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List ©f Acts Passed by the Legisla ture a* tbe Session of 1851 and 1853* No. 122. To alter dad fix the time of; holding the Superior Courts in the South*] western circuit, and to change the time of] holding the Inferior Courts in the counties of Sumter and Lee; and to require the Judge of said circuit to hold Court two weeks in Sumter and Lee at, each term in said court if the business is not disposed of in a shorter peripd; and draw two panels of grand aud petit jurors in said counties of Sumter and Lee, and to legalize the ad journed terms ~ ker Superior ( of said co! Ordinary to go bet. tie above recited amended Constitution shallbeknown bv the name and- style of the Courtdf Ordinay; and thatpie persotf who shall beor may be elected in pnrsu- stitution, shall be known as The Ordinary, ah/1 thatARIaws now of force which apply to the Justices of the Inferior Court sitting a£ %€burt of Ordi na?yv and to the clerks of ilSmiast. and whieKare not inconsistent wifhytjhe provisions of this act, be and-the same are-hereby continued and made ap plicable to the proceedings of the said court of Ordinary and to the Ordinary of said Court. Sec. 2d. And be it further enacted, That the fact that he I .' V. com missioned as ges and exemptions,; an. mayor and aldermen of s nto levy and collect a tat]: i ment and maintenance ril » said city* _ \ 172. Tb authorize Auj son aii<f Mose&P. Gireen across the Ogechee river on thetr^pwn land in Burke qpunty, and on the laud of. Daniel Kent in Emanuel county, for which they have obtained the perpetual privilege from, Daniel Kent, 4,1m owner cJ saiddand in the county of Etriatiuel. 173. To appropriate money for making useful and necessary improvements in Con nection with the Lutnatic Asylum. y , 174. To enlarge and extend the corporate powers of the town of Covington. .? 175. To phaiige the name of the public site of the county of Clinch. 176. For the relief of D. T- White of New ton county. "• . • v-'. 1 7. To repeal so much of an aet enti tled an act, so far as relates to Walker coun ty, assented to Feb. 14, 1650, to author-' ize and require tbe justicfes of the Inferior and require the Goverrioi rant upon the Treacher Gibson, or his Agent for. ibging W thCiQodrfc of istices of the Inferior department _,„ rv . .„. — and to change the time of holding the fall term of the Superior Court in the county of Stewart. 123. To compel the clerks of the Supe rior and Interior Courts, and the courts of the several counties of this State to buy a seal of office for each of said courts. 124. To add an additional section to the tenth division of the peual code of this State. 125. To incorporate the Georgia Me chanical and Manufacturing Institute in the city of Macon, and to confer certain privileges uppon the same- 126. To separate thnoffices of tax collec tor and receiver of tax returns for the county of Dooly. 127. To amend an act relative to guar dians or minors receiving and recovering property belonging to their wards, assen ted to 25th Dec. 1837. . ..... 128. To reduce the official bond of the Sheriffs hereafter to be elected in the coun ty of Bryan, from thesum of ten thousand dollars to thesum of five thousand dollars. 129. For the relief of the receiver of tax returns for the county of Washington. 130. To amend the 15th section of the 9th division of the Penal Code as to service of summons upon persons guilty of forcible entry and detainer in certain cases. 131. To provide means for the equip ment, construction and repair of the Wes tern and Atlantic Railroad and to pay off the existing liabilities of the same. 132. lirowuwbod University located in Troup county and to confer powers on the same and to incorporate th< Presbyterian Church in the town of Marrietta. 133. To change the line ‘ between the counties of Telfair and Appling so as to in clude the residence of Washington Nelson of the county of Telfair to the county of Appling and to change the line between the counties of Pulaski and Telfair. 134. To alter and change the line be tween the counties of Macon and Crawford so as to add to and include within thecoun ty of Macon lots Nps. 122 and 137 of the 8th district of originally ^Houston now teen hundred and two dollars and two cents.'" ff'- : ' . .■ v-'. ■. ■ '• ■ 145. To alter and amend an act to pro vide for the indigent deaf and dumb citi zens of this State; also to provide for the,ap pointment of a commissioner, to regulate bis du ties, affix his salary and appropriate money therefore by increasing the annual appropriation, and for other purposes. 146. For the relief of the estate of Jame3 Mapp, deceased, of Greene county, and James T. Humphries of DeKalb county. 147. For the relief of Wm.C. Dunn, tax collector of Jasper coqnty, ~ i 148. To anthorise John. W. Duncan to plead and practice iaw in the several'courts of law and equity in this State, on certain conditions therein named* . 149. To incorporate the Sparta Hotel Company..... : ; . - • - \scA; ' & 150. To regulate the mode .of electing Constables in the City of Savafiriah. ; 151. To change the line between the counties of Fayette and Campbell, so as to include Ihe residence of John . Griffin and Thomas S. Roberts, now of the county of Fayette, in the county of Campbell. 152. To repeal an aet of consolidaiing the offices of tax-collector and receiver in the county of Cherokee, passed December 19, 1843, and to better provide for paying the grand and petit/jurors of said county. 153. To keep open, remove and prevent obstructions to the free passage offish. <fcc.y in the Highwassee river from the North Carolina line to Osborn’s Miffs in the county of Union, State of Georgia. 154. To amend an act entitled an act to amend the several acts now in force, regu lating the fees of Magistrates and constables in the State of Georgia, so far. as relates to the county of Chatham, approved Decern- , ber 19, 1849, so as to include' the magis trates and constables of the County of Bald win, and to provide for the collection of the same. j- • 155. To authorise the Treasurer of the poor school fund in the county of Laurens, to pay over to Wm. P. Daniel and Archi bald McMilan the aicouht of their accounts for teaching poor children in the year 1851, in said county of Laurens ■ ' 156. To extend and define the corporate limits of the town of Greenvilleln the coun ty of Meri wether to provide for; the election of Intendant add commissioners for the same, to define their powers, and for other purposes therein named. 157. To authorise the treasurer of Pike county, or the treasurer of the poor sehool funds of said county, to pay over to L. E. Stubbs or his lawful representative the sum of mone therein named; arid to authorise the treasurer or person having the Control of the poor school funds! in Cherokee conn- ty, to pay over to Archilliiis Foster and and James* McDaniel, William Knox, and John Holcomb, the amount due them for teaching in the years ,1850 and 1851. 158. To repeal an aet to authorise the citizens of Mclutosb-County to elect com missioners of Pilotage for the port of Da- wmg made, it sb Judge of the Su] nr us, to be directed te j the Inferior Court, wliii bythe^herrif within five .days after the ia- why they B&ye not delivered oypfedto .the Ordinary The said books and papers as de manded by him, and the said jjastites of the Inferior Court failing, neglectm’g^of re fusing to show good and sufficient cause at the return of said, mandamus, ; the] said Judge of (he Superior Court shallfoirthWith issue against said Justices an absolute matf- cfomu i, and upon their foiling forthwith to comply with the same, the said Judge of th'j Superior Court being satisfied^o^That Corirt as in cases of-contempt, J ' See, 7 th. And be it farther enacted, That the said Ordinary shall keep his o^^j^the county site, or such other place as is author ized by law: which office shall be open- for the transaction of all business at all time* except Sunday; Provided, That no will shall be admitted, to record, oi; letters testamenta ry or of administration or guardianship, of all laws which now authorise the clerks of the Court of Ordinary to receive^ any es tate of any kind under any circumstances into his hands, be and the same are here by repealed, and that in all cases where any estate is now or shall be unrepresented either in the first instance by the .failurepi any person tri apply for letters of aclminis- ,tratiori or letters Testamentai Guardianship, or after apply; tors J. B. HAYNE, ATTORNEY AT LAW.' JF/ALCYONDALEGa. Will attend promptly to all business en trusted to his care in any of the Courts of the Middle or Eastern circuits. Halcyondale feb. 2 1852 _ 2—;y JNO. W.ltUDISILL ATTORNEY AT LAW, SANDERSVILLE, Ga. March 10, 1851 8—ly_ ‘ JAMES S'HOOK, Attorney at Law, SANDERSVILLE, GEORGIA WILL PRACTICE IN THE cp UN TIES OF . .) Washington, Burke, Scriven, Middle-circuit. ^ j e {f el . son an d Emanuel. Southern Circuit, j - - - * • Laurens* Ocmulgee Circuit | - - - - Wilkinson. Office next door to the Central Georgian office. jan. 1, 1852. 51-—ly S. B. CRAFTON, V Attorney at Law. SANDERSVILLE, GEORGIA, Will also attend the Courts of Emanu Laurens; and Jefferson, should business be en. rtusted to his care, in either of those- coutities- feb. 11. 4 ~ tetters of w hvp now shall hereafter fail or refuse to give the bond and qualify as requifedby law, or ifa vacancy shall occur by the iv dj^&j dismiss sion or otherwise, of any adijijriferrator of administrators or administrat^^Executoi- or Executrix or Executors, Guardian or Guardians, or shall be unrepresented for then and in all such eases 4ihe administration of Guardianship pf such Astrites eitber in the clerk of the Superior orlnferior GdurA of the county, or in any other person or persons residing in said‘ county, whom he shall deem fit and. prop er. for such administration, or Guardianship in his discretion, requiririgr bond aiid secu rity as iu oth^. cases : Provided?always that the said Ordinary shall first give thirty days public notice as heretofore required by law. in-such cases. - Sec, 3d. And be it further enacted, That the said Ordinary shall within three months- after the qualification, require all clerks of the former Court of Ordinary who have beenfapppinted byiHi ~ trators or Guardians lany dHJer it,shall be the duty of the Ordinary to vest letters disinissory be granted, or any order,^ for the sale, of real estate or negroes bp granted, except at a regular term of the * $ea 8th. And be ijfurther enacted, Thife the regular terms of said court shall be hfjEpj on the first^londay in each niohtb, exeejP day thereof, which shall be opened aiul at tended as the court of Ordinary igga; hither? '180. For; the relief of Thomas B. An drews and Thomas M. Murray, teachers, of poor children of the county of Early, for the year 1844, 1846,1847 and 1848. 181. For the government and manage ment of the Western and Atlantic Railroad. 182. For the relief, of Lewis F ? Harris,' administrator on the estate of Nathaniel F. Harris, deceased; and to authorize the Gov ernor to draw his warrant on the Treasury in his favor for the sum hereinafter men tioned. - 183. For the relief pf X. G. McFarland of the county of Walfier. 184. To establish Tost papem jn the jns- tic’s courts of this State, and for other pur poses therein specified. ^ ■ 185. To change the time of holding the spring term of the Sujierior Court in Clark courity, arid to authorize and require the judge of the Superior Court of the Western Circuit to bold court two weeks at each spring term of said court, unless the busi ness of said court can he done in a shorter time; and to provide for the, same; and to fix the time of holding the Inferior Courts in Floyd, Forsyth, Chattooga and Appling counties. 187. To give to painters who may paint houses in the counties of Baldwin and Bibb, a lien upon such houses, and premises of equal dignity with the lien of master masons, arid master carpenters given by the scveriKf laws now of force in said counties., 188, To protect the citizens of this State from danger by the running at large of lu natic arid insane slaves or free persons of color. - ' - -, , .- i , >189, To protect rafts and raftsmen from, wanton injuri^ponimitted by steamboats riaxigating any of the rivers or wafers of thisState._ ' ] 190. To repeal an act approved 22d Feb* ruary, 1850, entitled an act to authorise and require- the Sheriffs^. Coroners, and Clerks of the Superior and Inferior Courts and Courts of Ordinary in the several coun ties In this Etate, to advertise in certain newspapers, so far as the same relates to tbe XaOVB A CO. Fkclors and Commission Merchants, No. 118, BAY STREET, SAVANNAH, GA. J. W. C. Lqub.], [P. H. Loud. nov.4, 1851. 42—-ly Sec. 9th. Ana he it further enacteftffhzi tbp returns of ali elections for Ordinary shall be made to the Governor, in the same man ner as the returns are now made by law of elections for the Justices of the Inferior court, and the person having the largest number of votes for said office shall be coth- missioned by the Govenor; and the person so commisrioned shall within ten days after notice is given that said Commission has is sued, take the oath and give the bond pre scribed by this act, ,and iifedefault thereof said office shall be declared vacant by the i r Justices^bf the inferior court of said county, apd the peison sp faifirig shall be : irieligibfo^ to fill said vacancy. Sec. 10 th. And be it further enacted, That the Governor, when he has iisued said com^ mission, shall also issue a dedimus to the Justices of the Inferior court of ihe several counties respectively, authorizing, them, or a majority,!© administer the oalh and take the bond herein prescribed. And any one or more of said justices who shall receive said dedimns and commission shall imme diately give notice thereof to the person so commissioned. . <■..... ; Sec* 11th, And be it further enacted, That notice of every application for leave to sell real estate pr negroes shall be published in instead of four months as herptofore Te- quired, and aft notiees of the sale of said property shall be published in the same ,]»hd, have not given good and sufficient bond for said administration or gnardiauship, to come to a full and fair Exhibit and account of the condition of said estate, or estates, and either to give bond and security as now required by law, or in the event of his failure to do so to be dismissed, and the said Ordinary shall forthwith appoint an other administrator or guardian as now re-, quiredby law under the roregoing provis ions of the apt., Sec. 8th. And be it further enacted, That upon tfie tirst.election for Ordinaries in this_ State, any person f vvho may be elected shall not be disqualified fofi said office by reason of his being at the time of his Mection an executor, adminstrator or guardian, but im mediately upon his quaJificatfon for said of fice, fife letters testamentary or of aduainis- tration or guardianship, shall abate, alien |isneh letters were obtained in the county ■for which he was elected Ordinary, and in cases when such Ordinary has received such letters upon his own application and when the estate isnot represented by any other person, it shall be his duty forthwith to issue a citation, calling upon all persons interested in such estate or ward to ap pear and apply for letters, which shall be granted in accordance with all the provis ions of law, regulating the granting of such letters; and if no application be made, the administration of such estate or guardian ship shall devolve upon the clerk of the Superior Court of the county, or such per son as shall be appointed by the Judgeof the Superior Court, and in case when such Ordinafy may by virtue of Any firmer of fice held by him have been appointed ad □rinistratof o)|gnardian, the said office and duty shall devolve upon the clerk of the 8th district of originally Houston Crawford county, also to alter aud chauge the line between the counties of Pike and Spalding. 135. To change the boundary line of the county of Thomas so as to add lot of land No. 110 in the 10th district of Baker county adjoining the present line of the coun ty of Thomas and lots of land No. 5.25 526 in the 12th district of Lowndes county to the county of Thomas, and to add lot No 10, in the 2d district of Baker county to the county of Randolph and to add the lot known as Sherwood Mills in Hall county to the county of Gwinnett,.-and to add lot No. 12 in 6th district of Telfair county to Irwin county, and to add lots No 6 and JJ7 in the 11th district of Mem wether county to the county of Coweta. 136. To allow Nathaniel Smith of Hall county*to t jk and iective tolls for the u> « of his bridge acrdss|lhe Chatahoochee river near the shallow ford in said county, and to authorize Cornelius D. Terhune and George W. Tumlin to construct a bridge upon their own lanibin Cass county over Etowah river, and to charge and collect toll from.persons crossing the,same. 137^ To extend and define the, corporate limits of the town of Newnjp in the couufy of Coweta, to provide for the election of in tendant aud commissioners for the same, and to define their powers, and for other purposes therein named, f 138. To change the line of the Western and Atlantic RailrdaU;'sd as to run through the town of Cassville. . \ 4? 139. To change the line between the counties of Cass and Floyd, so as to add certain lots of land therein named to the county of Floyd; and to define the line be tween the counties of Paulding an 1 Cobb, and to define the lines between the coun ties of Paulding and Polk ; to change the line between the counties of Walker and Gordon; aud change the line between the counties of Cass and Paulding—-also the line between the counties of Murray aud Gordon—also the line between the coun ties of Thomas and Baker, and the line be tween Floyd and Polk, arid ihe line between Ware and Wayne. ... •; ' 140. To extend all the piovisions of the j act to amend the several acts, now in force ] regulating the fees of Magistrates arid] Constables in the State of Georgia, so far as] relates to the county of Chatham, and. to Plastering and Bricklaying T HE undersigned has located in Sanders ville, for the purpose of carrying on the Plastering and Brick-laying business. Speci mens of workmanship can be seen. in the place. Jobs taken in the couatry. ^ mar. 4. 7—ly D STEVENSON : A CARD* . ' - ' . n THE undersigned having associated WT themselves in the practice of raedieine, tt surgery and midwife j , under the name and * style of Haynes ol Brantley, tender thei professional services to the citizecs ol Washington co .nty and hope by the entire de voti oh of their timit ind attention te the pu| suit of their professio. 1 , t > merit and r eceivr' the same liberal patronag* hitherto extented them individualfyi Office opposite the Cen- 4 Aral Georgian Office, W. P. HAYNES,. 8.D. BRANTLEY, jap. 27, 1852. 1—lv P. C. LYIJAN would inform the peo- pie of Georgia that, having located at Sandersville, he continues to repair Watches and Jewelry, and will order any . kina of a Watch that any of his customers ' may want. He is acquainted with several im porters that deaf in none but fine Watches, - and sell them as low as can be purchased this side of New York. ^:^S^fiersvi]le, jan. 1, 1852. 50—tf ENCOURAGE HOME ENTERPRISE, jrishable nature a iserri ent, upon nqi nHE “Home Gazette” is published week- L ly in Augusta, Georgia, by Robert A. c hytb, Editor mid Proprietor, at the low rate ;$2 00 per annum, in advance. It is a Jour- I of the large size, printed on beautiful pa- }? wlffi elear type, and presents as: fine anap- •arance as any of the boasted northern Week is: r ’ -7- 1 'r ’ " ] • The “Home Gazette” is devoted to Litera- or refuse to 4u ted out in bis coaritv private ways, 195. To in. e, Art, Science, Education, Geiierai rntelli- fop and Southern Interests, and is neutral 0itjc v s and religion. To those, who desire a for for the Fire^de and the Home Circle, “Gazette” is offered with every assurance tee part of the Editor, of a determination satisfaction his patrons. He earn- ly appeals to the people of Georgia and the uth to'support this" Southern enterprise— lfidant in the belief'that they will afford it ir prompt and generous assistance. Augusta, Ga., jan. 1852. at the instance of the clerk Court, or any person actio 6r ward in bis caste the Justices ®mbs. ^ .R.—A large lot of Coffee rious qualities and prices r’rV ■ r * y other articles “too te- rich customers can have gteured that the prices