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WKIGHIMG COTTON, k€. Am act to alter and amend the fifth lactlon **>:’ an art to regulate the weighing of Cotton anJ Othe* ommodi tiew in Uuh State, approYed December Bth, 1806. SBC. 1. Be it MUM, Ac., That from and after the paa aage of thin act, thrs fifth section of an act to regu late tho weighing of cotton and other commodities in this State, approved December Hth, 1806, shall be altered and amended so as to read as follows: It shall not be 1 awful for any scalesman or other person in any of the cities, towns, villages, railroad stations or depots in this State, to weigh any bale, bag or package of cotton, tierce or half tierce of rice, box or barrel of indigo, or any other article or product disposed of by weight, without first taking and subscribing the following oath !>efore someone of the Justices of the inferior Court, or Justice of the Peace of the said oouuties or any other person authorized by law to administer an oath : “I. A. 8., do solemnly swear, (or affirm, es the case may lie,) that I will justly, impartially and without deduction, weigh all hales, bags or pookages of cotton, tierces or half tierces of rice, boxes or barrels of indigo, and any other article or product disposed of by weight, that may be brought to mo for that purpose, and mark tho true weight thereon without any deduction whatever, and render a true and accurate account thereof to the par ties concerned, if so required—-so help me Cod. This act to take effect from and after the Ist day of Septem ber, 1864. Hection 2. And be it further enacted, That the weigher shall be allowed to make such deduction for wet or other cause, (notwithstanding ills said oath) which may be rciisonaoiej when the seller or Ills agent shall consent to liis doing so; and be it further enacted, That all pub lic scalesmen shall bo at least eighteen years of age, and that no slave or free person of color, shall be allowed to weigh any pf the articles of produce mentioned in the above recited act. Apppoved February 7th, 1854. c6l6red ieanbiT All act to change the laws now of force in this State relating to the arrival within the limits of this ►State of colored seamen. W’IIEKKAft, the interest of commerce require an alteration and modification of the laws now of force relating to the arrival of colored seamen within the limits of this State. Section 1. Be it enacted Ac., That so much and such parts of the laws of this Stab; as require ships or vessels coming into this State by sea, liuvimr on any tree negro or fr* pemoa of color employed as a steward, mariner or in any other capacity, or as a passenger, to be subject to a quarantine of forty days, le and the same are hereby repealed. Section 2. And be It further enacted, That it shall bo the duty of tho master or owner of every steamboat, steamship or vessel of any description, arriving in this State from any port whatever, (except from ports in South Carolina and Florida,) immediately upon his arri val at any port in t his State, to report to the mayor or other chief magistrate or competent authority at the place of arrival, the name, age description and capacity of every free person of color descended from negroes or mulattoes, cm ployed on board his vessel, and to obtain a passport, from such authority, to permit such person of color to land, it being within the discretion of such mayor or other authority to grant or refuse said pass port. Section 3. And ho it further enacted, That in case a free person of color so descended as aforesaid, so arriving as aforesaid, shall he found on shore without such pass port, or in #he contravention of the laws of this St ate, no nhaD be imprisoned until the departure of said ves sel, and tho muster and owners of such vessel shall be come joinrffy und severally responsible, in the sum of one thousand dollars for each such free person of color, to be recovered in any Court in this State, at the in stance of such Mayor nr other authority. Section 1. And he it further enacted, That no part, of this act sluill apply to or he (if force in any port or place within the limits of this State, where there is no uiuni ciple corporation or intendant or public chief magistrate or authority, but in all such places the laws at this day of force shall stand unaltered and unrepealed. Approved February 7th, 1864. EJBGTBIE N TANARUS% An act to amend the Judiciary act of seventeen hundred and ninety nine, so far as to perfect service, served iu actions of ejectment for the recovery of land, mesne profits, and to amend an act entitled complaints for tit# recovery of real estate and for mesne profits. WHEREAS, it frequently hapiMUis that an individual or individuals residing in one county, have their plantations to extend over the county lino in an adjoin ing county, and whereas there is no provision iu tho stat ute tor the perfecting of legal process on such persons iu actions of ejectment or complaint. Be it therefore enacted, Ac., That from and after the piissago of this act, it shall he lawful for tin’ Clerk of the Superior Court of the county where such land may lie, to issue process in behalf of the plaintiff or plaintiffs against the defendant or defendants; which process shall be directed to the Sheriff, or if tho defendant be a Sheriff*, it shall he directed to the Coroner of tho county wherein such land may lie, and such Sheriff* or Coroner, as the case may be, shall bo authorized to serve and return the same, and such process and service shall be as valid as if theHamo had been directed to and served by the ►Sheriff” or Coroner of the county where such defendant or defen dants may reside. Approved February 20th, 1854. FREE NEGROES. An act to authorize the Justices of the Inferior Courts of this State to bind out any free negro, mulatto or free person of color between the ages of llvoandjtwenty-ono years. SECTION l. Be it further enacted, Ac., That from and after the passage of this act it shall he the duty of the Inferior Courts of the several counties in this State to hi ml out to some lit and proper person, all free negroes or other free persons of color between the *ges of five and twenty-one years, upon its appearing to the Court by the •videnco of two or molt respectable persons that such free negroes or persons of color are not being raised in a be coming and proper manner; and upon the person to whom said negroes or free persons of color are hound giving bond and sufficient security to said Court for tln ir good treatment, and not to remove them out of tho limits of this State, and to discharge them from his or her’ ser vice at the age of twenty-one years. Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, Ac., That if ailjr per son or persons to whom such negro or negroes or other free persons of color is bound,shall sell or cause to be sold into slavery such negro or free person of color, he, she or they shall he guilty of a misdemeanor, and on con viction thereof, shall be fined in a sum not exceeding five thousand dollars, or imprisoned in tho Penitentiary at hard labor for a term of years not more than six, nor less than two years, as the court limy direct. Sec. 3. Ami bo it further enacted, Ac., That all laws and parts of laws that militate against this act, be ami the name are hereby repealed. Approved Feb. 10, 1854. An Act for the benefit of Free Persons ot color subject to to taxation. SECTION 1. Bo it enacted Ac., That from and inunedi _ ately after the passagd of this act, that it shall be the duty of all free persons of color in this State who are sui>- jeot to taxation, t<> register their names as such, annually, in tho county where their guardians reside,and in case of then* absence, it shall be the duty of their guardians to register for them. Sec. 2. Ami he it further enacted, That it shall be the du ty of the Clerk to fittnish each free person of color, after having registered himself us such, a written certificate of tho same, officially signed, ami the production of such cer tificate shall he sufficient evidence to relievo such free per son of color from any charge that may be preferred against hiu for neglect or refusal to register himself in any other county than the one in which his guardian may reside. Sec. 3. Be it further enacted, That all laws or parts tit* laws repugnant to this act, be and the same are hereby repealed. Approved Fob. ISth, 1 S;Yt PI. A \ TV. UN IND t'OTTO\ SKI.I.KItS. An act for,the protection, in certain roses, of Planters and cotton sellers within the {State of (leorgio. S FICTION 1. lie it enacted, Ac., That from and after the passage of this act* cotton sold by Planters and Com mission Merchants on cash sales, shall not bo considered ad the property of the buyer or the ownership given up until the same shall be fully paid for, although it may have been deli vert'd into the possession of the buyer, any law, usage or custom to tho Contrary notwithstanding. See. 2. And he it further enacted. That any person en gaged iu the business of buying cotton, either on his own account, or for others, who shall buy or engage to buy cotton on sale from a planter or commission merchant, ami shall fail or refuse to pay for the same, and shall make way with or dispose thereof, before he shall have paid for tno same, shall he deemed guilty of fraud and embezzlement, and shall ho liable on conviction, to be im prisoned in the penitentiary, not less than one, tior more than fivo years, at the disermion of the jury trying the case. Approved h’eb. 16th, 1864 NKW I'll I A I.S. An net to regulate the granting of new trial*. SECTION 1. lie it enacted by the General Assembly of the Stnte of Georgia, Tlmt from luid idler the passage of tkiiw art, it shall he obligatory upon the Superior Courts of this State to grant new trials in all eases where an exception to any |a>rliou of the pleadings, may lx< ille gally sustained or illegally overruled liy the presiding Judge, against the applicant fora new trial; In all eases w here any evidence may lie illegally submitted to, or ille gally withheld from the jury, against the demand of such applicant; in all eases where the presiding Judge may deliver an erroneous charge to the jury against such ni>- plirnut, or refuse to give a legal charge to the jury against such applicant, or refuse to give a legal charge in the language requested w hen the charge so requested is sub. milted ill writing; and in all cases where any evidence not merely cumulative in its character, hut relating to new material faets, shall !>c discovered by the applicant after the rendition of a verdiet against him, and shall ho brought to the uotiee of the Court within the time now allowed by law for entertaining a motion for a now trial. Sec. -J. And la) it further enacted. That it shall be ob ligatory upon the Supreme Court of this Mato to reverse the judgment below, ami award anew trial in every ease where it shall appear that an error has liecu committed in any of the lariats enumerated in the first section**!'this act. by the Judge presiding at the trial of tin* cans**. Sec. 3. And be it further enacted, That the Judges of the Superior Courts may have the power to exercise a sound discretion in granting new trials in eases w here the verdict may la* decidedly and strongly against the weight of evidence, although there may appear some slight evidence in favor of finding; anil the Puprem* Court shall have jiower to revise and control such discre tiomu-y power in the Su|s-rior Courts. Approved Feb. 30th, 1864 Liabilities of Railroad Companies. An act to define the liabilities of the several Railroad ] Companies of this State for injury to, or destruction of live stock killed or injured, or for destruction of, or in jury or damage to property other than live stock by the running of cars, engines or locomotives, or by the ope ration or use of any machinery whatsoever upon a rail road in this State or damage done, or caused to be done by the agent or agents, person or persons in the employ of any Railroad Company or Companies, to regulate the mode of proceeding and define the costs in such cases and to repeal conflicting laws, for remedy whereof. SECTION 1. Be it enacted, Ac., That from and after the passage of this act, the several Railroad Companies of this State shall >e held liable under the rules hereinafter precril>ed for any damage done to any live stock or other property except for the assessment of damages for right of way to the owner or owners thereof by the running of cars, locomotives or other machinery upon their roads respctlvely, and for damage done by any person or per sons in the employ or service of such Railroad Companies and for damages done by any such company by any means whatsoever. bee. 2. Be it further enacted, Ac., That any person whoso stock has been or may be killed, wounded or in jured, or whose property ha* been destroyed or damaged (except as before excepted by the running of any cars, engines or locomotives or other machinery used by a Railroad Company) on any railroad by any act done by any person or persons hi the employ of a Railroad Company or the officers, ugehts, engineers and conductors of any such company to serve with a written notice describing the kind of stock killed, crippled or Injured, and the par ticular kind of property damaged or destroyed, which no tice shall contain a statement of tho time and place, as can Is; ascertained, when and where the damage was done, and may bo served personally upon any employee of such company, at any place where such officer or agent in tho employ or service of such company may be found, at least three days previous to tho day of trial, or by leaving a copy of such notice at tho residence of such employee, live days previous thereto, and which notice shall Ikj served at any time within fifteen duys after tho happen ing of the injury couipluined of and not after, which ser vice shall lx* deemed and held ns sufficient notice to such company to authorize tho Court to proceed to givo Judg ment as in cases of debt. Approved Feb. 20th, 1854. p. aline to Persona In Pommchhloii. An art to secure a preference to persons in possession, in applications for grunts under laws pertaining to head rights. SECTION 1. Be it enacted, Ac., That from and after tho passage of this act, any person having jxwsesgion of ungranted lands, shall have a preference over all other persons applying for a warrant of survey under the laws pertaining to head rights, and, before any such warrant of survey shall ho issued, ton days notice shall l>o served upon the person in possession, of the intended application, and describing tho land to be surveyed, and shall be re turned as having been served by the Sheriff of tho county, who shall receive for such return, tho sum of two dollars, to he paid by the applicant for the warrant. Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That the Secretary ot State shall not attach the seal of tho Shite to any grant under head rights, until tin; applicant shall furnish to him the certificate of tho Sheriff of tho county where the laud lies, stating that the notice herein required, has been given, or that no person other than the applicant fora grant is in iMjgsesskm of tho land proposed to bo granted, and all grants issued without a compliance with this act, shall he void; Proveded that nothing herein contained shall be so construed us to apply to any land not in pos session of any other person than tiie applicant. Approved Feb. 17th, 1854. Remedy against Intruders on Lund. An act to protect the owners of lands or tenements against intruders, and to provide a remedy for land owners in certain cases. SECTION 1. Be it enacted, Ac., That from and after tho passage of this act, the following shall ho a summary process for ejecting intruders from the possession of lands and tenements. When any person shall subscribe an affi davit before any officer qualified to administer an oath, stating that he, for himself, or jus agent for some other named person, does, bona fide, claim the right of posses sion to any land or tenement, (describing it) stud that such laud or tenement is in the possession of ji named person, who does not in good laith claim ji right to such posses sion, and yet refuses to abandon tin* same, and when such affidavit shall be delivered to the sheriff of tho county where the land or tenement lies, theu and in that case, it shall ho tho duty of the sheriff, at tho earliest practicable day, to exhibit such affidavit to the person described as being in possession of tho land or tenement, and to turn such person out of tho possession, unless the person so in possession, shall at once tender to the sheriff a countor affidavit, slating that he does, in good faith, claim a legal right to such possession of such land or tenement. Sec. 2. Tho sheriff shall boa competent officer to admi nister an oath, for tho purpose aforesaid, to tho person in possession, and lie shall receive, for the service prescribed by this act, tho sum of two dollars, to be paid by tho ap plicant for tho process. Sec. 3. Whenever an Jiffidavit, in tho terms of the first section of this act, shall bo tendered to tho sheriff by tho person in possession, then and in that case, tho process prescribed herein shall ho stopped, tho contending parties shall ho remitted to their respective rights, and tho sheriff shall deposit Ixith affidavits in tho office of tho clerk of tho Superior Court of tho county in w hich the land lies, upon which an issue may ho made up and tried by a jury, jic cording to tho laws of this State, and if the finding is for the Plaintiff or movant, tho clerk shall issue, upon tho judgment, ji w rit of habere facias possessionem, including a li. fa. for the cost. Sec. 4. And be it further enacted, That w henever a per son shiil 1 ho the tenant of another, upon hind at will or sufferance, or in any other way, when there is no contract for reut, that the landlord may proceed to recover posses sion of tho same, in tho manner prescribed ly the rent laws of this State; to ho returned and tried in the same manner, except that there shall he no verdict judgment for any double rent. Approved Feb. 14, 1854. MEN LAWS. An act amendatory of an act to give to Masons and Car penters an incumbrance for debts due on account of work done, and matcrijils furnished in building or re pairing houses and the premises to which they are attached, and to repeal all laws on tlio subject so far as relates to the counties of Richmond and Mclntosh, and in tho cities of Savannah and Columbus, assented to the 22d day of September, 1834, and of an act to extend to the several counties in this State tiie provisions of said act, assented to 28th day of December, 1837, and to ex ted the provisions of said act to Machinists, who shall furnish or put up in any county in the State, steam mills or other machinery, or who may repair the same. SECTION l. Be it further enacted, Ac., That from and alter the ;mssage of this act, any Machinists, who may furnish or put up in uny county iu this State, any Bt.tuuu mill or i4W iMtokiuory, or who may ivjiair tho same, shall lie entitled to tho same lien on huoU machine ry, and tho premises to which the same may be attached, and may enforce such lieu iu the same manner, and with like bouollt*, privileges and restrictions as is by said acts extended to Masons and Carpenters. Approved Feb. 18th, 1854. PENAL. COOK. And act to add an additional section to the 13th division id’ the Penal Code. SUCTION T. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of __ Representatives of the blate of Georgia in General Assembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same. That from and after the passage of this act, it shall not be lawful tor any merchant, tradesman or shopkeeper, by himself, his clerk or agent to have closed the front iloor of his store or shop, whilst engaged in selling to, or buying from or in any wise trading with a slave or slaves, or free persons of color, and any person guilty of a violation of the provisions of this section, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and on indictinont and conviction thereof, shall pay a line of not less than one hundred nor more than two hundred dollars, one half of said tine to be paid to the informer, and on failure of the person convicted to pay said lino, ho shall be im prisoned in the common jail of tliu county at the discre tion of the court. See... And lie it further enacted by tho authority aforesaid, That if any slave or slaves or free persons of color, shall be found iu any store or shop, or going in or coining out from the same, with the front door or do ns thereof dosed, (except for ingress or egress) it shall be taken and received as presumptive testimony against the person or persons keeping said store or shop, of a violation of the tirst section of this act, which prcsiiiuptiou may be rebutted, by any other circumstances in favor of the accused. See. 3. And be it further enacted. That ail laws and parts of laws militating against this act, he and the same are hereby repealed. Approved Fel>. iXltli, 1854. An act to amend tho second seetiou of an act entitled an net to repeal the forty-eighth section of the fourth di vision ot the Penal Code, so for as it relates to capital cases, and add anew section in lieu thereof, assented to December 27 th, 1843. SUCTION 1. lie it enacted, Ac., That an addition to oaths administered to Jurors in cases w here the pun ishment is death fertile future, the following question shall be propounded: Have you uny conscientious scru ples as to capital punismenl 1 And If the Juror an swers iu the ofHrmitive, he shall be an ineonipeteut juror, any law or usage to the contrary notwithsiundiug. See. 2. And Ik l it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That all laws and (Kirts of laws militating ugainst this act. be and the same are hereby repealed. Approved Feb. ltitli, 1854. WIDOWS AND ORPHAN!*. An act to amend an act for the relief ami support of w-iilow sand orphans, and of tho estates of their deceased husbands and parents, assented to Dec. 27th, 1838. SECTION 1. He it enacted, Ac., That from and after the (suisage es this net. it shall lie the duty of the Courts of Ordinary of tho several counties iu this State, upon the application of the widow and children, or even of the widow or child of au.v testator or intestate, to |mss an order making the allowance authorized by tiie first section of the above recited act,'provided that at least ten days no tice of tiie time when such application will be made, is first given to the Executor, or Administrator, representing the estate of such testator, or intestate; and provided fur ther. that said allowance may bo made in money or pro perty, or both, at the discretion of the Court. S c. 2. And be it further enacted, That all laws, and parts of laws, militating against this act. be and the same are hereby repealed. Approved Feb. 16,1864. BILLS OF LADING For Steamboats, neat and conpctly printed a 1 this office. PATROL LAWS. An act to amend the patrol laws in this State, c MOTION 1. Be it enacted, Ac., That it shall be the du ty of tho Justices of the Inferior Ccurt of the several counties of this State at the first term of said Courts alter the passage of this act and annually at the first term of said Court in every year, to appoint three proper and suita ble persons iu each militia district of their respective counties, who shall lie known and designated as Patrol Commissioners, whoso duty it Shall be as hereinafter specified, and the Clerks of the Inferior Courts are here by required to notify said commissioners of their appoint, meut, in the same manner, and under the same penalty as they are now required by law to notify Koad Commis sioners of their appointment, and in tiie event any per son designated as commissioner does nut tender his resig nation to someone of the Justices of the Inferior Court within ten days after being duly notified by the Clerk, lie shall be considered as having accepted of the appoiut ment, und in case of refusal, resignation or death, the Inferior Courts shall fill the vacancy produced iu the same way as now provided for filling vacancies occasioned by the refusal or resignation or death of Road Commis sioners. Sec. 2. Be it ftirther enacted, That said commissioners after having taken an oath, faithfully to discharge their duties as prescribed by this act, shall, within fifteen days after being notified of their appointment, at the Court House or at some place which they select In tho district in which they reside and make out a list of tiie names of all persons in their districts who are required by the law's now of force to perform patrol duty and arrange and or ganize from said list two or more companies not having more than ten iu each company, and the said commission ers shall lay off their respective districts into as many di visions us they shall organize companies, and assign to each company a division, and no company shall lie com pelled to perform patrol duty beyond the limits of the division w hich n.ny be assigned to it. Sec. 3. Be it further enacted, That it shall be the duty of the said commissioners from each company which may he organized, to select and appoint some discreet person as Captain, who shall be of good morul character and not less than twenty-five years of age, and the person so selected shall have the some authority os the captains of patrols now have, and shall demean himself in every respect us he is now required to do by the laws of this State. The Captains of patrols shall bo notified of their appointment in writing, within ten days after tiie meeting of the commissioner* and notification to each captain shall accompanied with a list of tire names of the per sons belonging to his company, and a notice of only olio day from the captain to tho members of Iris company shall be sufficient to require an attendance at the time and (dai e the cartain may direct, and perform the duties which may ho required. If any commissioner or com missioners shall fail or neglect to discharge the duties which are herein required, within twelve mouths after their appointment, without a good and reasonable excuse to be judged of by tho Justices of the Inferior Court, he or they shell be lined i.y said Court n sum not exceeding twenty dollars for every failure or neglect, and if the captains of patrol companies shall refuse, fail or neglect to call out their companies within twenty days after being notified of their appointment und as often as once every fifteen duys thereafter during the six months en suing from the time of their appointment, they shall bo fined by the commissioners upon sufficent proof thereof being made to them, in a sum not exceeding ten dollars, for every such refusal, failure or neglect, and if any per son belonging to a company, ufter being duly summoned or notified, shall fail or refuse to attend at the time and place designated for the purpose of performing pat rol du ty or when in active service shall deport himself insolent ly to the cuptuiu or in uny manner contrary to the exist ing patrol laws, he shall be fined in a sum not exceeding five dollars for every such offence. Sec. 4. And be it further enacted, Tiiut it shall he the duty of the Captains to report all delinquences to the commissioners within twenty days after they may occur, and all cases of disobedience or insubordination or de fault, shall bo considered and determined in the same manner as road commissioners now consider and deter mine cases of default as to overseers and persons sub ject to work on roads, and all tines imposed shall he col lected in the same way us the law now prescribes for tho collecting of fines imposed on defaulting overseers and persons liable to work on roads, and all fines imposed and collected i.y this act, shall be paid to the ordinary or commissioners of the poor school fund of tho county, and become part of said fund. Sec. 5. Be it further enacted, That if any person or persons whatsoever, shall by force or otherwis, oppose any patrol company or member of any company whilst engaged in tho discharge of their legitimate duties, or shall prevent or endeavor to prevent a search and exami nation bciug made of negro houses, or any other place where it may be supposed or suspected that any negro liable to he punished may be concealed, or shall annoy or menace any company or member of any company, whilst in the performance of patrol duty, ho or they may bo in dicted in the Superior Court for a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof, shall he fined by said court in a sum not exceeding fifty dollars, and that this law shall only be enforced upon application of tiie citizens of the differ ent patrol districts, as herein before arranged. Sec. 6. And be it further enacted, That the provisions of tho act passed the 18th of November, 1765, regulating patrols in this State, and all other acts subsequent to that time in relation to patrols are continued iu full force, ex cept so far as they conflict with this uct. Provided that the provisions of this act shall not extend to the counties of Bulloch, Carroll, Dade, Hall, Hurt and ltabun, and that all laws and parts of laws militating against this act, bo and tho same sue hereby repealed. Approved Pel). 20th, 1854. TAX. An uct to levy and collect a tax for each of tho political years 1854 and 1855, and thereafter until repealed. SECTION 1. Bo it enacted by the Senate ami House of Representatives of the State of Georgia, in Ueueral Assembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That the Ist, 2d. 3d, 4tli, 6th, 6tli, 7th, Bth, Util, 10th, 11th, 13th, 14th, 16th, 17tli, 18th, 10th, 20th, 21st, and 22d sections of an act, entitled an act to levy and collect a tax for each of tho political years 1852 and 1853, and thereafter until repealed, approved January 9th, 1852, and tho 12th and 15th sections thereof, as hereinafter altered and amended, bo and tho same are hereby conti nued in full forco until repealed. Sec. 2. Be it further enacted, That the 12th section of said recited uct, be so altered as to read as follows: That tho receivers of tax returns throughout the State, shall administer to eacli and every person giving in his or her taxable property, the following oath, to wit: You do solemnly swear, or affirm, (as the case may he,) that tire account which you now give in is a just and true account of all the taxable property which you were pos sessed of, held or claimed, on the first day of April last, or were interested in or entitled to, either in your own right, or the right of any other person or persons whatsoever, as parent, guardian, executor, agent, administrator, or trus tee, or Iu any other manner whatever; and that the valu ation which you have affixed thereto, is a just and true valuation of tho same, as nearly as you can arrive at it, to the best of your knowledge and belief—So help you God. Sec. 3. And be it further enacted, That the 15th section of said recited act, shall be so altered as to read as follows: That the amount so required to bo assessed and collected, shall not exceed the sum of four hundred thousand dol lars, annually, exclusive of the commissions of the Recei vers and Collectors. Sec. 4. And be it further enacted, That an act supple mentary to the above recited act, approved Jan. 21st, 1852, bo and the same is hereby revived and made supplemen tary to this act. Provided, that the amount to be raised under the first section of said act. shall not exceed the sum specified in the third section of this act. Sec. 5. And be it further enacted, That upon the seve ral rail road companies of this State now iu operation, or that may hereafter go into operation, whose charters do not exempt them from such taxation, there shall la- levied and collected, in the manner now provided by law for tiro collection of taxes from corporations, tho same per centum tax upon the whole amount of their capital stock, inclu ding bills, bonds, notes, und all other obligations due or to become due them, as is levied upon stock in trade un der the provisions of tiie laws of force for the levying and collecting of taxes for the support of the Government. Sec. 6. Am’, be it further enacted, That Receivers of tax returns shall have until tho Ist of August to return their digests. Approved Feb. 17, 1854. Hours of Labor In Manufacturing Es tablishments. An act to settle and fix the hours of labor by all white persons under tweuty-ono years of age, iii all cotton, woolen and other manufacturing establishments in this State, and to make all contracts to labor in said facto ries for a greater length of time than herein prescribed, null and void, and to punish violations of this act. SUCTION 1. Re it further enacted, Ac., That from and immediately after the (Kissing of this act, the hours for labor by all white (htsous under twenty-one yenrs of age. iu all cotton, woolen or other manufacturing estalw lishments in this State, shall be, and tho same arc hereby settlesl and fixed at and from sun rise until sun set, in cluding therein tbs usual and customary time for meals. Sec. 2. And Is l it further enacted, Ac., That all contracts made or entered into, whereby a longer time for labor in each <lay shall be required of the Indore described persons, shall bo null ami void, so far as relates to the enforcemen of said contracts ugainst said before descrilied persons, any law. usage or custom to tho contrary, notwithstanding Sec. 3. And be it further enacted, That any person di rectly or indirectly concerned, either us parent, guardian, or officer or agent of any manufacturing establishment, in any contract for labor that is prohibited by the prcced iug section, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and on con viction shall lie fined in a sum not exceeding one hundred dollars, or lio imprisoned in the common jail not exceed) ing sixty days. Approved Feb. 20th, 185’ INSOLVENT LAWS. An act to amend the Insolvent laws of this State. SECTION 1. Be’ it further enacted, Ac., That whenever any insolvent, under the insolvent laws of this State, shall set forth in his schedule any interest in remainder or reversion, the Court stinll order the same to be assigned as other property contained iu the schedule of said insol vent to some suitable (arson to vollcct for the benefit of the creditor or creditors iu interest, which assignee shall advertise said interest in remainder or revorsion in the same manner as Sheriffs, and shall expose the same to public sale in the same manner and make such deed or conveyance of the same as Sheriffs are authorized to do, and shall account for the prodecds in the same manner ns is now required of assignees by the insolvent law. See. 2. Aud lie it further enacted, Ac.. That all laws and parts of law s militating against this act, lie and the same are hereby repealed. Approved Feb. 18th, 1854. TRADING WITH SLAVES. An act more effectually to prevent trading with slaves, and furnishing them with intoxicating liquors, and to prohibit Indians in Talbot county from selling or fur nishing liquor to slaves. WHEREAS, license for the retail of spirituous liquors has been granted, in some of tiie counties of this State to free persons of color, or to white persons acting as their guardian, agent or assistant, thereby evading tho law s upon the subject, and encouraging an improper tra ding with slaves—for remedy whereof: Section 1. Be it enacted, Ac., That from and after the passage of this act, it shall not be lawful for any free per son ot color to sell or dispose of uny spirituous liquors, cordials, wines, ale, beer or porter, or any other intoxica ting liquors, or to keep open any house, shanty, or any other place, for the sale or disposal of such liquol s, either in his, her or their own name, or in the name of his, her or their guardian, or iu the name of any white person or persons, as partner, clerk, agent or assistant in such busi ness, or as agent or assistant to any white person or per sons. Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That euch and every free person of color, and each and every white person, who bhull violate the first section of this net, shull, whether principal, or only agent or assistant, be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and shall be tried therefor as hereinafter directed, ami Upon conviction thereof shall be fined in a sum not less than one hundred dollars, and upon failure to (my sucli fine, shall be imprisoned in the common jail of the county for six months, if a white person, or if a free person of color, shall receive thirty-nine lashes. Sec. 3. And be it further enacted, That from ami after the passage of this act, any free person of color, or slave acting for himself or any other person or persons, white or colored, who shull sell or furnish, to any slave or slaves, any goods, wares, or produce, except sucli articles as slaves are permitted by law to trade in, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof, shall, for the first offence, receive thirty-nine ladies, and be fined fifty dollars, and imprisoned until said fine is paid, and for the second or any subsequent offence, shall receive fifty lashes, and lie fined one hundred dollars, and be imprisoned until said fine is puid, ami if the same is not puid within three months, shall be sold for such length of time as will produce a sum sufficient to pay such tine and cost. Sec. 4. And be it further enacted, That uny violation of this uct, if the same he by a white person, shall be tried by tho Superior Court, and if the same be by a free person of color, shall be tried by tho Justices of the Deuce, as prescribed in relation to other minor offences in the county where the offence is committed, und within ten days ufter the arrest of tho offender. Sec. 5. And be it further enacted, That tiie second sec tion of this act, and the penalty therein prescribed, shull apply to any Indians iu the county of Talbot, who may sell or furnish spirituous or other liquors, to any slave o: slaves, and shull be fined and punished as in this act di rected, in relation to white persons. Sec. 6. And be it further enacted, That all laws, and parts of laws, militating against this act, be and the saint, are hereby repealed. Approved Feb. 17,1854. RECORDING INSTHIMEJiTS, tike., An act to admit to record, certain instruments, and to authorize oaths to be administered in certain cases, by persons herein named. SECTION 1. Be it enacted, Ac., That any instrument O which would be admissible to record, if executed, or acknowledged before two witnesses, one of whom is a Jus tice of the Peace, shall be admitted to record, and huve all the legal incidents of a recorded instrument, if exe cuted or acknowledged before two witnesses, one of whom is tho Ordinary or Clerk of the Inferior Court, Sheriff. Deputy Sheriff, Tax Receiver, Tax Collector or County Surveyor of the county in which the instrument is exe cuted or acknowledged, or Mayor, or Intendent, or Com missioners of any incorporated town or city. Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, Ac., That all persons appointed under the laws of this State as commissioners or processiouers of land, or appointed appraisers of the estate of deceased persons, or to distribute any estate of purtitioners of lunds or commissioners of the assignment of dowers, or commissioners of roads, or appraisers of damages for injuries done by railroads or the cars or en gines thereof, arbitrators and all other persons of whom two or more are appointed by law to do any particular act, and required to take oath for its proper performance may, and they ure hereby authorized to tafib and sub scribe the oath necessary to be taken in such cases, before each other, and they shull be subject to the sume pains and penalties as though said oaths had been taken before any person now authorized by law to administer oaths in such cases. Sec. 3. And be it further enacted, That all laws and parts of laws, militating against this act, be and the same are hereby repealed. Approved Feb. 18th, 1854. PAGE’S IMPROVED PATENT CIRCULAR SAW MILL. GEORGE PAGE & CO., N. ScHROEDKR ST., NEAR WEST BALTIMORE STREET, Baltimore, Maryland, RESPETFULLY inform their friends and the public generally, that they have greatly enlarged their manufacturing establishment, and tliat their facilities are now such as to enable them to execute all orders, with promptness, for their celebrated PATENT PORTABLE CIRCULAR SAW MILLS which have given so much satisfaction throughout the Union, as also Steam Powers of all sizes and kinds, Horse Powers, Grist Mills, Corn und Cob Crushers, together w ith various other machines and implements to econo mise labor. Since their Circular Saw Mills were invented by, and patented to, their senior partner, they have made many improvements, which render them perfect in nil their details, and justly entitle them to be considered among the greatest labor-saving inventions of the age. A Pamphlet containing full descriptions of their threa classos of Mills, prices, terms, capacity for sawing, Ac., will be sent to any gentleman applying fttr ,ie by letter, post-paid Having recently obtained damages in action brought In tho United States Circuit Court for the District of Maryland, for an infringement of their Patent Right, they hereby forworn tho public from purchasing Mills similar to theirs from unauthorized builders or their agents. Address George Page & Cos., N. Schroeder, near Bultt more street, Baltimore. Maryland. GILMER A CO. Agents, jly-d2m Montgomery, Alabama. USE THE MAGIC IMPRESSION. P PAPER FOR WRITING WITHOUT PEN OR INK, Copying Leaves, Plants, Flow'ers, Pictures, Patterns for embroidery, Marking Linen Indelibly, and Manifold Writing. This article is absolutely tiie best portable ink stand in the known world, for a small quantity folded and placed in the pocket, constitutes a travelling Ink stand, wliieh cannot be broken. No pen is needed, for any stick sharpened to a point, writes equally as well as the best geld pen in tiie universe. For drawing, it is In disputable. It is, indeed, the whole art of drawing and painting—taught in one lesson. Any leaf, plant or flow er can tie transferred to the pages of an album, with a minute and distinct resemblance of nature. With equal felicity, pictures and emqroidery pattern are taken, and have received the highest culogiums from tho fair sex, and indeed, a more tasttill present for a lady could not lie produced. This Magic Paper will also mark linen, or other articles, so as to remain perfectly indelible. All the washing in tho world fails to bring it out. Any child can use it with perfect ease. With this Magic Paper, likewise, one or four copies of every letter written can bo secured without any additional labor whatever, making it the cheapest and most convenient article extant. It is used to great ad vantage by reporters of the public press, telegraphic ope rators, aud hosts of others. Each packago contains four different colors—black, blue, green and red, with full and printed instructions, for all to use, and will last sufficiently to obtain Five Hundred distinct impressions. It is put up in beautifully enameled colored envelopes, with a truthful likeness of the proprietor attached. Each and every package warranted. Price—s 2 per dozen, or five for sl. Single packages 25 cents. Mailed to all parts of the world on the recep tion of tho abovo prices. Address, post-paid, N. HUBBKLL. 167 Broadway, New York. OPINIONS OF THE PRESS. 11 (.'shell's Magic Impression Paper. —We refer our readers to tho advertisement In another column setting forth the merits of this pleasing and ingenious invention. The cheapness should induce all to give it a trial. [Philadelphia Merchant. “ It is unsurpassed for neatness and utility, and should meet with the sale it so richly deserves.”—[Tribune. ” Just what tho public has so long desired, and recom mends itself to every individual of taste and refinement.” july-dtf [Journal and Courier. ASBURY FEMALE INSTITUTE. La Fayette, Alabama. J. Wesley Stacv, a. m.. Principal. Mrs. M. L. Stacy, 1 Teachers in Literary Miss E. Bachelder. j Department. THE exercises of this Institution will be resumed on tho 2d Monday iu January, 1866. Rates of Tuition, per Scholastic Year. Primary Department sl6 00 l’reparu tory Department 25 00 Ist aud 2d Department College course 32 00 3d and 4th “ “ “ 40 00 Music on Piano 50 00 Vocal Music taught without extra charge. Speedy arrangements will be made to procure a suita ble teacher to toko charge of the Musical and Ornamen tal Department. The Principal Is an nlumnuß of Emory and Henry Col lege. Va.—has large experience in teaching, aud comes highly recommended, both us to character und ability for imparting instruction. Situated in the bosom of a beautiful and healthy vil lage. furnished with all the facilities necessary to the ac quisition of a finished education, the Institute strongly commends itself to the patronage of an intelligent pub lic. Board can be obtained iu several respectable families on reasonable terms. E. G. Richards. J. T. Brock. Caleb Holloway, John C. Towles, John W. llewcli, E. 11. Muse, W in. J. Adams, A, M. Presley, J. F. Dowdell, Trustees. December 21, 1865. ts AMEBICAN COTTON PLANTiJ FOR 18. TIIE Fourth Volume of the American Cotton Plai, ; . will commence with the January number. In thus formally announcing the Prospectus f or ~ Fourth Volume, we havo but a few short paragraph add, sanguine in the belief that, with the intelligent, dustrious patrons of progressive improvement in . Agriculture, Mechanic Arts, Manufactures of the iv ing States, and especially Alabamians, the past hlstorv the Cotton Planter is its highest commendation. In the first place, we remark to our friends ami read that tho Fiditor, Dr. Cloud, lias again become the Pu11...* er and Proprietor; and wo* hereby assure our reus emphatically, that in future the Cotton Planter shull J sue promptly by the first day of each month. Flushed with victory in the magnificent Exhibits, Alabama's Industry, as demonstrated in the triumph. success of the first Aunual Fair of the Alabama Su Agricultural Society, the Cotton Planter “ will ink, step backward'’ its progress is onward and upward t u ; highest niche of improvement. It is hoped earnestly by the Editor and proprietor, , bv the members of the Society, that tiie Planters < * Farmers, the Mechanics and Manufactures of Alai, at. will rally cn masse to the support of Alabama's only ((1 clusively) Industrial Periodical, the Organ of tlm ,y, bama State Agricultural Society, that its efficiency be unfettered in the great work of developing the measurable resources of the Keystone State of the S'l.: *• Devoted to Improved Plantation Economy, Munufi, tures and the Mechanic Arts,’’ the object of the .In*, .an Cotton Planter is to a Improve tiie Soli and the Mind.ii With a corps of correspondents, numbering many the most practical as well as scientific minds of the Sou; j we feel assured we shall be able to visit our patrons i the first of each month, to tlicir entire satisfaction profit. , . Every family iu the country, wliataver msy be ft, avocation, should patronise some Agricultural paper;; cause there is no reading matter published to tiie wot; so innocent, and at tiie same time so practically proli;. ble in all the walks of life as that obtained in a good n. cultural Periodical. The American Cotton Planter , issue promptly by the first day of the month. It wili : uniformly printed iu magazine style, on good whitep, per, with new aud fair type, securely stitched aud tig med. ... . Our Horticultural Department will he sustained, heretofore, by ngentleinan of practical experience, y E. A. Ilult, of Montgomery. Terms s One copy, iu advance $ 1 oo Six copies “ 5 CO Twelve copies “ 10 00 Clubs or Agricultural Societies, 100 copies 75 Oo All communications, either for the columns of the Pla; ter, or containing remittances, ordering the paper, nit be addressed to Dr. N. B. Cloud, Lockland Post Otli Alabamn. Subscriptions should commence with the volume.- Newspapers friendly to [he work, throughout the Stai will confer a favor by copying the Prospectus. Our exchanges will please direct to Lockland, Alu. BROWN’S •w-A-Sniisra- iMi-A-aiiiiNrE. TIIE Inventor in introducing his new Rotary Washii. Machine to the notice of the public, does so with u. confidence that in all cases where a fair trial is give they will be as they have been by those who have u, them, pronounced to bo the best Machine for wasliii. now in use, and capablo of performing more work in less time and with less damuge to the clothes than ai other Washing Machine now made. He claims for this Machine, that it will cleanse li clothes from dirt in 15 to 30 minutes and leave theme: tirely clean, ready for boiling and rinsing. It will do an ordinary day’s washing in an hour a: does not wear the clothes more than one-tenth as much when washed by hand. It is adapted to washing from the finest Muslins to tk coarsest clothes, Blankets and Carpets. It can be worked by women or even a 12 year old Ik; and is so simple in its construction that almost any hotii can repair it—if it should ever need lt—and will with dinary care last from 5 to 10 years. #t} -One of the great merits of this Machine in additiu to the facility in washing—is that the clothes are not toon out by washing. By the ordinary process of washii,. clothes are more injured than by wearing. This advat tage together with the fact that it will do ten times tli work of hand labor, should induce every Hotel, Boardin; House, and family to have one. These Machines are sold for Cash only, delivered at on shop—price sl3. Directions lor using sent with ever machine. Manufactured by CLEMONS, BROWN A CO. We refer to a few of the many who have bought ul. used tlio Machines, viz: Gen. Bethune, Columbus, Elisha Trammell, “ Dr. A. Pond, “ George T. Hurt, Russell ca A. M. Allen, “ Chas. A. Peabody, “ John W. Hurt, “ Hopson Smith, “ John Hudson, of the firm of A. Lowther, 11 Threewits, Holt A Cos., James Torbut, “ Thomas DeWolf, “ li. Whithurst, “ Charles Wise, “ W. A. McGruder, “ R. E. Dixon, “ George McGehee, “ Dr. Urquhart, “ Walton H. Harris, “ P. A. Clayton, “ IV. G. Williams, “ J. C. Brewer, “ D. Bullard, “ James R. Jones, “ It. N. R. Bardweil,Tuskegee Charles P. Levy, “ J. C. Sale, Auburn. J. Ennis, “ A. R. Bell, Montgomery. Wm.Matheson, “ J no. Gill Shorter, Eufaula. J. W. Thomas, “ E. E. Brown, Macon, Ga. James Comer, “ Female College, “ Owen Thomas, “ Geo. T. Rogers, “ Capt.J. E. Davis, “ 0. W. Massey, “ Rev. J. W. Talley, Oxford. W. S. Brantloy, “ A. G. Slappey, Fort Valley N. Clayton, Chambers, co. Col. Wellborn, Meriwether. N. W. Persons, Enon. Ala. Columbus, November 6 2m BANCROFT, BETTS & MARSHALL, CHARLESTON, S. C. CIRCULAR FOR THE FALL OF 1855 WE desire to call the attention of our friends, an the buyers of Dry Goods throughout the West an South-west, to our attractions for the Fall Sales of tit present year. Our business is now so well organized and arrange! that we are better able than ever before to supply th trade with a large and attractive Stock. Our own importations will supply our Foreign Depat! meats with all the new and desirable fabrics from tit- European markets, selected by one of the House reside!: in Europe, and will be particularly adapted to our market Our Domestic and Staple Goods Department will 1” supplied with all the leading styles of Goods. It is, we believe, an acknowledged fact, that our stock has always been one of the largest and most attractive in this country; and we also believe the best buyers ban been convinced that our system of short profits aid pay is the most satifactory, \\ e invite the attention of all close buyers to our Large and Attractive Stock—but with the distinct un derstanding that we sell goods only for cash, or good lint!- payable in all cases at Dank. We shall, from this date forward, adopt anew plan in connection with our Domestic Goods department. We shall keep a full and completed assortment of Bleached. Brown and Colored Cotton Goods, which will be sold on!; for nett cash. Our objoct in this is to supply the goods as low as they are sold by cash houses in the Northern cities. In order j to test this feature of our business, we only ask a com parison of cash pricas with Gme prices, and then w* leave the decision to the purchaser. From the three years experience since the establish ment of our business, we are enabled the more confident ly to invite attention to our Stock and pluns for business believing that we ofTer inducements second to no Hoik in this country. BANCROFT. BETTS & MARSHALL, jly-dom 209 and 211 King st., Charleston, S. C. SI PHEME COURT, An act to alter and amend an act passpd the 10th day ! December, 1815, to carry into effect that part of m first section of the third article of the Constitut which requires the establishment of u Supreme Cum l for the correction of errors, and for other purposes - as to reduce the number of places for the sessions ‘ said Supreme Court, and to prescribe the duty of i! Clerk of said Court in certain cases, and for other im poses. SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and llous< ‘ Representatives of the State of Georgia in gent assembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the autlmri of the same, Thatsuid Supreme Court shall be lioldeiin the times ami places following, to-wit: On the sec -! Monday in January and second Monday in June, in es year, for the First District, to bo composed of the East- -r and Middle Judicial Circuits, at Savannah; On the fourt Monday in January and fourth Monday in June, in end year, for the Second District, to be composed of the M- 1 con, Southwestern and Chattahoochee Judicial Circuit?- v‘ at .Macon ; On the fourth Monday in March and the si-c- , ond Monday in August, in each year, for the Third Pi trict, to be composed of the Flint, Coweta, Blue Ridgi and Cherokee Judicial Circuits, at Atlanta; On the fourth Monday in May and fourth Monday-in November, in each year, for the Fourth District, to be composed of tl e Wes tern and Northern Judicial Circuits, at Athens; On the second Monday in May and November, in each year, for the Fifth District, to be composed of the Ocmulgee ond > Southern Judicial Circuits, at Milledgeville. Sec. 2. And be it further enacted. That it shall be the duty of the Clerk of said Supreme Court to arrauge the cases on the docket of said Court by circuits; and it shall also be his duty to give notice in one of the newspapers printed at the place where said Supreme Court is to la held, of the order in which the Circuits are arranged, and ‘ every caae that is docketed, before all the cases from flint 1 Circuit are heard, and shall be considered docketed in time, and that errors may be assigned and issues joined in said cases as called. See. 3. And be it further enacted by the authority r.f- -r-- said, That all laws and parts of laws, militating again-'’ • this act, be apd the same are hereby repealed. WILLIAM H. STILES. Speaker of the House of Represented’ “ DAVID J. DAILY, President of the Seas’ Approved, December 22d, 1866. HEUBCHKL V. JOHNSON TOBACCO, 4‘) Boxes Tobacco, various brands, received and t f , O sale by JAMES LIUON , J