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MILLEDG-EYILLE, GEOEGIA, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER. 10, 1868.
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KDlTOftS AND PROPRIETORS.
TffiUS-
.§ §,03 Pt;r aitauoi, in Advance.
[From the Atlanta Intelligencer. ]
| Acts of the Georgia Legislature-
I » *
: Lists of tlic acts and Resolutions passed
j by the Legislature of Georgia at its first
j sessiou, beginning ou the 4th of July and
V'lK'tiiije of Macon & Augusta It, II. ! ending oil the 6th day of October, 1SGS.
", ,. ives Canmk, ilailr, at 13.30 l’.M.
.• Milledgevillt) WO A.x.
Arrives at Miltcdgeviiie 4 29 P. >r.
A . C.vnak 9.00 A.M.
_ <,■ Hrersleaving Augusta.or Atlanta on Day
, ’ Train of Georgia Railroad will make
1 'Tc.miieeuou at Caniak tor intermediate points
above road, ami ulso tor Macon, & c, Ifas-
' ' . ,:sl' Hvi;ig Miliedgeville at 5.30, A. M.,reach
fLita and Augusta same day, and will' make
aU cojiu.-ctious at either place for principal
f 'Tutsiu adioli'inK States.
I" ! ‘“ E. W. COLE, Gen’l Siipt.
yn ustaiJanuary <, 1868 4 ti
SOUWWKSTEEN %K.W.
Qj.-pjCE, ilACON, GA., March 2Itli, 1«03.
Col am baa 1 '/tun—Dad y.
5 15 A.M.
uhus 11.15 A. M.
12,45 P. M.
6.20 P. M.
Daily.
8.00 A. M.
5.150 P. M.
7.20 A. M.
4.50 P. M.
i It Albany Train at Smithvillc
ilie ... 1.46 P. Al.
15.11 P. M.
9 :;r. A. M.
11.00 A. M.
tinea Train at Culhbrrl.
5.57 P. M .
5.40 P. M.
7.05 A. M.
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acts
j.\o, 1. An act fixing salaries of Judges
o! Supreme and Superior Courts, and So
licitors General.
2. An act to relieve the present Comp
troller General and Treasurer of certain
liabilities.
5‘ An act to authorize the holding of
the Superior Courts at the ensuing fall
ie.riQK and to provide juries therefor.
4 An act to provide jurors for special or
called terms of the Superior Court of the
counties of this State for the trial of crim
inal cases.
C> An act to amend an act entitled an
act to ineorporte the Georgia Air Line
Railroad Company, and to confer on them
certain powers and privileges therein men
tioned, approved March 5th, 1856, and the
acts amendatory thereto.
6 An act to change the time of holding
the. Superior Courts of the counties ot
Catoosa and J)ade in the Cherokee. Circuit,
and the county of Towns, in the Blue
Ridge Circuit, and of the county of Emmi-
uel.
7 An act to authorize his Excellency
tho Governor of this State to borrow suffi
cient. money on the credit. o( the State, on
such terms as to him seem best, to pay off
the members and officers of the General
j Assembly.
& Ao act to protect the planters of this
mg with Central Railroad and Macon State from imposition in the sale of feitil-
Kail.vad 'i mins at Alacou, and Mont- j 2m
I Point Ti jinu at Columbus. ,
a An act to repeal an act asr-ente.l to
December 16th, 1857, entitled an act. i„
repeal the second section of an act to
amend i;o entitled an act to give all
persons employed on steamboats and of her
water crafts cm the Chattahoochee, Alta
malts, and Onnulgee rivers, a lien on said
steamboats or other watercrafts for his, her.
or their their wages, and for v/ood and
provisions furnished, and to point out. and
facilitate the mode of collodion of the
same, assented to December J 1 fIt, 1S41,
so as to include the .Savannah river with
in the provisions of the same, and for other
purposes, assented to December 27tl», 1842.
10 An act to loan the credit of the State
to the Georgia Air Line Railroad Coni
party, and for other purposes.
11 An act to loan the credit of tho
Sf«r.o to the South Georgia and Florida
. Railroad Company, and for other purposes.
lUs'iiiigcrs f<>r MilledgevilleAVasliingtoniffli , j-) An act to amend the charter of the
Adi-ws.i;,. .most take Day Dam ft cm , SaVfU>Dab Sk5d and Seaboard Rail-
Augusta ami Atlanta. _ , , , . J
Passengers for West Point, Montgomery, Sel- road, and for other purposes.
Bit. Mobile.and New Orleans must leave Augusta 13 An act to provide for the payment
on Nigln Passenger Train ar 3-15P.M., to make 1 - ... - - -
rk.se connections.
I’.issHngprs for Nashville, Corinth, Grand Junc-
tlim, Memphis, Louisville and St. Louis can take
ritker train and make close connections.
Through Tickets and Baggage cheeked through
to the. above places.
Pullman’s Palace Sleeping Cars ou all Night
IVseuger Trains.
E. W. COLE, Gen’l Superint ut.
August.;;, March 2G, Icot 4 tf
;Mania SI fUfc&t UPomL
2R.ATIJI PuOAI>.
Day Passenger Train—Oaf ward.
0
VtRClL POWERS.
Engineer A Superintendent.
oS till 1 Gforsia iiuilroiM.!,
5 AND AFTER SUNT)AV, MARCH dthh,
i ri K . Passenger Trains on the Georgia j
uhJ r. ill run as follows:
DAV PAsSESliEtt TRAIN-
Sundays excepted.)
I 48 To prevent too digging of Ginseng
in this Slate, before, the first day T of Sep
tember in each and every year, aud to
provido the penalty therefor.
49 For tho relief of Wtn. F. Attaway as
security.
50 To provide for the diawiog of jurors
in such counties in this State, and in such
of the City Courts thereof as at tho last
terms of said courts no jurors were drawq.
51 To increase the capital and define
tho powers of the Georgia Railroad and
Banking Company.
52 To relieve Henry L. Carroll and
Rebecca Mathews, both ot the county of
Union, from liabilities on a forfeited recog
nizance therein specified,
53 To authorize Margaret W. Crew, of
the county of Marion, to contract marriage,
and for other purposes. •
54 For the relief of Flamlin Hudgens, o(
Dulvalb county, security on the bond of
John Hudgens indicted at tho March term
1865, of the Superior Court ol Gwinnett
county, Georgia, for. larceny.
55 To authorizo executors and admiuis
trators, residents of any other State of the
United States, to sell and convey real
estate o! their testators or intestates recov
ered by suits at la-.v in this State hy said
execitlors or administrators under the
same rules and regulations, as are now
prescribed for executors and administiiitors
tesident- ot this State.
56 For the relief of Andrew Gay ot
Emanuel county, Georgia.
57 To amend an act to iucotrioiale tho
Georgia Western Railroad Company.
5S To incorporate tho town of Grant-
vilie in the county ,of Coweta, and for
other purposes.
59 To require the Supreme Court ro
porter, to publish the decisions of said
Court, in pamphlet form, and to provide
for the distribution ol the .“suie, and for
other purposes.
60 Explanatory of and to carry into
effect sec. 12, div. 2. and arth-.le.5lh of the
Oo.o.sfiTOttoi! of the State ot Georgia.
61 T ) alter and amend the 4333d sre-
92 To ebango the time of bolding l!ts
fall term ol the Superior Court of Dawson
county.
93 To compel the collection of the un
paid tax duo lor tho year 1SG7.
9-1 To appropriate money for the Insti
tution for the Deaf and Dumb, and for oth
er purposes.
95 To incorporate the Wilmington Rail
road C<>.
9G For the relief of G. L. Roberts and
Rebecca Mathis, of the county of Union,
from the payment of a certain bond there
in specified.
97 To legalize the acts of the Hon. John
T. Clark, .fudge of the Superior Coart of
the Pataula Circuit, while holding the Su
perior Court of Stewart county at the
April Term, 186S.
98. To extend the provisions of an act
entitled an act to authorize the formation
of two Fire Companies in the city of Ma
con, to he called the Protection Fire Com
pany Ro. 1, and OcmuJgee Fire Company
Xo. 2, of the city of Macon, and )o confer
<>u the members thereof certain privileges
and exemptions, approved February 7th,
1854, to Mechanic’s Fire Company No. 4.
of the city of Macon, any law to the con
trary notwithstanding.
99 To authorize John Overstroet, of the
county of Appling, to establish a ferry on
rite Tattnall side of the Altamaha liver, at
a sandbar opposite tho place known as
Garter’s Bill!, iu Appling county, and to
draw a saioe in the river.
100 For tho relief of Jane E. Sims, and {
to constitute her a )Vmr sole, as to all her i
separate property.
101 To incorporate the YAu Dyke Hy
draulic Hose. Mining Go.
102 For the relied ol llacLo! Box, of tin
county of Clinch.
10,3 To exempt from jury duty certain j
members of the tire companies iu the city [
of Albany and the Merchant's and Me
chanic's Fire Company of Milledgeville. |
l(M To incorporate the Spalding Conn j
ty Mutual Life Insurance Society of Go tr
145 To incorporate the Cherokee Man
ufacturing Company, of Floyd county,
Gu., and the Etowah Manufacturing Co.,
of Bartow county, Ga.
11C To incorporate tho Warsaw Mining
Company.
1 17 To constitute certain persons there
it: named a Board of Commissioners for
the town of Daiilonega.
14S To authorize the Universal Life
lusnrance Company, of New York, to
make investments in the State of Georgia,
and for other purposes.
149 To incorporate the Manufacturing,
Marine, Railway, Commercial and Dry
Dock Company, of Brunswick.
150 To incorporate the Etowah Gold
Mining Company, of Georgia.
151 To authorize the. sale of the real
estate of the Fletcher Institute, aud re
invest toe proceeds of the said sale.
152 To incorporate tbc Nacoochee Val
ley Mining Company, aud the Hanway
Mining Company, of White county.
153 To alter and amend an act entitled
an act to incorporate Oglethorpe Univer
sity. at Midway, assented to December
21st, 1835.
154 To relieve It. L. Rogers, of the
county of Bartow.
155 To increase tho capital stock of the
Wileoxon Matmfactnriug Company to two
hundred thousand dollars.
'at Iv,
Leave
7.10 A. M.
r, a. m.
3.30 P. M.
ti.lt) P. M.
NGEIt TRAIN.
3 45 1‘. M.
0.45 P. M.
5.3!) A.M.
4.00 A. M.
-EAGER TRAIN.
Leave Atv'tiaUi at 4440 p. M.
Herzelia at .... i .00 A. 51-
Arrive sit Augusta — .8.45 A M.
iierzYlia 6-15 P- M.
ill „
Day P.
just:’, at
Atlanta at. - ----
Arrivi-at Augusta
Atlanta
NIGHT PASSE
I.eave Augusta at
• Atbmta at —..
AriiVe at Augusta
Atlanta
UERZELIA PASS
lion of Irwiti’e Code, relating to the pun- K’ia.
isiunenl: (or catlle nt«alintf. 105 To make valid the tax levied by
62 To roll eve Thomas Adams from I the Inferior Court of Echols county lor od-
pains and penalties as soeumy on the ! ucational and county purposes lor the roar
bond of William Willy. . • 1868.
RESOLUTIONS,
1 Bringing on election for {Senators.
2 Requesting the Governor to furnish
i the members of the Legislature and civil
officers of this Statu with a copy of Con
stitution, ordinances, and resolutions pass
ed by tlio Georgia Constitutional Conven
tion.
3 Authorizing the Treasurer to make
certain advances to tho officers and mem
bers of the General Assembly.
} Authorizing (be Superintendent of
! the W. <v A. R. R. to pay Ransom Mont
gomery 8562 50, for services rendered said
road, to further employ him on said road,
to provide a homo for him during life.
5 Authorizing tiie Governor to issue
63 To give to parsons who may be etn-
] writs of election ns in other cases.
106 To relieve Wra. S. Moughon, of the 6 To appoint a committee to examine
ployees iu and about any steam saw mills • county of Bibb, from double taxation on j books nod papers of W. & A. R. R.
located in the State of Georgia, or to any j his Dougherty county plantations for the i 7 To authorize the State Treasurer to
person or persons who tarnish any itea.n . yo «r 1867. j to t j, e President of Bowden College
saw mill so located, with timber, saw-logs 107 To incorporate the Macon BL^'t j sums expended lor educating indigent
or provisions nr with anything necessary i Railroad Company and for other purpo- ma j mp( ] 8ti ldio r s
to carry on the work of said mill, a lien of s,- 3 . I 8 Authorizing the State Treasurer to
the highest mguity upon saul railt tor dues, 198 1 o incorporate 1 he Mcmpms Branch a q vaiiCe t 0 each irmrnher of tho General
vyages, debts or demands that he or she or Railroad Company, and to grant certain j Assemhly and its officers tho sum of one
they may have against the owner, agent powers and privileges to the same and for j hundred dollars
or lessee of said mill. . _ j other purposes. . j 9 Asking tlic appointment of a special
64 An act to legalize] tho action, of E. D | J09 Ro authorize the Ordinaries of this] committee to examine the hooks of the
Sfato to appoint arbitrators m certain ca- T; c.asurcr and Comptroller General.
^pLiblic Laws,
A.N ACT to jircvide Jurors for Special or Called
Terms of tbe Superior Courts of tho counties of
in is State f»r ilie trial of Criminal Cases.
Section 1. Be i/ enacted, That in the
event of any Judge of the Superior Court
of this State calling in auy couuty or
counties <d his Judicial Circuit a Special
or Called Term of the Court, the Jurors
drawn to serve for the Fall Terms of said
Court shall he compelled to servo as Ju
rors for said Special Terms nuder the same
pains aud penalties as are proscribed by
law upon a failure to serve-
Sec. 2. All laws militating against this
Act are hereby repealed.
Approved September 5, 186S.
an incorporated town within its limits, to
try all offences committed against the laws
of this State, except such offences as are
punishable hy death or imprisonment in
the Penitentiary of this State.
Sec. 2. Be it further enacted, That, said
officers, mentioned in the first section of
this Act, shall hear and determine each
case {not civil) that may come bofore them,
immediately, unless good cause be shown
authorizing a continuance; aud in no
event shall a continuance be allowed for
auy time longer thau is necessary with
proper diligence to procure the attendance
of the witnesses, for and against tho pris
oner; JArocided, that nothing herein con
tained shall bo construed as to force the
prisoner to trial if, from Providential caus
es, he is unprepared.
Sec. 3. Be it further enacted, That all
offeuces shall be tried before said Court
upou written accusation, founded upon af
fidavit; said affidavit shall distinctly set
forth tho nature of the offence, the time
when committed, aud by whom commit
ted ; and the accusation shall follow tho
affidavit, and shall be signed hy the ac
cuser.
Sec. 4. There shall be no Jury trial bes
fore said Court, unless demanded by the
accused, in which event the Jury shall
consist of seven men, competent to serve
as Jurors in (his State, and when demand
ed by the accused, tho sai l Court shall
require their bailiffs to snrumous a jury of
twelve men, aod when said jury shall have
been summoned and assembled, the accus
ed and the accuser shall proceed to strike,
as provided heretofore in cases of appeal,
until the uumber shall have been reduced
(0 seven, aud when the striking bLall li.ivo
been completed, the Court shall order the
parties to proceed with the trial.
Sec. 5. Be it further enacted, That said
Court shall receive two dollars tor each
case tried, which sum shall he paid by (he
AN ACT to provide for the {manuer and tore of ; accused, when convicted ; aud it is hereby
hearinjr and determining causes by writ of <]w \ made the duty ot the officer arresting tne
izarranto. i party, anil he is hereby required, to seize
AN ART to expedite the trial of causes in the
Superior Courts of tiii-s State in which the .Judg
es upon tho Bench may have an interest.
Section 1. Be in enacted hij the General
Assembly of the State of Georgia, That
from aud after the passage of this Act, it
shall be the duty of the Clerks of the Su
perior Courts of tho respective counties o;f
this State to appoint a member of the bar.
witii sufficient experience and cap.aeit}-, to
act as Judge iu all cases ia which the
Judge presiding is interested, as counsel
or otherwise, in the oveut that, the attor
neys do not, or will not, agree upon a mem
her nf the bar present to preside in such
cause.
Sec. 2. Be it further evaded.. That in
all cases in which the presiding Judge
may have been employed as counsel, be
fore his appointment, as Judge, that he
shall preside, iu such cases if (tie opposite
party or counsel agree, in writing, that he
may pse.ffiie, unless the Judge decline:! so
to do.
Sec. 2. Repeals conflicting laws.
Approved October 6, 1868.
Atlanta --
.45 A. M.
Arrive at West Point 9.50 P. M.
Day Passenger Train—Inward.
I.°Lve West Point 1 -3b P. M-
Arrive at Atlanta 6.26 P. M.
Xirrkl Freight aud Passenger—Outward.
L’-hys Atlanta 4.15 P. d.
Arrive at West Point 11.40 1 . M.
Smut Freight and Passenger 1 ruin Inward.
Leave West Point 4.20 A. V.
Arrive at Atlanta - 11-50 A. M.
rtiiCUKJd Ojf 3du (LiLit’..
OFFICE SOUTH CAROLINA R. E. CO.. >
Augusta, 6s-i March 25. 1368. i
/ \X AND AFTER SUNDAY, 29tli Mutch,
W HiH, the Mai and Passenger Trains of this
R'lad will leave and arrive at through Central
bepot,Georgia Railroad, as follows!
Morning Ala.il and Tasstnger liit’ti
I or Charleston, connecting Train for Columbia,
•South Carolina, Charlotte Road, aud Wilming-
ton an,! Manchester Railroad.
Leave Central Depot at o.oO A- M-
Arrive at Central Depot 3.30 P. M.
big11 Passenger Sf Accommodation Train
fur Charleston, connecting with Train for Co
lumbia, and with Greenville and Columbia Rail-
1 rilltl I
Leave Central Depot at 3.50 P. M-
Arrive at Central Depot at 7.06 A. M.
H. T. PEAKE,
General Superintendent.
L/La,oGrL Westoni
I i J\. x -aLs :o- o x> -
—DAY TRAIN —
<5 A. M., arrive.at. Atlanta, 8 P. Mb
Li-
MnCoJI . , t
Atlanta * | A. M., arrive at Macon, 1.50 P- M.
—NIGHT TR AIN —
Lea\> Macon 2.40 P. M , arrive at Atlanta, 4A P- M
Atlanta7j P. M.,arriveat Macon 3.10 A. M.
-*iunin & Brunswick Railroad.
■OFFICERS.
* H H\ZLEHURST President-
'DBl SCHMIDT, Master transportation.
d C, Day Secretary&. Treasurer.
Mm-,oi 3 p M.,arrive at Macon, 10-30 A M.
" Hv e Haivkinsrille 7 A. NL, arrive at llawkii's-
v *he. C.Tli p, M.
^Morri, || pigs 11 _
STOVAlX ¥ BDTiiER,
Cotton "Wa,relioti3©
AND
a! ('<p.iimission Mprecants,
'<! a i in /; proof iv a a* /: no use,
""•lj'.vcst Corner of Bay and Jackson Streets,
AUGUSTA, OEORGIA.
STOVALL, D- E. BUTLER,
■ Augusta, Ga. Of Madison,Morgan co., G«.
September I, 186S 35 3m
TO (OySUMEitiTOFtOAL.
"reel
Reduction in Hales per Car Loud,
16,000 pounds.
r ‘ m G'hnit.-inooga to Miliedgeville,
6‘<ai Creek, Teuu., via Knoxvillo,
f 32 00
45 IU
, K. JOHNSON. Aas t Su.p t-Gu. R h..
4n tfusta, Sept. 24, 1k6S ' * 6t
of costs in insolvent criminal eases in ctr
tain counties heroin mentioned.
14 An act to empower R. G. Massey to
sell the real estate oi'E. M. Edward}-, de
ceased, on the premises.
15 An act to reorganize the municipal
government of the ciiy of Augusta.
16 An act for tho relief of (lie Atlanta
and West PoiDt and the Macon and West
ern Railroads.
17 An ac* to incorporate the Georgia
Mutual Life Insurance Company.
IS For the relief of debtors, and to au-
(horize the adjustment of debts upon prin
ciples of equity.
If; To incorporate the Schofield Rolling
Mill Company,
2(. To amend an act to incorporate the
Dawson Manufacturing Company.
21 To provide, for setting apart a home
stead of realty, Ac.
22 To incorporate the Ocean Bank of
li.'iuiswick,
21 To levy ana collect a tax for tho
support of the government for the year
1868, and for other purposes.
2- To change tbe time for holding the
Superior Courts in the Coweta Circuit.
2.1 To incorporate the Georgia LoaD
and Trust Company.
2< To incorporate the Southern Life In
surance Gompany.
2" To prescribe the mode of appointing
Notaries Public, and to render valid their
acts
*28 To relievo James N. Moss, a minor,
of Thomas county.
29 To explain an act entitled an act
to levy and collect a tax for the support of
the government for the year 18GS, anil tor
other purposes.
30 To carry into effect section 23d, ar
ticle. 1st, of tbe Constitution of this Stale.
31 To relieve Amos Hicks, a minor, of
Tin uias county.
22 To change the touns of the Superior
Court for Macon county.
33 To fix the compensation for lakiug
down in writing ihe evidence on charges
of felony.
31 To incorporate the Chattahoochee
Manufacturing Company, and for oilier
purposes.
35 To incorporate the Turtle River and
Screven Railroad Company. .
26 To legalize cm tain marriages, and
relievo the parties thereto from pains aud
penalties.
37 To amend (he 2489th paragraph of
the new Code of Georgia, and to allow
sureties on administrators’ bonds to make
i eturns in certain cases.
38 To alter and amend tho 4322d sec. of
Trwiu’s Code, changing penally of bur
glary in the night from dealli to imprisons
ment in the penitentiary.
39 To alter and amend the 4330th sec
lion of Irwin’s Code, changing penalty of
Inuse-Htealing from death to penitentiary'
offense.
40 To extend the aid of the State to
the Macon and Augusta Railroad Com
pany.
41 To provide for (he service of sum
mon:! and for appeals in Justices’ Courts,
and for ether purposes.
42 To amend the Charter of the Macon
and Augusta Railroad Company.
43 To provide for the manner and time
of hearing and determining causes by writ
of quo warranto.
44 To repeal an act to prescribe the
inode of electing tbc Mayor aud Menibors
of Council of the city of Atlanta.
45 To amend tho 4487tli section of Ir
win’s Code.
46 For the relief of Davis P. Vickory
of L’owcta county.
47 T<* repeal the last clause of section
584, of the revised Code of Georgia.
Watson, Ordinary ol Lse county'.
65 An act to expedite the trial of causes
in tho Superior Courts of the State, in
i which tho Judges upon tho bench may
have an interest. *
66 An act to organize a Criminal Court
for each county iu this State.
07 An net to raise revenue aad appro
priate money, £cc.
6S An act to incorporate an insurance
company in the city of Macon Georgia, to
he called the “Cotton States Life Insu-
rance Company.”
69 Aq act to incorporate the Georgia
Masonic Mutual Life Insurance Company.
70 An act to amend section 334 of the
revised Code of Georgia.
71 An act to regulate the issue and pay - j
meut of all orders upon tbo county treasury
of the different counties of this State.
72 An act to incorporate the Saving’s
Bank of Atlanta.
73 An act to provide for completing the
administration aud settlement of the es%
tate of Willis J. Whatley, late of Troup
county deceased.
71 An act to incorporate the John King
Banking Company ol Columbus, and the
City Banking Company of Macon, Ga.
75 An act to amend the 4,813th
section of the revised Code of Georgia, to
extend tho criminal jurisdiction of the city
court of Savannah, aud for other purpo
se*.
76 An act to alter and amend an act to
regulate the manner of giving in lands for
MO To change the Jaw of evidence.
.10 To eueodragn emigration, and to im-
111 To amend the Penal Code of'this l^vetbe nu^ualed naturri advantages of
State. i tbe
112 To define the mode of conducting I 11 Authorizing His Excellency the
euita before Justices of the Peace and No- 1 Governor to furnish all civil officers of this
taries of Public in this State and for other
i purposes. ‘ •*
113 To incorporate the Fort Valley
Loan and Trust Company.
114 To authorize and empower the Or
dinaries of this State to issue writs of ha
beas corpus and to hear and determine the
same.
115 To incorporate tho Griffin Loan
Trust and Savings Institution.
from the Teunossee River.
15 Authorizing the State Treasurer to
pay Committee Clerks in accordance with
certain regulations.
116 To extend the time of issueingl .Senate to draw 8560 from tbe treasury, to
grants and headlights, so as to extend the ' defray contingent expenses,
time uutil December 25th 1869.
117 To incorporate tbe Camilla and
Outhbert Railroad Company.
118 To incorporate the White Manu
facturing Company' of Elbert count}'.
119 To incorporate the Brunsw ick Street
Railroad Company.
120 To incorporate the Brunswick Gas
Light Manufacturing Company.
121 To incorporate the Georgia aud A! •
abarna Steamboat Company.
122 To iucoiporate the Dublin Manu
facturing Company and to confer certain
privileges thereon.
123 To authorize the landowners on
Board Creek in the counties of Liberty and
Tatuall to remove obstructions from tbe
Section 1. Be it enabled by the General
Assembly rf Georgia,. That writ of qvn
warranto may be returned, heard and de
termined, by tho Judge of the Superior
Court within twenty days from its service
on the defendant, in all cases where there
is no fact in dispute.
Sec. 2. In cases of a denial of facts,
which denial the defendant or defendants
shall make on oath, the Judge shall, forth
with, in the usual manner, draw a jury of
twelve men, to try the issue ot facts, and
the Judge shall have the power to fix a
day for the trial of said issue of facts, with
an order that the Sheriff' shall notify the
parties of the time and place cf trial; Pro
vidsd, that ihe day fixed for such trial shall
not be less than ten nor longer thau thirty
da} s, and Provided further, that the J udge
shall have the discretion to continue the
heariog. from day to day, as the law now
provides for other cases.
Sec. 3. Repeals conflicting laws.
Approved October 5, 1868.
AN ACT to provide for ifio service at' Summon.;,
and for appeal;, in Justices Coutts, and for oth
er purposes.
Section 1. Be it enacted by the General
Assembly of Geotgia, That all suits shall
be commenced before Justices of tbfi Peace |
aud commissioned Notaries Public iu this
State by written summons, as heretofore
practiced in tho Justice Gourls ol this
State, which shall be directed to any law
lul Constable of the couuty' in which the
suit is commenced, and shall specify the
14 in relation to removing obstructions j time ami place of the trial, and a copy or
copies shall be served on ihe defendant or
defendants at least tea days before the
trial, personally, or by leaving the same
at his or their notorious place of residence,
16 Requesting the Governor to prohibit i and the date of the issuing the summons
•State with jx copy of fr.vin’s Revised Code,
and to pay for the same out of any money
in the treasury not otherwise appropriated.
12 Authorizing the Governor to appoint
three competent prisons to examine ihe
land books of Muscogee, Canoil, and Cow
eta counties, lately transcribed by H. J. G.
Williams, and affix tho value therefor.
13 Authorizing the Clerk of the House
of Representatives and Secretary of lh«
taxation, and tbe sale and redemption j esatne, aud for other purposes,
thereof, and for other purposes. Assented j 124 T*o raise funds by taxation to build
to 12th December, 1806. i a common jail in the county of Bibb and
77 An act declarin'” Gary J. Thoruton ! to authorize the building .of the same, and
and E. W. Cracker eligible to tbe office of
Solicitor General.
78 An act to incorporate the Georgia
Fertilizer Manufacturing Company.
79 Ad act to incorporate the town of
Forest-villa in the town of Floyd and State
of Georgia, «ud to appoint commissioners
for tbe same ami for-other pinposes.
SO. An act to prohibit the sale of lottery
tickets in the State of Georgia.
84 Ao act to incorporate‘ the Macon
Street Railroad Company, and for other
purposes.
82 xVii act to incorporate the Dalton
and Morgairtou Railroad Company.
83 An act to extend the provisions of
the net to amend th« several acts now in
force, regulating 1 he fees of magistrates
and constables in (he State of Georgia, so
far as relates to the counties nf Bibb. Rich
mond, Monroe and Lee, and lo provide for
the mode nf collecting the same, sppioved
January '23d, 1852, to (he cdurify of Ftil-
t-on approved March 1st, 1856, so far as
said act applies to the county of Fulton.
54 An act to consolidate the offices of
Receiver of Tax Returns uud Tax Collec
tor for the Comity of Charlton.
85. An act to incorporate (he Buck Eye
Mining and Manufacturing Company, of
Forsyth, Hall, Dawson, Lumpkin, aud ad
joining counties of Northeast Georgia.
86 An act to incorporate the Nooutootly
Mining ami Manufacturing Company, and
for other purposes.
87 An act to incorporate t he Hightower
Manufacturing and Mining Company, and
for other purposes.
55 An act to incorporate the Waimo
Mining and Manufacturing Company and
for other purposes. *•
S9 An act. to authorize the municipal
authorities of the various towns aud cities
iu the State of Georgia to license pawn
brokers, to define their powers and privi
leges, and for ether purposes therein nam •
ed.
V0 An act to change the time of holding
the Superior Courts of Bartow county.
91 To change ihe terms of the Superior
Court for the county of Macou.
for other purposes.
125 To alter and amend au act to
change the place of holding legal sales in
tlih county of Muscogee.
l‘?6 To repeal an act making the. Hon
ey Galt landing on ’Turtle River in Glynn
county a public landing.
127 To amend tbe charter of the
Princeton Factory
aimed and unlawful assemblages,
17 For the further protection of the
State in lending its aid to certain railroads,
and for other purposes.
18 Authorizing the Governor to draw
funds from the Treasurer to pay the sev
eral committees’ expenses for visiting tho
State institutions.
19 A joint resolution to authorize tho
acceptance of the charter of tho Bank of
Bavar.Qak.
20 Appointing a joint committee of three
from the Senate and five from tho House
of Representatives to confer with His Ex
cellency tho Governor in relation to pay
shall be considered the commencement of
the actiou. If either party is not ready
for trial, at the time aud place designated
in the summons, the Justice or comuiu
sioned Notary Public may continue the
case, upou a sufficient legal showing for
such reasonable time, not exceeding ten
days, as lie may appoint. But neither
party shail be entitled to more than one
continuance, unless it be for providential
canse.
Sf.C. 2. And be further enacted. That
either party cast in the suit, may in any
case, where the sum claimed is more than
fifty dollars, at any time within four days.
ff the members and officers’ of the I after the trial, (fcunaays excepted) enter
General Assembly. an appeal to the Superior Court of tho
21 Authorizing R. II. Fleming, deceas
ed, Clerk of file House of Representatives,
to receive the per diem from the date his
services commenced.
22 To authorize Madisou Bell, Comp
troller General, to trauster the entries upon
128 To grant certain exemptions to I s.aid temporary books to the books kept by
Fire j Col. John T. Burns, in order that one set
of books may contain the official acts of
both of the late Comptrollers General, and
to authorize said M. Bell, Comptroller, Ac.,
to employ a suitable clerk to execute said
woi k.
23 Directing the Superintendent of Pub
lie Works to have assorted and arranged
the the dnenoientH and records nf the State
of Georgia at Miiledgeville, so as to insure
their saiety.
24 Authorizing and requesting His Ex
cellency the Governor to take possession
of, and receipt for, all heads or currency
belonging to the State, now in the hands
of agents heretofoio authorized to have
and tipis! said bonds.
25 Thai Judges of the Superior Courts,
ex-Judges of the Supreme Court, Reporter
and Clerk of the same, and Solicitors Gen
oral, shall continue in office until their
successors shnll be elected and qualified;
and the Governor he authorized to draw
his warraut to pay the seme.
26 Directing the Superintendent of
Pitihiic Works lo revise tho map of the
State of Georgia.
27 Authorizing if. W. Burke to execute
the printing.
28 To give Mrs. Charles G. Williams,
of Columbus, and Miss M. J. Green, of
ltesHCoa, trustees of the Memorial Burying
Ground, a free ticket over the State road,
and for other purposes.
29 Authorizing the Clerk of the House,
aud Secretary of the Seuate, to turn over
the State priuting to J. W. Burke.
39 To furnish Hanisou&’s pamphlet of
laws lo certain officers.
31 For the relief uf James Holliman,
Tax Collector of the county of Upson.
certain members of the Stonewall
Engine Company No. 1.
129 To-authorize the survey of lands in
the 6th District of Habersham county, and
ter other purposes.
130 'i’o provide for the payment of the
interest n>»w due aud t<> mature ou the
Knuds ot tile State lor the fiscal year
1868.
131 To incorporate the Georgia and A1
abarna Life loauranco Association.
132 To amend an act entitled “an act
to incorporate the Rome Mutual Insurance
Company of Rome Ga,” and for other pur
poses.
J37I To incorporate (lie town of Went
End in the couuty of Fultoir.
134 To change trie time for holding
iiie Superior Court in tile county of Mari
on. .
135 To regulate the fees Solitors Gen
eral and other officers of Court.
136 To enable the owners of mines to
draw water from blanches or oilier head
waters through or over intervening hinds.
137 To incorporate tbe Atlanta Mutual
Insurance Society.
138 To incorporate the Georgia Fire;
and Marine Insurance Company.
139 Of incorporation of the Georgia
Fire and Mariue Insurance Company.
140 To charter the Georgia Mutual Fire
and Life Insurance Company.
141 To incorporate the Centra! Geor
gia Mutual Life Jusurance Company.
142 To incorporate the Auraria, Eto
wah.and Catnp Greek Mining Company,
of Luinpkiu county, Georgia.
143 To incorporate tbe Alpharetta tyin
ing Company.
144 To incorporate the Cavenders
Greek Hydraulic Hoae Mining Company.
county on payment of ail cost that has ac
crued in tbe case, and giving bond and
security for tbo payment of any uuin that
may be found against him by said Superi
or Court, with all future costs. If either
party desiriug to enter an appeal will file
a written affidavit, in said Court, that, by
reason of his poverty, lie is notable to pay
the cost and give security, and that he is
advised and believes he has good grounds
of appeal, he may enter an appeal upon
filing such affidavit. If tho judgment of
the Superior Court should be, that an ap
peal i9 frivolous and intended for delay
only, said Court shall, in addition to the
liual judgment iu the case, enter judgment
against the appellant for twenty per cent,
damages ou said frivolous appeal.
'Sko. 2. And be it farther enacted, That
in all cases, when no appeal lies, or none
is entered, a Justice of the Bence, or com
missioned Notary Public, shall issue execu
tion, after the expiration of tour days,
(Sundays exeepted) and the levy shall he
advertised ten days, in case of personal
property, before the day of sale, which ad
vertisement shall designate (he time and
place of sale, and shall give a reasonable
description of the property to ho sold, and
shall be posted in three public pieces in
tho county. In case the levy is upon real
estate, it shall be turned over to the Sher
iff of the county and disposed of aa now
directed by law'.
Sec. 4. Repeals conflicting laws.
Approved October 5, 1868.
a sufficiency of the property ot the accus
ed to pay the coat, and shall, if personal
property, retain trie same iu bis possession
until the accused shall have been acquit
ted or convicted, and in tbe event the ac
cused is convicted, and fails or refuses to
pay the cost, it shall he the duty of the
officer to advertise the sarm*{pr ten days,
at the Court-house, if personal; it real
property, in the public gazette in which
the county sales are advertised, for the
space of thirty days, ami shall, on the day
specified ia said advertisement, sell the
said property to the highest bidder, and
the money arising fioar trie sale of tbe
same shall bo applied to tbc payment ot
the cost: Provided, that iu every tase
where it shall clearly appear to tbe Court
that the accused acted maliciously, then,
and in that eveut, ;he accuser shall pay
the cost.
Sec. 6. Be it further enacted. That it
shall be the privilege of the defendant to
sue out a writ of certiorari, from the de
cision of the Court, under such rules aud
regulations as are now preserved for sue-
iug out certiurancs in civil cases ; Provid
ed, that no writ of certiorari shall be grant
ed unless the accused shall first have filed
his affidavit, setting forth that he is advis
ed and believes that he has uot had a fair
trial, and that he has beeu wrongtully aud
illegally convicted.
Sec. 7. Be it further enacted, That it
shail be the duty of the Court to have en
dorsed upon trie written accusatiou signed
by the accuser, tho following w'ords: “lu-
dictinent by the Grand Jury waived.”
And said endorsement shall be signed by
the accused or by his counsel, and in the
event the accused shall refuse to sign the
waiver, it shall be tbe duty of the Court to
proceed to hear evidence against the ac
cused, aud if probable guilt is made to ap
pear, it shall be the duty of tbe Court to
commit the accused, as heretofore practic
ed hy the Courts iu this State.
Sec. 8. Be it. further enacted, That
whenever any case shall be brought before
this Court for the purpose of trial, aud af
ter the evidence has beeu heard, it shall
appear to the Court that tbe accused is
guilty of an offence punishable either by
death or imprisonment in the Penitentia-
ly, it shall be tbe duty of the Court to bind
the party over to the next term of the Su
perior Court, to be held iu the county in
which tho crime was committed, to an«.
aw'er the charge preferred, aud on failure
of the accused to give bail required by tbe
Court, shall be cointnitt«jd to jail.
Sec. 9. Be it further enacted, That either
tbe Justice of the Peace, or Notary Pub
lic, when it is not convenient for both to
sit at the same time, may hear and deter
mine the case or cases submitted, and the
decision rendered by tho Justice or Nota
ry, alone, shall have all the legal effect as
if rendered hy the joint act of both, and
should the. Justice aud Notary fail to
agtee, it shall be the privilege of the ac
cused to say which one of the officeis pre
siding shall pronounce the decision, and
the decision so pronounced shall be, aud
the same is hereby made, the decision of
the Court.
Sec. 10. Be it further enacted. That the
county of Chatham is not embraced iu the
provisions of this Act.
Sec. 11. Be it further enacted. That in
the counties of McIntosh and Liberty uo
one -hdi be eligible to a position iu this
Court who is not an attorney at law.
Sp.c. 12. Repeals conflicting laws.
Approved October 7, 1S68.
AN ACT to authorize the Ordinaries of this State
to appoint Arbitrators in certain cases therein
mentioned.
Section 1. Be it enacted, Up:., That when
ever the Act of Incorporation of a Compa
ny for mining or other purposes, authoriz
es or requires the action of the Inferior
Court, or of tho Justices of the Inferior
Court of the county iu the appointment or
selection of Arbitrators to settle or fix the
- i amount of rents, issues, profits or damages,
AN ACT to organize a Criminal Court for each to ^ paid by the com r pau7 t0 the laud
oonntv of this State- owner, or to assess damages between tbe
county of this State
Section JL Be it enacted by the Seuate
and House of Representatives, and it is here
by enacted by the authority of the same.
That from aud after the passage of this
Act, it shall and may ha lawful for the
Justices of the Peace an*l tbe Notaries
Public, appointed by the Governor, of the
several counties of this State, living in the
Militia district in which the county town
is situate, or iu auy Militia district having
company and the owner of the land, that
duty shall be performed by the Ordinary
of the cuunty in the same manner and uu
der the same circumstances that the Infe
rior Court or the Justices of the Inferior
Court were heretofore authorized and re
quired to appoint or select such arbitra
tors.
Sec. 2. Repeals conflicting laws.
Approved October IU, 1368.
