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 THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY 
 
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 THE STATE OF GEORGIA, 
 
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 MILLEDGEVILLE, 
 
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 ANNUAL. SESSION 
 
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 NOVEMBER AND DECEMBER, 
 1861. 
 
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 EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT, > 
 MiLLEDGEViLLE, Ga., December 20th, 1S61. > 
 
 Wm. H. Hunt, Esq., 
 
 Cominler of the Laws of IS6 1 : 
 
 Sir: In compiling and preparing for publication, the Acts passed at the 
 late Session of the General Assembly, you will abbreviate the enacting and 
 repealing clauses, as has been the custon for several years past, where the 
 same can be done without changing the true import of the Acts. 
 
 Respectfully, &c., 
 
 JOSEPH E. BROWN, Governor. 
 
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TABLE OF TITLES, DIVISIONS, &C. 
 
 PART I. 
 
 PUBLIC LAWS, 
 
 Title L— AGRICULTURE. 
 
 " XL— APPROPRIATIONS. 
 
 " III.— ATTORNEYS AT LAW. 
 
 " IV.— BANKS AND BANKING. 
 
 « v.— CODE OF GEORGIA. 
 
 " VL— COUNTY LINES, 
 
 'c VIL— COUNTY REGULATIONS. 
 
 " VIIL— ELECTIONS. 
 
 " IX.— EXRS., ADMRS., TRUSTEES, ORDINARIES, &C. 
 
 " X.— GENERAL ASSEMBLY. 
 
 " XL— GEORGIA RELIEF & HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION. 
 
 " XIL— GREAT SEAL OF STATE. 
 
 " XIIL— INSOLVENT DEBTORS. 
 
 " XIV.— INSURANCE COMPANIES. 
 
 " XV.— JUDICIARY. 
 
 " XVI.— MILITARY. 
 
 " XVIL— MONOPOLIES, EXTORTIONS, &C. 
 
 " XVIIL— PENAL CODE. 
 
 " XIX.— SALARIES. 
 
 " XX.— SLAVES AND FREE PERSONS OF COLOR 
 
 " XXL— STATE HOUSE OFFICES AND OFFICERS. 
 
 *' XXIL— STATE LUNATJC ASYLUM. 
 
 *' XX III.— STATE PRINTER. 
 
 '« XXIV.— TAXES. 
 
 " XXV.— WESTERN & ATLANTIC RAIL ROAD. 
 
PART 11. 
 
 PRIVATE AND LOCAL LAWS. 
 
 Title I.— APPROPRIATIONS. 
 
 " IL— CITIES AND TOWNS. 
 
 " IIL— CORPORATIONS. 
 
 " IV.— COUNTIES, 
 
 i' v.— COUNTY LINES. 
 
 » VI.— COUNTY REGULATIONS. 
 
 *' ML— EDUCATION. 
 
 .« VIIL— EXECUTORS, ADMINISTRATORS, ORDINARIES, &C. 
 
 " IX.— INTERNAL TRANSPORTATION. 
 
 " X.— PATROLS. 
 
 " XL— PHYSICIANS. 
 
 " XIL— RELIEF. 
 
 " XIIL— RIVERS AND DAMS. 
 
 " XIV.— ROADS. 
 
 *' XV.— SLAVES AND FREE PERSONS OF COLOR. 
 
 " XVI.— TAXES. 
 
 *' XVIL— TELEGRAPH COMPANIES. 
 
STATUTES OF GEORGIA, 
 
 PASSED BY THE 
 
 GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF 1861 
 
 PART I.— PlIULIC LAWS. 
 
 TITLE I. 
 
 AGRICULTURE AND COMMERCE. 
 
 Sec. 1. $50,000 approprinted to encourage the 
 
 inasmfncture (if sflt in (Jeort^ia. 
 " 2. May be advanced in parts to different 
 
 persons or Companies. 
 " 3. Direct Trading Company of Georgia, 
 
 incorporated. 
 '■■ 4. The Company may own real-estate, 
 
 Wareh(>nse!<, vessels, &c. 
 " 5. Capital stock $I.0(!O,()O0, which mav be 
 
 increased to $3,000,000. 
 
 Sec. (). Location of mnin office and branches. 
 " 7. Dilicers of the Company — when Com- 
 
 jiany niay organize. 
 " 8. May insure cotton against fire on spb 
 
 or land, and act as agent of Foreign 
 
 Insurance Ccniipanies in (reorgia. 
 " 0. Personal liability of the stockholdei"S 
 
 for debts of the Company. 
 " 10.' Duration of charter 2(1 years. 
 
 (No. 1.) 
 
 An Art to cjicoiiragc the manvfacture of Salt ivitldn the limits ofthe State 
 of Georgia, and for other imr poses. 
 
 Whereas, The supply of salt, in consequence of the blockade 
 of the ports of this State, is exceedingly limited, and much in con- ^'"''""*'^ 
 venience must result to the people unless measures are afforded to 
 manufacturers of said article. 
 
 1. Sec I. Be it cnncteJ, That his Excellency the Governor of this 
 State, be and he is hereby authorized to draw his warrant upon 
 
 the Treasury of this State, for the sum of fifty thousand dollars ; ^.f^^'J't; 
 which said sum, in his discretion, shall be advanced without inter- ;;"";,;;j^^^ 
 est, to any Company or Corporation, which has been or may here-**' '***- 
 after be established in this State for the manufacture of salt: the 
 advance so made to be secured to the State by mortgage, or other- 
 wise, and to be refunded to the Treasury aforesaid, at such time 
 or times, as may be designated by the said (xovernor, after peace 
 shall have been restored between the United States and Confed- 
 erate States of America. 
 
 2. Sec. II. Be it further enacted, That the Governor is hereby au- 
 thorized to draw his warrant, or several warrants, upon the Treas- 
 
8 PUBLIC LAWS. — Agkicultuke and Commerce. 
 
 Direct Trade aud Navigation Company. 
 
 mmj w ^-ury of Georgia, in favor of such persons or Corporations as may be 
 pub to"dir- engaged, or may hereafter engage in the manufacture of salt, not to 
 mi^^ir.'exceed in all the sum of fifty thousand dollars; and the Governor 
 may draw fur any part of said sum, in favor of any responsible par- 
 tics or corporations, in sums as may be, in each case, agreed upon ; 
 Provided, that in each case, before the same shall be drawn from 
 ■^'•"-the Treasury, good and sufficient security shall be given by the 
 party or corporation in whose favor it shall be made, in bond or 
 mortgage; the suthciency of the security to be judged of by the 
 Governor, and the time of repayment to the State to be likewise 
 . stipulated by his Excellency ; Provided, that no interest shall be 
 charged on the sum or sums so advanced. 
 Sec. in. Repeals conflicting laws. 
 Assented to December 16, ISGl. 
 
 (No. 2.*) 
 
 An Act to iiworpornte the Direct Trading Sf Navigation Compamj of 
 Georgia, and for other imrposes. 
 
 3. Section I. Be it enacted. That Perino Brown, C. G. Baylor, 
 conK,r.tor.. Thomas P. Fleming, A. S. Atkinson and William J. Russell, of the 
 State of Georgia, their associates, successors or assigns be, and the 
 di^ comi»- same are hereby incorporated and made a body politic, under the 
 i'Jc^rpo™tS.''iiame and style of the " Direct Trading Company of Georgia" ; and 
 by that name shall be capable in law, of suing and being sued, in 
 Fowom. any of the Courts of this State ; to make, have and use a common 
 seal, and the same to alter, or renew, as they may deem proper; 
 and also to make, ordain, and establish, alter or amend such by- 
 Bykw*. laws, ordinances and regulations as shall seem to them necessary 
 and convenient, for the organization of said Com])any — the election 
 of its Directors — the subscription to its stock — the selection of the 
 officers of the Company — prescribing the duties, compensation and 
 responsibilities of the same; and generally to provide for the Gov- 
 ernment of said Company, in accordance with the forms, usages 
 and stipulations of corporate bodies in this State ; said by-laws and 
 regulations not being contrary to the Constitution of this State or 
 of the Confederate States, or repugnant to, or inconsistent with the 
 fundamental laws of this Corporation, as hereinafter set forth and 
 enacted by the authority aforesaid. 
 4. Sec. 1L Be it further enacted, That the said Company shall be ca- 
 lUyomin-Bipable of lioldiug, owning and retaining such real-estate, buildings 
 hSii*vIi"-and ware-houses, in the State of Georgia, as may be necessary for 
 "*'**■ tlie transaction of its business; and shall have power to conduct 
 and carry on a general Foreign and Domestic, Mercantile and Ex- 
 change business, and own ships or sea going vessels propelled by 
 sail, or steam, or import by steam or sail. 
 
 * Anotlier Act was piis^^cd during llie Inte Session, incorporaliiig the " Direct Trading Com- 
 pany of Gcorifin," wliic-h was, word for word, like this one, except the fith Sec. as embraced in 
 this, whicli was entirely wanting; and by directiou of tiie Governor, this one only of the two ia 
 published. — CoMriLEU. 
 
PUBLIC LAWS — Agriculture and Commerce. 9 
 
 Direct Trade ami Navigation Company. 
 
 5. Sec. III. Be it farther enacted, That the capital stock of said 
 Company shall consist of one million of dollars, which may be in-S\ooo. *^'' 
 creased by the stockholders, at a. regular meeting, to a sum not ex- 
 ceeding three millions of dollars ; which shall be divided into shares 
 
 of one hundred dollars each. 
 
 6. Sec. IV. Beit f art Jicr enacted, That said Company shall have ^ ,■ r 
 
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 power to establish the main office of the same, in any City or Sea '"'''" ''*'^'''- 
 Port Town of Georgia, with such Branches or Agencies in any Branches. 
 Town or district of the State, as it may deem necessary in conduct- 
 ing its commercial and exchange transactions. 
 
 7. Sec. V. For the well ordering of the affairs of said Company, oiBoprs of the 
 there shall be elected by the stockholders, a President and Cash- 
 ier, and not less than tliree Directors or business Manajrers, so soon 
 
 , 111 n I 1 TiiTTn" '"^° Com- 
 
 as two thousand bales of cotton, or one hundred thousand dollars r«'7 may w- 
 
 in Confederate or State Bonds or current Bank notes, or specie to 
 a similar amount, shall have been subscribed to the stock of, or re- 
 ceived by said Company. 
 
 8. Sec. VI. A7id be it further enacted. That said Company shall ^f"? >"»'":« , 
 have power to grant policies of insurance upon Cotton, against risk}i'Y» ^"^ "^ 
 by fire on sea or land ; and to act as Agent for European Insurance M.iy art as 
 Companies within the State of Georgia, subject always to the laws%u' i°usn-''' 
 of this State relating to Foreign Insurance Companies. ^"3^08^' 
 
 9. Sec. VII. Be h further enacted, That the private property of p.-rsonai na- 
 stockholders of said Company, shall be liable and bound to the num- stocWiowVrl 
 ber and amount of shares or stock subscribed or held b}'^ each indi- 
 vidually, and no more, for the payment and discharge of the debts, 
 
 and obligations of said Company. 
 
 10. Sec. VIII. Be it further enacted by the autliorky aforesaid, Thatp^^^o,, ^f 
 this charter shall last, continue and pertain, to said Company in-'';'!^^'^" ' 
 corporated as aforesaid, for and during the period of twenty years 
 from and after the passage of this Act. 
 
 11. Sec. IX. Repeals conflicting laws. 
 Assented to December 17, 1861. 
 
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 PUBLIC LAWS.— Appropriations. 
 
 Salary of Governor — Salaries of State House officers. 
 
 TITLE II. 
 
 APPROPRIATIONS. 
 
 Sec. 1. Salary of t lie Governor, of Secretary of: 
 State and Trea.surer, of Ciiniptroller| 
 General, of St-cretaiies of Executive^ 
 Department. Pay of Jlessenger to; 
 Executive Department. Salary of| 
 State Librarian, of Attorney and So- 
 licitors General, of Judges of the Su! 
 preme Court, of Judj^esof the Superi-1 
 or Courts, oi Ueporter of decissous of 
 Supreme Court. I 
 
 " 2. Appropriation to pay for puplishing^i 
 General Orders by Major and Briga- 
 dier Generals. I 
 
 " 3. Contiufjent fund — Printinp; fund. Pay tO| 
 Chaplain of Penitentiary. Pay Jfor, 
 cleaning and taking care of Senate 
 Chamber and Ilou.se of Representa- 
 tives. Pay of joint committee who 
 visited Academy for the Blind. 
 
 " 4 Pay of State House Guard. Appropria- 
 tmn to buy book.'<for the State Lil)ra- 
 ry in 18ii-J. Appropriation to Clerk of' 
 Supreme Court, tu pay for stationery,! 
 advertisiijfj meetings of Court, &c. 
 To pay for keeping in repair and wind- 
 ing up State House Clock in 180:2. 
 Siuary of Superintendent of Georgia! 
 Military Institute. Ajipropiiatioii to 
 Col. A. V. Brumby, Ciipt. Thomas K. 
 McConneil and Capt. II. S. C.'imp. 
 
 " 5. Per diem p-iy of President Senate and 
 Speaker House of Representatives,! 
 their mileage. I 
 
 Per diem of Members of General As- 
 sembly, their mileage. | 
 
 *' G. Pay of Secretary of Senate, of Clerk of 
 House Reiiresenlulives. 
 
 " 7. Contingent e.xpenses of Secretary Sen- 
 ate and Cleik House Representatives. 
 Pay of Meseengcrs and Door-Keepers 
 
 IG. 
 
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 to Senate and House Representatives. 
 Pay for cleaning and lighting chande- 
 liers. 
 
 State Treasurer to make advance pay- 
 ments to officers of Government. 
 
 Governor to pay for services rendered 
 where no appropriation is made. 
 
 General appropriation to pay fixed sal- 
 aries. 
 
 Ai>propriation to the Georgia Relief and 
 llosjiital Association. 
 
 Apjiroprialion to jjay Public Debt and 
 interest thereon, as thev fall due. 
 
 State Bonds or Treasury i^^otea may be 
 issued to meet appropriations by this 
 Act, if money not in Treasury ; kind to 
 be issued. 
 
 Appropriation to Jolin M. Coo])er & Co. 
 
 Appropriation to pay guard of State 
 Jlugaziiie ; to pay Military Store 
 Keeper at Savannah : to jiny Mili- 
 tary Store Keeper at Milledgeville. 
 
 Appropriation top.iy expenses of Elec- 
 toral College for President nnd Vice 
 President, to pay Major J . H Steele aa 
 Secretary to Electoral College. 
 
 I Appropriation to pay balance to Com- 
 missioners to other States, sent by 
 State Convention. 
 Certain Clerks allowed to ComptrolUr 
 General. 
 
 Appropriation for relief of sufferers by 
 late dre in Ciiarleston. 
 
 , Military fund of |.J,00().000 for 18G2. 
 Pay to Clerk of Judiciary Committee of 
 Senate. 
 
 Appropriation to Major II. J. G. Wil- 
 liams. 
 Governor antliori/.ed to draw $100,- 
 000 for support of State Troops. 
 
 (No 3.) 
 
 Salary of OotJ 
 fur 1862 
 
 Salar's of-Ser- 
 retarv of Stati- 
 and Tn-asiiror 
 for 1862. 
 Salary of 
 CoDipr, Gen. 
 for 1862. 
 Salary of Sct- 
 retanes V.x. 
 Dept. for 1862. 
 
 All Ad to i)rovlJc for raising a revenue for the yolidcal year 1862, and 
 to appropriate money for the snpporl cf the Government during said 
 year, and to make certain special appropriations, and for other pur- 
 2)oscs therein named. 
 
 1. Section I. Jir it enacted bi/ the General Assemhhj of Georgia, That 
 the following sums of" money be, and the same are hereby appro- 
 priated, to tlie respective persons and objects hereinafter named, 
 viz: The sum of Four Thousand Dollars to his Excellency the 
 Governor, as his salary for the year 1862; and the further sum of 
 Si.xteen Hundred Dollars each to the Secretiiry of State and Treas- 
 urer, and no more ; and the sum of Two Tliousand Dollars to the 
 Comptroller General for the year 1862, and no more ; and the sum 
 of Twelve Hundred Dollars each to the Secretaries (not exceeding 
 two) employed in the Executive Department, for the year 1862, 
 
PUBLIC LAWS.— Appropriations. 11 
 
 Salaries of Judges — Contingeut Fund — Printing Fund — Chaplain of the Penitentiary— State House Guard. 
 
 and no more; and the sum of Five Hundred Dollars to pay the ,^7„e° to^E^l 
 Messenger to the Executive Department for the year 1862; and^"^"^"'^^^^- 
 the sum of Five Hundred Dollars to the State Librarian, as his|?^^7 £^b,„. 
 salary for the year 1SG2, and no more ; and the sum of Two Hun-""" ^""^ ^^^^■ 
 dred and Twenty-Five Dolhirs to each, the State's Attorney, and,^:',',^;;^ (i^,^^- 
 Solicitors General, for the year 1862: and the sum of Thirty-Five oeu''furi862. 
 Hundred Dollars to each Judge of the Supreme Court, whose com- 
 mission bears date prior to tlie 29th day of November, 1861; and o;-'j['lgefof 
 the sum of Two Thousand Dollars to each Judge of the Supreme cXttaises 
 Court, whose commission bears date since the 29th day of Novem- 
 ber, 1861, for his salary for the year 1862 ; and the sum of Tvven-f,„,„^i,>, „(■ 
 ty-Five Hundred Dollars to each Judge of the Superior Courts, ■s;;,'i=;;''courti 
 whose commission bears date prior to the 29th day of November, '"'" ^''^^• 
 
 1861 ; and the sum of Fifteen Hundred Dollars to each Judge of 
 the Superior Courts, whose commission bears date since the 29th 
 
 day of November, 1861, as his salary for the y(!ar 1862; and the Siiimy of Re- 
 sum of Eight Hundred Dollars is hereby appropriated to pay thepiomocourt" 
 salary of the Reporter of the Decisions of the Supreme Court for'"' ^"^^ 
 the year 1862. 
 
 2. Sec. n. Be i( further c/iacfcJ, That the sum of One Thousand 
 Dollars (or so much thereof as may be necessary) be, and the samcT,. pny for 
 is hereby appropriated for the purpose of defraying the expense of J^^lluaJy" V 
 the publication of general orders by the Brigadier Generals and ''''■■'• 
 Major Generals of the Militia of this State, of their respective Bri- 
 gades and Divisions. 
 
 .3 Sec. III. Beit farther enacted, That the sum of Sixteen Thous- 
 and Dollars be, and the sairie is hereby appropriated, as a contin-SfTisc^ 
 gent fund for the year 1862; and the sum of Thirty Thousand prmtmg fund 
 Dollars be appropriated for a Printing fund for the current year ; '"'' ^^^^' 
 and that in case of a deficiency in this appropriation, the Gover- rrovisiou for 
 nor is hereby authorized to draw his warrant upon the Treasury '''"'*■ 
 for the deficit, to be paid out of any money in the Treasury not 
 otherwise appropriated ; and the sum of One Hundred and Fifty !^W'«^^.^"' 
 Dollars to pay the Chaplain of the Penitentiary for the year 1862 ; 
 and the sum of Fiftv Dollars to the person selected by the Gover-*""jf'!:?"'°8 
 nor to keep clean, scour, air the chambers, and dust the carpets, ';"''''"(.^''""'! 
 
 1 ' ' ' X ' ( Imnibcr and 
 
 &c., of the Senate Chamber and Representative Hall, for the year}^>g!;Haii i^ 
 
 1862 . and the sum of Forty-Five Dollars to pay the expenses of ^^'^^'^1;,^' ^^^^• 
 the Committee of the two Houses, which visited the Academy forvi«»*<i a.;'*'^- 
 
 , , ^^ , . - J Piny of tho 
 
 the Blmd. Biiud. 
 
 4. Sec. IV. Be it further enacted, That the sum of Twelve Hun- 
 dred Dollars be, and the same is hereby appropriated to pay theO"a?dfor 
 State House Guard, for the year 1862; and the further sum of 
 Two Hundred and Fifty Dollars is hereby appropriated, to be used„ . , , 
 
 •C 1 1 • !-> 11 i.\ n c ^^ ■ T.. buy books 
 
 II necessary, by his Excellency the Governor, lor the increase oi}|'fSt»t'j Li- 
 the State Library, in selecting and purchasing such books as he 
 may deem advisable for the year 1862 ; and the further sum of One 
 
 ' To Cl*k SuD*c 
 
 Hundred Dollars be, and the same is hereby appropriated, to pay court for -ez. 
 the Clerk of the Supreme Gourt for the correction of errors, for 
 stationery, and advertising notices of the meeting of said Court in 
 
H PUBLIC LAWS.— Appropriations. 
 
 Georgia Military Institute— Secretary of Senate and Clerk of House of Representatives. 
 
 For rnminog the year 1S62; and the sum of" Fifty Dollars be, and the same is 
 H^uf^ock hereby appropriated, to pay for repairing and keeping in order 
 for 1862. ^j^p State House clock for the year 1SG2 ; and the further sum of 
 sTipt'./Ga. Two Thousand Dollars is hereby appropriated to pay the salary of 
 tor i8cz""""t^i^' Superintendent of the Georgia ^Military Institute at Maiietta ; 
 jipp„priBf„ and the sum of Six Hundred and Eighty-nine Dollars and Eighty 
 Bn^by."* ^ Cents, or so much thereof as the Governor'may find to be due, be 
 and the same is hereby appropriated to pay arrearages due to Col. 
 c«ptTi!o« rA. V. Brumby, Captain 'I'homas K. I\IcConnell, and Captain R. S. 
 cap*t"R"'s Camp, for their salaries as Superintendent, and Professors, of the 
 ^""^- Georgia I\Iilitary Institute, for the year 1859 ; and that the (gover- 
 nor do draw his warrant on the Treasury in favor of the widow of 
 said ]\IcConnell,for that portion of this appropriation which is due 
 to her deceased husband, to-wit : the sum of Two Hundred and 
 Twenty-five Dollars and Fifty Cents. 
 
 5. Sec. V. And be it further oinctal, That the sum of Six Dollars 
 o*p4idT^.u^each, per day, be paid to the President of the Senate, and Speak- 
 er "Houf,r^' ^^* of the House of Representatives, during the present session of 
 
 the General Assembly ; and the sum of Four Dollars for every 
 MUeage. tweuty inilcs of travcl going to, and returning from the seat of 
 
 Government — the distance to be computed by the nearest route 
 Per dk-n. „f usually travelled ; and that the sum of Five Dollars each, per day, 
 
 DietnbiTB of ^ k ^ • ' i. J ' 
 
 oen'iAssem- to the Members of the General Assembly, during the present ses- 
 jj.j ^ sion, and Four Dollars for every twenty miles travel going to, 
 and returning from the Capital, under the same rules which apply 
 to the President of the Senate and Speaker of the House: Pro- 
 vided, That no Member of the General Assembly shall receive pay 
 for the time he may be absent, unless his absence was caused by 
 the sickness of himself or family, or had leave of absence granted 
 by the Senate or House, for satisfactory reasons. 
 
 6. Sec. VI. Ami he it further cnaeicd, That the Secretary of the 
 Pay of sec'y Senate be paid Eighty-Seven Dollars and Fifty Cents per day, for 
 p^°"^^" j,i^^i^ the present session ; and the Clerk of the House of Representa- 
 H(,i.B.- ..f tives be paid the sum of One Hundred Dollars per day, for the 
 
 present session : Provided, That no warrant shall be issued in fa- 
 Proviio. vor of either until his Excellency the Governor shall have satisfac- 
 tory evidence, that they have respectively made, or caused to be 
 • made, and attached to the Journals of their respective Houses, a 
 good and suflicient index, and shall have carefully marked and 
 filed away all reports of Standing Committees, and all otlierpapers 
 of importance connected with either House. 
 
 7. Sec. VII. A/id he it further enacted, That the sum of Fifry Dol- 
 contingint lars, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is hereby appropri- 
 sec'y s.niateated oach to the Secretary of the Senate and Clerk of the House of 
 
 and Clerk. . -in, • r> i • 
 
 Hou« of Representatives, to defray the contingent expenses oi their respec- 
 tive oflices at the present session of the Legislature ; and the sum 
 Pay of MoH- of slx dollai's pcr day be paid to each of the Messengers and Door- 
 Door^Keni'fB Keepers of the Senate and House of Representatives, the present 
 Ho^uTe'" .fi session of the General Assembly ; and the sum of Fifty Dollars is 
 B<^p«. hereby appropriated to pay for cleaning, lighting, and keeping in 
 
PUBLIC LAWS.— Appropriations. 13 
 
 Georgia Relief and Hospital Association. — Public Debt — Bonds and Treasury Notes. 
 
 order the chandeliers of the Senate Chamber and Representative .^a/^foyj^**"- 
 Hall, during the session of the General Assembl}'. j!'P chande- 
 
 8. Sec. VIII. And be itf/ni/icr enacted, That the Treasurer be ^u- ^>j^^^_''v|!""^ 
 thorized to pay from time to time, to the officers of the Govern- r'^^Vo make 
 ment, whose salaries are appropriated by this Act, seventy-five ;"^^t« to orti. 
 per cent of the amount for wliich service has been actually ren-m^nt 
 dered at the date of such payment, taking receipts from said offi- 
 cers for the same : which receipts shall be his vouchers, and are 
 hereby declared offsets to the extent of said pa3'meiits to Executive 
 warrants drawn at the end of the quarter for said officer's salary. 
 
 9. Sec. IX. And be it further enacted., That in all case, where theo,„.t„p^yf„r 
 General Assembly directs the performance of any service or labor, f/;^.y,i;''''„,i^^:j,'j 
 for which no provision for compensation is made, the Governor is J'iou^'jrmada 
 hereby authorized to draw his warrant on the Treasury lor such 
 
 sum or sums, as in his judgment, may be a just compensation. 
 
 10. Sec. X. And be it fvrther enacted, That the various sums of the q,,,,^^.^^, 
 annual salaries of all the officers of this State, whose salaries are fi.xed i'™p"atioii to 
 
 ' _ paj salaries. 
 
 by law, be and the same are hereby appropriated annually, to pay 
 said salaries, until they are otherwise altered by law. 
 
 11. Sec. XL .4??(/ 6e?//w?Me/- c^ac-^e^^ That the sum of Two Hun- 
 dred Thousand Dollars be, and the same is hereb}' appropriated Hospfta'rij^ 
 for the Georgia Relief and Hospital Association ; to be drawn and'*""""""- 
 expended according to an act passed at the present session : and if 
 
 no money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated shall be 
 available for said appropriation, then his Excellency the Governor 'ot'^^""TreM. 
 be, and he is hereby authorized to issue Treasury Notes or Bonds, ^^i^i^^pprll"' 
 not to bear exceeding eight per cent, in such sums as may bef,r"seae '^'' 
 needed from time to time, to effect the object of said appropria-NXsoTsute 
 tion ; said Treasury notes to be fundable in eight per cent bonds'*"'"^'- 
 when the sum of five hundred dollars shall be presented at the 
 Treasury ; said bonds not having longer to run than ten years, and 
 to be redeemed at the option of the Governor, twelve months 
 from and after their issue. 
 
 12. Sec. XII. jBe /?/M;vAcrc«a^^eJ, That the further sum of seven 
 hundred thousand dollars be, and the same is hereby appropriated, pubUc'debrsi 
 to pay any portion of the public debt which may become dueo'.mTLe, or 
 within the present political year, and to pay the interest on suchthereou."* 
 Treasury Notes and State Bonds as may be issued under authority 
 
 of any law passed during the present session of the Legislature ; 
 the same to be paid out of any money in the treasury not other- 
 wise appropriated. 
 
 rl I If thp money 
 
 13. Sec. XHI. In case, at at any time, the money should »ot jl'^ij]^ ^'^'^^''^'; 
 be in the treasury to meet any of the appropriations herein made, "■■? '" '"•"?' 
 
 .•',.,' Ill ' any appropri- 
 
 the Governor is authorized to have issued and used to meet any de- ?"«"?. '"«^>= 
 
 /> * 111- 1 ■ 1 .' lu thi« act, 
 
 nciency, bonds bearing not more than eight per cent, or treasury ^^i^^Tb^dt 
 notes, as he may deem best ; said bonds when issued, not to run"'- Tr.uH.iry 
 
 , ' . •' , . , Nnt( B, for uw 
 
 lor a longer time than thirtv years, and redeemable at any time af-''".'"";S^ . 
 
 n I- 1 • 1 ' 1 • • K\\\A of bonds 
 
 ter five years Irom their date, at the option ol the Governor. N"',!eT'"'t^"S'< 
 
 14. Si;c. XIV. And beit further enacted, That the sum of seven- *"'"»'^''>- 
 ty-seven dollars and seven cents, be appropriated to pay John M.coop'irr Tco 
 
14 PUBLIC LAWS.— AppRorRiATioNS. 
 
 Military Store Keepers — Electoral College — Commissioners appoioted by Convention — Cbarleston. 
 
 prin?i"g''d'.m. Cooper &: Co., for public printincr <lone for the Convention of the 
 suu-c«°nvca- people of Georgia while sitting in Savannah. 
 
 15. Sec. XV. A?id be it further enacted^ That the sum of four 
 of's^re^M- hundred dollars, or so much thereof as may be necessary, be and 
 MKevili." 'is hereby appropriated to pay for the Guard at the State magazine 
 Nniiu^.i'n-at Millcdgeville, for the year ISG'2 ; and the further sum of five 
 v^'^.'° "hundred dollars is hereby appropriated to pay the Military Store 
 MiTiu^v.t.ln- Keeper in the city of Savannah, and a like sum to pay the Milli- 
 wgTviUe. 'tary Store Keepers in Milledgeville. 
 
 IG. Sec. XVI. Ik it further enacted. That His Excellency the 
 
 Governor be, and he is hereby authorized to draw his warrant on 
 
 the Treasury of this State, for such an amount of money as will 
 
 ^•'"kIX". be necessary to pay the expenses of the Electoral College, recent- 
 
 «i couejo. ]y assembled at Milledgeville, for the election of President and 
 
 Vice-President of the Confederate States ; and the further sum of 
 
 H"^s"eri"i" twenty-five dollars to pay John H. Steele for his services as Secre- 
 
 toraf ■oJll<^s^ tary of the Electoral College. 
 
 17. Sec. XVII. Be it further enacted, That the following be, and 
 PayofCnnii.ii.tlie sauic Is hereby appropriated, to pay such of the Commission- 
 
 «ioner* to ci-r- . i i n 
 
 ^mb'su't'^^'^ appouited by the Convention of Georgia to certain States, in 
 omvention addition to the advancements made by the Governor at the time 
 
 ID additiou to _ , . . J 
 
 advanct-Hof the appointmcnts, to-wit 
 
 made to tbi'ui 
 
 reap-ctivciy. To A. R. Wright, Commissioncr to Maryland, $200 00 
 
 To I). C. Campbell " "' Delaware, 200 00 
 
 To 11. L. Penning, '' " Virginia, 200 00 
 
 To Samuel Hall, " " N. Carolina 200 00 
 
 To 11. P. BpU. " " ' Tennessee, 200 00 
 
 To Is. C. Daniel, " " Kentucky, 200 00 
 
 To D. P. Hill, " " Arkansas, 200 00 
 
 To L. J. Glenn, " " Missouri, 200 00 
 
 To W. A. Vason, " " Louisianna, 200 00 
 
 To J. W. A. Sauford, " ' " Texas, 200 00 
 
 And the Governor is hereby authorized to draw his warrant npon 
 
 the Treasury in liivor of such of said Commissioners lor the sums 
 
 hereby appropriated. 
 
 18. Sec. XVIII. Be k further enacted, That, to enable the Comp- 
 troller General to have the l^onds and Treasury Notes of the State 
 recorded in his oHice in pursuance of the acts of the General As- 
 
 cfeVV.'toSembly, the Governor is hereby authorized to furnish to the Comp- 
 ""■pt- '"troller General one or more Clerks to keep up the registering of 
 such Treasury Notes and Bonds ; and the Governor is hereby di- 
 rected to draw his warrant on the Treasury for adequate compen- 
 sation for such Clerk or Clerks, to be selected by the Comptroller 
 General. 
 
 19. Skc. XIX. And that the further sum of one hundred thou- 
 Appropria-^^"*^ dollars bc, and the same is herel>y appropriated, for the relief 
 of°"uffVe'i'"H^^ the unfortunate sutlbrers by the calamitous fire in Charleston, 
 ^'^'^«}»^^^^^'- South Carolina ; and that the Governor be authorized to tender 
 
 said amount for the above purpose, to the Governor of South Car- 
 
PUBLIC LAWS— Appropeiations. 15 
 
 Military Fund — Clerk Senate Committee on Judiciary — H. J. G. Williams — Professors Ga. Mil. Ins' 
 
 olina, with the sincere sympathies of the General Assembly, in the 
 misfortune of their seaport city. 
 
 20. Sec. XX. Be it further enacted, That the sum of five niil- jf;i;(^^^y ^^^^^^ 
 lions of dollars* be, and the same is hereby appropriated, as a mil-J.^"^*^'^*"'""" 
 itary fund for the year eighteen hundred and sixty-two ; to be 
 drawn from the Treasury, on the warrants of the Governor, from 
 
 time to time as the same may be required to defray either past or 
 future expenses for militar}'^ purjioses. 
 
 21. Sec. XXL That the sum of four dollars, per diem, be ap- 
 propriated to pay the Clerk of the Senate Committee on the Judi-orsena^o 
 ciary for as many days as he has served said committee ; and that <m"j"di(;in^* 
 the Auditing Committee of the Senate sliall not be authorized to 
 
 audit said Clerks account for any greater number of days than shall 
 be certified to by the Chairman of said Judiciary Committee. 
 
 22. Sec. XXII. Be it further enacted, That the sum of Two 
 .Hundred Dollars be, and the same is hereby appropriated to H. J.tiurto?i'.'j'. 
 
 G. Williams, in addition to what he has ah'cady received, as com- 
 pensation for his services asan Enrolling Clerk of the late State Con- 
 vention. 
 
 23. Sec. XXIII. Be it firther enacted, That the following sums t,/ pay u\. 
 be, and the same are hereby appripriated to pay the balance due ^^^^.'^^'l^^ "or 
 to the several Professors of the Georgia Military Institute tor thej^™y''»'''j^^j|". 
 year ISO], viz: to V. H. Manget five hunilred and ninety-three""'- 
 dollars and twelve cents ; to J. C. Eve fifty-four dollars and forty Ji"„Jf. ^]\ 
 cents ; to A. W. King five hundred and ninety-three dollars and^^^J^v^kj^p. 
 twelve cents; to J. W. Barker seven hundred and fourteen dollars, •'•^'^•^^'"*'■• 
 making the sum of nineteen jiundrcd and fift3'-four dollars and 
 
 sixty four cents. 
 
 24. Sec. XXIV. And he it further enacted, That the sum of six 
 hundred and eicrhtv-two dollars and seventy eight cents be, andTo^y. a. m. 
 the same is hereby appropriated to pay A. Green & Co., transferees "ft"'" f;™- 
 
 • ' i i -L i. J ^ ' turf Htipplu'd 
 
 of W. A. M. Lanier, for household and kitchen furniture, crockery, t';.,f/'"''^V'' 
 
 - , T • Military Ju- 
 
 &c., purchased of said Lanier lor the Georgia Military Institute, »tui.tu. 
 for the use of the State, on the tenth day of August, eighteen 
 hundred and sixty ; Provided, the Governor, after investigation, 
 finds the same to be just and due. 
 
 25. Sec. XXV. Be it further enacted. That the sum of three 
 hunered and eighty-nine dollars and eighty-five certs be, and thesimppon, iv 
 same is hereby appropriated to pay A. N. Simpson, Treasurer oflury''"!,"'!: 
 
 ■ the Georgia Military Institute for his services as such Treasurer ''"'■ 
 since the purchase of said Institute by the State of Georgia. 
 
 26. Sec. XXVI. And he it further enacted, That His Excellency 
 
 the Governor be, and he is hereby authorized to draw his warrant Boyd.^io r' 
 upon the Treasurerfor such sum of money, and as he may, upon proof (>oorgia"'Miu 
 thereof, find to be due and owing to William W. Boyd, former niTif bcf""rc 
 ^Commissary and Quartermaster of the Georgia Military Institute, diMgcoVit? 
 for military goods, &c., sold by him to said Institute when the State 
 took charge thereof. 
 
 Tor appropriation of $100,000 for support of State Troops, which was made for immediate 
 rolief to the Troope till the general military appropriation should be made, see next Act, 
 
16 PUBLIC LAWS. — Appropkiations. — Attorneys at Law. 
 
 State Cadeta — State Troo;)? — Attorneys at Law who fail to pay Professional Tax. 
 
 27. Sec. XXVIL Be it further enacted, That, in addition to the 
 To pay State two thousaiid dollars appropriated for the education, board, kc, 
 G^fg'ia Mi" of the ten State Cadets in the Georgia Military Institute, the 
 ta"? ^""'''further sum of four liuiidred dollars be, and the same is hereby ap- 
 propriated for the payment of the two additional State Cadets, 
 one from each of the newly created Congressional Districts. 
 
 Assented to December 14, 1801. 
 
 (No. 4.) 
 
 A)i Act to nntlionzr. the Governor to draw money from the Trcasunj for 
 support of the State Troops. 
 
 28. Sec. I. The General Assembly of the State <f Georgia do enact 
 Governor ^,,.(is follows '. That the Govcmor of the State of Georgia be, and he 
 to^''$ioo-i^ hereby authorized to draw from the Treasury the sum of one 
 ^f°f'"s\'^p; hundred thousand dollars, to be used in the support of the State 
 troopi. troops now employed in the defence of the State, or such as may here- 
 after be employed : to be drawn in such sums, and at such times 
 as he may think pro])er. 
 
 Assented to Kovember 30th, 1861. 
 
 Note — Porapiiroprintion of $J(),000,to encourage tlio mnnufacture of Salt within the State, 
 see Act No.]., Title 'Aciucliltuuk and Co:m.merck." 
 
 For appropriation of 1-00, 000 to the "Georgia Relief and Ilo.'ipital Association," see Act 
 No. 29, Title XI ; lor appropriation of |-!.50,0U(i, for the inannfactiire anl purchase of arms, see 
 Act No. 61, Title MiLi rAiiY ; for appropriations on account of State Lunatic Asylum, see Acts 
 Nos. 70 and 71, Title Statk Lu.N'ATic Asylum. For Act authorizing the Treasurer to make 
 an advance to State Printers, see Act No. 73, Title State Pki.nters. For appropriation of 
 $G,000 for support of jjupils in Academy for the Blind, see Act No. 8-2, Title Apphopuiatioss, 
 Local and Private Luws ; also same title, Act No. 82, for appropriation to John H. Seals, for 
 extra compensati' in for publishing the Revised Code. For Act aj)propriatiiig |.')04 80 for re- 
 lief of Mrs. Boggess, widow of late Surveyor General of this State, see Act No. 122, Title Re- 
 lief. For appropriation of |'5',i -17. for relief of Mrs. Margaret Dillon, see act No. 123, same 
 Title. For Act appropriating $ I.JO for relief of Abner Hern, see Act No. 125, same Title. For 
 Act appropriating $i:>.30 t'or relief of Wm. J. Rush, see same Act ; also for c-ouditional appro- 
 priation forreliefot Wesley SlmtHeld, see same Act. 
 
 TITLE III. 
 
 ATTORNEYS AT LAW. 
 
 Sec. 1. Attorneys nt low who fail to pay their professional tax, may be stricken from the roll 
 of Attorneys. 
 
 (No. 5.) 
 
 An act to jtrcvent Attorneys at law from practicing in the Courts of this 
 State, who fall to pay their Professional Tax. 
 
 Attoroey.^^at ggQ. J. 2?c It enacted, That from and after the passage of this 
 to" j^ "their ^(.f whenever it shall be made to appear to any Judge of the Su- 
 t«s,|nmy^^^beperior Courts, that any Attorney at Law practicing in said Courts, 
 theroiiVl^iias failed to pay his professional tax, or fails to pay his said tax 
 
PUBLIC LAWS.— Banks and BA^K1NG. 
 
 IT 
 
 Attonievs at Law. 
 
 levied according to the laws of this State, and execution has been 
 issued for the same by the Tax Collector, and returned by the 
 proper officer no property to be found, it shall be the duty of the 
 Judge presiding in the Superior Court of the county in which the 
 said Attorney resides, to cause to be issued a rule by the Clerk of 
 of said Court, requiring said Attorney to show cause by the next 
 term of said Court, why he should not be struck from the list of 
 Attorneys, and his License to practice declared of no effect, for 
 his failure to pay his said professional tax ; whicii rule shall be 
 served by the Sheriff upon said Attorney, twenty days before the 
 next term of said Court ; and if at said term of said Court, said 
 Attorney fails to show sufficient cause, said Judge shall pass an 
 order striking said Attorney from the list of Attorneys, and declare 
 his license to practice in the Courts of law and equity in this 
 State, null and of no effect. 
 
 Assented to December 14, 18G1. 
 
 TITLE IV. 
 
 BANKS AND BANKING, 
 
 SKCTI05 1. Suspension of specie payraejit by 
 the Banks, eontiuueil till 1st Dec, 
 186'-2, Banks must leileeui tlicir bills 
 when presented in sums of $100, in 
 Confederate or State Treasury Notes 
 Banks nmst issue change bills ; but 
 may not issue them till 1st Jan. 1SG2 
 
 " 2, Gov. to issue seven per cent. State 
 Bonds in lieu oftliesi.x per cents, here- 
 tofore delivered to the Banks, and for 
 certain advances made by tlicrn to 
 the State. Bonds issued under this 
 act, when redeemable, &c. 
 
 '• 3. Corporators. Cotton Planters' Bank 
 of Gi'orp;ia, incorporated. Powers 
 and privileges. 
 
 " 4. Capital stock not to exceed $3,000,- 
 00(1. Stock may be subscribed in 
 Cotton; or iu Confederate or State 
 Bonds 
 
 " 5. Bank to be located in Thomasville ; 
 may have agencies at Baiubridge, 
 Quitman, Valdosta. Blakely and Sau- 
 dersville, and elsewhere. 
 
 " 6 When Bank may cnminencc business; 
 Directors : President. If a majority 
 of its stockholders be non-residents ot 
 Ga. charter forl'iited. 
 
 " 7 By-laws. 
 
 " 8 The Bank may hold certain real es- 
 tate; may erect warehouses. 
 
 " 9. Stockholders t.iking stock by paying 
 in Cotton, must insure! the cotton; or 
 depositetlH'ir notes. Liahility of stock-' 
 holders. TraiirtVr of stock. 
 
 " 10. Bank not bound to pay specie tilll 
 the other banks in the State resume. 
 
 " 11. Amount of issues allowed. 
 
 " 12. Stock Bonds to be registered. Bills 
 issued to form a lien on the Stock 
 Bonds, for their redemption. Etitrv 
 must be made on the booksi, of Stock 
 Bonds sold. 
 
 13. Bank may build, purchase or cliar- 
 ter ships. Proceeds of cotton sold, to 
 be used to redeem the bank bills 
 which were issued upon it. Overplus 
 to be paid to the Planters, or become 
 a part of the stock of the Bank. 
 
 14. Cotton paid in for stock must be 
 marked. 
 
 15. The Planter subscribing and paying 
 in cotton, may direct wlien it shall be 
 sold, if it will bring more than what 
 was advanced on it, with expenses. 
 
 16. Sale by Planters of cotton paid in. 
 Conditions and restrictions of such 
 sale. 
 
 17. Subscriptions in Sea Island cotton at 
 
 $!5 per bale of 300 lbs. 
 
 18. None but Planters to own stock in 
 the Bank, nor can any cotton be paid 
 in except that jjroduced by them- 
 selves. 
 
 19- Bank of Fulton may hold real estate 
 taken l/ona Jide, in payment of debts 
 due the Bank. 
 
 20. Any citizen of the Confederate 
 States may take stock iu said Bank. 
 
 21. North VVestern Bank of Georgia 
 may istablish an otlice of discount 
 and depo^^itc in Atlanta. 
 
 22. Purcliase and sale of foreign ex- 
 change govenied by the laws of trade; . 
 all statutory restrictions removed. 
 
 23. A married woman may deposit her 
 or her childrcns' earnings in Savings-- 
 Baiik.toam'tof $1,1100, which shall not 
 be sulyect to control of her husband. 
 
 24. Banks in Savannaii may be removed 
 to any point in the interior wLilst S. 
 C. or Ga. is invaded. 
 
 2.'). Payment may be demanded ou notes 
 «fcc., due the Banks so removing, at 
 the place to which they may be re- 
 moved. 
 
IS 
 
 PUBLIC LAWS.— Banks and Banking. 
 
 Relief of the Banks. 
 
 2t;. Timber Cutters' Bank. 
 
 27. Publication of semi-annunl returns 
 as required by charter of Timber 
 Cutter's Bank, maybe made only in 
 tlie paper in Savannah having the 
 largest circulation. 
 
 28. Is.'<ue of change bills by the Palace 
 Mills in Columbus, legalized. Those 
 already issued must be returned and 
 no more put in circulation. 
 
 29. R.L. M<itt and the Palace Mills re- 
 lieved from all penalties incurred for 
 having issued such change bills. — 
 Provisions of this Act extended to all 
 other persons and conipanies who 
 have issued change bills, on certain 
 conditions. 
 
 30. City Council of Augusta may issue 
 City Treasury Notes of small denomi- 
 nations. 
 
 31. Amount in circulation at any one 
 time not to exceed $100,000. 
 
 32. Penalty for puttmg in circulation a 
 greateramount than |lliO, 000. 
 
 33. Penalty for counterfeiting same. 
 
 " 34. Property jjledged for redemption of 
 the notes so issued. 
 
 " 35. Supt. of W. & A. R. R. may issue 
 change bills ; amount so issued not to 
 exceed $200,000. 
 
 " 26. How redeemed. Property of Road 
 and faith of State pledged for their 
 redemption. 
 
 " 37. Such change bills to be issued on 
 bank note paper if it can be pro- 
 cured. 
 
 " 38. These change bills receivable for 
 texes and dues to State or Road. 
 
 " 39. Penalty for counterfeiting them. 
 
 " 40. Penalty for n violation of any part 
 of this act. Proviso. 
 
 " 41 all such bills to be registered. 
 
 " 42 authority to issue bills under 
 
 this Act, to cease on resumption of 
 specie payment by the Banks of the 
 State. 
 
 " 43. Supt. required to furnish $.500 in such 
 change bills for current bank bills, 
 when demanded by any County Treas- 
 urer of this State. 
 
 (No. 6.) 
 
 A?i Act to re-enact and continue in force the Jirst, secojid and third Sec- 
 tions of an Act to grant relief to the Batiks and the yeople of this 
 State, ^'c, 2>asscd over the Govcrno7^s veto on the 'SOth day of T^ovem- 
 her, 1860 ; and also to re-enact and contimtc in force the Ath Sec- 
 tion of an Act to add a jjroviso to the Fourth Section of an Act, en- 
 titlen ail Act for the relicj of the Bajiks and ])eople of this State, &fc., 
 assented to 20th December, ISGO. 
 
 1. Section 1. The General Assemhly of tlic State (f Geocg/a. do enact 
 
 as follou-s : Be it enacted that the hrst, second and third sections 
 
 of the before recited Act passed on the SOth of November, 1860,* 
 
 be, and the same are hereby re-enacted and continued in force until 
 
 SSs.^'^roi,^ the first day of December, 1862, except the last provisot of said 
 
 """""'""'second section ; and that the fourtli Section| of the before recited 
 
 Act assented to on the 20th of December, 1S60, be, and the same 
 
 is hereby re-enacted and continued in force until the first day of 
 
 December, 1862. Provided, That none of the Banks of this State 
 
 ,,^^ shall be entitled to the relief from ihe penalties imposed by exist- 
 
 wn'on^"o l^ws, nor shall be authorized or permitted to suspend the pay- 
 
 °^^i|;,;inents in specie of their bills upon demand, unless such Banks 
 
 ^^contede^r-gi^y]]^ at all tlmcs, givc thc Treasury notes of this State or of 
 
 ■'■^•'"■•ythe Confederate States, at par, in exchange for their own bills or 
 
 Bank notes, when demanded in sums of one hundred dollars. 
 
 Provided also. That each of the chartered Banks of this State 
 
 *Sec Acts of 18G0, pp. 21-2. 
 
 tThe proviso here referred to was in these words, "that no Bank shall ask and receive a 
 greater sum than one per centum on exchange, from any citizen of this State, for bills, drafts 
 or checks drawn on any point beyond this State, when the bills of siiid ]?ank or Banks are 
 presented in payment forsaid exchange. See also Act No. 11 in this title, by which it is ex- 
 pressly enacted, " That the purchase and sale of foreign exchange shall hcTeafterbe regulated 
 by the laws of trade ;' ' thus removing all statutory restrictions on the subject. 
 
 fThis section is also re-enacted and continued in force till 1st Dec. 1862, together with the en- 
 tire Act passed 20 Deo. 1860, to add a proviso to the 4th Section of the Act of 30 Nov. 1860, 
 .b^- a separate Act passed at the present Session ; for which see Title Judiciary, Act No. 52. 
 
 fla^auion of 
 Specie pay- 
 ■xatt 
 
 tiooed till let 
 
 vafeen: 
 ftlUa 
 
PUBLIC LAWS.— Banks and Banking. • 19 
 
 Banks which have made advances to State. 
 
 claiming the provision [provisions?] of this act, shall be, and theyg^^;^^ ^^^^^ 
 are hereby required, upon application of any person, to issue andj^Yil," '''"'"se 
 keep in circulation during their suspension, small bills* in denomi- 
 nations of five, ten, twenty-five and fifty cents, to the extent of 
 -one per centum upon their capital stock ; which said small bills 
 shall be redeemed in current bank bills when presented in sums of 
 five dollars or more ; and that the said Banks are authorized to 
 issue said small bills to the extent of three jjer centum on their 
 ■ capital stock. 
 
 Provided further, The provision for the issue of change bills con- Not compcii- 
 
 , . I . , , 1 . Ill 1 I IT .1 ed to iKiiuo 
 
 tamed in the above proviso, shall not be obncfatory upon said Banks '■.',',""'=" ^*"' 
 
 ,.„ ,y n , T p T 1. n J L till iBt Jan. 
 
 till the first day 01 January next. isei 
 
 Assented to November 30th, 1861. 
 
 *See also act No 15, of tliis Title, by which tlie issue of change bills heretofore put in circu- 
 lation by tliR Piilace Mills Co. of Columbus, and also of those issued by other individuals and 
 Corpor.ations, is legnlised,i)iovided those already issued be rcdoeuied and not put in circula- 
 tion ajjain. By Act No. 17 the Supt. of the W.'iSc. A.K. R. is authorized to is.sue fOOO.nOO in 
 chanp;e bills; and by Act No. It), the City Council of Augusta is authorized to issue $100,000 
 in City Treasury notes of small denominations, to be used as change bills. 
 
 (No. 7.) 
 
 An Act/or the relief of the several Beads in the State of Georgia, ichich 
 have made advances to the State, upon Bonds or other Contracts, and 
 for other ijurposes. 
 
 WuEREAS, Several of the Banks in this State have made ad- 
 vances to the State of Georgia, under the Act of 1860, for the 
 purpose of "providing for the common defence of the State of 
 Georgia, and to appropriate money for the same ;" which several 
 advances, amounting in the aggregate, to the sum of eight hun- "'""''• 
 dred and forty-two thousand and five hundred dollars, were made 
 by said banks, in part in Bonds of the State, bearing six per cent. 
 interest per annum, and upon an agreement with His Excellency 
 the Governor, that he would recommend to the General Assembly 
 the payment of seven per cent, on said advances ; and whereas, it is 
 eminently just and proper that the said Banks should receive the 
 sum of seven yer cent, on said advancements. 
 
 2. Section 1. Be it therefore enacted, That his Excellency the GoV' 
 ernor, be and he is hereby authorized and directed, to take up and "Z-'? 
 cancel the Bonds of the State of Georgia, bearing six ycr cent, in- Bonds^iu h!.u 
 terest, which have been issued to the Banks of this State for their heJXfore'ao: 
 advances, and also the receipts, or other agreements which may BaX"! 'a ^^l 
 have been entered into with such banks as have made advances tOvanr"''""*''" 
 
 Governor to 
 per 
 put State 
 
 8 mado 
 to 
 
 the State without receiving bonds, and that he cause to be issued life sta£ 
 and delivered in lieu thereof. Bonds of the State of Georgia, bear- 
 ing seven yer cent, interest per annum, with coupons for the interest 
 thereon, payable semi-annually; said bonds to be redeemable at mu"er' 'rhu 
 the expiration of twenty years from the date of said advances, Si.omabu'&ci 
 and with the right to the State to redeem said bonds, at her op- 
 tion, at any time after the expiration of five years from their date, 
 •upon the payment of principal and interest; said bonds to be de- 
 
2$< PUBLIC LAWS.— Banks and Banking. 
 
 Cotton Plnntera Bank of Georgia. 
 
 livered to tlie several l^aiiks, according to the amounts respective- 
 ly advanced by them ; and in all cases where the interest has beeu 
 paid, no coupons shall issue for the amount so paid, 
 
 Sec. II. Repeals oonliicting laws. 
 
 Assented to Deceuiber IG, IS61. 
 
 . (No. S.) 
 
 A71 Act. to incorporate the Cotton. Planters Bank of Georgia, to give 
 steadiness to the value of Cotton, to male it available as the ha^is of a 
 sound circulating medium for the relief of the industrial interests of the 
 Covntry, and at the same time to enable the Planters to control their 
 own Cotton until the. blochide novo attempted to be enforced, is removed; 
 to guard the Planters against an unavoidable necessitous sale of their 
 Cotton at less than renumerating iirices, and against sacrt/iccs alike 
 detrimental to their interest consequent ujwn their being forced to draw 
 vpon, and accept inadequate advancements viwn their crops, paying 
 heavy commissions, interest, insurance and storage, ruinous to the pro- 
 ducers 0/' this great Southern staple, and for otJier purposes. 
 
 3. Section I. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Georgia, 
 That Thomas Jones, Thomas Hardee, Arthur P. Wright, William 
 
 orporaors. g^gg^^jj^ James L. Scward, and Thomas J. McBain, and such others 
 
 as they, or a majority of them, may associate with them, shall be 
 
 te^Bauk ofa body corporate, under the name of the Cotton Planters' Bank of 
 
 corpoWed. Georgia ; and as such shall be capable of suing and being sued, 
 
 Powers and pleading and being impleaded, and to have other rights and privi- 
 
 * p""«8e8. I^ggg as are incident to the business of Banking. 
 
 4. Sec, II. Aiid be it further enacted, That the capital stock of 
 Capital stock gaid corDoratiou, shall not exceed three millions of dollars ; which 
 
 not to «'xcfea X ' ^ ■' 
 
 *3,ooo,ooi) jy,ay be subscribed in Cotton estimated at thirty dollars per bale. 
 
 Stock may bu .' . . ^ ^ p r-i i • i 
 
 cotton '"five hundred pounds being equivalent to a bale of Cotton ; and said 
 orinconfed-gt;ock may also be subscribed in bonds of the Confederate States, 
 
 erateor btote n r • 
 
 bouds. and of the State of Georgia. 
 
 Bank to he ^' ^^^' "'■-'■■'■• ^'^'^^^ ^'^ it firthcr enacted, That said Bank shall be lo- 
 
 located i u cated in the town of Thomasville : and the said principal Bank shall 
 
 Thomasvillo . ' .1.1 r\ • 
 
 A encuV It ^^^^^ powcr aud authority to establish agencies at Bambndge, Quit- 
 Q"u"uman'"^^^' Valdosta, Blakcly, and Sandersville and elsewhere, under such 
 vaj^d^ost^ujx-ules and regulations as the Board of Directors of said Bank may 
 
 Sandernville , l^rCSCribe. 
 
 andelBC-X ^ ,^ , 
 
 where. (j. Sec. IV. Bc it further enacted by the authority aforesaid. That as soon 
 
 \vhcn bank ag ouc thousaud bales of Cotton shall be subscribed and paid in, and 
 
 m a y c o in - i • i • 
 
 iiience busi- p;^it ju siorc at sucli phiccs as the Board oi Directors may direct — or 
 
 UC88 X -L •' 
 
 thirty thousand dollars in bonds as aforesaid, shall be subscribed 
 DireotorB. ^^^^ P^id ln, tlicn tlic stocklioldcrs shall proceed to elect five Di- 
 rectors, from among the stockholders; which Board of Directors 
 President, ^\^q\[ choosc a President from their number, and such other officers 
 other "ffi'ag they may deem necessary for the conduct and management of 
 "ockCown-^said Bank ; and that if, at any time, a majority of the stock is held 
 fdeVtTTiand controlled by persons non-residents of this State, then and in 
 ^orflued"'" that event, said charter shall be forfeited. 
 
PUBLIC LAWS.— Banks and Banking. 21 
 
 Cotton Planters Bank of Georgia. 
 
 7. Sec. V. And be it further enacted, That the said Board of Di- 
 rectors shall have authority to pass all by-laws, rules and regula- ^y'*""'- 
 tions as they may think proper for the successful operations of said 
 Bank, not inconsistent with the laws and Constitution. 
 
 8. Sec. VI And be it further enacted, That said Cotton Planters' The Bank 
 Bank shall be authorized to purchase and hold such real estate asu?n r^eai^es- 
 may be necessary for their business, and such as they may buy bona, 
 
 fide, in collecting any debt or debts due said Company, and no oth- ware-housea 
 er lands ; and shall have the right to erect Ware-houses, and such^'"' 
 other buildings and improvements as they may think proper. 
 
 9. Sec. VII. And be it further enacted. That, for the purpose of 
 providing against loss to the bill holders consequent upon the losstakiui;"«tock 
 or destruction by fire, or sea, the several subscribers of stock in rVon^'mu'et 
 Cotton shall have the same insured, or deposit their notes to then'r^dcVosit 
 amount each that each may subscribe in cotton, as security against 
 
 such loss by fire or sea ; and that the stockholders shall be liable gtockVofdei^. 
 lor double the amount of the stock subscribed by each; and to pre-^_.^_^^^^^ ^^ 
 vent tne stock from being transferred to irresponsible parties, each •^t"'^''- 
 stockholder shall be liable to suit on liabilities of said Bank, for 
 two years after the date of such transfer. 
 
 10. Sec. VIII. And be it further enacted, That said Bank shall 
 
 not be required to pay specie for its notes, until such time as oth- ^a"™* ^'""p" cu° 
 er Banks shall be required to resume specie payments within this j,'„Vk"iu'\ho 
 State: when its notes shall be redeemed in gold or silver coin, on '^'^''^ '■'''"°"'- 
 presentation within the usual business hours. 
 
 IL Sec. IX. And be it further enacted. That said ]5ank only have ^^^^,^^ ^^ 
 authority to issue bills, dollar for dollar, upon such bonds as mayjf^»"<^« »"o"- 
 be subscribed and paid in, and dollar for dollar, on the Cotton sub- 
 scribed, upon the estimate of thirty dollars per bale. 
 
 12. Sec. X. And he it further enacted, That the bonds that mayg^^,.^ ^^^^^ 
 be subscribed and paid in, in stock, shall be registered in a book t'^''" «e'«'"- 
 by said Bank to be kept for that purpose ; and the bills of said Bankg.,,^ .^^^^^^ 
 shall constitute and form a lien upon such bonds, or their proceeds, t^/'^^^-^^J^^^jj 
 and shall be liable for their redemption ; and if, in the course of ^''^^^'^^^'p'; 
 the business of said Bank, any of said bonds should be sold, an en-tj»^-^ ^^^^ 
 try of the time of their sale, and the particular bond, and the >«•'"»''« "/ 
 amount for which it sold, shall be entered upon the books of saidth«t<'«''»- 
 Bank. 
 
 13. Sec. XI. And be it farther enacted. That said Cotton Planters' Bonk may 
 Bank shall have authority to build, purchase, charter, or employ dmsc'c/cha'^r- 
 ships for the purpose of shipping their Cotton, after the blockade'"''"^"' 
 shall have been removed ; and upon the sale of said Cotton and the Proceed,^ of 
 receipts »f the proceeds thereof, the thirty dollars in bills issued up-tobe uecd^to 
 on such Cotton, per bale, shall be redeemed, and the overplus, af-bankbiiis )»- 
 
 . ,,^ -ii-i'-ii j_ ■ iiii'tl iipuu it. 
 
 ter paymg all expenses thereon, includmg freights, storage, msu- overplus to 
 ranee, wharfage, &c., shall be paid to each Planter that may have Planter, 
 subscribed, or it shall become a part of the stock of said Bank, andpa'rt'^'of the 
 be placed to the credit of such Planters as may have subscribed the ii'u'uk." 
 same. 
 
 14. Sec. XII. And he it further enacted, That, as each subscrip- 
 
•as PUBLIC LAWS— Banks and Banking. 
 
 Cotton Planters' Bank of Georgia — Hank of Fulton. 
 
 Cotton poidtion of Cotton may be made and the same is stored, it shall be 
 marke"d.' ''"marked in such manner as it may be known by whom it was sub- 
 scribed after the sale thereof. 
 
 15. Sec. XIIL And be it further cnoctcd. That at any time after 
 ruwribi'li'^any planter shall subscribe stock in said Bank, in cotton, he shall 
 fn c''o^^o n' have the right to direct his cotton so subscribed, to be sold, when- 
 whcn iViTimM ever its market value shall rise above the sum of thirty dollars per 
 wiir'brin'gbale, so as to meet the amount issued thereon by the Bank and the 
 walldvam^.d expenses thereon; and the surplus shall be paid over to said plan- 
 expeuses.' ' '' ter, SO as to allow each planter to determine for himself as to the 
 
 market, and to exercise his own judgment, without any restriction, 
 as to when the cotton subscribed shall be sold, without loss to said 
 Bank. 
 
 16. Sec. XIV. And he It further enacted, That any person who 
 ton^V.L°n' ma)" subscribe stock in cotton and the same has been used as the 
 in. °" /"" basis of circulation, and thirty dollars is issued thereon, he shall be 
 and re'st'ru- at liberty to sell his stock, or the cotton which represents his stock, 
 /a"^" """subject to the liability resting upon it for the bills that may be is- 
 sued thereon. 
 
 17. Sec. XY. And he it further enacted, That subscriptions shall 
 fuBea"[»iridbe received, in sea island cotton, at forty-five dollars per bale; a 
 pe"baie oftoo bale to bc estimated at three hundred pounds, per bale, and consti- 
 pouads. ^j^^g stock in said Bank. 
 
 No one but a 3 8. Sec XVL And be it further enacted. That no one shall liold 
 ter"°to <fwu stock in said Bank, except he be a cotton Planter; nor shall he 
 pa'^'^iu any subscribe to the capital stock of said Bank, any other than cotton 
 hfrdsX/'t raised by himself. 
 
 Sec. XVIL Repeals conflicting laws. 
 
 Assented to December 14, ISGl. 
 
 (No. 9.) 
 An Act to amend An Act incorporating the Bank of Fulton. 
 
 19. Section I. The General AssemUu of the State of Georgia do eiioct. 
 Banker Fni- That the Act incorporating the Bank of Fulton, in this State be, 
 reaiTn't a t o and It Is hcrcby so amended, as to allow the said Bunk to purchase 
 bo'r filfinreal estate whenever the same shall be done bonafde, in the settle- 
 SuyTbt duJment or collection of claims due and owing by note, bill, or judg- 
 
 the bank. ^^^^^^^ ^^ ^^j^ ^jHuAs.. 
 
 20. Sec. II. And be it further enacted, That any citizen of the Con- 
 
 Any citizen J . -it-ji* •• 
 
 of ti'ec^Yjfeclerate States may take stock in said Bank.* 
 states jii^ay §£(;,. III. Rcpcals couflictlng laws. 
 
 the Bank of 
 
 Fulton. Assented to December 17, 1861. 
 
 * By the XVIII Sec. of the Art incorporating the Bank of Fulton, it is declared that "t-\vo- 
 thirds of the stock shall be owned by citizens of Georgia." Acts of 1855—6 p. 69. 
 
 bimself. 
 
PUBLIC LAWS.— Banks and Banking. 5m 
 
 North-Western Bank— Foreign Exchange- Married -women may deposit money in Savings Bask& 
 
 (No. 10.) 
 
 An Act to amend An Act incoj-porating the North Western Bank of 
 Georgia. 
 
 21. Section I. The General As^emhhj of Georgia do enact as follows : 
 
 That the Directors of tlie North Western Bank of Georgia, shall be J"™ K.^S't!! 
 authorized, at any time after the passage of this Act, in their dis-"ufX\T* 
 cretion,to establish an otHce of Discount and Deposit in the city of"m.niJ^d^ 
 Atlanta, in the county of Fulton, and upon the same terms, and in d'^" "' ^' 
 the same manner as shall be practiced at said principal Bank; and 
 to commit the management of said othce, and the making such dis- 
 counts, to such persons, on such terms, and under such regulations, 
 as said Directors shall deem proper, not beii% contrary to law or 
 the Charter of said Bank. 
 
 Sec. IL Repeals conflicting laws. 
 
 Assented to Dec. 5th, 1S61. 
 
 (No. 11.) 
 
 An Act to regulate Foreign Exchange. 
 
 22. Section I. The General Assemhhj of the State of Georgia do 
 
 enact. That the purchase and sale of Foreign Exchange, shall here-|•lla^^^te*^ 
 after be regulated by the laws of trade.* tiirifwRSr 
 
 And that all laws or parts of laws heretofore enacted, which Bt"ioHf.i« ^ 
 place restrictions upon Foreign Exchange, be and the same are"" 
 hereby repealed. 
 
 Assented to December 14, 1861. 
 
 * By tlie X Sec. of tlie Act of 1857, papscd over the Executive veto, it was provided, " tliat 
 no bank or bank agencj-, by itsielf, its oflficers or agents, shall either directly or indirectly sell 
 any kind of exchange, except sigiit checks ; nor exact, demancJ, atk or recieve for exchange in 
 or out of this State, of any citizen of tliis State, a greater premium than one per centum, on the 
 amount of exchange sold, when the bills of the bank from which the exchange is sought to be 
 obtained, are presented at its counter in payment of said exchange." Acts of 18.57, p. :^8. 
 
 See also, Supra, Act No. G, and notes thereto. 
 
 (No. 12.) 
 
 An Act to aulJiorize Married Women to deposit money in any Savings 
 Bank or Institution now chartered, or which may hereafter be chartered 
 by this State, and for other purposes therein mentioned. 
 
 23. Section I. The General Assembly of the State of Georgia do en- 
 act as follows : That it shall and may be lawful for any married wo- 
 man to deposit in any of the Savings Banks or Listitutions for Sa- ,„ ""!,[f ^ "^ 
 vings, now chartered in the State of Georgia, or which may here-wnl'/ bkjS 
 after be chartered in said State, any sum or sums of money, thelhoiT^^t*- 
 proceeds of her own labor, or that of her children, less than onew9''l'aw7 
 thousand dollars taken in the aggregate, and to control, draw for,*i']"o^""f„'^ 
 dispose of, devise, or transfer in any way whatever, the sum orfrtim*t"LTi 
 sums thus deposited, in every respect as if she were not a married *"""*' 
 woman. 
 
 Sec. IL Repeals conflicting laws. 
 Assented to December IG, 1S61. 
 
-24 PUBLIC LAWS.— Banks and Banking. 
 
 Savannah Banks may remove to the Interior— Timber Cutters' Bank 
 
 (No. VS.) 
 
 An Act to authorize the several Baiiks and Banlcing Institutions located 
 at Savannah^ to remove their ylaces of business into the interior during 
 the invasioji of the enemy. 
 
 24. Section T. Be it enacted, That it shall be lawful for the sev- 
 sayaunaheral Baiiks aiid Bankinc: Itistitutioiis located at Savannah, to re- 
 
 Bauke may ^ ~ . , ^^ ^ 
 
 removetoiu- inove thciT placcs of business to the interior of the State, that eith- 
 
 tenor dnnnn , JL • i i i 
 
 ai^u of' s"\T^^ 01 them may respectively select ; and there to carry on their busi- 
 orGa. ness during the invasion of the State of South Carolina or of this 
 State, by the forces of the army or navy of the United States. 
 
 25. Sec. IL And be it further enacted, That, in respect of notes or 
 bills, or acceptances or obligations hereafter to fall due and pay- 
 able in the city of Savannah, it shall be lawful for the holders of 
 
 ™y^b"de-the same, to make demand of payment at any point, or points, in 
 ^°^ef tc°^^^^ interior to which said Banks may remove their places of busi- 
 b'e'^u.^uiV^^^^ 5 and upon such demand and notice to drawers of bills or eii- 
 banks in Sa- (^Qj-ggg of notcs or bills, or obligations, of non-payment of the same, 
 
 vannah at too ' _ _ O ' I J ' 
 
 '^VV-\. '"given or sent by mail within a reasonable time, such drawers of bills 
 
 wnirn they O •/ 
 
 m^iwremo- or eudorscrs of notes or bills, or obligations, shall be held and 
 bound for the same, in the same manner as if such demand of pay- 
 ment had been made in Savannah. 
 Skc. III. Repeals all coullicting laws. 
 Assented to November 22, 1S61. 
 
 (No. 14.) 
 
 An Act to aMhorize thet removal of the Timber Cutters^ BaJiJc, and for 
 other ]iur poses. 
 
 2G. Section I. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Stat) 
 of Georgia, That by and with the consent of the Stockholders 
 ^''"Ba^nk in the Timber Cutters' Bank, located at Savannah, to be made 
 ^fve^d^ to known by a vote of a majority of the shares of the Capital Stock, 
 uS^^en'!"'''' °' the said Bank may be removed to, and permanently located at 
 either the city of Darien or the city of Brunswick, in this State ; 
 Provided, that the selection of either place for its location shall pre- 
 clude the removal to the other. 
 
 27. Sec. II. Be it further enacted, That the said Bank shall not be 
 .»..,• .. .renuired hereafter, to advertise its semi-annual statement as set- 
 
 rnblication of ^ ' r t j • i* xl 
 
 .emi-annaai forth iu Sectiou fourtccu of the act incorporating the same, 
 passed the twenty-sixth day of February, 1856,* in more than one 
 of the Gazetts printed in the city of Savannah having the largest 
 circulation. 
 
 Assented to Dec. 17, 1861. 
 
 "By this Aft, such publientiovs were required to be made "in each of the newspapers prin- 
 ted in Savannah." Sec Acta of 1855-6, p. 92. 
 
PUBLIC LAWS— Banks and Banking. 25 
 
 Palace Mills Co. may issue cliange bills.— City Council of Augusta may issue Treasury Notes. 
 
 (No. 15.) 
 
 An Act to legalize the action of the Palace Mills Company of Columhus, 
 in issuing change bills, and to legalize the issue of change bills by others, 
 on certain conditiojis. 
 
 Whereas, Heretofore, to-vvit: on the 26th of October, 1861, 
 Randolph L. Mott, President of the Palace Mills Company, of the 
 city of Columbus, at the request and solicitation of many citizens 
 of said city, did issue and put in circulation change bills, for theprcamwa. 
 convenience of the citizens of Columbus, as there was a great scarci- 
 ty of silver change ; And Whereas, the issue of said change bills 
 and the circulation of the same, was contrary to the Statutes la 
 such case made and provided : 
 
 28. Sec. I. Be it enacted, That the change bills issued by the Pal- 
 ace Mills, of Columbus, and signed by R. L. Mott, President, and fhansebini 
 
 • . by Palace 
 
 dated 26th of Oct., 1861, and put in circulation, that said issue oim\» of co. 
 change bills are hereby made legal, and the property of the saidgaiLd.' 
 Palace iNIills and all the property of tlie said R. L. IVIott, is and are 
 hereby made liable for the redemption of said change bills ; andTimso issued 
 that the said Palace Mills and Randolph L. I\rott are hereby requir-'i^'mod t^nk 
 ed to redeem, on presentation, and destroy, so as not to put in cir-iucircuiation, 
 culation again, the said change bills. 
 
 29. Sec II. And be it further enacted, That said Palace Mills and R-^i-.^^ Mott 
 Randolph L. Mott, its President, are hereby released from any pen-n,™ muu re- 
 alty for and on account of issuing and puting in circulation theaii peuaiue. 
 said change bills dated on the 26th of October, 1861, any law to^.'ied .aid 
 the contrary notwithstanding ; and that the provisions of this Actproviiion. or 
 be extended to all individuals and Corporations who have issued and[eud^dtootii-' 
 put in circulation change bills, upon their redeeming all such bills r^iwchange 
 as may have been issued ; Provided, that no Corporation or person ,''alnVon aT- 
 shallbe relieved from the pains and penalties of the existing laws, "°°'- 
 who shall fail or refuse to redeem the change bills heretofore issued 
 
 by them, when presented; Frovidcd further, that this act shall not 
 be so construed, as to authorize said Randolph L. Mott, or any 
 other person or corporation, to issue any other change bills, or to 
 re-issue those which he or they may redeem.* 
 Assented to December 17, 1861. 
 
 *See Notes to Act No. G. 
 
 (No. 16.) 
 
 An Act to authorize the City Council of Augusta, to issue one hundred 
 thousa?id dollars in Treasury notes, and for other purposes. 
 
 Whereas, It is important that the circulating medium of this 
 State, grounded upon good and sufficient securities, should be at 
 this time increased to meet the demands and wants of the people : 
 And Whereas, the City Council of Augusta are possessed in their 
 corporate right and name, of a large quantity of Bank Stock, Rail 
 Road Stock, and real estate, greatly exceeding in value the sum of 
 
26 PUBLIC LAWS.— Banks and Banking. 
 
 City Council of Augusta may issue Treaenry Notes — Supt. W. & A. R. R. may issue change bills. 
 
 one hundred thousand dollars, as well as the taxable property 
 owned and possessed by the citizens of said city : 
 
 30. Sec. L The General Assembly of the Slate of Georgia, do there- 
 ciiT couneii/brc e7iact, That the City Council of Augusta be, and they are here- 
 majTs'iicby authorized, during the suspension of specie payments by the 
 Jote^s of B^mJi banks of this State, to issue their Treasury notes redeemable eith- 
 troua."""*'er in specie or in current Bank notes, of the denominations respec- 
 tively, of five cents, ten cents, twenty-five cents, fifty cents, and 
 one dollar : which shall be signed by such officer or officers as said 
 City Council may by Ordinance direct. 
 Amount in 31. Sec. II. Thc amoiuit of said notes in circulation at any one 
 any one'dme time, shall ucvcr exceed one hundred thousand dollars ; and said 
 *'iooV"o.'"'^^ notes shall be taken in payment of all dues to the City Council of 
 Augusta ; and this provision shall appear on the face of the notes 
 issued by said City Council. 
 
 32. Sec. III. The General Assembly do further enact, That, if the 
 Penalty forTreasurcr of the city of Augusta, or other persons authorized by 
 cuTau'on'a^y ^^^^ ^^^Y Couucil of Augusta, to sign said notes, shall sign and 
 fmounVthauP^^^ ^^ circulatlou at any one time, a greater sum than one hundred 
 $100,000. thousand doHars, he, or any one of them, shall be guilty of a mis- 
 demeanor, and on conviction, shall be fined or imprisoned ; said 
 fine not to exceed one thousand dollars, and said imprisonment not 
 to exceed six months. 
 
 33. Sec. IV. The General Assembly do farther enact, That, if any 
 Penalty forpersou or pcrsous shall be guilty of forging or counterfeiting any 
 i2g"^^e!'*'of said notes, [or shall pass any of said notes?] knowing thera to 
 
 be forged or counterfeited, he, she, or they, shall be guilty of a fel- 
 ony ; and on conviction thereof," shall be imprisoned in the Peni- 
 tentiary of this State, for a term of years not less than five nor 
 more than ten, in the discretion of the Court before whom the 
 conviction takes place. 
 
 34. Sec. V. The property of the City Council of Augusta, both 
 pied"K^d/fo^real and personal, shall be liable for the redemption of said notes; 
 notes"^i3rucd. and a lien is hereby created upon such property for the redemp- 
 tion of any notes issued under the provisions of this Act : Which 
 lien shall not be impaired or defeated by any transfer of such prop- 
 erty after the passage of this Act.* 
 
 Sec. VI. Repeals confiicting laws. 
 Assented to November 26th, 1861. 
 
 *See Notes to Act No. 6. 
 
 (No. 17.) 
 
 An Act to authorize the Superintendent of the Western ^Atlantic Rail 
 Road of this State, to issue change Bills, and for other imrposes. 
 
 35. Sec. I. The General Assembly of Georgia do enact as follows : 
 su^tjj^w^^ That the Superintendent of the VVestern & Atlantic Raih'oad of 
 ti^'^riiccuok-this State, be and he is hereby authorized to issue and put in circu- 
 i*'"'- ° lation, change bills of the denomination of one dollar, fifty cents, 
 
 twenty-five cents, ten cents, and five cents, the aggregate amount 
 
PUBLIC LAWS— Banks and Banking. 27 
 
 Supt. W. V A. R. R. may issue change bills. 
 
 of which shall not exceed the sum of two hundred thousand dol-N'* to ex- 
 lars ; which change bills shall be signed by the said Superintendent o'^i>ia'"f>u°t 
 and countersigned by the Treasurer of said Road ; Provided, that 
 the amount of said change bills of the denomination of one dollar, 
 shall not exceed the sum of fifteen thousand dollars. 
 
 3G. Skc. II. Said change bills shall be redeemed by said Treasur- 
 er in current bank notes, whenever presented in sums of five (Jol-,^"'"'''*"^'''^"'- 
 lars or upwards ; and for the ultimate redemption of the change property or 
 bills which may be issued as aforesaid, the said Western & Atlan-^.'/th'^orstate 
 tic Railroad, its fixtures, property and revenues, together with the {'il';t,"redemp- 
 faith of the State, are hereby pledged. """• 
 
 37. Sec. IIL And. be it fartlier enacted, That the Bills so issued, To ^ wm^A 
 shall be upon such paper as is now used by the banks of this State, pf '{\\£"^ 
 or the best paper that can be procured. ' ^'""""^ ' 
 
 3S. Sec. IV. All change bills issued under the provisions of this snch .hange 
 Act, shall be, and are hereby made receivable in payment of taxes, u 
 and all other dues to the State, as well as dues to said Western &?" st' 
 
 Us rcci'iva- 
 e for iaxei 
 all dues 
 ate or to 
 
 Atlantic Railroad. Zl *" ^ * 
 
 39. Sec. V. Any person who shall alter, or counterfeit any p,.,,^„y r^, 
 change bill issued as aforesaid, or shall knowingly pass, or utter any ?™"j\^f"^[,-i^ 
 change bill so altered or counterfeited as aforesaid, shall be guilty*''^- 
 
 of a felony ; and on indictment and on conviction thereof, the offend- 
 er shall be punished by confinement and labor in the Penitentiary 
 of this State, for a time not less than two, nor longer than ten 
 years, at the discretion of the Court. 
 
 40. Sec. VI. And he if further enacted. That for a violation of p^^^i^y ^^^ 
 any part of this Act, the person or persons violating the same, ^^j'^'^''^"" °f 
 shall be guilty of a felony ; and on conviction shall be imprisoned "f^'"^ ««*- 
 in the Penitentiary for a term not less than two, nor more than ten 
 
 years ; rrocidcd, it shall not be a violation of the provisions of this Proviso. 
 Act, for the Agent, or Superintendent, or Treasurer, to furnish at 
 his discretion, change bills lor current bank bills, when it is desired 
 for change. 
 
 4L Sec. VII. The said Superintendent shall have a register aii such bin. 
 kept of all change bills issued under this Act ; which register shall 'a.** ''^^"'"" 
 contain the number and amount of each change bill issued ; and 
 shall at all times be subject to the inspection of the Governor, or 
 any committee of either branch of the Legislature. 
 
 42. Sec. VIII. Be it farther enacted, Provided, the authority to,wbm^.n" 
 issue change Bills under this Act, shall cease and determine, so ;^;;U!' iTre^ 
 soon as the payment of specie shall be assumed [resumed?] by ^p"rFe'paym^ 
 the Banks of this State. U ^ ^^l 
 
 43. Sec. IX. P)e it further enacted, That the Superintendent of^;;p/i„^'''»^'5oo 
 the Western & Atlantic Railroad, be required, on demand, to furn- ","""''.•„ 
 
 . ' T. ' ' cliangH lulls 
 
 ish to the Treasurer of each county in the State, as much as five ["/^'^''^r™' 
 
28 PUBLIC LAWS— Code of Georgia. 
 
 Revised Code of Laws. 
 
 when dc 
 man 
 
 ;d..f"hy hundred dollars of change bills, in oxchansre for current Bank 
 
 of Uui State. DUIS.* 
 
 Sec. X. Repeals conflicting laws. 
 Asseeted to D.ecember 17, ISGl. 
 
 •See Notes to Act No. C. 
 
 Suvreme Court Dccininnx. — Tlie clinrtcr of a Bank, granted by an act of the General As- 
 sembly of Georpia, is a public act, and Courts must take judicial cognizance of it, in all cases, 
 without having been specially given in evidence. 31. (?a. Repts. G9. 
 
 \Vliere a clause in a bank cliarter authorizes the joining in one action ot all parties to a note 
 or bill given to be negotiated, or actually negitiateil in that bank, such joindt-r is proper. — Ihid. 
 _ Such a clause in a bank chartar is not unconstitutional because not expressly recited in the 
 title of the Act of incorporation — Hid. 
 
 By the 9th. See. of the charter of the Planters' and Mechanics' Bank of Dalton, it is declared 
 that "the bill.^ obligatory and of credit, notes and other contracts whatever, in behalf of said 
 corpoiation, shall be binding upon the said company, provided the same be signed by the Presi- 
 dent and countersigned by the Cashier of said corporation; and the funds of said corporation 
 shall be in no case liable for any contract or engagement whatever, imless tlie same be signed 
 and counter.signed as aforesaid:" Held, that bank bills signed by a Vice-President and 
 countersigned by an Assistant Cashier, there being a regular Presi<lent and Ca.shier in otfice at 
 the time, discharging their respective duties, are not binding on the corporation. 31. Ga. 
 Repts. 371. 
 
 TITLE V. 
 
 CODE OF GEORGIA. 
 
 Section 1. Code not to go into effect till 1st Jan i Section 2. Each member of General Assembly 
 uary, 1863. J to be furnished with a copy. 
 
 (No IS.) 
 
 An Act to amend an Act to approve, adopt, and malic of force, in the State 
 of Georgia, a revised Code of Laws, iwejiared under the direction and 
 by authority of the Geiieral Assembly thereof, and for other purposes 
 therewith connected, assented to December 19, I860.* 
 
 1. Section I. The General Asscmlly do enact, That the provisions 
 ^Intrefflct ^^ ^^® aforesaid Act be, and the same are hereby so amended that 
 1863.'" ■''"' *^^*^ ^^^^ revised Code of Laws shall go into operation the 1st day 
 
 of January, 1863, and not before. 
 
 2. Sec. II. Be it fuither enacted, That so soon as said Code 
 ^MiirGen-'^ lias been properly published and indexed, the Governoris authorized 
 biv'tot'Tum-^id instructed to take the necessary steps to furnish each member 
 Ued with a of the present General Assembly with a copy, to the end that he 
 
 may examine and prepare to decide upon the merits of the same, 
 previous to the next meeting of the Legislature. 
 Assented to 16th December, 1861. 
 
 *Forthis Act, see Acts ofl860,p.24. 
 
PUBLIC LAWS— County Officers. 29 
 
 OflSces of Tax Receiver and Collector consolidated — Bond of Tax Receiver and Collector. 
 
 TITLE VL 
 
 COUNTY OFFICERS. 
 
 Sec. 1. Offices of Receiver of Tax Returns andiSoc. 3. When the Tax Receiver and Collector 
 
 Tax Collector, consolidated. 
 Bond.s to be given by the Tax Keoeivor 
 and Collector,same as tlio.se heretofore 
 given by Tax Collectors. 
 
 rcsij^ns, or dies, after performing a 
 >ait of his duties, compensation shall 
 3e allowed for the work done. 
 
 (No. 19.) 
 
 An Act to Consolidate the Offices of Receiver of Tax Returns and of Tax 
 Collector in this State, and to require the duties thereof to he discharged 
 hij one Officer, to be styled Tax Receiver and Collector. 
 
 1. Section L The General Assembly of Georgia do e?iact asfolloivs, 
 to-wit : From and after tlic pas.sing of this Act, the offices of Re- Svor^or 
 ceiver of Tax Returns and the Collector of Taxes, in the several nuaTBx"coi- 
 counties of this State, be, and the same are hereby consolidated ;idated.''""'°'" 
 and the duties thereof, shall be dischar"ged by one officer, to be 
 styled Tax Receiver and Collector; who shall receive therefor the 
 compensation now allowed by hiw to the Collector : Provided, no 
 Collector shall recieve more than fifteen hundred dollars. 
 
 Sec. II Repeals conflicting laws. 
 
 Assented to November 30th, 18G1. 
 
 (No. 20.) 
 
 An Act to iirescribc the Bond of Tax Receiver and Collector, and for 
 
 other imrposes. 
 
 2. Sec. I. The Getwral Assembly of Georgia do enact, That the 
 bonds* to be required of the Tax Receiver and Collector, shall be ^iven°b:^Thx 
 those heretofore required of the Tax Collector ; and that the laws courllor "" 
 heretofore enacted hi reference to the bonds of Tax Collectors, herlLforVn"! 
 shall apply to the bonds to be given by the Tax Receiver and Ool-2;o'uector. " 
 lector. 
 
 3. Sec. II. Be it firthcr enacted, That whenever the Tax Re-.^vhpn the 
 ceiver and Collector shall resign, after having discharged any por- J^''^' gX'ctor 
 tionofhis duties, he shall receive compensation in proportion to ^j'^"^^,';/',';^.''/ 
 the labor ])erlbrmed ; and in case of the death of the said Tax Re- P'^V'^f ■ " 
 
 1 ' part 01 Ins 
 
 ceiver and Collector, after having performed apart of his duties, <*;,'*;;;,;;;/^™'- 
 his representatives shall be entitled to receive compensation in pro- ^']*'f^,^7,','°"'- 
 portion to the labor performed — to be determined by the Comp-p|j' ptrform- 
 troller General. 
 
 Assented to December IG, 1861. 
 
 "For existing statutes relative to bond.'? of Tax Collectors, see T. R. R. Cobb's New Di- 
 gest, pp. 1016, 1056, 1065. See also Acts of 1860, p. 30. 
 
50 
 
 PUBLIC LAWS.— County Regulations. 
 
 Justices of luferior Courts authorized to Issue Bonds and borrow money, in certain cases. 
 
 TITLE VII. 
 
 COUNTY REGULATIONS. 
 
 Skc. I. Justices of Inferior Courts may issue 
 County Bonds. In Co. of Burke only 
 on recommendation of Grand Jury, anil 
 for certain purposes. 
 
 Skc. I. In county of Decatur such Bonds may 
 be issued only to raise means to equip 
 soldiers and to support families of needy 
 soldiers in service. 
 
 (No. 21.) 
 
 A71 Act to authorize the Justices of the hiferior Court of the Counties of 
 Floyd, Bartoiv,* Chattooga, Decatur, Cobb, and Burke, and any other 
 Counties of this State, to issue Bonds, and horroivmoney, in certain ca- 
 ses. 
 
 1. Section I. The Geiicral Assembly of Georgia do enact. That the 
 Justices of Justices of the Inferior Court, or a majority of them, of each of the 
 may"i°eue co! above uamcd counties, or any other counties of this State, are here- 
 by authorized to issue Bonds of the county, and borrow money, for 
 the purpose of raising means to equip volunteers and support the 
 families of indigent volunteers, who are absent in the army, or who 
 
 lu County of ^ay havc been killed, or died in the service, or who may have been 
 Kcommelfda" wounded or disabled in the service, and for any other county pur- 
 ju"y,aiJ for poses; (so far as rehites to the county of Burke, as the Grand Jury 
 p1)?ei" ^"' of said county of Burke may, from time to time, recommend.) 
 
 2. Sec. II. The General Assembly do further enact, That the Jus- 
 in Decatur .otices of the Inferior Courts of Decatur county be, and they are 
 briB-upd' "hereby authorized, to raise money from the sale of County Bonds, 
 
 aolelvto raise , ■', , ..•'.. -, ,. -, -1. 
 
 m.;an8 to .- to mcct prcscut emergencics m equiping and supporting soldiers 
 au^ H.rpport" from said county, and to provide means for the support of the needy 
 peeri/'so?!- families of soldiers in service: this Act to continue in force until 
 peace is declared. 
 
 Sec. III. Repeals conflicting laws. 
 
 Assented to December 17, ISGl. 
 
 " Formerly Cass. 
 
 lora in servii 
 
PUBLIC LAWS.— Elections. 
 
 31 
 
 Contedevate States Senators— Volunteers may vote in certain elections. 
 
 TITLE VIII. 
 
 ELECTIONS. 
 
 Sec. I. Act of Dec. 17, IS.50, made applicable 
 to election of Senators in Congress of 
 Confederate States. 
 " 2. Volunteers in service allowed to vote in 
 certain elections. 
 
 Sec. 3. Mode of holding snch elections and ma- 
 king returns thereof. 
 
 (No. 22.) 
 
 Aji Act to ame7id An Act, approved December 17, 1859,* entitled ^^Ayi 
 Act to j)rescribc the time of holding Elections for Senators in the Con- 
 gress of the United States, from the State of Georgia. 
 
 1. Section I. Beit enacted by the General Assembly of Georgia, That Dec. issa 
 the above mentioned Act be so amended as to apply, in all its pro-"i^tr,eferuon 
 visions, to the Confederate States of America, instead of the United rate state.- 
 
 ^ . , Senator*. 
 
 States. 
 
 Sec. IL Repeals conflicting laws. 
 Assented to December 5, ISGl. 
 
 * See Acts of 1859. p. 31. 
 
 (No. 23.) 
 
 An Act to arithorizc all Volunteers and other Troops in the service from 
 this State, to vote at all Elections, without reference to the ])lace where 
 they may be iji service at the time of such Elections, and for other pur- 
 iwses. 
 
 2. Section I. The General Assembly enacts; That all volunteers 
 
 and other troops, citizens of this State, who are now, by law, enti- voinnteers ai- 
 tled to vote, or who may at the time of such election, be entitled '.Xh/rer- 
 to vote at any election in this State, except such elections as are '''"""''■"'*^°"^- 
 not returnable to the Executive Department, be and they are here- 
 by entitled to assemble at such place as they may be stationed at, 
 or in service, and cast their votes as though they were in their pro- 
 per counties, at such elections. 
 
 3. Sec. II. That at said elections it shall be lawful for any two 
 commissioned oflicers of the company, battalion, or regiment, to M'><i<' of how- 
 preside and hold said elections, under the same rules and regula-timis'iudrn'^i- 
 tions that are now prescribed by law for the holding such elections, thereof."^ """ 
 and make returns of the same as though the said election had been 
 
 held in the county of the residence of the voters respectively — 
 sending one copy of the list of voters and one copy of the tally- 
 sheet to the Clerk of the Superior Court of the county where the 
 persons voting reside, and one copy each to the Executive Depart- 
 ment ; and all elections thus held shall be accounted good and valid: 
 Provided, the returns thereof shall reach the Executive Dapartment 
 within fifteen days after the day of elections. 
 
 Sec. III. Repeals conflicting laws. 
 
 Assented to 14th December, 1861. 
 
32 
 
 PUBLIC LAWS — Executors, Administrators, &c. 
 
 Administrators, Executors, Guardians, &:c., may invest in Bonds of Confederate States, &c. 
 
 TITLE IX. 
 
 EXECUTORS, ADMINISTRATORS, TRUSTEES AND GUARDIANS. 
 
 Sic. I. Exrs,, Adnirs., Trustees and (Junrdians 
 may invest trust finuls in IJouds ol 
 Confederate Siates, bj' order uf Judge 
 of Sujjr. Ci^urt. 
 " 2. New a8sifj;:iess and Trustees maybe ap- 
 pointed in certain cases. 
 
 SEC..3. Ordinaries may require new or sufficient 
 bonds of Guardians and Administra- 
 tors where, old bonds are iusuflicieut. 
 
 (No. 24) 
 
 An Act to auihorizc Guardians, Trustees, Executors and Adm(?i(strators 
 to invest in Confederate States Bonds, and in land and negroes. 
 
 1. Section I. Tlw General Assembly of the State of Georgia do enact, 
 Exrs, Admrs 'piiat Guardiaiis, Trustees, Executors and Administrators, are here- 
 
 Tru6tep» and ' I'liili ^ Ai 
 
 Guardians |jy autliorized to invest any lundsneld by tliem, as such Guardians, 
 truet funds in Trustees, Executors and Administrators, in the Bonds issued by 
 
 Confedt-ratc ' . •ii n t-i- 
 
 States' bonds, the Confederate States oi America, or m lands and negroes ;lrovi- 
 ded, that an order to that effect be first obtained from the Judge of 
 tlie Superior Court, who is hereby authorized to consider and pass 
 such applications, either in term time or vacation. 
 
 Sec. II. Repeals conflicting laws. 
 
 Assented to December 16, 1S61. 
 
 (No. 25.) 
 
 An Act to procidefor the appointment of new Assignees ayid Trustees in 
 certain cases. 
 
 2. Section I. Be it enacted. That in all cases of assignments for 
 Kew a..ign-.j.jjg benefit ot creditors, heretofore or hereafter made, and in all ca- 
 ^^''oiSed in'' s^s of any trust, where the sole or surviving Irustee or Assignee 
 
 '"•shall have departed this life, or removed beyond the jurisdiction of 
 the Courts of this State, the Superior Courts of the several coun- 
 ties in this State, shall have full power and authority, when sitting, 
 either as a Court of law or equity, upon the petition of two or 
 more of the parties interested in sucli assignment or trust, and on 
 such notice as the Court shall direct, in a summary manner, to ap- 
 point a new Trustee or Trustees, in the place and stead of such 
 deceased or non-resident Trustee ; and such new Trustee shall have 
 all the authority, and be subject to all the pains and penalties of 
 such deceased or non-resident Trustee or Assignee ; and all laws or 
 enactments shall be as applicable, and in as full force, in respect to 
 the new, as the old Assignee or Trustee ; and said Court, being 
 hereby authorized, in his discretien, to require bond and security of 
 such Assignee or Trustee. 
 
 Sec. II. Repeals conflicting laws. 
 
 Assented to December 16, 1861. 
 
 certain cascB. 
 
PUBLIC LAWS. — General Assembly. 
 
 33 
 
 Funds in the bands of Adm'rs., Guardians, &c. — Compensation of Members. &p., of Gen. Af>ecTObly. 
 
 (No. 26.) 
 
 An Act to provide for the safety of property or finds in the hands of 
 Guardians, Administrators or Administratrix, &fc. 
 
 3. Section I. Be it enacted, That from and after the passage of 
 this Act, it shall be the duty of the Ordinaries of the several coun-^[;y"^„ 
 ties of this State, whenever it comes to their knowledge, either by "f.^^t'b.J!^ 
 annual returns or otherwise, that the bond and securities of any [™™t *«'"i^ 
 Guardian, Administrator, or Administratrix, is not of sufficient ","".^'*^ 
 amount, (or otherwis(; in his judgment insullicient) to be of double J.;',"'„^,P^ ^ 
 the amount of the pro]>erty or funds in hand of any such Guardian, ""''^"'''^^ 
 Administrator, or Administratrix, it shall be the duty of said Ordi- 
 nary to give notice to said Guardian, Administrator, or Adminis- 
 tratrix, to come forward at the next term of the Court of said Or- 
 dinary, and give additional security to said Ordinary, or give a new 
 bond with good securities; and on failure to do so, said authority 
 of said Guardian, Administrator, or Administratrix, shall ceaae ; 
 and said Ordinary shall appoint, in terms of the law, a Guardian, 
 Administrator, or Administratrix, to take the place of said default- 
 ing Guardian, Administrator, or Administratrix. 
 
 Sec. II. Repeals coniiicting laws. 
 
 Assented to December 17, 1861. 
 
 TITLE X. 
 
 GENERAL ASlSEMBLY, 
 
 Sec. L Per diem pay of President Senate and 
 Speaker lIoa.se Kepre.sentiilive.s, to bt 
 eaeh $o. Per dirm pay of Members In 
 bo §J, each. MiK'age $1, for every 2(j 
 mili^s. Meml)er.s to receive no pny for 
 absent lime except in certain ca.ses. 
 '• 2. Pay of Secretary Senate to be $:3,.50(), for 
 each Session of 10 days. Thi.s to in- 
 clude pay of all Clerks to Senate. 
 " 3. Pay of Clerk House liei).s. to be $l,0i)O 
 wiiieh includes p-iy of all Clerks U 
 House. 
 
 Sec l. If Session continues over 40 days, Sec'y.. 
 Senate and (Tk. House, to be paid in 
 proportiiMi to dm-ation of Session — if 
 session bo shorter, to be paid in propor- 
 tion ; and same joco rala pay at e.xtra 
 Session. 
 
 , 5. Per diem pay of Messengers and Door- 
 Kcepers to i)e $G, each. 
 
 ' G. State Treasurer to make certain advan- 
 ces to Members aiid otiieers of Legisla- 
 ture ; amounts so advanced to be de- 
 ducted on settlement. 
 
 '7. General Assembly lonieeton Tliuisdays 
 instead of Wednesdays as herctofora. 
 
 (No. 27.) 
 
 An Art to fx (he amount of Compensation the. Monhcrs and Officers of 
 the General Assembly shall receive for their scrvices,and for other jmr- 
 poses thereiti mentioned. 
 
 1. Section I. The General Assembly oj the State of Georgia do enact 
 asfolloivs: That the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the 
 
 3 
 
34 PUBLIC LAWS.— General Assembly. 
 
 Secretary of Senate— Clerk of tlie House of Representatives. 
 
 nrr.rpreei- House of Represciitatives, shall each receive as full compensation 
 iStJ s^-ak for his services, the sum of six dollars per day; and each member 
 ^^^^^^"^''Ijof the General Assembly shall receive as full compensation for his 
 l^^ofM™.- services, the sum of five dollars per day; and the President of the 
 ♦Tp^?. Senate and Speaker of the House of Representatives, and each 
 member of the General Assembly, shall receive the sum of four 
 t^^rf* dollars for every twenty miles of travel going to and returning from 
 twenty miles, ^j^^ scat of Govcmm cut, the distance to be computed by the near- 
 est route usually travelled ; Provided, that no member of the Gen- 
 Si' l.rinT'eral Assembly shall receive pay for the time he may be absent un- 
 tieirabsciKv. 1^^^ hls abseucc was caused by the sickness of himself or family, or 
 unless leave of absence was granted by the Senate or House of Rep- 
 resentatives for satislactory reasons. 
 
 2. Sec. IL And be it further enacted, That the Secretary of the 
 ^"oi^spT- Senate shall receive as full compensation for his services, including 
 SS^i^'et^ii every service rendered, the sum of thirty-five luindred dollars for 
 
 «on of 4o^^gi-j regular session of forty days of the General Assembly ; and he 
 Thfctoin- ^^^^"^ employ and pay out of said sum the Engrossing, Enrolling, 
 ^aerk7iif ^"*^ all otlier Clerks and Assistant Clerks necessary to discharge 
 promptly and properly all the duties of Secretary and Clerk in the 
 Senate, without any additional compensation whatever ; Provided, 
 that no warrant shall issue in favor of said Secretary until his Ex- 
 cellency, the Governor, shall have satisfactory evidence that he has 
 made, or caused to be made and attached to the journal of the Sen- 
 ate, a good and sufficient index, and shall have marked and filed 
 away all reports of standing and special committees, and all other 
 papers of importance connected with the Senate. 
 
 3. Sec. IIL Andheit further enacted. That the Clerk of the House 
 p.v of cvrk of Representatives shall receive as full compensation for his servi- 
 lLpr""ei.u- ces, including every service rendered, the sum of four thousand 
 !ri^o7 40 "dollars for each regular session of forty days of the General Assem- 
 «MbS° ^*' bly ; and he shall employ and pay out of said sum, the Engrossing 
 rf^'iay^.f and Enrolling Clerks, and all other Clerks and Assistant Clerks 
 *ucierk.. necessary to discharge promptly and properly all the duties of 
 
 Clerk and Assistant Clerks of the House of Representatives, with- 
 out any additional compensation whatever ; Provided, that no war- 
 rant shall issue in favor of said Clerk until his Excellency, the Gov- 
 ernor, shall have satisfactory evidence that he has made, or caused 
 to be made, and attached to the journal of the House of Representa- 
 tives, a good and sufficient index, and shall have marked and filed 
 away all reports of standing and special committees, and all other 
 papers of importance connected with the House of Representatives. 
 ^rsc«v>on 4^ gj^c. IV. And be it further enacted, That if auy regular session 
 
 sTvreuV^o'^f ^^^^ General Assembly shall continue longer than lorty days, the 
 iiiriTk of Secretary of the Senate and the Clerk of the House of Representa- 
 ^Tin'"J^'' tives, shall each receive additional compensation in proportion to 
 portion to dM.|-j^g length of time the session of the General Assembly is in- 
 
 EVtttOU Ol SI'S— O ^^^^ _ _ I 111 
 
 f?"- . , creased : and if any regular session of the General Assembly shall 
 
 4,1 tfC^MlOI) n© */0 /-111 •/* 
 
 ;Sni^bc"'tTd continue for a shorter term than forty days, the compensation of 
 •ajro|«»ition. ^jjg Secretary of the Senate and the Clerk of the House of Repre- 
 
PUBLIC LAWS.— General Assembly. S5 
 
 Treasurer to make certain advances. 
 
 sentatives, shall be decreased in proportion to the time said sess- The same 
 ion is shortened ; and if there shall at any time be an extra session i"^" '^^f" p'j 
 of the General Assembl)^ the Secretary of the Senate and the Clerk ^'^f '■"«'>!''«'' 
 of the House of Representatives, shall each receive compensation 
 for their services at said extra session, at the same rate each re- 
 ceives at a legular session ; and each shall employ and pay at said 
 extra session, all his Clerks and Assistant Clerks that may be nec- 
 essary, and do and perform all other things required, the same as at 
 a regular session. 
 
 5. Sec. V. And be it furthe?- enacted, That each Messenger andp^, ^rMc, 
 Door-Keeper of the Senate and House of Representatives, sh;il1 re- '■■''""/ «"'* 
 ceive as lull compensation tor his services, the sum of six dollars *,"^,^''r*«^'«c'' 
 for each days service. p^rcay. 
 
 G. Sec. VI. And be ufunhcr enacted, That the Treasurer of thcgtate Treasu 
 State be, and he is hereby required to make advances to any of the^;,;J'„™''p 
 members of the General Assembly ; but in no case to ex'ceed thek"""'"- T 
 
 T T'1 ill! 1,1 ^" uiumbers. 
 
 per diem pay and mileage actually due ; and to advance to the Mes- t„ Mes^en- 
 sengers and Door-Keepers of the Senate and House of Renresenta-51""""^ i^"*"^ 
 
 "-^ , ■> r. . ,, i Keepers. 
 
 tives the per diem pay tor services actually performed ; and to ad-^,^^^ 
 vance and pay the Secretary of the Senate such sum as the Presi- ^^"afe "^ ""^ 
 dent of the Senate may certify to be due him for the service actu- 
 ally performed, taking into consideration tlie completion of all his 
 duties of the whole session ; and to advance and pay to the Clerk Tocikiiouse 
 of the House of Representatives such portion of his salary as may 
 be actually due for the services rendered, as the Speaker of the House 
 of Representatives may certify to be due him, taking into consid- 
 eration the completion of all his duties for the whole session; and 
 the amounts so advanced and paid to the Secretary of the Senate A,ivancp« to 
 and Clerk of the House of Representatives, shall be deducted from {^nnrE^if.ru. 
 the amount of the Executive warrants drawn in their favor for their on VTaemeut 
 salaries. 
 
 Sec. VII. Repeals conflicting laws. 
 
 Passed in House of Representatives by a Constitutional majority 
 over the Executive veto, of two thirds, by a vote of yeas 109, nays 
 37, November 30, 1S61. 
 
 WARREN AKIN, 
 Speaker of the House of Representatives. 
 L. Carrington, 
 
 Clerk of the House of Representatives. 
 
 Passed in the Senate over the Executive veto by a Constitution- 
 : al majority of two-thirds, by a vote of yeas 35, nays 3, November 
 30, 1861. 
 
 JOHN BILLUPS, President of the Senate, 
 
 J AS. M. MoBLEY, Secretary of the Senate. 
 
36 PUBLIC LAWS. — Georgia Relief & Hospital Association. 
 
 Time of meeting of the General Assembly cbanged— Georgia Relief and Hospital Association. 
 
 Preamble. 
 
 Geueral Ae- 
 trmbly to 
 meet on 
 Thursdaye in- 
 Btead of \Ved' 
 uosdays. 
 
 (No. 2S.) 
 
 A71 Act to alter and fix the time of the meeting of the General Assembly 
 of tJie State uf Georgia. 
 
 Whereas;, The Constitution of the State of Georgia restricts the 
 session of the Legi-slaturc; to forty clays; And JMarcas, The Legis- 
 lature can only remain in session thirty-nine days, in consequence 
 of the fortieth day being the Sabbath. 
 
 7. Sec. I. Tlic Gciural Asscmhhj of the State of Georgia Jo enact, 
 That the meeting oftlie General Assembly of the State of Georgia, 
 ■shall be annually on the first Thursday in iNovember, instead of the 
 first Wednesday,* as now required by law. 
 
 Assented to December 14. 1801. 
 
 "The third item ol the 1st Sec of the 2il Article of the New Constitution of fho State, fixed 
 the time oftlie incetiii{;of the Gi-neiai AKsenibly "on the first Wcduesduy of Noveuiber, «?(<f7 
 iuck day of meeting shall be altered by lair." 
 
 TITLE XI. 
 
 GEORGIA RELIEF AND HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION. 
 
 Sec. 1. f200,000 appropriated to the Georgia 
 Relief ancfllospitnl Association. Pur- 
 poses for wliich to be n.sed. 
 " 2. To bn drawn in sums as needed, and 
 when ordi-ri'd to be drawn by E.xecu- 
 five Conim.; tlien Governor to draw 
 his warrant on Treasury. 
 
 Sec. 3. Monthlyrepurtof expenditures, etc., to 
 be made to Governor. On failure ol 
 Committee to make f.ui'h report, the 
 Governor to withhold hi.s warrant till 
 it be made. What cxliibits reports 
 shall make. Di.'^eretioii of dlovernor 
 
 when he thinks expenditures bnvo 
 been extravagnnt. Ex. Com. J shall 
 also report whether articles sent to 
 Hospital have been received, &c.,&.c. 
 Further items to be enibracedjn re- 
 port of Coinniitlee. tirJi... 
 
 4. Application of tlie Fund. '"' BF'"'^- 
 
 5. Agents to be appointed to look after 
 
 liospital stores in transitu — to be locat- 
 ed at Richmond Va.— their competisa- 
 tion. 
 
 Preamble. 
 
 (No. 29.) 
 
 An Act to aid the Georgia. Belief and. Hospital Association ; and. lo- 
 cate the same, and to ayproyridte monnj therefor. 
 
 Whereas, many patriotic and humane citizens of Georgia have 
 organized themselves into an association, st)'led the Georgia Relief 
 and Hospital Association, for the purpose of providing medical at- 
 tendance, stores, and supplies, hospital rooms, accommodation and 
 transportation for the sick and wounded soldiers of, and in the 
 State of Georgia ; And irhrmis, said Association, which has hither- 
 to been conducted by voluntary contribution and service, needs, 
 and will need aid, in continuing its efforts of philanthropy and 
 benevolence; ^/iJ^rAfrms, it is but just that the means necessary 
 to carry on tiie operation of tiie Association should fall equally 
 upon all the people for whom these Georgia soldiers fight and suff- 
 er — 
 
PUBLIC LAWS — Georgia Relief & Hospital Association. 37 
 
 Georgia Relief and Hoppital Association. 
 
 The General Assembly of Georgia do therefore enact as foil ores: 
 Section I. The sum of two hundred thousand dollars be, $200,000 ap, 
 and the same is hereby appropriated and set apart, for the aid and Ga^Viief & 
 benefit of said Georgia Relief and Hospital Association; to be ex-Bociation. 
 pended by them in providing medical attendance, stores, and sup- 
 plies, hospital rooms, accommodation and transportation for the 
 sick and wounded soldiers of the State of Georgia, and for no 
 other purpose whatever; Frovukd, That all soldiers who may be- 
 come sick or wounded within the limits of the State of Georgia and 
 in her defence, shall be included in the benefits of this appropria-^'°"*°* 
 tion, in the discretion of the managers of the Georgia Relief and 
 Hospital Association ; which said Association shall be located at 
 Augusta, Georgia, and the Managers shall liave full power to es- 
 tablish branch Hospitals, as they, in their discretion, may think 
 necessary ; the said Association in the establishing of Branch Hos- 
 pitals, shall so locate them as will be more convenient and accep- 
 table to the troops intended to be benefitted thereby, not exceed- 
 ing twenty miles distant from the camps, if practicable. 
 
 Sec. n. That said fund shall be drawn from the Treasury 
 only in such sums, and at such times, as they may be needed to 
 carry out the purposes of the Association ; and when any amount is ^owdra^vn. 
 needed, it shall be ordered by the Executive Committee to be 
 drawn; and their order to that eflect shall be signed by their 
 Chairman, or in his absence, by the Vice-Chairman, and counter- 
 signed by the [Recording or Corresponding Secretary ; and upon 
 said order being submitted to his Excellency the Governor, andap- 
 proved by him, he shall draw an Executive warrant on the Treas- 
 ury of this State, for the amount expressed in said order ; and then 
 the Treasurer shall pay the same out of the sum appropriated by 
 this Act. 
 
 Sec. in. The General Assemhh/ do furtlier cnaet, That the 
 Executive Committee shall submit to his Excellency the Governor, t^eto^^X'*" 
 a monthly statement of the expenditures of said Association, giv- port.'ti^ooT 
 ing the specific items and details of such expenditures: Provided, 
 further, 'I'hat, upon failure of said Committee to make the month- 
 ly exhibits to his Excellency the Governor, as required by this Act, 
 then the Governor shall withhold any further warrant upon said ^pJ"rt!"Go^ 
 fund until said Committee shall have duly filed in the Executive ^i^'."''"*'^ 
 Department, said exhibits, which shall show a full, complete, and 
 plain statement of all receipts and disbursements by said Commit- 
 tee : And be it furl her provided, That if the Governor shall be of the 
 opinion, from said statements, that the disbursements have been 
 extravagant or wasteful, he shall be autliorized to withhold said 
 fund, until a satisfactory explanation shall be made: And provided, 
 further, That in said report, the Executive Committe shall make 
 report to the Governor fully, whether or not the articles sent for- 
 ward by them during the month, for the use of the beneficiaries of 
 this Act, have reached their destinntion, and if delayed, at 
 what point, and in what quantities, and from what causes ; and 
 
38 PUBLIC LAWS. — Great Seal of the State. — Insolvent Debtors. 
 
 New Great Seal for the State of Georgia.— Act to abolish imprisonmeut for Debt, amended. 
 
 they shall likewise report specifically for what purpose or pur- 
 poses the money may have been expended durinj^ the month. 
 
 Sec. IV. Be if further evaded. That the above appropriation be 
 Application applied exchisivel3s anil distributed pro 7uia, to the sick and wound- 
 ed, according to their necessities, at the ditilsrent permanent and 
 temporary Hospitals at the various military positions occupied by 
 troops from this State, within the State of Virginia and elsewhere. 
 Sec. V. That the said association shall employ a competent 
 ^ Agent or Agents, whose duty it shall be to look up and take charge 
 appo"intecito of all Hospltals and other stores in transition, intended fo.*' Geor- 
 h'ospit'ai gia troops ; and to have said stores and supplies promptly forwar- 
 ded to their destination : said Agent or Agents, to be located at 
 to"bp "Seated Riciimond, Vii-ginia, or at such other place or places as said Asso- 
 ciation may determine to be necessary to carry out the objects of 
 this act ; and the said appointee shall receive such compensation 
 Their com- from Said Board of Managers, out of the foregoing appropriation, 
 as may be reasonable, and be discontinued at any time said 
 Board may determine. 
 
 Assented to December 10, 1861. 
 
 TITLE XII. 
 
 GREAT SEAL OF THE STATE. 
 
 Section 1. Commissioners Appointed who, in 
 co-operation with Secretary of State 
 are to prepare a new Great Seal ol 
 the State. 
 
 Sec. 2. When new Great Seal is agreed upon, 
 it shall be used as such in lieu of the 
 old one. 
 
 (iNo. 30.) 
 An Act to alter the. Great Seal of the State of Georgia. 
 
 Section I. The General Assembly of Georgia do eneict, That S. 
 comm'rB..ap.g. Stafiord aud G . N. Lcstcr aud B. H. Bigham be, and they are 
 
 pointed who, . 1 ^-» • • • i* 'xl i'i -. C ,^u^ 
 
 withso<'y.ofij(.j.^.ijy appointed Connnissioners m co-operation with the ^ecie- 
 prepVreTnow ^ary of Stutc, to prepare a new Great Seal for the State of Geor- 
 turstatr'^^gia, and to make all necessary preparations and arrangements to 
 
 brin'^ the same, as agreed on by said Commissioners, into use. 
 
 Sec. II. Beit further enacted, That so soon as the G reat Seal is 
 
 When agreed agreed upon and' prepared, as provided in the foregoing section, 
 
 Sin"»te^ the Secretary of State shall forthwith use it instead of the Seal 
 
 '^ °"^ ""'■ DOW in force ; and all attestations under the new Seal shall from 
 
 then thenceforth be valid.* 
 
 Assented to December 14, 1861. 
 
 'This act was passed in obedience to the requirements of the latter clause of the !tth Iteni 
 of the '2d Section of the 3d Article of the new Constitution of the State, which declares that 
 '• the General Assembly slmll, at their first session after the vising of this Convention, by law 
 
 *'To'"r Act?heretofore pns!.e"d relative to the Great Seal of the State, the devices &c. thereon, 
 «ee T. R. R. Cobb's new Digest, pp. 959, DGO, 961. 
 
PUBLIC LAWS— Insolvent Debtors. S9 
 
 Act to abolish imprisonment for Debt, amended. 
 
 TITLE Xm. 
 
 INSOLVENT DEBTORS. 
 
 Sec. 1. Act of 11 Dec. 185S, to apply to anylSKC.3. Affidavit must be made to truth of facts 
 person arrested on any civil process ; iu tender of issue, 
 
 and notice to bo given by plllV. to be 
 ten (iays. I 
 
 " 2. CoutiLuanses under said act. | 
 
 (No. 81.) 
 
 Afi Act to amend an Act entitled an Act to aholish imp?iso7immt for 
 debt, on certain conditions herein set forth, and for other imrposes, as- 
 sented to December 11, IS5S.* 
 
 Section I. The General Assembly of Georgia do enact, That the f„55'3''t„"„^ 
 provisions of the second section of the above recited Act, be aiidt^i-V'™"- 
 the same are hereby extended to all persons arrested under aiiv'-v^"" p^ 
 civil process whatever, mesne or final ; and that the notice required ^^^^^.^ ^j^ 
 by said Act to be given to the PhiintifF, shall be ten days, which j^*;^;;^' ^J*^^ 
 shall be effected by personal service. ''"y"- 
 
 Sec. II. A7hI be it further enacted, That in no event, except for 
 Providential cause, shall a continuance be granted to the Pl^^intiffc-j^'^,^"™^^ 
 more than one time, nor shall such continuance delay the case for 
 more than thirty days from the day of arrest. 
 
 Sec. III. And be it further enacted, That the Plaintiff, his Agent ;^,|J^ft:^'„^, 
 or Attorney, shall be required to make affidavit that he has reason l'^;*™^^^ ;,^a, 
 to believe that the facts set forth in the tender of issue, are true. i^^*^"^" "' 
 
 Sec. IV. Repeals conflicting laws. 
 Assented to December 14, 1861. 
 
 •This Act will be found in the Acts of 1858, pp. .59-60. 
 
 Supreme Court. Derixinn. — When the term to which a ca. sa. is retnrnnble, is adjourned to- 
 another daj', a return of the rn. .svr. to the iidJDUrned term, will be rcgulnr, and will serve aa 
 the return required, before a uri. fa. ag,ainst tail can be issued. 2'.1 Ga. Kepts, lil7. 
 
 If the officer arresting a defendant in ra. .«(7., take bond for his ap])earance at the Court to 
 which the ca. sa. is returnable, on a certain day which is not the day appointed for the sitting- 
 of the Court, and the defen<lant appear on the day designated in the bond but after the time 
 appointed forthe holdmg of the Court and after its adjournment, the security is not responsi- 
 ble. It is the mistake of the arresting officer. 31. Ga. liepts. 4~1. 
 
40 
 
 PUBLIC LAWS. — Insurance Companies. 
 
 Planters Insuraiire Trust and Loan Company. 
 
 TITLE XI. 
 
 INSURANCE COMPANIES.^ 
 
 Sec. 1. Planters' Insurance, Trust and Loan Co. Sec. 26. 
 
 incorjwrated. 
 " 2. Ot>)<'ct8 of the Company; its powers and 
 
 privileges. 
 " 3. Capital stock ; shares; organization, &c. 
 " i. By-laws ; Principal oliice, Agencies, 
 
 &.C. 
 
 " 5. Property of Co. subject to taxation as 
 that of other Insurance Companies in 
 the State. 
 
 " 6. Durationof charter 30 years. 
 
 " 7. Foreign capitalists not to control the 
 Co. 
 
 " 8. The Georgia Insurance Company incor- 
 porated. 
 
 " 9. Its j)o\vtrs and privileges. 
 
 " 10. Organization, by-lavrs, &c. 
 
 " 11. Annual meetings. 
 
 " 12. UusincBs tube divided into l..ile, Fire 
 and .Marine departments. 
 
 " 13. Careful account of all bui^iness of Co 
 to be taken annually. 
 
 " IJ. Regulations as to Life department. 
 
 " 15. Personal liability of Stockholdei-s. 
 
 '• Ifi, The Great Southern Insurance Com-| 
 pany incorporated. 
 
 " 17. Commissioners to organize the Compa- 
 ny- 
 
 •' 18. Subscriptions to stock. 
 
 " 19. Subscribers to stock made a body cor-! 
 porate. Corporate nanie. IJy-laws. 
 
 " 20. Wiien Co. may organize. Board of 
 Directors, President, &c. 
 
 " 21. 1-:iigibilily to olUce of President, and of 
 Directors. 
 
 " 22. Officers, Agents, «fec. 
 
 " 23. Subjects of insurance, &c. 
 
 " 2i. Liability of Corporation and its stock- 
 holders. 
 
 " 25, Further liability of individual stock- 
 bolders. 
 
 28 
 
 30. 
 31. 
 
 32. 
 
 33. 
 
 34. 
 35. 
 
 3f). 
 37. 
 38. 
 
 Liability of Stockholders after they 
 
 transfer their stock. 
 
 Duration of charter. 
 
 Southern Insurance Company, capital 
 
 stock, &,c. 
 
 Company incorporated ; By-Laws, 
 
 &c. 
 
 Board of Directors ; President ; Secre- 
 tary or Actuary. 
 
 Powers of Directors and President as 
 
 to OfHcera, Agents, &c. 
 
 Subjects of insurance; payment of los- 
 ses, &c. 
 
 Liability of Co. and Stockholders for 
 
 debts of Co. 
 
 Payment of losses. 
 
 Notes, &c., payable to Co. treated as 
 
 if made payable in liaiik- 
 
 Duration of charter 30 years. 
 
 I{ep( alir.g clause. 
 
 Confederate Fire and Marine Insur- 
 ance Company of Atlanta incorporat- 
 ed. 
 
 Directors and President ; Secretary 
 
 and Treasurer. 
 
 Organization of Co.; capital; shares, 
 
 Arc. 
 
 When Co. may organize. 
 
 Subjects of insurance. 
 
 Company may re-inssure. 
 
 Stock notes, and payment of mstall- 
 nif-nts. 
 
 Principal oilice to be in Atlanta. 
 
 Co. to have powers and privileges of 
 the Southern Mutual Insurance Co. of 
 Georgia. 
 
 Directors not to use funds of Co. Du- 
 ration of charier 30 years. 
 
 Act of 12 Dec. 1859, repealed, except 
 as to Insurance Cos. m the United 
 States of America. 
 
 (No. 02.) 
 
 An Acl to incorporale the Planters^ Insurance, Trust ^ Loan Comjiany, 
 and to confer certain yoiccts and privilcdgcs thereon. 
 
 1. Section I. Beit enacted, That the owners of the shares here- 
 in authorized to be issued be, and are hereby made a body politic 
 '" '°' and corporate ; and as such, under the name and style of the Plan- 
 S^Vr^'r- ters' Insurance, Trust & Loan Company, may purchase, hold and 
 ■•^ acquire any property and estate, real and personal, and the same 
 
 may use, let, lease, mortgage, transfer and convey, and otherwise dis- 
 pose of; and may sue and be sued, plead and be impleaded, con- 
 tract and be contracted with, and use a common seal, and the same 
 Bj4»w.. may change at pleasure ; and may make by-laws and regulations 
 
 * "Power to grant Pn'.ices of Insurance npon Cotton af^ainst risks by fire on sea or land, and 
 to act as Agent for European Insurance Companies withm the State of Georgia," is given to 
 tiio 'Direot Trading Company of Georgia," incorporated at the present session. See Act No. 
 2, Title "Agriculture and Commerce." 
 
 Tcm'Tt and 
 
PUBLIC LAWS.— Insurance Companies. 41 
 
 Planters Insurance Trust and Loan Company. 
 
 for the management of their affairs, and have and use all the rights, 
 powers and privileges which may be necessary, or proper for them 
 to have, use and enjoy as an incorporated Company ; FroviJcd, 
 said company shall not hold in this Sta^e, at any time, more real 
 estate than may be necessary for the convenient transaction of 
 business, unless it be purchased io«a//'(/e, in payment of debts. 
 
 2. Sec. II. The purpose of this act, is to organize an incorpo- 
 rated company, whose capital, or sncli part thereof as they may 
 
 deem expedient, may be invested in Kailroad Company Bonds andoi-iectsoftho 
 
 T 1 IT 1 • • • 1 • 1 1 • 1 1 "■"'■poratiou. 
 
 shares, and other public and private securities, wdiich being placed 
 in Europe or elsewhere, may be sold, or else become the basis 
 of a credit, enabling such Company to obtain money or credit up- 
 on such time and u})on such terms, as to enable thorn to use the 
 same in loans and advances to Railroad Companies, Planters, Man- 
 ufacturers and others, at a less rate of interest, and for a longer 
 period, than such loans and advances are usually made by banks ;s(ibwt3 of 
 and also to authorize them to insure houses, goods, and all spe-"""^"'""^' 
 cies of property, against damage or loss by hre or water, or any 
 other casualty ; and also to make Insurance of lives, and to guar- 
 antee the payment of notes and bonds, and the performance of 
 the contracts of companies, corporations, and individuals ; and to 
 authorize them as a Company, to make all requisite contracts, and company 
 especially to receive and hold on deposit and in trust, any estate ""-ft ^.."'tatrs 
 or property, real and personal, including notes, bonds and accounts, ;;"a''ilavo*'"' 
 and the same to pui'chase, collect, adjust and settle, and to sell andJlleTame". ''^^ 
 dispose thereof, in any market in the Confederate States or else-May advance 
 where, for such price, and upon such terms, as may be agreed on™;yTcx- 
 between them and the parties contracting with them ; and also to '■''*"=*• 
 make advances of money and of credit, and to deal in exchange, 
 foreign ana domestic. ,j ^^^ ^^ ^^ 
 
 3. Sec. III. That the capital of the Company shall consist of *Jiw]a;'^i;^ 
 shares of one hundred dollars each; and thatlitty per cent. thereofu«iMiandm- 
 shall be appropriated lor, and used as the active capital ; and that 
 
 fifty per cent, thereof shall be invested by the Directors, in good 
 securities, and held as a fund reserved and pledged for the payment 
 of any contingent liability which may be created in the course 
 of the business of said Company ; and should any part of the re- 
 served fund be, at any time, used in payment of such liability, it 
 shall be the duty of the directors to reinstate the sum thus taken 
 for that use, by appropriating thereto, so much of the current in- 
 come of the Company as may be re{pnsite therefor; and no distri- 
 bution of profits shall, at any time be made, so long as there may 
 be any deficiency whatsoever in the fund reserved as aforesaid : 
 and Duff Green, William Moughon, Augustus Seaborn Jones, Wil-j,^^^^,^, t^ 
 liam B. Johnson and John L. Jones, are hereby appointed Com- jjp^^jj^.'.'jl'p. 
 missioners ; and they or a majority of them may, in person or by '^°'" '" ""'''• 
 proxy, at such times and places as they may deem expedient, open ^^"j;^'^7„^'^ 
 books of subscribtion ; and when tour thousand shares shall have||'|',"^;,!^""„V'^'^ 
 been paid in, or satisfactorily secured, the subscribers may proceed ^',','^"|;^\^' 
 to organize the company, by the election of four or more Directors ; '"'^""'^ 
 
 bed 
 in or 
 
^ PUBLIC LAWS.— Insurance Companies. 
 
 Planters Insurance Trust and Loan Company. 
 
 Board of Di- 
 rectore. 
 
 and the directors, (three fourths of whom shall be citizens of the 
 Confederate States,) are hereby authorized and empowered, in the 
 name and behalf of said Company, to have ard exercise all the 
 ct'°may bJ"g^^^' powers and privileges which are intended to be herein giv- 
 fromYrie to^" 5 ^^^^ may, irom time to time, increase the resources of the Com- 
 *'°"'- pau}', by borrowing money on the pledge of their property, or 
 
 ■Who may without sucli plcdgc. Or by new subscriptions ; and any citizen or 
 ^n^.We8ingui,ject, company or Cori)oration, of any State, Government or 
 country, may subscribe for, purchase, own and hold shares, in the 
 said Company ; and the owners of such shares shall each be lia- 
 fc^X-Vb^nghle for, and bound to pay the said Company the sums due. or to be- 
 S'tock'imider'ii come due upon such shares ; and which sum or sums being paid, 
 furthef pa/""^ such owner shall not be liable for any further payment on account 
 Neu^Bub thereof; and when new subscriptions are made, the shares may 
 scriptioue. ]-,g issued at par, or sold for the benetit of the owners of the shares 
 
 By-lawe; and prOvlOUSly isSUCd. 
 
 mayVrowde 4. Sec. IV. Tlic by-laws may priscribe the number of, and the 
 '°^- manner in which the Directors and Officers and Agents of the Com- 
 
 Principai of- pany shall be appointed, and designate their terms of service, pow- 
 JWn^*'' *' ers, duties and compensation: the principal office shall be at ]Ma- 
 °tTbMBh'"*^con in this State; but the Directors, under such rules and rcgula- 
 a^deTi^°^tions as they may approve, may establish branches and agencies 
 SsJXe?".*^ in Europe and elsewhere ; and the said Directors may require all 
 ^ffioer'may thc officcrs aud agcuts of the said Company, to take an oath that 
 uk'flfithey will faithfully and honestly, to the best of their ability, dis- 
 mll'oudifct charge their duties as such ; and any such officer or agent misap- 
 agenfs?"' '"' pi'op Hating the assets of said Company or of any creditor thereof, 
 witli fraudulent intent, shall be personally liable, and all the prop- 
 erty and estate of such officer or agent, shall be subject to, and 
 Officer or ayt.jjound for tlic pavmcut of any dania<;e or loss which the said Com- 
 
 mieappropn- i • i r ,• 
 
 atingfuuds ofpany or creditor thereof, may sutler on account of such misapnro- 
 
 Co. guilty ol-l..'. ii> •/> 
 
 felony. priatiou ; and such oihcer or agent, npon conviction of such mis- 
 appropriation, shall be held to be guilty of felony, and may be 
 fined in a sum not exceeding one thousand dollars, and imprisoned 
 in the Penitentiary of this State, for a term not exceeding ten years, 
 at the discretion of the Court befure whom such conviction is 
 
 Capital iiBid had. 
 
 to"uxationf 5. Sec. V. So muchof the capital of the said Company as may 
 othV'w ^e used within the limits of this State, shall be assessed in the 
 thustat'e'; '"same manner, and there shall be paid thereon, the same tax as is 
 assessed and paid on the capital of other Insurance Companies 
 d^Sae.^'"* in tliis State ; and all acts and parts of acts conflicting with the 
 
 provisions of this act, are hereby repealed. 
 Sarter"S.yrs. G. Sec. VI. That this act shall take effect and be in force, for 
 thirty years from and after its passage, and until the same be modi- 
 fied or repealed. 
 faiuu^iiot^'to 7. Sec. VII. Be it further enacted, That nothing contained in 
 ^l^rition. f^^^s act, shall be so construed as to give to Foreign Capitalists a 
 controlling influence in this corporation ; but the same shall al- 
 ways be under direction and control of the share-holders of the 
 
PUBLIC LAWS. — Insurance Compames. 43 
 
 Georgia Mutual Insurance Compauy. 
 
 Confederate States of America, or a majority of the Stock owned ,';;xi'.rs^to°'bJ 
 by them ; Provided, that they shall publish once a year, during j;;;,'^^;'^'^^^^;^^ 
 the time that they shall continue in business, a list of the Stock- "J™;^?'*?'"^ '"^ 
 holders in some newspaper published in this State. 
 Assented to December 12, ISGl. 
 
 (No. 33.) • 
 
 An Act to i?icorporafe the Georgia Mutual Insurance Cornpany. 
 
 8. Sec. I. The General Assembly of Georgia do enact, That Wil- corporatorB. 
 liam King of Charleston, A. J. Brady of Fulton, J. J. Gresham of 
 Macon, E. P. Clayton of Richmond, J. W. Wheatley of Sumter, 
 
 and R. McLeod of Cobb, be (Commissioners to receive subscrip-J'"; ^r/p^* 
 
 ' 1 Mutual lueu- 
 
 tions to the stock of a Company to be known as the "Georgia r"""- C"- 
 Mutual Insurance Company ;" the capital stock shall consist of two^'y;;,[';'„o"*"':^ 
 thousand shares of one hundred dollars each. ij^ioo'eharcs. 
 
 9. Sec. II. When all the stock shall have been subscribed, the 
 Commissioners shall give notice to the subscribers, who shall, with \';]^7,;!,^,"J"^ 
 their successors, constitute a body corporate, with all the powers 
 
 and privileges usually belonging to a corporation, and with the 
 
 right to make any and every kind ot insurance not inconsistent f/.rj'uce'''^'"* 
 
 with the laws of this State or the Confederate States. 
 
 3 0. Sec. III. The Commissioners shall call the Stockholders to-,.rth""'co" 
 gether, as soon as may be convenient, to elect twelve Directors, who oin,'."r«'" 
 shall elect officers, adopt by-laws, and organize and manage all theNo'i'um"rauce 
 business of the Company ; but no insurance shall be made until I'm *ioo,ooo 
 one hundred thousand dollars of the capital stock shall be paid up.piidui. 
 
 11. Sec. IV. The annual meeting of the Company shall be on hu"rco'.'"'tJ 
 the first Tuesday in February in every year, when new Directors ,'iayiuFiVy:; 
 shall be elected, who shall remain in office until their successors n.-torrBiiuu' 
 shall be chosen. ''"' ''""' ' 
 
 12. Sec. V. The business of the Company shall be dividtui intocrtrbern 
 three departments. Life, Fire, and Marine ; and the receipts and n'rnts, Lffe," 
 investments and profits of each, shall be kept entirely separate. rims^ndpro- 
 
 lita of each 
 aratc. 
 
 13. Sec. VI. During the month of January in every 3'^ear, ak'pt'g,™ 
 careful and exact calculation shall be made of the earnings of the"n,"7c.fbuR- 
 capital stock, and of each of the three departments of the Compa-|"p'„Hmentu' 
 ny's business, after making an ample allowance for claims, bad j",|,'"''o7cach 
 debts, risks not yet terminated, and every other liability ; one-fourth^'"- 
 of the insurance earnings, with all those of the capital stock, shall 
 belong to the Stockholders, and be disposed of as the Directors 
 may determine ; the other three-fourths shall belong to the insur- 
 ed, and shall be divided among the insurers in each department, in 
 scrip, (after paying interest on scrip already insued,) in proportion oth^r rpguia- 
 to the profits in each department, and to the premiums on risks ter-compa^V 
 minated or renewed during the preceding year, without loss ; this 
 scrip shall not be issued for fractions of a dollar ; it shall be re- 
 tained by the Company as security when any insurer is in its debt; 
 and when all the scrip in any department, excepting the oldest, 
 shall amount to two hundred thousand dollars, then, the oldest 
 shall be paid ofl'; if there shall be in any year no insurance earn- 
 
44 PUBLIC LAWS.— Insueance Companies. 
 
 Great Soutbera Insurance CompoDy. 
 
 ings in any one of the departments, a portion of its scrip issued in 
 previous years shall be cancelled, ecpial to the deficiency of the. 
 year beginning with the last, and then with the preceding years, 
 luvestmcutB and so on to the first. 
 
 g^rtme'it^to 14. Sec. VIL The investments in the Life Department, shall be 
 g^nf-^^'-jf"!;;,^ only in State or Confederate States Bonds, or in bond and mort- 
 *°'ll"oui'ii" S^o*^ on real estate, with twice the amount of the bond, 
 estate. 15. Skc. VIII. Thc Stocklioldcrs shall be individually responsi- 
 
 Liiity of ble tor all the liabilitjes of the Company. 
 Sec. IX. Repeals conflicting laws. 
 
 Assented to December 17, 18(51. ' 
 
 (No. 34.) 
 
 A71 Act to incorporate, in the State of Georgia, an Insurance Co7npa7iy, 
 to be called The Great Southern Insurance Company. 
 
 Whereas, The wants of the Southern States greatly demand in- 
 Preambio. crcased facilities for the insurance of properties of all kind, to take 
 the place of the Northern Companies which have heretofore occu- 
 pied this field for the employment of capital, and many of said 
 Northern Companies being unknown to the people of the South, 
 and some of them wholly irresponsible ; And whereas, the policy 
 of our State should be directed to the encouragement of capital 
 into this desired channel, and to the building up of sound and re- 
 sponsible Insurance Companies in this State: 
 
 IG. Section I. Be if therefore enacted. That there shall be es- 
 $2!5a*!ono?''''tablished in the State of Georgia, an Insurance Company, the cap- 
 sharcs tobe ^^^^ stock of which shall be two and one-half millions of dollars, to 
 TheGreat ^^ dlvldcd luto sliarcs of one hundred dollars each ; the same to be 
 Southern lu- learned The Great Southern Insurance Comi)anv. 
 
 suraace Co. I 
 
 17. Sec. II. Be it further cuarted, That Robert Habersham, 
 Charles Green, Gazaway B. Lamar, William Battersby, Andrew 
 Low, John W. Anderson, of the county of Chatham, and John 
 Bones, Thomas S. ]\Ietcalf, B. H. Warren, Edward Thomas, John 
 Davison, E. W. Dougherty, B. S. Duiil)ar, William J. Owens, Kob- 
 CT,Tir'^r" ert H. May, Jesse A. Ansley, and William A. Ramsay, of the couu- 
 iietbeco. ^y of Richmond, and James Ormond, S. Hoot, W. F. Herring, and 
 F. R. Shackelford, of the county of Fulton, and John L. Jones, 
 Isaac Scott, J. B. Ross, B. F. Ross, Asher Ayres, James A. Ral- 
 ston, Elam Alexander, Pulaski Holt, James A. Nesbit, and Wil- 
 liam B. Johnson, of the county of Bibb, and Robert M. Gunby, 
 Daniel Griffin, David Adams, VV. H. Hughs, L. T. Downing, W. 
 J. McAlister, J. G. Strupper, James F. Bozeman, J. P. lllges, Jas. 
 Ennis, W. H. Young, of the county of Muscogee, shall be appoint- 
 ed conmiissioners for the purpose of organizing said Company, ac- 
 cording to the provisions hereinafter made. 
 Books may 1,6 18. Sec. III. Bc it fuTther cuacted , That any three of the com- 
 gubsTripaons i^issioners in their respective counties aforesaid, may open books 
 to stock. Qf subscription, after thirty days previous advertisement of the 
 
PUBLIC LAWS — Insurance Companies. ^ 
 
 Great Southern Insurance Company. 
 
 fact, in the cities of Savannah, Columbus, Augusta, Macon, and 
 Atlanta, to receive subscriptions of the capital stock of said Com- 
 pany, until the sum of one million of dollars is subscribed for, and n,. prreonRi- 
 no person shall be allowed to subscribe for more than 250 shares 8"."ibefo/"'" 
 of said stock; but this shall not prevent an)- person, after the or- Xren'Tit^ 
 ganization of said Company, from owning more than 250 shares, "lo^j.a'i^"^'™- 
 by purchase or otherwise. saiiizuuouof 
 
 19. Sec. IV. Be it Jurtlicr enacted, That those who shall be- s„,,3„ibp„ 
 come subscribers for said stock, as above mentioned, their succes-th,'f"'=^^,^j;^^_ 
 sors and assigns, shall be, and they arc hereby created and made, a ^t^';j'""=°'i'°''- 
 body politic, by the name and style of The Great ^Southern Insur-,^J";','JoS* 
 ance Company; and by that name shall be, and are hereby niade ^^",';,\','^?;f'^„^"' 
 capable, in law, to have, purchase, receive, possess, enjoy, and re-p„„.„^ ^^^ 
 tain, and sell property of all kinds; to sue, and be sued; to makeP"''''^8*''- 
 and use a common seal, and break, alter, and renew the same 
 
 at pleasure; to ordain, establish, and put into exucution 
 such by-laws, rules, and regulations as shall seem necessary ^^■"''"'''• 
 and convenient for the government of said corporation, not con- 
 trary to the laws and Constitution of this State, or of the Confed- 
 federate States ; and generally to do all acts and things as shall 
 appertain to, or be necessary for the carrjnng into ciiect the ob- 
 ject and purposes of said cor^^oration. 
 
 20. Sec. V. Be it further enacted. That the said commissioners 
 
 shall immediately after as much as one million of dollars of the o/'compHn". 
 stock of said corporation shall have been subscribed for, and twen- n Xrs" 
 ty dollars per share paid to them, call a meeting of the stockhold- 
 ers, to be held in the city of Macon; they, the stockholders, shall 
 proceed to organize said cor[)oration, by the election of not less 
 than fifteen, nor more than thirty-one Directors, a majority of 
 wdiom shall constitute a quorum; and the said Directors shall „ ., , 
 elect one of their number as President; after which, the said com- ^,,^ p,^^^^ ^^ 
 missioners shall turnover said books of subscription and money J^^j''^;/;,f_','[.*, '" 
 paid in, to said I'resident and Directors; and said President and '""if "'^^'' "j"; 
 
 1 ' ' lumily on Ist 
 
 Ditectors shall annually, on the 1st of July in each succeeding f;^''];-^;;]^^^^" 
 year, or such other day as they may appoint, call a meeting of thef^;'>' «« '^Hv 
 stockholders at such point as they may direct, first giving thirty fV*y»^^^^j_ 
 days notice thereof in the city papers ; at which time the stock- ;■;; ^" •'•^ «'^- 
 holders shall elect Directors for the ensuino; year ; and the Direc-„. . , , 
 
 o J ' Priunipal of- 
 
 tors shall elect a President, whose duty it shall be to locate and {^;',;;.'(_^<^^j,^'" 
 establish the principal office of said Compan}^ in the city of Ma-'™- 
 con. 
 
 21. Sec. YI. Be itjurthn enacfrd, That the Directors and Pres-SL'^MlfpU^ 
 ident shall be elected from the stockholders of said Company ; and''"''"'""''""- 
 that no person shall be eligible as a Director, except he own in ^a^SlX'r^ef"' 
 his own right, 50 shares of the stock of said Company; and fur- pj^^yy"*'" ^^ 
 ther, that there shall be one vote for each share, and that absent pmsf and oi- 
 stockholders may vote by proxy. ln,""t "nJ 
 
 22. Sec. VII. Be it further enacted, That said President and Di-[;,',raud""'"" 
 rectors, shall have power to appoint and remove at pleasure, all pf'-'^r/ibe"*^" 
 officers or agents of said corporation; to prescribe their duties, 'jJe."' ''"'"■'' 
 
m 
 
 PUBLIC LAWS — Insurance Companies. 
 
 Great Southcra Insurance Company. 
 
 ^'^*r'^°aud°'^take from them bonds for the faithful performance thereof, to fill 
 KiirvBcan.i.- ^^y vacducies that may occur in their Board, and appoint a Presi- 
 r"c^)r«. and '" dent 2>^o tcm. in the absence of the President; and further, that 
 i^r?^'de 't pto said President and Dn-ectors shall have power, from time to time, 
 mTv call for to call for the payment of the unpaid stock, in such sums as they 
 Sn^"d"It"rk may deem proper; and said stock shall be considered and held as 
 coniw'-red"" personal property ; and upon the neglect or refusal of any stock- 
 pt-Mouai pro-ijQitJei- to pay the installments on his stock, as called for by the 
 ^fj^'^^y*^^'; President and Directors, then, upon ten days notice being given in 
 atocktobe ^^^ ^^ more of the city papers, said Board may sell such stock, at 
 aoM*'""^ ^'"'public outcry ; and said delinquent stockholder shall still remain 
 stilikC-rs liable for any balance due, or which may become due by him to 
 f'" '•"''''• f^'"' said corporation, and may be sued thei'cfor, in any court havin*? 
 
 balance due, 1 '_•'_ .' i,i 
 
 and bo Biud jurisdiction ; and said President and Directors shall also have the 
 
 therefor. J ^' 
 
 Prent. and Di- pQYvtjr to glve thc lioldcrs of the policies of said corporation, the 
 
 rectors mav f ~.. . r-pi • i 
 
 allow hoi(f.rBi.jgijt to participate in the net proiits of the corporation, to such ex- 
 
 of pohcieB to O 1 i i 1 , J.1 1 
 
 participate iu tout, aiul lu sucli luanuer, and upon such terms as tiiey may deem 
 5vaneferof J proper ; aud no stockholder shall have power to transfer his stock 
 in said corporation, so long as he is a debtor to said cor'poration for 
 money borrowed, premiums due, or installments unpaid. 
 
 23. Sec. VIII. Be it further enacted, That said corporation shall 
 have anthoi'ity to insure against losses by fii'e, on all kinds of prop- 
 snbjecte of crty, either real, personal, or mixed, or choses in action; also, 
 insurance, g^g^j^jg^ ^j^^ hazards of ocean or inland navigation, and transporta- 
 tion of every kind ; and also upon the dui-ation of human life, for 
 such premiums as it may detei'inine; and said coi'poration shall be 
 liable to make good and pay to the several persons who may insure 
 in said corporation, for the losses they may sustain, or for life insu- 
 rance, in accoi'dance only with the terms of the contract or policy 
 How poiicieB issued by said corporation; and no policy, or other contract of said 
 miiBt^"" "^"^ " corporation ehall be binding, except it be signed by the President 
 buTdiugouCoaud Secretary of said corporation- and said corporation shall have 
 Other power. power to recclve money on deposit, to loan and borrow money, to 
 ""''"'"^■take and give such securities therefor as may be considered best, to 
 invest its moneys and transfer its properties at pleasure, to pur- 
 chase and discount notes and bills of exchange, and do all other 
 acts it may deem advisable for the safe keeping and secure invest- 
 ment of its funds ; Provided, That nothing herein contained shall 
 
 WottOHiUO ,1 . • t J- J 1 J 1 "11 
 
 bills for circu- be coiistrucd to authorize said corporation to make any note or bill 
 ney. to circulate as a bank bill, or to issue any security to be circulated 
 
 as money ; Ajid it is further enacted, That said corporation shall have 
 M.yre-iniiirepQ^ygj. ^jjj authorlty to iiiakc re-insurance of aoy risks that may 
 
 be taken by them. 
 Liabiiit of ^'^^ ^^'^- ^^' ^^ it further enacted, That said corporation shall be 
 '/°o?\ndi- responsible to its creditors, to the extent of its property; and the 
 
 Tid.iai "tock-gj^Qcktjolders shall be liable to its creditors, to the extent of the 
 
 boldera. 
 
 amount of their respective stock not paid up. 
 biiity^of in- so. Sec. X. Be it further emicted, That the stockholders shall be in- 
 iockhoidere divldually liable for the debts of said corporation, in proportion to 
 
PUBLIC LAWS. — Insurnnce Companies. 47 
 
 Southern Insurance Company. 
 
 IT trauBl'er 
 
 the number of shares owned or held by each, to the extent oft^J^^.^'o^''"*" 
 double the amount of stock so owned or held by them. 
 
 26. Sec. XL And he it further enacted, That no stockholder in said 
 Insurance Company shall be allowed to transfer his stock in said staSrld 
 Company, at any time, by means of which he shall be reheved froniol^'st 
 any liability incurred by said Company, or existing at the time of 
 said transfer; but said stockholder shall continue to be liable for 
 
 all liabilities or indebtedness of said Company, existing at the time 
 of said transfer, 
 
 27. Sec. XII. Be it further enacted. This charter and all its Dnration of 
 privileges and powers herein granted, shall continue in force for the '''"'''' ^"'" 
 term of fifty years from the 25th day of December, (1S61) eighteen 
 lumdred and sixty-one. 
 
 Sec. XIII. Repeals conflicting laws. 
 
 Assented to December 17th, 1S6L 
 
 (No. 35.) 
 
 An Act to incorporate an Insurance Company in the City of Savannah, 
 to he called the Southern Insurnnce Conqiany. 
 
 2S. Section I. Be it enacted, That there shall be established in s^.ntwn in- 
 the city of Savannah, an Insurance Company, the capital stock of ca'tXr stock 
 which shall be three hundred tiiousand dollars, but which may beM^ybr in- 
 increased to one million dollars should the interest of the Company 'finiMMRi.'' 
 require it, to be divided into shares of twenty dollars each; but^X'" *^"'* 
 said Company may proceed to organize when one hundred thousand sRni"'"'^whoD 
 dollars have been subscribed, and five per cent paid thereon. *wihrd t 
 
 29. Sec. TI. Be it further enacted, That George Patten, E. H. B a- ""•''' ^'•'"• 
 con, William Cox, George W. Garmany, S. S. lililler, E. E. Hertz, '^°''"'"'"'- 
 J. W. Gaut, V. W. Skiff, Aaron Wilbur, J. H.Graybill, or any five 
 
 of them, citizens of the city of Savannah, their associates and suc- 
 cessors, are hereby created a body corporate, under the name andS'^tbcm in- 
 
 ' .' J I ^ Riirancc Co. 
 
 style of the Southern Insurance Company; by which name they '"''"•p""^"'''^- 
 may have, purchase, receive, possess, enjoy and retain, and sell pro- ^"^"J'^''^ 
 perty 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 By-i«»«. 
 deemed necessary to carry into effect the objects of this corpora- 
 tion. 
 
 30. Sec. III. Be it further enacted, That said Corporation shall be ^^^^^ ^^ ^^ 
 managgd by not less than seven Directors, a majority of whomr.ctoM. 
 shall constitute quorum for the transaction of business; each of^„. .,.,.. , 
 
 ± f KheibilitT of 
 
 which Directors shall be a stockholder to the amount of one hun-ttif^t""- 
 dred shares, who shall be elected at such time and place as the cor-KUftiouof 
 porators and their successors may designate ; and hold their orace 
 for one year, or until their successors are elected ; the Directors 
 aforesaid shall, out of their number, elect a President, who shall i*'"''^'^'- 
 serve for twelve months, or until a successor be elected, and fill any 
 
4^ PUBLIC LAWS. — Insurance Companies. 
 
 Southern Insurance Coinpany. 
 
 vacancy by death or otlierwise, in the office of President, and with 
 Secretary or the advicc and consent of the President, elect a Secretary, Actua- 
 offi^Hand ry» 0^^ ^°y other officers or Agents, whose services may be needed 
 sgenu. in carrying out the objects of this Corporation ; a vacancy in the 
 vwancyin J3oard of Dlrcctors can onlv be filled bv the stockholders, at a meet- 
 
 Bd. oi l>iriT- J ^ ^ 
 
 tora, how till- jj,g \^q\(\ after notice of the time and place of meeting ; and further, 
 One vote f^rj-jjcjf; ^herc shall be one vote for each sliare^ and that absent stock- 
 
 fucii snare. _ ' . , _ 
 
 Proxy. holders may vote by proxy, j^ocidcd, the party so voting by [as ?] 
 proxy, is himself a stockholder. 
 
 31. Skc. IV. lir it further enacted, That said President and Di- 
 Pr^rVB.i.i'Pctors shall have power to appoint, and remove at i>leasure, all 
 of Directors, ^fl^^^j^jj-g qj. Agcuts of said Corporation ; they shall have power to yp- 
 AgcncicB. I. point Agents and locate ollices, in such places, and at such times, 
 
 as they shall deem best for the interest of said Company; to pre- 
 Bondsinayi-e scribe tlic dutles of Agents and ofllcers, to take from them bonds 
 nud"!ffif4s!"' for the faithful performance thereof, to apppoint a President pro 
 President pro ^gj^^_ iu tlic abscucc of thc President; and further, that said Presi- 
 dent and Directors shall have power and authority, from time to 
 uu]^d'"'toek.time, to call for the paym'ent of the unpaid stock, in such sums as 
 stock to be .they may deem proper ; and said stock shall be considered nnd held 
 pe^Bonartro- as pcrsoual property ; and upon tlie neglect or refusal of anystock- 
 ^'"^^" holder to pay the installments as called for by the President and 
 
 Directors, thereupon, tendays notice being given in one or more 
 Deiinonent of thc clty papers, said Board may sell such stock, at public out- 
 stockLoider,.^^^_ aud Said deliiKjuent stockholders shall still remain liable for 
 any balance due, or which may become due by him to said Corpo- 
 ration, and maybe sued therefor, in any Court having jurisdiction; 
 and said President and Directors shall have further power to make 
 Dividends, dividends, and fix the place and define the manner of paying the 
 TranTivr of dlvidcuds, paying interest and transferring stock ; and said Presi- 
 Hoi'd^-rsof <36'^t and Directors shall also have the power to give the holders of 
 r'i'iw.no the policies of said Company, the right to participate in the net 
 uet'^profits '"P^'o'its of the Company, to such an extent, in such manner, and up- 
 on such terms, as they shall deem proper. 
 
 32. Sec. V. Be it further endcledy That said Corporation shall 
 fu"urancc°'^ bavc authority to insure against losses by hre, in all kinds of i)rop- 
 
 erty, either real, personal or mixed ; also against all the hazards of 
 
 ocean or inland navigation and transportation of every kind, also to 
 
 make insurance on lives, and all and every insurance appertaining 
 
 to the duration of life, for such premiums as it may determine; and 
 
 Payment of Said Couipauy shall be liable to make good, and pay to the several 
 
 persons who may insure in said Company, for the losses they may 
 
 sustain, or for life insurance, in accordance only with the terms 
 
 Policies and of thc coutract or policy issued by said Company ; and no policy 
 
 co.\Ti?ebimi- or other contract of said Company, shall be binding except it be 
 
 Bi'su^d'by''" signed by the President or Vice President, and Secretary or Actu- 
 
 s.^y or Actu- ary of said Company ; and said Company shall have power to re- 
 
 c?.' may re- ccivc moucy oudcposit, to loan and borrow money, to take and 
 
 de"°u7 give such securities therefor as maybe considered best, to invest its 
 
 " money-'' monies upon such terms as may be best, and transfer its property 
 
 loan and bor- 
 row 
 
ulijict to 
 remp— 
 t\if» a* ifpaj- 
 
 (in cf 
 
 Imrti-r Jo bet 
 
 PUBLIC LAWS — Insurance Companies. 4W' 
 
 Southern Insurance Company. — Confederate Fire & Marine Insurance Company. 
 
 at pleasure, to purchase and discount notes and bills of Exchange, other ponra* 
 and do all other acts it may deem advisable for the safe keeping and 
 secure investments of its funds ; and said Company shall have now- P°- m»rn»- 
 er and authority to make re-msurances of any risks that may be 
 taken by them. 
 
 33. Sec. VI. Be it further ennctcd, That the said Company shall.. ....^ _^ 
 
 , •' ' _ y J Liability os 
 
 be responsible to its creditors to the extent of its property, and ^;';^.»U^J*» 
 the stockholders shall be liable to the extent of double the amount 'j^;^ debtsrf 
 of their respective stock, for the debts of the Company, in propor- 
 tion to the number of shares lield by each. 
 
 34. Sdc. VII. lie it further enacted. That all claims for losses 
 against said Company shall be due and payable in sixty days afteri|^y™^''^«' 
 proof of the loss has been furnished at the othce of said company ;io"*a. 
 and in disputed cases, in ten days after 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. 
 
 35. Sec. VIII. Be it further enacted, That all bills, bonds, and r.in«, bond, 
 promisory notes made payable at the office of said Company, shall pavabie'toco. 
 
 have the same legal etfect, and may be subject to all legal remedies, ° '*" 
 
 the same as if they were made payable at any Bank in this State, ah'i'a* 
 
 3G. Sec. IX. Be it further enacted, That this charter shall con-nn'r«ti 
 tinue and be in full force and effect, for the term of thirty j^ears. so'yri™, 
 
 37. Sec. X. Be it further enacted, That all laws and pai'tsof laws j^^^^,. 
 containing anything contrary to this charter be, and the same are '■'""*• 
 hereby repealed. 
 
 Assented to December 17. ISGL 
 
 (No. 36.) 
 
 An Act to incorporate the Confederate Fire Sf Marine Insurance Com- 
 pany of Atlanta, and to confer certain poivers and privileges. 
 
 38. Section I. The General Assemhlij do enact, That William Ez- 
 
 zard, William Markham, James Clark, John Collier, S. Root, J.c»^po"t«=- 
 Calhoun, A. Sloan, Albon Chase and A. Merrill, citizens of the c„,r„fer»t^ 
 State of Georgia, and their associates and successors, are hereby r-'„'",!,'",t-'*^ 
 created a body corporate, under the name and style of the Confed- '^,'"y'„p^. 
 erate Fire & Marine Insurance Company of Atlanta; by which '^'.ll.^tjj^**'" 
 name they may sue and be sued, plead and be impleaded, have andpri*t"t^" 
 use a connnon seal, elect its own officers, and make such by-laws«Haw»-- 
 as may be deemed necessary to carry into eflect the object of this 
 corporation. 
 
 39. Sec. II. The General Assembly do further enact, That said Cor- B„„d „f a- 
 poration shall be governed and managed by seven Directors, each ^'^'^"'''• 
 
 of whom shall be a stockholder, who shall be elected at such time 
 and place as the corporators and their successors may direct, and 
 hold their otlice for one year, and until their successors are elected ; 
 one of said Directors shall be elected President, and hold his office ''""''"*■ 
 for the same length of time; said Directors shall fill all vacancies, y^^^Jj^p^^ 
 which may occur in the office of President by death, resignation or''''"'- 
 4 
 
^0 PUBLIC LAWS — Insurance Companies. 
 
 Confederate Fire & Marine Insurance Company. 
 
 S<>rretary and 
 
 otherwise; a majority of said Directors shall constitute a quorum 
 for the transaction of business ; and with the advice and consent of 
 the President, elect a Secretary and Treasurer, and any other ofii- 
 
 TrcsureV ccr whose services may be necessary to carry out the legitimate 
 objects of said incorporation ; a vacancy in the Poard of Directors 
 shall only be fdled by the stockholders, at a meeting held after no- 
 
 Kwh .hare tice of ihe time and place of such meeting, in person or by proxy ; 
 
 Se voto. each stockholder having as many votes as he has shares. 
 
 40. Sec. III. The Ge?ieral Asscmhhj do further enact. That a ma- 
 organiration jority of Said Corporators be, and they are hereby authorized to call 
 
 Company.^ mcetiug of said Corporators, and mtiy proceed in pursuance with 
 said call, to arrange [organize?] said Company; and proceed to open 
 •cripuon,^" books for subscription for stock, at such time as they may desig- 
 w ere open- ^^^^^ "j-j |.j^g citics of Atlanta, Griflin, and Rome, in said State ; the 
 c itoi fltook^^l^^^'^^ stock of said Corpoiation shall be two liuiidred and fifty 
 «25o,oofl ' thousand dollars, divided into shares of one hundred dollars each; 
 
 Shaiet $100. j-j^, ii- -i- 
 
 and said Corporators and their successors, shall have power, in their 
 cpitMstock discretion, to increase said capital stock to the sum of five hundred 
 ^^L^tl"" thousand dollars; and no one shall be allowed to subscribe for more 
 $500,000. ^j^ai^ ^^yQ hundred shares of said stock. 
 
 41. Sec. IV. The General Assembly do further enact, That said cor- 
 wh™ Co poi'3't^on may use and exercise the privileges and franchises herein 
 may com- granted, when the sum of fifty thousand dollars is subscribed and 
 
 mency bus- , t i t . -, . 
 
 ^n'**- each stockholder has paid in cash, to the proper oflhcer, twenty 
 
 per centum on the amount of his stock, and has made and deliver- 
 ed to the proper officer, a note secured by mortgage on real estate, 
 or otherwise to the entire satisfaction of said Corj)orators or their 
 successors, for a sum corresponding in amount to his stock less the 
 sum paid in cash ; the notes and cash paid in, constituting the capi- 
 tal stock of said Company. 
 
 42. Sec. V. The General Assembhj do further enact. That said 
 ff /^fur'auc. Company be authorized to make insurance on dwelling houses, 
 
 store houses, and buildings, household furniture, merchandize and 
 all other property, against loss or damage by fire ; to make marine 
 insurance upon vessels, freight, goods, wares and merchandize, and 
 all and every insurance appertaining [to V] or connected with ma- 
 rine or inland transportation or navigation risk. 
 
 43. Sec VI. The General Assembly do further enact, That said 
 ^n^y' Company may cause itself to be insured against risks it has taken, 
 May fak<. ou rcal property, take mortgages on any description of property to 
 mortgage., tcgg^^j.g jnvestments of its funds, or re-invest its funds in Railroad, 
 
 Bank or other stocks. 
 
 44. Sec. VII. The General Assembly do further enact, That the 
 rsto.:k notefl. Directors shall have power to call in any portion of said stock notes, 
 
 provided it is necessary to pay off any losses sustained by said com- 
 ;sto,k of dc- pany ; and if any stockholder shall fail or neglect to pay in such 
 «22:kboidcra iustdlments as may be thus called in, within such time as said Di- 
 -'Stei* ^"^ rectors may in their by-laws prescribe, his stock shall be forfeited ; 
 
 and every stockholder shall be liable to the creditors of said Com- 
 
PUBLIC LAWS.— Insurance Companies. 51 
 
 Agencies of Foreign Insurance Companies. 
 
 pany, upon all the debts and contracts of said Company, to the silJ^thoVr, 
 amount of his or her stock. comp^y/^ 
 
 45. Sec. VIII. The General Assembly do further enact, TXidii the -pxuw^ta or- 
 principal office shall be located in the city of Atlanta, where thebeln^Aulnt^. 
 President and Directors may declare half yearly devidends of such 0;^^^^^^ 
 profits as may have been ascertained, on the first Monday in Janu- 
 ary and July, in each and every year. 
 
 46. Sec. IX. The General Assembly do further enact, That all the ^^^ 
 privileges, rights and immunities of the Southern Mutual Insurance e" and pn>! 
 Company,* of said State, be, and the same are hereby conferred up-ferrcd"uCo. 
 on the Company. 
 
 47. Sec. X. The General Assembly do further enact, That the Di-TheDirecton 
 rectors shall not be allow^ed to use the funds of said Company. — to^.f^'Zud. 
 This charter and the privileges, franchises and immunities herein ^^^ co.^^^ ^^ 
 granted, shall continue for the term of thirty years from the p^iss- ^^'"Jj^^o i"» 
 age thereof. 
 
 Assented to December 17, 1861. 
 
 * For the Act incorporating the Southern Mutual Insurance Company, see Acts of 1847, p. 
 
 (No. 37.) 
 
 An Act to repeal An Act to rrgjclate the Agencies of Foreign Iimirancc 
 Comimnics, and to provide for the ajipointmetit of an Insurance Commis- 
 sioner, assented to the 12th of December, 1859.* 
 
 48. Section I. Be it enacted by the General Assembly, That the Act Act or is 
 referred to in the caption of this Act, be and the same is hereby re-p™ie'd!^?x-"" 
 pealed ; Provided, That the provisions of this Act, shall not extend !;,uftnceCo\°" 
 to Insurance Companies located within the United States of Anieri-'" '''* "■^' 
 ca. 
 
 Assented to December 16, 1861. 
 
 * See Acts of 1869, p. 28. 
 
52 PUBLIC LAWS— Judiciary. 
 
 Judges of the Supreme Court. 
 
 TITLE XV. 
 
 JUDICIARY. 
 L SUPRE]\IE COURTS. 
 
 ART. I. TE]iM OF OFFICE OF JUDGES. 
 
 n. SUPEKIOR AND INFERIOR COURTS AND COURTS- 
 OF ORDINARY. 
 
 ART. I. SESSIONS OF COURTS. 
 " II. ACTION, PROCEEDINGS, &;C. 
 " III. EVIDENCE. 
 
 " IV. JUDGMENTS AND EXECUTIONS. 
 " V. STATUTES OF LIMITATION. 
 
 IIL COURTS OF SPECIAL JURISDICTION. 
 
 ART. I. CITY COURT OF AUGUSTA. 
 " II. JUSTICES COURTS. 
 
 L SUPREME COURTS. 
 
 ART. I. TERM OF OFFICE OF JUDGES. 
 Sec. I. Term of office 6 years. 
 
 (No 38.) 
 
 An Act to preecribe the term of office of the Judges of the Svp-cme Court 
 of this State. 
 
 Section I. The General Assembhj cvacts, That the Judges of the 
 _ of of. Supreme Court of this State shall hold their ollice for the term of 
 npremf " SIX jcars,* aiid until their successors are appointed and qualified. 
 Court 6 years, g^^.^ j^ Rcpcals coutlicting kws. 
 
 Assented to December 14, ISGl. 
 
 * The Judges of the gupreme Court lierctofore lield tlieir office si.x ycar.s ; (T. R. R. Cobb's 
 New Digest, p. 417;) b'uttiie above Act was passed according to tin; requirements of the New 
 Constitutiou of the State ; wbicli declares that the Judges shall hold their office " for such term 
 of years aa shall be prescribed by law. See IV. Auticle, I. Sec, i-'d item, of the New Consti- - 
 tutioD. 
 
 Term 
 fice 
 of Si 
 
PUBLIC LAWS— Judiciary. 
 
 53 
 
 Certain Superior Courts in the Nortliern Circuit. 
 
 IL SUPERIOR AND INFERIOR COURTS. 
 
 ART. I. SESSIONS OF COURTS.* 
 
 Sec. 1. Adjournment of SuperiorCourts in Nor- 
 thern Circuit le<;,alize(i. 
 
 " 2. Superior Courts wlien held in Columbia 
 Washington, Johnson, Emanuel, Rich 
 mond, Screven, Jefferson and Burke. 
 
 " 3. Superior Courts when held in Putnam. 
 
 " 4. Processes, &c., 
 
 " 5. Superior Courts when held in Lumpkin, 
 and Cobb. 
 
 •' 6 Superior Courts when held in Towns. 
 
 "7. Superior and Inferior Courts when held 
 in Milton. 
 
 Sec. 8. Suitors, writs, recoOTizances, &c. 
 
 '■ 9. Superior Courts when held in White, 
 Rabun, Habersham, Franklin and 
 Banks. 
 
 " 10 A<lji)nrnment of Superior Courts in Ha- 
 bersham and Banks. 
 
 " 11 Holding of adjourned terms of Superior 
 Courts to bo at discretion of Judge. 
 
 " 1'2 Juries for adjourned terms. 
 
 " 13. Adi'Muiimcnt of Inferior Courts and 
 Courts of Ordinaries, in certain ca-ses. 
 
 (No. 39.) 
 
 An Act to legalize the adjournment of certain Siqwrior Courts in the 
 Northern Circuit. , 
 
 Whereas, On account of the absence of the Honorable Thomas 
 W, Thomas, Judge of the Superior Courts for the Northern Circuit, 
 in the military service of the country, the Superior Courts of certain 
 counties in that Circuit were not held at the regular time in the 
 months of August, September and October in the present year; 
 And Whereas, By an order passed by said Judge and dated the thir- 
 tieth day of July, in the year 18G1, the said Courts were adjourned 
 to the times hereinafter stated ; And Whereas, the legality of said 
 order is doubted ; 
 
 1. Section I. The General AsscmhUi of the State of Georgia do en- 
 act, That the adjournment of said Courts by virtue of said order, 
 to-wit : The Superior Court of Taliaferro county to the third Mon- 
 day of iNovember, ISGl, of Elbert county to the fourth Monday of 
 November, 1861, of Hart county to the first Monday of December, 
 1861, of Madison county to the second Monday of December, 1861,of.Cp™"r 
 of Lincoln county to the third ]\Ionday of December, 1861, ofNortVcA" 
 Oglethorpe county to the first Monday of January, 1862, of WarrenPzeT''' ^^ ' 
 county to the second Monday of January, 1862, and of Glasscock 
 county to the third Monday of January, 1862, are hereby made le- 
 gal ; and the proceedings of said Courts at the said adjourned terms, 
 shall be as valid as if had at a regular Term under existing laws. 
 
 Assented to December 3, 3 86J. 
 
 (No. 40.) 
 
 An Act to alter and fix the times for holding the Superior Courts in the 
 several counties composing the Middle District, and for other purposes 
 connected therewith. 
 2. Section I. It is enacted by the General Asscmhhj of the State of 
 
 Geortria, That from and after the passage of this Act, the times for 
 
 • For Act legalizing the official Acts of Augustus B. Raiford and Sterling Glover, Deputy 
 Sheriffs of S.amuel Dawson, late Sheriff of Sumpter county. The same Act also legalizes the 
 Session of the Courts in Sumter connty, at which said Deputies officiated. 
 
54 
 
 PUBLIC LAWS.— Judiciary. 
 
 Superior Courta iu tbo Middle District. — Superior Courta in Putnam County. 
 
 Superior 
 Court* when 
 Iicld iu the 
 Middle Cir- 
 cuit viz : Co- 
 lumbia, 
 Waibiugton , 
 Johotou, 
 
 £maDnel. 
 
 Richmond, 
 ScreTcn, 
 
 Jefferson and 
 Burke. 
 
 ProcesBi-B, 
 itx. 
 
 holding the Superior Courts in the several counties that compose 
 the Middle District, shall he as follows, iiamel)^: In Columhia, the 
 first Mondays of March and Septemher ; in Washington, the second 
 Mondays of March and September; in Johnson, the fourth Mon- 
 days of March and September; in Emanuel, the first Mondays of 
 April and October; in Richmond, the second Mondays of April and 
 October; in Scriven, the first Mondays of May and November; in 
 Jefferson, the second Mondays of May and November; in Burke, 
 the third Mondays in May and November; and that all bills, writs, 
 precepts, processes and summonses heretofore issued, returnable to 
 the several Courts in the counties named at the times now fixed by 
 law, be held to be returnable at the first Term to be held in pur- 
 suance of this Act; and that all suitors, jurors, witnesses, and oth- 
 er persons who may be bound to attend said Courts, be required to 
 attend them at the times now fixed, without other or further notice. 
 
 Sec. II. Repeals confiicting laws. 
 
 Assented to December 3, 186 L 
 
 (No. 4L) 
 
 Aji Act to change the time of holding the Snjierior Courts of the County of 
 Putnam. 
 
 3. Section I. Be it enacted hy the General Assembly, That from and 
 Superior after this enactment, the sessions of the Superior Courts of Put- 
 hew iL pS-" nam county, shall be on the fourth Mondays of March and Septem- 
 nam. ^^^^ j^.^ g^^j^ j^j-,^ cvcry ycar. 
 
 4. Sec. II. A7id be it further enacted, That all processes, subpoe- 
 nas, summoHS, &c., issued or to be issued, shall be made to conform 
 to the above alterations in the sessions of said Court. 
 
 Assented to December 12, 1861. 
 
 Proce««es, 
 
 Prt wnhle. 
 
 (No. 42.) 
 
 A71 Act concernivg the Superior Courts of the counties of Lumpldn and 
 Cobb; and changing the existing laio in relation thereto ; and to change 
 the time of holding the Superior Courts of the coinity of Towns; and 
 also to change the time (f holding the Superior and Inferior Courts of 
 the county of Milton, and to change tlie limes of holding certain other 
 Courts herein mentioned, and to legalize processes returnable to said 
 Courts. 
 
 Whereas, By existing law, the Judge of the Superior Courts of 
 the Blue Ridge Circuit, is required to draw Grand and Petit jurors 
 for two weeks to serve in the Superior Courts of said county of 
 Cobb; And Whereas also, by existing law, the Criminal Docket of 
 said Court is not to be called for the trial of cases thereon, until 
 Monday of the second week oi said Court ; And Whereas, under ex- 
 isting circumstances, it is believed that one week will suffice for 
 
PUBLIC LAWS.— Judiciary. 55 
 
 Chauge of time of holding the Superior Courts in certain counties. 
 
 the trial of all the business civil and criminal cases, pending in the 
 Superior Courts of said county of Cobb, and also Lumpkin. 
 
 5. Section L The Gcmral Asficmbly do enact, 'Ilmi the ^\\^^Q■Xlov^^?f^^^^^^^^ 
 Courts of said county of Lumpkin, be held on the first Monday in '^''Jj^'j^;^ ^.^ 
 February and August, in each year ; and in said county of Cobb, on j^^^^^^^^ 
 the third Monday in March and September, of each year : tliat the , 
 
 •^ i- T 1 • ^ Jurors. 
 
 Judge of said Court shall not be required to draw jurors ior twOj,^,,^^ ^^ ^ 
 weeks of either of said Courts as heretofore, for the county of Cobb z''^'''^"^^ ""• 
 and that it shall not be obligatory on the Judge ot said Circuit to'^"^ 
 hold two weeks Court in either of said coi?nties. 
 
 6. Sec. IL That tlie Superior Courts of said county of Towns, i" towm, 
 beheld on Thursday after the third Mondays of May and October, 
 
 in each year. 
 
 7. Sec. III. That the Superior Courts of said county of Milton, ^"^i'"°"- 
 be held on the fourth Mondays in March and September, of each inferior 
 year ; and that the Inferior Courts of said county of Milton, be held Mu'tou.'° 
 on the fourth I^Iondays of June and December, of each year. 
 
 8. Sec. IV. That it shall be the duty of all persons who have 
 entered into bonds or recognizances to answer criminal prosecutions g^j^^^^ ^ 
 to appear and answer the same as though said bonds and recogni-'^'«"'"'"'=«»* 
 zances had been taken in conformity to the aforesaid alterations; 
 
 and that all writs, processes, subp(enas and recognizances returna- 
 ble to any of the aforesaid Courts, shall be deemed and held as 
 though made returnable to the days, and in conformity to the afore- 
 said changes and alterations. 
 
 9. Sec^V. That the time of holding the Superior Courts of the ^cTrtl" wheu 
 counties of White, Ilabun, Habersham, Franklin and Banks, be t'iff JiVrteJ 
 changed as follows, to-wit : The Superior Court of the county of Jj;«il'«'m; ^^ 
 White, shall be hereafter held on Thursdays after the third Mon- ^;;.^„'i^|'*'^^* 
 days in March and September; the Superior Courts of the county '"^^'''''®' 
 of Ilabun, shall be held on the fourth Mondays in March and Sep-'" ^^""' 
 tember ; the Superior Courts of the county of Habersham, shall be I'^'^H"^*^^- 
 held on Thursdays after the fourth Mondays in March and Septem- 
 ber ; the Superior Courts of the county of Franklin, shall be held i° f «i»i^«n 
 on the first Mondays in April and October; and the Superior Courts 
 
 of the county of Banks, shall be held on Thursday after the first ""-^ S""'"'- 
 Monday in April and October; and that all writs and processes pend- ^y^^J^'^l^^p^ 
 ing therein, or returnable to any of said Courts, shall be held valid, 
 as if made returnable to the time of holding said Courts respective- 
 ly as fixed by this Act. 
 
 Sec. IV. Repeals conflicting laws. 
 
 Assented to December 17, 1861. 
 
 (No. 43.) 
 All Act to Ir.gal'tze the adjoxirnment of the Siqjerior Courts hi the counties 
 of Habersham and Banlcs, and for other j'i'f'poses. 
 
 Whereas, From providential causes the Superior Courts in the 
 counties of Habersham and Banks, were not held at the October ""° 
 Term of the present year, ISGl : 
 
^ PUBLIC LAWS.— Judiciary. ' 
 
 Judges of the Superior Courts — Justices of the Inferior Courts and Ordinaries. 
 
 10. Section I. The General Asscmhlij do enact, That the adjourn- 
 ■*^Tfs..- nient of said Superior Courts of the counties of Habersham and 
 
 or Courts 
 
 1^ 
 
 Httwr- 
 
 miid 
 
 Banks, by the Clerks thereof, to the next April Term of said Courts, 
 
 B«*s u««i-^c made legal and valid ; and that parties to suits in said Courts be 
 
 !Krtk* to 8P- authorized to enter their pleas and file their answers to suits in said 
 
 ^«cor- (Courts ; and that said suits stand for trial at the next April term of 
 
 said courts, as though the Dockets of said Courts had been called 
 
 and pleas and answers filed at the regular Terms of said Courts, in 
 
 October last. 
 
 Sec. II. Repeals coniycting laws. 
 Assented to December 14, ISGl. 
 
 (No. 44.) 
 
 An Act to amend the Act approved lltk December, lSoS,*/o compel the 
 Judges of the Superior Courts of each Circuit in the State, to hold ad- 
 journed terms in every County within their Circuit where the business 
 requires, until the docket is cleared, and for other purposes. 
 
 TMfiiuraa- H- SECTION I. Be it enacted. That the holding of adjourned 
 I^J^f su. terms of the Superior Courts, for the disposition of the business 
 fc^h^lHt'to"' upon its docketS; shall rest in the sound discretion of the presiding 
 
 ditrjetiou of IiirljTQ 
 Juigt «^ ^^^^' 
 
 12. Sec. IL 5c ?///«v/icrc?;</r/rr/, That when an adjourned Court 
 shall become necessary in the opinion of the presiding Judge, he 
 
 jmaaxA shall. iu thc exercise of a sound dircretion, cause new Juries to be 
 drawn for the same, or order the Juries drawn for the regular term 
 to give their attendance at such adjourned term. 
 Sec. III. Repeals conflicting Unvs. 
 
 Assented to December 17th, ISGl. 
 
 * Acts of 1858, p. 85. 
 
 (No. 45.) 
 
 An Act to authorize the Justices of the Inferior Courts and Ordinaries of 
 the several Counties, to appoint some ft and proper ]>erson to open and 
 adjourn said Courts in the absence of an ojjicer to do so. 
 
 13. Section I. Be it enacted, That from, and immediately after 
 the passage of this Act, it sliall be lawful for the Justices of the 
 
 'oiJit. Inferior Courts and Ordinaries of the several Counties, to appoint 
 SSS^^i'nSome fit and proper person to open and adjourn said Courts iu the 
 ''"""'• absence of an oflicor to do so. 
 
 Sec. II. Repeals conflicting laws. 
 
 Assented to December 14, ISGl. 
 
 NoTK.— For Acts relative to ndjonrnment of Inferior ("ourts, wee T. K. R. Cobb's new Di- 
 gest, p. 4tjl ; nnd spi; fur najourninent of Conrts of Ordinary, ibid. 'JSl-S. There being no 
 provision in the- Act of January 21 , \S^>2, reorganizin',' the Court of Ordinary under the amen- 
 ded {'onstitution of th'it yrvir, in relation to the intide uf adiniirniiient of the now Court, or by 
 what otHcer it should be adiouined, the old law obtained, wliieh governed in that respect when 
 tli.^ Probate Court was held by tlie Justices of the lufcriur Court, "silting as a Court of Or- 
 ■ dinarv." ".Ui- 1- 
 
PUBLIC LAWS.— Judiciary. 57 
 
 Act to empower Justices of Inferior Courts to discbarge criminals, <Scc. amended. — Claims of alien enemies. 
 
 ART. IL— ACTION, PROCEEDINGS, &c. 
 
 Sec. 1. Inferior Cnnrts mny disclinrge crimi-i Sec. 6. Snifs against Insurance Companies, 
 nals from jail, in certain cases. " 7. Service how perfected. 
 
 " 2. Collection of sequestrated claims in this " 8. Coutinuniice of causes in the Courts 
 
 State 
 
 " 3. Costs in such cases. 
 " 4. Costs to be paid out of funds raised from 
 
 sequestrated claims. 
 " 5. Attachments on such claims. 
 
 where parties are in military service. 
 9. Also where a material witness isinmil- 
 tary service and his testimony can- 
 not be had. 
 
 (No. 46.) 
 
 A71 Act to amend an act to authorize and cnqwivo the Justices of the Infe- 
 rior Courts of tills State, to discharge criminals orojj'endcrs against the 
 law, from Jail, in certain cases, and also to discharge V(fcndants in cer- 
 tain civil cases, ajyjjroved December 29ih, 1847.* 
 
 1. Section I. The General AsscmUn do C7iact, That the first sec- 
 tion of the above recited Act be so amended as to read as follows, 
 to-wit: That from and after the passage of this Act. when any 
 criminal or offender against the law of this State sliall be confined o.nrtsmay 
 in any of the jails thereof, nnder a sentence of imprisonment for a criminals' 
 definite period and until all costs and fines are paid, and the said certai^"k8e's°. 
 criminal or offender, after the time of his imprisonment shall have 
 expired, shall be nnable to pay [sncli V] fines and costs, or either, it 
 
 shall and may be lawful for the Justices of the Inferior Court, in 
 their discretion, (the whole Court therein concurring) when such 
 criminal or offender against the law may be confined, to discharge 
 him from such confinement. 
 
 Assented to December 14, 1S61. 
 
 » For this Act see T. R. R. Cobb's new Digest, p. 863. 
 
 (No. 47.) 
 
 An Act to authorize the Receiver or Receivers aj^jiointcd vndcr the 8c- 
 (piestration Act of the Confederate States, to bring suit on all claims of 
 Alien enemies, sequestrated in any of the Courts of this State, and to 
 maintain all suits which are now])ending in any of the Courts, and for 
 other imrjjoses. 
 
 2. Section I. Be it enacted, That from and after the passage of 
 
 this Act, the Receiver or Receivers appointed under and by virtue q"oBtiXd" 
 of the Sequestration Act passed by the Congress of the Confeder- b "bronrh"t^in 
 ate States, be and they are hereby authorized to sue all sequestra- 
 ted claims which are not in suit, and maintain and prosecute all ca- 
 ses which are now pending in any of the Courts, and to proceed to 
 collect all judgments, fi fas issued from any of the said Courts in 
 favor of said Alien enemies, that have or shall hereafter be seques- j^^^^^n,, 
 trated, in the same manner as the original plaintifis would have ;'",,d,?in.'s''''" 
 been entitled to have done, provided they had not have become i;;^^,^^'' '"'" 
 Alien enemies ; and in all such cases, the Receiver or Recievers 
 shall be made a party plaintiff, on motion before the Court, and 
 the name of the Alien enemies shall be stricken out and the name 
 
58 PUBLIC LAWS.— Judiciary. 
 
 Suits against lusurance Companies, 
 
 of the Receiver or Receivers inserted, in all cases now pending, 
 and in all fi fas ; and that all suits shall be commenced b}- petition 
 on all sequestrated claims, in the name of the receiver, for the use 
 of the Confederate States, according to the law of this State regu- 
 costs tc. lating actions at law or in equity, [and they"/] shall be the same as 
 in all other cases in said Court; [and "/] the Court in which the 
 judgment may be rendered shall have discretionary power as to 
 taxing the costs, according to the equity of eacli case. 
 
 3. Sec. IL Be it farther enacted^ That in all cases where the said 
 B^ceivcTfaiiB Receiver or Receivers shall fail to recover judgments in any cause, 
 target judg- juf^gnients may be signed against such Receiver in his official capa- 
 city ; but no personal liability shall attach to said Receiver, but 
 such cost accruing shall be paid out of the first money raised in 
 said Court out of the sequestration funds. 
 
 4. Sec. III. That all costs due to the officers of Court, on any 
 Costs to be of said sequestrated cases, shall be the first money paid out of the 
 ?undr raised sequestrated fund arising in said Court ; And he it further enacted^ 
 tra™d proper- That sald Receiver or Receivers may prosecute such claims through 
 /eoeirermayany attomcx' at lawwhouihc may appoint or employ for such 
 
 sue by Attor- '' J I L L J 
 
 ney. purpOSC. 
 
 Sec. IV". And beit further enacted, That said Receiver or Receiv- 
 ers, or any attorney at law, may sue out attachment in the name 
 oDsuch of the Receiver, for the use of the Canfederate States, by making 
 the affidavit as now required by the laws of this State in case of at- 
 tachment; and the proceedings shall be the same as in all other ca- 
 ses of attachment. 
 
 Sec. V. Repeals conflicting laws. 
 
 Assented to December 16, 18G1. 
 
 (No. 4S.) 
 
 An Act to d(fine and. fix the manner in which S2iits may he instituted 
 against Insurance Comjnmics in this State, and to jprcscrihe the manner 
 in which service shall he effected upoyithem. 
 
 6. Section I. The General Assemhhj do enact, That whenever 
 any person may have any claim or demand upon any Insurance 
 Company having agencies, or more than one place of doing busi- 
 ?nJu'r.nce'°"ness, it shall be lawful for such person or persons, to institute suit 
 compuDieB. against said Insurance Company, within the county where the prin- 
 cipal office of such Company is located, or in any county where 
 such Insurance Company may have an agency, or place of doing 
 business, [which] was located at the time the cause of action ac- 
 crued, or the contract was made out of which said cause of action 
 arose. 
 
 Sec. n. In all such suits, service shall be effected upon such In- 
 ^"bTpCT-i''^ surance Company, by leaving a copy of the bill or writ, with the 
 [hem'? """"'' agent of the Company, if any ; if no agent should be in the coun- 
 ty, then at the agency or place of doing business, or where the 
 
PUBLIC LAWS.— Judiciary. 69 
 
 Continuances. — Open A'^counts. 
 
 sarpe was located at the time such cause of action accrued, or the 
 contract was made out of which the same arose. 
 
 Sec. IIL Repeals conflictiug laws. 
 
 Assented to Dec. IG, ISGl. 
 
 (i\o. 49.) 
 
 An Act to authorize Continuances of Cases pending in the Superior and 
 Inferior Courts and City Courts of this State, during the War, in cer- 
 tain cases. 
 
 8. Sec. I. The General Assembly of the State of Georgia do enact, ^^^^^.^^^^^^^ 
 That the Judges of the Superior and Inferior Courts and Cityofra.UH in 
 
 -, /•!•-. 1 I'T 1 cAirta during 
 
 Courts 01 this State, areliereby authorized to grant a general con- th.- war when 
 tinuance, and from Term to Term, of all causes in behalf of Plain- the servic*. 
 tiffs and Defendants when they are in the military service of the 
 Confederate States or of the State of Georgia, as also where the 
 Attorney of either Plaintiffs or Defendants is in the military service, 
 and who was employed as Counsel before entering said military ser- 
 vice. 
 
 9. Sec. II. And be it further enacted, That when it shall be made 
 
 -' . , . 1 • Also when 
 
 to appear that either party has a material witness absent, or wlio is matj^i^M^^i^ 
 in the military service as aforesaid, who alone can prove the mate-H.rvic.-, and 
 
 .' ' . '^ f> 1 '"" testimony 
 
 rial facts in the case, and that it has not been in the power of the<anuotb« 
 party to procure the testimony of said absent witness by interro- 
 gatories since the passing of this Act, then, in such case, the Court, 
 being satisfied from the circumstances, that the showing for a con- 
 tinuance was not made for delay only, may enter the case continu- 
 ed generally. 
 
 Sec. III. Repeals conflicting laws. 
 
 Assented to December 14, 1S6L 
 
 ART. III.— EVIDENCE. 
 
 Sec. 1. Proof of open accounts. I Sec. 2. liules of evidence to be relaxed hj 
 
 I Judges, in certain cases. 
 
 (No. 50.) 
 
 An Act to prescribe the proof in certain cases of open Accounts in the 
 several Courts of this State, 
 
 1. Sec. I. Be it enacted, That in all cases of suits on open ac- 
 counts in the several Courts of this State, where the writ or pro- 
 cess has been served personally as the law now directs, on the de- 
 fendant, and there is no defence made by the party sued, either in ^™°„'„°1.*'p*' 
 person or attorney, at the time the case is submitted for trial, 
 the case shall be considered in default ; and the plaintiff or plain- 
 tiffs shall be permitted to take verdict, as if each and every item 
 has [been V] proved by testimony. 
 
 Sec. II. Repeals conflicting laws. 
 
 Assented to December 13, ISGl. 
 
60 
 
 PUBLIC LAWS.— Judiciary. 
 
 Copy Wills, Deeds, Sec. — Stay Law. 
 
 (No. 51.) 
 
 A?i Act to allow Sccondory 'proof and Tfxt'nnovy in cases tckn-c Copy 
 Wills, Deeds, and other papers cannot he procured, and for other pro- 
 poses. 
 
 WiiEHEAs, In sonsequence of the Secession of the State of Geor- 
 gia from the late United States, and the impossibility of communi- 
 cation with the States now composing said Government of the 
 United States, by reason of the existing war, it is not practicable 
 to procure certified copies of Wills, Deeds, Contracts, and other pa- 
 pers, under the rules of Law, nor the testimony of witnesses resid- 
 ing therein, by reason whereof much wrong and injury is likely to 
 hapen to citizens of this State, — for remedy whereof. 
 
 2. Section I. The General Assembly do enact, That in all suits or 
 other legal proceedings, whether at law or in equity, and whether 
 the same are now pending, or shall be hereafter instituted, it shall 
 f^fuies^r^^tl may be lawful for the presiding Judge in the trial of all such 
 wrtaTcaJs" cases or proceedings, so to relax and change the rules of evidence, 
 as to him may seem best and most to promote the ends of Justice ; 
 and to admit and allow such proof and testimony as the nature of 
 each case may require. 
 
 Sec. II. All conflicting laws are hereby repealed. 
 Assented to December 16, 1861. 
 
 ART. IV.— JUDGMENTS AND EXECUTIONS. 
 
 Sec 1. Stay luw re-enacted. 
 " 2. Stiiy of cxeeution.s on judgments ol) 
 tained against soldiers wliile in ser- 
 vice. 
 " 3. Such judgments may be opened. 
 
 Sec. ■]. Certain judgments and orders of Or- 
 <linaries while in service legalized. 
 Proviso. 
 " 2. ElTect of judgment of divorce. 
 
 (No. 52.) 
 
 An Act to continue in force the 4:th Section of an act passed over the 
 Governor'^ s veto on the 30th day of November, 1S60,* entitled ^^ An 
 Act to provide against the forfeiture of the several bank charters of 
 this State on account of non-specie payments for a given time, and for 
 other purposes, passed in the year 1857 ;t a7id to susjiend the pains 
 and penalties imposed upon the several hanJcs and their queers iii this 
 Stale, for Jion-pay?nent of specie, and other purposes,^'' and also " An 
 Act to add a proviso to the ^th Section of An Act entitled An Act 
 for the relief of the people arid hanlcs of this State, arid for other 
 irurposes, passed on the 30th of November, 1860; and to add an 
 additional Section to said Act," assented to 20th December, I860.} 
 1. Section 1. Be it enacted. That the before recited part of Aa 
 Act, and also the before recited Act, be, and the same are here- 
 wiMted^^'^ by re-enacted and continued in force until the first day of De- 
 cember, 1862. 
 
 Assented to November 30th, 1861. 
 
 •Acts of 1860, p. 21, 22,23. 
 
 tActs of 1857, p. 2f,, 27, 28, 29. 
 
 JActa of 1860, p. 23. 
 
 See also notes of Act No. 6, to continue Bank suspension, Title B.\nks and Banking. 
 
PUBLIC LAWS.— Judiciary. ^Sl 
 
 Stay of execution on judgments against soldiers in service— Orders and Judgments of Ordinaries. 
 
 (No. 53.) 
 
 An Act for the Protection of Soldiers in the service, against Judgments, 
 in certain cases. 
 
 2 Section I. The General Assembly of Georgia do enacts 
 as follows: That no judgment which has been obtained, or '"'"'"» "»^^ 
 which may hereafter be obtained in any of the Courts of this State, taiu.dagaiLt 
 against any soldier, durint^- iiis absence from home in the service 1"*^""'^. '* 
 of this State or of the Confederate States, shall be enforced by 
 execution until three months shall have expired I'rom such time of 
 such soldier's discharge from service. 
 
 3. Sec. IL That in all cases where any judgment has been or 
 may hereafter be obtained against any soldier whilst he is absent 
 from home in the service of the State or Confederate States as 
 aforesaid, such soldier shall have the right at any time within three .^".o'^^'J^fj to 
 months after his discharge, to open such judgment, by making an "P"'"'^- 
 affidavit that he was not personally served with process in the case 
 
 in wiiich the judgment was obtained, and that he has a good and 
 subsisting defence against such judgment; which defence shall be 
 stated in the affidavit; and the issue thus made shall be tried as in 
 cases of illegality. 
 
 Sec. III. Repeals conflicting laws. 
 
 Assented to l^th December, 1S61. 
 
 (No 54.) 
 
 An Act to legalize the Orders and Judgments of Ordinaries of this 
 State, where the same may be j'assed by them bei/07id the limits of the 
 same. 
 
 4. Section I. The General Assembly do enact, That all orders or 
 judgments heretofore passed or pronounced in granting leave to 
 
 sell land or other property of deceased persons, by the Ordinary (^"taii j<>dg- 
 of any county while he is absent in the service of the State ord"™r™dei|^d 
 Confederate States, where all the legal notices required by law "^i^ii-- i"'"er- 
 have been, or may be given of such intended application, and all^^'^^^: '^ 
 legal requirements have been, or may be complied with, and 
 where no objections have been, or shall be filed, shall be deemed, 
 held and taken, as binding and effectual to all intents and pur- 
 poses, as if the same were pronounced in open Court by the Or- 
 dinary at the proper time. Provided, nevertheless, that any person 
 who may have an interest in the property ordered to be sold, his 
 agent, attorney or next friend, sh ill have the right to enter a caveat 
 against the sale of said property, at any time before the sale there- 
 of; which caveat shall suspend such judgment or order, until all Proviso, 
 the parties can be heard belore the Ordinary in the county, in the 
 regular mode of such proceeding ; and any person aggrieved by 
 said order, may attack it for fraud, in any Court where it may be 
 sought to be used for the protection of the party procuring the 
 same. 
 
 Assented to December 13, 1861. 
 
#i 
 
 PUBLIC LAWS.— Judiciary. 
 
 Divorce. — Statutes cf Limiiatiors. 
 
 (No. 55.) 
 
 An Act to rcIicL'c certain 2^c^'^ojis from the jmins and disabilities of a 
 judgment of Divorce. 
 
 A. person a- 
 
 rjudgn"-ut'"f 5. Section I. T/ic Gcueral Assembly of Gemgia do hejehj enacts 
 biIn'rTnd"reaThat all persons who have had a judgment Divorce rendered against 
 "a?ruTe™"^ them, shall have the right and privilege of contracting marriage 
 Xr" from" again, after the lapse of one year from the time of the rendering 
 jud^aTeut!""'^ of the final judgment in the Divorce case. 
 Sec. II. Repeals conflicting laws. 
 
 Assented to December 12th, 1861. 
 
 Note. — The third Section of the act of 5th Dec. ISGO, was in tliese words, viz : " In all 
 cases where the verdict bball be for au absolute divorce, the party whose improper or criminal 
 couduct 8hull authorize such divorce, ehullnot be puniiittfd to niarrj' nf^aiii duriii<5the life of 
 the other party, and in case of such second marriage, the party so ofl'ending shall be subject 
 to the pains and penultios enacted against bigamy. Prurided alwayi, tliut whore the mar- 
 riage is dcclfued void for such causes exi.'^tiiig btrfioe such intermarriage as are recognized by 
 the Ecclifsiastical Courts, the siiiil parties tnuy marry a^ain, any thing herein contained to the 
 contrary notwithstanding." See T. Iv. Iv. Cobb's New Digest, p. 2:25. 
 
 ART. v.— STATUTES OF LIMITATIONS. 
 
 Sec. 1. Statutes of limitations suspended. 
 
 iSkc. 2. Shall commence to run again when 
 I peace shall be declared. 
 
 Statiifps of 
 
 limitation 
 
 ■UHpeiided. 
 
 Shalt com- 
 
 (No. 5Q>.) 
 
 An Act to suspend the Statutes of Limitation, and for other inirposcs. 
 
 1. Section I. The General Assembly of the State of Georgia do 
 enact, That from and after the passage of this Act, the Statutes of 
 limitation now in force, be and the same are hereby suspended 
 during the present war. 
 
 2. Sec II. Be it further eyiacted, That in all cases where the 
 StiTwhwr statute of limitation has commenced to run, the same shall be sus- 
 Swed." '^""pended until peace is declared by the Proclamation of the Presi- 
 dent of the Confederate States ; at which time it shall commence, 
 computing the time it had already run at the time of the passage 
 of this Act, in favor of any person or persons, or corporation rely- 
 ing on the same. 
 
 Sec. III. Repeals conflicting laws. 
 
 Assented to December 14, 1S61. 
 
 Note. — The Statutes relating to limitation of actions are too numerous to be referred to 
 separntely in a note See, generally, T. 1{. R. Cobb's Now Digest, Title " Limitation of Ac- 
 tions ;" from page tm to .'irO. Sec also Acts of 1851 '5^, p. 238 to 240 ; Acts of 1855 '56, p. 
 233 ; Acts of 1859, p. 50. 
 
PUBLIC LAWS.— Judiciary. 
 
 63 
 
 Justices Courts. 
 
 III. COURTS OF SPECIAL JURISDICTION. 
 Art. I. City Courts. 
 
 [For Act autliorizing' the City Council of AufjuBta to lix the salary of the Judge of the 
 City Court of said City, see Act No. 87, Title " Cities aud Towns," Private and Local Laws.] 
 
 Art. II. Justices Courts. 
 
 Sec. 1. Cases of trespass upon persona! prop 
 erty may be tiied in Justices Courts. 
 
 Sec. 2. When J. P. dies before answering a 
 certiorari pending, Judge to order a 
 new trial in tiie Court below. 
 
 (No. 57.) 
 
 An Act to give to the several Justices Courts of this State, Jurisdiction in 
 cases soundivg in damages* in certain cases. 
 
 1. Section 1. Be it enacted, That the Justices Courts of this 
 State, shall have power to try all cases of trespass upon personal ^.^^p, ^r t^^^ 
 property, where the amount claimed does not exceed the juns-^,Xunope^ 
 diction of the Court, and give judgment for plaintiffs for the fj';^"^''?,,'';;,,^ 
 amount of damages that may be proven, under the same rules and"^'^^ ^""'■^•• 
 regulations in such cases, as in the Superior Courts. Provided, 
 That either party being dissatisfied with the judgment of the 
 Court, shall have the right of an appeal to a jury; and the same 
 shall be tried as other appeals in said Court. 
 
 Sec. II. Repeals conflicting laws. 
 
 Assented to December 9, 1S61. 
 
 *By act of 1799, it was declared that " no Justice of the Peace shall su.'stain or try any sat- 
 isfaction in damages for any trespass on tlie person or property of such plaintiflf." T. R. R. 
 Cobb's New Digest, p. 633. 
 
 (No. 58.) 
 An Act to amend the Certiorari laws of this State. 
 
 2. Section I. The General Assembly of the State of Georgiu do 
 enact, That in all cases now pending, or which may be hereafter ^^^,pn t,,^ j 
 peudiuff in the Superior Courts of this State, upon certiorari, from l,\!llZ'^f"'^ 
 any Justices Court, and the Justice or Justices before whom tbe|;;'';|j';'„'*" 
 case was tried, may have died before answering the writ of certio-^;.V''^^Vwtriai 
 rari served, then it shall be the duty of ihe presiding Judge, i°J;°"'^^ 
 forthwith, to order a new trial to be had upon the case in the « 
 
 Court below. 
 
 Sec. II. All laws conflicting are hereby repealed. 
 
 Assented to December 11, 1861. 
 
 Supreme Court Decision. Where the Justices of the Inferior Court issue execution 
 against the County Treasurer and lis sureties, improperly, Certiorari is not the remedy — 
 Buch Justices not being a Court. 29 Ga. Repts, 155. 
 
PUBLIC LAWS.— Military. 
 
 Military Laws. — Public Defence. 
 
 TITLE XVI. 
 
 MILITARY. 
 
 Sec. 1. Pay of troops in State service. No. of 
 troops in Coaipany. Ciiaplains. 
 •' 2. Chaplain, liow uppointol — his pay, &,c 
 " 3. Persona licretutbru serving as Chapluius 
 
 to be pjiiil. 
 " 4. $3.jl),0UU appropriated for manufacture 
 and purcliiuse of aruiw. 
 
 Sec. 5. Governor to buy machinery, &,c., and 
 put in operation in Penitentiary for the 
 manufacture of arms. 
 
 " 6. Governor may purchase arms and artil- 
 lery. 
 
 " 7. Inspection of arms. 
 
 (No. 59.) 
 
 An Act to amend the Military Laws of this State. 
 
 1. Section I. IVie General Assembly o/tlie State of Georgia do en- 
 act as follows, iD-wit : That all troops, of every character, now in 
 Pay andai- the servicc of Giior2:ia, or that may hereafter be caUed into the ser- 
 
 lowauce of . in • i in i 1 1 i j^ 
 
 Troops iu Vice, shall receive the same pay and allowance as that allowed to 
 
 S'ate service i , V^, p , i i i / 1 1 i • 
 
 No. in a Com- 1 lie Uontedcrate ti'oops ; aiid each uompany hereaiter called into 
 SSnB.' service, shall have the same number,* rank and file, as that requir- 
 ed by the laws of Congress and the Army Regulations of the Con- 
 federate States ; and Chaplain and Surgeon maybe appointed, with 
 the same rank and pay as those in the Confederate Army. 
 Assented to December 14, 1861. 
 
 * By the third Section of Act of 18th December, 1860, a Company of Infantry must have no 
 less tiian fifty nor more than eiglity ran/c anti file; and by tlie tifth Section of the same Act, a 
 Company of Cavah-y could not have le.ss tlian thirty-tive men, ronk and fie, nor more than 
 sixty ; and by the tii.xth S^'Ction, a Company of Artillery could not have leas than sixty-four not 
 more than eighty men. See Acts of 18G0, p. 50. 
 
 Chaplainn, 
 bow appoint 
 ed. 
 
 (No. GO.) 
 
 An Act to amend An Act entitled An Act to irrovideftr the Public De 
 feyice^ and for other purjtoses, assented to December the 18th, 18(50. 
 
 2. Section I. The General Assembly do enact, That to each regi- 
 ment organized under the provisions of the above entitled Act, 
 
 "there shall be a Chaplain, to be appointed by the Governor, upon 
 the recommendation of a majority of the commissioned ollicers of 
 the regiment, whose pay and rations shall be the same as those al- 
 lowed by the Congress of the Confederate States to Chaplains of 
 the Confederate Army, and who shall be provided by the regimen- 
 tal Quartermaster with a separate tent for his use as Chaplain. 
 
 3. Sec. IL The General Assembly do f/rther enact. That such per- 
 ■ifgSGns as have been serving in the capacity of Chaplain in any of the 
 
 to' b^'prid'""' military forces of this State, with the approbation of the command- 
 ing officer, shall be entitled to the foregoing pay and emolument, 
 from the date of the commencement of their services. 
 
 Assented to December 16, 1861. 
 
 Note. — Heretofore our Statutes made no provision for Chaplains in the Army. 
 
 Pereona liore- 
 
PUBLIC LAWS.— Military. 
 
 JIaiiufactnre and purchase of Anns for tlie public defence. 
 
 imrj !*- 
 ue StaJto 
 
 tlie mtiSKjz. 
 or mcT iivftii 
 
 (No. GL) 
 
 An Act to inovidc for the manvfactvrc and purchase of arms for the ])iih- 
 lic defmce, and to ap2>ro2)riatc money for tlic same. 
 
 4. Section I. Be it enacted hi/ the General Assemhhj, That the sum ^^g^^j,^^^^ 
 of three hundred nnd fifty thousand dollars be, and the same isp^'pf'j*'^;^*'^ 
 hereby appropriated ond set apart out ot any money in the Treas- ^"•i^i^^»- 
 ury not otherwise appropriated, as a fund for the manufacture and 
 purchase of arms for the public defence; and should there at any 
 
 time be a dehciency of money in the Treasury, not otherwise ap- 
 propriated, necessary to meet in whole, or in part, as it may be got.^ 
 needed, the said appropriation, then His Excellency the Governor iVomut^ 
 shall be, and he is hereby authorized and empowered to issue and* " '" 
 negotiate bonds of the State, in sums of five hundred dollars each,iv'Not«}ir 
 payable twenty years from date, bearing eight per cent interest pay-' ^"'^''^ 
 able semi-annually with coupons attached, in such amount as may 
 be needed from time to time, to supply such deficiency ; which 
 bonds may be redeemed at the option of the State, at any time, 
 after the expiration of five years from the time they are issued ; 
 Provided, That in lieu of the bonds provided for herein, the Gov- 
 ernor, in his discretion, may issue a part of said amount in Treasury 
 notes of this State. 
 
 5. Sec. IL Be it further enacted, That His Excellency the Gov- 
 ernor be, and he is hereby authori/ed and empowered to procure got. t«%x«j. 
 and purchase all the machinery, tools, implements, and materials &,'"'!''» "rvi» 
 necessary to be used in the manufacture of arms, such as muskets, |"|.y*'i^ 
 rifles, and bayonets, and to pay for the same out of the appropria- 
 tion herein made ; and to direct said machinery to be put in opera- 
 tion in the Penitentiar}" of this State ; and to employ such of the 
 convicts therein confined, as may be needed, in the manufacture of 
 
 the arms aforesaid, under the direction of an Armorer and Superin- 
 tendent, to be appointed by the Governor, together with as mauj. 
 master workmen, as may be necessary to conduct said work^ at< . 
 such salaries as the Governor in his discretion may deem proper: . 
 and His Excellency the Governor is hereby empowered to put such:, 
 machiner}^ in operation at such other place or places, as he in hrs' 
 discretion may think proper. 
 
 6. Sec. HI. Be it further enacted, That His Excellency the Gov- 
 ernor be, and he is hereby authorized to use, from time to time, 
 
 such part of said appropriation as may be necessary to pay for such ''^^^j,^ 
 arms above specified, as he in his discretion may purchase, and for "[fj^^ '°* "^ 
 the purchase of such artillery as may at any time be needed for the 
 public defence, together with all accoutrements and munitions of 
 wur necessary to accompany the same, and as far as practicable, to 
 have said arms and artillery thoroughly tested and inspected before 
 a purchase is made. 
 
 7. Sec. IV. Be it further enacted, That His Plxcellency the Gov- 
 ernor be, and he is hereby authorized to employ one or more com- 
 
 6 
 
 ry. tcr mnotv- 
 
 I'ucturiirg. 
 
 anus. 
 
 K 
 
<GG 
 
 PUBLIC LAWS.— Monopolies. 
 
 Monopolies, Extortions and Speculation iu Breadstuffa. 
 
 peteiit officers to test and inspect such arms as he, in his discretion, 
 in.p.'ciiou "fj^^rjy purchase, so far as it may be practicable to have them tested 
 and inspected ; and to pay such officers out of the fund hereby ap- 
 propriated, such compensation as he, in his discretion, may deem 
 proper. 
 
 Assented to December 3 2, 186 L 
 
 TITLE XV II. 
 
 MONOPOLIES. 
 
 Sec. I. Buying certain nrticles protending fnlsn- 
 ly to purchase for Government, made 
 penal. Imprisonment in Penitentiary. 
 Onus of proving agency on defendant. 
 
 " 2, Alonopolizing certain articles made pe- 
 nal. I'enalty, fine not over $5,000. 
 
 " 3. Demanding exorbitant prices for such 
 articles, deemed extortion. Penaltj', 
 tine or imprisonment, or liotli. 
 
 " 4. Duties of juries iu all trials under .said 
 3d Section. 
 
 Sec. 5. I'rovision in case a Corporation violatea 
 
 the foregoing Sections of this Act. 
 " C. In relation to such articles purchased 
 
 outside of Georgia. 
 " 7. Judges Sunerior Courts to give this Act 
 
 in special charge to Grand Juries. 
 " 8. Indictments under this Act. 
 ' 9. Act to taki( elTect 1.3fh December, 18fil ; 
 
 and continue iu force 12 mouths, or till 
 
 end of war. 
 
 (No. 62.) 
 
 An Act to prevent, during the existing War, MonnpoJics, Extortions and 
 Speculation in Brcadstvffs and other articles of general use and con- 
 sumption., and to male such acts criminal, and to jrrovidc penalties for 
 the same. 
 
 • 1. Section I. Be it enacted hi/ the General Aasemblij, That if any 
 
 person shall purchase any articles of clothing, shoes, leather, cloth 
 S^^J"«rti<us of any kind, provisions, wheat, flour, corn, corn meal, meat, bacon, 
 ^^^^^^^^"^Hr-liogs, cattle, salt, bagging, rope and twine, or any or either of the 
 ^mJot or'^^oresaid articles, or any other article or thing, and shall falsely 
 S^«")Viiai represent that he or they is or are purchasing such article or arti- 
 cles for the soldiers or Government, or Army of this State, or of the 
 Confederate States, or of any of the Confederate States, or for any 
 Army or troops friendly to the Confederate States, or shall, 
 by any fraudulent contrivance, induce, or attempt to induce the 
 vendor to believe that he or they is, or are, purchasing such article 
 or articles for the Army or Government of this State, or the Con- 
 federate States, or of any of the Confederate States, such person so 
 priiajty im- offcnding, shall be guilty of a felony; and upon conviction thereof 
 ?lTSiary"ii^ thc couuty where the purchase may be made, shall be punished 
 by imprisonment and hard labor in the Penitentiary, not less thau 
 onu. of ro-Oi^c ycar, nor longer than three years ; and upon all trials for such 
 SJ'S^^t offence, after proof of the representation shall be made, the o}uis of 
 proving the agency shall rest upon the defendant. 
 
PUBLIC LAWS.— Monopolies. 67 
 
 Monopolies, Extortions and Speculation in Breadstuffs. 
 
 2. Sec. II. Be it further enacted^ That all and every person or per- 
 sons who shall monopolize any of the articles above mentioned, ^^""?p«''^'.°s 
 
 ... 1^ • p ^ • \ ■ ^ certain arti- 
 
 with mtent to produce a scarcity oi such article or articles in the ^'«* ,"":!« 
 
 p-'i •• />! •! • ponal. I'en- 
 
 market, or oi raisiiicr the price or prices oi such articles, or either »"^y- fiji*' "ot 
 01 them, or it any person or persons sliall purcliase, procure, or re- 
 ceive any of the articles specified in the preceding section, and hold 
 the same for the purpose of engrossing the market and raising the 
 price of such article or articles, such person or persons so ofl'ending, 
 shall he guilty of a misdemeanor ; and upon conviction thereof, 
 shall be fined in a sum not less than five hundred dollars, nor ex- 
 ceeding five thousand dollars. 
 
 3. Sec. III. Be it further enacted, That any person or persons 
 
 who shall exact, demand, or receive exorbitant, unjust, or unreas--x"rbiunt 
 onable prices for any of the articles enumerated in the foregoing Mu-irarticies 
 sections of this Act, shall be guilty of the crime of extortion ; andt^nX. 'pJn. 
 upon conviction thereof, shall be punished by fine or imprisonment, Lp'riROB."'^ 
 or both, in the discretion of the Court; the fine not to exceed one"""'°' ° 
 thousand dollars, and the imprisonment not to exceed six months. 
 
 4. Sec. IV. Be it further enacted, That in all trials for a violation D„tipga„^ 
 of the third section of this Act, the Jury may take into considera-I^i""';n\°,''tJ"i: 
 tion the cost of producing the articles, with expenses of transpor-^aij"3r|'Bec. 
 tation to market, if the defendant be a manufuctiirer or producer"""- 
 thereof; and the original price paid therefor, with cost of transpor- 
 tation, if the defendant be a merchant or trader. 
 
 5. Sec. V. Be it further enacted, That if any or either of the of- 
 fences specified and described in the foregoing sections, shall be oasTa cwpo"- 
 committed by a Corporation through its agents, the President and uract""''"''' 
 Directors of such Corporation, as also the agent so offering the ar- 
 ticle for sale, shall be liable to be severally indicted for such of- 
 fence ; and upon conviction, shall be punished as is herein before 
 prescribed. 
 
 6. Sec. YI. And be it further enacted, That any of the above arti- 
 cles may be purchased without the limits of this State, and 1111-81"™ \rtkk.s 
 ported into this State for sale, and at a price not exceeding the cur-Sftiiia^stlto"' 
 rent prices in the neighborhood where the same may be oftered for 
 
 sale. 
 
 7. Sec. VII. Be it father enacted, That it shall be the duty of^;V'';^;'^^f;[; 
 the Judges of the Superior Courts of this State, at the opening of^".t''/^'',*j^;'g, 
 each session of their respective Courts, to give the provisions of this ^'^"/^^ j°. 
 Act in special charge to the Grand Jury. "«■"• 
 
 8. Sec. VIII. Be it further enacted, That in all indictments under f/^'t'^^iJ" 
 this Act, it shall only be necessary to state the offence generally ''''• 
 
 and substantially, in the words of this Act. 
 
 9. Sec. IX. Be it further enacted, That this Act shall take efl'ect.^rtilusth"' 
 and go into operation from and after the l-3th day of this present {86n^7',^ 
 month,* and shall continue in force for twelve months, or until the^^onTh^or 
 end of the present war. war"** ""^ 
 
 Assented to December 14, ISGl. 
 
 ' lot!) December, 1861. 
 
68 
 
 PUBLIC LAWS.— Penal Code. 
 
 Additional Section added to the Tenth and Thirteenth Divisions of the Penal Code. 
 
 TITLE XVIII. 
 
 PENAL CODE. 
 
 Sec. I. Another Section addetl to the 10 h Di- 
 vii-ion of the Penal Code— A white 
 ■woman cohabitinji; with a nepro or free 
 person of color, coniiiiita adultery — tri- 
 al and punishment. 
 " 2. Another Section ndilcd to the 13tb Di- 
 vision ot^Peral Coile. Slave or free 
 person of color wilfully danniKing, \-c. 
 K. K. property shall be puni.'rhed with 
 death. 
 
 Sec. 3. A 12th Section added to the 5th Divis- 
 ion of the Penal Code. Slave or frco 
 person of color wilfully burning R. K. 
 bridge, to be puniKhcd with death. 
 " 4. Act (>f22d February, IS.'ifl, amended — 
 Solicitors General nceiving fees or 
 cost in certain cases declared a mi.s- 
 dcincnnor— punishment. 
 " 5. Trading with the enemy during Lliewar- 
 ft felony — puuishmeut. 
 
 (No. 03.) 
 
 Ati Act to add an additional Section to tlic Tenth and Thirteenth Di- 
 visions of the Penal Code of this State. 
 
 1. Section I. Br if enacted, That from and after tlie passage of 
 this Act, the following Section shall be added to the tenth division, 
 of the Penal Code now offeree, and shall be part thereof: 
 
 Adultery for Any whlto woman within the limits of this State, who shall live 
 man to ^-' or cohttbit with any negro slave or free j^erson of color, shall be guilty 
 Biave "r'free of adultcry Or fornication, as the case may be, and be indicted for 
 peMouof coi-^j^^ same; and on conviction, shall be lined or imprisoned in the 
 uishmeut; commonjall of the county, or both, at the discretion of the Court; 
 and said shive or free person of color so found living or cohabiting 
 p.misiiment with auv wliitc woiiiau in this State, shall be imprisoned for one 
 freepersouofYveek, lu thc county jail, and receive, during said week, tlurlij-ninc 
 *°°'' lashes on his bare back, on three several days during said week; 
 
 and the owner of said slave shall pay the expenses of said impris- 
 onment and correction of said slave; and if a free person of color, 
 his Guardian shall pay all of said expenses and costs. 
 
 2. Sec. 1L Be it further enacted, Tliat from and after the passage 
 of this Act, the following shall be added as an additional Section of 
 tiie thirteenth division of the Penal Code, to-wit : 
 
 That if any slave, or free person of color, shall wilfully destroy, 
 
 or in any manner hurt, damage, injure, or obstruct, or shall aid and 
 
 assist in any way whatever, to hurt, damage, injure, or obsuct, any 
 
 Slave or freo Rail road bridge in this State, or any branch thereof, or any bridge 
 
 orTupug'^'' connected therewith, or any vehicle, edifice, car, carriage, or en- 
 
 proi,.n5,° gine, of any of said Railroads; or shall, without the consent of the 
 
 wituleith. Company, move, or interfei-e or meddle with any gate, switch, 
 
 sidling, or other appurtenance to any such Railroad, such slave or 
 
 free person of color so olfending, shall and may be indicted ; and on. 
 
 conviction, shall be punished by death. 
 
 Assented to December 16, ISGl. 
 
PUBLIC LAWS.— Penal Code. G9 
 
 liail Koad Bridges. — Criminal Prosecutions. 
 
 (No. 64.) 
 Afi Act to add an addifional Section to the Fcwd Code of Georgia, 
 
 3. Section I. The General Assonbhj of Georgia do enact as folJoivs: 
 That the following shall be, and is hereby added as a twelfth Sec- 
 tion of the fifth Division of the Penal Code of this State : 
 
 The wilful or malicious burning, or attempting to burn any Rail- ^^ve°or'froo 
 road Bridge within this State, (orherwise than under the order ofj?,',"™o"bum 
 the Governor, or some military officer of this State or of the Cou-^- ^- ^"'^^*'- 
 federate States, during the continuance of the existing war,) shall Pmmhment 
 be deemed and adjudged Arson ; and shall be punished with death. "^^^ ' 
 
 Assented to December 16, 1S61. 
 
 (No. 65.) 
 
 An Act to amend Jhi Act entitled An Act to authorize the settlement of 
 criminal prosecutions in certain cases, and to regulate more iiarticular- 
 hj the duties of the Attorncij and Solicitors General, and fix their lia- 
 bilities, approved Februanj 22d, 1850.* 
 
 Whereas, By the fourth Section of the above recited Act, the 
 Attorney and Solicitors General are prohibited from demanding or 
 receiving any fee, or cost, on any criminal case which has not been 
 tried by a Petit Jury, except such as are provided for in the first 
 Section of said Act, whereby the Attorney and Solicitors General 
 
 •■ *^ Preamble, 
 
 are deprived of the cost in all cases settled under the third Section 
 of said Act, as well as in all cases finalh"- disposed of without going 
 before a Petit Jury, by the defendants placing a demand for trial 
 upon the minutes, or otherwise, for remedy whereof, 
 
 4. Section L Be it enacted, Tnat the fourth Section of the above ^^^ ^j^^^,. 
 recited Act, be so amended as to read us follows : Any Attorney ^X^i'^^/^^^^*, 
 or Solicitor General, who shall demand or receive any fee, or costs, j;;.^'|4Vf?e 
 on any criminal case which has not been tried by a Petit Jury, or^;^™?^'!,"^^^^ 
 otherwise finally disposed of, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor; and 
 
 on conviction shall be punished b}^ a fine or imprisonment, at the 
 discretion of the Court. 
 
 Assented to December 16, 1S61. 
 
 " For thia Act, see T. It. K. Cobb's New Digest, p. 45G. 
 
 (No. 66.) 
 
 An Act to prevent Trading with the Enemy in time of TVar, within this 
 State, or a Port of any other State. 
 
 5. Section I. Be it enacted, That irom and after the passage of 
 
 this Act, it shall be unlawful for any person to send or carry, to Trading with 
 sell, or otler for sale, in any port, city, town, or other place, within d,',ri*nTf'h« 
 this State, whilst the same is in possession, or under the control Qf""- » "■*= ""y- 
 the enemy of the Confederate States, or the State of Georgia, any 
 
70 PUBLIC LAWS.— Salaries. 
 
 Salaries and compensation of certain oflSccra. 
 
 cotton, grain, provisions, or other article of trade, and merchandize 
 of any kind, or shall send, or cause to be sent out o^'this State, with 
 the intention of carrying, or sending to sell, or offer for sale, any 
 such articles at any such ports or place. And any person who 
 shall, directly or indirectly, violate the provisions of this Act, shall 
 be deemed guilty of a felony ; and on conviction thereof, shall be 
 punished by imprisonment in the Penitentiary, lor a term of not 
 less than two years, nor longer than ten years. 
 
 Assented to December 10, ISGl. 
 
 PuniBhinout. 
 
 TITLE XIX. 
 
 SALARIES. 
 
 Sec. 1. Of Governor. Judge.s of Supreme Sec. 2. Salaries may be drawn quarterly. 
 Court. Reporter o. Supreme Court 
 decisions. Secretary of State and 
 Surveyor Gen. Comptroller Gen- 
 eral, "state Treasurer. Governor's 
 Secretaries. 
 
 (No. 67.) 
 
 A71 Act to fix ihc Salaries and Compensation of certain Ojjicers mention- 
 ed therein, and for other purjioses. 
 
 Section I. The General Assembly do enact as follows : That 
 from and after the passage of tiiis Act, the salaries and compensa- 
 tion of the ofticers hereinafter named shall be as follows, to-wit : 
 The Governor of this State shall have and receive for his services 
 GovcTuw ^s such, the sum of three thousand dollars per annum, and no 
 $3,01)0 00, more. The Judges of the Supreme Court of this State, shall each 
 "/snpnme ^^'^vc and reccivc for their services as such, the sum of two thaus- 
 court *2,ooojj,jj dollars per annum, and no more. The Reporter of the Su- 
 ?/^upr«u" preme Court of this State, shall receive the sum of eight hundred 
 ^ou"$8oi)" dollars, per annum, for his salary, instead of one thousand dollars 
 Of Judges of^s now allowed by law. The Judges of the Superior Courts of 
 courtl"*!,- this State, shall each have and receive the sum of fifteen hundred 
 Of "sLcretary dollars, pcr aunuui, for their services. The Secretary of State 
 sufveyor'^ shall rcceivc the sum of si.xteen hundred dollars, per annum, for his 
 bhTed^Tcoo services, as such, and for the discharge of the duties of Surveyor 
 Of comp- General, and no more. T1m2 Comptroller General shall receive for 
 troiier, I2,- j^ig scrvlccs thc sum of two thousand dollars, per annum, and no 
 TreflSrer ^ore. Tlic Statc Treasurer shall receive as full compensation for 
 $1,600 00 i^jg services, as such, the sum of sixteen hundred dollars, per an- 
 
PUBLIC LAWS — Slaves and Free Persons of Color. 71 
 
 Slaves and Free persons of Color may return from the Army into Georgia. 
 
 num. The Secretaries of the Governor shall each receive the sum fe°cT-^rie' 
 of twelve hundred dollars per annum, and no more.* ^f,'^' *i,aM» 
 
 Sec. II. That the compensation of the different oiiicers herein ''•'"'* "'»- 
 before provided for, shall be payable quarter yearly, by Execu-^™,"'' "J""- 
 tive warrant, as now provided by law. 
 
 Sec. III. Repeals conflicting laws. 
 
 Passed in the House of Representatives by a Constitutional Ma- 
 jority over the Executive veto, of two-thirds, by a vote of years 
 109, nays 37, 2Sth day of November, ISGl. 
 
 WARREN AKIN, 
 Speaker of the House of Representatives. 
 L. Carrington, 
 
 Clerk House of Representatives. ' 
 
 Passed in the Senate over the Executive veto, by a Constitution- 
 al Majority of two-thirds, by a vote, of yeas 31, na^^s 10, Novem- 
 ber 2Sth, 1S61. 
 
 JOHN BILLUPS, 
 President of the Senate. 
 James M. Mobley, 
 
 Secretary of the Senate. 
 
 * Priorto the passafje of this Act, the salary of tlie dovernor was $4,000 ; of a Judge of the 
 Supreme Court $3,500 ; of a Judge of the Superior Courts $„>,500 ; of the Kepoi-ter of the de- 
 cisions of the Supreme Court $1,000 ; of the Secretary of State $1,1)00 ; of the State Treasurer 
 $1,600 ; of the Comptroller (xLMierdl $l,(iOO ; of the Sarvej'or General (whose oflice is now con- 
 solidated with the office of Secretary of State,) $1,600. Heretofore tiie Secretaries of the Ex- 
 ecutive Department had no fixed salaries, but their pay was appropriated annually, which, 
 for several years past, had been $1,0.")0 per annum. 
 
 Under the operations of this Act, two of the three Judj^es of the Supreme Court will contin- 
 ue to receive till the expiration of ti]cir present terms of oilice, each $3,.500 per annum, while 
 the other one, elected at the present session since the passage of the above Act, will i cceive as 
 his salary only $2,000 per annum. In the same way, twelve of the Judges of the Superior 
 Courts wlio were in office when the Act was passed, will each receive $'2,500 per annum, till 
 the end of their respective terms, while the four who were appointed since the jjassage of 
 the act, will each receive only $1,500 per annum. 
 
 TITLE XX. 
 
 SLAVES AND FREE PERSONS OF COLOR. 
 
 Sec. L Slaves and free persons of color may return from the Army to Georgia. 
 
 (No. GS.) 
 
 Afi Act to allow all Slaves and Free Fcrsons of Color, ivho may leave this 
 State in the service of any j^icrson in, or connected tcith the Military 
 Service, to rcturti to the State of Georgia. 
 
 Section I. The General Assembly of ike State of Georgia do eiiact, 
 That all slaves and free persons of color, who may leave this State feJ^"^^ 
 in the service of any person, in or connected with the military service, 'rAun"}r^m^ 
 may return to the State of Georgia, and shall not be held liable to oeorS^"^*^' 
 
m 
 
 PUBLIC LAWS— State Officers. 
 
 Secretary of State ami Surveyor General. 
 
 the pains or penalties of any law now existing prohibiting their 
 leavins: or returnins: to Georgia.* 
 
 Sec. IL All conflicting laws are hereby repealed. 
 
 Assented to December 11, 18G1. 
 
 • The first Sec. of the Act of Dee. 17, 1859, provided that from and after the passage of that 
 Ax!t"it shall 7iot be lawful for any free person or persons of color, commonly known as free ne- 
 groes, now residing, or who .shall reside utter the pus.sage of this act in any State- of this Confed- 
 «racy, or foreign conutry, to come, or Ix; brought into this State ; and any and all free person 
 or persons of color who shall come or be brought into this State, after tlie passage of this act, iu 
 violation thereof, shall, on coiivictiou of said violatiun, be sold as a slave or slaves, by the 
 Sheriti' of the county iu which said couviclion shall be made." Acts of 1859, p. 68. 
 
 TITLE XXL 
 
 STATE OFFICERS. 
 
 Sec. 1 . Offices of Secretary of State and Sur- 
 veyor Geu. consolidated. 
 " 2. Duties and powers of Sec'y of State as 
 to office of Surveyor Gen. 
 
 Sec. 
 
 3. Secretary of State must reside at the 
 Capitol. 
 
 (No. 69.) 
 
 An Act to Consolidate the OJjices of Secretary of State and Surveyor 
 General ; and to rerjuire all the duties of mid offices to be performed 
 hy the Secretary of State, and for other jmrjwscs. 
 Section I. Be it it enacted by the General Assembly, That from and 
 after the passage of this act, the oftices of Secretary of State and 
 Surveyor General of this State, shall be, and are liereby declared 
 to be consolidated ; and in addition to the duties heretofore de- 
 volved by law on the ofiice of Secretary of State, incumbent there- 
 of, shall perform all and singular the duties of the oflice of Sur- 
 veyor General, retaining his official designation as Secretaiy of 
 State. 
 
 Sec. II. Be it further enacted, Tliat the Secretary of State shall 
 and be the legal and proper custodian of all Records, Mamps, and oth- 
 ^ of er Papers of iile connected with the office of Surveyor General, 
 "*sur-and responsible for the safe keeping of the same. His testimony 
 ***^ touching the same, taken in pursuance of Law, shall be entitled 
 to full faith and credit- in all the Courts of law and equity in this 
 State, as legal custodian aforesaid ; and his official signature to any 
 plat or duplicate, certificate, or other paper heretofore issuing from 
 the office of Surveyor General, and necessary to be signed by said 
 Surveyor, shall entitle said paper to the same credit and validity 
 as if said offices had not been consolidated. 
 :sn:cf.-;xn of ^EC. III. Be it furthcr eyiactrd, That the Secretary of State shall, 
 •^^'''"'t-lprfor the term of his service, be a resident at the Capitol of the 
 State. 
 
 Sec. IV. Repeals conflicting laws. 
 Assented to November 22, 1861. 
 
 
PUBLIC LAWS.— State Lunatic Asylum. 
 
 73 
 
 Money appropriated for State Lunatic Asylum. 
 
 TITLE XXII. 
 
 STATE LUNATIC ASYLUM. 
 
 Sec. 1. Salary for Supt. for lSf,-2 .*2,-J0n. 
 " 2. $12,000, appropriated for salaries of 
 
 Trustees, Treasurer, &c., for l'i&2. 
 " 3. $30,000 for support of pauper patients^ 
 for 1862. 
 
 Sec. 4. How the money to be drawn. 
 " .5. Tax for 1802 to be assessed with ref- 
 
 ference to said appropriations. 
 " G. Appropriation of $i'),7C2 54 to pay ar- 
 rearages of 18G1. 
 
 A» 
 
 (No. 70.) 
 
 » Act to aiipropriatc money for t/te sjijqiort of the State Limatic Asy- 
 lum for the year 1862, and for other jmrjposes. 
 
 1. Section I. Be it enacted by the Gcjieral Assembly, That the 
 
 sum of twenty-four hundred dollars be, and the same is hereby saiary or 
 appropriated to pay the sahiry of the Suporhitendent and resident dent" *2]4oo. 
 Physician of the State Lunatic Asylum for the year 1862. 
 
 2. Sec. II. Be it further enacted. That the sum of twelve thous- 
 and dollars be, and the same is hereby appropriated, to pay the|rl,Xeg°^ 
 salaries of Trustees, Treasurer, sub-officers, attendants, and hire ^c!^'""""' 
 of servants, for the said Asylum for the year 1S62 ; ])rovidcd such 
 
 an amount is found necessary for said purposes. 
 
 3. Sec. III. Be it further enacted, Tliat the sum of twenty 
 thousand dollars, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is here- support of 
 by appropriated for the support of pauper Patients, in said Asy-tieuts. 
 lum for the year 1862. 
 
 4. Sec. IV. Be it further enacted, That tlie money herein appro- 
 priated shall be drawn by Executive Warrant on the Treasury, in fppro^ra"oJ 
 the same manner as heretofore practiced; inovided however. That'"''" ^"'^"* 
 the amounts appropriated in sections third and fourth of this Act, 
 
 shall be drawn and used, subject to the conditions, restrictions and 
 regulations, prescribed in the fourth section of "An Act to provide 
 for raising a revenue for the political year 1861, and to appropriate 
 money for the support of Government during said year, and to 
 make certain special appropriations, and for other purposes," assent- 
 ed to December 19th, 1860,* so flir as said fourth section contains 
 provisions applicable to similar items of appropriations as are con- • 
 
 tained in the second and third sections of this act. 
 
 5. Sec. V. And be it further enacted. That the Governor and 
 Comptroller General [shall?], in applying the rate per centum offeo'^be 
 taxation to support the Government far the political year 1862, so rXTice'^to'' 
 increase the rate per centum thereof, as will be necessary to pay p^atioS^"" 
 the foregoing items of appropriation and other appropriations 
 which may be made by this General Assembly for said Asylum. 
 
 Sec. VI. Repeals conflicting laws. 
 Assented to Dec. 14, 1861. 
 
 •See Acts of 18G0, p. 13 & 14. 
 
74 
 
 PUBLIC LAWS.— State Printer. 
 
 Statt- Lunatic Asylum.— Duties and compensation of State Pricter. 
 
 (Xo. 71.) 
 
 An Act to ajjpropnate money to paij certain debts contracted 071 the credit 
 of iJie State, for the State Lunatic Asylum during the year 1861. 
 
 Whereas, The political troubles of the country have raised the 
 prices of all articles of prime necessity, to an unusual degree; 
 Preamble, dud ifJicrcas, tho lust aiinual appropriation for the State Lunatic 
 Asylum, was based on usual prices, thereby compelling the authori- 
 ties of said institution to purchase many articles on the credit of 
 the State, which remain unpaid ibr to an amount hereinafter speci- 
 fied: 
 
 6. Sectiox I. The General Assemhly do enact, That the sum of 
 propr^at^dToSix tliousaud seven hundred and sixty-two dollars and fifty-four 
 o?^i8ei!^°'°" cents be, and the same is hereby appropriated, to pay arrearages 
 due by the State Lunatic Asylum for the year 1S61 ; to be drawn 
 by an Executive warrant on the Treasury, and disbursed by the 
 proper authorities of said Institution, as their regulations may 
 prescribe. 
 
 Sec. II. Repeals conflicting laws. 
 Assented to Dec. 17, ISGlT 
 
 TITLE XXIII 
 
 STATE PRINTER. 
 
 Sec. 1. Tenth Seclion of Act of 16th Feb'y 
 1854 amended. 
 " 2. Distribution of Acta and Journals. 
 Act not to apply to Acts and Joui'ualis 
 of present fi^saion. 
 
 Sec. 3. Advance of $3,000 made to State Prin- 
 ter. 
 
 (No. 72.) 
 
 A71 Act to alter and amend the tenth Section of an act entitled, " An 
 Act to amend the several acts of the General Assembly in regard to the 
 election of jiuhlic printer, and more jjarticularly to j^^'cscribe the du- 
 ties, liabiUties and compensation of said ojiccr, and for other purposes, ^^ 
 approved February Idfh, 18-54.*. 
 
 1. Section I. Beit enacted by the General Assembly of Georgia, 
 orAcfofirThat from and after the passsage of this act, the tenth section of 
 Amended'.' tho bcforc rccitcd act, be so altered and amended as to read. There 
 2000 copicB of shall be printed, until otherwise altered by law, two thousand 
 copies of each of the Journals of the Senate and of the House of 
 
 "See Acts of 1853 '51, p. 7~ 78. By this Act 4,000 copies of the Journals of each House, 
 and 5,000 copies of the Laws, were to be printed. 
 
 the Journals 
 of each 
 House and 
 
shall 
 prospoc- 
 aiid not 
 late to 
 
 PUBLIC LAWS.— State Printek. 75 
 
 Appropriation for State Printer. 
 
 Representatives, and four thousand copies of the laws; [of] the 4000 copies of 
 latter to be bound by the printer according to the provisions of b^ printed. 
 the act of 1S524 i"^''"^ as ^ 
 
 licri'tofore. 
 
 ^. Sec. II. Be it further enacted, That ten copies of the Journals 
 of the Senate, and ten copies of the Journals of the House of^i'l^^^'f"^^ 
 Representatives, be sent to the Clerk of the Inferior Court of each-'"""'^'"- 
 county, to be kept by the said Clerks, in their ollices, for the use 
 of any of the citizens of their respective counties; and further, 
 that one co2:)y of each be sent to each member of the General 
 Assembly ; and also that one copy of the acts be sent to each 
 Justice of the Inferior Court, to each Ordinary, to each Clerk of 
 the Inferior Court, and to each Clerk of the Superior Court, and 
 to each Sheriir in the State; and further, [that?] one copy of the^^^^.^^ j,_^^ 
 acts be sent to each member of the General Assembly: P/oiv'Jcc/, '•'<' »<'' 
 
 ■^ ha pros 
 
 That the provisions of this act shall be prospective, and shall nott;;^^'^ 
 interfere with the Laws and Journals of the present session ofv^^^",'"^ 
 
 i- Journals o 
 
 the Le£;islature.'^ pnsoutBes 
 
 Sec. III. Repeals conflicting laws. 
 
 Assented to December 17, 1S6L 
 
 tit is presumed this 'of was not intended to be here, but itis in both the enrolledAct and en- 
 grossed bill. CoMPII.KK. 
 lActsof 1851 '5'J. p. 253. 
 
 §NoTE. — Query: Does nottbis ;;r6>r/.<o prohibit the sending to -each member of the present 
 General Assembly a copy of the Laws and Journals of the present session, and to all the 
 county officers mentioueit in the II Sec. of the Act? That it does according to its wordiu'^, 
 there can bo no doubt, but the intention undoubtedly was, that it should apply only to the 
 number of copies to be printed. Comimler, 
 
 (No. 73.) 
 
 An Act to authorize and require the Treasurer of the State to make an 
 advance to the State Printer. 
 
 3. Section I. Be it enacted by the General Asscmhhj, That the advanced to 
 sum of Three Thousand Dollars be, and is hereby appropriated, 
 as an advance to Boughton, Nisbet & Barnes, on the State Print- 
 ing, for the year ISGl ; and that the Treasurer be, and is hereby 
 authorized to pay the same to said State Printers, on the warrant of 
 the Governor of this State. 
 
 Assented to Dec. 9th, 1861. 
 
 # 
 
 • 
 
76 
 
 PUBLIC LAWS.— Tax. 
 
 Justices of Inferior Courte may levy a tax for soldiers, &c. 
 
 TITLE XXIV. 
 
 TAX. 
 
 Sec. I. 
 " 2. 
 «• 3. 
 " 4. 
 
 10 
 
 Levy nnd collection of County taxes on 
 account of soldiers. 
 
 Collection of such taxes— certain coun- 
 ties exempt. 
 
 Contracts, &c., heretofore made by Jus- 
 tices of the Inferior Courts legalized. 
 
 Liabililie.s of Tax Collectors collcetiug 
 such taxes. 
 
 Application of certain funds heretofore 
 raised. 
 
 Certain portion of such taxes may be 
 paid ill produce. 
 
 Produce how delivered. 
 
 A Digest (if all such fazes to be kept. 
 
 liasi.-! of leving sucii tax. 
 
 County Treasurers to charge no commis- 
 sions ou sucli tuxes. 
 
 Defuullers. 
 
 Time of commis.sioning Tax Collectors. 
 Payment of Tax money into State 
 Treasurj'. 
 
 Confederate war tax assumed by State. 
 
 State Bonds to be issued. 
 
 Sec. 15. Act of 2lst December, 18.07, re-enacted 
 
 " 16. No costs to be collected on tax fifas, 
 unli'ss made out of defendants. 
 
 " 17. $1 ,()00,()0() tobe assessed for tax of 1862. 
 
 " 18. Fees on tax I'l fas. 
 
 " 1!). Insolvent lists. 
 
 " '2Q. Costs on tax fi fias. 
 
 " 21. Allowance of insolvent lists by Comp- 
 troller General. 
 
 " 22. Tax on Railroads. 
 
 " 23. Tax Collectors' commissions, how al- 
 lowed. 
 
 " 24. Preamble. 
 
 '• 2.'j. Code modified — Act of 5th December, 
 17!)!.l, re-enacted. 
 
 " 26. lieceipt of CoQiptrolIer General. 
 
 " 27. The words " Confederate States '' to be 
 Hiilwtifuted in tax laws for the words 
 " United States." 
 
 ': 28. Time for Tax Collectors to make final 
 settlement, extended to 1st March, 
 18G2. 
 
 (No. 74.) 
 
 All Act to authorize the Justices of the Inferior Courts of the several coun- 
 ties of tliis State, from time to time, in their discretion, to levy such extra 
 taxes as theij may deem necessary to equip Volunteer or other soldiers 
 from their respective cov/itics, and to provide /or the indigent families of 
 soldiers; to anthonze the collection of the same, and to legalize their 
 previous action in the inx'mises, and for other purposes. 
 
 conlcuon o( ^' *^E^''riON I. The General Assembly (f the State of Georgia do C7iact, 
 county tiixee That the Justiccs of the Inferior Courts of the several counties of 
 
 on account of,_, i-np 
 
 toidiers. this btate, are authorized, from time to time, to levy such extra 
 taxes as they may think necessary to equip such Volunteeror other 
 soldiers as have gone, or may go, from their respective counties, 
 and to provide the necessary support and maintenance for such in- 
 digent families of soldiers as may be resident in their respective 
 • counties, and such indigent soldiers as may return home w^ounded 
 
 or disabled. 
 
 2. Sec. II. The said Justices may have all such taxes collected 
 of either by the regular Tax Collectors of their respective counties, or 
 by such other person or persons as they may think best; and may 
 take such bond, and fix such compensation as they may think pro- 
 per for the collection of the same. And he it furtlter enacted , That 
 
 Colloction 
 such taxeu 
 
 Certain 
 
 empted' from the countlcs of Mouroc, Burke, Pickens, Wayne, Cherokee, Taylor, 
 
 2d%cction8\f Fayette, Clinch, Dawson, Lumpkin, 
 
 this act. Campbell, Forsyth, DeKalb, Macon, Wilkes, Warreli, White, Ware, 
 
 Echols, Upson, Spalding, 
 
 ite. Ware, 
 
 Rabun, Chattooga, Decatur, Charlton, Berrien, Coffee, Paulding, 
 
PUBLIC LAWS— Tax. 77 
 
 Justices of Inferior Courts may levy a tax for soldiers. 
 
 Bryan, Appling, Crawford, Fannin, Telfair, Emanuel, Clarke, 
 Banks, Schley, Worth, iNluscogee, Wilcox, Butts, j\[cIntosli, Brooks, 
 Newton, Gilmer, Irwin, Montgomery, Laurens, Murray, Dooly, 
 Clayton, Pierce, Wilkinson, and Gwinnett, be excepted from the 
 operations of the first and second Sections of this Act ; and that, in 
 said counties, during the present war, the Justices of the Inferior uxTote^as*' 
 Courts of said counties, shall have tlie authority to assess, annually, fommenda-^^' 
 on the amount of the State tax of said counties, such tax as niayjuTy.'' ^"""^ 
 be recommended by a majority of the Grand Jurors of said counties 
 at the Spring Terms of the Superior Courts, for the purpose of 
 raising funds to equip soldiers for the service of the State and Con- 
 federate States, and to support such of their families as are indi- 
 gent, during their term of service, to be collected as other county 
 taxes in said counties ; and all taxes levied in said counties the pres-m''^"choZ. 
 ent year for the same purposes, are hereby legalized and made val- yearFJ|au"ed. 
 id; and in the event there be no Court at the Spring Term in any if nocoun 
 of the counties thus excepted, then, the Justices of the Inferior Term? juV-"^ 
 Courts in said counties, shall proceed to assess such taxes asniay betllrtax.''^^'^'^ 
 absolutely necessary for tlie purposes aforesaid; and that the coun-'^^hoifv" 
 ties of Coweta, Tattnall, and Whitfield, be excepted from all thel^ppP*/ 
 provisions of this Act. ='^'- 
 
 3. Sec. III. All taxes heretofore levied, or any contracts entered cenain acts 
 into, or money procured whether by bond or otherwise, or by sale ^Lo^'^ucif '"' 
 of railroad or other stocks, by the Inferior Courts or the Justices Sifore,ic- 
 thereof, or by other persons with the sanction of the Inferior Court,^*''"""*- 
 and all orders passed, or which may be passed by any of said Courts 
 equalizing said tax among the tax payers for the purpose aforesaid, 
 
 are hereby ratified and made legal, and the same authorized to be 
 collected under this Act. 
 
 4. Sec. IV. All Tax Collectors, or other person or persons who 
 
 shall be, or who have been appointed by the Justices of the Inferi- Liabilities of 
 or Courts of any county in this State, to collect any tax which haSj^,''^^ '^°"'^'=- 
 been, or which may be levied under this Act, shall be liable to all 
 the remedies and liabilities to which Tax Collectors are now liable 
 by law, for any violation or failure of duty under this Act, or for 
 failing to pay over, on demand, any money or other thing which 
 may be collected by him or them under the same. 
 
 5. Sec. V. The Inferior Courts of the several counties are au- 
 thorized to use and apply an}- county funds, except Academy and <:r"'«rtaVn° 
 Poor and Common School funds, in their respective counties, to thetvl"- ma'i'N "' 
 
 COS. 
 ex- 
 d from 
 rations of 
 
 purposes aforesaid; but all applications of any funds heretofore '''"^'' ' 
 made in any count}', are hereby made legal and valid. 
 
 6. Sicc. VI. In any county where the Inferior Court may so or- 
 der, the amount of tax levied for the support and clothing of sol- certain part 
 diers' families, may be paid in such articles and in such proportions may"i!;.,',^^'' 
 as may be necessary for the support of the families; the value of'" f™'^"""- 
 which articles shall be fi.\ed by such Assesssors as may be ti[)point- 
 
 ed by said Inferior Court, and in such manner as said Inferior 
 Courts may think best. 
 
 7. Sec. VII. That, in all cases where the taxes are paid under 
 
78 PUBLIC LAWS.— Tax. 
 
 Time for payment of Taxes for 1861, extended. 
 
 Produce, this Act, in produce, the same shall be delivered by the said tax 
 ''°'^^"'"'*''''^ payer at such place or places as the said Inferior Courts may di- 
 rect. 
 
 8. Sec. VIII. The Inferior Court shall have kept a digest of the 
 taxes already raised and disbursed, or hereafter to be raised, and the 
 
 SK toi«''"o use and disbursement of- all funds raised, or hereafter to be raised 
 beVept. J3y taxatiou ; which digest shall be kept by the Clerk of the Inferi- 
 or Court, for the inspection of the citizens of the county ; and said 
 Courts may make all such arrangements as they think best, to carry 
 out this Section. 
 
 9. Sec. IX. The assessment for State taxes made next previous 
 Ba.i. ofievy. to cach partlcular levy of tax by the Inferior Court, shall be adopt- 
 ingsai ux. ^^ ^g ^^^^ basis of the kind and value of property in such levy as 
 
 they may at any time order in pursuance of the provisions ot this 
 Act. 
 
 10. Sec. X. Whenever any funds authorized to be raised by any 
 County Tr. to of thc provlslous of tliis Act. shall go through the hands of the 
 ootjimissions Trcasurcr of any county of this State, it shall not be lawful for 
 
 of encli tax J ■J . . . 
 
 moueyi. g^ch Trcusurcr to charge or receive any commissions or compensa- 
 tion for receiving or paying out such I'unds. 
 
 11. Sec. XI. That the Tax Collectors, or other persons appoint- 
 nlrZ c°oii,"". ed to collect the tax in accordance with the provisions of this Act, 
 IfdefaVc^/rbe authorized to proceed in cases of default, in the same manner as 
 
 is now provided by the laws of this State for the collection of the 
 general tax. 
 
 Sec XII. Repeals all conflicting laws. 
 
 Assented to November 29, 1861. 
 
 Note. — T!ie above Act, strictly speaking, is n Local Act; but being one of great importance 
 to all the counties in the State except tliref, (which are wholly exempt from its operations.) it 
 is thought best to class it with the Public Laws. — Comi-ileu. 
 
 (No. 75.) 
 
 An Act to extend the time for the payment of Taxes for the year 1861. 
 
 12. Section I. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of 
 u.'g^wte'ir Georgia^ That His 'Excellency the Governor, be, and he is hereby 
 not'tobr' authorized and required, to suspend issuing commissions to Tax 
 tmTtMm'b. Collectors in this State, who may be elected on the first Wednes- 
 riwidlii" day in January ensuing, until the first day of March next ; and that 
 inikf, fnmi ^" the Tax Collectors for the present year, be allowed until said first 
 u^'^'rJal.ury" day of Marcfi, to make their final payment to the Treasurer of this 
 
 State. Provided nevertheless, that said Collectors shall be required 
 in t^Taxc^iT^ to pay into the Treasury on the first day of each month, until their 
 monthly, g^^^j settieiiicnt, the amount of State tax collected by them respec- 
 tively.* 
 
 Assented to December 11, 1861. 
 
 " By Act of 23rd December, 1840, (Cobb's New Digest, p. 1073,) Tax Collectors were requi- 
 red to pay the State Taxes into the State Treasury, by the 1st December in each year there- 
 after; and by Section II, of Act of 3rd March, 1856, the time was extended to 20th December. 
 ^cta of 1856-C, p. 276. 
 
PUBLIC LAWS— Tax. 79 
 
 ' Preamble. 
 
 Assumption of Confederate War Tax.— Tax Laws amended. 
 
 (No. 7G.) 
 
 An Act to provide for the asswnjHmi and paymctit of the Taxes assessed 
 against the citizens of this State, hy virtue of An Act of the Cono-ress 
 of the Confederate States of America, entitled An Act to authorize the 
 issue of Treasury Notes, and to provide a War Tax for their redemp- 
 tion ; aiiprovcd the Idth of August, 1S61. 
 
 Whereas, The twenty-fourth Section of the before recited Act 
 of Congress, provides that if any State shall, on or before the first 
 day of April next, pay into the Treasury, notes of the Confederate, 
 States, or in specie, the taxes assessed against the citizens of such 
 State, less ten per centum thereon, it shall be the duty of the Sec- 
 retary of the Treasury to notify the same to the several Tax Col- 
 lectors in such State, and thereupon, their authority and duty un- 
 der said Act shall cease; and whereas, economy and a proper regard 
 for the interest of the tax payers of Georgia, make it the duty of the 
 State to assume and pay said taxes. 
 
 13. Section I. The General Assembly of Georgia do, therefore, enact 
 
 as follows: That the State of Georgia hereby assumes, and will pay "\V" Tax as- 
 the taxes assessed against her citizens, under the provisions of the state. ^ 
 Act of Congress of the Confederate States before recited. 
 
 14. Sec. 11. That so soon as the amount of said taxes sliall be 
 ascertained, it shall be, and it is hereby made the duty of his Ex- 
 cellency the Governor, to cause to be issued the bonds of this State, t^o'^befsened 
 payable in such sums, and at such time and place, and bearing suchiumutopay 
 rate of interest, not exceeding eight per cent, per annum, as will"'''^^"^**" 
 enable him to raise and obtain the means of paying such taxes, (less 
 
 ten per centum thereon,) upon the most advantageous terms to the 
 State: and that when said means of paying said taxes shall be rais- ^;,X "col 
 ed. His Excellency shall cause the said taxes (less ten per centum ["^if^^^ff ^°\' 
 thereon) to be paid to the Confederate States, under the provisions 
 of the said twenty-fourth section of the Act of Congress aforesaid. 
 Sec. IIL Repeals conflicting laws. 
 
 Assented to December 11, 1S61. 
 
 (No. 77.) 
 
 An Act to amend the Tax Laivs of this State. 
 
 Whereas, An Act entitled " An Act to repeal An Act approved 
 February 2Gth, 1S56, entitled An Act in relation to allowing Tax 
 Collectors an insolvent list by the Grand Jurors of the several 
 counties of this State, and to amend the various laws for the collec- 
 tion of taxes," assented to December 21st, 1857,* lias been omitted 
 altogether by the Code of this State to go into eft'ect from and after 
 the 1st day of January, 1862. For remedy whereof, 
 
 15. Section L Be it enacted hy the General Assembly, That the 
 
 * See Acts of 1857, p. 132. 
 
80 PUBLIC LAWS.— Tax. 
 
 Tax for 1862.— Revenue Laws amended. 
 
 fsCT^miia'. above and before recited Act be, and the same is hereby re-euact- 
 *^- ed, to take ellect from and after the first day of January next. 
 
 ?e?Ton*ux 16. Sec. II. Be it further enacted, That no Collector,! Sherift'or 
 LnecS'"' Constable shall receive cost on any Ta.\ fifa, nnlcss the same is col- 
 thereon. lected from the defendant. 
 
 Sec. III. Repeals conflicting laws. 
 
 Assented to December 12, ISGl. 
 
 t See l.st Section of Act No. 7'.i. 
 
 (No. 7S.) 
 
 An Act to Icvij and collect a Tax for tltc iioluical year lSCy2, and for 
 other jfurposcs. 
 
 17. Section L The General Assend)hj of Georgia do enact as follows: 
 That his Excellency, the Governor of tliis State, with the assistance 
 *'j^'«?edaBof the Comptroller General, shall assess on the entire amount of 
 taxes for 1862. ^^^j^l^jg propcrty lu. thls State, such a rate per cent, as will raise an 
 amount of revenue not exceeding one million of dollars, for the sup- 
 port of the gijvernment of this State for the political year 18G2; 
 any law to the contrar};' notwithstanding. 
 Assented to December 14, ISGl. 
 
 (No. 79.) 
 
 An Act to amend the Revenue Lawfi (fth/s State, andjor other pnrjMses 
 herein naincd. 
 
 Whereas, In the adoption by the Legislature of 1860, of the 
 CofZe prepared by a commission authorized b}'^ law, several omis.sions 
 
 rreainbie. and chaugcs in that law require additional legislation for the prop- 
 er execution of the revenue laws of this State, for remedy whereof: 
 IS. Sec. I. Be it enacted, That Tax Collectors in issuing //./a.f. 
 
 Foes^on tux ^^ collcct Statc aud County tax, shall be allowed a fee of fifty 
 cents on sWfi.fas. issued for said purpose. 
 
 19. Sec. II. Be it farther enacted, That the Act entitled An Act 
 
 feMl'lftoiu^to repeal An Act approved February 26, 1856, entitled An Act in 
 
 re^actld!"' relation to allowing Tax Collectors an insolvent list by the Grand 
 Jurors of the several counties in this State, and to amend the vari- 
 ous laws for the collection of taxes, having been omitted in the 
 Code, the same is hereby re-enacted.* 
 
 Noco«tHtobo 20. Sec. III. And belt further enacted, That no Collectors, Sher- 
 
 r«'d- "° _<«^^ iff, or Constable, shall receive costs on a tax/, /t/., unless the same 
 
 ciiie.i(dirou.|3e collected from the defendant.! 
 
 dereuaantB. . 
 
 21. Sec. IV. Be it further enacted. That the 7 92d section ol the 
 
 Code, allowing the Comptroller General to pass upon the solvency 
 
 i^l'X^riuuor insolvency of tax payers of the several counties in this State, be 
 
 ^y^'""P'^"" repealed; and that from and after the passage of this Act, 
 
 whenever the Comptroller General shall be satisfied that a Tax 
 
 * Tliis Section is a mere repetition of the li^t Section of Act No. 77, Supra. 
 t Tliis also is a repetition of the 2d Section of same Act. 
 
PUBLIC LAWS.— Tax. SI 
 
 Revenue Laws amended. 
 
 Collector has exercised due diligence in his ellbrts to have his insol- 
 vent list allowed by a Grand Jury or Inferior Court, within the 
 time prescribed by law, the said Comptroller General shall be au- 
 thorized, if in his judgment the public interest will not suller there- 
 by, to wait with the Collectors fifteen, and not exceeding thirty 
 days, for said insolvent list, before issuing //./m. for the same. 
 
 22. Sec. V. Be it further enacted, That so much of the G46th and 
 647th sections of the Code, as relates to the tax on Railroads, be^«™R"i- 
 repealed ; and that in lieu of the same, the Sth section of An Act 
 assented to December 11th, 1S5S,| taxing all Railroad companies 
 one-hall' of one per cent, upon theii' net annual income, be contin- 
 ued in force ; and the returns of said Railroad companies shall here- 
 after be made to the Comptroller General instead of the Treasurer. 
 
 23. Sec. VI. Be it furthci enacted, That the Inferior Courts ofT,.xConec- 
 this State, in allowing Collectors their commissions for collecting ^s?o,t,Tow''' 
 the taxes levied by their respective counties, be, and they are here- "' '"'"'" " 
 by authorized and rerpiired to aggregate the taxes for the various 
 purposes levied, and to allow connnissions on the whole amount, in 
 accordance with the schedule from which the Comptroller General 
 
 is authorized to allow connnissions to Collectors for collecting the 
 State tax. 
 
 24. Sec. VII. And JV/iereafi, By the Comptroller General's Re- 
 port, it appears that a portion of the new Code prepared by the 
 Commissioners and by previous Act of the Legislature of Georgia, '^ ^"'""''^*" 
 intended to go into effect on the first day of January, JS62, is so 
 framed as to destroy the necessary checks and balances between the 
 offices of the Treasurer and Comp'r. General, for remedy whereof: 
 
 25. Sec. VIII. It is he rehij further enacted, That so much of the 
 
 96th section of the Code as requires the Comptroller General to f''"''\"i«<''.C'v 
 give certificates of the amount due from the Tax Collectors and J''<- i"^''. 
 other debtors of the State, before the same has been paid into the 
 Treasury, be repealed; and that in lieu of the same, the Act ap- 
 proved December Sth, 1799, entitled " An Act further explaining 
 and defining the duties and powers of the Comptroller General," 
 be substituted therefor, and hereafter continued in force ; and that 
 so much of section 89 of the new Code aforesaid, as requires the 
 Treasurer to account for moneys received in the Comptroller Gen- . ,mut!ibi"for" 
 eral's certificates, be, aud the sauie is hereby repealed ; and the "'wiToriiis 
 Treasurer shall be accountable for money received on his certifi-"'""'""''^*" 
 cates. 
 
 26. Sec. IX. And be it further enacted, That no receipt or certili- 
 
 cate of payment from the State Treasurer, for any money paid, orp^,.^,.;pj „f 
 to be paid into the Treasury, shall be valid against the State, until ^""p^- <^^°- 
 the same shall have been turned over to the Comptroller General, 
 and his receipt given in lieu thereof. ti,- words 
 
 27. Skc. X. And be it farther enacted, That whenever in the va- s^;;;;:[f,'^f™^^ 
 rious Tax laws of this State, the words "United States" occur, ^',\';^;'^''f„ ^^ 
 
 tSoe Acts of 1858, p. 105. 
 
 $ For this Act see T. R. R. Cobb's New Digest, p. 10'22-:5. 
 
 6 
 
82 PUBLIC LAWS— Western & Atlantic Rail Road. 
 
 Salaries of officers and employees on Western & Atlantic Rail Road. 
 
 Keywords the words " Confederate States" be, and the same are hereby sub- 
 
 sl^s!^' stituted therefor. 
 
 Assented to December 11, 1861. 
 
 (No. SO.) 
 
 4lie>' -^^^ -^f-'f fo rjfnid the. lime for Tax Collectors, in this State to make their 
 sctthmrnis with the Stntr Trr/js/nrr* 
 
 Fiue for'Tnv 
 
 28. ISectiON I. Be it rnactrd hij (lie (iiiicral Asscmb/i/ nfthr State of 
 
 Georgia, That the Tax Collectors in each of the comities of this 
 
 make"«nar" Stato bc, and they are liereby allowed until the iirst day of March, 
 
 "x^ua'ea'to 1502, to make their final settlements with the State Treasurer, in- 
 
 m March, stead of the 20th of December, ISGl ; any law, usage or custom to 
 
 the contrary notwithstanding. 
 
 Assented to November 29th, IbGl. 
 
 * This Acl is n repetition of part of Act No. 75, Supcra. 
 
 TITLE XXV. 
 
 WESTERN & ATLANTIC RAIL-ROAD. 
 
 ^Sec. I. Keduelion of salaries of officers and pay of employees on State Road. 
 
 (No. 81.) 
 
 An Acl to jtroridefor the Reduction of the Salaries of the Oficcrs atid 
 Emylmjees of the JVesterji ^'Atlantic Railroad. 
 
 Section I. The General Asscmhhj of Georgia do enact, That the 
 iiednctiou ofOovernor be requested to scrutinize the salaries of the officers and 
 suteRo"ua. employees of the Western & Atlantic Railroad; and whenever it 
 can be done with a due regard to the best interests of the Road, a 
 fair and proper reduction of the salaries shall be made. 
 Sec. 11. Repeals conflicting laws. 
 Assented to December 14, 1861. 
 
 * For Act aulliorizin;^ tlifi Superintnndent of tlie W. <fc A. R. R. to issue $200,000 in change 
 bills, see Title BANKS AND BANKING, Act No. 17. 
 
PART II. 
 
 I 
 
 PRIVATE AND LOCAL LAWS. 
 
 Title L— APPROPRIATIONS. 
 
 " II.— CITIES AND TOWNS. 
 
 " III.— CORPORATIONS, 
 
 u IV.—COUNTIES. 
 
 " v.— COUNTY LINES. 
 
 " VI.— COUNTY REGULATIONS. 
 
 " VII.— EDUCATION. 
 
 " VIIL— EXECUTORS, ADMINISTRATORS, ORDINARIES, &C. 
 
 " IX.— INTERNAL TRANSPORTATION. 
 
 " X.— PATROLS. 
 
 " XL— PHYSICIANS. 
 
 " XII.— RELIEF. 
 
 " XIIL— RIVERS AND DAMS. 
 
 " XIV.— ROADS. 
 
 " XV.— SLAVES AND FREE PERSONS OF COLOR. 
 
 ^' XVL— TAXES. 
 
 •" XVII.— TELEGRAPH COMPANIES. 
 
m^0^''m'*^''. 
 
 PART II. PRIVATE AND LOCAL LAWS. 
 TITLE I. 
 
 APPROPRIATIONS. 
 
 Sec. 1. 
 
 Sec. 3. Governor to draw Lis warrant on Trea- 
 sury for same. 
 
 $G,nOO_appropriation for support of pu- 
 pils in Cioorgia Academy for tlie Blmd 
 for IStVJ. 
 Sec. 2. Oue dollar per copy appropriated to 
 John H. Seals as extra compensation 
 for publishing Code of Georgia. ' 
 
 \> 
 
 (No. 82.) 
 
 An Act to ai^iiropriatc moiicy for the support of the pupils of the. Georgia 
 Academy for the Blind. 
 
 1. Section I. Be it enacted by the Genera/ Assembly of Georgia, Thatpriau-afor"" 
 the sum of six thousand dollars be, and the same is hereby appro- pu"T/in** 
 priated for the support of the pupils of the Georgia Academy forBiind'Sfr 
 the Blind, during the current political year ; and that the Gover- Governor to 
 nor be authorized to draw his warrant upon the Treasury in favor rauron'-Pi^- 
 of the Trustees of said Academy, for said sum of money. Inftvo/'iJf*' 
 
 Sec. II. Repeals conflicting laws. 
 Assented to Decembers, ISGl. 
 
 (No. S3.) 
 
 An Act to appropriate extra comiicnsation to John H. Seals for the publi- 
 cation of the Code of Georgia. 
 
 2. Section I. The General Assembly do enact, That one dollar per oa<. doii«r 
 copy be, and the same is hereby appropriated to John H. Seals asoropriated to 
 extra compensation for the publication of the Code of Georgia. seBi«QBeit^» 
 
 3. Sec. II. The G c tier al Assembly do further enact, That the Gover- S^i^'nCcodo 
 nor of Georgia do draw his warrant on the Treasury of this State ooveroor^'to 
 in favor of John H. Seals for the sum aforesaid to be paid out ofmnronTJcM- 
 any money m the Treasury, not otherwise appropriated. 
 
 Assented to December 14th, 1861. 
 
 Note.— For sundry appropriations to individuals, see Title " Relief;' also Title "Appropria- 
 tions," in Public Laws, and noiea thereto. 
 
 for Baiiiu. 
 
86 PRIVATE AND LOCAL LAWS.— Cities and Towns. 
 
 Americas. 
 
 5 
 
 TITLE II. 
 
 CITIES AND TOWNS. 
 AMERICUS, (No. 84.) 
 
 ••b 
 
 Sec. 
 
 
 1. Corporate limits difiiu'd. 
 
 2. Aldermen ; Corporate limits ; Powers. 
 
 3. Council to elect Mnyor, who shall act 
 
 without compensation ; Term of office 
 oue year. 
 
 4. Council to have no salary ; Taxes on 
 
 property of Mayor ami Council-men. 
 
 .">. Ortiees of Clerk, Treasurer, Marshal 
 ami Sexton, consolidated ; Marshal 
 to be elected ; hii salary, term of of- 
 fice, &c. 
 
 G. Duties and liabilities of Marshal. lie 
 may be removed. 
 
 7. ]\Iarshal shall give bond, and make 
 weekly reports ; Publication by City 
 Council quart erly. 
 
 S. Tax on free negroes, and on slaves 
 hirinfj their time, &c. ; assessment 
 (if Taxes : Tax on IJankinj; and In- 
 suriince A(ijents. 
 
 9. Dnties and powers of Mayor. Appeal 
 to Council. 
 
 10. Time of holding elections; qualifiea- 
 
 tious fi)r Alderman. 
 
 11. Assistant Marshal. 
 
 ATHENS, (No. 85.) 
 
 Sec. 12. Clerk of Market ; his election. Termf 
 of office one year. I 
 
 13. Duties and fees of Clerk of market. 
 
 ATLANTA, (No. 86.) 
 
 Sec. 14. Time of holding election for MayoriSec. 10. 
 and Council ; when to be qualified 
 and enter upon the discharge of their! 
 duties; Financial year. I " 20. 
 
 Vacancy in oflice of Mayor; vacan-i 
 cy in Council. " 21. 
 
 Receiver of tax returns and Tax Col- 
 lectoi. 
 
 17. Market. " 23. 
 
 18. Street duty. Street tax, and how col- 
 lected. 
 
 15. 
 
 IG. 
 
 Powers of Mayor and Council to en- 
 force ordinances. Common jail of 
 Fulton couutj' may be used by city. 
 
 Default tax payers may be double 
 taxed. 
 
 Attendance of parties and witnesses 
 at the Mayor's Court. 
 
 Fees of oflicers. 
 
 Corporate limits changed. 
 
 AUGUSTA, (No. 87.) 
 
 Sec. 24. Salary of Judge of City Court of Augusta maybe fixed by City Council — not less than 
 one thousand dollars per annum. 
 
 BELLVILLE, (No. 88.) 
 
 Sec. 2.J. Bellville incorporated — Corporate lim- 
 its. 
 
 •' 2G. Mayor and Aldermen. 
 
 " 27. Election of Mayor and Aldermen. 
 
 " 2S. t>al!i of Mayor and Aldermen. 
 
 " 29. Mur.-*hal, Clerk of Council and Trea- 
 surer. 
 
 " 30. Salaries of officers. 
 
 " 31. Power.sof Mayor and Alderman. On 
 all questions in Council, a majority 
 vote to govern. Mayor and each 
 Alderman to be, rx officio, a magis- 
 trate for certain pnrposes. May is- 
 sue warrants, an<l tjind over offenders 
 to appear at Court for trial. Keeper 
 of common jail of Itichmond county 
 to receive oii'enders. 
 
 Sec. 32. Ordinances— other i)owers of Mayof 
 
 and Aldermen. 
 " 33. Fines. 
 " 34. Powers andj jurisdiction of Mayor and 
 
 Aldermen. 
 " 3.'-). Fees. 
 " 36. Oflicers sued may justify under this 
 
 Act. 
 
 CUSSETA, (No. 89.) 
 
 Sec. 37. Poll tax. 
 
PRIVATE AND LOCAL LAWS.— Cities and Towns. 87 
 
 Americus. 
 
 JONESBORO, (No. 90.) 
 
 Sec. 38. Corporate limits. 
 
 SUMMERVILLE, (No. 91.) 
 
 Sec. 39. Villafje of Suinmerville in liic/uno>uJ f>cc. '13. Oath of Commissioners. 
 roitnfi/, incorporated, | '■ 'M. ?>[arslial. 
 
 " 40. Election of Commissioner.'!. " Jo. Taxe.s, tines, &.c. By-laws. 
 
 " 41. Intendcnt. " 4G. Treasurer, &c. 
 
 " 1:2. Muuuer of electing Commissioners. ■, "'aJi 
 
 SPRING PLACE, (No. 92.) -, 
 
 Sec. 47. Retail License. 
 
 Sec. 4S. Ketail License. 
 
 ROMK, (No. 93.) 
 
 (No. 84.) 
 
 An Act to alter and amend an Act entitled an Act to incorporate tJic City 
 of Americus, and to alter and amend an Act to incorporate the town of 
 Americus in the county of Sumter, and for other pmyoses. 
 
 1. Section I. Beit enacted, That the corporate limits of the city 
 of Americus in the county of Sumter, shall extend from the Courts 
 House withm the present comporate hmits, one mile m every direc-'"'"^'- 
 tion, except westward, iu which direction the limits shall be as al- 
 ready enacted, to-wit : the eastern bank of Mucalee Creek. 
 
 2. Sec. II. And he it further enacted by the authority aforesaid. 
 That the municipal government of the city of Americus shall con- 
 sist of seven Aldermen, who are hereby constituted a body corpo- a'<'""»"- 
 rate, under the name and style of the Common Council of the city corporate 
 of Americus ; and under such name shall have perpetual su cces- ""''" 
 sion ; shall have a common Seal, and by such name and seal plead 
 
 and be impleaded in any Court of law and equity in this State. 
 
 3. Sec. IIL And he it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, 
 That from and after the termination of the year 1861, and upon 
 
 the election of a Common Council under this Act, one, a nienibercoimento 
 of said Common Council, shall be selected by the same, by ballot,''"' ^^"■^"'' 
 who shall perforin the duties of Mayor for said city of Americus 
 without salary or other compensation ; and at the iirst meeting of"'"">ti'"^t 
 Common Council in the year 1SG2, and at the first meeting in each'"'"'"' 
 succeeding year, the members of the Connnon Council shall pro-^^'^^'^J,'"""'' 
 ceed to elect a Mayor, who shall hold his otHce for the space of one'''''^"'"''"'"- 
 
 •^ 1 liic, oue yejjv 
 
 year. 
 
 4. Skc. IV. And be it further enacted, by the authority aforesaid. 
 
 That the Common Council of the city of Americus shall receive no h«TCo!ai- 
 compensation for their services ; and all property held, owned or"'' 
 possessed within the limits of said city of Americus by the Mayor M,,y„r„nd- 
 or Councilmen of said city shall be alike subject to and'L'';^';';!".." 
 shall pay the regular rates of taxation, the same" as may bel-Ttyr.r^ 
 paid by the citizens of said county. '"^' 
 
88 PRIVATE AND LOCAL LAWS.— Cities and Towns. 
 
 Ainericns. 
 
 5. Sec. V. And be if further enacted, by the authority aforesaid, 
 
 Offices of That from aiul after the termination of themnnicipal year of 1S61, 
 
 ui'^Tl'MlrshtTtlie offices of city Clerk, city Treasurer, city Marshal, and city 
 
 conBolwated. ScxtoH, shall bc consolidated and made one and the same office, and 
 
 that the duties appertaining to the several offices shall be perform- 
 
 city Marshal ed by ouc aud the same officer, who shall be styled city Marshal, 
 
 """^'^ and who shall be elected by the citizens of Americus on the same 
 
 day that the members of the Common Council are elected, and 
 
 ii«?I2a". who shall receive as full compensation for his services a sum not to 
 
 Histerm of excccd slx huudred dollars per annum, and who shall hold his office 
 
 for the term of one year, unless for cause he shall be removed by 
 
 the Common Council. 
 
 (i. Sec. VI. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid. That 
 iubnuio°of it shall be the duty of the city Marshal to patrol said city, to over- 
 MarshaL ggg ^ud dircct thc work on the Streets, in the Semetary, and other 
 2)ublic works of the city ; to collect under the direction of the Com- 
 mon Council, when assessessed by them, the taxes of the city ; and 
 to perform all of the duties necessary to be performed pertaining to 
 the offices of Clerk, Treasurer, Marshal and Sexton ; and upon the 
 complaint of any citizen, substantiated by proof, he shall be subject 
 Manhai may to bc reuiovcd froui his office, for malpractice, insufficiency or nee- 
 
 bercmoved. Ig^t of dutj. 
 
 7. Sec. VII. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That 
 giveboV;^ the Marshal be required to give bond and security for the faithful 
 performance of his duties, in such sum as may be deemed sufficient 
 mafa! wcL-kiy by thc Comuion Council ; he shall be required to report weekly to 
 ^'^'^ *■ the Common C.^ouncil, his collections,expenditures, acts and doings; 
 Pubiicafion and the Common Council shall publish once every three months, a 
 
 by City Couii- en • n t i i 
 
 cii quarterly. lull aud complctc accouut or all receipts and disbursements, and 
 all other matters of immediate interest to the city. 
 • Tax on free S. Sec. VIII. Be it j'urther cndcted by the a uthority af>rlsaid , The 
 
 onXve'i. hif-tax to be paid by free persons ol" color, or slaves hiring their own 
 
 tc.""'""""'time or living by themselves in said city, shall not be less than 
 Twenty-five Dollars per annum ; that the Common Council shall 
 
 AMe.Bment assess all taxes as at present iirovided for, exce])t Banking and Insur- 
 
 of taxes on *- ^ ' 1 O 
 
 Banung ui.d ance Agents ; and on Bank Agents and Insurance Agents the tax 
 agcnti. shall [not ?] exceed one per cent, upon the gross earnings of the 
 respective Agencies, Banks or Companies. 
 
 9. Sec. IX. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That 
 powers of at all meetings of the Comnjon Council, the Mayor shall preside ; 
 
 and in case of a tie, give thc casting vote ; he shall be empowered 
 
 to hear and determine upon all ini'ractions of the Ordinances of the 
 
 Appraito city, and to line or imprison in accordance therewith, an appeal ly- 
 
 coimci. .j^g -j^j ^11 cases from the decision of the Mayor, to the Common 
 
 Council. 
 
 10. Sec. X. Be it further enacted by tlie authority aforesaid, That 
 cic°uon8^fi>'r'^the elcctiou for AldermcMi of the city of Americus, shall be held on 
 Aidermon. ^^^^ jjj.g|. gy^^urdav of cacli year ; and that no person shall be eligi- 
 t?on!'lfAi- ble to the office of Aldernjan or Marshal, unless he shall be of the 
 dermen. ^^^ ^j- tweuty-onc years, a citizen of the Confederate States, and 
 
PRIVATE AND LOCAL LAWS.— Cities and Towns. 89 
 
 Athens — Atlanta. 
 
 shall have resided in said city for the space of two years next pre- 
 ceeding said election. 
 
 11. Sec. XL Be it fartlicr enacted hy the auihorify aforesaid, That 
 should it become impossible for the Marshal to discharge properly ^^^^^'^^tayt 
 the several duties allotted to him, the Mayor with the consent 
 
 of the Common Council, sliall appoint a competent assistant to 
 serve for such time as his services maybe needed, whose salary 
 shall not he exceeding Four Hundred Dollars per annum, or in that 
 ratio; but he shall only be employed and receive pay for such time 
 as his services are deemed actually necessary. 
 
 Sec. XIL Repeals conflicting laws. 
 
 Assented to December 17, ISGl. 
 
 Note— For farmer Acts relatiuir to Aiuericus, see Acts of '55-6, p, 377 ; Acts of 1857, p. IG3 ; 
 ami Acts of 1858. p. 129. 
 
 (No. So.) 
 
 All Act to alter and amend a portion of the Sth Section oj An Act to 
 amend the several laws in relation to the toivn of Athene, and to extmd 
 the power of the corporate authorities thereof'' passed by the General 
 Assanbly of Georgia, and. assented to Dec. 22, 1S57. 
 
 12. Section I. The office of Clerk of the Market in the town on^_;ej'^f^j^^ 
 of Athens, shall be disconnected from the ofhce of Clerk of f 1^*^ "'"J^,':;^^^^]'" 
 Council; and it shall be the duty of the Council at its first regular i\";n office of 
 jiieeting in January in each year, to elect a Clerk of the Market, j;||jj'j«j}.^^ 
 who shall hold his office for one year unless sooner removed by the'ie<;t a cierk 
 
 r^ •> p 1 1 /y • / 01 the market. 
 
 Council tor good and sufucient cause. Histermof 
 
 13. Sec. IL All the duties heretofore required of the Clerk ofy^r. 
 the Council, under the general ordinances with reference to fh^ni'tios aiui 
 Market, shall be performed by the Clerk of the Market ; and heoVtue mar"- 
 shall receive for said services the usual fees prescribed for said 
 services. 
 
 Sec. III. All laws conflicting are hereby repealed. 
 Assented to Dec. 17, ISO 1. 
 
 Note. — For Acts heretofore na'^spd in referenco to the town of Athens, see Acts of 1853— 1, p. 
 211 ; Acts of 18,55-G, p. 400 ; and Acts of 1850, p. 127. 
 
 (No. SO.) 
 
 A7h Act to alter and amend the several Acts incorporating the city of At- 
 lanta, in Fulton county, Georgia. 
 
 14. Section I. Be it enacted, That the annual elections of Mayor 
 
 and Council of said city, after the next regular annual election in J an- '^^\^l\^lt 
 uary next, shall beheld on the first Wednesday in December, lS62,!|";d"cTncu. 
 in each and every year thereafter; and that they shall be entitled when qnaii- 
 to be duly qualified and assume the discharge of their respective ,'!,';ti"up„*n 
 duties at the first regular meeting in January thereafter ; and thatKuiandoi'""" 
 the financial year shall terminate on the last day of December. ^'■'"■• 
 
 15. Sec. II. In the event the office of Mayor shall become vacant 
 
90 PRIVATE AND LOCAL LAWS— Cities and Towns. 
 
 Atlanta. 
 
 at any time within three months of the expiration of his term of office, 
 the President /y/o (cm. of Council shall actus Mayor during the balance 
 of said term, and exercise all the rights and power of Mayor during 
 said time ; and in the event of a vacancy in the Council of said 
 offi^^May-^^O' '^^'ithin the like period, the acting ]\[ayor and Council shall 
 *■ have power to fill said vacancy by the election of an Alderman be- 
 
 longing to the Ward in which said vacancy may occur, for said un- 
 expired term. 
 
 IC. Sec. in. Br i/j'i/rtlur cNdc/rd, That the ]\Iayor and Council of 
 
 TSTRrtimiB^^ said city shall have power and authority to elect a Receiver of 
 
 ?e°1oT." *^'''" ^^''-"^ Returns and Tax Collector, at the same time of electing a 
 
 Clerk and other olHccrs, and pres^cribe their respective duties and 
 
 compensation. 
 
 17. Sec. IV. Be it Jvrllar ukuUiI, That said Mayor and Council 
 
 shall have lull power and authority to establish a Market in and 
 
 Market. fyr g^jj citv ; and to pass all ordinances necessary to sustain, pro- 
 
 tect,*regulate and govern the same, not contrary to the laws and 
 
 constitution of this State. 
 
 IS. Sec. V. Be it further eiuictcd, That all persons liable to per- 
 
 street duty of form road duty by the laws of this State, shall be liable and sub- 
 
 citizens, ject.to work on the streets of said city, under the direction and 
 
 control of the proper officer of said city ; Frovidcd, That the Mayor 
 
 street tsx. .^^j QquucII of Said clty shall have power to levy a street tax in 
 
 lieu thereof; And iirovidcd further. That all persons who shall faiJ or 
 
 refuse to pay said tax on or before such day as said ]\[ayor and 
 
 Council by ordinance rnay require, the person failing shall 
 
 be required, upon three days notice, to do and perform street work 
 
 as aforesaid, and upon failure thereof, such defaulter shall be 
 
 liable to be dealt with by the Mayor and Council as for a violation 
 
 of other ordinances of said city. 
 
 19. Sec. VI. Be it further e?iactrd, That the Mayor and Council 
 Power of of said city shall have power and authority to enforce the ordi- 
 co'uncif'to nances of said city, by appropriate fines and ])enalties ; and when- 
 nancee. Gvcr it Shall bccomc necessary to imprison any person by sentence 
 
 under a judgment of said Mayor, or Mayor and Council, it shall be 
 ofvX'L iv' lawful to use the connnon Jail of Fulton county, Georgia, instead of 
 b^city! """^the Calaboose of said city, upon terms and conditions to be regu- 
 lated by and between said Mayor and Council and the Inferior 
 Court of said county. 
 
 20. Sec. VII. Be it further etiactcd, That said Mayor and Council 
 Say hi'"' ^'^^^' huve power and authority to enforce and collect a double tax 
 
 ^obte taxed, of any person who shall fail or refuse to give in a list ot his or her 
 taxable property to the Receiver of Tax Ueturns of said city. 
 
 21. Si:c. VIIT. Be it further ennctcd, That the ^Mayor and Council 
 Attendance of Said cltv shall liavc power and authority to compel the attendance 
 ancfwi'tTufB- of parties and witnesses at the 3Iayor's Court and the meetings of 
 Mayor's" Said Couucll ; and for this purpose said Mayor and Council shall 
 ^"'*' have power and authority to take and receive of parties and wit- 
 nesses such bonds as they shall deem necessary to secure the 
 attendance of parties and witnesses; and to pass all ordinances 
 
PRIVATE AND LOCAL LAWS— Cities and Towns. 91 
 
 Augusta. — Bellville. 
 
 necessary to carry this act into eftect, and to forfeit and collect said 
 bonds in the same manner as such bonds are now forfeited and col- 
 lected in ihe Superior Courts in this State. 
 
 22. Skc. IX. Be it farther enacted, That said Mayor and Council 
 
 shall have power and authority to establish a fee bill for the officers ^^ees of offi- 
 of said city, not higher than the fees allowed to the county officers, 
 nor lower than those allowed to Justices of the Peace and Consta- 
 bles of this State. 
 
 23. Sec. X. Be it Jtirthcr enacted., Tliat the corporate limits of 
 the city of Atlanta be extended on the north side of said city, by 
 beginning at the point on the Western and Atlantic Railroad where h,",'^"^"'*' 
 the present corporate line now crosses, and thence run up said ''"'"^^'^• 
 Road to the north corner next the liaihoad, at the lot whereon 
 Felix Sowers resides, and thence east from said corner five hun- 
 dred feet ; thence south-east to the present corporate line. 
 
 Sec. XI. Repeals conliieting laws. 
 Assented to Dec. G, ISGl. 
 
 Note. — The city of Atlanta was first incorporated liy the name of Marthasville, in 1843, 
 pamphlet p. 83; naino changed to Atlanta in .1817, pampli. 5lt; charter amended in 1850, 
 pamph. 9(); ajrain iu 1852, pauiph. p. 38() ; also in IS.Jl, pamph. pp, 212, 213, 211; also in 
 185C, pamph. p. 295. See also Acts of 1859, p. 128, and Acts of 18(>0 p. 90. 
 
 (No. 87.) 
 
 An Act to authorize the Citu Council of Augiislei to fix the salary of the 
 Judge of the City Court of said city. 
 
 24. Section I. Be it enacted. That from and after the passage of ^ ^^ 
 this Act, the City Council of Augusta be authorized and em})ow- Jv<i"e "f the 
 ered, from time to tune, to fix by ordinance, the salary of the Judge Aufuet'a?'' ° 
 of the City Court of said city, at such rate as they may consider 
 
 just and proper, not less than one thousand dollars per annum. 
 Sec. II. Repeals conliieting laws. 
 Assented to Dec. 17, 1861. 
 
 Note.— This Court was first termed the Mayor's Court of the City of Augusta ; the name of 
 the Court was changed by Act of 1826, to that of tlie Court of Common Pleas for the City of 
 Augusta, and the Judge received certain fees as his compensation. By Act of Dec. 30, liS36, 
 the Judge was allowed a fix(;d salary of $1,000 per aunum, to be paid (piarterly by Ihe City 
 Council; and the Court fees which Mie Judge formerly received, were to be jiaid over to the 
 Council. The Act of Feb. 15, 1856, changed the name of the Court to " The City Court of Au- 
 gusta." 
 
 (88.) 
 
 An Act to incorporate the town of Bellville in the county of Richmond. 
 
 25. Section I. Be it enacted, That from and after the passage of 
 
 this Act, the town of Bellville, on Butler's Creek, in the county ofifoi^rated"" 
 Richmond, and State of Georgia, be, and is hereby declared and 
 constituted an incorporated town; and that the corporate limits corpont. 
 of the same shall extend one mile in every direction from Bellville '"""' 
 Factory building. 
 
 26. Sec. II. Be it further enacted, That the corporate powers of 
 said town shall be vested in a Mayor and four Aldermen, who shall 
 
92 
 
 PEIVATE AND LOCAL LAWS.— Cities and Tovnss. 
 
 Bellville. 
 
 Mayor and 
 Aldermen. 
 
 Election of 
 Mayor and 
 Alacrmen. 
 
 be elected on the second Wednesday in January next, 1 862, ten 
 days notice having been given, and on the same day of January of 
 each year thereafter ; and thiit said ]\Iayor and Aldermen shall hold 
 their offices for one year, or until their successors are qualified; 
 and all citizens residing in said incorporation ten days previous to 
 said election, who shall be entitled to vote for members of the 
 General Assembly, shall be entitled to vote for said Mayor and 
 Aldermen. 
 
 27. Sec. in. yhul he if furtlur cjiacUd, That any two citizens in 
 said town, being first sworn to hold said election properly and 
 justly, may preside over said election, neither of whom being a 
 candidate ; and the person receiving the highest number of votes 
 shall be declared to be duly elected ; and that the managers of said 
 election shall give their certificate to such persons as shall be thus 
 elected ; and said certificate shall be evidence of that fact, and 
 their authority to act as Mayor and Aldermen of said town ; and 
 the said certificate shall be recorded by the Clerk of the Council in 
 a book kept for that purpose ; and this record shall always be the 
 highest evidence of said election and qualification. 
 
 '2S. Sec. IV. And he it further enacted, That the said Mayor and 
 Aldermen, before they enter upon the duties of their respective 
 offices, shall, before a Justice of the Inferior Court or Justice of the 
 Peace, take and subscribe the following oath: "I do solemnly 
 ?r*andTw/r- sw^ear that I will, to the best of my ability, faithfully discharge the 
 '"^"' duties of Mayor, (or Aldermen,) of the town of Bellville, during 
 
 ray continuance in office — so help me God." 
 
 29. Sec. V. And he it further enacted, That the said Mayor and 
 Marshal, ci'k-^^^^'*"'*^^^ sliall, at tlicir first annual meeting after their being 
 5l,^;;^"„'',t!r.""'^ qualified, proceed to elect by ballot, a Marshal, Clerk of Council, 
 
 and Treasurer; each of whom, unless removed, shall remain in 
 office until a new election for, and qualification of Mayor and 
 Aldermen; and that said Mayor and Aldermen shall have full 
 power and authority to remove from office, and to elect others in 
 their places, or to punish by fine, not exceeding fifty dollars, any 
 officer elected by them for any neglect, malpractice in or abuse of 
 said office, or for any misdemeanor. 
 
 30. Sec. VI. And be it further enacted. That the Mayor and Alder- 
 saiarieiof of-men shall have the power to fix and regulate the salaries of each and 
 
 every officer they may elect ; which salaries shall not be increased or 
 diminished during their continuance in office ; and the said officers 
 shall give bond and security to the Mayor and Aldermen and their 
 successors, in a sum to be fixed by them for the fiiithful perform- 
 ance of liis or their duties. 
 
 31. Sec. VII. And be it further etiactcd, That the Mayor and any 
 two Aldermen shall form a quorum for the transaction of all busi- 
 ness; and the Mayor shall have the casting vote; and a majority 
 of the votes shall determine all questions and elections before the 
 Council ; and the Mayor and each Aldermen shall be, to all intents 
 and purposes, a Justice of the Peace, so far as to enable them, or 
 either of them, to issue warrants for oflfences committed within the 
 
 Powers of 
 Mayor and 
 Aldermen. 
 
PRIVATE AND LOCAL LAWS— Cities and Towns. 93 
 
 Bellville. 
 
 corporate limits of said town ; which warrants shall be executed 
 by the Marshal, or in his absence or sickness, by such Deputy as 
 the Mayor may appoint for the time and occasion ; and to commit 
 to the common jail of Richmond county, or to admit to bail ac- 
 cording to law, all offenders for their appearance before the next 
 Superior Court thereafter for said county, to await his, her, or 
 their trial ; and it shall be the duty of the Jailor of said county of 
 Richmond to receive all such persons so committed, and then safely 
 to keep until the same is discharged by due course of law. 
 
 31. Sec. VIIL And be it further enacted, That the said Mayor and 
 Aldermen shall have full power and authority to pass all ordi- '" '^'' 
 nances and laws necessary tor the government, good order and well 
 being of said town of Bellville, and to remove pests and nui- 
 sances, and to perform all acts necessary and proper to carry out 
 the provisions of this Act, not incompatible with the constitution 
 and laws of Georgia. They shall also have full power to^„ 
 
 .° •' . . X other powers 
 
 make all contracts in their corporate capacity which they may "V!!^"?'"' a"* 
 
 ^. ., '■''-,.,. J J Aldermen. 
 
 deem necessary for the welfare of said town ; and in their corporate 
 capacity to hold property, and to sue and be sued. 
 
 'S\i. Sec. IX. And be it further enacted, That the ]\Iayor, and in hisji„y„r^j,^ 
 absence any two of the Aldermen of said town, shall have full ^,|f"\^^?h 
 power and authority to try all offenders against any of the by-laws JiJ^^"^"' ^y 
 and ordinances of said town; and to punish for each and every 
 violation thereof within the corporate limits of said town, by fine, f^feed"$2s. 
 or tines not to exceed the sum of twenty-live dollars. 
 
 34. Sec. X. And be it further enacted, That the Marshal shall have 
 full power and authority to examine all places or houses in said 
 town where he may suspect a violation of the laws of this State or 
 the ordinances of said town may be carried on ; and he shall report 
 all offenders in said town against said laws, to the Mayor or any 
 Aldermen of said town, w^hose duty it shall be, upon such report 
 being made, to issue a warrant or warrants for the apprehension of P°r"^*°^ , 
 
 o ' ^ . .11 , jurisdiction of 
 
 every such offender, and to commit the same to iail, or .admit to ^^ay""" ""'' 
 bail according to law, to await his, her, or their trial before the Su- 
 perior Court of Richmond county, when such offence is in viola- 
 tion of the laws of the State ; and also, that the said Maishal be 
 fully authorized to arrest any and all disorderly persons who shall 
 violate any of the by-laws and ordinances of said town, and to take 
 the same before the Mayor or any two Aldermen of said town, for 
 trial, according to the provisions of this Act; and also, that upon 
 all trials, or examinations authorized or required by any of the pro- 
 visions of this Act, the said Mayor, or two Aldermen who may be 
 conducting any such trial or examination, shall have full power to 
 compel the attendance of any witness or witnesses by a fine not to 
 exceed twenty dollars ; and also, that said Mayor and Aldermen 
 shall have power to establish and regulate a police or patrol over 
 all slaves and free persons of color in said town ; and that said 
 Mayor shall have full power and authority to call to his aid any 
 and all white male citizens of said town, capable of bearing arms, 
 for the arrest and apprehension of any offender against the laws of 
 
94 PRIVATE AND LOCAL LAWS.— Cities and Towns. 
 
 Bellville — Cncseta — Jonesboro. 
 
 this State, or of the ordinances of said town ; and in case any such 
 citizen shall refuse to render such aid, he shall be liable to such 
 fine not to exceed twenty dollars, as said Mayor and Aldermen 
 may impose. 
 
 3-5. Sec. XI. And be u further enacted, That the cost for issuing, 
 serving and executing all warrants, process writs, and subpamas 
 Few. authorized by this Act, for tlie violation of any of the ordinances or 
 
 » by-laws of said town against the laws of the State, shall be the 
 
 same as upon warrants, process, subpoenas, &c., by the laws of 
 this State; and shall be paid by the offender or oflenders, in case 
 he, or slie, or they be guilty of the alleged violation of said ordi- 
 nances or laws. 
 offirerB Bucd ^^- ^^^' -^I^- '^'^'^ ^^ it further enacted. That any of the officers 
 unLi'ibu^ of said incorporation who may be sued for any act done in his or 
 ^'*- their ofhcial character, may justify under the Act. 
 
 Assented to December G, ISGl. 
 
 (No. 89.) 
 
 An Act to amend the fourth Section of An Act to incorporate the town of 
 Cusseta, in the county of Chattalioochee, and to render jpcmiaii^nt the 
 counUj site, approved Dcceinbcr 22d, 1855. 
 « 
 -" '•' 37. Section I. The General Assemhhj of the State of Georgia do 
 
 enact, That so much of the said fourth Section* as prescribe the 
 rate of taxes to be levied by the Intendant and Commissioners, up- 
 ^ on property in said town be, and the same is hereby repealed ; and 
 niatediii ' that in lieu thereof, said portion of said Section be made to read as 
 Bcui. ' "° follows: Frovided, said poll shall not exceed two dollars per poll ; 
 and said tax shall not exceed one hundred per cent upon the State 
 tax. 
 
 Sec. II. Repeals conflicting laws. 
 
 Assented to December 17, 1861. 
 
 " For this Section see Acts of 1855—0. p. 363. 
 
 (No. 90.) 
 
 An Act to alter and amend An Act entitled '■^An Act to incorporate the 
 town of Jonesboro, in the county of Clayton; to provide for the election 
 of Commissioners, Marshals, and Clerks ; and for other purposes there- 
 in mentionedf^ assented to December V6th, 1S59.* 
 
 38. Section I. Be it enacted. That from and after the passage of 
 this Act, the twelfth Section of the above recited Act, be altered by 
 H^Tu'of' striking out the words " two miles North and South,''^ and inserting 
 joue,borodc.^}jg ^Qj.^ig u ^,,^^ „^l/f, ^^r^^y^ f,,^^l Eolith,'' instead thereof. 
 
 Sec. II. Repeals conflicting laws. 
 Assented to December 6, 1861. 
 
 9.See Acts of 1859, p. 175. 
 
PRIVATE AND LOCAL LAWS.— Cities and Towns. 95 
 
 Suinmerville. 
 
 (No. 91.) 
 
 A)i Act to incorporate the Village of Summcrville, in the county of Rich- 
 mond; to provide for the election of Comnnssioncra for the same ; to pre- 
 scrihe tlie yoivers and duties of said Commissioners, and for other pur- 
 poses. 
 
 39. Section I. The General Assembly of the State of Georgia do 
 hereby enact, That from and immediately after the passage of this 
 Act, all persons who are citizens of the Confederate States, and who 
 
 are residing within one mile in every direction from the intersec- simXrviHe 
 tion of Milledge street and Walton Way, in the village of Summer-;",,,!^;^!;^^,^. 
 ville, in the county of Richmond, and State aforesaid, shall be deem-P""'*'^- 
 ed, and they are hereby declared to be a body politic and corpo- 
 rate ; which corporation shall be known as the village of Sumnier- 
 ville; it being understood that the residences and premises of Por- 
 ter Fleming, Robert Campbell, Antonio Poullain, S. D. Linton, 
 George W. Lamar and James Gardner, Esquires, are to be included 
 within the limits aforesaid. 
 
 40. Sec. II. Be it further cjiacted, That all free-holders within the 
 limits aforesaid, who are entitled to vote for members of the Lea:is- Election of 
 
 ■,, 111 ji ^^c^ 1 • -r ■> - ^-^ •\ % it Ccmimissiou- 
 
 lature, shall on the 2d Saturday in January, ±862, and on the hrst"«- 
 Satm'day in January in each and every year, after the year 1SG2, 
 meet at the Academy in said village, or at such other place, as may 
 be from time to time designated by the Commissioners of said vil- 
 lage, (by notice given in one of the gazettes of the city of Augus- 
 ta,) and by ballot elect live commissioners for said village; and in 
 the event that such election, from any cause, should not take place 
 at the time specified, then the Justices of the Peace, in the ll9th 
 District, G. M., in said county, may appoint some other day for 
 such election and give notice accordingly; such Commissioners shall 
 hold their office for one year, or until their successors are elected 
 and qualified. 
 
 41. Sec. IIL The said Commissioners shall have authority to ap- 
 point one of their number Intendent of said village; and the said '"''"''*'"*• 
 Intendent, in addition to such authority as may be given to him by 
 
 the Ordinances and By-Laws which shall be passed by said Com- 
 missioners, shall be clothed with all the powers of a Justice of the 
 Peace, within the limits of said village ; and shall hold his office for 
 one year from the time of his appointment, or until his successor is 
 elected and qualified. . .Mw*; 
 
 42. Sec. IV. The polls for the election of said Commissioners '^^' 
 shall be opened at (10) ten o'clock, of the day on which the samew,*"",?gcom- 
 takes place, and close at (4) four ; the first election shall be manag-' 
 ed and presided over by any Justice of the Peace in said county, and 
 two free-holders in said village ; and the subsequent elections shall 
 be managed by any two of the Commissioners and a free-holder of 
 said village; or by a Justice of the Peace and two-freeholders of 
 said village; and the managers of such election shall have authori- 
 
 niiseioucrs. 
 
By-laws. 
 
 96 PRIVATE AND LOCAL LAWS.— Cities and Towns. 
 
 Summervillo. — Sprinp Place. 
 
 ty to issue to the persons who are elected, certificates of their elec- 
 tion, which shall be sufKcient evidence thereof. 
 
 43. Sec. y. 'J'he said Commissioners so elected, shall, at the time 
 they receive their certificate of" election, take and subscribe the fol- 
 lowing oath : " I do solemnly swear that, to the best of my abili- 
 
 oath of Com- sv, I will couduct myself uprightly as a Commissioner of the vil- 
 
 misnoncrs. •' ... ' i i i • i*i i i • • i ii 
 
 lage ol hummerviUe ; ami tliat I will do equal justice to all persons 
 who may be concerned in my administration of the law and of the 
 by-laws of said village, within the same." 
 
 44. Sec. VI. The said Commissioners shall have power and au- 
 Marshai. thorlty to clcct and commission a Marshal and Deputy Marshal, for 
 
 said village; and also to appoint and organize a patrol within the 
 same, with such powers, and subject to such duties as may be pre- 
 scribed by the Ordinances or By-laws of said village. 
 
 45. Sec. VJI. The said Commissioners shall have full power and 
 TajceB, fines, authority to make assessments of taxable property within the said 
 
 village; to lay and collect such taxes as they may deem necessary 
 fur the purposes of carrying their powers into effect; to impose and 
 collect lines ibr all offences committed against the By-laws or Ordi- 
 nances of said village; and generally to make and enact all such 
 By-laws or Ordinances not repugnant to the Constitution and laws 
 of the land, as they, or a mnjority of them, may deem expedient for 
 the security, welfare and convenience of said village, or for preserv- 
 ing peace, order and good government within the same ; Provided., 
 that nothing in this Section contained, shall be so construed as to 
 authorize any inteference with the working, management and care 
 of the public roads in said village by the Inferior Courts of said 
 county, or its agents. 
 
 46. Sec. Vlli. The said Commissioners shall have authority to 
 '^"'"'"^""^' appoint a Clerk, Treasurer, and such other subordinate officers as 
 
 they may need ; and to collect all taxes or fines due and payable to 
 them, by Execution or other process issued in such form as shall 
 be by their By-laws prescribed. 
 Assented to December 16, 1S61. 
 
 (No. 92.) 
 An Act to authorize the Commissioners of the Town, of Spring Place, in 
 Murray co7tntij, to issue license for the retail of Spirituous- TJipiors, 
 and to fix the amount of the license for the same, and to punish for sell- 
 ing ivithout licen.se. 
 
 47. Section I. Thr. General Assembh/ do enact, That the Commis- 
 ReuiuireDBc-sioners of the town of Spring Place, in Murray county, areauthor- 
 piace""* ized to issue license to retail spirituous liquors therein ; and to 
 
 charge and collect for the same, such sum as they may think best, 
 not exceeding S250, per year, for each license; And be it further enact- 
 ed. That all persons who shall retail spirituous liquors within said 
 town, without such license, shall be punished as now provided by 
 law for retailing without license. 
 
 Sec. II. All conflicting laws are hereby repealed. 
 
 Assented to December 13, 1861. 
 
Lioenec to re- 
 tuous 
 the 
 
 PRIVATE AND LOCAL LAWS.— Corporations. 97 
 
 Rome — Cavender's Creek aud Field Minings Company. 
 
 (No. 93.) 
 
 An Act to amend the several laws heretofore passed incoriwrating the citij 
 of Rome, in the county of Floyd ; and to enlarge the powers of the City 
 Council of the City of Rome, in relation to the granting oflicc7ise to 
 retail and sell liquors. 
 
 4S. Section I. The General AssemUy of the Slate of Giorgia en- 
 acts, That from and after the passage of this Act, the City Council 
 of the city of Rome, in the county of Floyd, shall have full power ||;iiVr>t' 
 and authority to impose a tax of not exceeding three hundred dol- ^^i'j "f i^"""^^ 
 lars annnallv, upon all persons who shall sell spirituons liquors 
 within the corporate limits of said city, in less quantities tiian by 
 the gallon or barrel ; the said tax so assessed, to be applied to the 
 use of the said city. 
 
 Sec. II. Repeals conflicting laws. 
 Assented to December 17, 1861. 
 
 Supreme Court Decisions. — A clause in the charter of tlie City of Albany, conferring the - 
 power, in general terms, to pHs.s all Bylaws, <fcp., not inconsistent with the Constitution and 
 laws of the State, does not confer the power to pass an Ordinance making it a penal offence to 
 sell si)irits in quantities of a (juart or more, to be drank on tin- premises where sold, this being 
 inconsistent with the State law on the subject. 29. Ga. Reports. 56. 
 
 A took out a license from the State to retail spirits in (cordon county, in November, 1S,''8. In 
 December thereaflcr, the Legislature passed An Act authorizing aud empowering the Com- 
 mon Council of Calhouu. in said connty, to levy aud collect a tax not less than one hundred dol- 
 lars, upon any retail establisiiuieut, «fce., in that jilace ; //(■/(/, that the Statute wa.'i not intend- 
 ed to apply to one who had already paid the State for the privilege of retailing. 2"J. Gu. Repts 
 
 TITLE III. 
 
 CORPORATIONS. 
 CAVENDER'S CREEK AND FIELD MINING CO., (No. 94.) 
 
 Sec. 1. Cavender's Creek and Field Mining 
 Co. incorporated. Powers and privi- 
 leges, liy-laws. 
 
 " 2. Company may own and sell real es- 
 tate. 
 
 " 3. Capital stock $.jO,000. Shares. Per- 
 sonal liability of Stockholders for 
 debts of Co. 
 
 Sec. -1. Flume or aqueduct. Dam on Chesta- 
 tee river. Damages. Execution. 
 Appeal. 
 
 " 5. Deposit of money for damages as- 
 sessed, on appeal. 
 
 " G. Penalty for damaging. Sec, Compa- 
 ny's works. 
 
 TURNER MOUNTAIN COPPER MINING CO., (No. 95.) 
 
 Sec. 7. Company incorporated. Corporate 
 powers, &,. Seal. Jlyluws. 
 " 8. Company may own and sell real es- 
 tate. 
 
 Sec. 9. Capital stock f.'JOO.OnO. Shares. Per- 
 sonal liability of Stockholders for 
 debts of Co. 
 " 10. Location of office of Co. 
 
 DALTON CITY COMPANY, (No. 9G.) 
 
 Sec. 11. List of Stockholders to be filed in Clerk's office. 
 
 (No. 94.) 
 
 An Act to incorporate the C<mender''s Creek and Field Mining Com- 
 j)any. 
 
 1. Section I. Be it enacted by the General Assembly (f the State 
 of Georgia, That John C. Early, L. D. Davis, and such persons as 
 7 
 
98 PRIVATE AND LOCAL LAWS.— Corporations. 
 
 Cavender's Creek and Field Miuing Compauy. 
 
 they may associate with them, and their successors and assigns, 
 Cavender's shall be and they are hereby declared, as soon as they shall organ- 
 fI.^m&.m ize under this Act, a body corporate and politic, under the name 
 Slcoi^rlud. and style of "Cavender's Creek and Field Gold Mining Compa- 
 ny," to work for Gold, or other valuable minerals, in the county of 
 Lumpkin, and State of Georgia, on Fractional Lot of Land, No. 
 11S2, 12th District 1st Section, known as the Boling W. Field 
 Gold Vein, in Chestatee River, or on any other lauds that 
 they may now own or on any other lands that they may 
 hereafter own either by purchase, lease, or otherwise, from the 
 above described lot, or fractional lot, up the Chestatee River, to 
 the mouth of Cavender's Creek, and up said creek to William 
 Anderson's; and by that name may sue and be sued, plead or be 
 impleaded, answer, or be answered unto, in any Court of law or 
 privuegcr equity in this State or in the Southern Confederacy, or any State 
 thereof having competent jurisdiction ; and shall enjoy perpetual 
 succession of otHcers and members, have and use a Conunon Seal, 
 and alter the same at pleasure; may make, ordain or establish such 
 By-laws. By-Laws, rules and regulations as they may deem expedient and 
 necessary to cary into eflect the objects of said Company ; provi- 
 ded 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 Confederate States. 
 
 2. Sec. II. Awl be it. further enacted, That the aforesaid Compa- 
 ny hereby created, shall by its corporate name, be capable, in law, 
 m°ayowuandof purcliaslug, owulug, selHug, and conveying, any real or person- 
 sei^reai cb- ^| estato, wliich uiay be necessary to enable said Company efficient- 
 ly to carry on the operation mentioned in the first section of this 
 Act. 
 Capital ^- Sec. IIL A/kI he it further cvacteJ, That the capital stock of 
 
 Rtock $5:),- gj^-j QQijjpjjijy sliall be lifty thousand dollars; which capital stock 
 suureB. "liiy ^^ divided into such number of shares as may be determined 
 on by a vote or votes of three-fourths of the Stockholders, at a reg- 
 ular meeting of said Stockholders, to be ascertained by the rules 
 and by laws of said Company, all parties at interest first having 
 notice of the time and place of such meetings ; and the Stockhold- 
 
 bnltyof ''"'ers of said Company shall be liable pro rata for the debts of said 
 fordei.'t«o" Company, to the amount of their stock by them respectively held, 
 
 ity oT 
 ckliol. 
 di-Iitr 
 
 Company. |^^^ ^^^ ^^^ greater amount. 
 
 4. Sec. IV. And he it further enacted, That said Company shall 
 
 jr,j,„„ „r have power and authority to construct Aqueduct on any part, on 
 
 aqueduct. Caveiidcr's Creek which they may select, below the above named 
 William Anderson's, by ditch to carry water, trussel-work or flume 
 to the said Boling W. Field's Gold Vein, for hose washing, and oth- 
 
 DamonCh^B-er proccss of mining ; and to construct a coffer dam in Chestatee 
 River, said dam not to occupy more than one-third of the bed of 
 
 Damages, said Chcstatec river, subject to such^ainages or compensation to 
 the legal owners of the lands on wmch said ditch, trussel-work 
 or flume may may be constructed, as are reasonable and just, to 
 be adjudged of and determined by three free holders of said county 
 
PRIVATE AND LOCAL LAWS.— Corporations. 99 
 
 Cavender's Creek and Field Mining Company.— Turner Copper Minincr Company. 
 
 of Lumpkin, one cliosen by said Company, one by said land owner, 
 and a third chosen by the Inferior Court, or a majority of them, of 
 said county of Lumpkin ; and their judgment being rendered, duly 
 certified to the Clerk of the Superior Court of said county of 
 Lumpkin ; and said Arbitrators are hereby authorized and requir- 
 ed to certify and return their said judgment, and all their pro- 
 ceedings in said case, to the Clerk as aforesaid ; said Clerk shall is- E.tecution. 
 sue execution against the parties cost for all cast and damages ; and 
 said executions may be enforced under the same rules and laws 
 that now govern the collection of money by execution in this State, 
 unlessthe party against whom the said arbitrators found, shall enter ^ ^^^ 
 an appeal in'the Clerk's office, within four days from the return and 
 entry of said judgment ; which appeal may be entered under the 
 same rules and regulations which now govern other cases of ap- 
 peal ; and said Company shall, in like manner, be liable for dam-otherdam- 
 ages to the proprietors from whose lands, either in whole or part,"" "' 
 any water course may be diverted by said Company; such damages 
 to be assessed in the manner above named. 
 
 5. Sec V. A7ut be it furtltcr evaded, That entry of an appeal 
 in all cases provided for in this Act, shall in no case prevent the 
 
 ,s, J. T .,, , /. . . Deposit of 
 
 Company Irom proceeding with any work, or part of their work, ^'f^^g^'^"'- 
 on depositing with the Clerk of the Superior Court, or with such?'"'- "" '^ 
 other persons as the Superior Court may direct, the sum found by 
 said arbitrators, to be held subject to the final order of the Court ; 
 And provided further, that the Judge in vocation shall have the 
 power to pass the proper order in reference to depositing the mon- 
 ey, so as not to hinder the progress of the work, until a regular 
 term of the Court. 
 
 G. Sec. VI. A/idbeit further enacted, That if any person or per r.naityfor 
 sons shall willfully or maliciously destroy, or in any manner dam- 1^'." tompan- 
 age, or injure, or obstruct, or shall council, aid or assist, or advise^'" "'""'"■ 
 any person or persons, in any manner to hurt, damage, injure, or 
 obstruct any part of said Company's works, or any ap}>urtenances 
 thereunto belonging or appertaining, such person or persons so of- 
 fending, shall be liable to be indicted for a misdemeanor ; and on 
 ■conviction, shall be fined and imprisoned, or either, at the disores 
 .tionof the Court. 
 
 Assented to December G, ISGl. 
 
 (No. 95.) 
 .An Act to incorporate the Turner Mountain Copi^er Mining Convpariy . 
 
 7. Section I. The General AKscmhhj of the State of Georo;ia do 
 enact, That William B. Rutherford and James P. Payton, and such 
 other persons as they may hereafter associate with them, and their M-'^'ta""!'^ 
 successors and assigns, shall be, and they are hereby declared, soimcLjZy 
 soon as they shall organist under this act, a body corporate and'"""^°™"^ " 
 politic, under the name and style of "The Turner Mountain Cop- 
 per Mining Company," for the purpose of mining for Copper, 
 ■Gold, Silver, or other valuable minerals, in Luni})kin county, on 
 
100 PRIVATE AND LOCAL LAWS— Corporations. 
 
 Turner Copper Mining Company. — Dalton City Company. 
 
 anv lands they may now own, or may hereafter acquire either by* 
 purc-liase or lease, with the privilege of erecting any machinery 
 necessary for the purpose aforesaid ; and in their corjiorate name, 
 powers i^c. havc j^owcr to sue or be sued, answer or be answered unto, in anj"^ 
 Court of law or equity in this State, having jurisdiction ; and shall 
 Seal. enjoy perpetual succession ; and may have and use a common seal. 
 
 By-laws. and altcr the same at pleasure ; and may make all by-laws, rules 
 and regulations they may deem proper tor the government of said 
 Company ; Frovulcd, the same are not inconsistent with the consti- 
 tution laws of Georgia and Constitution and laws of the Confed- 
 erate States of America. 
 
 8. Sec. II. And it is ftirthcr auictal. That said Company, by its 
 Company corporatc name, shall have power to purchase, own. sell and con- 
 "iTrMW-r vey any projierty, real and personal, that may be necessary to carry 
 
 out the purpose of this charter. 
 
 9. Sec. III. The capital stock of said Company slisill be five 
 ftock%5oo,- hundred thousand dollars; which stock may be divided into such, 
 sh'ares. numbcrs of shares as two-thirds of said Company may determine at a 
 
 regular meeting of such Stockholders, all parties at interest first 
 pcrBonai lia- haviug uoticc of thc time and place of rHeeting ; and the Stock- 
 stllcLCuiers holderssliall be liable j^ro radi, for all the debts of said Company 
 company!'^ to thc amouut of stock owned by them respectively, but for no 
 
 greater amount. 
 
 10. Sec IV. And it is further cnucud, That said Company shall 
 cf'officeofco.keep an office at Dahlonega, in said county of Lumpkin ; which. 
 
 shall be considered for all judicial pur^ioses, its location. 
 Sec. V. Repeals conllicting laws. 
 
 Assented to December 17, ISGl. 
 
 (No. 96.) 
 
 An Act to amend the Charter of the Dalian City Company, approved' 
 2Srd of February, 1850.* 
 
 11. Section I. The General Assembly do enact, That the Dalton 
 
 Lietof stork- City Company be, and they are hereby recjuired to make out and 
 
 office" to" be file with the Clerk of the Superior Couit of Whitfield county, a list 
 
 fiied^iucrkV of their Stockholders and ol' their officers, on or before the first day 
 
 of January next, and on or before the first day of January in each 
 
 and every year thereafter ; which said list shall be recorded by 
 
 said Clerk in his office. 
 
 Sec. II. Repeals conflicting laws. 
 
 Assented to December 17, ISGl. 
 
 * For Act incorpornting Dalton City Company, see Acts of 18-19-50, p. 204. 
 
PRIVATE AND LOCAL LAWS.— Counties. 
 
 101 
 
 Name of Cass county changed. 
 
 TITLE IV. 
 
 COUNTIES. 
 
 5ec. I. Name of tiie county of Cass chantjed to- 
 BAUTOVV. 
 " 2. Name of Casisville changed to MANAS- 
 SAS. 
 
 Sec. 3. Change of name ofcounty not to vitiate 
 writs, deeds, &.C. 
 
 (No. 97.) 
 
 An Act to chnigc the name of the Cou?itij rf Cass, in this State, and for 
 otJtcr iiurposcs therein mentioned. 
 
 Whereas, The county of Cass, in this State, in its organization 
 was named in memory of Lewis Cuss, of Micliigan; and the said 
 Lewis Cassliaving recently shown himself inimical to the South by 
 voluntary donations of his private property to sustain a wicked warPreamWe. 
 upon her people, and by utterance of sentiments such as the South 
 must be subjugated, the Union must be preserved; and has there- 
 by become unworthy of the honor conferred by the naming of said 
 county; ^And Whereas, deeming it the duty, it is always the pleas- 
 ure of a brave and free people to perpetuate the memory of those 
 who have fallen upon the Held of battle in defence of the honor, 
 rights and liberties of our common country, and by their noble deeds 
 and self sacrificing devotion, have endeared their names in the hearts 
 of the present generation. We should in some measure hand down 
 their name and cause tlieir memory to live evergreen in the hearts 
 of succeeding generations, therefore, 
 
 Section I. Be it cnacTcd, That from and after the passage of this ^ho name or 
 Act, the name of the county of Cass be, and the same is hereby [l'J"J'"h%c°d 
 changed to the name of Bartow, in honor of the late Colonel Fran-B'^Vtow."*^ 
 cis S. Bartow, of Chatham county of this State, who fell at the bat- 
 tle of i\Ianassas IMains, galhuitly leading his men, on the 21st of 
 July, ISGl. 
 
 Sec. II. Be it further enaried, That the name of Cassville, the pres-Namoofooun- 
 ent county site of the county of Cass, be, and the same is hereby !.^ tolhanr 
 changed to the name of Manassas. Manaseae. 
 
 Sec. III. Beitjurthcr enacted, That no writ or process of ^'i"! ^^^j, ^ „f 
 kind, deed, contract or agreement in said county, shall be vitiated name of 
 
 ,,. •IT/-, 111 1 TJ I'oiinty not to 
 
 by bemg entitled Cass county; but tlie same may be amended up- vitiate wnu. 
 Oil motion when necessary, without any delay or cost. 
 
 Assented to December 6, ISGL 
 
102 
 
 PRIVATE AND LOCAL LAWS.— County Lines. 
 
 Dooly and Macon— Clayton and Fulton. 
 
 TITLE V. 
 
 COUNTY LL\ES. 
 
 Sec. I. Act of l~lh December, IStlO, clinnphif; 
 
 line between Clayton and Fnltou, 
 
 amended. 
 
 " 2. Lot No. G5, lltli District of orif,Mnnlly 
 
 Henry county addi-d to Fulion county, 
 
 except a half acre lot in Kougb and 
 Heady. 
 Sec. 3. Lines between Sucr.ter and SdvJey chan- 
 ged. 
 
 (No. OS.) 
 
 An Act to alter and amend An Act entitled An Act to change and alter 
 ^ the county lines between the covnties of Doohj and Macon, assented ia 
 
 December 17th, ISGO;* and also to chancre the lines between the coun- 
 ties (f Clayton and Fulton, and for other iiurposcs. 
 
 1. Section I. The General Assembly of the State of Georgia do en- 
 Art of I MO, ^^., That tlie words "east of Hoi? Creek," occurincr in the first 
 b.tw,.,ii Section of the above recited Act, be, aiul the same are hereby 
 
 Claytou and ' i ii 
 
 f'-'to"?. stricken from said Act; and that, in lieu thereof, the words "all 
 
 Northwest of the East bank of Hog Crawl Creek," be, and the 
 
 same are hereby inserted in said Act, and shall become a part of the 
 
 same; and that this alteration in said Act shall have relation to the 
 
 date of the passage and approval of said original Act, and shall, ta 
 
 all intents and purposes, be construed and treated as though said 
 
 original Act had read as the same is hereby altered and amended. 
 
 Lot No. 66, 2. Sec. IL Be it further enacted, That lot of land No. 65, in the 
 
 originany 14th Distrlct of originally Henry, now Clayton county, be, and the 
 
 "Fu7ton'!'!x''-same is hereby atldetl to the county of Fulton, excepting that part 
 
 air.- lot iu" of said lot owne>>l by VV. H. Dearing, bein^a town lot in the town 
 
 Rcudy.*' of Rough and Ready, on the south side of said land lot, being a 
 
 square of one half acre, which is to remain in the county of Clayton. 
 
 See. III. Repeals conflicting laws. 
 
 Assented to November 2o, iSGl. 
 
 For thi.s Act see ActH of 18G0, p. l\-2. 
 
 (No. 99.) 
 
 An Act to repeal so mncli of An Act assented to December loth, ]S59, * 
 as includes the North half of lot of land, number 10, in the '21 (h Dis- 
 trict of Sumter count]) in the county of Schley. 
 
 3. Section I. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of tlie State of 
 • esbp Georgia, That so much of An Act assented to December 15, 1859, 
 tween f^i'-' as includcs the North half of lot of land Number 10, in the 27th 
 chimged.'^ '^District of Sumter county, in the county of Schley, it being the resi- 
 dence of George Dykes, be, and the same is hereby repealed. 
 Assented to December 11, 1861. 
 
 " Acts of 1859, p. 273. 
 
PRIVATE AND LOCAL LAWS.— County Regulations. 103 
 
 Jury fees of the Superior and Inferior Courts in Whitfield. 
 
 TITLE VI. 
 
 COUNTY REGULATIONS. 
 
 Sec. I. Act of 18th February, 18.'>G, amended so Sec. 7. Nou-residents of State not to drive stock 
 as to inchule Whittielii county. I into Murray and Fauuin counties to 
 
 " 2. Clerk's duties as to jury fee.s. Duty ofl graze. 
 
 County Treasurer as to jury fees. '' P. Penalty for so doing. 
 
 " 3. Slierift' in Ellxnt cnunty not "to be paid '' 9. Fees of officers acting under tiiis Act. 
 for sununoning tales jurors who do uotj Sui-h stock maybe levied on for the 
 
 forfeiture. 
 " 10. Public sales to be held at Court House 
 
 in ^Muscogee county. 
 " 11. Persons prohibited from felling timber 
 
 in Toccoah river. 
 " 1"J. Ponalty for a violation. 
 
 serve. 
 
 4. Act of December 16, 18.57, repealed. 
 
 5. Tiix on stock of non-residents, in Col- 
 
 qnitt count)-. 
 
 6. Such stock to be double taxeil. 
 
 (No. 100.) 
 
 An Act to extend the jyrovisi.ofis of An Act entitled An Act to regulate 
 the collection of Jury fees in the Superior and Inferior Courts of the 
 counties of Cou)cta, Floyd- and Coss, opproccd Frbruanj IS///, 1S56,* 
 so as to include the county of Whitfield, and to add another Sectio?i to 
 irrovidefor the collection of the same. 
 
 1. Section I. Be it enacted by the General Assemhhj of the State ^^^rt ofimh 
 Georsria, That the provisions of the above recited Act, be, and the '■•'''• ]^f- 
 same are hereby exrended to the county of Wliitfield. \U'itik-id'i*o 
 
 2. Sec. II. Be it further enacted, Tliat it shall be the duty of the 
 
 Clerk of the Court to furnish the County Treasurer with a list of L to jury"'^ 
 the cases on which jury fees are due, within ten days after the ad- '"^*' 
 journment of the Court; and in all cases of appeal, it shall be the 
 duty of the Clerk to pay over the amount so paid in on appeals; 
 and it shall be the duty of the County Treasurer to call on the Sher-Tre'sirrerM 
 iff, or his Deputy, for a settlement of such jury fees due on the ca- '^" •'"'^ **"" 
 ses in his hands; and on failure to pay over the same if collected, 
 shall be subject to be ruled and pay four fold the amount so collec- 
 ted and retained ; and it is hereby made the duty of the County 
 Treasurer to call lor a settlement of all such jury fees, and to rule 
 the officer collecting or failing to collect the same, as in other cases 
 of rules, either in term time or vacation. 
 Assented to December 11, ISGl. 
 
 • See Acts of 1855, 6. p. 487. 
 
 (No. 101.) 
 
 An Act to amend An Act etititled An Act to compensate the Sheriffs of 
 Burke, Elbert and DeKalb counties, for their services in summoning 
 Grand and Petit Jurors in said counties respectively, assented, to De- 
 cember 23, 1836.* 
 
 3. Section I. The General Assembly of the State of Georgia do en- 
 aci, That the Act named in the title hereof, shall not be so con- 
 
 • Acta of 1836, Pamphlet, p. 25i. 
 
104 PRIVATE AND LOCAL LAWS.— County Regulations. 
 
 . Deuatar — Ccdc^iitt — Alurray and Fannin. . 
 
 I^bert^'^onn-Strued as to compensate the Sherid'ot' Elbert county for summoning 
 p^in.^JlTm- as tales jurors, persons who do not actually serve as jurors upon the 
 jurorawho'*^ trial of any case or cases in the Courts of said county of Elbert. 
 do not serve. gg^^ IL' Repeals connicting laws. 
 Assented to December 17, ISGl. 
 
 (Xo. 10-J.) 
 
 Aji Act to repeal An Act. entitled An Act to authorize ami require the 
 Justices of the Inferior Court of Decatur county to order the jfcil/mcnt 
 of the Superintendents, Clrrlis and those who consolidate returns of elec- 
 tions of said county, for their services, assented to Dectmbtr IG, lS-57.* 
 
 Actofifi 4. Section I. The General Assemhbi of the State of Georgia do en- 
 
 Dec. lR.i7 J J -' O 
 
 tep^ea. act. That from and after the passage of this Act, the above recited 
 Act be, and the same is hereby repealed. 
 Assented to December 17th, ISGl. 
 
 •See Actsof 1S.57, p. 219. 
 
 (No. 103.) 
 
 An Act to compel non-residents to pay tax on Cattle and Sheep running 
 and grazing in the county of Co/quitt. 
 
 5. Section I. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Georgia, 
 That irom and after the passage of this Act, persons non-residents 
 _'i;l"'°^' of Colquitt county, owning and having Cattle and Sheep running 
 fo^'r'paidiu ii»id grazing in said county, shall give in, and pay tux therein upon 
 Huidcu. such^Cattle and Sheep. 
 
 siiciirattie • ^' '^^^- II- ^'"^ ^-' if.f"'thcr enacted, That any person or persons 
 donbiu" taxed f'^^i'i© ^'' I'^'fusiiig to coiuply With this Act, shall be double taxed ; 
 ifnot givcu and the same collected as now prescribed by law under the general 
 tax law. 
 
 Soc. IIL All conflicting laws repealed. 
 Assented to December 17, ISGl. 
 
 (No. 101.) 
 
 An Act to yrcvent citizens of other States from driring Cattle or other 
 stoch, into the counties (f Murray and Fannin, in the State (f Georgia, 
 for the purpose <f grazing, and to punish for the same. 
 
 7. Section I. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of 
 Georgia, That from and after the passage of this Act, it shall not 
 
 iloVnrray bc lawful for auy person or persons being citizens of other States, 
 couS,"to to drive cattle or sheep, or other stock, into said counties, for the 
 *"^' purpose of grazing. 
 
 8. Sec. li. A?id be it further enacted, That if any person or per- 
 sons shall violate the provisions of this Act, he shall forfeit and 
 
 Ponaitj. p.^y ^]jg gmjj of two dolUirs per head, for each animal he may bring 
 thereto for the purposes aforesaid, to be collected by any Court 
 having jurisdiction of the same; said money when collected to be 
 
 Tax on cattle 
 beloDKiniito 
 uoii-resident 
 grazii 
 
 Non-Te«i- 
 dentaof tliin 
 State not to 
 
PRIVATE AND LOCAL LAWS.— County Regulations. 105 
 
 Muscogee — Fannin. 
 
 j^aid into the Count)^ Treasury were such stock may be driven, to 
 be applied to county purposes. 
 
 9. Sec. III. Be ll further enacted, That the officers of Court shall Fees of os- 
 have the same fees as in other cases ; and also shall have power to 
 
 levy on snid stock until the monies are paid. wied upon. 
 
 Sec. IV. Repeals conflicting laws. 
 Assented to December 14, ISGl. 
 
 (No. 105.) 
 
 An Act to (lesl ornate the place <>f holding sales hy Sheriffs, Coroners, Ex- 
 ecutors, Administrators, Guardians and Trustees, i)i the Counttj of 
 Muscogee. 
 
 10. Section I. The General Assemhhi of the State of Georgia do en- 
 
 J J .' o Pnblir sales 
 
 act. That in future all sales by Sheriffs, Coroners, Executors, Ad-i"'»-hpidat 
 ministrators, Guardians. Trustees, and other fiduciary agents, in thei"' Mi.Bcogee 
 county of ^Muscogee, shall be held and conducted at the Court- 
 house in said county.* 
 
 Sec. 11. Repeals conflicting laws. 
 
 Assented to December 11, ISGl. 
 
 " By Act (>f UUh December, H47, ii was maile tlie duty of Executors, Ailministvntors and 
 Guan\iaiis, to ImM their snles at the JIarket House, in Columlms, instead of at the Court-liousc. 
 Sec Acts of 1817, Pamplilet, p. 19. 
 
 (i\o. lOG.) 
 
 An Act to yrcvent any person or jnr so /is from felling in timbers or otherwise 
 obstructing the current of Toccoah river in the county of Fannin, and 
 to punish ofendcrsfor the same. 
 
 iTBonB pro- 
 , liibitcd from 
 
 11. Section I. Be it enacted. That from and after the passage of p,,r 
 this Act, it shall not be lawful for any person or persons, to fell or j'.liHj'iftiX"^ 
 throw any timber in Toccoah river in the county of Fannin, so as i'^Ji J^.;!;''"'''' 
 to cause drifts in said river. 
 
 12. Sec. II. And be it further enacted, by the authority (foresaid, Th-at 
 
 any person who may hereafter violate the provisions of the first Penalty for 
 Section of this Act, shall be liable to pay the sum of twenty dol-^'""'""" 
 lars ; to be collected before any magistrate in said county ; one half 
 to go to the person suing for the same, and the other half to go into 
 the County Treasury. 
 
 Sec. III. Repeals conflicting laws. 
 
 Assented to December 11, ISGl. 
 
106 PRIVATE AND L(3CAL LAWS.— Education. 
 
 Ord'y.of Brooks may drawbal. educational fund for 1860. — J II. Wyly may draw fund for Habersham. 
 
 TITLE Vn. 
 
 Preamble. 
 
 EDUCATION. 
 
 Sec. I, Arrenrnpes of Sdioul Fimil due Bropks'Sec. 3. Fue.xpcnded Ijalnncp of School Fund of 
 
 county for ISCili, tn ))e deducted frouij Toiviis county to be turned over to 
 
 general fund (if 1S{;|. [ Relief C'oinn\ittPc of Towns county. 
 
 " 2. School Fund dui- Iliiliersbam county to, " -1. Orditiury of Wliiti- comity required to 
 
 be drfiwu by John H. Wyly. ' pay to C'. H. Kytlo $3.0," for teaching 
 
 l)oori;liildren in 1858. 
 
 (No. 107.) 
 
 An Atl to authorize the' Or^mry of Broohs count ij to drcnv a balance of 
 the EducatioridJ fund dim 'said county for tJic year ISGO. 
 
 Whereas, The Ordinary of Brooks county was undor duress a 
 portion of the year 18(50, in conscMjuence of his p.xposure to Small- 
 po.x, by reason of which liis Deputy was conipelled to attend to the 
 duties of the oflice; And Whereas, said Deputy being inexperien- 
 ced failed to make a correct return of the number of chikh-en in 
 said county, by reason of which failure the county was deprived of 
 its pro rata share of the educational fund, therefore, 
 
 1. Section I. The (ieneral Assembly do enact, That tlie balance 
 w"ooTfund"'^due the said county of Brooks for the year 1862, out of the educa- 
 Bro'oT"co,m-tional fund, be set apart I'rom said fund for the year 1S61, before 
 fjjmti^i''ru'i''the apportionment and division of said fund of 1861 ; and that his 
 :uudoi isGi. j^xcellency, the Governor, be authorized to draw his warrant on the 
 Treasury in favor of the Ordinary of Brooks county for the balance 
 thus due. 
 
 Assented to November 22, 1761. 
 
 (No. 108.) 
 
 An Act to authorize John II. IVyly to draw the Educational fund of 
 Habersham county, and pay the same to the Board of Education oj 
 said county. 
 
 Preamble. 
 
 Whereas, The Ordinary of Habersham county, is absent from 
 said county in the military service of the Confederate States : 
 2. Section I. The General Assembly do enact, That John II. Wy- 
 schooifund ly \yQ aud hc is hercbv authorized to draw the P^ducational fund of 
 
 duo Haber- ,t , , "^ t , j^ j.i 
 
 Bham county Habershaiu countv for the vear 1861, and pay the same to the 
 
 to bf drawu J J ' I J , 
 
 hv JoimH. Board of Education of said county ; and the State Treasurer is here- 
 by authorized and required to pay the same to the said John H. 
 Wyly, and take his receipt therefor. 
 Sec. II. Repeals conflicting laws. 
 
 Assented to December 13, 1S61. 
 
nd of 
 8 coun- 
 lie tiirn- 
 
 Com- 
 
 PRIVATE AND LOCAL LAWS— Executors, Admlmstrators, &c. 107 
 
 Balance of Edacational fund of Towns co. — C. H. Kytle. — Chas. H. Johneon, Admr. 
 
 ' (No. 109.) — — 
 
 Aji Act to authorize the Ordinary of Towns county to turn over to the 
 
 Chairman of the Relief Committee of said comity, a balance of Ednca- 
 
 tional funds in his hands, after paying certain accovnts. 
 
 3. Section I. The State of Geora-ia in General Assemhlii met do ,, 
 enact, That the Ordinary of" Towns county, after paying all the^ai«°j^of 
 lesral claims of Teachers for schools already taucrht, and after retain- Town 
 
 O ^ , . . ^ *- O ' ty to l-^ I, 
 
 inff his lawful commission, be authorized to iiay over the balance of^^j'^'i'-to 
 
 o ^ ^ ' _ I J Relief Coi 
 
 the Educational fund belon^iuff to said count v, to S. Y. Jameson, ">'"•■" of 
 chairman ot a Iteuei Lommittee oi said county, or his successor, to fy- 
 be expended as said Committee may deem proper, for the benefit of 
 Volunte(>rs and their families. 
 
 Sec. IL Repeals conflicting laws. 
 
 Assented to December 17, ISGl. 
 
 (No. 110.) 
 
 An Act to authorize the Ordinary of White county to pay C. II. Kytle 
 for tea chiug poor child) en in said count >/ of JVIiite, 
 
 4. Section L Be it enacted. That the Ordinary of White county ordinary of 
 be, and he is hereby authorized and required, before paying mon('ytT«q»ired"to 
 on any other account, to pay C. H. Kytle the sum of thirty-five K^tu-^k 
 dollars, out of the public school fund of said county, for teaching pJor'oMdfcn 
 poor children in said county for the year 1S5S. '"^^^^■ 
 
 Assented to December 17, 186 1. 
 
 Note.— For Act nuUiorizinsr Moses Fornby, a school teacher in Floyd county, to make re- 
 turu to the Ordiunry ofsaiil county of poor children taught by him in 1861, and requiring him 
 to be paid, see Act No. I'J}, Title Relief. 
 
 TITLE VIII. 
 
 EXECUTORS, ADMINISTRATORS, ORDINARIES, &C. 
 
 Sec.I. Sale of lands of estate of Geo. DHgan,'Sec. 6. Said Executor may be innde jjurty to 
 deceased. ^ . . 1 suits pending against testator, by .s'c/ve 
 
 2. Sale of lands of estate of Wm. William 
 
 sou, deceasi'd, of Harris county. 
 
 3. Ordinary of Dt-Kalb county may grant 
 
 letters of Administration on estate ot 
 Thomas II. Chivers to IlanietE. Chi- 
 vers, without requiring bond, . 
 
 4. Ordinary may dismiss her from said Ad- 
 
 istration incase of her mismanagement 
 of the estate. 
 
 5. Wm. R. Taylor, of Florida, may have 
 
 letters testamentary under will of II. 
 L. Taylor, late of Randolph county, 
 deceased. He must give bond and se- 
 curity. 
 
 fmnriK. Service how perfected.' Costs 
 of publication. 
 
 7. Said Executor not to remove any of the 
 
 property of the estate out of Georgia. 
 
 8. Acts of G. J. Green, Clerk of Ordinary 
 
 of Spalding county, legalized. 
 
 9. Acts of Miciijah Estes, Clerk of Ordina- 
 
 ry of Brooks county, legalized. 
 
 (No. 311.) 
 An Act to authorize Charles H. Johnson, an Administrator on the estate 
 of George Dugan, late of Spalding county, to sell the lands of said e*- 
 tate, on the first Tuesday in December next. 
 Whereas, From the lateness of the day on which the order to 
 
108 PRIVATE AND LOCAL LAWS.— Executors, Administrators, &c. 
 
 Adm'r. of the late William Williamaom. — fit<tafce of Tbomse H. Obivers. 
 
 sell the lands of George Dugan deceased, was granted to Charles H. 
 Preamble, jghnson, Administrator, it is impossible to advertise the length of 
 time now required by law, so as to sell said lauds ou the lirst Tues- 
 day iu DctH'inber next ; A/id Whereas, It is important to said estate 
 that said lands be tiien sold, for remedy whereof, 
 
 1. Section I. Be it thcnfore enacted^ i^'c. Tiiat Charles H. John- 
 saieofiand. ^*^'^' of Spalding couuty, administrator of said George Dugan, late 
 beioiigiusto of said county deceased, be, and he is hereby authori7-ed to sell the 
 
 e<itate of Geo. .,,•'. . . • 
 
 DugaD.de- said lands belouiringto said estate situated in Si^auldins: county, on 
 
 ceased. ~ .~ i ~ •> 
 
 the first Tuesday in December next; and make titles to the same, 
 as though the sale had been advertised the length of time now re- 
 quired by law ; Provided, a notice of said sale be published in one 
 of the Griffin papers from the time of the passage of this Act, 
 weekly, until the sale. 
 
 Assented to November 20, 1S6L 
 
 (No. 112.) 
 
 A7i Act to aut/iorize the Administrator of the late William Williamson of 
 the county of Harris, to sell all the lands of the estate of the said JJ illiani 
 Williamson, lying and, being in the counties of Harris and Talbot, at 
 the Court-house in the coinity of Harris. 
 
 2. Section I. The General Assembly (f the State of Georgia do cn- 
 saieoMandg ^^f, That froui aud after the passage of this Act, the Administrator 
 
 ofebtateof ' i O ' 
 
 of the estate of the late William Williamson, ot Harris county, be, 
 and he is hereby authorized to sell all the lands of said estate lying 
 or being situate in the counties of Harris and Talbot, at tiie Court- 
 House of the county of Harris, on the tirst Tuesday in January 
 uext; Froridcd, said sale has been, at the time of sale, advertised 
 the length of time now required by law for Administrators' sales, 
 and that all other legal re(|uirements be complied with ; any law 
 to the contrary notwithstanding. 
 Assented to "November 22>, 1861. 
 
 Win. Wil- 
 liaiQBOU, de- 
 ceased, of 
 Harris co. 
 
 Preamble. 
 
 (No. 113.) 
 
 An Act to authorize the Ordinary of DcKalb county to grant letters of 
 administration, with the will anjicxcd, on the estate of Thomas H. Chi- 
 vers, late of said county, deceased, to Harriet E. Chi vers without the 
 necessity of her giving bond and security. 
 
 Whereas, The Executor of the last will and testament of Thom- 
 as H. Chivers, late of DeKalb county deceased, since his qualifica- 
 tion as Executor aforesaid, has died ; And JJ'hercas, the Clerks of 
 the Superior and Inferior Courts of said county have refused under 
 the appointment of the Ordinary of said county, to accept the ad- 
 ministration of said estate, and [to"?] give bond and security usual 
 in cases of administration, and the Ordinary of said county has been 
 unable to find any other fit and proper person who would accept 
 
PRIVATE AND LOCAL LAWS.— Executors, Administrators, &c. 109 
 
 Wm. B. Taylor, Ex'r. 
 
 said administration, leaving said estate without any legal represen- 
 tative, much to the injury of the same, and inconvenience to the 
 legatees and creditors of said Thomas H. Chivers ; therefore, 
 
 3. Section L Be it enacted, That the Ordinary of DeKalb coun-OeKaroa 
 ty be authorized and empowered to grant letters of administration "ors^ot'ad-''''' 
 with the will annexed, on the estate of Thomas H. Chivers, late ofm^'^es'atoo" 
 said county deceased, to Harriet E. Chivers, the widow of said rluTr/ 1^" 
 Thomas H. Chivers, without requiring of her the bond and securi-ciHylre,^' 
 ty required by the Statute in cases of Administration. qLi'iiing'bcrud. 
 
 4. Sec. II. Br it further enacted. That it shtill be the duty of the ordinary 
 Ordinary of DeKalb county to require the said Harriet E. Chivers S-mnaid 
 to make lier annual returns as administratrix upon said estate ; anduouTrl^'or 
 should it appear by said returns, or otherwise, that the said estate 'Zur"''^''" 
 is not being properly managed by said Administratrix, and the in- 
 terest and safety of the same are being jeopardized, he shall, upon 
 
 his own motion, discharge the said Harriet E. Chivers from said 
 administration. 
 Assented to December 3, 1S6L 
 
 (No. 114.) 
 
 An Act to relieve William B. Taijlor, of the State of Florida, nominated 
 Executor of Henry L. Taylor, deceased, from legal disability on ac- 
 count of I us II on- residence, and for otlter imr poses. 
 
 Whereas, Henry L. Taylor, late of Randolph county, in the 
 State of Greorgia, departed this life leaving a last will and testament pr.amwe. 
 executed according to law, nominating thereby AVilliam B. Taylor, 
 of the State of Florida, as Executor ; And Whereas, it is greatly de- 
 sired by the surviving family of said deceased, that the said nomi- 
 nated Executor shall prove said will and receive letters testamen- 
 tary in the premises : 
 
 5. Section I. Be it therefore enacted, That the said William B. 
 Taylor be, and he is hereby relieved from all legal disability result-Tayior^aUow- 
 ing from his non-residence; and that he be, and is hereby authoriz-u^uersTesta- 
 ed to prove the said will; to receive from the Ordinary of said county a" r"vufoT" 
 of Randolph, who is hereby required to grant the same, letters tes-Tayidr de- 
 tamentary, in the premises; and to do any and all things appertain- liaudoipTw^ 
 ing to the execution of said will, in as ample a manner as he could 
 
 do if he were a citizen of this State; Frovidrd, the said William B.givrbondaitd 
 Taylor shall give bond and security residing in the county of Ran- '""'""*^' 
 dolph, in double the amount of property belonging to said estate, 
 as in the case of Administrators in this State. 
 
 6. Sec. II. Be if further enacted hy the authority aforesaid, That Wm. 
 
 B, Taylor, Executor aforesaid, nuiy be made a party to any suits atn^'y h^madr 
 law or in equity instituted against the said Henry L. Taylor in hisLuTpeuding 
 lifetime, by scire facias to be directed to said Executor, his agent ortor^by'sciro'' 
 Attorney at law or in fact, which shall be served on said Execu-*^"'""" 
 tor, his agent, attorney at law or in tlict, as the case may be, if to 
 be found in the county of Randolph, by the Sheriff of said county; 
 
110 PRIVATE AND LOCAL LAWS.— Executors, Administrators, &c. 
 
 Clerk of the Ordinary of Spalding county. 
 
 and in case the said Executor, his agent, attorney at law or in fact, 
 or either of thein, are not to bo found in said county, then service 
 
 ^J^tei*'' '^J'"'}' bo perfected by giving tliirty days notice in any public gazette 
 published in said county ot Kandolpii, previous to the sitting of 
 the Courts to which such suit or other proceeding may be return- 
 able ; and if no such gazettee is published in said county, it shall 
 be deemed a compliance with tiiis Act, to publish the same many 
 
 Cost! of pub- gazette in any adioining county iii this State ; the cost of said pub- 
 lication and service to be taxed against said Lxecutor. 
 
 7. Sec. in. Provided, That nothing herein contained, shall be so 
 
 Executor not coustrupd as to autliorizc the said William B. Taylor, Executor as 
 
 to rtfUioTO 1 .. L c J^^ j. L \ -iti t 
 
 property of aiorosaid, to remove any part ot the estate ot tlie said lienry L. 
 
 estate out of ■*■ . . * 
 
 Georgia. Taylor, deceiised, beyond the limits of this State. 
 Sec. IV. Repeals conflicting laws. 
 
 Assented to December 17th, ISGl. 
 
 (No. 115.) 
 
 An Act lo legalize the iirocecdings of G. J. Green, Cleric oj the Ordinary 
 of Spalding countij. 
 
 Whereas, John D. Stewart, Ordinary of and for the county of 
 Spalding, appointed G. J. Green, his Clerk of Ordinar3s and the 
 said Green performed all the duties of said office from the first Mon- 
 dajMU July of the present year, up to the first AJonday in October 
 of the present year, which was during the absence of the said John 
 D. Stewart, in the volunteer service of the Confederate States; And 
 Whereas, there is some doubt as to the legality of said proceedings; 
 for remedy whereof: 
 
 8. Section I. Be it enacted by the General Asscnihly of the State of 
 
 or"u,' dJk Georgia, That all the proceedings had before G. J. Green, as Clerk. 
 
 of%i'E of the Court of Ordinary, in the county of Spalding, be held and 
 
 ued"'''^"^"'" adjudged to be legal and binding as though the same proceedings 
 
 had been had before John D. Stewart, the legally commissioned 
 
 Ordinary for said county.* 
 
 * Note-— There seems to exist in tlie iniiula of many of the Ordinaries and Deputy Clerks of 
 Ordinary tliroujjliont the State, very erroneous ideas of the respective powers and duties of 
 tliose oflicers. This has arisen from two causes; 1st, a too inattentive readinj; of the amend- 
 ment adopted in 185'J to the ohl Constitution ; and tJnd, the aml)ij?uons woiding of tlie Act pass- 
 ed in the same year, to carry that amendment into etfect ity or^ranizing the Court of Ordinary 
 utider it. That amendment, wliich, with very slijjht modifications, has l)een incorporated io, 
 and forms a part of the new Constitution, is in tiie toliowinj^ ianj^uage, lo-wit : 
 
 "The powers of a Court of Ordinary or Register of Probates, shall Ije vested in an Ordinary 
 for each county, from whose decisions there may be an appeal tothe Superior Court, undersucli 
 restrictions and regulations as may be, or may have been ])rescrii)ed by law. The said Ordi- 
 nary .-liall be (X o/flrio Clerls of said Court, and may appoint a I)ei)iity Clerk. Tlie Ordinary, 
 as Clerk, or his D.'puty, may issue Citalions and grant Temporary Letters of Administration, to 
 hold until permanent Letters are granted ; and said Ordinary, as Clerk, or his D(;puty, may grant 
 Jlarriage Licenses. The Ordinaries in and tor the respective counties, shall be elected as otli- 
 er County OtHcers are, on the tirst Monday in January, Eighteen Hundred and Fifty-Two, and 
 every fouitii year tJiereafter, and shall be commissioned by the Governor for the term of four 
 years ; in case of a vacancy in said office of Ordinary, from any cause, the same shall be filled 
 
 Preamble. 
 
 Acts of G. J. 
 
PRIVATE AND LOCAL LAWS.— Executors, Administrators, &c. Ill 
 
 Clerk of Ordinary of Spalding county. 
 
 9. Sec. II. And he it further enacted , That the acts of Macajah^.tsofMi- 
 Estes, Deputy Clerk of the Court of Ordinary of Banks county, J^i'^'i'^^.^';;! 
 from the tirst of May hxst to the present time, in the absence of g .""^^ "^f^^.^ 
 Elisha Headen, the Ordinary of said county, in the military service '^ ''=*"='''''• 
 of the Confederate States, be, and the same are hereby made letjal 
 and binding as though the same had been had before the legally 
 commissioned Ordinary of said county of Jianks. 
 
 Sec. III. Repeals conflicting laws. 
 
 Assented to December 17, ISGl. 
 
 hy election, ns is provided in relation to other Comity Officers, und until tlie same is filled, the 
 Clerk of the Superior Court for the time btiug, !<liall net us Clerk of said Court of Ordiniuy." 
 
 By a careful reading of the above, it will be seen, that fliere is no such officer us '■ Deputy Or- 
 dinary" Tlie Ordinary is,f.;- officio, "Clerk of Ordinary;' and may have a " J)eputy Clerk of 
 Ordinary," but cannot have a " D.^puty Ordinary." Tlie Ordinary, as siicli, may do certain 
 Acts, among whicli are all the. J iidici a/ acts performed by the Court ; and the power to perform 
 these acts, he cannot delegate to another; tirst, because the Constitution does nut autlmrize him 
 to do so; and second, because it is an established principle of the common law, that jii did /if 
 powers cannot be <lelegated. As ex officio (."lerk, the incumbent of the oHlce of Ordinary, may 
 do certain acts enumerated in the Constitution, viz.: " may issue citations, snd grant tempora- 
 ry letters of administration to liold until permanentlelters'are granted ;" and " niiiy grant mar- 
 riage licenses." The same acts may be performed by the " Deputj Clerk of Ordinary," but no 
 others; for instance, the jierson wiio iiolds the otFice of Ordinary, and by tlie Constitution and 
 laws is authorized to perform all the ./«</« in/ dii/n's of the olliee, wlieii acting as Clerk of Court 
 cannot issue permanent h'lters of administration, nor admit a will to probate, nor grant an order 
 to sell land or negroes, nor sit upon .and decide any i.-sue in the Court of Ordinary, any more 
 
 thau a Clerk of the Superior Court Could do the judicial duties of the Judge of that Court. 
 
 These acts can be done by him only when acting as Ordinary, that is, wlieu sitting as a Jud^je 
 of his Court, at a regular term. 
 
 If the Ordinary die, or resign, the " Deputy Clerk of Ordinary," if he had one, ceases to bo 
 such, both in aecordauee witu that priueiple of the oomuion law which ilechires tliat, on the 
 death ofa principal, the agent, or deputy, loses liis powers to act as such, aud because it is e.x- 
 pressly provided iu the last clause of said amendment, that in case yf a. vacancy in the office of 
 Ordinary, " until the same is filled, the Clerk of the Superior Court for the time being, shall act 
 as said Clerk of Oi'dinary."' When a Clerk of the Supeiior Court, in this way, becomes 'Clerk 
 of Ordinary," iie can as such, do those acta only which the Onlinary, had there been no vacan- 
 cy, as " Clerk of Oidiuary," or his " Deputy Clerk of Ordinary," could have done, and no ethers. 
 
 From the ambiijuous language of parts of the Act of January i2l , ISo'J, [Laws of 1861-2, p. 
 91.] it is not surprising that the iuipression has been made upon minds not accustomed to the 
 close scrutiny, nor possessing the legal acumen of the thorough bred lawyer, that lher(!.is such 
 an officer as " Deputy Ordinary." In the HtJi Section of the Act, after inoviiling that I he Ordi- 
 nary "shall give bond and security, iu the sum of two thousand dollars, lor tlic faithlul ilischnr"-e 
 of Ids duties as a Cleik," it is enacted, that " said tjrdinary shall have power to take bond aud 
 security, from his Deputy, for tln^ faitiiful performance v( his duty as such." This latter clause 
 is calculated to mislead the mind aud to leave the impression upon it, tiiat the bond is to be ta- 
 ken ofa Deputy Ordinary, whereas the intention was to authorize a bond to be given by the 
 " Deputy Clerk of Ordinary." Again, in tlie next section, after prescribing the ofiieial oath to 
 betaken by each Ordinary, (not merely as Clerk of Ordinary, for no separate oath is required 
 of him as such,) it is provided, that " each and every deputy appointed under the provisions of 
 this Act, shall take aud aubscribo a similar oath." If he does "take and subscribe a similar 
 oath," he swears that he will " well and faithfully <iiscliarge the duties of Ordinary'' — or Dep- 
 uty Ordinary — " for the county of," &c., which certainly was not intended to be required of him; 
 but that he should take an oath that he will " well and faithfully disciiarge the duties of " De- 
 puty Clerk of Ordinary " for the county of," &-C. 
 
112 PRIVATE AND LOCAL LAWS. — Internal Transportation. 
 
 BruoBwick Sc B'^lorida Railroad Company. 
 
 TITLE IX. 
 
 INTERNAL TRANSPORTATION. 
 
 Preamble. 
 
 Sec. 1. Act.s of Soutlieni SluckliolJers ami 
 Board of Directors of B. & FJa. R. R. 
 Co. legalized. 
 
 " 2. Name cliaii)j;ed to Brunewick and Al 
 baiiy R. K. Co. 
 
 " 3. All "rights and privilegea under old 
 name extended to Company under new 
 name. 
 
 " 4. Suit* to proceed under now name. 
 
 " 0. Road never to be abandoned or du 
 stroyed without eonseut of Southern 
 sto(;kholiiers. 
 
 ''. • 6. City of Brunswick may be released 
 from her subscription to stock in Com- 
 pany. 
 
 " 7. Reort(anization of the Company. 
 
 Sec. 8. E.xtension of S. A. &;. G. R. R. to 
 
 Tybee Islaml. 
 " 0. Ta.\ on extension. 
 " 10. Kipht of way. 
 " II. 'J'rack I if C. k.Koad may be connected 
 
 with track of S. A. & G. R. R. Rates 
 
 of tVeij^ht and passage. 
 
 The V li. R. & Baiiking Co. or the S. 
 
 A. & S. I{. R. Co., or both jointly, 
 
 may eonnect the tracks of tlie two 
 
 Roads at Savannah. 
 
 if JInyor and Aldermen of Savannah 
 
 (djject, track to run round the city. 
 
 Connecting track to be the property of 
 
 the Company constructing it. 
 
 12. 
 
 (No. TIG.) 
 
 An. Act to legalize the procccd'niga of the Southern Si ocl holders of the 
 Brunswick Sf Florida Railrodd Comixiny ; to change the name of said 
 Comyany, und to amend the Act of iv cor p oration ; to extend the charter 
 thereof and to facilitate the building tltere<f. 
 
 Whereas, owing to the existence of the war, und the President 
 and a majority of the Directors of the Brunswick, and Florida Rail- 
 road Company, being inhabitants of the enemy's country, and hav- 
 ing all the assets, books, and records of the Company in their 
 possession, and the subordinate officers and employees being with- 
 out authority or direction how to i)roceed, or the means to keep 
 up the Road and the running of the trains, or to protect the prop- 
 erty, the Chief Engineer in charge did, on the day of 
 call a meeting of the Stockholders, to assemble in l^runswick on 
 the 25th day of September last ; And vhereas, a large majority of 
 the Southern owners of stock, did assemble in pursuance of said 
 call, and elect a Board of Directors, all citizens of the State of 
 Georgia, to take chai'ge of the interests, and to manage the affairs 
 of the Company, until such time as the Legislature can be applied 
 to, to afford relief. 
 
 1. Section I. Be it therefore enacted, That the acts of the Stock- 
 Acts or soL,thjjQ]je,.g of the Brunswick and Florida Railroad Company, and the 
 
 ern stooK- . . i i t /» 
 
 hnider,, ';".<iacts of tlic Board of Directors, at their meeting on the 2(Jth day of 
 
 Hoard oriJi- . , -. . i i i 
 
 B't'FifK'Septeinber last, be, and they are hereby ratihed, conlirmed, legal- 
 
 K^co. iegiii-ixed, and made valid to all intents and purposes. 
 
 „ ' 2. Sec. XL Be it further enacted., That the name of the Brunswick 
 
 Name .' ' 
 
 riians.ato ^^^ Florlda Railroad Company, be changed and altered to the 
 
 Brunswick "^ I ./ ' o i i\' t 
 
 ualiroar^ liruuswick and Albany Railroad Company, to take effect from the 
 conipauy. passage of this Act. 
 
 3. Sec. III. Be it further emicted, That all the powers, rights, and 
 
PRIVATE AND LOCAL LAWS.— Lxterxal TiiANsroRTATiox. 113 
 
 Savannah, Albany <fc Gulf Railroad Company. — Central Railroad and Bankinjj Company. 
 
 privilege heretofore granted to the Brunswick and Florida Rail-pr'/vn^ges"** 
 road Company, by the original charter and the Acts amendatory "i';^';^'^'^ 
 thereof, be and they are hereby continued and confirmed to tlie J-.f^p/^'j 
 Brunswick [and Albany?] Railroad Company, for thirty years fi"om[J^?^;'^^^^' 
 and after the passage of this Act. 
 
 4. Sec. IV. Be it further enacted, That aJl suits in favor of ands„;t3fo p^^. 
 against the Brunswick and Florida Railroad Company, may be ^^X'^^fg' 
 prosecuted in the name of the Brunswick and Alban)^ Railroad 
 Company, without amendment or further pleading. 
 
 And whereas, The said Brunswick and Florida Railroad Company 
 was chartered to aid and advance the general, agricultural, inanu-r„.a,„i,ie. 
 facturing, and commercial interests of the State of Georgia, by « 
 
 opening up an eas^- access to the port of Brunswick, to the com- 
 merce of the State ; now, therefore, to prevent the object thereof 
 from being at any time defeated, 
 
 5. Sec. V. Be it enacted, That this Road shall never be aban-t-'^'ah°u-^ 
 doned nor destroyed without the consent of a majority of the indi-ti''y«-<i"w-ifhl 
 vidual Southern Stockholders of said Company. sou-h'ni" ° 
 
 G. Sec. VI. Be it farther enacted, That the present Board of Di- 
 rectors, or any future Board who may be elected, shall have power ".'"yVieLe 
 to release the city of Brunswick from her subscription of fifty nnius wick 
 thousand dollars, or any part thereof, which she has heretoibre''''ri'i'Hou o"f 
 made to the capital stock of said Company, and for which »tock 'of ° 
 she has issued her bonds now in the hands of Northern 
 officers of this Company ; and that thereupon said city shall be • 
 
 forever released from the payment of said bonds or the interest there- puTt^ 
 on, to said Company, or to the holders, being now alien enemies ; Pro- <>" '.>*i>;ii sub- 
 
 Kcnptiou. 
 
 tided, That this shall not be applicable to any bond which may have ,, 
 been //o/wy/Wf transferred to any person other than an alien enemy, f>i>'''''i'8"^.*^ 
 prior to the declaration of war ; Provided, That nothing herein "'"■•■'''t'hoid"" 
 contained shall be so construed as to defeat any right of the Con-'u/'mUB.''"'" 
 federate States or of the State of Georgia. c'.nr.a°rate 
 
 7. Sec. VII. Be it further enacted, That said Brunswick and Al- 
 bany Railroad Company, may be reorganized at any time by the 
 Stockholders, upon the call of any tv^-o of the present Directors.* '''""fco.' 
 
 Sec. VIII. Repeals conflicting laws. 
 
 Assented to December IG, ISGl. 
 
 * For Acts relative to tlie Brunswick and Florida R. R., see Acts of JS3.5, p. 1S7, 216- Acts 
 of IS:}'^, p. i;C ; Acts of 1847, p. 184 ; Acts of lSol-i2, p. 128; Actsof lS.33-4, p. 406, Acts of 
 1855-6, p. 186. 
 
 (No. 117.) 
 
 An Act to authorize the Savannah, Albany and Gulf Railroad Coni- 
 jiany to extend its track to Ti/bee Island, vjton certain caiidiltofis ; mid 
 to authorize the Central Railroad and Banking Company of Georgia 
 to extend its track and transport freight and passengers over said line 
 to Tyhec Island. 
 
 8 Section I. 7?c/V rwr/r/rr/, That f he Savannah, Albany and Gulf 
 Railroad Company, is hereby authorized to extend its track, from 
 
 8 
 
114 PRIVATE AND LOCAL LAWS— Internal T«ANSPOliTATioir. 
 
 Tax on ex- 
 truded ruiid. 
 
 Bislit of 
 
 Savannah, Albany & Gulf Railroad Company— Central Uailroad &, Banking Company. 
 
 of*s*'A! t o ^'^y p<jiiit at, or in the limits of the city of Savaunab, to Tybee 
 TbLil Island ; and tbe said Company sball bave for tbose purposes;, all 
 ^^^- tbe rights and powers conferred by its cbarter of incorporation, 
 
 and tlie Acts amendatory tbeieunto. 
 
 9. Sec. II. B( It j'urihcr nntctal, That tbc capital stock issued for 
 tbe construction of said extension, sball be liable to sucb rates of 
 taxation as may be fixed, from time to time, for all other like prop- 
 erty in this State. 
 
 lU. Sec. III. Be if/uiihcr oiartrd, That in all cases when it shall 
 be necessary to use private property in the construction of said 
 Kailroad, the Coni})any shall be liable for the right of way, whicb 
 Damages. sliall bc asccrtaiucd in accordance with the laws now in force in ac- 
 cordance .with the laws now in force in relation to the same;and that 
 ft"l,lr^u'h at the crossings made by the Company, of any way of travel, or 
 urveul'd'"" of connnerce, whether on land or water, the said Company shall 
 STXs'trnct- construct sucb adequate works as will leave the same tree to tbe 
 *^- unobstructed enjoyment and use of all persons. 
 
 11. Sec. IV. T/k; General of Georgia Assemhhj do further enact, 
 That it shall be lawful for the Central Railroad and Banking Com- 
 pany of Georgia, and that Company is hereby authorized and em- 
 centrafRoad powered tocxtcud the track of the Central Kailroad, and to ioiu 
 
 may roiuieit *• . • i i i /■ i • ^ r^^\ a i a i 
 
 and unite the same with the track oi the said " Ihe Savannah, Al- 
 bany and Gulf Railroad Company," at, in, or near tbe city of Sa- 
 vannah; and wiien the track to Tybee Island shall be completed, the 
 said " The Saviuinah, Albany and Gulf Railroad Company," shall 
 not make any discrimination or regulation, in its charges and rates, 
 against the said "The Central Railroad and Banking Company of 
 Georgia," nor give any preference to its own transportation, whether 
 of freight or passengers, over that of said Central Railroad and Bank- 
 ing Company of Georgia ; but that all things sent by the said " The 
 Central Railroad and Banking Company of Georgia," sball be 
 transported over the line to Tybee, at the same rates, and all jias- 
 sengeis from the Central Railroad shall go at the same rates that 
 shall be charged by the said " The Savannah, Albany and Gulf 
 Railroad Company, on things and passengers coming I'rom the Road 
 of the said Savannah, Albany and Gulf Railroad Company. 
 Assented to December 11, 1 SGI. 
 
 Track of 
 Central 1 
 may roiuieit 
 ■with track 
 •or S. A. fc G. 
 SLA. 
 
 Rates of 
 freipshk and 
 piUi*«Ke on 
 
 fxtputiou to 
 Tjbec. 
 
 Preamble 
 
 TkcC. ITL a- 
 Co. or the .'^- 
 A.feO. R. rt 
 Co., or bot li 
 jaintly, iiiuj 
 .cenoect the 
 
 (No. lis.) 
 
 . An Act io authorize the connection of ihe Railroad of the Savannah, 
 Albany and Gulf Railroad Company with the Railroad of the Cetitral 
 Mailroad and Banking Company (f Georgia, by a track running 
 •through, or around the city of Savannali. 
 
 \YnE]{E.vs, There exists an absolute military necessity at this 
 time to connect the aforesaid Roads: 
 
 12. Section I. The General Assembly of the State of Georgia 
 hereby enacts, That it shall and may be lawful for the Central Rail- 
 road and Banking Conipany of Georgia, or the Savannah, Albany 
 .aiad Gulf Railroad Company, or for both of said Companies, jointly, 
 
PRIVATE AND LOCAL LAWS— Patrols. 115 
 
 Patrol Laws amended. 
 
 to constract, maintain, use, and enjoy a Railroad track, joining tracts or tbo 
 the tracks of said Railroads, in the city of Savannah, with the savatmTh.' "' 
 assent of the honorable, the Mayor and Aldermen of the city of 
 Savannah, 
 
 13. Sec. II. Aiid it is further enacted, That if the assent of the li", M».vor anii 
 
 1411 r"i* r"-i II 11 Aldi'imcu of 
 
 Mayor and Aldermen oi the city ot isavannah be not ijranted, then y«vinHaii ob- 
 
 J J o it?L't track to 
 
 it shall be lawful for either or both of said Companies to construct, i-'iu'.oi'tside 
 maintain, use, and enjoy a track outside of the limits of the city of 
 Savannah, joining the aforesaid Roads. 
 
 14. Sec. III. And it is furllicr enacted, That if the said junction connecting 
 track sahll be constructed by the Central Railroad and Banking pt .,r the 
 Company of Georgia, then the same shall l)e part and parcel of the -tlucting k 
 Central Rnilroad, to all intents and purposes whatsoever; and if the 
 
 same be constructed by the Savannah, Albany and Gulf Railroad 
 Company, then it shall be part and parcel of the said Savannah, 
 Albany and Gulf Railroad, to all intents and purposes whatsoever. 
 Sec. IV. Repeals conflicting laws. 
 
 Assented to December 17, 1861. 
 
 TITLE X. 
 
 PATROLS. 
 
 Sec. I. ratrol laws amended, as to Dade county. 
 
 (No. 119.) 
 
 An Act to alter the Sixth Section of An Act to amend the Patrol Laws 
 of this State, approved Febnianj 20th, 1854.* 
 
 Sectiox I. Be it enacted by the General Assemhhj, That the pro 
 vise of the sixth Section of An Act to amend .the Patrol laws ofto"iTad,' 
 this State, approved February 20th, 1854, be altered so as not to*""'"'*^^ 
 include the county of Dade, and that the provisions of said Act ex- 
 tend to the county of Dade. 
 
 Sec. II. Repeals conflicting laws. 
 
 Assented to December 11, ISGl. 
 
 * Acts of 10.33-1, p. 103. 
 
 Patrol laws I 
 
116 
 
 PRIVATE AND LOCAL LAWS.— Physicians. 
 
 Pliysiciaus ftnd Millers in Jefierson county. — Eclei-tic Board of Pliysiciniis. 
 
 TITLE XI. 
 
 PHYSICIANS. 
 
 Sec. I. Prncticing Physicians and Jlillers in. Tef- 
 feraou county, exempt IVom iiiilitnry 
 duty. 
 
 Sec. 2. Electic Board of Pliyeiciniis estnblisbed. 
 " 3. lloHrd to be located at Atiieii.s, Georgia. 
 
 (No. 120.) 
 
 A?i Act to excmjif rr(/cth:i/ig r/nj.i/cians and MiUcrs hi the coinitij of 
 Jefferson, from MUiUinj dittij, and for other jiurposes. 
 
 I. Section I. The (irneral Assmdj/i/ rf Georgia do eyiact, That all 
 p"v.*S practicing pliysiciaus and millers in the county of Jeftersou be, and 
 j°efferion"co" they slyc hcrcby exempt from all military duty. 
 Sm£*dutr Sec. II. Repeals conflicting laws. 
 
 Assented to December 17, ISGl. 
 
 (No. 121.) 
 
 A7i Act to constitute an Electic Beard of Fhysicians to examine and li- 
 cense yonng men to practice medicine v^ion the Eclectic sijstcm, and to 
 locate the same in the town of Athens, Georgia. 
 
 2. Section I. Be it enacted by the General Assemlly of the State of 
 • Bd ^^(''>^'g^^'i That I. J. Goss, of Jttckson county, M. P. Alexander, of 
 of phy.ieiaiis Hall county, J. D. Beechani, of Franklin county, Travis Latner, 
 ^ ' of White county, H. S.Brady, of Madison county, and their suc- 
 
 cessors in olTice, bo, and they are hereby constituted an Electic 
 Board of Physicians, to examine and license young men to practice 
 medicine npon the Electic or Progressive system ; and the said 
 Board shall conform to the same rules and regulations as are provi- 
 ded for the government of the Alopatliic Board of Physicians, lo- 
 cated at Millcdgeville, Ga. 
 
 :j. Sec. II. Br it further enacted, That said Board shall hold its 
 Boardtobe scssipHS anuually, in the town of Athens, Ga., on the first day of 
 Atbeu'l,''aa. April, and shall continue in session as long as may be necessary to 
 transact the business of said Board. 
 
 Assented to December 19, ISGl. 
 
PRIVATE AND LOCAL LAWS— Relief. 
 
 117 
 
 Widow of A. J. Boggess.— Mrs. M- Dillon. 
 
 TITLE XII. 
 
 RELIEF. 
 
 See. I. $")OJ,Rn approptjatcil for n-licf of the 
 
 widow of A. J. Ijogges.s, late Surveyor 
 
 General. 
 " 2. $'{■?, 47 to Mrs. Mar<j«ret Dillon. 
 " 3. Moses Formby, of Floyd county. 
 " 4. $1,40 approprinted for relief of Abnor 
 
 Hern. $!:J,:)0 for r.-lief of W.J. Bush. 
 " 5. C'niilitional aopropriatiou for relief of 
 
 Wesley Shullield. 
 
 Sec. 6. OtKeial acts as Deputy Sheriffs of Sum- 
 ter county legalized. 
 
 " 7. Sessions and proci'cding.s of Courts in 
 which they officiated as such Deputies 
 leifalized. 
 
 " 8. Gat)ricl Toombs to pay taxes in Chatta- 
 hoochee county. 
 
 (No. 122.) 
 
 Jifi Act to authorize and require His Excellency the Governor, to draw 
 his warrant on the Treasurer of this State, in favor of the widoiv of 
 A. J. Boggcss, late Sicrvei/or General, f/r the sum of five hundred and. 
 four dollars and eight if rents, and f>r other purposes. 
 
 Whereas, A. J. Boggess, late Surveyor General of this State, 
 after making all necessary arrangeniente to secure the faithful, 
 prompt and efficient discharge of t!ie duiies of his said office, did, 
 with the concurrence of the Governor, enter the ranks of our army,^"'*'™"*' 
 as a private soldier, paying his own expenses ; And Whereas, after 
 participating in the struggle with the enemy, on the plains of Ma- 
 nassas, v^ith distinguished gallantry, which he survived, was, from 
 his untiring ellbrts and exposure in relieving the wounded after the 
 battle, stricken down with fever, which resulted in his death, on 
 the fifteenth day of August last ; And Whereas, it is the true policy 
 of this State to signify, in some way, her approval of such instances 
 of true heroism and self denial as displayed in the conduct of this 
 officer; And JVhereas, he has left a widow and children who were 
 dependant upon his personal eflbrts for the means of maintenance 
 and education of which they are now deprived : 
 
 1. Section I. Be it enacted by the General Asscmhhj of the State of ^^ 
 Georgia, That the Governor be and he is hereby authorized and in-pfnpriHf-da.r 
 structed, to draw his warrant on the Treasurer of this State, m Xa-o-wof k. j. i 
 
 , HoCKf 88, 
 
 vor of the widow of said A. J. Boggess, late Surveyor General ofdt';'<i- 
 this State, for the sum of five hundred and four dollars and eighty 
 cents ; which amount the said officer would have been entitled to, 
 had he continued in life and discharged the duties of said office un- 
 til the expiration of the term for which he was elected. 
 Sec. n. Repeals conflicting laws. 
 
 Assented to December 12th, ISGl. 
 
118 
 
 PRIVATE AND LOCAL LAWS.— Relief. 
 
 Mra. M. Dillon. — Moses Fonnby. — ^Abner Ilearn and Wesley Shuffield. 
 
 $33 -11 appro 
 priated for re 
 lief of Mr». 
 M. DUlon. 
 
 (No. 123.) 
 
 Aji Act for the relief of Margaret Dillo7i, admiiiistratrix of the estate of 
 Michael Dillon, all of Chatham couniy. 
 
 2. Section I. Be it enantccl hij the Gmcral Assembhj of the State of 
 Georgia, That his Excellency, the Governor, be, and he is aiithor- 
 
 -izetl to draw his warrant on the Treasury of this State, lor the sum 
 of thirty-three dolhns and forty-seven cent^, in favor of Mrs. Mar- 
 garet Dillon, administratrix of the estate of Michael Dillon, of 
 Chatham county, deceased; which said sum was paid by the ad- 
 ministratrix .aforesaid, to the Tax Collector, of Chatham county, in 
 the year 1S57, in excess of the just and legal claim for taxes against 
 said estate, upon a true return made of the property thereof. 
 Assented to L^ecemb^r 9, 1S61. 
 
 (iXo. 1:34.) 
 
 An Act for the relief of Moae^ Formhij, ofthecoiwlij of Floijd, a school 
 teacher, vnder the Acts in relation to common schools. 
 
 Whereas, Moses Formby has been engaged in teaching a school 
 in the county of Floyd, during the year 186 1, many of whose pu- 
 pils are entitled to the benefit of the Act, for the distribution of 
 the common school fund ; ^bid JVhcrras, the said Formby, from a 
 want of knowledge of his duty, has failed to render to the Ordinary 
 of Floyd county a list of his pupils entitled to the benefit of said 
 fund, in accordance to the law", and i^ about to suffer loss on that 
 account : 
 
 3. Section L Be it thevffore enacted hi the Gineral Assemhhj of the 
 Moses Form- Stfitc of Gcorgid, That tlic Said IMoses Formby, be now permitted to 
 t'/aVher'maj malie his rctum of indigent scliolars, taught by him in the )'ear 
 
 1861, to the Ordinary of Floyd county, and that he be allowed to 
 participate in said common school fund, as though his returns had 
 
 Preamble. 
 
 Rtill maku his 
 return of 
 chilrtrcii 
 
 tSllgllt l)V 
 
 and rrjfve'' becu Tcgularly and legally made 
 
 his pay " _ - . - 
 
 ^-l^O appro- 
 priated for re- 
 lief of Abner 
 Hera. 
 
 $13 30 for re- 
 lief of Wm. 
 J. Bvisb. 
 
 Sec. II. Repeals conflicting laws. 
 Assented to December 17, 1861. 
 
 (No. 12o.) 
 
 An Art for the rclirf <f Ahirr Hern, (f Miller county, JVeshy Shvffield, 
 
 and J] illiam J. Bush, (f Karhj c.onnty, and to oj'propriate money for 
 
 the same. 
 
 Wiierkas, Owing to a misunderstanding as to the true line be- 
 tween the counties of Early and Miller, Abner Hern has been com- 
 pelled to pay taxes in both counties : 
 
 4. Section I. Be it eimcted, that four and 40-100 dollars be, and 
 it is hereby appropriated out of the Treasury of this State, to said 
 Abner Hern, the same being the amount paid by him for taxes for 
 the year ISOO, to the Sheriff of Early county; and the sum of thir- 
 teen dollars and thirty cents to William J. i3ush, of the county of 
 
PI^rVATE AND LOCAL LAWS.— Relief. 119 
 
 Augustus B. Raiford and Sterling Glover. 
 
 Early, the same being the amount paid by him, after paying his 
 taxes in Miller county for the year 1860. 
 
 5. Sec. II. And be it further enacted, That the Governor draw hisp^,,,,;^.' 
 warrant on the Treasury in favor of Wesley Shuffield, of Early ^,i7;;p|5'"°™ 
 county, for such money as he was compelled to pay as State tax iii£'/i''y saV 
 the county of Miller, in 1860, upon the said Shultield .satisfying the'"'' 
 Comptroller General and Governor, of the amount of State tax so 
 paid in Miller county. 
 
 Sec. III. Repeals conflicting laws. 
 
 Assented to December 14, 1861. 
 
 (Xo. 1-36.) 
 
 An Act to ?nake valid tJte dxnngs ami acf/i/gs of Aifs;if^'itus B. liaiford and 
 Sterling Glover, as Deputij Sheriffs of the.countij of Sumter. 
 
 Whereas, Samuel Dawson was duly elected SherifFof the coun- 
 ty of Sumter, on the — day of January, 1S60, and after being com- 
 missioned and before his term of oflice had expired, he appointed 
 Augustus V>. Raiford and Sterling Glover, who were duly qualified 
 and proceeded to discharge the duties of said office ; And Whereas, 
 since then, the said Samuel Dawson has been regularly conmiission- P"^™™^'*"- 
 ed as an officer in a volunteer company and is now doing duty as 
 such in the arm}'^ of the Confederate States, in Virginia, without 
 having, at any time, formally resigned his commission as Sheriff 
 aforesaid, and since his absence his said Deputies have continued 
 to discharge all of the duties incident to the olhce of Sheriff in said 
 county; And Whereas, doubts have arisen as to the legality of the 
 official acts of said Deputies, and much litigation is likeh' to grow 
 out of it, for remedy whereof: 
 
 6. Secton I. Beit enacted, That all of the official acts of Angus- A.tB oPAns. 
 tus B. Raiford and Sterling Glover, as deputies of Samuel Dawson, stVruni""^ 
 late Sheriif of Sumter county, be, and the same are hereby made le-L*'.d''''^ ''°'^* 
 gal and valid, both in law and ecpiity, to all intents and purposes, 
 
 any law, usage or custom to the contrary notwithstanding. 
 
 7. Sec. II. Bs it further enacted bii the a uthoritii aforesaid, That the _ , . 
 
 •' . .' J J ' Courts in 
 
 several Courts held in said county of Sumter since the absence of "„l"'.'' ^''j 
 their principal, the said k5amuel Dawson, and in which they, the-»'''^'''"' ""* 
 said Raiford and Glover, or either of them, officiated as Deputy >'.'=»>" ^""^ 
 Sheriffs, be, and the same are hereby declared to be regular Courts; 
 and all of the judgments, orders, decrees, and all other proceedings 
 of said Court are hereby made valid and legal, and shall not here- 
 after be ever called in ([uestion, or dis[)uted on account of any ir- 
 regularity in the office of Sheriff as aforesaid ; any law, usage or 
 custom to the contrary notwithstanding. 
 
 Assented to December 17, 1861. 
 
-ISO PRIVATE AND LOCAL LAWS.— Rivers and Dams. 
 
 Gabriel Tnombs.— li. V Key may keep up iv ilnm aoiot^.s the Oc-niulpee river. 
 
 (No. 127.) 
 An Act for (he n/irf of Gabriel Toombs. 
 
 Whereas, The General Assembly of the State of Georgia, at the 
 annual session in 18-50,* in passing An Act for the relief of John 
 Woolfork. and William Woolfork, by making their plantations in 
 the county of Chattahoochee, part of Muscogee county, did, unin- 
 tentionally, create great doubt and confusion as to the boundaries of 
 Chattahoochee county, and did thereby excite conflicting claims for 
 taxes from Gabriel Toombs, a planter in said county of Chattahoo- 
 chee, the same taxes being demanded of him by the Collectors of 
 Muscogee and Chattahoochee; ^Ind JJ'/irrras, redress from these 
 conflicting claims is diflicult, if not impossible to be had through 
 the Courts, and no citizen should be thus troubled and injured : 
 
 S. Section I. Be it enacted bij the General Assembly of the State of 
 Georgia, That the Tax Collectors of the county of Muscogee shall 
 not demand or receive of said Toombs any taxes for the year ISGl, 
 cheewum'y. or prcvlous year or future years ; and that he shall pay taxes only 
 to the Collectors of Chattahoochee county, whose receipts shall be 
 a sufticient discharge in all cases. 
 
 Assented to December 3, 1S61. 
 
 ° See Acts of 1855-6, p. 134, for this Act. 
 
 Gabriel 
 Toombe to 
 pay tax in 
 Chattahoo 
 
 TITLE XIII. 
 
 RIVERS AND DAMS. 
 
 See, 1. B. r. Key allowed to erect a Dnin across Oetiiiilffi-e River on his own laii'ls in coun- 
 ties of Jasper and Kutts, 
 
 (No. 12S.) 
 
 An Act to authorize B. P. Key of the comity of Jasper, his heirs and 
 aasifrns, lo cxtrnd and keep np a Dam across the Ocmulgee River, at 
 his mills on his own lands, in the counties (fJasjier and Butts. 
 
 1. Section I. The General Assembly do enact, That B. P. Key 
 
 B.p.Koy of the county of Jasper, his heirs and assigns be, and they are 
 
 erZ'Xn. hcrcby authorized to extend and keep a dam across the Ocmulgee 
 
 ISyo^r""'''" River at his mills, on his own lands, in said counties, so as to raise 
 
 a two and half foot head of water, for the purpose of propelling saw 
 
 and grist mills, and such other machinery as the conveniences of 
 
 the country may require; Proridcd, The raising of the above head 
 
 of water does not cause the water to overflow and damage the land 
 
 of any other person or persons ; A7id provided further. That said dam 
 
PRIVATE AND LOCAL LAWS— Roads.— Slaves, &c. 121 
 
 Road Laws in Camden county amended. — Blmira Mathews. 
 
 shall be so arranged by lock or slope, as not to prevent the pas- 
 sage offish up said river, from the first of November to the first 
 of May, any law to the contrary notvvithstandidg. 
 Assented to December 12, 1861. 
 
 TITLE XIV. 
 
 ROADS. 
 {No. 129.) 
 
 A71 Act to amend an Act assented to the 19th daij nf December, 1860* in 
 relatio}i to the Road Laws of Camden county ; also to repeal an 
 Act entitled An Act to authortze the Inferior Court of Early county to 
 levy a Road Tax, approved December V^th, 1859.t 
 
 Section I. The General Assembly do enact, That the provi- ^ ^^^^ 
 sion in the first Section of said Act in relation to Cumberland d<^<- m r©- 
 Island be, and the same is hereby repealed. 
 
 Sec. IL And be it further enacted, That an Act entitled an Act 
 to authorize the Inferior Court of Early county, to levy a Road 13'^ ism, re^ 
 Tax, be and the same is hereby repealed. ^' 
 
 Assented to December 17, 1861. 
 
 * Acta 1860, p. 223. 
 t Acta of 18ol>, p. 367. 
 
 
 TITLE XV. 
 
 SLAVES AND FREE PERSONS OF COLOR. 
 
 Sec. 1. Ehnira Matliows, a free person ofiSec. 2. Jlode of perfecting (lie .sale. 
 
 color, limy sell heraelfiuto slavery to '• 3. Order of sale to be recorded — Clerk's 
 Jiio. J. Doherty. I fee. 
 
 (No. 130.) 
 
 An Act to authorize Elmira. Mathcrcs, a free person of color, to sell her- 
 self i?ito perpetuiil slavery. 
 
 Section I. The General Assembly do enact, That Elmira £,„!„ Math. 
 Mathews, a free person of color in Greene county, be, and she isp;;„»^Jf";„,. 
 heraby authorized to voluntarily become the slave of John J. Do-;;y.v,';;,7i"" 
 herty for life. , p/X?"^ 
 
 Sec. IL That in order to carry into effect the first section of this 
 
 sell 
 
122 
 
 PRIVATE AND LOCAL LAWS.— Tax. 
 
 Tax for county purposes in Butts county. 
 
 Modeofver- Act, the said John J. Doherty and the said Elmira Mathews shall 
 
 iSl"*""" go before the Justices of the Inferior Court, or a majority of them, 
 in said comity, who shall faithfully and fully examine her as to her 
 willingness to become the slave for life of said John J. Doherty ; 
 and upon being satislied of the same, they shall pass an order to the 
 etiect that said Elmira Mathews be held, deemed and considered the 
 slave- of said John J. Doherty, for and during her natural life, sub- 
 ject to all the incidents of S'lavery, except the liability of being sold 
 during the lifetime of said Dohurty, by himself or his creditors for 
 his debts: The sole consideration lor which voluntary enslavement 
 on her part, shall be the obligation thereby incurred by her master 
 of feeding, clothing and protecting- her. 
 
 Sec. III. It shall be the duty of the Clerk of the Inferior Court 
 
 tote" eLr-'" ^0 record said order on the minutes of the Court as evidence of title; 
 
 'i*-''i- also, to record the same in tin; book kept by hiin for recording 
 
 other evidences of title to personal property; for which the said 
 John J. Doherty shall pay a fee to said Clerk of five dollars. 
 Assented to December 17, 1801. 
 
 Considera 
 tion. 
 
 TITLE XVI. 
 
 TAX. 
 
 Sec. 1. Lfvy of county tax iu Butts co..iul8Cl, 
 If^galized. 
 
 " 2. IiitV-iier Court of Coweta county on 
 reeouiuicudation of Giiuiil Jury, may 
 levy a couuly Tax for relief of in<li 
 gent soldiers and tlieir families. 
 
 " 3. County Tax not to ejtceed UX) per cent . 
 on State Tax. Property of privat( 
 soldiers exempt from this Tax. 
 
 4. Collection of such Tuxes, and fees ol 
 Collector. 
 
 5. Extra Tax in Stewart county, on ac- 
 count of sctldiers in service. Sucli 
 Tax not to exceed 300 pur cent, on 
 State Tax. 
 
 6. Soldicrsin service whose taxable pro])- 
 erty is not over $2,000, exempt from 
 this Tax. Executions not to be issued 
 for colleclidn of this Tax on properly 
 of soldiers till G moii'ths after the Tax 
 is to be collected. 
 
 " 7. Commissioners and tlieir duties. 
 
 '■ 8. Collection of such Tax. 
 
 " !). Certain credits to be allowed. 
 
 " 10. Taxes assessed in ]S()I , legcilizod. 
 
 "II. Extra Tax in Sinnter county on account 
 
 of soldiers. Such 'J'ax not to exceed 
 
 300 per cent, on Slate Tax. 
 " 12. Two setts of Tax Books to be made 
 
 out. 
 " 13, Collectors to be appointed. 
 " 14. Duties of Collector. Executions for 
 
 Tax. 
 
 Sec. 15. Disbursement of the funds raised by 
 such Tax. 
 
 " 16. Advancements by citizens to be re- 
 funded. 
 
 '• 17. Inferior Court to settle with Relief 
 Committee. 
 
 " IS. Certain tax payers to be allowed cred- 
 its. 
 
 " 19 Soldiers wliose taxable property does 
 not exceed $2,000, exempt. Tax exe- 
 cutions. 
 
 " 20. Tliis Act to continue in forceduring the 
 War, <u- tillalleied or repealed. 
 
 " 21. Extra ta.x in Tattnall county, on ac- 
 count of Soldiers in service. Discrim- 
 ination in favor of those who have con- 
 tributed to soldiers. 
 
 " 22. After assessment for first year, ta.x to 
 be equal accordinj,' to taxable property. 
 
 " 23. Disbursement of such Taxes. 
 
 " 21. Treasurer to give bond. Duties of 
 Treasurer. 
 
 " 2.^. No taxes to be assessi-d in Ware co., 
 for building Court House till the war 
 closes. 
 
 " 2(J. .\pplication of tax money heretofore 
 raised in Ware to build Court house, 
 
 •• 27. Act of 19 Dec, 1859, repealed as to 
 Wilcox county. 
 
 " 28. Extra, tax in Whitfield county on ac- 
 count of soldiers in service. 
 
 (No., 131.) 
 A7i Act to legali3le and make valid the levying of a Tax for county imr- 
 poscs, for the county of Butts, for the year 1861, and to authorizeits 
 Collection. 
 1. Section I. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of 
 
PRIVATE AND LOCAL LAWS.— Tax. f23 
 
 Extra Tax in CJoweta. — Extra Tax in Stewart. 
 
 Georgia, That, whereas the Inferior Court of" the County Butts, 
 did levy a tax for County purposes, for the year 1861, without re- rSy^tax in 
 commendation from a Grand Jury, the same is hereby made legal "r'^sei^Te-^' 
 and valid ; and tliat all the laws now of force for the collection of °'''"""^' 
 Taxes be, and the same are hereby declared to be in force for the 
 collection of said Taxes. 
 
 Sec. II. Repeals conllicting laws. 
 
 Assented to December 3 1, 1S61. 
 
 (No. 132.) 
 
 All Act to authorize the Justices of tfic Inferior Court of Coweta county, 
 from time to time, to authorize the levy i)i^ and collcctijig of such taxes, 
 in said county, as arc herein-after provided, for the purposes herein pro- 
 vided , and for no other purposes whatever ; which shall he hioivn and 
 designated, as a tax for t/tc purpose of supporting the indigent families 
 of soldiers, iUho have, or may hereafter go into the actual service of the 
 country ; and also for the supj^ort of such indigent soldiers who have, 
 or 7nay hereafter return home from such service, citha' in a, crippled or 
 disabled condition. 
 
 2. Section I. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of 
 Gcor<ria, That it shall, and may be lawful for the Inferior Court ofj,"'"''^'"^ 
 
 o ' ' ^ Court of 
 
 Coweta county, to levy and collect an extra tax upon the State p"''^" '^""°- 
 
 ^ J J i ty on recom- 
 
 tax, for the purpose contemplated in this Bill, to-wit: That it shall '^',';'^^,ff'j'',°°f 
 be the duty of the said Court to levv, upon the recommendation '"">■ '^yy «' 
 
 .' J ' L ccmiity tax 
 
 of the Grand Jury of said county, at their Sprinj? Term, and cause f-v^f"'/ "f 
 to be collected, such amounts of Taxes as may be necessary for ;','''r%«"'!,. 
 
 ' , , J J their fanalies. 
 
 the purposes contemplated m this Act. 
 
 3. Sec. II. And be it further enacted, That the said Justices shall ^1,^.^^,,^^^ 
 not be allowed to levy and collect in any one year, for said pui'-|.''.^^'^f,„ty^^- 
 poses, more than 100 per cent, on the State Tax. The property of ;;^^;^"" state 
 soldiers now in the service, or may hereafter go into such service, ^^p^'^^y^j"'" 
 is, and shall be exempt from the provisions of this Bill, except that ^^^^^^^^^^i^j'j'j^pt 
 of Commissioned Officers. 
 
 4. Sec. III. And be it further enacted, That the Justices of said coiwtion of 
 
 i~i iiiii im ^jii ^ • k 1 iijii ""''li tax, and 
 
 Court, sliall liave tlie laxes contemplateii hy this Act, collected by ^f-s of coucc- 
 the Collector of State and County Taxes of said county, whose " 
 fees shall not exceed 1^ per cent, on said amount. 
 
 Sec. IV. Repeals conflicting Laws. 
 
 Assented to December 12, 1S61. 
 
 (No. 133.) 
 An Act to direct and empower the Inferior Court of Stcivart county to 
 levy, collect, and. disburse an extraordinary tcurfor the support of the 
 indigent families (f such soldiers as have gone, or may hereafter go into 
 the service of the Confederate States or the State of Georgia, and to 
 appoint Commissioners for th^ disbursement of said tax, and to legalize 
 the orders or judgments of the Inferior Court of said county, lehich levied 
 an extraordinary tax for the year ISGl, and provide for the collection 
 of the same. 
 
 5. Section I. Be it enacted by the General Assembly (f the State of 
 
124 PRIVATE AND LOCAL LAWS.— Tax. 
 
 Extra Tax in Stewait county. 
 
 Qeorgia, That from and after tlie passage of this Act, the Inferior 
 Extrataxin Court of Stewart county shall have power to levy a suflicicnt tax, 
 comitjfor upon the State tax, from year to year, during the continuation of 
 "^' the present vrar, to raise such an amount as they and the Commis- 
 sioners to be hereafter provided for, shall in their judgment, deem 
 sufficient to provide for the necessary wants of the indigent fami- 
 lies of such soldiers as have gone, or may hereafter go into the ser- 
 Taxnottrxx-vice of thc Coufederatc States or the State of Georgia; F/ovidcd, 
 ^ioniuta such tax shall not exceed three hundred per cent, on the State tax. 
 *"■ 6. Sec. II. A?id he it further enacted, That all persons in actual 
 
 rmTffom''''' military service of the Confederate States or State of Georgia, 
 sue tax. -whose taxable property docs not exceed two thousand dollars, shall 
 be exempt from the payment of said tax ; and that no execution 
 Executions shall bc Issued a^-ainst tlie property of any person vrho is in actual 
 
 for collection .,., .° ipi^j r • ji c^ ±^ 
 
 of euch tax. military service, as a deianlt tax payer, for six months alter the 
 expiration of the time allowed for collecting said tax. 
 
 7. Sec. III. And he it further enacted, That the Inferior Court of 
 Commission- Said couiity shall have power to appoint five or seven Commission- 
 duties"'^ ^'"''"' ers, whose duty shall be to enquire into, and report to said Inferi- 
 or Court by the first Monday in March, for each and every year 
 during the war, the amount necessary for the purpose heretofore 
 named, and superintend the disbursement of said funds as they, in 
 their judgment, shall deem best. 
 
 S. Sec. IV. And he it further enacted. That the Inferior Court in 
 connexion w'ith the Commissioners, or a majority of said Com- 
 missioners, shall have power to contract with the Tax Collectors 
 of said county, or some other person, as they in their judgment, 
 ?u°ch" taxes. ""^ shal 1 decui best, for the collection of said tax ; and said 
 Collectors thus appointed, shall have all the powers now vested 
 in Tax Collectors, and be liable to all the penalties now 
 imposed on Tax Collectors of this State for failing to perform the 
 duties of their oflice ; and said Collectors shall be re([uired to give 
 such bond and security for the faithful performance of their duties, 
 as said Inferior Court and Commissioners shall require, and shall 
 pay over to said Commissioners, all taxes by them thus collected, 
 within ten days after the time designated by the said Inferior Court 
 for the collection of said taxes. 
 
 9. Sec. V. And he it further enacted, That the said Inferior Court 
 and Commissioners, or a majority of said Commissioners, through 
 their Collectors, shall be permitted to allow persons who desire it. 
 Certain end- sucli suuis as d'cdits ou thc amounts assessed against them, as they 
 lowed"' ^'' i^^^'y have paid in money or clothing for the outfit of all soldiers 
 that have gone into the service of the Confederate States or the 
 State of Georgia, up to the passage of this Act ; Frovidcd, such per- 
 son or persons shall file their affidavit with the Commissioners of 
 said Court [county?] setting forth said amounts by the first Mon- 
 day of February, 1SG2 ; And provided, the amount given in money, 
 to any one soldier shall not exceed ten dollars; And pro rid ed fur- 
 ther, that the credit, or credits shall not exceed the amount of the 
 assessment for one year ; but said credit or credits may be allowed 
 
PRIVATE AND PUBLIC LAWS— Tax. 125 
 
 Extra tax in Sumter county. 
 
 from year to year, until the amounts paid out are entirely refund- 
 ed ; And jvovidcd, that in no case shall credits be allowed, for more 
 than fifteen dollars in money, and twenty dollars in clothing, fur- 
 nished or given to the same soldier, although the amounts may 
 have been furnished or given by different tax payers. 
 
 10. Sec. VI. And bcit furlhcr enacted, Thiit the cxtrsiorAma,Yy tRX Taxe^ a^oess- 
 assesscd by the said Inferior Court, for the fiscal year 1861, for thegaiized^*^'''^ 
 relief of the indigent ffunilies of soldiers in actual service from said 
 county be, and the same are liereby declared legal and valid; and 
 
 the tax payers of said county shall be liable to pay said tax as fully 
 as any State or county tax. 
 
 Assented to December 12, ISGl. 
 
 (No. 134.) 
 
 An Act to direct mid empower the Inferior Court of Sumter count if, or a 
 majontij thereof to levi/, collect and disburse an e.vtraordinari/ tax, for 
 the support (f the indigent families of such soldiers from Sumter county, 
 who are now, or mai/ hereafter he absent, in the State or Coifederatc 
 miUtarij service, and for other imrposes comiected' therewith. 
 
 11. Section I. Be it enacted hij the General Asscmhhj of the State of 
 Georgia, That from and immediately after the passage of this Act, j_^^._..^j. 
 the Inferior Court, or a majority thereof, of the county of Sumter, i''""-' "<■ 
 
 II* . . , -^ Sumter toun- 
 
 shall levy upon the taxable property ot said county as returned to »>;j;\''yj'^^y 
 the Tax Receiver of satid county for the present year, and as may "? «'it'"' . 
 
 1 , T n 1 T ^ f, \ ■ of soldiers m 
 
 be returned tor each succeedini!; year hereafter, sucli a tax as luBHrvire and 
 
 , . . , .,, . ,^ r ^ «. • their lamilies. 
 
 their judgment will raise an amount ot funds sulhcient to support 
 the indigent families of such soldiers, who have left, or may here- 
 after leave said county, and are now or may herefater become en- 
 gaged, either in the Confederate or State Military service, for and 
 during the time of said service ; Provided, said levy shall not exceed such tax not 
 three hundreed per cent, on the State tax now paid by said county. three huu- 
 
 12. Sec. II. Be it further enacted. That the said Inferior Court at ou'st'a'te''tu:; 
 the same time, or within ten days thereafter, shall appoint some 
 suitable person whose duty it shall be to make up by districts, two ''"'made out" 
 books with tlie names and aggregate amount of property returned 
 
 by each tax payer, as they may appear on the book of the Tax Re- 
 ceiver of the county of Sumter for the present year; and shall like- 
 wise enter, in connection with said names and amount of property 
 returned, the amount due by each in accordance with the levy 
 made by said Inferior Court; and shall then deposit one of said 
 books with the Clerk of the Inferior Court of said county, and the 
 other with the person designated by tlu' Inferior Court to collect 
 said tax ; and shall receive for said service, a compensation to be 
 determined by the Inferior Court. 
 
 3 3. Sec. III. Be it further enacted. That the said Inferior Court ^^,1^,^^^,^ 
 shall then appoint some proper person whose duty it shall be to**" "pp"'"'*^'^- 
 collect said tax ; the person thus appointed giving bond and secu- 
 rity for the faithful performonce of said duty, in such an amount as 
 
12G PRIVATE AND LOCAL LAWS-^Tax. 
 
 Extra Tax in Sumter county. 
 
 may be detemiinecl by th« said Inferior Court ; and shall receive 
 jiroper compeusation for his services, to be determined by the In- 
 ferior Court. 
 
 14. Sec. IV. It is further enacted, That the Collector thus ap- 
 pointed nnd quaUfied, shall proceed at once to the discharge of the 
 
 coue^ctor. clutics of liis ollicc, by hrst giving ten days notice in the public ga- 
 zette of Aniericus, and by posting a like written notice at some 
 public place in each Justice's district of said county, stating the 
 times and places at which he will attend to collect said tax ; and as 
 the same may be collected it shall be the duty of said Collector to 
 pay it over to the Inferior Court, or their order, at intervals not 
 longer than one week; and if within sixty days after the expiration 
 of said notice, any person or perstMis shall have failed or refused to 
 
 Tax Ex.'ou- pay said tax, then and in that case, the said Collector shall issue 
 
 tioDB may be •'-•'.. , j /• i p ■ 
 
 iesucd. execution agamst the property oi the person or persons so reiusmg 
 or failing to pay ; and shall proceed with said execution in the same 
 manner as now autliorized by law for the collection ot the ordina- 
 ry State and county tax. 
 
 15. Sec. V. Be it further enaQted, That the said Inferior Court of 
 DUburse- thc couuty of Suuitcr, shall appoint some person, whose duty it 
 Snd^raiL'd shall be to disburse the fund raised by said tax, under the supervis- 
 bj such ta-'JQj-, of said Inferior Court, and in accordance with such rules and 
 
 regulations as the said Inferior Court may adopt with a view to an 
 equitable and proper disbursment of the same. And the said Infe- 
 rior Court shall have the same control and power over said olHcer 
 as they now have by law over their county Treasurer. 
 
 And Whereas, Several citizens of the county of Sumter, have 
 
 Preamble, niadc tliclr uotcs and have thereby raised large sums of money which 
 
 were used in the equipment ot the Volunteers of said county ; 
 
 And JVhcrais, the refunding said sums was guaranteed by a large 
 
 meriting of the tax payers of said county : 
 
 16. Sec. VI. Be it therefore enacted. That the said Inferior Court 
 Advance- arc hcrcby empowered and directed to refund the several amounts 
 ize^"tl7bc're- to tlic pcrsous tlius making their notes, from the monies colllected 
 '""'"'• by virtue of this Act. 
 
 17. Sec. VII. Be it farther enacted. That the said Inferior Court 
 is hereby authorized and directed, to examine the books and ac- 
 counts of, and settle with the Committee appointed by the citizens 
 of the county of Sumter, and known as the Military Relief Com- 
 
 (>furt°to set-Hiittee, receiving from said Committee the books, money, notes, 
 lief'commit^ subscriptlous and provisions, that may be in the possession of said 
 *"''• Committee at the time of settlement ; and shall refund to said Com- 
 
 mittee all monies they may have advanced over and above their 
 collections ; and shall assume the payment of all debts contracted 
 by said Counnittee, pertaining legitimately to the duties of their 
 office. 
 Taxpovorflto ^ §. Scc. VIII. Bc it further cnactcd , That the said Inferior Court, 
 beaif.m-a throusfli their Collector, shall allow to persons desiriuii: it, such 
 
 certain crod- O ' A . o ' 
 
 »'»• sums as credits on the amounts assessed against them, as they may 
 
PRIVATE AND LOCAL LAWS.— Tax. 127 
 
 Extra Tax in Tatnall county. 
 
 'on- 
 forco 
 
 have actually paid in money or provisions heretofore to the sup- 
 port of the soldiers I'amilies, and which may appear to have been 
 paid by the books of the Military Relief Committee ; Provided, such 
 credit or credits shall not exceed the amount of the assessment for 
 one year, but may be allowed from year to year, until the amount 
 paid in is thereby refunded. 
 
 19. Sec. IX. Be it further enacted, That this Act shall not apply ^'tV.^vief 
 to any soldier in actual military service, whose property as return- o"„?^idffln 
 ed, does not exceed two thousand dollars ; and no execution shall t;,'",i;ir'''ro'! 
 issue against the property of a person in actual military service, ;:;,'?',„''i"|2"-'" 
 under a less time than six months after the expiration ot the time t;!'^^,,.^,.^ J 
 allowed to collect Irom such persons as are not in actual military ^'""'• 
 service. 
 
 20. Sec. X. Ik It further enacted, That this Act shall continue 
 and be in force, and its requisitions shall be carried out by the said-);;|^,,t°;,_^ 
 Liferior Court of Sumter county, annually, during- the present war, '^;'/^!;,J''«.,j 
 or until the same shall be amended or repealed; all laws and usages "'J;,";!;^"''''''- 
 to the contrary notwithstanding. 
 
 Assented to December 6, ISGl. 
 
 (No. 135.) 
 
 An Act to confer ccitahi jwwers, and to Impose certain duties upon the In- 
 ferior Court of Tatnall county, and to provide for the collection, by tax- 
 ation, of money to aid and assist the Volunteer company, or companies, 
 now raised, or to be raised in said county ; and to ajf'ord. such aid to the 
 families of the soldiers absent, as be compatible tcith the resources of the 
 citizens of said county. 
 
 Whereas, a considerable amount of money has already been 
 collected from certain citizens of said county, by voluntar}^ assess- 
 ment and collection by, and from them, a list of which citizens thus 
 paying, has been preserved, and the amount of the sums raised ap- 
 pears from memorandums and books kept by a committee appoint- 
 ed by the people ot Tatnall in primary meeting ; And JVhrrcas, cer- 
 tain other persons in said county, have not voluntarily or other- 
 wise contributed to the support of said volunteers or their families, 
 and some have not adequate to their means aided in such contribu- 
 tions, and it being right, proper and just, that the burdens of com- 
 mon defence and common protection against our common enemy, 
 should be borne equally by all, in proportion to the value of their 
 propert)^ : 
 
 2L Section L Be it c?iactcd by the General Assembly, That the In- 
 ferior Court of said county be, and they are hereby required and 
 empowered, to assess such taxes upon the citizens ol said county, i..i'vkrt and 
 as may be necessary for the aid of the volunteers raised in said '^.tlnaii J" 
 county and their llimilies, (such of thein as may be needy,) and to»"MitrH^" 
 
 have the same collected and assessed, as is now done by the laws 
 
 of the state; upon thehrst assessment oi taxes, however, such dis-i" luvoroi 
 
 *■ , . , tlioM' who 
 
 crimination shall be made in behalf of those who have voluntarily i'«vc>uado 
 
128 PRIVATE AND LOCAL LAWS.— Tax. 
 
 Extra tax iu Ware t<i build a Court House. 
 
 Toiunury cootributed already, so as to make the taxes fall equally upon the 
 to^ewidier's citizens alike, in proportion to the value of their property, regard- 
 ing said just discrimination. 
 
 22. Sec. IL And be it further enacted, That thereafter, all assess- 
 ment^Tr't meuts of taxcs made by the Inferior Court, shall be equally alike 
 ^uLL"'^°^'^upon every citizen, in proportion to the value of his property, there- 
 by preserving a just equality in the burdens of taxation, during the 
 present war. 
 
 23. Sec. III. And be it further enacted, That the taxes when so 
 of Buchtaxee.pQ]]g(,^g(j^ sliall be paid over to the county Treasurer as a military 
 
 fund for the benefit of said volunteers, and their families, such as 
 may be needy, and paid out under the order and direction of the 
 Inferior Court of said county. 
 Treasurer to 24. Scc. IV. Bc it furlhcr cnocted, That the Treasnrcr, before re- 
 givebond. ceiving said sums as may be collected under this Act, shall give 
 bond and security for the faithlul application of the money that 
 may come into his hands, to be approved of by the Inferior Court ; 
 and the Treasurer shall keep an account of the monies received and 
 Trel^urer. 'paid out, in a separate book by him to be kept for that purpose; 
 and shall also be subject to be punished for contempt by the In- 
 ferior Court, in the event of his refusal to account for, and pay out 
 said money under their order and direction. 
 Sec. V. Repeals conflicting laws. 
 
 Assented to December 6, ISGl. 
 
 (No. 13G.) 
 
 An Act to rejical An Act entitled An Act to ovthoiizcthc luferior Court 
 of Ware county to asesss an extra tax for the imrposc of building a 
 Court House in said county, and for other 2^iif'l>0ftcs. 
 
 25. Section I. Jk it enacted, That An Act entitled An Act to 
 S«e«?ed*'f.!r' authoHzc thc Inferior Court of Ware county to assess an extra tax, 
 conrt"Hou.e for the purposc of building a Court House in said county, approv- 
 wJcioBe..'''' cd the ninth day of December 1859,* be, and the same is hereby 
 repealed; and that the Inferior Court shall not levy or assess any 
 more extra tax for Court House purposes, for or during the pres- 
 ent war, or collect any tax for Court House purposes, from the citi- 
 zens of Ware county. 
 , . , 2G. Sec. II. And he it further enacted, That all monies already 
 
 Applicatiou of '■ ^ , 1 '.Tiii i'ij_j_i 
 
 ...oueys here- (.o]|(3cted bv virtuc of the above recited Act, be applied to the sup- 
 
 tofore collect- J ., -. „ ., j.*j.i Oi-i. 
 
 ed for that -port of iudiffent families of soldiers oi said county, in tiie fetate or 
 
 purpose. 1 O . 
 
 Confederate service. 
 
 Sec. III. Repeals conflicting laws. 
 
 Assented to December 12, 1861. 
 
 * For this Act, sue Acts of 1S5'J, p. 37 1. 
 
PRIVATE AND LOCAL LAWS.— Tax. ISS^ 
 
 Act to tax cattle of non-residents in Wilcox repealed, — Extra tax in WhitfielJ. 
 
 (No. 137.) 
 
 An Act to repeal An Act entitkd An Act to compel all persons non-resi- 
 dents of the counties of Wayne., Innnand Wilcox owning., penning and 
 grazing stock cattle, in said counties, to return and paij taxes on the 
 same^ in the counties aforesaid, assented to Decern be?' I9th, 1859,* sa 
 far as relates to the coimty of Wilcox. 
 
 27. Section I. The General .bsrmhly <fthc State of Georgia do enact, a<i rng d*^. 
 That so much of the above recited Act as relates to the county ofafiV\?iu^. 
 Wilcox, is hereby repealed . '^°- 
 
 Sec. II. Repeals conflicting laws. 
 
 Assented to December 17, ISGl. 
 
 * Sec Acts of 1859, p. 297. 
 
 (No. 138.) 
 
 An Act to authorize the Inferior Court of Whitfeld. County, to levy a tax 
 (f not exceeding f ft y per ecnt. upon the State' tax, and to authorize 
 them to appropriate the same to the families of those that may be absent 
 cither in the service of the State or Confederate ^States. 
 
 28. Section I. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of 'V,jJ|ti 
 Georgia, That it shall and may be lawful for the Inferior Court ofT^xjf«,f"f^ 
 the county of Whitfield, to levy a tax of not exceeding fifty per '^ reiur of " 
 cent, upon the State tax, and appropriate the same to any families!!" 
 or other persons that may be found in need on account of the ab- 
 sence of their friends in said service ; Provided, also that the parties 
 applying for the benefit of this Act, shall furnish to the Court sat- 
 isfactory evidence that they are actually in need, and have no oth- 
 er means of support. 
 
 Assented to December 11, ISGl. 
 
 r>idiln>. 
 
 Note. — For Act appropriating $33. -17 to Mrs. Marparot Dillon, for excessive tax paid, see 
 Act No. 1-23; also Act No. 125 for appropriation of $4.40 to Aljiior Hern for excess of ta.x paid 
 by Iiini ; and same Act for appropriation of $13.:5U to Wn>. J. Hush for excess oftax paid by 
 hiin. See al.so same Act for conditional appropriation to Wesley SluifHcld, on a sindlar act^ouut. 
 For Act providing tliat Atlorneys-atdaw failinpr to pay their professional tax, .'jhall be strickeu 
 from the roll of Attorneys, see Act Xo. ">, Pul)lic Laws. 
 
 tiT.- i;y.»K'JP*» 
 
PRIVATE AND LOCAL LAWS— Telegraph CoMrANiEs. 
 
 Georgia Telegraph Company. 
 
 TITLE XVII. 
 
 TELEGRAPH COMPANIES. 
 
 Sec. 1. Georgia Telegraph Company incorpo- 
 rated. 
 
 " 2. Powers to construct and use Telegraph 
 lines. 
 
 " 3. Capital stock and shares. 
 
 •" 4. Board of Directors. 
 
 Sec. 5. Liability of stockholders for debts of Co. 
 " 6. Ollicers and operatorH exempt from Mi- 
 litia, Patrol and Jury duty. 
 " 7. Privileges and restrictions of Magnetic 
 Telegraph, extended to Company. 
 
 (No. 139.) 
 
 An Act to incnriwrdtc (he Georgia Telegrajih Company. 
 Section L Be it etwcted, That John P. King, John Bones, Rich- 
 ard Peters, and their associates be, and the same hereby crea- 
 ted a body politic and corporate, by the name and style of "The 
 Tel- Georgia Telegraph Company"; and by that name may sue and be 
 
 ^" sued, make contracts, have and use a common seal, and establish 
 
 fS^s^ by-laws not inconsistent with the Constitution and laws of this 
 
 State, or of the Confederate States. 
 _ . Sec. IL Be it further enacted, That said Company shall bo author- 
 
 o«Mtrocj and ixed to cstabHsh, construct and manage, use and control, lines of 
 
 n«r T«slepra|)l! • m i i i i • • i • 
 
 ^*»«- Magnetic Telegraph, between any and every two points within 
 
 this State. 
 ca»ai rtork ^^^' ^^^' -^"^ it further enacted, That the capital of said Company 
 «3Aar.«.'^ shall be divided into shares as the by-laws may provide, transfera- 
 ble according to said by-laws, and shall be of such amount as may 
 ^ actually be required for the lines of Telegraph actually erected by 
 * *. ,jt;bem. 
 Ti ui -fix tf ^^^' ^^' ^^ it further enacted, That said Company shall be nian- 
 ""^'^ aged by a Board of Directors elected according to their by-laws, 
 ^g^-^^^,.. who shall hold their meetings, and keep their principal olhce in Au- 
 "^ gusta. 
 
 Sec. V. Be it further enacted, That the stockholders of said Com- 
 mSioui'r.. pany for the time being, shall be jointly and severally liable for all 
 
 the debts contracted, and purchases made by the Company. 
 VBeen sn.i ^cc. VI. Bc it fiirthcr enacted, That all Telegraph operators and 
 :g;»^«»p;'f officers actually employed as such by said Company, shall be ex- 
 PSSoiaud''"' ^"^P^ from military, patrol and jury duty, during such actual em- 
 jurj duty, ploynient. 
 
 .Sec. VIL Be it further enacted, That said Company shall be enti- 
 '^t^^X. tied to the privilege, and subject to all the restrictions provided for 
 SSLrti.-'" by an Act to authorize the construction of the Magnetic Telegraph, 
 ^^^u> approved on the twenty-ninth of December, eighteen hundred and 
 ^^'Co^p'^'y forty-seven;* Provided, that the charter herein granted, shall not 
 be so construed as to intefere with the chartered rights of other 
 Telegra})hic companies. 
 
 Sec. VIII. Repeals conflicting laws. 
 Assented to December 17, ISGl. 
 
 * For this Act, see Acts of 1847, p. 218. 
 
RESOLUTIONS 
 
 ADOPTED BY THE 
 
 GENERAL ASSEMBLY 
 
 OF THE 
 
 STATE OF GEORGIA, 
 
 At au Animal Session in 1861t 
 
 No. L Relative to a bill to authorize the Jus- No. 
 
 tice's of the Inferior Courts to levy an " 
 
 extra tax on account of Soldiers in ser- '' 
 
 vice and their families; also relative 
 
 to till' assuniptiou by the State of the " 
 
 Confederate War Tax. 
 " 2. Relative to monopolies, extortion and 
 
 speculations. 
 " 3. Mes.srs. Clark and Tucker, Ageuts " 
 
 Georgia Hospital Association. 
 " 4. Election of Confederate States Sena- 
 tors. •' 
 " 5. On reduction of salaries. " 
 " 6. Relative to Deaf and Dumb Asylum. '• 
 " 7. (Jrant to certain lot of land in old 
 
 Early, to be issued to John Sapp. " 
 
 " 8. Boundary line between Georj^ia and 
 
 Florida. ' " 
 
 •" 9. Rev. C.W.Thomas. 
 '' 10. Relative to the prosecution of the " 
 
 War. 
 " 11. Duties and pay of Secretary of State " 
 
 as to Surveyor Generals Ofiice. 
 " 1~. Resolutions as to collection of cotton " 
 
 and other crops in (Jeorj^ia. 
 " 13. Instructions to Tax Collectors to be 
 
 issued by Comptroller General. 
 
 (No. 1.) 
 
 Resolved, That the Committee on Finance of the Senate and 
 House of Representatives, be instructed to act as a joint committee mutTJs""^ 
 and report appropriate bills, so soon as it may be practicable, toto'aotai 
 the House of Representatives, (where alone such bills can origi-^"'" 
 nate,) upon the following subjects, to-wit: 
 
 1st. Authorizing the Inferior Courts of the several counties in wn to author- 
 this State, to levy such extra tax as may be necessary to defray theu"raiie a ci. 
 expenses said counties have incurred in raising and equipping cora-ccnaiupur- 
 panies for the war and providing for the families of said companies. ^'"roport a 
 
 2nd. Providing for the equalization of said burthens throui;hout«uch tax 
 
 _ O I O . -anicDf all tho 
 
 14. Tax Collectors and Comp. General. 
 
 15. Relative to tiie blockade. 
 
 Ui. liesolutions relative to the resolutions 
 passed by Tennessee. 
 
 17. Copy of the Act to prevent specula- 
 tions, extortions and monopolies, to be 
 sent to Governors of each State in 
 Confederacy. 
 
 18. Tax Collectors and Comptroller Gen- 
 eral as to settlements for taxes raised 
 by sale of lands of alien enemies. 
 
 19. Cen.sus Takers. 
 
 20. Committee on Penitentiary. 
 
 21. Repeal or modification of the Seques- 
 tration Act rcconmicnded. 
 
 22. Tender of State Troops to Confederate 
 Government. 
 
 £3. Supreme Court Reports to be sent to 
 Dade county. 
 
 24. Relative to establishing a mail route 
 from Bengal to Reidsvillc. >. 
 
 25. Asserting (jeorgia's right to all lands 
 witliin liur limits. 
 
 2G. Adjonrnment of General Assemblj'. 
 
 Finance Com- 
 
 ittees of 
 bdth ricnises 
 
 Tiiroport a 
 bill for .Stato 
 
 the State, so that each county may bear its i)ro rata share of saidi<.mit'<-B 
 
 , , , J J 1 l(„. state 
 
 burthens. 
 
 3d. Authorizing and requiring the assumption by the State of" 
 the existing Confederate War Tax. v 
 
 Assented to Nov. 16, ISGl. 
 
132 
 
 RESOLUTIONS. 
 
 Speculation, Monopoly and Extortion.— Messrs, Clake and Tucker. — Confederate States Senators- 
 
 PrcMiible. 
 
 Judiciarr 
 CoinmittPOB 
 of Senatf aud 
 HiKise to con- 
 fer togplhiT 
 and report 
 bill to gup- 
 pri'S« RpprlllB- 
 tion and e.\- 
 tortiou. 
 
 Mcssr«. 
 Clarke t 
 Tu.ker Af[t' . 
 of Geoigia 
 HoBpital At 
 Bociation. 
 
 (No. 2.) 
 
 Whereas. A system of speculation, monopoly and extortion, in 
 many articles absoluteh' necessary to subsistence of the people, is 
 now being practiced in the State by selfish, base, and unprincipled 
 persons, in violation of the common dictates of humanity and pa- 
 triotism — be it therefore 
 
 Rrsolral, That the Judiciary Committees of the Senate and House 
 of Representatives jointly be, and they are hereby instructed to 
 enquire into the power of the General Assembly to suppress such 
 speculation, and report by bill or otherwise, as early as practicable, 
 the most efiectual means of accomplishing such suppression. 
 
 Assented to November IG, 1S61. 
 
 (No. 3.) 
 
 The Rev. Messrs. Clark and Tucker, Agents for the Georgia 
 Hospital Association being present on a mission in behalf ot said 
 Association_, 
 
 Resolved bij the Senate, with tlu concurmicc of the House of Rpere- 
 sentatices. That the Senate repa r to the Representative Hall, this 
 day at 12 o'clock, M., to hear from said gentlemen on the subject 
 of their mission, for one hour. 
 
 Assented to November 16, 18G1. 
 
 (No. 4.) 
 
 . Whereas, It has been made tlie duty of thepresent Legislature," 
 Preamble, uudcr thc ucwly adopted Constitution of the State of Georgia, to 
 elect two Senators to the Congress of the Confederate States of 
 America, therefore be it 
 
 Resolved, hij the Senate and House of Representatives in General As- 
 cSe"ate sc77iblij met, That the SenL'te meet the House of Representatives, in 
 state, sena.^j^.^ ^^Il^ ^^^ Tucsday, thc 19th instant, at 11 o'clock, A. M., to 
 elect two Senators to the Confederate Congress, under thc provi- 
 sions of the Constitution of the State of Georgia. 
 Assented to November IS, 1S61. 
 
 (No. 5.) 
 
 Whereas, The crisis upon the country produced by war and 
 
 •'' financial embarrassments, imperatively calls for the ado}»tion of a sys- 
 
 Preau.bie. tcm of retrenchment in therechiction of expenses of tite Government 
 
 by reducing the salaries of the principal officers and otherwise, 
 
 thereby relieving the people of Georgia, to some extent, from the 
 
 burdens of taxation, which are pressing upon them, therefore be it 
 
 Committee to Resolvcd, Tluit a special committee of live be appointed by the 
 
 rXIfc^" House to confer with a like committee to be appointed by the 
 
 ''"'■ Senate, to take into consideration the propriety of reducing the 
 
 salaries of all the principal officers of the State, and ^mr diem pay of 
 
RESOLUTIONS. 133 
 
 Deaf and Dumb. — John Supp. — Boundary between Georgia and Florida. 
 
 members of the Legislature, and to what extent this reduction shall °';',,J;,'^°; ^^.. 
 be made, and to report by bill or otherwise, at the earliest day ;j";'the'i/"iu. 
 practicable; and to request our members in Congress to use their ,'1';,!"''^,^^^^;^, 
 influence to have the salaries of officers of the Confederate Govern- ^'[^^"^J;^^^^'- 
 ment, both civil and military, reduced. reduced. 
 
 Assented to November 16, ISGl. 
 
 (No. 6.) 
 
 Resolved, That the standing committee of the Senate and House joj^tcom- 
 
 of Representatives on the Deat and Dumb Asylum, be constituted '^fj^^^^ 
 
 a joint standing committee for the investigation of the of the affairs j^'''^*'* 
 
 of the same ; that His Excellency the Governor, be required to 
 
 furnish said committee any documents or communications which 
 
 he may h&,ve in his possession pertaining to the same ; and that 
 
 this resolution be transmitted to the House of Representatives for 
 
 its concurrence, immediately. 
 
 Assented to November IS, ISGl. 
 
 r 
 
 (No. 7.) 
 
 Whereas, Lot of Land No. 10, in the 1 1th District of originally 
 Early, now IMitchell county, w\ts reserved among others for school 
 purposes, and not drawn for in the Laud Lotter}" ; And whereas. Said 
 Lot No. 10, was sold under Executive order, at public outcry, and 
 knocked off to one Bradley for a valuable consideration, whereupon 
 the said Bradley received from the Sheriff making the sale as afore- 
 •said, a certilicate of said sale and purchase, upon which to receive 
 a grant of said Lot No. 10; And ivhcrcas, Said certificate was trans- 
 ferred to one Johu M. Robinson, and by said Robinson to John 
 Sapp of Mitchell county, which certificate has been lost and [ort] 
 destroyed ; therefore be it 
 
 Rcsidvcdhti tJic General Assend)li/, That the Governor be authorized (^ov'rnor to 
 
 1 • 1 T 1 1 • T X i' T .. iR8u<? graut to 
 
 to cause to be issued to John Sapp. a grant to said Lot oi Land'^no-Sapp.to 
 No. 10, in the 11th District of originally Early, now Mitchell ntbpi»tri<-t 
 
 ' O J J ' of old Eorlv, 
 
 county. "ow MitcheU 
 
 Assented to November 22, ISGl. 
 
 (No. S.) 
 
 Resolved bij the Senate and House of Represenfalives, That Georgia 
 is deeply concerned in having the boundary line between her andn.mdary lino 
 her sister State of Florida, permanently settled and fixed. An end(r.-<"si« and 
 to the unfortunate controversy, which has been pending so long, is 
 due alike to the citizens of both States, bordering upon the line of 
 dispute. The settlement of this question is demanded that no in- 
 fringement upon the sovereignty of either State shall happen, nor 
 any question arise, as to c6nt]icting jurisdictions. The undisputed 
 right of citizenship and allegiance should no longer be kept in 
 doubt; and the limits of the respective sovereignties should be 
 fully determined, recognized and understood. 
 
134 RESOLUTIONS. 
 
 Boandary between Georgia and Florida. 
 
 1795 
 
 The Legislature of Georgia desires to address the Legislative 
 authority of Florida in a spirit of amity and kindness ; and to appeal 
 to her, upon the principles of comity and good neighborhood, to 
 contribute everything she can, compatible with her honor and sense 
 of light, to the adjustment of our unsettled boundary, a source of 
 irritation, discontent and dissatisfaction. The State of Georgia is 
 not unaware of the points ofdifierence existing ever since the treaty 
 Treaty u: bctweeu the United States and Spain, of 1795, (and even prior 
 thereto.) She understood her boundary. The 3rd Article of tlie 
 Treaty of 1795 defines what should be the correct line of division ; 
 which is in these words : " The southeru boundary which divides 
 their territory from the Spanish Coloniesof East and West Florida, 
 shall be designated by a line beginning on the river Mississippi, at 
 the northernmost part of the thirty-first degree of latitude north 
 of the Equator, which from thence shall be drawn east to the 
 middle of the river Apalachicola or Chattahoochee, thence along the 
 middle thereof to its junction with the Flint; thence straight to the 
 ^ head of the St. Mary's river, and thence down the middle thereof 
 
 to the Atlantic Ocean." Commissioners were appointed under the 
 treaty to perform their duty in running the line designated by the 
 terms thereof; and the mode of proceeding by said treaty, is declared 
 thus: "In order to carry the preceding Article (tlie 8rd Article,) into 
 effect, one Commissioner and one Surveyor shall be appointed by 
 each of the contracting parties, who shall meet at the Mathchez, on 
 the other side of the river Mississippi, before the expiration of six 
 Mode of months from the ratification of this Convention ; and they shall 
 j,""e°u"farr'' pi'oceed to run and mark this boundary according to the stipula- 
 im'""'^"^ "'" tionsof said Article. They shall make plats, and keep journals of 
 the proceedings, which shall be considered part of this Convention ; 
 and shall have the same force as if they were inserted therein." 
 From the Mississippi to the Chattahoochee they executed their 
 commission according to the stipulations of the treaty. The re- 
 maining part of their duty they failed to peribrni. • Tlie point of 
 departure and the point of termination are both fixed by the 
 treaty ; and it is provided that said ('onmiissioners should run and 
 mark, to and from those points. The points referred to are from 
 the junction of the Flint and Chattahoochee rivers, to tlie head of 
 the St. Marys. It is a historical fact that no surveys were made be- 
 tween the junction of the Flint and Chattahoochee rivers, and .the 
 headof theSt. Marys, on account of Indian disturbances;that Ellicott 
 •• designated on his plat, Mound B., as being a little north of the 
 
 head waters of the St. Marys, and being the northern branch of 
 the said river, and consented that this point should indicate the 
 true source of said stream, may probably be insisted upon; but the 
 fact is un([uestioiiable that no such power was given him ; he hav- 
 ing power to act as a simple Commissioner, his duties and powers 
 being limited by the treaty, which was the supreme law of the 
 land. The evidence now exists that, at the time the Commis- 
 sioners were endeavoring to ascertain the head of the St. Marys 
 river, that, on account of the heavy rains and heavy freshets conse- 
 
I 
 
 RESOLUTIONS. 
 
 Boundary between Georgia and Florida. 
 
 quent thereupon, the low, flat district of country from whence the 
 source of the river takes its rise, it was impossible for them to de- 
 determine the fact. In fact Mound B. is not near the head 
 source of said river, which is now, (since the country is settled.) 
 capable of the fullest and most conclusive proof. Florida insists 
 that Mound B. should be regarded the fixed point to determine 
 the head waters of the river St. Marys. Georgia insists that the 
 most southern branch of the ri^^er is the longest, and has the great- 
 est volume of water ; and, therefore, that the dividing line between 
 the two States, from the junction of the Flint and Chattahoochee 
 rivers, shoiiM be run to the head of the most southern stream. 
 Thus, it will bo seen, that if Georgia insists upon her view of the 
 subject, she will claim a considerable portion of the territory of the 
 State of Florida, and include many valuable citizens within the 
 jurisdiction of Georgia. On the other hand, if Florida should ad- 
 here to her views, she would embrace a part of the territory of 
 Georgia, and also take within her jurisdiction many of the re- 
 cognized citizens of Georgia. It is obvious to the two States, 
 holding these adverse positions, and insisting upon the abstract 
 rights set up by each, _a settlement of the contested boundary is 
 impossible without long and tedious litigation between the two 
 States, and before the Supreme Court of the Confederate States. 
 The two sovereignties, from their position, being competent to 
 adjust these ditierenccs, it seems to the Legislature of Georgia that 
 the question of boundary between them can be settled in a manner- 
 more compatible with the dignity, peace, friendship, amity, and 
 good will of both. 
 
 The General Assembly, to avoid further dispute, proposes to 
 her sister State, Florida, that what is denominated the Watson 
 line, (which will leave in the limits of this State, the fractional lots 
 of land heretofore sold under an Act of her Legislature,) shall be 
 adopted as the boundar)- line. The settlenient upon this basis, will 
 not interfere with the rights of citizenship, as claimed by the citi- 
 zens of either State. The position of the two States, united by a 
 common interest, and sharing perils alike with each other in resist- 
 ing a common enemy, are considerations which require that border 
 ditHculties and disputes, and all causes of irritation, should be put 
 an end to. 
 
 Be it therefore rcsulvcd, That his Excellency the Governor, be re- 
 quested to transmit the foregoing preamble and these resolutions, 
 to his Excellency tlu? Governor of Florida, with a request that ho 
 submit the same to the Legislature of Florida. 
 
 And resolved further, That the Governor do appoint two Commis- 
 sioners to visit the Seat of Government of the State of Florida; 
 who are hereby clothed with authority to negotiate and settle the 
 boundary line, with the authorities of Florida, upon the terms pre- 
 scribed in the aforesaid recital and preamble, or upon such other 
 terms as will include within the limits of Georgia, the lots ajid frac- 
 tional lots of land disposed of by the authorities of the State of 
 Georgia. Assented to Dec. 11, 1861. 
 
136 
 
 RESOLUTIONS. 
 
 Eev. C. W. Tbomfts — Confederate States.— OflSces of Surveyor Gon. and Sec'y of State. 
 
 Tieaiohi<- 
 
 «,*». C. W. 
 
 iDiCToliition 
 ■of the old 
 
 (No. 9.) 
 
 Whereas, Rev. C. W. Tliomas, formerly Cliaplain in the U. S. 
 Navy, was the first to resign his position and tender his resignation 
 to the U. S. Government; and whereas, he has not been assigned 
 any position in the servici' of the Confederate States, therefore, 
 
 Rrso/ntJ, That the General Assembly of the State of Gcoi-gia, 
 do respectfully request the Congress of the Confederate States, or 
 the War Department, to provide for the said Rev. C. W. Thomas, 
 some position either in the Army or Navy of the Confederate States, 
 correspondent to the rank and position held by him in the Navy of 
 the United States. 
 
 Assented to December 11, 1861. 
 
 (No. 10.) 
 
 Resohrd, by the Senate and Hovse of Rcjnescnfa'ivcs of the Stale of 
 Georgia in. General Asscmhhj met, That it is the sense of this Gener- 
 al Assembly, that the separation of those States now forming the 
 Confederate States of America, from the United States is, and ought 
 to be final and irrevocable; and that Georgia will, under no cir- 
 cumstances, entertain any proposition from any quarter, which may 
 have for its object a restoration or fe-construction of the late Un- 
 ion, on any terms or conditions whatever. 
 
 Resolved, That the war which the United States are waging up- 
 toonthe Confederate States, should be met on our part, with the ut- 
 most vigor and energy, until our independence and nationality are 
 unconditionally acknowledged by the United States. 
 
 ^Resolced, Th it Georgia pledges herself to her sister States of the 
 Confederacy, that she will stand by them throughout the struggle 
 J — she will contribute all the means which her resources will supply, 
 so far as the same may be necessary to the support of the conmion 
 cause, and will not consent to lay down arms until peace is estab- 
 lished on the basis of the foregoing resolutions. 
 
 Approved December 11th, 1S61. 
 
 (No. 11.) 
 
 Whereas, By an Act passed at the present Session of the Gener- 
 al Assembly, the offices of Surveyor General and Secretary of State, 
 have been consolidated ; and whereas, many of the Maps and Charts 
 in the Surveyor General's office are very much mutilated and worn 
 out; 
 
 Be it resolved, by the Semite and House of Representatives, That the 
 
 Secretary of State for the time beijig, and his successors in office, 
 
 ^",^l7 s"'n- be, and he is hereby required to make new all Maps and Charts, 
 
 ^"lu^yfvthat are now worn out or mutilated, and see that the Records in 
 
 said office are preserved and neatly kept; and as a compensation 
 
 for his services, the Secretary of State, for the time being, and his 
 
 successors in office, shall receive all the fees arising in the Surveyor 
 
 General's office, of whatever kind.. 
 
 Assented to December 14, ISO I. 
 
 ' W»r to be 
 
 pl(^R« to 
 ttMai by til 
 ifltkirr etrad 
 
 We. 
 
RESOLUTIONS. 137 
 
 Cotton Crop. — Tax Collectors. 
 
 Report. 
 
 (No. 12.) 
 
 The Committee on the state of the Republic, to whom the Joint 
 Resolutions of the Legislature of Tennessee were referred, have 
 had the same under consideration, and instruct me to report that 
 it is with pride and gratification that they see in in the spirit of the 
 propositions of our sister State, (the cheif products of whose soil 
 are provisions,) the manifestation of a lofty and unselfish patriot- 
 ism, worthy of emulation, and in keeping with the exalted charac- 
 ter of the "Volunteer State," and they recommend the passage of 
 the following resolutions, and that the same, together with the 
 propositions of the State of Tennessee, be published in the Mil- 
 ledgeville newspapers of this State. 
 
 licsolvrd, That the Legislature of the State of Georgia most 
 earnestly recommend to tlie planters of this State, to reduce the oi"o°r^l n- 
 quantity of the Cotton Crop for the year 1S62, and to crow grain tnXV 
 
 ■^1,, '' .. J.1- ai • \ x-x- X their cotton, 
 
 and other provision crops, not only in sumcient quantities to sup-audincrea»o 
 ply the consumption of our people at home, but for the supply offropB.*^""* 
 our troops in the field. 
 
 Resolved further, That his E.xcellency, the Governor, be request- g'TOofthu 
 ed to forward a copy of this report to the Governor of Tennessee, K'sointiong 
 and the Governors of each of the other Confederate States, with£'-o^v^|- 
 request that the same be laid before their respective Legislatures, tjif'stat. sin 
 if in session ; and that he also forward a copy to the President oU^ states, 
 the Confederate States. 
 
 Assented to December 14, 1S61. 
 
 (No. 13.) 
 
 Resolved, That the Comptroller is hereby directed to issue such saie ofprop- 
 instructions to Tax Collectors throughout Georgia, as will prevent .",?w,i'iei.^'^° 
 all further proceedings for the sale of lands heretofore held by per- 
 sons now alien enemies, until after the General Assembly shall 
 have taken further action on the subject. 
 
 Assented to December 14, 1861. 
 
 (No. 14.) . 
 
 Whereas, By a Joint Resolution of this General Assembly, the 
 Comptroller General is directed to issue such instructions to Tax 
 Collectors throughout Georgia as will prevent further proceedings'""""^'*" 
 for the sale of lands heretofore held by alien enemies, until after 
 the General Assembly shall have taken further action on the sub- 
 ject. 
 
 And Whereas, The above stated Resolution does not direct the 
 Comptroller General how to settle with Tiix Collectors when they ^''••■'""bie. 
 wish to make their final settlement and obtain a full receipt, for 
 remedy thereof, 
 
 Be it further Resolved, By the General Assembly of Georgia, 
 That, upou any Collector producing to the Comptroller General a 
 
138 RESOLUTIONS. 
 
 Blockade. — Resolutions from Tennessee. 
 
 certificate from the Inferior Court of his county, stating the name 
 T^couL or names of the alien enemies whose land is now subject to be sold 
 comptrVT for taxes, and further certifying the amount of State tax due on 
 re^Srr't^ the same, the Comptroller General, if satisfied that the amount 
 ou"l^"un't'Mf stated is correct, is hereby authorized to allow the Tax Collector 
 of'^aHeV^^.t credit for the same, on his account, together with any reasonable 
 '""'• advertising foe which said Collector ma}^ liavc paid for advertising 
 
 said lands; and that such settlements be enteredon the ComptroU- 
 ' er's book, in the same manner that settlements now made with the 
 
 Tax Collector are entered on the Books of said office. 
 Assented to December 16, ISGl. 
 
 *'''■ (No. 15.) 
 
 Whereas, The Forts of the Confederate States of America are 
 now blockaded, or attempted to be blockaded by the Government 
 of the so-called United States ; And Whereas, said Confederate 
 States are not now receiving any revenue in consequence of said 
 attempted blockade : 
 
 Be it therefore Resolved, That the State of Georgia in General As- 
 
 t^'^Biock" sembly met, do urge her Representatives in the Congress of the 
 
 "^®- Confederate States, to exert their influence to ojien the Ports of the 
 
 Confederate States, free of duty, to all friendly nations, during the 
 
 existence of the War between the Confederate States and the so 
 
 called United States. 
 
 Assented to December 10, 1S61. 
 
 (No. IG.) 
 
 Resolved, The House concuring, 1st. That, in tlio opinion of this 
 Reiointiong General Assembly, the disinterested spirit of fraternity and regard 
 kture o^"^'" for the common welfare breathed in the resolutions of the State of 
 Tcuuebdtc Tennessee, now under consideration, is worthy of all admiration, 
 and of all emulation. 
 
 We would assure the General Assembly of Tennessee, and 
 through that body, the people of the State, that the people of 
 Georgia warmly reciprocate the kind spirit so manifest, not only 
 \i\ the Resolutions, but in all the acts of Tennessee towards her sis- 
 ter Confederate States. To the other Confederate States of Amer- 
 ica., we also take occasion to extend the friendly greetings of 
 Georgia. AVe would assure them that, while we honor Tennessee 
 for the sagacity, as well as patriotism of the proposition under con- 
 sideration, we, and the people we represent, sincerely cherish for 
 each of them the warmest sentiments of admiration and of amity. 
 A common cause, a common destiny — the common suileringof our 
 soldiers in the field, side by side with each other, keep us all con- 
 tinually reminded that, ive are brethren. 
 sentimeuta Rcsolvcd, 2nd, That tlic proposltlou of Tennessee meets the liear- 
 LBoiiu°onr''ty concurrence of our judgment; and we reconunend the policy 
 tIJe'r'poii.w therein set forth to tlie careful consideration of every planter in 
 ed, Georgia. 
 
RESOLUTIONS. 139 
 
 Moaopolies and Extortion — Land of alien enemies. 
 
 Resolved 3d, That the Resolutions of Tennessee be entered on Toi.e entered 
 our Journals, together with these Resolutions; and the Governor "mis. "^ °"^ 
 is hereby requested to transmit these Resolutions to the Governor ReeoiutionB'* 
 of Tennessee, with a request that he deliver the same to the Gen- Governor of ° 
 eral Assembl}'^ of that State. 
 
 Assented to December 16, 1861. 
 
 (No. 17.) 
 
 Resolved, bij the Senate and House of RcprescJitafives of the State of 
 Georgia, That His Excellency be, unci lie is hereby requested to ^™t'°P!;^u,jj. 
 have transmitted to cac'i ol the Governors of the Confederate ;,',\p,-',™"s^^ 
 States, a copy of the Act passed bythe General Assembly of Geor-};;^"^^;"^.'" 
 gia, entitled "An Act to prevent monopolies and extortions in thissf'^f ^"[15^ 
 State," with the request that the same shall be laid before the Geu-'^"'^'''^"''^- 
 eral Assemblies of said States respectively. 
 
 Resolved, That we most respectluUy solicit the General Assembly 
 of each of said States, to take such action as to them may seem 
 best to prevent monopolies and extortion, with a view to equalize 
 the prices of necessity, and army supplies. 
 
 Assented to December 16, 1861. 
 
 (No. 18.) 
 
 Whereas, By a Joint Resolution of this General Assembly, the 
 Comptroller General is directed to issue such instructions to Tax „ 
 Collectors througliout Georgia, as will prevent further proceedings 
 for the sale of lands heretofore held by alien enemies, until after 
 the General Assembly shall have taken further action on the sub- 
 ject : 
 
 And Whereas, The above stated Resolution does not direct the 
 Comptroller General how to settle with Tax Collectors when they ^'■^""''^'• 
 wish to make their ftnal settlement and obtain a full receipt, for 
 remedy thereof. 
 
 Be it further Resolved, Bij the General Assemhh/ of Georgia, That, gj.,t,ement. 
 upon any Collector producing to the Comptroller General a cer- Jrf,^™;'^'^" 
 tificate from the Inferior Court of his county, stating the name or ^^,!;;},,^;'J^p; 
 names of the alien enemies whose land is now subject to be sold for »»j'^;;]«^^« 
 taxes, and further certifying the amount of State tax due on the ^'^^'j^j^^jj^j^^* 
 same, the Comptroller General, if satisfied that the amount stated""'"'- 
 is correct, is hereby authorized to allow the Tax Collector credit 
 for the same, on his account, together with any reasonable adver- 
 tising fee which said Collector may have paid for advertising said 
 lands; and that such settlements be entered on the Comptroller's 
 book, in the same manner that settlements now made with the Tax 
 Collector, are entered on the Books of said office. 
 
 Assented to December 16, 1861. 
 
 (No. 19.) 
 Whereas, There are many Census Takers, who performed the 
 
140 
 
 RESOLUTIONS. 
 
 Penitentiary. — Sequestration Act. 
 
 duties of their officeof Census Taker, for their respective counties, 
 Preamble, jj^ taking the Census for the old United States before the separa- 
 tion of the State of Georgia from the ohl Union ; And fV/urcas, 
 on the account of the withdrawal of the State from the old Union, 
 the authorities of the old United States have refused to pay them 
 for the services rendered in taking the Census of this 
 State : 
 
 Be it Resolved, That we do most respectfully call the attention 
 of our Members in Congress at Richmond, to take into considera- 
 tion, and make provision for tlie payment of such as have not re- 
 ceived their compensation for such services rendered. 
 
 Assented to Dec. IG, ISGl. 
 
 Ceneiu 
 Takers. 
 
 Committpp 
 on Penitcu- 
 tiary. 
 
 (No. 20.) 
 
 Resolved, By the Senate and House of Representatives, That after 
 the close of the present Session, the Governor is requested to ap- 
 point two competent persons, who, in connection with the Pfinci- 
 pal Keeper, shall consider the propriety of classifying and se])arat- 
 ing the convicts in the Penitentiary ; with reference to ages, grades 
 of ofience and general character ; 
 
 Also the practicability of arranging the present Institution to 
 accomplish the end proposed ; and that said appointees make their 
 report to the next Session of the General Assembly, with the 
 plans, if any, that may be suggested, and especially the smallest 
 amount of expenditure necessary in the premises. 
 
 Assented to December 10, 18G1. 
 
 Preamble. 
 
 of the Se- 
 quBBtratiou 
 Act recom- 
 mended. 
 
 (No. 21.) 
 
 The Committee on the State of the Republic, having had under 
 consideration the provisions of the Sequestration Act passed by the 
 Provisional Congress, at its last Session, ask leave to report ibr the 
 consideration of the House, the following Resolutions : 
 
 1. Resolved, That, if it shall not be deemed expedient to repeal 
 
 modification thc Sequcstratlou Act, such modifications of, or amendments there- 
 to, be made, as that the same shall not prevail oppressively, or in- 
 juriously to our own people; and to that end ; 
 
 Resolved further. That vhcrcds, by the laws of nations, debts due 
 
 Certain modi- to allcu encmies are suspended, and bear no interest during the con- 
 
 ^mmended. tiuuanco of thc War ; it is the sense of this General Assembly, 
 that said Act should not requiie the payment of debts due to alien 
 enemies, during the existence of the war; but it should require on- 
 ly the evidence of the indebtedness to be returned and placed of 
 record, without security demanded and taken for the ultimate pay- 
 ment of the same. 
 
 Resolved farther, That where there are mutual debts between a 
 
 mutul! "debts debtor and an alien (memy, or where such debtor shall hold equita- 
 ble claims against Allen Enemies, the same may be pleaded and set 
 off in the district court, to which the debt is returned. 
 
RESOLUTIONS. 141 
 
 State Troops. — Books for Dade county. 
 
 Resolved farther, That the Sequestration Act should take effect 
 from and after the date of its passage, and not from the 21st of fi^^^'™""toke* 
 
 -« «■ • J J X o edcpt from its 
 
 May, as now provided. date. 
 
 Resolved farther, That persons laboring under the disabilities of t 
 
 • . , -.^ I .'-' J'l case of 
 
 coverture or infancy, and consequently incapable, though desiring ™j^''f"'-p. in- 
 to change their domicil, and who are not actual enemies to the 
 Confederate States, should be exempt from the operations of said 
 Act. 
 
 Resolved, That our delegation in Congress be respectfully request- copy orturse 
 ed to urge the recommendations contained in these resolutions; andbMnrniXd'' 
 that his i'lxcellency, the Governor, be requested to forward to ourberfl"^in'o,n. 
 delegates in Congress, copies thereof. ^'■"'• 
 
 Assented to December IG, ISGl. 
 
 (No. 22.) 
 
 Resolved, By the General Assembly of Georgia, that the Gover- 
 nor be, and he is liereby authorized and instructed to tender to the 
 Confederate Government the volunteer forces called into service Tensor of ' 
 under the law of 1S60, or which may hereafter be called into ser-h-or^ uTcon- 
 vice for the State defence, in CDirpanies, battalions, regiments, eniuieut.*^"''' 
 brigades or divisions, as may be found to be acceptable to the War 
 Department of the Confederate States ; Provided, That the Con- 
 federate States will receive them for the term of their enlistment 
 and for local defence in this State, under the act of Congress to pro- 
 vide for local defence and special service, approved August 21, 
 1861; And provided furtlier, That, if the Confederate States shall 
 not accept said troops, in that event the troops shall remain in ser- 
 vice as State troops, under the terms of their enlistment ; And pro- 
 vided farther, That such tender shall be made, so far as the troops 
 now in the State are concerned, before the 15tli day of January 
 next, and before a greater sum than one million of dollars is raised 
 or expended as provided for in the 20th Section of the general ap- 
 propriation bill ; And provided further, That none of said troops 
 shall be transferred to the Confederate service without their full 
 consent, first fairly obtained, by companies, if organized as inde- 
 pendent companies, by battalions, if organized in independent bat- 
 talions, or by regiments if organized in regiments. 
 
 Beit further Resolved, That we earnestly recommend the Confed- c^nr^aeretc 
 erate Government to receive said State forces, should they assent, ^;^y;/,""f"^ 
 with all their field and general officers; and, if there be no law'^'^'^""' ''""°- 
 now authorizing such acceptance, we respectfully request our Sen- „ . 
 
 ators and Representatives to urge the passage of a bill to effect so ../ 
 
 desirable an object. 
 
 Assented to December IG, 1861. 
 
 (No. 23.) 
 
 WiiERE.vs, The county of Dade has not been furnivshed with the 
 first, second and third volumes of Kelley's Reports of the Supreme rrcami.i.-. 
 Court of the State of Georgia ; And Whereas, ihQ fourth, fifth, sixth, 
 
142 
 
 RESOLUTIONS. 
 
 Mail Routo. — Land in the limits of Georgia. 
 
 pie^mhT seventh, eighth, ninth, tenth aud eleventh volumes of Cobb's Reports of 
 suprem'°^'''*the Supreme Court of the State of Georgia, were furnished said 
 Pumuhld^to county, and were destroyed by fire in the burning of the Court- 
 D»de county, jj^ygg ^f g.^j^j county ; therefore, 
 
 Resolved by the (reneral Assembly, That his Excellency the Gov- 
 ernor, be authorized and requested to furnish said county with said 
 volumes of Reports, or such number as may be in his control ; and 
 that he cause them to be forwarded with the Laws and Journals of 
 this session of the Legislature. 
 
 Assented to December 3 6, 1861. 
 
 (No. 24.) 
 
 Resolved by the SeJiatc and the House of Representatives of the State of 
 Georgia in General Assembly met, That our Senators in Congress be 
 t^om Bengal iustructcd, aud our Representatives requested, to use their influ- 
 *^e^mmJud^' cnce to havc established a mail line, for weekly service, from Ben- 
 ^[ gal in Bulloch county, (the present terminus of a mail line from 
 
 Halcyondale on the Central Railroad,) by the way of William De- 
 loach's mills in Bulloch county, thence to Ben. Brewton's mills in 
 Tatnall county, and thence to Reedsville in said county of Tatnall ; 
 and that our Senators and Representatives in Congress, be furnish- 
 ed with copies of this Resolution. 
 
 Assented to December 16, 1861. 
 
 (No. 25.) 
 
 Of orpa B3- 
 BHrtB her 
 rifihttoall 
 lands within 
 her liiuits. 
 
 Resolved, 1st. The Senate concnring, That this General Assembly 
 deems it due to the sovereignty of Georgia, to declare that Geor- 
 gia asserts her ancient, paramount right of original proprietory 
 interest and title, in and to all the lands within the limits of the 
 State ; and that she will not permit her present attitude aud action, 
 or any action upon the part of any power, to be construed against 
 her in the future, as a precedent calculated to show, in the least, 
 that she has, in any wise, yielded this great right. Georgia there- 
 fore enters her solemn request of record, that the Sequestration 
 Act recently passed by the Provisional Confederate Congress, shall 
 not be so proceeded upon, or so construed, as to raise any question 
 as to the sovereign rights of the State over all of the lauds within 
 her limits. 
 
 Resolved, 2d. That the land heretofore held by persons now alien 
 enemies, ought not, at this time, to be sold for any purpose ; but 
 that the same should lie as it now doe§, subject to the sovereign, 
 paramount right Georgia has, in and to the same. 
 
 Resolved, 3(7. That a copy of these Resolutions be transmitted to 
 
 our delegates in the Provisional Confederate Congress ; and that 
 
 tTbe'^^nTtothe same be also transmitted to the Senators and Representatives 
 
 our memberii • • i /-n r i rt 
 
 in cougree.. of Gcorgia lu tho Confederate Congress. 
 Assented to December 16, 1861. 
 
 Lsnda in 
 Georgia uf 
 Aliea eue- 
 miea. 
 
 Copiei of 
 
 KoKilutionn 
 
RESOLUTIONS. 143 
 
 Adjournment. 
 
 No. 26. 
 Resolved', That the General Assembly adiourn sine die on Satur- Adjonm- 
 
 Tn/., ±^ • , 1 JO ment of Gen- 
 
 day the lourteenth instant. eraiAiaem- 
 
 VVARREN AKIN, "'• 
 
 Speaker of the House of Representatives. 
 
 J. B. ESTES, 
 
 Pro Tern, Clerk House of Representatives. 
 
 JOHN BILLUPS, 
 President of the Senate. 
 James M. Mobley, 
 
 Secretary of the Senate. 
 Read and adopted in each House, 10th December, 1861.* 
 
 * Resolutions on adjournment do not require under the Constitution, the signature of the 
 Govemor. 
 
 
I 
 
 
INDEX. 
 
 
 ACCOUNTS, 
 
 Ilow proven in certain cases, 59 
 ADMINISTRATORS, 
 
 See Exrs., Admrs., Trustees, 
 etc., in index. 
 AGENCIES OF FOREIGN INSU- 
 RANCE COMPANIES. 
 Act in relation to, in Georgia 
 nioditied, 51 
 
 AGRICULTURE .t COMMERCE. 
 S50,0()0 appropriated to en- 
 courage the manufacture of 
 Salt, 7 
 
 Direct Trading *t Navigation i 
 
 company, incorporated, S 
 
 ALIENS, '. 
 
 Suits on sequestrated claims of 57 
 (For sale of lands of, under 
 Tux Ji. fas. see resolutions.) 
 AMERICUS, 
 
 Charter of, amended, s7 
 
 API'ROPRIATIONS. 
 
 Salary of Governor, 10 
 
 " " Secretary of State, 10 
 
 " " State Treasurer, 10 
 
 " " Compr. General, 10 
 
 " Secys.ofEx.Dept. 10 
 
 " " Mess'r. " " 11 
 
 " " State Librarian, 1 1 
 
 " Attv. cl- Sols. Genl. 1 1 
 
 " Judges Supr. Ct. 11 
 
 " " " Supreme" 11 
 
 " " Reptr. of Supreme 
 
 Court decisions, 11 
 Pay for publishing military 
 
 orders, 1 1 
 
 Contingent fund, 11 
 
 Printing " ^ 11 
 
 10 
 
 Pay to Chaplain of Penitenti- 
 ary, H 
 
 Pay for taking care of Repre- 
 sentative Hall and Senate 
 Chamber, 11 
 
 Pay ol' expenses of committee 
 who visited Academy lor 
 Blind, ' 11 
 
 I'ay of State House G u ard , 1 1 
 
 Appropriation for inci'case of 
 State Library, 11 
 
 Appropriation to pay expenses 
 of clerk Supreme conrt, 11 
 
 Appropriation for repair and 
 winding State House clock, 12 
 
 Salary of Supt. Georgia Mili- 
 tary Institute, 12 
 
 Appropriation to pay arreara- 
 ges due Col. A. V. Brumby, 12' 
 
 A[)propriation to pay arreara- 
 ges due T. R. McCounell, 11 
 
 Approi)riation to pay arreara- , 
 ges due R. S. Camp, 12 
 
 Pay of President Senate and 
 Speaker of House, 12 
 
 Their mileage, 12 
 
 Pay of members of Geneial 
 
 Assembly, 12 
 
 Their mileage, 12. 
 
 Pay of Secretary of Senate. 12 
 "" " Clerk of House, 12 
 
 Contingent expenses of each 
 House, 12 
 
 Pay of Messengers and Door- 
 Keepers, 12 
 
 Pay for cleaning, lighting ;md 
 keeping in order the Chan- 
 deliers durinfr the Session, 13 
 
'm 
 
 INDEX. 
 
 I 
 
 Appropriations. — Continued. 
 Advance payments by State 
 
 Treasurer, 
 Oovernor to pay for services 
 required and no appropria- 
 tion made, 
 ''General appropriation to pay 
 
 salaries. 
 Appropriation to Ga. Relief 
 
 & Hospital Association, 
 A.ppropriatiou to pay the pub- 
 lic debt due and interest, 
 <rovernor to issue State Jionds 
 ■or 'treasury notes in certain 
 cases, 
 Appropriation to J. M. Coop- 
 er &Co. 
 Appropriation to pay Guard 
 
 of State Magazine, 
 Appropriation to pay Military 
 Store Keepers in Milledge- 
 ville and Savannah, 
 Appropriation to pay expen- 
 ses of Electoral College, 
 -Appropriation to J. H. Steele', 
 Appropriation as additional 
 pay to Commissioners to 
 other States, sent by State 
 Convention, 
 • Olerks to Compr. General, 
 Ap^iropriation for relief of suf- 
 ferers by fire in Charleston, 
 " Military fund for 1SG2, 
 Pay to Clerk of Senate Com- 
 
 jnittce on Judiciary, 
 Appropriation to Mnj. 11. J. 
 G- Williams, 
 ... Ajfipropriatiou to pay balance 
 due to Professors in Geor- 
 gia Military Institute, 
 's^'L '^ppr. to A. Green &Co., 
 " •' A. N. Simpson, 
 " ^' Wm. W. Boyd, 
 Appropmiion to support State 
 Cadets in Georgia Military 
 Institute, 
 *• Appropriation of $100,000 for 
 support of State troops, 
 Appropriation for support of 
 pupils in Georgia Academy 
 for Blind, 
 
 Appropriation to J. H. Seals, 85 
 ATLANTA, 
 13 Bank of Fulton in, charter 
 amended, 
 North-Western Bank of Ga. 
 13 may have Agency at 
 
 Charter of city of, amended, 
 13 ARMS, 
 
 Appropriation for manufac- 
 
 13 ture of 
 I ARSON, 
 
 13i Burning R. R. Bridge by slave 
 or free person of color de- 
 I clared to be arson — punish- 
 
 131 ment death, 
 
 Burning R. R. Bridge by 
 13! white person-penalty death 
 
 j ATHENS, 
 14} Charter of, amended, 
 ATTACHMENT, 
 
 May be sued out on sequestra- 
 
 14 ted claims, 
 ! ATTORNEY AND SOLICITORS 
 
 14; GENERAL, 
 
 1-5, Appropriation to pay salaries 
 
 I of, for 1SG2, 
 
 I Receiving fees and costs by, 
 in certain cases, made penal 
 14 ATTORNEYS AT LAW, 
 
 14 Must pay professional tax or 
 
 be stricken from the roll of 
 141 Attorneys, 
 
 15i AUGUSTA,' 
 
 j City council of, may issue city 
 15, Treasury notes. 
 
 City Council of, may fix sala- 
 
 15 ry of Judge of City Court, 
 B. 
 
 BANKS AND BANKING, 
 15 Suspension of specie payment 
 15 by, continued till 1st De- 
 
 15 cember, 18G2, 
 
 15 Banks to redeem their bills in 
 Treasury notes when de- 
 manded in sums of $100, 
 ]G Must issue change bills. 
 
 Advances made to State by, 
 IG Cotton Planters^ Bank of Geor- 
 gia, incorporated. 
 Bank of Fulton, charter amen- 
 85 ded, 22 
 
 22 
 
 23 
 
 81 
 
 65 
 
 G8 
 
 69 
 
 89 
 
 58 
 
 11 
 
 G9 
 
 16 
 
 25 
 
 91 
 
 18 
 
 18 
 19 
 19 
 
 20 
 
Banks (5^' Ban.khig — Continued. 
 North- Western Bank of Georgia, 
 
 charter amended, 
 Sale of Foreign Exchange reg- 
 ulated, 
 Deposit of money by married 
 women in Savings Institu- 
 tions, 
 Removal of Savannah Banks 
 
 to interior, 
 Removal of Timber Cutters' 
 Bank to Brunswick or Da- 
 rien, 
 Charter of, amended, 
 Change bills issued by Palace 
 Mills company, and others 
 legalized, 
 BANK OF FULTON, 
 
 Charter amended, 
 BARKER, J. W. 
 
 Appropriation to, 
 BARTOW COUNTY, 
 
 Name of Cass co., changed to 
 BELL, H. P. 
 
 Pay to, as commissioner to 
 Tennessee, 
 BELLY ILLE, 
 
 Incorporated, 
 BENNING, ILL. 
 
 Pay to, as commissioner to 
 Virginia, 
 BOGOESS, MRS. 
 Appropriation to 
 BONDS, 
 Gov. may issue State Bonds or 
 Treasury notes to raise 
 funds for Georgia Hospital, 
 Gov. may issue State Bonds 
 or Treasury notes to raise 
 funds for other purposes. 
 Gov. to issue State Bonds to 
 Banks for former advances 
 to State, and in lieu of 6 
 per cts. 
 Bond to be given by Tax Re- 
 ceiver «fe Collector, 
 Counties may issue County 
 Bonds, for certain purposes, 
 Trust funds may be invested 
 in Bonds ot Confederate 
 State, 
 
 INDEX. 147 
 
 New or sufficient Bonds may 
 be required of Exrs., Admrs. 
 Trustees, &c., 33 
 
 To issue State Bonds to raise 
 the $350,000 appropriated 
 to buy and manufacture 
 arms, 65 
 
 BOYD, WM. W. 
 
 Appropriation to 15 
 
 BRIGADIER GENERALS 
 Appropriation to pay for ad- 
 vertising certain orders by, 11 
 BROOKS COUNTY, 
 
 Ordinary of, to draw deficit in 
 school fund for, 1S60, 106 
 
 BRUMBY, COL. V. A. 
 
 Appropriation to 12 
 
 BUSH, WM. H. 
 
 Iteliefof 119 
 
 BUTTS COUNTY, 
 
 Countv tax in, legalized, 122 
 
 23 
 
 23 
 
 23 
 
 24 
 
 24 
 24 
 
 22 
 15 
 
 101 
 
 C. 
 
 CADETS. 
 
 Appropriation on account of, 
 14 in Ga., Military Institute, 16 
 
 CAMPBELL, D. C. 
 91 Pay to, as Commissioner to 
 
 Delaware, 14 
 
 I CAMDEN COUNTY. 
 14 Road laws in, amended, 121 
 
 CAMP, R. S. 
 117 Appropriation to, 12 
 
 CA. SA. 
 
 See Insolvent Debtors, 39 
 
 CASS COUNTY. 
 13 Name of changed to Bartow, 101 
 Name of Cassville, changed 
 to Manassas, 101 
 
 13 For change of name of P. 0. 
 see Resolutions. 
 CASSVILLE. 
 
 Name of, changed to Manas- 
 sas, 101 
 
 19 
 29 
 30 
 
 32 
 
 CAVENDER'S CREEK and 
 FIKLD GOLD MINING CO. 
 Incorporated, 
 
 CESSIONS OF COURTS. 
 See Superior and Inferior 
 Courts, in index. 
 
 97 
 
148 INDEX. 
 
 CENTRAL R. R. & BANKING 
 COMPANY. 
 
 May connect its track with 
 . track of S. A. & G. R. R. 
 
 Co., at Savannah, 113 
 
 CHANDELIERS. - 
 
 Appropriation to pay for light- 
 ing, &c. during Session, 12 
 CHANGE BILLS. 
 
 Issued by Pahice Mills Co., 
 
 legalized, 25 
 
 Those issued by other persons 
 
 and Corporations, legalized, 25 
 May be issued by City Coun- 
 cil of Auirusta, 25 
 Sup't. W. &A. R. R. may is- 
 sue, 20 
 All Banks required to issue 
 certain amounts of Change 
 Bills, 19 
 CHAPLAIN. 
 
 To Penitentiary, appropria- 
 tion to pay his salary for 
 1802, 11 
 
 May be appointed to State 
 Troops, 04 
 
 CHARLESTON. 
 
 Appropriation for relief of suf- 
 fereis from the fire in. 14 
 
 CHIVERS, THOS. H.— DEC'D. 
 
 Administration of estate of 108 
 CITIES AND TOWNS. 
 A.mericu!>. 
 
 Charter of", amended, 87 
 
 Alliens. 
 
 Charter of, amended, 89 
 
 Atlanta. 
 
 Charter of, amended, 89 
 
 Augusta. 
 
 tealary of Judge of City Court 
 in, 91 
 
 Belhillc. 
 
 Incorporated, 91 
 
 Ciisscta. 
 
 Charter of, amended, 94 
 
 Joncshoro. 
 
 Charter of, amended, 94 
 
 Summervillc, (in Richmond co.,) 
 
 Incorporated, 95 
 
 Sjmng Flacc. 
 
 ' ^ ' 90 
 
 Rome. 
 
 Charter of, amended, 97 
 
 CITY COUNCIL OF AUGUSTA. 
 May issue city Treasury Notes, 25 
 May fix salary of Judge of 
 city court, 
 CLAYTON COUNTY. 
 
 Line changed between Fulton 
 and, 
 CLERK. 
 
 Of House of Representatives, 
 
 appropriation for his pay, 
 His salary fixed, 
 i Clerk of Senate — committee 
 on Judiciary, apjJFopriation 
 to. 
 Comptroller General allowed 
 certain clerks, 
 CLERK SUPREME COURT. 
 Appropriation to pay certain 
 expenses of", 
 CODE OF GEORGIA. 
 
 Operation of, suspended till 
 
 1st January, 1803, 
 Certain sections in relating to 
 taxes, &c., chanued, 
 COLQUITT COUiVry. 
 
 Tax on stock of non-residents 
 
 25 
 
 102 
 
 12 
 33 
 
 15 
 
 14 
 
 11 
 
 79 
 
 in, 
 
 104 
 
 Charter of, amended, 
 
 COMMISSIONERS. 
 
 Sent by State Convention to 
 difi'erent States, their pay, 
 COMMISSIONER OF INSUR 
 
 ANCE. 
 
 Act of 12, Dec, 1859, in rela- 
 tion to, modified, 
 COMPANY. 
 
 Number to compose a Military 
 Company, 
 COMPTROLLER GENERAL. 
 
 Appropriation to pay salary 
 of, for 1802 
 
 Allowed certain clerks. 
 
 Salary of, fixed at $2,000, 
 
 His duties in allowhig insol- 
 vent lists to Collectors and 
 Receivers, 
 (For his duties in reference to 
 
 sales of lands of alien enemies 
 under Tax Ji fas, sec Reso- 
 lutions.) 
 
 14 
 
 51 
 
 04 
 
 10 
 14 
 
 70 
 
 80^ 
 
INDEX. 
 
 81 
 lev- 
 for 
 
 73, 80 
 & MA- 
 
 49 
 
 11 
 
 39 
 
 97 
 
 ComproUcr General — Continncd. 
 Certificate of pr. moneys paid 
 
 into Treasury, 
 His duties in reference to 
 ying the State Tax 
 1862, 
 CONFKDERATE FIRE 
 RINE INSURANCE CO. 
 Incorporated, 
 CONTINGENT FUND. 
 
 Appropriation for, for 18G2, 
 CONTINUANCE. 
 
 See Insolvent Debtors, 
 CORPORATIONS. 
 Cavender's Creek & Field Gold 
 Mining Co., incorporated. 
 Turner IMountain Copper j\Iin- 
 ing Company incorporated, 
 Charter of Dalton city Co., 
 amended, 
 COTTON PLANTER'S BANK- 
 OF GA., 
 Incorporated, 
 COUNTIES. 
 
 Name of Cass county clumged 
 
 to ]iartow, 
 Name of Cassville changed to 
 Manassas, 
 (For request to change nan^t? of 
 Post Office, see Resolutions.) 
 COUNTY LINES. 
 
 Between Clayton and Fulton, 
 Sumter and Schley, 
 COUNTY OFFICERS. 
 
 Offices of Receiver of Tax 
 Returns and Tax Collector, 
 consolidated, 
 Bond to he given by Tax Re- 
 ceiver and Collector, 
 Commissions due Tax Collec- 
 tors and Receivers, 
 COUNTY REGULATIONS. 
 Act of ISth Feb'y. ISoG, ex- 
 tended to Wliitfield CO., 
 Jury fees in Whitfield co., 
 Act 23d Dec. 1836, amended, 103 
 Fees for summoning talis ju- 
 rors in I^lbert county, 104 
 Act of 16th Dec, 1857, re- 
 pealed, 104 
 Pay of Superintendents of 
 
 149 
 101 
 
 elections in Decatur co.. 
 Tax on cattle of non-residents 
 
 in Colquitt county, 104 
 
 Stock of non-residents in Mur- 
 ray and Fannin counties, 104 
 Public Sales where held in 
 
 Muscogee county, 105 
 
 Felling timber in Toccoab 
 
 River, prohibited, 105 
 
 Issue of count)^ Bonds for cer- 
 tain purposes, 30 
 COWETA COUNTY. 
 
 County tax in, 122 
 
 CRIMINALS. 
 
 May be discharged from jails 
 by Justices of Inferior 
 I Courts, in certain cases, 57 
 
 99, CUSSETA. 
 
 I Charter of, amended, 94 
 
 100 D. 
 
 I DALTON CITY COMPANY. 
 ! Charter of, amended, 100 
 
 20JDADE COUNTY. 
 
 I Patrol laws in relation to 115 
 
 I DANIEL, N. C. 
 
 Pay to, as Commissioner to 
 Kentucky, 14 
 
 DECATUR COUNTY. 
 ! Justices of Inferior of, may is- 
 ' sue county Bonds, 30 
 
 Pay not allowed to Superin- 
 ' tendents of elections in, 104 
 
 102| DILLON— MRS. MARGARET. 
 I Relief of, 118 
 
 i DIRECT TRADING AND NAVI- 
 j GATION COMPANY. 
 291 Incorporated, 8 
 
 ! DOHERTY— JOHN H. 
 29' Elmira Mathews may be sold 
 
 I into slavery to, 121 
 
 29 DOOR KEEPERS AND MESSEN- 
 GERS. 
 
 Appropriation for pay of, 12 
 
 Pay of fixed, 36 
 
 10 
 
 10 
 
 103i 
 
 103 DUGAN— GEO. DEC'D. 
 
 Sale of lands belonging to es- 
 tate of, 
 
 F 
 EARLY COUNTY. 
 
 Law to levy a road tax in, re- 
 pealed, 
 
 107 
 
 121 
 
150 
 
 INDEX. 
 
 EDUCATION. 
 
 Ordinary of Brooks county, 106 
 John H. Wyly to draw educa- 
 tional fund due Habersham i 
 -, county, for 1861, lOO' 
 Unexpended fund in Towns ! 
 1^ county, to bo paid over to 
 
 Relief Committee, 107 
 
 Ordinary of White co., to pay i 
 account of C. H. Kytle, ^ 1071 
 ECLECTIC BOARD OF PHYSI- ton and, 
 
 CIANS.— Established, lie! 
 
 ELBERT COUNTY. 
 
 Fees of Sherifls, &c., for sum- 
 jnoning talis jurors in, 104 
 
 ELECTIONS. 
 
 Election of C. S. Senators, 31 
 
 Soldiers in service may vote, 31 
 ELECTORAL COLLEGE. 
 
 Appr. to pay expenses of 14 
 
 A})propriatiou to jiay Sec'y. of, 14 
 EXCHANGE. 
 
 Sale of Foreign, regulated, 23 
 EXECUTIONS. 
 
 Against soldiers in service, 61 
 
 EXR'S., ADMR'S., TRUSTEES 
 AND GUARDIANS. 
 May invest trust funds in Con- 
 federate State's bonds, 32 
 Appointment of new Assign- 
 ees and Trustees, 32 
 New or sufficient bonds may 
 be required of Executors, 
 Administrators, Trustees, &c. ^33 
 Sale of lands of estate of Geo. 
 
 Dugan, deceased, 107 
 
 Admr. on estate of Thos. H. '. 
 
 Chivers, deceased, ]OSj 
 
 Sale of lands of estate of Wm. 
 
 WillinuLson, deceased, lOSi 
 
 Executor of Henry L. Taylor, lOO! 
 
 Acts of G. I. (irreen, Clerk of 
 
 Ordinary of Spalding coun- ' 
 
 ty, legalized, 110 
 
 EXTORTION. 
 
 Defined and made penal, 60 
 
 EVE— J. C. j 
 
 Appropriation to, 15] 
 
 EVIDENCE. I 
 
 Rules of in certain cases to be | 
 
 relaxed, 60 
 
 Proof of open accounts, -59 
 
 F. 
 FANNIN COUNTY. 
 Stock of non-residents in, 104 
 
 FORNBY— MOSES. ' 
 
 Relief of, 118 
 
 FOREIGN EXCHANGE, 
 
 Sale of, regulated, 23 
 
 FULTON COUNTY. 
 
 Line changed between Clr.y- 
 
 G. 
 
 3 02 
 
 GENERAL ASSEMBLY. 
 Pay and mileage of members 
 
 and officers of, fixed, 33 
 
 Appropriation to pay pe7- diem. 
 
 and mileage of, 12 
 
 State Treasurer to make cer- 
 tain advances, 3o 
 Session to begin on ]st Thurs- 
 day in November, 36 
 GA. MUTUAL INSURANCE CO., 
 Incorporated. 43 
 GA. ACADEMY FOR THE BLIND 
 Appr. for support of pupils in, 
 for 1862, 8 5 
 GA. MILITARY INSTITUTE, 
 Appropriation to pay salary of 
 
 Superintendent of 12 
 
 Appropriation to pay arrear- 
 ages due certain officers of 12 
 Appropriation to A. Green & Co. 
 
 on account of, 15 
 
 Appropriation to V. H. Manget, 15 
 
 " " J. C. Eve, 15 
 
 " " A. W. King, 15 
 
 " 1. W. l^arker, 15 
 
 " " A. N. Shupson, 15 
 
 " W. W. Boyd, 15 
 
 Appropriation on account of 
 
 State Cadets in, 16 
 
 Appr. to A. V. Brumby, 12 
 
 Appr. to Thos. R. McConnell, 12 
 Appropriation to R. S. Camp, 12 
 GEORGIA RELIEF AND HOS- 
 PITAL ASSOCIATION. 
 Appropriation of $200,000, to 13 
 Appropriated again, and direc- 
 tions how to be disbursed, 36 
 GEORGIA TELEGRAPH CO. 
 Incorporated, 130 
 
INDEX. 
 
 14 
 
 119 
 
 10 
 
 11 
 
 l:J 
 
 GLENN, L. I. 
 
 Pay to as Commissioner to Mis- 
 souri, 
 GLOVER, STERLING. 
 
 Relief of, 
 GOVERNOR. 
 
 Appropriation to pay salary 
 
 of, for 1862, 
 Duties of, in referencce to ap- 
 propriation to encourage 
 nianufrtcturo of Salt, 
 May buy books for State Li- 
 brary, 
 May pay for services to State 
 recpiired b}'^ General As- 
 sembly, where no appropri- 
 ation is made. 
 May issue Treasury notes or 
 State Bonds to raise the ap- 
 propriation to Ga., Hospit- 
 al & Relief Association,, 
 May issue State Bonds to raise 
 means to meet an}" appro- 
 propriation wiien funds not 
 in Treasury, 
 May furnish certain clerks to 
 
 Comptroller General, 
 His discretion in paying A. 
 Green & Co., assignees of 
 W. A. M. Lanier, 
 His duties as to Hospital fund, 
 Governor and Comptroller 
 General to assess $1,000,- 
 000, as tax for 1S02. 
 Governor to assess State taxes 
 ' with reference to appropri- 
 ations made to Lunatic Asy- 
 lum, 
 His duties in issuing warrants 
 for appropriations to Luna- 
 tic Asylum, 
 GREAT SEAL OF STATE. 
 
 To be altered, 
 GREAT SOUTHERN INSURANCE 
 COMPANY. 
 
 Incorporated, 44 
 
 GREEN, A. & CO. 
 
 Appropriation to, 15 
 
 GREEN, G. L 
 
 Acts of, as Deputy Clerk of 
 Ordinary, legalized, 110 
 
 GUARD. 
 
 Appropriation to pay Guard' 
 
 of State Magazine, 
 Appropriation to pay Guard 
 of State House, 
 GUARDIANS. 
 
 See Exr's. Admr's. Trustees,. 
 Guardians, &c., in index. 
 H. 
 H ABER Sir A M COUNTY. 
 Educational fund for, for ISGl ^ 
 to be drawn by John H, 
 Wyly, 
 I HALL, SAMUEL. 
 
 Pay to as Commissioner tO" 
 I North Carolina, 
 
 1:3 HERN, ABNER. 
 Relief of, 
 HILL, D. P. 
 
 Pa}'- to as Commissioner to Ar- 
 kansas, 
 HOSPITAL. 
 
 See Georgia Relief and Hos- 
 pital Association, iji index. 
 
 ISl 
 
 It 
 
 IT 
 
 im 
 
 1^ 
 
 11'* 
 
 i« 
 
 13 
 
 14 
 
 80 
 
 I. 
 
 INDICTMENTS. 
 
 Under Act to prevent monop- 
 olies, extortions, &c., 62" 
 INSOLVENT DEBTORS. 
 
 Act of lUh December, 1858, 
 amended, 39 
 
 Benefit of act extended to all 
 persons arrested under civil 
 process, 3S> 
 
 Continuance of case onlv fo^ 
 Providential cause, 
 
 Facts in issue tendered lu in' 
 sworn to, ■:. 
 
 INSOLVENT LLSTS. 
 
 How allowed to Tax Collec- 
 tors and Receivers, -i7* 
 38 INSURANCE COMMISSIONED 
 
 Act authorising, mod died, SL 
 
 INSURANCE COMPANIES. 
 
 Flantcrs Insurance^ Trunt and 
 Loan Co., incorporated^ 411 
 
 Georgia JShitvnl Insurance Co . 
 incor[)orated, 
 
 Great Sn/ff/ier/i Insurance Co.y 
 incorporated, 4S 
 
 73 
 
152 
 
 INDEX. 
 
 47 
 
 Insura ncc C'nnpaji ics. — Cant iu ucd. 
 
 Southern Insurance Coinjiani/, in- 
 corporated. 
 
 Confederate Fire ^' Marine In- 
 surance Company, incorpor- 
 ated, 
 * Act of 12th Dec, 1S59, as to 
 Agencies of Foreign Insur- 
 ance Companies, in this 
 State, repealed, except as 
 to Agencies of Companies 
 in the U.S. 51 
 
 Suits against, 58 
 
 INTERNAL TRANSPORTATION. 
 
 Charter of B. & Fla. R. R. 
 Co., amended, 
 
 S. A. & O. R. R. Co., may ex- 
 tend its track to Tybee, 
 
 Track of C. R. R. Co., may 
 connect with track of S. A. 
 <.t a. R. R. Co., at Sav., 
 
 JEFFERSON COUNTY, 
 
 Physicians and millers in, ex- 
 empt from Militia dutv, 
 JOHN M. COOPER &COl 
 
 Appropriation to 
 JOHNSON, CHALES H. 
 Sale of lands of estate of Geo. 
 Dugan, deceased, 
 JONESBORO, 
 
 Charter of, amended, 
 JOURNALS, 
 
 See State Printer, in index. 
 JUDGES, 
 
 Appropriation to pay salaries 
 
 of, for 18(32, 
 Salaries of, fixed, 
 Of Superior Courts to hold ad- 
 journed terms only when 
 •'* they tliiiik proper. 
 
 Judges of Superior Courts to 
 give Act against monopo- 
 lies, extortions, &c., in spe- 
 cial charge to Grand Juries, 
 JUDICIARY. 
 
 Term of office of Judges of 
 Supreme Court prescribed. 
 Sessions of Courts : 
 Adjournment of Supr. Courts 
 
 112 
 
 113 
 
 114 
 
 IIG 
 
 13 
 
 107 
 
 94 
 
 11 
 70 
 
 50 
 
 67 
 
 52 
 
 in Northern Circuit, legal- 
 ized. 
 
 Courts in Middle District, 
 
 Superior courts in Putnam co. 
 
 Supr. and Infr. Courts in Blue 
 hidge circuit. 
 
 Sessions of Superior Courts in 
 Habersham and Banks, le- 
 galized. 
 
 Adjourned terms of Superior 
 Courts, 
 
 Adjournment of Infr. Courts 
 and Courts of Ordinary, 
 
 Discharge of criminals from 
 jail by Justices of Inferior 
 Courts. 
 
 Suits against alien enemies. 
 
 Continuance of causes during 
 the war. 
 
 Proof of open accounts. 
 
 Judges to relax rules of evi- 
 dence in certain cases. 
 
 Stay law continued, 
 
 Judgments obtained against 
 sokliersin service, 
 
 Certain orders and judgments 
 of Ordinaries, legalized, 
 
 Disabilities fVom past judg- 
 ments of divorce removed. 
 
 Statutes of limitations suspen- 
 ded during war. 
 
 Jurisdiction in cases in dama- 
 ges given to J ustices Courts 
 
 Certiorari laws amended, 
 
 JUDGMENTS, 
 
 Executions on, against soldiers 
 in service, not to be issued 
 till three months after close 
 of war, 
 
 Stay law. 
 
 Certain orders and judgments 
 of Ordinaries, legalized, 
 JUSTICES COURTS. 
 
 Cases in damages for trespass 
 on personal property may 
 be bought in. 
 
 If Justice dies before making 
 return to a certiorari, cause 
 to be sent back to Court 
 below for new trial. 
 
 53 
 54 
 54 
 
 5G 
 56 
 59 
 
 57 
 58 
 
 59 
 59 
 
 60 
 
 60 
 
 61 
 
 61 
 
 62 
 
 62 
 
 63 
 63 
 
 61 
 60 
 
 61 
 
 63 
 
 64 
 
INDEX. 
 
 153 
 
 K. 
 KEY, B. P. 
 
 May build dam on Ocmulgee 
 river, 120 
 
 KING, A. W. 
 
 Appropriation to 15 
 
 KYTLE, C. H. 
 
 To be paid his account for 
 teaching in 1858, 107 
 
 L. 
 LANIER, W. A. M. 
 
 Appropriation on account of 15 
 EAWS AND JOURNALS. I 
 
 See State Printer, hi index. 
 LUNATIC ASYLUM. ! 
 
 See State Lunatic Asylum, 
 in indcj'. 
 
 M. 1 
 
 MACHINERY, i 
 
 Governor authorized to pur- j 
 
 chase, to make arms, 05 
 
 MAJOR GENERALS, 
 
 Appropriation to pay for ad- 
 vertising orders bv, 11 
 MANASSAS, 
 
 Name of Cassville changed to 101 1 
 MANGET, V. H. 
 
 Appropriation to 15 
 
 MARlilED WOMEN. j 
 
 See women, in index. 1 
 
 McCONNELL, THOS. R. j 
 
 Appropriation to 12! 
 
 MESSENGER I 
 
 To Ex. Dept. his salary fixed, lli 
 
 Appropriation to pay salary | 
 
 of, for 1SG2, 11 
 
 To Senate, pay to, \M 
 
 To House, " " 12 
 
 Pay of, fixed, 35 
 
 MILEAC^E, 
 
 Appropriation to pay mileage 
 of members of General As- 
 sembly, 12 
 Mileage fixed by law, 34 
 MILITARY. 
 
 Pay and allowance of troops 
 
 in State service, 64 
 
 Chaplains and Surgeons, 64 
 
 Number to compose a Compa- 
 ny, 64 
 S5, 000,000 appropriated as a I 
 
 military fund for 1862, 15 
 
 $350,000 appropriated for 
 manufacture and purchase 
 of arms, 65 
 
 $100,000 appr. for support of 
 
 State troops, 16 
 
 For action in reference to 
 transfer of State troops to 
 Confederate service see res- 
 olution No. 22. 
 Arms to be manufactured in 
 Penitentiary, 65 
 
 MILITARY FUND, 
 
 For 1SG2, appropriation of 
 $5,000,000 for, 15^ 
 
 MILITARY ORDERS, 
 
 Appropriation to pay for ad- 
 vertising them, 11 
 MILITARY STORE KEEPER, 
 Appropriation to pay salary 
 
 of, at Milledgeville, 14 
 
 Appropriation to pay salary 
 of, at Savannah, 14 
 
 MONOPOLIES, 
 
 Act for suppression of, 66 
 
 MOTT, RANDOLl'II L. 
 
 Issue of change bills by, 25 
 
 MURRAY COUiNTY, 
 
 Stock of non-residents in, 104 
 
 MUSCOGEE COUNTY, 
 
 Public sales to be held at 
 Court House door, 105 
 
 O. 
 OPEN ACCOUNTS, 
 
 How proven in certain cases, 59 
 ORDINARIES, 
 
 See Exrs., Admrs., Trustees, 
 &c., see index. 
 P. 
 PALACE MILLS CO. 
 
 Issue of change bills by, legal- 
 ized, 25 
 PATROLS, 
 
 Act of Feb. 20, '54, amended 115 
 Laws as to Dade county, 115 
 
 PENAL CODE, 
 
 White woman cohabiting with 
 slave or free person of col- 
 or, guilty of adultery, 68 
 Puishment of such white wo- 
 man, 68 
 
154 
 
 INDEX. 
 
 Pen at Code — Con i in ucd. 
 
 Punishment of the slave or free 
 person of color, 
 
 Slave or free person of color 
 ^ injuring, Ac. Kail Road or 
 R. R. property, to be pun- 
 ished by death, 
 
 Burning, &c., R. R. bridge, 
 made a capital offence, 
 
 A misdemeanor for the Atty. 
 Genl. or a Sol. Gonl. to re- 
 ceive costs in certain cases. 
 
 Trading with the enemy, de- 
 clared a felonv, 
 PENITENTIARY, 
 
 Appropriation to pay Chap- 
 lain of, ior 1SG2, 
 
 Arms to be manufactured in, 
 PHYSICIANS, 
 
 Physicians and millers in Jef- 
 ferson county exempt irom 
 militia duty, 
 
 Eclectic Board of, established, 1 IG 
 PLANTERS INSURANCE, TRUST 
 
 & LOAN COMPANY, 
 
 Incorporated, 
 PLEADING AND PRACTICE, 
 
 Criminals may be discharged 
 from jail by Justices of In- 
 ferior Courts, in certain ca- 
 ses. 
 
 Suits on sequestrated claims 
 may be brought in State 
 Courts, 
 
 Issue filed to insolvent debt- 
 or's schedule, must be 
 sworn to, 
 
 Costs on such suits, 
 
 Attachments on such claims. 
 
 Service of writs, &c., in suits 
 against Insurance co's 
 
 6S 
 
 6S 
 
 (if) 
 
 G9| 
 
 70 
 
 IIG; 
 
 40 
 
 57 
 
 39 
 57 
 
 57 
 
 58 
 
 Continuance of causes during 
 
 the war, 
 Proot of open accounts, 
 If J. P. dies before making; re- 
 
 5iJ 
 59 
 
 turn to certiorari, cause to 
 be sent back to Court be- 
 low for trial, . G3 
 PRESIDENT AND VICE PRESI- 
 DENT, 
 Approriation to pay expenses 
 
 of Electors of 14 
 
 PRINTING FUND, 
 
 Appropriation for, of 1862, 11 
 PROFESSORS, 
 
 Appropriation to pay salary 
 of, in Ga. IIW, Institute, "l2 15 
 PUBLIC DEBT, 
 
 Appropriation to meet 13 
 
 PUBLIC PRINTER. 
 
 See State Printer, ai hulcx. 
 
 R. 
 RAIFORD, A. B. 
 
 Relief of . 119 
 
 RAIL-ROADS, 
 
 Tax on 81 
 
 Change bills to be issued by 
 
 W. & A. R. R. 20 
 
 Salaries of officers and employ- 
 ees on W. & A. R. R. to be 
 enquired into and reduced, 
 if reasonable, 82 
 
 Charter of B. & Fla. R. R. Co. 
 
 amended, 112 
 
 S., A. & G. R. R. Co. may con- 
 nect its track with track of 
 Central R. R. at Savannah, 114 
 S., A. & G. R. R. Co., may 
 
 extend its track to Tybee, 114 
 Q. R. R. .1' IVk'g. Co. may con- 
 nect its track with that of 
 S. A. k G. R. R. Co. at Sa- 
 vannah, 114 
 RELIEF. 
 
 Appr. to Mrs. Boggess, 117 
 
 Of ]\rrs. Margaret Dillon. 118 
 
 " JMosesFornby, 118 
 
 " Abner Hern, 118 
 
 " Wesley Shullield, 119 
 
 " Wm. 11. Bush, 119 
 
 " Augustus B. Raiford, 119 
 
 " Sterling Glover, 199 
 
 '' Gabriel Toombs, 120 
 
 REPORT Kit OF DECISIONS OF 
 
 SUPRE:\rE COURT, 
 
 Appropriation to pay salary of 
 
 for 18G2, 11 
 
 Salary of, fixed at $800. 
 RETAIL LICENCE, 
 In Spring Place, 9G 
 
 In city of Rome, 97 
 
INDEX. 
 
 REVISED CODE. 
 
 See Code of Georgia, hi index. 
 RIVERS AND DAMS. 
 
 B. P. Key may build a dam 
 across Ocmulgee river, 120 
 
 ROADS. 
 
 Road laws in Camden and Ear- 
 ly counties, amended, 121 
 ROME, 
 
 Retail license in city of 97 
 
 S. 
 SALARIES, 
 
 Salary of Gov. fixed at $3,000, 70 
 
 Appr. to pay salar}^ of Gov. 
 for 1862, $4,000, 10 
 
 Salary of Sec. of State fixed 
 at $1,GU0, 70 
 
 Appr. to pay salary of Sec. of 
 vState for 1SG2, 10 
 
 For compensation to Sec. of 
 State for certain duties to 
 be performed in Surve3'or 
 Generals's oflice, see Reso- 
 lutions. 
 
 Salary of State Treasurer fixed 
 at'Si,600, 70 
 
 Appr. to pay salary of State 
 Treasurer for 1862, 10 
 
 Salary of Compr. General fix- 
 ed at $2,000, 70 
 
 Appr. to pay salary of Compr. 
 General for 1S62, 10 
 
 Compr. General allowed cer- 
 tain clerks, 14 
 
 Salary of Sec. to Ex. Dept. 
 fixed at $1,200, 71 
 
 Appr. to pay salaries to Ex. 
 Dept. for lS(i2, 10 
 
 Appr. to pay salary of Messr. 
 toEx. Dept. for*lS62, 11 
 
 Salary of Judges of Supreme 
 Court fixed at $2,000, 70, 
 
 Appr. to \)iiy salaries of Judges | 
 
 of Supreme Ct. for 1862^, lO! 
 
 Salaries of Judges of Superior 1 
 Courts fixed at $1,500, 70| 
 
 Appr. to pay salaries of Judges | 
 of Supr. Courts for 1862, 11 
 
 Salary of Reporter of Supreme 
 decisions fixed at $800, 70 
 
 Appr. to pay salary of Repor- 
 
 ter of decisions of Supreme 
 Court for 1S62, 
 
 Certain salaries may be drawn 
 quarterly. 
 
 General appropriation to pay 
 salaries, 
 
 Appr. to pay salary of State 
 I Librarian for 1862, $-500, 
 
 ! Appr. to pay salary of Supt. 
 I Ga. Mil. Inst, for 1862, 
 
 I Appr. to pay arrearages of sal- 
 aries due Professors and of- 
 ficers of Ga. Mil. Institute, 
 I City Council of Augusta may 
 fix salary of Judge of City 
 Court, 
 
 Gov. to reduce salaries, if nec- 
 essary, of officers and em- 
 ployees of W. & A. R. R. 
 
 Salaries and pay of officers and 
 mendDers of the General As- 
 sembly, fixei, 
 
 Appr. to pay salaries of Atty. 
 and Sols. Genl. for 1862, 
 
 Salar}'- of Supt. and Resident 
 Physician of Lunatic Asy- 
 lum, 
 
 Salary of Trustees and oflficers 
 of Lunatic Asylum, 
 
 Appr. to pay salary of Chap- 
 lain to Penitentiary for 1 862, 
 
 Salaries of officers, iv'c, ofW. 
 & A. R. R. to bo reduced, 
 SALES. 
 
 Public sales where held m 
 Muscogee county, 
 SALT. 
 
 Appr. of $50,000 to encourage 
 the manufacture of, 
 SANDFORD, J. VV. A. " 
 
 Pay to as Coinr. to Texas, 
 S., A. & G. R. R. CO., 
 
 Track of, may be connected 
 with track of C. R. R. Co. 
 at Savannah, 
 
 May extend its track to Tybee 
 island, 
 SAVINGS BANKS, 
 
 ]\rarried women may de})0sit 
 certain monies in, free from 
 control of their husbands. 
 
 155 
 
 11 
 
 71 
 
 13 
 
 11 
 
 12 
 
 15 
 70 
 
 82 
 
 34 
 
 11 
 
 73 
 
 73 
 
 11 
 
 82 
 
 105 
 
 14 
 
 114 
 
 113 
 
 23 
 
156 
 
 INDEX. 
 
 102 
 
 3S 
 
 \ 
 
 SCHLEY COUNTY, 
 
 Line changed between Sumter 
 and 
 SEAL. 
 
 Great Seal of State, to be al- 
 tered 
 SEALS, JOHN H. 
 Appropriation to 
 SECRETARIES OF EX. DEPT 
 Appropriation to pay salaries 
 
 of, for 1S62, 
 Salariesof fixed at S1200, 
 SECRETARY, 
 
 Appr. to pay Sec. of Senate, 
 Pay of Secy, of Senate fixed. 
 Salaries of Sec. of Ex. Dept. 
 
 fixed, 
 Appr. to pay salaries of Sec. 
 Ex. Dept. for 1S62, 
 SECRETARY OF STATE, 
 Appr. to pay salary of, for 
 
 1SG2, 
 Salary of, fixed at $1600, 
 Offices of Secretary of State 
 and Surveyor General con- 
 solidated, 
 To reside at Capital, 
 SENATE, 
 
 Pay of President of 
 Pay of Secretary of 
 Pay of officers of, fixed, 
 SHERIFFS. 
 
 Sheriffs sales in 
 
 count}^ where held 
 Not to have fees on tax Ji. fas. 
 when not collected from de- 
 fendents. 
 In Elbert county not to have 
 costs for summoning tales 
 jurors who do not serve, 
 SHIN-PLASTERS. 
 
 See change bills, ?7t mdex. 
 SHUFFIELD, WESLEY 
 
 Relief of 
 SIMPSON, A. N. 
 
 Appropriation to 
 SLAVES AND FREE PERSONS 
 OF COLOR, 
 
 Going from Ga. into the mili- 
 , tary service, may return to 
 Georgia, 
 
 34 3 
 
 Muscogee 
 
 Punishable for cohabiting with 
 
 a white woman, 
 For injuring, &c., R. R. prop- 
 erty or burning R.R. bridge, 
 to be punished with death, 
 Tax on, in city of Americus, 
 Elmira iMathews may sell her- 
 self into slavery, 
 SOLS. AND ATTY. GENERAL. 
 Misdemeanor to take fees or 
 costs, in certain cases, 
 SOUTHERN INSURANCE CO 
 
 Incorporated, 
 SPECIE. 
 
 Payment of, by banks suspen- 
 I dedtill 1st Dec, 1862, 
 
 71 j SPECULATIONS, 
 I In certain articles prohibited, 
 
 10 SPRING PLACE, 
 
 Charter of, amended, 
 STAY LAW 
 10 Continued in operation till 1 st 
 701 Dec, 1862, 
 
 I STATE HOUSE, 
 ; Appr. to pay Guard of 
 72i Appr. to pay for winding and 
 
 72 keeping in repair State 
 House clock, 
 
 12 STAT-E LIBRARIAN, 
 12' Appr. to pay salary of, for 
 1S62, 
 STATE LIBRARY, 
 
 Appr. to buy books for, for 
 1862, 
 STATE LUNATIC ASYLUM, 
 Appr. to pay salary of Supt. 
 and officers and employees 
 of, for 1S62. 
 Taxes to be assessed in refer- 
 rence to appropriations made 
 to, 
 Extra appropriation to, to pay 
 arrearages due from, 
 STATE MAGAZINE, 
 
 Appr. to pay Guard of, 
 STATE OFFICERS. 
 
 Officers of Sec. of State and 
 Surveyor General consoli- 
 dated, 
 Sec. of State must reside at 
 71 Capital, 
 
 105 
 
 80 
 
 104 
 
 119 
 
 15 
 
 68 
 
 68 
 88 
 
 121 
 
 69 
 
 47 
 
 18 
 
 67 
 
 96 
 
 60 
 
 11 
 
 12 
 
 11 
 
 11 
 
 73 
 
 73 
 
 74 
 
 14 
 
 72 
 
 72 
 
INDEX. 
 
 157 
 
 22 
 
 STATE PRINTER. 
 
 Number of Laws and Jour- 
 nals to be printed, 
 Distribution of Laws andjour- 
 
 nals, 
 Advance to, of $3,000, 
 STATE TREASURER. 
 
 Appr. to pay salary of, for 
 
 1SG2, 
 Salary of, fixed at $1600. 
 May make advances to officers 
 of Government, 
 STATE TROOPS. 
 
 Appropriation for support of, 
 (Sec liesolutions for proposition 
 to transfer tliem to the Con- 
 federate service.) 
 STATUTES OF LIMITATIONS. 
 Suspended during war, 02 
 
 STEEL, J. H. 
 
 Appropriation to pay bim as 
 Sec'y. of Electoral College, 14 
 STEWART COUNTY. 
 
 County tax in, 
 SUMMERVILLE. 
 
 Incorporated, 
 SUMTER COUNTY. 
 
 Line changed between Schley 
 
 and, 
 County tax in, 
 SUPERIOR AND INFERIOR 
 COURTS. 
 Adjournment of Sup'r.CJourts 
 
 in Northern Circuit, legalized, '53 
 Times of liolding bup'r. Courts 
 
 in Middle District, fixed, 
 Time of holding Sup'r. Court 
 
 in Putnam co., fixed. 
 Times of holding in certain 
 counties in Blue Ridge Dis- 
 trict, fixed. 
 Certain sessions of Superior 
 Courts in Habersham and 
 Banks counties, legalized. 
 Adjourned terms to be held 
 when Judge thinks proper 
 Adjournment of Inf'r. Courts 
 and Courts of Ordinary, 
 SURGEONS. 
 
 May be appointed to State 
 Troops. 
 
 T. 
 
 123 
 
 95 
 
 102 
 125 
 
 54 
 
 54 
 
 55 
 
 5G 
 
 56 
 
 56 
 
 64 
 
 127 
 
 76 
 
 78 
 
 and 
 for 
 
 tax 
 
 TATTNALL COUNTY. 
 
 County tax in, 
 TAX. 
 
 County Tax on account of sol- 
 diers, 
 
 Tax Collectors elected in Jan- 
 uary, 1SG2, not to be com- 
 missioned till 1st March, 
 
 Tax Collectors allowed till 
 1st March, 1862 to make 
 payments to State Treasury, 78 
 
 But must pay in monthly the 
 collections made. 
 
 Confederate War Tax amend- 
 ed by State, (79) 
 
 Alknving insolvent li&ts to 
 Collectors, 
 
 No costs allowed to officer on 
 tax /?. fas. unless collected 
 out of defendant, 
 
 81,000,000, to be levitd 
 collected as State tax 
 1862, 
 
 Fee of Tax Collector on 
 Ji. fa. to be 50 cts., 
 
 Insolvent lists. 
 
 Costs on tax Ji. fas. 
 
 Insolvent lists, and Comptroll- 
 er General's duty in relation 
 thereto, 
 
 Tax on Railroads, 
 
 Commissions of Collectors, 
 
 Payment of money's into 
 State Treasury, 
 
 Time of making settlements 
 of Taxes with Treasurer, 
 extended. 
 
 County tax in Butts county, 
 for 1861, legalized. 
 
 County tax in Coweta co., 
 
 County tax in Stewart co.. 
 
 County Tax in Sumter co.. 
 
 County tax in Tattnall co., 
 
 County tax in Ware county, 
 to build a jail, not to be col- 
 lected. 
 
 Act to lay a tax on stock of 
 non-residents in Wilcox co. 
 repealed. 
 
 County tax in Whitfield co., 
 
 78 
 
 79 
 
 79 
 
 SO 
 
 SO 
 
 80 
 80 
 SO 
 
 80 
 81 
 
 81 
 
 81 
 
 S2 
 
 122 
 123 
 123 
 125 
 127 
 
 128 
 
 129 
 129 
 
158 
 
 INDEX. 
 
 TAX collp:ctors. 
 
 See Tax, ?w index. 
 TAYLOR, HENRY L. deceased. 
 
 Executor of", 109 
 
 TAYLOR, WM. B. 
 
 Executor of, 109 
 
 TELEGRAPH COMPANIES. 
 
 Ga. Telegraph company, in- 
 corporated, 130 
 TIMBER CUTTER'S BANK. 
 
 Removal of, to Brunswick, or 
 Daricn, 24 
 
 Charter of, amended, 24 
 
 TOCCOAII RIVER. 
 
 Felling timbers in, prohibited, 105 
 TOOMBS, GABRIEL. 
 
 Relief of, 120 
 
 TOWNS COUiNTY. 
 
 Unexpended part of school 
 fund in, to be paid over to 
 Relief Committee in, 107 
 
 TROOPS. 
 
 See State Troops, in index. 
 TRUSTEES. 
 
 See Exr's. Adrar's. Trustees, 
 &c., in index. 
 TRUST FUNDS. 
 
 May be invested in Confeder- 
 ate State's Bonds, 32 
 TURNER MOUNTAIN COPPER 
 
 MINING COMPANY. 
 
 Incor[)oratc'd, 99 
 
 TYBEE ISLAND. 
 
 Rail Road may be extended to 113, 
 
 V. 
 
 VASON, W. A. 
 
 Pay to, as Commissioner to 
 Louisiana, 14 
 
 VOLUNTEERS. 
 
 Soldiers in service may vote — 31 
 appropriation for support 
 of, in State service, IG 
 
 (For proposition to transfer 
 State troops to Confederate 
 States service, see Resolu- 
 tions.) 
 
 W. 
 WESTERN & A. R. R. 
 
 Change bills to be issued by, 2G 
 Salaries of officers, &c., of, 82 
 WHITE COUNTY. 
 
 Account of C. H. Kytle to be 
 paid, 107 
 
 WHITFIELD COUNTY. 
 
 Jury fees in, 103 
 
 WILLIAMS, II. J. G. 
 
 Appropriation to, 15 
 
 WILLIAMSON, WM. deceased. 
 Sale of lands belonging to es- 
 tate of, 108 
 WOMEN. 
 
 IMarried, may deposit certain 
 moneys in. Savings institu- 
 tions, free from control of 
 their husbands, 23 
 
 WRIGHT, A. R. 
 
 Pay to as Commissioner to 
 Maryland, 14 
 
INDEX TO RESOLUTIONS. 
 
 No. 1 Relative to a bill to authorize the Jus- 
 tices of the Inferior Courts to levy an 
 extra tax on account of Soldiers in ser- 
 vice and tiioir f.'innlics; also relative 
 to the assumption hy the State of the 
 Confederate War Tax. 
 ?.• Relative to monopolies, extortion and 
 speculations. 
 
 3. Messrs. Clark and Tucker, Agents 
 Georgia Hosjiital Associatiou. 
 
 4. Election of Confederate States Sena- 
 tors. 
 
 5. On reduction of salaries. 
 C. Relative to Deaf and Dumb Asylum. 
 
 7. Grant to certiiin lot of land in oM 
 Early, to be i.ssued to John Siipp. 
 
 8. Houmiary liue between Georgia and 
 Florida. ' 
 
 9. Rev. C.W.Thomas. 
 
 10. Relative to the prosecution of the 
 War. 
 
 11. Duties and pay of Secretary of State 
 as to Surveyor General's Office. 
 
 12. Resolutions as to collection of cotton 
 and other crops in Georecia. 
 
 12. Instructions to Tax Collectors to be 
 issued by Comptroiler General. 
 
 No. 14. Tax Collectors and Comp, General. 
 
 '' 15. Relative to the blockade. 
 
 " 16. Resolutions relative to the resolutions 
 passed by Tennessee. 
 
 " 17. Copy of the Act to prevent specula- 
 tions, extortions and monopolies, to be 
 sent to Governors of each State in 
 Confederacy. 
 
 " 18. Tax Collectors and Comptroller Gen- 
 eral as to settlements for taxes raised 
 by sale of lands of alien enemies. 
 
 '' 19." Census Takers. ■ 
 
 " 20. Committee on Penitentiary. 
 
 '■ 21. Repeal or modification of the Seques- 
 tration Act reconnnended. 
 
 '• 2:2. Tender of St ate Troops to Confederate 
 Government. 
 
 " 23. Supreme Court Reports to be sent to 
 Dade county. 
 
 " 24. Relative to establishinp: a mail route 
 from IJengal to Reidsville. 
 
 " 25. Asserting Georgia's' right to all lands 
 witliiu her limits. 
 
 " 26. Adjonrument of General Assembly. 
 
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