COL. GEORGE WASHINGTON FLOWERS MEMORIAL COLLECTION DUKE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY DURHAM, N. C. PRESENTED BY W. W. FLOWERS Digitized by the Internet Archive in 2010 with funding from Duke University Libraries http://www.archive.org/details/actsofgeneralaOOgeor > A(TS OF TIIH G E N E R A L A S S E M B L Y OF THE STATE OF GEORGIA, I'ASSED IX AT A\ NOVEMBER A N 1) E ( E M B E R , 1862: ALSO EXTI?A SESSION OF 1863. Pt'BLISnED BV AVTUARITY. MILLEDGEVILLE : BOUGUTON, NISBET Sc BARNKS, STATE PRINTERS. 1S63. . I'RIXTED AT THE € N F E D E RATE UNION OFFICE, MILLEDGEVILLE, GEORGIA. ^ TABLE OF TITLES, DIVISIONS, etc. -a. -—a-'-^V-T-T^ PART 1. y- 3 yi h • ^ /^8-«-^-*3 PUBLIC LAWS. Title L— AGRICULTURK, MANUFACTURES, kc. . *' 11.— APPROPRIATIONS. " " IIL— ASYLUMS, .. IV.— BANKS AND BANKING, w . v.— CODE OF GEORGIA. .. VI.— COUNTY OFFICERS. •* VII.— DISTILLATION, u VIII.— ELECTIONS. •' IX.— EXECUTORS, ADMINISTRATORS, TRUSTEES, ORDI- NARIES, &c. .. X.— GEORGIA RELIEF AND HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION. " XL— HEALTH AND QUARANTINE. ^« XII.— INSURANCE COMPANIES. " XIIL— JUDICIARY. " XIV.— LAWS. '* XV.— PARDONS AND COMMUTATIONS. .. XVL— PATROL LAWS. " XVH.— PENAL CODE. " XVI IL— ROADS. .. XIX.— SOLDI KRS AND SOLDIERS' FAMILIES. " XX.— STATE DEFENSE. •' XXL— STATE HOUSE OFFICERS. *' XXH.— TAXES. " XXIIL— WESTERN AND ATLANTIC RAIL ROAD. PART IL PRIVATE AND LOCAL LAWS. Title I.— CITIES AND TOWNS. .. II.— (^)RPOl{ATI()NS. .. HI.— COUNTY LINES. .. IV.— COUNTY REGULATIONS. '• v.— EDUCATION. '• VL— EXECUTORS, ADMINISTRATORS, GUARDIANS, Ao. " VII.— INTERNAL TRANSPORTATION. •« VIIL— RELIEF. ♦• IX.— SLAVES AND FREE PERSONS OF COLOR. " X.— TAXES. 218331 5 ^,iW*-*^ STAll TE8 OF (JEORlilA I'ASSKI) nV THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF 1862. PART I.— PUBLIC LAWS. TITLE I. ACmCULTURE. MANUFACTURES, &c. SfEC. I. XiiniljcT of acTC« in rotfon to the Iiiiiu1|!Skc, Hmifeii. " '■!. Pfnally for violntion- '• r). Order f«r surrey. " 4. Nnmber of liaiid.-' must I'c ijivcu in. '■ ". Tliis Aft to be {;!•. eii in clmr^re. '• Ci. .t-'>0(t,(Mltlii])propri;iterrr a rtrtam (jiunititij of land in Cotton^ during the UYir with the Ahnhtionhtx. 1. Section I. The (uucml AssnuUij <>/' (iror<(ia do <}i(icf, That it shall not be lawful for any person or persons, whether re- sidinir in tlii.s Stiitc or not, to ])lHnt ami cnltiVate in any county in thif State, by tlieinsolves, their ajicnts <»r employees, or allow the same to be done, a greater number ot" acres of land in cotton than ^,^ ^^ ^^ three {^) acres for each hand owned or employed by them between '* "^ ""^ tlie ages of fifteen and fifty-five ; and when .sai •^"^'^ and so on in proportion to the number of hands employed, the- sum of five hundred dollars for each and every acre so planted' above the number specilied; one-half of which sum shall be, in Kio« aiipcorj case^ where there is a prosecutor or informer, paid to said prose- cutor or informer, and the other italf paidto the Inferior Court of the county where the conviction takes place, foV the ])e:'eiit of indigent soldiers' families in said county. 'i. Sec. III. That any person or persons who may intend or desire to prosecute any persoji oi" persons for the violation of this Act, may, upon application to any Justice of the Inferior Court of said county, suj»ported by affidavit that he lias good reason to ^^ ^ believe that said law has been violated, obtain an order requirinsr Order for inr- _ -i/",! I O ••n the County Surveyor, or his lawful de})uty, to enter the premises of said person, and make a survey of all the lands so planted and cultivated in cotton ; and said person shall pay said Surveyor for making said survey, his usual fees, which shall be taxed iu the bill of costs on the final adjudication of the same. Ncothuidi 4. Sec. IV. That all owners of slaves or employees sJuiIl give u'toTMiu-iWi to the Tax Iveceiver, tlie number of hands owned or employed ...Ttr. ^^^ them, between the ages of twelve and fifteen, and fifteen and lifty-tive, and fifty-five and sixty-live, each year during said wan i^tftl^Hr^l" -'3. Sec. V. That the Judges of the Superior Courts be re;|uired to give this law specially in charge to the Grand Juries, at each term of their courts, during said war with the Abolitiouista. Assented to December 11th, 1SG:2. (No.-.) An Act to jiror'nh for ihr si/njdij of t/ir proj)lc of (Irorg'ui jo'/fh : 'tV, and to dppropriafo money for the accoiiiphsJiinnit (f that ohjcci. 0. Section f. Thrdenndl Axxcmhhi of Hcoriria dociinct, I'liat the »5oo,ooo 8p-8um of five hundred thousand dollars be, and the same is hereby appropriated, to be used for the purpose of supplying the people of Georgia with salt, as hereinafter directed. 7. Sec. II. For the purpose of supply for the present packing season, the Governor is heniby authorized to invest the sum above appropriated, or such part or parts thereof as in his discretion may How »Bed. geejji best, either in the purchase or manufacture and transportation of salt on State account, or in giving encouragement and substan- tial aid to any responsible individual or association who may be en- gaged, or who may hereafter engage, in tlie purchase or manufac- ture of salt for distribution vrithout speculation, in Georgia, by PUBLIC LAWS — Agriculture, Manufactures, &c. Supply of salt to the people of G>.'orgia- advancing to them funds, npon proper security, for the purchase, Hiiinufacture, or transport.! tiou to sucli convenient place or place*? in (Jeorgia as the Governor may designate, of such salt as they may make or otherwise obtain for the aforesaid purposes; PrnvidiJ, That in all such arrangements as he may make with individuals or associations, he shall preserve such lien upon the salt as to secure «,i''Ji,Sr° ir,-^ eariv distribution, and to secure in that distribution, that a sulhcjent sum is paid by the consumer to cover all costs, inclu-lmllT'^S^ ding charges of transportation and storage, &c., to the end that'""" the expenditures of said fund may be. reimbursed to the treasury. S. Sec. IIL The Governor is hereby authorized and empou-ered \o «lraw his warrant or warrants upon the treasurer, to be paid out of the funds above appropriated, for all such expenses as may be incurred, not exceeding hfty thousand dollars, in sending trains to Saltville, Virginia, and elsewhere, lo aid in the transportation to f^J^'P^^j^ (reorgia of salt which may have been made or purchased, or wldchpr"* ;<»«»*«. may hereafter be made or purchased, by individuals, associations, or corporations for supply to the people of (ieorgia, or any }>ortion. thereof, without speculation; Pivi-ulrd, That in each and every instance the money so drawn and expended shall be promptly re- t'^^j-ia^ funded to the treasury of the State by the individuals, associations, or corporations for whose benefit, or at whose instance the expen- diture may have been made. i». Si:c. IV. For further supply of salt to the people of Georgia, the Governor is authorized to cause salt to be manufactured on State account, at such place or places as he may deem best, or byj,^^^^ ,^ making advancements to individuals, association^or corporations, I'l^j^'J^p*- (in proper security, on such lime, and upon such terms as he may deem best, or to purchase salt, if deemed by him the most econom- ical method. For this purpose, the sum of live hundred thousand • dollars is liereby appropiiated, to be raised out of such sums as will be reiunded under the preceding provisions of this law, orsucK other funds as may remain in the triiasury not otherwise appro- ]»riat^d. Tiie Governor is hereby authorized to draw his warrant or warrants upon the treasurer, for so much of said fuiyl as he may, from time to time, deem necessary for the purposes aforesaid. ](t. Sec. V. All distributions of salt that may be manufactured <»r nurchased mider thjs Act. shall be uiade so soon as i)racticable ulter the manuiacture or purchase, to the peoph; oi (/e(U-gia, at„f«fc. Kijch convenient places as the (governor shall de?iignate; and in all distributions of salt, whether obtained through purchase, manufac- ture CMi State account, or the action of individual associations or . clotkhijx for Factories, and to provide far the ramnit- find diylyiirscDieiit of the sauir. Wiikki;as, the supply of wool and cotton cards, and of card rwen>:,. clothing for Factories, in conse<[uence of the existing war, is very limited in Georgia and in the Confederate States ot America, and whereas, these articles are necessary to the clothing of our soldiers in the tield and their families at home, and of the people gener- ally, as also of our slaves. I'J. Skction L The General Asscmblij of (reorgia do 'enact. That rffniini. the sum of one hundred thousand dolhirs, or so much thereof as jmay be necessary, be and the same is hereby appropriated out of ally funds not otherwise appropriated in the Treasury, for the purpose of procuring the necessary machinery and materiiils and the erection of necessary buildings and appurtenances and carry- ing on the work of manufacturing wool and cotton cards, and card clothing for Factories, and to encourage the manufacture of either or all of the aforesaid articles by individuals within this State. The i,«e»'««if>.rii«tinii ferior Courts of the respective counties of the State, a reasonable'" "''"™ number of cotton and wool cards, to be judged of by him, to be distributed amongst the poor, by said Inferior Courts. Assented to December (ith, lS(;i?. (No. 4.) -4"J Act to ifqidrr ihc inrnrpnrdtcd Cotfo}/, and }[ uol Fm-tnrns m fiix Stale to piihlish lists of their .stockholders. 10. SEfnON I. Br it r/iacfcd bi/ the. (irnrrdl As^^'mhlij of ihf Stot^ reine Court. Salarie.s of Judjre.sofj " l.'i. Supreme Court and Judges of Su- " 111. [lerior Courts. ''17. " 2. Contingent Fund. Printing Fund. I Salary of Cliaplain c>f Penitentiary. " ]>*. Pay lor taking eiire of Senate Cliain-i ber and Hep. Hail and State House •' l!l. Cloek. Pay of State H.)use Guard. " I'O. " 3. Pay and Mileage tif Member.-* of Gen- " 'il. eral Assembly. | '• '2'-i. " 4. Pay of Secretary of Senate and Clerkj of House of Kepresentativea. CievUj " lit?. of Senate C'oinuiittees. " 0. Pay of Me.-ply of Salt. Slanulacture of Wool and Cotton Carcis. To reimburse Tr. of \V. & A. R. R. Payment of Public Debt, Sec. Sal.iry of Superintendent of Georgia Military Institute. Pay ot Guard of State Maga'/iae. Mil- itary Storekeeper. i\Iilitary Fund. I.-'sue of Treasury Notes provided for. Aiipointment of Clerks to sign, ike. Form of Notes — Wiien and how pay- able. Expenses, &c., of various l!omxnit- tees. Approiniation to Hon. O. H. Cook. For removal of non-combatants. To Z, M. Winkler. Estate of Hon. F. S. Bartow. (reorgia i\[ilitary Institute. Advances to Members and Ofllccrn of General Asseml)ly. To Public Printer. (No. 5.) tipnor. .SfciTctery of i^tate and Treawinr. Gomptnill'-r (j-»«aeral and jaiy for I'-vti-a MOrvicci.. A)i Act to prondr fur raising a revenue for fJie j)oli(icaI -ijear ISGo, and to fipjiroprifitc money for the support (f th: Government during said year, and to make certain special appropraitious, and for other pur- poses therein mentioned. 1. Section I. Be. it enacted, hij the (ir.jwral .,'is.; and the sum of five hundred dollars to the State Lihraiian, as his siihiYy tor the year 18(i3, and no more; and tin' Libmria-i. sum of two hundred and twenty-five dollars, to each, the State's Att..r...) ant Attorney and the Solicitors Gdieral for the year ISO^J ; and theriouV/a"'/ tium of eight hundred dollars to the Reporter of the Decisions ofn.-portrr or the Supreme Court, as his salary for the year 1SG3 ; and the iur-"^ '*'"'"" ther sum ot one hundrcil dollars he, and the same is herehv ap])lo-n.'>i 'tVcu-rk • /I 1 / * • "I' Supremo j)riatea to pay the Clerk ot tiie Supreme Lourt lor tlie Correction <•>»« for .ta- of Errors, for stationery and advertising notices of the meeting of-'ivt-rt^^iiis.' said Court in the year ]8()3; and the sum of thirty-five hundred '"'iRMofiij. dollars to eacii Judge of the Supreme Court whose commission"" bears date prior the 29th day of November, ISGl ; and the sum of two thousand dollars to each Judge of the Supreme Court whose commission bears date since the 29th day of >Jovember, ISOl, for liis salary for the year 1SG3: and the sum of twentv-five liundred , , ,„ dollars to each Judge of the Superior Courts whose commission i""'"^*"*'"**- hears date prior to the 29th day of November, 1861 ; and the sum of fifteen hundred dollars to each Judge of the Superior Courts Avhose commission bears date since the 29th day of November, J SGI, as his salary for the year 1S03. 2.-Si:c.IL Ik i( further cjiactcd. That the sum of twenty thou-,,„.i;y^.„^ Hand dollars be, and the same is hereby appropriated as a contin-''"''" gent fund for the year 1 8G3 ; and the sum of thirty thousand dol-'.K"'!,"rr/n"* lars be approi)riated for a printing fund for the current year, and^'""' in case ot a defici«mcy in this appropriation, the Governor is here- by authorized to draw his warrant on the Treasury for the deficit, to be paid out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise aj)pro- ^ jiriated ; and the sum of one liundred and filty dollars to pay the Chaplain of the Penitentiary for ihe year 1SG3; and the sum of ( :i«.i.!«in ^r fifty dollars to the person selected by the Governor to keep clean, scour, air the chamhers, iVc, of the Senate Chamber and liepre- >i^ s'i,av'' sentative Hall fi)r the year 1SG3 ; and the sum of fifty dollars, or'nlTMiiL*"' so much thereof as may be necessary, to pay for repairing andstoN- iums» keeping in order the State House Clock for the year ISGU; and'^ "*" the sum of twelve hundred dollars to pay the fctate House Guard "s'-ti. for the year I ^G:{. o. Skc. UL Anil he It furtlirr f'iKHial, That the stun of six dollars, ?•.> orprwi- t-ach, ]ier day, be paid to the Piesident of the Senate and Speaker !>'»''*•" of the House of l^epresentativcs, during the present session of the (leneral Assembly, and the sum of four dollars for every twenty ^''"«- niiles of travel, going to and returning from the seat of govern- ment, tlw^ distance to be com)>uted oy the nearest route usually,. ,„ travelled; and that the sum o'' five dollars, each, j>er day, [be'""- paid?] to the members of the General Assembly, during the pres- ^,i,^j^^ ent session, and four dollars for every twenty miles of travel, going to and returning from the Capital, under the same rules which 1-2 . PUBLIC LAWS— AiTROPUiATiONS. Otticers and members of General Assembly. apply to the Presi T. Butler Kiiij?, &c. crnor is hereby authoii'/ed to draw his warrant on the Treasury fj„v^mor t* for sucli sum or sums, as inliis judgiaent may be a just conipensa-,'.';!^'';,'!^;;.;^*^- ^'"' • , ... • A^emblv. [K Si:c. IX. Ami be It fiirllKr ciuiclaJ, That the suin of twcllty-s„l„ryor^,.. fi\'■e huudretl dyliars be, and tlie same is hereby appropriated as a^'';,'!- ^'"''•' saUiry, to be paid the Hon. Tiiomas Buth-'r King-, in eonij>ensatiou lor his vahiableserviees, rendered to this State and the country, du- ring his mission to Europe, as a Commissioner iVom the State of Georgia; and that tlie further sum of four hundred dollars, is here- by approjjriated, to l>e paid to the Hon. Thomas IJuthM" King, to refund to hiiu that amount i)aid out by him, of liis own funds, as''ir.!!imr*ra.'*^ expenses of his said mission. i>''ia«-.i. 10. Skc. X. And br if j'lirlhcr aitic/cd, That the suin of five hun- ' dred thousand dollars, or so niulh thereof as may be necessary, be, and the same is appropriated to be expended by His Excellency A:>i,n,pr;o- the Governor, in obstructing the navigable streams of this State,!;','^;^.,-;"^^: against the incursions of the enemy, as provided for by an act pass-'r"^'''^'^'""* ed by this tieueral Assembly ; and the sum of forty-live thousand dollars iy addition, is hereby appropriated to obstruct the Apalach-.tlia.'^ci.ar'u.* icola, Chattahoochee, and Flint rivers, to be apj)lied in the niodeKirmn-v,.^'.''^ and marine!" as directed by an act passed by this General Assendjly, appropriating money therefor. 11. Sk( . XL .hid br it farther emitted, That the sum of • four>i'.>-i'a^-i n.w- hnndred thousand dollars, be, and the same is hereby appropriated^.'.,. for the Georgia Relief and Hospital Association, to be drawn and expended according to an Act passed at the present session. 12. Skc. XIL .bid br It furilnr (iiactca, 'Jliat the sum of one million five jiundred thousand dollars, or so much thereof as may be necessary, bo, and the sjime is hereby ai>proi>riated for the pur-,. , . , •''' II- 1 .1.11 11 urf;Laof the Governor of this State, to raise such sums as may be needed iiwutd. foj. ^ijj^t purpose, by the issue of Treasury notes of this State, ^to be signed by the Treasurer and Comptroller General, or such per- sons as the Governor shall select to sign for them; and when an or- PUBLIC LAWS— Appropriations.. 15 iHsue of State TreHanry noto.-*, "to. der "shall be placed upon the Executive minutes, making such ap- pointment, the signature of such person or persons shall be as le- ict(d, That the sum of *i,™ii"n.-i three thousand dolhirs be api)ropriated for repairs of the dormito- *r''«"1ii'.'i."'' ries at the Georgia ]\Iilitary Institute, and for the purchase of au eight acre lot immediately south of the Institute. SiiC. XXlX. Repeals conflicting laws. * .7\.8scnted to December loth, ISG-J. (No. G.) All A'i to (lulhorizc and rcqinrc tlie Treasurer of tfiis State to maJte rcrtalu ■adranccs, nud for ot/ter yurpoiic^. '29. Sectio.v I. The General Axsembli! of the Stale nf Ghirgia do u!!mu-r»J,d enact, Tiiat the Treasurer of this State be, and he is hereby author- (*ro^'''^.v- i/cd and required, to make advances to guy of the members and «ruMx. officers of this* General Assembly ; in no case. to exceed the proba- ble per diem pay and mileage of any members of the same. 00. Sec. il Be it further enacted, That the sum of two thousand rrintr"^''' dollars be, and the' same is hereby appropriated as an advance to the Public Printer for the current year, to be drawn by Executive warrant on the Treasui'y. Sec. III. Ilepeals conflicting laws. Assented to December 2d, 1662. TITLE Hi, ASYLUMS. Sf.c. 1. "Salary of Siipti'inlo'.uk-iit of Lunatic Asylum. " i. Siilarii'f of otlicr otiiceis tr.ul hiiv ol siirvusit.-;. " 'i. Suinjort of pai-.por patients. ■• 4. Appropriitions, Ikav divnvii, ssiljiot ti wliai eiiialitii,'ii.s. '). E«t(> prn- cent, of State tax to be m^ cns-i.-fil. ti. «0,0i;() appropriated to Geor<;;ia Aca4 omy fen- the Bliiul. 7- liopoal-of r.cts niakin*^ aunual appro- priations to Asyliini for Deaf and Dumb. (No. 7.) All Act to appropriate raoncy for the support of the State Lunatic Asy- lum for the ijcar IS^^i, and for other purposes. . 1. Section I. Be it enacted by the General Assembly, That the sum of twenty-four hundred dollars be, and the same is hereby appro- PUBLIC LAWS.— Asylums. i7 State Lunutic Asylum— (Jeoifjia Academy for tlio Ulinil. priat«d to pay the salary of the Superintendent and resident Phy-»«w sician of the State Lunatic Asyhnn for the year ISO'J. 2. Si:c. IL Br it fitrtlwr cuactcd, That the sum of twelve tl»ou-s«iar\«ofrf- sand dolhirs be, and the same is hereby appropriated to pay thei'.ir'^o/'^.-»»- nalarios of Trustees, Treasurer, sub-ofticers, attendants, and liire of""" servants for the said Asylum, for the year ISfKJ ; ProvnlcJ, sudi au amount is found necessary for said purposes. :!. Sec;. IIL />V if J'l/rthcr macfal, That the sum of thirty thou-sniiporr or Kand dollars, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is hereby luX' '^ appropriated for the siipport of })auper patients in snid Asylum ior the year ls(;:j. d. Sec. IV. Br it. further c?itrrtrd, That the money herein appro- priated shall be drawn by Executive warrant on the Treasury, iiidl^wuVtaJ^ rhe same manner as heretofore practiced; Fmriiud, Liuarrr, that '^°''"^'" the amounts appropriattnl in Sections second and third of this act, AppTtrrr* shall be drawn and used subject to the conditions, restrictions andsrr«^i.w. regulations prescribed in the fourth Section of " An Act* to pro--^t'rirHo»^«i vide toY raisinu^ a revenue for the political year 1*^01, and to appro-""' ""°*' priate money lor the support of the irovernment during said year, and to make certain special appropriations, and forothei' puiposes," assented to December 19th, 1S60, so iar as said iourth Se(*tiou contains provisions applicable to similar items of aj)propriationsas are contained in the second and tliird seetions of thi* Act. 5. Si'X". V. AjhI be it further enacted. That the Governor and ('omntroller (leneral shall, in aiii^lving the rate iier centum of ta.\-nM>porr«it. »■ 1 /-^ / '"i T • 1 1.1 Slat.' tana, atioM to support tlie (jiovermnent tor the pohtical year 1M);», so to i' ii^'r'"^ increase tl)e rate per centum thereof, as w]]\ be necessary to pav the fcregoing items ot appropriation. Sec. VI. Repeals conHicting laws. Assented to December 15th, 1S62. *l"or 'dm Act .m.-o Acix ol' ISf.O, p. (\o. S.) Jill Act I'nr the support of thfi (Irorgiii ^{rihlanij for the JUimJ. (). Srction I. The Genenil A^xemhhj of the State of firo-rs[ii/ ih) cnait. That the sum of six thousand dollars is hereby appropriated ,t!:;'^*^'^ for the support of the Georgia Academy for the r>lin'n, durin the < urrent political year; and that his Excellency the (lovermi is authorized to draw his warrant for the same in favor of the Tins tecH of .said Academy. Sec. II. Repeals contlicting laws. Asst^itcd to December nth, T^r.O. 4S PUBLIC LAWS.— Banks and Banking. ^•iSj appiopri- u«ua. Deaf aud Dumb Asylum — Relief of the Banks nnd People. _ ^_.. (No~ 9.) ~~ ^4/i ylcV /o rrpral All Act ami (.he Acta of whlcli it is nmcmkitori/, entitled An Act to proviJcfor the indigent deaf and dumb citizens oft/iis State ; and also to provide for the appointment (fa. Coinmisxioner, to regulate his Jutics, ajflx his salari/, and appropriate money therefor, by increasing ^. To be registered and numbered by Coiiqitnillcr (ienerjil. -•' ;•. To be turned over to Treamrcr. 5EC. 10. " 11. " l->. " 13. " 11. Treasurer to distribute. When authority to issue slinFI t-case. Treasurer may use in payments. Expenses of i.ssuinf;. Employment an«l compensation of Clerks. Cotton Planters' Bank authoriy.ed to take subscriptions tor stock payable in (iash or bonds. Penalty for fail- ure to redeem bills. Pioviso. Authorised to issue bills to three times amount of capital paid in. Shares aud transfer of stock. Certificates of stock. Trtinsft;!- of. Liability of stockholders. Itith Section <^f original Act repealled. Dth Section ol Act of incorporation not repcaied. (No. io.) .In. Act to oj- ant relief to the Banks and People ef this State. I. Sec'jtox I. The General Assembly of Geoi'gia do enact, That all aniJ every the pains and penalties heretofore imposed upon the several J5aiij;s in this State and their officers, by any previous le;,>islation of the General Assembly of the same, for the failure or" refusal of said Banks to redeem their liabilities in gold and ^ silver, be, and the same arc hereby suspended until the Lst day of December, ISG:.!; P/omyeJ, such Banks shall at all times anks are also authorized to issue, in addition to tlieir heretofore issued bills of the denomina- tion of one, two, and three dollars, not exceeding ten ficr centum on their capital stock; rroiiclnl, the benefit and provisions of this^j^t nov« bill shall not extend to an}' ]>aiik or oth(M" corporation which does"'"^^.^'^'^,^' not, at its principal Bank or jjiace of business, and also at its;,';;j;,'*J"'' "" Branches and Agencies, receive the Treasury notes of the St.ate of Georgia and of the Confederate States, and bills of all solvent Banks in this State, such solvency to be determined by the judg- ment of the ]5ank with which the deposit is sought to be made, in payment of all dues, and also upon deposit at jxir value ; Fro- r'uied further, That all such deposits may be paid in State or Con- oipnoit* bc^r federate States Treasury notes, current bank notes, or specie; iVo-'™''' r I ded further., that each Bank and Bank Agency which shall receive deposits as aforesaid, shall be entitled to charge one-eighth of one-harTt-d!"^" per cent, for receiving and paying out the same. Sec. IL Repeals conflicting laws. Assented to November 20, 1SG2. (No. 11.) An Act to relierc the Bmikhig Corpordt'ions (f this State from nvij penalty fir ami on account of the manner in which the Cha/i(re liilh now issued, or ichich viaij hefcaftcr be issued by them, bii authority of Act ff the General Assembly, assented to '30th yorcmber, 18G1, are signed, and to legalize the same. , Whereas, The charters of many of the Banking Corporations i>f this State require the bills issued by them to be signed by both the President and Cashier; And whereas, the Change Bills issued by them by authority of the Act of the CJeneral Assemblv, '*"*'"'>''• assented. to November :JOth, ISGI, are generally signed by but one of these officers, and the corporatiosis which have issued them may thereby have snl)ject(!d themselves to the penalties in their respective charters and the Penal Code of this State, prescribed. For remedy whereof, tliererorc, 2. SlXTIoX L The (i(nrral Assembly (f the Slate of (ieorgia do • nucl. That all Banking Corporations of this State which have ssned or may hereafter issue. Change Bills by authority of the ^u\i\ Act of the General Assendjly of thfs State, assented to .'^OthJ'^;",'"-^'""' November, ISGl, and v.hich have been or may be signed by either f;;,'^*;;"'". the I'rcsident or Cashier, or other persons by tliem authorize*!, be j;;;,'^"'^'^^''? and they are hereby relieved and released from any and all»°^ ^"•'^•^ penalty or liability they may have incurred thereby, by reason se PUBLIC LAWS.— Banks and. Banking. Treasarer and Comptroller GenenJ authorized to is.siie Clinnge IJills for the State of Georgia. and of any clause in their respective charters, or any section of the Penal Code of this State ; Prnv'nhd, tliat notliing in this Act shall be so construetl as to relieve said corporations from any liability to ^*4SSi!^ which they are by law subject for and on account of the non-re- demption of said Chanoe Bills which now are, or which may here- after be issued ; nevertheless the said corporations or Banks shall be liable as though said Change IVdls had been signed by the Pres- ident and Cashier, under their charter. Assented to DecefnberG, 1SG2. (Xo. 12.) An Act (o aitihorizc the Trrafiincr a/id Cnm])t roller (icneral of this State, to ianic chancre b'dh firr the Stdtc n/' (icorgifi, tuuhr the supcr- visio?i. of His Ej'ccllcnrii thf (lorcnior. 3. Section I. The Gcncrtd ^Uxcmbhj of the Stale e of Georgia. Cotton Planters' Bank «f Georgia. — Code of Georgia. iJiiKioof buuBank of Georgia shall be permittee], and is herebv authorized, to issue bills or notes of credit ; but the total amount of debts which the said corporation shall owe at any tinie, whether by bo.nd, bill, *«,itatiouof.,)Qte, or other contract, shall not exceed three times the amount of the ca2iital stock paid jn. IG. Si:c. III. Ik it Jvrtlirr martcd, That a share shall consist of Share* ami QWii huudrcd dolhu's, and that each share shall be entitled to one. »toct. vote, and tliat stock ma}' be transterred upon the same termsanil liabilities as provided in the Act of incorpoiation, of which this is amendatory. 17. Si:c. iV. Beit ftirtlicr cnartal, That certificates of stock shall •^if.ficat^-sofbe issued to stockholders, on the payment of the sum required at; ^.r^-trani,- ^j^^ tiuie of subscriptio u ; which shall be transferable on the boolis of the Company only, and by the personal entry of the stockhold- er, or his legal attorney or representative, dulj- authorized tor that purpose ; and upon the non-payment of stock when required, the same shall be forfeited at the discretion of the Directors. IS. Si;c. V. Be it further cuaclcd, That the property of each titockijoiders. Htocklioldcr sliall be bound for the ultimate redemption of the bilk of said Bank in pro[»ortion to the amount of stock held by each stockholdt*(- ; and no transfer of stock shall relieve the stockholder from his liability as aforesaid, until six months after the transfer of his said stock. iBt!isof:tionof 1^'' iSiic. VI. And be )t j'nrlhfr niaclcd, That the sixteenth section «^aiAct (jf sj^ij ^gj; pf ^vhich this is amendatory, be, and the same is here- by repealed. 20. Sec. VII. Ai:d he it further enacted, That all laws and parts Repealing q^ Vaw^ militating against this act, be, and the same are hereby repealed; Pruoided, that nothing hei'ein contained shall be so con- rwTiwo. strued as to repeal the ;)th section of the Act incorporating said Bank, so far as said section relates to subscriptions of stock in cot- ton. Assented to December 10th, 1SG2. TITLE V. CODE OF GEOFiGlA. Si'.c. 1. Acts of 1S()1 ami 18G;2 to be tlie Ia\v if in conliict witli Code. (No. 14.) ybi Act to settle the. covjUcIs hc/iveen the Code of Georgia and the legis- lation of this General Assembly. 1. Section I. The General Assembly of Gcora-ia. do enact, That aud 1862 to Ik? wherever the provisions of the Code of Georgia shall. conflict with ttui IttW if in ^ . •oaflict with the Acts passed by the General Assen)b1y in the years 1861 and 1SG2, the latter shall be the law of this State; any law to the con- trary notwithstanding. Assented to December 13, 1SG2. PUBLIC LAWS— CoLXTY Okhickrs. Sheriffs and Deputy, Slieriffs. TITLE VL COUNTY OFFICERS. Bhc. 1. ShoiifT^ bfiiiff in service, Dcputirs nia}lSi:(?. 1. 'roClprksof Inferior fourth and SLier nir.ke titl ?. Ccrtiiin Sheriff^' Riles declarct] le ^al. \i. Kxtrn eonni'Misalioii may be nlloweii Clerkd ol Suporior Courts and Slier- ilTs. ilVs. i. Certain eour.ties excepted, t). Jailors" fees increased .':t) per cent. (i\o. ir,.) An Act to autlior'izc Deputy Shcri^s hi tli'is State to make titles to lanti and otho propcrtij sold by than, in certiiin cases. Wheuea.s, Many of the Sheriffs ot" this State are, or may he ab- sent (Vom their respective counties, in the military service ol" thCj,,^^^^,^ Confederate States ; And rvhercas, the law of this State does not authorize Depr.ty Sheriils to fiiake titles to land sold by them as such oihcers ; for remedy whereof, 11. Skctiox I. Tlie (Icnn-al Asxeinhly do enact, Thnt the Deputy Sherirt's are hereby authorized and empowered to make and execute -^I'^^j/^^^"^^ as good and suliicient titles to all land and other property sold by J^^^p^^'j'f^^"^' them, (wliilo their principal SheriUs respectively are in said milita- ry service), as the Shcrifis could do, if sold by them as Sheriffs. Sec. II. Repeals conliicting lavvs. Assented to December 12, 1862. (Xo. 10.) An Act to make legal and rrdid safes made hy Sheriffs and tlicir Depu- ties, in certain cases therein mentioned. 2. Skction 1. The (ieneral Assembly of the State* of (leoyfria, d'f enact. That all public sales of property, which have been hereto- fore made bv any Sherifl' of this State or his Deputy, which has been leq;ally advertised, and sold as the law directs, shall be lej;al and valid, although the Constable who made the levy and returned the same to the said Sheriff or his Deputy, may not have taken the oath; and given the bond and obtained tlie certificate now re- quired by law. Sec. II. All laws conflicting with this law are herelfy rejicaled. Asscntefl to Dec. I2th, 18G2. r>rt-;n SUtT. » PUBLIC LAWS.— County Officers. Compensntion t'> ClerkR atifl Shcrifrs— Incwnse of Jailors' I'eex. (Xo. ]/.) Alt, Act to conqicnsdtc C/ct/.K (luil ,S/i.cri(fs, nt certain cases therein men- tioned. o. Section' L T/tc General Asacmblij of the State, of Georgia, do enact, That from and after the passage of this Act, the several ^jj^j^ ^^ .Judges of the Superior Courts of this State, be and they are here- g^'°»J."^ by authorized to allow extra eompensatioH to the Clerks of said S^riffs' Courts for issuinjx vcnira:, furnishinir stationery, etc., and also, to the Sheriffs, for suunr.oning Grand and ]\^tit Jurors ; for other ex- tra services in attending upon the Courts, as in their jmlgment, shall be reasonable andjust ; which said allowance, by an order shall be entered upon the minutes of said Court ; and upon pre- sentation of a certified copy of the same to the county Treasurer, the said Treasurer is hereby authorized and required to pay the same, out ol any money in the county Treasury not (ithei'wise ap- propriated. 4. Sec. II. ..ind be it enacted hy ihc auth'onti/ ei/hresaid, That the Justices of the Inferior Courts, be, and tliey are liereby authorized •^cyrrkf '■: '^'^^ required, when sitting at any session of said Inferior Courts, ^'af-'liv ^^ allow the Clerks of said Qourts, such compensation as shall be reasonable and just, for extra services, in keeping the records of the Courts tor county purposes, and at the regular sessions for ma- king out renircs, furnishing stationery, etc., ami also,- to the Sheriff's ior summoning juries, and attending upon the Courts ; w'hich shall be placed upon the minutes of said Courts ; and upoti presentation of a certilied copy of such order to the County Treasurer, be sliall pay file same, out of any money in his hands not otherwise appro- priated. .'). Sec. III. And he. it firrtJur oiatcd, That the provisions of this 22^sA™u'd. Act, shall not apply to any county in tliis State, where the sanic matters are regulated by local laws. Sf-c. IV.- Repeals conflicting laws. Assented to Dec. l:ith, 18G2. (Xo. IS.) .■In Act to increase Jailors^ fees in this State. fiMftJacd G. Section 1. T/ic General Asscmhiij of the State of Georgia cnactn, 50" That the Jailors' fees in this State shall be increased iiftyper cent, on the fees %iovv allowed by law.* Sec. II. Repeals conflicting laws. Assented Dec. 13th, 1S62. •*For laws; in i'olatI''>n to Jailors' fees heretofore, see T. I\. K. Cobb's new Digest, pp 351-2; alb'o acUi of 1857, p. b'i. PUBLIC LA^^■S.— Distillation-. 2^ Act to prevent the unnecessary consumption of grain in the inannfacture of ppiritnoiw Hqnora. TITLE Vil. DISTfLLATIOX. Ski . 1. I>isli;!atioii i>f j^rain inoliibited. I'l-ii iilty. " 'J. Wliiit constitntesoffi-nsc. " '-■. Expottiitioii vt' grain I'nr distillalioi 'jiKiiliibiU'il. " 'I. Fiiifs, how iipplieil. " .'.. License's tt) liisli!. '• (>. PrcCiTciicc ill ;:r!iii/ing- lieoii-^es. " 7. Atliiiavit of niiplii-'ntion. Fals(j swear . S. rioclaiiialini) hy CovtM-nnr. !'. Act I") iSd jjiv(Mi ill cliiirfff. 10. To continue m force duriii}; war. 11. /joii'i Fide (Contractors wivlit'oiifedvr- ate ('joveniment' relieved from ]>• u- iiliii>s. \'2. JIust takcliopiise. Pistillcrics ah'cady located, i;). Infeiior (Courts to assess comiien.«ation for stills seized by order of Governor. (No. 19.) rtnti- cS>a«e. An Ad toprrvcvt ///c i/inircrssnri/ ci/ifUDiijitKin n/' urat/i hi/ clittti/lcrs aiul mannfarti/if'rs of' spirituous liq/iors in Gvorgta. 1. Section I. The Gcncnil Asmuhhjdo (nact. That from and al- ter the expiration of ten days from tlio ptd^lication ot' the Govern- or's prochiniation liereinaft«M- provided lor, it sliall not he la\vi"ul,„o!.ii'irn lor any person or persons to make, or cause to be made within This State, any whiskey, alcohol, or other spirituous or inalt liquors. out of any corn, wlieat, rye, or other grain, except for medicinal, liospital, chemical or mechanical purposes, as hereinafter alio-' wed ; and any person so olfeuding, shall be tleemed guilty of a mis-i- naity. demeanor, and, on conviction thereof", shall be lined for every such offense, Tiot less than two thousand dollars, nor more than five thou- sand dollars ; and be also subject to imprisonment in'the county jail, not exceeding twelve months, in the discretion of the Court. 2. Sec. II. Every day's or part of a day's distillation contrary ^vv,; to the provisions of this Act, shall be deemed a separate and dis- tinct oliense. 3. Sec. III. Anv person or persons, who shall, bv anv means,. _ ,. of transportation whatever, take or send, or cause to be taken"'i!-f;n.«" or sent out of the limits of this State, any article of grain, ground rT.>i.ib'»wf. or ungronnd, with the intent that said article, or any portion ot it, is to be distilled into spirituous li(|uors of any kind, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and be subject to the penalties hereinbefore provided. 4. Sec. IV. 'J'he lines to be imposed by the Court under the provisions of this Act. shall be paid one half to tlie informer, ^.,,^^,^^ and the other half to the Justices of the Inferior Court of the p"***- county wherein the conviction is had; to be by said Justices .ap- plied to the support of the wives, widov.s and familirs of such i^oldiers of this rotate as have been, now are, or hereafter may be in the military service of the Confederate States, or of the State of CJeorgia. 5. Se(. V. That the Governor may, in his discretion, grant li- 2G PUBLIC LAWS.— Distillation. Act to prevent the unnecessary constimption of tjraiii in the uianufactnre of spirituous liquors. i,=e.Di>nKto censevS ill writing to citizens of this State only, for the mauufac- .H.Z..UE. tiiring of such an amount of alcohol or other spirituous li([uoj-s, as ma}' in his judgment, be needed by the Government of the ,Con- lederate States, av for clienucal, mechanical or medical purpo- ses generally ; rrov'ulcd His Excellency is her(M.)y directed to grant '('■uu'^i'rn.t/'^lit'enses to the ofhcers and agents of, and contractors with the «.T.r.x.-..:>ut. Confederate Government for the distillation of whisky to an amount not exceeding one million of i::allons, foi- the use of said Confeder- ate Government ; and Provided tiirllicr, That the same shall be distilled at th'e distance of at least twenty miles from any Rail- R«:r:.tmu>. i't>iid or stream usually navigated by steamboats. ])Ut no person distilling under any license aforesaid, shall sell any whisky or any other spiiitous liquors, for more than one dollar and tift}^ cents per gallon, nor alcohol at more than two dollars and hfty cents per gallon, under the penalties aforesaid. Any license granted under ^J.""!*-' ^'^' ^'^^^ ^^'^' shall be revocable at the pleasure of the Governor ; and it shall bo his duty to revoke the same whenever he shall have reason to believe that it is abused, or perverted from the uses in- tended by this Act. G. Sec VI. In granting the licenses hereinbefore provided for, rr.f.nu, t- totlie Governor shall give the i)i'efei'ence to those sections of the State where grain may be most abundant, and at points most remote from Railroad or water transportation. ' 7. Sec. VII. That each person applying to the Governor for a license to distill any grain as pro\'ided for in this Act, shall, be- Au;iiiv;i<,i fore obtaining such license, make and subscribe liis written affida- ujj.i.aur. ^.j^ before some Jnstice'of the Peace, Justice of the Inferior Court, .or Notary Public, of this State, and file the same in the Executive office of this State ; in which affidavit, lie shall swear that he will not make, or cause to be made, more whisk}' cr other spirituous licpiors out of grain, tlian the number of gallons spccihed in said license; and any person violating said oath, by making a larger amount than the amount which lie is authorized by said license faij.' ''""^' to make, shall be guilty of false swearing, and, on conviction thereof, shall be punished in such manner, as is provided by the . laws of this State for the punishment of oflcndcrs guilty of false swearing. • 8. Sec. VIII. It shall be the duty of the Governor, immediate- „ , ^. ly after the passage of this Act, to issue his proclamation anr.oun- wru.r"'" """cing this law, and calling upon all ofiicers of this State, and it shall be tiie duty of all such ollicers', civil and military, to see to the faithful enlbrceinent of this Act. 9. Sec. IX. It shall be the duty of the Judges of the Superior *'b°1«mrsc.d" Courts to give this Act in special charge to the Grand Juries at each term. 10. Sec. X. This Act shall continue in force only during the ex- Lhaitation. jgting War. Approved November 22d, 18G2. PUBLIC LAWS— Di8TiLi.ATi()X. 27 Supplemental Act. (No. 20.) An Act st/ppleiiuiUari/ tn ^\n Act oififlrd An Act to jrrrnnl the vnvcc'a- .VM-if consumption of grain lnj disti/./ns and manv/tKtnnrs of' spiritvovs liquors in Georgia, assented to '2'2d daij of ^oreniher, I 802.* Whkreas, Tlir above recited Act, in tlie 5th Section thereof, provides thfit the G.overnor may, in his discretion, grant licenses to citizeiis of this State, only for t!ic iiianufactuie of sucli an amount of alcohol and other spirituous lifpiors as may. in his judgment, be needed by the Government of the Confederale States, orforcheni- ical, mechanical or medical purposes generally ; Providid, his Ex- cellency is hereby directed to grant licenses to the oihcers and agents of, and contractors with the Contederate Government, lor thcdistilhition of vvlii^^key to an amount not exceeding one million of gallons, for the use ot said Goiifederate Government ; yJ«a' juc- i'^ ■'■""'• vidid fnrr/irr, that the same shall be distilled at the distance of at least twenty miles from any railroad or stream usually navigated by steamboats, ^hid v/iereas, b}"- the operation of the said oth Section, persons who, previous to the *22d day of Xovend)ei', 18(32, made contracts with the Confederate Government for the distillation of alcohol or whisky, and located their distilleries within twenty miles of a railroad or a stream usully navigated by stean:boats, \\ ill, if they continue to distill within sucli distance of railroads or navigable streams, subject themselves to the penalties prescribed by said Act against persons so distilling a& aforesaid ; and thus manifest injustice will be done to such persons, either by inflicting the penalties aforesaid upon them, if they continue to distil with- in t^e afoH'said .r« «•- previous to said 22d day of November, 1832, located their r'-'V-^'*' works and distilleries within twenty miles of a railroad or naviga- ble stream, shall be cxem[)t from the penalties prescribed by said act against pcHsons violating the same, until they shall have ful- iilled the contracts aforesaid ; but if, after fulfilling such contia'ctr^, they, or'any of them, shall continue- to jina-idc comji.uisdtio/i for stlUs seized hy the Governor of this ,Stn/e. AViiKREAS, Stills owned by individuals of this State have been seized in accordance witli the proclamation of the Governor of this State, issued in February last, and for which no compensation has been provided or paid ; ior remedy whereof, 1^]. Section L 2ViC General Assembly rf the State (f Georgia. do enact, That in all cases where a still or stills have been seized and taken away from the owners thereof by order of the Governor of this State, or by any person acting lujder the nuthority of the Kutyo! Info- Governor's proclamation, dated in the month of February last, and nor .<...rt8. ^.^^^ ^vliich just compcnsation has not been paid, it shall be the duty of the Justices of the Inferior Court, or a inajorit}" thereof, of the county where such seizure may have been made, upon complaint of any person wiiose still has lieen seized, to assess a just compen- _ sation for said seized still or stills ; the rule of compensation to be, peutjiti..;;. •" the value of the still at the ^ime that it was seized, with interest from that time up to the time of payment, in cases where the still itself cannot be returned ; but when the still can be so returned, the .amount shall be a return of the still, with interest on its value at the time of seizure, from that time up to the time of its return. Awarc6 vur do i;ot forfeit commis- .sioni'. . SEf. ."). Twelve iiionllis .support w may pay debf.s df liu; rcpealei' (i/ianhans, Adnnniatratorx, K.nrutors and Mi- Horx. 11. Section \. lir it enacted by the (icneral Assemhhj nf the State »/' Georgia, That for and during the continuance oG.) An Act to amend. An ^ict entitled. '■'■An Act to point out the mode of as- certaining tlie relief and siijjport to winch ■widoirs and orphan:i are * entitled out of the estates of their deceased httslntnds avd parents, where letters ■tcstamentanj or of administration, ihall have been granted, and for other jii/rposes,''^ approred [9th of Febriianj, lS-')i), and to repeal the fifth section of s(fid Act, and to render adnnnist ration, unnecessary in certain ca.'^es. '). SkcTIOX L The General Aasembbj of the State of Georgia dn enai-t, That the before recited Act be so amended that, in all cases hereafter, when widows and orphans of any deceased liusbands ;VJ','. '""" 01' parents shall a[)ply for tlu; allowant'.e for a twelve months sup- port, as provided by said Act, such application shall be made t,o the Ordinary bnviug juiisdi(;tion of the case; wliosc duty it shall iVurV Imi A;'- l^c to appoiut tlic appraisers,' whether letters of administration pra'sTf. had been granted or not; and it shall be the duty of said ap- praisers appointed in ptirsuance of said Act; if it shall appear upon a, just appraisement of such estate that it does not exceed in val- Ksuip i-PB ue the sum of five hundred dollars, to set apart the wjiolo of such than +j(«. pg^^i^ ^v,j. ^|j^^ support and maintenance of sucli widow and child, or chikh'en ; or if there be no surviving widow, then to the law- ful guardian of such child or children, for the purposes aforesaid. 6. Sec. IL Bs it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, The PUBLIC LAWS. — Georgia Relief and Hospital Association. 31 Api)roi>iiution lo Geoiffia Kelief and Huspitul Association. property and effects so set apart shall come under the provisions v„t«;n wn of said Act, and be vested in sncli widow and child, or children, pu^^,^;**' -■'- and shall not bo administered as the estnte of such (leceased. 7. Sec. IIL Be it further enacted bij the mdhoritij a/hresaid, That the widow may pay so much and such parts of the debts of her Kl: ""^ ^•"■ deceased husband as 'she may think proj)er, consistently with iier me.ins, witli the advice and consent of the Ordinary. 8. Skc. IV. Be U Jiirihrr rvdcird, That the fifth section of the^ .^,. .^ before reel ted Act be, and the sauie is hereby repealed. »^^[ ** •Sec. V. Repeals conflicting laws. Assented to December 9, 1SG2.. •S«'e Acts of isr^j (i, p. 1 1'.i. TITLE X. Gi:OrtGL\ RELIEF AND HOSPiTAL ASSOCIATION. Kf.c. I. ^100.000 appropriated. How expend- Sec. 5. Monthly Statement. Dnly of Gor- ed, llniiicli Hospitals. 2. Fiii)d how drawn. ^. -Annuiil Meetinj,' and Report of Board. 4. Executive Committee — Meetings iind Reports enior. " fi. Balance of fornvr fipproprint ion. " r. Imsiic iif Treasnry Motet". " S. Pay ot Agents. I- »ii- (No. 27.) An, Act to appropriate funds to the vsea of the Georgia Belief and Hospital Association. 1; SlX'TlOX I. The General Assembh/ of' the State of Geor. session, and remaining unexpended by the said Association, be added to and merged in the sum hereby appropriated, subject to the same uses and lin)itations. 7. Sec. A^'IL And the General Assembly do further enact, That if no money in the Treasury, not otherwise appropriated, shall be ^ available for said appropriation, then his Excellency the Governorj;;;^.'',;JT«i.' be, and he is hereby authorized to issue Treasury notes, in such sums as may be needed from time' to time, to eflect the object of said appropriation ; said Treasury notes to be redeemable iu six per cent, bonds or specie, six months after a treaty of peace, or when the Banks of Savannali and Augusta resume specie pay- ment, if before that time. S. Sec. VIII. And be k further enncted, That the Board ofSu-^ perintendents be, and they are hereby authorized to allow and pay the several agents appointed by them to carry out the provi- sions of this Act, such compensation as, in their judgment, may be reasonable and just. Sec. IX. Kepeals contlicting laws. Assented to December 12, ]8()2. Pay ol A :■:.'* TITLE XI. HEALTH AND QUARANTINE. Sf. I. Hdfpitals to be piovideil for Small Pox patients and iiuarniiiiiie enforr-ed. " 2. Account to l)r nmdf of I'XpiMiscs (jcciir- liiifj. Skt. 3. How paid. •■• f. Vaccine matter to be procured. (No. 2S.) ■An Act to jirevnit the spread of Small Vox in this Stat< . WnEiiEAS, The Small Pox has been introduced and is likely to gpn'ad into every county in this State, by the return of our "sol- diers, ther<'by causing great expense: 1. Section I. Thertforc be it enacted by the General Assembly of tht Sf/itc of Georfrla, That the Justices 'of the Inferior Court of each county, or the Corporate authorities of any town or city in this State, within the limits of which, any case or cases of Small "p*''--'' Pox may appear, or hajj appeared, are hereby authorized and em- ""««'««* powered to provide a suitable Hospital for those so afllictcd, and 3 ,34 PUBLIC LAWS— IIkalth and Quarantine. *J,iiall I'ox. to furnish them with medical, and any other attention, that in their judgment, those so atHicted may require; also to provide proper quarantine reguhitions, to prevent the spread of said disease, rrovi'o Frovidcd, that no person or persons shall be forced to leave his or her home, to go to said Hospital when they are properly provided for and guarded at their own expense ; said Court shall not pay any expense of any case so situated. 2. Sec. IL And he it further enacted. That said Courts or cor- porate authorities shall make or cause to be made, a proper and just Kxpcnecsac- account of all expenses accruing from such quarantine, and other *"'"'^' attention, either medical or musing, of all whom they have under their control, and who submit to the regulations of said Court or corporate authorities. , 3. Sec. IIL And he it furilur enacted . That said Courts or cor- •porate authorities have all accounts properly audited, and forward Hew paid, them to His Excellency the Governor, who shall draw his war- rant on the Treasury for the amount set forth in said account or accounts. 4. Sec. IV. Be it farther enacted^ That His Excellency the Gov- ernor be, and he is hereby requested and required to procure tlie Taecme raRt-^;,ecessary quantity of genuine vaccine matter, either by purchase tmei. or manufacture, at such reasonable compensation as -he may con- tract for, and have the same transmitted to the Justices of the In- ferior Courts of each county in this State, for immediate use.* Sec. V. Repeals conflicting laws. Assented to Dec. lath, 1SG1>. *SeeT. E. R- Cobb'.s New Digest for formfi- l.iw.s on liiis suiyect, pp. 368-377, inciajiva. Also sec Cude ol Georgia, Sectious 1313 to 13K". inclus-ive. PUBLIC LAWS— iNSLirAxrE ' Companies. Planters Insurance, Ti'USt & Loan Company. TITLE \IU LNSURANCE COMPANIES. Stx. 1 Pluiiters' Iiisurnjice Trust and I^otoi Cmnpuiiy imtliorizi'd lo issue liaiik niites. Limit (if iMsuf. llow ri'deoni- ed. Pfnalfv f'tr lniluri'. ('oni])iiiiy's property liable. Bonds to be dcuus- ih'd eks and u))on lives. When contracts of Com))Hny bindinfc- May receive deposits, loan money, dis count notes, &-c. ' M. Lialiility of Company. Of stock- holders. ' 1'). When losses to be paid. • ]i). Legal eH'ect of notes &,c.. jinvablo at office of Co. ' 17. Expiiation of Cliarfeis. (No. 29.) An Act .vtpj)lnnc)ifarii t<> an Act, crJiihd an Art to vicvrponilc the Planters' Insnravrc, Trvst and Loan Conipanj/, in»- tbr rhe time being, or by the signature of such other person orrlnkJ^f i.uu- persons, and with such ceremoniesof authenticity as they shall, from™"'^''' time to time, in and by their rules and by-laws, ordain and appoint: to make coytracts and underwrite policies of insurance and indem- nity upon marine risks of vessels, or of goods and merchandise, in whole or \\\ part foreign or domestic, whether lying in foreign ports or sliipped upon the high seas, or in any part of the Confeder- ate States, or within any of the rivers, bays, creeks, canals, or waters of this State, lying, being laden, or to' be laden ; and also in like manner to make contracts, and underwrite policies of insu- rance and indemnity against fire, on all buildings, goods, wares, mercliandize and other property, situate, lying, or being or depos- ited in this State or elsewhere ; and also in like manner, to ad-Aiy,,,^ •vance money upon bottomry or res])ondentia bonds, and generally J";™/*'*"^'^' to perform and transact all the business relating to the objects hl^j*!""'' aforesaid, according to the usage and ctistom of merchants, and by such contracts effectually to bind and pledge their said capital stock. Ti. Skc. \\ . That tlie said corporation shall have the right afid power, by their said name, and in manner and iorm aforesaid, toM»ym»k«in- make insuratice on lives, bv sea and on shore, and to contract for,'iv«"an(rde.i .-111-'..", . . 1 in rj of MocoHs :':• he called the Central (reorgia hisvronce Cortqja/ri/, !). Section- I. Be it niac/ed, That there shall be established in «^puai stocktbe city of Macon an Insurance Company, the capital stock of it«fer° which "shall be three hundred thousand dollars, but v.hich may be increased to a further sum not exceeding one million of dollars; should the interest of the company require it, to be divided into shares of twenty dollars each; but said company may organize and proceed to business \yhen one hundred thousand dollars shall have been subscribed, and twenty per cent paid thereon. 10. Sec. II. Beit further enacted, That for the purpose of or- iI?^i;4?Jd."'"ganiz!ng said corporation, Natlian C. Monroe, Jackson DcLoachcj Albert Mix, Leroy Napiej-, Thurston K. Bloom, John S. lluttoii and John T. Napier,' or any live of them, citizens of ]\Iacon and its vicinity, their associates and succossors, are hereby created a body ».*c. corporate under tlie name and style of the Central Georgia Insu- rance Company; by which name they may have, purchase, receive, ^*^^''" possess, enjoy and retain, and sell property of all kinds, sue and be sued, have and use a common seal which they may break, alter and renew at pleasure, elect its own oilicers and make such by- laws, rules and regulations as may be deemed necessary to carry into effect the objects of- this corporation. 11. Sec. III. That said corporation shall be managed by not less than five Directors, a majority of whom shall constitute a quorun?. PUBLIC LAWS— INSIKANCE Companies. 39 Central Georpjiii Insurance Company. for tlie transaction of business; each of whieh Director sliall be ap,,^;,,^^^ etockiiolder to an amount not less than one hundred shares, wlio ,',!;f;,f ;';j;'^*.'J^ shall be elected at such time and place as the corporators or their successors may designate, and hold' their olHces for one year, or until tlieir successors arc elected ; the Directors aforesaid shall out of their number elect a President wlio shall serve for twelve inoull'.s or until a successor is elected, and till any vacancy occa- sioned by death or otherwise in the office of President; and with the advice aad consent of the President, elect a Secretary, Acturv or any other officers or Agents whose services may be needed in carrying- out the objects of this corporation. A vacancy in the board of Directors occurring during tiic period of their election, may be filled by the remaining Directors until the next annual election by the stockholders. At all elections by the stockholders, a stockholder may vote by proxy, none but a stockholder acting as sucli proxy. 1-2. Si:c. IV. Be It farllicr c/uir/rd, That the President and Di-p„„.„„f rectors shall have power to appoint and remove at pleasure, all fjj;;";;',^;'//™' officers or agents of said corporation ; they shall have power to To„ppoint appoint Agents, and locate offices in such places, and at such times, "JlfX";'^ as they shall deem best for the interest of said company; to pre- scribe the duties of Agents, and officers, to take from them bonds for the faithful permauce thereof, to appoint a President potan, in the absence of the President; and further, that said President and Directors shall ha.ve power and anthoritv from time to time, to sell for the payment of the unpaid stock in such sums as ihey may deem proper; and said stock shall be considered and held asJi'\Ml'„~ personal property; and upon the neglect or refusal of any stock-""''''"' *" holder to pay the instalments as called for bv the President and Directors therefor, thirty days notice being given in one or more of the city papei-s, said board may sell such stock at public outcry; and said delinquent stockholders shall be held liable for any bal- ance due, or which may become due by him or them to said corpo- ration, and may be sued therefor in any Court having jurisdiction; and the said President and Directors shall have further power tOR,.eui.u. .1;,. •make dividends, and fix the place and deline the manner of paying ;".r'''or the (lividend, paying int(;rest and transferring stock; and no stock- '"''"''■ holder shall have power to transfer his stock in said corporation ; fS!)!''" and said stock shall not be liable for any other obligation, so long::;'"r,";i' '"' as lie is a debtor to said corpoi-ation lor juoney borrowed, premi-;,™;;"/^™'''" urns due, or installments un[»aid. 13. Skc. V. Br. if ftirdicr infufrd^ That said corpoi'ation shall have authority to insure against losses by fire in alJ kinds of ])ron-M«^''''^'''""' I *^ I'^'i 1 • -1/1 inftiiiM- and '•rty, real, personal or mixed ; also against all the hazards of ((ceani"''""'^!"'^""'' • 1 1 • . • 1 . ■■II iiimriiiirc.mia «'r inland navigation and transportation o( every k:nd ; also to "i"-' '•!*<■■.. make insurance! on lives, and all and every insurance appertaining to tiic duration of human life, for net premiums as it may deter- mine; and said company shall be liable to make good, and pay to the several persons who may insure in said company, for the losses Ibcy may sustain, or for life insurance, in accordance with the terms 40 PUBLIC LAWS. — Insukance CoMPA^'lES. Central Georgia Iiisuranco Company. teacteof com- paaj biiidiug. of thg. contract, or policy issued by said company; and no policy or other contract of said company shall be biuding, except it be Bigned by the President or Vice President, secretary or actuary of said company ; and said company shall have power to receive Tower to rr- money on deposit, to loan and borrow money, to take and give such «five deposit — loan moi — discount _4oim money securities therefor as may be considered best, to invest its moneys aoteskt" upon such terms as may be best, and transfer its property at pleas- ure, to purchase and discount notes and bills of exchange, and da all other acts it may deem advisable for the safe keeping and se- curing hurstments of its funds ; and said company shall have power and authority to make reinsurances of any risks that may be taken by them. j.mMiity of 14- Sec. VL Ik li farther enacted, That said company shall be occapauj. yespousiblo to its creditors to the extent of its property ; and the Of stoekhoM- stockholders shall be liable to the extent of double the amount of "*" their respective stocks for the debts of the company, in propor- tion to the number of shares held by each. • 15. Sec. VII.. Be it further cnactal, That all claims for losses wheniofistB against said company shall be due and payable sixty days after proof of the loss has been furnished at the office of said company; and in disputed cases, in ten days after iinal decision of the prop- er tiibunal; and in each case named, the sum ascertained to be due shall bear interest from the time n'ladc due and payabl'e. ' 16. Sec. VIIL Be it farther enacted, That all bills, bonds and l^skc'f "'^pi'omissory notes made payable at the office of said company, shall Sco^ca "'^'havethc same legal effect, and may be subject to all legal remedies, the same as if they were made payable at any bank in this State. 17. Sec. IX. Be it further enacted. That this charter shall be in fbSt'^'°" "ffull force and effect for the term of thirty years ; and that upon the termination of its charter, the said corporation shall have the right to settle up its business, pay its liabilities and divide among its stockholders, its remaining property according to the several interests held by each. Sec. X. Repeals conflicting laws. Assented to December 12th, 1862. PUBLIC LAWS.— JuDiciAEY. Stay law re-wnacted — Securities on R>>cogni!!ance!>. TITLE XIII. JUDICIARY. 41 Sec. 1. Stay Inwroonnfted. •' '^. Principal in jvoojjiii/.nnpi" lieins; in sor- vice and offf nee clmrucd nr.t aniniui- tingtoafelony.suiTty to be exone- vatfd. " 3. Clerk lieing J. P., may exercise all the functiiins of siii'li. " A. Houston Superior Court clianged to tl;inl MoiKlay in Felirunry and Au- j:iist : Ir.tVrior Court to '.k\ .Alonday in >Iav and November. .">. Writs returnable to. I). Law c-ontinucil in force providing for two weeks of Superior Court. 7. Gilmer Superior Court changed to 'Ind Monday in ?Iay and October. Fan nin Tliursda y.s" after. 8. Oi-dinaryof Pike county nutlRiri/.ed to bold a court on the 2d Moudey in December, 1S62. S. Acts of Ordinarj'a deputies in Ogl<- tliorpe county legalized. (No. 82.) An Ac( fo cimti/iuc in force the fourth section of (in net passed over ilir Governor's veto on i/ic iiOth day of Xovemher, ISGO, entitled an act to proviJc dga/n.^t the forfeiture of the several bank charters of ths State on account of non-specie paiimenls for a given time, and fr other purposes, p((xsed in the year lS-57, and to suspe7id the pains and penalties imposed upon the several hanks and their officers in this State tor non-payment of specie, and tor other purposes ; and- also an act to add a proviso to the 4-/A section ef an act entitled an act for the reVuf of t lie people and banhs of this Slate, and for other purposes, passed on the '30th of Xovemher, JS60, and to acid an additional section to said act, assented to December 20th, ISOO.* 1. Section I. Be it enacted. That the before recited part of an act, and also the before recited act, be and the same are lierebystay i^w rc- re-enacted and continued in force until* the first day of January,' "'*''' ' eiffhteen hundred and si.xtv-four. Assented to November :29th, 1S02. 'Acts of ISGO, pp. 21 2i:-i3. (No. 30.) An Act to exonerate securities on recognizances in certain case;i therein mentioned. "2. Skction L The (leneral .issenihlii of (Georgia do enact, That, in any and all cases where the principal or principals to any rccoi;- nizanceB requiring him or ihem to appear and answer to a charge of riot, or any other ofience less than a felony, has or have hereto- fore entered, or shall hereafter enter the military service of the Confederate States, or of the State of Georgia, during the existing war between tlie United States and the Confederate! States, and this fact shall be found by a jury, in any case where the principal shall fail to appear, the Judge before whom the fact is found, may, in his discretion, enter an exonerator on such recognizance, as to the surely or sureties thereto ; and the surety or sureties sball pay the costs of the proceeding. Assented to December 1 -5, J S62. rr'iiripal ho- im in •^•iTfoo chare? i««ii thaii felony, •up'ty cxiju- oriWd . 42 • PUBLIC LAWS.— JuDiciAKY. Justices' Courts — Houston Superior Court. (No. 34.) I An Act to alter and amend titc first sccfwn (if An ^Irt rnttthd An Ac to alter a,7fd amc7id t/ic several Ji/diciai;ii.Acts now in force in this State, as Jar as relates to Justices^ Courts, a2)i>roved Deccraber 1-ith, JSll.* 'i. Section I. Be it eriactcd hj the General Assemhhj of the Stoic of Georgia, That from and after the passage of this Act, the first sec- j«rt^*^^'a7 tion of the above recited Act be so altered and changed as to give to;?'fj^ctionsto any Justice of the Peace in this State, being a clerk, fuUpow- •! 8tf.il. p|. ^^ exercise all the functions of a Justice of tlie Peace, as if he were not clerk. Sec. IL Repeals conflicting laws. Assented to December 18, 1SGJ2. ■'See T.R.E. Cobb's Xew Digest, p. (539. • (N©.' 35.) An Act to change and fix the time of holding the Svperior and Ivfcrior Courts of the county of Houston, and to change the time of holing the Superior Courts in the counties r other purposes. The General Assembly of the State of Georgia enacts as follows : 4. Section I. That from and after the passage of tliis Act, the saj«rior Superior Courts of the county of Houston shall be held on the Ho«Bton. third Jifondays in February and August in each year, instead of the iourth Monday in i\pril and October, as heretofore; :ind that tthe Inferior Courts of said county be held in future on the third Mondays in May and November in each year, instead of the fourth Mondays in January and July, as heretofore held. 5. Si^c. II. That all bills, writs, precepts, processes and every other proceeding in said Courts, issiuMl, or to be issued, retin'uable to either of said Courts, together with all and every pei'son bound or held under obligation to appear, or answer to, or before said Courts according to the now existing law, sliull be lield and made returnable and answerable before said Courts at the times specified in the first section of this x\ct, in the same manner and in ail re- spects the same as if the time of holding .Scud Courts had not been ^hanged by this Act. G. Sec. III. That the law now existing authorizing and rtquir- g, upoa certain contingencies therein declared, the Superior wcek/*"^'"" Courts of said county to be continued two weeks, be contiiiued in full force. 7. Sec. IV. That the Superior. Courts of the county of Gilmer be so changed as to be held on the second Mondays in May and of'^iimw and October ; and in the county of Fannin on the Thursdays after the FaM.nk.1. second Monday in May and October.- . • • Sec. V. Repeals confiicting laws. Assented to December 12th, 1862. ' laf'ror Cour of HoBFtOU Wht? kc. c inj rUBLIO LAWS— JumciAKY. 43 Ordinary of Pike county.— Court of Ordinary of OgJetliorpe connty. (Xo. ;3(».) An Arlln (nidiniizr th' Oruiiiiini of File coi/iifj; to holti a trnn nj his Co'irl on {jir second Mond (I ij in December, ISG2, itistcad of' the Jifst Monihoj. (IS Tdinirrd bij l(tu\ Whkrka.-;, The Jiuliio of Ordinary for the county of Pike has been in the military service of his country for a long period of time, and as no letters of administration could be granted in his absence, a large amouiit of business has accumulated ; he having Prra.ubie. recently resigned, and a successor having been elected, but cannot be commissioned in time to hold a court on the first Monday in De- cember, 1SG2, as required by law : 8. Section I. The General Asscmhhj of the State of Georgia do mart, That tbe Ordinary of the county of Pike is hereby author- 5,\',;',;">-,,,^^„^. ized to hohl a court on the second ]\Ionday in December, lS(i:2, for i^;;,',';^''^^,"^ » the transaction of any busmess appertaining to his ofiice ; and that JJ;;"'';''^^ all his oflicial acts at said court shall be as legnl and binding as if passed or acted upon on the first Monday in said month ; any la\A', lisagc or custom to the contrary notwithstanding. Assented to November 2(\th, 1S62. (Xo. :37.) A'l Art /', hiroHzr i]if procrcding-t of the Court of Ordinary (f the coun- ty of ( )ghlhorpr. Wiif.i:eas, Owing to the sickness and inhrmity of Henry Brit- ian, Ordinnry of the county of Oglethorpe, the duties of said otlice rrcamiio. were discharjred by his deputies, John G. Gibson and Jonathan Sanders, at difierent times during the years ISGl and]S02; And 'ivhnea,^, doubts exist as to the legality of the acts of said deputies, therefore : ".». Skci ION I. Br it enacted bi/ the General ^lssind)/i/ of' the State of Grnrgia, That ajl tlie acts and deeds of the said deputies, John G. f';f»;^»? ''•••• Gibson and Jonathan Sanders, during the j-ears ISGl and 1SG2, ar*";;?,,. ::.''^„ hereby made legal and valid ; and they are relieved from all liabil- ities and penalties for any informalities in their proceedings as dep- uties, aforesjiid, Skc. II. Ptcpeals c6nllicting laws. Assented to December i:3th, 1SG2, with reasons f«n- assent en- •lorscd upon the enrolled Act. 44 PUBLIC LAWS —Lands. Certain parcels of land in the cities of Augusta and Macon purchased by Confederate States. TITLE XIV. Assent of LANDS. Sec. 1. As.«ent of State i^iven to purchase by Confederate States of lots in Savannah and Macon and land in Bibb county. Jurisdiction ceded. (No. 38.) An Act to give the consent of the State of (ieorvia to purchases; made h; the Lonjeda-ate States to certain imrcels of land in the cities of Savan- nah and Macon, and also to tiro tracts of land i>roimcd to he pur- chased in the countij of Bibb. 1. Section I. The General Asscmbhj of tlie State of Georgia do cfax^t, That the assent of said State is hereby given to tlie pur- SS^l^iof chases heretofore made by the Confederate States of the following &dera^^^'"'"P^^^^'^<^''P''^*"cels of land, viz: A lot of land three hundred feet Tin'': -n ^^^^^^^ *^" Gwinnett street in the city of Savannah, being a por- Lotm ■'^av»n.^-^j^ of what IS known on the city map as part of the Springfield plantation, and Vv'hich was deeded to the Confederate States by Joliii 11. Hambit and Elbert >Swaine, and upon which a magazine has been built; also, a parcel of land, with the improvements thereon, in the city of Macon, and known in the plan of said city, ]Urt6 in Ma- as part of lot number seven iu square number forty-one, com- ftiencing at the comer of the alley next below the ware-house of Adams and Reynolds, fronting ninety feet on Poplar street, the same deeded to the Confederate States by James Dean, being en- closed by a brick wall and used as a Laboi-atory ; also, all that lot or parcel of land in the city of Macon, bounded on three sides by Calhoun, Hazel and Lamar streets, on tlie other side by the Macon and Western Railroad; and which was deeded to the Confederate States by the city of Macon for an Armory and other purposes, the same containing about forty-three acres ; also, a tract of about, one hundred and fifty acres of land in Bibb county on the Macon cauutj" ' 'and Vv'estern Railroad, about two miles from Macon, proposed to to be bought by the C9nfederate States from the executors of Charles J. McDonald, j'. A. and S. S. Virgin, Willis Wood, and others, upon which is to be located and erected Laboratories and other public works therewith connected ; also, square number Lot inMaco,,. forty-nine in the city of Macon, bounded by Calhoun, Ash, Ross and Elm streets, containing about four acres, proposed to be pur- chased from th€ city of Macon for the purpose of erecting thereo* one or more buildings and other works connected with the Armo- ry ; and the jurisdiction of the State of Georgia of, in, to and over cS!"*'""' the same, and all improvements now or hereafter to be placed thereon, is being ceded to the Confiederate' States, to be held and exercised by them so long as said lots or parcels of land shall be used for the purposes aforesaid. Sec. II. Repeals conflicting laws. Assented to December 5th, 1862, PUBLIC LAWS.— Pardons and Commutations. 46 James U. Wilson. TITLE XV. PARDONS AND COMMUTATIONS. grr. 1. Sentence of (leatli upon Jnincs I J. Wilson connnuted to confinement in the Penitentiary tor ten years'. (No. 39.) A/i Act (<> commute the immshmmt of James R. JVUson, of Fulton conn- ti/, wlio is 7101V tinder sentence (f death. Whereas, Jaincs R. Wilson, ol the county of Fulton, is now under soittonco of death for the murder of Thomas Terry, of said county : Ami whereas, as it appears from the testimony adduced on ^.^^^^^^^ the trial of said Wilson, and since discovered, that there is at least doubt as to the malice and intention on the part of the said Wil- son, which ate necessary to constitute the crime of murder, and the time-honored rule of law in all such cases [is] to give the ac- cused the benefit of all doubts : 1. Section I. Be it therefore enacted b>j the Genera/ Axscmhhj of ^^^^^^^^ Gcorgiu, That the sentence of death against the said James R.j'o.mnuted. Wilson be, and the same is hereby commuted to puuishment at hard labor in the I'euitentiary of this State, for and during the term often years. Sec. II. Kepeala conflicting laws. Assented to December 4th, 1862. TITLE XVI. PATROL LAWS. Stc 1 Free wliite male citizens between 18 and I Sec. 2. Ilubuu county excepted from provi ..I years liable to patrol duty. I sioi.8of6Ui section ol Act ol IS.. 1. (No. 40.) An Act to amend the Patrol Laivs of this State. ] . Section I. Tht iiencral Asse.mhhj do enact, That from and af- ter the passage of this Act, the Patrol Laws of this State be so amended as to make all free white male citizens of this State, ^^c-A^e.fori tween the ages of eighteen and si.xty years, liable to do and per- form patrol duty, notwithstanding any law or custom of this State to the contrary.* Assented to December 0, 18G2. •For general laws on this subject heretofore, see T. R. R. Cobb's Digcst.'pp. 366, 996. 40 PUBLIC LAWS.— Penal Code. Pntrol Laws amended — Poisoninfj of Fir'li. (No. 41.) .Li Act to alter the sixth section of an act to amaul iJtr Patrol Txiws of this State, aj^i/rorcd February 20th, 18-34.* 2. Section I. Be it enacted by the General Assembly, That the provisions of the sixtli section of an act to amend the Patrol Lawa of this State, approved February 20tli, lSo4, be altered so as not Ra'mnco., to includc the coiintv of Piabun, and that the provisions of said act extend to the county of i\abun. Sec. IL Kepeuls conliictiug laws. Assented to December f)th, 1SG2. ' I "See Actsof 18.">:i-l, p. ID:!. TITLE XVIL PENAL COM. bKC. 1. I'oisoiiin- fidh (leclftred a ii;i:>ci<.-i;itanoi-. (No. 42.) An Act to jvei'cnt the poisoning offish in any <{,p. 047. TITLE XIX. S0LDIEK8 AND SOLDIERS' FAMILIES. St.. 1. ?i,.")0(»0.000 appropriated for c',plliinK. &(■., of Oforgia »;olilii'r«. i. Treasury tis to be paid. apportionment made. | "17. Interior Conrf« to certify to amonet Sf.c. S. Treasury notes. ;'. Immediate reli<;f. 10. Inferior Courts to di.sbur.«c fund. IJ. May adopt regulations and appoint agents. 12. Who shall not receive aid. i;}. Defaulting agents 14. Distribution to be at .stated ink^rvaU. Misapplication of fund. l.'j. Grand Juries to make inquiry and re- port. (No. 44.) fi AcL to appropriiite money to procure and fvrnish clothing, shoea, apf or katJt, and. blardccts for tlic soldi&s from Georgia, and to pro- vide for raising the same. I. Section I. Be i^ enacted by tht (ieneral Assembly of the tytnlr of Georgia, That the sum of one million and 6ve hundred thousaDddol- • a .m lars, or i!:o much thereof as may be necessary, be and the same is 48 PUBLIC LAWS. — Soldiers and Soldiers Families.. Soldiers' Families. hereby appropriated for the purpose of purchasing and procuring' clothing, shoes, caps or hats, and bhinkets, for all the privates and non-commissioned officers who are now, or may hereafter be in the army of the Confederate States from "this State daring the present war. 2. Sec. II. And Ic it furfhcr enacted, That the Governor of this ^^"""7, . State be, and he is herebv required, if necessary, to issue State »aed. treasury notes, on the same basis as heretoiore issued, to tlie amount ' aforesaid, to purchase and procure said ciorhing, shoes, caps or hats, and blankets. -3. Sec. III. uhid he k farthtr enacted, That his Excellency the Governor be, and he is hereby authorized and required to issue, or Requirition eausc to be issvied, clothiim-, shoes, caps or hats, and blankets, up- tor clothing .. *- iiit»* i/-\ ^J»o«- on such requisition as may be made by the Kegimentai Quarter- masters of, the Regiments, Battalions, or Captains of independent companies, in tlie service from the State of Georgia, said requisi- tions being approved by the coihmanders of the Eegiments, Bat- talions, or independent companies; Frorided, the Governor shall not comply with any requisition which maybe made, unless ac- .^ui?ed'^'"'^'companied with the certihcate of the officers making the same, of the number of men present in the Regiment, Battalion or compa- ny, and the number destitute of the articles required. 4. Sec. IV. A}id be U fur/her enacted, That the Governor be, and lie is hereby required to appoint such ofhcers and use such means suppiie, how as shall "be necessary to carry out the provisions of this act, acting distributed, -i^i^j-o^gij I lie instrumentality"^ of the Georgia Hospital and Relief Association, at his discretion, and using the agency of all such per- sons as may be sent or designated from any Regiment, Battalion, or company to receive articles the Governor is liereby authorized to t^i'aiismit and distribute ; and the Governor is hereby required in all such arrangements as he may make for the transmission of any of the said articles to the Georgia troops, to enforce a regulation requiring the return to the Executive othce of proper vouchers and receiputoTe receipts' in each case, showing that the same- have been received retume . ^^^^^ appropriated to the purposes intended by this Act ; and in all cases where the Governor chooses to make the distribution through persons in the Confederate service, if the Qhartermaster or oilier person to whom said clothing has been furnished, shall not in a reasonable time, return to the Governor, or to such persons ashe.may appoint to receive such returns, a full receipt from the captain or DeiinqucDts captaius of companies, or the cohimanders of Battalions or Regi- itc«;?^cf[oments, for said clothing, shoes, caps or hats, and blankets, the Gov- sec.Tfwar"ernor shall inform the Secretary of War of such delinquency; Provided, said officers so appointed are over the age of forty-five Who may beycars, or are such as are not subject to the provisions of the Con- appoiW. ggj-ipf^ctspasscdby the Confederate Congress. 5. Sec. V. And he it further enacted. That all appointees by his Oath to b^ete- Excellency under the provisions of this Act, shall be required to ^ytT. **" take and subscribe an oath faithfully to discharge the duties re- PUBLIC LAWS. — Soldiers and Soldieks' Familirs.. 4S-^ Indigent widows and oii)l:ans of solditrs. quired of liiiu a-s such appointee, ;ind to give such bond and secu- • rity 'AS shull be approved by his Excellency the Governor. Assented to December 2d, 1SG2. (No. 1-3.) >in Act. for the sujiporf. of ivdigcnt widows nnd orj^funis of soldiers wlur ^ have diid or hem kiUid i?). the s(rJce of this State, or of th^ Corfcd- ^ croJc States ; for the support of the imiigerd familicir of aoldicrs who nay be in the jfublic service, and for the support of ituiigejit soMicru iofuniunj be disahkd by wovyids or disease 'in the service of this Stale or of the Covfedrrate Stales, for and during the year 18C^'»; to po~ piJc tor rui-rivg Jvvds to carry irilo efj'ect i/iid ajqjioprialivn, and tO' provide, for the apphcation of the same to the purposes aforesaid. C). 8f.ctio"N L The G(mral AsscmUy do ctfacf, That the sum of two i-Millions five hundred thousand dollars, or so much thereof iis *-'••''*■.""?•«)- prc'prAOi^'ii, may be necessary, be, and the same is hereby appropriated out of any money in the treasury not otherwise appropriated, lor the sup'- port of indigent widows and orphans of soldiers who have died or been killed iii the service of this State or the Confederate States ; for the support of indigent families of soldiers who njay be in the public service, and for the support of indigent soldiers who may have been, or may hereafter be disabled by wounds or disease in the s(Tvice of this State, or the Confederate States, for ai:d during the year I'sGO ; Provided, the word families, whenever used in this Act, sliall be taken and held to mean all persons who were who con.* dependent for support on any siich person who has gone, or 2nay go'^^vi-'"'"' int-o the military service from Georgia. 7. Sec. 1L And he it further enarted, That it shall be the duty of the Governor, immediately after the passage of this Act, to cause a copy tliereot to be furnished to the Inferior Court of each coinity in this State, with such instructions, if any, as he may think proper to give them ; and upon the receipt thereof by said Inferior Court, [J^'^J.'jJ^'^ it shall be tlieir duty lortlnvith to proceed, iriftder the rules herein- '°' after pnvscribi'd, to make out a schedule of the persons vVithin their respective counties, who may be enlitlc shall have expired, the Comptroller General shall consoli- I^atji**"^ date the digests into one general digest ; and he, together with the Governor, shall, upon the basis thus formed, apportion to each county the amount of funds to be disbursed for the purposes afore- said, to each county. 8. Sec. IIL In the event of there being a deficienc}'^ of funds in the treasury to meet said appropriation, then and in tliat case, his nottP may he Excellency the Governor is hereby authorized to issue treasury notes to an amount sufhcient to meet such denciency, redeemable in six per cent, bonds or specie, six months after a treaty of peace between the United States and the Confederate States ; Provided, in that event, that the payment to the several Inferior Courts shall be made in treasury notes, whenever practicable. 9. Sec. IV. For the purpose of affording immediate relief to the Tmmediatert.}3gj;j(.fjgi^j.j(.g of ^liii,. ^(> j; whosc ucccssities will admit of no delav, ^""■- his Excellency the Governor is hereby authorized and directed to distribute the sum of ibur liundrcd thousand dollars to the Justices of the Infei'ior Courts of the several counties in this State, and to apportion the amount among the counties applying for relief, in such amounts as in his discretion, may be deemed necessary to effect the object herein contempliited ; Provided, that.no county froviBo. shall receive, as an advance payment, exceeding five thousand dol- lars ; and the amount so advanced to each county shall be deduc- ied from the amounts apportioned to them respectively in the final distribution. 10. Sec. V. The funds to be disbursed in each county shall be j.^p^ delivered to the Inferior Court of the county, or to their order, un- to^disbuiee Jer thc seal of the Court; and shall, by said Court, be appropriated .to the purposes aforesaid, in such manner as they shall deem most efucient, and in substantial compliance as to the application of the funds, with the act assented to iNovember 29th, A. D. ISGl ; or in cases when special acts have been passed for any of the counties. PUBLIC^LAWS. — Soldiers and Soldiers' Families. 5t Soldiers' Families, die. then, in such county or counties, in substantial compliance with the lo(;al act in force in such county or counties. 11. Sec. VI. The Inferior Courts respectively of the several counties of the State, are hereby authorized to make all such ar- u ^ rangements and reguhitions as they may deem necessary, to secure "'''"*'*"- -the custody and application of the fund they may severally receive ; and they skdl liave power to appoint one or more tit and dtscreetway .ppoini person, in each militia district, to receiv«» the fund from them, and "■"■'' "•"'»'»' appropriate it for the use of the beneficiaries of this law, by pur- ctiasing articles of prime necessity for them, or otheiwise, as may he found most to the advantage of the persons interested, and to receive and appropriate all such articles as may be delivered to them in lieu of money, under any provision of this law. 12. Si'X. VII. It shall be the duty of the Inferior Courts oi the several counties of this State, and all such agents and other per- who.(i.nv><. sons as they shall employ or appoint to aid in carrying out any of the provisions of this act, or the act of 1801, to make diligent enquiries and to see that no person shall receive any aid or assis- tance under either act, who has sufhcient property, or means of support, or income, or who might have a shfliciency, by using pro- per industry and labor. 13. Sec. Vllf. If any agent appointed to receive and pay out and appropriate this fund, or such articles as may be d(»Iivered tonranhine him in lieu of money, for the purposes aforesaid, shall apply thb*^'"" same, or any part thereof, to any other use or uses than tliose set forth in this law, or shall trade or speculate on the same, or any part tiiereof, or shall fail or refuse to come to a full and fair ac- count, on demand, with the Inferior Court of the county in which he may have been a[»pointed, or to such agent as the Inferior Court may appoint to demand and make such settlement, he shall he d.HMned guilty of larceny after trust delegated and confidence oo. no. m^ reposed, and on conviction thereof, shall be punished by ini prison- '^"°"' irient in the Penitentiary for a term not less tluin two, nor more than sm'en vears ; Pior'nled, that this Act shall not in any manner ^ r^*° "^into the returns, accounts and di.sbursements of the Iniierior Courts, aiul such agents as may be appointeil by said Cohrts under thii? Act, and to make report thereon in their general presentments, and to make special presentnu-nts in case they can obtain information and evidence of the violation of this Act by any person or persont charged with its execution in tluir coniily.* Assented to December 13th, 1862. * For Act of 20 Nov., 18C1. see Acts of 1?01 , p. 7(>. (Xo. 16.) Aji Act to authorize und 'instruct (he Governor to pay the /rnrd »;' tranB&ctiona. May appoint ngents, &c. " S. $;V10,000 appropriated for obftrtictinp navi^iahle fti earns. Negro labor to lie contracted for or imprefsed. " V. $;)10,(l{:0 appropriated for removal of non-rombatauts. •' 10. Hy wh. m arrangomcnts to be made for ditb irsemeut of fund and remov- al and 8 ipport. Kiv<.'!N. $1.'',(W0 fv»r eacli riv< r. ^. Comtiii.-si'Miers lor tin* Ap-'iLicliiivila and I'lint River.<. Tin y may dniu ${i).Ol)ii. and di>l)urse tile same. '.i. Coinini'^«Tiincr.s for Flint liivor. May ilruvv §1.1,0110, and disburse same. '1 f'omuiit^sioncrs io render accomit^i f<>< Mioi!i:>ys disliurfted by llnuii. AIusi ritui 1) to Treasury ."Miy nnexpendeu III mi -. '.1. V'aiMiicy ia either bnan! of Commis- ►^ioiiirs, how filled. (No. 17.) -l/i Ac' to nppii'pruUc (he .mm of j'uHij'jica thousand dollars towards ob- utrbKling tlir ApuJai/aoda, Cliatlaltaochce and Flint Rivers, and to appoint Commissioners to rcccio^ and disburse the same. 1. Sectiox T. Bo it cnacinl, kS'-., That the sum of forty-five thou- J^pV^^t. sand dollars be. and the same is hereby appropriated for the pur-°„'chr.^a.*^ pose of ob.strurtiiitr the Apahichicola, Chattahoochee and Flint cu'eclLdFilai Rivers: that is to say, the sum of (ifteen thousand dollars for the""""- obstructing of each river, at such place or places ns may be de8ig-*l.t''J!^'V. nated by the engineer who may have charge of eaid work-8, so as to pr<;vcnt the enemy from ascending said rivers with boats or iithcr water craft. 2. Sec. IL Ik it further nuu-tcd. That James j\L Chambers, Jas. ^^ **^^'^^- .F. Bozeman and William il. Young, citizens of this State, be, and^^p;,*"'^ .nrc hereby appointed Commissioners for the Apalachicola andj|[^7X Chatt'vhoochee Rivers, who shall have power and authority to^;^^J^;!j" ghcrty county ; and Merrill P. Calloway, of Mitch- 4!ll County, all citizens of Georgia, be, and are hereby appointed Commissioners for Flint River, who shall have power and author- • ity to draw from the Stnte Treasury the sum ^f fifteen thoueand Jf*^,;Jjr' dollars, they giving the Treasurer their receipt for the same ; and^^ ^i, they, the said Commissioners, shall have the disbursement of the*" aamc for the purposes aforesaid. 4, Sfc IV. Jic if fitrfhri- DHirtid, That the said CommissionerB shall account to tl'c Treasurer for Faid sums of monev as dravi^D #4 PUBLIC LAWS.— State Defense. Apalacbicola, Chattahoochee and Flint Kivers. !^'erX by them, (producing their vouchers and filing them,) for the dis- torred'by'^'^bursement of the same ; and they sliall pay into the Treasuiy any A^rcferrexi unexpended balance of said appropriation. X'^^tTplZ 5. Sec. V. Be it further enacted, That either Board of Conimis- T^a^cyir siouers be hereby authorized to till any vacancies that may occur. ■•ither board ^com,'"-. Assented to December 13, 1SG2 ham SUud. (No. 48.) A supplemental Act to omtud and eijdai/i an Act mt'itUd an Act t(>^ appropriate the sum o/'Jurti/-/ive thousand dollars toteards oLstrnctivv- Apalachicola^ Chattahoochee and Flint Rivers, and to ajqioivt Covi- missioners to receive ajid dishy rse the same, approved I'-ith JSovcmLer, 18G2. 6. Section I. Be it enacted hi/ the General Assunljhj of Georgia, ^'^Jp'^^pp'jjj.That the said Commissioners are hereby clothed with full power ^•^ and authority, if a majority of each Board shall concur therein, to disbui'se the whole or any part of the sums of n^.oney in said origi- nal bill for the obstructing the Chattahoochee and Flint Kivers, tovvards constructing detcnces on, or placing obstructions in, the- Apalacbicola River ; and such sums of money as the Commission- ers for Flint may concur in, having disbursed on the Apalachicola River, they shall pay over to the Commissioners r'br the Chatta- hoochee and Apalacbicola Rivers, who shall have the disbursement of the same. 7. Sec. II. Be it further enacttd. That the said Comnrissioncrs reoeiv'I'vohru- shall liavc the right to receive voluntary contributions of labor, tions. money, provisions or otlier property, wliicii any person may desire to give for the purpose aforesaid, and shall disbu.rsethe same, and i«rjrd'^'' shall keep a correct record of all their transactions, subject to the ♦raaBactions. jj^gpggijf^,^ of ^\ persous iiitcrested ; and they are hereby clothed May appoint with full authority to appoint agents, and .supeiintendents and '^*"'''"'' treasurers, removable at the pleasure of a majority of each Board, and may require bond and good security from such persons so ap- pointed, for the faithful discharge of their duties; and upon ii breach of said bond, suit shall be instituted thereon, and the amount of damages which may be recovered thereon sliall, after the payment of expenses, be paid into the Treasury of this State- Assented to December 3, 1862. (No. 49.) , • • • An Act to appropriate money for ohstructing the navigahlc streuma of thin State, a7id to authorize liis Excellency tJie Governor to expend the same, or so much thereof as may he necessary. *5oo,ooo ap. 1. Section I. The General AsscmUy of tlie State of Georgia do ^fp-^'-„.°' enact, That the sum of live hundred thousand dollars, or fo much •SJ^.* thereof as may be necessary, be, and the same is hereby placed at, PUBLIC laws-State Defense. 66 IinJi};i.-iit White Non-conibutaiits. the disposal of his ExceihMicy the Oovernor, to be expended in obstructing the navigable streams in this State against the incur- N.-yro labor i« sions of the enemy ; and that he be authorized to contract for Hp. •* "-"'^''=t<^'« for or ira- c«sed. gro labor, if possible, or impress the same, if necei^sary, for car-'"' rying out the aforesaid purpose ; said impressment to commence , in those counties in which the obstructions are made ; PioindeJ, that the authority to impress n(\gro labor shall be understood to include both free negroes and slaves, and that just compensation therefor shall be made. Sec. II. Repeals conllicting laws. Assented to November 28, JS0:2. . (\o. ;30.) An Act U> provide for (he brffcr (l>f( use of tJtr. State, hij the remnral and sui>i>ort of all indif>;ni( white 7ion-(Oiidi(ittivis (f this tStatef in certain cases. 9. Si:cTiox L "J'he (ioir.ral Asarvdj/ij of Cuorgia do enact. That the sum of three hundred thousand dollars be, and the same is ^sw.ooo .p- hereby appropriated from the Treasury of this State, for the pur-remo»araiir pose of removing from any part of this State threatened with in-r3™inb'at- vasion or attack by the enemy, to a place of better security there- "" * in, all iudigtmt white non-combatants of the same, where it may be ordered or thought necessary by the military authorities of the Confederate States in command in this State, for the better de- fense of said State, and for the support of all such non-combatants who may have been, or may hereafter be, removed in the manner or by the authority nlbresaid ; and the Governor is hereby author- ized to draw his warrant on the Treasury in i'avor of the persons hereinafter designated to disburse the same, for said sum or so much thorcol as may be necessary for the purposes aforesaid. 10. Sec. ir. Ik it further enact ed, That when such removal shall be of th(! inhabitants of a city or town, the arrangements for such r^iL^menf"* removal and support, and the (lisbursemeiit thoreior, shall be madel,',yduirmle. by the Mayor and Aldermen, or Coiuici!, or Mayor, Ahiermen, OPtTbea.nde"''' Council of said cit}' or tov.u ; and when said removal shall be of tlie inliai)itant8 of any county at huge, then said arrangements for such removal and support and disbursements shall be made by the Inferior Court of said county from whence the removal is made. prnridcd, there is an Inferior Court acting in said county ; {\nd if noH tlien the same shall be done by the Mayor of any city in said county ; and all such persons chargeable with such disbursements, shall make a full and comjdete stafenuMit of the same to the Gov- ernor, when he shall require them to do so. Assented to December 1-3, ISCrJ. 56 PUBLIC LAWS.— State House Officfrs.— Taxes. CoLUptroUer lieiierul. TITLE XXL STATE HOUSE OFFICERS. Sfx. I . Complroller Gcutral aiiowcJ :v Clerk. Suliiry of. (No. 51.) Ak Act to aWno the Comptroller General a'^Clcrk, and to provide for the compensation of the same. ^ 1. Section L Be it enacted bij the (icncral AsscmbUj of the State of f^^^^^^^i Georgia, That from and after the passage of this Act, the Comp- . Clark. troller General be, and he is Ijereby allowed a Clerk, to be ap- pointed and be removable by the Comptroller General ; and to eDabIc said oflicer to secure the services of an intelligent, cxperi- CDced busyiess man, the sum of one thousand dollars \f hereby annually appropriated to pay the salniy of said Clerk, in tlie same manner that the salaries of other officers are paid. Sec. 1L All conflicting laws are hereby repealed. AsstMited to Deccinber liJth, 1862. ■Salerj et '] XXII. TAXES. Sec. 1. Not fXoecdiDgiJl.oOO.OOO lo bo riusi'd for 186:J. !' '2. ii\n;j;\ij coramissionB uuly altowt'd foi (•.(illcciin;; inx of persous not on th« firsl. (li;.jt!' hired out for taxe.><. m ' i20. Comptioiltir (Jeueral to issue execu- tion afraint-t Tax Colh-etorH failing t* make return of tax collected Irom defaulters. ' !2I. Oath by Collector. ' 2'2. Penalty on such defaulting CollecArs. . (.\o. 52.) An Ac(t to Irvij atid collect a tax for the political ycnr 1SG3, and for other purposes. 1. Section L The General Asscmbhj do enact asfoUoivs, That His Excellency the Governor of this State, with the assistance of the PUBLIC LAWS— T.4XKS. 9J Tax tiir tlie )>o!itioal year ISt>3 — Rcvonne Laws. ComptrolliT Genera], shall assess on the entire umonnt of taxable {iropcrtv, (inclmlii)c: bonds of this .State, and oi" th<^ ('onf('derat.e States,) in this State, such a rate per cent, as will raise an amount ^.^,,^,,,„^ of revenue not excecdinir one and a half millions of dollars, for thej,'^'if"'^,j",2^ support of the government of this State, for the political yoar'"'^'"-**^' J8i>3, any law to the contrary notwitlistandinu;. Assented to December Mth, I^fr?. (No. •'')-t.) A-ii Act to (iltir and <(/!iaul the Rtrnuic LaiM of this SfaU\ dlkt to jivrr- vidc a jitiialty for the violation thcvcof. 2. S^criON I. The (fcncral Axxcmhlii nj (icori^ia do mart, That 80 much of the first Section of an Act assented to the 1 Ith day of December. 1S5S, as relates to allowing Tax Receivers and Collec- tors double commissions for returning the property and collecting the tax thereon of persons )iot on the iirst, or lieceiver's digest, be, and the samc^ is hereby repealed ; and hereafter Tax iieceivers;'j,'";,vn,r^"^ and Collectors shall only be iillowed single comndsKions, on the"""*'"*" tax thus collected. 3. Sec. TL B(\it funho- auwtal. That, on or before the 15th d< y of December in each and every year, th(^ Tax Keceivers and Col-J^^.'i'^'.'V'M lectors shall make out, under oath, their returns of jiroperty not'""''" on the first, or Kcceiver's digest, as provided for under tlu' first Sec- tion of the Act of the 1 1th day of December, Jb^S, and forward the same on the :20th da}' of December, in each and every year, or such other day as may be d(!signated by law as a day of final settlement by Tax Collectors; and if up to the 10th day of De- cember, said oflicers have not been able to find any projierty in the county, omitted on the first or Receiver's digest, they sliall swear that they have not been able to find any of said property, and send their allulavits to the Comptroller General's oflice ; and Any Tax Receiver and (Collector who shall have collected money from t;ix-|tayers nor on the first, or Receiver's digcjst, and who shall tail or refuse to make his returns, and pay said money into the Treasury by the 20th day of December in each and every year, or at such time as may be desisrnated by law for tlie final settle- ment by Tax Collectors, said officers shall be deemed and held in default, and shall be liable to a penalty or tax of five hundred /^^^^^J •^ dollars; said penalty or tax, in addition to the .amount of nionr'y On(i. belonging to the State, retained by said Collertoi-s, to be collected,,, by an ex«'cution against said defaulting Receiver and Collector, and"* his securities, to be issued u])on information by the ("omptroller General ; one half of ^he five hundred dollars to go to the infor- mer who will produce to the Comptroller (ieneral fjny reci ipt of the Collector, (u* other paper shqwing that'the Collector has such money in his hands, belonging to' the State; Provid<(f, ihat so much of this section as relates to rewarding informers shall not go into eflTect until after the first day of April next. nir •oQn^ bQ. PUBLIC LAWS.— Taxes. Uevenue. Laws. [tHf)!w4< HUCi 4. Sec. III. Be it further enacted, That all foreign Insurance Com- panies, organized, controlled, or managed by persons without the a.*fc« iu,ci limits of this State, be, and they are hereby reciuired to make -■i^iihew returns, under oath, and to pay their tax to the fState Ireas- urer, on the thirty-first day of December in each and every year ; said companies shall pay u tax of one per cent, upon the premi- ums they receive; in this State for the year closing tiie ol.st Decem- ber; and each and every agent of said company who shall fail or refnse to make their returns and pay their tax as so directed, within ten days after the thirty-iirst of December, shall be deemed and held as a defaulter ; and upon the information, the Oomptrol- (Joirtit^.""" ler General is hereby directed to issue execution against said de- faulting agent, for a default tax of {wa hundred dollars; and if said execution shall not be paid within ninety days after the date thereof, any person or persons who, as agent or otherwise, shall issuft a policy of said Company within the State ot Georgia, shall be deemed and held guilty of a misdemeanor, and on conviction thereof, shall be subject to be fined in the sum of not less than five hundred dollars, nor more than one thousand dollars, and shall also be confined in the county jail for a period of not less than three months nor more than six months. 5. Si:c. IV. lie U further enacted. That it shall not be lawful for any Tax lieceiver and Collector, or Receiver of Tax Retuns, to ap- or^cputv'^m'y point ail agcut or deputy, unless from ])rovidential cause or disa- by \lC"u^t bility that occurs after his election ; and in case any Tax Receiver '*'""^and Collector, or Receiver of Tax Returns, shall violate the pro- visions of this Act, upon satisfactory evidence being funished to „ ., ,. the Inferior Court, or a majority of the same, it shall be their duty violation of to disuiiss fruiu oniC(; saul oluiiulmg oflicer, and anponit anotlier person to {ill tlie vacancy, and take from said person so ap})ointed the usual bond required by law of said oliicers. G. SiiC. V. ]k it further e^iacted, That wheiiever, from providen- tial cause, or disability incurred after election, any Tax Receiver and Coilectoi-, or Receiver of Tax Returns, or Tax Collector, finds »r;,>^» iimv j^ necessary to a])point an a^ent or elenuty to disehnriie his duties within the time prescribed by law, it may be lawful for siiid ofli- cer to a[>point an agent or deputy, by first obtaining the written consent of his securities, and obtaining also the sanction of a ma- jority of the Justices of the Inferioi' Court as to the ap[),ointmcnt he may make ; said agent or deputy must take the same oaths as HiKfiuUiorityhis principal ; and lie is hereby authorized to administer the usual oaths to tax-payers and others, that the Tax Iiec(,'ivers and Collec-^ prnmr,! re-tors arc now authorized to administer, but the principal (together with his securities) shall be responsible on his bond for the acts of the agent or deputy. Any Tax Receivers and Collectors, or Re- r.r«»,. ceiver of Tax Returns, or Tax Collector, violating the provisions of this Act, shall suffwr the penalty named in the preceding section of this Act. Nothing in this or the preceding Section shall bo -so construed, as to prohibit a Tnx Receiver and Collector, or a Receiv- ]J^^^ - ^^^ ^|- rjiy^ Returns, from employing some one to assist him in itiak- PUBLIC LAWS— Taxes. 5^ Certnin arlides of MRichnndisc in this Stiito. ing out and adding up his books, after the tax returns have been received. 7, 8kc. \I. lie it juii/trr cndctai. That no bank or other corpo- ration shall be required to pay taxou any bonds, either of this State '7 •"■i or the Coiill'iUM-ate States, in any ease in which said bonds are al-'»<"'i- ready taxed as part of their capital stock, but shall pay on the whole of their capital stock, and on all such bonds held by such bank, or other corporation, over and above their cnpital stock.* 8bc. VII. liepealsVonllicting laws. Assented to Dec. llth, \S&2. 'See Ad.s of ISj^, pp. 101-10:1 (No. 54.) .in Act tti s':rurc (he tax iij)o/i cniaiii articles of merchandise in (hi.^t Sfaic. WiiKREAs, From the Report of the Comptroller General, it is believed that a lar^c amount of revenue has been lost to the State, on cotton and other })roduce sold in this State, in consequence ofr.Mm-v-. the misconstruction of tliiit portion of the Act of IS -1:2 exempt- ing from taxation the annual crops and provisions of the citizens of this State; for remedywhcreof, S. Sl'CTlox r. lie it enacted hy the (vneral .[sseinhhj of the State nj' (ieorrrin. That all cotton and irr;iiii,or other ])rodnce. in tliis State, .^^'^'P •*^'*'i" held for barter or s;de, on the iirst day of A})ril in each and every year, and not belonging to the original producer, are hereby de- clared to be mercjiandise, and tliereforc^ taxable as other property. 0. 8kc. II. ]>c it further enacted, Tliat all warehouse-men, com- mission MH'i chants, or other merchants and agents, be re(]uired tok^^'p nW"--' keep a register of all cotton or other produce received by them,i"ni"" '" or stored witli them ; and that, on the Iirst da}' of April in each and every year, they shall, under oath, make a return to the Tax Receiver and Collector, or Rt^ceiver ot Tax Returns, of all cotton or other ]>vodnce in their possession belonging to })crsons who are not the original producers, swearing both as to the ownership and value of si^id property, to the b(st of their knowledue and be- lief. 10. Si'c. 111. -And lie if fnrthir enacted, Tha! Oil or immediately aft«'T the Iirst day of Aj)ril, in carii and every year, it shall be the duty of ilu.' Tax Receiver and Collector, or Receiver of Tax R( -,,,,.., „.- t.., turns, to call upon all warehouse-men, commission or other mer-l^n^J^ rhants, or agents, suspected or believed by liim to have any of the abov(' spr-cified property in possession, for a schedule and val nation, under onth, of said property ; and in the event that said warehouse-men, commission or other mcrchftnts, or agents, (ail or reluse to make a return under oath, withi 1 five days after being thus called upon by the Tax Receiver and Collector, or Receiver iv.(.„,,-t,,t of Tax Returns, the said warehouse-n.en, commission merchants'* "'* and agents, shall be deemed- and held as defaulters for said prop- SAn »}0 PUBLIC LAWS.— Taxes. Railroad and Bank Stock. crty, and be taxed as such — the sum of one thousand dollars, i« every case of failure or refusal as aforesaid, to be collected by tlio Tax Collector; Provided, said wjirehouse-men, coiuniis.sion mer- p«»u». chants or agent^i, shall say it is out of his power to state who is the owner or owners ; in that event, he shall state who consign- ed the same to him. IL Sec. IV. And be it further enacted, That Vvhen said return is made to the Tax Receiver and Collector, or Receiver of Tax Re- turns, it shall be his duty to enter the same on his digest against tJie respective owners or' consignor of said cotton or other pro- i«red6Jidcoi-duce; and, to secure ttie payment of said tax, he shall immeaiatcly notify tlu^ warehouse-man, commission merchant or other agent, of the amount of* tax due from each owner or consignor of sucli cotton or other produce, who shall n-tain in his or their possession a sutlicient amount of such cotton or other produce, to pay said tax when due, and upon fiuhire to do so, shall be personally liable for the same ; afid the Tax Collector sliall issne executions there- for against tlie warehouse-man, commission merclianr, or other iigent, as in other cases of defaulting tax-payers. 12. Sec. V. Be if further enacted, .That all the warehou> merchant, or other parties in this State, on the first day of April •""x^ *°. ^*next, and annually thereafter, shall be required to give in and })ay taxes thereon as for other property, unless said owners are the producers of the same. Assented to December \2, 1SG2. (No. -3-3.) . A». Act to compel all tax-payers of this State ivho ar<> the ouriers of any Railroad or Bank Stoc/is, to pay county tax on the same in the re- ■ fipcctire coiaitiis that they arc residents thereof. 14. Skction I. Be it enacted by the (Icneral Assembly (f the State cf ^^^^Gcorgia, That all tax-payers in and for the several counties in this ■^wei>j^n-R State, who are the owners, either in their own right, or in the ' ^*^- right of any other person or persons, of any Railroad or Bank stock, shall be compelled to give in annually the number of shares of stock so owned, and the value of such shares so owned; and caxea Sit the Inferior Courts of the several counties in this State shall levy .wun '™'T^ "g^ pg[. (,gj^j;_ fQj. (.Q^jfjty p^,,-pQgeg^ on said Railroad or Bank stock, in proportion to the per cent, made and levied upon all other PUBLIC LAWS.— Taxes.. 51 Soldiers. — Pr<)f<">sioRal Tax. property or }>roj)ertie8 of tax-payers lor county purposes; Provi- icd, nothing in this Act shnll be so construed a.s to interfere with '"''"''• the previous vested rights of any Kailroad or Jiank in this State under their charters. 15. SiX'., IL lie Tt further nuufciU That no Railroad stock shall wb« a, h. 1)C taxed when >!aid Kaihoad^is not in running condition. ' M.>.v««ttn Skc. in. lU^peals conilicting laws. Assented to Oecelnber 9. 18G2. (l\o. .5G.) An ylct to jfTcvni/. .W^/?/ ; .v i?i the i^erv'ur. of t lie Confederate Sfafe.t, or the State of Georgia, from being double tixxcd, and for the rcli(f of such soldias as have been dovble taxed. 10. Suction L lie it enacted, ^v., That from and aller the pa.ssage of this Act, no .soldier in the servic«> of the Confederate d>«.w^'*torvi. States, or of the State of Ceorgia, shall be double taxed by reason of his failure to give in his tax. 17. Sec. 11. Be it further niocfcd, That when it shall be made to appear that any soldi(M- ha.H been double taxed as aforesaid, uponi^-.'^irT' '^ application to the Inferior Court of the county where .said tax has been levied, the amount for which said soldier has been double taxed shall be refunded, the amount of the double tax for the coun- ty shall be remitted by the Justices of the Interior Court; and upon the facts being made known to the Comptroller General, ho Khali remit the State's portion of said double tax. Assented to December S, 1S62. (No. 07.) An Art to erempt from their prffessional tar all physicians, lawyeys, and all otiier persona liable to pay a professional tar, now enli.'itrd «.< priratcs in the ormif.s of tlic Confederate States, or of the State of Gcor- ir?a, durinz their continnancc in service. IS. Skction I. The General Assembly oj' Georgia do enact. That during the continuance of the present war, all physicians, law-i*nr»*™ *• yers, nnd all other person.^ liable to piiy a professional tax, ^^'''f>V".f!;i-[j* src, or shall be, enlisted .-s piivates in the service of the Confed-i'^«- erat-e States, or tlie Sta e of Georgia, shall be exempted from the payment of the prores»iional lax now imposed by law. Hkc. II. Uepea's conflicting laws. AsMintcd toDecrn.bcr l-Gth, 1862. (No. OS.) An Act to enforce, the pnutnent of tares due by fee jiersons nf color. 19. tECilO.v I. The General Assembly of Geengia do enact, That . ty2 PUBLIC LAWS.— Taxes. DeJaulting Tax Collectors. oeftoUii-K* '" ^^^ cases where free persons of color shall fail or refuse to pay •j;?^p^,7";';f„, their taxes charired ngainst them, and shall have no property oa ■Zu:^^ '"'which to levy, it shall be the duty of any constable or sheriff, up- on written application of the Tax Receiver and Collector, to ar- rest and place in the county jiiil, such defaulting free person of color, until the next regular county sale day, when the Tax Re- ceiver and Collector shall hire out said free person of color, fcK such price as will produce the amount due the State, and all cost that may have been incurred. •Sec. 1L Repeals conflicting laws. Assented to 13th December, 186:2. (No. 59.) Afi Act to secure the State against loss bij default ivg Tax Collectors. Whereas, The Comptroller General complains in his Report, that in very many counties of this {State, the Tax Collectors have tt'.vm:^^. failed to return to his office any money arising from defaulters whose names do not appear on the Receiver's digest ; And whereas, the Comptroller cannot reach such defaulting Tax Collectors un- der the lav^' as it now stands, 20. Section I. Therefore be it enacted. That from and after the (•xM.ttToi!.r passage of this Act, the Comptroller General be empowered, rHneroi to i.«- y^jj J ^.^^ \^ ^\\{\\\ bo lils dutv, to issuc cxccution airainst such de- faulting Tax Collectors and their securities, in the sum of double the amount that they may be found to be in default, to be sent to the Sheriffs of said counties to bo collected, with all costs ac- cruing thereon. 21. Sec.il And he it further enacted, That each Tax Collector shall be required to make oath on his linal settlement with the Comptroller, as to the amount of such collections by him. 22. Sec. Ill, And be it further enacted, Tliat such Tax Collectors shall be lined in the sum of live hundred dollars for every one hundred dolhirs that they may be foinid to be in default, to be Oath of Co? PenuUy on coikcto)-. cQ]ie(.ted by the Sheriffs of tijeir respective counties: — one-half to go to the Treasury, and the other to the informer. fcEC. IV. Repeals conflicting laws. Assented to December 8, 1SG2. PUBLIC LAWS — Western & Atlantic Railroad. 63 Snlaries of officers on W. &. A. K. R. TITLE XXIII. WESTERN AND ATLANTIC RAIL ROAD. Sko. I. .Salaiii'K find wages to be increased. liic.rfiix' not to exceed 50 per cent. " 2. Mny be I'diiccd, wlu-n. " 3. 'I'd lie paid from enrniiijrs of Read " 4 JKf.OiO aj) to( ' iiitf (1 t(r ifinibuiRe «dv»ine(sby\V &A.R !{..f,M-^nlt To be r-'undcd to Statr Troneury from sale of salt. Sec. .">. Per diem and mileajje appropriated to Committee on VV. &. A. II. II. ' C. Per diem and uiileatje to Clerk of Com. ' 7. Aecountfl to Ik; audited. (No. 00.) An Act to authorize the Governor to increase the salaricf, and daily or month/ 1/ iragcs of the several ojficers and cmjdoyecs of the Western and Atlatttic liail Road of this iState. Whi:ukas, From the present higli ])rice8 of all provisions and clothing, many of the hard working, honest and indnstrions em- ployees of said Rail Road, wiiose families are dependent on their Pfe«ifc(«. labor for food nnd raiment, it is almost impossible for them to procure the most eommon necessaries of life, by the salaries or wages they now receive, and justice requires that they should re- ceive a reasonable compensation for their services. I. 8p:ction I. The (iencral. Assembly of the titate of Georgia do en- act, That from and after the passage of this act, His Flxceliency ,„^,,3^ .c th^ Governor of this State, be and he is hereby authorized to""*"- increase the salaries and dail}' or monthly wages of the several officers and employees of the Western and Atlantic Rail Road of this State, to such an amount as he may think reasonable and just in the present condition of the country. Provided, that said" in- crease of salaries or daily wages shall not exceed lifty per centum, LimitKis, so on tiie aiimunt of sahiry said olHcers and employees now receive jP*-'"^- Providid fiirlher, that said increase of salary and daily wages, shall cease and determine within six months after a ratification of aPro'^'w- trcaty of peace between the Confederate States and the United States ; and j)rovidtd further, that no increase of the pay of any subordinate othcer or employee of said Kail lioad, be made by the Governor nnless upon the recommendation of the Superintendent. S. Si:c. II. And he it further cnacteA, That should the price of proviisions or clothing bo so reduced hereafter as to make the ex-^f,'*"^- J;^* pense of living cheaper, itshall.be the duty of His Kxrellency ''"'^ "*•• to reduce said salaries and daily or monthly wages in accordance ' with the reduced cost of living. 3. Sec. II L Ami be it further enacted. That said increased sal- p.id n.. arics and daily wages, if any, shall be paid as the salaries and wa-iuSiT *' ges are now paid, out of th(^ earnings of said Kail Road. Sec. IV. liepeals conflicting laws. Assented to Dec. 12th, 1802. ©4 PUBLIC LAW8.— Westekn & Atlantic Railroad. Troaauror of W. & A. U. II. — Money uupruprintod t<> certain persons. {No. Gl.) An Act to nppropria/e monn/ to rcimh/irsc t/ir Trcaxuirr of the Western, 11 ml Allit/it/c Rail llondy such money as he hus heir to/ore udtajiccdj to enohfc the (rovcrnnr t/> carry out his omtraet for the maniforture of salt 7?i. Virginia for diuribvlion amongst the familifs of sol-Jiers and otkertt in Georsu!.- Wherkas, by onior of the Governor of this'^tate the Treasurer of the Western and Athintie Rail Koad, udvaiiced to the Commiis- saty Gentiral of the State such funds as were necessary to enable ■reaiuK.-. the (ioveriior to carry out the contract made by his Excellency, for tiienuimnactnre of Halt in ^'irl^inia for e, ansaid contract, af- •i"«*i'. ter distributing' the supply c()ntem]»!;iied to be distributed, under r(*^ulations heretofore published by the Governor, shall be sold.. Ass-ented to Deoeuiber 8th, \Si:)2. (No. (;•>.) ^ An Acl to appro pnair a sum of money therein named, to certain jfefsmu therein named, and for other irurpoisca, WHEiiKAS, Hons. p. P». Monk, George 8. Black, P>en. J*. Moore and Jame:^ S. Hook, were appointed a committee, by resolution of the House of Representiitives, at its last session, to examine into and report u])on the condition of the Western and Atlantic Rail Koad; and vjhereas, fs;iid comnuttee, have performed that duty to *«w°'*''«' the entire sytisfaclion of this House, and have included in their la- borious report, much valuable infornuition not otherwise commu- nicated to the people ; and whcrcm, said resolution appointing said comirittee, njakes no provisions for compensation for said commits tee, for their services ; Therefore, 5. 8KGrio\ I. Th.c GcJieral Asscmhly of Georgia do enact, That there shall be 7>aid to the members of siiid committee who were propriat.^ toengBfrcd m makuifj said investigation and report, the sum oi seven dollars each per aay, for their services lor tiie time they were en- gH,9,ed in making said investigation and report ; and that there be paid to each of said committee the sum of four dollars for every .ted ■Jiieoge.^^,^,j^|.^^. miles of travel in going to and returning from Atlanta, the place of the meeting of the committee, the distance to be compu- ted by the usual route of travel from the several plncos of resi- dence of tiio ooivnnittcc to Atlanta. PUBLIC LAWS.— Western & Atlantic Railroad. .6;> L. Carrioi;tun Clerk of Railroad Committee. 6. Sec IL And be it further mncled by the avthorilt/ a/brcsaid. That there shall be paid to Lafayette Canington, the Clerk of said Kail Road Committee, the sum of seven dollars per day for theci'^W*^ " time he was actually employed iii preparing the journal and copy- ing the report of said coinmitte ; and that there be paid to said^^j ^.^^ Clerk the sum of four dollars for every twenty miles of travel, in "* "" '** going to and returning from Atlanta, the distance to be computed by the route usually traveled from Milledgeville to Atlanta. 7. Skg. III. And hr li further rnactcd bij the (luthorky aforesaid, That the auditing conunittee of the House of Representatives shall audit and allow the accounts of said committee and their b^'^^.X'/' Clerk; and when so audited and allowed, the Governor shall draw his warrant on the Treasurer for the amount due said committee and their Clerk. Sec IV. Repeals conflicting laws. Aseented to December 1 1th, 1SG2. PART II. PRIVATE AND LOCAL L\WS. Title I.— CITIES AND TOWNS. " IL— CORPOHATIONS. • " III.— COUNTY LINES. " IV.— COUNTY REGULATIONS. " v.— EDUCATION. «• VI.— EXECUTORS, ADMINISTRATORS, GUARDIANS, Ac. '• VII.— INTERNAL TRANSPORTATION. .. VIIL— RELIEF. '• IX.— SLAVES AND FREE PERSONS OF COLOR. ^' X.— TAXES. PART 11. LOCAL A^D PRIVATE LAWS. TITLE h (ITIES AND TOWNS. COLrMBUS, (Nos. M iiiul 04). !<-Ki . J. Itet. S.'clioii uf Act lial. S)"f'. ''. Election of CcnimisHioncr?. " S. (;orporiil Act to trptul (lie Jiist .section of' (in Act to alter (itul (liticnd thfi chav- ije.r% of the citiai of ('o/unibiis ami Albany^ tissrnted to Drxembcr iU/i, iSrjS, and to revlcc the second, third, fourth, fifth, sixth, fctcruh ipul j eii'/uh sectioim of an Act to aiuend the aec-erdi Acts of th>i Lcgislaturr. of this Stntc, incorporating the citij of (yolumhus in the tvuntif of Mus- cogce, and to lay of mid rUij into irurds, and to pf, assented to December ^oth, 1837, be and the same are hjreby revived antl declared to be of full force • and eft't'ct ; proridcd Koinver, that fli(^ fh'ction of Mayor and Alder- luen for said city shall* be held on the second Saturday in Decem- ber, in ench and every year, as liow provided by law, instead ofy,,,;,,. * For this Act, see Actc of 1S6S, j). Ij:. 29Ui. nr\vri. 70 LOCAL AND PRIVATE LA^S.— Cities and Towns. Columbus. — Madiaou. tlie first Saturday in January, as is prescribed in said revived' sec- tions of said Act ot 1837.* Sec. IL Repeals coniiicting laws. Assented to December Sth, 1SG:2. *Act.sol" 1837, p. 5 J. (No. Gi.) A?i Act to vest in the Minjor a/id Covnc'il of the c'ltij of Coltnni''!^.s the poiicr and aiithoritu to clrct all city o;lfic(rs, to yrcscnbc their salaries and to covH)/idatc (tvy lico of said ojficr's in one jKTSon. 2. Section I. Be it enacted ^v., That tlie Mayor and Council of Mayor and tlic city of Colubus, sliall at the first ainiual meeting after their ^""""'^ off- election, proceed to elect by ballot a City Attorney, Marshal, fl«rt city i i ~ n- f y~^i t -i ' <..fficet. ju^j Deputy Marshal into oue olnce, and the oihces or Cierk.^na- Treasurer into one office, and any other two of said city cffices, into one office, devolving the duties of any two of said offices upon one person, whenever the said Mayor and Council. shall deem it ex- pedient to do so, and may .likwise separate said offices v.'heiieve"r in their judgment the exigencies or interests of the city shall requiro it... Sec. 3. Repeals coniiicting laws. Assented to December Sth, 1SG2. (No. c.-l.) , Afi Act to jirondc for the election of Coinnis-nemery, of the town of Mad- ■ ''•■ isoji fur the ijear I'SQ'S. 4. Section I. Whereas, the people of the town of Madison, neglected to hold the annual election for Commissioners for the commudon- year 1SG3, on tbe day prescribed by law for sthjh election, for rem- SJfbeXt.edy whereof, The General Assembly of the StaiQ fif Georgia do enact, ^ay!n D.-" That thc electlon of such Commissioners may be held on the sec- •"*'• ond Saturday in December next; and-^''^* and ordinances for the govormncnt and good order of said town, as may be necessary ; Provided such by-laws and ordinances are not repugnant to the Constitution of the Confederate States of Amer- ica or of the State of Georgia, and that the said Commissioners shall hold their offices until the third Saturday in December, ISG:'. and have power to lill any vacancy that may occur in their body by appointment ; they shall also appoint a Marshal who shall give^^-* ^ bond aud security to the said Commissioners and their successors in office, for the faithful performance of his duty, and sliall take and subscribe the following oath : 1 *'A. B." do swenr that I will faithfully })erform every duty required of Uic by law, as Marshall of the town of Trion. 7. Sec. III. Be it further enacted J That on the third Saturday in December next, and on the third Saturday in December in eachp^'""/^ and every year thereafter, an election shall be hohlcn for Comniis-'-"- sioners, and that all persons entitled to vote for members of the Oeneral Assembly, shall be allov.ed to vote; and the elections shall be held under the same rules and regulations as elections for mem- bers of the Legislature. S. Sec. IV. Be it further enacted. That said Commissioners so ^.^^ ^.^^^^^^ elected sliall bo a body corporate, capable of sueingand being sued, "'^'ff""»«* of pleading and being impleaded, and shall have power to regulate or prohibit the sale of ardent spirits within the corporate limits of said town. Sbc. V. Repeals conflicting laws. Assented to December 9bh, ISGii. 72 PRIVATE ^D LOCAL LAWS.— Corporations. Cobb County Salt Mining Compnay. TITLE II. CORPORATIONS. COBB COUNTY SALT MINING COMPANY (No. 67). Sec. 1. lucorpoiated, nanio, powcis and privi- ilepP!*, " 2- By-laws and officers. Sec. n. Capilnls^took. " 4. LinbilitT of stockholders " o. Duration of charter. CASTLE ROCK COAL COMPANY OF GEORGIA (No. 6S). Sec. G. Incorporatf(l, name, purpose, duration, See. il. Capital may be iiicrea:-rd. of charter, powers and privilcge:ilal. ELLIJAY GOLD AND IRON MINING COMPANY (No. G9). Sec. 12. Incorporated, name, general powers. " 13. Object. May hold real estate. " 14. C'apital stock. " 15. OlticeofCo. Annual meeting. Elec- tion oi Directors. . " 16. Firtsl Directorir. Sec. 17. Liability of stockholders to amonnt of stock, rivilegp«. PRIVATE AND LOCAL LAWS.— Corporations. Cftslle Rock Conl Mining Company. sue autl be sued, plead and be impleaded, in all courts of law or equity ; and shall have all the rights, privileges and immunities, and be subject to the liabilities incident to corporations, and may nrake and use, change or abolish a common seal at their pleasure. 2. 8ec. H. Tiie said Company shall have the right to ordain and change at their pleasure, all by-laws and regulations as mayofeJ^*"^ be necessary or expediont, in their judgment, for the organization of said Company and its government and management, which are not contrary to the constitntion or laws. .Said ("ompany may de- termine the uumlier, (|uali(ications, terms of oHice, and compensa- tion of all its ofiicers, Pi-esident, Directors, \tc. u. Skc. III. The capital stock of said Company shall be not exceed one hundred thousand dollars, to be divided into shares of one hun-^"''"'' ''"''''• dred dollars each; and in all elections and votes by said stockhol- ders, each share shall entitle the holder to one vote. 4. Sec. IV. The individual property of the stockholders shftli be liable for the debts and liabilities of said Company, to the extent fio.'kl'X.^'r',. of their stock in said Company, in addition to the corporate pro- perties. .5. Sec. V. This charter is to exist for thirty years. ^^irtJT"' ""^ Sec. VI. Repeals conflicting laws. Assented to December 13th, 1562. (No. 08.) An Act t'l iiicorporaU: chc Castle Rock Coal Mining Cotiipomj i)/' Geor- gia. C. Sf.CTIOX I. Be it cntirtcd by the GrncraL A^scmbbj of the State of Georgia, That George S. Cameron, John Thomas, S. B. Kobson, Z.'**""^^"'"'' H. Gordon, R. C. Robson, and their associates and successors, are hereby constituted a body corporate and politic, under the name and stvle of the Castle Rock Coal Company of Georgia, for the**"""- ]>urposo of explqring and mining for coal and vending the same, and to continue in existence to them and their successors for a pe- ""*'' riod of ninety-nine years ; with power to build or purchase or"- own stock in such railroads as may be necessary for transportation of coal or other purposes necessary' in conducting the business of said Company in mining and transportation of coal, and the trans- portation of their necessary supplies ; to make and use a common seal, and to alter and change the same at pleasure; to make such Powrn by-laws not inconsistent with the constitution or laws of the State, '^"^ aH may seem necessary a?id proj)er for its government ; in its cor^ porate name to sue and be sued, to plead and be impleaded; to Ijold by purchase or otherwise, and to dispose of the same in any way any real estate or personal property which may be useful or necessary for carrying on its operations, or which it may become possess(Ml of in payment of d«'bts due to it. 7. Sec. II. Be it enacted, That the capital 8t6ck of said Compa- Oiirntina mf U-lllV. 74 PRIVATE AND LOCAL LAWS.— Corpoeations. Casttle liock Coal Miuinji; Company. 9apit.iit.Kk ny shall be three hundred and fifty thousand dollars, with liberty •'^^*^""'''- to increase the same as hereinafter provided, to be divided into .shar(^s of not less than one hundred dollars each. The amount of capital stock, the number and price of shares, shall be fixed and . agreed upon by the corporators at their lirst meeting under this Act. Nothing but money or mining property shall be regarded as a basis for ca})ital stock ; the stock to be sribscribed and paid for as the Board of Directors may piescribe. 'i'he stock sliall be con- sidered as personal property, and shall be transferred only on the books of the Company, in person or by attorney. S. Sec. IIL Be it furfhir enacted, That tiie stockholders, nothav- suwkhoiders iiig paid their stock according tlie terms of suijscription, shall be "" ^''^'"°' individually liable to the creditors of the Company to the amount so reniainin"- unpaid. 9. Sec. IV. Be it. furl her enacted. That said Company rnay, at its pleasure, and in such form and manner as the Directors shall elect (.apiteimay and dcclaie, increase the capital stock to any amount they may bein«rea«.d. ,](,(,„, advlsablc, uot exccediiig six hundred thousand dolhirs ; and said Dij'ectors shall have power to sell, dispose of, ortake subscrip- tions for such increased and additional stock, in such manner and form, at such time and place, and on such terms as they may think proper to order and prescribe. 10. Skc. V. Br it furllur enacted, That the corporators named in the first section of this act, or any of their associates who may D:nciori. j^^ choseu or elected at the first meeting of the Company shall be the Directors for the tirst year. Five n^embeis of the Company shall constitute a full Board of Directors, and shall hold their pla- ces until others are elected and qualified in their stead. The an- AnHuaiui.,t-iiu;il meeting of the Compan}^ shall i;e held at such times and places t!ie Board of Directors may determine fiom year to. year; thirty days' notice being given in some newspajier published near the ])lace of business, of the time and place of such meeting. At each annual meeting, a Board of Dii'ectors sliall be chosen for theensu- ing year ; but in case of failure to elect a. Board of Directors, the charter of the Company shall not be forfeited, thereby, but the Di- rectors of the previous year shall continue in office until others are elected ni their stead. The Directors shall appoint one of tlieir number President, and shall appoint such othej- oflicers as they naay deem ))roper, and affix their salaries. 11. Sec. VI. Be it enacted, That said Company shall not con- n.bt^anri froct unv debt over and above the amount of capital stock paid in; no part of which shall be withdrawn, or in any way or manner directed from tiie business of the Company, without the consent of three-fourths in interest of the stockholders. Assented to December 15th, 1802, with reasons assigned for nivinii: assent. PRIVATE AND LOCAL LAWS.— Cobporations. tS Elli.jiy Gold and Iron Alining Company. An, Act to 'incorporate the EUijoy Gn'd and Iron Mining Comjxnnj, and for other jiurposcs. . 12. Section I. Be it enacted, hij the General Assemhhj, That James • M. Siiarpe, Ezekiel Spriggs, Bartlett G. Pinson, VVutsoa K. Cole- '"'"'""*' • iiian, Ebeiiezor Witzel, iVlaliold Dauthit, L^iaiali Pless, John W. Heath, .Joliii Green and Levi Green, and their associates, assigns and succest^ors, are hereby created a body corporate, nnJer the name and style of the El]ij;iy Gold and Iron .Mining Company;^'*'""- and in that name shall be able and capable to sue iuid be sued, plead and be impleaded, answer and be answered unto in any court of law or erjuity having proj)er jurisdiction in this State ; and to a n rai p«w. make and use a conmion seal, and to alter and change the same at" pleasure, and to establish such ordi-.i.'^nces, by-laws, rules and reg- ulations as. shall be necessary and convenient for conducting the affairs of the Company. 13. Sec. ir. And he it further enacted. That the object of said Company is declared to be mining, smelting, refining and working iron, gobl, copper and other ores and minerals, in the countv of Gilmer in the State of Georgia; and for that purpose said Compa- ny is incorporated to purchase, hold, own or possess any real or5fi^-'"'<'-< ' ness of said Company shall be at Ellijay, Gilmer county : at vidiich place the C'ompany hereby created shall keep their ottice ; and tiiot there shall be an annual meeting of the stockholders of said^A-.iv.nimT;- Company at such time as shall be designated by the by-laws of""' said Company, for the purpose of choosing live Directors to inan-R'-^H^nor age Jill the concerns of said Company, who shall be stockholders and be elected by stockholders in person or bv proxy, each share entitling the stockholder to one vote. IG. SiiC. V. And he. it further enacted, That James M. Shaq>, E. M. Spriggs, Bartlett G. Pinson, W. R. Coleman, ?>bene7.er Witzel,, '■^'.7' ^'"^■ Maxfield Douthit, Isaiah Pless, J. W. Heath, Levi M. Green, and J. "' W. Green, and their associates, successors and assigns, be and con- tinue the Directors of said Company until the first annual n^eting of stockholders. The Directors shall appoint their own Pres- ident and other odicers, and shall fill all vacancies that may, occur 76 PRIVATE AND LOCfAL LAWS— Corporatioxs. Empire State Iron and Coal ^Mining Company. in their body during tlie time of their appointment, and they shall continue in oflice until new Directors are elected. ^ 17. Sec. VL And be it further cnnctcd, That all the members of said incorporation shall be held jointly and severally liable for the ^•rthoJi^rV debts of said corporation to the amount of stock he, she or ther' ^''.^TJ' "^ may hold in said corporation ; and that the members of said cor- poration shall be liable for the debts of said company, in the man- ner and to the extent as ordinary corporations are, 18. Sec. VII. And he it further ciinrfed, That the individual ^cKhllifi' pi'operty of each stockholder be bound for the redemption of all the '.*;'";i.f" ''"liabilities of said incorporation ; and. that no liability when once oorporatiou. crcatcd, shall cease upon the expiration of said charter by limita- tion or otherwise. * 19. Sec. VIII. And he it further enacted, That the Legislature i^M^i^avr hereby retains the right to repeal, altcn- or modify this charter at any time in future, when, in the opinion of the General Assembly, the interest of the State or the public good require it. Sec. IX. Repeals conflicting laws. Passed the House of Representatives by a constitutional major- ity of ayes 112, and nays 5, over the veto of his Excellency the Governor, December J 2th, 18G2. PETER E. LOVE, Speaker of the House of Reps, pro lew. L. Carringtox, Clerk of the House of Reps. Passed in Senate over the veto of his Excellency the Governor, by a constitutional vote of two-thirds ; V(as2G; nays 2. Dec. 12th, 1862. WILLIAM GIBSON, President of the Senate po tern. J AS. M. MOBLEY, Secretary of Senate. (No. 70.) An Act to incorporate the Empire State Coal a.nd. Iron Mining Comptmij., and to confer certain yowcrs and 'privileges thereon. 20. Section I. The General Assembly of the State of Georgia, d* enact. That for the purpose of developing the mineral resources of '"'■•"^'"'""the State, Nathan P.ass, Elam Alexander, Asa Thompson, A. M. Locket, James A. Nisbet, Jerry Cowles and Thurston R. Bloom, and their associates, be, and they are hereby constituted a body politic and corporate, by the name of the Empire State Iron and ?(««. (^ffr^\ Mining Company; and by that name shall be able and capable to sue and be sued, to plead and be impleaded in any court what- ever ; and may have and use a common seal, and may alter and renew the same at pleasure; and the said body corporate shal' JSgw"'' liave all the powers, facilities and franchises and rights necessary and proper for the carrying on of the mining of iron and coal and preparing the same for'use, for erecting and carrying on furnaces, PRIVATE AND LOCAL LAWS.— CoRPoiiATioNS. T7 Empire State Iron ami Coal Miniiifj Company. mills and all other buildings, machinery and fixtures necessary for the succe^ssful operation of the legitimative business of said Compa- ny, and the beneiicial management of its property, and for the transportation of its iron and coal, and other proceeds, issues and profits of its mines, mills and property to market ; and shall have power and authority to purchase, lease and hold any property, real, personal and mixed, which may be deemed by said Company necessary for its purposes. 2L Sec. IL Af}d be it fvrthcr cnarfcd, That the capital stock of said Company shall be one million of dollars, divided into shares of c^pfui »<»«i. the par value of one hundred dollars each ; and said Company shall have the right at any time, as they may think proper, to in- crease said capital stock to not exceeding two millions of dollars. 22. Sec. in. ^ bid be it furl her enacted, That books of subscrip- tion to the capital stock of said Company, shall be opened under«^*«» '•^- the superintendence of said commissioners named in Ist section, m the city of Macon, and ^it such other places and at such times as they may deem expedient; which subscription shall be paid in cash, in installments as called for by the Board of Directors. 23. Sec. IV. And be it further ejiactcd, That in all meetings of the stockholders of said Cotnpany, each share of stock shall enti--^*""'*- tie the holder to one vote, to be given in person or by proxy; and said shares shaU be considered as personal property, and shall be transferable in such manner as may be provided by the by-laws of said Company. 24:. Sec. V. And be il further enacted, That the aflairs of said Company shall be managed by the persons named in the first sec-l^'' """' tion of this Act, and who are hereby constituted Directors of said C-ompany until Directors shall be elected as hereinafter provided ; and in c{t.se of the decease of any one or more of said persons, or in case of the refusal of any one or more of said persons to act as Director or Directors, the remaining person or persons shall have power to select other persons as Directors for the time being in their stoad. 25. Skc. VI. And be it further enacted, That the affairs of said Company shall be managed by a Board of Directors, to consist of nrtnil V-Ji- seven persons, four of whom shall constitute a quorum, and they"'"'^ shall be elected annually by the stockholders, on such day and time as may be fixed by the by-laws; each stockholder being enti- tled to one vote for every share of the capital stock owned or held hr him; and one of the Directors so elected shall be elected by them as Pn'sident, a ni.ijority of votes being necessarv to a choice; .ind the election to be lield at the first regular meeting after the organization of the said lioard, and annually thereafter, on such doy and time as may be fixed by the by-laws ; and the Presidentrn^w*. shall have such powers and authority, and perforin such duties as President, as may be prescribed by the by-laws of said Company ; and the said Directors shall continue in ollice until their successors are installed, and shall have power to appoint all subordinate ofli-rowerw^ •ere, agents and servants of said Company necessary to the man-"'"'^ 78 PRIVATE AND LOCAL LAWS.— CoRPonAxioxs. Empire State Iron and Coal Mining Company. agenieiit of its aiiairs ; and remove a|l officers, agents and servants ot said Company, the President included, and to fill all vacancies that may occur in tbc Board of Directors, or in the offices of said Company, by death, resignation or otherwise ; to call in, iromtime to time, as they may deem proper, such instaUments on the capital stock of said I ompany as may remain unpaid; to iijanage and conduct all its business of every kind ; to borrow itwney at any time, and, from time to time, as in their judgment the exigencies of tl'.e Company may require, and to execute, if deemed expedient by them, any deed or deeds of mortgage as security of the fulfill ment by said Company for its contracts or other liabilities. 2G. SiiC. VII. Afid be it further enacted. That in the event of the Dcith or r«-death or resignation of all or a majority of the Directors, the ro^orit"? of^ stockholders shall have the power to elect, according to the provis- ions of the 6th section of this charter, a new Board of Directors, at such time and with such notice, as may be provided by the by- laws of the Company. 27. Sec. VIII. And he it further enacted, That in the event that rt^k'L'cJdJri. ^"y ^^ ^^^^ subscribers to the capital stock of said Company shall fail to pay any installment or installments which may be required by the Board of Directors on the capital stock subscribed for or held in their names, then the said Board of Directors shall have power to declare said capital stock and all installment previously paid on it forfeited to said Company, and said defaulting subscriber or subscribers shall be thenceforth barred against all rights of re- covery from said Company for the stock so forfeited ; Provided, that said Board of Directors shall, before the said forfeiture, give to said delinquent subscriber or subscribers at least ninety days' notice. 28. Sec. IX. And he it fartlier enacted, That the provisional . Board of Directors authorized to act by the first clause of the 5th frltllkhcid-^ section of this Act, shall, within fJO days after the ]tassage of this ""• Act, through the public gazettes of the city of Macon, call a meeting of the stockholders in said Company, to be held in Macon; which iiieeting, when assembled, shall proceed to elect a perma- nent Board of Directors, a majority of the stockholders voting be- ing necessary to a ch(jice. 29. Sec. X. And he it farther enacted. That said Company be, and is hereby invested with all and singular the rights, powers and authorities which are ncces.sary to enable it to locate, construct romrr-nymoy jj^^j maintain such lailroad or lailror.ds as the Directors may deem road.. necessary for the convenient transaction ol its business, be- {^inning at or near the mines of said Company in Dade county, and running to such point or points in said county as will enable them to connect the same with any other railroad now constructed, or which may hereafter be constructed within said county ; and may at any point on its own lands, or any other lands which it may acquire by purchase, gift or condemnation, connect such railroad with, or across any other railroad now constructed or to be con- PRIVATE AND LOCAL LAWS.— Corporations. 79 Saviiuuuii Gns lA^hi Company nii.l tlie Augusta Gus Liglit Company. .structed therein ; Procidcd, that said Company do not o])struct or interfere with the free passage of said raih'oad or railroads. 30, Sec. XL Ami be it fa nhrr enacted, That said Company shall be authorized and empowered to acquire the right of Wiiy tlirouifh any land or lands in Dade county, for their railroad or railroads in the same manner and on the same terms and conditions as are set "'*'**'' *'*'■ forth in sections -i and 5 of the Act of the Legislature of Gcor^^ia, approved on the .31st January, lS-54, authorizing the right of way in Dade county to the Wills Valley Railroad Company. 3L Si:c. XIL And he it further ctuicted, That the said Empire State Iron and Coal Mining Company shall be entitled to com- "'""''' "^^'v mence operations and exercise the functions herein, granted as soon*""*" as the sum of one hundred thousand dollars has been bona fide. subscribed on the books of said Company. 39. Sec. XIII. And be it further enacted, That nothing herein Not .iw-h contained shall be so construed as to give the said Company bank- "^4!""''"*" ing privileges. Sec. XIV. Repeals conflicting laws. Passed in the Senate, over the Governor's veto, by a constiti - tional vote of two-thirds. Yeas 25 ; nays 9. * December 9, 1SG2. JOHN BTLLCPS, President of Senate. James M. Mohley, Secretary of the Senate. Pas-ied in House of Representatives over the Governor's veto, by a constitutional vote of two-thirds. Ayes 88; nays 8. December 9, 1SG2. WARREN AKIN, Speaker House of Reps. L. CARRIXCrTON, Clerk House of Representatives. (No. 71.) An Aci to amend an Act mtitlcd an Act to incorporate tJte Savannah (ins Light Conqjani/, and the Augusta Gas Light Com [/any, iqiproved Di- ambcr 14//t, 1S49.* 33. Section I. The General Assemhhj of Georgia do enact, That the said Savannah Gas Light Company is hereby authorized to in-incTF..n of crease the capital stock of said Company to the sum of four hun-"*'^"'''*''*^ dred thousand dollars. Sec. II. Repeals conflicting laws. Assented to December 13th, 18G2. * Srr Aft." <.f i84rtRTiH •:>n. p. rn t« PRIVATE AND LOCAL LAWS.— County Lines. Coffee and Clinch— Macon and Taylor— Suiater and Lee— Lumpkin and White. TITLE Hi. COUNTY LINES. iec. 1. Lot in CoffdO added to Clinch. jSec. (>. Territory added to Haralson. " »i. Lot ill Taylor added to Macon. ; " 7 . I'ortioii of Kinanuel added to JoliD80Us " 3. Lot. in Lee re.-tored to Suuiter. j '■ S. Lots in Sc-hley added to Taylor. " 4. portion of Liimpkiu iidded to White, i " '.h Portion i>t jMuoon added to Schley. " 5. Line of Pauldiiij;- and Haralson chang- " 10. Lot in Talbot restored to Harris. ed. ! • ' (No. 7-2.) An Act to change the Une between the counties of Coffee and Ciinch,. and to cliangc the Uric between tJic counties of Macon and Taylor. 1. Section I. T lie General Assemhhj of Georgia d.o enact, That lot ^Jr ^^'^oi land number one hundred and seventy (170) in the (7th) sev- •*** enih district of originally Appling, now Coffee county, be, and the same is hereby added to the county of Clinch. 2. Sec. II. Be it further enacted, That the lino between the counties of Macon and Taylor shall be so changed as to include in the county of Maeon lot of land number f9) nine, in the (13th) »dd«rf br^aUhirteenth district of originally Muscogee, iiow^ Taylor county, it being th6 lot whereon Zack Gaultney now resides. Sec III. Repealisi conflicting laws. Assented to December 12, 1862. (No. 7:J.) An Act to rqmil so mHch of an Act assented to Januarij 22, 1S52, as inclwles lot of land number ffty-threc (53) in thefftcentk (lr5) district of Sumter connty, in the county of Lee. o. Section I. Be it mactcd by the General Assembly of the Stair of 4ttfatoenc-Oc/>/gm, That so much of an Act assented to 22d of January, £^^ 1852, as includes lot of land number fifty-three (53) in the fifteenth (15) district of Sumter county, in the county of Lee, be, and the game is hereby repealed. Assented to December 0, 18G2. (No. 71.) An. Act to change the line between the counties of Linnphin and White, so as to add a i)orlion of the county of Liimjfkin to the county of Whit.c. 4. Section I. The General Assembly of the State of Georgia, d^ vmAtm «f enact, That the line between the counties of Lumpkin and White IS^'Jddedbe so changed as to run as follows: commencing on the South- *'^^- west corner of lot of land number twenty-five (25), in the first PRIVATE AND LOCAL LAWS.— County Lines. SI Paulding and Haralson.— Jolmsoii and Emanuel: — Scliley and Taylor. district in Lumpkin county, running tlience north to the north- west corner of lot number twenty-ciglit (9S) ; thonce west two ' ranges of lots to the southwest coruer of lot number fifty-three (53) ; thence north witli the line to the northwest coruer of lot number si.xty-tvvo (02), all in said district and county ; thence running on the dividing ridge between the waters of Town Creek and Chestatee, to the line of LUiion county ; but said line is to so iheander, opposite Berry Turner's farm and residence, so as to leave him and all his plantation in said county of Lumpkin ; Pm- rided, this section shall not take effect until the county of White I'rovuu. shall have paid, or assumed the paymei!t of, the ;;;v; raid share of the citi/ens included in snid cut-ofl", of the public debt of Lumpkin county, and for which said citizens are now proportionally bound. Sk^. n. Ivopeals conflicting laws. Assented to December loth, 1SG2. • (No. 7-3.) An Act iv dumrrc thr I/nc hrtwccv the counties of ravhJifio- (aid liar- alson. 5. Section L The. (uurral Axxnnb/y of the State of Gcoro-ia d(t etiacf, That the line betvyeen the counties of Paulding and llaral- fion be changed so as to take three ranges of lots of land of the nineteenth district of the tiiird section of Pauldii^g county, the inT^^a uerl line running north and south, commencing at the corner of polk ^''" """^ and Haralson counties, at the northwest corner of lot of laiid num- ber (490) four luindred and ninety, in the nincteentii (19) district, third section of Paulding county, and running east to the north- east corner of lot of land nund^er (46S) four hundred and eighty- eight, in the same district ; thence south along the cast line of the third range of lots to the southeast corner of lot of land number (12oS) twelve liundred and fifty eight, of the same district; thence by a straight line south across the ilrst district of the third section of Paulding county, to the line of Carroll county ; tlience west, along the Carroll county line to where it intersects the lino of Haralson county. G. Si-:r. IL Be 'it further enacied. That the territory embraced •.v,nti.rT «.i. within the bounds mentioned in the first section of this Act be, ^.u.'" and the same is herel)y included in the county of Haralson. Si:c. in. Repeals conllicting laws. Assented to December Sth, 1SG2.. (x^o. 70.) AiJ Act to alter the counJij lines lxturr}i Johnson and Emanud counties, and between the counties of Schley and Taylor. 7. Section I. 77t« General Assembly of the State oj Georgia d^ 0wcf, That the county lines between the counties of Johnson and 6 • 82 PRIVATE AND LOCAL LAWS.— County Lines. Schley and Macon. — Talbot Conntj'. Emanuel be so changed and altered as to include John G. Smith, rorticof Reddinc Beasly, Jacob Clements, William T. Smith, and William *4*^j« P. Barwick, now citizens oi Lmanuel county, within the limits of said Johnson county ; and that the line first run by Y. K. Neal, fronn Pendleton Cre(^k, on the Montgomery and Emanuel county line, to the Big Ohoopie River, be, and the same is hereby made the dividing line, at said point, between said counties, 8. Sec. 1L And is itfurchcr enacted. That the line between the ^*adrfta'to' counties of Schley and Taylor be so changed as to include lots of ^'^^'^ land" numbers one hundred fifty-eight, one hundred fifty-nine, one hundred sixty, and one hundred and sixty-two, in the third d'lstriet of originally Muscogee, now Schley count}^ the property of Au- gustus L. Edwards, in the county of Taylor. Sec. hi. Repeals conilicting laws. Assented to December 9th, 1SG2, (No. 77.) Af(, Act t& change the line between, the counties of Schlaj and Macon. 9. SkcTION 1. The General Asuemhhj do enact, That the line be- Ma^nVanij twecn tho couutfies of Schley and Macon be so changed as to in- t^y" elude within the county of Schley, all that portion of the three western ranges of. lots of land lying and being in the twenty-ninth (29th) district of the county of Macon, as lie south of Buck Creek , m said county. Sec. II. Repeals conflicting laws. Assented to December 9th, J 802. (No. 7S.) An Act repealing so much of an Act as ivcts parsed in the year eighteen hundred andjt/hj,*^- adding lot of land No. G to Talbot county. 10. Be it enacted by the General Assembly, That so much of an Act ^^^nVty^^^JuTr-as was passcd in the year eighteen hundred and lifty, adding lot of edtoHarriB. ^^^^^ ^^^ (j^ j,^ ^j^^ 22d distnot of Originally Muscogee, then Har- ris county, to the county of Talbot, be, and the same is hereby repealed. Assented to December 2, 1862. "fee Acts of lS19-iO, pp. 131-133. PRIVATE AND LOCAL LAWS.— County RhxiuLATioNS— Educatiox.SS County Treasurer of Stewart— Male and Female AcoUomy of Colambos. TITLE IV. COUNTY REGULATIONS. ?k>c 1. Office of County Trpasurer in StfiwartSco. I. Salary of. county abolished and Ordiaaiy to act. I (No. 79.) An Act to abolish the office of Count ij Treasurer in thv. co'intij of Sf>v:- urty and lor other purposes. 1. Skction L The General Assemhly of Georgia do enact, That from and after the first clay of Janiiar}^ 18G3, the office of County ^*fi^*'^f^ Treasurer shall be abolished, so far as the county of Stewart is ™;i''J';;|j?^^ concerned; and the duties now imposed upon the County Trcas-''^"' urcr shall be performed by the Ordinary of said county, wlio shall be governed by all the laws now in tbrce in reference to the County Treasurer. 2. Sec. n. And he it farther ennctcd, That for the performance of said duties, as County Treasurer, the Ordinary of vsaid county .•[,lJ«^'^^°;^" shnll be entitled to a fixed compensation of $30 per aiinrim, and no more ; Provided, that the Ordinary shall give bond and security in terms of the law now in force. Sec. IIL Repeals conflicting laws. Assented to December 13th, 1SG2, and reasons assigned for giv- hig assent. TITLE V. EDUCATION. Bpb 1. Tnicfeos of Columbus AcacU-mies, how I Sec. 2. Pnly of Tmsfers. appointed. | " '1. Mu'^t make annnal reports. (No. SO.) ^4n A't to authorize the Mayor and Conncil of the city of Columlnis, and the Justices (f the Infrrior Court of Muscogee county, to appoirU Trustees for the M tie and Fenmlc Academies in the city siiTi« ized and required to grant letters of admi'.iistration on the esttite ["rYwiuToif' of P. S. S. Ogilvie, to the widow, Luviney Ogilvie, without her*"°''**^" giving bond and security. /■>. S::r. II. And /-; it funhn- niartcd. That the Ordinary of War- ren county be, and he is hereby authorized, in his discretion, to grant letters ot administration to Mary A. Hinton, of Warren not r.^^j'Ad county, widow of Jasper N. Hinton, without requiring her to give'"*"^' security on her administration bond, as is now redfuired bv law ; I-^ , .. ... jii x'l K«t»te to b» to pass an order requning said estate to be kept together, k..irtt^<«tfcer. ■without ilistribution, until the youngest child becomes of ago ; Frovlded, the widow do not marry in the meantime; in which prori... ovcnt, the estate shall be distributed according to the statute of •distribution, unless the husband of the second marriage give the usual security on his administration bond. Li said latter event, the Court of Ordinary shall exercise its discretion as to distribu- tion, subject to the right of apj)eal, as in oilier cases, Sec. HL Repeals conflicting laws. Assented to December Gth, 1SG2, with leasons for asfent en- dorsed on enrolled Act. S6 PRIVATE AND LOCAL LAWS.— Execltoks, Administrators, &c. Estato of John H. Lewis— Estate of James D. SLankp. Maj &«1I land - (No. 83.) Ah Act fo authorize Charles Dunnivg, administrator y and Martlia Liw- is, admivistralrix on the estate of JoJni II. Leivis, df erased, late of the eounty of Quitman, to sell at jnirate sale (they first obtaining hare of the Ordinary (.f Qiiitmaji county,) lot efland number (ipO J one hun- dred and ninety, in the ('21sf) distrtct of originally Lee county, ficnr Quitman county, and to maJiC and execvte good and svfjieicnt titles to the same. 6. Section I. Be it enacted, ^c, Tlmt Charles Dunning, admin- istrator, and Martha Lewis, administratrix of John H. Lewis, de- ceased, hite ot" Quitman county, are hereby authorized and «ni- j powered (after first getting an order from tht; Ordinary of Q.uit- »"tpnviae7^6inan county for the sale thereof,) to sell at private sale, and to make good and sullicient titles to lot of land nuniber (190) one liundred and ninety, in the (21st) district of original!}^ Lee, now Quitman county, the property of the said John H. Lewis, de- ceased, any law to the contrary notwithstanding. Assented to December 2, LSG2. (No. S4.) An Act to authorize and enqwwcr William 11. Cenc, of Colvmhi'a covv- ty, Florida, to act as executor^of the estate ef James I). SharJcs, of Lowndes county, Georgia. WiiEPvKA.s, by the last will and testament of James D. Shanks, of Lowndes county, in this State, he saw fit to appoint his special and coiijideutial friend, William 11. Cone, of Columbia county, Florida, executor of his last will and testament, which is j:ot al- lowed, except by a special enabling act for that purpose : 7. Skction L The General Assembly do enact. That William If. w. n. (one Cone, of Cobnnbia county. State of Florida, be, and he is hereby "authoiizcd and empowered to takd out letters testamentary on the estate of James D. Shanks, of Lowndes county, in this State, and in aTl respects to act as executor of said estate, subject to, and in conformity with the laws of Georgia as fully as if he were a citi- zen of said State, any law or usage to the contrary notwithstand- ing ; Provided, that nothing in this Act shall be so construed as in any respect to oust the courts of jurisdiction over the question of the validity of said will. Assented to December 5tl), 1862, with reason for giving assent endorsed on enrolled Act uat b« Evcc- PRIVATE AND LOCAL LAWS.— Inte rnal Traxsportation. 87 South Georpia and Florida Uailrniid— Soutb-Weiitorj) l{ailn.>Ad. TITLE VII. Cxtniideij for INTERNAL TRANSPORTATION. Rific. I. Cli;ntor of Oeorwia and Florida I?. R.iSec. 'i. Sout'i Wtvsteni U. R. Company njay (.^omijaiiy extended for teu yc;\r». j iltct seven Directors. (No. 85.) An'Act to extend and contuiuc an Act to incorporate the Sovth Ocorg^'ut a^d Florida llnit Road Compavy. 1. SfC'^N I. Be it niactid by the (Heuernl ylssonbli/, That said Act he, and the same is hereby extended and shall continue in forco_ for tlie term of ten years after the passage of this Act, and thaf^'i all the rights, privileges, immunities and corporate privileges con- ferred by said Act to incorporate the South Georgia and Floridu Hail Road Company, assented to December 22*], Ib-'i?,* be and the Kamo are continuL-d and kept in force for the term aforesaid. Skc, 11. llepea^s conflicting laws. Assented to December 1:3th, 18G2. (No. SC>.) An Ac! to i/)CTca,'ic the luimhcr of Dincivrs of (he Sovih JVestern Rail Iload Company. 2. Skgtion I. The General Assembly of Cieorjria do enact. That the South Western Rail Road Company be, and it is hereby *^iTipower-j,,y,,^,,^ ed and auth.orized to elect stjveii Directors instead of five, under*" •>«««*»«• the laws and regulations now in force for the elettion of Directors of said Company. Assented to December nth, 1^02. ♦See Acts of 1S57, pp. GS-'J. 88 PRIVATE AND LOCAL LAWS.— Relief. John K. AikIltsoi). — Iiiiirtha J. Bailey. TiTLE VHL KELIEF. Sec. 1. $60.30 .ippropiiiited to J. R. Anclorson, Slierifi" of Jatoosa county. " 2. Lfiiters of AdiniuistiHtioii to Mavtba J. Bailey from Ordinary of Cuiudeii fouiiiy, cancidled. "' 3. Ordinary of TJioniastiouuty ;r.ithoi'iy.e(l to grant letters. " 4. As Administratii.x may sell negroes of estate to pay debts. " o. Sum due to ll>)n. F. S. Bartow, to be paid to his le^al repre-^cntative. ", G. John BelkM)i,'er of Cobb, as Adniir.is- trator authorized to sell land not le- gally advertized. •• 7. Laurent DeGive, Belpim Consul, al- lowed to lioKi real est.'ite in Fulton Co. " .S. .le.sso Fitid »fnd liis seeurities relieved from payment of jud;jmenton bond •' 9. James and Liicinda Jordan relieved from penalties for iutermavriage du ring pendency of suit for divorce. " ID. Reuben King of Mcintosh Co., relieved from tax lor 1862. Sec. 11. Milton Ilallowes relieved from tax os property stolen from him. 1:2. Ordinary of Haralson couiiiy author- i/.ed to ajipoint Sophia AIcBride, Guariiian. K5. To be dismls^sed on failure, to make .■uinualrcfuriis. IL Another Gutircian may be appointed instead. Uj. Henry G. Nichols, Ex'r., permitted to sell negro. ' ICi. Joseph Slate, .secnritjk relieved from judgment on bond. ' ' 17. Owen Smith and Angus Morriwon em- powered to make titles to land. ' 18. Eliza A. West, Mdni'x. authorized to sell land in Chatham on live days' notiee by adverlisenieiit. ' r,>. Exoesls of tax i>.',id by Z. M. Winkler to be refunded. in-iiitofl K. Andenon (No. S7.) • uiii Act for tlic rduf of John R. AitdcTsoii, Ska iff of Catoosa caunt>j. Whereas, John R. Anderson, SJicriif of Catoosa county, was or- dered by His E.xcellency Gov. ]5rown, to proceed to the Confeder- ate army ii* East Tennessee, to arrest R. T. Bridges -and others, charged with the offence of murder in Catoosa county, and said Siierift' did proceed as directed, and arrest said parties, and expen- ded the sum of SGG ^0-iOO in executing said Executive order. 1. There/arc be it ciKictcd by the (reyieral Asscmblij (f Georgia, That His E.xcellency, the Governor, be authorized arid required to draw his warranc On the Treasury of this State for the payment of «'P'"-thes«m of sixty-six dolhirs, an4 thirty cents to said John R, An- imoniJei-son, Slierifi' of Catoosa county, any Jaw, usage or custo.i], to the contrary notwith"standing. Assented to December J 2th, 1S62. rroEm' !c. (No. SS.) Alt Act for the rdirf of yiartha J. Batkij, iridow of William Bailey, of Thomas county. Where,\s, ]t[nrtha J. liaiiey, widow of Wni. Baih^y, late of the county of Camden in said State, did regularly apply for and obtain, letters of administration on the estate other said deceased husband W. Bailey, from the Court of Ordinary of said county of Camden; and whereas, the Ordinary of said county has been captured by, and is now a prisoner in the hands of the enemy, whereby it is rendered im- PRIVATE AND LOCAL LAWS.— Relief. «^ Estate of Hon. F. B. Uartow — John Belleiiger, Aflm'r. }»ossibKi to remove said admiiiistratiofi to the county of Thomas, (the present residence ol" the s;iid llfnrtha J. Baih'y) in the nmmier now pref^'cribed b}- law; and whereas, all persons to be affected by tliis Act havinii; consented thereto. Therefore the General Assimhhj if (he State of Georgia- do enact : 2. Skction I. That the letters of administration" jjranted by the Ordinary of Camden connty, to the said ^Martha J. i>ailey, be and^-*:":'"'^'*''- thcy are hereby cancelled, annulled and set aside; /Voi/'^Z/J, that^""" ♦'^^ such canceltation shall not I'elieve said Jlartha J. liailcy, IVom any*^"^'""*^ liability she may have incurred by virtue of said administration. 3. Si:c. II. And be it farther cnActcd, Tliat the Ordinary of theorrtin&rror county oi Thomas l)e, and he is hereby authorized upon applica-^,av"i|^,r'^Jt- tion and security iriven, to grant letters of administration on said'""" estate, to the said .Martha J. I^ailey. 4. Sec. III. Be it further enacted, That the said Martha J. Bailey, after the grant of said administration by the Ordinary of Thomas county, be, and she is by virture of this Act, autliorized to expose thori»%"' to public sale, on the tirst Tuesday iu Janujiry next, as many ot the *'" ""'*'""■ negroes belonging to said estate,*as may be necessary to pay the debts of the same and no more. 1Se<'. YV. Repeals conflicting laws. Assented to November 20th, 18G2. (No. SO.) An Act for the reluf of the estate of Hon. Francis S. Bartow, kite of Chatham comity, deceased. fO. iSkc. I. The General Assemhli/ of Georgia, do enact, That iho Govcrnor'be and he is hereby authorized to draw his warrant on the Treasury of this State, in favor of the legal representative oil'mr^^'I the" estate of Hon. Francis S. Bartow, late of Chatham county, de- <'>,Ti!^tii ceased, for such sum as shall be found to have been due and nn-Ba^IC;'" **■ paid to him, as a member of the Convention of the State of Geor- Sr.r. n. Repeals conllicting laws. Assented to December IStli, 18(12. (Xo. 90.) An Act for thr rehff (f Jolin licUrngrr, Adminialrator of Ifil/imn S. Dobhx, deceased. The Gcnrial Axunnhhi do evart : 0. Skc. I. That John Bellenger, of the county of ('obb, Admin- istrator upon the estate of William S. Dobbs, deceased, late of thr sale, although the same has been advertised for a less time than m PRIVATE AND LOCAL LAWS.— Relief. Laurent deGive — Jesse Fiitu, John IIuflF and Jas. W. Burnside. prescribed by law ; said sale being manifestly for the interest of said estate. Sec. II. Hepeals conflicting laws. Assented to Dec. 13th, ]SG2. (No. 91.) An Act/or the relief of Lcn/rcnt DeGive^ Belgian Covsvl at Atl-anta, Georgia, avcl others who hare traded with him. 7. Sec. I. Beit evaded, ^'c. That all purchases or sales of Jarids i^mmivc and tenements by said Laurent DeGive, heretofore made or hereaf- •.>apoi allow- ter to be made in the county of Fulton, sliall ))e as nrood and per- il^ \'j b
art of the said James Jordan, ai^ainst a former wife obtainin*; a verdict before a jury and pending the suit for the second verdict for divorce. 9. SiocTiox I. Jif; if it maclcd fnj the General yLssanbly of Gcorgw, That the said James Jon]an and Lucinda Jordan, of Carroll coun-'*'^- »ni ty, be, and are h(!reby relieved from all the pains and penalties un-';'r:rM^'»ir" er existiniT laws in consequcmce ol said marriage. ue*. , iSkc. 11. Repeals t'ontliciing laws. Assented December lUtii, ISO'i. (No. 94.) Alt Act to re.Jir.cc Rcuhrn King, of the ronnty of MtJnlosh, front fhr payment of his taxes for the year 1802, and to e.vemjU Miller Hal- loive.1, (f (he county of Camden from payinrnf rf faxes on certain jrroj)- crty. Whkkka.s, the abolition invaders have come in force and stolen all the negroes about (03) sixty-three in number, ruining part of the other [)ropcrtT of Ivcuben King, a citizen about ninety years iv<.„,y^. old of Mcintosh county; and whereas, the said lieubeu King's }>laii- tation is under mortgage, leaving but a few cows and a horse, to pay the taxes for the above stolen property and to subsist upon ; he having living with him a widowed daughter with five children ; therefore, 10. Skctfon I. Beit enacted by the General AsH^mlmi of Gear n- in, „ v ,r- Ihat the SfUii k!Mib;;ii Kmg, be, and he is hereby relieved fron; the ;;;'";^'^,i;7"' j)ayment of nil .State and county taxes for the year 1803. 1.1. ISr.c. ir. And be if further enacted. That Miller Hallovve«, ofwiiton n*v- tlio county of Camden, be exempt fron> the payment of taxen on '>•"''''"'"'' all such Dfgro property as (lie enemy has stolen from him. ri'.'^f^J iLu. .Sec. 111. Ivcpcals conliicting laws. Aflseuted to December •'3th, 1803. (No. Orj.) An Art fnrihr rrVuf nf (he mifinr rhildrc.n of Sophia and William Mc- Brid/', of llaralsnn county. WnKRKAS, Kenneth McKin/y l)y his last will and testament be- ' queathed to the minor children of Sophia and William Mcliride, of Haralson county, the sum of about thirty thousand dollars in konda of the State of Georgiru City Council of Augusta, and La-'''*""^ Grange and We«t Point Rail Road; and whrreas, one William G. Coody, of said county of ILiralson, was by the Court of Ordinary ©f Baid county, appointed Guirdian of the property of said niinor 92 PRIVxVTE AND LOCAL LAWS.^Relief. Minor children of Sophia and William McBride. children, and the said William G. Coody, as such Guardian, con- verted the aforesaid bonds into money, and has vemoved without the limits of the State of G(^)rgia ; and the said Coody having been removed from said trust as Guardian by a judgment of the Coui't of Ordinary of said count)', on account of his mismanage- ment of said estate, and renjoving out of the jurisdiction of the Court ; and a-hcrais said estate is likely (if not already lost) to be lost entirely to said minor children for the want of an immedi- ate' rejM-esentative, and no person, either i'rom indiilerence to the PHMVe interest of said niinor children, or from inability to give the securi- ty required by law in case of Guardians, has appli<;d to the Court of Ordinaiy of said county, for letters of guardianship on said es- tate ; a/itl icficrais, the said Vvilliam McBride, the father of said children, is prohibited by the will of said Kenneth McKinzy, from ^ the control or in any wise managing said estate; and inasmuch as it is represented to this General Assembl}^ that said minor children are now deprived, and have been for some time past, from the pro- ceeds and interest arising from said estate, for their education and inaintenance, according to said will, and are in danger of losing a part if not ttie whole of said estate, for the want of an immediate representative ; for remedy \\ihereof, 12. Section I. Be h enacted hj the General Asst /nil i/ of the State of H«raieo'? 'o, '^'^^'^'■^^'^^5 That the Court of Ordinary of Haralson county, be, and ^p^ij^t^^'^is hereby autliorized upon application, to appoint Sophia McBride p„^f|^^''"'''^ (a feme covert) of Haralson county, the mother of said children (withoiit giving the security now required by law in case of Guar- dians), the Guardian of the property or estate so bequeathed by said Kenneth McKinzy to her said minor children; and she is here- by upon the issuing of said letters of guardiatisliip by the said Court of Ordinary, clothed with all the powers that Guardians now are, under existing laws, to sue and be sued as such Guardian, and collect and receive and receipt for the same, and do all lawful acts pertaining to the same, as though she was a feme sole ( Juardian. 1^. Skc. IL And bait, farllicr eniicted, That in case the said So- Kaii-ngio y>hia McBride siiould fail to m'ake her annual returns as is now re- make annual* •■'Si, t^- ,-, i- • i i • • • • i ntnniBtobc quircu by law of Guardians, or shoulii m any v.'ise mismanage said estate, it shall be the duty of the Court of Ordinary to revoke her letters of Guardianship and dismiss her from said trust, at any time in Ins discretion. '14. Sec. JH. Ami be a farther enacted^ That in the event that any person should make application to said Court for letters of bi""°Ipll^.";*dS"^''''''^^''^^*^P uhder existing laws and give bond and security, and is duly qualified as such, it shall then in that event b(! tlie duty of said Court forthwith to dismiss her, the said Sophia McBride from said trust as Guardian ; the true intent and meaning of this Act is •aartiian ou thftt shc is tlius appolutcd Guardian from the necessity of the case; aiipj«ation. ^^j ^j^j^ ^^^ -^ ^^^^ ^^ remain in' force longer than a Guardian is legally appointed and qualified under existing laws. Sec. IV. Repeals conflicting laws. Assented to December 2d, 1S62. PRIVATE AND LOCAL LAWS.— Relief. 95 Henry J. Nichols— Joseph Slate — Oiven Smith and Angus MoiTicon. (No. 96.) yin Act for the rcluf of Hnwy J. NilcJiols, of Camilni couii/ij, Executor of Henri/ G. GigniUiat, dcccamd. AVhereas, M. a. Crawford, Ordinary of Camden county, has been captured by, and is now a prisoner in the hands of the enemy, by reason of which tlie legal orders authorizing the sale of prop- erty belonging to estates cannot be obtained in said county ; ovd jvhrrcas, Henry (i. Nichols, Executor of Henry G. Gignilliat, de- '''''"*"■ ceased, cannot execute the last will and testauicnt of said deceas- ed, or fully administer Itis estate without selling a negro boy named John, for the benefit of the heirs and creditors ; mid rrhnrns, the proximity of the eneniy to Camden county prevents an advantage- ous sale of property in said county ; (tml v/icrrns, all persons to be aflected by the passage of this Act having consented thereto: // is ihtrfore aiiactcdbij the General Assembly of the State of Grwgia. : 15. Sectiov I. That, Henry G. Nichols, Executor of Henry G. r Gignilliat, deceased, be permitted to sell a negro boy named Johutf^rr^,'*' belonging t6 said estate, in such manner, on such terms, and at such*"""""^"' time and place, as may in his judgment be for the best interest of said estate and the heirs and creditors thereof. Sec. n. Repeals conflicting laws. Assented to December 12th, 1SG2. (07.) An Act fur the relief of Joseph Slate, of Gilmer co/oifi/, Georgia. WuEREAs, .Joseph Slate became the security of Joseph V. Slate, on a penal bond for the personal appearance of the said Joseph V. Slate, in the sum of three hundred dollars, before the conmiencc- ment of the present war,and after becoming securit}'' as aforesaid, the Slid Jos. V. Slate became engaged in the defense of his country, by *'""■"'''"' joining the army; and whilst being so in*the army of the Confeder- ate States, engaged in the defense of his country, said bond became forfeited, and final judgment was rendered thereon, at tJje May term 1S()2, of Gilmer county Superior Court, against the principal and security for the said sum of three hundred dollars, principal. 10. Skctiox L lie it therefore enacted by the General Assembly of the State (f Georgia, That the said Joseph Slate security, and hisj,«,.ph av property, be, and arc hereby relieved from the judgment reiiderc«l[,'Xr HA aforesaid, upon the payment of all legal cost incurred. ' "' Sec. H. Repeals eonllicting laws. Assented to December 12th, 1S62, with reason assigned written on enrolled Act. (No. 'Js.) An Act to empower Owen Smith and Angm Morrison, tn make good and sufficient titles to a certain tract or jxircelef land in Ihoolcs county. Wiieuea?, Owen Smith, Angus Morrison and John J. Pike, mer- chants trading under the name of J. J. Pike & Co., bought at Uni- ted States Marshal Ts sale a certain tract or parcel of land in Brooks 94 PRIVATE AND LOCAL LAWS.— Relief. Creditors nf Chaw. \V. VV'est. — Z. Al. Winkler. i'rfrtiirAiit. cowuty, and inadvertently received titles made to them as individ- nal«, instead of titles to the firm of J. J. Pike & Co. ; and u^rcas, John J. Pike is deceased, and Owen Smith and Angus Morrison survivitjg i)artners of the aforesaid firm of .J. J. Pike & Co., are closing the business of said fitm: Tkcniorc b'c it i.ndctal hy (he (imeral Assemhlif of Georgia: 17. Si'XTiox L That (Jwen t^mith and Angus Morrison, of the firm of J. J. Pike & Co., of Brooks county in this State, be. and they are hereby, empowered to make good and sufficient titles t» m^'T^k". a certain tractor pjircel of land lying in the county of Brooks, to which tract or parcel of land they now hold and have in posses- sion, titles made by a United States ]\Iarshal, to the aforesaid Ovcen Smith and Angus Morrison and John J. Pike as individuals. Sec. IL All conHicting laws are hereby repealed. Assented to December '2d, 186:2. Owen Swiiib and An?nH Morrii-oi) im PrcaB>We. thorized to (•ell laiiii in (No. 0?).) An Act to relieve the heirs and crcdifujs (if' Charhs JV. West, deceased, late of Chatham rotmfy. Whkkeas, it is greatly to the interest of the heirs and creditors of the late Charles W. West, deceased, of Chatliani county, that a certain tract of land belonging to his estate, situate near the city of Savannah should be sold, without the delay which is necessary by a due course of law. 18. Section I. Therefore be it enacted, by the General Assembly, That Eli/.a A. West, Adminif.tratrix of the estate of Charles W. "West, deceased, isheveb}^ authorized, after live days notice by pub- fivedlP">.'<>-licatlon in one of the Savannah papers, to sell to the highest bid- ^'^'^ dor, before the Court-house door of Chatham county, ail that tract of land belonging to said estate, situate near the city of Savannah, containing si.\ty-two acres, more or less, and bounded north, south, east and west, by lands of J. G. Howard, Charles 1>. King, the middle Ground Road, and the Savannah Albany and Gulf Rail Road, together with the stocks, farming utensiks, and appurtenances to said tract of land belonging. Assented to November 2Gth, .1SG2, with reasons assigned for gir ing assent. (No. 100.) An Act for the relief of Z. M, Winkler, of the county of Chatham.^ 19. Section I. The General Assembly of Georgia, do enact, That the Governor is authorized to draw his warrant on the Treasurer of this State, for the sum of one hundred and eighty-five dollars '^Zdiolaud eighty cents, in favor of Z. M. Winkler of the county of Chat- M. wiDkicT. i^j^j^^. vv'hich said sum was paid by the said Z. M. Winkk-r, to the Tax Receiver and Collector of Chatham county, during the pres- ent year, in excess of the just and legal claims for taxes against him, upon a true return made of his property. Assented to December 13tb, 1862. PRIVATi; AND LOCAL LAWS.— Slaves, &c.— Taxes. »6 Jane Miller.— Taxes in Burke Connty. TITLE IX. Maj SLAVES AND FREE PERSONS OF COLOR. Soc . i- J.-iiT* MilliT, A f.-cft i)t?rrtoti of I'.oiar, iv.i- j"S«c. 2. Ordor by Inferior Coort. Ihonxed to become a alavf. | " 3. liecorJinj; order. (No. 101.) An Act to (lulhnrizr. June Mil/cry a free ])crsun of color, to sell hcrsclj into perpclual slavery. X. Section L Be it enacted, ^c, That Jane Millor, ji free person _ of color, in Clarke county be, and she is hereby authorized to vol-'»»^' untarily become the slave of E. S. Sims for life. 2. Skc. II. That in order to carry into effect the first section of this Act, the said E. S. Sims and the said Jane Miller shall go be- fore the Justices of the Inferior Court, or a majority of thein, in said county, who shall faithfully and fully examine her as to her willingness to becouK; the slave for life of said Fv S. Sims; and upon beinu: satisfi(^d of the same, they shall pass an order to the [^rf^iSit** effect that the said Jane Miller be held, deemed and considered the slave of the said Vj. S. Sims for and during her natural life, subject to all the incidents of slavery, except tlio linblliry of being sold during the lifetime of said Sims, by himself, or his creditors for his ly ullowrd till 20ih February 18r.3. SfC. 3. Pro 'am in payment of tax forsoWieni" families. " '1. Extra tax in Etltoln rnnnty IPE^nrixcd. " i. Tax legalized in Worth connty. (No. 102.) 4n Art to extend the tiinc for the ■paymcvt of the taxes for the year 1862, 90 far ax rclntef to the county of liiirke. 1, Section I. Be it enacted, ^t., That, in consequence of the »(> PRIVATE AND LOCAL LAWS— Taxes. Kv^ofivor and C(>lle<-,tor of Taxeis in Dooly— EbLtra Tax in EcUols. ReeeircT and Ucikoco., ul- lowt>4 «-xteii- miOU »'■' time." death of John Buford, late Receiver and Collector for soid county, his Excellency the Governor be, and he is hereby authorized to allovv' the ollieer elected to fill said vacancy until tlie 1st day of ]\larch, 1?G3, to make his final payment to the Treasurer of this State ; Provided nevertheless, that said Collector shall be required to pay into the Treasury on the first day of each month, until his final settlement, thcamount of ta\ collected by him. Assented to Kovember 28, 1SG2. (No. 10:5.) All Act to aJloiv the Receiver (J?id Collector of taxes for the e(nir:ty of Duohj, until 20t.h day of FcbrvMry, 18G3, to make a final settlement ii-ith the Slate TreaHurer, and for other purjwses. 2. SiiCniON I. Be it enacted oy the General Assembly, That the jForDooivco ^'^^ Keceiver and Collector for i)oo1y county be, and he is hereby liu'zxuKeL. allowed until the 20th day of February, 1SG3, to make his final settlement with the State Treasurer, instead of the 20th Decem- ber, 18G2, as now presciibed by law ; Provided, nevertheless, that said Collector shall pay over to the State Treasurer, on the first day of each month, all tax moneys collected by him. 3. Sec.il And be it further enacted, That the Inferior Court of Dooly county be, and they are hei-eby authorized to receive (in ■9 ^i^^o" payment of taxes assessed for the support of soldiers' families,) S^^ft^"- produce of any kind, suitable for said purpose. .'" " Sec. III. Repeals conflicting laws. Assented to D.ecember 15th, 1SG2. (No. 104.) An Ac', to legalize and mahe valid an order jKisscd by the Inferior Court of Ech lis county, levying an extra tax vyon the citizens thereof for the sujqxrt of the indigent women and children, for the year 18G2. 4. Section I. Ik it enacted, ^v., That the order passed by the ^^^.J^'J'Inferior Court of Echols county, levying an extra tax upon the citizens thereof for the support of indigent women and children, for the year 18G2, is hereby made legal and valid. Sec. II. Repeals confiicting laws. Assented to December Gth, 1862. (No. 10-5.) An Act to legalize a tax levied by the Lfcrior Court of Worth county, ■ for the year 1862, and for other pnri^oses, c^c. Whereas, the Grand Jury of Worth county, at the Spring PRIVATP: and local laws.— Taxes. 97 ' Tax levied by Inferior Court of Wortli Couuty. term of the Superior Court for the year 18G2, failed to make a recomineiidatioii to the Justices of the Inferior Court of said county, as to the amount of tax to be levied for the aid and sup- P'>'«"5ie. port of the indigent families iu the military service from said county, for the year ISG^ ; and at the Fall term of said Court the Grand Juiy did make a recommendation that a tax for the sum of $6,500.00 should be levied, and did authorize the said Court to issue the bonds ot the county, to raise thereon the money imme- diately ; ^bid icherais, €ome doubt exists as to the legality of said Act, under a strict construction of the law : •"). Skci'ION I. Bi: if t/irrr/brc cnactcil hi/ the General Assembly o/"^^^ ,^ ^i. iicorgia, That it shall be, and is hereby made lawful, for said i'^' ^^'^rti' .(■»• Justices to levy and collect said tax, and fiilly to carry out the recommendation of said Grand Jury. Sec. IL Repeals eondicting laws. Assented to December f)th, 1^02. RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED I5Y THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF GEORGIA, AT AN AMUAL SESSION IN 1862. No 1 Defense of Savannah. " *2. <\)mmitt»'e on Salt Supply. " 3. Transportfttion of Salt to Gi reorjria. " 5 Ackuowledi^ing presence and protec- tion of God. *' C Committee on General Vaccination. "' 7. Committee on' Asylum for Deaf and Dumb. " 8 Master Armorer to examine Card Ma- chinery and report. " 1/. Seizure of FacioneB and Tanneries. " iO. AppointmentofCoinmisFiouer to audit claims for cjiin.s. " ) I, Si^zure of Ei)iiine. Women of Georgia. " 17. Cart" for sick and wounded soldiers. " 18. Appointment of SlHie (}e(dogipt. " 19. Sliipmeiit of corn fur de.-titute persons. '" liO. Salary and expensei- of Hon. Thomas Butler King. " SI. Transportation of Salt for citizens of Georgia. " ?2. Impressment of Frcvj NcfjrocR. " 33. Commissi. mors of li>wn of Madison. " 34. Clemi^ntft' Patent Hand Loom. " 35. Ttiauksto autlivritifK of Florida. " 2ti. C-orrmxittee on New Work on Arithme- tic. " 27. Additional time to certain Tax Collec- tors. Xo. '2S. Committeee on Lunatic A.-y)iim eon rfolidated. " 20. Ambulance Cars &.C., on W. &, A. K. Koad. " 30. Appropriating fcliool fund of Gihoer and Sciiveu. " 'M. Dues to W. & A. R. Road. " ;W. Suitu on claims ajraiiist soIdierK. " Xi. Substitutes for sleve.s liable to impress- ment. " 34. Im)>ressment of slaves of refujieea. " 35. EU'otiou of Public Printer and Bank Director. '■ 3r.. Payment of School fund for Butts county. " 37. Returu of Powd«r loaned to Confed- erate Government. " 3*^. Committee on alleged I'raud on Peni- tentiary. ' 3'J. Payment of .School fund I'or Rabun comty. ' 40. Two Regiments for State service an- thorizt'd. ' 41. Investit;ation of conduct of Confeder- ate Quartermasters, Ciuiinii-tsarjes, Surgeons &c., reipiustcd. 42. Commendatory of ISth Re}rinient G». Vols, and accepting stai.'dof colors. 43. Distribution of Code. 44. Slaves hired by Confederate anthori- ties and put under cmitractors. "♦."i. Re.lativrt to planting cotton. 4G> Cotton Spinners' Associ.'ition and Cot- ton Planters' Convention. ' 47. Conn;\ittec on Flags captured by 18lh Ga. Regiment. ' 4H. Relative to defenses at Savannah. (No. L) Whereas, it is evident, that the theatre of war, must soon be trnnRf'Trcd from the battle fields of Virginia, to the senport towns ol' our cotton States; mid irhncr/s, emulating the devoted heroism '''*^*»<'- of the people of Vicksbiirji, we desire for Georgia, that her seaport city, HJiould be defended to the last extremity, at v, hutever cost of life or property. 100 RESOLUTIONS. Savannali — Salt Supply— Thanks to Almishty God. B,<-naTal of woiAPu an Resolved, That in the opinion of the General Assembly of Geor- gia, the city of Savannah should never be surrendered ; that it o't« to b« should be defended street by street, and jiouse by house, until if •■rreii ere . ^^^j-gj^^ ^j^g yjctors' spolls sliould be alone a heap of ashes. JlcsoIvcJ, if the House concur, That the Joint Finance Cornmit- 'i tee, be instructed to report forthwith a bill, appropriating such sum as nuiy be necessary for the removal of the helpless women and children in Savannah, to a place of security. copyofre*>- Rc'sokril , That ft "Copv of these resolutions b(; forwarded by the e^iraj'^om- Governor, to the Geberal commanding, with the assurance, that BBwdin?. ij^g people of Georgia, will endure any calamity, rather than suf- fer her soil to be polluted by the tread of the abolition invader. Cordially approved November 8, 1862. (No. 2.) Res(,/rccl, That a joint committee cons^isting of three frcuu the r,«Ei«itt«. House, appointed by the Speaker, and two from the Senate ap- p!^° "*'•'""• pointed by the President, be constituted to consider and report. upon questions concerning the salt supply. Approved to November 10, 1S62. (No. 3.) _ A resolution to Jociltlatc the transiiortution of Salt to Georgku WiiEEEAS, it is highly important to the people of Georgia, that every facility shall be rendered to the manufacture and transporta- tion of salt ; and 7ohcrcas, we are informed that the Secretary of War has given assurances to some parties engaged in the manufac- ture of salt, that the salt njade by them ibr distribution in Georgia^ should be facilitated in its transit to Georgia, in every reasonable way oonsistent with other re({uirements of the public service. Therefore, 1. Resolved, That vire do most cordially approve this policy of rfcon-the Confederate Government, not only so far as it concerns the er»iD«Mr' State of Georgia, but as to every State in the Confederate States ; iTppfy of 8Rit, and that the Governor be requested to notify the Confederate "ff""""^- authorities at llichmond of all such arrangements as may hereafter be made by him, or with his sanction, for the transportation of salt to Georgia, and respectfully invite the co-operation of the Con- federate Government in such measures as will secure its safa, un- interrupted and speedy transit to the State. Assented November 13, 1362. ^ (No. 5.) . ■'^ Resolved Ist, That the General Assembly of the State of Geor- Tt.aEkfn-:n»58 giR, has sccn wlth heartfelt thankfulness, the practical demonstra- t^^Aimigbty ^.^^ ^^ ^^^ presence of Almighty God, and His protecting Provi-^ F*hc,T federate Gov ernmeDt i nESOLlITIONS. 101 Small Pox— Deaf and Dumb Asylum— Cotton and Wool Cards. -dence ill the many- hard foug-lit battlos, and glorious victories over our coninion enemies since the couimencement of the present war with- the United States. i7tw/m/ '2d, That we acknowledge our dependence for the suc- •cess 01 our cause, upon the uod or nations and ol battles, ana ourin5d«p,Dd- obligation to unite at the throne ot grace lo invoke the continu- ation of His Divine Presence and protecting Providence. Asiiented to November 19 1SG2. (No. G.) R^! deal bij the (rcirnil . 1.sw/h%, That in view of tlie existence •of small pox in various sections of our State, and the obvious du- ty of guarding our people, as far as possible, against the spread^ *^^"^atim-'*" this dangerous and loathsome disease, a joint committee of fiverommit>«.». members be appointed, two from the Senate and three from the House of Kepresentatives, to consider and report upon the propri- ety of the adoption of means for the general vaccination of the people of this State. Assented to November ~'Oth, l^G-2. (No. 7.) Jiry'otccJ bij ilir Gcr.t ml Assrinblif of f/tc Stair of Georgia, That a comr./ittee of three consisting of one from the Senate and two from t)!e Hous(* of Representatives, be appointed to visit Cave j^,;-jf";;^/"'' Spring and inves^tigate the affairs and condition of the«Deaf and^',^]^"- Dumb Asylum ; tiiat said committee be invested with power to send lor p-*ted, if satisfactory arrangements cannot be BoTfraor Ru- made with the proprietors otherwise, to seize all the factories, and ^^rtf,i u. tanneries, and nninulactured articles in this State, or so many of »^toMo/ic8!them as he may Jind necessary, and to appropriate their whole products 10 the use hereinbefore indicated, . till a good [)atr of shoes, and a good suit of clothes aic fMrnished to every Georgia j'rari«>. soldlor lu scrvicc, who needs such assistance ; Froridcd, That lie seize no factory now in the possession of the Confederate Govern- ment ; A?id prov/.d/'d flirt her, That he interfere with no bona fade contract or contracts, which have been made v»"ith the Confeder- ate Government, or its authorized agents, for any of said articles. 2nd. That, the following prices shall be pai.d by His Excellency for the articles herein set forth, viz : Eor leather, per pound, one dollar ; for shoes, .such as are stata- ble for soldieis, per pair, three dollars ; for each block or bunch of cotton yarn, (5 lbs) two and one half dollars; for cotton osna- burgs, per yard, twenty-five cents ; for woolen jeans,* per yard, two dollars ; for cotton shirting !i yard wide, per yard, tv/enty cents, and in the same proportion for shirting of any other width ; for Georgia cassimere, per yard, two and one naif dollars — or such other prices as will afford a reasonable profit upon the prime cost of said articles. 3d, That, should any other article made, raised, imported into,' »»»- ««.r«or manufactured in this State, wlych is not embraced in the fore- ^I^Ji^to'" going schedule, be found necessary for the comfort of our soldiers, •iter »rtioi«. |j^ such case. His Excellency the Governor is authorized to pursue the course hereinbefore pointed out in reference to the articles specified, and pay just compensation therefor. Eriecii to be RESOLUTIONS. 103 mor to tire*. &anf> (unii>lied for State defense— Transport al inn of Salt — (^uarti.-ruiJi.Hter and Com ini«ury Generals. 4th. That, in the evout of Ilis Excellency the Governor seizing any factories, tanneries and shoe shops, lie be authorized to.^J^f" oihploy operatives to work therein, and pay just compensation foi " tticir services. •')fch. That the Governor of this State, be, and ho is horebv au-„ , . thorrzed, il necessary, to extend the limit ol these resolutions, •■^^'""•" y»c for and durini? the year ISG-'], so as to insure cloihinij and shoes for our ncc(>.ssitous Georgia troops, for said y(*ar. Approved November 2-5th, J 8(52. (No. 10.) ItcsaliHtl, That the Governor be, and he is herebv authorized, to t'oiuniUsioB- appointa coimnissioner, or commissioners, to audit the claims for*;'-'*, t" "">''» guns furnished by its citizens for State defense; and that the^'U's." amount due each claimant be paid out of the military fund for State defense. Assented to \ovcmber -Joth, ]^f)2. ^(No. 11.) llc-sdvcd hy (he iirnnnl Axscviblij, That his Excellency the Gov- ei'nor be, and he is hereby authorized and requested to seize so tJovpnior m- inanv cars and locomotives of the different raih'oads of this State, -"i'^'^ear* w • I J 1 i. 1 J. • J 1 i.1 • 1 1 i. traiisp'rtati.'U jrrtnntlca, he cannot obtain tuem otherwise on reasonable terms, asoi««it. may be necessary to transport the salt belonging to this State, now in Virginia, to convenient and suitable depots; and that he be recpiired to pay said railroad compaiiies just comptuisation for the use of" said rolling stock — said compensation to be provided k)V in the general appropriation bill. Frovl/Ird, nothing contained in the foregoing resolution shall au-i'."^«. tfiorize the Governor to interlerc with any requisition made upon Kiiid roads by the Confederate military authorities. Assented to November l'-3, ISG2. (No. 12.) lijxolvnl \sf, hij tin limcral AsscmUi/, That a joint committee, •onsi'^tiuji of three members of the Senate and five membtu'S of the«u»itfrni"- House of Kev)r(!sentatives, be ai)pe ascertained, a list of" those wounded in battle but who survive. In a separate volume shall be preserved a list of the gallant and la- Wroftht' mented dead who fall by the hand of disease, or from wounds in ( ' . battle ; which registry, when completed at the end of the war, shall be deposited in the archives of the State, there to remain a sacred memorial of gallant names and glorious deeds. '3. That since our brave and chivalrous soldiers are and have been standing as guards to our homes, our firesides, our all, and . RESOLUTIONS. W5 Manufacture of Salt in Virginia. are lighting a fanatical and unscrupulous enemy to secure consti- tutional liberty to onrsolves and to tiDnsniit tlie same to our pos- S"ifii<->;» -ind terity. common justice as well as gratitude demands that, by ]uw,toN'p^?J-'3 the General Assembly should, as far as practicable, maintain them "'' in tho field, and their families at home. 0. That the Governor be requested to transmit a copv of these copr of »*<>- I , • - .1 1- A- !• 1 • ^ • , luticns to bn resolutions to tlie commandini:; otncer or each regiment m the ser-'"'«t «» com- r , I • ,^ . "^ ninndcr* of Aico irom tins btate. r-jpon-rtu. Approved November 20, IS 02. No. 14. RefCt::'ii>/is (kcidiliig (he miicllon of (he S(a(c u^kjh. (he conduces vuuJc for t/ic lU'i/nfarturc (f S(il( i/i- Jf''ashi>ig(o/i. Geologist. — Shipment of corn. ■which shall be entered in columns in the tax books of the Receiv- ers, to bi' prepared lor tliat purpose, ^ifisented to November 2hth, 1SGl>. (No. 10.) llcsolvni, Thiit the t.lianks of the General Assembly of the State ^ of Georgia are due, and are hvroby tendered to the ladies of the««« «**♦"■ ■^•hole Stiite, for their active, uiitirinc; and successful ctibrtH to aid' in clothing and making comfortable our soldiers in the field, and for their /eal and devotion in ministeiing to the wants and suflbr- ings of the sick and wounded, by which they iiave demonstrated that "God's la^st, best gift to man is woman," and by which they jirovc, too, that they merit the IJible appelhitiou of " />/r.fW." Approved November 25, 1SG2. (No. 17.) Rc'solrcd 1)1/ Ihc. (irvaril ^Issrmbhj of (he State of' (rcorgia, That his(;„vwi.,ir n.- Kxcellency the Governor be requested to instruct the Superiiiten-llav' comfor- dent of the Western and Atlantic Railroad to lurnish all the pas- H^k t'womu'^ senger cars in his power, lor the transportation of sick and wound-" ' *" ed soldiers ; and in case the passenger cars cannot be furnished, he be instructed to fix up box cars witli comfoitable seats. Assented to November USth, 18G2. (No. IS.) Whekkas, it is the desire of man}- of the citizens of this State that a "Geologist" should be appointed, believing that his services could be made available at present in developing the varied min- eral n^sources of Georgia: Br it tlurcforc Trjidocd, That the joint standing Committee on Agriculture be instructed to take into consideration such an an-"' •"'f"** ^■ poiiitment, and report as soon. as practicable, by bill or otherwise. vVikscnted to Decembei* l'>th, lxG2. .(No. 10.) A llrfiitlvtiim fis to sJiijiDirnt of' corn Joy dcstilutr pn'sojts, at mcd^inn rnU». WntUKAS, By reason of a very short crop of corn in Northern Georgia, many families of soldiers will sutler for bread during the roming year, unUvss it can be brought at reasonable rates from Southwcslctn CJeorgia. Therefore, I{/'jiolrai, That the General Assembly request the various Rail- road Companies in this State, to ship corn at half rates, which is^'^J^u" ymrchased for destitute persons, and not for sale or speculation ;"|;^p^^^ and that the Governor bo requested to ship the same over the Wc* (No. 24.) Rcfofred, That a committee of three from the Senate and five from the House, be appointed to report to the'Gencral Assembly, oi^diiaupm by bill or otherwise, on the propriety of purchasing the Patent w™""* Right to Clements's Patent Hand Loom, for the benefit of the peo- ple of Georgia. Assented to December S, 1S62. (No. 25.) WiiKKEA^^, The State of Florida, through her authorities, has luanifesied towards the citizens of this State, a degree of liberality unusual in this day of selfishness, in that she has granted privile- ges and afforded protection to our citizens, in common with h<'r own, in the manufacture of salt on the coast ; be it therefore. Resolved ''ij (he (iencrnl Asaemblij of (leorgid, That the pi'ivileges ^,,^^i^,, ,,,^^ thus granted and protection thus alforded by the Governor and ';•"""?£•"'.<• other authorities ot 1- lorida arc duly appreciated by the Legisla-*'* «''■''* lure of Georgia; and in behalf of our constituents, we tendt-r liis Excellency and the [)eople of Florida, our hearth^lt thanks for this token of their friendshi[» and disinterested patriotism. Resolved, '2d, That a copy of this preamble and resolution l)Cc Arithmetic. — Tax Collectors in certain cos. — Ambulance Cars on W. &. A. B. B. ~ : (No. 26.) ^~^ A Resolution to appoint a joint commlitc/: to examine a yiciv icorh o». Arithmetic. WiiERE.vs, A citi/cn of tins State, has prepared a. new work on Arithmetic, which he has now present to submit to the General Assembly ; tlierelbre, be it Resolved bi/ the it r acrid Assembly, That a joint committee of three c«iiH.i««.- allowed until the lirst day of March next to collect the taxes from the titizens of said counties. Assented to December 0, 1SG2. (No. 28.) ^ Resolution to c&molidate the standing committees of the House of Repre- sentatives and the iNote8. — SoMiere. Itt»otutlort to appropriate the »ckool fund of the co^unties of Gibner and Scriixn. Jicsolrcd by the (ic?icriil Asscrnbli/, That tlie Justices of the Inferi- or Coiuts ot the counties of Gilmer aiui Scriven are hereby autho- i/ed to appropriate the school funds belonging to said counties for'^elia the purchiise of such amount of sa-lt as the Governor of this State !f^'"« luay be able to furnish lor the people of said counties; rrovidcd,'ch^*Z^. that 8o soon as s;ii(j salt shall be distributed and sold to the people of said counties by said Justices, under the regulations prescribed by the Governor lor the distribution of salt amoag the different counties of this State, the said Justices shall refund said mo- mo«t v i„ l\ey to the Ordinaries of sasd counties for school purposes. r.-te»*™. Assented to December — , 1862, (No. 31.) The immediate demand upon the State of Georgia for a very large amount of money to aid in the vigorous prosecution of the existing war, renders it necessary to make all its means available : T7*crrforc be it resolved bij the (icncral Assembly of Georgia , That it is the duty of his Excellency the Governor, and he is liereby t^^- !.^,^^J!^^^'l, quired and directed to collect all du6s to the Western and Atlan-^^- f,*. r. tic Railroad, whether of a public or private nature, at the earliest p"'"^*"" possible day. And br it further resolved, That the prompt payment of all debts ^'"^'^p^'j^?- which may hereafter become due to said Railroad, be required of^^''"^*"**'*" all ^^rt^T impressed under the authority of the above recited resolutions, ''w**"''' ""that the owner of said slave or slaves sliall have the right of hir- ing otliers to put in the place of those liable to impressment. Assented to December 12, 1S62. ■ (No. 34.) Wheekas, thwe are several persons, refugees from the coast of this State, and who have had a portion of their slaves seized and carried off by the Abolitionists ; and whereas, said persons have purchased lands in the interior, and are no\t clearing and enclos- ing lands for the future support of themselves and families ; and whereas, the slaves of such persons are now subject to impress- ment for public defense. To remedy this wrong, be it *«tedn<>tto Resolved, That the Governor be requested to relieve the said c°reft^'^citi/ens from such impressment of their slaves. Assented to December 10, 1862. (No. 35.) RcwJvcd, tlie House concurring, Both branches of this General E»eti<» a( Assembly will convene in the Representative Hall on Friday 21st Tr^'i^dB'^^i instant, at 12 o'clock M., for the purpose of electing Public Print- i,.rrrtr.r. ^^ ^^j ,^ Bauk DlrectoT on the part of the »State, for the Bank of the State of Georgia. (No. 30.) A R(Solul'ioii. (lulJioriz'nig the jfoi/mr/it of the School Fund oj Butts count tj to br. paid to the Deputy Ordinary of said county. Rcwhfd, That the Governor is hereby authorized to pay the s^^o^foad School Fund due t^e county of Butts for the year 1SG2, to the !»«^.'' order of Asa Buttrill, Deputy Ordinary, upon said Deputy giving bond in lieu of the Ordinary. Assented to December 13, 1SG2. (No. 37.) Wheueas, the State of Georgia has heretofore loaned to the Confederate Government about one hundred and sixty thousand pounds of powder ; and whereas, the State now Heeds a portion of the same for its internal police: fcnfeaerate Bc it thcTpforc rcsolvcd by the Senate and House of Rep-escntatives, Squt^'u That the Confederate Government is hereby respectfully requested ^.n.pow. ^^ ^Q^y^y.^ ^0 the Governdr of Georgia, twenty-five thousand pounds RESOLUTIONS. 113 A. P. Bell.— School Fund of Rabuu^Two ReRimentti of Militia. of the amount of powder so loaned, as soon as the same can be done,»for the use of the State. Br it further resolved, That a, copy of this preamble and resolu-copy^rosoiu- tioii be ibrward^d to his Excellency the President of the Confede-'wdedV'" rate fctatos. Assented to November 22, 1SC2. (No. JiS.) 11/ >nlc;;l hi, the SerMfc and House of Represdftativat, That a com- niittoe of five be a[>pointt'd, two from the Senate and three froTO the House, for the purpose of investigating the frauds suggested,',;"™"^ by a special report of the Committee on the Penitentiary, and the,,;: .,;■ Ci. subject of the purchase and sale of a lot of shoes by A. P. Bell ['.'."'j.'"'"'''"" from the Penitentiary; and that said committee be vested with full power and authority to send for persons and papers; and if necessary, in their judgment, that they repair to Atlanta, or othci- places, for the purpose of making such investigation ; and that they have power to compel the attendance of witnesses, at such time or times and plac.?s as tliey may select; and that said com- mittee report to the General Assembl}' on the subject during the present session of the same. Absented to November 22, ] SG2. (No. :]9.) It being repii'seuted to the General Assembly, that the Ordina- ry of the county of iRabun is dead, and that his successor has not been elected and commissioned, and that there is therefore no Or- dinary in said county to receive the school fund to which said county is entitled; and it being repres;enled that the people of said county desire the Hon. F. A. Bleckley representative from said county, to draw and carry said fund to said couoty. Tlunfore rcsolrnJ hy ihc So/ate a.»d Jhvxe. of' Reprr-e/ifotires, Th'dt said money be paid over to tlie said Bb'ckley on his filing his written j;'^^™\,^f;j°^_ obligatien ia the oilice of the Treasury of this State, for the P«v-Vi„'^.'ir"V" inentof said money to the Ordinary of said couidv. so sonu as one '■'■•<^^'*y- shall be elect(?bj, TllUi. 1 llC < • (»\ i ' iru 1 1 be, c'llld jiO 1-- hereby authorized to call into the service of the IState, two R'^g- , .„,^._ . „ lueiitsof Milili'i. to consist of comiinnies not exceeding one hi, - Mpcd men, rank nd fde. includingthc two companies now in s( ■■■■%■ vice on 1' rn and Atlantic Rail Woad ; such amount of said force ti) Im I un.M.yed for iruarding and protecting the Pail Hoad bridizes of lids State, as he may deem necessary ; and the remain- der ' " '•rce, (o be used for such purposes, anfl at such points in lb ■ . as to His Excellency shall seem advisable. 8 114 RESOLUTIONS. Qaartei-masters, Commissaries, Surgeons. Agents and other oflSciale. Resolved farther, That His Excellency the Governor, be, and he is hereby authorized, in raising said Regiments, to advertise and call for volunteers from all the militia, except the part in actual _ , service of the Confederacy, and from such able bodied citizens of onteer. this State, Hot subject to military duty, as will volunteer ; stating where each Regiment will be located or expected to perform ser- vice ; and the same shall be organized by the Adjutant General of Jf^^^^'i^.j this State, pursuant to the laws now of force in said State, and such rules and regulations, consistent therewith, as he may pre- scribe therefor. Resolved furt/ur, That the Regiments so organized, shall be gov- subjectto erned by and subject to, the rules and artices of war of the Confed- ilonJ'^' eratc States, the military laws of the Confederate States, and the Confederate regulations for the army, so far as consistent with the Constitution oi Georgia. Resolved further, That the pay and allowances of the ofiicers, non- commissioned ofiicers, musicians and privates, shall be the same as *''y- in the Confederate army, and drawn from the military fund pro- vided for the year 1860, according to the usage now obtaining. Assented to Dec. 13th, 1S62. (No. 41.) Whereas, there is complaint against the Quartermasters, Com- missaries, Surgeons, Agents and other officials connected with the war department of the Confederate States, in regard to the perfor- rreambk-. mancc of various duties connected with^their resjjective posi- tions; and mucli loss to the Government, and injury to the hun- gry, half clothed, sick and wounded soldiers, has been and will be occasioned by their improper conduct, much of which has failed to come to the knowledge of the liead of the department. Tiiere- fore, Rc-^ohed Ist, 'h\ft'hc Scaatcand House of Representatives, That the Sec- retaVy of war, be, and he is l|ireby earnestly requested, to insti- sec'yof vvnrtute investigation, into the conduct of all the aforesaid officers and investuat,*'' agents, and especially as to the conduct of the Surgeons in the dif- SgSnifcoD- ferent Regiments and at the hospitals, and their assistants and nur- tlma?e^,''"8es, and waid masters, and especially, as to the conduct, contracts, surg^ourte!&c., of <^iarterma.sters, Commissaries, and agents, in their own* localities and elscvv-here, and whether or not they may have been interested directly or indirectly, as silent partners or otherwise, in Government contracts, and what speculations they have engaged in on their own account while they were in the pay and employ- ment of the Government ; and the manner in v/hich they have performed their duties in furnishing our soldiers with the necessa- ne? of life; and in all cases where the investigation discloses any "" want of ability or fidelity, or neglect of duty, to remove such of- ficer or agent after seeing that he is punished for the same, and ap- point such only in his place as can produce full and satisfactory evidence of his competency and good moral character. RESOLUTIONS. 11-5 18th ReRt. Ga. Volunteers.— Code of GetH-^ifu itcd to lllUIlU-tttt* Resolved 2J, That his Excellency the Governor, be fequested to^^^^^ •present this subject, with a copy of these resolutions, to the Sec- qm^«t!^ W retarv of war, with such su>'- 1» s«n»- 1--/1 r l^ ^^ c 11 tors and Hep* quest that they use their innuence tor the passaij;e ot sucn laws as will most likely remedy the evils complained of. Assented to December Kl, 1SG2. (Np. 42.) 1st. Be it rcsolrrd bij the General Asseinbhj, That the people of the State of Georgia, through their representatives, do hereby ex-con.mpBdmj: press their high appreciation of the intrepid valor, cool courage, tot'-.'^'^"''" and heroic daring of theolhcers and privates of the ISth regiment of Georgia Volunteers; and that they together with their brethren inarms from this State, are entitled to a prominent position in the historic page of brilliant achievements in this revolution, and to live in the hearts and memory of a grateful people. 2d. The State of Georgia hereby accepts with feelings of pride and pleasure, the two stands of colors tendered by W. T. Wofibrd,,^J,fX"^ior. Col. commanding the ISth Ga. regiment; and that his Excellency the Governor, be requested to have attached to each standard a suitable inscription, giving the name of the soldier capturing it, with such incidents of .said battle as in lii.s judgment, shall suitably perpetuate the same for future generations; and that the same be deposited among the archieves of the State. 3d. That his Excellency the Governor be, aud he is hereby in-„,..,^,^.„ ^;_ structed. to have too suitable medals prepared; one tor private T. ;'^J[\''^f'- H. Korthcut, of Captain O'Xeil's company from Cobb county, ' and one for private William Key, of Captain lloger's company of Bartow county ; upon each of which, appropriate ij.scriptions shall be made, to be by him presented to these bravo soldiers, in the name of the peoj)le of Georgia. Approved December 1-5, 1SG2. (No. 45) IlcsoLccd, That His Excellency the Governor, be and lie is here- by authorized and requested to distribute among the several ofli- nirtnh.Ai^, cers of thi.s|State, the copies of the Code of Georgia, now on hand, i,,"^^"^"- such naanner as in his discretion he may think Oest; and that he be further requested to receive from the publisher of the Code, the remaining copies of said Code, due the State, although the same may not be bound in full leather; provided said volumes shall be bound in cloth, with leather tips, such a« the sample shown last, -^ .v.^.^ Summer to the Governor and codifiers, by said publisher, and dis-{f'"''£"/;i," tribute said last named volumes with the laws aud journals. t ^.Jcvutod. Assented I© December 13, 15G2. 116 RESOLUTIONS. Slaves at work on tlie defences at Savanriali.— Cotton. — Cotton I'lanters' Coiiveutioa. (No. 44.) WiiKUEAs, information has been received, that the Confederate authorities having charge of tiie defences at Savannah, have taken the slaves of citizens of this State, hired at a very low price, and Preamble, pjacccl tlicm undcr chargo ot contractors, vvho have thu.s realized a large profit from the Confederate Government, which is manifest- q°cTted"o''''ly uiijust to the citizens of this State. Jinj^f dil"'' ; Be'il therefore rcsolvrd h>j the General Asmnbhj of Georgia, That his. iiffaioro? Excellency the, (J overnoV, be requested to provide against this un- .tutr'u^iofs^ just discrimination. Assented to December 13, 1S62. (No. 45.) Wherkas, the General Assembly of Georgia has, with great unanimity, at this session passed a law having for its object the securing the growth of an abundant supply of provisions in this State, and in which said law the cultivation of cotton lias been jiartially prohibited ; A/id Khcreas, it is of vital importance that ^''■'''^^^''- the policy thus adopted by the State of Georgia, should be uni- form in all the cotton growing States, in order to proniotc the greatest good : Be it therefore resolved hij the Gniera.l yl.sscmblij of Georgia, That his Excellency the Governor be instructed to transmit to each of Ptantiug cot- the Executives of the cotton growing States, a copy of the cotton Act passed by this General Assembly, accompanying said Act with an appeal to the cotton growers of said States, to make the same concessions to our common cause tJiat have thus been liiade by the cotton growers of Georgia. Assented to December 13, 1S02. (No. 4G.) Remlced hij llie General Ammbhj (f the St(rlc of Georgia, That the Governor be, and he is hereby authorized to take such steps as he. may deem necessaiy and proper, in forwarding the efforts of the I,tS°Io'" Cotton Spinner's Association and Cotton Planters' Convention of iff'cXu'"'*' this State, in promoting (be spiiming of cotton into yarn for home SfoD^tc: consumption to meet the wants of our pi ophi during the war, and ibr export to foreign countries thcreailer, it being distinctly under- stood and stated that the power hereinbefore grated, is granted on the application of said Cotton Si)inuer's Association, and for the private benelit of the parties composing the samcjund that nc expense to the State is to be incurred under this resolution, or un- der any appointment that may be made, or action that may be had in pursuance thereof. Assented to December 13, 1SG2. RESOLUTIONS. 117 , Flags captured by tlie ISth GHtf. Regt. — Denfenses at Savaunah. (No. 47.) • . Rrsuicrd, the ]Iouse concnrrinfl:. That tlie Messas^e of His Ex- cellency the Governor, ou the subject of certain Hags captured by the 18th Georgia Piegiinent at the hite batth^ of Manassas, be re- ferred to a joint coniinittee, three from the Sifjuate, and five from *'i;j,!'f„™ theHon.se, to be appointed by the President of the Senate and fj^^y i!;^?^'; Speaker of the House; and that said committee be instructed to Jl^'j^i^fc!^'! report to the Houses of tlic General Assembly, at their earliest convenience. Assented to December Jo, ISGi'. (No. 48.) WiiKRKAs, H. W. Mercer, Brigadier General Commanding at the city of Savannah, has informed his Excellency the Governor that h J lias no power longer to hold tho slaves now laboring on p^,,^,,^^,^ the defenses of said city ; that he will make no further eftbrt to secure lal)orers himself, and that if the people and government of the State of Georgia mean Savannah to be defended, they must themselves furnish the necessary labor; And xrlvrras;, the Governor has communicated the same to the General Assembly, and re([uested its aid and discretion [direction?] in the premises : -h 2Vierf'j'm'c resolved by (he Senate and House of Reprcscntotives, That his Excellency the Governor be requested to enquire, without de- lay, of the War Department of the Confederate States, whether it is the sense and desire of said Department that negro labor should snvMr'ai.. be employed to complete the earth defenses around the city of Savannah ; and if so, whether it is the wish of the War Depart- ment tiiat the State of Georgia shall furnish said labor. Bcsnhed farther. That should the War Department desire said labor to be furnished by the State of Georgia, the General Assem- ,bly will grant an adequate appropriation out of the Treasury, and J^'\'^,^p[i^ place it in the hands of the Governor ^ox the purpose of complet- ing said defences by contract, on such terms as his I'^xcellerjcy may be able to n*akc ; the work to be done according to plans and specifications to be furnished by the General commanding this Department. Rexolccd/urtkrr, That, in case the Governor cannot make the contracts necessary in the pr(Miiise.s, (or shall be satisfied that the same cannot be made,) the Governor shall be authori/.ed to im-t;,, u Haw, press the ntimber of negroes necessary, giving due credit to thernnlra.rwti counties and individuals furnishing negroes hen'tofbre, and to other giX^Ju."*" counties in exposed positions of the State which may be engaged in making obstructions for public defense; Pmrithd, that such im- pressment shall begin with the county of Chatham, and counties contiguouH thereto; And prodded Jiirihcr, That, in the event of impressment, just and reasonable compensation shall be paid for the services ot the negroes so impressed. A«^seotcd to November 14, ISG'J. IT . ACTS OF THK t GENERAL ASSEMBLY OK THE STATE OF GEORGIA, PASSED IN lM:iXjIliE21DC3-3E3'VXZjXiE!, AT THE CdLLED SESSIOX MARCH AND APRIL 1863. MILLEDGEVILLE.: BOUGHTON, NI8BET A BARNES, STATE PRTNTERP. 1SC.3. %•> 9 TABLE OF TITLES, DIVISIONS, iC. PART I. PUBLIC LAWS. TiTLi: L— AGRICULTURE AND CO^^BIEUCE. '• 1 1.— APl'ROPRTATIONS. " III.— ASYLUMS. " IV.— BANKS AND liANKIXG. ^ v.— CODE OF GEORGIA. re vi.—COMJION CARRIERS. " VII.— DISTILLATION. '' VIIL— LX'RS, ADM'RS, GUARDIANS, SiC. " IX.— GENERAL A^SSEIMBLY. u X.— INSlTtANOE COMPANIES. " XL— JUDICIARY. " XIL— LAND, GRANTS, &C. " XIII.— ^IILITARY. w XIV.— MINING. u XV.— PENAL CODE. " XVL— PUBLIC PRINTERS. " XVII.— SALAIUES AND FEES. " '■ XVIIL— TAXES. " XIX.— TRANSPORTATION. - XX.— WESTERN c'( ATLANTIC R. K. ♦ STATUTES OF GEORGIA PASSED AT THE t EXTRA OR CALLED SESSION . IN <» MARCH AJ^D APRlLyXSm, PART 1.— PUBLIC LAWS. TITLE I. AGRICULTURE AND COMMERCE. S*;c. ]. Certain leases of suit lands dcclured voij. (No. lOG.*) All Act {<) prcvciK vioti92)olics ahd spcailadoji in rcniing or leasing salt lands and waters on the coast of' Georgia., and fur other piajyoscs. Whereas, There have been, and now are persons engaged in renting, leasing and monopolizing all the coast lands bordering on valuable and aco(^ssible localities for good salt water, with a view i'r<'B'nw-. to monopolize all the valuable salt making localities, thereby de- creasing the quantity of salt manufactured on the Georgia coast, and increasing the price thereof, which, under the existing state of our country, is now impolitic and unjust. 1. Seci'IOX I. The General Assembly of the State ioii cndtil — CcMrii.iii. 124 . PUBLIC LAWS.— Ai'PROi'RiATiONS. Salaries of Juflgea.— Per fliem of rrcsident of Seunte, Speaker of House and Members. TITLE II. APPROPRIATIOXS. Sec. 1. Salariys of Judges. ISec. 0. Advances by Stnte Treasurer on «al«- J " 5. Increase of salaries how drawn. | ries. ' ^ '♦ 3. I'er diem of Prcs't Sennte and Spea- " 7. App'n to Jolm E. Erskin— to A, V. ker of Hou.^c— Mileaf;o. Per diera ' Wright. Preaiiiblo. App'n to Ass't of members— Mileage. No mem- 1 .Tonruulizing Clerk of Senate for ber to receive pav fi*r absent time: l^Gl; . _ -i I without leave. ' I " •^. Per diem and nuleaj;o to eommitt6fe to I •' t. l»hv of Secretnrv of Senate. Clerk of | investigate Q.'Mu.^ter'.'^ and Co^'y ' iloiise. Proviso. App'n for con- 1 General's oftices. ?,[deage and per tingent expoiisrs to Sec'y of S'-nate ■ diem to their clerk. Distribution ol and Clerk of House. | appii to members of the Com. " 5. Pav of Messengers and Doorkeepers. " 9. App'u to certain Railroad men j^nd Pay of Clerk of Military and Judi- ' iron masters invited to attend Cofav eiary Committees. App'n to pay for mitt«e on Transportntion. lights, stationery, '' ^" ^'^^ receipting the Treasurer 10 Sec.X. Bcafanhcr aiacicd, That the sum often dollars ^^^^^.^^"^ \^ appropriated to R. R. Cuyler, George W. Adams, t";h'^v?t:^t^!^^^^«^^ n,f '■' .^'^'"'''^ ^^""^' C^^^'''^^-^ L.Schlatter, and Wil- att.:.d con..Ham L. Clark, and William T. Quimberlv and Virgil Powers Rail- road n^anagers and L'on Masters, invited here to meet the Commit- tee on Transportation. Assented to ISth April, 1S63. PUBLIC LAWS.— Asylums. j 1 127 Appropriation to Lunjitic Asylum. TITLE III. ^ ASYLUMS. LUNATIC ASYLUM. Sec. I. A'lditiomlapproprintinnof $-30.000tof.Sec. 2. Fiirtlier appropriation of $S}0,000to Lunatic Asylini) for lSt;;t, for. •?uppoi1 be expetnlid tliiH tall to buy provi.s- of pauper piilienls. i'lns and clothiiiy for u>ieof tlie A.sy- luin next ytnr. (No. .lOS.) An Act to make an addluonal nppropnatmi to the /and/or the support of pauper jm tie fits In thr Slate Lunatic Axi/Iuin, fur the year 18G0, a?id further to appropriate a .»«/« of' money for the special and express pur- pose alone, of providing the means to enahlc the authorities of the tn-^ stitution to purchase during the fall or u-inter seasons when facorahle op- portunities pjcsent, supplies of' provisions and clothing for th6 ensuing year. 1. Section I Beit enacted by the Senate and House (f Rcprcseu- iatives of the State cf Georgia, That the sum of twenty thoiisaiKl„';fp'',i|^;;'»'i,^ dollars, be, and the same is hereby appropiiated from any funds L'„,lf,l:**A,^': in the Treasury, not other provided for, in aid of the former appro-, ';;^'"j„^'^^i.f,^:. priation, for the support of pauper patients in tlie State Lunatic |':^,;",p;'" p"- Asylum, for the year eighteen hundred and sixty-three. "2. Sec. II. A iul be it farther enacted by the authority aforesaid. That |^^"^'lj;7^rr';^ the further sum of twenty thousand dollars, be, and the same is '';:.>'^,p;;«'<'"'' Jiereby appropriated, for the sole and exclusive purpose of supply- p:'':'*»'"-pj^^- infi; the means to the authorities of the Listirutiou, for makinc: du-'^t'""»'"' rinij the fall and winter seasons when it can be done on favorable^' "«<• terms, such purcliasesof provision and clothing as will be needful for the use of the Asylum during the ensuing year ; Provided, that such sum or such proportion of it, as may not be used', shall be re- ''"'"'■ funded to the Treasury, (if practicable) from the subse([uent regular appropriation made by the General Assembly, for the support of pauper patients for the next year. 3. Sec. III. Repeals conflicting laws. Assented to April 1.7th, 1.SG3. 128 PUBLIC LAWS.— Banks axd Banking. Jleehanicfi' Saviugs Bank of Atlanta. titleIv. '^ BANKS AND BANKING. Soc. I. Mcchnnicf' ^'ar7iif;s /Jaw/.-, iiioorpora- tfd. •:' '2. Capilitl stock s30.00ft, and jaaj* be in- crea.. I'ei-sonnl liability of .sfoekliolders. ■.Ji). Notice of intention to tran.xfer stock must be published. Tw. Duration of cliarter30 yeari*. oS. '■'■Georgia iSarin^'s £ciJ>-," iucoi"pora- tcd. 39. Capital stock ?30,OCO, aiay be increas- ed to §;100,0(!0. ;0. Not to be less than 5 stockholders ; nor any cue to oviii more than one third of "the capital t-toek. Towers and privileges. By-Laws. Organization of bank. No certificate to i.s.suo for less than one dollar. Cer- (Ilicates issued not to ese6ed three liuies amount of capital stock paid in. rersonnl hubility of stockholders. Thr Cherokee Inxvrance and Bankhi"^ Company relieved from a certain tax ji fa. j'lie issuing of certain change bills for tin- W. and A. U. Iv., legalized. '!!. ^■l. !•). Eligibility of voters voting for Dir.-e- tors. Voting may be'by proxy. El- igibility of Director. Pri.'.^idei;t, Cashier and other ciflieors. Bond of Cashier. Limitation of indebtedness of Bunk. Perso'ii'.l liability of stookholders. Duties of Directors. Dividend.*. Stockholders shail cot boiTOw moaej of bank on pledge;* of their stock. ' Settlements \.ilh other banks. •• II'. '^ Thr Mechanic.^ Sfrinf( Axsoriat'ion" iucorporatcd. Powers, Azc, Ma.'\ hold lealestatf. B»-Laws. Seal. '■ -.0. Capital stock <;lOO.I)l)()_:.iav be in- creasedto ^20;),00li. Shares ^5'J each " 21. When Association jnav organize. " 22. When iJSoO.OOQ are .paid in, Director.' mftysu.-jpend fiu'tiier calls. " 23. Terms of receiving deposits. " 24. Deposits and payments how made. " rJ'). How the capital stock and money oi the As.sociation, are t(» be invested. liimit of indebtedness of « Gconria, That J. K. Simmons, A. W. Jones, C. C. Hammock, L. S. Salmons, R. Crawibrd, ^X. P. Harden, J. AY. Shackleford, E. li. Sasseeni ^Y. Solomon, M. A. Unson, J. H. Connally, and their as- j'..wi*s i.0. cj^jgio^^^i^ y^^l successors, be constituted a body corporate and politic to receive deposits en interest, and to loan the same, muler the Mecbaric*' "amc and style of tlio "Mechanics Saving Bank," to be- located at su^mss'sank Atlanta, Georgia, and by this name and style, are hereby invested with the following rights, powers, and privileges, and made sub- ject to the following restrictions : PUBLIC LAWS.— Banks axd Banking.^ 129^ Tmders' and Importers Bank. 2. Sec. II. The. capital stock of said institution shall be thirty (.^pij^, ^^^^ thousand dollar?, with the privilege of increasing it to any sum riotfi*^."""-;^ exceeding one hundred thousand dollars, as may be deemed Pxpe-'^7,',";'i^^ dient by them, to meet the wants of the community ; the said cap-^i|;°';^^)*:'^^^^ ital stock shall be a fund pledged for the security of deposites. «i<-i><'"t«. 3. Six. III. The stockholdt'rs shall have power to make rules, ,j,..,„^., regulations and by-laws, lor the numagement and direction of its affairs ; and in accordance with the laws of this State, through their properly constituted otliccrs, they shall have power and Jiii-^l'iir,.,'^ thonty to do all things needful for the sale and successful manage- ment of the institution : they may issue certificates of deposite at. such rates ot interest not exceeding seven per cent, as mav be agreed upon with their customers, and specified in said certificate ; Prnmlcil ih? certificates of deposites to be issued and circulated,^''";'?""* -' shall not exceed three times the amount of capital paid in, and '«•'''•'' Wi>a that ^\\Q iudividniil property of the stockholders shall be liable to . . ' pnv all the dcbis and contracts of said bank, to the extent of the st^'^kboid.r... amount of the stock subscribed by him, her or them ; Frorulcd fur- //.,?• t'l;it this institution shall not be authorized to issue any certifi-j^.^-,^?^\^fj'f,^, caio (.f deposite of a less denoniination than five dollars. il'H'.""iiaii*"'^- -i Sec. iV. The institution hereby incornorated shall 2:0 into,,,, "A o \\ lion pmy operation as soon as the capitol stock shall be all paid in, but not'"'""'""™ before. Assented to only because this bill has been passed by a constitu- tional majority of two thirds. JOSEPH E. BROWN, Governor. April l^th, 1S0-I. (Xo. 110.) An Act to charfrr avil incorj)oratc a haul- in the rlti/ of Auo-iisfn, hij iJn luim/' avd utijlc of t/ir Traders^ and J/nporlcrs* linnk. o. 8i:c. 1. The (inicral Assnuhhj of Cieargia do rfiart, That ^^'il- liam S. Roberts, James Bjowu, William (jibson, Thonias ]>. Phin-c-oriu-atr.:* i/.y, Thomas H. Roberts, Thomas W. Coskery, Zacariah McC-m d, William II. Goodrich and Charles Kstes, be, and they are hcr-hy-p,,,. ...^, ,^ incorporated and made a body politic, bv thcnamcand stvh* ol ■'ii''V;'it". "tne Iraders anAImporlers' Bank," to be located in the.oity ofp"**-'- Augusta, and shall continue until the firf^t day of ]\lay, J 893, and "'"«*■ •• by that name, sliall be able and capable in law to have, purciiasc," '""^''" receive, possess, enjoy and retain to them, and their associate^ r.i.d ''•'■."■' ••* «uccessura. lands, rents, tenruK-nts, and hereditaments, so may bo necessary for the erection of necessary banking houses, .inu Kuch as may bo mortgaged to it as security or conveyed to it in sjit- isfa<|doi; of ear reasonable, and shall ho capabh^ of excrcisinsT .such other powers and authorities of making, revising, altering or enacting all such by-laws and regulations for the government of said company, and that of their otlicers and affairs, asi they, o.r a majority of them shall from time to time think (expedient and not inconsistent with law. 12. Si::('. VIII. The Cashier, before he enters on the duties of,.„^i„^ his office, siiall give such bond and take such oath as tke Di rectors '"«^''»<'- may establish and require. 18. iSec. IX. That from the time that this Act slydl take effect, ''J 'V;''^?''",'^ thc total amount which the bank shall at any tune owe, whether''"'' ^<'*^''""- by bond, bill, note or other contract, shall not exceed three times "p'-^'p"'*!''' the amount of its capital actually paid in. I'i. Sec. X. The persons and property of t;h,€ stockholders in said bank shall be pledged and bound in pro}>oirtio.n to the amount J":"*"' "»- or the snares that eacli mdividual or coiopaiuy may hold in said bank, for the ultimate redemption of the Uills on notes issued by or from said bank during the time he, sho or they may have held such stock, in the same manner as common commercial cases or simple cases of debt, and for six months after they may have res- pectively tr msferred their stock. l-'f. Skc. XI. The Directors shall keep fair and regular minutes Dnti.-, or rn. of all their proceedings, and the books and papers, correspondence "'"'""■ and funds of the company, shall at all times be subject to the in- spection of the Board of Directors or stockholders when conven- \d according to the provisions of this Act. H). Sec. XII. Dividends of the profits of said bank shall be declared and paid half yearly (after said bank has been in opera- '>i^'''^" .orpoia.o! . |>,,^^^,^-|^ Benjamin E. Wells, Ueorge iJolden, L. Haiman and D. Adams, or so many of them as maj^ accept this charter, and their. associates, be, and they arc -hereby constituted a body corporate and politic under the name and style of "The Mechanics Savings. nicH'saviu?^'' Associatlon", and by that name shall havi.' succession and be capa- iuco°i^'orat"d. blc, iu law and equity, of sui]\g and being sued, pleading aod be- Powers, {c«. lug impleaded, answering and being answered unto, delending and being defended, in any of the Courts of tliis .State or of the Con- federate States, to lja"\'e, purch.ajsc, Iiold, possess, receive and retain Mayhuuii-.v^to them and their ,siicces,sors, lands, tenements, hereditaments,, estate., goods, chattels and cliects of any kind whatsoever, and she same- to sell, grant, demise, alien arid dispose of at their pleasure; and. ^'''''' also to make, have, and use a common seal and the sair.e to alter or renew as they may deem proper; and also to make, ordain and By-iav.B, S.C. establish such by-law.? and ordinances and regulations ae shall seem necessary and convenient for the government of said corpo- ration, not being contrary to the Constitution of tiiis State, or of, the Confederate States, or repugnant to this act oi' incorporation; ; and generally to be vested with all the jights and pov/er'> w.hicli:. usually appertain to corpoiation.H. ca Vital gtcok 20. Si£C. IL The capital stock of tliis corj>oration sh;iU be one noo'nn*ma'^^^''>d''^^ thousaud dollars, with the privilege of increasing the {"o^aimooe^ sama to two hundred thousand dollars, and .saiJ stock sindl be di-- Shares ' *5o, yj^jg^j jj^|-q giiarcs of fiftv dollai'S each. W.OU A.f.o- -1- ^EC. in. Th.nt this Association shall be organized by the- ;|,^'^^J[;"j payment of two dollars on each and c\v.Yy share thereof, andi monthly iniitallinents thereafter of one dollar ©u esach and every share, which said payn^ient shall be made on thf first Monday of every month, and shall be paid in such currency as is tak^pWgj:. the banks in Savannah, Augusta and Columbus. 22. Skc. IV. Whenever thirty thousand dollars of the capital ilti'stoclw shall have been paid in, under the provisions of this act, if.- WiBn $58,- Mf MM PUBLIC LAWS.— Banks and Banking. 13a Meflianics" Savings Association of Columbus. shall be lesral for the Directors to suspend further calls, if *they in, oireotore , . ^ ' 1 '■ "' may ei>8p»nrevious to such alteration. 24. Skc. VL That the deposits and payments of this Associa- ,,;,_, ^,, tion shall be resiularly entered and niade, and no monev shall be !'">■'"•■"•''- ^ *■-- fc* ' ./ iiow made. drawn out in a sum less than five dollars, unless to close an ac- count: a)id depositors shall only demand such bills as are current in the city of Columbus, or such bills as are received by tlic Treas- urer of the State of Georgia.- 2-5. Skc. VIL That the capital stock and money deposited shall ■be investeil oiu^e a month, or oftl"Clm-iics' !Saviu_8 Afsociatiori of Colmubus. i^ildhi'i:^ tow a iTifinite ot their proceedings to be kept, which minute shall al- ^'SiTcctof/' ways be open to the inspection of the Stockholders. 29. Sec. XL That if any Stockholder shall fail to pay the in- stock."" "'stalments called in montlily, liis, her, or their stoek shall be for- feited; if such default be notified to such delinquent Stockholder, and the same remain unpaid for ten days after such notice, ^aid stock shall revert to tlie company, or the corporation at its elec- tion may sue such delinquent Stockholder lor his unpaid instal- ments, to the amount of his whole subscription as though the en- tire stock had been called in, and shall be entitled to recover judg- ment thereon, at the lil■^.t term theieaiter. 30. Sec. XIL That no person shall be ([ualilied to act as Direc- Eiijrfwiify ortor, uuless such person is a resident of the State of Georgia, and Director, ^j^^ holdcr, lu lils owu right, of, at least, twenty shares of the cap- ital stock. 3L Sec. XIIL That nothing in this act shall be so construed as Powers of Afi. to ffivc to Said corporatiou the power to issue bills for circulation, fociatioii to ~ . 1 1 • 1 1 • 1 issue bills (or excep tin £; such bills as they receive on deposit, or such as .ire re- rircnlatiou, ■ ^ , , , m /• - i • iiit shall be issueth, ISd:;. •For thie Act, sec Acts ot W)i, p. "-'0. TITLE V. CODE OF GEORGIA. J5ec. 1. Sec. '/M* of Cixle, ainoiidcil. " 2. Src. 1376, repeiiieil. '' 3. Previous liuvs rt'-i'iiaotcil . " 4. Sc."^. ;18(;, ;iS», DXH, 9S'.i, MDO, <.>?2 and StlWoi" Coilc, repculc'l. " .'». Sec. 47li(> of t'o((<-. aniciuled. •' G. Si.'c. 4."):'J (if Code, aincndtil. Sec. 7. Sp.<<. '24SS iuitl v;400 of Coilc, .inT-nd.-d. " ■*<. Tliis act to JO into clft'ct imnK'diatelv. •' '.1. Sic. 17S(,f Code, rciicalcd. " 10. Old law revived. " II. S>;c. 4:;i7 of I'odi,', amended. " I'J. Sec. -t.V.VJ of Codti, amended. (No. llo.) Alt Art to (inu-iid thr thod clitnac of the (I'-VMh) sinii kit/idrcd and thirty-ninth wclion of tl(e Code of Georgia. 1. Section I. h< it tunda!, That the third clanse of the seven Juindred and thirty-ninth section of the Cotle of Georgia, be amen- c^'d.',wn<.i.i- ded by inserting the \vord " male'' betv^'cen the words "white" '" and "persons:" thereby making said clau.s<^ read, "every free white male person between the ages of twenty-one and si.\tv, twenty-five cents."' Sec. II. Repeals conflicting laws. Assented to April fGth, ls():j. (No. lie.) An Art to njKdl the 1370//f. scftioii of the Code of Gconrlii. i?. Section' 1. The (iencrnl A^scmbhj of Georgia do enact, That .section 1;37(; of the Code of (Jeorgia, which reads as follows: " It.<.-. me „r Khali be unlawful for any ehinrh, society, or other body, or anyl'Mrr*'" "' ]»QrKons, to grant any license or otiier authority to any slave or free person of rolttr t(i preach or exhort, or otherwise ofliciate in church matters," be, and The same is hereby repealed. •J. iiKc. II. And that the law in reference to licensing slaves and free persons of color to preach, existing before the adoption of theli^^SSid"" Co«l*, is iierel)v re-f'nacte«l.* Assented to April ]>th, 1SG:J. •For the vtalulc lifnby rtriiwl, foc T. K. K. Cobb'« New Dip;- (Scnate and House (f Ri presenta- tires, That from aiif] after the passage of this Act, sections nine ''i'^t """ ^^'-'"^•■G<1 and eigijity-six, nine hundred and eight}' seven, nine liun- drep and eighty-eiglit, nine hundred and eighty-nine, nine hundred and ninety, nine hundred and ninety-two, and nine hundred and ninety-three of the Code of Georgia, be, and the same are hereby repealed. Sec. II. Repeals conflicting laws. Assented to April ISth, 18G3. (i\o. IIS.) A/i. Act to amend section 4, 70S of the Code of Georgia. ■'). Whereas, The Code of Georgia, in enumerating the crimes committed by slaves, and fixing the punishment for the same, does not embrace the crime of burglary. Sect ion I. The General Assemej/y do enact, That the ci'ime of bur- c^dc-^amcid-o^'"7 ^'^ included in, and made a part of section 4, 70S of said Code, •»^- . which section enumerates the crimes committed b / slave;s, which shall be punished, in the discretion of tne Court, either by death or such other punishment as the Court may prescribe. Assented to April ISth, ISGo. (No. 119.) uln Act to amrtid the four thousand /ice hundred and nineti/-s! ^ . t • . ^ -^ . . - ' Code amei»d-sand Wxo liuudrcd and ninety-second section of the Code of Georgia, be and the same is hereby amended as follows : immediately alter the words in said section, "ready for trial," insert the words '* ex- cept in those cases where the defendant is entitled by law to de- mand a trial.'' Assented to April ISth, JSG3. (No. 120.) An Act amcndaton/ of the 2488 and 2490 sections of the Code of jfjUmi^r- gia. 7. Section I. Tlie General Assembly of Georgia do enact, That ix. shall and may be optional with Executors and Administrators, rUBLTC LAWS.— Code of Geokoia. 139 Code of Gtioijiiii amendeci. in making their returns, to attach copies of their vouchers, as pro- g„^, 2,88 and vidcd in the aforesaid sections, or to lile with said returns the orig-^^'J^J.ld^"^*' inal vouchers, with the Ordinary, which shall remain in said Ordi- nary's qtiice, lor tlie space of thirty days, and alter remaining said time shall be recorded with said return, and when so recorded, shall be returned to said Executor or Adaiiuistrator on demand for the same. 8. Sec. II. Be it fa rl Iter enact ciL That this Act shall go into ellect intoViuoUm" immediately after its approval by the Governor. med.«uiy. Sec III. Repeals conflicting laws. Assented to April 18th, 180:3. (No. 121.) An Act to reptdl the o»c hundred and scvi7ifr/-eighth section nf tJic Code of (rcorgia, and to revive and- jput in Jofcc the laws of this State, jircscrib- tng the manner (tf electing a Messenger and Door Keeper for the Senate and House (f liejire^entatives, prior to the adoption of the Code. 9. Sectiox I. The General Assembhi of the State of' Georgia do tn^ct, That the one hundred and seventy-eighth section of the^^^^^.^!^^[pj Code of Georgia, be and the same is hereby repealed. 10. Sec. II. Be if further enacted, That the laws of this State prescribing the mode and manner of the electing of Messenger and ^/;'J'"*' '"' Door-Keeper for the Senate and House of Representatives prior to the adoption of the Code of Georgia, be, and the same is here- by revived and put in force.* Sec. hi. Repeals conflicting laws. Assented to April ISth, 1863. "Tlif Compiler rnn tiiid no formal act on the ptalutr" bookp. ))reseril)ing tlip modf of elcctinjr Door-Kffiicrs and ^leswcn^jors. They sci-in to have bei'U i-lected liy resolution of each House. (No. 122.) An Act to amend the I'jllth section of the Code of Georgia. 11. Section I. The General Assemhhj of Georgia do enact. That from and after the passage of this Act, section four thousand threer.rdo^^I-nd hundred and seventeenth (4:3]7tli) of the Code of Georgia, be'" amended by adding "Railroad car" after the word "hut," and that tin' same go into eftect on the 2-5th day of April, 1803. Sec. II. Repeals conflicting laws. Assented to l'^th April, Is63. (No. 123.) An Aft to amend the four thousand fire hundred and ninety-second sec- tinn of the Code if Georgia. 12. Section I. The General Assemhhj do enact. That from and Sit. 4317 of 140 PUBLIC LAWS.— CoMMOx Carriers. Jjiabilities of ('oinmou Carrier.s in certain cases. immediately after the passage of this Act, the four thousand five Sec. 4592 of Cot nd. Code ameud- hundred and niuety-second section of the Code of Georgia, be, and the same is hereby amended as follows: by inserting therein im- mediately after the words " uidcss the defendant be in jail," the words, " or otherwise in the sound discretion of tiie Court." Assented to April ISth, 1SG3. TITLE VI. COMMON CARRIERS. Sec. 1. Liability of couimoii carriers in certain cui?es, " '2. May plead in ju.-titieafion of losses, tlmt fjoods have b>'.en seizod or lost hy act of Ci'iifedmate GoverniiK-iit. ThiH act to cease with the war. (No. 124.) An Act to dcjiac the liahtVity of common earners in certain cases. WnER?:.\s, During the existence of the war, there may he occa- sions in which cominon carriers may be unable convey the freight olferod for transportation ; and whereas, certain common carriers Prcambir. liavc pubHslicd a notice, that under such circumstances, they will not transport freight; unless the owner or shipper shall first sign an agreement relieving said cornmon carrier from all liability ; and whereas, such action is burdensome, unjust and liable to gross abuse. 1. Section I. The General Assemhiij of the State of Georgia d/> Liability oi enact. Tluit whenever a common carrier shall give notice that it is commouCar-Qf^,jl)l(^ ^q convev tho frei";ht offered, and shall, notwithstanding tejn^cases.dc-grijj] Doticc, reccivc aud transport freight, they shall be responsible to the shipper or owner for all loss or dam;;ge to such freight ; and all contracts under such circumstances, relieving the common carrier from liability, shall be void and of no etfect. 2. Sec. II. The General Asyembhj th April, 1SG3. PUBLIC LAWS.— Distillation. Act of Noveinbt-r i'Jd, 18(i'^, amended. TITLE VII. 141 DISTILLATION. 8ec. 1. I''iivt ttcr-lionof Art o(" OJl Nov., 18(50. iiiiji'H(((-il. Articles not to be diNtil- k'd. Penalty lor violftliou. Ueflisal M permit (li.-iillory to tie viMited mid ius|)ee4ed, ;>r/?«rt yV/rjc evidence <>l V ioliition of act. Not to interfere M'illi prior continct with Confeder- ate Goveiiinient. '• ■-'. Spirits in;iy be di.-.li!lo(l for tlic C(>untiet- on liceii.-io from Govjrrnor. License tiow obtiiined. Licenses pre>iou»sl\ L-wsued, ni)t ,iff^-cted by tlii:< act. Sec. :!. Owners of stills leased to irresponsible p"isons, and this act violated by tlieni, are '^mUy of a violation of aet. " 1. Stills unlawfully run, declared n public nuisance, and m.-iy be abated as such. I'roceeds of stills condemned, to go to soldieis' families. " o. Duty of ofKcers to give information undei' tliis act. (No. Ifiry.) An Act to alter and ammd an A:t to ^^rnoit the inineccssari/ co/iKjonp- li 071 of gram bij distiflcrs iiid inana/acfitrcrs of' ^2){rittious liquors in, ffiis «SV«/c, npjuoc'cd l\ovctnicr 22d., IbG'J.* 1. vS::ijT' .%' L Tiiu Gtr^.rt-l Asscmhhj of ihr. Slate of (icorgia do en- ,. cic?, Tliiit the iii^c ooction 'jf the Act of whicli this is aniendatory,n;'<"risdN,r» be 80 altcixd an J amended as to read as follows, atid as such tot-i' ' '^"" " become the hiw of this Slate from and after the 20th da}'^ of April, ISG3, and for twelve months after the ratification of a treaty of peace bi?t\vee;i ihe Oaited States and the Confederate States: It shall not be lawful for any person or persons to make or cause to '"^l''',''" ""^ 1 T • 1 • J 1 • r. ■ 1 • . Ill . . toK'diEtilli'd, be made withm this State, any whisky, alcohol, or other spirit- uous or inajt liquors," from the articles of corn, wheat, rye, barle}'-, oats, millet, rice, or other grain, nor from the articles of sugar, molasses, syrup, sugar cane, honey, sweet potatoes, pumpkins, peas, Irish potatoes, or dried fruit, in any fonu or condition of said articles, or from any mixture thereof, except for medicinal, hospital, chemical, or mechanical purposes, and with a license as is prescrib- ed by this Act, or the Act of which this is ameiidatoiy; and any person so olTendingshall^ be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and on conviction thereof, shall be lined lor every such oflbnce not less wXl'L.*'"^ than five hundred dollars nor more than live thousand dollars, and be also subject to imprisonment in the county jail not exceeding twelve months, in the discretion of the Court, for each day or part of a day that he, she, or they shall violate this Act or the Act of which this is amcnilatory ; jyrovidid, that if any person or pennons Bhall refuse to permit his, her, or their distillery or distilleries to be '"""^j'tiiW visited and inspected, such refusal shall be held and constriied as--^. pri"»io r^ prima fan r evidenct^ of a violation of this act; ami provided rwr/Ao^^fivi^i'tio^ that the provi.sions of this act shall not interfere with contractSj.^^ . made with the T'onfederatc Government for the distillation of spir-^7' "*^■^'••'.^- ituous liipiors or alcohol ; which are hereby niade subject to the<';"»<^'-"t'«' proriiions of the Act of Nov. 22d, 1S62, and the act supplemen-''""^"'"* larj thereto. •Ree AoU Not, 19 Md 20 of tUo r»mphlct, pP- 2-'', 26, 27 and 2S. W PUBLIC LAWS.— Distillation. Act of November 2i»d, 1862, amended. Iiiceusp. lio •OJtaiutil. 2. Sec. JL And be it farther enacted, That the Justices of the In- spirit, may fcnor Courts of the several counties of this State be, and they nre lor u™o. hereby authorized to contract for the manufacture of such quantity liu^oTom or quantities of alcohol and other spirituous liquors as may be oov.rt,or. f^^^„j^| necessary tor said counties respectively, on such termVand conditions as by them may be deemed most advantaneous for said counties and the public good ; prodded, that before any license sliall be issued to the contractor for any county, as now i)rescribed by law, it sluill be the duty of the .Justices of the Inferior Court of ••vsaid county to make a i-eport to the Governor of the quantity or quantities of distilled spirits considered necessary for the purposes of the same; which report shall be subject to alteration by the Governor, according to such general rules 'as he may establish ; cmd u.<-,....^r,.V>'f^^'>^^'''ff^<^''^ tliat nothing herein contained shall alter or afteot ;i?S.d:''"iy ^oiifi'i^t^t on which license lias already been issued. 6. Sec. III. Be it farther enacted by the atfthoriti/ aforesaid, That .^;ii^7eUit,if any person or persons shall place in charge of 'his, her or their p"^?""^ distillery or distilleries any insolvent or irresponsible person or r)er- li'teVbyZ"n,sons, who, by using the .«^ame, shall violate any of the provisions vinVtwV;' ot' this Act, or if any person shall sell, give, rent or hire to any -='■ such insolvent and irresponsible person, any premises, stills, or ma- chinery for the purposes of a distillery, knowing tlie purposes for which the same will be used, and if in such use there occurs any violation of the provisions of this Act, the §eller, ownei-, oiver, renter or hirer, as the case may be, shall be held as an aidei* and abettor to the offence, and on conviction thereof, punished in the manner atld Jbrm as prescribed by the first section of this Act. 4. Sec.1V. And be h. fartlwr enacted. That for a more summary ulii^m.'.'Xrciiiedy m the premises, every distillery which maybe run or work- Hcni'X!'"*^f^ 1" '^!"s ^tate, contrary to the provisions of tiiis Act, shall be :bLdl7J;;held and IS hereby declared to be a public nuisance, and may be proceeded against as such, nnder the same rules and regulations as are prescribed by theCodeofthisStatefor theabatement of the same; ivonded, that no judgment of condemnation shall authorize more i.rocn,>.uor than a seizure of the still or stills in said distillery, with the ma- ted'C"!:''?,;^'"^^*^'^ '»"« hxtures therewith connected, and a, confiscation of .ohiiers rami, t lie samc for the benefit of soldiers' families in the county where the violation occurred. 5. Sec. V. Be it farther enarlcd hj the aatharitii fforcmid, That it Dutj or •f!i. shall be the duty of each Sheriff and his lawful deputy, each of MtrmttfoM" the Justices of the Inferior Court, Justices of the Peace and each .nderthw.ct.Q^.jjjj^ j^„.Q^. ^^ ^j^.^ information of, and present all persons who may violate the provisions of this Act. Sec. VI. Repeals conflicting laws. Assented to April 11, 1S63. 1 PUBLIC LAWS.— Executors, ADiiiNisTBAxoRS, &c. 143 Trust Funds. TITLE Vm. EXECUTOilS, ADinNISTRATORS. (iUARDFANS, TRUSTEES, c^c. Sec. I . Trust fuud.< may be invcsUnl in Con jScc. J. Ivqirescntntivcs to be allowe.l ]• ledcruti" of State Trt'a.sitry Notes. ! iiiontli.sin n-hich to invest trust fund-.' (No. 12{\.) u'Li Ac', (o aitfkorizi. Ej-r,citf.oi-s, AdtniiiiMrators, Trustees^ and Gitar- d'uiiis to recclrc Con/adcratc Trcasunj noics and State Trcasunj 7iot(.-t, ^and Interest, bearing Confederate notes, in jntif/ncnt of' (:iiiims due, or u, \Le due such csfatis as thci/ nunj represent. 1. Section' L B" it enacted hij the General. .L^imhly of Geori(ia, That from and after the passage of this Act, it shall be lavvful for'"J',*'JU,X''^' E.xt'ciitors, Administrators, Trust»'es and Guardians to lei^eive Con- federate Treasury Notes and State Treasury Notes, and interest bearing (,'onfederate Notes, in payment of claims due, or which may hereal'ter be due estates they mav respectively represent ; anv law, usage, or custom to tlio contrary notwithstanding. Assented to I Sth April, 1S funds used, and siiall accDunt for all profits ; from the us;; of said funds in tlicir hands. Sr>c. IL Repeals c9nHicting lows. Assented to ISth ^ril, 1S03. NoTf — Sr-« Act No. I 'JO, xvp a, m to voitlieys whon E ecutors an.l Adminiftrafors n ak heir r»;lnras totlit- Oilintnv. A.: lure. Exr-:, t , iillowwl .' month* t(i Mvi'-t »r.i»i r.-'.\:»n. iinsmir 144 - PUBLIC LAWS. — General Assembly. Act of November :!Otli;'l,,l ^(51, iei)C-ftled. TITLE IX. GENERAL ASSEMBLY. Sf-e. 1. Part of Act of Nov. i>0, 186J, repcivl- Sec. j3. Per diem pay of inembers u( iie.xl ed. (Jenernl Af'sein1)lj' fixed. Pay $6 •• 2. Provisions of Code on .same Bubjwt 1 j^er day,aiul luilfiigt' as beretotbrc. adopU-ii. ■ I (No. V2S.) An Act to repeal an Act ciiUthd «?> Act to fix the amount of conipensatioTi of the members emd c*pccr.t'nj the General Ashcv^Iij shall receive for ihcir serruy-s ami for othfir pyrposc's therein mentioned, p'^s^ed ovj^r the fhxcvthc veto, November BOth, IS^Jl, an^' for other purposes. ^ 1. Section I. The General Assembly do cnact^ That the Act en- titled an Act to llx the amount of compensation of the membeil^ Part oi"^^t;^i anii^ilTfccrs of tffc General Assembly, shall receive for their servi- 1811, repca!<>d qq^^ yj,i] f^r otiKM' p-urpo.se.s tliercin mentionetl, passed ovei' the Ex- oxutive veto, November 80th, ISIU,* be and the same is hereby repealed, except that pant which fixes the pay of the Secretary of ■ the Senate, and Ciark of the House of Ilepresentativc.s- which shall be aii«^ remain in lull forc*v. 2. Sec. II. That the proviwions of the Code of Georgia on the, i'royi8io:>, ofsubjccts embraccd in the Act wliieh is hereb}^ repealed, be the law 8n"bj^°rK^"i^ of iorce in reference to said subjects ; Frovided, that this Act shall **^" not be so construed as to affect the 'j^er die7n pay and mileage of the I'roMsc. j,,ym]HM-s of the present General Assembly. Assented to ISth April, iSG-3. 'Kor tliiii .\i:t see Act.s "f I'^i'A , p^L 70 and 71. (No. J-39.) ^bi Jicl to //',/■ the ompematwn oj manibcrs of the next General Assembly ■). SiiCTTON I. He it enacted by the General Assembly. That the •v^/ of ^m"JmI compensation of the members of the next General Assembly shall S-xt General be six dollars per diem; and that their pay t'(^ mileage shall be as Ajaembiy, jjq^:^ prcscribcd by the Code of this State. A.ssented to April 17th, ISOa. PUBLIC LAWS.— Insurance Companies. 14' Warehouse and In.-nrauoe Company in the city of Atnericns. TITLE X. L\SURANCE COMPANIES. Se Pr< nw).\ I {lov\)orfiU>T!i—]\'nrchoiisr. InxvraiirrS' anil Di'piixit Company oi Ameliciis| incorporateil. ■ i Pawi-j-.s of Board of managers. idcnt. • :i I'llecliou of Board of Managers. • -1 C'apilal .stock, §.>i)0,000.; Shares r» 5>iiojeet<< of insurance, tio.sses. (J Duration of Cliarter 30 years, ' 7 lvial)ility of stockholders Ijur delits of Company. '~ .S Sl.}iii^ Iff/// Tnsuranc«r-Compnti_i/ in- corporated. '^ , ■ it Board of Director#-Prosidenl— <6co-l retary. *Nli Capital stock ; Shares, &o. "'11 When Comi»any may Ix'gin bnsineas. " 12. Powers anii duties of Di.cctors. •' I* Subjects of iiisnranoe. '• 7-{ Ciihmg in of iiistaUments of stock. I.'i Transfer of stock. n; Liability of stockholder.^ for debls of (".iiiipnny. " 17 PayiU'^nt of claiinafor lo.sse.s. " 18 Duration of Ciiaiter to be 31) years. 10 Aus:»^fa Fire and Marine Iiunrano'i Compatr?/ inoorporated. .'0 Bo.ird of Directors; President; Secre-i tary. | " Jl Or;;ani7.aUon of Companv. Capital stock SJDD.OOl). 12 Wlien Company may commence busi nesw. ,, •J3 Subjects of insurance. -M Company may re-iu.ture. '. 25 Calling in of installments to pay losses iii) l'iiuci)jle office to be in Annusta. ' '.'7 Directors not to use funds ot Company. ' -M Capital stock, $J.'')(t,(«lO. May be iii creased to ? 1,000,000. ' 211 Comiinrnal Insnrnitcr Company of .Vuijusta, inoorporated. ' 30 Ikiardol Directors. President; Secre- tary. 31 Powers of Board of Diroolnrs; dividend!* ' 3J Subjects of insurance. Losses, iSiC. ' 33 1/ersoual liability of stockholders for debts ol Company. ' 34 Bhs*«:S. ' Iju) "Legal ell'eot of notes, &c., payable at oflice of Company. ' 3GX'apital stock Chattahoochee Instjtranoe- i C6mpatoy» -^ ' 37 Chatf^kondtee Insurance Company \n- corpofated. ' 3S Board of Dircctfja; Presidett|; Secre- tary. » ^ 1% ' 31) Powers and duties of Board of Direc- tors. * ,it ' 40 Subjects of insurance. Other powers of Directors. ' 11 Personal liability of stockholders for debts of Company. ' 42 Losses wlien ]iaid. ' 43 Le|2:al ertect of notes, &•., pj^ablc tc ollice of Company. ' 44 Duration of Cliarter ly years. ' 45 Uilpital .stock of the (icorgia Home In- mirance Company. ' 46 Subscriptions to increased Stock. (No. 1:50.) An Act to incorporate a fVarcJiousr Insurance and Drj)osit Company, in fhccUyof Amcricu*.' • . ,;„ - ituC. Whereas, certain citi7cns of tlio county of Sumter, nrul of the* city of Ainericus, under the title of the Warelioiise, Insurance and Deposit Company of the city of Americns, desire voluntarUy to associate tliemselves together, for the soh' purp(I||eof receivinij^and^' investing in public stocl. ^ and tlie Compiinv may commence busuiess as soon as Uity thousand <.?;''■ tiollars in monev, )>ropcrty, cjoods and enects are paid in and con- 1'""> may ' veyed to the corporation, so as to vest the title of the same in '»"■'«''»•. said corporation. 5. Sec. V. Be it further enacted, That said Company, when or-,, •' ' il • . *■ - I'dwiT f<> 111- ganizcd, shall have inil power aad authority to insure property'""ti'wp^'''y. and effects of every kind against losses by fire or water, and all other accidents, dangers or casualties for whidi Lisi-!ran<;c Compa- nies are established, according to the usages and customs of sue!: •corporations; and to buy and sell life annuities, and shall pay all *■'*'■■• losses in property or other insurances made by t^i em within six ,'','J'[';;^"° p*r months of snch loss or the jiappening of tiie event by which the isaJiie was determined. G. SiiC. VL Ik It farther enacted, Tliat saiid corpor;ition shajl orn.rHti.nor may continue for the term of thirty years from the organization ofyoarr' the same, unless forfeited by violation of any part ot its charter, \\ hich may be declared by any Court halving jurisdiction of suchni-'rt"! ' •cases by !^y^^- person to be President, who shall serve twelve months, and until aPre»id«t. Rucce.«5Sor be elected, and fill any vacancy by death or n'si:,-- uation in the office of President, and with the advice and consent of the President, elect a Secretary, Actuary, or any other oIltcersetrciBy. 148 PUBLIC LAWS. — Insurance Companies. Stonewall InHUiance Company. * or agent, whose services may be needed in carrying out the legiti- vacancits. mate objects of this corporation ; a vacancy in the Board can only be iilled by the stockholders at a meeting held after notice of the time and place of meeting. c* itai stock 10' ^^^' I^I* The capital stock of said corporation, shall be two *2oo,ooo. hundred thousand dollars, divided into shares of one hundred dol- shmr.8 $10", lars, and the corporators and their successors have power in their coital itockdescretion to increase the capital stock to live hundred thousand ScM^'to' dollars; and no person shall subscribe for more than three hundred #5o»,ooo. shares of said stock, and said cor[)oration shall operate when one hundred thousand dollars stock has been subscribed. 11. Sec. IV. The said corporation may use and exercise the ivhen ooin- privileges and franchises herein granted, when each corporator or pauy may m-- r o > ^ sintasiiirss. stockholder lias paid in cash to the proper olhcer ten per centum on the amount of his stock, and has made and delivered, also, to the proper officers, a njote secured to the entire satisfaction of said, corporators or associates, for a sum corresponding in amount to his stock, less the sum paid in cash ; these notes and cash paid in, constitute the capital of said corporation. 12. Sec. V. The Directors shall have power to inquire into the ^ solvency of said stock notes at anv time, and if the least doubt is Powers »uu J . • i 1 1 t" t ■ i ^i- rotors"' "^''felt as to their solvency, it snail be their duty lorthwith, to give notice to the maker'of such doubtful note, to strengthen the same in ten days, and if not done in that time to the satisfaction of the Directors, the membership and interest of said defaulting party in the capital and accumulated premiums, shall cease and determine from the day of default; and said defaulting member shall, not- Itockhof/ers withstanding, be liable to suit on his stock notes and bound to pay an amount equal to his pro-rata share of the losses of said cor- poration, prior to said default. 13. Sec. YI The said corporation shall have authorit}' to insure smbjecta of agalust losscs by fire in all kinds of property, either real or person- iosuraace. ^^^ ^^ nilxcd, or choscs in action ; also against all the hazards of Property, occau or iuhind navigation, and transportation of every kind, and Lire. also upon the duration of human life, for such premiums as it may determine ; and said corporation shall be liable to make good and pay to the several persons who may insure in said corporation, for paymesitof tho losscs thcy may sustain, or for life insurance, in accordance ^***^' only with the terms of the contract or policy issued by said corpo- ration; and no policy or other contracts of said corporation, shull be binding,. except it be signed by the President and Secretary of said corporation ; and saia corporation shall have power to receive S'it'oiu^n^oney on deposit, to loan and borrow money ; to take and give ■<-My/&c. ^^^^ securities therefor as may be considered best, to invest its moneys and transfer its property at pleasure, to purchase and dis- count notes and bills of exchange, and do all other.acts it may deem advisable for the safe keeping and secure investments of its funds ; Pauvidcd, that nothing herein contained shall be construed Shan not is-fo authorize said corporation to make any note or bill to circulate Hie bills for . . . • , i 1 • 1 J. 1 ^mMic». as a bank bill, or to issue any security to be circulated as money; PUBLIC LAWS.— Insurance Companies. 14^ Aia?u An\\\ only be iilled by the stockholders, at a meeting rectors. j^^j^ ufter uoticc of the time and place of such rpeeting in person or by proxy, each stockholder havinu; a.s many votes as he has titieci to shares. 21. Sec. III. The Gcucrol Asscwhli/ do /tntlicr cvacL That a ma- jority of said coi'porators be, and they are hereby authorized to ^oTrnpIuy! call a meeting of said corporators, and may proceed in pursuance with said call to organize said company; and proceed to open s.b^riptiou books for subscription for stock, at such time as they may desig- nate, in the city of Augusta, in said State ; the capital stock of ^jpitaut.xt, said corporation shall be two hundred thousand dollars, divided in- shre»'*$ioo, to fe'hares of one inmdred dollars each ; and said coiporators and **"''• their successors shall have power, in their discretion, to increase ^p",^ '„."'' said capital stock to the sum of live Imndred thousand dollars; $5oo,Mo.^ a»d no one shall be allowed to subscribe for more than two hua- dred shares of said stock. 22. Sec. IV. The General Assemhhj do further enact, That said corporation may use and exercise the privileges and franchises here- AVTienco. lu grautcd, wdien the sum of fifty thousand dollars is subscribed 'i^.^'bud- and each stockholder has paid in cash, to the proper officer, twen- "**'■ ty per centum on the amount of his stock, and has made and de- livered to the proper officer, a note secured by mortgage on real estate, or otherwise, to the entire satisfaction of said corporators or their successors, for a sum corresponding in amount to Ins stock less the sum paid in cash ; the notes and cash paid in, constituting the capital stock of said company. 23. Sec. V. TJie General Assemhhj do further enact, That said ••Ejects of company be authorized to make insurance on dwelling houses, store M«ui«nw. jiougcs^ and buildings, household furniture, merchandize and all other property, against loss or damage by fire ; to make marine in- surance upon vessels, freight, goods, wares and merchandize, and • all and every insurance appertaining to or connected with marine or inland transportation or navigation risk. PUBLIC LAWS.— LvsuRA>'CE Companies. 151 The Coinnifiicial. Insurance Company of Augusta. 24. Sec. VI. The Genaxd AsscmbUj do further aiart, That said company may cause itself to be insured against risks, it has taken, *^"'^^'"'-* on real property, take mortgages on any discription of property to secure investments of its funds, or reinvest itsl'unds in h'ailroad, bank or other stocks. ii5. Skc. VII. T/u: (icner(d Ass,ni/jfi/ do further enact, That the , Directors shall have power to call in any portion of said stock MiTedi^'l^' notes ; ProriJal, it is necessary to pay oU" any losses sustained by^'^ '^'^*" said company ; and if any stockholder shall lail or neglect to pay st'^-kiiouur«». in such installments as may be thus called in, within such time as said Directors may in their by-laws prescribe, his stock shall be J,',";-;;^'''"^^^"" forfeited ; and every stockholder shall be liable to the creditors of;"^';"'!^]'^*^''^ said company, upon all the debts and contracts of said company, *^^'- to the amount of his or her stock. ^>0. Sec. VIII. Tht (icncral Ai^semhhj do further enact, That the, K'clt' principal office shall be located in the city of Augusta, where the}'^'" '^"**'" President and Directors may declare half yearly dividends of suchle'decu*^"" profits as may have been ascertained, on the lirst Monday in Jan-'""-"*''""'^^ uary and July, iu each and everv year. ' • •21. Sec. IX. The (leueral Asscmbhj do further enact, That the dit^o™ i»5 Directors shall not be allowed to use the funds of said comppny;o|^'^*"^' this charter and the privileges, franciiises and immunities herein (J^rtor u. granted, shall continue for the term of thirty years from the pas-j^l""" ^ sage thereof. Assented to April IS, 1S63. (No. 130) An Act. to inciirpmate an Insurance (.'om]>ani/ in the city of Augnslay to be called '■'■The Commercial Insurance Conipany of Augusta.'''' :2S. Section I. Be 'a enacted, That there shall be established in the city of Augusta, an Insurance Company, the capital stock of capiuistoA which shall be'two hundred and lifty tlumsaiid doUars, but which ^^"bri""* may be increjised to one million dollars should the interest of the ii'wHtoao! company require ir, to be divided into shares of one hundred dol-ifiX'" *^'** lars each ; but said company may proceed to organize when one liuudred thousand doll;irs have been subscribed, and five per cent paid thereon. •2'.). Sec. II. lie it further enacted. That Henry F. Russt-ll, IJar-corpor.i«*. iiey S. Dunbar, Jacob Danforth, William Battersby, Henry E. Clark, Janus T. Gardiner, Daniel B. Plumb, George T. liarnes, or any five of them, citizens of the city of Augusta, their associates and successors, are hereby created a body corporate, under the name and style of the Commercial Insurance Company of Angus- ii".u^»'co». ta ; by wiiich name they may have, purchase, receive, possess, en-iu<>«r'iJ"f»t^ joy and retain, and sell propi^ty of all kinds; sue and be sued, have and use a common seal, which they may Ineak, alter and re- ^';;:;;^;j,.^ new at pleasure, elect its own officers, and make such by-laws, rules 152 PUBLIC LAWS.—LxsuRANCE Companies. The Commercial Insurance Company of Augusta. Board of and regulations, as may be deemed necessary to carry into effect the objects of this corporation. 30. Sec. III. Be it further enacted, That said corporation shall €ir.r^orB. \)q managed by riot less than seven Directors, a majority of whom 'Q?K,rum. shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business ; each of which Directors shall be a stocl'iholder to the amount of twenfv shares, who shall be elected at such time and place as the corpora- tors and their successors may designate ; and hold their office for one year, or until their successors are elected ; the Directors afore- Pteadeof. ^^^^ shall, out of their number, elect a President, who shall serve for twelve months, or until a successor be elected, and fill any va- cancy by death or otherwise, in the office of President, and with the advice and consent of the President, elect a Secretary, Actua- ry or any other ofhcers or agents, whose services may be needed in carrying out the objects of this corporation ; a vacancy in the, .Board of Directors can only be filled by the stockholders, at a *fcs' meeting held after notice of the time and place of meeting ; and <7»c vote for /«''^/;»v rote ^y^j.Qxy^ is liimself a stockholder. ,,^ 31^ Sec. IV. Be it further enacted, That said President and Di- 'rectofs shall have power to appoint and remove at pleasure, all ^ officers or agents of said corporation ; they shall have power to ap- attaho(K':hec Insurance Company. Life BMO- ing to the dniation of life, forstich premiums as it may determine ; aod said company shall be liable to make good, and pay to the sev- eral persons who may insure in said company, for the losses theypaTBvn»» of may sustain, or for life insurance, in accordance only with the """*■ terms of the contract or policy issued bv said company; and no _ policy or other contract of said company, shall be binding except p;');,''^^'*^^'^'^ it be siijned bv the President or Vice President, and Secretary or*'." "'"<*'»«*■ Actuary of said company ; and said company shall have power to^,,j_,._. ^^.^^ receive money on deposit, to loan and borrow money, to take and'","*i;""'«'' give such securities therelor as may be considered best, to inv.est its moneys upon such terms as may be best, and transfer its proper- ty at pleasure, to purchase and discount notes and bills ot exchange, and do all other acts it may deem advisable for the safe keeping and secure investments of its funds; and said company shall have^.,. ,uay r«- power and authority to make reinsurances of any risks that may be'"'"^"" taken by them. 33. Set. VL Be if furtlter ciuidal. That the said company shall i»i-rsoBai li^. be responsible to its creditors to the extent of its ])ioperty, and the storV..oi,irr.. stockholders shall be liable to the extent of double the timount ofcom^iiV" their respective stock, for the debts of the company in proportion to the number of shares held by each. ■**■ 34. Sec. \\l. -Br it furihrr ninctcil, That all claims for Icfsks ,^,^';^','.\!t« against said company shall be due and payable in sixty days after'""''' * proof of the loss has been furnished at the oflice of said company ; and in disputed cases, in ten days after final decision of the pi;d|^ei' tribunal : and in each case named, the sum ascertained to be IfliflL, shall bear interest from the time made due and payable. .X 3-5. Skc. VIIL Be it further eiKutnl That all bills, bon(!s, anfTruu.i'«^mI.u promissory notes made j^ayable at the otlice of said company shall ti"roi"r.r" have the same legal effect, and may be subject to all legal remedies the same as if they were made payable at any bank in this State. 36. Skc. IX. Be it furt/ur cuarted, That this charter shall con- tinue and be in full force and effect, for the term of thirty years. Sec. X. Repeals conflicting laws. « Assented to April IS, 1S63. (No. 13i.) In Act to nirorfujrntc an InxuraNcc Company in the ttini ef Fort Gainer, to be called the Chattahoochee Jnmrance Compami. 37. Sec. I. />< // enacted. That there shall be established in the town of Fort Gaines, county (if Clav, State of Gcorijia, an Insu-^ . . ranee Loui])any, the capital stock of which shall be two Inind red *'•""?*. 1 1 1 1 1 Miiy hi' in- thoHsand dollars, but which may be increased to a farther sum not--'^-"^ «: exceeding one million of dollars, should the interest of the comt)a-,, ._ iiy require It, to be divided into shares of twenty dollars each, but"*'' said company may organi/.e and ]>roceed to business when R«'venty-Avi,..» <> five thousand dollars shall have, been subscribetl and twenty per""""' ^ cent paid thereon. 154 PUBLIC LAWS.— Insurance Companies. Chattahoochee Insurance Goinpany. 38. Sec. II. Be it further enacted, 'i'hat for the purpose of or- corporatois. gaiiizing Said corporation, Francis T. Tennille, (jeorge H. Tuttle, James Sutlive, R. J. F. Grist, ^Villiam Mount, William A. Graham, C. C. Greene, and W. H. Wakefield, or any five of them, citizens chattaiioo- of Chiy county, their associates and successors, are hereby created r^ cr"in.a body corporate under tlie name and style of the Chattahoochee corporat»d. Insurauce Company, by which name they may have, purchase, re- p»w«rs. ceive, possess, enjoy and retain, and sell property of all kinds, sue Seal. j^j^^ l^g sued, have and use a common seal, which they may break, alter and renew at pleasure, elect its own officers -aud make By-Laws, g^^j^ ^jy.jc^^yg^ rulcs and regulations, as may be deemed necessary to carry into eft'ect the objects of this corporation. B.ard of Di- 39. Sec. III. Thc said corporation shall be managed by cot less QulroM or 't^^" fi^'6 Directors, a majority of whom shall constitute a quorum ii»«id. for the transaction of business, each of which Directors shall be a stockholder to an amount not less than one hundred shares, who shall be elected at such time and place as the corporators or their succcessors may designate, aud hold their office for one year, or un- til their successors are elected; the Directors aforesaid shall, out of their number, elect a President, who shall serve for twelve "**" ^° ' months or until a successor is elected ; and said Directors shall fill any vacancy, occasioned by death or otherwise in the office of Pres- ident, and, with the advice and consent of the President, elect a secretao-. Secretary, Actuary and other officers or agents, whose services may be needed in carrying out the objects of this corporation ; a va- v»,a«c7 "> cancy in the Board of Directors occurring during the period for Boai-d. which they were elected, may be filled by the remaining Directors until the next annual election by the stockholders ; at all elections MayTOt<. by]_,y the stockholders, a stockholder may vote by proxy, none but a stockholder acting as such proxy. 40. Sec. IV. Be it further enacted, That the President and Di- B^i.^ "' rectors shall have power to appoint and remove at pleasure all offi- cers or agents of said corporation ; they shall have power to appoint agents and locate offices in such places and at such tinfies as they shall deem best for the interest of said compay, to prescribe the duties of agents and officers, to take from them bonds for the faith- ful performance thereof, to appoint a President pro tern, in the absence of the President ; and fartJier, that said President and Di- rectors shall have power and authority from time to time to call for the payment of the unpaid stock in such sums as they may stock to iv. deem proper; and said stock shall be considered and held as per- ixrty. ^'""sonal propert}^ and upon the neglect or refusal of any stockholder stoSiders. to pay the installments as called for, the President and Directors therefor, thirty days' notice be given in any public manner, either by posting notices, or publishing in the nearest newspaper ; said l3oard may s_dl such stock at public outcry, and said delinquent stockholder shall be held liable for any balance due, or which may become due, by him or them to said corporation, and may be sued therefor in any Court having jurisdiction, and the said President BitideHd*. g^j^j Directors shall have further power to make dividends and fix PUBLIC LAWS.— Insurance Companies. 155 CiuittiilioiHjIiee Insurcnee Comptiiiy. , Tr»DifCT of [the plau, and define the iiuiuner of paying the dividends, paying nterest, and transferring stock; and no stockholder shall have pow- *br to transfer his stock in said corporation while indebted to thejj^c"' .?ame, and said stock shall not be iinble for any other obhgation, so 'long as hi^ is a debtor to said corporation, for money borrowed, )reiniiuns due, or installments unpaid. 4L. Sec. V. Be it fitrthrr niocfcil, That said corporation shall,^;','^'"^.'^^.^''' have power to insure ag.ninst losses by fire in all kinds of prop- erty, I'eal, pei'sonal, or mixed, also against all the hazards of ocean Property. or inland navigation, and transportation of every kind, also to make insurance on lives, and all, and every insurance appertiiiningL'^"'- to the duration of human life, for such net premiums, as it may detenninc-; and said company shall be liable to make good, and pay ■ to the several persons, who may insure in said company for the losses they sustain, or for life insurance, in accordance with the terms of the contract or policy issued by said company; and no policy or other contract of said company shall be binding, except ^"X-r"- 'to it it be signed by the President or Vice President, Secretary or Actu-^^^"^ji'«' '"''' ary of said com[>any; and said company shall have power to re- ceive money on de})osit, to loan or borrow money, to take and otinr power* give such security therefor; as may be considered best to invest its^f cS"''*'""' moJiies upon such terms as may be best, and to transfer its prop- erty at pleasure; to purchase and discount notes and bills of ex- change, and do al! other acts it may deem advisable for the safe kiM'ping and securing investments of its funds; and said company I oMpany shall have power and authority to make insurances of^i^y ""'""'"' any risks that may be taken by them. i-2. Sec. VL Be /( further enacted. That said company shall be , .. responsible to its creditors to the extent of its })roperty, and theiouty oj stockholders shall be liable to the extent of double the amount of iV •'"'"v^ ihiir respective stocks for the debts of the company in proportion ito the number of shares held by each. 4.*^. Sec. VIL Be it further mactrd, That all claims for losses [against said company shall be due and payable sixty days afterioKw"',' when proof of the loss has been furnished at the oilice of said company, ''""'*' '"" and in disputed cases, in ten da3's after final decision of the prop- er tribunal, and in each case named the sum ascertained to be due shall bear interest from the time made due and payable. 44. Sec. VIIL Beit farther evdctcd, That all bills, bonds, and „ , promissory notes made payal)leat the olhce ot said company slialit.iii»Ri»d«otcB have the same legal efiect, and may be subject to all legal remedies .'.Viu office. the same as if they were made payable at any bank in this State. 45. Sec. IX. Be it fitrfhcr c?iactn/, That this charter shall be inj?,';[^»^^"^'' full force and eifect for the term of forty years, and that upon they^"'- termination of its charter, the said corporation shall have the right to settle up its business, pay its liabilities, and divide among its stockholders its remaining property according to the several inter- ests held by each. Sec. X. Ptepeals conflicting laws. Assented to Ajml ISth, 1863. 156 PUBLIC LAWS.— Judiciary. Times and places of holding the Supreme Court. (No. 185.) An Act to amend an Act incorporating the Georgia Home Insurance Com- pani/, assented to December 12///, ISSlJ.* 4G. Sectiov I. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Represev- tatives of the State of Georgia, That the capital stock of the Geor«na capital ^Ktmk Home Insurance Company, located in Cokuubus, Georgia, may^e ^L, Ho«rru:incr«\ased at such time as tlie President and Directors of the Bame Zyy u.'i"ay determine, to five liundred thousand dollars, under the same *5oo!eoo!" terms and conditions now in force and controlling the present cap- ital of two hundred and fifty thousand dellars. 47. Sec. II. And be it jurthcr enacted, That the President and tot'h^rn'crc?.-^^^'^^^'^'^*^ ^^ ^^^^^ company shall give ten d;iys' published notice of «istwk!""""the readiness of said company to receive subscriptions to the said increase of the capital stock as aforesaid; aud said company shall hofdfr't ^^^ receive a subscription from any one person for an amount of l^Z: i^tl'-^^^^^ ^^^'^^^^^^S o"e hundred shares; and the old stockholders in .cribiugto said company shall have the preference in subscribing to said in- creased capital stock, in the proportion of one share of the new stock to each two shares of the old stock owned by them at the time of subscribing to increased stock. Sec. III. Repeals conflicting laws. Assented to April 4, ISGo. *For this Act, see Acts of 1859, p. 233. i-w Ktock. TITLE SI. JUDICIARY. L SUPREME COURT. IL SUPERIOR AND INFERIOR COURTS. AKT. I. SESSIONS, cVC. " II. ACTION, PROCEEDINGS, TAKTIES, &C. " III. TESTIMONY. " IV. COSTS. III. CORONERS. L SUPREME COURT. Sec. 1. Times and places of holding the Su- preme Court, fixed. , " 2. IIow cases may be (^arrit d up to the Conrt at ttmes and places as now- fixed. Sec. 3. Cases peiidinof in the Court at Savan- nah or Athens, how di.sp08ed of. " 4. Act to take eflect from its pns.urUij. 1. Section' I. '2 he (irncral Assmibli/ of Gmrs^ia enacts, That thcTi.no. Ili.lrling #*. Superior Court of Baker county shall- be held on the third Mon-s;',^,!iJ4,"" days iu May and Nuvember; and that all laws militating against I .,c.>«nt^*' this Act, be, and the same are hereby repealed. Assented to l^tb April, 1863. r 158 PUBLIC LAWS.— Judiciary. lateriur Court «»i SV nsluugtou couuty. — Superior Court of FloyU county. — VVhUoh {superior Court. , (No. 13S.y 7 ~ A/i Act- to change, the time of holding the I/ijlrioj- Court (for covtUy vur- jiosesj of }] (ishington- coiintij, (ia.., from, the jirst Tuesday totkc Jir&t f'l'ed/ic.sday in each month. 2. Sec riox I. Be it enacted by the General Assemhhj^ That from inl^th° infe'and aiter the passage of this act, the Justices of the Inferior, Court WHshiuu'ton" of Washiiigtorl county, or a majority o^ them, shall meet at the Prp^JsoT"*" Court House of AVashiiigton county, Ga., on tiie first VVedii^sday, of every month, for the purpose of hearing such matters as may be brought before them ; and wlicn so assembled and organized,' they shall be known as the Inferior Court for county purposes. Skc. II. liepeals conflicting laws. Assented to April 17, lSG;j. (No. 139.) An Art to legalize returns to Floyd Superior and Inferior Courts at the spring terms thereof, 1SG3, and for other jiurposy^s. Whereas, By an oversight in the codifiers of the new Code of this State,. the times of holding the Superior and Inferior Courts of Floyd county were changed from the times of jioldin,"- stiid Courts, designated by law, and the returns, processes, &c., made to different times than those mentioned in the Code. o. Sectiox I. IVie (reneral Assembly of the State of Gcor. Kefurii of Coiiiuiis.-'iiiiK'ra may be tra versed. G. Wlu'ii return of ("i>iTimissimiers madi ^ PUBLIC LAWS.— Judiciary. 159 Railroads. good and effectual in law, as if the same had been returnable to, to be « jeju or mide and served for the third Monday in said month of Feb-toJheard"'"* rnary. ^::fj^, 6isc. IL Kepeals conflicting laws. *""^ ^""• Assented to April ISth, 1SG:3. ART. II. ACTION'S, TROCEEDINGS, PARTIES, ,v(\ S^j. ;. Three uKuitlis allnwed parties to pre-| " 0. Service of process may he od npent. sent elrtiiiis foriiijiiiies by Uailroiids-' '■ 10. Process served on nj^ent, legal: and '•. £. Sueh el.-iiius may be presented to iieiiri juii;;meut to be entered up against est n{;eiit of Road, and process serv-j conipuny. edonliim. " 11. Suits against Express Companies. Pro " ?. Ttie Superior Courts may order doweri ces.s may be served on agent in coun- ossigned. Mode of proci>ediiig. ty where proceedings are instituted. Commissioners may procure services '" Iv!. Suits may be brougiit in county where goods are received or to be delivered. " 13. Change of venue in criminal cases. " 14. A<>tto take effect as soon as jjassed. '■ l-'J. ClaimB arising from small pox ca.«ies, to besubniitteil ton s|)ecial jury. When final, judgment to he entered in favorl and how paid. of elamiaut, and writ of possession' •' I'l. Act of Dec. 1 1, lSti'2, repealed, except , issued. I as to collecting elainis which aroi>e 7. Lessees of a Railroad liable to suit! under it. same as owners are. j ^. Sails against hanks and other corpora-' lions. , (\o. 1-41.) \Ak Ai-.:. to (liter and anicml the second acction of An Act to drjuie the I'ui- hilUics of the several Railroad Companies in this iStatc for injury to or destruction rf lice itock. Idled or injured, or for destruction of or injury or damage to property other than live stocl; by the running ef cars, locomoti cs or engines^ or the use of any machinery ichatevcr upon a Railroad in this State, ^'c, approved Fchriuiry 20//<, 1S54.* Whereas;, Said second section of the above recited Act, requires all parties damaged to present their accounts for damage within lifteen days after the happening of any damage or accident, and i > a-ri,w.. not after ; «/?// fr'/p/w^-, parties injured are frequently deprived of any remedy for losses sustained, by the s!iort time allowed to pre- sent their claims ; for remedy whereof, 1. Section 1. The General jissemhly (f the State if Geardia do ai-TurrymoEtbn act. That from and immediately after the passage of this Act, any?i'.""to pr^"' person or persons who may hereafter sustain (lamaffe bv the run-f^r"'ii'.jnri?* iiiiig 01 cars, engines, locomotives, or other machinery upon any Ilailroad in this State, including the Western it Atlantic Railroad, shall be allowed three months to present their claims, from tiie time such damage or injury was sustained, and not after. 2. Sec. II. Unit farther cnncird, That any party desiring remu- neration for damaire done by the killing of live stock, «fcc., may J;,;;;!' ,,,^**".' apply for and receive compimsarioii from the ne.xt nearest agent to' ""'•/*• his or her residence ; and may also serve process upon hiin, instead ' '^"•^- ^ of being compelled to seek redress from the business office of the *'^" "«• President, as heretofore. Sec. in. Kej>eals coiiflictinff laws. Rt»mib« 6EC. 111. liei>eals coiitlicting I Assented tAnth April, lSG-'3. 'For this act, sec aeb of 18o3-04, pp. 93-4-0. 160 PUBLIC LAWS.— JuDiciAKY. Superior Courts may appoint person? to assign and set off dower. (No. 142.) An Act to authorize the Suimior Courts of' this State to appoint pcrso/u> to ussign and set off dower, and to prescribe the mode oj yroce^ivg therein. 3. Section I. TJie General Asse^djhj of the State of Georgia do o^ru^may cuucty That tlio Supcrlor Courts of this State, shall have pofrer ^aed^i^^and authority, upon the written application of any person entitled ^*'^- to dower in any lands and tenements in this State, to appmnt Fiv« Free- five fit aud discreet freeholders of the county in which the appli- cation is made, and cause to be issued by the Clerk of the Court, a writ for tliat purpose, directing said freeholders, or a majority of them, to enter upon such lands and tenements, and to admeas- ure, lay off and assign the dower to which she is entitled by law, in such lands, having regard to the shape and valuation of the same ; hand^ouuiAe provided, such lands shall be without the limits of any city, town, tit' B CltV 01 J- ,. . . - '.,.•' . t.wn. " village or place oi public busmess ; and all lands withm a citv, town, villngti or place of public business, said freeholders or a ma- jority of them, may lay off and assign one third part of the lands and tenements to which the applicant is entitled, according to ^ (juantity or valuation, as they may think proper, just and equitay ble ; the persons so appointed shall take the following oath to be administered by an oiticer authorized to administer oaths, or, be- koiderl^"''"fore one of their number, he first swearing before the rest : I do solemnly swear that I will duly and impartially execute the laws, to the best of my understanding, so help me God. Provided, that \yritten no- thc pcrsou so applying, shall give written notice to the representa- v^ by t/piV-tives ot such estate, or \f she be the representative, then to the per- son or persons interested, ten days, if they reside within this State, and if they reside without the State, two months notice in some public gazette of this State, of such intended application for such assignment of dower; provided also, that such application shall not ^TO^tio'n. "^'be made until after the expiration of three months from the death of the person to whom saiti lands and tenements belonged. Sec. 1L Beit fitrthcr enacted, That the Commissioners so appoin- . . ted, shall have power to procure the aid of the County Surveyor of Commission- ' I i ,. , ^ . •'. . •' ,.rs may pro- ^hc couuty, or otlicr competent Surveyor oi the adjommg county, of County jq makinn^thc survey and admeasurement of dowers, who shall TUeirreturn j^g rcqulred to make a certiiied plat of such survey of dower, which shall be recorded with the return of the Commissioners; provided, that the Conmiissioners shall make returns of these pro- ceedings to the succeeding term of the Court after their appoint- ment. Sec. IIL Be it further enacted, When the return of the Com- missioners is made,- it shall be the right of every person interested, KeM» of to enter a traverse in writing, plainly stating the gi-ounds upon Se'C'w-'e^''' which it is made; in which case it shall be the duty of the Court, to cause an issue to be made up, which shall be tried by a special jury at the same term of the Court, unless good cause be shown PUBLIC LAWS.-JuDiciiRY. 161 Suits apainst Railroad Companies.— Hanks. for Ui continuance, which shall be granted for one term and no lon- ger ;' If upon the return ot the Commissioners there be an issue formed, or if the jury finds the issue, if one is found, in favor of the return, then the return of the Commissioners shall be confirmed, andnnade the judszment of the Court; but if the issue is found against the return of the Commissioners, then the Court shall or- der a ?iew writ to be issued to other Commissioners named, requir- ing fthem to make the admeasurements and assignments, and make returns to the next term of the Court. (is Sec. IV. Br k further cvartrd, Tliat when the return of the wiin, utnra Commissioners is made the final judgment of the Court, it shall bema* to Ri\it the bainc UK awn- ers are. 7. Skctio.n I. Be it enfirfed, 6f'c., That the lessees of any Railroad, [{^-i" or the person or persons or company having possession of the same, shall be liable to suit of any kind in the same court or jurisdiction as the lessees or owners of the Hail roads were before said lease. Skc. II. Repeals conflicting laws. Assented to 17th April, 1863. (No. 14 4.) Jn .Irf to prorifk for bringing suits against the several Banks of this State. S. SiiCTlOX 1. The (ieneral Assembli/ en- u 1 , r y • i 1 1 I , . -^ Bank- mid be lawful to sue anv ot the incorporated banks, or other cornKra-"'.''-^ "'T"-'^ . ' . IP- ' ati»n», lions of this State, in any county thereof, for any acts of their agents, where said banks or corporations may now have, or here- after may establish an agency. 9. Skc. II. Be it further ciiq^trd, That service of the process np-rmr,.. a,. on the agent of any such banKs. shall be as legal and effectual as \';,,.;;;;'*«* «« if served on the President, Cashier or bank at its usual place of business, as now required by law. ' 10; Skc. III. Be it fnrthci f nacted. That when said process is so p^oc.-,. w>^ served on such agent, as provided in the second section of this Act. j;;^,"" **^^^' the proceedings thereafter shall be conformable to the provisions of{;;'''^^',. ^^ the existing laws in suits against banks; and that the judgment, ''""p^y- 11 162 PUBLIC LAWS.— Judiciary. Suits againit Kxpre8« Compnnies. — Chanj^e of venue.— Small Pox claims. when obtained, shall be as binding and effectual as jvrdgnients.] against banks now are by law. Sec. IV. Repeals contiicting laws. Assented to 17th April, 18G3. ■ ^ j (No. 145.) An. Act to fac'dUatc suits against Express Companies in this State. 11. Section I. The General Assemhhj of Georgia do cnait, That Ix'resTc"''^^! Express Companies which now do, or may hereafter do business L'^*^enei. own troojis. " 5. Trool to he ruqiiiivd in ii eai«»; where 2. Mann>>r of pr»>(=ervinp nuch testimony As to li'-e of Jun HonstoM. 3.. Q -.alilicj.itions of an Hmpire under tliir suit i^ broiigljt for the [)>i"i8eH. G. Ctirtttin at;tK of Aouirieo Pnblic, legal- ised. (No. 148.) An Act to provide for taJcuis^ tr.n>j in cert^iia cnsc^' in':ntLonrd. In.\sm'lVTI as the good people of many parts of this State, have surtercd great losses by rcn-son of the depreciations and outrages of ithe aboKtion enemy, and also of our own troops, for which losses PrxwnUo. • our )>eGple are entitled to a just remuneration froin the State and 'Confederate States Government ; now to the end, that the tdaims 'to be in future preferred for said reiuuncrarion nniy be justly ascer- tained, and that excessive and unreasonable demands against the government may be prevented, 1. Skction I. Tkc General Aisanbli/ of tht State of Gforu'la do en- act, That whenever damage or initiry of any kind has been iullic-M.„neroit.. ted upon any of the citizens of this State, by the abolition enemy, ^'"» ."",^'"»- or by our own troops, upon a dem:i.nd made by an unpaid person.'".*'"^^^^^' or other ]»erson interested, the Justices of the Inferior Court of*" ""^ each county shall appoint some trusty person, wlio shall jointly \vith anotlier person to be selet-ted by the person or p^'rsons ag- grieved, proceed to ascertain and estimate the damage sulfi-red in each case, using all reliable and available means to {iscertain the true extent thereof, and taking testimony under oath in all cases. 2. Skc. II. That the testimony so obtained, and the estimate of the claim so established, shall be certified to, and sealed under thcp^'^^iM hands of the persons to whom it was referred, and deposited in thc»T- """*" keeping of the Clerk of the Superior Court of each county, to be 1 164 PUBLIC LAWS.— Judiciary. " Testimony. As to lona safely presefved by him for future use and reference, he giving &* receipt lor the parcel, for which he shall be entitled to receive the sum of one dollar ; p-ovided, that the testimony taken under the pduiv"^^^ provisions of this act, in the case of James Houston, of Glynn Houiitou. county, whose dwelling house was burned, while occupied by the 3d Regiment, Georgia State Troops, as a hospital, shall be foi-war- ded direct to the Governor, to be by him laid before the next G-en- eral Assembly. 3. Sec. IIL That no person shall be appointed as an umpire or ofau umpire appraiser as provided for above, wlio shall himself be a claimant- aoder this r- ^ i »«*• for any damages whatever. This act to^^ 4, sjj^c^ lY, That this act shall be of force from and after the Ist iiuy^m. 'day of May, 1863, all other laws or acts to the contrary notwith-- standing. Assented to ISth April, 18G3. • • (No. 149.) A)i Act to regulate the admuuon of testhnoinj ni ccrtabi easels thnchi,- sj^eci/ied. 5. Section 1. The General Asscmhhj of Georgia do enact, That up- on the trial of all suits cr actions, now pending in any Court of Preof to be ... i • i i i i^, i i j_ *"' required iu athis btatc, or which may be hereaiter brouglit to reco\"er money, T^tu '" the bona fide property of the plaintiff or plaintilis in any suit or damlges su^s-actlon, and on account of the payment or delivery of fraudulent, pa«eiBg ooun-spurious or counterfeit bank or Treasury notes or bills, to the plain- o? '''treaaury tifl' or plaiutifls \\\ actlou, by the defendant or defendants, his, her or their officers, agents or servants, the said plaintiff' or plaintiffs may be admitted to prove, by his or her own oath, from whom he, she or they received such spurious or counterfeit bills, and to es- tablish the identity of tlie same, with the notes f pon which action . has been brought, and the interest of such ]»arty or parties in the • transaction may be allowed to affect his, her or their credibility,, but not his, her or their competency ; provided, that the said plain- tiff' or plaintiffs, before being allowed to testify as to the merits of the case, shall first on oath state, that he, she or they can make proof of the evidence, which it is proposed to offer, by no other p^ingg witness; and 'provided further , iXvAt where the spurious notes are * '"'''"^*'' proven by the plaintiff" or plaintiffs to have been received directly and immediately from the defendant or defendants, and not from an officer, a2;ent or servant, said defendant or defendants may also be admitted'to testify in the case, after ffrst making oath, that he, she or they can make proof of the facts, which are to be ssvorn to, by no other witness, and the interest of the defendant or defendants in such case, may be carried to t^e account of his, or her, or thdr credibility, but not his, her or their competence. Sec. II. Repeals conflicting lav>^s. Assented to 18th April, 1863. PUBLIC LAWS.— JuDiciART. 165 Costs. — (^>ron*'rx. ,PraainW«». (No. 150.) j^i Act to k'gaiizc ami make ral'ul cr.rtam acts of Notaries Public in th*^ State.. Wheueas, Section 144S of t)ic Code of Georgia, in reference to Notaricjs Public, is in these words : "They hold their offices for four years, revocable at any time by said .lustices; at the end of' which time, if continued, they must be renewed upon the minutes. The C*lerk waist issue to them certificates of their appointment and qualification, and keep a register of their names" : And u-hcraif, doubts are entertained as to the legality and valid- ity of tlie acts of Notaries Public who have held, and had held, their offices for four years at the time said Code went into effect, and whose ;q>[)oiiitments were not and have not been renewed ; for remedy whereof", G. Section I. Brit enacted hy the General Assemhh/, That the cprt«in acts several acts of the Notaries Public in this State be, and are hereby pi,M°'"w'^- declared to be legal and valid which were performed intermediate*'"^- between the expiiation of tlu^ lour years aforesaid and the time of the renewal of their appointment. Sec. IL Hepcals conllicting laws. Assented to April ISth, 1S63, ART. -IV. COSTS. Spc. 1. Confession ami Jury fees. (No. 1->1.) ^In Act to make uniform the laws of l/tis Slate for the collection of costs, and for other put poses. 1. Section' L The General Assrmhbj of Georgia, do enact, That the plaintiff, or party recovering a verdict, or obtaining a confes-jV,"r^*frr'w sion, shall not be required to pay the confession, or jury fee ; butiwia™ ** the same sliall be taxtvl in the bill of costs of the case, and when c-oUected shall be paid into the treasury of the county. Sec. 1L Kepcals confiicting laws. Assented to 17th April, 186:5. AllT. V. CORONEns. (No. 152.) An, yLi to enable t/ie Coroners of this State to hold inquests in certain cases, with juries con/tisling of six men. 1. Section I. The General Assrmhhj do enact, That when a de-sii . ceased body, upon which an inquest is to be held, is found lying coroner', j*' without the corporate limits of any city or town of this State, \iatt^^*-L 166 PUBLIC LAWS.— Land, Gkants, &c. C i-itaiti land iu Kicliit^oud ccuuty ceded to 0. S. shall be lawful for the Coroner to summon or cause to be sum- moiiod by some proper officer, six persons as jurors to hold said in- qu-est ; which jury of six persons shall be fully competent to ren- der or return a verdict, a niajority of them concurring therein. 2. Sec. II. Arid be it furthct cvac/nJ, That when the deceased ^^T/a'^body lies in a place inconvenient for holding an inquest, the Coro- for'llowill^lner, or any other person under his direction, shall be allowed to '^°'*'' remove the body to a suitable spot. Sec. III. Repeals contlicting laws. Assented to 1.^5th April, 1SG3. Prtinible. TITLE Xil. LAND, GRANTS, &c. See. ]. All Inndi? in liichinord county licreto-iSec. 4. Cities nnd towns mfly purciipje !ond» tore lifid by tlie T'nited States, ced- outside of corporate liuiits for ctme- ed and coutiitiic'd tothe Cotil'ederatt terie:». StfttoH of America. | " 5. TLis Act to go into effect 1st dnv of " 2. The State cniiBeuts to the piirchnpe byi May, I8(i.3. the Confederate Sates of ceitaii " (5. Time for takinjj out head-ripiit giaEt.s, other lands in Riclimond county. extended to *5th Dec. ISl"?.. " 3. Jurisdiction and rifriit ot leuislntion ovei said lands, ceded to the Confeder-j ate States. I (No. ]o3.) An Act to confirm to the CGrifedcrate States of America the occvjmicy and . use of certain lands in the county of Richmond in this State, heretofore held by the late United States of America, and to assent to and confirm the jrurchasc of other lands in sutd county, and to giant to the said Con- federate States of America, c.vcli/sice jurisdiction, over the sainc. Whereas, the Confederate States of America, under the pro- visions of an ordinance of the people of the State of Georgia, pass- ed in convention on the twentieth day of March, eighteen hundred and sixty-one, are now in the occupancy and use of certain lands in the county of Ilichmond in this. State, hei-etofore held by the late United States of America, and also hold other lands in the same county, recently acquired by tUem for the erection, mainten- ance and operation of pov.-der mills, ftrsenals,.magazines, foundries, workshops and other needful buildings, and now apply for legisla- tion on the part of this State, sanctioning and continuing their pos- session and use thereof; therefore^ 1. Sectiox. I. 'Be it enacted h]i the Senate and Hoi^t of Rfjircscnta- '^^\^°^<^''°- tives of the State of Georgia, That the State of Georgia herebv con- ««"^|oraie . limits for cemeteries and other pubUc uses of said corporatitms. • citic, and ^- Section I. The General Asscmhli/ of Georgia do enact, That vZ^Liy the.Mayor and Council of every city and town of this State be, I?n,Vo,^f ^"!^ "^'^ hereby authorized and empowered to purchase such (pian- Series. ^^^^^^ ^^ ^^^"^^ '^^ ^" thcl r j u dgmeut may be iiecessarv or convenient for cemeteries and other public uses of said cities and towns, whether such lands be within or outside of their corporate limits! Ti«.a<-tto2o 5. Sec. IL Be it further enacted. That this Act shall go into op- lrMi^';-«reration on the first day of May next. Assented to ISth April, 1SG:J. (No. ]-)6.) ■ An Act to amend the several laws of force in this State in relalion to issn- nig grants on head rights, so as to extend the time for granting the same -until the 25th Decemlxr, ISiio, and to allou: purchasers in pos- session (f lands surreijed and n turned to the Surveyor GeneraVs "ijicc, to grant the same, and fur other pur posi'S. 6. Section I. The General Assembly of Georgia, do enact, That the time for granting lands surveyed' on head rights, be extended Timo^^fnr ta- to thc 25t\\ dciy of December, 1SG:J, on all lands heretofore survey- rigi^t°?mn?/ ed and returned to the Surveyor General's office, and in cases where IsV^t^soj. other parties are iu possession of such lands so surveyed, under purchase from the partyin whose favor the warrant issued, shall be permitted to take out the grant in his own name ; provided, he shall produce to the Surveyor General or Secretary of State, 'the certificate of the county surveyor, that he is in possession of the land ; ayid provided further, that no grant shall issue under this Act where such lands have been re-surveyed or granted, or unless the party so applying shows by the certificate of the county surveyor, ot all lands surveyed since first January, 1857, that no one was in possession at the time of the survey, or, if so, that the party ia possession had notice under the Act of 1857. Assented to April 17th. 1S63. PUBLIC LAWS.— Military. i6S> Ob>U-uction of iiavigfable streams. — Elections for Militut officers. TITLE \\\l MILITARY. Sec. i. (.'frtt^iii iiKincys fxpeiileil in obsfruc- Seo. 4. Piiyiiient for gnus funiifiiwi fur iiiiiilia tiiip; imvigjiblf sticnnis. to be rt'fuii- (irii. ". Elt'ctidii (if militia (ifTiccrs. ;i All ixiiitlictiiifrbuvs ill tho 1040 Sec. of rvic»!. Artidavit of party- 5. Gov. to puy for tlie>];nn, it claim ap- pro veil. (5. Ill case of death of person furnLsLiBtf Code, repciilcd. i the gun or gnus. (No. loC).) An Act to aufhorlzefhc Governor to refund to jiarftcspr corjwrations >-«t« or Militia oflicers in this State below the grade of General, shall be-l'"* '^' ordered by the ofti(;er ne.xt higlu'st in command, (except in cases of vacancies in the office of Lieutenants, whicli shall be ordered by the Captain of the district, where said vacancy mav occur, as pro- vided by an Act of the General Assembly of this State, passed ©u the lltii day of February, ISOO.) 3. Skh. IL And br it further (narfnl, Tliatsomuch of the one thou-p,.rt,i u... sand and fortieth section of the Code of Georgia, as is in conflict cX^^S** with this Act, b^, and the same is hereby repealed. Assented to l^tli April, ]>-(V.',. 17© PUBLIC LAWS.— Military. Pajment for Guus furnished tlie aervioe. (No. 15S.) Aa Act to autJtor'ize ihe auditing and payment of claims against the State of Georgia in favor of persons who have furnished guns to the troopn tfsaid Strife or of the Confederate States, bi/ authority (f the State, and which have not been returned to said persons. 4. Section I. The General Assembly of the State of Georgia do cti- acty That in all cases where any person has furnished any gim or guns to any of the troops of said tstate or of the Confederate States, Ptyment i-runder any proclamation or requisition of the Governor, or requi- sition of any officer of said State by the authorit}'' of the Governor, and said gun or guns have not been returned to the person furnish- ing them, and said person shall claim payment for the same, he Aflid&yit.f orshe shall make an affidavit before some person authorized to ad- wTf'f-ru- minister oaths, stating to whom such gun or guns were furnished, ^n"or ^m., the time when furnished, and the value at the time of furnishing rrme^^"" ""^such gun or guns ; and shall procure the certificate, under the seal of his office, of the Clerk of the Superior Court of the county of his or her residence, that he or she is a person of truth, and as such entitled to credit ; which affidavit and certificate he or she shall file in the office of the Adjutant and Inspector General, whose duty it shall be to examine the same, and if correct, ap^irove ; piro- cided, in all cases tlie guns furnished have not been used or injured in attempting to alter them for service, and are not needed by the Government, State or Ccnfederate, the}'' shall be returned to the owners respectively, and not paid for as contemplated by the pro- visions of this act ; and provided further, that in all cases where the gun or guns may have been delivered to the agent or officer, and a receipt given for the same, specifying the price agreed upon, the same sliall be evidence of the gun or guns ; and when no price is specified in the receipt, the affidavit of the party of the value thereof shall be sufficient; and provided further, that in all claims for guns, the party shall swear that the gun has not been returned to him or his agent. 5. Sec. II. Be it further enacted, That his Excellency the Gover- •ovciT.or to nor beauthorizod, upon the examination and approval of said claims, i'^L, i'f>iuim as provided for in the first section of this act by the Adjutant and M'prmec. jj^j^p^^^j-Qj. Geucral, to draw his warrant upon the Treasury in fa- vor of the person presenting the claim, for the amount of the claim as approved. G. Sec. .111. Beit further enacted, That in case the party named '"atTufppr-in this act be dead, the representative of his estate, or some other Xdthe'"'m person who can do so, be authorized to make said affidavit ; which, ..r g.ne. ^r[^gf^ made, shall have the same force and effect as if made by the deceased if then living. Sec. IV. i.\ll conflicting laws are hereby repealed. Assented to April 16th, 1SG3. PUBLIC LAWS.— MiNiKG. 171 l}urtine«e of Miiiini; Irun, Cual, Copper, GoM, &c. MINING. goc. 1. Towers .v.Ki pririletre* pvcii to uU Mi-, Sec. i2. As to (iiverting water courses by such liiiij; Coiiioniiies, usi lo rigbt of way c«.mimnii-s. Jjr UiiilroiidB, ses inade penixl. " 2. Keceiving, pa.^siu^, t'irculntirig:, bilis, notes, &c., issued by the United States, &,c., made penal. Sec. 3. Enticing away apprentices naaik' pe- nal. " 4. Evidence on trial in such ca>*es. (No. 160.) u4n Act maJi'nig it jieiud to trespass upon lands in this Stafe. 1. Section I. The General Assembly of Georgia do enact, That uS'h^'rnn any person who shall willfully cut or fell any timber upon the uher,"madV: lands of auothcr, and haul or carry the same away therefrom, shall pe«aj. j^^ guilty of a misdemeanor, and on conviction thereof shall be.fia- ed or imprisoned, or both, at the discretion of the Court. Sec. II. Repeals conflicting laws. Assented to 17th April, 18G3. (No. IGl.) An Act to make if a penal offense and nnJaufalfor nmj person or perscmf, in this State, to leceive, pass or circulate, or to hmj, or sell, g-ivc credit or currency in any icay or manner, or to offer f)r propose to do the samct to any note or notes, hill or bills, drcft or drafts, or any promise to pay ffany Icind, or of any paper or papers, having the semblance of the same, issued, made, or executed by the United States Government, or any State composing the same, or citizen or citizens, or corpvrniors or corporations therein. 2. Section I. The Gena-al Assembly of Georgia do enact, That it shall not be lawful for any person or persons in this State to re- PUBLIC LAWS.— Penal Code. ' 173 notes Additional Section added to the eigiith Division of the Penal Code, eeive, pass, or circulate, or to buy or sell, give credit or currency Rp^civinR to, in any way or manner, or to offer or propose to do the same, K"i^,'„*^^ any note or notes, bill or bills, draft or drafts, or any promise or"'""'/ ^- ^• . r I • J i' 1 • or of auy promises to pay or any kind, or or any paper or papers having the ^*^"J'^/'^;j^'i semblance of the same, issued, made, or executed by the United States Government, or any State or States composing the same, or any citizen or citizens, corporator or corporations therein ; and any person or persons guilty of the same, upon conviction thereof in any of the Superior Courts of this State, shall be lined in a sum not less than one thousand dollars, nor more than ten thousand dollars, in the discretion of the Court before whom the conviction rakes place, and, also, imprisoned in the Penitentiary of the State for a term not less than one year, nor longer than live years, in like discretion of said Court. Assented to JSth April, 1S63. (Xo. 1G2.) An Art to add an additional section to tlit eighth division of the Pawl Code of this State. 3. Section I. The (rcnrral Assemhbj 0/ Georgia do enact, That the ^."V*"'"? "^ following be, and is hereby added as an addition;xl section to the ";,';^,'""^"' eighth division of the Penal Code of the State of Georgia : if any two or more persons shall associate themselves together in any society or organization whatever, with the intent and for the purpose of preventing in any manner whatever, any person or per- sons whomsoever from apprenticing himself or themselves to leani and practice any trade, craft, vocation or calling whatsoever, or for the purpose of inducing by persuasion, threats, fraud or any other means, any apprentice or apprentices in any such trade, craft, vo- cation, or calling, to leave the employment of their employer or employers, or for the purpose by any means whatever of prevent- ing or deterring any person or persons whomsoever from learning and practicing any such trade, craft, vocation or calling whatsoever, every such person so associating himself in such soci- ety or organization, shall be dcgmed guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof, shall be punished by fine and imprison- ment in the common jail of the county, at the discretion of the Court. 4. Sec. IL Upon the trial of any person or persons under thCr-.^ J. . ' ' ^ i- r,rirtpncp on precccling section, any person may be made a witness; and no;;'",!'" ""* statements made by him or her on such trial, shall be given in evi- dence against him or her, except upon an indictment for perjury. Awicnted to April ISth, 1803. t74 PUBLIC LAWS.— Public Printbr.— Salaries and Feh«. Pay o( Public Priutidr iucreasfd. — Salnrie.i and coinptMi8ation of certain officffH. TITLE XVI. PUBLIC PRINTER. iSxj- I. Twenty per cent, incrense ol pay ofjSec. 2. Thin act to apply only to piinling ^ooa Public Primer, allowi^d. tor extin sebsion, Riid to ^eHsc alter I 1st !Noveiiiberiiext. (No. 1G3.) An Act to authorize an increase of the imy of the Public PritUer. Whereas, From the present high prices of" provisions and of labor, and the great dilHculty of getting paper, ink, glue, lights, raa«.we. svrup, and materials ior binding, &c., and other printing materials necessary for carrying on the business of printing; and xchcrcas^ at the first session of the present General Assembly, the number of journals ordered from the State Printer was much reduced, thus greatly diminishing the pay going to the State Printer ; and uherth- as, justice requires that the State Printer should receive reasona- ble compensation for his services, which the present pay will not authorize ; therefore, iveotyper 1. SECTION I. The Gcncrol Assembhj of Georgia, do enact, That orp.y"anX' the State Printer be, and he is hereby auihorized to charge and re- lic Printer fcrceive twenty per cent, increase on the charge now allowed by law i^r'dou6"'forfor the work which he may hereafter do for the State. '"*'*'■ 2. Sec. II. Be it furtJter enacted. That the provisions of this act apply only 'to shall ouly apply to the printing done for this extra session, and eon- done"°'tie tiuuc In forcc until the tirst day of November next. EitrB Sasaiou ri t^ i~« 1 LI" x" I and to ceR^o Sec. 11. Kepeals conflicting laws. on th." 1st *■ "^ NoT.i^ext. Assented to April ISth, 18'o3. TITLE XVII. SALARIES AND FEES. Sec. 1. SalarieH of JuJgos of Supreme and Superior Courts and of the Reporter of the Supreme Court, to be isaiiie u^ fixed in Code. *• 2. Salaries of other officer,'^. Sec. 3. Feei of Jailors lor dieting pridoners rai-ied till close of war. " 4. Ih'xA act togojiito offect iVwmlcftMtty, 18b3, (No. 164.) An Act to amend An Act passed on November 28, 1S61, evtitled An Act to Jix the salaries and compensation of certain officers mentioned there- in, and for other imrposes. 1. Section I. The General Assembly of the State of Georgia do enact, That the above recited act is hereby so amended that frona PUBLIC LAWS.— Salaries and Fees. Hi Fees of Jailorx. aud after the passage of this act, the sahiries and compensation ofi^^,^;^,,,^,^^ the Judges of the ISupreme and Superior Courts, and the Reporter ^'^^"'•^^^•;^,; of the Supreme Court, shall be the same mentioned and tixed for i;";^ °J/'';'^,,j the same by the Code of Georgia ; this section to go into operation J^j^^j^^ "' from and after the 15th April, instant. *'""'^»' *« '* 2. Sec. IL Bcif Jurt/ur enacted, That the compensation and sal- ''> *^^'"- aries of all the other officers mentioned in said act of 'JSth November, i?,h"^tlffi«'^-, 1S61, shall be the sums fixed for the same in the Code of Georgia, from and after the termination of the present term of the present incumbents. Sec III. Repeals conflicting laws. Assented to April loth, 1SG3. (No. 1C5.) An Act to raise the fees of Jailors in thli State for dieting ^frisonrr.'s, 3. SkciiOX I. T/ie General Assemb/)/ of this State do enact, That from and immediately after the passage of this act, the several orTfof i>l Jailors in this State shall be entitled to the sum of one dollar per dav t'.TJ for dieting each white prisoner, and seventy-five cents per day for di- **"' cting slaves, during the pendency of the present war between the Confederate States and the United States, and no longer ; any law, usage or custom to the contrary notwithstanding ; provided, that Justices of the Liferior Court of any county in this State may fix the fees of the Jailors for their counties, in all cases when they 'mav think the fees fixed by this act are too high or too low. 4. Sec. ]L The provisions of this act shall go into efiect from J„"il,„ ,,„ and after the first day of May, ISGu. I'-fM^yr-w' Assented to 13th April, 1863. iiHi prisomers. act r*> into ef»*i;' 176 PUBLIC LAWS.— Taxes. Income Tax. TITLE XVllL TAXES. See. 1. Tai on net income or profits, from iHtiSec. 8. Certain iroldiers in service releasM April, 18G2, to 1st April, 1863. j from taxation. "2. Rat*ij of taxation on prolita '3. A.ise.s.-^inent when no return i.s made. 4. Proceedings in case of suspected false or fraudulent return. 5. Execution miiy issue for the non-pay- ment of the tax. li. PriTducers exempt from this tax. Pro- viso. 7. This tax to be paid into State Treas'y by l")th Deo. in each year. How it io to b". disbui'sed. '.'. Oath of tax-payer.s, changed. " 10. Penalty for failure to take the oath ivs fi.xed by this act. " 11. Assessment of taxes on notes, &c., to be for their value in (,'enfederate mo- ney. " 12. Now returns to be made by Uiose who may have given in their taxes beiore tiie passag<'of this act. . •' 13. Public bnildiiigs in lities or towns, ex- empt from State and eounty taxes. (i\o. IGG.) An Act to levy and collect a tax on the vet income or profits of all per- sons and corporate bodies in this State, arising from the mie of goods, wares and mnrhnndisc, groceries and provisions ; also, on the net in- come or profits of all persons a.nd corporate bodies engaged in the man- ufacture and sale (f cotton and ivoolen goods, in the tanning and sale of leather, and in the manufacture and sale of amj articles made thereof; and in the distillation and sale of spirituo2is liquors from grain of any kind, or from any other article, and to appropriate the same, when col- lected, for the support of indigent ividoivs and orphans (f deceased sol- diers, and other- persons therein named. 1. Section I. Be it enacted by the General Assembly (fthe State Taxoiini.tin-o/' Gcorgla , That all persons and bodies corporate in this State en- Jit"7rom iHtcjafred in the sale of goods, wares and merchandise, groceries and April, 1B62. to & & . . . , ® p' i i L- j.j. 1 1 ibt April '63. provisions ; in tlie mamiiacture and sale or cotton and woolen goods ; in the tanning and sale of leather, and in the manufacture and sale of any articles made thereof, and in the distillation and sale of spirituous liquors from grain of any kind, or from any other articles, when they make a return of their taxable propert}', shall be required to make a return, under oath, of the net income or profits which he, she, or they may have made respectively in the sale, or manufacture and sale, of any of the articles above enumera- ted, from the iir.st day of April, 1 SGL^ to the first day of April, 1863. 2. Sec. II. Be It ftnther enacted. That when the profito for the 2^ °'^*'''^- year preceding the return, shall amount to twenty per cent, on the capital or credit invested, a tax of fifty cents on every one hy-ndred dollars (:ii;lOO). When they shall exceed tvvcnty per cent, and amount to thirty per cent, or under, one dollar and fifty cents on every ($100) one hundred dollars. When they shall exceed thirty per cent, and amount to forty per eent. or under, two dollars ($2) on every hundred dollars. When they shall exceed forty per cent, and amount to fifty per cent, or under, ($2.50) two dollars and fifty cents on. e^ery one hundred dollars. • PUBLIC LAWS.— Taxes. 177 Income Tax. When they shall exceed lit'ty per cent, and amount to sixty per cent, or under, (S3) three dollars on every hundred dollars. Wheu they shall exceed sixty per cent, and amount to seventy • per cent, or under, ($:3.-30) three dollars and fifty cents on every one hundred dollars. When they shall exceed seventy per cent, and amount to eighty per cent, or under, four dollars (S4) on every hundred dollars. \Vhen they shall exceed eighty per cent, and amount to ninety per cent, or under, four dollars and fifty cents ($4. -50) on every one hundred dolla-rs. When tliev shall exceed ninety per cent, and amount to one hun- dred per cent, or under, five dollars on every one hundred dollars ; and so on in the same -ratio of per cent, profit and taxation (ul hijl,- nilnm. 3. Sec. IIL Be it furffic?- enacted, That if ajiy person or body cor-^V"^'i.'.iie..t porate shalllliiil or refuse to make a return of his, her, or their t',r,7u"'.rmd".-. profits, made or realized as aforesaid, he, she, or they shall be held to have made the sum of $100,000, and shall be taxed accordingly. 4, Sec. IV. Be it further enactJ, That if, upon any return of in- 1;;:;;::''^?.^:,. come or profits by any psrson or body corporate, the Receiver ofl";;;|^;lu*utr"!; tax returns shall suspect the same to be fiils^ or fraudulent, or if a""^"- sugsjestion of fraud in such return shall be made to the Receiver by any citizen of the county in which the alleged default may oc- cur, verified by aflklavit to the best of afliant's knowledge and be- lief, in all such cases it shall be the duty of the Receiver to apply toJ|the Justices of the Inferior Court of the county, for the appoint- ment of tiiree assessors to investigate the alleged fraudulent re- turns ; and upon such appointment being made, the Receiver shall give to the person charged with iiiaking the false return, five days' notice of the time and place of making the investigation ;. and the assessors, before proceeding to their duty, shall be sworn to make . a full, fair and impartial investigation as to the alleged false or frau- be Bwr™. dulent return, and shall require the person or persons, or body cor- porate alleged to have made the fraudulent returns, to produce be- fore the assessors Ifis, her, or their books of entry of their purcha- ses and sales, if he, she, orthey keep such books; and upon failure or refusal to produce such books, the persons so refiising shall I)e lield to liavemade (1,000) one thousantl per cent on ($100,000) one hundred thousand dollars as profits, and shall be taxed according! v ; and the said as sessors shall hav<; power to compel such citizens or tax-payers to appenr before them, and to give testimonv in said investigation. Upon tiie hearing of all the testimony which mav bo adduced on the investigation, if the assessors shall find the return to be false or fraudulent, they shall assess the true amount of profits made according* to the evidence before thei\i, and certify it to the Receiver, who sliall double tax tin; defaulter on the .-nnount return- ed to him according to the rates hereiidjefore prescribed. The a.-;- sesaors shall be paid two dollars each per day Jbr every day thrv may be «ngagcd in the investi^;ation ; to be paid by the delinquent, • if found to have made a false return, or, if his return should be 12 ■±18 PUBLIC LAWS.— Taxes. Income Tax. found correct, the assessors shall be paid by the person filing the affidavit, or by the Receiver if the investigation shall be made up- on his suggestion ; and in either case, the Receiver shall immedi- ately issue execution in favor of the assessors, for the amount of their fees, against the person who may fail or refuse to pay the same ; 'provided, that in the case of corporations, if the President or other officer managing the same, shall tile an affidavit with the assessors, that the}^ cannot remove their books from their place of business without serious inconvenience and loss, then said asses- sors shall investigate the said books at the place of business of said corporation. Execution ^- Sec. V. A/id bc it fiirtlicr enacted, That if any person or body t^x^aorpaid! corporate shall fail or refuse to pay the tax assessed against him, her or them by the iirst day of December in each year, it shall be the- duty of the Tax Collector to issue execution against such defaulter in double the amount assessed, which shall be levied and collected, as inotlier cases of eJ^ecution against defaulters. 6. Sec. VI. And he it further enacted, That this act shall not be empUrom'^'^'constrned to embrace those who are mere producers of agricultural thu tax. productions, but all such persons as producers only shall be exempt from its operation, and shall not be taxed on the amount of profits made from the sale of their agricultural productions, but shall not be exempt if they engage in buying and selling any of the articles before enumerated, or in the distillation of spirituous liquors from , grain or from any other articles, or in the manufacture and sale of cotton and woolen goods,, leather, or shoes, or any arti^cles made of Proviso. leather; Froiidcd, said manufactured articles do not exceed in val- ue the sum of two thousand dolla^vs per annum. 7. Sec. VII. And be it further enacted, That the tax to be collec- Tax to bo pd. ted under this act, shall be paid into the State Treasury by the Tax Treasury "t-y Collectors of thc scvcral counties in this State, b}'' the fifteenth day yta^^'klw'' of December in each year ; and as soon thereafter as practicable, disbursed j|. gj-jj^]] ]je j^i^e duty of His Excellency the Governor, to apportion and distribute the same among the counties of the State, accord- ing to representative population, the last preceding census to be taken as the basis for the apportionment ; and the amount appor- ? tioned to the several counties, shall be paid to the Jusfices of the Inferior Courts thereof, or their order, for the support of indigent widows and orphnns of soldiers who luive dierl or been killed m the service of this State or of the Confederate States ; for the sup- port of indigent families of soldiers who may be in service, and for the support of indigent soldiers who may be disabled by wounds or disease in tiie service of this State or of the Confederate States ; Provided, the tax raised under this Act, shaJl be in addition , to. the one and one-half millions of dollars raised under the gen- eral tax act. Sec. VIII. Repeals conflicting laws. Assented to, April ISth, 1S63. PUBLIC LAWS.— Taxes. 179 Certain soldiers exempted from payment of taxes. — Otttli Tax-Piiyers ameii<{ed^ (No. 167.) An Act to relieve certain soldiers who now arc or 7ntty hereafter he in the nillitiinj service of the Confederate States, or of this State, from the paijnient of taxes. S. Skction" I. The General Assemhli/ of (he State of Georgia do f/i- certain mw. ^ct. That each and every soldier who is now in the military scr-y-,l}\^.^^ vice of the Confederate States or of the State of Georgia, and '■■"'" ""'•'''"•^ whose taxable property, according to the hvst return, did not ex- ceed one thousand dollars, is hereby relieved from the responsibil- ity of making a return or the payment of any tax, either as a poll or otherwise, so long as he may remain in said service. Skc. IL Repeals contlictmg laws. Assented to April ISth, ISG3., (No. 168.) / .An A:t to amend the oatj/. of Tax Paijers for the year 1S63, and for other purposes. 9. Section 1. The General Asscmhhj of the State of Georgia do m- sacty That from and after the passage of this Act the oath of non-d.n. ..rx^u:- resident Tax Payers re({uired to be taken on special return, as it.'iiS for now stands in the seven hundred and sixty-fourth section of the""*' Code of Georgia, be so amended for the year 186-3, as to make it read : "And that it was not worth, on the first of April in this year, more than the valuation yon have affixed to it in Confederate Treasury Notes, to the best of your knowledge and belief," -in- stead of reading as it now does, "and that it is not wortir more than the valuation yon have fixed to it, to the best of your knowl- edge and belief;" and that the oath of Tax Payers required to be rt&keuon general return, as is now required in the same section of ■ said Code, be changed so as to make it read, "and the value vou liaveailixed to it is a just and true valuation on the first of April -of this year in Confederate Treasury Notes," instead of readinc:, •*'and that the value yon have afiixed to it is fl'^;ast and true valua- tion" as it now stands stated in said Code. ^ 10. Sec. IL Be it further niacted, That in case any Tax Payer sliall p^aity for fail or refuse to make his return in accordance with this amended t'h!l'"iVh IT.'" oath, he shall be deemed a defaidter, and his property shall be^*'"'"""^* double taxed according to the valuation prescribed in the fore^-o- imj section of this Act. 11. Skc. IIL And he it further enacted. That all persons hoIdIng.fctro"iI' notes or indebtedness on any individual or incorporation, shall "•iveh;.'w\tim,,^ in the same at its value in Confederate Treasury Notes. ^ moDr"''""'"''" 12. Sec. IV. And be it further macted, That if any c^ •*■'-" rr..,. N..wrH..mic Payers of this State shall have made a return of their property to J^^l'X^-" the Receiver and Collector, previous to the passa^^e of this Act it 'rio'' '*""'" " shall be the duty of the said Collector and Receiver to require ofL'F^' ^'•' J80 PUBLIC LAWS.— Tkansportation. Transportation of Provisions ou the Kailrouds cf this State. such Tax Payers that they make another return to him upon valu- * ation as provided for in this Act. Sec. V. Repeals conflicting laws. , Assented to April 17th, 1SG3.. (No. 109.) An Act for the relief of all inco7'j)o7rttrd ctlus and toicus in this State^ 13. Section I. Be it enacted hi/ the Senate and House of Rej)rcsen- Pubiic build- ^^^^-j..^.^ of the State of Georo;ia, That all public buildini^s owned by jnge m cities -J , ■/ .0'_1 ■ ii or towns ex-^Qy incorDoratcG city or town in this State, be, and the same are empt irom J i- '> . i c e c^ stat^^^orcoun-jjereby declared td be exempt and Iree Ironi State or county tax ; and the collection of all executions or other processes heretofore issued for the same, are hereby prohibited ; jf;;(9ivV/«/, that nothing in this Act shall exempt raihoad, bank or other stocks, owned by said corporations, from taxation. Sec. II. All conflicting laws are hereby repealed. Assented to 17th April, 1S63. TITLE XIX. TRANSPORTATION. Sec. 1. Condition.s ou wliich liaihoaJs must transport provisions. ", 2. Slaking atCdavits falsely, false swear- ing. " 3. Penalty against R.R. Agents for re- fusing to ship the provisions. " 4. Penalty for seizing provisions so ship ped. Proviso. Sec. '). Certifioate of JuRfico.s of Inferior- Courts, to take the place of the affi- ihivit of a person, as to provisiona for fiiuiilies of indigent soldiers. ' (i. i-'incs under this Aci, how disposed of; — Act to cease with war. (No. 17(J.) An Act to regulate the transportation of yrovisions on the several Hail- loads in this Stat4^^nd to punish officers and agents who may violate the vrovisions of this Act. 1. Section I. T/ie General Asscmlhj oj the State ef Georgia enacts; ^ ,... That from and immediately after the passage of this Act, it shall ConditioBB ou r. 1 1 . 1 f 1 1 -r» • 1 ^h^chRaii- be the duty of the several othcers 'and agents ot the several KaiL- tr^spoitV"- roads in this State, (the Western and Atlantic Railroad included),' whenever any lot or quantity of corn, bacon, flour, of other arti- cles of provisions of prime necessity in the sustenance of life, shall, be offered for transportation, to receive and ship the same v.'ith as little delay as practicable ; and it shall be the duty of the officers and agents, at every point of transhipment "on said Roads, to tran- ship and forward said articles and provisions with as much dis- patch as practicable, until the said articles and provisions shall PUBLIC LAWS.— Transportation. 181 Tianaportation of Provisions on the Railroads of tliis State. reach the place of their consignment ; provided, the person offer- ing and desiring to have said articles and provisions shipped, shall p^^,tn"gp^j. make and subscribe an affidavit in writing, and file, or offer to 1,"*,''^^," file the same in the otKce of the depot, or with the agent or officer '"pp*^- thereof, from which it is desired that said shipment shall be made, swearing as near as practicable to the quantity and kind of said article and provision, and that the same was not pnrchased or pro- cured for the purpose of speculation or retail for a profit, and that the same is necessary for the consumption of the person offering the same, or his family, or of other persons and their families ; spec- ifying the names and residence of such other person or persons, if for their use ; and if there be more than a sufKciency of such article or provision for the use of the ]iersons named, that the res- idue shall not. be sold to any one other than an actual consumer, and then only at actual co.st and no more, either directly or indi- rectly ; a copy of which affidavit shall, by the agent or officer atj^opy or am- said depot, be attached to the bill of lading thereof, and forwarded f^^'ea'^rMu therewith, which on arrival at the delivering point, shall be filed"' '*^'"^- by the agent thereof in his office, and the original aflidavit shall be filed at tlie receiving depot. 2. Si:c. IL Any person swearing falsely in such affida^ it, shall be deemed guilty of false swearing, and on conviction thereof, shall t,f bo%'uc-' suffer all the pains and penalties inflicted by the laws of this State '''''""'^' on persons guilty thereof, and shall also be fined in the sum of hve thousand dollars; and the party may be indicted and convicted in either of the counties where the receiving or the delivering depot is located. 3. Hkc. 111. Anv and all such railroad officers or agents havin2:''''""if.vfnr control of transportation fiom any pomt, reiusmg or failing to «bip tue pro- receive and slii[), with as little delay as practicable, all such articles of provisions, or charging an amount therefor over and •above the usual tarifts of freights, sliall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and on conviction thereof, shall be fined in a sum not less than five thou- sand doliiirs. and imprisoned not less than six months. 4. Si:c. IV. If anv commissarv, quartermaster, or other oflicer f I .-1 /I i^ ^ i ' /-< " !• • J 1 1 Pfnaltj for the btate or Lontederate Cxovernment, or proiessing to be 8uch,»<-iziu)! «uch shall seize or impress any such article or provisions, under any pretence whatever, or shall hold or attempt to hold the same, or prevent the regular and due shi[)ment thereof to its proper destina- tion, after reeeiving notice that such atlidavit has been mad(\ and filed with the agent or oIKcer at the receiving depot, he shall be guilty of a high misdemeanor, and on cqpviction thereof, shall be im])risoiied at labor in the Penitentiary for the term of three years, and lined in the sum of five thousand dollars; pntv'idal, no coiivic- proviio. tion shall lake place under this Act when the party seizing has the right under the law to seize the articles so seized. rpttifif«tc of -5. Sec. V. A certificate under the hands of any three Justices J""'**^' "^ of the Inferior Court of anv county in this State, accompanied t'o'T'- '». •* with the certificate of the (.'lerk thereof, with the seal of the ^''ourtj^i^'^^^f^ """^ or county attached, certifying that the article or provisions ordered <*rtiiu i^e*. 182 PUBLIC LAWS. — Western & Atlantic Railroad. Liability of W- & A. 11. R. for damages in running Locomotives, Cars and other Macbinery. to be shipped, is alone for the use of the indigent soldiers' families of their county, as beneficiaries under the Act of — December, 1862, shall be received in lieu of the affidavit specified in the sec- ond section of this Act, and shall have the same force and effect ; and any person or persons acting, or professing to act as such Infe- rior Court or Clerk, who shall falsely or fraudulently procure such shipment to be made under such certificate, or aid therein, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and on conviction thereof^ shall be •dismissed from office, and fined in the sum of five thousand dol- • lars. Fines undor G, Sec. VI. In all cascs whcrc fiups are imposed under any of disposed o'l"" the provisions of this Act, one half of the fine injposed, shall go to and belong to the prosecutor, who shall be deemed a competent witness, and the other half to the use of the count}^ where the con- Ant to cean^ viction may take place ; and this Act shall remain and continue in with the war. ^^^^^ uutll the closG of thc present war with the United States, and no longer. Assented to f 8th April, 1863. TITLE XX. WESTERN AND ATLANTIC KAILROAD. Sec. 1. Laws of force against other Railroads as to damages in ninning looomotivej, to Sp- ply to W. & A. R. R. Suits against the Road. (No. 171.) An Act to declare llic liohility of the Western and Atlantic Railroad , for damages in running Locomotives, Cars and. other macJdnery, to reg~ vlate themode of bringing suits therefor , and, to declare all suits brovght against said Railroad since the adoidion of the Code, legal and valid. ' Whereas, the compilers of the Code of this State, have failed to embrace in the Code, the laws in relation to the liability of the Western and Atlantic Railroad for damages in running Locomo- tives, Cars and other machinery on said Railroad, for remedy whereof, 1. Sectiox I. Tlie General Assembly of the State of Georgia enacts, Laws offeree 1'ii at all thc laws uow in force in this State regulating the liabili- ajiaiust other . ^-^.i -i • • ^ • m i c i liji Railroads as tiGS of Railroad companies in this State, for damages done bvthe run- to damages .^ t;i !• 1 I'j^i ly rumiii,? j^iyg of Locomotivcs, Cars and other machinery, be and the same ^awV'to' are hereby declared to apply equally to the Western and Atlantic f. Railroad; and that hereafter, in the bringing of all suits against tb"e Roar"" the Western and Atlantic Railroad, the same shall be regulated by the laws in existence on that subject, at the time of the adop- tion of the Code ; and that all suits that may have been brought against said Railroad, since the adoption of the Code, according to the laws existing at the time of the adoption of the Code, are here- by declared to be legal and valid, as if said Code^ had never been adopted. Assented to IStli April, 1 863. LOCAL AND PRIVATE LAWS. Title I.— CITIES AND TOWNS. " IL— COLLEGES, CHURCHES ANP CHARITABLE INSTITU- TIONS, u lll.—CORPORATIONS. u. IV._C0UNTY LINES. u v.— COUNTY REGULATIONS. " VI.— ELECTIONS. " VIL— EXR'S. ADMR'S. GUARDIANS AND TRUSTEES. " VIIL— GRANTS. " IX.— INTERLAL TRANSPORTATION. " X.— PENITENTIARY. " XL— PHYSICIANS. '' XIL— RELIEF. " XIII.--RIVERS. - XIV.— ROADS. " XV.— SLAVES AND FREE PERSONS OF COLOR. - XVL— TAXES. ( LOCAL A^D PRIVATE LAWS« TITLE I. CITIES AND TOWNS. Sec. 1. Soo. 10. Fovt Giiiiips inporporatod — ("orporRto limitf — Corporati" luime. Town of Fort Oaine.s— Elei-tion of JMiiyc>r tiiul Conncilmeii — Troasnrcr and Marshal — I'liwers find |)rivilejje.s. Wlio niav superintend Town Elections Oath of town Onic^rs. Ta.xes — Li<'ens(? tii retail liquors — Itiu- erant Traders — ooUectiou of ta.ses — G«i:'ts. By-laws. »Vp. Finos— impriwnmiMi*. Clerk of Council — Salaries of Clerk and Marshal — their bonds. Mayor nnwners. 14. Exten.-ion of city iiuiifs on west side of river. \.'). Fnrtlier extension of limits on we,>t side of river. ]C>. Extension on east side of river. 17. Jnrisdietion of city authorities exten- ded over new territory — a.ssent of owners of reaJ estate in new limits, first to be had. , 15. 8initlivillefl^/rts Kenwick, incorpora- ted; eleelion of j Commissioners. 1!^. Coi-porate limits. ~J. Commissioners to appoint citj'ofllcers — Taxes : N;inie of town may be chanired ; ]$yl)iws. ;'I. lietaii of ai dent spirit.'? : Commission- er.s may sue and be sued ; may hold property. . ■ '22. Corporate 'limit 1 of Grooverville, dc- ehtred. (No. 172.) An Act tn Incorpora/c the foini nf Fort Games in the couiifi/ oj' Clay; lo dffuic itsjiuisdiclwiial hinifs, a/id for other jmrposca ikcrcin mentwncil. 1. Section I. The Gr:;/raiik of the Chattahoochee rivec, on the line ''">'"•• dividinir the State of Alabama atul Georgia, at a' point opposite the mouth of the Seniocheehobee creek and running across said rivef to the mouth of the said creek, then running east on the old divi- ding line between Randolph and EaVly counties to the north east corner of lot nunib<;r :J()I, tlu-nce south on the east line of num- bers ."{Gl, :}0-2 and :jG:3 to the Ledlctter Dranch, thence tiie, said branch west to the south line of number 3S3, thence due west across the Chattahoochee river to a point on its western bank on the line dividing the States of Georgia and Alabama, thence on said State line to the ]>lace of beginuinir :. and that the inhabitants now living and that may hereafter reside within the said Mmits be, and they are hereby constituted and made a body corporate liy the name and style of the town of Fort Gaines; and the said inhabi-i.ii^"towm tants who are entitled to vote for members of the General Assem- o»im!^ 186 LOCAL AND PRIVATE LAWS,— Cities and Towns. Fort Gaines. Election of ^Ij of tliB State of Georgia, shall meet at the Court-house in said ciYD°Jita"n, town on the third Saturday of January next, and on the first Sat- MarTai' ^ i-ii'day of Jauuary in each year thereafter, and elect from the citizens of said town, a Maj^or, four Councilmen, one Treasure!', one Mar- shal ; and said Mayor and Councilmen, shall be vt^sted with the municipal government of the said town of Fort G-aines, and as Mayor and Councihnen of said town, and under that name and style, have full power to have a common seal, and to hold, purchase, have powers aud . -^ , *■ • iniviieges. and receive, enjoy, possess and retain to them and their huccessors, for the use of said town of Fort C-fainos, any "real or personal es- tate within the jurisdictional limits of said tovrn of Fort Gaines, and shall be capable under the aforesaid name and style, to be sued and to sue in any Court of law or equity in this State. whoniavsM '^* ^^'^' ^^' ^4w(/ /x; ?/ /W/Y//C'?- e??i'?fVeJ, That the election for said periutena the officers shall be held by one Justice of the Peace and one free town elec- ,it T-i^iT""* /-n -i r tious. holder, or one Justice oi the Inieriour Court and ,one free holder; aind in the event that there shall be no election at the time herein sj^ecified, then said officers shall remain in otiice until their succes- sors are elected and qualified ; ten days-' notice of said election in all cases to be given by a Justice of the Peace, or the said Mayor, and in the event of the death or resignation of any of said officers, an election may be at any time ordered by comi)lying with the provisions of this Act ; all of said officers to hold their offices for twelve months or until their successors are elected and qualified. Oath of the 3. Sec. IIL And be if fi/rt ft cr enacted, That said officers, before "*'■'''*■ entering on the duties of said office, slmll take and subscribe the following oath, viz : I, A. B. do solemnly svrear that I will faith- fully pertorm the duties of Mayor, Councilmen, Treasurer or Mar- shal, (as the case may be) of the town of Fort Gaines. Twie'.. 4. Sec. TV. That the Mayor and Councilmen shall have power aud authority to lay and collect taxes, within the said corporate limits to the amount of one half of the State tax, and not more ; and a poll tax upon each white adult male inhabitant not over two dollars, and §;hall have power to tax all shows in said tovv^n of Fort License to ic- Gaines, performing there lor the purpose of gain ; to issue license et'suauorr to retail spirituous liquors in said town and to charge for the same such sum as they may see ht to prescribe, and the said retailers of spirituous liquors in said town shall also comply with the law now in force, as to bond and oath, and»the said Mayor and Councilmen i^itinereat shall h ivc power to tax itinerant traders in said town, and to force cliieluonoi fhe collection of taxes and fines by issuing executions under the hand. '^^'**- and seal of the Mayor, directed to the Marshal, who shall proceed with the same in like manner as Sheritls are required under the laws of this State, to collect executions ; and the Marshal shall receive for his cost, the cost now allowed Constables by law for similar services; and the said Marshal at the instaace of the Treas- urer, may be ruled by the Mayor, as Sheriffs are ruled in the Su- perior Courts of this State. B -tew fcc '^- ^^^' ^- -^'^^ ^'^' "' /«''^^'C'' enacted, That the said Mayor and Councilmen shall have full power and authority to make all laws, LOCAL AND PRIVATE LAWS.— Cities and Towns. 187 Fort Gaines. rules and regulations, for the proper government of said town, not inconsistent witli the laws and Constitution of this 8tate or the ,. Confederate States, to impose and collect lines of not over liftv dol- 1 ^ ■ ■ r ^ ^ r • i . ' ,,Iinpri6on- lars, ana imprison tor not over ten days, lor any one viohitioii otmout. the said by-laws, rules and regulations aforesaid. G. Sec. VI. Af)d be it furlher enacted, That s.-iid ]\rayor and Conn-qierk of men shall elect a Clerk of the Council and shall lix the salaries ofsIirrieV of said Clerk and Marshiill and Treasurer ; and shall require hond j,';;j,^),„i"^ and security from said oflicers for such amounts as they may think Roud of ci'k. proper and right. 7. Sec. VI[. And he it furl her cnnrted. That the said Mayor and Mayor and Councilmen or either of them, shall be clothed with the authority biud"o'viii-''""^"^^'^'*"^- liard Tables in said town. 9. Sec. IX. And he. 7t farther enacted. That said Mayor and Conn- stntt tax. men shall liave authority to levy, in addition to the other taxes, a tax not exceeding two dollars upon each and every white male per- son, male free person oi co-lor, and male slave in said town between the ages of sixteen and forty-five years, as a street tax ; provided, that the person so taxed may relieve himself of said tax by working on the streets for three days under the direction and control ol" the Marshal. 10. Sec. X. And h^- it farther enacted, That all lands used within p„r„,inf land said corporate limits for fanning purposes shall be exempt Iromli^y'i^^j^*^""' the payme'nt of town or corporation tax; and all fines 'and taxes-^pproprmtrn collected under this Act shall go to the use and benefit of said town;'^^",',',';;„*y,^ of Fort (iaines. IL Sec. XL And he it farther cnuctcd, That said Mayor and „,,„„,.„, of Councilmen shall have power and authority. to dismiss from office''*^"''''*'- said Marshal for failure or neglect to perform the duties of his of- fic<', and imn)ediately give notice ibr the election of a successor, and shall appoint a Marsha! to act in and during th(> time of all vacancies ; provided, that no by-law, rule or regulation or ordinance, shall be of force wliicli is contrary to the Constitution of this State, or the laws thcM-eof, or of the Confijderate States. Sec. XIL Repeals conflicting laws. Assented to April ISth, 18G.3. 188 LOCAL AND PRIVATE LAWS.— Cities and Towns. Macon. (No. 173.) .. An Act to amend the charter ofthccitij of Macon and to authorize the Mayor and Council to grade the streets, asjicss damages and. tax for the same, and to give control and regulations of the sidcuxilks, pave- . malts, streets, street-crossings and. alleys in said city. 12. Section I. The General Assembly of the State of Georgia do atreeu i^K. in enact, That from and after the passage of this Act, the Mayor and may be laid Councll of tho cltv ot MacoQ shall have lull power and authority out aud work- J i i • /• «L to regulate, lay out, direct and control the streets and grading of the same, to assess a tax for the payment of the damages caused by the same, where the property of any person" may be injured thereby. 13. Sec. II. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid. That To be u.dei-all streets, alleys, side-walks, pavements, and street-crossings shall Iseme!rt"nr"'be Under tlic control, power and direction of the said Mayor and comidi.""'^ Council, and they shall have full and complete power and right to direct the mode and manner, and style, in which all street-cros- crossin-8 aud ^^^^S^' sldc-walks and pavements shall be constructed, paved or un- sidewauis. pavcd; and in case of failure or refusal of any property owner, af- ter notice, to comply with the ordinance passed by said Mayor and Council in reference to the construction, paving or repairs of side- walks, pavements or street-crossings, said Mayor and Council arej hereby authorized and empowered to fine said owner in a sum not- Penalty cxcceding fxvB hundrcd dollars, and levy and collect the same by] agamst^hnd ^.^ecution, and may also direct their officers, or persons in their em- ' ployment, to carry out and execute the provisions of said ordinance in reference to side-walks, pavements and street-crossings at the ' expense of the owner so refusing or failing- to comply with the said ordinance; and the said Mayor and Council are hereby empowered to issue, levy and collect by execution, the said bill of expense against said owner. Sec. IIL Repeals conflicting laws. Assented to April 17, 1803. (No. 174.) ^ An Act to extend the limits of the Ciiy of Macon and the jurisdiction of the Mayor and Council of said city ff Macon over said extctided lim- its. 14. Section I. The General Assembly of the State of Georgia do ExtenBion ofCiiact, Tluit fi'om and after the passage of this Act, the corporate orMn/oB!" on liniits of thc city of Vlacon be, and the same are hereby extended l^f^S!'''^'' one mile beyond, and on parallel lines with the present limits, on the west side of the Ocmulgee river, except on that side or part of said city next adjoining the. cijty reserve. 15. Sec. II. Be it further enacted, That the limits of said city of Macon be, and the same are hereby extended from a point on the 9 LOCAL AND PRIVATE LAWS.— Cities and Towns. 189 Smithville alias Kenwick. Ocmulgee river, and on the west side, one mile south east of the Further «.x. south east boundary of the city reserve and running thence on anmitTon"' parallel line with the present city limits, and beyond to the point luCer."'^* "^ of intersection with tiie limits as extended, in the first section of this Act. 16. Skc. in. Beit further enact aJ, That the limits of said city of Macon, be extended on the cast side of the Ocmulgee river, from p^*[^?j^° j"" the south eastern boundary of" the city reserve, on the -east side of ^^'"'• said river, on a line parallel with the present limits of said city, to a point where said line strikes the Milledgeville road, thence to the point on tlie Clinton road, one hundred yards north of the shal- low well, and thence on an air line to the south east corner of Rose llill Ceujctery. 17. Sec. IV. Be it further enacted, That the iurisdiction and , . ,. . powers or the Mavor and Council or said city are extended over"'' r^'^^y'"^^"- •1 111--" 1 -1 1 iii--i 1 1 11 1 "'"ii ivt>T new said extentjed limits, and said extended limits arc hereby declaredc'i.yt«mtory. to be subject to the charter and police regulations and ordinances of the corporation of said city ; Procidcd, this Act shall not go into^^^^^.,,^ „f force until a majority of the owners of the real estate proposed to ;;",Xi'n' m-w be included in said extended limits shall give their assent thereto. ',;;."i;^j""'- '" Sec. V. Repeals conflicting laws. Assented to April IS, ISG^J. (No. 175.) An Act to incorporate the toum of SinithviUe^ alias BcnicicJ,- in 'the county ' of Lcc, and to confer powers ofi the same, and for other purposes. IS. Section I. Tt is enacted b>/ the General Assembhi of Gcoro-ia, That D. Butler, 0. C. Clark, Council Clark, J. G. McCrary andfoT?rrted.*°" others, be, and are hereby ordered and required to hold an election EUrHon of for five commissioners for the town of Smithville, alias Reiiwick,,?^*',"""""*'"' in Lee county, Georgia, after giving ten days' public notice, and that all persons residing in said town entitled to vote for members of the General Assembly, shall be entitled to vote at said election, subject to all the penalties of the laws of this State for illegal vo- ting ; and the returns of said election shall be made to said corpo- rators, who shall count the same, and cause the persons to be sworn to discliai"ge faithfully their duties as commissioners for said town and obey the Constitutionof this State, and the Confederate States, who shall hold their oflice until their successors are elected and qualified, in accordance with ordinances, which mav be passed on that subject. 19. Sec. II. h is farther enacted, That the corporate limits of^ • 1 1 1 1 - 1 I 1 1 1 • 1 • -1 Corp irate said town shall include oil the territory lying within two miles of'*°'**'- the Rail Road Depot, and all persons now, or who may hereafter reside, within said limits shall be citizens of said town, and subject to all the ordinances, which may be passed by said town authori- ties. 190 LOCAL AND PRIVATE LAWS.— Cities and Towks. Hawkinsville. — ^O-ioover-ville. ■I 20. Sec. IIL That said commissioners, when elected, shall have I commrs. to full powcT to appoiiit all sucli officers as the}^ may deem uecessa- appoint - ^^^^ ^^^^ ^.^ ^j^^ salaries thereof; shall have power to levy and collect from the persons and property in said town, such amou.nt of tax '''"''"'■ as they may deem necessar}^ to support said town; to fix or change j Nameoftowuthe nauiB ot said town, and to pass all -ordinances which they may 1|] changed. docm ncccssary for the welfare and happiness of the people of said By-iawB. town, uot inconsisteut with the Constitution of this State and of- the Confederate States. 21. Si:c. TV. That said commissioners shall have full power to fpirte!"'^'"' control or prohibit the retail of, or trade in ardent spirits, within the corporate limits of said town, and they are hereby clothed with full power to have executed aH ordinances which they may pass on that subject : also all other rules, regulations and ordinan- ces which they may pass for the prevention of crime, the protec- tion of Hie and property, and the welfare of the citizens' of said may sue and tovv'u ; thc said comiTiissioners shall have the riglit to sue and shall be subject to be sued in the several Courts of law and ecpiity in this State, and shall have the right to fix the corporate name by which they shall be known, and shall have the right to hold any property deemed by them necessary for the welfare of said town, or the cit- izens thereof; and all laws which conflict v^'ith this Act, be, and are hereby repealed. Assented to April ISth, 1SG3. May hold property. (No. 17G.) An- Ad to alter and amend an Act entitled an Act to incorporate the toini of Ildwlinsvdle, in the coi/ntij c)/' Fulasli; to a'lypohit Commissioners for the same, and to confer certain powers 7q/on said Commissioners; also to incoryoiatc the town of Grooverrillc, Broolcs county, and for other intr- poses. 22. Section I. The General Assemhhj of the State of Georgia do corporate cnact, That from and after the passage of this Act, the corporate GrooverTuie jiniits of the town of Grooverville, Brooks county, shall extend no further than has been laid off into acre and town lots as shown ia the plan and plat of said town. Sec. IL Repeals conflicting laws. Assented to April IS, 1S63. LOCAL AND PRIVATE LAWS.— Churches, Colleges, &c. X91 • ' — ■ s Evangeliciil Lutheran Synod.— Cassville Female College. TITLE II. , CHURCHES, COLLEGES AND IHARITABLE INSTITUTIONS. Sec. 1. Evnn;,'oli(vil J^utliernn Synod of Gcor }j;in, JiH-orimniti'd. " a. Forfeiture of piiarter of tlie Cassvillt- Feiiia!*! Colli'se, provided iipj-iiiist. " :i. Act of .M.ireh.Jtb, 18.")G, repeiiled. geci 4. Ne^v IJoard of Tru.'stoes of Masonic ' Hall in jriilod^revillo, appointed — ]M;ide Ji body e.orpornt«— Powers, l)rivile<;es jind olilitcations enumera- ted in act of Dec. 2G, 1831, extended to corporation. ' o. Vacancies ill Hoard, how filled. (No. 177.) «#^, ^lii Aci lo Inc-orpordtc the -EvangcHcal Lufhcrh?} Si/nod of Gcorgid. 1. Section I. 77/r General Assembhj of the State of Georgia do rnact, Tlint Daniel Klecklev, John Shealy, William Taylor, Jacob i-V.tTo^' Addy, David Oablo, and their .successors in office as trustees, be, i"'<'rpor'atH,i*" and they are hereby created and constituted a corporation, under ^' ""'"'"" the r.ame and style of the Evangelical Lutheran Synod yf Georgia, and by that name shall have perpetual succession of officers and members, and have the power to contract and be contracted with, priviWRcs." and be capjjhle, in law and equity, in all courts of records and elsewhere, to sue and be sutul, to plead and be impleaded, answer i^i^.v «i.c mid » i- bo Bued and be answered unto, defend and be defended ; and may have and use a common seal, with power to break, alter, or make anew theseai. same at pleasure, with pov/er to hold, possesij and convey proper- May hold ty, both real and personal ; and may make, ordain and establish alP'"^"'^' *""• such by-laws, rules, ordinances and regulations, not repugnant toBy-iaws. the Constitution and laws of the Confederate States and the State of Georgia, as may be expedient to carry into effect the objects of this act, or as may be expedient and proper for the government and management of the allairs of tne said coi'poration ; and shall be I clpthed vvitii all powers insident to corporations aggregate. Assented to April ISth, 1S63. (No. 178.) An Act to amend An Act to incorporate the Cassvillc Female College, locdtrd in the ioicn of Cassii/le, Georgia, and to incorporate the Cher- okee Baptist C. Sec. hi. ^4/id be it fur-tJicr mucteil, That whenever anv nieni- ,y^«[;;;"'';,"^^.''* bei- of the Board of Trustees ^shall remove from the county of "l^ald- '"'•'" win, or his place shall become vacant by resignation, death or otherwise, the remaining Trustees are authorized to declare a va- cancy, and it shall be their duty, so soon as practicable, to fdl said vacancy by election, which shall be done by ballot, after due notice to each member of the Board ; and the party so elected, after his acceptance under said election, shall become a member of said Board of Trustees ; yrov'nlcd, that no person shall be eligible to such election uidcss he be a Master Mason. Sec. I\^. Repeals conflicting laws. Assented to with some doubts as to Vac constitutional question, this Gth April, I'-T,:]. JOSEPH E. BROWN, Governor. 1:3 194 LOCAL AND PRIVATE LAWS— Corporations. Confederate Eiprees Company. TITLE III. » COR.PORATIOiVS. Sec. 1. Cox federate E.rpresi Company, mcov- poiated. " y. Ctpital stuck. Slinres. " 3. Wlieu Compjiny nuiy oommenoe bufi- ne.ss. Appoiutiueut of Director.-i. " l. President. " •>. Election of Board of Directors' An- nual meeting of rftockbolders niuy be called. " ft. By-lttws. " 7. Powers of Company. Aj^pncies. Com- p;ii]y may be inisured. Liuiitation ol powers. " 8. LucHtion of principal nfficeofComp'y. " 9. Place of re(>iilur meetinfr of Board. " 10. Sale of uucliiiniud freijfiit, '■ 11. Disposal of proceeds of unclaimed freight. •' 12. Personal liability of stockholders. " 13. Orf>-anization and coiiiuiencement ol business. Semi-annual statements. '• 14. Suits liow brou^'litacruinst Company. " lo. By wlioiii stock umst be beld. For- feiture of charter. " IG. Ch*''.. incori)orated. Powers and privile- ges. J.M ay hold real estate. By-laws. Common seal. " 27. May mine by hydraulic ho.se process. May divert water courses. 3U Right of way to conduct water to works of Company. Damw, &,c. Compen- sation for right of way, &e. Dam- ages. Assessment of damagcK. Company may use lauds when owners not known. Compensation Co own- ers when known. Damages hovr as- .sessed. Capital stock. Shares. Personal lia- bility of stockholders. Oflicer.s. Charter may be altered or repealed. Injuries to property of Co., made penal. Otiiceof Coinpanv. Biiinrei'illc Salt hlinhisr Co., incorpo- rated. Powers and privileges. By- laws. The Citizens'' Fire Company, mcmpo- rated. Powers and privileges. By- laws. May hold property, &c. Mem!)ers exempt from militia and jury , duty. Gnjfiit, Fire and Marine In^nrancr Co , incorporated. Powers, fee. Seal. By-laws. Directors, President, Secretary and Treasurer. Vacancy in Board of D.- rcctors. Organization of Company. Capita stock. Shares. Wlien Company may coumieuoc busi- ness. Subjects of insurance. Couipany.inay re-iiisurc. I'ayuient of lustallmeutsi of stock. Li- ability of stockholders. Principal office in Griffin. Dividends. Miitaal principle may be adopted. Duration of charier, 30 years. Aii,w>is(a Fire Department, — Naijjo changed to, from Augusta Fire CoiSn- riie word Department substituted fbr word Company. Officers. E.xempt from jury and mji litia duty. E.xception. ^ (No. ISO.) All Act to incorporalc the Coii/cJcratc Express Compamj. 1. SkcTIOX L Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Repescnta- tivcs, That Charles M. Furmaii, Charles V. Chamberlain, F. W. Dillard, John E. Bacon, J. A. Harmon, Adison Reese and B. F. Ficklin, and tjieir successors and assigns, be, and they are hereby declared to be a body corporate and politic, by the name of the SftS^plrated.' Confederate E.xpress Company, for the purpose of an express . transportation business. Capital st.ck. 2. Sec. IL The capital stock of said Company shall be five hun- dred thousand dollars, and shall be divided into shares of one hun- dred dollars each ; and in case the said capital stock be found in- sufficient for its purposes, such Company may increase its capital 'CoTiwratort. Coil federal n SUares. LOCAL AND PRIVATE LAWS.— Corporations. 195 Confederate Expres* Couipnuy- stock, from time to time, to such amount as may be deemed neces-' sary for the purposes, not exceeding one million of dollars ; such increase must be sanctioned by a vote, in perso.u or by proxy, of two-thirds in amount of stock of the Compaiiy present or repre- sented at a meeting of such stockholders. 3. Sec. IIL The said Company may conmience business as soon as its capital stock is fully subscribed, and fifsy thousand dollars of\vh,>„ c». the same paid up ; and such subscriptions Ixiing made, any fiveCn^"^',!^ subscribers to said stock may call a general meeting of tlie stock-^**- holders of the said Company, by serving a notice, signed by them., of the time and place of such meeting, twenty days at least before the time of holding the same, on each stockholder personally, ©r by leaving it at his residence, or by putting the same in the post office, directed to him at his usujil or reported place of residence, and paying the postage thereon ; prnr'nfed, however, that any other mode or time of calling said meeting shall be lawful, ifdl the stockholders consent thereto in writing, or are repres«>nte(i thereat at the meeting convened as aforesaid. The said Com|_>auv sJiall elect by a majority of votes there present or reprosentiHi not less VT'"'"""^ ythan, nor more than nine persons, being stockliolders^ t.\t' the said [Company, to act as Directors of the said corporation, who shall I represent the said Company and manage the business thereof. Va- cancies in the Board ot Directors shall be filled in such manner as shall be prescribed by the by-laws of the corpoiution. 4. Sec. IV. At the first meeting of the said Board of Directors pr,..!dent i. after their election, they shall elect one of their number as Prcsi- '"'""*""*■ deut of said corporation, and may elect a Vice President of the said corporation, and such other officers as they may deem advisa- .ble. Tlie Directors of this Company shall hold their ollices for fany ; the duties of the officers, agents, artificers, and servants by them to be <;mployed ; to appoint such and so many officers, clerks and serv- ante for carrying on the business of said Company, and with such 196 LOCAL AND PRIVATE LAWS.— Corpoeatio^js. Confederate Express Company. salaries or wages as to them seem reasonable ; provided, however,, that such by-laws be not inconsistent with any existing laws. 7. Sec. VII. Tlie said Company shall have power to do an ex- press transportation business by land or by water for the convey- ance of persons and property of every kind, I'ronr, to and between any place in the Confederate States, or any place in or beyond the limits of the Confederate States, in their own conveyance or those of other persons ; and to create and organize branch acrencies for the same purpose ; and to hire, establish and maintain storehouses; warehouses and other buildings as may be required for the safe keeping of anything entrusted to them for conveyance ; and shall fciueum'i""^ have power to indemnify themselves by insurance against loss or damage by fire or the risk of navigation and transportaiion of any goods, wares, merchandise, or other property in their custody, re- ceived by them for transportation, or held by them as their pro- perty ; provided, that this shall not be so construed as to give the LiHiittitiou ofsaid'Confederate Express Company any right or authority to build, P9WH?. pm-cimse, occupy, or establish anv railroad or steamboat line, ex- cept to be employed between any pert in the Southern Confederacy and foreign ports, or other like 'means of transportation : nor shall the same be so construed as to requii'e any railroad or stcambodt line established in part or in whole within the limits of the Cor^- ■ federate States, to do or perform transportation service as herein contemplated, for or on account of said Confederate Express Coni- pany. S" Sec. VIII. The priticipal office of said Company shall be kept Loeation of nt sucli placc withlu the Confederate States as shall be agreed upon ]i^"orco."'^"by a majority of the Directors ; and said Company may establish. as many branches or local otUces as their business may require. 9. Sec. IX. The regular meeting of the Board of Directors of ui^rmecthTg said Company shall be held at the principal office of said Compa- ny, or at such otlier place in the State as the by-laws of the Board ot Directors may designate: but said Company may hold special' meetings of its Direectors for tlie transaction of business, at any place which the by-laws of said Company may designate, or which, the majority of the Directors, with the approval of the President, . * may appoint. 10. Sec. X. If the Company shall have had unclaimed freight claimed Qt baggage, not perishable, m its possession tor the period ®i at ^ '"'^ ^' least one year, it may proceed and sell the same at public auction, after giving notice to that elfect in one or more newspapers pub- lished in the State, or at the place where such goods are to be sold, once a week for not less than four weeks, and shall also keep a no- tice of such sales posted for the same time in a conspicuous plafca in the principal office of said Company. Said notice shall coat^aih; . as near as practicable, a description of such freight or baggage; the place and time, when and where left, together with the name and. residence of the owner of the freight or baggage, or person to whom it is consigned, if the same be known. 11. Sec. XL AH moneys arising from the sale of freight or bag— LOCAL AND PRIVATK LAWS.— Corporations. 197 Confederate Express Coiiipuii}-. gage as aforesaid, after deducting therefrom charges and expenses ^^'P^^f^,. for the transportation, storage, advertising, commissions for selling j,"°J~2i^ the property, and any amount previously paid for advances on'"'^'''- such freight and baggage, shall be paid by the Company to the persons entitled to receive the same ; and the said Company shall keep books of record of all such sales as aforesaid, containing cop- ies of such notices, proofs of advertisen^ent, and posting affidavit of sale, with the amount for which each parcel was sold, the total 'amount held in trust for the owner ; which books shall be opened fer inspection by claimants at the principal office of the said Com- pany, and at the office where the sale was made. 1-2. Skc. XIL Thnt the slockholders in said Company shall be imirr.'ff tSe personal!}' responsible for double the amount of stock subscribed"'" "'""' by each ; and in case of insolvency by said Company, the outstand- ing debts of the concern shall be paid in proportion to the stock lield b}'^ each one, to be recovered in any court of law or equity in this State; and any creditor holding chiinis against said Company, upon the insolvency of the same, may bring his action against one - ■or more of said stockholders, and recover his entire claim of them, providing their stock amounts to a sufficiency ; if not, then the amount of their stock and the balance he can recover of any other ■Stockholder. 13. Sec. XIIL That no right of property to this franchise shall orsnnizntsoa invest until the minimum amount of capital is subscribed and fifty ""lc*i"JJ|;itof . thousand dollars actually paid ; of which fact it shall be the duty^'""""""'- of the Company to infurm the Governor, in the same manner that tlie odicers of a bank about to be put into operation are required to do ; and when said Company shall be organized and ready to go •'into operation, it shall be tiie duty of the presiding oilicer and itreasurer to make a.statement, upon oath, to the Comptroller Gen-soiui-anii«»i •,€ral of the amount of capital paid in, and to make a like state- ""'""^'' "" nieht every six month thereafter, with an additional statement of ' their profits and gross receipts ; and for failure to make such re- ports, tiiey shall forfeit and pay into the public treasury one thou- {"land dollars fur each failure, to be recovered by motion alter ten days' notice.- 14. S:x'. XIV. Any action at law or suit in equity against thebrooBht'"* said Company may be commenced by any person residing in this""""'^'" State, by personal service of process on the local agent or officer of said Company, in charge of its atiairs in the county in which such person considering himself aggrieved may reside, or in any county through wliich the lines of transportation of said Company may pass, if there shall be no local agent or officer in the county iu which the person commencing such suit may reside ; prci'idal, that nothing; herein contained shall be construed to prevent the com- nienc«!ment of any suit in equity or action at law in the manner lieretofore provided by law. 1/3. Sbc. X\'. It is hereby incorporated as an express condition j);*^''^";^'^ of this charter, lliat one-half of the capital stock of said Compa-'"'''' jiy shall be b'jna jldf held and owned by citizens of Georgia ; and 198 LOCAL AND PRIVATE LAWS.— Cokporations. . Chd^tHtee Iviver and Tovrn Creek Gold Miiiinpf Company. ehaill so appear in the semi-annual statement provided to be made Forf«tore «fto the Comptroller General in VMh section ; and a failure co com- '**^'^' p!j/ with the provisions of this section shall work a forfeiture of this charter. Assented to April ISth, 1SG3. (No. ISl.) An Act to mcoryoratc the Clitatatee River and Town Crerlc Gold Min- ing Compariy. 16. Section I. The General Assemhhj of the State of Georgia do corporetort. "-eimct, That Charles F. McCa}', John Bones. Thomas H. Roberts,. H. H. Hickman, James Brown, Charles A. Rowland, Thomas W. Chichester and James 1\L Roberts, and their associates and succes- sors, be, and are hereby made a body politic and corporate, under Theciie^^stpc the name and style of " The Chestatee River and Town Creek Town creokQold Minini!; Company," and bv said name shall be capable in law Gold Mniiii? p 1 1 T T i" • 1 1 1 J I Company >»-to sue and be sued, plead and be mipleaded, answer and be answer- ed unto, in anj' court in law or equity in this State ; and be capa- priTiu-gef. ble to purchase, accept, hold and convey real and personal estate^, make contracts, make such by-laws, rules and regulations for its- government as are not repugnant to the Constitution of the Con- federate States or the State of Georgia, or the laws thereof; and to make, use and alter at its pleasure, a common seal, and to do all • other acts properly incident to a corporation, and necessliry and proper to be doise for the transaction of the business of said cor- poration. ^ ^ 17, Ssc, II. Ik it furither enacted, That said company shall have x the right, in addition to the ordinary methods of mining for gold \ and other precious metals and precious stones, to mine by what is ' t^^b^drauiic known as the hydraulic hose process, and that to this end they .. ''**''"'.''"'*• may la wfdlily drain and turn any creek or other water course in the vicinity of any of the mines now owned, or that may hereafter be acquired by lease, purchase or otherwise, out of its or their original bed or channel, and to convey the waters thereof by ditch, canal or aqueduct of any kind to any pounding or stamping mills, owned <*r controlled by said company, or to any mine or mines, " either owtned or leased by said company. IS. Sec. til That said company shall have a right to conduct fe'/^ coidla- the water <®-f th-e streams aforesaid through and over all such lands mgwatcr. gg. ^^,g,. ^^j^ J througli wliich it may be necessary to pass the same, in order t© -conduct successfully their mining operations, and to erect such 'damsi &c.. as the security and permanence of said work fumi^^taSrraay require; p-ovidod, said company shall pay the owner or own- <«nr^«.&c-. ^^g Q^ g^lj ^^^ lands over and through which it may be necessary to pass as aforesaid, or tiipon which such dams, &c., ma^ be erected as aforesa.id, a«d also the owner of all lands from which any -of said sitreasus m&y in whole or in part be diverted, not only a fair compensation for all w-©«d or other material used in said structures, LOCAL AND PRIVATE LAWS.— Corporations. 199 C;hestat.!e River mid Town Crt-ok Oold Jlining Company. Dnmaten for but alSo such damages for such use of said hmd and waters, where the same may be diverted, as the owners of such land and said company may agree upon. 19. Si'X:. IV. Br if furiluT cnartnh That if in any case the owner of tlie lands in the i)rec«?din2^ section of this act mentioned, and •^'s''^"' ""J 1 , '~ *ic., how u. the said company, shall tail to agree as to the conipensation for*''- the material used, or as to the damages in said section mentioned, then such compensation or damages, or both, as ttie case may be, shall be awarded by three freeholders of the county in which said lands are situated, which said freeholders shall be appointed as fol- lows : one by the land owner or owners, one by the said company, and one by the Inferior Court of said county, which appointment said Court may make in vacation as well as in term time; and if either said land owner or owners, or company shall fail or refuse, after five days''notice in writing from the adverse party, to appoint Ijis, their, or its freeholder for the purpose aforesaid, then the said court shall forthwith proceed to appoint a freeholder for such de- faulting party. Said freeholders, when appointed, shall be sworn either by some officer authorized to admiuister oaths, or by each other in the absence of such officer, fairly and ini[)artially to esti- mate and award sucli value and damages, and their award shall be rendered in writing ; the concurrence of any two of said freehol- ders in such award shall be suthcient ; said award shall be imme- diately returned to, filed and recorded in the clerk's office of the Superior Court of said county : and the payment or tender there- of by said company of the amount ot such award thus made, shall vest in it all the rights contemplated in the preceding sections of this act : ])roviclcd, that either party dissatisfied with such award, may enter an appeal therefrom within ten days after the same is so filed, to the Superior Court of said county, without payment of cost or giving security; which appeal shall be tried at the next term of said court, by a special jury thereof, unless good cause is shown for a continuance ; and jnoridcd fiirfhcr, that said company shall have the right, pending such appeal, upon filing its bond with good security in said clerk's office, conditioned to pay all such damages as may be assessed by said jury, to prosecute their work upon said lands. 'JO. Skc. V. Beit further evactrd. That should said company, at j^^^^ anv time in the prosecution of its work, find it necessarv to ])as8''""^' '*>«^o over, use, or appropriate in the manner aforesaiorate, ''/jai.MuHp under tne name and Style or the Augustit ami iJalilonega Alining aiJS?porutud. Company ; and ])y said name shall be capable in law to sue and be row-rs and gucd, plcad and be impleaded, answer and be answered unto in any !r\T , court of law or e(|uity in this State, and be capable to purchase, *8tat.-, kc. accept, hold and convey i'cal and personal estate; make contracts, By-law,. make such by-laws, rules and regulati(»ns for its government as arc not repugnant to the Constitution of the Confederate States or the State of Georgia-, or the laws thereof, and to make, use land alter seaim-mscai. at its plcasurc a common ^eal ; and to do all other acts properly incident to a corporation and necessary and proper to be done for the transaction of the business of said corporation. 27. Sec. II. B'^ it further enacted, That said company shall have the right, in addition to the ordinary method of mining for gold ^ . 1, and other precious metals and precious stones, to mine by what is a^"r!i5o6. known as the hydraulic hose process, and that to this end they may LOCAL AND PRIVATE LAWS.— Corporations. ^1 Augusta niid Dalilonega Mining Company. lawfully drain and turn any creek or other water course in the vi-^ay aiv«t cinity of any of the mines now ownqd, or that may hereafter be ''"*"'***^- acquired by lease, purchase or otherwise, out ot its or their ori.si- ual bed or channel, and to convey the waters thereof by ditch, ca- nal or aqueduct of any kind, to any pounding or stamping mills owned or controlled by said company, or to any mine or mines, either owned or leased by said company. 2S. Sec. III. 7>V // furtlirr enacted, That said company shall have„. , , ... , •' .^ 1 , - Risht of way the right to conduct the waters ot tlie streams aforesaid th rough ^^•""'i';''' and over all such lands as over and through which it may be ne-«''""'f'" "f cessary to pass the same, in order to conduct successfully their mining operations, and to erect such dams, &c., as the security and permanence o'f said works may require ; p/or'Vrv/, said company shall pay the owner or owners of all such lands over and through which it may be necessary to pass as aforesaid, or upon which such dams, &c., may be erected as aforesaid, and also the owners of all """"• *^'" lands from which any of said streams may in whole or in part be compcn^. diverted, not only a fair compensation for all wood or other niate-!,\"°.,(^'^!|''* rial used in said structures, but' also such damages for such use of Da,>mj.-., &.-. said land and waters, and for tlie diverting of said waters where the same may be diverted, as the owners of all such lands and said company n)ay agree upon. 29. Sec. IV. Be it further enuclcd, That if in any CJise tlie own--^-'-*"""* crs of the lands in the precedini; section of this act mentioned, and"'"" p"''" the said company shall fail to agree as to the compensation tor the materials used, or as to the damages in said section mentioned, then such compensation or damages, or both, as the case may be, shall be awarded by thre^^ freeholders of the county in which said lands are situate; which said freeholders shall be appointed as follows: one by i\\e land ovrner or owners, one by the said com})any, and one b}' the Inferior Court of said county, which appointment said Court nia}'- make in vacation as well as term time ; and if either said land owner or owners, or said cowipany, shall fail or refuse, after five days' notice in writing from the adv«'rse party, to ap- point his their or its fit>\'holder for the purpose aforesaid, then the said Court shall forthwith proceed to appoint a freeholder for such defaulting party. Said freeholder, when appointed, shall be sworn . cither by some olHcer authori/.eal therefrom, within ten days after the same is so Died, to the .Superior Court of j,aid county, without payment of cost or civing security, which ap- ers »re not kiiowu. 202 LOCAL AND PRIVATE LAWS.— Corporations. AufjUfita and Dahlonega Mitiinj: Company. peal shall be tried at the next term of said Court, by a special jury thereof, uqless good cause is shown for a continuance; (nid p-ovidcd further, that said company shall have the right, pending such appeal, upon filing its bond with good security in said clerk's office, conditioned to pay all sucli damages as may be assessed by said jury, to prosecute their work upon said lands. .. . 30. Sec. \\ Beit further cuttctcd, That should said company at tkHTipy may .' ' _ 1 .' wheit°own- ^"y ^^'"^ i" t^'6 prosecution of its work, find it necessary to pass over, use or appropriate in the manner aforesaid any land, the owner or owners of wliicli said company cannot ascertain, said company shall have the riffht to enter upon and use such land: and '^^Q ^j^»j^"- when the owner or owners thereof shall thereafter present their kaovTB. claim for damages to such land, if the same cannet be agreed up- ^ on, the same shall be assessed as paovided for in the fourth section t>aniagf*e how ^ i , awessed. Qf +;iiis ^q{- a,)j gald damagcsshall be assessed by said freeholders v.'ith reference to the condition of said land at the time when said company entered thereon, and not afterwards. cap.u] stock, ^j^ g^^,^ yj^ Be if further cnaci'ed, ^That the capital stock of said company shall consist of two hundred any fifty thousand dollars, " *'^'' to be divided into shares of one hundred dollars each ; and the in- Pe.-«>nai u„. ^^"^'^^"^^ propcrty of said stockholders shall, in addition to the cor- |;j^'fy°''^«'*porate properties, be bound for the payment of all the debts of said company, to the extent of their stock severally therein. officeri of 32. Sec. YIL Be if further er/actrJ, That said company shall have Company. ^^^^ povvcr to prcscribo by its by-laws or regulations the number, titles, compensation, terms of office, and modes and times of elec- tion of its officers. S'^'uA^"i? 33- Skc. VIII. Be it further enncted, That the General Assembly ropeaw. regerves the right to modify or repeal, this charter at any time. o4. Sec. IX. Be it farther enacted, That if any person or persons property of sfiall wiUiully aud maliciously destroy or m any manner injure or C». made ix-- , , , ' i 1 1 t • • i "■ • * ^. obstruct, or sliiill advise, aid, or assist any person or persons in any manner to destroy, injure or obstruct any of said works, or any of their appurtenances or appendages, such person or persons so of- fending shall be liable to be indicted for a misdemeanor, and, on conviction thereof, shall be imprisoned at hard labor in the Peni- tentiary lor a term of not more than three nor less than one year, and be further liable to pay all expenses of repairing or rebuilding the same. ^ 35. Sec. X. Be it farther enacted. That said company shall keep an office at Dahlonega, Georgia, for the transaction of the business of said company, wiiich shall be held aud considered its place of location for all legal and judicial purposes. Sec. XI. Repeals conflicting laws. Assented to ISth April, ISGO, ©ffi<-e •! Co. LOCAL AND PRIVATE LAWS.— Corporations. 2t)S IJlaoceville Slate Mining Co. — Citizen Fire Co of Augusta. — Griffin Fire and Mnrin«» Insurance Co. (No. 1S3.) Afi Act (o incofpornU' the Blaiircvillf Sldfc Mlnhig Compo?ti/ of fha roHtity of Tolk^ and for other purposes. 30. Skctiox L T/ir Griirral Assembly do cvacf, That John J. Thrasher, James F. Dever, and Alexis E. Marsliall, their associates «i""»'''^'ii': - t II 11 1 1 I'll Slrttc Miiiiuji; an(l successors, be, and th(;y are hereby made and constitnted a con>|.an.v, in- bod}' politic and corporate, under the name and style of the Blance- ville Slate Mining Coni'pany, vested with full power to sue and bo P"*-" a»«i sued, plead and be imj>leaded, contract and be contracted with,'"""^*^" buy and sell property so far as may be necessary to carry on the business of said cor|>oration ; and they shall also have power to jj^..,,,^, make all by-laws that may be necessary to the proper and orderly conduct of their business, not inconsistent with the Constitution and laws of this state. Skc. IL Repeals conflicting laws. Assented to April 1 1th, IS()3. (No. IS 4.) Ah Act to inca-rporafc and confer certain powers and pr'nilcges vpon (he Citizen Fire Company of Augusta, called and known as Ao. S. 37. Section I. The General Assembly of the State of Gcorg-ia do enact , That M.G. Dunn, Luke Rice, and H. M. Boardman, their?,'"; nlnp"' Associates and succes-^ors, (not exceeding sixty members in all at u^d.'"""^'*" one time) shall be, and they are hereby made and constituted a body politic and corporate, by the name and style of the Citizen „ * 1 k. •/ •> PoWPTf And Fire Company, with power to sue and be sued, contract and be pnTii.gfv. contracted with, make by-laws, rules and regulations, and punish bvUwb. violations thereof anionu; their members by hue ; and to receive, M«Thf.w pro- hold and control and dispose of any and all property necessary for the purposes of their association. 38. Skc. IL A/id be if furlner enacted, That the members of said M.™i-rr. rx 1 ' 1 1 • 111- riDiit Irom comi)any shalMje, and thevare liereby exempted from all ordmary ni*''fj* •"^idt?ut. iSecretary a»il TrcnsurBr. Vacancy in Bouid of Ui- ifctoni. Ortianization of Co. Capital stock. Sliarcs. %Vbeu C>i. may com- Jiienee bii?i- Wliat tliP C( amy iusiirc. der the name and style of the Griffin Fire and Marine Insurance Company of Griffin, by which name they may have, purchase, re- ceive, possess, enjoy and retain and sell property of all kinds; sue and be sued, have and use a common seal, which they may break, alter and renew at pleasure, elect its own officers, and make such by-laws, rules and regulations as may be deemed necessary tocarrj into effect the object of this corporation. 40. Sec. II. That said corporation shall be managed by not less than seven Directors, a majority of whom shall constitute a quo- rum, for the transaction of business, each of whom shall be a stock- holder, who shall be elected at such time and place as the corpo- rators and their successors may designate, and hold their oflice for one year, or until their successors are eleoted. One of said Direc- ' tors shall be elected President, and hold his office lor the saifl length of time ; said Directors shall fill all vacancies which ma^ occur in the otHce of President by death, resignation or otherwise*? and with the advice and consent of the President, elect a Secreta- ry and Treasurer, and any other ofhcer w4]ose services may be ue- cessar}' to carry out the legitimate objects of said corporation. A vacancy in the Board of Directors shall only be lllled by the stock- holders at a meeting, held after notice of the time and place of such meeting, in person or by proxy, each stockholder having as many votes as he has shares. 41. Sec. III. Be. It. further enacted, That a majority of said cor- porators be, and they are hereby authorized to call a meeting of said corporators, and may proceed in pursuance of said call to o»:- ganize said company ; and proceed to open books of subscriptioft for stock at such time as they m;i.y designate, in the city of Griffiu in said Sfnte. The capital stock of said corporation shall be two hundred and fifty thousand'dollars, divided into shares of one huuw dred dollars each; and no one shall be allowed to subscribe for more than two hundred shares of said stock. 42. Sec. IV. Be It further enacte'l, That said corporators may use and exercise the privileges and franchises herein granted, when the sum of fifty thousand dollars is subscribed and each stockhold- er has paid in cash to the proper officer not less than ten per cent. on the amount of his stock, and delivered to the proper officer a note secured by mortgage on real estate, or otherwise, to the entire satisfaclian of said corporators or their successors, for a sum cor- responding in amount to his stock, less the sum paid in cash ; the notes an(l cash paid in constituting the capital stock of said com- pany. 4:>. Sec. V. Beit farther eaarfed. That said compan}^ be author- ized to make insurance on dwelling houses, storehouses, and build- ings, household furniture, merchandise and all other property against loss or damage by fire; to make marine insurance upon vessels, freight, goods, wares and merchandise, and all and. eye?rj insurance appertaining to or connected with marine or inland transportation or navigation risk. 44. Sec. VI. Be it further enacted, That said company may eauae LOCAL AND PRIVATE LAWS.— Corporations. 205 Griflin Giro and Marine Insurnuce Company. — Augusta Fire Department. itself to be insured against risks it has taken on real property, tal^e ^^^J",'*;, "«? mortgages on any description of property to secure investments of its funds, or ro-invest its funds in railroad, bank or other stock. 45. Sec. VII. Be it farther cmicted,, That the Directors shall have rayn„.nt«f power to call in any portion of said stock notes ; jirovidcd, it is ne- '"'*'^'"" "*■■ cessary, and if any stockliolder shall fail or neglect to pay in such installinents as may be caUed in, within such time as said Direc- tors may in their by-laws prescribe, his or her stock shall be forfeited; ''ociJhoiVr, and every stockholder shall be liable to the creditors of said company upon ail the debts and contracts of said company to the amount of his or her stock. 40. Sec. VIII. Be it furtltcr enacted. That the principal oRice Pnn^irai or- shall be located in the city of Griflin, where the President and""'" *'"'^°' Directors may declare half yearly dividends of such proiitsas may O'^itUnds. have been ascertained, on the iirst Monday in January and July in each and every year, and fix the place and deline the manner of paying the dividends ami transferring stock: and said President miuuri pn... and Directors shall also have the power to give the holders of theHdo'iVd."^ '"" policies of said company the right to participate in the net profits of the company to such an extent, in such manner and upon such terms as they shall deem proper. 47. Siic. IX. Be it /'i/rt/ier enacted, That the charter and jtrivile-'^''^,''""*';'" ges, IrauclHses and immunities hereni granted shall continue lor the-''""' term of tliirty years from the passage thereof. Assented to April IGth, 1SG3. (No. 1S6.) An Act to amnid Av Af( entitled An Act to incorporate the Augusta Fire Company., and to grunt them certain excmiitionSj apiiroved De- cember 29, 1845.* 4S. Si'.CTiox I. 2Vie General Asscmh/ij of the State of Georgia, do enact, That from and after the passage of this act, the corporate name and style of the Augusta Fire Company, incorporated under iV'pi'! the above recited act, shall be changed, and the same shall be called jjy the name and corporate style of the Augusta Fire De- partment, and by that name shall have perpetual succession of olli-Namr chang cers and members ; and by that name shall sue and be sued, plead "'^'''' and be impleaded, in any court of law or equity in this State, and •shall have power to make and use a common seal, and the same at pleasure to change or alter, and the full and complete powers of establishing, changing and amending such constitution, by-laws and regulations as may have been already, or may hereafter be framed and ado[)tcd by theonicers and members of said company ; jMBfii/^assage of this Act, the county line between the Liucs chaug- counties of Pickens and Gilmer, be so changed as to include the •^ "'"'"" "^residences of James Cowart, Jasper White, Franklin Mealor, a&d Robert Ocwart on lots of land Nos. .one hundred and one (101), one hundred and two (102), one hundred and three (103), seventy- eight (7S), seventy-nine (79) and eighty (SO), all in the fifth (5th) District of the second (2d) Section of Gilmer county, and thats^id lots be added to the county of Pickens. Sec. II. Repeals conflicting laws. i Assented to April IS, 1SG3. wi betwi-cu t'iokeBS (Jilmor. (No. 193.) 1 • An Actio change the Vmc between the counties of R, isG:^. ■uittc TITLE V. COUNTY llEGULATIOXS. Sf.oses iheriiii 'mentioned, approved Dec. 1 1M, ISoS.t iWiiEUKAS, the Justices of the Inferior Court of the county of (JiLathain, omitted to convene on the third IVlondny of January, 1^<)3, and select the names of citijcens of said county, liable to be^"^ djcawn and summoned as Tales Jurors for the trial of criminal ca- • 1. Skctix L 7>V // enacted J^T.. That it shall be the duty of the Justices of the Liferior Court of the county of Chatham, or a ma- ioritjuf them, together with the Sherifi' of said county and the !«»«»»». 'clerk, of said Inferit>r Court, to convene at the Court-house of said A.'t*.i"'iN (^unty of Ch;itham, on the lirst Monday of May, ls()3,. and select nofv^tui- from the books of the Receiver of t.-ix returns of said county, theoiVr-^' ^ 'aiamcs of all citizens of said county between the ages of twentv- 5oneand sixty, and after so doing, to carry out the provisions and ^^nactments of the Act approved Dec. lith, 1S-3S, entitled an Act Id prescribe the mode and manner of selecting, drawinjjroccd March ord, ISoO.* 3. Section I. Be it enacted, That the above recited Act be re- \\'here Clerk pealcd, SO I'dv US Telates to authori/.e Clerks of the Superior and Li- of Sup'r Cou't I . 1 1 T 1 ■ !,• 1 • -inayketp i.iBfenor Courts oi Ware co'iiity holdinu,- their olhces at their residence cfficein Ware . - • i - • i -i i- i '-i i. t i i t j i • i county. it withiH ciglit iniles 01 tile Lourt liuiise, be and tlie same is here- by repealed. Assented to April 18, IS'63. *See Ac(s uf 185.J-G, p. 101. I TITLE VI. ELECTIOXS. Sec. L Qualification of voters in city of Co- Seo. 6. Oath of voters. ' luinbu.s for city oiliccrt'. 2. Numes of voters lO lie registered. Proriso. 3. Kififlit and mode of rce;i^terin{!:. Eejr- i.stry fee — residenceto li'' si.xnioiitlis in city — oaili as l,o riglit of registry 4. List of resrisiered voters to be iiuide 7. Sweariujj falsely, indictable. *, 8. rriutetl lists of votei's to be fiirnisl'.cd to r;iannj;ers of special electifii;4— oath of voteiB at special electioiii 9. No cowiponsalion allowed to managwa of eiectioDS in Eirannel connty. 10. Act of Dec. 19, 1859, repealed as out by Clerk— list to be publisheil. Chattooga county. " 5. Li-ts of rc,i;istered voters to be fur- f iiishtd to managers of city elections-! (No.. 197.) ; An. Act to dr/iiie the fjualif cations of voters at the clcctiotis to he held in th6. citii oj Columhus for Maijor and Aldermen and other officf.rs in saixi.-' citi/, whose election is given to said voters by law, and to provide for the*--^ regisir]) of all persons entitled to vote at elections for city officers ; to •prevent persons whose names are not registered from voting, to jmjJicribc ^ an oath for voters, and to punish violations of this Act, in regard ?o ," • said elections and voters. v 1. Section I. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Represent a- ' lives of the Sale of Georgia, That all persons shall be qualified to Qualification votc at elcctions lor Mayor and Aldermen of the city of Columbus, tt]Tco^ and other officers of said city, whose electiou is made by the peo- cl^officerl pie whoare citizens of the Confederate Stalies of America and have re- sided iw the State for twelve months immediately preceding the election, and continue to do so up to the time of the election, and within the corporate limits of the city of Columbus for six months, and in the ward in which they propose to vote for twenty days, LOCAL AND PRIVATE LAWS.— Elections. 211 Q'laliticatioas of vott-rs at Electintis for Mayor niid Aldermeu oi Columbus^ ^ immediately preceding said election, and have paid all city taxes and assessments, or have in tbeir own right sufficient unincumbered real estate to pay the same ; who have made all returns required . by the city ordinances, and whose naiucs Jiave been registered ac- 4 cording to the provisions of this Act, and none other shall be en- titled TO vote at said elections. 2. Six. IL Bci/. further enacted , That the Clerk of tlie city Coun- cil or any one appointed in his place by the]Mnyor and Council for that purpose, shall open a list for the registration of voters, three u.rtoi^'.^: months prior to the annual election lor M:iyor and Aldermen, which '"""''"'''■ list shall be kept open at the Clt^i'lv's ollice, until twenty days be- Ibre said election in each year, when the same shall be closed" final- I}'^ and absolutely ; i)rnvided however, that if any person within said ti*weuty days, who is otherwise entitled to vote, shall make an af- tidavic before the Clerk, that he was absent from said city upon rroT:>K>. lawful business during the time within which he is recpiired by this Act to register his name, he shall be entitled to register his •ilame and vote at said electio;i. v' 3. Stc. in. Be it further enacted, Tiiat it shall be the duty ofui^i.t .nd such Cclerkorotiier person or officer, upon the ap[)lication in per-"e^'?erial spn and not by proxy, of any [)erson entitled to vote as aforesaid, j^ithin the time prescribed for the list to be kept open, to register Idle name of such person, expressing in said registry, his name, aj?e, ''''•* ly preceding the election ; the Clerk or other officer may in any""'"'' icase administer an oath to the applicant, touching his right to be ^"''t oTre^.- Tegistcred. "^' 4. Sec. IV. Be it further enacted, That it shall be the duty of ^ the Clerk or other officer immediately upon closing the list ot\e<'-u-'^A°^yot//*' Vastered voters to arrange an alphabetical list of said rcn'stered vo-*".t*b7"c^?k. !, tore, designating the ward in which they resided at^the time of >'their registry, and shall within five days after said list is closed, u-t. to o. '.publish in the newspaper in which the procecdin.iis of the Coun-'"^''"'"^* cil are published for the current year, or in handbill form, as mav be ordered by the Council, a full and complete list of the register- ed names, and designating the number of the ward of their resi- dence, and which shall be distributed in said city, as may be direc- ted by the Council. 6. Sec. V. Jk it farther cruuted, That it shall be the duty of the i-i-""'''^*- Clcrk of the Council to furnish to the managers presiding at tlie ''''^ '"""'i^w- clection of Mayor and Aldermen in the city of Columbus, at or«'''''oT^r, In fore the opening of the polls in the several wards or places Qf"''^'*"'*^* 212 LOCAL AND PRIVATE LAWS.— Elections. City officers of Columbus. voting in said city, a complete list of all the names arranged iu al- phabetical order wliicli shall have been registeied according to«tlic foregoing provisions, together with the age, occupation or business, and the number of the Mard of their residence in said city, of ev- ery person whose name is so registered, at tlie time of said regis- tration certified under the hand of said Clerk, and the corporate seal of the city of Columbus ; which list shall be kept beloie said managers in the several wards and places of voting, tluiing such election, and when said election is over, it shall be deposited in the office of said Clerk of Council, to be safely kept by him. (■>. Sec. VL J>V /'/ Jhilur aiacUil, Thar, the pi-esiding managers of said election in the several wards or places- of voting in said city," shall be anthoiized to administer an oath as follows to any oatu of votirs person attempting to vote : '-You do solemnly swear that you ar^ a citizen of the Confederate States, that you have jcsidcd in the State of Georgia for one year immediately j^receding this election^ and within the corporate limits of the city of Columbus for the last six months, and in the ward in which you propose to vote for the last twenty days, that you do in good faith, hold and claim your home and residence in said State, and city, and wayd, for the time aforesaid ; that you are twenty-one years of age — that yo¥L have paid all taxes due by you to the ciiy of Colunibus, or have ih your own right sufficient real estate in haid city, to satisfy said taxt that you have made all returns of taxable property required by the laws and crdJaances of said city ; that you have been duly reg^; istered, within the time presciibed by law, and are entitled to vo at this election, and that you have not yet voted this day. S help you God." '. 7. Sec. VIL Be it j'urtlier ciKuicd, That any person who shall take the oath aforesaid before any manager, at any of said elections',. fa'sew!'\u- tor the purpose of voting at said election, and who is not entitled! ^''''^ ^' to vote according to law, and the terms of said oath, shall be sub-V ject to be indicted in the Superior Court of xMuscogee county, and if found guilty of false swearing, shall he subject to the punish- ment prescribed in the Code of Geoigia for said offense. 8. Sec. VIIL Ik it jnrlltcr niuclnL That in all cases of special of r°'^etered elcctlon lu Said city or in any of the wards of said city, or of^ *°ter8 jn^case g^ refercnco by thc clty Couuci 1 of any question to the voters of. •' rwi!i"hed "to*" said city, the managers of said election shall be furnished with a., manaiere. printed Hst of registered voters, by the Clerk (being a copy of ' last registry) which shall be referred to, by said manageis in ascer- • taining the eligibility of voters; and any person who shall claim the right to vote at said special election, whose name is not regis- tered, and who may have become entitled to vote, since said regis- oathofvotditry was made, shall be required to swear to the oath hereinbefore «iectroDs^ prescribed, as to their qualification to vote, omitting that part oC said oath in reference to said registry. Sec. IX. Repeals conflicting laws. I, .„_. Assentedto April 14, 1863. 1 LOCAL AND PRIVATE L A VVS.— Executors, Ad'mrs., Ac. 213 Estate of S. L. Truwi(tk, decM. (No. 19S.) yln Ac! to rcjHxd so m/ic/i of an Act assented to December Sth ISdO* as relates to the compensation of the officers and freeholders for their 5rr- vlcrs fir h'dding o'en'-raJ and. ronnt)j elections in the coi/nti/ of Eman- uel. 9. Si:iTlX)X L The (icnrral Assernhhi of Geors:ia do enact. That ^. SO much of the above recited Act as reJates to and allows compen-«?,fio°tV« > i/*iii c 1 1 1 allowed to sation to the oracers and ireehomers of ijeneral and county olec-^?""?*''".'*'' tions foi their services, in tlie county of Emanuel, be and the same ^■■"»''"'' <•*• is hereby repealed. .Sec. IL Repeals conHicthig laws. Assented to April ISth, ISO;]. "For tljis Act, see Act.s of ISilO, p. 157. (No. 1 !>!».) An Ad. to repeal an Act to compensate managers (f elections in JVarren, Chattooga, and Green counties, and for other purposes, apjirored Dc- ccmb'r ID/.//, 1S59,* so far as relates to tlie count ij of Chattooga. 10. iSECTioN L TIte General Assanhli/ of the State of Georgia 't;ers(ir Adirtr. to be issneil tu Mis A. It. Tiii-.vick. " * -. Ili^r viMiTivrtl — must fjive inort<;a<,'e ti Onrnniy. IIf>mpi»t«*!il place of Joliii Dickson di'Ci-.ased, may l>e«itld at private sale — iiivcstincnt of proccedK. '• ;. Administration on extate of \N'. R It'.uckmaii. '•. Animal rctnnis— Admr.-. may be dis niisoed. 0. ]-;.\oeutors may not i.iakc returns. 7. K. (i Wimpcy released a.s Exr. of B. M. Smith. S. llonse ar|d lot of estate of J. Boring in Eatonton, may be sold at private sale. 0. WhomaybeExvi*. of will of Mrs. E. K. LowtluT. Prnris". (No. -300.) An Act to provide for thr proprr administration ifthr estate of SivgU- ton L. Trauirh, deceased, of Drcatur county: Georgia. Wheue.\s, Singleton L. Trawick, deceased, late of Decatur ^^^ county, Geor^'ia, in the early part of the year 1S<"»0, removed to the 214 LOCAL AND PRIVATE LAWS.— Executors, Adm'rs., &c. Executors of tbc Estate i.f Joljii Uickson, dec'd. county of Early, and shortly therealter died, and Mrs. A. B. '^ra- wick, widow of said deceased, moved to said estate in Decfdtur county, and l)aving been unable to give the security required by law, because of the distance her relatives and friends live from her; and ivhercas, the said A. B. Trawick lias managed said estate with much success, and as she lias in her own right a separate estate as well as one-fii'th interest in the estate of her deceased husband, Therefore, 1. Section I. IVic Gciwnil Asscmhhj nf tlie Siate of Georgia de cn- Lettereof ac{, That thc Ordinary of Decatur county in this State, be author- tH)"to'be iVized and required to issue to Jilrs. A. B. Trawick, widow of Single- b! Trawkii. ton L. Ti'awick, deceased, late of Decatur county of said county, letters of administration on said estate, upon her giving her bond without security, and taking the oath required of administrators. LiaMity of -• Sec. II. iic i; finlhcr c'Vdclcd, That the said A. B. Trawick, TraWitk.^' shall be held liable to all the duties and liabilities of an administra- Her removal. ■fci'i''^ uudcr thc laws of (jrcorgia ; and shall be liable to be reuioved from said administration if it shall be made to appear that she is at any time mismanaging or wasting said' estate ; that for the purpose of securing the heirs at law of said estate from any loss, and as further indemnity and security, the said A. B. Trawick be required to execute a mortiratre in v»'ritind ichereas, by the terms pf said last will and testament, along series of years are involved before the trust reposed can be executed; and the said Archibald G. Winipy being desirous of being released and fully discharged from the further execution of said trust, he now having none of the property or eilects of the estate in his hands, and having satisfacto- rily accounted with the Ordinary of said county for the past man- agement of s;)id estate, and having obtained the consent of said Ordinary and said co-executrix ; that he be releasecl and fully dis- charged ; all of which appear by a certified copy of said will_, the petition of said AVimpy, the written consent and certificaie of said Ordinttry, and said Nancy M. Smith, co-executrix as aforesaid ac- companying this bill. There/ore be it enacted hij the General Assembhj of the StUlc of Georgia. 7. Section I. That said Archibald G. Wimpy, co-executor of * ©. win-i-said last will and testament of Benjamin M. Smith, late of Lump- iS^Wrr°of kin county, Georgia, deceased, be and he is hereby relased and fully K. 88. Smith. -. , W ° V ., .• C ^\ ^ \ J ■ * 1 discharged from the further execution of the trust reposed m said last will and testament, and from all legal liability on account thereof. Sec. IL Repeals conflicting laws. Assented to April 17th, 1863. LOCAL, AND PRIVATE LAWS.— Executors, Adm'rs., &c. 217 Estate of Isaac IJoriii"-. — Elizabeth Lowtlier. (No. -200.) All Act to fiufhorizr J. M. Broi/cljicld, AJmi/ii.'ifriitor (Jc bonis jiou ) on the estate of Inn a c Boring, drccascJ, late of Putnam count ij^ to sell at jirivi'.tc Kdlc, a hounr and lot in the toirn of Eaton'on, belonging to said estate. S. Section L ]ie it (nmled bij the General Asaeinbh/ of Georgia, Tluit.l. M.BroydtieUl, AdmiuistVator (do bonis iioi)) of the estate ij ' 7;.; "^'.-jj;;! of Isaac Boring, late of Piitnam comity, deceased, be and be is'-J^^- ^J'^- bereby authori/-ed and empowered to sell at private sale a house"''"'"'*"*'' and lot in the town of Eatonton, Putnam county, belonijing to said estate, and make titles to the same. Sec. II. Uepeals conflicting laws. Assented to April l*iated— IViWLTs uiiil pnviU'gi's; .Seal ; Hv-laws. " 2. Ca|.ilul ,st"..cic §jnn,000; Slmros fj-UU i-acii ; Sfock may lii; incR•a^'l•l^. &11I)- ;f'ri|)titiiis lor fjlcuk. " •!. (.'i;;aiii/,iitic>ii of company : Klectiini I'l' 7 Diri-i^tors ; I'jvsiiient ; oiii' vkU- till' C/u;li (.hare : yaciimk-s in JJoard: N.-ilaaiL-s i)f oliii-eis: CJuoiuin. " 4. l'.>H-{.'r t(i cim.stmct a (■taili-oail from j'ti.>.s\ri.-ll to Allaiila ; Rii.'lit nf >vay ; ])aiiKi;;\'.-s lunv assc8; i:iust bs .'■ij;neil hy I'n^sident and connler.--i^'imd liy Serrttaiy. S. lVr.-ind pii>i)"i- sii id companv the corporators hereinbefore named, or a mnjority of them, shall uppoint the times and placts, at which subscriptions for stock in said company shall be made, and shall immediately thereafter appoint a time and place for the meeting of the subscri- bers to said stock, of which meeting due notice shall be given in one or more of the public gazettes of the city of Atlanta; at Kiecti.m ..1 which meetina: said stockholders shall proceed to the election of tor». seven Directors, who shall iorm the first Board of Directors- of PresMvLt. gj^jj oompauy, one of whom shall be by them elected as President of said company ; and said Board of Directors and President of ^aid company shall hold their oiliccs for one year and until their successors are elected ; said Board shall prescribe in their by-laws the manner of electing the subsecpient Board of Directors ; in all Cue vete for cascs stockholdcrs shall be allovved to vote either in person or by *ach share, p^.^^^-y^ uiidcr a Written warrant of attorney ; each stockholder shall be entitled in all cases to one vote for each share held by him ; y,,^^^,..„.^ j„ the Board of Directors shall have power to till all vacancies in f^^/f"'"^™- their own body or in other oliices of said company, until the next Salaries of ''^^nual meeting of the stockholders, and to fix the compensatiotfof officers. f;^^ President and all other olticers of said company; a majority of "'«?"- , reirard to the damacres done said lands or the value thereof, it shall and may be lawful for the President of said company to appoint one disinterested freeholder as an appraiser, and the owner or owners of said lands another disinterested freeholder as an apprais- er, and the Justices of the Inferior Court or a majority of them of the county in which said lands may be situated, a third; and if such owner or owners after duo notice shall neglect or refuse to appoint such freeholder, then said Justices shall appoint two, all of whom whenappointedshall besworn by some oihcer authorized to a'dminif- ter an oath, to make and return to the next term of theSuperior Court of said county, a just, true and impartial award of the damages or val- ue of such strip or stripsof land, thus required by said Co.; the award of said appraisers shall be in writing, and signed by at least a majority of said appraisers, and shall be accompanied by a plat and a full descrip- LOCAL AND PRIVATE LAWS.— Internal Tkaxsportation. 221 Atltinta & Roswell E. R. Co. tion of said strip of laud; which award shall be taken and held as a judgment of said Court for the amount thereof, and tlie cost of said appraisnicnt against said company and may he enforced by execu- cution to be issued from said Court; and said phit and description of said land and said award shall be recorded in said county on the record book of deeds, and shall vest the feesimple title to the said strip of land in said company : yrorkivJ, that eitiier party dissatis-nisi.t oi ap- fifd with such award iiiay appeal by paying ihc cost and givingpartV." "**""' bond and security, to a special jury of tlie said Superior Court, and have the damages or values aforesaid ascertained and hxed bv the verdict of such jury at the next term of said Court, unless contin- ued for one term only by each party ^pon good cause shown to the Court; and the verdict of said jury sliallbe linal and conclusive be- tween the parties. -J. Sec. V. Beit furihcr cuacinl, That said company shall build uri.i., and.keep in repair .substantial and convenient bridges or other safe and convenient ways of passage across said Hail lioad, wherever it may cross a public road, with privilege to said company of adapting any such public road at its crossings, to the grade of'said Rail Road at the expense of said company. G. c?Er. VL Be il further enacted, That said companj' shall have mov ro.,ne.t the right to connect their road wijth the Western and Atlantic Rail R?*R^\t\1: Road, at or near Atlanta, and of'constructing a track parallel ^^q '""*''• *"■• the track of the Western and Atlantic Rail Road, and on its right of way from the point of connection with said Western and At- lantic Rail Road, to the depot of said Atlanta and I^oswell Rail Road ; also the privilege of ranning their trains upon the track off,"^^?/"" ""^ the Western and Atlantic Rail Rond and other Rail Roads in said!™""'" ^^■ ,-. , , /-IT r ■ • ■ ^ Kintn to re- city ot Atlanta, lor the sole pur|)ose or receiving and di.scharjiin"",''''""''^'?- freights and passengers; but all the privileges in this section enu- *;;'' i'^""'- merated are to be exercised by said company only on such terms" and conditions, and for such compensation as may be agreed upon by and between said company and the Superintendent ot the Wes- tern and Atlantic Rail lioad, and approved by His Excellencv the Governor. 7. Sec". VIL Be it fm/Iicr enacted, That the books, papeis, cor- tespondi'uce and funds of said company shall at all times be opeii ]^,'"'Vt'['"rt" and subject to the inspection of the Board of Directors; and each [';;.X„Vo^°' stockholder at any and overy meeting thereof, and all bonds, notes '"'*'"''"•*''■• and other evidence of debt, and all contracts, liabilities and en- l,y "'rTmp.Jj^' gagements on behalf of said company shall be binding and obliga-J'Hkt'pr^'J.^'. tory on said corporation, when the same shall be signed by tho"""'^""*'"" President and countersigned or attested by the Secretary thereof; and the funds of said company shall in nor.ise be held responsible for any such contract, agreement or stipulation, unless the same shall be so signed and countersigned or attested as aforesaid. 8. Sec. VI IL Br it further enacted, Tliat the private property of each stockholder, real, personal and mixed of said company i-iMTyorstock equal to the amount of his or her stock shall be liable for the debt« debu'of ci of eaid company ; in the event of the failure or refusal of said 222 LOCAL AND PRIVATE LAWS— Lntehxal Transportation. Atlanta &. Uotiwell li. II. Co.— Brun.swick & AlbnTiv R. R. Co company to pay any of its debts or ]inbilities, the creditor or cred- itors may sue siiid conij)ariy in its corporate name, and on obtain- ing execution tiie^'efor, it shall be first levied upon the corporate property of said company or any portion tliercof, which shall be tirst liable, and upon the return of the proper officer of no corpo- rate property to be found, said execution may tlien be levied upon the property of any stockholder equal to the amount of his or her stock in said company; and if such levy should prove inadequate to the satisfaction oi said execution, then it may be levied upon the pro- perty of any other stockholder, equal to the amount of his or her stocky, and. so on, till the same be fully paid; and in all cases, the levying officer shall bethejudge of the value of the property he is required to lev}'^ upon. 0. Sec- IX. Beit furtiirr ciiuciaL That in the event any stock- lutoabie por-hoider of said company shall be compelled under the toi-egoiu"- sec- *u'uon*to'*'betion to pay off, in whole, or in part, any execution against said &'!i'oui'« company, said execution shall be kept open for his, her, or their hoidc'rwh?^ benefit, and the same maybe levied by him, her or them, upon the paidaii. property of any or all of the other stockholders, in proportion to their respective shares of stock in said companv. 10. Sec. X. Be it farther enacted, Tliat it shall be the duty of boMef/to'iK-said company to publish annually in some public gazette- of tbi« pubhsued »'^-g{;atc, a list of the stockholders in company, and the amoun.t of judsimeiit stock owned by each ; and that any transfer of stock, owned by Xnlo^biuda^iy stockholder in said company, made within six months prior $o stoikhuider. the obtainment of judgment against said company, shall not d$- charge said stockholder, transferring the same, frou] his or her 11^- Proviso. bility under this Act ; jrroi-idea'; that nothing in this Act, sliall e,\- empt said conipany from liability for all damages sustained by any Company iia.pe'st>ii or persons, from the death or crippling of any kind of stock aides'" ptr'f'" other species of property by the running of the Locomotives, ^gct^s/i":^"!"^ or other motive power of said Road, nor from liability for any ' and all injuries sustained by any individual or dama'^-edone him or her by the running of Ca)-s, Locomotives or other motive power of said Road; and in the event death ensues from any such injury, then a right ot action shall survive to his or her representative against said com[>any. «.«ntimie ''so IL Sec. XL This cliartcr shall coutiuuc for thirty vcars. Assented to April 10th, 1SG3. (Xo. 209.) An Act to amend the charter of the Brunsivkk and Albany Rail Road Companij. 12. Section I. Be it enacted hij the General AssemUy of this State, That the Act entitled an Act* to legalize the proceedings of the 7th'rifctinf Southern stockholders of the Brunswick and Florida hail Road iG.^'i'sel^r": Company, to change the name of said company, to extend the P^^'"^- charter thereof and to facilitate the building, be so altered and *For the Act here recite J, see A ;;i^ of 1861, 112. LOCAL AND PRIVATE LAWS.— LxtepuXAL TRAxsroETATiox. 22P> ^acon & Brunswick K. li. Co.— Savannah, All)!iny & Gulf U. R. Co. and At. & Gulf R. R. Co. amended, as that the third and seventh sections of said Act be re- pealed, and that the foliowing sections be added to said Act in lieu thereof. 13. Sec. IL Bf: it fartkcr enacted, That all the rights, powers, ceruinrisut, privileges and immunities, secured by law to the Brunswick andCnstl^ki Florida Rail Road and the Macon and Brunswick Rail Road Conipa--^"""'^' ^- ^• nies, sliall be and the same an; iiereby granted and secured to the Brunswick and Albany Rail Roiid Company. U. Skc. IIL Be it jurt/irr a/arta/, T.hat the Brunswick and A1-t;„,., ;,, bany Rail Road Company, shall have ten years from and after the'y,',",'''iet" passage of tills Act, to complete the work, authorized by the'^i'd'-d'"" Brunswick and Florida Rail Road Company. Assented to April 7th, 1863. (No. 210.) An Act to (imrndthc Chcrtcr of the M/fcon and BrnnswicJ, Ihid Road ComjxJivj, and to irivc said Compani/ banking priciUgcs. I' 15. Section I. Thf. dcnrral Asscmhhi of tlic State of Georgia do m-^ ^. art. That the cliarter of the Macon and ]^>runswick Rail Road Com-*''^.'""™"'''' pany is hereby amended so as to conier on said company banking^ 'j.''"[;^^''''''' privileges, and the same are hereby conferred upon .said company subject in all respects to the charter requirements and limitations of the charter of the Central Rail Road and Banking Company; and the Directors are authorized to organi/..3 said }>ankitig Department under the provisions of the charter of said Central Rail Road and Banking Company. 16. Skc. IL Bi- it farther enacted, That said company shall be Tw,.addition- entitled to two additional Directors to the number now allowed by ai'w^'toco. law. Sec. IIL Repeals conflicting laws. I yield my assent to this Bill on the ground that it has passed both Houses of the Legislature by a constitutional mnjority of over two thirds ; which is all that would be rerpjired to overrule any objections I have to chartering new banks in the present condition of the country. JOSEPH E. ]]R0 WN, April lUth, 1SG3. Governor. (No. 211.) Ati Act to avtlfrize. the com(didation of the stocks of tlie Savannah Al- hamj and Gii/f Rail Road Company, and the Atlantic and Giif Rail Read Companij, and for other j^i'rposcs. 17. Section I. Beit malted lui the Senate and House of Rcpre^en- tatives of the State of Gi^rgia, That the Savannah, Albany and Gulf^- a. to r. R. R. Company, and the Atlantic and Gulf IL R. Co., be, and they are <^' Raiw^i hereby authorized and empowered to consolidate their stocks upon<^a«'"i«<*^ such terms and conditions as may be agreed upon by the Directors of 224 LOCAL AND PRIVATE LAWS.— Lvtenal Tkaxsportation. Saviiunah. Albany & Gult R. R. Co. and Atlantic & Gulf R. R. Co. said R. R. Companies and ratified by a majority of the stockholdeis wken 89 con- thereof; and the said R. R. Companies, when so consolidated, shall be r^lf't'o'ix- known as 'The Atlantic and Gulf Rail Road Company'; j^roi?(/a/, that Gla°Rji.cv 'nothing herein contained shnll relieve or discharge either of said Fonner oou- companlcs froiu any contract heretofore entered into by either, but y^A. '"" this company shall be liable on the same. IS. Sko. II. Be it further enacted hy the antJiorify aforem'td, That prwiie?e*"'^ the stocklioldcrs of said consolidated Railroad ComjKniies, by such lirw cu.^" corporate name and in siieJi coi-poi'ate capacity, are made capable in law to have, purchase and enjoy such real and personal estate, goods and effects as may be necessary gnd proper to carry out the objects herein speciiied and to secure the full enjoyment of all the rights herein and hereby granted; and by said name to sue and be sued, plead and be impleaded in any court of competent jui'isdic- tion, to have and use a^common seal, and the same to alter at pleas- ure, and to make, ordain and establish such rules, by-laws and reg- ulations as shall seem necessary and convenient for the government and protection of said corporation, the same not being contrary to the laws or Constitution of this State, and generall}'' to do and per- form and execute all sucii acts, matters and things as may apper- tain to corporations of like character, rowers, priv- 19. Sec. JII. Aiul be h I'lirthcr enacted b)i the eiuthoriti/ aforesaid, ileges and ha- -. .•:, ,. •: • -i .'-^ ' Miitiesof owThat the several immunities, franchises and privileges granted to l-3ctended%o thc Said Savaimali, Albany and Gulf Rail Road Company, and the Atlantic and Gulf Rail Road Company, by their original charters and the amendments thereof, and the liabilities therein imposed, shall continue in force, except so far as they may be inconsi.stent with this Act of consolidation. 20. Sec. IV. ^Ivd be it Jurtticr enacted uij tho avtlior'itij- aforesaid, LS^ of 'old 'That nothing in this Act shall be (so construed as to impair the SlSdtaj. covenants and obligations of the Atlantic and Gulf Rail Road Company with and to the State of Georgia; and that so long as the State of Georgia shall continue to be a stockholder in said consoli^ dated roads, that the seventh and eight sections of the cliarter gran- ted to the said Atlantic and Gulf Rail Road .Company, on the twenty-seventh day of February, in the year one thousand eight hundred and fifty-six,* shall continue in force, and that the sixtli section of such charter shall remain in force permanently ; inovi'- Riguu of ded, that nothing in this Act shall be so construed as to affect or '.^drnon»n- impair any right or rights which connecting Railroads had or were ^'^'"'^- entitled to under tlie charter of the Atlantic and Gulf Rail Road Company. Sec V. Repeals conflicting laws. Assented to April 18th, 1SG3. "See Act? of 185G-6, p. 159. LOCAL AND PRIVATE LAWS.— Pexitentiary. 225 Employees of the Penitentiiiry. (No. 212.) An Act U> grant ihe vse of certain grounds in the Macon Reserve to the Macon and Brunswic/i Rail Road Company, and the MilledgerHlc Rail Road Company, for depot purposes, irith the consent of the city of Macon. 9. Section L Beit enacted by the General Asscmhlij of the State of Georgia, That the State of Georgia will, and hereby does grant to the Macon and Brunswick Rail Road Company, and the MilledgevilleJIl'ro'mam" Rail Road Company, ten acres each, out of the lands belonging to ?,'"i"[:;t "o/"' what is known as the Macon Reserve, to be used by said RaU Road \;'-^;,rt';o mu- Companies for depots, shops and other conveniencies, and fixtures '/j''';"'"" '^• necessar}'- for said Rail Road Companies, (the assent of the city Council of Macon being lirst had thereto) upon such terms, condi- tions and limitations as shall be agreed upou between the city Council of Macon and said Rail Road Companies. Skc II. Repeals conllicting laws. Assented to April Kith, lso;3. TITLE X. PENITENTLIRY. Sey. I. Saluiies of oflicer?, raised. iSec. 3. I'ny of (iiianJ raised. '• 'J. Pay of OrerMeers raised | (No. 21:3.) Afi Act to increase and fx ihe compensatwii of the employees of the Ren- itentiary of this State during the present rear hetn-cen the United States and the Coifederate States. 1. Section* I. The General Assembly do enact. That from and af- ter the first day of ]\Iay, 1S6:J, the employees of the Penitentiary sg^.j^.^of^f. of this State siiali be entitled to, and receive as follows : the Prin-ir't I*!;!™ ^ipal Keeper two thousand dollars per annum, the Assistant Keep- '"'''''• er thirteen hundred and sixty dollars per annum ; the Book Keep- er tbirteen hundred and sixty dollars per annnni ; the Phvsicitiu, six hundred dollars per annum, and the ClKi}>lain two hihuhd dol- lars per annum ; to be drawn (piarte.ily Irom the earnings of said institution. 2. Sec. 11. Jic it further enacted hy the authoriti/ (/foresaid. That the yearly pay of the overseers in the Shoe and Tanning depiirt-p^,. ororcr- ments, shall be twelve hundred dollars each, and the vearly com-"'""'- pensation of each of the other department overseers, not exceed- ing six in number, shall be eight hundred dollars each, to be drawn (puirterly from the earnings of said institution. ;}. Sec. III. Be it further enacted. That the per diem pay of the Penitentiary Guards be, and the same is hereby raised thirty-three p»5.i(;aardt and one third per cent on the present compensation, to be paid in like manner with the other oflicers. Sec. IV. Repeals conflicting laws. Assented to April 1 S, 1 &G3. 22G LOCAL AND PRIVATE LAWS.— Physicians. Austin \V. Berry.— Kraucis C. David. TITLE Xf. Pill'SfCiAA'S. S?c. 1. A. VV. Ben-y autlioiiz.-.! to vend dn,o>[Scc. 2. F. C. David of llc.vrh counfv tiUowo, ^^ua mediciut-sni llaucockc-oiuity. | to pnicLice medicine. (No. 214.) An Act to authorhc Austin W. Bcrri/, <>/ Hancuclc county, to preparii and vend Drugs and Medicines, and to do alt other matters and thirm inrtaining to said branch i/ business as a regdurhj licensed Druggut ^u^-m w ^- Section 1. Be it cnaaed by the General Assembly of the Stati v^^'i^tTd'?^ ^'■'^^'■^"'' '-^''^^'^ Austin VV. hevry, of Hancock county, in saic S^iuofiu^^^^^*^'' ^^' '"^^^ ^'^ ^^ licreby authorized to prepare and vend druos 2£*^cc,ck CO. and medicuies m Hancock county alone, and to do all uid be, and he is hereby authorized to practice his profession of a Phy- «i!!!8w*4'%r'sician in this State, and to charge and collect lor the same, the fees fflCAUil O. ; iRXitiix mcd tKJUi. now allowed by law to practicing physicians. Sec. IL Repeals conflicting laws. Assented to, April 14th, 1S63. i LOCAL AND PRIVATE LAWS.— Relief. 227 Andrew Hamilton. — Xiithan Singlct:iry and William Miais. TITLE X!L BELIEF. 1. HnJrew Hamilton releasod from bond on paymtiiit of cost.t. 2. ifi!) to be r(?l'under and Inferior C^oints of t'lmt- mim county, to be paid out of eoiicty Troiisiiry. Sec. i. Sl;erif5"toba paid for tfummoning ju- rors. i<. Mrs. M. A. F. Graliaui relieved from penalty of bigamy. ' 0. Abuer ii. iifici.ry iimdeheirof Jo.iia» B.isweli. Provixo. ' 7. Kepcaliug clause. (No. 21 G.) J^n Ait for the relief of Andrew Hamilton, if the count'i of JVhitfidd. Whereas, Andrew Hamilton of Whitfield county, became the security of Francis W. McCurdv, upon a ponal bond of live hun-^ dred dollars, returnable to the Superior Court ot said county, upon a charge of kidnapping ; and whereas, owing to the omission of a term of said Court, the said McCurdy being present for trial, 'yiiereforo, Be it enacted hif the Gr.icral Assembli/ of (rcorgia, 1. Section L' That the Justices of the Inferior Court of the HalXn ro- county of Whitfield, be, and they are hereby authorized to release wd!^,!^°^, the said Andrew Hamilton from the payment of all the costs of """'''^ '="''" 2)rosecution. Sec. II. Repeals conflicting laws. I assent to this Bill on the ground that I am informed that the Solicitor General, the Justices of the Inferior Court and all the of- iicers of Court, and parties at interest, desire the passage of the bill. JOSEPH K. BROWN, Governor. April 14, 1SG3. (No. 217.) An Act jof the relief of Sathan Singdtar>j and fVilliam Minis, of ihe county of Schley. Whereas, Fraction No. 127, in the 28th District of Lee was sold on the ISth of Nov. 1828, and purchased by David Clopton of the county of of Putnam, and all instal'ments paid, making hisjv^-vuo title good, but by some oversight soid Fraction was again sold on the 7th day of October, 1849, and Nathan P. Sijigeltary and Wil- liam Mims became the purchasers, at the price or sum of ten dol- lars, and the further sum of three dollars . for the grunt, also -30-100 dollars postage, one and r,0-100 dollars to the salesman with interest thereon, making in all $29.00. 228 LOCAL AND PRIVATE LAWS.— Relief, Sheriff and Clerks of Superior and Inferior Courts of Clintliam.— Mrs. M. A. V. Siieaci. 2. Sec I. The Gc?ural Assembly do aiact, That the Governor be^ S5 to N:a"f^ he is hereby ordered to draw'his warrant on the Treasurer for wJ!' w'S.t! the sum of twenty-nine dollars, to refund to the said Nathan Sin- geltary and William Minis, and the same to be paid over to the Senator or Eepresentative of the county of Schley. Sec. II. Repeals conflicting laws. Assented to April 17, 1S63. (No. 2 IS.) An Act for the relufoffhe Shenjfa/id Ck/is of' the Si/jhrior ami Infe- rior Courts of Chatham county. 3. Sec. I. Be it enacted, S^v., That during the present war be- dy^sbcrffl" tween the Confederate States and the United States, the Inferior fn'rr.^couru Court of Chatham county, be, and they are hereby authorized to ItotiTidpay out of the Treasury of the county, the fees due and that may Trlasur/*du. be duc thc Sheriff and Clerks of the Superior and Inierior CouVts imgwar. ^^ g^jj couuty, for services rendered in criminal cases, which have occurred during said wai'. ^ 4. Sec. II. Be it farther enacted, That the Judge of the Supe- rior Court of said county is hereby authorized at the end of each term of said Court, to pass an order lor reasonable compensation to p»M"form,mt^^ paid to the Sheriff of said county,- for services rendered in sum- moniDgjurorsmoning Grand and Petet Jurors, which said sum of money shall be paid by the Justices of the Inferior Court of said county, out of any money in the Treasury of the county not otherwise appropri- ated. Assented to April IS, 1SG3. (No. 219.) An Act to relieve Mrs. M. A. F. Snead fornurhj Mrs. M. A. F. Gra- ham, from the iiains and -penalties (fhigamy, and for other purposes^. . 5. Section I. Be it enacted by the General Assembh/ of this State, . Grahani re- That Mrs. M. A. F. Graham, be, and s!ie is hereby 'fully relieved ^^ty oT acquitted and discharged from all the pains and penalties enacted?. 'gamy. against and inflicted upon persons guilty of the offense of bigamy,, and that in any prosecution which may be commenced against her for the offense of bigamy committed by her prior to the passao-e of this Act ; this Act shall and may be plead in dischaige of the same. Assented to April ISth, 1SG3. (No. 220.) f ' An Act to constitute Abner Roan Zachry the heir of Josias Boswell, of Putnam, comity. Whereas, Josias Boswell of the county of Putnam, applies to this General Assembly to make his nephew Abner Roan Zachry his lawful heir, therefore. LOCAL AND PRIVATE LAWS.— Rivers. 229 Navifjution of North Oconee Eiver. G. Sectiox I. The General Aasemhtu do enact. That Abner Roan Zacbrv is hereby made and constituted the lawful heir of Josias^^'^';'''^!^- , Losvvell or Putnam county, and capable of inlieritins: his real and^•''i orjosi- , . , " *■ - , ~ all BoEwell. personal estate, in the same manner, and to the same extent, as if he were his lawful born child ; proi-ulal, that this Act shall not operate upon so much of the property of the said Josias Boswell, as he may legally dispose of by deed, will or otherwise. 7. Sec. IL Be it fitrthcr enacted, That no law or parts gf law, or statute of this State, respecting the distribution of intestates 'la"*-- estates, shall be construed to alfect, or to operate against this Act. Assented to April ISth, 1S60, TITLE \III. jaVERS. Ssa. 1. Ev''In. Diimngcs to land owners. ' ti. I'rivatc property of jiarties lialde for debts incjnn ed in openinf,' river. • 7. Act of Jan 'y IG, 1850, repealed. (No. L>21.) A'l Act to authorize F. JJ . ('. Cool,-, James D. Pittard, 11. Nicherson, and their associates, to open and keep open, the North Oconee River above thcfactonj dam at Athens, to Bi/rn-"'' Mdl in Jackson counfi/, and to vest in them, their heirs and assigns, the exclusive right of juivigating said river above said, factory dam, for the term of ticentij years, and to fix the maximum rates of transporting lumber, wood and produce there- on. 1. Section' L Be it enacted, iV'-'m That from .'tnd after the passngeKx«i.i8iTP' ' ■*■-.' rmlit to uat of this act, F. AV. C. CooU, James D. Pittard, R. Nickerson, ot the«.»j- orour, county of Clark, and their associates, be, and they are hereby au-Au thorized to open and keep open the North Oconee river from theB» factory dam at Athens, in the county of Clark, to Burns' Mill in^^^""c^ co.'.k Jackson county ; and to keep the same, or as much as is practica-snjwrH. bl€ tlKM-eol', open for tiie space of -JO years, from the 1st day of January, 1^(34 ; and to erect locks, dams and canals for the pur- pose of developing and working mineral deposites upon its banks, whenever necessary for the purposes of said navigation ; provided, tliat no intcrferance shall be made with any bridge across said river. 2. Sec. IL That the said F. VV. C. Cook, Jam«>s D. Pittard, R.^^ Nickerson, and their associates, their heirs and assigns, be, and they p.^for'Sw"- are hereby fully authorized to demand and receivefrom any person li'I,tig«to" desirimr to use said river as a highway, a reasonable compensation "'''*"■ not to e.vceed one hundred dollars per annum, lor the privileges as >uri rirer from ens Far- -Tj down t<» Vbs' Mill rauti'd to F. 230 LOCAL AND PRIVATE EAWS.— Koads. Special laws concei-rnn:? publi« roads in Burke. aforesaid, and for a single trip either up or down said stream, a sura not to exceed five dollars, and a suitable compensation for any part of the distance used on said river for running boats thereon. 3. Sec. IIL That the said F. W. C. Cook, James D. Pittard, SRid p-rHep - R. Nickerson, and their associates, their assigns, shall be bound to c^niuver^keep open the channel of said river from the factory dam at Ath- ens, to Burns' Mill, for the space of twenty years as aforesaid, so that the same may be used by the citizens for the transportation of lumber, wood and produce; and their neglect to do so for the space of six weeks after notice of any obstructions, such as fallen trees and rafts collected from freshets and the like, by any two freehol- ders on said river, who are hereby authorized to give such notice, shall be a forfeiture of all the rights and privileges hereby granted. 4. Sec. IV. That any person wilfully obstructing the channel of Ktreamm'ade said rlvcr by fclliug trees across the same, or otherwise, shall be **" ' subject to indictment in the Superior Court in the county where the offense is committed, and, upon conviction, shall be fined in a sum not to exceed one hundred dollars, one half to the informer, and the other half to the educational funds of the county. 5. Sec. V. Be it fartlier enacted, That shall an}^ land owner on , the banks of said river feel that he or she has been endamaged by Damages to" ,„,.,. iii land ©wnere. j-[|j3 exerclsc of thc rlghts and franchises Jierein granted, he or she may proceed to recover damages in the manner pointed out from sections 612 to 621, inclusive, and section 623 of the Code of Geor- gia ; and where a verdict is rendered provided in said section, the said Justice shall enter up judgment for the damages fixed by the verdict, and shall issue execution as in other cases. rrivat.' pro- 6. Sec. VI. Thc private property of the said F. W. C. Cook^ l^rtfeetJimd James D. Pittard, R. Nickerson, and their associates, shall be liabe -u'rred^in '"' for all thc dcbts thev may contract in opening and navigating said *P™^°^ """stream. Actof Jan'v. '^ ' Sec. VII. Bo. it furtJier enacted. That all the rights to open and ^^rild^'' ^^'' navigate said river granted to William A. Carr and Peter A. Sam- mey by an act of the General Assembly, approved January 16th, 1850, be, and they are hereby rescinded. Sec. VIII. Repeals conflicting laws. Assented to I3th April, 1S63. TITLE XIV. ROADS. Sec. 1. AH special acts in relation to public Sec. 2. Eoadltiws hi Code adopted in Bnrkp roads, in Burke county repealed. | county. (No. 222.) An Act to rejKul all spec wJ laivs concerning jnthlic roads, a]rplicabie to ilie county of BurJce in this State, and for other -purposes. 1. Section I. The General Assembly of the State of Georgia do cn^ w LOCAL AND PRIVATE LAWS.— Slaves, >!cc.— Ta xes. 2 31 Slaves and Free Persons of Color in Warren and Taliaferro —Tux on Brokers in Atlantn. firfTThat all laws heretofore passed of a special cluiracter ^Ifitive aii^;j^^»^J^ to public roads, so far as the same are applicable to the county of [i,';j^*^^''- 2. Sf.c. IL Be if fitrihn- cvactal. That from and after the pas-^ sage of this act, air[)ublic roads in said count}- of l^urke be, and "^.'^f ^Xpt^ the same are hereb,y made subject to all Ihe rules and regulations'"^ ^^"'•''••"^ relative to public roads declared and set forth in the revised Code of laws adopted by the General Assend)ly, and assented to De- cember IfHh, ]S(;(), any law usage or custom to the contrary not- withstanding. Assented to April I, l'^():'>. TITLE XV. SLAVKS AM) FREE PEKSON^ OF COLOR. See. 1. Act of '22d Dec. I S.-,r, repealed. (No. 223.) All Acl to rqnol An Ad cnlhlcd An Act to pii/iish nil oiairi:-; of slaves and orunidifimf of free -jtrrsona of color, and said slaves and. free persons of color in the counties of Warren and Taliaferro, for said owners and (Tuardians allowinor said slaves and free persons of cejlor to live alone, and to permit the same, assented to on the 2'2d Dec, 1857.* 1. SecilON L The General Assemhhj of the State of Georgia do i)iineiiiiinjj rai.-^iii}; pro\i!\ Ut^lative tn traiirii rus- cimied. 50. 51. 53. 54. 5.). 5(). 57. No. 58. Salt 9iipi>ly—ooiitrnct ■with MhJ.M. S. Tcmplu. ii'J. Pnrcliam! of the Siufts Library. t)0. Compilation of n Military Code, t'.l. J>awsaud rL-solutious to be fiiruiabed to inenibor.--. 02. Applieation of money to soldiers' fani- ilie."*. (1;{. Covernor to obtain <'opiea of Code for distribution. Cii. Ucsolulioii agjainsl blockade running by individual.**. (No. 4!>.) A llcsolalioiilo authorize lu.< E./a J/aicy t/f (locrruor (o draw hix war- rant on the contingent fund to compensate the Reverend D. M. Palmer. llcsolred hij Gencreil Assembhj, That tlic Governor bo authorized to draw liis warrant on the coiitingcnt fiiiid for the snin of two hun- ji;7„,J^ ,J;^^ dred dollars to be paid to the llev. \)\: V>. :M. Palmer, who visited '"''■' ♦=" the seat of Government by invitation from his Excellency to p;ir- ticipate in the reliirions services on fast day. Assented to ]\Iarch .30tli, l^G:;. (No. 00.) Resolved, That in the opinion of the General Assembly, the cotton .'J^'dl^^.i^ planters of this State are in no way behind their other patriotic ■;[^^^^'"',^ brethren in their devotion to onr common cause, and that their vol- ""'**' 234 - RESOLUTIONS. Hoti. David Irwin. — Pay of privates and nou-coinmissioiSed ofBcers. untary yielding up the planting of cotton the past year for their country's good, deserves our Ijighest coniuiendatiou. Believing that the best interests of tlie country require that a large supply of provisions be raised this year ; therefore be it Itcsoli'cd bij the Senate Olid House of RcprcscntatiKCS nf tJic State of raUe'p^roTit- Georgia, That every pUmter be, and he is hereby eari;estly re- quested to restrict the culture of cotton, as far as practicable, and employ his available force in tlie raising; of provision crops. C-ominittee to t> 7 ; mm ^ ■, /• /• ^ T r< , in sddrcBB tiie lU'solced, i liat a comuiittee oi two ironi t!ie Senate and tliree subject of from the House, be appointed to address the people on the subiect raising pro- ,. , _ . f *■ . •'■■'- •' 01 the ioref:;oina- resolutions. ions. Assented to 9th April, 1SG8. (No. 'Gl. A Resolntio/i to compensate the Hon. David Ineiii for siij/erintendingt/ie jmblicatio/i of the Code (f Georgia. *s,o{io to t.e Resolved hij the General Asscmhli/, That his Excellency the Gov- ni^vid'irw'in. ernor is authorized and directed to pay to the Hon. David Irwin, the sum of thiee thousand dollars, out of the printing fund, in pay- ment for superintending the publication of the Code of Georgia, making an index thereto, and superintending the printing of the same. Assented to April 13th, 1SG;J. (No. -5:3.) Whereas, His Excellency the Governor has brought the ques- tion of the justice and propriety of increasing the monthly pay of Piea.,/Lb!e. ^^^^ privates and non-commissioned officers of the armies of the Confederate States, before the General Assembly; and whereas, the General Assembly concurs in the justice and importance of this recommendation ; therefore. Resolved 1st, That our Senators and Representatives in Qongress Rccomtnrad- be, aud tliey are hereby requested to bring the question before the '."VyT'pri- Congress of the Confederate States, and to do all in their power lon-commu- by tlicir influence and their votes, to procure the passage of an wTinthe" Act to raise the monthly pay of privates in the army to twenty dollars per month, and ot nou-commissioned oihcers m like pro- portion ; and to procure the assessment of a tax sufficient to meet the increased expenditure, to be levied as far as practicable, upon the income of speculators and extortioners, and upon the wealth of those w^ho are not in the army. €npK.6ofUc«. Resolved 2d, That the Governor be requested to forward a copy **,'';fJ7^^.^fj of these resolutions to the President of the Confederate States, cfficiai*. j^j^ J ^Q ^ijg Governor of each State in the Confederacy, and to each of our Represenativcs in Congress. Resolved '3d, That the troops in the service of this State shall state Troops . , , . , ^/ r ^ i i to have Bauje receive the same pay as the Coniederate troops. Cordially approved April loth, 1SG3. RESOLUTIONS. 235 Cliief ^Mas^'istratc of tlie Ccnt'eileriite Stat<-i!;.— Sjnin varti for srldicr.x' inmilies. — Tiiinspoitation. (No. 53.) Rcsolccd by iJie Senate, and Iloiise of llcprcsrnfo fires of fhc Su/fc of Georgia, That the ability and succcf^s, with which the Chief ^^'ig-f;'|,'^X7u^ffi'i! trate o\' the Confederate States of America has discharged the du-t'"^ i'"'''i«Dt ties devolved upon him by his high and responsibU^ oflice, liavc commanded the adiuiration and secured the conlidence of his countrymen; and Georgia hereby pledges herself to lurnish all the means at her disposal to enable him to bring to a successful tern)i- nation the cruel and unjust war now being waged upon her citi- zens. Assented to April 1 4th, 1SG3. (No. 54.) Rnolvcd bij the General Assemhh/ of Georgia, That the Governoi" is hereby authorized to take a portion of the money which has ^fJ.yjiTJiJ^ *been set apart by law for the support of the indigent families ofj^/^j'^''*' """"" the soldiers of riiis State, to purchase spun yarn fi'om the dilVerent factories of the State, to be turned over to the Inferior Courts, to be distributed by them to such families of soldiers as are destitute of the means of supplying themselves or their families with cloth- ing. IhaoJ red further, That the Inferior Courts be required to uotif}*" his Excellency the Governor, by the ]5th day of June next, theiVntiiv^oo'l'r! amount neressarv for this purp'ose ; and that the amount of money wautT'lu so used shall be deducted i'rom the proportional share of the money ''*'''"'*"'"'^' to which the counties are entitled. Rcrolred fttrf/irr, That this General Assembly respectfully re- Factonrs re- quest the factories of the State to furnish thread intended to be so'^'-n''*Zh^^m used, at supply, and not at speculative prices. "*' '"" '"■"''■ Assented to l-'>tli April, 1S(' ^'™ ''V Hon. John W. Lewis and the I'lanters' Salt Manufacturing Com-saitviiie, V». paoy, and Georgia Salt Company for supply to Georgia, and of taking needful supplies to the furnaces making the same. He is ^further authorized and requested to make all such contracts and ar- rangements with K. R. companies, as he may deem proper to fa- cilitate transportation and to procure and send such other engine, and train or trains, as he may deem the exigencies of the work de- mand, having due regard to other calls for transportation. CARS OF THE WKSTEUX AND ATLANTIC RAIL ROAD ON OTHER ROADS. Your committee are iaformcd that in doing transportation ren- dered indispensable by necessary requirements of the Confederate a' r.°r. 238 RESOLUTIONS. Cars of \Y. & A. K. 1\. — Rolling Stock. — CVrtniii Kailroads. Return of oars. A^nt to ; alter cHr«, Approval of senvice, more than 100 cars luive been taken off the road which arc not yet returned. It is highly important that they be again placed in possession of the road if practicable. We learn too, that the Governor has permitted a train to be used for tlie military service and benefit of the citizens along the route on the Brunswick and Gulf R. Road : Therefore we unanimously recomnicnd the fol- lowing : Resolved, That the jiction of the .Governor and general Super inteudent of tJje W'estein and Atlantic R. Road, in permitting the cars of the road to leave it for the benefit of the Confederate service, is hereby approved as patriotic and right, but, it being highly important that the same should be returned if practicable, we request the Governor to send out a special agent to find said cars, wherever they may be scattered on the several roads of the Confederacy, unless used then in service of Georgia, and to bring them, or so much and such parts thereof as may be advantageous to Geoigia, with power to sell or otherwise dispose of such as can- not be brought back. Ilesolred, That the action of the Governor and Superintendent or,vr"rm.r'r of the W. aud A. U. Lv. in permittins; an enu;ine and cars to be used i)*'rniittin" an , - ^ "^ "^ engine au'd ou thc Bruuswlck and Gulf R. R., for the benefit of citizens alonij cars of thi- W , . , . ,, .,. ... . , , ^ scA. R. r. t.-the line and convenience of military authorities, is hereby anprov- ic G. R. R. ed; and the Governor is hereby requested, under any arrangement with the oflicers of the road, satisfactory to himself, to permit ihe train to remain so long as, in his judgtnent, it may continue to sub- serve the public good and aid in the common defense. ESTABLISHMENTS TO REPAIR AND AID IN FURTHER SLTrLYING ROLL- I.\G STOCK. The committee learn with pleasure that there are several est-ab- R,o?i?iiI: .stock lishments now in operation in Georgia, and others projected for this ■"'"'""necessary object. Without proposing any invidious distinctions, we mention the establishment of Messrs. Laughborough & Tiiii- luons at Augusta, for the manufacture and rei)air of car wheels, axles, &c., and an enterprise projected by Mr. McNeill, and other citizens to provide supplies for R. U. companies, to be located at Macon or Atlanta, or some other convenient place. We unani- mously recommend the following : Resolved, That fhe Governor is hereby requested in the manage- tYj,ra„tf^d^i^^6'^t of the W. and Atlantic R. R. to furnish to the works of Messr?. |Ji';''iJ"„f^",f,!:Laughborough & Timmons, and such other works as are erecte4 u.>iu^'"t"tock. '^^' ™^'3'' hereafter be erected to furnish R. R. supplies, such special facilities of transportation for coal, iron and other supplies as may be in his power, and consistent with other demands on the road. REGULATIONS OF CEUTAlN RAIL ROADS AS TO CONTRACTS LIMITING THEIR LIABILITIES A3 COMMON CARRIERS.. seir-asBujTKd Your committee are of the opinion that it is unwise, unless in li^buitr'ot ** cases of extreme and unusually great risk beyond the power ot ooHimon M-pj.^jjgj^^ management to control, for R. Koad companies to propose and make any contract limititig their well understood lial^ility as RESOLUTIdNS. 239 Discourses of Bishop Pierce and Dr. Palmer. — Contrnct with M. S. Temple & Co. coinmon carriers. Tln.'y notice with pain that this has been clone by several R. Road companies in Georgia, and by the Western and Atlaiitic R. Road. The connnittec recommend the passage of the bill iierewith submitted, as well as the bill referred to the com- mittee touching this important subject. It is due to several mem- bers of the committee, to state that the passage of this bill is not unanimously recommended. Protesting ai^ainst the ccnsm'e contained in tliese resolutions gainst certjiin Railroads, inchidingthe W. and A. R. R., for limiting their liability as the Code of this State authorized them to do, but approving the main objects of the resolutions, they are assented to April IGth, lS(i:J. JOSEPH E. BROWN, Governor. (No. .5G.) JL rcsolufin/i fhrcc/ing his ExccUcncy the Governor to hate tiro thousiwd copies of each of the scrmo?is dclircrcd at tli-e Capital on Fast Jay, Fridai/ tJir 27 fh day of March, ISCt'S, by the Rcvcrcvds Bishop Pierce and Dr. Palmer, publislied. for distribution. Rcsolr/d hi/ the Senate and House of Ucprescntatirrs, That so soon jaoo -c^w* as the manuscript copies of each of the sermons delivered by Rev- wi!!l)arsp*''of erends Bishop Pierce and Dr. Palmer, in the city of Milledgeville, pierri''°Md on Fast day, Friday, 27th of March, ISGO, come to hand, and are^'bo^prlStlj. furnished to his Excellency the Governor, he be, and is hereby au-x.. bedb.tri- thori/.ed and requested to have two thousand copies of each of said lllw^'^and"^ sermons pjiblislied in pamphlet form, and distributed with the laws-"""™"'" and journals of the present session ; and that each member of this eu.'h 'to^'eKh ^ »neral Assembly be entitled to ""~ ^ "^ ^" "' Assented to April f7th, 1SG3. General Assembly be entitled to receive five copies of each. "he^tJo-j! A jSomblT. (No. o7.) Resolced by the (ieiieral Assembly of the State of Georgia, That the^,, asicdia^ resolution of the General Assembly passed on the 10th day of Dc- !J;"^',"^^^^ ceinber, 1^()2, providing for the re-assembling of the General As-[;;'„^'*^'J^ sembly on the fourth Wednesday in April, 1863. be, and the same '^"'•■■'•'J- is hereby rescinded. Assented to April 18th, 1S63. (Xo. .3S.) Rcsolulidii (riiilidriziiig the Gorvrnor to modify the covtrnri with M. S. Temple ^' Co., for the manufacture of salt at. SallvUle, Virginia. Resolved, \Ht, That the Governor is hereby requested, in the g.-.. to iwi- manajxement of the Western and Atlantic Railroad, to give every i,',Y^'""urr encouragement in his power to salt making on the coast by allnf*w. special facilities for transportation, coQsisteot vyith other demands "" r*lr«wi. igsoLi 240 RESOLUTIONS. Library of the late A. A. Siiiets. on the road, either by sending special trains or cars, as~Sio^ncies may require, or by giving, in tiie regular operations of the road, reasonable preference to shipments directly needful to the making of salt on the coast, and its transportation to tlie interior ; and also by giving ei.couragen)ent to elforts that may be made by citizens to obtain iron and kettles for that purpose. "^ IlesplverJ, 2d, That wo request and authorize the Governohto in.rea«e o( iwodify thc coutroct made by Hon. John W. Lewis, as a<^ent of £^'.Ven;*pie Georgia, with M. S. Temple k Co., for the manufacture ot^salt at l^tibr^si'kSaltville; pronJcd, in such agreement as he may make for the in- crease of the compensation of said M. S. Temple & Co., he shall not exceed the payment of two dollars jier bushel of fifty pounds to said contractors; such increased pay not to continue lontrer than until a treaty of peace between the*^ Confederate States and the ,d United States of America : this co/npensation to embrace all salt , orapensatiou made atid delivered since the first duv of January A. D. 1S63 • i-nck'trut arul immdcd further, that the Governor "bind said M. S. Temple & rsr.npi,.^''''"'''"'^i*^'''''^^l'"^''^^''"'*'^^ regularly make and deliver to the i.co. to .u- State the full complement of five hundred bushels ner d-jv nnd liver TilKi • T /• j_ • . , , 1 ""j J "'"-i wui. p.r providmg tor payment m currency ; _?;?-o«7^/rY/, that the Governor Transporta- si'-^li not absol utcly giuirautce transportation either of supplies or »'°"- of the salt; and ponded further, that upon the happeninj? of any .^'wT^rran.o. future cvcut materially aliecting the work, the Governor is hereby rde\;"Gta"tlior]zedto make with said contractors such arranirements'as will secure, in his discretion, either that they will piwnptly de- liver the work to another agent to be conducted for the State, or that they will go on and make and deliver salt promptly and punc- tually, and without loss to them, pavtoti.e Il(^solv(:d,'Sd, T\\&i\\\e Governor is hereby requested to pay to Svl'J"'^''^ ^^'^"* of Georgia at Saltville, for receiving and forwarding salt, such renmneration for bis services as may be found just, after full examination into his duties and the pay he is now ieceivinfr not to exceed $2,500 per year. " °' Assented to April iSth, 1SG3. (No. 51).) WiiKREAS, The iibraiy of the late A. A. Smets, of Chatham county, is about to be sold by the executors of the will of said p.e«u>bi.. deceased ; avd whereas, it would be a public loss to the State of Georgia to permit said library to be disposed of outside of the limits of this State ; and jrhereos, notwithstanding the ofiers ma(iB both in Europe and America for the purchase of this ya-lu able li- brary, the executors and surviving relatives of the deceased woum prefer to see it in the possession of the State of Georgia. Keiativeto Rcsolvcd, That tlic Govcmor bc, cUkI hc is hereby requested to Sta7e'':;!tL confer with the executors of said estate in reference to the pur- i'St^,' ^- chase of said library for the State, and report to the next General deseed. Assembly the nature and extent of said library, and the terms on which it can be purchased. Assented to ISth April, 1SG3. RESOLUTIONS. 241 Military Laws. — Lawe and Journals. — Funds for support of indigent families of Koldic-rs. — Code of G&. (No. 60.) Resoh-rd hi tlio. General Asscmhhi. That the Adiutant and Inspcc- ^'li- 1 img tor General of tins State be, and he is hereby directed to prepare i7.p""'«n^w a system ot military laws in accordance with the Constitution andt"«'i>;""»r o«- laws of the Confederate States of America and Constitution of this State, to be presented to the General Assembly for its consid- eration and action at its next session. Approved 18th April, ] 863. (Xo. 61,) Resolved hii the Senate and Hmme of Reprcsentath-ra, That liis Ex- A '""'''' "J^"'" cellency the Governor be, and he is hereby directed, when the laws """'"T °\ and journals of this extra session, as well as the regular session, J;',"';;/;:**.;;'Jjj, shall have been printed, to cause to be forwarded to each member''' ';'^"''!. of the Senate and House ot Kepresentatives. also the Secretary of the ''"• "^rV'*'"' 1 1 I i- I TT i' II • A^enmhlv, to Senate and Clerk, ot the House ol Itt^presentatives, a copy thereof. ^/;'''?iu';[QT Assented to April ISfch, 186:1. "''»^" (No. 6:2.) AViiEiiKAS, A diversity of opinion exists among the Justices of the Inferior Courts of the several counties of thi.s State, as to the distribution of tlie funds for the support of indigent families of PreambK soldiers; and whereas, nvAm^Q^t injustice has been done in certain instances, b}' excluding altogether from the beneht of the munili- cence of the State, all iamilies unless they are entirely penniless and boggard. Resoded bii the General Assemhhi of Gcore clock, 11 To pay State House Guards, 11 Pay of otHcers and members of Legislature, 11-12 Salaries lixed by law appro- printed ammally, 12 Advances by Treasurer, 12 Gov. to pay for services per- formed where no special ap- propriation is made, 13 Salary of T. P). King, 13 Ap[>r(>prialion for obstructing naviga])le streams, 13 To Ga. R. & Hospital Ass'n, 13 $2,r)(U),0on appropriated for support of indigent families of soldiers, 17 $-300,000 to procure salt for people, 13 $100,000 to manufacture wool and cotton cards, 14 8100,000 to reimburse Treas- urer of State Road, 14 S 1 ,000,000 to pay public debt, 1 4 Salary of Sup't Mil. Inst., 14 Gu.'ird State magazine, 14- Military storekeeper at Mil- ledgeville, 14 Military fund for 1S63, 14 Expenses of Cimimittee visit- ing Deaf it Dumb Asylum, 1-5 Expenses of com. as to fraud on I'enitentiary, 15 Expenses of com. visiting Aca- demy of lilind, 1.5 Expenses of com. ou Q. M. & Com'v olHces, 1-5 ToO. H. Cook, ]5 For removal of non-combat- ants from Sav'h. 1.5 Tax of Z. M. Winkler, refun- ded, 16 244 INDEX. 1G| IGl lo! 10, j i 1241 124j 1251 125; 12G! Appropriatiom. — Contijiucd. Estate of F. S. Bartow, For repairs of Ga. Mil. Inst., Advances to members of Gen- eral Assembly, Advances to State Printer, Salaries of Judges as increas- ed, ■ Pay of oflicers and members of Gen. Assembly, App'n to Col. John Erskin, App'n to A. P. Wriglit, App'n to Railroad men who at- tended com., ASYLUMS. Deaf and Dumb, 15 Academy for Blini], 15 Lunatic Asylum, 10-17 App'n for Academy for Blind, Artditioiial app'n to Lunatic Asylum, ATHENS GEORGIA INS. CO. Incorporated, ATLANTA & ROSWELL R. R. Incorported, 219 ATT'Y AND SOLICITORS GEN'L. Salary of, 11 AUGUi^TA & DAHLONEGA MINING CO., Incorporated, AUGUSTA FIRE k MARINE INS. CO. Incorporated, AUGUSTA FIRE CO. Charter amended, B. BAILEY, MARTHA J. Relief of, BAKER COUNTY. Time of holding Sup'r Ct. in, BAM-^S AND BANKING. Specie payment further sus- pended, Per centage on deposits, Issue of small bills, Signing of change bills legal- ized, State to issue change bills, Cotton Planters' Bank — Charter amended. Tax on B'k stock, bonds, &c, M(.cha)dcs Savings Ba)ik — Incorporated, • Traders^ and Importers^ Bank — Incorporated, Mec/t's^ Savings Ass^n of Colum- bus — Incorporated, Ga. Savings Bank of Macon — Incorporated, Cherokee Ins. c^ Banking Co. — Relieved from tax. Certain change bills issued by W. A. R. R. legalized, Suits against, Banking privileges l,000 appropriated to, for ex- tra services in sisrninc; Trea- 59 2-32 140 10 180 185 sury notes, &c., &c., 10 ded. 18S-9ICONFEDERATE EXPRESS CO. Smithville alias Renwick in- corporated. Charter of Hawkinsvillc amen- ded, CITIZENS' FIRE CO. OF AU- GFSTA. Incorporated, CLtRK OF SURE. CT. App'ji to pay for stationery for, CLERKS. Compensation of, Clerk Sup'r C't may be .1. P., COBB COUNTY SALT MIN- ING CO. Incorporated. ^ j Incorporated, 194 189jCONFEDERATE STATES. Lands ceded to, 44 190 CONTINGENT FUND. I App'n as, for 1803, 11 |CONSTABLES. 203' Certain acts of, legalized, 23 COOK, 0. H. ! App'n to,- 15 11 CORONERS. j Inquests by, 1G5 24'CORPORAflONS. 42 Cobh Co. Salt. Mming Co.-^ Ii;corporated, 72 Cnxtlc Uock (yOoL Mimus Co. — o 72 Incorporated, 73 75 ! 76 79 194 19& £00 203 203 20-5 5 59 246 INDEX. Corporations. — Cant in ucd. Ellijay Gold and Iron Mining Co. — Incorporated, Empire State Iron and Coal Mi- ning Co. — Incor Iterated, Sav. Gas Light Co. may in- crease its stock, Confederate Express Co. — ■ Incorporated, Chcsfatce R. and Toicn Cr. Gold. Mining Co. — Incorpora I ed, Augusta, (^' Duhlonega. Mining Co. — Incorporated, Blanccville Slate Mining Co. — Incorporated, Citizens Fire Co. of Augusta. — Incorporated, Grifin Fire i^' Marine Ins. Co. — Incorporated, Charter of t/ie Augusta Fire Co. — Amended, COTTON. Cultiyation restricted, Tax on, COTTON CARDS. Appropriation to have, manu- i'actured. COTTON PLANTEES' BANK OF GEORCaA. Charter amended, COUNTY LINES. Changed between Coiiee and Clinch, Changed between Sur.iter and Lee, Changed between Lumpkin and White, Changed between Paulding and Haralson, Changed between Johnson and Emanuel, Changed between Schley and Taylor. Changed between Schley and Macon, Changed between Talbot and Harris, Changed between Baker and Calhoun, Changed between Coffee and Clinch, Count ij Lines. — Continticd. Changed between Irivin and. Wilcox, 207 Changed between Harris and Talbot, > 207 Changed between iMadison and Hart, 207 Changed between Miller and Early, 208 Changed between Pickens and Gilmer, 208 C hanged between . Ra n dolph and Calhoun, 208 Changed between Schley and Sumter, 269 COUNTY OFFICERS. 208 Sheriii's in service, deputies may make titles, 23 Certain sales by sheriffs legal- ized, , 23 Compensation of Clerks and Sheriils, 24 Jailors' fees, 24 COUNTY REGULATIONS. Office of Co. Tr. in Stewart county abolished, 83 Tales jurors in Chatham co, 209 Office of Clerk Supr. Court in Ware co., 210 COURT OF ORDINARY. Session of in Pike co., 43 COUNTY TREASURER. Olfice in Stewart county abol- ished, 23 D. DAVID, F. C. Allowed to practice medicine, 22G DEAF AND DUMB. Com. visiting asylum of, 15 Act of Jan. 15, 1852. repealed, 18 DISTILLATION. Prohibited without license, 25 Act amending Act of 22d Nov. 1862, _ _ 27 Compensation for stills seized, 28 Articles prohibited from being distilled, ^ 141 Visitation of distilleries, 141 License how obtained, 142 Stills run without license, a public nuisance, 142 21 80 SO 80 81 82 82 82 86 206 206 INDEX. 247 139 IGO' ■29 70 139 10 213 DOOLY COUNTY. Time extended for payiiiij tax- es of, into .State Trcasurv, DOOR KEEPEK. Election of DOWEH. Supr. Couvts may lay oil", E. ECiroLS COUNTY. Certain extra tax in legali/.cd, ELECTIONS. Time of holding, for members to Congress, Of city oHicers in city of Co- lumbus, Of town commissioners in Mad- ison. ]\[ode of electing Messengers and Doorkeei>ers, For city odiccrs, etc., in Co- lumbus, Act giving pay to n)anagers of in Emanuel Co., repealed, Act giving pay to managers of in Cliattooira Co., repealed, ELLIJAY GOLD AND IRON MINING CO. Incorporated, EMANUEL COUNTY. Act allowing pay to managers of elections in, repealed EMPIRE STATE IRON AND COAL MLNLNGCO. Incorporated, EltSKIN, JOHN Appropriation to of SoOO, EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN SYNOD. Incorporated, EXirS. ADMR'S. GURD'NS. &c May be represented by agents during war. Returns of agents for 1S61, Compound interest against, suspended. Not to forfeit their commissions, 30 Support of widows and orphans, 30 Election of Ordinary in Ciiat- talioocliee Co. legalized. Estate of P. S. Ogilvie in Scriven Co. 86 Ex^rs., Adm'rs.f ^'c. — Conllnucd. Estate of J. N. Hinton, 85 l']-. and Mil'ledsoville R. R. Cos., 2 J. JAILORS. Fees of increased, 24 and JORDAN, JAMES AND LU- CINDA Relief of, JUDGES OF SUFR. COURTS. Appropriation tojiay^ salaries of, May order laid off, 17; 01 JUDGES SUPREME COURT. Appropriation for salaries of, Salaries of, JUDICL\RY. Stay Law re-onacted. Sureties, Cl'k. Sup'r. Court may be Jus- tice of the Peace, Session of Courts in Houston county, Session of Superior Courts in Gilmer and Fannin, Term of Court of Ordinary in Pike Co. Proceedings of Deputies of t)u Ordinary in Oglethorpe Co. legalized. Sessions of Supreme Court, Sessions of Superior Courts, lo7-s Inl'r. Court in Wasliington Co. 1-5^ Floyd Sup'r. and Infr. Courts legalized, Walton Sup'r. Court, Liability of R. Roads for stock killed, ttc, Sup'r. Courts may assign dow- er, Liability of R. Road Cos. when leased. Suits against Express Cos., Change of Venue, in criminal casefl^ Judiciary. — Contin ucd. Act repealed as to payment of expenses incurred in cases I' of small pox, I Te?tin^ony in cases of losses by depredntions by troops, »; Testimony in cases for dama- i gcs for passing counterfeit I bills, &c., ' Certain acts of Notaries pub- i lie, legalized. Confession and jury fees. Coroners' inquests, JUSTICES OF THE PEACE. Being Cl'ks. Sr.p'r. Courts, K. 11 IKING, REUBEN Relieved from tax, KING, T. BUTLER Salary of, Expenses ofj refunded, LANDS. Titles to, sold by Dep't. Sh'fts. Where sold under levies by Constables, In Sav. and i>Licon ceded to C. S. Government, Owen Smith and Angus Mor-^ rison to make titles to cer- tain lands, 93 Ceded to C. S A., 160 Cemeteries for cities or towns, 168 Head right grants on, 168 Penal to trespass on, 172 Passing U. S. paper money in Georgia made penal, Enticing away apprentices made penal, LIBUARIAN, STATE. His salary for 186^3, l.-iS LICENSE. To distil spirituous li- l"iO (piors, 25-G-7-S LUNATIC ASYLUM. IGOi See Asylums in index. 11 175| 4l| 411 42; 42^ 43 43, 1.57: 158' 162 163 164 165 165 165 42 91 13 13 23 23 44 172 173 11 M. 160 102 MACON. Charter amended. City limits extended, 162' 188 189 250 INDEX. MACON & B. R. H. CO. Charter of amended, conferrins: b'king. privileges, 22-] Site for depot ill Macon reserve, 2:33 MADISON. Election of Connnissioners in, 70 MASONIC HALL. Charter of, aniended, McBRIDE, SOPHIA & WM. Their children relieved, 91-2 MECHANICS SAVINGS BANK. 12S 139 11 14 IG Incorporated, MEMBERS OF CONGRESS. Time of electing changed, MESSENGER. Election of, MILEAGE Of Members of Legislature. MILITARY FUND For lb63, MILITIA OFFICERS. Election of, MILLER, JANE. May sell herself into slavery, MINING COMPANIES. Certain privileges uiven tj all, 171 MORRISON, ANGUS. To make certain titles, N. NAtlGABLE STREAMS. Obstruction of ceitain rivers, Approp'n. for obstructions in. To rekmd money expended in obstruct! njT, NICHOLS, HENRY J. Relief of, NON-COMBATANTS. Ap2^n. to pay for removal of, Removal of, NOTARIES PUBLIC. Certain acts ot, legalized, NUISANCE. Distillery run without license declared to be, 0. OATH— To be taken by Tax R. & Col'r Of person applying for license to distil spirituous liquors, Of Tax Col. & Rec'r. on liual settlements, 62 OCONEE RIVER. Exclusive navigation of part of, granted to Cook & Pit- tard, OGLETHORPE COUNTY. Acts of Depty. Ordinaries in, legalized, liJ2 ORDINARY. I' Session of Court of, in Pike co. Acts of deputy in Oglethorpe legalized, In Stewart co. to be Co. Trea ' P. 29iPARDONS & COMMUTATIONS Punishment ol Jas. R.Wilson, commuted, PATROL LAWS. Persons liable to patrol duty, In Rabun county, PENAL CODK. Poisoning fish made penal. Penal to trespass on lands. Enticing away apprentices made penal, PENITENTIARY. • Salary of Chaplain of, " " officers and employ- ees of, Comm. to investigate alleged fraud in. Pay of officers of, increased, PIKE COUNTY. Session of Court of Ord'y in, PIONEER CARD CO. Appn. to purchase half inter- est in, PHYSICIANS. Austin W. Berry allowed to vend drugs, &c. 95 93 53 •54 1G9 93 15 229 43 43 43 S3 45 45 4G 46 172 173 11 225 15 225 43 1G5 142 57 26 226 PLANTERS INS. TRUST & LOAN CO. Charter of amended. 85 POISONING FISH. Made penal, 46 PRINTER— Public — his pay increased, 174 PRINTING FUND. Appn. for, for 1863, 11 PRODUCE. Tax on, when held for sale, 69 INDEX. 251 PROVISIONS. Transportation of by RaUroads reu;ulated, PUBLfC DEBT. Appn. to pay, PUBLIC PRINTER. Pay of, increased, R. RABUN COUNTY. Patrol laws as to, RAIL PlO ADS. ' Liability for stock killed, &c. See Western S: A. R. R. in nidcx. Liability of Railroads when leased, RELIEF. Relief of John R. Anderson, " Martha J. Bailey, " Estate of Uon.F. S. Bartow, Relief of John Bellinger, 4C) 1-38' 91 Ul !»3: 9;3: " '' L. DeGive, " Jesse Fitts and others, 90 " " James and Lucinda Jordan, ]{elief of Reuben King, " " Miller Hollowes, " " Children of Sophia and Wm. McBiidc, Relief of Henry J. Nichols, " " Joseph Slate, " " Owen Smith and An- gus I\[orrison, Relief of Andrew Hamilton, IMoney to be refunded to N. Singletary and Wm. Mims, Fees due CPk. and Sh'ft". of Chatham county. Relief of :\rrs. Ml A. F. (ira- hani, A. R. Zachry made heir of J. Bos well, REPORTEIi SUP'E. DECLSIONS IROADS. I Persons liable to road duty, ]S0; In Burke county, J ^• 14|SALARIES. ; Of Governor for 1803, 174' Of Secretary of State, I Of State Treasurer, Of Comptroller General, Of Secretaries of Ex. Dept. Of Messenger to Ex. Dept. Of State Librarian, Of Atty. and Sols. Gcn'l. Of Reporter of Supreme Court Of Judges Supreme Court, Of Judges Superior Courts, Of Chaplain of Penitentiary, Advancements on salaries which are iixed by law. Salary of Hon. T. P.. King, " ' " Supt. Ga. Mi!. Insti- tute, Salary of Military Store-keep- er at IMilledgeville, Salary of Judges Sup'r. and Supreme Courf^s, Salary of Reporter of Supreme Court decisions, SALT. ")ll Appropriation to buy, for the ■ [)eople. Gov. to pay freight on, sent to counties, Certain leases of salt lands void, SAV. A. & G. R. R. vv A. .t G. 2:27 R. R. COS. Stock of, consolidated,, 228 SAVANNAH GASLIGHT CO. May increase its capital stock, 228 SECRETAKY OF STATE. His salary for iSfWi, 228 SECURITIES. Released on certain recoijni- 161j 88! 88 89J 89| 90 93 227 Appropriation to, 1 1 /.ances, Salary of, . 175 SESSIONS OF C( ►URTS. RIVERS. See Judiciary, /w /Wrx. ^ Obstruction of, 1 3 SHERIFF. ^\ivigation of part of Oconee When Sh'fT. in service, Dep't. River granted to Cook and may make titles, Pittard, 229 Certain sales by, legalized, 47 230 10 10 10 10 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 12 13 14 14 174 17'> 6 52 123 223 79 10 41 23 23 252 INDEX. Sheriff. — Com imicd. Compensation of, 24 SLATE, JOSEPH Relief of, 93 SLAVES AND FREE PERSONS OF COLOR. Jane Miller may become a slave, 9-5 Act of 18-37 repealed, 23] SMALL POX. Expenses on account of, 8-3-4 Above Act repealed, 162 SMITH, OWEN And Angus Morrison may make titles to certain ands, 93 SMITHVILLE. Incorporated, 1S9 41 28 141 ,158 SOLDIERS. Appropriation to clothe, &c., 13 Appropriation lor relief of in- digent families and wives of, 13 Certain soldiers not to be taxed, 61 $1,500,000 appropriated to clothe Georgia soldiers, 13 $2,-5.00,000 appropriated for j support of indigent widows { and families of soldiers', 491 Beneiiciaries under this act, 50-.51| Gov. to 2>ay freights on salt for; 52 Soldiers in service, ^lot to be double taxed, 61 Certain soldiers relieved from taxation, 179 SOUTH G A. AND FLA. R. R. CO. Charter to exist ten years, 87 SOUTH"W. R. U. CO. ■ May increase nund.ier of Di- rectors, 87 SPAIN, J NO. H. Grant to issue to, 218 SPECIE PAYMENT. Suspended till 1st Dec. 1803, IS STATE DEFENSE. $45,000 appropriated to ob- struct certain rivers, 53 $500,000 appropriated to ob- struct navigable streams. 54 Removal of non-com battants, ^^b STATE HOUSE CLOCK. Ap2:)r. on account of, 11 STATE LIBRARIAN. See Librarian, 171 index. STATE TREASURER. His sakiry for 1863, 10 To nuike advances on salaries, 12 STAY LAW. Re-enacted till 1st Jan. 1864, STILLS. Compensation for, seized, May be visited and inspected, STOCK. Liability of R. Roads for kil- ling, STONEWALL INS. CO. Incorporated, 147 SUPERIOR COURTS. See Judiciary in indux. SUPREME COURT. Times and places of holding, 157 Salaries ot Judges of, 174 SUP'T. GA. MIL. INSTITUTE. Appropriation to pay salary of,. 14 T. TAXES. Tax to be assessed for 1S63, Commissions of T. Receivers and Collectors, Return — Oath, Tax on Ins. Companies, Deput}' Col. or Receiver, I 'I'ax on bonds, &c., I Tax on bank stock, : Tax on produce, &c., AVarehouse-men, County tax on bank and )-ail- road stock, 60 Soldiers in service not to be double taxed, 6I Professional tax of certain sol- diers, 6L Taxes due by free negroes, 62 Defaulting Tax Collectors, 62 Certain property of Miller Hal- lowes exempted from taxa- tion, 91 Reuben King relieved from payment of his tax for 1862, 91 Taxes in county of Burke for 1862, '95 Taxes in Dooly co. for 1862, 9G Extra tax in Echols county, 9G 56 57 57 58 5S 59 59 59 59-60 INDEX. Taxes. -^ Contin iicd. Tax in Worth co. legalized, 90 Tax oil incomes and profits, 17G Certain soldiers relieved from taxation, ]79 Oath of tax-pavers for 1SG3, 179 Tax on noteS; *tc., 179 No tax on public buildings in cities and towns, ISO Tax on brokers in city of At- lanta, 231 Tax on commission merchants in Atlanta, 232 TAX REC'R AND COLLECTOK. See Taxes in Imhx. TITLES. Deputy Sheriffs may make, in certain cases, 23 Certain titles les^nlized, 23 TRADERS' & IMPORTERS' BANK. Incorporated, 129 TRANSPORTATION. Of provisions, ^c, ISO TRb:ASURY NOTES. i App'n to Coinp. Gen. for issu- ing, kc, 10 May be issued by Gov. to pay for clothing for soldiers, 13 Gov. may issue when needed, 14 Gov. may appoint clerks to sign, 14-15 Property to be valued, in giv- ing in taxes, in Confederate States Treasury notes, 179 May be issued for app'n to Ga. R. & II. Association, TRION. Incornorated, TRUSTEES. See Ex'rs, Adm'rs and Guar- dians, in Index. V. VENTTE. Change of, in criminal cases, W. WALTON COUNTY. Certain processes, &c., to, le- galized, WARE COUNTY. Clerk's office where kept in- WAREHOUSE, INS. & DEPOS- IT CO. Incorporated, WAREHOUSE-MEN. ' Duties as to giving in taxes on goods stored with them, WARREN COUNTY. Act of 22d Dec, 18-57, as to slaves and free persons of color, repealed, WASHINGTON COUNTY. Time of holding Inf 'r C't in, for county purposes, WEST, CHAS. W. Relief of heirs and creditors of, WESTERN & A. R. R. Salaries and wages of officers and employees of, to be rais- ed. Treasurer of, reimbursed for certain moneys paid out for salt, Pay of committee to. Certain change bills issued b}-, legalized, $100,000 to be refunded to. Liability for stock killed, &c.. Damages against,. for running cars, etc., WORTH COUNTY. Certain tax in, legalized, 7] I WINKLER, Z. M. Relief of, WILSON, JAS. R. Sentence of death of, commu- muted, WRIGHT, A. P. Api)'n to, of $500, 33 102 253 158 210 145 59 231 158 94 03 04 64 J 30 14 159 ISl 90 94 45 126 INDEX TO RESOLUTIONS. No. 1. •s. 4. 5. 8. '< 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. lo. IG. 17. IS. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. Defense of Savannnli. Committee on Salt :5iipp1y. Transportation of salt to Ga. Acknowlerlging presence and protection ot (Jod. Committee on general vacci- nation. Committee on Asylum for Deal and Dumb. Master Armorer to examine card macliinerv and report. Seizure ot factories and tan- neries. Appointment of commission- ers to audit claims for guns. Seizure of engines and cars for transportation of salt. Committee on official conduct of Quartermaster and Com- missary Generals. Commendatory of Georgia soldieisand officers. Enterprises for supply of salt. lleturn to Tax keceiver oi number, c^'c, of blind, and deaf and dundj children. ^Yomen'of Georgia. Cars for sick and wounded soldiers. Appointment of State Geolo- gist. Shipment ot corn for desti- tute persons. Salary and expenses of Hon. Thomas Butler King. Transportation of saU for cit- izens of Georgia. Impressment of i'ree negroes. Commissioners of town of Madison. Clements' Patent hand loom. Thanks to authorities of Flo- rida. 26. Committee on new work on Arithmetic. 27. Additional time to certain Tax Collectors. 2S. Committees on Lunatic Asy« lum consolidated. 29. Ambulance Cars »fcc., on W. & A. R. Road. 30. Appropriating school fund of Gilmer and Scriven. 31. Dues to W. & A. R. Road. 32. Suits on claims a£;ainst sol- diers. 33. Substitutes for slaves liable to impressment. 34. Impressment of slaves of re- fugees. of). Election of Public Printer and Bank Director. 3G. Payment of School fund for Butts county. 37. Return of Powder loaned to Confederate Government. 35. Committee on alleged fraud on Penitentiary. ' 39. Payment of School fund for Rabun county. " 40. Two regiments for State ser- vice authorized. 41. Investigation of conduct of Con- fe derate Q u arte r m a ste rs. Commissaries, Surgeons &c., requested. " 42. Commendatory of ISth Reg- ^ iment Ga. Vols, and accep- ting stand of colors. " 43. Distribution of Code. " 44. Slaves hired by Confederate authorities and put under contractors. " 45. Relative to planting cotton. " 46. Cotton Spinners' Association and Cotton Planters' Con- vention. INDEX. *' 47. Committee on Flags captured " 50. by ISth Ga. Regiment. " 48. Relative to defenses at feavan- " 57. nah. " 49. $200 each to Bishop Pierce " 58. and Dr. Pahuer. " 50. Recommending raisiiiir pro- " 59. visions. ♦' 61. So, 000 to Hon. David Irwin, " (50. " 52. Recommending increase of pay to our soldiers. " 01. " 53. Expressive of confidence in the President. " 02. " 54. Spun yarns for soldiers' fam- ilies.* " 03. " dd. Relative to transportation in Georgia. ' " 04. 255 Sermons of Bishop Pierce and Dr. Palmer. Resolution for adjourned ses- sion rescinded. Salt supply — contract with Maj. M. S. Temple. Purchase of the Smets Libra- ry. Compilation of a Military Code. Laws and resolutions to be furnished to uiembers. Application of money to sol- diers' ftimilics. Governor to obtain copies of Code for distribution. Resolution against blockade running by individuals. ■■•i^rytt ^■^'•>'^9? ■^-r^vir-ti::!