 1876. Charter of Columbus amended. No. CLXVII. (O. No. 432.) An Act to alter and amend the charter of the city of Columbus, so as to abolish the office of Deputy Marshal of said city. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That the charter of the city of Columbus shall be so altered and amended as to abolish the office of Deputy Marshal of said city; the same to go into effect from and after the expiration of the term of office of the present incumbent. Office of Deputy Marshal abolished in Columbus SEC. II. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 28, 1876. Charter of Camilla amended. No. CLXVIII. (O. No. 387.) An Act to change and define the corporate limits of the town of Camilla, in Mitchell County, in this State. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That from and after the passage of this Act the corporate limits of the town of Camilla, in Mitchell County, in this State, shall be so changed and defined as to extend to the distance of three-quarters of one mile in every direction from the court house in said town: Provided, that lands used exclusively for farming purposes, within said limits, shall not be subject to municipal tax. Corporate limits of Camilla extended SEC. II. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 28, 1876.

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Charter of Cave Spring amended. No. CLXIX. (O. No. 89.) An Act to amend an Act entitled an Act to amend and reduce into one the several Acts and amendments thereto incorporating the village of Cave Spring, in the county of Floyd, approved December 14, 1871. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That the Mayor, Recorder and Councilmen elected on the first [Illegible Text] in January, 1876, by the legal voters of the corporation of the village of Cave Spring, and their successors in office, shall be authorized to exercise all the powers and perform all the duties required of such officers, respectively, by an Act entitled An Act to prescribe the manner of incorporating towns and villages in this State, approved August 26, 1872, and shall continue in office for one year, or until their successors are qualified to act. Act of Aug. 26, '72, made applicable to Cave Spring SEC. II. Be it further enacted, That the above recited Act, except sections 2, 3, 4 and 5, shall hereafter be held and deemed as an amendment to an Act entitled An Act to reduce into one the several Acts and amendments thereto incorporating the village of Cave Spring, approved December 14, 1871; and all future elections for officers of said corporation shall be held annually for Mayor, Recorder and five Councilmen, as authorized and directed by said Act. Act of Dec. 14, 1871, amended SEC. III. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 17, 1876. Charter of Dawson amended. No. CLXX. (O. No. 305.) An Act to amend an Act to incorporate the city of Dawson, in the county of Terrell; to define the limits thereof, and for other purposes mentioned therein, approved August 22, 1872, and also an Act amendatory thereto, approved March 2, 1874. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That from and after the passage of this Act the above recited Acts be so amended as to require the election for a Mayor and Aldermen of said city of Dawson, to be held on the second Wednesday in December next, and on the second Wednesday in December in each and every year thereafter. Mayor of Dawsonwhen elected SEC. II. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 25, 1876.

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Charter of Decatur amended. No. CLXXI. (O. No. 532.) An Act to amend an Act entitled an Act to amend an Act entitled an Act to alter, change and amend an Act to incorporate the town of Decatur in the county of DeKalb, assented to December 10, 1823, approved March 3, 1856, to extend the corporate limits of said town and confer additional powers upon the Commissioners of said town, approved December 15, 1871, by striking out of section 5 th of said Act the words not exceeding two hundred and fifty dollars, in the eighth line of said 5 th section, and inserting in lieu thereof the words not exceeding one thousand dollars. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That from and after the passage of this Act, the words not exceeding two hundred and fifty dollars, in the eighth line of the 5th section of the above recited Act, shall be stricken out, and the words not exceeding one thousand dollars, inserted in lieu thereof. Act of Dec. 15, 1871, amended SEC. II. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 29, 1876. Charter of De Soto amended. No. CLXXII. (O. No. 521.) An Act to alter and amend the charter of the town of De Soto, in the county of Floyd, and for other purposes. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That from and after the 11th day of March, 1876, the municipal government of said town shall vest in a Mayor and four Aldermen, who shall be elected by the qualified voters of said town on the above mentioned day. Mayor and Aldermen of DeSotoelection of SEC. II. Be it further enacted, That all male citizens in said town, over the age of twenty-one years, and who shall have resided within the corporate limits of said town thirty days prior to the day of election, shall be deemed qualified voters at all elections for municipal officers of said town. Qualifications of voters SEC. III. Be it further enacted, That all elections for municipal officers of said town shall be conducted by any two or more managers who have been citizens of said town for twelve months prior to the day of election, who shall certify the same under oath, which certificate of election shall authorize the persons so elected to enter upon the duties of their offices. Electionshow conducted SEC. IV. Be it further enacted, That the Mayor and Aldermen shall hold their offices until their successors are elected and qualified, which said election shall be held on the first Saturday in December of each and every year, and the officers so elected shall be installed into office on the first Monday in January ensuing. Terms of office

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SEC. V. Be it further enacted, That the Mayor of said town shall be ex-officio Justice of the Peace within the jurisdictional limits of said town. Jurisdiction of Mayor SEC. VI. Be it further enacted, That said Mayor and Council shall have power to levy a road and street tax not exceeding three dollars upon each and every person residing in said town subject to road duty, which tax, when paid, shall exempt the party from road and street duty for that municipal year: Provided, that any person may discharge his [Illegible Text] to said tax by working six days upon the streets of said town, under regulations to be prescribed by the authorities of said town; and to levy a tax upon all real and personal property not exceeding one-fifth of one per cent. upon the value thereof. May levy street tax Proviso SEC. VII. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 29, 1876. Charter of Franklin amended. No. CLXXIII. (O. No. 506.) An Act to amend the several Acts incorporating the town of Franklin, in the county of Heard, and all amendatory Acts; to change and define the corporate limits of said town; to limit the powers of the Mayor, Recorder and Councilmen, and for other purposes herein mentioned. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That from and after the passage of this Act, the corporate limits of the town of Franklin, in Heard County, shall not extend beyond the Western bank of the Chattahoochee river, only to include the ferry landing and the property belonging to the Franklin Bridge Company. Corporate limits defined SEC. II. Be it further enacted, That all the power and authority conferred upon the Mayor, Recorder and Councilmen of the town of Franklin, to assess and lay a specific tax on the inhabitants of said town, and those who transact or offer to transact business therein, be and the same are hereby repealed, and the taxes to be levied upon the real and personal property within the corporate limits of said town, shall be whatever per cent., not to exceed one-fourth 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. Specific tax repealed SEC. III. Be it further enacted, That the Marshal of the town of Franklin shall receive such compensation for his services, not to exceed one hundred dollars per annum and perquisites, as may be fixed by Council, which shall not be increased or diminished during his term of office. Marshal's salary SEC. IV. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 28, 1876.

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Charter of Harlem amended. No. CLXXIV. (O. No. 232.) An Act to alter and amend the charter of the town of Harlem, in the county of Columbia. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That from and after the passage of this Act, section 2 of the Act incorporating the town of Harlem, approved October 24, 1870, be altered and amended to read as follows: That Andrew J. Sanders, Newnan Hicks, H. A. Cook, M. B. Hatcher and M. W. Morrison, be and they are hereby appointed Commissioners of said town, who shall, at their first meeting, elect from their body a President, Treasurer and Clerk, and appoint a Marshal and all other officers they may think proper to carry this Act into effect; and the said President and Commissioners, and their successors in office, are hereby declared to be a body corporate and politic, under the name and title of the Commissioners of the town of Harlem, and by that name sue and be sued, plead and be impleaded, in any of the courts of this State; and said Commissioners, or a majority of them, and their successors in office, shall have full power and authority to make all by-laws, rules and regulations necessary and proper for the government of said town, which are not repugnant to the Constitution and laws of this State and of the United States. Charter of Harlem amended Commiss'rsduties, powers, etc. By-laws SEC. II. Be it further enacted, That the Commissioners shall have full power to open or widen streets in said town; that in all cases where a question of right of way may arise between property owners and Commissioners, and the parties be unable to agree, the property owner may select a freeholder, and the Commissioners a freeholder, and the two freeholders thus selected may select the third freeholder, who shall assess the damages to be paid by said Commissioners. The said board, thus selected, shall notify the parties of the time and place of meeting to make the assessment for damages, and each party shall have the right of appeal to the Superior Court, under the law now in force: Provided, the party so appealing shall give notice to the said Board of Assessors within ten days after the assessment is made. May open streets Questions of differencehow settled Right of appeal SEC. III. Be it further enacted, That no person shall be permited to sell spirituous or alcoholic liquors within the corporate limits of said town. Sale of liquors prohibited SEC. IV. Be it further enacted, That section 7 of the Act approved October 24, 1870, incorporating said town of Harlem, be and said 7th section is hereby repealed. 7 of Act of Oct. 24, '70, repealed SEC. V. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 23, 1876.

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Charter of Homerville amended. No. CLXXV. (O. No. 404.) An Act to amend an Act incorporating the town of Homerville, in the county of Clinch, approved February 15, 1869. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That the Act incorporating the town of Homerville, in the county of Clinch, approved February 15, 1869, be and the same is hereby amended, as follows: Charter of Homerville amended FirstShould a vacancy at any time occur in the Board of Commissioners, by death, resignation or otherwise, said board shall have the power to fill such vacancy, at any regular or called meeting of the same for that purpose, by ballot or otherwise, a majority of the remaining members of said board being sufficient to make a choice of a person or persons to fill such vacancy. Vacancieshow filled SecondWhenever a fine is imposed on any person for a violation of any of the ordinances or by-laws, and such fine, together with the costs, are not paid, it shall be lawful for the Clerk of said board to issue execution, and the Marshal shall proceed to levy and collect the same under the same rules and regulations governing constables' sales, unless the same be levied on realty, when the execution shall be returned to the Sheriff of the county, who shall advertise and sell under the terms now prescribed for the sale of realty by Sheriffs. Clerk may issue executions for fines ThirdSaid board shall have the power and authority to sentence offenders to work on the streets or roads, or hire the same out to any person to work on any public or private works, for any time not exceeding thirty days for each offense. May sentence to work on the streets SEC. II. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 28, 1876. Charter of Hogansville amended. No. CLXXVI. (O. No. 374.) An Act to alter and amend an Act to incorporate the town of Hongansville, in the county of Troup, and State of Georgia; to appoint Commissioners for the same, and for other purposes, approved October 12, 1870. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That from and after the passage of this Act, the 2d section of the above recited Act, be so changed as to make the corporate limits of the town of Hogansville, extend only one-half mile in every direction from the railroad depot. Limits of Hogansville changed SEC. II. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 28, 1876.

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Charter of Louisville modified. No. CLXXVII. (O. No. 346.) An Act to repeal so much of the Act of incorporation of the town of Louisville, in the county of Jefferson, and Acts amendatory thereof, as gives to the Chairman and Commissioners of said town the power to sell the commons belonging to said town, and to invest such power in the Trustees of the Louisville Academy. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That so much of the Act of incorporation of the town of Louisville, in the county of Jefferson, and Acts amendatory thereof, as authorizes the Chairman and Commissioners of said town to sell the commons, or any part thereof, belonging to said town, be and the same are hereby repealed. Authority to sell the commons of Louisville repealed SEC. II. Be it further enacted, That the Trustees of the Louisville Academy, and their successors in office, be and they are hereby authorized and empowered to sell, either at public or private sale, so much and such parts of said town common as in their judgment may be proper, and to make and execute titles to the same. Trustees of the Louisville Academy authorized to sell commons SEC. III. Be it further enacted, That the proceeds of such sales, after paying the necessary expenses attending the same, shall be turned over to the Treasurer of said Board of Trustees and appropriated to the Academy, as heretofore provided for by law. Proceeds of salehow appropriated SEC. IV. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 25, 1876. Charter of Madison amended. No. CLXXVIII. (O. No. 510.) An Act to amend the Act approved March 12, 1866, incorporating the city of Madison; to vest power in the Mayor and Aldermen thereof; to license auctioneers, to charge for same, and inflict penalties for exercising such privilege without license; to require certain citizens to work roads, streets and alleys, or pay for release; and to change the time of holding election for Mayor and Aldermen. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That the Mayor and Aldermen of the city of Madison shall have power to license auctioneers for said city, charging therefor such sum as they may deem proper, and to impose and inflict pains, penalties and forfeitures upon any one exercising the privileges or functions of an auctioneer within the corporate limits of said city, without such license, by fine or imprisonment in the common jail of said county, or in the guard house of said city: Provided, no fine or forfeiture for one individual offense shall exceed fifty dollars, and no imprisonment shall be for more than ten days. Mayor and Council may license Auctioneers May impose penalties, etc.

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SEC. II. Be it further enacted, That said Mayor and Aldermen shall have power to require every male resident of said city, not under sixteen nor over fifty years of age, to work not exceeding fifteen days annually, by himself, or an acceptable substitute, on the roads, streets and alleys of said city, under the direction of such superintendent as the Mayor and Aldermen may appoint. Any person subject to this service may be released therefrom by paying to the Treasurer of said city the sum of two dollars annually; and if the work and money so paid is not sufficient to put and keep the roads, streets and alleys of said city in good repair, the Mayor and Aldermen shall levy a tax on all the subjects of taxation therein sufficient for that purpose. May [Illegible Text] work on streets SEC. III. Be it further enacted, That the election for Mayor and Aldermen of said city shall be held on the first Wednesday in April next, and on the first Wednesday in April of every year thereafter. Elections SEC. IV. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 28, 1876. Charter of Milledgeville amended. No. CLXXIX. (O. No. 36.) An Act to amend the charter of the city of Milledgeville. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That from and after the passage of this Act the charter of the city of Milledgeville be and the same is hereby amended, so that the Mayor and Aldermen of said city shall have no power to lease or sell any part of the town common, except for actual building and habitation purposes, and that only in quantities of one acre or less, and no more; the building thereon to be erected and actually and bona fide inhabited continuously, by the purchaser or his family, or legal representative, within twelve months from the date of lease or sale, on penalty of the contract of purchase being instantly, without any process of law, ipso facto void, and all advance payment forfeited. Charter of Milled'eville amended SEC. II. Be it further enacted, That the duty of keeping the streets and bridges in repair shall be and is hereby confined to such streets only as the Mayor and Aldermen shall, from time to time, by ordinance of record and proclamation, advertised three months in a city newspaper, declare to be public streets, or parts of streets: Provided, however, that the inhabitants outside of such proclaimed limits or public streets, but inside the limits of the city common, shall not be taxable for any city purpose, except on their own petition for police purposes; such petition to be made on terms to be prescribed by the Mayor and Aldermen of the city, and to be signed either by all the heads of families outside of the public streets, as proclaimed, or of such squares or districts as may desire police protection, and be willing to be taxed for its maintenance. Public streets Proviso

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SEC. III. Be it further enacted, That the charter of said city of Milledgeville be so amended, that after the expiration of the term of office of the present Marshal of said city, the Marshal shall be elected by the Council of said city. Future Marshalshow elected SEC. IV. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 15, 1876. Charter of Milledgeville amended. No. CLXXX. (O. No. 81.) An Act to amend the charter of the city of Milledgeville, so far as regards the election and removal of City Marshal, and to authorize a city chain gang. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That from and after the passage of this Act, the charter of the city of Milledgeville be and is hereby so amended that the City Marshal shall be elective only by the Mayor and Aldermen, by a majority vote, and shall be removable by them by two-thirds vote; also, that for punishment of offenders in case of any offense now within the jurisdiction of the said Mayor and Aldermen, they, the said Mayor and Aldermen, may establish a city chain gang; but confinement and labor therein shall in [Illegible Text] case exceed sixty days: Provided, this Act shall not be so [Illegible Text] as to conflict any way with the criminal jurisdiction of the County Court or Superior Court. Charter of Milled'eville amended SEC. II. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 17, 1876. Charter of Morgan amended. No. CLXXXI. (O. No. 93.) An Act to amend the Act entitled an Act to incorporate the town [Illegible Text] Morgan, in Calhoun County, and appoint Commissioners for [Illegible Text] same, approved March 5, 1856. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That from and after the [Illegible Text] of this Act, the said recited Act be and is hereby amended [Illegible Text] adding to the first section thereof the words following to [Illegible Text] And Commissioners, or a majority of them, have power to [Illegible Text] and be contracted with, in writing, as a corporate body. Commiss'rs of Morgan authorized to make contracts SEC. II. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 19, 1876.

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Charter of Swainsboro amended. No. CLXXXII. (O. No. 73.) An Act to amend the charter of the town of Swainsboro, in Emanuel County, and for other purposes. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That from and immediately after the passage of this Act, the several Acts incorporating the town of Swainsboro, in Emanuel County, [Illegible Text] and the same are hereby so amended as to include all the provisions of an Act of the General Assembly of Georgia, entitled an Act to prescribe the manner of incorporating towns and villages in this State, approved August [Illegible Text], 1872. Charter of Swainsboro amended SEC. II. Be it further enacted, That all the provisions of said [Illegible Text] Acts incorporating the town of Swainsboro, that are in [Illegible Text] with this Act, except the Act giving the Commissioners of said town exclusive control of the sale of intoxicating liquors for two miles in every direction from the court house, in said town, be and the same are hereby repealed. Conflicting Acts repealed Exception SEC. III. Be it further enacted, That from and after the first day [Illegible Text] April, 1876, it shall not be lawful for any person or persons to [Illegible Text] intoxicating liquors, by retail, within three miles of the Masonic [Illegible Text] in said town; and no officer or officers shall have [Illegible Text] to grant license for the retail of intoxicating liquors within said [Illegible Text]. Sale of liquor prohibited SEC. IV. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 17, 1876. Substitute for section 5, charter of Van Wert. No. CLXXXIII. (O. No. 69.) [Illegible Text] Act to repeal section 5 of the charter of Van Wert, and to substitute another in lieu thereof, and for other purposes. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That section 5 of the [Illegible Text] of Van Wert, be and the same is hereby repealed, and the [Illegible Text] substituted in lieu thereof: That the said President and [Illegible Text], or a majority of them, shall hold their meetings at [Illegible Text] times and places, within said town of Van Wert, as they may [Illegible Text] proper; shall have power to levy a tax on real and personal [Illegible Text] within the limits of said town, and for the benefit thereof [Illegible Text] said tax shall not exceed fifty per cent. on the State tax.) [Illegible Text] may pass rules and regulations for taxing ten pin alleys, [Illegible Text] tables, and other establishments calculated to encourage [Illegible Text]; or shows in said town of Van Wert, performing for the [Illegible Text] of gain; and itinerant traders within the limits of said [Illegible Text] and shall have full power to tax and regulate the sale of

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spirituous liquors and other intoxicating drinks within the limits of said town of Van Wert. Said Commissioners shall also have power to pass laws for enforcing order, for removing nuisances, and for the promotion of peace and good order, and shall have full power to remove all obstructions from the streets of said town of Van Wert. They shall also have power to punish offenders against their by-laws by fine and imprisonment (provided such fines shall not exceed twenty-five dollars or twenty 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 town, to work on the streets of the said town of Van Wert for a time not exceeding ten days in each year. Substitute for 5 of charter of Van Wert May levy tax May prescribe regulations [Illegible Text] enforce [Illegible Text] Proviso SEC. II. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 17, 1876. Charter of Watkinsville amended. No. CLXXXIV. (O. No. 452.) An Act to amend an Act entitled an Act to extend the corporate limits of the town of Watkinsville, in the county of Clarke, and for the better regulation and government of said town, approved December 6, 1822. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That from and after the passage of this Act, the 1st section of the above recited Act be and the same is hereby so amended as to include within the corporate limits of said town all the territory within one mile, in every direction, from the court house in said town. Corporate limits of Watkinsville extended SEC. II. Be it further enacted, That in addition to the five (5) Commissioners required to be chosen by the provisions of the 2d section of said Act, there shall be hereafter chosen annually, on the same day, in like manner, and for the same term, an officer, who shall be styled Intendant of the Board of Commissioners, who shall preside at all meetings of the board, and exercise the powers and perform the duties prescribed for Mayors of incorporated towns in sections 785 and 792 of the Code of 1873, and in addition to the duties imposed by the sections aforesaid, the Intendant of said board shall be, ex-officio, the Clerk and [Illegible Text] thereof. Office of Intendant created SEC. III. Be it further enacted, That the Board of Commissioners, provided for by said Act of 1822, shall meet in said [Illegible Text] at least twice in each month, for the transaction of all [Illegible Text] affecting the government and welfare of the citizens thereof; [Illegible Text] it shall be the duty of said board, at its second meeting in each year, to elect by ballot a suitable person, who shall not be a member of the board, to serve as Marshal of said town for a term [Illegible Text]

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[Illegible Text] year from the date of his election, and whose duty it shall be [Illegible Text] order in said town, to report to the Intendant and to [Illegible Text] Board of Commissioners all violations of the ordinances of the [Illegible Text], to attend all meetings of said board, and to perform such [Illegible Text] ministerial duties as shall be imposed on him by law, or [Illegible Text] of him by said board. Meetings of Commiss'rs SEC. IV. Be it further enacted, That such of the provisions of [Illegible Text] 779, 782, 783, 784, 785, 786, 787, 788, 789, 790, 791, [Illegible Text] 793, 794 and 796 of the Code of 1873, as are not in conflict [Illegible Text] the provisions of the foregoing sections of this Act, be and [Illegible Text] same are hereby made applicable to the government of said [Illegible Text] of Watkinsville: Provided, [Illegible Text] such enclosed lands, other [Illegible Text] gardens and town lots, regularly laid out, included within the [Illegible Text] limits of said town, and which are used as farms, or for [Illegible Text] purposes, shall not be subject to taxation by the municipal [Illegible Text] thereof, so long as such enclosed lands continue to be [Illegible Text] used; nor shall any debt be created against said town, by the authorities thereof, for any other purpose than that of defraying the ordinary expenses of the town, until two-thirds of the citizens qualified by law to vote at municipal elections therein, voting by [Illegible Text], shall have assented to the creation of such, nor until the [Illegible Text] of all citizens voting for and against the creation of such [Illegible Text] shall have been published for thirty days, by posting a list of [Illegible Text] same at the court house door in said town. Certain laws made applicable Proviso Creation of debts prohibited SEC. V. Be it further enacted, That the provisions of this Act [Illegible Text] not be of force until the amendments herein provided shall have been accepted by a majority of the citizens of the town of Watkinsville, who are entitled, under law, to vote at municipal [Illegible Text]; and be it further provided, that the Board of [Illegible Text] shall have power to fix the time and make all necessary [Illegible Text] for holding said election. Act to be submitted to the people SEC. VI. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 28, 1876. Charter of Waycross amended. No. CLXXXV. (O. No. 110.) [Illegible Text] Act to alter and amend an Act to incorporate the town of [Illegible Text], in the county of Ware, and to provide for the election of [Illegible Text] and Commissioners therefor, and to define their duties and [Illegible Text] powers, and for other purposes, approved 3 d day of March, 1874. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That the first section of the [Illegible Text] recited Act be so amended as to make the corporate limits [Illegible Text] a half mile in every direction from the court house. Corporate limits of Waycross SEC. II. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 19, 1876.

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Charter of Whitesburg amended. No. CLXXXVI. (O. No. 515.) An Act to amend an Act entitled an Act to incorporate the town of Whitesburg, in the county of Carroll, approved March 2, 1874. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That from and after the passage of this Act, that section 5 of the Act entitled an Act to incorporate the town of Whitesburg, approved March 2, 1874, be and the same is hereby so amended as to read, after the words ten days, or work on the streets or other public works within said town not exceeding fifteen days. Charter of Whitesburg amended SEC. II. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 29, 1876. Charter of Wrightsville amended. No. CLXXXVII. (O. No. 500.) An Act to amend an Act to incorporate the town of Wrightsville, in the county of Johnson; to appoint Commissioners for the same, and for other purposes therein mentioned, approved 23 d February, 1866, and for other purposes. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That the above recited Act be so amended as to extend the corporate limits of the town of Wrightsville, in the county of Johnson, one-half mile in every direction from the court house in said town: Provided, said extension shall not be construed to inclose any territory placed by agreement under the control of the Trustees of the Johnson County Academy. Corporate limits defined SEC. II. Be it further enacted, That all and every part and provision of the Act, of which this is amendatory, shall apply and be of full force over the extension of the corporate limits made by this Act as existed, or was of force in the corporate limits fixed by the Act of which this is amendatory. Act of Feb. 23, '66, remains of force SEC. III. Be it further enacted, That the Town Council of said town of Wrightsville, shall have no authority or power to interfere in any manner with any buildings at present erected on any of the streets of said town that may encroach in any manner on the streets thereof: Provided, no one shall be authorized or allowed to erect any other building hereafter that may encroach on any one of said streets. Council shall not interfere with buildings SEC. IV. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 28, 1876.

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CHAPTER III. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS. ACTS. No. 188. Tax ordinances of Augusta ratified. No. 189. Bonds for completion of Augusta canal. No. 190. Mayor of Augusta ex-officio Recorder. No. 191. Agricultural lands in Bainbridge exempted from taxation. No. 192. To repeal Registration Act of Bainbridge. No. 193. To prohibit the sale of liquors [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] No. 194. To regulate the sale of liquors [Illegible Text] Brunswick. No. 195. To prohibit the sale of liquors in Carnesville. No. 196. To prevent the sale of liquors in Carrollton. No. 197. To repeal Act of February 26, 1875, as to Cartersville. No. 198. To legalize election of officers in Cedartown. No. 199. To authorize the election of Intendant and Commissioners of [Illegible Text] No. 200. To prohibit the sale of liquors in Fort Valley. No. 201. Prohibition against the sale of liquors in Hampton repealed. No. 202. To prohibit the sale of liquors in Jacksonville. No. 203. To submit question of liquor [Illegible Text] in LaGrange to the people. No. 204. To regulate fees of certain officers of Lawrenceville. No. 205. To submit question of liquor [Illegible Text] in Lithonia to the people. No. 206. To allow the issue of certain bonds by authorities of Macon. No. 207. To prohibit the sale of liquors in Morgan. No. 208. To define corporate limits of Newnan. No. 209. To prohibit retail of liquor in Penfield. No. 210. To ratify sale of Gilmer street in Perry. No. 211. To adjust bonded debt of Rome. No. 212. To authorize Sandersville authorities to invest in S. T. R. R. bonds. No. 213. To prohibit retail of liquors in Villa Rica. No. 214. To amend Act prohibiting shooting guns, etc., in Vineville. No. 215. To prohibit the sale of liquors in Warrenton. No. 216. To authorize the issue of retail license in Washington. Tax ordinances of Augusta ratified. No. CLXXXVIII. (O. No. 21.) An Act to declare of full force and effect the tax ordinances of the City Council of the city of Augusta, for the year 1874, and for other purposes. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That all ordinances heretofore passed by the City Council of Augusta, for the levying, assessing and collecting any taxes for the support of said municipal government, or to pay the principal or interest on the bonded debt of said city, [Illegible Text] the year 1874, be and the same are hereby declared to have been from their passage, and to be of full force and effect until altered, changed, modified, amended, or repealed by said City Council. Ordinances of Augusta made valid SEC. II. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 10, 1876.

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Issue of bonds to complete Augusta Canal authorized. No. CLXXXIX. (O. No. 220.) An Act to limit and define the power of the municipal authorities of the city of Augusta to issue bonds for the completion of the Augusta Canal, and to confirm the bonds already issued for the enlargement of said canal as valid and binding. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That the City Council of Augusta shall have power to issue bonds, not to exceed one hundred thousand dollars, in addition to those already issued, to complete the Augusta Canal. Augusta may issue additional bonds for canal SEC. II. Be it further enacted, That all the bonds heretofore issued by the said City Council for the enlargement of said Augusta Canal, are hereby confirmed, and declared to be valid and binding. Bonds heretofore issued valid SEC. III. Be it further enacted, That the second proviso of the fourth section of An Act to provide for the manner of issuing county and municipal bonds, and to declare all bonds issued contrary thereto null and void, approved February 26th, 1874, as well as all laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act, be and the same are hereby repealed. Conflicting laws repealed Approved February 23, 1876. Mayor of Augusta made ex-officio Recorder. No. CXC. (O. No. 424.) An Act to require the Mayor of the city of Augusta to discharge the duties of the Recorder of said city; to limit the salary of said Mayor, and for other purposes. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That after the expiration of the present term of office of the Recorder of the city of Augusta, the duties of said office shall be discharged by the Mayor of said city, who shall be clothed with all the power, authority and jurisdiction heretofore conferred by law upon said Recorder. Office of Recorder abolished SEC. II. Be it further enacted, That the salary of said Mayor shall not exceed twenty-five hundred dollars per annum. Mayor's salary SEC. III. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 28, 1876.

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Agricultural lands in Bainbridge exempted from taxation. No. CXCI. (O. No. 295.) An Act to prohibit the municipal authorities of the city of Bainbridge from assessing, for the purpose of taxation, any lands within the corporate limits of said city used only for agricultural purposes, at any greater value than such lands are really worth for such purposes. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That from and after the passage of this Act it shall not be lawful for the municipal authorities of the city of Bainbridge, in Decatur County, Georgia, to assess, for the purpose of taxation, any lands within the corporate limits of said city, used solely for farm or agricultural purposes, at any greater value than their actual worth for such purposes. Agricultural lands in Bainbridge-how taxed SEC. II. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 25, 1876. Act requiring voters to register in Bainbridge repealed. No. CXCII. (O. No. 369.) An Act to repeal an Act entitled an Act to require the voters of the city of Bainbridge, Decatur County, Georgia, to register their names with the Clerk of the Council of said city thirty days before the annual municipal election, and for other purposes, approved March 3, 1874. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That from and after the passage of this Act, an Act entitled an Act to require the voters of the city of Bainbridge, Decatur County, Georgia, to register their names with the Clerk of the Council of said city, thirty days before the annual municipal election, and for other purposes, approved March 3, 1874, be and the same is hereby repealed. Registration Act for Bainbridge repealed SEC. II. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 26, 1876. Sale of liquors in Bluffton prohibited. No. CXCIII. (O. No. 47.) An Act to prohibit the sale of intoxicating liquors within three miles, in any direction, of Bluffton, in the county of Clay. 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 or barter, in any quantity, intoxicating liquors of any kind within three miles of Bluffton, in the county of Clay. Sale of liquor near Bluffton prohibited

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SEC. II. Be it further enacted, That any person violating the Ist section of this Act shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and on conviction in any court having jurisdiction, shall be fined in a sum not less than one hundred nor more than five hundred dollars, in the discretion of the court: Provided, persons having license to sell liquor in said territory, at the time of the passage of this Act, shall be permitted to continue in the traffic until the expiration of their license. Penalty for violation SEC. III. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 16, 1876. Sale of liquors in Brunswick prohibited. No. CXCIV. (O. No. 357.) An Act to regulate the sale of spirituous, vinous, malt and medicated liquors in the city of Brunswick, county of Glynn, State of Georgia, and to submit the same to a vote of the people. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That it shall be unlawful for any person or persons to sell, either directly or indirectly, either by barter, exchange, or by any other device whatever, in quantities less than one-half gallon, any spirituous, vinous, malt, or intoxicating liquors of any kind, or any drinks made from or composed of them, in any way whatever, within the corporate limits of the city of Brunswick, in the county of Glynn, Georgia; and that the sale of alcoholic bitters, or medicated liquors of any kind or name whatever, within the above named boundaries, to be used otherwise than for medical purposes, 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 of the above mentioned liquors or bitters, to be used in or about the boundaries above mentioned, except in cases of sickness or injury, or wine for sacramental purposes, shall be deemed guilty of violating the provisions of this Act. Sale of liquors in Brunswick prohibited SEC. II. Be it further enacted, That the provisions of this Act shall not be of force until the same has been ratified by a majority of the legal votes cast at an election held in said city for that purpose, and that said election shall be held under the same rules and regulations as the elections for city officers in said city. Question to be submitted to the people SEC. III. Be it further enacted, That within thirty days after the passage of this Act, the Mayor of said city shall order an election to be held at such time as he shall designate, for the purpose of ratifying this Act; and that all voters who are in favor of the Act shall have on their tickets, For the Act, and all opposed to the Act shall have on their tickets, Against the Act. Electionwhen held

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SEC. IV. Be it further enacted, That the managers of such election shall keep, or cause to be kept, duplicate lists of voters and tally sheets, and shall certify and sign the same, one of which shall be forwarded, as soon as possible after such election, to the Secretary of State, and shall be by him forthwith laid before his Excellency the Governor, and the other shall be filed in the office of the Clerk of said city. If it appears to his Excellency the Governor, upon counting and consolidating the returns, that a majority of the legal votes cast are for the Act, then he shall, without delay, issue his proclamation, announcing the votes, and declaring that the provisions of this Act shall take effect within the boundaries mentioned in the first section of this Act, from and after a day named, which shall not be less than thirty nor more than ninety days from the date of such proclamation. Managersduties of Gov'r shall proclaim result SEC. V. Be it further enacted, That any person or persons who shall violate any or either of the sections of this Act, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and, upon conviction, shall be punished by a fine not less than one hundred nor more than one thousand dollars, and in default of payment of the fine, imprisonment not less than thirty days, nor longer than six months, or to work not to exceed twelve months on chain gang, on public works, or both fine and imprisonment, at the discretion of the court. Offendershow punished SEC. VI. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 25, 1876. Sale of liquors in Carnesville prohibited. No. CXCV. (O. No. 129.) An Act to suppress and prohibit the sale of spirituous and intoxicating liquors within one and a half miles of the court house in the town of Carnesville, Franklin County, Georgia, and for other purposes. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That from and after the first day of June, 1876, 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 one and a half miles of the court house in the town of Carnesville, Franklin County, Georgia. Sale of liquors in Carnesville prohibited 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 Carnesville 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. Medicated liquors Physician or druggist selling

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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. Giving to minors 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 cost, 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 Carnesville, 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 Carnesville on the second Saturday in March, 1876, 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 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 Franklin. 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. Offenders-how punished Submitted to the people Certificates of election Governor's proclamat'n SEC. V. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 21, 1876.

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Sale of liquors in certain towns in Carroll County regulated. No. CXCVI. (O. No. 407.) An Act to better prevent the sale of intoxicating liquors within the corporate limits of the towns of Carrollton, Bowden, Whitesburg, and Villa Rica, in the county of Carroll. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That from and after the passage of this Act, it shall not be lawful for any druggist, or other person, to sell, barter, exchange, or otherwise dispose of intoxicating liquors of any kind, under the name of bitters, medicine, or other mixture, or under any other pretense, within the corporate limits of said towns of Carrollton, Bowden, Whitesburg, and Villa Rica, in the county of Carroll, or either of them, except upon [Illegible Text] written prescription of a licensed physician, for medicinal purposes; nor shall it be lawful for any person to dispose of said liquors for any purpose, in the corporate limits of either of said towns, without first taking and subscribing to an oath that such person will not dispose of any manner of intoxicating liquors, under any name, in violation of this Act, nor cause the same to be done; and such oath shall be filed with the Mayor, or other principal officer of the corporate authorities of the town in which such persons shall dispose of such liquors. Regulations for liquor traffic in certain towns SEC. II. Be it further enacted, That any person violating the provisions of this Act, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and, on conviction thereof, shall be punished as prescribed in section 4310 of the Code of 1873. Offendershow punished SEC. III. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 28, 1876. Act of February 26, 1875, repealed as to Cartersville. No. CXCVII. (O. No. 75.) An Act to repeal an Act entitled an Act to regulate the sale of spirituous, vinous and malt liquors, in the counties of Floyd, Dade, Polk, Chattooga, Whitfield, Walker, Hall, Bartow, Gordon, Coweta, Carroll, Haralson, Murray, Paulding, and the town of Palmetto, in the county of Campbell, in the State of Georgia, and for other purposes, approved February 26, 1875, so far as the same relates to the city of Cartersville, in Bartow County. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc. 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 city of Cartersville, in Bartow County. [Illegible Text] SEC. II. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 17, 1876.

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Election of certain officers in Cedartown legalized. No. CXCVIII. (O. No. 66.) An Act to [Illegible Text] the election of municipal officers of the town of Cedartown, held on the first Saturday in January, A. D., 1876; to adopt a new charter for said town, and fix the boundaries of the same. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That the election for Mayor, Recorder and Councilmen, held in and for the town of Cedartown, Polk County, on the first Saturday in January, A. D., 1876, be and the same is hereby legalized and made valid. Election of town officers in Cedartown legalized SEC. II. Be it further enacted, That an Act to prescribe the manner of incorporating towns and villages, in this State, approved August 26, A. D., 1872, with the amendment thereto, be and the same is hereby made the charter of said town of Cedartown. Charter SEC. III. Be it further enacted, That the incorporation of said town shall extend one half mile in every direction from the centre of the court house. Corporate limits SEC. IV. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 17, 1876. Election of Intendant and Commissioners of Dahlonega authorized. No. CXCIX. (O. No. 123.) An Act to authorize the legal voters of the town of Dahlonega to hold an election for an Intendant and Board of Town Commissioners. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That an election be held on the 4th day of March next, in the town of Dahlonega, for an Intendant and four Town Commissioners, who shall hold their offices until the 1st day of January, 1877, or until their successors are elected and qualified. Intendant and Aldermen for Dahlonegaelection of SEC. II. Be it further enacted, That an annual election shall hereafter take place on the first Saturday in December of each year, in said town, for an Intendant and Commissioners; but in the event of a failure to hold such election from any cause, the Ordinary of said county, on the application of five citizens and voters of said town, shall order such election, and give fifteen days notice thereof by publication in the county gazette. Annual election SEC. III. Be it further enacted, That upon the election and qualification of said Intendant and Commissioners, they shall be governed by the charter and amendments to the charter of said town heretofore granted by the General Assembly. Rule of government SEC. IV. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 19, 1876.

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Sale of liquors in Fort Valley restricted. No. CC. (O. No. 436.) An Act to prohibit the sale of intoxicating liquors, or alcoholic bitters, in quantities less than five gallons, within the corporate limits of the town of Fort Valley, Houston County, Georgia, except in certain cases herein specified; and in less quantity than one gallon within one-half mile of Sunnyside Station, on the Central Railroad, in Spalding County, and for other purposes. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That from and after the first Wednesday in April next, 1876, 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 five gallons, within the corporate limits of the town of Fort Valley, Houston County, Georgia, except to practicing physicians, to be used only for medicinal purposes: Provided, a majority of the voters of said town, at the election for Mayor and Aldermen, on the first Wednesday in April next, approve of said Act. Retail of [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] in Fort Valley Proviso SEC. II. Be it further enacted, That from and after the passage of this Act, it shall not be lawful for any person or persons to sell, barter, or dispose of, for value, any intoxicating or spirituous liquors, in any quantity less than one gallon, within one-half mile of Sunnyside Station, on the Central Railroad, in Spalding County. Any one violating the provisions of this Act shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and, on conviction thereof, shall be punished as prescribed in section 4310 of the Code of 1873. Retail of liquors prohibited near Sunnyside station Offendershow punished SEC. III. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 28, 1876. Act prohibiting sale of liquors in Hampton repealed. No. CCI. (O. No. 456.) An Act to repeal an Act to prohibit the retail of intoxicating liquors within the incorporation of Hampton, Henry County, Georgia, approved March 6, 1875. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That an Act to prohibit the retail of intoxicating liquors within the incorporation of Hampton, Henry County, Georgia, approved March 6th, 1875, be and the same is hereby repealed. Prohibit'on on liquor traffic in Hampton repealed SEC. II. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 28, 1876.

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Sale of liquors in Jacksonville, etc., prohibited. No. CCII. (O. No. 520.) An Act to suppress and prohibit the sale of spirituous and intoxicating liquors within two miles of the town of Jacksonville, Telfair County, Georgia, and within two miles of Trinity and Fletcher Chapels, being churches in the 3 d district of Merriwether County. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That from and after the first day of March, 1876, 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 two miles of the town of Jacksonville, in Telfair County. Sale of liquors near Jacks'nville prohibited 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 limits, 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 Jacksonville, and boundaries mentioned in the 1st 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. All alcoholic mixtures prohibited SEC. III. Be it further enacted, That it shall not be lawful for any person to sell or dispose of in any manner, any spirituous liquors in any quantity less than five gallons within two miles of Trinity and Fletcher Chapels, being churches in the 3d district of Merriwether County. Any person violating the provisions of this section of this Act shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and be punished as prescribed in section 4310 of the Code. Sale near Trinity and Fletcher Chapels prohibited Penalty for violation SEC. IV. Be it further enacted, That within the above named limits 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. Giving to minors prohibited SEC. V. Be it further enacted, That the provisions of the foregoing section of this Act shall be applicable to the Red Clay Academy, near the town of Red Clay, in Whitfield County. Above sections apply to Red Clay SEC. VI. Be it further enacted, That any person who shall violate the provisions of either sections of this Act, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and, on conviction, shall be punished as prescribed in section 4310 of the Code. Offendershow punished SEC. VII. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 29, 1876.

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Question of liquor traffic in LaGrange submitted to voters. No. CCIII. (O. No. 439.) An Act to submit to the qualified voters of the city of LaGrange, in the county of Troup, the question whether or not spirituous, vinous or malt liquors shall be sold, bartered, or in any way disposed of for valuable consideration, within the corporate limits of said city, and for other purposes. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That the question, whether or not spirituous, vinous or malt liquors, shall be sold, bartered or in any other way disposed of for valuable consideration within the corporate limits of the city of LaGrange, in the county of Troup, in this State, may be submitted to the qualified voters of said city, in accordance with the provisions of the Act entitled an Act to regulate the sale of spirituous, vinous and malt liquors, in the counties of Floyd, Dade, Polk, Chattooga, Whitfield, Walker, Hall, Bartow, Gordon, Coweta, Carroll, Haralson, Murray, Paulding, and the town of Palmetto, in the county of Campbell, in the State of Georgia, and for other purposes, approved February 26, 1875. And all the provisions of said Act relating to the restriction of the sale of said liquors in less quantities than one gallon, are made applicable to the prohibition of the sale thereof within the corporate limits of said city of LaGrange, mutatis mutandis. Question of sale of liquor submitted to the people SEC. II. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 28, 1876. Fees of President and Commissioners of Lawrenceville. No. CCIV. (O. No. 102.) An Act to regulate the fees of the President of the Board of Town Commissioners and Marshal of the town of Lawrenceville, Gwinnett County. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That from and after the passage this Act, the fees allowed the President of the Board of Town [Illegible Text] of the town of Lawrenceville, Gwinnett County, [Illegible Text] be the same as are now allowed by law to Justices of the Peace; [Illegible Text] the fees allowed the Marshal of said town shall be the same as [Illegible Text] allowed Constables in criminal cases. Fees of President of Town Commiss'rs of Law-renceville Fees of Marshal SEC. II. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 19, 1876.

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Question of liquor traffic in Lithonia submitted to the voters. No. CCV. (O. No. 219.) An Act to submit to the legal voters residing within one mile of the Georgia Railroad depot, in the town of Lithonia, in DeKalb County, and to the legal voters residing within one mile of the town of Dallas, Paulding County, the question of prohibiting the sale of spirituous liquors, within said territory, of one mile in every direction from said depot and said town of Dallas. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That the Ordinary of DeKalb County, upon the address, by petition, of one-fourth of the legal voters residing within one mile of the depot in the town of Lithonia, in DeKalb County, shall advertise, by written notice, posted at the four most public places within said territory, an election, to be held within thirty days after the presentation of said petition, in the town of Lithonia, by the legal voters residing within one mile of the railroad depot, in said town, upon the question of Prohibition or No Prohibition of the sale of spirituous liquors within said territory or town. At such election only qualified voters, residing within one mile of said depot, shall be entitled to vote, and any person not residing within said territory, not otherwise disqualified, voting at said election, shall be subject to be indicted and punished as prescribed in section 4310 of Code of 1873. Question of selling liquors in Lithonia submitted to the people Illegal votingpenalty SEC. II. Be it further enacted, That said election shall be held and conducted as provided in the general election laws of this State, except the ballots shall have written on them For Prohibition or Against Prohibition, as each voter shall favor or oppose the sale of spirituous liquors. And should a majority of the votes cast at such election be For Prohibition, the managers shall report the result to the Ordinary, who shall make a record of the same in his office, and publish, by written notice, posted at four of the most public places within one mile of said depot, in the town of Lithonia; and after the expiration of ten days from the date of such advertisement, any person who shall sell, barter, or exchange to another, spirituous liquors in any quantity, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and, on conviction, shall be punished as prescribed in section 4310 of the Code of 1873. Electionhow conducted Majority for prohibitionduty of Ordinary Violatorshow punished SEC. III. Be it further enacted, That nothing in this Act shall be construed to interfere with the rights or privileges of any person or persons who are now engaged in the sale of liquors within said territory, of one mile in every direction from said depot in Lithonia, under license granted and unexpired; but that such persons shall be privileged to continue such business until expiration of license now running. Privilege of unexpired license SEC. IV. Be it further enacted, That all the foregoing provisions of this Act shall, mutato mutanda, be applicable to the town of Dallas, in the county of Paulding. The foregoing provisions applicable to Dallas SEC. V. Repeals conflicting laws. [Illegible Text]

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Issue of certain bonds in Macon authorized. No. CCVI. (O. No. 76.) An Act to authorize the Mayor and Council of the city of Macon to issue certain bonds, and for other purposes. WHEREAS, There are now outstanding small bonds of the city of Macon, amounting to about ten thousand dollars, which, from long use, have become mutilated and worn; therefore, SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That the Mayor and Council of the city of Macon be and they are hereby authorized to issue other bonds of like denomination, bearing two per cent. interest per annum, to the amount of ten thousand dollars; said new bonds to be used in redeeming and retiring said mutilated bonds. Macon authorized to issue bonds SEC. II. Be it further enacted, That the Mayor and Council of the city of Macon be and they are hereby authorized to make further issue of bonds bearing two per cent. interest, of like denomination, to be used in the purchase and redemption of other bonds of the city bearing seven per cent. interest: Provided, that for every one thousand dollars of said seven per cent. bonds so purchased or redeemed by the issue of said two per cent. bonds, at least one hundred dollars shall be made by the exchange in favor of said city, and the amount so made shall be placed by the Treasurer of the city to the credit of the bond account of the city, and be used in paying off the floating debt of the city. Issue of other bonds authorized Proviso SEC. III. Be it further enacted, That it shall be a misdemeanor in any officer of the city of Macon to issue or use any of said two per cent. bonds, except for the purposes herein specified, and for each said offense he shall be punished by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars, or imprisonment not to exceed six months. Misuse of bonds a misdemeanor SEC. IV. Be it further enacted, That this Act shall not go into force and effect until the same shall have been ratified and approved by a majority of the voters of said city at an election to be held for said purpose, and if the majority of said voters, at said election, shall vote against the ratification and approval of said Act, then this Act shall be [Illegible Text] and void. Question to be submitted to the people SEC. V. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 17, 1876. Sale of liquors in Morgan prohibited. No. CCVII. (O. No. 45.) An Act to prohibit the sale of intoxicating liquors within the incorporate limits of the town of Morgan, in Calhoun County. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That from and after the passage of this Act, it shall not be lawful for any person, either by himself or agent, to sell or otherwise dispose of spirituous intoxicating

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liquors within the incorporate limits of the town of Morgan, in Calhoun County. Sale of liquors prohibited SEC. II. Be it further enacted, That any person violating the 1st section of this Act shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and, upon conviction of the same, shall be punished as provided in section 4310 of the Code of Georgia. Penalty for violation SEC. III. Be it further enacted, That before this Act shall go into operation the Town Council of said town of Morgan shall order an election, in which election all the qualified voters of said town shall be entitled to vote, and shall give twenty days' notice of said election, and the time and place where the same shall be held. At said election said voters shall vote either For Prohibition, or Against Prohibition, and if, upon counting the votes cast, it shall appear that a majority of the voters voting have voted for prohibition, then the said Town Council shall issue their proclamation declaring this Act instantly of force, but if a majority shall vote against prohibition, then this Act shall not go into effect. Question to be submitted to the people SEC. IV. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 16, 1876. Corporate limits of Newnan [Illegible Text]. No. CCVIII. (O. No. 59.) An Act to change the line defining the corporate limits of the city of Newnan, in the county of Coweta. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That from and after the passage of this Act the line defining the corporate limits of the city of Newnan, in Coweta County, be so changed that the East half of lot of land number (40) forty, in the fifth district of said county, shall not be included within the corporate limits of said city of Newnan. Incorporate limits of Newnan restricted SEC. II. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February, 1876. Sale of liquors prohibited near Penfield. No. CCIX. (O. No. 175.) An Act to prohibit the retailing of spirituous and malt liquors, alcoholic bitters, or medicated liquors, or brandy fruits, within three miles of the village of Penfield, in the county of Greene, and for other purposes. 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 by retail or otherwise, directly or indirectly, either by barter,

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exchange, or by any other device whatever, any spirituous or intoxicating liquors, wine, bitters of any brand, any malt liquors or brandy fruits whatever, either furnished or given away in exchange or otherwise, within three miles of Penfield, in the county of Greene, except upon written certificate of some respectable practicing physician, in cases of sickness or injury. Sale of liquors prohibited near Penfield SEC. II. Be it further enacted, That any person who shall violate the provisions of this Act shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and on conviction, shall be fined in a sum not less than fifty nor more than one hundred dollars, with all cost, or imprisonment, if fine is not paid, not less than ten nor more than thirty days, or both, at the discretion of the court. Offenderspunishment of SEC. III. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 21, 1876. Sale of Gilmer street, in Perry, ratified. No. CCX. (O. No. 153.) An Act to ratify and confirm the sale of Gilmer street, in the town of Perry, Houston County. WHEREAS, The street known as Gilmer street, in the town of Perry, Houston County, was enclosed more than twenty years ago by the then owners of adjacent lands, and so continues enclosed to this time, in the possession of the present owners of adjacent land, through successive demises of the said lands, the public necessities of said town not requiring the opening of said street until the completion of the railroad to said town in the year 1873; and whereas, upon the completion of said railroad, the then Mayor and Aldermen of said town, in attempting to open said street as a way to the depot of said railroad, were opposed by said owners of adjacent lands, and long, vexatious and doubtful litigation was about to ensue; and whereas, the then Mayor and Aldermen of said town, in the Spring of the year 1875, settled and compromised said dispute with said owners of adjacent lands, by purchasing and opening a new street parallel to and instead of said Gilmer street, at the expense of said land owners, and thereupon said Mayor and Aldermen conveyed by deeds in fee simple to said owners of adjacent lands the several portions of said Gilmer street enclosed and possessed by them; and whereas, doubts exist as to the power of said Town Council to make said conveyances under the charter of said town, and equity and good conscience require that those who hold said portions of said Gilmer street under said deeds shall not hereafter be disturbed in their titles; therefore, Preamble

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SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That the action of said Mayor and Aldermen in settling and compromising said dispute, and in conveying by deeds in fee simple the portions of Gilmer street to the several owners of adjacent lands, as set forth in the preamble to this Act, be and the same is hereby ratified and confirmed. Action of city authorities of Perry in settling certain litigation legalized SEC. II. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 21, 1876. Adjustment of bonded debt of Rome. No. CCXI. (O. No. 381.) An Act to authorize and [Illegible Text] the Mayor and City Council of Rome to adjust and settle the present bonded debt of the city, and provide for the payment of the same. SECTION I. Be it enacted etc., That the Mayor and City Council of Rome, shall at any time hereafter, have power and authority to adjust and settle the present bonded debt of the city, or any part thereof, on such terms as may be agreed upon by the parties, and to effectuate this object, said Mayor and Council shall have authority to issue other bonds, to be used only in settlement of those now outstanding. Settlement of bonded debt of Rome authorized SEC. II. Be it further enacted, That when thus issued and used, it shall be the duty of said Mayor and Council to provide by taxation for the prompt, sure, and speedy payment of said bonds, together with interest, as soon as the same shall become due; and all money raised by virtue of the provisions of this Act shall be applied first to the payment of interest due, and next to the purchase or redemption of the bonds, and for no other purpose. Provision for the redemption of bonds SEC. III. Be it further enacted, That if at any time, the Mayor and Council shall fail, neglect, or refuse to pay said bonds, or the interest thereon when due, then the holder, his agent, or attorney may make oath, in writing, before any officer of this State, authorized to administer oaths, setting forth the entire amount due and claimed, and also that demand has been made at the proper place of payment, and that payment has been refused, and file the same, together with the bonds or coupons claimed to be due and unpaid, with the Clerk of the Superior Court of Floyd County, if the entire sum exceeds one hundred dollars, and with the Justice of the Peace, or Notary Public, whose jurisdiction extends over the city, if the entire sum claimed does not exceed one hundred dollars; and it shall then be the duty of the officer with whom said papers are filed to issue an execution returnable to their respective courts, against the said Mayor and City Council, for the amount alleged to be due, and the costs, which execution shall and may be enforced by levy and sale against the property of any one owing

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taxes to the city, and who has not already paid into the city treasury a sum sufficient to cover his proportion of the entire amount of the matured bonds and coupons, but in no event shall said execution proceed against any person for more than his proportion of said matured debt. Failure to paybondholders' remedy SEC. IV. Be it further enacted, That in ascertaining the proportion of any one's liability, reference shall be had to the assessment of realty, and the return of personalty last made, together with the City Tax Collector's books, which shall be always open to the inspection and examination of the creditor, his agent or attorney, and to the levying officer. Liability of citizenhow ascertained SEC. V. Be it further enacted, That persons holding past due bonds or coupons, shall embrace all their claims in one affidavit, and but one execution shall be issued in his favor for the sum due him. And owners of property levied upon shall be allowed to defend against said execution by affidavit of illegality upon the ground alone that he has paid his full proportion of the matured debt, the truth of which shall be determined by reference to the assessment, return and books mentioned in the preceding section, or the Tax Collector's receipt for the same. Persons holding more than one bond, but one execution Defense SEC. VI. Be it further enacted, That the officers charged with issuing and collection of executions, and guilty of neglect of duty, shall be subject to a rule as for contempt, by the proper court, nor shall an affidavit of illegality excuse the levying officer for not proceeding against other defaulting city tax payers to the extent of their liability. Illegality shall not stop other executions SEC. VII. Be it further enacted, That all property, both real and personal, liable for city taxes, shall be subject to said executions to the extent of the owner's responsibility under the provisions of this Act, and all proceedings touching the issuance and enforcement of executions herein provided for, shall be regulated by the laws of the State governing executions issued against persons upon judgments rendered by a court of competent jurisdiction. Property subject SEC. VIII. Be it further enacted, That the municipal and other officers guilty of misapplying any of the funds collected under the provisions of this Act, or by its direction, shall be held personally reponsible for the sum so misapplied. And in case the creditor for any reason fails to collect the amount due him, by means of the execution, it shall still be the duty of the Mayor and Council to provide for and pay the same by taxes yearly, and every year, to meet the interest on the bonds and principal, as it respectively falls due, and shall not be permitted to resign after proceedings are instituted in any court to compel them to do so. Officer misapplying funds liable Bondholder failing to collect SEC. IX. Be it further enacted, That the provisions of this Act shall apply alone to such new bonds and coupons as may be issued and used for the purposes herein stated, and it shall not be lawful for said Mayor and Council at any time hereafter to issue bonds

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other than those herein provided for, or contract any other debt, except for current expenses, so long as said bonds remain unpaid. Applies to new bonds No other debt shall be [Illegible Text] SEC. X. Be it further enacted, That all bonds, and the coupons attached, issued under the provisions of this Act, shall be received in payment for city taxes after they become due. Bonds receivable for taxes SEC. XI. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 28, 1876. City authorities of [Illegible Text] authorized to invest in certain Railroad bonds. No. CCXII. (O. No. 343.) An Act to amend the charter of the city of [Illegible Text] and to authorize the corporate authorities of said city to invest in the stock of the [Illegible Text] and [Illegible Text] Railroad Company. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That from and after the passage of this Act, the Mayor and Council of the city of Sandersville, by an ordinance duly enacted for that purpose, be and they are hereby authorized to invest the funds of said city, not to exceed the sum of ten thousand dollars, in the bonds and stock of the Sandersville and Tennille Railroad Company: Provided, a majority of the qualified voters of said city shall first approve said investment at an election, as provided in the third section of this Act. City authorities in Sandersville authorized to invest in certain R. R. bonds Proviso SEC. II. Be it further enacted, That for the purpose of raising the funds contemplated in the first section of this Act, said Mayor and Council are hereby authorized to issue and sell the bonds of said city, which bonds shall be payable at any time not exceeding five years from their date, and shall draw interest at the rate of ten per cent. per annum; shall be signed by the Mayor of said city, and countersigned by the Secretary of the Council, and shall be stamped with the seal of said city. Authorized to issue bonds SEC. III. Be it further enacted, That before said Mayor and Council shall issue the bonds provided for in the previous section of this Act, they shall provide for an election, by the qualified voters of said city, at the usual place of holding elections, and shall give notice thereof at least thirty days before said election, and shall make all other necessary provision for a full and free expression of opinion of said voters, and shall issue said bonds only after a majority of said voters at such an election shall have approved the same. Question submitted to the people SEC. IV. Be it further enacted, That the said Mayor and Aldermen shall, in each and every year, until said bonds are paid, provide by special taxation for raising a sufficient sum of money to meet the interest on said bonds, unless other provisions be otherwise made for paying said interest, and the stock subscribed and the dividends thereon shall be held and bound for the principal of said bonds in preference to any other debt of the city; and said stock shall not be sold or transferred except to pay said bonds. Bondshow redeemed SEC. V. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 28, 1876.

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Prohibition against liquor [Illegible Text] in Villa Rica extended. No. CCXIII. (O. No. 309.) An Act to amend an Act entitled 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, approved February 26, 1874. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That from and after the passage of this Act, that the word two, in the fifth line of the first section of the above recited Act, be stricken out, and the word four substituted therefor. Prohibition against liquor traffic in Villa Rica extended SEC. II. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 25, 1876. Penalty for shooting in Vineville. No. CCXIV. (O. No. 99.) An Act to amend an Act to prevent the shooting or firing of guns or pistols in the village of Vineville, in the county of Bibb, approved February 27, 1875. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That said above recited Act be so amended in the 2d section of said Act as to read, be fined in a sum not exceeding twenty-five dollars (one-half of which shall go to the informer), or imprisoned in the county jail or sentenced to the chain gang not exceeding twenty days. Penalty for shooting in Vineville SEC. II. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 19, 1876. Sale of liquors in Warrenton prohibited. No. CCXV. (O. No. 430.) An Act to prohibit the sale of spirituous, malt or other intoxicating liquors within the incorporation of the town of Warrenton, and within a radius of two miles of said incorporation, and to provide a punishment for the same. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That it shall not be lawful, after the first day of February, 1877, for any tradesman or other person to sell or furnish any spirituous or malt liquors, or any intoxicating mixtures known as bitters, for any consideration or price, within

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the corporate limits of the town of Warrenton, or within a radius of two miles of said corporate limits. Any person so offending shall be punished as prescribed in section 4310 of the Revised Code of Georgia. Sale of liquors near Warrenton prohibited Offendershow punished SEC. II. Be it further enacted, That the provisions of this Act shall not apply to the use of the above prohibited articles in a private dwelling for family use, or sacramental purposes, or to alcohol used by licensed druggists in the preparation of medicines. Exceptions SEC. III. Be it further enacted, That any indirect or evasive practice, whereby said prohibited articles are sold or furnished, shall be held and deemed a violation of the provisions of this Act. Evasive practices SEC. IV. Be it further enacted, That whenever it shall become necessary to establish the territorial limits embraced in this Act, through application made to the Ordinary for leave to sell any of the articles specified, said officer shall have the said limits or boundary surveyed at the expense of the person or persons making said application. Limits to be surveyed on application SEC. V. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 28, 1876. Authorities of Washington may issue retail license. No. CCXVI. (O. No. 247.) An Act to amend an Act to regulate the sale of intoxicating liquors in the counties of Wilkes and Polk, approved February 27, 1875. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That the above Act be and the same is so amended as to allow the corporate authorities of the town of Washington, in said county of Wilkes, to issue license for the retail of intoxicating liquor as before the passage of said Act of 27th February, 1875. Authorities of Washington may issue retail license SEC. II. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 23, 1876.

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TITLE II. COMMUNITIESPROTECTION OF. ACTS. No. 217. To prohibit sale of liquors near Bethlehem and Wilson Churches. No. 218. To prohibit sale of liquors near Camak Church. No. 219. To prohibit sale of liquors near Cedar Creek Church. No. 220. To prohibit sale of liquors near Cross Keys Church. No. 221. To prohibit sale of liquors in certain territory in Fulton County. No. 222. To prohibit sale of liquors near Henry's Church. No. 223. To prohibit sale of liquors near Holly Springs Church. No. 224. To prohibit sale of liquors near Island Creek Church. No. 225. To prohibit sale of liquors near Lulah Church. No. 226. To prohibit sale of liquors near Morgan Camp Ground. No. 227. To prohibit sale of liquors near New Liberty Church. No. 228. To prohibit sale of liquors near Newton Factory Church. No. 229. To prohibit sale of liquors near Oak Grove Church. No. 230. To prohibit sale of liquors near Pleasant Springs Church. No. 231. To prohibit sale of liquors near Rehoboth Church. No. 232. To prohibit sale of liquors near Red Creek, Harmony and Dove's Creek Churches. No. 233. To prohibit sale of liquors near Red Hill Church. No. 234. To submit question of liquor traffic to voters in Rutland District, Bibb County. No. 235. To prohibit sale of liquors near Sardis Church. No. 236. To prohibit sale of liquors near Suwanee Station. No. 237. To prohibit sale of liquors in certain portions of Carsonville District, Taylor County. No. 238. To prohibit sale of liquors near Union Church. No. 239. To prevent sale of liquors in 223d and 225th Districts of Oconee County. Sale of liquors near Bethlehem and Wilson Churches prohibited. No. CCXVII. (O. No. 366.) An Act to prohibit the sale of intoxicating liquors within three miles, in any direction, from Bethlehem and Wilson Churches, in the county of Jackson. 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 intoxicating liquors within three miles, in any direction, from Bethlehem and Wilson Churches, in the county of Jackson, except the same be sold by practicing physicians for medical purposes. Sa'e of liquors near certain Churches prohibited SEC. II. Be it further enacted, That any person or persons who shall violate the first section of this Act shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and, on conviction thereof, shall be punished as prescribed in section 4310 of the Code of 1873. Offendershow panished SEC. III. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 26, 1876.

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Sale of liquors near Camak Church prohibited. No. CCXVIII. (O. No. 416.) An Act to prohibit the sale and use of spirituous, malt, or other intoxicating liquors, within three miles of Camak Church, in the county of Warren, and prescribe a penalty for the same. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That after the passage of this Act, no person or persons shall give, bargain or sell any spirituous, malt, or other intoxicating liquors or mixtures, within three miles of Camak Church, in the county of Warren. Sale of liquors near Camak Church prohibited SEC. II. Be it further enacted, That any person or persons violating the provisions of the above Act shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and, on conviction, shall be punished as prescribed in section 4310 of the Revised Code of 1873. Offendershow punished SEC. III. Be it further enacted, That the provisions of this Act shall not apply to the sale of said liquors for medicinal purposes on prescription of a physician in regular practice, or wine for sacramental purposes. Exceptions SEC. IV. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 28, 1876. Sale of liquors near Cedar Creek Church prohibited. No. CCXIX. (O. No. 22.) An Act to prohibit the sale of any kind of intoxicating or ardent spirits within two miles of Cedar Creek Baptist Church, in the county of Floyd. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., 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 Cedar Creek Baptist Church, in the county of Floyd. Sale of liquors near Cedar Creek Church prohibited SEC. II. Be it further enacted, That any person violating the first section of this Act shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and, upon conviction of the same, shall be punished as prescribed in section 4310 of the Revised Code. Penalty SEC. III. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 14, 1876.

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Sale of liquors in Cross Keys District, DeKalb County, prohibited. No. CCXX. (O. No. 503.) An Act to prohibit the sale of intoxicating liquors within the limits of Cross Keys District, DeKalb County, in this State. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That within thirty days after the passage of this Act, the Ordinary of the county of DeKalb, shall order an election to be held in the town of Doraville, in Cross Keys District, DeKalb County, at which election all the legal voters of the said district shall be allowed to vote, except those living within the corporate limits of said town of Doraville. The question to be decided at the said election shall be whether the sale of intoxicating liquors in less quantities than ten gallons, shall be allowed within the limits of the said district. The voters shall have written on their tickets the word Yes, if they desire to have liquor sold, and the word No, if they desire the sale to be prohibited. Question of selling liquor to be submitted to the people SEC. II. Be it further enacted, That when the returns of the said election have been examined and counted by the said Ordinary, and it shall appear that a majority have voted No, then it shall no longer be lawful for any person to sell intoxicating liquors in less quantities than ten gallons within that portion of the said district of Cross Keys that is outside of the said town of Doraville, as hereinafter provided. Majority voting no sale prohibited SEC. III. Be it further enacted, That the terms of this law are in no wise designed to interfere with the law as it now stands in reference to the town of Doraville, but is intended to apply solely to that portion of the district outside the corporate limits of the said town. Existing statutes to remain of force SEC. IV. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 28, 1876. Sale of liquors in certain territory in Fulton County prohibited. No. CCXXI. (O. No. 231.) An Act to prohibit the sale, barter, exchange, or other disposition, for valuable consideration, of spirituous liquors within certain limits therein described, in the county of Fulton, and for other purposes. 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, exchange, or in any manner dispose of, for valuable consideration, any spirituous liquors, in any quantity whatever, within the following limits in the county of Fulton, to-wit: Within one mile in any direction from Edgewood Church, except within such part of

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the corporate limits of the city of Atlanta as may be within that distance from said church; within two miles, in any direction, from Mount Gilead Cross Roads; or within two miles, in any direction, from Sardis Church; or within two miles, in any direction, from the village of Adamsville, in said county. Sale of liquors in certain localities in Fulton prohibited SEC. II. Be it further enacted, That any person violating the provisions of the first section of this Act shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and, on conviction, shall be punished as is prescribed in section 4310 of the Code of Georgia. Offenderspenalty SEC. III. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 23, 1876. Sale of liquors near Henry's Church prohibited. No. CCXXII. (O. No. 185.) An Act to [Illegible Text] the sale of spirituous or malt liquors within two miles of Henry's Church, in the county of Hart. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That from and after the passage of this Act, there shall not be delivered, sold, or furnished, by retail or wholesale, as a beverage, any spirituous or malt liquors within the distance of two miles of Henry's Church, in the county of Hart; and any person guilty of a violation of the provisions of this Act shall, upon conviction, be punished as prescribed in section 4310 of the Revised Code of 1873. Sale of liquors near Henry's Chu'ch prohibited SEC. II. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 23, 1876. Sale of liquors near Holly Springs Church prohibited. No. CCXXIII. (O. No. 333.) An Act to prohibit the sale of intoxicating liquors within three miles of Holly Springs Baptist Church, in the county of Elbert. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That from and after the passage of this Act, it shall be unlawful for any person or persons to sell, barter, give, or furnish to others, intoxicating liquors of any kind or quantity, within three miles of Holly Springs Baptist Church, which is located in the county of Elbert. Sale of liquors near Holly Springs Church prohibited SEC. II. Be it further enacted, That any person or persons violating the 1st 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: Provided, that this Act shall not be construed to apply to any person or persons who have obtained license to retail spirituous liquors during the

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continuance of said license; and provided further, that this Act shall not be construed to prevent or interfere with the usual hospitality, as practiced among the citizens within said bounds, at their respective homes. Offendershow punished SEC. III. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 25, 1876. Sale of liquors near Island Creek Church prohibited. No. CCXXIV. (O. No. 423.) An Act to prohibit the sale of spirituous liquors within three miles, in every direction, from Island Creek Church in Hancock county. 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, in any quantity, any spirituous, vinous or malt liquors, within three miles of Island Creek Church, in Hancock County, in this State; and if any person shall sell any quantity thereof, within said limits of three miles, 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. Sale of liquors near Island Creek Church prohibited SEC. II. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 28, 1876. Sale of liquors near [Illegible Text] Church prohibited. No. CCXXV. (O. No. 225.) An Act to prevent the sale or barter of either malt or spirituous liquors within one mile of Lulah Church, in Habersham County. 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, either by themselves, agent or agents, to sell or dispose of, in any manner whatever, either malt or spirituous liquors of any kind, or in any quantity whatever, within one mile of Lulah Church, in Habersham County. Sale of liquors near Lulah Church prohibited SEC. II. Be it further enacted, That any person or persons, agent or agents, violating section 1st of this Act, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and, on conviction, shall be punished as prescribed in section 4310 of the Code. Penalty for violation SEC. III. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 23, 1876.

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Sale of liquors near Morgan Camp Ground prohibited. No. CCXXVI. (O. No. 26.) An Act to prohibit the sale of intoxicating liquors within one mile from Morgan Camp Ground, in Calhoun County. 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 intoxicating liquors within one mile of the Morgan Camp Ground in said county. Sale of liquors within one mile of Morgan Camp Ground prohibited SEC. II. Be it further enacted, That any person violating the provisions of this Act, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and, on conviction, shall be punished as prescribed in section 4310 of the Code of Georgia. Penalty SEC. III. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 10, 1876. Sale of liquors near New Liberty Church prohibited. No. CCXXVII. (O. No. 352.) An Act to amend an Act entitled an Act to prohibit the sale of spirituous or 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, approved March 3, 1874, by striking out of the 1 st section the word two, and inserting one in lieu thereof. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That the 1st section of the above recited Act be so amended as to strike out of the fourth line of said section the word two, and insert one in lieu of the same, so as to make it read one mile instead of two miles. [Illegible Text] of M'ch 3d, 1874, amended SEC. II. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 25, 1876. Sale of liquors near Newton Factory Church prohibited. No. CCXXVIII. (O. No. 193.) An Act to amend an Act entitled an Act to regulate the granting of license to retail spirituous liquors in Newton, Stewart and Jasper Counties. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That from and after the passage of this Act, the said recited Act, approved February 20, 1873, be and is hereby amended by adding after the words spirituous liquors, or any intoxicating bitters, Schiedam Schnapps, or anything of like character, stamped or unstamped, unless prescribed by a regular physician, within one mile of Newton Factory Church, in the county of Newton, Georgia, at Newton Factory, Newton County. Sale of liquors near Newton Factory Church prohibited SEC. II. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 23, 1876.

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Sale of liquors near Oak Grove Church prohibited. No. CCXXIX. (O. No. 392.) An Act to prohibit the sale of intoxicating liquors within three miles of Oak Grove Church, in Macon County. 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 intoxicating liquors within three miles of Oak Grove Church, in Macon County. Sale of liquors near Oak Grove Church prohibited SEC. II. Be it further enacted, That any person or persons violating 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. Offendershow punished SEC. III. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 28, 1876. Traffic in liquors near Pleasant Springs Church prohibited. No. CCXXX. (O. No. 264.) An Act to prohibit traffic in intoxicating drinks in any quantity within three miles of Pleasant Springs Church, and of New Bethel Church, in Washington County. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That from and after the passage of this Act, it shall not be lawful for the Ordinary of Washington County to grant a license to any person to sell, barter, or traffic in any intoxicating drinks within three miles of either Pleasant Springs or of New Bethel Church, in said county, and all laws or parts of laws contrary hereto are hereby repealed, and a violation of this Act by the Ordinary shall not legalize the sale of intoxicating drinks hereafter in any quantity within said distance around both or either of the said churches, but sale of the same in any quantity within the said distance from either of said churches, shall be held a misdemeanor, and punished as the offense of retailing spirituous liquors without license. Sale of liquors near certain Churches prohibited Offendershow punished SEC. II. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 25, 1876.

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Sale of liquors near Rehoboth Church prohibited. No. CCXXXI. (O. No. 279.) An Act to prohibit the sale or disposal of any kind of intoxicating or ardent spirits within two miles of Rehoboth Baptist Church, in Elbert County. 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, either by themselves or agent, to sell or otherwise dispose of for valuable consideration, any intoxicating or ardent spirits within two miles of Rehoboth [Illegible Text] Church, in Elbert County, in said State. Sale of liquors near Rehoboth Church prohibited SEC. II. Be it further enacted, That any person violating the provisions of this Act shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and, on conviction, shall be punished as prescribed in section 4310 of the Code of 1873: Provided, that this Act shall not interfere with or prevent any person from selling liquors under and according to any license they may have, during said license. Offendershow punished SEC. III. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 25, 1876. Sale of liquors near certain churches in Hart and Elbert Counties prohibited. No. CCXXXII. (O. No. 483.) An Act to [Illegible Text] the sale, [Illegible Text], or other disposition for value, of intoxicating liquors, within three miles of Red Creek Baptist Church and Harmony Presbyterian Church, in the 1115 th District, Georgia Militia, of the county of Hart, and Dove's Creek Church, in Elbert County, and for other purposes. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That from and after the passage of this Act, it shall be unlawful for any person or persons to sell, barter, or in any other way dispose of for value, intoxicating liquors of any kind or quality, within three miles of Red Creek Baptist Church or Harmony Presbyterian Church, in the 1115th District, Georgia Militia, of the county of Hart, and Dove's Creek Church, in Elbert County. Sale of liquors in certain localities in Hart prohibited SEC. II. Be it further enacted, That any person or persons violating the 1st 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 Revised Code of Georgia: Provided, that this Act shall not be construed to apply to any person or persons who have obtained license to retail spirituous liquors, during the continuance of said license, or to the sale of such liquors for medicinal purposes on prescription of a practicing physician, or wine for sacramental purposes. Offendershow punished SEC. III. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 28, 1876.

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Sale of liquors near Red Hill Church prohibited. No. CCXXXIII. (O. No. 406.) An Act to prohibit the sale of spirituous and malt liquors within two miles of Red Hill Church and Masonic Lodge, in Stewart County, and to provide punishment for violation of this Act. 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 of Red Hill Church and Masonic Lodge, in Stewart County. Sale of liquors near Red [Illegible Text] Church prohibited SEC. II. Be it further enacted, That any person or persons violating the provisions of the 1st 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 February 28, 1876. [Illegible Text] of liquors in [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text], Bibb County, prohibited. No. CCXXXIV. (O. No. 199.) An Act to submit to the legal voters of Rutland District, in the county of Bibb, the question of prohibiting the sale of spirituous, vinous or malt liquors in said district, and for other purposes. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That the Ordinary of Bibb County shall advertise an election to be held in said district by the 1st day of May next, by the legal voters of said district, upon the question of Prohibition or No Prohibition of the sale of spirituous, vinous or malt liquors in said district, after giving ten days' notice of the same in the Macon Daily Telegraph and Messenger, a paper published in the city of Macon, and by posting the same at two public places in said district, at which election only the qualified voters of said district shall be entitled to vote; and any person non-resident of said district, or otherwise disqualified, voting at said election, shall be subject to be indicted and punished as prescribed in section 4310 of the Revised Code of 1873. Sale of liquors in Rutland District in Bibb submitted to the people SEC. II. Be it further enacted, That those who favor the prohibition of the sale of said above described liquors, as indicated in the 1st section of this Act, shall have written or printed on their ballots Prohibition, and those who oppose prohibition shall have printed or written on their ballots No Prohibition. Form of ballots SEC. III. Be it further enacted, That the managers of said election shall keep, or cause to be kept, duplicate lists of voters and tally sheets, and shall certify and sign the same, one of which

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shall be forwarded on the day after the election, or as soon thereafter as possible, to the Secretary of State, and shall be by him laid before his Excellency the Governor, and the other shall be filed in the Ordinary's office of said county. If it shall appear to his Excellency the Governor, upon counting the returns, that a majority of the legal votes cast are for prohibition, then he shall issue his proclamation announcing said vote, and declare that the prohibition named in this Act, of the sale of spirituous, vinous or malt liquors, in said district, shall take effect from and after a day named, which shall not be less than twenty nor more than forty days from the date of such proclamation. Returns SEC. IV. Be it further enacted, That any person violating the provisions of this Act shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and, on conviction of the same, shall be punished as is prescribed in section 4310 of the Code of Georgia, published in 1873. Offendershow dealt with SEC. V. Be it further enacted, That nothing in this Act shall be construed to prevent the sale of wine for sacramental purposes, or of any of said described liquors on the prescription of a physician in regular practice. Exceptions SEC. VI. Be it further enacted, That before the Ordinary of said county advertises said election, he shall (if he so determines) compel the legal voters of said district to pay the advertising fee of said election. Advertising fee SEC. VII. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 23, 1876. Sale of [Illegible Text] near [Illegible Text] Church prohibited. No. CCXXXV. (O. No. 44.) An Act to prohibit the sale of intoxicating drinks of any kind whatever within two miles of Sardis Baptist Church, in Cobb County. 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 or furnish intoxicating drinks of any kind whatever to any person within two miles of Sardis Baptist Church, in said county of Cobb. Sale of liquors near Sardis Church prohibited SEC. II. Be it further enacted, That any person violating the provisions of this Act, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and, on conviction thereof, shall be punished as prescribed in section 4310 of the Code of 1873. Penalty for violation SEC. III. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 16, 1876.

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Sale of liquors near [Illegible Text] prohibited. No. CCXXXVI. (O. No. 358.) An Act to prohibit the sale of intoxicating liquors within certain limits of the depot, on the Atlanta and Richmond Air Line Railroad, at Suwance, in the county of Gwinnett. 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, Ponce DeLeon, or plantation bitters, or other intoxicating bitters, except blackberry or grape wine, within the limits of one mile from the depot building on the Atlanta and Richmond Air Line Railroad, in the town of Suwanee, in the county of Gwinnett. Sale of liquors near [Illegible Text] prohibited SEC. II. Be it further enacted, That any person or persons violating the 1st section of this Act, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and, on conviction thereof, shall be punished as prescribed in section 4565 of the Code of 1873, for retailing without license. [Illegible Text]how punished SEC. III. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 25, 1876. Sale of liquors in certain portions of Carsonville District, Taylor County, prohibited. No. CCXXXVII. (O. No. 204.) An Act to prohibit the sale of any kind of intoxicating or ordent spirits within three miles of any Church, School House or Academy, within the limits of Carsonville District, in the county of Taylor. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., 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 three miles of any church, school house, or academy, within the limits of said district, in said county, without the consent or approval of two-thirds of all the owners of real estate residing within the prescribed limits. Sale of liquors in certain [Illegible Text] prohibited SEC. II. Be it further enacted, That any person or persons violating the 1st section of this Act shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, [Illegible Text], upon conviction, shall be punished as prescribed in section [Illegible Text] of the Revised Code of 1873. Offendershow [Illegible Text] SEC. III. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 23, 1876.

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Sale of liquors near Union Church prohibited. No. CCXXXVIII. (O. No. 197.) An Act to prevent the sale of malt or spirituous liquors, within three miles of Union Church, in Richmond County. 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, either by themselves or by their agent, or agents, to barter, sell or dispose of in any way, any malt or spirituous liquors, within three miles of Union Church, in the 124th district of Richmond County: Provided, that the provisions of this Act shall not apply to practicing physicians who sell for medicinal purposes. Sale of liquors near Union Church prohibited SEC. II. Be it further enacted, That any person or persons who shall violate the provisions of this Act, shall be guilty of a [Illegible Text] and, upon conviction thereof, shall be punished as prescribed in section 4310 of the Code of 1873. Offendershow punished SEC. III. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 23, 1876. Sale of liquors in certain districts in Oconee County prohibited. No. CCXXXIX. (O. No. 473.) An Act to prevent the sale of intoxicating liquors in the 223 d and 225 th Districts, Georgia Militia, known as Wild Cat and [Illegible Text] Shoals Districts, in Oconee County. 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, either by themselves, agent or agents, to sell or barter either malt or spirituous liquors of any kind, or in any quantity, in the 223d and 225th Districts, Georgia Militia, known as Wild Cat and Scull Shoals Districts, in the county of Oconee, in this State. Sale of liquors in certain localities prohibited SEC. II. Be it further enacted, That any person or [Illegible Text] agent or agents, violating section 1st of this Act, shall be guilty [Illegible Text] a misdemeanor, and be punished as prescribed in section 4310 [Illegible Text] the Code of 1873; and it shall be the duty of the Judge of the Superior Court of said county to give this law in charge at [Illegible Text] term of Oconee Superior Court. Offendershow punished SEC. III. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 28, 1876.

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TITLE III. CORPORATIONS. CHAPTER I.Banks and Insurance Companies. CHAPTER II.Manufacturing and Mining Companies. CHAPTER III.Railroads and Canals. CHAPTER IV.Miscellaneous Corporations. CHAPTER I. BANKS AND INSURANCE COMPANIES. ACTS. No. 240. To incorporate the Atlanta Glass Plate Insurance Company. No. 241. To incorporate the Augusta Insurance Company. No. 242. To incorporate the Brunswick Bank and Trust Company. No. 243. To incorporate the Citizens Loan and Trust Company of [Illegible Text] No. 244. To incorporate the City Bank of Macon. No. 245. To amend the charter of the Commercial Bank of Augusta. No. 246. To authorize the Grangers Insurance Company to establish a State Department. No. 247. To incorporate the Merchants Bank of Atlanta. No. 248. To incorporate the Merchants and Planters Bank of Griffin. No. 249. To incorporate the Middle Georgia Co-operative Association of [Illegible Text] of Husbandry. No. 250. To amend charter of Mutual Protection Insurance Company of Georgia. No. 251. To incorporate the Provident Savings and Loan Association of Savannah. No. 252. To permit Savannah Bank and Trust Company to reduce stock. No. 253. To incorporate the Traders and Planters Savings Bank of Rome. No. 254. To amend the charter of Bank of Washington. Atlanta G'ass Plate Insurance Company incorporated. No. CCXL. (O. No. 276.) An Act to incorporate The Atlanta Glass Plate Insurance Company of Georgia. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That from and after the passage of this Act, T. S. Garner, D. P. Chandler, Ira Y. Laye, E. M. Hammond, Larkin Smith and W. R. Biggers, are hereby incorporated a body politic, by the name and style of The Atlanta Glass Plate Insurance Company of Georgia, having for its object the insurance against breakage, or damage otherwise, any glass plate, glass ware, show cases, window glass, or goods of this class of any kind whatever, with power to govern themselves by such rules and by-laws as they may deem proper, not in conflict with this charter, nor the Constitution and laws of this State, nor of the Constitution of the United States, with power, in and by said corporate name, to contract and be contracted with, sue and be sued,

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plead and be impleaded, in all the courts of this State, and do any other act 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 Atlanta Glass Plate Insurance Company, in fee simple, or for any term of years, any estate or estates, real or personal, lands, tenements and hereditaments, of whatever kind soever, for corporate purposes; to use, manage and improve, sell, convey, rent or lease all property hereafter acquired, and to have and to use a common seal; also, to purchase, hold or convey real estate, bonds, mortgages, stocks, etc. Corporators Name, object, etc. General powers SEC. II. Be it further enacted, That the said Atlanta Glass Plate Insurance Company shall have the privilege of insuring glass of every description or kind, and crockery ware, and of charging such rates as may be agreed upon between it and the parties with whom they may contract for insurance. May insure glass plate, etc. SEC. III. Be it further enacted, That the principal office of said company shall be in Atlanta, Georgia, but said company shall have power to establish agencies anywhere within the limits of this State that they may deem proper. Principal office SEC. IV. Be it further enacted, That the capital stock of said company shall be one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000), but they shall have power to commence their business with ten thousand dollars ($10,000), actually paid in. Capital stock SEC. V. Be it further enacted, That no stockholder in said company shall be liable for more than the amount of stock subscribed by himself. Individual liability SEC. VI. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 25, 1876. Augusta Insurance Company [Illegible Text] No. CCXLI. (O. No. 465.) An Act to incorporate an Insurance Company in the city of Augusta, to be called the Augusta Insurance Company. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That there shall be established in the city of Augusta, an Insurance Company, the capital stock of which shall be one hundred thousand dollars, but which may be increased to two hundred and fifty thousand dollars, should the interest of the company require it, to be divided into shares of twenty-five dollars each: Provided, that public notice of any such increase of stock shall be published in some public gazette in the city of Augusta; but said company may proceed to organize when one hundred thousand dollars have been subscribed, and twenty per cent. paid [Illegible Text] Augusta Ins. Co. incorporated Capital stock Shares

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SEC. II. Be it further enacted, That William E. Jackson, William F. Herring, David R. Wright, Charles H. Phinizy, Joseph M. Burdell, Thomas G. Barrett, William C. Sibley, Benjamin H. Smith, Jr., James G. Bailie, and Francis Cogin, or any five of them, citizens of the city of Augusta, their associates and successors, are hereby created under the name and style of the Augusta Insurance Company, by which name they may have, purchase, receive, possess, enjoy, and retain and sell property of all kinds, sue and be sued, have and use a common seal, which they may break, alter and renew at pleasure; elect its own officers, and make such by-laws, rules and regulations as may be deemed necessary to carry into effect the objects of this corporation. Corporators General powers SEC. III. Be it further enacted, That said corporation shall be managed by not less than nine Directors, a majority of whom shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business; each of which Directors shall be a stockholder to the amount of twenty shares, who shall be elected at such time and place as the corporators and their successors may designate, and hold the office for one year, or until their successors are elected. The Directors aforesaid shall, out of their number, elect a President, who shall serve for twelve months, or until a successor is elected, and fill any vacancy (by death or otherwise) in the office of President, and with the advice and consent of the President elect a Secretary, or any other officers or agents whose services may be needed in carrying out the objects of this corporation. A vacancy in the Board of Directors can only be filled by the stockholders, at a meeting held after notice of the time and place of meeting; and further, that there shall be one vote for each share, and that absent stockholders may vote by proxy: Provided, the proxy so voting as proxy, is himself a stockholder. Directorselection and qualifications of Presidentterm, etc. Vacancies Apportionment of votes SEC. IV. Be it further enacted, That said President and Directors shall have power to appoint and remove at pleasure all officers or agents of said corporation. They shall have power to appoint agents and locate offices in such places and at such times as they shall deem best for the interest of said company; to prescribe the duties of agents and officers; to take from them bonds for the faithful performance thereof; to appoint a President pro tem. in the absence of the President; and further, that said President and Directors shall have power and authority, from time to time, to call for the payment of the unpaid stock, in such sums as they may deem proper; and upon the neglect or refusal of any stockholder to pay the instalments as called for by the President and Directors, thereupon, ten days' notice being given in one or more of the city papers, said Board may sell such stock at public outcry, and said delinquent stockholder shall still remain liable for any balance due or which may become due by him to said corporation, and may be sued therefor in any court having jurisdiction; and said President and Directors shall have further power to make dividends, and fix

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the place and define the manner of paying the dividends, paying interest and transferring stock; and said President and Directors shall also have the power to give the holders of the policies of said company the right to participate in the net profits of the company, to such an extent, in such manner, and upon such terms as they shall deem proper. May appoint agents May compel payment of instalments Dividends SEC. V. Be it further enacted, That said corporation shall have authority to insure against losses by fire in all kinds of property, either real, personal or mixed, and said company shall be liable to make good, and pay to the several persons who may insure in said company, for the losses they may sustain, in accordance only with the terms of the contract of policy issued by said company, and no policy or other contract of said company shall be binding except it be signed by the President and Secretary of said company; and shall have power to loan and borrow money; to invest its money upon such terms as may be 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 investment of its funds. And said company shall have power and authority to make re-insurance of any risks that may be taken by them: Provided, that if said company shall exercise any of the powers herein conferred other than the insuring against loss by fire, the stockholders in the same shall be personally liable for the debts of said company, after the property of said company has been exhausted, each in the proportion of his stock to the entire amount of stock subscribed or held by him. Scope of business and powers Individual liability SEC. VI. Be it further enacted, That in all cases where the claimants shall be compelled to institute a suit for the recovery of any loss on property or other assurance made by said company, the same shall stand in order for trial at the first term; and if said company shall neglect or refuse to pay such losses within six months after the happening of the same, when there is no dispute as to the amount claimed, or within ten days after final recovery against them in cases disputed, then and in such event this charter may be declared null and void. Suits against Co.how tried SEC. VII. Be it further enacted, That all claims for losses against said company shall be due and payable in sixty days after proof of loss has been furnished, at the office of said company; and in disputed cases in ten days after the final decision of the proper tribunal; and in each case named the sum ascertained to be due shall bear interest from the time made due and payable. Losseswhen due SEC. VIII. Be it further enacted, That this charter shall continue and be in full force and effect for the term of thirty years. Limitation SEC. IX. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 28, 1876.

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Brunswick Bank and Trust Company incorporated. No. CCXLII. (O. No. 115.) An Act to incorporate the Brunswick Bank and Trust Company. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That John S. Harris, Charles Day, David T. Dunn, and Calvin S. Cole, of the city of Brunswick, and State of Georgia, and Jeremiah Millbank, of the city, county and State of New York, and their associates and successors, are hereby constituted a body politic and corporate, under the name of the Brunswick Bank and Trust Company, with power by this name to sue and be sued, to have and use a common seal, should they desire to do so, and to alter the same at their pleasure; to make, ordain and alter such by-laws as they may deem necessary; to receive and hold such real estate or other property as may be conveyed to it in payment or satisfaction of any debt which may be due to said Bank and Trust Company, or which may be mortgaged or pledged for the purpose of securing any debt, which may be owing to said Bank and Trust Company; to receive deposits of money and other valuables, and to issue certificates therefor; to loan and borrow money; to discount, buy and sell bills of exchange, promissory notes, bonds, stocks and securities generally, and to do a general banking and exchange business; to buy and sell such property as may be to the interest of said corporation in conducting said business, and for this purpose to secure and execute such receipts, contracts or other instruments of writing as may be necessary. Corporators Name, general powers, etc. SEC. II. Be it further enacted, That the capital stock of said corporation shall be fifty thousand dollars, divided into shares of one hundred dollars each, with power to said Bank and Trust Company to increase the same to any amount not exceeding two hundred and fifty thousand dollars, upon public notice of such increase being first given for thirty days in a public gazette published at or near the said city of Brunswick, in which notice shall be specified the amount of the increase about to be made to the capital stock of said Bank and Trust Company. Capital stock, shares, etc. SEC. III. Be it further enacted, That so soon as the full amount of the capital stock of said bank shall have been subscribed, and forty per cent. thereof actually paid in, the said stockholders shall be authorized to organize themselves and commence business under this Act. The corporate powers shall be exercised by a Board of Directors of not more than nine and not less than five persons, to be chosen as hereinafter provided, who shall elect a President and Cashier; said Directors shall be elected by the stockholders on the first Monday in April of each year, or on such other day as may be provided for in the by-laws of said Bank and Trust Company, and said Directors shall continue in office until their successors are elected and qualified. A majority of said Directors

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shall have power to act at all meetings, and may fill any vacancy that may occur in the board. Each stockholder shall be entitled to vote in person or by proxy, by written power of attorney, and be entitled to one vote on each share of full paid stock standing in his name on the books of said Bank and Trust Company. Organization Directors and other officers Elections Vacancies Apportionment of votes SEC. IV. Be it further enacted, That the minutes of the proceedings of the Board of Directors shall be kept in a book to be provided for that purpose, and be signed by the President or Cashier, and the same shall be at all times, during the usual business hours of said Bank and Trust Company, subject to the inspection of any stockholders. Minutes of proceedings SEC. V. Be it further enacted, That the Board of Directors shall make semi-annual statements of the condition of said Bank and Trust Company on the first Monday of July and January of each year, to its stockholders; and it shall be the duty of said Bank and Trust Company, and of every branch thereof, to make to the Governor of this State semi-annual returns of their condition; said returns to be made out and verified as provided in Article first, part first, chapter first, title seventeenth, of the Code of 1873. Semi annual statements and returns SEC. VI. Be it further enacted, That each stockholder in said Bank and Trust Company shall be individually liable for the ultimate payment of all debts created or incurred by said Bank and Trust Company, while he was a stockholder in the same, in proportion to the amount of stock therein held by him. Individual liability SEC. VII. Be it further enacted, That said corporators, or any three of them, are hereby authorized to open books of subscription to the capital stock of said Bank and Trust Company, in the city of Brunswick, at the banking house of David T. Dunn, and shall keep them open until the amount of fifty thousand dollars shall have been subscribed thereto, and that in case that amount of stock shall not be subscribed, and the provision of this Act of charter complied with, within one year from the date of its passage, then the same to be void for non-use, otherwise to remain in full force for twenty-one years from the passage thereof. Books of subscription Non-use SEC. VIII. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 19, 1876.

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Citizens Loan and Trust Company of Marietta incorporated. No. CCXLIII. (O. No. 447.) An Act to incorporate the Citizens Loan and Trust Company of Marietta, Ga. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That James B. Blackwell, Benj. Stripling, Thomas M. Kirkpatrick, Green B. Bentley, William Alston, John Y. Alexander, 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 Citizens Loan and Trust Company, and by that name shall have succession, and may sue and be sued in any court whatever, with such powers and privileges as are hereinafter provided. Corporators Name and general powers SEC. II. Be it further enacted, That the capital stock of said company shall be fifty thousand dollars, with the privilege of increasing the same, upon first giving public notice of such intention to increase said capital stock, by advertising the same for sixty days in some public gazette having general circulation in the county of Cobb, in this State; and provided, that such increase shall not take effect so as to authorize an extension of the business operations of said bank until at least forty per cent. of such additional capital stock shall have been actually paid in to one hundred thousand dollars at any time; said stock to be divided into shares of one thousand dollars each, and when there shall be twenty-five thousand dollars of said capital stock subscribed, and forty per cent. of the said twenty-five thousand dollars actually paid in, in lawful money of the United States, then said company may organize and proceed to business under this Act. Capital stock Proviso Shares SEC. III. Be it further enacted, That said company shall have power to buy and sell bonds, bills of exchange, and promissory notes, and advance and loan moneys on securities and credits, and may charge and receive, in addition to interest, such a commission on advances of money and negotiating loans as may be agreed upon between said company and the party or parties so buying or selling said bonds, bills of exchange, and promissory notes, or borrowing or receiving such moneys, securities or credits, and for storing such valuables: Provided, however, that the rate of interest and commissions on loans so made shall not exceed the rate of interest allowed by the laws of this State. 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, such as are now authorized to be taken as securities by the laws of this State, upon any and all kinds of property whatever, either real or personal. And said company shall have power to [Illegible Text], hold, sell or exchange, and convey bonds, property of any nature, and may execute and issue all such receipts, certificates,

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contracts or other instruments as may be necessary for the transaction of its business. Scope of business Right to property SEC. IV. Be it further enacted, That said company shall have power to receive deposits of money and other valuables; to invest the same at such rate of interest, not usurious, as may be agreed on, and to allow the parties making such deposits such rate of interest as may be contracted for or agreed upon by the bank and the depositors. May receive deposits SEC. V. 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 number a President, and three of said Directors shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business. Directors and other officers SEC. VI. Be it further enacted, That James B. Blackwell, Benjamin Stripling, Thomas M. Kirkpatrick, Green B. Bently, William Alston, John Y. Alexander, named in the 1st 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 company, at such time and place, and for such amounts, as they or a majority of them shall deem proper, but for no less amount than twenty-five thousand dollars, as hereinbefore [Illegible Text] The Directors of said company shall be elected by a majority in interest of the stockholders of said company voting at said [Illegible Text] 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: Provided, that public notice of the time and place of holding such annual election must be given, by advertising the same for at least twenty days in some public gazette having general circulation in said county of Cobb. Books of subscription Directorshow elected SEC. VII. Be it further enacted, That the principal office of said company shall be located in Marietta, Georgia, and said Board of Directors may, by a majority of their 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 company, and may adopt a corporate seal and change the same at pleasure. Principal office May make by-laws SEC. VIII. Be it further enacted, That said company shall keep minutes of their proceedings, which shall be signed by the President or Secretary, and these minutes shall at all times be [Illegible Text] to the inspection of any stockholder; each stockholder shall [Illegible Text] entitled to a certificate of his shares of stock, which shall be transferable, and the Board of Directors shall cause suitable books [Illegible Text] for the registry and transfer of such shares of stock and every such transfer to be valid shall be made on such books, and signed by [Illegible Text] shareholder, or his or her attorney duly authorized in writing. [Illegible Text] keep minutes Stockhow transferred SEC. IX. Be it further enacted, That the Board of [Illegible Text]

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out of the funds of said company, shall defray the expenses and pay its debts, and declare and pay out of the surplus 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 after the company has been in operation, be declared on the first Monday in January and in July in each year, and due notice shall be given to the stockholders of the amount declared, and the time it will be paid to them or their legally authorized agents. Directors shall pay debts, [Illegible Text], [Illegible Text], out of funds Dividendswhen declared SEC. X. Be it further enacted, That the Board of Directors shall make semi-annual statement of the condition of said company, on the first Monday in January and July of each year, to its stockholders, and to the Governor of the State if required, of all its debts, liabilities and assets whatever, under oath, by their President and Cashier, before a Justice of the Peace or other authorized officer, and such statements shall be kept in a book for that purpose for reference. Semi annual returns SEC. XI. Be it further enacted, 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 instalments as they may think proper, from time to time, by giving ten days' notice in writing to each stockholder, and by advertising such call for twenty days in a newspaper having a circulation in the vicinity, not to exceed twenty dollars on each share at any one time. Instalmentswhen paid SEC. XII. Be it further enacted, That the capital stock of said bank, together with all the property, of every description, acquired by it in the course of its business, shall be a fund primarily bound and pledged for the payment of all debts created by and deposits made with it, and the individual property of every stockholder for the time being in said bank shall be bound and liable, in proportion to the amount of stock subscribed for by each, for the payment of all liabilities incurred by and for all deposits made with said bank. Liabilities SEC. XIII. Be it further enacted, That this Act shall take effect immediately on its passage, and shall continue in force twenty years. Takes effect[Illegible Text] SEC. XIV. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 28, 1876. City Bank of Macon authorized to reduce stock. No. CCXLIV. (O. No. 239.) An Act to amend an Act to incorporate the City Bank of Macon, approved February 28, 1874. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That from and after the passage of this Act, the above recited Act be and the same is hereby so amended, as to authorize and allow the Board of Directors of [Illegible Text]

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of said bank, by the purchase and retirement thereof, to two hundred thousand dollars: Provided, that nothing in this Act contained shall have the effect of diminishing, or in any manner removing, the individual liability of the stockholders for all debts now existing, or that may be hereafter incurred by said bank in the prosecutions of its business; and, provided further, that the liabilities of holders of such of the capital stock of said bank as may be retired under this Act, for the debts and liabilities aforesaid, shall continue for a period of twelve months from and after the date of such retirement and cancellation. [Illegible Text] Proviso SEC. II. Be it further enacted, That any stockholder in said bank, owning, in his own right, twenty shares or more of the stock thereof, shall be qualified to hold the office of Director or President of the bank. Qualifications of officers SEC. III. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 23, 1876. Charter of Commercial Bank of Augusta amended. No. CCXLV. (O. No. 210.) An Act to amend the charter of the Commercial Bank of Augusta, and to authorize a reduction of its capital stock. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That the charter of the Commercial Bank of Augusta, in this State, be and the same is hereby so amended as to allow the stockholders of said bank to reduce its present paid up capital stock of three hundred thousand dollars to two hundred thousand dollars; the reduction herein authorized to be effected by the purchase and retirement of its stock, at such times and on such terms as a majority of its stockholders may direct. Commercial Bank of Augusta authorized to reduce capital SEC. II. Be it further enacted, That nothing in the preceding section contained shall be so construed as to prohibit the stockholders in said bank from increasing the capital stock thereof at any future time, in the manner and to the amount now authorized by its charter. May increase in future SEC. III. Be it further enacted, That nothing in the foregoing sections of this Act contained shall have the effect of removing or in any manner diminishing the individual liability of the stockholders of said bank for the debts incurred in the transaction of its business and it is hereby expressly declared that the individual liability, if any, of the owners of such of the capital stock of said bank as may be retired and canceled under the provisions of this Act, for all debts contracted by and deposits made with it prior to such retiring and cancellation, shall continue for a period of twelve months from the date of such cancellation. Individual liability SEC. IV. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 23, 1876.

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Grangers Life and Health Insurance Company authorized to establish a State Department. No. CCXLVI. (O. No. 367.) An Act to authorize the Grangers Life and Health Insurance Company, to create and establish a State Department in the State of Georgia, and to incorporate the same, and for other purposes. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That the Grangers Life and Health Insurance Company of the United States of America, incorporated by and under the laws of the State of Alabama, be and the same is hereby authorized and empowered to create and establish in this State, a State Department, whenever there shall be subscribed and paid into the said company one hundred thousand dollars as capital stock for such State Department so created and established, the said stock to be subscribed for and owned by, and the Directors of said State Department to be citizens of, the State of Georgia. Grangers Life and Health Ins, Company authorized to establish department in Georgia SEC. II. Be it further enacted, That C. G. Samuels, A. P. Algood, Alfred Shorter, T. McGuire, John W. Turner, J. C. Camp, Cain Glover, A. R. Jones, C. Rowell, W. M. Hutchins, M. H. Bunn, D. B. Hamilton, Abner Echols, John H. Newton, and their associates and successors, be and they are hereby created a body politic and corporate, to be known as the Georgia Department of the Grangers Life and Health Insurance Company. The object and purposes of said corporation shall be to make insurance upon the lives of individuals, and any insurance pertaining thereto or connected therewith, and to grant, purchase and dispose of annuities, and do all business usually done by insurance companies. Corporators Object SEC. III. Be it further enacted, That the principal office for the transaction of its business shall be in the city of Rome, county of Floyd, and State of Georgia. The corporate powers of said company shall be vested in a Board of Directors, who shall be elected at such time and place as the corporators and their successors may designate, and hold their office for one year, or until their successors are elected. A vacancy in the Board of Directors may be filled by said Board of Directors. The Board of Directors shall consist of not less than ten nor more than twenty persons, all of whom shall be citizens of the State of Georgia, and each of whom shall be a proprietor of twenty-five shares of the capital stock of said company, and shall have an insurance upon his life, or procured by him, free of cost to the company, upon the life or lives of others in this company, for an amount of not less than five thousand dollars. The Board of Directors shall have power to remove any Directors for cause, as shall be provided in the by-laws; and said Board shall have power to declare (by by-laws) what number of Directors not less than five shall constitute a [Illegible Text]

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for the transaction of business. The corporate powers of said company shall be vested in said Board of Directors, and shall be exercised by them, and by such officers and agents as they may, from time to time, appoint and empower. The Board shall elect annually, from their number, a President and Vice President. They shall also appoint a Secretary, and such other officers as they may deem requisite, who shall hold office during the pleasure of the Board of Directors, or as shall be determined and agreed on in the by-laws. Said Board of Directors shall have power to enact by-laws, rules and regulations for the government of the officers and agents, and for the management of the affairs of the company, and for the carrying out the objects of this corporation not inconsistent with the charter, or with the Constitution and laws of this State. Principal office Directors How removed Powers President and other [Illegible Text] of By-laws SEC. IV. Be it further enacted, That the said company shall be empowered and capable of holding, receiving, purchasing and possessing any property, real or personal, for the benefit or advantage of said corporation, and to sell or otherwise dispose of the same; may have and use a common seal, which they may break, alter, and renew at pleasure; may by their corporate name sue and be sued, plead and be impleaded, assure and be assured unto in any court of law or equity in this State having competent jurisdiction, and that this corporation shall be liable and responsible to its creditors to the extent of its property, and the stockholders shall be liable only for the amount of stock owned by them. Rights to property Other rights SEC. V. Be it further enacted, That whenever said State Department shall be created and established, said company shall be regarded as a home company: Provided, there shall be loaned and kept loaned in said department, a sum equal to at least ninety per cent. of the capital stock owned by the resident members in said department, and also a sum equal to the net present value or premium reserve as fixed by the company's standard of valuation of all policies in force in the department upon the lives of persons resident therein; and, provided further, that the evidences of said loans shall be held and retained in the office of the Board of Directors of said State Department, and it shall be the duty of the Comptroller General, or other officer designated by law, whenever it shall be shown to him that such State Department has been created and established, to give to the President, manager, general agent, or any other agent of said company, a certificate stating the same, and authorizing it to do business as a domestic Life Insurance Company of the State of Georgia. Regarded as a home company Proviso Comp. Gen. to give a certificate after organization SEC. VI. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 26, 1876.

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Merchants Bank of Atlanta incorporated. No. CCXLVII. (O. No. 304.) An Act to incorporate the Merchants Bank of Atlanta. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That Campbell Wallace, William A. Moore, James H. Porter, James R. Wylie, Clinton I. Brown, Benjamin E. Crane, William H. Howell, Joseph Winship and John White, and such other persons as may be associated with them, and their successors and assigns, are hereby constituted a body corporate, under the name of the Merchants Bank of Atlanta, to be located in the city of Atlanta. Corporators SEC. II. 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 fifty 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 stock SEC. III. Be it further enacted, That when the subscriptions authorized in the 2d section of this Act shall amount to one hundred thousand dollars, and when fifty thousand dollars in lawful money of the United States shall have been received by the Commissioners provided for in this Act, on account of subscriptions, then the said subscribers shall be and become a body corporate and politic, with continued succession, under the name of the Merchants Bank of Atlanta, and by that name shall exercise corporate powers, and be competent to contract and be contracted with, sue and be sued, plead and be impleaded, in any court having jurisdiction in the subject matter involved; and shall be capable of receiving and purchasing, holding real and personal property, so far as may be necessary for the safe and convenient prosecution of the business of said bank as a bank of deposit and discount; and said bank shall have power to make and use, renew and alter at pleasure, a corporate seal, and do all acts and things necessary and proper to carry into effect the objects and purposes of this Act, and the business of said corporation, not inconsistent with the laws of this State or of the United States. [Illegible Text] Name, general powers, etc. Object SEC. IV. Be it further enacted, That said corporation shall have power to receive money and deposit; to loan and borrow money; to take and give therefor such securities as may be considered best; to purchase and discount notes and bills of exchange, and to do all other acts it may deem advisable for the safe keeping and secure and profitable investments of its funds. Scope of business SEC. V. Be it further enacted, That the total liabilities to said bank of any person or of any company, corporation or firm, for money borrowed, including in the liabilities of a company or firm the liabilities of the several members thereof, shall at no time

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exceed one-tenth part of the amount of the capital stock of said bank paid in; but the discount of bills of exchange drawn in good faith, and the discount of commercial paper actually owned by the person negotiating the same shall not be considered as borrowed money. Total liability restricted Proviso SEC. VI. Be it further enacted, That the Directors of said bank may semi annually declare a dividend of so much of the net profits as they shall deem expedient, but before declaring such dividend they shall carry one-tenth of its net profits of the preceding half year to its surplus fund, until the same shall amount to twenty per [Illegible Text] of its capital stock, but it shall not be lawful for them to create or accumulate a surplus of profits exceeding one hundred per cent. of their paid in capital, and said capital stock, and surplus and assets of every kind, shall be liable for any and all debts of the company, and, in addition thereto, the stockholders shall be individually liable for any debts of the company, to the full extent of their unpaid shares; and the rights and privileges hereinbefore granted, shall be valid and in effect for thirty years: Provided, that notwithstanding the dissolution or extinction, expiration by lapse of time, or non use of charter, or the cessation of said corporation to transact business, the corporate property of said corporation, and the individual property of the stockholders therein, to the amount of their unpaid stock, shall at all times be bound and liable for the payment of the corporate debts or contracts of said corporation. Semi annual dividends Surplus fund Individual liability Limitation SEC. VII. Be it further enacted, That the Board of Directors shall issue to each stockholder certificates of stock, truly representing his or her interest, and such stock shall be held bound to the company for any dues or other indebtedness by said stockholder to the company; and no stockholder who may be indebted to said bank, either as principal, security or endorser, shall, while so indebted, sell or transfer the stock held by him or her, without the consent of the President and Directors of said bank, and all sales and transfers of stock in said bank must, in order to be valid, be made on the books of the company by the owner of the stock or his lawful appointed attorney in fact. Certificates of stock Stock-how transferred SEC. VIII. Be it further enacted, That the business and corporate powers of said bank shall be exercised by a Board of Directors not less than five nor more than nine, each one being a citizen of this State, and owner in his own name of not less than ten shares of said stock, one of whom shall be elected President; said board shall have power to elect a Vice-President and Cashier, and such other officers as the interest and business of said bank may require, and shall declare by laws for their government, fixing the number of Directors and the days of meeting of said board and the salaries of its officers. Directorselection of Other officers SEC. IX. Be it further enacted, That the parties named in the 1st section of this Act, or their successors or assigns shall, and

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they are hereby appointed Commissioners to open books of subscription to the capital stock of said bank, at such time and place, and for such amounts, as they, or a majority of them, shall deem proper, but for no less amount than one hundred thousand dollars. The Directors of said bank shall be elected by a majority in interest of the stockholders of said bank voting at said election, under the inspection of said Commissioners, at such place as they may designate, within twenty days from the closing of the subscription called for by them, and on the second Tuesday in January in every year thereafter. No election shall be valid where a majority of the whole stock is not represented; and in any election for Directors, and in all questions that may come before any Convention of share-holders, each share of one hundred dollars of stock shall entitle the owner to one vote; and it shall be the duty of the President of said bank to prepare and lay before the stockholders thereof semi-annual statements of the business and condition of the bank, its assets and liabilities, and to make such returns under oath to the Governor of this State, as are now required by law to be made. Books of subscript'n Annual elections Apportionment of votes Semi annual statement's and returns SEC. X. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 25, 1876. Merchants and [Illegible Text] Bank of Griffin incorporated. No. CCXLVIII. (O. No. 412.) An Act to incorporate the Merchants and Planters Bank of Griffin. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That Joseph G. Rhea, Gilman J. Drake, James M. Bell, Henry C. Burr, Aaron Scheuerman, Edward H. Drewy, Robert P. McWilliams, James M. Brauner, Henry P. Hill, and Charles H. Osborn, and such other persons as may be associated with them, and their successors and assigns, are hereby constituted a body corporate, under the name of the Merchants and Planters Bank of Griffin, to be located in the city of Griffin, and State of Georgia. Corporators Name SEC. II. 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 there shall be one hundred thousand dollars of said capital stock subscribed, and forty per cent. of said subscribed stock actually paid in, in lawful money of the United States, the said company may organize and proceed to do business under this Act. When thus organized, said corporation, under the name and style of the Merchants and Planters Bank of Griffin, shall exercise all corporate powers necessary to carry on their said business, and be competent to contract and be contracted with, sue and be sued, plead and be impleaded, and shall be capable in law of holding, absolutely or as security,

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either by purchase or otherwise, all property of all descriptions, either real, personal, or mixed, and of selling and disposing of the same; shall have power and authority to receive money on deposit; to loan and borrow money; to take and give security therefor; to invest its funds, purchase and discount notes, bills of exchange, and do all other acts as it may deem advisable for safe keeping and investment of its funds; shall have power to make and use a corporate seal, and do all other acts necessary and proper to carry into effect the objects and purposes of this Act, not inconsistent with the laws and Constitution of this State and the United States. Capital, name, general powers, etc. SEC. III. Be it further enacted, That the total liabilities to said bank of any person, or of any company, corporation or firm, for money borrowed, including in the liabilities of a company or firm the liabilities of the several members thereof, shall at no time exceed one tenth part of the amount of the capital stock of the bank paid in at the time. Liability SEC. IV. Be it further enacted, That the Directors of said bank may semi-annually declare a dividend of so much of the net profits as they shall judge expedient, but before declaring such dividend they shall carry one-tenth of the net profits of the preceding six months to its surplus fund, until the same shall amount to twenty per cent. of its capital stock; but it shall not be lawful for them to create or accumulate a surplus of profits exceeding one hundred per cent. of their paid in capital, and said capital, surplus, and assets of [Illegible Text] kind, shall be liable for any and all debts of the company, and, in addition thereto, the stockholders shall be individually liable for any debts of the company to the amount of their shares subscribed in said company, severally, and the rights and privileges hereinbefore granted shall be valid and in full effect for the period of thirty years from the passage of this act: Provided, that notwithstanding the dissolution or extinction, expiration by lapse of time or non-use of charter, or the cessation of said corporation to transact business, that the corporate property of said corporation, individually, shall at all times be bound and liable for the payment of the corporate debts or contracts of said corporation. Dividends Surplus fund Individual liability Limitation SEC. V. Be it further enacted, That the Board of Directors shall issue to each stockholder certificates of stock representing his or her interest, and no sale or transfer of stock shall be valid or lawful unless made on the books of the company, by the owner or his lawful attorney, and with the consent of said corporation if said owner is indebted to said company. Certificates of stock Transferhow made SEC. VI. Be it further enacted, That the business and corporate powers of said bank shall be exercised by a Board of Directors, consisting of not less than five nor more than seven. Each member of said board shall be a citizen of this State, and be the owner, in his own name, of not less than ten shares of said stock, one of whom shall be elected President. Said board shall have power to elect a Vice-President and Cashier, and such other officers as the

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interest and business of said bank may require, and they shall make by-laws and regulations for their government, fixing the number of Directors, and the days for the meetings of said board, and the salaries of its officers. Officers and Directors By-laws SEC. VII. Be it further enacted, That the parties named in the 1st section of this Act, or their successors or assigns, shall be and they are hereby appointed Commissioners to open books of subscription to the capital stock of said bank at such time and place and for such amounts as they, or a majority of them, shall deem proper, but for no less amount than one hundred thousand dollars. The directors of said bank shall be elected by a majority in interest of the stockholders of said bank voting at said election, under the inspection of said Commissioners, at such place as they may designate, within thirty days of the closing of the subscription called for by them, and on the second Tuesday in January in every year thereafter. No election shall be valid where a majority of the whole stock is not represented, and in every election for Directors, and on all questions that may come before any convention of shareholders, each share of one hundred dollars of stock shall entitle the owner to one vote. Books of subscript'n Election of Directors SEC. VIII. Be it further enacted, That the officers of said company shall make an annual report to the stockholders of the condition of said bank, under oath, and the usual report to the Governor, as required by law. Annual reports SEC. IX. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 28, 1876. Middle Georgia Co-operative Association of [Illegible Text] of [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] No. CCXLIX. (O. No. 417.) An Act to incorporate the Middle Georgia Co-operative Association of Patrons of Husbandry. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That from and after the passage of this Act, T. J. Gilmore, W. A. Sinquefield, J. M. Smith, J. J. Hyman, J. C. Harmon, A. L. Routon, W. J. Joiner, Jr., G. W. Hartly, M. M. Cook, Z. Culver, G. W. H. Whitaker, E. A. Sullivan, E. Smith, T. Warthen, M. Warthen, H. N. Hollifield, W. J. Henderson, L. N. Batchelor, H. T. Sheppard, B. D. Evans, W. A. Guin, J. G. Joiner, J. A. Hunt, S. B. Jones, and their associates and successors, are hereby constituted a body corporate for the term of twenty years, under the name of The Middle Georgia Co-operative Association of Patrons of Husbandry, and by that name may sue and be sued, plead and be impleaded, have and use a common seal, make and alter such by-laws as they may deem necessary for their business. They are also empowered to

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erect such buildings, warehouses or offices as may be proper for the transaction of their business; the principal place of business of said Association to be at Tennille, in the county of Washington, State of Georgia. Corporators Same, etc. Principal office SEC. II. Be it further enacted, That the capital stock of said Co-operative Association shall be limited to twenty-five thousand dollars, with the privilege of increasing the same to fifty thousand dollars. Should it be deemed expedient, the said capital stock to be divided into shares of one hundred dollars each, and when ten thousand dollars shall have been subscribed and paid in, then the company may organize and proceed to business. Capital stock, shares, etc. SEC. III. Be it further enacted, That the said Middle Georgia Co-operative Association shall have power to buy and sell bonds, bills of exchange and promissory notes, and advance and loan moneys, securities and credits, and may charge and receive such commissions, on advances of moneys, negotiating loans, and for storage, as may be agreed upon by the Association: Provided, that the rate of interest and commissions charged shall not exceed the maximum rate now allowed by law. And the Association shall have power to hold or sell, to receive or dispose of all property of which it may become possessed in the course of its business, and to issue all receipts and to execute all contracts as may be necessary for the transaction of its business. Powers and privileges SEC. IV. Be it further enacted, That the individual property of the stockholders in said Association shall be bound and liable for the debts created and the liabilities incurred by the Association in the prosecution of its business, and for all deposits made therewith, to the extent of the stock subscribed by each of the stockholders; that the corporate powers of said Association shall be vested in a board of not less than nine Directors, who shall be elected annually by the stockholders, at such time as the Association may see proper to direct in its by-laws, and at the principal place of business of said Association, each share to be entitled to one vote, and a majority of all the stock to be necessary for a choice. This board shall have power to make such by-laws, rules and regulations as may be deemed necessary for the government of said Association for the transaction of its business; Provided, the same shall not contravene any power delegated in this Act. Individual liability SEC. V. Be it further enacted, That the Board of Directors, when elected, may establish agencies, if desired, wherever they may deem the same to be advantageous to the Association; to elect a President, Prudential Board, and other officers, as they may deem expedient, and prescribe their duties and responsibilities. President, Directors, etc. SEC. VI. Be it further enacted, That the corporators named in the 1st section of this Act, or any two of them, may open books of subscription, and when the required amount of stock is obtained, they shall, by advertising thirty days in the county paper, call an election for Directors in conformity to the provisions of this Act. Books of subscript'n

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SEC. VII. Be it further enacted, That reports shall be made by the Directors semi-annually, in January and July, and dividends declared, if any, and a full exhibit made of all business transacted, with the assets and liabilities of the Association, under the oath of the business manager of the Association, to the stockholders of the Association, and to the Governor of the State, as required by law. Returns and dividends SEC. VIII. Be it further enacted, That no stock be considered transferred until all payments due the Association are made by the party owning and selling such stock, and said stock is required to be transferred on the books of the Association. Stockhow transferred SEC. IX. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 28, 1876. Chapter of Mutual Protection Insurance Company of Georgia amended. No. CCL. (O. No. 172.) An Act to amend an Act entitled an Act to incorporate the Mutual Protection Insurance Company of Georgia. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That from and after the passage of this Act, the Mutual Protection Insurance Company of Georgia, be authorized and empowered to unite with its mutual system of insurance, capital stock to an amount not exceeding one hundred thousand dollars, in shares of one hundred dollars each, whenever the Board of Directors of the said Mutual Protection Insurance Company shall deem it advisable, and likely to promote the interests of the said company. Mutual Protection Insurance Company authorized to increase stock SEC. II. Be it further enacted, That the capital stockholders in the said Mutual Protection Insurance Company shall receive as their profits, annually, seven per cent. interest on their cash payments on such stock held by them, in each, to be paid out of the net cash profits of each year only, and twenty-five per cent. of the net profits of the annual business of the company, as may be determined and declared at the regular annual meetings of the company, either payable in cash or in scrip; and seventy-five per cent. of such profits shall, in the same manner, be paid to the policyholders: Provided, that each capital stockholder shall receive of said twenty-five per cent. profits only the proportion which his paid-up stock bears to one hundred thousand dollars. Capital stockholdersprofits Proviso SEC. III. Be it further enacted, That whenever, at an annual meeting or an extra called meeting of the policy holders and capital stockholders of the said Mutual Protection Insurance Company, it may be decided that the interest of the company no longer requires the combination of capital stock with its mutual feature, the Board of Directors of the company shall be authorized to terminate

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the combination of its capital stock, by refunding to each of the capital stockholders the whole amount of cash paid in by each, on such capital stock, with all unpaid interest and profits which may have accrued thereon, at the time of such determination. May discontinue privileges of this Act SEC. IV. Be it further enacted, That the capital stockholders, at each annual and extra called meeting of the company, shall be entitled to cast one vote for each share of stock held by him; but in nocase to cast a larger number of votes than one hundred, either as principal or as proxy. Apportionment of votes SEC. V. Be it further enacted, That the liabilities of each capital stockholder shall be limited to the amount of stock held by him, whether paid or unpaid; and the stock of the said company may be transferred, at any time, by a proper transfer being made on the books of the company, either in person or by attorney. Liabilities of stockholders Transfer of stock SEC. VI. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 21, 1876. Provident Savings and Loan Association incorporated No. CCLI. (O. No. 397.) An Act to incorporate the Provident Savings and Loan Association of Savannah. WHEREAS, There is a large and increasing class of persons of small means and earnings, who need encouragement and opportunity to save, invest and improve their means; therefore, SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That William Rogers, C. A. Magill, George N. Nichols, C. E. Van Vorst, J. B. Barthelmass, J. C. Waite, H. S. Haines, Charles Cullins, J. L. Roumillat, and their associates and successors, be and they are hereby constituted a body corporate and politic, under the name and style of The Provident Savings and Loan Association of Savannah, with full power by this name to sue and be sued; to have and use a common seal, and the same to alter or destroy at pleasure; to receive deposits on interest, and to loan the same; to own such real and personal property as it may deem proper to purchase for the purposes of the Association, and to hold such real and personal property as may be conveyed or mortgaged or pledged to said Association; with full power to adopt such a constitution and by-laws and amendments thereof, as they may deem advisable and proper to carry out the objects of said Association; and the said Association is hereby invested with the following powers and privileges, and subject to the following restrictions: Corporators Powers, name, etc. SEC. II. Be it further enacted, That the capital stock of said Association shall consist of twenty five hundred shares, of the par value of twenty five dollars each, with the privilege of increasing

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it to ten thousand shares, as hereinafter provided; and that each subscriber shall pay into the treasury of the Association one dollar per month on each share of the stock subscribed for by him, until the whole is paid up, with the privilege, however, of paying up a larger amount or the whole at any time; and in the event that any subscriber, or taker of stock in said Provident Savings and Loan Association, shall from any cause fail to complete the payments due on any share or shares of stock taken or subscribed, for a period of ninety days after such payment or payments become due, or shall fail to pay up any instalment that may be due on the share or shares of stock taken or subscribed, that it shall be lawful for the chief officer of said Association, at the expiration of ninety days after such instalment shall have been called for, and after twenty days' notice in writing to the taker, subscriber or holder of such share or shares of stock, to sell the same at public outerypublic notice of such intention to sell having been first given by advertising the same for thirty days in some public gazette in the city of Savannahand any surplus remaining from the proceeds of such sale, after paying up the amount in arrears on the share or shares sold, and the cost of sale, to be paid to the subscriber or holder of the same. And that the said capital stock shall be a fund, pledged for the security of deposits and for the payment of other liabilities of the said institution. Capital stock, shares, etc. Failure to pay instalments SEC. III. Be it further enacted, That no increase of said capital stock shall be made, nor any deposit of money be received by said Association, until the whole of said original capital stock shall have been fully paid in. Increase of capital stock SEC. IV. Be it further enacted, That the amount of deposits to be received by said Association from any one person or firm shall not exceed the sum of one thousand dollars, during any one year; and that said Association shall have full power to use and improve all funds, whether arising from deposits or subscriptions to stock, to the best advantage, by loaning the same, in a manner not inconsistent with the laws of Georgia; all loans so made to be secured fully and amply by pledges of bonds of the United States, of the State of Georgia, or any city thereof, of first mortgage railroad bonds or first mortgage bonds of other solvent corporations, or by mortgages or other conveyances of real estate in the city of Savannah. In the last case the loan not to exceed one-half the assessed value of such real estate, and always to be further secured by a full policy of insurance on any and all buildings on said real estate, duly assigned to said Association; or the said funds may, at the discretion of the Board of Directors, be invested by purchase in any of the above named securities, and no other. Deposits Loanshow secured SEC. V. Be it further enacted, That said Association may pay to depositors such rate of interest as may be agreed on, not to exceed the rate of seven per centum per annum on deposits, upon such terms, as to the time such deposits shall remain in the hands

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of said corporation before interest accrues, and as to notice of withdrawal of deposits as may be fixed by the by-laws of said Association; that one-half of the net earnings of said Association (after payment of interest and all expenses) shall be distributed pro rata to stockholders in proportion to the amount of their stock paid up, in semi annual dividends; the remaining half of such net earnings to be permitted to accumulate until the whole of the original subscription of twenty-five hundred shares has been paid in, at which time stock to the amount of such accrued earnings shall be distributed ratably among the stockholders of record. Interest on depositsrate Dividends SEC. VI. Be it further enacted, That the affairs of the Association shall be managed by a President, Vice-President, and nine other Directors, elected annually by ballot from the stockholders of the Association (which election shall take place at such times as a majority of the stockholders shall determine); that said President and Vice-President shall be ex-officio Directors, and that said President, Vice-President and Directors shall continue in office until their successors are chosen and qualified; that a majority of said Directors shall constitute a quorum, and have power to act at all meetings and fill any vacancy in the board; each stockholder shall cast, in person or by proxy, under a written or printed power of attorney, signed by said stockholder, and be entitled to one vote for every share he, she or they may hold: Provided, that no stock shall be voted at any annual election of officers which has not been held bona fide for thirty days before such annual election by the stockholder seeking to vote it, nor shall any stock be voted at any time which may be in arrears for instalments, fines or other dues. Officerselection of Quorumvacancies, etc. SEC. VII. Be it further enacted, That no President, Vice-President or Director of said Association, shall become a borrower of the funds of said Association, or a surety for any borrower; that the Board of Directors shall have full power to employ all officers and agents that may be necessary to transact the business of the company and to fix their compensation, to dismiss them, and to fix the amount of and to take bonds from persons so appointed, for the faithful execution of their duties. Officers shall not borrow money SEC. VIII. Be it further enacted, That regular quarterly meetings of the stockholders shall be held, at which a committee of three stockholders shall be chosen by the stockholders, neither of said committee to be an officer of said Association; and it shall be the duty of the committee so chosen to examine into and audit the accounts of said corporation, and report the result of their investigations to the next succeeding quarterly meeting. Auditing Committee SEC. IX. Be it further enacted, That the stockholders of this Association shall have the power to make all necessary rules and by-laws for the management of its affairs as are not inconsistent with the laws of this State, the Constitution of this State or of the United States. And it shall be the duty of the President and

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Vice-President of said Association to make semi-annual statements, under oath, on the first Monday in January and July, to the stockholders, of the assets and liabilities of the Association; and shall make such returns of the business and condition of the Association to the Governor as are now by law required to be made by other banking associations in this State. May make by-laws Semi annual statements SEC. X. Be it further enacted, That the institution hereby incorporated shall be organized by the corporators herein named, or a majority of them, and shall go into operation as soon as the first instalment of the capital stock has been paid in, and not sooner. Commencement of operations SEC. XI. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 28, 1876. Savannah Bank and Trust Company authorized to reduce stock. No. CCLII. (O. No. 283.) An Act to permit the Savannah Bank and Trust Company to reduce its capital stock. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That from and after the passage of this Act, the Savannah Bank and Trust Company, by and with the consent of a majority of its stockholders, be and the same is hereby permitted and authorized to reduce its capital stock from one million dollars to five hundred thousand dollars, and that such reduction may be made in such manner, at such time, and in such sums as the President and Board of Directors may, in their discretion, deem most advisable for the interest of the stockholders, until the said minimum of five hundred thousand dollars shall have been reached: Provided, that said reduction of the capital stock herein allowed shall in no manner interfere with the liabilities to the creditors of said bank. Savannah Bank and Trust Co. authorized to reduce capital SEC. II. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 25, 1876. Traders and Planters Savings Bank incorporated. No. CCLIII. (O. No 415.) An Act to incorporate the Traders and Planters Savings Bank of Rome, Georgia. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That R. V. Mitchell, C. D. Forsyth, James M. Elliott, W. T. Robinson, Daniel S. Printup, P. W. Printup, and John C. Printup, their associates and successors, be constituted a body corporate and politic, under the name of the Traders and Planters Savings Bank of Rome, Georgia; to have a common seal; to receive deposits, and to loan and invest the same; to issue certificates of deposits; to discount notes and drafts; to buy and sell bills of exchange; to sue and be sued; to hold and

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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 Name, object, etc. SEC. II. Be it further enacted, That the capital of said bank shall be not less than fifty thousand dollars, with the privilege of increasing it to any amount not exceeding one hundred and fifty thousand dollars. This capital shall be a fund pledged for the security of deposits and payment of debts. Capital SEC. III. Be it further enacted, 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. Shares-[Illegible Text] of votes, etc SEC. IV. Be it further enacted, That the stockholders shall have the right to elect a President and a Cashier, and such other officers as they may deem necessary for the efficient 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. Election of officers SEC. V. Be it further enacted, That the said bank may go into operation as soon as twenty-five thousand dollars of the capital stock shall be paid in. Organizat'n SEC. VI. Be it further enacted, That the said 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 stock subscribed in said bank by each stockholder. Individual liability SEC. VII. Be it further enacted, That it shall be the duty of the President and Cashier of said bank to lay before the stockholders thereof semi annual statements of the assets, liabilities and business of said bank on the first Monday in January and July, and shall make semi annual returns, on oath, to the Governor, as is now required by law. Semi annual statements SEC. VIII. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 28, 1876. Charter of Bank of Washington amended. No. CCLIV. (O. No. 315.) An Act to amend the charter of the Bank of Washington, at Washington, Ga. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That from and after the passage of this Act, that the Directors of said Bank of Washington may appoint a Teller in said bank, and authorize said Teller, in the absence of the Cashier, to act as Cashier of said bank. Charter of the Bank of Washington amended SEC. II. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 25, 1876.

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CHAPTER II. MANUFACTURING AND MINING COMPANIES. ACTS. No. 255. To incorporate the Atlanta City Brewing Company. No. 256. To incorporate the Bibb Manufacturing Company. No. 257. To incorporate the Blue Ridge Mining Company. No. 258. To incorporate the Chestatee Quartz Mining Slnice Washing Company. No. 259. To amend the charter of the Chestatee Fluming and Mining Company. No. 260. To incorporate the Fulton Cotton Spinning Company. No. 261. To incorporate the Fulton Manufacturing Company. No. 262. To incorporate the Gold Mountain Mining Company. No. 263. To incorporate the Harper Sewing Machine Company. No. 264. To incorporate the Macon Gas Light and Water Company. No. 265. To incorporate the Pigeon Roost Gold Mining Company. No. 266. To amend charter of Rising Fawn Iron Company. No. 267. To incorporate the Tallapoosa Mining Company. No. 268. To incorporate the Vesey Mining Company. Atlanta City Brewing Company incorporated. No. CCLV. (O. No. 310.) An Act to incorporate the Atlanta City Brewing Company. SECTION I. Be it enacted etc., That W. H. Tuller, E. Fechter, A. J. Kuhn, H. Werner, Joseph Fleishel, and their associates and successors, be and they are hereby declared and constituted a body corporate and politic, under the name and style of The Atlanta City Brewing Company, for the purpose of carrying on the business of making and manufacturing lager beer, malt and fermented liquors, and preparing all the ingredients pertaining thereto, and of selling and vending the same; and such body corporate and politic shall have power to use a common seal, sue and be sued in any court of law or equity in this State. Said corporate body shall have power, and be able and capable in law, to acquire, purchase, receive, have, hold and enjoy any lands, tenements, hereditaments, rights, goods and chattels of whatever kind or quality necessary for the carrying on of said business, and to sell, convey, or mortgage the same, and to make such by laws, rules and regulations as they deem fit, not contrary to the Constitution of this State or of the United States. Corporators Name, object, etc. General powers SEC. II. Be it further enacted, 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 their successors shall be elected. In such elections, each share of stock shall be entitled to one vote, and the board may appoint such officers and agents as may be necessary to carry on said business. Directors Elections

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SEC. III. Be it further enacted, That the capital stock of said corporation shall be fifty thousand dollars, of one hundred dollars each. Said stock may be increased from time to time by a vote of a majority of the stockholders, whose stock is fully paid up, to an amount not exceeding one hundred thousand dollars. All stock shall be paid in money, or in such property as the corporation may require for carrying on business; and said business can be commenced under this charter when twenty-five thousand dollars is paid in. Capital Stock, shares, etc. SEC. IV. Be it further enacted, That the stockholders of said corporation shall be personally liable for the debts of said corporation, or any portion of them, to the amount of their stock. Individual Bability SEC. V. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 25, 1876. Bibb Manufacturing Company incorporated. No. CCLVI. (O. No. 312.) An Act to incorporate The Bibb Manufacturing Company. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That Hugh M. Comer, John T. Hanson, Isaac N. Hanson, and such others as may be associated with them, their successors and assigns, are duly created a body corporate and politic, under the name and style of The Bibb Manufacturing Company, with succession for thirty years; and by that name and style they may sue and be sued, plead and be impleaded, defend and be defended, in any court of law or equity in this State; to make, have and use a common seal, renew and alter the same at pleasure, and are hereby invested with all the powers, rights, privileges and immunities, which are or may be necessary to carry into effect the purposes and objects of this Act. Corporators Name, general powers SEC. II. Be it further enacted, That the capital stock of said company shall be one hundred thousand dollars, with privilege of increasing, from time to time, to two hundred thousand dollars; and the said company, under authority hereinafter provided, are authorized to commence operations at any time they may deem proper, after twenty-five thousand dollars of the capital stock is taken and paid in; the capital stock shall be divided into shares of one hundred dollars each. The immediate government of the company shall be vested in and exercised by a Board of Directors, consisting of such number of persons, not less than three nor more than seven, as the stockholders of said company may, from time to time, direct. The said Directors shall be chosen by the stockholders of the said company, in the manner hereinafter provided, who shall hold their offices for one year after their election, and until their successors shall be chosen and qualified to take their places as Directors; and the said Directors, a majority of whom

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shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business, shall elect one of their number as President of the company; that the said Board of Directors shall have the power to appoint all necessary treasurers, secretaries,a and clerks, and other officers and employees necessary to the transaction of the business of the corporation. Capital Stock, shares, etc. Directors Quorum Officers SEC. III. Be it further enacted, That the said company shall have the right and power, and are hereby vested with the authority, to purchase, receive, hold, and possess, any property, real or personal, or mixed, for the use, benefit and advantage of said company, and to sell and dispose of the same; also, to manufacture, bleach, dye, print, and finish all goods of which cotton or other fibrous materials form a part; also, to manufacture flour, from wheat, or grain of any kind, and all machinery and any other articles used for such purposes or any other; and may erect mills, buildings, and other works, as may be necessary for the use, benefit and advantage of said company; to raise money, give notes, enter into contracts of all kinds, and to do all and singular such acts as may be found necessary and expedient for the proper management of the business of said company. Right to property Object Power to contract SEC. IV. Be it further enacted, That the time of holding the annual meetings of said company, for the election of Directors, shall be fixed and determined by the by-laws of said company; and at all the meetings each stockholder shall be entitled to a vote, in person or by proxy, one vote for each share of the stock he or she may hold in said company; and until an election of Directors, as hereinafter provided for, the persons named in the 1st section of this Act shall constitute a Board of Directors, and shall have and may exercise all the powers of such Board of Directors. Annual meetingselections SEC. V. Be it further enacted, That the persons named in the 1st section of this Act, are hereby appointed Commissioners, who, or a majority of them, are hereby authorized to open subscription books for said stock, at such places as they may elect, and distribute the said stock to such persons as they may desire to have associated with them, in carrying into effect the purposes and objects of this Act, without the opening of subscription books, and in such amounts as may be agreed upon, and as may be expedient; and they are hereby authorized to receive in payment for said stock real estate, machinery, or other property, necessary or expedient for the use and benefit of the company. Books of subscription SEC. VI. Be it further enacted, That the Board of Directors are hereby authorized to make and enforce all necessary rules and by-laws that may be deemed necessary or expedient, to carry into effect the provisions of this Act, and for transfers and assignments of its stock, which is hereby declared to be personal property, and transferable, as shall be provided by the by-laws or ordinances of said corporation; and shall have the right to prescribe the mode and manner in which the capital stock shall be paid in; and shall also have the right to enforce the payment thereof, by the forfeiture of

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the stock upon which calls shall not be paid, or by suit, or by rules and regulations, as the board may prescribe. May make by-laws Stock--how transferred May enforce payment of [Illegible Text] SEC. VII. Be it further enacted, That this Act shall take effect from and after its passage. Takes effectwhen SEC. VIII. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 25, 1876. Blue Ridge Mining Company incorporated. No. CCLVII. (O. No. 477.) An Act to incorporate the Blue Ridge Mining Company. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That Theodore G. Eiswald, Jesse F. Jackson, William Clark, and such others as may be associated with them, their successors and assigns, are hereby created a body corporate and politic, under the name and style of the Blue Ridge Mining Company, with succession for thirty years, and by that name and style they may sue and be sued, plead and be impleaded, defend and be defended, in any court of law or equity in the State; to make, have and use a common seal; renew and alter the same at pleasure, and are hereby invested with all the powers, rights, privileges and immunities which are or may be necessary to carry into effect the purposes and objects of this Act. Corporators Limitation, general powers SEC. II. Be it further enacted, That the capital stock of said company shall be twenty-five thousand ($25,000) dollars, but the same may be increased from time to time, as shall be deemed expedient, to two hundred and fifty thousand dollars, immediate notice of such increase being given in a public gazette published in the city of Atlanta, and shall be divided into shares of one hundred ($100) dollars each. The immediate government of the company shall be located in Atlanta, Georgia, with a secondary office located at their mines in Lumpkin County, Georgia, and said government shall be vested in and exercised by a Board of Directors, consisting of such number of persons, not less than three nor more than seven, as the stockholders of said company may from time to time direct. The said Directors shall be chosen by the stockholders of said company in the manner hereinafter provided, who shall hold their offices for one year after their election, and until their successors shall be chosen and qualified to take their places as Directors; and the said Directors, a majority of whom shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business, shall elect one of their number as President of the company; that the said Board of Directors shall have the power to appoint all necessary clerks, secretaries and all other officers and employees necessary to the transaction of the business of the corporation. Capital stock Shares Principal office Directorselection of Quorum President and other officers

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SEC. III. Be it further enacted, That the said company shall have the right and power, and are hereby vested with the authority, to purchase, receive, hold, use and possess any property, real or personal, or mixed, for the use, benefit and advantage of said company, and to sell and dispose of the same; also, to bore for, drill, quarry or mine for copper, nickel, silver and other metals; to erect furnaces, buildings, mills and other works necessary or convenient for refining, crushing, smelting and other purposes, for the use, benefit and advantage of said mining company; to raise money, give notes, enter into contracts of all kinds, and to do all and singular such acts as may be found necessary or expedient for the proper management of the business of said company. May possess property Object Power to contract SEC. IV. Be it further enacted, That the time of holding the annual meeting of said company for the election of Directors shall be fixed and determined by the by-laws of said company, and at all the meetings each stockholder shall be entitled to a vote, in person or by proxy, one vote for each share of stock he or she may hold in said company; and until an election of Directors, as hereinafter provided for, the persons named in the [Illegible Text] section of this Act shall constitute a Board of Directors, and shall have and may exercise all the powers of such Board of Directors. Meetings Apportionment of votes SEC. V. Be it further enacted, That the persons named in the 1st section of this Act are hereby appointed Commissioners, who, or any one of them, are hereby authorized to open subscription books for said stock, at such place as they may allot. Books of subscription SEC. VI. Be it further enacted, That the Board of Directors are hereby authorized to make and enforce all necessary rules and by-laws that may be deemed necessary or expedient to carry into effect the provisions of this Act, and for the transfer and assignment of its stock, which shall be transferable only on the books of the company, and shall have the right to prescribe the mode and manner in which the capital stock shall be paid in, and make calls for the same, and shall also have the right to enforce the payment thereof by the forfeitures of the stock upon which calls shall not be paid, or by suit, or by both means, under such rules and regulations as the board may prescribe. May make by-laws Stockhow transferred, paid, etc. SEC. VII. Be it further enacted, That said company shall not organize until twenty-five thousand dollars have been bona fide subscribed to the stock of the same, and shall not proceed to business until the amount of ten thousand dollars has been actually paid in on said subscription. Organization SEC. VIII. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 28, 1876.

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Chestatee [Illegible Text] Mining and Sluice Washing Company incorporated. No. CCLVIII. (O. No. 67.) An Act to incorporate the Chestatee Quarts Mining and Sluice Washing Company. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That William R. Crisson and Eben E. Crisson, and such other persons as they may associate with them, and their successors and assigns, shall be, and they are hereby declared, as soon as they shall organize under this Act, a body corporate and politic, under the name and style of the Chestatee Quartz Mining and Sluice Washing Company, for the purpose of turning and directing, in ditch or ditches, or aqueduct of any kind, the waters of Shoal Creek, taken from its natural channel, at the top of the high shoal immediately below R. R. Asbury's saw mill, in White County, or near the county line between White and Lumpkin Counties, State of Georgia, and convey the waters of said Shoal Creek, in ditch or aqueduct, as aforesaid, follow as the ditch survey may lead along the range of hills immediately south of and down the Chestatee River, in the direction of Martin's Ford, on said river, for the purpose of working for gold and other valuable minerals, in the county of Lumpkin, South of said Chestatee River, on any lands that said company now own, or may hereafter become possessed of by lease or by purchase. Said company 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 succession of officers and members for thirty years; may have and use a common seal, and alter the same at [Illegible Text] may make, ordain and establish such by laws, rules and regulations as they may deem necessary to carry into effect the object of the company: Provided, such by-laws, rules and regulations are not inconsistent with the Constitution and laws of this State, nor with the Constitution and laws of the United States. Corporators Name, etc. Object General rights Limitation, powers, etc. SEC. II. Be it further enacted, That the aforesaid company, hereby created, shall, by its corporate name, be capable in law of purchasing, owning, selling and conveying any real or personal estate necessary for carrying on the business of said company. May own property SEC. III. Be it further enacted, That the capital stock of said company shall be one million of dollars, with the privilege of increasing the same to five millions of dollars; which capital stock of said company may be divided into such number of shares as may be determined by a vote of three-fourths of the stockholders, at a regular meeting: Provided, that said company shall not proceed to act under this charter until twenty-five thousand dollars shall have been actually paid in, either in money or property; and, provided further, that when any increase of the capital stock of said company is made, as provided in this Act, immediate notice thereof shall be given, by advertisement in some public gazette having general circulation in the county of Lumpkin. Capital stock Shares Proviso Capitalhow increased

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SEC. IV. Be it further enacted, That said company shall have power and authority to construct, by, through or over any vacant lands unrepresented by citizens of said counties of Lumpkin and White, their main ditch or aqueduct, subject to such damages or compensation as may be reasonable and just, under the provisions hereinafter prescribed for citizens of said counties of Lumpkin and White. Rights of Company on vacant lands SEC. V. Be it further enacted, That should citizens of said counties, owning or representing lands over or through which company's ditch shall pass, refuse to grant the right of way to said company, then the claimant shall choose one freeholder, and the company one freeholder, and the Judge of the Superior Court of the county shall appoint a third freeholder, which three arbitrators shall proceed to examine the premises in question, and assess the damages caused by the construction of said ditch, and make return of the same to the Clerk of said Superior Court; and if said company fail within four days thereafter to pay the amount for damages so assessed, the Clerk of said court shall issue execution against said company for said amount, with all cost which may have accrued, which may be enforced under the same laws that govern the collection of money in other cases; and should any claimant of damages, as aforesaid, refuse to choose an arbitrator, as provided in this Act, then the Ordinary of the county shall choose and appoint an arbitrator for said delinquent, and it shall be binding as though chosen by himself. Either party aforesaid shall have the right of appeal, which may be entered and tried as other appeal cases; but an appeal by either party shall not hinder the progress of said company's work: Provided, the amount of damages assessed by the arbitrators first be paid or deposited with the Clerk of said Superior Court, subject to the order of the Judge of said court. Disagreement between company and citizenshow adj'sted Execution for damageshow issued Claimant refusing to appoint arbitratorremedy SEC. VI. Be it further enacted, That if any person or persons shall wilfully and maliciously injure, damage, hurt, or obstruct in any manner, said company's ditch, flume, tube or trestle, or anything thereto pertaining and belonging, or shall counsel any other person or persons to injure, hurt, damage or obstruct said company's ditch, flume, tube, trestle, or anything thereunto appertaining, such person or persons so offending may be indicted for a misdemeanor, and, on conviction, shall be fined not exceeding five hundred dollars, nor less than fifty dollars, or imprisoned not less than six months, nor more than twelve months, within the discretion of the court. Malicious Mischief to company's propertypenalty SEC. VII. Be it further enacted, That said company shall have an office at Dahlonega, where all judicial processes against said company shall be served. Principal office SEC. VIII. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 17, 1876.

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Chestatee Flaming and Mining Company incorporated. No. CCLIX. (O. No. 65.) An Act to alter and amend an Act entitled an Act to incorporate the Chestatee Flaming and Mining Company, and for other purposes, approved December 3, 1866. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That from and after the passage of this Act, the 3rd section of said recited Act, be so altered and amended in the ninth line as to read twenty instead of ten years; and further, that after the words in the eleventh and twelfth lines of said 3d section, to-wit: So far as they shall flume the same, there shall be inserted the words, or by canals, tunnels or ditches divert the water from or otherwise dry the bed of said stream. Charter of Chestatee Fluming and Mining Company amended SEC. II. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 17, 1876. Fulton Cotton Spinning Company incorporated. No. CCLX. (O. No. 317.) An Act to incorporate the Fulton Cotton Spinning Company. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That from and after the passage of this Act, Clark Howell, John C. Kimball, John C. Peck, and such others as may be associated with them, their successors and assigns, are hereby created a body corporate and politic, under the name and style of the Fulton Cotton Spinning Company, with succession for thirty years, and by that name and style they may sue and be sued, plead and be impleaded, defend and be defended, in any court of law or equity in this State; to make, have and use a common seal, renew and alter the same at pleasure, and are hereby invested with all the powers, rights, privileges and immunities which are or may be necessary to carry into effect the purposes and objects of this Act. Corporators General powers SEC. II. Be it further enacted, That the capital stock of said company shall be fifty thousand dollars, but the same may be increased from time to time, as shall be deemed expedient, to two hundred and fifty thousand dollars, immediate notice of any such increase being given by publication in some public gazette published in the city of Atlanta, and shall be divided into shares of one hundred dollars each. The immediate government of the company shall be vested in and exercised by a Board of Directors, consisting of such number of persons, not less than three nor more than nine, as the stockholders of said company may from time to time direct. The said Directors shall be chosen by the stockholders

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of the said company in the manner hereinafter provided, who shall hold their office for one year after their election, and until their successors shall be chosen and qualified to take their places as Directors; and the said Directors, a majority of whom shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business, shall elect one of their number as President of the company; and that the said Board of Directors shall have the power to appoint all necessary clerks, secretaries, and all other officers and employees necessary to the transaction of the business of the corporation. Capital stock Shares Directors Officers SEC. III. Be it further enacted, That the said company shall have the right and power, and are hereby vested with the authority, to purchase, receive, hold, use and possess any property, real or personal, or mixed, for the use, benefit and advantage of said company, and to sell and dispose of the same; also, to manufacture, bleach, dye, print and finish all goods of which cotton or other fibrous material form a part; also, to manufacture flour from wheat or grain of any kind, and all machinery and any other articles used for such purposes, or any other, and may [Illegible Text] such mills, buildings and other works as may be necessary for the use, benefit and advantage of said company; to raise money, give notes, enter into contracts of all kinds, and to do all and singular such acts as may be found necessary or expedient for the proper management of the business of said company: Provided, all the mills and machinery to be used for the various purposes herein authorized shall be propelled by the same power. May hold property Object SEC. IV. Be it further enacted, That the time of holding the annual meeting of said company, for the election of Directors, shall be fixed and determined by the by-laws of said company, and at all the meetings each stockholder shall be entitled to a vote, in person or by proxy, one vote for each share of stock he or she may hold in said company; and until an election of Directors, as hereinafter provided for, the persons named in the first section of this Act shall constitute a Board of Directors, and shall have and may exercise all the powers of such Board of Directors. Annual meetingselections SEC. V. Be it further enacted, That the persons named in the 1st section of this Act are hereby appointed Commissioners, who, or a majority of them, are hereby authorized to open subscription books for said stock, at such places as they may allot, and distribute the said stock to such persons as they may desire to have associated with them in carrying into effect the purposes and objects of this Act, without the opening of subscription books, and in such amounts as may be agreed upon and as may be expedient, and they are hereby authorized to receive in payment for said stock real estate, machinery, or other property necessary or expedient for the use and benefit of the company. Books of subscription SEC. VI. Be it further enacted, That the Board of Directors are hereby authorized to make and enforce all necessary rules and by-laws that may be deemed necessary or expedient to carry into

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effect the provisions of this Act, and for transfer and assignment of its stock, which shall be transferable only on the books of the company, and shall have the right to prescribe the mode and manner in which the capital stock shall be paid in, and make calls for the same, and shall also have the right to enforce the payment thereof by the forfeiture of the stock upon which calls shall not be paid, or by suit, or by both means, under such rules and regulations as the board may prescribe: Provided, any stockholder failing to pay any instalments of stock which shall be called for, thirty days' notice shall be given him in writing before there shall be any forfeiture of the same. May make by-laws Stockhow transferred May enforce payment of Proviso SEC. VII. Be it further enacted, That this Act shall take effect from and after its passage. Takes effectwhen SEC. VIII. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 25, 1876. Fulton Manufacturing Company incorporated. No. CCLXI. (O. No. 263.) An Act to incorporate the Fulton Manufacturing Company. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That from and after the passage of this Act, J. W. Herring, J. M. Green and A. Leyden, and such others as may be associated with them, their successors and assigns, are hereby created a body corporate and politic, under the name and style of the Fulton Manufacturing Company, with succession for thirty years, and by that name and style they may sue and be sued, plead and be implead, defend and be defended in any court of law or equity in this State; to make, have and use a common seal, renew and alter the same at pleasure; and are hereby invested with all the powers, rights, privileges, and immunities which are or may be necessary to carry into effect the purposes and objects of this Act. Corporators Name, limitation, powers, etc. SEC. II. Be it further enacted, That the capital stock of said company shall be two hundred thousand dollars, but the same may be increased from time to time as shall be deemed expedient, to one million dollars, due notice of such increase being given by advertisement in a public gazette in the city of Atlanta, and shall be divided into shares of one hundred dollars each. The immediate government of the company shall be vested in and exercised by a Board of Directors, consisting of such number of persons, not less than three nor more than nine, as the stockholders of said company may from time to time direct. The said Directors shall be chosen by the stockholders of the said company in the manner hereinafter provided, who shall hold their office for one year after their election, and until their successors shall be chosen and qualified to take their places as Directors; and the said Directors, a

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majority of whom shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business, shall elect one of their number as President of the company; that the said Board of Directors shall have the power to appoint all necessary clerks, secretaries, and all other officers and employees necessary to the transaction of the business of the corporation. Capital stock Shares Directors Quorum President SEC. III. Be it further enacted, That the said company shall have the right and power, and are hereby vested with the authority, to purchase, receive, hold, use and possess any property, real or personal, or mixed, for the use, benefit and advantage of said company, and to sell and dispose of the same; also, to manufacture, bleach, dye, print and finish all goods of which cotton or other fibrous materials form a part; also, to manufacture flour and meal from wheat or grain of any kind, and all machinery and other articles used for such purpose or any other: Provided, all the machinery for said purposes is driven or propelled by the same power; and may erect mills, buildings and other works as may be necessary for the use, benefit, and advantage of said company; to raise money, give notes, enter into contracts of all kinds, and to do all and singular such acts as may be found necessary or expedient for the proper management of the business of said company. Objects SEC. IV. Be it further enacted, That the time of holding the annual meeting of said company, for the election of Directors, shall be fixed and determined by the by-laws of said company; and at all the meetings each stockholder shall be entitled to a vote, in person or by proxy, one vote for each share of stock he or she may hold in said company; and until an election of Directors as hereinafter provided for the persons named in the 1st section of this Act shall constitute a Board of Directors, and shall have and may exercise all the powers of such Board of Directors. Annual meetings, votes, etc. SEC. V. Be it further enacted, That the persons named in the 1st section of this Act, are hereby appointed Commissioners, who, or a majority of them, are hereby authorized to open subscription books for said stock, at such places as they may allot, and distribute the said stock to such persons as they may desire to have associated with them in carrying into effect the purposes and objects of this Act, without the opening of subscription books, and in such amounts as may be agreed upon and as may be expedient. Subscription books SEC. VI. Be it further enacted, That the Board of Directors are hereby authorized to make and enforce all necessary rules and by-laws that may be deemed necessary or expedient to carry into effect the provisions of this Act, and for the transfer and assignment of its stock, which shall be transferable only on the books of the company; and shall have the right to prescribe the mode and [Illegible Text] in which the capital stock shall be paid in, and make calls for the same, and shall also have the right to enforce the payment thereof by the forfeiture of the stock upon which calls shall not be paid, or by suit, or by both means, under such rules and regulations

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as the board may prescribe: Provided, thirty days' notice shall be given in writing to said stockholder before said stock shall be forfeited. May make by-laws Stockhow transferred SEC. VII. Be it further enacted, That this Act shall take effect from and after its passage. Takes effectwhen SEC. VIII. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 25, 1876. Gold Mountain Mining Company incorporated. No. CCLXII. (O. No. 296.) An Act to incorporate the Gold Mountain Mining Company. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That James W. Barnes, Samuel Hape, Andrew Bates, H. L. Lowman, and their associates, be and they are hereby constituted a body corporate and politic, by the name and style of the Gold Mountain Mining Company, by which name they are capable in law to have, hold, purchase, receive, work, sell, mortgage, deed, enjoy and retain for them, their successors and assigns, lands, tenements, mines of all characters, and chattels of whatsoever kind, as may be deemed by them most conducive to the objects and interest of said corporation, which are mining for gold, minerals and precious stones in Douglass or any other counties, in the State of Georgia. Corporators Name, powers, etc. SEC. II. Be it further enacted, That they shall have power to receive or take leases or other interest in any mineral property, by agreement of the parties at interest, and sell or convey such leases; to have and use a common seal, and the same to change or alter at their pleasure; to make or execute contracts, bonds, promissory notes, or other obligations, under seal or not under seal, and with or without their corporate seal. Power to contract SEC. III. Be it further enacted, That said corporation, by its title aforesaid, may sue and be sued, plead and be impleaded, in any court in this State; may establish, alter and amend such by-laws and regulations as shall be deemed proper by them, not in conflict with the Constitution or laws of the State or the United States. Legal [Illegible Text] SEC. IV. Be it further enacted, That the capital stock of said company shall be one hundred thousand dollars, and may be increased, at the option of said company, to five hundred thousand dollars, due notice of such increase being given in some public gazette of general circulation in said county; the same to be divided into such number of shares as said corporation may determine said shares to be negotiable or assignable under such rules as said corporation may prescribe. Capital stock, shares, etc.

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SEC. V. Be it further enacted, That books of subscription to the capital stock of said company shall be opened, under the super-intendence of the above named incorporators mentioned in the 1st section, in such places and on such days as the Directors of said corporation may deem expedient, which subscription shall be paid in cash, in instalments, as called for by the Board of Directors. Books of subscription SEC. VI. Be it further enacted, That said corporation shall have annual meetings, or oftener, as they may see proper, and elect from among the stockholders Directors, to consist of not less than three nor more than seven, and President, and such other officers as the corporation may deem necessary for the management of the affairs of said company. Annual meetingsDirectors SEC. VII. Be it further enacted, That in all meetings of the stockholders of said company each paid up share of said stock shall entitle the holder to one vote, to be voted in person or by proxy, by ballot, and said share shall be considered as personal property, and shall be transferable only on the books of said company, in such manner as the by-laws of said company may prescribe; that all stockholders who have subscribed stock, and paid the same in cash, prior to the passage of this Act, shall be entitled to all the benefits and subject to all the obligations, as stockholders, the same as those subscribing to stock after the passage of this Act; and all stockholders shall be liable to the creditors of said corporation, according to the amount of stock they may respectively own; that any of the stockholders not having paid their stock according to the terms of subscription, shall, nevertheless, be individually liable to the creditors of the company for the amount remaining unpaid of their stock. Apportionment of votes Prior stockholders Individual liability SEC. VIII. Be it further enacted, That the company shall have power to establish offices or agencies at any point or points that they may desire, for the benefit of said company; that the present headquarters of said company shall be in the city of Atlanta, subject to be transferred to any other point as may be deemed for the best interest of the company, to be decided by the Directors of the company. May established agencies Principal office SEC. IX. Be it further enacted, That the provisions of this charter are, that it is legal and binding for the full term and space of twenty years. Limitation of charter SEC. X. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 23, 1876.

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Harper Sewing Machine Company Incorporated. No. CCLXIII. (O. No. 203.) An Act to incorporate the Harper Sewing Machine Company of Atlanta, Georgia. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That from and after the passage of this Act, D. R. Cook, John H. Flynn, S. M. Innman, W. C. Morrill, H. V. M. Miller, J. F. Burke, and J. C. Peck, of Atlanta, Georgia, together with their associates, successors or assigns, be and they are hereby created a body corporate, under the name and style of the Harper Sewing Machine Company of Atlanta, Georgia, for the manufacture and sale of sewing machines, and as such may receive, hold, use and enjoy real and personal estate, and may grant, sell, alien, and dispose of the same; may have and use a common seal, and change, alter or renew the same; may sue and be sued, and plead and be impleaded, in any court of law or equity in this State. Corporators Object and powers SEC. II. Be it further enacted, That they shall have the power to ordain and put into execution such rules, regulations and by-laws as they may adopt, not in conflict with the laws of this State or of the United States, and elect such officers as they may deem proper for the management of said company. May make by-laws SEC. III. Be it further enacted, That the capital stock of this company shall be fifty thousand dollars, and may be increased from time to time to five hundred thousand dollars, represented by shares of one hundred dollars each, and notice of any such increase of the capital stock shall be given by said company without delay, by publication, once a week for four weeks, in one of the newspapers published in the city of Atlanta. Capital stockshares SEC. IV. Be it further enacted, That when twenty-five thousand dollars shall have been subscribed for the capital stock of this company, the subscribers shall meet and organize, and fifty per cent. of said subscriptions shall be called for before the expiration of thirty days after such organization, and such other assessments may be made by the officers of this company, according to such rules as they may adopt, payable in such amounts and at such times as the business of the company may require; and they are hereby authorized to purchase the patent right to manufacture and sell sewing machines, and to pay for said patent right with the certificates of the capital stock of said company, which certificates of stock shall not be liable to assessment. Organization May purchase [Illegible Text] SEC. V. Be it further enacted, That this Act shall continue in force for thirty years. Limitation SEC. VI. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 23, 1876.

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Macon Gas Light Company Incorporated. No. CCLXIV. (O. No. 74.) An Act to incorporate the Macon Gas Light and Water Company. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That Joseph M. Boardman, William B. Johnston, John L. Jones, John J. Gresham, Peter Solomon, Charles A. Nutting, and their associates and successors, are hereby incorporated a body corporate and politic, under the name of and to be known as the Macon Gas Light and Water Company, and by that name or title shall have power to make, adopt and use a common seal, or to alter the same at pleasure; to make and execute such by-laws and regulations, not repugnant to or in conflict with the laws of this State or United States, as they may deem necessary or convenient for their government and the transaction of their business; to have succession of members and officers for thirty years; to sue and be sued, to plead and be impleaded, in any court of law or equity; to purchase, receive and hold lands, tenements, goods and chattels, and the same to sell, convey and assign at pleasure, and generally to have, exercise and enjoy all such rights and privileges, and be subject to all such liabilities, as are incident to bodies politic and corporate. Corporators Name, powers, etc. SEC. II. Be it further enacted, That the said Macon Gas Light and Water Company shall have full power and authority to make, manufacture and sell gas, to be made of coal, resin, wood, or other materials, for lighting streets, public and private buildings, and other places in the city of Macon and adjacent environs; and shall be and are hereby authorized and empowered to excavate and lay down, in any and all of the streets, lanes, avenues, alleys, squares, highways and public grounds of said city, and its environs, gas and water pipes, and other apparatus for conducting gas and water through the same: Provided, that the public track shall at no time be unnecessarily interrupted or impeded by excavation, laying down or erection thereof, but all such places shall be left in as good condition as they were before the laying down of such pipes, conductors or other apparatus. Object, rights, etc. Proviso SEC. III. Be it further enacted, That the capital stock of the said Macon Gas Light and Water Company shall be seventy-five thousand dollars, with the privilege of increasing or decreasing the same at the pleasure of the Board of Directorsdue notice of said increase or decrease being given by publication in a public gazette in the city of Macon; and that the capital stock may be divided into shares of such amounts as may best suit the convenience and interest of said company, to be directed by the Board of Directors, and such shares shall only be transferable on the transfer book of the company, and until such transfer is regularly made thereon, shall be held, bound, and be liable for all debts due to the corporation by theholder or owner thereof; and by order of the Directors,

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in conformity to such by laws as the stockholders or Directors may adopt in relation thereto, may be sold at public auction for the purpose of paying any debt or debts due by the individual stockholder to the company, they accounting to such stockholder for any surplus of the proceeds of such sale remaining after the payment of such debt or debts. Capital stock Shares How transferred. Liable for debts of stockholder SEC. IV. Be it further enacted, That the said Macon Gas Light and Water Company shall have the authority to erect water works; to buy or lease any water privileges in or about the city of Macon or its [Illegible Text]; to lay down pipes and conduits, erect or build reservoirs and fountains, supply the Fire Department, the citizens in their residences and otherwise, and charge for the same such rates or [Illegible Text] as may be deemed proper by said company for said service rendered. May erect water works SEC. V. Be it further enacted, That the affairs of said company shall be managed by a Board of five Directors, to be elected annually on such a day as may be designated by the by-laws of the company, and of whom one shall be elected to preside over the board, to be known as and to discharge the duties of President of said corporation; and that at all elections of Directors, and in all meetings of the stockholders, each stockholder shall be entitled to one vote for each share of stock standing in his or her name, and the said stock may be represented by the attorney or proxy of the stockholder; and that at any time an election of Directors should not take place on the day appointed by the by-laws, the Directors previously elected shall continue to exercise, as heretofore, the functions of their office until others are elected in conformity to the by-laws; and should any vacancy occur in the Board of Directors, the remaining Directors, or a majority of them, shall have the authority to fill the said vacancy until the next annual meeting of the stockholders. Directors and Presidentelection of Apportionment of votes Vacancies SEC. VI. Be it further enacted, That if any person or persons shall wilfully do, or cause to be done, any act or acts whereby to injure any pipe, conductor, cock, meter, fixture, part or parcel whatever appertaining to the said Macon Gas Light and Water Company, whereby the same may be stopped, obstructed, or made to waste in any manner, to the injury of the company, such person or persons [Illegible Text] offending shall be considered guilty of, and shall be indicted for, a misdemeanor, and, being thereof duly convicted shall be punished as prescribed in section 4310 of the Code of Georgia. Injuries to company's property Offendershow punished SEC. VII. Be it further enacted, That the present Macon Gas Light Company may have the privilege, and are hereby authorized, through their Board of Directors, to accept this charter and conduct their business under its provisions, in lieu of their present charter and organization. This charter in lieu of previous one SEC. VIII. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 17, 1876.

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Pigeon [Illegible Text] Gold Mining Company Incorporated. No. CCLXV. (O. No. 354.) An Act to incorporate the Pigeon Roost Gold Mining Company. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That D. Furdwangler, J. P. Robertson, O. H. Saxton, Theo. Ogle, A. M. Stinson, and H. D. Purscell, and such other persons as they may associate with them, and their assigns and successors, be and are declared to be a body corporate and politic (so soon as they shall organize under this charter) under name and style of The Pigeon Roost Gold Mining Company, to work for gold or other valuable minerals on lots of land numbers 745 and 746 in the 12th District and 1st section of Lumpkin County, State of Georgia, and on any other lands in said county and State which they may hereafter acquire by purchase or otherwise. Corporators Where to operate SEC. II. Be it further enacted, That said company shall have ample power to establish such by-laws, rules and regulations as they may deem proper, not in conflict with the Constitution and laws of said State, and be capable in law and equity of suing and being sued, purchasing and selling and holding any personal and real estate, with all the rights, powers and privileges incident to like corporate bodies. May make by-laws, own property, etc. SEC. III. Be it further enacted, That, whereas, said parties have a water ditch now constructed, with water running through the same to said lots of land, from Camp and Crooked Creek, in said county, for the purpose of washing and operating for gold and other minerals, it is therefore enacted, that said company shall have the rights of constructing the use of said ditch and water for the purpose aforesaid, with the right and privileges of such additional improvements and enlargements of said ditch and water privileges as they may deem proper for work, and said property or any other property said company may hereafter acquire, subjected only to such damage as may accrue therefrom to any land owner through whose land said ditch may pass. Water privileges SEC. IV. Be it further enacted, That the capital stock of said company shall be fifteen thousand dollars, to be divided into such number of shares as two-thirds of the stockholders thereof shall determine, at any stated meeting of such stockholders after due noticesuch stockholders being liable personally only to the payment of the debts of the company in proportion to the amount of his or her share of stock subscribed. Capital stock SEC. V. Be it further enacted, That said company shall be subject to any reasonable damages that may accrue to the owners of any and through which their water ditch may pass, to be assessed by three freeholders of the countyone selected by the company, one by [Illegible Text] land owner, and these two shall select a third assessorwhose [Illegible Text] shall be binding on both parties, subject, however, to

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the right of appeal to the Superior Court of the county, as now authorized by law in cases from Justices' Courts, without regard to the amount of money involved. Damages to land ownershow assessed SEC. VI. Be it further enacted, That said company shall keep an office in Dahlonega, Georgia, which shall be considered its place of business for all judicial purposes. Office of company SEC. VII. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 23, 1876. Charter of Rising Fawn Iron Company amended. No. CCLXVI. (O. No. 1.) An Act to amend the charter of the Rising Fawn Iron Company of Georgia, and to authorize said company to issue its first and second mortgage bonds, and to provide for the security and payment thereof. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That the charter of the Rising Fawn Iron Company of Georgia, be so amended as to authorize said company, on a vote of a majority of the stock of the company, to execute its bonds, to be known as the first mortgage bonds of said company, for any amount not exceeding in the aggregate the sum of one hundred and twenty-five thousand dollars, which bonds shall be for the sum of one thousand dollars each, to the amount of one hundred thousand dollars, and of five hundred dollars each, to the amount of twenty-five thousand [Illegible Text] and shall be made due and payable at the expiration of five years from their date, and bear such rate of interest as may be prescribed by the company, not exceeding ten per cent. per annum, payable semi-annually on the first days of January and July, for which interest coupons shall be attached to said bonds, signed by the Treasurer of the company, specifying the amount of interest [Illegible Text] on each and the date of its payment. Said bonds shall be of such form as the company may prescribe, and shall show on their [Illegible Text] that they are first mortgage bonds, issued by virtue of the authority conferred by this Act; they shall be signed by the President, countersigned by the Treasurer, and authenticated by the seal of the company and by the signature of the Trustees, hereinafter provided for, and may be executed at the office of the company, in the [Illegible Text] of New York. Rising Fawn company may issue bonds AmountMaturity, etc. Rates of interest Couponshow signed, etc. Form of bonds Where executed SEC. II. Be it further enacted, That said company are authorized to issue other bonds, for an amount not exceeding in the aggregate the sum of one hundred and seventy-five thousand dollars, one thousand dollars each, to be known as the second [Illegible Text] bonds of said company. All the provisions of the foregoing [Illegible Text] are made applicable to these second mortgage bonds, [Illegible Text] that they shall show on their face that they are the second mortgage

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bonds provided for by this Act. The rate of interest, time of payment of principal and interest, and the form of the bonds, shall be fixed by the company, and said bonds may run any length of time not exceeding twenty years. Second mortgage bonds Preceding section applicable to SEC. III. Be it further enacted, That for the purpose of securing the payment of said first mortgage bonds and coupons, said company shall execute a deed of trust to such persons as they may select, conveying to such persons all the real estate of the company, situated in Dade County, State of Georgia, with the improvements thereon, including their mines, mineral rights, furnaces, fixtures, machinery, railroad engines, locomotives, rolling stock and scales, it being intended to cover all the property of said company used in the manufacture of pig iron, and to carry on such business; and, in case the coupons due on said first mortgage bonds shall at any time remain unpaid after due for the space of six months, the principal of said first mortgage bonds shall then become due, on account of the failure to pay said coupons, and it shall be the duty of the Trustees mentioned in said trust deed, within sixty days after said default, to pay the interest coupons due as aforesaid; to advertise all the property covered by said trust deed in a paper of general circulation published in the city of Chattanooga, and one in the city of New York, for the space of sixty days, and at the expiration of said sixty days it shall be the duty of said Trustees to expose said property for sale to the highest bidder, at the court house door, in the county of Dade, and State of Georgia, and to sell the same on the day mentioned in said advertisements, and to make a deed to the purchaser or purchasers, in the usual form, which shall convey the title to said property to said highest bidder or bidders, and the proceeds arising from said sale shall be first applied in payment of said first mortgage bonds and coupons, and if there be anything in excess of the payment of said bonds and coupons, the balance shall be applied pro rata to the payment of the second mortgage bonds and coupons. A majority of the Trustees named shall have power to execute the trust, and in case of the death, resignation or refusal of any such Trustees to act, the vacancy may be filled by the execution of a new deed. Said deed of trust shall be recorded on the record of deeds, in the office of the Clerk of the Superior Court of Dade County, and when so recorded, the coupons and bonds herein provided for shall be the first lien, prior and superior to all others, on all the property included in said deed of trust; but neither the said trust deed, nor the first nor the second mortgage bonds, nor the coupons to be attached to either or any of them, shall constitute a lien on any pig iron or other iron now on hand at said [Illegible Text] or belonging to said company; nor shall they interfere with or take precedence of any lien now existing on said iron, or any part of it, by the levy of any attachment or attachments heretofore made, or any such [Illegible Text] now in existence, but such levy of any attachment or attachments

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on the pig iron of said company shall, if otherwise valid, constitute a lien and take precedence over said trust deed and said bonds and coupons; nor shall the said trust deed, bonds or coupons, constitute a lien on any iron hereafter to be made at said furnace, nor shall they take lien on any goods in the store of said company. May secure bonds by deed of trust, etc. Interest not paidprincipal due in six months Trustees advertise and sell Make deeds to purchasers Proceedshow applied Majority may execute trust Vacancies Lien of bonds SEC. IV. Be it further enacted, That in order to secure the payment of said second mortgage coupons and bonds, said company shall in like manner execute their deed of trust on the property of the company, as is hereinbefore provided for said first mortgage bonds, and all the provisions of the foregoing section shall be applicable to this second deed, and to any sale thereunder; and when said last named deed shall have been recorded in said record of deeds, said second mortgage bonds and coupons shall become a second lien on said property, and shall be paid out of the proceeds of the sale of said property next after said first mortgage coupons and bonds. Second mortgage bonds secured as first SEC. V. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 2, 1876. Tallapoosa Mining Company incorporated. No. CCLXVII. (O. No. 418.) An Act to incorporate Tallapoosa Mining Company. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That for the purpose of developing the mineral resources of the State, John B. Ross, John C. Curd, J. Monroe Ogden, William H. Ross, George B. Turpin, J. H. Hertz, C. A. Nutting, James H. Hamilton, David E. Butler, Charles J. Williamson, James A. Ralston, R. F. Lawton, W. G. Woodfin, and their associates and successors, be and they are hereby constituted and incorporated a body politic and corporate, by the name of the Tallapoosa Mining Company, and by that name shall be able to sue and be sued, to plead and be impleaded, in any court of law or equity, and may have and use a common seal, and may make and adopt such by-laws, rules and regulations as in their judgment are necessary and proper for the transaction of their business: Provided, the same shall not be in conflict with the laws of the State; and the said corporation shall also have all powers, facilities and rights necessary and proper for carrying on the mining business in all its branches, including the right to erect furnaces, smelting works, and machinery for working their mines or reduction of ores of all or any kind, as well as putting the products of their operations into such marketable form and condition as may seem to them for their interest or convenience; to erect buildings and such other improvements as are necessary for the profitable and convenient management of their business. Corporators General powers

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SEC. II. Be it further enacted, That the said company shall have authority and power to purchase, lease and hold any property, real or personal, which may be deemed by said company recessary for its purposes, in the prosecution and general management of its business; and they shall have the further right and the authority to sell, transfer or alien any property interest, or parts thereof, as freely and as binding as the right to purchase and hold the same. May hold property SEC. III. Be it further enacted, That the capital stock of said company or association shall be fifty thousand dollars, with the privilege of increasing the same to one million of dollars: Provided, that when any increase of the capital stock is decreed by authority, such as is delegated by their by-laws, notice of the same, and the amount of increase of stock, shall be given by publication in some public journal in the city of Macon; and provided, that said company shall not begin business under this charter until the amount of ten thousand dollars has been actually paid in on said stock, either in money or property. Capital stock SEC. IV. Be it further enacted, That in all meetings of the stockholders of said company, each share of stock shall entitle the holder thereof to one vote, to be given in person or by proxy; and said shares shall be transferable only on the books of said company in person or by attorney. Meetings, votes, etc. SEC. V. Be it further enacted, That the affairs and business of said company shall be managed by a Board of five Directors, one of whom shall be elected by said board as the President of the company, or the by-laws may instruct the President to be elected from the Directors by the stockholders. The duties of the President shall be defined by the by-laws of the company. In case of a vacancy occurring in the Board of Directors, a majority of the remaining board may fill the vacancy until the regular annual meeting, which shall be on the third Wednesday in March of each year; and the President and Directors shall remain in office until their successors are duly elected. A majority of the Directors shall be a quorum for business, and the President of the company, when present, shall preside at all their meetings. Presidents, Directors, etc. By-lawsvacancies SEC. VI. Be it further enacted, That the Board of Directors may, at their option, elect or appoint such officers, agents or subordinates, and regulate their salaries, exacting bonds to be given where trusts are imposed, defining their powers and duties, and may remove such officers, agents or subordinates whenever they may deem it for the interest of the company to do so. Officers, agents, etc. SEC. VII. Be it further enacted, That if any of the subscribers or owners of the capital stock of said company shall fail to pay any instalment or instalments which may be required by the Board of Directors, the said Board of Directors, in the absence of any by-laws regulating the same, shall have power to declare what forfeiture shall be exacted of such delinquents not exceeding their stock, with all previously paid up instalments: Provided, that said

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Board of Directors shall, before declaring such forfeiture, give to the said delinquent stockholder or subscriber at least thirty days notice in writing. Failure to pay instalments SEC. VIII. Be it further enacted, That the debts or liabilities of said company or association shall at no time exceed the capital stock of said company, and that any of its officers or agents creating or making such debts, or obligations, shall be held personally liable for all such excess, unless the same shall be assumed by the stockholders of the company through a majority vote of the capital stock. Liabilities, debts, etc. SEC. IX. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 28, 1876. [Illegible Text] Mining Company incorporated. No. CCLXVIII. (O. No. 320.) An Act to incorporate the Vesey Mining Company. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That from and after the passage of this Act, Henry Winder, Urban Hidy, Nathaniel Vesey, Burton Vesey, S. W. [Illegible Text], John A. James, Theodore Ogle, and such other persons as they, or a majority of them, shall associate with them, and their successors, shall be and are hereby declared to be a body corporate and politic, under the name and style of the Vesey Mining Company, to work for gold and other valuable minerals on lot of land number one hundred and twenty-six, in the 1st District of originally Habersham, but now in the county of Lumpkin, in said State, and on any other lands said company may hereafter acquire by purchase, lease or otherwise. Corporators Name, objects, etc. SEC. II. Be it further enacted, That said company shall have full power and authority to make all by-laws, rules and regulations for the control of the business and property of said company as may be deemed proper, not in conflict with the Constitution and laws of the United States nor of the Constitution and laws of Georgia, and being capable in law and equity of suing and being sued, of purchasing and holding both real and personal property, and selling and disposing of the same at pleasure, and of having and using a common seal, with all other rights and privileges incident to like corporations under the laws of said State. General powers. SEC. III. Be it further enacted, That said company shall have the right and power of constructing a ditch or ditches to conduct the water from Peck's Mill Creek, on lots of land Nos. 116, 117, 120 and 125, 1st District of originally Habersham, now Lumpkin County, to said lot of land, or other lots of land they may acquire as aforesaid, for the purpose of washing and operating for gold or other valuable minerals, or for propelling machinery of any kind subject only to such reasonable damages as may arise to any land

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owners through whose lands said ditch and water may be carried, to be assessed by any three freeholders of the county as may be agreed on by said company and such land owner, said company selecting one, the land owner another, and these two to select a third assessor, with the right of appeal to the Superior Court of of said county by either party dissatisfied with such assessment, such appeal being allowed without regard to the amount involved, and to be regulated by the law now governing appeals from Justices' Courts in this State. Water privileges SEC. IV. Be it further enacted, That said company shall have authority and power to form a joint stock company, whose capital stock shall be one hundred thousand dollars, to be divided into such number of shares as they may determine at any regular stated meeting of the stockholders of said company, who shall be individually liable for the payment of the debts of said company in proportion only to the amounts of stock owned by each subscriber. May form joint stock company Capital stock, shares, etc. Individual liability SECTION V. Be it further enacted, That said company shall keep its office at Dahlonega, Lumpkin County, in said State, which shall be considered its place of business for all judicial purposes. Principal office SEC. VI. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 25, 1876. CHAPTER III. RAILROADS. ACTS. No. 269. To relieve B. and A. Railroad from taxation. No. 270. To authorize running of freight trains on Sunday on Georgia Railroad. No. 271. To change the Northern terminus of the M. and N. G. Railroad. No. 272. To incorporate the N. W. Railroad. No. 273. To consolidate the S. S. and S. Railroad and Coast Line Railroad. No. 274. To incorporate the St. M. Air Line Railroad. No. 275. To incorporate the Tallulah and Toccoa Railroad. B. and A. Railroad relieved from taxation. No. CCLXIX. (O. No. 281.) An Act to amend an Act entitled an Act to amend the tax laws of this State relating to railroad companies in this State, so far as the same applies to the Brunswick and Albany Railroad, and for other purposes. WHEREAS, The time limited by the charter of the Brunswick and Albany Railroad, under section 4 of the provisions of the Act of February 22, 1869, for the construction and completion of said road, is to the 22d day of February, 1879; and Preamble

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WHEREAS, The said railroad is still unfinished, and the completed portion thereof is run at a heavy loss to the company; and WHEREAS, The tax imposed on railroads under the Act of February 28, 1874, is oppressive to said road, and will tend to prevent the completion of the same within the time limited by its charter: SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That the provisions of the Act of February 28, 1874, shall not be deemed to extend to said railroad until the 22d day of February, 1879, and that the said company be and is hereby relieved from the payment of all accrued tax under the provisions of the said Act taxing railroad companies in this State. Branswick and Albany R. R. relieved from tax. SEC. II. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 25, 1876. Running of freight trains on Georgia Railroad on Sunday. No. CCLXX. (O. No. 322.) An Act to authorize the running of freight trains over the Georgia Railroad on Sundays, in certain cases herein specified. 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 churches of employees; therefore, [Illegible Text] SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That from and after the passage of this Act, it shall and may be lawful for all freight trains on the Georgia Railroad, running over said road on Saturday night, to run through to destination: Provided, that the time of arrival according to the schedule by which train or trains started on the trip shall be not later than 9:30 o'clock Sunday morning. Freight trains may run on Ga. R. R. on Sundaywhen SEC. II. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 25, 1876. Northern terminus of the M. and N. Ga. Railroad changed. No. CCLXXI (O. No. 428.) An Act to change the Northern terminus of the [Illegible Text] and [Illegible Text] Georgia Railroad, and to authorize the building of a branch to the [Illegible Text] line near [Illegible Text], and to connect and consolidate [Illegible Text] road with the North Carolina and Georgia Railroad, and for [Illegible Text] purposes. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That the Marietta and [Illegible Text] Georgia Railroad Company, be and they are hereby authorized change the line of said road from Ellijay to the mouth of [Illegible Text] Creek, in Fannin County, and to run the line and [Illegible Text]

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[Illegible Text] road from Ellijay, in Gilmer County, to the State line of North [Illegible Text], to intersect and connect with the North Carolina and Georgia road leading to Murphy, with all the rights, privileges and [Illegible Text] heretofore granted to said railroad company. M. N. Ga. R. R. authorized to change line SEC. II. Be it further enacted, That said railroad company shall have full power and authority to build a branch from said road, from [Illegible Text] point as they may deem best, to the Tennessee line near [Illegible Text]. May build branch to Ducktown SEC. III. Be it further enacted, That the said railroad company [Illegible Text] and they are hereby authorized and empowered to consolidate [Illegible Text] road with the North Carolina and Georgia road upon such [Illegible Text] as they may deem best. May consolidate with N. C. G. R. R. SEC. IV. Be it further enacted, That the said railroad company shall have full power and authority to build and construct a branch [Illegible Text] said railroad, from some point at or near Ball Ground, in [Illegible Text] County, by or near Dawsonville, in Dawson county, and by [Illegible Text] near Dahlonega, in Lumpkin County, to Rabun Gap, in Rabun County. Branch to Rabun Gap SEC. V. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 28, 1876. N. W. R. R. Incorporated. No. CCLXXII. (O. No. 480.) [Illegible Text] Act to incorporate the Northwestern Railroad Company, and for other purposes. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That Thomas E. Patton, James Wardlaw, James M. Lee, Thomas G. McFarland and John B. [Illegible Text], of the county of Walker, and Andrew P. Allgood, G. [Illegible Text] and Cicero C. Cleghorn, of the county of Chattooga, [Illegible Text] John W. H. Underwood, of the county of Floyd, and their [Illegible Text], and such other persons as may become stockholders in [Illegible Text] company, be and they are hereby created a body corporate [Illegible Text] politic, under the name and style of the Northwestern Railroad [Illegible Text], and by that name they may purchase and enjoy such [Illegible Text] and personal property as may be necessary to carry the purposes this Act into effect, or to the full enjoyment of the same, and that name may sue and be sued, plead and be impleaded in any [Illegible Text] of law or equity in this State, may have and use a common [Illegible Text] and the same alter or destroy at pleasure. Corporators Nameright to property [Illegible Text] II. Be it further enacted, That said company shall have power [Illegible Text] to survey, lay out, construct, equip, use and enjoy a [Illegible Text] from the city of Rome, in said county of Floyd, or any [Illegible Text] point along the line of the Selma, Rome and Dalton [Illegible Text] in this State, to the State line in the direction of [Illegible Text] in the State of Tennessee. Object

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SEC. III. Be it further enacted, That the capital stock of said company shall be two hundred thousand dollars, and may be [Illegible Text] to five hundred thousand dollars, to be divided into shares of one hundred dollars each, and the books of subscription to said capital stock shall be opened in such places and at such times as the incorporators under this Act, or the Board of Directors of said company shall direct by the incorporators, Directors, or such [Illegible Text] as may be appointed for that purpose. Capital stock Books of subscription SEC. IV. Be it further enacted, That when the sum of fifty thousand dollars shall have been subscribed to the capital stock [Illegible Text] said company, it shall be the duty of the beforementioned [Illegible Text], or a majority of them, to call a meeting of the [Illegible Text] at such place as may be by them agreed on, of which [Illegible Text] public notice shall be given in at least one public gazette of this State, not less than twenty days before the time of said meeting at which meeting the stockholders shall proceed to elect by [Illegible Text] not less than five nor more than seven Directors for said company as a majority of shares represented in said stockholders' [Illegible Text] shall decide, to manage the affairs of the said companyone [Illegible Text] which Directors shall be by said board elected as President thereof and no person shall be elected a Director of said company [Illegible Text] he shall own in his own right not less than five shares in the [Illegible Text] stock of said company; the said President and Directors shall hold their offices for one year, and shall prescribe in their by-law the manner, times and places of holding each subsequent [Illegible Text] of Directors, and in all cases the stockholders shall vote in [Illegible Text] or by proxy under power of attorney; and said stockholders [Illegible Text] have one vote for each share owned or held by him or her; [Illegible Text] board shall have power to fill any vacancy on the same until [Illegible Text] next regular election by the stockholders, and shall fix the [Illegible Text] of the President and other officers of the corporation; majority of the Board of Directors shall constitute a quorum [Illegible Text] the transaction of business. In the absence of the President [Illegible Text] board may elect one of their number to supply his place pro [Illegible Text]. Organization Directors President Qualifications. Elections Apportionment of votes Vacancies Quorum SEC. V. Be it further enacted, That said Board of Directors [Illegible Text] have power to take and receive donations, any part or parcels land, as they may deem necessary for the construction, [Illegible Text] or protection of said railroad; and in case of [Illegible Text] between the owners of land on which said road is sought to located, and said Board of Directors, as to the value of such [Illegible Text] then the same shall be ascertained, collected and paid over in [Illegible Text] same manner and under the same rules and regulations as are [Illegible Text] for the settlement of similar claims in the charter of [Illegible Text] Talbotton Branch Railroad Company, contained in an Act to [Illegible Text] the Talbotton Branch Railroad Company, and for other [Illegible Text], approved August 23, 1872. May receive donations, etc. Claimshow settled SEC. VI. Be it further enacted, That said company shall [Illegible Text]

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and keep in order such crossings as may be necessary, at such [Illegible Text] as public roads may cross the same. Crossings SEC. VII. Be it further enacted, That said company shall have power to connect said railroad with any other line of road, upon [Illegible Text] terms as may be agreed on between said company and any [Illegible Text] company, and may construct such turnouts, switches and [Illegible Text] lines as they deem necessary. May connect with other roads SEC. VIII. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 28, 1876. Consolidation of the S. S. and S. R. R. with C. L. R. R. No. CCLXXIII. (O. No. 139.) An Act to authorise the consolidation of the Savannah, Skidaway and Seaboard Railroad Company, and of the Coast Line Railroad Company; the issue of bonds by such consolidated company; the removal and replacing of the tracks of said companies respectively, and for other purposes therein named. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That the Savannah, Skidaway [Illegible Text] Seaboard Railroad Company, and the Coast Line Railroad Company, both located and doing business in the county of [Illegible Text], be and they are hereby authorized and empowered to [Illegible Text] the said companies, and the stocks thereof, upon such [Illegible Text] as may be, at any time after the passage of this Act, [Illegible Text] by the Board of Directors and approved by a majority of the stockholders of the two companies respectively. And the [Illegible Text] companies, when so consolidated, shall be known as the [Illegible Text], Skidaway and Coast Line Railroad Company: Provided, [Illegible Text] nothing herein contained shall relieve or discharge either of [Illegible Text] companies from any contract entered into by either, but that [Illegible Text] said consolidated company shall be liable for the same; and, [Illegible Text] further, that the railroad originally known as the [Illegible Text] Railroad Company, to which said company the right to use [Illegible Text] street, in the city of Savannah, was granted, and [Illegible Text] made a part of said Savannah, Skidaway and Seaboard [Illegible Text] Company, be included in said amalgamation, and form a part [Illegible Text] said consolidated company. S. S. S. R. R. consolidated with C. L. R. R. Name. Proviso T. R. R. a part of company SEC. II. Be it further enacted, That the several immunities, [Illegible Text] and privileges granted to the said companies respectively, [Illegible Text] their original charters, and by the amendments thereof, including [Illegible Text] rights to, in or upon the streets of the city of Savannah, and [Illegible Text] liabilities therein imposed, shall continue in force, except so [Illegible Text] as they may be inconsistent with said consolidation. Privileges and immunities SEC. III. Be it further enacted, That the said consolidated [Illegible Text] shall have the power to issue bonds in such shape and upon

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such terms as the Directors, or a majority of stockholders, may determine, to an amount not to exceed two hundred and fifty thousand dollars, secured by a mortgage upon the whole or any portion of the property of said company. May issue bonds SEC. IV. Be it further enacted, That the said Savannah, Skid away and Seaboard Railroad Company, and the said Coast Line Railroad, be and they are hereby authorized respectively, in order to carry out said proposed consolidation, to remove their present lines of track, or any part thereof, and to rebuild and relay the same upon any new lines, or to any new point or points, authorized by their respective charters or any amendments thereof. May remove and re-build track, etc. SEC. V. Be it further enacted, That in connecting the lines of the two said railroad companies in the city of Savannah, any street upon which either of said railroad companies have already placed their tracks may be used for such purpose of connecting the lines. Connecting lines SEC. VI. Be it further enacted, That either of the said railroad companies, for the purpose of facilitating the consolidation, shall have power to issue bonds in such shape and upon such terms, before the consolidation, as their respective Directors or a majority of the stockholders shall determine, not to exceed the sum of two hundred and fifty thousand dollars, secured by mortgage upon the whole or any portion of the property of the company, with the validity of which the consolidation shall not interfere. Either company may issue bonds SEC. VII. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 21, 1876. St. M. Air Line Railroad incorporated. No. CCLXXIV. (O. No. 306.) An Act to incorporate the St. Mary's Air Line Railroad Company SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That S. L. Burns, Alexander Curtis, E. L. Bradford, James E. Broome, Henry R. Fort, [Illegible Text] Manford, P. R. Arnow, F. M. Adams, R. B. Sandiford and William A. Huff, or the majority of them, are hereby [Illegible Text] a Board of Commissioners for the purpose of organizing the St. Mary's Air Line Railroad Company. Corporatore SEC. II. Be it further enacted, That the capital stock of [Illegible Text] company shall be divided into shares of one hundred dollars each and shall not exceed one million dollars. Capital stock SEC. III. Be it further enacted, That the said Board of Commissioners are hereby required, when the sum of fifty thousand dollars shall have been subscribed to the capital stock of said company, to convene the subscribers to the same, or a majority them, for the purpose of electing from their number a Board five Directors to manage and control the affairs of said [Illegible Text] for one year, or until their successors are elected or installed, [Illegible Text]

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said Board of Directors, as well as all other boards which may hereafter be elected, shall select from its own number a President and Vice-President, and have power to adopt by-laws for its control, and to appoint and employ such officers, agents and servants as they may deem proper. Directors Officers, by-laws, etc. SEC. IV. Be it further enacted, That in the election hereinbefore provided for, each subscriber to the capital stock of said company shall be entitled to one vote for each share subscribed by him or her, or which he may represent by power of attorney, and in all elections thereafter each person shall be entitled to only one vote for each share of the capital stock of said company which he or she may own, or represent by power of attorney, upon which five per cent. has been paid: Provided, no one shall be excluded from voting if the five per cent. has not been called for. Apportionment of votes SEC. V. Be it further enacted, That when the subscribers to the capital stock of this company shall have convened and elected a Board of Directors, and organized under the provisions of this Act, they, their associates and successors, shall be deemed, held and considered as a body corporate and politic, under the name and style of the St. Mary's Air Line Railroad Company, with perpetual succession, and the rights, powers, privileges and liabilities common and necessary to such a corporation, and the organization of the company shall be complete. Organization SEC. VI. Be it further enacted, That said company shall have power to construct, maintain, equip and use a railroad from the city of St. Mary's, in Camden County, through other counties, to the most convenient and practicable point of connection on the Macon and Brunswick Railroad, as may be determined by the company. Termint SEC. VII. Be it further enacted, That in all cases when a question of right of way arises, and the company cannot agree with the owner or representative of the land upon which it proposes to enter, the work of the company may proceed as if there was no disagreement; but in such event the Sheriff of the county in which such land is located, at the request of either party, shall summon [Illegible Text] of five disinterested freeholders of said county, who shall [Illegible Text] the damages to be paid by the company, after being sworn to do justice between the parties, and the finding of said jury shall be final and conclusive against both parties, unless the said finding [Illegible Text] appealed to the Superior Court of the county in which the land [Illegible Text] Provided, each has received from the Sheriff ten days notice, [Illegible Text] have thirty days in which to appeal; such appeals to be had and tried as appeals from the Justices' to the Superior Court. Questions as to right of wayhow [Illegible Text] Proviso SEC. VIII. Be it further enacted, That the right of way shall of exceed two hundred feet in width. Right of way SEC. IX. Be it further enacted, That said company shall have [Illegible Text] to receive land or other property in payment or part [Illegible Text] of the subscription to its capital stock, at such valuation as

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may be agreed on or may be assessed by three freeholders, under such rules and regulations as may be adopted by it, and to mortgage, lease, sell or otherwise dispose of said land, as shall [Illegible Text] deemed most advantageous to its interest. May receive land for [Illegible Text] SEC. X. Be it further enacted, That the city of St. Mary's be and is hereby authorized to subscribe to the capital stock of said company in city lots, not to exceed twenty thousand dollars. St Mary's authorized to subscribe SEC. XI. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 25, 1876. Toccoa and Tallulah Railroad incorporated. No. CCLXXV. (O. No. 314.) An Act to incorporate the Toccoa and Tallulah Railway Company, [Illegible Text] for other purposes therein named. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That Oliver M. Doyle, John M. Freeman, Thomas Alexander, R. D. Yow, J. G. Sage, A. M. Hamilton and John W. Owens, and their associates, be and [Illegible Text] are hereby constituted a body politic and corporate, by the [Illegible Text] and style of the Toccoa and Tallulah Railway Company, and [Illegible Text] such may sue and be sued, plead and be impleaded, answer and [Illegible Text] answered unto in any court of law or equity in this State; may [Illegible Text] and use a common seal, and alter the same at pleasure, may [Illegible Text] hold and sell any property necessary or convenient to [Illegible Text] uses of the charter; and may exercise in general all the powers [Illegible Text] to corporations and consistent with the purposes of the corporation. Corporators Name, general powers, etc. SEC. II. Be it further enacted, That the said company [Illegible Text] have power and authority to survey, lay out, construct, equip [Illegible Text] use a railroad from the right of way of the Atlanta and [Illegible Text] Air Line Railroad, in the town of Toccoa City, Habersham County to Tallulah Falls, in Rabun County, by a convenient and [Illegible Text] route, and carry travellers and freight over said railroad for [Illegible Text] compensation, which they are empowered to collect [Illegible Text] other railroad companies do; to open books and procure [Illegible Text] for stock at such times and places as may be thought [Illegible Text] to borrow money, and make contracts on account of said road, [Illegible Text] lease the same if they choose. Object [Illegible Text] of subscript'n SEC. III. Be it further enacted, That the capital stock of [Illegible Text] company shall be divided into shares of fifty dollars each, and [Illegible Text] not exceed one hundred thousand dollars. The stockholders [Illegible Text] elect a Board of Directors, and each share shall be entitled to [Illegible Text] vote; the Board of Directors shall elect one of their number [Illegible Text] President of the company, and such other officer or officers as [Illegible Text] be deemed necessary or convenienteach Director being [Illegible Text] one vote in such election. Capital stock, Directors, etc.

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SEC. IV. Be it further enacted, That where a question of right of way may arise, and the parties shall be unable to agree, the owner of the land shall select a man, or his attorney or agent may do so, and the agent of the company shall select a man, and they shall agree upon the value of the damages if they can; if they cannot, the two shall select a third man, disinterested, and a majority of the three shall assess the damages to be paid by the company for the right of way through the owner's land, either party having the right to appeal within four days to the Superior Court, according to law, Provided, the right of way shall not be over one hundred feet on each side of the track of said railroad. Questions of difference as to right of wayhow settled SEC. V. Be it further enacted, That said company shall have the right to construct its road of any width of track of five feet or under; to operate the same by steam or horse power as may be deemed best to said company. How operated SEC. VI. Be it further enacted, That said corporation shall have full power to make such by-laws and rules as may be deemed necessary or the objects of their incorporation, not inconsistent with the laws of this State nor of the laws of the United States. May make by-laws SEC. VII. Be it further enacted, That the said corporation, as [Illegible Text] as five thousand dollars shall have been subscribed, shall organize in accordance with section 3 of this charter. Organlzat'n SEC. VIII. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 25, 1876. CHAPTER IV. MISCELLANEOUS CORPORATIONS. ACTS. No. 276. To amend Act incorporating the First Presbyterian Church of Augusta. No. 277. To ratify certain sales of the First Baptist Society of Augusta. No. 278. To authorize the Truatces of Salacoa Academy to sell the same. No. 279. To Incorporate the [Illegible Text] Improvement Company. No. 280. To amend the charter of the Vernon Shell Road Company. Act amending charter of the First Presbyterian Church of Augusta repealed. No. CCLXXVI. (O. No. 498.) An Act to repeal the Act of October 18, 1870, amending the Act of incorporation of the First Presbyterian Church in Augusta. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That the Act passed on the 18th [Illegible Text] October, 1870, entitled an Act to amend an Act entitled an [Illegible Text] to alter and amend an Act incorporating the Trustees of [Illegible Text] Church, in the city of Augusta, and to change the name [Illegible Text] to the First Presbyterian Church of the city of Augusta, [Illegible Text] to December 29th, 1836, be and the same is hereby [Illegible Text] Act of Dec 29th, 1836 repealed

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SEC. II. Be it further enacted, That all investments made under the authority of the above repealed Act, by the Endowment Committee thereby created, shall vest in the said First Presbyterian Church in Augusta, and be controlled by its by-laws; and the said Endowment Committee are required to deliver to the Trustees of said church all the funds and property in their hands as such. Certain funds [Illegible Text] in the first [Illegible Text] church SEC. III. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 28, 1876. Certain sales by First Baptist Society of Augusta confirmed. No. CCLXXVII. (O. No. 95.) An Act to ratify and confirm the sale of certain real estate by the Trustees of the First Baptist Society of Augusta, and for other purposes. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That the sale of the building and lot known as the Baptist Parsonage, situate on the east side of Campbell street, between Broad and Reynolds streets, in said city, heretofore made by the Trustees of said society or church to Hamilton H. Hickman, at and for the sum of three thousand dollars, be and the same is hereby ratified and confirmed, and the deed of conveyance thereto, executed by said Trustees on the 24th day of May, A. D., 1875, is hereby declared to have passed the title, fully and completely, to said purchaser as against said Trustees. Sale of Baptist parsonage to H. H. Hickman [Illegible Text] SEC. II. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 10, 1876. Sale of [Illegible Text] Academy authorized. No. CCLXXVIII. (O. No. 491.) An Act to [Illegible Text] the Trustees of [Illegible Text] Academy of Gordon County to sell the same, and for other purposes. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That the Trustees of the Salacoa Academy of Gordon County, be and they are hereby authorized and empowered to sell the same and the lot whereon it stands, and apply proceeds to the [Illegible Text] of Academy buildings at more central points in communities adjacent to said Salacoa Academy. Trustees of Salacoa Academy authorized to sell the same SEC. II. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 28, 1876.

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[Illegible Text] Improvement Company [Illegible Text]. No. CCLXXIX. (O. No. 9.) An Act to incorporate the Tybee Improvement Company, and for other purposes therein set forth. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That John McMahon, Nathaniel O. Tilton, John Screven, Thomas F. Screven, George P. Screven, and such other persons as may become associated with them, their successors and assigns, be and they are hereby constituted and declared a body corporate and politic, by the name and style of the Tybee Improvement Company, and in and by that name to sue and be sued, plead and be impleaded; to have and use a common seal, and the same to alter or destroy at pleasure; to purchase, accept, hold, enjoy and convey any property, real, personal or mixed, necessary for the purposes hereinafter mentioned; to borrow money; to issue bonds and other securities to an amount not to exceed the capital stock of said company, hereinafter allowed, and to make by-laws, rules and regulations for said company, not inconsistent with the Constitution and laws of the State of Georgia or of the United States. Corporators Name and general powers May make by-laws, etc. SEC. II. Be it further enacted, That the capital stock of said Tybee Improvement Company shall not exceed the sum of one hundred thousand dollars, in shares of fifty dollars each; and so soon as ten thousand dollars shall be bona fide subscribed to said capital stock, the said Tybee Improvement Company shall have power and authority to organize by electing a Board of Directors, to consist of not less than five nor more than seven members, chosen by vote of a majority in interest of the stockholders of said company, each share being entitled to one vote; said Directors to be elected annually thereafter at a meeting of the stockholders to be held on the first Wednesday in January of each year, in the city of Savannah; and said Board of Directors shall elect a President from their own number, and such other officers and agents as they may deem requisite for the purposes of the said company. Capital stock Organizat'n Annual elections President and other officers. SEC. III. Be it further enacted, That the said Tybee Improvement Company shall have power and authority to own steamboats and wharves; to construct and own railways and telegraph lines, plank and other roads, hotels, buildings and other structures, made or to be made by said company on Tybee Island, in the county of Chatham. Right of property SEC. IV. Be it further enacted, That the said Tybee Improvement Company shall have power and authority to lay off streets, avenues, parks and gardens, on such parts of said island as are not the property of the State of Georgia or of the United States, and to establish any drainage that may be requisite and necessary for the healthfulness and improvement of said island, on condition,

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nevertheless, that no land shall be taken for any of the purposes heretofore named without just compensation to the owner or owners thereof; and when any land shall be so taken, and in the event of disagreement as to the value thereof, then the value shall be ascertained and determined according to the provisions of the 14th section of the amended charter of the Central Railroad and Banking Company of the State of Georgia, assented to December 14, 1835. May lay off streets, [Illegible Text], etc. Shall not take lands of others without compensation Valuehow ascertained SEC. V. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 7, 1876. Charter of Vernon Shell Road Company amended. No. CCLXXX. (O. No. 419.) An Act to [Illegible Text] the charter of the Vernon Shell Road Company, assented to December 13, 1859. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That any person or persons cutting, mutilating or lopping off the limbs of any shade trees, or destroying in any way said shade trees (and all trees growing on either side of the road known as the Vernon Shell Road, within twenty-two feet from the centre of said road, shall be considered as shade trees), for each and every such offense shall pay ten dollars to said company, unless acting under the consent or direction of the legal officers of said company. Penalty for cutting shade trees on Vernon shell road SEC. II. Be it further enacted, That such offenders, violating this or any existing statute of this State, for protecting the rights and privileges of said company, may be sued, and damages recovered, in any Magistrate's or Justice's Court in the city of Savannah, or any other court having jurisdiction thereof. Rights of company to damages SEC. III. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 28, 1876.

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TITLE IV. COUNTIES. CHAPTER I.Bonds and Taxes. CHAPTER II.County Commissioners. CHAPTER III.County Lines. CHAPTER IV.County Regulations. CHAPTER V.Salaries, Fees and Costs. CHAPTER I. BONDS AND TAXES. ACTS. No. 281. To authorize the issue of bonds to build certain Bridges in [Illegible Text]. No. 282. To reduce Sheriffs' bonds of Calhoun, [Illegible Text] and Glascock. No. 283. To authorize the issue of bonds to build a jail in Camden. No. 284. To reduce Sheriff's bond of [Illegible Text]. No. 285. To [Illegible Text] amount of taxes to be [Illegible Text] in [Illegible Text]. No. 286. To reduce Sheriff's bonds of Marion, Baker and Macon. No. 287. To repeal the Act [Illegible Text] certain officer's bonds of Camden. No. 288. To repeal Act authorizing Ordinary of Telfair to issue bonds. Bonds to build bridges in Baker. No. CCLXXXI. (O. No. 385.) An Act to authorize the Commissioners of [Illegible Text] and Revenue, in the county of Baker, in this State, to issue bonds for the purpose of building certain Bridges in said county. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That the Commissioners of Roads and Revenue of the county of Baker, in this State, be and they are hereby authorized to issue bonds of said county to the amount of three thousand dollars, to build certain bridges, and to meet the ordinary expenses of said county. Commissioners of Baker authorized to issue bonds 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, and shall be signed by the Board of County Commissioners, and countersigned by the County Treasurer, and after being so signed shall be registered by the Ordinary, who shall attach thereto the seal of his office to said bonds. Coupons shall be attached bearing interest at a rate not exceeding ten per cent. per annum, and payable annually. Denomination of bondshow issued Pate of interest

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SEC. III. Be it further enacted, That said bonds shall mature as follows: One half shall fall due on the 1st of January, 1877, and the remainder on the 1st of January, 1878, and the County Commissioners shall have power to sell said bonds at not less than ninety cents on the dollar, and the coupons, when due, shall be receivable for county taxes and all other debts due said county. Maturewhen SEC. IV. Be it further enacted, That it shall be the duty of the County Commissioners of said county to levy a tax each year sufficient to pay the principal and interest due on said bonds, and cause the same, when collected, to be paid over to said board. Commissioners shall levy a tax to pay interest SEC. V. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 28, 1876. Bonds of Sheriffs of Calhoun, Clinch and Glascock reduced. No. CCLXXXII. (O. No. 272.) An Act to [Illegible Text] the Sheriffs' bond of Calhoun, Clinch and Glascock Counties to five thousand dollars. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That from and after the first day of January, 1877, the Sheriffs' bonds of Calhoun, Clinch and Glascock Counties shall be fixed in the sum of five thousand dollars instead of its present sum. Sheriffs' bond in certain counties reduced SEC. II. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 25, 1876. Bonds to build Jail in Camden. No. CCLXXXIII. (O. No. 445.) An Act to authorize the Commissioners of Roads and Revenue of the county of Camden to issue bonds not to exceed two thousand dollars, to rebuild the County Jail recently destroyed by fire, and for completing the Court House. SECTION. I. Be it enacted, etc., That from and after the passage of this Act, the Commissioners of Roads and Revenue of the county of Camden, are hereby authorized and empowered to issue bonds at their discretion, not to exceed two thousand dollars, to rebuild the county jail, recently destroyed by fire, and for completing the court house of said county, said bonds bearing interest at seven per cent. per annum; they shall keep a record of said bonds, and shall have power to levy and assess a special tax annually to pay the principal and interest on said bonds; and it shall be the duty of the Tax Collector to collect said tax and pay it over to the chairman of said Board of County Commissioners. Commissioners of Camden authorized to issue bonds SEC. II. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 28, 1876.

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Sheriff's bond of Chattahoochee reduced. No. CCLXXXIV. (O. No. 198.) An Act to reduce the bond of the Sheriff of the county of Chattahoochee and for other purposes. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That from and after the first day of January, 1877, the bond of the Sheriff of the county of Chattahoochee shall be reduced to six thousand dollars. Sheriff's bond in Chattahoochee reduc'd SEC. II. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 23, 1876. Levy of taxes in Decatur limited. No. CCLXXXV. (O. No. 467.) An Act to limit the amount of taxes to be levied for county purposes in the county of Decatur, and to legalize the uncollected county taxes of said county, levied for the fiscal year, 1875. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That from and after the passage of this Act, the taxes to be levied in Decatur County, for county purposes, including general, special and extraordinary taxes, and all taxes of what kind soever for county purposes, except for the purpose of building court houses, jails or bridges, shall not exceed one hundred per cent. of the State tax. Rate of taxation in Decatur SEC. II. Be it further enacted, That the taxes levied for county purposes in said county for the fiscal year 1875, not yet collected, be and the same are hereby legalized, or so much thereof as may be necessary to pay the just outstanding indebtedness of said county, contracted during the fiscal year for which said taxes were levied. And it shall be the duty of the grand jury, at the May term, 1876, of the Superior Court of said county, when recommending the ordinary tax for county purposes, also to recommend the time or times said legalized taxes shall be collected. Levy of taxes for '75 legalized When collected SEC. III. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 28, 1876. Bonds of Sheriffs of Marior, Baker and Macon Counties reduced. No. CCLXXXVI. (O. No. 13.) An Act to reduce the Sheriffs' bonds in the counties of Baker, Marion and Macon from ten to six thousand dollars. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That from and after the passage of this Act, the amount of the Sheriffs' bonds in the counties of Baker, Marion and Macon be the sum of six thousand dollars, instead of ten thousand dollars, as now required by law. Sheriffs' bonds in certain counties reduced SEC. II. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 10, 1876.

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Act of February 23, 1873, repealed as to Camden. No. CCLXXXVII. (O. No. 285.) An Act to repeal an Act to fix the official bonds of certain county officers of the counties of Monroe, Camden, Houston and Ware, so far as it relates to Camden. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That an Act entitled an Act to fix the official bonds of certain county officers of the counties of Monroe, Camden, Houston and Ware, approved February 22, 1873, be and the same is hereby repealed, so far as it relates to the county of Camden. Act of Feb. 23, '73, repealed as to Camden SEC. II. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 25, 1876. Authority to issue bonds for Court House in Telfair repealed. No. CCLXXXVIII. (O. No. 121) An Act to repeal an Act entitled an Act to authorize the Ordinary of the county of Telfair to issue county bonds to aid in the completion of the Court House in said county. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That the above described Act be and the same is hereby repealed. Authority given Ordinary Telfair to issue bonds rescinded SEC. II. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 10, 1876.

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CHAPTER II. COUNTY COMMISSIONERS. ACTS. No. 289. To amend Act creating Commissioners for Appling. No. 290. To repeal Act creating Commissioners for Berrien. No. 291. To amend Act creating Commissioners for Bibb. No. 292. To amend Act allowing Commissioners to use labor of convicts in Bibb. No. 293. To repeal Act creating Commissioners for Calhoun. No. 294. To repeal 10th section of Act creating Commissioners for Clay. No. 295. To amend Act creating Commissioners for Decatur. No. 296. To amend Act creating Commissioners for Douglas. No. 297. To repeal Act creating Commissioners for Dooly. No. 298. To create Board of Commissioners for Early. No. 299. To repeal Act creating Commissioners for Gl'mer. No. 300. To create Board of Commissioners for Greene. No. 301. To amend Act creating Commissioners for Houston. No. 302. To create Board of Commissioners for Johnson. No. 303. To create the office of Commissioner of Roads for Jones. No. 304. To create Board of Commissioners for Lee. No. 305. To legalize certain acts of Commissioners of McIntosh. No. 306. To create Board of Commissioners for McIntosh and Darien No. 307. To amend Act creating Commissioners for Monroe. No. 308. To create Board of Commissioners for Oconee. No. 309. To repeal Act creating Commissioners for Pierce. No. 310. To create Board of Commissioners for Screven. No. 311. To create Boards of Commissioners for Spalding and Butts. No. 312. To amend Act creating Commissioners for Sumter. No. 313. To create Board of Commissioners for Talbot. No. 314. To create Board of Commissioners for Tattnall. No. 315. To create Board of Commissioners for Troup. No. 316. To amend Act creating Commissioners for Twiggs. No. 317. To create Board of Commissioners for Washington. No. 318. To create Board of Commissioners for Wayne. Act creating Commissioners for Appling amended. No. CCLXXXIX. (O. No. 43.) An Act to amend an Act entitled an Act to form a Board of Commissioners of Roads and Revenues for the county of Appling, approved March 5, 1875. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That from and after the passage of this Act, the 2d section of the Act entitled an Act to form [Illegible Text] Board of Commissioners of Roads and Revenues for the county of Appling, approved March 5, 1875, be so amended as to [Illegible Text] after 1875, in said section, or any other term of said court before the election of the Commissioners, as contemplated by this Act. Act of March 3, '75, amended SEC. II. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 15, 1876.

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Board of Commissioners for Berrien abolished. No. CCXC. (O. No. 108.) An Act to repeal an Act entitled an Act to create a Board of Commissioners of Roads and Revenue for the counties of Floyd, Berrien, Effingham, Schley, Sumter and Greene, approved December 13, 1871, so far as the same relates to the county of Berrien. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That from and after the passage of this Act, an Act entitled an Act to create a Board of Commissioners of Roads and Revenue for the counties of Floyd, Berrien, Effingham, Schley, Sumter and Greene, approved December 13th, 1871, be and the same is hereby repealed, so far as the same relates to the county of Berrien. Board of Commissioners for Berried abolished SEC. II. Be it further enacted, That all business now pending before said Board of Commissioners, be and the same is hereby made returnable to the Ordinary's Court, to be held in and for said county, on the first Monday in March, 1876. Unfinished business SEC. III. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 19, 1876. Act creating Commissioners for Bibb amended. No. CCXCI. (O. No. 505.) An Act to amend an Act to establish a Board of Commissioners for the county of Bibb, approved February 6, 1873, and to amend an Act amending said above recited Act, approved March 2, 1874, so far as relates to the county of Bibb, and for other purposes. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That each member of said Board of County Commissioners shall, after his election, and before entering upon the duties of said office, enter in a bond for the full sum of five thousand dollars, for the faithful performance of the duties of his office. Said bonds shall be made payable to the Judge of the Superior Court of the Macon Circuit, for the use of the county of Bibb, and shall be approved by him. County Commission'rs shall give bond SEC. II. Be it further enacted, That so much of section 1st, of the Act approved March 2, 1874, whereby the Clerk of the Superior Court is authorized to act as the clerk of said board, be and the same is hereby repealed, and said board are hereby empowered to elect a clerk under rules prescribed by them. Board authorized to elect a clerk SEC. III. Be it further enacted, That section 5th, of said amended Act, approved March 2, 1874, be so amended that said board shall have no authority to give said clerk more than twelve hundred dollars per annum, but may affix said salary at as much less as they may see fit. Compensation of

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SEC. IV. Be it further enacted, That this Act shall take effect on the first Wednesday in January, 1877, so that the same shall interfere with no incumbent now in office. Takes effectwhen SEC. V. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 28, 1876. Act allowing Commissioners of Bibb to work convicts amended No. CCXCII. (O. No. 145.) An Act to amend an Act entitled an Act to authorize the Road Commissioners of the county of Bibb to use the labor of certain convicts therein named, in working the public roads of said county, and for other purposes, approved February 26, 1874. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That an Act entitled an Act to authorize the Road Commissioners of the county of Bibb, to use the labor of certain convicts therein named, in working the public roads of said county, and for other purposes, approved February 26, 1874, be and the same is hereby amended, by adding in the fourth line of said Act, immediately after the words the roads of said county, the words and the principal streets of the city of Macon; and by adding after the word misdemeanors, in the seventh line of said Act, the words and such convicts as may hereafter be sentenced to work under said Road Commissioners by the Mayor's Court of said city for vagrancy or for violations of the ordinances of said city. Act Feb. 26th, 1874 amended SEC. II. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 21, 1876. Board of Commissioners for Calhoun abolished. No. CCXCIII. (O. No. 109.) An Act to repeal an Act entitled an Act to create a Board of Commissioners of Roads and Revenue, for the county of Calhoun, and to define the powers and duties thereof, and the various amendments thereto, approved February 22, 1875. SECTION. I. Be it enacted, etc., That from and after the passage of this Act, the above recited Act be and the same is hereby repealed. Act creating Commissioners for Calhoun repealed SEC. II. Be it further enacted, That all the unfinished business now pending before said Board of Commissioners of roads and Revenue, and all the jurisdiction on them conferred by the said Act, is hereby vested in the Ordinary of said county of Calhoun. Unfinished business SEC. III. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 19, 1876.

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Compensation of Commissioners of Clay. No. CCXCIV. (O. No. 338.) An Act to repeal the 10 th section of an Act entitled an Act to create a Board of Commissioners for the county of Clay, and to prescribe and define the powers and duties thereof, approved February 20, 1873, and for other purposes. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That from and after the passage of this Act, section 10th of the above recited Act, be and the same is hereby repealed, and that the following be adopted and substituted for said section, to-wit: That each of said Commissioners shall be entitled to two dollars per day for each day he may attend the regular quarterly sessions for county purposes, to be paid out of the treasury of the county, but shall receive no compensation for the extraordinary sessions that may be held. Compensation of Commissioners of Clay SEC. II. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 25, 1876. Act creating Commissioners for Decatur amended. No. CCXCV. (O. No. 496.) An Act to amend an Act entitled an Act to provide for a Board of County Commissioners for Decatur County, and to prescribe and define the powers and duties thereof, approved December 13, 1871, and to confer additional powers on said board. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That section 2d of said above recited Act be so altered and amended as to read as follows: That the said board shall consist of five upright, discreet and intelligent freeholders, to be appointed by the Judge of the Superior Court of Decatur County, as hereinafter provided, and that any three of said board shall be capable and duly authorized to transact any business appertaining to their office. Number of Commissionershow appointed SEC. II. Be it further enacted, That the said Act be amended by striking out section 4th of said Act, and inserting in lieu thereof the following: The said Board of County Commissioners shall hold their office for the term of four years, and it shall be the duty of the Judge of the Superior Court of said county of Decatur, at the Fall term of the court next preceding the expiration of the term of office of said Board of County Commissioners, to appoint a Board of County Commissioners as provided for in this Act who shall enter upon the duties of their office immediately upon the expiration of the term of office of the board then in power having first taken and subscribed an oath, to be entered on the minutes to be kept by said board, to honestly and faithfully [Illegible Text]

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and perform all the duties required of them by this Act; and in the event of the resignation, death, or any disability of either of said Commissioners thus appointed, it shall be the duty of the said Superior Court to fill the vacancy by appointment in vacation. Appointmentwhen made, term, etc. Oathvacancies, etc. SEC. III. Be it further enacted, That said Act be amended by adding thereto the following sections: Commissioners' jurisdiction extended 10. That the said board shall have the power to supply, by appointment, all vacancies in county offices, and in ordinary elections to fill them in the same manner as said powers are now given to the Ordinaries of counties. 11. That the said board shall have power to approve all officers' bonds in said county, to deliver the commissioners of said officers, sent them by the Governor, and to qualify said officers. SEC. IV. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 28, 1876. Commissioners appointed for Douglas No. CCXCVI. (O. No. 124.) An Act to amend an Act to provide for a Board of Commissioners of Roads and Revenue for the county of Douglas. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That section 1st, of the above recited Act be stricken out, and the following be inserted in lieu thereof: That J. H. Winn, John S. Bobo and E. Pray, be constituted a Board of Commissioners, to serve until their successors shall be elected, which shall be at the regular time for holding elections for county officers, except in case of vacancy or vacancies caused by death, resignation or otherwise, in which case the Governor is authorized to order an election to fill such vacancy or vacancies. Commissioners for Douglas Vacancies SEC. II. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 19, 1876. Board of Commissioners for [Illegible Text] abolished. No. CCXCVII. (O. No. 214.) [Illegible Text] Act to repeal an Act entitled an Act to create a Board of Commissioners of Roads and Revenue, in the county of Dooly, and to define their powers, approved February 22, 1873. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That the above recited Act be [Illegible Text] the same is hereby repealed. Commiss'rs for Dooly abolished SEC. II. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 23, 1876.

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Board of Commissioners created for Early. No. CCXCVIII. (O. No. 414.) An Act to create a Board of Commissioners of Roads and Revenues for the county of Early, and to define the duties of the same. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That the first Board of Commissioners provided for in this Act shall be appointed by the grand jury at the next Spring term of the Superior Court; a record of such appointment shall be entered upon the minutes of the Superior Court of said county, and a certificate of such appointment, by the Clerk of said court, shall be a sufficient warrant to said Commissioners to enter upon the discharge of their duties, after having taken the usual oath of office prescribed for civil officers of this State; said Commissioners to hold their offices until the next regular election for county officers of said county, when their successors shall be elected, and be commissioned as other county officers, their terms of office being two years, and the day of election being the same as that for other county officers. Board of Commiss'rs for Earlyappointment of Term, etc. SEC. II. 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' notice in a gazette of said county, or such other notice of publicity, not less than fifteen days, as may seem best by said board; and should the entire board become vacant, by death, resignation or otherwise, then the Ordinary of said county shall order an election to fill such vacancies. Quorum, vacancies, etc. SEC. III. Be it further enacted, That in case any member [Illegible Text] said board shall absent himself for three consecutive meetings, his seat shall be deemed and declared vacant, unless his absence is satisfactorily explained to the Commissioners. Members absenting themselves SEC. IV. Be it further enacted, That said Commissioners shall hold four regular sessions annually, at the court house in said county, to wit: on the first Tuesday in February, May, August and November, and at such other times as they may deem best for the interest of the county. Regu'ar sessions SEC. V. Be it further enacted, That the Clerk of the Superior Court of said county shall be the clerk of said board, and attend all its sessions, and shall keep a minute of all its proceedings, [Illegible Text] shall receive as compensation such an amount per day as said Commissioners shall agree to pay, not exceeding two dollars per day for each day they may be in session. Clerkhis duties and compeneation SEC. VI. Be it further enacted, That at the first meeting of [Illegible Text] board, they shall elect one of their number for President, [Illegible Text] shall preside during the term of his office, and in the absence said President, they may choose any other member to [Illegible Text] The compensation of the members of said board shall be one [Illegible Text] and fifty cents per day for services actually rendered. Presidentcompensation of members

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SEC. VII. Be it further enacted, That the said Board shall have exclusive jurisdiction over the following matters, to wit: Jurisdiction FirstIn directing and controlling all the property of the county as they may deem expedient, according to law. SecondIn levying a general tax for general, and a special tax for special county purposes, according to the laws of this State. ThirdIn establishing, altering or abolishing all roads, bridges or ferries, in conformity to law, and in the appointment of Commissioners of Public Roads, and enforcing the road laws of this State. FourthIn establishing and changing election precincts and militia districts. FifthIn examining, settling and allowing all claims against the county. SixthIn 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 the same to a settlement. SeventhIn making such rules and regulations for the support of the poor of the county as may be consistent with the laws of this State. EighthIn making all contracts for work to be done, and for all other purposes to which the county may be a party. NinthIn regulating peddling, and granting license for the sale of spirituous liquors, as is provided by the laws of this State. SEC. VIII. Be it further enacted, That said Commissioners shall be exempt from road, jury and militia duty during their terms of office. Commiss'rs exempt from road and jury duty SEC. IX. Be it further enacted, That said Commissioners, or other of them, shall have full power to administer any oaths which may be necessary in the discharge of their duty under and by [Illegible Text] of this Act. May administer oaths SEC. X. Be it further enacted, That said Commissioners shall [Illegible Text] and approve the bonds of all county officers, and no officer [Illegible Text] enter upon the discharge of the duties of his office until his [Illegible Text] is thus approved. Shall approve official bonds SEC. XI. Be it further enacted, That said Commissioners shall [Illegible Text] a careful examination of all books, vouchers and other papers [Illegible Text] the several officers of said county, and report the same to the [Illegible Text] jury of said county at the Spring term of the Superior Court [Illegible Text] each year. Shall make report of officers books SEC. XII. Be it further enacted, That the Treasurer of said county shall not pay out or disburse any of the funds of the County [Illegible Text] or pay any order, unless the same shall first be [Illegible Text] by a majority of said Commissioners, except the pay of [Illegible Text] whose certificate of services, signed by the Clerk of the [Illegible Text] Court, shall be sufficient order upon the Treasurer to [Illegible Text] said Treasurer to pay the same. Shall countersign orders on treasury

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SEC. XIII. Be it further enacted, That said Commissioners are authorized to buy such books and stationery for their use as they may deem necessary, and to draw upon the County Treasury to pay for the same. Books, stationery SEC. XIV. Be it further enacted, That said Commissioners shall have the same right to punish for contempt as judges of the Superior Courts of this State. SEC. XV. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 28, 1876. Board of Commissioners for Gilmer abolished. No. CCXCIX. (O. No. 5.) An Act to repeal an Act entitled an Act to repeal an Act entitled an Act to create a Board of Commissioners of Roads and Revenue for the county of Gilmer, and a Board of Commissioners of Roads for the county of Terrell, approved 15 th February, 1873, so far as the same applies to the county of Gilmer. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That the above recited Act be and the same is hereby repealed, so far as the same applies to the county of Gilmer. Board of Commiss'rs for Gilmer County SEC. II. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 2, 1876. Board of Commissioners created for Greene. No. CCC. (O. No. 122.) An Act to create a Board of Commissioners for the county of [Illegible Text] 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 jury of that court shall elect by ballot three honest discreet and upright citizens, who shall have been resident [Illegible Text] holders of said county at least one year prior to such election which election shall be approved by the Judge of the Superior Court, and they shall hold said office for four years (unless removed by death, resignation, or by the recommendation of two-thirds [Illegible Text] the grand jury for incompetency or malpractice in office) or [Illegible Text] their successors are elected and qualified, and they shall take [Illegible Text] oath prescribed for civil officers of this State. Commiss're for Greene Election and qualifications, [Illegible Text] etc. SEC. II. Be it further enacted, That said Commissioners [Illegible Text] hold their meetings on the first Tuesday in every third month, beginning the first Tuesday in April, at the court house: Provided that the regular time of meeting may be changed to some [Illegible Text]

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day of the month by order on their minutes, which order shall remain of force until 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 SEC. III. Be it further enacted, That any two of said Commissioners shall constitute a quorum to transact business, or exercise any power herein delegated, pertaining to the duties of said Commissioners. Quorum SEC. IV. Be it further enacted, That said Commissioners shall have power to exercise exclusive and original jurisdiction over the following subject matters, to-wit: Jurisdiction FirstIn directing and controlling all the property of the county as they may deem expedient, according to law. SecondIn levying a general tax for general purposes, and a special tax for particular purposes, according to the provisions of the law in such cases made and provided. ThirdIn establishing and changing election precincts and militia districts. FourthIn examining and auditing the accounts of all officers having the care, management, keeping, collecting or disbursement of money belonging to the county, or appropriated for its use and benefit, and in bringing them to a settlement. FifthIn examining, settling and allowing all claims against the county. SixthIn establishing, altering or abolishing all roads, bridges and ferries, in conformity to law. SeventhIn 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. EighthIn regulating peddling and fixing the costs therefor, and fixing the cost of the license for the sale of spirituous liquors. SEC. V. Be it further enacted, That said Commissioners shall have the same powers of 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 pertains to county matters. Jurisdiction over roads SEC. VI. Be it further enacted, That the Treasurer of the county [Illegible Text] not disburse or pay out any of the funds from the county [Illegible Text] on any order, unless the same shall have been signed and [Illegible Text] by at least two of said Commissioners. Treasurer can only pay orders of Commissioners SEC. VII. Be it further enacted, That the Clerk of the Superior Court shall be ex-officio Clerk of the Board of Commissioners, with [Illegible Text] pay as said board may allow; and said clerk shall take charge [Illegible Text] the minutes of said Commissioners and all books or records [Illegible Text] to said Commissioners' Court, and keep the same in

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some secure room in the court house, as said Commissioners may direct. Clerkhis pay and duties SEC. VIII. Be it further enacted, That it shall be the duty of the Ordinary or Judge of the County Court of said county, to turn over to said Commissioners all books and papers relating to the jurisdiction and powers herein conferred; and said Ordinary and said Judge of the County Court shall have no power to exercise any of the powers herein conferred upon said Commissioners. Ordinary shall turn over books SEC. IX. 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 by the Treasurer of the county. Pay of Commiss'rs SEC. X. Be it further enacted, That all vacancies in said board shall be filled by the remaining Commissioners until the next meeting of the grand jury. Vacancies SEC. XI. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 19, 1876. Commissioners of Houston may administer oaths. No. CCCI. (O. No. 478.) An Act to amend an Act entitled an Act to create a Board of Commissioners of Roads and Revenue for the county of Houston, and for other purposes. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That the above recited Act be so amended as to authorize and empower the Board of Commissioners of Roads and Revenue of Houston County, or either of them, to administer oaths and attest the same, as other civil officers of this State. Commiss'rs of Houston may administer oaths SEC. II. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 28, 1876. Board of Commissioners for Johnson created No. CCCII. (O. No. 517.) An Act to create a Board of Commissioners of Roads and Revenue for the county of Johnson, and to define its powers and duties. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That from and after the passage of this Act, there shall be established a Board of Commissioners of Roads and Revenue in the county of Johnson, in this State, to consist of the following citizens of said county, to-wit: Charles Wheeler, William P. Hicks and Thomas Jordan, who shall, as soon as practicable, after the passage of this Act, be commissioned by the

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Governor of this State, and whose term of office shall be four years, to be counted from the date of the passage of this Act, and who shall continue to serve as Commissioners until their successors are chosen and qualified in the manner hereinafter prescribed. Commiss'rs for Johnson How Commissionedterm, etc. SEC. II. Be it further enacted, That it shall be the duty of the grand jury, at the Fall term of the Superior Court of said county next preceding the expiration of the term of office of the Commissioners provided for by this Act, to elect three proper and discrect freeholders of said county, to be approved and commissioned for a like term of four years, by the Judge presiding at said Court, and who, when so commissioned, shall take and subscribe, before any judicial officer of this State, an oath faithfully to perform the duties imposed on them by this Act, which oath shall be filed in the office of the Clerk of said Court, and the Commissioners so chosen shall serve for the term above prescribed, or until their successors are chosen and commissioned; said Commissioners shall meet at the court house of said county regularly on the first Tuesday in January, March, June and September of each year, for the transaction of county business, and may meet in extraordinary session at such other times as a majority of the board may deem necessary; two of said Commissioners shall constitute a quorum, and all the proceedings of the board at such meetings shall be recorded by the Clerk herein provided for, in a book to be kept for that purpose, which book shall be open to the inspection of the citizens of said county at all times. Subsequent Commiss'rshow elected Meetings Quorum SEC. III. Be it further enacted, That the board hereby created shall have the supervision and control of all county property, and shall have authority to provide in every way for its protection and preservation. Said board shall also have authority to levy all general and special taxes for county purposes; to alter, abolish and establish election precincts; to examine and approve the bonds of all county officers; to examine and audit the accounts of all officers and persons having the care, collecting, keeping or disbursement of money or property belonging to the county or appropriated for its use and benefit; to alter and establish public roads and ferries, subject to the requirements of existing laws of this State, as to citation and notice, and to provide for and superintend the execution of the present road laws of this State; to make contracts for the building and repair of public bridges, subject to existing laws for advertising such contracts; to audit, examine and provide for the settlement of all claims against the county; to provide for the keeping, maintenance and burial of paupers; to fix the terms on which license shall be granted for peddling, selling spirituous liquors, and for all exhibitions or shows permitted by the laws of this State to be taxed: Provided, that nothing herein contained shall be held to affect the right of the authorities of incorporated towns in said county to license and tax peddlers, sellers of spirituous liquors and exhibitions and shows. Said board shall be and

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they are hereby invested with the jurisdiction and control of county matters exercised by the Inferior Courts of this State prior to the adoption of the present Constitution thereof. Powers and duties SEC. IV. Be it further enacted, That said board shall have authority to elect some suitable person, who may be one of the board, to serve as clerk of the board, and to make and keep a record of its proceedings, and who shall receive as pay for such service a sum not to exceed thirty-five dollars per annum, and who may be removed from office at the discretion of the board. Each member of said board shall receive for serving thereon twenty-five dollars each per annum, and no more, and the members of the board shall be exempt from jury, road and militia duty. Clerkhis duties SEC. V. Be it further enacted, That the Sheriff of Johnson County shall attend the regular meetings of the board, and shall execute the orders of the board in reference to the serving of necessary summons and notices, and the preservation of order during such meetings; and said board, when so sitting, shall have power to punish for contempt, and each member thereof shall have authority to administer oaths in all matters connected with accounts against the county, and all other matters having reference to the duties and authorities conferred by this Act; and said board shall have exclusive control and management of the disposition and farming out of persons convicted of misdemeanor by any court in said county, and sentenced to the chain gang, or to work on the public works. Sheriff shall attend meetings of Board May administer oaths, punish contempts, etc. SEC. VI. Be it further enacted, That it shall be the duty of said board to carefully examine all books and digests of Tax Receivers and Collectors, and all other officers of the county, and to make a report in writing to the grand jury, at each term of the Superior Court, of the condition of the finances, public works, paupers, roads, bridges and ferries of the county, and to submit such suggestions in reference thereto as they may deem proper. Shall make report to grand jury SEC. VII. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 29, 1876. Office of Commissioner of Roads created for Jones. No. CCCIII. (O. No. 27.) An Act to create the office of Commissioner of Roads for the county of Jones; to define the duties and provide compensation therefor. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That from and after the passage of this Act, there shall be in the county of Jones an officer to be known as Road Commissioner, whose duty it shall be to perform all the duties now performed by the Commissioners of Roads, provided for by the general road laws of this State, who shall be

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appointed by the Ordinary of said county, and shall hold his office for the term of two years; who shall receive a salary to be fixed by said Ordinary. Should said officer fail or neglect to perform the duties of his office, he shall forfeit his salary for the year in which said failure or neglect occurs, or any portion thereof, in the discretion of said Ordinary. Office of Road Commissioner created for Jones SEC. II. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 10, 1876. Board of Commissioners created for Lee. No. CCCIV. (O. No. 504.) An Act to create a Board of Commissioners of Roads, and Public Buildings, and Public Property, and Finances, for the county of Lee, and for other purposes. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That William A. Maxwell, John H. Allen, Thomas Porter, G. M. Bryne and W. P. Saddler, be and the same are hereby appointed and commissioned County Commissioners for the county of Lee. Commiss'rs SEC. II. Be it further enacted, That the Board of Commissioners thus created, after having taken the oath of office taken by other civil officers of Georgia, each in the presence of the others, shall at once assume the duties hereinafter prescribed, and continue in office four years from the passage of this Act, but in case of a vacancy occasioned by death, resignation or otherwise, the remaining four Commissioners may elect another to fill the vacancysaid election must be unanimous. Oathterm, vacancies, etc. SEC. III. Be it further enacted, That it shall require three of said Commissioners to constitute a quorum to transact any business, and three of said Commissioners must concur to pass any order or decree, or transact any business pertaining to said Commissioners. Quorum SEC. IV. Be it further enacted, That said Commissioners, while acting as such, are disqualified from holding any county office, but they may be members of the General Assembly of this State, or officers of the militia, and are exempt from militia, road and jury duty. Disqualified to hold county office SEC. V. Be it further enacted, That said Board of Commissioners shall have exclusive jurisdiction, when sitting for county purposes, over the following subject matters, to-wit: Jurisdiction and duties FirstIn binding and controlling all county property as they may deem expedient, according to law. SecondLevying a general tax for general purposes, and a special tax for particular or special purposes, according to the provisions of the Code and the laws of Georgia.

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ThirdIn establishing, altering and abolishing all roads, bridges and ferries in the county of Lee, in conformity to law. FourthIn establishing and changing election precincts and militia districts. FifthIn examining, settling and allowing all claims against the county of Lee. SixthIn examining and auditing the accounts of all officers having the care, management, keeping, collecting and disbursement of money belonging to the county, as appropriated for its use and benefit, and in bringing them to a speedy settlement. SeventhIn making such rules and regulations for the support and maintenance of the poor of the county of Lee, and for the promotion of health, as granted by law, or not inconsistent therewith. EighthIn examining the tax digest of the county of Lee, reassessing each individual's taxable property or portion thereof, as they may deem right and proper. NinthIn regulating peddling and fixing costs of license thereof. TenthTo assess, examine and approve the bonds of county officers. SEC. VI. Be it further enacted, That said Board of Commissioners shall have power, in appointing Road Commissioners and enforcing the road laws, as Justices of the Inferior Court had by the Code of Georgia prior to the ratification of the late State Constitution, and shall exercise such other powers as are granted by the Code of the State to said Justices, or as are indispensable to their jurisdiction, and shall have no jurisdiction except such as pertains to the matters of the county of Lee. Jurisdiction over roads SEC. VII. Be it further enacted, That 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 upon the order of said Board of Commissioners, as they may see proper to give said clerk. Said compensation shall not exceed fifty dollars per year. Clerkhis comp'sat'n, duties, etc. SEC. VIII. Be it further enacted, That no extra pay shall hereafter be allowed or paid any county officer or officers of said county, for any extra service they may render as such officers, unless allowed by the Board of County Commissioners of said county of Lee, upon due proof of the services performed, and the value of them presented by itemized account. No extra pay to county officers, unless approved by Commiss'rs SEC. IX. Be it further enacted, That the authority to grant license for the sale of spirituous or malt liquors, in the county of Lee, shall be vested in said Commissioners exclusively, instead of the Ordinary as now provided by law. Authority to grant license vested in Commissioners SEC. X. Be it further enacted, That said Board of Commissioners shall have 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 Courts. May rule county officers SEC. XI. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 28, 1876.

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Certain acts of Commissioners of McIntosh legalized. No. CCCV. (O. No. 118.) An Act to legalize certain acts of the County Commissioners of McIntosh County. WHEREAS, The question has been raised that the Act creating a Board of County Commissioners, and to define their duties and powers, and for other purposes, has expired by limitation; and WHEREAS, The county of McIntosh and city of Darien, should such be the case, would be left without local government until further action of the Legislature: SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That all acts done by said Board of County Commissioners which might be illegal on account of the expiration of said Act, be and the same are hereby legalized and made valid, as though said Act had not expired until said county and city are supplied with officers by appropriate legislation. Acts of county Commiss'rs of McIntosh legalized SEC. II. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 19, 1876. Board of Commissioners for McIntosh and Darien created. No. CCCVI. (O. No. 370.) An Act to create a Board of Commissioners for the county of McIntosh and city of Darien, and to define their powers and duties. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That from and after the passage of this Act, seven Commissioners shall be appointed for McIntosh County and the city of Darien (four of whom shall be from said city of Darien), by the Governor, with such power as may be vested in them by this Act. Board of Commiss'rs for McIntosh county created SEC. II. Be it further enacted, That two of said Commissioners shall be appointed and hold their office for the term of two years, two for the term of three years, and three for the term of four years, and until their successors are appointed and qualified; and in case of the death, resignation or refusal of any of said Commissioners to serve, the Governor shall fill said vacancy, for the unexpired term, by appointment. Terms of office SEC. III. Be it further enacted, That said Commissioners shall have in said county exclusive jurisdiction and control over the following matters, viz: Jurisdiction FirstIn directing and controlling all the property of the county, as full as said power was possessed and exercised by law by the Justices of the Inferior Court. SecondIn levying a general tax for general, and a special tax for particular and county purposes, according to the provisions of the law in force.

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ThirdIn establishing, altering or abolishing all roads, bridges and ferries, in conformity to law. FourthIn establishing and changing election precincts and militia districts. FifthIn supplying, by appointment, all vacancies in county offices, and in ordering elections to fill them, in the same manner as said powers are now given to the Ordinaries of counties. SixthIn examining, settling and allowing all claims against the county. SeventhIn 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 in bringing them to a settlement. EighthIn making such rules and regulations for the support of the poor of the county, for the protection of the health of said county, and for quarantine, as are not inconsistent with law. NinthIn regulating peddling, and fixing the costs of license therefor. TenthTo approve of all officers' bonds in said county; to deliver the commissions of said officers sent them by the Governor, and to qualify said officers. EleventhTo appoint any person to discharge any trust authorized by their powers, where no other person is designated by law, and to regulate his compensation, and to take bond and security for the proper discharge of his duty. SEC. IV. Be it further enacted, That the Chairman of the Board of Commissioners, and also the Chairman pro tem. of said board, shall be vested with the same criminal jurisdiction as is now vested by law in Justices of the Peace in this State; and the Chairman of said board, and his successors, shall also have and exercise the same jurisdiction in civil cases, within the limits of the 271st District, Georgia Militia, in the county of McIntosh, as is vested by law in Justices of the Peace. Judicial powers SEC. V. Be it further enacted, That the said Commissioners shall be vested with the full and exclusive authority and powers now vested by law in the corporate authorities of the city of Darien, and are hereby empowered to do all things authorized by law to be done by said corporate authorities. Municipal powers SEC. VI. Be it further enacted, That said Commissioners shall have power to elect a Chairman from their own number, who shall have all the powers formerly exercised by the Mayor of the city of Darien; but nothing in this Act shall prevent an appeal to the Board of Commissioners. Chairman of Board ex-officio SEC. VII. Be it further enacted, That a majority of said Commissioners may sit at any time as a court for county purposes, and for the exercise of any power they possess under this Act. SEC. VIII. Be it further enacted, That immediately upon the qualification of said Commissioners (whose oath shall be that which

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was taken by the Justices of the Inferior Court), there shall be turned over to them all books, papers and property of the county of McIntosh and city of Darien, in the same manner and to the same extent to which the Justices of the Inferior Court of the county of McIntosh and the corporate authorities of the city of Darien have been and are entitled by law to the possession and custody of the same. Books and papers of city and county to be turned over to Commissioners SEC. IX. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 26, 1876. Ameadment to Act creating Commissioners for [Illegible Text]. No. CCCVII. (O. No. 178.) An Act to amend an Act creating a Board of Commissioners of Roads, Public Buildings, Public Property and Finance for the county of Monroe, and for other purposes, approved August 27, 1872. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That section 7th of said Act be stricken out, and the following be inserted in lieu thereof: That said board shall hold regular meetings at the court house on the first Tuesday in each month, and may hold special meetings at any place in the county when deemed necessary by a majority of the board, not exceeding twelve in each year; that said board shall select one of their members as Chairman at the first regular meeting after the approval of this Act, and annually at the regular meeting in January thereafter, who shall preside over the board when in session, and shall, in addition, superintend the building of bridges, repair of roads, bridges and buildings, and have a general oversight over paupers and the county poor house and farm. Said Chairman shall devote his personal attention and entire time to the above recited duties, and shall receive in full for said services an annual salary of five hundred dollars, payable monthly by the County Treasurer on the warrant of the board. He shall be required to give bond in the sum of two thousand dollars for the faithful performance of his duties. The other Commissioners shall receive each for their services two dollars per day, not to exceed twenty-four days in any one year. Act creating Commiss'rs for Monroe amended Meetings Chairmanduties Salary of Shall give bond SEC. II. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 21, 1876.

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Board of Commissioners created for Oconee. No. CCCVIII. (O. No. 486.) An Act to provide for the creation of a Board of Commissioners of Roads and [Illegible Text] for the county of Oconee, and to define the powers and duties thereof. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That it shall be the duty of his Excellency the Governor of this State, as soon as practicable after the passage of this Act, to appoint and commission five persons, who shall be resident freeholders of said county, to serve as Commissioners of Roads and Revenue for the same, for a term of two years from the first day of April, 1876, and the persons so appointed shall constitute a Board of Commissioners of Roads and Revenue for said county. Commiss'rs for Oconee SEC. II. Be it further enacted, That each of the persons so appointed shall, before entering upon the performance of his duties as such, take and subscribe before the Judge of the Superior Court of said county, or the Ordinary, or the Clerk of the Superior Court of the same, an oath faithfully to perform the duties of Commissioner of Roads and Revenue under this Act and the Constitution and laws of this State, which oath, when taken and signed, shall be recorded in a book of minutes hereinafter required to be kept by the clerk of said board. Shall take oath SEC. III. Be it further enacted, That said board shall hold its regular meetings at the county site of said county, on the first Tuesday of each month, but may convene at its usual place of meeting, in extraordinary session, whenever the county business shall so require. A majority of the Commissioners and acting members of the board shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business, and shall have power, when in session, to punish for contempt, by the imposition of fines not to exceed ten dollars for each offense, and may, in their discretion, require the Sheriff of the county, or his deputies, to attend upon their sessions. Meetings Quorummay punish for contempt SEC. IV. Be it further enacted, That said board shall have exclusive jurisdiction, when sitting for county purposes, over the following subjects, to-wit: To assess and levy all taxes for county purposes; to determine as to the sufficiency of the [Illegible Text] on the official bonds of all county officers; to provide for the proper management and preservation of all county property; to alter and establish, under the regulations provided by existing laws, all public roads, bridges and ferries; to appoint Commissioners of Roads, and to provide for the enforcement of existing road laws; to audit and settle all claims against the county; to examine and audit the accounts of all [Illegible Text] having the collecting, care or disbursement of money [Illegible Text] the county; to fix and regulate the charges for board of prisoners confined in the county jail; and have jurisdiction over all other county matters of which the Justices of the

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Inferior Courts had jurisdiction prior to the adoption of the State Constitution of 1868. Jurisdiction SEC. V. Be it further enacted, That all Commissioners to be appointed under this Act, except those to be appointed by the Governor of the State, under the provisions of the 1st section thereof, shall be appointed by the Judges of the Superior Court of the circuit to which said county belongs; and all vacancies in said board occurring by death, resignation or otherwise, shall be filled by appointment of said Judge. Subsequent appointm'ts SEC. VI. Be it further enacted, That said board shall have power to appoint a suitable person, who may be one of their number, to act as Clerk of the board, whose duty it shall be to attend all meetings of the same, and to keep in a book provided for that purpose a full and correct record of the transactions of the board, and to perform such other duties as may be required of him as clerk of the board. Said clerk shall receive such reasonable compensation for his services as may be allowed by the board, not to exceed one hundred dollars per annum, and shall, before entering on the duties of his office, enter into a bond, with such security as a majority of the board may approve, in the sum of five hundred dollars, payable to the Board of Commissioners, and conditioned for the faithful performance of his duties as clerk; and the clerk so appointed shall be removed at any time, when a majority of the board shall so determine. Clerk Compensation of SEC. VII. Be it further enacted, That the Commissioners provided for by this Act shall receive no compensation whatever for their services, but shall not be liable during their continuance in office to road, jury or militia duty. Commiss'rs shall receive no compensation SEC. VIII. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 28, 1876. Board of Commissioners for Pierce [Illegible Text]. No. CCCIX. (O. No. 455.) An Act to repeal an Act entitled an Act to [Illegible Text] a Board of Commissioners of Roads and Revenue for the county of Pierce, approved March 2, 1874. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That from and after the passage this Act, the above recited Act, creating a Board of Commissioners of Roads and Revenue for the county of Pierce, be and the same is hereby repealed, and that all the books and papers of said board be turned over to the Ordinary of said county. Commiss'rs for Pierce abolished SEC. II. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 28, 1876.

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Board of Commissioners created for Screven. No. CCCX. (O. No. 169.) An Act to amend the laws in relation to the jurisdiction of the County Judge in county matters, so far as the same relate to the county of Screven, and to provide for the exercise of such jurisdiction by a County Board herein created, and for other purposes. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That the County Judge of Screven County shall no longer have exclusive jurisdiction in county matters, as is provided by the Act approved March 3, 1874, entititled 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, but such jurisdiction in county business shall be exercised as hereinafter mentioned. Jurisdiction of County Judge of Screven in county matters divided SEC. II. Be it further enacted, That the jurisdiction now exercised by said County Judge in county matters shall be hereafter exercised by a court composed of the County Judge of said County Court, the Ordinary of said county, and one County Commissioner to be elected as hereinafter provided for. Jurisdiction exercised with Ordinary and Commiss'rs SEC. III. Be it further enacted, That the first election for said Commissioner shall be held on the first Wednesday in April, 1876, which election shall be held under the same rules and regulations as govern the election of other county officers, and the returns of such election to be transmitted in the same way. Commiss'rselection of SEC. IV. Be it further enacted, That said Commissioner, so elected, shall hold his office until the first day of January next, and until his successor has been elected and qualified, and the term of office of any future Commissioner (except one elected to fill a vacancy) shall be for two years, and until his successor has been elected and qualified, and all such Commissioners (except to fill a vacancy, as aforesaid), shall be elected at the time now prescribed by law, or which may hereafter be prescribed by law, for the election of other county officers, such as Sheriff, Tax Collector and others. Term of office SEC. V. Be it further enacted, That any Commissioner elected under the provisions of this Act shall be commissioned by the Governor, as other county officers. How commissioned SEC. VI. Be it further enacted, That any vacancy in the office of County Commissioner shall be filled as is now prescribed by [Illegible Text] for filling vacancies in the office of Clerk of the Superior Court. Vacancies SEC. VII. Be it further enacted, That said County Judge, [Illegible Text] and Commissioner, when exercising the jurisdiction [Illegible Text] conferred, shall be known as the County Board, for county [Illegible Text]. County Board

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SEC. VIII. Be it further enacted, That any two members of said County Board shall be a quorum for the transaction of business and exercising the jurisdiction herein conferred. Quorum SEC. IX. Be it further enacted, That the County Judge shall exercise all the jurisdiction herein conferred until the first meeting of the board, which shall be on the first Monday in May, 1876, and until said time shall receive a proportional part of the annual compensation now prescribed by law. First meeting Compensation SEC. X. Be it further enacted, That the County Judge and Ordinary, and their successors, are, by virtue of their office, members of said County Board. Officers ex-officio SEC. XI. Be it further enacted, That said Judge, Ordinary and Commissioner shall be entitled to receive for their services as members of said County Board, the sum of one hundred dollars each per annum for every year they serve as such, and a proportional part of said amounts for any fractional portion of a year, which amounts they are hereby authorized to levy in the general assessment of taxes for county purposes. Compensation of Judge and Ordinary SEC. XII. Be it further enacted, That nothing herein mentioned shall be construed to give said County Board any other jurisdiction than that contemplated in the Act recited in the 1st section of this Act. Act to be strictly construed SEC. XIII. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 21, 1876. Boards of Commissioners for Spalding and Butts created. No. CCCXI. (O. No. 494.) An Act to amend an Act to create a Board of Commissioners of Roads and Revenues in the county of Harris, assented to March 17, 1869, so far as to make it applicable to the counties of Spalding and Butts, approved February 5, 1873. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That from and after the passage of this Act, all the powers heretofore conferred upon the Ordinary of the county of Spalding, in relation to the examination and approval of the bonds of the county officers and their qualification as officers, be and the same are hereby conferred upon the Board of Commissioners of Roads and Revenues of the county of Spalding, by whom all of said bonds, if accepted, shall be approved and [Illegible Text], and before whom all the county officers of said county of [Illegible Text] shall qualify; said Commissioners, or either of them, [Illegible Text] authorized to administer oaths as Magistrates, any law or [Illegible Text] to the contrary, notwithstanding. Commiss'rs jurisdiction in Harris extended. SEC. II. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 28, 1876.

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Amendment to Act creating Commissioners for Sumter. No. CCCXII. (O. No. 474.) An Act to amend an Act entitled an Act to create a Board of Commissioners of Roads and Revenue for the counties of Floyd, Berrien, Enffigham, Schley, Sumter and Greene, approved December 13, 1871, so far as relates to the county of Sumter; to provide for the election of the Board of Commissioners; to extend and enlarge the duties of said Board of Commissioners. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That hereafter the grand jury chosen and sworn for the first week of the Fall term of the Superior Court of Sumter County, immediately preceding the expiration of the term of office of the present Board of Commissioners of Roads and Revenue for the county of Sumter, shall elect five persons to serve as Commissioners for the four years next ensuing the date of said election, and shall return the names of the persons so chosen and elected in their general presentments to the court; and the Judge of said Superior Court is hereby authorized and required thereupon to have commissions issued to the said persons as Commissioners of Roads and Revenue for the said county, under the seal of the court. Commiss'rs for Sumtermode of electing. Commissionshow issued SEC. II. Be it further enacted, That in addition to the powers conferred upon said board by the above recited Act of December 13th, 1871, it is hereby made the duty of the board to examine and approve the official bonds of all county officers, to receive and deliver to such officers their commissions, and to exercise such supervision over such official bonds as may be necessary for the protection of the county, and is not in conflict with the present laws of this State. Shall approve official bonds, etc. SEC. III. Be it further enacted, That the election of the present Board of Commissioners of Roads and Revenue is hereby fully confirmed and declared valid, and all proceedings had by said board since the election of its members, and prior to the passage of this Act, under the authority conferred in the 4th, 5th and 7th sections of said Act of February 28th, 1871, and which do not violate the provisions of the sections aforesaid, are hereby confirmed, and declared to be valid and lawful to all intents and purposes. Election and acts of existing board confirmed SEC. IV. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 28, 1876.

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Board of Commissioners created for Talbot. No. CCCXIII. (O. No. 51.) An Act to establish a Board of County Commissioners for the county of Talbot, and to define the powers and duties thereof. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That from and after the passage of this Act, there shall be established a Board of Commissioners for the county of Talbot, to consist of three persons, to be elected by the grand jury of said county, and receive a certificate from the clerk of the Superior Court of said county of such election, who shall hold their office for the term of two yearsthe first election to be held at the next term of the Superior Court of said county after the passage of this Act; said Commissioners to be exempt from militia, road and jury duty, and receive the sum of two dollars per diem for each regular session: Provided, their session is not longer than one day, to be paid out of the county funds. Board of Commiss'rs for Talbot county Election and term of office How paid SEC. II. Be it further enacted, That said Commissioners shall hold one session on the first Tuesday in each and every month, at the county site: Provided, nevertheless, that a majority of the board may convene the same in extraordinary session whenever, in their judgment, it may be necessary. Sessionswhen and where held SEC. III. Be it further enacted, That not less than two of said Commissioners shall hold a court or pass any order or decree, and that the said Commissioners shall be disqualified from holding any other county office, but eligible as members of the General Assembly. Said Commissioners shall have power to punish for contempt, by fines not exceeding fifty dollars, or imprisonment not exceeding thirty days; and that when a vacancy occurs in said Board of Commissioners, it shall be filled by the grand jury at the next term of the Superior Court of said county after the occurrence of said vacancy. Quorumqualifications, powers, etc. Vacancieshow filled SEC. IV. Be it further enacted, That before entering upon the duties of their office, said Commissioners shall administer to each other, in addition to the oath usually required by law of county officers, an oath for the faithful discharge of the duties of County Commissioners; that said Commissioners when sitting for county purposes, shall have original and exclusive jurisdiction over the following subject matters, to-wit: In directing and controlling all the property of the county as they may deem expedient, according to law; in levying a general tax for general, and a special tax for special purposes, according to law; in establishing, altering or abolishing all roads, bridges and ferries, in conformity to law; in establishing and changing election precincts and militia districts; in supervising the Tax Collector and Receiver's books and allowing the insolvent list for said county; settling all claims against the county, examining and auditing all

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accounts of officers having the care, management, keeping, collecting or disbursement of money belonging to the county or appropriated for its use and benefit, and bringing them to a settlement; and making such rules and regulations for the support of the poor of the county, and for the promotion of health, as are not inconsistent with law; in regulating peddling, and fixing the license for selling liquors; and the cost for the exhibition of shows, and to exercise such other powers as are granted by law, or are indispensable to their jurisdiction. Oath of office Jurisdiction 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 Justices of the Inferior Court had by the Code of this State prior to the ratification of the present State Constitution. Powers over roads SEC. VI. Be it further enacted, That the board may elect a clerk, whose duties shall be defined by said board, with such compensation to be paid out of the treasury as they may see proper to give him; said compensation not to exceed three hundred dollars per annum. Clerk-election, duties etc. SEC. VII. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 16, 1876. Board of Commissioners for Tattnall created. No. CCCXIV (O. No. 86.) An Act to provide for a County Board of Commissioners for the county of Tattnall, and to prescribe and define the powers and duties thereof. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That there shall be established in the county of Tattnall, in this State, a Board of Commissioners of Roads and Revenue to consist of three persons. Commiss'rs for Tattnall SEC. II. Be it further enacted, That an election shall be held at the several election precincts in said county of Tattnall, on the first Saturday in May, 1876, 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 three 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 with certificate of the persons elected; said clerk shall furnish to each Commissioner a certificate of his election, to which he shall attach the seal of the Superior Court of the county; said Commissioners

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shall then 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, 1877, when their successors shall be elected, who shall serve for a term of two years. Election ofwhen Returns Certificate of electionoath, etc. Term of office SEC. III. Be it further enacted, That it shall require two members of said board to transact business, and should any vacancy occur, the remainder of said Commissioners shall order an election to fill such vacancy, first giving fifteen days' public notice 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. Quorum, vacancies, etc. SEC. IV. 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 SEC. V. Be it further enacted, That said Commissioners shall have exclusive jurisdiction; when sitting for county purpose, over the following subjects, to-wit: In governing and controlling all property of the county, according to law; in levying a general tax for general, and a special tax for particular county purposes, according to the laws of this State; in establishing or discontinuing all public roads, bridges and ferries in said county, according to law; in examining, settling and allowing all claims against the county, and granting orders on the county treasury for the same; in establishing and abolishing election precincts in said county; 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; in making such rules and regulations for the poor of the county as are not inconsistent with law; in regulating peddling and fixing the cost of license therefor; in issuing license for the retail of spirituous liquors in said county, in conformity to the laws of this State; in the disposition of all estrays that may be taken up in said county. Jurisdiction and duties. SEC. VI. 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 indispensable to the exercise of their jurisdiction, and shall have no jurisdiction except such as pertain to county matters. Authority over roads SEC. VII. Be it further enacted, That it shall be the duty of said Commissioners to have all their proceedings, while sitting for county purposes, entered in a book, and it shall be their duty to

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keep a book in which to enter, 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 Commissionerssaid books to be paid for out of the county funds. The books of said Commissioners shall be subject to inspection by the grand jury of said county. Shall keep record SEC. VIII. Be it further enacted, That said Board of Commissioners shall elect one from their number, whose duty it shall be to keep all books necessary to be kept by said Commissioners; said clerk shall issue all licenses which may be granted for the sale of spirituous liquors by the Board of Commissioners, and to perform all other service which devolve upon said clerk. SEC. IX. Be it further enacted, That said Commissioners shall be exempt from road, militia and jury duty, during the time they may serve as such Commissioners, and this shall be their only remuneration. Remuneration SEC. X. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 17, 1876. Board of Commissioners created for Troup. No. CCCXV. (O. No. 372.) An Act to create a Commission of Roads and Revenue in the county of Troup, and for other purposes therein named. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That the grand jury of the Spring term of the next Superior Court of Troup County, and every two years thereafter, shall elect five intelligent freeholders, who shall constitute a Board of Commissioners of Roads and Revenues for said county. The Clerk of the Superior Court shall serve each of said Commissioners, so elected, with a certificate of their election and they shall hold their office two years, or until their successors are elected and qualified. No person shall be a member of said Commission who has not resided in the county for two years, or has not attained the age of thirty years. Commiss'rs for Troup-how elected Qualifications of SEC. II. Be it further enacted, That it shall require three of said Commissioners to constitute a quorum, and three of said Commissioners shall agree to pass any order or decree, or transact any business pertaining to the duties of said Commissioners. Quorum SEC. III. Be it further enacted, That said Board of Commissioners shall have exclusive jurisdiction over the following subject matters, to wit: Jurisdiction FirstIn holding and controlling all property belonging to the county. SecondIn levying all general and special taxes for county purposes, according to law.

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ThirdIn contracting for and letting out all bridges and all other public works. FourthIn changing, abolishing or establishing election precincts. FifthIn examining, auditing and settling all claims against the county. SixthIn examining and auditing the accounts of all officers having the care, management, keeping, collecting and disbursing of any money belonging to the county, or for its use or benefit, and in bringing them to a speedy settlement. SeventhIn making such rules and regulations for the support and maintenance of the poor, and the management of the poor house and pauper farm of the county, and for the promotion of health, as are granted by law. EightIn regulating and fixing the costs for the sale of [Illegible Text] liquors, peddling and shows in said county, and over all other matters over which the Inferior Court had jurisdiction at the time it was abolished, when sitting for county purposes. SEC. IV. Be it further enacted, That said board shall hold four sessions annually, at the court house, to-wit: on the first Monday in January, April, July and October, and may call extra sessions whenever, in their judgment, the interest of the county may demand it. Sessions SEC. V. Be it further enacted, That the Treasurer of the county shall not disburse or pay out any funds from the county treasury, on any order, unless the same shall have been approved and countersigned by three of said Commissioners. Authority over the [Illegible Text] SEC. VI. Be it further enacted, That said Board of Commissioners shall elect one of their number Chairman, who shall [Illegible Text] at their meetings; that the Clerk of the Superior Court shall be clerk of said Commissioners, and shall keep a written record of [Illegible Text] their proceedings, and shall submit the same for the inspection of any grand jury, at its regular sittings, and also be subject to the [Illegible Text] of any citizen desiring to examine the same. Chairman, Clerk, [Illegible Text]. SEC. VII. Be it further enacted, That the compensation of said [Illegible Text] shall be two dollars per day for each member of the board and the clerk, for every day of actual service performed. Compensation of Commiss'rs SEC. VIII. Be it further enacted, That it shall be the duty of [Illegible Text] Commissioners to have prepared annually, at the Spring term [Illegible Text] the Superior Court, a report, to be submitted to the grand jury of the court during its first week's session, giving an itemized [Illegible Text] of all moneys received into the county treasury, and [Illegible Text] what sources received; also, all disbursements therefrom, [Illegible Text] and to whom paid, with a full statement of the financial [Illegible Text] of the county, together with any other matters that they [Illegible Text] see fit to embody in said report, and that said report be [Illegible Text] in the public gazette of the county as a part of the [Illegible Text] of the first week's grand jury, at the Spring [Illegible Text] of [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] Shall make report to grand jury

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SEC. IX. Be it further enacted, That said Board of Commissioners shall be a body corporate, 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. Corporate powers SEC. X. Be it further enacted, That as soon as the Board of Commissioners herein provided for shall have been elected and organized, it shall be the duty of the Judge of the County Court to turn over to said Commissioners all county business in his court, together with all the papers relating thereto, and that the Judge of said County Court shall have no jurisdiction over the business of the county after the organization of this Board of County Commissioners. County Judge shall turn over books, etc. of county SEC. XI. Be it further enacted, That it shall be the duty of said Commissioners to examine and allow the insolvent list to Tax Collectors, and all tax fi. fas. on which an entry of no property found has been made shall be returnable to said Commissioners. Shall examine Tax Collector's insolvent cost claim SEC. XII. Be it further enacted, That said board, before entering upon their duties, shall take and subscribe an oath before the Ordinary of said county to faithfully and impartially discharge the duties required of them by this Actsaid oath to be entered on the minutes of said board. Commiss'rs shall take oath SEC. XIII. Be it further enacted, That in the event of a vacancy occurring in said board, by death, resignation or otherwise, that they shall have the power to fill such vacancy until the meeting of the next grand jury of the Superior Court, at which time it shall be the duty of the grand jury to elect a new member to fill the unexpired term. Vacancies SEC. XIV. Be it further enacted, That said Board of Commissioners shall be exempt from all road, militia and jury duty. Exempt from road and jury duty SEC. XV. Be it further enacted, That said board shall have the same right to punish for contempt as Judges of the Superior Courts of this State. May punish contempts SEC. XVI. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 28, 1876. Amendment to Act [Illegible Text] Commissioners for Twiggs. No. CCCXVI. (O. No. 228.) An Act to amend an Act entitled an Act to organize a Board of County Commissioners for the county of Twiggs, approved March 2, 1875. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That from and after the passage of this Act, an Act entitled an Act to organize a Board of Commissioners for the county of Twiggs, approved March 2, 1875, be amended, by adding the following section to said Act, to be [Illegible Text]

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section 14: Said Board of Commissioners shall have power to appoint a clerk for said board, who shall attend all its sessions and keep a minute of all its proceedings, subject to the inspection of any citizen at any time; and said clerk shall receive as compensation for his services not exceeding three dollars per day for each day actually engaged in service, and said board shall have authority to draw upon the county treasury for the pay of said clerk. Commiss'rs for Twiggs may appoint clerk SEC. II. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February, 1876. Board of Commissioners created for Washington. No. CCCXVII. (O. No. 301.) An Act to create a Board of Commissioners of Roads, Public Buildings, and Public Property and Finance, for the county of Washington, and for other purposes. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That from and after the passage of this Act, there shall be established, in the county of Washington, a Board of Commissioners of Roads and Revenue, to consist of five persons, to-wit: C. R. Pringle, Thomas Worthen, Bryant Watkin, Lawson Kelly and John T. Youngblood, whose term of office shall be four years from the passage of this Act. Commiss'rs for Washington created Term of office SEC. II. Be it further enacted, That the County Commissioners, after being duly qualified under and by the authority of this Act, shall, before entering upon the official duties as Commissioners, require the clerk of said board to have placed five tickets, numbered 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. The Commissioners' term of office shall be decided by drawing in the following manner: the Commissioner drawing No. 1 shall hold his office one year, until March 1st, 1877; and the Commissioner drawing No. 2 shall hold his office two years, until March 1st, 1878; the Commissioner drawing No. 3 shall hold his office three years, until March 1st, 1879, and the two other Commissioners drawing Nos. 4 and 5 shall hold their office four years, until March 1st, 1880. When any vacancies occur in said board, under the provisions of this Act, by death, resignation or otherwise, the said Commissioners shall direct the clerk of said court to advertise in the county paper for two weeks for an election to be held by a vote of the citizens, to fill said vacancy, at the different places for holding elections, to be conducted in the same manner as is now provided by law for holding and consolidating the election returns for county officers. Rotation in office Vacancies SEC. III. Be it further enacted, That it shall require three of said Commissioners to constitute a quorum to transact any business, and three of said Commissioners must concur to pay any order or decree, or transact any business pertaining to the duties of said Commissioners. Quorum

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SEC. IV. Be it further enacted, That said Commissioners, while acting as such, are disqualified from holding any other county office, but they may be members of the General Assembly of the State of Georgia, or officers of the militia, and are exempt from militia, road and jury duty. Disqualified from holding office SEC. V. Be it further enacted, That said Board of Commissioners shall have exclusive jurisdiction, when sitting for county purposes, over the following subject matters, to-wit: Jurisdiction FirstIn building and controlling all property of the county, as they may deem expedient, according to law. SecondIn levying a general tax for general purposes, and a special tax for particular or special purposes, according to the provisions of the Code and the laws of Georgia. ThirdIn establishing, altering and abolishing all roads, bridges and ferries in the county of Washington, in conformity to law. FourthIn establishing and changing election precincts and militia districts. FifthIn examining, settling and allowing all claims against the county of Washington. SixthIn examining and auditing, collecting and disbursement of money belonging to the county, or appropriated for its use and benefit, and in bringing them to a speedy settlement. SeventhIn making such rules and regulations for the support and maintenance of the poor of the county of Washington, and for the promotion of health, as are granted by law, or not inconsistent therewith. EighthIn examining the tax digest of the county of Washington, and re-assessing each individual's taxable property or portion thereof as they may deem right and proper. NinthIn regulating peddling and fixing costs of licenses therefor. SEC. VI. Be it further enacted, That said Board of Commissioners shall have the same powers, in appointing Road Commissioners and enforcing the road laws, as Justices' Courts had, by the Code of Georgia, prior to the ratification of the late State Constitution, and shall exercise such other powers as are granted by the Code of the State to said Justices, or as are indispensable to their jurisdiction, and shall have no jurisdiction save and except such as pertain to matters of the county of Washington. Jurisdiction over roads SEC. VII. Be it further enacted, That said board shall meet at the court house in said county, and hold their sessions at such times as may be agreed upon by a majority of them, as, in their judgment, it may be necessary. Meetings SEC. VIII. Be it further enacted, That the Ordinary of said county shall be the clerk of said board, whose duties shall be defined by said board, and who shall be paid out of the county treasury a sum not to exceed two hundred and fifty dollars per annum. Clerkhis pay

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SEC. IX. Be it further enacted, That said Board of Commissioners shall not be entitled to receive more than fifty dollars each per annum for services rendered as such Commissioners, who shall receive no other or further sum for such service. Compensation of Commiss'rs SEC. X. Be it further enacted, That the County Commissioners be and they are hereby authorized to levy a capitation tax, which shall be in commutation of work upon public roads in said county, of three dollars upon each and every person subject to road duty by existing laws in said county, the payment of which shall operate as an exemption from road duty for and during the year for which said tax may be levied; or may levy and collect a tax upon the taxable property of said county, when recommended by the grand jury of said county, not exceeding twenty-five per cent. on the amount of the State tax in said county; and any person who may be subject to the payment of said tax shall be amenable, in all respects, to the road laws of this State, if he or she refuses to pay the same. Capitation tax for road purposes SEC. XI. Be it further enacted, That any person or persons subject to road duty, who shall prefer to work on the road in person, or by proxy, shall have the right to do so, and shall work six days in the year on the roads in his district, under and by the direction of the Commissioners; and any person failing or refusing to work, or to pay the commutation tax for road duty, shall be subject to all the pains and penalties already provided by law. Parties may work in lieu of tax SEC. XII. Be it further enacted, That the County Commissioners aforesaid shall have power to control all convicts, sentenced in the county of Washington by the Judge of the Superior Court, or any other court authorized by law for the trial of misdemeanors, for the term of such sentence; who are authorized to hire out such convicts, or to work them upon the public roads or elsewhere, as they may consider for the best interest: Provided, that if any person or persons shall contract for the hire of said convicts, they shall make such provision for safe keeping and maintenance as shall be approved by said Commissioners. Shall have control of convicts SEC. XIII. Be it further enacted, That the Tax Collector of said county shall be required by said Commissioners of said county to collect said tax, who shall be entitled to the same per cent. [Illegible Text] the collection of said road taxes as is allowed by law for the collection of State taxes. Taxhow collected SEC. XIV. Be it further enacted, That if any of the Commissioners named in this Act shall refuse to qualify or to act, the first grand jury thereafter shall be authorized to nominate and recommend for appointment, as is provided by the 2d section of this Act. Commiss'rs refusing to actgrand jury shall elect SEC. XV. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 25, 1876.

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Board of Commissioners created for Wayne. No. CCCXVIII. (O. No. 84.) An Act to create a Board of Commissioners of Roads and Revenue for the county of Wayne; to define their powers and duties, and for other purposes. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That a Board of Commissioners of Roads and Revenue is hereby created for the county or Wayne; 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 the 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 the Superior Court to issue to the Board of Commissioners first elected, a certificate of their election, which shall be sufficient evidence of the same, and of their authority to act; and the successors of those first elected shall be commissioned by the Governor. Commiss'rs for Wayne Election, term, etc. 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 [Illegible Text]; 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 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 Vacancieshow filled 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 [Illegible Text] correct statement of the finances of the county, to the grand [Illegible Text] at the Spring term of the Superior Court in each year. Meetings SEC. IV. Be it further enacted, That the Clerk of the Superior Court shall be the clerk of said board, and may receive such compensation as said Board may consider proper. Clerk SEC. V. Be it further enacted, That said Commissioners shall receive no compensation for their services, but shall be exempt from road and jury duty during their continuance in office. No compensation SEC. VI. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February, 1876.

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CHAPTER III. COUNTY LINES. ACTS. No. 319. To change the line between Appling and Wayne. No. 320. To change the line between Appling and Wayne. No. 321. To change the line between Bibb and Twiggs. No. 322. To change the line between Calhoun and Clay. No. 323. To change the line between Calhoun and Early. No. 324. To change the line between Calhoun and Randolph. No. 325. To change the line between Chattahoochee and Stewart. No. 326. To change the line between Clay and Calhonn. No. 327. To change the line between [Illegible Text] and Coffee. No. 328. To change the line between Clinch and Ware. No. 329. To change the line between Coffee and Clinch. No. 330. To change the line between Coffee and Ware. No. 331. To change the lines between Houston and Macon, and Stewart and Randolph. No. 332. To change the line between Irwin and Wilcox. No. 333. To change the line between Irwin and Worth. No. 334. To change the line between Laurens and Johnson. No. 335. To change the line between Marion and Chattahoochee. No. 336. To change the line between Marion and Taylor. No. 337. To change the line between Murray and Gordon. No. 338. To change the line between Newton and Jasper. No. 339. To change the line between Newton and Rockdale. No. 340. To change the liue between Pulaski and Dodge. No. 341. To change the line between Pierce and Charlton. No. 342. To change the line between Randolph and [Illegible Text]. No. 343. To change the line between Taliaferro and Greene. No. 344. To change the line between Ware and Pierce. No. 345. To change the line between Worth and Irwin. Line between Appling and Wayne changed. No. CCCXIX. (O. No. 207.) An Act to change the line between the counties of Appling and Wayne. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That the line between the counties of Appling and Wayne be so changed as to include in the said county of Appling lots of land Nos. 349, 350, 351, 372, 373, 388, 389, 147 and 148, in the 3d District of originally Appling, now Wayne County. Line between Appling and Wayne changed SEC. II. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 23, 1876.

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Line between Appling and Wayne changed. No. CCCXX. (O. No. 30.) An Act to change the lines between the counties of Appling and Wayne, and for other purposes. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That from and after the passage of this Act, the lines between Appling and Wayne shall be so changed and altered as to add to the county of Wayne lot of land No. 211, in the 4th District of Appling County, it being the residences of Isaac L. Thornton, Charles G. Thornton and Kiziah Tyree. Line between Appling and Wayne changed SEC. II. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 14, 1876. Line between Bibb and Twiggs changed. No. CCCXXI. (O. No. 297.) An Act to change the line between the counties of Bibb and Twiggs so as to include lots Nos. 132, 133, 122, 123, 120, 121, 110, 111, and parts of lots Nos. 108, 109, 92, West of Stono Creek, into the county of Bibb, and also to include the lands of Jasper Bullock, now in the county of Twiggs, in the county of Bibb. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That from and after the passage of this Act, the line between the counties of Bibb and Twiggs be so changed as to include the following lots of land now in the county of Twiggs into the county of Bibb, to-wit: Lots Nos. 132, 133, 122, 123, 120, 121, 110, 111, and parts of lots Nos. 108, 109 and 92, West of Stono Creek, and that said lines shall be so changed as to include the lands of Jasper Bullock, now in the county of Twiggs, in the county of Bibb. Line between Bibb and Twiggs changed SEC. II. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 25, 1876. Line between Calhoun and Clay changed. No. CCCXXII. (O. No. 284.) An Act to change the line between the counties of Calhoun and Clay SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That from and after the passage of this Act, the line between the counties of Calhoun and Clay be so changed as to include in the county of Calhoun lot of [Illegible Text] No. 371, now in the 5th District of Clay County. Line between Calhoun and Clay changed SEC. II. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 23, 1876.

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Line between Calhoun and Early changed. No. CCCXXIII. (O. No. 260.) An Act to change the line between the counties of Calhoun and Early. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That from and after the passage of this Act, the line between the counties of Calhoun and Early be so changed as to include in the county of Early lots of land Nos. 318, 319, 320 and 348, now in the 4th District of Calhoun County. Line between Calhoun and Early changed SEC. II. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 23, 1876. Line between Calhoun and Randolph changed. No. CCCXXIV. (O. No. 25.) An Act to change the line between the counties of Calhoun and Randolph. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That from and after the passage of this Act, the line between the counties of Calhoun and Randolph be so changed as to include in the county of Calhoun lots of land Nos. 285 and 286, in the 5th District of Randolph County. Line between Randolph and Calhoun changed SEC. II. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 10, 1876. Line between Chattahoochee and Stewart changed. No. CCCXXV. (O. No. 80.) An Act to repeal an Act entitled an Act to repeal the 1 st section of an Act entitled an Act to change the line between the counties of Chattahoochee and Stewart, as far as the same affects the residences of William V. Callier ( now Alvy D. Harp ) and R. D. Sigemore, approved March 2, 1874. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That so much of the above recited Act as repeals an Act approved March 4, 1865, changing the [Illegible Text] between the counties of Chattahoochee and Stewart, and added to the county of Chattahoochee land lot No. 18, including the residence of William V. Callier (now the residence of Alvy D. Harp), [Illegible Text] lot No. 121, including the residence of R. D. Sigemore, both [Illegible Text] 33d District, be and the same is hereby repealed, as far as the said Act affected the residence of said William V. Callier (now Alvy D. Harp), and said R. D. Sigemore, and so much of said Act, approved March 4, 1865, as changed the line between said counties,

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so as to include within the county of Chattahoochee lot No. 18, upon which Alvy D. Harp now resides, and lot No. 121, upon which R. D. Sigemore resides, in the 33d District, is hereby reenacted and declared of full force. Act of March 2, [Illegible Text] repealed in part SEC. II. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 17, 1876. Line between Clay and Calhoun changed. No. CCCXXVI. (O. No. 331.) An Act to change the line between the counties of Clay and Calhoun. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That from and after the passage of this Act, the line between the counties of Clay and Calhoun be so changed as to include in the county of Clay the North half of lot of land No. 345, in the 4th District, of formerly Early, now Calhoun County. Line between Clay and Calhoun changed SEC. II. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 25, 1876. Line between Clinch and Coffee changed. No. CCCXXVII. (O. No. 7.) An Act to change the line between the counties of Clinch and Coffee. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That from and after the passage of this Act, the line between the counties of Clinch and Coffee be so changed as to include in the county of Coffee lot of land No. 200, in the 7th District, originally Appling, now Clinch County. Line between Coffee and Clinch changed SEC. II. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 7, 1876. Line between Clinch and Ware changed. No. CCCXXVIII. (O. No. 251.) An Act to change the county lines between the counties of Clinch [Illegible Text] Ware. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That the line between the counties of Clinch and Ware be and the same is hereby change so as to include in the county of Clinch lands of Obadiah Strick land, a liner. Line between Clinch and Ware changed SEC. II. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 23, 1876.

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Line between Coffee and Clinch changed. No. CCCXXIX. (O. No. 329.) An Act to change the county line between the counties of Coffee and Clinch. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That from and after the passage of this Act, the line between the counties of Coffee and Clinch be and the same is hereby changed so as to include in the county of Coffee the lands of Micaja Vicars, in Coffee County, and being lots No. 171 and 173. Line between Coffee and Clinch changed SEC. II. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 25, 1876. Line between Coffee and Ware changed. No. CCCXXX. (O. No. 375.) An Act to change the line between the counties of Coffee and Ware. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That from and after the passage of this Act, that the line between the counties of Coffee and Ware be so changed as to include lot of land No. 87, in the 7th District, of originally Appling, now Ware, within the limits of Coffee County. Line between Coffee and Ware changed SEC. II. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 28, 1876. Lines between Houston and Macon and Stewart and Randolph changed. No. CCCXXXI. (O. No. 363.) An Act to change the county lines between the counties of Houston and Macon and Stewart and Randolph. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That the line between the counties of Houston and Macon be so altered and changed as to include within the limits of Houston County the following lots of land, now in the 8th District of Macon County, to-wit: Nos. 70, 71, 59, [Illegible Text], 38, 39, 27, 6, and to include within the county of Macon lots of land Nos. 254, 227, 228, now in the 9th District of Houston County. Line between Houston and Macon changed SEC. II. Be it further enacted, That the line between the counties of Stewart and Randolph be so changed as to include lot of and No. 43, now in the 20th District of Stewart County, in the county of Randolph. Line between Stewart and Randolph changed SEC. III. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 26, 1876.

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Line between Irwin and [Illegible Text] defined. No. CCCXXXII. (O. No. 319.) An Act to define and declare a portion of the line between the counties of Irwin and Wilcox. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That from and after the passage of this Act, the East line of Wilcox County shall be changed as follows, to-wit: commencing at the junction of the waters of the Ocmulgee River and Orter Creek, and running said Orter Creek until it touches lot of land No. 250, in the 4th District of Irwin County, and from thence running a due South line from the Northwest corner of said lot until it strikes the original line of Irwin and Wilcox. Line between Irwin and Wilcox defined SEC. II. Be it further enacted, That the provisions of this Act shall not be so construed as to affect the lands of Hugh McArtrey, of Wilcox County. H. McArtrey's land not affected SEC. III. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 25, 1876. Line between Irwin and Worth changed. No. CCCXXXIII. (O. No. 11.) An Act to change the line between the counties of Irwin and Worth, in this State. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That the county line between the counties of Irwin and Worth be so changed that lot of land No. 55, in the 2d District, of originally Irwin, now Worth County, be attached to and included in the county of Irwin, any law, usage or custom to the contrary notwithstanding. Line between Irwin and Worth changed SEC. II. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 10, 1876. Lines between Laurens and Johnson and Randolph and Terrell changed. No. CCCXXXIV. (O. No. 53.) An Act to change the line between the counties of Laurens and Johnson, and the line between the counties of Randolph and Terrell. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That the line between the counties of Laurens and Johnson be changed by a new line, to be run from the county line corner, Southwest of John C. Turner, down said Southwest line two miles; thence a parallel running West to where it intersects the road running from Wrightsville to Dublin; thence up said road until it strikes the Western boundary line of said county of Johnson. Line between Johnson and Laurens changed

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SEC. II. Be it further enacted, That the Surveyor of said county of Johnson be required to run said new line, and the expense attending the same be paid by said county. Lineby whom run SEC. III. Be it further enacted, That the line between the counties of Randolph and Terrell be so changed as to include lot of land No. 113, now in the 11th District of Terrell, in the county of Randolph. Line between Randolph andTerrell changed SEC. IV. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 25, 1876. Line between Marion and Chattahooche defined. No. CCCXXXV. (O. No. 203.) An Act to define and make permanent the line between the counties of Marion and Chattahoochee. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That the line between the counties of Marion and Chattahoochee shall be as follows, to-wit: commencing at the Southwest corner of lot of land No. 136, in the 32d District of Marion County, running thence north to the Southwest corner of lot of land No. 129, in the 10th District, of originally Muscogee County; thence East to the Southwest corner of lot of land No. 95, in said 10th District, and thence North to the original Talbot County line. Line between Chattahoochee and Marion defined SEC. II. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 23, 1876. Line between Marion and Taylor changed. No. CCCXXXVI. (O. No. 217.) An Act to change the line between the counties of Marion and Taylor. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That from and after the passage of this Act, the lines between the counties of Marion and Taylor be and they are hereby changed, by adding lot of land No. 225, in the 11th District, of originally Muscogee, now Marion County, which will include the residence of Seaborn Montgomery to [Illegible Text] County. Line between Marion and Taylor changed SEC. II. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 23, 1876.

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Line between Murray and Gordon changed. No. CCCXXXVII. (O. No. 337.) An Act to change the line between the counties of Murray and Gordon. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That the line between the counties of Murray and Gordon be so changed as to include lots of land Nos. 232 and 237, in the 13th District and 3d section, now Murray County, in Gordon County. Line between Murray and Gordon changed SEC. II. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 25, 1876. Line between Newton and Jasper changed. No. CCCXXXVIII. (O. No. 56.) An Act to change the line between the counties of Newton and Jasper, and for other purposes. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That from and after the passage of this Act, the line between the counties of Newton and Jasper shall be so changed as to include in Newton lot of land No. 240, now in Jasper, on which resides C. A. Bailey. Line between Newton and Jasper changed SEC. II. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 16, 1876. Line between Newton add Rockdale changed. No. CCCXXXIX. (O. No. 339.) An Act to change the line between the counties of Newton and Rockdale. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That the line between the counties of Newton and Rockdale be so changed as to include the land and residence of H. C. Penn, in the county of Rockdale. Line between Newton and Rockdale changed SEC. II. Repeals, conflicting laws. Approved February 25, 1876. Line between Pulaski and Dodge changed. No. CCCXL. (O. No. 151.) An Act to change the line between the counties of Pulaski and Dodge, so as to [Illegible Text] lots of land Nos. 118 and 204, in the 20 th District of Pulaski County, in the county of Dodge. 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 so changed as to include the whole of lots of land Nos. 118 and 204, in the 20th District of Pulaski County, in the county of Dodge. Line between Pulaski and Dodge changed SEC. II. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 21, 1876.

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Line between Pierce and Charlton changed. No. CCCXLI. (O. No. 196.) An Act to change the line between the counties of Pierce and Charlton. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That from and after the passage of this Act, the line between the counties of Pierce and Charlton be so changed as to include the lot of land on which Evan Taylor, Esq., now resides, within the limits of Charlton County. Line between Charlton and Pierce changed SEC. II. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 23, 1876. Line between Randolph and Terrell changed. No. CCCXLII. (O. No. 468.) An Act to change the line between the counties of Randolph and Terrell. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That the line between the counties of Randolph and Terrell be so changed as to include in the county of Randolph lot of land No. 113, now in the 11th District of Terrell County. Line between Randolph and Terrell changed SEC. II. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 28, 1876. Line between Taliaferro and Greene changed. No. CCCXLIII. (O. No. 55.) An Act to change the line between the counties of Taliaferro and Greene. SECTION I. Be it enacted etc., That from and after the passage of this Act, the line between the counties of Taliaferro and Greene be so changed as to include the lands of B. F. Moore now on the line of Greene, known as the Sanders plantation, in the county of Taliaferro. Line between Talliaferro and Greene changed SEC. II. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 16, 1876. Line between Ware and Pierce changed. No. CCCXLIV. (O. No. 14.) An Act to change the line between the counties of Ware and Pierce. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That the line between Ware and Pierce Counties be changed, so as to include lot of land No. 171, in the 5th District, of originally Appling County, in said county of Pierce. Line between Ware and Pierce changed SEC. II. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 10, 1876.

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Line between Worth and Irwin changed. No. CCCXLV. (O. No. 156.) An Act to change the lines between the counties of Worth and Irwin by adding to the county of Worth lots of land Nos. 303 and 296, in the 6 th District of now Irwin County. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That the county line between the counties of Worth and Irwin be so changed as to add lots of land Nos. 303 and 296, of the 6th District, of Irwin County, to the county of Worth, the same being the residence of Mrs. George W. Warren. Line between Worth and Irwin changed SEC. II. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 21, 1876. CHAPTER IV. COUNTY REGULATIONS. ACTS. No. 346. To regulate sales of produce in Butts, Putnam, Washington, Polk, Jefferson, Terrell and Warren. No. 347. To repeal Act abolishing County Treasurer of Burke. No. 348. To prescribe mode of [Illegible Text] license in Brooks and Tattnall. No. 349. To abolish office of County Treasurer of Bibb. No. 350. To amend Act creating Board of Orphange for Bibb. No. 351. To repeal Act consolidating offices of Tax Receiver and Collector of Baker. No. 352. To prevent destruction of [Illegible Text] birds in Calhoun, Baker and Bartow. No. 353. To prohibit hunting and fishing on lands of another in Campbell and Bartow. No. 354. To protect game in Camden, Bartow, Putnam and Floyd. No. 355. To protect the farmers of Charlton. No. 356. To amend [Illegible Text] laws as to Chatham. No. 357. To amend the Registration Acts for Chatham. No. 358. To consolidate the road laws of Chatham. No. 359. To procure standard weights and measures for Chatham. No. 360. To amend Act regulating contracts in Clarke and Oconee. No. 361. To [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] of products in Clayton, Houston, Echols and Baldwin. No. 362. To [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] of liquors [Illegible Text] Cobb. No. 363. To consolidate offices of Treasurer and Clerk Superior Court of Cobb. No. 364. To consolidate offices of Tax Collector and Sheriff of Cobb. No. 365. To regulate sale of liquors in Columbia. No. 366. To [Illegible Text] a [Illegible Text] of Roads of Columbia. No. 367. To consolidate offices of Treasurer and Clerk Superior Court of [Illegible Text]. No. 368. To make Tax Collector of Dougherty ex-officio Sheriff. No. 369. To regulate sale of liquors in Douglas. No. 370. To prevent camp hunting in Douglas [Illegible Text] Haralson. No. 371. To fix amount paid for license in Emanuel. No. 372. To provide mode of obtaining private ways in Emanuel. No. 373. To consolidate offices of Treasurer and Tax Collector in Fannin.

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No. 374. To amend Act regulating liquor traffic in Floyd and other counties. No. 375. To amend Act regulating liquor traffic in Floyd and other counties. No. 376. To amend road laws as to Fulton. No. 377. To consolidate offices of Tax Collector and Receiver in [Illegible Text]. No. 378. To protect game in Greene and Cobb. No. 379. To regulate sale of farm products in Hancock, Elbert, Taylor and Crawford. No. 380. To authorize the sale of the pauper farm of Hall. No. 381. To regulate sale of liquors in Haralson. No. 382. To regulate sale of farm products in Heard. No. 383. To consolidate offices of Clerk Superior Court and Treasurer in Jackson. No. 384. To regulate sale of liquors in Jackson. No. 385. To repeal the Act consolidating certain county offices in Jasper. No. 386. To prescribe mode of granting license in Liberty. No. 387. To protect game in Lowndes, Thomas and Putnam. No. 388. To regulate notice in applications for public roads in Macon. No. 389. To prevent fishing and hunting on another's land in Macon. No. 390. To regulate sale of liquors in Madison. No. 391. To prescribe mode of granting license in Marion. No. 392. To protect game in Liberty and McIntosh. No. 393. To prevent obstructions to passage of fish in Miller, [Illegible Text] and Baker. No. 394. To regulate sa'e of liquors in Miller. No. 395. To amend stock law for Milton and Forsyth. No. 396. To protect game in Morgan. No. 397. To regulate sale of farm products in Morgan. No. 398. To regulate sale of farm products in Muscogee. No. 399. To prescribe mode of granting license in Muscogee. No. 400. To declare Yellow River lawful fence in Newton and Rockda'e. No. 401. To [Illegible Text] certain county offices in Oconee. No. 402. To regulate sale of liquors in Oglethorpe. No. 403. To regulate sale of liquors in Putnam. No. 404. To authorize the hiring out of certain convicts in Randolph and Calhoun. No. 405. To regulate traffic in seed cotton in Randolph and Calhoun. No. 406. To consolidate certain county offices in Randolph. No. 407. To regulate hunting in Richmond, Columbia, Troap, Jefferson, [Illegible Text] Lincoln and Washington. No. 408. To amend jury laws as to Richmond. No. 409. To regulate sale of liquors in Rockdale. No. 410. To authorize the hiring out of certain convicts in [Illegible Text]. No. 411. To regulate hunting in Stewart. No. 412. To make Tax Collector ex-officio Sheriff in Sumter. No. 413. To prescribe mode of granting license in Telfair and Montgomery. No. 414. To provide for registration of voters in Thomas, Lowndes, [Illegible Text], Mitchell and Camden. No. 415. To prescribe mode of granting license in Twiggs. No. 416. To make Tax Collector ex-officio Sheriff in Troup, Emannel and Douglas. No. 417. To consolidate certain county offices in Union. No. 418. To regulate sale of liquors in Union. No. 419. To protect owners of stock in [Illegible Text]. No. 420. To regulate haunting in Wayne. No. 421. To consolidate certain county offices in Webster. No. 422. To regulate fishing in Worth.

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Sale of produce in Butts, Putnam, Washington, Polk, Terrell, Jefferson and Warren regulated. No. CCCXLVI. (O. No. 70.) An Act to amend an Act approved August 23, 1872, entitled an Act to prohibit the buying, selling, delivering or receiving of any farm products therein specified, between sunset and sunrise, in the counties of Lincoln, Brooks, Greene and other counties therein named, so as to include in said Act the counties of Butts, Putnam, Washington, Polk, [Illegible Text] Jefferson and Warren. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That the Act approved August 23, 1872, entitled an Act to prohibit the buying, selling, delivering or receiving of any farm products therein specified, between sunset and sunrise, in the counties of Lincoln, Brooks, Greene and other counties therein mentioned, be so amended as to include in said Act the counties of Butts, Putnam, Washington, Polk, Terrell, Jefferson and Warren, and that all the provisions and sections of said Act be and the same are made applicable to the counties of Butts, Putnam, Washington, Polk, Terrell, Jefferson and Warren, in this State. Act of Aug. 23, 1872, applied to certain other counties SEC. II. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 17, 1876. Act abolishing County Treasurer of Burke repealed. No. CCCXLVII. (O. No. 171.) An Act to repeal an Act approved February 19, 1873, abolishing the office of County Treasurer in and for the county of Burke, and thereby making the Tax Collector of said county ex-officio Treasurer of said county of Burke. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That the Act passed by the General Assembly of Georgia, and approved February 19, 1873, abolishing the office of County Treasurer in and for the county of Burke, and thereby making the Tax Collector of said county ex-officio Treasurer, be and the same is hereby repealed, and that from and after the passage of this Act, the Treasurer in and for said county of Burke shall be elected by the Commissioners [Illegible Text] Roads and Revenue in and for said county, immediately after the passage of this Act, and his term of office shall be the same as that of County Treasurer of Burke County before the Act [Illegible Text] approved, and he shall be required to give bond the same as before the passage of the Act approved February 19, 1873. Act abolishing Treasurer of Burke repealed SEC. II. Be it further enacted, That the compensation of the County Treasurer shall be two and one-half per cent. on all [Illegible Text] paid out by him. Compensation of Treasurer

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SEC. III. Be it further enacted, That it shall be the duty of said Treasurer to make to the grand jury, at each term of the Superior Court in and for said county, an itemized report of all receipts and disbursements of moneys received by him, and upon failure so to do, he shall be liable to be guilty of a misdemeanor, and, upon indictment and conviction thereof, shall be liable to a fine of five hundred dollars, and imprisonment in the jail of said county until said fine is paid. Shall make annual report Penalty for failure SEC. IV. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February, 1876. Mode of granting license in Brooks and [Illegible Text]. No. CCCXLVIII. (O. No. 82.) An Act to prescribe the mode of granting license to sell intoxicating liquors in the counties of Brooks and Tattnall. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That no license to sell intoxicating liquors in said counties of Brooks and Tattnall shall be granted, unless the applicant for said license shall, in addition to complying with all the provisions of existing laws on said subject, submit with his application for said license the written consent to the granting of said license of two-thirds of the citizen freeholders living within three miles of the place at which the applicant proposes to sell liquors, and bona fide dwelling and domiciled on their freeholds within said area at the time of signing said consent, and for six months continuously prior to such written consent; said distance, when not satisfactorily known to the officer to whom said application for license is made, shall be measured by the County Surveyor at the cost of the applicant, and his plant thereof to be also filed with the written consent of said freeholders. Manner of granting license in Brooks and Tattnall counties SEC. II. Be it further enacted, That the provisions of this Act shall not apply to or affect any incorporated town or village in said county, which, under its charter, controls the issuing of license to sell intoxicating liquors. Incorporated towns excepted SEC. III. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 17, 1876. Office of County Treasurer of Bibb abolished. No. CCCXLIX. (O. No. 194.) An Act to abolish the office of County Treasurer, so far as it relates to the county of Bibb, and for other purposes. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc. That the office of Treasurer for the county of Bibb, be and the same is hereby abolished. County Treasurer for Bibb abolished SEC. II. Be it further enacted, That all money received for taxes due the county, or arising from any other source whatsoever,

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due to the county of Bibb, shall be paid to some solvent bank, or banks, under rules and regulations to be prescribed by the Board of County Commissioners: Provided, that there shall be no charge for holding and disbursing said county money; said bank or banks being required to give bond for the safe keeping of the county money, which bond shall be in amount equal to that now required of the County Treasurer. County fundshow [Illegible Text] Proviso SEC. III. Be it further enacted, That all of the additional duties prescribed by law for the County Treasurer, other than holding and disbursing county money, be and the same shall be performed by the Clerk of the Bibb County Board of Commissioners. Treasurer's duties to be performed by Commissioners SEC. IV. Be it further enacted, That this, the above recited Act, shall be of force on and after the first Wednesday in January, 1877; and the same shall not interfere in any manner with the rights or duties of any incumbent now in office. Takes effectwhen SEC. V. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 23, 1876. Act creating Board of Orphanage for Bibb amended. No. CCCL. (O. No. 106.) An Act to amend an Act entitled an Act to establish a permanent Board of Education and Orphanage for the county of Bibb, and to incorporate the same, to define its duties and powers, and for other purposes, approved August 23, 1872. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That section 3d of said Act be amended by striking out the words grand jury at the Spring term of the Superior Court of Bibb County, in the twenty-second and twenty third lines of said section, and inserting in lieu thereof the words Board of County Commissioners of Bibb County, and by adding at the end of said section the words, and the said board is hereby required to approve or disapprove of said tax before the first Monday in June of each year. Act of Aug. 23, 1872, amended SEC. II. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 19, 1876. Act consol dating certain offices in Baker repealed. No CCCLI. (O. No. 78.) An Act to repeal an Act consolidating the offices of Sheriff and Tax Collector, and also the offices of Clerk of the Superior Court and Tax Receiver for the county of Baker. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That from and after the time for which said officers are elected and qualified shall expire, the Act consolidating said offices, approved February 28, 1874, be and the same is hereby repealed. Act consolidating certain county officers in Baker repealed SEC. II. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 17, 1876.

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To protect certain birds in Calhoun, Baker and Bartow. No. CCCLII. (O. No. 345.) An Act to amend an Act to prevent the destruction of insectiverous birds, etc., in the counties of Richmond, Dougherty and Randolph, approved February 22, 1874, amended by extending the same to the counties of Calhoun, Baker and Bartow. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That from and after the passage of this Act, that the Act approved February 22, 1874, relative to the destruction of insectiverous birds, etc., in the counties of Richmond, Dougherty and Randolph, shall be extended in its operations to the counties of Calhoun and Baker. Protection of insectiverous birds in Calhoun and Baker SEC. II. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 25, 1876. Hunting on another's lands in Campbell and Bartow prohibited. No. CCCLIII. (O. No. 390.) An Act to prohibit persons from hunting or fishing on the enclosed lands of another, and to provide a punishment for the same, in the counties of Campbell and Bartow, in the State of Georgia. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That from and after the passage of this Act, it shall not be lawful for any person to hunt on the enclosed lands of another with dogs or firearms, or fish thereon with nets or other implements, without first having obtained the owner's permission, in the counties of Campbell and Bartow, in this State. Any person violating this Act shall be held guilty of a misdemeanor, and, on conviction thereof, may be fined or imprisoned therefor, the fine not to exceed fifty dollars, or imprisonment not to exceed thirty days, for each offense. Hunting, fishing, etc. on another's lands prohibited Offendershow punished SEC. II. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 28, 1876. To protect game in Camden, Bartow, Putnam and Floyd. No. CCCLIV. (O. No. 334.) An Act to amend an Act entitled an Act for the protection of deer, partridges and wild turkeys, in the counties of Chatham and Bryan, and to make the killing or trapping of the same, in said counties, a penal offense during certain seasons of the year, and for other purposes, so as to include Camden, Bartow, Putnam and Floyd Counties. SECTION. I. Be it enacted, etc., That the above recited Act, approved February 21st, 1873, be so altered and amended as to [Illegible Text] the counties of Camden, Bartow, Putnam and Floyd. Camden, Bartow, Putnam and Floyd-[Illegible Text] of [Illegible Text] Approved February 25, 1876.

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Florida cattle taxed for grazing in Charlton. No. CCCLV. (O. No. 79.) An Act for the protection of the farmers of Charlton County. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That upon each head of cattle driven by the owners thereof, or their agents, from the State of Florida within the bounds of Charlton County, for grazing purposes, shall be levied the sum of one dollar to be paid into the county treasury and said cattle shall be liable for the tax so assessed: Provided, that nothing in this Act shall prohibit any citizen of Florida from pasturing his cattle on land owned by him or her in Charlton County. Florida cattle taxed for grazing in Charlton Proviso SEC. II. Be it further enacted, That it shall not exempt from the tax imposed by section 1st of this Act, any cattle from the State of Florida held by residents of Charlton County in trust. Trusts not exempt SEC. III. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 17, 1876. Amendment to road laws of Chatham. No. CCCLVI. (O. No. 213.) An Act to amend an Act entitled an Act to amend the road laws so far as the working of the roads of Chatham County are concerned, and for other purposes therein set forth, relating to the county of Chatham and city of Savannah. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That the aforesaid Act, approved February 22, 1873, is hereby so altered and amended that the classes of persons in the jail of Chatham County referred to in the 5th section of said Act, shall be hereafter liable to work under the control and direction of the Commissioners of Chatham County, and ex-officio Judges, instead of the Commissioners of Roads of said county as heretofore practiced. Certain prisoners in Chatham jail subject to County Commiss'rs SEC. II. Be it further enacted, That it shall be lawful for said Commissioners of Chatham County to employ the prisoners so turned over to them on any of the public roads, or other public works in said county, or in any other manner within said county that will best subserve the interests of the public. May be employed on public works SEC. III. Be it further enacted, That persons sentenced to labor by the Mayor's or Recorder's Court of the city of Savannah, shall be turned over to the Mayor and Aldermen of said city, to be [Illegible Text] to work on the streets, or other public works in or around said city. Convicts in City Courthow disposed of SEC. IV. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 23, 1876.

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Amendment to Registration Acts for Chatham. No. CCCLVII. (O. No. 164.) An Act to amend the several Acts providing for the registration of voters in the county of Chatham, approved respectively February 21, 1873, and February 28, 1874, and for other purposes therein stated. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That the several Acts providing for the registration of voters in the county of Chatham, approved respectively February 21st, 1873, and February 28th, 1874, be so altered and amended as to require and authorize the register of the names of the voters to be hereafter made within three months, commencing the first Monday in March, under the superintendence of one or more of the County Commissioners and ex-officio Judges, or the clerk of said Commissioners, or such other person or persons as may be specially appointed by them, to be in attenance for that purpose in the absence of the clerk, and not within the time or under the superintendence heretofore required by law. Time and manner of registrati'n in Chatham changed SEC. II. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 21, 1876. Road laws of Chatham consolidated. No. CCCLVIII. (O. No. 482.) An Act to alter and amend and consolidate the various road laws applicable to the county of Chatham, and for other purposes. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That from and after the passage of this Act, all the male residents of the county of Chatham, other than those residing within the corporate limits of the city of Savannah, between the ages of sixteen and sixty years, shall be liable to work on the public roads in said county, when duly summoned, in the manner hereinafter provided: Provided, that no service shall be required longer than five days at any one time, nor more than ten days in the year, except in cases of emergency, to be judged of by the Commissioners. Persons liable to road duty Proviso SEC. II. Be it further enacted, That the Commissioners of the espective road districts shall have full power and authority to appoint three summoners, who shall act as overseers during the time of working said roads, and who, upon receiving their appointment, shall take and subscribe the following oath before one of the Commissioners: I do solemnly swear that I will honestly, faithfully and impartially discharge all the duties imposed upon me as summoner and overseer; so help me God. Summonersappointment of

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SEC. III. Be it further enacted, That it shall be the duty of said summoners, when instructed by the Commissioners, to summon out all the males in their respective districts, who may be liable to do road duty, to be and appear at a time and place named, giving five days' notice of such time and place, and also notifying them of the time and place, when and where persons in default can be heard, which summons shall be in the form following, and may be either written or verbal: You are hereby summoned to appear at the....., on the.....day of....., with a hoe and axe and a spade, or either of them, to work the roads for..... days. In case of default, you will appear at....., on the..... day of....., then and there to file your excuse, and show cause, if any you have, why a fine should not be imposed on you for neglect. Said summoners shall also post, in three of the most public places within their districts, a notice of the time and place appointed for hearing said excuses, and shall be required to make out and return to the Commissioners a complete list of the hands so summoned, and of those who have made default, which list shall be by the said Commissioners returned to the Board of Road Commissioners at their annual meeting. Duty of summoners Form of summons Shall make list of hands and defaulters SEC. IV. Be it further enacted, That when any person, being duly summoned as aforesaid, shall refuse or neglect to perform said road duty, and shall fail to render a satisfactory excuse therefor to the Commissioners, it shall be the duty of said Commissioners to impose a fine of two dollars for every day said hands were summoned to appear; and in case of inability to pay said fine, to imprison in the common jail of the county two days for every dollar of fine so imposed: Provided, however, that every person so summoned as aforesaid shall be authorized to commute said service by paying to the overseer one dollar for each day of required service, which commutation he is hereby authorized to take and return the same to the Commissioners. Defaultershow dealt with Commutation money SEC. V. Be it further enacted, That the Commissioners of the respective road districts, or a majority of them, shall meet at the time and place designated in said summons, to hear the excuses of all defaulters, and shall have full power and authority to issue executions for the enforcement of the fines they may impose which executions may be in the alternative, either to collect said fine by levy and sale of the property of such defaulter, or to arrest the body of said defaulter, if no property to be found, and commit him to jail as aforesaid, and which execution shall be in the following form, viz: Commiss'rs may issue execution in alternative CHATHAM COUNTY: WHEREAS,....., of the county of Chatham, was duly summoned to appear and work on the..... road, in Chatham County,..... District, on the..... day of..... and failed and refused to work thereon, in compliance with the law and such summons, and has failed to give a satisfactory excuse for

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such neglect within the time prescribed by law; and whereas, the undersigned, being a majority of the Commissioners of said..... road, have, in terms of the law, imposed a fine of..... dollars per day upon said....., for said default, making the sum of..... dollars; these are, therefore, to command you to levy and distrain upon the property of the said....., if any is to be found, so as to make the sum of..... dollars and your costs; and if there is no property of the said..... to be found, you are hereby authorized and required to arrest the body of the said....., and imprison him in the common jail for the space of..... days. Herein fail not, under the penalty of the law. Given under our hands and seals, this..... day of..... Form of execution ..... [L. S.] ..... [L. S.] ..... [L. S.] Which said execution shall be placed in the hands of any constable of Chatham County, to be served, and for which service he shall be entitled to the same fees as for similar services in Magistrates' Courts. By whom served SEC. VI. Be it further enacted, That any constable who shall fail or refuse to levy such execution, shall be liable to be brought up before the Judge of the Superior Court and punished for contempt by fine not exceeding one hundred dollars, or imprisonment not exceeding thirty days, or both, at the discretion of the court; and it shall be the duty of said constables to render a full statement of their actions and doings, and of the moneys which may be collected by them, to the Board of Road Commissioners, at their annual meeting. Officer failing or refusingpenalty SEC. VII. Be it further enacted, That it shall be the duty of the jailor of Chatham County to receive any prisoner who may be brought to said jail by virtue of any process issued as aforesaid, to imprison him for the time specified in the same, and to discharge him at the expiration of said time. Upon refusal so to act, he shall be liable as for any other malfeasance in his office. The endorsement by the said Commissioners, or a majority of them, upon said execution, of an order designating the term of imprisonment of said defaulter, shall be sufficient to authorize and require him to act in the premises. Jailor shall Imprison defaulters Jailor refusing SEC. VIII. Be it further enacted, That all moneys collected from fines or commutations shall be applied by the Board of Commissioners to the repairs of the roads, etc., as they may direct. Fineshow disposed of SEC. IX. Be it further enacted, That the organization known as the Board of Road Commissioners of Chatham County be and the same is hereby confirmed, with full power to fill all vacancies and pass such rules and regulations as may be necessary to carry into effect the purposes of this law. Board of Commiss'rs confirmed SEC. X. Repeals conflicting laws. [Illegible Text]

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Standard weights and measures for Chatham. No. CCCLIX. (O. No. 382.) An Act to authorize the Governor to procure standard weights and measures for the county of Chatham. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That the Governor be and he is hereby authorized to purchase a set of standard weights and measures for the county of Chatham, upon the application of the Commissioners of Chatham County, who are hereby authorized to pay for the same from the treasury of the county of Chatham. Governor authorized to purchase weights and measures for Chatham SEC. II. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 28, 1876. To regulate letting out of contracts in Clarke and Oconee. No. CCCLX. (O. No. 68.) An Act to repeal an Act entitled an Act to regulate the letting out of contracts to the lowest bidder by county authorities, and for other purposes therein named, approved February 24, 1875, so far as the same applies to the counties of Clarke, Oconee and Harris. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That the above mentioned Act be and the same is hereby repealed, so far as the same relates to the counties of Clarke, Oconee and Harris. Act of Feb. 24, '75, repealed as to certain counties SEC. II. Repeals conflicting laws Approved February 17, 1876. [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] sale of farm products in Clayton, Honston, Echols and Baldwin No. CCCLXI. (O. No. 112.) An Act to amend an Act to prohibit the buying, selling, delivering or receiving of any farm products therein specified, between sunset and sunrise, in the counties of Lincoln, Brooks and other counties therein named, without the permission of the owner or employer of the land on which the products are raised; and to prescribe the punishment therefor, and for other purposes, approved August 23, 1872, so that said Act shall apply to and embrace the counties of Clayton, Houston, Echols and Baldwin. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That from and after the passage of this Act, all the provisions of the above recited Act be and the same are hereby extended to the counties of Clayton, Houston, Echols and Baldwin; and that said Act shall have full force and operation in said counties. Act regulating sale of farm products extended to certain counties SEC. II. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 10, 1876.

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To regulate liquor traffic in Cobb. No. CCCLXII. (O. No. 456.) An Act to regulate the sale of spirituous or intoxicating liquors of any kind, in the county of Cobb, in the State of Georgia, and for other purposes. WHEREAS, the sale of spirituous and all intoxicating liquors are prohibited by law, in several portions of the county of Cobb, and whereas, a large portion of the citizens of said county have petitioned the General Assembly to prohibit, by law, such traffic throughout the county; therefore, Preamble SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That from and after the first day of April next, it shall not be lawful for any person or persons, to sell, barter or otherwise dispose of any spirituous or intoxicating liquors of any kind whatever, for a valuable consideration, unless advised by a practicing physician, or for sacramental purposes, within that portion of said county of Cobb, not included in the districts and localities which are already provided for, by law, in quantities less than one gallon, and any person selling one or more, and allowing the same to be drank at the place where sold, shall be guilty of a violation of this section, except as hereinafter provided. Sale of liquors in quantities less than one gallon prohibited in Cobb Allowing liquor drank a violation SEC. II. Be it further enacted, That it shall be the duty of the Ordinary, upon the application by petition of twenty-four freeholders, citizens of that portion of said county of Cobb, not included in the districts and localities heretofore provided for by law, to submit the question of restriction or no restriction to the qualified voters thereof, and if it should be determined by a majority of such legal voters in favor of restriction, then no license shall issue authorizing the sale of spirituous or intoxicating liquors in quantities less than one gallon within the limits of said county as aforesaid; and if it should be determined against restriction, then and in that case the Ordinary or other officer authorized by law, may issue license to retail spirituous liquors as heretofore provided by law, on the applicant paying into the county treasury the sum of fifty dollars. Question to be submit'd to the people SEC. III. Be it further enacted, That it shall be the duty of the Ordinary, upon the reception of the petition of twenty-four freeholders as hereinbefore stated, together with a sufficient amount of money to defray the expenses of submitting the question to the voters as aforesaid, to order an election to be held at the several places of holding elections in that portion of said county to be affected by this Act, giving notice thereof not less than twenty nor more than forty days, which election shall be held as now provided by law, at which two lists shall keptone of which shall be returned to the office of the Ordinary, and the other to the Clerk of the Superior Court on the day after the election; and it shall be the

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duty of the Ordinary to publish the result of said election in the Marietta Journal. Ordinary to order election upon application of twenty-four free-holders SEC. IV. Be it further enacted, That this Act shall not apply to such portions of said county as are already provided for. Places heretofore provided for not included SEC. V. Be it further enacted, That any person or persons violating the provisions of this Act, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and, on conviction thereof, shall be punished as prescribed in section 4310 of the Code of 1873. Offendershow punished SEC. VI. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 28, 1876. Offices of Clerk Superior Court and Treasurer consolidated in Cobb. No. CCCLXIII. (O. No. 527.) An Act to consolidate the office of County Treasurer of the county of Cobb with the office of the Clerk of the Superior Court of said county, and to prescribe the duties of said Clerk as County Treasurer, to fix his fees therefor, and for other purposes therein mentioned. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That from and after the expiration of the term for which the above named officers have been elected, the Clerk of the Superior Court of said county shall be ex-officio Treasurer of said county, and as such Treasurer take the oath and give the bond now required by law, in addition to the oath and bond which he is required to give as Clerk of said Superior Court. Offices of Clerk and Treasurer in Cobb consolidat'd SEC. II. Be it further enacted, That all the duties now by law required to be performed by the said County Treasurer, shall be performed by said Clerk of the Superior Court and ex-officio Treasurer as aforesaid. Duties of SEC. III. Be it further enacted, That all laws and parts of [Illegible Text] applicable to the County Treasurer shall be applicable to said clerk, as such County Treasurer, for a failure or neglect of his duties [Illegible Text] such. Laws applicable SEC. IV. Be it further enacted, That the said clerk as County Treasurer shall receive for his services the following fees, and [Illegible Text] more, to-wit: upon all amounts received by him, one and one fourth per cent., and upon all sums by him paid out, the sum [Illegible Text] one and one-fourth per cent.; for making his return to the grand jury, one dollar, and for making his return to the Ordinary, [Illegible Text] dollar. Fees of Clerk SEC. V. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 29, 1876.

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Offices of Sheriff and Tax Collector consolidated in Cobb. No. CCCLXIV. (O. No. 446.) An Act to make and constitute the Sheriff of the county of Cobb ex-officio Tax Collector of said county; to prescribe his duties as such; to fix his compensation therefor, and for other purposes therein mentioned. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That from and after the passage of this Act, the Sheriff of the county of Cobb shall be elected and commissioned as Sheriff of said county and ex-officio Tax Collector thereof, and before entering on the duties of his office as such Tax Collector, in addition to the oath and bond required of him as Sheriff he shall take an oath and give bond for the faithful discharge of his duties as Tax Collector, as now required by law. Offices of Sheriff and Tax Collector of Cobb consolidat'd Shall take oath and give bond SEC. II. Be it further enacted, That all the duties required by law, or which may be hereafter required of the Tax Collector of said county, shall be performed by the said Sheriff and ex-officio Tax Collector thereof, and all laws and parts of laws imposing penalty on the Tax Collector for a failure or neglect of duty, shall be applicable to the said Sheriff as Tax Collector as aforesaid. Duties SEC. III. Be it further enacted, That said Sheriff and ex-officio Tax Collector may issue executions against defaulting tax payers, [Illegible Text] now provided by law, which shall be directed as now provided, and may be levied by the Sheriff or his deputy without regard to the amount. But if the amount be under one hundred dollars, his [Illegible Text] shall be the same as prescribed for constables in such cases, and the property so levied upon shall be advertised and sold as [Illegible Text] provided by law in cases of Sheriffs' and Constables' sales. May issue and levy fl. fas. Fees SEC. IV. Be it further enacted, That nothing contained in the [Illegible Text] section shall be construed to prevent any constable of [Illegible Text] county from levying a tax fi. fa., when the sum does not [Illegible Text] one hundred dollars: Provided, such fi. fa. is placed in his [Illegible Text] for that purpose. Constables may levy certain fi. fas. SEC. V. Be it further enacted, That his compensation as such [Illegible Text] Collector shall be as follows: For collecting the State tax, the [Illegible Text] allowed by law, and for collecting county tax, such [Illegible Text] as may be allowed by a two-thirds vote of the grand [Illegible Text] at the first term of the Superior Court of said county in each [Illegible Text]; for issuing a tax fi. fa., fifty cents; for levying a fi. fa., if [Illegible Text] amount is over one hundred dollars, two dollars, and if under [Illegible Text] hundred dollars, thirty-five cents; for advertising and selling [Illegible Text] tax fi. fas., the same compensation as now allowed Sheriffs [Illegible Text] Constables in similar cases. Compensation SEC. VI. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 28, 1876.

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Mode of granting license in Columbia. No. CCCLXV. (O. No. 462.) An Act to amend an Act entitled an Act to prescribe the mode of granting licenses to sell intoxicating liquors in the counties of Jefferson, Burke and Washington, approved February 20, 1873. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That from and after the passage of this Act, the above recited Act shall be so amended that the provisions of said Act shall apply to the county of Columbia. Act of Feb. 20, 1873, applied to Columbia SEC. II. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 28, 1876. Office of Supervisor of Roads of Columbia created. No. CCCLXVI. (O. No. 48.) An Act to create a Supervisor of Roads for the county of Columbia. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That the Ordinary of the county of Columbia shall annually, at the time Road Commissioners are appointed, appoint a citizen of said county a Supervisor of the Public Roads. Supervisor of roads for Columbia SEC. II. Be it further enacted, That no person shall hold the office who is not a freeholder, and has not resided in the county two years previous to his appointment, and before entering upon the duties of his office shall take the same oath required of civil officers of this State. Oath and terms of office SEC. III. Be it further enacted, That it shall be the duty of said Supervisor to examine in person all the public roads in said county once a year, and see that Road Commissioners and overseers do their duty, and report to the grand jury at the Fall term of the Superior Court; and in case the said Supervisor should fail to perform his duty in reference to public roads, he shall be presented to the Superior Court by special presentment of the grand jury, which presentment shall charge the failure to perform his duty in reference to the public roads, and shall state in what the failure consists, and it shall be the duty of the court to hear and determine said presentment, and if said Supervisor be found guilty of a failure to perform his said duty, he shall be fined by the court not less than fifty nor more than one hundred dollars, and it shall be the duty of the Solicitor General to prosecute said case before the court. Supervisor's duty Failure to perform dutypenalty SEC. IV. Be it further enacted, That the said Supervisor shall be exempt from any other road or jury duty, and receive from the County Treasurer, for salary, such amount as the grand jury of the county, at the Fall term of the Superior Court, may recommend. Privileges and salary SEC. V. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 16, 1876.

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Certain offices consolidated in Dougherty. No. CCCLXVII. (O. No. 433.) An Act consolidating the offices of Clerk of the Superior Court of Dougherty County; also the Treasurer of Dougherty County, and fixing the pay of same. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That after the expiration of the term of service of the present incumbents of said offices, the Treasurer's office of Dougherty County shall be abolished, and his duties devolved upon the Clerk of the Superior Court of said county. Offices of Clerk and Treasurer consolidat'd in Dougherty SEC. II. Be it further enacted, That said Clerk and ex-officio Treasurer shall be entitled to such compensation as he now receives as Clerk; also such additional pay, for performing the duties of Treasurer, as the grand jury of said county see fit to vote him, at the meeting of the Fall term in each year preceding the election of said officer, not to exceed the amount now allowed said Treasurer by law. Compensation SEC. III. Be it further enacted, That said Clerk and ex-officio Treasurer shall be required to give a bond of ten thousand dollars for the faithful performance of his duties, as is prescribed in section 266 of the Code of 1873. Bond SEC. IV. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 28, 1876. Tax Collector of Dougherty made ex-officio Sheriff. No. CCCLXVIII. (O. No. 291.) An Act to make the Tax Collector of Dougherty County ex-officio Sheriff, and for other purposes therein named. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That from and after the passage of this Act, the Tax Collector of Dougherty County shall be ex-officio Sheriff, for the purpose of levying and collecting tax fi. fas only, and that he shall be entitled to the same compensation for such levy and collection as the Sheriffs do now receive. Tax Collector of Dougherty authorized to levy fi. fas. SEC. II. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 25, 1876.

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Sale of liquors in Douglas regulated. No. CCCLXIX. (O. No. 250.) An Act to amend an Act to regulate the sale of spirituous, vinous and malt liquors in the counties of Floyd, Dade, Polk, Chattooga, Whitfield, Walton, Hall, Bartow, Gordon, Coweta, Carroll, Haralson, Murray, Paulding, and the town of Palmetto, in the county of Campbell, in the State of Georgia, and for other purposes, approved February 26, 1875, so as to apply the same to the county of Douglas SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That the above recited Act be and it is hereby so amended as to apply to the county of Douglas. Sale of liquors in Douglas regulated SEC. II. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 23, 1876. Camp hunting in Douglas and Haralson prohibited. No. CCCLXX. (O. No. 453.) An Act [Illegible Text] camp hunting in the counties of Douglas and Haralson, and for other purposes. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That from and after the passage of this Act, it shall not be lawful for any person to camp hunt with dogs, in the counties of Douglas and Haralson, in this State, and any person violating the provisions of [Illegible Text] Act shall be held guilty of a misdemeanor, and, upon conviction, shall be punished as prescribed in section 4310 of the Code of 1873. Camp hunting Douglas and Haralson prohibited SEC. II. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 28, 1876. Amount paid for license in Emanuel. No. CCCLXXI. (O. No. 83.) An Act to fix the amount to be paid for license to sell [Illegible Text] liquors in the county of Emanuel, and for other purposes. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That from and immediately after the passage of this Act, that the charge for license to sell spirituous liquors in any quantity, in the county of Emanuel, shall be the sum of one thousand dollars. Cost of license in Emanuel SEC. II. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 17, 1876.

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Mode of obtaining private ways in Emanuel. No. CCCLXXII. (O. No. 20.) An Act to provide for obtaining private ways to timber [Illegible Text] in the county of Emanuel, and for other purposes. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That from and after the passage of this Act, any person or persons desiring a private road or way, from their lands in Emanuel County, to any landing for ranging timber on any of the waters in said county of Emanuel, they may obtain said private ways by complying with the provisions of part first, chapter fifth, and article fifth, of the new Code of Georgia, concerning private ways. Private ways in Emanuelhow obtained SEC. II. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 10, 1876. Offices of Tax Collector and Treasurer [Illegible Text] in Fannin. No. CCCLXXIII. (O. No. 74.) An Act to consolidate the offices of Tax Collector and County Treasurer of the county of Fannin, in this State. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That from and after the expiration of the official terms respectively for which the Tax Collector and County Treasurer of Fannin County, in this State, were each elected and qualified, the offices of Tax Collector and County Treasurer of said county of Fannin shall be consolidated, and all the duties of both said offices as are now provided by law shall devolve upon and be performed by the Tax Collector of said county. Tax Collector and Receiver SEC. II. Be it further enacted, That the said Tax Collector, as aforesaid, shall, in addition to his duties as such Tax Collector, perform all the duties of County Treasurer now imposed by law upon that officer, and shall be held liable upon his official bond as Tax Collector for the faithful performance of said duties now so imposed by law upon the County Treasurer, as aforesaid; and shall, [Illegible Text] all respects, be held amenable to all the laws now of force in [Illegible Text] to the said office of County Treasurer of said county of Fannin. [Illegible Text] as County Treasurer SEC. III. Be it further enacted, That the said Tax Collector shall receive no compensation for his said services as such County Treasurer, other than that which is now provided by law for the compensation of Tax Collector of said county of Fannin. Compensation SEC. IV. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 17, 1876.

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Amendment to Act regulating sale of liquors in Floyd and other counties. No. CCCLXXIV. (O. No. 162.) An Act to amend an Act entitled an Act to regulate the sale of spirituous, vinous and malt liquors in the counties of Floyd, Dade, Chattooga, Whitfield, Walker, Hall, Bartow, Gordon, Coweta, Carroll, Haralson, [Illegible Text] Paulding, and in the town of Palmetto, in the county of Campbell, in the State of Georgia, and for other purposes, approved February 26, 1875. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That section 9th of the above recited Act be amended by adding thereto: Nor by the gallon or other quantity, to be drunk upon the premises where sold. The seller and buyer, and each of them, to be subject to like penalties as prescribed in section 10th of said above recited Act. Act of Feb. 26, 1875, amended SEC. II. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 21, 1876. Amendment to Act regulating sale of liquors in Floyd and other counties. No. CCCLXXV. (O. No. 292.) An Act to alter and amend an Act to regulate the sale of [Illegible Text] vinous and malt liquors in the counties of Floyd, Dade, Polk, Chattooga, Whitfield, Walker, Hall, Bartow, Gordon, Coweta, Carroll Haralson, Murray, Paulding, and the town of Palmetto, in the county of Campbell, in the State of Georgia, and for other purposes, approved February 26, 1875. SECTION I. Be it enacted etc., That the sale of alcoholic bitters or medicated liquors of any kind or name whatever, to be used otherwise than for medical purposes, on the prescription of [Illegible Text] physician in regular practice, shall be deemed a violation of the provisions of the aforesaid Act, and the person or persons so violating shall be punished as is prescribed in section 4310 of the Code of Georgia, published in 1873. Penalty for selling liquor in certain territory SEC. II. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February, 1876.

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Road laws amended as to Fulton. No. CCCLXXVI. (O. No. 528.) An Act to alter and amend the road laws of this State so far as relates to the county of Fulton, and to provide for the working of the public roads of said county by convict labor, and to authorize the Ordinary of said county to levy and collect a tax for said purpose. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That from and after the passage of this Act, the Ordinary of the county of Fulton shall have power and authority to use as a force, for the working of the public roads of said county, the labor of such convicts as have been sentenced, or may hereafter be sentenced, by the Judges of the Superior Court of said county and the City Court of Atlanta, for misdemeanor; to appoint a superintendent to take charge of and manage the same, under such regulations and rules as said Ordinary may prescribe; to purchase horses, mules, wagons, carts, and all necessary implements and tools; to employ such assistants and guards and [Illegible Text] such other labor as may be necessary for the proper and economical working of said force, and to provide necessary stockades and shelter for their safe keeping and comfort, under such [Illegible Text] and regulations and compensation for services as said Ordinary may prescribe. Ordinary of Fulton authorized to work certain [Illegible Text] May appoint [Illegible Text] purchase implements, etc. SEC. II. Be it further enacted, That each and every person subject to road duty in said county shall have the privilege of paying three dollars, which shall be in commutation of work upon public roads; said commutation tax, when so collected, to be set [Illegible Text] and used for road purposes, as contemplated by this Act. Persons may pay [Illegible Text] in lieu of work SEC. III. Be it further enacted, That should said commutation tax be insufficient to pay the expenses contemplated in this Act, [Illegible Text] shall be the duty of said Ordinary to levy a tax upon all the taxable property of said county, not exceeding ten per cent of [Illegible Text] State tax, to be collected by the Tax Collector of said county [Illegible Text] other county tax, to be set aside and used as a road fund. Road fund SEC. IV. Be it further enacted, That it shall be the duty of the Road Commissioners of the several militia or road districts of said county, to ascertain and report to the Tax Collector of said county [Illegible Text] names of each and every person in their respective districts who may be subject to road duty; and it shall be the duty of said Tax Collector to collect said commutation tax at such time as the Ordinary may direct, and shall report to said Road Commissioners of the respective districts the names of all persons who fail to pay [Illegible Text] commutation tax. Road [Illegible Text] shall report persons liable to tax SEC. V. Be it further enacted, That any person or persons [Illegible Text] to road duty, who shall prefer to work the road in person or [Illegible Text] proxy, shall have the right to do so, and shall work six days in [Illegible Text] year on the roads in his [Illegible Text]

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Superintendent or contractor, whose receipt for such good labor shall be a full acquittance; and any person failing or refusing to pay said tax, or work said six days, shall be subject to all the penalties provided by law for defaulters. Persons may work in [Illegible Text] of tax SEC. VI. Be it further enacted, That from and after the passage of this Act, the Judge of the Superior Court of said county, and the Judge of the City Court of Atlanta, shall sentence all persons convicted of misdemeanors in said courts (when sentenced to labor) to labor upon the public roads and public works of said county, or such other work as the Ordinary of said county may direct; and if, under the provisions of this Act for the working of the public roads, it cannot be successfully and economically carried into effect and operation by the employment of said convicts on the public roads, said Ordinary is hereby authorized and empowered to farm out all of said convicts, heretofore sentenced or hereafter sentenced, or employ them upon other work, under such superintendent and guards, and under such rules and regulations, as he may deem best for the interest of said county of Fulton. Convicts of misdemeanorsshall be sentenc'd to work roads SEC. VII. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 28, 1876. [Illegible Text] of Tax Receiver and Collector of Gilmer consolidated. No. CCCLXXVII. (O. No. 177.) An Act to consolidate the offices of Tax Collector and Receiver of the county of Gilmer; to prescribe his duties as Tax Receiver and Collector; fix the commission attaching to the office, and the date when the Act shall go into effect. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That the offices of Tax Collector and Tax Receiver of the county of Gilmer be and the same are hereby consolidated, and the duties of said offices shall be discharged by one officer, who shall be styled the Tax Receiver and Collector of Gilmer county. Offices of Tax Receiver and Collector of Gilmer [Illegible Text] SEC. II. Be it further enacted, That the Tax Receiver and Collector of said county of Gilmer, shall, before entering upon the duties of his office, besides the oath required of all civil officers, take and subscribe the oath prescribed by law for Tax Receivers and Tax Collectors, and shall also give bond as prescribed in section 930 of the New Code of Georgia for the faithful performance of his duties as Tax Receiver and Collector. Bond, oath, etc. SEC. III. Be it further enacted, That all the provisions of article seven and eight of the Code of Georgia, and also all other laws which now apply to or which may hereafter be enacted in relation to Tax Receivers and Tax Collectors, be and the same are hereby repealed, and made applicable to the office of the Tax Collector of Gilmer County. Laws applicable

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SEC. IV. Be it further enacted, That the commission of Tax Collector and Tax Receiver allowed, is the usual per cent, of the State tax and three per cent. on the county tax for receiving and collecting. Commis'ns SEC. V. Be it further enacted, That this Act shall go into effect on the first day of January, 1877. Takes effect - when SEC. VI. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 21, 1876. To protect game in Greene and Cobb. No. CCCLXXVIII. (O. No. 457.) An Act to prevent the killing of Partridges and Wild Turkeys by shooting, hunting, trapping, netting and other means, in the counties of Greene and Cobb, and for other purposes. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc. That it shall be unlawful for any person or persons whatsoever, to shoot, kill or destroy any wild turkeys or partridges, between the fifteenth day of March and the fifteenth day of October of any year, or wilfully destroy or disturb the nest or eggs of the birds herein specified, and it shall be held and determined a misdemeanor, and any person so offending shall be punished by a fine not exceeding fifteen dollars, or imprisonment in the county jail for a term not less than thirty nor more than sixty days, for each and every offense so committed. Game regulations in Greene and Cobb Offendershow punished SEC. II. Be it further enacted, That one-half of each and every fine so collected shall go to the informer, and the other half shall be paid to the County Commissioners, to be used for county purposes. Fineshow disposed of SEC. III. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 28, 1876. To regulate the sale of farm products in Hancock, Elbert, Taylor and Crawford. No. CCCLXXIX. (O. No. 218.) An Act to amend and apply the provisions of an Act to prohibit the buying, selling, delivering or receiving of any farm products therein specified, between sunset and sunrise, in the counties of Lincoln, Brooks and other counties therein named, without permission of the owner or employer of the land on which the products are raised, and to prescribe the punishment therefor, and for other purposes, approved August 23, 1872, so that said Act shall apply to and embrace the counties of Hancock, Elbert, Taylor and Crawford. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That from and after the passage of this Act, the provisions of the above recited Act be so amended as to apply to and be of force in all its parts in the said counties of Hancock, Elbert, Taylor and Crawford. Sale of farm products in certain counties [Illegible Text] SEC. II. Repeals conflicting laws. [Illegible Text]

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Sale of pauper farm in Hall authorized. No. CCCLXXX. (O. No. 149.) An Act to authorize the Ordinary of Hall County to sell and convey the pauper farm in said county. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That from and after the passage of this Act, the Ordinary of Hall County be and he is hereby authorized to sell the pauper farm in said county, and to execute such deed of conveyance as may be necessary to secure to the purchaser an absolute fee simple in the same. Ordinary of Hall authorized to sell pauper farm SEC. II. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 21, 1876. To regulate sale of liquors in Haralson. No. CCCLXXXI. (O. No. 409.) An Act to amend an Act entitled an Act to regulate the sale of spirituous, vinous and malt liquors in the counties of Floyd, Dade, Polk, Chattooga, Whitfield, Walker, Hall, Bartow, Gordon, Coweta, Carroll, Haralson, Murray, Paulding, and the town of Palmetto, in the county of Campbell, in the State of Georgia, and for other purposes, so far as the same applies to the county of Haralson. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That section 9th of the above recited Act be and the same is so amended as to read one quart instead of one gallon, so far as the same applies to the county of Haralson. Sale of liquors regulated in Haralson SEC. II. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 28, 1876. To regulate sale of farm products in Heard. No. CCCLXXXII. (O. No. 10.) An Act to amend and apply the provisions of an Act entitled an Act to prohibit the buying, selling, delivering or receiving of any farm products therein specified, between sunset and sunrise, in the counties of Lincoln, Brooks, and other counties therein named, without permission of the owner or employer of the land on which the products are raised, and to prescribe the punishment therefor, and for other purposes, approved August 23, 1872, so that said Act shall apply and embrace the county of Heard. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That from and after the first day of April next, the provisions of the above recited Act be so amended as to apply to and be of force in all its parts in the said county of Heard. Act of Aug, 23, 1872, applied to Heard SEC. II. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 7, 1876.

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Offices of Treasurer and Clerk Superior Court of Jackson consolidated. No. CCCLXXXIII. (O. No. 222.) An Act to amend an Act entitled an Act to consolidate the offices of Clerk of the Superior Court and Treasurer of the county of Jackson, approved February 26, 1875. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That the above and foregoing recited Act be so amended and changed as to read as follows: That where the words in the sixth line of said Act read, who shall be allowed a salary of one hundred and fifty dollars, be stricken out, and the words who shall receive a salary of three hundred dollars be inserted in lieu thereof. Salary of Treasurer of Jackson increased SEC. II. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 23, 1876. To regulate sale of liquors in Jackson. No. CCCLXXXIV. (O. No. 399.) An Act to amend an Act entitled an Act to regulate the sale of spirituous, vinous and malt liquors in the counties of Floyd, Dade, Polk, Chattooga, Whitfield, Walker, Hall, Bartow, Gordon, Coweta, Carroll, Haralson, Murray, Paulding, and the town of Palmetto, in the county of Campbell, in the State of Georgia, and for other purposes, approved February 26, 1875, so as to include the county of Jackson, and apply all the provisions of said Act to said county. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That the Act entitled an Act to regulate the sale of spirituous, vinous and malt liquors in the counties of Floyd, Dade, Polk, Chattooga, Whitfield, Walker, Hall, Bartow, Gordon, Coweta, Carroll, Haralson, Murray, Paulding, and the town of Palmetto, in the county of Campbell, in the State of Georgia, and for other purposes, approved February 26, 1875, be and the same is hereby amended so as to include the county of Jackson within its provisions, and all the provisions of said Act shall apply to the county of Jackson; Provided, however, that the provisions of this Act shall not apply to the towns of Jefferson and Harmony Grove, and to Wilson's Church and Bethlehem Church, in the county of Jackson; but the Acts now of force at each of these places shall continue of full force and effect. Act of Feb. 26, 1875, applied to Jackson Proviso SEC. II. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 28, 1876.

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Act consolidating certain county offices in Jasper repealed. No. CCCLXXXV. (O. No. 221.) An Act to repeal so much of an Act as relates to the county of Jasper, entitled an Act to consolidate the offices of Sheriff and Tax Collector in Jones and Jasper Counties, as also the offices of Tax Receiver and Clerk of the Superior Court of Jasper County, and for other purposes, approved August 23, 1872. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That from and after the expiration of the term of office for which the present incumbents were elected, so much of the above recited Act as relates to the county of Jasper, to wit: the 3d and 4th sections thereof, be and the same are hereby repealed. Act consolidating offices of Sheriff and Tax Collector of Jasper repealed SEC. II. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 23, 1876. Mode of granting license in Liberty. No. CCCLXXXVI. (O. No. 248.) An Act to amend an Act entitled an Act to amend an Act entitled an Act to prescribe the mode of granting license to sell intoxicating liquors in the counties of Burke, Jefferson and Washington, approved February 20, 1873, and to extend the said recited Act, as so amended, to the various counties in this Act mentioned, the said Act having been approved March 5, 1875, so as to apply its provisions to the county of Liberty. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That from and after the passage of this Act, the 2d section of the above recited Act be so amended as to add after Camden the following county, Liberty. Liberty County included in Act of March 5, '75 SEC. II. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 23, 1876. To protect game in Lowndes, Thomas and Putnam. No. CCCLXXXVII. (O. No. 444.) An Act to prohibit the killing of Partridges, Wild Turkeys and Deer, at certain seasons, in the counties of Lowndes, Thomas and Putnam, in this State. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That from and after the passage of this Act, it shall be unlawful for any person to shoot, or kill [Illegible Text] any manner, any buck, [Illegible Text] or fawn, running wild [Illegible Text] any of the

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counties of Lowndes, Thomas and Putnam, in this State, at any time between the first day of February and the first day of September in each year. Killing of deer prohibited in certain [Illegible Text] SEC. II. Be it further enacted, That from and after the passage of this Act, it shall be unlawful for any person, within the limits of the counties named in the 1st section of this Act, to shoot, snare, trap, or kill in any manner, any wild turkeys or partridges, between the first day of March and the fifteenth day of October of any year. Killing of turkeys, partriges, etc, prohibited SEC. III. Be it further enacted, That any person who shall violate either of the foregoing sections shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and, on conviction thereof, shall be punished by a fine of five dollars for the first offense, and ten dollars for each violation of the provisions of said sections after the first. Onehalf of the fines collected under this Act shall go to the person or persons prosecuting thereunder, and the other half shall be paid to the County Commissioners of the county in which the prosecution is carried on, to be applied as said Commissioners shall deem proper. Offendershow punished SEC. IV. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 28, 1876. To regulate notice in applications for new roads in Macon. No. CCCLXXXVIII. (O. No. 380.) An Act to regulate the notice to be given in cases of applications for new public roads, or alterations of old roads, in Macon County. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That from and after the passage of this Act, it shall not be necessary, in said county of Macon, to publish in a public gazette any citation relating to applications for new public roads, or to alterations of old public roads; but the publication of said citation at the court house door, as now required by law, shall be sufficient notice in such cases. Citation for new roadshow published SEC. II. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 28, 1876. Regulations for fishing and hunting in Macon. No. CCCLXXXIX. (O. No. 485.) An Act to prevent persons from fishing and hunting on the premises of others, in the county of Macon. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That from and after the passage of this Act, it shall not be lawful for any person to hunt with dogs, [Illegible Text] or other implements, or to fish on the premises of another in the county of Macon, after the owner of [Illegible Text] premises, or his

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agent, has posted on said premises, in a conspicuous place, a notice forbidding said hunting and fishing; and for every violation of this Act, the person offending shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and punished as prescribed in section 4310 of the Revised Code. Hunting and fishing on lands of another [Illegible Text] SEC. II. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 28, 1876. To regulate [Illegible Text] of liquors in Madison. No. CCCXC. (O. No. 114.) An Act to amend an Act to regulate the sale of spirituous, vinous and malt liquers in the counties of Floyd, Dade, Polk, and other counties therein named, approved February 26, 1875, so as to apply the provisions of said Act to the county of Madison. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That from and after the passage of this Act, the above recited Act be so amended that the provisions in said Act shall apply to and be in full force in the county of Madison. Act of Feb. 26, 1875, applied to Madison SEC. II. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 19, 1876. NOTEThe Act above referred to provides for the question of sale of liquors to be submitted to the people. Mode of granting license in Marion. No. CCCXCI. (O. No. 116.) An Act to amend an Act to prescribe a mode of granting license to sell intoxicating liquors in the counties of Burke, Jefferson and Washington, approved February 20, 1873, and an Act to amend said Act, approved March 5, 1875. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That an Act to prescribe the mode of granting license to sell intoxicating liquors in the counties of Burke, Jefferson and Washington, approved February 20, 1873; also, an Act entitled an Act to amend an Act, entitled an Act to prescribe the mode of granting license to sell intoxicating liquors in the counties of Burke, Jefferson and Washington, approved February 20, 1873, and to extend the said recited Act as so amended to various counties in this Act mentioned, approved March 5, 1875, be and the same is hereby amended so as to apply the provisions of said Act and said amended Act to the county of Marion. Mode of granting license in Marion SEC. II. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 19, 1876.

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To protect game in McIntosh. No. CCCXCII. (O. No. 148.) An Act to revive and amend for McIntosh County the Act entitled an Act to prevent the destruction of game in the counties of Liberty and McIntosh, approved March 2, 1874, and to provide better protection of deer on Sapello Island, in said county of McIntosh, against trespassers. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That said recited Act be and is hereby revived as to McIntosh County, and all game animals, and game birds therein, but not as to the lesser birds usually called insectiverous, or as to crows: Provided, that this Act, and said recited Act, shall not be construed to limit the rights of owners, tenants, or agents of owners of land, in use of their own lands or land under their control, and the game thereon; and, provided further, that Sapello Island, in said county, being cut off from the main land by miles of water, the deer thereon if once destroyed by marauding hunters, cannot be ever restored. Now, for prevention of such destruction by marauders and [Illegible Text] on the lands of others, Protection of game in McIntosh SEC. II. Be it further enacted, That it shall not be lawful for any person to hunt on Sapello Island with dogs or firearms of any sort, at any time of year, upon lands of another person (or in possession, actual or constructive, of another person), or of his tenant or agent, without written consent or presence of the owner of said land, or his agent, whether said land be field or woods, salt, marsh or savanna; and a violation of this proviso shall be deemed a misdemeanor, and, on conviction thereof, the offender shall be punished as prescribed by section 4310 of the New (Irwin's) Revised Code. Hunting on Sapello Island prohibited Penalty for violation SEC. III. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 21, 1876. Obstructions to passage of fish in Miller, Calhoun and Baker prohibited. No. CCCXCIII. (O. No. 270.) An Act to prevent the obstructing, by traps or otherwise, of the free passage of fish, between the first day of February and the first day of May, in each year, in the counties of Calhoun, Miller and Baker. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That no person shall, by fish traps, or in any other manner, obstruct the free passage of fish in any stream in the counties of Calhoun, Miller and Baker, during the spawning season, to-wit: between the first day of February and the first day of May, in each and every year, and any [Illegible Text]

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violating this Act shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and, on conviction, shall be punished as prescribed in section 4705 of the Revised Code of Georgia of 1873: Provided, that nothing herein contained shall be so construed as to prevent the erection of dams on said streams for milling and manufacturing purposes. Entrapping fish in certain [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] SEC. II. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 26, 1876. To regulate sale of liquors in Miller. No. CCCXCIV. (O. No. 60.) An Act to regulate the sale of intoxicating liquors in the county of Miller. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That from and after the passage of this Act, no license for the sale of intoxicating liquors, in said county of Miller, shall be granted for a period less than twelve months, nor shall any license for such sale be granted for a sum less than five hundred dollars. License for sale of liquors in Millerregulation of SEC. II. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 16, 1876. Stock law for Milton and Forsyth [Illegible Text] No. CCCXCV. (O. No. 426.) An Act to extend the provisions of an Act entitled an Act to prescribe and [Illegible Text] a separate and distinct stock law for certain territory therein specified, the said territory being partly in Milton and partly in Forsyth County, in this State, approved February 26, 1874. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That the provisions of the above recited Act be extended over and applied to all that part of the county of Forsyth embraced in the following boundaries: beginning at the point at which the line between the counties of Milton and Forsyth intersects the Chattahoochee River, and running thence up said river to Hutchins' Ferry; thence Westward along the Hutchins' Ferry Road to the first outside fence; thence along said fence to the said line between the counties of Forsyth and Milton; thence along said line to the place of beginning. Stock law for certain territory SEC. II. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 28, 1876.

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To protect game in Morgan. No. CCCXCVI. (O. No. 40.) An Act to prevent the killing of game in the county of Morgan, between the 15 th March and the 1 st October, in each and every year, and for other purposes. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That from and after the passage of this Act, it shall be unlawful for any person or persons to hunt, shoot, trap or kill any wild turkeys, wood cocks, partridges or quails, in the county of Morgan, in said State, between the 15th day of March and the 1st day of October, in each and every year. Killing of game in Morgan regulated SEC. II. Be it further enacted, That any person or persons violating the provisions of the foregoing section shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and, on conviction of the same, shall be fined not exceeding twenty dollars for each and every offense (one-half to be paid to the informer and one-half be paid into the county treasury), and in default of said [Illegible Text], to be imprisoned in the county jail not exceeding fifteen days. Penalty for violation SEC. III. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 15, 1876. To regulate sale of farm products in Morgan. No. CCCXCVII. (O. No. 71.) An Act to amend an Act entitled an Act to prohibit the buying, selling, delivering or receiving of any farm products therein specified, between the hours of sunset and [Illegible Text], in the counties of Lincoln, Brooks, and other counties therein named, approved August 23, 1872, so as to apply the provisions of said Act and put the same in force in the county of Morgan. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That from and after the passage of this Act, the provisions of the above recited Act be and the same are hereby declared of force and effect in and throughout the county of Morgan. Sale of farm [Illegible Text] in Morgan regulated SEC. II. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 17, 1876.

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To regulate the sale of farm products in Muscogee. No. CCCXCVIII. (O. No. 101.) An Act to amend and apply the provisions of an Act to prohibit the buying, selling, delivering or receiving of any farm products therein specified, between sunset and sunrise, in the counties of Lincoln, Brooks, and other counties therein named, without permission of the owner [Illegible Text] employer of the land on which the products are raised, and to prescribe the punishment therefor, and for other purposes, approved August 23, 1872, so that said Act shall apply to the county of Muscogee. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That the provisions of the above recited Act be so amended as to apply to and be of force in all of its parts in the county of Muscogee. Act of Aug. 23, 1872, applied to Muscogee SEC. II. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 19, 1876. Mode of granting [Illegible Text] in Muscogee. No. CCCXCIX. (O. No. 236.) An Act to prescribe the mode of granting license to sell intoxicating liquors in the county of Muscogee, outside the corporate limits of the city of Columbus, and within one-half mile of the corporate limits of said city. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That it shall not be lawful for the Ordinary or County Commissioners of the county of Muscogee, to grant a license to any person applying for the same 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 law as it now stands, present to said Ordinary or County Commissioners the written consent to the granting of said license, signed by two-thirds of the citizen freeholders living within three miles of the place at which the applicant proposes to sell. License to sell liquors in Muscogeehow obtained SEC. II. Be it further enacted, That the provisions of this Act shall in no wise apply to or affect the granting of license for the purposes aforesaid to the city of Columbus, or within one-half mile of the corporate limits of said city. Columbus not affected SEC. III. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 23, 1876.

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Yellow River [Illegible Text] lawful fence in Newton and Rockdale. No. CCCC. (O. No. 62.) An Act to declare Yellow River, in Newton and Rockdale Counties, a lawful fence, and for other purposes. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That from and after the passage of this Act, Yellow River, beginning at Brown's Bridge, in Newton County, and continuing through Rockdale County to the DeKalb line, shall be a lawful fence. Yellow River made a lawful fence SEC. II. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 17, 1876. Certain county offices [Illegible Text] Oconee coasolidated. No. CCCCI. (O. No. 379.) An Act to consolidate the offices of Sheriff and Tax Receiver, and Clerk of the Superior Court and Tax Collector, in the county of Oconce. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That from and after the first day of January, 1877, the following offices shall be consolidated in the county of Oconce, to-wit: The Sheriff of said county shall be [Illegible Text] Tax Receiver; the Clerk of the Superior Court of said county shall be ex-officio Tax Collector. Certain offices in [Illegible Text] consolidated SEC. II. Be it further enacted, That the compensation of said [Illegible Text] and Clerk, for performing the additional duties imposed on allowed by this Act, shall be two-thirds of the compensation now allowed by law in said county for the services imposed. Compensation SEC. III. Be it further enacted, That the official bonds of the [Illegible Text] Receiver and Collector provided for in this Act, shall be given in like manner, and for the same amount, as now required by law of Tax Receiver and Collector. Official bo [Illegible Text] SEC. IV. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 28, 1876.

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To regulate sale of liquors In Oglethorpe. No. CCCCII. (O. No. 448.) An Act to amend an Act entitled an Act to regulate the sale of spirituous, vinous and malt liquors in the counties of Floyd, Dade, Polk, Chattooga, Whitfield, Walker, Hall, Bartow, Gordon, Coweta, Carroll, Haralson, Murray, Paulding, and the town of Palmetto, in the county of Campbell, in the State of Gergia, and for other purposes, approved February 26, 1875. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That from and after the passage of this Act, the said recited Act, approved February 26, 1875, be and is hereby so amended as to extend the same to the county of Oglethorpe. Act Feb. 26, '75,extended to Oglethorpe SEC. II. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 28, 1876. To regu'ate sale of liquors in Putnam. No. CCCCIII. (O. No. 4.) An Act to alter and amend an Act entitled an Act to prohibit the sale of intoxicating liquors in the county of Putnam, outside of the corporate limits of the town of Eatonton, except under the authority granted for the same, and for other purposes, approved February 16, 1875. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That from and after the passage of this Act, the above recited Act be altered and amended by striking out all of the 1st section of said Act after the words five hundred dollars, and insert in lieu thereof the words whose freeholds shall be nearest situate to the place at which it is proposed that said intoxicating liquors shall be sold, whether the owners of said freeholds reside on them or not. Act of Feb. 16, 1875, amended SEC. II. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 2, 1876. To authorize hiring out of certain conviets in Randolph and Calhoun. No. CCCCIV. (O. No. 128.) An Act to authorize the Ordinaries of the counties of Randolph and Calhoun to hire out prisoners confined in the jails of said counties for misdemeanor, and for other purposes. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That in all cases where persons are convicted of misdemeanor and sentenced to work in the chain gang, on the public works or on the public roads, by any of the

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courts held in and for either of said counties of Randolph and Calhoun, or when such persons are confined in the common jail of either of said counties for non-payment of fines imposed for such misdemeanor, the Ordinaries of said counties may and are hereby authorized to hire out such convicts, each within the limits of his own county, upon such terms and under such restrictions as may, in his opinion, best subserve the ends of justice, and promote the interest of the county. Ordinaries of Randolph and Calhoun authorized to hire out conviets SEC. II. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 21, 1876. To regulate traffic in seed cotton in Randolph and [Illegible Text] No. CCCCV. (O. No. 368.) An Act to regulate the traffic in seed cotton, and for other purposes the rein named. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That before any person shall be allowed to buy seed cotton, he or they shall apply to the Ordinary of the county in which they live, and shall have from the Ordinary a license, for which he or they shall pay the sum of five hundred dollars, which shall be by him paid to the County Treasurer for the use of the county. Persons required to take out license to deal in seed cotton SEC. II. Be it further enacted, That before such license shall be granted, the party or parties shall take and subscribe the following oath: I (or we) do solemnly swear that I (or we) will not purchase any cotton in the seed under any circumstances that indicate the same has been stolen; that I will diligently enquire into the ownership of the same, nor will I permit any such cotton bought at my (or our) place of business, by any other person than those who take this oath; and that I (or we) will keep a correct record of all the cotton in the seed bought by me (or us) at the hour of the day when purchased, from whom purchased, at what price purchased, and in what paid, and on whose plantation said to have been raised, and shall, on or before 12 o'clock m., of each Saturday, make a complete copy of said record and file the same with the Ordinary; so help me God. Shall take oath before obtaining license Shall keep record and make weekly reports SEC. III. Be it further enacted, That said record shall be kept, and at all times be fully exposed to the public examination, and any refusal to exhibit the same to any person shall be deemed and held a misdemeanor, and, upon conviction, shall be punished as prescribed in section 4310 of the Code. Reports subject to inspection SEC. IV. Be it further enacted, That any person who has not obtained license as prescribed in this Act, and who has seed cotton in his possession, shall be deemed and hold so be guilty of the

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offense of receiving stolen cotton in the seed, and shall be held to prove that he raised the seed cotton; and if he fails to prove, shall be convicted of said offense, and punished as prescribed in section 4310 of the Code of Georgia. Persons failing to [Illegible Text] SEC. V. Be it further enacted, That the provisions of this Act shall apply only to the counties of Randolph and Decatur. To what counties applicable SEC. VI. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 26, 1876. Offices of Tax Receiver and Collector in Randolph consolidated. No. CCCCVI. (O. No. 136.) An Act to consolidate the offices of Tax Receiver and Tax Collector of the county of Randolph, and to provide for the compensation for the duties of the same. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That from and after the passage of this Act, the offices of Tax Receiver and Tax Collector for the county of Randolph shall be consolidated, and at the next election there shall be elected an officer to be known and designated as Receiver and Collector of Taxes, who shall hold his office for the time now prescribed by law for Tax Receiver and Collector, and shall be elected regularly thereafter on the days now prescribed for such elections. Offices of Tax Receiver and Collector in Randolph consolidat'd SEC. II. Be it further enacted, That before entering upon the discharge of his duties, he shall take the oaths now prescribed by law for both officers, and within thirty days after being notified by the Ordinary, shall give bond, as the law now directs, for both of said offices. Oath, bond, etc. SEC. III. Be it further enacted, That the said officer shall not receive commissions, but shall receive eight hundred dollars perannum, which shall be in full compensation for all his services, for both State and county taxes, in receiving and collecting the same of which the State shall pay five hundred and fifty dollars, and the county two hundred and fifty dollars. Salary SEC. IV. Be it further enacted, That all of the laws now is force relative to said officers shall be continued in force, so far as they do not conflict with this law. Laws of force SEC. V. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 21, 1876.

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To regulate hunting lu Richmond, Columbia, Troup, Jefferson, McDuffie, Lincoln and Washington. No. CCCCVII. (O. No. 441.) An Act to amend an Act entitled an Act to amend section 4441 of the Code of Georgia, in relation to hunting on lands in this State, so far as the same applies to the counties of Richmond, Columbia, Troup, Jefferson, McDuffie, Lincoln and Washington. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That from and after the passage of this Act, the above recited Act shall be amended by striking from the seventh line of the 1st section of said Act the word enclosed. Section 4441 of Code amended as to certain counties. SEC. II. Be it further enacted, That the above recited Act shall be further amended by the addition of the following section to said Act, viz: That written or printed notice of prohibition, posted at three or more of the most public places on said lands, fields, walks or pastures, by the owner thereof, or the person having the same in charge, or his or their agent, shall be held and deemed to be a sufficient notice for the purposes of this Act. Notice of prohibition SEC. III. Be it further enacted, That this Act shall apply only to the counties of Richmond, Columbia, Troup, Jefferson, McDuffie, Lincoln and Washington. Applicable to certain counties SEC. IV. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 28, 1876. Jury laws amended as to Richmond. No. CCCCVIII. (O. No. 476.) An Act to amend the jury laws of this State as far as the same relate to the county of Richmond, and for other purposes therein named. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That from and after the passage of this Act, all persons in said county, otherwise qualified, and not exempt by law, between the ages of twenty-one and sixty years, shall be subject to serve as jurors. Qualifications of jurors SEC. II. Be it further enacted, That the following number of active firemen, including officers, shall be exempt from jury duty: In engine companies, including hose, sixty members; independent hose companies, forty members; hook and ladder companies, fifty members: Provided, that said exemptions shall not be allowed unless the officer commanding the company, and the Secretary thereof, shall, on the Monday preceding each session of the Superior Court of said county, file in the office of the Clerk of each of the courts of said county requiring a jury, the names of the members to the number aforesaid, whom said company desire exempt,

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and the name of the company to which they belong, and certify that the persons whose names are so reported are, in good faith, active members of the company to which they purport to belong, it being the true intent of this Act to exempt only those who are active firemen, and not pay members. Exemption. SEC. III. Be it further enacted, That all exemptions heretofore granted to any military company in said county, or any member thereof, be and the same are hereby repealed. Exemptions to military companies repealed SEC. IV. Be it further enacted, That it shall not be lawful for any officer of any of the courts of said county to accept in lieu of any person summoned as a juror any substitute, and that on failure of any person summoned as a juror in any of said courts to attend accordingly, it shall be the duty of the Solicitor General or the County Solicitor, in their respective courts, to apply for a rule against such persons so in default (which rule it shall be the duty of the court to grant), and at once place the same in the hands of an officer of said court, who shall immediately, or as soon as practicable, execute the same; and every person failing to attend as aforesaid, except from providential causes, or, in extreme cases, or other good reasons, in the sound discretion of the Judge (who shall keep in view, in determining the sufficiency of said reason, the purpose of this Act to secure intelligent and upright persons) shall be fined in a sum not less than twenty-five and not more than fifty dollars for each day's failure to attend. Officers of Courts not authorized to accept substitutes Parties [Illegible Text] to att'nd summonsfined SEC. V. Be it further enacted, That no juror shall be compelled to serve longer than one week during any term of any of said courts, unless actually engaged in the trial of a case at the expiration of that time; nor shall any juror so serving for a longer time receive any compensation therefor: Provided, that this section shall not apply to the grand jurors of said county. Jurors only required to serve one week SEC. VI. Be it further enacted, That nothing herein contained shall be construed to increase the total number of firemen exempted, as prescribed in the Act entitled an Act to exempt firemen from jury duty, approved December 5, 1871. Construction of Act SEC. VII. Be it further enacted, That it shall be the duty of every officer of said courts to execute the purpose of this law, as hereinbefore declared, according to the foregoing provisions, and by all other lawful means, and especially the duty of the Sheriffs and Bailiffs of said courts in summoning tales jurors. Duty of officers SEC. VIII. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 28, 1876.

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To regulate sale of [Illegible Text] in Rockdale. No. CCCCIX. (O. No. 383.) An Act to amend an Act entitled an Act to regulate the sale of spirituous, vinous, or malt liquors, in the counties of Floyd, Dade, Polk, Chattooga, Whitfield, Walker, Hall, Bartow, Gordon, Coweta, Carroll, Haralson, Murray, Paulding, and the town of Palmetto, in the county of Campbell, in the State of Georgia, and for other purposes. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That from and after the passage of this Act, the above and before recited Act, be and the same is hereby amended by inserting therein the county of Rockdale, and all the provisions of said Act shall be applicable and of force in the county of Rockdale, in this State, by striking out the words or in any incorporated city, town, or village, or in any militia district, wherever they occur in the first and second sections of said amended Act, and by restricting the submission of the question of the sale, barter or disposition of spirituous, vinous or malt liquors in the county of Rockdale, to the whole body of qualified voters of said county, upon the written request of one-fith of such qualified voters of said county: Provided, that nothing in this Act contained shall operate to annul or repeal or interfere with licenses existing at the time the election herein provided for is held. Sale of liquors in Rockdale regulated Question submitted to the people Proviso SEC. II. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 28, 1876. To authorize hiring out of certain [Illegible Text] in Stewart. No. CCCCX. (O. No. 183.) An Act to authorize the Ordinary or Board of Commissioners of Stewart County, to hire out the prisoners confined in the jail of said county for misdemeanors, and for other purposes. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That in all cases where persons are convicted of misdemeanor, and sentenced to work in the chain gang, by any of the courts held in said county of Stewart, or when any person or persons are confined in jail for non-payment of fines imposed upon them for misdemeanors, the Board of Commissioners, or should there be no Board of Commissioners the Ordinary of said county, is hereby authorized to hire out such convicts or prisoners within the limits of the county, upon such terms and under such restriction as may, in the opinion of said Commissioners or Ordinary, best promote the interest of the county, and at the [Illegible Text] time subserve the ends of justice. Ordinary and Commissioners authorized to hire out certain convicts in Stewart SEC. II. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 23, 1876.

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To regulate hunting in Stewart. No. CCCCXI. (O. No. 255.) An Act to amend an Act to prohibit hunting on the lands of another in the counties of Quitman and Camden, and for other purposes. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That the above recited Act be so amended as to apply and be in full force in Stewart County. Hunting on another's lands in Stewart prohibited SEC. II. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 23, 1876. Additional powers conferred on Tax Collector of Sumter. No. CCCCXII. (O. No. 57.) An Act to [Illegible Text] additional power upon the Tax Collector of Sumter County, and to make said Tax Collector ex-officio Sheriff in certain cases. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That from and after the passage of this Act, the Tax Collector of Sumter County shall be ex-officio Sheriff, in so far as to enable him to collect the taxes due the State and county, by levy and sale, under tax executions. And said Tax Collector shall not be required to turn over any tax executions to the Sheriff, or to any other levying officer of said county, but said Tax Collector, by virtue of his office, shall have full power and authority to levy all tax executions heretofore or hereafter to be issued in said county of Sumter. And said Tax Collector shall have power to bring property to sale, and sales made by him shall be valid, and shall convey the title to property as fully and completely as if made by the Sheriff of said county. Additional powers conferred on Tax Collector of Sumter county SEC. II. Be it further enacted, That all levies and sales made by the Tax Collector of Sumter County, as ex-officio Sheriff, under the provisions of this Act, shall, as to the time, place, manner, and in all other respects, conform to and be controlled by the general laws of this State regulating Sheriffs' sales. Regulation of sales SEC. III. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 16, 1876. Mode of granting license in Telfair and Montgomery. No. CCCCXIII. (O. No. 403.) An Act to prescribe the mode of granting license to sell intoxicating liquors in the counties of Telfair and Montgomery. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That it shall not be lawful for the Ordinaries of Telfair and Montgomery Counties to grant license to any person to sell intoxicating liquors in said counties in any

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quantity, unless the applicant for license shall, in addition to complying with all requisites of the law as it now stands, present to said Ordinaries, to be filed in their office, the written consent to the granting of said license, signed by two-thirds of the citizen freeholders living within three miles of the place at which the applicant proposes to sell. Regulations for granting license in certain counties SEC. II. Be it further enacted, That any Ordinary violating the provisions of this Act shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and, upon conviction, shall be punished as prescribed in section 4310 of Irwin's Revised Code. Offendershow punished SEC. III. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 28, 1876. Registration of voters in Thomas, [Illegible Text] Decatur, Mitchell and Camden. No. CCCCXIV. (O. No. 42.) An Act to amend an Act entitled an Act to provide for the registration of electors in the counties of Thomas, Lowndes, Decatur, Mitchell and Camden, and to prevent illegal voting in the same, approved February 23, 1875. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That the 1st section of the above recited Act be and the same is hereby amended by striking from the first line of said section the words from and after the passage of this Act, and inserting in lieu thereof the words from and after the first day of January, in the year 1877. Act of Feb. 23, 1875, amended SEC. II. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 15, 1876. Mode of granting license in Twiggs. No. CCCCXV. (O. No. 274.) An Act to amend 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, so as to make all the provisions of said Act apply to and embrace the county of Twiggs. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That 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 so amended as to embrace in said Act the county of Twiggs, and all the provisions of said Act in relation to granting license to sell intoxicating liquors in the counties of Jefferson, Burke and Washington, be and the same are hereby applied to and declared of force in the county of Twiggs. Mode of granting license to sell liquors in Twiggs SEC. II. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 25, 1876.

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Tax Collector ex-officio Sheriff in Troup, Emanuel and Douglas. No. CCCCXVI. (O. No. 484.) An Act to make the Tax Collector ex-officio Sheriff for the purpose of collecting all tax fi. fas. so far as relates to the counties of Troup, Emanuel and Douglas, and to provide compensation for the same. SECTION 1. Be it enacted, etc., That from and after the passage of this Act, the Tax Collector shall be ex-officio Sheriff for the purpose of collecting all tax fi. fas, so far as relates to the counties of Troup, Emanuel and Douglas, and shall have such compensation for the same as may be allowed by the Commissioners of Roads and Revenue of said counties. Tax Collector authorized to collect tax fi. fas. in certain counties SEC. II. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 28, 1876. To consolidate certain county offices in Union repealed. No. CCCCXVII. (O. No. 242.) An Act to repeal an Act to consolidate the offices of Tax Receiver and Tax Collector with the office of Sheriff, in the county of Union, approved February 28, 1874. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That the above recited Act be and the same is hereby repealed from and after the first day of January, 1877. Act of Feb. 28, 1874, repealed SEC. II. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 23, 1876. Sale of liquors regulated in Union. No. CCCCXVIII. (O. No. 290.) An Act to regulate the sale of Schnapps or other intoxicating drinks in the county of Union, under the guise of medicines, and for other purposes therein named. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That from and after the passage of this Act, any person selling, giving or furnishing in any quantity to any person in the county of Union, schnapps or other intoxicating drinks under the guise of medicines, except in a case of actual sickness, recommended by a regularly practicing physician, shall be held and considered a retailer of spirituous and intoxicating liquors. Sale of intoxicating drinks prohibited in Union SEC. II. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 25, 1876.

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To protect stock owners in Wayne. No. CCCCXIX. (O. No. 16.) An Act to protect the owners of stock in the county of Wayne, and for other purposes. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That from and after the passage of this Act, it shall not be lawful for non-residents to drive within the county cattle for grazing, or to place within the custody and control of a resident of the county any cattle for this purpose: Provided, that nothing in this Act shall apply to persons living on or near the county lines, whose usual cattle range may be embraced within its limits. Non-residents prohibited from grazing in Wayne county Proviso SEC. II. Be it further enacted, That any person violating the preceding section shall, on conviction, be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and subject to be fined not less than five dollars, nor more than one hundred dollars, [Illegible Text] each offense: Provided, that nothing in this section shall apply to owners of land placing stock under the control of their own tenants and croppers. Penalty Proviso SEC. III. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 10, 1876. To regulate hunting in Wayne. No. CCCCXX. (O. No. 134.) An Act to amend an Act entitled an Act to prohibit hunting on the lands of another in the counties of Quitman and Camden, and for other purposes, approved February 27, 1874, by extending the provisions of the same to the county of Wayne. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That from and after the passage of this Act, the provisions of the above recited Act be and the same are hereby extended, and made to apply to the county of Wayne. Hunting on lands of another prohibited in Wayne SEC. II. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 21, 1876. To consolidate certain county offices in Webster. No. CCCCXXI. (O. No. 90.) An Act to consolidate the offices of County Treasurer and the Clerk of the Superior Court of the county of Webster, and to provide for the compensation of the same, and for other purposes. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That the duties of the County Treasurer of the county of Webster shall devolve upon the Clerk of the Superior Court of said county. Clerk Superior Court and Treasurer of Webster [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text]

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SEC. II. Be it further enacted, That the Clerk of the Superior Court of said county, for performing the duties of County Treasurer, shall have and retain in his hands, as a compensation for said services, the sum of one and one half per centum for all monies received, and the same for paying out the same. Compensation SEC. III. Be it further enacted, That the clerk, before he enters upon his duties as ex-officio County Treasurer, shall give bond and security in the same amount as the County Treasurer of said county is now required to give. Shall give bond SEC. IV. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 19, 1876. To regu'ate fishing in Worth. No. CCCCXXII. (O. No. 61.) An Act to prevent fishing in the waters of Worth County with scines, traps, gill nets, or otherwise, except as hereinafter provided. 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 or entrap fish with any trap, seine, gill net, or other contrivance, out of the waters of Worth County, except with a hook and line, or set line, and any person or persons violating the provisions of this Act shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and, on conviction, shall be punished as prescribed in section 4310 of the Code of 1873. Fishing in Worth-regulation of Offendershow punished SEC. II. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 17, 1876.

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CHAPTER V. SALARIES, FEES AND COSTS. ACTS. No. 423. To provide for the compensation of jurors in Ba'dwin. No. 424. To regulate Commissions of Treasurer of Bartow. No. 425. To regulate pay of Jurors in Bartow. No. 426. To limit compensation of Tax Receiver and Collector of Bibb. No. 427. To provide for payment of Solicitor General's insolvent cost in Bibb. No. 428. To fix salary of County Judge of Brooks. No. 429. To fix compensation of Jurors in Burke. No. 430. To reduce compensation of Tax Receiver and Collector and Treasurer of Butts. No. 431. To fix compensation Jurors and Balliffs in Calhoun. No. 432. To regulate payment of claims of School Commissioners and Teachers in Campbell and Rabun. No. 433. To regulate salary of Treasurer of Campbell. No. 434. To regulate fees of Jurors in County Court of Campbell. No. 435. To regulate compensation of County Judge, So'lcitor and Jurors in Carroll. No. 436. To regulate costs of Justices of the Peace in criminal cases in Chatham. No. 437. To regulate pay of Jurors in Chattahoochee. No. 438. To fix compensation of Tax Receiver and Collector of Cherokee. No. 439. To reduce commissions of Tax Receiver and Collector of Clay. No. 440. To reduce commissions of County Treasurer of Clay. No. 441. To provide for payment of insolvent costs in Clarke. No. 442. To authorize payment of jury fees for 1875, in Coweta. No. 443. To regulate compensation of Jurors in Decatur. No. 444. To limit fees of Jailor in Decatur. No. 445. To fix compensation of Treasurer and Sheriff of DeKalb. No. 446. To regulate pay of Jurors in Dodge. No. 447. To regulate compensation of Jurors in County Court of Dooly. No. 448. To regulate pay of Jurors in Dougherty. No. 449. To regulate pay of Jurors and county officers in Effingham. No. 450. To regulate payment of insolvent costs in Effingham. No. 451. To regulate compensation of Tax Receiver and Collector and Treasurer of Floyd. No. 452. To provide for payment of insolvent costs of certain officers in Jackson. No. 453. To repeal Act increasing pay of Jurors in Jasper. No. 454. To compensate Clerk Superior Court and Sheriff of Liberty. No. 455. To regulate compensation of County Commissioners of Laurens. No. 456. To regulate pay of Jurors in Laurens. No. 457. To provide compensation of Commissioners of Lumpkin. No. 458. To regulate pay of Jurors in Macon. No. 459. To regulate compensation of Tax Receiver and Collector of Merriwether. No. 460. To fix compensation of Treasurer of Merriwether. No. 461. To regulate pay of Jurors of Mitler. No. 462. To regulate pay of Jurors of Montgomery and Telfair. No. 463. To fix fees of Jailor of Monroe. No. 464. To fix compensation of Tax Collector and Receiver, and Treasurer of Monroe. No. 465. To regulate compensation of tax officers of Murray. No. 466. To fix pay of Jurors in [Illegible Text].

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No. 467. To [Illegible Text] compensation of Treasurer of [Illegible Text] No. 468. To provide compensation for county officers of Ogiethorpe. No. 469. To fix salaries of Treasurer of Sumter and Randolph. No. 470. To authorize payment of school debt of Richmond. No. 471. To [Illegible Text] a salary of Treasurer of Richmond. No. 472. To [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] compensation of County Judge of [Illegible Text] No. 473. To provide compensation for county officers of Sereven. No. 474. To [Illegible Text] provision for payment of insolvent costs in Spalding. No. 475. To [Illegible Text] compensation of Tax Receiver and Collector and Treasurer of Talbot. No. 476. To [Illegible Text] compensation of Tax Receiver and Collector and Treasurer of Troup [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] No. 477. To fix [Illegible Text] of Treasurer of Twiggs. No. 478. To fix fees of Jailor of Twiggs. No. 479. To provide for payment of certain school claims in Upson. No. 480. To fix compensation of [Illegible Text] and [Illegible Text] in Wayne. No. 481. To regulate pay of Commissioners of Wayne. No. 482. To fix pay of county officers and Jurors of Washington, and per diem of Jurors in [Illegible Text] No. 483. To provide per diem of Criminal Court Jurors in Webster. No. 484. To [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] of Jurors of Webster. No. [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] diem of Jurors in [Illegible Text] No. 486. To [Illegible Text] for payment of school claims in [Illegible Text] No. 487. To [Illegible Text] fees of Constables in [Illegible Text] No. 488. [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] for payment of insolvent costs of Solicitor in Wilkes. No. 489. To [Illegible Text] provision for payment of insolvent costs in Wilkes. No. 490. To [Illegible Text] compensation of certain [Illegible Text] in [Illegible Text] No. 491. [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] compensation of Jurors in Worth. [Illegible Text] No. CCCCXXIII. (O. No. 34.) An Act [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] for the compensation of jurors in Baldwin County. SECTION [Illegible Text] Be it enacted, etc., That from and after the passage of this Act, the jury fees in Baldwin County shall be the same amount as fees of witnesses resident in the county, to wit: Seventyfive cents per day, payable out of the county treasury. Fees of jurors [Illegible Text] Baldwin SEC. II. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 15, 1876. Commissions of Treasurer of Bartow. No. CCCCXXIV. (O. No. 137.) An Act to [Illegible Text] an Act entitled an Act to [Illegible Text] an Act to regulate the commissions to be allowed the County Treasurer of the county of Bartow, approved February 22, 1873. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That from and after the passage of this Act, the above recited Act be and the same is hereby repealed Act of Feb. 22, 1873, repealed

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SEC. II. Be it further enacted, That the County Treasurer of Bartow County shall receive for his commissions the amount allowed by an Act approved March 2, 1874, entitled an Act to declare the true intent and meaning of section 3703 of the Code of Georgia. [Illegible Text] of Treasurer of Bartow SEC. III. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 21, 1876. Per diem of jurors in Bartow. No. CCCCXXV. (O. No. 52.) An Act to regulate the pay of grand and traverse jurors and bailiffs in the county of Bartow. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That from and after the passage of this Act, the pay of grand and traverse jurors, and the bailiffs in attendance upon the Superior Court of the county of Bartow, shall be one dollar and fifty cents for each day they may serve, and no more. Per diem of jurors in Bartow county SEC. II. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 16, 1876. Compensation of Tax Receiver and Collector of Bibb. No. CCCCXXVI. (O. No. 412.) An Act to prescribe and limit the compensation of Tax Receivers and Tax Collectors in the county of Bibb, for receiving and collecting the county tax of said county of Bibb, and to [Illegible Text] for the payment of the same. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That from and after the first day of January, 1877, the Tax Receiver in and for the county of bibb shall receive as his compensation, for receiving the county tax of the county of Bibb, an annual salary of three hundred dollars, in lieu of the commission now allowed by law for said service. Tax Receiver of Bibb to receive salary SEC. II. Be it further enacted, That from and after the first day of January, 1877, the Tax Collector in and for the county of Bibb shall receive as his compensation, for collecting the county tax of the county of Bibb, an annual salary of five hundred dollars, in lieu of the commissions now allowed by law for said service. Tax Collector to receive salary SEC. III. Be it further enacted, That the said annual salaries of the said Tax Receiver and Tax Collector, in and for the county of Bibb, for receiving and collecting the tax of said county, shall be paid to said officers respectively out of the treasury of said county of Bibb. [Illegible Text] SEC. IV. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 28, 1876.

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[Illegible Text] costs of Solicitor General of Bibb. No. CCCCXXVII. (O. No. 141.) An Act to [Illegible Text] an Act entitled an Act for the payment of insolvent costs to the Solicitor General of the Madison Circuit, and for other [Illegible Text] SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That the above recited Act, approved August 26th, 1872, be and the same is hereby repealed, and that said officer, so far as relates to the county of Bibb, receive his bill of costs from the fine and forfeiture fund only, as heretofore provided by law: Provided, that this Act shall take effect at the expiration of the present incumbent's term of office. Insolvent costs of Solicitor General in Bibb Proviso SEC. II. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 21, 1876. Salary of County Judge of Brooks. No. CCCCXXVIII. (O. No. 35.) An Act [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] the salary of the Judge of the County Court of Brooks County. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That from and after the passage of this Act, the salary of the Judge of the County Court of Brooks County shall be six hundred dollars per annum, to be paid by the County Treasurer of said county in quarterly instalments, at the end of each quarter of the calendar year. Salary of County Judge in Brooks County SEC. II. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 15, 1876. Compensation of jurors in Burke. No. CCCCXXIX. (O. No. 19.) An Act to fix the compensation of jurors for the county of Burke. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That from and after the passage of this Act, the compensation of jurors in the Superior Court of the county of Burke shall be two dollars per [Illegible Text] Per diem of jurors in Burke county SEC. II. Repeals conflicting laws Approved February 10, 1876.

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Compensation of certain officers in [Illegible Text] No. CCCCXXX. (O. No. 434.) An Act to reduce the compensation allowed the Tax Collector, Tax Receiver and County [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] county taxes collected in Butts County, in this State. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That on all taxes collected in Butts County, for the year 1877, and years succeeding said year, for county purposes, the Tax Receiver and Collector of Butts County shall receive, as a compensation for their services in receiving the returns and collecting said taxes, only one and one quarter per cent. each on the amount collected for county purposes. Compensation of Tax Receiver and Collector of Butte SEC. II. Be it further [Illegible Text] That the County Treasurer of said county shall receive as compensation for his services one and one-half per cent. for receiving, and one and one-half per cent. for paying out funds received. Compensation of [Illegible Text] SEC. III. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 28, 1876. Compensation of jurors in [Illegible Text] No. CCCCXXXI. (O. No. 96.) An Act to fix the compensation of grand and traverse jurors and [Illegible Text] serving in the Superior Court of Calhoun [Illegible Text] SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That from and after the passage of this Act, the compensation of grand and traverse jurors, sworn in the Superior Court of Calhoun County, shall be one dollar per day; and bailiffs, whose duties are performed in the presence of said court, shall also receive one dollar per day. Per diem of jurors and [Illegible Text] in Calhoun SEC. II. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 19, 1876. Teachers' claims for 1871 in Campbell and Rabun. No. CCCCXXXII. (O. No. 223.) An Act to repeal and amend the last three lines of section 3 d of an Act, approved March 3, 1874, to provide for the payment of the [Illegible Text] of school officers and teachers for services rendered in the year 1871, so far as the same relates to [Illegible Text] counties of Campbell and [Illegible Text] SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That the last three lines of section 3d of said Act shall be amended so as to read as follows, towit: that it shall be the duty of the County School Commissioner

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to pay over to the school officers and teachers, for such services rendered in the year 1871, with seven per cent. interest, as they may have heretofore found, or may hereafter find, on presentation, to be lawful and just, out of any money now in his hands, or may hereafter come into his hands, set apart by law for school [Illegible Text] that he shall pay one half found due to said teachers this year (1876), the remainder next year (1877). This Act to apply only to the counties of Campbell and Rabun. [Illegible Text] SEC. II. [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] laws. [Illegible Text] February 23, 1876. Salary of [Illegible Text]. No. CCCCXXXIII. (O. No. 142.) An Act to fix and regulate the salary of the County Treasurer of the county of Campbell, and for other purposes. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That on and after the first day of January, 1877, the County Treasurer of the county of Campbell shall, upon being duly elected and installed as County Treasurer, after first complying with the law required of him in such capacity as County Treasurer, receive for his services as County [Illegible Text] for the aforesaid county one hundred and fifty dollars, and no more. Salary of Treasurer of Campbell SEC. II. Repeals conflicting law. Approved February 21, 1876. [Illegible Text] No. CCCCXXXIV. (O. No. 77.) An Act to amend section 15 th of an Act to create a County Court for the County of Clayton, in this State, and to provide for the disposition of [Illegible Text] therein, approved February 28, 1874, so far as the same [Illegible Text] to the county of Campbell, in relation to jury [Illegible Text]. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That section 15th of an Act to create a County Court for the county of Clayton, in this State, and to provide for the disposition of convicts therein, approved February 28th, 1874, so far as the same relates to the county of Campbell, be so altered and amended that the jury fees accruing in this court shall be paid out of the treasury of the county of Campbell, where the same are not in the hands of the County Judge. Fees of jurors in Campbell County Court SEC. II. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 17, 1876.

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Compensation of County Judge, Solicitor and Jurore in Carroll. No. CCCCXXXV. (O. No. 336.) An Act to provide for the compensation of the Judge of the County Court; to regulate the fees of the County Solicitor in certain cases, and to provide for the per diem of jurors, so far as the same relates to the county of Carroll. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That from and after the passage of this Act, the Judge of the County Court of Carroll County shall receive such compensation as a salary, for the year 1875, as the grand jury may recommend at the first term of the Superior Court after the passage of this Act, and that at each Spring term of the Superior Court the grand jury shall have the privilege to designate the amount of the salary of the County Judge for the year, which shall be paid out of the county treasury. Salary of County Judge of Carrollhow fixed SEC. II. Be it further enacted, That on all bills of indictment and special presentment, which may be transferred from the Superior Court to the County Court for trial, the fees shall be equally divided between the Solicitor General who draws the bill and the County Solicitor. Fees of Solicitor General and County Solicitor SEC. III. Be it further enacted, That jurors in the County Court shall be paid out of the county treasury, and in no case shall their pay depend upon the collection of fines and forfeitures. [Illegible Text] SEC. IV. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 25, 1876. Fees of Justices of the Peace in Chatham. No. CCCCXXXVI. (O. No. 397.) An Act to repeal certain local Acts for the county of Chatham, so [Illegible Text] as they have reference to criminal matters and the criminal costs of Magistrates of Chatham County, to-wit: An Act to repeal an Act entitled an Act to extend the civil jurisdiction of the Justices of the Peace in the city of Savannah, and to compel Justices of the [Illegible Text] and Constables of country districts in the county of Chatham to be residents of the districts of which they are elected, assented to 21 st day of December, 1835, so far as the civil jurisdiction of the Justices of the Peace for the 1 st, 2 d, 3 d and 4 th Districts, Georgia Militia, in the city of Savannah, are concerned, and to establish rates of fees of Magistrates and Constables in the city of Savannah, approved February 17, 1854, to wit: An Act to point out the [Illegible Text] and manner of collecting [Illegible Text] and Constables' fees in the

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county of Chatham, and to amend an Act to repeal an Act to extend the civil jurisdiction of the Justices of the Peace in the city of Savannah, and to compel Justices of the Peace and Constables of the country districts in the county of Chatham to be residents of the districts of which they are elected, assented to the 21 st day of December, 1835, so far as the civil jurisdiction of the Justices of the Peace for the 1 st, 2 d, 3 d and 4 th Districts, Georgia Militia, in the city of Savannah, are concerned, and to establish rates of fees of Magistrates and Constables in the city of Savannah, approved March 5, 1856; and to-wit: 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, approved March 2, 1874, and to point out the manner of collecting criminal costs in Chatham County, so far as Magistrates and [Illegible Text] are concerned, and to repeal all Acts and parts of Acts which authorize the Magistrates and [Illegible Text] Magistrates of Chatham County to collect costs in criminal cases from the treasury of said county, or of the city of Savannah. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That from and after the passage of this Act, all of the above recited Acts, and parts of said recited Acts, so far as they have reference to the payment of costs by the county of Chatham or city of Savannah, are hereby repealed. Certain [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] SEC. II. Be it further enacted, That the Magistrates and Constables of Chatham County shall be entitled to such costs in criminal cases as are set forth in paragraphs 3699 and 3700 of the Revised Code of Georgia, 1873, page 649, as costs in criminal cases, and that the same shall be collected in the manner pointed out by said Code, and in no other manner. Justices costs in criminal [Illegible Text] SEC. III. Be it further enacted, That for drawing up or writing a bond, and witnessing and approving the same, where the defendant or defendants are bound over to appear at court to answer the charge or charges, the fee shall be three dollars, which shall cover all charges connected with the said bond. Drawing, witnessing and approving bondscost of SEC. IV. Be it further enacted, That when any person or persons is or are arrested under a charge of felony or misdemeanor, and waives or declines an examination, and enters into bond for his or her appearance at court, to answer the same, the Magistrate and Constable shall be entitled to their costs accruing from the party or parties thus giving bond. Costs in cases where [Illegible Text] is waived SEC. V. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 28, 1876.

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Fees of jurors in Chattahoochee. No. CCCCXXXVII. (O. No. 41.) An Act to regulate and define the pay of grand and petit [Illegible Text] for the county of Chattahoochee. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That from and after the passage of this Act, the grand and petit jurors of Chattahoochee County shall receive the sum of one dollar per diem, as full compensation for their services as jurors. Pay of [Illegible Text] in Chattahoochee County SEC. II. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 15, [Illegible Text]. Compensation of Tax Receiver and Collector in [Illegible Text]. No. CCCCXXXVIII. (O. No. 97.) An Act to repeal the 3 d section of an Act to fix the compensation of the Tax Collector and Receiver of the county of Cherokee, and for other purposes. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That the 3d section of the above recited Act, approved February 25, 1875, be and the same is hereby repealed. 3 of Act of Feb. 25, '75, repealed SEC. II. Be it further enacted, That section 1st of said Act shall be so amended as to read three hundred dollars each for their services per annum. Compensation of Tax Collector and [Illegible Text] in Cherokee SEC. III. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 19, 1876. Commissions of Tax Receiver and Collector of Clay reduced. No. CCCCXXXIX. (O. No. 499.) An Act to reduce the commissions of the Tax Collector and Tax Receiver for collecting the county tax for the county of Clay. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That from and after the first day of January, 1877, the Tax Collector of Clay County shall only receive for collecting the county tax of said county one-half the commissions allowed him by law for collecting the State tax, and that the Tax Receiver of said county shall be paid for assessing the county tax one-half the amount allowed by this Act to the Tax Collector for collecting the county tax of said county. [Illegible Text] of Tax Collector and Receiver of Clay reduced SEC. II. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 28, 1876.

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Commissions of Treasurer of Clay reduced. No. CCCCXL. (O. No. 479.) An Act to reduce the commissions of the County Treasurer for the county of Clay. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That from and after the first day of January, 1877, the County Treasurer of Clay County shall only receive as his commission one per cent. on all amounts received, and one per cent. on all amounts paid out by him. Compensation of Treasurer of Clay SEC. II Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 28, 1870. Provision for payment of [Illegible Text] costs in Clarke. No. CCCCXLL (O. No. 524.) An Act to provide for the payment of insolvent costs of the officers of the Superior Court of Clarke County. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That from and after the passage of this Act, that whenever a fine or forfeiture is collected in the County Court of Clarke County, upon a bill of indictment or presentment transferred from the Superior Court to the County Court, it shall be the duty of the County Judge to appropriate the same, after paying costs accruing in said case, in said County Court, to discharge the insolvent cost lists of the Solicitor General, Clerk and Sheriff, which have been and may be allowed by the Judges of the Superior Court. Fines in transferred caseshow appropriated SEC. II. Be it further enacted, That whenever the insolvent cost lists of the Solicitor General, Clerk and Sheriff, are fully paid off and [Illegible Text] and there may be a balance collected on such fines and [Illegible Text] that the County Judge shall pay the same into the County Treasury. Surplus from [Illegible Text] after Insolvent costs paidhow disposed of SEC. III Repeals conflicting laws. Approved [Illegible Text] 20, 1870. [Illegible Text] of jury fees of 1875, in Coweta authorized. No. CCCCXLII. (O. No. 161.) An Act [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] the Commissioners of [Illegible Text] County to grant orders upon the Treasurer of said county to pay grand and petit jurors [Illegible Text] services rendered in the year 1875. SECTION I Be it enacted, etc., That the Commissioners of Coweta County shall grant orders upon the Treasurer of said county to pay each grand and petit juror two dollars per diem for services as juror in said county, during the year 1875, upon presentation of jury scrip, or certificate of the Clerk of the Superior Court of said county, of services rendered as jurors in said county during the year 1875. County Commiss'rs shall grant orders for jury fees SEC. II. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 21, 1876.

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Compensation of jurors in [Illegible Text]. No. CCCCXLIII. (O. No. 490.) An Act to regulate the compensation of jurors in the county of Decatur, and to require the Clerk of the Superior Court of said county to report the amount of jury fees collected to the Treasurer of the county. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That from and after the passage of this Act, the per diem pay or fees of all jurors in the county of Decatur shall be one dollar, and that this Act applies to all tales jurors summoned by order of the court, and held in hearing of the court for as long a time as one day or more. Per diem of jurors in Decatur SEC. II. Be it further enacted, That for each decree or verdict in the Superior Court of said county, the jury fees shall be three dollars, and for each confession of judgment or statutory judgment, one dollar, to be taxed in the bill of costs, and when collected to be paid into the county treasury. And the Clerk of the Superior Court of said county, by the first day of each term thereof, shalf make a report under oath, to the Treasurer of said county, of the amount of such jury fees collected by him since his last report. Fee for verdicts, etc. SEC. III. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 28, 1876. Fees of Jailor of Decatur limited. No. CCCCXLIV. (O. No. 166.) An Act to limit the Ordinary of Decatur County in fixing the fees [Illegible Text] the Jailor of said county. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That from and after the passage of this Act, the Ordinary of Decatur County, in said State, shall not allow or pay the Sheriff or Jailor of said county more than thirty cents per diem for dicting each prisoner confined in the common jail of said county on any ground whatever. Fees of Jailor of Decatur SEC. II. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 21, 1876. Compensation of Treasurer and Sheriff of DeKalb. No. CCCCXLV. (O. No. 100.) An Act to alter and fix the pay of the County Treasurer of the county of DeKalb, and also to alter and fix the per diem that shall be allowed the Sheriff of the said county for board of prisoners in the county jail. SECTION I. Be it enacted etc., That from and after the expiration of the terms of office of the present [Illegible Text], the County

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Treasurer of the county of DeKalb shall be allowed only one and one half per centum on receipts, and the same on disbursements, as his only pay for performing the duties of the said office of County Treasurer, and that the Sheriff of the said county of DeKalb shall be allowed sixty cents, and no more, as per diem for board of each prisoner that may be confined in the county jail. Compensation of Sheriff and Treasurer of DeKalb SEC. II. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 19, 1876. Compensation of jurors in Dodge. No. CCCCXLVI. (O. No. 24.) An Act to regulate the pay of all jurors of the county of Dodge. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That from and after the passage of this Act, the sum of one dollar per day be allowed each juror of the county of Dodge, for such time as he or they may serve as juror or jurors. Per diem of jurors in Dodge SEC. II. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 10, 1876. Compensation of jurors in County Court of Dooly. No. CCCCXLVII. (O. No. 23.) [Illegible Text]. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That from and after the passage of this Act, the jurors summoned and sworn as jurors in the trial of criminal [Illegible Text] in the County Court of Dooly County, shall receive the same per diem as compensation therefor as is now provided by law for jurors summoned and sworn in the Superior Court of Dooly County, and shall be paid out of the county treasury in the same manner as the jurors in the Superior Court of said county are paid. Jurors in Dooly county Court[Illegible Text] diem SEC. II. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 10, 1876. [Illegible Text]. No. CCCCXLVIII. (O. No. 12.) An Act to [Illegible Text] the pay of grand and petit jurors in Dougherty County. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That from and after the passage of this Act, the grand jurors of Dougherty County shall be empowered to fix and regulate the pay of all grand and traverse jurors in

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Dougherty County, but in no case shall the pay exceed one dollar per diem. Per diem of jurors in Doughertyhow regulated SEC. II. Be it further enacted, That the grand jurors for each and every Spring term of the Superior Court shall fix the per diem of all jurors, and which shall not be repealed or revoked by any other than the following grand jurors convened for the Spring term of the Superior Court in each year. Fixed by grand jury at Spring term SEC. III. Be it further enacted, That it is expressly understood that grand and petit jurors, and all other jurors in Dougherty County, shall not receive any per diem until they are so convened for the Fall term of the year 1876. Jurors shall receive no pay until Fall term SEC. IV. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 10, 1876. Compensation of jurors and county officers in Effingham. No. CCCCXLIX. (O. No. 88.) An Act to regulate the pay of jurors and provide for the extra compensation of county officers in the county of Effingham. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That from and after the passage of this Act, the compensation of grand and petit jurors in the county of Effingham shall be one dollar per day. Per diem of jurors in Effingham SEC. II. Be it further enacted, That no extra pay shall here after be allowed or paid to any county officers for any extra service they may render as such officers, unless allowed by the grand jury of said county of Effingham, upon due proof of the services performed and the value of them. No extra pay to county officers SEC. III. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 17, 1876. To regulate payment of insolvent costs in Effingham. No. CCCCL. (O. No. 186.) An Act to regulate the payment of insolvent costs claimed by the county officers of Effingham County. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc. That from and after the passage of this Act, all claims of county officers for insolvent costs against the county of Effingham shall be first examined and allowed by the grand jury thereof before paid. Insolvent costs in Effingham SEC. II. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 23, 1876.

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Compensation of Tax Receiver and Collector and Treasurer of Floyd. No. [Illegible Text] (O. No. [Illegible Text].) An Act to [Illegible Text] and [Illegible Text] the compensation of Tax Collector and [Illegible Text] Receiver of Floyd County, so far as relates to the collecting and receiving of the county taxes of said county, and to regulate and [Illegible Text] the compensation of the County Treasurer of said county. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That from and after the first day of January 1877, the compensation of Tax Collector of said county, for collecting the county tax, shall be four hundred dollars. The compensation of the Tax Receiver, for his official work performed in the [Illegible Text] of said county, shall be two hundred dollars. The compensation of the Treasurer of said county shall be four hundred dollars. Compensation of Tax Receiver and Collector and Treasurer of Floyd SEC. II. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February [Illegible Text] 1876. Provision for payment of insolvent costs in Jackson. No. [Illegible Text]. (O. No. 95.) An Act [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] for the payment of insolvent costs of the officers of the Superior Court of Jackson County. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That from and after the passage of this Act, that whenever a fine or forfeiture is collected in the County Court of Jackson County upon a bill of indictment or presentment [Illegible Text] from the Superior Court to the County Court, it shall be the duty of the County Judge to appropriate the same to discharge the insolvent costs lists of the Solicitor General, Clerk and Sheriff, which may have been and may be allowed by the Judges of the Superior Court. Fines and forfeitures in Jackson County Courthow disposed of SEC. II. Be it further enacted, That whenever the insolvent costs lists of the Solicitor General, Clerk and Sheriff are fully paid off and discharged, and there may be a balance collected on such fines and forfeitures, that the County Judge shall pay the same into the county [Illegible Text]. Balancehow disposed of SEC. III. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 19, 1876.

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Act increasing pay of Jurors in Jasper repealed. No. CCCCLIII. (O. No. 168.) An Act to repeal so much of an Act entitled an Act to increase the pay of jurors in the counties of Stewart, Webster, Troup and others, as relates to the county of Jasper, approved December 14, 1871, and for other purposes. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That from and after the passage of this Act, so much of the above recited Act as relates to the county of Jasper be and the same is hereby repealed. Act of Dec. 14, 1871, repealed as to Jasper SEC. II. Be it further enacted, That the compensation of jurors in the county of Jasper shall be fixed by the Ordinary of said county at such sum, not exceeding two dollars per day, as shall be recommended by the first grand jury empanelled in said county in each year. Compensation of jurors SEC. III. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 21, 1876. To compensate Clerk Superior Court and Sheriff of Liberty. No. CCCCLIV. (O. No. 351.) An Act to compensate Clerk of the Superior Court, and Sheriff, for services rendered, not otherwise provided for by law, so far as relates to the county of Liberty. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That from and after the passage of this Act, the Clerk of the Superior Court, and Sheriff of the county of Liberty, shall, by an itemized account, signed by the Judge of said court, and approved (or any part thereof) by the grand jury, be entitled to pay for services not otherwise provided for by law. Compensation of Sheriff and Clerk for services not provided forhow obtained SEC. II. Be it further enacted, That when the foregoing section of this Act shall have been complied with, the Treasurer of said county be authorized and required to [Illegible Text] said accounts. Treasurer required to [Illegible Text] SEC. III. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 25, 1876. Compensation and powers of Commissioners of [Illegible Text]. No. [Illegible Text]. (O. No. [Illegible Text].) An Act to alter an Act entitled an Act to repeal an Act to create an advisory board for the counties of [Illegible Text] and Glascock, so far as relates to the county of [Illegible Text] and to provide a Board of Commissioners for the counties of Johnson and [Illegible Text] approved February 22, 1875. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That from and after the [Illegible Text] of this Act, section 5th, of the [Illegible Text] recited Act, be [Illegible Text]

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authorize a majority of the Board of County Commissioners or a a majority of a quorum, when a quorum only is present, to pass any order [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] SEC. II. Be it further enacted, That section 10th, of above recited Act, be so altered as to allow for the compensation of the Clerk five dollars per day for each day the board shall be in session, instead of the compensation now allowed by law. Compensation of Clerk SEC. III. Be it further enacted, That section 7th, of the above recited Act, be altered so as to allow one dollar per diem as compensation to each member of said board during its sessions. Compensation of board SEC. IV. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 28, 1876. [Illegible Text] No. CCCCLVI. (O. No. 282.) An Act [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] the pay of grand, traverse, and County Court jurors for the County of Laurens. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That from and after the passage of this Act, the grand, traverse, and County Court jurors of Laurens County, shall receive one dollar for each day they may serve, and no [Illegible Text]. Per dient of jurors of Laurens SEC. II. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 25, 1876. Compensation of Commissioners of [Illegible Text]. No. CCCCLVII. (O. No. 278.) An Act to [Illegible Text] an Act entitled an Act to create a Board of [Illegible Text] of Roads and [Illegible Text], for the county of Lumpkin, approved February 27, 1875, so as to provide compensation for said [Illegible Text]. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That the last clause of the 3d section, of the above recited Act, be amended as follows: After the word office, in the last clause of said 3d section, strike out all the remaining part of the section, and insert in lieu thereof the following words, to-wit: Shall receive as compensation for their services one dollar per day for each day they actually serve during sessions of the board. Compensation of Commiss'rs of Lumpkin SEC. II. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 25, 1876.

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Pay of jurors in Macon regulated. No. CCCCLVIII. (O. No. 202.) An Act to regulate the pay of jurors in Macon County. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That from and after the passage of this Act, the pay of jurors in Macon County shall be one dollar per day, to be paid from the county treasury, and three dollars for each verdict renderedto be paid by the party obtaining the verdict, and charged in bill of costs. Fees and costs of jurors in Macon SEC. II. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 23, 1876. Compensation of Tax Receiver and Tax Collector of Meriwether. CCCCLIX. (O. No. 176.) An Act to regulate the compensation of Tax Receiver and Tax Collector of Meriwether County. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That the Tax Receiver and Collector of Meriwether County shall each receive out of the county funds, in addition to the commission allowed by law for the assessment and collecting of the State tax, the sum of seventy-five dollars for the assessment and collecting of the county tax: Provided, the commissions paid by the State to each shall be less than four hundred dollars; but if the commissions of each from the State shall be that sum, or more, then each shall receive nothing out of the county funds for assessing and collecting the county tax. The Tax Collector shall be entitled to the fees now allowed for issuing tax fi. fas., to be paid in the manner now provided by law. This Act shall not go into effect until after the next election for Receiver and Collector of said county. Compensation of Tax Receiver and Collector of Meriwether SEC. II. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 21, 1876. Compensation of Treasurer of Meriwether. No. CCCCLX. (O. No. 119.) An Act to fix the compensation of the County Treasurer of Meriwether County. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That from and after the next election for Treasurer of Meriwether County, the compensation of said Treasurer of Meriwether County shall be three hundred dollars per annum, instead of the compensation allowed by existing laws: Provided, that in the event the county tax of Meriwether

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County shall be five thousand dollars, or less, the compensation of said Treasurer shall be the same per cent. as now allowed by law, instead of the fixed sum of three hundred dollars, as above specified. [Illegible Text] of Treasurer of Meriwether SEC. II. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 19, 1876. Compensation of jurors in Miller. No. CCCCLXI. (O. No. 91.) An Act to [Illegible Text] the pay of grand and [Illegible Text] jurors of the county of Miller. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That from and after the passage of this Act, the pay of grand and petit jurors of the county of Miller shall be one dollar per day. Per diem of jurors of Miller SEC. II. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 19, 1876. Compensation of jurors in Montgomery and Telfair. No. CCCCLXII. (O. No. 18.) An Act to [Illegible Text] the pay of grand and petit jurors for the counties of [Illegible Text] and Telfair. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That the per diem pay of grand and petit jurors of Montgomery and Telfair Counties shall be one dollar for each day they serve. Per di m of jurors of Montgom'ry SEC. II. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 10, 1876. Fees of Jailor of [Illegible Text]. No. CCCCLXIII. (O. No. 155.) An Act to fix the compensation allowed for feeding prisoners confined in [Illegible Text] County jail. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That from and after the passage of this Act, the Sheriff or Jailor of Monroe County shall receive for feeding each prisoner confined in the jail of said county thirty cents per day for each day of their confinement. Fees of Jailor of Monroe SEC. II. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 21, 1876.

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Compensation of Tax Collector and Receiver and Treasurer of Monroe No. CCCCLXIV (O. No. 411.) An Act to fix the compensation of Tax Collector and Tax Receiver and Treasurer of Monroe County, and provide extra compensation of officers. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That from and after the next regular election of county officers for the county of Monroe, the compensation of Tax Collector of said county, for the collection of the tax levied for county purposes, shall be one hundred and fifty dollars. The compensation of the Tax Receiver, for his official work performed in the interest of the said county, shall be one hundred dollars. The compensation of the Treasurer of said county shall be three hundred dollars. Salaries of Tax Collector and Receiver and Treasurer of Monroe SEC. II. Be it further enacted, That no extra pay shall hereafter be allowed or paid to any county officer, Sheriff or Clerk, or any other officer of said county, for any extra service they may render as such officers, unless allowed by the County Commissioners of said county of Monroe, upon due proof of services performed, and the value of them presented in an itemized account. Extra pay to county officerswhen allowed SEC. III. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 28, 1876. Fees Sherill and Deputy Sheriff of Murray as tax officers. No. CCCCLXV. (O. No. 509.) An Act to amend an Act entitled an Act to abolish the offices of Tax Collector and Tax Receiver of Murray County as separate offices, and to make the Sheriff of said county Tax Collector, and to make the Deputy Sheriff of said county Tax Receiver, approved February 4, 1875, and for other purposes. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That the above recited Act be so amended as to allow the Sheriff of said county, as Tax Collector, to draw out of the State and county taxes collected in said county the whole amount of commissions, under the statute allowing commissions to Tax Collectors and Receivers of Tax Returns, and that the amounts so collected for Tax Collector and Tax Receiver, in excess of the amounts allowed as salaries to said officers, in the above recited Act, be paid by said Sheriff to the County School Commissioner of said county of Murray, to be applied as other public school funds. [Illegible Text] of Tax Collectorhow paid SEC. II. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 28, 1876.

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Pay of Jurors in [Illegible Text]. No. CCCCLXVI. (O. No. 104.) An Act to fix the pay of jurors' per diem in the county of Muscogee. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That from and after the passage of this Act, the pay of grand and petit jurors, in the county of [Illegible Text], shall be one dollar per diem, and no more, for such time as they may serve. Per diem of [Illegible Text] in [Illegible Text] SEC. II. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 19, 1876. Compensation of Treasurer of [Illegible Text]. No. CCCCLXVII. (O. No. 189.) An Act to fix the compensation of the Treasurer of the county of Muscogee. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That from and after the expiration of the term of office of the present Treasurer of the county of [Illegible Text], the compensation of the Treasurer of said county shall not be paid from commissions on the amounts received and paid out by him, as now provided by law, but his compensation shall be a salary fixed by the Board of County Commissioners of said county. Salary of Treasurer of [Illegible Text] to be fixed by Commiss'rs SEC. II. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 23, 1876. Compensation of officers of [Illegible Text] for extra services. No. CCCCLXVIII. (O. No. 215.) An Act to provide compensation for county officers of Oglethorpe County for extra services, upon recommendation of the grand jury of said county, and for other purposes. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That from and after the passage of this Act, whenever the county officers of the county of Oglethorpe shall have performed extra services, or services for which compensation is not provided by law, and shall present their claims for such extra services to the grand jury of said county, and said grand jury, after examination of the same, shall approve of extra [Illegible Text] to said officers, and shall recommend it in their general presentments, such recommendation shall amount to an order for the payment of the same out of the county treasury of said county. Compensation of county officers for extra services SEC. II. Be it further enacted, That it shall be the duty of the Ordinary, [Illegible Text] other authority levying taxes in and for said county,

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to assess so much, with other taxes, as will pay the amount recommended by the grand jury as aforesaid; and said amount, when collected and paid over to the County Treasurer of said county of Oglethorpe, shall be by him paid without further order to the parties thereto entitled. How provided SEC. III. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 23, 1876. Salaries of Treasurers of Sumter and Rand No. CCCCLXIX. (O. No. 190.) An Act to fix the salaries of the County Treasurers of Sumter and Randolph Counties. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That after the expiration of the term of office of the present Treasurers of the counties of Sumter and Randolph, the salaries of said officers shall be each three hundred dollars annually, for performing the duties thereof. Salaries of Treasurers of Sumter and Randolph SEC. II. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 23, 1876. Payment of school debt of Richmond authorized. No. CCCCLXX. (O. No. 135.) An Act to amend an Act entitled an Act to authorize the Judge of the County Court of Richmond County, to pay the school debt due the school officers and teachers of Richmond County, for the years 1871 and 1872, and to borrow money to replace the same in the treasury. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That from and after the passage of this Act, the above mentioned Act shall be amended by inserting the words and require, after the word authorize in the title of said Act. Act providing for the payment of School debt of Richmond amended SEC. II. Be it further enacted, That the 1st section of said Act shall be amended by inserting the words and required immediately after the word authorized, where it occurs in said section. First [Illegible Text] amended SEC. III. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 21, 1876.

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Salary of Treasurer of Richmond. No. CCCCLXXI. (O. No. 6.) An Act to provide that the Treasurer of Richmond County shall be allowed [Illegible Text] salary, and to fix the amount thereof, and for other purposes. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That the Treasurer of Richmond County shall be allowed, in lieu of the commission now allowed him by law, a salary of eighteen hundred dollars per annum. Salary of Treasurer of Richmond County SEC. II. Be it further enacted, That this Act shall take effect from the first day of January, A. D., 1876. Act takes effectwhen SEC. III. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 2, 1876. [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] the compensation of County [Illegible Text] of Richmond No. CCCCLXXII. (O. No. 105.) An Act to render certain the compensation which the County Judge is to receive for attending to county business of Richmond County. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That from and after the passage of this Act, the salary of the County Judge of Richmond County, for attending to county business proper, shall be the same as now allowed by the grand jury, to-wit: The sum of fifteen hundred dollars per annum, payable monthly, out of the county treasury of said county. Salary of Judge of County Court of Richmond SEC. II. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 19, 1876. [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] compensation of certain officers of [Illegible Text] County for extra services. No. CCCCLXXIII. (O. No. 146.) An Act [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] the County Treasurer of [Illegible Text] County to pay certain orders of the Judge of the Superior Court of said county for compensation of certain officers of said court for extra services. WHEREAS, The Judge of the Superior Court of the county of Screven, at the November term thereof, in the year 1875, passed certain orders on the Treasurer of said county, for the payment of certain sums to certain officers of said Superior Court, as compensation for extra services performed at the said November term and at the May term preceding, and the same have not been paid for want of authority under the law; for remedy thereof, Preamble

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SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That the Treasurer of the said county of Screven be and he is hereby authorized and required to pay to the officers of the Superior Court of the county of Screven all orders passed in favor of any of said officers by the Judge of the Superior Court of said county, at the November term, 1875, of said court, as compensation for extra services by them performed. Treasurer of Screven authorized to pay certain orders of Judge of [Illegible Text] Court SEC. II. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 21, 1876. Provision for payment of insolvent costs in Spalding repealed. No. CCCCLXXIV. (O. No. 15.) An Act to repeal an Act to provide for the payment of insolvent costs to the county officers of the county of Spalding, approved August 29, 1872. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That the Act to provide for the payment of insolvent costs to the county officers of the county of Spalding, approved August 29, 1872, be and the same is hereby repealed. Act of Aug. 29, 1872, [Illegible Text] SEC. II. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 10, 1876. Compensation of Tax Collector and Receiver and Treasurer of Talbot. No. CCCCLXXV. (O. No. 208.) An Act to regulate the compensation of Tax Collector and Tax Receiver of Tax Returns for the collection of the county tax for the county of Talbot, and to fix the salary of County Treasurer for said county. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That the compensation of the Tax Collector of Talbot County, for the collection of the taxes raised for county purposes, shall not exceed the sum of one hundred dollars, to be fixed by the Commissioners of Roads and Revenues. Compensation of Tax Collector of Talbot SEC. II. Be it further enacted, That the Receiver of Tax Returns of the county of Talbot shall not receive any compensation from the county for the tax raised for county purposes. Compensation of Receiver SEC. III. Be it further enacted, That this Act shall not take effect until the expiration of the term of service for which the present Tax Collector and Tax Receiver are now elected. Takes effectwhen SEC. IV. Be it further enacted, That the salary of County Treasurer of the county of Talbot be two hundred and fifty dollars, and no more. County Treasurer's salary SEC. V. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 23, 1876.

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Compensation of Tax Collector and Receiver and Treasurer of Troup and Coweta. No. CCCCLXXVI. (O. No. 470.) An Act to regulate the compensation of Tax Receiver, Tax Collector and Treasurer of the counties of Troup and Coweta. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That the Tax Receiver and Tax Collector of the counties of Troup and Coweta, shall each receive out of the county funds a sufficient amount, when added to their commissioners on the State tax, to make the sum of five hundred dollars, and if the commissions from the State tax should make five hundred dollars or more than that amount, then said Tax Receiver and Tax Collector shall receive no compensation from the county funds, for receiving and collecting the tax, and the salary of the County Treasurer shall be three hundred dollars per annum. Compensation of Tax Collector and Receiver and Treasurer of Troup SEC. II. Be it further enacted, That nothing in the 1st section of this Act shall be so construed as to deprive the Tax Collector from receiving the same fees now allowed for issuing tax fi. fas., to be paid in the manner now prescribed by law. Fees for issuing fi. fas. SECTION III. Be it further enacted, That this Act shall not go into effect until after the next election of Tax Receiver, Tax Collector and Treasurer for the counties of Troup and Coweta. Takes effectwhen SEC. IV. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 28, 1876. Fees of Treasurer of Twiggs. No. CCCCLXXVII. (O. No. 229.) An Act to prescribe the fees of the County Treasurer of the county of Twiggs; to [Illegible Text] the time when the Act shall go into effect, and to impose certain duties on said officers. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That from and after the passage of this Act, the fees of the County Treasurer of the county of Twiggs, shall be 1 per cent. for receiving and 1 per cent. for paying out amounts received by him as Treasurer. Fees of Treasurer of Twiggs SEC. II. Be it further enacted, That the provisions of this Act shall go into effect from and after the first day of January, 1877. Takes effectwhen SEC. III. Be it further enacted, That said County Treasurer of the county of Twiggs, shall annually make a report of all moneys received by him, setting forth when received, amount and who from; shall also in said report set forth in detail all moneys paid out by him during each year, to whom, on what account, and in what amount, which report shall be filed with the board. Shall make annual report SEC. IV. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 23, 1876.

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Fees of Jailor of Twiggs. No. CCCCLXXVIII. (O. No. 330.) An Act to fix the fees of the Jailor of Twiggs County for [Illegible Text] prisoners confined in Twiggs County Jail, on any ground whatever. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That from and after the passage of this Act, the fees of the Jailor of the county of Twiggs, for dieting prisoners in the county jail of said county of Twiggs, shall not exceed forty cents a day, and the Ordinary of said county of Twiggs is hereby prohibited from fixing said fees for dieting as aforesaid, at any greater sum than fixed in this Act. Fees of Jailor in Twiggs fixed SEC. II. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 25, 1876. Provision for payment of certain school claims in [Illegible Text]. No. CCCCLXXIX. (O. No. 58.) An Act [Illegible Text] and requiring the School Commissioners for the [Illegible Text] District of the town of Thomaston, and the County Board of Education of Upson County, to make conveyance of Academy lots to the Trustees of Thomaston High School, and to pay the pro rata of the public school fund to the accounts of its teachers. WHEREAS, The general interest of education in the town of Thomaston has been confided to the management and control of a legally constituted Board of Trustees of Thomaston High School, with full powers for the transaction of all business for the proper use and benefit of said institution to them entrusted; therefore, [Illegible Text] SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That the School Commissioners for the Town District of the town of Thomaston, and the County Board of Education of Upson County, be and they are hereby authorized and required to convey, for the proper use and benefit of Thomaston High School, by deeds to James W. Atwater, E. B. Thompson, Joseph Allen, John W. Suggs, T. S. Shannan, John F. Lewis and G. A. Weaver, as the Trustees of Thomaston High School, and to their successors, all that tract or parcel of land, with its buildings and appurtenances, heretofore designated as the Female Academy lot, in the town of Thomaston; also, that tract or parcel of land, with its buildings and appurtenances, known as the Male Academy lot, in the town of Thomaston, and which said last described lot, to-wit: the Male Academy lot; the said Trustees of Thomaston High School, when the same shall be [Illegible Text] to them as hereinbefore provided, shall be and are hereby empowered to sell and convey the same for the use and benefit of [Illegible Text] High School. Conveyance of Female Academy in [Illegible Text] authorized Conveyance of Male Academy authorized

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SEC. II. Be it further enacted, That the County Board of Education of the county of Upson be and are hereby authorized and required to pay to the Trustees of Thomaston High School the accounts [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text], annually, of the public school fund for the teacher or teachers who shall be by said Trustees employed: Provided, that such accounts shall be certified in the same manner as those of teachers regularly appointed for the public schools; and, provided, also, that such teacher or teachers shall have received a regular certificate of competency from a County Board of Education of this State; and, provided further, that the Trustees of Thomaston High School shall cause the same to be taught as a free or public school for a like period of time, and with like rights and privileges, as provided by the public school laws of this State for the teaching of public schools. Trustees of Thomaston High School to receive school fund Proviso SEC. III. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 16, 1876. Compensation of Jurors and Bailiffs in Wayne. No. CCCCLXXX. (O. No. [Illegible Text].) An Act to [Illegible Text] compensation of jurors and Bailiffs in the county of Wayne. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That from and after the passage of this Act, the compensation of jurors, grand and petit, and all Bailiffs in attendance upon the Superior Court of the county of Wayne, shall be one dollar per day, and no more. Per diem of Jurors and Bailiffs in Wayne SEC. II. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 23, 1876. To [Illegible Text] pay of Commissioners of Wayne. No. CCCCLXXXI. (O. No. [Illegible Text].) An Act to amend an Act entitled an Act to create a Board of Commissioners of Roads and Revenue for the county of Calhoun, and to define their powers and duties, approved 22 d February, 1873, and an amendment thereof, approved February 26, 1875. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That the above recited Act and amendment be so amended that the said Commissioners' pay for services shall be the sum of one dollar per day for each day while in session. Pay of [Illegible Text] in Wayne SEC. II. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 19, 1876.

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Pay of county officers and jurors of Washington and pay of jurors in Johnson. No. CCCCLXXXII. (O. No. 450.) An Act to fix the compensation of Tax Collector, Tax Receiver, County Treasurer, and the per diem pay of jurors, in the county of Washington, and the per diem pay of jurors in the county of Johnson. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That from and after the next election for Tax Collector, Tax Receiver and County Treasurer of the county of Washington, the Tax Collector shall be entitled to receive, as compensation for collecting the tax for county purposes, two hundred dollars. Compensation of Tax Collector of Washington SEC. II. Be it further enacted, That the Tax Receiver of the county of Washington shall receive as compensation one hundred dollars for receiving the tax for county purposes. Compensation of Receiver SEC. III. Be it further enacted, That the County Treasurer shall receive for his compensation two hundred dollars, for services rendered as County Treasurer of the county of Washington, per annum. Compensation of [Illegible Text] SEC. IV. Be it further enacted, That the per diem pay or fees of jurors of the counties of Washington and Johnson shall be one dollar per day, and no more. Per diem of jurors SEC. V. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 28, 1876. Pay of Criminal Court jurors in Webster. No. CCCCLXXXIII. (O. No. 92.) An Act to provide per diem pay for the Criminal Court jurors of Webster County, and for other purposes. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That from and after the passage of this Act, it shall be lawful for the Criminal Court jurors of Webster County to receive the same per diem pay as provided for grand and petit jurors of said county. Per diem of jurors in Webster Criminal Court SEC. II. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 19, 1876. Compensation of jurors in Webster. No. CCCCLXXXIV. (O. No. 150.) An Act to regulate the compensation of grand and petit jurors in the county of Webster, and for other purposes. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That from and after the passage of this Act, the grand and petit jurors of the county of Webster shall be allowed one dollar per diem, and no more. Per diem of jurors in Webster SEC. II. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text]

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Compensation of Jurors in White. No. CCCCLXXXV. (O. No. 154.) An Act to regulate the per diem pay of grand and petit jurors in the county of White. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That from and after the passage of this Act, the per diem pay of grand and petit jurors, summoned and sworn to serve as such in the Superior Court of White County, shall not exceed the sum of one dollar per day each for each day they serve as such. Per diem of jurors in White SEC. II. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 21, 1876. Payment of school claims in Whitfield. No. CCCCLXXXVI. (O. No. 389.) An Act to provide for the payment of school officers and teachers for services [Illegible Text] in Whitfield and Taylor Counties during the year 1871. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That all persons holding claims as school officers or teachers of public schools, in Whitfield and Taylor Counties, for services rendered during the year 1871, are hereby required to present the same, to be audited, to the County Board of Education of said counties, on or before the first Tuesday in June, 1876. Claims of Teachers in Whitfield and Taylor how paid SEC. II. Be it further enacted, That the County Board of Education of said counties are hereby authorized and required to audit all claims which may be presented to them, as provided in section 1st of this Act, and said board shall keep a record of the amount allowed upon each claim, and the name of the party in whose favor such amounts may be allowed. Said board shall also have power to scale or [Illegible Text] any claims which to them may seem extravagant or unjust. County Board to pass upon claims SEC. III. Be it further enacted, That so much of the public school funds of Whitfield and Taylor Counties, for the years 1876 and 1877, as may be required to discharge all claims audited, as provided in section 2d of this Act, be and the same is hereby appropriated: Provided, that no more than fifty per cent. of any claim so audited shall be paid out of the school fund of the year 1876. School fund to be applied to claims SEC. IV. Be it further enacted, That the School Commissioner or other person having charge of the public school fund of the said counties for the year 1876, is hereby authorized to apply so much of the said fund to the payment of the claims audited, as

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provided in section 2d of this Act, as will discharge fifty per cent. of each of said claims presented for payment, and no more; and said Commissioner, or other person who may have charge of the school fund for the year 1877, is likewise authorized and required to apply so much of said fund, for the year 1877, to the payment of said audited claims, as will extinguish the same. [Illegible Text] authorized to pay 50 per cent. SEC. V. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 28, 1876. Fees of Constables in Wilkes. No. CCCCLXXXVII. (O. No. [Illegible Text].) An Act to regulate the fees of Constables in the county of Wilkes, as far as the same relates to the levying or settling and collection of tax fi. fas. not over fifty dollars, in said county, and for other purposes. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That from and after the passage of this Act, the Constables of the county of Wilkes shall be allowed one dollar as a fee for each tax fi. fa. levied or settled by them, not over fifty dollars in amount, in said county. Constable's cost for Tax fi. fas. in Wilkes SEC. II. Be it further enacted, That this fee of one dollar shall be allowed to said Constables only when the amount of the tax fi. fa. is collected, and to be paid only by the defendant. Payable[Illegible Text] SEC. III. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 28, 1876. Provision for the payment of insolvent costs of Solicitor in Wilkes. No. CCCCLXXXVIII. (O. No. 460.) An Act to amend an Act to amend an Act establishing courts in certain counties in the State, so far as the same relates to the county of Wilkes, and for other purposes. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That the above entitled amend atory Act be amended, by adding the following thereto as an additional section, to be of force in the county of Wilkes: The insolvent cost of the Solicitor mentioned in said amendatory Act shall be paid from funds realized from hiring out convicts of said County Court, in Wilkes County, by the Judge thereof, and as well as from fines and forfeitures. [Illegible Text] costs of Solicitor in Wilkeshow paid SEC. II. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 28, 1876.

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Provision for payment of certain [Illegible Text] in Wilkes repealed. No. CCCCLXXXIX. (O. No. 344.) An Act to [Illegible Text] an Act entitled an Act to provide for the payment of certain [Illegible Text] criminal costs in the Northern Judicial Circuit, and for other purposes. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That from and after the passage of this Act, so much of the same as includes the county of Wilkes, or refers to a grand jury of Wilkes County, be and the same is hereby repealed. Provision for the payment of certain costs in Wilkes repealed [Illegible Text] II. Repeals conflicting laws. [Illegible Text] February 25, 1876. Compensation of certain officers in Wilkinson reduced. No. CCCCXC. (O. No. 209.) An Act to reduce the compensation of the Treasurer of the county of [Illegible Text] to fix the compensation of Commissioners of Roads and [Illegible Text] of said county, and to provide compensation for their Clerk; to reduce the per diem pay of jurors and Bailiffs of said county; to fix the [Illegible Text] fees, and to provide extra compensation of officers of [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That the aggregate commissions of the Treasurer of said county shall be three per cent., or one and one half per cent, on all sums received, and one and one-half per [Illegible Text] on all sums paid out by him, instead of the commissions now allowed him. Compensation of Treasurer of Wilkinson SEC. II. Be it further enacted, That the Commissioners of Roads and Revenues of said county, shall each receive one dollar per [Illegible Text] for the days they are respectively engaged as such officers. The [Illegible Text] shall receive such compensation for his services as they may [Illegible Text] to give him. Compensation of County Commiss'rs and their clerk SEC. III. Be it further enacted, That from and after the passage of this Act, the per diem pay or fees of jurors of said County shall [Illegible Text] one dollar per [Illegible Text], and no more, for the time they serve. Per diem of jurors SEC. IV. Be it further enacted, That the per diem pay, or fees, of Bailiffs attending juries or otherwise attendant as such officers, during sessions of Superior Court, in said county, shall be one dollar per diem, and no more, for the time they serve, except [Illegible Text] Bailiffs, who shall receive one dollar and fifty cents while serving similarly. Per diem of Superior Court Bailiffs

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SEC. V. Be it further enacted, That the Jailor's fees of said county shall be forty cents per diem for each prisoner, and no more. Jailor's [Illegible Text] SEC. VI. Be it further enacted, That no extra pay shall hereafter be allowed or paid to any county officers, Sheriff or Clerk, or any other officers of said county, for services rendered as such officers, unless allowed by the County Commissioners of said county of Wilkinson, upon due proof of the services performed, and the value of them. SEC. VII. Be it further enacted, That the provisions of sections 1st and 2d, of the above recited Act, shall take effect from and after the first day of January, 1877. Takes effectwhen SEC. VIII. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 23, 1876. Compensation of jurors in Worth. No. CCCCXCI. (O. No. 3.) An Act to regulate the pay of grand and [Illegible Text] jurers in the county of [Illegible Text] and for other purposes. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That from and after the passage of this Act, the per diem of each grand and [Illegible Text] juror, together with all tales jurors, shall be one dollar per day for each and every day they may serve, or for so long a time as they may be held for service by the presiding Judge of the court; and they shall further receive three dollars for each verdict rendered by them in civil cases, the same to be paid by the plaintiff to the foreman in all cases. Per diem of jurors [Illegible Text] SEC. II. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 2, 1876.

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TITLE V. MILITARY COMPANIES. ACTS. No. 492. To exempt Fulton Blues and Arbitrators of the Chamber of Commerce from jury duty. No. 493. To exempt Liberty Troop of Cavalry from road duty. No. 494. To appoint Trustees of Macon Guards. No. 495. To [Illegible Text] Quitman Guards from road, street and jury duty. No. 496. To exempt Washington Rifles and Dragoons from jury duty. Fulton [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] Arbitrators of Chamber of Commerce exempted from jury duty. No. CCCCXCII. (O. No. 400.) An Act to [Illegible Text] from jury duty in the courts held in the county of Fulton [Illegible Text] members of the volunteer military company known as the Fulton Blues, and also the members of the Board of Arbitration [Illegible Text] pursuant to the provisions of the charter of the Atlanta [Illegible Text] of Commerce, and for other purposes. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That from and after the passage of this Act, the provisions of an Act entitled an Act to exempt from jury duty the members of certain volunteer military companies [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] and for other purposes, approved February 28, [Illegible Text]. [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] the same are hereby extended and applied to the Fulton [Illegible Text] a volunteer military company in the city of Atlanta. Fulton Blues exempted from jury duty SEC. II. Be it further enacted, That the members of the Board of Arbitration, appointed pursuant to the provisions of the charter of the Atlanta Chamber of Commerce, are also hereby exempted from [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] jurors in all courts held in the county of Fulton. Arbitrators of Chamber of Commerce exempted from jury duty SEC. III. Be it further enacted, That the number of persons exempted from jury duty by the preceding section shall not exceed seven, and it shall be the duty of the Secretary of said Chamber of [Illegible Text] to report and [Illegible Text] the names of persons so exempt, as is now [Illegible Text] in case of the members of fire companies exempt from jury duty in the cities of this State. Number exempted SEC. III. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 28, 1876.

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Liberty Independent Troop of Cavalry exempted from road duty. No. CCCCXCIII. (O. No. 360.) An Act to exempt from road duty the officers and members of the Liberty Independent Troop of Cavalry, in the county of Liberty. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That the officers and active members of the Liberty Independent Troop of Cavalry, in the county of Liberty, be and they are hereby exempted from any and all liability to road duty in said county. Liberty Independent Troop of Cavalry exempted from road duty SEC. II. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 23, 1876. To appoint Trustees for Macon Guards. No. CCCCXCIV. (O. No. 37.) An Act to appoint Trustees of the Macon Guards, and to grant them certain privileges, and for other purposes therein mentioned. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That George S. Jones, Wm. H. Ross, George B. Turpin, Charles H. Rogers, J. H. Hertz, John P. Fort, J. B. English, Philo F. Bartram and the Captain of the Macon Guards ex-officio, and their successors, be and they are hereby appointed Trustees of the Macon Guards, with the rights and for the uses and purposes hereinafter set forth. Trustees of the Macon Guards SEC. II. Be it further enacted, That said Trustees may acquire any hold by gift, purchase or otherwise, all the proper and usual property suitable for the full equipment of a military company, and also may own and hold the grounds and buildings to be the armory of said company; said property, real and personal, to be held by said Trustees for the use of said military company, which shall be subject at all times to the orders of the Governor of the State. May hold property SEC. III. Be it further enacted, That said Trustees shall, from moneys received, turn over to the proper officer of the Macon Guards, such amounts as shall be necessary for their thorough equipment and current expenses, and if there shall be an excess above the amount necessary for said purposes, said Trustees shall invest the same in other property, from which an income may be drawn for the support and expense of the company. Money receivedhow appropriated SEC. IV. Be it further enacted, That the Trustees may make such by-laws as may be necessary and proper; and all vacancies in said Board of Trustees shall be filled by the remaining Trustees in such manner as shall be prescribed in their by-laws. May make by-laws Vacancies SEC. V. Be it further enacted, That for the purpose of securing the money necessary for said purposes, the said Trustees are here by authorized and empowered to accept presents, donations and bequests of money or property, real or personal; and to give a

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series of public literary, musical, or dramatic entertainments, at which they may distribute, in a manner to be by them determined, to the pations of the entertainments, a portion of the proceeds arising from the sale of tickets of admission. And with the consent of the said Macon Guards, the said Trustees shall be authorized to donate certain portions of the proceeds of said entertainments to the Ladies' Memorial Association, or to the Public Library, or to other organizations in the city of Macon. May receive gifts and give entertainm'nts SEC. VI. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 15, 1876. Quitman Guards exempted from jury, road and street duty. No. CCCCXCV. (O. No. 144.) An Act to exempt the members of the Quitman Guards of Monroe County, from jury, road and street duty. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That from and after the passage of this Act, the members of the Quitman Guards, now enrolled, or that may hereafter be enrolled in said company (not exceeding fifty), shall be exempt from jury, road and street duty, so long as they remain active members of said company, and no longer; the officers of said company shall, at each term of the Superior Court held in Monroe County, furnish the Clerk of said Court with a list of the active members of said company, rank and file. Quitman Guards exempted from jury, road and street duty SEC. II. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 21, 1876. Washington Ritles and [Illegible Text] exempted from jury duty. No. CCCCXCVI. (O. No. 525.) An Act for the relief of all actual, bona fide active members of the Washington Rifles and the Washington County Dragoons, volunteer companies of Washington County. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That from and after the final adjournment of the next regular term of the Superior Court of Washington County, each and every bona fide, active, duty-doing member of the Washington Rifles and Washington County Dragoons, volunteer companies in the county of Washington, be and is hereby exempted from all jury duty in the Superior Court of said county, on producing to said Superior Court, from term to term, a certificate from the captain or chief commanding officer then in commission of said companiessaid certificate, in every case, to bear date within ten days of said term of court. Certain companies in Washington exempted from jury duty SEC. II. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 29, 1876.

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TITLE VI. WATER COURSES. ACTS. No. 497. To protect fish in Alapaha and tributaries. No. 498. To allow fish traps placed in Big Indian Creek. No. 499. To prohibit fishing in and hunting around [Illegible Text] Douglass. No. 500. To prohibit placing obstructions in [Illegible Text] River. No. 501. To prevent obstructions in [Illegible Text] Creek. To protect fish in Alapaha River and tributaries. No. CCCCXCVII. (O. No. 326.) An Act to make penal the catching of fish in the Alapaha River and its tributaries, within the boundary line of the county of Irwin. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That from and after the passage of this Act, any person catching fish in the Alapaha River and its tributary streams, within the boundary lines of the county of Irwin, except with gill nets and hook and line, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and, upon conviction thereof, shall be fined at the discretion of the court. Fishing in Alapaha river restricted SEC. II. Be it further enacted, That all the devices for catching fish in the Alapaha River and its tributary branches, within the boundary lines of Irwin County, except with gill nets and hook and line, shall be removed therefrom within thirty days from the passage of this Act; and if not removed in that time by the owners thereof, it shall be lawful for any person to remove them. All devices to be removed SEC. III. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 25, 1876. To allow fish traps to be placed in Big Indian Creek. No. CCCCXCVIII. (O. No. 522.) An Act to allow the placing of fish traps in the waters of Big Indian Creek, in Houston County. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That from and after the passage of this Act, it shall be lawful for any person owning lands on Big Indian Creek, in Houston County, to place, or cause to be placed, in the waters of the same, fish traps: Provided, that a water passage of six feet, or greater width, making out of said creek above, and entering it again below the trap, shall be left so unobstructed as to admit the passage of fish. Fish traps may be placed in Big Indian Creek SEC. II. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February, 1876.

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[Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] in and hunting around Luke Douglass. No. CCCCXCIX. (O. No. 435.) An Act to [Illegible Text] persons from fishing in any manner in the waters of Lake Douglass, in Decatur County, Georgia, and from hunting within [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] mark of the same. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That from and after the passage of this Act, it shall not be lawful for any person to fish with hook and line, seine, net, or in any manner whatever, in the waters of Lake Douglass, in the county of Decatur, except the owners thereof. Persons prohibited from fishing in Lake Douglass SEC. II. Be it further enacted, That it shall not be lawful for any person to hunt with gun and dog, or gun or dog, within high water mark of said Lake Douglass, except the owners of the land. Hunting prohibited SEC. III. Be it further enacted, That any person or persons violating this Act shall be punished as prescribed in section 4310 of the new Code of Georgia. Penalty for violation SEC. IV. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 28, 1876. [Illegible Text] prohibit placing [Illegible Text] in Toccoa River. No. D. (O. No. 365.) An Act to [Illegible Text] any person or persons from placing obstructions in Toccoa River, in Fannin County, of this State, so as to intefere with the [Illegible Text] of timber on said stream, and for other purposes. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That from and after the passage of this Act, it shall be unlawful for any person or persons to obstruct, by the erection of fish traps, or otherwise, except mill dams, the main current of Toccoa River, in Fannin County, to the width of thirty feet, so as to interrupt or interfere with rafting or floating timber. Obstructing Toccoa River prohibited SEC. II. Be it further enacted, That any person violating the provisions of the 1st section of this Act shall be deemed guilty of a [Illegible Text], and, on conviction thereof, shall be punished as prescribed in section 4310 of the Code of 1873. Offendershow punished SEC. III. Be it further enacted, That nothing in this Act shall be construed to interfere with the rights of persons who now own mills, with [Illegible Text] constructed across said stream. Certain exceptions SEC. IV. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 26, 1876.

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To prevent obstructions in Kinchafoonee Creek. No. DI. (O. No. 337.) An Act to keep open, remove and prevent obstructions to the free passage of fish in the Kinchafoonee Creek. 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 construct, erect or place in the waters of the Kinchafoonee Creek, any dam, trap, net, scine, or other device for catching fish, unless the main channel of said creek is left open for a space of six feet, at low water mark, unobstructed for the free passage of fish up or down said stream. Obstruct'ns in Kinchafoonee Creek prohibited SEC. II. Be it further enacted, That any person or persons violating the provisions of this Act, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and, on conviction, in any court having jurisdiction of like offenses in any of the counties through which said creek passes, shall be punished as prescribed in section 4310 of the Code of Georgia of 1873; and all persons in said territory shall have full authority to break and open any dam or net now in said stream, or that may hereafter be placed in it, for the space of six feet, at low water mark, so as to fully carry out the 1st section of this Act: Provided, that nothing herein contained shall be so construed as to prevent the erection of dams for milling and manufacturing purposes. Offendershow [Illegible Text] SEC. III. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 25, 1876.

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PART III.PRIVATE LAWS. ACTS. No. 502. To authorize Treasurer of Washington County to pay wife of H. Brookins. No. 503. To relieve G. W. Cochran and Thomas Leslie. No. 504. To relieve James D. Collins. No. 505. To appropriate money to David Cleage No. 506. To relieve Thomas W. Davis. No. 507. To authorize E. J. Delagal to practice medicine. No. 508. To relieve J. W. Grubbs, A. G. [Illegible Text] S. J. Bell and L. D. Matthews. No. 509. To relieve B. B. Hinton and Thomas B. Lumpkin. No. 510. To relieve Thomas Hollis, David Dyer and Lester Markham. No. 511. To relieve J. A., L. M. and F. M. Houser. No. 512. To relieve A. B. and Barnett Kerse. No. 513. To relieve securities of Thomas E [Illegible Text] No. 514. To [Illegible Text] certain privileges to R. C. Mitchell Co. No. 515. To relieve Waldemar Moody's securities. No. 516. To appropriate money to E. C. Murphy and representatives of M. W. Rasbury. No. 517. To appropriate money to A. A. Paul, J. W. Wilson, and representatives of R. Ladd. No. 518. To relieve W. C. Peek. No. 519. To [Illegible Text] privilege to O. S. Porter et al., to erect dam across Yellow River. No. 520. To appropriate money to [Illegible Text] Ragland and Wynn. No. 521. To authorize E. G. Roch to [Illegible Text] law. No. 522. To [Illegible Text] Stephen [Illegible Text] No. 523. To authorize David Shuler to keep gate across public road. No. 524. To compensate C. Snead and W. W. Montgomery. No. 525. To relieve J. K. Strickiand. No. 526. To relieve Elizabeth Tanner. No. 527. To relieve Mrs G. W. Underwood. No. 528. To relieve R. N. [Illegible Text] and his securities. No. 529. To relieve Wallis, Haley Co. No. 530. To appropriate money to S. F. Williams. No. 531. To relieve F. W. Williams. Treasurer of Washington County authorized to make certain payments to H. Brookins' wife. No. DII. (O. No. 324.) An Act to authorize the County Treasurer of Washington County to pay the wife of Haywood Brookins, Ordinary, for extra services, and for other purposes. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That the County Treasurer of Washington County be authorized to pay to the wife of the late Haywood Brookins, Ordinary of said county, for extra services rendered by him as Ordinary for the year 1875, upon the recommendation of the grand jury. Treasurer of Washington authorized to make certain payments to H. Brookins' wife SEC. II. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February, 1876.

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To relieve G. W. Cochran and T. Leslie. No. DIII. (O. No. 240.) An Act for the relief of G. W. Cochran and Thomas Leslie, securities on an appearance bond of G. D. Whitman, from liability on said bond, and judgment of the Superior Court of Walker County thereon, and for other purposes. WHEREAS, At the August term, 1875, of the S. perior Court of Walker County, final judgment was rendered by said court against G. W. Cochran and Thomas Leslie, securities of G. D. Whitman, on a bond for the appearance of said Whitman at Justices' Court, of 971st District, Georgia Militia, in said county, to answer the charge of bastardy; and, WHEREAS, Since the rendition of said judgment, said securities have, at expense and trouble to themselves, caused the said G. D. Whitman to be arrested, brought back and delivered to the proper authorities of said county, to answer said charge; therefore, SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That from and after the passage of this Act, said G. W. Cochran and Thomas Leslie be and they are hereby fully relieved from all liability on said bond, and said judgment rendered as aforesaid on the said penal bond of G. D. Whiteman. G. W. Cochran and T. Leslie relieved SEC. II. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 23, 1876. To relieve James D. Collins. No. DIV. (O. No. 286.) An Act for the relief of James D. Collins, of the county of Fulton, as security on a forfeited recognizance in the case of the State vs. E. E. Vaughn. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That James D. Collins, of the county of Fulton, the Clerk of the Superior Court of the county of Fulton, and of the City Court of Atlanta, be and he is hereby authorized and allowed to credit his account for insolvent costs in the City Court of Atlanta, in said county of Fulton, as audited and allowed by the Judge of said City Court, with the amount of principal and interest of the fi. fa. issued upon the judgment of forfeiture of the bond of one E. E. Vaughn, rendered in the Superior Court of Fulton County, for the principal sum of five hundred dollars, in the case of James M. Smith, Governor, vs. E. E. Vaughn, principal, and James D. Collins, security, and that the presiding Judge of Fulton Superior Court be and he is hereby authorized [Illegible Text]

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of said fi. fa. upon the same, if he shall be satisfied that there is that amount due the said Collins; and provided, the same does not conflict with the rights of any officer of either Court. J. D. Collins allowed to credit Vaughn's bond with cost SEC. II. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 25, 1876. Appropriation to David [Illegible Text] No. DV. (O. No. 523.) An Act to appropriate money to David Cleage in settlement of certain certificates of the Western and Atlantic Railroad therein enumerated. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That the sum of three hundred and seventy five dollars be and the same is hereby appropriated to pay David Cleage the principal of the following described certificates of the Western and Atlantic Railroad, to-wit: Fifteen for the sum of five dollars each, numbered 91, 198, 390, 586, 598, 610, 734, 776, 836, 934, 1092, 1094, 1152, 1393 and 2258; eight for the sum of ten dollars each, numbered 22, 26, 106, 401, 778, 877, 946 and 1001; and eleven for the sum of twenty dollars each, numbered 140, 303, 462, 603, 604, 605, 702, 703, 704, 935 and 1014, amounting in the aggregate to the sum of three hundred and seventy five dollars; and his Excellency the Governor is hereby authorized and required to draw his warrant upon the Treasurer for the said sum of three hundred and seventy-five dollars, to be paid out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated: Provided, said David Cleage shall receive said sum in full settlement of said certificates, and shall deliver up the same to the proper authorities to be canceled. Appropriation to D. Cleage SEC. II. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 29, 1876. To relieve Thomas W. Davis. No. DVI. (O. No. 531.) An Act for the relief of Thomas W. Davis, late Tax Collector of Bryan County. WHEREAS, Thomas W. Davis, late Tax Collector for the county of Bryan, failed to collect one-tenth of the State tax to which the several tax payers were liable for the year 1874; therefore, Preamble SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That the present Tax Collector of said county be and he is hereby authorized and required to collect the said uncollected tax. Tax Collec'r authorized to collect balance on tax of 1874

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SEC. II. Be it further enacted, That the execution issued by the Comptroller General against the said Thomas W. Davis, for the amount of his default for the said year 1874, be stayed as to him and his sureties, for so much as represents the said uncollected tax, till the 1st of December next; and the Comptroller General is hereby authorized and required to credit upon the said execution such amount as may be collected of the said uncollected tax and paid over by the said Tax Collector: Provided, the said Thomas W. Davis shall pay over at once the balance of the said execution, over and above the amount of the said uncollected tax, with the interest penalty due on said balance; and, provided, the sureties upon the official bond of the said Thomas W. Davis shall consent to the terms of this Act; and, provided further, that nothing in this Act contained shall be construed to affect or refer to the execution against the said Thomas W. Davis, and his sureties, for the balance against him for the year 1873. Comptroller General authorized to stay execution Proviso SEC. III. Be it further enacted, That the said execution for the year 1874, shall proceed for any balance not paid thereon from the said uncollected tax on the first day of December next, and that the said Thomas W. Davis be and he is hereby relieved from the interest penalty on the said uncollected tax. T. W. Davis relieved from balance after Dec. 1st next SEC. IV. Be it further enacted, That the Tax Collector of Bryan County is hereby authorized and required to use all such means as are provided for the collection of taxes, in the collection of the said uncollected tax, including the issuing of execution therefor. Tax Collector required to collect such taxes SEC. V. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 29, 1876. To authorize E. J. Delagal to practice medicine. No. DVII. (O. No. 280.) An Act to authorize Edward J. Delagal, of the county of Liberty, to practice medicine, and charge for the same, in Liberty County. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That from and after the passage of this Act, Edward J. Delagal, of the county of Liberty, be and he is hereby authorized to practice medicine in Liberty County, and charge and collect for the same. E. J. Delagal authorized to practice medicine SEC. II. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 25, 1876.

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To relieve J. W. Grubbs, A. G. Inman, S. J. Bell and L. D. Matthews. No. DVIII. (O. No. 408.) An Act to relieve J. W. Grubbs, A. G. Inman, S. J. Bell and L. D. Matthews, securities on the bond of R. Columbus Wimberly, Tax Collector of the county of Burke, in the year 1874. WHEREAS, The Comptroller General did, on the 14th day of June, 1875, issue an execution against R. Columbus Wimberly, Tax Collector of the county of Burke, as principal, and J. W. Grubbs, A. G. Inman, S. J. Bell and L. D. Matthews, as his securities, for the sum of eleven thousand six hundred and forty-three dollars and forty-four cents, which has been levied on considerable property of said principal that has not yet been sold, and there being other property of said principal, real and personal, not yet levied, and the amount of deficit for which the securities shall finally be held responsible being uncertain, and the property of some of said securities being also levied [Illegible Text] therefore, Preamble SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That the Comptroller General be and he is hereby instructed to suspend said executions as to said securities until the further provisions of this Act are complied with. [Illegible Text] fas against securities on R. C. Wimberly's bond suspended Securities allowed time SEC. II. Be it further enacted, That after crediting the proceeds of the [Illegible Text] of the principal property, together with such other sums as the Comptroller General may allow for insolvent list, or for other cause, on said execution, the said securities shall be allowed twelve months from the passage of this Act within which to pay one half the balance due on the same, and twenty-four months within which to pay the remaining half, and that said execution be [Illegible Text] as to said securities during said time. SEC. III. Be it further enacted, That at the time of making the credits provided for in section 2d, the Comptroller General shall, as to said [Illegible Text], credit said execution with the twenty per cent. penalty [Illegible Text] in said case and included in said execution: Provided, that [Illegible Text] of the provisions of this Act shall operate to relieve said principal or suspend said execution as to him. Credits on execution SEC. IV. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 28, 1876. To relieve B. B. Hinton and Thomas B. Lumpkin. No. DIX. (O. No. 147.) An Act [Illegible Text] the relief of B. B. Hinton and Thomas B. Lumpkin, of the county of Marion, State of Georgia. WHEREAS, The Tax Collector for said county of Marion, to-wit: Henry N. Hamilton, for the years 1871, 1872 and 1873, has settled his account with the State for said years, and has removed from said State; and

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WHEREAS, The present Collector, in obedience to a provision of the Act of the Legislature, assented to February 11th, 1875, has issued fi. fas., in the name of the State, against B. B. Hinton and Thomas B. Lumpkin, both of said county, for the years 1871, 1872 and 1873; and WHEREAS, Said tax had been duly paid by said B. B. Hinton and Thomas B. Lumpkin for each of said years; and WHEREAS, They have no remedy in the courts whereby to defend said fi. fas. and make proof of such [Illegible Text] and WHEREAS, It would be manifestly unjust for said B. B. Hinton and Thomas B. Lumpkin to be required to pay said taxes again; and WHEREAS, Satisfactory proof has been made before this body that said taxes have been paid; for remedy whereof, SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That from and after the passage of this Act, said B. B. Hinton and Thomas B. Lumpkin, of the county of Marion, be and they are hereby relieved from the operation of said fi. fas., and that said fi. fas. be and the same are hereby declared null and void. B. B. Hinton and T. B. Lumpkin relieved SEC. II. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 21, 1876. To relieve T. Hollis, D. Dyer and Lester Markham No. DX. (O. No. 54.) An Act for the relief of Thomas Hollis, David Dyer and Lester Markham, [Illegible Text] on the bond of Allen Williams. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That Thomas Hollis, David Dyer and Lester Markham, of the county of Morgan, who were sureties on the bonds of Allen Williams, for his appearance at the Superior Court of Morgan County, charged with [Illegible Text] in four cases, are hereby relieved from all liability to pay the principal and interest due on said bonds. T. Hollis, D. Dyer and Lester Markham relieved as [Illegible Text] SEC. II. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 16, 1876. To relieve J. A., L. M. and F. M. Houser. No. DXI. (O. No. 308.) An Act for the relief of John A. Houser and L. M. Houser, of the county of Houston, and F. M. Houser, of the county of Chatham, from all the pains and [Illegible Text] incurred by them, by reason of their sccurityship on a penal bond of twenty-five hundred dollars for the appearance of D. B. Houser, at the November term, 1874, of Houston Superior Court. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That from and after the passage of this Act, that John A. Houser, and L. M. Houser, of the

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county of Houston, and F. M. Houser, of the county of Chatham, be and they are hereby relieved from the payment of a bond which was made by them, as securities, and one D. B. Houser, as principal, for the appearance of said D. B. Houser, at the November term, 1874, of Houston Superior Court, he being charged with the offense of assault with intent to murder; and the Solicitor General of the Macon Circuit be and he is hereby required by this Act, to enter satisfaction in full on the docket of said Court as to the securities on said bond: Provided, the said securities pay all costs that have accrued in prosccuting said bond to judgment, and fees of the Solicitor General of the Macon Circuit for forfeiting the recognizance. D. B. [Illegible Text] SEC. II. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 25, 1876. To relieve A. B. and Barnett Kerse. No. DXII. (O. No. 2.) An Act for the relief of A. B. Kerse and Barnett Kerse, of the county of Worth. WHEREAS, At the October term of the Superior Court of Worth County, 1875, the appearance bond of Jacob, alias Zadock Watson, signed by A. B. Kerse and Barnett Kerse aforesaid, as his securities, was forfeited for the non-appearance of Jacob, alias Zadock Watson, to answer a criminal charge of larceny; and, Preamble WHEREAS, The said A. B. Kerse and Barnett Kerse, aforesaid, are poor, with large families to support; and, WHEREAS, Certain circumstances attending the said forfeiture were by no means legal, SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That the said A. B. Kerse and Barnett Kerse, be and they are hereby relieved from the penalties of said bond of Jacob, alias Zadock Watson, and discharged from all liabilities of the same. A. B. and B. Kerse relieved SEC. II. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 2, 1876. To relieve securities of Thomas E. McRea. No. DXIII. (O. No. 348.) An Act for the relief of the securities of Thomas E. McRea on criminal bond. WHEREAS, Thomas E. McRea, of the county of Wilkinson was, at the October term, 1873, of the Superior Court of [Illegible Text] County, tried and convicted of the offense of voluntary [Illegible Text] slaughter; and Preamble

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WHEREAS, The said Thomas E. McRea afterwards, to-wit: on the eleventh day of November, 1873, pending a motion for a new trial in the case, which was adverse to him, gave bond in the sum of five thousand dollars, with H. D. Hughes, of the county of Wilkinson, and E. S. Griffin, Haywood Hughes, W. B. Tarver, W. L. Bloodworth, W. D. Mitchel, Thomas H. Jones, J. C. Ryle, W. H. Crocker and R. H. Arrington, as securities, conditioned for his appearance to abide the further order of the court, upon the hearing of the motion for a new trial in the Supreme Court; and WHEREAS, The said Thomas E. McRea, pending said motion, absconded, whereupon the said recognizance was, at the April term, 1875, of said Superior Court, forfeited, and judgment entered thereon in favor of James M. Smith, Governor of the State of Georgia, against the principal and sureties, for the amount thereof; and WHEREAS, The said Thomas E. McRea has, since said judgment, been apprehended by the officers of the law, and is now awaiting the penalty to be imposed upon him under said verdict; therefore, SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That the aforesaid securities on said recognizance, to-wit: H. D. Hughes, of the county of Wilkinson, E. S. Griffin, Haywood Hughes, W. B. Tarver, W. L. Bloodworth, W. D. Mitchel, Thomas H. Jones, J. C. Ryle, W. H. Crocker and R. H. Arrington, of the county of Twiggs, be and they are hereby released and exonerated from the judgment aforesaid, and that they be and are hereby discharged from any and all liability whatsoever thereon, except the costs. Securities of T. E. McRea relieved SEC. II. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 25, 1876. Certain privileges granted to R. C. Mitchell Co. No. DXIV. (O. No. 328.) An Act to grant to R. C. Mitchell Co. certain privileges in making an abstract of the records of deeds and mortgages in the county of Fulton. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That from and after the passage of this Act, R. C. Mitchell, F. P. Rice and James D. Collins, composing the firm of R. C. Mitchell Co., and their successors and assigns, shall have the privilege of making and taking an abstract of the records of deeds and mortgages in the Clerk's office of the Superior Court of said county, or in such other office of said county when said deeds and mortgages are or may hereafter be signed to be recorded. Certain privileges granted to R. C. Mitchell Co.

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SEC. II. Be it further enacted, That said firm of R. C. Mitchell Co., and their successors and assigns, shall have permission to make such examination and abstracts as may be necessary to complete the work now commenced by said firm: Provided, nevertheless, that nothing herein contained shall be construed to give them the right to interfere with the rights of the present or any future Clerk, except by him entered, or to remove or take any book or books out of the Clerk's office, or such other office as may be required by him to keep said record. May make abstracts, etc. SEC. III. [Illegible Text] conflicting laws. Approved February 25, 1876. To relieve securities of Waldemar Moody. No. DXV. (O. No. 421.) An Act to [Illegible Text] the [Illegible Text] on a penal bond for the appearance of Waldemar Moody at the Superior Court of Greene County, Georgia. SECTION I. Be it enated, etc., That Laurence F. Wheeler, William N. Williams, Eaton J. Mapp, Elizabeth F. Moody, Waldemar Moody, Lewis B. Willis, and Green H. Thompson, obligors on a penal bond for the appearance of Waledmar Moody at the Superior Court of Greene County, to answer the sentence or judgment of the court upon the verdict of guilty of the unlawful shooting of another, and not in his own defense, with a recommendation to mercy, rendered at the March term, 1875, of said court, upon the charge of assault with intent to murder, be and they are hereby relieved, on the payment of costs, from all liability on said bond for the appearance of said Waldemar Moody to answer said sentence, judgment and charge, except the sum of one thousand dollars of the amount of said bond. Securities of W. Moody relieved SEC. II. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 28, 1876. Appropriation to E. C. Murphy and representatives of M. W. Rasbury. No. DXVI. (O. No. 131.) An Act to compensate E. C. Murphy and the legal representatives of M. W. Rasbury, late of Fulton County, deceased, for services rendered the State of Georgia, in capturing certain persons therein named, and to refund money expended by said Murphy and Rasbury in the same service. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That from and after the passage of this Act, the Governor be authorized and empowered to draw his warrant on the Treasurer of the State for the sum of five hundred

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dollars in favor of E. C. Murphy and the legal representatives of the estate of M. W. Rasbury, late of Fulton County, deceased, as a proper compensation for the arrest, detection and delivery to the State authorities of the State of Georgia, of Joseph Fry, a defaulting officer of the Western and Atlantic Railroad. Governor authoriz'd to pay Murphy et al $500 SEC. II. Be it further enacted, That the Governor be authorized and empowered to draw his warrant on the Treasurer of the State for the sum of one hundred and sixty dollars, to be refunded to said E. C. Murphy, and the legal representatives of M. W. Rasbury, for money laid out and expended by them in the arrest, detection and delivery to the State authorities of said Joseph Fry, a defaulting officer of the Western and Atlantic Railroad. Governor authorized to pay same $160 SEC. III. Be it further enacted, That the acceptance of the aforesaid amounts shall be a full satisfaction of the appropriation heretofore named, and in full payment of all claims against the State for said service and expenses. Acceptance of above amounts to full satisfaction of claims SEC. IV. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 21, 1876. Appropriation to A. A. Paul, J. W. Wilson, and representative of R. Ladd. No. DXVII. (O. No. 511.) An Act to appropriate money for the relief of A. A. [Illegible Text], John W. Wilson, and representative of Robert Ladd: SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That the sum of three hundred dollars to A. A. Paul, and one hundred and seventy-five dollars each to J. W. Wilson, and representative of Robert Ladd, be and the same are hereby appropriated out of any money in the State Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the relief of A. A. Paul, J. W. Wilson, and representative of Robert Ladd: Provided, said sums are received in full settlement of their claims. Appropriation to A. A. Paul, J. W. Wilson and R. Ladd SEC. II. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 29, 1876. To relieve W. C. Peek. No. DXVIII. (O. No. 224.) An Act for the relief of William C. Peek, of the county of Fulton, and for other purposes. To the Honorable General Assembly of the State of Georgia: The undersigned, a citizen of the county of Fulton, in said State, begs leave to represent to your honorable body that heretofore, to-wit: on the 10th day of December, 1873, James R. Peek, your petitioner's brother, was tried in the Superior Court of said county, and convicted of the offense of keeping open a [Illegible Text]

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house on the Sabbath day, and a fine of $350 was imposed upon him by the presiding Judge. Being poor, and unable to pay so large a fine and the costs of prosecution, he was confined in the jail of said county until the 12th day of the same month, when he was released from prison upon his entering into a bond, with your petitioner as security, in the large sum of one thousand dollars for his appearance to abide the final decision of said case; that said defendant's counsel moved for a new trial, which motion was overruled, and the case was taken for review to the Supreme Court, and withdrawn; that before the next term of said Superior Court the said James R. Peek, without the knowledge or consent, directly or indirectly, of your petitioner, fled from the State, and at the April term, 1875, of said Superior Court, a rule absolute was taken, forfeiting said bond, and judgment entered up in favor of the State against said James R. as principal, and your petitioner as security, for the full amount ($1,000) of said bond, with costs. Your petitioner further represents that it was not in his power to produce the body of his said principal at any time before said final judgment on said bond, nor is it within his power to do so now. In tender consideration of the premises, your petitioner humbly prays your honorable body to pass an Act discharging him from all further liability on said bond and judgment, or to afford such other relief as to your honorable body shall seem meet and proper. Memorial of W. C. Peek W. C. PEEK. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That the aforesaid William C. Peek, of the county of Fulton, be and he is hereby relieved of all liabilities on the bond of said James R. Peek, and judgment thereon, except the fine of three hundred and fifty dollars adjudged against James R. Peek, the costs of court, and Solicitor's regular fees, allowed him by law, incurred in the conviction of the principal and the forfeiture of the bond. W. C. Peek relieved as surety SEC. II. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 23, 1876. To grant privilege to O. S. Porter and others to erect dam across Yellow River. No. DXIX. (O. No. 440.) An Act to grant the privilege to O. S. Porter and others, of Newton County, to erect a dam across Yellow River, at Henry Shoals, in said county. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That from and after the passage of this Act, O. S. Porter, and others who may be associated with him, shall have the privilege of erecting a dam across Yellow River, at Henry Shoals, to the height of eight feet. O. S. Porter authorized to erect a dam across Yellow River SEC. II. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 28, 1876.

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Appropriation to [Illegible Text]. Ragland Wynne. No. DXX. (O. No. 238.) An Act to authorize the Governor to draw his warrant upon the Treasurer for an amount sufficient to pay the claim of Messrs. Ragland Wynne, proprietors of the Columbus Enquirer, for advertising during the years 1870, 1871 and 1872. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That His Excellency the Governor of the State of Georgia be and is hereby authorized to draw his warrant upon the Treasurer of said State for an amount sufficient to pay the claim of Messrs. Ragland Wynne, proprietors of the Columbus Enquirer, for advertising during the years 1870, 1871 and 1872, to-wit: the sum of forty-nine dollars and fifty cents, and that said Treasurer do pay the same. Appropriations to Ragland Wynne SEC. II. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 23, 1876. To authorize E. G. [Illegible Text] to practice law. No. DXXI. (O. No. 187.) An Act to authorize Ernest G. Roch, an alien, to practice law in this State before he is twenty-one years of age. WHEREAS, Ernest G. Roch was born in Geneva, Switzerland, on the 4th of January, 1858, and is an alien, but has been a resident of the State of Georgia for the past seven years, and of Fulton County for the past three years; and Preamble WHEREAS, He is now eighteen years of age, and has pursued for three years the study of the law; and WHEREAS, It is questionable, under section 2167 of the Revised Statutes of the United States, and section 390 of the Revised Code of Georgia, taken together, whether he would not be compelled to wait until he is twenty-three years of age before he can apply for admission to the bar: therefore, SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That from and after the passage of this Act, the said Ernest G. Roch be authorized to practice in all the courts of law and equity in this State, upon passing the examination provided in section 394 of the Revised Code of 1873, and shall be duly admitted under sections 396 and 397 of said Code. E. G. Roch authorized to practice law SEC. II. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 23, 1876.

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Appropriation to Stephen Saucer. No. DXXII. (O. No. 513.) An Act to compensate Stephen Saucer, of Dougherty County, for the capture of James Brown, and for other purposes therein mentioned. WHEREAS, On the first of March, 1871, R. B. Bullock, then Governor of the State of Georgia, did issue his proclamation, wherein he offered a reward of five hundred dollars, to be paid for the apprehension of one James Brown, the alleged murderer of Chester Donally, with proof to convict; and Preamble WHEREAS, Stephen Saucer, of Dougherty County, did capture said James Brown and deliver him to the Jailor of Dougherty County; and WHEREAS, Said James Brown was tried and convicted of the offense of manslaughter and sentenced to the Penitentiary for three years; and WHEREAS, Said Stephen Saucer never did receive any compensation for the capture and delivery of said James Brown, SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That as much as two hundred and fifty dollars be appropriated for the payment and full compensation of the said Stephen Saucer for the capture and delivery of the said James Brown, and that the Governor be authorized to draw his warrant for the same. Appropriation to Stephen Saucer SEC. II. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 29, 1876. David Shuler authorized to keep gate across public road. No. DXXIII. (O. No. 463.) An Act to authorize David Shuler, of the county of Fannin, to erect and keep up a gate across the public road leading from Ellijay, Georgia, to Murphy, North Carolina, at or near Bench Leg Ford, in Fannin County, and for other purposes therein mentioned. WHEREAS, David Shuler is the owner of a valuable and productive farm, situated on the East and West banks of the Toccoa River, in the county of Fannin, through which a public road, leading from Ellijay, Georgia, to Murphy, North Carolina, passes, at what is known as the Bench Leg Ford; and Preamble WHEREAS, The banks of said river are of such peculiar formation that the growing crops of the said David Shuler are greatly endangered, in time of high water, by the washing away of the fences on each side of said river, resulting in great loss and expense to the said David Shuler; for remedy whereof, therefore, SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That from and after the passage of this Act, David Shuler, of the county of Fannin, be and he is

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hereby authorized to erect and keep up, across the public road leading from Ellijay, Georgia, to Murphy, North Carolina, a gate on each side of the Toccoa River, at what is known as the Bench Leg Ford, in the county of Fannin: Provided, said gates shall be so erected and kept up in such manner as to admit of convenient opening and closing. D. Shuler authorized to keep gate across [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] Proviso SEC. II. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 28, 1876. Appropriation to C. Snead and W. W. Montgomery. No. DXXIV. (O. No. 475.) An Act to compensate Claiborne Snead, Esq., of Augusta, and William W. Montgomery, Esq., of Savannah, for services rendered the State in the cases of certain National Banks, to recover their State tax, in the United States Circuit Court for the Southern District of Georgia. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That the sum of six hundred and twelve dollars and fifty cents be and the same is hereby appropriated to Claiborne Snead, of Augusta, and William W. Montgomery, of Savannah, in said State, for services rendered in the cases of the Merchants and Planters Bank, the National Bank of Augusta, and the National Exchange Bank, all of Augusta, in said State, against John A., Bohler, Tax Collector of Richmond County, to recover the State tax paid by said banks, at the April term, 1875, of the United States Circuit Court for the Southern District of Georgia. Appropriation to C. [Illegible Text] and W. W. Montg'mery SEC. II. Be it further enacted, That immediately after the passage of this Act the Governor shall draw his warrant on the Treasurer of the State in favor of said Claiborne Snead and William W. Montgomery, for said sum. Governor authorized to draw warrant for the same SEC. III. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 28, 1876. To relieve J. K. Strickland. No. DXXV. (O. No. 226.) An Act for the relief of James K. Strickland, of the county of Heard. WHEREAS, Paschal Griffis, Susan Knowles and Thomas Teal, were charged with the murder of John A. Griffis, in said county of Heard, on the 18th day of November, 1870, and fled from justice; and, Preamble WHEREAS, Rufus B. Bullock, the Governor of Georgia, on the 7th day of August, 1871, issued his [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text]

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reward of one thousand dollars each for the apprehension and delivery of said parties to the Sheriff of said county, and said Strickland, acting in pursuance of said proclamation, obtained a requisition from the Governor of this State, and at great personal danger and expense, proceeded to the State of Arkansas, and arrested each of said defendants, and delivered them safely to the Sheriff of said county, at an expense to himself of five hundred dollars or more; and, WHEREAS, pending the trial of said parties, on the 31st day of October 1871, Benjamin Conley, then acting Governor of Georgia, revoked said proclamation; now, therefore, in order that justice may be done, SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That his Excellency the Governor, draw his warrant upon the Treasury, in favor of the said James K. Strickland, for the sum of three hundred dollars, as compensation for the arrest of said fugitives: Provided, the sum hereby appropriated shall be in full satisfaction of all claims upon the State. Governor authorized to pay J. K. Strickland $300 SEC. II. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 23, 1876. To relieve Elizabeth Tanner. No. DXXVI. (O. No. 488.) An Act for the relief of Elizabeth Tanner, of Dawson County. WHEREAS, James R. Tanner, of the county of Dawson, did on the 20th day of June, 1871, become the bail of Jonathan Ledbetter, under a penal bond for the sum of five hundred dollars, the condition of which bond was, that said Jonathan Ledbetter should appear at the September term of the Superior Court of said county for the year 1871, to answer for the offense of riot; and, Preamble WHEREAS, The said Jonathan Ledbetter failed to answer, and the said bond being forfeited, and judgment taken thereon against said James R. Tanner, and execution thereon being issued, and the property of said James R. Tanner being levied on and now subject to be sold under said execution; and, WHEREAS, The said James R. Tanner has recently died suddenly, and leaving an aged widow, who will be brought to want if the property of said James R. Tanner be sold under said execution; therefore, SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That the estate of James R. Tanner is hereby relieved of any and all liability on the penal bond of Jonathan Ledbetter, during the lifetime of Mrs. Elizabeth Tanner, except as the cost and fees of the Solicitor. For the relief of E. Tanner SEC. II. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 28, 1876.

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To relieve Mrs. G. W. Underwood. No. DXXVII. (O. No. 530.) An Act for the relief of Mrs. G. W. Underwood, of Bartow County. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That from and after the passage of this Act, the sum of ten dollars, with interest at six per cent. from February 28, 1843, be and the same is hereby appropriated for the relief Mrs. G. W. Underwood, of Bartow County, and the Governor is hereby empowered to draw his warrant on the Treasurer for said sum. Appropriation to Mrs. G. W. Underwood SEC. II. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 29, 1876. To relieve R. N. Varnell. No. DXXVIII. (O. No. 181.) An Act for the relief of R. N. Varnell, Tax Collector of the county of Whitfield, and his securities, for the year 1874. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That R. N. Varnell, Tax Collector of the county of Whitfield for the year 1874, and the securities on his official bond as such Collector, viz: F. B. Morris, J. A. Maddox, M. G. Collins and A. B. Dicus, be and they are hereby relieved from the pains and penalties of the twenty per cent. imposed by law on the amount not settled by the 15th of December, 1874. R. N. Varnell and securities relieved SEC. II. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 23, 1876. To relieve Wallis Haley Co., et al. No. DXXIX. (O. No. 413.) An Act to relieve Wallis Haley Co., Fields, McAfee, Tate Co., and John McAfee Co., from the hire of convicts leased to work on the Marietta and North Georgia Railroad, and for the purposes therein mentioned. WHEREAS, Wallis Haley Co., Fields, McAfee, Tate Co., and J. M. McAfee Co., leased from the State of Georgia one hundred convicts, from the first of April, 1874, until the first of April, 1876, as appears from the report of the Principal Keeper of the Penitentiary, together with their pro rata of those coming into the Penitentiary during said timesaid convicts to be worked on the North Georgia and Marietta Railroad; and Preamble

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WHEREAS, By the terms of the contract of said lessees with the railroad company, said lessees are in fact but trustees for the subscribers to the stock of said road; and WHEREAS, The hire now due, and to become due the State, must be paid by the subscribers, citizens of Georgia, mostly living on the line of road, who are struggling to build the road out of their small means, and will detract from their ability to support the convict labor while working on said road, SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That Wallis Haley Co., and their associates, Fields, McAfee, Tate, and their associates, J. M. McAfee and his associates, lessees of convicts, be and they are hereby relieved and fully discharged from the payment of any hire due the State from convicts leased to said companies, from the first of April, 1874, to the first of April, 1876. Wallis, Hahey, et al., relieved SEC. II. Be it further enacted, That the Governor be and is hereby authorized and empowered and directed to enter a credit upon the charges against said lessees for the amount of hire due the State, as it appears by the report of the Principal Keeper of the Penitentiary: Provided, the directors of said railroad company shall satisfy his Excellency the Governor that the convicts were actually workers for said road for the time the relief is asked and granted in this Act. Governor authorized to give certain credits SEC. III. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 28, 1876. Appropriation to S. F. Williams. No. DXXX. (O. No. 429.) An Act to appropriate money to Solomon F. Williams, of the county of Carroll. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That the sum of ten dollars, with interest on the same from the third day of March, 1846, be and is hereby appropriated to Solomon F. Williams, of the county of Carroll, as compensation for grant fee of ten dollars, paid to the State by him to lot No. 149, in the 11th District of the 5th section of originally Carroll, now Heard County; the said lot of land having been previously granted by the State to Henry Brooks, the drawee thereof, and the grant to said Solomon F. Williams by the State as a reverted lot being a mistake. Appropriation to S. F. Williams SEC. II. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 28, 1876.

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To relieve F. W. Williams. No. DXXXI. (O. No. 318.) An Act to relieve F. W. Williams from all liability which has or may be incurred by him by the forfeiture, in Berrien Superior Court, of the appearance bond of Harrison Carter, upon which he is security. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That F. W. Williams be and he is hereby relieved from all liability that has or may be incurred by him by the forfeiture, in Berrien Superior Court, of the appearance bond of Harrison Carter, upon which he is security. F. W. Williams relieved SEC. II. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 25, 1876.

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PART IV.RESOLUTIONS. RESOLUTIONS. No. 1. Advance to State Printer. No. 2. Committee to investigate charge of bribery in obtainment of lease of W. and A. R. R. No. 3. To call attention of Congress to outrages. No. 4. To authorize sale of F. Blodgett lot. No. 5. To prolong the session. No. 6. To authorize the Governor to make temporary loans. No. 7. Claims of Mexican war veterans. No. 8. Governor authorized to sell certain real estate. No. 9. Governor authorized to present a banner to the [Illegible Text] Rifles. No. 10. United States debt to Georgia for advances to support war of 1812. No. 11. To appoint a board of revision of military statutes. No. 12. To authorize the destruction of certain bonds. No. 13. To investigate charges of bribery in connection with lease of W. and A. R. R. No. 14. To instruct Congressmen as to modification of revenue laws. No. 15. To authorize Attorney General to compromise certain claims. No. 16. To authorize appointment of Board of Visitors to the Deaf and Dumb Institute. No. 17. To authorize H. P. Wright to publish public laws. No. 18. To extend session of the General Assembly. [No. I.] Resolved, That the Treasurer be and he is hereby authorized to advance to the Public Printer the sum of five thousand dollars, in part payment of the public printing for the present session of the General Assembly. Advance of $5,000 to State Printer Approved February 19, 1876. [No. 2.] WHEREAS, It is publicly charged in the Atlanta Herald, of February 6, 1876, a newspaper published in the city of Atlanta, that seventy thousand dollars were expended on the Legislature of 1871, by parties interested to secure the endorsement of the lease of the Western and Atlantic Railroad; therefore, be it Preamble Resolved, That a Committee be appointed, consisting of two from the Senate and three from the House, whose duty it shall be to make immediate investigation into the truth of said charge, and to report the result of the same to the present session of this General Assembly; and, further, that in the prosecution of said investigation, said Committee shall have power to administer oaths, to send for persons and papers, and to compel the attendance and presence of the same. Joint Committee to investigate charge of bribery against Legislature of 1871 Approved February 9, 1876.

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[No. 3.] WHEREAS, It is reported that parties claiming to represent the United States in the revenue service are guilty of the perpetration of the grossest outrages on the persons and property of the people of North Georgia, under the plea that they are guilty of violating the revenue laws; and, Preamble WHEREAS, Such acts are oppressive to the people, and destructive to good government; therefore, Resolved, That this General Assembly call the attention of our representatives in Congress to these outrages, and ask them to take such action as will give relief to the people, and protect their lives and property from destruction. [Illegible Text] attention of Congressmen to outrages, etc. Approved February 9, 1876. [No. 4.] Resolved, That his Excellency the Governor, be and he is hereby authorized to sell, in such manner, and upon such terms as shall seem best to his Excellency, the lot in the city of Atlanta, now the property of the State, and known as the Foster Blodgett lot. Sale of F. Blodgett lot authorized Approved February 15, 1876. [No. 5.] Resolved, That the present session of the General Assembly be prolonged until 12 o'clock m., Wednesday, the 23d inst., and that the General Assembly, do at that hour adjourn sine die. Session prolonged NOTEPassed by a Constitutional vote. [No. 6.] Resolved, That his Excellency the Governor be and he is hereby authorized to effect temporary loans during the year 1876, not to exceed in amount four hundred and fifty thousand dollars, for the purpose of providing means with which to pay the public debt and necessary expenses of the Government, and, in order to obtain said loans upon advantageous terms, and to secure the payment of the same, he is hereby authorized to pledge so much of the taxes of the State, as also the net earnings of the Western and Atlantic Railroad, as may be necessary: Provided, nothing contained in this resolution shall be so construed as authorizing the Governor to divert any portion of the revenue of the State, heretofore pledged, from the purposes for which the same have been and are now directed to be paid. Governor authorized to make temporary loans Approved February 25, 1876.

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[No. 7.] WHEREAS, The General Government has been accustomed to evidence her appreciation of the services of those who have fought her battles, by providing, to some extent, for the survivors of her conflicts; and WHEREAS, She has manifested the practical recognition of the duty done on the field by her soldiers of the Revolution, of the war of 1812, and of the Indian campaigns; and WHEREAS, She has so far failed to provide in any manner for the gallant men who followed her flag and won her victories in Mexicoplanting her national standard in the halls of the Montezumas; and WHEREAS, We recognize fully their sufferings, their conflicts and their triumphs; therefore, be it Resolved, That our Senators and Representatives in Congress be requested to press the passage by Congress of that measure, having for its object a grateful and fitting recognition of the services of our survivors of the Mexican war, and their claims to the same fostering care of the Government that they defended and illustrated. Instructi'ns to Congressmen as to claims of Mexican war veter'ns Resolved further, That his Excellency the Governor be requested to furnish our Senators and Representatives in Congress with a copy of these resolutions. Approved February 25, 1876. [No. 8.] Resolved, That the Governor be and he is hereby authorized and empowered to sell and dispose of, in such manner and on such terms as, in his judgment, may be best for the interest of the State, the vacant lots in the city of Atlanta belonging to the State, and also the house and lot adjoining the premises known as the Executive Mansion, also the property of the State. Governor authorized to sell certain real estate Approved February 25, 1876. [No. 9.] WHEREAS, It is proposed to organize a Centennial Legion, to be composed of one company from each of the thirteen original States, to attend the approaching Centennial Exposition in the city of Philadelphia; and WHEREAS, The Clinch Rifles, a military company of Augusta, have been invited to join said legion as a representative of this State, and have accepted said invitation, with the consent of the Governor; therefore, be it Resolved, That his Excellency the Governor be authorized, in the name of the State, to present to said Clinch Rifles an appropriate banner, not to exceed a cost of one hundred dollars. Governor authorized to present banner to Clinch Rifles Approved February 25, 1876.

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[No. 10.] Resolved, That whereas, a resolution is now pending in Congress to reopen and correct the settlement of accounts between the United States and the several States, founded in advances by the States for the prosecution of the war of 1812, and pay rolls and other papers of the Executive Department show that Georgia is probably entitled to be repaid the sum of one hundred and thirty thousand dollars in this behalf; and before the late civil war Col. James A. Greene, of Milledgeville, was appointed agent of the State of Georgia in this matter, and still has the papers in his hands connected therewith, therefore the agency of said James A. Greene for the State is hereby renewed, with authority to settle finally with the United States, either in the Court of Claims or otherwise, and to receive and receipt for all moneys found due to the State of Georgia for advances of money, clothing, or other valuables, in any former war of the United States, and shall be compensated therefor out of any sum he may actually recover, at such rate and amount as the Governor may allow: Provided, that no other fund shall be liable for his compensation or expenses but that actually recovered by him for the State. Debt of United States on advances of Georgia to support war of 1812 Approved February 25, 1876. [No. 11.] WHEREAS, The laws now of force in this State, in relation to military affairs, are defective, and in many respects inapplicable to the volunteer force as at present organized, therefore. Preamble Resolved, That his Excellency the Governor be and he is hereby authorized and requested to appoint a board of officers, nine in number, from the volunteer military organizations of the State, to take into consideration that part of the Code which relates to The Volunteers, and to report to the General Assembly, at its next session, either a revision thereof or a substitute thereforsaid board to serve without expense to the State. Board of revision of military statutes Approved February 25, 1876. [No. 12.] Resolved, That the Governor be requested to have destroyed by burning, in his presence, and in the presence of the Treasurer of this State and Secretary of State, the following bonds, to-wit: $350,000 of bonds in the custody of the Secretary of State, issued under an Act, approved December 11th, 1858, to provide for the education of the children of this State; also, $268,000 currency bonds, seven per cent., numbering from 1 to 268 inclusive, now deposited in the treasury as security for the school fund; also, one

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hundred and fifty bonds, bearing seven per cent., of $1,000 each, dated May 1st, 1872, and due July 1st, 1892, which were prepared for but not signed, under an Act approved July 28th, 1870; and that a suitable entry of the destruction of said bonds be made on the books of the Executive Department of State and Treasurer. To destroy certain bonds Approved February 25, 1876. [No. 13.] Resolved, That the report of the joint committee appointed under the resolution approved February 9th, 1876, to make immediate investigation of the charges that seventy thousand dollars were expended on the Legislature of 1871, by parties interested, to secure the endorsement of the lease of the Western and Atlantic Railroad, be and the same is hereby adopted. Bribery in connection with W. A. R. R. Approved February 25, 1876. [No. 14.] WHEREAS, The arrest, detention and prosecution of citizens of this State, now law-abiding, for alleged violations of United States revenue laws, is producing great suffering and distress in many sections of the State; and, WHEREAS, Very many of these arrests are on account of acts performed several years ago; and, WHEREAS, We do not believe it should be the policy of the Government to prosecute and thereby impoverish citizens, who are and were before their prosecution observant of the laws, on account of these old offenses; and, WHEREAS, The long period of limitation applicable to offenses of this character under existing laws, subjects number of citizens to prosecutions which are cruel to them and their families, and worse than useless to the Government; therefore, be it Resolved, That our Senators and Representatives in Congress be requested to use their best efforts to procure such modification of the law as will estop prosecutions, when the acts complained of relate to a period more than two years ago. Instructi'ns to Congressmen as to modification of revenue laws Resolved, That his Excellency the Governor be requested to forward a copy of these resolutions to our Senators and Representatives in Congress. Approved February 25, 1876. [No. 15.] WHEREAS, The Attorney General, in his report to his Excellency the Governor, represents that the State is the owner of several fi.

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fas. issued by the Comptroller General against parties for frauds upon the Western and Atlantic Railroad, and that said parties and their securities are insolvent or of doubtful solvency; be it, therefore, Resolved, That the Attorney General may compromise said claims at whatever sums he may deem to the interest of the State. Attorney Gen'l may compromise claims of State Approved February 25, 1876. [No. 16.] Resolved, That the Governor be and he is hereby authorized and directed to appoint a Board of Visitors, consisting of three citizens of the State of Georgia, whose duties shall be, as soon as practicable, to visit the Institution of the Deaf and Dumb of the State of Georgia, and to investigate any irregularities or deficiencies existing in the government of the institution, and report to the Governor and the next session of the General Assembly what reforms and recommendations may be necessary and proper for the better management and successful operation of said institution; and be it further Board of Visitors to Deaf and Dumb Institute Resolved, That the Governor be and he is hereby directed and authorized to execute and carry out the recommendations of the said Board of Visitors, if, in his judgment, he shall deem the same meet and proper, and not in conflict with law. Approved February 25, 1876. [No. 17.] Resolved, That Hinton P. Wright, of the county of Fulton, be authorized to publish a pamphlet of the public laws passed at the present session, and that his Excellency the Governor be authorized to purchase three hundred copies of said pamphlet for the use of the officers of the State: Provided, that the same shall be published within twenty days after the adjournment of the General Assembly, and at a price not exceeding one dollar, to be fixed by the Governor. H. P. Wright authorized to publish public laws Approved February 26, 1876. [No. 18.] Resolved, That this session of the General Assembly be further prolonged until 12 o'clock m., on to-morrow, the 24th instant, in order to complete the business now before the General Assembly. Session prolonged NOTEPassed by a constitutional vote.

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APPENDIX. [Illegible Text] and Mexican Gulf Canal Company incorporated. No. DXXXII. An Act to incorporate the Atlantic and Mexican Gulf Canal Company, and to grant certain privileges therein named. SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That Joseph Shepard, G. A. Swain and Philip Raiford, of St. Mary's; Gen. Joseph E. Johnston, Gen. Lafayette McLaws, John R. Bachlott, John Callier, S. L. Barns, and William Rogers, of Savannah, Georgia, 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 Atlantic and Mexican Gulf 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 Georgia, or in any place whatsoever, having competent jurisdiction over any matter, dispute or transaction touching the business affairs of such company; may make by-laws, rules and regulations for its government not inconsistent with the laws and Constitution of the State or the United States, and do all 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. Corporators 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 the St. Mary's or Big Satilla River, through the Okefenokee Swamp, or along its Southern border, and thence Westward by the most direct and practicable route as the company may determine, to connect with the waters of the Gulf of Mexicothe 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 from the Atlantic to the Gulf of Mexico, and from the Gulf to the Atlantic and to market, the timbers, lumber and other products along the line of the route indicated, and for such other commercial purposes as the convenience of the route may determine or may attract to it. And for this purpose the said company shall also have full power and authority to

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improve, by slack water, dams or otherwise, any and all the rivers, 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 purposes, all rights of way or any other rights, property or franchises necessary to the carrying out the purposes of this charter. Object May hold property SEC. III. Be it further enacted, That for the purpose of encouraging and contributing in some degree to the construction of the canal, the State hereby grants to the said Atlantic and Mexican Gulf Canal Company, the exclusive right of way through the Okefenokee Swamp, so far as its authority and rights to do so extend, and gives and grants to the company so much of the lands in the said Okefenokee Swamp, or its vicinity, along the route of said canal, as now belong to the State, to be disposed of by the company, and to be used by it solely in constructing the canal, whenever in the opinion of the Governor of the State it is manifest that the canal has been in reality commenced by the company, and that ten miles of the same have been properly and in good faith actually constructed by said company. Right of way Grant of lands SEC. IV. 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, on each side of the canal, 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 fee simple title to such strip or parcels of land shall vert in said company. May own land Questions of damages Right of appeal SEC. V. Be it further enacted, That the said company shall have full power to receive and collect such rates of toll as they from time to time may deem just and proper, on all vessels, boats and rafts, and on all and every water craft or thing which may pass said canal, or any part thereof, or through the slack water improvements made by the company to connect with it, or through any part [Illegible Text]

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and for all such tolls the company shall have a lien on the property so passed or conveyed, and shall have the right to dispose of the same at public outcry to satisfy the amount of such tolls or freights, when left unpaid for the space of thirty days. Rates of [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] of Company SEC. VI. Be it further enacted, That whenever the said canal shall intersect a public road, the company shall be bound to build a safe and substantial bridge, and all and any public or private bridges may be at any time built across the said canal, and free access be allowed by the company: Provided, such bridges shall not obstruct or incommode the navigation or use of said canal. Company shall erect bridges SEC. VII. Be it further enacted, That it shall not be lawful for any person or persons whatever to throw earth, rubbish, trees, logs, stones, or any other matter or thing whatsoever, into said canal, or injure in any way whatever its locks, basins, banks, tow paths, feeders, docks, or anything appertaining to the same. Any person herein offending shall be liable to indictment as for a misdemeanor, and, on conviction, may be fined or imprisoned, as provided in section 4310 of the Code, and shall also be liable for such damages as may be sustained thereby. Penalty for obstructing canal SEC. VIII. Be it further enacted, That the capital stock of said company shall be one million of dollars, but may be increased to double the amount, or more, 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 1st section of this Act. Capital stock and shares SEC. IX. Be it further enacted, That said company shall have the exclusive privilege of constructing such canal and slack water works over a section thirty miles in width, both sides of the route, as set forth in section 2d of this Act, and said exclusive privileges shall not be taken away from such 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 are finished within five years thereafter. Exclusive privileges SEC. X. Be it further enacted, That this Act shall be deemed and taken as a public Act, and shall be liberally construed for carrying the purposes aforesaid into effect. Construction of Act SEC. XI. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 23, 1876. NOTEThe above Act was overlooked until too late to put in its proper place.

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INDEX TO PUBLIC LAWS. A ABORTION Punishment for 113 ACADEMY FOR THE BLIND Appropriation to 7 AGRICULTURE Provision for printing of Department 5 Appropriation to provide chemical apparatus 9 Commissioner of in charge of fish culture 20 APPROPRIATIONS General Act 6 For the improvement of the Lunatic Asylum 115 For the care of colored mutes 117 ARSON The Code amended as to 39 ATLANTA Act creating City Court amended 95 Jurisdiction of City Court extended 96 ATTORNEY GENERAL Fees of 105 Salary of 6 ATTORNEYS AT LAW Shall not become sureties, etc. 13 AWARDS Where to be entered on minutes of the court 38 B BANKS How taxed 138 BIBB COUNTY Fees of Solicitor in County Court 57 BOARD OF HEALTH Act creating amended 23 Appropriation to 8 BONDS Certain bonds declared void 9 Payment of certain past due coupons authorized 10 Bonds of M. B. and N. S. R. Rs.interest on 11 Bonds issued by corporations shall be recorded 12 Section 1272 of the Code amended 31 Tax to pay interest on 134 BULLOCII COUNTY County Court created for 28

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BURKE COUNTY Times of holding Superior Court in 53 Criminal Court created for 58 C CALHOUN COUNTY Misdemeanors transferred to County Court 60 County Solicitor 60 CAMERON, A. J. Appropriation to 9 CHEROKEE COUNTY Time of holding Superior Court in 54 CLARKE COUNTY County Solicitor for 61 CESTUI QUE TRUST Limitation of suits by 101 CITATIONS Advertisement of 99 CLAIMS To executions from Court of Ordinarywhere tried 100 CLAY COUNTY Act creating Criminal Court amended 62 CLAYTON COUNTY Act creating County Court amended 61 CODE AMENDMENTS Section 3 (publication of laws) repealed in part 28 Section 279 (County Courts) amended 28 Section 283 (County Courts) jurisdiction extended 29 Section 383 (Solicitors General) amended 29 Section 610 (road duty) amended 30 Section 659 repealed 30 Section 888 (tax fi. fas. ) amended 30 Section 798 (exemptions) partially repealed 137 Sections 1227, 1228, 1235, 1236, 1237 (Deaf and Dumb Academy) amended 30 Section 1272 (Bonds) repealed 31 Section 1456 (firing the woods) repealed in part 31 Section 1540 (Commissioners of Pilotage) amended 32 Section 1563 (Inspectors of Timber) amended 32 Section 1646 (fees of Solicitors General) amended 33 Section 1676 (corporations) amended 33 Section 1677 (corporations) amended 34 Section 1955 (mortgages) amended 34 Section 2040 (exemptions) amended 35 Section 2279 (renting land) amended 35 Section 2617 (foreign executors) amended 36 Sections 3699, 3700 (fees) amended 36 Section 3961 (rules for money) amended 37 Section 4127 (jury fees) amended 37 Section 4141 (summons) amended 37

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Section 4166 (set off) amended 38 Section 4242 (awards) amended 38 Section 4366 (arson) amended 39 Section 4368 (inveigling children) amended 39 Section 4560 (vagrancy) amended 39 Sections 3993, 3994, 3995 repealed 102 Section 4600 (fraudulent sales of crops) amended 114 COMPTROLLER GENERAL Salary appropriated 6 Shall issue execution for unpaid hire of convicts 46 Shall assist in levying tax 134 CONDUCTORS Exempt from jury duty 16 CONSTABLES May levy tax fi. fas. over fifty dollars 30 Fees of 37 CONVICTS General lease Act 40 Governor authorized to lease to the G. B. N. W. R. R. 45 Comptroller General shall issue execution for unpaid hire 46 Guards exempt from road duty 20 CORPORATIONS Shall have bonds recorded issued by them 12 Lessees of convicts shall be a body corporate 43 Superior Courts may amend charters of 33 Purchasers of railroads may form 118 COSTS Jury fees 37 Of Solicitors General in assaults with intent to murder 33 Of Justices of the Peace 36 Of Constables 37 Insolvent costs in Chatham 106 Of Solicitor General in Southern Circuit 107 Authority of J. P.'s to award cost against either party repealed 108 COUNTY OFFICERS Shall make returns to grand jury 13 COUNTY TREASURERS Liability on official bonds of 15 COURTSSUPERIOR. (See Superior Courts.) COURTSCOUNTY Jurisdiction extended 29 Act creating for Bibb County amended 57 Criminal Court for Burke County created 58 Misdemeanors to be transferred in Calhoun County 60 County Solicitor for Calhoun County 60 County Solicitor for Clarke County 61 Act creating for Clayton County amended 61 Act creating for Clay County amended 62 County Court created for Coweta 63 Criminal Court created for Decatur County 63

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County Court for Decatur County abolished 68 County Court created for Dodge 69 Criminal Court created for Douglass County 70 County Court created for Habersham County 70 Act making Court of Record in Hancock County amended. 73 Criminal Court created for Heard County 74 Salary of Judge in Jackson County 75 Clerk in Macon County 75 Act creating for Marion County amended 76 Act creating for Miller County amended 76 Jurisdiction of Morgan County Court extended 77 Misdemeanors to be transferred in Oconee County 78 Criminal Court created for Pike County 79 Act creating for Putnam County amended 79 County Court for Randolph County created 81 Duties and term of Solicitor of Richmond County 83 County Court of Screven County abolished 85 Misdemeanors to be transferred in Taylor County 85 Act creating for Thomas County amended 86 Jurisdiction in Troup County defined 87 Act creating for [Illegible Text] County amended 92 County Court for Upson abolished 93 COURTSOF ORDINARY Time of holding in Terrell County changed 93 Ordinary of Troup County authorized to take jurisdiction of J. L. Banning's estate 94 COURTSCITY Act creating for Atlanta amended 95 Jurisdiction of City Court of Atlanta extended 96 City Court of Augusta abolished 97 Power of chief officer of Darien extended 97 Marshal of Gainesville Bailiff of City Court 97 COURTS JUSTICES. (See Justices' Courts.) CRIMINAL CASES Judge may strike in certain cases 99 CRIMINAL NEGLIGENCE Definition and punishment of 111 CRUELTY TO ANIMALS Punishment of 112 CROPS Fraudulent sales ofpenalty 114 D DARIEN Chief officer may sentence in the alternative 97 DEAF AND DUMB INSTITUTE Appropriation to [Illegible Text] Employees exempt from road duty 20 Code as to, amended 30 Laws for the government of 116

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Ages of admission 117 Provision for colored mutes 117 DECATUR COUNTY Criminal Court for created 63 County Court for abolished 68 DODGE COUNTY Times of holding Superior Courts in 55 County Court created for 69 DOOLY COUNTY Times of holding Superior Courts in 55 DOUGLAS COUNTY Criminal Court for created 70 DRUGGISTS Shall keep book of sales of poisons 24 E ECHOLS COUNTY Times of holding Superior Courts in 54 EDUCATION Apportionment of School Fund amended 47 School Commissioners may administer oaths 47 EMIGRANT AGENTS Shall obtain license 17 EXEMPTIONS One sewing machine exempt from levy 35 From taxation 137 From road duty 20 EXECUTORS FOREIGN May sell landshow 36 ESCAPES From the chain gangpunishment 112 EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT Salaries appropriated 6 F FARM PRODUCTS Unlawful traffic inpenalty 115 FEES AND COSTS Of Attorney General 105 Of Solicitor General and other officers in Chatham 106 Of Solicitor General in Southern Circuit 107 Act authorizing Justices to award cost against either party, repealed 108 FINES AND FORFEITURES 109 FIRING THE WOODS Code amended as to 31 FISH Propagation of 20 F[OElig]TICIDE Punishment of [Illegible Text]

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G GAINESVILLE Marshal Bailiff of City Court 97 GARNISHMENT Wages of mechanies and laborers exempt from 17 GOVERNOR Salary of 6 Shall require statement of expenditures of Lunatic Asylum 8 Authorized to issue bonds for interest on bonds of M. B. and N. S. Railroads 11 Authorized to lease out convicts 40 Authorized to lease convicts to G. B. N. W. Railroad 45 Authorized to make statement of troops called out 110 Authorized to sell and convey N. S. R. R. 123 May exercise general supervision over Treasury 128 Authorized to issue execution against defaulting Treasurer 132 Shall assist to levy tax 134 GUARDIANS Married women may act, when 19 H HABERSHAM COUNTY County Court for created 70 HANCOCK COUNTY Act making County Court a Court of Record, amended 73 HARBORING CONVICTS Punishment for 114 HEALTH Board of 23 HEARD COUNTY Criminal Court for created 74 HILL, ISAAC Appropriation to 7 HOLIDAYS Effect of 18 HOMESTEAD Act amended 48 Adjustment of rights under 51 HENRY COUNTY Certain orders of Judge Superior Court legalized 54 I ILLEGALITIES From Court of Ordinary, where tried 100 INSPECTORS OF TIMBER Section 1563 of Code re-enacted 32 Fees of 32 INVEIGLING CHILDREN AWAY Code amended as to 89 IRWIN COUNTY Time of holding Superior Court in 55

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J JACKSON COUNTY Act creating County Court amended 75 JUDGES Salaries appropriated 7 May strike certain criminal cases 99 May appoint reporters 133 JUSTICES' COURTS Summons in 37 Sets off 38 Forcible entry and detainerjuries to try 98 JUSTICES OF THE PEACE Fees of 36 Authority to award costs against either party repealed 108 JURY FEES In Superior Court 37 L LABORERS Wages exempt from garnishment 17 LAURENS COUNTY Time of holding Superior Court in 55 LAWS Publication ofCode amended 28 LIBRARIAN Salary appropriated 6 LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENT Compensation of 6 LIENS Of creditors of railroad companies 122 LIMITATIONS Of proceedings to set aside judgments 100 Of suits by cestui que trust 101 LOAN AND BUILDING ASSOCIATIONS Mortgages tohow foreclosed 103 LOST PAPERS Summary establishment of 101 LOTTERY State Lottery abolished 125 M MALMED SOLDIERS Act of March 3d applied to those who lost an eye 109 MARION COUNTY Clerk of Superior Court ex-officio Clerk of County Court 75 Jurisdiction of County Court extended 76 MARRIED WOMEN May act as guardianswhen 19 MARIETTA AND NORTH GEORGIA RAILROAD Governor authorized to furnish convicts to 41

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MECHANICS Wages of exempt from garnishment 17 MILLER COUNTY Act creating County Court amended 76 MILITARY ORGANIZATIONS Called out to quell insurrection 110 MONTGOMERY COUNTY Times of holding Superior Court in 55 MORTGAGES To Loan and Building Associationshow foreclosed 103 When recorded 34 MORGAN COUNTY Jurisdiction of County Court extended 77 MOTIONS For new trial in County Courtshow made 104 N NEW TRIALS Motions for in County Courtshow made 104 O OCONEE CIRCUIT Times of holding Superior Courts in 55 Twiggs County transferred to 55 OCONEE COUNTY Times of holding Superior Court in 55 Act creating County Court amended 78 ORDINARY Court of 93 Claims and illegalitieswhere tried 100 P PENAL CODE Definition and punishment of criminal negligence 111 Punishment for cruelty to animals 112 Furnishing deadly weapons to minors prohibited 112 Escapes from chain gang how punished 112 Punishment for F[oelig]ticide and Abortion 113 Fraudulent sales of cropshow punished 114 Harboring convictshow punished 114 Unlawful traffic in farm products 115 PENITENTIARY Salary of principal keeper 7 Regulations of 41 Physician toappointment of 42 See convicts 40 PHYSICIAN TO PENITENTIARY Appointment of 42 PIKE COUNTY Criminal Court for created 79

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PISCATORIAL REGULATIONS 20 PILOTAGE Code amended as to 32 POISONS Sale of regulated 24 PRACTICE Citations, how advertised 99 Judge may strike certain criminal cases 99 Claims and illegalities from Court of Ordinary 100 Limitation of proceedings to set aside judgments 100 Limitation of suits by cestui que trust 101 Summary establishment of lost papers 101 Service on minors, how perfected 103 Mortgages, how foreclosed 103 Order of trial where State is plaintiff 104 Motion for new trials in County Courts, how made 104 Judge shall charge facts in certain cases 105 PRINTING FUND Appropriation to 8 PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS 115 PUBLIC ROADS Liability of Overseers 19 Certain persons exempt from duty 20 PULASKI COUNTY Times of holding Superior Court in 55 PURCHASERS Of railroads may form corporations 118 PUTNAM COUNTY County Court made a Court of Record 79 R RAILROADS Purchasers of may form corporations 118 Service onhow perfected 121 Liability of receiverslien of creditors 122 Liability of the State as owner of the M. B. R. R. 122 Governor authorized to sell the N. S. R. R. 123 RANDOLPH COUNTY County Court for created 81 RENTING LAND Code amended as to 35 REPORTERS Of Supreme Court, salary 7 Appointment of 133 RICHMOND COUNTY County Solicitor provided for 82 ROAD DUTY Exemption from 30 RULES FOR MONEY Code as to amended [Illegible Text]

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S SANITARY REGULATIONS 23 SCHOOL COMMISSIONERS May administer oaths 47 SCHOOL FUND Apportionment among Sub-Districts repealed 47 SCREVEN COUNTY Jurisdiction of County Court extended 83 General County Court Act repealed 85 SECRETARY OF STATE Salary appropriated 6 Shall keep record of bonds 12 Fees for recording 12 SET OFF In Justices Courts 38 SERVICE On minorshow perfected 103 On railroad companieshow perfected 121 SHERIFFS May levy tax fi. fas 16 SMALL, S. W. Appropriation to 9 SOLICITORS GENERAL Misconduct ofCode amended 29 Salaries of 7 Fees of in assaults with intent to murder 33 Of Macon Circuit shall act in Twiggs County 56 Fees of in Chatham County 106 Fees of in Southern Circuit 108 SPENCER, THOMAS Appropriation to 9 STENOGRAPHIC REPORTERS Judges may appoint 133 SUPERIOR COURTS May amend charters 33 May charter religious associations 34 Times of holding in Burke County 53 Summer term in Cherokee changed 54 Times of holding in Echols County 54 Certain orders of Judge in Henry County legalized 54 Times of holding in Oconee County 55 Twiggs transferred to Oconee Circuitwhen held 55 Times of holding in Washington County 56 Times of holding in Wilcox County 55 Judges may appoint reporters 133 SUMMONS In Justices' Courts 37 T TAXES For the support of the Government 134 Mode of taxing bank shares 138

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TAX RECEIVERS Fees of 14 Shall take down Christian names of payers 15 TAX COLLECTORS Fees of 14 TAX FI. FAS. May be collected by Sheriffs 16 May be levied by Constables 30 TAYLOR COUNTY Misdemeanors to be transferred to County Court 85 TERRELL COUNTY Time of holding Court of Ordinary changed 93 THOMAS COUNTY Act creating County Court amended 86 TOWNS AND VILLAGES Additional powers granted to 25 TREASURY Laws for the government of 126 Governor shall exercise supervision over 128 TREASURER Salary appropriated 6 Authorized to pay certain past due coupons 10 Obligations and duties of 126 TREASURERSCOUNTY Liability on official bonds 15 Shall keep fines and forfeitures separate 108 TRIALS Order of, where State is party plaintiff 104 TROUP COUNTY Jurisdiction of County Court defined 87 Jurisdiction of Ordinary extended 94 TRUSTS For whom created 26 TWIGGS COUNTY Transferred to Oconee Circuit 55 Time of holding Superior Court in 55 Solicitor General of Macon Circuit to act 56 Act creating County Court amended 92 U UPSON COUNTY COURT ABOLISHED 93 V VAGRANCY Code amended as to 39 VILLAGES Additional powers granted to 25 W WASHINGTON COUNTY Times of holding Superior Court in 56 WEIGHERS May make deduction when 27 WILCOX COUNTY Times of holding Superior Court in [Illegible Text]

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INDEX TO LOCAL LAWS. A ALBANY Charter amended 154 ALAPAHA RIVER To protect fish in 387 AMERICUS Charter amended 155 APPLING COUNTY County line changed 301, 302 Act creating Commissioners amended 269 ATHENS Charter amended 156 ATLANTA GLASS PLATE INSURANCE COMPANY Incorporated 207 ATLANTA CITY BREWING COMPANY Incorporated 231 ATLANTIC AND MEXICAN GULF CANAL COMPANY Incorporated 414 ATLANTA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE Arbitrators exempt from jury duty 384 AUGUSTA INSURANCE COMPANY Incorporated 208 AUGUSTA Mayorelection of 157 Tax ordinances ratified 175 Issue of bonds authorized 176 Mayor ex-officio Recorder 176 BAINBRIDGE Certain lands exempt from taxation 177 Act requiring voters to register repealed 177 BAKER COUNTY Issue of bonds authorized 265 Sheriff's bond reduced 267 Act consolidating certain offices repealed 314 To protect certain birds 315 Obstructing passage of fish prohibited 337 BARTOW COUNTY To protect certain birdshunting on another's land protectedgame law 315 Commissions of Treasurer 354 Per diem of jurors 355

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BALDWIN COUNTY Sale of products regulated 320 Compensation of jurors 354 BANKS AND INSURANCE 207 BANK OF WASHINGTON Charter amended 230 BARNESVILLE Charter amended 158 [Illegible Text] CHURCH Sale of liquors 195 BELTON Charter amended 158 BERRIEN COUNTY Board of Commissioners abolished 270 BIBB COUNTY Liquor traffic submitted to voters in Rutland District 203 Act creating Commissioners amended 270 Act allowing Commissioners to work convicts amended 271 County line changed 302 Office of County Treasurer abolished 313 Act creating Board of Orphanage amended 314 Compensation of Tax Receiver and Collector 355 Insolvent costs of Solicitor General 356 BIBB MANUFACTURING COMPANY Incorporated 232 BIG INDIAN CREEK Fish traps allowed 387 BUTTS COUNTY Board of Commissioners created 289 Sale of produce regulated 312 Compensation of certain officers 357 BLAKELY Charter amended 161 BLUE RIDGE MINING COMPANY Incorporated 234 BLUFFTON Sale of liquors prohibited 177 BONDS AND TAXES 265 BOWDEN Charter amended 159 Sale of liquors prohibited 181 BROOKS COUNTY Mode of granting license 313 Salary of County Judge 356 BRUNSWICK Charter amended 159 Sale of liquors restricted 178 BRUNSWICK AND ALBANY RAILROAD Relieved from taxation 253

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BRUNSWICK BANK AND TRUST COMPANY Incorporated 211 BURKE COUNTY Act abolishing Treasurer repealed 312 Compensation of jurors 356 BUTLER Charter amended 161 C CALHOUN COUNTY Compensation of jurors 357 Sheriff's bond reduced 266 Board of Commissioners abolished 271 Certain convicts may be hired out 342 County line changed 302 , 303 , 304 To protect certain birds 315 Obstructions in streams prohibited 337 Traffic in seed cotton regulated 343 CAMAK CHURCH Sale of liquor prohibited 196 CAMDEN COUNTY Issue of bonds authorized 266 Sheriff's bonds reduced 268 Game law 315 Registration of voters 349 Salary of Treasurer 358 Jury fees in 358 CAMPBELL COUNTY Jury fees in County Court 358 Hunting on another's lands 315 Teachers' claims, 1871 357 Salary of Treasurer 358 CAMILLA Charter amended 162 CARNESVILLE Charter amended 162 Sale of liquors prohibited 179 CARROLL COUNTY Compensation of County Court officers 359 CARROLLTON Sale of liquors prohibited 181 CARTERSVILLE Restriction removed from liquor traffic 181 CAVE SPRING Charter amended 163 CEDAR TOWN Election of officers ratified 182 CEDAR CREEK CHURCH Sale of liquors prohibited 196

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CHARLTON COUNTY County line changed 309 Florida cattle taxed for grazing 316 CHATHAM COUNTY Road laws amended 316 Registration Acts amended 317 Road laws consolidated 317 Standard weights and measures 320 Fees of Justices of the Peace 359 CHATTAHOOCHEE COUNTY Sheriff's bond reduced 267 Fees of jurors 361 County line changed 303 County line defined 307 CHESTATEE FLUMING AND MINING COMPANY Incorporated 238 CHESTATEE QUARTZ MINING AND SLUICE WASHING CO. Incorporated 236 CHEROKEE COUNTY Compensation of Tax Receiver and Collector 361 CHURCHES (See communities and miscellaneous corporations.) CITIES AND TOWNS 140 CITIZENS LOAN AND TRUST COMPANY OF MARIETTA Incorporated 213 CITY BANK OF MACON Authorized to reduce stock 215 CLAY COUNTY County line changed 302 , 303 Compensation of Commissioners 272 Compensation of Tax Receiver and Collector 361 Commissions of Treasurer reduced 362 CLARKE COUNTY Contractshow let out 320 Insolvent costs 362 CLAYTON COUNTY Sale of products regulated 320 CLINCH COUNTY Sheriff's bond reduced 266 County line changed 304 , 305 COAST LINE RAILROAD Consolidated with Savannah, Skidaway Seaboard Railroad 257 COBB COUNTY Liquor traffic regulated 321 Clerk and Treasurer consolidated 322 Sheriff and Tax Collector consolidated 323 Game law 331 COFFEE COUNTY County line changed 304 , 305 COLUMBIA COUNTY Mode of granting license [Illegible Text]

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Supervisor of Roads created 324 Hunting on lands of another 345 COLUMBUS Charter amended 162 COMMERCIAL BANK OF AUGUSTA Charter amended 216 CORPORATIONS 207 COUNTY COMMISSIONERS 269 COUNTY LINES Changes in 301 COUNTY REGULATIONS 310 COWETA COUNTY Jury fees 362 Compensation of Tax Receiver, Collector and Treasurer 376 CRAWFORD Incorporated 140 CRAWFORD COUNTY Sale of products regulated 331 CROSS KEYS DISTRICT Sale of liquors prohibited 197 D DAHLONEGA Election of officers authorized 182 DAWSON Charter amended 163 DECATUR COUNTY Levy of taxes limited 267 Act creating Commissioners amended 272 Registration of voters 349 Fees of Jurors and Jailor 363 DECATUR Charter amended 164 DEKALB COUNTY Compensation of Treasurer and Sheriff 363 DESOTO Charter amended 164 DODGE COUNTY County line changed 308 Jury fees 364 DOOLY COUNTY Board of Commissioners abolished 273 Jury fees in County Court 364 DOUGLAS COUNTY Commissioners appointed 273 Camp hunting prohibited 326 Sale of liquors regulated 326 Tax Collector ex-officio Sheriff 350

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DOUGHERTY COUNTY Certain offices consolidated 325 Tax Collector may levy fi. fas. 325 Jury fees 364 DOVE'S CREEK CHURCH Sale of liquors prohibited 202 DULUTH Incorporated 141 E EARLY COUNTY Board of Commissioners created 274 County line changed 303 ECHOLS COUNTY Sale of products regulated 320 EFFINGHAM COUNTY Per diem of jurorsextra compensationinsolvent costs 365 ELBERT COUNTY Sale of products regulated 331 EMANUEL COUNTY License fee 326 Mode of obtaining private ways 327 Tax Collector ex-officio Sheriff 350 F FANNIN COUNTY Offices of Tax Collector and Treasurer consolidated 327 FIRST BAPTIST SOCIETY OF AUGUSTA Certain sales confirmed 262 FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH OF AUGUSTA Amendment to charter repealed 261 FLETCHER CHAPEL Sale of liquors prohibited 184 FLOYD COUNTY Game law 315 Amendment to liquor regulations 328 Compensation of Tax Receiver and Collector 366 FORSYTH COUNTY Stock law amended 338 FORT VALLEY Sale of liquors restricted 183 FRANKLIN Limits defined 165 FULTON COUNTY Road laws amended 329 Sale of liquor in certain territory prohibited 197 FULTON COTTON SPINNING COMPANY Incorporated 238 FULTON MANUFACTURING COMPANY Incorporated 240

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FULTON BLUES Exempt from jury duty 384 G GEORGIA RAILROAD May run freight trains on Sunday 254 GILMER COUNTY Board of Commissioners abolished 276 Tax Receiver and Collector consolidated 330 GLASCOCK COUNTY Sheriff's bond reduced 266 GOLD MOUNTAIN MINING COMPANY 242 GORDON COUNTY County line changed 308 GRANGERS LIFE AND HEALTH INSURANCE COMPANY May establish State department 217 GREENE COUNTY Board of Commissioners created 276 County line changed 309 Game law 331 GRIFFIN Charter amended 142 H HALL COUNTY Sale of pauper farm authorized 332 HAMPTON Restriction removed from liquor traffic 183 HANCOCK COUNTY Sale of products regulated 331 HARLEM Charter amended 166 HARMONY PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH Sale of liquors prohibited 202 HARPER SEWING MACHINE COMPANY Incorporated 244 HARALSON COUNTY Camp hunting prohibited 326 Sale of liquors regulated 332 HART COUNTY Sale of liquors prohibited in 1115th District 202 HEARD COUNTY Sale of products regulated 332 HENRY'S CHURCH Sale of liquors prohibited 198 HOGANSVILLE Charter amended 167 HOLLY SPRINGS CHURCH Sale of liquors prohibited 198

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HOMERVILLE Charter amended 167 HOUSTON COUNTY Commissioners may administer oaths 278 County line changed 305 Sale of products regulated 320 I IRWIN COUNTY County line changed 306, 310 ISLAND CREEK CHURCH Sale of liquors prohibited 199 INSURANCE COMPANIES 207 J JACKSON COUNTY Offices of Treasurer and Clerk consolidated 333 Sale of liquors regulated 333 Insolvent costs 366 JACKSONVILLE Sale of liquors prohibited 184 JASPER COUNTY County line changed 308 Act consolidating certain offices repealed 334 Per diem of jurors reduced 367 JEFFERSON COUNTY Sale of products regulated 312 Hunting on lands of another prohibited 345 JOHNSON COUNTY Board of Commissioners created 278 County line changed 306 Per diem of jurors 379 JONES COUNTY Office of Commissioner of Roads created 280 JONESBORO Charter amended 150 K KINCHAFOONEE CREEK To prevent obstructions 389 L LAGRANGE Question of liquor traffic submitted to voters 185 LAKE DOUGLAS Hunting and fishing prohibited 388 LAURENS COUNTY County line changed 306 Compensation and powers of Commissioners 367 Jury fees 368

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LAWRENCEVILLE Fees of officers 185 LEE COUNTY Commissioners for created 281 LIBERTY COUNTY Mode of granting license 334 Extra services of Clerk and Sheriffpay of 367 LIBERTY INDEPENDENT TROOP OF CAVALRY Exempt from road duty 385 LINCOLN COUNTY Hunting on lands of another 345 LIQUOR TRAFFIC In Floyd and other counties amended 328 LITHONIA Question of liquor traffic submitted to voters 186 LOUISVILLE Charter amended 168 LOWNDES COUNTY Game law 334 Registration of voters 349 LUMPKIN COUNTY Compensation of Commissioners 368 LULAH CHURCH Sale of liquors prohibited 199 M MACON COUNTY Per diem of jurors 369 Sheriff's bond reduced 267 County line changed 305 Notice in applications for new roads 335 Fishing and hunting regulations 335 MACON Issue of bonds authorized 187 MACON GAS LIGHT COMPANY Incorporated 245 MACON GUARDS Trustees for appointed 385 MADISON Charter amended 168 MADISON COUNTY Sale of liquors regulated 336 MANUFACTURING AND MINING COMPANIES 231 MARION COUNTY Sheriff's bond reduced 267 County line changedcounty line defined 307 Mode of granting license 336 MARIETTA NORTH GEORGIA R. R. Northern terminus changed 254

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McDUFFIE COUNTY Hunting on lands of another 345 McINTOSH COUNTY Certain Acts of Commissioners legalized 283 Board of Commissioners for county and Darien 283 Game regulations 337 MERCHANTS BANK OF ATLANTA Incorporated 219 MERCHANTS AND PLANTERS BANK OF GRIFFIN Incorporated 221 MERIWETHER COUNTY Compensation of Tax Receiver, Collector and Treasurer 369 MIDDLE GEORGIA CO-OPERATIVE ASSOCIATION OF PATRONS OF HUSBANDRY Incorporated 223 MILITARY COMPANIES 384 MILLEDGEVILLE Charter amended 169, 170 MILLER COUNTY Obstructions to passage of fish prohibited 337 Sale of liquors regulated 338 Per diem of jurors 370 MILTON COUNTY Stock law extended 338 MITCHELL COUNTY Registration of voters 349 MISCELLANEOUS CORPORATIONS 261 MORGAN COUNTY Game regulations 339 Sale of products regulated 339 MORGAN CAMP GROUND Sale of liquors prohibited 200 MORGAN Charter amended 170 Sale of liquors prohibited 187 MONROE COUNTY Act creating Commissioners amended 285 Fees of Jailor 370 Compensation of Tax Collector, Receiver and Treasurer 371 MONTGOMERY COUNTY Mode of granting license 348 Per diem of jurors 370 MURRAY COUNTY County line changed 308 Compensation of tax officers 371 MUSCOGEE COUNTY Sale of products regulatedmode of granting license 340 Per diem of jurorscompensation of Treasurer 372

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MUTUAL PROTECTION INSURANCE CO. OF GEORGIA Charter amended 225 N NEW BETHEL CHURCH Sale of liquors prohibited 201 NEW LIBERTY CHURCH Sale of liquors prohibited 200 NEW [Illegible Text] Corporate limits defined 188 NEWTON COUNTY County line changed 308 [Illegible Text] river, lawful fence 341 NEWTON FACTORY CHURCH Sale of liquors prohibited 200 NORTHWESTERN RAILROAD COMPANY Incorporated 255 O OAK GROVE CHURCH Sale of liquors prohibited 201 OCONEE COUNTY Sale of liquors in certain territory prohibited 206 Board of Commissioners created 286 Contractshow let out 320 Certain offices consolidated 341 OCONEE Incorporated 151 OGLE, HORPE COUNTY Liquor traffic regulated 342 Compensation of officers for extra services 372 P PENFIELD Sale of liquors prohibited 188 PERRY Sale of [Illegible Text] street ratified 189 PIERCE COUNTY Board of Commissioners abolished 287 County line changed 309 PIGEON ROOST GOLD MINING COMPANY Incorporated 247 PLEASANT SPRINGS CHURCH Sale of liquors prohibited 201 POLK COUNTY Sale of produce regulated 312 PROVIDENT SAVINGS LOAN ASSOCIATION Incorporated 226 PULASKI COUNTY County line changed 308

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PUTNAM COUNTY Sale of produce regulated 312 Game regulations 315, 334 Sale of liquors regulated 342 Q QUITMAN GUARDS Exempt from certain public duties 386 R RABUN COUNTY Teachers' claims 357 RANDOLPH COUNTY County line changed 303, 305, 306, 309 Hiring out convicts authorized 342 Traffic in seed cotton regulated 343 Tax Receiver and Collector consolidated 344 Salary of Treasurer 373 RAILROADS 253 RED CLAY Sale of liquors prohibited 184 RED CREEK CHURCH Sale of liquors prohibited 202 RED HILL CHURCH Sale of liquors prohibited 203 REHOBOTH CHURCH Sale of liquors prohibited 202 RICHMOND COUNTY Hunting on lands of another 345 Jury laws amended 345 School debtpayment of 373 Salary of Treasurer 374 Salary of County Judge 374 RISING FAWN IRON COMPANY Charter amended 248 ROCKDALE COUNTY County line changed 308 Yellow River lawful fence 341 Sale of liquors regulated 347 ROME Adjustment of bonded debt 190 S SALACOA ACADEMY Sale authorized 262 SALARIES, FEES AND COSTS 353 SANDERSVILLE Authorized to invest in bonds 192 SARDIS CHURCH Sale of liquors prohibited 204

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SAVANNAH BANK AND TRUST COMPANY Authorized to reduce stock 229 SAVANNAH, SKIDAWAY SEABOARD RAILROAD Consolidated with Coast Line Railroad 257 SCREVEN COUNTY Board of Commissioners created 288 Compensation for extra services 374 SPALDING COUNTY Board of Commissioners created 289 Provision for payment of certain costs repealed 375 ST. MARY'S AIR LINE RAILROAD Incorporated 258 STEWART COUNTY County line changed 303, 305 Hiring out certain convicts authorized 347 Hunting regulations 348 STOCKTON Incorporated 151 SUMTER COUNTY Act creating Commissioners amended 290 Additional powers conferred on Tax Collector 348 Salary of Treasurer 373 SUWANEE Sale of liquors prohibited 205 SWAINSBORO Charter amended 171 T TALBOT COUNTY Board of Commissioners created 291 Compensation of Tax Receiver and Collector 375 TALIAFERRO COUNTY County line changed 309 TALLAPOOSA MINING COMPANY Incorporated 250 TATTNALL COUNTY Board of Commissioners created 292 Mode of granting license 313 TAYLOR COUNTY Sale of liquors in certain territory prohibited 205 Sale of products regulated 331 County line changed 307 TELFAIR COUNTY Authority to issue bonds repealed 268 Mode of granting license 348 Per diem of jurors 370 TERRELL COUNTY County line changed 306, 309 Sale of products regulated 312

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THOMAS COUNTY Game law 334 Registration of voters 349 TOCCOA TALLULAH RAILROAD Incorporated 260 TOCCOA RIVER To prohibit obstructions in 388 TRADERS AND PLANTERS SAVINGS BANK Incorporated 229 TRINITY CHAPEL Sale of liquors prohibited 184 TROUP COUNTY Board of Commissioners created 294 Compensation of Tax Receiver, Collector and Treasurer 376 Hunting on lands of another 345 Tax Collector ex-officio Sheriff 350 TYBEE IMPROVEMENT COMPANY Incorporated 263 TWIGGS COUNTY Act creating Commissioners amended 296 Fees of Treasurer 376 County line changed 302 Mode of granting license 349 Fees of Jailor 377 U UPSON COUNTY School claims 377 UNION COUNTY Consolidation of certain offices repealed 350 Sale of liquors regulated 350 UNION CHURCH Sale of liquors prohibited 206 V VAN WERT Charter amended 171 VESEY MINING COMPANY Incorporated 252 VERNON SHELL ROAD COMPANY Charter amended 264 VINEVILLE Penalty for shooting in 193 VILLA RICA Sale of liquors prohibited 181 Liquor traffic restriction extended 193 W WADLEY Incorporated 153 WATER COURSES 387

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WARE COUNTY County line changed 304 , 309 WARRENTON Sale of liquors prohibited 193 WARREN COUNTY Sale of products regulated 312 WASHINGTON COUNTY Commissioners created 297 Sale of products regulated 312 Hunting on lands of another 345 Per diem of jurors 379 WASHINGTONBANK OF Charter amended 230 WASHINGTON May issue retail license 194 WASHINGTON RIFLES AND DRAGOONS Exempt from jury duty 386 WATKINSVILLE Charter amended 172 WAYNE COUNTY Board of Commissioners created 300 Hunting on lands of another 351 County line changed 301 , 302 To protect stock owners 351 Compensation of Jurors and Bailiffs 378 Pay of Commissioners 378 WAYCROSS Charter amended 173 WEBSTER COUNTY Certain offices consolidated 351 Pay of Criminal Court jurors 379 Per diem of jurors 379 WHITE COUNTY Per diem of jurors 380 WHITESBURG Charter amended 174 Sale of liquors 181 WHITEFIELD COUNTY School claims 380 WILKES COUNTY Fees of Constables 381 Insolvent costs 381 Provision for payment of certain costs repealed 382 WILKINSON COUNTY Compensation of officers reduced 382 WILSON CHURCH Sale of liquors prohibited 195 WORTH COUNTY County line changed 306 , 310

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Fishing regulations 352 Per diem of jurors 383 WRIGHTSVILLE Charter amended 174 Y YELLOW RIVER Lawful fence in certain counties 341

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INDEX TO PRIVATE LAWS. B BELL, S. J. Relieved as security of R. C. Wimberly 394 BROOKINS, H. Ordinary of Washington county authorized to pay 390 Treasurer of Washington county authorized to pay claims of 390 C COCHRAN, G. W. Relieved as security of G. D. Whitman 391 COLLINS, J. D. Relieved as security of E. E. Vaughn 391 CLEAGE, DAVID Appropriation to 392 D DAVIS, THOMAS W. For the relief of 392 DELAGAL, E. J. Authorized to practice medicine 393 DYER, DAVID Relieved as surety of A. Williams 395 G GRUBBS, J. W. For the relief of 394 H HINTON, B. B. For the relief of 394 HOLLIS, THOMAS Relieved as surety of A. Williams 395 HOUSER, J. A., L. M. and T. M. Relieved as sureties of D. B. Houser 395 I INMAN, A. T. For the relief of 394 K KERSE, A. B., and BARNETT Relieved as sureties of Zadock Watson 396

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L LADD, R. Appropriation to 399 LESLIE, T. To relieve 391 LUMPKIN, THOMAS B. For the relief of 394 M MARKHAM, LESTER Relieved as surety of A. Williams 395 MATTHEWS, L. D. For the relief of 395 McRAE, THOMAS E. Securities of relieved 396 MITCHELL, R. C. Certain privileges granted 397 MONTGOMERY, W. W. Appropriation to 403 MOODY, WALDEMAR Securities of relieved 398 MURPHEY, E. C. Appropriation to 398 P PAUL, A. A. Appropriation to 399 PEEK, W. C. For the relief of 399 PORTER, O. S. Authorized to erect dam across Yellow River 400 R RAGLAND WYNNE Appropriation to 401 RASBERRY, M. B. Appropriation to 398 ROCH, E. G. Authorized to practice law 401 S SAUCER, STEPHEN Appropriation to 402 SHULER, DAVID Authorized to keep gate across public road 402 SNEAD, C. Appropriation to 403 STRICKLAND, J. K. Appropriation to 403

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T TANNER, E. For the relief of 404 U UNDERWOOD, MRS. G. W. Appropriation to 405 V VARNELL, R. N. For the relief of 405 W WILSON, J. W. Appropriation to 399 WILLIAMS, S. F. Appropriation to 406 WILLIAMS, F. W. For the relief of 407 WALLIS, HALEY CO. For the relief of 405

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INDEX TO RESOLUTIONS. A ADVANCES OF GEORGIA Advances to support the war of 1812 411 ATTORNEY GENERAL Authorized to compromise certain claims 413 B BLODGETT LOT Sale of authorized 409 BONDS Governor authorized to destroy certain numbers 411 BRIBERY COMMITTEE To investigate charge in connection with lease of W. A. R. R. 408 412 C CONGRESSMEN Attention of called to outrages 409 Instructions as to claims of Mexican war veterans 410 Instructions as to modification of revenue laws 412 CLAIMS Attorney General may compromise 413 D DEBT OF UNITED STATES To advances of Georgia 411 G GOVERNOR Authorized to sell Blodgett lot 409 Authorized to make temporary loans 409 Authorized to sell certain real estate 410 Authorized to present banner to Clinch Rifles 410 Authorized to destroy certain bonds 411 GREENE, J. A. Authorized to settle claims against the United States 411 L LEGISLATURE Session prolonged 409

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M MILITARY STATUTES Board of Revision 411 R REVENUE LAWS Modification of 412 S SESSION Prolonged 409 STATE PRINTER Advance to 408 STATE Settlement of certain claims 413 W WESTERN ATLANTIC RAILROAD Committee to investigate charge of bribery 408, 412 WRIGHT, H. P. Authorized to publish laws 413