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the an os. ax a jottsnax. IS rUHI.ISHID TWICE * WEEK llUIUKO THE SKfilOII OF TI1E I.EOISI.*rUHE, A»l> WKKKI.Y THE MENAIKDER OF THE YEAH, HY PC TUBS ON Til WE ATT, EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR, • AT TIIRKB DOLLAItSPEll ANNUM, IN ADVANCE) OR, KOU» DOLLARS AT TIIK END OK TUB YEAR. Nosubioripliunwlllbo reoeivmlfor less tlmn n yeor, nor will itny n»|>e r bn ilisconlinuoil until nil arrearages art paid. Tim iinpsr will not b« senl lo »nv person out of ilia Suite, until tlie subscription money is pnitl in udirniiceorsntisfnctory *'AO Ve'iU'Is'kM EN I'9 «W Insortml at 75 cenln per square fur tbe (irst insertion, anil 50 cent* per squure for each insertion thereafter. A square intlieJouriinl is n space oflen linn. insm.nllt vpe.nontsiniiiE as it does one hundred words .lPN. II. dalesnfLANDS.bv Admitiietrulors.bsecutors, or Uiiardians, are required by low, to be bold on the firs. Tuesday in the month,between the hours ot ten in the fore noon and throe In the aftoi noon, at the Court-house, in Hit county in which tlio land is situated. Notice of these sales mustbegiven in a public gaastteSIXT Y DAYS previous to * 'dales of NEGROES must ho at a public auction,on the first Tuesday olthemonth,between the usual Itoursol sale,at the nlace of public sales in the county whore the letters testnmen arv, of Administration or 0 iiardianaliip,may hnye been Ernnt- ed, first givingSIX I’Y DAYS notice thereof,in one of the public ganetlos oi this State, and at the door of the Court house, where audit sales are to be held. Notice for the sale of Personal Property, must lie given in like manner, FORTY days previous lo the dev ol sale. Notioe lo the Debtors and Creditors of an bstute mustbe published FORTY dnys* , — rn.u* Notice that application will be made to the Court ofOrdi ry for leave to soll.LAND, must be published for FOUR 4l No5i!mfor leave to sell NGUROES, must he published lor FOUli i'ION rds, before any order absolute shall ho nmdf* thereon by (lie Court# ** . . . ,, , Citations for lettere of Ailministrntion, mnet be published thirty day*—lor dismimion from administration, monthly month*—for dismission from Guardianship, forty day*. Rules for the foreclosure of Morfgnee innst be published monthly for four month*—forestablishin* lost papers,/or the full % pace of three month*—lor compelling titles from Execu tors »r Administrators, where a Bond line been given by the deceased,/Ae full *pnce of three month*. Publications will always be continued according lo these the legal requirements, unless otherwise ordered. All business of this kind continues to receive prompt atten tion nt the Offlee-of the GEORG!A JOUKNAL. NO. 2, CHEAP SIDE! JYew Goods Arriving Daily. S UGARS—20 Hilda,emulating ofprlmB St.Crois.Port Rico, illuscotadn, and New Orleans—1200 lbs iloublo re- fined Loaf. For sole by WRIGHT &■ SIE1&ON, C OFFEE old Government, sale by ) bags, among which may bo found best , Java, itio,Cuba,and St- Domingo. For WIUGIIT it. STETSON. A superior article—needs but i trial to be appreciated. For su!e by WRIGHT & STETSON. REPORT . OF THE COMMITTEE ON THE CENSUS. The Joint Committee of the Senate and House of Repre sentatives, to whom were referred the returns of the late cen sus of this State, Report that they have examined the snmc—and after mak ing the proper calculations,they annex a tabular statement of the population of each of the counties, showing the number of white inhabitants, the number of slaves and free persons of color, and also tho representative population of each of said Counties, to-wit: 0AN.AU FLOIIK I ANDLES--25 boxes Sperm, 20 boxes Adamantine / 40 boxes Hull*. Sou’s. Forealeby WRIGHT &. STETSON. S O At* nil<l STARCH—20 boxes of Colgate’s make. For sale bv WHIG HI do S IK I SON. EOAKS—10,000 of SuperioMitinda s* For sale by WRIGHT & STETSON. .rogiuis. roveoleliv WRIGHT Si S TETSON. j^£OEASSES- M AC K EKE E-No. 1 and 2 For sale by whole and linlf barrels WRIGHT& STETSON. g~kII.S—Sperm, Linseed and Train. Korssleby U 1 \VRIGHT &. STETSON. —350 suck*, large size. B agging —50 pieces, i For sule by eigliiug 2 pounds t WRfGHT A 8T B AEE HOPE ANI>T WINE-25 200 lbs of Twine. For solo by wiiia I of R op HT Si STETSON. I RON—lOtonaofSwecdond English, Gust end German Steel. For sale by WRIGHT & STETSON. N AIES—loo kegs warm out, assorted sixes. Fur Milo by 6 WIUGIIT & S1KTSON. fTIOBACCO—A few boxes of superior Gold Kcuf Gcn- J, tleincu'e 'Tol m E A—I mperiol, G u Jill E—A few barrels ill A" c?KSS%sst“m?iSiSiir A Af ATI:It BUCKETS I BKOOMS-For IT suleby WRIGHT & STETSON. flOOLEBS ami MEASURES —a large assort- 1/ moot. Forealeby WIUGIIT Si STETSON, W1NROW^OEASS-BX 10 10X12 dtc.i a stipe- H rior article.—For sale by WRIGHT&STETSON- YV HITE EE AD—Extra and No. I. F a end No. 1. rorsuloliy WIUGIIT Si STETSON. pACTOKY TIIHEAD „ of ell numlicrs. For sale WHIG ITT Si STETSON. ()SN AHUKGS—a suporti B ED-CORDS, Shoe Tliroatl an«l Sml I- roas—all eapcriur articles. For sale by WIUGIIT do STETSON, HIVBI and FORKS, and POCKET* KNIVES. For sale by WRIGHT & STETSON. HAMMERS, amt FICUS. For Saleh, e by WHIG HT & STETSON. B ICOAD and Shingling llatclicls. by .WRIGHT do STE'I QIIEEP SHEARS. Furry Combs. St ij and Shovels. I IOFFE E-MIKES, vj Frying-Pans. Fa Waffle Irons, and sale bv WRlOllT & STETSON. For Sale by WHIG 11 T .V STE'TSt ).N. C pOYVDFali 21 ml fillOt, Percussion Caps, While J Wash Brush**, .Sami Paper and many oilier nrliclea, all of which will he sold LOWER limn at nnv oiln*r house In ihis city.hy SVIUGIIT AND STETSON. .MilhMlgevillo, .Sept. 23, 1845. 52 if IIOitRDIIVtJ. THE Subscriber will Konrd Meinhera m.d Tran sient pornout» during the KCll'imr of the Legislature . PETER J. WILLIAMS. Uctnher 7, 1845. 2 if COUNTIES. WHfl E«. BLACKS. Riel*. i*up. Appling, 2,033 357 2,247 Bnkcr, 2.728 1,924 3,882 Baldwin, 2,579 4,871 5,501 Bibb, 5,957 4,791 8,831 Bryan, 9"1 2,387 2,403 Bulloch, 2,145 1,160 2,S41 Butke, 4,787 8,849 10,096 Butts, 3,341 2,292 4,716 Cnmdcn, 1,721 4,705 3,761 3,977 Campbell, 1,051 529 5,335 Carroll, 6,482 6,799 Cass, 10,229 2,295 11,606 Chutliam, 8,425 11,621 15,397 Chattooga, 2,237 732 2,670 Cherokee, 8,753 806 9,236 Clark, 5,364 4,979 8,351 Cobb, 9,044 1,474 9,928 Columbia, 3,888 7,382 8,317 Coweta, 7,211 4,626 3,706 9,434 Crawford, 3,867 0,946 Dude, 1,924. 103 1,985 Decatur, 3,491 2,890 5,228 DeKalb, 8,816 2,239 10,159 Dooly, 4,461 1,786 5,532 Early, 3,001 3,008 4,805 Effingham, 1,816 1,641 2,800 Elbert, 5,925 5,323 9,118 Emanuel, 2,936 747 3,384 Fayette, 5,895 1,619 6,866 Floyd, 4,617 1,604 5,579 Forsyth, 6,911 798 7,389 Franklin, 7,943 2,087 9,195 Gilmer, 4,558 149 4,647 Glynn, 617 3,710 2,843 Greene, 4,515 7,458 8,989 Gwinnett, 8,014 2,048 9,242 Habersham, 7,266 1,195 7,983 Hall, 6,817 1,340 7,024 Hancock, 3,642 6,407 7,486 Harris, Heard, 7,166 6,972 11,349 4,066 1,932 5,225 Henry, 9,669 3,786 11,940 Houston, 7,078 7,563 11,615 Irwin, 2,145 321 2,337 Jackson, 6,265 2,728 7,901 Jasper, 4,562 6,494 • 8,458 Jefferson, 3,535 4,771 6,397 Jones, 4,136 5,933 7,095 Laurens, 3,258 2,760 4,914 lice, 2,370 2,706 3,993 Liberty, 1,854 5,517 5,164 Lincoln, 4,383 3,520 6,498 Lowndes, 4,437 1,062 5,434 Lumpkin, 8,979 1,175 9,084 Mucon, 3,324 1,870 4,416 Madison, 3,615 1,099 4,634 Murion, 4,701 1,851 5,811 McIntosh 1,261 4,369 3,882 Meriwether, 8,625 6,756 12,678 Monroe, 7,483 9,157 12,977 Montgomery, 1,399 459 1,674 Morgun, 3,360 0,210 7,086 Murruy, 6,160 518 6.470 Muscogee, 9,711 6,632 13,690 Newton, 7,765 4,324 10,359 Oglethorpe, 4,338 0,663 8,335 Paulding, 3,664 775 4,129 Pike, 7,921 3,473 10,004 Pulaski, 3,512 2,399 4,951 Putnam, 3,756 7,183 8,065 Rabun, 1,825 93 1,880 Randolph, 7,131 3,953 9,502 Richmond, 6,860 7,230 11,198 Scriven, 2,668 3,154 4,560 Stewart, 8,497 5,744 11,943 Sumter, 4,926 2,5(5 6,435 Talbot, 8,016 6,176 11,721 Taliaferro, 2,130 2,671 3,732 Tatnall, > 1,902 606 2,265 Telfair, 1,986 767 2,446 Thomas, 4,150 3,899 6,489 Troup, 8,337 7,942 13,102 Twiggs, 3,752 4,084 6.202 Union, 5,670 142 5,755 IJpson, Walker, 5,740 4,080 8,1 S8 7,023 1,044 7,649 Walton, 7,761 4,709 J 0,586 Warn, 2,733 201 2,853 Warren, 5,975 5,493 9,270 Washington, 0,149 5,123 9,222 Wayne, 935 355 1,149 Wilkes, 3,771 7,271 8,133 Wilkinson, 5,343 1,722 0,376 Free Wliilo Persons, 458,169 Blacks, Total, 316,156 774,325 lirsgais BROGANS!!! LARGE lot of IKcgfO Sliocs just ret-eiveti at Ilia AIK IV BOOT A AID SHOE STORE. AIIpersons piirebnsi this srticie will d * well to give us a cull, wo are determined In sell CHEAT. E. \LEX\NDEIl .V CO. Yd. II,HUS. J" 40fts. 40 cts. 84 50 50 30 it) ry, Talbot, Upson, Burke, Gwinnett, Lumpkin, Newton, Richmond, DeKalb, Elbert, Houston, Clarke, Columbia, Coweta, Franklin, Jasper, Greene, Oglethorpe, Putnam, Stewart, Walton, Warren, Washington, Wilkes, Bibb, Hab ersham, Randolph, Cobb, Cass, Cherokee and Pike, being the thirty-seven counties having the greatest representative population, shall each have two Representatives, and that the' counties of Hancock, Hall, Juekson, Jones, Morgan, Bryan, Liberty, McIntosh, Glynn, Wayne, Cumdon, Ware, Lowndes, Appling, Montgomery, Tatnall, Bulloch, Effing ham, Scriven, Emanuel, Laurens, Wilkinson, Telfair, Ir win, Decatur, Thomas, Baker, Early, Lee, Sumter, Macon, Marion, Pulaski, Doolv, Twiggs, Jefferson, Taliaferro, Baldwin, Crawford, Heard, Carroll, Campbell, Fayette, Butts, Lincoln, Madison, Paulding, Forsyth, Kabtm, Union Gilmer, Murray, Walker, Dude, Floyd and Chattooga shall be entitled each to one Representative. A BILL To be entitled an net, to levy and collect Taxes for the Support of Government. lie it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Georgia, in General Assembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That for the sup port of Government for the fiscal year 1840, and for each succeeding year thereafter, there shall bo levied and collect ed on persons and property in this Stale the following umount of Taxes. On every free white male citizen of tlie age of 21 to 60 years, On every slave, On every free person of color, Or every practicing Lawyer, On every practicing Physician, Surgeon and Dentist, On every Billiud Table, On every Auctioneer or Vendue Master in Cities or Towns having a population of 5,000 or upwards, the sum of, In Cities or Towns having a population of 3,000, or upwards, In all other Towns or Counties, On nil pleasure Carriages, Barouches, Bug gies and Sulkcys, one-half of one per cent on their respective value. On all Gold and Silver Wutclics, one half of l per cent on their respective value. On every Stallion and Juek, the price of a season. On nil goods, wares and merchandise, on each hundred dollars value, On Bnnk Stock, 40 cents on cacli hundred dollars, On auction sales, one percent on umount sold. On all Lcgucics except Lineal descendants 1 per cent qji amount received. On all monies loaned or invested at interest 10 cents oil each hundred dollars. On all Ferries, Bridges and Turnpikes, hav ing an income exceeding 100 dollars, one per cent on receipts. On all agencies of Insurance offices authorized by other Stutes and kept within this, 1 per cent on the premiums. On all agencies of Banks authorised by other States and kept within this, J per cent on amount ofexchange sold and bought. Oil all Land and real estate, with tho improve ments thereon, including machinery of every description, 10 cents for each hundred dol’s. And be it Jurther enacted by the authority aforesaid, That if any person or persons shall fail or refuse to mnke return ol their taxable property, that such person or persons shall he doubly taxed for the first year lie, she or they may refuse to make return, trebly taxed for tho second year, and taxed four fold for the third year, taking the tax of the preceding year ns the basis of said double ta x. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That if any person shall make an insufficient return of the amount or value of his or her property, that tho Tax Collector shall I select one disinterested tnx-pnycr, and tho person making I such insufficient return mny select- another, and the two so j selected shall choose a third, who shull investigate the re turn, and the finding of the suit! three persons so selected shull be binding on the parties, and in case the person milk ing such insufficient return shall fail or refuse to nominate his referee, then the Tax Collector shull nominate two, and tho two by him selected shall appoint the third as before pro vided. Awl be it further enacted by the aulhuiily afire said, That such portions of existing tax-laws us are not incomputable with this net, be and the same arc hereby continued in full forco mid effect, and that such portions thereof us militate ! against the provisions of this net he and the same are lierc- ; by repealed. 40 cts 82 00 2 00 50 1 00 1 00 A BILL To be entitled nn act to apportion the Representa tives among the several Counties in this State, ac cording to the seventh section of the first article of the Constitution. Sec. 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Represen tatives of the State of Georgia, in General Assembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That until the next apportionment of Representatives among the counties of this State, the representation of the several comities shall be ns follows, to-wit: Tho counties of Chat ham, Muscogee, Meriwether, Monroe, Troup, Harris, llcn- A BILL To he entitled nn Act to reduce the number of Jus tices of the Inferior Court in each County, to pre scribe their duties and fees, and to authorize the election of Commissioners of Hoads and Revenue in each County, and to prescribe their duties. Sec. 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Repre- sentat ires'of the State of Georgia, in General Assembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That there shall he elected nt the time now proscribed by law for the election of Justices of the Inferior Court, by the citizens of oath county entitled to vote for members of the Legislature, one Justice of the Inferior Court for each county in this State, who shall hold his office for the term of four years, unless removed according to law, and who shall exercise nil the powers and authority, und perform nil the duties which are now required of the Justices of the Inferior Court in this State, while acting as nil Inferior Court or Court of Ordina ry, except in cases where it mny lie otherwise directed by this or any subsequent act. Each Justice of the Inferior Court shall be commissioned by His Excellency the Govern or, and shall take and subscribe the oaths now requited hy luw, before some magistrate authorized to administer the same. Sf.c. 2. Be it further enacted, That the Justice of the In ferior Court in each county, shall be allowed to draw und ccivc the following fees to-wit: For granting letters testamentary, or of guardianship, or of administration, including the necessary orders nml bonds, the sum of For probnte of a will and ordering it to record, For each order ni si. or order absolute, For examining and passing upon the annual accounts, vouchers mid re ports of Guardians, Executors and Administrators, and ordering the same of file or record, For each Verdict, Confession, or Judg. ment in the Inferior Court, All of which fees shall lie taxed intlie hill of costs, nnd cnllect- cd by the proper officers, nnd paid over to the said Justice. Sec. 3. Be it further enacted, Tlint nil bonds and recog nizances which may have been given or made pnynble to the Justices of the Inferior Court in nnv county in this Stnte, shall inure nnd be payable to the Justice of the Inferior Court of said county, mid his successors in office, nnd suits may he prosecuted nnd judgments recovered thereon in the name of such Justice, or any of his successors, against all or any one or more of the obligors to any such bond. Sec. 4. Be it further enacted, That if the Justices of tho Inferior Court, now in ccgnuiisMoii, in any county in this State, shall resign their commissions, it shall he the duty of the Sheriff of such county, to order nn election for a Justice of llie Inferior Court for such county, under this act, which election shall bo bold nt the places of holding elections in said county in the manner now prescribed hy law, after twenty days notice to ho given hy said Sheriff, nt each place of voting in said county, and the person elected shall lie com missioned hy the Governor, and hold his office during the unexpired term of his predecessors, und until his successor limy be elected und qualified, and when a vacancy shall oc cur in the said office of Justiceof the Inferior Court by death, resignation, removal ov otherwise, it shall be the duty of tho Sheriff of the comity in which such vacancy may happen, to order an election to (ill the same, according to the provisions of this uet, nnd the person so elected shall be commissioned hy the Governor, and hold his office until the next regular election for said officer, and until his successor is qualified. Sec. 5. Be it further enacted, That at the time an election may lie ordered hy the sheriff to he held in any county in this State, for n Justice of the Inferior Court under the provisions of tho foregoing section, nnd on the first Mon day in Jnnuary in each and every year thereafter, there shnll he elected in each county in this State four Commissioners of the Ronds and Revenue, any two of whom, together with the Justice of the Inferior Court, shall constitute a Court to levy the County tax, to lay out nnd discontinue roads, mid shull have and exercise all the power in relation to roads, bridges, highways, ferries and causeways, which are nt pre sent given to nnd exorcised hy the Inferior Court, to innko such contracts und orders und appointment of officers ns may be necessary to enrry into effect tlie powers herein granted. Sec. C. Be it further enacted, That on the second Monduy in January, and on the second Monday in every other montli thereafter in each year, tho Justice of the Infe rior Court, together with the two Coin inissioners of Roads and Revenue, or with any two of them, shnll hold a Court for the purposes prescribed in the foregoing section, nnd the said Justice and Commissioners shall continue in session until the business is completed, provided, that if snid Commissioners shall fuil to appear and attend on or before the second day of said term, the Justice of the Inferior Court of such county shall proceed to discharge nil the duties required of said Justice and Commissoncrs hy law. Sec. 7. Be it further enacted, Tlmt said Justice of tho Inferior Court, together with the Commissioners aforesaid, or a majority of them, shall lmve control over the funds in tho County Treasury, and they or a majority of them shall have power to appoint a County Treasurer, as now authorized hy law, nml to make appropriations for defraying expenses in curred for county purposes, und to exercise all the powers now exercised hy the Inferior Court of each county, in rela tion to the preservation of the public health, and for the care nml benefit of the poor, and of such poor or common school fund as may belong to their respective comities. Sec. 8. Be it farther enacted, That within five days af ter each election, it shall he the duty of the Sheriff of each county to return to the Justiceof the Inferior Court, n list of four persons having the greatest numhci of votes for Com missioners aforesaid, whose duty it shall he to commission them for the term of one year, and until their successors nre elected und qualified, nml the persons so commissioned shall, before they proceed to tho discharge of their duties, take and subscribe the following ontli, to-wit: I- do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will faithfully discharge the duties imposed on incus a Commissioner for Roads nml Revenue for the comity of so help me God. Provided, that if any mitten objection slnill he filed with the said Justice of the Inferior Court within five days after said election, to his com missioning any one or more of the persons returned by the Sheriff ns elected, it shall he the duty of said Justice to with hold said commission ami examine the said objections, and act ns the right anil justice of the matter requires. Sec. 9. Be it further enacted, That should u vacancy oc cur, the Justice of the Inferior Court, together with the Com missioners in office, ure hereby authorized lo fill such va cancy, and the person so appointed shall hold his office until the next regular election for Commissioners, und when any vacancy occurs hy resignation or otherwise, in any office, the appointment of which is vested in said Justiceund Commis sioners, it shall he lawful for them or a majority of them to make the appointment between the terms of Court, und the appointment slnill be us vulid us if made at the regular term. Sec\ If). Be it further enacted, That it shall be lawful fur the Commissioners of Rouils mid Revenue ill each und every county in this State to hold their respective Courts, notwithstanding tho absence of the Justice of the Inferior Court, on the first day of the regular term. Sec. II. Beit further enacted, Tlint the Commissioners of Ronds and Revenue shall lie exempt from serving on ju ries, working on ronds, und performing ordinary militia duty dining the lime they net as such. Sec. 12. Be it further enacted, That this uet in ull its provisions shall lie fully in force mill effect in each nnd every county, when the Justices oftlie Inferior Court in such comi ty now in commission mny resign the same pievious to the regular election of Justices of the Inferior Court, nnd tho next regular election for said officer shall he held in refer ence to the provisions hereof in all the Comities in this State. Sec. 13. And be it Jurther enacted, Tlmt all Inws milita ting against this act nre hereby tepeiilctl.